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I am not sure what the other users couldn't see but the price was right on top of the place i put my Credit Card in. (in 30 reviews)
Zbiddy reviews
Wilmington, Delaware, USA
129 Reviews From Our Community
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Cons: Costs up to 60 cents for each bid and it might it could take a lot of bids to win. (in 49 reviews)
As far as penny auctions go this one is pretty good. (in 6 reviews)
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they burn me with a 100dlls i never won $#*! how can i get my money back I need help anybody here is my email email@example.com thank you..
100% scam won bids paid like 100.00 total for 6 to 10 bids NEVER RECEIVED A THING DIDN'T EVEN ASK ME TO BEND OVER class action law suit i'm IN email@example.com
I have been a member for a few years but since last year, they have been really messing up. I'm owed so much money and I didn't receive my last 5 wins. I am willing to be a part of a class action suit. Just let me know at firstname.lastname@example.com.
I have been violated with nada, zero, no foreplay...not even a kiss. They owe me a bunch, they should be in court and if CLASS ACTION suit comes to be, count me in. How does our "protectors" allow this to occur...over and over and over. gary b jorgensen
Here is the response I received after filing a complain with the Delaware BBB:
This message is in regard to your complaint submitted on 3/12/2014 3:15:43 PM against ZBiddy.com Online Auction. Your complaint was assigned ID 9965810.
The Bureau has decided to close this complaint and note that the business did not respond to the complaint.
Your next step is to contact The Attorney General's Office. Their telephone number is: 302-577-8600.
This complaint will be reflected on the company's BBB Reliability Report with the following language: "The company failed to respond either to the consumer or the Bureau to the complaint(s) filed."
Please feel free to contact us with any further questions.
Lexe Kasey
The Better Business Bureau
The website appears functioning though there have been no auctions since early February. Live chat doesn't work and they have not returned emailed to get auction codes on items won since September of 2013.
Only gave one star since you have to give something. Won a $10 gift card in December and an iPod with over $200 in January. Kept using live chat and got the same response.. wait 3-5 dats more. Finally on 2/4,i got an email from Zbiddyrewards.com. Filled out the form and waited for email confirmation stating when ut will be shipped. Tried live chst now disabled and website has no auctions. Got an email from zbiddy billing saying they are refunding the cost if iPod but nothing about shipping and handling or missing gift card... the saga continues
Complete and total scam! I won a $10 gift card back in October of last year and still haven't received it. Not only that, but they charged me $79 in bid packs at the time of purchase without my knowledge. When I questioned them about it, they said that I agreed to it in the terms of service. Well, nowhere in the terms of service does it mention that when you win an item you have to buy a bid pack. I even told them about this, but they never respond. They never answer their emails and right now I have an ongoing investigation against them with the Better Business Bureau. They sent the complaint to them back on February 19th, and they still haven't received a response from them. All in all, stay away from this site at all costs, and don't believe the positive reviews people have of this site because they are either representatives of the company, or they don't mind getting money stolen from them.
It's definitely a well organized scam. Dinged my checking account for $99 right off the bat. No clear instructions from the site. Felt like a hamster on one those wheels that keeps going round and round. Every time they dinged my checking account I was also charged a fee by my bank.
DO NOT USE THIS SITE.. I used it, won several auctions, received some of the items that I won, but did not receive many more items. I called customer service many times, and they always said, "They will be sent next week". Well, that was last Summer, and I am still waiting. A few other things about the site: If you bid on Ebooks, the ebook site you have to choose from only has old, classic literature, not any new books. Another tidbit: I got charged a small "International Bank Fee" for items that I won, about $1.99 or so, that they tacked on to the charge of each item. I'm not quite sure why, they tried to explain it to me, saying that it was because of their banking issues, but to me, it's just another ripoff. I will never use them again.
1) The site is "legitimate." Pay attention to details when you sign up. Read the terms and conditions. Know what you are authorizing or not, and...
2). Understand what these bidding sites actually are; they are highly competitive, not easy to win, almost gambling, game sites. It's entertainment. It's a lottery. You compete to win a prize. And next, about the prizes. ..
3) I have received over 100 assorted items. Ranging from gift cards worth from 25 up to 100 dollars each of gas cards, retail store cards, restaurant cards, Starbucks cards, airline cards. I have received many items, to include a Dyson DC41 Vacuum cleaner, an assortment of headphones, a couple of computer accessories including two excellent monitors and other items. I have won, but not received, both an Apple iPad and iPod. I "won" all these items though hard work; spending hours at the computer, analyzing, developing techniques, timing, and luck. It really is a competition. As in all competitions, there are many losers. To win at all, to participate, you must buy bids. Lots of them. And you may lose them all. It can be very frustrating. Only the strong survive. Most people that stick with it will win something, and many times at a good price. So that's the risk.. Now, all that being said...
Update: All items delivered. The Samsung TV arrived right away, and the delayed Apple products have been delivered! Not only that, I received an even newer model iPad - the iPad Air - than the earlier model listed at time of auction :)
4) There is no problem as previously reported - It was resolved . All items have been delivered. As others had indicated; they had not as of yet shipped out Apple products going back to this past summer. I, too, had been put off exactly as previously described and awaiting resolution. They are still auctioning off Apple products as I write this review. This has been resolved satisfactorily. Additionally, I was just yesterday the winner of a Samsung TV, which I hope to receive within a couple of weeks time at the latest. I'll report back on this, as well.
4) If they resolve this issue, and/or I receive the TV, I'll report that and change the rating up. Obviously, if it's not resolved satisfactorily, or the TV doesn't arrive, I will rate the company down, accordingly.
I get from some of these reviews that it takes time and patience to win. Unfortunately, I have neither. So my goal it to spend all of my bids and get off this site. What I don't understand is how they can charge me shipping and handling for bids I've one. I got charged $2.49 shipping and handling for bids that just got added into my account. That is ridiculous to me. Is it even legal?
I have been trying for over a year to win anything worthwhile on this site. Now it seems the only thing available to bid on is pure junk. They have quit auctioning all but a few gift cards except a few 5 or 10 dollar amt. When you get done bidding on them and pay your delivery charge you are sure to lose money. This site truly is a joke!
My experience is that they are very very slow in delivering products that have been won. With that being said, auctions could be won at reasonable prices if you are patient and watch long enough to understand when and at what prices other bidders get bored and go away. Here are some other tricks that I found that address some of the concerns that others have.
When I signed up, I didn't give them my credit card information because I didn't trust them. I exited at the point that they were asking for my credit card. That was far enough, though, that I was registered and I was able to log into the site without ever buying the initial $99 bid package. I didn't give them any credit card information until after I had won an auction.
There is a Spin The Wheel page where you can win up to 10 free bids a day by spinning a roulette type wheel. You can only do this once in any 24 hour period. The trick is to click on "spin" and if it isn't going to land where you want it, just click any other link prior to the wheel stopping and you can go back and try again. I retry until I get 9 or 10 bids each time.
I have won some good items that have been delivered, but there are some auctions that I won back in December that have still not been delivered and the selection of new auctions has recently dropped to almost nothing. Looks to me like the site is shutting down and I probably won't get the last items that I won.
I have purchased a number of items I won on this site since the beginning of December. Haven't seen anything yet. This site is a rip-off. Don't use it.
16 out of 25 items on the first page are bids. You are actually bidding on buying more bids! 1 item is ebooks that are free on other websites and aps. The books are public domain books. I found this out after I bid and won and paid fro otherwise free books. Another item or two are magazine subsciptions that have a "delivery charge" which ends up making them more expensive than a sale subscription. The ipads and iphones that have a limit ( example $18 max) have been getting bid on in some cases for months. remember, you have to pay for bids whether yoou win or not. Another item is coupons. Yup, you will pay to bid and if you win you will pay for coupons. Coupons are free online and in the paper. So, you pay $99 for bids to bid on coupons, magazines, free books and more bids. This is just my opinion but I wish I didn't waste my money on this turd....
Everything everyone has said in their reviews happened to me; wasted time on the phone, lies, misleading advertising. We can report them to the Department of Consumer Fraud and several others! Please contact me about finding an attorney that will take this case-class action on contingency!
My name is Vanessa L
I have been having an issue getting the items I won and paid. It tookd me two months to get coupons I won. Got these items because I was on the phone on chat with them almost everyday. Then I figured I would give them one my opportunity to make good. I won and item on 11-25-13, 11-26-13 and 11-27-13. As of today I have not received my items that have been paid. I have been in contact with them almost everyday by chat or phone and each time I am told my items are in process. PLEASE DO NOT USE THIS WEB AUCTION, THEY VTAKE YOUR MONEY and do not deliver your items. I would give them a negative rating, but does not have that score here.Gave them a one star because I had no option lowwer.
I registered happily and then found out it had taken $99 out of my credit card!After three days of sending them friendly emails asking for a refund I was mad. my daughter Found the customer support number and called it, since she is only 11 she was to scared to yell at the lady, first they offered a gift card and she told her no, then they offered 85% percent back she said no again. Then they told her that it clearly states that you have to pay $99 dollars when you register, she believed them and told me that's when I got on the phone. I yelled at them saying that I wanted my $99 back and that if I didn't I'm taking them to court.They agreed to give my money back.they told me to wait 2-3 business days. It's the second day now, if I don't get my money back I'm calling them back and if I then don't get my money back, they are going to court! DON'T JOIN THIS SIGHT!!!!!
The biggest SCAM! PLEASE don't fall into their trap..... they charged my account $99. I didn't have a clue.... I'm so upset! These people are nothing but thieves! When you do a live chat with them its a pack of lies.... They said they would send me a $100.00 gas voucher. ..that didn't happen...big bunch of liars! Their time is coming, they are a bunch of losers!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Well, I have been dealing with ZBiddy customer Service via internet & on the Phone. I made several inquires for items I have won. MONTHS LATER STLL THE SAME ANSEWER 3-5 DATS ?? THEY MEANT MONTHS,. ok at this point. I go to cancel, to my surprise. they cancel every I have pending. So these employees are sick & the only word they know is I'm sorry I apologize, PLESASE!!! Now the top this one I have written to Delaware location & it came back to me. I live not to far from where they are. In my heart I know they aren't at that location because the USPS agrees, besides the Reps. Do Not Sound Like there From Delaware AT ALL!! SOUNDS Canadian to me, 100% (growing up as a kid been to Delaware spend many of weekends their ) Bunch of dum dums with no answers EVER. . They cancel your items without notice" say that you did so": & the best is I see the REFUND to my charge card !!
Please pass this link on. Stay away from all of these penny auctions! Most of them have class action law suits pending. http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/upgrade-your-life/hidden-dangers-penny-auctions-163331290.html
I tried this site for about a month. I had some problems and emailed requests for help several times and never received valid answers if any. If you get lucky and win a nice item you probable put out plenty to get it. I won something that I(returant card) that I don't even recall bidding on and got no valid reason why. Their phone help isn't very good either. Their time for bidding or doesn't seem to jive either. I don't even bother to go on site any more.
I have gone on this site twice, 1st time with $99.00 bid point - and never won one single auction. tonight with $180 than gave me 300 auction points -- and again won
nothing. Hence after almost $300. Bucks out the window, I could have purchased
the items that I bid.
I also clicked on the site to just take a look and the next day I was charged 99.00. I did nothing but put in my credit card info and when I found out that I had to pay to bid I got out of the website. I thought I took out my info but I guess it really never comes. I never bid I never purchased bids. They just took my money right out because I checked out the website. I am going to report them to the BBB. This is definitely a fraud. I did not give them the authority to take any money out of my account. I better get that money back.
I accidently went on this site and they charged my acct $99 for something they said I bought, I never bought anything from them and now I can't get out of this stupid site. Help!!!!!!!!!!! This zbiddy sucks. It should never have been on the web, it is a rip-off. Be careful when you hit it, it will suck you in and charge you for nothing.
I joined the site due to a $3.00 promotion and they (Zbiddy) over-charged my acct.by $150.00+. I immediately closed the card I had used but it was too late! Now my bank has been disputing the charges and they are saying I will eventually get a refund. I HAVE CALLED THE CO. DOZENS OF TIMES AND LEFT AT LEAST A DOZEN MESSAGES ON THEIR "LIVE " CHAT, WHICH THEY HAVE NEVER, EVER RESPONDED TO!!!!!!! Total FRAUD, TERRIBLE! Sharon A.
I have tried to have that live chat lol with this so called site . They will not return any responce . I have filed with the bbb in my state of Ohio and also with my bank ,who is filling with my card company to get my $99.00 refund. They never said snything about a charge for this . I rate them a big F
STOP RIGHT NOW .... this company is a total fraud. Do NOT sign for their service. Charged my cc $99 without even knowing or disclosing. Fought them for an hour+ to get credit issued. We'll see if it posts. THEY ARE SCUM BAGS!
They put $99 on my credit card without any warning. I contacted them trying to "buy" a smaller amount of bids...there weren't any. It took more than 2 pages, and an hour, single space "live chat", and many legal threats before they finally agreed to refund my money. Not a legitimate business. Stay away!
This IS A RIPOFF.....DO NOT USE....TOOK $99 FROM MY ACCOUNT AFTER SAYING IT IS FREE.....FACEBOOK AND TWITTER SHOULD BLOCK THIS AS FRAUDULENT AND IF THEY DON'T WE SHOULD SUE FACEBOOK BECAUSE THEY KNOWINGLY SUPPORT THESE RIPOFF MASTERS....GOING TO MY BANK AND FILE CHARGES......
Is there a negative number. THIS IS A SCAM/FRAUD! Stay away from this website! They automatically charge your credit card without giving you warning. They did say I will get refunded in 3-5 business days. (I hope so!). Do NOT have anything to do with this website. It will cause you lots of pain and headache, never mind losing $$$ too.
Ok so idiot number 5,000,000 here. Lol I logged on like the rest of you put my cc in thinking it was to verify my identity and for later if I decided to try it. Bam 99 dollars charged to card. Now my question is did any of you get your money back?
I won plenty of stuff! But I never received anything!!!! I payed for it and called them when they finaly will send me my winnings (and the coupon for gas worth of 100 Dollar!!!). Did not received one bid!! A compleet rip-off!!!!
Zbiddy advertises selling items such as iPods for $29. Sure they do ... the only catch is that you have to pay 60 cents every time you bid. The way they make their money is capping the bid at $29 and letting everyone bid themselves into an early bankruptcy by clicking the BID button. By the time it's over there will be HUNDREDS of bids for the item at that capped cost and zBiddy makes off with five or six times what an iPod would cost if you went to Best Buy.
One also must look at the inventory of material they sell. Up front they tell you about computers and cameras and consumer electronics but in reality, 90% of what they sell are more bid packages, restaurant cards and other material worth nothing close to the value attached to it. STAY AWAY!
COMPLETE RIP OFF!!!! They take your money and you get near NOTHING for it! The auctions are almost impossible to win on the items that are higher end. DO NOT SIGN UP FOR THIS SCAM!!!
DON'T EVER use this website; it is a total ripoff. You sign up, give credit information thinking it's like PayPal - then they nab you for some $99 bid package automatically
Had to fight to get a refund , But when I said I would just go to PayPal and file the claim since the card was Paypal I got thru to them and the refund was a done deal.......
DON'T EVER use this website; it is a total ripoff. You sign up, give credit information thinking it's like PayPal - then they nab you for some $99 bid package automatically. Then, when you dispute their transaction, they refuse to refund your money, despite 3 "logos" promising 100% satisfaction. I doubt I'll ever see my money again, but this place is totally fraudulent and a complete rip off!
SCAM of all scams. I got a text message, responded to it. It said I got free bids, but they ended up costing me $97.00. I complained and they offered a $100 gas card. After almost 2 months, I got a voucher for $10 rebate on gas. You will get 10 $10 vouchers, but can only use 1 at a time. I sent my first one in and have waited 2 months for the voucher.
I also "bought" 4 gift cards $10, $10, $25, $25. I didn't win the auction, but used the "Buy It Now" option. It has been 3 months and I haven't received a thing, not even a response to my numerous emails.
Stay away from this website, unless you are a hacker and can bring this site down!!
This is THE WORST online bidding site...they have no products worth 1/2 of what they say they are worth, the couple I did win arrived a month after paying for them, and only after many contacts to their customer service department. The poor girl who has that job should get a raise as obviously those who run the Bull$#*! site don't give a damn about customers or feedback. Check out the BBB rating on this company and you'll see they currently have 186 complaints against them, one more as soon as I go file mine !!
I won 25 bids and 50 ebook downloads 8 august 13 and paid for them right away. I got my bids but not the ebook code. I contacted customer service 5 Times and was told to wait and it would be taken care of any day. Well I guess any day means any day from now til hell freezes over and I still won't get my books. IF YOU ARE THINKING ABOUT USING THIS SITE, PLEASE CONTACT ME AND GIVE ME YOUR MONEY! I WILL AT LEAST TELL YOU THE TRUTH! I have won a few other small things and when I received them they were things that I would have been mad to get out of a .25 bubble gum machine. SAVE YOUR MONEY!!!!!!!!!!
won a few low end items, not worth much, then won an ipod in august, still to this day have not rec'vd it, now its october, contacted their chat many times, always got same answers, like they are robots, finally today got a phone number to call, got a live person, asked for my $ back plus shipping because I don't believe they will ever ship out the item, STAY AWAY
I still have bids to use, am going to use them on the high end items, maybe win, AND THEN NOT PAY
I was using Zbiddy for the first time and thought I was bidding on a tablet and ended up winning the bid on 250 bids for $99. I immediately sent them an email saying I did not make that bid and if I did it was done in error. I asked that they release my money and that did not happen. I am disputing the charge. They steal your money. I bought an expensive lesson.
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After being shown a bid taking place where a Mac Air went for $9 in the promo i was surprised to see that the number of items you can bid are are small and very spread out over 30+ days! I feel like this is a total bait and switch and I want my money returned. As it stands they have no return policy so I am contacting my credit card company today! this place is a total scam!
Lousy selection of items, so the few decent items they do have; run forever. I have been watching for a month for a few specific items (a dyson vacuum, a laptop, etc.) I had the day(s) memorized for when these items would be available to be sold. For instance, I knew that today at 1PM one of my items would be at the final countdown and ready to be finally sold. I was shocked when I went to my "Watch List" (a month old, mind you) and saw that all of these items had another (at least) 2 weeks tacked on to them. Fraud? I think so. This isn't a good sign for this site. I'm spending my remaining bids and getting out while the "going's good".
Bid and won numerous restaurant.com gift vouchers. Took a lengthy period of time to get the vouchers issued (as a matter of fact,...I'm still waiting on a $50 one,...been waiting nearly 6 weeks). I've redeemed all the other vouchers and enjoyed the restaurants. I recently tried to get the name of CEO or head of Customer Care & an address of the company but got the run around by the chat line representative (Nancy). She did finally give me the mailing address but wouldn't give me the name of anyone at the company that I could address my letter of concern to. Things that make you go Hmmmmm!
I first used Zbiddy in 2011 and everything was fine. I won a number of high end items (TV, IPAD, IPOD, Gift Cards) and received everything within 3 weeks of payment which was excellent. I ended up taking a long break from penny auctions and just recently started again at Zbiddy in July 2013. So far I've won 1 IPAD and 3 IPODS but have not received any of them, the oldest item being the Ipad from almost 2 months ago. The site has clearly gone downhill since I last used it. There is no phone number posted on the site and when I found it online the people who answer cannot provide you any information about shipping. All they do is tell you to be patient or that your concern has been forwarded to the appropriate dept and someone will get back to you via email in 3-5 days, which they never do. If you try to dispute charges they try to convince you to trade your win/charge in for something else like a gas certificate or travel voucher which are difficult to redeem and not worth the money you would lose. When you email they never respond and when you use chat you get someone illiterate as the transcript is full of misspelled words and poor punctuation, not to mention the fact that all they can do is forward your concern to the ELUSIVE shipping department. The sites terms and conditions says your items are shipped within 48hrs. After payment you get an email that says your item should arrive within 7-10 business days. Weeks later when you complain you will get a "verification" email which requires you to go to a link that you will need to sign up for (not related to zbiddy but called zbiddyrewards) where they will try to convince you to trade your win in for one of the lousy consolation prizes similar to what they try to trade you for on the phone. When you decline you receive a "confirmation" email stating once again that your item will arrive within 7-10 business days. I've already passed that (by a week) with no delivery or tracking # to speak of. I could continue to wait in hopes of receiving these items but I refuse to be treated like this as a customer and so I've initiated chargebacks today on everything I paid. The people who defend zbiddy are either speaking about the past or shills because Zbiddy is absolutely no longer a trustworthy, dependable or honest site. AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE!
I Was looking at a few review sites and they pretty much all say "zbiddy.com" is bad!
Accusations of spamming and worse!
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BBB Business Review: Rated a D-
This Business is not BBB accredited
ZBiddy.com Online Auction
Additional Locations
Factors that lowered the rating for ZBiddy.com Online Auction include:
Length of time business has been operating
167 complaints filed against business
Length of time business has taken to resolve complaint(s)
Business has failed to resolve underlying cause(s) of a pattern of complaints
Phone: (877) 924-3390
434 S. Military Trail, Deerfield Bch, FL 33442
View Additional Email Addresses http://www.zbiddy.com
BBB Rating: D-
On a scale of A+ to F
167 complaints closed with BBB in last 3 years | 167 closed in last 12 months
Advertising/Sales Issues 17
Billing/Collection Issues 34
Delivery Issues 10
Guarantee/Warranty Issues 3
Problems with Product/Service 103
Business Management
Mr. Darryl Fernandes, Director of Operations Mr. Seth Dillon
Contact Information
Principal: Mr. Darryl Fernandes, Director of Operations
The Delaware address is not a physical location for this company. The Delaware address is a mail forwarding location. The company's website also provides the following address:
72 High St.
Haslemere, Surrey GU27 2LA
This address is located in the United Kingdom.
On 12/12/12, the business emailed the BBB and indicated that "Zbiddy no longer has a location in the U.S."
Sorry my recomendation is to stay away from this site!
just a simple remark, notice that they do not accept paypal and it is a good indication of there intention. NO PAYPAL MEANS NOT A SERIOUS BUSINESS AT ALL
Thieves - Plain and Simple.
I was the last bidder on 3 "Gift Cards" and won none. The timer ran to zero with no winner then the auction was restarted with the clock at 24 hrs.
Unable to pay for items won. Comes back with credit card expiration date error. Worked 5 times previously.
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Claire Edens and Kyle VanDenburg, right, unload food donations for sorting Tuesday as Collegedale Academy students culminate their CAD 4 Hope food drive. Thousands of pounds of food were collected and donated to the Samaritan Center in Ooltewah.
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Tuesday, Collegedale Academy's 300-plus high school students carried bag after bag of nonperishable food items into the school's gym.


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Written by Margaret Whitely Friday, 14 October 2011 00:00
The New Hyde Park/Garden City School Board meeting, scheduled for 8 p.m., did not start until almost 8:30 p.m. due to the board's late arrival. They apologized profusely due to the executive session that they would have to resume after the meeting ended.
Because of the nature of the executive session, Superintendent Robert Katulak said he was not able to discuss the topic of the session with the public.
The board went right to all the reports scheduled for the evening and one of them was the Building, Grounds and Transportation Report – Five Year Plan given by Robert Moss and Architect John Grillo.
Moss started the report by announcing that a new Ford F250 Pick Up truck with snowplow had been purchased to replace the payloader bucket on the John Deere Tractor.
Further, a field scraper has been replaced to maintain ball fields along with the replacement of two weed trimmers, one gas hedge trimmer and salt spreaders for the Garden City Park and New Hyde Park Road School.
Moss said, "At the Manor Oaks School we surfaced the playground and replaced interior doors. At Garden City Park School there was a partial concrete replacement, steps were repaired, thermostats repaired, room No. 207 bathroom renovated and the gym office exterior doors were replaced.
"Further, at Hillside Grade we were able to make the nurse's office ADA compliant, replace the exterior doors, repair the cupola and install pavement."
Moss went on to say, "District-wide projects included gas conversion and temperature control upgrades. Plus, we worked with the Technology Department in coordinating the installation of SmartBoards and we were able to remove the obsolete PCs from classrooms to be recycled and we went on to paint classrooms in Hillside Grade, New Hyde Park Road, Garden City Park and Manor Oak schools."
In an effort to consolidate services, both Moss and Grillo worked with other districts to improve purchasing power of equipment. Moss explained, "We worked with other districts to consolidate transportation and reduce expenses and joined the BOCES consortium for transportation bids."
In an effort to continue "going green" the district is still collecting recyclable materials at all schools including paper, plastic, etc. The district is also purchasing green cleaning supplies to assist in protecting the environment and they have recycled old and obsolete PCs from all the buildings in the district.
The ongoing Capital Projects Reserves projects was addressed by Grillo, including the PA speakers that had been installed in the gym and custodial workshop and a intercom phone that was installed in the workshop at Garden City Park School.
Grillo said, "At New Hyde Park Road School we installed new fence/gates to increase the parking area closest to the building. At Manor Oaks School we installed blacktop between the gym and library and at Hillside Grade School we replaced the baseball field backstops, regraded the ball fields and reseeded the fields."
Additional projects attributed to the Capitol Projects include the replacement of plug-in emergency lights at Manor Oaks and Hillside Grade School.
Gym lights were replaced at Hillside Grade School and the gym floor was replaced at Hillside Grade School. At Garden City Park School the boiler room sink was repaired. At the New Hyde Park Road School the stair tread replacement is in progress as is the stairway lighting replacement at the Hillside Grade School.
Superintendent Katulak explained at the last school board meeting what the very complicated New York State Testing document, that was mailed to the district.
Each school is tested in the various disciplines such as English, math and science.
The state then grades each school in all the subjects and in various ways. Fortunately, all of the New Hyde Park/Garden City Park Schools, including New Hyde Park Road, Garden City Park, Manor Oaks and Hillside Grade all tested in AVP status and therefore each has gained the title of a "school in good standing." Any school that does not, for two consecutive years, will be placed in need of improvement status.
The same formula applies to both math and science and once again the New Hyde Park/Garden City Park district scores in the "school in good standing."
Progress of the students is monitored every 6 to 8 weeks as grade level teams meet together to examine the student's progress on benchmark tests or teacher created tests.
Item analysis of student results is done and regrouping takes place.
Teachers share research-based instructional practices to increase student performance.
At the New Hyde Park/Garden City Park School District the following current academic common core programs are in place:
ELA-K-6-Scott Foresman
Mathematics K-2 Envisions
Scott Foresman 3-6 Harcourt
Science-K-6-Scott Foresman
Social Studies-K-6 Harcourt
It was explained that the reason there are only two publishers listed is that they have bought all the other publications.
Superintendent Katulak said, "These books will help our students in "Race To The Top."
Other courses which are also part of the New Hyde Park/Garden City Park well-rounded education curriculum are: General music, chorus, orchestra, strings, stage band, band, visual arts and physical education.
The meeting came to a close as the board exited back into executive session. The next board meeting is set for Monday, November 14 at 8 p.m. at the Manor Oaks School.


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Police Beat: Woman shot on Mercy Drive in Orlando today
Another shooting went down in Orlando today.
Orlando Police pulled a vehicle over in College Park at Edgewater Drive and Princeton Street, only to find a woman within suffering from a "non-life-threatening" gunshot wound. From there they transported her to the hospital.
Police spokesman Sgt. James Young said that the woman might have known her assailant, and that the shooting was initially reported to have occurred on the 1400 block of Mercy Drive – an area long notorious for its violent and larcenous crime. Officers are currently investigating.
Local shootings have been somewhat commonplace in 2014; there have been four homicides in Orlando thus far – one occurring over the weekend – and all involved firearms.
A series of accidental shootings have also been reported in the past month or two across the state, including a commuter who erroneously shot himself in the leg during a road-rage incident that escalated to gun threats on I-4 last month.


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For Immediate Release
Volunteer State Quail Forever Chapters Volunteer Funds for two Wildlife Biologists
Biologists will work to bring back Tennessee's state gamebird, the bobwhite quail
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Quail Forever is proud to announce Tennessee is conducting interviews for two Quail Forever Farm Bill wildlife biologists, the first biologists of their kind in the state. These biologists will work with area landowners to help reestablish quail populations through conservation practices. Applications were accepted through February 22.
The Farm Bill Wildlife Biologist program is designed to educate farmers and landowners about the benefits of conservation programs, as well as assist those landowners after programs have been implemented. Pheasants Forever first employed Farm Bill wildlife biologists in 2003 with four positions, and now has over 100 partnership positions across the country. In 2012, Pheasants Forever Farm Bill wildlife biologists made 21,600 landowner contacts, resulting in 656,702 acres of wildlife habitat improvement.
"All the Tennessee Quail Forever chapters donated funding and time towards the creation of these biologists, so we are glad to see our goal come to fruition. The Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency has done a wonderful job to bring back deer, turkey and bear, and now it's time to really make a difference for our state gamebird - the bobwhite quail," notes Ron Crabtree, vice president of the Music City Quail Forever chapter and wildlife and conservation advocate. "At one time, quail hunting was as much a tradition in the South as NASCAR and SEC football, and we're looking forward to bringing that back."
"These positions would not have been possible without the participation of Tennessee's Quail Forever chapters, the Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency and others coming together and recognizing the need for employees who are trained to help with the region's wildlife, with a special emphasis on bobwhite quail," says Tim Caughran, Quail Forever regional wildlife biologist. "Furthermore, I am looking forward to what these biologists will accomplish for Tennessee's wildlife."
Farm Bill wildlife biologists work to accelerate enrollment in the suite of U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Bill conservation programs. Farm Bill Biologists add wildlife technical assistance in USDA offices to assist the Natural Resources Conservation Services (NRCS), Farm Service Agency (FSA) and other conservation partners with delivering conservation programs to landowners. These biologist positions wouldn't be possible without funding from state wildlife agencies, USDA-NRCS, local Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever chapters, soil and water conservation districts, foundations, and other state and local partners.
Tennessee is home to nine Quail Forever chapters and over 1,000 combined PF/QF members. For more information on "The Habitat Organization" or to start a chapter, please contact Tim Caughran at (618) 467-2586 or email Tim.
Pheasants Forever, including its quail conservation division, Quail Forever, is the nation's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to upland habitat conservation. Pheasants Forever and Quail Forever have more than 135,000 members and 720 local chapters across the United States and Canada. Chapters are empowered to determine how 100 percent of their locally raised conservation funds are spent, the only national conservation organization that operates through this truly grassroots structure.
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The Madness of Lord British December 1, 2011Posted by Wilhelm Arcturus in Casual Games, entertainment.
Tags: EA, Hyper Linking to Hell and Back, Lord British, No Real Point, Richard Garriott, Richard Garriott de Cayeux, The Madness of King George, Ultima Online
Oh the wacky things that come out of the mouth of Dr. Richard Allen Garriott de Cayeux!
(Please note/respect his name change)
Now maybe the press is just catching him at the wrong moments, but I am having problems parsing the meanings of his statements of late. He seems to be all over the map.
About a month ago he was scolding EA and Blizzard for "letting" Zynga have the casual market, which seemed to me to be like scolding Peterbilt for letting Daihatsu beat it in the Kei car market in Japan. And on thinking about it, since he is all about the whole casual game scene at the moment, he seems to be complaining that EA isn't in a position to kick him in the ass yet again.
Then he starts talking about his ultimate RPG game, all the while hinting that if only EA would hire him back and give him creative control, (or at least just let him use the name and IP) he could banish elves and ninjas and make the Ultima franchise great again. But that didn't sound very casual.
This was followed up by the big interview over at Industry Gamers where, after comparing himself to Tolkien, he goes on to say that gaming consoles are doomed… we MIGHT see one more generation… and that the future is in portable devices, which coincidentally happens to be a platform he is targeting. At least that seemed to be clearly self-serving in a Bobby Kotick sort of way. I can grasp that, especially when I recall him saying at GDC 2007 that MMOs were the way to go… because, of course, he was making an MMO. (He's done with MMOs now.)
On top of that, add in the background noise of one of his manors going up for sale, which includes some stunning amenities, winning his lawsuit with NCsoft, where his last big effort, Tabula Rasa went live 4 years ago and closed 16 months later, his space faring ventures, which gets played up a lot, the rather limited focus of in his company, Portalarium, with its loathsome twitter feed, the big output from which appears to be online Poker and Blackjack, and how he runs the company via robotic interface… and an appearance with Martha Stewart…
…you start to wonder how seriously you should take the guy these days, at least when it comes to computer games.
You cannot take away what he has accomplished. The Ultima series of games was huge and innovative and influential and in ways remains unmatched to this day. But even that series seemed to be faltering until Ultima Online came along. And since then his efforts on the gaming front seem to have dissipated.
Thus while the thought of EA bringing him back and, say, teaming him up with BioWare to produce the ultimate Ultima RPG is a great "What if…" scenario, it seems only just slightly more likely to happen than EA handing Richard Bartle a pile of money to create the ultimate virtual world.
So if he is serious about building his dream RPG, it seems like it will have to be in a land besides Britannia.
All of which still leaves me in kind of a "what the hell?" state of mind.
Would you want to play Mr. Garriott de Cayeux's ultimate RPG even if it wasn't set in the lands of Ultima and he had to place himself in game as… I don't know… Seigneur Cayeux sur Mer?
Would you play it if it was only on Android or iOS?
Would you play it if it involved talking to trees?
Has anybody checked the color of his urine lately?
- 1. Sentack - December 1, 2011
I really used to admire Mr Garriott back in the days when Ultima was still fresh and UO was the best and most talked about MMO on the market.
Since then, while I feel like he's a quite a creative fellow, I think he's a little too hung up on his Ultima universe. I must agree with the main poster. He needs to start over and create a new fantasy campaign. He doesn't need to stagnate and reuse the same content he developed over 30 years ago. It's 2011, time to start fresh. I really wish he would. At least at the time, his games were fairly amusing to play.
- 2. Letrange - December 1, 2011
Step away from the cool-aid…
- 3. Warsyde - December 1, 2011
Richard Garriot is one of the great pioneers of RPG computer gaming, but as with many pioneers he doesn't seem to know what to do now that the wild frontier has become mainstream. I think he's trying to find new frontiers to be a pioneer in, but is having trouble finding any that really stick for him, and really, the gaming industry as a whole has become so saturated with developers producing everything you can possibly think of that I don't think he'll have much luck.
Like an explorer with nothing left to explore, the world has passed him by while he struggles to find a way to remain relevant.
- 4. Carson - December 1, 2011
Innovative. Influential. Insane.
It's a well-trodden path that plenty of creative people have been down before Lord Dr. de Cayeux, and no doubt plenty more will tread in the future.
- 5. EasilyEnthused - December 1, 2011
I didn't know it was possible, but I actually respect him MORE knowing he took his wife's name.
- 7. Jay Gischer - December 1, 2011
+1 for snark. And yes, I've seen TMoKG.
Richard Garriott should not be trying to pioneer a new frontier, so much as making a game he really, really likes.
Efforts that begin with the thought, "I'm going to pioneer" rather than "Hey, that would be cool!" are doomed to failure.
- 9. Snick - December 2, 2011
After reading your post I started making a list in my head of once amazing creatives who have utterly languished (or failed?) in their creativity as the years rolled on. Lucas, Spielberg, Shyamalan, Ridley Scott, John Carpenter and there's more; once I got started the list kept growing. Dare I say even Terry Gilliam's efforts have been lackluster since his Brazil hey-day.
Something happens to creativity in extremely successful people once they crest 50 or so. And while I don't think it applies to everyone (Kubrick, Cameron) in the entertainment industry I feel it is pretty much the norm to start losing 'it' after a certain amount of success.
I always felt a bit gypped by how the Ultima series turned out, Ultima VI being my all-time, hands-down favorite. Last I checked there were at least five different Ultima remake projects in various stages of activity, some with the effort of a full rewrite, and others with the simple goal of cross-platform emulation of the original games and I seem to recall at least one with the attempt of opening the original game to multi-player support.
While I never played UO – I heard too much smack about the constant griefing to give it a try – I always wished that Ultima got a serious modernization in a new release if not a bonafide 3D MMO attempt. My only exception to that idea being that studios always tend to do the bogus "200 years later" thing with legacy reboots like Ultima and make some real wacky choices in attempt to access the new, younger market. There's plenty of examples of that, from Everquest II to Star Wars prequels.
The hell with that! I want the classic olde English, sprawling landscape with gritty, realistic setting like Dragon Age. Or even what Legend of Grimrock is doing, which reminds me of the original first four Ultima classic dungeon-crawls. Until EA sells off the IP in the next decade, if ever, even then I am not sure I would ever except to see an 'authentic' reboot of Ultima. Maybe it's just best to let Ultima die.
Whatever the case, I don't think Dr. de Cayeux has a gargoyle's chance in Britannia to create another masterpiece before his final flight into the cosmos, regardless the content or premise. Oh well.. C'est la vie!


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Victorian Coalition Government to reduce risk of bushfires caused by powerlines
The Victorian Coalition Government has outlined its work plan to substantially reduce the risk of bushfires caused by powerlines in Victoria.
The work plan – which will implement recommendations 27 and 32 of the Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission – was announced as part of the Coalition Government's response to and acceptance of the recommendations of the Powerline Bushfire Safety Taskforce (PBST).
"The Coalition Government has always made it clear that our response to the PBST's report would be responsible, sensible and mindful of the cost impact on Victorian families," Minister for Energy Michael O'Brien said today.
"We have accepted all of the recommendations of the PBST," Mr O'Brien said.
"The Coalition Government will implement a work program by its own agencies and electricity distribution businesses which is expected to reduce the risk of electricity assets starting bushfires by up to 64 per cent over 10 years.
"We must do everything we can to reduce the risk of catastrophic bushfire caused by power assets, but the work we do must also be affordable given its cost impact on families.
"We will require Victoria's electricity distribution businesses to invest an estimated $500 million in new generation electrical asset protection and control equipment, which will deliver major improvements in bushfire safety.
"The Coalition Government will also increase the Safer Electricity Assets Fund that was announced in the 2011-2012 Victorian Budget from $50 million to up to $250 million.
"Of that amount, up to $200 million will be used to replace the most dangerous powerlines in the state over the next 10 years.
"In the first instance, $40 million will be used to address the impact on the most vulnerable Victorians of reduced supply reliability associated with better electricity network bushfire control systems.
"The remaining $10 million will be spent on further research and development to identify the most cost-effective new technologies and management practices capable of reducing bushfire risk from electricity assets.
"This work program provides an appropriate balance of community safety and fire risk reduction, power reliability and cost of living objectives," Mr O'Brien said.
Costs to Victorians have been kept to a minimum – the annual compounding increase for residential customers in the Powercor and SP Ausnet distribution areas will be approximately 0.1 per cent. For the average household, this is equivalent to an increase of approximately $1.30 in the first year and $2.60 in the second year, peaking at $13 in year 11. After year 11 the cost increases will decline.
The Victorian Coalition Government will also invite the Commonwealth Government to contribute an additional $250 million to this program. This would bring the total value of the works to up to $1 billion.
The Coalition Government's contributions to the program will be subject to strict conditions and oversight arrangements to ensure that the most cost-effective technologies are utilised and that taxpayer dollars do not fund upgrades that should be paid for by the electricity distribution businesses.
"We are establishing a high level oversight committee that will be headed by the Secretary of the Premier's Department and will include experts and community representatives who will advise on the most effective way to roll out the program and monitor its progress," Mr O'Brien said.
"This Committee will report annually to government, which will continually assess the program's effectiveness in using new and existing technology to keep Victorians safe from bushfire."
Under the work program, the greatest risk reduction is delivered by new-generation protection devices that will be installed on rural Single Wire Earth Return powerlines and new advanced technology similar to a safety switch for powerlines that will be installed in selected substations. This equipment helps to detect and manage faults, such as a tree branch contacting a wire, to reduce the risk of faults starting fires. Under this package of measures, all bushfire-prone areas of Victoria will see an upgrade to their electrical assets and therefore improvement in their safety.
The technologies applied over the 10-year program will be based on the latest research and development.
"This is a ten-year work program and it is expected that work will begin on these measures as soon as practicable," Mr O'Brien said.
"Some recommendations will be put in place immediately while others will take longer because of the size and complexity of the work required.
"I thank the Taskforce and all those who have contributed to the development of this important report," Mr O'Brien said.
The PBST was formed at the request of the Royal Commission to provide expert technical advice on options to reduce the risk of powerlines starting bushfires. The Royal Commission made eight recommendations relating to electricity distribution assets, of which six have already been given effect. The Coalition Government amended the Terms of Reference for the PBST early in 2011 to require it to consider how to fully implement the remaining two recommendations, 27 and 32, relating to a ten-year plan to reduce risk through cabling or other technologies and also the settings for the reclose function on powerlines.
In developing its report to government, the PBST released a public consultation paper in April 2011 and received public submissions. The PBST also engaged a stakeholder reference group and held public meetings in regional centres across Victoria.The full PBST report is available on the Energy Safe Victoria website www.esv.vic.gov.au
Attached: Victorian Government Response to The Victorian Bushfires Royal Commission Recommendations 27 and 32


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We're rather partial to a monogrammed logo — done in the right way, of course. That's why we are thrilled Whistles has introduced a monogramming service at its new Dover Street flagship store.
As of this Friday, you will now be able to snap up a Delilah clutch in hot pink or silky black and order your initials to be screen printed onto the bag. A fashion-forward finishing touch is the choice of colour for the initials: indigo blue, lavender, and fluro green. This natty clutch has already been spotted under the crook of many a fashion jet setters' arm — Teen Vogue's Gloria Baume, US Vogue contributor Sarah Mower, and Caroline Issa, to name but a few. We're planning on making this one of our wardrobe updates for spring. Who's joining us?
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Despite insisting she was at The Young Victoria after-party as boyfriend 'Rupert's handbag', Keira Knightley wowed the crowds in a Chanel Couture ensemble and some gorgeously subtle make-up. So we decided to catch up with Keira's make-up artist Kay Montano to find out just how she did it on the night.
1. The skin
'I began with just a tiny dab of Chanel Lift Lumiere to even out the tone around Keira's eyes, nose & chin area. Minimal coverage is key to approaching strong make-up in a rock chic way. Young, cool and sophisticated.'
2. The flush
'I powdered Keira's T zone only with Poudre Douce in Mimosa so that cheeks remained dewy. Add a touch of Fandango powder blusher for an entirely natural look.'
3.The eyes
'For the eyes I used Les Crayon Khol in Graphite liberally around Keira's entire eye area and smudged it in with my fingertips. This was followed by a smudging the same pencil in Noir next to the top lashes. Eyes were completed with a thick, elongated line of Ecriture De Chanel in Noir, finishing in a classic tick plus lashings of black Exceptionnel mascara.'
4.The Eyes
'Keira was wearing a gorgeous white Chanel outfit so we agreed to go for a smudgy smoky eye rather than my usual nude lip/dark eye combo. I decided on a 'just-eaten-cherries' stain because it works so beautifully with white. I completed the whole look with the cherry-stained lips which were created with Rouge Allure Laque in 76.'
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with Delmon, CC, and Rocco
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we need depth at pitching before anyting
Either a decent closer ((Hate McClung)) or some depth behind Kazmir ((I like fossum but not as a 2nd starter))
and I hate corcoran with a passion and he should be a releiver again
cause he can't go more than 5 innings without giving up mass amounts of runs
and in retrospect we should've kept lugo last year but at least we picked up iwamura
I like our offseason moves and if we play like we did early season last yearthen I think we can finish with 68 - 75 wins which at least is an upgrade from last year.
Shields is going to be our number 2, although i think he is more of a 3 or 4 guy.
We had no chance at Lugo. The Red Sox told his agent they would pay him a lot in the offseason so he stopped negotiating with the Rays. The Rays had offered him a lot of money and decen number of years, basically what he had said would keep him here.


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In 2002, Deborah DeWinter, longtime resident of Port Washington, became executive director of FilmAid International, an amazing organization that brings hope, education, inspiration and even laughter to refugees around the world. In May of this year DeWinter visited Kakuma, a refugee camp in Northern Kenya where FilmAid is making a dramatic difference in the lives of 83,000 refugees. After seeing the huge success of the project in Kakuma, DeWinter renewed her six-month contract with FilmAid, which was due to end in July, and now plans to create a local advisory committee of Port Washington residents.
FilmAid was started in 1999 by Caroline Baron, a movie producer who grew up on Long Island. Baron was very moved by a radio report that said one of the greatest hardships refugees face, and one that is rarely addressed, is the soul-destroying monotony of day-to-day survival in the camps. Lack of stimulation reduces the refugees' spirits a little each day and leaves their imaginations free to relive the horror of the violent events that ripped apart their lives. Within six weeks Baron and a crew of volunteers, with equipment mostly donated or paid for by Hollywood contacts, were in Macedonia with a mobile outdoor unit taking movies to the camps and bringing entertainment and temporary mental respite to the Kosovar refugees. Baron's experiment was an unparalleled success, and as FilmAid traveled from camp to camp as many as 4,000 refugees turned out each night for the screenings. FilmAid provided not only entertainment, which in itself is extremely important for people who have no other source of distraction, but also education and the ability to bring warring factions together.
When the refugees in Macedonia returned to their homes FilmAid looked to see where next they could provide relief. In Africa they found refugees in even more desperate need of psychological sustenance, having survived in limbo, in refugee camps, for ten years and more. By now FilmAid had the attention and support not just of Hollywood but also important organizations such as the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR).
DeWinter traveled to Kakuma where the FilmAid team had expected to work for six months before transferring the staff and equipment to other camps in Tanzania. She had expected to be questioned by some detractors as to why money should be spent on films and equipment when people are struggling to survive and basic needs such as food and water are limited. What she heard was an incredibly positive response not only from the refugees but also from more than 40 community leaders and all the other aid agencies working in the camp. They all had the same things to say: thank you for coming here, what a huge difference FilmAid has made and please find a way to stay and continue the work you are doing. DeWinter said, "The most dramatic difference the films make is providing nourishment for the souls of the refugees. These are people who have experienced horrific events, have lost everything and are living in limbo with no mental stimulation. Life revolves around collecting firewood, water and other necessities and making it from day to day with no hope or expectations for the future. The movies bring relief, laughter and a distraction that is not provided in any other way."
At the Therapeutic Feeding Program Center in the camp, where mothers bring their seriously malnourished children for additional feedings, DeWinter saw mothers and infants staring into space with no signs of interaction and young children lying in a stupor at their feet. The pervading listlessness is not surprising as the women, along with their infants and young children, walk several miles every day to and from the center and then spend hours there, with nothing to do in-between the three or four supplemental feedings the infants desperately need. But on Monday as a movie began to be shown the women began to chatter, the children awoke and laughed and played together and previously inert babies began to suckle. DeWinter said, " Who would believe that Winnie-the-Pooh could mean life or death for infants." Sadly with so many organizations wanting the services of FilmAid, the feeding program only gets movies shown once a week.
Sensory stimulation is not the only benefit. In between the entertainment, educational shorts are shown that advise about AIDS, land mines, domestic violence and other issues that refugees need desperately to be made aware of. Public information about where the refugees can get assistance of all kinds is shared, which is not easy in these vast areas with thousands of refugees. A Somali community leader told FilmAid, "FilmAid brings unity to the camp. This is the only opportunity at the camp to gather people together from eight different nationalities, languages, cultures and religions to enjoy a common experience." Many of the people in the camps are from opposing groups and need encouragement to come together and talk through their differences so that when the day comes when they can return to their homelands the same violent conflicts do not start again. A community leader who had been present at a screening of the film, Mandela, told DeWinter "Before FilmAid came, people used to sit in groups and just talk about the war. Now they are talking about other issues and thinking about how Mandela addressed his country's problems."
Another important aspect of FilmAid is the Participatory Video Project (PVP), a course on filmmaking that has already had a graduating ceremony for 90 young refugees. According to DeWinter 50 percent of refugees are under 18 years of age and PVP provides these young people, who know little other than camp life, with a focus, teaches them important skills and gives a sense of purpose and self-esteem. Initially PVP targeted the young adults who are the future leaders of their communities and countries but health agencies and other organizations working in Kakuma, recognize the power of film to get their message across and are asking to be allowed to participate. As with all aspects of FilmAid more equipment and funding are required before PVP can be extended to include more youths and organizations.
Despite the efforts of many international groups the refugee situation around the world continues to worsen. DeWinter says there are now more than 35 million refugees around the world and less than 1percent of those will find escape from the camps in an accommodating country. Ten years ago America accepted an annual quota of 120,000 refugees, but today the number has been reduced to an all-time low of 70,000 and things are on hold due to the conflict in Afghanistan. Some countries have recently begun accepting refugees, and these include poorer nations such as Chile and Brazil in South America and Benin and Burkina-Faso in Africa. DeWinter said, "Although the number of refugees these countries can accommodate are few, it is symbolically phenomenal." She said that while their economies are poor and they have many of their own problems, many of the current leaders were themselves previously refugees and are now very committed. She said, "They are doing it simply because it is the right thing to do." DeWinter also noted that the African countries will accept extended families, a very important issue for many of the African refugees and one that other countries are not willing to accommodate.
FilmAid knows of many countries where it wants to reach out to the refugees, as soon as the resources and financing are available. In August it is time for the FilmAid team in Kakuma to transfer to Tanzania, where three camps are home to more than 138,000 refugees. It is hoped that instead a new team with all the ensuing equipment can be organized so that FilmAid can work in both countries concurrently. The UNHCR representative in Nairobi has asked FilmAid to find a way to expand their program to include Dadaab, a refugee camp 60 miles from the Somali border. An assessment mission has already taken place in Afghanistan, where the Wizard of Oz drew laughter and happiness from children who had probably never seen anything on the screen before and across the border in Peshawar, Pakistan more refugees languish waiting for stimulation from FilmAid.
Amazingly it only takes $500,000 per country to set the project up and as in Kakuma they can become almost self-reliant as refugees are trained to run the projectors and other equipment themselves. FilmAid has only two non-refugee members of staff on its payroll: Executive Director, Deborah DeWinter who oversees and coordinates the organization from America and East Africa Program Director, Natalia Tapies, who runs the programs in the field, organizing the refugee workforce and coordinating with local groups and aid agencies. In Kakuma 30 refugees have been trained and are paid to run the equipment throughout the camps while volunteers in America provide all the remaining support. Recently, DeWinter has been working from home due to lack of office space but hopes to soon move into an office on Broadway generously offered by HBO. She is equally thrilled that the team in Kakuma has just received a laptop, which means the entire staff and PVP members now have the grand total of two laptops to share. In Hollywood individuals and corporate giants have taken up the challenge and supporters include Susan Sarandon, Martin Sheen, Whoopi Goldberg, Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Julia Ormond, Paul Newman, Universal Studios, Warner Bros., Miramax Films and many more. Fund-raising events include star-studded film premieres and receptions with guest stars and Cheryl Crow hopes to do an informal concert on Long Island, an event that was cancelled due to 9-11.
DeWinter plans to use the local advisory committee in Port to organize more fundraisers and expects to have some star guests to help draw the crowds. People are needed to organize and even host such a fundraiser and there is a desperate need for someone with accounting skills who can prepare reports and keep FilmAid's finances straight. DeWinter said, "with the current basic annual budget being $1.8 million, there really isn't that much accounting to be done." People who do not have the time to be a part of the advisory committee can still help by donating urgently needed equipment including laptops, PCs, printers, phones, video cameras and even air-miles. As well as equipment FilmAid relies on cash donations from individuals and corporations to keep the films in the camps. FilmAid has grown from one woman's dream into an important and incredible organization and now Port Washington has an opportunity to have fun, be creative and help despairing refugees around the world.
For more information and to make donations contact FilmAid at 212 608-4400 or go to their web-site www.filmaidinternational.org
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Jesse & the Rippers reunite on Jimmy Fallon
Though the show has been over for well past a decade now, Full House fans best remember John Stamos as Uncle Jesse Katsopolis, the Greek rocker with the badass hair, the hot wife, and a pretty cool studio in the basement of his brother-in-law's impossibly large San Francisco house. In the story of the series, Jesse actually hits it big with his band — Jesse & the Rippers — whose song, "Forever", reached #1 in Japan and spawned a terrifically cheesy music video.
It's been roughly two decades since Jesse & the Rippers have played together, but the fictional rock group were reunited on — where else? — Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. Check out the surreal video below via Late Night With Jimmy Fallon:
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hahahaha his hair.
Whatever happened to predictabilityyyy
@Noelle I still prefer the Family Matters theme, just ahead of Step-by-Step.
@NickRoman1 @Noelle Rank these 80s/90s theme songs then...
Full House
Growing Pains
Family Matters
Who the Boss?
Family Ties
Golden Girls
The Cosby Show
Punky Brewster
Silver Spoon
@jiggamang @NickRoman1 @Noelle Fresh Prince, Step By Step and Boy Meets World (the later seasons) had the best themes, then Full House and Family Matters.
@jiggamang @NickRoman1 @Noelle This is like having to choose between the children I don't have.


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Yogurtland opens in Goleta
Updated On: May 04 2013 08:44:38 PM CDT
Yogurtland celebrated its grand opening in Goleta Saturday morning. The first 100 customers were greeted with free frozen yogurt and toppings.
Goleta Mayor Roger Aceves attended the ribbon cutting, and for $1 dollar families got to spin a wheel for prizes.
This Yogurtland is the second location for franchisees Eui and Amanda Oh who also operate a Yogurtland in Downtown Santa Barbara.
Oh said he is delighted to finally bring the small franchise to Goleta after finding success at his Santa Barbara shop.
The 5880 Calle Real location was chosen mainly for its large parking access for customers, said Oh.
He and his wife are excited to bring the city of Goleta an economic boost with their tasty frozen delights.
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Thursday, 24 January 2013
Winter lights, knittings and bird watching
14 comments:
- Simone de Klerk said...
Wow, I can actually see the lights. They must be tiny. Beautiful!
Your dishcloths look very soft. I can never use them as dishcloths. I hate to get them dirty.
And wish I could visit that lovely knitting café with you. Must be so nice to be there!
We had Garden Birdwatch last weekend. Only for half an hour. There weren't many birds. It was suddenly very cold that weekend. But, I am happy, my black bird and robbin come to visit me every day!
- 24 January 2013 18:32
- Radka said...
Lovely post :-)
- 24 January 2013 21:03
- Annik-Snor said...
Lovely pictures and dishcloths.
It is getting lighter and lighter here too and we have had some very nice sunrises and sunsets these last days.
- 24 January 2013 21:12
- Terri said...
Love your birds, Ulla.
- 25 January 2013 00:24
- Lynn said...
I bet that tree is spectacular. Lovely dishclothes. I think using spring colors is a terrific idea. I've had enough of winter! What a sweet little bird.
- 25 January 2013 01:16
- Nina Lise@Mrs Moen said...
I enjoy your bird pictures. Having grown up in cold and snowy places, I always enjoyed seeing the different birds visiting the bird feeder and the sheaf.
- 25 January 2013 09:29
- kaiteM said...
I love to see your birds up there and all their feeding antics.
- 25 January 2013 12:16
- Stephanie said...
I'm enjoying very warm weather in Southern California but will be flying home to the bitter cold and snow of Ohio. Beautiful dish cloth colors. I love working with lighter happier colors in the dark cold Winter months. That is a terrific birdie photo.
- 25 January 2013 17:53
- Candace said...
If you enlarge the photo, you can see the beautiful tree! I'm glad I wasn't the one who had to string all the lights on! I love the colors of your dishcloths - such a peaceful evening project ;>) I hope all your old bird friends and a lot of new ones are there for you today!
- 26 January 2013 22:18
- Grethe said...
Beautiful tree with the lights! and what a sweet bull-finch. I love their red colour. Good luck with this Sunday bird-watching:-)
- 27 January 2013 16:45
- Little Busy Bee said...
Knittin g has kept you quite busy, soft colors and lovely discloths. The pictures you took are great, it's lovely to see the little birds.
- 29 January 2013 18:12
- Houseelf said...
What great nature shots! It is so hard to take pics of lights at dusk.
Lovely knitting. With the snow and rain I am still making bits in warm colours.
- 31 January 2013 17:58
- Barbara said...
Liebe Ulla, während ich diesen Kommentar schreibe, sehe ich deine gestrickten Socken die für DD gemacht hast. Stell dir vor, ich habe auch wieder begonnen Socken zu stricken, nachdem mich meine Tochter darum gebeten hat. Dabei hasste ich diese Strickarbeit als wir es - lang, lang ist's her - in der Schule lernten. Seither habe ich es nie mehr gemacht, bis eben. Ich musste alles nachschauen (Internet sei Dank!), aber eine Socke ist bereits fertig. Im Gegensatz zu deinen frühlingshaften Farben, wurden unifarbene gewünscht.
Da wir auch wieder einen schneebedeckten Garten haben, sind die Vögel emsig an der Futterstelle. Ich schaue ihnen gerne zu.
Du hast Recht, Waschlappen zu stricken kann auch Spass machen, da nach zwei TV Abenden bereits Resultate da sind! Und zuerst MUSS man ja in den Wollladen zum Aussuchen der Farben :-) !! Liebe winterliche Grüsse,
- 4 February 2013 17:49
- Yvonne W said...
The tree would look spectacular in real life. I love the photos of the birdlife. Did you manage to get more photos of the birds when you had your bird watch on Sunday?
Knitting is not done as much here-- for obvious reasons that our winters are not so cold that we need all those woolies.
- 8 February 2013 07:46


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Professor Nasong′o′s CV (PDF)
I typically offer courses in comparative politics and international relations with an area focus on Africa. These courses include Government and Politics of Africa; Ethnic Conflict in Africa; Pan-Africanism and the Politics of African Unity; Revolution in World Politics; and International Conflict Management. I have also previously taught Introduction to International Relations and Introduction to Comparative Politics. In my teaching, I seek to enhance my students' capacity for critical thinking so that they leave my courses with an inquisitive mind wedded to the quest for further knowledge and understanding, constantly asking and proffering plausible answers as to the 'what', 'how', and 'why' of the political world.
My research interest lies in the areas of the politics of democratization, ethnonationalism, and social conflict with particular focus on sub-Saharan Africa. My first book, Contending Political Paradigms in Africa, is a comparative study of democratization in Kenya and Zambia. It focuses on the rational calculations and strategic choices of the political elite, both incumbent and oppositional, within the context of transitional politics. My second book, a coedited volume entitled Kenya: The Struggle for Democracy evaluates the struggle for democracy in Kenya since independence in 1963.
My singly-edited volume, The African Search for Stable Forms of Statehood, examines, from a critical perspective, the quest for stable forms of statehood in nine African countries. In my fourth publication, a monograph entitled The Human Rights Sector in Kenya: Key Issues and Challenges, I undertake a theoretical and conceptual problematization of the human rights sector in Kenya and attempt an empirical survey of the methodological, strategic, and training needs of key actors in the sector. My latest book, a coedited volume entitled Regime Change and Succession Politics in Africa, is due to be released by Routledge in December 2012. The volume examines the dynamics of regime change and succession politics in ten African countries from multiple interdisciplinary perspectives.
My current research focuses on postgenocide reconstruction in Rwanda, protracted ethnic conflicts in Eastern Africa, and the nature of political man in the Kenyan public space.
2004, Ph.D., Public and International Affairs, Northeastern University
1995, M.A., International Relations, University of Nairobi, Kenya
1990, BA (Honors), Political Science and Linguistics, University of Nairobi, Kenya
International Relations 100 – Introduction to International Relations
International Relations 200 – Introduction to Comparative Politics
International Relations 251 – Government and Politics of Africa
International Relations 252 – Pan-Africanism and the Politics of African Unity
International Relations 253 – Ethnic Conflict in Africa
International Relations 420 – Revolution in World Politics
International Relations 422 – International Conflict Management
International Relations 431 – Topics: Africa and the Global System
International Relations 485 – Senior Research Seminar
Nasong'o, S.W. Contending Political Paradigms in Africa: Rationality and the Politics of Democratization in Kenya and Zambia. New York: Routledge, 2005.
Nasong'o, S.W. The Human Rights Sector in Kenya: Key Issues and Challenges. Nairobi: Kenya Human Rights Institute, 2009.
Nasong'o, S.W. (ed.). The African Search for Stable Forms of Statehood: Essays in Political Criticism. Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2008.
Amutabi, M.N. and Nasong'o, S.W. (eds.). Regime Change and Succession Politics in Africa. New York: Routledge, 2012 (forthcoming).
Murunga, G.R. and Nasong'o, S.W. (eds.). Kenya: The Struggle for Democracy. London and Dakar: Zed Books and CODESRIA, 2007.
Nasong'o, S.W. "Reshaping the Global Economy: The South-South Economic Partnership," in Mbah, E.M. and Salm, S.J. (eds.). Globalization and the African Experience. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2012, pp. 61-81.
Nasong'o, S.W. "Ecological Roots of Social Conflict in Kenya: Land, Pastoralism, and the Development Paradox," in Falola, T. and Amutabi, M.N. (eds.). Perspectives on the African Environment, Science and Technology. Trenton, NJ: Africa World Press, 2012, pp. 221-243.
Nasong'o, S.W. "Reengineering Social Institutions for Peace and Development: The Case of Postgenocide Rwanda," in Agwuele, A. (ed.). Development, Modernism and Modernity in Africa. New York: Routledge, 2012, pp. 304-320.
Nasong'o, S.W. "Tanzania: Political Culture and Democratization," in Sarsar, S. and Adekunle, J.O. (eds.). Democracy in Africa: Political Changes and Challenges. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2012, pp. 191-203.
Nasong'o, S.W. "Constitutional Reform and the Crisis of Democratization in Kenya," in Branch, D., Cheeseman, N., and Gardner, L. (eds.). Our Turn to Eat: Politics in Kenya Since 1950. Berlin: Lit Verlag, 2010, pp. 221-241.
Nasong'o, S.W. "From an Extractive State to a Rentier Economy: Roots of Kenya's Development Impasse," in Amutabi, M.N. (ed.). Studies in the Economic History of Kenya. Lewiston, NY: The Edwin Mellen Press, 2009, pp. 321-354.
Nasong'o, S.W. "Nationalist Myth-Making, Cultural Identity and Nation Building: African Minorities in the U.S. and Latin America," in Falola, T. and Afolabi, N. (eds.). African Minorities in the New World. New York: Routledge, 2008, pp. 23-50.
Nasong'o, S.W. and Risley, A.E. "From Aesthetic Creativity to Political Profundity: Popular Music and Politics in Kenya and Argentina," in Falola, T. and Ngom, F. (eds.). Oral and Written Expressions of African Culture. Durham, NC: Carolina Academic Press, 2009, pp. 69-89.
Nasong'o, S.W. "Re-inventing the State, Re-imagining the Nation: Paul Kagame's Rwanda," East African Journal of Social Science, forthcoming.
Nasong'o, S.W. "Political Transition without Transformation: The Dialectic of Liberalization without Democratization," African Studies Review. Vol. 50, No. 1, 2007, pp. 83-207.
Nasong'o, S.W. "From Political Dictatorship to Authoritarian Economism: Plural Politics and Free Market Reforms in Africa," Journal of Third World Studies. Vol. XXI, No. 2, 2004, pp. 107-124.
Nasong'o, S.W. and Murunga, G.R. "Lack of Consensus on Constitutive Fundamentals: Roots of the Sudanese Civil War and Prospects for Settlement," African and Asian Studies. Vol. 4, No. 1-2, 2005, pp. 51-82.
Murunga, G.R. and Nasong'o, S.W. "Bent on Self-Destruction: The Kibaki Regime in Kenya," Journal of Contemporary African Studies. Vol. 24, No. 1, 2006, pp. 1-28.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Tennessee Bar Association has released a handbook to help the state's senior citizens better understand things like federal and state benefits and new health care laws.
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Dry weather has caused local fire officials to declare burn bans in several northern counties, including Kosciusko and Marshall.
Much of the southern half of the state has been under burn warnings for more than a week.
Marshall County's ban went into effect today. It will be in effect until at least a week from today.
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