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Perlico needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 101 designs submitted by 33 freelance designers.
Looking for a logo for our new company MRB. Something creative would be nice. The company is a distributor of Tiles, Doors, Oak Floors and Timber designs. for colours we were thinking maybe: Mid blue, Black and white
We are trying to stay away from the idea of showing the tiles and doors..ect in the logo as our product range will be expanding. We are distributors and supplying mostly products that are used to build and furniture houses and offices. Maybe something relating to distributing.. I'm not 100% sure. I'm hoping for some inspiration off you guys.
To make it easy for you we want to use the exact same font as our old logo, MRQ. I've even included this logo in ai and jpeg and changed to to MRB. All you have to do is come up with a symbol and colours.
The old logo (in ai and jpeg) is at this link: http://www.sendspace.com/file/ltr6vy but i've updated it with new company name and slogan. please do not change layout or font of text. Literally i need the text the way it is but just only colour change . Was thinking Mid blue, Black and white (so that it will stand out).
Can you also just give me one or two lines explaining you logo as i might not see something straight away.
Thanks and good luck
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Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Release 6.1 -- About Video Terminal Profiles
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A video terminal is a video endpoint that has a Cisco Unified MeetingPlace user profile. For example, you might set up a video terminal profile for a conference room video system. When scheduling meetings with video through the Web Conferencing scheduling interface, users with video scheduling capabilities can view the availability of various video terminals on the day of the meeting and reserve one or more video terminals for the meeting. Meeting notifications list the invited terminals and the dial-in number for each terminal.
Video terminal profiles differ from the profiles that you set up for your users in the following ways:
- Video terminals are configured in Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Video Administration, and then synchronized to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing by using the Replication Service.
- Video terminal profiles have values configured for additional video terminal parameters, including video terminal name, ID, and classification. To change these parameters, you must use Video Administration. You can not modify these fields by using MeetingTime.
- The process for inviting video terminals to a meeting differs from the process of inviting users; you reserve a video terminal for a particular meeting, which causes the terminal to display as busy during that timeframe when users check the availability of the terminal. Reserving a video terminal automatically sends a meeting invitation to the terminal owner, if one has been identified. You do not add video terminals to the meeting invitee list, as you would add users.
For information about creating video terminals in Video Administration, see Configuring Video Administration for Cisco Unified MeetingPlace.
Importing Video Terminal User Profiles
Video terminals are automatically synchronized from Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Video Administration by the Replication Service. To configure how frequently this automatic synchronization occurs, do the following procedure.
To Configure the Video Terminal Synchronization Period
- Sign in to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing.
- From the Welcome page, click Admin , then click Site .
- In the View section, click on the name of the site you want to configure.
- Enter a value (in days) for the Video Terminals/Meeting Types Refresh Period field.
- Click Submit .
You can also force an immediate refresh of the list of video terminals by using the following procedure.
To Manually Refresh Video Terminal User Profiles
- Sign in to Cisco Unified MeetingPlace Web Conferencing.
- From the Welcome page, click Admin , then click Replication Service .
- For Replication Service Command, choose Update All Terminals .
- Click Submit .

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Wow! These critters look tough! No wonder the early Israelites had so much trouble dislodging them from the Promised Land- not sure how they built those Canaanite cities though.........
Are you saying that the Church Fathers who believed in creation (because Jesus did) had no knowledge of this? (It makes for a very good case for a relative truth then). Who knows what other things the Church Fathers said were 'true' that weren't 'true' in an absolute sense?
I am saying that they didn't know any better, thus it wasn't truth that they held to, but opinion. There were numerous theories of creation floating around during the early years of Christianity, including at least one evolutionary theory. At the time, a literal reading of Genesis seemed as good an explanation as anything. I am not arguing that the Fathers were relatively true, I am saying that given their context, we should not condemn them for holding the opinion that they held. St. Photius articulated this principle, and St. Mark of Ephesus also used it at the Council of Florence to defend certain Orthodox Fathers who Roman Catholics said taught doctrines like purgatory (in fact, he pointed out that some, like Gregory of Nyssa, taught doctrines which were "worse" than purgatory).
Mark 10:6 But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.
Acts 14:15 "Men, why are you doing this? We too are only men, human like you. We are bringing you good news, telling you to turn from these worthless things to the living God, who made heaven and earth and sea and everything in them
Then you contradict yourself. Knowing evolution, they rejected it.
Seems clear enough, there were never people who weren't male or female. I don't see a contradiction with evolution.
Lol, well no, actually, if they rejected anything then what they rejected was an ancient version of evolution, not the modern, Darwinian version of evolution.
And if you are affirming what all the Church says, then why do many other Orthodox contradict you? Seems the Church is a bit ambiguous about its absolute truth.
And if you are affirming what all the Church says
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Canis lupus
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|Canis lupus Linnaeus, 1758
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|Jdeidi, T., Masseti, M., Nader, I., de Smet, K., & Cuzin, F.
|Temple, H. & Cuttelod, A.
Originally, the wolf was the world's most widely distributed mammal. It has become extinct in parts of its range, including much of Western Europe. Present distribution is more restricted; wolves occur primarily in wilderness and remote areas. Since about 1970, legal protection, land-use changes and rural human population shifts to cities have arrested wolf population declines and fostered reintroduction and natural recolonization in parts of its range. Continued threats include competition with humans for livestock, especially in developing countries, exaggerated concern by the public regarding the threat and danger of wolves, and fragmentation of habitat, with resulting areas becoming too small for populations with long-term viability. The European wolf population is generally increasing in number and expanding in distribution range following the bottleneck of the 1960s and 1970s; elsewhere in the Mediterranean region the population trend is not known. Although the grey wolf still faces some threats in the Mediterranean region, it does not meet, or nearly meet, any of the criteria for the threatened categories. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern.
|Range Description:
|Originally, the Grey Wolf was the world's most widely distributed mammal, living throughout the northern hemisphere north of 15°N latitude in North America and 12°N in India. It has become extinct in much of Western Europe (Boitani 1995), in Mexico and much of the USA (Mech 1970). Their present distribution is more restricted: wolves occur primarily in wilderness and remote areas, especially in Canada, Alaska and northern USA, Europe, and Asia from about 75°N to 12°N.
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Possibly extinct:Bangladesh
Regionally extinct:Austria; Belgium; Denmark; Ireland; Japan; Luxembourg; Netherlands; Switzerland; United Kingdom
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Sillero et al. (2004) provide details, for each range country, on subspecies present, population status, approximate numbers, the percentage of former range occupied at present, main prey (where known), legal status, and cause of decline.
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|Ranges in all northern habitats where there is suitable food (Mech 1970), densities being highest where prey biomass is highest (Fuller 1989). Food is extremely variable, but the majority comprises large ungulates (moose, caribou, deer, elk, wild boar, etc.). Wolves will also eat smaller prey items, livestock, carrion, and garbage.
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|Their original worldwide range has been reduced by about one-third, primarily in developed areas of Europe, Asia, Mexico, and the United States by poisoning and deliberate persecution due to depredation on livestock. Since about 1970, legal protection, land-use changes, and rural human population shifts to cities have arrested wolf population declines and fostered natural recolonization in parts of Western Europe and the United States, and reintroduction in the western United States. Continued threats include competition with humans for livestock, especially in developing countries, exaggerated concern by the public concerning the threat and danger of wolves, and fragmentation of habitat, with resulting areas becoming too small for populations with long-term viability. There is sustainable utilization of the species' fur in Canada, Alaska, and the former Soviet Union and Mongolia.
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The species is included in CITES Appendix II, except populations from Bhutan, India, Nepal and Pakistan, which are listed on Appendix I. There is extensive legal protection in many European countries; however, enforcement is variable and often non-existent.
It occurs in many protected areas across its range.
Occurrence in captivity
The species lives and breeds well in captivity and is common in many zoological gardens.
Gaps in knowledge
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Pictured from L-R: Giorgio Armani on holidays in Sardinia; Stefano Gabbana cruising in Portofino. [Photos: Olycom SPA/Fabio Piumetti/Rex Features]
Okay, so it's not quite like perving on David Beckham or Cristiano Ronaldo on holiday but our designers deserve a break too you know. And let's face it, if you're a 74-year-old man (like Giorgio Armani) you could only wish to look as good as this. No… what worries me is the form of swimwear Armani and Stefano Gabbana have opted for – Speedos.


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We saw over the course of the 2010-11 season and all the way through last week's fifth annual development camp that the Bruins have the type of prospects that should guarantee the wait for the next Stanley Cup championship won't take another 39 years.
Some prospects have a chance to contribute to Boston's attempt at a repeat, while others are three to five years away from donning black and gold on a regular basis. Some fall some place in between those two extremes.
What follows is a list of Bruins' prospects ranked in terms of their chances of contributing to the 2011-12 Bruins. It is in no way a ranking of who the best prospects are, or who has the best chance to be an NHL superstar.
Obviously age, pro experience and pro eligibility have a large impact on this list. Also keep in mind that up front the Bruins have lost Mark Recchi and Michael Ryder, while adding Benoit Pouliot, and on defense the club only lost Tomas Kaberle and imported Joe Corvo to replace him.
So at most, there is one job available on D and one that could be taken by an upstart up front. And even then the ice time and games played might be few and far between.
Let the arguing begin:
1. Jordan Caron, LW/RW
We saw his nose for the net and his ability to play responsibly in his own end during a 23-game stint in the NHL last season. Caron's numbers (12-16-28 in 47 games) in the AHL weren't all the impressive, but it took him a while to come down from the excitement of starting out in the NHL. Plus, he wasn't exactly surrounded by a lot of firepower. You like Caron right now for his intangibles, and that's why he could easily win a second- or third-line winger job with the big club this fall.
2. Jamie Arniel, C/W
Without the benefit of a lot of high-end offensive skill or the assistance of much super-skilled support, Arniel led the Providence (AHL) farm club with 50 points last season and was among the "Black Aces" until the Bruins hoisted the Cup. He projects as a grinder in the NHL, so he could prove to be a cheaper third- or fourth-line alternative for the Bruins, should they bump a player up the depth chart or decide to ship someone out of town.
3. Steven Kampfer, D
Without that injury he suffered during an AHL conditioning stint at the tail end of the season, Kampfer would've been able to contribute to Boston's cause in the postseason when Zdeno Chara and Adam McQuaid were forced from the lineup for various reasons. Instead he had to work his way back into shape and wait in reserve over the course of the final two series. Although he struggled at points during the regular season and wound up as a healthy scratch for the stretch run, Kampfer's early-season impact as a first-year pro playing defense was remarkable. If he can regain his confidence and readjust his game against opponents that now have a book on him, he'll push for at least a top-six spot.
4. Anton Khudobin, G
This is the guy you don't want to see — and it's no knock on Khudobin's skills. But if he's with the big club, Tim Thomas or Tuukka Rask is hurt. Should one on those veterans go down briefly, the Bruins should be able to rely on the 25-year-old Khudobin, who in six career NHL games (all with Minnesota) has compiled a .955 save percentage and 1.40 goals-against average. Odds are, after a full season of perfect health, Thomas or Rask is going to have to some sort of ailment creep up this season. That's why Khudobin coming back to Boston was a big deal this summer.
5. Max Sauve, C/W
The injuries that limited him to 61 games played last season might've delayed Sauve's development a little bit. He's not helped by the fact that the Bruins' openings up front probably require a bit more physicality and defensive ability than he has right now. But there's no denying that this guy's speed and hands should put him in the mix for a call-up from this season on out.
6. Jared Knight, RW
Development camp always has a way of raising a guy's stock. But when he left Boston last summer, Knight knew he needed to bulk up and get better in his own end. Well, he put on 20 pounds of almost pure muscle and by all accounts he learned responsibility last season with London (OHL) while putting up 70 points in 68 games. And he showed how much he improved during this summer's development camp. When it comes down to it, based on available playing time the Bruins will probably want Knight to get more junior seasoning. But in terms of a combination of physicality, skill and a solid head on his shoulders, Knight's the type of kid that can sometimes alter a team's plans.
7. Matt Bartkowski, D
The Bruins got the best of both worlds with the first-year pro blueliner last year. They were able to get him most of a full season with Providence (5-18-23 totals in 63 games) but also gave him a six-game cup of coffee with the big club and kept him around with the "Black Aces" for the duration. He still has a lot to learn and another year of AHL seasoning should do him well, but should there be a rash of injuries on Boston's back end Bartkowski would be in line for more NHL time.
8. Ryan Spooner, C
With a little more physicality in his game during development-camp scrimmages, Spooner showed that he hasn't rested on his laurels from last fall's push for an NHL job. He still needs to add more weight and keep expanding the breadth of his hockey sense. His game's probably too cute to fill a role with Boston right now, but you can't count him out considering how well he performed in his first NHL camp. A return to junior, however, is probably in the cards.
9. Colby Cohen, D
Had he not battled injury when Boston first acquired him from Colorado, Cohen might've pushed Bartkowski for one of those second-half call-ups. Nonetheless, he was a solid plus-5 with 12 points in 46 games for a poor Providence team last season. With a full training camp in Boston's system, Cohen could show enough to be in the mix as an injury call-up or seventh D this season, in particular if Boston decides it needs more size on its back end. They kept him around among the "Black Aces" in the playoffs, so the Bruins must like what they see.
10. Zach Hamill, C
Head coach Bruce Cassidy has hinted at the potential for a position change for the former first-round pick if he doesn't pick up his play in the middle. The Bruins have tried a lot of things in an attempt to motivate Hamill, so one more maneuver wouldn't be surprising. Hamill didn't look completely out of place in his brief NHL stint (three games, one assist), but that he wasn't kept around with the "Black Aces" tells you all you need to know about his standing in the organization at this stage of his career.


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Smartphone Software - Battery Pack Pro
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Battery Pack Pro by OmegaOne
by Michael E. Callahan aka Dr. File Finder
Note: Since by definition "smartphones" are phones that are alsoPDA's, the software reviewed here should work with personal digitalassistants that are not "smartphones". Check the operating systembecause we'll be reviewing software for both Pocket PC and Palm devices.-- Editor
Battery Pack Pro by OmegaOne, is a really cool tool for yourWindows Mobile smartphone. This program is one I bought for myown mobile device because I liked it so much. It's really a powercombination of six tools that give you useful information on yoursmartphone device. As the name would imply, it gives you handyinformation on the state of your battery. The Battery Barshows you how much battery time you have. It also tells you how muchspace is left on a storage card, how much memory is available, and more.
A Power Clean feature cleans up your smartphone by eliminatingjunk files. I've found that this not only frees up space, but it makesyour device run smoother. Talk about running smoother, perhaps myfavorite feature is the Program Bar. This lets you create linksto your favorite programs. Really very handy to have the programs youuse most right on the Home screen. Slick!
A Power Store function gives you really detailed information onstorage space, memory, and even breaks down types of memory. There's aPower Task function makes things faster by letting you closeprograms that might be hogging memory. I was actually surprised to findhow many things were running that I didn't know about.
Battery Pack Pro adds a lot of power to your Windows Mobilesmartphone by providing you with lots of helpful information.There used to be a commercial that said, "Don't get caught with yourbatteries down" and with Battery Pack Pro you won't. I have it on myPocket PC and my smartphone. It makes it easy to put yourfavorite programs on the Home screen and it keeps your smartphone freeof junk and running smoothly. I like Battery Pack Pro so muchthat it's not only a Pick, but I'm also making it one of my Dr. File Finder Favorites and those are fewand far between. Give it a try, I recommend it!
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Selena Gomez Admits She Can Be Vain: 'This Is A Very Superficial Job!'
Even though we think Selena Gomez always acts humble and mature, the 18-year-old Disney starlet says in her E! Entertainment Special even she finds herself buying into being a 'celebrity!'
When we think of Selena Gomez, we imagine the gorgeous, cheerful and refined 18-year-old actress and singer from Disney Channel's Wizards of Waverly Place. However, Selena opens up in her new E! Entertainment Special, which airs June 29, and says she's not always perfect — especially when it comes to being so famous.
"This is a very superficial job. I sit in a chair for two hours and get hair and makeup done and talk about [myself] in interviews. That's a very vain thing to do. And I do get caught up in it sometimes. I do," Selena says.
But when she catches herself believing too much of her own press, Selena says she tries to come back down to earth because she knows her fans look up to her.
"I never really said I want to be a role model. But then when it happened I was so down for it. Once I realized that I'd have a little girl come to [me] and say she wants to be just like [me]. It [is] beautiful and I accept it," she explains, adding, "I'm human, I'm not perfect. I make mistakes all the time, but I guess my job is to keep those mistakes to myself, which I'm already fine doing and just try to be the best I can be for those kids."
We cannot wait to hear all the inside scoop on Selena's life during this special on E! — everyone from her mom, to her cousin have contributed to the piece, which means we'll get the full story!
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For some reason, when I tried to post here yesterday and today, I couldn't get Blogger to recognize me. I've been very lucky in terms of Blogger outages -- when many other people have complained of not being able to post things, I've had not trouble, so I guess it was just my turn.
It was very weird having everything ready and being unable to update the site. Alienating. Made me think of one of my favorite Radiohead songs.
I did manage to post something semi-coherent and odd at The LitBlog Co-op, although experienced very different posting problems there -- not with the technology, but with my own brain and words, as explained in the, I see now, pretty much unnecessary first paragraph of that post.
Meanwhile, I'm disappearing beneath a pile of books sent from all corners of the universe. I've actually gotten so many review copies of things recently that I'm going to farm out a couple of reviews to people who seem like interesting matches for the books. (If you have an idea of somebody you'd like to see review The Fourth Circle by Zoran Zivkovic, let me know. I asked Derik, and he said he read it earlier this year because I had recommended it somewhere else. I've become my own enemy! For the record, and I hope he doesn't mind me saying it, Derik liked parts of the book but not the whole. We actually had a nice chat about it, and are now tossing titles of various sorts back and forth at each other. Me ducking titles as they fly by is a sight that amuses my cat, who is not easily amused.)
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Erasing the Distance Announces the World Premiere of THE SMALL, DARK ROOM, Beginning 4/8
Erasing the Distance (ETD) will present the closing production of our 2012-2013 season: the World Premiere of THE SMALL, DARK ROOM, directed by Reshmi Hazra.
How much does-or should-our cultural backgrounds impact how we deal with mental health issues such as depression, disability, abuse and suicide? In this world premiere production, six Americans of Asian and Middle Eastern descent share true stories full of light, hope and transcendence that grapple with that very question.
The Stories:
Jeff (played by Gordon Chow): A Thai-Chinese man experiences a series of traumas and seeks insight and release through his Buddhist faith and bravely facing his past.
Maryam (played by Susaan Jamshidi): A Palestinian college student relies on family support, a scientific mind, and a love of music to climb her way out of depression.
Tarak (played by Adam Poss): A young Indian man loses his mother to suicide and now battles his own suicidal thoughts.
Warren (played by Kroydell Galima): A Filipino-American man, after years of struggling with social awkwardness and depression, recognizes the gifts inherent in the mental health challenges he faces.
Ha-Ti-Chi-Nook (played by Wannapa Pimtong-Eubanks): A Thai woman who lives with debilitating psoriasis, and resulting depression, finds salvation in the written word.
Manij (played by Rula Gardenier): an Iranian refugee overcomes a lifelong cycle of violence to work with a new generation of women facing similar challenges.
THE SMALL, DARK ROOM was created in collaboration with students from the University of Illinois at Chicago's (UIC) Asian American Studies Program. For the first time in UIC history, students majoring in such areas as Psychology, Disability Studies, and Nursing were able to take a course called Asian Americans, Community Engagement and Mental Health. Through the course, students had an opportunity to understand mental health issues up close. They interviewed people from their own ethnic communities who have dealt firsthand with issues such as depression, schizophrenia, domestic violence, and more. The students then turned these interviews into monologues. One of the overriding goals with THE SMALL, DARK ROOM is to break down the intense stigma and shame often found around these issues in the Asian and Middle Eastern communities.
During the run of THE SMALL, DARK ROOM, the theater lobby will feature an exhibit of works by artists Chun-Shan (Sandie) Yi and Ghaith S. Jarew that are inspired by the show. All pieces are for sale, and a percentage of the proceeds will directly support Erasing the Distance programming. The art exhibit is curated by ETD Artistic Associate Meredith Siemsen.
Each performance of THE SMALL, DARK ROOM will be followed by a moderated talkback. Mental health resources and crisis volunteers are also present at every performance for the audience to utilize as needed.
THE SMALL, DARK ROOM is made possible by the UIC Asian American Studies Program and the UIC AANAPISI Initiative, which is fully funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving-Institutions Program. This show is also partially supported by the Kiran Bavikatte Foundation, the Asian American Suicide Prevention Initiative (AASPI), The MacArthur Fund for Arts and Culture at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation, and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
April 8, 9, 15 & 16 at 7:30pm
Hoover-Leppen Theatre ~ Center on Halsted ~ 3656 N. Halsted, 3rd Floor ~ Chicago, IL
Directed by: Reshmi Hazra
Adapted by: Norman Chen, Jialin (Camille) Li, Ana Sofia Lupu, Brighid O'Shaughnessy, Kruti Parikh, Gessa Suboc, & Chun-Shan (Sandie) Yi
Performed by: Gordon Chow, Wannapa Pimtong-Eubanks*, Kroydell Galima, Rula Gardenier, Susaan Jamshidi, Adam Poss*, & Scott Shimizu (u/s)
Stage Manager: Deanna Fiorentino*
Production Manager: Jennifer Shine*
Lighting Designer: Mac Vaughey
Sound Designer: Matt Kiendrowski
Art Curator: Meredith Siemsen*
Featured Artists: Chun-Shan (Sandie) Yi and Ghaith S. Jarew
Casting Associate: Stephanie Diaz*
*ETD Ensemble Member or Artistic Associate.
TICKETS: $15 in advance, $20 at door, discounts for students/seniors/groups of 10+.
To purchase tickets, please visit thesmalldarkroom.brownpapertickets.com.
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We are working around the clock to make this happen. This being an exhibit of the recently photographed ONE NIGHT IN RIO and the book/portfolio to launch simultaneous. I will probably be here in my NY loft night and day for three weeks . Sequencing, choosing paper stock, size, interplay between photos etc etc.
The RIO book/portfolio is going to be unique. Unbound, unfettered, interactive. The limited edition will have an archival print and comes in a hand crafted box made in Rio. Finely printed by the best in Italy. For those of you interested in the special edition of this book please contact me directly: email@example.com
If you are anywhere near Australia in May or have been thinking of an Australia adventure, now is the time. The HeadOn Photo Festival is going to be buzzing. There are many great exhibitions including a very special exhibition of BURN 02. Our very own Imants Krummins is going to be mounting a small exhibition of his students in Sydney. I will be doing a one week photo essay class at Bondi Beach. Anyway, check it all out. We will keep you updated on additions to this program.


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A Message to Parents
For a young adult, the decision to join the Army will be the most important choice of his or her life. But that decision can be difficult to make without the support of family and friends. This section is designed to help you understand the benefits of military service, and what you can expect for the future.
A Clear Future
The U.S. Army and Army Reserve offer training and hands-on experience in hundreds of career paths. From engineering to law, medicine to mathematics, there are few institutions in the world that can match the training and educational services of the Army.
Aside from on-the-job training, the Army has dozens of programs designed to help Soldiers earn a college degree without having to swim through a sea of debt afterwards. For example, the ROTC program allows a young adult to attend college, receive Army training, and earn a commission as a U.S. Army Officer upon graduation.
Learn more about Army education and career benefits.
What to Expect
Joining the Army is the opportunity to be a part of something greater than a nine to five office job. Army Soldiers have strength of body and character. They carry out orders with pride, and they are equipped to lead in any situation that requires a firm hand and a strong voice.
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Sec. 31-293. Liability of third persons to employer and employee. Limitations on liability of architects and engineers. Limitations on liability of insurers, self-insurance service organizations and unions relating to safety matters. (a) When any injury for which compensation is payable under the provisions of this chapter has been sustained under circumstances creating in a person other than an employer who has complied with the requirements of subsection (b) of section 31-284, a legal liability to pay damages for the injury, the injured employee may claim compensation under the provisions of this chapter, but the payment or award of compensation shall not affect the claim or right of action of the injured employee against such person, but the injured employee may proceed at law against such person to recover damages for the injury; and any employer or the custodian of the Second Injury Fund, having paid, or having become obligated to pay, compensation under the provisions of this chapter may bring an action against such person to recover any amount that he has paid or has become obligated to pay as compensation to the injured employee. If the employee, the employer or the custodian of the Second Injury Fund brings an action against such person, he shall immediately notify the others, in writing, by personal presentation or by registered or certified mail, of the action and of the name of the court to which the writ is returnable, and the others may join as parties plaintiff in the action within thirty days after such notification, and, if the others fail to join as parties plaintiff, their right of action against such person shall abate. In any case in which an employee brings an action against a party other than an employer who failed to comply with the requirements of subsection (b) of section 31-284, in accordance with the provisions of this section, and the employer is a party defendant in the action, the employer may join as a party plaintiff in the action. The bringing of any action against an employer shall not constitute notice to the employer within the meaning of this section. If the employer and the employee join as parties plaintiff in the action and any damages are recovered, the damages shall be so apportioned that the claim of the employer, as defined in this section, shall take precedence over that of the injured employee in the proceeds of the recovery, after the deduction of reasonable and necessary expenditures, including attorneys' fees, incurred by the employee in effecting the recovery. The rendition of a judgment in favor of the employee or the employer against the party shall not terminate the employer's obligation to make further compensation which the commissioner thereafter deems payable to the injured employee. If the damages, after deducting the employee's expenses as provided in this subsection, are more than sufficient to reimburse the employer, damages shall be assessed in his favor in a sum sufficient to reimburse him for his claim, and the excess shall be assessed in favor of the injured employee. No compromise with the person by either the employer or the employee shall be binding upon or affect the rights of the other, unless assented to by him. For the purposes of this section, the claim of the employer shall consist of (1) the amount of any compensation which he has paid on account of the injury which is the subject of the suit and (2) an amount equal to the present worth of any probable future payments which he has by award become obligated to pay on account of the injury. The word "compensation" , as used in this section, shall be construed to include incapacity payments to an injured employee, payments to the dependents of a deceased employee, sums paid out for surgical, medical and hospital services to an injured employee, the burial fee provided by subdivision (1) of subsection (a) of section 31-306, payments made under the provisions of sections 31-312 and 31-313, and payments made under the provisions of section 31-284b in the case of an action brought under this section by the employer or an action brought under this section by the employee in which the employee has alleged and been awarded such payments as damages. Each employee who brings an action against a party in accordance with the provisions of this subsection shall include in his complaint (A) the amount of any compensation paid by the employer or the Second Injury Fund on account of the injury which is the subject of the suit and (B) the amount equal to the present worth of any probable future payments which the employer or the Second Injury Fund has, by award, become obligated to pay on account of the injury. Notwithstanding the provisions of this subsection, when any injury for which compensation is payable under the provisions of this chapter has been sustained under circumstances creating in a person other than an employer who has complied with the requirements of subsection (b) of section 31-284, a legal liability to pay damages for the injury and the injured employee has received compensation for the injury from such employer, its workers' compensation insurance carrier or the Second Injury Fund pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, the employer, insurance carrier or Second Injury Fund shall have a lien upon any judgment received by the employee against the party or any settlement received by the employee from the party, provided the employer, insurance carrier or Second Injury Fund shall give written notice of the lien to the party prior to such judgment or settlement.
(b) When an injury for which compensation is payable under the provisions of this chapter is determined to be the result of a motor vehicle accident or other accident or circumstance in which a third person other than the employer was negligent and the claim is subrogated by the employer or its workers' compensation insurance carrier, the insurance carrier shall provide a rate adjustment to the employer's workers' compensation policy to reflect the recovery of any compensation paid by the insurance carrier prior to subrogation.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, no construction design professional who is retained to perform professional services on a construction project, or any employee of a construction design professional who is assisting or representing the construction design professional in the performance of professional services on the site of the construction project, shall be liable for any injury on the construction project for which compensation is payable under the provisions of this chapter, unless responsibility for safety practices is specifically assumed by contract. The immunity provided by this subsection to any construction design professional shall not apply to the negligent preparation of design plans or specifications. For the purposes of this subsection "construction design professional" means (1) any person licensed as an architect under the provisions of chapter 390, (2) any person licensed, or exempted from licensure, as an engineer under the provisions of chapter 391, or (3) any corporation organized to render professional services through the practice of either or both of such professions in this state.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (a) of this section, the furnishing of or the failure to furnish safety inspections or safety advisory services (1) by an insurer incident to providing workers' compensation insurance to an employer, (2) pursuant to a contract providing for safety inspections or safety advisory services between an employer and a self-insurance service organization incident to providing workers' compensation related services or (3) by a union representing employees of the employer, shall not subject the insurer or self-insurance service organization or their agents or employees, or the union, its members or the members of its safety committee, to third party liability for damages for injury, death or loss resulting therefrom unless the liability arises from a breach of a duty of fair representation of its members by a union. The immunity from liability extended under this subsection shall not be extended to any insurer or self-insurance service organization other than where the immunity is incident to the provision of workers' compensation insurance or workers' compensation related services.
(1949 Rev., S. 7425; 1949, 1951, S. 3040d; 1958 Rev., S. 31-156; 1961, P.A. 491, S. 15; 1967, P.A. 692, S. 4; 842, S. 27; P.A. 86-266, S. 1; P.A. 90-145; P.A. 91-32, S. 9, 41; 91-191, S. 2, 3; P.A. 93-228, S. 7, 35; P.A. 96-65, S. 2.)
History: 1961 act entirely replaced previous provisions; 1967 acts allowed employer to be party plaintiff in cases where employee brings an action against a third party, specified that bringing action against employer does not constitute notice and increased burial fee from five hundred to one thousand dollars; P.A. 86-266 added Subsec. (b), limiting the civil liability of certain architects, engineers and their employees for injuries compensable under workers' compensation which occur on construction projects; P.A. 90-145 added Subsec. (c) concerning limitations on the liability of insurers, self-insurance service organizations and unions in relation to safety inspections and safety advisory services; P.A. 91-32 made technical changes; P.A. 91-191 amended the definition of "compensation" in Subsec. (a) to include payments made under Sec. 31-284b in certain cases; P.A. 93-228 amended Subsec. (a) to specify required contents of employees' complaints against third parties and to give employers liens on judgments or settlements paid by third parties to employees, added new Subsec. (b) to prohibit insurers from adjusting employers' workers' compensation insurance rates if payments made by insurers will be recovered from negligent third party, and redesignated existing Subsecs. (b) and (c) as (c) and (d), respectively, effective July 1, 1993; P.A. 96-65 amended Subsec. (a) to make technical changes for consistency and to include references to the custodian of the Second Injury Fund and employers who fail to comply with Subsec. (b) of Sec. 31-284.
If employee settles with tortfeasor, employer may accept the settlement and have credit for the amount received. 92 C. 398. Right of an insurer to recover from tortfeasor who has settled with the employee direct. 101 C. 200. Form of judgment in suit by both employee and employer against tortfeasor; "reasonable attorney's fee" may be nothing. 104 C. 507. That employer was "subsidiary" of third party not a defense. 112 C. 510. Where employer pays compensation in death case, he is entitled to reimbursement out of judgment obtained by administratrix from third party. 116 C. 91. Injured person who receives compensation may still sue doctor for malpractice. 115 C. 563. Liability for compensation after judgment against third party. 132 C. 671. Cited. 114 C. 130; 123 C. 514; 124 C. 230; 128 C. 521; 129 C. 637; 132 C. 545; 133 C. 448. Statute applied where employee injured by fellow employee. 125 C. 293. Not necessary to make administratrix of deceased employee a party. Employer's rights discussed. 136 C. 670. Cited. 143 C. 77. Contains no exception for a situation wherein the employer is reimbursed from a judgment obtained against a third party tortfeasor. 144 C. 322. Cited. 150 C. 211. Employer's time to intervene does not begin to run until notice of the action is given to him. 154 C. 708. By stipulation approved by compensation commissioner employer effectively released "any further claims under the Workmen's Compensation Act" including right to recover from third parties. 157 C. 538. Cited. 160 C. 482. No standing to appeal on behalf of plaintiff's employer's participation. 163 C. 365. Cited. 176 C. 622, 624. Cited. 181 C. 321-323; 182 C. 24, 26, 27, 30, 32. Cited. 183 C. 508, 510, 511. Cited. 192 C. 460, 471. Cited. 193 C. 59, 68. Cited. Id., 297, 299, 301. Cited. 204 C. 485-490. Cited. 208 C. 589, 593. Notice in compliance with statute need not include information re right of intervention and legal consequences of failure to intervene within statutory time period. 216 C. 533, 534, 536-541. Employer entitlement to a credit for unknown future benefits against the net proceeds of a third party recovery discussed. 218 C. 19, 25-27. Cited. Id., 46, 49. Cited. Id., 531, 573, 577, 578. Cited. 219 C. 439, 461. Cited. 222 C. 744, 747. Third party tortfeasor may not raise the negligence of the employer as a special defense when employer has intervened in personal injury action as party plaintiff in order to secure his statutory right to reimbursement of workers' compensation benefits. Id., 775, 778, 779. Cited. 224 C. 382, 387. Cited. 225 C. 915. Notice under section does not require specific reference to employment relationship. 230 C. 100-105. Cited. Id., 914. Cited. 232 C. 918. Cited. 233 C. 251-253. Cited. 236 C. 330, 331, 334-336, 339, 340. Cited. 241 C. 170. Cited. 242 C. 375. In order for abatement provision to be invoked, notice given pursuant to section must comport with both the statutory requirements and the due process clause. Id., 432. Section authorizes injured employee to seek recovery from third party, other than employer, for work-related injuries caused by that third party. 247 C. 442. City employer's right to intervene in employee's negligence action against physician is incorporated into Sec. 7-433c pursuant to this section. 253 C. 429.
Cited. 3 CA 450-453. Cited. 9 CA 194, 195. Cited. 11 CA 391-393. Cited. 15 CA 381, 383-385. Cited. 16 CA 138, 140. Cited. 18 CA 614-618. Cited. 21 CA 9, 14, 17; judgment reversed, see 218 C. 46 et seq. Cited. Id., 270; judgment reversed, see 218 C. 19 et seq. Cited. 22 CA 539, 548; judgment reversed, see 219 C. 439 et seq. Cited. 24 CA 531, 533. Cited. Id., 719-721. Cited. Id., 739, 753. Cited. 25 CA 492, 502; judgment reversed, see 222 C. 744 et seq. Cited. 29 CA 618, 620. Cited. 33 CA 422, 425, 430, 431. Cited. 34 CA 521-523, 525, 527, 529, 535. Cited. 36 CA 635-640; judgment reversed, see 236 C. 330 et seq. Cited. 37 CA 423, 428. Because employer and its compensation insurance carrier did not bring action pursuant to section they were not entitled to a credit and were obligated to pay plaintiff's hospital bill. 42 CA 200. Cited. 46 CA 712. Section does not entitle employer to make a claim against any benefits that might be due to an employee under uninsured motorist provisions of employer's policy. 53 CA 452. Definition of "compensation" inapplicable to Sec. 31-284b as it existed on date of plaintiff's injury. 61 CA 9. State does not waive its right to sovereign immunity and subject itself to a counterclaim when intervening pursuant to this statute when state's claim is derivative, depends on injured plaintiff recovering against defendant and does not enlarge defendant's liability or try to establish that defendant is liable to the state. 65 CA 418.
Since the right is a substantive one, it does not matter that the exact method prescribed by this section has not been followed. 4 CS 5. Plaintiff employer is required to join as coplaintiff and if he does not, his right of action abates. 5 CS 108. Cited. 6 CS 152. Purpose of statute is fulfilled if the rights of the employer as well as the employees are determined in one action and an allowance of a motion by the employer to join as a codefendant does not constitute a judgment or settle a question of fact. 9 CS 68. Right of employer is not one for a wrong done to employee but one conferred by statute. 10 CS 508. Statute requires that employee give employer formal notice; it is not enough that the employer has knowledge of the existence of a pending action. 12 CS 325. Available only to employer who has paid or is obligated to make payments under this act. 17 CS 69. Defendant employer and its insurer are not required to intervene in employee's representative's suit against the tortfeasor within the one year statutory period. 20 CS 30. Where employer brings action against third person within time limited by statute and employee, within thirty days after institution of suit, has moved to join, fact that motion was filed more than year after tortious act took place would not defeat motion. 23 CS 106. Cited. 27 CS 383, 384. Demurrer to complaint sustained in third party action by employee against employer's insurance carrier. Duties under workmen's compensation act merge identities of employer and his insurer. 28 CS 1. Cited. 30 CS 126. Statute contain no authorization for suit against employee. 33 CS 661, 665. Time limitation, within which right must be enforced, is limitation of liability itself and not of remedy alone. Id. "Shall abate" provision does not apply to employee's entire cause of action but only to extent it has previously been prosecuted by employer; not required that defense be by plea in abatement. 35 CS 60, 61, 63-65. Comparative negligence of employee is a defense in an action by an employer against a third party. 36 CS 137, 139. Cited. Id., 317-319. Comparative negligence apportionment between employer and employee of sums received from third party; public policy discussed. 39 CS 222-225, 228. Cited. 40 CS 165, 170.
Cited. 6 Conn. Cir. Ct. 671.
Subsec. (a):
Cited. 204 C. 485, 489. Cited. 211 C. 133, 137. Cited. 217 C. 631, 640. Cited. 218 C. 19, 20, 22-25. Employer credit to extent of third party recovery may be awarded by workers' compensation commission. Id., 46, 47, 49, 50. Cited. Id., 531, 532, 534, 538, 565-571, 573-580. Cited. 221 C. 465, 468. Cited. 222 C. 775, 777-780, 782. Cited. 224 C. 8, 18, 19. Cited. 230 C. 100, 102, 105. Sec. 13a-149 does not bar employer from seeking reimbursement under this section. 231 C. 370, 372, 374-378. Cited. Id., 381, 389. Cited. 233 C. 251, 253. Judgment of appellate court in Rana v. Ritacco, 36 CA 635, reversed; language of section "does not indicate that service must have been completed before notice can be sent" . 236 C. 330, 332-334, 336, 337, 340, 341. Cited. 241 C. 170. Does not apply to uninsured motorist coverage. 242 C. 375. Cited. Id., 432. Applicable statute of limitations on underlying claim is tolled if employer receives notice of an employee's timely filed action against a third party tortfeasor and intervenes within thirty-day period prescribed by statute. 246 C. 156. Employer has cause of action under this section that is separate and distinct from that of its injured employee. 247 C. 442. "Compensation" in this section includes sums paid pursuant to voluntary settlement agreement authorized by Sec. 31-296. 259 C. 325.
Cited. 21 CA 9, 11-14, 17-19; judgment reversed, see 218 C. 46 et seq. Cited. Id., 270, 271, 273, 274; judgment reversed, see 218 C. 19 et seq. Cited. 22 CA 27, 35; judgment reversed, see 217 C. 631 et seq. Cited. 24 CA 719, 721, 722. Cited. 29 CA 618, 619, 622-627. Cited. 30 CA 263, 264. Cited. Id., 801. Cited. 33 CA 422, 424. Cited. 34 CA 521, 522, 524-531. Cited. 37 CA 423, 428. Cited. 41 CA 664, 666. Cited. 42 CA 200. Cited. 46 CA 712.


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43 U.S. Code § 390ww - Administrative provisions
The provisions of Federal reclamation law shall remain in full force and effect, except to the extent such law is amended by, or is inconsistent with, this subchapter.
Nothing in this subchapter shall repeal or amend any existing statutory exemptions from the ownership or pricing limitations of Federal reclamation law.
The Secretary may prescribe regulations and shall collect all data necessary to carry out the provisions of this subchapter and other provisions of Federal reclamation law.
Any nonexcess land which is acquired into excess status pursuant to involuntary foreclosure or similar involuntary process of law, conveyance in satisfaction of a debt (including, but not limited to, a mortgage, real estate contract, or deed of trust), inheritance, or devise, may be sold at its fair market value without regard to any other provision of this subchapter or to section 423e of this title: Provided, That if the status of mortgaged land changes from nonexcess into excess after the mortgage is recorded and is subsequently acquired by the lender by involuntary foreclosure or similar involuntary process of law, by bona fide conveyance in satisfaction of the mortgage, such land may be sold at its fair market value.
In addition to any other audit or compliance activities which may otherwise be undertaken, the Secretary of the Interior, or his designee, shall conduct a thorough audit of the compliance with the reclamation law of the United States, specifically including this subchapter, by legal entities and individuals subject to such law. At a minimum, the Secretary shall complete audits of those legal entities and individuals whose landholdings or operations exceed 960 acres within 3 years.
The provisions of section 390ee(c) of this title are and have been applicable to all recordable contracts executed prior to October 12, 1982, and any decision, rule, or regulation promulgated by the Department of the Interior to the contrary is hereby revoked: Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (i), the Secretary shall not seek reimbursement for any amounts due under this subsection or section 390ee(c) of this title which was due prior to December 22, 1987.
When the Secretary finds that any individual or legal entity subject to reclamation law, including this subchapter, has not paid the required amount for irrigation water delivered to a landholding pursuant to reclamation law, including this subchapter, he shall collect the amount of any underpayment with interest accruing from the date the required payment was due until paid. The interest rate shall be determined by the Secretary of the Treasury on the basis of the weighted average yield of all interest bearing marketable issues sold by the Treasury during the period of underpayment.
The Federal reclamation law, referred to in subsecs. (a) to (c), is defined in section 390aa of this title.
This subchapter, referred to in subsecs. (a) to (c) and (e), was in the original "this title", meaning title II (§§ 201–230) of Pub. L. 97–293, Oct. 12, 1982, 96 Stat. 1263, known as the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982, which enacted this subchapter, amended sections 373a, 422e, 425b, and 485h of this title, and repealed section 383 of Title 25, Indians. For complete classification of title II to the Code, see Tables.
This subchapter, referred to in subsecs. (g) and (i), was in the original "this Act" and was translated as reading "this title". See note above.
Section is comprised of section 224 of Pub. L. 97–293. Subsec. (d) of section 224 amended section 425 of this title. Subsec. (f) of section 224 repealed section 383 of Title 25, Indians, and amended section 385 of Title 25.
1995—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 104–66 struck out at end "The Secretary shall submit an annual written report to the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the House Committee on Natural Resources. Such report shall summarize the legal entities and individuals audited, the results of such audits, and the actions taken by the Secretary to correct any instances of noncompliance with the reclamation law."
1994—Subsec. (g). Pub. L. 103–437 substituted "Natural Resources" for "Interior and Insular Affairs" after "House Committee on".
1987—Subsecs. (g) to (i). Pub. L. 100–203 added subsecs. (g) to (i).
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Trangucci: Leaf Bagging Not a 'Green Project'
In the May 30, 2014 issue of Soundview Rising
The leaf bagging saga in New Rochelle continues as at the last City Council meeting the representatives hired by the City Council to conduct an informational campaign were presented with a series of challenging questions.
The educational campaign was financed by the council which voted to amend this year's budget to include the needed $100,000; $75,000 was set aside for The Harlequin Creative Group for project design and management along with "messaging" and deliverables (signs, mailings etc.) and $10,000 for the Greenburgh Nature Center for education and mulch mowing outreach. This left $15,000 for contingencies
This City Council motion authorized this expenditure from the 2014 budget with an offset to save the city $100,000 in leaf collection costs since residents would be forced to either bag or mulch their leaves.
New Rochelle's Communication and Marketing Manager Kathy Gilwit said the campaign process for this legislation. First there would be a post card announcement; second, a substantive mailing; and lastly, a reminder; lawn signs could be included. She advocated a creative, innovative approach, adding an "a la carte" menu could be used and the campaign could be "creative and innovative."
Fred and Sherry Bruck of Harlequin Creative Group answered an assortment of questions by council members. Likewise, Virginia Picciotta explained the leaf mulching process which will be an the outreach program to residents if they have questions about mulching.
Councilwoman Shari Rackman brought up the first difficulty with this new "bagging leaves' law." Her district is mostly in the 10583 zip code group, and she noted, many houses in her zip code are in Scarsdale proper and those residents would not want this mail. She also felt the letter carrier may deliver this mail when he "feels like" doing it.
Councilman Lou Trangucci was the only one to oppose this budget allocation for the educational campaign legislation because he said residents' concerns had not been addressed. Suggestions were made that residents should take advantage of the demonstrations on mulching in September and October. The information and complaint line are also planned to be responsive to residents' needs and problems.
Trangucci persisted saying that there are going to be many angry people. He was told 15-20 minutes were being set aside for each call when residents called with complaints. Since it had been suggested that violators would not be punished until next year, Trangucci wanted to know if residents would be told about this enforcement difference. City Manager Chuck Strome said violators would be given two or three warnings, for example, to remove piles of leaves (in the street). Giving only warnings this year in his view would create difficulties next year.
Although the City Council has hired a firm to conduct a public information campaign, residents may feel confused by the budget projections. Initially savings of $250,000 were suggested. This amount was attributed to the present costs of curb pick-up of leaves. When Councilman Al Tarantino and Trangucci asked if this money could be used to reduce the refuse fee, the answer was it only came out to $15 a resident.
Trangucci, the only Councilman to oppose this budget legislation, told the Rising Media group that he is in favor "green" improvements, but not when there is going to be a cost to the taxpayers and mulching of leaves would have to be l00% to be considered a "green project."
Under this City Council plan the residents will probably mulch about 20% of their leaves.
There are 6 Comments
No New Rochelle Councilperson has any constituents in Scarsdale proper or in Eastchester proper, except for those few constituents whose property exists both in New Rochelle while also in another municipality. As it is, Scarsdale PO in Golden Horseshoe, is itself in New Rochelle proper. The 10583 zip code is for those addresses north of Stratton Road.
USPS letter carriers deliver this mail when he "feels like" doing it, on Huguenot St too, including certified mail and notices thereof. Local USPS service has greatly deteriorated over the last decade.
I don't understand why Councilman Trangucci said that there are going to be many angry people. Does he think people are angry about having to bag their leaves? Well that's too bad, as they should do it even if not required by law. Or does Trangucci think people would be angry because those people are basically anti-environmental, in which case what is needed is better education.
Alternatively, is Councilman Trangucci's problem, that as a 'Green Improvement', this plan simply does not go far enough. If so, I applaud his efforts to make New Rochelle's policies more environmental.
Who is angry about leaf bagging?
I think you could start most of your comments with "I don't understand why..." because you seem incapable of accepting the notion that someone would could have a different point of view on an issue and not be some evil Republican working for Dick Cheney and Karl Rove.
At the hearing, I spoke in favor of Mayor Bramson's idea of bagging leaves for pick up. Like everything, however, there are legitimate arguments on the other side of the issue which, as is often the case, you tend to dismiss as one-dimensional.
Last I recall you live in an apartment and so are not impacted by the cost to bag leaves so you might want to make disclosure that you have no skin in this particular game and can afford to be dismissive of the financial impact on homeowners.
I heard three main arguments at the hearing:
1. That this is another example of the City seeking to balance its books by transferring costs to taxpayers with the one hand and using the "savings" to spend money elsewhere. In other words, the City will not spend less, they will spend the same AND taxpayers will have new costs.
2. The City's curbside loose-leaf pick up is more efficient and cost-effective than lots of little pickups at each property PLUS picking up the bags themselves.
3. The costs will be absorbed by landscapers whose customers will not pay extra to have their leaves bags but this will take time and cost money for the landscapers.
You say you do not know WHO Lou thinks will be angry about the leaf-bagging then say "those people are basically anti-environmental".
So, do you know who these people are or not. If you do not know WHO the people are who are angry about the leaf-bagging how can you claim to know ANYTHING about them and then go so far as to make a broad sweeping statement like 'those people are basically anti-environmental".
You need to stop living in a cartoon world where anyone who does not agree with you, basically a liberal ideologue, is characterized.
I would suggest to you that many people who are unhappy about the leaf-bagging, as they are homeowners, do a lot more in a given month to take steps to protect the environment then you do in a year of living in an apartment.
I have skin in the game
Frankly I think bagging leaves or mulching to be the responsibility of the Home Owner who has the property. I have about 10 huge oaks on my property and I am not opposed to mulching, composting and mulching on my property. However in the right of way there are a number of City owned Oaks that impact my life and I do want the city to be responsible for their trees in the right of way.
In many cases the City Trees have been neglected as the City as usual does not have the funds. There are thousands of City Owner trees that need pruning, removal and topping off to protect the homeowners.
My plan is to do an assessment of City own leaves and have the City come and pick up their leaves off my property. I should have a cold day in hell getting it done.
Who is angry about leaf bagging? Sound Shore & 10583
Bob, I say "I don't understand why..." when something is stated that I don't understand; and that is because I am not ashamed to admit to those things I don't understand.
But I do understand that our planet is undergoing serious climate change and global warming, some of which is an ongoing natural process, and much of which is due to the self-destructive tendencies of modern civilization.
I think you agree with me on the dangers of climate change, and especially of the dangers of sea level rising to our city on the shore of the Long Island Sound.
Using your logic, I shouldn't worry about this, as I live on the 4th floor of a building whose ground floor is 50 feet above current sea level, and because I am 63 and won't live to see the worsening effects of climate change that will occur in the latter half of the 21st century.
But I am concerned, as our current civilization must protect future generations from our society's current short-sighted excesses and selfish greed.
I am unsure whether bagging and mulching leaves is intended as an environmental or as a social concern. But if it benefits our society it's probably a good idea.
I am always concerned about ever-increasing taxes of all kinds, even those taxes that do not directly affect me. Obviously, if all taxes continued increasing perpetually, eventually taxes would reach 100%, which of course will never actually happen.
Bob, you misquote me when you claim I wrote that Lou Trangucci thinks those who are angry about the leaf-bagging are "basically anti-environmental". I did not state that. Rather, I asked if anti-environmentalists are people Councilperson Trangucci thinks will be angry. It is because I don't know the answer, that I ask that question.
Personally, I believe Lou's concerns are financial, and that Mr Trangucci does have environmental concerns, especially as most of his constituents live near the shore.
But there are some persons who regularly post at TOTS, with comments that absurdly mock our City Council's, the USA's and UN's efforts towards an environmentally-safe planet. And I do believe those persons are quite right-wing, anti-scientific and anti-environmental even at minimal cost.
As such, I would like to know for sure, whether the angry constituents Councilman Trangucci refers to, are only people who want to avoid tax increases, or also include anti-scientific / anti-environmental persons. I do believe Mr Trangucci's concerns are mainly that of taxes, but I'd like to know Lou's perspective on those persons who are anti-scientific and anti-environmental.
I do not live in a cartoon world at all, but am quite realistic and pragmatic. The people who live in a cartoon world, are those people who post at TOTS ranting against the environmental concerns of the New Rochelle City Council's, the USA's and UN's efforts towards an environmentally-safe planet.
Having stated that here, my initial reason for posting my comment was that Peggy Godfrey wrote that Shari Rackman stated that "her district is mostly in the 10583 zip code group, and she [Shari] noted, many houses in her zip code are in Scarsdale proper".
I find it hard to believe Councilperson Rackman would have implied or stated that her constituents include persons actually living in Scarsdale but not in New Rochelle. Obviously, our City Council only represents those persons actually living in New Rochelle, no matter what their zip code. I myself grew up in the Scarsdale postal zone of New Rochelle, and did live in a house with a lawn and trees.
Brian, If you look at your
If you look at your comment and my comment, it is quite clear that I quoted EXACTLY WHAT YOUR WROTE. If you did not convey your meaning with the words you chose then re-phrase your remarks but please do not accuse me of "misquoting" you when I have quoted directly from what you published above.
I have expressed my concerns with Agenda 21 many times so I have no idea why you believe that I agree with you about global warming or climate change or that anyone that does not share your opinions on the topic are "anti-scientific". I am not interest in having that debate but focusing on the topic at hand -- leaf bagging.
I publicly stated my support for it at the hearing while recognizing that opponents have perfectly legitimate reasons for opposing it and well-founded reasons to be skeptical of assurances made by our local government.
My reason for supporting the leaf-bagging has a lot to do with the experience this winter where our streets were often impassable due to snow and that this was compounded by loose leafs piled up on the streets making snow removal difficult. To me it is a safety issue first.
There is an inconvenience and a cost and real questions of what the City will do with any money "saved". To dismiss those legitimate concerns is what I mean by you living in a cartoon world.
You might just once trying to understand that someone can have a different point of view and not seek to ascribe nefarious motives to them.
Typical arrogant attitude
If anyone believes bagging leaves is about being "Green" or saving the planet, they are sadly naive. Taxpayers are angry because they are losing another paid city-service. Taxpayers will have to endure an increase from landscapers or bag leaves in addition to watching their property taxes increase regardless of any "savings" from bagging leaves. This is all about city council maneuvering in an effort to stay under Governor Cuomo's tax-cap for the upcoming budget. Taxpayers lost backyard garbage pickup, had garbage collection extracted from the budget and changed to a "fee" and were blackmailed into accepting a new library tax because city council can't live within the taxpayers means.
On another note, a member of the ruling class in New Rochelle telling taxpayers who are angry about bagging leaves that it's "too bad, as they should do it even if not required by law" is a prime example of the elitist, do as I say, arrogant attitude that has divided New Rochelle.
Being Green and staying under the tax-cap should look good on the resume Mayor Bramson submitted to the committee assigned to search for the next President of Westchester Community College. It is apparent to all that the embarrassing loss to Astorino has left Bramson a two-time looser. Even he realizes it's time to move on; leaving behind a legacy of failed development.


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Visitation will be held Thursday, July 11, 2013 from 2-8 pm at Cherokee Memorial Funeral Home, 831 Industrial Way, Lodi, CA 95240. Graveside services will be held at 11 am, Friday, July 12, 2013 at Cherokee Memorial Park, Hwy 99 and Harney Lane in Lodi. Please sign the online guestbook at www.cherokeememorial.com.


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It's crazy right now with speculation about coaches moving and teams moving and Heisman voting and extensions and raises and assistants having to explain to their kids how they have to move because their boss blew it. We may spend a little time watching the product on the field.
This just in: Notre Dame has announced it is moving to the NFC East.
Bulletin: Jon Gruden turns down a job that was never offered to him.
News flash: Nick Saban stumps for SEC Championship Game loser to be invited to play in Super Bowl.
This is the biggest week for The Picks because anything short of 100 wins is unacceptable for Dr. Football and we're at 93-67 after a 7-3 week. As many of you have informed me, I picked Florida State last week. I'm blaming short-term memory loss. I forgot the Seminoles were in the ACC.
ALABAMA-GEORGIA: A lot of people are going to look at the way Georgia has been playing in November and pick the Bulldogs. You have to look at who they played, not how they played. Georgia could easily win this game. I wouldn't be surprised if the Bulldogs pulled it off. But I am not picking against Saban in a big game. Or in a grouch-off. Alabama, 27-24.
FLORIDA STATE-GEORGIA TECH: I'm sure that the toughest thing Jimbo Fisher has to do this week is not solve the Tech triple option but get his team out of the jar after that loss to Florida. The good news for FSU — Tech isn't very good. FSU, 34-21.
NEBRASKA-WISCONSIN: I so want to see a five-loss Big Ten-ish team in the Rose Bowl. I can't explain why, I just do. Nebraska, 23-21.
TEXAS AT KANSAS STATE: Oh, Wildcats. I don't know how it was in 2003 when you were at the Fiesta Bowl, but I was there six years ago, and if the way you are treated doesn't make you want to play your tails off, I don't know what will. Kansas State, 35-23.
OKLAHOMA AT TCU: Time for the Sooners to man up if they want a BCS bowl. Oklahoma, 38-13.
KENT STATE-NORTHERN ILLINOIS: If Kent State wins, it has a shot at the Orange Bowl in Miami. If it does not, it's likely the GoDaddy.com Bowl in Mobile. Think it's a big game? Northern Illinois, 27-21.
UCLA AT STANFORD: Forget the game, I want to be at Jim Mora's postgame presser. Stanford, 24-16.
OKLAHOMA STATE AT BAYLOR: Should be fun to watch. Okie State, 64-62.
UCF AT TULSA: Quietly, a nice season for the Knights. Tulsa, 45-34.
PITTSBURGH AT SOUTH FLORIDA: Had to fill out 10 picks. Pittsburgh, 29-17.


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Sorry State of Local Idaho Journalism on Display in GBAD Election
This weekend, Idaho news outlets were busy congratulating themselves about their self serving awards ceremony, in which everyone seemed to get a prize, while potential corruption brewed under their very noses without so much as a question. After I posted a detailed report on Friday regarding what appeared to be deceptive electioneering practices in the GBAD election, only two local media outlets chose to raise questions regarding the election financial disclosures, and both dropped the ball after getting what they apparently thought was a plausible explanation. Sven Berg's report in the Idaho Statesman buried the lede when it stated:
Tway, Berch and Walker recently questioned reports showing incumbents Peter Oliver, Rob Perez and Stephanie Astorquia had received no contributions and spent no money on their campaigns. That seemed impossible, since the candidates published a joint brochure in early May promoting their candidacies.
But the reports in question, which were due May 14, covered contributions and expenditures between Jan. 1 and May 5. Contributions hadn't started coming in by then, and the candidates hadn't received the bill for the brochure, said Jason Lehosit, who helped the incumbents' campaigns.
"How are you supposed to report something when you don't know what the cost is because you haven't got a bill from the printer yet?" Lehosit said.
Perhaps Mr. Berg is unfamiliar with Mr. Lehosit's checkered past in running Republican campaigns.
In Idaho's inner Republican Party, the name Jason Lehosit is as familiar as any in the past 10 years. A consultant, fundraiser and campaign manager for several high profile Idaho politicians including Gov. Butch Otter in his 2005 campaign and now, Lt. Gov. Brad Little, is in jail after allegations of violating his DUI probation. Court records show that 33-year-old Jason Lehosit's possible probation violation was for his fourth DUI. Attorney David Leroy says, if Lehosit did in fact violate his probation, a judge won't take his sentence lightly.
Lehosit doesn't work for free, so how he can order up a several thousand dollar print job unless he's on the clock. Lehosit's cost to the campaign surely should have shown up in a sunshine disclosure if he's working for them in early May. More importantly, how would Lehosit persuade a printing business to extend him credit for a job costing several thousand dollars, particularly when he had zero in the way of contributions. The fact that Jason Lehosit is involved in this campaign at all is worthy of investigation and reporting.
Maybe he's new to the area, but Mr. Berg seems to lack any institutional knowledge of the players in this campaign. As I noted in an update in the underlying post, the Idaho Secretary of State, Republican Ben Ysursa, said any complaints regarding election financial disclosures had to fielded by GBAD itself, an inherent conflict of interest, since its the GBAD incumbents filing the misleading disclosures. Moreover the law firm of Givens, Pursley is currently counsel for GBAD, and yet has also been operating on behalf of the incumbent campaigns in filing their own grievances. Perhaps Mr. Berg is also unaware of Givens Pursley's checkered past on conflicts of interest in the University Place scandal.
But the biggest omission in Berg's report is regarding John Foster's involvement, who, like Givens Pursley, has a financial incentive for getting incumbents re-elected so their respective contracts with GBAD can be extended. Foster's fingerprints are all over these campaigns due to the striking similarity between this quest for secrecy, and the deception he endeavored to accomplish in the Referendum election regarding the Luna Laws. Foster and his group, Education Voters for Idaho, who Foster represented as "a group of motivated parents", refused to disclose their donor list prompting Secretary of State Ysursa to sue them under Idaho's Sunshine Act on the eve of election day. The Court ordered disclosure holding:
"The interest in free, fair and honest elections free of fraud and deception and the right of the people to know who seeks their vote for a candidate or an issue is at the heart of the electoral process."
The judge noted that "Idaho's Sunshine Law applies to all individuals, corporations, associations or other entities of any type."
And the subsequent disclosure revealed that the donors were not motivated Idaho parents, but were instead big money interests who stood to gain financially from the Luna laws and privatizing education in Idaho. "Fraud and deception" indeed.
Recognizing that these issues stray slightly from the substance of the GBAD election and the individual platforms of each of the candidates. But consider this, GBAD Board members sole responsibility is to administer the tax revenue received for the best interests of the District. Yet incumbents have chosen to surround themselves with, and to take the advice of, individuals and entities with a demonstrated track record of secrecy and deception instead of open honest disclosure pursuant to Idaho public policy. That's ultimately what is at stake in this election and why your vote is crucial.
The Sunshine Act is very broad in defining expenditures which:
...includes a contract, promise, or agreement, whether or not legally enforceable, to make an expenditure. The term "expenditure" also includes a promise to pay, a payment or a transfer of anything of value in exchange for goods, services, property, facilities or anything of value for the purpose of assisting, benefiting or honoring any public official or candidate, or assisting in furthering or opposing any election campaign.
I.C. 67-6603(h). It is customary to prepay the postage. If people received the mailer on May 4, then there was an expenditure prior to the time of the disclosure deadline on May 5. How does one prepay postage without money in the bank? So there had to be contributions as well.
This was a stealth campaign that succeeded in defeating Tway.
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A 2005 NY International Fringe Festival presentation
Players Theater
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Thurs., Aug. 18 at 8:45 pm; Sat., Aug. 20 at noon; Wed., Aug. 24 at 11:30 pm
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Coney Island regular Todd Robbins performs in Dark Deceptions: The Séance Experience, part of the New York International Fringe Festival.
Spiritualism at the Fringe Festival
Todd Robbins trickery sets up a 19thcentury-like séance
By Jerry Tallmer
Todd Robbins hadnt picked the place for us to meet. I had, about an hour earlier the Brooklyn Diner, on Manhattans West 57th Street, because I had to be in that neighborhood anyway.
Weegee, he said when we sat down. He gave a nod of his head toward the huge blown up photo that covered the entire wall just behind me a photo by, yes, that hardboiled world-famous tabloid lensman of the 1930s and 40s, a wide-angled shot of about a thousand people on the sand all looking enthusiastically straight at the camera. Weegee, Todd Robbins said. Coney Island, 1949. The question is: What did he do to get them all looking his way?
As it happens, Robbins has been working the Coney Island boardwalk for some 15 years now with a Carnival Knowledge show about sword swallowers, mind readers, shell-game artists, and other hucksters, a performance he brought with high success to Off-Off-Broadway during a couple of recent Fringe Festivals, and in fact hes current chairman of the non-profit Coney Island USA sponsoring organization.
But I had forgotten all that his entire Coney Island connection and had only suggested the Brooklyn Diner by total chance an hour earlier.
Todd Robbins gave a slow smile. All great spiritualists, he said, take whatever coincidence comes their way and work it for all its worth.
Robbins is back in town well, he never left, except to tour his stuff with a new show, Dark Deceptions: The Séance Experience, which opened last week as a 2005 NY International Fringe Festival entry at the Players Theater on MacDougal Street, where the remaining performances are Thursday at 8:45 p.m., Saturday at 12 noon, and Wednesday, August 24, at 11:30 p.m. a good hour for a show about spiritualism.
Spirits live in the world of shadows, of darkness, says Robbins, coming on strong. When the lights go down, all sorts of things happen. Voices of family and friends are heard. Bells ring. Spirits appear. My ads say: Are you afraid of the dark? You will be.
These shows, he says, coming on even stronger i.e., with even more malarkey are not appropriate for children, for people with weak constitutions, or ladies in the family way.
Youd be surprised at some of the people who wholly believed, or half believed, in spiritualism, séances, voices of the past, communication with the dead.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, for one.
Here he is, the creator of the most rational-minded, deductive character in all fiction, Sherlock Holmes, and ends up believing that someone has made contact with his, Conan Doyles, dead son. Writes a two-volume history of spiritualism.
Mark Twain, of all people.
He joked about God and all, but he hedged his bets. He sort of believed in it but did not believe in it. An atheist. Or an agnostic, I guess.
Horace Greeley, commonsensical hard-headed newspaperman.
He was a big, big supporter of the Fox sisters, Kate and Margaretta, two little girls in Upstate New York in the 1800s, who found out, playing games, that by knocking their toes against the footboards of their beds, or against the floor, they could produce rappings from the dead.
A lot of stuff was going on in Upstate New York. The Mormons started there. The Quakers were there. And of course the rational, logical Chataqua movement, which was the opposite of all this. A hundred and fifty years later, plenty of people still believe you can call up the dead. And so do I, said Todd Robbins, straightfaced.
His interviewer fell back on Shakes-peare. Says Glendower: I can call spirits from the vasty deep. Says Hotspur: Why, so can I, or so can any man; / But will they come when you do call for them?
Robbins broke into an open grin. Exactly, he declared.
I said I had learned all I ever needed to know about mind readers from an experience my lifelong friend Babe Fanelli had once had. Babe was a very poetic guy. He was in this hall or theater where a spiritualist type asked everybody in the audience to jot down a few words on a piece of paper, then fold the paper, and so on.
Babe scribbled on a piece of paper a line from E.E. Cummings: Nobody, not even the rain, has such tiny hands. When the mind reader got around to pressing Babes still folded piece of paper to his, the spiritualists, forehead, he came up with the words: Nobody, not even the rain, has such tiny LANDS an l, not an h. The thing is, Babes ls looked almost exactly like his hs, and vice versa.
Some pair of eyes, somewhere along the line, had looked at the writing on that piece of paper, and misread it.
Uh huh, said Todd Robbins.
Messages from the dead are a slippery slope, he said, turning serious. People asking for guidance.
One imagines there is danger of nervous hysteria.
Its very dangerous, said Robbins. Conan Doyles great vast loneliness.
He tries to take the curse off any potential crisis with some light banter at the head of the show. The spiritualist movement, he tells his audience, has always been fake and will always be fake. Its about two things: Fakery and deception. Tonight is no exception. Ill take care of the fakery if youll take care of the deception.
Todd Robbins was born in Long Beach, California, in 1958. Like Johnny Carson and hundreds of others, he was a kid magician. He subsequently got involved in the theater at Bill Balls A.C.T. in San Francisco. One of my scene partners was Annette Benning. Two beats. And her sister-in-laws a spiritualist.
Come again? Then a light goes on. Oh, yeah, says a slow-witted interviewer, her sister-in-laws Shirley MacLaine.
And Todds wife Krista Brown Robbins is production manager of this years Fringe.
By now, Robbins is explaining a part of his act that involves two slates face to face enclosing a piece of chalk. A squeaky chalk. He doesnt have any slates or chalk, here in the Brooklyn Diner, so he produces a couple of yellow Post-Its and a stub of pencil.
This is done in darkness, and you have to imagine the chalk squeaking, he says. He slides the two Post-Its and the pencil stub beneath a large multicolored magicians handkerchief. Thats to represent darkness, he says.
The handkerchief containing the Post-Its and the pencil stub rises, bulges, pulses, wobbles. This continues for some few seconds. Then he lifts the handkerchief and shows me one of the Post-Its on which some block letters are scrawled. Read it, he says.
I read what looks to be the word BELIEVE, and below that, to the right, two initials that look to be P.F. Doesnt mean anything to me.
Look again, says Robbins. I look again, and harder. That P.F now begins to look like a rather clumsily scrawled B.F.
Yes and so? I look at Todd Robbins. What was your friends name? says Robbins, all innocence.
Babe Fanelli. Of course. B.F.
I believe, in a manner of speaking. But like Mark Twain oh Lord, help thou mine unbelief.
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