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122 arrested after Pittsburgh narcotics investigation
$163K worth of drugs seized in Carrick, Knoxville, Sheraden, Elliott, Hazelwood
It was a silent sweep of suspected drug dealers that is just now being revealed. Pittsburgh police are revealing what eight months of drug crime fighting has accomplished.
Photos: Hazelwood drug suspects
Photos: Carrick/Knoxville suspects
Photos: Sheraden/Elliott suspects
In Sheraden and Elliot: 47 drug arrests and nearly $31,000 worth of drugs seized.
In Carrick and Knoxville: 59 arrests and more than $107,000 worth of drugs confiscated.
In Hazelwood: 16 people arrested, $25,000 in drugs seized.
Police displayed photos of the faces of 122 people arrested, showcasing alleged street and mid-level drug dealers across these five mostly southern or western city neighborhoods.
More than two dozen guns and $120,000 in cash were also seized by city narcotics detectives with help from state attorney general agents. Authorities say the Pittsburghers arrested are from all walks of life and their ages range from mid-teens to mid-sixties.
"Most of them are (suspected of working) independently, but we will have small groups of four and five. Usually it isn't more than that," said Police Lt. Robert Roth.
Tips and complaints were phoned in by citizens to the city's narcotics detectives or the mayor's 311 hotline. Investigations triggered search warrants and weeks after weeks of arrests adding up.
"It is worth it. That's what started all of this. So, because these people called in, all these arrests were made," said Assistant Police Chief George Trosky.
"When people call in, they give us very specific information like, 'Hey, these people are coming to this house, between these hours' and everything else. It helps us narrow down the exact times, so it makes it easy for us to investigate them," said Roth.
Police said heroin was the biggest drug involved, followed by crack cocaine.
Authorities say when you make a drug tip to police about problems in your neighborhood, you can remain anonymous.
Arrests: 59
Firearms seized: 15
Vehicles seized: 2
Currency seized: $106,892
Street value of drugs seized: $107,535
Arrests: 47
Firearms seized: 8
Currency seized: $12,553
Street value of drugs seized: $30,866
Arrests: 16
Firearms seized: 3
Currency seized: $2,984
Street value of drugs seized: $25,065


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07 September, 2009
Jirka (Czech rep.)It was absolutely amazing. My firt U2 concert (second was this year (2009) again in Poland. Vertigo was amazing. Very hot during the day, and in the evening was raining. After 9pm U2 started playing and rain stopped. I could not believe I was there a I saw them live.

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Parenting a child with special needs takes special planning. Take steps now to arrange for your child's well being, both today and tomorrow. Areas to consider include your child's legal, financial, medical, and educational needs. These same concerns exist if you are the caretaker or guardian of an adult with special needs.
Creating and planning your estate is vital to meeting your child's future needs. Key tools include wills, guardianships and special needs trusts.
Update your Last Will and Testament.
A will declares how you want your estate to be distributed and allows you to select a guardian for your child when you die. It may be especially important to prevent asset distributions to a child with special needs.
If parents die without a will, generally state law will distribute assets to the children. Assets in excess of $2,000 distributed to a person with a disability may jeopardize government benefits, adversely affecting the quality of life for a person with special needs. Work with an attorney to ensure your will addresses your child's needs.
Write a letter of intent.
A letter of intent is another important document parents should have. Although not legally binding, this document provides direction for the person or persons who will care for your child or other dependent with special needs.
The letter should detail medical history, daily care needs, housing and services, as well as your specific wishes and expectations as they relate to your child's future. It is a working document for the future caregiver to follow.
One of the best ways to get started developing this letter is to think of a day in the life of your child. What are his or her habits? What are his or her routines? What makes him or her upset?
Share the letter of intent with the person(s) who will be caring for your child. Discuss it. If you aren't comfortable that they share your views or that they are willing to respect them, you may want to reconsider your choice. A letter of intent is often the most important part of the plan.
Set up a guardianship or conservatorship.
A guardianship or conservatorship is a legal mechanism that grants an adult legal power to make decisions for another person, one who is considered incapable of making decisions himself or herself. In the case of a minor child, generally guardianship or conservatorship will terminate when the child turns 18 or, in some states, upon marriage if the child marries before age 18.
There are also different types of guardianship or conservatorship, each of which grants the guardian or conservator different powers.
General Conservatorship or Guardianship of the Person and Estate
This type of conservatorship or guardianship typically provides full decision-making powers—with respect to finances, medical decisions, living arrangements, etc.—for a person deemed to be unable to make decisions or perform necessary tasks on his or her own.
Limited Conservatorship or Guardianship
Powers of a conservator or guardian can often be limited to reflect the needs of the individual who is incapacitated or disabled, and laws in a number of states specifically provide for the appointment of a limited conservator or guardian for certain individuals with developmental disabilities.**
These types of arrangements are often used in special needs cases. A limited conservator or limited guardian is appropriate for individuals whose conditions impair their ability to care for themselves or their property, but not to the extent that a general conservatorship or full guardianship is required. For example, California law provides that a limited conservator may be appointed only:
A limited conservatorship or limited guardianship encourages maximum self-reliance and independence of the adult with developmental disabilities by giving the conservator or guardian power only over those activities that the individual is unable to handle.
* Use of terms such as guardian or conservator and their meanings vary according to state. You should seek the advice of your own legal counsel to determine whether these kinds of mechanisms are available in your state and applicable to your own circumstances.
** Developmental disabilities generally are severe, chronic disabilities attributable to mental and/or physical impairment which manifest before age 22 and are likely to continue indefinitely. They result in substantial limitations in three or more areas: self-care, receptive and expressive language, learning, mobility, self-direction, capacity for independent living, and economic self-sufficiency, as well as the continuous need for individually planned and coordinated services.
Consider alternatives to guardianship and conservatorship.
Depending on personal circumstances, avenues other than guardianship and conservatorship relationships may exist that can help an individual feel more independent and minimize legal involvement. For example, if your child only needs assistance managing his money, he may be eligible for help through the Supplemental Security Income program (SSI) offered by the Federal government.
If appropriate, an SSI Representative Payee can be designated to receive and disburse SSI money on behalf of your child, a function that might otherwise be performed by a court appointed guardian. The Representative Payee must make an annual accounting to the Social Security Administration on how funds are spent.
Another option is Durable Power of Attorney, whereby the individual who has a disability allows certain decisions, such as medical, property, or living situation, to be made by another person, on his behalf, without court intervention. A Special Needs Trust can also be effectively used by a trustee to manage the finances and personal effects of a person who has a disability, rather than a court-appointed general guardianship or conservatorship.
Federal Citizen Information Center, January 2002, Revised: January 2006, This Life Advice® guide about Planning for Your Child or Other Dependent with Special Needs was produced by the MetLife Consumer Education Center and reviewed by the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Exceptional Parent Magazine.
Many well-intentioned parents don't realize that an inheritance may cause problems for special-needs children. Under current federal law, any inheritance of more than $2,000 disqualifies them from federal assistance. Get skilled legal advice on these and related matters.
Trusts, in general
Very generally, a trust is a legal entity which permits one person, the donor, to give something to a second person, the trustee, with qualifications that it must be used for the benefit of someone else, the beneficiary.
Assets are owned by the trust. The trustee is usually given the power to manage those assets (e.g., to sell assets, to invest trust funds). In addition, in the case of a special needs trust, the trustee has the discretion to use trust assets for the benefit of the child with special needs. Trusts are governed by state laws and should only be drafted by an attorney who is familiar with this area of law. In addition to legal fees, there may be costs associated with transferring assets to, and administration of, a trust.
The primary advantage a special needs trust offers over a direct gift or inheritance is that, if arranged properly, the assets in the trust do not actually belong to the beneficiary. In this way, the trust can provide benefits to an individual but not cause the individual who has a disability to be disqualified from government programs.
A special needs trust holds title to property for the benefit of a child or adult who has a disability. The special needs trust can be used to provide for the needs of a person with a disability and to supplement benefits received from various governmental assistance programs. Special needs trusts typically provide for:
Special needs trusts also may allow a trustee to give the beneficiary money for:
A trust can hold cash, stocks, personal property, and real property. It can own and/or be the beneficiary of life insurance. Special needs trusts also can be used to protect personal injury settlements or judgments from jeopardizing government benefit eligibility. Most importantly, special needs trusts can help parents coordinate their estate plans and provide peace of mind that their child will be provided for.
Federal Citizens Information Center, January 2002, Revised: January 2006, This Life Advice® guide about Planning for Your Child or Other Dependent with Special Needs was produced by the MetLife Consumer Education Center and reviewed by the Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Exceptional Parent Magazine.
But that takes sufficient financial resources—and protection in the event one or both parents die.
Figuring out what your dependent is likely to need is tricky. Ask yourself: What type of life do you envision for the individual with special needs? How much money will he/she need for quality lifetime care?
Start answering the question by estimating your child's current monthly expenses (whether the costs are paid by you, private insurance, etc.). Annualize these costs. Then, assuming a modest interest rate, determine the lump sum amount you will need to produce that much income on an annual basis without depleting principal. Of course, this does not take inflation or other factors into consideration.
If you are just beginning to accumulate assets to fund a special needs trust, there are a variety of funding options. Discuss these options and which ones might be best for you with an insurance agent, financial planner or other financial professional who specializes in special needs trusts.
A special needs trust can contain personal property, such as artwork. Keep in mind, these assets may not be readily converted into cash. A value of a home also is susceptible to market fluctuation. Moreover, you may want the family home to stay in the family and not have to be sold to provide necessary care.
Investments, like mutual funds and stock, are another funding option. These types of options, however, do not generally provide a guaranteed amount of income due to market fluctuation and other factors. Retirement plans may offer another option. You may be able to name the trust as beneficiary for any death benefit provided by the plan.
Life Insurance
Many special needs trusts are funded, at least in part, with some type of life insurance. Life insurance provides an alternative that can create an asset. Insurance proceeds are generally paid free of income tax and, as long as the estate is not named as beneficiary, usually outside probate. It also can be free of federal estate tax when properly structured, and it allows you to provide the cash needed to provide for your child with special needs, while keeping the rest of your estate intact for your other family members.
Here are descriptions of the basic types of life insurance.
Term life insurance offers protection that insures your family for a specified period of time–usually anywhere from one to 20 years. A term policy pays a benefit if you die during the period covered by the policy. If you stop paying premiums, the insurance stops. These policies do not build a cash value.
Whole life insurance or permanent insurance provides protection, as well as a cash value. Additionally, many companies pay policyholders an annual dividend. Dividends provide both flexibility and increased value to your life insurance policy. They can add more coverage to your overall insurance benefits and can build a sizable cash value. They are not, however, guaranteed. Of course, life insurance should not be purchased solely for accumulation. Its primary purpose is protection.
Universal life insurance is flexible. These policies are interest-sensitive and permit the owner to adjust the death benefit and/or premium payments, within limits, to fit the individual's situation. Your premiums are credited to an accumulation fund, from which costs are deducted and to which interest is then credited. As with whole life insurance, the cash value is yours. You may withdraw it or borrow against it at any time. Read your policy carefully to understand how loans and withdrawals affect the death benefit.
Variable life insurance is for those who want to tie the cash value of their life insurance policy to the performance of the financial markets. You decide among several investment options how your net premiums are to be invested. While monies invested in the investment options have potential for growth, such funds are subject to market risks including the loss of principal. In other words, some may make or lose money depending upon the performance of the market and the investment options you select.
Survivorship life insurance is a joint insurance policy taken out on the lives of two people that provides death benefits on the second death when the money is needed the most. Since the policy premium pays one death benefit, the premium can be substantially less than separate stand-alone policies. There are many types of survivorship life insurance policies. Check with your attorney and insurance agent to determine the policy that will best meet your needs.
Your individual needs and the needs of your child will help determine which type is best for you. Insurance policies often contain limitations, exclusions, reductions of benefits and terms for keeping them in force. Be sure to ask for full details regarding the policy and its costs.
Financial planning is important for everyone. When you have a special needs child, it becomes crucial.
Spend some time thinking and talking with family members about what you would like to achieve financially. What would make you and them happy? What would be fulfilling? Would you like to start your own business? Retire early? Acquire a vacation home? Pursue a hobby? Travel?
If you have a financial planner, this would
be a good time for a consultation to review your plan.
Unique tax benefits are available to families with individuals who have special needs. Doing your homework may help you save money.
If the special needs child attends a special school (or is in an institution) for the main purpose of alleviating his handicap by using the facility's resources, then the cost of the child's lodging, meals and transportation is deductible, as are the costs of supervision and care. Regular schools can be classified as a "Special School" if the school has a special curriculum for mentally disabled individuals.
If the child is receiving private tutoring by a specialized teacher, the IRS has ruled that it is deductible. Similarly, special education that is provided for dyslexic children is deductible.
Prescribed vitamin and equestrian therapies are deductible, as are the transportation and conference fees for medical conferences and seminars. For 2006, parents of special needs children could deduct $.18 per mile for medical-related travel and transportation. For 2007, the allowable deduction is $.20 per mile. Additionally, lodging costs up to $50 per day are deductible, excluding the cost of meals.
"Unreimbursed Medical Expenses are deductible only to the extent that the Tax Payer itemizes their deductions (Schedule A) and they exceed 7 and ½ percent of their Adjusted Gross Income (AGI) [10 percent of AGI for the Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT).]"
Some credits are also available to parents of special needs children. For example, if parents were to adopt a special needs child, they might be eligible for an $11,390 credit, regardless of expenses. In order to claim such a credit, the child must be under 18 or be physically or mentally incapable of taking care of themselves. Additionally, the child must be a U.S. citizen or resident and have required adoption assistance. The taxpayer-parent is allowed to claim the credit in the year that the adoption becomes final. This credit is phased out for taxpayers with adjusted gross income exceeding $170,820.
Another credit parents should be aware of is the Earned Income Tax Credit, which is available to taxpayers with a "qualifying child." Parents should note that the definition of a "qualifying child" has been expanded for disabled children: If a child has special needs, then she is a qualifying child regardless of age, as long as the child resides with the parents. Also, in such cases, there is no gross income limitation.
To ensure you are taking advantage of all the tax benefits and credits available to you, consult with an attorney whose practice focuses on working with families of special needs children.
Academy of Special Needs Planners
Raising a child is expensive. Raising a child with disabilities is even more expensive. The unique supplies, equipment, treatments, and procedures such a child needs can strain even affluent parents.
State and federal government programs, community resources, Social Security benefits, private foundations, medical insurance and special education resources provide aid. Consult city, county, state and federal agencies for help in answering financial aid questions.
Generally, government benefits are paid to a disabled dependent child, based on family income. But once a child turns 18, these benefits are awarded based on the child's own assets and income (even if the child is still living at home with the parents).
The most important public benefit programs are Medicaid and Supplemental Security Income (SSI).
Medicaid is a state-administered, federally reimbursed program that pays for needed medical care for eligible persons. An applicant's medical diagnosis, finances and age are used in determining eligibility. To apply for benefits, contact your local Medicaid office or the state health department.
SSI is a federal program that provides income from the federal government to certain individuals with disabilities. Cash benefits are paid each month, up to the "Federal Benefit Rate." To apply for SSI, contact your local Social Security Administration office.
Eligibility for both of these programs is based on need, as well as disability. A person is not qualified to receive SSI if he or she has "countable resources" in excess of $2,000 or "countable income" in excess of the Federal Benefit Rate. Keep in mind that gifts or inheritance are "countable resources" and may reduce payments received or cause the child to lose SSI benefits for up to three years. Also, assets in a special needs trust may be claimed by Medicaid upon the death of the beneficiary if Medicaid paid benefits while the trust was in effect. Medicaid laws and the laws pertaining to special needs trusts vary from state to state.
Contact your local Social Security Administration office for additional information.
Medical bills for special needs children often start with neo-natal intensive care. As they get older, medical expenses can mount. Having comprehensive coverage is an absolute must.
Obtaining medical insurance authorization for specialized services and products, such as therapy or medical equipment, can be complicated. The following are tips to better manage your medical insurance and get much needed benefits paid:
Making the most of your medical insurance can be time consuming and sometimes exasperating. However, being the parent of a child with special needs also means being his or her advocate. By being organized and proactive, you can give your child the best possible quality of life.
As a special needs parent, take steps to make sure your child gets the best education possible. Job one: knowing what the law mandates.
Early Intervention
Early intervention provides support for infants and young children who have disabilities or developmental delays. Early intervention services include but are not limited to identification and screening, occupational therapy, speech pathology, and physiotherapy.
The services are provided for the purpose of lessening the effects of the conditions and enhancing the child's development. Early intervention can have significant impact on the child and the family by reducing the number of special services needed, reducing stress and frustration, and possibly making the child indistinguishable from mainstream classmates.
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), which amended the Education For All Handicapped Children Act, requires that children with disabilities receive:
In order to assure that your child gets the best possible education, this law includes two protections: Individualized Education Program and Due Process.
Individualized Education Program (IEP)
An IEP is a written statement about your child's abilities and impairments required under the IDEA. It's developed by you, school district personnel and educational professionals who have evaluated your child's abilities. In some cases, the school nurse or primary health care provider should be included. The IEP must be revised at least annually for all children with disabilities.
Due Process
Due process generally requires that no changes are made in a child's IEP without certain procedural protections. The scope of this is not absolute but due process provides a mechanism for resolution of disagreements.
Before entering an IEP meeting, parents should understand what their overall rights and responsibilities are:
Funding for skills development and job training is limited. Waiting lists can last for years. What to do? Support your child in the transition between school and work.
For many young adults with special needs, the goal is achieving some degree of independence through work.
Given the potential obstacles to reaching this goal, it's critical for parents to get involved early and seek advice from professionals, including an attorney whose practice focuses on special needs and a local disability advocate.
It's also helpful to gain some understanding of the disability employment "landscape," and what it may mean for your child.
The Employment Picture
The National Collaborative on Workforce and Disability found that only 26 percent of working-age adults with disabilities are employed either in a job or their own business.
While a combination of federal initiatives, private endeavors and technological advancements have made a difference, many individuals with disabilities continue to face obstacles to employment. Several laws have addressed this issue, most notably the groundbreaking Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990.
How Your Child Can Prepare
If your child hopes to join the workforce, even part time, planning will be key. According to the PACER Center, a Minneapolis-based national organization that assists families with transition issues, parents should begin planning five to 12 years before the child's graduation.
The transition process is formalized under IDEA, which requires special education programs to provide students with transition planning at age 14. Specifically, a written transition plan must be incorporated into the child's Individualized Education Plan (IEP).
The plan should reflect the vocational interests of the child and draw on the perspectives of transition team members, including parents, teachers, disability advocates, vocational rehabilitation (VR) specialists and adult service providers. The IEP team must provide expert assessment of the child's skills and, no later than age 16, direct the student to the appropriate, district-funded skills development programs.
The team also must ensure that the student's progress is measured on a regular basis to determine whether additional services are required.
Throughout the transition process, parents need to take an active role. Parents are responsible for registering their children with local disability service agencies that serve adults. Parents also may need to take the lead in seeking out employment opportunities during the high school years, so their children can gain a "real life" perspective on the world of work.
After graduation, young adults who qualify for Supplemental Security Insurance (SSI) of Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) may be eligible for additional skills development programs as well as "customized" or "supported" employment programs.
Offered both through VRs and private agencies, customized employment helps connect qualified applicants with employers and ensure that employees have all the resources necessary to succeed in the workplace. Parents should be aware that once a child is employed, earnings will have an impact on disability benefits.
Caring for your child is demanding and can be isolating. Don't be a hero. Get help when you need it. Consider the following organizations:
Alliance of Genetic Support Groups
4301 Connecticut Ave. NW, #404
Washington, D.C. 20008
The Alliance of Genetic Support Groups is a non-profit organization dedicated to helping individuals who have genetic disorders and their families. Its toll-free helpline is a resource for consumers and professionals looking for genetic support groups and genetic services.
National Council on Disability
1331 F Street NW, #1050
Washington, DC 20004
The National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent federal agency making recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting some 54 million Americans with disabilities.
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities (NICHCY)
PO Box 1492
Washington, DC 20013-1492
NICHCY is the national information and referral center that provides information on disabilities and disability-related issues for families, educators, and other professionals.
National Organization for Rare Diseases (NORD)
PO Box 8923
New Fairfield, CT 06812-8923
A federation of more than 140 non-profit voluntary health organizations serving people, NORD provides assistance to support groups, healthcare and human service professionals and advocates for people with rare disorders and disabilities.
S.N.A.P. (Special Needs Advocate for Parents)
West Coast Office: 1801 Avenue of the Stars, #401
Century City, CA 90067
1-888/310-9889, 310/201-9614.
East Coast Office: 30A Vreeland Rd., Suite 130
Florham Park, NJ 07932
1-877/348-6497, 973/236-9887
S.N.A.P. is a non-profit, public benefit corporation that provides information, education, advocacy and referrals to families with special needs children of all ages and disabilities.


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Dana F brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 73 Designs von 16 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Need a logo to be used in various mediums: website, stationery, signage, etc.
Our client has recently changed their name from Kingwood Landscaping to Warren's Southern Gardens. First, we need a logo design that will then be used in developing a fully functional website. There is another garden center in the area, http://www.kingwoodgardencenter.com, the logo/color scheme should be very different from that of this business.
Warren's Southern Gardens is a beautiful nursery with recently added barnwood additions for an added Southern-style charm. The logo will be used in a variety of mediums, to include signage, business stationery, advertisements, website, etc.
In choosing words to describe the logo they're looking for, they used "sassy", with emphasis on "Warren's", perhaps being in cursive, but definitely set apart from Southern Gardens. Perhaps a flower could be incorporated into the logo. Should conjure imagery of Southern Gardens Magazine, the South, and outside wonder. They want to see several very different designs and color choices, not 20 of slightly varied logos. They are not a big box store and want nothing that would lend itself to that type of imagery
- Logo that has attitude and yet looks good in black/white, as well as whatever color pallet is selected
- anything too flowery, not looking for green color
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Total Coverage: Stoner Hands of Doom XII (Conclusion)Posted in Features on September 3rd, 2012 by JJ Koczan
UPDATE 2:03AM: I hardly drank at all this weekend — three beers Thursday, two Friday, three yesterday and one today — but I've got a Palm open now writing on the deck where I'm staying and the moon is two days past blue but still bright enough to obscure most of the stars. Could be worse. Easily.
While I've still got my adrenaline up from Iron Man ending off Stoner Hands of Doom XII at the El 'n' Gee in New London, Connecticut, I wanted to take a couple minutes out and note one more time what a tremendous experience this was, covering the fest front to back like this for all four days. It's been wild, tiring, exciting, tiring again, also wild, though still tiring, but most of all it's reinforced in me what's most enjoyable about SHoD, and that's the sincerity and passion with which it's put together and presented.
On that note, I owe thanks to Rob Levey, to Cheryl Levey and to Connie Crader and the whole SHoD crew, who were gracious enough to change out shirt sizes from the raffle box (no way that size large Pilgrim shirt is getting over my head, let alone onto my body thereafter), to everyone I met along the way, especially Johnny Vomit, whose counsel was both wise and vehement, Pete and Chris, Davis Zaius, and all who came up and said hey, that they'd read my stuff before or were keeping up with these posts over the course of the four days. Of course Evil Fanny, whose legacy goes without saying. Joe Wood, whose class continues to boggle my mind. The list of awesome bands pretty much reads like the whole feature itself, so I'll let that stand, but it was great of course to see Negative Reaction, Admiral Browning, Curse the Son, Summoner, Roadsaw, John Wilkes Booth, Black Thai, Infernal Overdrive, Ichabod, Revelation, Akris, Devil to Pay, Kin of Ettins, Black Cowgirl, Elder, Black Pyramid, on and on of old and new friends. I lift my quickly depleting Palm in your honor and hope that if I left you out, you'll understand that it's only because I'm terrible and please forgive my terribleness. Whether I mentioned you or not, thank you for reading.
Last but not least — actually it's first, if we're using my heart as the metric — thank you to my loving wife, The Patient Mrs., without whose indulgences conceptual, practical and financial, none of this would be possible. Ever. She continues to astound on a daily basis more than I have words to say, and as I sit and listen to the ocean roll in and my pulse rate finally seems to be coming down, I can barely begin to express my astonishment and appreciation. If anyone out there is reading this, I'm the luckiest boy you know.
Tomorrow I'll try to hit up some of the days' worth of emails and Facebook messages I've neglected to this point, but other than that, it'll be persistent vegetative state as much as I can possibly get away with it. We'll resume some measure of normality on Tuesday, and I may have some more general SHoD-based observations throughout the week — if nothing else there are more pictures I want to post — but this'll officially end the "Total Coverage" feature for Stoner Hands of Doom XII, so once more and as always, thank you, thank you, thank you for reading.


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"Leave It to Lamas" star Shayne Lamas was stopped on suspicion of DUI charges on Saturday, Access Hollywood has confirmed.
"Early Saturday morning, after consuming one drink, I willingly drove through a mandatory check point on my way home with complete confidence of passing," the 24-year-old reality starlet told E! News. "However, the breathalyzer indicated that I was over the legal limit of blood alcohol content and was arrested onsite.
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Shayne said she only has herself to blame for the incident.
"I take full responsibility for my lack of judgment. I have always strived to be a role model for my friends, family and fans and have never nor will ever condone drinking and driving. I apologize for all those I have disappointed, including myself," she continued in the statement.
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Sophie Turshen
Class of 2010
Major/Minor: Anthropology
Campus Involvement
Sophie Turshen is a Senior and second year intern for the OSA. In the time spent at WC she has constantly looking for new ways to get involved. As a senior she has continued for a second year with the Leadership Internship focusing on helping other students in leadership development as well as remaining a resource for any students or organizations that seek help. She has started the Leadership Committee this year which meets twice a month to do leadership development programming.
Sophie is an Anthropology major with a focus in Gender studies. She is also a music minor as well as a music enthusiast as she plays violin, viola, piano and sings. She is very involved with the music department but wishes to further her experience within the year.
Sophie is also very involved with the WC Hillel, the Jewish organization on campus. This year the Hillel plans to go far holding several events that will give more insight into Judaism and have a good time as well.
On top of what she has accomplished in the past Sophie has also taken over as co-president of Safe Ride. Safe Ride is a student run organization that provides safe transportation for students who need a ride. This program has made a huge impact to not only the WC students but to the Chestertown community as well. She has been involved with this program as a freshman in Safe Ride's second year. So far she has helped make progress in making it more accessible as well as constantly finding ways to improve the program.
"Everyday is an adventure, and I only hope to make the most of it!" ~Sophie


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Helen B. Everts, PhD. Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN
Vitamin A is essential for the development and maintenance of multiple epithelial tissues, including skin and hair (Frazier and Hu, 1931, Peck and DiGiovanna, 1994, Wolbach and Howe, 1925). The skin takes up circulating retinol and can either store it in the form of retinyl esters or metabolize it to retinoic acid (RA, the active form, (Roos et al, 1998). Cellular retinol binding protein (Crbp, tentative gene symbol Rbp1) binds this retinol and interacts with either lecithin: retinol acyltransferase (Lrat) to esterify it for storage or retinol dehydrogenase (Roldh) to oxidize it to retinal (Napoli, 1999). Dehydrogenase/reductase (SDR family) member 9 (Dhrs9; aka eRoldh, hRODH-E2) is one enzyme that catalyzes the oxidation of Crbp-bound, as well as free, retinol to retinal in numerous epithelial tissues (Everts et al, 2005, Markova et al, 2003, Rexer and Ong, 2002). Retinal is oxidized to RA by retinal dehygrogenases 1-3 (gene names Aldh1a1, 2 and 3, (Napoli, 1999). Expression of the cellular retinoic acid binding protein type II (Crabp2) was also associated with the ability to make RA (Bucco et al, 1997, Napoli, 1999). Crabp2 also carries RA to the nucleus, where it shuttles RA to retinoic acid receptors (Rars) and increases transcriptional efficiency (Budhu and Noy, 2002, Dong et al, 1999, Sessler and Noy, 2005). Three Rars have been described (Rar alpha-a, Rar beta-b, and Rar gamma-g), which bind DNA and regulate transcription of specific genes in an RA dependent manner. Therefore, it can be assumed that expression of these binding proteins, enzymes, and receptors indicate sites of RA synthesis and action. This assumption is supported by similar localization patterns between defects seen in vitamin A deficient rat embryos and Aldh1a2 and Aldh1a3 null mice with immunohistochemical and in situ hybridization localization patterns of enzymes and binding proteins involved in RA synthesis (Bavik et al, 1997, Blentic et al, 2003, Dupe et al, 2003, Niederreither et al, 2002, Niederreither et al, 1999). To obtain predictions of where endogenous RA fits into the signaling network that regulates the hair cycle, as well as to better understand the physiological pathway of RA biosynthesis and signaling we characterized the localization of the complete system for RA biosynthesis and signaling including Crbp, Dhrs9, Aldh1a1, Aldh1a2, Aldh1a3, Crabp2, Rara, Rarb, and Rarg during the hair cycle by immunohistochemistry in wax stripped C57BL/6J mice (Everts, Sundberg, King, Ong; J Invest Dermatol, in press).
We found that all components necessary for RA biosynthesis and signaling were present throughout the hair follicle in a hair cycle dependent manner. During telogen, Rars predominated in the cycling portion of the hair follicle. During anagen RA synthesis enzymes and Crabp2 increased. The whole system necessary for RA synthesis and signaling was present in several sites, including the sebaceous gland, dermal papilla, and most layers of the differentiating hair follicle. There were several changes in the RA synthesis and signaling localization pattern during the anagen to catagen transition. These include: a switch in Crabp2 localization from the cells outside the bulge (stem cell niche) to cells within the bulge (stem cells); a decrease in Rara in the dermal papilla and connective tissue sheath, except those outside the bulge (stem cell niche); and an increase in Crbp and Crabp2 within the lower, regressing, follicle. By catagen VII, Dhrs9 and Rars decreased in most of the cycling portion of the hair follicle. Components of RA synthesis and signaling were not always all in the same cell layer. Since retinal and RA are diffusible between cells it suggests that epithelial-mesenchymal interactions are important in this tissue as was seen for other epithelial tissues. In addition, in some sites expression of the RA synthesis and signaling pathway flowed through different stages of differentiation, with the most differentiated cells expressing the final proteins in this pathway- nuclear Crabp2 and Rars. This was most evident in the sebaceous gland during early-mid anagen. This localization pattern suggests that RA regulates epithelial-mesenchymal interactions in the stem cell niche and bulb, anagen induction, differentiation of all layers of the pilosebaceous unit during anagen, and catagen induction. Future studies will examine these functions in depth. These data predict that blocking RA synthesis would most likely also block differentiation of the entire pilosebaceous unit resulting in metaplasia as was seen during severe vitamin A deficiency in the rat (Wolbach and Howe, 1925). More mild reductions in endogenous RA synthesis may reduce sebum production, cause hair medulla defects and/or prolong anagen. The localization of endogenous RA synthesis and signaling also revealed sites where exogenous RA could disrupt the balance of liganded vs. unliganded Rara and Crabp2 leading to the reported toxic effects including hyperproliferation of the epidermis, skin fragility, and hair loss. For example, during anagen Rara may act to repress transcription within the connective tissue sheath and dermal papilla. The decrease of Rara in the connective tissue sheath and dermal papilla during anagen VI/catagen I would remove this inhibition and trigger catagen. When exogenous RA is given during anagen, it would disrupt the balance of liganded to unliganded Rara and activate transcription of RA target genes, such as Transforming growth factor, beta 2, to induce premature catagen, as was reported (Foitzik et al, 2005). This highlights the need for a better understanding of endogenous RA function and the regulation of endogenous RA synthesis, which could lead to better treatments without unwanted side effects. We are also examining the expression of this system of endogenous RA synthesis and signaling in the hair follicles, sebaceous glands, and epidermis of human skin affected by cicatricial alopecia and mouse models of this disease to provide clues as to the etiology and pathogenesis of this disfiguring disease, provide markers to distinguish CCCA from other primary cicatricial alopecias, and predict novel therapeutic targets.
Bavik C, Ward SJ, Ong DE (1997). Identification of a mechanism to localize generation of retinoic acid in rat embryos. Mech Dev 69: 155-167.
Blentic A, Gale E, Maden M (2003). Retinoic acid signalling centres in the avian embryo identified by sites of expression of synthesizing and catabolising enzymes. Dev Dyn 227: 114-127.
Bucco RA, Zheng WL, Davis JT, Sierra-Rivera E, Osteen KG, Chaudhary AK, et al. (1997). Cellular retinoic acid-binding protein (II) presence in rat uterine epithelial cells correlates with their synthesis of retinoic acid. Biochemistry 36: 4009-4014.
Budhu AS, Noy N (2002). Direct channeling of retinoic acid between cellular retinoic acid-binding protein II and retinoic acid receptor sensitizes mammary carcinoma cells to retinoic acid-induced growth arrest. Mol Cell Biol 22: 2632-2641.
Dong D, Ruuska SE, Levinthal DJ, Noy N (1999). Distinct roles for cellular retinoic acid-binding proteins I and II in regulating signaling by retinoic acid. J Biol Chem 274: 23695-23698.
Dupe V, Matt N, Garnier JM, Chambon P, Mark M, Ghyselinck NB (2003). A newborn lethal defect due to inactivation of retinaldehyde dehydrogenase type 3 is prevented by maternal retinoic acid treatment. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 100: 14036-41.
Everts HB, Sundberg JP, Ong DE (2005). Immunolocalization of retinoic acid biosynthesis systems in selected sites in rat. Exp Cell Res 308: 309-319.
Foitzik K, Spexard T, Nakamura M, Halsner U, Paus R (2005). Towards dissecting the pathogenesis of retinoid-induced hair loss: All-trans retinoic acid induces premature hair follicle regression (catagen) by upregulation of transforming growth factor-beta 2 in the dermal papilla. J Invest Dermatol 124: 1119-1126.
Frazier CN, Hu C-K (1931). Cutaneous lesions associated with a deficiency in vitamin A in man. Arch. Intern. Med. 48: 507-514.
Markova NG, Pinkas-Sarafova A, Karaman-Jurukovska N, Jurukovski V, Simon M (2003). Expression pattern and biochemical characteristics of a major epidermal retinol dehydrogenase. Mol Genet Metabolism 78: 119-135.
Napoli JL (1999). Interactions of retinoid binding proteins and enzymes in retinoid metabolism. Biochim Biophys Acta 1440: 139-162.
Niederreither K, Fraulob V, Garnier JM, Chambon P, Dolle P (2002). Differential expression of retinoic acid-synthesizing (Raldh) enzymes during fetal development and organ differentiation in the mouse. Mech Dev 110: 165-171.
Niederreither K, Subbarayan V, Dolle P, Chambon P (1999). Embryonic retinoic acid synthesis is essential for early mouse post-implantation development. Nat Genet 21: 444-8.
Peck GL, DiGiovanna JJ (1994) Synthetic retinoids in dermatology. In: The Retinoids: Biology, Chemistry, and Medicine, 2nd edition (Sporn MB, AB Roberts and DS Goodman) Raven Press, Ltd.: New York, 631-658.
Rexer BN, Ong DE (2002). A novel short-chain alcohol dehydrogenase from rats with retinol dehydrogenase activity, cyclically expressed in uterine epithelium. Biol Reprod 67: 1555-1564.
Roos TC, Jugert FK, Merk HF, Bickers DR (1998). Retinoid metabolism in the skin. Pharmacol Rev 50: 315-333.
Sessler RJ, Noy N (2005). A ligand-activated nuclear localization signal in cellular retinoic acid binding protein-II. Mol Cell 18: 343-353.
Wolbach SB, Howe PR (1925). Tissue changes following deprivation of fat-soluble A vitamin. J Exp Med 42: 753-777.


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So...... Ever since I graduated from one of those "compact Macs," I've been using the old Apple Displays.... first a 17 incher and then a 20, then a 23.
I got the 20 incher at a garage sale here. The seller was a bit of a techie, and he explained that before his Apple Warranty expired, he took his screen in (the one he was selling) and had the backlights replaced. I always loved how bright it was.
A few years ago, I graduated to a 23 incher. It seemed a bit darker than the 20 incher, but.... I got a fancy piece of calibrating software, and just grew to love it.
Today, after my nap, I woke up the computer from its nap, and the power light on the screen was flashing two short and one long. Took me a couple minutes, but found out it refers to the backlight failure. And.... yes, I could confirm that the top of the screen was definitely darker.
So.... still had the 20 incher kicking around. Using it now. And damn.... is it bright! Love it. But not happy to be back in the land of 20 inches again. And unless I elevate it, it also changes (slightly) the ergonomics of being in front of the computer and the angle of my neck. Sigh.
So.... I guess this is a stupid question.... but I love those old Apple Cinema displays. Is it worth it to get the 23 incher repaired? Or should I just give up and get a new one from large "Box" chain store? I found a 24 incher online for $129. But.... it's HDMI. I don't have HDMI. LOL. I have a 2008 Mac and it's DVI.
Appreciate any feedback. And... anyone ever get one of the old Cinema Displays repaired? How much does getting the backlights repaired run anyway?


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JohnTWolff necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 968 diseños de 164 diseñadores freelance.
Whimsical logo needed for global sewing site. We ultimately want to be the destination/brand for all sewing activities. Get it right and your logo should be synonymous with sewing for most of the online world. (Yeah, we're that ambitious. Our motto: Sewcratic, the future of sewing.)
(A Socratic dialog: a form of inquiry and debate between individuals asking and answering questions to stimulate critical thinking and learning.)
Think streaming video, plentiful Web 2.0 commentary and networking about styles, techniques, patterns... Now design the drop-dead iconography for it.
Anyone from sixteen to seventy-six. Anyone who sews, or wants to sew. Male or female, novice to 7th Avenue fashion designer. We want to be the destination for not just the passionate sewing aficionados in the world, but all those simply wishing to learn how to sew a button.
Think sassy, fun, more aligned to couture than craft. (We are definitely not your grandmother's sewing site—however, Grandma should feel comfortable too.)
Avoid a "crafts" feeling. All lace will be taken out back and shot. Think clean, vibrant, modern, whimsical, elegant. Also, something that scales gracefully from brochure to thumbnail.
COLORS: As users will upload a riot of patterns and pictures and colors, we're thinking a Zen–ish, monochromatic site palette: white, grays, black, with orange as the highlight for links and buttons. Logo should play nice with these, against simple white or simple black. (Astonishing colors in the logo may cause us to revise our site palette, though.) Absolutely no pinks, please.
IMAGERY: We're leery of a sewing needle with thread as it's both hackneyed and hard to reproduce (but hey—if you can do MOMA-enshrined, killer image that survives reduction to a postage-sized GIF, we'll ship you the champagne.) Preferable objects: buttons, buttons becoming globes, spools of colorful thread, swatches of fabric coming together, a glistening thimble... You get the idea space.
TYPE: If you can reduce the world of sewing to a cunning, artful bit of typography, by all means go for it, we'd love it; we adore type. However we like icons too.
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Sewcratic. The future of sewing.
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How two Boulder 16-year-olds garnered 16,000 downloads for 99 cent iPhone app
In the crowded smartphone app marketplace, getting noticed is about as important as developing a solid program. If that attention comes from Apple, it's like winning the app lottery.
That's what happened to a pair of 16-year-old Boulder High School juniors last month after they released an app called Finish to help with a problem most kids deal with: procrastination.
"I came up with the idea during finals week of 10th grade, a little over a year ago," said Ryan Orbuch, who developed Finish with his buddy, Michael Hansen. "I had seen myself and so many of my friends struggling, getting really stressed over finals and getting really stressed over school in general."
Hansen coded the program, and Orbuch worked on the user interface and user experience, essentially the design and marketing side. The stand-out feature in the app is its sliding timeframe system, which allows users to assign near-term, mid-term and long-term dates to tasks.
Short term is up to three days, mid-term is four days to one week and long term is anything beyond that. When a task creeps up, the app automatically notifies the user.
"It really lets you get both the immediate close-up view of what you have to do today and tomorrow, and the mid- and long-term, the farther out (stuff), so it's pretty much impossible for anything to sneak up on you," Orbuch said.
The folks at Apple caught wind of Finish when tech blog TechCrunch wrote about the app shortly after it was released Jan. 16.
Apple threw its marketing weight behind Finish, promoting it in the productivity section of the App Store and reaching out to journalists about Orbuch's and Hansen's story.
How significant is the recognition? There are more than 1 million apps in the Apple App Store, and research firm Canalys estimates that two-thirds receive fewer than 1,000 downloads in the first year.
"When we speak with app developers, many are concerned about monetization or platform fragmentation, but the number one problem they face is getting their apps noticed,' Canalys senior analyst Tim Shepherd said last summer.
Finish, which requires iOS 5.0 or later, is available in the App Store for 99 cents. Finish has scored an impressive 4.5-star average out of 170 ratings, with 123 users giving it the full 5 stars.
Orbuch said the app has received 16,000 downloads as of Monday. Operating under the company name of Basil, Orbuch and Hansen are considering releasing an Android version and perhaps hiring developers, though they would need to raise some capital.
But first, prom is just a few months away, not to mention senior year.


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Minnesota lawmakers have entered the waiting phase of the debate over a new two-year state budget.
Now that the House and Senate have approved several budget bills, they will start working out a common set to send to Gov. Mark Dayton.
But those negotiations will get off to a slow start while the Democratic governor and top legislators work out how much money to raise in taxes and how to broadly divvy up those dollars.
Dayton met Wednesday, May 1, with Senate Majority Leader Tom Bakk and House Speaker Paul Thissen. The trio didn't arrive at any immediate agreements.
House-Senate conference committees have begun meeting, but mainly to walk through their differing bills.
The constitutional deadline for adjournment this year is May 20.


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I am sharing this life sketch of David Davis Williams and Rebecca Price Williams. The original version was written by William Jenkin Williams and found in the records of Eliza Williams Rees with insights from her granddaughter Betty Mifflin Bushman taken from family interviews and her own experience. For the most part I will stick to the original history. I do not have any photos to share, but since I have the history, I wanted to make it available.
Before I jump into the rest of the life sketch, I think it is important to connect these individuals to my family history. I have previously written of the marriage between David D Williams and Gwenllian Jordan. David D Williams had a brother named John Haines Williams. David Davis Williams is the son of John Haines Williams.
I will provide more family information after the life sketch.
"David D. Williams was born in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales on June 19, 1852, a son of John Haines Williams and Sarah Jane Davis. He came to the United States with his parents, settling first in Pennsylvania in 1858. In 1860 the family moved to Ogden, Utah, crossing the plains with in a handcart company led by Captain Elias Morris. It was the second ox team to land in Ogden. From there the family went north to the Malad Valley where they settled in Muddy Creek, living in a dugout where some of the children were born. They later moved to Gwenford.
"Rebecca P. Williams was born on New Year's Eve, December 31, 1857, at Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales, a daughter of Jenkin Williams and Eliza Price. She was baptized (LDS) in Wales on December 11, 1867 by her father, Jenkin, and confirmed by John Thomas. With her parents, she came to this country for the gospel's sake, settling in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. After living there two years, they went to the Malad Valley in the year 1872.
"On Rebecca's birthday, December 31, 1877, she and David were married in St. Johns, Oneida, Idaho by Justice of the Peace William H. Waytell in the presence of Benjamin Waldron and Mary Ann Daniels.
"David was baptized (LDS) 8 March 1878 by John Evan Price and confirmed by Samuel D. Williams.
"He and Rebecca took up a farm in Gwenford where they lived for about twenty years. During this time David operated a freighting business between Kelton, Utah and Helena, Montana, a trip that would take him about three months. He served as a deputy sheriff, was the first Chief of Police of Samaria, Idaho, and even worked as a blacksmith. Later he went into the confectionery business and operated a business and general store, D.D. Williams Candy Kitchen, with Rebecca in Samaria until his death June 27, 1927. He was a man, it is said, who could not be idle. His daughter, Eliza, described him as a wonderful husband and father. His granddaughter, Mae Rees Mifflin, remembers him with great fondness also. She named her first child, Darla Dean, after her grandfather. It is a wonder that Darla was not nicknamed Dee Dee too.
"About him, a grandson, Ray Earl Rees, told the following story: Their daughter, Eliza (Ray's mother), had a washing machine. In order to help her elderly parents, she would do their laundry. Every Monday morning Grandpa David would drive his buggy the few miles to Malad with a bundle of clothes for her to wash. Grandpa would drive the team around to the north road and enter the farmyard by the back way. About the time he was expected, Ray would wait out by the gate to open it for his grandfather. Then he would climb up in the buggy with him and ride up to the house. Always Grandpa Williams had a sack of candy for Ray. He could depend on that treat and waited eagerly for it each Monday morning.
"When the family would visit their grandparents in Samaria, it was a treat to go in to the store and see all the candies on display behind the glass counter. Rather than give the children candy, Grandpa Williams would give them each a nickel and let them do the choosing. They were not allowed to go around the counter, but while he smiled encouragement to them, they would stand before the counter and choose their treat.
"He was the sweetest man who ever drew a breath, Ray said about his grandfather.
"David was always a prominent figure in our childhood stories about family as our mother was said to be his favorite. He even appeared to her to tell her goodbye after his death.
"It seemed so romantic to my sister and me that he and Rebecca married on my favorite holiday of the year, New Year's Eve. That day was also Rebecca's twentieth birthday. Her present was our handsome, nice great-grandfather. What a perfect party time to have a wedding anniversary.
"Rebecca is remembered by her daughter, Eliza, as a wonderful mother and homemaker, never being one to go away from home. She had a wonderful alto voice and when the children were small, she would often gather them around and sing to them.
"After her children grew up and married, she helped her husband in keeping the confectionery store. Many remember stopping there as youngsters on their way to Mutual to share a soda and socialize. They were always reminded not to be late for their church meeting by Rebecca, who would usher them out the door at ten minutes 'till. Later the teenagers would reunite there to pick up where they had left off.
"Her daughter, Eliza, described her this way, Rebecca P. Williams was loved by all who knew her. She was kind to everyone and did not have an enemy on earth.
"Great-Grandmother Rebecca was always a colorful figure to my sister and me. As the youngest surviving child in her family of eleven children, we loved the story of how when the family came from Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, she was assigned to carry a beautiful crystal bowl for her mother. With it wrapped in a shawl, fourteen-year-old Rebecca later carefully tended it all the way to Idaho. Through interesting circumstances, that bowl was inherited by our grandmother, then Mama, and finally Darla. Since Darla also inherited Grandma Rees' beautiful china closet, it seemed quite natural that the Welsh bowl would always rest inside it. At any rate, I never ever expected it to be mine. One day when I was picking up Darla to bring her to my house for a day's visit, her daughter, Alyce, walked out to the car with us. In her hands, Darla was carrying something wrapped in a piece of fabric. She handed it to me with a smile saying that she had a present for me as a little thank you gift because I was so good to her. With Alyce looking on and smiling too, I turned back the cloth to see the Welsh bowl. Ignoring my protests that it was hers and that I could not accept it, she said she knew it would be safer in my home, that I would take good care of it and always treasure it. Alyce said they had talked it over and both felt that it should be mine. How I love to hold and admire that bowl. Made of clear glass in a square shape, scalloped edging runs along its rim and base. With a small pedestal and lion heads at each square corner, it is truly a work of art and indeed a special item. I love knowing of its history and importance in our family. When we would look at it as children and hear its story, it was always viewed in quiet awe or discussed in hushed tones. Never, ever, did I think it would be mine. I felt amazed, quite honored, and a bit afraid of the responsibility.
"David died on 27 June 1927 after an illness of eight months.
"Later Grandma Rebecca moved to Malad where she resided just across the street from her daughter, Eliza. I remember Grandma carefully preparing a plate of dinner each evening for her mother. It was usually the job of Uncle Ray to deliver it with a caution to hurry so it would be hot for his grandmother. When I was around, he would often grab me by the hand and together we would dance across the street as he deftly carried the napkin covered plate in one hand and dragged me along with the other.
"I remember her as a frail little lady, a bob of white hair on top of her head, wire-rimmed glasses perched on her nose as she looked us over. Books and magazines were plentiful in her small apartment and always a deck of cards. In addition to reading, she liked to play games, playing Solitaire to entertain herself when no one else was around.
"Rebecca died on March 30, 1936 at the age of 84, a few months before my fifth birthday.
"Both are buried in the Samaria Cemetery.
"Thirteen children were born to David and Rebecca, five boys and eight girls: Sarah, William Jenkin who died in infancy, Mary, David, Phoebe, Jenkin, Eliza, Margaret, John, Catharine, Beatrice, Frances Orenda who died as a baby, and George."
Some more family history information.
David Davis Williams born 19 June 1852 in Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Wales and died 27 Jun 1927 in Samaria, Oneida, Idaho. He was buried 30 June 1927 in Samaria.
Rebecca Price Williams born 31 December 1857 in Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorganshire, Wales and died 30 March 1936 in Malad, Oneida, Idaho. She was buried 2 April 1936 in Samaria.
David and Rebecca were married 31 December 1877 in St Johns, Oneida, Idaho.
Their children are:
Sarah Elizabeth Williams born 22 August 1878 in Samaria and died 31 February 1968. Buried in Draper, Salt Lake, Utah. She married James Benjamin McGuire (1872-1952) 30 September 1900 in Samaria.
John Jenkin Williams born and died 23 September 1879 in Samaria. Buried in Samaria.
Mary Jane Williams born 10 April 1881 in Samaria and died 14 January 1975. Buried in St Johns. She married John Nelson Hill (1872-1913) 22 February 1899 in St Johns.
David Joseph Williams born 26 February 1883 in Samaria and died 4 April 1973. Buried in Malad. He married Ester "Essie" Katherine Munsee (1888-1967) 25 March 1908 in Ogden.
Phoebe Ann Williams born 12 December 1884 in Samaria and died 15 March 1942 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah. Buried in Riverton, Salt Lake, Utah. She married Thomas Charles Jones (1883-1922) 4 July 1903 in Samaria.
William Jenkin Williams born 24 Jul 1886 in Samaria and died 5 Jun 1963. Buried in Samaria. Married Mary Mae John (1901-1989) 26 February 1921.
Eliza Mae Williams born 10 February 1888 in Samaria and died 6 July 1967 in Ogden. Buried in Ogden. Married Gomer Vaughan Rees (1883-1971) 24 November 1904 in Samaria.
Margaret Rebecca Williams born 25 November 1889 in Samaria and died 9 November 1980. Buried in New Philadelphia, Tuscarawas, Ohio. Married Walter Russell Ripley (1895-1979) 13 December 1913 in Malad.
John Haines Williams born 31 May 1891 in Samaria and died 25 February 1957 in Malad. Buried in Malad. Married Eleanor Jones (1899-1975) 29 March 1916 in Malad.
Catharine Zina Williams born 14 August 1893 in Samaria and died 19 Oct 1988 in Salt Lake City. Buried in Malad. Married Elijah R van Ables (1892-1961) 12 December 1920 in Malad.
Beatrice Estella Williams born 30 July 1894 in Samaria and died 9 December 1976. Married Carl William Jones (1892-1958) 4 April 1913 in Malad, later divorced. Married Allen John Keehn (1888-1957) 16 November 1938 in Elko, Elko, Nevada.
Frances Orenda Williams born 6 May 1897 in Samaria and died 10 September 1897 in Samaria.
George Thomas Williams born 22 February 1901 in Samaria and died 24 June 1962 in Pocatello. Buried in Restlawn Memorial, Pocatello, Bannock, Idaho. Married Theona Withers (1906-1990) 4 October 1924 in Malad.


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If you're interested in buying a luxury house, this post is for you.
This is definitely an exciting time for buyers who are shopping for high-end homes, and Winnipeg has a lot to offer when it comes to ritzy properties. However, the luxury home buying process is one you'll want to do your homework on if you're interested in buying a dream home and not just a big house.
Take a look at these tips from the luxury home market before committing to anything and making a purchase
1. Patience is a virtue
If you're considering buying a luxury house, you should learn to be patient. Making a hasty decision will only lead to buyer's remorse. You don't want that. What you want is the best value for your money.
2. You can't always trust the photos
The best advice I can give you here is to not dismiss a house just by looking at the photos. The only way you can truly appreciate the real value of a home and to find out if it's right for you is by seeing it in person.
3. There are no standards when buying a luxury house
It's impossible to say what the perfect luxury property would look like. It all depends on your taste and your needs, so don't let yourself become totally influenced by trends. Do some soul-searching instead.Luxury Homes should fit your lifestyle
4. It's more important to find a house that truly fits your lifestyle
You may find a beautiful property with a gorgeous pool which your friends will love, but if you don't like to swim, it might not be the best choice for you. Your home should allow you to do more of the activities you're passionate about.
5. The pool of buyers you're competing against is a lot smaller
This is only one more reason to be patient. Less competition means you have more chances of finding an incredible home and getting a great deal. That's if you don't rush into anything.
6. Financial documentation is a must
It's just better to document everything when buying a luxury house. Also, you should consider planning ahead. Getting your financial documentation together at the last minute can be stressful and simply not worth it.
7. A good agent won't make the decision for you
I always try to give the best advice and give suggestions using my expertise and knowledge, but I never make the decision for my clients. At the end of the day, you need to feel comfortable knowing that it's you who made the final call.
8. It's best to work with a local REALTOR®
If you're interested in buying a luxury house, you should rely on an agent who is familiar with the local market and knows all the hidden treasures in the area you are interested in.
Living and working in Winnipeg, I'm confident that I can provide you with the information you need to make an informed decision if you're interested in buying a property here.
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You just need some help. I'd love to hear more about what exactly you're looking for in a home and we can work together towards finding a property that fits your criteria perfectly.
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Everybody dreams to buy a luxury house. The fact is, only a few can afford it. Even if you have the money to buy, sometimes, getting a good location becomes a problem. Of course, you can take help of estate agents to take that entire headache, but that does not free you from the responsibility to find an ideal place for family. So, how do detect a good property in Hoboken?
Hoboken is a small city in the Hudson County, New Jersey. It is an island surrounded by the Hudson River on the East and the tidal lands on the West. The city also has a close proximity to New York and the Jersey City. People looking for an easy commute to these places for work can easily do so. Luxury apartments in Hoboken, NJ can be a perfect match for your dream house. But, before looking out for the option remember to take care of these things.
- Location is the most important aspect of buying a house. If you can find a place that is closely located to parks, fitness centres, shopping areas, hospitals, school and other options of childcare and recreation, secure the deal.
2. Price is a major determinant when it comes to buying a house. There are many hidden factors that determine the price of any new construction in Hoboken. Ask you estate agent to find a good deal within your budget. Do not settle for low quality construction because of price even if it means exceeding your budget limit.
3. If you are buying a house for your own use and not for rental purpose then, you should be much more careful in making your choice. Hire a registered estate agent only. If you are not taking any help from an estate agent, then be sure to check the certifications or authorisations of the builder before signing any contract. If your builder has good reputation in the market, then you can find about them more from the online sources.
Never hesitate to clear all your doubts before making payment. There is no point in discussion after you have signed the contract. Take time, think over again and research thoroughly about the builder, location and other details. You should always keep in mind the safety and comfort of your family before buying a house.


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Adams Mill in Simpsonville, SC offers homeowners easy access to Highway 14, Woodruff Road, I-385 and Main Street in Simpsonville.. Restaurants, shopping, YMCA, IMAX theater, and the Hillcrest Hospital are all nearby, too! This convenient location offers beautiful homesites and a variety of floorplans including master-down, ranch-style and two-story homes with HardiePlank® siding, gas log fireplaces, upgraded trim packages, granite countertops and ceramic backsplashes in the kitchen. Enjoy fully sodded yards on all homesites and three-car garages options are available also.
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The 2006 season marked the twentieth year since the inception of the Amorium Project. Chris Lightfoot and Eric Ivison are the only remaining members of Martin Harrison's team, having joined the project in 1992, and so it was fitting that this year they shared the burden of directing the excavations. It proved to be a very productive year, with some truly exceptional finds, and major progress was made in the fields of conservation, surveying, and publication.
Several important inscriptions were recorded, including two, both in Greek, which include the city's name. One was a fragmentary milestone brought in as a surface find, but the other was an early Byzantine slab reused in one of the tombs excavated in the Church atrium (see below). Fragments of an early Byzantine inscribed sarcophagus lid were also spotted in a garden wall; these were subsequently collected up and reassembled at the Dig House. Work on these and the rest of the epigraphic corpus from Amorium continues with the help and sage advice of Prof. Thomas Drew-Bear.
Another surprise find was a coin of the city's mint, something that had not been encountered for a good many years, and this particular example, excavated in the Enclosure, proved to be remarkably well preserved. In total 52 bronze and copper alloy coins were recovered from the site during the summer, of which the most interesting group comprised six folles and half folles of Justinian Ⅱ (AD 685–95, first reign) and Leontius (AD 695–98). They were found in a layer of fill above one of the middle Byzantine tombs in the the Church atrium.
The excavations again focused on two areas of the Lower City, the Church (where last year a baptistery was exposed) and the Enclosure. In tandem with the archaeological work there was a full program of conservation, study, survey, and site enhancement. We were able at last to clear the remaining spoil heaps to the east of the Church created during the initial stages of its excavation some fifteen years ago, and this, together with the 2006 excavations at the western end of the building, gave the Church a new, more open perspective. A visit by architect Richard Andrews to assess the site of the Church and to investigate possible local sources for the construction of a protective roof also contributed significantly toward the completion of a plan to enclose the surviving shell of this important archaeological and historical building. Jane Foley, with her able and well-trained team, continued the work of repairing and consolidating the fabric of the Church. This year saw the piecing together of fragments of the lintel over the south doorway into the narthex, which had been excavated in 2002. The restored lintel was then hoisted back into its original place.
Excavation at the Church concentrated on two areas: to the east of the baptistery to the north of the main body of the Church and at the west end outside the narthex. Eric Ivison carried out overall direction of the work, with Murat Şen and Nikos Tsivikis acting as trench supervisors. The area to the east of the baptistery appears to have been used as cemetery, and two intact child burials were excavated. However, this area also produced large quantities of human bone in very disturbed conditions, mixed together with rubble debris. The three tombs excavated in the baptistery in 2005 had been found to have been cleaned out during the Seljuk reuse of the building. It is possible that some of these burials had been dumped in the open area immediately to the east at that time. As a result, progress here was much slower than had been anticipated, and there is more excavation still to be done in 2007. However, while team members (notably Anıl Eroğlu) carefully excavated these remains, the workmen were reassigned to the north end of the church, where the old perimeter fence was removed and the whole area leveled in preparation for deeper soundings in 2007.
The area west of the narthex had been provisionally identified as an exo-narthex, but excavation showed that this area was the church atrium. By the end of the season approximately the eastern third of the atrium had been excavated. The remainder lies under a dirt track and grassy area immediately west of the church and within the garden of one of the village houses. Two stylobates, oriented east-west, supported the columns of porticoes along the north and south sides of the atrium. Doorways from these porticoes gave access to rooms and corridors on the north and south sides of the atrium, and also led into the narthex via its north and south doors. No portico fronted the west façade of the church, the central portion of which must have towered over the open court of the atrium. Here the central, western doorway led directly into the narthex and the central nave of the church. Surviving fragments showed that the pavements of the flanking porticoes were slightly higher in elevation than those of the central open court. This first phase of the atrium must have endured as long as the aisled basilica church, that is until the destruction of the complex in the 9th century.
The reconstruction of the first basilica as a domed church in the late 9th to early 10th century also saw the atrium restored to use, with additions and alterations continuing until the late 11th century. Reconstruction saw the blocking of the south door from the atrium with a wall and the raising of pavement levels throughout the atrium, probably to compensate for damage and losses to the original pavements, but in plan the atrium remained essentially unchanged. A number of tombs were subsequently dug through the new and older pavements in the atrium porticoes. Of these one, a substantial tomb with a brick arch covering its western end, was excavated in the south portico; its construction provides a close parallel to the first tomb excavated in the narthex in 1998. Two simpler graves lying against the north wall of the atrium were also systematically dug by forensic archaeologist Lisa Usman, assisted by Tom Black. All three were found to be intact and contained multiple burials. Grave goods, however, were sparse. In the north portico only half of a glass bracelet was found in the earlier of the two tombs, which was built of mortared masonry and spolia, including an early Byzantine closure slab and the slab inscribed with the city's name. The brick arched tomb in the south portico was more richly furnished, producing a pair of superb gold earrings of the 11th century, a bronze cross, two glass finger rings, and three glass bracelets. These finds are being studied and prepared for publication by graduate student Murat Şen.
Work in the Enclosure continued to be multifaceted, involving Benjamin Arubas and his survey team as well as the archaeologists, ably led by Oğuz Koçyiğit, and conservator Seher Bayram. One major objective was to continue the planning and phasing of all of the structures and features excavated since 1998. This was largely achieved and now provides us with a good picture of the phasing of the complex stratigraphy of the area, together with both relative and absolute dates for many of the contexts. It also led to the conclusion that all of the evidence from the Enclosure points to a massive and widespread destruction phase in the history of this area of the site. A second aim was to complete the exposure of the full length of the inner face of the south Enclosure wall. While this was being carried out, the surveyors made a careful inspection of the other three sides to the Enclosure, which revealed that each wall was in fact not straight but projected slightly outwards towards the center, thus giving more of a star than a trapezoidal shape to the Enclosure as a whole. As a result of these investigations two sondages were carried out, one on the line of the north wall, and the other to the west. The latter revealed what we had for several years been searching for—a gateway, although admittedly not a very large or impressive one.
During the second half of the season work at the Enclosure concentrated on an extension to Trench XE to the east of the street that was uncovered in 2005. Here the first thing to appear from under the rubble fallen from the Enclosure's south wall was a late, probably Ottoman, brick-built oven. This is the only post-Byzantine feature to have been found so far within the Enclosure. Elsewhere the scant remains of the middle Byzantine occupation were revealed and below them, as we had come to expect, was more of the destruction layer encountered elsewhere. The major feature of this Dark Age (i.e., pre-838) phase was another treading floor, similar to but larger than the ones found in 2005, complete with drainage spouts and collection vats. Large quantities of carbonized seeds were collected from the floor, suggesting that the installation was no longer used for wine-making when it was destroyed. Samples of these seeds were subsequently identified as barley (Hordeum spp.) by John Giorgi of MOLAS, London.
It was then decided not only to consolidate the treading floor but also to cover the entire installation with another temporary roof, similar to the one used to such good effect to preserve the bathhouse nearby. There remains much more work to be done in the Enclosure in the coming years. The results so far have been spectacular, and it is likely that more exciting finds await discovery. However, it is likely that the construction of a permanent roof over the Church in the immediate future will either prevent altogether or severely curtail activity in the Enclosure. On the positive side, while the Church roof is being erected, the stone conservators can redirect their energies to the Enclosure wall, the bathhouse, and the other exposed structures that have been excavated within the Enclosure.
A wide variety of projects were undertaken at the Dig House. The ceramic team from the 18th March University at Çanakkale continued its work recording all of the pottery finds, supervised this year by Hanna Witte-Orr in the absence of Beate Böhlendorf-Arslan (who was on maternity leave). Petra Linscheid did further work on the textiles from the narthex tombs excavated in 2002, and Sophie Hagman-Hammond completed the conservation and storage of these fragile remains. She also worked on the leather shoes, reconstruction drawings of which were prepared by Paola Pugsley. Francesca dell'Acqua continued her study of the glass finds, preparing a report that was included in her presentation at the Byzantine Studies Congress in London later in the summer. Mücahide Lightfoot made good progress with her catalogue of the metalwork, including the finds from the 2006 season. Likewise, Hüseyin Yaman continued his study of the Roman funerary material and extended it to include the Roman architectural fragments, and Nikos Tsivikis spent long hours recording new Byzantine fragments, including the impressive inscribed sarcophagus lid that had been noticed at the beginning of the season built into a garden wall. Although the lid is very fragmentary, comprising six large and over fifty small pieces, it is hoped that most of the inscription can be restored; it which may even contain a date similar to the one that was found at Amorium in the 1930s and is now in the Afyonkarahisar Museum.
The Amorium Project acknowledges with thanks the support of the Turkish authorities in Ankara, Afyon, and Emirdağ. Valuable financial support continued to be received from the BIA and Dumbarton Oaks (on behalf of the Trustees of Harvard University), as well as from the Adelaide Milton de Groot Fund at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Loeb Classical Library Foundation, and the Leon Levy Foundation. We also continue to benefit from the incredible generosity of an anonymous American benefactor, aided by the good services of Paul Schwartz of the Wells Fargo Bank in Minnesota and of Nancy Leinwand of ARIT in Philadelphia. Additional help was also provided by various friends and colleagues in Turkey, Europe, and the United States. We were again grateful to Mr. Paul Hostyn of Resiplast, Wommelgem, Belgium, who provided his valuable time, services, and materials to aid with the stone conservation at the Church. Finally, we wish to thank the Director and Staff of the BIA, the executive officers of ARIT, numerous colleagues at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, as well as our Turkish government representative, Dr. Adil Özme, for their invaluable assistance.
Recent Publications
A. Laiou, "Μεταξύ παραγωγής και κατανάλωσης: Είχαν οικονομία οι βυζαντινές πόλεις;" (Between Production and Consumption: Did the Byzantine Cities have an Economy?), in Δημόσια Συνέδρια της 6ης Ιουνίου 2006, Athens 2006, esp. 90, 97–9, 105–6, 112–3, 121–4; C. S. Lightfoot, "Glass Finds at Amorium," DOP 59 (2005), 173–81; C. S. Lightfoot, Y. Arbel, E. A. Ivison, J. A. Roberts, and E. Ioannidou, "The Amorium Project: Excavation and Research in 2002," DOP 59 (2005), 231–65; C. Lightfoot, O. Koçyiğit, and H. Yaman, "Amorium Kazısı 2005," KST 28/1, Çanakkale, 29 Mayis–02 Haziran 2006, Ankara 2007, 271–94; C. and M. Lightfoot, A Byzantine City in Anatolia: Amorium, an Archaeological Guide, İstanbul 2007; B. Yıldırım and M.–H. Gates, "Archaeology in Turkey, 2004–2005," AJA 111 (2007), 278, 335–6.
The Amorium website: www.amoriumexcavations.org.


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LONDON — Maria Sharapova has been knocked out of Wimbledon by a 131st-ranked qualifier on a day when injuries forced the withdrawal of seven other players.
The third-seeded Sharapova, the Wimbledon champion in 2004 champion, lost 6-3, 6-4 to Michelle Larcher de Brito of Portugal in the second round at the All England Club.
It's the second significant upset of the tournament, which is only in Day 3. Two-time men's champion Rafael Nadal was beaten on Monday by 135th-ranked Steve Darcis.
Sharapova slipped and fell several times on the grass on Court 2 and received medical treatment from the trainer in the second set.
The women's tournament also lost second-seeded Victoria Azarenka, who withdrew before her match with a knee injury. Sharapova and Azarenka had been considered the main challengers to five-time champion Serena Williams.