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Playing ball has its downside
Six years ago our family opened a business in Chestnut Hill called Herbiary (formerly The Apothecary Garden). We feel very fortunate that the community has embraced our business and we have been able to grow our business even in challenging times.
While keeping up with current events in Chestnut Hill and seeing the infighting that takes place between the various acronyms (CHCA, CHBA, CHRA, etc.), I have bitten my tongue more than a few times. As a business owner, I don't want to offend or upset people who might patronize our little store. But when I see an editorial in the local paper that talks about businesses who want to open without a variance having "virtually no motivation to play ball with the CHCA," [ "For Businesses, being a good neighbor is not necessarily a prerequisite," March 22] I feel a need to speak up.
In Philadelphia, there are even more hurdles than in many other places with the archaic and confusing zoning code that regulates both what type of business can open in what area and what signage can be used. Of course, these things can and should be regulated, but in Philadelphia it is a much more confusing process than it has to be. While change is coming with a new zoning code, it will still be a challenging process to open a new business.
So, assuming a business owner does some homework and goes through the proper channels to get a use permit, sign permit, city tax ID to pay Business Privilege taxes, state ID to remit sales and payroll taxes, pay for workers' compensation, insurance, and, of course, put money into developing whatever product or service he or she wants to offer, apparently that isn't good enough around here. To open in Chestnut Hill, the editor of the Local wants businesses to "play ball."
With an attitude like that, people shouldn't expect vacancies on the Avenue to disappear anytime soon. Why would anyone open here when there are other communities who welcome businesses (and the jobs they bring) with open arms. Determining what businesses open in the area should be clear in the zoning code itself, not in some arbitrary process of "playing ball."
The community already has control over what businesses open in Chestnut Hill through the zoning code. It also has control through its wallets. If you dislike the businesses that are opening, you can vote for change either through getting the zoning code changed or through not patronizing those businesses.
We have been fortunate to be a part of the community and continue to appreciate the wonderful people in Chestnut Hill who have adopted our store as their own. Hopefully, other businesses will not pay attention to the editor of the Local and get the same opportunity and experience we have had.
Andrew Celwyn
East Falls
Racial profiling in Chestnut Hill
I recently got a call from a woman who identified herself as my neighbor and a member of neighborhood watch. She asked me whether I knew that there were "two black men" taking pictures of my house that morning. She said she had stopped a police car to report it, and had sent an email to the neighborhood watch list alerting others.
I am not on that list and so did not receive it, which was probably a good thing. I actually don't know her name. Thankfully, the police had the good sense not to come onto our property and address the "black men."
I was appalled. I told her that we were in the midst of a refinancing and that the two men were appraisers, who had our permission to photograph our house. I said I was sorry she came to the conclusion that she did based on race. She denied that. She said it was the camera that raised her concerns. I would suggest that a man in a coat and tie with an iPad (the camera) and a clipboard, in broad daylight, is not a credible threat to our neighborhood.
I don't have a quarrel with neighborhood watch, and I think that they play an important role. But this behavior on the part of my neighbor is profiling. I hope that we can all draw lessons from the tragic story of Trayvon Martin and remember that good judgment and some basic humanity must underpin activism in neighborhood watch – in every neighborhood.
Pamela Laucks
Chestnut Hil
Thanks for the coverage of Pastor Ingram
Thank you to Lou Mancinelli for his March 22 article on my friend and colleague Pastor Andrena Ingram, who lives with HIV and speaks out about the disease. Over 25 years after HIV/AIDS first came to our national attention, it remains an epidemic marked by stigma and silence. But when has stigma or silence ever prevented or cured a disease?
The fact that HIV/AIDS has continued to spread over the past decades shows that it still has a powerful hold over us. We have not been able to deal with it in a way that serves our public health. This is probably because the behaviors that most frequently put one at risk of contracting HIV/AIDS involve sex and drugs, which are not easy subjects to talk about. But just because something might be uncomfortable doesn't mean we ought to ignore it. This is as true in faith communities as it is in our households and other public and private settings.
I urge readers to study and support policies that help HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. Yes, this means thinking and talking about behaviors that many people would rather not dwell on. But if two Lutheran ministers like Pastor Ingram and I can handle it and talk about it, then I'm not sure anyone else needs to be too squeamish.
After all, the point is to save and preserve lives. HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment is a matter of public health in our commonwealth.
Pastor Martin Lohrmann
Christ Ascension Lutheran Church
Chestnut Hill
Church community is 'heaven on earth'
Thank you for your article about the pastor of St. Michael's Lutheran Church, the Rev. Andrena Ingram (March 22 issue). As a member of the congregation and fellow recovering person, Pastor Ingram has helped me to feel a sense of trust in a pastor and in church that I have never had before. She inspires me to believe that "no matter how far down the ladder you have gone, your experience will benefit others (AA Promises)."
Her openness and vulnerability create a safe space for me and others to "come as you are," as the banner says that hangs in front of our church. The diversity of people from different racial, educational and economic backgrounds, with stories of addiction and mental health issues right along side of those with doctoral degrees and American pie families creates a community that feels like a slice of heaven on earth.
All are valued equally and have a voice in co-creating our church life. Pastor Ingram's leadership is at the heart of why our fledgling congregation, a church once on the brink of closing, has become a vibrant place to worship and a beacon of light in our community. This is what I have always been seeking in a church, and I am deeply grateful to have found it at St. Michael's.
Kathryn Mariani
Mt. Airy
Slighted by a headline
Please know the following is not about a grammar correction, but rather respect for an individual and the concept of social justice. The heading of the March 22, 2012 Chestnut Hill Local Life section read "HIV-positive but an inspirational role model." Why the word "but" rather than "and"? Would the paper write the same about a person with cancer (Pastor with breast cancer but an inspirational role model). To use "but" implies a value judgment about Pastor Andrena Ingrams' HIV status. I read this heading ironically on the same day that I heard a nasty AIDS joke spoken by someone on Germantown Avenue. I politely corrected the person and am doing the same here. Such statements stand as verbal micro-aggressions that are harmful for all. Let's work to be aware of how to support HIV positive individuals rather than inadvertently send out negative messages. Thanks.
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Section Two: Special Situations
Part Two of Three in Project Inform's "What You Should Know About When to Start and What Meds to Use" Booklet
January 2013
The first section described situations that everyone living with HIV should know about because most people will face them at one time or another. However, our needs change over time and they can differ from person to person. Some people may be concerned about passing HIV on to sex partners. Others are more concerned about how to improve their health and wellness.
In this next section, we talk more about those situations. For example, maybe you're in your 50s or 60s now or you want to get pregnant. You're entitled to live a full life with HIV, including having a family and loving relationships. Read those topics that apply to you.
If Your Sex Partner(s) Is HIV-Negative
Despite what it felt like when you first tested positive, that shouldn't mean the end of sex and romance. Telling your status to partners is more tricky and risky for people living with HIV, but you can still have a fulfilling sexual and romantic life.
Most people with HIV want to protect their HIV-negative partners from becoming infected, and most people do. The easiest and cheapest way to do this is to either refrain from high-risk sex (such as anal or vaginal sex without condoms) or always use a condom. Some people also choose only to have sex with or date other people who are HIV-positive. Below you'll find other things to consider when protecting your partners.
PrEP (Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis)
PrEP is a daily HIV pill that an HIV-negative person takes to prevent transmission (along with using condoms). Taking it as directed can reduce transmission by up to 90%. This is true in both women and men and for both vaginal and anal sex. PrEP is approved by the FDA and should only be done with the help of a doctor. If you have an HIV-negative sex partner, PrEP may be something to explore. For more information, read Project Inform's publications at www.projectinform.org/prep.
Genital Infections
There's more of a chance of passing HIV if you have sex when a sexually transmitted disease like chlamydia or syphilis is present in either partner. Even if symptoms aren't present, active genital infections can still raise the risk. Have your doctor regularly screen for and treat STDs.
Undetectable Viral Load
The chance for passing HIV is much less likely when the positive partner takes HIV meds and stays undetectable over time. Undetectable viral load in the blood is linked to lower and perhaps undetectable viral load in vaginal and anal fluids and semen. However, several things can briefly raise viral load in genital fluids and blood: sexually transmitted infections, other infections that challenge the immune system like hepatitis B or C, or even a recent vaccination.
Foreskin Vs. No Foreskin
Having a foreskin increases the risk because HIV aims for the immune cells found within the foreskin. For straight men during vaginal sex, there's about a 60% lower risk of transmission when he is cut. As for anal sex (straight or gay), it's not as clear how much more protection there is for the man who's cut.
"Sero-Adaptive" Behaviors
Sometimes HIV-positive people change their unprotected sex to lower the risk of passing HIV to others: by sero-sorting, or having sex with someone they think is also HIV-positive; and by sero-positioning, or "bottoming" for an HIV-negative partner.
Sero-sorting with another HIV-positive person increases the risk for super-infection, or getting another strain of HIV which may make it harder to control. This most often occurs during the first months after infection. However, there are probably fewer serious concerns if both partners are on HIV meds and stay undetectable.
Sero-positioning may somewhat reduce the risk for passing HIV, but the HIV-negative top (insertive) can still get HIV through unprotected vaginal and anal sex. This is especially true if breaks in the skin or infections are present, if viral load is detectable, or if the top is uncut.
Since these sero-adaptive behaviors imply unprotected sex, you can still get other sexual infections such as chlamydia, herpes and syphilis, as well as diseases that people don't often think of in terms of sex, like hepatitis C. Recent mini-epidemics of both syphilis and hepatitis C have been seen in HIV-positive gay and bisexual men. Both have a faster progression and are harder to treat in people with HIV.
HIV Criminalization
Some states make it a crime to have sex with an HIV-negative person if you don't disclose you have HIV -- even if you use a condom, take HIV meds, and have an undetectable viral load. In some states, notably in the Midwest and the South, prosecutions are increasing for those people who don't disclose. To learn more about this and how to protect yourself, visit www.seroproject.com.
If You Are Under 25
HIV meds allow most everyone to live a longer, healthier life. It's also true that making this happen takes seeing a doctor and getting regular blood work done. However, younger people -- especially those under 25 years old -- more often aren't in regular medical care. This is especially true of young gay and bisexual men and young African American and Latino men and women.
It's also true that younger people tend to struggle with keeping up with their meds. This probably has to do with having an active social life and other distractions -- like juggling school, working, sports, volunteering and other responsibilities.
These are real issues, but they aren't insurmountable. If you don't have steady health care, consider getting onto your parents' insurance if you can. The Affordable Care Act now allows children up to the age of 26 to be on their parents' plans.
If this doesn't work for you (you may not have told your parents about your HIV), then talk to a case manager about other insurance options. As well, ask someone in your doctor's office or your case manager or pharmacist about ways to remember taking your pills and keeping up with medical appointments.
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Florence, Ala. – Through the first round of play at the 2009 Southeast/South Super Regional Golf Tournament the Coker Golf Team is in 15th place, shooting a team total 301 (+13). Leading the field is host, University of North Alabama at 281 (-7), followed by Lynn University 285 (-3) and Barry University 288 (E).
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Leading the Coker was John LaDow (Pottstown, PA) with a 73 (+1), followed by Jimmy Gillam (Tyrone, PA) and Jared Crane (Greenville, SC) each shot 75 (+3). Chris Marsh (Georgetown, SC) shot a 78 (+6), with Diego Polo shooting 79 (+7).
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Boeing Co. said Wednesday it sees no financial impact for now as a result of the 787 Dreamliner battery fire probe that\'s grounded its flagship aircraft, but said it\'s possible the view could change.
Boeing left a bit of wiggle room in its cautious view for Wall Street, but said production of the plane continues after it was grounded on Jan. 16 by federal regulators.
Sanford Bernstein analyst Doug Harned, who has estimated a $350 million expense for Boeing related to the problems, asked if the company would discuss the impact of a hypothetical six-month delay in deliveries, but he got little beyond the company\'s prepared comment that it remains confident in resolving the problem.
\"I can\'t predict an outcome,\" said CEO Jim McNerney. \"We\'re in the middle of an investigation. We\'re making progress. We have every expert in the world looking at this issue and we\'re working with regulators productively….Our plan is to continue production and to continue the development of [other] planes we talked about.\"
Asked by a reporter if Boeing plans to scrap use of lithium ion batteries, McNerney said, \"Nothing we\'ve learned yet indicates that we made the wrong choice — we feel good about the battery.\"
Meanwhile, a report by Bloomberg said Wall Street analysts predict a possible impact of $5 billion to revenue for Boeing. Boeing rang up $81.7 billion of revenue in 2012 and expects revenue of $82 billion to $85 billion in 2013.
McNerney said the battery problem is not a significant drain on resources for development of its other projects. The Federal Aviation Administration grounded the Dreamliner on Jan. 16 on concerns about battery fires after two separate incidents. For now, investors appear to be placated as shares of Boeing rose 1.2% on its stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter profit.
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Progress in reducing early school leaving and increasing graduates in Europe, but more efforts needed
Member States must work harder if they are to meet the Europe 2020 education targets to reduce early school leaving rates to less than 10% and increase the share of young people with degree-level qualifications to at least 40%, according to figures for 2011 released by Eurostat. They show that Member States are making progress, but wide disparities remain and it is far from certain that the EU will meet its 2020 goals: The share of early school leavers now stands at 13.5%, down from 14.1% in 2010 and from 17.6% in 2000. In 2011, 34.6% of 30-34 year olds in the EU had a degree, compared to 33.5% in the previous year and 22.4% in 2000.
Androulla Vassiliou, the European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, said: "Member States need to focus on reforms and step up their efforts to implement comprehensive strategies against early school leaving. They need to boost access to higher education while also increasing its quality. Equipping young people with the right skills and qualifications will help Europe to fight youth unemployment, to overcome the crisis and make the most of the opportunities created by the knowledge-based economy. Serious investment in education and training is a pre-requisite for long-term success: without proper funding Europe will not win the global battle for growth, jobs and competitiveness."
Although the latest figures highlight progress towards both targets, the Commission is concerned that this is not a result of reforms which will have a long-term impact but rather a by-product of high youth unemployment which means more young people are staying longer in education and training. Another concern is that national targets set by Member States are not sufficient for the EU to meet its joint overall target.
On early school leaving, defined as the share of 18-24 year olds with only lower secondary education qualifications at best and who are no longer in education or training, 11 Member States have surpassed the 10% benchmark.1 Malta (33.5%), Spain (26.5%) and Portugal (23.2%) have the highest rates of school drop-outs, but have made a lot of progress in recent years. Other Member States that have reduced early school leaving include Cyprus (11.2%), Latvia (11.8%) and Bulgaria (12.8%).
13 Member States have higher education attainment rates above the 40% headline target.2 Among those with lower attainment levels, Slovenia (37.9%), Latvia (35.7%), Hungary (28.1%), Portugal (26.1%), the Czech Republic (23.8%) and Romania (20.4%) all saw year-on-year increases of over two percentage points. In contrast, Greece (28.9%), Austria (23.8%) and Italy (20.3%) achieved increases of only half a percentage point or less and Bulgaria (27.3%) and Malta (21.1%) registered a fall in their higher education attainment rate. Poland (36.9%), Germany (30.7%) and Slovakia (23.4%) recorded modest increases in the same period.
The figures were compiled by Eurostat as part of the Labour Force Survey, which provides data on the situation and trends in the EU labour market, including participation and attainment in education. In June 2011, Member States committed themselves to developing evidence-based and comprehensive national strategies to reduce early school leaving by the end of 2012.
Country-specific recommendations
On 30 May 2012, the European Commission presented a set of country-specific recommendations to Member States on reforms to increase stability, growth and employment across the EU. Six countries (Denmark, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Malta and Spain) received recommendations to address early school leaving, while seven countries (Austria, Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Italy, Latvia and Slovakia) had recommendations on higher education.
Cooperation at European level and next steps
As part of the EU's strategic framework for European cooperation in education and training ("ET 2020") the Commission encourages Member States to work together to reduce early school leaving and to modernise higher education by identifying and exchanging good practices at European level. A working group made up of experts from across the EU was set up in December 2011 by the Commission to support policy development to combat early school leaving.
The Commission will report on latest developments concerning early school leaving and graduate attainment in the upcoming Education Monitor (autumn 2012) and the next Annual Growth Survey (2013).
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1.Early school leaving rates in the EU (2000, 2010, 2011) and Europe 2020 national targets (in %)
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Chart 1: Early school leaving rates by country in 2011 and Europe 2020 national targets (in %)
2. Higher education attainment among those aged 30-34 (2000, 2010, 2011) and Europe 2020 national targets (in %)
Source: Eurostat, Labour Force Survey, 2012
Chart 2: Higher education attainment among those aged 30-34 in 2011 and Europe 2020 national targets (in %)
Slovenia (4.2%), the Czech Republic (4.9%), Slovakia (5.0%), Poland (5.6%), Luxembourg (6.2%), Sweden (6.6%), Lithuania (7.9%), Austria (8.3%), the Netherlands (9.1%), Denmark (9.6%) and Finland (9.8%).
Ireland (49.4%), Luxembourg (48.2%), Sweden (47.5%), Finland (46.0%), Cyprus (45.8%), United Kingdom (45.8%), Lithuania (45.4%), France (43.4%), Belgium (42.6%), Denmark (42.2%), Netherlands (41.1%), Spain (40.6%), Estonia (40.3%)
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Soap star and acting coach Gene Bua — who helped train the likes of Brad Pitt, Drew Barrymore and Katey Sagal at his Burbank school — died Saturday after a 13-year battle with Parkinson's disease.
The Glendale resident was 72.
Bua is survived by his wife and creative partner, Toni Bull Bua, and his son, granddaughter and brother. He and Bull Bua met nearly 50 years ago on the set of CBS's long-running soap opera, "Love of Life," where they fell in love on and off screen.
"He taught me everything — he taught me how to sing, he taught me how to play baseball, he taught me how to marathon run, he taught me Shakespeare, he taught me how to feel," Bull Bua said Tuesday. "He was magnificent."
Trained at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse, Bua's career kicked off in his teenage years after famed composer Richard Rodgers plucked him to play the lead in the Broadway revival of "The Boys from Syracuse."
In 1980, shortly after the couple moved to Burbank from New York, they cofounded Gene Bua Acting for Life, a Burbank-based acting school that went on to receive honors from the White House, United Nations, six California mayors and the Los Angeles Unified School District.
"Gene knew how to take an audience and sweep them away," Bull Bua said, affectionately referring to him as her Lion King. "He knew how to teach his stars that, too."
He continued to teach up until four months ago, Bull Bua said.
The pair wrote and directed "Pepper Street" in the 1980s, which at the time was the longest-running musical in Los Angeles. The musical, a story of a suicidal teen, inspired the city of Burbank to proclaim Youth Suicide Awareness Month, Bull Bua said. The couple subsequently developed a six-week acting program for at-risk youth with the Penny Lane Residential Treatment Center.
"The Young and the Restless" star Tracey Bregman, who studied under Bua, said in a statement that knowing the couple has been a gift.
"Gene and his beautiful wife and my Soul Sister, Toni, create such a safe and loving environment. I always feel, when I'm walking into class, all my defenses drop," Bregman wrote. "They have been my teachers, my friends and always my family. I have used their techniques on every project I've worked on."
Bull Bua will host a celebration of his life in February.
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Man pleads guilty to threatening judge, post office
A 45-year-old man has pleaded guilty to sending a threatening note to a New London judge in September 2010 along with a substance he said was "liquid Anthrax" and to making a bomb threat that resulted in the evacuation of the Thomaston Post Office.
Roland Prejean, also known as Gary Joseph Gravelle, 45, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Warren W. Eginton to one count of using the U.S. mail to communicate a bomb threat and four counts of mailing threatening communications. Prejean faces a maximum of 35 years in prison when he is sentenced April 8.
Prejean, who lived in Thomaston and Morris, has been in federal custody since he was arrested in North Dakota on Sept. 7, 2010, after mailing more than 50 threatening letters, according to the office of U.S. Attorney David B. Fein.
On Sept. 4, 2010, Prejean sent a letter to an unnamed Superior Court judge at the courthouse at 70 Huntington St. in New London, according to court documents. The letter contained a substance labeled "liquid Anthrax."
"Hello. My name is Roland Prejean and I am the man who is going to kill you," the letter began. Prejean went on to say that he had just spent six years at Connecticut Valley Hospital and that the judge had committed "wrongs against some of my people."
Prejean also sent a threatening letter to the Thomaston Post Office claiming he had planted a hidden bomb there with a remote timer. The post office and a nearby school were evacuated as bomb technicians searched for explosive devices. Nothing was found.
"We will vigorously investigate and prosecute hoax crimes that threaten violence," said Fein. "These crimes cause emotional distress for victims and waste the valuable time and resources of our law enforcement community."
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Wary DOD slows spending
Every day at 5 p.m., when the Defense Department announces the day's contracts, it's not uncommon for the total sum to exceed $1 billion. But now, with the budget process upended on Capitol Hill, the Pentagon is trying to slow the rate at which money is leaving the building until it has a better sense of what to expect for this year's funding.
Speaking to soldiers in Vicenza, Italy, last week, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta explained the Pentagon's "burn rate" — the speed at which the department has been spending its cash — was based on the belief the Pentagon would eventually get a budget that resembled what it requested last February for the current fiscal year.
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The longer Congress waits to resolve sequestration and pass a budget for 2013, the faultier that assumption seems, so the Pentagon is taking several steps to spend only the money it absolutely has to.
One precautionary measure raising questions in the defense world is Deputy Defense Secretary Ashton Carter's order not to award any research and development, production contracts and contract modifications that obligate more than $500 million without first clearing them with Frank Kendall, the undersecretary of defense for acquisition, technology and logistics.
"I saw this as the critical line in Carter's memo," said David Berteau, director of the international security program at the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
In a follow-up memo dated Jan. 15 and obtained by POLITICO, Kendall explained that by "obligation," the Pentagon meant not only the amount of the specific contract action but also the total potential obligation of the contract. In other words, even if an agency wanted to award a contract that by itself was worth less than $500 million, but that was part of a total agreement worth more, it would have to get clearance.
Before Kendall signs off on the contract, he wants to see a page-long explanation of the contract, its proposed dollar value, the appropriation and the year of funding, its purpose and an assessment of why it cannot be delayed. The requests are to be submitted to Kendall through Richard Ginman, the Pentagon's director of defense procurement and acquisition policy.
Of all the precautionary steps the Pentagon is taking, this one has the industry the most worried.
"This requirement will have a chilling effect on any contract, because adding on another layer of review will deter the services from moving forward on big awards," said Loren Thompson, chief operating officer of the Lexington Institute and a consultant for several of the biggest defense companies.
One congressional source read Carter's directive to mean the military won't be signing any big contracts anytime soon.
At the very least, adding this layer of review will very likely slow the process by which contracts are awarded — and that is probably the point.
"Adding a step to today's process will slow things down, but I think it's premature to say that most of these contracts will be turned down," Berteau said.
The first step in understanding the implications of Carter's order is determining how many contracts it could affect. The Pentagon declined to provide an estimate and instead suggested researching old defense contract announcements.
To get more clarity, Berteau and his colleagues at CSIS examined the period from 2000 to 2011 and identified contracts in which the total dollars obligated exceeded $500 million over the life of the contract.


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The Maine Sunday Telegram and the Portland Press Herald are publishing a series of articles about Patricia Aho, Maine's commissioner of Environmental Protection. In the article, reporter Colin Woodward lays out what he says is evidence that Aho is placing little priority to laws she — as a lobbyist for chemical corporations — tried to defeat before they were enacted during the Baldacci administration.
The articles also say Aho allowed a window — during which the State could have spoken on behalf of residents around Flagstaff Lake concerned that a power company was draining too much water to make electricity — to close during a federal licensing process.
Political analysts Phil Harriman and Ethan Strimling talk about Aho, the articles and whether former lobbyists should be allowed to cross over into state government.


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Opera Hall
The Opera Hall in Karazhan lies beyond the Grand Ballroom. It is the site of the popular Opera Event, in which one of three plays among Romulo and Julianne, Big Bad Wolf, or the Wizard of Oz is played. Barnes, the stage manager, can also be found here and is the starter of the event. Sebastian, the organist, plays on the room's organ, and details of the grand chamber's lavish decorations can still be seen.


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Taylor Swift to Perform With the Legendary Rolling Stones in Chicago
The Rolling Stones are currently on their 50 & Counting Tour, celebrating five decades of rocking. Recently, that's included a little help from some very special guests.
The classic rockers used a very modern form of communication -- Twitter! -- to reveal that their special guest Monday evening (June 3) will be the one and only Taylor Swift.
The band tweeted the good news early Monday, pairing the announcement with a lovely photo of the 'Begin Again' singer. Monday's show is at the United Center in Chicago, so lucky Windy City dwellers will get to enjoy Swift tangoing with Mick Jagger and co.
It will certainly be quite the addition to the country signer's already impressive resume. It's not everyday that Keith Richards calls you up and ask you to come perform with one of the greatest bands in history. It's funny how the tables have turned, since Swift usually invites regional acts to perform with her on her stage when she hits their cities on tour. While the Stones are English and therefore not from Chi-town, it's still a case of "what goes around, comes around."
Swift is not the only blonde country music superstar to add a performance with the Stones to her bucket list. Carrie Underwood took the stage with the band in Toronto on May 25, singing 'It's Only Rock 'n' Roll (But I Like It).' Pop singer Katy Perry also hit the stage with the band on this tour.
It'll be two entirely different generations and genres colliding tonight on the Stones' stage. It's history in the making. We can't wait to see/hear what song Swift will deliver with the band when the footage pops up on the web.


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Free Roam Camera
Go to the messages GUI and enter the following code. 'Punch it Chewie' will appear in the messages. Press start to get out of the GUI panel and then press the Right analog stick down (like you're going into first person view).
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Attack while stunned
Well, if an enemy has used ''Insanity'' or ''Stasis'' or another move that causes you to freeze and not be able to attack, you can push the White button, pausing the game. Now, switch to different characters and give them new commands, such as using medpacks, or attacking, or something of the sort. Go back to the characer that you paused on, and un-pause. Your party should perform what you told them too, giving you a helping hand during a losing battle. You will go back to your frozen position after the first action is performed, but you can just pause, and re-select or select some more, and they will perform those also.
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Beat any boss
To defeat any boss and take no damage, attack the opponent. When the attack is done and you have succesfully given damage, pause the game, save it, and load the game you just saved. It will instantly be your turn and you can keep this up and beat any enemy/ boss without letting them attack once.
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Bypass the droids at Kashyyyk's star map
After you have the conversation with the thing (vague because of spoilers, you'll know) before Kashyyyk's map, you will be forced to fight 2 very strong droids. If you wish not to fight them, simply run away and trigger the Star Map. Your party members will continue fighting them, but will not lose any health. Let this go on for as long as possible. After the star map cutscene, run in the opposite direction of the droids, and get your party to come with you. You're supposed to have to kill these droids before getting the map, but for some reason you don't have to.
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Dak Vasser glitch
When you talk to Dak Vasser in the Valley of the Sith lords with Juhani in your party then let him leave, you find him in the Korriban cantina tell him you will not let him leave, Then kill him take his belongings then leave the area then return he is still there.
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Duplicate Bastilla's lightsaber and gain extra experience
To do this trick, you must have agreed with Kandon to ride in the swoop race for the Black Vulkars. Then, go back into the Vulkar base, steal the Prototype Accelerator, and bring it back to the Beks. After you have raced, won Bastilla, and have returned to the Upper City with her, put all the items you have collected from the battle in the foot locker next to the work bench in your hideout each time you perform this trick, otherwise the duplication of the items will not work. You can now go back to the Lower City and tell Gadon's Bodyguard that you have the accelerator again. You will then be able to go to the swoop track again. It will appear as if Bastilla has just escaped from Brejik. You can then talk to her and she will act as if you just rescued her. After your conversation, you will return to your hideout with: Bastilla's lightsaber, Brejiks Arm Band and Belt, and 525 experience points. However your game will not be reset. You can repeat this trick as many times as desired before leaving Taris.
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Duplicate Items with Zaalbar.
In order to do this, you must have not completed the Kashyyyk main quest.
1. Bring Zaalbar out with you onto the planet of Kashyyyk and equip any items you want duplicated on him.
2. Before approeching the gate to the Wookie village, save the game and then remove all items that Zaalbar has on him.
3. Procede into the cut scene.
4. Complete the mission, either light or dark, and get Zaalbar back into your party.
5. All items you removed from Zaalbar will be in
your inventory and he will have them on his person
also, thus, they were duplicated.
Easy Path to the Light Side
On the Planet Dantooine, Once you recieve the mission to travel to the Sandral estate. Go to the Sandral Estate, Talk to the droid and you represent the council. Once inside, the head of the estate approaches you. Once hes done talking to you the daughter approaches you. First say to her, ''What i do is my own business''. You'll recieve dark points at first, but talk to her again. Apologize, then choose either of the next options, then she'll tell you her name then say, ''I dont have time to listen to this.'' Light side points gained and keep repeating from ''Apologize'' to gain LS points.
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Forcing enemies to skip their turns
NOTE: This only works with enemies that have melee weapons (i.e. not kathhounds) and usually enemies without lightsabers. Running up to an enemy forces them to take out their melee weapon. Run a short distance away (not too far or else they will take out their ranged weapon again) and select rapid fire. You will fire on the enemy while they spend their turn running after you not allowing them to attack you at all. The best place this works is in the dueling pit (i.e. one on one battles).
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Free entry into Ahto city.
This glitch gets you into the city, without going through the pay station( you don't pay a docking fee).
To do this, after leaving the Ebon Hawk on Mannan, head toward the private hangar. Stand outside the private hangar door, and attempt to pick the lock, this will fail. Push right up to the door and then go to your character selection screen. Select any new character into your party and they should appear on the other side of the hangar door.
With this character kill all the enimes beyond the door, then go to the transporter and select it. It will ask if you want to travel to the sith base, say yes and enter the base.
When inside the base, you can leave through a door inside, this takes you into the city.
The only downside to this trick, is that you can only get into the city through the sith base, and you can only leave through the quick Transit Syestem, but it saves you 500 credits!
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Galaxy Droid
After escaping the Leviathan, you will speak with your party members about whether or not they can trust you. Make sure to ask HK-47. When the dialogue sequence has ended, speak to HK-47 again. You can now say, "I want to start a fighter simulation". Select this, and you will begin a black-and-white fighter simulation. When you have destroyed every fighter, the screen will turn from black-and-white to colour. You will then see a cut-scene of the Ebon Hawk flying through space. A Galaxy Droid should now be present in the cockpit. If you speak to it, it will take you to any planet on the game, including the Endar Spire, Taris, Dantooine, Unknown World and the Star Forge. If you travel to the Endar Spire or Star Forge the game will freeze, and if you travel to Taris or Dantooine, you will not be able to return to the Ebon Hawk.
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Infitie experince on Korriban
If you go to the Sith academy on korriban onto the upper level where the dueling arena is there is a computer where you can "Read data files" if you keep doing this you can gain as much experince as you want note you need computer spikes to do this or a very high computer skill level This also only can be done before you do the sith trials inside the catacombs
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Item Duping
To dupe any equipable item, just do the following:
1) Go to the submarine base on mannan.
2. When you get in the base, go to one of the air locks (doesn't matter which one)
3. Equip anything you want to be duped (swords, armor, gloves, implants, etc)
4. Save your game.
5. Unequip everything that you just equiped on your companions.
6. Exit through the air lock.
7. When in the water, go right back inside.
8. Your companions will now be wearing everything you just took off of them.
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Not earning dark side or light side points
Ok, sometimes when you end a conversation, you can gain light side, or dark side points. To not earn these, simply after ending conversation, this must be done very quickly, press start and save game. After saving, load the game and you shouldn't have earned any light/dark points. For example, in the duel rings of Taris, when you fight Bendak, to not gain any dark points, save/load after commentary and you haven't gained any dark points!
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Ridiculous Game Hour count
Okay, save before going into a cutscene (Like when you take off in the Ebon Hawk for the first time). Right as the cutscene starts, quickly turn the X-Box off then on again. Your game will automatically resume a few moments later at the cutscene. When you next save, a LARGE sum of hours will be added onto your time - Doing this twice in a row got me 140000+h added onto my gametime.
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Travel anywhere.
After the part in the Leviathan, you'll be attacked by fighters everytime you leave a planet. The first time I did this, Everyone was in spot they were during the scene after the Leviathan, and you have Zalbaar in your party. T3 will be gone when you make your parties now, replaced by the duplicate Zalbaar. Anyway, in the cockpit of the Ebon Hawk, there will be a droid called "galaxy travel droid". Talk to him, and he'll let you choose where you want to go. The cool thing about this is, you can travel anywhere, such as Taris, Dantooine, Star Forge, and the Endar Spire.
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Unlimited Experience
Warning, this cheat take a lot of time and patience. On Korriban, inside the Sith Academy, you'll find a student you've met before who seems to be having problems with the Academy. After a little conversation and coaxing, he'll admit he doesn't feel right at the Academy. You'll then be able to suggest a choice of three paths. If you suggest the Jedi order, you'll get 500 xp and he'll leave. If you suggest he stick it out, you'll bet 100 xp and the conversation will end. If simply suggest that he leave and don't take a specific path, he'll get up to leave, you'll get 300 xp. As he's leaving, you can now stop him and talk to him again as he's trying to leave and start the whole thing over again. Keep doing this and you'll receive 300 xp each time.
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Unlimited experience points on Korriban
when on Korriban and your talking to yuthura ban about the sith code you get 125 exp. points. without exiting the converssation you can keep asking her about it. So you will get 125 exp points times how many times you ask her.
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Double Bendak Blasters
To get double Bendak Blasters and extra money, go through the Arena quest and get to Twitch. Defeat Twitch and instead of talking to the Hutt to get your money, talk to Bendak and get the Deathmatch. Then, talk to Ajuur and he will talk about bribing officers and not give you the money. Leave, return, then talk to Ajuur to fight Bendak. When you kill him, talk to Ajuur again to get the 700 credits and Bendak Blaster. Talk to him once more and he will act as if you just defeated Twitch, but a \"700 Credits\" and \"Item(s) Received\" message will appear. Check your items and you will have two Bendak Blasters.
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Easy Dark Points in Dantooine
Talk to Mr. Matale, in the end, when he offers you a bribe, demand 2000 credits, and you'll get dark side points. Once he goes back into his estate talk to the droid to get him to come back out, simply repeat the process until you receive an infinite amount of those beloved Dark Points
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Easy Dark Side Points
Once you have found Sasha in the Ebon Hawk, tell her to go away. Keep saying go away. Once she starts to run away, catch her before she can leave and repeat this process. If she gets too close to the door, say ''A little girl? How did you get in here?''
Then say ''Don't worry, I won't hurt you.''
Then, ''Err....okay, whatever you say.''
Repeat this whole process until you have the level you want. I did this and it took about 5-10 minutes to turn completely dark from about 3/4 down. You can only do this when you talk to her the first time, before you get off the ship on the next planet.
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Easy Money
When you are on the Ebon Hawk talk to Canderous and ask him for stimulints. Keep asking for them until he won't give you anymore. Sell the stimulints and go ask Canderous for more. Keep doing this until you have the desired amount of money.
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Hidden Ending
(You need two controllers for this trick)
Before the the final battle with Darth Malak press the L & R Triggers plus the Y Button on all controllers that you have plugged into the Xbox. It's recommended to have the primary controller in port 1 and another controller in port 4. This must be done before you enter the door to face Darth Malak. You'll know if you did it right if your Jedi takes out her/his lightsaber. Then open the door and walk up to Malak and talk to him.
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Infinite Dark Side Points on Manaan
After you've come up from the Secret Kolto Base on the ocean floor, you'll be confronted by Roland Wann. He'll ask you what went on, tell him what happened. Now, choose the option ''I'm sure a few credits will help me keep quiet'' or something close to that. He'll say that's rediculous and the conversation will end. Talk to him again and select the same item, each time you'll get a Dark Side point. Use this until you're as bad as you want to be.
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Misc. Secrets
Voice Modulation
(Note: You need two controllers for this trick)
With your primary controller plugged into ports 1, 2 or 3 have a second controller plugged into port 4. While playign the game, press the black or white button on the second controller to raise and lower the pitch of the in-game voices.
Keep the Sandpeople Robes
Once you obtain the robes and complete the associated quest, equip it to another party member when you select the option of handing it over.
Fun with Bastila's Wardrobe
Equip Bastila with dark robes and then remove them to see her in slightly different underwear.
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Quick Money
On the Ebon Hawk, ask Mission for a security spike. She will give you one whenever you ask, unlike other members. You can keep asking. When you have the maximum amount, sell them and come back and ask her for more.
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Quick Money
Get the grenades made by the Wookie on your ship, and set yourself on any planet with a store. Sell the grenades, then go to the Wookie for more. Repeat this over until you get however much you want.
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Unlimited credits, Lightsaber Crystals, and Jedi robes
Talk to Dak Vessar on Korriban near the first tomb on your left while Juhani is in your party. He will go to the cantina. Switch Juhani out of your party. Talk to Dak; tell him that you will not let him leave, then fight him. Save the game and load it after you have killed him. You can keep doing this for as long as desired to get credits, a Lightsaber Crystal, and a Jedi Knight robe each time.
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1 can of kidney beans - rinsed
1 small onion - chopped
2 garlic cloves - chopped
optional - chopped fresh chilis to taste
1 tablespoon of mild or hot chili powder
olive oil (or use another vegetable oil such as canola/rapeseed if you prefer)
Empty the drained and rinsed kidney beans into a bowl and mash them thoroughly with a fork, add some salt to taste.
In the meantime, add a little olive oil to a large non-stick frying pan and fry the onions on a medium heat. When the onions have softened and are just beginning to brown, add the garlic (and chilis if using). Stir for a minute longer and add the tablespoon of chili powder. Stir for another minute then pour the contents of the pan onto the bowl of mashed kidney beans.
Ensure there is some oil left on the bottom of the pan (add a little more oil if necessary), mash the onion/chili powder mix into the beans and return to the pan (if you can, turn down the heat a notch to a low medium). Use a fork or other implement to squash down the bean mixture to form a thin 'cake'. Leave to cook for a few minutes.
Once the underside has begun to brown, flip over the bean 'cake'. Using a plate 'Spanish tortilla style' is second nature to me, but it's easily done with a spatula. It won't matter if the cake breaks as long as both sides get cooked. After a few more minutes, slide the cooked bean cake out onto a serving plate.
This bean mash is very versatile and can be added to a tomato sauce to bulk up a pasta or rice dish, but my favourite way to use it is as a South American style tortilla wrap filling.
- Tortillas
Get some soft wheat flour or corn tortillas/flat breads (they're quite easy to make yourself, either with wheat flour or masa harina. Mix either flour with water and a touch of salt and press out into thin rounds. The masa harina tortillas will probably need some clingfilm/sarin wrap as they are rather sticky, the wheat flour rounds can be rolled out on a lightly floured surface. Then cook in a hot dry pan.) If using store bought tortillas, just warm them up first - I tend to clean out the pan I used for the bean mash and use that, just add the tortilla to a hot dry pan for a minute or so on each side.
Alternatively, use pitta bread pockets.
Prepare a selection of accompaniments to wrap up with the bean mash. These might include:
- Chopped fresh tomatoes
- Salad leaves or spinach
- Avocado slices
- Chopped cucumber
- Sliced raw onion or sliced chilis/jalapeños or both
- A South American style salsa of your choice
- *Grated cheese
- *Sour cream
Add the mash to a warmed tortilla, add the accompaniments of your choice, roll it all up 'burrito' style and eat.
If making this for several people, you can put the bowls of accompaniments out onto a table and let your companions make their own wraps. I really enjoy this as picnic food.
If you have little tolerance for spicy food, substituting the spoon of chili powder with paprika to the onions and beans will add flavour without the heat.
I'm not a big fan of kidney beans as I don't enjoy their texture. But I do like them mashed up like this, so this is the way I incorporate this bean into my diet. This recipe works with pinto beans also. Feel free to be generous with the olive oil if you want a softer consistency.
I just made black bean rolls last week. I prefer them like refried beans, traditional recipes call for lard or oil but I know many people who use milk or water (I personally use water it keeps them moist, cracked/dry beans are a pet peeve of mine)
I usually cook black, pinto, or a mixture of the two with large quantities of a good hot sauce (adds moisture and spice with out adding many calories) and I just heat them through in a sauce pan and mash them while they cook.
Another variation are quick, cheater enchiladas. You can heat up some enchilada sauce in a small frying pan, warm some corn tortillas through in the sauce and roll some beans inside and bake them in the oven to get them to set. And if you eat cheese, top them with some queso fresco or even mix some in the beans.
And if you eat cheese, top them with some queso fresco or even mix some in the beans.
Could you explain what you mean by queso fresco?
To me it means fresh/cool/unaged cheese. There are lots of quesos frescos all over Spain, but perhaps the best known, and the one that might be thought of as the 'default' queso fresco for Spaniards is the kind that Burgos is famous for
I suspect you're thinking about something entirely different.
Queso fresco, sort of a fresh farmer's cheese made from cow's milk that crumbles, similar to feta but not as salty. I found this guide to Mexican cheeses that night help:
Queso fresco, sort of a fresh farmer's cheese made from cow's milk that crumbles, similar to feta but not as salty. I found this guide to Mexican cheeses that night help:
Thought so! :D
Spanish queso fresco and Mexican queso fresco are nothing alike (the Burgos style cheese is kind of creamy and very, very soft).
I'm not sure about using feta as an alternative. Feta has a very assertive taste (one I associate very strongly with Greek dishes).
Could you suggest any other style of cheese that can be used? I don't know where one can find the crumbly American style of queso fresco in Europe.
I agree that feta is not very comparable, it is far too salty and well just not the same. If there is a type of farm fresh cheese made from cows milk that is crumbly in your area, I would suggest that. But if not I came across a way to make it, if you cannot find anything in your area and would still like to try it.
That's paneer in India. The closest thing to it that's commercially available here is cottage cheese, but you need to strain it to get rid of the whey.
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It is also much different that cottage cheese, or at least the cottage cheese we have here. I have never made the cheese, it is in pretty much every grocery store here. So I'm sorry I don't know of equivalent cheeses in other parts of the world.
Cottage cheese is made like this
using rennet as the curdling agent rather than the vinegar or lemon juice you use for paneer, so it's not as sour tasting.
Where the instructions say: "By now the curds should be firm and you should stop the heating process. Pour the curds into the colander lined with the cheese cloth to drain off the whey. You can save the whey to feed to your pets or chickens. Let the curds drain for a few minutes. If you let the curds drain for too long they will stick together. ", if you DID let the curds drain for too long, the cheese would end up very similar to paneer in texture, but without the slightly acidic taste. You can drain bought cottage cheese in muslin or cheesecloth for several hours, and then press it under something heavyish to squash the curds together and it will be reasonably similar.
Great idea!
Paneer is certainly available in London, must give it a try. I could see how that might work.
Thanks Bronwyn and Stephanie!
spanish queso fresco looks more like tofu, it has (more or less) the same texture and color. It is usually cut in cubes for salads, or served with some ham or honey.
It's used like a "diet" food because it is sold in diet & non salt versions and it's rather... not savory ;)
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spanish queso fresco looks more like tofu, it has (more or less) the same texture and color. It is usually cut in cubes for salads, or served with some ham or honey.
It's used like a "diet" food because it is sold in diet & non salt versions and it's rather... not savory ;)
It makes the best breakfast.
Pieces of queso fresco (Burgos style) with sliced fresh figs all drizzled with honey.
Tostadas on the side (Pieces of Spanish bread that have been toasted on a griddle)
Alas, it's hideously expensive to replicate in England. Toast and marmite, whilst very nice, just isn't the same...
Do you think you could possibly use Havarti in place of the queso fresco? I love that cheese..it's got a very creamy mild taste to me, and would be good with beans, and melts decently. May be a bit easier to find too perhaps?
Honestly I see a lot of different types of cheeses used in Americanized versions, so just about any type should work. I know cheddar and jack, either individually or mixed together (mixed together is labeled as Mexican cheese in California stores), is a very popular combination.
This looks really good, I can't wait to try it out. Thanks!
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Trustee: 'Sacks' of jewelry, two big rings taken from Mastros
Fugitive real-estate developer Michael R. Mastro had much more than the two giant diamonds in French safe-deposit boxes and apartment, says bankruptcy trustee.
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A "substantial amount" of jewelry found in the French safe-deposit boxes and apartment of former Seattle real-estate magnate Michael R. Mastro and his wife, Linda, almost certainly will mean more money for Mastro's creditors, the trustee in Mastro's bankruptcy case says.
James Rigby said Monday that French police last week seized two safe-deposit boxes — each bigger than a shoebox and "stuffed" with jewelry — in Annecy, a city in the French Alps near the village where the Mastros were arrested last month after more than a year on the lam.
Among the gems: two giant diamond rings, with an estimated value of $1.4 million, that have played a central role in the Mastros' bankruptcy and criminal cases.
Authorities also impounded from the couple's apartment more than a dozen large suitcases filled with designer clothes and "sacks — freezer bags — with expensive jewelry in them," Rigby said.
"It's got to be worth a tremendous amount of money," the court-appointed trustee added. While he doesn't yet have an inventory, he said, the recovered jewels' value is "potentially millions of dollars."
They are in the possession of French authorities, he said, but they should be returned to Seattle soon.
And they all belong to Mastro' s creditors, Rigby said.
Not necessarily, countered James Frush, Michael Mastro's Seattle attorney.
Some or all of the items could be Linda Mastro's separate property, or gifts, or items purchased with money Mastro earned after being forced into bankruptcy in 2009, he said.
"But I really don't know," Frush said. "That's still to be determined."
The Mastros disappeared in June 2011 after failing to comply with a bankruptcy judge's order that they turn over the two enormous diamond rings, with stones of 27.8 and 15.93 carats.
They were arrested Oct. 24 by French police at the request of the FBI, and have since been in jail awaiting extradition proceedings.
A federal grand jury in Seattle has indicted the couple on 43 counts of bankruptcy fraud and money laundering.
Rigby, whose job is to find Mastro's assets, liquidate them and distribute the proceeds to creditors, has retained lawyers and investigators in France, and traveled there himself last week.
In a prepared statement and follow-up interview Monday, the trustee also said:
•The Mastros were selling jewelry to pay their living expenses during the year they spent in the Annecy area.
•He has obtained copies of business and personal records and electronic devices, seized by French authorities from the Mastros, that contain "a tremendous amount of information."
Analyzing those documents could take weeks, Rigby added, and it's too soon to say whether they will lead to more assets.
•The documents show the Mastros had help from friends and family in the U.S. while they were fugitives. Rigby said he has passed that information on to the FBI.
• He suspects much of the recently recovered jewelry was inside a Range Rover the Mastros had shipped from the U.S. to France.
•The criminal investigation appears to be a top priority for the FBI. Its top agent in France has personally taken charge, Rigby said.
Mastro, 87, a longtime and prolific Seattle real-estate developer and lender, saw his empire collapse when the economy tanked. Three bank lenders forced him into involuntary bankruptcy in July 2009.
His debts to unsecured creditors have been estimated at $250 million. So far those creditors have been awarded just $2.8 million, or a little more than a penny on the dollar.
Rigby suggested that part of any proceeds from the recovered jewelry could go to pay him and his legal team, as bankruptcy law permits. "It's been very expensive running a bankruptcy investigation on two continents," he said.
So far the trustee and his team have been reimbursed about $7.8 million from recovered assets. They recently applied to the court for an additional $800,000.
Frush and other critics contend the trustee and his lawyers are getting rich off the case.
Rigby has said that, without his team's efforts, creditors wouldn't have received anything.
Frush said Monday he will explore whether the seizure of the Mastros' jewelry, documents and other possessions may have violated their constitutional rights.
He also said U.S. authorities will have a difficult time pursuing criminal charges against the Mastros' friends and family members who may have helped the couple while they were in France.
The original warrants for their arrest were for contempt of the bankruptcy judge's order, a civil offense, Frush said.
Criminal charges against the Mastros were not made public until after their arrests.
"Helping someone charged with civil contempt is not a crime," Frush said.
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