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After four decades in Mount Vernon, Baltimore's largest LGBTQ Pride event is reducing its presence there and moving to a different part of town.
Instead of being held around the intersection of Charles and Eager streets, the Saturday block party for Baltimore Pride 2017 will be held in the Station North Arts and Entertainment District, around the intersection of Charles Street and North Avenue.
Rather than starting at the Washington Monument and ending around Charles and Eager streets, as in years past, this year's parade will begin at that intersection and head to Station North and the Old Goucher district, culminating in the block party.
The dates for the two-day Baltimore Pride 2017 event are June 17 and 18, but only the locations of the Saturday parade and block party are shifting. The Sunday event will be held in Druid Hill Park as in the past.
The new parade route and block party location outside the traditional Mount Vernon setting represent big changes for the Baltimore Pride Celebration, an annual program of the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Community Center of Baltimore and Central Maryland (GLCCB). It also potentially benefits Station North by drawing thousands of people to the area.
The GLCCB, founded in 1977, is a community-based nonprofit whose mission is to provide support, education, outreach and advocacy for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer individuals and their allies.
According to the official event website, the origins of Baltimore Pride date back to 1975. "In the decades since," the site notes, "Baltimore Pride has grown to become Maryland's largest LGBTQ visibility event, providing an opportunity for the greater Maryland community to experience and learn more about the LGBTQ community" through a weekend of events and exhibitions. After starting as a "small rally of a dozen activists," the site says, the two-day event has become a "full fledged festival" that draws more than 30,000 people a year.
The modification to the event reflect several changes in the city itself, including the 2015 closing of the gay-friendly Hippo nightclub at Charles and Eager streets, now a CVS pharmacy, and the move of the GLCCB offices from Mount Vernon to 2530 N. Charles Street in Charles Village. In addition, the gay-friendly Baltimore Eagle reopened in January in the 2000 block of Charles Street, just above North Avenue, after a million-dollar renovation.
In recent years, Baltimore Pride organizers have had difficulty getting permits for Mount Vernon in June and had to shift their dates to July, after most other cities have had their celebrations.
Mimi Demissow, coordinator of the 2017 event, did not respond to a request for information about the changes.
But according to others at the GLCCB, the city has approved permits for the Saturday parade and block party. They say Pride organizers changed locations in part because Station North representatives approached them about moving the Saturday block party and helped them secure the permits.
"Station North came to us and asked us," one volunteer said.
The block party typically involves temporary street closures. It starts on Saturday afternoon and lasts into the evening. Space is set aside for vendors, a review stand for parade judges and stages for performers.
This year, organizers say, plans for the block party call for Charles Street to be closed from around North Avenue to 22nd Street and for North Avenue to be closed between St. Paul Street and Maryland Avenue. Portions of Charles Street also will be closed for the parade.
The Baltimore Pride website promises that more details about this year's event will be posted soon. Applications from prospective performers are due April 14.


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Two charged in Fri. morning robbery of Martinsburg convenience store
Two men have been charged in connection with a robbery of a Winchester Avenue convenience store early Friday morning, according to the Martinsburg Police Department.
Robert Matthew Johnson and David A. Whittington, both 24, were taken into custody after the robbery of the 7-Eleven at 201 Winchester Ave., where Johnson brandished a knife and told a store employee to "give him all the money and all the cartons of cigarettes" just before 4 a.m., police Detective J.D. Luciano said in a news release.
The employee told police the robber was wearing a green shirt across his face and a white T-shirt, the release said.
Officers viewed surveillance video and gave a description of the robber to other officers, police said.
Johnson was found walking along railroad tracks behind the store and could not provide a clear answer as to why he was there, police said.
A K-9 team was summoned. While the area was being searched, Whittington came out of the bushes, where officers found several packs of cigarettes and three shirts, the release said.
Two of the shirts matched what the robber was wearing on his body and around his face, police alleged.
Johnson, of 6940 Winchester Ave., Martinsburg, was charged with robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery, the release said.
Whittington, of 72 Whittington Lane, Gerrardstown, W.Va., was charged with conspiracy to commit robbery, the release said.
Both men were being held in Eastern Regional Jail in Martinsburg on Friday afternoon, a jail official said.


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Maersk Drilling has been awarded contracts by Repsol Exploración Mexico for a two-well project utilising 2013-built drillship Maersk Valiant at block 10 and 29, offshore Mexico in the Gulf of Mexico.
The contracts are scheduled to commence in March 2020 and have an expected duration of 138 days. Two one-well options are also included.
Morten Kelstrup, CCIO of Maersk Drilling, commented: "We are very pleased to expand our working relationship with Repsol through this commitment, which also adds to our presence in the exciting Mexican deepwater market following the recently disclosed contract for Mærsk Developer. In addition, it's worth noting that Maersk Drilling's entire floater fleet is now signed up for current or future work, meaning that all floaters are now activated and can be available for additional contracts with limited to no stacking period."
Maersk Valiant is currently warm-stacked at Port Fourchon, Louisiana.


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Fairplay's Screen-Free Week took place this year from May 2-8, where tens of thousands of participants across the globe took stock of their screen habits and unplugged in favor of real life connection and fun. From an outdoor reading marathon to a Cinco de Mayo dance party, we were inspired by so many creative ways to celebrate.
This year, we're giving away over 75 books from our incredible Annual Screen-Free Week Booklist to people who celebrated! Share your stories, photos, art work, and other evidence of celebrating, and you'll be entered to win a copy of one of our favorite books.
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From now until May 22, fill out our stories form (below) and share your experience with us! Add photos of your adventures, artwork, activity logs, etc. and tell us what you did! On Sunday, May 22 at 12 pm EST, we'll choose the winners randomly from those who have submitted the form! We'll do our best to match children's age groups to the books we send, but there are no guarantees!
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|Very amazing and very attractive at the same time! Lavender standards infused with green-yellow at their base and near-horizontal chartreuse-yellow falls infused with lavender in the centre. Cream beards. Frilly flowers. (Meek 2004)
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XLM/USD Price Long-term Trend: Bearish
Resistance levels: $0.12, $0.14, $0.16
Support level: $0.09, $0.08, $0.07
The XLM price is bearish on the long-term outlook. XLM has been bullish for many days and topped at $0.14 on April 07. The Bulls' momentum was lost and could not break up the $0.14 level.
Bears gained pressure and this is noticed with the formation of a hanging man candle pattern; it is a bearish reversal candle which pushed down the Stellar price. The former demand level of $0.12 was penetrated downward and the bearish momentum extended the price down to $0.09 level on April 25.
This price action movement on the daily chart has resulted in the formation of a Flag pattern. The coin bounced again at the $0.09 level (lower trend line) to touch the upper trend line.
The two EMAs are interlocked to each other and the XLM price is currently trading below the 21 periods EMA and 50 periods EMA. The Relative Strength Index period 14 is at 45 levels with the signal line horizontally flat without showing any direction indicates that consolidation is ongoing in the Stellar market.
The bullish breakout of the XLM price at the upper trend line of the flag will push the price to reach $0.12 resistance level. Should the bears prevail and the price bounce at that level, there would be a break down at $0.09 that may place the price at the low of $0.08 level.
XLM/USD Price Medium-term Trend: Bearish
On the medium-term trend, the XLM price is bearish. The bearish momentum on the 4-hour chart as high as the price dropped from the high of $0.14 to the low of $0.09 level after the downward penetration of the barrier at $0.12 level. The bearish momentum has led to the formation of a bearish flag pattern on the 4-hour chart.
XLM is trading on and around the 21 periods EMA and 50 periods EMA. The Relative Strength Index period 14 is at 60 levels and the signal line point down which implies sell signal.


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A state audit has revealed California has been undercharging private users of state-funded veterans facilities, thus denying veterans programs money owed to them.
The California Department of Veterans Affairs, which oversees eight residential facilities, and the Department of General Services, allegedly entered into long-term agreements with third parties — which included theaters, museums and golf courses — and then failed to funnel the money into the veterans homes, the Los Angeles Times reported.
Both agencies failed to ensure that $610,000 was "appropriately directed to the homes" over three years, state auditor Elaine Howle wrote in a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom and the state Legislature.
State law says that funds from leases, which were generally below market rates, must be channeled back to the veterans facilities.
State officials were also found guilty of failing to protect the state from liability. In one case, officials allowed cycling events and fun runs without securing proper written agreements. In another, a lessee allowed hot-air balloons to fly daily on the property grounds.
The head of the California Department of Veterans Affairs affirmed the findings and said she was pursuing legislation that could correct the situation. CalVet Secretary Vito Imbasciani said his agency has already started revisiting existing leases and reviewing certain arrangements. [LAT] — Natalie Hoberman


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This was by far one of the best birthdays I've ever had :)
My mom came over around lunck time with a birthday cake and a bag full of edible goodies(no pic:() and then Chrs was home from work early and each of the kids got me a flower(the plant outside kind) and he got me a book and an ice cream cake(my fav) and father in law with 1mother in law a.k.a. danger grandma(said with love Cheryl, said with love) gave me money and I sure do love getting money. A girlfriend of mine gave me some nice lotion and a card and then today my other mother in law a.k.a. cocker mom took me SHOE SHOPPING and out for lunch!!!! Below are pictures of the new shoes!!!
Those pretty butterflys are rings and YES i did wear them:) I am after all feeling like a tired 24 :-) have one on now as a matter of fact............
Had to slip this pair on right after buying seeing as how I'm wearing green shorts and green earrings....
My new walking/everyday shoes (now I can save my running shoes for running)
SWEET!!! These are going to be worn with black and white dress at wedding rehearsal dinner in October and every other chance I get
These feel like your wearing tennies... WHO KNEW heels could feel this good....
Saturday, July 24, 2010
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2 comments:
- K J and the kids said...
Happy Birthday !!! Glad you had a great day.
I'll leave the part out about walking in another man's shoes :)
- July 25, 2010 at 9:12 PM
- Stacie said...
Happy Birthday, a tad bit late!
Can I just say I am still sputtering at the thought of your dream? Because, um....OMG! I would die!
- July 27, 2010 at 2:23 AM
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By Helena Humphrey, IFRC
In a remote village in southeast Guinea, a mother and her children are reunited with the husband and father they once feared they had lost to the Ebola virus disease. Around them, hundreds of villagers clap, sing and dance to celebrate Mamadou Noumou Diallo's safe return to Kérouané. The 42 year old popular coffee bar owner is thinner than when they last saw him a month ago. He is also dressed in clothes they have never seen before, and his pockets are empty of his identification card, motorcycle licence, and Red Cross volunteer card, contaminated items disposed of at the Ebola treatment centre in Guéckédou. But his slow blinks and wide smile say it all: Mamadou is a man reborn.
"When Mamadou first came to us he was feverish, lethargic and had a stomach ache," said Daniel, a doctor with Doctors Without Borders, who donned stifling layers of protective clothing every day to treat his patient. "Soon he stopped being able to eat and drink and slipped into a coma." It was a coma from which few people thought he would wake. The Guéckédou treatment centre had yet to see an Ebola patient battle all stages of the disease, and still escape its deadly clutches.
Mamadou's wife, meanwhile, was left to confront the painful prospect of losing her husband, and the practicalities of life as a widow. "My husband is the sole bread winner and provides for us all. Thankfully, we never went hungry during his time away as his volunteer friends brought us food," said Aïssatou. Nevertheless, she and her two children were stigmatized by their fellow villagers. "They said we were sick and ran away when they saw us," she explained, as she tightened the fabric binding their soundly sleeping baby to her back. "I would run into the house and cry, but then I would wipe away my tears and go about my business in the village. It was the only way I could make people understand that we did not have Ebola."
Mamadou awakes
Some 135 kilometres away, Aïssatou's survival instincts were being matched by her husband's, who finally opened his eyes after eight days and uttered a few, hope-renewing words. "I was passing by the treatment centre on my day off to check on some patients, including Mamadou," Dr Daniel recalled, lighting up as he remembered the moment. "I knew something was going on as the nurses were dancing outside." Can he pinpoint any specific treatment which may have helped his patient come around? "We never gave up on Mamadou, not for one second. We kept his temperature down, fed him glucose serum through a drip, changed his sheets twice a day, and continued his medical massage. I also prayed for him every morning before I left the house."
Two negative Ebola tests, did not, however, signal the end of Mamadou's treatment. Severe bed sores which had developed during his coma required routine medical attention at Guéckédou District Hospital. Finding staff to treat him there was a challenge. "Health care workers were still scared of catching the disease," explained Germaine, a nurse and a volunteer with the Red Cross Society of Guinea who stepped up to the plate. "For years I had treated people who had tested positive for HIV. Many were badly stigmatized during that epidemic, and I couldn't bear to see the same thing happen again with Ebola."
Mamadou was cared for on a separate ward, with Germaine taking the day shifts and fellow Red Cross volunteer, Diallo, looking after him overnight. "It wasn't just about his physical wellbeing," Germaine said. "I wanted to make sure Mamadou felt well mentally, too." Mission accomplished, judging by the ease with which Mamadou interacted with them. "My mum and dad," he joked, performing a few token dance moves in front of his carers to prove that he was well enough to go home. "The day we told him he could return to his family was the day he stopped sleeping," laughed Germaine, looking like a slightly weary mother. "I had to keep sending him back to bed."
She accompanied him on the long journey home, along the testing roads where only a few trucks passed, emblazoned with the slogans "inshallah" or "thanks be to God" in a bid to keep them safe. Entering Kérouané, Mamadou's fellow Red Cross volunteers, mounted on motorbikes, flanked the white four-by-four as it drove the final stretch. Families rushed out from under their straw porches, pointing at the car window when they spotted him, their lips making the shape of the three syllables which spell out his name. A name now well known in this village.
And it is here that Mamadou sits, his daughter by his side, at the centre of a ceremony held in his honour and attended by prefectural officials. I ask him what is next, now that he is home, and his reply is simple. "I will enjoy my wife's good cooking and I will stay on the right path." Where will that path lead him? "Never to another cigarette," he jokes. "The one good thing about being in a coma is that it is easy to give up smoking." He pauses for a second and becomes contemplative. "And I will still go about my work as a Red Cross volunteer," he says. "I want to add at least another year of service to the decade I have already given."


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I want to tell the story of a living landscape, which in this case is intertwined with human activity. Creating art, for me, is always in connection with nature. In the continuous change of order I find the essence of my artistic process. Biodiversity and processes of rotting and rebirth are essential elements of life on earth. In these natural rhythms and patterns I see a mystical value with miraculous characteristics.
The observation of the endless space of the night sky sparks my fascination for cosmologies and myths. Since entering the antropocene – this era – we have to (re)consider the agency of non-human life forms. What part do plants, animals, minerals, stars and the soil play in our lives? Do we continue to exploit them or do we collaborate with and take care of them?
In March 2020 I planted a pigment garden. I extracted pigments and dyes from the plants and flowers to use in my artworks, and while doing this, I documented the process and turned this into a virtual experience. Each time I harvest, I take care of the soil and replant in a considerate way.


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Freecycling at Work Drives Green Engagement, Business Growth

A partnership between Intuit and the Freecycle Network leads to less waste, more engagement on green issues between employees, and new business opportunities all around.

Freecycle -- the Craigslist alternative that connects individuals with stuff they don't need and people who want to take it off their hands -- has a built-in green element of reuse. But it also has business opportunities, according to Rupesh Shah, director of corporate sustainability at Intuit.
Shah walked the audience at the State of Green Business Forum through the process that Intuit used to bring Freecycle to employees at Intuit, and in the process learned how green teams at any company can use the tool to spur employee engagement on green issues.
The project started with Tom, a member of Intuit's own green team, who was a member of his local Freecycle group. He saw that, while Freecycle brings strangers together to trade or give goods, larger companies are full of people who spend most of their days in the same place, driving to and from the office at roughly the same time, and that it can function as a sort of Freecycle group.
"Tom had an idea," Shah explained, "Why not freecycle at the office?" Shah said that the proximity and routine sets up opportunities for many convenient exchanges, and that one of Intuit's own products, Quickbase, would pair nicely with Freecycle.
The result is something that Shah began calling "Greencycle" today at the Forum. Its more official name is Freecycle @ Work, and it turns the corporate intranet into a place where people can donate or trade items more easily.
Freecycle @ Work also overcomes what Shah called "the stranger effect."
"People don't want strangers [off of Craigslist] coming over to their houses after work to pick things up," he said. And if people want to give away items that have meaning to them, the intranet has more draw than strangers on Craigslist.
Shah gave the example of an Intuit employee that wanted to give away her recently departed father's work desk, but didn't want to give it to a stranger. Another Intuit employee who'd just transferred from India was able to take it home and put it to good use at his home office.
With 2,000 employees at Intuit using Freecycle @ Work, after eight months, Intuit is taking the model and worked with Freecycle to develop a formal partnership. Shah said Intuit sees the Freecycle @ Work program, which pairs Intuit's Quickbase with the Freecycle database, as a way to open doors to new customers and to expand seat licenses among existing customers, but Shah said the biggest value is in bringing employees together around sustainability.
"After all this work, we've proven that Freecycle @ Work was valuable," Shah told the crowd. "It could be used to engage employees around sustainability efforts."
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11th Asia Lighting Arts Symposium celebrates the International Year of Light 2015
The 11th Asia Lighting Arts Symposium was held in Pazhou Complex, Guangzhou, China on 9-10 June 2015. It was organized by Guangzhou Guangya Messe Frankfurt Exhibition Co., Ltd., and co-organized by Yang Guang Media (YGLS), with the exclusive supporter, Asian Association of Lighting Designers (AALD).
Asia Lighting Arts Symposium, formerly named Guangzhou International Lighting Technology Symposium (ALAS) is one of the series events of the International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies 2015 (IYL 2015). And it has become one of the most authentic lighting symposiums in terms of lighting application in Asia after a decade of precipitation. In order to create a more valuable and delicate academic feast for lighting professions, ALAS keeps carrying forward its core value and forges ahead into the future with its superiorities, innovative ideas and resources integration.
Masters gather from Japan, South Korea, France and China
Regarding lighting design, Japanese design pursues the beauty of ultimate simple; South Korean design is mainly dominated by aesthetics, their works are neat and pretty; French design is noble, beautiful, luxurious and full of imagination; Chinese design focuses on its relationship with culture and also coheres with western culture. Thus it can be seen that different countries will have different solutions and have their own distinctive characteristics while doing the same thing, and certainly lighting with no exception.
ALAS 2015 invited ten distinguished industry experts to give speeches this year, most of the them were Chinese, including Mr. Zheng Jianwei, Mr. Jiang Feng, Mr. Lin Dawei (Taiwan, China), Mr. Cao Xiaoxin, Mr. Li Zhiqiang, Mr. Kang Kai and Mr. Liang Zheng. Meanwhile, the Symposium also invited Mr. Lucas Goy (France), Ms. Akari-Lisa Ishii (Japan) and Ms. Jeong Mee (South Korea) to join the speeches. They all gave their own opinions and jointly displayed a splendid chapter for the lighting industry that driven by their devotion of lighting.
Wide range of lighting topics
Planning, design, engineering, product are different segments to realize a lighting project. ALAS 2015 developed specific topics on Lighting Plan, Lighting Design, Lighting Arts, Lighting Installation and Light & Space, Light & Architecture, etc., for designers, engineers and product suppliers, which achieved a highly fusion of 'professional, thorough, sharing and interaction'. The Symposium was divided into two main themes, the session of June 9th was 'Managing lighting projects: from design to implementation' while the other session of June 10th was about 'Lighting inspiration in design'.
No matter the discussion was about the development and maturity of the lighting technologies and lighting standard in Asia, particularly in China, or kept questioning hot topics like industry + internet, smart lighting and all kinds of integrations with lighting, etc., or about the consideration of lumia art or the user-orientated design, all these "Light Stories" that presented by the speakers were based on their solid lighting experiences and obtained very positive response from the audience.
Fans are willing to be seated on the floor after the Symposium was fully booked.
More than 1200 participants attended the 11th ALAS. The audience included lighting designers, landscape designers, architects, interior designers, lighting engineers, municipal administration officers, lighting fixture manufacturers, university/institution scholars as well as industry journalists.
As a platform to deliver knowledge, ALAS is a communication opportunity that builds up for professions who have the same interests or expectation. The spiritual connotation and intellectual preference of the lighting industry can be reflected by the Symposium. Many people are return-attendees for many years and regard it as a baptism of mind upgrade for their career. '
Looking forward to 2016, ALAS will continue follow the brand concept of a top-level Symposium of the Lighting Industry. In order to promote the development of lighting project in Asia, the Symposium will gather the power of all sectors in lighting application field and strives to make its best effort to assist the development of the lighting industry.
About IYL 2015
The International Year of Light and Light-Based Technologies (IYL 2015) is a global initiative adopted by the United Nations (A/RES/68/221) to raise awareness of how optical technologies promote sustainable development and provide solutions to worldwide challenges in energy, education, agriculture, communications and health. With UNESCO as lead agency, IYL 2015 programs will promote improved public and political understanding of the central role of light in the modern world while also celebrating noteworthy anniversaries in 2015—from the first studies of optics 1,000 years ago to discoveries in optical communications that power the Internet today. The IYL Global Secretariat is located at the Abdus Salam International Centre of Theoretical Physics (ICTP).
The Founding Partners of IYL 2015 are the American Institute of Physics (AIP), the American Physical Society (APS), the Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft (DPG), the European Physical Society (EPS), the Abdus Salam International Centre of Theoretical Physics (ICTP), the IEEE Photonics Society (IPS), the Institute of Physics (IOP), Light: Science and Applications, the lightsources.org International Network, 1001 Inventions, The Optical Society (OSA) and the International Society for Optics and Photonics (SPIE).
Patron Sponsors include Bosca, the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD), Royal Philips Lighting, Thorlabs and UL.
Angela Ke
Asian Association of Lighting Designers
John Dudley
Steering Committee Chair
International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies 2015
Joe Niemela
Global Coordinator (IYL Secretariat)
International Year of Light and Light-based Technologies 2015


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When you're buying or selling a house it's important to understand the different type of home buying contingencies that can impact whether or not a purchase agreement is likely to result in an actual purchase transaction.
Unless the buyer plans to pay cash for the home, when a buyer submits an offer to purchase a home the offer is written contingent upon the buyer's ability to secure financing for a home. The buyer is held to the terms of the agreement only if he or she is able to get approved for a mortgage to purchase the property.
Funding approval may be impacted by the buyer's creditworthiness and the appraised value of the home. If the home doesn't appraise high enough to cover the requested mortgage amount a lender will not approve a mortgage, even if the buyer qualifies for funding. Lenders also have the right to refuse to fund homes that have active termite infestations.
Sellers usually insist on placing a strict time limit on how long the buyer can take to get approved for a loan. This protects the seller in the event that the individual isn't able to get a loan approved within a reasonable period of time.
Home Inspections and Home Buying Contingencies
Offers to purchase are often made subject to the findings of a home inspection. Home inspections aren't required by law, but many buyers insist on including this contingency in their offers to purchase. Getting a home inspection can protect the buyer from committing to purchase a property before finding out specifics about its condition.
Once the home inspector submits his or her report, the buyer can decide whether or not to accept the home in its current condition or instead request that the homebuyer perform certain repairs or improvement as a condition of moving forward with the sale.
The seller can accept or reject the buyer's requests. If the seller doesn't agree to make improvements per the inspection, the buyer can opt out of the contract without penalty. If the seller does agree to make the improvements, the details are added to the purchase agreement in the form of an addendum and the repairs become additional home buying contingencies.
Completion of Required Repairs
If any repairs or upgrades were included in the purchase agreement as home buying contingencies, the seller must finish them prior to closing. The buyer has the right to conduct a final walk-through of the property immediately prior to closing to verify that the home is in the proper condition and that all repair and replacement contingencies have been completed.
Clear Title
In order for a real estate transaction to be completed, a title search must indicate that the current owner does in fact have the legal right to sell the home. Sometimes title searches reveal problems such as contractors' liens, issues related to prior homeowners, and unpaid tax liens. Until such problems are cleared up the seller cannot legally transfer title of the property to another person.
First Right of Refusal
Buyers will sometimes place an offer on a home that they cannot afford to purchase until their current residence is sold. In situations like these, the offer to purchase is described as a contingent offer. Sellers will generally accept such an offer only if the agreement is phrased as a first right of refusal offer.
If a first right of refusal contingent offer is accepted, the prospective buyer basically becomes first in line to purchase the home. If the buyer's current residence sells before the seller receives another offer, the purchase agreement is executed as written.
If the seller receives another offer, the buyer will no longer be able to wait an extended period of time to purchase the home. The buyer can execute his or her right to purchase, but the transaction must move toward closing right away. Typically, first right of refusal contingencies are written such that buyers must produce a means to purchase the property in less than a week, or the seller is able to accept the second offer.
Finalizing a Real Estate Transaction
The process of getting to the closing table for a real estate transaction isn't always a smooth one. Dealing with such a high dollar transaction can be very stressful, particularly when the sale is based on a number of different contingencies. Fortunately, buyers and sellers who rely on the services of trusted Realtors, mortgage professionals, and closing agents can rest assured that their contingencies are being handled by knowledgeable professionals who have their best interests in mind.


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Heart Attacks
Don't Have a Heart Attack in a Poor Neighborhood
New research finds it takes longer for ambulances to arrive and transport a critically ill patient to a hospital in low-income areas.
The Racial Divide Within Our Heart ... Attacks
A new study finds racial disparities in survival rates, and they persist across class lines.
Is Medicine's Gender Bias Killing Young Women?
A recent study suggests younger women who have heart attacks may hesitate to get help because they're afraid of being labeled hypochondriacs. But the bigger problem is just how justified that fear really is.
Is the World Cup Bad for Your Health?
Researchers find a spike in heart problems among European soccer fans during World Cup matches, while other studies show the players on the pitch are suffering fewer injuries.
Is American Medicine Too Stent Happy?
For heart attack patients, a stent is the medical device that provides the best chance of recovery. But studies comparing the use of stents to medical therapy alone have sparked controversy.


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- sharimeeks
My boss is a firefighter in a small town Wyoming. Every time the scanner sends out a tone, he tries his hardest to respond. This is the reflex of our volunteer emergency personnel across the United States. As citizens in rural areas, we are constantly dependent upon volunteer EMTs, firefighters, and other emergency personnel such as nurses and doctors, who are willing to answer the tone.
The part that gets me the most, is that these volunteers don't necessarily know the circumstances they are going to find when they get to their destination. There are so many things these folks see that they will never un-see.
Where this really hit home for me recently, is when one of my employees was on the wrong end of a single-vehicle rollover. Several emergency personnel answered that call, including my boss. Each one of those individuals answered the tone without abandon and without knowing who they were going to find. In a small town it could be a best friend, a coworker, a visitor or a long-time resident, the guy that just flicked you off while passing you on the blind corner or the gal you just met in the grocery line.
For me I'm humbled by the very fact that there are strangers out there we're willing to risk their life for the benefit of others, no matter the cost. In a small town, it is also humbling to know that these folks will still work to save your life, no matter what your history is. It is humbling to know that God has put this desire in people's hearts to be compassionate for one another, to care for one another and to answer the tone when they know an emergency is at hand.
I am forever grateful for this very fact and it brings a tear to my eye to know that I can trust the Lord and I can trust those who voluntarily answer the call to action. I'm not sure I can emphasize or articulate correctly how incredibly lucky we are in rural America to have these volunteers who, every day wake up, willing to put their life on the line.
On a day like today where we remember the devastating acts of 9/11, I salute the volunteer firefighters, EMTs, nurses and doctors. I salute the bystanders who are not trained, that are there at the scene, and instantly have that gut reaction to lay down their life.
Today, may we be reminded not of the terrorists or senseless acts that are meant to drive us a part.
Today, may we be reminded that God can take what the enemy meant for evil, and turn it for good.
We live in a broken world, but through love and compassion, we don't have to submit to it, Thank God.
If you are a veteran, current military, volunteer emergency personnel- I salute you. Thank you and May God Bless.


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According to the author's introduction, Conan, Temple of the Black One began its life as an outline Robert M. Price sent to Lyon Sprague De Camp, for a hypothetical Conan apocryphal novel to be published by Tor.
When the Conan novel line fizzed, what with Sprague De Camp's death and all the rest, the outline was left in limbo, and finally Price decided to flesh it out and turn it into a short story, that was finally made available a few weeks back "as fan fiction".
And I got a copy.
Well, because Conan.
And because Howard.
And because Robert M. Price, a man responsible of some of the best anthologies of supernatural horror I have here on my shelf.
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TORONTO – Chris Osgood said he lost a rivet from his skate and that's why he was rolling around, apparently in great pain, in the middle of the fight that ended Game 4 at the Coliseum.
He said that he didn't practice yesterday – the morning after an at-the-buzzer brawl spilled into him, sending him to the ice before regaining his balance and going after Shayne Corson's face – because he was tired.
Not hurt?
"No, I'm just more or less tired today," Osgood said. "I get a little sore, especially after back-to-back games."
Osgood said that he would be 100-percent for tonight's pivotal Game 5 here against the Leafs, their best-of-seven series tied at 2.
"I'll be ready," Osgood said.
At this point, a player could stand in front of you with his eyes plucked out, and tell you he can see just fine. And that he likes the color of your shirt, at that.
In front of Osgood, Corson fought with Claude Lapointe as time expired after the Isles' improbable 4-3 win Wednesday night, resulting in a gross misconduct penalty on Tie Domi, a roughing call on Lapointe and a violation for leaving the crease on Osgood, all registered at 20:00 of the third.
It was the third time in four games players had clashed after the game had ended. In Game 1, a 3-1 Leafs win, Corson took an axe-chop at Dave Scatchard's head with his stick and was assessed a match penalty for intent to injure at the 20:00 mark.
"At the end of a game, guys get so emotional," Osgood said, "guys don't really know what they're doing at the end of a game. Some of that stuff happens, I'm sure guys say, 'I shouldn't have done that.' "
Game 3 (a 6-1 Isles win) concluded with nine penalties at 20:00 when Gary Roberts' head is believed to have been behind Brad Isbister's sprained wrist from being punched so many times by it. Isbister missed Game 4 and is day-to-day for tonight's Game 5.
"I thought the league would look at the first game [at the Coliseum] when they were running around trying to get us into fights. Obviously not. I guess that's OK," Peter Laviolette said.
"You shake your head sometimes," captain Mike Peca said. "I know it's playoff hockey and everybody gets emotionally riled up, but sometimes it's comical."
The Islanders don't think that suspensions should be handed out for after-the-game gross misconducts or major penalties. They said it's all part of the postseason intensity, and the important thing is not to get too wrapped up in that.
That's why Peca skated away from Darcy Tucker earlier in Game 4 when the Leaf forward challenged him to fight.
"It's not a good trade-off for our team. Not for him, I don't think," Peca said, getting in the latest verbal spear of the series. "So I'm not going to get involved with something like that. The playoffs are about hard, physical hockey, and if the only means of trying to counter that is to fight all the time, maybe they're not cut out for playoff hockey.
"Our team's playing hard, physical hockey and we're going to continue that way."
Some of the best shots of this series have been taken off the ice. Here's a look back at some of the most outrageous things said going into Game 5 of the tied-at-two Eastern Conference quarterfinals tonight in Toronto:
"The playoffs are about hard, physical hockey, and if the only means of trying to counter that is to fight all the time, maybe they're not cut out for playoff hockey." – Mike Peca on the many fights started by the Maple Leafs.
"It's [bleeping] illegal. It's a [bleeping] penalty. He can't [bleeping] pivot that well and that's why he uses it." – Isles GM Mike Milbury on Bryan McCabe's "can opener" move.
"I thought I was going to puke." – Shawn Bates recounting his feeling before scoring the penalty shot with 2:30 left to win Game 4.
"Is that interference or is that [bleeping] intereference? It's [bleeping] interference!" – Milbury on a missed call in Game 2 during videotape critique of refs.
"I don't remember him, quite frankly, as a player. In all fairness, I don't know how he played. We used to always say that the guys who were a little light in the loafers when they played usually made the tyrants, forcing guys to fight and that sort of thing, but I don't know which way this guy played." – Toronto coach/GM Pat Quinn on Isles coach Peter Laviolette.


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Throughout human history plants have provided us with food, clothing, medicine and shelter. Canada is a huge country with diverse habitats that are home to an incredible diversity of plant species that have helped native peoples and early settlers survive through the centuries. Edible & Medicinal Plants of Canada describes nearly 600 common trees, shrubs, flowers, ferns, mosses and lichens that have been used by people from ancient times to the present. More than 800 colour photographs and illustrations.
A respected biologist who serves as a technical advisor on old growth forest research to the B.C. Ministry of Forests, Andrew MacKinnon, also a registered professional forester, is adjunct professor at the School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University. He is the author of six Lone Pine books on the plants of Western Canada and the Pacific Northwest.
An avid naturalist since childhood, Linda J. Kershaw focused her studies on botany at the University of Waterloo, earning her master's degree in 1976. Following her education, she worked as a consultant and researcher in northwestern Canada and as an editor/author in Edmonton, while pursuing her two favorite pastimes which are photography and illustrating.


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African American 4-H in Black History Month
The story of Black History Month began in 1915, 50 years after slavery was abolished in the United States (and one year after the passage of the Smith-Lever Act). In 1926 the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) sponsored a "National Negro History Week." The second week of February was selected to coincide with the birthdays of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass. President Gerald R. Ford officially recognized Black History Month in 1976. (Excerpted from http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/black-history-month )
The National 4-H History team continues to build the repository of historically significant resources that document the history of African American 4-H programs.
Did you know?
In North Carolina club work for African American youth began in 1914 with the organization of a group in Sampson County under the leadership of G. W. Herring. Participation grew steadily and by 1945 African American youth participation in North Carolina 4-H exceeded 29,000. "...the 4-H Club Foundation of North Carolina was founded in 1950 in order to raise money for the establishment of a camp for African American boys and girls." (History of 4-H in North Carolina, NCSU Libraries, NC State University
West Virginia initiated "camp-outs" in the 1920s for African American youth and had the first African American State 4-H Camp (Camp Washington-Carver), as well as many segregated county camps. Learn about the beginnings of this camp at:
4-H'ers from 11 Southern States participated in the American Negro Exposition (ANE) held in Chicago in the summer of 1940 to celebrate "the 75th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the achievements of African Americans." Extension had a prominent spot for the duration of the exposition with 4-H members giving demonstrations on projects and skills they were learning including sewing, canning, raising chickens and hogs, and peanut farming.More information is available on the ANE here on the 4-H History Preservation website at
In 1965 black 4-H'ers in South Carolina "attended the State 4-H Club Week at Clemson University, the National 4-H Conference in Washington, DC, and the National 4-H Congress in Chicago with white 4-H'ers from South Carolina for the first time." Passage of the Civil Rights Act brought changes to 4-H but not without challenges. When separate programs were eliminated, some programs were discontinued until adjustments could be made. (From The History of South Carolina Cooperative Extension Service by Clyde E. Woodall,
The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (founders of Black History Month) has selected Hallowed Grounds: Sites of African American Memories as the theme for this year's celebration of Black History Month. It is to bring attention to the centennial celebration of the National Park Service and the more than twenty-five historical sites and the Underground Railroad Network to Freedom that are part of America's hallowed grounds, including the home of the father of black history, Dr. Carter G. Woodson.
You can map significant people, places, and events that help to tell the story of African American 4-H programs in your state by participating in the 4-H History Map Project at http://4hhistorypreservation.com/History_Map/ and by getting involved in "Voices of 4-H History" at http://4-HHistoryPreservation.com/1890/.
1890 Land-Grant Institutions to Document 4-H Youth Development History
The 1890 Youth Development History Team meets about once a month. Present members of the Team are searching for information in their own states. Those signed up for this project so far are listed below. If you have information to share or would be interested in helping with this important work; please contact the representative for your state or the leader of this project, L. Washington Lyons, at email@example.com
You are encouraged to share your 4-H History with the team!
Principal author: Sue Benedetti
Compiled by National 4-H History Preservation Team.
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The Rev. Al Sharpton, director Spike Lee and a slew of pols launched a push Monday to create a national gun violence awareness month.
Reps. Charles Rangel (D-Manhattan) and Hakeem Jeffries (D-Brooklyn) said they'd introduce a resolution in Congress to create the commemoration, which already exists in New York, for June.
"It is imperative as we continue to deal with . . . violence by police, that we also reiterate we must deal with violence to one another," Sharpton said at his National Action Network in Harlem.
He said he'd host "peace summits" around the country if the month is created.
"It will be as substantive as we make it," he said.
Rangel said that amid resistance to toughen gun control legislation, the measure would be a first step to "shatter the myth that guns don't kill people."
"It's a moral issue," he said. "This is a national security question. We're talking about saving the lives and the minds of a great nation."
Lee plans to lead an anti-gun violence march after the premiere of his movie "Chi-Raq" on Tuesday.
"We're not having a celebration," he said. "We're going to march."
Shianne Norman, whose 4-year-old son, Lloyd Morgan, was killed by a stray bullet in the Bronx, made a tearful plea for action.
"He can't be replaced," she said. "I've got to live the rest of my life without my son. Seventeen- and 19-year-old were the people who shot my son. How is that? Why are we not doing more? Our children are being murdered."
While praising New York's stance against guns, city Controller Scott Stringer repeated his criticism of Mayor de Blasio for touting New York as the safest big city in America when many communities are still hard hit by gun violence.
"When you hear the mother of the child that was shot, she doesn't think it's the biggest, safest city. When you see time and time again children dying because of stray bullets, people in the community don't think it's a safe big city," Stringer said.
"Just put statistics aside and . . . let's identify the gun violence that's plaguing our city," he said.
Jeffries noted that despite New York's tough gun laws, most of the guns used in crimes in the city come from Pennsylvania — the same problem faced by Chicago, where guns flood in from Indiana and Wisconsin, and Los Angeles, where they come from Arizona.
"It's a national problem and it requires a national solution," he said. "For too long Congress has been bamboozled by the NRA, which is really just an obstructionist organization."
Kirsten John Foy of Sharpton's National Action Network said the group also planned to identify and publicly call out all financial institutions making money off gun sales.
"We decided that we have to share the pain equally with those who make the money," he said. "We will find out who you are, and we will tell the world you make your money off of the shedding of the innocent blood on our streets. If we're going to be mopping up blood on Main Street, you're going to be losing money on Wall Street."


text: Produced on February 15, 1967 and sold new at Hudiburg Chevrolet in Midwest City, Oklahoma, this exceptionally rare 1967 Chevrolet Corvette coupe boasts both the L68 427/400 HP Tri-Power big block V-8 and factory air conditioning as well, as indicated by the front licence plate's location on the driver's side of the grille rather than the center. This is a seldom seen combination made even rarer by the car's Powerglide 2-speed automatic transmission and its pairing of Elkhart Blue paint with a Teal interior. Bolt-on finned aluminum wheels and side exhaust add greatly to this Corvette's overall presentation. Possibly the only 1967 Corvette produced with this selection of options, it features all matching numbers engine, transmission, rear end, alternator and other mechanicals, correct date coded glass, original door panels and more. Its documentation goes back over 30 years and includes a copy of the tank sticker and verification by NCRS Historic Document Services.


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Girls basketball: Scoreboard for Friday, Jan. 4
Game of the day
Panas 41, Yorktown 30: In a battle between two undefeated league foes, Cailean Nolan scored 13 points to pace the Panthers. Kristen Cinquina added 12 points in the win. Julia Araujo chipped in 6 points for Panas, which improved to 8-0 this year.
Player of the day
Sonia Citron, Ursuline: The sophomore guard had a night to remember, tallying 34 points, 12 rebounds and 10 steals — as well as her 1,000th career point — in a win over Carmel.
SLAM DUNK: Sonia Citron, Ursuline dominate in 72-42 win over Rye
GIRLS BASKETBALL: Schedule, results and predictions for Jan. 2-6
More results from around the section
Christ The King 91, Ossining 50: In the second annual Crusader Classic at the Westchester County Center, Kailah Harris scored 27 points in the loss. Julia Iorio added 16 points for the Pride, who were without Division I recruits Aubrey Griffin and Jaida Strippoli.
READ MORE: Shorthanded Ossining blown out by national powerhouse CTK
Mount Vernon 80, John Jay-East Fishkill 51: Cheyenne Talbot scored 36 points in the win. Teneisia Brown added 16 points for the Lady Knights. Jasmine Caldwell chipped in 9 points. Nicole Musacchio paced the Patriots with 22 points in the loss.
North Rockland 54, Suffern 35: Lina DiMarsico scored 17 points in the win. Olivia Levy added 13 points for the Red Raiders. Sydney Goldstein led all scorers with 18 points for the Mounties in the loss.
Lourdes 67, Scarsdale 35: Ava Learn scored 23 points for the Warriors, who hit nine 3-pointers in the win. Jessuca Solodar paced the Raiders with 13 points in the loss.
Pearl River 61, Dobbs Ferry 51: Julia Kinnally scored 16 points in the win. Ashley Rilley added 14 points for the Lady Pirates. Mary Windram and Rosie Scognamiglio added 12 and 10 points, respectively, in the win. Julia Schwabe and Kayla Halverson paced the Eagles with 18 and 17 points, respectively.
Byram Hills 55, Harrison 44: Maggie Walsh had 14 points, 14 rebounds and seven steals in the win. Olivia Picca added 11 points for the Bobcats.
Rye 49, Pelham 35: Amanda Latkany had 16 points and 11 rebounds in the win. Ava Greto and Teaghan Flaherty added 14 and 12 points, respectively, for the Garnets. Lauren Kuster led all scorers with 18 for the Pelicans. Alexis Cornachio added 13 points in the loss.
Hen Hud 58, Peekskill 42: Caitlin Weimar scored 23 points in the win. Grace Moretti added 16 points for the Sailors. Alex Figueroa chipped in 9 points.
Valhalla 61, Rye Neck 38: Shelby Sekinski scored 20 points in the win. Allison Langlois added 12 points for the Vikings. Carissa Pecchia scored a career-high 14 points for the Panthers in the loss.
Scoreboard, Jan. 4
Yonkers 61, Lincoln 48
Valhalla 61, Rye Neck 38
Nanuet 52, Sleepy Hollow 39
Christ the King 91, Ossining 50
Somers 52, Lakeland 35
Ursuline 87, Carmel 51
Mount Vernon 80, John Jay-East Fishkill 51
Pearl River 61, Dobbs Ferry 51
John Jay-Cross River 47, Horace Greeley 34
North Rockland 54, Suffern 35
Panas 41, Yorktown 30
Lourdes 67, Scarsdale 35
Rye 49, Pelham 35
Byram Hills 55, Harrison 44
Hen Hud 58, Peekskill 42
Tappan Zee 64, Nyack 24
Missing games:
Saunders at Roosevelt, 4 p.m.
Riverside vs. Gorton at Cross Hill Academy, 5:30 p.m.


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Site5 is owned by EIG and not recommended! – Read more…
I've heard of Site5 many times but it's only this year that I decided to try them out. To be honest, I was reluctant in signing up because I knew they were a bigger company than most hosts I've used. In my experience, most big companies tend to be less inclined in providing quality service and I thought Site5 was no exception. I was wrong. I've been with them since September and I'm happy with how things are going. I have two resource sites on my shared hosting account and both are doing really well. In fact, my visitors are raving about the fast download speeds!
Fantastic Service, Awesome Support
My sites' uptime has been great for the past few months. I only experienced one down-time, and it was only for 10 minutes or so. Site5's client area has a very convenient server status/server notices page where you can easily be informed of any problems. No need for guesswork, no need to wait for support to tell you what's up.
I've contacted the tech team a couple times because I was having some minor problems with my email and the issue was resolved promptly. Their support team is very polite and friendly; chatting with them is one of those not-so-common experiences that you feel you're actually being respected as a client. I never felt I was treated as just another queue number and this is a good sign that they care about their customers regardless of how much we're paying per month.
One more thing I really love about Site5 is that they have a wide variety of server locations available. This allowed me to host my sites on their Singapore server which in turn made downloading much easier for my visitors since most of them are from Asia.
Current server locations:
- Dallas, TX
- Chicago, IL
- Los Angeles, CA
- San Francisco, CA
- Seattle, WA
- Phoenix, AZ
- Miami, FL
- Atlanta, GA
- New York, NY
- Washington, DC
- Montreal, Canada
- Toronto, Canada
- Vancouver, Canada
- London, UK
- Sydney, Australia
- Amsterdam, Netherlands
- Bucharest, Romania
- New Delhi, India
- Singapore, Singapore
- Joao Pessoa, Brazil
- Sao Paulo, Brazil
A Few Things to Improve On
There are a couple things that I'd like to see Site5 work on.
First, they should probably give exact details on the amount of resources available per account. They have a resource point system which is handy, but I imagine a lot of people would have a hard time grasping this concept. I feel they're lacking transparency on this particular matter and no one wants to feel like some things are being kept secret from them.
Another thing that could use some work is the pricing and payment terms. $4.95/month (Basic Plan) is a reasonable price, even for just one domain. But you're forced to prepay for at least a year for this plan because monthly payments aren't available. The next package (Pro Plan) allows you to pay monthly ($10.95/month), but at that price or even at the 24-month price of $8.95/month, it's a rather big jump in pricing, especially since the only difference is you can have multiple domains with the Pro Plan.
Final Verdict
Site5 is a great hosting company. They aren't the cheapest company out there but if you're only going to host one domain/website then $4.95 a month isn't such a bad deal for great service, not to mention you can choose from a wide range of server locations. Uptime, speed and most especially support have been very consistent — I'm very happy with the service I'm getting. Although they aren't very transparent about the resources you're allowed to use, they do have this "resource point system" which is much easier to understand than a whole legal clause about resource limits and such.
Site5 Review Updates
Not recommended – 08-04-2015 EIG bought Site5 — Well another quality web hosting company has been purchased by Endurance International Group. Site5 is now owned by EIG
12 responses to "Site5 Review"
Nope. Been with them for a while now, and I have decided to move my reseller account. They do not provide service, they merely mouth off policies when you ask them to rectify wrongs they do by customers. I had email accounts suspended without notice, I had my whole account suspended – they made no apologies. I would not recommend them to anyone.
I had a whopping 3 days of service with Site5 before I changed back to Hostgator (a company I hate but at least they work). In that three days I had:
– Migrations done incorrectly that locked me out of my WHM (and it took them 5 hours of back and forth in support emails with me to figure out "oops, that's our bad, its fixed now"
– The slowest web sites I have ever paid to host. I went from 3-5 draw times on Hostgator to 2 minute draw times on Site5 for the exact same site.
– Unusable cPanel and WHM – things were so slow that every single click inside cPanel or WHM would take at least 45 seconds to process!
– Broken WHM – they would ask me to log in for EVERY SINGLE LINK I CLICKED in WHM! That was my final straw and I pulled the plug
Site5 was a decent host, support wise, but their Managed VPS servers are a joke. They go down every 4-6 months. NYC in particular isn't even owned by Site5, they lease from a company called WebAir. Furthermore, they put the VPS nodes on the same rack as Shared and Reseller accounts. AVOID THEM IF YOU RUN A LOT OF SITES.
I see they now charge 10% more for VPS server locations outside of dallas. I was wondering if this is step 1 in their EIG migration? Does anyone know?
Not sure what step number it is but pushing/favoring Dallas seems like it would be part of the process of migrating to EIG's ASO division. "Additional costs for non-Dallas locations start at: Shared – $1 more per month, Reseller – $2 more per month, VPS – 10% more per month."
That is definately punitive. I did not notice the $1 more per month. Maybe that would be worth it if someone was in the UK or Europe and had European visitors. I am curious if EIG has learned anything from Arvixe about the whole process. If they repeat it with Site5 I am guessing that will be proof that damaging the assets they buy is part of the plan.
This was a great company with exceptional customer service. Since the Endurance International Group (EIG) purchase, customer service is practically nonexistent with chat times ranging in the 7 hour range and waiting times on tickets over 4 days. I guess it's time to jump ship.
You should probably update this review – I've had a server (uscentral416) that's been down since the 12th and is now in its 4th day. We weren't made aware of the extended downtime in any way, save for a "quick" dashboard migration email beforehand. Takes forever to wait for chat and they haven't got a timeline on when this will be back up.
How hard is it for them to restore an image from a backup!?
Site5 imploded when they got taken over summer 2016. Avoid at all costs.
They used to be great, now their customer support is just terrible.
DO NOT USE Site5!!!
I was previously with IX Web Hosting who moved my webites to Site5 WITHOUT prior notice. During the migration, they transferred all of my personal information to site5 without advising me.
To make it worse, as a result of the data migration, all of my websites went down for a considerable amount of time. The support was horrific. I could not gain access to my IX account as they had terminated it and because Site5 had not provided me with ANY information (login or cPanel or account information) I had absolutely no way of gaining access to my websites!!
After weeks of back and forth via emails trying to restore my account, I then found out my websites were going down again…all because they had not provided me with the information to update to new name servers!! It was absolute nightmare.
I eventually ended up terminating my account with Site5 and what I asked for a refund this was their answer:
"We will not refund you because your account was with IX Web hosting and not with us."
DO NOT USE them. They are scammers and will ruin the reputation and rankings you have built for your websites!!
Absolutely useless! on the migration from IX web hosting I have lost a domain name I have had for years. I now have problem with another web site which is down (losing revenue everyday) I have been contacting their support and keep getting the same message 'someone will be in contact with you in the next 24 hour' its like they sign they have in bars 'free beer tomorrow' it never comes. Would advise stay away from these cowboys because when you need their support, they are not fit for purpose. You have been warned.


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A friend's birthday is coming. You got them a gift but somehow you feel like it is not enough. Well, just add this ecard to the mix. Send it on the morning of their birthday as a starter. Then when you meet them, give them their present. Trust us, they will be impressed with your gesture.
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Beyond the Professoriate - Member service with free resources,Beyond the Professoriate is a community for graduate students and PhDs at any stage of their career -- to connect with like-minded people in a safe space to explore career. Members access the information, tools, and support they need to launch a meaningful career. BP started as an annual online conference in 2014. Four fantastic events later, we launched our community to provide career panels, workshops, job search strategy sessions, and PhD peer mentorship all year round.
Beyond Academia - Student-run initiative at UC Berkeley with the goal of empowering graduate students and post-docs to expand their careers beyond the traditional academic track.
Recovering Academic - What happens when you leave academia? How do you handle the transition? What do you do next? Our goal at The Recovering Academic Podcast is to answer those questions. We are all at different stages, so each of us offers a unique perspective on integrating with the world outside of the ivory tower.
PhDs at Work - Great Podcast series and networking site for PhDs across all disciplines.
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It's road closures, a police shooting, and mental health court closures across the A1 sections of Colorado broadsheets today. Here's your rundown from the Front Range to Western Slope:
The Gazette in Colorado Springs has a piece on a mental health court shutting down despite its success. "Last week's graduation marked the final meeting of El Paso County's Mental Health Court, which offered severely mentally ill defendants the chance to avoid jail and prison if they chose to go on medication and attend weekly interventions with a judge, attorneys, probation officers and mental health professionals focused on getting them treatment, housing and employment." Why shut down? "Too many resources, and too much manpower, for not enough people," the court's founder, Judge Deborah Grohs, said she was told by Chief Judge Gilbert Martinez.
The Glenwood Springs Post-Independent has a piece about frustrations over a local road closure.
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel has a story about a local police shooting. "A Grand Junction police officer shot and killed a suspect in a Grand Junction trailer park off North Avenue after responding to a domestic violence call Sunday afternoon."
The Loveland Reporter-Herald has a feature about a local family hoping to race their roadster in a salt flat race in Utah. "It's not necessarily the speed. It's the challenge of building the car, getting out there and going fast," Lawrence Rouch said.
The Coloradoan in Fort Collins has a piece about a wildfire in Larimer County that burned 300 acres.
The Steamboat Pilot fronts a story about local parents anticipating the results of English and math scores from their kids. "Steamboat students made noticeable gains as compared to last year's scores on the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers, or PARCC exams, and continue to perform well above state averages."
The Longmont Times-Call has an A1 story about the ACLU challenging the city to repeal its laws against loitering-for-the-purpose-of-begging. On Friday, Mead Mayor Gary Shields said on Friday that as far as he knows, "we've never had a problem" with people "loitering for the purpose of begging" and "we've never enforced" the ordinance.
The Boulder Daily Camera fronts a story about local college students taking the semester off to volunteer for political campaigns.
The Denver Post has a story about how a new contract for red-light cameras could mean more photo-tickets in the state capital. "Two years in a row, showdowns in state government have centered on the use of red-light or photo-radar speed cameras to police traffic, which rakes in serious money in the process. And two years in a row, Gov. John Hickenlooper, Denver's former mayor, has used his veto pen to protect cities' ability to use the devices."
The Cañon City Daily Record profiles a local veteran who served for 20 years and was injured in a rocket attack in Vietnam.


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ets of God. At one time the prophet Elijah stood alone, while the prophets of Baal were four hundred and fifty; but whether the disproportion is as great now, or not, we may not pretend to say; though if we may know them by their fruits, as de our Saviour directs, it would not be very difficult to compute their numbers.
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The distinguishing trait which St. Peter has given of false teachers is, that they should bring in damnable heresies; and he tells us what these heresies amount to, "Even denying the Lord that bought them; and bring upon themselves swift destruction."
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These intimations, my friends, are what you know to be facts; you have heard false teachers speak of the revealed will of God, and of his secret will; you have heard them compare his revealed will with his decreetive will, and undertake to tell the difference. You have heard them speak against our reason, and endeavour to point out its danger ous tendency; you have heard much said about hidden mysteries, into which we have no right to enquire; yet these very mysteries are the subjects on which these false teachers continually dwell, and in which they require the implicit faith of the people.
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This fixed law of our nature is that which renders us proper subjects of advice, caution, exhortation, command, threatening, rebuke, censure and punishment; it is this that justly accounts for all the conditional, or unconditional promises, which are wisely made by the divine Being, or by man himself to a fellow being, or to his offspring. Take away this governing law from the reasonable creature where it is placed by the Creator, and the very idea of influencing man to action is annihilat ed; for should you on the one hand threaten him
with the greatest possible severities even for the most inconsiderable action, as he has no regard to himself, the threatening would prove utterly abortive. So likewise on the other hand, should you promise him an immense reward for a momentary labour, as he values not his own enjoyment, the promise, in this case, would necessarily prove as ineffectual as the threatening in the former.
Should an objector say, that man frequently acts to his own injury, and as often neglects what is most for his profit, the reply informs him that the objection does no reach the principle against which it is intended; for the patient acts from the same law in receiving medicine which proves injurious, as in the use of that which is attended with the most salutary effects; and this is equally applica ble to every other instance of self-injurious actio But should we indulge the objector, and allow that man is capable of a design against himself, this would most surely render entirely null every possible promise and threatening, which could be set before him. But it is altogether impossible that any one should desire to lessen his own enjoyduments, or augment his infelicity. Man is capable of acting for the promotion of that alone which is to his mind desirable.
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This principle is most evidently that on which the argument of our text is founded. The Apostle does not say; For he that will hate life and see evil days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile; let him eschew


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Episode 105: Drag Race Season 10 - Social Media Kings Into Queens
May 27, 2018 9:11pm
Six camera ready social media mavens make for good TV in this season's makeover challenge. Cracker finally catches a break with Miss Cookie, who joins the legion of breakout makeovers (like Sarge…). We look back on previous season's narrators, spend an inordinate amount of time talking about ugly crying, theorize about the future of Miss Vanjie, thirst for Chester See and ponder a season without our bespectacled narrator as we say a fond farewell to Monet X Change.


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Taking the wheel at Uber
Uber's new lobbying chief is steering the popular startup away from a ride-hailing pileup inside the Beltway.
Niki Christoff, a veteran not only of Capitol Hill but also Silicon Valley, comes in at a critical moment for Uber as lawmakers and regulators turn their eyes toward the burgeoning sharing economy. Uber is facing congressional scrutiny over alleged labor violations and safety concerns, all while fending off competition from taxis and other ride-hailing companies like Lyft.
{mosads}Christoff's role is to shape the conversation in Washington.
"They brought me in to figure out, 'What can we be doing in Washington? What should we be doing in Washington?' " Christoff told The Hill in a recent interview.
Christoff relishes the opportunity of working at the intersection of politics and technology. A longtime Google executive and former campaign staffer for John McCain, she joined Uber as the director of federal affairs in late December to smooth over speed bumps that are slowing the startup's progress on Capitol Hill.
Like much of Silicon Valley, Uber previously turned a blind eye to Washington and focused its attention on lobbying state and local governments. Says Christoff, "Now, the thought is, 'We need to be telling Uber's story in Washington.' "
It's a tall task that even President Obama's former genius campaign adviser, David Plouffe, couldn't accomplish.
Plouffe joined Uber in 2014 to help shape the company's global image, but his Washington connections and savvy for political spin did little to improve the reputation of the ride-sharing startup.
After less than a year, Uber relegated Plouffe to a role as special adviser and began rebuilding its communications and lobbying teams.
That's where Christoff comes in. Uber recruited her to build a small army of lobbyists and formulate the startup's plan of attack in Washington. With a budget that reached nearly half a million dollars last year and is only primed to grow, she's hiring close to a dozen lobbyists to manage the company's relationships with Congress, federal agencies and the press.
"We're telling Uber's story," she said.
Who better to tell it than Christoff? She uses Uber religiously and has never ridden in a Lyft.
"I talk to every single Uber driver I ride with, and I did that before I started at Uber," she said. "I'm very friendly."
Christoff prefers to talk about Uber's economic impact — how the ride-sharing service helps drivers earn a flexible income while providing an affordable means of transportation for people in low-income neighborhoods who do not own cars or have access to public transportation — but that's putting it modestly.
These days, Christoff's job involves fanning the flames on Capitol Hill.
Like many startups in the sharing economy, Uber is dealing with safety concerns. Critics say Uber is not regulated as heavily as taxis, leaving it up to the company to screen drivers.
The Kalamazoo mass shooting over the weekend didn't help the matter. According to reports, the alleged shooter, Jason Dalton, was an Uber driver who may have been taking passengers around the time of his rampage.
Dalton passed a background check and had no criminal record that Uber could have flagged, the company said in a statement. But the shooting that left six dead and two wounded is adding fuel to the fire for critics who are questioning the strength of the Uber's safety procedures.
"There are no perfect background checks," Christoff admitted in an interview before the Kalamazoo shooting. "But we do our best to be as safe as we can."
Christoff's message to lawmakers is that Uber's driver rating system provides passengers with more transparency than any taxi they hop inside.
"One of the things about Uber that keeps you safe is the technology," she said. "You see your driver's information when you get in. This gives you more oversight in choosing your driver."
Christoff also points out that trips are monitored for passengers' security. "Your location is recorded the entire time you are in the Uber," she said. "People know where you are."
This is just one of many issues Christoff is dealing with in Washington. Uber is also facing a group of angry labor activists who accuse the ride-hailing startup of taking advantage of its drivers.
In many cases, Uber's drivers do not enjoy the same workplace protections the federal government affords full-time employees because they are classified as independent contractors. This is a growing concern for labor activists, not just at Uber but at a number of companies across America's workforce.
While critics say Uber is exploiting drivers for cheap labor, Christoff reminds lawmakers they are providing these drivers, who often hold other jobs, with flexible work hours to empower them to earn additional income as their schedule permits.
Christoff's ability to stay calm in the middle of crisis stems from her time on McCain's 2008 campaign for the White House. She credits the experience with helping her learn how to "roll with the punches."
"Being on a struggling presidential campaign is a tough job. The stakes are incredibly high," Christoff said. "You become battle-hardened and learn skills for coping with the high pressure."
After the Arizona senator's presidential bid flopped, Google came calling and Christoff traded in her suit for a hoodie. "There was no dress code," she recalled. "It's jeans and T-shirts. I actually loved being in tech, where I could wear a hoodie."
Transitioning from the campaign trail to Silicon Valley took some getting used to. "In tech, almost everyone is a liberal Democrat," she said. "So I was treated a little bit like a foreign exchange student when I arrived at Google."
Christoff grew to love Google. She cut her teeth at the search engine and eventually worked her way up to becoming a top-level communications executive, where she had the ear of the company's former chairman, Eric Schmidt.
But she missed Washington. It's no surprise — she's always been a bit of a political nerd. In fact, as a Harvard student, she made a point of meeting each candidate in the 2000 presidential election when they stumped in nearby New Hampshire.
Shortly after returning to the nation's capital as Google's public relations director for the East Coast, Uber snatched her up with the promise of running the ride-hailing company's federal lobbying team.
"It's hard to leave Google," Christoff said. "But this particular role involved me going back into the policy world, which is what I wanted to do long-term."
Christoff hit the ground running. Her team is targeting the Sharing Economy Caucus, which was launched last year by Reps. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.) and Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.). They also reached out to Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), who has expressed an interest in the sharing economy.
Those efforts are already paying dividends. Her team is working behind the scenes with Issa and Swalwell to press the government to reimburse employees who use ride-sharing companies like Uber for work-related travel. Right now, federal employees are only reimbursed when they hail a cab.
Uber's lobbying team is also pressing the Department of Defense to allow drivers to pick up and drop off soldiers on military bases.
Christoff is also putting her toes in the 2016 presidential race. She traveled to Cleveland last week to speak with GOP leaders about partnering up in July during the Republican National Convention. Her team also has its eye on the Democratic National Convention, which takes place around the same time in Philadelphia. She hopes to get delegates from both parties using the ride-hailing service to get around.
She believes the more politicians interact with Uber on their own phones, the more empathetic they'll be in the legislative and rulemaking processes.
"It helps for them to understand how the technology works," Christoff said.


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A stand-up arcade machine is an old school gift that keeps on giving.
Gamers around the world can relive the era of classic arcade games with coin-op machines from Dream Arcades, the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of arcade machines for the home. For anyone who recalls the excitement of Ms. Pac Man, the awe the first time they saw Dragon's Lair or the racing action of Pole Position, having an actual arcade machine in the home is the ultimate Father's Day gift. All pre-built arcade machines from Dream Arcades include over 145 classic games built in, so the fun begins as soon as the machine is plugged in—no quarters needed. Many of these classic games were in the spotlight with the Oscar-nominated Wreck-It Ralph movie from Disney Animation Studios last year (and now on DVD and Blu-ray).
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