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THUNDER BAY -- Chris Krumpholz was given a $100 birthday gift that turned out to be worth $459,000.
For his birthday Krumpholz was given a ticket for the Fort William Rotary's annual House Lottery Draw and that ticket happened to be pulled as the grand prize winner during Canada Day celebrations at Prince Arthur's Landing, making him the owner of the new Sunflower Drive home.
He was sitting around a barbecue with a few friends when he got the call.
"I was stunned. I didn't really expect," he said when reached by telephone early Tuesday evening.
"Ironically it was the first year in probably a dozen or so years I hadn't worked at the marina on Canada Day."
Krumpholz described it being a "surreal" feeling when he was told he was the winner and was still waiting for the full impact to sink in.
The odds were definitely against him, as there were more tickets sold this past year than at any point in the draw's 28 year history.
His was one of 7,921 tickets that were in the drum before the grand prize winning slip was pulled.
That high number of tickets is good news for the organization, which had expressed concern in the days leading up to the draw over whether they would hit their target.
House Lottery chairman Bob Hookham said the draw has become such a success because of the positive work it does for local charities.
Among the organizations that benefit from the initiative include the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Foundation, which will receive $500,000 over the next five years and the George Jeffrey Children's Centre which will see funding go towards the second phase of its playground construction.
"It's a draw where everybody wins because all the money stays here," Hookham said.
The draw has raised close to $5 million for the community in its history.
There was also $50,000 in early bird draws in addition to the grand prize.
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I am an affilate for an on-line cell telephone dealer I sell phones and get commision but its not from the actual carrier but I'd like to reduce the middle man and start my own website doing online cell phone sales and cell plans but do not know how I would even start off. I'm hunting to start some thing like a wirefly kind of deal.
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If you had any thought how difficult this is, you would reconsider.
Wirefly.com is just one of the cell phone websites run by Simplexity. They are a enormous organization in the cell telephone enterprise. They also run the on the web cell phone retailers for everybody else: Radio Shack, Sams Club, Target, Dell, Newegg, HH Gregg, Tiger Direct/CompUSA, Overstock.com, Sears, and for companies like LG, BlackBerry, Palm… If it was simple, I feel those organizations would be carrying out it themselves.
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with no luck , just spending 9 $ more each, a waste of time and cash.
I use a Blackberry 8830 World Phone (on Verizon) and a HTC Evo everyday. The BB is my work device, and I own a HTC Evo as my personal phone (on Sprint). Using them back to back, I can say first hand that for most of what I do, the BlackBerry is the better device.
1. My BB has been reliable,
2. Allows for quick email response wheenever and whereever,
3. Is great for calls with a bluetooth headset. connects without issue and is pretty clear, few dropped calls (bluetooth dropping off, which happened all the time with my old Palm Centro)
4. The basic functions work well – datebook, contacts, to-do's, and memo's… I used these for years on the Palm and while the BB is not as good as the Palm was (sigh), still works well enough.
CONS OF the BB 8830
1. Internet isn't the best… When I finally upgrade to a newer device maybe that will get better
2. Don't like the roller ball – I like the touch pad that you find on the newer Curve.
Advantages of the BB over an Android phone (for me – BB vs. HTC Evo):
1. Less buggy – my BB crashes only a fraction of the # of times that my Evo Android phone does.
2. Reading and deleting emails is FAST on the BB – I can review 20 emails in about 2 minutes, tops, on the BB, including brief responses and deleting masses (when needed). On the EVO, you have go to the separate delete screen and pick them there… And reading and replying is slower, driven by the keyboard in particular.
3. Like the memo and to do applications – not as good as Palm (10 years ago) but at least they offer native applications for this kind of stuff (Android does not!!!!).
One man's opinion, but I sometimes wish I'd skipped the Evo (and the extra $10 a month for 4G) and gone with a personal BB (in addition to my work BB).
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Cute Kid Note Of The Day: Why Being A Girl Is Wonderful [PHOTO]
Title: A Few Wonderful Things About Being A Girl
Author: One very wise 8-year-old
Why We Love It: Her DAD posted her "unexpected response" to the "assignment" on Reddit
The Best Part: She starts her answer with "veginas" and ends with "power." So that's a tough call.
What About Boys? Dad says he has a son too, and "[He] is still too young to do these writing assignments, but we do our best to make sure that he has an equally sound sense of self-worth. There are definitely some differences in the social baggage that our two children face, and we do try to be thoughtful of that. But for both basically we are just hopeful that we can mitigate a little of the unhealthy social patterns that they will face out in this world with some encouragements at home."
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Starting downtown and making a 5 mile loop South and back again.
On April 7th Cyclovia Tucson will once again connect downtown Tucson to South Tucson, inviting residents and visitors alike to experience Tucson's cultural and culinary riches located in some of the region's oldest and most vibrant neighborhoods. The downtown route features six main "activity hubs", each highlighting a great park, school, business corridor, or cultural resource: Armory Park/Tucson Children's Museum; Santa Rita Park; South 4th Avenue "Restaurant Row"; Arizona Children's Association/Mission View Elementary; Santa Rosa Park; and Ochoa Elementary. Each activity hub will feature numerous attractions for participants including food vendors, entertainment, music, interactive games and demonstrations, and more.


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The Museum is pleased to continue the series of One Icon Exhibitions for the coming year through June, 2014 featuring a series of icons that commemorate and/or depict specific feast days or religious celebrations on both the Gregorian (Western) and Julian (a reform of the Roman calendar introduced by Julius Caesar in 46 BC) calendars. Each exhibition will last about two weeks to accommodate both calendar dates. A feast day (or festival day) is the date a saint, a holy event, or a holy object is honored and memorialized in the liturgical life of the Orthodox Church. The schedule is as follows:
August: Saint Paraskeva with Scenes from her Life circa 1600
September: Minyeia 1995
October: The Last Judgement circa 1750
November: The Solovetsky Monastery Circa 1650
December: Saint Nicholas with Scenes from his Life circa 1830
January: The Apostles John and Prokhorus circa 1580
February: Saint Luke circa 1520
March: Saint Mark circa 1480
April: Icon in Multple Registers with the Orante Mother of God circa 1550
May: The First Nicean Council circa 1580
June: Saint Demetrios of Thessaloniki circa 1550
Cost: Free to Members or with Museum Admission.
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Suggested Audiences: Elders, Adult, College, High School, Middle School, Elementary
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"Warriors of the Rainbow: Seediq Bale", a new historical epic from Taiwan, is a recent box office smash hit in Taiwan and was also a popular film during Venice International Film Festival this year.
Director Wei Te-sheng's previous film, Cape No. 7, became Taiwan's highest-grossing film ever, thus allowing him to realize this ambitious passion project, which has been in the planning stages for a decade. With a budget of US$25 million, Seediq Bale is the most expensive Taiwanese film ever made and took over two years to complete. In Taiwan, the film was released in two installments which total 4.5 hours. Despite the length, the film has become a box-office sensation and has inspired a great deal of interest in the history and culture of indigenous Taiwanese peoples. The film will be officially distributed in the United States byWellGo USA Entertainment in February, 2012.
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Vegan meats galore: Veggie Brothers review! »
Veggie Brothers is a mail-order restaurant that I had always wanted to try (I especially like anything mail-order: Restaurants! Wine! Brides!) but had never had the time to wait for the food nor the money to fulfill their $60-plus-shipping minimum order (because despite what you may be led to believe by television, graduate students are neither rich nor glamorous). That's why I about had an aneurysm when Veggie Brothers reached out to Vegansaurus and asked us to review the gourmet offerings on their site. I was also excited because Veggie Brothers reposted something I wrote about Lady Gaga's meat dress on Facebook a couple months ago, and I'm a sucker for the approval that I never received from my parents.
I tried to rope my mother into doing this with me because she will not eat anything unless it is covered in meat and then fried in meat and cheese because "is healthy, Mark! Russians very healthy! You be anemic soon and you die and you feel bad because Mommy warn you!" Unfortunately, my mother was away on another one of her cruises (she goes on at least three a year) so I had to resign myself to forcing Allen to eat with me while we watched Oprah (Allen's unreasonable demand) by romantic candlelight.
Our first adventure began when it was time to receive the food. One of the downsides to the mail-order restaurant model is that you have to be home in order to receive the food, which is sent packed in dry ice in a special cooler. This may be a problem if you are terrible at planning/don't have a place for UPS to leave the package/aren't at home very much. We had to play tag with UPS which actually included me running after a truck and insisting there was a package for me. Unfortunately, there was not. The package was in another truck that I did not have to chase down! As soon as we got the package inside the house, Allen and I immediately proceeded to have the best time pretending we were Dr. Frankenstein while unpacking the food and putting it in our freezer. If shipping is a downside, then the way that these products are shipped are a major plus for me! Dry ice in a styrofoam cooler? Food in reusable plastic bags? I'm there!
Let me be honest with you: I was not expecting much. The directions on each of the bags (and we had six) was to plop the individual entrees (still in their packaging) into boiling water or to microwave them for a few minutes. I've had frozen dinners before. They may look good on the box, but once you've heated them, they're just not that great. If you know what I'm talking about, you understand why I was expecting to be disappointed. However, Allen and I bravely soldiered on, putting the food onto decorative plates (I cannot believe we own such a thing) and discussing its merit as we watched Oprah interview someone who had overcome one life-threatening condition or another.
What follows is a detailed review of exactly what Allen and I ate and how we felt about it. We tried to order the most exotic/hard-to-make dishes we could, our assumption being that if the harder dishes were good, then the simple ones must be fantastic. I do not know if this is a fair assumption, but it got me to try vegan Mahi-Mahi, which for me is good enough.
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Product review: Ro & Co. vegan bags! »
Ro & Co. is a vegan handbag company based in Montreal (that's totally in Canada!) that launched last year, and they're pretty dope. First, I love Canada. All the best white comedians are from Canada and Canada produces the best teen dramas in THE WORLD! Seriously, we would be way better adjusted if we watched Canadian teen shows instead of 90210; they have episodes just about like getting boners in math class! And then half the kids are weird looking ,and another quarter are just plain busted. It's the best! Secondly, I love vegan bags so this company is right up my alley!
Because I am a superstar vegan fashionteer ("fashionista" makes me vom), Ro & Co. sent me a bag to review.* Yay! Canadian vegan shwag! This purse is the Audrina from the Caiman collection. It's a clutch—I'm totally into clutches. They make you look like a lady! Which is as close to being a lady as I will ever get. Normally I like the wristlet kind because I lose things like it's my job, but on special occasions I'll roll with the regular strapless clutch. I really like the way the purse looks; it's kind of ladylike, kind of badass. The weaving adds interest to the plain shape and makes it cool. It doesn't look like leather, it looks more on the plastic, but it's supposed to be crocodile/patent-leather-style so that's what I was expecting. My main concern is that it's not lined! The purse is actually woven pieces of the faux leather so there are nooks and crannies on the interior. They're only big enough to steal nickels and pennies from you but still, it would be soooo much nicer if it was lined.
Check me out, I made an official outfit to go with the purse! Perfect for a night on the town! You know, like the magazines do! Goddamn I'm so adorable, I don't know how you stand it. The earrings are from some store in the Mission. Don't be jealous. The shoes are Novacas from Mooshoes and they are the hotness. They go really well with a vodka tonic too because the heel is too high for me to walk in while I'm sober.
Oh! BOYS! They got wallets and whatnot—you know, boy stuff. Because money is for boys.
*FTC disclosure: The purse was sent to me by Ro & Co. to review.
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Crunchy Baked French Fries
Makes: 4 servings
4 teaspoons olive oil
4 medium baking potatoes (1 1/2 pounds total), scrubbed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 to 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
- Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil; brush with 2 teaspoons of the olive oil. Set aside.
- Cut the potatoes lengthwise into 1/2-inch-thick wedges. Transfer to a large bowl. Add remaining olive oil; toss to coat. Sprinkle potato wedges with the salt and black pepper, tossing to coat. Arrange potatoes in a single layer on prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in a 450-degree oven for 12 minutes. Turn potatoes; sprinkle with the Parmesan. Bake for 10 to 12 minutes more or until tender and golden.
Nutrition facts per serving (8 wedges): 155 calories, 4g protein, 22g carbohydrate, 6g fat (1.5g saturated), 3g fiberCrunchy Cooking Tips
Many restaurants double fry spuds to make them extra crispy. Get the same result by boiling the sliced potatoes for 2 to 3 minutes (to release moisture), then draining, tossing with olive oil, and baking.
The Peel Deal
Save time and boost nutrition by keeping the skin on the potatoes. It contains at least 50 percent of the root vegetable's fiber, says Devin Alexander, author of I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening!
Cheese Whiz
Secret ingredient Parmesan makes these fries taste decadent. It also adds a hint of salt, so you don't have to shake on more of the seasoning before you dig in.
Fat Fakeout
Our baked fries have less than one-third the fat you would get from a medium order at a fast-food joint.
Super Spuds
"Potatoes are not the enemy," Alexander says. A small spud packs about 130 calories, no fat, 18 percent of your daily vitamin C intake, and more potassium than a banana.
Skip the Parmesan and try these three takes on the classic side dish.
Chili: Prep as above, adding 1/2 teaspoon chili powder and 1/2 teaspoon paprika when you sprinkle with salt and black pepper. After baking, top each serving with 1/2 cup low-sodium chili (such as Amy's Organic Light in Sodium Chili).
Garlic: Prep as above, adding 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder when you sprinkle with salt and black pepper.
Sweet Potato: Prep as above, substituting 4 medium sweet potatoes for baking potatoes. Instead of salt and black pepper, sprinkle with 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Bake in a 425-degree oven for 20 to 30 minutes or until brown and tender, turning once.
Originally published in FITNESS magazine, May 2010.
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Potato chips is always a delicacy among people of almost all ages. =) Thank you for share. http://www.foodmachinesale.com/product/Snack_Making_Machine/tornade-potato-machine.html3/20/2013 01:33:38 AM Report Abuse
Potatoes are not the enemy," Alexander says. A small spud packs about 130 calories, no fat, 18 percent of your daily vitamin C intake, and more potassium than a banana.http://www.food-machine.org/product/Potato_Chips_Making_Machine3/19/2013 03:35:18 AM Report Abuse
I'm going to try a light oil spray on the foil and potatoes to make them extra crunchy.5/11/2012 01:13:23 PM Report Abuse
This was a great meal for me I didn`t use the black peper or parmesan, but I used dry thyme instead, really good and as a extra bonus only 1 point per serving for weight watchers :)11/10/2011 11:10:00 AM Report Abuse
I recommend using parchment paper instead of foil; you don't need to brush the paper with oil, saving more calories! And I also found that the potatoes stuck LESS to the parchment paper than they did to the foil 'n' oil. Enjoy!8/2/2010 08:26:28 PM Report Abuse
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Amazon says iPhone and iPod Touch users will be able to buy music from its digital store for the first time beginning Thursday.
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The company announced Thursday it would give five cents to the Global Fund of the RED foundation for each hand-crafted drink it sells on Saturday, December 1 in the United States and Canada for World AIDS Day.
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It does sound good, but I have had the problem with 1/4 becoming 14 in other recipes on your site. You sure have a problem.
Chicken Stew with Cider and Parsnips
Carrots, parsnips, and chicken simmer in a sauce of apple cider and chicken broth, making a delicious and homey stew--perfect for a chilly fall evening.
Yield: 4
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 4 chicken thighs
- 4 chicken drumsticks
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon fresh-ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon flour
- 1 cup apple cider
- 1 1/2 cups canned low-sodium chicken broth or homemade stock
- 1 onion, cut into thin slices
- 1 pound parsnips, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 2 carrots, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1. Heat the oven to 400°. In a large pot or Dutch oven, heat the oil over moderately high heat. Season the chicken thighs and drumsticks with 14 teaspoon of the salt and the pepper. Cook the chicken until browned, turning, about 8 minutes in all. Remove. Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of the fat from the pot.
- 2. Reduce the heat to moderate and stir in the flour. Whisk in the cider and the broth and bring to a simmer, scraping the bottom of the pot to dislodge any brown bits. Add the onion, parsnips, carrots, thyme, and the remaining 12 teaspoon of salt. Simmer, partially covered, for 10 minutes.
- 3. Return the chicken to the pot. Bring the stew back to a simmer, cover, and put in the preheated oven until the chicken is done and the vegetables are tender, about 15 minutes.
- Menu Suggestions: Simple boiled potatoes, egg noodles, or rice would be perfect for catching the stew's extra sauce.
- Wine Recommendation: A "comfort" wine will make this dish even more satisfying. A rustic red from the south of France, such as a Cahors or Minervois, is a good possibility.
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- OCCASION: Autumn, Winter
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Candidates must be carrying a full course load, and must submit an essay about resiliency, making a difference, generosity of spirit, or overcoming obstacles to achieve a goal.
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David L. Vargas
CUMBERLAND- David L. Vargas, 60, passed away Monday March 26, 2012 in St. Antoine Residence, No. Smithfield. Husband of the late Ruth A. (Phipps) Vargas, he lived in Pascoag most of his life.
Born in Providence he was the son of the late William F. Vargas Sr. and Myrtle E. (Belknap) Vargas- LaBerge.
David worked for 28 years at Zambarano Hospital before retiring, and then he worked for CVS in Woonsocket.
Robert A. Wheatley
WOONSOCKET- Robert A. Wheatley, 61, of St. Joseph Street died Wednesday, March 21, 2012 at Trinity Health & Rehabilitation Center, Woonsocket.
Born in Allston, MA, a son of the late Robert E. and Emelyn (Carmo) Wheatley, he had lived in Florida before moving to Woonsocket.
Mr. Wheatley was a CNA for various companies.
He was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran.
He is survived by two sisters, Jane Sweeney and Patricia Wheatley, both of Woonsocket; two brothers, James Wheatley of Brandon, FL and Thomas F. Wheatley of Pawtucket; and several nieces and nephews.
Patricia F. Bacon
UPTON- Patricia F. (Stand) Bacon, 70, died Sat. March 31, 2012 in the Rose Monahan Hospice Residence, Worcester surrounded by her loving family. She was the wife of Richard E. Bacon who died in 2009.
In addition to her father, she is survived by one daughter, Karen E. Bacon of Worcester, one son; Keith R. Bacon of Tampa, FL, her sister; Barbara Gunter of Millville and her brother and sisterin-law Gerald and Barbara Bacon of Whitinsville. She is also survived by and many aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews. . She was pre-deceased by her sister, Nancy Lunt.
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Born in Woonsocket, she was the daughter of the late Horace and Clara (Avery) Duclos.
Loretta was the former co-owner of Blouin General Welding. She enjoyed woodworking and was a member of the French Genealogical Society.
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How do I get rid of these bugs that are covering my tomato plants? What are they?
UnChu Littlefield, Sacramento
According to retired state entomologist Baldo Villegas, these insects are leaf-footed bugs.
"You can see the 'leaf foot' on the hind legs as the tibia the segment above the real foot is flattened," Villegas explained. "The eggs are laid in groups and the young called 'nymphs' emerge out of the eggs about the same time. It will take about a month for them to reach the adult stage that you are seeing (in the photo).
"Some of the bugs on the left-hand side (of the photo) are still immature as the wings are not fully developed, and the light brown on the left bottom side of the picture is a new teneral adult (it just emerged)," Villegas observed.
Do they damage tomatoes?
"They cause damage on the veggies by sucking nutrients out of the veggies with a long proboscis that they have on the head and fits between the legs," Villegas said. He suggests that the best way to get rid of them is to pick them off the plants and drop them in a bucket of soapy water.
"The bugs give off a disagreeable odor, so either wear gloves or wash your hands afterward," Villegas said. He adds that nurseries and garden centers carry insecticides that will work, but make sure the label says the product is safe to use on vegetables.
"If you use them, read the label and make sure that it is not a systemic insecticide," he added. "I would also wash the veggies before eating them."
Leaf-footed bugs (Leptoglossus) are often confused with stink bugs; they both give off bad odors. Leaf-footed bugs tend to be slow and clumsy which makes them easier to catch. Most species prefer to eat seeds, which can make them a problem for almond and pistachio growers.
When they attack tomatoes or other vegetables, these bugs can make the skin feel rough like sandpaper, but the fruit is still edible.
To learn more about leaf-footed bugs, check out the Pest Note on the University of California's Integrated Pest Management website at www.ipm.ucdavis.edu. (Find them listed under "pistachio pests.")
Questions are answered by master gardeners at the UC Cooperative Extension services in Sacramento and Placer counties.
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July 4, 2009
Karl Malden, 1912-2009
One of those movies was Captains Courageous (1977), an adaptation of the Rudyard Kipling story about a spoiled teenaged boy who falls overboard and learns a thing or two about maturity and growing up when he is picked up by a "crusty old sea captain" (as the IMDb puts it) played by Malden. I haven't seen this film in decades, but to this day, I'm pretty sure I can remember how Malden's character -- named Disko Troop, of all things, which makes him sound like a refugee from the Village People -- reluctantly takes the boy under his wing and barks the words, "Right hand, starboard! Left hand, port!" When I started taking canoeing lessons at summer camp a few years later, I credited this film with giving me a head start on the terminology.
The other movie was Pollyanna (1960), the first of several films that Hayley Mills starred in for the Walt Disney studio. Here, Malden played the Rev. Paul Ford, a fire-and-brimstone preacher who changes his ways when the title character, an irrepressibly sunny girl played by the 13-year-old Mills, compels him to look up all the "happy texts" in the Bible. So in some ways, this character was the opposite of Malden's role in Captains Courageous: in the Kipling story, the child learned from Malden, but in the Disney movie, Malden learned from the child.
As I got older and learned more about film, I discovered some of Malden's more iconic roles -- all of which have received renewed attention since Malden's death on Wednesday -- and one or two of the shows he worked on are of particular interest for the Christian moviegoer.Most notably, Malden played a Catholic priest who takes a stand against corruption and injustice in On the Waterfront (1954), a film that reunited him with his Streetcar Named Desire co-star Brando and director Elia Kazan. (This is the film that gave Brando his famous "I coulda been a contender" spiel.) Cathy Lynn Grossman of USA Today notes that Malden's character was closely patterned after a real-life priest named Rev. John Corridan, and she asks if a film grounded in the kind of "clear, moral passion" that Malden's character embodied could possibly be made today without being "pigeon-holed in a 'faith film' category". At any rate, it's certainly debatable whether a film of this sort would even be made by a major studio these days, let alone win eight Academy Awards including Best Picture, as On the Waterfront did. (Malden was nominated again in the Supporting Actor category -- along with his On the Waterfront co-stars Lee J. Cobb and Rod Steiger -- but this time, none of them won.)
Decades later, Malden played another Catholic priest, in an episode of The West Wing (2000). This would prove to be Malden's last on-camera performance, and Sr. Rose Pacatte reports that Malden brought with him some liturgical items that he had used when playing the priest in Kazan's film 46 years earlier -- prompting everyone on the West Wing set to "touch these items with reverence because of their link to this great film."
Malden also played a police inspector in I Confess (1953), perhaps the most Catholic film of Alfred Hitchcock's entire career; it concerns a priest who hears a murderer's confession and is then accused of the murder himself, but he cannot clear his name because it would mean violating the secrecy of the confessional.
Malden himself was not Catholic, but Orthodox. His family was actively involved in a Serbian Orthodox church in Gary, Indiana, and Malden kept ties to that community long after he moved to Hollywood. To what extent his attachment was cultural and to what extent it was religious, who can say, but in 2003, he gave a long and fascinating interview to a Serb-American magazine in which he discussed the various churchmen he had known throughout his life, and how he used to attend liturgy with members of Yul Brynner's family, etc. He also talked about how he and his wife of 70 years, who is Jewish, "never really discussed religion", and how his mother was originally Catholic, became Orthodox when she got married, and then became Catholic again when she spent her last days in an old folks' home.
Whatever his own religious inclinations, Malden was by all accounts a gracious and decent man, standing by friends like Kazan when they were all but ostracized within the industry, and enjoying one of the longest marriages of any Hollywood actor ever. He will be missed.


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Using Mobile Phones to Understand Ourselves and Motivate Change
Mobile technology has come a long way from those foot-long phones hooked up to a shoe box sized battery pack. With bluetooth, GPS, cameras, and Internet connections, mobile phones nowadays pack a lot of power. How can we put this functionality to use?
Mobile Phones for Personal Data
The technology to collect data about ourselves is available. We can record where we have been with GPS, and with cameras, we can keep track of what we have seen. We can then upload this data regularly with a persistent Internet connection, and what we end up with are travel patterns and live image streams.
Putting Personal Data to Use
Now things start to get super interesting. The challenge is to figure out what to do with all the data.
- What do you do with a year's worth of location traces or a year's worth of pictures taken every few minutes?
- What story can you tell and what inferences can you make?
- Can you combine data from the phone with existing databases e.g. weather, environment, or traffic?
- What type of visualization is more effective in making data available to non-expert users?
In the coming weeks I will be investigating these questions on this subject of self-surveillance, and if you don't mind, will be bringing all of you along for the ride (towards completing my dissertation :).
What would you do with location data or a continuous image stream from a year of your life?
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Further reading & data for visualisation:
The Microsoft SenseCam:
And the Flickr 365 (1 photo a day for a year) projects:
I too am interested in these topics. I would also point you to Steve Mann's notion of "sousveillance," a neologism that highlights *who* is doing the watching. Surveillance is about us being watched by them. In sousveillance, the us we watching ourselves. I am struggling that any treatment of these trace data sources (our phones, our RFID badges, our credit cards, our printouts we send to a work printer) requires an acknowledgment of the very political nature of this data. In many cases, the company, the government, or some financial analyst (in bentonville arkansas) or CSR (in Bangalore) is the only one with the access to the data…. For many of these sources of information, you, the lowly user can't have your own data(!). And this is especially true if you're not highly motivated (and geeky enough) to glean what you can.
The above is not a "statistics problem" or a "visualization problem" per se. But it's there, lurking just below the surface. The data a designer can get is often about his or her own life, not about other's lives and interactions. And visualization (and statistics) is often comparative. It's great to see what's different between how I use my phone (or camera, or email) and how you do it, or my mom does it, or a Chinese 13-yr old script kiddie. Seeing my data is comparison with others starts to give a user the chance to actually see (and reflect on) their own rhythms and routines.
Note: These are notes for my own thesis thinking… Sorry if they're rambling. But thanks for having a site for interesting discussions.
@Zach: mm hm. there's definitely a social aspect to personal data. there are complicated problems like data privacy and integrity that come into play, which makes it that much more interesting. aggregation and anonymizing becomes important.
location data for example, is naturally very private information that most would not be willing to share, much less make public, but there are things that a user could be willing to divulge like how fast they were driving or how many fast food restaurants they drove past…


text: Despite the noise, everybody wanted to see how the opposition was doing RWD This was probably the most competitive class, with former etGP champions 034Motorsport and Groma Fab battling for honors, albeit in different cars from their winning years. It's fair to say 034Motorsport was perhaps the best-prepared tuner at our event, building its own mid-engined S4 V6 single turbo-powered Mk4 Golf GTI especially for the GP. In its first year they narrowly missed overall victory with some teething problems, so they were back for gold. Being first to arrive, the GTI was strapped to the dyno but that's when the problems started. The car simply couldn't record any numbers. The dyno didn't seem to know a car was running. After hours of problem solving, we pulled it off the dyno and continued to look for a resolution with other cars. As a result, 034 patiently waited about 13 hours before finally getting on the dyno. Having seen 807hp on their own in-house dyno, they predicted 700hp on the Wicked rollers and nailed it on the third run with a figure of 716hp. This was the most powerful car on the day, and you always feel 034 has something in reserve if another tuner gets close enough to challenge them. But with 100hp over the nearest rival, we called it a night and went home. Groma Fab's little 2002 looked cute until it produced 433whp and scared everybody Behind the GTI were a phalanx of six BMWs, all within 60hp of each other despite different engine sizes and layouts. Up first was the E92 M3 from Sonic Motorsport with its stage two Active Autowerke supercharger conversion. This team was hoping for 650hp at the wheels but left rather dejected with only 486hp. We'd suggest the two E92 teams were a little optimistic but the measured power didn't seem to reflect what the cars were capable of. This also applied to the european auto source M3 with its VF-Engineeering blower, which only put down 457whp. With the tuner regularly seeing about 100hp more on its in-house dyno, they were also disappointed. Check out the quarter-mile times for another indication of what the cars are capable of. The dark horse in etGP11 was the BMW 2002 from Groma Race Fabrication. As last year's winners, they wanted to do well and had surprised everybody by turning up with a 36 year-old car. However, the turbocharged M20 325i engine under the hood meant they were confident of a good showing, and pushing the rollers to 433hp proved they were on the right track. Unfortunately, it took a few too many runs to get the dyno to read properly, initially claiming the engine was developing 90hp. As a result, Groma suspect the engine overheated and possibly blew the head gasket, resulting in problems on the track day… "So who's idea was it to all wear black?" Close behind Groma was the Berk Technology BMW 135i. As a time attack contender, the team cared little about the dyno last year but had made more preparations for etGP11. As a result, the engine spun easily to 423hp, which was considerably more than the team's original estimate. Just 2hp behind them was the VF-supercharged M Coupe from LTBMW. This car was a little down on estimations but developed healthy power for such a light car. In turn, the ESS-supercharged E46 M3 from Platte Forme AG was only 1hp down with 420whp. Built as a time attack car, like's Berk's 135i, neither team was as concerned by engine output as lap times… DYNO Team Car Class Measured HP Expected 034Motorsport '01 VW GTI RWD 716 807 Bluewater Performance '07 VW Rabbit AWD 619 650 Sonic Motorsport '08 BMW M3 486 486 650 European Auto Source '11 BMW M3 RWD 457 551 Groma Race Fabrication '75 BMW 2002 RWD 433 400 Berk Technology '08 BMW 135i RWD 423 400 LTBMW '01 BMW M Coupe RWD 421 450 Platte Forme AG '01 BMW M3 RWD 420 450 Eurocode Tuning '10 Audi S4 AWD 398 420 Euro Sport Accessories '01 VW Golf FWD 337 320 Forge Motorsport '09 Audi TT S AWD 317 320 Raven Motorsports '01 Audi A4 1.8T AWD 305 415 Wicked Motorsports Wicked Motorsports was founded in '05 by Audi fan Mike Ghaemi. He quickly became known in Southern California for building fast B5 S4 models, appearing at local drag strips and even a previous etGP. The shop is located in Los Angeles and features the latest tools and equipment, including its new Dynocom AWD dynamometer. It also has a team of experienced technicians to work on European cars, carrying out general servicing work or fitting performance parts. Another selling point is the company's discount scheme for genuine VW/Audi parts, as well as a warranty on fitting, free local rental or shuttle plus a free towing service in certain cases. The shop is open 9-5 weekdays and Saturday by appointment. So if you're in the Los Angeles area, and need an experienced European performance center, visit Wicked Motorsports (wicked-motorsports.net). « | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | » | View Full Article By Greg Emmerson Enjoyed this Post? Subscribe to our RSS Feed, or use your favorite social media to recommend us to friends and colleagues!


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B&H Photo launches a wave of Camera and Lens Specials
It's quasi Black Friday at B&H Photo as they have launched a number of new camera gear specials. If interested, keep in mind that the B&H Photo website does not accept orders between Friday evening and Saturday evening in the eastern time zone, so plan your shoppings accordingly.
We start with a potentially tempting entry-point into the Sony NEX e-system. The black NEX-5N with the 18-55mm kit lens and a $50 plastic B&H Photo gift card is offered for a new lower price, $470 with free shipping. The gift card is an actual plastic gift card that will be included automatically with your order by B&H. Since it is a normal plastic gift card, you can put it in a nice box and gift it during the holidays, or keep it as an emergency holiday gift (think "red sweater emergencies" - you buy someone a beautiful red sweater for the holidays and they show up wearing the very same red sweater - gift ruined, gifting emergency created!)
Staying with the NExies, the Sony NEX-6 with 16-50mm power zoom lens is in-stock at its normal price of $1,000 but B&H Photo will automatically include with your order a software box - the full version of Adobe Lightroom 4! No coupon code needed.
On the Sigma SLR lens front, available in the four main SLR mounts (C/N/A/P) is the Sigma 24-70mm f2.8 (not stabilized) for $695 and the BIGMA 50-500mm f4.5-6.3 DG OS HSM for $1300. You may have to add to cart to see the price!
Continuing from Black Friday are the Nikon V1 specials. For $300 with free shipping you can get the black Nikon V1 with 10-30mm. On the other hand, if you are ready for a bigger commitment to the Nikon CX system, B&H has a Nikon V1 super-bundle for $800.
Also continuing from the Black Friday specials is the black Panasonic LX5 for $250. The white LX5 sold-out and is marked as discontinued and can no longer be ordered.
Speaking of Panasonics, the GH2 body only remains at $500 at B&H, and if you click on the link right below the "Buy Together & Save", you can see options for adding Panasonic M43rds lenses to your order for a combined purchase instant savings discount.
Samsung NX users feeling ignored? Ignored no more with a Samsung NX20 w/18-55mm special. You pay $800 and you get the camera kit and also a $200 B&H Photo plastic card. Yes a two-hundred dollar plastic B&H gift card is included automatically by B&H Photo during this promotion.
What about the Android geek in you or your gift-giving circle? The 7-inch 32GB ASUS Google Nexus 7 tablet has dropped to $244 with free shipping and it is indeed in-stock as of the time of writing!
But you don't have to spend triple figures to join the holiday shopping fun! For just $20 with free shipping you can get the 32GB Transcend Class 10 SDHC memory card. This has no limits (within reason), so you can buy as many as you like/need.
If you need faster/professional memory cards of the SDHC and Compactflash variety, B&H Photo has you covered as well with Lexar Professional memory cards and Sandisk Extreme and Extreme Pro memory cards.
For more specials as they happen, check the Camera Deals blog...


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4 The NanoFab Program SCOPE AND MISSION The functional statement of the NanoFab was described to the panel as being threefold: 1. Provide access to state-of-the-art, commercial nanoscale measurement and fabrication tools and methods, along with associated technical expertise, in a shared-access, shared-cost environment, to industry, academia, NIST, and other government agencies; 2. Enable the processing and characterization of a wide range of nanoscale materials, structures, and devices critical to the nation's measurement and technology needs; and 3. Foster internal collaborations in nanotechnology across NIST's laboratories and foster external collaborations with NIST's partners through its shared environment.13 This NanoFab mission statement is consistent with the CNST mission statement goals of operating a national, shared-use facility for nanoscale fabrication and for developing innovative nanoscale fabrication capabilities supporting researchers from industry, academia, NIST, and other government agencies. Based on the reported increases in both research participation and hours of clean-room usage, it appears that the processing activities in the NanoFab have increased twofold over the previous 2 years, with participation from both internal NIST users and external industry users. However, because no breakdown of the industry versus NIST process hours was detailed, the panel was not able to evaluate the degree of industry impact in the NanoFab shared-use facility. STAFFING The facility's processing activities are supported by a NanoFab manager and 12 experienced staff members, an increase of 2 staff members over 2009 levels. Process staffing consists of 6 process engineers, 3 microscopists, and 3 equipment engineers. There are 3 staff members with PhD degrees and 4 staff members with MS degrees. In addition, 3 administration personnel support NanoFab user interactions and usage coordination. The large number of staff and high level of staff education enhance the productivity of the NanoFab and distinguish it from comparable nanofabrication facilities in universities with less-experienced and fewer staff members. The NanoFab staffing model for meeting the process needs for its fabrication projects takes two forms: (1) hands-on processing by the users with initial process training by the staff, or (2) processing by the staff only. In both cases, the NanoFab staff provides consultation services to define both process development requirements and a process integration flow for the process project. 13 Vincent Luciani, CNST NanoFab, "The NanoFab," presentation to the panel, Gaithersburg, Maryland, March 7, 2011. 18
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Because staff members maintain tools and provide process oversight, laboratory process capability will become limited by the number of staff in the NanoFab. Six major new tools are coming online in 2011: a chemical mechanical polishing tool (CMP), an ion mill, an aligner from ASML (a provider of lithography systems for the semiconductor industry), two FIB systems, and a TEM. The project count has increased 40 percent per year for the past 2 years. The present staffing level will likely be required to increase to sustain future additional tooling or future increases in laboratory processing initiatives. QUALITY OF RESEARCH AND FACILITIES The NanoFab clean-room facility has an impressive array of the most modern commercially available tools for micro- and nanofabrication. The physical facility is excellent, with a clean room and other laboratory space configured for easy access to a wide suite of modern fabrication tools. The equipment capabilities are as modern and complete as in any similar facility in the United States with which the panel is familiar. Over the past 2 years, several new pieces of equipment have been brought online and added to the laboratory capabilities. It appears that most of the tools are characterized and available for general use, with the exception of one of the electron-beam systems. Focused-ion- beam and electron-beam lithography represent the core nanoscale fabrication tools, with sets of deposition, etching, and metrology tools for use in a modest level of process integration for research-scale devices. Although photolithography capability above 1 micrometer is available with several contact printing systems, a needed capability for higher-resolution photolithography is planned with the upcoming acquisition of an i-line stepper. Projects seem primarily to be directed toward a range of inorganic materials, including various semiconductors, metals, graphene, and a limited number of organic materials. The nanofabrication laboratory facilitates a wide range of projects for NIST researchers and, to a lesser extent, activity for academic institutions and industry. Neither a complete summary of projects and users nor a list of projects with users was provided for evaluation by the panel. The quality of the research examples that were presented as being facilitated by the laboratory ranged from highly innovative work to somewhat limited use of less sophisticated processes such as thin-film deposition. Limitations in activity and research facilitated by this laboratory are not due to equipment limitations, but rather to staff availability and the need to prioritize the projects to be supported. ALIGNMENT WITH MISSION As noted, the process activities of the NanoFab program are aligned with the mission of the CNST and NIST. The NanoFab staff is well managed, operates a nanofabrication user facility, and supports the research mission of serving NIST, academia, and industry in measurement activities. The reported increase in both the number of users and of processing hours over the past 2 years in the NanoFab clean room further serves to verify the alignment of the NanoFab with both its mission and the CNST mission. FUTURE PLANS The NanoFab does not appear to have independent research programs, in contrast to the three other research groups comprising the CNST. Rather, the NanoFab staff's understanding of its role, and consequently the NanoFab mode of operation, has been to maintain the 19
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nanofabrication clean-room laboratory as a user and/or service facility. This effort involves maintaining the facility in excellent working condition, ensuring the operation of complex processing equipment, establishing and maintaining process-control metrics for critical process tools, and developing processing integration methods to assist internal (NIST) and external users of the facility. It is apparent that the NanoFab staff has worked efficiently over the past 2 years with postdoctoral research scientists from NIST and research engineers from industry in satisfying the facility's processing mission as documented by CNST internal reports and CNST external publications. Future planning goals for the NanoFab program include the installation of three new tools critical for lithography, patterning, and planarization improvements in the clean room during 2011; new tooling justifications in the area of liftoff processing for 2012; improvement in tool uptime, especially for the Vistec e-beam writer; and continued outreach activities to attract more industry users. Future planning discussed during the review did not address staffing needs, which may ultimately limit productivity and new user participation in the NanoFab clean room. Future planning also does not appear to include process-development strategies that would be necessary for the NanoFab staff to stay at the forefront of nanofabrication technologies. EVALUATIVE COMMENTS AND SUGGESTIONS The nanofabrication laboratory and its highly skilled staff are responsible for a major advance in the research capabilities of the CNST. A dynamic group of researchers including students, postdoctoral researchers, and NIST researchers are engaged in research utilizing this modern capability. The nanofabrication laboratory and its staff clearly address the core mission of operating a shared-use facility, although the facility's national reach could be broader than it is currently. The NanoFab staff and clean room appear to support, first, NIST researchers; secondly, local academic institutions; and thirdly, industrial users. Although it is not an issue at present, as the laboratory matures and becomes fully functional it will become increasingly important to develop methods for prioritizing access to critical staff time and to the most heavily used capabilities. The following are suggestions for the NanoFab program: In the next review the NanoFab staff should provide to the panel more detailed data on the NanoFab projects and the key enabling processing features for these projects in order to enable a more complete evaluation of the NanoFab. Relatively few data were presented for the current review, and it was difficult for the panel to gain a full understanding of the breadth, the impact, and the overall quality of the work supported by the nanofabrication laboratory. For example, it was stated in presentations that capabilities were available to commercial entities, with no connection to NIST/CNST required, but few examples of such interactions were provided. In the next review the NanoFab staff should present to the panel a plan for evaluating the evolving fabrication needs of the growing nanoscience and nanoengineering community, particularly those of the commercial sector. The current approach seems to be to emulate the existing capabilities of the National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network and to try to obtain the latest commercially available models of the same tools. There is the opportunity, not yet fully realized, to use the knowledge, technical capabilities, and resources of NIST to develop entirely new nationally available fabrication capabilities. It would be valuable for the CNST to 20
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develop a strategic plan for this facility to address the nanofabrication-related metrology needs and fabrication capabilities of greatest impact on nanomanufacturing in key areas of national economic importance. The CNST should also consider expanding the NanoFab mission to include process-specific developments in nanofabrication and to encourage NanoFab staff members to publish papers related to processing topics. The CNST should further diversify the user base for the NanoFab. The capabilities are so outstanding that they would be in greater demand if more potential users knew about them. Intellectual property (IP) protection of CNST developments was not emphasized in the CNST technical presentations overall. The CNST should pursue IP protection where appropriate. Specifically, some processing accomplishments in the NanoFab facility are of sufficient merit to warrant IP discussions—for example, (1) deep reactive-ion etch wall process control and (2) uniformity of reactive-ion etch processing with differential pattern loading on a wafer. 21


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Published on June 7th, 2013 | by Andrew Reynolds
Cross: "I'll Miss Matt Desperately."
Hide and The Rings of Akhaten writer Neil Cross says he will miss the departing Matt Smith desperately.
The Luther creator told Stuff.NZ that when he met Matt during the filming of one of his episodes, he wasn't entirely convinced that Matt was not the Doctor in real life:
"Matt Smith is a great Doctor, maybe the greatest Doctor ever . . . because he is the Doctor. Hearts and soul. I'll miss him desperately. And I can't wait to see what's next."
Initially, the screenwriter, who lives in New Zealand, was sceptical about Matt's ability to build on the success of the departed Tenth Doctor, David Tennant:
"When he came into our lives as the Eleventh Doctor, Matt Smith had some very big Gallifreyan Chuck Taylors to fill. I watched his first episode with sweating palms and crossed fingers: hoping against hope that it would all be okay.
It was more than okay.
Within about ten seconds, I was smiling with relief. He had me at fish fingers and custard; he had us all at fish fingers and custard. By the end of that first episode, The Eleventh Hour, I was punching the air with tears in my eyes."
Fans of Doctor Who, Spooks, Luther and Cross's other work can join him at the Ilott Theatre, Wellington Town Hall, on Saturday June 29th at 7pm where he'll be sharing his thoughts on writing, collaborating with Guillermo Del Toro, his time as lead writer on BBC spy drama Spooks and creating cracking crime drama Luther.
Tickets are available via Ticketek.
7 Responses to Cross: "I'll Miss Matt Desperately."
I know what he means a lot of fans will miss him as the 11 th dr and it will be sad to see him go. When matt smith first hit the headlines as the new dr I was very worried that he was to young and didn't feel right. I have watched dr who since the early 70′s and jon pertwee was my doctor, then when he went and tom baker came I thought he was good but wasn't.my dr. Then when peter davison became the dr I liked him as much as pertwee. So I gave matt smith a chance at being the dr after a good take on it from david tennent. And I'm glad I did, he has been great as the dr. Well done matt I will miss your 11th dr very much indeed.
I find it strange that guy who created and writes for a show as brilliant as Luther, wrote two forgettable Doctor Who episodes. Well "Hide" had promise until the end. Then again I know scripts are tinkered so who knows what the original drafts were like.
And yes I await the many thumbs down which I'm sure I'm about to receive =)
I agree with Neil's sentiments completely. Matt was superb and my favorite after Baker and Pertwee.
Tom baker was my first dr with Peter Davidson my first regeneration so I was always going to be loyal to both, and I have to say I always thought the next choice of actor was the correct choice. I missed each actor that departed briefly, as life goes on you get to like the next dr and I will miss Matt smith because he is one of the better ones. The new dr will have to hit the ground running to make us grieve as little as possible for the11th and the choice of actor will be a massive decision that Moffet can not get Wong or it won't be just Matt he is missing.
I suppose there is no chance that this is a huge elaborate ruse that will lead to Matt Smith being announced as the 12th Doctor after John Hurt is recognised as the 9th? No? Even if i beg?
I hadn't thought about it that way before…………But I don't think so.


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The Mere Presence Defense
Your "mere presence" when a crime is being committed, or your association with people involved in criminal activity, does not necessarily mean you are guilty of a crime, and depending on the facts it may be used as a defense to any charged offenses. It is important that your lawyer investigate and review the facts of your case to determine if the mere presence defense may apply in your situation.
When federal agents raid a location where they think criminal activity is occurring, they usually round up everyone present. Then they look through all the documents and items at the scene and go after everyone mentioned. So you may be arrested one day because you "talked to a guy last month about a thing," and you had no idea of any illegal activity, and no intent to commit a crime.
What the government must prove . . .
Ultimately, when the case is brought against you by the U.S. Attorney, the government must prove more than mere association with coconspirators, or mere presence when a crime was committed. The Fifth Circuit pattern jury instruction (the law that the jury will have when it is deciding the case) that addresses the issue states:
Mere presence at the scene of an event, even with knowledge that a crime is being committed, or the mere fact that certain persons may have associated with each other, and may have assembled together and discussed common aims and interests, does not necessarily establish proof of the existence of a conspiracy. Also, a person who has no knowledge of a conspiracy, but who happens to act in a way which advances some purpose of a conspiracy, does not thereby become a conspirator.
The issue of "mere presence" often arises in federal drug conspiracies like conspiracy to manufacture or distribute a controlled substance, but this defense may be available against other charges as well. If you are caught up in a federal conspiracy charge, make sure your lawyer is familiar with federal criminal law, and bring this defense to their attention. It is your case; make sure it is handled correctly.


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The CAF-Marathon Caracas Organizing Committee is pleased to
announce the new date of the race's Fourth Edition -Sunday, April
26, 2015. The decision to change the race date from February to
April stems from logistical concerns and give organizers more time
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Robert Rodriguez, an Arlington code compliance officer, pulls up an illegal sign, on Abram Street, offering big money to people willing to lease their homes during the Super Bowl, Friday, July 30, 2010. Officials say they have pulled up more than 300 of the signs in the last few days. (Star-Telegram/Rodger Mallison)
Between all the television shows filming in Dallas neighborhoods and the thought of renting out one's home during Super Bowl XLV weekend, the Dallas-Fort Worth area might become one big sublet region.
The city of Arlington, though, wants to make it a bit more difficult on companies trying to set up brokerages between property owners and prospective tenants.
City workers recently have been hard at, um, work, removing hundreds of "bandit" signs from public rights of way. The signs — touting the possibilities of $10,000 per day in rental fees to Super Bowl visitors — try to drum up business for the brokerages and their local property-owner clients.
Only a couple of problems there. First, the signs are illegal and the city just removes and destroys them, so, quick, copy down that phone number. Secondly, some of these brokers want their fees — as much as 12 percent of the rental or $895 — upfront. Then there's the hotel occupancy taxes for which the homeowner would be liable. And, oh, yeah, North Texas contains about 90,000 hotel rooms, and the NFL already booked reservations for 24,000 of them, and that still leaves … well, a bunch o' hotel rooms.
OK, so more than a couple of problems.
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In August 1947, the Partition of British India gave birth to two new states; a secular state named India and an Islamic state named Pakistan. Is it true that common religion failed to keep the two parts of Pakistan together??
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