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It's unlike few other movies you'll see this year or possibly this decade.
It's unlike few other movies you'll see this year or possibly this decade.
Ford v Ferrari delivers real cinema meat and potatoes.
Roger Ebert on James Ivory's "Howards End".
"The Ballad of Narayama" is a Japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice, telling a story of startling cruelty. What a space it opens…
An article about the screening of Horace Jenkins' "Cane River" on Friday, November 1st, at the Academy Film Archive in Los Angeles.
Chaz Ebert celebrated her birthday by honoring Victory Gardens Theater in October 2019.
A video essay celebrating Antonia Bird's maligned masterpiece, Ravenous.
An article about the screening of Horace Jenkins' "Cane River" on Friday, November 1st, at the Academy Film Archive in Los Angeles.
A celebration of Yasujiro Ozu, as written by a Far Flung Correspondent from Egypt.
A Far Flung Correspondent weighs in on the MCU controversy.
An interview with the writers of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.
A celebration of Yasujiro Ozu, as written by a Far Flung Correspondent from Egypt.
Two babies are born at about the same time in an Israeli hospital. One is Israeli. The other is Palestinian. They're evacuated during a missile attack, accidentally switched and raised by each other's families for the next 18 years.
That's the plot line. When the mistake is discovered, how do the families react? What disturbs them more: that their son has been raised as an enemy or that he has been raised in another religion? That's where "The Other Son" gets complicated.
The two fathers and the Palestinian's brother are primarily concerned that their birth son has been raised by the "other side." The mothers are more concerned about the return of the son they gave birth to. The way this difference plays out is all the more fascinating because the families on both sides are decent people.
Joseph (Jules Sitruk), the Palestinian by birth, has been raised by Orith and Alon Silberg (Emmanuelle Devos and Pascal Elbe). After he enlists in the Israeli Air Force, he takes a blood test that reveals the startling news that he cannot be the son of his parents. The way this information is carefully disclosed by a hospital spokesman speaks volumes: This is a rare nation in which your DNA determines your eligibility to serve in the military, and it's clear the hospital has a lot of explaining to do.
Yacine (Medhi Dehbi), the Israeli by birth, has been raised on the West Bank by Leila and Said Al Bezaaz (Areen Omari and Khalifa Natour). His family is far from wealthy, but he had the good fortune to be educated in Paris.
The film's co-writer and director, Lorraine Levy, is French, which helps explain this detail and several others: that Orith Silberg was born in France, and she and all the other characters, except for Said and Yacine's brother Bilal (Mahmood Shalabi), speak French. In a sense that helps bridge the gap.
A key to Joseph's character is that, although his father is in the Israeli military, and he himself intends to enlist, his actual dream is to become a singer-songwriter. It's also important that Yacine, after some years in France, sees his plans for the future are in Europe. Neither boy is obsessed by his racial and religious identity.
This is definitively not the case with Bilal, and one of the shocking early moments occurs when he turns on his brother of 18 years and rejects him as an enemy. This emotional jolt may have as much to do with long-smoldering jealousy about Yacine's Paris years than with his new identity; you see how tangled such things can become.
Orith invites Yacine to pay a visit. Then one day Joseph crosses to the West Bank and pays a call to Yacine. (The ease with which he can pass the Israeli border guards is ironic, since he is a born Palestinian.) Yacine's family is caught off-guard; Yacine not as much. They do what any Arab or Israeli family would do, which is to offer their visitor food and drink, and the resulting meal is a study in social awkwardness and buried emotions, particularly on the part of the father and brother. In a moment of inspiration, Joseph begins to sing a song, and it's a wonder how that melts through the frigid atmosphere.
The new reality starts to sink in. It probably helps that the two young men are now well-launched along their adult paths; I wonder how this story would play out if they were both still quite young.
What difference did the switch make, really? In superficial ways, the two boys aren't so different: they both "look" Jewish or Arab, take your choice. How do they now feel about themselves? Joseph quizzes his rabbi: "Am I still Jewish?" The rabbi tells him he was one of his best students, but his mother was not Jewish, and so, no, he isn't, but he can convert. What about Yacine? Is he now Jewish? Technically, yes.
In an altered situation, it is easy to imagine Joseph and Yacine fighting and even killing each other, each one mistaken by the other for the enemy. The significance of this parable is there to be seen.
A review of the new Star Wars spin-off, The Mandalorian.
A Far Flung Correspondent weighs in on the MCU controversy.
Our staff choices for the best films from 2010 through 2019.
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A California judge is refusing to place Amanda Bynes under the conservatorship of her parents until he can review the results from her mental evaluation and speak to the actress himself.
The Hairspray star was taken into custody by police on Monday after she allegedly tried to start a fire in a resident's driveway in Thousand Oaks, close to where her parents live.
She was placed on a psychiatric hold, allowing authorities to keep her under surveillance for up to 72 hours, but the order was extended by two weeks on Thursday, following a hearing in the hospital where Bynes has been confined.
Her concerned parents, Rick and Lynn Bynes, filed legal papers for conservatorship on the same day, requesting control of their daughter's financial and personal affairs until she can get her life back on track, and their case was heard by Ventura County Superior Court Judge Glen M. Reiser on Friday, but he declined to issue an emergency ruling on the matter as Bynes has already been ordered to remain under doctors' care for another 14 days.
Instead, the judge is planning to seek the advice of her medics and have a one-on-one chat with Bynes to gauge her mental state for himself, while he will also review the police report of the alleged fire incident.
In addition, he has asked the actress' court-appointed lawyer, Mary Shea, to interview her client and suggest recommendations ahead of the next hearing into the conservatorship on August 9.
However, it appears Bynes' attorney is preparing to argue the star is of sane mind – she filed an emergency court motion on Friday in an effort to have the 27 year old released from her extended stay in the psychiatric hospital.

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Veteran Hollywood executive Tom Sherak has a new role: Los Angeles film czar.
Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on Thursday appointed Sherak to be his senior film advisor and help stem the flow of production that has taken a toll on the city's signature film and television business.
Sherak, the former president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, will lead Garcetti's efforts to make L.A. more film friendly and persuade state lawmakers to do more to support the state's entertainment industry, the mayor said in a statement.
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"The entertainment industry generates more than 500,000 local jobs. Protecting and expanding it is an absolute necessity," Garcetti said. "Tom will lead our campaign for production incentives in Sacramento and is empowered to work across city departments to make L.A. the best possible location for production."
Sherak will serve as the director of the Mayor's Entertainment Industry and Production Office, drawing a token salary of $1 per year.
"The idea is to be able to give back because I've been blessed by this wonderful industry," Sherak said in an interview. "We have to figure out how to keep jobs here and keep people working in California."
The appointment comes at a time when L.A. has experienced significant declines in film and TV production as business has flocked to other U.S. states and countries offering an assortment of tax credits and rebates. California allocates $100 million annually to its film and TV tax credit program, much less than what New York and other rivals offer.
Garcetti, who represented the Hollywood area when he was a city councilman, has said pressing for increased state film tax credits was one of his priorities as mayor. He also has pushed for the city to do more to help the industry, such as a proposed measure to waive city fees for television pilots.
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Sherak, who has been undergoing chemotherapy for prostate cancer, said he was initially uncertain about the job but accepted the offer after he met with Garcetti on Monday.
He said he was persuaded by the mayor's commitment to the cause of keeping jobs in L.A.
"I told my oncologist about it," Sherak said. "He said, 'Tom, take it. You'll be fine.'"
Sherak said he was also drawn to the challenge of the job, including convincing skeptical lawmakers in Northern California that they should do more to help an industry concentrated in Southern California.
"I know it's tough and it's not an easy thing to do, but that's never stopped me before," Sherak said. "Politics is new to me. What's that line from 'Star Trek'? 'Politics is the last frontier.' That's the way I look at it."
Sherak currently consults for Skydance Productions and other entertainment companies. He has extensive ties in Hollywood, formed over the course of a four-decade career in show business, primarily focused on marketing and distribution.
In addition to being a past president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, Sherak was a partner at Joe Roth's Revolution Studios, where he supervised the releases of several dozen features, including "Black Hawk Down," "Rent" and "Across the Universe."
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Before that, Sherak worked at 20th Century Fox, where he was chairman of Twentieth Century Domestic Film Group and senior executive vice president of Fox Filmed Entertainment. In addition to focusing on the distribution of Fox releases, Sherak was the studio's personal contact with George Lucas, whose "Star Wars" movies were distributed by the studio, and collaborated with James Cameron on the marketing of the director's "Aliens" and "The Abyss."
He launched his Hollywood career at Paramount Pictures in 1970, and recently served as a consultant to Marvel Studios and Relativity Media.
Like many Hollywood studios, Fox, Revolution, Marvel and Relativity film many of their movies outside Los Angeles and California. A large number of Revolution's movies were filmed out of state, including "Daddy Day Care" (Utah), "Perfect Stranger" (New York), "The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio" (Canada) and "Hellboy" (Czech Republic).
Sherak is well known and well respected.
"He's a very well-known figure and has a lot of good contacts and is definitely someone who can help us," said Ed Duffy, business agent for Teamsters Local 399, which represents location managers, casting directors and studio drivers. "Our union alliance looks forward to working with him in Sacramento to help secure the much-needed expansion of our film incentives."
Sherak is the chairman of the MS Hope Foundation, which he helped create, a former chairman of the Will Rogers Motion Picture Pioneers Foundation, and a former board member of the Motion Picture and Television Fund.
He received an honorary doctorate in the arts from the Academy of Art University and holds a degree in marketing from New York City Community College. He has served on the faculty of the UCLA Producers Program.
Times staff writer John Horn contributed to this report.


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and so tonight, my focus was on our new search, first, is the search use increasing?, what is being searched on?, etc... We record the search terms being keyed in, and as you can imagine, quite an array of topics, 'etsy', 'money','scrapbooking', 'country music', 'political buttons'.... the list goes on and on. There was one search term that caught my eye, 'cancer'. A more serious topic than most on here, and I was interested in what the results would be. And so I keyed that search and came up with 146 member sites in our directory.
from the results, there was a listing that caught my eye.
A blog that details my struggles on beating advanced cancer, what good karma is to me, judging others by their heart & soul & realizing the importance of right now. Actions speak louder than words & what comes around goes around.
and so I proceeded to click on site, and found an stunningly raw and honest first person account chronicling the writer's battle with ovarian cancer over the course of several years as well as the impact it has had on family members... my father passed away from lymphoma this past Christmas, and so I have some measure of ability to empathize with the situation. I highly suggest you have a look...
I then proceeded to look at the reviews this member received, shown at,
As you can see, many thorough and sincere comments left by the visitors. Obviously it's a little difficult to say how this story is going to turn out, however, we wish her and her family all the very best, and as I'm sure she is aware, sharing her story with the public has most certainly touched and helped the readers who have graced her blog and has done much good.
After reading and sitting back, I also felt a little better about what we do here. If in some small way, we've helped promote a first rate blog such as this for the benefit of our members (and hopefully cathartic for the author as well), it makes up for all the money making and adult sites we have listed ;) Not that those don't have their place, but it's nice to see something a little more laudable in our listings.
Now before I go, looking at this listing from a business/online endeavour point of view, it's a great example of how a site is doing things right, in this case due to a first person account of something people can relate to, and care about. The content is key here (it's interesting to the visitor), and additionally, it's a story that is continuously updated (keeps people coming back - I will probably check back in myself). With these two bases covered, a site owner can get things going. I'll write more about this in a future post.
In fact, this writer had monetized the site with Adsense ads up until recently, Adsense deciding to disable her account due to her promotion of cannabis to alleviate pain from serious illness. Doesn't seem quite right considering her particular blog and situation, the fact it's legal in many countries and U.S. States for that purpose, and doubly ironic as Google is based in the fairly liberal northern California region. Hopefully she'll find an alternative (take a look at http://www.adbrite.com ) and/or they will reconsider their position.


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American Idol Semifinalists Chosen — But There's a Twist!
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American Idol put the remaining contestants out of their misery (so to speak) by selecting the rest of the semifinalists. Sort of. Read the recap for the big twist at the end. On Thursday, judges Keith Urban, Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick, Jr. gav… Read more


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Mariposa Symphony Orchestra's Spring Concerts
Mariposa offers classical music performed by a community orchestra in one of America's smallest towns. This is the 12th season for the Mariposa Symphony Orchestra. These musicians continue to impress audiences with their increasing skill.
At this weekend's concerts, two Central California musicians will perform solos with the orchestra: Laura Porter and Sandra Stocking.
Porter is an award-winning harpist, and principal harp with the Fresno Philharmonic Orchestra, where she has been a member for more than 25 years. She also serves as an adjunct faculty member at Fresno Pacific University. In addition to teaching private lessons, she regularly performs with orchestras and chamber music groups across California. She is the founder of the Fresno Area Harp Circle, a group comprised of adult harpists who perform locally.
Stocking holds both baccalaureate and master's degrees in music. She has played flute for more than 35 years, and has served as the orchestra's principal flutist for a number of years. She is also a member of the Sierra Chamber Players.
At Merced's Cruikshank Middle School, Stocking teaches social studies and language arts. She is on the faculty of Merced Community College, and gives private lessons on several instruments. She also teaches/directs hand-bell choirs at Central Presbyterian Church.
The two women will be featured in Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's lively and beautiful Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra. This will be the first time the orchestra has included a concert grand harp in a performance.
Also on the program is Franz Schubert's Symphony No. 8 in B minor, sometimes called the "Unfinished Symphony." Emphasizing expressive melody, striking harmony and creative orchestral tone combinations, this piece is considered the first romantic symphony. The work was unfinished when Schubert died at age 31. It is one of his most famous compositions.
Mariposa Symphony founder and conductor Les Marsden will present his second of five original symphonic poems honoring Yosemite-related anniversaries. These significant dates will occur from 2014 through 2016. More information can be found at www.nps.gov/yose/parkmgmt/anniversaries.htm.
The first, entitled "Wilderness – Our Necessary Refuge" was composed in honor of the American Wilderness Act, signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. Mariposa Symphony musicians performed this piece last year at the fall concert.
The next title to be presented is "Hope in a Time of Tragedy," celebrating 150 years of the Yosemite Grant. In the mid-1800s, America was torn in two by the Civil War. With his signature, President Abraham Lincoln established the preservation of the Mariposa Grove of Sequoias and Yosemite Valley for public recreation and enjoyment. This law gave birth to the national park idea, and provided hope for a growing nation.
With Yosemite's beauty as inspiration, Marsden's concert notes describe the piece:
"After a short introduction, there's a bombastic patriotic march representing the North, a melancholic and wistful section connoting the South, and then a lengthy development in which the (musical) material of North and South are set against each other in a deepening, ever-darker conflict, until eventually the Yosemite motif arises from the depths of this literal, musical war between North and South. Initially simple, that 'Yosemite' motif builds into a fuller, heroic melody – an outdoors sound, a majestic anthem-like celebration of Yosemite – before the piece ends with an all-out joyous peal of chimes."
The symphony will perform Saturday at 7 p.m. in Fiester Auditorium at Mariposa County High School. Tickets are $6 for adults; $4 for students. They may be purchased at the Mariposa County Arts Council, (209) 966-3155, upstairs from Chocolate Soup on the south end of town; or at the Mariposa County Visitors Center, (209) 966-7081, located on the southeast corner of the intersection of California state highways 140 and 49 North. Doors open half an hour before the concert.
The same program will also be performed at the Ahwahnee Hotel on Sunday for a 2 p.m. matinee. This concert is offered free of charge, although park entrance fees do apply. Full concert information is available on the MCAC website, www.mariposaartscouncil.org.


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Luts Senior Delf DAHLIA with double jointed Type 5 body with normal legs.
Doll is pictured in Normal Skin.
Basic Doll, (nude doll blank or with face-up), includes the following:
-Eyes (Random color)
Doll Measurements:
-Height: 60 - 62cm
-Head: 22cm
-Eyes: 18mm
-Neck: not provided yet
-Shoulder Width: 11cm
-Arm Length: 16.5cm
-Chest: 25.5cm
-Waist: 14.5cm
-Hips: 26cm
-Leg Length: 32.5cm
-Foot Length (flat): 6.5cm
The body type 1,2,3 and 4 come with flat feet but you have the option of adding heel leg parts for an additional cost, bodies 5 and 6 can have the option of flat feet leg parts or heel feet leg parts as standard at no additional cost, the heel leg parts for bodies 1,2,3 and 4 dont fit the bodies 5 and 6. If unsure please get in touch.
This doll is not kept in stock here in the UK at the moment, unless stated above, but another order being placed on the date shown on the home page to re-stock the site, if you want to purchase it you can buy through this site and when payment is received I will add it to this next order and you will receive it once production is complete
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Published at Sunday, July 21st, 2019 - 15:37:51 PM. Vanity. By Pansy Chaussée.
Vessel sink vanities are the latest in contemporary bathroom décor. These sinks are fixed on the vanity top instead of in the hollow of the cabinet. This allows for lesser wastage of storage space and easier installation of replacement sinks. They come in all kinds of material, size and shape.
Many people don't know the difference between the bathroom vanities and the bedroom vanities. If you are among those who don't know the difference, then you may land up buying the bathroom vanity for the bedroom. The main difference between the bathroom vanities and the bedroom vanities is that that former has a sink. Then bedroom vanities have some kind of sitting arrangement such as a stool.
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Europeans in Libya: has the battle for oil begun?
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It's been dubbed by some as "Sarkozy and Cameron's war". The military intervention in Libya has resulted in the fall of Muammar Gaddafi, putting an end to over 40 years of authoritarian rule. Meanwhile, France and Britain are hoping to boost their presence in the country's flourishing oil industry. Has the battle for oil begun? Watch our debate at the European Parliament.
- Pino ARLACCHI, Italian MEP, Socialists and Democrats.
- Arnaud DANJEAN, French MEP, European People's Party.
Presented by Christophe Robeet
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Mayor Chris Beutler and the Foundation for Lincoln City Libraries today announced a $100,000 gift from the Lied Foundation Trust to support the purchase of a new bookmobile. The "Lied Bookmobile" will be dedicated to Ernst F. Lied and his parents, Ernst M. and Ida K. Lied, and is expected to be in operation by the fall of 2011.
"This gift demonstrates the effectiveness of combining public and private support for City services," said Mayor Beutler. "City Keno funds were set aside to purchase a basic replacement vehicle. These additional private funds will allow us to purchase a 'green' vehicle that uses alternative fuel sources that are cleaner, more efficient and more reliable. The private funds also will allow us to purchase furnishings and equipment made from renewable sources."
The Lied Bookmobile will replace a vehicle that has been in operation since 1993. It will be equipped with new books, DVDs and CDs as well as computers for Internet access.
The Lied Foundation Trust, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, was established in 1972 by Omaha businessman Ernst F. Lied in honor of his parents and has supported projects throughout the State that have enhanced the quality of life for all Nebraskans. "We are proud to be part of this very important project for the citizens of Lincoln and small communities throughout Lancaster County," said Lied Foundation Trustee Christina Hixson.
Lancaster County also is providing $20,000 toward the purchase of the new vehicle.
Library Director Pat Leach said the bookmobile provides individualized service to a diverse population. It is on the road five days each week, with scheduled stops at 30 locations, including child care and senior facilities in Lincoln and 11 communities in the County.
For more information on Lincoln City Libraries, visit the City website at lincoln.ne.gov (keyword: library) and the Lincoln City Libraries website at lincolnlibraries.org.


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New York City prosecutors say a grand jury has voted to indict a drifter on charges he sexually assaulted a 73-year-old birdwatcher in Central Park.
The indictment naming David Albert Mitchell was announced in court on Wednesday without the defendant there. The 42-year-old has been jailed since his arrest last week on rape and other charges.
Manhattan prosecutors have accused Mitchell of assaulting the woman in broad daylight on Sept. 12. They say the attack occurred about a week after she photographed him exposing himself.
There was no immediate response to a phone message left Wednesday with Mitchell's attorney.
Authorities in West Virginia have said Mitchell was acquitted of a murder charge two decades ago and was considered a person of interest in another slaying that remains unsolved.


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A few weeks ago I needed a cheap and quick trim for my barnet. Basically, it had been frazzled and the ends looked like the end of cable wires. I knew a trim was for the best but I didn't want to spend £60 for the luxury.
So I went for the Junior stylist. The hairdressers I went to had a online booking system so I basically went for the cheapest one. I'd usually go for someone…well, in the middle!
The build up to the hair cut I got a bit nervous – what if this junior hairdresser, the only one who cost £23 at the salon, was rubbish? What if she was fresh out of hairdressing school and only knew how to cut in straight lines?!Years ago I remember my friend making to go to the Toni & Guy academy with her. It cost something like £10, and the girl who did my hair certainly looked the part but the problem came when the trainer approached us and said to her, "What the HELL are you doing?".
Well…she was training, I guess.
Overall my experience with the junior hairdresser was absolutely fine. She did a trim and a few layers (which in hindsight, felt a bit heavy but it doesn't look bad). It took about 1 hour and was dried how I like it (a bit of wave!).
Also, perhaps because she was a junior, she was clearly trying really hard!
Would I get a junior to cut my hair again? Sure! As long as I had tried him/her before. But probably not if I was getting a big restyle.
So, when you go for a hair cut, what level hairdresser do you go for or do you not care?


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Abstract: Resource rents and models for taxation of these rents. Some references to the situation for Greenland. After a general introduction to the concept of rents the risk of distortion by double taxation of the normal capital income to investment is explained. Cash flow taxation or deduction in the tax base of investment times the risk free interest rate can be used to avoid this double taxation. Among other instruments to secure a part of rents for the public sector are direct participation and selling rights to exploit the resources by auction. The greater part of the paper is about taxation of rents in fisheries. The regulation is assumed to be based on professional advising and individual transferable quotas. Duties on the quota or a general cost increasing tariff, e. g. on fuel, are administratively simple models for taxation. Cost increasing indirect taxation has the good quality of incentive compatibility, as it supports the effort reducing aim of regulation. A concrete example illustrates a possible taxation of the prawn/shrimp fishery combining a duty on the quota with a tariff levied on the catch. Some comment are given on a recent report on the shrimp fishery (2005), and it is criticised for highlighting the theoretical qualities of Greenland's fisheries policy, but neglecting the regulation and also to which extent incomes derived from quotas end up as income for Greenlandic households. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/7559
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school year.
Four members of the Rochester School Board have decided to take 10% pay cuts for the next
school year. After city council, the School Board is the best paying part-time job in Rochester, paying the city's median annual income for a few hours a month's "work." Board members Van White, Melisza Campos, Allen Williams and board president Malik Evans think that this will show that they are willing to help close the projected $61 million school budget deficit.
The amount of their pay cuts will come to less than $10 thousand! That's not even a drop in the bucket!
Who do they think they are kidding?
Especially Malik Evans, who's running for Susan John's state assembly seat? With such people already in Albany, it's no wonder the state's finances are in such a mess.
This action is even more ridiculous when one considers it is probably the School Board's last stand. That body will be eliminated when mayoral control takes effect. They have failed Rochester for years, and one of their own members, Willa Powell, was the person who originally brought up the concept of mayoral control of the schools! Love it or hate it, Mayor Duffy will
take control of Rochester's public schools, with or without a plan. It is merely a question of when.
How long mayoral control will last, if it will have any effect at all on Rochester's schools and if it will spell the end of the Duffy regime come 2013 will probably be the subject of other blogs.
But for now, some School Board members taking a pay cut seems laughable. It will have next to no effect on the budget. It will not make retaining an elected School Board more economically viable than instituting mayoral control. It will not make the School Board more effective in their elected job, which they have been failing at for decades.
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Investigate the totals you get when adding numbers on the diagonal of this pattern in threes.
In sheep talk the only letters used are B and A. A sequence of words is formed by following certain rules. What do you notice when you count the letters in each word?
This number has 903 digits. What is the sum of all 903 digits?
Try out this number trick. What happens with different starting numbers? What do you notice?
On the planet Vuv there are two sorts of creatures. The Zios have 3 legs and the Zepts have 7 legs. The great planetary explorer Nico counted 52 legs. How many Zios and how many Zepts were there?
Cassandra, David and Lachlan are brothers and sisters. They range in age between 1 year and 14 years. Can you figure out their exact ages from the clues?
Tell your friends that you have a strange calculator that turns numbers backwards. What secret number do you have to enter to make 141 414 turn around?
Can you go through this maze so that the numbers you pass add to exactly 100?
The clockmaker's wife cut up his birthday cake to look like a clock face. Can you work out who received each piece?
Arrange three 1s, three 2s and three 3s in this square so that every row, column and diagonal adds to the same total.
Annie cut this numbered cake into 3 pieces with 3 cuts so that the numbers on each piece added to the same total. Where were the cuts and what fraction of the whole cake was each piece?
Find out what a Deca Tree is and then work out how many leaves there will be after the woodcutter has cut off a trunk, a branch, a twig and a leaf.
On the table there is a pile of oranges and lemons that weighs exactly one kilogram. Using the information, can you work out how many lemons there are?
Rocco ran in a 200 m race for his class. Use the information to find out how many runners there were in the race and what Rocco's finishing position was.
Try adding together the dates of all the days in one week. Now multiply the first date by 7 and add 21. Can you explain what happens?
There are three buckets each of which holds a maximum of 5 litres. Use the clues to work out how much liquid there is in each bucket.
Fill in the missing numbers so that adding each pair of corner numbers gives you the number between them (in the box).
On a calculator, make 15 by using only the 2 key and any of the four operations keys. How many ways can you find to do it?
Put the numbers 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 into the squares so that the numbers on each circle add up to the same amount. Can you find the rule for giving another set of six numbers?
Max and Mandy put their number lines together to make a graph. How far had each of them moved along and up from 0 to get the counter to the place marked?
Peter, Melanie, Amil and Jack received a total of 38 chocolate eggs. Use the information to work out how many eggs each person had.
Find out why these matrices are magic. Can you work out how they were made? Can you make your own Magic Matrix?
Can you score 100 by throwing rings on this board? Is there more than way to do it?
Using 3 rods of integer lengths, none longer than 10 units and not using any rod more than once, you can measure all the lengths in whole units from 1 to 10 units. How many ways can you do this?
Vera is shopping at a market with these coins in her purse. Which things could she give exactly the right amount for?
Investigate the different distances of these car journeys and find out how long they take.
Watch this animation. What do you notice? What happens when you try more or fewer cubes in a bundle?
Investigate the different distances of these car journeys and find out how long they take.
Can you follow the rule to decode the messages?
What happens when you add the digits of a number then multiply the result by 2 and you keep doing this? You could try for different numbers and different rules.
This group activity will encourage you to share calculation strategies and to think about which strategy might be the most efficient.
If the answer's 2010, what could the question be?
Find the next number in this pattern: 3, 7, 19, 55 ...
Number problems at primary level that may require resilience.
If the numbers 5, 7 and 4 go into this function machine, what numbers will come out?
Use the information to work out how many gifts there are in each pile.
Can you draw a continuous line through 16 numbers on this grid so that the total of the numbers you pass through is as high as possible?
I was looking at the number plate of a car parked outside. Using my special code S208VBJ adds to 65. Can you crack my code and use it to find out what both of these number plates add up to?
Here are the prices for 1st and 2nd class mail within the UK. You have an unlimited number of each of these stamps. Which stamps would you need to post a parcel weighing 825g?
The Scot, John Napier, invented these strips about 400 years ago to help calculate multiplication and division. Can you work out how to use Napier's bones to find the answer to these multiplications?
Mrs Morgan, the class's teacher, pinned numbers onto the backs of three children. Use the information to find out what the three numbers were.
Where can you draw a line on a clock face so that the numbers on both sides have the same total?
A lady has a steel rod and a wooden pole and she knows the length of each. How can she measure out an 8 unit piece of pole?
What is happening at each box in these machines?
Susie took cherries out of a bowl by following a certain pattern. How many cherries had there been in the bowl to start with if she was left with 14 single ones?
Place the digits 1 to 9 into the circles so that each side of the triangle adds to the same total.
If each of these three shapes has a value, can you find the totals of the combinations? Perhaps you can use the shapes to make the given totals?
In this problem you have to place four by four magic squares on the faces of a cube so that along each edge of the cube the numbers match.
Start with four numbers at the corners of a square and put the total of two corners in the middle of that side. Keep going... Can you estimate what the size of the last four numbers will be?
What is the sum of all the three digit whole numbers?


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Game 31: Toronto at Los Angeles pregame
Slow news day in the baseball world today, huh. I woke up with my blackberry buzzing and flashing, alerting me a hundred different ways that Dodgers slugger Manny Ramirez was being suspended 50 games for testing positive for one of MLB's banned substances.
Before today's game here at Angel Stadium, a few of us scribes chatted for a while with veteran Kevin Millar, who was a teammate of Ramirez's in Boston. Millar said he was stunned to learn that Manny's name became the latest to be thrown into the performance-enhancing drugs discussion.
"I was definitely shocked," Millar said. "I think all of Los Angeles is pretty much in shock right now. I feel bad for the fans, man. That's who I feel bad for, the people who had tickets to come see him play tonight or tomorrow. It's kind of a bummer."
"The guy is the best pure hitter we've ever seen — period," he added later. "He's just got the sweetest right-handed swing, I think, of our generation. Maybe the best the game's ever seen from the right side."
According to a statement from Ramirez, he went to a doctor and was prescribed something for personal reasons, and he didn't know the substance he received was banned. Reports indicate that the substance was identified as the female fertility drug human chorionic gonadotropin, or hCG.
Millar doesn't see how there could be any excuses for what happened.
"Listen, the bottom line is it's not rocket science," Millar said. "We're responsible for everything we take — period. It's not about the ban. If there's something that you're taking, you ask the question. If you test positive, you're responsible for it — that's the bottom line.
"As Major League players, we know there's a testing policy and if I want to go tomorrow to go to GNC and get something, I'm going to make sure it's OK. I think that's the normal thing. I think we've all got to be accountable for our own actions at some point."
Millar then retrieved a plastic container from his locker that had seven days worth of pills inside.
"I take vitamins every day," said Millar, opening the case and pouring some pills into his hand. "If one of these things tests positive, that's my fault. That's not the company's fault."
BLUE SKIES: While chatting with Aaron Hill on the field this afternoon, Scott Rolen walked over to us and pointed to the sky. "We're going to try to get that moved before BP starts, OK?" Rolen said. He was pointing to the lone, sorry excuse for a cloud that was floating above the ballpark here in sunny Anaheim. That Rolen, always the joker.
Today's lineups:
1. Marco Scutaro, SS
2. Aaron Hill, 2B
3. Alex Rios, RF
4. Vernon Wells, CF
5. Adam Lind, DH
6. Scott Rolen, 3B
7. Lyle Overbay, 1B
8. Rod Barajas, C
9. Travis Snider, LF
Starter: RHP Robert Ray (0-0)
1. Chone Figgins, 3B
2. Maicer Izturis, SS
3. Bobby Abreu, RF
4. Torii Hunter, CF
5. Kendry Morales, 1B
6. Mike Napoli, DH
7. Juan Rivera, LF
8. Howie Kendrick, 2B
9. Jeff Mathis, C
Starter: RHP Jered Weaver (2-1)
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Kevin – there's a reason we fans in Boston still love you! Thank you.
Millar's right. Hey Julia, will you still love him if he hits the game winning hit. lol
I thought Rene said it best in the previous entry. Yes, some credit should go to Cito but as he said Cito has had some losing seasons before. As Bob McCown likes to say, "you can't turn chicken **** into chicken salad." so with that said, as much as people despise J.P. they have to take a second and realize that he's done some really good things lately (not including his big mouth). Romero (who now looks more valuable than Tolowitski) Richmond, Cecil etc. were all drafted and brought in by Riccardi and he's hirid what looks like when of the better pitching coaches in the leauge to bring out the best in them. Pitchers by the way, aren't known to be Cito's specialty yet they had the best staff last year under him and Gibbons and have a "patch work" rotation this year that is third in ERA.
Cito can get some of the credit sure, but don't forget who's giving him the peices to play with.
I agree with you, Enigma. The people that call JP stupid are really too stupid to realize what he has done for the Jays. You guys forget that when he took over as GM, this club was bleeding money, didn't have a hope of contending, it's farm system was in tatters, and was on the verge of elimination by MLB. During his tenure, he has kept the business afloat by being financially responsible, built up the farm system, the scouting system, and the minor league coaching and instructional staff, AND put a team together that has a better than even chance of beating any other club on any given day. So he is not only responsible for this year's winning record, but also for the fact that we have baseball in Toronto at all. He should be appreciated for that.
I don't believe a thing he says, either. I do believe that what he says in public is more carefully planned than most people realize. Me, I'm content to look at the W-L column.
The fact that Manny is playing in the NL West kind of makes him irrelevant to us. Too bad we don't play interlocking games with them, because the Jay's record in 08 was good enough for the Pennant in the NL West, but only good enough for 4th in the AL East.
I heard a rumor that the Jays were going to sign a player development contract with the Dodgers, but decided on the 51s because the opposing teams were better! LOL
Congratulations to you and your wife on the news of your baby boy! Draft Class of 2030 watch out!
I managed to get tickets for tonight's game and Thursday. It'll be the first time i've seen the Yankees live, i'm really excited. Here's hoping for a great atmosphere!


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The Patriots will introduce the legendary former broadcast duo of Gil Santos and Gino Cappelletti prior to today's game against the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium, giving fans a chance to show their support for the pair of familiar and friendly football voices.
Cappelletti retired after last season, his 45th with the franchise as a player, assistant coach or radio color analyst. He was Santos' broadcast partner for 28 seasons.
"It's a pretty great twosome they've had for a long time," quarterback Tom Brady said. "Gino was a hell of a player here, and Gil, it's always nice to see both those guys after the game or before the game, and the kind of support that they've given us over the years.
"I don't get to hear them much on the radio, obviously, but on some of those highlight videos that we've had where you hear Gil's calls, it's pretty special. They'll be missed; they're a great group."
This will be Santos' final regular-season game as he'll retire at the end of the season, ideally after working a Patriots win in Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans on the evening of Feb. 3.
This is Santos' 36th season as the Patriots' play-by-play announcer. That ties him with Philadelphia's Merrill Reese as the longest-tenured radio broadcaster in the NFL.
This will be his 743rd game calling the Patriots, a total that includes seven Super Bowls.
"He's meant a lot," coach Bill Belichick said. "Gino and Gil have been doing it for so many years. It has changed this year (Scott Zolak took Cappelletti's place) and there will be another one next year, but it's kind of the passing of the torch at that role. I know for the fans that's huge because that's a lot of times their connection to the team. They hear that every week, thousands and thousands of fans."
Belichick speaks from experience.
"I grew up watching the Colts, it was Chuck Thompson, and he was the voice of the Colts," said Belichick, who was raised outside Baltimore. "As a fan, you felt more of a connection to him than anybody else because that's the guy you heard the most from.
"I know Gil and Gino have meant a lot to this organization, and I know there is a great affection for them from our fans. Gil coming back and doing it for one more year, we see him every week on the plane. He's been a real staple for us and he's been very supportive. I've had a good personal relationship with Gil, and we'll miss him."
Interestingly enough, Cappelletti could be on hand to witness kicker Stephen Gostkowski top his long-standing team record for points in a season.
Cappelletti scored 155 points as a receiver and kicker for the Patriots while being named AFL MVP in 1964. Gostkowski has a career-high 149 points through 15 games.
Cappelletti's record is tied with Ron Hall's 11 interceptions as the second-oldest single-season individual record in franchise history. The oldest is Bob Dee's five opponent fumble recoveries in 1961.
Some quick hits and (hopefully) useful numbers with regard to this week's games: The Falcons have won seven of the past eight meetings against the Buccaneers. Six were decided by seven points or less. … The Jets have won six straight against the Bills. … The Ravens have won four straight against the Bengals, including a 44-13 decision on Sept. 10. … The Bears have won eight of the past nine meetings with the Lions. … The Colts are 10-0 all-time against the Texans at home. … The Panthers are 4-2 in their last six games. Both losses were by six points. … The Eagles have won eight of the past nine meetings with the Giants. … The Steelers have won 21 of the past 24 meetings with the Browns, but lost the most recent, 20-14, on Nov. 25. … The Jaguars defeated the Titans, 24-19, on Nov. 25 for one of their two wins. … The Chiefs have scored 16 points or less in 10 of the past 11 games. The Broncos have scored 30-plus points eight times during their current 10-game winning streak. They're one of just four teams in NFL history to win at least 10 straight games by seven-plus points. … The Packers have won five straight and 10 of 13 meetings with the Vikings. … The Chargers have won 15 of the past 18 meetings with the Raiders. … The 49ers have won six of seven against the Cardinals. … The Seahawks have won 13 of the past 15 meetings with the Rams, but lost the most recent, 19-13, on Sept. 30. … The Cowboys have won six of the past eight meetings with the Redskins, although they lost the last one, 38-31, on Thanksgiving.
The Seahawks need to score 27 points to become the fourth team in league history to score 200 in a single month. The others were the Patriots, who scored 217 in five games in October 2007; the Los Angeles Rams, who scored 220 in five games in 1950; and the famed Frankford Yellow Jackets, who put up 238 in eight games — that's right, eight games — in November 1924. … Saints quarterback Drew Brees needs one touchdown pass to become the first player in league history with consecutive seasons of 40-plus scoring strikes. Dan Marino is the only player with multiple seasons of 40-plus TD passes (1984, '86). … The Colts' Andrew Luck and the Seahawks' Russell Wilson (both 10-5) are vying to join Ben Roethlisberger (13-0, 2004), Joe Flacco (11-5, 2008) and Matt Ryan (11-5, 2008) as the only rookie quarterbacks in the Super Bowl era to win at least 11 games.
Fourth and One
Some random thoughts in no particular order: •My top seven NFL MVP candidates: 1, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers ; 2, Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning ; 3, Texans defensive end J.J Watt ; 4, Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan ; 5, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson ; 6, Colts quarterback Andrew Luck ; 7, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady .
•CBS set it up so the Patriots and Broncos are playing at the same time Sunday, the idea being it would generate interest with both teams chasing a first-round bye. All they need now is for the 2-13 Chiefs to cooperate.
•Former Patriots and current Falcons cornerback Asante Samuel told ESPN the Magazine he believes he'll be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Talk about an inflated ego.
•I think that if Aqib Talib isn't healthy for the playoffs and Devin McCourty has to remain at cornerback, the Patriots are in big trouble.
•May the New Year bring you peace and prosperity.
Material used in this report was collected from personal interviews, wire services, websites, and league sources. Contact Rich Garven at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Rockies, Midwest bracing for wintry blast, lower temps
It may be spring, but winter is making a comeback.
Up to two feet of snow is forecast for parts of Colorado, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota and Nebraska by Sunday night, while several Midwestern states and the south central U.S. will receive a cold blast that could drive temperatures in some regions to record April lows.
In Colorado, rain turned into snow as temperatures plunged from the low 70s Saturday. The front range of the Rocky Mountains was expected to get 8 to 16 inches of snow, with up to a half-foot in Denver, according to Denver TV station KUSA. Temperatures are expected to fall into the upper teens by Sunday night, with wind gusts of up to 25 mph.
Heavy snow and strong winds closed a 50-mile stretch of Interstate 80 between Cheyenne and Laramie Sunday morning, where up to 8 inches were expected. A winter advisory has also been issued for southern Montana, with up to two feet of snow could fall in upper elevations, according to the National Weather Service.
The cold front is expected to chill much of the Midwest by Tuesday, with temperatures dropping to near freezing and below freezing from Illinois to Texas, with temperatures dropping up to 20 degrees or more below normal.
A wave of Saturday thunderstorms that blew thorough Michigan left nearly 175,000 homes and business without power Sunday. A series of thunderstorms could dump more rain from the Midwest to the western Gulf Coast into Monday, with large hailstones possibly falling in eastern Oklahoma and the Texas Panhandle.


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SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's president will appoint a caretaker government ahead of a parliamentary election by mid-May after protests toppled austerity-minded Prime Minister Boiko Borisov, the president said on Friday.
Wednesday's resignation by Borisov's rightist government has failed to quell anger in the European Union's poorest country over high utility bills and protesters gathered on Friday evening in the capital Sofia and other cities.
President Rosen Plevneliev said major political parties - including Borisov's GERB and their rivals the Socialists - declined the chance to form a new government and polls will be brought forward from the previously planned date in July.
"We are heading towards an interim government. We have agreed that the possible timeline for next elections will be the end of April until the middle of May," Plevneliev told reporters after consultation with political parties.
Frustration at low living standards led to bloody protests this month. Many in the Black Sea state of 7.3 million are angry Borisov failed to honor 2009 election pledges to cut corruption and reform inefficient healthcare and education systems.
The prime minister, a former bodyguard of late Soviet-era dictator Todor Zhivkov, ceded to pressure and his administration became the latest to fall in Europe's four-year-old debt crisis.
The president said he will appoint a technocratic caretaker government to focus on financial stability and free elections.
The outgoing parliament should work to change the energy law to cut electricity prices and defuse public anger, he said.
"This is the only possible and reasonable move," said Kantcho Stoychev, from pollster Gallup International. "If the president appoints a politically-linked cabinet, the people's anger will fall on him and may endanger the civil peace."
GERB is running neck-and-neck with the Socialists in opinion polls. With both at around 22 to 23 percent support, neither is expected to win a majority in the upcoming vote.
A hung parliament could lead to the type of policy stalemate that has stalled reforms in neighboring Romania and Greece.
Since a sharp contraction in 2009, Bulgaria has failed to resume the rapid growth needed to catch up with EU partners. Living standards are about 45 percent of the bloc average.
On Friday, dozens of people protested against Czech power distributor CEZ in the northeastern city of Vratsa. Borisov promised an 8 percent electricity bill cut from March and said the regulator would begin to revoke CEZ's license.
The energy regulator said a price cut is possible from April at the earliest and indicated room for compromise with CEZ.
Additional reporting by Angel Krasimirov; Editing by Jason Webb


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How to Export Client Changes to an Accountant's Copy
After you've used an accountant's copy of a QuickBooks 2016 data file to correct transactions or to enter new transactions, you export the changes so that they can later be imported into the client's data file.
To do this, choose the File→Send Company File→Accountant's Copy→View/Export Changes for Client command. QuickBooks first displays a window that lists the changes you made to the accountant's copy (not shown). Note that you can print this list or create a .pdf file of it by clicking the Print or Save As PDF button.
If you click the Create Change File for Client button, QuickBooks displays the Save Accountant's Export to dialog box (not shown). This dialog box works like a standard Windows dialog box for saving a file or document. You use the Save In drop-down list to identify the location of the changes file. Then use the File Name box to give the file a unique name. When you click Save, QuickBooks saves the changes that you've made into a file. You later import this file, or have the client import this file, into the QuickBooks data file.
If you click the Send Changes to Client button, QuickBooks displays the Save Accountant's Changes dialog box (also not shown). This dialog box collects the information necessary to send the client an email with instructions about how to import the accountant changes and a link the client can use to retrieve the actual accountant's changes. One neat thing about this option is that QuickBooks tells the accountant when the client grabs the changes.
You don't keep your accountant's copy of the data file. In other words, the accountant's copy is just a temporary copy of the data file that you use to identify and create a set of changes necessary to update or correct the client's records. After you make the changes, you export the changes to a changes file. Then the client imports those changes. If you make changes again sometime in the near future, you have the client create a new — a brand-new — accountant's copy.
To identify when you're working with an accountant's copy, QuickBooks displays the parenthetical phrase (Accountant's Copy) along the top of the QuickBooks program window. QuickBooks also identifies regular QuickBooks data files for which accountant's copies have been created by adding the parenthetical phrase (Accountant's Copy Exists). This phrase appears only on the QuickBooks program window title bar from the point when the client creates the accountant's copy to the point when the client imports changes from the accountant's copy.


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I made a post out of what I had on hand! Congratulations, self! I have wandered from my grocery budget lately. I can pinch pennies on most things, but get me to a market and I feel like I am spending monopoly money. The same girl who holds on to gift cards that have under a fifty cent value... yeah. Lately, I've been coming home with pretty bottles of red wine from Trader Joes and the things is, I prefer white wines, I don't even like red wine! They're inexpensive bottles, but that's beside the point. So, of course I cried out of guilt, punished myself by drinking the red wine I don't even like (this is a confusing punishment, I'm aware), and am pretty sure I snapped out of the grocery addiction.
I tend to become a bit unmotivated when the weather warms up, and I'm certainly not turning on our ancient oven which heats up the entire upstairs. I have loads of green beans from my CSA basket, and admit they're not really a vegetable I would purchase otherwise. The green bean isn't known for being the most versatile ingredient - sort of akwardly lanky and reminiscent of your grandma's, creamy holiday casserole. But as a hater of waste and in my renewed frugalness, I dressed them up enough to be a dish I would bring to a backyard dinner party, or something I would take a bite of while passing the fridge for a snack.
The green beans stay crisp from a quick blanch, and the quinoa adds a bit of protein to fill you up. If you like your salads to be a little easier to eat, simply chop up those lanky beans to bite size pieces. Ignore the oven, have a tasty salad and it's the weekend again, party people.
GREEN BEAN + BLACK QUINOA SALAD // Serves 4-6
I made my dressing with a lemon infused olive oil because I had some and I am obsessed with it, but it is not necessary. Use that if you have it, and if you'd like a bit of citrus, add a bit of fresh lemon zest when tossing everything together.
// Dressing //
1/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil
3 Tbsp. White Balsamic
2 tsp. Agave Nectar / Honey
1 Clove Garlic
Handful of Basil Leaves
Pinch of Salt + Pepper
1/2 Cup Quinoa (black or red is pretty, but any color works)
1 lb. Green Beans, ends trimmed
2 Scallions/Green Onions
1/2 Cup Hazelnuts, toasted and skins removed, roughly chopped
1. In a blender or food processor, whirl all of the dressing ingredients together. Taste for salt and pepper and set aside in the fridge.
2. Bring 1 Cup water to a boil and add the quinoa, turn the heat down to a simmer, cover and cook for about 20 minutes or until all the liquid is absorbed. Transfer to a large mixing bowl to cool.
3. Blanch or steam the green beans until just barely softened. Drain well. Add the drained green beans to the cooled quinoa. Thinly slice the scallions and add them, and half of the chopped hazelnuts to the bowl and toss with desired amount of the dressing. Finish the salad with a few grinds of fresh black pepper and the rest of the hazelnuts. Serve at room temperature or chill in the fridge. The leftovers hold up great.


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Reddit adds new tools to lineup, facilitates self-regulating PR
Reddit's recent installment of a "block user" function points toward a resolution between necessary PR and a maintaining of standards.
Making it more user-friendly
In an age of communication where subtlety and tact are going by the wayside, PR endeavors are likewise seeing an increase in use. Though one might expect this paradigm shift of Subway or REI, an unlikely participant has emerged: Reddit.
Pick your battles
As most of you probably know, Reddit has a reputation for turning into a bit of a battlezone in the click of a button–provided, of course, said "click of a button" launches a controversial topic or comment. Since Reddit's reputation is largely contingent on the notion that anybody can voice their opinion freely, however, these small wars can quickly escalate past good-natured joshing into the realm of harassment, with little in the way of recourse.
Recently, however–through the addition of tools geared toward blocking unwanted attention–Reddit has been able to make its platform much more user-friendly while simultaneously preserving that which makes Reddit…well, Reddit.
The all-powerful "block user" tool
"Believe it or not, we've actually had a 'block user' feature in a basic form for quite a while," Reddit admin KeyserSosa pointed out in the announcement on Wednesday. Though the initial tool was meant for private messaging, Reddit developers saw the potential for expansion and ran with it.
Using the "block user" tool results in the afflicted user's profile, comments–past, present, and future–and any other form of communication being stricken from the blocker's sight. It's a clean, simple, comprehensive response to potential cyber bullying or general harassment, and little in the way of active PR is needed.
Power to the people
This is genius concept because, since their platform capitalizes on free speech, Reddit admins have to walk an incredibly fine line between allowing discussion and facilitating harassment. With the addition of the "block user" tool, however, it seems that Reddit is passing the agency over who is heard and who is silenced to the individuals to whom it matters most–right where it should be.
Expect change
Of course, Reddit is an ever-changing machine.
"These are just our first steps toward improving the experience of using Reddit…we're looking forward to announcing many more," was KeyserSosa's closing statement. While you consider how Reddit's handling of harassment and discourse may apply to your company, keep an eye on any further changes they make–in a bizarre twist of irony, Reddit may be setting the standard for diplomacy in the coming months.
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Deepfakes can destroy any reputation, company, or country
(MEDIA) Deepfakes have been around for a few years now, but they're being crafted for nefarious purposes beyond the original porn and humor uses.
Deepfakes — a technology originally used by Reddit perverts who wanted to superimpose their favorite actresses' faces onto the bodies of porn stars – have come a long way since the original Reddit group was banned.
Deepfakes use artificial intelligence (AI) to create bogus videos by analyzing facial expressions to replace one person's face and/or voice with another's.
Using computer technology to synthesize videos isn't exactly new.
Remember in Forrest Gump, how Tom Hanks kept popping up in the background of footage of important historical events, and got a laugh from President Kennedy? It wasn't created using AI, but the end result is the same. In other cases, such technology has been used to complete a film when an actor dies during production.
The difference between these examples and that latest deepfake technology is a question of ease and access.
Historically, these altered videos have required a lot of money, patience, and skill. But as computer intelligence has advanced, so too has deepfake technology.
Now the computer does the work instead of the human, making it relatively fast and easy to create a deepfake video. In fact, Stanford created a technology using a standard PC and web cam, as I reported in 2016.
Nowadays, your average Joe can access open source deepfake apps for free. All you need is some images or video of your victim.
While the technology has mostly been used for fun – such as superimposing Nicolas Cage into classic films – deepfakes could and have been used for nefarious purposes.
There is growing concern that deepfakes could be used for political disruption, for example, to smear a politician's reputation or influence elections.
Legislators in the House and Senate have requested that intelligence agencies report on the issue. The Department of Defense has already commissioned researchers to teach computers to detect deepfakes.
One promising technology developed at the University of Albany analyzes blinking to detect deep fakes, as subjects in the faked videos usually do not blink as often as real humans do. Ironically, in order to teach computers how to detect them, researchers must first create many deepfake videos. It seems that deepfake creators and detectors are locked in a sort of technological arms race.
The falsified videos have the potential to exacerbate the information wars, either by producing false videos, or by calling into question real ones. People are already all too eager to believe conspiracy theories and fake news as it is, and the insurgence of these faked videos could be created to back up these bogus theories.
Others worry that the existence of deepfake videos could cast doubt on actual, factual videos. Thomas Rid, a professor of strategic studies at Johns Hopkins University says that deepfakes could lead to "deep denials" – in other words, "the ability to dispute previously uncontested evidence."
While there have not yet been any publicly documented cases of attempts to influence politics with deepfake videos, people have already been harmed by the faked videos.
Women have been specifically targeted. Celebrities and civilians alike have reported that their likeness has been used to create fake sex videos.
Deepfakes prove that just because you can achieve an impressive technological feat doesn't always mean you should.
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Can you legally monitor your employees' online activities? Kinda
(SOCIAL MEDIA) Are they ways you are monitoring your employees online even legal? Did you know there are illegal methods? Yep.
Edward Snowden's infamous info leak in 2013 brought to light the scope of surveillance measures, raising questions about legality of monitoring tactics. However, the breach also opened up broader discussion on best practices for protecting sensitive data.
No company wants to end up with a data breach situation on their hands, but businesses need to be careful when implementing monitoring systems to prevent data loss.
Monitoring your employee's activity online can be a crucial part of safeguarding proprietary data. However, many legal risks are present when implementing data loss prevention (DLP) methods.
DLP tools like keystroke logging, natural language processing, and network traffic monitoring are all subject to federal and state privacy laws. Before putting any DLP solutions in place, companies need to assess privacy impact and legal risks.
First, identify your monitoring needs. Different laws apply to tracking data in transit versus data at rest. Data in transit is any data moving through a network, like sending an email. The Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) requires consent for tracking any data in transit.
Data at rest is anything relatively immobile, like information stored in a database or archives. Collecting data at rest can fall under the Stored Communications Act (SCA), which typically prohibits unauthorized access or disclosure of electronic communications.
While the SCA does not usually prevent employers from accessing their own systems, monitoring things like Gmail accounts could get messy without proper authorization.
Who you're tracking matters as well regarding consent and prior notification. If you're just monitoring your own employees, you may run into disclosure issues. Some states, like Delaware and Connecticut, prohibit employee monitoring without prior notice.
The ECPA also generally prohibits tracking electronic communication, but exceptions are granted for legitimate business purposes so long as consent is obtained.
Monitoring third party communications can get tricky with wiretapping laws. In California and Illinois, all parties must be notified of any tracking. This can involve disclosures on email signatures from outbound employee emails, or a broad notification on the company's site.
Implied consent comes from third parties continuing communication even with disclaimers present.
If you're wanting to install DLP software on personal devices used for work, like a company cellphone, you could face a series of fines for not gaining authorization. Incorrect implementation may fall under spyware and computer crime laws.
With any DLP tools and data monitoring, notification and consent are crucial. When planning monitoring, first assess what your privacy needs are, then identify potential risks of implementing any tracking programs.
Define who, where, and why DLP software will apply, and make sure every employee understands the need for tracking. Include consent in employee onboarding, and keep employees updated with changes to your monitoring tactics.
Protecting your company's data is important, but make sure you're not unintentionally bending privacy laws with your data loss prevention methods. Regularly check up on your approaches to make sure everything is in compliance with monitoring laws.
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How to spot if your SEO, PPC, social media marketing service provider is a con-artist
(BUSINESS) When hiring a professional, did you know there are actual questions you can ask to spot a con-artist? Too often, we trust our guts and go with the gregarious person, but too much is on the line to keep doing that with your business.
In this day and age the cult of positive thinking and "the law of attraction" are still very much alive and well in the business services industry. Here are a few simple questions that you can ask prospective business service providers to help you gauge if they are the real deal or just caught up in the fad of "say yes to everything," or "outsource everything" being populated online by countless "thought leaders" and cult gurus.
Lots of people will ask, "What's the harm of people trying to make something of themselves?"
Well, I'm here to tell you there is a huge harm in taking risks with a client's money and manipulating people into trusting their "expertise" when they have none.
Business owners: Due diligence is more important than ever these days.
There are whole communities of people helping to prop each-other up as experts in fields they know nothing about while outsourcing their tasks with little or no oversight into the actual work being done on your behalf.
It is nearly impossible for you to tell if this is even going on. Don't worry. I am here to help you avoid a con-artist.
How? By showing you how to weed out the bad actors by asking really simple questions.
This set of questions is perfect for people who need to distinguish if the expert they are talking is really just an expert in bullshit with a likeable personality.
Why do these questions work? Because people who are into this kind of stuff are rarely hesitant to talk about it when you ask them direct questions. They believe that what they are doing is a good thing and so they are more open to sharing this information with you because they think by you by asking that you are also into similar things.
It is a fun little trick I picked up while learning to do consumer polling and political surveying.
The Questions:
- Who influences you professionally?
- Do you follow any "thought leaders" "gurus" or coaches? If so, who?
- What "school" of thought do you ascribe to in your profession, and where do you learn what you know?
- Are there any industry standards you do not agree with?
- How do you apply the services you offer to your own company?
- Can you please tell me the background of your support staff and can I see their CV's?
- Do you outsource or white label any of the work your company does?
- May we audit your process before buying your services?
- May we discuss your proposed strategies with others in your industry to ensure quality?
- Would you be open to speaking with an independent consultant that is knowledgeable about your industry about your proposals?
- Can you show me examples of your past successful jobs?
- Do you have any industry accepted certifications and how many hours of study do you do in a year to keep your knowledge up-to-date and current?
- How many clients have you had in the past?
- How many clients do you have currently?
- How many clients are you able to handle at one time?
- How many other clients do you have that are in the same industry as my company?
- How long is your onboarding process before we start getting down to actually making changes to help solve the issues my company is facing?
- Can you explain to me the steps you will take to identify my company's needs?
- Have you ever taken a course in NLP or any other similar course of study?
- Have you ever been a part of a Multi-Level Marketing company?
- Does it look professional? (do not use your website as a standard for professional unless you have had it done by a professional)
- Can you see a list of their past clients?
- Do they effectively tell their story as a company or are they just selling?
- What do their social media profiles look like? Do they have many followers? Are they updated regularly?
- Do they have any positive reviews on social sites? (Yelp, Facebook, Linkedin, etc)
- You can ask one of your staff in your company to take on this role and responsibility.
- You can hire someone to come in and help you with these decisions (and you can ask them all the same questions as above before taking their services).
- You can reach out to other business owners in your network to see if they have recommendations for someone who could help you with things.
- Heck, you can even call up companies that look like they are doing as well as you want to be doing online and ask them who they are using for their services. Try successful companies in other industries as your competitor won't likely be interested in sharing their secrets with you…
Fun. Right? Well, we aren't done.
It is not just enough to ask these questions… you have to pay attention to the answers, as well as the WAY they are answering questions.
And you also have to RESEARCH the company after you get your answers to make sure they ring true.
You cannot keep accepting people at face value, not when the risk is to your business, employees, and clients. There is little to no risk for a person who is being dishonest about their capabilities and skill sets. They will walk away with your money, ready to go find another target for a chance meeting that seems amazingly perfect.
Do not leave your business decisions to chance encounters at networking events. Research before saying yes.
No matter how likeable or appealing the person you are speaking with is.
How do you research? Easy. THE INTERNET. Look at the website of the company you are considering working with.
You can also do some simple things like running SEO Website Checkers on their websites. There are tons of these online for free and they will give you a pretty good indicator of if they are using best practices on their websites – you can even do this research on their clients' websites.
Also, if you know anything about SpyFu, you can run their website through that to see how they are doing their own online marketing (the same can be said for their clients if they are selling this service).
Facebook also has a cool section that shows you ads that a Page is running. You can find this info connected to their business Page as well as the Pages they manage for their clients as well. None of these things automatically disqualify a potential service provider, but their answers the question of "why" things are the way there are might be very illuminating to you as a business owner.
This may seem like a lot of work, and it can be if you do not do these things regularly and have them down to a system, but the cost of not doing these things is way too high. A con-artist is born every day, thanks to the internet.
You have a right as a business owner considering services from a vendor to ask these questions.
They also have the responsibility as a service provider to answer these questions in a professional manner. Sometimes the way in which they answer the questions is far more important than the actual answer.
If all of this seems too overwhelming for you to handle, that is okay.
What is important is that you are asking questions, researching, and ultimately making sure that you are doing as much as possible to ensure making the best decision for your company.
Final thoughts:
"But, Jay, what's wrong with taking a risk on an up-and-comer?"
The answer to that is NOTHING. There is nothing wrong with taking a chance on someone. Someone being green doesn't make them a con-artist.
The issue I am raising is in the honest portrayal of businesses and their capabilities. It is about honesty.
I am a huge fan of working with people who are new and passionate about an industry. But I only work with people who are honest with me about who they are, what they can do, and how their processes work.
I have worked with tons of people who are still learning on the job. It can be quite educational for a business owner as well.
Just make sure they are being honest about everything up front. You are no obligated to give anyone a chance when it comes to your businesses success, and it's not right that someone might manipulate you into doing so.
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Rep. Kevin Brady (R) of Texas has some advice for President Obama on immigration reform: Easy does it.
Mr. Obama seems to have anticipated Mr. Brady. During his State of the Union message Tuesday night, the president briefly outlined his proposals before passing immigration reform over to Congress. His approach to the issue, which has vexed several previous presidents and Congresses, was notably less strident than his calls for action on a range of other issues, from gun control to cybersecurity.
Obama's careful handling of immigration reform reflects a do-no-harm strategy that seems to recognize deep suspicions about his motives among many GOP lawmakers, such as Brady.
"I think the president will invariably make it harder for both sides to come together because he sort of likes baiting Republicans on this," Brady said after the speech. "If he wanted to see true immigration reform, he'd lock himself in the Oval Office until Congress got it done."
Fellow Democrats, too, see the challenges facing Obama on immigration reform.
"He is in a difficult spot," says Rep. John Yarmouth (D) of Kentucky, who is part of a House group working on bipartisan immigration legislation. "It can't be seen as an Obama plan, or Republicans won't vote for it. I think he rightly said there are two bipartisan groups working on it, two bipartisan groups are going to advance plans and we should have a vote on that. And I think that's the only way it can possibly become reality is that if it's always perceived in both chambers as a bipartisan plan."
But lying low cannot be easy for a president who promised immigration reform to the nation's Latino and Asian voters, who overwhelmingly backed Obama's reelection in November. Indeed, five undocumented immigrants were in the audience Tuesday night.
"It's a Catch-22 for him," Rep. Raul Labrador of Idaho, a leading Republican advocate in the House for immigration reform, said Tuesday night just outside the House chamber. "If he talks too much about it, then it looks like he's pushing his agenda down our throat. And if he doesn't talk enough, then he gets criticized for that."
Many Republicans said Obama had handled the immigration issue deftly.
"I thought on comprehensive immigration reform, I thought his words were measured," Rep. Paul Ryan (R) of Wisconsin, House Budget Committee chairman and a longtime supporter of immigration issues, told CNN. "I think the tone and the words he took were productive on that front."
Representative Labrador, meanwhile, went on to suggest a way forward on the contentious matter of whether undocumented immigrants can ever become US citizens.
While Obama argued for a path to citizenship for the unauthorized, Labrador recast the problem of citizenship in a way that might appeal to conservative lawmakers, saying what the US needs is not a separate citizenship path for illegal immigrants but rather a smarter legal immigration system that illegal immigrants could access.
"I am opposed to creating a new pathway to citizenship only for the illegal aliens," Labrador said. "If we can reform the immigration system so more people can actually immigrate to the United States, we can allow the people that are here illegally right now to actually take advantage of that existing pathway or whatever new pathways we create."
Labrador's ideas on immigration policy could reverberate among vocal conservatives in the House.
Rep. Thomas Massie (R) of Kentucky, who could be straight out of central casting as an immigration reform naysayer, says he is "very interested" in immigration and has learned much from Labrador.
Representative Massie says he'd like to see a functional agricultural worker program and would "like to take the folks that are in the shadows out of the shadows." He opposes a pathway to citizenship just for illegal immigrants, but he doesn't object to undocumented immigrants obtaining citizenship through the legal immigration process.
Still, getting from goodwill to good legislation will be a long, long road. And Republicans worry that Obama may make it devilishly hard for them to get to yes.
Brady, the Texas congressman, said the president wasn't "too bad" on antagonizing Republicans Tuesday night. But remember, he cautions, "we've got a few more days of his campaign yet. Don't sell him short."


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Nars has recently expanded the Illuminator line to add three shades: Copacabana, Laguna and Super Orgasm ($29 each). Recently, I bought two–Copacabana (1.2 oz) and Laguna (1.1 oz.)–-to test drive the formula. As background, I do not have an extensive collection of the multiple sticks. I usually buy liquid and powder luminizers, over cream, as a personal preference. Both Copacabana and Laguna are packed in squeeze tube with a flip-top closure.
The tube allows you to control the amount of product quite well, and the flip-top is a no-fuss closure. Face it, if you are to the point where you are applying an illuminator, your makeup table has several other items and probably doesn't need another loose cap.
I liked the texture of the Nars Illuminators very much. They are cosmetically elegant, feeling wonderful against the skin and melting in quite nicely. Copacabana is a party in a tube, seriously, this liquid does crazy beautiful magical things in the light.
Nars Copacabana Illuminator is like a "Benefit High Beam but better." I find that the texture of High Beam is a little thick and it seems to stand on my skin. Copacabana is a cool pink, and so comes off as a quite dramatic on my warm, pale skin. This will look banging hot on cool skin tones. Those with warmer skin tones may want to swatch this before committing. As a warm toned person, I enjoy wearing cool toned product but accept that they are going to be more dramatic than more golden tones on me.
For warmer skin tones, this will make a pretty upper-cheek highlighter. It's nice on the brow bone, and as a "C" around the outer eyes. Note well–the sparkle factor of Nars Copacabana Illuminator is on the high side. Also, if you have large pores or lines, try before you buy because you may find those features emphasized with Copacabana. All of these factors are minimized if you wear this mixed with foundation or under foundation (which also knocks down the glow a few decibels).
Here is a texture/color comparison with Nars Copacabana and Soleil Tan de Chanel (in Sunkissed), Edward Bess cream highlighers in Sunlight and Afterglow, and Giorgio Armani Fluid Sheer in #2. For fun, I also swatched Nars Multiple stick in Luxor because it's another light, cool toned cream.
Another, because with illuminators the light makes a huge difference:
One more, different light. There's some serious glow with Copacabana (sign me up!) both in the swatch and when applied:
Laguna Illuminator has the same neutral with caramel tone as Nars Laguna powder bronzer. Unlike Laguna in the powder form, Laguna Illuminator has an undeniably beautiful glow. Like Copacabana, the glowing liquid is embedded with visible microshimmers that are visible on the skin even hours after application. In case you missed it, the sparkle factor is high with both Copacabana and Laguna.
Although Laguna looks scary dark in the tube, I found that it applied in very manageable layers. I used a bit on the cheeks to start, then built to a medium intensity with 3-4 layers. Keep in mind, in California our idea of "way too bronze" may differ from your geographic region. If you've seen the Real Housewives of Orange County you know what I'm saying. Then, because I am a fearless bronzer tester when it comes to giving you the real deal, I slathered a thin layer all over my face. I found this darkened my skin tone to about a MAC NC20/25. Although I really liked the effect, I found that the sparkles were too visible. Unless you are a glitter lover, Laguna Illuminator is not meant for all over color.
Comparison and swatches–here, with Soleil Tan de Chanel in Terre Ambre, Nars Laguna powder bronzer, Giorgio Armani Fluid Sheer #11.
Another look:
Overall, with the Spring and Summer months approaching, I'm glad to have both Copacabana and Laguna in my beauty collection. They'll both get plenty of use.
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9 Responses to "Nars Illuminators in Copacabana and Laguna- Review and Swatches"
How does the copacabana compare to the rms living luminizer, im torn between the two. Thanks!
Thanks so much for the swatches. I was interested in Copacabana but I think it's too much for me… So shimmery!
I'm really surprised by how shimmery Copacabana is. I thought I'd like it more than the Laguna, but Laguna looks like it would suit me better. Thanks for the swatches!
I so need these! I think copocabana will be great for fair skins
Thanks, Amy, for the wonderful photos, swatches, and descriptions. I'm looking for an illuminator, but Copacabana is not for me. I had to give away my Copacabana multiple because it was like nothing on my skin! I was considering Laguna, but, once again, it's a matter of skin tone, and the look I'm going for. In summer, I can be NW25-30, so Laguna would be okay, but not great.
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thanks for this review, im gonna buy copacabana illuminator and im EXCITED!!!!
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General who toppled Morsi will hold three jobs in Egypt's new government
The Egyptian general who announced that President Mohammed Morsi had been removed from office was named the country's first deputy prime minister on Tuesday, a sign that the military, despite asserting it had no interest in governing, intended to maintain its influence.
The title is the third one bestowed on Gen. Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi, who will maintain his portfolios as defense minister and head of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces. If that were not enough to delineate his influence on events here, a photo of the new 34-member Cabinet did. El-Sissi is front and center, to the left of Transitional President Adly Mansour, who el-Sissi appointed. The country's new prime minister is on Mansour's right.
Newly named Vice President Mohamed ElBaradei, who was appointed last week as the country's vice president for foreign affairs and is considered the voice of the country's liberal movement, was not in the photo, reportedly because the vice president is not technically a member of the prime minister's government.
The nation is deeply divided between a majority that supports the military overthrow of Morsi and backers of Morsi, who demand that he be reinstated. An overnight clash between Morsi supporters marching toward downtown Cairo from the Rabaa district where they've gathered for the past two weeks left seven people dead and at least 261 injured, according to the Ministry of Health.
Reports indicated that the Morsi supporters not only fought security forces but were attacked by nearby residents as well.
El-Sissi's appointment as the deputy to Prime Minister Hazem el-Beblawi, 76, is likely to keep alive discussion of whether the July 3 action against Morsi was a coup d'etat and undercut the military's repeated assertion that it would not take part in politics. El-Sissi is now the fifth general in the new government. Earlier, Mansour named three generals to his administration – the chief of staff, the head of intelligence and the head of security. Lt. Gen. Reda Hafez was sworn in Tuesday as minister of military production.
Since Morsi's ouster, hundreds of members of the Muslim Brotherhood have been arrested, including the group's supreme leader, Mohammed Badie, and dozens of others are being sought. The military closed down television news stations that were sympathetic to the Brotherhood, and 10 days ago, more than 50 pro-Morsi protesters were killed in clashes with the military and police under circumstances that remain unclear.
Analysts noted that el-Sissi's new title came without portfolio, suggesting that his influence will be as great or as little as he wishes.
"Believe me, the title doesn't matter," one official close to the new government, who asked not to be identified because of the sensitivity of the topic, told McClatchy. "He is already influential."
In Washington, where the Obama administration has avoided calling Morsi's ouster a coup, White House spokesman Jay Carney decline to address el-Sissi's appointment directly. But he expressed concern about recent developments.
"Not everything that we've seen in the last two weeks demonstrates progress toward reconciliation," Carney said, adding that "anything that moves Egypt away from reconciliation and towards further polarization is an unfavorable development, and that includes some of the violence we've seen as well as some of the arbitrary arrests and detentions that we've seen."
He said the U.S. has "made that view clear to the Egyptian authorities – the existing transitional government included."
Deputy Secretary of State William Burns remained in Cairo for the second day of a two-day visit. On Tuesday, State Department officials said that Burns had spoken to someone from the Muslim Brotherhood, but they would not say to whom or for how long they spoke or about what. A face-to-face meeting did not happen, State Department spokesman Patrick Ventrell told reporters, because of logistics. He did not elaborate.
El-Sissi's new posting was one of many surprises in the new Cabinet. Rather than sweep the decks clear of all those who served during Morsi's one year in office, the transitional government retained some of Morsi's ministers, though none of those kept were affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood. Nor was there any member of the conservative Islamist Nour party in the new Cabinet. There were however, three Christians named to it.
Some of the appointments were arranged hastily. Khaled Abd el Aziz, the newly named minister of youth who'd held the same position during the 18 months between Morsi's inauguration and the overthrow of President Hosni Mubarak, told McClatchy that Prime Minister Beblawi called him Tuesday morning to asking him to rejoin the government. He said he accepted the post by noon. He was sworn in at 3 p.m.
Osama Saleh, Morsi's minister of investment, retained his post, as did Morsi's minister of tourism, Hisham Zazou, who tried twice to resign in Morsi's final days.
Mohammed Ibrahim, who oversaw an Interior Ministry whose police forces refused in the end to defend Morsi, will remain interior minister. Ahmed Galal, an economist and World Bank expert, was named minister of finance.
Three women were among the new Cabinet members – the minister of health, the minister of environment and the minister of information. But Mansour has vowed to eventually shut down the Ministry of Information, as Egyptians see it as a tool of government propaganda.
Lesley Clark and Hannah Allam contributed from Washington to this report.