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Wine of the Week, Winery of the Month – Tablas Creek 2010 Patelin de Tablas Blanc
It struck me recently I have been quite negligent in my wine reviews. Somehow I had missed ever publishing a review of Tablas Creek. How could this be? I consider myself a vocal fan, what in marketing and social media terms we refer to as a 'brand ambassador.' The term, which I use regularly in wine marketing presentations, refers to a customer/consumer (generally) that is passionate about a company and its product's and essentially is a walking billboard, compensated in no way.
If I am asked for an opinion on where to taste in Paso Robles – my answer is Tablas Creek. Name a leading US Rhone producer? Tablas Creek. US producer who makes refined, elegant non new world palate Rhones? Tablas Creek. One of my favorite xxxx varietals? Tablas Creek. I frequently gush about them on Facebook, Twitter, give them high scores on Cellartracker (although I often enjoy their wines so much, I don't take the time to pick them apart and don't always record notes.)
I am not alone, many industry writers agree. On a recent trip to Paso Robles for Hospice du Rhone, I had the good fortune to ride down with Lisa Shara Hall, esteemed Senior Editor Wine Business Monthly and author of Wines of the Pacific Northwest. We were on a tight schedule for HdR and only had time for one stop, to let Lisa experience what I thought was demonstrative of a Paso leader. This is not an easy woman to impress, as you might expect, and she was, as she complimented General Manager Jason Haas, and thanked me later.
Contribution to Rhone Varietals in Paso Robles, and North America
I am no Patrick Comiskey (writer, Wines & Spirits, Rhone lover, and working on a book on the history of US Rhones) but I have been around enough to recognize the incredible impact they have had on the proliferation of Rhone plantings in the US. You can read some of the history here.
The history of Tablas Creek and their contributions deserve far more coverage than I am going to put into a wine review, and perhaps I will re-tell their story in a separate piece. They tend to be fairly humble about it themselves, although their website is a wealth of information about Rhone varieties, and one of the best single online sources of information. Jason also publishes a blog on the website. He doesn't promote it heavily nor does it receive the full recognition it deserves – its one of the best written winery blogs in existent in my discoveries, especially if you are a Rhone lover. Jason has also played a significant role (told here) in the growth and evolution of the Rhone Rangers, and its been my pleasure to work with him this year as an active supporting member.
Tablas has played a strong leadership role in the US Rhone movement. Their assistance in helping propagate Rhone grapevines to other growers, instead of keeping to themselves. contributed greatly to the role of Paso Robles as the stronghold of Rhone wines in this country. For this reason, I select Tablas Creek, as the first of my 'Winery of the Month.'
History of Patelin de Tablas Blanc
This wine has an interesting origin and a new path for Tablas, that I wholly applaud both in conc
ept and especially in the results. Jason outline the full story in a blog post. While it sounds like a good problem to have, Tablas Creek has run out of wine several years in a row. Growth of sales, combined with drought years double hit them, with a variance as high as 7k cases less production. DTC wine sales have grown to 10k cases a year. As a result, for several years in a row, distributors received less wine than requested. This is not a good problem to have, frustration like this can result in loss of a distributor.
Prior to Patelin, Tablas Creek had never sourced fruit from the outside, it was always estate. Yet Rhone growers in Paso Robles had excess, the last few years, and many of them had planted Tablas clones. Tablas decided to combine these two phenomenon and create a relief valve. By purchasing fruit from top, sustainable local growers, for this single label, they are able to buffer demand in lean harvest years, and have a home for excess fruit in bumper harvests. Its also a few dollars less than their other white blend, Côtes de Tablas Blanc.
The two new wines are named Patelin de Tablas and Patelin de Tablas Blanc. Patelin is French slang roughly translated as "country neighborhood". Growers were chosen for the care they take in their vineyards, and for the track records of the wines that these vineyards have produced. All are in the neighborhood. The growers are named explicitly on the labels; each wine will list the vineyards that contributed fruit, with the percentage of the wine that each accounted for.
Wine Review – Tablas Creek 2010 Patelin de Tablas Blanc
As someone now making Rhone whites, bottling soon, and trying to figure out my blend, I have huge new appreciation for the complexity, and less available direct experience in Rhone wines making in Northern California that I can refer to. I am working with the same four varietals for my small personal project, and could only hope to achieve a wine of this quality.
While the Côtes de Tablas Blanc. is more Viognier based, with Grenache Blanc as the smallest component, the Patelin Blanc leads with Grenache Blanc (50%), then 33% Viognier, 10% Roussanne, and 7% Marsanne. Whole cluster pressed, and fermented in stainless steel, only native yeasts were used. Bottled in February 2011.
Vineyard sources:
- Viognier from the biodynamically-farmed Chequera Vineyard in the cool Templeton Gap
- Tablas-clone Roussanne, Marsanne and Grenache Blanc from the Edward Sellers Vineyard in the Templeton Gap
- Tablas-clone Grenache Blanc from the Dawson's Creek Vineyard in the limestone-rich El Pomar region of Templeton
- Tablas-clone Grenache Blanc from Catherine's Vineyard in El Pomar
- Grenache Blanc from the Tablas Creek estate vineyard.
Color: Vibrant, clear, pale yellow straw.
On the Nose: Stone fruit, citrus, hint of floral.
In the Mouth: Be sure to drink this at proper temperature (aka not overchilled) to experience its nuances. For a wine that is $20 retail, it has a lot of complexity. Light, pleasant and fresh, on the front palate, it picks up weight and density in the mid palate, coating the tonque, and finishing with great mouthfeel and lingering acidity, and some minerality. A pleasing combination of lemon, peach, more stone fruit and citrus. Pairs well with a variety of foods due to the mouthfeel and acidity, fish, chicken, paella,
Recommendations: Buy, drink, before gone. Priced like a house wine, drinks like Friday night bottle. $20 retail. (or join Vinsiders Wine Club, $16.) Buy it online. Look for these National distributors. You Bay area people can find it at K&L Wine as well. (11 left, hurry!) 93 Points, Highly Recommend.
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After spending some time reviewing the new boundaries which adjusted Sen. Ted Lillie's current senate district, coupled with personal decisions previously made within the Lillie family, Lillie has announced will run for reelection in Senate District 53 in 2012, which encompasses much of his previous district in Woodbury.
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The fact Calgary Flames head coach Bob Hartley said Joey MacDonald would start Sunday's game against the Dallas Stars was no surprise.
That came with the news the team was reassigning Leland Irving to the AHL Abbotsford Heat and recalling Danny Taylor.
"When we claimed Joey MacDonald off waivers we did so with the expectation that he would play games for us," Flames GM Jay Feaster said via statement. "Now that he has seen some game action we intend to use him more.
"By sending Leland to Abbotsford at this time he does not require waivers. We want Leland to go down and work on sharpening his game. At the same time this enables us to continue to evaluate Danny Taylor at the NHL level. Given (Miikka Kiprusoff's) injury, we are undergoing a process of evaluating our other goaltenders and this assignment of Leland and subsequent recall of Danny is in furtherance of that evaluation process."
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Converstions in Iowa....
Don't get my wrong. I love Iowa. I am currently in Iowa CIty, and despite the bleak (and cold!) weather today, it is a funky university town...good walking and people-watching.
But this trip (day 4 of a book tour) began with several unusual conversations:
1. on the plane from Chicago:
Seatmate: Do you know that George Beverly Shea is over 100?
Me: Who?
Seatmate: He is the singer who accompanies Billy Graham. Do you not listen to Billy Graham?
Me: Ah, no, sorry.
Seatmate: I'll now recite the lyrics of one of the songs.
2. On arrival at the airport in Cedar Rapids:
Me: Good morning. Nice to have such a cheerful cab driver.
Cab driver: This isn't a cab.
Me: It isn't? But it says on the side...
Can driver: This is a church and a school, housed within a vehicle designed for spiritual enlightenment.
Me: Oh. Ah...
Cab driver: And I am your teacher and guide.
3. In a restaurant in Iowa City
Me: I'd like a cup of hot tea.
Waiter: We don't have that. Sorry.
Me: Oh. Could you bring me a cup of hot water?
Waiter: Sure.
Me: And a slice of lemon? And maybe a tea bag?
Waiter: Sure.
The last one is my favorite.... Kind of reminds me when I went to a fast food place and wanted their combo meal with a cup of water-- not a soft drink. The person taking my order was dumbfounded and said, "Uh, we can't ring up your order correctly unless you order a soft drink." Since it was late, and I was hungry, I went ahead and ordered one with a cup of water on the side-- and promptly gave the sink a nice long drink of Coke when I came home.


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ROSEAU – Bemidji spotted Roseau a 4-1 lead after two periods and the Rams weathered a third-period Lumberjacks rally to nip BHS 4-3 Saturday here.
Matt Serratore scored 5:37 into the third stanza and again at 7:10 to bring Bemidji within 4-3. Roseau, however, was able to keep the Jacks off the scoreboard in the final 10 minutes to preserve the win.
Saturday's loss dropped BHS to 5-9-1 while the rams improved to 9-4-1.
"We came out in the third period and played hard and I was impressed with that," said Bemidji coach Wade Chiodo. "The start of the third period was a critical point in the game. We were down 4-1 and our backs were to the wall.
"But we battled back, got within 4-3, generated multiple scoring chances and almost found a way to knot it up at the end," the coach continued.
Saturday's game featured five power play goals, including three by Roseau. A sign of what was to come happened early when Bemidji's Mike Sauer was whistled for a tripping penalty 29 seconds into the action and Tanner Okeson scored 30 seconds later to give Roseau a 1-0 advantage.
The Rams upped their cushion to 2-0 three minutes into the game but BHS answered four minutes later when Noah Burns tallied his fifth of the season while the Jacks held the man advantage.
The second period proved decisive as Roseau notched two unanswered goals, both while on the power play.
Alex Strand beat BHS goalie Gabe Heifort at 9:30 and three minutes later Alex Ziegler connected.
The 4-1 score continued into the final period but Serratore sparked Bemidji's comeback bid when he capped an end-to-end rush with a backhand goal 5:37 into the stanza.
At the 7:10 mark Serratore sliced the deficit to 4-3 when his shot bounced off the goalie and into the net for a power play goal.
"In the first five minutes Roseau was up 2-0 and we could have given up," Chiodo said. "But the way we kept battling showed a lot of character and heart. I believe this team is taking huge steps forward."
Heifort finished with 49 saves while the Jacks sent 26 shots at Rams goalie Ryan Anderson.
BHS will take another road trip Tuesday when it visits Warroad.
Bemidji 1 0 2 - 3
Roseau 2 2 0 - 4
First period – 1, Ros, Okeson (Yon, Strand) 0:59 PP. 2, Ros, Okeson (Yon, Strand) 3:12. 3, BHS, Burns 5 (Christopher) 7:07 PP
Second period – 4, Ros, Strand (Castle, Okeson) 9:30 PP. 5, Ros, Ziegler (Halstensgard) 12:28 PP
Third period – 6, BHS, Serratore 11 (Sauer, Starkey) 5:27. 7, BHS, Serratore 12 (Sauer) 7:10 PP
Shots – BHS 8-8-10-23; Roseau 13-23-17-53
Saves – BHS, Heifort 49-53; Roseau, Anderson, 23-26
Penalties/minutes – Bemidji 4/8; Roseau 4/8
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Children At Play - Poem by Is It Poetry
Children of the day play two;
This past is so clean their future.
Majority if not some, n' did not have one.
Even while on the carpet we sit down.
It always speaking, how I l' liked.
I could only nor was envisaged with but listening.
its legs qu' it placed upwards and above mine.
It would increase its skirt then upwards,
upwards and to the top of around its size.
Reason of this qu' she simply said;
amused and laughing out loud.
and not, I l' did not help her, could not hear.
She always used these wrinkled breeches.
These breeches with gimlets,
always very gently not seen.
breeches and of much of being diffracted colors.
Mine being blue, his always pink.
Its legs above mine, she would take my hand.
As it helped its individual with it.
Beneeth its legs not taking any in consideration it.
when its breeches were white,
I could see well by them.
N' made its breeches forever get clear.
Although its face was also smooth qu' a mine of fishing.
qu' was also red; a beet.
Jusqu' with this qu' it l' touched.
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Iced tea is a perfect summer refresher. But the canned stuff you pick up at the supermarket is packed with sugar, and the fancy kind you buy at the upscale coffee shop is ridiculously expensive.
Making your own iced tea allows you to consume a lot less sugar and spend a lot less money. It also means you can experiment with all sorts of subtle and varied flavours. It's easy to freestyle with the wide array of teas available, from old-school orange pekoe to delicate tisanes. You can add fruit infusions or accent with fresh herbs such as lavender or mint.
Basically, homemade iced tea is simple -- you make some tea and then you make it cold -- but there are a few tips for getting good results.
Coldness tends to diminish the flavour of food and drink, and using a lot of ice cubes on a hot day will also lead to dilution, so you'll need to make very strong tea. You'll want to accomplish this by using a higher tea-to-water ratio, not by longer steeping, which can lead to bitterness. To keep iced tea clear, not cloudy, let it come to room temperature before you put it in the fridge.
If you want to sweeten the whole batch, you can stir in sugar or honey while the tea is hot. But if you want to let people add their own sweetener to the finished tea, you'll need to use simple syrup, as granulated sugar doesn't dissolve well in cold liquids. Not to worry: There's a reason they call it simple. Just heat one part white sugar to one part water in a small saucepan, stirring until the sugar dissolves. Cool, and then store in the fridge for up to three months. Simple syrup is also great to have on hand for summer cocktails.
The most homey homemade iced tea has to be sun tea, a solar-powered version in which tea and cold water are placed in a glass jar and left to steep outside for a few hours. This long, lazy infusion results in a mellow, mild drink that tastes less astringent than iced tea that's made with boiling water and then cooled. The method also avoids heating up your already hot kitchen by letting the sun do the work.
And most poetically, making sun tea is just one of those rituals -- like eating watermelon on the stoop or running through a sprinkler -- that calls up warm summer afternoons.
Sun tea is a time-honoured tradition, especially in the American south. Thousands of people are probably happily drinking sun tea right at this moment. Still, the food police do warn that there is a very small possibility of food-borne illness because the water in sun tea is not sufficiently heated to destroy bacteria.
You can minimize risk with a few common-sense steps. Do use a very clean glass container. Do not add sugar at the start of the brewing process, as it can encourage bacteria. Do use black tea and not herbal tea, as the caffeine in black tea helps to inhibit bacteria. Do not let the mixture sit in the sun for more than five hours. And if you see any ropy strands in the mix, a sign of bacteria development, you should discard the batch immediately.
Finally, if you want to avoid any risk -- or if it's a cool, cloudy day -- you can always make faux-sun tea in the fridge. Just increase the steeping time.
The recipes below offer two variations on traditional iced tea, and a sense of how easy it is to improvise with your favourite flavours. Or, you can stay old-school with a classic recipe for sun tea. Either way, try to brew up some homemade iced tea this summer, and just sit in the shade and enjoy.
Sun (or faux-sun) Tea
24 orange pekoe teabags
5.5 L (24 cups) cold water
3 lemons, sliced
Simple syrup, to taste
In large, clean, clear glass container with a tight-fitting lid, place tea bags and water. Place container in the sun and let sit for 2 to 4 hours (but not more than 5 hours), until tea reaches desired strength. Or place in fridge for about 6 to 8 hours, or until tea reaches desired strength. Remove tea bags. Add lemons and simple syrup to taste. If making in the sun, refrigerate to cool fully, or serve over lots of ice. Will keep in the fridge for two days.
Tester's notes: You can, of course, get carried away with fancy teas, but good old-fashioned and inexpensive orange pekoe works really well for sun tea. The long, lazy infusion yields a mellow, smooth and somehow sunny taste. This recipe makes a huge batch, but you can easily adjust the amounts up or down, to suit your container and your crowd, using a ratio of one tea bag to one cup of water.
See the notes above regarding food-safety issues when making sun tea.
Iced Green Tea with Mint and Lime
1.5 L (6 cups) water
6 green tea tea bags
125 ml (1/2 cup) fresh mint leaves, packed, plus more for garnish
2 limes, sliced
60 ml (1/4 cup) honey, or to taste
In a large pot, bring water to a boil, then remove from heat and let sit a minute or two. (Green tea should not be brewed with boiling water, which can make it bitter.) Add tea bags to water and steep for 5 to 8 minutes, then remove tea bags. Add mint leaves and let sit for 25 more minutes. Strain into a serving pitcher, discarding mint leaves. Add honey and lime slices and stir well. Cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until cold and serve over ice. Garnish with extra mint leaves.
Tester's notes: The combination of mint and citrus makes for a cool, refreshing drink. I used limes just to keep the green theme going, but you could easily use lemons.
Iced White Tea with White Peaches
3 L (12 cups) water
8 white tea tea bags
3 white peaches, fairly firm
30-60 ml (2-4 tbsp) superfine sugar, or to taste
In a large pot, bring water to a boil, then remove from heat and let sit a minute or two. (White tea should not be made with boiling water, which can make it bitter.) Add tea bags and steep 6 to 8 minutes, then remove tea bags and let cool for 45 minutes. Meanwhile, core and cut peaches into thin slices and place in a small bowl with the sugar. Let macerate until peaches release some juice and sugar is dissolved. Add to cooled tea. Refrigerate mixture until cold and serve over ice.
Tester's notes: This iced white tea has a delicate, slightly flowery taste. I used white thin-skinned peaches that were still firm enough to hold their shape.


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Day 1: Arrival.
Days 2-3: Day for Culture (Dambulla and Digiriya). Dambulla Cave Temple is one of the most impressive site in Sri Lanka. There are colorful and well preserved frescoes and statues of the Buddha inside the caves, which date back to the first century BC. Sigiriya Rock Fortress is famous for it's 5th century AD and view the fresco gallery of the "Heavenly Maidens". Accommodation – Center for Eco-Cultural Studies.
Day 4: Day for Culture and Flora (Kandy). Tooth Relic Palace is the temple of the Sacred Tooth, which houses Sri Lanka's most important Buddhist relic. There are thousands of worshipers, who visit the temple each day. Royal Botanical Gardens was established in 1816 and is a marvelous collection of specimens of flora of the tropical region. Accommodation – with a local family.
Day 5: Day for wild flowers and wild orchids (Nuwara-eliya). Horton Plains and Cloud forests – this area is up in the central hills off the island, nestling on a wild and windswept saddle at an elevation of 2100 meters and is a very good area to see some wild flowers and wild orchids in their natural habitats. Accommodation – Camping in Horton Plains.
Day 6: Day for Mammels (Udawalawa). Udawalawa National Park is probably the best national park for mammals, which the possibility to view elephants at close range. Accommodation – Selara Eco Hut.
Day 7: Day for Birds (Sinharaja). Sinharaja Rain Forest is the last remaining significant primary forest patch in the island, which is a world heritage forest with very high bio-diversity. Home for many Sri Lanka's endemic birds. Accommodation – Martin's Lodge.
Day 8: Day for Adventure (White Water Rafting in Kitulgala). Kitulgala is situated on a particularly delightful stretch of the Kelani river that incorporates rock-strewn section and rapids, often enclosed by high banks of tall bamboo, conditions ideal for the sport of White Water Rafting. Accommodation – Rafter's Retreats.
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Hi Jackie,
Thanks for the link. From my quick look at it there isn't much overlap of the two functions. That tool you linked to looks like something that should or will be functionality in Sigil, as the majority of it that I saw listed involves interactive editing of the ePub.
There was only one automated function I saw that would be applicable in theory and that was zeroing margins. However even that I think is too crude a thing to be doing and instead needs to be done manually IMHO. Otherwise you will lose any appropriately margined subparagraphs. It is using a sledgehammer to crack a nut and expecting to get anything edible afterwards
. If you looked at the book first to know that it was safe to do so then the function could be used, but again that sounds like it should be part of Sigil.
This plugin is about applying changes in bulk in a non interactive fashion, other than choosing your set of changes on a screen before it begins, a bit like converting files in a sense. So there are certain things that quality check can detect in bulk that it then makes sense to fix in bulk. So far it does things like removing legacy or all jackets, zeroes xpgt margins, remove missing manifest entries, remove/add unmanifested files, remove iTunes files and remove calibre bookmarks. All of these have a matching search equivalent in Quality Check.
Longer term I would think this plugin could have features to add/update the cover image, update the book metadata, add/update a jacket etc. The plumbing is there. The biggest issue to not doing these now is that the calibre code to do these features is all based around assuming an oeb object. I instead chose to load the book into the more lightweight container object, to be guaranteed that the disruption to the ePub content was minimal. So I either need to replicate the calibre code, or find a way to combine the approaches, such as also generating an oeb object to call calibre functions, and then copying the bits it has generated into my container.
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Law students and attorneys alike may think that the topic of trusts and estates is dry and tedious. The administration of estates, coupled with the filing of estate and income tax returns, does not generally lend itself to topic glorification. However, in the right context, there may be no other area of the law that is more attention-grabbing than trusts and estates. Once in a while a case comes along to prove my theory.
In March of 2013, a case of first impression was presented to a New York Surrogate's Court. In Matter of Demesyeux, 42 Misc. 3d 730 (N.Y. Sur. Ct. 2013), the Nassau County Surrogate's Court was asked to determine whether Ms. Leatrice Brewer, a mother who was found not guilty by reason of insanity of killing her three children, should be disqualified from inheriting wrongful death proceeds emanating directly from their death.
The murder of Innocent Jr. and Michael Demesyeux at the hands of their mother is undisputed. After slitting the throat of their 8 year old sister Jewell, Ms. Brewer methodically drowned each of her five- year old sons in the bathtub. Then, noticing that their sister was still alive, she drowned her and returned her body to bed. By her own admission, Brewer confirmed that she intended to kill her children to protect them from voodoo. After killing her children, Ms. Brewer tried to commit suicide by drinking cleaning products and jumping out of a two story window. When she failed to kill herself, she called 911.
The boys' father, Innocent Demesyeux, Sr. qualified as the administrator of his sons' estates and filed a wrongful death action against Child Protective Services (CPS). Discovered records revealed that for many years CPS ignored calls for help from neighbors. Apparently, Nassau County's social services agency visited Ms. Brewer's apartment two days before the killings. They found no one home, but neglected to schedule an immediate followup visit. The lawsuit resulted in a wrongful death settlement of $250,000 for the death of his sons and $100,000 for the death of the elder daughter, whose estate is separate. On March 7, 2012, the Nassau County Supreme Court issued an order that the wrongful death proceeds were to be held in escrow until the Surrogate's Court issued a decree to distribute them.
In certain New York counties, once there is a settlement or verdict in a wrongful death action the matter is transferred to Surrogate's Court for the purpose of "compromising" the proceeds, or determining the proper distribution to each beneficiary. Unlike personal injury proceeds which belong to the estate, under New York's wrongful death statute, EPTL 5-4.4, wrongful death proceeds are distributed directly to distributees in "proportion to the pecuniary injuries suffered by the decedent's distributees." However, under EPTL 4-1.4 (a) a parent may be disqualified as a distributee under the wrongful death paradigm, if the parent abandons the child. Abandonment can be defined as neglect and/or a breach of one's duty to guide and care for a child. For example, In Matter of Wigfall, 20 Misc. 3d 648, (N.Y. Sur. Ct. 2008), a mother was found to have abandoned her child when she failed to put the child in a car seat and then fell asleep behind the wheel. The child died in the ensuing car accident.
In wrongful death "compromise" matters, the Surrogate is charged with analyzing the children's distributees and creates a legal fiction, which assumes that the parent, or other next of kin, had an expectation of support from the minor child well into the future. In this case the analysis includes Ms. Brewer, the boys' father, siblings, grandparents and potential unknown heirs. The Court also would have to determine whether Ms. Brewer suffered a loss and was entitled to fair and just compensation or whether she surrendered that right when she murdered her children.
Disqualification of a distributee (or closest next of kin) when one stands to benefit from one's own wrongdoing (in the context of a guilty plea) is not a new issue in New York. In fact, the Court's decision referenced several cases in which disqualification occurred. For example, in Matter of Sabol, 180 Misc. 2d 855, (N.Y. Sur. Ct. 1999), a child's death resulted from physical abuse caused by his parents. The father pled guilty to manslaughter and the mother pled guilty to assault. The estate brought a wrongful death action against the City of New York on the basis that officials were aware of the abuse but did nothing to avert it. The Supreme Court automatically disqualified the father because he pled guilty to manslaughter. The mother was disqualified on the principle articulated in Riggs v. Palmer, 115 N.Y. 506, (N.Y. 1889) that one who takes a life should not be permitted to benefit from his own wrongdoing, but also on the basis of EPTL 4-1.4 (a) finding that she was disqualified on the basis of her abuse and abandonment of the child– a novel reading of the statute.
Unlike Sabol, what makes this case unique is that Brewer was found not guilty by reason of her mental illness. Thus, she is innocent in the eyes of the criminal court. The novel question is whether a finding of insanity in the criminal context excuses Ms. Brewer from disqualification in the wrongful death compromise civil proceeding even though the wrongful death proceeds resulted from her own reprehensible actions.
Remarkably, there is no shortage of New York rulings that a person who is found not guilty due to mental illness can, in fact, share in wrongful death proceeds. These cases were used by Brewer's attorneys to make a convincing argument as to why she should share in the proceeds. However, none of the cited cases dealt with death proceeds but, rather, inheriting directly from an estate or via intestacy. In Matter of Wirth, 59 Misc. 2d, (N.Y. Sur. Ct. Erie Co. 1969), a man killed his wife but was found to be not guilty by reason of insanity. The court ruled that he could inherit from her intestate estate. In Matter of Fitzsimmons, 64 Misc 2d. 622 (N.Y. Sur. Ct. Erie Co. 1970), a man was found not guilty of killing his parents by reason of insanity, yet was entitled to take from their estates as a distributee. In Matter of Lupka, 56 Misc. 2d 677 (N.Y. Sur. Ct. Broome Co. 1968), a husband, who killed his wife but found not guilty due to his mental condition, was allowed to inherit under her will. Despite wondering what was happening in the late 1960s in upstate New York, a reader of these decisions comes away with a sense of the courts' difficulty in grappling with two competing issues. The Court in the Demesyeux case describes it as "the equitable dilemma between two moral public policies": a not guilty verdict in criminal court which dictates that no punishment should be had for the mentally ill killer, versus whether one should have the ability to inherit from one's own wrongdoing. In this context, what is a Surrogate's Court to do?
Surrogate Judge Edward W. McCarty's decision rested on two legal principles. First, the court found that while not criminally responsible because mentally ill Brewer had the necessary mens rea, or criminal intent, to abandon her children. This disqualified her as a distributee. She admitted that she intended to kill her children (to protect them from a voodoo curse). Second, the Court drew a moral line in the sand, founded on the principle articulated in Riggs v. Palmer. The Court stated that it is one thing for a court to decide that a person should not be incarcerated for the crime and quite another for a criminal to be allowed to profit from that crime. The Court distinguished the instant case from the cases cited by Brewer's attorneys, pointing out that there were no other assets in her children's estates. The only fund was the one created by the underlying wrongful death action. This would not have existed but for Brewer's wrongful conduct.
As a result, the court adopted the eponymous "Brewer Rule" that a "person found not responsible for a crime due to mental disease or defect who has the ability to recognize that her conduct was morally wrong when undertaken shall not financially benefit from that action."
While this decision determines whether Brewer has a right to the wrongful death proceeds, other unanswered questions remain. With Brewer disqualified, who now stands to inherit the proceeds? The children had different fathers. Innocent Demesyeux was the father of the two youngest children and apparently abandoned them after they were born. One Ricky Ward was the eldest child's father and he, too, left Brewer shortly after the birth of their daughter. While not a foregone conclusion, it is unclear whether the children's respective fathers will share in the wrongful death proceeds. Mr. Ward recently was convicted of a felony and his letters of administration were revoked.
If the fathers are disqualified, then their other children, if any, could qualify to inherit under the intestacy statute. A guardian ad litem has been appointed for this purpose and to investigate the existence of any other heirs. If there were no other children, then it would seem reasonable for the deceased children's grandmother be allowed to share in the death proceeds. To further muddy the waters (if it can get any muddier!), Brewer, who is currently at the Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center in New Hampton, was reported to have given birth to another child. Under the law, that infant qualifies as a sibling and would be eligible to receive the proceeds. We will have to wait and see how the Court resolves the question of who will ultimately inherit these proceeds. Trusts and estates "dry and tedious"? Not so! Behind the nitty gritty of estate administration and tax returns, there are real-life stories about real people.


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The Liberty women's basketball team will open its 2012-13 home schedule earlier than anticipated, as the Lady Flames have been selected to host Preseason WNIT consolation round games, Friday and Saturday at the Vines Center. Liberty will face Grambling State on Friday, with Sacred Heart and Sam Houston State squaring off in Friday's other tilt.
Friday's two winning teams will match up against one another on Saturday, as will the two losing squads. All game times will be announced on Monday.
This will be the second time Liberty has ever hosted a Preseason WNIT game. The Lady Flames dropped a 59-57 decision to VCU at the Vines Center in the opening round of the 2008 Preseason WNIT.
All four teams in Liberty's consolation bracket will be looking to rebound from season-opening losses on Friday. The Lady Flames tipped off the 2012-13 season with a 63-46 setback at Duquesne, while Grambling State fell to Memphis, 92-42. Sacred Heart lost a 90-63 decision to Georgetown, and Sam Houston State was defeated by nationally-ranked Delaware, 63-31.
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J.R. Allan Rey Bilbes
Obom, has a work ethic like no other. Building a business as well as building a relationship. A great friend and Colleague!!!
Ginger Martin, L.Ac.
Obom is an incredible person. He is inspiring and smart. I would not hesitate to recommend him as a business associate or as a person.
Tara Jones
Obom is a highly respected business professional with a vast array of talents. He is very knowledgeable in his field
Bo Bortner
Obam has an excitement and belief in both people and life. This is contagious. I referred clients on mine to Obam knowing he would take excellent care of them. Not only did he exceed the clients needs but he made me look good in the process. Whenever you mix fortitude, skill, and passion you can't lose
Karen L. Hammer, CIC
Obom is a Rock Star! Not only is he an amazing leader, he has a heart of gold and would do anything to help his team succeed… He takes "No Man Left Behind" to a whole new level!
Renee Girifalco RN, BSN
Obom is a great leader with an amazing story. He and his wife Ana have and continue to help many individuals achieve their goals.
Trevor Scofield
Obom is an enthusiastic, dedicated individual who works to help others find the best in themselves which brings success not only for them but for the company as a whole. He is fully engaged in his work and someone who lights up a room and brings excitement to everyone working with him.
Jimi Ferris
Is a true leader within our organization and is building a global team of Brand Partners
Vincent Patton, Ed.D
Obom Bowen is a very conscientious and motivated young man that has done exceptionally well for himself as an entrepreneur. He shows tremendous enthusiasm and dedication to his work.
A proud military veteran who has served his country, I would highly recommend Obom to a position of trust and responsibility.
Dawn Fleming
Obom is an incredible visionary and leader. He has a huge heart and loves to help people reach their full potential.
David Jacobson
Every organization should have Obom work for them. He is knowledgeable, diligent and passionate about Nerium.
Ron Nash
I had the pleasure of meeting Obom a few years ago in a group of transitioning vets. Within the least amount of time I knew that Obom was "different". He didn't seem to have the same uncertainty that his peers had.
While Obom may not have known what he was going to do next, he did have that one thing, "A sense of purpose". He had a certainty that resonated across the room in a very position way.
One thing I can say is that I'm not surprised that Obom is the model of a successful human being.
I don't say success in the sense of someone who has figured out how to make lots of money. But, in the sense of someone who continues to bring humility into the world while making lots of money and mentoring others to do the same. Obom is someone who really cares and loves people.
It gives me great pleasure to write this recommendation.
Bill Brust
Obom has a genuine interest in helping other people. His honesty and forthrightness sets an example for others in his organization. He has a very high degree of integrity and you can count on his dependability. Obom makes an excellent presentation of his products and services with sincerity. I would highly recommend Obom to help build your business.
Rachel Rowen
Obom is a fantastic person inside and out. I trust him as he has proven himself to be an amazing leader.
Justin LeBlanc
Obom is a hard worker with a premium on honor, courage and commitment. As a fellow service member I can attest to his integrity and passion for a high level of excellence in everything that he does. He is a master marketer and can bring value to any organization with a product or service to sell.
Sheila Bennett
Obom is a superior leader at all levels of management. He leads his team by his example with dedication and service to others. He is tireless, and will do everything to ensure others succeed along side him. He ensures every member of his team knows the way to promote to the top of the Nerium Corporation.
Debbie Page
Obom has a passion that is like none other. Excellent leadership skills.
Steven Figueroa
Obom is a highly infectious person. I was a student in his care at REBOOT, a program that helps military veterans find and chase after their passions.
Due to his commitment and candor, I know he helped many people make the transition from military to civilian. I retired on a Saturday and began a new career on the following Monday… in no small part due to his help.
Mark O. Smith
I have had the privilege of working with Obom in business and as an entrepreneur for many years however our relationship began in the military. Obom is a sold leader and a take charge type of guy. Simply put if you want to get something done call Obom.
Sandra Campbell
Obom has done exceptionally well in teaching and encouraging those he leads.
Marilyn Diamond
OBOM BOWEN is a superb worker, a talent beyond all expectations. I have known him for quite some time. I am honored to recommend him. He's the person you want to work with to experience a network marketing success.
Tammy "Izzy" Romalatti Byler
Obom is one of those extraordinary humans that the world could use more of. While working with Obom, his attitude in the face of extremely difficult situations inspired me and countless others. His example of putting others firsts, dedication to commitment and follow through are second to none. If you have the opportunity to work with Obom in any capacity, you should take it. Your life will be richer for it and that is not an exaggeration.
Henry Freidenberger
I work hand-in-hand with Obom Bowen in the network marketing and direct selling industry, we became students of personal development and created a Master Mind Group.
Dave Edmiston, M.D
Obom Bowen is one of those unique individuals you meet only a few times in your lifetime. He is positive, energetic, visionary, and tireless in his desire to help others and make the world a better place…His integrity and work ethic are exemplary and outstanding…This is a person you need to know better, work with, learn from, and be helped by…Obom is a wonderful answer to many things!
Jalen Rollins
Obom is an amazing leader, mentor, business man, friend and author. I have been blessed to know Obom for a few years now and can truly say I have learnt so much from him. I have watched Obom and his wife climb to the top of this company, making themselves one of the top income earners. Their hard work and dedication has paid off tremendously. But most importantly, they are focused on helping others succeed before themselves. Which I count as true leadership. I wish him and his wife much great success in the future!!
Steve Lee
I work with Obom and get to know him and Ana. They are true professionals in what they do. Teamwork and team build are two of their biggest gifts. Love this couple for their hearts and servant leadership.


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Adventure and freedom is really important.
I am fun, spontaneous, and curious, like to express myself, i'm a thinker also.
I like to socialize, meet new people and see what the city has to offer, i really enjoy travelling to south america as well.
Trying to help people find jobs.
Enjoying going to events, meeting people and networking as well.
communication. dancing, sports, getting along with strangers.
starting and running businesses.
coming to america, spaceballs, back to the future
coldplay, dave matthews, michael jackson
mexican, chinese, indian, italian (greasy and tasty stuff)
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Handmade Gold bracelet Love Badineries Alice Hubert
Handmade bracelet Love by the Paris designer Alice Hubert. The designer transmits a message through its creations with provocation and seduction. Each creation is handmade by Alice Hubert herself with the cooperation of others french craftsmen. Badineries is a jewelry collection with subtle messages about love.
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Red Jumpsuit Apparatus release new album/discography
477 MB, are you kidding me
I saw this in that Adoseofbuckley video, they posted it on their facebook. Band is shit
I totally forgot about that until today.
Lots of nostalgia with Don't You Fake It but I can't stand them now
Why did I waste half a gig of memory on this crap?
You downloaded it?
I clicked on it by mistake and yeah.
I'll toss like 90% and keep the not-shitty stuff
I think I'll just download all their stuff tomorrow to piss them off
Lol at that vid Wut a bunch of twats
These twats still exists ?
Don't You Fake It is the only decent thing they've done.
Downloaded by mistake? You have to go through 3 bpages just to get to it. Please. But honestly, not sure why they are releasing it for free. Regardless, I'm not wasting half a gig to download it.
Alright, I kept 5 songs. The rest is in my recycle bin.
Clicked on it by "mistake"
Chariot from that latest EP of theirs was a fantastic song. Almost everything else they've ever made has been gah-bage though...
Anything like Chariot on here?
Go away!
Digging: Stargazer (US) - Tui La
I like Face Down and like maybe Your Guardian Angel on a good day but the rest is in the trash
I went ahead and listened to the new album for you all and it's not that good guys.
Digging: Fog - Ether Teeth
False Pretense is their only song that I played more then once... and I played it three times. But hey, it's free, in the worst case scenario I'll just increase my objectivity.
didnt even know these guys were still going
Please tell me these guys aren't this stupid.
Digging: Brand New - Science Fiction
The Grim Goodbye is kinda cool.
Dislike the rest.
Seventeen is just a test
They just did this as a take-that.
Yea I thought it was sort of commendable at first until I watched your vid. Like they are treating that photographer like a
piece of crap, you guys are RJA you should be happy people are even still trying to take your picture
At least they don't try to fuck kids.
Lol, these guys are asshats.
Face Down is the only good thing they've ever made. Good memories on that track, though, let me tell you.
was excited to hear Damn Regret again, been a while.
download because of this
no damn regret.
try and forget
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Type of Document Dissertation Author Broussard, Jan Elizabeth URN etd-10312011-155643 Title Student Problem Solving Communication Processes While Completing Multimedia Case Studies: A Look into the Relationship Among Levels of Collaboration, Problem Solving Processes, and Problem Solving Performance on Individual and Group Levels Degree Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Department Educational Theory, Policy, & Practice Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Lou, Yiping Committee Chair Mitchell, Roland W Committee Member Kennedy, Eugene Committee Member Mbarika, Victor Committee Member Greckhamer, Thomas Dean's Representative Keywords
- technology
- case studies
- problem solving
- collaboration
Date of Defense 2011-10-21 Availability unrestricted AbstractIn an effort to better prepare students to become productive members of the work force, educators must grant students the opportunities to become critical thinkers. Students need to be able to learn to inquire, create, and think critically in order to obtain meaningful information from the abundance of knowledge that is accessible to them through the Internet and the World Wide Web.
This quasi-experimental study examined the effects of online collaborative problem solving processes during a multimedia case study.
Sixty-one students in two undergraduate management information systems classes agreed to participate. The experimental class, section 01, was required to use the online collaboration forum to discuss the multimedia Powertel Case Study with their group members, while the control class, section 02, was not. Analyses were run to determine any differences in the two sections on actual learning, perceived learning, and attitudes toward MIS. This study also investigated the problem solving process in the online discussion forum and the relationships of that process with actual and perceived learning, as well as attitudes toward MIS.
Results of the study indicate that there were no significant differences in the media used to communicate with each other in collaborative groups, but instead the difference resulted from the depth and breadth of the contributions. For those students who participated in the online collaboration forum, it was clear that the better the students were at participating in the discussion forum, the more positive their attitude toward MIS became and the more confident they became in their own abilities concerning MIS.
This research indicates that the students increased their actual learning and reported positive evaluations of the Powertel Case Study. Students reported that the case study was useful in improving higher order thinking skills. Multimedia case studies used in the MIS classes, therefore, can provide a venue for students to improve the teamwork and higher order thinking skills needed upon entering the workforce.
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Mock Crochet Slouchy Hat by Dayna Scoles
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Mock Crochet Slouchy Hat
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This fun slouchy hat is made on the purple 48-peg Knifty Knitter adult hat loom. The stitches used include e-wrap knit, purl, and the mock crochet stitch. The unique mock crochet stitch is completely explained in the pattern and adds an interesting texture to the crown of the hat.
The green hat is knit with Bernat Softee Chunky yarn, which is a 5 (bulky yarn).
Because the mock crochet is a little tricky, I would suggest that an advanced beginner attempt this pattern.
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The Piano Sonata #16 in C Major, K. 545 is a musical work composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the late 18th century.
Commander Tucker played the first movement of the piece ("Allegro") for the Cogenitor in his quarters aboard Enterprise NX-01 when the Vissian had requested asylum aboard the ship. (ENT: "Cogenitor")


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Join Us for the 2010 SCASL
Awards Luncheon
(ticket required)
Awards Luncheon Agenda
Introductions - Amanda LeBlanc, SCASL President
Presentation of SCASL Awards - Betsy Long, SCASL Awards Chair
No Book Left Unread - Martha Alewine, SCDOE Library Media Services Consultant
AASL Commendation - Ann Martin, AASL immediate Past President
SCASL 100% Regions - Frankie O'Neal, SCASL Regional Network Director
Conference News and Updates - Joe Myers, SCASL President Elect
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Haut Gap Middle School Steel Drum Ensemble
SLMS of the Year: Marilyn Heath, Ralph Chandler Middle School
Simpsonville, SC; Greenville County Schools
Sponsored by Follett Software Company
Marilyn Heath has been a classroom teacher and teacher librarian for 24 years, working at the middle school, high school, undergraduate, and graduate levels. She is presently the media specialist at Ralph Chandler Middle School in Simpsonville.
Marilyn earned her MLIS from the University of South Carolina in 1989 and her doctorate in Educational Leadership with a major in Curriculum and Instruction in 1999. She became a National Board Certified Teacher in 2003.
In addition to being a frequent presenter at the state and national levels, she is the author of two professional books. Electronic Portfolios: A Guide to Professional Development and Assessment (Linworth, 2004), was given a Distinguished Achievement Award as the best professional development book for 2005 by the Association of Educational Publishers. Her new book is MLA Made Easy: Citation Basics for Beginners (Linworth, 2010).
Administrator of the Year: Sharon Kazee, Dean and Vice President for Arts and Academics;
The South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities; Greenville, SC
Sponsored by East Educational
Sharon Kazee is the Dean and Vice President for Arts and Academics at the South Carolina Governor's School for the Arts and Humanities. As an educator for over 30 years, Ms. Kazee has taught instrumental and vocal music and has served as an administrator both at the school and the district level. Prior to working at the Governor's School, Ms. Kazee was the Fine Arts Coordinator with Greenville County Schools, and was previously the Curriculum Specialist for Performing Arts with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools in Charlotte, North Carolina. She is the recipient of several awards, including the Ben Craig First Union Teacher of the Year Award for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School District, the South Carolina Art Education Association's Distinguished Art Advocate (2008) and the South Carolina Alliance for Arts Education's Leadership Award (2009). Recently, Ms. Kazee was named one of Greenville Talk Magazine's 25 Most Beautiful Women.
Ms. Kazee serves on several local, state, and national boards of directors, including the Arts Schools Network, the SC Arts Alliance, the SC Alliance for Arts Education, the Arts in Basic Curriculum Steering Committee, the Greater Greenville Chamber Board of Governors, and the Greenville Arts in Public Places Commission. Her experience includes teaching music courses at Converse College, the University of the South, Wingate College, and Davidson College. Ms. Kazee is an oboist, having performed with organizations such as the Cleveland Women's Orchestra, the Cleveland Philharmonic, and the Salisbury, N.C. Symphony. She is currently working on her doctorate at the University of South Carolina in Educational Leadership and Policy.
Ms. Kazee is married to Tom Kazee, Provost and Executive Vice President at Furman University. They have two children, Nicole, who is a professor at the University of Illinois Chicago, and Geoffrey, who is working on his degree in golf course turf management.
Paraprofessional of the Year: Anna Casto,
Lakeside Middle School; Anderson, SC
Sponsored by Ralph Davis, Salem Press
Anna R. Casto born and raised in Morgantown, WV. She graduated from West Virginia University in 1971 with a degree in Secondary Education and a minor in Library Science. Since then she has been employed in a number of positions in a variety of library settings. These include: employment by the State of West Virginia at the State Library (1971-1974); a position in Wood County, WV as a Children's Librarian and part-time Reference Desk staff (1974-1976); a part-time position in Bishop Elementary School in Bishop, CA as a library assistant (1976-1978); an administrative assistant at St. Peter's United Methodist Church pre-school in West Palm Beach, FL (1987-1993); and most recently, media clerk at Lakeside Middle School in Anderson, SC (1993-present.) She is married with two children.
Nancy Jane Day Scholarship: Sharon Matney;
Currently enrolled in Master's program at USC in SLIS; Chapin, SC
Sharon Matney is in her final year of the School Library Media Program at the University of South Carolina. She is currently interning at Chapin Elementary School under the supervision of Mrs. Kristen Nebesky Lawson. Sharon plans to complete her second internship in fall 2010 and graduate with her MLIS degree and recommendation for certification in K-12 school library media in December 2010. Since beginning the program in fall 2008, Sharon has maintained a 4.0 average and worked as a graduate assistant for Dr. Donna Shannon. She is looking forward to her future as a practicing school library media specialist and fostering lifelong learning in students through promoting information literacy, media literacy, and a love of reading.
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New Orleans — It might be the most used street in the city, according to officials, but its potential just hasn't been met.
That's why city leaders are now in the process of preparing to do a comprehensive study on the Claiborne Avenue corridor, a 3.9-mile portion of the busy roadway that, in total, runs from the Jefferson to St. Bernard parish lines.
Dubbed "Livable Claiborne Communities," the study will focus on the area from Napoleon Avenue to Elysian Fields Avenue and between Broad Street on the lake side and to Danneel Street, Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard, Rampart Street and St. Claude Avenue on the river side. It will look at transportation and neighborhood revitalization with examinations of everything from economic development to walkability to the possible removal of the elevated Interstate 10 that soars over Treme.
The federally and locally funded $2.7 million study will be completed in August.
Three goals of the plan will be livability, or quality of life issues, sustainability and equity, such as access to education and jobs for all residents, said Austin Allen, with DesignJonesffice of Place-based Planning, said that ultimately there will need to be unity in the plan to make it successful while taking into account the unique qualities of each neighborhood.
And, he added, the work is more than just discussing the removal of the I-10 overpass, though that likely will be the largest focus as the final document is prepared and debated.
"This is a fairly large piece of geography," he said of the corridor that extends past its namesake avenue. "We're looking at the broad context. We're interested in the full breadth of this corridor."
Planner David Dixon, who led the team that was responsible for the city's master plan that proposed removing the I-10 Claiborne overpass, said the final corridor plan will need to focus not only on what makes the avenue better for commerce and transportation but what makes the surrounding neighborhoods better for citizens who live there.
"This is not an infrastructure project," he said. "It's a people project."
Housing needs to be connected with jobs to ensure strong communities that also are fully populated, he said. He said that's been something of a challenge since Hurricane Katrina flooded 80 percent of the city, driving away many residents and leaving some areas a patchwork of new or remodeled homes and vacant lots.
The Claiborne Corridor had between 22,000 and 23,000 households before Katrina, he said; today, the figure might be closer to 14,000, with about 5,000 new homes being planned or built.
Another key goal of the study, he said, is to ensure neighborhoods like Broadmoor, which have rebounded well since the storm, keep the momentum going behind their progress.
"More than anything, we want to strengthen and preserve neighborhoods like this," Dixon said., a local urban planning agency involved with the study.
Since the Claiborne Avenue Corridor traverses so many different neighborhoods, city officials said they needed to hold a series of meetings to introduce residents to the idea and to prepare for their feedback since each area will have different needs.
In Treme, for example, there are many who for years and at similar meetings have said that they would like to see the elevated Interstate 10 torn down in hopes of restoring the neighborhood that they say the interstate destroyed. In Broadmoor, at the opposite end of the corridor, the needs are largely different than transportation, with drainage, housing stock and quality-of-life issues a priority, officials said.
Speaking to a small crowd that gathered Wednesday night at Andrew Wilson Charter School in Broadmoor, one of five neighborhood and regional meetings held since Saturday, Bill Gilchrist, director of the mayor's O


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On the Issues
How do you propose the Legislature closes Maine's budget gap?
We must grow our economy. We should undo the big, new tax breaks for the wealthy and invest in our schools and our communities instead. For more information on any issue, please feel free to contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com or by phone at 866-4333.
Do you think same-sex marriage should be legal in Maine?
Do you support school choice?
I support public education in Maine. We must take every step to make sure our public schools offer all children the best possible education.
Do you think Maine's school consolidation program has been successful?
I support the goals of reducing administrative costs and allowing more money for teaching, but the program has not succeeded as planned.
Do you think Maine should expand MaineCare as proposed by the president under the Affordable Care Act?
The MaineCare expansion is paid for federally. To not provide that care would be wrong. Health care should be a right, not a privilege
What is the biggest thing Maine can do to attract more jobs to the state?
Invest in our schools. An educated workforce and strong dedication to R&D will help us to regrow old sectors and create new ones.
Do you support lowering the state income tax? What state spending would you cut to make up for the loss of revenue?
I do not support the tax breaks given to the wealthiest by the Republicans last session. We must work to build a fair tax code.
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What should the state do to lower energy costs?
We should continue to invest in alternative energy projects like tidal power and offshore wind.
Should Maine place more restrictions on abortion?