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First, I do not believe either the candidate (Romney) or his Veep pick (Ryan) are the issue. Around mid-August we heard that his sons had told the political operatives running his campaign to stop trying to hide their father, and the revealed Romney was a sight to see. It was at that point that people began getting excited. Unfortunately, by that point it was also probably too late.
For the campaign itself, more of the blame lies with the man-handlers of the Republican party leadership who have these archaic and too-careful views of what does and does not sell here in America. The Republican party leadership needs to be up-ended, shaken out, and taken in fresh. I don't necessarily mean taken in Conservative. I mean fresh, new, people who are honest and real, whatever they believe. The breadth of viewpoints is important, as it guarantees a wide range of ideas and solutions and a generally higher level of brilliance than the tired and decrepit losers we have now.
Romney himself did admirably against heavy odds. He remained a gentleman and a man of honor who obviously loved his wife, was obviously capable of the job he sought, and held himself above the fray in a way that was inspiring and Presidential without being haughty or snooty. Ryan was an inspired pick that I couldn't have hoped for. He didn't have the political finesse of the seasoned Biden, but he generally remembered what city he was in, and didn't have a knack for saying the most inappropriate thing at the most inopportune moment. And he was a capable individual to be a heartbeat away from the presidency.
Second, there are two obvious trains of thought coming out of this election for Conservatives. The "it's all over, the country has shifted, and we have to get used to being the opposition party that is shafted and ignored for the rest of our lives", and the "hey, it's just an election, yea this one sucked particularly badly, but there's always tomorrow and we just have a bigger job than we thought we did yesterday".
I tend to subscribe to the latter argument rather than the former, but I recognize some of the serious implications of those who are making the former. The people of America chose the path of Greece, of the PIGS of Europe, of endless debt, with the bigger issue that there are few who are willing or even capable of bailing us out. And that's not all. From a friend of mine:
Four years ago, if I was the type of person who believed birth control was wrong, I could simply not use it. Now I am legally obligated to pay for other people to do so.
Four years ago, it was perfectly acceptable to for me to refuse to provide my professional services in support of an event with which I disagreed. Now, doing so might get me sued.
Four years ago, the government was not in the business of engaging in character assassination of private citizens. Now the full weight of the Presidential bully pulpit has been leveraged to attack Rush Limbaugh, Charles and David Koch, Sheldon Adelson, and others by name. Meanwhile, the Senate majority leader, in violation of Senate rules, took to the floor of the chamber and gave what was essentially a campaign speech, accusing the other party's candidate of committing felony tax fraud without a shred of evidence. The nation, collectively, shrugged.
Four years ago, I lived in a country which had just overwhelmingly elected a black man to the White House for the first time and was joyously celebrating another step closer to Martin Luther King Jr's dream that we might all one day be judged not by the color of our skin, but by the content of our character. This morning I woke up in a country where the hashtag #fuckwhitepeople was trending on Twitter.
There's more where that came from. Go read the whole thing. It's sobering and lays out very clearly some of the more momentous changes we've just seen.
But I also don't give up hope. I'm an optimist. Sue me.
A comment left by a self-identified Canadian offers some hope:
Can I offer you folks some perspective from a Canadian viewpoint?
Up here in Canuckistan we had virtually unrivaled Liberal rule for decades, and conservatives could see no hope of any end to it. The public, we feared, would always vote for more free goodies and handouts. Yet today we have a Conservative government, while the all-powerful Liberals have been reduced to a pitiful rump.
As Mark Steyn says, Progressives are fond of telling you that the "tide has turned", but they never take into account that the tide that comes in goes out again. Food for thought.
In other words, life goes on. We lost big. There are many good reasons we lost. It does us good to consider them thoughtfully, and then, rather than dwelling on them, dwell instead on what it'll take to fix them, prevent them.
In the run-up to the election, as we conservatives gained excitement over what we thought were good numbers pointing to a probable win, we talked a lot on Facebook and Twitter. But we mostly engaged with other conservatives, people of like mind. It was as much an echo chamber in the depths of conservatism as it is in the hallowed halls of academia, the media, and extreme leftists. Did we go out and engage with our friends, as they say it, IRL? Did we communicate with the young people the enormity of the fiscal mess? Did we counter the claims made by the despicable Villagairosa that Republicans want to end the Voting Rights Act (which we passed in the first place over the screams of the racist Democrats and their KKK supporters)? Did we show just how stupid the idea that conservatives want to role back rights of anybody is?
Which brings up a final point. Even though we have hope, we also have work. We have been successfully demonized. Significant numbers of women have been convinced that Republicans are not only against government paying for their contraceptives, but that we are also against them voting. Significant numbers of black Americans now think Republicans do not want them participating in civic duties and the rights of the citizenry. These are lies, and you and I know they are. But there are mouthbreathers in the media who have made these claims (I'm look at you "Tingles" Matthews) and hacks in politics (I'm looking at you "Ignore my city's issues" Villagairosa) who make these claims without anybody standing up and calling them on the horrible things they are saying.
We need to stand up and actively counter these and other lies about us. Too many liberals and leftists think we are a tiny minority, and perhaps we are, but allowing them to go their whole lives without meeting a competent, friendly, happy conservative who knows what they believes, is reasonable and rational, just makes our task harder. Talk politics at work, but in a way that is constructive, with lots of give and take. If you have to start by letting them do most of the talking, the long game makes that worthwhile.
Ask leading questions on your social feed. Don't necessarily come out with a party-line answer, but try and lead people around thinking about issues in a conservative fashion.
We know conservative values are popular. The huge success of the Lord of the Rings and Batman franchises, just to name two, indicate that it is an intense attractive philosophy.
We just have to show it work in the real world too. And then we need to live our lives as embodiments of conservative principles, and show by our success and happiness and fulfillment, the joy of our lives, that we, truly, have the better way of life.
Also, read Andrew Klavan's take on what we have to do now.


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Rental housing stock depleted by Hurricane Sandy damage is making it difficult for South Inlet residents facing eviction to find acceptable replacement housing, community members told the Casino Reinvestment Development Authority on Tuesday.
The individuals who spoke out about the hardship involved in relocating people from about 60 housing units for a CRDA redevelopment project asked the authority to delay its plans to displace residents. Ninety-day eviction notices sent out in April would give many residents until mid-July to leave, although officials have said there is some flexibility to the timeline.
"You're not facing the fact of what you're doing to the people. I'm not saying I won't move, but give me something I can go to. I want to show you these apartments that don't have floors," said South Inlet resident Sandra Taliaferro, describing the conditions of other available rentals in the city. "You'll go home, and you'll turn your keys and you'll be all right, but you're not right."
The CRDA began meeting with residents of the Vermont and Metropolitan low-rises last year amid plans for a $50 million redevelopment project including new housing, restaurants and shops in place of the existing housing. Originally dependent on financing leveraged through Revel, the project was delayed as Revel produced disappointing revenue results. The CRDA opted to move forward with acquiring the land, devoting $9.8 million so far to the project, although financing for new development has not yet been found.
Those who spoke out Tuesday likened the authority's plan to gentrification.
CRDA Executive Director John Palmieri said he would be ashamed to find that anyone from the authority was forcing residents to consider substandard conditions, and he didn't believe that was the case. Instead, he said, the authority is offering more generous relocation packages than required by state guidelines in the hope that residents will find comparable or upgraded housing.
"We've been very deliberate and careful," he said.
Linda Steele, president of the Atlantic City chapter of the NAACP, said residents being affected are struggling and don't want to move into the options they've been given. Those options include Stanley Holmes Village and places in the city's Back Maryland section, where police recently conducted raids of the alleged 800 Blok drug-trafficking gang.
"You cannot leave out the residents who have continued to be here in good times and bad," Steele said. "We have torn down a lot of different things for the sake of progress and we still have a lot of vacant property."
Steele, Taliaferro and former Atlantic City Housing Authority Board Chairman Warren Massey have organized a community meeting for the affected residents from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the New Shiloh Baptist Church. Representatives of the housing-rights organizations will be at the meeting. The city and the CRDA also have been invited to attend.
"I don't know how we got to a point where displacing people became improvement," Massey said. "Stop this division. Stop drawing this line down the middle of Atlantic City."
CRDA Board Vice Chairman Robert Mulcahy said the board has a responsibility and obligation to make sure that the housing the residents move to is comparable. The authority may need to do better in working with the residents, he said, stressing that the intention has never been to create artificial lines in the city.
"We will work with you, and we will solve this problem," he said.
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The progression of the Desert Vista softball program took another big step.
The No. 20 Thunder beat No. 13 Xavier 3-1 on Saturday in the first-round of the Division I state playoffs to force a familiar scenario.
Desert Vista will now face No. 4 Gilbert in Saturday's second round in an elimination game. It is the spot and opponent last year's squad faced as the season ended in an 8-2 loss when the Thunder were seeded 20th and the Tigers fourth.
It's eerily similar but it is clear the Thunder (20-11) expects a different outcome.
"We are pretty determined to beat Gilbert this year," senior pitcher Dani Block said. "It's pretty funny how we have them and they are standing in our way again. We are ready."
The big hit in win over Xavier came from junior designated batter Kylee Wiegl, who hit a two-run home run in the fourth inning.
"That was a game changer," said Block, who improved to 17-6. "After that we were ready to take it."
Desert Vista coach Chris Crowl said Wiegl has been coming on of late.
"The last two or three weeks so has gotten a lot of extra base hits lately and she got a hold of that one," he said. "It was neat to see as she has worked her way through the program and came through in a big spot."
Block did the rest after Madison Bailey added an RBI double for a 3-0 lead.
"This was huge step for us and Dani was lights out," Crowl said. "We had some huge bang-bang double plays. It was great all-around game. We can't seem to get away from Gilbert and if we want to get to the next level we are going to have to find away to get the best of them."
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All of us have things that we're good at. We also have plenty of things that we're bad at, and Jenna Marbles is fessing up to those things that she sucks at.
Just like Jenna, I suck at basketball and always have. I'm nearly 6 feet tall, so people always assume that it's a sport I'd be good at. I'm also terrible about keeping my car clean. It's kind of a land fill half the time. Like Jenna, I also suck at putting away laundry. While mine isn't all over the floor like hers is, you will almost always find a laundry basket full of clean clothes that needs to be put away. Things get wrinkly while they're in there, and that results in me throwing the item of clothing I want to wear in the dryer for a couple of minutes to get rid of the wrinkles.
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Nicholls State University President Stephen T. Hulbert announced his retirement Monday effective August 1.
Hubert retirement will bring to a close a 10-year career at the top of the Thibodaux university.
In a statement, Hubert said his "commitment to Nicholls remains absolute now and throughout the months ahead" of his departure. "I will offer my total support for a smooth transition of leadership that is in the best interest of the university and the students it serves," he added.
Hubert is credited with guiding Nicholls through numerous campus improvement projects, the grueling reaccrediation process and the transition from an institution with open admissions to a university with a selective admissions policy.
He also worked to cement agreements with regional community colleges allowing for students to easily transition from two-year colleges to the four-year university.
Hubert said he is especially proud of students faculty and staff who persevered through "six consecutive years of multiple budget cuts, five major hurricanes and a devastating oil spill in the Gulf that had a disruptive influence the region and the university.
In a statement, University of Louisiana System President Sandra Woodley congratulated Hubert on his 45-year career of "exceptional service in higher education."
"Nicholls State University has flourished under his leadership, and generations of students will reap the benefits of the higher standards, forged partnerships and campus improvements he instituted over the past 10 years," Woodley said.


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It's true that when we sincerely repent of our sins and turn to Christ for forgiveness, God completely forgives us and looks on us as if we had never sinned. The Bible says, "God made you alive with Christ. He forgave us all our sins" (Colossians 2:13).
But we will still sin -- and when we do, we need to confess it and repent of it, and ask Christ to forgive us. The reason is because of the damage sin does -- and will continue to do as long as we hold on to it. When we sin, our closeness to God is broken, because sin is an offense to Him. Sin also hurts us, because sin -- without exception -- always has negative consequences (even if we don't realize it). In addition, sin cuts us off from others -- especially our brothers and sisters in Christ.
Think of it this way. When you were born, you became a member of a family -- and you'll always be part of that family, no matter what happens. But if you do something wrong or hurt someone in the family, your contact with them will be broken. In other words, your relationship can't change -- but your fellowship can. The same is true with God.
Don't allow sin's destructive power to eat away at you. Instead, when you sin, repent of it and seek God's forgiveness at once. The Bible says, "If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness" (1 John 1:9).


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Shekhar Kapur Up To Direct London Fields
Can Martin Amis' book finally be filmed?
Despite his literary fame, Martin Amis' work has often proved tough to adapt for the screen. Money was turned into a two-part TV drama last year and both The Rachel Papers and Dead Babies have hit cinemas. Now, though, Shekhar Kapur is taking on the challenge of bringing London Fields to life.
Set in the capital in 1999, the book is narrated by Samson Young, an American writer arriving in the city who has been struggling with writer's block for two decades. Now terminally ill, he discovers a story just waiting to be written – a sprawling, darkly comic tale of a psychic investigating her own murder.
London Fields has long been a target of filmmakers, and the rights were picked up in 2000. David Cronenberg was attached for a while, with Amis taking a crack at the script. But Cronenberg moved on, to be replaced by David Mackenzie and then Michael Winterbottom.
Now Kapur has told the Hollywood Reporter that he's attached to get it made, though there's no actual schedule set yet. Besides, Kapur is busy getting set to make passion project Paani and has been developing a third instalment of his films about Elizabeth I. We'll have to wait and see if Fields actually gets made this time.


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Leicester's Phoenix Square cinema to host dental school
A private dental school is to open in Leicester in September - in a cinema.
The Leicester Dental Teaching Academy, validated by the University of Buckingham, will teach students this year at the Phoenix.
The school said the first few years would be academic and a dedicated centre will be built next door specifically to teach treatment.
The Phoenix, owned by the city council, said it was a commercial venture and would not interfere with the arts.
Arts funding cut
The school will charge £176,000 for a five year course, ending with a degree in dentistry from the University of Buckingham.
John Rance, Phoenix chief executive, said: "I think everybody will be aware that public funding for arts has been cut in many places.
"We are working very hard with our stakeholders, particularly the city council, to manage the reduction of our grant."
He added that this was an opportunity to rent out some of its space and that it would not interfere with any films or arts projects.
Professor Stuart Morganstein, dean of dentistry, said the school will need volunteers to receive treatment from final year students and Leicester was the perfect size and demographic to draw potential patients.


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I find myself frequently mapping sites to figure out how to get from point A to point B, and today I've got an extension that will speed up the process even more. The extension is called Minimap Sidebar Extension, and it's entire purpose is make viewing a map an unobtrusive and efficient process.
After installing the extension I found a site that had an address listed, and then dragged it over into the "drop zone" located in the sidebar. From there it mapped the address, and in just a few clicks I could get directions to that location. And you don't have to worry about which mapping service it uses because it supports all of the big ones out-of-the-box: Google, Yahoo!, and Windows Live Local.
Here's a list of the features it has:
- Drag and drop addresses, KML files (for Google Earth), or links that you want to be mapped
- Maps can be open in the sidebar or in a new tab
- Stores a list of addresses for future access
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- Three views: Map, Satellite or Hybrid
- Works with Google, Yahoo!, and Windows Live Local mapping services to get directions to/from an entry and/or set a locally stored 'Home Address'
This extension is really only for people who use maps frequently…if you hardly map anything you'll probably forget to use the extension the few times it would probably come in handy. One thing that came to mind when seeing this is that it would really be useful when planning out vacations and looking for hotels/attractions.


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Mortgage giant Fannie Mae knew about allegations of improper foreclosure practices by law firms in 2003 but did not act to stop them, a government watchdog says.
Similar allegations are the subject of a probe by state attorneys general into how lenders and law firms ignored proper procedures to handle a crush of foreclosure paperwork.
An unnamed shareholder warned Fannie Mae of alleged foreclosure abuses in 2003, the inspector general for the agency that regulates Fannie says in a report being released Tuesday.
Fannie Mae responded by hiring a law firm to investigate the claims in 2005. The law firm reported in 2006 that it had found foreclosure attorneys in Florida "routinely filing false pleadings and affidavits."
Fannie officials said they told a government official about the law firm's findings in 2006. That unnamed official, who now works for Fannie's regulator, the Federal Housing Finance Agency, said he couldn't recall the conversation, the report says.
Fannie began using a network of attorneys in 1997 to help handle foreclosures, evictions and bankruptcies. In 2008, the network grew to 140 law firms. And the number of foreclosures in Fannie's portfolio reached historic highs. Foreclosures more than doubled from 2007 to 2008. They grew 50 percent in 2009.
In June 2010, FHFA officials went to Florida to study the foreclosure crisis. They found that the mortgage industry was overwhelmed by foreclosures; that the average foreclosure processing time had grown from 150 days to more than 400 days; that lenders were beset by flawed documentation; and that law firms weren't devoting enough time to cases.
The worst practices, known collectively as "robo-signing," led some lenders to suspend foreclosures last fall. And it led to an ongoing investigation by all 50 state attorneys general.
Several states, including California, Delaware and New York, oppose a proposed settlement with the lenders. They complain that the lenders would receive unfair immunity from civil litigation under the deal.
Fannie and its sister company, Freddie Mac, own or guarantee about half of U.S. mortgages. That equals nearly 31 million loans worth more than $5 trillion. And they account for nearly all new mortgages.
The Bush administration seized control of the mortgage giants in September 2008, hoping to stabilize the housing industry.
The inspector general's report says FHFA plans to change its oversight policies by the end of 2012. The report is among several government inquiries into the aftermath of the housing crisis.
A broader report into missteps by Fannie and Freddie is expected this fall.
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A MAN was grabbed by the throat during an alleged attempted robbery in Boscombe precinct last week.
The 30-year-old victim, from Bournemouth, was outside Sainsbury's store between 8pm and 8.45pm on Wednesday, January 15, when he was allegedly threatened by another man who demanded cash off him, and grabbed his neck when he refused.
He was not harmed in the incident.
The offender was described as a white man, five feet four inches tall, clean shaven with blisters on his lips. He was wearing a light blue T-shirt, dark black jeans and a black coat.
Detective Constable Stefanie Belton, of Bournemouth CID, said: "It appears likely that the described man approached several members of the public who may have witnessed this incident."
A 32-year-old man of no fixed abode has been arrested on suspicion of attempted robbery and released on bail pending further enquiries.
Contact Dorset Police with information in confidence on 101 quoting incident number 15:378, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.


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Friday, February 26, 2010
She speaks eloquently for cat owners everywhere
Truly it is a heroic act to pill a cat, as the often hilarious Crescat illustrates. Imitation being the sincerest form of flattery, I went one better by just ripping it off.
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Sydney-based Trilogy Funds Management plans to launch a bid for the management of the LM First Mortgage Income Fund after winning control of a feeder trust yesterday.
Trilogy won the backing of 56.8 per cent of investors who voted at a meeting of the $90 million fund in Sydney yesterday.
The fund is used by wholesale investors, such as platforms and financial advisers, and Trilogy had the backing of heavyweights including BT Financial Group.
Trilogy chairman Rodger Bacon said that the group would continue its bid to dislodge LM from running another feeder fund – the LM Currency Protected Australian Income Fund – before moving on the main $400 million fund. If Trilogy gains control of both of these, it would control about 48 per cent of the votes in the main fund, threatening the Gold Coast fund manager's grip.
Mr Bacon said that Trilogy would wait for the main fund's accounts to be published and would then recall a meeting of the currency fund. He said the group might talk with LM if it thought it was not acting in line with the interests of unit holders.
LM said it had "overwhelming" support among investors in the currency fund, meaning that Trilogy's appointment left investors in the wholesale fund effectively "landlocked" as it expects to keep running the main fund. LM chief executive Peter Drake said that only a few institutions had backed Trilogy and they had not consulted financial advisers.
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Welcome to the Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Chapter of Project Linus. We hope you find here answers to your questions as well as an outlet for your creativity and caring. The children of Bernalillo County and beyond are waiting for the loving warmth of your blanket creations.
Bear Canyon Senior Center is considered the "home Base" of the Chapter hosting a knit/crochet group on Monday mornings at 9:30. See About Us page.
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The Origins of Project Linus
On Christmas Eve, 1995, an article titled "Joy to the World" appeared in Parade Magazine. It was written by Pulitzer Prize winning photo-journalist, Eddie Adams. Part of the article featured a petite, downy haired child. She had been going through intensive chemotherapy and stated that her security blanket helped her get through the treatments. After reading the article, Karen Loucks decided to provide homemade security blankets to Denver's Rocky Mountain Children's Cancer Center, and Project Linus was born.
Who We Are
Project Linus National Headquarters is located in Bloomington, Illinois. National President Carol Babbitt and Vice President Mary Balagna direct and orchestrate the activities of Project Linus chapters located across the United States. Both have been involved with the organization since late 1998, as chapter coordinators and now as directors and officers. They also maintain a very busy Central Illinois chapter, donating an average of 350 blankets every month to local children. With chapters in all 50 states, Project Linus continues to grow. Blankets are collected locally and distributed to children in hospitals
shelters, social service agencies, or anywhere that a child might be in need of a big hug. "I am extremely pleased by the outpouring of support Project Linus has enjoyed." states Babbitt. "The comfort brought to a child by a Project Linus security blanket should not be underestimated. Thanks to our many blanketeers and our chapter coordinators, millions of children and their families have been given comfort and security at a time when they need it most. In addition, blanketeers are given an opportunity to use their talents and abilities in most rewarding way."
Rarely a month goes by that Project Linus isn't featured in a national magazine or program. Parade, People, Reader's Digest, Family Circle, Ladies Home Journal, Quiltmaker, Quilters Newsletter, Guidepost, Parents Magazine, Real Simple, Woman's Day and many others have helped to spur interest. You may have seen or heard segments about Project Linus on the NBC Nightly News, Today Show, and Oprah.
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Project Linus is governed by a board of directors who assist us in all aspects of the national organization.
How are monetary donations used? There are many expenses involved in maintaining Project Linus. Normal expenses for our organization are: fabric, batting, yarn, other blanket making supplies, blanket labels, printing, office supplies, shipping, accounting and auditing to name a few.
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Android Samsung Galaxy 10.1 is No iPad Killer
- Android Samsung Galaxy 10.1 is No iPad Killer
- Text, Sound, Tasks and More
Dislike: Text Selection
Android 3.0 is a frustrating mixture of elegance and clunkiness. Take text selection. As with the iPad, you hold your finger down over the text you want to select and some selection tools appear. In the case of the iPad, the selected text gets a blue overlay and there are little deep-blue dots that you drag around to select more or less text. In Android you get these blocky, green (must everything Android be green?) trapezoids to drag around. They do not always move smoothly.
Like: The Sound
Any tablet can produce great sound through a pair of plugged-in headphones, but making good external speakers, at least when it comes to tablets, is something of an art. The iPad's speakers have moved from the edge on the iPad 1 to the slightly upturned base edge of the iPad 2. They work well. The Motorola Xoom puts the speakers on the base and I noticed that when you put the device on a table top, the sound is somewhat muffled. The Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1, on the other hand, places two speakers along the outside edge of the tabletone on each side of the device. This helps create more realistic stereo sound. Watching Lady Gaga's new "Judas" video, I noticed how the speakers gave the aural effect of a motorcycle driving by: the sound started on my left and ended on the right; quite a feat for a 10.1-inch tablet.
Dislike: Bad Connection
Though my MiFi was sitting a mere 12 inches from the Galaxy Tab, the device kept losing the connection. I have no idea why, but each time it happened, resetting the Wi-Fi connection on the tablet solved the issue.
Like: Multitasking
There's a fair amount of discussion about what actually constitutes multitasking. For me, it means that programs can remain residentif not runningin the background and basically wake up right where you left off when you switch over to them. This is pretty much how everyone handles it on tablets and phones. What really matters to me, though, is how these platforms will let me keep track of what I was doing in various apps. The iPad only shows me the app icons. Android 3.0 shows frozen thumbnails of the in-app activity. That works for me.
Like: The Android Market
Android's App Market is clean, pretty well organized and easy to use.Dislike: The Android Market
Despite a stellar and easy-to-use interface, the Market is lacking some key features. For one thing, I'm having a heck of a time finding tablet-specific Android appsthey're not grouped in any discernable way. For another, some of the free apps are just plain horrible. One good example is the atrocious "Drag Racing." Interestingly, you will find things in the Android Market that you would never see in Apple's App Store, like Spicey Apps' "Strip Poker." Now don't get too excited. Based on the comments I read, the model in the game isn't actually stripping. This one was my favorite: "I have no idea where these guys learned their rules of Poker fromor their concept of 'strip'. Waste of time."
Like: Google Account Integration
I have a Google account and use it to access services like Gmail, Google Reader, Google Docs, Picasa Web, and my Google Profile, and I appreciate a device that lets me integrate this account with its core functions like the App Market. One bothersome thing, though, was that I had to sign in in multiple spots in order for the tablet to recognize me and my accounts. This is one of those areas where the committee clearly ruled.
Dislike: Where's Settings?
It took me a little while to realize that someone had made the brilliant move of putting the tablet Settings control under "Apps." That makes absolutely no sense. It belongs under the Home screen.
Another example of committee-think. Also, settings gives you access to a view of "processes and services"at least you have to dig down under "Applications" settings to find it. Even so, why would a consumer electronics device ever give consumers access to processes and services? Apple knows better than this and hides that kind of technical minutia from iPad users.
Dislike: Not Enough Native Apps
One of my favorite apps on the iPad is Autodesk's Sketchbook Pro. You can find both a paid version of Sketchbook (not Pro) and Sketchbook Express (free) in the Android Market. Neither one of these apps is designed for the Honeycomb platform. As a result the Android free version works almost nothing like the one on the iPad, and it's permanently stuck in portrait mode. If I cannot find my favorite, mission-critical apps on the Android platform, I'm walking away.
Meh: The Cameras
The Galaxy Tab's two cameras are both higher resolution still cameras than those you'll find on the iPad 2, but the images are not demonstrably better. Likewise, the rear camera can, like the iPad 2, shoot 720p video, but I think the iPad's video output is sharper.
There is nothing ostensibly wrong with the Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1 It's obviously the new leading contender in tablet wars, but if Google and its partners want to start winning a few battles, they need to match and beat the iPad in virtually every way. So far, that's just not happening.
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Type of Document Dissertation Author Edwards, Dennis S. URN etd-0410102-233318 Title Essays on International Trade and Bayesian Forecasting Degree Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Department Economics Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Geoffrey K. Turnbull Committee Co-Chair Milton D. Terrell Committee Co-Chair R. Carter Hill Committee Member William D. McMillin Committee Member Hector Zapata Dean's Representative Keywords
- integration
- mergers
- gibbs sampling
- collusion
- cost functions
- dumping
- regularity conditions
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Date of Defense 2001-12-07 Availability unrestricted AbstractEconomic theory is subject to continual analysis. While theories themselves are sometimes widely accepted, nuances of theory are persistently scrutinized. Researchers have not isolated this debate from a simply theoretic standpoint. Empirical methods in microeconomics also provide a forum for disagreement. This dissertation studies two topics of microeconomic theory that are constantly in debate: integration and cost function estimation. From the standpoint of theoretical integration models in international trade theory, the concept of foreign direct investment is studied in both a horizontal and vertical setting. With respect to horizontal integration, this dissertation modifies the Brander-Krugman reciprocal dumping model to evaluate the effects on production and profit in an international duopoly under settings of non-controlling interest and managerial control. Counterintuitive results abound with managerial control, in that the acquiring firm will increase its exports abroad, despite the presence of transportation costs. Additionally, a discussion of antitrust and nationalist considerations that drive integration decisions is presented. This presents an introduction to a branch of theoretical literature that has seen constant conjecture: vertical integration. Various models of vertical integration are discussed, with the Ordover, Saloner, and Salop model in the foreground. The vertical integration model in this dissertation uses internal transfer pricing to describe the effects of input sales between the downstream and upstream divisions of a merged firm. With price leadership in the input market, foreclosure of downstream firms will occur, and these firms move toward a collusive equilibrium in the absence of tacit collusion among the downstream competitors. The dissertation concludes with a discussion of a debate among empirical researchers concerning the estimation of cost functions. There has been considerable discussion regarding the imposition of regularity conditions on cost functions. These conditions are imposed on the translog, and it seen that forecasting results are improved as a result. This leads to an important conclusion: economic theory matters in empirical work. While the constant scrutiny of theory will never conclude, this dissertation attempts to improve upon existing integration theory, and uses widely accepted economic theory to improve the means in which cost functions are estimated in empirical research. Files
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Online Sensation and Kerala's first super band, Thaikkudam Bridge, takes center stage at the Al Nasr
Leisureland, Dubai on 20th February in their first ever exclusive concert in the Middle East. The organizers, Housefull Events has promised a power packed exclusive show filled with the usual energy and quality of music that Thaikkudam Bridge has become a household name in Kerala and beyond.
Thaikkudam Bridge is a band composed of musicians who came together first for a show called 'Music Mojo' in the Malayalam channel Kappa TV. It was when cousins Govind Menon and Siddharth Menon got an opportunity to perform at this show that they brought together artist friends from Kerala and Mumbai to perform with them. From the oldest member of the band Peethambaran Menon (vocals and also Govind Menon's father) to the youngest Abin Thej (drums), they work together earnestly to produce music with the theme 'melody' in mind.
The songs they performed on the show instantly connected with Malayalis worldwide. They experiment with songs from Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi, and English and give these songs a unique 'T-bridge magic touch'. They have also composed two songs titled 'Fish Rock' and 'Shiva'.
When asked about how the band got its name, Govind Menon said, "We used to practice in an apartment near Thaikkudam Bridge which is why we gave it the name. Simple. It was Piyush Kapoor's idea to call the band with this special name. The music of the band got popularized majorly through social media networking sites and YouTube. Within one day, the official Facebook page of the band gained 1000 likes and in a short span of 4 months, the page crossed over 100,000 likes. The song titled 'Nostalgia', a medley of four Malayalam songs from late 1980s and early 1990s crossed 800,000 views on YouTube (as of February 1, 2014). The band first performed live in Model Engineering College, Kochi, Kerala and the rage extended off-screen. It has grown to become one of the most popular bands in Kerala."
Youngsters are found to hear the music of Thaikkudam Bridge in spite of it not being specifically classified under pop/rock/metal etc. The media is astounded to see the sudden growth of a Kerala-based music band (the first of its kind in the state).
Housefull Events
Housefull Events is a professionally managed outfit, where fun is serious business. Housefull Events being the official GCC artist manager for Thaikkudam Bridge, has ensured that they will have a "HOUSEFULL SHOW" on the 20th of February in Dubai. The company (Housefull events) having exclusive rights for the band for GCC, is all set to rock GCC, namely OMAN, BAHRAIN and QATAR.


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Riverside softball coach MIke Taylor knew his Warriors would suffer some growing pains after losing their top two pitchers to graduation and not having a single player who had thrown a pitch in varsity action coming into the season.
The Warriors (4-6) have experienced their fair share of ups and downs, but picked up their biggest win of the season on Wednesday evening, earning a 8-2 home victory over perinneal power St. Albans (6-7).
"This is a big win," Taylor said. "St. Albans is always real solid. We just needed it. We have struggled a little bit but we are better than our record. I am so proud of the girls. They deserve it and we are going to get better too."
Taylor knew pitching would be an issue for the Warriors this season, but he indicated the staff of Catie McCormick, Amanda Cooper, and Harley Justice have worked hard on trying to fill the huge losses in the circle.
"Pitching has been our biggest obstacle," Taylor said. "The circle is 80 to 90 percent of the game. Our three girls have never thrown a varsity pitch and that effects everything. We have to make every play defensively because we dont have an overpowering pitcher.
"Then if you fall behind a few runs, they press at the plate. It all starts in there. I knew coming in that would be a spot. They have worked really hard and they are getting better."
McCormick got the start against the Red Dragons, and despite giving up 10 hits, only two of them were extra-base hits. She gave up two runs came on an RBI groundout by Haley McKown and a RBI single by Katie Holstein.
Taylor was happy with the way McCormick battled against the Dragons.
"Catie will be the first to admit that she is probably not a high school varsity pitcher," Taylor said. "But I give her the ball and she will fight every time. She will battle and keep us in the ball game.
"If we make some plays in the field, we will be all right. Catie is a senior, and has been a huge addition. She played with us her freshman year and moved to Tennessee for a couple years. She moved back for her senior syear and has been a huge help coming back."
Mccormick was esctatic in the victory over the Dragons.
"It is really big and most definitely the biggest win we have had," McCormick said. "I'm very proud of how we played tonight. We are kind of on the lower scale. I think this will give people a reason to watch out for Riverside softall."
McCormick knew pitching would be pivotal for the Warriors this season, and is just hoping to contribute as best she can.
"I definitely felt like I had some big shoes to fill," McCormick said. "We don't have a pitcher who has thrown a varsity game but we really worked hard. Myself, Cooper, and Harley have stepped up and helped our team. Today definitely boosts my confidence.
After two scoreless innings St. Albans got on the scoreboard in the top of the third innng to lead 1-0. Maddie Chandler and Madi Marshall singled to lead off the inning, and McKown drove them win with a RBI groundout to shortstop.
The Red Dragons added a run in the fifth when Marshall led off with an infield single, was sacrifice bunted over by McKown, and Holstein collected a RBI single.
It didn't take long, though, for Riverside to respond, as the Warriors came right back in the bottom of the fifth to plate four runs.
Riverside pinch-hitter Alyssa Sparks led off the inning with a triple and Destinae Schmidt singled her in to get the Warriors on the board. After a fielder's choice and wild pitch, Kendal Marshall singled in Cassady Schmidt to tie the game at two.
The Warriors took the lead when the next batter, Felicia Burton, hit a line drive to right field, but it went off the glove of Amber Kemplin for a three-base error, scoring Marshall with the go-ahead run.
After a strikeout, Riverside added their fourth run of the inning on a two-out single from McCormick to double up the Red Dragons 4-2.
The Warriors weren't through, though, tacking on four more runs in the bottom of the sixth inning. All of the damage was done with the first two Riverside batters striking out.
Destinae Schmidt singled, stole second, and was driven in by Cassady Schmidt. After another stolen base, Marshall singled in Schmidt, Burton followed with a RBI triple, and McCormick added on a RBI single to give the Warriors a commanding 8-2 lead.
The up and down Red Dragons have alternated wins and losses in their last five games, dissapointing St. Albans coach Bradley Brown.
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A CRACKING weekend's motorsport action was enjoyed by big crowds as The Spire FM Midsummer Speed Fest filled two packed days of hot competition at Gurston Down Speed Hillclimb, writes Luke Clifford.
After appearing at the Wilton Wake Up car show and cutting the ribbon for the Walk for Wards, the Earl of Pembroke, pictured inset, entered the Chairman's Invitation class in his superb black Honda S2000 on Sunday. He demonstrated his talent behind the wheel as he dipped below 40 seconds (39.51) on his first timed run to go almost a second faster than top touring car ace Matt Neal had achieved in his similarly-powered Honda Jazz in April.
"I have raced at track days on circuits before where you can improve every lap, but this is very different. If you don't get it right you have to wait for your next run," said Lord Pembroke.
"It's been great fun, they are a very friendly group and I am definitely going to come back again."
The heat helped produce faster times, and Miles Horne from Fordingbridge, driving his Peugeot 306 GTi, had a great return of 39.89 and 39.51, finishing fifth in class overall.
Stapleford's Stephen Moore returned to form, after spinning off in cold practice in May 2013, clocking 33.98 to finish first in class overall.
Adrian Lewis from Salisbury in his Westfield Megabusa did another personal best of 35.41 in his first timed run and finished seventh in class. Steve Holley from Salisbury was racing on Saturday in his TVR Griffith and came third in class with 35.42.
Hugh Kemp from Wylye, in his Palliser WDF3 in the Historically Interesting cars, came first in class by a long way, doing 35.98 in his first run and 35.68 in the second.
n The next event at Gurston Down is on July 19 and 20, with rounds of the TTC Group Midland Hillclimb Championship and the Gates of Brockenhurst Gurston Down Hillclimb Championship.


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Attempts to publish a JAX-WS EJB WebService to IBM WebSphere Application Server v184.108.40.206 from IBM Rational Application Developer v8.0.4 fail with error "WSWS7054E during generation of the WSDL file".
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Get an overview of this hotelSuburban Alexandria hotel in Baileys Crossroads with free breakfast
Popular property highlights
Located in Baileys Crossroads, this hotel is within 6 mi (10 km) of Birchmere, Arlington National Cemetery, and George Washington Masonic National Memorial. Pentagon and State Theatre are also within 6 mi (10 km).
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Along with an outdoor pool, this hotel has a fitness center and a spa tub. Free buffet breakfast is provided, as well as free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free manager's reception. Other amenities include a 24-hour business center, coffee/tea in a common area, and a seasonal outdoor pool.
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In addition to an outdoor pool, Homewood Suites by Hilton Alexandria / Pentagon South provides a spa tub and a fitness center. Wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary. Business-related amenities at this 3-star property consist of a 24-hour business center and a meeting room. Guests are offered a complimentary breakfast each morning and a complimentary manager's reception is offered on select days. Event facilities measure 598 square feet (56 square meters). This business-friendly hotel also offers barbecue grills, multilingual staff, and gift shops/newsstands. Complimentary self parking is available on site. A total renovation of this property was completed in April 2014.
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FOREVER PLAID to Play Middlebury's Town Hall Theater, 7/17-20
Before the restoration of Middlebury's Town Hall Theater was completed, the group created theater anywhere it could. In 2006 it performed the musical Forever Plaid in the dining room of the Middlebury Inn. The show was such a success that it then travelled to theaters all over Vermont
"We've always regretted the fact that so few people in Middlebury got a chance to see that show," says director Douglas Anderson. "The songs from the 1950's are so great, my cast was absolutely terrific, and it's one of the funniest musicals you'll ever see."
A sudden opening in THT's summer schedule prompted Anderson to get on the phone and reassemble the original FOREVER PLAID team. "Everyone was excited to do it again. It really is on the list of everyone's favorite musical theater experiences." So FOREVER PLAID is being remounted and will be performed at Town Hall Theater from July 17-20.
One of the most popular and successful musicals in recent memory, the show centers on four young, eager male singers who form a singing group in the 1950's. Singing in the closest harmony, the Plaids summon up some of the most beautiful songs ever written, including "Love is a Many Splendored Thing," "Three Coins in the Fountain," "16 Tons," and "Rags to Riches." The lads do it all with their own quirky brand of comedy, which includes doing an entire Ed Sullivan Show in 3 minutes and 41 seconds. (Remember Topo Gigo? The Singing Nun?)
The revival stars some of the areas best performers: Bill Bickford (who played the Music Man at THT), Justin Bouvier and Leigh Guptill (who both recently appeared in Shrek at THT), and Middlebury college student Zac Lounsbury. Chuck Miller leads the band.
Forever Plaid will be performed at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater from Thursday through Saturday, July 17-19, at 8 pm, with a 2:00 pm matinee on Sunday, July 20. Tickets are $20 and may be purchased at www.townhalltheater.org, at 802 382-9222, at the THT Box Office (Mon-Sat, Noon-5 pm) or at the door, if available.


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Nearly everyone in town has heard about the scandal at Corona del Mar High School, where a private tutor is accused of helping at least a dozen students hack into teachers' computers to steal grades and tests. The police are investigating, and the students face expulsion.
The news broke nearly a month ago – plenty of time for the soul-searching and finger-pointing to begin.
At a PTA meeting last week, I sat in a room with a few dozen parents, listening to the district superintendent, a school board member, an assistant superintendent and the high school principal each weigh in on the scandal. I listened to parents, mostly mothers, vent and talk about what could have led to student cheating.
A lot of us seem to feel guilty because we lean hard on our kids, demanding As, pushing for them to do sports and join clubs and volunteer hundreds of hours – all to help them get into a good college.
A school counselor seemed to agree with the idea that parents' pushiness causes kids to be stressed, leading to all kinds of problems. Does pushing kids too hard lead them to desperate measures? There was a slight vibe of guilt in the room, like we could have fed into the whole entire cheating mess.
But while many of the parents took the news of the cheating and turned responsibility onto themselves, others expressed frustration with teachers who don't grade on a curve, who turn B+ students away from math clinics and assign impossibly difficult tests on "rally schedule" days when classes are cut short. One mother described her daughter's sense of futility, studying for a test and having a minute to answer 25 questions, filling in bubbles on the answer sheet at random, trying not to cry and wondering why she bothered working so hard at all.
There has been a general sense that the students were wrong, but the tutor is ultimately is the biggest villain in the situation.
Yet even that rattles people.
A friend, Todd Green, sent me an email after reading a quote from a district administrator, who compared the tutor to a predator and said he "seduced" the students.
"Not only is he casting the student-hackers as victims (which I think is wrong), but he is drawing an analogy to sexual molestation," he wrote. "To analogize the tutor to a sexual predator and these student-hackers to victims of a sexual predator is just absurd. And to throw those terms around casually lessens the impact that they should have when they are truly appropriate. It's like comparing every person with bad traits to Hitler."
This friend thinks that we're casting blame away from students because it makes us feel better about ourselves.
Corona del Mar Today readers seem split about whether the students deserve expulsion or understanding.
"Let's not trample these kids all for the sake of getting other kids into Princeton and Yale," Corona del Mar resident Frank Peters wrote in an online comment.
"An act of desperation is stealing food when you are starving…not changing your grade," a woman named Sandra wrote. "Changing your grade is an act of selfishness combined with a lack of integrity…They are old enough to know it was wrong, tutor or no tutor."
I have a kid in the school, and I surely do pressure him to study more, run more, volunteer more, work harder and harder and harder still. I check his grades daily in School Loop emails, and I notice the slightest up or downtick.
I don't think he'd ever cheat, and he says he would blow the whistle immediately if anyone pushed him to do so.
It is all easy to say, when you're outside looking in.
Reaction to this scandal could be some kind of litmus test, but I'm not sure what it measures, particularly since the facts of the case are deeply buried and likely will remain so, at least until arrests are made or charges are filed. Maybe then we'll have some clarity to go with our soul-searching.


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On "1934," a Poem by Philip Levine
June 10, 2009
The May 25th edition of the New Yorker features a poem by Philip Levine, an American poet who can count among his numerous awards the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. He was born in Detroit, Michigan, in 1928, and he often portrays that city in his poetry: the grit as well as the grace. He digs deep into the lives of ordinary people, if there is such a thing.
I don't know if he came to American Art to see the exhibition 1934: A New Deal for Artists. Perhaps he read about it and visited online. Maybe we'll be lucky and he'll read the blog post and let us know the backstory.
In "1934," Levine celebrates his ancestors who came from the old country, namely Russia and Ukraine, and the hard work that defined their lives. These are the merchants and the butchers who came from another world. "My father's brother had a shoe repair shop," he writes, while, "My mother's family was in junk." The poem conjures many of the same strong visuals that are in American Art's exhibition. I went back to take another look at the paintings in the show and was struck by how often these scenes of American life were painted by those born elsewhere. Saul Berman, who painted River Front, was born in Russia, as was Ilya Bolotowsky. His painting, In the Barber Shop, is filled with daily humanity, poignancy, and most of all, hard work. Harry Gottlieb, whose painting Filling the Ice House, shines another light on the toughness of the 1930s, was born in Romania in 1895.
In a way these paintings are like poems: contained worlds whose imagery calls forth something deep inside ourselves. In Philip Levine's poem, the speaker seems most taken by his uncle's shoe shop. He never got tired of watching his uncle work, which was probably good training for a poet. The poem even ends with a bit of magic, as the uncle has made the boy a knife, which became a kind of talisman: "Whenever you're/ scared,' he told me, just rub the handle/ three times and nothing bad can happen."
That sounds like the ending to a fable or a tale told long ago by someone who came from another time, another place.
To see more images from the exhibition, check our Flickr set 1934: A New Deal for Artists, and upload your own images from the period to our flickr group: @1934.
Posted by Howard on June 10, 2009 in American Art Everywhere
Philip Levine is an exceptional poet, I very much enjoy reading is work.
Thanks Art Smith. Is that Arthur Smith the poet by any chance?
Philip Levine covered the lives of ordinary people because they are the most interesting, and the potential for new material is endless. Levine showed the common man to be intricate in his simplicity.
Nice read. I enjoy looking around this blog.
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Adolph and Naydja Bynum have transformed a sliver of New Orleans into a charming haven
By J.B. Borders
When Adolph Bynum Sr. bought a dilapidated Creole cottage in the historic New Orleans neighborhood known as Faubourg Tremé 25 years ago, he had no intention of spearheading a crusade to rebuild the entire community. Bynum, now 67, had been only vaguely aware that Tremé, founded in the 1720s, was a special place—home at one point to the largest, most prosperous, politically astute, and culturally advanced community of free blacks in the United States.
A pharmacist and drugstore owner, Bynum had simply wanted to buy a home with historic charm and character. He initially looked at property in New Orleans's French Quarter, where Europeans settled when they established the city, but he found the area too costly. He settled for a fixer-upper in a run-down, predominantly African-American neighborhood adjacent to the French Quarter. The price was certainly right. In those days, Bynum could buy historically significant houses in Tremé for about $30,000, throw in an additional $80,000 to renovate them, and then watch their values increase. It wasn't the strong financial returns that hooked him on Tremé, though. It was a scenic view that sealed the deal.
"When the realtor was showing me an abandoned house in the 1200 block of St. Claude Avenue," he recalls, "I saw a beautiful church steeple over the fence of the backyard. I could picture a beautiful courtyard with that church steeple as a backdrop, so I bought that house and the one next door. That's how it got started." Bynum eventually bought every available property in that block and renovated each of them. The picturesque courtyard he had originally envisioned now spans six adjoining houses that he owns and leases.
"He decided this could be his French Quarter," says Naydja Bynum, Adolph's wife of seven years and his real estate development partner. Like Adolph, Naydja, 59, is descended from free people of color and has a passion for historic preservation. A carpenter's daughter who chose nursing as her first profession, Naydja dated Adolph for five years before marrying him. In those days, she discloses, a hot date on Saturday night often meant spending time digging through the inventory at building supply stores. Together, she and Adolph now own 26 properties, including 16 in Tremé. Their strategy is to buy small clusters that they can use to catalyze and influence the redevelopment of problematic areas.
"We try to create a domino effect wherever we invest," she explains. "We can't control every building in the neighborhood, but we can create an environment that encourages other people to take better care of their property." Today, Faubourg Tremé, once decaying and crime-plagued, is being revitalized as new waves of investors follow in the footsteps of the Bynums. Property values in the neighborhood have increased, blight is being eradicated, middle-class residents are returning, and support for Tremé's jazz roots is growing. Like the music it spawned, Tremé is hot once again. U


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Travel and Parking
Work underway on new multi-storey car park at Foresterhill Health Campus
As planned the adjacent staff tarmac car park has been given over to the construction team and a small number of visitor spaces. Visitor parking will be significantly reduced until the expected project completion due in Autumn 2017. Given the existing pressure on car parking on the site visitors are encouraged to use alternatives such as public transport, parking off site or arranging lifts to and from the campus.
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