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Mortgage Makeover: It's time to fix Fannie Mae, Freddie MacPosted by on August 19, 2013
Editorial | August 16, 2013
It's not often that Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling of Dallas and President Barack Obama read from the same script. We're pleased they are doing just that when it comes to clipping the wings of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Fannie and Freddie were created to make sure that the secondary mortgage market is liquid and that Americans can get affordable home loans. For many years, the system worked. But today, Fannie and Freddie have become liabilities to the entire economy.
They were major causes of the mortgage meltdown that hurled millions of families into foreclosure, left others barely able to stay in their homes and placed taxpayers on the hook for about $200 billion in bailouts. And the risks Freddie and Fannie pose to the economy haven't lessened; they've worsened.
It is time to overhaul these government-backed mortgage operations so taxpayers don't ever again end up on the hook.
Fannie, Freddie and other government housing programs backed more than 70 percent of the subprime mortgages involved in the 2008 crisis and about half of all new mortgages. Now, under government conservatorship since the meltdown, Fannie and Freddie back fully 85 percent of all new mortgages — considerably more than they backed when the crisis began — and nearly all mortgage securitizations. With so much of the mortgage market in so few hands, it is only a matter of time before history repeats itself with devastating consequences.
Hensarling, who chairs the House Financial Services committee, told this editorial board last week that he wants to wind down over five years both Freddie and Fannie to terminate the government's historic role in housing financing. President Obama also wants to reform Fannie and Freddie, though he favors a bipartisan Senate measure from Republican Bob Corker of Tennessee and Democrat Mark Warner of Vermont to limit, but not totally terminate, government mortgage guarantees. Both measures are headed in the right direction.
Congress mustn't let this opportunity slip away as it has done so many times in the past. The Dodd-Frank financial reform legislation passed after the real estate crash was supposed to address Fannie, Freddie and other financial institutions deemed too big to fail. However, lawmakers got cold feet and excluded Fannie and Freddie from the landmark financial reform legislation.
Since the real estate crash, we've heard arguments that the economy is still too weak for Congress to make significant reforms, or more nonsensical, that no reforms are necessary. These dangerous, naïve objections do nothing to defuse this ticking time bomb and invite another calamitous real estate bust.
Fannie and Freddie once served a laudable purpose of increasing homeownership but now pose such a serious risk to the economy that the mortgage behemoths as we know them should to fade into history.
Hensarling's proposal
Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-Dallas, has proposed the Protecting American Taxpayers and Homeowners Act to end government dominance of the mortgage market. Here are a few key points of his proposal:


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Hi John,
When I saw the drawings I wanted to ask this: how do you deal with writing the script? I study animation and I'm asked to learn how to write a script properly, from beginning to end. That's not my favorite part of the process, but mostly drawing.
You give us so much free valuable knowledge, you are simply an incredible person. I'm still set back by the caricature, but I promise to donate as soon as I have 20 bucks to spare- thanks John!
Luis, there should be no script. Search the blog, John explains.
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Hey all! Like a lot of the posts I've seen here lately I was inspired by yo's sketch a day posts, so I've been trying to work on my sketching abilities by trying that for myself on instagram. I thought I'd post some of the ones from the past month and going forward post more regularly and (hopefully!) get some feedback on how I can improve.
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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 461 diseños de 129 diseñadores freelance.
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STG is a technology consulting company with strong roots in the hospitality industry. When we started out several years ago we would work on just about any project that came our way, as many young companies do, but now that we're older and wiser we're refocusing on our core strengths. If you visit our website you'll see we offer everything from web hosting to networking to full blown automation systems in 4,000 room hotels. We are dropping the low margin stuff and focusing on networking and building automation systems for hotels. 1400 characters isn't really enough to explain what exactly that means, but think "smart hotel rooms" with touch screens, lighting controls, drape controls, electronic locks, automated mini bars, and so on.
We are not your local small business computer guy. We are industry professionals that bridge the divide between the construction world, the IT world, and the hotel operations world. We wear many different hats and are looking for a strong logo that represents us well.
Primarily people in the hospitality industry, from operations executives to engineering managers to IT guys. Think lots of meetings with lots of people and handshaking and exchanging of business cards. We want a logo that will look great on that business card and won't get lost in the shuffle.
There will be a website overhaul at some point but that's more of a fact of life than a real marketing tool - most of our business is word of mouth and face to face interaction.
Colors are nice, just don't go crazy. The logo will be primarily used on business cards and polo shirts (usually black or dark blue) - so keep printing costs in mind when choosing colors. If there are two color schemes - one for website and printing use and one for shirts - that would be ok.
Simple is good. It doesn't need to be busy to make it look like you put a lot of work into it - we appreciate good design, we just can't do it ourselves.
Maybe all text, maybe a nice clean graphic, you tell me. You don't need to spell out our whole name but it should at least have the STG part.
None of that futuristic techy blocky font stuff please.
Prefer some kind of vector or line drawing, something that can be resized - EPS and SVG are good. (Forgot this in the original brief, sorry.)
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Hello all.
I am Glenn Edward Strange and I live in Spokane Valley, Washington. I have been here pretty steady since 1968. All of my living brothers and sisters live here also as does almost all of everyone's kids. My father was William Edward Strange on most records but his birth cirtificate says Willie Edward Strange. He was born in Murphy, NC. His father was Henry Strange married to Lilly Derryberry.
There are lots more sir-names on our list but I will list them later.
There are two things I am searching for:
1.) Where we came from originally
2.) Proof of our Cherokee blood line. (Apparently Lilly was Cherokee)
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For 20 years, Valley Central High School has put on a very special event for its graduating seniors. On the first Wednesday of May, members of our local volunteer emergency services demonstrate the dangerous and deadly effects of drinking and driving in our annual Mock Disaster.
For 20 years, Valley Central High School has put on a very special event for its graduating seniors. On the first Wednesday of May, members of our local volunteer emergency services demonstrate the dangerous and deadly effects of drinking and driving in our annual Mock Disaster.
As the adviser of this event, I would like to thank all of the men and women who take time from their personal lives to help teach our students a lesson that could certainly mean the difference between life and death. This year the Mock Disaster was held May 1.
Members of the Montgomery, Maybrook, Walden and Coldenham Fire Departments, Town of Montgomery Ambulance Corps, Mobile Life Services and Town of Montgomery Police Department descended on the high school to extricate the young "victims" of a crash caused by drunken driving.
Supervised by senior members of their companies, the junior members of the fire departments cut through the cars to free the injured. The "victims" were then removed from the scene by ambulances. One victim was pronounced "dead" at the scene and removed by a hearse. The Grim Reaper, played by a student actress, followed the hearse from the scene.
I would like to personally thank Kim Lotocke, Anthony Trapini, Kim Carver, Sgt. Dennis Barnett, Bob Reynolds and Bobby Stoll from Quality Towing and Joe Horan from the Gridley-Horan Funeral Home for their roles in helping make this day possible.
They say it takes a village to raise a child. For this one afternoon, it took the efforts of our entire Valley Central community to teach a lesson that our graduating students will remember for the rest of their lives.
Alicia Voss
On behalf of St. Stephen the First Martyr Church and the Taste of the Town Committee, I would like to offer thanks to our Taste of the Town sponsors, Crystal Run Healthcare, St. Anthony Community Hospital, Swish Data Corporation and Quick Chek; our restaurants and food and drink vendor participants, Platinum Chefs: Blarney Station, Breezy Point Inn, Halligan's Public House, Jack's Pub at Caitlin Gardens, Mistucky Creek, Pennings Farm Market, Price Chopper, Roccoroma, ShopRite, Gold Chefs: Noble Pies and Texas Roadhouse, as well as Bellvale Farms Creamery, Best of Little Italy, Cornucopia Concepts Caterer, Chumley's Barbeque, Eat Sweets Bakery, Florida Bakery and Deli, and Warwick Valley Winery for making our nine-year event a great success.
More than 1,800 patrons spent the afternoon with us on the grounds of St. Stephen's, enjoying delicious food and drink April 14. We truly believe this food celebration has become one of the premier events of its kind in the Hudson Valley.
In addition to raising more than $23,000 for St. Stephen's Parish, Taste of the Town offers exposure to local businesses. We thank our talented musicians, our own Tunes of the Town, Steve Kunzweiler, Matt Juliano, Erik Walker, Patti Gordon, Eric Visconti, Mike Digirolama, our countless volunteers, guest Culinary Cuisine judge Bobby Lerz of Hospitality Innovations and in-kind donations from Warwick Sanitation, Price Chopper and Creative Visions.
We offer congratulations to the winners of our food salon competition, Halligan's Public House for Best in Casual Fare, Breezy Point Inn for Best in Fine Dining and Eat Sweets Bakery for Best Dessert.
Thank you to the community for your support. We look forward to seeing you next May for our 10th year.
Mary Juliano
Taste of the Town Chair
Congratulations to Edie Duncan, director of the Wallkill Elementary School's Orchestra, who directed the 150-plus group May 9 at the school in an hourlong concert of 10 different pieces.
The kids did a wonderful job with the full auditorium of family and friends being entertained! Kudos!
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Sara Walsh was in her childhood bedroom in New Port
Richey, Fla. when she received a life-changing phone call. The UNF graduate was
home on a visit and had been looking through newspaper clippings that
highlighted her days as a young soccer star. She had just read one in which she
had proudly proclaimed she would one day make it to ESPN, the worldwide leader
in sports, when her phone rang.
It was the sports network, offering her a job.
"To have that in writing from so many years ago is pretty
cool," said Walsh, who is now a four-time Emmy winner.
The former soccer star and broadcast major at UNF had
realized one of her life ambitions. ESPN hired Walsh in May of 2010 as a sports
anchor, and has made regular appearances, anchoring such programs as
SportsCenter and SportsNation and has conducted several high-profile interviews
with athletes.
Walsh was a member of the inaugural team for the UNF
Women's Soccer program in 1996, just as the University was making the
transition from NAIA to a NCAA Division II athletics program. Having been a
standout player for Gulf High School in New Port Richey, she said the
opportunity to play for a new program at a college like UNF was an attractive
"I liked the facilities, I liked the coach and I just had
a good vibe about the place," she said. "It was exciting to be a part of an
inaugural program and to be able to be a part of the program's foundation."
Walsh still holds several records in UNF Women's Soccer,
including most points – 9 – in a single game, which include combined points
from assists and goals, and she also holds the single-game goal record with
four goals.
"I looked through an old media guide and it had a picture
of her playing. You can just see the intensity she possessed in that photo,"
said Kathy Klein, former compliance director for the UNF Athletics Department
and current director of Parent and Family Programs at UNF.
Klein still keeps in touch with Walsh, and would do anything
to get her back to the University to speak to current student-athletes about
life after sports.
"She's certainly an example of success," she said.
Walsh made it no secret throughout her college career
where her interests lay. She was constantly learning as much as she could about
other sports and talking about life after college.
"In my first year at UNF as coach, it was no secret that
[broadcast media] was her goal," said Mike Munch, Walsh's coach during her
junior and senior seasons. "She wanted to be on SportsCenter. Everyone always
talks about goals and the things in life they'd like to achieve. It was clear
that is what she wanted to do and it's not surprising to me to see her there
As a student-athlete, a majority of her time was split
between soccer and academics, which didn't leave much time for jobs and
internships other broadcast majors were applying for and winning.
"I felt like I was so behind because I couldn't have a
job like that [while a student at UNF]," she said.
In her final year at UNF, Walsh had already completed
enough courses to graduate early, but chose to stay to finish her final season.
That allowed her to take advantage of the opportunities around town and as soon
as her season was over, she was able to procure a position running the
telepromtper at a local TV station as well as covering sports for the Beaches
From there, her career started to progress as she landed
jobs in Macon, Ga. and Nashville, Tenn. where she received her four Emmys (for
Best Sportscast and Best Sports Event Coverage in 2006 and for Best Sportscast
and Best Sports Program/Series in 2005). Walsh moved on to Washington, D.C.,
where she covered the Washington Redskins for WUSA-TV for four seasons until
ESPN came knocking. A lot of hard work went in to getting to ESPN, she said. It
certainly didn't happen as fast as people might think. Walsh said there were a
number of years that weren't easy as she worked her way up in the industry.
Now settled into her career in Connecticut, Walsh said
she is taking the time to enjoy the work she is given and won't take a minute
of it for granted.
"It's definitely surreal," she said. "I will be in
commercial breaks and look around and say, 'Man, how did I get here?'"


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AGW1009, Reviewed February 2009
Weather variability is one of the largest sources of risk in agricultural production. Congress recognizes the impact weather variability has on the livestock industry and the difficulty producers have in protecting themselves from this risk by implementing special tax provisions.
Two provisions are of particular interest.
Code Section 451(e) provides for the one year postponement of gain on the disposal of all classes of livestock (including poultry). The postponement is applicable only to the gain resulting from the livestock disposed of that is more than normal for that producer. To qualify for Section 451(e) the area must have been declared eligible for federal assistance. The sale of the livestock could have occurred earlier in the year prior to the designation as eligible for federal assistance; however, the weather-related condition that caused the federal assistance designation must also be the weather condition that caused the sale of livestock.
All of the following conditions must be met to qualify for postponing gain under the Code Sec. 451(e).
Cowboy Rogers normally sells 100 head of raised beef calves each year. As a result of a drought, Cowboy sells 150 calves on July 7, 2005 realizing $90,000 from the sale. On Aug. 10, 2005, as a result of the drought, the area was declared a disaster area eligible for federal assistance.
If Cowboy meets the requirements of Section 451(e), he can elect to postpone the gain ($30,000) on the sale of the 50 head of calves (those he would not normally have sold during the current year) to 2006.
Attach a statement with your name and address to the return for the year of sale — including the following information for each class of livestock (hogs, sheep, cattle) for which you are electing to postpone gain.
Code Section 1033(e) provides for the postponement of gain on the disposal of qualified livestock (poultry does not qualify for this provision) when the producer intends to replace the livestock at a later date. As with Section 451(e), only livestock sold in excess of the number you normally would sell under usual business practice, in the absence of weather-related conditions, are considered as qualifying involuntary conversions.
To postpone gain under this provision, replacement property must be acquired within a specified period of time. The replacement period begins on the date the livestock were sold or exchanged. The replacement period generally ends two years after the close of the tax year in which the involuntary conversion occurred. The replacement livestock must be used for the same purpose as those disposed — i.e., breeding stock must be replaced with breeding stock, and dairy cows with dairy cows.
The American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 added two new options available for taxpayers that have involuntary conversion of livestock. These new options are not only available now, but were made effective retroactively for tax years ending after Oct. 22, 2002. First, in areas designated as eligible for federal assistance, the replacement period under IRC 1033 is extended from two years to four years after the close of the year in which any part of the gain on conversion is realized. Thus two replacement periods are available under Section 1033:
Second, the Act provides that taxpayers may replace livestock with other farm property if, due to drought, flood, or other weather-related conditions, it is not feasible to reinvest the proceeds in property similar or related in use to the converted livestock. The "$64,000 question" is what the Regulations will consider to qualify as "not feasible". Stay tuned!
Wendy Roper normally sells 20 cows from her beef herd each year. In 2005 a severe hail storm reduced her hay crop and pasture yield to the extent she did not have enough forage to carry the normal herd through the winter. Consequently, as a result of the hail storm she sold 60 raised cows during 2005 realizing $60,000 from the sale.
If Wendy plans to replace the cows sold in 2005, the gain from 40 of the cows (those in excess of the cows normally sold each year) may be deferred and the gain will not have to be recognized if the proceeds are used to purchase replacement cows within two years of the end of the tax year of the sale.
If Wendy buys only 39 replacement cows during 2006 and 2007, $1,000 of gain (for the cow not replaced) must be reported on her amended 2005 tax return regardless of the amount paid for the 39 replacement cows. Note: the item-for-item replacement rule does not apply to like-kind exchanges under Code Section 1031.
Derry Barnes normally sells 20 cows from his dairy herd each year. In 2005 as a result of a drought he sells 30 cows, realizing a gain of $30,000. As a result of the drought the area was declared eligible for federal assistance. Derry plans to replace to replace the dairy cows in subsequent years.
Since the drought caused the sale of extra cows and resulted in the area being designated as eligible for federal assistance, Derry has four year from the end of the tax year of sale to replace the 10 cows — deferring and avoiding recognition of the gain.
A statement with the following information for each class of livestock must be attached to the return in the year of disposal to elect postponement of the gain.
Another statement is to be attached to the tax return for the year in which replacement property is acquired. The statement should contain detailed information on the replacement property and a computation of tax basis allocation.
An amended return (Form 1040X) must be filed for the tax year of the realized gain if replacement property is not acquired within the replacement period. Additionally, if fewer replacement animals are acquired during the replacement period, the proportional postponed gain on the animals not replaced must be reported as taxable gain on Form 1040X for the tax year the gain was realized.
The following are free references for further investigation into this topic.
The Farmer's Tax Guide is available at most local MU Extension centers.
The publications are also available on the web.
Order publications online at http://extension.missouri.edu/explore/shop/ or call toll-free 800-292-0969.


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Wingers Ashley Young and Stewart Downing joined Manchester United and Liverpool respectively for a total of ?35million, much to the disappointment of Villa fans.
However, Bent believes his international colleagues are entitled to move in search of major honours.
He said: "You're always going to be disappointed when you see players like Ashley and Stewart leave because they are top players, which is why the big clubs want them.
"But at the same time I wish them all the best and I hope they go on to achieve great things. Everyone wants to play in the top competition, which is the Champions League."
Bent, who moved to Villa Park from Sunderland in January, has backed the team's youth and fringe players to step up and fill the gaps created by the departures.
He said: "We've got top players that are still here and I'm sure they'll go on to do well as well, and we'll grow as a team.
"We've still got players here like Marc Albrighton who's coming through, Gabby (Agbonlahor), Nathan Delfouneso and Stephen Ireland's going to be like a new signing.
"So I'm sure this season will be better than last season."
Bent was speaking at the launch of Aston Villa's new home shirt, which is sponsored by Genting Casinos.
Hundreds of supporters turned out at Birmingham's Star City leisure complex to catch a glimpse of their heroes and Bent sees this as a sign that the animosity towards the appointment of former Birmingham boss Alex McLeish has well and truly abated.
"It shows by how many people are out there to support the players that the fans are behind Alex McLeish 100%," he said. "I think he's been fantastic.
"We haven't had too many sessions with him but he's brought a freshness to the place, told us what he expects of us and the lads are behind him 100%.
"It shows his character coming from Birmingham to Villa. The boys are behind him and we just can't wait to get going."
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'Gather not my soul with sinners.' Psalm 26:9
Suggested Further Reading: Revelation 16:1–21
When impenitent sinners are gathered at the last their characters will be the same. They were filthy here, they will be filthy still. Here on earth their sin was in the bud; in hell it will be full-blown. If they were bad here, they will be worse there. Here they were restrained by providence, by company, by custom—there, there will be no restraints, and hell will be a world of sinners at large, a land of outlaws, a place where every man shall fol|ow out his own heart's most horrible inclinations. Who would wish to be with them? Then again, the place where they will be gathered alarms us—the pit of hell, the abode of misery and wrath for ever—who would be gathered there? Then, their occupation. They spend their time in cursing God, in inventing and venting fresh blasphemies. They go from bad to worse; climbing down the awful ladder of detestable depravity. Who would wish to be with them? Remember too their sufferings; the pain of body and of soul they know, when God has cast both body and soul into hell. Who would wish to be with them? Recollect too that they are banished for ever from God, and God is our sun, therefore they are in darkness; God is our life, therefore they are worse than dead; God is our joy, therefore they are wretched in the extreme. Why, this would be hell, if there were no other hell to a Christian, to be banished from his God. Moreover, they are denied the joys of Christ's society. No Saviour's love for them, no blissful communion at his right hand, no living fountains of water to which the Lamb shall lead them. O my God, when I think of what the sinner is, and where he is, and how he must be there for ever, shut out from thee, my soul may well pray with anguish that prayer, 'Gather not my soul with sinners.'
For meditation: At the final gathering (Matthew 3:12; 13:30) there will be a world of difference between the gathering of the saved (Matthew 13:43,47–48) and the gathering of the unsaved (Matthew 13:40–42,49–50) After this teaching Jesus asked 'Have ye understood all these things?' (Matthew 13:51). Have you? In which gathering will you be found?
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Down South by Donald Link
The angle: Southern food, Chef Donald Link-style
Recipes for right now: Herbsaint Champagne Cocktail, Cajun-Spiced Soda Crackers, Roast Leg of Lamb with Texas Campfire Dry Rub, Beer-Smoked Beef Short Ribs, Pork Belly and Smoked Sausage Cassoulet, Salt-Crusted Red Snapper, Cream Soda Sherbet
Who would enjoy this book? Anyone with an appetite for Southern cooking (P.S. Vegetarians will probably want to pass on this one.)
Quick Facts
• Who wrote it: Donald Link
• Who published it: Clarkson Potter
• Number of recipes: Over 100
• Other highlights: While Donald Link is the chef and mastermind behind such beloved New Orleans restaurants as Herbsaint and Cochon, Down South doesn't feel like a typical "chef" book. It feels homey and approachable, full of the kinds of immediately crave-inducing recipes that make me want head into the kitchen immediately. Besides, I always appreciate a cookbook that starts things off with a whole chapter of cocktails.
While this is definitely not a restaurant cookbook, it's also not your everyday, Tuesday-dinner kind of recipe collection — the recipes with their big flavors and multiple components are best suited to cookouts and weekend gatherings. Most recipes serve 4 to 6, with a few of the party-oriented dishes serving 8 to 10. Meat is definitely on the menu, and the book includes a good spread of pork, poultry, and seafood. Sprinkled between the recipes, you'll also find stories of Donald's life as a chef, his thoughts on sourcing ingredients, and other bits of cooking advice.
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The city has purchased the four-story apartment building at 5 May St. that has been at the heart of a controversial Main South affordable housing project. The $200,000 purchase was made at an on-site public auction that drew about two-dozen people, including interested developers, neighborhood activists, residents and representatives from community development corporations.
The city Tuesday purchased the four-story apartment building at 5 May St. that has been at the heart of a controversial Main South affordable housing project.
The $200,000 purchase was made at an on-site public auction late Tuesday morning that drew about two-dozen people, including interested developers, neighborhood activists, residents and representatives from community development corporations.
City officials decided to buy the property after the auctioneer, Frank Trapasso of Francis J. Trapasso & Associates, unsuccessfully tried to woo further interest after a high bid of $135,000 was made by Russell Haims, a property owner and developer who has been tied into many other neighborhood projects.
The building is assessed at $764,000.
City officials last month initiated foreclosure proceedings on the property after 5 May St. LLC, the original developer, failed to complete the project on time, in violation of the city's more than $2.3 million funding contract with the developer.
Officials were hoping that a private developer would have bought the property at the auction so they could use some of the proceeds from the sale to repay the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Massachusetts Department of Housing and Community Development for some "ineligible expenditures" by 5 May St. LLC that were associated with the retrofitting of the apartment complex.
Officials haven't specifically spelled out what those expenditures were.
In all, city officials had earmarked about $2.39 million in state and federal funding for the project, which involved retro-fitting the 15,000-square-foot building into 13 units of affordable housing.
In an agreement, the developer promised the project would be finished last year.
Mr. Trapasso opened the auction with a suggested minimum bid of $300,000.
However, there were no takers and the bidding didn't start until it was suggested that the process start at a $50,000 minimum bid.
Interest on the bidding halted at $135,000.
"I was happy with my bid and I wasn't going to go further because there are issues with this building," said Mr. Haims of Haims Investment Group. "First of all, there's no parking. Then you have to deal with the building's history and its location in a tough neighborhood."
Mr. Trapasso noted that, in addition to the city and Mr. Haimes, there were two other registered bidders.
Timothy J. McGourthy, the city's chief financial officer, who attended the proceedings with Thomas F. Zidelis, Worcester's chief financial officer, said officials will decide whether to put the building on the auction block again or put out a request-for-proposals.
He said an updated report on the project will be made available to city councilors at next Tuesday's meeting.
According to Mr. McGourthy, the project is about 40 percent finished. Plumbing and work on the furnaces and other equipment still needs to be done.
He said the city could theoretically complete the project on its own but that plan wasn't practical.
"We're not in the construction business," Mr. McGourthy said.
Some of the auction's observers who are knowledgeable about the restoration of older buildings privately said that the high bid of $135,000 would have been a bargain and they expressed no surprise that the city decided to buy the property itself.
The city holds a mortgage for the building and its accompanying 6,100 square foot parcel.
Five May St. LLC, which lists its headquarters in Holliston, had also entered into a $600,000 mortgage agreement with Levin Development LLC of Boston, its parent company. Officials said they believe 5 May St. LLC used that loan to purchase the building in 2010 and to conduct feasibility studies.
However, documents show that a "quit claim deed" was subsequently filed on that mortgage. A quit claim is a legal instrument by which the owner of a piece of property, the "grantor" of a mortgage, transfers financial interest to the mortgage recipient.
Many city councilors had complained that too much public money had been pumped into the project. Later reviews by the city administration showed that the funding was paid to the developer without sufficient verification to meet state and federal standards for eligibility.
State and federal officials then sought to recoup some of the funding.
Five May St. LLC purchased the building in 2010 for $435,000.
Under the terms of the auction, the successful bidder was required to pay $25,000 in cash, certified check, bank treasurer's check or cashiers check with the balance to be paid off within 30 days.


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|Transformation of the Image
Song, 1993
|Russian philosophical thought, from the discussions between the nestiazhateli and gosudarstvenniki to the work of Vladimir Solovyov and Nikolai Berdyayev or the meditations of Vasily Rozanov, is characterized by an interest in the mysticism of the illuson of being, the ambivalent connection between life and death. That is why the gnosticism of Russian religious thought, in particular, is more eschatological than Western European thought. The metaphysics of the Kabbalah somehow echoes with the symbolic Russian eschatological feelings, and for the work of an artist like Natalya Nesterova, at the basis of whose artistic esthetic lies a religious-vision, an interest in the mysticism of the Kabbalah is a completely natural aspect of her artistic striving. The artists interest in the Kabbalah does not come from her background but her search for the metaphysical underpinnings of life. Nesterova turns to Jewish themes, seeking their roots in ordinary life and sensitively observing and registering the mysticism of contemporary life among the Hassidim, manifesting an interest in the spiritual development of Jewish culture and refracting it through the contemporary theories of the philosopher Martin Buber.
|The inner spiritual life of Jewish culture is reflected in subtle ways in the artists work. The faces of almost all of Nesterovas characters are hidden from the viewer, covered by a book, as in New York, Park (1993), or a hat, as in Dream on the Shore (Reading Buber) (1999), or the people are simply turned away from the viewer, contemplating an unseen fount of wisdom in the depths of the universe, as in The Wall (2000) or Dove (1997). The artists characters exist in their own, isolated world. Even when only part of the face is hiddenby the wings of a bird, for instance, like the Jewish woman in Dove, or by hats, like the woman in Hats (1996)the gaze is less human than that of a wild bird that has flown from a mystical country into the world of quotidian reality.
Diner, 1990
|Nesterovas drawing upon the European and Byzantine theological sources of Christianity as well as ancient Judaic pre-Christian sources is to be expected. More than three decades ago, the original impetus of the very young artists interest in the history of Judaism were the works of Russian Jewish writers and poets, the bearers of Jewish culture, particularly Sholom Aleichem, Osip Mandelstam, and Perets Markesh. Jewish culture for Nesterova is complex and multifaceted, and in a certain sense, the proto-ancestor of contemporary European civilization.
|The search for the metaphysical sources of life for Nesterova is always tied to space and time. Fixed time or "found" time, which exists for instance in the traditional life of watchmakers, "collectors" of a sort of time (In a Watchmakers Workshop, 1997, Broken Clock, 1999). The artist creates an echoing of themes: on the one hand, the themes of ordinary life, of daily craft, and on the other hand, spiritual and philosophical themes, because the craft of the watchmaker incorporates the secret of time. Nesterovas watchmakers correct time, conduct it, fix it, and study it.
Ship, 1996
|The "clock" series, the quintessential expression of the magic of time, is characterized by vivid stage farcicality, combined at the same time with Rembrandtian muted colors. Here clocks reign, with their esthetic voluptuousness and imperious beauty, appearing as the main characters in the paintings, while the watchmakers play the role of "servants in a dramatic production." In Clock on the Shore (1995) and Le Temps Perdu (1996), the human figures scattered on the sandy beach play the part of living numbers and hands of a clock, relating the Proustian story of time lost and the evanescence of life. In Man on Ball (1996), the harlequin balancing on the unstable ball of life counts out the human pulse like a pendulum. Considered as Nesterovas characters, sand castles (Playing in the Sand, 1995, and Sand Castles, 1991) and sand animals (Sand Lizard, 1995) are just as ephemeral as sand clocks in this world. Nesterova creates the theater of life, which here turns into circus play from a lost or a found life. The personages of the artists life carnival become the directors of fates twists and turns on the friable, changing "sand clock" of history.
Cyclists, 2000
|Nesterovas people, strolling on the beach, are not only taking a voyage in time, but also a stroll in space. The idea of the metaphysics of space is associated by the artist with the image of the boundless, of the sea and of the shoreline. The peripatetic walks of Nesterovas characters, with their meditative and philosophical dialogues, as in Sea (Dedicated to L. M. Kh.), (1997) dedicated to an old family friend (the late Jewish architect Lev Moiseyevich Kholmyansky), Two on the Shore (1997), and Poetry (1995), take place parallel to life and sports collisions, as in People (1983) and Badminton (1998). Interestingly, the artist creates the illusion that her characters feel cramped within the framework of the paintings, that they are not given enough space of water, sand, and sky, and therefore they encase themselves in the shell of individual abstracted space. In almost every work we feel the isolation of her characters from their environment, their profound self-contemplation and loneliness. This feeling reaches its culmination in Nesterovas ambiguous Morning (1995), where her hero is either embracing himself in the morning cool of the beach or is embraced by the hands of an unseen but desired partner.
|Birds, sky, seathese are images associated in human consciousness with contemplation, and here the elements of nature take on a symbolism, moving from live natural image into an ornamental symbolic character. Nesterovas angels of faith flying into the pure sky of heaven (Golden Angel, 1990, Victoria, 1991) and her angels of lost hope being thrown down to the sinful earth or the depths of hell (Pursuit, 1994, and Cast Out, 1996), illustrate the ambivalence of existence. In Birds (1999), doves become thoughts "growing out" of the characters head. In Song (1993), written notes of an old Russian love song Golubka are set on staves like birds in branches, on the verge of taking flight. Nesterovas birds do not simply hide the faces of people in Feeding Pigeons (1992), Couple with Pigeons (1992), and Dove (1997), they actually become "faces," creating mystical human birds. The artists characters easily give up their individuality, preferring the mystery of Alexander Bloks Unknown Woman.
Cards, 1993
|The artists externally indifferent characters, no matter whether she places them in a park, restaurant, store, or garden, always contain a mystical breath of the prevalence of the immortal over the quotidian. Nesterovas ability to see the great in the simple and the simple in the great reaches its apogee of spiritual tension in The Wall (2000): contemplation of the history of the nation of Zion coexists with the artistic simplicity of the depiction of events at the Wailing Wall. This painting is a unique culmination of the artists search for lost time. One can find metaphysical signs, mystical symbols in all of Natalya Nesterovas works. Her characters have a special mystery, their faces hidden by masks-gilded masks conquering lifes carnival, card masks of games with life, or white masks of lifes failure. Reality is hidden behind these masks of the circus of life, as in Buffoons (1991), Circus (1992), Faces (1999), and Argument (1995). In the "card" heroes, mysticism and theatricality achieve special power. Playing cards and tarot cards becoming human faces the eternal game of mankind with life and fate, past and present.
Fruit, 1993
|Recounting time turning into space, Nesterova meditates on the basis of human existence. Her paintings are imbued with the air of never-ending flight of history, meditations on the eternal and passing. These ideas are the main leitmotif in the series dedicated to people close to her heart: her son in Boy (2000) and Paris View (Memorial to Holocaust Victims, 1996) and to her friend in Ship (1996) and in Nesterovas recollections of those now gone: her father (My Father, 1999), grandmother and grandfather in Hammock, (1999) and Cyclists (2000). As in a play, characterssome sleeping, some awake, some living, some deadpass before the viewers. Engrossed in Bakhtins carnival ideas, Natalya Nesterova, unlike Henri Rousseau, who turned his artistic images into living personages, turns real people into mystical images.
|An element of nostalgia, longing for a lost world, is Nesterovas post-modernist search for the mystery in the ordinariness of constantly changing life. In Going Down (1991), Fruit (1993), Cards (1993), After the Game (1996), Hoopla (1996), Flying Fish (1999), shades of the past create the special state within which the artist creates her surreal theater: fish and fruit flying through the air, collapsing houses of cards, badminton played with birds, wandering mannequin people. The space of the artists paintings always plays the part of a theater backdrop, scenery, before which an endless bacchanalia of emotions unfolds. The temperament of Nesterovas "games" is intentionally static, somehow located inside her artistic culture. This is not "pure" play, but a metaphysical analysis of the situation of the game, where the artist studies the sphere of eternal human passions and the infinity of time. In recalling the past, Natalya Nesterova tries to look into the future and predict it.
Alexandre Gertsman


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as a Percentage of all Real Property, by County, Calendar
Year 1995
Real property is assessed at 35 percent of its appraised
value for taxation purposes. The values listed in the
following tables are the assessed values.
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$141.4 billion. The assessed value of real property which was
taxable was $121.1 billion, or 85.7 percent of the value of
all real property. Assessed real property that was exempt
from taxation in 1995 was $20.3 billion or 14.3 percent of
the value of all assessed real property in the state.
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65.4 percent. Holmes County had the greatest percentage of
taxable real property with 94.5 percent.
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Brad Keselowski will have a lot of ground to make up over the repaved surface of Kansas Speedway.
KANSAS CITY, Kan. — Brad Keselowski will have a lot of ground to make up over the repaved surface of Kansas Speedway after a lousy qualifying lap left him starting deep in the field today.
The leader in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship thinks he has a couple of things going for him.
He's performed well at Kansas in the past — he won over the 1.5-mile track last year, and his average finish in his last three races is fifth.
"The track has been very good to me in the past, but obviously it's much different now with the repave," said Keselowski, who enters the weekend with a seven-point lead over Jimmie Johnson. Keselowski will start 25th after struggling to find speed in Friday's qualifying.
"It's a different track today," Keselowski said after practice Saturday.
The freezing and thawing of the Midwest put the original surface at Kansas through a beating, and big chunks of asphalt were breaking loose during the April race weekend.
When the decision was made to resurface it, owner International Speedway Corp. decided to re-grade the entire track. The original, uniform 15-degree banking was changed to 17-20 degrees of progressive banking, which officials hope will promote passing during long green-flag runs.
"It feels totally different than any other track that we race," said Denny Hamlin, third in the Chase.
Every driver who qualified broke the track record of 180.856 set by Matt Kenseth in 2005.
Johnson said Sunday's race will be "a big guessing game," and that tire wear and fuel mileage are going to be important.
So will starting position, given the difficulty that drivers expect in passing, which is why Keselowski understands he put himself in a tight spot.
It was about this time a year ago Tony Stewart went on the charge that ultimately carried him to his third Sprint Cup championship.
The schedule changed this year because of the repave at Kansas this summer, but it was this same weekend at Talladega that Stewart followed up an eighth-place finish at Charlotte with a seventh-place run. He won the following two races at Martinsville and Texas, was third at Phoenix and then clinched the title by winning the season-ending race at Homestead.
"We're in a little different scenario this year than last year," said Stewart, who's eighth in the Chase and 50 points back of leader Brad Keselowski.
Stewart squandered an opportunity to pick up ground two weeks ago at Talladega when he triggered a 25-car pileup trying to protect the lead on the last lap. The chaotic crash collected 10 of the 12 title contenders and dropped the defending champion to a 22nd place finish.
"I had an opportunity to gain 20-some odd points and that would have put us in a similar situation where we were last year," Stewart said.
The new grading at Kansas Speedway has changed the way drivers enter and leave pit road, and that could create some excitement during green-flag pit stops today.
The transitions are steeper than they were under the previous configuration, so drivers have spent part of practice getting a bearing on the angle they'll take entering pit road.
They'll also have to blend later on the straightaway when they get back on the track.
"It's really hard to get on pit road. The tires are so hard," Chase leader Brad Keselowski said. "It's just one of the many challenges that a repaved track has, and one of those things you have to figure out.
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A year ago, swimmer Michael Phelps showed up in Columbia, Mo., for the Missouri Grand Prix with low expectations. He did not have history on his mind.
In fact, before diving into the pool for the 200-meter butterfly, he didn't even bother to shave the thick goatee he had been growing for several weeks. He hadn't cut his hair or shaved any part of his body, a pre-race maneuver for swimmers to reduce drag.
"I think I even had hair sticking out of my swim cap," Phelps said.
What happened next defied reason: Phelps broke his world record.
His coach, Bob Bowman, said later he knew, right then, that Phelps might be setting the stage for a dominant performance at the FINA World Championships. But after Phelps grabbed seven gold medals and four world records in Australia, even Bowman was a bit surprised.
So with Phelps returning to the Missouri Grand Prix today, a four-day meet held at the University of Missouri's Mizzou Aquatic Center, is it possible we could see a repeat? A curtain-raiser that hints at what we might see in Beijing at the Olympics just six months from now?
"I don't think we'll see any world records fall," Phelps said. "I just want to have a decent meet, put up some respectable times and see where I'm at."
Still, with Phelps, it's important to keep in mind that anything is possible. The Missouri Grand Prix is the first long-course meet for Phelps and Towson's Katie Hoff since the USA Swimming National Championships in Indianapolis in August.
Phelps will be looking to show that his wrist injury -- a broken bone that occurred in October when he slipped while climbing into a car -- is behind him.
"I don't think it's even an issue anymore," Bowman said. "If you look at how he swam in Long Beach [in January], he was faster there this year than he was a year ago."
Phelps and Hoff also will debut new swimsuits that were designed in cooperation with NASA. The Speedo Fastskin LZR Racer, which Hoff and Phelps showed off in New York this week at a news conference and on an appearance on NBC's Today show, claims to reduce drag in the water by as much as 10 percent and increase oxygen intake. It's not likely to shave huge chunks of time off Phelps' and Hoff's best events, but at the highest level, even a few tenths of a second can make a difference.
"It feels like a rocket when you come off the wall," Phelps said. "It's like wearing a space suit. I'm excited to see the results."
Hoff said: "I love it. I love it so much better [than last year's suit.] ... The first time I dove in the water, I popped up with a smile on my face. I feel like I'm right on top of the water and the water is going past me and not slowing me down at all."
The event, which will feature practically every elite U.S. swimmer, will also be an interesting preview of what it will be like to swim this year's Olympic schedule. In Missouri, as in Beijing, finals will be held in the morning.
Bowman said the key to racing in the morning is getting your core body temperature where you want it quickly, something Phelps has been working on.
"He's not a morning person, which is a lot like most kids his age," Bowman said. "But with a hot shower and some adrenaline, I think those things can help make the adjustment."
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The story of my journey into the bizarre world of professional wrestling doesn't have the same fairy-tale feel as many in the Internet Wrestling Community.
I didn't grow up watching with family; I never even attended a live wrestling event until I was in college, when the WWE rolled into town for a house show.
My not-so-illustrious venture into the wrestling arena began in high school, circa 1998. Now, more than a decade of decadence later, I'm inviting you to join on my journey of exploration into all things wrestling.
But back to the roots of the story… The first true memory I have stems from the Aug. 26, 1999 episode of Raw, when the infamous countdown clock hit zero, unleashing Y2J onto the WWE.
Through the years, I've had an on-again, off-again relationship with professional wrestling, tuning in and out occasionally. In 2007, when I moved to Southern Illinois to start my career as a professional journalist, my passion was rekindled, and in the past five years it's been taken to new and unexpected heights.
I discovered TNA -- which was much more enjoyable at the time -- and reconnected with WWE. Beyond that, I discovered independent wrestling, and while it sounds cliche, life hasn't been the same since.
Before long, I found myself becoming increasingly engrossed in the Internet and the IWC. I began writing for different websites, which led to helping run one. There have been ups and downs, but I've always enjoyed using my writing skills to become more involved with a world I've become more and more passionate about.
Over the past few years, I've had the opportunity to interview several stars and personalities from the world of professional wrestling, past and present, including Jesse Ventura, Cody Rhodes, Jeff Jarrett, Tyler Black (known as Seth Rollins in WWE developmental), Chris Hero, former Ring of Honor booker Gabe Sapolsky and CHIKARA founder Mike Quackenbush, among others.
In 2011, I took the next step in my journey, as I began working with All American Pro Wrestling, a Southern Illinois-based independent promotion, as marketing director. In that role, I help promote and produce a regular television series, "Collision," which can be watched online at vimeopro.com/aapw/collision.
So while I don't fancy myself a professional wrestling historian -- although I've watched and learned a lot from the past in recent years -- I hope to bring a unique and analytical perspective, with a slight sense of humor, to this site.
Kevin Eck left big shoes to fill, and while it would be impossible to replace a true Baltimore legend, I hope you'll begin a new path into the world of wrestling with me as your guide.
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The Vintage Airstream & Trailer Show is scheduled to begin Friday (Feb. 25) and conclude with a party Sunday at the Riviera Palm Springs in Palm Springs, Calif., as part of the annual Modernism Week festivities, The Desert Sun reported.
The three-day event will feature a variety of vintage travel trailers from the 1930s through the '70s.
The show begins Friday with the lecture "California's Route 66: Facts and Folklore" from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. with a free exterior trailer viewing in the north parking lot from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
On Saturday, interior trailer tours in the north parking lot are from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Cost is $15.
The Riviera Starlight Lounge Vintage Trailer Awards and Cocktail Party is then set from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday featuring trailer cocktail and appetizer specials.
A Just Fabulous book signing with David Winick, author of "Airstream: Custom Interiors" is scheduled for 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
On Sunday, the interior trailer tours continue from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Cost is $15.
And the show ends with a Plush Patio Party at the Riviera Sidebar from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. featuring live music by the Art of Sax.
Riviera Palm Springs is at 1600 N. Indian Canyond Drive.
Modernism Week, the only such event in the country, is a nine-day celebration of mid-century modern design, architecture and culture. This design aesthetic, originated in the 1950s and 60s, was typified by clean, simple lines and celebrated elegant informality which came to define desert modernism.


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Product Review: Demitri's Bloody Mary Seasoning Straight Up Cocktails and Spirits
Looking to make restaurant-style Bloody Marys at home during these lazy days of summer? Have you given Demitri's Bloody Mary Seasonings a try?
I usually like to keep my Bloody Marys simple. A dash or two of Tabasco and Worcestershire, a squeeze of lemon, and a sprinkling of salt and pepper are all the seasonings I need. I shy away from prefab mixes - why buy a jug of specially seasoned tomato juice when it's so easy to stir up something yourself?
But when an assortment of samples of Demitri's Bloody Mary Seasonings and rimming salts appeared in my mailbox, I was intrigued. Made of all-natural ingredients and custom-mixable with tomato juice in a strength according to personal taste, they give the home bartender a little more control. I use a variety of pre-made hot sauces, mustards, and other condiments regularly in my home food prep. Why not try something designed specially for Bloody Marys as well?
These are the formulations and flavors I tested out:
The Seasonings
Price: $2.00-2.50 for a 2-ounce pouch (pictured above); $7.50-8.50 for an 8-ounce bottle. Larger restaurant sizes available also.
How to Use: Add 1-2 teaspoons to plain tomato juice (and vodka or other spirit) to make a single cocktail. To serve a crowd, add 1 shot glass' worth to 1 quart tomato juice. Demitri's website also lists recipes for pulled pork sandwiches, deviled eggs, and marinated shrimp seasoned with the mixes.
- Classic Recipe - a blend of Worcestershire, black pepper, red pepper, lemon juice, horseradish, and garlic. Nicely balanced to achieve that classic restaurant-style taste.
- Chilies and Peppers - a spicy-sweet blend with mild jalaño heat. This was one of my favorites.
- Extra Horseradish - mild horseradish taste without the chunky texture. (I actually found myself missing those grainy horseradish bits.)
- Chipotle-Habañero - Smoky heat.
The Rimming Salts
Price: $7.95 for a 4-ounce tin
RimShot Rim Salt - made with red and black Hawaiian sea salts, alder-smoked sea salt, celery salt, and black pepper. I especially enjoyed this one. When used to garnish a Bloody Mary made with the Classic Recipe Seasoning, it makes a really nice drink.
Bacon RimShot - made with BaconSalt, a proprietary salt with a hickory-smoked, bacon-like flavor (vegetarian-friendly). I found this one a little strong for my liking - almost distracting me from the actual cocktail. But I'm intrigued about trying it out with food. Maybe sprinkled on a baked potato, or a pinch here or there to lend a bacon-y taste to a soup or stew.
The Verdict
- Nicely balanced flavors
- Easy to use - measure out a teaspoon or two for a single drink or a full ounce for a quart of mix to serve a crowd
- Seasoning strength is customizable - you can add more or less seasoning according to personal taste
- Can mix with different types of vegetable juices: V8, Clamato, organic brands, homemade, etc.
- Doesn't spoil quickly - once opened, the seasonings have a much longer fridge life than a jug of Bloody Mary mix would
- Not just a Bloody Mary "unitasker." The Demitri's website lists plenty of culinary applications for both the seasonings and the salts.
- High-fructose corn syrup (Although, to be fair, this comes from the Worcester sauce used as a base ingredient in the seasoning - mix up your own version from "scratch" using commercial Worcestershire sauce, and you'll end up with the same thing.)
- The 2-ounce pouches are awkward to store once opened. Unless you're just trying the product out, as I was, 8-ounce bottles seem like the practical way to go.
Have you tried Demitri's? What do you think of Bloody Mary seasonings/pre-fab mixes?
Apartment Therapy Media makes every effort to test and review products fairly and transparently. The views expressed in this review are the personal views of the reviewer and this particular product review was not sponsored or paid for in any way by the manufacturer or an agent working on their behalf. However, the manufacturer did give us product for testing and review purposes.
Nora Maynard is a longtime home mixologist and an occasional instructor at NYC's Astor Center. She is a contributor to The Business of Food: Encyclopedia of the Food and Drink Industries and is the recipient of the American Egg Board Fellowship in culinary writing at the Writers' Colony at Dairy Hollow. She previously covered food and drink in film at The Kitchn in her weekly column, The Celluloid Pantry.
• Find it: Demitri's Bloody Mary Seasonings and Rim Salt, $2 and up at Demitri's Website (and also from Amazon)
Related: All About Bloody Marys
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Dallas Hepworth Horrocks, 86
Dallas Hepworth Horrocks, 86, of Blackfoot passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 26, 2013 following an extended illness.
She was the first of six daughters born to Gladys and DeLynn Hepworth on Feb. 12, 1927 in Blackfoot.
During her schooling, she enjoyed learning and excelled in track. Dallas graduated from Blackfoot High School and later received a bachelor's degree in Education from Idaho State University. Following her college graduation she enjoyed teaching English at the Blackfoot Middle School until her retirement in 1985.
On March 12, 1953, she married Charles Horrocks in the Idaho Falls LDS Temple. Together they have four children: Jan (John) Miller of Newcastle, Calif.; Michael (Nanci) Horrocks of Blackfoot; Mark (Sherri) Horrocks of Sterling; and Scott (Michelle) Horrocks of Lava Hot Springs.
An active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, she held many positions in the church, especially in the Primary organization. Her first date with Charles, came through the dance festival program of the church. Following their marriage, they enjoyed serving as dance directors for many years.
Dallas loved nature and received great joy from her beautiful flower gardens. Her flower bouquets are legendary. She tended and cared for her garden with love throughout her life. She enjoyed sewing, home decorating, art, and cooking family meals.
She loved spending time with her family on fishing trips in Yellowstone Park, and summer vacations to Lake Powell. She enjoyed traveling and was able to see many parts of the world with her family. She appreciated many good friends in Blackfoot, sharing years of memorable activities with them.
Dallas is survived by her husband, Charles; two sisters, Linda (Doug) Wixom and Donna (Wayne) VanOrden; their four children, 17 grandchildren, and 16 great-grandchildren. Her parents and three sisters preceded her in death. Her family loves her. We are grateful she has returned to her heavenly home.
The family will meet with friends and relatives at the Hawker Funeral Home, 132 S. Shilling Ave., Blackfoot on Friday, May 31, 2013 from 6-8 p.m.
A funeral service will take place Saturday, June 1, 2013, at 11 a.m., at the 12th Ward LDS Church, 1289 Mount Putnam Drive, with a viewing an hour prior to the service. Interment will follow at the Grove City Cemetery.
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General Information About Da Lat City
Area: 390.5 sq. km Population: 197 thousand habitants (2007)
Administrative divisions: -Wards:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 -Communes:Xuan Tho, Xuan Truong, Ta Nung, Tram Hanh
Ethnic groups: M'nong, Ma, Co Ho...
Da Lat, capital of Lam Dong Province, is located approximately 308km northeast of Ho Chi Minh City. At an elevation of 1,500m, Da Lat bears the look of an Old French city. It was founded in 1897 when Doctor Alexandre Yersin recommended that the area be developed as a resort town. Dalat has many natural and artificial lakes such as Ho Xuan Huong, Than Tho, Da Thien, and Tuyen Lam bordered by lines of pine trees, which are a well-known feature of Da Lat. A trip to Da Lat is not complete until one goes to the Da Lat Flower Gardens.
The temperate climate of Da Lat is suitable for flowers such as orchids, roses, lilies, and camellias. Nowadays, tourists not only limit themselves to Da Lat; they also visit the area of Langbian Highland and the ethnic minorities. Langbian Mountain's highest peak at 2,165m is very tempting for climbers. From Lom Bieng Klo peak, one can see endless green mountains reflecting the silver rays of the sun. Many tours are organized in the area, including parachuting and climbing.
Da Lat, Da Lat Vietnam, Da Lat Travel Guide, Tours, Map, Photos
Da Lat is located in the central highland of Vietnam at Lam Dong province, and about 200km far from the northeast of Ho Chi Minh City. It was founded in 1897 when Doctor Alexandre Yersin recommended that this area could be developed as a resort town.
Then French started to invest in the town as the playground with a lot of hotels and villas in the clear mountain air to escape from the heat and humidity of the coast and Saigon at that time.Da Lat became different from anywhere else in Vietnam, and it looks like a cross between Vietnam and France. There are many buildings built base on the French architecture such as Da Lat train station, the Crazy House, Hang Nga guest house, the three palaces and summer home of the last emperor of Vietnam Bao Dai,...
The city spreads across a series of pine-covered hills, with a small lake in the center and surrounded by a lake and higher peaks, making for some lovely scenery. All the lakes in Da Lat become famous because of its romantic name and charming sightseeing as Ho Xuan Huong, Than Tho, Da Thien, and Tuyen Lam. In addition, the city is surrounded with LangBian highland, one of the attractive spot at Da Lat with the height 1900m, also the living area of some ethnic minority villages.
Thanks to its pleasant weather, Da Lat is also called "Eternal Spring" city, warm during the day and pretty cool at night. Sometimes, it could be down to 10 degree. That weather is quite good condition to grow plenty kinds of plant, so Da Lat is the supplier of vegetable and fruit all over Vietnam. Moreover, the city also has another name of "City of flowers" with 2 famous typical flowers: hydrangea and golden everlasting. The flowers growing industry is highly developed so the city organizes the Flowers festival every year to attract more tourists.
Nowaday Da Lat is one of the most attractive destinations in Vietnam. About 800,000 domestic tourists and 80,000 foreign tourists visit every year, and it becomes the country's favorite honeymoon spot thanks to its romantic scenery.


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