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Dear Mary,

You’ve placed my family and I in our last two homes and all I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you. Your continued professionalism, caring attitude and commitment to give 100% from start to finish are so greatly appreciated.

Moving is stressful on a good day, but as a single mom working two jobs, moving into a new home can seem beyond overwhelming. Your continued guidance, warm smile, funny jokes and words of encouragement helped me deal with all of it!

I don’t just consider you my Realtor, I consider you my friend. Thank you.

Marianne & Tom

To whom it may concern,

I am writing to express my complete satisfaction with Ana Montes as a realtor. Throughout the entire process Ana was very professional, conscientious and motivated. She was able to answer all of my questions, address all of my concerns, and provide me with options and guidance as a first time home buyer. Ana effectively communicated with me through every step and made the process go very smoothly. The service that Ana provided was above and beyond in the area of customer service. Ana is very passionate and strives to do the best for her clients and I would highly recommend her to anyone buying or selling a home.

Diana Valencia

March 10, 2009                                                                                Dear Sir or Madam:

I am pleased to write to you on behalf of Ana Montes.  She is a charming and energetic young lady who played a major role in selling our previously owned townhouse and in attaining our lovely home in Kenilworth, NJ.  Ana came to our home, took pictures of the inside and out, set us up on the internet, and heavily advertised our listing.  The very next week we had potential buyers viewing the house.

Ana is an intelligent and witty person.  She understands that her role as your real estate agent is to support your goals.  She will work with you and she will do her best to persuade others in order for you to reach those goals.  In spite of the poor market at the time that Ana intervened to help sell our townhouse, she was able to attract a highly qualified buyer.  The negotiations with this penny-pincher buyer would have been disastrous if it wasn’t for Ana’s guidance, patience, and skill in communication.  We sold at a handsome price and the closing was in a suitable time for us.

We were very impressed with Ana at this point, but even more so when we started looking for our next home.  Ana provided us with a significant amount of listings and viewings.  She was consistently available for any questions we had and would even send us some extra information via email and text messages.  (This convenience is wonderful because we work full-time and have twin newborns.)  Ana would communicate with both my husband and me to be sure that everyone was in agreement.  When we met her for appointments she would give us some background on the property/seller that we wouldn’t have otherwise known.

Ana was the one who urged the attorneys, and the sellers to close sooner rather than later when they dragged their feet.  My family would have been temporarily without a home if it was not for her persistence.  In the end, she helped us meet our goals and we were satisfied with our experience.  Ana Montes is an outstanding real estate agent and I enthusiastically recommend her for your sale or purchase.

Ms. Lisa Araujo

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August 2, 2008

To Whom It May Concern:

This letter is to confirm my ongoing working relationship with realtor, Victoria Ilgandi. I have worked with Victoria for 3 and ½ years as a Senior Loan Officer handling client financing on her purchase transactions.

I have first hand knowledge of Victoria’s stellar reputation with her client base.  I can attest to the fact that she is extremely serious about her business, answers all incoming calls (or promptly returns messages), and is always responsive to both myself and the clients with which we work.

Several of her clients have expressed to me that they and their families would not use any other realtor, Victoria is easy to work with and they feel comfortable speaking to her about issues relating to their home buying experience. While Victoria has an easy going, unassuming personality, she remains extremely focused on the task at hand, finding her client their ideal home.  She does so with grace and extreme professionalism.

I look forward to a continued relationship with Victoria and am confident that she will be an asset and an invaluable team member wherever she works.

Linda Landmesser

Senior Loan Officer

101 Wood Avenue South

Iselin, NJ 08830

 I just wanted to send you this note to say THANK YOU!! You were extremely patient with us during our house search. We were so unsure of exactly where we wanted to look but you never gave up on us. We started looking in Carteret and ended up finding our right house all the way in Piscataway! We were also on a fixed budget and yet you managed to find us houses in our price range without showing us houses that we would never be able to afford.  I don’t know many other people who would have been as patient with us as you were. You never gave up even though you weren’t familiar with Piscataway. You found us just the right house for our family and for that we thank you. I will recommend anyone I know who is looking to buy a home to you. You are not only a realtor during the home buying process but you are a sincere person after it is all over. I don’t know many other realtors who keep in touch with their clients three years after helping them buy a home! Honesty and sincerity are qualities every realtor should have!!

Thank you again!!

Christine & Marcelo

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> Subject: A huge THANK YOU
> Date: Wed, 9 Feb 2011 09:08:07 -0500
> Dear Vickie, Tim, Tom and Erin,
> On behalf of Johana and myself, we just wanted to say a most
> heartfelt and grateful thank you to all of you. It was a long eleven
> month process that at times we were doubting would ever happen, but
> thanks to your help, encouragement and support, we now have our first
> home. Thank you again! You made a difficult and trying process as
> easy as possible, and you are all the epitome of professionals. We
> truly go to see the best and the worst of the real estate industry in
> this deal, and fortunately we had the best working on our behalf.
> Thank you again.
> Warmest regards,
> Steve and Johana

In August 2007 I purchased my first home with the help and guidance of Clifton Stephens.  From the minute we started working together I knew he had my best interests at heart. He was honest, upfront, and dedicated in both his approach to home buying and meeting my needs. Clifton not only walked me through the entire process of finding and buying a home but he meticulously kept every party involved in the process on point. Clifton takes his job seriously and his clients are his number one priority. In my case he went above and beyond the call of duty many times without the slightest hesitation. I truly believe I would not have the opportunity to own my own home if I did not have Clifton as my Realtor.

Marianne Panarese-Oh

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I recently purchased a home in Irvington with the dedicated assistance of Mr. Stephens. I am a first time home buyer and was ignorant to the process and Cliff answered all of my questions without hesitation... Even the questions that were not related to his expertise. Cliff had an open door policy and made me feel as if I could call on him for any reason. Cliff always presented himself in a professional manner and was very respectful of my needs. He extended himself so that my needs were met and made me feel as if I were family. As a matter of fact, I have been in my new home for a little over a month and Cliff still calls to check on us. I am grateful that I had someone that is so kind and trustworthy to help me through such a exciting yet stressful time. Without Cliff I probably would still be renting:) I would definitely utilize his services again if the need shall ever arise. And, I would highly recommend him as a REALTOR!

Latisha & Anthony

Jan 17, 2008 03:32:27 PM, addis.crooks@nyu.edu wrote:

Below is our testimonial.  Best of luck in your new agency!

“I enthusiastically recommend Clif Stephens’ services to anyone looking to buy or sell a home.  We appreciated his knowledge of the decision making process as well as his honesty when a property was not the right fit for us.  He willingly made himself available to fit our very hectic schedule and promptly responding to all call and e-mail correspondences.  Without Clif’s knowledge and perseverance, we would not have succeeded in finding our first home.”

Addis Crooks Jones

"Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm."

~Ralph Waldo Emerson

August 11th, 2009

Jazmine Clausen-Soir was our realtor for the purchase of a co-op in Elizabeth, NJ.  Her enthusiastic response and attention to detail were beneficial to the process and helped to address and expedite challenges and problems as they occurred.  She was very personable yet professional.  While being responsive to us, she anticipated problems and worked to resolve them.  She utilized her contacts and knowledge of the area to enhance our experience of searching for and finding the home of our choice.  She was quick to return calls and always available to go the extra mile.

 We're happy to recommend her and will certainly use her again in the future.

 Philip Bockman and Paul S. Feiler

Dear Laura,

Just wanted to take a minute to thank you for your professional and immeasurable assistance in our search for our first home!  You went above and beyond our expectations with your constant communication, knowledge and never ending patience to answer ALL of our questions!  We appreciate all of your hard work and endless hours you invested in making what could have been a trying experience into a pleasurable one!!  You have our highest recommendation and thanks.

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I have 2 dds. One will be 3 on june 26 and one will be 2 on aug 26. They both want bikes, we dont have any. Question is do I get my oldest one for her birthday and make my other child wait until hers, which is a long time for a little kid, or do I buy them both new bikes before their birthdays, yes I can afford it, and get them something else for their birthdays? Wwyd?

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  • I'd just get them both new bikes.

    Answer by meooma at 8:29 PM on May. 16, 2011

  • how about big wheels for both instead?
    they're kinda little for bikes

    Answer by butterflyblue19 at 8:31 PM on May. 16, 2011

  • If you can afford it get them bikes now so they can ride all summer- you can always check out some rummages. You can always buy the bikes now and them get them a less expensive gift for their bdays.

    Answer by skittles1108 at 8:33 PM on May. 16, 2011

  • You can buy the bikes now and for their the gear if it's not that far off. Or if you're doing birthday parties...just get them something small to open in front of friends and they'll open whatever gifts they get from their party. G'luck to you.

    Answer by Imortlmommy at 8:36 PM on May. 16, 2011

  • I would buy them both at the same time, whether it was before or at one of their birthdays...

    Answer by Proverbs_31 at 8:37 PM on May. 16, 2011

  • I would get a small 12" bike for the older one for her B-Day and a cheap trike for the younger one a few days later. unless she is a bog 2 she won't be able to reach the pedals on even a 10" ... My DD is a small 3 and 1/2 and has a 10" she fits on but she can't pedal it. It's to hard still.

    Answer by But_Mommie at 8:47 PM on May. 16, 2011

  • I was thinking trikes. I found the perfect ones and safety gear for $100 for all of it.

    Comment by SabrenaLeigh (original poster) at 8:51 PM on May. 16, 2011

  • If you can afford it, go ahead and get them now. That is MUCH better, IMO, than giving them both bikes at older daughter's birthday (not that that was a plan at all, but I have seen it). And they can start enjoying them.

    And spend the extra $1.50 for a bottle of peroxide and cute bandaids... that's when they've really broken in the bikes, when you get to patch up the first skinned knee, and get them right back up and riding :-D

    Answer by KateDinVA at 10:16 PM on May. 16, 2011

  • I would definitely get them now so one doesn't feel left out then just come up with something for their birthdays good luck and have a blast at the birthdays

    Answer by krissii at 10:28 PM on May. 16, 2011

  • I'm gonna get the safety gear, knee pads elbow pads and helmets, and I'm always stocked with peroxide and bandaides, my kids take after me LMAO!

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Cafe UTEC sources as much locally grown produce as possible from Lowell's own Mill City Grows. They also worked with UTEC staff, youth, and community volunteers from Kronos to build the raised beds you'll see as you enter the cafe from Warren Street. For more information on this wonderful organization, click their logo below.

UTEC Youth

Youth currently in programming and recent UTEC graduates are the true heart of Cafe UTEC. They prepare the delicious menu items, staff the counter, water the herbs and vegetables growing right outside the door, and so much more. They also learn the business side of restaurant management as they work with senior staff on inventory management, accounting, and menu development. Come by to say hello!

Aaron was introduced to the UTEC family through the AmeriCorps program in 2015. Originally from Maui, HI he moved to Stockton, CA in 2008 to pursue his interests in the health sciences. While there Aaron got his Bachelors in Science in Biology from the University of the Pacific. In 2012 he moved to Pittsburgh, PA to be closer to family and pursue prospective research assistant positions. Aaron began working in kitchens as a dishwasher after struggling to find employment as a researcher. From that point he began working his way up the kitchen line gaining increasing management experience.  After becoming burnt out from the stress of being a head cook in a high volume kitchen, he decided to pursuit his interests as a youth worker. Intrigued by the Mattress Recycling social enterprise and UTEC’s values, Aaron moved to Massachusetts. After two years of volunteering in the Transformational Beginnings/Mattress Recycling program, Aaron took over the role of Program Manager at Café UTEC.

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Kodi grew up on a small island a short ferry ride from Seattle, Washington. From 2000-2004 she was hugely involved in a teen drop-in center similar to UTEC. Serving on the Teen Board for three years, two as President, she organized fundraisers, after school events, concerts and community outreach projects. Simultaneously, Kodi worked part time at a local retirement center, climbing the kitchen ladder from dishwasher to supervisor. In 2006 Kodi graduated at the top of her class from the Seattle Culinary Academy. She has spent seven years in fine dining hotel kitchens mastering production, event execution and culinary administration management. She is incredibly thankful to have this opportunity to combine both of her life's passions. "If you can find something you love to do and get paid for it, you'll never work a day in your life."

Cafe UTEC history

Café UTEC was conceived as another way to expand UTEC's Workforce Development Program. In 2006, UTEC changed its program model to incorporate workforce skills and education into the center. This action was taken as a response to UTEC youth wanting to gain more skills while still having the safe haven that they know and love. In 2013, UTEC hired Sam Putnam as our Culinary Innovator to expand our Food Service enterprise to reach additional customers and launch Café UTEC. Staff, community partners, of course all of the youth in the program are thrilled that our Café UTEC dream is now a reality!

Sam joined UTEC in December 2013 as Culinary Innovator, to develop and oversee food businesses. Sam grew up in Arlington, where he got his start in the restaurant business as a teenager, flipping burgers at Brigham’s. His last position before he joined UTEC was back in Arlington, as Executive Chef of flora restaurant. In between, after attending college in Vermont, he worked in popular restaurants in the Bay Area, including Ristorante Venezia, Café Cheneville, and The Corner; took a detour to the Midwest, where he was chef and managing partner at several Italian and American restaurants in the Columbus, Ohio area; and, in 2006, returned to Boston, where he helped open Dorchester’s Ashmont Grill, was the Founding Executive Chef of Foundry on Elm in Somerville’s Davis Square, and was Chef of Jamaica Plain’s beloved Bella Luna. Coming to UTEC is the culmination of Sam’s longstanding dream of working full-time at the intersection of culinary arts, education, and social justice. This dream began many years ago, when he was the Head Cook at the Farm & Wilderness summer camps, where he trained young people in the kitchen and reaped the bounty of the camps’ organic gardens. More recently, he taught cooking classes for low-income parents at Operation Front Line, mentored young people in the Future Chefs program, and served as Future Chefs’ part-time Director of Culinary Education. Sam lives in Arlington with his wife and two daughters.

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Plans to close part of Cambridge's Hills Road to install a new cycle route have been delayed by a week.

The construction work will affect the outbound lane of the road between Long Road and the Addenbrooke’s roundabout and will see a 24-hour closure of this stretch of the road until the start of September.

There are fears that the roadworks, part of the Greater Cambridge City Deal’s cycle scheme, will inconvenience thousands of local residents.

Work was due to begin tomorrow (June 12) with motorists being diverted via Queen Edith’s Way and Fendon Road. The city-bound lane of Hills Road is due to remain open to general traffic throughout the works.

A last minute update from the City Deal team has now pushed back the start of the works to Monday, June 19 to allow for extra work on underground utility cables.

The road closure is still estimated to finish on Monday, September 4 with contractors on site from Monday to Saturday. Additional work may take place on Sundays to help meet tight deadlines.

Mike Davies, team leader for City Deal Cycling Projects, said: “This is an area of road that is extremely busy for motorists, cyclists and pedestrians.

"The improvements underway will make walking and cycling journeys far safer and more enjoyable and we hope that this will encourage others to consider walking or cycling, reducing the amount of traffic on the roads in this growing part of the city.

"We have worked closely with our contractor, bus operators and ambulance service over a number of months to plan a programme of works that will be completed as soon as possible.

"The delay of the start date for the closure is due to the fact that we have found extra utility cables that need diverting before we start the work on Hills Road between Long Road and Addenbrooke’s roundabout.

"We are carrying on with parts of the work we can do, however, so that the closure end date should not be extended.

Stagecoach has announced that the roadworks will mean its services have to take alternative routes, leading to minor delays.

Buses towards Cambridge can still use Hills Road and are not expected to be as badly affected. Stops in Hills Road closest to Long Road will remain closed until the works have been completed.


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Global music revenue dips 3.9 per cent in 2013 on Japan decline; streaming music drives growth

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Global music revenues fell 3.9 per cent to $15 billion in 2013, pulled down by a sharp decline in compact disc sales in Japan, according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry.

Japan, which accounts for more than a fifth of worldwide sales, saw revenue fall 16.7 per cent as sales of CDs and ringtones declined while streaming services had yet to catch on, the trade group said Tuesday.

Outside of Japan, the growing popularity of free and paid streaming music services such as Pandora and Spotify are helping offset the decline of CD sales. Excluding Japan, global music revenue fell just 0.1 per cent.

Global digital music revenue grew 4.3 per cent to $5.9 billion in 2013. Physical revenue declined 11.7 per cent to $7.7 million, performance rights revenue grew 19 per cent to $1.1 billion, while synchronization revenue from use of songs in movies and TV shows fell 3.4 per cent to $322 million.

The IFPI says rising demand for subscription services contributed to a shift away from piracy. The number of paying subscribers rose 40 per cent last year to 28 million.

The federation’s chief executive, Frances Moore, said in a statement that the music industry “is in a positive phase of its development,” adding that most major markets are growing.

In the U.S., total revenue was $7 billion in 2013, the fourth consecutive year of relatively unchanged revenue, according to the Recording Industry Association of America.

The number of people in the U.S. paying for music subscriptions jumped 79 per cent to 6.1 million and streaming revenue grew 39 per cent to $1.4 billion. Revenue from downloads of songs from places like iTunes fell 1 per cent to $2.8 billion. Sales of CDs and vinyl albums fell 12 per cent to $2.4 billion.

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CA reverses Makati decision; acquits Napoles on serious illegal detention charges

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However, Napoles would remain in detention because she is also facing plunder charges in connection with the alleged pork barrel scam implicating some lawmakers and other government officials. (Philippine News Agency)
However, Napoles would remain in detention because she is also facing plunder charges in connection with the alleged pork barrel scam implicating some lawmakers and other government officials. (Philippine News Agency)

MANILA–The Court of Appeals (CA) has reversed the ruling of Makati City Regional Trial Court (RTC) and acquits the alleged pork barrel scam mastermind Janet Lim Napoles on the serious illegal detention charges filed against her by whistle-blower Benhur Luy.

In a 35-page decision dated May 5 but was released to media on Monday, penned by Associate Justice Normandie Pizzaro and concurred by Associate Justices Samuel Gaerlan and Jhosep Lopez, the CA’s 12th Division granted the appeal of Napoles to reverse the ruling of Judge Elmo Alameda of Makati RTC branch 150 ruling on April 2015 and ordered Napoles’ immediate release from detention.

“The appeal is granted. The assailed disposition of the Regional Trial Court, National Capital Region, Branch 150, Makati City, is hereby reversed and set aside. The accused-appellant Janet Lim Napoles is acquitted based on reasonable doubt. She is ordered to be immediately released from detention, unless she is confined for any lawful cause,” the decision stated.

However, Napoles would remain in detention because she is also facing plunder charges in connection with the alleged pork barrel scam implicating some lawmakers and other government officials.

Sandiganbayan Presiding Justice Amparo Cabotaje Tang said that commitment orders against Napoles stand because they were issued in connection with the cases pending before the SB, these orders constitute the legal bases for her continued detention.

In acquitting Napoles, the appellate court said it finds the evidence presented by the prosecution “grossly insufficient to sustain a conviction” and that the crime was not proven beyond reasonable doubt.

“The essential element of serious illegal detention is that the victim was restrained or deprived of his liberty. Thus, the prosecution must show actual confinement or restriction of his person. There is no serious illegal detention where the fact of detention was not clearly established,” the CA said.

It said that in the instant case, it finds the prosecution’s narration inadequate to establish actual confinement or rushing adding that the trial court in “rushing to convict the accused-appellant carelessly overlooked significant facts” which it stressed would have normally engendered doubts as to the credibility of the prosecution’s evidence.

The appellate court said among these “significant facts” that were overlooked by the RTC were the fact that there was no proof that Luy was forced or involuntarily brought and held against his will in Bahay Ni San Jose in Magallanes Village, Makati, adding that the evidence showed he sought spiritual retreat there.

It also cited the testimonies of defense witnesses, Fr. Peter Lavin and Monsignor Josefino Ramirez, that Luy was neither belligerent now showed any actions to indicate he was coerced or forced to undergo spiritual retreat while inside the facility, adding he even attended masses every night he was there.

The CA also showed Luy in the entire duration of his alleged confinement never attempted to escape nor tell anyone of his situation nor seek assistance from law enforcers and even bystanders on different occasions when he went out of Bahay Ni San Jose.

It added that the prosecution also failed to present evidence that Luy was physically prevented from leaving the retreat house.

“To our mind, it is completely baffling and unexplainable how a man who alleges illegal detention had no sense of urgency to escape or seek help, at least during the latter part of his alleged detention, despite the grave offense committed against him. Such consistent behavior negates the claim that he was forcibly taken and confined by accused-appellant,” the CA said.

The appellate court also questioned Luy’s conduct during his rescue by agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI), adding that based on the testimonies of the security personnel of Pacific Plaza, he violently resisted rescue and even insisted that Reynaldo “Jojo” Lim-Napoles’ brother and co-accused in the case — did not do anything illegal or criminal against him.

“The prosecution failed to satisfactorily explain the resistance of Luy to the rescue operation, which to our mind negates the claim of serious illegal detention,” the CA said, adding that it finds Luy’s claim that he thought the NBI agents were out to kill him “flimsy and too convenient to warrant appreciation” since the rescuers were accompanied by his brother, Arthur.

Aside from this, the appellate court explained that it is also necessary in serious illegal detention cases that there must be indubitable proof that such deprivation of liberty was the actual intent of the accused but added that Luy never saw Napoles for the entire three months of his stay at the retreat house.

The prosecution, the CA said, only established is that Luy had a disagreement with Napoles on December 19, 2012 that ended with the latter cursing him and threatening to put him in jail.

But the CA said this was insufficient to manifest actual intent to forcefully deprive him of liberty since it is vague and open to different meaning or interpretation.

Lastly, the appellate court said the prosecution failed to present proof to establish that Napoles conspired with her brother to deprive Luy of his liberty, adding that the RTC’s ruling on this matter relied on conjectures insufficient to satisfy the burden of proving conspiracy beyond reasonable doubt.

“In sum, in the recesses of our mind and conscience, the evident conclusion is that the quantum of evidence required in this case has not been met. We hold that the evidence against the accused-appellant is not sufficient to establish her participation or culpability in the alleged criminal conspiracy. The prosecution has not discharged its burden of proof in establishing the commission of the crime charged and in identifying the accused-appellant as the malefactor responsible for it,’ the CA said.

The CA said that while the case against Napoles’ brother was archived since he disappeared even before the RTC starts the trial of the case, any further proceedings against him using the same factual circumstances may be rendered moot and academic by its decision.

Luy, who was employed by Napoles’ JLN Group of Companies, had testified the latter detained him from December 2012 to March 2013 to prevent him from revealing to authorities how she used bogus non-government organizations to get billions of pesos of pork-barrel funds from dozens of lawmakers, for fake projects.

It will be recalled that two months ago, Solicitor General Jose Calida filed with the CA a manifestation recommending Napoles’ acquittal on the case.

Napoles appealed the lower court’s decision to the Court of Appeals. Since this is a People of the Philippines case, the Solicitor General was ordered to respond.

“The OSG is the defender of the Republic and at the same time the tribune of the people. I am a servant of the law and I took an oath to uphold the rule of law, adding that the personalities involved in the case is immaterial to the decision of his office to comment and file the pleading before the appellate court,” Calida noted.

The manifestation submitted to the CA dated January 11, 2017 was signed by Solicitor General Jose Calida, and Assistant Solicitors General Henry Angeles and Armand Morales.

The OSG said in its manifestation that it reviewed Napoles’ reply brief dated Sept. 20, 2016, wherein appellant Napoles said the “element of deprivation of liberty is absent and wanting in this case”.

Based on such review of the evidence presented by prosecution and defense, the OSG said, “the evidence presented does not support beyond reasonable doubt that the appellant commmitted crime of serious illegal detention.”

The OSG also noted that the conduct and behavior of Luy during the time he was supposedly being detained against his will did not bear out his allegations of coercion and restriction.

“Indeed, the conduct and behavior of Benhur Luy during the period of his alleged detention belie the fact that he was detained or deprived of his liberty, contrary to the findings of the trial court in its April 14, 2015 decision,” OSG said.

Napoles is now detained at the Correctional Institution for Women in Mandaluyong City.


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Fear-the-Walking-Dead-S2This week, AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead returns from its break to resume its second season with a one and a half hour episode. And discussion series The Talking Dead immediately follows. Also, MTV’s Scream has its second season finale. Last week, I indicated that The CW’s Beauty and the Beast had its series finale, but it is actually just on break for a few weeks and will resume the first of its last three episodes on August 25th For those interested, the first season of AMC’s Into the Badlands gets an encore run on BBC America (that one is part of AMC Networks) starting on Saturday at 10 PM EST. Apart from that, it is (slow) business as usual with only a handful of Summer shows airing new episodes.  See the full listings at our partner

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Bill Maher Slams Media’s Fascination With Pope Francis On Real Time (VIDEO)

Bill Maher spent some good time slamming Pope Francis and media’s fascination with him on this week’s Real Time.

"I have just about had it with the press squealing in delight with everything the new pope does," said Maher. "He's a 76-year-old executive who just got a promotion. You act like he's a baby who just made a boom-boom."

The talk show host also said, "There are over a billion Catholics -- just on the back of my gardener's truck. So I get it that this is a legitimate news story. But can we at least stop saying that the job of pope is so hard?"

Daring Maher also compared his show to Catholic Church by saying, "The Catholic Church has basically always done what we do here at 'Real Time.' It's a bunch of guys sitting around making up new rules."

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Texas Got A Victory, But Other States Still Face Tough Abortion Laws

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Despite the Supreme Court's favorable decision concerning Texas, women in dozens of other states still face harsh abortion restrictions.

Women in Texas received a major victory on Monday with the Supreme Court’s ruling concerning abortion. The court voted 5-3 that restrictions on abortion—such as doctors requiring admitting privileges at local hospitals—were unconstitutional and placed undue burden on a woman’s right to choose.

While this is a significant triumph for women’s rights advocates in Texas, considering 32 of Texas’s 42 abortion clinics would have been shut down due to these restrictions, other states have not fared so fortuitously.

The Washington Post published a detailed chart of all 50 states and the various restrictions each of them face. According to their analysis, “There are 31 states that have at least one of the following abortion regulations: waiting periods, restrictions on health insurance coverage, bans after 20 weeks of pregnancy, requirements that clinics meet ambulatory surgical center standards or requirements that abortion doctors have hospital admitting privileges.”

Twenty-five states have two or more of these restrictions.

The most prohibitive states are Missouri, Utah, Indiana, Nebraska, North Dakota, and Oklahoma, all of which contain four out of the five regulations, making it incredibly difficult for clinics to remain open and women to receive abortions.

Only 19 states place no regulations on abortion, which is baffling considering that Roe v. Wade established the right to abortion back in 1973—states attempting to override this through ridiculous laws passed by extremely conservative local governments clearly violates our constitutional rights.

While the Supreme Court gave a major win to women in Texas, unfortunately, women in dozens of other states still have long battles to fight.

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Is The US College Student Detained In North Korea A Political Pawn?

A day after the Hermit Kingdom paraded a tearful University of Virginia student before the media, the White House issued its first proper statement.

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North Korea arrested 21-year-old Otto Warmbier on Jan. 2 for unclear reasons. Back then, U.S. government officials said they were looking into the matter and refrained from saying anything concrete.

However, now that the University of Virginia student has confessed to his “hostile acts” in Pyongyang, things seem to have picked up a little pace.

In his first public appearance since his arrest, Warmbier, on Monday, tearfully apologized for attempting to steal a political banner from a staff-only section of the hotel where he had been staying. He begged DPRK for forgiveness and even asked the U.S. not to “manipulate” people.

Considering the fact he was reading his confession from a piece of paper and appeared to get more upset with each passing minute, it’s quite possible he was coerced or forced into the admission. It is also quite possible that he is being used as a political pawn for propaganda purposes.

“As a general practice, North Korea arrests and imprisons people for actions that would not give rise to arrests, let alone imprisonment, in the United States, and there’s little doubt that North Korea uses detention as a tool for propaganda purposes,” U.S. State Department spokesman John Kirby told South Korea’s Yonhap news agency.

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Meanwhile, the White House said in a statement Monday that officials are working closely with Swedish intermediaries, who are the go-between for the U.S. and North Korea, to find out more about Warmbier’s imprisonment.

“There’s no greater priority for the administration than the welfare and safety of U.S. citizens abroad,” White House spokesperson Josh Earnest said. “Obviously we’re working through the Swedes to learn as much as we can about this individual, and about the circumstances of his detention, and we’re interested in ensuring the safety and welfare of U.S. citizens around the world.”

North Korea accuses Warmbier of surfing the Internet to study different DPRK political slogans and plotting to steal one by folding it up on a thin rectangular metal sheet, according to CNN. Bizarrely, they also allege he was encouraged to commit the “hostile act” by a purported member of an Ohio church, a secretive university organization and the CIA.

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Even terrorists can make mistakes. This is evidently and painstakingly clear in the video. What starts as a regular day for an average militant soon turns into a nightmare for this particular group.

As their plans to terrorize unfold - or rather crumble into a million little pieces, watch the video to see how this group’s internal politics get the best of them and they soon take out their failure on each other.

How frustrating it can be when things don’t go according to plan – especially for this lot.


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If the President’s proposal was made in good faith, Democrats should be eager to vote for it. So I’m surprised the Majority Leader just declined the chance for them to support it with their votes. I guess we’re left to conclude that it couldn’t even pass by a bare majority of votes, and that they’d rather take the country off the cliff than actually work out a good-faith agreement that reflects tough choices on both sides. … I think folks should know who actually wants to raise taxes on family farmers and manufacturers, and who thinks we can solve our fiscal problems without doing anything serious to our real long term liabilities. Democrats are so focused on the politics of this debate they seem to forget there’s a cost. They’re feeling so good about the election, they’ve forgotten they’ve got a duty to govern. A lot of people are going to suffer a lot if we go off this cliff. That’s why we assumed Democrats wanted to avoid it. We thought it was the perfect opportunity to do something together. Apparently we were wrong.

And Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s response to this reasonable request? How dare these Republicans ask us to vote on a bill carefully designed and touted by our party leader — it’s a stunt, I say! A stunt!

“I reserve the right to object. I just a minute ago moved to the Russia trade bill,” said Reid. “The purpose of moving to this bill is to protect American jobs. If we don’t do this legislation, we’ll lose American jobs for sure and put American companies in even worse shape than they are with Chinese and European companies. So the question is really this: are we going to get serious here and legislate or is this more of the obstruction we felt so much during this last Congress?

“The answer to that is really obvious. The answer is yes. Or are we going to continue the sort of political stunts that the Republican Leader is trying to pull today, now?”

Okay, sure: Let’s go ahead and accept Mr. Reid’s language that this is a Republican “stunt,” but it being a “stunt” isn’t why Mr. Reid objects to it — the real problem is that a vote on President Obama’s plan would expose exactly what’s really going on here. The White House insists that President Obama’s plan — to hike up all kinds of taxes and virtually eliminate the debt ceiling — is a substantive, credible, good-faith proposal, yet plenty of Democrats are conspicuously hanging back from endorsing it. Could it be that the White House really doesn’t care about compromise, avoiding the pain of the fiscal cliff, or reducing the deficit, but is actually just single-mindedly committed to their entirely reckless goal of merely hiking taxes on the wealthiest Americans — a plan that even most Congressional Democrats wouldn’t vote for?

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I am so tired of all of these old, hackneyed players who are adept at being big liars and phonies and the American people keep voting for the same old.  It is futile to protest; read some of the posts from liberals on Care2 and you realize how stupid these people really are and I am not saying this as a person who sits outside and judges.

Analyzing their posts and their insipid arguments is absolutely maddening.  They have no common sense, they obviously never read and you wonder about some of these people who profess to be teachers and they spend all their time on care2.  God Help the Children that they are suppossed to be teaching!!!

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Sheila, first do not believe everything you read on Care 2 as I doubt that many are teachers at all.  You said it in the first place, they don't have the time and would not be interested either.

Diane, I suspect that they answer was just stated, they know they can't get enough votes so that is why they won't bring it to vote.  They all know thiat it won't work.  They are afraid that if they were to pass it and it fails (which the are more than sure it will) they will be in sad shape. That is true but what they don't see is that if they do nothing it will be worse for them as they

are to get the job done.

4 years ago

Linda:  I don't think anyone of them want their fingerprints on the real deal which is the socialization of America and Obama will deliver this package.  They won't vote on it as the democrats would own the socialization of America and they know in time that Americans will doubt, question or may even revolt.  This would be the kiss of death for the demagouge party so they are not going to vote on this fiscal calamity because it ushers in one program:

the socialization of America as George soros planned for years.

There was way too much information outed to the public about the mystery man Soros and it made all of them extremely uncomfortable.

Facts are facts here; one would have to be a member of the the 3 blind monkeys not to get it and many people want to try this European socialist government.

Even Mitt Romney publically outed Obama for this goal; was anyone listening????

4 years ago

Mitt Romney made case of Socialization of America Europe style and Obama and Clinton fought back with a good rebuttal ....

Where were the other republicans in this fight???

The demagogues powered up and used the retaliation argument of austerity being a downer and not productive.

It appears that Mitt Romney made this case for years and no one backed him up.  It is hard to stand alone and take the fight when the bullies gang up on you and the MSM sides with them hook, line and sinker!

4 years ago

Sheila, we are in a dead zone right now, I fear.    The MSM is running all over us and we need to build a better mousetrap.   So far, we haven't.    When Tara Jane made the suggestion that Michelle would run in 2016 I felt sick to my stomach.   What saved me is that I know the US isn't anywhere near electing a woman president.

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Diane, I agree with that one and that.  No matter what they say, the liberals know that Obama has been a mistake and so they are not ready to experiment further at this time. It is also why Romney did not chose a woman as his running mate; they realized that we just are not ready.

Hillary won't run; I believe that she means it when she says she is through with that chapter.  She knows that the Party bailed on her and she is not going to forget or forgive that.  I also feel that Bill was forced into endorsing and working for Obama; he didn't get over his dislike, he was forced to comply.

4 years ago

One piece of great news today:  Sen. Jim DeMint will become president of Heritage Foundation and he aims to teach all Americans about conservatism, individualism and the importance of these principles in building our life and our country.

This made my day!   I think of Jim DeMint as a very humble man of great humility.  I see him as another Abraham Lincoln.   Pres. Lincoln was one of the greatest Republicans that ever lived; don't ever forget that please.

A link from Alan West on Abraham Lincoln so people here NEVER doubt Lincoln's greatness and his importance to the Republican party and to these United States of America!!!

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Please ask TAMUC to stop mistreating horses in its equine program and selling them to slaughter.
PETITION - Greyhounds Are Being Killed in the Name of Science.
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- 277 days ago -
Help stop this sick practice!
Immediate Action Needed to End the Use of Animals in Experiments! PETITION SIGN
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- 313 days ago -
I believe that it is wrong to carry out experiments on animals when there are better, safer and humane alternatives available.
Urge Congress To Stop Wasteful and Cruel Animal Testing! PETITION!
Animals  (tags: animal testing, laws, animals, animalwelfare, animaladvocates, protection, killing, animalcruelty )

- 357 days ago -
The Personal Care Products Safety Act (S. 1014) would require the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to review extensive safety test data, which could lead to MORE animal testing.
PETITION SIGN: ANIMAL TESTING---Say No to Charles River Laboratories
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- 377 days ago -
Charles River is the worldâEUR(TM)s largest breeder of animals for lab experiments,and supplies one out of every two animals used in lab experiments.
Petition: END COSMETIC TESTING ON ANIMALS. Humane Society International
Animals  (tags: animals, animal testing, suffering, humane society international, rabbits, pain )

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Already 54,325 of 100,000 signed. Please sign if you haven't already
Applaud Researchers Working Toward Replacing Animal Testing
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- 499 days ago -
Target: Researchers at GermanyâEUR(TM)s Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy! Goal: Applaud work toward replacing animal testing with more humane methods.
South Korea Passes Bill to Phase Out Animal Testing!
Animals  (tags: animal testing, animalcruelty, death, slaughter, killed, killing, protection, law, investigation, humans, cruelty, animalrights, animaladvocates, abuse, suffering, sadness, ethics )

- 508 days ago -
Millions of animals experience severe torture such as being force-fed ingredients to determine toxicity and carcinogenicity and have chemicals repeatedly rubbed into their shaved skin or ears before being killed.

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START A PETITION37,000,000 members: the world's largest community for good

Pigs Allegedly Boiled Alive Deserve Justice
Animals  (tags: pigs, boiled alive, maximum penalty, illegal slaughterhouses, abuse, abused, AnimalWelfare, animaladvocates, animalcruelty, animalrights, animals, animalwelfare, crime, cruelty, death, humans, suffering )

- 609 days ago -
Give men maximum punishment for allegedly killing animals in torturous ways and for operating illegal slaughterhouses.
Yulin: Chinese Woman Pays $1,100 To Save 100 Dogs From Chinese Dog-Eating Festival
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- 729 days ago -
Many argue that there is no difference in the western culture slaughtering farm animals such as cows but a group of activists in China have accused the festival organizers of unnecessary cruelty and torture. Everybody doesn't support such practises.
Petition: Cats and Dogs Are Pets, Not Food!
Animals  (tags: South Korea, cat meat, dog meat, consumption, ban, skinning alive, boiled alive, ethics, crime, cruelty, pets, protection, law, suffering, investigation, animalrights, AnimalWelfare )

- 941 days ago -
Dogs and cats are our companions here in the United States, but in some areas of South Korea, they are considered culinary delicacies. Up to two million dogs and cats are slaughtered for their meat and consumed each year in South Korea...
Petition | Give Maximum Sentencing for Those Who Brutally Torture Animals! | Change.Org
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- 1037 days ago -
At an illegal slaughterhouse in West Miami-Dade, pigs, goats, hogs, and chickens were shot, stabbed, beaten with sledgehammers and gutted and boiled while alive, authorities said Wednesday. Authorities in recent years have busted offenders for...
Animals  (tags: China, dog meat trade, dog meat, skinned alive, boiled alive, fur, boycott, antiquated "tradition", abuse, tortured, misstreatened, Korean Dog Killers )

- 1046 days ago -
People need to be aware of the shameful practice of dog consumption that still continues in this so called civilized nation. There is no excuse for this antiquated "tradition" to be accepted and tolerated in today's society. I feel as long as this....
VICTORY!! Facebook Page "BAN Dogs NOW..." Removed!!!!!!!!!!!! ;-)
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The Facebook page "BAN dogs NOW..." has been removed as well as their horrendous event! THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO SIGNED AND MAKE THIS POSSIBLE! ( all you who are skeptical of petitions.... PETITIONS ARE WORKING FINE!!!! :-)
Good News: German Retailers Bow to Lobster Rights!
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- 1920 days ago -
The nationwide action follows a related campaign against the live trade in lobsters the southern German state of Bavaria.
ACTION ALERT: Stop The Guinea Pig Killings!!
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- 2663 days ago -
We the undersigned have created this petition to help save the guinea pigs that are killed everyday, in the worst way possible. Only you can stop this cruel act, and save the innocent guinea pigs.
ACTION ALERT: Kick the Bucket! - Kentucky Fried Chicken Cruelty!!!
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- 2868 days ago -
KFC suppliers cram birds into huge waste-filled factories, breed and drug them to grow so large that they can't even walk, and often break their wings and legs. At slaughter, the birds' throats are slit and they are dropped into tanks of scalding-hot
PLEASE TAKE ACTION: For a European Ban on the Boiling Alive of Lobsters!
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- 2955 days ago -
Every living being aspires to grow up in a environment that is free from cruelty and violence. Lobsters and animals in general aren%u2019t any different from humans. They want to see their children grow up in a loving and caring environment, they hope
Take Action: Tell Lab to Stop Torturing Monkeys!
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A whistleblower who worked for years at contract testing laboratory SNBL USA just outside Seattle has stepped forward to report hideous cruelty at the facility. One incident involved a monkey who was reportedly left in her cage as it was sent through a

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The 7-Day Plan to Landing Your Next Job

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Can you get a job in a week? Of course you can. While the average job search lasts about three to nine months, no rule says you can’t get a job in just seven days. I mean yeah, it sounds difficult – and very demanding – but there is no reason you shouldn’t try it.

See Also: The 20-20-60 Approach to Finding Your Dream Job

Day 1: Do Your Research

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The first step you need to take – possibly on a Monday, it is to start gathering information. So let’s say you don’t know where to start and you need to learn how to approach employers. Provided that you know what you are looking for in a job, you begin searching for employers that are more likely to be able to meet your job requirements and can give you exactly what you need e.g. salary, work environment, work-life balance. Start your research by finding more about what each company does and what it has to offer and write their names on a list.

Day 2: Work on Your Resume

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Once you figure out who you want to work for, you need to start working on your resume. You should try and make your resume as relevant as possible to the job adverts from employers you have listed down as your options. Customising your resume isn’t too hard, but you need to make sure you are paying attention to keywords, and adjusting your career summary to better suit the description of the position.

Day 3: Apply for Jobs

After you have made the final touches to your resume and have crafted your accompanying cover letter, you can start applying for jobs. The best place to start is online job boards as they can bring you closer to thousands of positions that are available in your country and abroad. But that depends on where you look. You can search and apply for jobs using this list of the best job search sites for 2016.

Day 4: Check Your Online Presence

Your resume that provides links to your online portfolio is out, and your next step to getting a job is to get rid of anything that makes you look like you don’t deserve one. Obviously, what I am talking about here is social media. Since employers will search for you on Google and will come across your Facebook and Twitter profiles, you will need to remove evidence of any inappropriate content from the sites including selfies, drunk photos, or anything that could make you look bad.

Day 5: Reach Out to People

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Skills are not the best way to get a job; it is the people you know. This means that the bigger your professional circle is, the more job opportunities you will come across. It is important to make an effort to connect with past colleagues either from university or previous jobs and let them know that you are looking for a job. Also, find out if there are any upcoming events in your area and grab the opportunity for some purposeful networking with key professionals in your industry.

Day 6: Recharge Your Batteries

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Searching for a job can be exhausting. Unless you take some time off from the constant searching-applying and networking, you will find it difficult to come up with real results. To be effective in your job search, you need to be in a good condition – mostly mentally. So on the 6th day of your job search, allow yourself to relax and think about something else for a change.

Day 7: Set Your Goals

The last day of your job search plan should be spent on setting your goals for next week. With or without a job offer, you will need to decide what your next move is going to be, and continue working on getting yourself out there and networking your way to your next job.

As you can see, searching for a job can be made easy if you stick to a plan. The only thing that could interfere with the time schedule is employers, who take a long time getting to your application and making a decision.

After reading this, how will you structure your own 7-day job search plan? Let me know your thoughts in the comments section below…

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Monday, May 15

Blodeuedd's Review: Nine Folds Make A Paper Swan by Ruth Gilligan

At the start of the twentieth century, a young girl and her family emigrate from Lithuania in search of a better life in America, only to land on the Emerald Isle instead. In 1958, a mute Jewish boy locked away in a mental institution outside of Dublin forms an unlikely friendship with a man consumed by the story of the love he lost nearly two decades earlier. And in present-day London, an Irish journalist is forced to confront her conflicting notions of identity and family when her Jewish boyfriend asks her to make a true leap of faith. These three arcs, which span generations and intertwine in revelatory ways, come together to tell the haunting story of Ireland’s all-but-forgotten Jewish community. Ruth Gilligan’s beautiful and heartbreaking Nine Folds Make a Paper Swan explores the question of just how far we will go to understand who we really are, and to feel at home in the world.

My thoughts:
There are 3 POVs in this book. Ruth's family was on their way to America, escaping Lithuania, but ended up in Ireland. She grows up there, makes a life there. I would have wished more of her story, Ireland changing and all that, instead it moved pretty past and we got tidbits here and there.

The second POV was my least fav, a boy in a mental institution, he has stopped talking and well, he just there.

The third POV was my favorite. Ashling loves her boyfriend but he wants to marry a Jewish girl, and she is wondering if she should convert.

But honestly, I wish the book had been longer, or one narrator could have been skipped so the other stories could have gotten more time. I wanted more flesh on the bones. I wanted to get to know them more. It made it confusing at time too when a new chapter started, but whose was it? Someone just started talking. It could have done with some header or something.

Why am I thinking of Joyce was not like that, but they all did think a lot. We did not really see things around them. Things that were happening, it really was a character novel instead and we were in their heads.

Jewish lives in Ireland. Different generations and interwoven stories.

Paperback, 336 pages
Expected publication: April 6th 2017 by Atlantic Books
Historical fiction / Fiction
For review

Melliane said...

It looks nice in a whole even if you wanted more

Anachronist said...

Pity not all POVs were up your scratch.

Carole Rae said...

Writing multiple POVs can be rough.

Blodeuedd said...

Eh it happens, cant love all povs


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Carolina Colours is fortunate to have an experienced and personable team that enhances the livability of Carolina Colours. Some of those special people include the following:

Sales Team

Joyce Costello, Bruce Birnbaum and Larry Beck have all been a part of Carolina Colours since its inception. Experienced, knowledgeable and easy to work with, they provide a low key and informative source of information for prospects and residents alike.

Suzanne Vincent supervises the office, assists the sales staff and is the prime resource for providing information and assistance to property owners. Known, liked and respected by all residents, she also has been with Carolina Colours since Day 1.

Sandra Cleaves is yet another veteran, having handled our finances since the inception of the development. She knows all there is to know about property owner associations and golf operations and is always willing to pitch in and help wherever assistance is needed.

Ken Kirkman and Kip Peregoy are on site.  Kirkman is in charge of the development and lives in the community.In his capacity as a real estate attorney, he structured the community as its developer and continues involvement in all aspects of its operations. Peregoy, a former Weyerhaeuser project manager, manages the infrastructure construction and maintenance as well as the review process for homes being reviewed for construction. Both are available to both prospects and residents on a daily basis.

Ken Gerhardt is the general manager for both the master property owner association as well as the golf operation. A tireless worker, he has been with Carolina Colours since the construction of the Pavilion, our community clubhouse. With many years of experience running hospitality operations throughout the country, he knows both what owners want and what logistics are required to make all the facilities and activities work smoothly.

Chef Katherine Sims is called indispensable by many residents.Whether it is sandwiches in the snack bar, Friday night dinners for the members, lavish meals for the holidays or special order catering for the residents entertaining, she is there with great food and a big smile. There is a reason even those that don’t live in Carolina Colours come to visit and eat.

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Nestled in the charming and quaint New Bern, NC, this community provides a warm and relaxing retreat amidst nearby golf, shopping, parks and lakes.

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Robotics team to show off skills at 4-H Fair

About 30 youths waited eagerly inside the Carroll County Agriculture Center, and when Dave Franc gave the signal for his students to begin their projects July 7, it unleashed a flurry of activity.

Groups of three to four kids, all members of the Carroll County 4-H Robotics Club, gathered metal beams, wires and wheels, and then congregated around tables to work on their robots that will each be judged at the 4-H and FFA Fair July 26 to Aug. 2.

Kneeling on the floor to get a better look at his group's robot, Payton Stoneberger, 15, said he was working on the wiring that connects the battery to the robot. Being able to use his hands to assemble something that can be wired to perform certain tasks is the reason Payton said he's in Robotics Club.

Although technology is becoming more prevalent in agriculture, it's not why the Robotics Club was started in 2006. Several people recognized a need for a technology-based program at the 4-H Fair, and that's why it was started, said Franc, the director and one of the founders of the club, along with the late Mike Wade.

Robotics coach Brian Kiesel said there is definitely a need for technology in farming, but most of the kids in the 4-H robotics club wouldn't even know what to do with a tractor. They're here for the engineering aspect of the club, he said.

Building a robot at the fair

At last year's 4-H fair, the Robotics Club built a cannon-like device that launched T-shirts into the audience during a concert. They began with a pile of raw materials and assembled the the device throughout the week of the fair so that the public could watch, Franc said.

This year they will be doing the same kind of workshop, where anyone in the Robotics Club can drop by to help. The project is a small helicopter, about 3-feet long and with six propellers, that will be able to carry small devices such as a camera that could then fly over crops to give farmers feedback on which parts of their land produced well and which areas may need more fertilizer or water, Franc said.

"The kids think it's cool because it flies," said Tim Krispin, Robotics Club parent and volunteer.

Franc said some kids in the club would rather use it to play pranks on people. But, he said, the helicopter will be used neither to torment the public nor in real-life application on crops. It's primarily a teaching tool.

It will enable them to demonstrate the kind of technology that is available to farmers, Krispin said. More and more farming is computerized, and something with this kind of surveillance technology could measure ground levels, map the terrain and find damaged or drought areas.

The goal is to have the helicopter finished by the end of the 4-H Fair. Franc said they will demonstrate it privately first, and will possibly demo it for the public. The T-shirt cannon will be returning as well, this time with a fresh coat of paint, Franc said.

Preparing for competition

Leading up to the 4-H fair, however, has been a scramble as the kids prepare their robots for the contest that will be taking place Saturday, July 26. Normally the club meets once a month, but Franc said they have been meeting weekly to prepare. The winning team at the fair will progress to the Maryland State Fair Robotics Contest in Timonium.

This year's competition involves a turntable that must be rotated in order to line up the red and blue tubes so that the robot can drop in a golf ball. Different amounts of points are scored depending on the difficulty of the shot, said Krispin, who also stressed the many strategic elements of the competition.

Josiah Giordano, 10, used a wireless control to zoom his robot around the room and weave it between the many legs at the July 7 club meeting. Finding one of the golf balls rolling around on the floor, Josiah carefully angled his robot's claws and reached for the ball, clenching it between its mechanical, metal hands. Then he shifted his attention to the turntable in the middle of the room and plunked the golf ball in one of the tubes.

"It's a lot more fun to build," Josiah said.

This is how the game will be played the day of the competition as well, except there will be two robots on the field, Krispin said, and about two or three kids per robot working as a team to score as many goals as possible with the 24 golf balls on the playing field.

There are a lot of factors to consider when building the robot, including the size of the motor, weight, sturdiness, speed, balance and supporting structure, Krispin said. Since the competition game changes every year, the robot also has to be adjusted to the specific elements.

Super Sonic Sparks return with awards

Within the robotics club is a subdivision competition team called the Super Sonic Sparks made up of about 10 or 14 of the most dedicated kids from the club, Kiesel said. In addition to working with the other club members on the robot for the 4-H Fair, they also meet once a week to build a more advanced robot that will compete five or six times around Maryland in order to qualify for the VEX Robotics World Championship.

For the past six years, Carroll County has sent a team to the World Championship. This past spring two high school teams and one middle school squad from the Super Sonic Sparks competed against 750 other teams from 26 countries at Anaheim, Calif.

Each year one of the teams returns from the World Championship toting at least one award, said Franc, head of Super Sonic Sparks.

"I didn't think it would happen, but they keep bringing them home," Franc said.

From this past championship, the three teams were awarded the community award as a whole. The middle school team gained additional honors with the Amaze Award for creating a high-performing robot, and also took first place in the Programming Skills Challenge. This was a one-minute autonomous challenge, Franc said, in which the kids had to program their robots to do certain tasks on its own without being controlled by a remote.

While the honors and awards are nice, the club is mostly a way for the kids to learn how to do things right, how to treat others, and other life skills, Kiesel said.

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