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Seaside Beach & Racquet Club condo description
8th FLOOR, GULF FRONT CONDO WITH GREAT VIEW OF THE WHITE SANDY BEACH, TURQUOISE WATERS AND MAIN POOL AREA. The views from the master bedroom and family rooms are exquisite. The balcony is large and spans across the master bedroom and family room. The unit is furnished with new, quality, pillow-top bedding. The master bedroom has a king-size bed. There is a new bunk bed with twin mattresses and another twin bed in the second bedroom.
There is a new 37' flat screen TV in the family room and a smaller 26' flat screen TV in the master bedroom. The second bedroom has a 32' flat screen TV as well. The kitchen has all the pots, pans and dishes needed to prepare your meals or you can enjoy one of many good seafood and steak restaurants in the area.
This complex is beautifully landscaped with palm trees and a grass lawn. You can enjoy the large Olympic-sized main pool or the second, outdoor pool. There is a third, indoor, heated pool along with sauna and a fully-equipped exercise room. You can also reserve the clubhouse for private gatherings. There are two outdoor charcoal cooking areas. You can play tennis in one of two full-size, fenced courts.
The beach provides miles of sugar white sand to walk on. When you are tired of walking, you can rent cushioned beach chairs, with large shade umbrellas. Across the street from the complex is 'Adventure Island', a water-themed amusement park.
Close by are many activities to enjoy. There are ten golf courses, an outlet mall, souvenir shops, offshore fishing, jet ski rental, para sailing, and the 'Wharf' complex has a Ferris wheel, shopping, restaurants, and live entertainment.
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Property Type
- 1000 sq. ft.
- Elevator : three of them
- On floor 8
- 9 story
- Condo
Accommodation Type
- Vacation Rental
- Guests Provide Their Own Meals
- Non Smoking Only
- Pets Not Allowed
Bedrooms: 2 Bedrooms, Sleeps 7, Beds for 5-7
Bathrooms: 2 Bathrooms
Kitchen & Dining
- Cooking Utensils
- Kitchen
- Dishwasher
- Microwave
- Refrigerator
- Linens Provided:
- Air Conditioning:
- Fitness Room / Equipment
- Washing Machine
- Clothes Dryer
Outdoor Features
- Balcony
- Outdoor Grill
- Water Skiing
- Golf
- Jet Skiing
- Snorkeling/Diving
- Parasailing
- Swimming
- Tennis
- Wind-Surfing
- Sailing
- Fishing
- Cinemas
- Shuffleboard
- Zoo
- Restaurants
- Theme Parks
- Fitness Center
- Surfing
- Boating
- Miniature Golf
- Shopping
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Orange Beach beachfront condo: a mostly positive experience
Orange Beach beachfront condo: a mostly positive experience
- Guest Jim & Donna 1 (Birmingham, AL)
- Date of stay 08/09/13
- Review Submitted 08/22/13
Listing was accurately described. Beautiful beach view. Included microwave, ice-maker, blender, 2 coffee pots, plenty of dishes/cookware/silverware. Could use a good can opener. Very nice, clean, well-maintained condo, with a few exceptions: balcony sliding glass door in living room was very difficult to open and close (the children simply could not do it); balcony sliding glass door in bedroom was weathered to the point that you could not see through it; one of the bar chairs on balcony was broken. Most disturbing was that the condo advertises it sleeps 7; we had 6 people (which was stated on the rental request), but only 4 towels provided. Upon emailing owner requesting where to obtain additional towels, we were informed 'There is not a place to go get extra towels. About a mile down there is a shopping center going east'. Not a positive experience. Really enjoyed Bahama Bob's Seafood restaurant. Oh yeah, the elevator DID breakdown, but was repaired within 48 hours. There was another elevator pretty close by. The properties manager, Pam, was SUPER, even though I never met her face to face.Recommended for: Romantic getaway, families with teenagers, age 55+, girls getaway.
Owner response: It is hard for the owner to have access, see and schedule repairs when the condo stays booked up for 3 months solid night after night. The glass sliding doors will have a technician coming out next week. The outside chair was repaired with new screws. Sorry ,but under amenities it states 4 towels, 4 hand towels, and 4 wash clothes. Hey on the up side, the kitchen is getting new cabinets and Granite installed next month.
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Updated Condo with Great View
Updated Condo with Great View
- Guest Meredith S.
- Date of stay 07/21/13
- Review Submitted 07/29/13
This condo was exactly as it appeared in the photos. It was spacious, and we really enjoyed the updates (nice flooring, updated bathrooms, newer furniture). The balcony was also very large and had a great view of the beach. Just keep in mind that since it overlooks the pool (8 floors above it), you will hear pool noise most of the day. There were always parking spots in the complex, even when we were out very late one night. Being literally steps from the beach was wonderful! Would definitely stay here again. As another reviewer said, be sure to bring extra trash bags, ziploc bags / saran wrap, dishwasher detergent, laundry detergent, etc. as they aren't provided. We also had to buy hand soap, as the only one there was practically empty. If you're staying more than a few days, you may also want to bring additional paper towels and toilet paper in case you use what's there.Recommended for: Families with teenagers, age 55+, families with young children, sightseeing, girls getaway.
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Girls Get away!!
Girls Get away!!
- Guest RA (Muscle Shoals, Alabama)
- Date of stay 10/11/12
- Review Submitted 10/19/12
Loved the Condo! A girls trip. Plenty of room, beautiful decor and awesome view. Easy transition with owner. Everything was absolutely great. Would definitely stay here again!!Recommended for: Families with teenagers, families with young children, girls getaway.
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Beach Condo
Beach Condo
- Guest SLOazican (Texas)
- Date of stay 09/06/12
- Review Submitted 09/13/12
This is the second time I have rented this property. Last year my husband, myself, and our 3 kids stayed here. Then this year me and my girls friends came for a girl get away. Each time the condo was wonderful and excatly as described. We had plently of room and the view is marvelous. The owner Greg is excellent to work with and always very responsive to questions and any concerns you might have. The only issue has been both time during a portion of each stay one of the elevators has been not working. I would recommend Live Bait Bar & Grill and Cosmo's and Rotatolio's Pizza Place as excellent places to eat. I would rent/stay here again.Recommended for: Families with young children, sightseeing, girls getaway.
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Nice condo for a reasonable price
Nice condo for a reasonable price
- Guest maymama (Georgia)
- Date of stay 08/30/12
- Review Submitted 09/12/12
The condo was very nice and plenty of room for my family of 4, including a 4 year old and a baby. My 4 year old loved the bunk beds and extra beach toys provided in the condo. The rooms were nicely decorated and we loved the rain shower in the master bath. The air conditoning was cool and consistent. The pool was beautiful and huge with big steps for small children to play on. The beach was beautiful. We were impressed with how well it is maintained and will definitely be back. Restaurants: We ate at Tacky Jacks and loved the food and atmosphere. We did not enjoy Cottons because the food was mediocre and overpriced, though we had excellent service. Rotolo's Pizza was delicious. Recommendations: If you stay in this condo, bring extra trash bags, dishwasher detergent, and laundry detergent, as they aren't provided. You may also want to bring ziploc bags or plastic wrap for food storage. The umbrella and lounge chair rental is $25 for one day and $45 for 2 days.Recommended for: Romantic getaway, families with teenagers, families with young children, sightseeing, girls getaway.
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Perfect for relaxing days at the Beach!!
Perfect for relaxing days at the Beach!!
- Guest Renee (St Louis)
- Date of stay 08/18/12
- Review Submitted 08/21/12
We had a great time and the condo was very clean and had everything we needed. All appliances worked and the sheets and beds were extremely comfy! My friend and I both have 8 yr old daughters and 10 yr old sons - so 6 people. So there was plenty of room between the king size bed, bunks, and pull out couch. The view was beautiful and the pools were nice. The kids loved it, loved the pools, and right on the beach made it perfect. Even though we were on the 8th floor, the elevator was quick. I even made a call to the owner because I was unsure about the wifi connectivity and I got ahold of him right away. And we did get the wi-fi to work. Grocery stores and everything you need are very close as well. I highly recommend staying here!!Recommended for: Romantic getaway, families with young children, girls getaway.
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Happy renter!
Happy renter!
- Guest Momof4 (Indiana)
- Date of stay 07/21/12
- Review Submitted 07/30/12
We just got back from our stay here and let me tell you it sure was hard to leave! Wonderful condo with an amazing view. Very clean and comfortable. Rain shower was tried out by everyone and now my husband is looking to install one in our home. Owner was very friendly and helpful. We had several family members renting other units during the same time and found I was the happiest with our unit. I would highly recommend renting this unit. Beds were very comfortable and the unit was decorated nicely. Kitchen had everything we needed. Can't wait to get back to the beach next year and we will without a doubt rent this unit again!!!!Recommended for: Romantic getaway, families with teenagers, age 55+, families with young children, girls getaway, tourists without a car.
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A True Thanksgiving Retreat!!
A True Thanksgiving Retreat!!
- Guest SuzyQ (Mobile AL)
- Date of stay 11/23/11
- Review Submitted 12/06/11
I rented this unit for a Thanksgiving holiday for my family of 4, all female. We had a marvelous time. The photos on the website are good, the furniture in the second bedroom has been updated and is nicer than depicted in the photos, my girls were thrilled. It is very tastefully decorated, very clean and neat with a beautiful view of the pool and gulf! The owner is very friendly and helpful, answered all of our questions and did everything he said he would. I would definitely rent here again and we actually talked about making this a Thanksgiving tradition! We ate at Bubba's right across the street while we were there, we recommend the Royal Reds! We also went to the Little Zoo that Could while we were there and highly recommend it as well. Thanks Greg for everything.Recommended for: Romantic getaway, families with teenagers, age 55+, sightseeing, adventure seekers, girls getaway.
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Great Condo!!
Great Condo!!
- Guest Joanie (Camden, TN)
- Date of stay 06/08/11
- Review Submitted 06/14/11
My family & I just got back from Orange Beach.(June 8-12) We were pleasantly surprised with this condo. It's furnishings were beautiful and the beds were soooo comfy. We have rented condos for several years and this is by far the best one yet. Would recommend this one and we will try to rent this one again. The rain shower in the master bedroom was wonderful. Greg was great to communicate with and kept us up-to-date with everything.Recommended for: Families with teenagers, sightseeing, adventure seekers, girls getaway.
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Great condo!!!
Great condo!!!
- Guest Joanie (Camden, TN)
- Date of stay 06/08/11
- Review Submitted 06/13/11
This condo was better than expected!! Owner was very helpful and informative and answered any questions in a timely manner. The master rain shower was so neat, everyone wanted to use it!!! Clean, very nice furnishings and convenient to some of our favorite restaurants and activities, would recommend staying here and would love to rent this one again!!!!!Recommended for: Romantic getaway, families with teenagers, age 55+, families with young children, girls getaway.
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Currency ConversionDates | Nightly | Wknd Night | Weekend | Weekly | Monthly * | Event |
FALL Nov 1 - Dec 31 3 night min stay |
$100 | $500 | ||||
JANUARY Jan 1 - Jan 31, 2014 2 night min stay |
$100 | $1250 | ||||
FEBRUARY Feb 1 - Feb 28, 2014 2 night min stay |
$100 | $1250 | ||||
MARCH Mar 1 - Mar 31, 2014 3 night min stay |
$1550 | |||||
SPRING Apr 1 - Apr 30, 2014 3 night min stay |
$175 | $1050 | ||||
EARLY SUMMER May 1 - May 31, 2014 3 night min stay |
$229 | $1375 | ||||
SUMMER Jun 1 - Aug 17, 2014 5 night min stay |
$229 | $1375 | ||||
LATE SUMMER Aug 18 - Sep 12, 2014 3 night min stay |
$175 | $1050 | ||||
EARLY FALL Sep 13 - Oct 31 3 night min stay |
$130 | $780 | ||||
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The story below was in my local paper and I just about blew a gasket after I read it. Pennsylvania is having a shale gas boom in the northwest part of the state. The Marcellus Shale blankets this part of PA. There is a frenzy of drilling companies making millions and leaving devastation in their wake. They drill on people's properties while they continue to live there. It is well known and documented that people's well water has been contaminated to the point that their spigot water can be set on fire.
I thought these problems were hundreds of miles away from my house, but now I know differently. The wastewater from this fracking method of obtaining shale gas is filled with carcinogens, chemicals, and is seven times as salty as ocean water. PA has had virtually no rules or regulations for the disposal of this toxic brew. Cabot Oil & Gas trucked more than 44,000 barrels of well wastewater to a treatment facility in Hatfield Township. Those liquids were then discharged through the town sewage plant into the Neshaminy Creek, which winds through Bucks and Montgomery counties on its way to the Delaware River.
Hatfield is only 5 miles from my house. They just dumped this shit into the creeks around my house. This is where our drinking water comes from. This is where the difference between a Republican and a Libertarian becomes clear. Republicans think corporations can do no wrong and that the market will regulate itself. Therefore, no rules, regulations or laws are necessary. Libertarians believe in the rule of law. If you cause harm to others, you should be imprisoned, fined, or punished.
Destroying the lives of human beings by dumping toxic wastewater into streams and rivers is criminal in my humble opinion. Contaminating well water and then denying you did so and accepting the consequences is criminal in my humble opinion. These corporate executive scumbags need to pay for their crimes. They have their PR snakes spinning and lying and spewing mistruths in their efforts to enrich themselves. If pouring 44,000 gallons of toxic sludge into a creek isn't dangerous to the public, as claimed by Cabot, then how about this:
I want the CEO of Cabot Oil & Gas, his wife, his kids, his executive team and their families to go one mile downstream on the Neshaminy Creek and wait until they release the 44,000 gallons of "non-harmful" waste water upstream. Then I want them to start drinking the water as it flows past them. Then I'd want them to have to drink the water from that stream everyday for the next 10 years. Would these pricks agree to that? No fucking way.
These shale gas wells across PA are depleted rapidly. You can bet that in 10 years, this section of PA will be a wasteland of toxic ponds, contaminated well water, and depressed real estate prices inhabited by poor people who shockingly are getting cancer at a rate 50 times higher than expected. The scum who run big corporations in America need to be strung up by their balls.
Gas boom has major downside in Pennsylvania
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The Hatfield Township Municipal Authority plant, in Colmar. (AP photo)
The natural gas boom gripping parts of the U.S. has a nasty byproduct: wastewater so salty, and so polluted with metals like barium and strontium, most states require drillers to get rid of the stuff by injecting it down shafts thousands of feet deep.
Not in Pennsylvania, one of the states at the center of the gas rush.
There, the liquid that gushes from gas wells is only partially treated for substances that could be environmentally harmful, then dumped into rivers and streams from which communities get their drinking water.
In the two years since the frenzy of activity began in the vast underground rock formation known as the Marcellus Shale, Pennsylvania has been the only state allowing waterways to serve as the primary disposal place for the huge amounts of wastewater produced by a drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing, or fracking.
State regulators, initially caught flat-footed, tightened the rules this year for any new water treatment plants, but allowed any existing operations to continue discharging water into rivers.
At least 3.6 million barrels of the waste were sent to treatment plants that empty into rivers during the 12 months ending June 30, according to state records. That is enough to cover a square mile with more than 8½ inches of brine.
Researchers are still trying to figure out whether Pennsylvania's river discharges, at their current levels, are dangerous to humans or wildlife. Several studies are under way, some under the auspices of the Environmental Protection Agency.
State officials, energy companies and the operators of treatment plants insist that with the right safeguards in place, the practice poses little or no risk to the environment or to the hundreds of thousands of people, especially in western Pennsylvania, who rely on those rivers for drinking water.
But an Associated Press review found that Pennsylvania's efforts to minimize, control and track wastewater discharges have sometimes failed.
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Of the roughly 6 million barrels of well liquids produced in a 12-month period examined by The AP, the state couldn't account for the disposal method for 1.28 million barrels, about a fifth of the total, due to a weakness in its reporting system and incomplete filings by some energy companies.
Some public water utilities that sit downstream from big gas wastewater treatment plants have struggled to stay under the federal maximum for contaminants known as trihalomethanes, which can cause cancer if swallowed over a long period.
Regulations that should have kept drilling wastewater out of the important Delaware River Basin, the water supply for 15 million people in four states, were circumvented for many months.
In 2009 and part of 2010, energy company Cabot Oil & Gas trucked more than 44,000 barrels of well wastewater to a treatment facility in Hatfield Township. Those liquids were then discharged through the town sewage plant into the Neshaminy Creek, which winds through Bucks and Montgomery counties on its way to the Delaware River.
Regulators put a stop to the practice in June, but the more than 300,000 residents of the 17 municipalities that get water from the creek or use it for recreation were never informed that numerous public pronouncements that the watershed was free of gas waste had been wrong.
"This is an outrage," said Tracy Carluccio, deputy director of the Delaware Riverkeeper Network, an environmental group. "This is indicative of the lack of adequate oversight."
The situation in Pennsylvania is also being watched carefully by regulators in other states, some of which have begun allowing some river discharges.
New York also sits over the Marcellus Shale, but then-Gov. David Paterson slapped a moratorium on high-volume fracking last month while environmental regulations are drafted.
Industry representatives and the state's top environmental official insist that the wastewater from fracking has not caused serious harm anywhere in Pennsylvania, in part because it is safely diluted in the state's big rivers.
But most of the largest drillers say they are taking action and abolishing river discharges anyway.
Cabot, which produced nearly 370,000 barrels of waste in the period examined by The AP, said that since the spring it has been reusing 100 percent of its well water in new drilling operations, rather than trucking it to treatment plants for disposal.
"Cabot wants to ensure that everything we are doing is environmentally sound," said company spokesman George Stark. "It makes environmental sense and economic sense to do it."
All 10 of the biggest drillers in the state say they have either eliminated river discharges in the past few months, or reduced them to a small fraction of what they were a year ago. Together, those companies accounted for 80 percent of the wastewater produced in the state.
The biggest driller, Atlas Resources, which produced nearly 2.3 million barrels of wastewater in the review period, said it is now recycling all water produced by its wells in their first 30 days of operation, when the flowback is heaviest. Half of the rest is now sent to treatment plants, but "our ultimate goal is to have zero surface discharge of any of the water," said Atlas senior vice president Jeff Kupfer.
John Hanger, secretary of Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection, said he believed that the amount of drilling wastewater being recycled is now about 70 percent — an achievement he credits to tighter state regulation pushing the industry to change its ways.
"The new rules, so far, appear to be working," he said. "If our rules were not changed … we would have all of it being dumped in the environment, because it is the lowest cost option," Hanger said.
As for the unauthorized discharges into Neshaminy Creek, Cabot spokesman Stark said the company was aware that its waste shouldn't have been going to facilities in the Delaware Basin. He said he wasn't sure, however, whether Cabot knew where the firm it had hired to treat the waste, PSC Environmental Services, was discharging the fluids.
Regulators did not impose any fines after Cabot and the two treatment plants halted the discharges.
Clifford David, president of the Heritage Conservancy, a nature and land preservation group in Bucks County, said he was wasn't aware that gas drilling wastes had been discharged in the creek.
He said he doesn't believe any wastewater discharges should be allowed without a thorough treatment that removes all contaminants that could degrade a waterway.
"It seems to me that we have the technology and the capacity to take that water and clean it to a level where it's a higher water quality than what's in the river to begin with," he said.


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BELMONT: Mr. Fred K. Louis 75, of Belmont N.C. died May 22, 2012 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte. A native of Nassau, Bahamas, he was the son of the late John Harry Louis and Victoria Marie Moses Louis. Fred attended Belmont Abbey Preparatory School and was a graduate of Belmont Abbey College, class of 1958. Thereafter he made Belmont his home; where he was a retired partner and C.P.A. at Cherry, Bekaert, and Holland's Gastonia office. Fred was a member of Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church and frequently attended Belmont Abbey Basilica of Maryhelp, serving as usher. He was a former member of the Belmont Kiwanis Club and the Four Seasons Dance Club, and an active B.C.O. volunteer. He was a member and past board treasurer of the Gaston Country Club; where he was an avid golfer. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Barbara Kelley Louis. Survivors include a daughter, Laurie Louis of Ft. Mill, S.C.; a brother, Dr. John Harry Louis of Nassau, Bahamas; a sister, Sylvia Marie Malone of Nassau, Bahamas; a sister-in-law, Viviane Kelley Stark of Tallahassee FL; and a number of nieces and nephews. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Rt. Rev. Placid Solari, O.S.B., Rev. Kieran Neilson, O.S.B., and Rev. David Kessinger, O.S.B. at 2:00 P.M. Saturday May 26, 2012 at the Belmont Abbey Basilica of Maryhelp. Entombment will follow at Gaston Memorial Park Mausoleum. Pallbearers will be James Michael Collins, Donald M. Hartsoe, George M. Howe, Jr., Henry T. Howe, Samuel L. Howe, Thomas M. Hunter, Jr., Joe Boyce Maynard, and Parks H. Wilson, Jr. The family will receive friends Friday evening from 6:30 – 8:30 P.M. at the residence. In lieu of flowers, the family asks that memorials be made to the Belmont Community Organization, P.O. Box 1248, Belmont, N.C. 28012. Funeral arrangements are being handled by McLean Funeral Directors of Belmont. Condolence messages may be sent to www.mcleanfuneral.com


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Resettlement of Displaced Population - 1st Edition (DHA/UNDRO - DMTP - UNDP, 1995, 60 p.) |
Part 3: Resettlement: factors that influence recovery |
Men and women often have different opportunities in settlement.
1 Attitudes and motivation. The attitudes and motivations of displaced people are often a mixture of their cultural background, traditional values and the way they perceive their current situation and future prospects. These considerations include their aspirations and their assessments of options and constraints (or needs and resources). Resettlement efforts which are based on helping displaced families achieve their goals will usually be substantively different and more successful than those based on plans which are then "sold" to displaced persons through advocacy efforts.
2 Gender, age and family status. Consideration of gender roles, age and family status are essential in resettlement planning. A survey in El Salvador revealed that the majority (67%) of displaced households were headed by women, as is the case in many displaced populations. In many situations women who have been displaced are severely disadvantaged relative to men (and relative to their past status) due to their more limited mobility arising from domestic responsibilities and cultural mores. When displacement-related location and economic activities change, there is often a shift in gender-based division of labor and social roles. Men are more likely to take advantage of new jobs in urban areas or distant locations leaving the women and children behind. Such separation sometimes leads to men taking new wives and the women left behind becoming de facto heads of households with few resources or opportunities
Men and women often adapt to displacement and resettlement in different ways. In some situations women have been observed to assimilate into a new environment with fewer problems than men. Also, men and women often have different opportunities in settlement. Settlement schemes which are insensitive to gender are often planned by men for men. Land title, jobs, skills training opportunities are often directed to men. Surveys of needs and capacities often only include men and overlook the dual and complementary roles of males and females in household survival strategies. (Anderson, 1993).
In addition to gender differences, attention must be given to special needs of different age groups. Children and the elderly tend to be more vulnerable than other age groups particularly if orphaned or left alone to care for themselves. Children or the elderly may require special services to meet their needs for education or social support.
3 Individuals with special vulnerabilities. Persons with the most resources and the strongest social networks are usually best able to cope with displacement and take advantage of settlement opportunities. Those with the least resources and weakest social networks are the most vulnerable and deserve particular consideration. Vulnerable persons and groups such as unaccompanied children, female headed households, elderly, pensioners, handicapped and unemployed generally require special assistance, however, sometimes the needs of these groups receive low priority. A study regarding the resettlement of refugees who repatriated from Thailand to Cambodia concluded that emphasis should be placed on early planning for needs of vulnerable groups.
4 Circumstances during displacement. Life experiences and circumstances during the displacement period also influence recovery. Displaced persons who find safe refuge, remain healthy and are treated with dignity will find resettling easier than those who suffered great deprivation. The opportunity to learn new skills and build up resources is also crucial. Children who miss schooling, parents who are forced to live and raise children in dehumanizing shelters, and individuals who are traumatized or embittered may find resettlement more difficult. Further, the longer the time period which displaced people are dependent upon others for necessities the more difficult it may be for them to establish self-sufficiency.
5 Level of Stress. Displacement from one's home may always be considered stressful, however, the degree of stress depends upon the nature of the associated events and the presence of mitigating forces. The extent of family losses or separations and the conditions under which the move occurred influence stress levels. Those who have moved most suddenly or are most directly affected by the crisis event are often in greatest need.
The effect of displacement also depends on whether or not the move was self-directed and if the new location is seen as an improvement or decline in quality of life. Often the initial euphoria associated with being in a safer situation is replaced with depression, sadness and nostalgia for what was left behind. Initial stress experienced by displaced families may dissipate as people integrate into their new places of residence.
Recovery can be aided by considering the causes and effects of stress in program planning. Providing information so that people can make informed choices about resettlement reduces uncertainty and stress. Preserving family unity is critical to recovery. Experience repeatedly affirms the value of helping villages and social groups who have been displaced to remain together as functioning social units.


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text: Saturday's Other Interesting Matchups Written by In The Bleachers on Friday, 22 September 2006 12:02. As compared to last week's slue of great matchups, this week lacks...a lot. There are 3 other games that were not covered in the podcast that readers might find interesting. None are great matchups, but they could go a long way in deciding who is bowl eligible at the end of the year. Iowa State at Texas - Many have forgot about Colt McCoy and the Texas Longhorns ever since they lost to Ohio State, but they are a team that the nation should still keep an eye on. This is the Big 12 opener for both teams and some people think that this could be the Big 12 Championship game come the end of the year. I think that's a little stretch because I still think Nebraska is the team to beat in the north and Oklahoma and Texas are much closer in talent than people think. Iowa State had a 14-3 lead over the Iowa Hawkeyes late in the second quarter but let the game slip away while Texas manhandled Rice. Jamaal Charles and Selvin Young will be too much on the ground for the Cyclones as the Longhorns win this one by 17. Louisville at Kansas State - The Cardinals are looking more and more like a M.A.S.H unit as they lost yet another high profile player for a long period of time. But I would not worry if I was a Louisville fan because Hunter Cantwell is more than capable to fill in for Brian Brohm and Kolby Smith has stepped in for Michael Bush without missing a beat. The Wildcats under first year coach Ron Prince have started the year 3-0 also. The defense is the strong point for Kansas State as they have not allowed a touchdown in the last 8 quarters of play. I think that streak will end in the middle of the first quarter as Louisville wins this one by 14 plus. Minnesota at Purdue - This the game where Purdue finds out what they are made of, yes they are 3-0 but they have not been tested yet. Last week they defeated Ball State by 10 points, but their defense looked very poor in the contest. QB Curtis Painter has started out the season on a good note throwing for 897 yds and 6 touchdowns but the 5 interceptions should concern Joe Tiller. Minnesota is 2-1 with its only loss was a blowout by California. RB's Daniels and Pinnix both have over 210 yards rushing each and combine for 7 rushing touchdowns. The Gophers rely on a strong ground game to open up the passing for underrated Bryan Cupito. I got bit last time when picking the Gophers but I think they are a safe pick this week with Purdue's struggles on D. Gophers by 6.


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MCCRACKEN COUNTY, KY (KFVS) - The Paducah Police Department says city and county school and law enforcement officials met Tuesday, January 15 to discuss school safety and share ideas for keeping students safe.
The police department says about 30 people attended the meeting, held at the McCracken County Emergency Management offices. Attendees included McCracken County Schools superintendent Dr. Nancy Waldrop, St. Mary Schools superintendent Dr. Angela Farmer, representatives from Paducah Public Schools and Community Christian Academy, as well as officials from the Paducah Police Department, McCracken County Sheriff's Department, Kentucky State Police, ATF, Secret Service and county Emergency Management.
There was a presentation on the history of school shooters and one on current law enforcement tactics, along with a brief synopsis of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings.
A roundtable discussion addressed school security plans and issues and concerns from both the school and law enforcement sides.
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Reuben Foster to Alabama: Crimson Tide Land 5-Star ILB Recruit
Ranked as the top inside linebacker in the 2013 class and a 5-star recruit by 247Sports, Reuben Foster has signed with Alabama, according to Bruce Feldman of CBS Sports:
Reuben Foster, the 5-star ILB who got that Auburn tat months ago only to decommit to Auburn, just said he'll play for Bama.
— Bruce Feldman (@BFeldmanCBS) February 5, 2013
The 6'1", 240-pound inside linebacker is considered the top overall recruit from the state of Alabama and the No. 7 overall prospect in the 2013 class, according to 247Sports' composite rankings.
It's no wonder that multiple big-time programs were after Foster from the start, as he figures to be one of the better downhill tacklers and hardest hitters in the class. His power, speed and size make him an imposing defender, and his burst and instincts could make him a complete linebacker capable of making tackles across the field.
Foster not only displays eye-opening physical attributes, but his technique is also strong, as he uses his arms well to shed opposing linemen while taking precise angles to the ball. In addition, he shows surprising fluidity when pursuing the ball.
The result is a defender who can simply knock ball-carriers and offensive linemen backward with his strength and leverage, while also displaying the speed to get around them.
If there is an area of improvement for the explosive defender, his coverage skills could use some work, but he certainly has the burst to be an asset in that department as well.
This is a prospect who can not only be a disruptive force on defense, but also a dynamic special teams player. There isn't a whole lot not to like about Foster, and he figures to make an impact right away at the next level for Nick Saban's Crimson Tide.
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February 8, 2008
Reviewed by Ruth Scurr
PETER CAREY is a feral writer. His novels pin down outlaws, criminals
and other violent men in strong sentences that break the rules of
grammar. The women in his books can be brutal, brutalised, or both.
Animals, typically, come off badly: the victims of natural or
perverted killings. There is scarce comfort in the wild landscapes or
dirty cityscapes, where Carey's characters lead "comic and
occasionally disastrous" lives; but there is gritty pathos, laced
with residual faith in the transforming power of love.
His Illegal Self, Carey's tenth novel, pushes to the extreme
questions of personal, cultural and historical inheritance that have
long preoccupied him. At the centre of the story is Che, an
eight-year-old boy, born in 1965 to American revolutionaries. Che's
parents are members of the Harvard-based SDS (Students for a
Democratic Society), but he is removed from their care after his
mother hurls him under Robert McNamara's car during a student
protest. Che is raised by his privileged grandmother in New York. She
calls him Jay, especially when in Bloomingdale's. The novel's opening
sentence reveals the void around which Che has constructed his
emotional life: "There were no photographs of the boy's father in the
house upstate."
There are, on the other hand, photographs of his mother, but none
distinctive enough to prevent him mistaking another woman for her:
when she "stepped out of the elevator into the apartment on East
Sixty-second Street he recognized her straightaway." They say be
careful what you wish for, but Jay is too young and needy to heed
such second-guessing advice.
Che is rapidly and willingly abducted by the woman he takes for his
mother, whose name is Dial (short for "dialectic", her nickname among
the Harvard comrades). His childhood babysitter has long predicted
that "They will come for you, man. They'll break you out of here."
Dial's motivation for effecting the reckless abduction remains
obscure: her old loyalty to the SDS fragments and fades with the
"Movement" itself. "You don't have no revolutionary situation," her
father, a war veteran, remarks. "This is America. God bless America."
Dial's personal credentials are also suspect. "She could not make a
bed, let alone a revolution." Whatever is she doing stealing the
famous child of notoriously rebellious parents, and flying off to
Australia with him to hide out in a jungle squat in Queensland?
"Queensland was a police state run by men who never finished high
school. They raided the hippies in Cedar Bay with helicopters and
burned down their houses. They parked out on Remus Creek Road at
night and searched the hippie cars without permission from a judge.
So if you thought you came to Remus Creek Road to get away from being
illegal, that was just a joke."
Carey sees the joke with piercing clarity, but remains compassionate
towards his characters, following them steadily into their folly,
never condescending to their material and emotional squalor. "How
could he have been happy? It was in almost every sense impossible. He
had been torn from his soil, thrown through the sky. In spite of
which he remembered, vividly, years later a brief period of deep
tranquillity." Che returns obsessively to the question: how will his
father find him? Dial responds to his flagrant need for love while
reckoning the impossibility of motherhood: "She did not know how real
mothers did anything, how they could live without being driven mad."
The situation is hopeless and disgusting: deceitful hippies, horrible
insects, lack of sanitation, drug-induced stupor, practical and
emotional incoherence. But it is also touching and funny. "'I am an
academic,' she said. 'I shouldn't be here.' She gestured at the
puzzling plank nailed crookedly on the wall. 'I hate all this shit.'"
Che is a convincing child. Alternately vulnerable and resilient,
weathering the storms of the adult lives he encounters, learning to
steer fixedly towards a future of his own. "In the humid darkness,
Dial screwed up her face imagining how it would feel to have the
whole foundation pulled from underneath your life." It would feel
like being at the centre of a revolution, trying to find a way out;
something Carey understands politically and emotionally.
Since winning the Booker Prize a second time with his portrait of the
outlaw Ned Kelly (True History of the Kelly Gang, 2000), Carey has
published two novels, My Life as a Fake and Theft. His Illegal Self
further explores the underbelly of the Western world. All the prizes
in the world could not turn Carey into an Establishment figure, and
for that his fans are for ever grateful. "A tree fell in Australia",
is the simple opening to one chapter. Carey makes you hear the crash
and see the debris so vividly that the world seems turned upside-down.
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COLUMBIA, MO. -- More than 60 Southern Boone High School students took their classroom to the streets of Columbia on Tuesday.
Bill Ferguson took the students on the same alleged path his son Ryan took on the night of the 2001 murder of Kent Heitholt.
Ryan Ferguson is serving 40 years in prison for the murder of the former Columbia Tribune sports writer.
Members of the Ashland forensics class are using science to analyze evidence in the Ferguson case.
Teachers have been very careful to present all sides of this story.
Science Teacher Bill Palmer said, "We've had police come. We've had Mr. Ferguson come. We've had several presentations on it. Students have done research. They're independent. They're smart kids. They're smart thinkers. They've come up with their own ideas. We don't spoon feed them."
A judge granted Ryan Ferguson a habeas hearing that's been delayed until April 16.
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Grafton Village Cheese Company has moved to two new locations, a retail shop in Grafton, VT and one in Brattleboro, VT.
In Grafton, shoppers can sample cheeses as well as purchase Grafton Village Cheese Company cheese and other Vermont-made products. Having headed for the company's headquarter's in Grafton, which are no longer open to the public, we headed to the retail shop in Grafton.
The retail shop is quaint and if you are looking for Vermont-made products and want to taste some Grafton Cheese, this is a good stop.
However, in Bratteboro, the Grafton Cheese Company's location, according to their website, guests can watch cheese being made through their viewing area, as well as taste cheeses and purchase Vermont-made products.
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Bonny Balls is a new puzzle game that is similiar to the famous arcade puzzle Zuma & Zuma Deluxe. It is a game of popping the balls before they fall in hole!
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Pop as many identical bubbles as you can to get high scores. A challenging and addicting game.
Destroy orbs by making matches of 4 or more. Catch any falling cards. For every card you catch, you can cast a spell on the other player (by pressing S). When your mana tops up, you will automatically cast a spell on the other player.
Bru is a casual game with new variation of match-3 game mechanic. Collect magical spheres and charge the powerful amulets.
Bubbleween is Shoot Halloween bubbles to make 3 or more match and get points. Try to clear the board with the least amount of points as possible.
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Here's the story. A small district with approximately 5,000 students has one high school, two middle schools, five elementary schools, and a very active Band Boosters organization.
In tight economic times, public school music education programs may attract some unwanted attention as school board members and site administrators face the challenges of balancing their budgets.
Combine a struggling economy with rigorous academic accountability and you've got a challenging mix, one that leaves many arts programs and children hanging in the balance. Now is the time for everyone to raise their voices and ask their school district to make music education for all students a priority and an achievable goal. This past summer, I used a simple three-step plan to encourage school board members in my community to take positive steps to support music education for all 23,000 students in our district.
Editor's Note: Editor's Note: This local success story, as told to editor Debra Bresnan, depicts the recent experience of a string specialist and the community that rallied to support the elementary strings program. Due to the sensitive nature of the strings position in the district, this teacher, a veteran of 32 years in the education system, has chosen to withhold her name and that of her district. If you haven't done so already, now is the time to start a music coalition in your community! Find out how to get started here.
Each year, School Band & Orchestra Magazine holds an essay contest for students from grades 4-12 throughout the United States. The subject of the 9th annual contest was: "How Does Music Unite Cultures Within Your School and Community?"
Ask any veteran music teacher, and they will most likely agree: students in our classrooms are very different than those ten or twenty years ago. Many authors have called them "Digital Natives"* or the "Net Generation,"** and neuroscientists believe that their brains are wired differently than ours.
"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." -D.B. Carnegie
Editor's note: Now More Than Ever, it's time to let your voice be heard about the vital importance of music education for every child. Here's an outstanding example of quality thinking and writing on the subject of why music education is crucial to a complete education. The program mentioned has since been saved. Find letter-writing templates in the SupportMusic Community Action Kit.
Bring the findings of this recent study to your local music education coalition and members of your school board. Now more than ever, school decision-makers need evidence of music education's impact on student growth and achievement.
Over the last several decades, advocates for public school music education programs have used a variety of approaches. It is my observation that these have essentially fallen into two categories: Reactive and Proactive.


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After a decade of radically declining revenues, Nielsen SoundScan reported a 1.3 percent increase in album sales in 2011. While the rise of the mp3 as the most popular mode of music consumption has cut into record label and artist profits -- namely due to the proliferation of illegal downloading -- last year showed a 19.5 percent increase in digital album sales.
What this means for record labels, particularly independent labels, isn't quite clear. What is for certain, though, is that labels must constantly adapt to a wildly unpredictable economic landscape in order to remain viable.
Siltbreeze and Relapse are two of Philadelphia's longest-running independent labels. Both have built strong brands and maintained a loyal consumer base by focusing on niche genres -- the former on underground rock music (everything from garage and psych to punk), the latter on heavy metal music.
There are also dozens of exciting, newer independent labels currently based in Philadelphia: see BadMaster, Evil Weevil, Brutal Panda, Enemy Soil, Richie Records and High Two, for starters. But two of the most compelling are Seclusiasis and Data Garden, as both use a variety of fresh strategies to engage consumers in unique ways.
Beginning in 1987 as a self-published music zine,
evolved into a record label two years later. Operating from founder, and sole employee, Tom Lax's Bella Vista apartment, the label has since released 150 albums in cassette, CD and vinyl record formats, with pressings ranging from 500-1,500.
"One of the biggest challenges has been battling an indifferent and overwhelmed buying public," says Lax. "But the impetus from the beginning has always been to release records that I would buy myself. I've never put out something in an attempt to create a trend, but perhaps this sort of thing has followed in the wake of records I've been involved with."
With about seven releases each year, and with sales steadily at about 1,000 units, Siltbreeze has never had a big selling record (at least not by traditional industry standards).
But Siltbreeze succeeded by being one of the first to specialize in a more experimental, and rawer, type of rock music—while others sought to maximize sales, Lax focused on the music emerging from rock's underbelly. He released work by seminal indie-rock bands like Guided By Voices and Sebadoh, as well as local acts like Bardo Pond, Strapping Fieldhands and, most recently, Far Out Fangtooth. Since sales weren't the priority, Siltbreeze could take risks on forward-thinking, but marginalized, music that a small group of devoted listeners wanted to hear. These consumers trust that Siltbreeze's product is consistently good and difficult to find elsewhere, and so the label has endured.
Founded in 1990,
has been based in the Philadelphia area for the past 12 years. (With a staff of 15, the label also has representatives in New York City, the Netherlands, Japan, and Portland, where founder Matt Jacobson currently lives.) For seven of those years (2001 - 2008), Relapse maintained a record shop on South Street, but has since relocated its central offices and warehouse to Upper Darby.
Relapse has released nearly 700 albums, and currently averages about 30 releases each year—with units ranging anywhere between 1,000 - 75,000, CDs remain the most popular format. The biggest seller to date is Atlanta band Mastodon's Leviathan which, since its 2004 release, has sold about 300,000 copies worldwide.
"It's more difficult than ever to monetize music," says Rennie Jaffe, the Vice President of Business and Legal Affairs for Relapse. "And we can't expect to sell our product at the price points we used to, or at the volumes we once expected. But, at the same time, there's more music to consume and more people to consume it than ever before."
The extreme metal music community has always had a ferocious desire for high-quality art work and unique album packaging, both of which Relapse has excelled in delivering. One of the label's upcoming releases, sludge-metal band Baroness' Yellow & Green, comes with a 30-page hardcover book featuring art by the band's frontman. And, last year, Relapse created a scratch-and-sniff box to house an album by the band Brutal Truth, and a chainsaw-shaped vinyl record for the band Exhumed.
By implementing these innovative physical packaging strategies, Relapse has successfully maintained a high demand for its product. Simply put, you can't scratch-and-sniff an mp3.
, the joint label run by electronic dance music artists Starkey and Dev79, focuses on releasing music by grime, dubstep and bass music producers like Distal and DNABEATS. It began as a concert-presenting organization in the early 2000s, but label activity increased soon after. (Around that same time, and with producer El Carnicero, Starkey and Dev79 also started a sister label called Slit Jockey). This year, Seclusiasis will release about 15 albums, with a focus on digital formats, as well as their first USB flash drive album.
"Having a strong brand and an image is more important than ever," says label co-founder Dev79. "The peripherals of what goes on with the label are often what's being sold to the audience more so than the music itself."
While keeping a close ear to the streets in order to curate the best contemporary bass music, Seclusiasis understands the importance of its ancillary activities. It frequently releases free compilations and mp3s, and also hosts both a monthly Sub FM live radio show and a monthly podcast to preview unreleased music. The label also maintains an active blog, which includes Dev79's "Stuff Yer Face" food column and Starkey's "Beat Artillery" column on music production, and Seclusiasis still hosts live performances where both founders often appear onstage together. All of these tactics are designed to help Seclusiasis build a deeper relationship with its audience, and to create a culture for the label that goes well beyond music.
Data Garden
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Data Garden
label specializes in experimental electronic music, particularly that which focuses on the relationships between plants and technology. So far, the label has released three albums.
"We're not just trying to activate people to buy music," says electronic musician and label co-founder Joe Patitucci. "We're looking to inspire people to experience music, art, technology and the natural world in new ways."
The label wing is just a small part of what Data Garden does. They have an online journal that features interviews, essays and videos documenting and investigating historical and contemporary issues in electronic music. And Data Garden also organizes unique events, as it plans to do with the
Kickstarter-funded second installment
of its interactive Switched-On Garden series this October.
"The online community and public events aspects are inseparable from the label," says Patitucci. "They're part of an expression of the larger idea that is Data Garden -- the events and the website ultimately give our audience a context for the music we release."
Like Seclusiasis, Data Garden's work surpasses the traditional record label model of simply throwing albums onto the market. In order to survive as an independent label in a time when revenue from album sales is uncertain, these local labels show that it's critical to diversify the ways they interact with audiences and develop their brands.
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Angels Record: 84-69, 7 games behind Remaining schedule: Mariners (5), Rangers (3)Despite an 8-15 April, the Angels played a lot better in the first half of the season than they have in the second half. The Angels are healthy and five more against one of the league's worst will help them make it a close race. Prediction: Miss playoffs