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When 13 mobsters sat down for lunch at La Stella restaurant in 1966, authors and journalists began to speculate on the meaning of the meet - and that speculation continues to this day. The lunch became known as "Little Apalachin."
by Allan May
Reporting organized crime events is far from an exact science. Take the La Stella restaurant incident for example. In 1966, 13 members of organized crime were arrested at an Italian restaurant in Queens, N.Y. The next morning the arrests appeared on the front page of The New York Times, which called the affair "Little Apalachin."
Why were the men meeting and having lunch together? Various sources have various takes on that: "They had assembled…to discuss pressing problems in the underworld – particularly, the Bonanno situation," wrote Gay Talese in his highly acclaimed best seller on the Bonanno crime family, Honor Thy Father.
Ernest Volkman, in his much maligned Lucchese Family tale, Gangbusters, reports that the meeting was held to discuss the successor to the terminally ill Tommy "Three Fingers Brown" Lucchese. Volkman also states that before the police arrived "flashbulbs suddenly went off," and that the gangsters' table was surrounded by news photographers."
Then there's the always reliable John H. Davis claiming in his classic Mafia Kingfish, that the meeting came to an end when "two alert New York police officers, noting an unusual array of black limousines parked outside…barged into the place…and stumbled upon the largest gathering of major Mafia bosses held since the Apalachin conclave of 1957." Hmm… I seem to recall that the police "stumbled" upon that "conclave" too.
Davis goes on to explain that the purpose of the meeting was to mediate a dispute between Carlos Marcello and Anthony Carolla over a matter in New Orleans. Davis also incorrectly informs us that several members of the group reconvened at the restaurant "the following day."
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Four years after Mafia Kingfish was released, Davis changed his tune and wrote in Mafia Dynasty that the New Orleans' dispute was only a minor issue at the meeting – the primary purpose was to consider a replacement for the ailing Lucchese.
In Frank Ragano's version of the event, the one-time attorney for Santo Trafficante, Jr. reports in his book, Mob Lawyer, that his client told him, "The lunch had been a sit down, not a strategy session. Some New York mobsters were trying to poach on the action in New Orleans, which, unlike Miami, was a closed city, and Carlos was ready to resist intrusions by outsiders. Santo had been anointed by both factions to referee the dispute."
While all scenarios are possible, it would seem unlikely that Trafficante, Marcello and three other New Orleans mobsters would sit in on Commission decisions that concerned only the New York families.
However, it wasn't just the writers who wrote about the mob who were cashing in on the event. Police administrators and city prosecutors were trying to make a name for themselves also. The New York Times quoted Chief Inspector Sanford D. Garelik as calling the meeting a "little Apalachin." He stated that the raid was part of the department's campaign "to rid the city of top hoodlums."
Meanwhile, Queens District Attorney Nat H. Hentel announced that all of the arrested men, charged with "consorting with criminals," would be subpoenaed to appear before a special grand jury he planned to call.
Of the 13 mobsters arrested, eight were, from New York: Carlo Gambino, head of the crime family that bears his name; Thomas Eboli and Mike Miranda, co-acting bosses (along with Jerry Catena) of the Genovese Family; Joseph Colombo, newly appointed boss of the crime family that carried his name; Aniello Delacroce, underboss of the Gambino Family; Joseph N. Gallo, the Gambino Family's future consigliere; Dominick Alongi, Eboli's driver; and Anthony Cirillo, a Genovese soldier. One was from Florida, Santo Trafficante, Jr. The other four men were from New Orleans. Family boss Carlos Marcello; his brother Joseph Marcello, Jr.; Anthony Carolla, the son of former New Orleans boss Sam "Silver Dollar" Carolla; and Frank Gagliano, the son of another deported mobster and the cousin of Eboli's driver, Alongi. In addition, the owners of the restaurant, Joseph and Jack Taliercio, were arrested.
This would be the second time in a year that Eboli, Miranda, and Cirillo were arrested while dining. In October 1965, they were among seven men seized in a Manhattan eatery. The men were charged with the standard "consorting with known criminals" offense, but all were acquitted within a week.
In reporting on the arrests at the La Stella restaurant, The New York Times account said that the police "burst in" on the group at 2:30 p.m. on Sept. 22. None of the mobsters was surprised or offered resistance or even stood up for that matter, according to one detective. "They acted like gentlemen, just like your grandfather," he stated.
No weapons were found on the men and police transported them to the Maspeth station house "without handcuffs," according to the article. It was noted that the check was left unpaid. The arrested were read their constitutional rights at the station and ushered into a waiting room and called in one at a time for questioning, which went on until 3 a.m. the following morning. Police claimed to have had a hard time questioning the men because the hoods were not sure of their names, ages, or address.
In addition, each of the men was later stripped searched down to his underwear and finger printed.
Instead of booking them on the "consorting" charges, Queens D.A. Hentel named each a material witnesses in a grand jury investigation and asked that individual $100,000 bails be set. Hentel explained that in previous cases the arrested party usually was freed after a relatively low bail was set, and later won dismissal of the "consorting" charge. The high bail was set by New York Supreme Court Justice Joseph M. Conroy, whom Hentel had gotten out of bed and driven to the police station to hold court before sunrise.
Inspector Garelik, who had quickly notified the FBI and the Treasury Department of his catch, briefed reporters, "All of the men had large amounts of cash on them. The least amount anyone was carrying was $600…All (were wearing) $300 suits, and they are all well-fed."
One detective told reporters, "These raids are good because we can see who is boss, not because they tell us, but because of the way they act toward one another. We can judge a Mafia boss's importance by the respect or deference the other men show him."
By Friday night, all of the mobsters had been freed on $1.3 million in bail. While attorneys for the men failed to get the bail reduced, those efforts kept their clients from having to appear before a grand jury that day. Having been taken to appear at the Supreme Court in Jamaica, N.Y., where the reductions were denied, the bail hearing prevented them from getting back to the grand jury room in time. The grand jury adjourned early that day so its Jewish members could get home before sundown for the start of Yom Kippur.
On Saturday, Sept. 24, The New York Times ran a front-page article with a photograph showing two unidentified mobsters hunched over, covering their faces with their hats and hands – a far cry from the future days of John Gotti's court appearances.
Hentel told reporters that the 13 mobsters "have superior status in gangland to those at Apalachin." He stated that Joseph Valachi had named all the men during hearings held in 1963. Hentel repeated, "We think this overshadows the Apalachin meeting."
Garelik piped up that it was "apparent from the distances they traveled that they met to decide matters of national importance to organized crime." He declined to say just what the matters might be.
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The newspapers speculated that settling the problems of the Bonanno Family and choosing a successor to the gravely ill Lucchese could be items of business. Another item was the Genovese Family, which was currently being run by a triumvirate. While it is possible that these items were discussed, it is more likely that Ragano's explanation rings true because of the presence of the mobsters from the South.
Frank Ragano believed the police found out about the luncheon by tailing Marcello once he arrived in New York City. Marcello had complied with a court order to notify the New Orleans immigration office when he traveled in order to simplify surveillance on him.
Ragano had been in Chicago working on a post-trial motion for another notorious client, Jimmy Hoffa, when he received the message from Trafficante that he was needed in New York. After Trafficante was bailed out, he and Ragano met for drinks. Then, according to Ragano, Trafficante told him, "I came up here to meet with these friends of mine in New York to straighten out a problem that Carlos and some of his friends were having with my friends in New York. Since I'm a friend of both, Carlo and the people in New York, there was going to be a sit down and I was going to be the one to decide who was right."
The problem was believed to have been a dispute between the Marcellos and the Carollas regarding Anthony Carolla's position in the New Orleans Family. Carolla felt he was entitled to a larger piece of the pie as well as consideration to be Marcello's successor. Carolla was rumored to have invited some New Jersey mobsters down to partake of the "open city." Carolla was said to have been rebuked in his efforts at this sit down by Trafficante and the New York bosses.
Meanwhile, a full week had elapsed since the arrests and Trafficante and Marcello still hadn't been called before the grand jury. The following day the two men, along with Ragano, Jack Wasserman (Marcello's attorney), and the three other New Orleans mobsters, returned to the La Stella restaurant for lunch. Reporters and several men in plain clothes, who were either detectives or FBI agents, soon joined them in the dining room.
A photographer from the New York Daily News asked the group for permission to take a picture. In a mock toast, Trafficante and Ragano raised their glasses to the cameraman.
Marcello snarled loud enough for the plainclothesmen to hear, "Why don't they arrest us now?"
When the famous photograph appeared in Time Magazine, it misidentified both Ragano and Wasserman as "top Cosa Nostra hoodlums." Ragano demanded a retraction which Time refused. He then filed a $2.5 million dollar libel suit against the magazine. The trial, after much legal maneuvering on the part of Time, took place in May 1971. Famed attorney Melvin Belli represented Ragano, while Time's chief witness was organized crime expert, and author of the RICO statute, G. Robert Blakey. After three hours of jury deliberation, Time was vindicated.
The real loser in the whole La Stella episode appeared to be Carlos Marcello. After insisting for years that he never had been associated with organized crime figures, Marcello, and his brother, were hard pressed to explain their presence at the La Stella lunch. He offered the following weak explanation:
"I decided to see some of my old friends – so we all got together for lunch. Sure, some of those fellows had been in the rackets…But, if they're in the Mafia, I don't know a damned thing about that. This was strictly a social gathering; that's all there was to it…What's the matter with some old friends getting together for lunch?"
The disclosure of Marcello's presence at the restaurant made sensational headlines in the New Orleans newspapers. Upon his return there, a large crowd of photographers, news reporters, and spectators awaited him. Also there to greet Marcello was FBI agent Patrick Collins. Marcello, angered by all the attention, became even more incensed once he saw Collins.
This encounter between Marcello and the FBI agent had three versions. According to Marcello, as he was trying to make his way through the crowd, someone stepped in front of him, blocking his path and, losing patience, he swung out in frustration.
Collins had a markedly different story. According to the agent, he met Marcello to let him know the FBI was still keeping a close eye on him. When the two men came face to face, he claims Marcello shouted, "I'm the boss around here." He then let fly with a straight left to the head of the surprised agent, which was caught on film by a photographer.
John H. Davis's version is even more bizarre. He claims Collins was involved in a "clandestine" love affair with Joe Marcello's wife, Bootsie, who was passing on crime family information to the agent. As Marcello made his way through the crowd, Collins, "an agent known for his brashness," shouted, "Hey Carlos, guess what? I've been fucking your brother Joe's wife." After which Marcello took a swing.
Charged with assaulting an FBI agent, Marcello went to trial in federal court in Laredo, Tex., in May 1968. The trial ended in a hung jury. Retried in August, Marcello was found guilty and sentenced to two years in federal prison. He served just six months at the U.S. Medical Center for Federal Prisoners at Springfield, Mo.
Trafficante, in addition to the restaurant arrest, was wanted for questioning in the Albert Anastasia murder that took place nine years prior in October 1957. It was believed that Anastasia was trying to get into the casino business in Havana and had meetings with Cuban hotel contractors as well as Trafficante just days before his death. Trafficante had stayed at the Warwick Hotel for several days, where Anastasia maintained an office, and checked out the morning Anastasia was killed.
Over the months following the La Stella incident, Ragano and Trafficante made four trips back to New York to be questioned about both incidents. When Ragano finally asked a state judge for expense reimbursements, the appearances for the Anastasia questioning stopped. In May 1967, after a fifth summons, Trafficante at last appeared before a grand jury to talk about the La Stella meeting. Like all the other men who were called to testify, Trafficante invoked his Fifth Amendment rights.
Queens' D.A. Hentel had pressed hard for exposure to enhance his election chances. A Republican in a heavy Democratic area, he had been appointed by the governor to fill an interim term. When the inquiry went down the drain, his election dreams followed.
While the La Stella restaurant incident generated unwanted headlines and publicity for Carlo Gambino, Trafficante, and Marcello, nothing came of the arrests, no indictments were issued, and the purpose of the meeting was never definitively explained.
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I walked into a coffeshop yesterday, and a guy looks up and asks, "So, LTE, or no?"
Anywhere else in the world, I'd probably have to ask for a translator. Here in Silicon Valley, it could only be an iPhone question.
With the recent verdict largely against Samsung and its violation of Apple patents, Apple could face in-turn lawsuits around LTE, if rumors hold up.
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Overall, lots of questions are being asked just before Apple's Wednesday event -- if you believe all the rumors out there -- that will take the wraps off the latest version of its benchmark smartphone.
Given the pattern of Apple's iPhone releases, you are likely right if you're thinking that this one will be more than an inside update full of new software. But with patented design expectations now being legally protected more, any new look should be pretty close to the bone.
Will the change be reminiscent of the recent iPad update, with a thinner body, and smoother ridges? Apple certainly doesn't want to release a product that has anybody thinking of other smartphones. Apple's designs have always been originators -- just ask Samsung about the recent patent-violation verdict.
If the dock connector size changes that could spawn another generation of after-market gadgets and add-ons (where do we send the bill for a new Bose system, Mr. Tim Cook?)
That said, it's an exciting time for smartphones, even away from the Apple/iOS world, and that's good news for consumers.
Apple, in some ways, has a bit of catching up to do, and it will be fun to see how fast/cool/expensive the new model is. And if it addresses some voice recognition issues and speed of connectivity, too.
Oh, and the iPad? Well, that would be a surprise right now ... but just wait. Apple CEO Tim Cook promised a lot of updates this year.
Scott will be at the Apple event. His updates will be on Twitter: @scottbudman

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The blackout. An article published by The Sydney Morning Herald today about the power blackout at Sydney CBD. Yes our building was one of the those effected by the blackout. For most buildings they have their own backup power supply, unfortunately the backup power supply of building fail to work (somebody is going to get into alot of trouble!). Thanks to quick thinking by Kallide, the building manager, we hired a power supply from one of the electrical company.
It generate just enough power for the lights and the air-con, enough to carrying on with our business operation. No power means no machine or lifts, so we had to replied on manual handling, it was a tough night.
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Moon Festival is coming. Every year Asians all around the world celebrate the Moon Festival, this is the time for the children to light up their lanterns and parade around in the street. My favourite part of the festival is the Moon Cake, hmm.. yummy.. oh the lanterns too.
Cabramatta will host their Moon Festival this weekend, come join the fun.


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ADDF Partners with Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals Case Medical Center
Partnership increases critical support for researchers' efforts to find new therapies to treat Alzheimer's disease
The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) and Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals (UH) Case Medical Center announced today a newly formed partnership that will leverage their combined expertise and resources to advance highly promising Alzheimer's disease drug discovery projects conducted in academic medical institutions nationwide.
The Harrington Discovery Institute (HDI), a non-profit organization formed in 2012 and centered at UH Case Medical Center in Cleveland, Ohio, supports the efforts of physician-scientists to advance drug therapies that will improve lives of their patients. In a similar mission, the ADDF focuses its funding on preclinical drug research and early-stage clinical trials that hold great promise but may not be far enough along in the drug development pipeline to receive financial support from the pharmaceutical industry or other partners. The ADDF bridges this critical gap in funding, enabling the scientific pursuit of many innovative and novel therapies that might otherwise go unexplored.
"We are honored to join forces with ADDF in our mission to advance innovative cures for Alzheimer's disease," said Jonathan Stamler, MD, and Director of the Harrington Discovery Institute. "In this new partnership, projects selected to become ADDF Harrington Scholars will get funding from the ADDF and staged support from experts in pharmaceutical development from the HDI's Innovation Support Center to chart a path from the bench to the clinic" added Dr. Stamler, who is also the Robert S. and Sylvia K. Reitman Family Foundation Distinguished Chair in Cardiovascular Innovation and Director of the Institute for Transformative Molecular Medicine at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and UH Case Medical Center.
"We are pleased to partner with the Harrington Discovery Institute," said Howard Fillit, MD, Executive Director, ADDF. "Researchers selected as ADDF Harrington Scholars will benefit from the HDI's expertise, accelerating their discoveries into the clinic".
Principle Investigators (ADDF Harrington Scholars) will also have facilitated access to BioMotiv, a for-profit commercialization company associated with the Harrington Project for Discovery & Development and aligned with HDI in mission and structure. BioMotiv was created to advance discoveries by academic researchers in areas of unmet need.
Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals Case Medical Center, launched in February of 2012 with a generous gift from the Harrington Family of Hudson, Ohio, is part of a $250 million national model to accelerate the development of medical breakthroughs by physician-scientists into medicines that benefit patients. The model aligns, through mission and structure, nonprofit and for-profit resources into a new system for drug development. It addresses a set of major challenges in medicine that have created a development gap for promising discoveries and contributed to a long-term decline in new medicine approvals. Included in the model is the Cleveland-based development company BioMotiv, a for-profit entity created by Cleveland's University Hospitals health system in 2012. For more information about the Harrington Discovery Institute, please visit HarringtonDiscovery.org


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Daughter accused of plot to kill parents asked dad for $1,200 after crime
NEWMARKET, Ont. — A cool cucumber, is Ms. Jennifer Pan.
When her freshly widowed father was in hospital, just out of a coma and recovering from the home invasion she is alleged to have orchestrated to have him and her mother offed, she came to see him.
"My daughter said to me she had to pay $1,200," Huei Hann Pan told Ontario Superior Court Judge Cary Boswell and a jury here Tuesday.
The money was purportedly for college tuition, though Jennifer, who is now 27, had a rather checkered history in that regard, having for years pretended to be going to university, on her parents' dime, while never doing so.
Mr. Pan was shot twice during the bogus home invasion after one of three armed men threw a blanket over his head, but Bich Ha Pan, his 53-year-old wife and Jennifer's mother, was shot three times, twice in the back of the head, and died.
Ms. Pan and the four men now on trial with her — her former boyfriend, Daniel Wong, and David Mylvaganam, Eric Carty and Lenford Crawford — are pleading not guilty to first-degree murder in the mother's slaying and not guilty to attempted murder in the father's wounding.
Yet even if the jurors were to find Jennifer innocent as a lamb, by most reckonings it would take considerable chutzpah for a daughter to make a bedside request for cash after a parent suffered such a rough brush with death.
Mr. Pan took the witness stand Tuesday, and testified through a pair of Vietnamese interpreters who cycled to his side in 30-minute intervals.
Nov. 8, 2010 was an ordinary weekday for him: He worked a full day, man-shopped with his brother-in-law at Home Depot, had dinner with his wife and Jennifer, checked his email, then hit the sack about 8.30 p.m.
His wife had gone out for line-dancing lessons; Jennifer had a friend over.
When Mr. Pan awoke, a "colour-skinned person was pointing a gun in my face," he said, and hissing softly at him, "Where's the f—ing money?"
Frightened and surprised, he was told to go downstairs, and as he obeyed, he caught a brief glimpse of Jennifer at her bedroom door, talking to another man with a gun.
She wasn't tied up.
He went downstairs, his gunman following him, and there he saw his wife, sitting on a couch with a third man standing behind her with a gun pointed at her back. She was soaking her weary feet, the very picture of vulnerability.
"How could they enter our house?" she asked him in Cantonese. "I said, 'I don't know, I was sleeping.' "
"Shut up! You talk too much!", his wife's gunman told her. His gunman, meantime, asked again, "Where's the f—ing money?"
Mr. Pan told him he didn't have much cash in the house, but said, "My possessions are worth a lot." The man snapped, "I need f—ing money, nothing else."
Mr. Pan still thought — hoped — "they only wanted to rob our properties, not kill my wife." He told his gunman there was $60 in his wallet upstairs, someone checked, and then someone — he didn't remember which man — whacked him on the side of the head.
What with regular court breaks, legal arguments and the unusually tight security at the courtroom, this was as far as Mr. Pan, who is now 60, made it in his description of that harrowing night.
Though he is clearly a resilient man, and appears physically recovered from his injuries, he was shepherded at every turn by a soother from the victim-witness office.
He and his wife came separately to Canada as refugees from Vietnam in 1979, and married in Toronto. Theirs is the familiar yet inspirational story of new immigrants who arrive with nothing and build a successful life. At the time of the attack, after decades of hard work in the auto parts industry, the couple had paid off their Markham house, managed some decent savings (they were, with the house and life insurance, worth close to $1 million), raised Jennifer and her younger brother Felix and were putting them both through university.
Felix was studying engineering; Jennifer was finishing up the hours she needed to complete her pharmacy degree.
Or so the parents imagined.
In fact, Jennifer had been lying to them for years — about where she was living, what she was doing, and, most importantly to parents who prized education, about going to school. First, she told them she was attending Ryerson University, then that she switched to the University of Toronto for pharmacy. She was living downtown with a roommate.
But they all were caught in the cross-cultural winds: Mr. Pan was skeptical and wanted to pry; but her mother said no, she was "already a grownup. You have to let her be herself; too much interference will not be good for her," and Jennifer, of course, was lying through her teeth.
Hers was no makeshift deception: She invented a volunteer position at the Hospital for Sick Children (it would be useful later in her career) and a job at a Wal-Mart pharmacy, and, as her dad's suspicions grew (he was "concerned that something was not right"), even brought home a fake degree to show them.
Once, he offered to drive her to Sick Kids and her mother tried to follow her in, but she disappeared into the big building; he pressed her for tickets to her 'graduation,' but she said there were none left. "I said, 'Maybe I can stand outside, looking in. OK by me.'"
A few days later, she brought home the "degree."
Her dad asked where the pictures were. She gave him an excuse.
Finally, they discovered she wasn't living with a female roommate and summoned her home, and there, she confessed: "She did not work at the hospital. She had not graduated from university. My daughter said she was living with her boyfriend Danny Wong in Ajax," Mr. Pan said.
He gave her an ultimatum: Give up the boyfriend and go back to school, if not, "You have to wait until I'm dead."
Jennifer Pan's jig was up. It was the summer of 2010, and then, according to the prosecutor's opening statement, that she began the hunt for someone to kill her parents.
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Wainwright still hasn't issued a walk
PHILADELPHIA -- What 29-inning streak without a walk, says Adam Wainwright? He playfully holds his ears and hums a tune.
But only two more outs and Pea Ridge Day, who recorded the second-longest such streak to start a season -- 29 2/3 innings -- for the 1925 Cardinals, becomes yesterday's news. And the way Wainwright is dealing, he has better than just a fat chance of surpassing the Cardinals' all-time record holder for innings without a walk (40), Slim Sallee, on the 100-year anniversary of that feat in 1913.
"I know this is going on," said Wainwright seriously. "I am being deliberate about it, that's kind of my intention going out.
"[But] if I am getting three-ball counts, I'm not casting heaters down the middle. Couple times [in Thursday night's 4-3 victory over the Phillies], I threw a couple curveballs and the game before that I threw curveballs. [Thursday] I threw a cutter in on [Jimmy] Rollins 3-2. Just because I'm not walking anybody doesn't mean I am not still pitching. At no point in time do I not think I am not going to make the next pitch.
Ben Revere worked a 3-0 count before being retired by Wainwright on a 3-1 cutter. He also threw a cutter to induce a Rollins groundout on a 3-2 pitch.
Wainwright walked 52 batters last season, his first back from Tommy John surgery, when, typically, pitchers struggle with command.
"He is locating that fastball very well," said manager Mike Matheny. "A couple years after that surgery is pretty much par for the course.
For the record, Day went 2-4 with a 6.30 ERA for the 1925 Cardinals. Sallee was 19-15 with a 2.71 ERA in 1913.


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Like the Dynamo, the Portland Timbers enjoy one of the best home atmospheres in MLS and the sound is far more than just background noise.
Compare Portland's home and road record last year and you get an idea of what an asset the intimate, boisterous confines of JELD-WEN Field are to the Western Conference club. In 2012, the Timbers were 7-4-6 on their own pitch, but just 1-12-4 on the road.
Ahead of tomorrow night's clash, Houston head coach Dominic Kinnear accepts that Portland is one of the more daunting venues in MLS but sees the decibel count and sell-outs as a positive for the league in general.
"It's difficult, don't get me wrong - they're not for us, they're against us. But you'd rather have it that way than nobody there," he told HoustonDynamo.com earlier this week. "I think the guys love going there. You'd rather go to a stadium that's full with great fans than go somewhere where there's no one there watching. That's what you want for professional soccer. The sport is growing as we know and going to places like Portland, Kansas City, Seattle and others, it makes you enjoy the sport even more."
Dynamo defender Eric Brunner was a Timbers player in 2011 and 2012 because Houston acquired the veteran center back in the offseason.
"The way the stadium's set up, the sound stays inside, there's a giant building in the back that keeps the vibrations and noise bouncing off," he said. "It stays pretty loud so you have to be on your toes when you're playing there.
"Any time you play at home I think you get an advantage. Just like our fans here in Texas, they pump us up for games and we want to play for them, just like their players want to play [for their fans]. They renovated it from a baseball stadium so it's intimate. It's cool, it's right downtown and it's a big thing for anyone who goes to the games. We're definitely excited to go there and get a result."
The Dynamo arrive in Oregon seeking their first road win of the season after defeats to FC Dallas and Santos Laguna but knowing victory will lift them to first place in the Eastern Conference. They'll face a Portland team chasing its first MLS win of 2013 under new coach Caleb Porter.
Portland's record of three draws and one defeat suggests a slow start, but the picture is more complex. While a defense featuring former Manchester United and Arsenal defender Mikael Silvestre has made the occasional mistake, in spells, Porter's team have been hard to contain.
They rallied from a 3-1 halftime deficit to draw their season opener at home to the New York Red Bulls, 3-3. They rallied against the Seattle Sounders with an injury-time equalizer to grab a 1-1 tie against their Cascadia rivals. And, yes, they rallied against the Colorado Rapids last week to draw 2-2 after being down 2-0 at the break. Their season has also featured a 2-1 home loss to the Montreal Impact.
"I think all teams are like that at the beginning of the season... you have your good moments and your bad moments," said Kinnear. "The one thing you can take from watching them play is they definitely give a full effort for 90 minutes. They've come back quite a few times already this year so you can never count them out."
The Dynamo will be without the club's top scorer last season, Will Bruin, who has a hamstring strain. But Giles Barnes has excelled in attack and has found the net in the past two matches. The Englishman says he is comfortable up top even though he's better known as an attacking midfielder.
"I played as an out and out striker as a schoolboy right until I made my first-team debut. So those kind of instincts were always in me as a kid," he said.
His goals against the Vancouver Whitecaps and San Jose Earthquakes were headers from pinpoint crosses, so he is appreciative of the quality the Dynamo possess on the wings with Brad Davis, Boniek Garcia and Andrew Driver.
"Our deliveries from wide are incredible and obviously you've got Corey [Ashe] and Kofi [Sarkodie] overlapping and supplying as well so you've got umpteen amount coming in," he said.
And Houston have proved they can block out the din of the Timbers Army and get a result. They beat Portland 2-0 at JELD-WEN Field back in October 2011.
Tom Dart is a contributing writer to HoustonDynamo.com. Former editor and reporter for The Times of London, Dart currently freelances for The Guardian as well as SI.com.


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1. If you don't like being cold, don't ride your bicycle in the cold. There are many other ways to get around. If being cold is something that is going to ruin your day, you shouldn't subject yourself to it.
2. There's no such thing as a bike commuting martyr. No one cares that you ride your bike when it's cold. You don't get a medal. If you bring up how you rode your bike to work even when it was very cold, your non-cyclist coworkers will greet you with something between total ambivalence, angry confusion and slight derision. Your cyclist co-workers will accuse you (correctly) of being a smug jerk and thinking that you're better than them. If you thrive on self-suffering,
3. Layer your layers. I've got 'light winter' and 'heavy winter' clothes and I mix and match as the weather warrants. If you're wearing max 'heavy winter' everything, it's probably very, very cold. Today, for example, it was only sort of cold, so it was mostly 'light winter' gear. There are probably better ways to think about dressing yourself for the winter, but I think what I'm trying to say is that maybe it's not a good idea to declare one sweater your winter bike sweater because maybe it won't be appropriate for all kinds of conditions.
4. Chap stick? Sure.
Today was proper cold and it was kind of nice because at least it wasn't raining. I'd rather ease into the cold temperatures without also having to deal with rain and ice and snow, which are terrible. A fair number of people out on bikes as well, including a guy who didn't even come close to stopping at every red light on East Capitol. Lucky, I guess. I watched him skitter ahead as I at least slowed down to make sure the intersections remained clear. I wish I had his naive confidence (or health insurance, since it must have amazing hospital benefits).
I'm thinking about starting a charitable organization dedicated to the eradication of bike blindness. Bike blindness afflicts far too many pedestrians, who when even standing in a bike lane, fail to see approaching bicyclists. Some guy had to yell over whatever was playing on his iPod to a woman to "watch out" as she began to step out towards what would have been a nasty collision with me had I not been paying attention. Bike blindness is a pretty terrible disease and I'd suggest we'd 'race' towards it's cure but that might only result in considerable collisions between the charity riders and those they're trying to help. It would be bedlam. Sure signs of bike blindness include:
- The inability to see oncoming bicycles.
- That's it.
If you have a loved one who suffers from bike blindness, encourage them to seek help. Ride your bicycle by them frequently. Encourage them to take up bicycling themselves, increasing their level of recognition of bicycles and bicycle infrastructure. While carelessness is incurable, I hope to see an end to bike blindness within our lifetime.
If you don't think you're going to make the green bike light at the intersection of Penn and 15th, merge out of the bike lane and into the right travel lane, since that right turn arrow exceeds the length of the bike light. Then you can ride up 15th and jay-salmon (dangerous practice of fish-bird hybrid from an evil geneticist's lab?) back into the lane when oncoming car traffic dissipates. Or you could just wait.
Leaves of 15th got picked up. They were actually gone yesterday afternoon, but I forgot to mention them. Caution tape still down too, but I didn't ride through since one of the checkpoint Charlies was checkpointing a maintenance golf cart on the other side of the barrier. Best not to push one's luck. Or push other's buttons. Pushing yet another lucky buttons? Well, that's a different story entirely.
Is there any particular advantage to riding on the far left, rather than the far right, of a one way street? See it happen on L and M all the time and I don't know if I'm missing something. Since the numbered cross streets alternate between one way north and one way south, it doesn't seem that beneficial. Maybe something about being on the same side as the driver? Feel free to clue me in.
I think that Capital Bikeshare is amazing. I don't say that enough.
Pretty slow going over R and up Massachusetts. By Dupont Circle, I saw a guy riding with what looked like a canvas portrait under his left arm as he "drove" his bicycle using only his right. Someone check the Phillips Collection. I'm of the opinion that using mutliple hands to control a bicycle is better than not, but I suppose when you're absconding with precious artwork, you have to make do.
I don't like using my bell in the morning. I just don't think pedestrians are primed for it. Instead, I ride all stealthy and then regret not using it. Stupid.
I've been meaning to count but I don't have an exact number of cars that are occupied by precisely one passenger in the "bad traffic because of college students" stretch of Nebraska from Ward Circle to New Mexico. I guess car pooling is just a collective action problem. If you can afford driving alone or put a high premium on it, what's the benefit to any two people buddying up? So you can sit in traffic together and bicker over the radio? One less car on the road won't make a hill of beans (not edible) difference to the overall situation. And if there's no incentivized space, like car pool lanes or dedicated bus lanes or something, I just don't see how you get past the problem. This isn't even a "downtown" part of town when you could think about a congestion charge. It's just an affluent part of town where the monetary costs of driving simply don't factor. Is the "solution" just to make driving that much more miserable (and permanently) so people trade it for some other behavior? That doesn't sound appealing at all.


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investedcitizens brauchte ein neues Logo Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 135 Designs von 27 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
Invested Citizens supplies seed capital to social businesses startups in the form of equity or low-interest loans. In addition, we provide ongoing training and support to entrepreneurs and works to partner with local institutions to ensure the viability of portfolio organizations. Our grassroots, democratic approach to solving poverty, climate change, and healthcare involves lots of people making small donations, pooling the capital, and making collective investments.
We are looking for a clean, bold, and unique logo that captures the essence of the organization: Cooperative, bottom-up solutions to a safe, just, and prosperous planet
Invested Citizens
We are looking for 2 versions of the design: a stand-alone symbol and the symbol with logo type. We are looking for a design that can be used later for business cards, letterhead, and banners. The ideal design will be so clear it will even be recognizable as a favicon.
About Invested Citizens: We believe that the best way to achieve a safe, prosperous, and peaceful planet is to help people, communities, and nations become independent and self-sufficient. And that social entrepreneurs launching social businesses are the have the most potential to do that. A social business is an organization designed to do good, that generates its own revenue, and reinvest its profits in the organization. The movement is being championed by Muhammad Yunus, the founder of the Grameen Bank and 2006 Nobel Peace Prize winnner, who also coined the phrase.
To spur innovation in the social business sector and to attract the best and brightest entrepreneurs to launch social businesses, we are raising a series of multi-million dollar grassroots, global venture funds by collecting small donations from an international community of invested citizens.
In return for donating, members will be able to vote on where the fund allocates the money. Currently members can earn votes through donating, inviting friends, and contributing content.
You can learn more about social business at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_business and more about Invested Citizens in a few days at investedcitizens.org.
- Style: Bold, Simple, clean
- Recognizable as a favicon
- Must-haves: 2 versions—a stand-alone symbol and a design that incorporates the symbol with logo type.
- A symbol outside the human/globe/IC paradigm
- Format: psd
- Some words that describe Invested Citizens: One planet, global, cooperation, sustainable, mutual respect, shared identity, grassroots, microfinance, independent, business, open, transparent
- Lots of colors
- Busyness
- Hard to read letters
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Hi Vox.December 29, 2010 — Deacon Duncan
Well, it looks like Vox Day is once again sending me a bunch of new visitors. I'm afraid the poor fellow hasn't quite forgiven me for my critique of his sad little book. He has become wise enough not to try any specific refutations of my rebuttals, at least. Stick to the vague, disparaging dismissals, that's the safest thing.
Eh, Vox?


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The National Institute of Child Health and Development(NICHD) Specialized Cooperative Center Program in Reproduction and Infertility Research (SCCPIR) at Einstein is focused on a wide range of diseases of the female reproductive system including the impact of obesity on reproductive function, menstrual disorders, endometriosis and infertility.
Dr. Jeffrey W. Pollard is the Director of the Center. He is the Louis Goldstein Swan Chair in Women's Cancer Research, Director of the Center for the Study of Reproductive Biology and Women's Health and Deputy Director of the Cancer Center at Einstein, Professor of Developmental and Molecular Biology and of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health.
The SCCPIR is part of a larger "Center for the Study of Reproductive Biology" also directed by Dr. Pollard and this Center has research on most areas of female reproductive biology. It has seven faculty affiliated with us covering five departments at Einstein as well as a profound partnership between Einstein and Montefiore Medical Center especially through the Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Women's Health. Through these links the Center has a particular concern with reproductive health in the Bronx and this center obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome are especially common here in the local community. Each of these conditions is strongly associated with reproductive tract diseases notably infertility, endometriosis, and endometrial cancer. For example, endometriosis, the abnormal growth of endometrial tissue outside the uterus, is one of the most common gynecological diseases, affecting more than 5.5 million women in North America. According to the NICHD, an estimated 2 to 10 percent of women of reproductive age have endometriosis. The two most common symptoms of the disease are pain and infertility. About 30 percent to 40 percent of women with endometriosis are infertile. In addition in 2008, 40,100 women in the U.S.were diagnosed with endometrial cancer another disease of abnormal cell growth in the endometrium and 7,470 died of the disease.
Indeed research in reproductive biology has profoundly and positively impacted women's health in the last few decades as well as having wide-ranging social consequences. More recently, the advent of new technologies has enabled great strides in the understanding the basic biology of fertility and reproduction in animal models. Einstein's SCCPIR will concentrate on basic studies of endometrial biology and reproductive neuroendocrinology and has as its central aim the use of mouse and rat models to determine the mechanistic basis of reproductive function and then through a training and research program for clinical fellows, translate these findings into human biology and thereby into benefits to human health.


text: On Tuesday, June 28, Dr. Erik Rifkin, Executive Director of the National Aquarium Conservation Center was invited to provide testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife. The hearing, entitled, "Status of the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment" focused on the evaluation and improvement of our ability to measure long-term chronic damages to our environment in the wake of last year's oil spill. "Improved technologies should be used to accurately assess natural resource damages to the gulf ecosystem," commented Dr. Rifkin. "Without a complete understanding of chronic and long-term effects, we will not be able to determine the impact of the oil spill on the gulf ecosystem and the citizens that depend on them." Last July, only days after the wellhead was capped, Dr. Rifkin sat before this same subcommittee and emphasized the importance of independent research when attempting to quantify potential chronic damages to natural resources in the Gulf resulting from exposure to petroleum from the BP spill. Acute effects were being summarily categorized – marine mammal and sea turtle deaths and strandings, lost incomes for gulf citizens, closed fisheries, oiled birds and salt marshes, etc. What was not known was the long-term damages the petroleum would have on the physical and biological processes dependent upon Gulf waters. This led Dr. Rifkin and his colleagues to ask, will the Natural Resource Damage Assessment (NRDA) process going to be able to measure small quantities of petroleum contaminants which could have chronic and long-term impacts on aquatic biota? More specifically, the National Aquarium's testimony, and the testimony of the other independent researchers on the panel, suggested that improved sampling methodologies be used to measure low levels of petroleum in order to accurately characterize ecological risks. Since the last hearing, the National Aquarium Conservation Center (NACC), in collaboration with Mote Marine Laboratory and Johns Hopkins University, has conducted research designed to provide concerned government agencies and others with data necessary to quantify chronic damages to natural resources in the Gulf. The findings from this independently funded study will be readily available to interested parties, including Gulf communities directly impacted by this oil spill and provide a far more accurate assessment of the nature and extent of chronic damages in the Gulf than the standard approach of collection and analysis of grab samples of water and sediment. Additional witnesses at the hearing supported this process, including Senator Ben Cardin. "The long-term effects to the gulf are only beginning to emerge…we must make sure the NRDA process is being done as accurately as possible; providing transparency and public engagement in the process, commented Senator Cardin. "Dr. Rifkin and the NACC have contributed substantially to our understanding of the chronic effects of the oil spill and we must make sure we can provide independent and unbiased assessments as we move forward." A meaningful NRDA must be able to incorporate robust data into economic models in order to accurately quantify chronic damages and injury to natural resources in the Gulf. In light of the current findings, the National Aquarium Conservation Center is urging officials to give serious consideration to expanding the use of the National Aquarium's sampling methods in impacted areas of the Gulf as soon as possible. "This method will increase our ability to assess causality between the release of oil and injured resources and/or lost human use of those resources and services, added Rifkin. More information on the National Aquarium's NRDA study can be obtained through the National Aquarium's media relations department at 410-576-3860. Categories: Conservation


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Brock Evans
I don't agree that it shouldn't all be in the public domain. In fact I think it all should be in the public domain... it's private land, not public land, which means that if we're gonna get it back, and I'll use that term advisedly, it has to be purchased rather than just change the law on how it's gonna be managed. .. It should be all of it. There may be different solutions for different particular places, but it should all be treated together. Be unreasonable. You can do it.


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In pre-0.10 versions of sbt, you could use sbt-idea-plugin to generate IDEA projects from your SBT files. That plugin doesn't work in 0.10, but here's how to make it happen:
Create a new file
~/.sbt/plugins/project/Build.scala and put the following code in it:
import sbt._ object MyPlugins extends Build { lazy val root = Project("root", file(".")) dependsOn (uri("git://github.com/ijuma/sbt-idea.git#sbt-0.10")) }
Now restart SBT and type
gen-idea (this command replaces the old
idea). SBT 0.10 includes any code in this directory in all projects, so any other sbt-0.10 project will immediately get this functionality.
The initial project created by
idea-gen will have a separate IDEA module for the
project folder. I haven't been able to get IDEA to compile anything while this module is there, so I remove the module and then mark the project as excluded in the main module.
Note that if you later make a change to your .sbt file (e.g. adding a new dependency), you need to bring the IDEA project up-to-date. To do this, open the SBT Console in IDEA, run "update" and then run "gen-idea". Your IDEA project will be brought up to date and IDEA will prompt you to reload the project. Choose 'OK' and you're good to go.
(thanks to Graham Tackley for figuring out the proper way to do this)
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text: Ho Chi Minh City Formerly known as Saigon, Vietnam's largest metropolis is often described as busy and chaotic. But Ho Chi Minh City's disarming French colonial charm and wide gastronomic choices make it a worthy cosmopolitan destination in its own right and an excellent starting point for countryside excursions. Top 5 Must Do's Dong Khoi Street A walk from Notre Dame Cathedral down to the south bank of the Saigon River passes by colonial-era structures, including the much-photographed People's Committee Building. A photographer's heaven and a lovely stroll for sightseers, it's a guaranteed tourist's delight! Reunification Palace Now a museum, the former South Vietnam President's residence was where the Vietnam War ended in 1975. Replicas of the tanks that stormed through the palace gates during the Fall of Saigon are on display at the palace grounds. Cu Chi Tunnels An hour away from the city, the tunnel complex was used by the Viet Cong as a hideout-cum-attack base. Today, there are dioramas, booby traps and a firing range for history buffs and warriors at heart. Cao Dai Temple The mix of architectural styles is symbolic of Cao Dai beliefs, rooted in various world religions such as Buddhism, Taoism, Catholicism, Hinduism, Confucianism and Islam. Also known as the Great Temple or Holy See, it is a popular day trip destination. Bến Thành Market Come early to bargain hard at this sprawling market for áo dài (traditional Vietnamese dress), local handicrafts and souvenirs. The large downtown marketplace and its surrounding streets make for one of the city's liveliest areas. To and from Tan Son Nhat International Airport Transportation To Duration Fare Bus (7am-7pm) Ben Thanh Market/Pham Ngu Lao 60-90 mins VND 4000 + VND 3000 for large luggage Taxi City centre 30 mins or longer, depending on the location Between USD 4 &7. Stick to reliable companies such as Mailinh and VinaSun, or pay extra for coupon taxis from SATSCO and Saigon Car Rental. Your awesome getaway awaits you right here! Book now Quick Facts CurrencyVietnamese Dong (VND)Electricity 220V 50Hz LanguageVietnamese, French, ChineseTime zone UTC +7 Tel code +84 8 Religion Buddhism, Christianity, indigenous religions Want to read more? Download FREE Discover Indochina & Myanmar Travel Guide now! Weather Dec-Apr Dry Season22°C - 32°CWarm throughout the year, with December as the coolest month and April as the hottest. May-Nov Monsoon Season23 °C - 33°CHumid and rainy, with short heavy bursts of rain. Bargain hunters can get great deals during this season. View how you can fly in with our interactive map! Map it out Check out these other destinations! Australia Gold Coast Melbourne Sydney Cambodia Siem Reap China Changsha Hangzhou Kunming Shanghai Wuhan Xi'An Hong Kong Hong Kong India Kochi Indonesia Bali Bandung Jakarta Solo Yogyakarta Japan Nagoya Osaka Tokyo Malaysia Kota Kinabalu Kuala Lumpur Kuching Langkawi Miri Penang Myanmar Mandalay Nepal Kathmandu Singapore Singapore South Korea Busan Taiwan Taipei Thailand Bangkok Chiang Mai Krabi Phuket Surat Thani Vietnam Hanoi Ho Chi Minh City


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How would I save a custom field within a custom taxonomy? Other solutions include the options_table (bad!) or creating a custom table (cumbersome). Is there another, canned solution or function to help with this?


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Tell your friends about upcoming events with the click of a button. The DCCCD Calendar allows you to share events via social media, blogs, email and RSS feeds. You can even click "Remind" to set an event reminder so you don't forget an important calendar item like priority registration.
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This is a known Android issue which has been widely reported (example).
I saw a suggestion to use Call Delay Patch from the Android Market, but some report that this helps while others report that it doesn't work.
I have the same issue on my HTC Incredible S (Android 2.3.3) and want to know if this issue has been addressed already or if there is a patch for it or a way to avoid it. Searching the web brings only complaints.


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ShenTi Health necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 148 diseños de 38 diseñadores freelance.
ShenTi Health
ShenTi Health is a manufacturer of Green Tea products and supplier of overall optimum health information. We are a total health oriented company. We strive to make the best possible all natural products available. The company was designed to help people live a stronger & healthier lifestyle. While this is an American company, green tea originates from the Far East and as such the logo may incorporate some of that vibe and feeling.
Our marketing is targeted at the health conscious individual. We market to all sectors of the health industry - direct to the consumer and to wholesale businesses. Our audience will be people looking to lose weight, get in shape, or stay in shape. Our goal is for customers to find optimum health.
Goal of the new logo is to present a consistent image that accurately represents who we are as a health product company. It seems that most health products concentrate on greens and neutral colors, so that is what we imagine will be presented mostly, but we are open to other ideas and not locked in on that. As with many of the excellent examples in the first link below, we are very open to incorporating the actual text of the company name into the logo.
Please no tea cups or tea bags - because not only will be provided tea in other formats, but we will offer other products and information as well.
Logos we like:
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ShenTi Healing
Like the Chinese translation. of ShenTi. While we are not tied to the Chinese writing, it may make a nice add-on to the logo design.
Like the flow of image itself in this logo. Note that we dont want a tea cup in any of our designs.
* We like strong, energetic, modern logos.
* The logo will be used on everything from our website to t-shirts and all marketing materials, so it should look good in color or black-and-white, and be readable at small sizes.
*No stock images or clip art in the logo
*The files we will require are: Print file format - .ai (CMYK); Layered .psd (RGB).
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But He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement for our peace was upon Him, and by His stripes we are healed. - Isaiah 53:5 (NKJV)
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Episode 9 — Fractured Fairy Tales
|Podcast Series
|Chatting About Books: Recommendations for Young Readers
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|Published November 25, 2008
Book Chat
- Rapunzel's Revenge written by Shannon and Dean Hale; illustrated by Nathan Hale (Bloomsbury, 2008)
Picture it a rough n ride em Rapunzel living in the Old West escapes the tower with no help from a prince. She meets up with other fairy tale characters and sets out on a mission to save her real mother from her evil stepmother Gothels slave mine. All of that adventure plus more set this Rapunzel apart from the version you thought you knew. Set in a graphic novel format that is sure to captivate young readers, this book has been listed as a Fall '08 Kids' Indie Next List selection, a Junior Library Guild Premier Selection, a 2009 nominee for YALSA's Great Graphic Novels for Teens, and a nominee for the 20092010 TLA Lone Star Reading List.
Best for grades 3 to 8, ages 8 to 14.
The Official Site of Shannon Hale
- Bubba the Cowboy Prince written by Helen Ketteman; illustrated by James Warhola (Scholastic Press, 1997)
What do you get when you give Cinderella a Texas twist? Bubba the Cowboy Prince! Bubba lives on a Texas ranch with his wicked stepdaddy and his wicked stepbrothers Dwayne and Milton. When Miz Lurleen, the purtiest girl west of the Brazos, throws a party in order to find herself a cowboy, Bubbas family does everything they can to stop Bubba from going. But, with a little help from his Fairy Godcow, Bubba gets the help he needs and ends up winning Miz Lurleens heart. Bubba the Cowboy Prince has been featured on the Readers Choice Awards List in eight states and received the 2001 Nebraska Golden Sower Award.
Best for grades K to 2, ages 4 to 8.
Helen Ketteman's website
- Petite Rouge: A Cajun Red Riding Hood written by Mike Artell; illustrated by Jim Harris (Dial Books for Young Readers, 2001)
Petite Rouge Riding Hoods grand-mere has come down with the flu and Petite Rouge needs to deliver some gumbo and bodin to make her feel better. But Claude, dat ol gator is causing some problems down at the swamp and has plans of his own. This Cajun version of Little Red Riding Hood will have you laughing out loud. It makes a great read-aloud for kids. Petite Rouge was named a 2002 Notable Social Studies Trade Book for Young People, a Storytelling World 2002 Honor Book, and won the 2004 Louisiana Young Readers Choice Award.
Best for grades K to 2, ages 4 to 8.
Mike Artell's website
Cookies and Milk
Emily enjoys cookies and milk with Andrew and Cassidy. Together they analyze Rapunzels Revenge, comparing and contrasting this new adventurous version with the traditional version of Rapunzel.
Expert Chat
Best-selling author Shannon Hale chats about the inspiration behind Rapunzels Revenge: a mix between her love of fairy tales and her husband Deans love of superheroes. She also shares the process of writing a graphic novel and why shes so passionate about getting graphic novels into the hands of young readers.


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April 27th, 2012
Missing Girl's Neighbor Talks with Nancy Grace
Watch as Nancy Grace speaks to Isabel Celis' neighbor Alicia Stardevant, who remembers hearing male voices and dogs barking early in the morning of the day that Isabel went missing. She found out two hours later that Isabel was, in fact, missing. Stardevant goes on to say she remembers the window being wide open that morning and that she was woken up by her dog and the dogs from the Celis house who were all barking loudly. Watch this exclusive clip from the show.


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Jun 29, 2011
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TNA is doing a live preview show from St. Charles, Missouri hosted by Jeremy Borash and Christy Hemme. Odds they wouldn't promote that ahead of time. So far, they have been running down the lineup and running video features. If and when they hold a live match or interview, we'll start updating.
Jeremy Borash was inside the steel cage and noted all of the matches tonight would be taking place inside a steel cage. He introduced TNA Knockouts champion Angelina Love, who made her way to the ring. She said that tonight, it's not just going to be defending her title, but Tara as well, because she can lose it without being pinned. Love said that she didn't like that, but that's the rules of the match. She said Tara and herself want to get their hands on the Knockouts Tag Team belts and predicted new champions. She said she could use the cage to throw Madison Rayne and Velvet Sky into the cage and when the Beautiful People left the ring, they could be "one angry mess." OK promo, although nowhere near the level of anger or intensity you'd expect out of a babyface going for revenge in a cage.
After an Angle vs. Anderson video package, Jeremy Borash interviewed Ken Anderson backstage. Anderson glared at Borash when he was introduced and told him to shut up. Anderson said he's rarely a man of few words but he has little to say because he has the key to the cage and showed it off. Anderson said he wanted to apologize in advance because fans are expecting a five star mat classic and some blood, but he doesn't have to beat Kurt Angle, just walk through a door. He said even Borash could walk through a door. Anderson said that he has his gameplan and he's going to walk out the door, and call for the mic and say, "MISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSTERRRRRRR........" then got very low and said, "You know." He walked off and kept returning on camera as Borash tried to finish the segment, but never said his name. Finally, an intimidated Borash said, "Mister Anderson....Anderson" quietly. Funny end to a solid promo.
TNA announced that Doug Williams was stripped of the X-Division champion. I'm not a fan of that one. He's been AWESOME on television of late and it's not like he didn't have an excuse. I think TNA missed the boat on this one as it would have been hilarious to have him blame Kazarian and Moore for causing the volcano since they knew he would beat them.
TNA then announced Sean Waltman no showed. Well, they were honest about it, saying he didn't arrive by the call time.
Christy Hemme interviewed Team 3D. Brother Ray asked Devon how hot Christy Hemme was and handed her his hotel room key. Ray then cut into a promo saying they won the NWA and TNA Tag Team championships at Lockdown in the past. He said they were going to continue that tonight and get rid of Hall, Nash and Waltman from TNA. Ray said they have a surprise tonight that they are going to spring on the Band on the way to the ring tonight. He made a guarantee that someone is going through a table. Usual good 3D promo.
Jeremy Borash interviewed TNA President Dixie Carter, who introduced several members of the military in attendance. She thanked the military for their support. Carter put over St. Louis and yesterday's Fan Interaction event. Carter plugged Monday's Impact and the new timeslot. Borash asked her to predict who was winning the Lethal Lockdown tonight. She said she didn't know but one of the servicemen predicted Team Hogan.
TNA Lockdown PPV
The PPV opened with the usual video package, including the "voice" of the steel cage warning all to fear him.
Mike Tenay and Taz announced that Doug Williams was stripped of the X-Division championship and that Sean Waltman no showed. Mike Tenay then slid into storyline, noting that Eric Bischoff was at the Fan Interaction event yesterday, but didn't interact with Hulk Hogan. Today, there's been no sign of Bischoff in the building.
Rob Van Dam vs. James Storm for Lethal Lockdown advantage.
Storm was wary of going into the cage so RVD dropkicked the door into his face. On the floor, Van Dam whipped him into the cage facefirst. Rob nailed him with a thrust kick to the throat. The crowd was loving RVD. Van Dam dropped Storm across the apron and hit the corkscrew guillotine legdrop off the cage. The crowd chanted, "ECW." No, they really chanted TNA. Van Dam continued the beating on Storm.
Van Dam went to slam Storm into the ring steps but Storm blocked it and slammed RVD into it. Van Dam was busted open hardway from the shot. They entered the cage and the match officially began. Van Dam nailed a spinning kick in the corner. Van Dam choked him against the corner with his boot. RVD whipped Storm into the ropes and nailed an inverted atomic drop. He placed Storm on the ropes and nailed the Ryder Kick off the ropes. Van Dam covered Storm for a two count.
Van Dam worked over Storm in the corner. He whipped him to the opposite corner and went for the somersault monkey flip but Storm avoided it, nailed a neckbreaker and worked him over with punches. Storm cinched in a side chinlock. RVD fought out of it but was clotheslined over the ropes and into the cage for a two count. Storm nailed a big boot. RVD made a comeback and they slugged it out in the middle of the ring.
Van Dam got the better of the exchange and nailed several clotheslines, then ran Storm into the cage. RVD nailed a split-legged moonsault for a two count. Storm nailed a jawbreaker as fans chanted for RVD. Storm took a swig of beer and teased hitting him with the bottle. Ref Brian Hebner took the bottle and missed Storm spitting the beer in RVD's face as he disposed of the bottle. Storm hit a DDT for two count.
Storm went for the Last Call superkick but RVD ducked and hit the rear windmill kick. Rob nailed the five star frog splash and scored the clean pin. Team Hogan has the advantage in the main event.
Your winner, Rob Vam Dam!
Real fun opener. It's weird to have the babyfaces going into the Lockdown with the advantage from a drama standpoint, but we'll see how it plays out. Enjoyed this a lot.
Christy Hemme interviewed Hulk Hogan. Hogan ran down all the things that have happened to his team in the last few weeks, but the fact they are all in the building tonight means they are going to tear down the house and leave their mark. Hogan said that RVD pinning James Storm brings them a ray of sunshine through the clouds. Hogan said that if Team Flair wins tonight, it's time for Hogan to "pack his bags" and leave TNA. Hemme said that he doesn't mean that. Hogan said that if Flair's team wins, there's nothing "left" for TNA and nothing "left for my guys." Hemme asked about Eric Bischoff. Hogan said that when he came to TNA, he thought Bischoff could help him, but now he's over it and "it's out of his hands." It is? I thought Hogan was in charge. I don't know if I've written this before, but it's weird that Hogan hardly does the classic "Hogan promo" these days...and if they were going to tease a Loser Leaves Town deal...wouldn't it make sense to do it...on TV...to build to the PPV?
Mike Tenay announced that Scott Hall needs to find a partner or face Team 3D in a handicap match.
Brian Kendrick vs. Homicide vs. Alex Shelley vs. Chris Sabin - Xscape Match
Weird this has same stipulations as Angle vs. Anderson. Homicide and Kendrick acted like they would team. Kendrick was busted open immediately hitting the cage. The Guns worked over Homicide and Kendrick. Homicide caught Sabin with an Ace Cutter and hit a belly to belly on Shelley. Kendrick used his foot to smother Sabin. The Guns came back with some double team maneuvers. So far, so good.
Kendrick missed a splash in the corner and Sabin nailed a tornado DDT off the ropes. Homicide nailed a spinning neckbreaker on Sabin but Shelley caught him with a clotheslines. Shelley went up the cage but Kendrick cut him off. Sabin tried to cut off Kendrick but Kendrick raked his face and tied Shelley to the tree of woe. Homicide drilled Sabin with the Gringo Killer.
Kendrick and Shelley battled in the corner. As they did, Homicide scaled the cage and escaped. Kendrick tried to stop him but didn't catch him in time.
Your winner, Homicide!
It was all fast paced stuff and for the timeframe they had to work with, I enjoyed it. Nice to see Homicide get the nod here as he's been terribly overlooked in recent months. It's Homicide vs. Kaz vs. Moore later, which is fine with me.
Kevin Nash vs. Eric Young
Young slid under Nash's legs and punched him in the face. Nash went down to one knee. Nash rose back to his feet and they locked up. Nash nailed Young over the back and whipped him into a corner. He charged Young, who kicked him off. Young nailed a missile dropkick off the top rope. Nash ended up outside the ropes on the apron and Young dropkicked him into the cage, then a high cross bodyblock into the cage.
Back in the ring, Nash grabbed at the referee and lowblowed Young as the ref was distracted. He began kneeing and kicking Young in the corner. He began beating Young with forearms. Young fought back and dared Nash to bring it. Nash kept beating down Young, who kept fighting to his feet. Nash smothered him with a boot to the face. Young began blocking Nash's punches and fired back but was caught with a chokeslam.
Young recovered and began kicking at one of Nash's knees. Young nailed several big rights and rebounded off the ropes, only to be caught with a big boot. Nash nailed a powerbomb and pinned him.
Your winner, Kevin Nash!
Not a bad match at all. They had a decent story with Young doing the never say die deal. Young was busted open towards the end.
Nash took the mic and announced he would be Scott Hall's partner tonight against Team 3D.
TNA Knockouts champion Angelina Love & Tara vs. The Beautiful People (with Lacey Von Erich)
If the People lose, they lost the Tag straps. If Love or Tara lose, whoever pins them is the new Knockouts champion. If someone killed Col. Mustard with a wrench in the library, I quit.
Hey why aren't the Beautiful People scared of ruining their good looks in this cage?
Angelina cleaned house on Velvet early. She tried to call time out in a cage match. I laughed at that. Rayne tagged in but Love slammed her down for a two count. Tara tagged in and nailed several rights. She grabbed Rayne for a Fireman's Carry but Rayne raked her face. Velvet tagged in but was caught in a drop toehold and an Oriental Torture Device.
Tara chopped Sky but Rayne grabbed her, allowing Sky to take control and choke Tara. She stomped her for a two count. The BP nailed a double dropkick on Tara's back for a two count. Rayne scissored Tara and nailed the scissor stomp. Sky tagged in and scored a two count. Tara came back with several punches and a slam. Tara went to the top rope and told Love to watch but missed a moonsault.
Hot tag time. Love hit a flying clothesline on Rayne, then one on Sky. She whipped the People into each other in the corner but Tara blind tagged herself in. Tara nailed the Widow's Peak on Rayne but Sky broke up the pin. As everyone battled, Lacey Von Erich opened the cage and cracked Tara in the back of the head with the Knockouts title belt. Madison scored the pin.
Your winners, The Beautiful People! New Knockouts champ, Madison Rayne!
Love was pissed that Tara lost her title. Love still offered her a handshake, at which point Tara attacked her and ran Love into the cage.
The match was fine given the circumstances but isn't the whole point of a cage match to KEEP EVERYONE ELSE OUT?
Jeremy Borash interviewed Team Flair. Flair told Borash he really annoys him. Flair said they were in Team Flair country. Flair said they appreciate the enthusiasm and youth of RVD and Jeff Hardy, but the future of TNA is Beer Money. He mocked the idea of Jeff Jarrett being a legend, when he has Sting on their side. He mocked Abyss being taken out the last few weeks. Flair promised we'd never see Hogan on TNA television again after tonight.
Borash then turned his attention to the TNA championship match. AJ Styles pointed out he was the longest reigning TNA champion ever and there is no one he hasn't beaten, dating back all the way to day one. He told Pope Dinero to go to the mirror and tell himself he's no AJ Styles. He said Pope has nothing that Styles possesses. Styles said his Sunday night service ends tonight and there's nothing he can do about it....but like it.
Team 3D vs. Scott Hall & Kevin Nash
Huge pop for 3D when their music hit. They came out with a table. Bubba took the mic and asked St. Louis if they were ready to get wild and crazy. Bubba told the referee to leave the cage door open, because everyone came to see Team 3D fight, not to see them wrestle. He told the Band tonight was a St. Louis Street Fight where Falls Count Anywhere in the bulding. Nice way to make things up for the Waltman no show. Hall has lost more weight.
They all started brawling on the rampway. Hall teased a Razor's Edge on Ray but was backdropped over. Nash was tossed into a railing by Devon. Ray and Hall went into the crowd. Nash and Devon followed. They all brawled in the crowd. Ray nailed Hall with a beer. The crowd was into it big-time.
They returned to ringside where The Band took over control. They tossed Devon into the cage. Ray was out on the floor. The arena started chanting for tables. Nash and Hall beat down Devon in the crowd. Hall tried to hold the cage door to prevent Ray from entering. Nash continued to measure and beat down Devon.
Hall and Nash switched places. Ray grabbed a chair and hit the door, "hurting" Nash's hand, then slammed the cage door into Nash's face. Bubba hit the ring and was clubbering and chopping away. 3D sandwiched the Band in the corner. Devon splashed them, followed by Bubba.
Ray slammed Hall and called for the Wazzup headbutt. They took Nash out. Devon hit the headbutt. Devon went to get the tables. This is fun as heck and the crowd is LOVING THIS. They set up for a Dudley Death Drop on Hall through the table and nailed it.
Devon covered Hall and scored the pin.
Your winners, Team 3D!
From a fun standpoint, this was the best thing on the show so far. Say what you will about the players here, but they all worked hard, used everything they could to put on a show and got the biggest reaction of everything thus far on the show. Thumbs up.
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East Hartford police arrested a woman who is accused of leaving a child in a 140-degree car for hours while she was getting her nails done.
Police said Rasheena Francis, 28, of Hartford, left a 6-year-old child in the car for an hour or two on Friday while getting her nails done at Lena's Nails II 205 Burnside Ave.
The car was off and the windows were rolled up when police arrived, police said. It was not immediately clear if Francis is the child's mother.
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The child was taken to Connecticut Children's Medical Center and is expected to be fine, according to police.
Francis was charged with one count risk of injury and one count of reckless endangerment.
She posted $75,000 bond and is due in court on Aug. 13.
The arrest is not listed on the online court docket and it's not clear if she has an attorney.


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Ken222008 brauchte ein neues Website Design und hat einen Wettbewerb auf 99designs gestartet.
Aus 81 Designs von 8 Designern wurde eine Gewinner gewählt.
SolarPlanet.net is a solar energy referral website that refers customers to solar installers all over the United states. This is the first of about 5 websites that we will be designing around the solar industry and we would ultimately like to use the same designer for all the sites if possible. We are committed to creating a greener planet through educating the public and connecting high quality solar companies with the consumer. Our company culture is energetic (pun intended), up-beat and committed to making a difference in the world through the adoption of solar energy.
The target audience is generally professional males in the US between the ages of 40 and 60. These people are looking to install solar panels on their home or company. They are typically professionals with good income, and have a commitment to the environment. They are looking for information that is easily accessible, clear and concise. They are also looking for reliable and trustworthy references to solar companies that they can work with.
I have attached a more detailed document of what I'm looking, but if you read this brief you will get most of what I'm looking for. Essentially there are a couple of websites that have a very similar look, feel and style to them that I'd like to use as reference. The detailed document should answer any specific questions and get more into details if you have specific questions.
Total pages: 5
1) Landing page
2) Article listing pages
3) Find an installer data entry page
4) Tax Credits and Rebates page
5) Installer listing page
Desired Colors: Blues, Greens, creams, maybe orange if it is done right.
Design Style: Professional, warm, welcoming design , must demonstrate trust, partnership and community , Clean, simple, and easy to read navigate, Original design concept
There are two design styles I am considering: 1) Professional, simple, and clean looking and 2) Cute, Trendy and friendly.
1) Professional, warm, welcoming design , must demonstrate trust, partnership and community , Clean, simple, and easy to navigate, Original design concept
2) If someone can pull off a good design with "Cute and Trendy", great. Trendy can be more easily branded. I'm thinking of something like the godaddy.com logo (not the site... that's way to busy).
Please see attached document for specific details. I'm including a quick synopsis here (5 pages total):
1) Landing page
The landing page should be very similar in functionality to solarPros.com with ONE major difference: the navigation buttons. The main navigation of the site should be a series of 4 large buttons that stand out (Solar Tutorials, Going Solar, Cost & Rebates, and Solar News). These buttons should have nice graphics as well as an obvious "call to action" so that people know that they can click on the button. Next, I want a banner on all the pages that allows the user to "Find a solar Professional" by entering their zip code (very similar to solarpros.com)
2) Article listing pages
This is essentially identical to http://solarpros.com/residential/index.html, but please be creative so it doesn't look like a direct copy.
3) Find an installer data entry page
This page is basically used to ask a series of questions to the consumer wanting to get quotes from solar companies. The questions will be almost identical to solarpros.com/get-started/index.html.
4) Tax Credits and Rebates page
See the webpage http://www.energysavvy.com/rebates/ for a reference. I would like the content to be very similar to this webpage without the left menu "What's your project" on the left side of the page.
5) Installer listing page
This page should list companies and allow the user to select which ones they get a quote from. This should be very similar to solar.coolerplanet.com/Directory/CO/boulder-solar-installers.aspx with "Request a bid" replaced with a checkbox.
Competitor #1: Best Reference - solarpros.com
Like: Almost everything I like. This is the website closest to what I'm looking for in simplicity, feel, colors, and functionality.
Dislike: Logo and font are a bit too simple.
Competitor #2: Also a good reference - solar.coolerplanet.com
Like: This website is also similar in look, feel, color, and functionality to what I'm looking for. I like the simplicity of the landing page, but it is almost too simple. The top part is great, but I like having some articles and highlights towards the bottom (below the fold??) I like their "request a quote" menu: solar.coolerplanet.com/Directory/CO/boulder-solar-installers.aspx.
Competitor #3: thesolarguide.com
Like: I like the look and feel of the data entry page located here: thesolarguide.com/solar-energy-systems/solar-installation-quotes.aspx .
Dislike: The rest of the website is too confusing and not easy enough to navigate
Competitor #4: findsolar.com
Like: Structure/layout is not bad. The "Find a solar Professional" Banner is simple and has a nice "call to action" which I like. This might be a good place to start for the website design (a banner across the screen). I kind-of like the run rays coming though the "Find Now" button. This is a good way to incorporate texture in a subtle way.
Dislike: I don't like the shade of green at all. The colors are bad and don't mix together well. Logo is horrible. I don't like yellows. Its tempting to use yellow because of the sun, but it is just too bright and "cartoon" like giving an unprofessional look and feel.
Random Website #1:
http://www.valpak.com - This site is a good example of a potential navigational structure that I'm looking for with the large pop out boxes that highlight the main areas of the website. This is just a concept to illustrate a design point.
Dislike: I don't like the look and feel of this site other than the "idea" of the large navigational boxes.


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