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Broadcast Live at Universal Orlando Resort, "iVillage Live" Debuts Monday, December 4 on NBCU's owned-and-operated stations, Bravo and iVillageLive.com
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NEW YORK � November 8, 2006 �The NBC Universal Television Stations, iVillage and the Universal Orlando Resort, have joined forces to create daytime's first interactive talk show, available simultaneously on air, online and in front of a live studio audience. Shot at Universal Orlando Resort, "iVillage Live" will build on the popular iVillage brand and connect content, community and commerce in a new experience for the daytime audience. The show launches Monday, December 4 at Noon/ET (11a.m/CT) on the NBC owned-and-operated stations, Bravo and iVillageLive.com, and will be rebroadcast at Noon/PT on the west coast.
Jay Ireland, President of the NBCU Television Stations, Deborah Fine, President, iVillage Properties, and Tom Williams, Chairman of Universal Parks and Resorts, made the announcement today.
"We're thrilled to add 'iVillage Live' to our daytime schedule," said Ireland. "This is a new model we developed for daytime programming in terms of its concept, content, interactivity and brand. The 360-degree premise allows our viewers to interact with the show in the way that best suits them; a true programming first for today's digital age. We believe in this show's potential and look forward to building its audience."
"For over ten years, iVillage.com's loyal audience of women have been connecting online to laugh, learn and share life's moments," said Fine. "'iVillage Live' is a ground-breaking program, which enables our community to extend their conversation in a revolutionary way -- on-air, online and even in person. It is a key component in our effort to bring our noted brand to the marketplace in a unprecedented, multi-platform manner."
"iVillage Live" is a spontaneous and spirited celebration of its viewers, focusing on where they live, what they love, where they shop and what makes them unique. It will explore topics familiar to iVillage.com users, ranging from parenting and pregnancy, to health and beauty, to style and lifestyle. The show also represents a new breed of daytime programming, built specifically around a multi-platform concept that engages viewers on- air, online, on-demand and on-the-go.
Audience participation takes place through the dedicated website, iVillageLive.com, which is housed on iVillage.com, and has been specifically designed to maximize community involvement in the program. In addition to the live show stream, the site will host a daily live chat, portions of which will be discussed during the broadcast and scroll along the bottom of the television screen during relevant moments. A second live chat will take place at Noon/PT allowing west coast viewers to lend their voices to the conversation. A daily poll question and audience comment box will stay open for 24 hours to invite participation and influence the next day's coverage.
Viewers on the go can interact with "iVillage Live" via their mobile phone by texting "IVL 360," to ask questions and share comments during the program, as well as sign up for show reminders, news alerts, ringtones and wallpaper. On-demand access is available through the website, which will make that day's show available for 24 hours after the initial broadcast. After that, visitors to the site can easily search for past episodes of the show, which will be archived by date, segment and topic.
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"iVillage Live" also marks the first time a theme park is being used as the permanent home for a daily, live talk show. The resort will add to the overall show experience in terms of audience, location, set and content. Universal Orlando draws visitors from all over the world, giving "iVillage Live" the potential to have one of the most internationally diverse studio audiences in daytime. The Park's former "Toon Amphitheater" has been transformed into a new, comfortable space that fits perfectly with the interactive nature of the show, including the installation of audience polling devices attached to each seat.
"'iVillage Live' is the perfect addition to our entertainment lineup," said Williams. "We know that our guests get a real thrill when they get to experience a live TV or movie production. With 'iVillage Live,' they'll get that opportunity every day."
Emmy award winner David Shenfeld will serve as the executive producer of "iVillage Live." He brings a wealth of experience in daytime television to the show, having most recently served as the executive producer of WNYW's "Good Day New York" from 2003 � 2005. Before that, Shenfeld spent two years as the co-executive producer of "Ricki," which he joined in 2000 after serving for two years as a supervising producer for "Good Day New York." Previous experience includes posts as a supervising producer for MTV, where he created, staffed and budgeted "MTV Live" and morning video programs, among other projects, and a line producer for "Fox After Breakfast." Shenfeld also spent three years at FX, during which time he developed and launched the Emmy award-winning daily live show, "The Pet Department" and served as a producer of "Breakfast Time."
"iVillage Live" is produced by the NBC Universal Television Stations, under the direction of Steve Schwaid, SVP of News and Programming for the stations group, who helped create and develop the program.

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[Matticus Note: The Importance of Being Ernest. A 1500 word paper describing high British society and moral values that I need to do. Which is also due tonight at midnight. There is also a Canucks/Oilers game which I must watch. I doubt I get a lot of Hunters reading my blog, but in the event you have a Hunter alt, this might be the thing for you. This is another gear list which can be examined and use for Pre-Karazhan purposes.]
Gearing your Huntard… er… Hunter
By Doc Holiday
I am tired of seeing god awful hunters running around in god awful gear because they don't know what gear and stats are useful for us. Lets start with the basics
Agility – It improves our Critical chance and Attack power. These are both good things
Critical strike – Improves Critical strike chance
Hit rating – Very important but pretty much ignored by hunters who don't know what they are doing. 136 is our Hit rating cap. Having more then this wont help us out. So if your at this or close to hit you can stop looking for more hit. 89 hit rating for you surefooted hunters
Attack power – Increase your base damage
That's the big four when it comes to stats we should look for
Intellect, Stamina and Mana per 5 are also good stats to have but not AS important as the ones noted above
Malefactor's Eyepatch
Easy to obtain via a series of Quests while your leveling in Blade's Edge mountains. Huge amount of Agility, Stamina and Attack power as well as some nice mana per 5.
Stalker's Helm of Second Sight
Longer and somewhat more difficult quest chain in Shadow moon will get you the best pre Kara Helm. I recommend 4 hit and 4 agility gems as it is hard to find some +hit early in the game
Choker of Bloodied Feathers
I got this in an early quest from Terrokar. I never found a replacement until Karazhan because quite frankly it is that good an item especially Alliance side
Insignia of the Mag'hari Hero
Horde side only quest. Great neck with a little bit of everything including some precious hit
Beast Lord Mantle
Quite frankly there is no other shoulder that is better or equal to Beast Lord. Run Steamvaults as many times as you can to get this. Socket it with a 4 hit 4 agility and 8 agility and you will be set for quite awhile
Perfectly balanced Cape
You get this quite early on from a Blood furnace quest. Add 12 agility to this cape and you really won't need anything else for quite awhile.
Delicate Green Poncho
Another great choice early on as well. Nice stats and that all important hit as well.
Felstalker Breastplate
Easy to make this makes a great started chest piece. Add two 8 agility and one 4 agility and 5 stamina gem and you got a large amount of agility on this chest piece.
Salvager's Hauberk
Obtained from the lower city at revered. I like this chest a lot. Large amount of stamina and huge critical strike bonus make this a nice and really easy chest to get. Considering most hunters will have obtained this rep quite easily
Felstalker Bracers
Easy to make and if your already wearing the other two pieces you get a nice set bonus
Auchenai Bracers
Nice reward from a simple Shadow Lab quest.
Ar'tor's Mainstay
No reason not to have these gloves a 70 hunter. Very easy to get
Felstalker Belt
Easy to make and a super nice set bonus makes an easier choice
Rune Engraved Belt
Alliance side quest only. Nice option if you are not a leatherworking or do not want to get the mats together for felstalkers. Large amount of hit is always good
Scaled Greaves of Patience
Probably the best pre 70 dungeon legs you can get. These come form Old Hillsbrad and will be easily obtainable at 70
Sky Hunter Swift Boots
Really nice boots from a fairly short and easy sub 70 dungeon Sethekk Halls. The only boots to get pre raiding in my opinion
Slayers Mark of the Redemption
Hit, agility and attack power in one easy quest makes this a must have.
Band Of Anguish
Hit, agility and attack power in one easy quest makes this a must have. Hey did I hear an echo?
Longstrider's Loop
If you are lucky enough to get one of these in Mana tomb's then hold on to it for awhile. It might be the best hunter ring pre raiding.
Hour Glass of the Unraveller
I know its in Black Morass and you hate that place but I can tell you will not find a better blue trinket in the game. To give you an example of its usefulness I use this on my hunter today and I just started doing Hyjal and the Black temple. Get it.
Abacus of Violent odds
Oh no another trinket at a tough end boss in a 70 dungeon. Great trinket with a great use. Haste will be your friend in the future
Sonic Spear
The ONLY weapon a hunter should have pre raiding. Slap a 35 agility enchant on this baby and you set for a long long time. Trust me this thing is that good and while sucks you have to slog through shadow lab its worth it.
Ranged Weapon
Logn'goron Bow of the Torn Heart
Easy weapon to get via a quest in Shadow moon. Nice starter bow with all the right stats and it looks cool to boot!
Worg Hide Quiver
Assuming you don't have your epic one from the old quest you can get this exact replica by getting Honored with the Kurenai. Which is easy to do as you will get honored simply by doing quests in Nagrand anyways.
If you put it all together here is what you get
As a BM hunter (I am currently BM and I recommend this to all new hunters but more on that later) you will end up with
1800 Attack power self Buffed
20.9 Ranged Crit
57 hit rating
Now I added the following for socketing. Any red sockets I used 8 agility. Any Yellow sockets I used +4hit +4agility. Any blue sockets I used +4agility +6stamina. I enchanted the head with Glyph of ferocity, Shoulders with inscription of Vengeance, chest with +6 to stats, wrist with +24 to attack power, legs with cobrahide leg armour and put 35 Agility on the Sonic Spear. I left the gloves, boots and ranged weapon unenchanted. I felt the cost of enchanting those to be expensive for the time and use of the items.
Basically you are more then ready for Heroics or Karazhan at this point. You should also be able to out DPS everyone in 5 man dungeons quite easily.


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Billy Ray Cyrus has achieved success as an entertainer, singer, actor, songwriter and a philanthropist throughout the last three decades. He has sold millions of albums, charted 44 singles and garnered triple platinum status in Australia for his 90's hit "Achy Breaky Heart". BillyRayCyrus.com
Billy Ray was born in Flatwoods, KY and his family had a musical background, his father Ron Cyrus was a gospel singer in "The Crownsmen", his mother Ruthie played piano, and his grandfather Papaw Castro played the fiddle. All this talent has been passed onto his children. He is proud of his celebrity kids and especially his daughter Miley Cyrus who starred in Hannah Montana and his father daughter duet "Butterfly Fly Away"
Billy Ray has a new project in the works, a new CTM T.V. series "Still the King". He plays a washed up country star and he has a new album "Cyrus" which everyone is looking forward to. I have been a fan since the 90's and I can still remember when he made Achy Breaky Heart famous. He was like another Elvis and every loved him. It was very exciting to see Billy Ray a few months ago at the Red Rock Hotel Casino and hear him play his guitar and hear his wonderful voice. He writes the music and he lives the music. He is still the handsome man as I remembered him to be.
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When we asked Justin Veit, owner of this gorgeous GMC, what was the reason for building such a wild truck, he simply said: "I've lost my mind." The way this fullsize soaks up the 26-inch wheels, glistens in the sunshine, and makes eardrums bleed mercilessly, a mind seems to be a beautiful thing to waste. After building six custom trucks, all of which Truckin' has featured, Justin dropped in his lucky coin, pulled down the slot machine lever, and struck the jackpot with one of the most head-turning trucks we've seen in years. Going for broke, all bets were off as the two-year adventure of building a first-class truck finally culminated with his first cover.
With a history of building sky-high custom creations, Justin's shop Insane Kustoms, in Phoenix, was used to going up, but when we challenged him in '07 to build something airbagged, he took our request to heart. Picking up an '06 GMC Sierra extended cab, Insane Kustoms quickly got to work cutting it up. Gutting the entire truck to where it was basically in two pieces: a bare frame and bare body, the first order of business was to get the body looking insane. In each of us there is a need to be different, which is one of the great things about customizing a truck- it's yours and you can do whatever you want with it. Desiring to have a truck that would look different and have people confused, Justin delivered the truck to Lucky Luciano, also in Phoenix, for a unique paint and body experience. Devising a game plan, Lucky began with the bodywork, where he shaved the usual pieces but also ended up shaving the taillights, tubbing the firewall, cutting open the roof, and raising the bed floor. Lucky then added an '01 Chevy HD hood, welded in a full Grant Kustoms tailgate skin, and began to mix the PPG paint. Test panel after test panel, Justin and Lucky couldn't come to a mutual love of the color until one day when a little dab of this and that and the color was discovered. Calling it PPG DW Kandy Gold Special, Lucky says the color "is not for sale, so please don't ask." With the mixture set in stone, Lucky applied the pigment to every piece of the Sierra. Having an affinity with angry, demented, and often times down-right scary-looking clowns, Justin went straight to airbrush artist Matt Andrews who works with Lucky. Giving him free reign to go crazy on the freshly-painted surfaces, Matt added the freaky clowns that include a twisted version of the "hear no evil, speak no evil, see no evil" theme, one clown that was shot with a shotgun, and several who lost their eyes due to greedy and mischievous clowns. The overall look is one you will not soon forget.
Baking in the Phoenix sunshine, Justin's GMC now needed sit nice and low. For this remedy, the Sierra was trailered back to Insane Kustoms where welders and grinders were given a litmus test. Up front, custom control arms by Foudrell Racing, in Phoenix, were bolted on, Firestone 'bags added, and McGaughy's 2-inch drop spindles installed. This combo had the frontend slammed but out back would require extra work. After welding in a large KP Components step notch, a KP six-link was bolted in place and Firestone 'bags added. All it took now was one quick depression of the air switch and the GMC laid frame. Knowing he had to go big, Justin ordered a set of chrome 26-inch Mazzi Krank wheels and then immediately sent them out to be powdercoated black. Wheels in hand, Insane Kustoms wrapped them in Kumho 305/30R26 tires. Stopping all of that mass are 14-inch Baer brakes on each corner. The aluminum calipers were painted to match. It was official, Justin had himself a ground-scraping truck that tucked 26s and turned heads with its gold paint. What wasn't official was how he'd make the interior match all of the other custom work. For that, he headed to AutoStlye, in Peoria, Arizona .
While in the creative hands of AutoStlye, Tim Keen and Ryan McCommas used wood and fiberglass to build a T-Bird-inspired dash and huge-by-huge rear subwoofer enclosure. Housed in the massive enclosure are four 12-inch Hertz subs powered by two Audison amps. Custom door panels were also fabricated and house Hertz 61/2-inch and 8-inch components that match the custom kick panels filled with 8-inch Hertz speakers. Audison amps were also used to power those speakers. Cardenal Car Stereo in Glendale, Arizona, wired the setup. Two 8-inch monitors were mounted to each side of the dash and an Eclipse head unit controls the audio mayhem. AutoStyle also added 7-inch monitors to the factory mirrors with mini cameras that display the blind spots on the screens- a sick touch that you don't see everyday. Providing the engine vitals are a classic set of Autometer gauges placed in the center of the dash and each directional input is done courtesy of a Colorado Custom billet steering wheel. With the center console and the rest of the interior finished, Lucky painted them and then had Matt Andrews step in and airbrush them with matching menacing clowns. Completing the interior, Bell Auto Upholstery, in Phoenix, reworked the '02 Chevy seats, wrapped them in black leather, and installed a ragtop from ragtops-online.com. Winning several Best Interior awards, the cabin is just as wild as the rest of truck. Wanting to ensure his truck was never over-looked, a trip to the go-fast store was added to his custom truck agenda.
Dropping the truck off to Always Hot Rod, in Phoenix, Justin purchased a Chevy LS2 and went a little horsepower-happy with the checklist. In went a custom-ground Comp Cams camshaft, roller rockers, FAST LSX intake, JBA headers, MSD digital ignition, and to keep the wiring simple, a Painless harness and computer were ordered. Dress-up items include March pulleys, a chrome alternator, slick chrome filter, chromed brake booster and master cylinder, and a custom intake cover that was painted to match. One flick of the starter switch and the LS2 rumbles to life invoking onlookers to do double-takes. It's not too often a late-model truck sounds like a muscle car when it fires up.
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CABO PULMO, Mexico, May 28 (UPI) -- Cabo Dorado -- the latest iteration of a massive coastal tourism and real-estate project planned for Mexico's Baja California peninsula -- is once again worrying local activists.
Over the last several years, one version or another of a mega-resort neighboring Mexico's Cabo Pulmo National Park has been put forward by various groups of investors. The last attempt, dubbed Cabo Cortez, was squashed by Mexican President Felipe Calderon in 2012.
But now the proposal is back, this time backed by Chinese investors, and environmentalist fear construction could begin as soon as permits are granted.
An alliance of environmental activists say the $3.6 billion project would spell catastrophe for the region's biodiversity.
"The Cabo Dorado project must be avoided at all costs due to the large amount of regional impacts that would jeopardize the environmental viability and people's wellbeing in that region in the short, medium and long term," groups such as Friends for the Conservation of Cabo Pulmo, the Mexican Center for Environmental Rights, Wildcoast and Greenpeace wrote recently in a letter opposing the development plans.
In another op-ed, activists characterized their defense of the Baja California peninsula as a last stand.
"Too many times along the coasts of Mexico we have witnessed the wholesale destruction of areas of great biological and cultural importance," wrote co-authors Sula Vanderplank, a biologist at the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, and Benjamin Wilder, a researcher at University of California, Riverside.
"On the headlands and mangrove estuaries of La Paz, Loreto, and other Baja California coastal cites," they added, "biologically important land has been razed for ambitious hotels and apartments."
Wilder helped produce a report outlining the ecological value of the lands surrounding the area of proposed development.
"Until recently, the biological value of the lands adjacent to the coral reef of Cabo Pulmo had remained a mystery," said Wilder. "We now know that these desert lands mirror the tropical waters in importance. This desert-sea ecosystem is a regional biodiversity hotspot."
Meanwhile, investors argue their 3,770 hectare project -- featuring 22,500 hotel rooms -- is scaled back and respectful of the environment compared to similar resorts in the region.
Cabo Dorado's official website claims its plans are "unique in the sense that the real estate density has been considerably decreased and the ecological reserve allotted to the conservation of the environment has been increased significantly."


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Gang sweep targets Bloods clique in Compton
About 450 state and local police officers swept through Compton, Lynwood and other parts of Los Angeles County early Tuesday, arresting 16 people and serving more than a dozen search warrants in an operation aimed at dismantling a violent clique of the Bloods gang.
The raids were the culmination of a seven-month investigation, "Operation Killen Court," that targeted gang members in the Mob Piru clique. Authorities allege that members of the clique are responsible for many violent acts and have perpetuated the area's underground gun trade.
"This gang has terrorized the community for quite some time now," said Chief Cecil Rhambo of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. "This is one of our target gangs."
Since the investigation began in December, 24 Mob Piru gang members have been arrested and more than 18 guns have been seized. Among those arrested were Alex Graves, 23, Maurice Bennett II, 19, and Robert Maxwell, 19, who authorities allege killed Kyutza Joan Herrera almost a year ago in Lynwood. One other person connected with the slaying is still being sought, authorities said.
Last summer, authorities said, Herrera, 20, was sitting in a car with her boyfriend in front of the Ace Liquor store on Long Beach Boulevard when two cars with Mob Piru members drove past, firing at rival Crips gang members inside the store. Herrera, who was not affiliated with either gang, was hit with a bullet from a high-powered assault rifle and died, authorities said.
The operation began when investigators in the Compton sheriff's station asked the state attorney general's office for assistance in prosecuting the gang after the fatal drive-by.
During the investigation, officials from the state attorney general's office and the Sheriff's Department, using wiretaps and other electronic surveillance, allege that they observed gang members buy and sell guns and talk about killings.
Jerry Hunter, assistant chief of the Bureau of Narcotics Enforcement, called the raids "icing on the cake," adding that investigators believed that they already had much of what they needed to prosecute many of the targeted gang members.
In one instance, investigators said that after monitoring the gang, they stopped a likely shootout between Mob Piru and the Insane Crips of Long Beach.
A heavy police presence at the scheduled time of the killings deterred the confrontation, investigators said.
Mob Piru has been around for decades and boasts about 200 members and controls much of the area east of Long Beach Boulevard, said Special Agent Scott Barker of the state Department of Justice. The Piru gangs began in the 1970s, named after Piru Street in Compton, and later called themselves Bloods. Mob Piru began gaining notoriety in the 1990s with alleged connections to rap music impresario Suge Knight and Death Row Records.
While monitoring the gang, authorities said, they were surprised by the amount of time the group spent talking about buying and selling guns.
"These guys, all they seemed to talk about was moving guns around," Barker said.
Also among those arrested during the operation were three U.S. Postal Service employees, including Graves, who was arrested May 7 and is suspected of taking part in Hererra's slaying; Sergio Moran, age not given; and Warren Phillipus, 28.
Investigators said Phillipus robbed the Rancho Park post office in October and planned to rob the Rimpau post office but was thwarted by authorities.
Highly publicized gang raids and arrests are popular with voters and standard grist for politicians, and may help Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown, who has expressed interest in running for governor, though he deflected a reporter's question at a news conference Tuesday about his intentions to enter the race.
Another possible contender for governor, Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, has also made gangs a priority.
Earlier this year, he announced an overhaul of the city's anti-gang efforts, focusing the city's suppression, intervention and prevention programs in the core gang areas.
Times staff writer Phil Willon contributed to this report.
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Lindsay Lohan might be back on her judge's good side, but her legal troubles aren't over yet.
LiLo faces another lawsuit over her driving habits, thanks to a pedestrian who sued the starlet Wednesday, claiming the actress struck and injured her back in September 2010.
The Associated Press reports that Nubia Del Carmen Preza says Lohan, driving a Maserati, hit her in a West Hollywood intersection near where the star lived, causing "disabling and serious personal injuries, pain, suffering and anguish." Preza's suit asks for medical expenses and lost wages.
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Calls to Preza's lawyer and Lohan's rep were not immediately returned Thursday.
Preza is not the only person suing the "Mean Girls" star and "Playboy" cover model over alleged car accidents.
Lohan also faces a lawsuit filed Jan. 10 by a paparazzo who says a car in which she was riding hit him while he tried to photograph her.
She also still faces a possible trial in March in a lawsuit three passengers filed against her concerning a drunk driving incident back in 2007.
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Expert witness in over 1,000 property management cases. Apartments, Office Buildings, Shopping Centers, Hotels, Condominiums, Homes and Mobile Home Parks. Experienced in: Arbitration, Litigation, Lease Terms, Personal Injury, Property Damage, Security, Standards of Care and Due Diligence.
Five Management, LLC
Douglas E. Johnston, Jr.
Santa Monica, CA
Doug Johnston is an expert witness in banking & finance, and an investigative business consultant. His experience includes having served as a CEO, President and/or EVP in leading Commercial Banking, Private Equity, Mergers and Acquisitions, and Real Estate companies. Trained at an AAA-rated major East Coast bank, he was honored early in his career as a bank President before establishing and managing five full-service bank offices in Texas and California. His service includes 19 years in commercial banking plus 7 years as EVP-Finance and Administration of the largest private company in Los Angeles where he arranged financing for over 40 acquisitions and managed over 100 banking relationships.
S.D. Epcar & Associates
Steven Epcar
Granite Bay, CA
Expert in real estate and property management issues with 35+ years experience: including residential, commercial, retail, hotel, condominium and mixed-use properties. Extensive litigation support experience includes standard of care, personal injury, partnership and brokerage conflicts, landlord/tenant issues, due diligence, property operations, air quality and life/safety related cases. Engagements have been balanced between Plaintiff and Defendant with attorneys and clients throughout the United States.
Investment R/E Source
Robert Kehiayan
Dana Point, CA
Robert Kehiayan, CPM® has over 30 yrs experience in asset & property management & investment brokerage. He specializes in all types of commercial property including office & medical buildings, industrial parks, retail centers, & over 20,000 residential units. Robert is a qualified expert witness, asset mgr, property mgr, leasing agent, & licensed Real Estate Broker & Realtor® in CA and TX. Robert has a B.S in Business Management & has earned the prestigious Certified Property Manager designation (CPM®) from IREM.
Inglewood Associates
Nancy Terrill
Fairport Harbor, OH
Jim Meyers offers Real Estate experience starting with a banking career and more recently focused on Commercial Real Estate workout, turnaround property management and sales, real estate receivership and bankruptcy. He offers significant expertise in real estate standard of care.
Austin Valuation Consultants Ltd.
Rudy R. Robinson, III, MAI
Austin, TX
Expert Witness with 40 years experience in Property Damage Studies of Construction Defects; Mold, Ground Water, and Soils Contamination; Eminent Domain; Ad Valorem Taxation; MAI. Licensed Broker.
Cambria Associates
John Schnure
North Barrington, IL
40 years in banking lending commercial real estate bank management loan review due diligence. National client list - over 100 clients. Expert witness in over 14 cases in the last 3 years - all successful. Represented debtors and creditors.
Sheldon-Gold Realty Inc.
Eric Gold
Denver, CO
Licensed Colorado Employing Broker since 1985. BSBA Real Estate & Construction Management, University of Denver. 34 years Commercial Real Estate experience in Denver CO, 32 years as owner of Sheldon-Gold Realty Inc. Commercial Real Estate Services. Senior Commercial Real Estate Instructor for Armbrust Real Estate Institute; Colorado Mandatory Continuing Education and Advanced Commercial Contracts. Member: DORA Education Task Force for the Colorado Real Estate Commission. Member: Denver Metro Commercial Association of Brokers. Numerous Awards, including Realtor of the Year (Denver Metro Commercial Association of Realtors) and Denver Business Journal Who's Who in Commercial Real Estate. Numerous articles written and published in Denver Business Journal and Colorado Real Estate Journal. Landlord/Tenant Issues. Brokerage Agency Relationships. Brokerage Standard of Practice. Commercial Property Valuations, Broker Price Opinions . Procurring Cause. Due Diligence. Investment Analysis. Commercial Condominium Conversions and Development.
Straightline Hospitality, Inc.
Kenneth C. Free
Las Vegas, NV
Mr. Free is a highly credible resource with both broad and deep knowledge concerning hotels & resorts. Prior to opening his own firm in 1993, Mr. Free worked in senior positions with three major hotel companies in real estate development, finance, and operations. Since then, he has been engaged for scores of expert witness assignments. His perspectives derive from authentic experiences, tempered by an appreciation for academic and legal concepts pertinent to expert witness assignments.
MCS Associates
Norman Katz
Tustin, CA
Natl banking, financial services, & real estate consulting/expert witness group. Expertise in: Commercial, Residential, Construction, Development, Lending/Finance, Appraisal, Damages, Broker standards, Escrow & Title, Leasing, Property management.
Valbridge Property Advisors l Atlanta
Jeffrey T. Miller, MAI, AI-GRS, CCIM, ASA
Atlanta, GA
Jeff has extensive experience in providing valuations for litigation support including damages, defense against damages, and expert witness services for all levels of court. Jeff has valued a broad range of property types throughout the United States, and has managed valuation projects in North America, United Kingdom, Asia, and the Caribbean. Assignments have been completed for a variety of purposes including lending support, bankruptcy proceedings, litigation, and acquisition/disposition. Jeff has qualified as an expert witness in numerous courts in the State of Georgia and in Federal Court.
MonArc Realty, & Planned Space
Charles A Gabriels
Monrovia, CA
Winning is the only reason for going to court. Yet there are times a win equals not losing; settlement being an example. That is why my expertise at 'Trial Strategy' is invaluable. As a 44 year veteran of CA real estate and two years an apprentice appraiser, I bring a volume of experience to bear on any case remotely related to CA real estate. I have testified in cases involving standards of care, fiduciary duty, disclosure, property diminution-in-value, appraisals, stigma, contracts, compliance, inspectors and inspections, and more.
Scott Noble
Walnut Creek, CA
California attorney with 25 years experience handling and overseeing title insurance claims and litigation for major title insurance companies available as consultant and expert witness in insurance coverage and bad faith cases, escrow cases and lawsuits involving title to real property.
Nicholas Co.
Nick Nicholas, CRE CCIM MAI
Dallas, TX
Nick Nicholas brings tremendous knowledge, experience and credibility to the table on every assignment. He is a critical thinker and a man of integrity. I highly recommend Nick for any real estate related expert or litigation support consulting engagement. Robert D. McTaggart, Esq., McTaggart & Beasley, PLLC
Rodino Associates
Dr. Robert J Rodino
Santa Clara, CA
30+ years of operational and consulting experience in: Shopping centers, Multi- family , Light industrial, Office, Acquisitions/Dispositions, Development, Investment Analysis, Brokerage, Property Management, Due Diligence, Lease Analysis, Tenant-Landlord relations, Eminent Domain, Downtown and Neighborhood Revitalization, and Ethnic Markets.
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Samuel K. Freshman
Los Angeles, CA
Attorney, Realtor, Developer, and Educator for: Legal Malpractice & Fiduciary matters; Lease Interpretation, Syndication, Construction, Property Management, Finance, & Due Diligence. Arbitrator, Finance & Banking Officer, & Title Company President.
Forster Realty Advisors
Eric Forster
Beverly Hills, CA
Eric Forster is the Managing Principal of Forster Realty Advisors. With more than 35 years in the industry, he has become a recognized expert in the areas of real estate and mortgage fraud, brokerage standards and practices, RESPA, TILA and HOEPA violations, as well as escrow practices . He was Co-Chair of the Real Estate Experts subcommittee of the American Bar Association from 2009- 2012.
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There are many among us who struggle daily to find a sense of purpose and a clear direction in life. We may wonder what road we should travel down next. But not Jim Robertson of Geneva. He's found his special place in life, and now his mission is to share it with others.
It was more than 20 years ago when a friend invited Robertson, who then owned a storage-solutions company, to join a group traveling to Alaska. He may have been a city boy from the South Side of Chicago, but he always enjoyed the outdoors and being in nature.
"I got off the plane in Anchorage, turned around and saw the Chugach Mountains," Robertson said. "I was immediately taken by this place, hooked by its beauty and power. It's just magical."
He's been sharing that magic for the last five years as a professional Alaskan adventure guide and a certified life coach with his company, More to Your Life.
Robertson leads his own eight- or nine-day tours in and around Valdez, Alaska, with small groups looking to truly experience the place.
The trips, offered from June 15 to Sept. 15, can be modified according to what people most want to see and do, but Robertson's typical tour usually includes hiking on glaciers, whitewater rafting, kayaking trips, camping, looking for bears, and reeling in some massive fish.
The trips are not for people who want to do a drive-by or see Alaska while cruising along on a ship – it's for those who want to reach out and touch it, Robertson said.
"I watch these older folks come in on the buses," said Robertson. "It's like they're finally getting to Alaska. But by the time they get here, they can't do anything."
That's why his company motto is – If not now, when?
Jim Fowler of St. Charles booked a trip with sons Dustin and Simon, daughter Randi, and his brother Mike Fowler, along with his daughter, Alexis.
"King salmon fishing was the bomb!" Jim Fowler wrote in an email about the trip. "Many of the fish were over 30 pounds, and Randi got the monster catch of 42 pounds."
Jim Fowler also enjoyed the other-worldly experience of kayaking into Prince William Sound among the floating icebergs.
Alexis Fowler loved sharing stories and dinners and desserts around the fire while camping in the Alaskan wilderness.
"We could not have asked for better guides, chefs and accommodations on our trip, which absolutely was one of the best adventures and vacations that any of us had ever been on," she said.
Above all, Robertson wants to get people outdoors to share his appreciation and profound respect for the transformative power of nature.
"Nature is perfect," he said. "It has no agenda, no jealousy; it has no drive to be rich or use people. It's indifferent to your presence and will do whatever it's going to do. I think, personally, anybody who goes up to Alaska comes back different in some way."
For the Fowlers, the Alaska adventure was one they'll never forget – not only because of what they saw and did.
"The most important highlight of our trip was being there as a family, taking in this magnificent experience and breathtaking views together," Jim Fowler said.
More to Your Life Alaska adventures
Robertson recalls many wild experiences during his travels to Alaska. He learned the ropes by camping in the snow, kayaking and watching the whales with professional guides. He's spent time with a master Tlingit Indian wood carver, working on an ancient war canoe. He's also lost a set of car keys he dropped overboard somewhere on the bottom of Prince William Sound, he said.
Trip participant Alexis Fowler remains impressed by Robertson's passion for Alaska, his knowledge of the area and the overall quality of the trip he put together for her family – from the food and lodging to the excellent guides and outfitters.
"Ultimately, our trip was the perfect mix of everything we Midwesterners had hoped for – fishing, kayaking, eating, bunking in beautiful B-and-Bs, learning about the culture and environment of Alaska and strengthening family bonds," she said.
"My goal is just to introduce people to a very powerful, totally different place than they're ever likely to get to – Alaska is truly the last frontier," said Robertson, who knows people get their "reality" from shows such as "Survivor" on TV.
But, as he puts it, "How much in the wilderness can you really be when there's a camera crew there?"
Book your trip
Robertson currently is booking tours for this summer. Check out his website, www.moretoyourlife.com, or call 630-841-0925 for more information and photography from his previous adventure trips.


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Curtis Granderson doesn't do much cooking other than the eggs and bacon breakfast he prepares for himself and the cornbread he made during an appearance on "The Martha Stewart Show" in 2010, but the New York Yankees star and South Side native put on a chef's jacket Wednesday at Roots Handmade Pizza, where he is an investor, and took a stab at making his own pizza for once.
"I'm going to win an award," said Granderson, proudly stretching out the brewer's malt dough with his knuckles.
Granderson, who finished fourth in the voting for the 2011 American League Most Valuable Player award, would remain playfully confident even after Roots executive chef Martin Arellano informed him his dough had come up short in size.
"This will be a pot pie," Granderson announced.
Long before he was suiting up alongside Derek Jeter and Alex Rodriguez in the Yankees lineup, Granderson was a college student taking to-go orders at Bogart's Charhouse in Homewood. "I didn't realize people tip for take-out," said Granderson, spinning the dough with his knuckles. "My first order was $30 or $40 and they tipped $2 or $3. I was so excited." His other job at the restaurant was as the host, which meant he was in charge of seating guests — or at least trying to: "The guests would follow me around and, unfortunately, I wouldn't remember where the tables were."
Granderson added pizza sauce and mozzarella cheese to his dough and then Arellano placed his pizza in the oven, where it would cook about 12 minutes. In the mean time, Granderson helped himself to the cheese that had fallen off of his dough.
"I get asked all the time which city has better pizza," said Granderson about Chicago and New York. "They both are great, but I'm not a huge fan of pizza going limp, which is what New York-style pizza does."
Like all the pizzas on the Roots menu, the pizza Granderson was waiting on was Quad Cities-style (the dough is malt-heavy, the sauce is slightly spicy, the toppings go under the cheese and the pizza is cut in strips).
He admitted he was apprehensive about helping to bring the project to a city that isn't lacking in pizza restaurants, but he's glad he did. He now dines at the Ukrainian Village restaurant when he's in town and brought Yankees teammates Jeter, CC Sabathia, Jorge Posada and Eric Chavez with him after a game against the White Sox in August.
Granderson said the veterans usually choose the restaurant on the road, unless it's a city where a player has a reputation. His teammates, for the most part, prefer chain restaurants such as The Cheesecake Factory or The Capital Grille, while he opts for more foodie-friendly fare.
As for who picks up the tab: "It's all based on tenure," Granderson said. "You always want to go eat with veteran guys because veteran guys will pay. … If you're a rookie, typically you don't pay. If they want to play a prank on you, they might take you to one of the most expensive restaurants and make you pay to see how you react. As long as you don't complain about it, you'll get free dinners from them."
Once it was time to take the pizza out of the oven, Granderson positioned himself behind Arellano, watching eagerly.
"That looks amazing," Granderson said. "I'm not sure if it's good, but it looks amazing."
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Throughout the process of starting a business you hear a lot about entrepreneurs, people who have done this, that and the other – all hugely successfully of course. Names like Richard Branson and Alan Sugar are bandied around, and while I'm quite happy to hear Little Leaf in the same sentence as Virgin (less so with Viglen), I am well aware that I have to temper my ego with the fact that I have over-enthusiastic friends and family.
Does buying a little guest house in St Ives make Danny and I entrepreneurs? While I'd like to think so, I believe a more detailed exploration of the word (ref. Wikipedia) is required.
"An entrepreneur is a person who has possession of a new enterprise, venture or idea and is accountable for the inherent risks and the outcome"
Am very much feeling the accountability and risks at the moment. Eating 3 mince pies in a row while panicking about the mortgage repayments helped a little, but an hour later I just felt fat, poor, and still a little panicky (although this could have been the excess sugar).
"Entrepreneur in English is a term applied to a person who is willing to launch a new venture or enterprise and accept full responsibility for the outcome"
The words 'willing' and 'full responsibility' in the same sentence are interesting. Risk averse by nature, the last 6 months have been relatively out of character for me. I dislike responsibility and am rarely willing to do things that mean I have to take some. Having had some kind of salaried job for the last 14 years, responsibility for my working life has not been high on the agenda. A die-hard party girl throughout my 20s, my only concern was that I had enough money to pay for pretty cocktails at the best bars, and buy enough pairs of shoes and dresses to look good while standing there.
With all that in mind this idea of being willing to take full responsibility is pretty alien to me; and maybe a more appropriate turn of phrase would be to say that I have been forced to take full responsibility, with acceptance still being quite a way off.
"The entrepreneur leads the firm or organisation and also demonstrates leadership qualities by selecting managerial staff"
Now this I did get right: I selected Danny. While at the time I wasn't quite sure what I selected him for, it's come to be one of the best decisions I ever made.
"Entrepreneurs also often possess innate traits such as extroversion…"
"An entrepreneur characteristically innovates, introduces new technologies, increases efficiency, productivity, or generates new products or services"
Hmmm… I'm not sure my work colleagues would agree with that one. Efficient I might be, but I'm not sure I increase efficiency across the board. My constant chatter at work and tendency to panic when under pressure might suggest that I need to hand over the operations side of the business to Danny.
Now, according to Wikipedia (and I must admit to there being gaps in my research into this subject), there are 3 types of entrepreneurs: (i) Social (ii) Serial (iii) Lifestyle. Even before reading the traits of all three I guessed that I would fall into the third one… and this is backed up by the first sentence in the explanation:
"A lifestyle entrepreneur places passion before profit when launching a business…"
"…in order to combine personal interests and talent with the ability to earn a living"
I hope so.
"A lifestyle entrepreneur intentially chooses a business model intended to develop and grow their business in order to make a long-term, sustainable and viable living working in a field where they have a particular interest, passion, talent, knowledge or high degree of expertise"
Interesting. While I am developing an interest, some knowledge, and a bit of expertise in the hospitality sector, I must confess to having zero to start with and I'm a long way from 'high degree of'.
Passion – not a problem, I have that in spades; it's a little scatter-gun as I can get equally passionate about a cheesecake as I can about Little Leaf, but it's definitely there.
"Common goals held by the lifestyle entrepreneur include earning a living doing something that they love, earning a living in a way that facilitates self-employment, achieving a good work/life balance"
And that's what it's all about really. I'm not a traditional entrepreneur yet I'm lucky enough to have found something that inspires me. That, despite all the risks and terrifying leaps of faith, Danny and I are absolutely dedicated to being self-employed and doing something that we (more than) suspect we will love.
I never imagined, for one teeny tiny second, that I would end 2010 where I have. I am no Richard Branson – with dreams of running empires since the age of 15. Nor am I an Alan Sugar – selling things out of the back of a van after leaving school 3 years early.
I stayed in education as long as I could (and even went back for more). I've relied on employers to look after me, providing me with holiday pay / sick pay and a regular income. I've spent more money on clothes in the last 10 years than some people spend in a lifetime, and not that long ago I believed that all you needed to do to have a good life was to ensconce yourself in a trendy bar with endless access to champagne. How things change, and how wonderful to have proof that you just NEVER KNOW what's around the corner.
For the next two days all thoughts of entrepreneurship will be put aside while the merry season commences. After all good hospitality starts with constant thought of others, and I would be no kind of lifestyle entrepreneur if I couldn't start by applying those principles on home turf.
Have a good Christmas all.


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Gnosticism is a term used to describe a variety of ancient religious and philosophical beliefs once found throughout the Mediterranean and Middle East. It is important to realize that the people who held these beliefs did not refer to themselves as "Gnostics" or label their faith as "Gnosticism." as was the case with Buddhism. Rather, scholars at a much later time applied these terms to a diverse collection of sects and teachings. Gnostic beliefs are marked by a strong dualism, recognizing sharp distinctions between good and evil, for example. Perhaps most important for them was the division of the material world from the spiritual. Gnostics taught that people had a divine spark which had fallen from a perfect, spiritual state into a corrupt physical world. Because of this, Gnostics downgraded the value of material possessions and even the human body itself.
The term Gnosticism comes from the Greek work "gnosis," which literally means "knowledge." More specifically, it means special mystical knowledge not known to people outside the belief system. Many Gnostics used ritual as part of their practice, but what set them apart was their emphasis on the importance of gaining particular "spiritual knowledge" as a means to salvation. The leaders of a movement kept this knowledge secret, and revealed it to new members as part of an initiation process. One example of this kind of knowledge was the Gnostics' view of God and the cosmos. From their perspective, the "true God" of the universe was a remote mystical presence, and what other people worshipped as God was actually something the Gnostics called a "demiurge." This demiurge was a secondary type of God, credited with creating the physical cosmos. Some Gnostic sects considered the demiurge to be a complete illusion, while others saw it as a kind of assistant created by the true God.
Early Christian theologians disagreed with many Gnostic teachings, including those regarding the demiurge. Christianity sought to be a universal faith, open to all, while the Gnostics tended to be closed groups with elitist principles of membership. As such, these theologians sought to purge Gnostic elements from the newly forming Christian faith. This very activity of eliminating heresies is what, in part, led to the creation of the label "Gnosticism" as a generic term applied to many different groups, all of which had similar unorthodox elements.


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Internship Placement
OBBO GILBERT BEN made this Access to Information request to National Social Security Fund (NSSF)
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From: OBBO GILBERT BEN
Dear National Social Security Fund (NSSF),
I purposely with tremendous respect request you to avail me with an internship training recess in your organisation of such a high reputation, for a period of June-July 2017.
Iam a second year student at Kampala International University Ggaba Road pursuing a Diploma in Computer (DCS).
This would help me get acquainted with required skills in the field of Computer Science and learn more on work in the field.
with the above, i will be very great full if my request is considered, Thank you.
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Student Fitness Center
The Detroit Mercy Fitness Center is dedicated to the health and wellness of Detroit Mercy students and employees.
The modern facility opened in 2012 and features:
- A 12,720 square foot gym floor, which can be used for basketball, volleyball, floor hockey or badminton courts.
- Group fitness room
- Open weight and cardio room
- Open stretching areas
- Track
- Wi-Fi and a lounge
- Gym floor divider that can separate the floor into two different spaces
- Air conditioned
- Can accommodate more than 1,000 people for events
The Fitness Center is free for all Detroit Mercy students, faculty and staff.
Come check out the Fitness Center today and be sure to ask about our fitness classes, personal training, URec Adventure Series and Intramural Sports.
Court reservation
Want to play volleyball, badminton or basketball at the Fitness Center? Reserve a court in advance. It's free for students, faculty or staff.
Available equipment includes:
- Volleyball nets and balls
- Badminton nets, racquets and shuttlecocks
- Futsal balls and goals
- Basketballs
For more details, call the Fitness Center at 313-993-1783.
Please see the Court Reservation Policy below:
Court Reservation Policy
- If you wish to reserve a court, you must contact the front desk a minimum of four hours before your desired reservation.
- Between the hours of 3-8 p.m. on weekdays, only one court will be available for reservation.
- At the time of your reservation, you will be asked to provide a contact name, phone number, duration of reservation and desired activity.
- Please note, you must be a current Detroit Mercy student, faculty, staff or administrator to reserve a court. All participants who do not present a valid Detroit Mercy ID will be subject to a guest fee of $5.
- Special events may be an exception to this rule upon communication with professional staff.
Host an event
The Fitness Center is available to host a number of events, such as group activities, sporting events, large gatherings, and social activities.
These events include Dollars For Scholars, 3 on 3 basketball tournaments, team building, and more. See the versatility of our venue (here).
Our projector, beanbag chairs and popcorn machine make for the perfect movie night.
If you are interested in hosting your event at the Fitness Center, please contact Deanna Blevins. Please note that this is an application only and your request is under consideration. You will be notified once the event and date have been approved.


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Hello Gentle Reader,
It is with much sorrow and regret that I, intrepid reporter and investigator Penelope C. Boner, am writing to report that Pizza Island, a famously exclusive all male studio in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, is closing down after two years of comics, pillow fights, fart jokes, barn dances, wizards, laughter, and an inordinate amount of screaming. I recently interviewed the girls of Pizza Island at their homes to find out what happened and where it all went wrong.
"I think the problems began when Domitille ate all my snacks, barfed them back up onto my desk, and then told me it was an art project," claimed Lisa. Hanawalt lazily doodled a horse head in a heart before adding, "also, I was a toxic bitch and I tore our studio apart for my own amusement."
In her defense, Domitille Collardey claimed that Hanawalt had forced everyone to give her piggy back rides up the stairs and whipped them with horsewhips when they didn't pencil her projects fast enough. Collardey also suspected that "someone was hoarding snails in their filing cabinet" and she "didn't like that."
Julia Wertz also had a bone to pick with Hanawalt, claiming that Lisa had a parasitic twin named Ralph growing out of her back that would proposition her relentlessly. "I couldn't take it anymore," Wertz sighed. "I mean, Ralph was pretty cute and all, but I couldn't figure out how the sex would work with Lisa just, like, right there all the time, and got tired of rejecting him. Plus he was mostly just a mass of teeth and hair and I like holding hands so it would never have worked."
When asked about the illicit events occurring at the Island, Sarah Glidden provided no comment, only saying, "I don't have time for this." As Glidden darted down the hallway, pencils and paintbrushes tumbled from her jacket pockets and clattered to the floor. "This is nothing!" Glidden yelled over her shoulder. "Don't look at me!"
Not entirely satisfied with these answers, I dug a bit deeper into the rumors surrounding the Island and with a little sleuthing and a lot of grape gum, I discovered that Meredith Gran had actually tried to turn Pizza Island into an illegal, underground dog-fighting arena! And domestically challenged studio mate Sarah Glidden had been living in a tent under Kate Beaton's desk since her return from France and it was becoming a health hazard. Speaking of Beaton, it was recently discovered that she had been smuggled into American inside an accordion case and was being deported back to Canada. On top of that, all the members had at one time or another claimed that they were fed up of smelling Hanwalt's farts and that Wertz kept stealing all the pencils. Oy vey!
And so, after two years of being stuck on Pizza Island, enduring countless hardships such as being relentlessly mocked by a mouse that ate all the peanuts, the girls finally built a ship and have set sail for other lands! What comes next for each rogue islander? I asked and then they told me and then I knew the answers:
– Sarah Glidden is finally acting on her Bush-era threat to leave the country and is moving to France to live with the communists. You can find her at sarahglidden.com
Domitille is establishing herself as a psychic sleuth – mysteries solved and return of lost belongings guaranteed – at domitille-collardey.com
-Julia Wertz has gone back underground to work on her interpretative dance of the mating rituals of root hogs. She'll periodically resurface to post comics at juliawertz.com
Meredith Gran is pursuing the dream of reading an entire book from start to finish. After that she's hoping to finish laying out her woman cave. Comics appear out of her mind on octopuspie.com
Lisa Hanawalt contributes regularly to The Hairpin and regularly updates her website with your worst nightmares: lisahanawalt.com
Kate Beaton is going to try knitting comics instead of drawing them and harkavagrant.com will pioneer this daring new form
and with that, we bid Pizza Island a fond farewell. God Speed, tiny captains!
Disclaimer: Pizza Island officially disbands at the end of January so please do not use the mailing address or group email listed on this or any other site as they are no longer valid. For information or contact info about any members, please visit their individual sites.


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Mario Cuomo's Trouble with Abortion
Catholics, 25 percent of the population, and Jews, only 3 percent, have had a powerful influence on America's Protestant majority. Both groups have a highly developed tradition, strongly inculcated, that was brought to America. Each resisted for a long time the dilution of its communities by intermarriage. American Protestantism, individualist and improvisational, diffuses its impact in sectarian rivalries. It lives by revivals, starting over from scratch. The strength of Catholicism and Judaism lies, by contrast, in their continuity.
Of these two, Catholics have the stronger structure of authority, prompting Lenny Bruce to call Catholicism the church. This church influences American politics in two ways, on separate tracks. It addresses outsiders, "men [sic] of good will," with well formulated arguments from a long natural-law tradition, while delivering doctrinal fiats to its own members, who are expected to act from them in the public arena. Thus arguments are used against contraception in public debate, while those arguments and Church tradition are held to bind Catholics.
This double approach has been taken even when the strict teaching authority of the Church (its magisterium) is not involved. Thus Catholic authorities argued in the public realm, mainly through lay people, for the Hollywood Production Code, as a matter of civil decency; and, at the same time, bishops enlisted Catholics in the Legion of Decency, condemning movies with moral authority.1
In the same way, the Catholic bishops in America say that abortion is not a religious issue when addressing the public at large. In that forum, they rely on natural law, common sense, and probabilist arguments (even if the fetus is only probably human, one should not kill what might qualify as a live human being). But Catholics are told that they must hold to the Church's position out of loyalty to their ecclesiastical rulers. The two tracks were clearly marked in 1990 when the hierarchy paid millions of dollars to a public-relations firm to make its public case, while bishops in New York state said that the Catholic governor of New York, Mario Cuomo, was endangering his soul and could not speak in diocesan institutions because he did not support a legal ban on abortion.
In earlier presidential campaigns, Edward Kennedy's in 1980 and Geraldine Ferraro's as the running mate for Walter Mondale in 1984, Catholics were particularly punitive to their own on the abortion issue. Kennedy's position, for instance, did not differ from Jimmy Carter's during the Democratic primaries of 1980; nor, obviously, did Geraldine Ferraro's differ from Walter Mondale's in 1984. But Catholics picketed and appealed to their bishops against Kennedy and Ferraro while largely ignoring the stands of Carter and Mondale. Partly, of course, this was just a matter of striking where one could have the most impact. But the situation that made that impact possible was the double standard by which Catholics are reachable—not only by the arguments made to all…
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THURSDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) -- Lasting fame rarely happens overnight, but once a person becomes truly famous they are likely to stay that way for a very long time, a new study finds.
Researchers analyzed the names mentioned in English-language newspapers over several decades, and found that people who become truly famous stay famous for decades. This is true in a wide range of fields, including sports, politics and entertainment, they found.
The annual turnover in the group of famous names was very low. Ninety-six percent of the people whose names were mentioned more than 100 times in the newspapers in a given year were already in the news at least three years before, according to the study published in the April issue of the journal American Sociological Review.
Although the reasons why a person becomes famous vary -- talent, resources or chance events -- once someone becomes a household name, they tend to stay that way, the study authors noted. Temporary fame is unusual and primarily involves people in the bottom rungs of the fame ladder, they explained.
In general, truly famous people follow career-like patterns of rising to fame, remaining well-known and then gradually fading from the scene, the researchers noted in a news release from the American Sociological Association.
"We can all think of examples of both types, fleeting and long-term fame. [Singer-songwriter] Leonard Cohen is still well known today, over 40 years after he first became famous," said study co-leader Arnout van de Rijt, an assistant professor in the sociology department at Stony Brook University.
"But Chesley ['Sully'] Sullenberger, the pilot who received instant fame after safely landing a disabled plane on the Hudson [River in New York City], is a name that will likely be forgotten pretty quickly," he said in the news release.
"What we have shown is that Leonard Cohen is the rule and Chesley Sullenberger the exception," van de Rijt added.
The researchers said their findings contradict most previous studies about the durability of fame.
More information
The American Psychological Association has more about fame.
-- Robert Preidt
SOURCE: American Sociological Association, news release, March 28, 2013
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Mustang MonthlyProject Vehicles
1966 Ford Mustang - Project '66 - Ford 289 Short-Block Buildup Part 1 - Project '66 Engine Build
Just Like a Well-Built House, a Strong-Running, Small-Block Ford Needs a Good Foundation to Build on.
During the course of a restoration, there are hundreds of decisions to be made. Some are made up front before a single wrench is turned, while others are often made on the spur of the moment because of a great deal on a rare option or for personal changes. For Mustang Monthly's Project '66, we knew right up front this hardtop was going to be converted to a V-8 with all the correct and proper accoutrements, such as V-8 suspension, steering, and brakes. Most of the conversion fell into place easily, since these areas needed a complete restoration anyway. Instead of replacing the six-cylinder steering with new six-cylinder steering components, we simply ordered the V-8 parts instead.
The biggest problem in our quest for V-8 power was finding the 289 V-8. We scored a freebie from a fellow club member, only to have the machine shop tell us it was too worn out for another overbore. The second engine we found was a short-block, but it had been sitting so long unprotected, it was rusted up solid.
We were about to give up and order a 302 long-block from a local auto parts store when our savior came in the form of Mustang & Fords Editor Jeff Ford's '66 Ranchero. It had a California-emissions 289 under the hood, backed by a C4 trans. Best of all, Jeff was planning a 351 Windsor swap and didn't need the 289. He wanted to keep the emissions-style cylinder heads for a friend, and he wanted the C4 as well, but we could have the short-block and any pulleys, brackets, and so on.
After pulling the 289, it was disassembled and inspected-lo and behold, the block was usable. We finally had a foundation for a 289 buildup.
With a good block to work with, a plan was hatched. The 289 would receive all the modern technology we could hide inside, but it would look like a stocker on the outside. We made a wish list of modifications, such as a roller-cam conversion, forged pistons with low-friction coatings, Extrude Honed manifolds, CNC ported cylinder heads, and more. With a few calls to Comp Cams, Federal-Mogul, Power Heads, Extrude Hone, and Pony Carburetors, all our ducks were in a row to build one sweet 289.
In this first installment, the short-block is prepped and built by A&S Motorsports' John Douglas. John has been building and racing Ford engines for decades, and he knows how to make power and build a reliable engine. We were more than willing to let him wave his magic torque wrench over our pile of parts.


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A Code of Honor
World War II Hero Shares Historic Legacy With RA Delegates
July 1, 2011
Amy Buffenbarger
When Bill Toledo was at a government boarding school 75 miles from his home in the 1930s, he was punished for speaking his native Navajo language. In 1943 he became a hero for speaking Navajo.
Toledo was a Navajo Code Talker in Word War II.
He is currently in Chicago as a guest of the NEA American Indian/Alaska Native Caucus at the NEA's Annual Meeting and Representative Assembly.
Toledo grew up raising sheep in Laguna, New Mexico, where horses were the only form of transportation. When it was time to start elementary school, he was sent to a federal boarding school where he was not allowed to write or speak Navajo. The federal government began sending American Indians to off-reservation boarding schools in the 1870s. The schools were a subject of controversy and reports of abuse were widespread.
Toledo was 17 years old on December 7, 1941 when Japanese forces bombed Pearl Harbor. "We didn't know what Pearl Harbor was," said Toledo. "But we soon found out."
The United States Marines Corps also discovered that the Japanese had cracked their military code.
Phillip Johnston was living in California when Pearl Harbor was attacked. He was the son of a Navajo missionary and spent his childhood playing with Navajo children where he picked up the language. Upon hearing that the Marine Corps was looking to develop a new code, he recalled his days on the battlefields during World War I where Choctaw Indians from Oklahoma sent messages to each other using their native tongue.
Johnston went to Camp Elliott in San Diego, California and suggested the Marine Corps used the Navajo language to develop new code. According to Toledo, Johnston knew that "If Navajo was used as a code, nobody, not even the best code breaker, would crack it."
Twenty-nine Navajo were recruited by the Marines to develop a new code. The "first 29" developed 211 words, many of which use the Navajo words for various animals to describe war ships, plans and weapons, but also letters of the alphabet. For example, for the letter "A" the Navajo used their word for "ant." For letter B, their word for "bear." Battleship was "whale."
The First 29 graduated code school in July of 1942. Half were assigned to the 1st Marine division; the others continued to train additional Navajo in use of the code.
Toledo joined the Marines in October of 1942 after a Marine visited his school. He became one of 400 Navajo Code Talkers.
He was assigned to the 3rd Marine Division and first experienced combat at the Battle of Bougainville in late September 1943. The 3rd Marine Division went on to be one of the landing forces for the Battle of Iwo Jima, considered the most strategic location in the South Pacific. The Navajo Code Talkers used their creativity, intelligence and unique language to secure the battlefields.
A National Navajo Code Talkers Museum and Veterans Center to honor the loyalty and sacrifice of the Code Talkers is going to be built on a 208-acre site on land sacred to the Navajo in New Mexico. They are currently raising funds and aim to begin construction by 2012.
"The Navajo Code Talkers want to leave their legacy behind," said Wynette Arviso of the Navajo Code Talkers Foundation. "They want to teach people about what they did and inspire future generations."
You can visit Bill Toledo and learn more about the National Navajo Code Talkers Museum and Veterans Center at booth #444 in the Expo.


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Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clemet will appear in the NY Times Magazine this Sunday, telling interviewer Deborah Solomon what it's like living in New York, and what they think of Obama's stimulus package.
Here's a snippet:
Bret: [New York is] a good city if you want to struggle. It's easy to struggle in New York. I think New York is a bit expensive. It's too expensive to hang out unless you've got a TV show.
Any thoughts on the president's new stimulus package? What do you recommend for the U.S. economy?
Jemaine: Budgeting.
Bret: Yeah, the government should do a budget.
I believe we already have a budget.
Jemaine: It doesn't seem like it…Maybe the American government could get a second job.
Bret: A part-time job. Or maybe the government should get its own TV show.
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Sun City Hilton Head's Health & Wellness Department presents Dr. Howard Rankin for a two-part seminar on weight loss.
Losing weight can be difficult but keeping it off is impossible - or it seems. Most people regain their weight, so there seems little point in losing it if you can't maintain it. Rankin is a psychologist with a strong background in wellness, weight loss, addiction and behavior change. He teaches a comprehensive program called Neurobehavioral Training® (NBT) that trains you behaviorally and psychologically so that you don't just lose weight, you keep it off.
Weight Loss isn't about diet and exercises it's about you! Unless you reprogram your brain and your old habits, they will return and undo all of the hard work you have invested in losing weight in the first place. Come join Rankin as he trains you how to make the changes you need to keep the weight off! The seminars will be held from 1-3 p.m. on Feb. 22 and Feb. 29 in the Pinckney Hall Ballroom. Sign up for $125 per person at either Fitness Center.


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Stars of music, TV and media—among them Ricky Martin, Russell Simmons, "30 Rock" and "True Blood"—were honored at the 22nd Annual GLAAD Media Awards held in New York, The Associated Press reported.
Martin was the recipient of the Vito Russo Award. He was recognized for his appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in which he spoke about coming out gay and being a father. Simmons was honored with the Excellence in Media Award.
GLADD also awarded Outstanding Individual Episode to "30 Rock" for the episode "Klaus & Greta." Hot vampire program "True Blood" took home Outstanding Drama Series.
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The day's top national and international news.
Other award winners from yesterday included Scissor Sisters for Outstanding Music Artist; New York Times' Frank rich for Outstanding Newspaper Columnist; Essence.com for Outstanding Digital Journalism; and The Star-Ledger for Outstanding Newspaper article on Rutgers student Tyler Clementi's suicide.
As it said on its Web site, the GLAAD Media Awards, "recognize and honor media for their fair, accurate and inclusive representations of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community and the issues that affect their lives."
Selected Readings: The Associated Press, GLAAD Web site


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Photovoltaics is a most elegant energy source. Light shines on a crystal and produces electricity. Its as simple as that. There are no moving parts. The fuel source (sunlight) is free, abundant and widely distributed, available to every country and person in the world. At over 165,000 TW the solar resource dwarfs the world's current power usage of 16 TW or even our projected future usage of 60 TW.
The many advantages of photovoltaics lend itself to being the ultimate energy source. However, it required the semiconductor revolution and advances in manufacturing before photovoltaics could begin to reveal its full potential.
For the last two decades, photovoltaics has been the fastest growing industry for its size. Continuing at the present growth rate of 40% for the next two decades will allow photovoltaics to be the worlds largest energy source. To keep growing at 40% a year, however, will require that everyone learn a little bit about how photovoltaics works and for today's engineering students to be conversant in the principles and technologies that will make this growth possible. This site provides casual readers an opportunity to research this new technology and students of physics, engineering, or energy policy the opportunity to deeply explore photovoltaics..
This site is an electronic book on PV. It can either be read from start to finish as a course on photovoltaics or used as a reference. This project started out as an electronic textbook, distributed on CDs and so we have kept the ungainly title of PVCDROM. As the project and the text itself has grown over the years we have added many enhancements unavailable in static textbooks. Be sure to read the instruction page to make sure you have all the appropriate plugins installed and so that you will be aware of all of the features available to learners.
Help us improve the PVCDROM. If you find any errors or have suggestions please click on the [+] Feedback link at the bottom right of each page.
Stuart Bowden and Christiana Honsberg work at the Solar Power Labs at ASU (http://pv.asu.edu/)
This material is based in part upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Numbers 0935247 and 1041895. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendation expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
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"The Walking Dead," which set ratings records when it kicked off its second season on AMC earlier this month, is shattering marks abroad as well. "Dead" viewership on Fox International channels broke records in Spain and quintupled the first-season viewership average in Mexico. The show's o'seas distrib is EOne.
Overall, the series' second-season preem pulled in some 10 million viewers in 122 countries over the rollout period for the episode, which ran from Oct. 17 to 23, with an average of a 2 rating across the metered markets.
The cream of the grisly crop may be Spain: Kantar reports that the Oct. 17 Spanish preem of the undead-centric series attracted 432,000 pairs of delicious eyeballs, with the vast majority — 316,000 — in the 18-49 demo. The show gave the 10-year-old Fox Spain its highest demo numbers ever and pulled in nearly five times the average of the show's rookie season.
On FX in the United Kingdom, the series was the No. 2 show of the evening on pay TV in the 18-49 demo; overall, 693,000 viewers tuned in, with 439,000 of them adults under 50. The series came in first in the demo on Fox in Columbia with 269,950 total viewers and 92,240 in 18-49.
Auditel/AGB reports that the Italian preem of the gory drama's second season on Fox pulled in 200,000 total viewers, becoming the highest-rated show in the demo all year for the network, and putting it at No. 2 across all pay TV for the evening.
In Mexico (also on Fox), the series raked in 296,000 viewers, with 157,430 in the 18-49 demo, quintupling viewers from last season. The series garnered a 2.8 rating and nabbed the top spot in the demo for the evening.


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A new captain, a new era for Seveno
One of the delights of playing for Seveno CC is the opportunity it gives to visit areas of
London one would never otherwise see. Preston – I think we were in Preston – was once
a small hamlet which suffered terribly during the Black Death. More recently, a local
nobleman sheltered a plotter against Elizabeth 1 and consequently had his land seized.
For a long while, not much happened. Then came Seveno. And then again.
Our team was very different to the one that bashed Queensbury by 52 runs at the start of
last season. With Woz being exiled back to the antipodean colonies for being too intense,
and with Gautam still fine-tuning his 'commuting to cricket from Spain' plan and Clive
Kirk AWOL, we had a hatful of debutants and a glorious new captain, Randolph Rann.
Those wondering how the new regime would differ from Rez's long and arduous reign of
terror had an early clue in the dressing room, when Randy announced that the man of the
match* would win a porn DVD. Latin Cum Queens, I believe. A fine troupe.
The second point of difference was that Randy won the toss (this sentence is unrelated to
the last paragraph). He set an attacking field, with two slips in place, and unleashed a
double Paul opening bowling partnership. Paul Harker soon found an excellent line and
length, tying their openers in knots and barely leaking a run. At the other end Paul Briant
started well, but lost his radar and suffered at the hands of Queensbury opener Adil, who
smote some mighty, uncomplicated blows. Suddenly other-opener Paul was
bellowing "That's the 50 up". He had contributed about 2 of them.
Finally Paul H got the breakthrough he deserved and had Paul plumb LBW; this started a
collapse. Young debutant Callum replaced Paul B and found a superb line, just clipping
the top of off stump. Three Queensburians were bowled in this fashion, and with fellow
newbie Stewart causing trouble at the other end, his hair catching the breeze like a young
Ryan Sidebottom, the wickets came in a flurry. He had Captain Randy to thank for a
superb low catch at silly mid-off, and Harx for bucket hands at cover point. His third
wicket came courtesy of a pea roller of a delivery, which did for danger man
Ryan. "Sorry", said Stew to the departing batsman. How English.
Things were going so well that Harxy was getting tired from running in from the
boundary to celebrate wickets. "Who needs CK?", he remarked after the fourth or fifth
went down. This was to prove premature.
First, we were held up by a stubborn last couple of partnerships, which dragged
Queensbury from an iffy 100 for 8 to a more respectable 178 all out, thanks to some
clean hitting, a dodgy LBW decision and a dropped catch (hi!). Matty B bowled
economically for no reward, Callum ended with an excellent, McGrath-like five for.
Second, we had to bat.
The fact that a) Paul Harker was promoted to number three and b) there was serious
consideration given to the idea of me opening tells you all you need to know about our
batting strength. By the end of the first over we were already 2 down, with Rann and
Harker back in the pavilion. Queensbury dangerman Ryan was bowling at a decent
pace, but not much in the way of resistance was offered. In a blink of an eye we were 20
for 7, and it was only thanks to Sean, Callum's dad, coming in at 11 scoring a solid 25
not out that we reached our total of 48, with the match coming to an end courtesy of a
comedy run-out and a despairing dive from Stewart and a 'I guess I can't get away with
not giving this' decision by square leg umpire Rann. Ryan, incidentally, ended with the
faintly unlikely figures of 5-2-6-6. Oh well. We have our chance for revenge later in the
*Never announced, so presumably still up for grabs. Hopefully didn't go to the 14 year
old Callum.
Best Old Man Watching The Match From The Boundary
This award goes to the old man watching from the boundary, who turned up for the latter
stages of the Seveno innings to offer his words of wisdom:
On Stewart's batting: "I wonder how he'd cope with someone tossing them up. He's only
got that forward prod."
On Seveno batsmen's betwixt-over fist bumps: "What's all this fist bumping? You
haven't achieved anything".
On the observation that things weren't going well: "You could say that. It would be a
masterpiece of understatement."
Best captaining
"Great stuff Seveno, this is great stuff" – Randy… shortly after he himself had taken a
spectacular low catch.
Best run
Denny, the D-Train, whose well-placed hoik up in the air resulted in his FIRST RUN for
Best super-sub fielding while technically at work
"Hang on control, I've just been called to the field of play'. Paul's mate Ian takes leave of
his BBC radio van to field in tight jeans and loafers.
Best filial loyalty
Matty B, for giving his brother out LBW


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I've always loved getting handmade Christmas cards. It's just so heartwarming to open one and listen to a holiday song on the built-in iPhone.
I really doubt that many of us will send or receive Christmas cards like this one, but if you really feel like a DIY project then don't forget to get an iPhone app called Bauble. Yeah, as if buying an iPhone isn't enough, you need to get a $.99 app to make the card. [Bauble App]