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UK seeks authorisation for military action which will likely be vetoed by Russia, China
The United Nations Security Council was set for a showdown over Syria on Wednesday after Britain sought authorisation for Western military action that seems certain to be vetoed by Russia and probably China.
UN chemical weapons experts investigating an apparent gas attack that killed hundreds of civilians in rebel-held suburbs of Damascus made a second trip across the front line to take samples. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon pleaded for them to be given the time they need to complete their mission.
But the United States and European and Middle East allies have already pinned the blame on Assad and, even without full UN authorisation, US-led air or missile strikes on Syria look all but certain, though the timing is far from clear.
That has set Western leaders on a collision course with Moscow, Assad's main arms supplier, as well as with China, which also has a veto in the Security Council and disapproves of what it sees as a push for Iraq-style "regime change" - despite US denials that President Barack Obama aims to overthrow Assad.
Uncertainty over how the escalation of the conflict at the heart of the oil-exporting Middle East will affect trade, and the world economy sent oil prices, and gold, to their highest levels in months while stocks fell. Fears over the economy of Syria's hostile neighbour Turkey pushed its lira to a record low.
Prime Minister David Cameron said Britain would propose a resolution on Wednesday at the Security Council in New York, seeking authority to take "necessary measures" to protect Syrian civilians. Sure of a veto, it seemed part of diplomatic strategy to isolate Moscow and rally a broad coalition behind Washington.
"We've always said we want the UN Security Council to live up to its responsibilities on Syria. Today they have an opportunity to do that," Cameron said in a statement.
Germany, Europe's economic superpower, urged Russia to back the resolution. But Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had already said earlier in the day that any attack would be folly.
UN chief Ban pleaded for unity in the Security Council after more than two years of paralysis during which Syria's civil war has split the Middle East on sectarian lines and fuelled rival camps in the world body along divisions that echo the Cold War.
"Syria is the biggest challenge of war and peace in the world today," he said in a speech at The Hague. "The body entrusted with maintaining international peace and security cannot be missing in action. The Council must at last find the unity to act. It must use its authority for peace."
Ban's special envoy for Syria, Algerian diplomat Lakhdar Brahimi, said "international law is clear" in requiring Council authorisation for any military action. But Western leaders have made clear they are ready to do without it, citing precedents for foreign intervention to protect civilians.
Rebel fighters and opposition activists said they showed UN inspectors homes in the eastern Damascus suburb of Zamalka that had been hit by last week's gas release. They would also be testing and interviewing survivors, as they did on a first trip on Monday that came under sniper attack.
Amateur video showed the convoy of white, UN jeeps driving along a road, accompanied by rebels. One pick-up truck was mounted with an anti-aircraft gun. Gunmen leaned from the windows of another. Bystanders waved as the vehicles passed.
As long as the UN team is in Syria, Western action is unlikely - making the presence of the investigators led by Swedish scientist Ake Sellstrom a key element in the timing of what many expect to be a day or two of attacks.
No strikes, expected to involve cruise missiles fired by US ships in the Mediterranean, are likely before Obama has an intelligence report on the Aug. 21 gas attack. Its conclusions, however, are scarcely in doubt.
Air strikes are also unlikely before Cameron has given the British parliament an opportunity to be seen to support his policy, in a debate scheduled for Thursday. Like the United States, Britain has warships in the Mediterranean. It also has an air base on Cyprus, 200 km (120 miles) from the Syrian coast.
The British government is not obliged to win a vote, but with voters wary of new military entanglements after over a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan, Cameron, like fellow Western leaders, will want broad backing.
Many British lawmakers across the political spectrum are uneasy about the prospect of air strikes, and a YouGov poll published on Wednesday showed 50 percent of the British public opposed a missile strike, with just 25 percent in favour.
The French parliament was also recalled on Wednesday, but only for a session set for next Wednesday, Sept. 4. It was unclear if that indicated that President Francois Hollande does not expect military action to start before then.
Syria's war has heightened tensions between Assad's sponsor Iran and Israel, which bombed Syria this year, has killed over 100,000 and driven millions across borders into Turkey, Lebanon, Jordan and Iraq. It has also fuelled sectarian bloodshed in Lebanon and Iraq, where bombs killed 44 on Wednesday alone.
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said on Wednesday that US action would be "a disaster for the region".
Like Russia, China is wary of Western interference in the affairs of sovereign states. The official People's Daily newspaper said air strikes would add "oil to the flames of Syria's civil war" and added that, as in the overthrow of Saddam Hussein in Iraq, Washington and its allies wanted Assad out.
However, Western governments have rallied support from the Arab League and Syria's Muslim neighbour and NATO member Turkey and have begun to lay out arguments they say show that they can satisfy some criteria of international law.
Australia, which takes over the chair of the Security Council on Sunday, added its voice on Wednesday to the Western view that continuing deadlock along Cold War lines in the top United Nations body would not rule out an attack on Syria.
"Everyone's preference would be for action, a response, under United Nations auspices," Foreign Minister Bob Carr said.
"But if that's not possible, the sheer horror of a government using chemical weapons against its people, using chemical weapons in any circumstances, mandates a response."
French President Hollande has cited a 2005 UN provision for action to protect civilians from their own governments, which was inspired by the Rwandan genocide of 1994.
Similar arguments were used by NATO to bomb Russian ally Serbia in 1999 after the killing of civilians in Kosovo.
On Wednesday, as Britain's National Security Council prepared to meet on Syria, Foreign Secretary William Hague sought to justify an attack on the grounds of defending Britain's own interests. "We cannot permit our own security to be undermined by the creeping normalisation of the use of weapons that the world has spent decades trying to control and eradicate," he wrote in Britain's Daily Telegraph newspaper.
Hague warned that Syria's chemical weapons could "fall into the wrong hands". It was unclear how a limited campaign of air strikes would address that - analysts say chemical weapons dumps are unlikely to be bombed for fear of spreading the toxins.
Critics also argue that defeating Assad may carry greater risks of handing his arsenal to the likes of al Qaeda.
Hague further said opposition at the United Nations would not prevent action. "We cannot allow diplomatic paralysis to be a shield for the perpetrators of these crimes," he wrote.
However, having demanded that Assad end his family's four-decade rule since Syrians rose up against him during the Arab Spring of 2011, Western powers have hesitated to arm the rebels, fearing the rise of Islamist militant groups in their ranks.
In a mark of the complexities of the region, Assad faces not just retribution from neighbouring countries and the West but from al Qaeda. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) said it was launching an operation called "Volcano of Revenge" that would strike Syrian security forces in Damascus.
Syria's government denies gassing its own people and has vowed to defend itself, but people in Damascus are anxious.
"I've always been a supporter of foreign intervention, but now that it seems like a reality, I've been worrying that my family could be hurt or killed," said a woman named Zaina, who opposes Assad. "I'm afraid of a military strike now."
Brilliantly written article!
He we go again, look guys just go ahead, you Mr Hague and you the PM Mr Cameron and you President Obama because you won't listen to anyone other than yourselves talking into the mirror. Yes the people are suffering in Syria and yes the chemical attack was disgusting however its not up to the UK once again as all we will get are reprisals and our soldiers will end up dead with no thanks from the Syrians just like Iraq. STAY OUT OF IT. Arab league YOU need to sort this out yourselves so why the heck don't you, come on this is your chance to shine. The British people DON'T want this not to mention the security council backing that is YET AGAIN NOT in place. Enough!


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Calgary man sentenced to two years in jail for luring girls via Internet:
Matthew Alan Armstrong of Calgary, Alberta was convicted for using Nexopia to lure minors into having sex with him. If you'll recall he's the guy who approached a 14-year-old girl, a 15-year-old girl, a 19-year-old girl who posed as a 13-year-old girl ala To Catch a Predator, and a 13-year-old girl who was actually a police detective and had sex with the 14-year-old girl in a train station bathroom.
Previously his lawyer argued that his client should get time served because he allegedly has muscular dystrophy which affects his judgment. Never mind the fact that the 27-year-old Armstrong told his victims that age is 'just a number'.
He might as well have gotten time served because for all his actions Armstrong only got less than 2 years behind bars. After that, he'll be on probation for only 3 years and be a registered sex offender for 20.
So once he's 47 he'll be free to prey on young girls again. Pathetic.

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Entering the Class 2A Regional Tournament ranked 16th, the Dolores High School baseball team faced tall odds.
Overcoming the odds proved to be impossible as the Bears suffered a first-round loss to Resurrection Christian High School, 10-0.
Playing in Pueblo on May 16, the Bears kept things close early in the game as starting pitcher Kellen Gatzke limited the state's top-ranked team to two runs over the game's first five innings.
"(Kellen) was pretty solid," said Bears manager Rusty Hamilton. "We hung right with them. They had a few good hits, but didn't let that rattle us."
As Gatzke starred, the Bears offense never got going, thanks in large part to impressive pitching by Resurrection Christian.
Entering the sixth inning trailing 2-0, the Bears yielded eight runs, falling behind 10-0 to end the game.
Even with the tough loss however, Hamilton expressed satisfaction with his team's results.
"I couldn't be more happy," said Hamilton. "The kids played well. We are losing four starters next year, but I think we have kids who can come in and fill those holes."
Overall, the Bears finished the year with a 9-11 overall record.
Resurrection Christian is 20-3 on the year and will play in the second round of the regional tournament later in the day on May 16.


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MTV cancels "Buckwild," but first, a marathon and a "special"
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MTV announced Wednesday it will cancel its reality show "Buckwild" after the death last week of its most popular star, Shain Gandee. But first the network will channel its grief at Shain's and the show's demise into a marathon of reruns plus a "special" on Sunday. A "Buckwild Special" is slated at 6 p.m. following a day-long "Buckwild" first-season marathon that begins at noon locally. It just happens to lead in to the MTV Movie Awards.
The series, a celebration of Americana featuring a group of small-town friends, had clocked 3 million viewers per episode, leading MTV to order a second season earlier this year. Then Gandee, his uncle, and a friend were killed by carbon monoxide poisoning when their Ford Bronco sank in a mud hole, covering the exhaust pipe. Gandee and the others had gone "mudding" near Shain's Sissonville, W.V., home.
The network's statement:
"After careful consideration, MTV will not be moving forward with season two of "BUCKWILD" in West Virginia. We love the cast and the show and this was not an easy decision, but given Shain's tragic passing and essential presence on the show, we felt it was not appropriate to continue without him. Instead, we are working on a meaningful way to pay tribute to his memory on our air and privately. On Sunday, we will be running a special "BUCKWILD: WV to the NYC," which was shot before production had begun on season two."


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Cook the Book: Cardamom-Brown Sugar Snickerdoodles
In his intro to the desserts chapter of Serve Yourself, author Joe Yonan says that dessert is for company, and I have to agree with him. For many, baking desserts is reserved for special occasions and meals enjoyed alone don't generally fall into that category. But.. doesn't a solo meal deserve a sweet ending too?
As an avid baker, Yonan has created a handful of recipes that cater to the single cook—parfaits, poached fruit, quick sorbets, and a few great cookie recipes that can be frozen in single serving portions.
These Cardamom-Brown Sugar Snickerdoodles bring together two simple and elegant flavors: aromatic cardamom and dark, almost caramelly brown sugar. The dough is blended in a stand mixer, chilled, portioned, and rolled in cardamom-scented sugar. At this point you bake as many snickerdoodles as you'd like (they keep for about three days) and freeze the rest of the dough.
This mix-now-bake-later method can be used with nearly any cookie dough, making fresh baked cookies an option even when you're eating alone. For an even more thrilling solo dessert, think about spreading a little vanilla ice cream between two cookies for a pretty incredible ice cream sandwich.
As always with our Cook the Book feature, we have five (5) copies of Serve Yourself to give away this week.
Adapted from Serve Yourself by Joe Yonan. Copyright © 2011. Published by Ten Speed Press, a division of Random House, Inc. Available wherever books are sold. All Rights Reserved.
- Yield:makes about 70 cookies
- Active time: 45 minutes
- Total time:1 hour, 15 minutes
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons cream of tartar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cardamom
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/2 cups packed light brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
In a large bowl, sift together the flour, cream of tartar, baking soda, 1 teaspoon of the cardamom, and salt.
Combine the butter and brown sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed for 1 minute. Turn the speed to high and beat until very light and fluffy, 2 or 3 minutes, stopping a couple of times to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Decrease the speed to medium and beat in the eggs, one at a time, and the vanilla.
Turn off the mixer. Add about one-third of the dry ingredients to the mixer bowl, and beat on low speed until fully incorporated. Repeat two more times, stopping to scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed, until the dry ingredients are incorporated.
Transfer the dough to the refrigerator and chill for about an hour, until firm.
In a medium bowl, stir together the granulated sugar and remaining 1/2 teaspoon of cardamom. Use a #100 disher (a 3/4-tablespoon scoop) or a tablespoon to scoop small balls of dough a few at a time into the sugar-cardamom mixture, then roll the pieces to coat them and lightly roll them into balls between your palms, pressing the sugar mixture into the dough.
Preheat the oven to 350°F with the oven rack in the middle of the oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Set as many of the cookies as you intend to bake about 2 inches apart on the prepared baking sheet. Bake for 5 minutes, then rotate the baking sheet front to back. Continue baking for another 4 to 6 minutes, until the tops of the cookies are crackled and the edges are just barely browned. Transfer to a wire rack to cool.
Set the remaining dough close together but without touching on a baking sheet and freeze until firm, at least 1 hour. Remove the baking sheet from the freezer and put the cookies in a freezer-safe heavy-duty resealable plastic bag, rolling out the excess air before you seal it. Return to the freezer and store for up to 3 months. Bake the frozen cookies for 14 to 16 minutes, until the tops of the cookies are crackled and the edges are just barely browned.
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Losing Glee?
I watched the Madonna Glee episode last Sunday before leaving for Barbados. On Twitter I noted that it was fun, the music, remembering the songs... and that's it. Many of you emailed asking about my thoughts, why I never blogged about the episode afterwards. Well... what's there to say?
Michelle perhaps said it best when she emailed Duana and me last night after catching up on Glee and wrote: "I'm afraid I'm falling out of love with it". Duana replied in agreement because "there's no story anymore".
They just sing at each other. And look really great doing it. But when you break it down, really, it's just one long music video with Sue Sylvester occasionally flinging a zinger. And the Will Schuester hair jokes, they're old and tired, and at this rate, it's just another way of watching American Idol. I don't care if there's a Madonna marathon every f-cking week, if they're not advancing anything, if I'm not asked to care about anything, if there's no investment in anything beyond who gets a solo, what's stopping me from listening to the original versions of every song and saving an hour of tv time in the process?
It was excusable the first episode after that long break to ease us back in. By the 2nd episode, we should have been a lot further along. Now it's a sprint to the end of the season with the same sh-t over and over again and if tonight brings more of the same, well, Glee is quickly becoming a PVR for now, watch in a few days whenever I have time kind of show as opposed to what it used to be which was watch right away, can't wait, do it immediately.
Every show goes through a slump. Some never recover from their slumps. Hopefully Glee's is temporary. Hopefully they can get the Good back.
Photos attached of most of the cast at the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences "An Evening with Glee" last night in LA. As usual, Lea Michele is about to pop her jaw off with her posehard Try.
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Owlstone Nanotech Inc
Owlstone makes the OVG-4 gas calibration system that allows people who make gas sensors to quickly and accurately test them
We would like to try and sell this instrument to manufacturers of gas analyzers and instrumentation
Readers of Instrumentation Magazine.
Most ads in industrial instrumentation magazine are pretty dull - a photo of product and list of advantages, blah blah blah.
We'd like to be a little playful in order to get the ad noticed. The headline 'Got Gas' and the support graphic should play on the double meaning of a person with gas i.e. 1) a problem with farting and 2)someone who uses calibration gas.
The desired call to action is to drive them to the website. We aren't going to sell them in the ad, we just want to engage them enough so they visit the site and can dig into the technical detail if the system looks relevant.
124 x 86mm
The ad must be 4 colour CMYK and all pictures must be 300dpi
Please use the text and photo of the OVG-4 as is (a high res photo is also attached). Include some stylised element to 'indicate the instrument is farting'
Include a small Owlstone logo is possible
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Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Vol. 1
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Vol. 1
I'm a fan of giant, conceptual projects that pay tribute to other projects: Maximum Fantastic Four (which blew up each panel of 1961's Fantastic Four #1 to a page-sized image), Pictures Showing What Happens on Each Page of Thomas Pynchon's Novel Gravity's Rainbow (which is exactly what it sounds like), and the showing of Psycho that was slowed down to show over 24 hours. So I'm likewise intrigued by a comic book's attempt to include the full text of a novel. Even the 35 hours that comprise the Lord of the Rings films left out Tom Bombadil.
While comic books have never been a conscious attempt to omit descriptive text from a story, it's generally accepted that the images in a graphic novel will handle a vast majority of the verbs and adjectives. Rather than attempt to abridge Philip K. Dick's critical text, Tony Parker illustrates every lexical nuance of the story in total deference to the author. While dialogue falls naturally into a comic format, the descriptive passages are also included in square boxes that pepper the pages. "She smiled innocuously" is paired with an image of someone smiling innocuously, and speech bubbles are often preceded or finalized with a block of "he said" text. While the comic format renders these things completely vestigial, this project is obviously more about the art of the original words, in a kind of meta-text homage.
It's also unusual to see how these "issues" are divided up, as well as the divisions that define the larger collections. Since the original text wasn't written in 22-page story arcs (as are most comic scripts), the pacing is more akin to the slow build of a novel, rather than a serial that delivers cliffhangers with every segment. An entire issue might deal with a scene of two people in bed, which might not stand up to reader scrutiny were this any other (non-pornographic) comic. Everything about this is nontraditional, and it's a very noble experiment.
The art that accompanies this series doesn't do a whole lot to enhance its presence. It's flat and serviceable and performs the function of illustrating Philip K. Dick's novel without overpowering it, more or less hovering dimly in the background while the text continues to dominate the work. The fact that it's a non-entity seems like a further tribute to maintaining the sanctity of the text, though I admit that it would be exciting to see the artwork really do something great.
Overall, this holds up as a very broad experiment with a lot of creative merit. With Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? being assigned on many local high school reading lists, the material in here isn't too suggestive in any way. Even when robotic nudity occurs, it's obscured by convenient blankets and shadows, so this shouldn't upset any readers --- and for the first time, we can say that the comic adaptation is absolutely as good as the book.
Reviewed by Collin David on December 1, 2009
Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? Vol. 1
- Publication Date: December 1, 2009
- Genres: Graphic Novel
- Hardcover: 144 pages
- Publisher: BOOM! Studios


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Associated concepts: application duly made, application for a change of venue, application for a discharge, application for a review, application for adjournment, application of payments, application to the court, insurance application, motion
Foreign phrases: Contemporanea expositio est optima et fortissima in lege.A contemporaneous construction is the best and strongest in the law.
See also: activity, appeal, arrogation, assignation, call, care, concern, connection, connotation, decision, diligence, effort, endeavor, industry, infliction, interest, means, motion, obsession, perseverance, petition, prayer, purpose, regard, relation, relevance, request, requisition, resolution, title, usage, use, work
APPLICATION. The act of making a request for something; the paper on which
the request is written is also called an application; as, an application to
chancery for leave to invest trust funds; an application to an insurance
company for insurance. In the land law of Pennsylvania, an application is
understood to be a request in writing to have a certain quantity of land at
or near a certain place therein mentioned. 3 Binn. 21; 5 Id. 151; Jones on
Land Office Titles, 24.
2. An application for insurance ought to state the facts truly as to the object to be insured, for if any false representation be made with a fraudulent intent, it will avoid the policy. 7 Wend. 72.
3. By application is also meant the use or disposition of a thing; as the application of purchase money.
4. In some cases a purchaser who buys trust property is required, to see to the application of thee purchase money, and if be neglects to do so, and it be misapplied, he will be considered as a trustee of the property he has so purchased. The subject will be examined by considering, 1, the kind of property to be sold; 2, the cases where the purchaser is bound to see to the application of the purchase money in consequence of the wording of the deed of trust.
5.-1. Personal property is liable, in the hands of the executor, for the payment of debts, and the purchaser is therefore exempted from seeing to the application of the purchase money, although it may have been bequeathed to be sold for the payment of debts. 1 Cox, R. 145; 2 Dick. 725; 7 John. Ch. Rep., 150, 160; 11 S. & R. 377, 385; 2 P. Wms. 148; 4 Bro. C. C. 136; White's L. C. in Eq. 54; 4 Bouv. Inst. n. 3946.
6. With regard to real estate, which is not a fund at law for the payment of debt's, except where it is made so by act of assembly, or by direction in the will of the testator or deed of trust, the purchaser from an executor or trustee may be liable for the application of the purchase money. And it will now be proper to consider the cases where such liability exists.
7.-2. Upon the sale of real estate, a trustee in whom the legal title is vested, can it law give a valid discharge for the purchase money, because he is the owner at law. In equity, on the contrary, the persons among whom the produce of the sale is to be distributed are considered the owners; and a purchaser must obtain a discharge from them, unless the power of giving receipts is either expressly or by implication given to the trustees to, give receipts for the purchase money. It is, for this reason, usual to provide in wills and trust deeds that the purchaser shall not be required to see to the application of the purchase money.


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Minority Home Ownership
That the traditional lending process has not favored minorities is no secret. From Pulitzer-prize winning journalism in the 1980s, to other studies and research up until today, time and again, bank loan numbers have shown that whites receive more loans and at better rates than minority borrowers.
What is stunning is how little has changed over the years. Indeed, the current economic climate has served to maintain a discriminatory lending environment. Banks historically have not taken into account that minority populations tend to use nontraditional credit and banking methods. In other words, they may not save in the account of a financial institution. Minorities may keep their money in their own community more often than whites. And they may avoid the typical methods upon which good credit is rated such as credit cards, or even automobile loans.
There have been moments in time when lenders have pledged to make a difference. In the mid-1990s, after The Detroit News reported that minorities were still receiving far fewer loans than whites throughout the Metro Detroit area, banks teamed up with the newspaper to hold community forums and to make loan brokers available to minority communities.
But little really changed, especially when it came to national trends. In 2000, according to a 2002 report by The Los Angeles Times, "The Greenlining Institute's analysis revealed, however, that of the 13 major banks that made more than 200 conventional home loans in California in 2000, the majority provided less than 3% of those loans to African Americans."
And with the last two most recent recessions, lending institutions have pulled back credit to everyone — with minorities suffered as a result.
So, what is being done? And more importantly, what more can be done to change the discriminatory policies that keep minorities from obtaining mortgages?
First, the U.S. Justice Department has begun to act. In 2012, it announced the largest settlement with a home lender in U.S. history over fair lending. Bank of America agreed to pay $335 million to resolve allegations that its Countrywide lending arm had engaged in discriminatory practices. In that case, minorities were charged more for loans in the form of fees and interest rates, according to the Justice Department. Effectively, minorities were penalized for their historic lack of access to credit.
So, while the finding that discriminatory practices have been ongoing was bad, the fact that the federal government was pursuing justice is at least one step in the right direction.
But what more can be done? Community education is key. Lenders and advocates for minority borrowers need to hold lending events that get the word out. Brokers and mortgage processors need to receive incentives to help minorities — especially those with lower incomes and little credit history — gain access to alternative loans. There are a number of special federal loan products geared toward lower-income development areas for example. But too often, the intended recipients know littler about such products.
Minority borrowers also can still be prey to predatory lenders who offer balloon payments and low teaser rates. Better education can play a vital role in reducing the numbers of those who would end up with such loans.
And reputable lenders need to begin to change their practices when it comes to what types of credit or levels of credit history they accept as proof of good risk for a home loan. Minorities often have not had the same access to credit as whites. This fact can be accounted for in the policies of lenders. It is here that the federal government, and the grassroots community can bring pressure to bear.
The bottom line needs to be zero tolerance for lending bias.
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Give Now
Many who bemoan the commercialism of Christmas consider the phenomenon to be a recent trend. In Indiana, however, corporate wrangling for holiday dollars goes back at least to the 1930s. A southern Indiana town has inspired entrepreneurs ever since town postmaster James Martin began promoting the Santa Claus, Indiana postmark in the 1920s.


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And so far it does not work, that is, it won't boot an external SSD with High Siera 13. Am I doing something wrong? Do I need driver?
Some facts:
1. This external SSD boots High Siera just fine from USB 2 port, but obviously is very sow. So, this external is a working drive.
2. When I conncect it to the Lycom (either type B or Type C), it will not show at all when I start computer with option key. All other drives show up, but not htis one.
3. And I point to internal Siera 12 drive, and tell it to boot, only then the external shows its the connecting light. When booted into this interna Sierra 12, the external shows up on the desktop AND in the list of Start-up drives. Shows it to be High Sierra 13, as it should be.
4. I selected there as the start up drive, and press restart, it does not work. The computer boots from some other internal drive. No matter how I tried, the external will NOT boot from this Lycom.
5. In the system profile, this Lycom does show up, sitting in slot 2. Slots 3 and 4 are filled with other cards. (Slot 1 for video card by default).
I did not connect extra power to this PCI card. Am I supposed to?


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Congratulations to ARF! The Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons has been awarded the prestigious 4-star rating from Charity Navigator, America's largest independent evaluator of charities for good governance, sound fiscal management and commitment to accountability and transparency.
"We are honored and delighted to receive this high distinction from Charity Navigator," said Lisa McCarthy, President of ARF's Board of Directors. Charity Navigator works to help charitable givers make giving decisions by providing information on non-profit organizations' financial health.
"Approximately a quarter of charities we evaluate have received our highest rating, indicating that Animal Rescue Fund of the Hamptons outperforms most other charities in America," said Ken Berger, President and CEO of Charity Navigator, in a letter to ARF.
ARF is currently the only animal welfare organization on the East End with such a high rating.


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The NBA Trade Deadline was saved by some last-second drama but for the second straight year it was more sizzle than steak. Let's get right to it.
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The griping had already begun about a seemingly more active deadline than last year, but with the lessons learned from the prior year folks were ready to turn on the 'deadline' and why not, for a while it was amazing and now it's clearly not. I think part of that was the fact that GMs weren't moving second round picks, and though this draft is great and so are rookie scale players it feels like the all-or-nothing tank or be-tanked philosophy is too much. Perhaps the heat of the 24/7 magnifying glass has shrunk these once mighty titans of swag, or maybe it's purely circumstance – I don't know.
As the buzzer expired, though, there was one deal that still needed to go down and it was a big one – Danny Granger got dealt for Evan Turner.
This is the type of deal that fires me up. Aside from having big fantasy implications in the land of steroidal statistics that well-adjusted people call 'Philadelphia,' one has to think that Pat Riley was cursing like he slammed his finger in the car door. Sure, he may have a trick up his sleeve for the buyout market, and plenty of names are already being kicked around like Caron Butler, Antawn Jamison and even Granger (wouldn't it be something to see him play against his old mates). But Riley isn't going to get a young, mid-level player with the type of athleticism that Turner brings to the table. He'll get the aging, veteran types that may play well to the narrative crowd, but he won't get a difference maker for the second unit with that type of talent.
I liked Indiana to win it all before this deal, with or without Granger, but the only negative thing that can be attributed here is the fact that the Pacers will be a team that's not incredibly stocked with shooters. Opponents will pack in the defense and force guys like Turner to beat them over the top.
I for one can't wait for the NBA Championship to take place in the good old Leastern Conference.
The Spencer Hawes trade, the aforementioned Granger/Turner trade and trades with the Clippers and Wizards created quite a bit of movement for Philly (draft picks excluded here).
TRADE 1: Spencer Hawes to Cavs; Earl Clark and Henry Sims to Sixers
TRADE 2: Evan Turner and Lavoy Allen to Pacers; Danny Granger to Sixers
TRADE 3: Byron Mullens to Sixers
TRADE 4: Andre Miller to Wizards; Jan Vesely to Nuggets; Eric Maynor to Sixers;
***Let's take a look at what went in and what went out for the Sixers.***
Philly GETS: Danny Granger, Earl Clark, Byron Mullens, Henry Sims, Eric Maynor
Philly GIVES: Spencer Hawes, Evan Turner, Lavoy Allen
***This leaves a depth chart that looks something like this:
- MPG listed in parenthesis, (+) indicates potential extra minutes after a Granger buyout on either low-end or high-end of the scale or both, (!) for Moultrie indicates that he is playing himself back into shape – workload could increase as he goes. A zero means the player might not be in the rotation followed by an expected mpg.
- Michael Carter-Williams (33-37) / Tony Wroten (27-32) / Lorenzo Brown (0, 10-15) / Eric Maynor (0-5-10)
- James Anderson (30+---36) / Hollis Thompson (25-30+) / Elliot Williams (18+-24+) / Jason Richardson (week-to-week)
- Danny Granger (24-30, +potential buyout)
- Thaddeus Young (32-38) / Brandon Davies (finger, week-to-week)
- Byron Mullens (25-35) / Arnett Moultrie (!20+---!25+) / Henry Sims (15+---20+) / Nerlens Noel (out)
These estimates could obviously shift based on who excels, injuries and big events like Granger's potential buyout or Richardson's eventual return. But they give us a starting point for assessing value, and we're going to take each guy one by one.
Michael Carter-Williams is a top 45-100 value on the year (8/9 cat) and unfortunately for him things aren't going to get much easier. As he continues to struggle with the rookie wall everything else will come harder, even if he'll be utilized much more if he continues to be healthy. Will the corresponding gains in counting stats offset increasing field goal shooting and durability issues? Again, only if he's healthy. The only big opportunity here is for owners punting field goal percentage and/or turnovers, as folks might not see this as a big change in value for MCW thinking he's already leveraged to the tilt.
Quickly on Evan Turner – he did everything for the Sixers. He constantly gobbled up the ball and went into his offense and his usage percentage was at a whopping 24.2 percent. Other guys will be forced to handle the ball and both Carter-Williams (26.2%) and Thaddeus Young (22.9%) are already close to tapped out.
Tony Wroten's usage of 28.1 percent is downright impressive. Unfortunately it means that what we see is what we get with him. There is no real way to climb further up the ladder. He has value outside of the top-200 in standard leagues despite playing 24 mpg on the season. We've seen what it looks like when he plays a boatload of minutes and usually it's good for late-round value on the strength of big popcorn numbers and weakness of poor shooting and peripherals. That said, he is a pretty good bet to do that regardless of Granger's status.
James Anderson, on the other hand, doesn't handle the ball a whole lot and has played much better without Evan Turner on the court. That's because Turner was typically looking for his own shot and then the pass rather than getting Anderson involved. Anderson is going to be on the shortlist of players that can score at the NBA level and a season-long top-150 value over 28.4 mpg is all but certain to improve into the top 100-120 range with some upside beyond that. He's a must-add player in 12-team formats and 10-team owners may want to consider getting their hands on a guy figuring in heavily to Philly's offense.
Hollis Thompson has the worst usage rate (11.7%) of anybody on the team and it's no surprise that he has also rated outside the top-200 despite playing 21.1 mpg on the year. He's not blessed with tremendous offensive skills, but he can hit a few threes and steal the ball at an average rate. The question becomes whether or not he can handle additional shot opportunities or if he'll only see a proportional rise with whatever minute increase he gets. He has late-round upside for standard leagues in reasonable best case scenarios, but that's just flier territory and if you're not ready to take that risk he's really only worth a look in 14-16 team leagues.
Though Elliot Williams has a bit more offensive skill than Thompson, they are very similar from a fantasy perspective in that they don't bring a lot of versatility or peripheral stats to the table. Williams is also an injury risk and will probably be brought along slowly in a backup role. Still, he might have more upside than Thompson if he gets let loose since he could join in on some of the fastbreaking fun. I'd consider him a cut below Thompson even when you factor in his upside, but upside hunters may want to simply ignore that in those deep leagues and take a stab.
This is me burying the lede with Danny Granger. This guy is a mess. With a usage percentage just under 20 percent on a team well-stocked with talent he, like many of these Sixers, was ranked outside of the top-200 despite playing a healthy 22.5 mpg. His 35.9 percent shooting from the field was the big killer and while all of his numbers were down he's still hitting threes (1.1), steals (0.3) and blocking (0.4) at a somewhat respectable rate. Getting those minutes up to full-time status would make him a threat for 1-1-1 status, especially in a system that has seen numbers inflate on the defensive end.
In summary he was your everyday spot-up shooter with about half of his attempts (7.7) from deep (3.2), which explains the field goal percentage drop. He's not doing himself any favors by hitting five points worse from beyond the arc compared to his career 38.2 percent mark, but none of this is terribly concerning if we're looking at him as a reclamation project. The big question, other than whether or not he will be bought out, is whether or not he can handle a heavy workload.
Despite how slow he is and the general lack of athleticism, he'll still be a better offensive weapon than all but about 2-4 guys on that team. If he's healthy enough to maintain his workload first and then extend it, he should see a higher percentage of his touches in creator mode and therefore he'll add some looks heading toward the hoop. Factor in the system and he could look like a poor man's version of what he once was. That makes him worth an add over any low-upside guy providing somewhat consistent late-round value. Somebody has to produce the stats and he's as good of a candidate as any, and there is the added bonus that he will be playing for his next contract. Taking a risk on a potential late-mid round upside guy is just good business in 12-team leagues.
Look for Thaddeus Young to make like Paul Millsap and take things over. Owners sweating out the deadline can only hope that he doesn't call it an early year.
Arnett Moultrie profiles similarly to Granger in that he's one of the upside plays of this group. Brett Brown made him wait until he had lost enough weight to return to the floor and he's going to play himself into shape. He's on the shortlist of guys that have some playmaking skills for the Sixers, but he's going to struggle to post the peripheral stats needed to offset major deficiencies or simply low popcorn numbers. Unless he magically can log a lot of minutes right off the bat, he could be a tough guy to hang onto as he splits time with Byron Mullens.
We said that we like Moultrie to start over Mullens but I have a hard time getting behind that knowing that one has history doing that and the other doesn't. Mullens' value will likely look a lot like it did in Charlotte. Up and down but in the end with the boost due to the Sixers' system he could have some late-mid round upside. That's good enough to call him a low-level add that could be upgraded real quick if Brown takes to him quickly or news is otherwise positive.
The good news is that he might hang around the waiver wire for a little bit, or be added and dropped after a slow start. But either way like Granger I have no problem trying to establish a core player in the Sixers' jackpot system, so adding him as a stash/flier in 12-14 team leagues isn't off the table. Just realize we have no clue how this experiment is going to turn out team-wide. They could get blown out by 30 every night and have garbage-time stats that are extremely prohibitive to their baseline values. Or it could just be your typical bad players on bad teams getting their numbers.
Sims brings more of a traditional center look to mix when looking at defensive stats and he doesn't have quite the offensive tools that Moultrie has, and that might be the way that Brown decides to split the duties. I'd consider him to be a cut or two below Moultrie for the fact that Moultrie has home court advantage and Sims doesn't have nearly as much upside.
All in all, owners looking at the Philly situation need to remember they're buying the system and not the player. There is a ton of guesswork going on with which guys are going to excel in this tanking environment. Unless you're ditching a reliable value, buying a lottery ticket is quick, easy and fun and you can tear it up and throw it away if you lose.
For the guys that left we knew it would be bad news and that is definitely the case. Hawes and Turner can both be dropped in standard leagues, though if you want to wait the perfunctory one game be my guest. Anderson Varejao is a guy that I'd hold onto and see how things go when he gets back on the court, because he may just hold late-round value, but Tristan Thompson can't survive the Hawes addition. He was barely surviving on his own in standard 12-team formats.
GOLDEN STATE GETS: Steve Blake
GOLDEN STATE LOSES: MarShon Brooks, Kent Bazemore
Fantasy Impact: Blake owners may want to see how things go in his first game tonight. After all, Jarrett Jack was able to hold value in the type of role that Blake is envisioned to be in. It's also possible that Blake outplays guys like Klay Thompson and Harrison Barnes enough to earn 25+ minutes. But for the most part his value is probably heading south of standard league ownership, so if you see a mid-level free agent you have to make the move. Brooks and Bazemore are waiver wire fodder in most formats.
As I said on Twitter, especially if they're a Mets fan too (I can say that because I'm a Mets fan). Not only have the Knicks destroyed their long-term stability, made idiotic move after idiotic move, been rife with dysfunction, let the wrong people wrest control from the right people, shut out the good media, hidden behind closed doors rather than honestly addressing paying fans and not won anything for more years than I've been alive – (deep breath) -- they really blew the sequence of events leading up to this year's deadline.
They could have had Kyle Lowry much cheaper than they were pursuing him for over the last two weeks, only to see owner James Dolan call the deal off. Then, their only real asset to trade with, Iman Shumpert, gets injured on the night of the trade deadline. We'll ignore for a second the fact that Tim Hardaway Jr. is being put on the untouchables list like he's a surefire max contract guy. The Knicks couldn't simply put this guy on the bench for one game to make sure all of their legwork and the future plans of the franchise weren't all for naught. The maddening part for fans is that Shumpert not only could use the time off, but he has been struggling terribly. It's not like he was showcasing himself with his recent play.
The Knicks had talks with the Raptors, Nuggets and Clippers at the top of their list. Though those deals may have fallen apart on their own accord because the Knicks are strapped and offering other teams crap, the complicating factor behind Shumpert's knee injury will be seen as the thing that pushed these deals into the muck. And chances are that's an accurate assessment.
If there was going to be a domino effect that kicked off a semi-exciting trade deadline, Shumpert was the one that needed to fall and that didn't happen. There isn't too much fantasy impact for the Knicks since Shumpert's two-week absence probably won't be noticed a whole bunch. Hardaway was likely to play 25-plus minutes going forward no matter what, but mostly the absence wouldn't be missed because Shumpert hasn't been impacting games. But for the rest of the league and fantasy owners a deal here could have triggered any number of things.
Gary Neal somehow became the belle of the ball by Wednesday afternoon with as many as six teams interested in him if you believe the Milwaukee-based reports, and two serious suitors in the Bobcats and Thunder by the wee hours of Thursday morning. Once the Thunder were ruled out as partners a deal was done including Neal and Luke Ridnour would be traded for Ramon Sessions and forward Jeff Adrien. The deal saves Milwaukee a little bit of money and gets a disgruntled player off their hands, while giving Charlotte some much-needed outside shooting in Neal to help space the floor for Al Jefferson. Ridnour can run the team in a pinch and help provide stable backup duties. For a team like the Bobcats looking to cut their teeth in the playoffs, this is a solid move and it's a solid move all around.
None of these players will be stepping into immediate fantasy value in their new digs, though it wouldn't be surprising if Sessions eventually earns some minutes and at a minimum it gives Larry Drew more lineup combinations to scratch off his bucket list. In that respect, Ridnour wasn't playing and Neal was in and out of the lineup and doghouse. The Bucks basically took back a guy that can make bankable contributions versus two guys that are both capable of making contributions that weren't. Put that in your hookah and smoke it.
Part of everybody's struggle face was the fact that the deadline looked like it would end on a Nando De Colo for Austin Daye trade between the Spurs and Raptors. One of the funnier twitter accounts out there is @DidNandoPlay, which chronicles in great detail Nando's day-to-day progress in the NBA. There isn't an add here even in 30-team leagues unless you're truly bored, but before we pooh-pooh the Daye side of this everybody should recall what happened with Danny Green, who was cut by the lowly Cavs before making a career in San Antonio. Daye has received much more hype among fantasy owners than he has ever returned in kind, but I'll be keeping one eye on him to see, if anything, if Gregg Popovich can be a rainmaker once again.
The Lakers' Big Three: Jordan Hill and Chris Kaman were as good as gone by late Wednesday night and it appears that the Lakers didn't want to back off getting second round picks for both – so they kept these guys. Apparently getting under the tax line wasn't important to the team, and they'll need to stay under for the next two seasons to avoid the repeater penalties. I'd have to imagine they have a plan for that because second round picks shouldn't be worth that much, even if the early second rounders are the new hot thing in the NBA. Pau Gasol didn't get traded either and it's almost comical how this team went from everybody on the block to a four-headed timeshare. Look for Kaman to get bounced from the rotation, Hill to play his typical low-minute role and for Robert Sacre to handle the rest. Pau will play as much as his body will allow and he'll be a primary shutdown risk.
Pierre Jackson: Probably the most hype I've seen about a D-League player in some time. I guess that's what happens when you drop 58 points in a game. Just remember the name and my guess is that he becomes the indie equivalent of an overhyped band by the time he lands. Who knows, maybe it'll be worth paying $39.99 for a T-Shirt when he rolls into a town near you.
Jarrett Jack was not traded and Kings fans should be happy as his skills appear to be in decline. He opened up about not handling the ball enough this year and that's why he's not worth owning in standard leagues. Luol Deng probably isn't thrilled with not being traded and he had the same gripes, which all point back to Kyrie Irving. I'd hold on for a game or two but if he doesn't bounce back from his frustrations on the court and off the court then feel free to move on.
Omer Asik could not be moved and he belongs on waivers. Jameer Nelson and Arron Afflalo stayed put, so Victor Oladipo enthusiasts will have win their buy-low trades the old fashion way. The Magic and Jacque Vaughn would have to be crazy not to increase his utilization while pulling Nelson back.
It would have been nice to see Jordan Hamilton make it to New York to play for their shallow team but instead he got traded to the Rockets for Aaron Brooks. Unless the Nuggets know something about Hamilton that makes him expendable, I don't see how they give up a prospect for a guy like Brooks when they should be shopping in the bargain bin for their emergency point guards but that's another story.
Hamilton shot his way out of favor in Denver but he has nice physical tools and plenty of upside for Daryl Morey, but he'll be buried on the roster for fantasy purposes. Brooks, on the other hand, will be backing up Ty Lawson and taking the old Nate Robinson role while competing for minutes with Evan Fournier. Fournier is a guy that the Nuggets regularly try to pump up through their various media channels and he has had a few good games, but this will be a hot hand situation and Brooks may be able to carve out some value in deeper leagues. With low upside, though, owners shouldn't be racing to the wire to grab him.
The Heat traded Roger Mason to the Kings for cash considerations and the Kings waived him immediately. The Kings sent an extremely late second round pick in return.
JaVale McGee had season-ending surgery to repair the stress fracture in his left tibia. I did some poking around through medical journals a while ago and that type of injury just doesn't heal all that fast, so the result was unsurprising nonetheless.
The Magic are working on a buyout with Glen Davis, which could be the launching point for continually improving Tobias Harris. The buy low window is probably already shut. This will also help lower-end guys like Moe Harkless and Andrew Nicholson regain some relevancy.


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August 04, 2014
Mid-Year Foundation Report
Posted in News from the Foundation by Christine Wood
Thanks to your donations, the Windermere Foundation has been able to disburse nearly $840,000 to non-profit organizations throughout our network, during the first half of 2014. This included 269 grants, with an average grant size of $3,121—grants that support programs like weekend meals for school kids.
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June 30, 2014
Celebrating 25 Years of the Windermere Foundation
Posted in Windermere Foundation
In honor of this anniversary, we want to take a moment to reflect on some of the milestones the Windermere Foundation has achieved over the past 25 years. We also want to recognize and thank everyone who has helped us get to where we are today – especially our agents who continually embody the notion that service to others is not something you do, it is who you are.
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June 10, 2014
Windermere First Quarter 2014 Summary
Posted in News from the Foundation by Christine Wood
The Windermere Foundation disbursed $276,547 to non-profit organizations during the first quarter of 2014, including 117 grants, with an average grant size of $2,364.
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May 06, 2014
GiveBIG to the Windermere Foundation on May 6!
Posted in Events by Christine Wood
This year, Windermere is participating in the fourth annual Seattle Foundation GiveBIG event! Help us stretch donations today.
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May 02, 2014
Windermere Foundation "Agents of Change" newsletter
Posted in News from the Foundation by Christine Wood
Take a look and see for yourself how your generosity is making a difference for those in your community who need it most.
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March 24, 2014
Windermere Foundation 25th Anniversary Charity Challenge
Posted in Events by Marilou Ubungen
Last week we announced the start of the Windermere Foundation 25th Anniversary Charity Challenge and we couldn't be more excited by the results! Almost 19,000 people have voted to help determine which five organizations will each win a $25,000 donation from the Windermere Foundation.
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March 14, 2014
Supporting programs that help low-income and homeless families for over 25 years.
Posted in Events by Marilou Ubungen
For the past 25 years, the Windermere Foundation has donated a portion of the proceeds from every home purchased or sold through Windermere towards supporting low-income and homeless families in our communities.
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December 24, 2013
'Tis the Season of Giving at Windermere
Posted in Events by Marilou Ubungen
Some of the best gifts received are the ones least expected. Across the country we're seeing stories about generous individuals giving anonymously to help brighten the holidays for those in need – like paying off the balances of layaway bills or paying for a family's extended stay at a motel so that they won't end up in the streets. These acts of kindness and giving are truly inspiring.
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November 27, 2013
Warm Toes and Warm Hearts
Posted in Collections and drives and Events by Marilou Ubungen
On November 16, attendees from selected Spokane area schools, Anna Ogden Hall, a women's shelter, and Family Promise, a homeless transition program, were able to select boots at the Windermere Annual Boots & Gloves event.
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October 23, 2013
Windermere Foundation Quarterly Report
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It's Springsteen time again
140,000 Irish music fans can't be wrong. As Bruce Springsteen limbers up for his five-date Irish tour this month, fanboy Jim Carroll looks at his enduring appeal
Springsteen and the men and women of The E Street Band will be playing shows in Limerick, Cork, Belfast and Kilkenny, where they'll end their current European tour with a two-night run in Nowlan Park. Photograph: Matt Kent/Getty Images
Hey, what's that sound? Can you hear it? There it is again. What is it? Bruuuuuuuuuuuce! That's the sound of 140,000 music fans yelling – well, yodelling – in delight at the fact that Bruce Springsteen is coming to town again. Over the past decade, a gig by Springsteen with one of his many bands has become an annual must-see for Irish music fans. He comes, he plays his heart out and the audience go away thrilled to bits and feeling a little better about themselves and their lives.
This year, Springsteen and the men and women of The E Street Band will be playing shows in Limerick, Cork, Belfast and Kilkenny, where they'll end their current European tour with a two-night run in Nowlan Park. In a summer when sold-out shows are far from the norm and big acts are having trouble shifting tickets for their gigs here, the fact that a man who hasn't had a bona-fide hit in decades has sold 140,000 tickets – and could easily shift tens of thousands more – is quite something
He's played Belfast before, but it will be his first visits to the other cities on the itinerary. The fact that Springsteen's hitting new 'hoods freshens things up because it won't be just another night in Dublin 4 at the RDS, no matter how special they've been of late. There are giddy expectations already of what lies ahead in the coming fortnight. Anything could – and probably will – happen on this trip around the highways and byways. Bruce Springsteen is playing in your house, your house. All together now : Bruuuuuuuuuuuce!
Before we go any further, here's the declaration of interest: I'm one of the faithful. I'm a Springsteen fan of long standing who can bore you to tears talking about how albums such as Nebraska and Darkness On the Edge of Town changed my life. I'm the fan who got the bug listening to The River, dissecting the lyric sheet and having his imagination fired up by what he read.
Even though I've developed a loathing in recent years for the open-air shows that now punctuate the summer – Irish fields should really only be used for cows and hurling – I'll make an exception every time for Springsteen. Because, when all is said and done, there's no show like a Bruce show.
But even the most hardcore fans will admit to being a little taken aback by the strident fondness for Springsteen exhibited by Irish music fans in recent times. He's always had a strong bond with his fanbase here, one that has existed since his first Irish appearance at Slane Castle in 1985 on the Born In the USA tour. That was the show that demonstrated that Springsteen was on his way to superstar status in Europe as well as America, the show where the intensity of the crowd as they pushed towards the stage rattled even the singer.
Over the years, he has returned again and again to play here and those bonds have become stronger. There's even the usual Irish-American link in the news that Springsteen's people hailed from here. Greg Lewis and Moira Sharkey's book Land of Hope and Dreams claims that the singer's great great grandmother headed from Mullingar, Co Westmeath to Freehold, New Jersey back in the 1850s.
But long before we adopted him as one of our own – around the same time as we discovered the Obamas from Moneygall – Springsteen's Irish shows were always well-attended, even during the post-Born In the USA years, when albums such as Tunnel Of Love and Lucky Touch didn't really have much appeal beyond the hardcore following.
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In recent years, the numbers have gone up and up, especially since the release of The Rising album in 2002. That album ushered in Springsteen's golden age and the long-time fans were joined a the front of the stage by the curious, the newly devoted and, in recent years, the "event giggers" – music's equivalent of Roy Keane's prawn sandwich brigade.
Just as there will always be a fan next to you who has seen Springsteen 20 or 30 times already, there will also be always someone at the show who is seeing him for the very first time. Indeed, the audiences at his shows here and elsewhere have of late got younger and younger, as new generations discover the appeal of that astonishing back catalogue.
It's certainly not just in Ireland that you'll find evidence of Bruce-mania. You'll hear similar tales about Springsteen's bond with fans in Spain (one of the most frenzied crowd reactions I've ever seen at a Springsteen show was in Madrid a few years back), Sweden and Norway (six shows in the past nine months there), not to mention the audiences back in the United States who still flock to the shows.
When Baillie Walsh went looking for fan-footage for his forthcoming Springsteen & I documentary about the connection between singer and audience, he was inundated with clips, photos and stories from all over the world. This Springsteen thing is not limited to one country.
The more you deconstruct the mania and dissect the myths, the more you realise it all comes down to the live show. They're not making rock'n'roll showmen like Springsteen any more.
He's the last of the great rock frontmen, the man who delivers tremendous, powerful and entertaining shows every time, events full of raw power, emotional touchstones and fantastic, timeless songs.
There's no self-consciousness, no attempt to appear hip, nothing studied or artificial. Just a guy and his band who look like they're having the time of their life on that stage as they romp around for three hours or more, hamming it up for the audience and playing life-affirming tunes until its time to skedaddle.
"My job is to blow into town and tell everybody to keep going and then blow on out again," is how Springsteen put it a few years ago and he has long stayed true to that vocation.
Musically, Springsteen's back catalogue has weathered the years remarkably well. While the crowd naturally respond best to the songs from the glory years, Springsteen is a master when it comes to weaving newer material and lesser-known tracks from his 17 albums into sets and making it all gel .
It's a trick acts such as U2 might want to take a look at. Of late, tracks such as Death to My Hometown and Land Of Hope & Glory from recent albums have assumed the heft, excitement and momentum of the greatest hits around them.
What's also interesting is how that classic sound of his has come back into vogue in recent years, as newer acts get happy and take their cues from Springsteen. There was always an unspoken whiff of Springsteen from rock's newer voices, but acts such as Arcade Fire, The Killers and The National are now quick to talk up their fondness for the man and his music. It has given another lease of life to those passionate songs about dreamers in dead-end towns, cars screaming towards the horizon and the other side of the American dream.
Every time Springsteen plays live, there's something new. On the current European tour, for example, he has been playing the Born to Run, Darkness On the Edge Of Town and Born In the USA albums in full on some dates. While he's done that before back in the States at the end of the "Working On A Dream" tour in 2009, it's a new addition to shows over here.
Irish audiences already excited at seeing him in new locations will be hoping for similar surprises over the next few weeks – and hoping they're there on the nights of those full album shows. It would be awesome, for instance, to hear Darkness . . . in Limerick and Born to Run at the last show in Kilkenny. Here's hoping.
Bruce Springsteen plays Limerick's Thomond Park (July 16th), Cork's Páirc Uí Chaoimh (July 18th), Belfast's Kings Hall Arena (July 20th) and Kilkenny's Nowlan Park (27th and 28th). All shows are sold out.
There will be a Banter discussion on Bruce Springsteen's Irish appeal at the Kinsale Arts Festival, Co Cork tomorrow, July 13th. kinsaleartsfestival.com. Springsteen & I will be screened in Irish cinemas on July 22nd. springsteenandi.com.


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"We're doing adoption events where we take some of the dogs that we have from our facility. And we get to show them to the public that don't necessarily get to our facility. And we kind of let them know where our facility is at," said Adoption Counselor Eric Mathis.
The Central Missouri Humane Society also brings adoptable pets to other local Columbia Businesses.
These stores include Award Pets Supply, Lizzie and Rocco's, and Treats Unleashed.
CMHS says that adoption events in the past were very successful and many of their animals found homes.
The Humane Society also had several tips for people who already own pets to help protect them during the winter months.
It suggested that owners: keep pets indoors when the temperature drops, give pets a lot of food and water, beware of salt used to melt ice as it can irritate an animals paws, avoid antifreeze, and owners should keep pets with them.


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FARMINGTON — The Farmington High School boys basketball team won a thrilling 70-65 overtime decision over Campbell on Friday night in Division III, handing the Cougars (7-1) their first loss of the season.
Austin Healey scored 20 points to lead the Tigers (4-2) while Kevin Poulin scored 19 points and Tanner Gibbs scored 11. Spencer Deland pulled down 17 boards for the Tigers. Farmington (4-2) led 24-21 at halftime. Campbell tied the game 62-all with a 38-foot buzzer-beating 3-pointer at the end of regulation.
Farmington hosts Prospect Mountain on Tuesday.
Newmarket 64, Sunapee 47
NEWMARKET — Christian Hawkins scored 25 points and the Mules jumped to 8-0 on the season with this 64-47 Division IV win.
Newmarket got 10 points apiece from Peter Carlson and Josh Eisfeller. Sean Fleming added a pair of 3-pointers and eight points overall.
The Mules scored 22 points in the second quarter to take a 35-32 lead into halftime. They picked things up defensively in the second half, limiting Sunapee to 15 points total. Newmarket scored 18 in the fourth quarter alone to seal the win.
Bonny Eagle 57, Marshwood 47
STANDISH, Maine — The Marshwood boys fell to 3-7 in Western Maine Class A with Friday's 57-47 loss at Bonny Eagle (8-2).
Brady Innes led the Hawks with 18 points, while Danny Veino added nine and Brady Dodge and Robert Jones threw in six each.
The game was tied at 26-all at the half.
Marshwood plays at South Portland Tuesday.
Trinity 56, Spaulding 54
MANCHESTER — The Spaulding boys basketball team dropped a 56-54 heartbreaker to Trinity Friday in a battle of undefeated teams.
Nick MacGregor led the 5-1 Red Raiders with 14 points, while Charlie Nevejans, Seth Fogg and Dominic Paradis added eight each. Paradis, the Spaulding star, was saddled with foul trouble and sat a good portion of the game.
The Red Raiders host Winnacunnet Tuesday. Trinity is 5-0.
Dover 54, Nashua North 36
NASHUA — The Dover boys basketball team overcame a first-half deficit to roll past Nashua North in D-I action, 54-36.
Down 22-21 at the half, Dover (3-3) outscored North in the second half, 33-14. Billy Carroll led the way with 15 points and Josh Cote added 13.
Dover plays at Salem next Friday. North is 1-5.
Portsmouth 57, St. Thomas 41
PORTSMOUTH — The Portsmouth boys basketball team beat Seacoast rival St. Thomas in D-II action Friday, 57-41.
The Clippers (3-2) did so despite hitting just 1 of 17 3-pointers. Patrick Glynn led Portsmouth with 15 points, Ben Landry added 11 and Travis MacDonald notched 10.
Jon Nartiff led the Saints (1-4) with 13 points.
North 65, Dover 53
DOVER — The Dover girls basketball team fell 65-53 at home to Division I heavyweight Nashua North (6-0) on Friday night.
Molly Wotton led the Green Wave (5-4) with 13 points and Katie Boyatsis scored 12.
Dover returns to action next Friday at home against Salem.
Scarborough 58, Noble 30
NORTH BERWICK, Maine — The Noble girls basketball team fell to Scarborough in SMAA action Friday, 58-30.
The Knights (1-9) were led by Chandler Waterman with 13 points and Amber Kelly added 11.
Noble plays at Biddeford Tuesday.
Spaulding 53, Trinity 39
ROCHESTER - The Spaulding girls basketball team won its first Division I game of the season, beating Trinity, 53-39.
Ashley Lemery led the Red Raiders (1-7) with 16 points (five 3-pointers), Chloe Routhier added 12, Emily Benway tossed in 10 and Seana Flynn had six.
Spaulding plays at Winnacunnet Tuesday. Trinity is 3-5.
Marshwood 37, Bonny Eagle 26
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — The Marshwood girls basketball played solid defense to shut down Bonny Eagle in SMAA action Friday, 37-26.
Jill Gori and Abby Hyson led the Hawks with six points each. Eleven of the team's 12 players scored.
Marshwood (4-6) hosts South Portland Tuesday. Bonny Eagle is 3-7.
Sunapee 54, Newmarket 49
NEWMARKET — The Newmarket girls basketball team lost in overtime to Sunapee on Friday in D-IV action, 54-49.
Taylor Linck led the Mules (4-4) with 18 points, Annaliese Schmidt added 14 and Tasha Jarosz tossed in 10.
Newmarket hosts Epping Monday.
Berwick 41, Lexington Christian 37
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — The Berwick Academy girls basketball team held off Lexington Christian Academy, 41-37, to improve to 8-2.
BA led 20-8 in the first half, but LCA (6-2) came back to closed the gap to 24-20 at the break.
Maggie DuChene led the Bulldogs with 13 points and eight rebounds, while Torie St. Pierre added 11 points and Caitlyn Winders and seven.
Epping 37, Portsmouth Christian 9
DOVER — The Portsmouth Christian girls basketball team fell to 1-10 with Friday's 37-9 D-IV loss to Epping.
PCA trailed 19-8 at the half and was led by Alicia Vining with three points. Mindy Hurd had two and played a fine overall game.
The Eagles host Newmarket next Friday.
Campbell 61, Farmington 46
LITCHFIELD — The Farmington girls basketball team lost at Campbell in D-III action Friday, 61-46.
Shannon Cardinal led the Tigers (5-3) with 12 points, McKenzie Lloyd added 11 points and 16 rebounds, and Emily Squires had 10.
Farmington plays at Prospect Mountain Tuesday. Campbell is 8-2.
Berwick 3, Brewster 1
DOVER — The Berwick Academy boys hockey team edged Brewster Academy, 3-1, in action Friday.
James Winkler, Justin Robertson and Ricky Kramer scored for the Bulldogs (7-6-1), while Cam Toohey, John Grassie, Alex Hopkins and Neil Maietta had assists. Max Motew made 22 saves in goal.
Berwick is at North Yarmouth Academy today.
Kents Hill 4, Berwick 1
KENTS HILL, Maine — The Berwick Academy girls hockey team lost at Kents Hill Friday, 4-1.
BA (7-3) received its lone goal from Caroline Hernon with Gabby Boualavanh picking up the assist. Julia Mini had 36 saves in goal.
Berwick hosts Dana Hall Wednesday.


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26 JulNorth Carolina Guv, Opposition Clash Over LGBT Law
North Carolina's law limiting securities for LGBT people took center stage Friday in the state's very first gubernatorial debate in between the incumbent who signed the law and his opposition who wants to reverse it. You can find more information on this site.
Republican Gov. Pat McCrory and Democratic challenger Roy Cooper made clear their distinctions to a Charlotte audience over the law, referred to as House Bill 2.
Cooper, the state's chief law officer, has actually chosen not to protect the law in court.
The law needs transgender individuals to use restrooms in schools and government structures that comply with the sex on their birth certification. It's been condemned by gay-rights groups, business executives and performers from Bruce Springsteen to Pearl Jam. Social conservatives and GOP allies in the legislature, however, have actually praised the law.
The North Carolina law has become part of larger dispute about transgender rights. In May, the Obama administration issued an instruction stating public schools need to permit transgender students to use bathrooms and locker rooms consistent with their selected gender identity.
The prospects staked opposing positions on the law in a gubernatorial campaign expected to be amongst the most expensive in the nation. Democrats in Washington see North Carolina as the best chance to turn a guv's mansion their method November.
Cooper stated McCrory's defense of the law the governor has sued the federal government to promote the restroom arrangements has actually stopped business from transferring or investing in North Carolina and put the state in an unfavorable light nationally.
" The governor continues to injure our economy by his doubling and tripling down on House Bill 2," Cooper said North Carolina Bar Association annual meeting in Charlotte. "He has actually made certain that we've lost hundreds of millions of dollars and countless jobs. That's wrong for this state."
McCrory states the economy is strong and downplays the law's financial impacts. A previous Charlotte mayor first elected in 2012, McCrory frames the law as stopping federal government overreach and safeguarding the personal privacy of children and grownups using toilets and locker spaces.
Republican legislators and ultimately the federal government looked for the changes after Charlotte city leaders in February authorized an ordinance expanding discrimination protections to LGBT people at the city's hotels, restaurants, retail stores and other public lodgings.
House Bill 2 overturned Charlotte's regulation and avoids local or state governments from passing similar guidelines. It also directs transgender individuals to use bathrooms in the federal government structures lined up with their biological sex.
" A kid who is a kid who believes he's a lady needs to not enter into the girl's shower," McCrory said. "Roy Cooper believes a kid who thinks he's a lady and still has the anatomy of a kid can enter into a girl's shower in our intermediate schools and in our high schools and our universities. I highly disagree with those values and the courts are going to now decide."
Cooper believes the instruction wouldn't alter daily operations in public schools and said Friday that McCrory has put problems upon himself by signing the law.
" He's blamed the left wing, Charlotte, Charlotte schools, the media, President Obama, all of the artists," he said. "I think the guv has to take a long appearance in the mirror here."
The two candidates likewise prodded each other Friday on the economy, teacher pay and tax policy. McCrory placed himself as an outsider who pertained to Raleigh to clean up what Democrats like Cooper who had controlled state federal government for decades had produced.
McCrory highlighted bills he signed that decreased income tax rates and accelerated the payment of more than $2.5 billion owed the federal government to cover welfare. The state's jobless rate is now at 5 percent, half of what it was when he took office. Cooper, a previous legislator chosen attorney general in 2001, said tax modifications haven't assisted the middle class and school instructor spirits is low because average pay remains near the bottom of the states.