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Venice wants to leave Italy
The EU is the perfect club for breakaway nations, writes Henry Chu in Venice. They can thrive where everyone is protected and supported.
During most of the past 1200 years this watery Italian city was a nation unto itself - powerful, prosperous and proud.
Now, many of its residents are convinced their best shot at the future lies in turning back the clock.
A growing number of people say Venice and the surrounding region, known as the Veneto, would be much better off as an independent state again, uncoupled from Italy. They're tired of paying billions of dollars in taxes to Rome, only to see the money frittered away on other, less productive parts of the country.
So thousands of Venetians signed a petition demanding a divorce from their fellow Italians. A declaration of independence was delivered - by gondola, of course - to regional officials, who are mulling over a possible referendum on breaking away.
''We say we don't need Rome,'' says Lodovico Pizzati, an economics professor who is leading the campaign. ''We have our right of self-determination.''
His dream of an independent Venice alongside other countries in the European Union may be unlikely but it's by no means unique.
Secessionist movements, some serious, some quixotic, have sprouted across Europe. Scots will vote next year whether to remain part of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland - made up of Northern Ireland, Scotland, England and Wales. Catalonians want out of Spain. The Flemish are debating withdrawal from Belgium.
Many of these movements are fuelled by economic resentment, richer regions eager to shake off poorer ones as Europe battles a lingering debt crisis and enacts draconian spending cuts. To critics, such discord makes a mockery of the EU and the harmony it is supposed to embody.
But some analysts contend that, far from pointing up its failure, the various separatist movements actually attest to the EU's success in bringing comity and stability to a continent torn apart by two world wars, an achievement for which the 27-nation body last year was presented the Nobel peace prize.
Under the EU's reassuring wing, it doesn't matter that an independent Scotland or Veneto would each comprise only about 5 million citizens; Denmark, a long-established club member, has about that many. Malta and Luxembourg, which not only belong to the EU but also the more exclusive group of 17 nations that uses the euro, boast only a million people between them.
In many ways, the EU has created the very conditions that now make independence for disaffected regions or minorities seem like a viable option.
Virtually none of the secessionists talk about their homelands going it alone, a brave new nation striking out in the world. Rather, their rallying cries of freedom for Scotland, Catalonia or Flanders are invariably followed in the same breath by a description of their aspiring country as a card-carrying member of a strong, durable European Union.
They see the EU as a bulwark in an increasingly competitive, globalised world. As members of a club that wields immeasurably more clout than they would on their own, small nations can thrive without fear of getting left behind or trampled over, benefiting from the trade deals the EU wins on behalf of all members or from its common foreign policy.
''The EU changes the equation,'' says Heather Grabbe, director of the Open Society Institute in Brussels. ''If you're looking at the cost/benefit of independence, having the EU there as the guarantor of peace and stability, to some extent, and also providing regulations and rules that you might need as a small state, can tip the balance.''
Because important EU decisions are made by consensus at high-level summits in Brussels, separatists are beguiled by visions of their leaders standing with the German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, or sitting next to the French President, Francois Hollande, at the negotiating table. Such egalitarianism was written into the DNA of the European Union in reaction to the bloody wars of supremacy of the 20th century.
''The EU is dressed up as a community of countries that was specifically designed to avoid the dominance of any one country,'' Grabbe said.
Just how important remaining part of the EU is for breakaway regions can be seen in the trouble they encounter if membership looks in doubt.
In Scotland, independence advocates have taken their biggest political and public relations hit over signs that staying in the EU won't be as automatic or simple a process as the First Minister, Alex Salmond, has consistently maintained.
There are no specific legal guidelines for what happens when an EU member state splits up or a portion of an EU country secedes to become an independent nation; this is virgin territory. But recent comments from high-ranking EU officials suggest that newborn nations, even those with an EU parent, would have to apply for membership like any other aspirant country, a potentially laborious and protracted process.
Countries trying to hold themselves together are likely to link arms in discouraging secessionist campaigns and in lobbying EU officials not to simplify matters for breakaway regions. Spain has an interest in seeing the bar set high for Scotland as a warning to restless Catalonians and Basques.
''In practice, it will not be that easy to split from the states to which we belonged and just say to Brussels, 'Let us in,''' says Lieven De Winter, an expert on regionalist politics at the Catholic University of Louvain, in Belgium. ''The major barrier will be the resistance of the existing member states.''
EU nations dividing Hydra-like into yet more EU nations will also put heavy pressure on the organisation's ability to function smoothly. Already, reaching agreement among 27 countries, each with veto power, is headache enough. Can the club cope with 35 or 40 members?
For now, such questions don't concern Pizzati, the Venice academic who is concentrating on building support and funding for a referendum on independence from Italy.
The Veneto, home to such well-known brands as Benetton and Electrolux, has flirted with separatism in the past. Independence advocates point out that modern Italy is a young creation, barely 150 years old, whereas Venice's glorious history stretches back much further.
People here have long felt distinct from other Italians - they speak their own dialect - and their industriousness helps subsidise the poorer south, which is just how the politicians down in Rome like it, residents complain.
''We get taxed like the Scandinavians but our services are like Albania,'' Pizzati says. ''We are a rich region that has no political power.''
The economic grievances of areas like the Veneto and Catalonia in Spain combine with the sense of cultural difference to create a potent political cocktail. If the economy improves, the nationalist campaigns could quieten down, but the emotions they have unleashed might not dissipate so quickly, De Winter says. ''Myths are powerful tools. Once the genie is out … it's difficult to get it back in.''
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I end up spending about the same (if I cancel my library subscription) but the profit generated will be better. A larger percentage of this will go to writwers, who in turn will have to spend more time writing.
I don't really bother with the library often anymore, and especially my second hand purchases have suffered, which previously did not net the author anything.
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A political science teacher wanting to teach people about statistics and economics? This would be many a congress critter's nightmare.
If you include programming/logic, I don't see the issue. This would have more real-world applications.
Disclaimer, I like maths, especially geometry and algebra, I never had any issues with it. I just don't think algebra is for everyone, as long as they can handle themselves.
Argentina had a very bad stain in history for which no full account has been taken, them censoring information on the internet might not be just what you need.
Another nice example of a game developer making the pirated versions easier and safer to use then the paid game.
They are paying. They just object to being put out of business by someone making one of their cost centers five times as expensive.
They can't even laugh and go to a competitor like with almost every other cost center.
Since these fees for smaller venues will amount to as much a cost as rent, what would you say if your rent went up 500 to 1400%?
I don't have that much rent, just shy of $500 a month, if I'd have to pay $2500 in half a year, I'd be looking for soft spots under the bridge as it's more then I make even before taxes. If I'd have to pay $7000, I'd be stocking up on gasoline to make sure the one destroying me won't have a house for himself as well.
Then there is this: The music played in the underground bars is not from the artist you'll be paying most.
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As I said in my last week post, each year around this time I like to invite one or two of our newly ordained priests to share their experiences with you.
This week we have the reflections of Father Felipe Gonzalez who is serving his first assignment at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross.
My name is Felipe de Jesus Salvador Gonzalez and I was born on March, 4th, 1978, in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico. As I began to think about my experience of vocation and the priesthood, Psalm 117 kept coming to my mind: "O praise the Lord, all you nations, acclaim him, all you peoples! Strong is his love for us; for he is faithful forever." I grew up in a very traditional Catholic family (my name says it all: in English it would be "Philip of Jesus the Savior").
I remember being in Church all the time. I recall the many processions we took part in as a family, the special rosary during the month of May with the coronation of Mary and the fun I used to have as an altar boy with my twin brother Chris and my little brother Angel. Reflecting on these years, I see that they were fundamental in planting the seed of God's love that would accompany me throughout my life, even when I strayed from that love.
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I will mention a couple of crucial events of my life where, with faith, I see God's hand was clearly guiding me toward Him. At the age of eleven I moved with my family to Bakersfield California. I realized at a young age that life was serious and difficult. As an immigrant I started working in the fields with my parents and I experienced discrimination and violence. As a child I could not understand the fights in my house due to the lack of food and money and I remember that I spent many sleepless nights asking God simply, Why?
After some years my father found a job as a diesel mechanic and everything seemed better until one day, on September 23, 1993, my neighbor came to pick me up from Arvin High School saying that my father had been in an accident.
When I arrived home I got the news that he had died in a car accident on his way to work. He was 46 years old and it was only one month before my parents' 25th wedding anniversary.
This event shattered my family. My mom suffered a lot and I knew she had no strength to help us. Many times I felt like an orphan and had no clue where to go or what to do. I became very angry with everything, and the first thing that I did was to leave the Church because I thought that there was no God. I began looking for comfort and searching for life in the wrong places.
I was drawing water from the wrong well and the more time passed, the more thirsty I became. Looking back, I recall the words of Jesus to the Samaritan woman: "Whoever drinks this water will get thirsty again; but anyone who drinks the water that I shall give will never be thirsty again: the water that I shall give will turn into a spring inside him, welling up to eternal life."
Then God intervened and searched me out with faithfulness and love. It was in this low moment of my life that a parishioner of Saint Augustine Parish in my hometown of Lamont, California invited me to come back to the Church.
Reflecting on my life today, I see how good the Lord has been to me, because I see clearly how He opened a way of salvation by bringing me back to the Church. Little by little, I saw the malaise in which I was living was being conquered by life. I began to experience the love of God in a new dimension.
In 1997, I had the opportunity to travel to Paris for World Youth Day. Pope John Paul II's words to the young people were the catalyst for me to open myself up to the will of God: "Do not be afraid to follow Christ!" After hearing these words, I felt a strong call to dedicate my life as a missionary. I volunteered and was sent to Florida and to the Turks and Caicos Islands in the Caribbean. These were instrumental years in my discernment. I began to recognize the great need for priests to serve the Church, especially in the missions.
This is what ultimately helped me to discover my vocation to the priesthood. In 2002, I finally made the decision to enter the seminary and to discern the call that I had been hearing in my heart during my time as a missionary. In my preparation for the priesthood, God has brought me to London for 2 years and then to India for 4 years, and finally to Boston where I spent my last four years of seminary formation.
While in India I was part of the team responsible for the Neocatechumenal Way in Asia. The team was led by a Priest from Rome and in those years of mission I depended entirely on the providence of God.
The Indian trains were quite an experience!!!!!
The time of mission transformed my life. I learned that happiness can only come from God. In the mission I discovered the Risen Christ, the one who gives me hope in times of trial.
Then God brought me to Boston to finish my seminary formation. It has truly been a time of experiencing His goodness to me and seeing that he has a beautiful plan for my life as a priest.
One moment sums this up for me and illustrates my point. At the reception after my presbyteral ordination, I saw 250 of my guests in front of me from all over the country and the world and it was as if my entire life was laid out before my eyes. I was impacted by the realization that God, through each and every one of them, has lead me to him and to where I am today with the hope that he will continue to take me to holiness. Today I can say that God as the Creator, makes a masterpiece of each of our lives.
I believe the passage from Ezekiel 34 best describes what God has done for me, "I myself shall pasture my sheep, I myself shall give them rest. I shall look for the lost one, bring back the stray, bandage the injured and make the sick strong. I shall watch over the fat and healthy. I shall be a true shepherd to them." If I were to describe how God has acted in my life, I would say that Ezekiel's words would be most fitting.
When I was invited as a young man to come back to the Church, it was through the Neocatechumenal Way that God worked for my conversion. It was within my community in the Neocatechumenal Way that I discovered my vocation and eventually entered the Redemptoris Mater Seminary. (Redemptoris Mater is Latin for "Mother of the Redeemer.") Redemptoris Mater Seminaries are a fruit of the Second Vatican Council and an inspiration of the Blessed Pope John Paul II.
The Council Fathers spoke of the need to prepare international seminaries to prepare clergy to be sent anywhere in the world that there was a need. Redemptoris Mater Seminaries prepare priests for the New Evangelization by providing them with a formation that is both diocesan and missionary.
Blessed Pope John Paul II established the first Redemptoris Mater Seminary in the Diocese of Rome in 1987. Since then, Redemptoris Mater Seminaries have been opened in 87 dioceses on six continents. Here in the United States, there are Redemptoris Mater Seminaries in Boston, Dallas, Denver, Miami, Newark, Washington D.C. and the territory of Guam.
Since my ordination to the Priesthood on June 23rd, I have not ceased thanking God for the gift and mystery of my vocation. The joy I have experienced in these first few weeks as a priest has been overwhelming.
I have been blessed with a great first assignment as Parochial Vicar at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross. It's been a huge transition for me, but with God's grace and the support of the priests in the rectory I have made the adjustment to parish life and I look forward to serving the people of this community.
I've already had wonderful experiences where I have witnessed the power of the Holy Spirit working through my priesthood. My greatest hope as a priest is that I may be faithful to what I have received in my formation as a Christian and as a priest. I am grateful to my family and friends for their love and support, and to my parish communities in Lamont, California and at St. Tarcisius Parish in Framingham for their prayers and encouragement. As I look forward to my life as a priest of the Archdiocese of Boston, I pray that my priestly ministry will reflect the love and mercy of Jesus Christ, the Good Shepherd, who seeks out the lost sheep and brings healing to those who are injured. I count on your prayers for me and for my classmates!
"Give thanks to the Lord, for His love endures forever." (Psalm 118)


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NEW CANAAN -- Teddy Bossidy had been relegated to extra unwanted time on the sideline the past few weeks, the result of a strategy dictated by the New Canaan High School football team's bounty this season of having two quarterbacks capable of running the offense.
The Rams' expressed strategy has been to go with the player possessing the hot hand, and most recently that had been Nick Cascione.
Bossidy sat quietly and awaited an opportunity to demonstrate his skill sets.
And when the call came from the bullpen Saturday afternoon, Bossidy made the most of it.
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"It was great to get back out there. If you go back to last week, I wouldn't have done anything different because Nick did a great job and deserved to stay in there," said Bossidy, referring to a come-from-behind win over St. Joseph in which Cascione appeared to tighten his grip on the starting job.
With the offense seemingly in a rut, Bossidy made his second appearance late in the third quarter and provided the necessary spark to lift the Rams (6-1) to their fifth straight win.
"Teddy had the hot hand today and he ran the ball well inside," Marinelli said. "The thing we have to do when one is at quarterback, the other one has to be in. I think we are a better team when both of them are in."
Bossidy came in for the second time with 31 seconds left in the third quarter, with the Rams at their own 23-yard line and holding onto a 14-7 lead. Five plays later, which included three runs by Bossidy and an 11-yard completion to Seth Neeleman, the junior quarterback snaked his way into the end zone, running up the middle, following his blocking to get outside and down the left sideline while outracing the Warriors.
"I got some good blocking and that was the key to that play," said Bossidy, who carried the ball 11 times for 103 yards and was 6 of 7 passing for 76 yards.
"I think we stopped ourselves more than they stopped us," Bossidy said.
Cascione finished with 64 yards rushing and completed 10 of 16 passes for 86 yards, including a pair of touchdown passes to Grady Lynch.
In all, New Canaan finished with 405 yards, 243 of them coming on the ground.
"Teddy's a gamer, and how many people in the FCIAC, when their quarterback is not going well, can put in a quarterback just as good?" Marinelli said. "I think they did a pretty good job shutting us down as well."
Still, the Rams had some anxious moments as Wilton (3-4) refused to go away. The Warriors answered with a 12-play, 65-yard drive, resulting in John D'Elisa's 1-yard touchdown run with 4:33 remaining that made it a one-score game.
Bossidy, on 3rd down from his 47, hit Grady Lynch on a 35-yard play. That proved critical when the Rams, with Wilton letting the clock run down, inexplicably ran a play that resulted in a fumble. The Warriors got the ball back on their 13 with 34 seconds left, but three illegal procedure penalties sealed their fate.
"I'm proud of them," Wilton coach Bruce Cunningham said. "We fought our tails off. We had a big problem throwing the ball last week and I think we did a better job today."
Brett Phillips completed 18 of 32 passes for 174 yards, while Weston Wilbur had 7 receptions for 76 yards and a score.
"The two of them played great," Cunningham said. "I thought we came out in the second half and were able to match them."
The outcome might have been different had Wilton capitalized on a 16-play drive that lasted almost seven minutes to start the third quarter. But a 4th-down play from the Rams' 28 resulted in a fumbled snap.
"I thought the play I had called there was going to work," said Cunningham of an intended post pattern.
Instead, the Rams did enough to continue their march toward a state playoff berth.
"In the end the win is what counts," Marinelli said. "I'm just a little disappointed in the way we played."
NOTE: The Rams had a scare in the first half when receiver Ryan Minaglia sustained a concussion after a. The game was delayed for 15 minutes as Minaglia was taken away in an ambulance. Marinelli said after the game the report was that Minaglia sustained a concussion but nothing more serious.
NC--Grady Lynch, 5 pass from Nick Cascione (kick failed)
W--Weston Wilbur, 11 pass from Brett Phillips (Ben Rappaport kick)
NC--Lynch, 8 pass from Cascione (Cascione pass to Michael Root)
NC--Teddy Bossidy, 46 run (Neal Koller kick)
W--John D'Elisa, 1 run (Rappaport kick)
Records: Wilton 3-4; New Canaan 6-1


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Social media giant Facebook encourages a "cult-like" workplace, former employees claim in an explosive new report.
U.S. business network CNBC cites more than 20 people who have quit the company over the past two years.
The former employees paint a dismal picture of life inside Facebook, where putting on a happy face comes first and dissent is discouraged.
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Stacked ranking is a Silicon Valley creation that assigns every employee a ranking. The lower you are on the totem pole, the more likely you'll be fired.
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Terms of settlement not released
A New York City lawyer for two massage therapists who sued retired NFL quarterback Brett Favre over claims he sent racy text messages says the case has been settled.
Lawyer David Jaroslawicz wouldn't comment Friday on the terms of the settlement.
Massage therapists Christina Scavo and Shannon O'Toole said Favre sent sexually suggestive texts to another therapist when he was with the New York Jets in 2008.
The women said they lost their part-time jobs with the Jets after they complained about the texts. They sought unspecified damages from Favre, the Jets and a team massage coordinator.
Favre has denied the allegations and argued if the therapists lost work he wasn't responsible for it.
A lawyer for the Jets hasn't responded to a call seeking comment.
Earlier this week, Aaron Rodgers said on a radio program that it's time for the healing process to begin between the Packers and Favre.
Rodgers said he hopes Favre's No. 4 will be retired by the Packers before the quarterback is inducted to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.


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COLORADO SPRINGS, CO — FreeMotion Fitness, the commercial division of ICON Health & Fitness, introduced FreeMotion Fitness Financial Services at IHRSA's 22nd annual international trade show.
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"This new venture gives us the ability to provide financial arrangements for all of our product lines to a full range of facilities, from start-up clubs to well-established, nationwide chains," said FreeMotion Fitness President and COO Patrick J. Hald. "Our customers can depend on us, not only for the best equipment, but also for the best financing in the industry."


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MONOCULAR HUMAN POSE TRACKING AND ACTION RECOGNITION IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS by Vivek Kumar Singh A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Copyright 2011 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (COMPUTER SCIENCE) December 2011 Vivek Kumar Singh
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|MONOCULAR HUMAN POSE TRACKING AND ACTION RECOGNITION IN DYNAMIC ENVIRONMENTS by Vivek Kumar Singh A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Copyright 2011 DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (COMPUTER SCIENCE) December 2011 Vivek Kumar Singh


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Update: The 40th Annual Allandale Car Show, originally scheduled for Sept. 16 at Allandale, has been postponed. It will now be held Sept. 23 on the Allandale campus of ETSU at Kingsport.
In addition to the car show, there will be automobile-related displays inside the mansion, door prizes, car awards, dash plaques, children's prizes, music, entertainment, food and lots of camaraderie.
The Dan'l Boone Region Antique Automobile Club of America hosted its 39th Annual Allandale Car Show on the front lawn of the historic Allandale Mansion in Kingsport.
With perfect weather, this year's event drew
The show typically draws hundreds of entrants and crowds of onlookers and is open to all type of vehicles, from antiques, to street rods and more.
On Sunday the Dan'l Boone Region Antique Automobile Club of America hosted its 38th Annual Allandale Car Show. This year's theme was Chevy's, although all makes and models were welcome, with a special emphasis on "tri-fives," a car enthusiast
A rare 1920 Raush & Lang electric automobile, believed to be the last completed at the company's original Ohio factory before new owners moved production to another state, will make its local car show debut at the 38th Annual Allandale Car Show on Sunday.
The show is open to antiques, street rods, "classics," sports cars, trucks, motorcycles, and special interest cars and trucks. A 1931 Dodge is a featured vehicle, highlighting the show's tribute to the 100th anniversary of Dodge automobiles.


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Officially called the - `Norby Walters' 24th Annual "Night of 100 Stars" Oscar Viewing Party', held before and during the Oscars, Sunday March, 2, 2014, at the renowned Beverly Hills Hotel on Sunset Boulevard.
Have you ever wondered what the Stars and Celebrities who are not involved in the current year's Oscars do, during the Oscar Event ? I can tell you. They have Oscar Parties just like the rest of us. And instead of going to the local Pub, or watching TV at a friend's house, they get all Dolled Up (and Dude'd Up), and go to the iconic Pink Hotel on Sunset Boulevard, at a Thousand-Dollars per Plate. It was a Hoot for me. I ran into actors and models that I worked with years ago, and haven't seen in years. OK, this was so fancy that I even put on my Marinella Italian Tie, that I got from a friend from Milan, and that I've never worn. I also received an Award for the evening. More on that, later thank you.
Norby Walters is a veteran Agent, and Producer/Chairman for the evening festivities. Billionaire (YES, with a `B' ) Founder and Chairman of Nygard International (Fashion) Peter Nygard was the Executive Producer. I could tell these guys are pros at organizing and paying attention to the behind the scenes details. A great deal of that credit goes to Ed Lozzi's PR team I'm sure.
It was strictly a Black-Tie affair. There were so many gorgeous women it was hard to know where to look, let alone where to point my lens. As a fashion whore myself, I was blown away by the dresses on the ladies. They were just stunning. I saw several splendid Sue Wong Gowns. Sue is one of my very favorite designers. Another big favorite of the very body conscious crowd was Hervé Leger. One dazzling lady (name withheld by request) had on Agent Provocateur. When I asked to see the dress under her tightly fitted jacket, she demurely whispered, `I can't take off the jacket' , and then grinned that naughty innocent grin.
There were other not so modest. Such as the Little Black Dress worn by Courtney Stodden.
By my own admission of failure, as I go to Press for this article in Splash Magazine, there was one dress that was too amazing for words. It was worn on the Red Carpet by the incredibly beautiful Fashion Designer who made the dress. And I cannot remember her name! I am so bad at names, I apologize. I will endeavor to find out who she is, simply because I want to shoot her line . And of course, when I find her, I'll let you all know, right here in Splash Magazine.
There were a Zillion Photographers by my count. All craning, stretching, and meandering to get, "That Shot ". I plan on another article about how difficult it is to work in this business. As they say, that is for another Time. I also would be offended if anyone referred to me, or worse yet thought of me, as a "Paparazzi" I would never photograph someone who objects. Thus, the shots of fashion malfunctions, nipple slips, and simply request "not" to shoot, do not find their way into my work. But I am here to report, and even those dresses for the evening which would perhaps not make a "Best Dressed" List, are seen here at times in unflattering glory. I shall let the readers here, decide which should be on the Best Dressed List, or Other list.
I ran into Cindy Margolis and Shelly Michelle (Julia Roberts body double in Pretty Woman), whom looked amazing, and whom I had not seen since my early days learning to shoot. Back when I started shooting I was very fortunate to meet and have the support of a couple of great agents for which I'd like to give a shout out here. Irena Kamal, who passed away some years ago, and Judy Fontaine (The Fontaine Agency). Cindy and Shelly were new talent, as I was new, then .
As most of you know, I am a Fashion Photographer. "Red Carpet" Events are not my forte. I love working in the studio where I can control the lights, and work with designers and models to come up with a look , to create my "art". Let me tell you, these Events are hard work. For the photographers, and for all the supporting people it takes to put something like this on. I congratulate everyone associated with the event. There is an Energy in shooting these Events which I am enjoying more and more. Plus, it's fun to get out and meet others in the Biz, as well as the new networking opportunities. I'm very fortunate to shoot for Splash Magazine, so another shout out here, to Lawrence Davis, Maria and Steve, at LA Splash Magazine. Many of my previous Articles are available online, including those about other events including the Sue Wong Jazz Babies Spring 2014 Collection premier.
I still love going to Beverly Hills and Bel Air. It doesn't seem that long ago, yet it may have been a lifetime ago, that I was building some of what are now Iconic, and still really big homes, for many Celibs and folks in the Biz . I still keep the AutryCo website, for my Custom Homebuilding. Take a look and let me know what you think.
When I got to The Beverly Hills Hotel I was told there was no parking for media, I would just have to find street parking. So I parked over a half mile away on the street as directed. And I did receive an award from Beverly Hills' Finest. I'm sure the City of Beverly Hills will be financially sound when I mail in the fifty-five dollars for my parking ticket. Thank You, Thank You, I Accept my Award with Humble Dignity. Now on to more Pictures here, and for those interested in even more photos, see Photo Albums in my Greg Autry Art & Photo Page, on Facebook.
As for those naughty little fashion slipups at the Night of 100 Stars, they shall remain only in my imagination. Next up in Splash Magazine, watch for my new articles on the Naughty and delightful erotic show, Absinthe, at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. And then a fun look at Artist Jeff Wacks work, his show at the Sin City Art Gallery, also in Las Vegas.


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ROCHESTER, Mich. – Rochester police said a tip from the owner of a Chicken Shack restaurant has led them to three suspects that had been sought for the armed robbery of an antiques store last fall.
In a statement, Rochester Police Chief Steve Schettenhelm said investigators had been working to track down the masked robbers who targeted Antiques by Pamela on Main Street in November and got away with jewelry.
The owner of the Chicken Shack gave police descriptions of three people who had been in the restaurant just prior to the robbery. That information led investigators to identify one of them by name and eventually track down the other two.
Johnny Matthew Hall, 32, of Troy, was arrested in Ohio with the help of the U.S. marshals. He is charged with armed robbery.
Kevin Andrew Papuga, 22, of White Lake Township, turned himself in and is also charged with armed robbery.
A third person was arrested in connection with the robbery but Schettenhelm said they are being charged in an unrelated narcotics case out of Macomb County.
Detectives were able to trace the stolen jewelry to a location in Novi. Seventeen items of stolen jewelry were recovered. The remaining jewelry had either been sold or melted down.
Read more Local News headlines:
- Men charged with stealing more than 100 iPhones in Troy
- New brewery, revamped eateries coming to Royal Oak
- Jury has many options in grandmother's murder trial
- Suspect in high-speed police chase has been charged
- Oakland County police increase patrols on St. Patrick's Day
- Troy man charged with sexually abusing teen girl
- Would-be robbers caught on tape in Madison Heights store
- Some projects resume after deadly Royal Oak blast
- Royal Oak human rights ordinance on hold


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Unofficial Opinion 93-12
The "Hotel-Motel Tax" authorized by O.C.G.A. §§ 48-13-50, et seq., may not be imposed by both a county and a city within the boundaries of the city
This is in reply to your recent question as to whether, under O.C.G.A. §§ 48-13-50, et seq., a county and a city may both impose an excise tax on rooms, lodgings and accommodations (commonly called the "Hotel-Motel Tax") within the confines of the city.
As I understand the facts, in 1991 Elbert County imposed a 5% Hotel-Motel Tax in the special district within its boundaries, including within the boundaries of the cities of Elberton and Bowman because, at that time, those cities had not imposed such a tax. Elbert County has continued to collect this tax until the present time. Effective October 1, 1993, the City of Elberton has now imposed its own 5% Hotel-Motel Tax within its city limits.
The question of whether a county and a city located within the county may both impose a Hotel-Motel Tax within the boundaries of the city has, to my knowledge, [*2] not been the subject of any judicial decision. Thus, I base my conclusion herein upon the statute, the legislative history, and what appear to be the legislative intent and the controlling rule of construction.
The statutory authority for either a county or a municipality to levy the instant excise tax on rooms, lodgings, and accommodations is contained in Article 3 of Chapter 13 of Title 48 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. When originally enacted, that general law contained no special district feature. See Ga. Laws 1975, p. 1002. It merely authorized the governing authority of each county and of each municipality to levy such a tax, with the express prohibition that:
No tax may be levied or collected by a county in any portion of the county in which the tax is being levied and collected by a municipality.
O.C.G.A. § 48-13-51(b) (1982 ed.) [Ga. Laws 1975, pp. 1002, 1004].
Subsequently, in conjunction with the plan to construct the domed stadium in Atlanta, the Legislature amended this statute, changing the tax to a special district tax when a county, rather than a city, was the imposing governmental entity. Thus, the current version of this law provides, [*3] inter alia, that:
Pursuant to the authority granted by Article IX, Section II, Paragraph VI of the Constitution of this state, there are created within this state 159 special districts. One such district shall exist within the geographical boundaries of each county, and the territory of each such district shall include all of the territory within the county except territory located within the boundaries of any municipality which imposes an excise tax on charges to the public for rooms, lodgings, and accommodations under this article.
O.C.G.A. § 48-13-50.1 (Supp. 1993). In another section of the current statute, the Legislature has provided that the "governing authority of each municipality in this state may levy and collect [such a] tax" and that "[w]ithin the territorial limits of the special district located within the county, each county in this state may levy and collect [such a] tax." O.C.G.A. § 48-13-51(a)(1), (3), (3.1), etc. In the current statute, the Legislature has also provided that:
No tax under this article may be levied or collected by a county outside the territorial limits of the special district located within the county.
O.C.G.A. § 48-13-51(b).
The apparent general purpose for the legislative change to a special district tax was to avoid a uniformity problem under Georgia's Constitution, since the newer version of the statute authorizes varying tax rates within a county. See CONST. OF GEORGIA OF 1983, Art. VII, Sec. I, Par. III(a); Youngblood v. State, 259 Ga. 864, 865, 388 S.E.2d 671, 673 (1990) (upholding the Hotel-Motel Tax as against a uniformity attack, based upon the special district feature).
In addition to seeking and attempting to give effect to the legislative intent, see O.C.G.A. § 1-3-1(a), the rule of construction applicable to the imposition of county taxes is that the grant of authority by the State is to be strictly construed, and if there is any doubt as to the power of the county to tax in a particular instance, it must be resolved in the negative. See, e.g., Cotton States Mutual Ins. Co. v. Dekalb County, 251 Ga. 309, 310, 304 S.E.2d 386, 388 (1983).
After considering the foregoing, it appears to me that when the Legislature injected the special district feature into the authorizing statute, the Legislature did not intend to authorize both a county and a city to impose such a tax [*5] in the same geographic area. As originally enacted, the statute expressly prohibited such a "duplication" of Hotel-Motel Taxes. O.C.G.A. § 48-13-51(b) (1982 ed.) [Ga. Laws 1975, pp. 1002, 1004]. The language in the current version which prohibits a county from levying such a tax outside the territorial limits of the special district located within the county, O.C.G.A. § 48-13-51(b) (Supp. 1993), seems to be an effort by the General Assembly to continue, but now in the special district context, the pre-existing prohibition against one hotel or motel being subject to paying both a county/special district Hotel-Motel Tax and a city Hotel-Motel Tax.
In your letter you express the view, with regard to the special district feature of the current statute, that the boundaries of the special district should be determined at the time the county imposes a Hotel-Motel Tax, and that the subsequent levying of a similar tax for the first time by a city within the special district should not alter the special district nor invalidate the county tax. Your view has some equitable appeal from the county's perspective. Nevertheless, in the absence of judicial or further legislative guidance, [*6] I perceive the legislative intent to be to preclude the "duplicate" Hotel-Motel Taxes about which you have inquired. Thus, I believe that under the current law the boundaries of the special district at any given time are determined by the actual fact of imposition, or lack of imposition, of the tax at that time within the municipalities in the county in question. My conclusion in this regard is furthered by the lack of any express language or indication in O.C.G.A. § 48-13-50.1 to support the permanent freezing in time of the boundaries of the special district, or for creating a condition or limitation based upon time. The dispositive condition seems simply to be the fact of imposition or non-imposition of a Hotel-Motel Tax by a particular municipality within the county which is coterminous with the maximum territorial limits of the special district. The opposite conclusion could promote a race between the local governments to levy the tax, and I do not believe that was what the Legislature intended. More importantly, it is possible that such a duplication of taxes could create a uniformity problem of the type which the Legislature acted to prevent.
The views contained herein [*7] represently solely those of the undersigned, and do not constitute an opinion of the Attorney General.
Issued this 18th day of November, 1993.
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Nearly a dozen fire departments fight Town of Vernon house fire
No injuries reported
Several people escaped a house fire in Waukesha County on Wednesday night.
The fire broke out just before midnight at a home on Mt. Everest Road in the Town of Vernon.
"The house is just burning. There was an explosion. I just heard another explosion and everything is on fire," a neighbor told a 911 dispatcher.
Waukesha County Sheriff Lt. Paul Beal said crews were called around 11:30 p.m. after a fire was discovered in an attached garage. He said four occupants of the home were able to escape without injury. The pets got got out safely, also.
At least 11 fire departments responded to the call, including crews from Waukesha, Big Bend, New Berlin, Elm Grove, Mukwonago and Wales.
"I was surprised there's that much left. The firemen did a really good job because there was quite a big fire," neighbor Jim Totsky said.
Beal said the home became fully engulfed and is substantially damaged. Several vehicles and a boat were also damaged in the fire.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation by the Waukesha County Sheriff's Department.


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Although we call them centers, which sound like big operations, they actually consist of one or a few local staff members. They help us find and feature stories from our sponsored children and aging friends.
We'd like to introduce you to each communications center liaison, continuing with Henry Flores, director of the CFCA Communications Center in El Salvador.
On Jan. 10, 1981, at 3 p.m., my dad, brother and I were at an ice cream shop. My brother was 13 years old and I was 9.
We were eating a vanilla banana split when we heard high-caliber gunshots accompanied by strong detonations, similar to what grenades sound like in Hollywood movies.
Employees started to close the place. Other customers ran out. My dad looked at us, and I saw fear in his eyes.
We ran outside. Gray smoke was in the air. I felt his arm around me. It did not feel like a hug; it felt like protection. I did not know my life was changing to an unexpected future.
That was the day that a 12-year civil war started in my country, El Salvador. The local army base, about two blocks away from the ice cream shop, was under attack.
The civil war caused pain, death and the migration of thousands of Salvadorans, including me.
Early childhood
Growing up amid a civil war was difficult, but the beauty of childhood innocence was a blessing.
My mother is a farm girl who fell in love with a city boy and married him, a woman with a profound sense of solidarity.
I remember one day, a worker from our municipality cut his hand open while picking our neighbor's trash. He was bleeding abundantly.
My mom took him inside our home and assisted him, and at that time I thought, "Why is she helping a total stranger?"
My dad was a bread maker, who at age 16 used to get up around 3 a.m. to make bread and go out selling it. He studied hard and became a bookkeeper.
A few years ago, he retired as the finance manager from a company that manufactured heavy machinery for coffee-processing plants.
My friends and I grew up playing street soccer, riding our bikes, attending school, and as teenagers, we also went to parties and found dates.
We lived fully even though many times during the war, we had to be home before curfew time at 6 p.m. Staying outside after that time was pretty much a death sentence.
In 1988, I was a senior in high school and I told my mother, "Mom, I want to be a journalist."
She looked at me and said, "No, they are getting killed."
She was right; the war intensified over the next three years. After graduating at 16, I left the country for the U.S. to escape from the dangers of war. My parents and brother stayed.
The seven years I lived there changed my view of life and opened a new world for me, but there was a longing inside me to go back home. I strongly believe it was God's call.
The civil war ended in 1992, and I came back to El Salvador in 1995.
A little while after returning, I found a job as a translator in CFCA-El Salvador.
I thought, "This is a good job for me to adjust back into the country until I find a better job."
It has been 18 years since then, and you can see there hasn't been anything better than CFCA for me.
All these years I have received love, respect, dignity and motivation from CFCA. I'm not just an employee, but a member of a movement that believes that a better future for those living in poverty is possible.
CFCA helped me rediscover my people, those who have been hidden and forgotten.
Thanks to those living in poverty, I understand why my mom helped that man and why my dad studied hard to become a bookkeeper.
They wanted to instill in me the values of solidarity and compassion, as well as a hard-working attitude.
Growing up in the middle of a war, leaving my house and family at a young age, living in a different country, learning English, adjusting to a different culture, working hard and attending school after working all day, gave me the tools I needed for my life of adventure in CFCA.
In CFCA I've been able to offer the best of me to those in need and help them reach their desired potential, but it also helped me reach my own.
After wearing many hats in the organization, I now serve as the director of the CFCA Communications Center in El Salvador and finally became the journalist I wanted to be.
I'm also the father and husband I dreamed to be, thanking God for Roxana, my wife, and Sofia and Henry Jr., my children.
As the CFCA co-founder, president and my mentor, Bob Hentzen, always says, "I ask our Lord for giving us a spirit of always beginning."
One thing I am sure of: I am only beginning.
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How Sathya Sai Baba Materializes And Brings Forth Lingas From His Mouth
During the festival of Maha Shivaratri, the festival dedicated to the worship of Lord Shiva, Sathya Sai Baba usually performs the sacred miracle of Lingodbhavam, the emergence of the Linga (an ellipsoid object symbolizing divinity) from Him. Howard Murphet, who had the privilege of witnessing the event from close quarters, gives a detailed account of this awe-inspiring miracle in his book "Sai Baba: Man of Miracles" thus:
I had been told that every year, one or more Shivalingams have materialised in Sathya Sai Baba's body at this sacred period of Shivaratri. He ejects the lingams through His mouth for all to observe. They are always hard, being made of crystal clear or coloured stone and sometimes of metals like gold or silver.
At six o'clock Sai Baba, accompanied by a small group of disciples, came onto the Shanti Vedika and soon after that the speeches began. It was about eight-thirty, powerful electric lights illuminating the group on the platform, when Sai Baba rose to His feet. First He sang a sacred song in His sweet celestial voice that touches the heart. Then He began His discourse speaking, as He always does on such public occasions, in the Telugu tongue.
On the platform Mr. Kasturi was busy making notes of the address which would be published later in both Telugu and English. Sai Baba's eloquence had been flowing in a steady stream for some half-hour when suddenly His voice broke. He tried again but only a husky squeak came. Bhajan leaders among the devotees, knowing what was happening, immediately gave voice to a well-known bhajan and then the great crowd joined in.
Baba sat down and drank from a flask of water. Several times He tried to sing, but it was impossible. Now He began to show signs of real pain. He twisted and turned, placed His hand on His chest, buried His head in His hands, plucked at His hair. Then He sipped some more water and tried to smile reassuringly at the crowd.
Some men around me were weeping unashamedly and I myself felt a flow of tenderness towards the being suffering there before us. I could not grasp the full significance of the event that caused the agony, nor perhaps could most of the great crowd watching, but to understand a thing with the mind is one matter and to feel its meaning in the bones and blood is another. Inwardly I felt that I was sitting at the very heart of something profoundly significant to mankind.
So, instead of blurring my eyes with the tears of sympathy, I kept them fixed on Baba's mouth; my whole attention was glued to that point so that I would not miss the exit of the lingam.
After about twenty minutes, I was rewarded. I saw a flash of green light shoot from His mouth and with it an object, which He caught in His hands cupped below. Immediately, He held the object high between His thumb and forefinger so that all could see it.
A breath of profound joy passed through the crowd. It was a beautiful green lingam, and certainly much bigger than any ordinary man could bring up through his throat. Sai Baba placed it on the top of a large torch so that the light shone through its glowing emerald-like translucency. Then, leaving it there, He retired from the scene.
Mr. Kasturi, who had been present on the platform of the Shanti Vedika when it was produced, described it thus later, in print: "An emerald lingam, three inches high and fixed on a pedestal five inches broad that had formed itself in Him (Baba), emerged from his mouth to the unspeakable joy and relief of the huge gathering."
Reference: "Sai Baba: Man of Miracles" by Mr. Howard Murphet. Page: 43-49 (Paperback Edition). Published by Macmillan India Ltd, 1972.
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Growing up in El Paso I was exposed to mi cultura everywhere, en mi casa, con mis primos, in our neighborhood & even in school. It was great to go listen to mariachis at the restaurant, eat menudo at the Village Inn, check out Los Matachines by the puente, or even checking out the Viva El Paso show. Now that I live in Austin, I really miss that & want mas sabores de mi cultura in my city. Don't get me wrong, we do have some activities that showcase Latino culture & all it's beauty pero necesitamos mas! If you feel the same way I do, then I encourage you to attend the next Hispanic Quality of Life community forum. The focus will be on cultural arts & history de nuestra gente! If you love Frida's paintings, Selena's cumbias, Cesar Chavez's ganas, & embrace nuestra cultura then make your voice count & attend Tuesday's forum! I'll be there & hope to see familiar faces & even new ones!
Hispanic Quality of Life Cultural Arts Forum
Join City of Austin officials, community leaders and citizens alike next Tuesday, April 7, from 6:00pm to 8:30pm at the Mexican American Cultural Center to discuss the opportunities our community is providing to enhance the quality of life in Austin for Hispanics. Topics will include funding and infrastructure, leadership development and advocacy, culture arts funding and education, and history and enrichment.
The agenda will include a performance expressing the relevance of an established Latino cultural arts presence in our community, followed by structured small group discussions to explore unmet needs and suggested recommendations. Discussions will be lead by representatives from several cultural arts groups including Aztlan Dance Company.
"Arts and culture are among those things that contribute to influencing a city's unique personality," said David Juarez, Assistant Director of Austin Water Utility. "Here in Austin, culture is expressed in many ways including music and arts events, festivals, museum exhibitions, art galleries and cultural traditions. Through education and community participation in this forum, the community can foster a meaningful understanding and appreciation of the Hispanic/Latino cultures with their respective artistic expressions."
Anyone who has an affinity or connection to the Hispanic culture or cultural arts is invited to voice his or her opinions or listen to others' ideas at this forum. The comments captured at these discussions and through surveys will help shape recommendations on how to make the City of Austin a better place to live for the diverse Hispanic community.
Roen Salinas, Artistic Director of Aztlan Dance Company said the forum will shape the direction of cultural arts for years to come. "As artists we always imagine a future where we prosper in infusing the heart, soul and spirit of community," Salinas said. "This is important as we do this for our children and their children. We must begin building tomorrow's institutions today."
The City of Austin estimates that conservatively, 36% of Austin's population is Hispanic and that growth from the Hispanic community in Austin accounts for 70-80% of total growth for the City so far this decade.
Cultural Arts
Tuesday, April 7 6:30pm-8:30pm
(Food & Networking 6:00-6:30)
Mexican American Cultural Arts Center
600 River St. Austin, TX 78701
For more information on the Hispanic Quality of Life Initiative, visit www.AustinHispanicQualityOfLife.com or call (512) 974-2344.
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The IBD Guide to Eating Out
While Marnina and I really enjoy cooking, we never turn down the opportunity to occasionally have someone else cook for us. We do not eat out very often, maybe once a week, often on Saturday nights. We relish these occasions because it represents one meal we do not have to plan, and we also enjoy trying new restaurants and cuisines. We have our pick of any cuisine (the Washington, D.C. area offers every cuisine you can imagine), and believe me, we do our research before we head out. There have been nights where we have debated for nearly an hour about which cuisine to eat, and then when we do finally choose a cuisine, we spend an additional 20-30 minutes looking online for restaurants that are well-reviewed, within our price range, within our driving range, and of course, that offer IBD-friendly food. Over time (after visiting hundreds of restaurants together over the course of 5+ years), certain cuisines have stood out as more IBD-friendly than others.
We have assembled this IBD restaurant guide partly because we have yet to find one online. The average American eats out several times a week, and those with IBD often have a more difficult time choosing IBD-safe foods at restaurants or even finding a restaurant that meets their dietary needs. In creating the guide, we wanted to provide the "average" IBDer with some practical knowledge of each cuisine, and to give tips on how to navigate a menu and order food when dining and exploring various cuisines. We hope the guide will become a tool for those with IBD to allow them to make smarter choices. We also hope to expand it to include additional information (by no means is this guide an exhaustive review of each cuisine!), and in the future we hope to add lesser-known cuisines, such as Korean, Afghan, and El Salvadorian. Feel free to add your own thoughts about the guide, which cuisine you prefer, IBD-friendly restaurants that you recommend, or even certain dishes that you always order because they are "safe" for you.
The guide includes a range of grades ranging from A+ to an F for each of the cuisines. We based our grading system on the following 5 factors:
1) The food itself
2) The variety of food offered that is generally IBD-friendly
3) The willingness of the chefs to modify dishes to meet certain needs
4) The knowledge of the serving staff
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The other thread got me thinking. What has always been your family tradition as far as stockings go? I read that some people actually open them last. I've also heard of people who never wrap stocking stuffer presents. Some people take turns, while others all tear into them simultaneously. Tell us how YOU do it.
For us, we always do stockings FIRST. We take turns. The presents are always wrapped, and sometimes (but not often) there are nicer, more expensive gifts that end up in them. With kids, it is a foregone conclusion that the gifts in the stocking came from SANTA, not mom & dad. Also, our tradition has always been that if you were "bad", you might find an onion in the bottom of your stocking...not a lump of coal.


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Dinner Tonight: Lemon Chicken with Rice Recipe
Your source for quick recipe every single week day.
We all have our food we crave when sick, and more often than not, it involves chicken in some form. Something about chicken is comforting. Maybe it's the appealing, non-aggressive flavor. Or its status as an everyday protein. Or, it could be the brothy richness of stock, as more often than not chicken soup is what tops many lists.
Whatever it is, I was laid up with the flu last week and wanted nothing but this to eat. It's not a chicken soup, but good chicken stock is integral to all parts of it—as the main liquid which forms the base of the sauce, and as the cooking liquid for the rice.
Rather than a traditional milk-only bechamel sauce, this recipe calls for chicken stock to make up to two-thirds of the liquid, which makes the sauce less gummy and thick and more soupy and rich. It's a bit of a gravy-and-bechamel hybrid. Lemon juice imbues it with brightness, while a pinch of cayenne and nutmeg round out the flavors. I threw peas into this batch but they're not required. I also used brown basmati rice because it was in the pantry.
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- 4 chicken breasts
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 4 tablespoons flour
- 4 cups chicken broth
- 1 cup milk or half-and-half
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- pinch cayenne pepper
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 cup rice
Rinse the rice and combine with 2 cups of the chicken stock in a medium pot. Bring to a boil then simmer until the liquid is absorbed and the rice is tender, adding water if necessary. Add peas, if using, towards the end of cooking.
In the meantime, melt the butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat until the foam subsides. Add the flour and whisk into the butter, breaking up any clumps. Add the chicken stock, whisking. Bring to a boil, then simmer about 10 minutes.
Add the milk, nutmeg, cayenne, 2 tablespoons of the lemon juice, and salt to taste. Bring to a boil and simmer an additional 5 minutes.
Season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper and saute over medium heat until cooked through (alternatively, they can gently poach until cooked).
Add the final tablespoon of lemon juice to the rice and taste for seasoning. Slice the chicken and serve on the rice smothered in the sauce.
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INDIANAPOLIS, March 15 (UPI) -- Dwight Howard led five Los Angeles players in double figures Friday, making up for the absence of Kobe Bryant and leading the Lakers past Indiana 99-93.
Los Angeles trailed by one entering the fourth quarter, but scored seven in a row beginning at the 3-minute mark to pull away from the Pacers.
Bryant suffered a severely sprained ankle on Thursday in the final seconds of a loss to Atlanta and was declared by the Lakers to be out indefinitely.
He started Friday's game with the ankle heavily taped and played the entire first quarter without scoring a point. He left the game after the opening period, however, and did not return.
Howard scored 20 points and grabbed 12 rebounds while Metta World Peace chipped in 19 points for the Lakers. Los Angeles won for the fifth time in six games.
George Hill went 11-of-19 from the field and scored 27 points for the Pacers.


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JxCapture 2 is out for Screen Capturing into Image and Video formats!
TeamDev announces a major release for JxCapture, a Java library that provides a comprehensive screen capture API. With the new version this cross-desktop solution adds the ability to save the captured result into video format.
At present developers have just a few ready solutions when it comes to adding capturing functionality to their Java Apps apart from the capabilities provided by Java itself (Robot class). JxCapture significantly adds up to the current supply by providing a simple and yet comprehensive API for screen capturing. The library includes such advanced features as full-screen capture on multiple monitors, hidden/offscreen windows capture, inclusion of the mouse pointer and others.
The new JxCapture 2 introduces ability to record the screen activity to different video formats, depending on the chosen platform. With JxCapture you can also accompany your video recording with audio prompts, as the library allows to acquire sound from any audio recording device available in the system. As speed and performance is always the major concerns for video capturing, JxCapture 2 was implemented to deliver maximum efficiency to Java applications.
Going a bit deeper JxCapture 2 provides the following abilities:
- Capturing of windows, rectangular screen areas, full screens on multiple monitors or any UI elements;
- Gathering information about the UI elements on the screen;
- Capturing the screen activity into movie, with a choice of the resulting movie format, size, bitrate and codec;
- Record sound to accompany your video.
For more detail please visit JxCapture TeamDev Ltd. and make sure to try out the online demo.
Our team is always glad to hear your feedback or answer your questions on our support forum: TeamDev Support: Community: JxCapture
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Mbarika, Victor
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Mbarika, V., Meso, P. & Musa, P. (2007). Telecommunications Stakeholder Perceptions of Teledensity: A Comparison of Stakeholders in the Latin American Region to those in Sub-Saharan Africa. Proceedings of the 40th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences - 2007. Manoa: University of Hawaii. Retrieved January 31, 2007 from http://csdl.computer.org/comp/proceedings/hicss/2007/2755/00/27550068a.pdf


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Happy Marty McFly Day! Where we're going we don't need ... roads.
At least 103 people are dead following a massive Indonesian earthquake.
Forget First Class; fly the "Cuddle Class" on Air New Zealand.
Madonna plans to open her own health club chain.
Charlie Sheen is hospitalized after he was found drunk and naked in a hotel suite with an escort.
Zombies invaded NYC during the morning rush to promote AMC show "The Walking Dead."
Let's all move to Norway, which tops all countries in this year's prosperity list.
... Because a few hours south of us, people are still getting killed in Juarez in yet another cartel-related shooting.
Noooo! Paul the Octopus, the oracle of the World Cup that correctly predicted tournament matches, has passed away.
The "Burger Bandit," responsible for robbing three Blake's Lotaburger restaurants, is finally arrested.
Here's a slideshow featuring cute dogs wearing even cuter Halloween costumes! My heart melts.


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Stephen King is making bank this week. One minute, 1978's "The Stand" is being adapted by David Yates and Steve Kloves, the next King's book about JFK, which isn't even out yet, is being adapted by Jonathan Demme.
Demme will bring King's "11/22/63" to the big screen, reported Variety. The book tells the story of Jack Epping, a man from Maine (natch) who goes back in time in an effort to stop the assassination of President Kennedy. Here's the synopsis from King's site:
Jake Epping is a thirty-five-year-old high school English teacher in Lisbon Falls, Maine, who makes extra money teaching adults in the GED program. He receives an essay from one of the students—a gruesome, harrowing first person story about the night 50 years ago when Harry Dunning's father came home and killed his mother, his sister, and his brother with a hammer. Harry escaped with a smashed leg, as evidenced by his crooked walk.
Not much later, Jake's friend Al, who runs the local diner, divulges a secret: his storeroom is a portal to 1958. He enlists Jake on an insane—and insanely possible—mission to try to prevent the Kennedy assassination. So begins Jake's new life as George Amberson and his new world of Elvis and JFK, of big American cars and sock hops, of a troubled loner named Lee Harvey Oswald and a beautiful high school librarian named Sadie Dunhill, who becomes the love of Jake's life—a life that transgresses all the normal rules of time.
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There's definitely echoes of King's "Dead Zone", in which a teacher's ability to see the future reveals to him that a presidential candidate will launch a horrifyingly destructive wear if elected and our hero must decide if it's morally acceptable to murder someone if they knew it would be for the greater good. In any event, it's a fun exercise.
Shooting on "11/22/63" starts in the fall of 2012.


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The Collab Lab of Elk Grove High School
Teacher-Led Institute Days
October 2016 Tricks & Treats for Learning
April 2016: Ignite Sessions / Learning Labs (Schoology)
Jan 2016: Spark Sessions / Learning Labs
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Oct 2014: Travel the World Of Learning with GrenAir
Flight 1
101 Presenting with the iPad: How to for Teachers and Students
102 Twitter for Student Learning and Digitial Citizenship
103 Using Subtext to Engage Readers
104 Schoology 1.0: Schoology for Beginners
105 Lesson Design: Balancing Tech and Non-tech Activities
106 iAuthor: Creating Your Own Books for the Classroom
107 Teacher-Created Videos for Personalized and Redundant Learning
108 Engaging the Disengaged
109 Checklists for Student Learning
Flight 2
201 Instructional Strategies with Notability
202 Using Student-Created Videos to Demonstrate Learning
203 First Steps with the iPad
204 Online Discussions and Feedback with Nearpod, Baiboard and Schoology
205 Schoology 2.0 Schoology for the Veteran
206 Blending Technology and Non-Technology Strategies to Engage the Struggling Learner
207 Round Table: Entering Student Choice into your Curriculum
208 Annotating to Learn
Flight 3
301 Strategies for Accommodating Individual Needs
302 Twitter for Teachers: Build Community and Professional Learning
303 Checking for Student Understanding with Technology
304 Lesson Design: Balancing Tech and Non-Tech Activities
305 Round Table with the DTCs: Classroom Managment with the iPad
306 Schoology 2.0: Schoology for the Veteran
307 Teaching with Documents
308 Brain-based Learning Strategies
309 Strategies for Success: Making your Content Accessible to ELLs and Former ELLs
Oct 2013: GrenNation University
Organizing Your Digital Curriculum with Moodle
Organizing Your Digital Curriculum with Schoology
Organizing a Digital Curriculum with iTunes U
Differentiating Instruction in the Flipped Classroom
Using Technology to Increase Student Engagement
Using HomeLogic to Communicate with Students and Parents
First Steps with iPads
Formative Assessment with the iPad
Interactive Critical Thinking
Twitter for Teachers
Special Populations
Autism: How to Avoid Being the Antecedent
Understanding Student Motivation
ADHD: How we Can . . . Oh LOOK! A Butterfly!
Collaborative Co-Teaching
Strategies For Success with ELLs
Differentiation in AP Classes
Reading and Writing Across the Curriculum
Interdisciplinary Literacy Strategies
Engaging Strategies for Teaching Vocabulary
Moving To Distinguished
The Socratic Seminar
Building Your Professional Portfolio
Writing A Quality Letter of Recommendation
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Peer Learning
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Beat the Streak Report: Tuesday, Aug. 19
Picks of the day
- 12-for-27 (.444) vs. PIT SP Ian Snell
- .348 AVG in '08
- 9-for-25 (.360) vs. MIL SP Ben Sheets
- .491 AVG during 15-game hit streak
Yesterday's picks, results
Jermaine Dye (CWS), 2-for-5
Garret Anderson (LAA), 1-for-4
Top 5 current leaders
1. eduneversaydie (Orlando Cabrera)
2. jpsteeleaz69 (Jose Reyes)
3. knightbomb (Jermaine Dye)
3. smithdog52 (Jermaine Dye)
5. scasmflop (Michael Young)
BTS season leader: Robert Paradise, 48
BTS all-time leader: Michael Karatzia, 49
MLB all-time leader: Joe DiMaggio, 56
Yesterday's results
After overtaking bassman for the top spot, BTS leader eduneversaydie improved on his gains yesterday when Orlando Cabrera went 1-for-5. The White Sox shortstop slugged a two-run homer in the fifth inning of a 13-5 win over Seattle, keeping eduneversaydie's streak alive at 36 games.
A rare day off for Jose Reyes kept second-place jpsteeleaz69 at 33 games, while a 2-for-5 performance from Jermaine Dye pushed both third-place competitors knightbomb and smithdog52 to 31 games. With bruinscup72 dropping to sixth place after picking injured second baseman Ian Kinsler, and kehsiao being eliminated from the Top 5, scasmflop was able to take sole control of fifth place, thanks to a 1-for-5 night from Michael Young. Two other Top 10 competitors were rewarded by Young, including sixth-place pupway10 and ninth-place jfb17.
The number of fans still able to reach 57 games fell to 272.
Yesterday's Top 5 most selected players:
1. Ian Kinsler (TEX): 8.0%, 0-for-0
2. Jermaine Dye (CWS): 7.8%, 2-for-5
3. Dustin Pedroia (BOS): 7.7%, 1-for-4
4. Ichiro Suzuki (SEA): 6.7%, 3-for-5
5. Jose Reyes (NYM): 5.6%, 0-for-0
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I like the new stat. Hard to believe only 272 people are still alive at the moment and i'm one of them lol. Not only that, i made the top 25, which is something i'm surprised about. Prior to my current streak i never broke 10 games in my 2-3 years of playing this. So i hope that's some inspiration to those who never seem to be able to get a long hitting streak going to keep at it. I don't expect it to go much longer but it would be awesome if luck stayed on my side a while longer. This is pretty fun though and has gotten me more interested in watching baseball.
Anyways as for today, i'm struggling at who to pick again, prolly cause of the new pressure of knowing how many people are left. Pujols is a good option, but he's 0-7 in the last 2 games he's faced the pirates when Ian Snell has started. Ichiro is facing a rookie lefty but ichiro seems to struggle a bit against lefties from time to time. Pedroia, Theriot, and Abreu round out my top 5. It would be horrible if 4 out of 5 got a hit and the 1 guy i picked didn't but i guess thats life.
Overanalyzing FTL. I'll just draw a pick out of a hat or something
I would go with Ryan Theriot today. I just came off a 15-game hit streak yesterday, with Mark Teixeira, who of course was on deck as the Angels lost.
He went 0 for 2 with 2 walks, so I do feel kind of jipped, since he didn't get many opportunities.
I wish I knew how many fans could still have hit 57 going into yesterday.
The next drop-off today is at 367, so a good estimate of the number still alive yesterday was between 350-400.
anyone having a hard time deciding on a pick for wednesday? im looking at polonco but he didnt play tonight in texas and i dont know if that was just a nite off or if he is hurt
my pick so far for tommorow is Peralta but theres like an 70% chance i'll change that.
orlando cabrera and dye seem like good picks for chicago. Berkman, Theriot, Jeter, and Roberts are all worth a look too. (funny how theres like 1000 baseball players and u can refer to these guys by their last name and know who u're talking about.)
I stressed it earliar, and all 5 of my picks ended up getting hits, so i might just pick whoever i think is hot tommorow. I know Ichiro made a lot of people sweat today getting his first hit with 2 outs in the 9th though.
I went with Manny Ramirez tonight.
I eventually changed from peralta to aviles and he got a 1st inning single =). The reason i changed is because its hard to pick a 4th place hitter or higher at home. It seems like they'd lose an at-bat more often than not if they're winning since they dont bat in the ninth inning. But it does seem to work out for most people, Pujols,Chipper, Vlad, Berkman, and Manny seem to keep getting hits despite that.
lol peralta just hit a 2 run homerun in the bottom of the 1st. Seems like everyone i think about picking these days gets a hit.


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Get fit and healthy at a free football session on Mondays, 11.30am-1.30pm.
Sport has been proved to be good for mental well-being. The session takes place in Islington.
The session is by referral only for people who are registered with Camden and Islington NHS Mental Health Foundation Trust. If this applies to you and you are interested in the session, contact:
- In the first instance, your care co-ordinator or mental health support worker
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There is also a football session on Fridays, 1-3pm.