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The National Book Critics Circle announced the nominees for their 2009 awards (update: I called them 2010 in the headline 'cause that's what year it is, but the NBCC calls them 2009 'cause that's when the books came out. Further update: apparently my right hand updated the headline while my left hand was apologizing for not updating it, and now it's 2009 all 'round) today in New York. Unlike the other two big US literary awards (the NBAs in fall and the Pulitzers in spring), the NBCCs are open in theory to books by authors from outside the US (as long as the books were published here), though in practice they are usually heavily American, with a few high-profile international authors. This year is no different, with Hilary Mantel, Richard Holmes, and Diana Athill the big names in from the UK.
Among the nominees, only four were also NBA finalists (Lark and Termite and American Salvage in fiction, Fordlandia in nonfiction, and Versed in poetry). If American Salvage, a collection of stories put out by Wayne State University Press, hadn't already gotten that NBA nod, it would be the surprise on the list, but now it's just confirmed as book that a lot more people are going to track down. It and Lark and Termite are joined on the fiction list by Wolf Hall, the Booker winner, and two well-reviewed but relatively unknown novels, The Book of Night Women (whose praises Maud has been singing) and Blame. In biography, two of the big lit bios of the year, Cheever and Flannery, go head to head (along with lives of two lesser-known international literati, Clarice Lispector and Ignazio Silone), while in criticism, Morris Dickstein's monumental Dancing in the Dark would have to be the heavy favorite (even though my sentimental favorite would be Stephen Burt, whom my mom taught in junior high, in the same class with Andrew Sean Greer). The best-known finalists are in nonfiction, four out of five of which were in our editors' top 100 for 2009, including William Vollmann's Imperial, whose 1300+ pages the NBCC judges will now (I hope) join me in finishing.
The winners will be announced on March 12:
- Somewhere Toward the End by Diana Athill
- Live Through This by Debra Gwartney
- Lit by Mary Karr
- Enemies of the People by Kati Marton
- City Boy by Edmund White
- Cheever by Blake Bailey
- Flannery by Brad Gooch
- Why This World: A Biography of Clarice Lispector by Benjamin Moser
- Bitter Spring: A Life of Ignazio Silone by Stanislao G. Pugliese
- Passing Strange by Martha A. Sandweiss
- Notes from No Man's Land: American Essays by Eula Bliss
- Close Calls with Nonsense: Reading New Poetry by Stephen Burt
- Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression by Morris Dickstein
- Heroes and Villains: Essays on Music, Movies, Comics, and Culture by David Hajdu
- Perfecting Sound Forever: An Aural History of Recorded Music by Greg Milner
- American Salvage by Bonnie Jo Campbell
- The Book of Night Women by Marlon James
- Blame by Michelle Huneven
- Wolf Hall by Hilary Mantel
- Lark and Termite by Jayne Anne Phillips
- The Hindus by Wendy Doniger
- Fordlandia by Greg Grandin
- The Age of Wonder by Richard Holmes
- Strength in What Remains by Tracy Kidder
- Imperial by William T. Vollmann
- Versed by Rae Armantrout
- A Village Life by Louise Glück
- Chronic by D.A. Powell
- Captive Voices by Eleanor Ross Taylor
- Museum of Accidents by Rachel Zucker
Nona Balakian Citation for Excellence in Reviewing:
- Joan Acocella (winner)
- Nominees: Michael Antman, William Deresiewicz, Donna Seaman, Wendy Smith
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Fixed. Thanks, Jason.
Posted by: Tom | Sunday January 24, 2010 at 10:36 PM
A link to the available paperback of AMERICAN SALVAGE would likely be more useful than the current one to the older hardcover.
Posted by: Jason | Sunday January 24, 2010 at 1:48 PM


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Leigh Bodden, Duquesne's record-setting defensive back, is beginning his third season with the Cleveland Browns.
In 2004, Bodden's strong season, especially on special teams, was ended before he got to game 9. He had 18 tackles on special teams, all but two solos, and forced a fumble. He also had nine tackles (8 solo) in the defensive backfield. Two of his 27 tackles came in the first half of game 8 at Baltimore. His season ended when he suffered a shoulder injury in the third quarter of that game.
Bodden became the first *Duke to don a National Football League jersey in fifty years, when he played on special teams for the Cleveland Brown's in their 2003 opener against the Indianapolis Colts.
Bodden moved into the Brown's nickel back rotation against the Arizona Cardinals and grabbed his first career interception in that game. He made his first start against Seattle, because of an injury. In his first season, Bodden had 12 tackles, 10 solo, and three passes broken up in game play and added 11 tackles, 2 solo, on special teams.
The Washington, D.C. area native signed with the AFC North and Pittsburgh Steelers' rival Browns on Sunday, April 28, 2003, following the completion of the 2003 NFL draft earlier that day.
Bodden suffered an injury during training camp but was able to play in all four exhibition games. In the Browns' final two exhibition games, the Hyattsville, Md. native registered four tackles.
In his final season with Duquesne, Bodden was an American Football Coaches Association Division I-AA All-American and the 2002 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Football League Defensive Player of the Year. He also was a consensus All-American as a junior.
The Northwestern High School grad finished his career with 28 interceptions, tying the previous I-AA career record since broken by fellow AFCA All-American Rashean Mathis of Bethune-Cookman.
The holder of every Duquesne interception record, he picked off seven passes in his last season under Coach Gattuso including a school record-tying three vs. Iona. He was a prime reason DU's defense was ranked No. 1 in Division I-AA in 2002 in total and scoring defense and second in pass and pass efficiency defense.
* Al Demao completed a nine-year career in 1953 as a center/linebacker for the Washington Redskins. He is in the Duquesne Sports Hall of Fame and is one of the top 75 players in Redskins' history.

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Dear readers: So many of you wrote in about reusing cat-litter tubs. Here are a few more of the amazing things you do with them:
■ Diane in New Jersey wrote: "Use them to store sand/salt for icy driveways and walkways. They are much easier to carry than the awkward bags that sand and salt come in."
■ Eileen, via email, wrote: "We get our cat litter at a pet and feed store here in California that sells by the pound. We take in our own containers to refill, and it costs a fraction of buying the already-filled tubs."
■ Victoria in Texas wrote: "I use old cat-litter containers as a slow-watering mechanism for trees. Simply use a nail to put five or six holes in the bottom, then fill them with water and place them around the root systems of trees."
■ Edie in Illinois wrote: "We use them in our greenhouse as supports for shelving. We also use them outdoors as support for our potting-bench shelving."
Thank you for all the letters and great hints, and I really love the one about buying cat litter at a feed store! — Heloise
Dear Heloise: I often forget to charge my cellphone, and it will lose power in the middle of my day. I had an extra cellphone charger at home. I brought it to work and leave it in my desk. That way, if my phone is dying, I can charge it at work and get through the day. — Sandy in Utah
Dear Heloise: In response to the tip sent in about night lights at motels/hotels: Another idea for a night light would be a "glow stick" that children usually have during Halloween. Glow sticks come in packets, are very inexpensive, and the light from them lasts for many hours. They have a variety of colors, so you could choose a colored one for a "soft" light, or a clear or yellow one for a brighter light. They can be hung by the string that is included, or just laid on a countertop. They also are excellent to have on hand for power outages. They are safer than candles. — Becky in Louisiana
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I was 19 years old at the time – far too old, in my opinion, to be hunting for Easter eggs.
But Mom had a different idea.
"This will probably be your last Easter at home," she said, teary-eyed.
Her argument would have been more compelling if she hadn't already used it on me – successfully – the previous Easter. At that time, we expected that I would be doing missionary work for our church when the next Easter rolled around. We didn't anticipate the emergency surgery that would keep me home long enough for another round of Easter egg hide-n-seek.
"But Mom," I said, "I'm an adult. This seems like such a . . . baby thing."
"That's OK," she said, sniffling. "You're MY baby. Besides, I found a really good hiding place this year. I don't think you'll ever find it."
How could I refuse that? I had always been a sucker for the "baby" line. Mom used it on me to explain both privilege and responsibility. I wasn't exactly sure what being the youngest of her eight children had to do with anything beyond the fact that I was always first in line to open Christmas presents and last in line for bathroom privileges (and believe me, there were plenty of times I would have willingly traded the former for the latter). But it had to mean something.
More importantly, however, she had thrown down a challenge. I had always taken pride in my ability to sniff out her Easter hiding places – which wasn't a huge accomplishment. In our family, we didn't hide Easter eggs, we hid entire Easter baskets, stuff full of candy and eggs. There just aren't that many places you can hide and Easter basket – especially in the two-bedroom condo in which we lived at the time. So I was intrigued by Mom's suggestion that she might be able to stump me, and sort of anxious to prove her wrong.
It felt a little silly to be searching for an Easter basket at my advanced age, but I didn't think it would take very long. I sort of half-heartedly started looking in all of the usual places: the dryer, the dishwasher, the clothes hamper, Dad's file cabinet. Nothing. I became more enthusiastic about the search as I shifted to more unusual locations: the furnace, the toilet tank, behind the book shelf, in the crawl space above the lights. Still no luck.
"Do you want a hint?" Mom asked as she sensed my growing urgency.
"Nah," I said, as casually as I could. "I know where it is. I'm just going for drama here."
Actually, I had no idea where the basket could be. I had looked everywhere. There was no place left in the condo where it could be hidden. She had won. After all these years, she had finally hidden a basket that I couldn't find. I had no choice but to graciously admit defeat.
Well, OK – I had one other choice. Early in my search I found the mostly empty bags of candy that had been used to fill the Easter basket. I took a couple of handfuls and strode confidently into the room where Mom was watching TV.
"Great candy, Mom," I said, pointedly munching a chocolate bunny. "Thanks!"
"Oh, you found it!" Mom said, her lips pursed in a mock pout. "I never could fool you!"
I just shrugged and smiled a hollow chocolate smile.
I don't know if Mom ever figured out that she actually won the last Easter basket hunt. If she did, she never mentioned it. But if she didn't . . . well, it's time she knew.
You're the winner, Mom – wherever you are.
Oh, and one other thing. I'm still your baby.


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State grand jury to probe charges by DA and Singer/Walton group
By JOHN M. WYLIE II, Editor
A day after District Attorney Janice Steidley sought a grand jury investigation of her office, her accusers, and other issues, Attorney General Scott Pruitt ordered the state multi-county grand jury to handle the growing war.
Steidley said she had asked District Judge Terry H. McBride on Thursday to impanel a grand jury to investigate Rogers County public officers, including her office, as authorized by the Oklahoma Constitution.
"We decided to request this grand jury to shine light on all parties involved and let the truth come out. Sunlight is the best disinfectant. We want a grand jury investigation that is lawful and looking into real issues, not one that is supported by baseless accusations and slander in an attempt to forward political motivations and agendas.
"We want to show the people of Rogers County that their District Attorney's Office is one they can have confidence in," she said.
A few hours later, Pruitt said he was turning the issues over to the multi-county grand jury along with allegations brought by Sheriff Scott Walton, Claremore Police Investigator John Singer and four others in a grand jury petition against the District Attorney, three top aides and two county commissioners.
Petitioners gathered 6,994 valid signatures of registered voters, more than enough to convene a grand jury.
However, at a hearing Tuesday Tulsa County District Judge Jefferson D. Sellers threw out the grand jury proceeding because the signatures were illegally gathered using a form and language which had not been reviewed or approved by the court.
The allegations against Steidley, her aides, and County Commissioners Kirt Thacker and Mike Helm had included witness tampering, oppression in office, and bid splitting. All six have denied any wrongdoing and said they would welcome an investigation.
Bryce Lair, First Assistant District Attorney, said the DA's office had not yet compiled a list of the individuals, offices and issues it wants investigated, although he said it wants and will welcome having its own office investigated.
However, a a half-million dollar lawsuit Steidley, Lair and civil assistant David Iski filed Wednesday against against Walton, Singer and the other four petitioners likely provides clues.
The lawsuit accuses the petitioners of fabricating the allegations against them, dumping evidence of how signatures were gathered, and using the grand jury process to try to enrich Singer in a civil lawsuit he has filed.
All three district judges in the 12th Judicial District–Dynda Post, Terry McBride and Dwayne Steidley–have endorsed the multicounty grand jury approach, saying in a joint statement, "The judges agree that the Hon. Jefferson Sellers was correct in his ruling (issued Tuesday) dismissing the recent grand jury petition in accordance with the law; however, there are a significant number of Rogers County citizens who desire that a grand jury investigate various allegations directed at Rogers County government and Rogers County law enforcement.
"We have explored the options available and believe that a grand jury is the best hope of resolving the issues and restoring some normalcy to the operation of county government and the criminal justice system in Rogers County."
Lair said the DA's office is pleased with the latest developments:
"We are ready to clear the air…We know Scott Pruitt's office will do a fair and objective job."
"As the chief legal officer of Oklahoma, one of my top priorities is to protect the integrity of our legal system," Pruitt said. "For our system of justice to work properly, people must have confidence in the process.
"I'm confident the multicounty grand jury investigation will uncover the facts, help resolve the issues in Rogers County, and restore Oklahomans' confidence in the legal system."
Pruitt noted that any action recommended by the grand jury including trial of criminal charges or prosecution of a recommended ouster from office would take place in Rogers County.
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LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) - A grand jury decided against pursuing any charges in the fatal shooting of an armed man by a sheriff's captain in Anthony last month, authorities said.
The decision in the death of Michael Guest is final, District Attorney Susana Martinez said Friday. Guest, who barricaded himself in his home with a gun on Labor Day, was shot by Dona Ana County sheriff's Capt. Jerry Little.
"The grand jury determined it was a justifiable homicide by self-defense," state police Sgt. Joe Ramirez said late Friday.
He said the grand jury decision came down late Thursday after about 3 1/2 hours of testimony.
"Their recommendation was that we conclude the investigation. There was no reason for the investigation to continue," Ramirez said.
Martinez said she was precluded by law from commenting on grand jury proceedings other than to report any charges, which she said would have been a matter of public record, and there are no charges.
"And there won't be any," she said.
Dona Ana County Sheriff Juan Hernandez said the grand jury concluded his deputies acted properly, and there was no cause for action against them.
There was controversy over a decision not to release police reports on the Sept. 6 incident, while the investigation was pending.
Police said little about Guest's death, and most of that was released 11 days after the shooting.
Officers said Guest was hiding behind closet doors and pointed a rifle at Little when the doors slid open.
When Guest kept pointing the gun at him, Little shot Guest, Ramirez said.
There was a spent cartridge in Guest's rifle, indicating it malfunctioned after being fired earlier, state police said.
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A convicted killer's execution will proceed as planned despite a lawsuit that seeks to stop death sentences from being carried out until state courts can examine whether rules governing the procedure were adopted properly, a judge said Tuesday.
State District Judge Mike Caldwell delayed arguments on the lawsuit, pushing back the hearing until Jan. 8 -- the day after Gerald Bordelon is scheduled to die by injection for killing his 12-year-old stepdaughter in 2002.
Caldwell moved the hearing because lawyers for the state argued they hadn't been given enough time to review court filings. The judge made it clear that he didn't intend for the injunction request to disrupt the execution of Bordelon, who waived his right to appeal his sentence.
"Mr. Bordelon's made his decision. I'm not going to stop his execution," Caldwell said.
Bordelon killed Courtney LeBlanc after he kidnapped her from her Livingston Parish home at knifepoint. Prosecutors said he took LeBlanc to Mississippi, where he forced her to perform oral sex on him and then brought her back to Louisiana and strangled her. Bordelon gave a taped confession.
An attorney for Bordelon asked that the lawsuit not delay her client's sentence from being carried out. He will be the first person executed in the state since 2002.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Nathaniel Code of Shreveport, who was sentenced to death for the 1985 murders of four people. Code does not have a scheduled execution date.
Gary Clements, director of the Capital Post Conviction Project of Louisiana and a lawyer for Code, argues Louisiana's rules for execution by lethal injection didn't follow the state requirements for adoption, with the proper comment period and legislative review.
"The rule they have produced establishing the process for execution of inmates has been created entirely in secret, with no legislative oversight nor public notice nor opportunity to comment," Clements wrote in his motion for an injunction.
The attorney general's office is defending the state, arguing the corrections department has complied with the Louisiana Administrative Procedure Act.
Caldwell gave Clements a bit of a preview for the January hearing. "I'm trying not to prejudge this case, but you've got a tough row to hoe," Caldwell told him.
Killer's execution to proceed despite lawsuit, judge says
A convicted killer's execution will proceed as planned despite a lawsuit that seeks to stop death sentences from being carried out until state courts can examine whether rules governing the procedure were adopted properly, a judge said Tuesday.


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A Loyalsock Township man who killed a city man on High Street last May with his car will be spending up to six years in state prison.
Scott Treese, 34, was sentenced to three to six years in prison Tuesday morning by Judge Marc Lovecchio, the mandatory sentence for the charge of vehicular homicide while under the influence.
Driving drunk and high on cocaine, Treese struck and killed Mark Jeirls, 46, late in the evening of May 2, 2012, at High Street and Sixth Avenue, before driving off.
When contacted by investigators the next day, Treese admitted he had felt his Eagle Talon hit "something" the night before.
At his sentencing hearing, with members of the victim's family in attendance, Treese read a statement that "expressed his remorse for what he did to the victim, what he did to the family, what he did to his own family," said defense attorney Michael Rudinski.
"He said there was 'no excuse,' " Rudinski said. "He's been working on a GED and we're hoping when he gets into the state prison he'll get into some programs to help him with his alcohol and drug abuse."
Treese was free on bail when county detectives got word he'd been seen in area barrooms. Treese's bail conditions specified he was not allowed to drink; and after he was jailed on the violation, he pleaded no contest. to his charges.


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It's a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play is based on Frank Capra's classic holiday film starring Jimmy Stewart & Donna Reed. A small-town, good citizen gives into despair when his noble dreams are sabotaged. Saved from suicide by a bumbling guardian angel, he is shown the significance of his life. This holiday favorite is performed in the style of the 1940s live radio broadcasts: Actors lend their voices to the dozens of characters as well as produce the sound effects. Perfect for the whole family, revisit this vibrant celebration of simple goodwill, community, and cheer in the face of hardship.
Director: Christian Phillips
Cast: James Baldock, John Krause, Christian Phillips, Duncan Phillips, Carole Robinson, Phaedra Starr
About the Playwright
Joe Landry's plays have been produced across the country and include _Eve & Co., Beautiful, Hollywood Babylon, Flavor of the Month _and Numb. His other adaptations include Reefer Madness and Death in Venice. He has collaborated on the musical Mothers and Sons with Kevin Connors. His produced screenplays include Who Would Jesus Date?


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My wife and I sailed out of Baltimore on a back to back cruise the first to Bermuda, the second to the Bahamas. This is our 16th cruise, 8 with RCI, 5 with Princess and 3 with other. We got a cruise and go package with Fairfield Inn and Suites for $138. Its the best deal room, buffet breakfast and a safe place to leave your car for 15 days for free. The price includes everything,including a shuttle directly to the port. When we came back 15 days later someone was there with a sign, took us right back to our car.
We have been on most of RCI's ships. The Grandeur of the Seas has been totally renovated. New leather seats, rugs, flat screen tv's etc. The food was average in comparison to the other 15 ships we have been on. Much above average was ship morale and the genuine help from all crew members we encountered. The leadership to create this atmosphere clearly came from the captain. As usual we enjoyed most of the entertainment provided by RCI. Our one complaint is that RCI, on many of the ships we have been on does not heat their pools. The last time we were with RCI 2 years ago was on Adventure of The Seas in the Eastern Med. When we were in Istanbul we noticed everyone seemed to be swimming on ships by other cruise lines such as Princess. Our last 4 cruises were with Princess which is similar to RCI, but the extras are better. This was such a cheap cruise we thought we would try RCI again. As noted everything about the Grandeur of the Seas is great, but if you like to swim in the pool, you will enjoy everyone around the cold pool not in the pool.


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Scholarship Program
The National City Chamber of Commerce
Scholarship for Future Community Developers
Scholarship Application (Click here)
The National City Chamber of Commerce (NCCC) understands that the best way to invest in the future of National City's economic development is to invest in the education of the youth. The Chamber realizes that a large percentage of National City youth may not be attending college due to a lack of financial resources. According to the 2000 US Census, 19.6% of National City's families live below poverty level. The US Census Bureau also reports that in the year 2000 only 8.9% [i]of our community members has a bachelor's degree or higher.
This year the scholarship amounts to $1,000.00, which will be allocated to two students. The funds were donated by OMC Technical Solutions, a chamber member since January of 2010. The CEO of OMC Technical Solutions, Martin Moreno, expressed his desire to give back to the community: "education is the cornerstone to economic prosperity and giving to youth whom are dedicated to community development will only strengthen National City's social capital."
As we gain momentum the NCCC hopes to increase the scholarship amount each year and maintain the ability to contribute to the education of multiple students. The National City Chamber of Commerce hopes that the new scholarship program will make a positive impact on the community. Sweetwater High School Principal and NCCC Board Member, Roman Del Rosario states: "This scholarship is an example of how the Chamber is committed to the empowerment of the students of Sweetwater High School …As the principal of the only public high school in National City, this is exactly the type of community support that our students need and deserve."
Community development efforts strengthen civic and business conditions. "We want to empower students to make a real difference and provide them with the financial support to realize their dreams." Jacqueline Reynoso, President/ CEO
Scholarship Requirements:
This scholarship is intended for Sweetwater High School juniors and seniors with an academic GPA of at least 2.9.
This scholarship is for students interested in community development. In order to qualify you must express through your application your commitment to community development in National City.
Community development (CD) is a broad term applied to the practices and academic disciplines of civic leaders, activists, involved citizens and professionals to improve various aspects of local communities.
Community development seeks to empower individuals and groups of people by providing these groups with the skills they need to affect change in their own communities. These skills are often concentrated around building political power through the formation of large social groups working for a common agenda. Community developers must understand both how to work with individuals and how to affect communities' positions within the context of larger social institutions.
Community Development is both an occupation (such as a community development worker in a local authority) and a way of working with communities. Its key purpose is to build communities based on justice, equality and mutual respect.
A number of different approaches to community development can be recognized, including: community economic development (CED); community capacity building; Social capital formation; political participatory development; nonviolent direct action; ecologically sustainable development; asset-based community development; faith-based community development; community practice social work; community-based participatory research (CBPR); Community Mobilization; community empowerment; community participation; participatory planning including community-based planning (CBP); community-driven development (CDD); and approaches to funding communities directly.
Please make sure your application includes all of the following; placed in order from top to bottom. Any applications with missing documents will be considered inc omplete and ineligible for review.
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Growth and the pollution convergence hypothesis: a nonparametric approach
The pollution-convergence hypothesis is formalized in a neoclassical growth model with optimal emissions reduction: pollution growth rates are positively correlated with output growth (scale effect) but negatively correlated with emission levels (defensive effect). This dynamic law is empirically tested for two major and regulated air pollutants - nitrogen oxides (NOX) and sulfur oxides (SOX) - with a panel of 25 European countries spanning over years 1980-2005. Traditional parametric models are rejected by the data. However, more flexible regression techniques - semiparametric additive specifications and fully nonparametric regressions with discrete and continuous factors - confirm the existence of the predicted positive and defensive effects. By analyzing the spatial distributions of per capita emissions, we also show that cross-country pollution gaps have decreased over the period for both pollutants and within the Eastern as well as the Western European areas. A Markov modeling approach predicts further cross-country absolute convergence, in particular for SOX. The latter results hold in the presence of spatial non-convergence in per capita income levels within both regions.
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How does it cost £20000 to move?
I have:
£2250 stamp
£1000 legal
£1000 removal
£500 survey
- £1000 as I get my deposit back for here.
£8000 private mental health recovery plan
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Posted 30 March 2012 - 09:47 AM
How does it cost £20000 to move?
I have:
£2250 stamp
£1000 legal
£1000 removal
£500 survey
- £1000 as I get my deposit back for here.
country is at risk
if you
do not keep up repayments
on a gilt or other loan secured on it
Posted 30 March 2012 - 10:04 AM
...you don't buy your neighbours, or their barking dog......there was a sign outside the home of a person that bought a house near a school, 'please ask your children to refrain from screaming'....or the person that bought near the church but realised not long afterwards they hated the sound of the church bells.
Remove all props, subsidies, tax incentives, help to whatever, QE, and there will cease to be a housing crisis.
Posted 31 March 2012 - 08:00 AM
Posted 31 March 2012 - 08:23 AM
Also got told yesterday, on a house we didn't actually want, that the vendor can't take less than £205 as that's what they paid for it.
I did have a little laugh and felt very sorry for her as she enters a shitstorm that's from her worst nightmare.
Posted 31 March 2012 - 10:11 AM
But don't forget the classic retort; 'I'm not giving it away.'
Yes, there's a lot of that "what I paid for it!". Look for sellers who have been there for years! They will not have this problem!
Posted 31 March 2012 - 10:17 AM
But don't forget the classic retort; 'I'm not giving it away.'
Posted 31 March 2012 - 10:22 AM
Agreed. Been renting since 2007.
Might stay that way. Saw a house yesterday we really liked. It was bought in 2008 for £174 and then extended to provide another double bedroom and reception room. 4 beds in total. Now on at £220. I'm not really sure how much an extension costs but I guessed at 25k, so we contacted the EA to say that if we moved forward on he property it would be on the basis that our offer would be 195-200k. Got told by the vendor to do one. He clearly thinks he's accrued 20k of equity in this ghastly recession. We told the EA that would end our interest then.
The guy's had it on for 7 months, and started at £250!! (mental) and then £230 and so now, because he's done two price drops from crazy asking prices, he thinks £220 is fair.
This is the problem we have encountered. Vendors are still not getting it. They are blanking out what's happening and unfortunately, at the moment, there are still just enough morons kicking about to give some of them a surprise windfall.
Posted 31 March 2012 - 10:52 AM
The thing is not to get cornered by one particular EA and their 'you must pay through the nose' guff.
Basically you need to get them all excited and bothered and competitive over a hot buyer. (This is an art. Their instinct is to just sit you in a corner and tell you you'll take what you're given. I discovered it quite by accident once, because I really was interested in one place and, being a genuine young blabbermouth I told every other agent I was seeing. They all went into hyper-drive. It almost ended in fist fights.)
Posted 31 March 2012 - 10:54 AM
I think you are being a little harsh on the vendor. Yes we know he is an idiot and quite deluded but put yourself on the other side of this business deal - unless you absolutely had to sell for whatever you could get then you would also want to hold out for every penny.
Remove all props, subsidies, tax incentives, help to whatever, QE, and there will cease to be a housing crisis.
Posted 31 March 2012 - 10:56 AM
How does it cost £20000 to move?
I have:
£2250 stamp
£1000 legal
£1000 removal
£500 survey
- £1000 as I get my deposit back for here.
Posted 31 March 2012 - 11:02 AM
In my limited experience it is the vendors that are the PITA, not the EAs.
EAs will usually drop the crap once they realise you're not a complete moron. At best I found them helpful, at worst just a waste of space. What you have to remember is that the way an EA makes a sale is by trying to align the expectations of the vendor and the buyer.. you want it at 50%.. the vendor is convinced it is worth asking price and not a penny less (usually because the EA told them it was worth Zoopla +15% in the first place to lock them into the contract.. but I digress). The EA only makes a sale if you both come to an agreement in the middle.
Edited by cartimandua51, 31 March 2012 - 11:03 AM.
Posted 31 March 2012 - 11:27 AM
The better EAs certainly know the score. When I had a few valuations prior to putting my own house on the market there were a couple of right chancers who were trying to persuade me to list (with them, natch!) at about £40K over what I thought it's worth; one who gave me a reasonable range (house is the only one on the postcode so difficult to get comparitors) and the one I eventually went with who said " You can ask what you like. It's not me or you who decides what it's worth; it's the market." He gave me a figure at which he thought it would sell quickly, and ten days later I had two offers at asking price. So now fingers crossed for a quick completion (& finding a new place, or I'll be borrowing the neighbour's caravan!)
And I tell you we have learned from past mistakes.
Just as you cannot spend your way out of recession, you cannot, in a global economy, simply spend your way through recovery either.
(Gordon Brown, Labour Party Annual Conference, 29 September 1997)
So, housing affordability is better than it has ever been, but no-one can take advantage of this because they can't afford the houses. I see.
cybernoid - 7th August 2010
Gambling promises the poor what property promises the rich - something for nothing
George Bernard Shaw
Posted 31 March 2012 - 11:37 AM
where I live, South Manchester / Cheshire border just isn't doing what other places may be.
However, I need advice on how to deal with the verminous EAs. .
If you say "Democorruptcy" quickly, it sounds a bit like "Democracy". In a "Democracy" people vote for politicians who represent their interests. In the UK's "Democorruptcy" people can only vote for expense fiddling thieving MPs who are in the hip pocket of big business and the finance sector.
A "Governbankment" is a Government like ours, that has no line between itself and banks. It diverts public money (our taxes) to private companies (banks). George Osborne's Help to
Buy Bail Banks, promises our taxes will go to bankers, to cover their losses on mortgages that default.
The more houses cost, the more hours you have to work to buy one. The more hours you work, the more taxes you have to pay the Governbankment. The more debt you take on and the longer the mortgage term, the more interest you have to pay bankers, so the more hours you also have to work for them. House were cheap when people did mortgages at 3x main income for a whole house. Now banks encourage them to do 4.5x joint income, often for only a share of a house, the houses cost a lot more. House prices are all about people's appetite for lending.
If it is asserted that civilization is a real advance in the condition of man -- and I think that it is, though only the wise improve their advantages -- it must be shown that it has produced better dwellings without making them more costly; and the cost of a thing is the amount of what I will call life which is required to be exchanged for it, immediately or in the long run.
Posted 31 March 2012 - 11:42 AM
Son buying in Cheshire. Offer accepted a couple of weeks ago £10k below price. Daughter-in-law told me yesterday the agent phoned one day this week and said someone else had viewed it and matched their offer. "Do you want to offer more?" Son says no. Agent phones back the other party have offered more "Do you want to offer more?" Son says no, if you don't confirm by 5pm tonight we are the buyers we are pulling out. A couple of minutes to 5pm agent phones back "The vendor has decided to honour their agreement with you".
Remove all props, subsidies, tax incentives, help to whatever, QE, and there will cease to be a housing crisis.
Posted 31 March 2012 - 12:17 PM
Holding out for every penny, in a falling market, is a mugs game.
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Updates from Wednesday, March 19
BBC Sport has the latest on Holden's status:
The US international midfielder, 28, first damaged his knee in a tackle with Jonny Evans in March 2011.
Three comeback attempts have ended with Holden suffering further knee injuries but he is determined to play again.
"I am a warrior and that's my mentality. I won't give up because I know I still have a lot left to give the game," he said.
"It's frustrating when you keep asking yourself 'why do you keep having these setbacks? And why is it a big injury after big injury.'
"It was obviously a setback personally and there were a lot of emotions flying around but I'm well and truly feeling like I want to do this thing again."
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Stuart Holden's dreams of playing in the 2014 World Cup are officially gone.
Bolton announced the 28-year-old midfielder will be out for approximately six to nine months after he injured his right knee a little over a week ago:
.@stuholden will be out of action for between six and nine months following an operation on the ligaments in his right knee. #BWFC— Bolton Wanderers FC (@OfficialBWFC) March 11, 2014
The cruel irony was that that was his first match action since injuring the same knee knee during the 2013 Gold Cup.
Holden is down on the turf again after reaching for a loose ball. Doesn't look good. (26) 0-0 #BOLvEVE— Bolton Wanderers FC (@OfficialBWFC) March 3, 2014
Holden posted a photo of himself post-surgery to his Twitter account:
Requested yesterday that I have my surgery done with my warrior hat on. #noholdenback 😎😎 pic.twitter.com/O7jBbMcLpL— Stuart Holden (@stuholden) March 11, 2014
Prior to that, he had separate knee injuries in 2011 and 2010. His career has been one setback after another, and yet, Holden remains confident that he can make a full recovery.
He shared the contents of an email from a mother whose son's high school career has been beset by much the same injury problems:
This email from a fan is exactly why I will never give up. Every setback and challenge presents a new opportunity. https://t.co/Pk9ip74z5q— Stuart Holden (@stuholden) March 11, 2014
Even if he had been healthy the rest of the season, it was unlikely that Holden would have featured in the first team for the United States in Brazil. The Gold Cup was his best chance to make an impression on Jurgen Klinsmann.
At 28, Holden probably won't have much of a chance to make the 2018 World Cup squad—should the U.S. get that far—either.
While this is likely the end of Holden's national team career, you can bet that he'll be doing everything can just to get back on a football pitch again.


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Review: Robert Downey Jr. benefits from Moriarty as bad guy in Ritchie's 'Sherlock' sequel
One of my favorite books this year was a piece of fiction written by UK film critic Kim Newman, a collection of stories called "Moriarty - Hound Of The D'Urbervilles". It is a series of tales narrated by Col. "Basher" Moran, second-in-command to the insidious Professor Moriarty. The stories boast about successful wrongdoing and brag about various schemes gone right, and in all of them, Moriarty is presented as a barely-human monster with a bland face. It is a wonderful way to revisit the world of Sherlock Holmes from a new perspective, and it is pretty much pure fun.
One thing that is clear when you look at the entire body of work that exists out there about Sherlock Holmes and the various characters he's collided with over the years is that he remains one of the most elastic, archetypical pulp characters ever created. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle probably didn't even fully understand the allure of the character, which is true most of the time when someone has that moment of pure inspiration. In the stories he wrote, Doyle was careful to drop plenty of bread crumbs that other writers and readers have picked up over the years, clues to ways you could reinterpret or reimagine or even just reexamine the characters. If you don't like one interpretation, there's always another just around the corner, and there's probably some version out there that will exactly scratch whatever itch you have concerning the ongoing adventures of the world's crankiest genius and his stalwart if unspectacular companion.
One of the things I loved about Newman's book is the way he textured in references to the Doyle stories, demonstrating an encyclopedic knowledge of the work while also taking advantage of all the unfinished corners left in the stories. I find that for my tastes, the closer you stick to the Doyle, the more I enjoy it. For that reason, I find the Guy Ritchie "Sherlock Holmes" series to be a fascinating litmus test when it comes to people's reactions. I've ready plenty of reactions from people attempting to muster up some sense of outrage over all of the ways he's changed things, and more often than not, the changes they mention aren't changes at all. Certainly with this second film, "Sherlock Holmes - A Game Of Shadows," Ritchie, along with screenwriters Kiernan and Michelle Mulroney, has gone out of his way to layer in some really lovely references to the print version of the greatest villain Sherlock ever faced while also creating their own version of Professor Moriarty.
That's a tough character to get right, and one of the reasons I loved the Kim Newman book was because he was smart enough to offer up a few personal glimpses at this evil genius at the center of a spider's web of crime while also keeping some mystery about his nature and his plans. Even his closest criminal conspirator, Col. Moran, knows next to nothing about him except what Moriarty chooses to reveal.
From the start of this film, Holmes (Robert Downey Jr.) is on the trail of Professor Moriarty, who he has slowly become convinced is the root of all evil. He's done his best to leave Watson (Jude Law) out of things, especially since he's about to finally marry Mary (Kelly Reilly), which means he's out of the detective game for good. In a tense opening sequence involving Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams), the bad girl Holmes can't help but love, we see that Moriarty will do whatever he has to do to rattle Holmes and send him a message about how things work. When Sherlock doesn't take the hint, Moriarty targets the newly-married Watsons, and Sherlock has no choice but to involve them in a frantic search to figure out how a gypsy girl named Simza (Noomi Rapace) and her missing brother somehow figure into Moriarty's endgame.
The easy move would have been to cast a big giant movie star as Moriarty, and there was much talk about Brad Pitt playing the part for a while. While I'm sure he could have done it and would have been plenty interesting doing so, I'm glad it didn't turn out to be a star like that. Instead, Jared Harris manages to skirt that line for most audience of "Do I know him?" and "Who is that?", and it works for the character because he doesn't have a ton of baggage. He's also smart enough to know that you can't go big when you're playing opposite Robert Downey Jr., because he's going to be the center of gravity no matter what. Harris underplays admirably, as if he's holding all of humanity at arm's length, feeling little for them aside from curiosity and a slight disgust.
As much as Downey, Guy Ritchie is the co-star of the film. Once again, he's taken advantage of the giant budget he gets for these movies to bring a long-lost London back to life. I love the particular moment that these films are set in anyway, as modernization tries to drag London into the future while wrestling with the history that is always alive at the edge of things. In this film, London is little more than a chessboard for a game between these two giant intellects, each approaching the other as little more than an abstract problem at first, but finally realizing that they're going to have to get their hands dirty if they're going to win. Ritchie's sense of style in the action sequences is on full display this time, and there are several major set pieces here that really deliver, including a run through a forest that is visually dynamic, as strong a visual idea as the boxing match at the end of "Snatch."
More than that, though, he's made room for Downey to grow into the role a bit more, and the Holmes we see in this film is feeling less and less complete as a person precisely because of the personal toll this private war is taking on him and those around him. There is a sense here that the relationships have all progressed since the end of the first film, and the returning cast is all very good together again. There are some strong new additions as well, and Harris really does emerge here as an equal for Holmes. I don't think Noomi Rapace adds much to the movie, but that's more a fault of the script than anything else. She's furniture for much of the movie, and anyone who comes looking for the dynamic energy of her work as Lisbeth Salander is going to be disappointed. I really did like the addition of Stephen Fry as Mycroft, and knowing that Fry is a giant Holmes nut makes it fun to watch what choices he makes in playing the part of Sherlock's equally brilliant and odd brother.
If you didn't care for the first "Sherlock Holmes," I doubt this one will suddenly win you over. They are very much of a piece, but I prefer this one because I think the villain works better, and I think they make some great choices towards the end of the film. I do think there's a stretch in the middle of the film where it gets bogged down and has trouble maintaining a narrative momentum. Even so, when it finally brings Moriarty back in, it becomes wicked fun, and worth your time. I have no idea if this is going to be an ongoing concern for Warner and Ritchie and Downey and everyone else, but if so, it appears that they can indeed recreate the chemistry that made the first film work, so it sounds like these will continue to be worth waiting for.
"Sherlock Holmes - A Game of Shadows" opens everywhere December 16.


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Education partnerships and work skills on the menu at ECOSOC (New York, 10 - 12 July)
What contribution can education make to advance international development? Special attention will be given to work skills and partnerships in this regard at the coordination segment of the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) in New York, on 10-12 July.
Two panels on education will take place: "Mobilizing partnerships for development, including in the field of education", on 10 July and "Addressing the challenges of the education/skills and job mismatch" on 11 July, at UN Headquarters in New York.
The meeting will focus on following up to the 2011 ECOSOC Ministerial Declaration on "implementing the internationally agreed goals and commitments in regard to education" as well as to the International Conference on Financing for Development.
For sustainable development to become a reality, it is necessary to engage in "green restructuring" of economies and means of production. How to improve work skills via education policies, changing curricula and new standards of qualifications will be the fundamental issue raised at the first panel, along with the role of the international community in achieving progress.
In a context marred by economic difficulties and financial constraints, the question of how to foster and maintain relations between the public and the private sectors will be addressed by the second panel. In addition, dialogue with the Executive Secretaries of the Regional Commissions will address "Regional perspectives on youth and development".
The outcomes of two recent meetings are expected to contribute to and enrich the discussions, namely the Third International Congress on TVET, which UNESCO organized in Shanghai from 13-16 May, and a high-level conference on the impact of public-private partnerships in education is the topic of -hosted by UNESCO in partnership with the United Nations Office for Partnerships and the IDP Foundation on 25 May.
UNESCO's formal mechanisms for collaboration include partnerships with NGOs (the Consultative Consultation with NGOs, CCNGO/EFA), the private sector (The Global Initiative for Girls' and Women's Education, Partnerships for Education) and the Network of Parliamentarians for EFA.
ECOSOC is a major forum for discussing world issues and preparing policy recommendations for Member States and the UN system. Each year, ECOSOC holds its Annual Ministerial Review in July. The July 2011 session focused on education for the first time. It is hoped that ECOSOC can help ensure that education continues to remain a priority beyond 2015.
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LOCKPORT - A plan to convert a former flower shop into a business incubator and a city building inspector's request to become an Internet gun distributor drew the attention of the city Planning Board last week.
Both Kathy O'Keefe, the businesswoman with an elaborate plan for the vacant store on Stevens Street, and David J. Miller, the building inspector, were directed to come back next month for decisions. However, the board did allow O'Keefe to begin repairing the roof of the store.
Her idea, which she calls Windsor Village, is to turn the century-old complex, which originally was three barns and a cinder-block building, into a home for her own business, a children's hands-on play center, and four boutique shops.
O'Keefe said the 4,000-square-foot store, which last housed Wilhelm & Ashe Floristry until it moved out three years ago, would have an open floor plan inspired by that used at Gordie Harper's Bazaar, a popular Newfane food and craft outlet.
But O'Keefe said she wants real stores, "not just hobbies," at her business cooperative. She said she has received interest from shop owners she knows around the region who would like to try a Lockport location: a bakery, a clothing store, a children's activity store and a women's art gallery.
O'Keefe also would reopen her Noah's Ark toy store and play center, which closed last year. The store, which operated for 11 years, was located in the Bewley Building, owned by Planning Board Chairwoman Charlene Seekins-Smith.
The board insisted that O'Keefe must submit a detailed site plan, especially since she intends to remodel the exterior to look like three separate buildings and to reflect the roofing and window dormer style of the 19th century.
Chief Building Inspector Jason Dool wasn't convinced that was necessary, since the parking lot and the entrances are staying the same. "It went from retail to retail," he said.
O'Keefe said she'd like to see the business open this year.
"A project of this significance, we cannot in good conscience eliminate the approval of a site plan," member David C. Chamberlain said.
Meanwhile, Miller, the building inspector, said he wants to open an Internet gun business in his Park Lane Circle home. He said the guns would be shipped directly from the manufacturer's warehouse to another federally licensed gun dealer near his customer's home.
He said guns wouldn't come to his home unless the buyer lived in Lockport and came over to pick up his weapons.
Board member Brian Bower asked Miller if the weapons that might be temporarily stored in his home could include an AK-47 assault rifle. "It could," Miller replied.
He promised a locked gun safe in his basement would be used to store any guns shipped in.
Miller, a former Marine, said that even though he lives close to Roy B. Kelley Elementary School, the federal 1,000-foot gun-free school zone law doesn't apply to single-family homes. He said that if his business takes off, he would move it to a commercial building.
He said he needs approval from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives as well as New York State to become a gun dealer.
"I grew up around guns. It's something I enjoy," Miller said. The board wanted Deputy Corporation Counsel Michael J. Norris to do his own legal research before acting on Miller's request.
"Not that we're against this, but we don't want to approve anything that's illegal," Chamberlain said. "Otherwise, we'll have some culpability, too."
In other matters, the Planning Board gave the go-ahead to the Historic Palace Theatre, 2 East Ave., to install six metal plates on the west side exterior wall of the building, to be used for advertising the six upcoming shows next season. New burgundy fabric awnings also were approved to go over all the theater's windows.
Prudden & Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St., was approved for a 13-foot-long, 8-foot-high enclosed passageway connecting its two existing buildings, so the smaller one can be used as a mortuary.
And Rubberform Recycled Products was given retroactive approval for its move to pave a gravel lot on South Niagara Street.
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Renewable energy business EcoLogicLiving has landed £500,000 of investment from The North West Fund for Energy and Environmental.
Region specific investment firm The North West Fund has supported the growth of EcoLogicLiving (ELL) as it looks to expand into new areas of the UK.
The family-owned business based in Carlisle designs, installs and services lower environmental impact systems for home and business owners.
Founded in 2008 by Islam and Judy Pearson, husband and wife, it reported sales of £1.8 million for the year 2011/12, up from £920,000 in the previous period.
EcoLogicLiving's new capital will be used to expand its team of 17 to better service the North West of the UK where it currently serves the Cumbria, Lancashire and Scottish Borders areas.
Judy Pearson, director of ELL, comments, 'With this investment, our aim is to target more customers across a range of domestic and commercial sectors throughout the UK.
'The funding will not only provide us with the injection of cashflow crucial to grow our business financially, but it will support the development of our executive team. We expect to create a significant number of extra jobs over the next three years to support our growth.'
The North West Fund for Energy and Environmental is managed by CT Investment Partners and is part of the £185 million North West Fund, which provides debt and equity funding (from £50,000 to £2 million) to small and medium-sized enterprises based in, or relocating to, the North West of England. Its pool of capital is provided by the European Investment Bank and the European Regional Development Fund.
Adam Workman, partner at CT Investment Partners and new board member at EcoLogicLiving, says that the North West region is becoming a centre for low carbon businesses following a 'dramatic increase' in market consolidation within the renewables sector.
He adds, 'EcoLogicLiving's ability to keep up to speed with fluctuating trends in the market makes us confident that they can prosper in this competitive market.'
CT Investment Partners is also an advisor to the Carbon Trust regarding its venture capital activities.


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The El Chaparral Solar Farm in New Mexico has found financial support through Wells Fargo. The solar project, developed by SunEdison, is the sixth utility-scale solar project that Well Fargo has funded, in partnership with SunEdison, in the past year.
Located on 140 acres of land and using over 40,300 solar modules, including MEMC Silvantis modules, the solar project will produce around 26 million kWh of energy per year. El Pas Electric Company has agreed to buy the power produced by the plant for the next 25-years under a PPA.


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The 13th annual Tempe Empty Bowls, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 21, at Sixth Street Park in downtown Tempe, and Saturday, Feb. 22, at the Tempe Library Complex, is a festival of community altruism with healthy dollops of art and entertainment.
Free to the public, Tempe Empty Bowls would not be possible were it not for hundreds of potters — adults, teens, elementary-school children — crafting the bowls that participants purchase for a donation of $10. The bowls are filled with soup and bread donated for the 13th year by Tempe's Whole Foods Market.
Perhaps no one knows Tempe Empty Bowls better than committee chairman Dan Abbott. A retired psychiatric social worker, Abbott celebrates his 13th year volunteering with Empty Bowls.
"Empty Bowls has become more than an event to help fight hunger in Tempe, it's become a part of the culture of our community," Abbott said. "It raises funds. Last year we raised more than $14,000 and that's certainly a benefit, but it also gives a whole bunch of kids an opportunity to help others."
The kids include potters from 115 Tempe Elementary School District classrooms, and hundreds of bowls made by Tempe Union High School District students from Marcos de Niza, Corona del Sol and Desert Vista.
Pat Burdette, fine-arts coordinator for Tempe Elementary School District, said 14 schools produce more than 3,000 bowls annually, although not all are displayed.
After 2006, when Scales Technology Academy children purchased the bowls they'd made, Burdette hit upon an idea.
"I decided we'd hold a presale for artists, families and teachers so every year the bowls can either be purchased or donated," said Burdette, in his 13th year helping Empty Bowls. "We have students bringing in pennies and crumpled dollar bills. We have teachers who purchase their entire class's bowls. I also coordinate a post-sale for our district personnel.
"Hundreds and hundreds of bowls are purchased by Tempe elementary students and staff. And it's a wonderful experience for our students. They're meeting art standards creating clay projects, and learning about and making a real difference in hunger and food insecurity in their own community."
Tempe Elementary District bowls sell for $1 each. Any remaining bowls are donated to United Food Bank.
Bowls crafted by high-school students or adults, except those designated for auction, are $10.
"Some of the silent-auction pottery will sell for up to $100," said Abbott. "We have a loyal following of avocation potters who donate gorgeous work."
Among the silent-auction items is Desert Vista High's Bowl-zilla, a 30-inch diameter, 50-pound bowl that will be transported Feb. 22 to Tempe on a rickshaw contraption dubbed "USS ARTARK"' by DV Carpe Dirtum club members. They, along with veteran ceramics teacher Mark Honaker, walk the 11 miles in their sixth annual Bowl P'trol. Honaker said 600 other bowls and 50 production pieces of studio ware are also being donated.
Brynne Evans, Corona del Sol ceramics teacher, said her 150 students started making bowls after winter break. A three-hour Saturday "throwing day" in January resulted in nearly 100 bowls. More than 300 will be donated. Senior Hannah Rowe completed 37.


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Tyler was the runner-up in the 2002 Michigan High School Championship shooting 72-77 falling to only Michigan State's Matt Harmon. Tyler also played exceptionally well on the Power-Built Tour. In 2004 Jack qualified for the Michigan Amateur and finished 22nd in a field that included the top amateurs and club professionals in the state.
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Jack had an impressive showing in his first college event carding a first-round 69 en route to a 36-hole 143 and a tie for tenth place among 74 individuals. In his second collegiate event Tyler shot an even-par 213 (73-68-72) to tie for ninth in the James Madison Invitational for which he was named Atlantic 10 Conference Rookie of the Week. He also shot 77-75 at the Old Dominion/SeaScape Invitational. Known as Red Bull for his fiery personality, Tyler has shown the ability to go low. This spring Jack played on of the most eventful rounds in GW history. Tyler put seven birdies and an eagle on the board on the way to shooting 70 in the first round of the Princeton Invitational. His 76 in the second round would place him seventh overall. His 76 in tough conditions at the Rehoboth Beach Spring Invitational placed him 11th.


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- Anonymous21 February 2013 at 10:46
Hi G, I love your blog and love this Marc Jacobs case! I have been looking for this exact case for a while and after reading your post I checked Shop Bop but still couldn't find it. Hoping you are able to help with a link maybe? Thanks in advance and looking forward to reading more from you xoReplyDelete
Hi aww thank you! Glad you are enjoying the blog. I had a look on Shopbop but couldn't find it either. The tablet cover in Pop Orchid has gone in to the sale so I can only assume the laptop case did as well and has sold out :( I googled it to see if I could find somewhere else that sells it but could only see Macy's and Barney's- http://www.barneys.com/Marc-by-Marc-Jacobs-Dreamy-Logo-13%22-Laptop-Case/00505022092823,default,pd.htmlReplyDelete
. Not sure if you are in the US or if they do international shipping. Hope this helps!
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- Anonymous8 February 2014 at 08:01
Hey G, Love your post and that Macbook air is truly dreamy!!! It looks Magenta-ish in your pictures but in the Barney's link, it looks purple! It's really confusing when trying to find pop orchid on google you get to see magenta pinks and bright purples too...Would the case in person be closer to the purples showcased on your barneys link or the magentas shown on your blog? Ive found it on another link and I'd really love to pick it up for my macbook air...love love love the pinks from your site but don't really like the purple that's displayed on barneys lol! Would love your feedback xxReplyDeleteReplies
Hey! Thanks :) I know it is so hard to tell when ordering online. I would have to say I think they colour is closer to the pictures on my blog than the barneys link. I would say it is slightly more purpley in person but it is a lot brighter than they purple on the barneys website. Pop orchid is a beautiful shade so I think you would like it even if it turns out to be slightly different than expected. I hope this helps! xxDelete


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Name: Emily Nagle
School: Bellwood-Antis
Age: 18
Grade: Senior
Sport: Softball
Athlete of the week achievement: Nagle went 5-for-7 with three RBIs, four runs scored and four stolen bases in Bellwood-Antis' victories over Claysburg-Kimmel and Tyrone.
Season update: Nagle is hitting .714 for the 2-0 Lady Blue Devils.
Coach Jim Payne's quote: "Emily's a great kid - a hard worker and quiet leader. She's a pleasure to coach, and this is a well deserved honor. What's left to be said? She's done it all for us."
Favorite teacher: Mrs. Stinson
Favorite subject: Physical Education
Favorite movie: "Bridesmaids"
Favorite food: Wings
Favorite song: "Timber" by Ke$ha
Outside interests: Playing volleyball and hanging out with my friends
Favorite professional team: Pittsburgh Pirates
Favorite college team: Ohio State
Pro athlete most admired: Olympic center fielder Caitlin Lowe
Best athlete I ever played with: Taylor Payne
Best athlete I ever competed against: Altoona's Amanda Parrish
Most influential person on my athletic career: My parents, Rhonda and Tobias Nagle
Proudest athletic achievement: Winning districts for softball in 2012
How I got my start in softball: "I played baseball up until I was 14 and then went to a softball clinic and loved it ever since."
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Lynchburg's Diva Crawl
Lynchburg is well known for many things, from outdoor adventure, history, culture and fine dining, but for the second year in a row, we have celebrated our divas. No, not all of our women are demanding divas, but once a year the girls let their hair down and celebrate womanhood in downtown. Shops stay open longer for them, restaurants give samples, there is music and after all that walking there is a party.
Literally hundreds of women wait in long lines to register for the evening festivities before they hit the town. When they finally get to the booth they are given a bag with prizes, a necklace of beads (no, this isn't like Mardi Gras where you have to show some skin to collect beads).
This year's Diva Crawl took place on Friday November 18. If you missed it you don't need to wait for a year to spend time with your girl friends. Get together a group of your gal pals and plan a girls get away at The Carriage House Inn Bed and Breakfast. We offer the perfect venue for you to reconnect with friends. Leave the spouse or significant other at home and relax. After all, you deserve it.
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The Williamsport Cross- cutters have announced their 6th Annual Hot Stove Dinner & Auction with the Phillies will be held on Jan. 23 at the Genetti.
Special guests include Cutters manager Andy Tracy and the Phillie Phanatic. More guests could be announced soon.
Tracy played in parts of two pennant-winning seasons for the Phillies (2008-09) as part of his 16 years in professional baseball. He was drafted in the 16th round of the 1996 draft by the Montreal Expos and appeared in 149 major league games in parts of five seasons with Montreal, Colorado and Philadelphia.
Other guests from the Phillies and the world of sports are expected to be announced throughout the month of December. Past guests have included Phillies players Kyle Kendrick, Chris Coste, Ryan Madsen, and J.A. Happ along with former Phillies Dick Allen, Greg Gross and Mickey Morandini plus late Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas.
A portion of the event proceeds will benefit Andrew's Special Kids Foundation.
One of the event highlights is the announcement of the latest inductee to the Bowman Field Hall of Fame. The Bowman Field Hall of Fame was dormant since 1991, and was revived by the Crosscutters at the 2009 Hot Stove Banquet with the induction of the legendary Tommy Richardson. Former Williamsport Grays manager Frank Lucchesi was inducted in 2011. The latest inductee is expected to be announced in the coming weeks.
The dinner and entertainment portion of the event will begin at 6:30 p.m., preceded by an hour of mingling, fun and games with Boomer and the Phillie Phanatic, plus the start of the Chinese auction. Free autographs will be available for attendees at the close of event.
The event has sold out every year and fans are encouraged to get their tickets now by calling the Cutters offices at 326-3389 or ordering online at www.crosscutters.com.


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