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head of the dominant Dge-lugs-pa (Yellow Hat) order of Tibetan Buddhists and, until 1959, both spiritual and temporal ruler of Tibet.
The first of the line was Dge-'dun-grub-pa (13911475), founder and abbot of Tashilhunpo monastery (central Tibet). In accordance with the belief in reincarnate lamas, which began to develop in the 14th century, his successors were conceived as his rebirths and came to be regarded as physical manifestations of the compassionate bodhisattva (buddha-to-be), Avalokiteshvara.
The second head of the Dge-lugs-pa order, Dge-'dun-rgya-mtsho (14751542), became the head abbot of the 'Bras-spungs (Drepung) monastery on the outskirts of Lhasa, which thenceforward was the principal seat of the Dalai Lama. His successor, Bsod-nams-rgya-mtsho (154388), while on a visit to the Mongol chief Altan Khan, received from that ruler the honorific title ta-le (Anglicized as dalai), the Mongolian equivalent of the Tibetan rgya-mtsho, meaning ocean and presumably suggesting breadth and depth of wisdom. The title was subsequently applied posthumously to the abbot's two predecessors. The Tibetans themselves call the Dalai Lama Rgyal-ba Rin-po-che (Precious Conqueror).
The fourth Dalai Lama, Yon-tan-rgya-mtsho (15891617), was a great-grandson of Altan Khan and the only non-Tibetan Dalai Lama.
The next Dalai Lama, Ngag-dbang-rgya-mtsho (161782), is commonly called the Great Fifth. He established, with the military assistance of the Khoshut Mongols, the supremacy of the Dge-lugs-pa sect over rival orders for the temporal rule of Tibet. During his reign the majestic winter palace of the Dalai Lamas, the Potala, was built in Lhasa.
The sixth Dalai Lama, Tshangs-dbyangs-rgya-mtsho (16831706), was a libertine and a writer of romantic verse, not entirely suited for a seat of such authority. He was deposed by the Mongols and died while being taken to China under military escort.
The seventh Dalai Lama, Bskal-bzang-rgya-mtsho (170857), experienced civil war and the establishment of Chinese Manchu suzerainty over Tibet; the eighth, 'Jam-dpal-rgya-mtsho (17581804), saw his country invaded by Gurkha troops from Nepal but defeated them with the aid of Chinese forces. The next four Dalai Lamas all died young, and the country was ruled by regents. They were Lung-rtogs-rgya-mtsho (180615), Tshul-khrims-rgya-mtsho (181637), Mkhas-grub-rgya-mtsho (183856), and 'Phrin-las-rgya-mtsho (185675).
The 13th Dalai Lama, Thub-bstan-rgya-mtsho (18751933), ruled with great personal authority. The successful revolt within China against its ruling Manchu dynasty in 1912 gave the Tibetans the opportunity to dispel the disunited Chinese troops, and the Dalai Lama reigned as head of a sovereign state.
The 14th Dalai Lama, Bstan-'dzin-rgya-mtsho (Tenzin Gyatso), was born Lhamo Thondup in 1935 in what is currently Tsinghai province, China, of Tibetan parentage. He was recognized as the incarnation of the 13th Dalai Lama in 1937, enthroned in 1940, and vested with full powers as head of state in 1950. He fled to exile in India in 1959, the year of the unsuccessful revolt by Tibetans against communist Chinese forces that had occupied the country since 1950. The Dalai Lama set up a government-in-exile in Dharmsala, India, in the Himalayan Mountains. In 1989 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace in recognition of his nonviolent campaign to end Chinese domination of Tibet. In the first decade of the 21st century, the Dalai Lama suggested that his successor could be appointed by him rather than selected as his reincarnation; this idea was rejected by the Chinese government, which declared that the tradition of appointing a new Dalai Lama had to be upheld. In 2011 he stepped down as head of the Tibetan government-in-exile. He has written a number of books on Tibetan Buddhism and an autobiography. (See Sidebar: A Call to Compassion.)
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UNDATED (WSAU-Wheeler News) Winnebago County Executive Mark Harris says he'll decide by Labor Day whether he'll officially become the first Democrat to run for governor next year. He says he'll need to make a decision by next Monday, so he can build up a base of campaign donors. Harris says he's really wrestling with the idea of getting in the race, and not just because he'd have to face Republican Governor Scott Walker's well-funded operation.
Former Trek Bicycle executive Mary Burke is emerging as the Democrats' possible front-runner, in part because she has her own money to spend. Harris tells the A-P that Burke has met with him, and said a primary would hurt the final Democratic nominee's chances of having enough money to make a presence against Walker next fall. Burke has not indicated when she'll make a final decision on entering the race.
State Senate Democrat Kathleen Vinehout of Alma is also considering her second run for governor. She was a distant third in last year's primary in the Walker recall contest. Vinehout says she won't decide until next year whether she'll run. She says most voters are focused on other things besides a governor's election almost 13 months from now.

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BATON ROUGE, La. (October 15, 2008) - An investigation by Alcohol and Tobacco Control (ATC) and Criminal Investigations Division (CID) agents of the Louisiana Department of Revenue (LDR) has resulted in the closure of Tobacco Junction, a Bossier Parish business targeted in a felony criminal case against its owner, Abdallah Yousef. Yousef surrendered his tobacco license on September 23, 2008. This action resolved an ATC administrative case against Yousef. As a result, Tobacco Junction is no longer in business.
The felony criminal case against Yousef is pending in state district court in Bossier Parish.
On June 26, 2008, ATC agents executed a search warrant at Tobacco Junction during the course of a five-month investigation of the Bossier City tobacco wholesaler. The investigation was part of an aggressive, ongoing LDR initiative to attack fraud in Louisiana.
During the raid on Tobacco Junction, ATC investigators seized a computer, numerous financial documents, and identified two warehouse locations from which Yousef is believed to have conducted illegal tobacco smuggling operations.
Yousef was charged with evading more than $300,000 in taxes on tobacco sales, and was accused of laundering as much as $700,000 through Tobacco Junction. He faces the following felony charges:
• Theft Over $90,000• Failure to Account for State Tax Money – 4 Counts• Computer Fraud – 4 Counts• Filing False Public Records – 4 Counts• Money Laundering Over $700,000• Racketeering
"We are dedicating significant resources in personnel and technology to the fight against tax fraud on the state and federal levels," said Secretary of Revenue Cynthia Bridges. "
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Brake setup involves more than making sure your calipers are aligned and your hoses are bled. Making sure your levers are in the optimal position is equally important—and an easy way to boost comfort and performance. Unfortunately, some riders never take the time to make this simple adjustment.
"It's far too common for people to leave their brake levers as they were and never try anything different," says Calvin Jones of Park Tool USA [32]. Jones should know. He's worked on thousands of bikes in his 30-plus-year career, which includes offering neutral support at the 2012 Mountain Bike World Championships [33] in Austria. Because people vary in hand size, strength, and reflexes, everyone should tinker with their setup to dial in the best possible performance. And winter is a great time to do it. Here's how.
Spread Out: It's not unusual to see bikes on a sales floor with the brake lever and shifter clamps pushed together and slammed against the edge of the grips. That might look clean, but the position makes you work harder every time you squeeze the brakes, because it puts your fingers too close to the lever's pivot point. The solution? Slide the brakes inboard so that, when the outside edge of your palm is aligned with the outside edge of the handlebar and you extend your index finger, the outer hook of the lever falls right under the first joint in your finger. (Then move your shifters so you can comfortably reach them from this position, as well.) Now you're set for one-finger braking.
Angle It: Get into your typical riding position on your bike. Put your finger on your brake lever. Move the lever up or down so that your extended finger is in a straight line with your arm, with the lever blade just touching under your finger. Don't put the lever any lower than this. However, if you frequently tackle steep and demanding downhills, angle the levers up slightly so that your fingers, hands, and arms are in a straight line while you're in your downhill position on the bike.
Move In: Dial in the lever-reach adjustment (on brakes with this feature, it's usually a small knob on the lever or a 2mm hex-head bolt tucked near the pivot point) until the hook of the lever falls under that first joint in your index finger with your finger slightly bent. Why slightly bent? "Fully extended fingers are at their weakest," Calvin says. "Think of when you go to shake hands with some macho guy and your fingers are caught straight while his are wrapped around yours. They can crush you." Be the crusher, and you can comfortably brake with less hand fatigue over the course of a ride.
Make Contact: Some brake levers also have a contact point or free-stroke adjustment [34] that controls how far the lever moves before the pads make contact with the rotor. The ideal position is a matter of personal preference, but Jones likes to have the pads fully engaged (to the point of locking the wheel) at the point where your squeezing power is strongest. For most people, that's a little before the lever would contact your middle finger if you pulled it all the way toward the bar.
Keep Testing: "It can be hard to separate personal preference from performance," Jones says. In other words, what's comfortable for you might be slightly different than what's here. If something feels off, tweak it until you find what works best.
Moving the brake clamp outboard of the shifter often places the lever right under your index finger, for max power.
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Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City Trailer Declares 'There's Always a Girl'With October's end drawing ever closer, Rockstar has released a new trailer for its upcoming Xbox 360-exclusive release "Grand Theft Auto: Episodes From Liberty City."
The standalone retail disc bundling the two Xbox 360-only Grand Theft Auto IV expansions, "The Lost and Damned" and "The Ballad of Gay Tony," hits October 29--the same day "Gay Tony" arrives as a $20 download for Grand Theft Auto IV owners.
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Usually this time of year our Walt Grayson tries to find Christmas decorations for his stories, and most times they are big, bright and bold displays of lights. This one in this story is at the other end of the spectrum.
Walt says he owes this story to his friend Debbie Blackledge who lives in Brandon and travels this road twice a day on her way to and from work. Debbie called him and asked if he had seen the little tree in the sharp bend on Burnham Road across from Brandon Court. Walt had not. She said it started its roadside life as a cast away that was either dumped or perhaps fell off the back of a landscape truck or something way back last summer. It was green when it fell but died over time.
A week or so ago something magical started happening to it. Debbie's husband, Dennis, drew her attention to the metamorphosis when he asked her if she had seen where someone had put a red ornament on the tree. She hadn't paid any attention to it. It was just a dead tree that had been on the side of the road so long you don't see it anymore. Then the next day he pointed out that someone had placed a strand of silver garland around it, and by the next time he mentioned it the decorations were even growing more.
Debbie said she started making it a point to watch for the tree and was amazed and tickled by what anonymous little elves were adding to the rebirth; turning it from a dead shrub on the side of the road into an ad-hock community Christmas tree.
Not to be left out, a week and a half ago, Dennis and Debbie slipped out under the cover of darkness and placed a present under the tree. Ribbons, ornaments, an American Flag, and even solar powered lights have now been added to the tree, and it's become a symbolic decoration put together by no one in particular for everyone to enjoy.
Walt sums it up like this:
"It's the kind of spontaneous amalgamation that you can't plan but just has to happen.
The little tree so impressed Debbie that she's made it the subject of her blog on the web page of where she works, the Sunnybrook Children's Home. In her blog Debbie goes to great length about the little serendipitous things we run across in life. Things we weren't looking for but touched us. Like the unplanned Christmas tree that just happened because a bunch of people saw the fun of adding to it and adding to other people's amazement and joy that it was happening at all.
It's the story of how the invisible spirit of Christmas transforms. It happened to Scrooge and the Grinch and Charlie Brown's Christmas Tree.... and it is happening to the impromptu little tree on the side of the road in Brandon... and if we're good, maybe it will transform us a little before the season is over."
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ASK THE ATTORNEY GENERAL: How can I avoid the "Second Chance" scam on eBay?
To most consumers, eBay is a household name. It is an online auction for people not only in the United States, but around the world, to buy and sell virtually anything. While eBay is exciting to use, buyers should beware that consumers have already been victimized by the recent "Second Chance" scam.
What is the "Second Chance" scam?
Bidding on an item for sale is often fierce with multiple bidders and only one winner. "Second Chance" scams occur when the bidders who did not win the auction are targeted by a scam artist. When the auction closes, the thief poses as the seller and sends an email to each of the remaining bidders saying the sale fell through and the item is once again for sale. Each bidder thinks they are the only one being given the opportunity to buy the item. The losing bidders are so happy for the second chance they immediately mail their checks, wire the money or pay by credit card. Unfortunately, the thief, who is only posing as the seller does not have the item to sell and takes the money and runs.
How can I avoid this scam?
Always be wary of any emails you receive after an eBay auction closes and you didn't win. The email might look like an official eBay email but it could be from a scam artist. These are known as "spoof" emails. Online "hackers" are very good at making an email look like it is coming from a particular company such as eBay. You may even click on a link which takes you to what appears to be eBay's website but is really a fake website set up by the hacker to steal your financial information. Tips to avoid being scammed include:
How do I know if I'm receiving a legitimate or "spoof" email?
"Spoof" emails fake the appearance of popular Web Sites or companies, hoping that unsuspecting recipients will take the bait and send them their personal information. This type of online activity is also known as "phishing" and is becoming more common in the cyber world.
There are some warning signs that you can look for in "spoof" emails. Carefully think about and look at:
Are there steps I can take to protect my eBay account?
Of course! There are a number of things that you can do to be proactive in protecting yourself from would be scammers. EBay suggests that you download their toolbar with account guard. The guard alerts you when you're on a potential fraudulent site and lets you know when you're on a secure eBay or PalPal site. It is also wise to change your password frequently. If you're constantly switching passwords it will be difficult for someone to hack into your account. Passwords should never be your social security number, first name or something that can easily be deciphered.
The best thing you can do to protect yourself is be cautious. Periodically checking your account to see if there has been suspicious activity can save you a lot of time, money and stress.
What can I do if I am a victim?
If you suspect that an email from eBay is a scam, report the email by forwarding it to firstname.lastname@example.com. Make sure you also contact your credit card company and bank immediately. You can also file a complaint with the Pennsylvania Attorney General's Bureau of Consumer Protection at www.attorneygeneral.gov or call the toll-free hotline at 1-800-441-2555.


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He was born Feb. 20, 1940, in Davenport, to Werner and Cleone Braack. He married Suzanne Ewoldt Aug. 31, 1962.
Surviving are his wife; daughters, Stacy Braack, Chicago, Betsy Weil, Wilmette, Ill.; three grandchildren; brother, Barry, Eldridge.
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Situated on the main road and rail routes towards Budapest some 75km northwest of Belgrade, Novi sad (Нови Сад) has long charmed visitors with its comely buildings – remnants of Austro-Hungarian rule. But today it's an emphatically young town – especially in the summer, when thousands of international revellers swarm to Petrovaradin Fortress for the four-day EXIT festival.
The hub of the city is Trg Slobode (Freedom Square), a spacious plaza bounded on either side by the neo-Gothic Catholic Church of the Virgin Mary and the neo-Renaissance town hall. Running east from here is bustling Zmaj Jovina which, together with the adjoining bar-filled alleyway Laze Telečkog and wide, pedestrianized Dunavska, forms the town's central nexus of streets for eating, drinking and socializing. At the bottom end of Dunavska (nos 35–37) is the excellent Museum of Vojvodina. Spread across two buildings, it delves first into Serbia's archeology and ethnography, then comes closer to home with the traumas of two world wars.
Sun-lovers should head for the Štrand, a sandy beach on the Danube's north bank, opposite the fortress, which has bars, cafés and a "school's out" vibe. You'll have to pay around 50din for access.Read More
The south bank and Petrovaradin Fortress
The south bank and Petrovaradin Fortress
Novi Sad developed in tandem with the huge Petrovaradin Fortress on the Danube's south bank. The fortress rises picturesquely from rolls of green hillside, its delicate lemon-yellow buildings set inside sturdy fortifications. It took its present shape in the eighteenth century when the Austrians tried to create an invincible barrier against the Turks. Unfortunately its defences quickly became outdated, and the authorities decided to imprison independent-minded troublemakers here instead – including Karađorđe and, a century later, a young Tito. The fortress museum relays the history of both the fortress and the town, though is more interesting for its wealth of eighteenth-and nineteenth-century applied art. As you approach from town, look out for the plaque on the right of the bridge commemorating Oleg Nasov, who was killed during the NATO bombing – Novi Sad was one of the cities hardest hit in the spring of 1999, losing all its bridges.
Beyond the fortress, climb the steps to the right of the church; you'll arrive just under the clock tower. From this vantage point, the functional twentieth-century architecture of Novi Sad itself looks less alluring than the fortress does from the opposite bank, but the views of the surrounding countryside are magnificent.
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Sremski Karlovci
On the eastern fringes of the Fruška Gora National Park, the enchanting small town of Sremski Karlovci (Сремски Карловци) is a great little trip out of Novi Sad. Its main square, Branka Radičevića, with the Orthodox and Catholic churches side by side and the Four Lions fountain, is highly picturesque, but Sremski Karlovci's status as a national treasure comes courtesy of its speciality wine, Bermet, made exclusively here since 1770. Drunk with desserts or as an aperitif, Bermet was popular in the Austro-Hungarian court and served on board the Titanic's maiden voyage. The tourist information office on the main square can point you to the delightful wine cellar owned by the Živanović family at Mitropolita Stratimirovića 86b, where you can buy your own supplies – swing open the side-gate to enter their orchard; there's also a quaint beekeeping museum. Alternatively, relax with a glass or two on the civilized outdoor decking of the hotel of the same name on the main square.
Sremski Karlovci is a ten-minute taxi ride from Novi Sad (around 400din); catch a cab from the rank on Ilije Ognjanovića.
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Monasteries Around Novi Sad
Shadowing the city to the south are the low rolling hills of the Fruška Gora, once an island in the now evaporated Pannonian Sea. These days, its orchards and vineyards comprise a national park carved up by a web of simple hiking trails. The hills – known among devotees as the Holy Mountain – also house sixteen monasteries (there were once 35). About 15km south of Novi Sad, just off the main road before the village of Irig, is Novo Hopovo, where a Byzantine church is housed within a picturesque monastery. Not far off are two more sixteenth-century monastic churches: elegant white Krušedol and Vrdnik-Ravanica, which has Tsar Lazar's collarbone on display. Note that it's nigh-on impossible to access the monasteries without a car.
Exit Festival
Exit Festival
For four days at the beginning of July the grounds of Petrovaradin Fortress are overrun by EXIT Festival revellers (http://www.exitfest.org). Established as one of the premier music events in Europe, EXIT now attracts some of the very biggest names in pop, techno and hip-hop (the 2011 line-up included Arcade Fire, Pulp and Portishead). Buy tickets and camping passes via the website. You can rent rooms in Novi Sad for the duration: check http://www.exittrip.org, which helps with booking accommodation and transport.


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Back in October of last year I took a look at the Kingston SSDNow V Series 40gb SSD boot drive, well Kingston has upgraded their SSD boot drive with TRIM support now. Today for review I've got that new version but it's only a 30gb drive as opposed to the original 40gb capacity. So we've gained TRIM support but lost 10gb in the process?! I've decided to compare it to that original 40gb drive and even a couple others I've got on hand. From my testing it is faster than the original that came out last year, which is a good thing, but it still lacks fast write speeds. The write speeds though are not supposed to be off the charts fast, it's meant to be a boot drive which means you boot your OS from it and use it for reading from mainly, it's meant to be paired with a standard mechanical hard drive where you would keep your programs and use that for writing to. For the price it's well worth it for those that want the speed of an SSD but don't really want to or have the cash to pay for a 'regular' SSD drive. So read on…
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Since this is the desktop upgrade kit it comes with drive rails, SATA cable and Molex to SATA power adapter along with a software CD with software to clone your drive.
The drive itself looks like an SSD drive, what more is there to say…
Dramatically increase the performance of existing systems.
Kingston introduces its second-generation SSDNow V Series drive to help consumers and organizations of all sizes enhance the performance of computers with a Serial ATA (SATA) interface. By improving a computer's performance and durability, SSDNow V Series drives help increase productivity and extend the life of existing computers.
Kingston SSDNow 30GB Boot Drive Features and Specifications:
– Sequential Speed:
– up to 180MB/sec. read
– 50MB/sec. write
– Performance: enhances productivity; makes users more efficient
– Innovative: 2.5″ form factor; uses NAND Flash memory components
– Silent: runs silent and cool with no moving parts
– Reliable: less likely to fail than a standard hard drive
– Shock Resistant: no moving parts; handles rougher conditions than a
hard drive
– Supports S.M.A.R.T.: Self-Monitoring, Analysis and Reporting
– Guaranteed: three-year Kingston warranty, 24/7 tech support
– Capacity: 30GB
– Storage temperatures: -40 degrees C to 85 degrees C
– Operating temperatures: 0 degrees C to 70 degrees C
– Vibration operating: 20G Peak, 10-2000Hz, (20min/Axis)x3 Axis
– Vibration non-operating: 20G Peak, 10-2000Hz, (12Cycle/Axis)x3 Axis, x
– Power specs:
– Read: 1.4W (TYP), 2.5W (MAX)
– Write: 1.7W (TYP), 4.2W (MAX)
– Idle, Standby, Sleep: 55mw (TYP)
– Life expectancy: 500,000 hours MTBF
Model: SNV125-S2BD/30GB
Price: $124.99
We'll start with SiSoft Sandra 2010 and the Physical Disks test:
Benchmark hard disks (i.e. the disk itself, not the file system).
Drive Index: is a composite figure representing an overall performance rating based on the highest read or write speed across the whole disk. Thus the higher the better.
Access Time: is the average time to read a random sector on the disk, analogous to latency response time. Thus the lower the better.
The new 30gb SSDNow V drive is a bit faster than the 40gb, faster is always better truly.
The next test would be Sandra 2010 again, but this time it's the File Systems Test:
Benchmark mounted file systems (i.e. volumes)
This is not the raw disk performance that other benchmarks test – but the speed of the volume itself that depends on many more factors like file system, operating system cache, position on disk, etc. Thus this is the performance you get at the file system level.
Drive Index:
Results Interpretation : Higher index values are better.
Random Access Time :
Results Interpretation : Lower index values are better.
Here again we see a decent increase in speed with the new 30gb SSD drive.
I also decided to run HDTach on both drives as well and here's those results:
The read speeds are better with the new 30gb drive but the burst is a bit slower than the 40gb drive.
Next up is ATTO Disk BenchMark:
We see the write speed with the new drive are little bit faster, but still not as fast as most mechanical hard drives. The read speed though here are actually just a little bit slower on the new 30gb drive, but they're still over the 180MB/s that Kingston says you should get. We actually also got over the 50MB/s that Kingston claims for the write speeds as well.
As a bonus here, since I had the new SATA3 or SATA6Gbps card installed I thought why not toss these two SSD drives on that interface and see what happens.
So here's ATTO again on the SATA3 interface:
Both drives show a very slight increase, with the 40gb actually hitting 200MB/s for the read speed.
The write speeds do seem rather slow but again they're supposed to be the SSDNow V drive is meant to be an inexpensive solution to speed up your system and that it should do nicely. Your boot and OS load speed will be faster, but I wouldn't use this drive as a main drive. The idea here is to put the OS on the SSD and then use a mechanical hard drive to write to and have most of your programs on.
The Kinston SSDNow V Series Boot Drive is an inexpensive and easy solution to speed up your computer.
The price of SSD drives now is still very high, and unfortunately out of reach for a lot of people out there, the Kingston SSDNow V boot drive offers an inexpensive solution that brings the performance gains of an SSD down to a level most everyone can afford.
Sure the write speeds aren't the fastest, and if that's one of your complaints then you're not truly understanding the point of this product. It's not meant to be a drive that is written to, it's meant as a read of load drive to speed up your operating system.
+Faster than Kingston specs
+TRIM Support
-Rather slow write speeds
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January 10, 2012
This week the talented Colby James West gives you some tips on how to stomp the zero spin. This stunt may look easy, but it's tricker than one might imagine. That being said, get the word and give it a whirl.
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Rangers-John Moore: The young defenseman was praised again by his head coach John Tortorella following practice on Monday. Moore has quickly won over Tortorella and his new teammates with a tremendous skating skill which many compare to fellow Rangers defenseman Ryan McDonagh, a long reach and wingspan, solid play in his own end, and a willingness and desire to get involved offensively. In 17 games with Columbus this year before being traded to the Rangers, Moore had one assist and was a -5. In ten games with the Rangers Moore has a goal, three assists, four points, and a +6 plus/minus rating. And he even engaged in his first NHL fight last week against Florida's Jack Skille, who he will see again this evening.
Panthers-Jonathan Huberdeau: The third overall pick in the 2011 NHL Draft continues to be one of the few reasons to watch the Panthers down the stretch of the season. The 19 year-old Huberdeau has scored 14 goals, tallied 14 assists, and totaled 28 points this season, ranking second in all three categories on the Panthers. He leads all NHL rookies in goals scored and is tied with Ottawa's Cory Conacher for most points---and is a legitimate Rookie of the Year candidate. Huberdeau also scored a simply gorgeous goal against Henrik Lundqvist and the Rangers five nights ago at The Garden.


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Marciarose produced documentaries and was host of an interview on WRCV-TV, as Channel 3 was called between 1958 and 1965, during which time the station was owned by NBC.
Naturally ambitious and knowing what she wanted next, Marciarose approached WRCVĺs general manager and told him she wanted to be an anchor or reporter on the stationĺs newscasts, then defined as two half-hour shows, one at 6:30 p.m., the other at 11.
The answer was clear. ôHe told me, ĹA woman will do news over my dead body. Women are not authority figures, they do not have good voices,ĺö Marciarose said by telephone as we talked about the Governorĺs Award she was given by the local chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) at its annual Emmy Award ceremony last week.
ôWhen I thought about this wonderful award, I said, ĹMy God, my career is a lifetime!ĺ Marciarose said. ôSince I began in television, and since I was the first woman at a major market television station to be the anchor of a newscast, television has gone through enormous changes, and not only at the local level. Three years ago, Diane Sawyer and Katie Couric were solo anchors on national news programs. Sawyer is still at the helm of ABC News. A few weeks ago, PBS announced its newscast (ôPBS NewsHourö) would have two woman anchors (Gwen Ifill and Judy Woodruff). Women are an integral part of news organizations, on the air and as executives, and that is quite a different from when I began.ö
Marciarose benefited from one of the most dynamic news and programming revolutions in Philadelphia history, which affected national broadcast history. Westinghouse Broadcasting, branded as Group W, won a lawsuit to regain ownership of Channel 3, which was claimed by NBC as its property in 1958. The station would remain an NBC affiliate (until 1995 when it transferred allegiance to its current owner, CBS) but have new call letters, KYW, already unusual for having three letters and beginning with a K like a West Coast station, and change the broadcasting world.
Group W swept in and announced it was doing an hourlong evening newscast with Tom Snyder and a co-anchor to be announced. It was also adding a noon newscast and some harder-hitting talk shows. In addition, weather and sports would be incorporated in a general newscast, as opposed to being separate five-minute and ten-minute shows, and feature news, particularly consumer news, would be prominent. Taking matters further, the Channel 3 newscast, dubbed ôEyewitness News,ö would no longer use insets of still photos to illustrate its stories. It would employ film on a frequent and constant basis and send an expanded cadre of reporters, which included Malcolm Poindexter and Trudy Haynes, breaking another barrier, a racial barrier, into the field to cover stories and report them directly to the viewer while having conversations with the anchor. This all sounds like business as usual today, but in 1965, it was as game changing as Chip Kellyĺs offense.
ôWhen the NBC leadership left, the Westinghouse leadership made it known they were going to make sweeping changes. One of them was to hire a woman anchor to work with Tom Snyder,ö Marciarose said.
ôI did not apply. Even though Westinghouse was sincere in its intention to put a woman at the anchor desk, I was stung by the way I was spoken to by the NBC general manager. His Ĺnoĺ was not a challenge to keep trying, It was a definite and deep-seated refusal to even consider giving me the chance I wanted,ö she continued.
ôFor weeks, candidates for Tomĺs co-anchor were brought to the station and given auditions. Major names from New York ŚBetty Furness, who was known for doing the refrigerator commercials live on primetime programs, and Phyllis Kirk, an actress who had been on a series with Peter LawfordŚ were given auditions No one said a word to me, and I did not ask. I continued to produce and narrate documentaries. I did my job.
ôUntil one day, that is, when Al Primo, the Westinghouse general manager, called me into his office and said that with all the looking heĺd done, he would like me to consider the job of working with Tom. This came out of the blue. I never even had an audition.
ôThis sounds immodest to say, but Iĺm a reporter, and I asked Al why he chose me, and he said, ĹBecause youĺre good.ĺ He talked about the dozens of women he saw and said he realized the woman he needed was already part of the fold. He referred to the talent at Channel 3 as an Ĺacre of diamondsĺ (a term also used by Temple University founder, Russell Conwell), a wealth of wonderful people working for Channel 3, there right before his eyes. He said he was going to tap those resources, and he was starting with me.
ôHe also said he liked the on-air presence I showed on my talk show, ĹSpeak Up,ĺ and in my documentaries. The documentaries, he said, would continue. What struck me most is when he said he realized I had a following among viewers who would enjoy knowing I was promoted to a larger role.
ôBeing anchor of a newscast in the 1960s was exciting. The March on Washington, the Vietnam War, Roe vs. Wade, the hippie revolution in San Francisco, they were all going on then. Day after day, breaking news of real consequence dominated the headlines. It seems like 100 years ago now.ö
Marciarose was on television early in her life. As a college student, she would go to Washington to be a panelist on ôCollege Press Conference,ö which Marciarose described as ôMeet the Pressĺ with students.ö
ôAt the time, I wanted to be an actress. Coming back to Philadelphia from Washington on a train, excited about that weekĺs ĹCollege Press Conference,ĺ an older friend asked me if I really wanted to be an actress. I said Ĺnoĺ for two reasons. One is I realized I wasnĺt any good at acting. The other was I loved current events, the news. I couldnĺt wait to talk about and question others about the news. My friend clarified by feelings. She said, ĹThe reason you prefer reporting to acting is because acting is playing at life. What we do is life itself.ĺ
ôWhen I did talk shows, I wanted them to reflect breaking news. The same was true about documentaries. We did some amazing work, including some of the first shows on natural childbirth, open-heart surgery, and the homeless. I remember when we were doing the show on childbirth. We were going to show a birth on television. A producer, who eventually became known to the world as a comedian, David Brenner, warned, ĹBe careful about the angle of your shots.ĺ We did groundbreaking work. I thank the program director of the time, Neal van Ells, for that. He even allowed me to go to Guatemala and Italy to do stories about human conditions there. Looking back, we did rewarding work, but I marvel that I usually had to do it with no staff. Thatĺs a half-hour program a week with no staff. That rarely happens today.ö
Marciarose left Philadelphia for an equally lauded career in New York. Today, she does little broadcasting but remains busy doing community work as a board member of several institutions and organizations, including the Mann Music Center and the African-American Museum. Her son, Jonathan Shestack, remains instrumental in the movement to help children who live with autism. Marciarose said she was once deeply involved as well but has backed off to spend more time on local activities.
The 2013 local Emmy ceremony may have been held, as it usually is, in Philadelphia, but most of major awards handed out are heading to Pittsburgh and other parts of Pennsylvania, south Jersey, Delaware, or West Virginia.
One Pittsburgh station, WPXI, was given the Emmy for Outstanding Newscast. Another Steel City outlet, KDKA, received awards for Overall Station Excellence and Overall News Excellence, honors that in past years were the province of KDKAĺs local sister, Channel 3.
Channel 10 was chosen as the Best Morning Newscast, with current anchor Keith Jones and former anchor, Lori Wilson sharing in the award. Jonesĺ current morning mikemate, Tracy Davidson was given an individual honor as Best News Anchor. Channel 10 and reporter Harry Hairston also took home the award for Best Investigative Report. Channel 3 and Walt Hunter earned the award for Best General Assignment Report while his colleague Stephanie Stahl was among those collecting an award for Crime News. Channel 29ĺs Thomas Drayton was cited fir Best Feature News. Former Philadelphia mayoral candidate Sam Katz took home two Emmys for his series documenting the history of Philadelphia. It airs on Channel 6 which does not participate in NATAS or the Emmys.
Hunter and Stahl also earned individual awards, Hunter as Best General Assignment Reporter, Stahl as Best Specialty Assignment Reporter. Comcast SportsNetĺs Amy Fadool won the award as Best Sports Anchor. CSNĺs Marc Zumoff walked off with his perennial award as Best Play-by-Play Announcer.
The excellent Brad Nau earned two individual awards for his work at CSN, one as a photographer, the other as a video essayist. CSNĺs John Boruk earned an individual citation as the writer of a documentary.
Channel 29ĺs Mike Jerrick was given the award for moderating a public affairs program, ôBlack on Black.ö Eagles Television Networkĺs Scott Graham was honored as the host ôEagles Unscripted-Cooper,ö and that was before wide receiver Riley Cooper got into trouble for his loose tongue. Comast SportsNetĺs Neil Hartman received an Emmy as host and producer of the special program, ôBarkley at 50,ö about basketball and former Sixers great Charles Barkley.
Three weeks ago, I saw Oscar-winning actress Shirley Jones perform an excellent show that included stories from her career, two juicy stories about Frank Sinatra among them, and a number of songs Jones, a Pennsylvania native, made famous.
Known to TV audiences for her iconic stint as the mom on ôThe Partridge Family,ö Jones talked about her stepson, David Cassidy, and the brat of the set, Danny Bonaduce.
Best of all, she opened her show with ôIf I Loved You,ö closed with ôYouĺll Never Walk Alongö and sang selections from her classic musical movies, ôOklahoma,ö ôCarousel,ö and ôThe Music Man.ö
The show I saw is returning to the region as Jones performs in concert 8 p.m. Saturday at North Penn High School in Lansdale as part of the Lansdale Community Concerts series.
Zoren: Marciarose was a broadcast pioneer
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April 1: Officers responded to the 200 block of 9th Street for a physical altercation between a landlord and tenant. The dispute was over money owed to the landlord. During the altercation the landlord grabbed the tenants arm to take the phone away from her as she was trying to call 911. Officers cited and released the landlord with a court date. The report will be sent off to the prosecutor.
April 1: Officers responded to a residence on Wood Duck Way in Semiahmoo for a dispute between a contractor and homeowner for money still owed. The dispute turned into yelling match, which resulted in an accused assault on the contractor. Officer took statements from all parties and will forward the information to the prosecutor. The homeowner agreed to pay the balance next week.
April 1: The sheriff's office requested mutual aid for an armed robbery at a business in Birch Bay Square. Officers responded and provided deputies with support.
April 1: School officials called to report two boys smoking marijuana on campus out of a pop bottle. An officer arrived and arrested the two juveniles for possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia. The arrestees were released to their parents.
April 1: Officer came across a minor collision between two vehicles in front of the elementary school. Officer took down both drivers information for a collision report. Officer determined one of the drivers had a suspended drivers license. The driver was arrested for DWLS 3rd and also cited for following to close and failure to show proof of insurance.
March 31: Officers were asked to assist WSP with a subject who was hitchhiking on the I-5 south bound. Officers contacted the man at MP 270. He had two misdemeanor warrants through Island County District Court. Officers arrested the man and booked him into WCSO for the warrants. A locate was sent to Island County Sheriff Office. Case closed.
March 31: A resident reported that some one had scratched racial slurs on her vehicle while it was parked at her home. Crude swastikas were carved in to the top of her garbage cans as well. In addition to the racial slurs, scratches were found on the hood and passenger side of her vehicle. Frequent patrol was requested and will be provided, and officers are investigating the serious offense.
March 31: Officers were contacted by a concerned citizen about a possible break in at their residence on 5th Street. The resident would like officers to drive by her house at night to keep an eye out.
March 30: Blaine officers stopped a vehicle for an equipment violation and found indications that the driver might be in the area to conduct illegal border activity. Border Patrol agents were advised of the incident. Shortly afterwards the agents recontacted the vehicle and arrested a person inside who had just sneaked across the border into the U.S. on foot.
March 29: Officers were dispatched to a Bell Road business to contact an intimate couple in the parking lot there. Employees and customers had grown weary of the pairs' hour-long osculatory oscillations. Officers asked the couple to find a more comfortable and less visible location for remainder of their visit together.
March 29: Blaine officers responded to a report of an overturned semi tractor and loaded trailer on the southbound onramp to I-5 at the truck route. The driver self-extricated into the arms of medic personnel and state troopers. Officers provided traffic control until Department of Transportation crews could arrive and establish a detour. Traffic was rerouted for several hours until the rig was righted and the onramp reopened.
March 28: A student at Blaine high school reported a theft of his silver colored Sony PSP (a handheld electronic game worth about $200). The teen had set the gizmo down for a couple of seconds to pack his school bag and some dimwitted quick-fingered cretin stole the device.
March 28: A citizen reported finding a wheelchair abandoned in the middle of the 700 block of F Street. The broken chair may be related to a recent burglary a few blocks away. Officers impounded the chair and are investigating. (Not a possible getaway vehicle).
March 28: Police were dispatched to a report that a man was sitting in front of an apartment on 15th Street, apparently yelling in an attempt to get the resident's attention. Officers investigated and located the gentleman several blocks away. He explained he was trying to return a movie to the homeowner. Police learned that the homeowner did not want further contact with the person, and that revelation was passed on to the now former visitor.
March 27: The Blaine middle school reported that three middle school boys were truant. One of the kids was picked up by his mother and returned to the school, and the other 12-year-olds were still at-large. Officers were searching for the youths when they were interrupted by a report of smoke emminating from a shed near a home on C Street. The genius truants had started a fire with a spray paint can and lighter in the outbuilding, and were still hiding inside when police arrived. They were evacuated from the smoking building, arrested for trespassing and reckless burning, and released to their guardians after processing. A pot pipe was also impounded.
March 27: Blaine officers responded to a Thursday evening report of an auto vs. pedestrian collision on I-5 north of the Peace Arch Port of Entry. A 12-year-old girl had been bounding across the freeway lanes on her way to the state park restrooms and ran right in front of a northbound car. Fortunately the car's driver from Point Roberts was prudently traveling very slowly through the Peace Arch area, so the West Vancouver girls' injuries were very minor.
March 27: A citizen reported a bicycle abandoned near their house on B Street. An officer went to the residence and impounded the red and chrome colored bike for safekeeping.
March 27: A citizen on Elm Street asked for police assistance with a problem involving a neighbor who has been committing theft of services by using her garbage dumpster. Officers are investigating.
March 26: A woman contacted the police department to report the unauthorized use of her credit card. The card was used to purchase a number of items via the internet. The matter involved instate commerce and was referred to the FBI and the bank's loss prevention department. The resident's bank has assumed liability for the loss.
March 25: A resident on F Street reported a very old blind crippled raccoon laying in his yard, in pain and dying. An officer responded, determined the animal was irretrievably compromised, and euthanized it. The department is reviewing options to ensure that these incidents are handled as safely and humanely as practicable.
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Cillian Murphy discusses his latest thriller 'Red Lights'
Cillian Murphy's crystal blue eyes, high cheekbones and warm Irish brogue are well enough to beguile even the casual fan. And though of late he's been known more for playing the baddie in the likes of "Inception" and "In Time," his latest turn, in Rodrigo Cortes' film "Red Lights," finds him back in good graces. He plays Tom Buckley, a scientist and paranormal investigator who goes toe to toe with a renowned psychic (played by, ahem, Robert DeNiro) who Buckley suspects is a fraud.
Murphy's character, though out to disprove those who claim to be clairvoyant, has a fascination with magic and sleight of hand. That left Murphy with the task of mastering a few slick tricks like the old pull-the-quarter-out-of-your-ear that your grandpa used to do.
"I just went and learned it and you know, you can learn anything off YouTube these days," Murphy says. "To get that fast, [it took] maybe two months. If you have nothing else to do in your life except to make a coin roll over your fingers, you'll do it."
Since Murphy has starred in his fair share of mind-benders, does the actor perhaps have a fascination with science fiction?
"Personally, I would be in the skeptic camp — which is not to say that I'm a cynic, but just that I have yet to see something that I believe is beyond our comprehension," he says regarding the paranormal. "I'm open and I'm curious, because you have to be if you're an actor. In my own life, I don't go to mediums or read horoscopes. I'm just kind of boringly rational, I'm afraid."
With the final installment of Christopher Nolan's Batman series to be released next week, Murphy keeps mum about whether his character from the first film, the Scarecrow, will make a cameo in "The Dark Knight Rises," but he does have high praise for the filmmaker.
"It's very rare that you come across someone that talented," Murphy says. "I feel blessed to have worked with him."


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Investigators say there were no working smoke detectors in the Conyers house where four children lost their lives in a fire on Tuesday night.According to Rockdale County Fire and Rescue, officials found no smoke detectors upstairs in the two-bedroom, two-story duplex. One smoke detector was found downstairs, but had no battery, officials said. The cause of the fire has not been determined, but fire officials said that it started in the bathroom and hallway area on the second story. As the investigation into the cause of the fire continued, friends and total strangers in the Conyers community stopped by to pay their respects to the victims of the fire.
The children's mother suffered severe burns while trying to save her children in the at a duplex on Pinedale Circle on Tuesday night. Ray and Bettie Brown have known the mother, Reba Glass, and her family all their lives. Glass suffered burns over 40 percent of her body trying to save the children. She remains at Grady Memorial Hospital."It's tough. We've known Reba since she was a kid. Our children and her children went to school with our kids, so we've known them all our lives," said Ray Brown.As the fire erupted, Glass was able to save one son. Fire officials say she tossed 6-year-old Darnell out of an upstairs window, and the kindergartner survived.
Glass's mother, Rosetta Mitchell, was sleeping downstairs and was not hurt. Neighbor Essie Mae Colquitt says the Pinedale Circle community will never be the same without the joy of the children playing in the neighborhood."They would play out here with a ball all the time, and I used to watch them from my porch," said Colquitt. "It's bad to lose one, but to lose four, that hurts. It really does."
The duplex landlord stopped by with insurance adjustors, but declined to comment. FOX 5 did learn that police talked with Reba Glass from her hospital bed at Grady on Thursday.Firefighters say the fire should be a lesson to everyone."Change your batteries out twice a year, and if you don't have smoke detectors, please call us, we have smoke detectors that we can give out," said Michael Morris of the Rockdale County Fire Department.A memorial will be held Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at Macedonia Baptist Church in Conyers.
A day of service fundraiser is being organized on Saturday, Jan. 19 in the honor of the Glass children. A prayer vigil will be conducted by Pastor B. Cox of Macedonia Baptist Church at 9 a.m.
A "Power Hour Fun & Fitness" will raise pledge funds between 10 and 11 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. Volunteers are welcome. Call (678) 491-0920 for more information.
Kidz Dine N is asking for clothing and monetary donations for Reba Glass and her 6-year-old son. Clothing is needed for women sizes 20-22 and shoe sized 7.5 and 8, boy size 6, shoe size 11.
A Facebook page has been set up for the Glass family, and donations for the family are being accepted under the "Glass Family Memorial Fund " at Wells Fargo Bank.
The Associated Press reports that associates at the Gregory B. Levett and Sons Funeral Home say they are arranging free services for 8-month-old Deon Glass, 3-year-old Armoni Roberts, 7-year-old Dar-Shawn Glass and 9-year-old Ah-Dariya Glass. The tentative date for the service is Jan. 19.
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Percy Jackson's Lightning just got brighter. The Worst Witch series just got, well, worser. And more children can journey to Narnia. Thanks to Zuora's subscription commerce platform, leading learning company Pearson is redefining publishing.
Pearson is using Zuora to open up its content to third-party developers and create not only new monetization streams but an entirely new business model for the languishing publishing industry. Working with Zuora, Pearson was able to launch this new initiative in less than 30 days. Now, with the help of Zuora, iconic children's book characters like the Young Olympians, Mildred Hubble, and Aslan can reach new audiences.
Pearson is the world's leading learning company, operating the famed Penguin and Puffin publishing houses as well as offering educational materials and services, information through its ownership of the Financial Times Group. Pearson serves learners of all ages around the globe, employing 36,000 people in more than 70 countries, and is listed on the London and New York stock exchanges. The company is perhaps most known for publishing Penguin Books and its subsidiary Puffin Books, two big players in the world of books and literature. Ask any elementary school kid in America, and they've likely read a Puffin or Penguin Book.
But the publishing industry isn't what it used to be, and so in 2011 Pearson decided to move towards a more digital distribution model for its multi platform business. Pearson turned to Zuora to help monetize Pearson Plug & Play, a new platform initiative that invites developers to create new ways to use, display, and blend the company's award-winning content. The launch of the Plug & Play Platform is part of a wider Pearson initiative to work with developers to explore new and innovative offerings while digitizing more and more of their overall publishing model.
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I was watching this today and ran across a delightful scene. The Duke to be's uncles men ran across the Doctor who was asking some peasants if they had seen a girl around. Because in the scene before this the Doctor had been knocked unconscious and His companion was spirited away by some characters in black hooded robes. The soldiers, on horseback, asked to see the Doctors papers. The Doctor had an apple that he had been eating in his hand. He impaled the apple on the tip of the soldiers sword, that was pointing directly at the doctor, as he reached inside his coat pocket presumably to get some papers. Instead of papers he produced a twisty noise maker, gave it some turns which scared the horses, and then proceeded to grab a riderless horse to make good his escape.
Had I been drinking tea whilst watching that scene where he stabs the apple on the sword tip I would have spat it out or choked, lol. It was such an unexpected course of action. It was brilliant ! It was whimsey at it's whimseyest!
I really liked that scrumptious long coat the Doctor had on. I wonder if it was as soft and petable as it looked ?


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The city of Patterson accepts online payments for water bills at https://patterson.merchanttransact.com/default.aspx For information: Patterson finance department, 895-8040.
Patterson residents can pay their water bills with the click of a mouse, using a website the city set up in hopes of streamlining operations at City Hall.
Online payments became possible Nov. 1, according to Finance Director Minnie Moreno said, who said the website is the culmination of two years of work.
"We've integrated it with our internal accounting software," she said, which makes it easy for the city to see when a payment is made. "We're really excited about this option."
Online payments apply immediately to the payer's account, she said.
Other features include an option to receive an electronic bill via email rather than a paper bill delivered by the U.S. Postal Service, Moreno said.
Residential customers can pay their utility bills using a major credit card or electronic check.
The city tacks on a $2.50 convenience charge to pay electronically, to cover fees from credit card companies. The charge will be evaluated in six months, Moreno said, and the City Council ultimately will decide if it is too high or too low.
The new system also allows bill payers to call in a payment by phone, Moreno said.
Electronic bill paying is expected to be more efficient, as city staff members will spend less time taking bill payments at City Hall, the city finance director said.
Between Nov. 1 and Tuesday, Nov. 13, nearly 100 bills were paid electronically, Moreno said.
The city serves more than 6,000 customers.
"As we grow, we need to find ways to be efficient," she said.
Looking ahead, the city might eventually allow building or business permit fees to be paid online, Moreno said. But that could take another year, she said.
City Manager Rod Butler said he expects the online payment system to be popular.
"We're glad to be able to offer it," he said. "We're really excited to have that completed."
Councilwoman Deborah Novelli, who openly lobbied for the service, said Tuesday Nov. 13, that she expected electronic payments to help residents avoid late fees or water shutoffs.
"I think it's a wonderful tool that will help us save staff time and help people save money," she said.
Councilman Dominic Farinha said it's a good service for those who prefer paying bills online.
"I hope people take advantage of it, if that's what works for them," he said. "I'm real excited for those that will benefit from it."
Contact Nick Rappley at 892-6187, ext. 31, or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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one question if I may ask, in this one, which image did you expose first? the wall or the house?
@blikka it's a hard question, because it was shooted in may... but i think first layer was the house
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Why is it Sears and Lowe's can charged you so much and the more you pay it seems you are never paying the card amount down? I know as soon as am able Sears and Lowe's will never get my Business again. I have even paid at the local store for Sears three days before the bill was due and in my next statement it showed a late fee. How is that possible?, when I paid directly at the store an they entered it in their business computer.
Credit Card Companies Still Evil; Congress Surprised
Credit card companies are all kinds of evil. I know it, you know it. Now Congress knows it. Credit card companies do all kinds of nasty things (see below!) to take your hard-earned cash, so it's kind of nice to know that our government wants to do something about it.
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs' investigative subcommittee got an earful today from Wesley Wannemacher, an Ohio man who was charged interest and penalty fees on his credit card that essentially tripled his debt.
Wannemacher used a new Chase card in 2001 and 2002 to pay for expenses mostly related to his wedding. He had $3,200 in purchases, interest charges of $4,900, 47 over-limit charges totaling $1,500, late fees of $1,100, for total charges of $10,700 as of February.
Or how about Derek Lee?
...who paid off one of his credit cards because he wanted to cancel it. Six months later, he still hasn't been able to because the card company keeps charging him mysterious fees that keep the account open. "It's incredibly frustrating. It's unfair and it's unethical, and it has dropped my FICO credit score [a measure of credit risk] by 69 points," Lee told "Good Morning America."
Headed by Senator Carl Levin (D., Michigan), today's Senate hearing examined credit card companies' lending practices touched on a number of issues relevant to anyone who used credit cards (that would be pretty much all of us).
One issue of significance to both consumers and business owners is something called interchange.
Largely unknown to most consumers, interchange is a percentage of each transaction that Visa and MasterCard collect from retailers every time a credit or debit card is used to pay for a purchase. The fee varies with type of merchant, transaction and card, but averages close to 2 percent for most credit card and signature debit transactions. Visa and MasterCard interchange fees totaled $30.7 billion in 2005, up 17 percent from 2004 and 85 percent since 2001. The average family in the U.S. pays more than $300 every year in hidden interchange fees.
Those are those little fees that the convenience stores make you pay if you try to put something under $5 on your credit or debit card, right? You either pay it directly or the store hikes their prices up to cover the difference, because it costs them too much and unfairly hits small businesses with crazy charges? And that costs me almost $300 a year?
Here are some other fun credit card practice terms you may or may not be familiar with (from ABC News online):
- Trailing interest: credit card company charges interest on an entire purchase after you've paid it off.
- Universal default: Make a late payment on credit card A, and other companies raise interest rates on your other cards.
- Lowest interest first policy: charging consumers different rates for different types of transactions; transactions with the lowest rate purchases get paid off first, so that high-interest transactions hang around, charging you more.
The Merchants Payments Coalition, an industry group that is pushing for reforms that would change the way credit cards bilk... I mean, charge businesses, has put together a website that urges you into action.
I like this article by Issac Bailey, which points out that in some ways, our banks are worse than payday lenders.
Me, I've made up my mind about credit cards. I'm in the process of paying off my last ones, and when I'm done, I'm done. I might consider some sort of rewards card in the future, but a revolving balance will never again be an option for me. I'm glad, though, that these business behemoths might be getting their due. I believe wholly in capitalism, but there's this thing called 'ethics', which is related to 'human decency', which in turn promote 'customer satisfaction and loyalty'. Those are some terms that these banks and lenders really should try to grasp.
Some inspiration for those trying to cut up those credit cards.
Editorial Note: Any opinions, analyses, reviews or recommendations expressed in this article are those of the author's alone, and have not been reviewed, approved or otherwise endorsed by any card issuer.
Beware of Lowe's Credit Card. The only time it pays is if you can manage your debt well and pay off any amounts you charge before your promo ends. Otherwise the interest snowballs. Only a good card if your charging all your funds during promo periods which are quite frequent. Keep your credit card statements-- usually on those, they have those annoying 299 or more on 'anything' promo's /annoying to me when the customer forgets the promo and expect me to honor it. I have to have the coupon to scan... although this is no longer accurate since --super secret info-- but we do get charged to do this although in comparison to giving 10% the --super secret info-- is cheaper.
Andrea, I'm glad to see you raise the issue of interchange fees since it seems most people are completely unaware how big of a problem this is. Interchange is actually the largest fee by far at more than $30 billion in 2005, more than the total amount of penalty fees and ATM fees combined.
Interchange fees don't just apply to purchases under $5, but every purchase where you use either your debit or credit card. The best part is that essentially we all bear the cost of interchange every time we buy something as it raises the price of everything we buy whether you pay with plastic or cash.
In addition, MasterCard and Visa wrote the rules that make it virtually impossible for merchants to tell consumers how much interchange fees cost them. As you said it costs the average American family hundreds of dollars per year.
If anyone ins interested, there is great information on the interchange fee at,
The credit card companies are profitable and the reason is that people and businesses use the card of their own free will. Like the subprime loans if you do not understand the contract you are entering into(read the fine print)then don't enter into the agreement. All of the fees, charges, etc. are spelled out in the contract. Even the evil universal default clause is explained.
I have credit cards for the sole purpose of raising my credit score. I use them just enough to keep the card company from charging an annual fee and pay them in full. My philosiphy is "If I can't find the money to save up for a purchase, where do I find the money to pay for it in the future".
Very well said! Having been in the banking industry for 20yrs I am tired of willfully ignorant consumers whining about unfair fees, etc. Yes, there is abuse + predation in the industry, yes it sucks + unethical; but none of this is news. There is a reason the adage Caveat Emptor has been around for so long!
Take responsibility for your finances by being a wise consumer who does the research, asks the questions & reads the fine print, etc. instead of blaming everyone but one's self for one's own foolishness.
Also, driving small business out while going after big business hurts all of us & not just in the long run either.
I use cash for everything... my motto "Don't buy it if you don't have the cash"
Sometimes however, we fall into situations like I did and using 2 lower limit cards was essential.
To make a long story short, When I began to get back on my feet, I was doing pretty good with paying these 2 cards off. I was late on a payment and things went south from there. Trying to get those cards paid off was a sisyphean effort and the company decided to NOT work with me on it. I got fed up and said... I will only pay the original principal off and not a penny more....take it or leave it... naturally they didnt take that offer. Now they'll get nothing. Ive sent certified letters and they've responded with regular mail... as far as Im concerned, if they didnt send it certified...they never sent it.
Because Ive always used cash... credit scores mean NOTHING to me. I can care less if my so called credit or FICO rating is -50000000. I love how they call and try to tell me that this will adversely affect my credit...my answer... I give less than a $#!* have a nice day.
The best defense against credit companies and bank cards...DONT USE THEM! Use cash! If you dont have the cash....dont buy it!
After doing research on credit companies... the reason they're all located in Delaware and South Dakota... there's no regulations. Nice huh! Thanks guv'na!
These guys are all assholes who enjoy making a profit at the expense of others.
At 23 I was pretty new to the whole credit industry, I decided to take a chance and get a card. For the most part everything went pretty well for the first year or so. My first problem came with Capitol One. I setup a small life insurance policy for about 6 months before I decided to cancel it. Somehow the charge kept appearing on my statement so I called the company to make sure the policy was canceled, they said that it had been canceled for a few months now so I called Capitol One to figure out why it was still on there. They said it wasn't canceled. Basically to make a long story short it took me threatening to cancel the entire card before Capitol One would mae a 3-way phone call to the company to get the problem fixed and find out they were wrong. The guy from Capitol One hung up on me at the end which made me decide to actually cancel the card.
Secondly I got another card from Providian to help cover some college costs. Everything was fine til I missed a payment. I paid the late fee and decided to go ahead and pay off a good chunk of my college costs. I paid them $1500 in one day on a balance of $2800. Two days later they lowered my limit by $1500 and upped my APR by 20%. When I called them the reason they cited for this was a change in my credit report. It's kind of funny how it was two days after I paid them the exact amount that they lowered it by. Which in turn caused me to be over that 10% threshold and basically made all my efforts for naught. Needless to say I no longer do business with either of these companies. There is now a balance of $2000 on the Providian card in which I am in no hurry to pay off because of their greedy and unethical practices.
I am also one of these people who have always used cash and hated credit. I'm glad I've gotten out of the entire industry and I will never go back. I could care less what my credit score is.
If you continue to rape and pillage the people of a country under the guise of making money it won't be long until you are the one paying for it.
I recently made a purchase with my Lowe's card, managed by GE Money Bank. This was a single item purchase over $2000 and qualified for their BIG Buy Plan with an interest rate of 15.49% APR. When I received my first bill, before the item had even been delivered, I also got a change notice from GE bank saying my new interest rate would be 21.99%. This change specifically stated it was "eliminating the Big Buy Plan" and was dated May 2008, long before I made my purchase in July 2008. It further stated my only option would be "opt out" by notifiying GE Money Bank in writing within 60 days and terminating my Lowe's account. This strikes me as blatant deception in the least and really more like outright theft. How can a major bank and retail company perpetuate such outright deception? Do they not want to do business with people with good credit that pay their bills on time? I have written to both GE Money Bank and Lowe's advising them of my rejection of these changes and letting them know I am terminating my Lowe's account and will no longer be doing business there. I will aslo file a complaint with any Government agency and consumer rights organization I can find and urge any others who have encountered this type of bait and switch credit policies to do the same. I will even seek a "class action" lawsuit against Lowe's and GE Money Bank if my interest rate is raised as a result of this policy. Credit card customers would do well to pay close attention to the notices included in your statements as this is not an isolated incident.


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Zula Bistro & Wine Bar
- Address:
1400 Race St
Cincinnati, OH 45202Neighborhood:
- Cuisine:
Tapas / Small PlatesPrice: $30 and under
Zula Bistro & Wine Bar
- Dining Style: Casual Elegant
- Website: http://www.zulabistro.com/
- Phone: 5137449852
- Hours of Operation:
Dinner: Tuesday - Wednesday: 5:00pm - 12:00am, Thursday: 5:00pm - 1:00am, Friday & Saturday: 5:00pm - 2:30am
- Payment Options: AMEX,Discover,MasterCard,Visa
- Cuisine: Mediterranean, Global, International, Tapas / Small Plates
- Dress Code: Smart Casual
- Accepts Walk-Ins: Yes
- Additional Details: Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Beer, Chef's Table, Farm to Table, Full Bar, Late Night, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Private Room, Wine, Wine Bar
- Private Party Facilities: Mostly private dining available for up to seventy guests.
- Private Party Contact: Devon Barrett 5137449852
A word from Zula Bistro & Wine Bar
Zula Bistro and Wine Bar in historic Over The Rhine is a tapas style restaurant and wine bar. The menu features variety of mussel dishes, cold and hot tapas, and seasonal entrees. The flavor profile concentrates on the countries surrounding the Mediterranean sea. Zula specializes in craft beers and a large offering of wines by the glass.Continued
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Zula Bistro & Wine Bar reviews from OpenTable diners
206 reviews since May 26, 2014
- Food4.5Service4.4
- Ambiance4.1Noise LevelEnergetic
fit for foodies (158)neighborhood gem (113)notable wine list (77)good for groups (76)hot spot (75)vibrant bar scene (58)special occasion (50)late-night find (30)romantic (30)scenic view (11)great for lunch (4)great for brunch (3)kid-friendly (3)great for outdoor dining (2)Show More
- OpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 9/20/2014Excellent food. I always enjoy this place in OTR because you can make reservations, but still get a neat experience. Wine prices are very reasonable.Special Features:
- Generally Good ButOpenTable Diner Since 2010Dined on 9/19/2014WE like Zula and go there fairlly often. The food is always a cut above avaerage and sometimes excellent. However, we had mussels and I am a seafood snob. THe preparation was great but I didn't think they tasted very fresh.Special Features:
- Newbies love itEatoutfunVIPDined on 9/18/2014Hosted three friends who were first timers and they loved it. Place was very enegetic on a Thursday night and the food continues to be great. Love the New Orleans mussels and the tuna crudo. Others loved the chicken, beef and flatbread. Wine list is perfect with reasonably priced wine values by the glass.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great Food and Wine!OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/16/2014My wife and I went to Zula's for a "Date Night" out and had a wonderful time. Our waiter was wonderful and made great suggestion for both food and wine. We will definitely be back soon.Special Features:
- Passable but not greatRuthyDined on 9/13/2014Food was OK, but not excellent; menu descriptions promised more than was delivered. We ordered bread, which was spongy ad horrible. Microwaved, I suspect! Groan. Beet salad was mostly good but several beet cubes were tough and undercooked. Tuna was skimpy and hardly seared; I was served little, unrecognizable bits of tuna (I hope), which hardly deserves the description offered. Also, I'm not a fan of so much heat (Serrano peppers) in a delicate dish. Sorry. It was a disappointment. Our server, however, was lovely.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 9/12/2014an excellent dinner experience----very attentive waitress, but not too much so, and wonderful food. Great desserts! I'll be back and will tell friends about our very nice dining experience.Special Features:
- Amazing FoodDianDined on 9/10/2014Second time here - love the food! Can be very noisy. Service was fantastic.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- ServiceOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/6/2014We dined on Saturday evening, 9/6 as a party of 7. It was the first time for everyone. We had incredible service. Our waitress did a great job of recommending items to share and big plates. She was extremely friendly, quick and very attentive.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Always wonderfulstakextrordinairDined on 9/6/2014Like the CSO, Zula is a repeat performace that was wonderful. Everytime we go we can' wait to go back.Special Features:
- Wonderful FoodDowntownfunDined on 9/6/2014Even though it was a bit loud, the food and service were excellent. Great place with lots going on at the park.Special Features:
- Amazing Eveningjackie1124Dined on 8/30/2014Had a table of 13 women for a bachelorette party. Service was amazing and the food was great. Only complaint is that when booking the reservation the hostess did not notify us about only being able to split the check 10 ways.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Neighborhood gemabloomerVIPDined on 8/29/2014Zula is one of the best in Cincinnati. Have the mussels and bread.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- excellent for visitorsOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 8/28/2014Had out of town people who saw it in Yelp and we and they loved it. Never would have found it otherwise. A gem for food but noisy . Great location next to a beautiful park and Music Hall.Special Features:
- Definitely Going BackDaphneDined on 8/28/2014If you are a fan of mussels you are going to love this place! It is our intention to eat our way through the entire mussel menu. The salads are great and yummy bread as well.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Salads PhenomenalBarbDined on 8/26/2014We had the beet and the hericot vert salads---- both were complex and incredibly tasty. We could have stopped right there but were glad we didn't. We also had the tuna crudo which I cannot NOT get when I go there. We finished the meal with mussels and bread. An excellent food experience once again. We both had the featured wine and the pour seemed a bit on the lighter side, although it was delicious. We would definitely go again.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- New LovetheonlyczaDined on 8/23/2014Great experience. Been wanting to try this place for a while now and exceeded my expectations. Great service, great food and good atmosphere. One of my new favorite restaurants in Over-the-Rhine. Tapas menu, but portions are huge! Great flatbreads and can't wait to try the other styles of mussels.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great Service, Food Just OKLynnGDined on 8/23/2014We went to Zula on Saturday evening. Even though we arrived late, they seated us right away and our waitress was attentive, friendly, knowledgeable and fast! The mussels were small and didn't have much flavor. The flatbread was OK. The calamari was not fried, but it was pretty much tasteless, like the mussels. The atmosphere was frenetic with wait staff rushing around, people coming and going. With the metal ceiling, one glass wall and concrete floors, it and very loud. This is fine for a bar scene, but not good for a small group trying to have a relaxed meal and conversation. If I am with a group in the future and everyone wants to go there, I will go again. But, if I get to choose the place, it wouldn't be my first choice.
- DisappointedfamfourDined on 8/22/2014Food was great but restaurant was so loud you couldn't converse without yelling. Our server was just ok. Was not very attentive especially when we first arrived. Drinks took a very long time.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Neighborhood GemBabyBen2012VIPDined on 8/20/2014Wonderful restaurant for a relaxing and informal dinner with an excellent selection of food and specialty cocktails. Convenient for dinner before concerts and events at Music Hall and in Washington ParkSpecial Features:
- Amazing musselsebetDined on 8/16/2014Lots of choices to be sure but the yellow curry mussels were fantasticSpecial Features:
- Poor service trumps good foodOTRFanVIPDined on 8/16/2014Got a reservation for my college-aged daughter and a friend for restaurant week. Though the food was good, they were really disappointed in the way that they were treated - like second class citizens. Either they received poor seating and service because they aren't of legal drinking age (which would mean a lower tab), or because they were dining at restaurant week pricing. Either is inexcusable. And for the record, they were well dressed and polite…and could have been part of Zula's future demographic. Waitress was either new or unsuited to the profession. Slow, unhelpful, passive aggressive. At the end of the meal said she didn't think that Zula had the capability to split a check. The girls asked her to try - voila. New skill for her.Special Features:
- highly satisfiedchick71VIPDined on 8/15/2014This is a fantastic place to enjoy who you are with and great food. Everything I have tried has been wonderful. I encourage you to try this place!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- kathyDined on 8/15/2014We visited Zula's during Restaurant Week for the deal of 3 courses for $35 a person. The food exceeded our expectations. The restaurant is beautiful. The servers were efficient. We will be back!Special Features:
- Restaurant WeekAlliGDined on 8/14/2014My husband & I went for Restaurant Week 2014 ($35/person) because I thought Zula had the most creative menu. It was pretty loud & they sit you quite close to your fellow diners but the wine is delicious & the food was phenomenal! I had a great time, our waitress was very helpful (unlike most reviews to the contrary), the bill was a little heartstopping but all in all, worth it! They make their own gelato which was SO GOOD & their bar is well stocked. I definitely recommend it & finish it off with a stroll around Washington Park!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Must Check OutMUSTCHECKOUTDined on 8/14/2014Amazing décor, simple and elegant at first blush but interesting upon closer review. The food was great. I appreciate that clean food was on the menu (such as Amish chicken). Ingredients were fresh and salad had a yummy and interesting combination. The deserts are to die for. I would even consider visiting just for desert!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Cincinnati restaurant weekOlgaVIPDined on 8/13/2014It was our first time at zula's and it was a pretty good experience. we had a fantastic window seat with a view of a corner of Washington Park. The tiger shrimp entree was excellent. For dessert we ordered pana cotta and crime brûlée and we agreed that crime brûlée was fantastic and pana cotta was a little too much. We'll definitely come back and try more cocktails and menu items. happy to add Zula to our list of places to take our friends and family to whe visiting. love OTR!Special Features:
- Great food, really bad serviceIHeartFoodDined on 8/12/2014We had five of us at 9pm for restaurant week. Online they were taking reservations until 10pm. Our waitress had a seriously bad attitude, and all but rolled her eyes when we had to remind her that we needed a round of drinks and bread we had already asked for. We felt hurried, and I had three people tell me "thanks for coming in" on my way to the bathroom 15 min. after we got there. The food was REALLY good though, and it's a shame that the overall experience was dampened by our bad waitress. I may not go back, even though the food was outstanding. There are plenty of places nearby with great food and impeccable service.Special Features:
- Nice new spot!OpenTable Diner Since 2009Dined on 8/12/2014Happy to add Zula to my list of fave restuarants in Cincinnati!Special Features:
- Food continues to be excellentTravelstoeatDined on 8/12/2014Zula has a great location, right on the NE corner of Washington Park, and a vibrant atmosphere. The food is great and helps to forget the so-so service. Our waiter was pleasant and seemed attentive but he missed here and there, like switching our reds first time (we knew they were mixed up, he should have and the next round he got them right). And not putting in the bread order so it came with our mussels rather midway through eating them. Still the food was top notch, great flavors and portion sizes, and walking around the park after dinner on a lovely summer evening is a treat.Special Features:
- Great food, service lackingOpenTable Diner Since 2006VIPDined on 8/9/2014Food was delicious.wine and beer selection good. Service slow and not the friendliest. We had to ask for an explanation of the menu and no chiller for white wine. Expected much more input from staff. When leaving restaurant, walked right last hostess and she didn't even smile or say goodbye.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Good Pre-Show TapasrandomwalkDined on 8/7/2014Interesting ingredient combos and flavors, tables are a bit close together and we were seated right on top of another couple even though the restaurant was nearly empty. Great place to go before a show.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- One of my Favorites!Ellie5225Dined on 8/2/2014Without a doubt, I have always recommended this place to anyone in town or someone looking for something new. I always try to gather a group together so selfishly I get a chance to try the majority of the menu. Here are a few of my favorites! Trust me you can not go wrong with any item. COLD PLATES: Yellow Fin Tuna Crudo (sometimes they have salmon crudo too!), Roasted Beet Salad, Haricot Vert Frisèe, Baby Kale Salad MUSSEL BAR: New Orleans style: Smokey Gumbo Sauce, Shrimp, Andouille (You must order their house bread to soak up all the amazing broth) FLAT BREAD: Roasted Seasonal Mushroom, Bulgarian Feta or the goat cheese. I guess one could understand why a group is always better for sharing. Remember "sharing is caring!"Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Delicious food and atmospherefoodie2VIPDined on 8/2/2014Our group had a very enjoyable evening, the restaurant is much larger than it appears and the food was delicious. We ordered several items to share and tried their various cocktails. We were not lingering over our glasses of water by any means so we were very surprised when we asked to see the dessert menu, our server told us that another reservation was waiting for our table and we would need to move to the bar to order and eat dessert. We were accommodating since it was Lumeocity but disappointed that it was not handled in a more customer friendly way.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- good food, disappointing serviceshansanDined on 8/2/2014The food was very good but the service was flakey and unfocused.Special Features:
- Zula's TriesBadExperienceDined on 8/2/2014Did not get seated until 5:10 pm. Reservation was for 5:00 pm. Waitress thought there was only 1 in the party. Tried to seat the two of us at a table jammed into the window. Roast beef was served rare, not medium rare. Restaurant was too noisy. Would not return.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- ExcellentTarenDined on 8/1/2014I've eaten here several times and enjoy it every time I visit. The food is very good and consistent.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great pre-concert findAnniversaryPartyDined on 7/31/2014We got reservations easily before the Luminocity dress rehearsal. Service timing was perfect. Plus our table was next to the appetizer prep bar. Cooking lesson! Bonus!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- yum!OpenTable Diner Since 2011Dined on 7/26/2014This was my second time visiting Zula and it was just as good (if not better!) than I remembered it! I highly recommend getting their bread basket with the mussels so that you can soak up the delicious broth. We finished our meal with a tasty muffin like cake that had raspberries studded in it. Delish!Special Features:
- Great food but too loud on weekendsOpenTable Diner Since 2013Dined on 7/25/2014I love the food, the place and service but it is too loud when full. I would like to be able to talk with all sitting at my tableI would recommend this to a friend.
- Mussels!downtownersDined on 7/24/2014Never disappointed in the mussels! or the salads. or the flatbread.Special Features: