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The Campus Development Plan 2001--approved by the Trustees' resolution on February 16--stems from the planning process initiated by the President, Provost and EVP (Almanac April 6, 1999) and provides a long-term strategy prepared by Olin Partnership in consultation with the Penn community.
Key Findings
The comprehensive review of existing conditions for every aspect of campus life, operations, facilities and infrastructure yielded findings so fundamental in their impact on the mission of the University that they form the basis for the primary goals and recommendations of the Campus Development Plan.
Academic Organization of the Campus
The Historic Pedestrian Core: Penn's undergraduate identity is substantially shaped by the concentration of academic uses set in fine-textured historic buildings within the pedestrian core. This historic core is vital and must be preserved and strengthened as the academic heart of the campus.
The President and Provost's offices are located in College Hall, at the geographic and historic center of the campus. Classrooms, libraries and undergraduate student activities are concentrated in numerous buildings set amid an integrated and thoughtfully designed pedestrian landscape that spans from 33rd to 38th streets and Walnut to Spruce streets. This landscape successfully knits the School of Engineering precinct to the rest of the core in spite of 34th Street. This model should be emulated elsewhere on campus.
A Compartmentalized Campus: Penn's development pattern has resulted in clearly defined graduate and professional school precincts at the perimeter of campus that are clearly defined, but often poorly linked to the historic core.
This pattern has some distinct benefits, such as the concentration of resources and the ability to create a strong school identity. But, it has also resulted in the social and intellectual compartmentalization of Penn at the expense of a more coherent institutional identity. In addition, a number of buildings create difficult perimeters that should be more effectively integrated to establish links to other parts of campus.
Campus Fabric: Buildings, Grounds, Streets and Infrastructure
Buildings: Many buildings on campus do not function well and suffer from systemic deterioration that represents a challenge to their effective use, maintenance and operation. Others have significant historic value but may not meet current academic needs.
Approximately one quarter of campus buildings were constructed during the '60s and '70s and need significant upgrades to systems reaching the end of their life cycles. Many buildings fall far short in fulfilling current program requirements. These buildings need to be carefully evaluated to determine whether they are worth repairing or whether replacement makes more sense.
Buildings allocated to shared academic or support uses experience the greatest wear, but receive the least care and investment due to a lack of "ownership". This is particularly true of residences and those academic buildings with large numbers of pooled classrooms.
Historic buildings contribute to the overall campus image. They present a difficult challenge, however, in meeting academic and functional requirements. Preservation and strategies for adaptive re-use and adjacent development should reinforce the image of Penn as a premier Ivy League university. The University has an important responsibility for the stewardship of its historic buildings.
The Need for Enrichments of Academic Life: Apart from the physical connections that define the campus, the undergraduate and graduate experience at Penn is significantly shaped by the quality of campus life enjoyed by students, faculty and staff. Retail, dining, cultural and recreational activities on and around campus must be seen as enrichments to academic life.
Retail, dining and cultural facilities tend to be concentrated along 40th Street to the west and along Walnut and Sansom Streets to the north. The southern and eastern areas of the campus are inadequately served with retail and service amenities, in spite of the increasing campus population in these areas.
Most athletic and recreational facilities are concentrated at the far eastern end of the campus. As the campus continues to develop, increased demand will be placed on already scarce recreational space. The preservation of flexible recreation space in the vicinity of Hill Field is essential. Finding and developing additional, new space for active recreation within Penn's campus is critical to the health and well-being of the on-campus population.
Intimate and small-scale open spaces for quiet reflection and conversation are concentrated to the eastern end of the campus, primarily within the historic pedestrian core. As a medium for social mixing and the sharing of ideas, the value of these kinds of spaces cannot be overestimated.
Grounds: Institutional resources are unevenly applied to the development and care of campus grounds--open space, paving, fixtures, furnishing, and plantings.
The care of the landscape evident around Blanche Levy Park has been limited throughout the rest--and greater part--of campus. This contributes to the lack of a coherent campus identity and has limited many students' perceptions of what constitutes "campus". The new Penn Bookstore, with its adjacent sidewalk café, has given students and faculty alike a reason to embrace the north side of Walnut Street as part of the campus.
Infrastructure: The complex needs of a large organization and a large population, overlaid on the urban fabric of walks and streets, create a number of conflicts and cause significant wear and tear on the campus.
Penn's pedestrian pattern has been developed without a commensurate vehicular circulation and service access plan. This has resulted in widespread conflicts between pedestrians, cyclists, passenger cars and service vehicles within pedestrian areas and along campus streets. These conflicts must be resolved to maximize safety for the campus population.
Planning the campus infrastructure of utilities and systems has typically been addressed on a project-by-project basis that limits the efficiencies possible when planned for and managed system-wide.
Penn's Context Within the City
With a workforce of over 25,000, Penn is an economic engine. It is the largest employer in the region and fourth largest in the state. As an institution it has a significant impact not only on the economic health of the region, but on the daily life of the many individuals who live and work at Penn, in Center City or in the neighborhoods of West Philadelphia. Penn is a resource for learning, culture, entertainment and services of many kinds.
East: Penn is currently disconnected from Center City to the east by an expanse of vacant industrial land that has become, de facto, the gateway to the campus.
This area is unattractive and contributes to a sense of disengagement of Penn from the city. There is a strong desire to establish a connection of appropriate and continuous urban fabric, physically linking Penn to Center City Philadelphia.
West: The quality of the critical transition from campus to neighborhood, extending from 40th to 42nd streets, has been compromised by the high percentage of rental properties that are in decline.
Penn's campus meets West Philadelphia at 40th Street, but the University's impact is felt far beyond this point. Increased opportunities for on-campus housing, coupled with incentives for Penn's faculty and staff to buy homes in West Philadelphia, will help to increase owner-occupied homes in this critical transition zone. With these and other initiatives already in place, Penn has defined its mission to enhance and revitalize the residential and historic fabric of West Philadelphia.
North: Although Penn is bordered by successful institutions and continuous development to the north there are still opportunities for in-fill development to create a more contiguous campus fabric.
The University is the primary stakeholder in the University City Science Center and new construction could be developed for uses more directly supporting Penn's academic mission. Stronger connections can be made to adjacent institutions such as Presbyterian Hospital.
South: Large tracts of land to the south of the campus represent a significant potential for long-term growth in areas well served by regional roadways and transit.
Forging partnerships with Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the Veterans Administration and other institutions can support future need for growth in research and lab space in zones that support the natural affinities of certain disciplines for each other. The Woodlands represents an opportunity for open space partnerships that are already being developed, in part, by the University of the Sciences.
Goals, Strategies and Key Initiatives
Six goals for guiding the improvement of the academic infrastructure, extending the campus fabric, and strengthening the interaction of the University with the City of Philadelphia emerged as key to achieving Penn's vision for the future. The strategies and initiatives capable of catalyzing great progress are included as part of this discussion. Undertaking any one of these will have a profound impact on the perception and use of the campus.
Goal One
Strengthen connections of campus areas to each other and to the historic pedestrian core, while providing each area with a revitalized open-space heart.
Penn is unique in that all 12 schools are on one campus. This is of immense value for the integration of knowledge. The undergraduate experience, more than any other aspect of university life, unites the various resources of the institution. It is substantially shaped by the concentration of academic uses set in fine-textured historic buildings within the pedestrian core of the campus.
Better connections and open spaces with distinctive local character and amenity would bring those graduate and professional schools that are distant from this historic pedestrian core closer to the heart of the campus.
A Strategy for Connection
Extend and improve, with supporting infrastructure and shared common spaces, the three primary axes that connect the various campus areas to the historic core.
One of the fundamental recommendations of this plan is to extend and enhance the three primary axes of Locust Walk, Woodland Walk and 36th Street, which share College Hall at their center and which, to a significant extent, connect the various campus zones to the historic pedestrian core. Improvement and creation of new central open spaces within each campus area along these axes will further clarify overall campus organization while creating unique local identities.
Locust Walk: Extend Locust Walk from 43rd Street to the east bank of the Schuylkill River.
Woodland Walk: Extend Woodland Walk from 39th Street in the southwest to Chestnut and 33rd streets in the northeast.
36th Street: Improve 36th Street from the University City Science Center south to the Civic Center Redevelopment.
The 36th Street axis can and should link researchers at the University City Science Center with their colleagues to the south in the biomedical and research facilities planned for the site of the former Civic Center. 36th Street must go through a building to make a continuous connection--in this case through the Johnson Pavilion to the Nursing Education Building.
The 36th street connection brings vast pieces of the academic enterprise closer to the heart of campus and provides opportunities to focus the northern and southeastern parts of campus around new open spaces strategically located along this axis.
Goal Two
Create a coherent identity for the entire campus by extending the quality, character and amenities of the historic pedestrian core.
Learning of one kind occurs in classrooms and labs. Learning of another, equally important kind occurs in many of the places in and around campus. A university is about bringing diverse people together to learn form one another. An extensive, integrated fabric, rich in spaces and places for contemplation and conversation is essential to fostering a productive community life on campus.
The well-cared for fabric at Penn's pedestrian center-the grounds, open spaces, paving, fixtures, furnishings and planting-creates a strong visual identity for the University that must be implemented with all campus development.
Extend the core campus fabric to new development.
Make universal the character and quality of the pedestrian historic core--the paving, lighting, seating, planting and signs--along walkways and streets as well as throughout the open spaces. Even and consistent use of those elements that make the historic core so appealing will create a sense of comfort, belonging and safety throughout the campus.
Reorganize service and operations to avoid conflicts that undermine the quality and safety of the campus environment.
Penn is a major urban institution increasingly dependent on reliable and up-to-date utilities and technology. While there still remains the legacy of a piecemeal network of utilities designed to serve a series of individual buildings, recent efforts to plan for future development though a carefully phased implementation of systems will yield both short- and long-term efficient use of resources.
Reinforce campus gateways with appropriate designs.
The primary gateways into the campus should be both welcoming and architecturally significant. "Module VII", the award-winning chilled water plant at University Avenue, is a unique gateway that marks a previously undistinguished entry to campus. Currently the University is working with the city to create a stronger entry experience on the South Street Bridge.
Goal Three
Reinforce the historic pedestrian core (33rd to 38th streets Walnut to Spruce streets) as the center of campus life and learning.
College Hall is not only an institutional icon, it is at the heart of Penn's academic enterprise. It is here that the three main campus axes meet, reinforcing the historic pedestrian core's role as the center of campus life and learning. Six of Penn's 12 schools are represented in buildings within the core. The remaining buildings house non-academic functions which must be managed to serve the academic mission of the University. The challenge of caring for academic buildings in the core is compounded by the fact that they are heavily used, but the responsibility for their care is not clearly defined.
Consolidate and improve the academic infrastructure within the historic pedestrian core.
Give priority to those activities that support the academic mission and foster campus life, and, where necessary, relocate other uses to the periphery. The recent acquisition of the Christian Association and the transformation of Charles Addams Hall for use by the Graduate School of Fine Arts are examples of this strategy.
Build upon the distinguished qualities of the historic pedestrian core when determining strategies for in-fill and reuse.
The historic buildings that make up Penn's campus core are among the institution's most precious resources. This high concentration of historic buildings demands the highest commitment of university stewardship and great sensitivity in the creation of new architecture. Making the upgrades necessary to meet the academic needs of today's students can be a challenge.
Activate the campus core with new residential development at the eastern and western ends of the campus.
A circle of student residences surrounding the campus core will provide round-the-clock vitality. New College Houses in Hamilton Village to the west and Hill Field to the east, along with privately developed housing on adjacent properties, such as the Left Bank apartments and other residential developments proposed to the north, will sustain a lively to-and-fro across the center of campus.
Goal Four
Invest in capital renewal and encourage rehabilitation and appropriate adaptive reuse of buildings and landscape.
While Penn has many architecturally significant buildings worthy of preservation or adaptive re-use, there are many undistinguished buildings. There is a need to develop sensitive re-use strategies for buildings to be preserved; identify interim uses for those buildings scheduled to go out of service, and plan for the obsolescence of less distinguished structures.
The University has committed significant resources to the landscape infrastructure, particularly in the historic pedestrian core. Preservation and maintenance of the pedestrian core landscape requires ongoing attention and care.
Goal Five
Enhance the vibrant and historically significant residential communities of University City.
The critical transition from the campus to the neighborhood (40th to 43rd streets) must be improved to create a permeable edge where the campus meets the community. Continued initiatives to improve University City housing and an enhanced corridor of retail activity could yield positive results for both Penn and the neighborhoods to the west.
Continue to improve residential infrastructure.
As new housing is provided for students on campus, more high-quality single family housing will become available to the west. Continued initiatives that encourage home ownership by faculty and staff will help foster more positive bonds with off-campus neighbors.
Facilitate opportunities for retail and entertainment.
New cultural, entertainment and appropriate retail initiative along Walnut and 40th streets will better serve the neighborhood and campus communities alike.
Goal Six
Connect Penn to Center City with appropriate urban development.
Despite the tremendous growth and revitalization of Center City in the last decade, and the direct connection of Center City to West Philadelphia via Market, Chestnut, Walnut and South streets, the perception remains that Penn is cut off from the City. Penn's most visible gateways to the east remain underdeveloped, with expanses of industrial land creating a perceived, if not actual, barrier.
This connective growth has already begun with the private development of the Left Bank apartments and Penn's relocation of the Facilities Services Division to the former GE building on Walnut Street.
In recent years, University City has promoted its wide variety of cultural and dining and academic programs to Center City residents and visitors. This is just one example of the many ways public-private partnerships and other collaborations can help to develop stronger ties to the community.
Identify opportunities for development to the east.
The University should seek appropriate partnerships and encourage development of the land that lies between its existing boundary and the Schuylkill River that is consistent with its vision and institutional objectives.
In Summary
Universities grow to their fullest and highest potential when guided by sound, long-term strategic planning for excellence in both their academic mission and supporting physical environment. Those plans that succeed provide flexibility and can accommodate changes in society, the economy, and the institutions themselves. Success will be found in Penn's ability to support and express those ideals that make it unique within a dynamic and unpredictable future.
In creating a vision for the campus that supports the academic mission and the goals identified in the Agenda for Excellence, this plan enables the University to make informed decisions about future growth and development; enter into productive relationships across intellectual disciplines and diverse communities; and to seize opportunities to join with public, private and institutional partners in endeavors that allow Penn to follow its intellectual pathways into the future.
Across the campus, across the city and region, across the nation and world, Penn will secure its continued leadership as a premier academic institution through active stewardship of the Campus Development Plan.
Almanac, Vol. 47, No. 24, February 27, 2001


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IAR continues its series of face-to-face meetings with members of Illinois' Congressional delegation with events with U.S. Reps. Rodney Davis on Wednesday and Adam Kinzinger on Thursday. Follow updates on the meetings at the IARbuzz blog [1], including coverage of recent events with U.S Rep. Danny Davis [2] and U.S. Rep. Bill Foster [3]. Don't see your representative on the upcoming schedule? IAR is working to secure additional meetings with the entire Illinois delegation so stay tuned!
Click here for a complete list of scheduled meetings and to RSVP. [9]
A slate of candidates for IAR's Board of Directors has been selected by the organization's Nominating Committee and Advisory Council, a move that will take the board from 106 members to 28 voting members. Read more and see the list of names on the IARbuzz blog [10].
In a recent speech on housing finance reform, President Obama supported many ideas that REALTORS® have long lobbied for including the continued access to affordable, 30-year fixed rate mortgages. Read NAR's statement [11] along with a blog post from NAR 2013 President Gary Thomas [12].
Nationwide home prices, including distressed sales, continued to see year-over-year gains in June and that is expected to continue, CoreLogic reports [13]. "In the first six months of 2013, the U.S. housing market appreciated a remarkable 10 percent. This trend in home price gains is moving at the fastest pace since 1977," said CoreLogic Chief Economist Dr. Mark Fleming.
Mortgage delinquency rates dropped 6.96 percent in the second quarter of 2013, marking the lowest level since mid-2008, according to the latest report [14] from the Mortgage Bankers Association.
Register now [15] for the upcoming webinar, "Disclosures...Revisted: Plus Updates on Cook County Fair Housing Ordinance, etc. [16]" with IAR Legal Counsel Steve Bochenek and Legal Hotline Attorney Betsy Urbance. The one-hour webinar begins at 9:30 a.m. Send your questions in advance to email@example.com [17].
Getting more out of mobile technology, tips for going paperless with your iPad and the latest apps that can help you work more efficiently are just a few of the technology trends and topics you can learn more about by attending the IAR Fall Conference & Expo [18] in St. Charles, Oct. 1-3.See a list of speakers and sessions [19] and don't forget to register by the Sept. 4 early-bird deadline for the best rate! #iarcon
This half-day "unconference" event is completely participant driven so any conference attendee can start a discussion on a topic they're familiar with, or join one of the group discussions to learn what's happening now and next in the industry.Registration is required for this FREE event [20] powered by the Illinois Young Professionals Network.
Remind your sellers that everything about their home can make an impression on potential buyers, even the contents and orderliness of their refrigerator. Read more in NAR's Styled, Staged & Sold blog [21].
Let's Talk Real Estate with Members of Congress
RSVP and find a list of upcoming meetings [22]
Golf outing to benefit the Illinois Real Estate Educational Foundation (REEF), St. Charles [23]
IAR Business Meetings, St. Charles [24]
REbarcamp 2013 powered by Illinois YPN, St. Charles [25]
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Commercial Session: How to use the REALTORS Property Resource (RPR), and Valuing Leasehold Improvements, St. Charles [26]
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Professor's poem featured online and in print
"I'm thrilled to have the sonnet viewed in cyber-space and in print," Mangan, chair of McDaniel's English department, said after learning the poem would be featured. Part of a six-sonnet sequence elegy for her father, the poem is from "Above the Tree Line," one of two published collections of Mangan's poetry.
Her work has been published in literary journals and on various Web sites. In 2003, the same year the accomplished professor received McDaniel's Faculty Creativity Award, the book's title poem was featured on the Poetry Daily Web site – chosen from "Strongly Spent: Fifty Years of Poetry," a collection published of poems from 100 poets whose work has appeared in the pages of literary magazine Shenandoah.
"Above the Tree Line" – a poem inspired by Mangan's climb above the tree line of New Hampshire's Mount Monadnock many years ago – also earned the prestigious Pushcart Prize and was published in literary magazines and anthologies.
Mangan's poem "The Light Gatherers" is now part of Hill history after gracing the 2001 inauguration of Joan Develin Coley, the College's eighth president.
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American Life in Poetry: Column 242
By Ted Kooser, U.S. Poet Laureate
There are lots of poems in which a poet expresses belated appreciation for a parent, and if you don't know Robert Hayden's poem, "Those Winter Sundays," you ought to look it up sometime. In this lovely sonnet, Kathy Mangan, of Maryland, contributes to that respected tradition.
The Whistle
You could whistle me home from anywhere
in the neighborhood; avenues away,
I'd pick out your clear, alternating pair
of notes, the signal to quit my child's play
and run back to our house for supper,
or a Saturday trip to the hardware store.
Unthrottled, wavering in the upper
reaches, your trilled summons traveled farther
than our few blocks. I've learned too, how your heart's
radius extends, though its beat
has stopped. Still, some days a sudden fear darts
through me, whether it's my own city street
I hurry across, or at a corner in an unknown
town: the high, vacant air arrests me—where's home?
The American Life in Poetry project is funded and supported by The Poetry Foundation, the publisher of Poetry magazine and administrative support is provided by the English Department of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, where the offices of the American Life in Poetry project are located and Kooser is a professor. Readership online and in newspapers is about 4 million per week.


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C & K Market Inc. confirmed to News Channel Three today that store next to the Bayshore Mall has been bought. They couldn't go into details on what company purchased the building and when it will officially close, but did say that they are currently holding a store-closing sale at the location.
Those passing by will see signs plastered on every window of the building. C & K Market Inc. said no other stores in Humboldt County are being sold or will close.
The chain has stores in Fortuna, Arcata, McKinleyville, Willow Creek and Hoopa. The Crescent City location was closed back in February.


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Now that Robert J. Duffy has decided he will not stick around for another term as lieutenant governor, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo and his top advisers must solve equations posed by New York's political calculus.
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Would a Western New Yorker help in the one region Cuomo failed to carry in 2010?
Or maybe from the downstate suburbs, where a Republican concentration always poses a challenge?
Several names already are being floated as a possible running mate, leading with Buffalo Mayor Byron W. Brown. Other locals mentioned include former Rep. Kathleen C. Hochul and Leecia R. Eve, a Cuomo administration veteran who is now a Verizon executive.
But other Democratic figures from across the state also are entering the picture, including Assembly Majority Leader Joseph D. Morelle of Rochester.
In addition, county executives, always desired because of their management experience, are mentioned. They include Suffolk's Steve Bellone and Ulster's Michael P. Hein.
Then there's Onondaga County Executive Joanie Mahoney, a Cuomo favorite who would be the wildest of wild-card picks as the ultimate political balancer. She's a Republican.
Duffy, 59, fulfilled the expectations of just about every Albany observer when he announced Thursday he would not run for a second term, adding another chapter to a string of seconds-in-command bailing out after a first term, dating from Mary Ann Krupsak leaving Gov. Hugh L. Carey in 1978.
Duffy, former mayor of Rochester, told the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle that the job took its toll on him, both physically from traveling the state in a car with a bad back and leg pain, and the time away from his family.
"It's a life decision, not a political one. I have thoroughly enjoyed my four years," Duffy told the paper.
Cuomo said Thursday that he owes Duffy "a tremendous debt of gratitude."
"Bob has not just been a great partner in governing our state – he has also been a true friend," the governor said. "I have said repeatedly that asking Bob to be New York's lieutenant governor was the first and best decision I made since running for governor, and that statement remains true today."
Now the Cuomo team must prepare for this fall's election and the expectation of a second term, with scrutiny focusing on several candidates:
• Brown – As mayor of New York's second-largest city, Brown has a good portion of today's political speculation swirling around him. He always has been considered close to Cuomo, cooperates with him politically, and reigns over the "capital" of the western region that favored Republican Carl P. Paladino in the gubernatorial election of 2010.
"He wants it," said one local Brown ally who asked not to be identified.
Thursday, the mayor issued a statement about Duffy's departure without addressing any questions about his interest or non-interest in the ticket's second spot.
"I have a very good relationship with both Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy. I wish Lt. Gov. Duffy well," Brown said. "Ultimately any decision regarding the next lieutenant governor will be made by the governor."
Brown is considered an attractive candidate after his third consecutive mayoral victory featuring a campaign that constantly highlighted Buffalo's "progress." And with only one mayor in Buffalo history (James D. Griffin) successfully winning a fourth term, many observers say it is only natural for Brown to look beyond City Hall.
As an African-American, Brown would offer racial diversity to the ticket. And he could serve as an attraction to some black voters who still may be wary of Cuomo after his primary challenge to Democratic gubernatorial candidate H. Carl McCall – also African-American – in 2002.
Brown, 55, is also no stranger to Albany as a former state senator who is viewed as capable of filling the governor's chair should the need arise.
• Hochul – The former Erie County clerk who served a brief term in Congress is considered a formidable campaigner with the ability to attract Republican votes. She barely lost to Chris Collins in 2012 in the state's most Republican congressional district.
Some who know her well say Hochul, 55, would like to hold public office again. But she is also settling in as vice president for government relations at M&T Bank, where friends say a hefty salary might deter a return to elective office.
"He has not called her, and she just doesn't see it happening," one Hochul associate said this week.
Her husband, U.S. Attorney William J. Hochul Jr., is also generating speculation as a candidate for a vacant federal judgeship in Buffalo.
• Eve – At 49, the daughter of former Deputy Assembly Speaker Arthur O. Eve is also thriving in the private sector as vice president for government affairs at Verizon, following a stint in Cuomo's economic-development office. Those who know her well say she is happy at Verizon while splitting time between Buffalo and New York City.
The Harvard Law School graduate also served as an aide to then-Sens. Joseph R. Biden Jr. and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Though Eve's name has never appeared on a ballot, she has been around government and politics her entire life. She also publicly campaigned for the second spot in 2006 when Eliot L. Spitzer was nominated for governor, losing out to then-State Sen. David A. Paterson.
State campaign finance records indicate Eve maintains an account from the 2006 effort, with more than $71,000 on hand. She is viewed as experienced and well-connected to many in New York City's Democratic hierarchy.
• Morelle – He's the second-ranking Democrat in the Assembly after Speaker Sheldon Silver of Manhattan, but it's virtually impossible for an upstate Democrat to attain the top Assembly post because of the chamber's overwhelming majority of New York City members. So Morelle, 56, could look beyond the Legislature to the executive branch.
Others question whether Morelle would want the job or whether another Italian-American male would add value to the Cuomo ticket. But, like Duffy, he has the advantage of coming from Rochester, an upstate-downstate balance that worked well for Cuomo four years ago.
In a move that may or may not prove coincidental, Morelle – always considered a close Cuomo ally – resigned last week as Monroe County Democratic chairman.
• Mahoney – The Onondaga County executive would bring upstate flavor to the Cuomo ticket and, as a Republican, rare bipartisanship. An attorney and former prosecutor, Mahoney is 49 this year and has proved a popular candidate in Onondaga County.
But Cuomo is already riling up some on the political left who say he has not proved progressive enough, and the left-leaning Working Families Party has not yet granted its endorsement to the governor. If Working Families nominated someone else that would siphon votes from the Democratic incumbent, it could provide a ray of hope to Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino.
As a result, most handicappers rate a Mahoney candidacy as a "long shot."
• Bellone and Hein – The two downstate county executives bring managerial experience and have been mentioned as potential running mates. Bellone could prove attractive in vote-rich Suffolk County, which can vote Republican.
Hein is also considered a rising Democrat, but it is questionable whether his Ulster County base would prove "upstate enough" to provide regional balance.
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Abigail Barlow, a daughter of Thomas Barlow, was born
probably around 1590-1600 and probably in England.
She married John Dunham on October 22, 1622, at Leiden
in the Netherlands. John Dunham, who was born in 1589 and died
on March 01, 1668/9, at age 80, was a Leiden Separatist and remained
in Holland when the Mayflower left for New England in 1620. He came
to Plymouth, Massachusetts, between 1628 and 1632 with Abigail, who
was his second wife, and three children from his first marriage:
John Dunham
Humility Dunham
Thomas Dunham [1,2]
Audrey Barlow was born in 1602 at Lincoln,
England, but was a resident of Lutterworth, Leicestershire, England,
when she married William Almy of South Kilworth in 1626 at Lutterworth.
He was born in 1601 probably at Dunton Basset or South Kilworth,
Leicestershire, and was a son of Christopher Almy.
William Almy came to New England first by himself
sometime before 1631 when he was recorded at Lynn, Massachusetts.
He returned to England around 1634 and came back to Massachusetts
with his wife Audrey and their children on the Abigail in 1635.
In 1637 the Almys were one of the first ten
families to settle in the town of Sandwich, Massachusetts, where
they remained only four years. In 1642 they moved to Portsmouth,
Rhode Island, where they are believed to have died in 1676 [3]
The children of William and Audrey
(Barlow) Almy were [4]:
Anne Almy was baptized at South Kilworth, England,
on February 26, 1626/7
She married John Greene of Warwick, Rhode Island.
She died on May 17, 1709
Christopher Almy was born about 1632 in England.
He married Elizabeth Cornell on July 9,
1661. He died on January 30, 1713/4, at Portsmouth, Rhode Island.
Job Almy married first Mary Unthank and second
Anstis ----. He died in 1684.
John Almy married Mary Cole. He died on October
01, 1676.
Catherine Almy married first Bartholomew West and
second Nicholas Brown Jr.


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During Prophet Muhammad's night journey and ascension the Angel Gabriel brought him a vessel of wine and a vessel of milk and he was made to choose. He chose milk, to which Gabriel said, "You have chosen Fitra." Common definitions of Fitra include, "innate predisposition" or "primordial nature." This event occurred during the Meccan period before any prohibition of alcohol. So, we know that part of choosing Fitra is conformity to an inclination toward right action we have prior to instruction. It … [Read more...]
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Chips All In, Unbridled's Note Vie in Daytona
Hillside turf specialists Chips All In and Unbridled's Note head a competitive field of eight in the $100,000 Daytona Stakes (gr. IIIT) Dec. 28 at Santa Anita Park.
Hillside turf specialists Chips All In and Unbridled's Note head a competitive field of eight in the $100,000 Daytona Stakes (gr. IIIT) Dec. 28 at Santa Anita Park.
Idle since running third n the Breeders' Cup Mile (gr. IT) last fall, Obviously will make his 2013 debut for trainer Mike Mitchell in the $100,000 San Simeon Stakes (gr. IIIT) April 20 at Santa Anita Park.
Benefiting from a patient ride, Head Heart Hoof took control leaving the turn and held off a tenacious rally by Johannesburg Smile to win the 120th renewal of the Toboggan Handicap (gr. III) at Aqueduct Racetrack Feb. 2.
Status change results in grade I winner Comma to the Top securing third graded stakes victory of his career.
It was the wrong lead but the right result for Comma to the Top, who slugged his way to victory while becoming racing's newest millionaire in an off-the-turf edition of the $100,000 Daytona Stakes Dec. 29 at Santa Anita Park.
Evan Hammonds recaps the Peter Pan Stakes, Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes and a quick Preakness preview. watch video
Drill remained perfect in three tries at seven furlongs when he rallied between horses in deep stretch to defeat pacesetter American Act by a half-length in the $98,000 Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes (gr. III) May 12.
All eyes will be on champion Uncle Mo when he makes his comeback in the $250,000 Foxwood's King's Bishop (gr. I) Aug. 27, but unlike his season debut that was light on talent, he will have to be at his best at Saratoga.
Making his stakes debut for trainer Neil Drysdale, Dreamy Kid caught hot 1-2 favorite Coil at the wire for a head victory in the $150,000 Swaps Stakes (gr. II) July 9 at Hollywood Park.
After living up to his billing with a win in the Affirmed Handicap (gr. III) last month, fast-improving Coil appears ready to strike again in the $150,000 Swaps Stakes (gr. II) July 9 at Hollywood Park.
Still smarting from their most recent losses, Smiling Tiger and Amazombie will square off in a highly-competitive renewal of the $250,000 Triple Bend Handicap (gr. I) at Hollywood Park July 2.
Coil appears to be the latest top-notch 3-year-old in the barn of trainer Bob Baffert after the son of Point Given passed his initial route test in the $100,000 Affirmed Handicap (gr. III) at Hollywood Park June 11.
Awesome Patriot and Coil, two colts previously considered for races at Belmont Park June 11, give trainer Bob Baffert a strong hand in the $100,000 Affirmed Handicap (gr. III) the same day at Hollywood Park.
Favored Bench Points, charging from last in upper stretch, nosed Runflatout in a terrific finish to the Lazaro Berrera Memorial Stakes (gr. III) at Hollywood Park May 15.
Triple Crown aspirations cast aside in a decisive loss in the San Felipe Stakes (gr. II) in March, Runflatout makes his return to action in the $100,000 Lazaro Barrera Memorial Stakes (gr. III) at Hollywood Park May 15.
With morning-line favorite Premier Pegasus scratched from the 2011 Santa Anita Derby, is it now anybody's race? Will Silver Medallion take to the dirt? Is it time for another surprise? Predict the Order
San Felipe winner and morning line favorite Premier Pegasus, owned and trainer by Myung Kwon Cho, is out due to a hairline fracture.
Premier Pegasus, Jaycito, and Bench Points had strong works April 3 in preparation for the Santa Anita Derby (gr. I) April 9.
Bob Baffert confirmed March 30 that he is leaning toward the Arkansas Derby (gr. I) for The Factor, but was still non-committal about what race his other Kentucky Derby (gr. I) contender, Jaycito, would point toward.
Twice the Appeal, disqualified in his prior start, made the most of a second chance when he collared Astrology near mid-stretch en route to a 1 1/2-length victory in the $800,000 Sunland Derby (gr. III) in New Mexico.
With three Derby preps and the World Cup, this weekend offers plenty of action. Read Blog
Astrology has been a bit star-crossed so far in 2011, but the well-regarded son of A.P. Indy will finally get his 3-year-old season started in the $800,000 Sunland Park Derby (gr. III) in New Mexico March 27.
Premier Pegasus provided a clear leader for the previously wide open 3-year-old division on the West Coast with his smashing 7 3/4-length romp in the $250,000 San Felipe Stakes (gr. II) March 12 at Santa Anita.
On the eve of his seasonal debut, unbeaten champion Uncle Mo emerged over the inexperienced Runflatout as the narrow choice in the March 11 first day of Pool 2 of the Kentucky Derby Future Wager.
Who will win the 2011 San Felipe? Will it be one of the grade I winners, Comma to the Top or Jaycito? Will it be a recent maiden winner like Runflatout or Alberatti? Predict the Order
|Breeder / Owner
|Ain't No Other
|Jerry Hollendorfer
|Bench Points
|Tim Yakteen
|Bob Baffert
|John W. Sadler
|Rudy R. Rodriguez
|Cougar II H. (G3)
|Jonathan Kiser Novice S.
|Honorable Miss H. (G2)
|Prairie Gold Lassie S.
|A. P. Smithwick Memorial Steeplechase H. (G1)


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Ahemdabad: England's current tour of India will continue despite an attack on the Indian parliament by suspected militants, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) said on Thursday."The security around the England team is already tight and is reviewed almost on a daily basis," a BCCI official told AFP."If there is a need to increase the security, it will be done. There is no cause for panic." There was no immediate word on the incidents from BCCI president Jagmohan Dalmiya.The England team refused to comment on the daring assault on parliament in New Delhi, which left at least 11 people dead. "We don't have the details of what happened in Delhi and we will only comment if it concerns us," said David Clarke, media manager for the tourists, who are currently playing in the second Test in Ahemdabad.England was initially apprehensive of undertaking the six-week tour due to India's proximity to Afghanistan where US-led strikes are taking place. Two players, Andrew Caddick and Robert Croft, pulled out of the tour citing security fears.There have been no off-field incidents around the heavily guarded cricketers since the tour began on November 14. After the second Test ends in Ahemdabad on Saturday, England will travel to the southern city of Bangalore for the final Test starting next Wednesday.The tourists are scheduled to return to India in mid-January for a series of five One-day Internationals.
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Saturday night at the Capitol Theatre brought a pair of music's most unique acts in Gogol Bordello and Man Man. The gypsy rockers served as headliners while Philadelphia's experimental rockers opened the show. All in all, the crowd was treated to an energetic and unusual night of music. Dino Perrucci shared some images from the show.


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Lleyton Hewitt has been endorsed by Goran Ivanisevic, his predecessor as All England Club champion, as capable of this week claiming his second Wimbledon title.
Ivanisevic, who lost 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 to Hewitt in the third round, said the Australian seventh seed "can win (Wimbledon) any time if he plays like this".
Hewitt, too, considers himself ideally placed, despite the prospect of meeting his nemesis, Carlos Moya, and favourite Roger Federer in the next two rounds.
Asked to compare his present form with that of 2002, his championship year, Hewitt said: "It's hard to say. But, you know, I don't think I've put a foot wrong so far. I feel like I've done everything I wanted to do so far.
"You know, you can't win a grand slam in the first week, but I've put myself in a good position to have a crack at it next week. Every match you sort of treat as a final out there. You know, I'll be looking forward to the challenge that Carlos presents."
That fourth-round match will be played tomorrow, and Hewitt is yet to drop a service game, or a set, in his first three rounds.
Nor has he spent more than 90 minutes on court against Jurgen Melzer, Irakli Labadze or Ivanisevic, whom he dispatched in 86 minutes on a slightly muted, if still significant, farewell occasion.
Hewitt did more than get through, as he has all week, continuing his strong serving form of the opening rounds, and jumping all over the famed Ivanisevic serve.
"I felt like I had a lot of opportunities to break even more out there. I just felt like I was seeing the ball really well right from the start of the match, and I felt like I served really well."
If Hewitt's game is right where he wants it to be just short of the tournament's halfway mark, then he will need all the confidence he can muster considering what lies immediately ahead.
Moya is one of only a handful to hold a head-to-head advantage over the 23-year-old, who describes the Spanish 1998 French Open champion as "another classy grand slam winner".
"It's going to be an extremely tough match," said Hewitt. "Obviously, grass isn't his favourite surface, but he's the kind of guy, as we saw at the Davis Cup final when he beat Mark (Philippoussis) on the first day, he can adapt because he's got so much class.
"I've got a lot of respect for his game, (but) I feel like I'm hitting the ball well enough to do well. (On grass) the ball is going to skid through a lot more - you know, he's not going to have the time like he would on a claycourt.
"But he's got such a good all-around game, he volleys well, a lot of people don't give him credit for... He moves extremely well. He's got a very underrated first serve, a big first serve."


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As a recipient of the Paul Collins Distinguished Fellowship, Ms. Missal performed and taught at the 2007 Festival De Musica De Santa Catarina in Brazil. In addition to performing and teaching privately, Ms. Missal has also served as a public school music educator in Texas, Colorado, and Oklahoma.
Her primary clarinet instructors include Linda Bartley and Babette Belter. Ms. Missal has also participated in masterclasses with Richard MacDowell, Susan Warner, Jon Manassee, and Ovanir Buosi.
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It's cold and snowy in Washington, D.C., but that didn't stop protesters from showing up at the White House today to demonstrate against the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Police appeared to arrest an unknown number of protesters as they sought to chain themselves to the White House fence.
The protest took place as President Obama and aides released a progress report on Afghanistan.
The review came as 60% of respondents in an ABC News/Washington Post poll said the Afghanistan war is not worth fighting anymore.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said the administration understands "the stresses that this war causes," but also believes that it is "critical to our national security" and efforts to fight global terrorism.
"I'm well aware of the popular concern, and I understand it," Clinton said. "But I don't think leaders and certainly this president will not make decisions that are matters of life and death and the future security of our nation based on polling. That would not be something that you will see him or any of us deciding."
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David's journalism career spans three decades, including coverage of five presidential elections, the Oklahoma City bombing, the 2000 Florida presidential recount and the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has covered the White House for USA TODAY since 2005. His interests include history, politics, books, movies and college football -- not necessarily in that order. More about David
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Pelvic floor exercises and dilator use by gradually increasing the size form the major treatment of vaginismus of unknown reasons.
Certain medications can be used to relax the vaginal muscles.
Lidocaine 5% topical ointment can be used to relieve the pain commonly.
Side effects are less since this is topical.
Nitroglycerine ointment also can be used --however this can cause dizziness and low blood pressure as side effect.
Another option is the use of oral medications.
Gabapentin 100 mg at bedtime and then gradually increasing the dose by 100 mg every 3 to 7 days is another good approach.
A muscle relaxant like flexeril also can be used at bedtime 5 to 10 mg.
A benzodiazepine like valium is another option.
A combination approach --lidocaine ointment and an oral medication like gabapentin may be better in case one agent does not work.
Nowadays, botox injection also is being tried to relax the vaginal muscles.
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Above recommendations are based on my experiences.
The success rate is high when medication combined with exercises and dilators.
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Do you have to pay alimony if unemployed?
If you are court ordered to pay alimony, losing your job does not automatically negate that order. However, it may give you grounds to go back to the court and request a modification of the order, terminating the alimony obligation.
If you are in the process of a divorce and become unemployed, it is unlikely that you will be ordered to pay alimony, but not impossible.
If you are in the process of a divorce and become unemployed, it is unlikely that you will be ordered to pay alimony, but not impossible.
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Do you have to pay your student loan if you are unemployed?
Six months after you stop attending college or you graduated you are required to start making payment. If you are unemployed, call your loan provider or send letter explaining… your situation and ask for deferment. Don't just keep quite, and avoid letting your loan enter a default - that will forever ruin your credit and possibly make it hard for you in any other fields.
What if you can no longer pay your alimony?
From what I have read, You go to jail. In Florida even if you are crippled, deaf, and blind, and your ex wife hit the lotto for 100,000,000$ you still must pay, even if you ha…ve been paying for 50 years. That is the great American justice in the state of Florida. Not one man has ever ever ever been relieved of lifetime alimony in this state. Amazing isn't it, not for any circumstance. Ask a Florida lawyer if you don't believe me. There are movements on the internet to stop this gross injustice but our lawmakers and lawyers don't want to here it. Florida has a law that the states interest(collecting money, not requiring people to work aor make them make any attempt to get off welfare or live off working people) takes priority over the litigants in a divorce. Amazing the high quality legal system we have. I don't know about other states but in general the law will make you support your spouse no matter how much you suffer. the state only cares about the alimony recipient. The payer has not 1 right that I am aware off. God Bless you and be ready for the mistreatment and torture our justice system will so gladly bestow on you See your family law clerk, and Legal Aid if you qualify. If you have proper documentation of hardship and/or disability, some other arrangements will be made.Jailing a homeless cripple will benefit no one, but be prepared to have this debt dog you til your dying day if the EX is getting State Aid. If she is self-supporting and has any heart left, she may let you off the hook . If you are an honest man fallen on hard times, I pray she will do the charitable thing. If you can prove she is living with another man and you are in a State that recognizes common-law marriage , this may mitigate in your favor.
How much alimony will I have to pay?
We don't know. How much does your spouse want? How much money do you make? Sometimes women don't ask for alimony when they file for divorce. If you file for divorce you …might not have to pay anything. If you make big money you'll pay big bucks. If you have a low paying job you can expect to pay less than half of your salary.
If you catch your spouse cheating will you have to pay alimony?
Almost certainly. Not true. This is determined by State statutes, and more states are taking the California route of "no fault" state meaning either party may terminate the ma…rriage for any reason and everything's split 50/50. (Barring any additional circumstances such as children, prenuptial agreements, annulment timeframes, etc.)
If a person receives alimony can the person paying the alimony legally withhold the alimony payments if the recipient is living with someone?
In the US, no, a person cannot legally withhold alimony they've been ordered to pay. Of course they can petition the court to have the alimony terminated based on the fa…ct that the recipient is living with someone else. Rather or not the court will do that, depends on the state laws.
Can a person go to jail for not paying alimony?
Yes, you can be found in civil contempt of the court order and jailed. This, of course, is a last resort, the court would first probably lien your assets and order as much as …necessary seized for payment of the arrears.
What if you are unemployed and can't pay your credit card?
There is not much that credit card companies can do to collect the money owed to them by people who are unemployed. In the event that you get a job, if you were not making pay…ment voluntarily, the credit card company could arrange to garnish part of your wages. But if you're unemployed, they are out of luck. The worst they can do is to cancel your card and give you a bad credit rating. True, there is not much a credit card can do if you are unemployed. Furthermore, credit cards or collections agencies cannot garnish unemployment, child support, social security and many others ( check with your states legal aid clinic) for unsecured debt. Become your own best advocate, Download a phone script to deal with malicious debt collectors. Become familiar with the Fair Debt Collections Practices Act. Always send your letters certified when dealing with debt collectors. Find out when unsecured debt becomes time-barred or uncollectable in your state. For example, NV =4 years. DO NOT let yourself be duped into paying an expired debt no matter how hateful a debt collector threatens you. There is no debtors prison. You will not be arrested for bad debt. This is not our fault our jobs disappeared. The banks got bailed out, and all we got is lies. lies. lies. no jobs, foreclosures, food stamps ( if were lucky) no health insurance and most of all no voice and no compassion. Be educated...be your own best advocate, and never, Ever let anyone make you feel like you have failed...
What exactly is alimony and is it only men who have to pay it?
Spousal support (also know as alimony) represents regular payments made from one spouse to the other during a separation or after a divorce. The purpose of spousal support is …to recognize the recipient spouse's contribution to the marriage and to assist that spouse to achieve financial independence where possible. Alimony can be made from man to woman or woman to man depending on the nature of the marriage. Regardless of circumstances, even when requested, for a man to be awarded spousal support. A good example was Gordon Clark, the husband of Los Angeles Prosecuting Attorney, Marcia Clark. She earned $180,000 a year, working 100+ hours a week, while he was a stay at home dad. Not only did he not get Alimony, but he was ordered to pay her child support, because she was given custody due to him being a poor example of a father. I was able to obtain a copy of the divorce file one hour before she was motioned to t\\court to seal it.
How much does Arizona pay the unemployed?
Arizona's maximum unemployment benefit is $240 per week.
Does a man have to pay alimony in NJ?
How is alimony determined? A family court has a fair amount of discretion to determine an alimony award. The New Jersey Supreme Court has established some very specific guidel…ines and formulas to determine child support. However, there are no alimony guidelines. Many courts and panels have tried to formulate alimony guidelines. However, this goal is very similar to the Cubs quest to win the World Series. It just will never happen! Many men don't enjoy paying child support, but they pay it anyway because they love their kids. However, most men are sick of their ex-wive's and they hate paying alimony. Any set of proposed alimony guidelines is just too controversial and it will never become law. New Jersey has caselaw and a statute that requires the courts to consider very specific factors when it calculates alimony. There are some guidelines and objective standards for the courts to consider, but there is not specific formula for a family court to calculate alimony. In general, New Jersey case law states that the court must consider the marital lifestyle, the supporting spouse's ability to pay, and the dependent spouse's ability to contribute to his/her own support. The alimony statute, N.J.S.A. 2A:34-23(b) states that the court must consider the following thirteen factors: 1. The actual need and ability of the parties to pay. 2. The duration of the marriage. 3. The age, physical and emotional health of the parties. 4. The standard of living established during the marriage and the likelihood that each party can maintain a reasonable comparable standard of living. 5. The parties' earning capability, education and employability. 6. The length of absence from the job market. 7. Parental responsibilities for the children. 8. The time and expense needed to acquire education or training to enable a depended spouse to obtain appropriate employment. 9. The financial and non-financial contributions of each spouse to the marriage. 10. Equitable distribution. 11. Income available and non-financial contributions of each spouse to the marriage. 12. The tax consequences of alimony. 13. Any other factor which the court deems relevant. In summary, the main purpose of alimony is to permit the dependent spouse to live the same lifestyle after divorce that she lived during the marriage.
What if i you dont pay the alimony?
It is a really, really, really bad idea not to pay obligations like alimony, child support, etc. Below are the remedies that your ex-spouse can seek against the nonpaying spou…se: The following remedies are available to the person seeking alimony: -Wage liens -Levies upon real and personal property -Garnishment of property -Garnishment of wages -Court may order the paying spouse to the pay the delinquent amount plus a certain percent interest rate on that amount. -Willful failure to pay alimony may lead to a possible increase in the amount or possible imprisonment (depending on the state)
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How much will tiger woods pay in alimony?
He paid a lump sum of $100,000,000.00!
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Do you have to pay child support if you pay alimony?
Yes you do have to pay it but if you want the cheapest deal just pay Child Support There is no such thing as the "cheapest deal" - this is not Walmart. Child support, as the …term implies, is support of the child[ren]. Alimony or spousal maintenance is temporary support of the ex spouse, until s/he can become self-sufficient. They are two entirely different things.
Why pay more on your car insurance when unemployed?
This has to do with vehicle usage. For most drivers, when employed we drive to the same familiar location regularly on our work days. Since we go there most every day, we k…now where all the school zones, stop lights and hazards are located along the way. When unemployed. the presumption is that we may be driving more often than we would normally and we may drive to many different new and unfamiliar places on any given day because we are seeking a new job. This can increase the risk that an accident will occur.
Does vanna white have to pay alimony?
Vanna White has custody of her 2 children and her personnel finances are not public
Does a husband still pay alimony if he remarries?
Yes, in many cases the husband may have to pay alimony if he remarries. However, is some cases if his ex wife remarries the ex husband may be lucky enough not to have to pay a…limony. Depending on what the agreement was during the divorce you will need to seek legal counsel. The remarriage of the husband has no effect whatsoever on his alimony obligation. You need to review the court orders.


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The statistics are scary: Bicycle accidents involving children under age 15 accounted for 59 percent of all emergency room visits in 2001; bike accidents send more than 500,000 people to the emergency room and kill more than 700 each year in the United States.
But summer's coming and nothing spells freedom to a kid like the ability to hop on a bike. What we parents want to know is: How can we ensure the experience is safe as well as fun?
Three ways, safety experts say: Be a good role model, buy a good bike and make sure your child is wearing a helmet.
"Teach the children to wear their helmets. Hands down that would be the No. 1 safety tip," says Craig Raborn, program manager for technical information at the North Carolina-based Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center.
But, as most parents know, that's easier with younger children than older ones who are more interested in fashion trends than helmet safety.
There is a solution, says local cycling safety instructor Bob Zitello—employ the "use it or lose it" strategy: Catch them one time without a helmet and lock the bike in an area where they can see it as they go in and out of the door. "That worked for my son," Zitello says.
Zitello also advises parents to teach safe cycling through example. "When [parents] go out riding with their kids, they should wear a helmet," he says. "They should follow the rules of the road. You ride a bike on the right just like you drive a car."
The area of most concern, Zitello adds, is pulling out of the driveway. "Kids don't look," he says. "They don't stop at the end of the driveway. They just swing out."
Raborn also recommends bicycle safety classes, such as those offered by the League of American Cyclists. Park districts and schools often offer classes as well.
In addition to learning how to ride safely, children should also have bikes that fit properly. "Parents have a tendency to buy a bike that is too large, saying that the kid will grow into it," Zitello explains. "What happens is the bike becomes unwieldy for the child to handle when they initially get it—which means poor stopping and rough starting."
Zitello also advises getting the bike and regular maintenance from a reputable dealer and replacing kids' bikes every two to three years.
While bicycling accident statistics might unnerve some parents, Raborn says cycling can be safe. He hopes those numbers will remind parents to teach bike safety to their kids.
"We don't want the reaction to be, 'stop riding,' " he says. "We want the reaction to be, 'learn how to ride safely.' " Ann Scanlan
Parents and kids can practice their bike safety skills at the Chicagoland Bicycle Federation's Bike the Drive event, held Sunday, May 29 on Lake Shore Drive. From 5:30 to 9:30 a.m., only bikes are allowed on the road. The route is set up for 15- or 30-mile rides, but there are many turn-arounds if you want to go a shorter distance. A festival and pancake breakfast will follow, 8 to 11:30 a.m. Cost: $35 adults, $30 federation members, $5 kids. Registration required. Call (312) 427-3325 or visit www.bikethedrive.org for more information.
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Guide Dogs of Texas in Need of Volunteers
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There are only 12 guide dog schools in the country and only one in Texas, Guide Dogs of Texas.
It's located in San Antonio our mission is to service Texans with vision impairment and make sure we can help give them their independence back, CEO of Guide Dogs of Texas, John Douglas said.
"We do things in really kind of a unique way that no other program does," Douglas said. "Our program is very customized to the needs of our clients."
Before a dog is paired up with anyone we visit them in their home and really get an understanding of their own specific needs, sometimes spending a whole day with them, he said.
"We hand select each dog based on personality and temperament," Douglas said. "We understand it's a partnership, one that relies on trust and we make sure both the client and the dog is well trained for each other."
Anyone over the age 18 and is living in Texas with a vision impairment needing a guide dog is welcome to have one Douglas said. Currently they're in such demand there is a two-year waitlist. To make them attainable by 'all' the school only asks for a $1 donation, nothing more.
"We feel that every Texan should have an equal opportunity to get a guide dog no matter their economic situations," he explained. "If they're wealthy it's a dollar, it they're poor it's a dollar."
The need for volunteers, we just want to educate as many as we can on the significance guide dogs make, Douglas said. No government money or insurance money is given to the company, putting even more importance on donations.
"By the time we place a dog with the client we have about 40 to 50 thousand dogs invested each dog, that is based on time, training and other things," Douglas said. "And all is made possible from individual donations, corporate donations and gifts from foundations."
To find out more information on how you can donate to the Guide Dogs of Texas or to become a volunteer log on to their website.
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text: SourceNADI, FIJI, February 19, 2014 (Fiji Times): The first-ever gathering of Hindus to celebrate their contribution to the country will be held in Nadi in April. The conference will be held on April 12 and 13 at the Tanoa International Hotel.Organisers of the event -- the Vishva Hindu Parishad Fiji or World Hindu Council of Fiji -- emphasized that the first Fiji National Hindu Conference was not a religious or philosophical meeting but rather, a community conference. The theme is "The contribution of the Hindu community in strengthening and building Fiji" and it will cover economic, health, environmental, social and cultural aspects. The conference will provide a platform for all Hindu organisations, temples and like-minded groups to showcase their contributions to Fijian society in general and Hindu society in particular.


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Product Bulletin
Cisco 1600 Series Memory Architecture
Cisco 1600 series routers from Cisco Systems have two memory architectures: run-from-Flash (RFF) and run-from-RAM (RFR). Router model names with an R (such as 1601 R) are RFR routers; all other models are RFF. In this document, model names without an R refer to both RFF and RFR models, except where noted. This document describes the two memory architectures used in the Cisco 1600 series routers.
Run-from-RAM Architecture
With RFR, the Cisco IOS® software image is stored in Flash memory (usually in compressed form), but is loaded into RAM before being executed by the router. Because the running software image then resides in RAM, a new software image can be downloaded and copied over the software image stored in Flash memory.
In RFR routers, only a minimal boot-helper image is stored in the ROM for disaster recovery (such as the Cisco IOS software image in Flash becomes corrupted). Initial loading of a software image into Flash memory is done over the console port or the local Ethernet port.
Because the Cisco IOS software image is stored in compressed form in Flash memory and then decompressed when loaded into RAM, the standard configuration for the RFR models contains less Flash memory but more DRAM than the RFF models.
Run-from-Flash Architecture
With RFF, the router executes the uncompressed Cisco IOS software image stored in Flash memory. RAM stores working data such as Cisco IOS data structures, network routing tables, and packets to be transmitted to and received from network interfaces.
The running software image cannot be used to download new software to Flash memory because it would attempt to overwrite itself. (However, when you are using Dual Flash Bank memory, you can download the new software image into a different Flash memory partition.)
To download a new software image without using Dual Flash Bank memory, a boot-helper image (called XBOOT) has been added to the ROM on the RFF models. The boot-helper image is a small subset of Cisco IOS software that supports only a subset of the WAN interfaces and the protocols. RFF ROM supports the following WAN interfaces. (These are all onboard interfaces, not WAN-interface-card interfaces.)
- Serial (synchronous and asynchronous) (Cisco 1601)
- Digital service unit/channel service unit (DSU/CSU) (Cisco 1602)
- ISDN S/T (Cisco 1603)
- ISDN U (Cisco 1604 and Cisco 1604 R)
When upgrading the Cisco IOS software in Flash memory, you must boot the router from the ROM image. The Flash memory can be overwritten because the Cisco IOS software that is stored in Flash memory is not being used to run the router. Table 1 is a summary comparison of these two memory architectures.
|Run-from-Flash Routers
|Run-from-RAM Routers
|Cisco IOS Software Online Download
Yes, when using Dual Flash Bank memory
|Flash Memory Use
|RAM Use
|DRAM Capacity
|Flash PC Card Capacity
|Disaster Recovery (Router Fails and Image Store in Flash Memory Is Corrupted)
Identifying the Memory Architecture from Cisco IOS Software
Use the Cisco IOS "show version" command to display some memory architecture information for your router (show in boldface in the example output):
- Amount of onboard DRAM (a type of RAM)
- Whether the Cisco IOS software is running from RAM or Flash memory
- Amount of Flash memory
Router#sh ver Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software IOS (tm) 1600 Software (C1600-BNSY-M), EARLY DEPLOYMENT RELEASE SOFTWARE 11.2(9)P Copyright (c) 1986-1997 by cisco Systems, Inc. Compiled Mon 11-Aug-97 14:10 by claux Image text-base: 0x02005000, data-base: 0x02477BD0 ROM: System Bootstrap, Version 11.1(12)AA, EARLY DEPLOYMENT RELEASE SOFTWARE (f) ROM: 1600 Software (C1600-RBOOT-R), Version 11.1(12)AA, EARLY DEPLOYMENT RELEASE Router uptime is 12 minutes System restarted by power-on System image file is "flash:c1600-bnsy-mz", booted via flash cisco 1605 (68360) processor (revision C) with 7680K/512K bytes of memory. Processor board ID 06027889, with hardware revision 00000000 Bridging software. X.25 software, Version 2.0, NET2, BFE and GOSIP compliant. 2 Ethernet/IEEE 802.3 interface(s) System/IO memory with parity disabled 8192K bytes of DRAM onboard System running from RAM 8K bytes of non-volatile configuration memory. 4096K bytes of processor board PCMCIA flash (Read/Write) Configuration register is 0x2102