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LtCol William McCoy (from his Amazon blog)
The base newsletter does not mention Chaplain McCoy after May of 2009. Perhaps he is staying out of the limelight after the little dust up with Gen. Petreaus in September of 2008. This is covered here by Chris Rodda in the Huffington Post here and here. Most of his book is fluffy feel good Christianity, until the end of the book, where he starts hard selling Jesus. The book was advertised to be helpful for all military members, not just Christians. It was endorsed for this purpose by Gen Petraeus.
Someone has a yahoo login and is a member of some interesting yahoo groups.
A screenshot of yahoo account lesdeuxparfois.
The photo appears to be Chaplain Lt Col William McCoy. This person goes by the name lesdeuxparfois on various sex and swinger sites. Check it out yourself using ydetector. His avatar images change every so often. Evangelical Lutheran Chaplain by day, and swinger by night? Personally, I don't care who sleeps with who. But Chaplain McCoy has stated that those who don't believe in a God bring misfortune upon their unit mates. He publicly stated the following in his book, Under Orders: A Spiritual Handbook for Military Personnel :
"Belief in God is a foundational factor. Once you do away with God as a given truth, all other things are immediately affected by that. For instance, once God does not exist you suddenly have no reference to greatness outside of yourself, and no 'revelation' outside of yourself. The greatest thing in life suddenly becomes something or someone else, like yourself perhaps. ..."Wow, what arrogance saying that those who don't believe in a god are somehow not as morally developed as himself. And this is supposed to be in a book for all military members? What about the 21% of military members that don't have a religious affiliation? Yeah, lets throw them under the bus in order to make the 79% fell better about themselves and give them scapegoats when problems occur. Well, Chaplain McCoy, perhaps you shouldn't live in a glass house when you throw stones like the following:
"Only my goodness can help me contribute to the betterment of my unit or team. When I realize that sin is an agent, I can more quickly identify my own tendency to corrupt a group and bring havoc to what needs cohesion and team confidence. My sin can also make my agenda more important than my unit's agenda and thus lead to unit failure."Isn't cavorting around with others wives and partners considered a sin in Christianity? I just had to use the word, cavorting. Isn't he violating his oaths as a Lutheran Chaplain and military officer (UCMJ anyone?) by stepping out on his wife? Even if she doesn't care? And didn't Jesus really dislike hypocrites and liars in the Bible? According to the Chaplain's logic, his unit must really be quite a failure with this much sinning going on.
At Adult Friend Finder (watch out for malware).
Here is a quote about sinning from the Table of Contents, Chapter 7.
Fight the Real Fight. Sin is irrelevant in today's world, but it still makes its impression on each of us.So we have to sin in order to get to heaven and to have a better life? Very interesting, a rationalization of why he needs to sin. Personally, I don't believe in the concept of sin myself. If swinging is okay for him and his wife, it's okay with me. But don't get up on your high horse and tell me you are a better person because you have faith in an unproven supernatural deity. You aren't any better than anyone else.
The age old problem of sin is undertaken in a way to enable the reader to understand it without defining sin for each person. Ultimately, there is no list of sins any greater than another list. We all have issues specific issues with regard to our sin both personally and judicially before God. We should realize that sin is normal and is the reason we are entitled to God's grace so freely. Without sin, we'd be perfect. It is part of our makeup and we must understand it to live better.
lesdeuxparfois explains his interests and hobbies at Passion.com (Click to enlarge images).
I really like his explanation of his interests, a real lounge lizard.
What types of sexual activities turn you on?
Giving Oral Sex, Threesomes, Mutual Masturbation, Voyeurism
Have you ever had cybersex?
I've done it so many times that I've forgotten how to type with two hands.
A more detailed profile.
Letting it all hang out. Thankfully dear reader, I've blurred it out.
The person who sent me the information alleges that Chaplain McCoy has made unwanted advances towards young trusting women in the past. If those who have been hurt by this man are willing to come forward with evidence, then I will certainly have more to write. But for now all I can say is that Chaplain McCoy is a complete hypocrite if he is indeed lesdeuxparfois. I invite the readers of this blog to checkout lesdeuxparfois yourself.
Chaplain McCoy is endorsed by the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA), South Carolina Synod.
The lesdeuxparfois account has now been removed. Looks I struck a nerve. That was quick. Some people have asked if this account was for real. The account info said that the account was started in 2007 and was last accessed a few days before this post was published. I have many more screenshots of the account that I will be posting in the next few days.
For those who are questioning if this is the same person, look at the images of his face. It appears to be the same person. Notice a similar watch in both the clothed images from his Amazon blog and the nude headless photo. The profile information lists similar hobbies and interests. But the most interesting information that a couple of days after I posted this, lesdeuxparfois removed his account. If someone were trying to spoof an account to harm his reputation, why take it down so soon?
Another update:
Some of Chaplain McCoy's personal websites are being taken down. I have posted more information here.
Another update:
It seems that Chaplain McCoy has been "retired" as of the end of the year (2011).
Reference Information:
Personal website - (removed)
Radaris personal website
Book Bio on Amazon (removed) or here (removed)
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'"I don't know what to expect to happen," Connolly said after practice Monday in HSBC Arena. "I've seen a lot of deals happen early this year but those aren't real deadline deals. You just have to wait and see. It's not in my control. I have to perform to the best of my ability for this team. I'm excited about this team. We still have a good shot [to make the playoffs]."'
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ByNick Timiraos and Dante Chinni
Protests in Ferguson, Mo., over the killing of an unarmed African-American teenager by police have highlighted a powerful political dynamic in the working-class suburb: Though Ferguson is heavily African American, its city leaders are nearly all white. Just one of the city's six council members is black.
Saturday's Journal looked at how blacks have moved into the city in recent decades while whites have left. In 1970 in Ferguson, there were just a few hundred black residents in the city of about 21,000. Blacks made more than half the population by 2000 and two-thirds by 2010, according to Census figures. Since 2000, the number of whites living in Ferguson has fallen by 40%.
But unlike in other communities, the rising numbers of African American residents hasn't translated into black political power. "It has been majority black for quite a few years, and yet the white minority is very much in control," said Kenneth Warren, a political science professor at Saint Louis University.
One analysis of local governments, by Jessica Trounstine and the University of California, Merced, found that the racial split between Ferguson's residents and its elected officials was one of the most extreme in the country.
What's behind the dynamic? For one, voter turnout is low in municipal contests. Only around 1,500 voters turned out in the city's most recent council race last year, or around 10% of the city's voting-age eligible population. In 2011, one councilman won his seat with just 72 votes.
Amid the low participation in voting, local officials and analysts say, the presence of African Americans in the electorate is especially low.
Whites who have remained in the city tend to be part of families with deep roots in the community and who have been in the area a long time. They also tend to be homeowners, who vote more than renters. The city's African American population tends to be younger and less established than the city's older, white homeowners. Some lower-income African Americans tend to live on federal-housing aid and move more often.
"Those people don't typically vote because they are more transient," says Russell Gunn, a former state representative whose district included part of Ferguson. Mr. Gunn is African American.
Political scientists say two key institutional factors have also kept voter turnout low for municipal contests. First, local elections occur in April, apart from state and federal contests that might generate higher turnout. They're also nonpartisan, which means that get-out-the-vote efforts are less common than in races in which political parties are promoting candidates. That makes younger, more transient residents less likely to vote.
"People don't really realize the extent to which these seemingly neutral decisions change how representation works," says Sunita Parikh, a political science professor who specializes in racial and ethnic politics at Washington University in St. Louis. (The Monkey Cage blog at the Washington Post has more on this dynamic.)
City leaders have been aware for years of the lack of minority representation. In 2007, Ferguson's council members tapped Dwayne James, an African American who served on a zoning board, to fill a vacant position on the council. The city actively recruited Mr. James for the slot, said Terry Jones, political science professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
Indeed, one challenge is that few African Americans have filed to run for office. Younger and newer residents are less likely to have ties to traditional civic groups that are politically active—labor unions, school boards, business groups, and fraternal organizations, though they may have ties to churches.
"The usual ways that people start out participating, they are still white-dominated," said Ms. Parikh.
Mr. Gunn describes a chicken-and-egg problem. African Americans aren't running for office, because they don't have a deep support network, and they don't have that network because more haven't run for office. "Some people feel so disenfranchised, they wonder what good it is going to do," he said.
One outcome of the recent police protests is that African Americans could become more engaged in local politics. "What I'm praying for is that there are a number of young people that are out there that are trying to organize and get people registered to vote," says Mr. Gunn.


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PRIMAL PERCEPTION: THE ARTIST AS ANIMAL IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY FRANCE by Claire Correu Nettleton A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (FRENCH) December 2010 Copyright 2010 Claire Correu Nettleton
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The Utah Court of Appeals on Friday upheld a stalking injunction against Nathan Gary Herbert, son of the state's governor.
When she sought the injunction two years ago, Orem resident Aiona Butters said she feared for her safety after three particular encounters over the course of a year. The incidents began shortly after the expiration of another stalking injunction her sister was granted against Herbert.
"The ensuing sequence of events goes well beyond anything that could possibly be dismissed as a series of coincidental and innocuous incidents," Judge Gregory Orme wrote in Friday's unanimous decision.
In October, Herbert appealed the injunction that a lower court judge granted Butters in 2010. He argued Butters hadn't shown a "course of conduct" directed at her, but the appeals court brushed aside that argument.
"Although he fusses over perceived inconsistencies, credibility issues and contradictory testimony, Herbert has not pointed to any fatal flaw in the evidence," according to the decision. The court also awarded Butters attorney's fees.
Butters' first contact with Herbert was in 2004, when she was shopping with her sister, who had gone on a series of dates with Herbert, the ruling states. They hid in the back of the store to avoid him, but Herbert spotted the women, and her sister told him they were trying to avoid him.
Soon after, Butters spotted Herbert touching himself inappropriately while watching her at the gym.
The contact with him stopped after Butters' sister got her stalking injunction in 2005 but resumed in 2009 two weeks after it expired. In that incident, Herbert sped toward her in a grocery store parking lot, then circled her car after she ran inside.
Three months later, he encountered her in a shopping mall parking lot and stared at her from a short distance away as she packed up the car and left.
Just over a year later, he again confronted her and stared at Butters at the gym, according to Friday's ruling.
Herbert's father, Gary Herbert, took over as Utah governor following the resignation of Jon Huntsman Jr. in 2009. He was elected the following year to serve the remainder of Huntsman's term and was re-elected this month.
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5th March 2014 05:23 AM #1
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Baby Gets Distracted while Breastfeeding
Lately my 2-month old seems to get very distracted and is always looking around while we're breastfeeding. He breaks his latch often and ends up taking in a lot of air, which seems to make him gassy and fussy as a result. What can I do to help him focus?
5th March 2014 06:05 AM #2
Dear kristenbaker,
Thank you for your question.
I would like to ask you a few more questions to help me to answer your question fully. Is your baby exclusively breastfed? Does he get distracted more at certain times of day? What is he like when he breastfeeds at night? Does he have any older siblings who might be distracting him with their play?
It may be that you need to breastfeed your baby in a quiet or even dimly lit room. Some babies are more distracted by the world around them; a sign that they are keen to start exploring! Some babies don't like to feed when they are in a noisy environment.
It's also important for mum to make sure she is not distracted herself, as this can make her baby distracted. I know from personal experience that, once breastfeeding is well-established, it can be tempting to start looking at your phone/ reading something etc whilst breastfeeding and some babies do find this distracts them. It also stops mum giving her baby as much eye contact.
Has this only happened recently? Do you feel that your latch is good and comfortable? I also wonder if there are any breastfeeding peer support groups near you who could just check your latch. If a baby is latched on properly then the seal is airtight.
Please do post back so that we can support you further with this.
Warm wishes,
5th March 2014 06:27 AM #3
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Hi LJ,
Thank you for your quick reply!
He is exclusively breastfed, and seems to get the most distracted around late afternoon and early evening. At night, we breastfeed facing each other laying on our sides, and he is always very calm. No siblings yet, though.
You're probably right about me being distracted. Now that I'm more comfortable breastfeeding him, I know I've been trying to double task by working or catching up on phone calls at the same time.
My latch isn't uncomfortable, but I know sometimes I can get lazy and don't correct him if the latch isn't perfect because I figure it's "good enough". I do have a support group that I was going to at first when we were trying to establish breastfeeding, but I've lapsed and could probably use a refresher.
Thank you!
5th March 2014 06:58 AM #4
Dear Kirsten,
Thanks for your reply.
Congratulations on exclusively breastfeeding your son! Research now shows that breastmilk even contains stem cells and it has cancer fighting properties - it's wonderful stuff!
Many baby are less settled in the late afternoon/ early evening so I wonder if this is what it is with your son. It is very common for babies to cluster feed at this time of day. This is when a baby feeds more frequently (sometimes one feed is on top of the other) and may even come off and on the breast more frequently. It is really best to just 'go with this'. Some doctors believe that babies cluster feed because they are building up a supply in their tummies to help them have a longer sleep at night (compared to nap time).
I would also try to get the latch just right. I know it is easy for us mums to get distracted as our babies come out of the newborn stage! - but this will help your baby to feed properly.
I found that I went back to my breastfeeding support group as our breastfeeding journey changed/ if I had new questions - they really can give invaluable support
I hope all this helps you and it is a pleasure to support you. Please do post back if you have any further questions.
Warm wishes,
6th March 2014 12:32 AM #5
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Oh my gosh, the cluster feeding sounds exactly like what he's doing! He eats every three hours or so in the morning, and then after about 3 p.m., he feeds almost every hour! I've noticed that recently after his last feed at bedtime, he doesn't need to eat again for another 5 to 6 hours, so the idea that he's stockpiling absolutely makes sense.
Thank you for the advice!
12th March 2014 07:48 AM #6
Dear Kirsten,
You are very welcome. That certainly does sound like your baby is cluster feeding; which is very normal.
You may find this information useful from the Kellymom Breastfeeding website.
Best wishes,


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I am in the process of clearing 3.5 acres of woods. I didn't realize how powerful these little tractors are. The people I talked to told me
I wouldn't be disappointed, they were right.
I have only put 10 hours on my tractor but . . . here goes. I purchased a package deal including Max 22, MMM, FEL, BB, tiller, and 16' Falcon Lowboy trailer. Things I don't like: the ground clearance especially with MMM onboard is such that when loading the trailer I must jack the front completely up, block the back and then slowly drive onto the trailer and the MMM still drags some. Also, even though the MMM has several settings, it doesn't truly travel up and down much with the lifting of 3PTH hydraulics - I wish it provided more. I don't like the jerky hydraulics. No matter how I adjust the flow the control on both 3pth and FEL seem to be too touchy, nearly all or nothing. The last bit of bad taste is rust. I like the metal body parts but I think more attention to detail would be nice, a touch more paint at joints, brackets, and ends would stop this bit of rust. Now the good, the stuff I love. This thing is a powerful, full feature, solid little tractor. Everything I wanted at a very reasonable price. 4WD works flawlessly, locking differential makes a world of difference, Steering is tight and turning radius is super small. Red is my favorite color, diesel engine starts quick and runs smooth. MMM is tremendous, can get scalpy but like anything attention to detail helps. The FEL actually seems to dig deeper than advertised but with industrial tires on wet grass it was hard to get started - but fun none the less. Tiller and tiller action is beast mode on this tractor. I am tilling up mostly clay down this way and so far this thing won't stop. The speeds this tractor works in and travels in are safe and appropriate. You just don't need to go any faster on a tractor. Overall I am happy with my purchase. I wonder if putting a set of Max 28XL tires on this Max 22 would solve my clearance problems?
i bought a 5010 with loader in 2013 and this 3016 in2014 now i own 2 mahindras. i wouldnt trade for any other tractor
The 3016 HST was my second Mahindra Tractor. It is a very reliable tractor and I would highly recommend it to anyone. The front loader has more power than you would believe. I have the backhoe as well and have no complaints. I have used it to dig up several stumps and so forth. I do recommend the quick attach option on the front loader. I can quickly switch out the bucket for the forks if necessary. Mark Stevens of Old Dominion Tractor was very helpful and honest in selecting the tractor.
Love this tractor!! Big, heavy, powerful, work horse of a tractor. Went from several compact tractors up to this full size utility tractor and will never go back. This tractor is very comfortable and easy to use. My first shuttle transmission and love it as well. Greenes trailer and equipment, out of Sneedville TN, was fantastic from the buying process, delivery, and any questions or concerns that I have had they have been spot-on. Lift capacity is one of the big selling points for me on this tractor, nothing worse than needing something lifted or moved and your tractor just doesnt have enough to do it, not so with the 5530.
Great tractor, has gone above and beyond all my expectations
Great little tractor. Would like a skid steer system for the loader. Much easier to switch implements. Change the seat to light grey color like the wheels, cooler in the summer sun and have it flip forward to drain and protect from rain and sun.
Hard to fill fuel without spilling over hood. Need a dealer in western Colorado. Utah dealer is really an RV dealer and isn't focused on selling tractors as first priority.
Otherwise good job!
I purchased my Mahindra not knowing what to expect. I thought it was a lot of money for the small farm I operate but It has more than met my expectations, It maneuvers quite well in tight places and is more than enough tractor to operate my old Ford bailer, tiller, plows or rake on the hills of my farm. I have no complaints so far and pray that continues. I have heard complaints that so and so had this or that problem , but have not been able to substantiate any of these claims. I would make the purchase again if I needed to. I wish I had another Mahindra along with the back hoe attachment it would make my work a lot easier. I can honestly recommend this model after a year and a half of service with no problems.
I have used Kabota, New Holland, John Deer and Ford, all in the compact tractors. None of the tractors had the power ratio that Mahindra has. New Holland had little power for such a heavy machine, John Deer seems like it has a lot of cheap parts- my friend just bought his JD and he is disappointed after trying out my Mahindra. My 3616 4wd has not disappointed me. In fact it does a lot more than I expected. Features and warranty cant be beat. My only complaint is that I cant keep my wife off of it.
This is One strong tractor for its size strong hydraulics on front bucket and on the hoe best warranty on the market. I suggest anyone to buy a mahindra tractor


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Channel 2 News/Nashville is developing a story about 9/11 family response to the 9/11 Commission and Public Hearings taking place today and tomorrow in Washington, DC. The reporter, Patrick Hennessy, can be reached by phone at 615-369-7200. If you would like to speak with him, please call him as soon as possible. He hopes to have his story completed by 3/24.
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Justin Bieber kicks Lil Za, Lil Twist out after jewelry heist
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(TMZ) - Justin Bieber has finally had it! TMZ has learned Lil Twist and Lil Za are both persona non grata at his Calabasas mansion after expensive jewelry went missing.
Sources connected to the Biebs tell TMZ that Justin was furious earlier this month when he discovered the jewelry and other items were nowhere to be found. Twist and Za had both been staying at the house and they had thrown several parties in Justin's absence.
TMZ reports Justin had no idea who stole the items, but blamed Twist and Za because it was on their watch. He ordered them out and sources tell TMZ both of them are PISSED.
According to TMZ, Justin has finally seen the light that he's gotta change ... or else. Justin just performed in Singapore (above) and actually showed up 15 minutes early, but not before he gave 30 tickets to kids from a local orphanage.
Sources tell TMZ that Justin is privately saying he knows he's been on a bad path, and it seems at least for now he's moving in the right direction.
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New Orleans’ Mardi Gras is more than just a celebration before the Christian season of Lent begins.
In this city, preparations for the big day begin weeks and even months in advance.
Early mornings are nothing new for bakers, but the pre-dawn workload grows during carnival season.
From January 6th through Fat Tuesday, New Orleans Cake Café and bakery is a beehive of activity, where they make as many as 50 king cakes a day. Here, they make non-traditional goat cheese and apple stuffed cakes.
Steve Himelfarb, Owner Cake Café & Bakery:
“You can’t take it lightly. And you have to know the King Cake is the calling card for your bakery. There’s very old-school King Cakes in New Orleans. They’ve been at it 50, 60, 100 years some of them, and they have a loyal following.”
The old-school king cake has a tiny baby or other trinket baked inside, and whoever gets the trinket has obligations, such as buying next year’s king cake. Here, the baby goes on the outside.
Steve Himelfarb, Owner Cake Café & Bakery:
“The King Cake is a traditional New Orleans Mardi Gras pastry. You’ll find pastries like this all over the country and all over the world, and they’re only served for a certain season during the year.”
In another part of town, Sally Hedrick and her son are making 150 or more ornate costumes. These are for the social organizations throwing the lavish balls and parades. Some may go fore more than three thousand dollars.
SOUNDBITE: Sally Hedrick, Costume Maker
“As rewarding to see the women in these costumes gleam, but it is more rewarding to the men because a man doesn’t get to dress up in beautiful clothes. He’s usually in a tuxedo.”
Hedrick works on costumes year-round –refurbishing ones that took a bit of a beating during last year’s Mardi Gras celebrations, and creating new works.
For a look back at years’ past, the Louisiana State Museum lets visitors see more than a century and a half of New Orleans’ Mardi Gras traditions.
SOUNDBITE: Wayne Phillips, Curator of Carnival Collection, Louisiana State Museum:
“The oldest item in the Carnival collection is something that we were very fortunate to acquire just a couple of years ago. It’s a ball invitation that dates to the 1850s”.
The Carnival Exhibit at the museum on Jackson Square only shows the tip of the iceberg.
However, the museum’s warehouse periodically offers tours, where visitors can see the thousands of costumes and other items.
SOUNDBITE: Wayne Phillips, Curator of Carnival Collection, Louisiana State Museum:
“The way that we celebrate Mardi Gras now and for the last 150 years, revolves around what we call the krewe system. There are all these clubs that exist that are called Mardi Gras krewes. And the krewes are the ones that give the parades and the balls every year.”
For the dozens of krewes − spelled with a ‘k’ − lavish balls highlight Mardi Gras.
The Knights of Sparta Krewe was founded in 1951. For the last 30 years they’ve paraded in the city, and currently host a masquerade ball and parade that falls on the next to the last weekend of carnival season.
The krewe’s captain does not publicly reveal his identity. He says it isn’t about secrecy.
“I wear the mask, however, because it is the tradition of Carnival to mask, to hide one’s identity because when I represent my Carnival krewe, the Knights of Sparta, I am simply the captain. One should not know my name or who I am.”
Belonging to or leading a krewe takes a big commitment.
“Is very costly to the members of the organization paying dues, buying the trinkets − the throws as we call them − to throw off the floats, ball gowns for the ladies, tickets to different functions. And we do it because of a sense of tradition.”
As Fat Tuesday approaches, warehouses throughout the city come to life. ‘Float dens,’ as they are called, house the floats that can cost hundreds of thousands of dollars to construct. It can take a month or more to build and decorate the elaborate floats, some of which date back to the early 1900s.
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“It’s part of the economy here too. It puts a lot of people to work. To make a float like this, you need carpenters, you need artists, you need welders, you need tire people, you need mechanics. It’s a lot involved.”
And a final vital ingredient for Mardi Gras is the music. Grammy-winning artist Irvin Mayfield.
SOUNDBITE: Irvin Mayfield, Jazz Club Owner and Musician
“From television you see these parades go by, people throwing beads. But what you really don’t see is that Mardi Gras lives out in people’s houses, it lives out in the street, it lives out in the halls and the parties and the receptions. And it’s not a thing over one day. So I would say in terms of music, it’s very hard to have Mardi Gras without the music.”
And he says any musician growing up in New Orleans is shaped by Mardi Gras…
SOUNDBITE: Irvin Mayfield, Jazz Club Owner and Musician
“You are a leg on the table that helps the table stand up. The music, the food, the people. For a young musician, you wouldn’t start playing because of Mardi Gras necessarily. But if you are a musician, you will be involved in Mardi Gras a certain way.”
Most New Orleans natives say anyone hoping to understand Mardi Gras needs to come back often and stay awhile, not just for one day.


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Tea Party to target hospital executive pay in Medicaid battle
(Columbus) - Tea Party activists in Ohio want to use a unique weapon to fight continued efforts to expand Medicaid: the Internal Revenue Service.
In a confidential email sent to fellow Ohio Tea Party leaders and obtained by The Associated Press, Portage County Tea Party executive director Tom Zawistowski lays out a strategy for invoking a little-known IRS provision that allows citizens to challenge executive salaries and the nonprofit statuses of charitable hospitals.
"We've asked our members to go online and look at the 990 forms that the hospitals filled out and look at the executive compensation," Zawsistowski said.
He calls it "hilarious" that Tea Party groups that came under extra scrutiny by the IRS are now using an IRS law to target others.
"I think it will be fun to see how they feel to be on the other end of these type of letters," he said.
Zawistowski identifies the hospitals as big financial backers of expanded Medicaid. His email says Tea Party groups will "make Medicaid personal" by publicizing large salaries of those seeking federal money to help the poor.
"Seems rather disingenuous for some of these people that are making $2 million a year to be on our TVs crying 'poverty' and asking the citizens to come up with $13 billion more dollars to expand Medicaid," he said.
Zawistowski blasted supporters of Medicaid expansion like Republican Gov. John Kasich for thinking the $13 billion in federal funds is like "free money."
"They've claimed that if we don't take it somebody else will. That's just not the case," Zawistowski said.
He hopes to have more information about their project to release in a couple of weeks.
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Related story: Former standout Lake Arrowhead wrestler sentenced for sex crimes
A former standout Lake Arrowhead wrestler was arrested Thursday for allegedly violating his probation, which reportedly occurred shortly after he was sentenced to five years probation Tuesday for having unlawful sex with two teenage girls.
Seth Whisner, 19, was arrested by his probation officer at 8:25 a.m. and booked into the Central Detention Center in San Bernardino. He is being held without bail, according to sheriff's online booking records.
Whisner is scheduled to be arraigned via closed-circuit television today or Monday in San Bernardino Superior Court.
During Whisner's sentencing Tuesday, San Bernardino Superior Court Judge Art Harrison ordered Whisner, as one of the terms of his probation, to have no social media accounts including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Harrison told Whisner he could face up to three years in state prison if he violated the terms of his probation.
Within hours of his sentencing, Whisner logged into Facebook and told his friends he was no longer able to use the social networking website and advised them to call him, posting his phone number.
But Whisner also called out his two victims by their first names, urging all his Facebook friends not to harrass them.
"That's going to be a bit of a problem. If he's putting the names of the victims out there, that's not a good thing," said Chris Condon, spokesman for the San Bernardino County Probation Department.
The Probation Department is conducting an investigation. Probation officers on Thursday seized Whisner's computer from the home of his parents, Mike and Rachel Whisner, Condon said.
Mike Whisner, who is the pastor of Twin Peaks Community Church, said during a brief telephone interview Monday that his son did not live at his home, and that the two were not close. He said his son was living in Orange County.
Probation is investigating Whisner's alleged probation violations, including providing the Probation Department with a home address that wasn't his own, and will ultimately make a recommendation to the court on what the penalty should be, Condon said.
Whisner's attorney, Deputy Public Defender David Menezes, said Thursday he had not yet received any information from the Probation Department and therefore declined to comment.
Whisner was arrested April 16 after an investigation revealed he had unlawful sex with six teenage girls over a four-year period, the youngest alleged victim being 13.But the statute of limitations precluded prosecutors from charging Whisner for crimes involving four of the victims, Deputy District Attorney Simon Umscheid said.
Whisner served nearly two months in jail before he signed a plea agreement on June 7. He pleaded guilty to one felony count of having unlawful sex with a girl three years younger than himself, a 15-year-old student at Rim of the World High School in Lake Arrowhead, and one misdemeanor count of having unlawful sex with a girl two years younger than himself -- a 17-year-old.
Whisner was released from custody on June 10, court records show.
Whisner told authorities he met the 15-year-old at a church youth group and began texting and flirting with her in March while he was a volunteer wrestling coach at Rim of the World High School in Lake Arrowhead. The girl was a student at the school.
The flirtation escalated to sex, which occurred on two occasions, once in Whisner's bedroom on March 29 and in his car in a mountain turnout on April 1, according to Whisner's probation report.
Whisner said he and his 17-year-old victim had sex during a New Year's party last year, and told Probation Officer Darren Gee he didn't understand why it was a crime because he believes "it happens all the time," Gee wrote in his report.
"The behavior exhibited by the defendant in this matter is disturbing," Gee wrote in his report. He noted that Whisner believes the victims have been hurt "primarily from an attachment formed from their relationship, rather than from the inappropriateness of his actions," and that his responses to questions during an interview seemed rehearsed.
"It is believed the defendant displays a degree of narcissism leading to him putting his own needs and desires above others," Gee wrote in his report.


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Was meant to go training 2 weeks ago for first time, snowed off, i then go to work last thursday and my back goes again lifting at work, leaving me feeling badly winded almost and unable to lift, went straight to doctors who has signed me off for 2 weeks, gotta go back this wednesday, and probebly get another 2 weeks off as although it has calmed i can still feel the problem there and i cant see it healing...
So what can i do to get my GP to refer me to somewhere? i have a feeling he honestly thinks im too young for back problems/thinks i just wanna skive off work (when i really just wanna be at work doing overtime and paying some bills!)
The pain feels near my right shoulder blade almost behind it, i also notice my right shoulder clicks now when i throw an overhand right, i sort of get a dull ache there for ages but when it goes it completely immobilises me and i cant lift anything, doing my head in!
Sorry for the long moan, its just depressing, havnt felt the need to do anything like this before and i cant even give it a crack, also i havnt lifted any weights now for 4-5 weeks all the work iv done in the gym past 8 months im slowly losing aleady!


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So i'm testing an exploit on my deticated server, and a calc.exe proof of concept works fine but when i change the shellcode to anything else it doesnt work,( by anything, i mean "create admin user" ) I tried every encoder on the metasploit shellcode generator. any tips on how to make this exploit work on a win server 2003? i tried it locally on a virtual machine (same OS) and it worked there so im puzzled, something with packets going through internet screwing it up?
all i can thing of is diferent build (of the OS)? but the shellcode does crash the service so its hitting some code
@OP, I would give you the same response to what I have already posted in the thread Lincoln linked to above. You need to learn how buffer overflow exploits work and try coding one yourself so you can gain the skills to troubleshoot this.
The problem is probably related to an restricted character in your shellcode (e.g. a character that causes buffer mangling when its sent to the vulnerable program), or to the size of the shellcode either not fitting within the space allowed or changing the buffer layout so the particular overwrite conditions for the overflow exploit to work are no longer present.
I gave advice on how to troubleshoot this in the other thread, but you need the basic "overflowing" skills before you will be able to manage this. This is not something we can help you fix via a forum...
Different patch levels or builds of the OS can make a difference to this as well, as you theorised, and so can various memory protection methods (e.g. DEP). If you have an identical build and patch level of the OS, configured the same way however, it should behave the same way on both systems.
Some good references for learning buffer overflows are in the last post I made to AnActivist Pentesting Documentation thread.
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The cracks were located in three adjacent radial ribs of the aluminum bulkhead. It occurred at a pressure of 149 kilopascals. To pass the test, the Orion would have had to reach 164 kilopascals without cracking.
The good news is that the hardware can be fixed without having to be remanufactured. However, NASA wants to figure out exactly why this happened, so it will use an electron microscope to scan the damage.
Lockheed Martin Space Systems is the maker of the Orion, and will perform the testing necessary to investigate what happened. It took about one year to build the space capsule.
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Globes Worst Olsen Twin – Kristen Wiig
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How is it that other people get concern levied at them if they have too little eyeliner on but everyone just lets Kristen Wiig look nuts, and nobody says anything? The red hair and tan skin combined to make her look like nothing so much as the third Olsen twin, not least because she's lost in the bottom of that dress. Full Story
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Kristen Wiig and Fabrizio Moretti hooked up towards the end of 2011. So it's just over a year now. Here they are walking around New York on Sunday. Fabrizio's ex-girlfriend and Kristen's maybe ex-friend Drew Barrymore is on the cover of the current issue of ALLURE -- did you read her comments about their relationship? "It all seems so wacky and incestuous, but that's kind of how life works. Full Story
Emmys Most Boring: Kristen Wiig
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Did you hear how much louder they cheered for Kristen Wiig than anyone else in her category? I am becoming exhausted by all the Kristen Wiig love. And I am also becoming exhausted by her Mary Kate Olsen circa 2007 attempts on the red carpet. Her defenders might say it's because she thinks she's above it. Full Story
Goodbye Kristen, Andy, and Jason
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I hate geoblocking so f-cking much.Which means no, I've only seen clips here and there of Kristen Wiig's final Saturday Night Live. Will have to wait until I get home. And before you ask, Hulu doesn't work either. And I'm not clicking on random streams in Europe because last year they fried my computer. Full Story
Kristen Wiig: Worst Met Colour
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Orange is not her colour. And this dress by Stella McCartney is NOT FOR THE MET GALA.Why am I shouting?Because I am mad at her. She was almost the overall Worst. What is that lace? What is that material? What is this effort? You don't want to go? Don't go. Because you know the Met Gala is more than just a lazy orange mid-calf cocktail dress with daytime shoes. Full Story
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I know it was officially the Time 100 party last night but scanning through all the pictures it really looked like it was Amy Poehler's party. I want to go to an Amy Poehler party. Remember at the Emmys when all the comedy ladies took the stage like a pageant and held each other until a winner was crowned? You know that was all Poehler, right? Poehler is what Ashley Judd was trying to write Full Story
Nearest Oscar Misses: Wiig & Rudolph
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Is it going to be obvious that I haven't slept if I say "Wiig & Rudolph" sounds like an animated show I'd like to see? These guys just make me feel so comfortable. Everyone else at the Oscars is arguably a crazy Hollywood person. I look at these guys and I go "OK. You're my people. We're going to talk about this all later, right?: (Note: in order for this to work you have to forget that Rudolph is a friend of Gwyneth since, like, birth. Full Story
Best BAFTA Mystery: Kristen Wiig
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Are you KIDDING me with this? Are you joking about what Kristen Wiig wore to the BAFTAs? Please investigate below…She looks like a fairy princess Vanna White. And I can't just accept this; I need to find some sort of conspiracy theory in it, apparently. Why is she dressed like this tonight? Is it because she's not the focus, so she can get away with wearing something that's (for her) totally subversive? Did she fall in love with this dress and think she could wear it in Britain where she wouldn't have to answer any questions from Giuliana about whether she was hoping to play a bride next? Did the hair and makeup people she worked with pull a Hunger Games and decide she needed a complete overhaul? Did she forget her choker at home? Okay, enough. Full Story
Worst SAG Choker: Kristen Wiig
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I like Kristen Wiig so much but that f-cking choker was so objectionable to me it almost affected how I felt about the wearer, this is what you risk with a terrible accessory. Like, I'm all for understated Balenciaga. And in many ways, Kristen Wiig is very understated Balenciaga. It's the anti-Marchesa. Full Story
GG Worst Bridesmaids: Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph
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Easy. Retract your claws. Read a few lines and then see if maybe you want to punch me. So there they were, Wiig and Rudolph (and McCarthy, yes, but put a pin in that for one second). Bridesmaids is, if not the biggest movie of the year, certainly the biggest movie story. Right? There's no question. Full Story
Love for Kristen Wiig and defending Bridesmaids
They're considering a Bridesmaids sequel without Kristen Wiig. This is what almost everyone was focusing on yesterday. The detail that gets lost in that headline though is that Kristen Wiig didn't want to do it. And, well, don't you love her for that? When asked about making another Bridesmaids, Wiig told The Hollywood Reporter Full Story


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Circus performer Bello Nock attempted to set a record for the longest continuous interview on a wire while balancing several feet above Times Square on Tuesday.
The event, streaming live at theultimate.com, is one of several stunts Mr. Nock is doing this summer, culminating in an attempt to perform 15 stunts in Las Vegas on Aug. 30.
Mr. Nock is a seventh generation circus performer. Journalists and fans were invited to ask him questions either in person, via Twitter or through satellite or web connections as he sat on a chair and balanced 27 feet above the bustling tourist spot. Mr. Nock aims to spend eight hours performing the stunt.


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The current economic situation has spurred a lot of talk, advertisements and encouragement to buy local and use local to sustain our economy. The Guinness Book of World Records named Yuma, AZ the sunniest city on earth, so where better to utilize innovative solar energy technology on Yuma's Arizona Western College campus?
The Project
The Arizona Western College in Yuma is in the process of installing solar panels to cover close to 100 percent of its daytime electricity needs and cut its costs, all of which are planned to happen by October 2011. However, this project is doing more than just generating solar energy; it is utilizing five new types of photovoltaic technology from six different companies.
Arizona Western College plans to use the solar panels to teach classes on solar technology, installation and environmental engineering. This three-year solar project, from vision to completion, was partially funded by APS and will be managed by Main Street Power for 30 years and after the contract expires, the equipment will become part of the college and continue producing energy, says Lori Stofft, the director of public relations and marketing at Arizona Western College.
It is unique to apply five different technologies to a single institution, but that is one of the projects innovative angles.
The five photovoltaic technologies and the companies behind them include:
1. CPV (concentrator photovoltaic) from SolFocus, including their dual-axis trackers and GreenVolts fully integrated system including two-axis trackers and inverter
2. Thin Film panels from Sharp Solar
3. Monocrystalline panels from Solar World
4. Poly Crystalline panels from Suntech
5. Single-axis trackers from O Solar
Another unique aspect of this project is that the building process is streamed live over the internet to allow the community and the solar technology companies to check in on the progress.
"A lot of our partners are in Northern California, Germany, Spain… we wanted those people to feel like they were connected to our campus and that they could check in seven days a week and find out what was going on," Stofft says. "It's a way to include our partners in the building process.
The ground breaking was in May 2011 and the "Flip the Switch" completion ceremony is slated for October 2011. Only six months were allotted to cover 23 acres of land with solar arrays. The tight deadline was set in order to meet APS's guidelines for the funding.
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It would make more sense to use one solar technology instead of five if it was just about energy generation, but it's not, Stofft says. It's about allowing the companies to measure their technologies against one another in one of the harshest climates on earth. Another educational aspect of the project will be the incubation area and the demonstration garden.
"The demonstration garden will have nine different technologies that students and the public will have access to," Stofft says. "They can see how [the technologies] measure against each other and what measures against the five major arrays."
The incubation area is based on rental, and for a fee, technology companies can rent a private and secure area for a small array where they can test their equipment against the solar arrays already in place. The estimated savings for Arizona Western College with the solar array in place will be $3.5 million in the first 10 years, $15.4 million in 20 years and a projected $40 million over 30 years, including incubation rental fees.
"It's more than just saving our tax payers money; it can be a road map for other colleges around the country who want to educate their own students," Stofft says. "There are all sorts of certificate and training programs and we could be educating people who work in solar industry at all levels."
Arizona Western College graduated their first solar installer class of 19 in spring 2011 and are in the process of embedding solar technology into new and existing programs, developing 2-year degrees that can be transferred to four-year institutions.
It seems as though everyone wins.
Arizona Western College saves money; the solar companies get to test and monitor their technology in a large scale setting; the students reap the benefits, and the community creates jobs. The only thing left is getting a White House representative, or the president himself to the "Flip the Switch" ceremony.
A Presidential Approval
"The goal is to attract national attention to the array," Stofft says. "I really feel this is about energy independence for our country."
Arizona Western College sent a formal invitation to the White house, but there has been no response yet. They are keeping their fingers crossed, and if the White House plans to respond, it still has time.
"The students, faculty and community are so proud that this solar array is being installed," Stofft says. "And if we can get the White House to visit, that will just be the cherry on top."
For more information about Arizona Western College's solar panels and its progress, visit www.azwestern.edu.
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After moving back to Texas, the boys recorded their debut album, 2003's Los Lonely Boys, at Willie Nelson's Pedernales studio in Austin with Nelson sitting in. Epic Records picked the album up for major-label distribution in March 2004, resulting in a high chart placement for the album's lead single, "Heaven," as well as a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance the following year. The Boys released their eagerly awaited sophomore album, Sacred, in 2006, and Forgiven followed in 2008. A holiday album, Christmas Spirit (their last recording for Epic), also appeared in 2008, and the band hit the road for an acoustic tour one year later, punctuated by the release of the covers-only 1969 EP.
Though touring nearly constantly, the trio stayed deeply rooted to community causes. They recorded the single "Solid Ground," about the Family Justice Center of Erie County (which won the Austin-based CTK Foundation's Heart and Soul grant for 2009). The FJC provides services for victims of domestic violence. Written with poet Nancy Ghoston, "Solid Ground" was released in January of 2010.
During touring in the spring of 2010, JoJo Garza developed vocal problems. Physicians discovered lesions on his vocal cords and recommended that he rest them, causing the band to cancel its April and May appearances in the U.S., Canada, and Europe. This also pushed back the release of their debut independent offering, Keep on Giving: Acoustic Live!, their first release on the Lonelytone/Playing in Traffic imprints; the album was eventually issued in the fall of 2010. Los Lonely Boys returned with their first new studio offering of all original material in three years with 2011's Rockpango (a made-up Spanish word that the band translates to English as "rock party").
During a February 2013 concert in California, Henry Garza fell off the stage and suffered a serious spinal injury. He spent a good chunk of 2013 recovering, after which the band began work on its next album. Entitled Revelation, it appeared in January 2014; it debuted at 120 on the Billboard 200 and 28 on the magazine's Top Independent Albums chart. ~ William Ruhlmann & Thom Jurek, Rovi


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|Easy Baked and delicious with any meal!
Baked Parmesan Crusted Potato Wedges
23 comments:
- MaryMoh said...
Oh wow...these potato wedges just look so good! I'm drooling :D Looks easy to make. Thanks very much for sharing. Hope you have a great day.
- November 17, 2011 at 4:11 AM
- Greg said...
These wedges sound really good. I have never thought about adding Panko to them before. Good idea gives them the extra crunch.
- November 17, 2011 at 7:28 AM
- Belinda @zomppa said...
Looks terribly hard to resist - a great idea.
- November 17, 2011 at 7:44 AM
- Becky said...
These potatoes wedges look so good, and easy to prepare. Yum!
- November 17, 2011 at 8:00 AM
- Curt said...
I believe this is the best potato wedges recipe I've seen yet. The cheese is a perfect addition!
I'll have to pin this one!
- November 17, 2011 at 10:49 AM
- Cajunlicious said...
Wow, these look amazing! The husband and I love potato wedges so I know both of us will enjoy these!
- November 17, 2011 at 11:08 AM
- Erin @ The Spiffy Cookie said...
They certainly look delicious
- November 17, 2011 at 12:24 PM
- Lizzy said...
Oh, these look marvelous, Claudia! I have a similar recipe without bread crumbs, but I like the sound of yours better!
PS...Baker's Joy did the trick for the Bundt cake release and I finally found some at Walmart.
- November 17, 2011 at 12:31 PM
- Segments of Life said...
That looks amazingggg!!! I will have to make it soon! :D
- November 17, 2011 at 12:59 PM
- Pretend Chef said...
Oh my! These look so delicious. Sounds like the perfect side. I want to make these soon.
- November 17, 2011 at 1:43 PM
- Francesca said...
Delicious, I would love it for dinner right now!
- November 17, 2011 at 2:10 PM
- Big Dude said...
These look great and I believe they would be perfect for Parmesan herb Panko
- November 17, 2011 at 8:08 PM
- Drick said...
well Claudia, I thought I had the perfect bake potato strip to my liking - now I think I've been topped... gonna try these out and see how far off I was....
- November 17, 2011 at 8:32 PM
- Magic of Spice said...
I want these now! They look absolutely amazing and one of my favorite ways to enjoy potatoes :)
- November 17, 2011 at 8:33 PM
- Ann said...
Wow, this is another winner! What a fantastic potato dish...I'm SOLD!
- November 17, 2011 at 8:56 PM
- Reeni said...
OMG so insanely good looking! It's crazy how something so simple can be so DELICIOUS! Love the seasonings on these.
- November 17, 2011 at 9:15 PM
- Claudia said...
Potatoes and Parmesan - cannot go wrong. Claudia, I love how you take comfort food to a whole new level.
- November 18, 2011 at 12:23 AM
- Elisabeth said...
To "die for" yummy, crunchy, and over the top flavorful, and addictive!
- November 18, 2011 at 1:23 AM
- Tien said...
These look great! I will have to try your recipe soon.
- November 18, 2011 at 7:51 AM
- Trix said...
They look so crispy!!! Just the way I like it : )
- November 18, 2011 at 8:31 AM
- Catherine said...
Dear Claudia, What delicious looking potato wedges!!! Just beautiful. Blessings, Catherine xo
- November 18, 2011 at 9:19 PM
- Shelby said...
Love potatoes prepared like this!
- November 19, 2011 at 10:34 AM
- Carolyn said...
These look delicious!
- November 22, 2011 at 1:37 PM


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Politics and accountability are interwoven. In a frenzied era of initiatives and referenda, decisions on sin taxes, criminal justice, education funding and transportation priorities rest squarely with Washington voters. "We the people," our defining ideal, entails responsibility.
During the 2013 legislative session, the real deciders — political advocates and restive citizens — recall the New Testament parable of the faithful servant, that to whom much is given, much will be required. For K-12 advocates that demands informing legislators about what they will tolerate revenue-wise. Is curtailing human services, higher education or the Department of Social and Health Services a prudent course? Should the state impose a capital-gains tax to fulfill the Supreme Court's McCleary mandate?
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Because the initiative boom devolved more authority to voters, the locus of political power shifted from legislators to citizens. To chop means to dive deep into discretionary spending, and we the people, in our collective wisdom or self-interested bias, are accountable.
In the old days of burgeoning economic growth, citizens could have it all, it seemed. In the 1970s, University of Washington President Charles Odegaard would lecture lawmakers about the university's mushrooming needs. One lawmaker responded, "Well, doctor, that is fine, but how do you propose to pay for your program?" Odegaard is said to have replied, "That is your problem!"
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Brandy and Ryan Press have reportedly broken up and called off their engagement.
A rep for the singer tells Us Weekly, "They are no longer together. The engagement is off, but the friendship is still on." The rep continues ,"They decided to take a step back and reevaluate the relationship. Brandy is 35 now -- that's what her whole #35 on Twitter is about, becoming her own woman."
She has been using the hashtag #35 in a number of her tweets recently.
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Brandy and her now ex-fiance, music executive Ryan Press, have been engaged since late December 2012. It would have been her first marriage.
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West U soccer teams, Rice students needing a study break, and preparty revelers all converge at El Meson for top-notch Latin American cuisine. And while the Mexican dishes are solid, the Cuban entrées are the real reason to visit this neon-lit spot along University Boulevard in the Village. Perhaps that's because we have a soft spot for the fried plantains that accompany those dishes, or maybe even we need a break from the Tex-Mex that dominates this town. Top picks include the masitas, with its smoky, garlicky flavor, and carne guisada, a stew that reminds you of what your mom might make if she were Cuban. Chase that with a piece of tres leches cake, and you'll leave the restaurant with a tummy full of goodness.
Zimm's has been a wine bar; it's been a coffee-and-wine bar; it's been all but burned out in a fire last year; and it's been flooded by Tropical Storm Allison. Still, it endures, and it makes a damn good martini. The drinks are helped by the seductive ambience of the place -- dark and agreeably louche, with not-too-loud music, which one staffer describes accurately as "always calm and sexual and jazzy." The crowds on the weekends can get a little too pretentious for some tastes, but the weeknight vibe is more amenable and the martinis are just as good.
These sublime concoctions are undoubtedly best enjoyed alfresco, and to do so there is no place better than the Guatemalan/Mexican surf-and-turf, El Pueblito Place. First, there's the marg itself, which is tartly delicious as any in town and comes in large, extra large, and call-a-cab sizes. Then there are the cabana-comes-to-Montrose surroundings of the restaurant's new back patio, in which riots of pastel shades delight human eyes, and hanging plastic bags full of water bamboozle those of the flies. Accompanied by the restaurant's legendary pineapple salsa (or its severely underrated red companion) and the relatively cool breezes of the Gulf Coast evening, the El Pueblito Place alfresco margarita experience is not to be missed.
Houston's unique brand of spontaneous fusion is in full flower on Telephone Road. Formerly home to the white middle class, now part Asian and part Hispanic, Telephone crosses all the lines. Shipway began its life as a run-of-the-mill doughnut shop, and then it was purchased by a Hispanic family who expanded the place. So now the glass cases are filled with the usual chocolate-frosted and plain-cake doughnuts, along with brightly colored Mexican pastries. There's also a full menu of Mexican breakfast items like bacon-and-egg tacos, chorizo and egg plates. You can also order a tres leches cake for your kid's birthday party. And if that's not enough of a selection, Shipway also sells some of the best homemade pork or chicken tamales in the city on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings. A hot foil package containing a dozen tamales sells for $5. Better get two: one to eat on the spot, slathered with hot sauce, and one to take home for the family.
Old-timers remember the era when Sunday afternoons meant post-church meals where anything but fried chicken would constitute outright heresy. Now the special repast is almost strictly the domain of fast-food joints. Fox Diner pays due homage to the heritage of fried chicken on Sunday. While the cooks of past eras never would have dreamed of coating the chicken in corn flakes, they'd be more than a little pleased at how this place does it with spectacular results -- the crust is properly crunchy and tasty. And the chicken itself stays oh-so-moist and flavorful. Have faith. This is one Fox you want in the henhouse.
When we say plantains, we aren't talking about those crunchy chips you find in a bag of trail mix. No, we're talking plantains here, the ones you peel and fry up in a pan. Most restaurants will serve up slabs of fruit from plantain purgatory, soft and pretty yellow on the outside, with a stiff, flavorless center. But Cafe Piquet is a place that understands Caribbean cooking. The tostones, fried when the fruit is still green, are thick and dry, and add the right touch to certain dishes. But the maduros are what keep us coming back. Sweet and gooey, they almost glisten as they drip off the fork. They aren't much to look at, with none of the pretty cinnamon sprinkles or frilly garnish. They're misshapen, blackened lumps that leave it to your taste buds to be the final jury. But don't let the discoloration scare you -- that's proof that this place knows the one secret to serving up good soft plantains: Pick 'em when they're ripe.


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Tax Facts Index
East Baton Rouge Parish
Department of Finance
Vol. 18, No. 1
January 2007
According to Louisiana Department of Revenue
Ruling No. 06-013 issued September 19, 2006, the furnishing of temporary
portable toilet facilities is considered as a lease or rental of tangible
personal property because the customer pays a consideration for the right to use
the property without acquiring the title to the property. The portable toilet is
clearly classifiable as tangible personal property because it is movable
Louisiana Revised Statute 47:302(B) levies a tax upon the gross proceeds derived
from the lease or rental of tangible personal property, where the lease or
rental of such property is an established business, or part of an established
business, or the same is incidental or germane to the said business. Louisiana
Revised Statute 47:302(B)(2) levies a tax upon the monthly lease or rental price
paid by lessee or rentee, or contracted or agreed to be paid by lessee or rentee
to the owner of the tangible personal property. Louisiana Revised Statute
47:301(7)(a) defines the term "lease or rental," as "the leasing or renting of
tangible personal property and the possession or use thereof by the lessee or
renter, for a consideration, without transfer of the title of such property".
Louisiana Administrative Code title 61:I.4303(B)(1)(e) provides that "operating
expenses and maintenance costs for keeping leased property in repair cannot be
deducted from gross proceeds in arriving at the taxable base." This means that
the charges to the customer for waste removal and sanitation of the portable
toilets are included in the taxable base. However, because of the judicial
decision in McNamara v. Patterson Services Inc., 382 So, 2d 971(La. App. 1 Cir.
1980) sales tax shall not apply to any separately stated charges for the
delivery and pick up of the leased or rented property.
The Revenue Division takes the position that the furnishing for consideration of
the temporary use of portable toilet facilities are taxable as leases or
rentals. The taxable base will include the charges for the lease or rental, as
well as any charges for the cleaning and sanitation of the facilities,
regardless of whether those charges are or are not separately stated.
Additionally, any separately stated charges for the delivery and pick up of the
property are excludible from the taxable base on the lease or rental of the
property. The tax on leases and rentals must be remitted by the 20th of the
months following the months in which payments for leases and rentals are
The portable toilet facilities and other durable tangible personal property that
dealers acquire for the exclusive purpose of lease or rental as tangible
personal property are eligible as a tax exempt purchase pursuant to Louisiana
Revised Statute 47:301(10)(a)(iii).
This change is prospective and becomes effective on January 1, 2007. As a
result, dealers will not be allowed to claim prior purchases of toilet
facilities as tax exempt under the above statute. All dealers, however, will be
required to collect the sales or use tax on leases and rentals of portable
toilet facilities as of January 1, 2007, regardless of whether the sales or use
tax was paid at the time the property was purchased for lease or rent.
Any questions regarding this position change should be directed to the Revenue
Division at 225-389-3084.
According to a news article which appeared in the
Advocate on December 12, 2006, a grand jury alleges Roman's Café owner Jamal
Roman, Arzi's Restaurant and Cajun Café owner Rostom Laymon and others under
reported their sales to state and local governments. The estimated loss in sales
tax revenue is $1 million in addition to an unknown amount of payroll taxes.
Those charged include:
Jamal Roman of Baton Rouge, owner of Mes Padres, formally Papacito's Restaurant
in Prairieville and on Bluebonnet Boulevard; Roman's Café on Perkins Road,
Roman's Mediterranean Restaurant on Airline Highway and Roman's Lebanese Greek
Market on Government Street. Roman is charged with seven counts of mail fraud in
connection with sales tax and payroll tax fraud and three counts of bribery.
Rostom Laymon, owner of Arzi's Restaurant on Government Street and Arzi's
Express and Cajun Café in the Mall of Louisiana. Laymon is charged with nine
counts of mail fraud in connection with sales tax and payroll tax fraud and
three counts of bribery. He intends to plead guilty.
Humam Al-Alousi, who owns Side Stop Convenience store on Florida Boulevard and
General Goods of Louisiana on Greenwell Springs Road is charged with two counts
of mail fraud, one count of bribery, one count of using an interstate facility
in aid of racketeering, and lying to a federal agent. Al-Alousi intends to plead
Khoa Dinh Chau, who owns Lee's Grocery on Foster Drive and Weller's Grocery on
Weller Avenue, pleaded guilty in November to one count of mail fraud and
bribery. Sentencing has not been scheduled.
Hassan Abouosayd, owner of Pennywise Accounting and Tax Service, pleaded guilty
in August to four counts of bribery and one count of using an interstate
facility in aid of racketeering. Sentencing has not been scheduled.
Mohamed Ruman is charged with two counts of mail fraud.
The investigation began three years ago, but the indictments and plea agreements
were kept secret until December 2006.
Occupational License Tax Renewals for 2007 were
mailed to businesses in early December. Licenses renewed after March 1, 2007,
will be deemed delinquent and subject to penalty and interest. Penalty at the
rate of 5% per month or fractional part thereof, not to exceed 25%, and interest
at the rate of 1.25% per month, or fractional part thereof, will be computed
from the first day of March and will increase on the first day of each
succeeding month.
Any registered occupational license taxpayer that
receives a personal identification number (PIN) along with their renewal form,
is eligible to file and pay their 2007 Occupational License Tax on-line. You can
access our website at www.brgov.com/dept/finance and click on Occupational
License Tax Renewals to pay on-line. Renewals for tax codes 1520 (Service) and
1525 (Retail Dealer) with gross receipts of less than $2,500 will not be
accepted on-line. Those taxpayers must file a paper return.
Remember to mail your return
early! Returns bearing a U.S. postmark on or after the above delinquent
dates will be assessed penalty, interest, and loss of vendor's compensation.
Sales Tax Due Dates
Following are the sales tax due dates for the first quarter
of 2007:
Need help?
Taxpayers may contact
the Revenue Division by phone or fax to receive assistance between the hours
of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday-Friday.
Taxpayer Assistance:
(225) 389-3084
Fax Number: (225) 389-5369
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Blood clotsClot; Emboli; Thrombi; Hypercoagulable state
Blood clots are clumps that occur when blood hardens from a liquid to a solid.
- A blood clot that forms inside one of your veins or arteries is called a thrombus. A thrombus may also form in your heart.
- A thrombus that breaks loose and travels from onelocation in the body to another is called an embolus.
A thrombus or embolus can partly or completely block the flow of blood in a blood vessel.
- A blockage in an artery may prevent oxygen from reaching the tissues in that area. This is called ischemia. If ischemia is not treated promptly, it can lead to tissue damage or death.
- A blockage in the vein will usually cause fluid buildup and swelling.
Situations in which a blood clot is more likely to form include:
- Being on long-term bed rest
- Crossing your legs for long periods of time when sitting, or sitting for long periods of time, such as in a plane or car
- During and after pregnancy
- Not having enough water in your body (dehydration)
- Taking birth control pills or estrogen hormones (especially in women who smoke)
- Using an intravenous catheter long-term
Blood clots are also more likely in people with cancer, recent surgery or injury, obesity, and liver or kidney disease.
A buildup of cholesterol that narrows an artery may change or slow the flow of blood, making it easier for a blood clot or thrombus to form.
Conditions that are passed down through families (inherited) may make you more likely to form abnormal blood clots. Inherited conditions that affect clotting are:
- Factor V Leiden thrombophilia
- Prothrombin G20210A mutation
- Other rare conditions such as protein C, protein S, and antithrombin III deficiencies
A blood clot may block an artery or vein in the heart, affecting the:
- Heart (angina or a heart attack)
- Intestines (mesenteric ischemia) or mesenteric venous thrombosis
- Kidneys (renal vein thrombosis)
- Leg or arm arteries
- Legs (deep vein thrombosis)
- Lungs (pulmonary embolism)
- Neck or brain (stroke)
Schafer AI. Thrombotic disorders: hypercoagulable states. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 179.
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