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Former prosecutor David Meier to lead review in drug lab scandal; two men released from prison as fallout continues
Governor Deval Patrick said today that David Meier, a former Suffolk County homicide prosecutor now in private practice, will lead the central office set up to review thousands of criminal cases potentially tainted by the mishandling of drug evidence in a state lab.
Patrick said Meier, a partner at Todd & Weld in Boston, will oversee officials from a range of state and federal agencies as well as defense attorneys and prosecutors who will sift through the 34,000 criminal cases that may have been jeopardized in the scandal at the now-shuttered Department of Public Health lab in Jamaica Plain.
"The job of the office is to make sure no one falls through the cracks,'' Patrick said in a press conference with Meier outside the governor's office.
Meier said he would approach the daunting task not as a prosecutor, defense attorney, or judge but "as an advocate for fairness and due process on behalf of the criminal justice system.''
The process has the potential to result in the early release of an undetermined number of prisoners. In two early cases of fallout from the lab scandal, two men convicted in drug cases walked free from Norfolk Superior Court today.
Also today, the attorney general's office today said it would conduct a "broader investigation'' of the drug analysis unit of the lab. That review will focus on cases beyond those handled directly by the chemist now at the epicenter of the case and will involve the hiring of independent forensic experts to guide the inquiry.
A top aide to Coakley said in letter to the Massachusetts District Attorneys Association and the Committee for Public Counsel Services, the public defender agency, "Our review is focused on whether any failures at the laboratory impacted the reliability of the results on cases beyond those handled directly by the chemist.''
Governor Patrick did not answer directly at the news conference when asked if he was worried about prisoners reoffending after they are released early.
"The general public wants justice to be done in given cases,'' he said. "That means the evidence has got to be solid. It's got to stand up. And in cases where the evidence doesn't stand up, our system is about dealing with that, and that's what we're trying to do now.''
Annie Dookhan, a chemist who worked at the lab for nine years, allegedly mishandled drug evidence used in criminal cases by altering the weight of drugs, not calibrating machines correctly, and manipulating samples to test as drugs when they were not.
Dookhan may have handled 60,000 drug samples, in 34,000 cases, and some or all of the evidence may be tainted, State Police have told prosecutors.
Superior Court Judge Paul Troy on Wednesday vacated the conviction of a drug dealer, David Danielli, ordering him to be released 2½ years early from prison, because of questions raised about the handling of evidence in his case.
Danielli walked out of Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham this afternoon without speaking to reporters and climbed into a car driven by his daughter. His attorney, John T. Martin, told reporters that since the evidence against Danielli was tainted, Danielli should not be kept behind bars.
At about the same time Danielli was being released, Judge Kenneth Fishman released Mark Troisi from state prison, where he was serving a sentence of five years and a day for cocaine possession. Charges were filed against Troisi in 2010 after Dedham police searched his home and allegedly found more than 300 grams of cocaine, 25 pounds of marijuana, and nearly $8,000 in cash.
Meier was for 12 years chief of the homicide unit under Suffolk District Attorney Daniel F. Conley and Conley's predecessor, Ralph C. Martin 2d. During his years in that position, Meier was instrumental in freeing two men who had been wrongfully convicted of murder – Donnell Johnson, who had been imprisoned for killing 9-year-old Jermaine Goffigan in 1994 and Marlon Passley, who was imprisoned for the 1995 murder of 18-year-old Tennyson Drakes.
Once the innocent were freed, Meier then prosecuted the men authorities concluded had actually committed the crimes.
In 2007, Meier was recognized by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly as a "Lawyer of the Year. He was praised for "working behind the scenes to seek justice for victims and their families, as well as those who had been wrongfully convicted,'' according to the administration.
Meier left public service after 20 years as a prosecutor in Suffolk and Middlesex counties and joined the Boston law firm Todd & Weld LLP as a defense lawyer.
He most recently appeared in Somerville District Court to represent the Rev. Paul A. LaCharite, 65, of Boston who faces charges of sexually assaulting one of his parishioners at the St. James Episcopal Church in Somerville where LaCharite was assigned from 1989 to 2005. LaCharite has pleaded not guilty to all charges.
According to the Patrick administration, Meier's staff will collect information on potentially impacted criminal cases from the Department of Public Health, courthouses, and the state departments of correction, parole, probation and youth services, along with the US Bureau of Prisons and the US attorney's office for Massachusetts.
Meier's team will then draw up a master list of the individuals that will be provided to both the defense bar and prosecutors who can then head into the courts to address any cases that need to be changed.
Meier will be paid $12,500 a month, the same salary as a Cabinet secretary. It is not clear how long his job will take, but Patrick said he expects the state will need to hire paralegals and other support staff and will need to seek additional funding from the Legislature.


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Sunday, September 25, 2011
Macarons on Larchmont - 'lette Macarons
'lette Macarons, the popular macaron shop with branches in Beverly Hills and Pasadena, recently opened a shop on Larchmont Boulevard. Needless to say, I had to check it out.
'lette (the name is short for the owner's name - Paulette) doesn't just specialize in macarons, the colorful and increasingly popular little French sandwich cookies, it's literally all they sell, though they come in a variety of flavors. I picked up a healthy sampling.
Overall, the macarons were good (it's tough to make a bad one) but a bit too sweet. Comparing them to my current favorite macarons from Bouchon Bakery, the fillings in the 'lette macarons have a heavier cream in the middle, more like traditional sandwich cookies than the light, airy fillings that you find in the best macarons. My favorites were the passionfruit and coconut which had strong flavors and were a bit less sweet.
The pricing at this place is very odd. One macaron costs $1.70 but the price for two is $4 (more than double the price of one?!?). A box of six will cost you $10.50, again, more than the cost of six individual macarons. Someone at 'lette HQ should work this out. It's fine not to give people a savings, but charging more for bigger purchases is downright silly.
'lette Macarons
122 N Larchmont Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90004
(323) 469-3620
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Yes! You're into the Macarons too! Ever since we went to Laduree in London we've been on the hunt. I think the quality of Lette in Pasadena was very close. We're headed to NYC this week and will be on the hunt there. Supposedly Laduree is opening a location there soon.
- September 26, 2011 at 7:46 AM
- sku said...
I've never had Laduree so I can't compare...would love to try them if they're coming to NY. Have you had the macarons at Bouchon Bakery (I assume they have them at the Napa location)?
- September 26, 2011 at 7:32 PM
first, love your blog -- keep up the whiskey/food reviews, and the parodies for levity!
second, about the pricing; i've seen other macaron places do the same thing, re: charging more for bigger purchases. in many cases, it was because the larger purchase also included a decorative container/box (or at least, that's what i'm assuming...). now, as to whether that's good business sense or not, who knows? these people are bakers first, business owners second
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Senior Reflects on His Growth at Wabashby Brittney Dick • May 5, 2005 Share:
For Wabash College senior Mark Dietzen, it doesn't matter whether he's at school in Montgomery County, at home in Illinois or spending a semester in Germany. He cares about the community. And whatever that community may be, he still remembers his family.
"When people ask me about who I am, the first thing that comes to mind is my family," Dietzen said. In fact, he has a picture of his grandfather hanging above his desk for inspiration. Dietzen explained his grandfather, now deceased, carried heavy loads up and down flights of stairs for his job in the ice and coal business.
"No matter how hard it is, I see that picture and think, 'that's not as hard as what he had to do,'" Dietzen said.
Given his attitude, it's no surprise Dietzen appreciated the work ethic of his Wabash professors. Those who know him think highly of him, such as Jim Amidon, Director of Public Affairs and Marketing, who serves on a committee with Dietzen.
"At Wabash, we refer to all of our students as 'Wabash men' or 'gentlemen.' But I think you'd be hard pressed to find anyone who more embodies the spirit of the Wabash gentleman than Mark Dietzen. He is polite, responsible and cares more for others than himself. He's a great example of the college's mission — to educate men to think critically, act responsibly, lead effectively and live humanely," Amidon said.
His advisor, Dr. Richard Warner also shared words of praise.
"He's the kind of guy you'd like your daughter to bring home to dinner," Warner said, adding that he has a daughter.
Warner has seen Dietzen make tough decisions.
"I think he's learned ... life is a series of choices. Sometimes they're very different. He's interested in a lot of different things. He needed to figure out how to balance all those. Sometimes that meant making tough decisions, like moving on during his wrestling career," Warner said.
In his own humble way, Dietzen explained how he matured at Wabash, especially while he was debating pledging to two different fraternities. For Dietzen, frats weren't about partying, they were about growing and stretching himself. Alpha Phi Omega is a service fraternity, and Theta Delta Chi is known as the house for leaders. He was already a leader — captain of the wrestling team. He thoroughly enjoyed the sport but knew continuing would mean he couldn't spend the semester abroad. He also worried about disappointing the rest of the team.
"I really realized that as much as I like wrestling, there is more to life than wrestling and more to me," Dietzen said in retrospect. Yet all along, he'd made time for others. Take the Sphinx Club for example. It's the school's leadership and spirit organization.
Sphinx Club President A.J. Lyman said Dietzen took a fairly unpopular job and turned the club into a highly philanthropic force.
"His is a life truly dedicated to the service of others and the betterment of his community. Mark has energized the members of the Sphinx Club, his living unit and the Wabash Community as a whole to branch out and think of new and creative ways to help serve our community," Lyman said.
Dietzen plans on joining the Peace Corps after graduation in mid May.
Dick is a reporter for the Crawfordsville Journal Review. This story first appeared in that newspaper April 30.
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Bel-Ray Racing Weekend Wrap Up
AMA National Motocross
The 2012 National Motocross Series continued this weekend at one of the most recognizable tracks on the circuit. Situated in upstate New York, Unadilla has been hosting national motocross events for more than 40 years. The track received a great deal of rain on Friday before the event, leading to one of the toughest and most demanding tracks the racers have faced all year.
Bel-Ray backed Team Chaparral racer Andrew Short scored two excellent finishes in front of the large Northeast crowd. After a 4th place finish in the first moto, Short got off to an early lead in moto two, eventually holding on to finish third. His third place overall finish also moved him into third place in the final championship series standing with only two rounds remaining. Other Bel-Ray racers competing in the 450 class included Derek Anderson (22-17) for 19th overall, Dakota Kessler (23-22) for 25th overall, and Ronnie Stewart (24-23) for 26th overall.
Team Rockstar Energy Racing Suzuki racers experienced mixed results in Unadilla with each racer scoring one top 10 moto finish. Jason Anderson led the team with 8th overall (5-12), followed by Martin Davalos in 9th (13-7) and Blake Wharton in 11th (4-33). Wharton crashed just past the half way point of the second moto and was too shaken up to continue. He is expected to back in action when the series resumes in two weeks. Other Bel-Ray racers in the 250 class included AJ Catanzaro in 32nd overall (36-24) and Steve Roman in 33rd overall (32-28).
The series will take a one week break before resuming in Delmont, Pennsylvania on Labor Day weekend.
World Supermoto
A second overall finish in Liginieres, Switzerland keeps Factory TM Bel-Ray supported Thomas Chareyre at the top of the Supermoto World Championship chase. His consistent 2-2-3 motos allowed him to retain a twenty point lead with only one event remaining. Chareyre was the World Champion in 2010 and hopes to repeat that feat when the series concludes in France on September 23rd.
World Motocross
In front of a partisan home country crowd, Bel-Ray backed Tommy Searle put his Team Floride Monster Energy Kawasaki Pro Circuit Kawasaki at the front of both motos to score a convincing overall victory at Matterly Basis. Still second in the points standings, Searle closed the gap slightly on the series leader, but with only three rounds remaining, his task to win the World Championship is a difficult one. He spoke about the race following the final checkered flag. "The pressure to win always makes it tough to do it at home, but I didn't want to let anyone down. Jeffrey closed up in both motos, but I knew I couldn't lose it for the fans! It's a long shot for the title, but a win like today is a big consolation. I could hear his engine at times, and the fans told me that he was close, but I just rode my own race. I didn't know until halfway round the last lap of race two that he had fallen, but then the party could begin!"
Despite Searle's victory, the team experienced mixed emotions. Teammate Joel Roelants was injured when another racer landed on him and he suffered a dislocated hip. He will miss the remainder of the season.
Bel-Ray's entry in the MX1 class also experienced some difficult times in England. Christophe Pourcel injured his neck and shoulder in the morning practice session forcing him to race in a conservative mode to salvage championship points. He remains third place in the series with only three rounds remaining. He spoke about this difficulty following the race. "On Saturday, the track was slippery on some places and I crashed twice; my neck was painful, but also a muscle under the shoulder blade and today I had even more pain. I was completely at the outside on the gate and it was impossible to get a good start, but in the first heat, I made some good passes to finish ninth. The second start was worse, the pain was stronger and the goal was just to finish the race and score some points for the series."
Teammate Sebastein Pourcel damaged his bike in a first moto crash causing him to finish 24th place. In the second moto, he was inside the top 10 mid race eventually finishing 14th. His combined scored awarded him 17th overall for the event.
Moto GP
Coming into the Indianapolis MotoGP event this weekend both Bel-Ray backed Power Electronics racers Aleix Espargaro and Randy DePuniet were tied in points for the top CRT racer in the series. Espargaro emerged from Indianapolis with the lead following an excellent 10th place finish. Despite shifting issues that caused him to find false neutrals in the gear box, Espargaro soldiers on for a fine result. He spoke following about the afternoon following the checkered flag. "I was very focused on having a good race, because I had a lot of fun riding this weekend. I got a good start and was feeling comfortable, but at the midway point of the race, I realized that the gearbox was starting to fail. Suddenly, the bike went into a false neutral. I was still able to catch Valentino and tried to follow him on every corner, but when I hit the false neutral again, I ran wide. I had to make up the time again every time. I stick with Hernandez after that, but it was hard to get past him with this issue. Despite everything, I was able to place tenth and got six points for my tally, so we have to be satisfied and look forward to next weekend."
An unfortunate mechanical issue forced teammate Randy DePuniet out of the race with a DNF. He was disappointed when he spoke after the event. "I started strong, but Aleix (Espargaro) and Yonny (Hernandez) soon got past me. I then stuck behind them to study their riding. The race started to heat up, but I didn't want to take any risks. Two laps before the clutch broke, I felt something strange; in the first corner I found it impossible to change gear and lost nearly a second there. On the same lap, on the chicane before the straight, I could tell that something had stopped working correctly and again lost two seconds. The next lap went ok, but after that the clutch gave up on me. I am disappointed, because once again we have lost a lot of points, but now we have to look at the positives and continue to work hard ahead of Brno to recover those points."
Indianapolis marked the first race for Jordi Torres as part of the Bel-Ray sponsored Mapfre Aspar team. He rewarded the team for their confidence and placed a strong 19th place in this highly competitive class. Nico Terol continued his move toward the top of the Moto2 class with a positive 13th place finish, matching his season's best result.
Terol spoke positively about the event. "I am very happy with the big step forward that we have taken this weekend. We were inside the top ten in every session and the pace was formidable. I can take plenty of positives from the weekend. In the race, I was fighting hard on the opening laps as part of an aggressive group, but I still felt comfortable. From lap ten onwards, I saw that the tires had taken a big dip in performance and that it was going to be hard to keep up the pace. It was tough for me, because I could see how my pace dropped off and couldn't do anything about it. I am still satisfied with myself in any case, because I could take some points away from here. The team did a great job and it is thanks to them that we are progressing and getting more solid in this class. I hope that we continue like this at Brno. We know that we can be up at the front -we just need to finish that way."
Torres was also positive with his results at Indianapolis. "At the start, I treated the race like just another practice session. It was an opportunity for me to continue to learn and adapt. I wanted to see how I could adapt to the tire wear and to a 26-lap battle. I got a pretty good start, but when I changed from first to second gear, I hit a false neutral and lost a lot of positions. I had to make another comeback, but I was riding alone and had to focus on replicating my practice pace. The slow comeback was positive and the important thing is that I have regained a feel for GP riding upon my return. I leave Indianapolis satisfied with our work and now I have a clearer idea about things. I hope that we continue to improve at Brno."
The newest member of the Mapfre Aspar team, Jonas Folger rewarded his new team with a fantastic third place finish in his first event. From a fifteenth place starting position, Folger charged through the field into ninth in the space of a single lap. Keeping sight of the leaders, Folger was able to take advantage when a competitor crashed on the final lap giving him the final step on the podium. He spoke about the great opportunity that he has been given by the team for the remainder of the series. "I feel very happy about this podium. The season had been difficult up to now and I have got a good result finally after joining a great team. I love being able to show that I can be competitive with a good bike and a good team. I want to thank them for this magnificent opportunity."
Teammate Hector Faubel suffered a crash in qualifying practice and spent the night in the hospital at Indianapolis for observation. Despite pain in his abdomen, lumbar and left elbow, the Spaniard will attempt to recover in time for the next GP.
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If Israel and Hamas can agree on one point, it seems, it's that things have to change.
That's why cease-fire efforts carried out by Egypt and backed by the West have until now failed, and it's why Israel has been compelled to roll the dice and launch a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip with a huge potential to turn ugly.
Now comes a pivotal question: With Hamas weakened by a regional realignment, will Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu up the ante by attempting to oust the Islamic militant group from power in the Palestinian territory? The risks would match the temptation — but if it can be done with minimal loss of life, Israelis, much of the region and most of the world would probably be with him.
Judging by Netanyahu's words Friday, escalation is on the table, but for now the goal remains the more modest yet frustratingly elusive one of ending the attacks from Gaza.
That's what Israelis want: after over a decade of intermittent rockets, their range increasing by the year and now covering much of their country, they're fed up. The Iron Dome air defense system is able to intercept most missiles, but the disruption and humiliation of the threat is simply too much.
For their part, many Gazans support what could be seen as a suicidal policy by Hamas because they are equally as fed up with the 7-year-old land, sea and air blockade of their territory, which began when Hamas seized power from the Palestinian Authority of West Bank-based President Mahmoud Abbas. Provoking Israel has brought ruin, to be sure, but perhaps it will also in the end bring change.
Where things go depends on Israel's success in destroying Hamas' offensive capabilities during the current and seemingly limited ground incursion.
As events unfold, here are some factors at play:
Until recent days what agitated the Israelis was the rocket fire. But in justifying Thursday night's invasion officials focused on the tunnels Hamas has burrowed under Gaza's blockaded border with Israel. According to the military, dozens of highly developed, interconnected tunnels snake through Gaza, linking rocket launching sites to command and control positions and stretching deep into Israel. Earlier Thursday, Israel said it thwarted an attack by 13 militants who sneaked in through such a tunnel. The issue harkens back to a 2006 kidnapping of an Israeli soldier via a tunnel; Gilad Schalit was held captive for five years before Israel coughed up over 1,000 prisoners in a swap, an experience Israel would prefer to avoid. Destroying the tunnels could take weeks, but Israel seems determined. "There is a misunderstanding over how severe is the threat of the tunnels," said retired Gen. Gadi Shamni.
Gaza has its own unique predicament: it is a distinct territory, a country in a sense, whose government is considered a terrorist group by much of the world. Violent and unbending even before, Hamas has acquired a martyr complex fueled by rejection and isolation. This was compounded when Israel furiously rejected last month's establishment, on paper at least, of a Palestinian "unity government" backed by both Hamas and Abbas' moderate Fatah party. Netanyahu cut Abbas off, even though the Palestinian leader insisted the new government was committed to peace, which could have easily been spun by all sides as a useful moderating of Hamas. Then came the Egyptian cease-fire plan, which felt like an imperious diktat. Hamas wants the respect that only a seat at the table can bestow, and a more genuine negotiation that opens up the vital Rafah border crossing with Egypt could do the trick. And down the pike lies a potentially elegant twist: If Israel accepts the unity government as part of a cease-fire deal, that could enable everyone to save face and for Abbas, now in charge of the border, to quietly reassert himself in the strip.
It's not exactly a "cycle of violence": Whereas Israel agreed to a straight-forward cease-fire Hamas has not. Why is the side getting pummeled also the one presenting conditions? Because ever since Hamas seized control of Gaza from the Palestinian Authority in 2007, others have been controlling what and who gets in and out. The blockade has caused much misery, given rise to massive smuggling scams, and lent the whole place the otherworldly aura of a giant prison. Against this Hamas knows it can stand firm, despite the ruination it brings on. But contrary to perception, Israel is not the main player in a realistic scenario to ease the problem. Israel controls the sea access west of the rectangular strip as well as the airspace, fearing the import of weapons that would be turned against it. Israel also blocks its own borders with Gaza on the strip's north and east, never forgetting the suicide bombers of years past. All this will stay as long as Hamas, dedicated openly to Israel's destruction, is in charge. That leaves the southern land border with Egypt and its crossing point at Rafah, which, if opened by Egypt, would effectively end the chokehold of the strip. But Egypt under new President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi is no friend of Hamas, so efforts appear to be underway to put that border under the control of the Palestinian Authority. That would appeal to many by diluting Hamas' control of Gaza. The European Union may also play a role at the crossing, as it did before the Hamas takeover. Egyptian officials suggest they may be willing to go along.
Will such a deal be worked out? It doesn't help that the region is so badly divided. The failure of Egypt-led mediation efforts this week touches on a broader schism in the region, over the future of political Islam. El-Sissi's Egypt has led the charge against the Muslim Brotherhood group that decades ago spawned Hamas as its Palestinian offshoot: authorities are prosecuting the Brotherhood's leaders including deposed president Mohammed Morsi and have declared the whole organization a terrorist group, to the applause of Saudi Arabia and much of the Gulf as well as others. Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukri accused Hamas' regional allies, Turkey and Qatar, of sabotaging its mediation. Turkey has been critical of the mediation so far, saying any cease-fire deal must have guarantees of an end to the closure. Interesting, therefore, that Abbas has just visited Egypt and is headed to Turkey and Qatar next.
Almost no one in Israel believes Hamas can change its spots, and few expect the group to be toppled from within or to run away from airstrikes. Yet the group does now seem weaker, key players like Egypt clearly wish it ill, and the world at large seems sympathetic to Israel's dilemma and appreciative of its acceptance of the Egyptian proposal. So already there are calls to exploit the aligning of the stars, enlarge the mission, push into Gaza City and uproot the militants for good. There are some problems with this scenario. Israel does not want to incur the likely military casualties that would accompany such a project. Israel also doesn't want the responsibility of occupying almost 2 million more Palestinians. Abbas would appear like a quisling if he had Israel capture the strip and hand it to him. And the civilian Palestinian casualty count, now above 270, could go through the roof, swiftly ending the world's uncomfortable, tentative acquiescence.
Associated Press writer Yousur Alhlou contributed to this story from Jerusalem. Dan Perry has covered the Middle East since the 1990s and currently leads Associated Press' text coverage in the region. Follow him on Twitter at www.twitter.com/perry_dan.


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Rescue officials in Bangladesh said on Tuesday they had given up hope of finding more survivors from a garment factory complex that collapsed killing hundreds, as the government came under pressure to do more to enforce building safety standards.
At least 390 people have been confirmed dead in what is just the latest incident to raise serious questions about worker safety and low wages in the poor South Asian country that relies on garments for 80 percent of its exports.
Representatives of major international garment buyers - some facing sharp criticism in their home markets for doing too little to safeguard the mostly female workers making their clothes - met industry representatives on Monday and agreed to form a joint panel to put together a new safety plan.
With no hope left of finding further survivors, heavy machinery has been brought in to clear the mass of concrete and debris from the site in the commercial suburb of Savar, about 30 km (20 miles) from the capital Dhaka.
But the operation remained agonisingly slow for the dozens of relatives still awaiting news of missing loved ones six days after the illegally constructed Rana Plaza building came crashing down as about 3,000 people worked inside.
"What's the use of using heavy equipment if they cannot find the dead bodies?" asked a grief-stricken father who, like many others, has been waiting on the streets near the site hoping for information about his son, who worked in a garment factory.
As anger continued over the country's worst industrial accident, the owner of the collapsed building was brought before a court in Dhaka on Monday, where lawyers and protesters chanted "hang him, hang him".
About 20 people were injured on Tuesday as police fired teargas, rubber bullets and water cannon to disperse protesters in Savar calling for the death penalty for the owners of the building and factories.
Two Western retailers supplied by factories at Rana Plaza, Britain's Primark and Canada's Loblaw, have promised to compensate families of garment workers killed while making their clothes.
About 2,500 people have been rescued from the ruins of the building, which housed several factories on the upper floors, but hundreds remain unaccounted for.
Officials in Bangladesh have said the eight-storey complex had been built on swampy ground without the correct permits, and more than 3,000 workers - most of them young women - entered the building in the morning on Wednesday last week, despite warnings that it was structurally unsafe.
A bank and shops in the building closed after a jolt was felt and cracks were noticed on some pillars on Tuesday.
On Monday, representatives of about 45 companies including Gap Inc, H&M, Inditex, JC Penny , Marks & Spencer, Nike Inc, Primark, Tesco, Wal-Mart and Li & Fung met officials from the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association to discuss safety.
Some foreign buyers have said that whilst they can make efforts to ensure decent working conditions, it is up to the authorities to enforce building safety standards.
"There is a law, but due to lack of implementation and severe manpower shortages such unlawful buildings are being constructed," said Roger Hubert, vice president of Li & Fung.
"They have substandard building plans, lack of fire safety, and other compliance issues."
Eight people have been arrested - four factory bosses, two engineers, building owner Mohammed Sohel Rana and his father, Abdul Khalek. Police are looking for a fifth factory boss, Spanish citizen David Mayor, although it was unclear whether he was in Bangladesh at the time of the accident.
There were angry scenes as Rana, a local leader of the ruling Awami League's youth front, was led into court on Monday wearing a helmet and bulletproof police jacket, witnesses said.
"Put the killer on the gallows," one onlooker outside the court shouted. Rana, who was arrested on Sunday by the elite Rapid Action Battalion apparently trying to flee to India, was ordered to be held on remand for 15 days for interrogation.
Khalek, who officials said was named in documents as a legal owner of the Rana Plaza building, was arrested in Dhaka on Monday. Those being held face charges of faulty construction and causing unlawful death.
The High Court on Tuesday ordered the seizure of property belonging to Rana and four others.
The collapse was the third major industrial incident in five months in Bangladesh, the second-largest exporter of garments in the world behind China. In November, a fire at the Tazreen Fashion factory in a suburb of Dhaka killed 112 people.
The industry employs about 3.6 million people in Bangladesh, most of them women, some of whom earn as little as $38 a month.
Anger over the disaster has sparked days of protests and clashes. Many factories remained closed on Monday due to labour unrest and police used teargas to quell demonstrations.
The International Labour Organisation (ILO), an agency of the United Nations, said it was sending a high-level mission to Bangladesh in coming days.
"Horror and regret must translate into firm action," said ILO Director-General Guy Ryder in a statement. "Action now can prevent further tragedy."Last Mod: 30 Nisan 2013, 13:18


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The recently scratched fight between Rory MacDonald (13-1 MMA, 4-1 UFC) and B.J. Penn (16-8-2 MMA, 12-7-2 UFC) may still take place this year.
MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) today confirmed with sources close to the event that UFC officials are targeting the bout for December's UFC on FOX 5 event. Additionally, a source said it would serve as a co-main event, not the night's main event.
TV host Nate Quarry first reported the potential date on Thursday's new edition of Spike TV's "MMA Uncensored Live."
UFC on FOX 5 is expected to take place Deb. 8, though a host city and venue have not been determined. A main event also hasn't been established for the card, which marks the UFC's final network-televised event of 2012.
MacDonald and Penn initially were slated to co-headline next month's UFC 152 event in Toronto. However, MacDonald suffered a cut in training that required 38 stitches earlier this week, and the bout was postponed.
Initially, MacDonald stumped for a spot on UFC 154's card, which takes place in November in Montreal, for the rebooking. Penn, though, suggested an October fight date in Rio de Janeiro as part of UFC 153.
Instead, if MacDonald's cut is healed properly, UFC officials will put the fight on network TV in December.
Penn, a former two-division champ and future UFC Hall of Famer, hasn't fought since a loss this past October to Nick Diaz at UFC 137. The young MacDonald. meanwhile, is coming off a dominant second-round TKO of Che Mills in the co-main event of UFC 145 in April, which marked his third consecutive victory.
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Roland LaShain Smith III of Montgomery died on Tuesday, Jan. 30. He was 20.
The cause of death was cardiac arrest, which occurred while he was playing basketball, according to a GoFundMe page that has raised more than $10,000.
He was born on Nov. 18, 1997 in Astoria Queens.
After moving to Middletown with his family in 2003, Roland attended Truman Moon Elementary School. He then attended Crispell Middle School in Pine Bush, and graduated from Pine Bush High School in 2015.
In 2016 Roland began studying Criminal Justice at Hudson Valley Community College where he also played football. He transferred to Orange County Community College for the 2017-2018 school year to pursue Liberal Arts.
Roland worked for his family company A Class Transportation, and also worked at H&M.
Roland played football, basketball, baseball and ran track in high school. He was very competitive and received numerous trophies and accolades. Roland also loved fishing, playing ping-pong, playing video games, singing, dancing, spending time with his girlfriend, playing two on two with his brothers, and going out with friends.
Roland is survived by his father Roland Smith, Jr., his mother Darice Smith, his soul mate Marilyn Lopez, his three brothers, Anthony Campbell (Brianna), Trayvel Smith, and Chauncey Smith, his grandparents Estela Campbell, Roland Smith Sr., and Merrill Smith, his nieces and nephew, Annabella, Madison, and Anthony Campbell, Jr., and hosts of uncles, aunts, cousins and friends.
Visitation will be held on Saturday, Feb. 10 from noon to 4 p.m. at the William M. Gagan Funeral Home Inc. 1525 Burlingham Rd. in Pine Bush. Services will begin promptly at 4 p.m. at the funeral home. Following the conclusion of services, Repast will be offered at 6 p.m. at the Amazing Grace Fellowship Church, 20 Warn Ave. in Pine Bush. Cremation will be private at Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery. To leave an online condolence, please visit www.wmgaganfuneralhome.com .
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I have been waiting for many months to finally say this, and today is the day. [Cease and Desist] will not be a [Rhymes with "Bony"] exclusive. It has been confirmed that it will make its way to the [Another console] in 2008.
There is no true date set for the release at this point, but November of 2008 has been mentioned. This is not set in stone as [Who knew legal departments worked on holidays, and that a game with no embargo, could make them work so fast]
If one were really smart they could search around and find contracts that bind, lets say, a game developer and publisher, to another company that makes consoles. If you were lucky, you might notice that the contract had a clearly stated term of exclusivity. If I were a betting man, I would guess that term to be more than 364 days and less than 367. (Precaution for Leap year) I am just guessing this of course. I assume that companies make contracts like this and they have to become public record when financial transactions are involved. Call me crazy, but I would bet that you could find out things by checking this.
I also need to state that the phone conversation I had discussing, let's say, Petal Rear Squalid Door apparently didn't actually happen. I thought that it did but other people seem to be telling me different.[Editor's note: The opinions expressed about [another company] and the [Console they make] belong to Ron Workman and Ron Workman only. He's a loose cannon and a PR nightmare.]
Dear Internet Matlocks,
You cracked the case; good work. I understand that going to every [Logging] industry event, [----edited----], speaking to someone at [insert company here] and knowing this has been in the works for months, could not possibly make me as qualified as the forum post you made from your
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B. Mom's basement
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We all know that [another company] would never give up an exclusive. I mean what's next? [insert 3 games that were lost and we were lied to about] Nooo waaay! They would never lose an exclusive. Every [3 letters] game was a [another company] exclusive at one point. I can't imagine them coming out with [3 letters] on another console. I mean ... they have never done that have they?
Next time I am with [Peter Parker], [Madonna], or [Phil Collins] in person, I will be sure to remind them to approve things through you, Internet Matlocks, before they make any decisions.
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#1 The "Snake Tales" was a joke BTW.
#2 I decided to be nice and respectfully make changes to this post. I did refuse to pull it completely because our community is more important to me. Hypothetically, this would be my first lawsuit of 2007. I was hoping to make it a full year but it looks bleak. I hope you enjoyed it.
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Bangalore, Jan 3 :
The annual Travel and Tourism Trade Fair (TTF) began here Friday, with 175 participants from India and abroad showcasing top destinations for holidays and business travel.
As part of India's biggest network of travel fairs, the three-day event has pavilions representing 19 Indian states and nine countries.
"The fair offers fascinating glimpses of tourist destinations across India and the world over," Fairfest Media chief executive Sanjiv Agarwal said on the occasion.
Nepal leads the international participation as partner country and Malaysia as feature country, while private operators represent Bali, Bhutan, Indonesia, Maldives and Mauritius.
State-run India Tourism is also present with a sizeable pavilion displaying its 'Incredible India' show.
With a view to drawing about 800,000 Indian tourists this year, Tourism Malaysia and Air Asia announced attractive packages, including one-way ticket between Bangalore and Kuala Lumpur for Rs.6,500 and Langkawi or Penang at an additional cost of Rs.1,237 for three days.
Andhra Pradesh, which remains a top tourist destination in the country with 207 million visitors in 2012, is holding a road show to woo more domestic and overseas tourists as a partner state.
Other partner states are Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh, while Goa, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Kerala and Madhya Pradesh are participating as feature states.
Bihar, Delhi, Lakshadweep, Maharashtra, Puducherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu and West Bengal are showcasing their tourist hot spots, rich diversity, flora and fauna and heritage.
Organised by various national and international travel industry bodies and supported by the Indian tourism ministry, the fair is hosted by Karnataka with Lavasa as destination partner.
Besides state and national tourism organisations, a large number of hotels, resorts, travel agents, tour operators, cruise lines, railways and travel portals are taking part in the major event.


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More than 100 people attended the grand opening of the Joliet Junior College Health Professions Center on Tuesday, March 12 in the new facility on the east side of Main Campus.
The 124,000 square-foot building, which opened for classes in January, now houses the following programs:
– Nursing, CNA/LPN/RN
– Fire science/EMS
– Radiologic Technology
– Phlebotomy
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These programs, previously scattered throughout the college and with limited space and resources, are now consolidated in the new building with the cutting-edge technology needed for real, hands-on experience for their students.
President Daniels said that not only does the building fulfill the college's role in its district as a vital resource for career preparation, the new space and resources provide essential training space for JJC students in healthcare programs.
"One of the great things about this building is that we finally have dedicated space for conducting simulations," she said. "For example, in one area, students can experience caring for hurt or sick patients in a simulated ER patient room. In another area, there is an apparatus floor with an indoor bay big enough for a fire engine, a dispatch room, and classrooms with exhaust systems so students can practice fire behavior experiments safely."
Board of Trustees Chairwoman Barb DeLaney noted that the completion of the Health Professions Center marked the end of the six major building projects that started with the 2007 Master Plan.
"Through various funding strategies, we have successfully constructed top-of-the-line learning environments," she said. "With this project, we owe a debt of gratitude to the taxpayers in our college district. Because of their overwhelming support for our 2008 referendum, funds from that measure were used to construct this space. This is a much-needed transformation."
Mary Beth Luna, chair of the nursing, allied health and emergency services department, has been on the Master Plan committee since 2006 and expressed her delight that the building was finally completed.
"We are truly grateful to be teaching and working in this wonderful facility," she said.
She also thanked the community organizations that contributed funding for essential learning tools now featured in the new facility: Kurtz Ambulance for providing the ambulance, East Joliet Fire Department for providing the fire engine, and the Will County Community Foundation for providing the funding for a Pyxis medication dispenser.
After the opening ceremony and ribbon-cutting was concluded, guests took guided tours of the building and enjoyed bagpipe music from members of local fire departments.
Elected officials in attendance at the event included Joliet Councilwoman Jan Quillman, Joliet City Councilmen Don Fisher and Mike Turk, Will County Executive Larry Walsh, Sr., JTHS Board Member Don Dickinson, JJC Board Members Barbara DeLaney, Jeff May, Andy Mihelich and Mike O'Connell, and Student Trustee Keith Bryant.


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Ottawa had a reasonably busy start to free agency, making one trade and signing a pair of low-money contracts. At least one of those contracts has a good chance of offering exceptional value to the team in the 2012-13 season: the one-year, $1.25 million deal the team agreed to with Guillaume Latendresse.
The Senators got some help from geography on this signing. Latendresse had made it clear prior to the start of free agency that he hoped to play closer to his son in Montreal, and that made Ottawa an attractive destination.
The big problem with Latendresse is that he has played only 27 games over the past two NHL seasons. One of the conditions to signing in Ottawa was that Latendresse pass a physical (which he did), so he will presumably be healthy entering next season. Whether he can stay healthy is a more difficult question, but even if he can't the Senators aren't paying a lot of money to make this particular gamble.
Back when it first became clear that Latendresse would become an unrestricted free agent (but before it became clear that he wanted to be near Montreal) I wrote the following from an Oilers perspective:
If the latter happens, the Oilers are in a unique position to make an offer. 2012-13 is the last season where cap space is unlikely to be a significant concern (the deals of Taylor Hall and Jordan Eberle expire at the end of the season), so it's the ideal year to take a chance on someone like Latendresse. He's young, big, often physical, and more importantly he's a pretty good possession player who has consistently been a high-percentage goal-scorer over his NHL career (on 568 career shots, Latendresse is a 14.3% shooter; he's never been below 12.0% in a single NHL season). He fits team need perfectly.
I feel the same way now. Ottawa just got a guy who, if healthy, can be a power forward who plays effective top-six minutes. That's something virtually every team in the league is looking for, and the Senators landed him for less than 2% of their room under the salary cap.
This is an excellent gamble for general manager Bryan Murray.
This week by Jonathan Willis
- Darcy Hordichuk re-signs in Edmonton
- Ray Whitney signs with the Dallas Stars: Two years, $9.0 million
- Ryan Smyth re-signs with the Edmonton Oilers
- Free agency: It's a $70 million cap world, now.
- Jay Grossman talks about the Khabibulin contract
- The UFA market for defensemen: it's going to get ugly
- Ralph Krueger: in the driver's seat
- Oilers' development camp invites
- Jets re-sign Ondrej Pavelec, pay top dollar
- Oilers issue qualifying offers to seven
- Report: Oilers interested in Blackhawks' defenseman Niklas Hjalmarsson
- The 2012 NHL Entry Draft: Recap
- Should the Oilers have made a pitch for Zbynek Michalek?
- The Oilers select forward Mitch Moroz 32nd overall
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Warriors sign Kyrylo Fesenko
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Not sure he can improve the team any as their doesn't seem to be any mins for more bigs. We have beans, Kwame, Udoh who get mins at center and then Mark has gone small several times in the past couple games. I guess he is like insurance in case some gets hurt. But then what aboy Tyler? D league...
TRON wrote:No we just needed 15 players and now we got them. Something must go terribly wrong to see that player on the floor.
Minimum is 13. We got him for a reason, otherwise they are just wasting money
I think he is on the team for emergency purposes, in-case anything happens one of the bigs. Not a bad idea.
Yup, we can dress 13 with 15 in our roster. May as well dress a big with exp instead of a 20 year old without.
Via John Hollinger via ESPN insider
The best-kept secret in the NBA right now is Fesenko's monstrous defensive stats. It's not that one or two metrics point out his defensive value; it's that all of them do, without any pointing to the contrary. Last season the Jazz were an eye-popping 11.91 points per 100 possessions better on defense with Fesenko on the floor, and this is not a new trend. The season before it was 8.67; in limited minutes his first two seasons he also had a strong differential. Synergy Stats, meanwhile, rated Fesenko as the second-best defender in the entire league among players who faced at least 150 opponent plays; the season before he was first. And according to 82games.com, opposing centers had a PER of just 10.4 against him; the season before it was 12.9. Despite his size, Fesenko doesn't block a ton of shots or dominate the boards. He just uglies up the game for opponents with his sheer hugeness, especially since he moves his feet fairly well for his size. And he can still get better -- he wasn't always fully engaged in Utah and needs to step up his commitment. Now for the bad news. Fesenko has been fairly disastrous offensively. He tends to bring balls back into shot-blockers when finishing at the rim, he's a 39.8 percent career foul shooter, he's clumsy, and he has no shooting range or ball skills. Additionally, his towering foul rate limits his impact -- Fesenko commits one every 4.94 minutes for his career, making it virtually impossible for him to play extended minutes. Nonetheless, he can be a very effective, low-cost backup center, and if he can make a few more plays offensively he'll have real value."
This deal feel through. Hopefully that means Tyler can get some mins. I would like to see him develope his athletic gifts.
Love to get Lin back. He should get some run with NYK ... Maybe tmrw vs SAC
Ouch, well maybe Jeremy Tyler might move up the chart, once upon a time he was the #1 ranked high school player.
Once upon a time is right... I actually watched him play in person in San Diego where I reside. He appear to have lots of talent but skill set and iq was always in question.
That's interesting, I wonder how he pans out, still young he would be a college freshman right now.


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DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Playa Venao, Panama
The surfing was done, the final horn had blown and three surfers stood at the shoreline. Surrounded by their respective teams, they waited for the judges to decide who would advance in the Main Event, and who would be forced into the Repechage.
Hawaii's Kalani David stood with his chin to his chest, drawing shapes in the sand with his foot. France's Nomme Mignot stood beside his coach, his arm draped over the young surfers shoulders; the country flag waved in the onshore breezes above the pair. Further down the beach, Max Armstrong was encircled by his South African teammates. Five long minutes passed, and in that time, the beach fell silent waiting for the call.
When the announcers finally spoke, it was Mignot and the French team who were jumping and screaming and clapping hands. Mignot broke down, tears of joy streaming down his face. David advanced in second in the Under-16 heat.
"I hate that feeling, being tense; I prefer to know that I won the heat in the water, but it feels good to cry a bit," Mignot said afterward, dark sunglasses covering up his eyes. "I didn't think I surfed very well, and I saw the South African rip a wave, and then Kalani David was destroying it out there, so I really didn't know where I was [in the rankings]. Those were some very suspenseful moments."
With 84 surfers from the three divisions being knocked out of the event, emotions were high on Day 5 of the DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong. By the end of the day, just 116 of the record-number 303 athletes were still in the running for a spot on the three podiums.
"I always tell the competitors, I know everyone wants a medal, but you've got to be prepared to deal with that not happening. You've got hundreds of kids with the same hope and goal," said Fernando Aguerre, the President of the ISA. "That's part of the beauty of personality, of character, being able to cope with defeat; that's part of life. Life is not a rose garden. Life is a bunch of good things, of bad things, good times and bad times. You just have to use the good times as a springboard for the bad times and endure."
But competitors will be competitors. Emotion often wins out over reason. And with the title of ISA World Junior Champion on the line, the best under-18 junior surfers in the world often can't help but let those emotions come out, in victory and defeat.
There were numerous tense moments on the sand today. With the level of talent narrowing to the best of the best, the difference between advancing or not was coming to last-minute rides and fractions of a point.
Needing a big score in order to get into the advancing position, Ellie-Jean Coffey of Australia was trying to stay composed while facing the potential of disappointment.
"Obviously you never give up hope when you're in the dying minutes [of a heat] and you haven't quite got the score you wanted, and you need a good to excellent score," Coffey explained. "I was trying to keep calm, but at the same time I had all this adrenaline. I just wanted to get a wave and smash it."
The wave she'd hoped for arrived, and "smash it" she did. With just over a minute remaining in the heat, she took off on the right-breaking wave, riding on her backhand. She muscled two big snaps on the overhead set, impressing the judges enough to receive a 7.77.
"I thought for sure I was knocked out. I think I fainted at one point, I was so happy. I was trying to do the 'Ring of Fire' (the Australian team post-heat celebration), but I was crying," Coffey said. "It's a big deal representing your country. I'm really patriotic and I really love my country. I'm proud to be an Australian, so coming here where everyone is supporting you and you've got the best team behind you – it means a real lot to me."
Nikki Viesins (USA) advanced in second behind Coffey.
The other big standout of the day in the Girls division was Tatiana Weston-Webb. The toe-headed Hawaiian did the majority of the work in her heat in the early minutes, positioning herself in first, behind solid rail surfing. Ella Williams (NZL) has been impressing sine Day 1, but came up second to Weston-Webb.
In the final Boys Under-18 Repechage heat of the day, with the tide high and many waves still three-feet overhead, Peru's Juninho Urcia – who won a Copper Medal at last year's event – found himself in a precarious position with five minutes to go. With no scores posted, he managed to find a smaller left to get himself on the board. Then with the final seconds ticking off the clock, he found another left that ran down the beach, and he went to work, fitting in seven turns, the final one washing him up on the sand.
He was standing in a circle with Team Peru, water still dripping from his face when the scores came: 7.33.
"It was a really tough, really tense heat," said Urcia, the five-time ISA Scholarship winner, who was clearly elated and at the same time relieved. "I couldn't find any waves to catch in the first few minutes, but I waited for a good one, it came and I took advantage. I'm happy about my performance, my will; I never stopped fighting and this victory goes to my country and all those who support me."
With Urcia surviving the heat, Peru is the only team remaining with all of its athletes still in the competition.
The other athletes of note in Boys Under-18 competition were Vasco Ribeiro (POR), Tommy Boucaut (FRA), Kain Daly (HAW), Hiroto Arai (JPN), Deivid Silva (BRA), Miguel Tudela (PER), Joshua Hay (AUS) and Dylan Lightfoot (RSA), the last remaining unbeaten surfers in the division.
Surfing action resumes tomorrow morning, April 20, with Boys Under-16 Repechage and Girls Under-18 Repechage competition.The event webcast will be live beginning at 10:10am local time (8:10am PST; 4:10pm in London) at www.dakineisawjsc.com/live.
"It is with deep sadness, that I write this message … In the name of the ISA and all delegations participating in the DAKINE ISA World Junior Surfing Championship Presented by Billabong, I extend my heartfelt condolences to the family and friends of David Lilienfeld, a member of the Surfing South Africa Team and SA Bodyboarding that competed in the 2011 ISA World Bodyboard Championship in the Canary Islands. David was killed yesterday by a great white shark in South Africa. As a sign of respect to him, all competitors, officials and attending public will observe a moment of silence at the start of our competition on Friday, April 20."
Team Points as of Day 5
1- Peru. 7770
1- Australia. 7770
1- Hawaii. 7770
1- France. 7770
6- Brazil. 7340
7- Japan. 7280
8- South Africa. 6870
9- Portugal. 6250
10- New Zealand. 5860
11- Tahiti. 4128
12- Argentina. 4086
13- Barbados. 3700
14- Costa Rica. 3620
15- Mexico. 3152
16- Great Britain. 2860
17- Puerto Rico. 2696
18- Panama. 2496
19- Ecuador. 2408
20- Germany. 2392
21- Uruguay. 2200
22- Spain. 2180
23- Venezuela. 1926
24- Chile. 1352
25- Italy. 1320
26- El Salvador. 1160
27- Guatemala. 952
28- Jamaica. 904
29- Canada. 544
30- Switzerland. 384
31- Nicaragua. 336
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We had a sweet little breakfast gathering over here at our house this morning... Easter is always a good excuse to get together and have some yummy brunchy foods. It was just my mom and her two sisters (my aunties!) and a friend of my auntie's. Quiet, tasty and relaxed... a sweet little occasion.
I wanted a nice savory dish to balance out the sweeties - so I made a batch of the Mini Crustless Quiches from Isa Does It... though I added in some sauteed broccoli, leeks and mushrooms, and also a little tahini and dijon mustard. These came out so delicious! The veggies in there add some body and texture, not to mention more flavor! I usually prefer things with a little bite to them, and the chunky brocco-bits were great in the creamy quiche base. I've noticed that I also love these guys better when they have cooled down a bit (ie straight out of the fridge)... so the few that are left over will be good for an afternoon snack later on too.
Plus - Strawberries! What good is a brunch party without fresh fruit? We were going to have fruit salad, but yesterday one of my lovely yoga students gave me many cartons of huge, beautiful, organic strawberries as a gift. How wonderful! She and her husband grow organic berries, and she often shares some with me. I am so grateful. So, who needs fruit salad when you can just dive into a ginormous bowl of these beauties?
I've been thinking about that Creamy Potato Salad from Oh She Glows ever since I first made it a couple of weeks ago, and it seemed like a great fit for Easter brunch... and it was. So quick and delicious. I love the lemon-avocado-dill dressing... it's so thick and creamy!!


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LAURINBURG, N.C. - Senior goalkeeper William Williams (Denver, Colo.) capped his collegiate career with a career-high 10 saves and his first offensive point of the season in a 1-1 double overtime tie against Conference Carolinas rival Pfeiffer University on Saturday afternoon. The Knights record their first tie in over two years, finishing the season with 1-15-1 overall and 0-8-1 conference records. The last tie for St. Andrews came on September 24, 2008 against UNC Pembroke.
The Falcons enter the 2010 Conference Carolinas Tournament with 4-7-4 overall and 4-3-2 league ledgers. Pfeiffer secured the fifth seed in the eight-team tourney with the tie and will visit No. 4 seed Belmont Abbey College on Tuesday at 2 PM.
Other Conference Carolinas Tournament quarterfinal pairings include top-seeded Lees-McRae College hosting No. 8 Queens University of Charlotte; No 2 seed Erskine College entertaining Barton College; and No. 3 Limestone College hosting No. 6 Coker College.
SAPC sophomore Kyle Dela Merced (Columbia, S.C.) started the scoring in the 23rd minute, heading in the go-ahead tally off a Williams clearance punt. After Williams launched the ball over the Falcons defense, Dela Merced was able to head the ball over Falcons senior goalie Alex Moreno (Huntersville, N.C.) off the first bounce for his third goal of the season.
Williams notched his second offensive point in a Royal Blue and White uniform with an assist on the play. Williams also registering a personal best 10 saves for the third time in his collegiate career.
The Knights maintained a one-goal advantage through halftime until a foul call inside the SAPC box provided Pfeiffer with a penalty kick in the 47th minute. Sophomore Fahret Salihovic (Charlotte, N.C.) calmly scored the equalizer to the left side of the goal as Williams guessed wrong by diving in the opposite direction. Salihovic leads Pfeiffer with four goals on the year.
The Falcons looked poised to complete the comeback when Knights' senior Chris Weedon (San Angelo, Texas) was red carded in the 54th minute putting the hosts down a player but St. Andrews never slowed down. The Knights took eight of the next 11 shots to build a 16-10 shot advantage through 83 minutes of play. The outburst was capped by a junior Patrick Stewart (Crawfordville, Fla.) attempt that went off the cross bar.
Pfeiffer survived the flurry before taking the final four shots of regulation and then dominated the two 10-minute overtime periods (7-2) to finish with a 21-18 shot edge. Williams kept the scoreboard deadlocked with five of his 10 saves in the final 22 minutes.
The Falcons were awarded more corners, 8-7, but they were flagged offsides 10 times compared to only once by SAPC. Knights' senior Marbin Escobar (Jacksonville, Fla.) and Pfeiffer sophomore Ethan Sacco (Concord, N.C.) led their respective squad's with four shots apiece.


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Store Guns and Ammunition Safely
- Store guns in a locked location, unloaded, out of the reach and sight of children.
- Store ammunition in a separate locked location, out of the reach and sight of children.
- Keep the keys and combinations hidden.
- When a gun is not in its lock box, keep it in your line of sight.
- Make sure all guns are equipped with effective, child-resistant gun locks.
- If a visitor has a gun in a backpack, briefcase, handbag or an unlocked car, provide them with a locked place to hold it while they are in your home.
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- Explain how a gun your kids might see on television or a video game is different from a gun in real life. "A gun, in real life, can really hurt people.
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Gianna DeGraba, a sophomore at Penn State Wilkes-Barre from Dallas Pa., was the recent recipient of the Irene Thomas Memorial Award. This award is sponsored by Arts at Hayfield -- a nonprofit, community-arts support organization housed on campus -- and is given to an academically accomplished student who has demonstrated commitment to the arts.
Gianna is a Dean's List student whose artistic interests include dance, community theatre, and singing. Gianna is co-founder of Dallas High School's first dance team. She is a student at the Joan Harris Center for the Gifted and Talented where she studies ballet, tap and jazz. She has won numerous dance awards from "Stars on the Rise" competitions in Tannersville, Pa., and New Jersey.
Gianna has performed at the Little Theater of Wilkes-Barre for six years and also has been studying vocal for six years with Holly Major. She is majoring in communications and is a member of the Four Seasons Club and THON, which raises money for childhood cancer research.


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Can Taking Your Dog to Work Really Make Everyone Healthier?
We already know chronic stress can make you sick, especially when that stress comes from work. So, if you need something to bring to the office to help you cope, look no further than man's best friend.
A new study looked at the effects dogs have on their owners at work and other factors like their co-workers' stress levels, perceived support, commitment to their employer, and job satisfaction. The results showed that dogs seem to benefit everyone.
In a press release, researcher Randolph T. Barker, PhD, professor of management at Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Business, said, "The differences in perceived stress between days the dog was present and absent were significant. The employees as a whole had higher job satisfaction than industry norms."
While it was already well-known that pets can lower blood pressure, this research was the first to examine how dogs in the workplace can affect employees' stress and job satisfaction. So is there a takeaway for employers?
"Pet presence may serve as a low-cost wellness intervention readily available to many organizations and may enhance organizational satisfaction and perceptions of support," Barker says. "Of course, it is important to have policies in place to ensure only friendly, clean, and well-behaved pets are present in the workplace."


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We played well tonight, really in all three phases, something we needed to do. We approached this game as if it was the first of a six-game season. I thought we had a good week of practice. I thought the guys were very committed, very serious. I thought they came back rested, both mentally and physically. I thought they were really into preparing and supporting each other and so on and so forth. We challenged our team to play. Adam (Merchant), a young man who was with us from Make-a-Wish on Friday, said to our team, 'Play like world champions.' The message was loud and clear. We had Adam in the locker room after the game as well and had him in the middle. Guys were very appreciative that he was here and really what he said was most meaningful. We picked up on that and that's basically the challenge that we kept throughout the weekend and on our Saturday night meetings, 'play like world champions.'
Q: After the touchdown on Corey Webster's side, your thoughts on him coming back and making the interception and how big was that for you guys?
A: It was huge. It was a well designed scheme and we were able to make that play. Webby is a veteran corner and in that situation, the memory, he has a very bad memory. That's why he ….
Q: Any injury update on Andre Brown?
A: Yeah, he broke his fibula. It takes a lot off of the win, to be honest with you.
Q: What about Phillips?
A: I don't know. We're going to have to see about that.
Q: How happy were you about the running game, especially what they were doing more behind Boothe and Beatty today? Can you talk about their performances?
A: Well, we rushed for 147 yards, which as you saw in the … short yardage that we tried to …. that's not an easy chore against that front. I was pleased with that we had a nice mix back and forth. We were over fifty percent on third down. I think we went five for six in the green zone, which is much better than we have done. We were plus-two. We did not turn the ball over. The game was played in a very tight fashion. A very solid performance in terms of not putting any specific phase of our team in a bad circumstance in field position, or what have you.
Q: Can you talk about Eli's play, considering how he was playing going into the bye?
A: There was no doubt that he was going to come back and play well, in my mind. I think the rest really helped him as well as all of our other players. As a matter of fact, Eli said he felt as if he was coming back for the start of a season. I was very confident that he would come back and redeem it.
Q: Any thoughts on Eli becoming the all-time touchdown passer of the Giants; he passed Phil Simms today?
A: I didn't see that. Great, I'm happy for him and many, many more.
Q: On the second drive Eli lowered his shoulder into Williams. When you see that do you cringe or do you appreciate the spunk?
A: Well, it sparked our sideline, that's for sure. That wouldn't be recommended on a normal basis, but in that case, to see him do that, I think, sent a message to the rest of our team as well, in terms of whatever you have to do to succeed, do it.
Q: Your defensive line was harassing Rodgers, your thoughts on that?
A: I think we got five sacks today and numerous times I think we were able to put some pressure on the quarterback. That was something we felt we absolutely had to do with someone with the talent of Aaron Rodgers and having the type of year that he's having. To be able to have him throw the ball on our timing rather than his, we were glad to see that.
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Walt Hazzard, a stellar point guard who helped John Wooden win his first national championship at UCLA and became the fifth coach to follow the college basketball legend, died Friday. He was 69.
Hazzard, who suffered a stroke in 1996, died at Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center following a long illness, the university announced. Hazzard had endured complications following heart surgery, his family said.
The backbone of UCLA's undefeated 1964 championship team, Hazzard directed the Bruins' offense to a 98-83 victory over Duke in the NCAA final. But he was unable to bring another NCAA title banner to Pauley Pavilion as the Bruins' coach from 1984 to 1988. He was a special consultant with the Lakers at the time of his death.
PHOTOS: Walt Hazzard | 1942-2011
"Walt was the catalyst for Coach John Wooden's first championship team and played the game with a style that excited Bruin basketball fans everywhere," Dan Guerrero, UCLA's athletic director, said in a statement.
Hazzard, who played 10 seasons in the NBA, including three for the Lakers, was a scout for the L.A. team until suffering the stroke. He had open-heart surgery soon after and was in rehabilitation for years.
UCLA basketball coach Ben Howland called Hazzard "one of the pillars of UCLA's first championship team in men's basketball."
"He was a great player and an outstanding coach at UCLA," Howland said in a statement. "He is a huge part of the UCLA legacy."
Walter Raphael Hazzard Jr. was born April 15, 1942, in Wilmington, Del., and grew up in Philadelphia. As an 8-year old he went to a performance by the Harlem Globetrotters and later said, "I went out and practiced dribbling like Marques Haynes for hours every day."
Hazzard was soon absorbed into Philadelphia's basketball high society, honing his game as an Overbrook High School sophomore on the playground "against Guy Rodgers, Wilt Chamberlain, Woody Sauldsberry and Andy Johnson," he later said.
Like Chamberlain, Hazzard became a star at Overbrook, where his teams were 89-3. He was the city player of the year as a senior.
UCLA provided a grander stage, and the 6-foot-2 point guard helped the Bruins to their first Final Four appearance in 1962.
Hazzard's skills as a ball handler were such that Wooden once said, "I never had a better man on the fast break than Walt Hazzard."
The coach later recalled that he brought Hazzard into his office one day and "asked him to pattern himself after Oscar Robertson, who looks for the pass first and the shot second. I told him his passing could make him an All-American."
A three-year starter, Hazzard did become an All-American in 1963 and again in 1964, when the Bruins went 30-0 and won the first of Wooden's 10 NCAA titles. Hazzard was named the outstanding player of the 1964 NCAA Final Four.
"Recruiting after that 1964 national championship was tremendous," Wooden said later. "Lew Alcindor [Kareem Abdul-Jabbar] would never have come to UCLA had we not won it in 1964 and 1965."
UCLA was also where Hazzard met his future wife, Jaleesa, who was a Bruin cheerleader.
Hazzard, attired in a sweater, shorts and sandals, was on campus one day with his roommate, tennis player Arthur Ashe, and said, "See that girl? I'm going to marry her."
She told him, "Not if you don't wear socks." The two were married in May 1964. By then Hazzard's future lay before him.
That summer he was part of the U.S. Olympic basketball team that won a gold medal in Tokyo. The Lakers made him their first pick in the 1964 NBA draft, and he played three seasons for them. He went to Seattle in the 1967 expansion draft then on to Atlanta, Buffalo and Golden State before ending his pro career with Seattle in 1974.
As a coach, Hazzard's success was mixed. He spent two seasons at Compton College, taking the team to the 1982 state junior college championship game, and two seasons at Chapman College in Orange before being hired at UCLA.
Hazzard confronted things in a direct manner as a coach, the same way he did as a player.
The son of a Methodist minister, Hazzard converted to Islam in 1971, changing his name to Mahdi Abdul-Rahman. When a group of Chapman alumni expressed concerns about his coaching career at Compton (the team had to forfeit 21 of 22 victories because of an ineligible player one season), Hazzard answered by saying, "They are just drawing certain conclusions about me because I'm a Muslim."
The issue died and Hazzard remained at Chapman, going 44-14 in two seasons.
But concerns about how his religion was perceived led him to go back to using the name Walt Hazzard, he said, as "a professional courtesy," adding, "it seemed like people were scared of my Muslim name on a resume."
Coaching, he said when he was hired at UCLA in 1984, is "a tough and nasty business, and I love it. Maybe I'm a little whacko, but I love it."
Hazzard was the fifth coach who attempted to add to the legacy established by Wooden after his 1975 retirement. Following Gene Bartow, Gary Cunningham, Larry Brown and Larry Farmer, he was eager for the challenge, saying, "I'm not worried about the pressure. Give me a knife and a fork and a napkin."
The Bruins reached the NCAA tournament only once in Hazzard's four seasons — in 1987, when he was named Pacific 10 Conference coach of the year — though they did win the 1985 National Invitation Tournament title. He had a 77-47 record at UCLA, but was fired after the 1987-88 season.
After his stroke, Hazzard spent most of his time at his family's Los Angeles home with his wife and four sons, Yakub, Jalal, Khalil and Rasheed, all of whom survive him.
Services were pending.
PHOTOS: Walt Hazzard | 1942-2011


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Glimpsed at Waterfront Kitchen: Diane Macklin
Diane Macklin is on the town almost every night in her role as entertainment reporter "Downtown Diane" on 105.7 FM radio and downtowndiane.net. That means lots of cute dresses and great accessories for this "40-something" Mount Washington resident. At the soft opening for Waterfront Kitchen, Macklin sported an ombre animal-print crepe Alfani dress in earth tones and turquoise, which she'd picked up at Macy's and paired with black tights and black Cathy Jean strappy platform sandals she'd purchased at a store in Boca Raton, Fla. Macklin says she likes a "trendy" look in which she can also bring in some souvenirs she's picked up on various trips, like the green chalcedony and gold bib necklace she got in Las Vegas and the turquoise ring she bought in Arizona. Her two stretch bracelets made of Acai berry beads were a promotional gift. Her Anne Klein watch came from Nordstrom Rack. Her tan and brown snakeskin Kate Spade bag was a Marshalls find.
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Campus-wide Call for Investment Fund Proposals 2018-19
Deadlines: January 29, 2018, for Unit Submissions to Division/School; February 12, 2018, for Division/School Final Submissions.
The President's Cabinet, in consultation with the campus-wide Joint Planning and Budget Committee (JPBC), is pleased to announce the availability of the following Investment Funds for 2018-2019:
- The Investment Fund for the Future (IF2) – up to $380,925 available
- The Investment Fund for Core Needs (IFCN) – up to $250,000 available
Please visit our Investment Funds 2018-2019 webpage to view the Call for Proposals Memo and Timeline, Guidelines, Templates, Forms, and other information.
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Motorhead to Launch 'MotorBoat' Festival Cruise in Fall 2014
The loudest seafaring rock cruise of all time has been announced. Mixing luxury with punishing music, Motorhead will launch their very own festival cruise, the awesomely named MotorBoat, in Fall 2014.
In the past few years, festival cruises have become must-experience attractions. Events such as 70,000 Tons of Metal, ShipRocked, Barge to Hell, Monsters of Rock Cruise, Full Metal Cruise and many others have rocked the ocean. And this fall, the MotorBoat cruise will depart from Miami, hitting Key West and Cozumel before returning to the U.S.
An official MotorBoat Facebook page has been launched to provide updates on the event, the latest of which depicts a ship engulfed in fog along with the following message:
Something is emerging from the mist... Motörhead's MotörBoat sailing dates, ship info and presale details are drawing near!
No bands have been confirmed to play the festival cruise as of this posting, although it's safe to assume that Motorhead will perform provided that Lemmy Kilmister is in good health. What is known is that the cruise will stop at Miami, Key West and Cozumel. The MotorBoat Facebook page promises that the dates and lineup will be announced soon.
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There is plenty of evidence the Colts are major players for quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who was released by the Titans on Monday. Several more reports surfaced Monday night suggesting a pact between quarterback and team was a distinct possibility.
Here's the rundown:
- ESPN's Adam Schefter said a deal was expected Tuesday.
- Ian Rapoport of NFL Network said an agreement was "close" and would be for two years.
- Peter King of Sports Illustrated reported this: "Hasselbeck to Indy not a done deal. Yet."
- CBS' Jason La Canfora indicated that the Colts were the clear favorites to close the deal among multiple suitors for the veteran quarterback.
Finally, we have this tweet from Colts owner Jim Irsay:
Shifting gears….insurance policies are VERY valuable…makes your pillow softer at night……
— Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) March 19, 2013
Earlier Monday, USA Today's Mike Garofolo and the Nashville Tennessean's Jim Wyatt reported the mutual interest between Hasselbeck and Indianapolis.
And the buzz is only getting louder.
UPDATE 11:51 p.m. ET: Bob Kravitz of the Indianapolis Star also reports that a pact is likely and says a two-year, $8 million contract is expected Tuesday "barring a major last-minute snafu."


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