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Broadway Makes New York Sing
Whenever I consider a journey to New York Urban area whether for a trip or even merely a short one or even two-day go to I can't aid however think about Broadway as well as the wonderful programs that await in these hallowed halls of amusement satisfy. Broadway is actually the spirit from New York to me. That may in turns be bawdy, brawling, loud, unruly, soft, romantic, witty, as well as rip-roaringly amusing. Broadway possesses everything for those which desire to try to find their ideal fit.
The issue along with Drama is that there are actually numerous fantastic programs to observe and such minimal time (for many of us) through which to find them. I do not even strongly believe those who live in Nyc Metropolitan area have sufficient time in which to value the creative treasure that is actually exemplified within this fantastic area that never rests. The truth of the matter is actually that if you want to correctly delight in all the staged offerings available to you, you 'd just about must never sleep your own self.
This is vital to consider that programs are actually not offered in any way times. Inspect to observe if the program you wish to see are going to be actually playing in the course of your visit prior to obtaining your hopes up. On the musicals, which are, by the way, my beloved forms of Broadway entertainment. Chicago the Musical, Unacceptable Broadway (this gives a hilarious 'satire' of Broadway), Shirt Boys, Naked Boys Vocal (yes, they are actually!), Nightmare from the Opera, Rent, Wicked, and also Mom Mia!
Broadway is popular for thumbing its own nose at convention in addition to for allowing this's hair down as well as possessing a great ole time. The exact same is true for the Drama theater of today. Comedies and musicals on Broadway are not mutually exclusive so a number of the hilarity discussed beneath will definitely have some program from song and dance (effectively most likely quite a bit from both yet you are going to certainly laugh). Let the funnies start! I Affection You, Your Perfect, Now Adjustment (very seriously, that's the title our company are actually currently off to an excellent start when traveling to giggling). Dog Finds God: Admissions of an Adolescent Blockhead (I assume someone's been glimpsing in my youngsters home windows at night-this one is really off Broadway yet I assumed it carried discussing with such an appealing headline et cetera). Spamalot. This one is rising celebrity with rave reviews through critics and a pretty good attendance rate therefore get your tickets early! The Producers, which was recently created as a movie as well as The Little bit of Dog Chuckled round up my list from humors. I hope you've observed one thing right here that looks like a good laugh; I recognize I've viewed a handful of!
While lots of folks consider the happy go blessed song and dance that is actually typically connected with Drama there is actually a deep-seated remarkable flare to the offerings too. Particularly several of the musicals that hold with them great notifications regarding songs, life and also love-among these terrific symbols from Drama are the following: Rental payment- a very Los angeles Boheme complies with contemporary lifestyle musical that is actually probably one of the best Drama musicals I have actually ever viewed as well as I'm a large fan of Phantom. Les Miserables is actually another Broadway dramatization that truly requires no intro, Grey Gardens is actually perfect for any person who is afraid coming to be a feline lady or even spinster, A Carolers Pipe, Chicago, The Shade Violet, Nightmare from the Opera (my private fave), and also The Vertical Hr (this is actually a new one let's hope this lasts).
There are a couple of family members pleasant musicals and plays that bear mentioning among them are the following: Evil, The Phantom from the Opera (might be actually a little bit of frightening for younger little ones throughout particular settings), Tarzan, The Lion King, Mary Poppins, Momma Mia!, Exactly how the Grinch Stole Xmas, and also Charm and also the Beast. You understand your kid better and also exactly what will certainly or will definitely certainly not be actually frightening for them or even potentially bring about uncomfortable inquiries for you, watch most Broadway has fun with that in thoughts.
Drama is a great method to truly enjoy what Nyc has to supply its site visitors for entertainment. While this will barely be feasible to see each and every program that could attract your attention that is pretty possible to create the moment to watch the one that is actually most desirable to you and also that will be very an experience for the whole family.
Act Four
This ends my career as an actress, I did try out for one more play but I did not make the cut. I auditioned for Guys and Dolls and unfortunately did not make, this was the last time that I tried out for anything. Nothing terrible happened that made me never want to be on a play again, I think that it was just time. I thought that I had a good audition, they did not make me sing, I just danced and I thought I did pretty well but I guess not good enough. I had told a friend that I took dance classes with about this play and asked her to audition with me. She came along but she did not make it as well. We were both bummed but got over it.
My mother thought it would be a good idea to dress professional for this audition and wear all black, apparently wearing all black helps the people who are in charge of casting the play picture you as the character. She did not want me wearing the dance clothes that I normally wear to the audition, I didn't see the point in wearing all black since I never had before and I made it into every play that I tried out for. But I did and I felt like an idiot. I wasn't comfortable in the outfit that I chose and I feel that had a lot to do with me not getting the part. Not because I was in black but because I was not a full confidence wearing clothes that I was not used to. If I was used to wearing that outfit then I think I would have made it but confidence goes a long way when auditioning and I'm sure I was lacking it. I know that when I tried out for the other plays that I told the them that I didn't want to sing that I just wanted to be a dancer. That would seem like I didn't have full confidence but really it did. I was totally being myself and I was fully confident that I couldn't sing.
I am still a little sad that I didn't make that play, I am sure that it would have been a lot of fun and I probably would have tried out for more if I would have gotten a part. The funny thing is though, my friend who tried out with me, lied to me and told me that she got a part in the play. During a dance class she asked me if I received a call saying that I made it and I told her no, so she said that she did and that she got a part in the chorus. I was a little upset about that, I was bummed that she got a part and I didn't. I don't think she realized though how involved my mom and I were in theater because we went to the performance. When I looked at the program I didn't see her name anywhere. I asked my mom if they actually put everyone's name that is in the play on the program because I never paid attention to that. She said that no matter how small your roll or job, if you are in the play or helping in the background you name will be on the program. I thought to myself that my friend was a total idiot. At the next dance class I told her so, our friendship sort of falter for a bit. We got over it but I thought it was pretty shady of her to lie about something to trivial like that. She felt pretty stupid about it to, so after some time we got back to our friendship.
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Act Three
I need to have a little disclaimer here, in the beginning I had mentioned that I was in four musicals and as I was writing post for this blog, I was trying to remember the names of the plays and I could only remember three, The King and I and Gypsy, which I have already written about and today I am going to discuss Crazy For You but I could not remember the fourth play that I was in, so I asked my mom. Who then reminded me that I was only in three musicals not four, she said that I probably got confused because I helped out on so many of her plays that I thought that I was in more. So I apologized by saying earlier on that I was in four plays when clearly, now, I was only in three. So now I am going to discuss the third play that I was in which was Crazy For You.
I was, yet again , just in the chorus of this production, this happened to be a musical with tap dancing and I was really good at tap, so this was by far my favorite play to be in. I was a dancer in the Zangler Follies, which was a huge dance troupe in the 1930s in New York. Bobby Child tried to audition for Bela Zangler but did not make it, so his mother forces him to travel to a run down town in Nevada to close down a local theater there. While he is there, he sees a lot of potential in this little town, and not to mention falls in love with a local cowgirl there who's father happens to own the theater, not wanting to ruin in chance he has with the girl, he pretends that he is Bela Zangler and says to save the theater they need to put on a great production, so Bobby has all the folly dancers come down to Nevada to put on a great show. Good and bad things happen during this love story but in the end, Bobby's true identity is revealed and the real Bela Zangler comes to town and sees the show and the theater remains open. And of course, Bobby gets the girl.
I really didn't get to stand out a lot in this play, I was pretty much just a dancer all the way but there was one time during one of performances where all the girls were in line at the front of the stage doing a kick line, we had our hands on the waste of the girl next to us. The girl on the right of me stumbled a little but at the moment it didn't mess anything up, that is until we pulled away from each other and my skirt fell to my feet. Our skirts were held on by velcro and when she stumbled she pulled my skirt apart but she held onto it for as long as she could but when we broke away from each other she couldn't hang on anymore and so my skirt fell to my knees. Like any true performing, I just picked up my skirt and continued to number not missing a beat. But when we all got off stage we had a good laugh, I had even made some of the audience laugh at it, at least the ones that were in the rows in front of me! Be sure to visit our latest sponsors West Bloomfield carpet cleaning page.
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I'm going to take a break my writing about the plays that I was and use this post to discuss some of my mother's plays. She has been in numerous plays, too many to count actually, some musicals (she could actually sing) and some not. She started out acting in plays in high school, then in college and went to perform in the local theater guilds until I was in high school, you can ask her at any moment what plays she was in and she will remember each one. I actually forgot the name of this play that I am about to talk about so I sent her a text saying "what was the name of that one play you were in where I got to help out behind stage?" She came back within a minute by replying "Rumors by Neil Simon." Ahh, yes Rumors, I couldn't remember Neil Simon, I had Arthur Miller stuck in my head but I new it was the tyoe of play that Arthur Miller would write, Rumors was a little more lighthearted than a Arthur Miller play. Rumors has Neil Simon written all over it.
For those of you who are not familiar with Rumors, it is about a husband and wife who have invited a couple of their friends over to dinner but before the first guests arrive the wife goes missing and the husband has shot himself in the head. As each set of guests arrives more and more things start to happen and rumors about what has happened to the wife and husband spread around the guests. No one knows what is really going on and everyone has an opinion about it. The are arguments, confusion and drinking all night long. We don't found out what has actually happen to the wife, Myra, until the very end of the play, the last line of the play is actually Myra's, it's her first and only line. The one line at the end always is received with a big gasp from the audience and sometimes followed by laughter. After all this is a comedy.
My mother played Cookie Cusack, the eccentric wife of Ernie Cusack who is a psychologist. She had so much fun playing this character and she generated many laughs with her performance, I was so proud of her. I mainly worked back stage for this play, I was not really in charge of props since I was so young but I was the assistant to the props person, I got to go on stage during every scene change and remove and add things, I actually liked this better than being on stage. I believe this was my first time helping behind the stage of one of my mom's plays. I got my big break during the complete run through before the dress rehearsal. I got to be the voice of Myra, the lady that had been doing didn't want to do it for the actual shows, so they needed someone else and I was one of the only females always behind the scenes so they had me do it. It was awesome, the only thing that I got to do was banged in the basement door and when asked who is it i would say "It's Myra!" then the curtains closed. I felt so important, I took that role so serious, this is me being in middle school thinking that that role was so great. I guessed that I am easily amused!
One final thing before I go. I have to say thank you to the guys at Canton Plumbing they helped me out big time this weekend and want them to know how grateful I am.
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Act Two
Like I have said before, I acted in plays while I was in middle school, this next play I am going to discuss is Gypsy. Some of you might think that this play is not very appropriate for a younger audience and you would be both right and wrong. It does delve into the burlesque scene but it does so tastefully. I believe young children would be entertained by this play as long as the parents could be it into perspective for them and of course there are children who are actors in the play. It starts with a mother who has her daughters in show business and one of them is not as highly regarded as the other. As they grow up in the business the one realizes she will never make her mother happy and decides to be apart of a traveling burlesque show. I was not one of these little girls before they grew up, I was just part of the dancing chorus line.
I had quite a few different roles in this play, the first appearance I made was as the Balloon Girl. Rose as in Gypsy Rose Lee was auditioning for a spot in a show with her mother and so was the balloon girl, it was obvious that Rose's act was better than the balloon girls but the balloon girl's mother had a thing going with the man who was in charge of picking the actors and he choose me over Rose. Rose's mother was quite upset with this and before they stormed out of the audition she popped a couple of my balloons. My customer was a leotard with balloons safety pinned to them. It was a humorous scene and they audience laughed every time.
I also played the back half of a horse and even though they no one could see me, this was one of my favorite rolls that I got in the play. There was another girl in front of me who was the front half and we had to dance with a person, it was really difficult to get the moves correct because I couldn't see anything. The other girl and I had to be in sync with each other and with the person that we were dancing with, we got it done but it took many hours of practiced. Weird as it sounds, it was my favorite outfit too, I just wore a pair of brown fuzzy pants with suspenders! I was also a Torra Torra Girl, there were four of us that got to be apart of this dance number. It was anther act that was in the show as Gypsy Rose Lee, this act was terrible and needed to be fine tuned. We only had like five minutes on stage, we were supposed to all run out at the same time but with one of us, me, who was slow was supposed to be lagging behind, I was the second in line but came out at the end and rushed to get in my spot, whilst knocking the other girls around. This was the act, this was not because we were not able to get the scene right. Thought I clarify that.
All in all, I enjoyed being in this play more than I did being in The King and I but not as much as I enjoyed being in the next played I plan to blog about!
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Act One
The first play that I tried out for and got a roll in was The King and I. I was in six grade and fortunately I did not have to sing for this audition, I was cast in the chorus and jsut ending up with the dancing rolls. There were many other children in the play because the King had many kids, so I got to enjoy all the down time with kids that were my own age or close to it. We had to come to every rehearsal even if we were not participating in the scenes that the director planned to rehearse, so we had a lot of time to goof around. They tried to keep us all in check but when you have that many kids around and the adults we busy with the scenes, it was hard. My mom came with me every time and get frustrated that I wasn't taking it as seriously as she thought I should but hey, I was a kid and if they weren't on a scene that I was in then who cared?
I felt really important though when the main people who were in charged got all of us dancers and chorus people up on stage to determine who was going to be the lead dancers for the play that the King's new wife presents to him in an attempt to show him how unhappy she is. The one called The Small House of Uncle Thomas, I got picked to be Uncle Thomas. This was huge to me, in this number there were many main characters of the ballet and the fact that they picked me to be Uncle Thomas went straight to my head. Here I was in my very first play and they pick me to be a lead character in one of the dance sequences, in the grand scheme of things this was not a big deal but to me it was huge. This was a small number compared to the whole play, it was just a ten minute scene, if that.
I got to wear a mask with this scene which made me stand out from the other characters and boosted my ego a notch higher. My mom couldn't understand why I thought that this was so great, she was proud that they picked me but she could see the whole picture and I just saw my little world of being Uncle Thomas. After each performance all the characters were hang out in the hall and greet the people in the audience, this was a tradition for this theater, even the actors who played Anna and the King would go out and say hello to the audience. I was always one of the first actors out in the hall along with many of the other kids that were in the play. We all thought how cool it was that the audience got to see us up close but the people weren't as excited as we thought they should be to see us. They gave us nods and some even said hello but they were there to see all the other characters who actually made the show a great play to watch, such as all of the main characters, not the chorus people, like me. That was not good for my little ego but still every night I went out there hoping some one would acknowledge me. No one did. 🙂
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My mom loved acting so much that she thought it was going to be so great that her and I act in plays together or at least that I get into acting as much as she did. We never ended up acting in any plays together and it did turn out to be fun for a while. When I was eleven, twelve and thirteen she got me to try out for some plays at our local theater group in Novi, Michigan. I ended up being in four plays, all musicals. I am a dancer so I tried out for the chorus type rolls, never a roll that required lines. I cannot sing, I cannot carry a tune. I was always so embarrassed trying out because I just wanted to dance in these plays, not sing. I enjoy singing, by myself, not in front of people. I even told the people who were in charge of casting the plays that I did not want to sing, that I probably wouldn't sing during the performance because my singing voice is completely horrendous, I told them that I just wanted to dance. They were really nice about it but still made me sing, without music, up on stage in front of a couple people. They said that I had to because that was the rule.
So I did and even though I could not see my face I knew that it was as red as a tomato. I could feel how red it got, but I did and I ended up being cast in four plays. Since I only tried out for five, that's pretty good. It helped as well that my mom know all of these people, don't worry I didn't get any special treatment, I never got a roll with lines, they just stuck me in the chorus. I am a pretty good dancer, so all the good dancing chorus rolls went to me. I did that on my own, I danced for twenty years of my life, so I could totally hold my own in that regard.
I did really enjoy acting in plays, it was always so much fun. I got to be so many different people from so many different time periods, the costumes were my favorite part, there were times were I could bring my own clothes to wear with a few modifications but mostly I got to wear clothes from the theaters wardrobe. Meeting all the different people to was great, I made some really close friends during the plays, we didn't stay in touch afterwards because we usually didn't live near each other but we had fun together when the rehearsals were going on.
After a couple years though, it got old to me. It felt like it was never going to end. My mom wanting me to try out for play after play after play. I didn't always want to be in a play, I just wanted to try out when I wanted to but not for every musical that came to town. The auditions were my least favorite part. I never got over hating to sing in front of people, I just wished that they would have let me slide in that part and just dance for the audition. It wasn't like I wanted a major roll or even a roll that had lines. Just stick me in the background and let me dance. But I guess rules are rules, so I just stopped trying out. That didn't go over well with my mom, we had some fights but eventually she understood and my acting days were over.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A pair of first quarter touchdowns proved to be all Salve Regina University would need as it held on for a 13-7 victory over MIT in a New England Football Conference (NEFC) Boyd Division contest on Saturday. The Seahawks, who have won their third straight game, improved to 4-4 on the year and 3-2 in conference action while the Engineers saw their ledger drop to 1-6 overall and 0-5 in the NEFC.
MIT started off the game with an onside kick which Salve Regina's Connor Kelly grabbed but a penalty on the Engineers resulted in the ball being placed on their own 35. Rob LaRiviere-Tougas dashed for nine yards; however a holding penalty brought the line of scrimmage back to the MIT 36. The ensuing snapped sailed over quarterback Jimmy Connelly's head but he smothered the ball at the Seahawks' 45. A personal foul on MIT was attached to the play, therefore giving Salve Regina a first down at the hosts' 40 yard line. Kelly grabbed a 10-yard toss from Connelly before running for another 10 to give the Seahawks first-and-goal at the six. LaRiviere-Tougas was pushed back five yards on his next rushing attempt which was followed by a pass break-up from Teddy Tzanetos. Connelly was successful on his next throw as he hooked up with Michael Dargan for the touchdown and then converted the extra point with 11:34 on the clock.
A quick three-and-out by MIT on its first drive set up what proved to be Salve Regina's final scoring drive. Starting at its own 20, LaRiviere-Tougas posted five out the next six rushes, generating 32 yards and moving the ball to the MIT 46. Connelly found Nick Piscitelli for a 12-yard catch as LaRiviere-Tougas added two more yards on the ground. Jake Laux stopped Kelly at the line of scrimmage but Connelly connected with LaRiviere-Tougas for a 32-yard touchdown score with 5:29 left in the quarter. Connelly's ensuing point after attempt was blocked.
The Seahawks' defense forced another three-and-out, but the Engineers regained the ball when Rhys Borchert recovered a fumble by Dargan on the punt. Despite starting at the Salve Regina 32, MIT's offense stalled and turned the ball over on downs.
After a six-yard reception by Chris Kopiske, Trey Scales fumbled the ball which was recovered by Travis Wilmer at the visitors' 30. Facing a third-and-11 to start the second quarter, Michael Yurkerwich hauled in a 19-yard toss from Wenzel who then scampered for four yards. The Engineers netted two yards on their next two plays, which resulted in a 22-yard field goal attempt by Matthew Peterson that sailed wide of the left goal post.
Salve Regina moved the ball up to its 46 yard-line and resulted in a punt by Greg Gosselin that bounced out of bounds at the MIT 16. On the Cardinal and Gray's third play of the drive, Maxwell Shubert intercepted a pass by MIT's Kyle Johnson at the Engineers' 45. The pick eventually set up a 30-yard field goal attempt by Connelly that was blocked.
Both sides exchanged punts as Gosselin's boot resulted in a touchback. Nate Forbes started the drive with a 16-yard catch while Marcel Sanchez added runs of 10 and 13 yards. A pass interference call moved MIT up to the Salve Regina 27. The Seahawks' defense kept the Engineers at bay, with William Regan and John Fall collaborating for a five-yard sack which was followed by a 14-yard sack from Gosselin and Carlos Santos on fourth down. On Salve Regina's final play of the half, MIT's Derek Vaughn responded with a nine-yard sack of his own.
A 21-yard kickoff return by Brian Doyle started the Engineers at their own 46 to begin the third quarter. After a pair of rushes by Sanchez that only gained a yard, Wenzel connected with Forbes for a 23-yard toss. During the play, Matthew Markese forced a fumble but Johnson recovered the ball at the Salve Regina 36. Following two short runs from Sanchez, Forbes grabbed a 15-yard feed from Wenzel. Sanchez rumbled for 18 yards on four consecutive carries which resulted in second-and-goal at the Seahawks' one-yard line. Nick Jentz pushed Wenzel back a yard on a quarterback keeper before Sanchez followed with a two-yard plunge for the endzone. Peterson's successful extra point trimmed the deficit to 13-7 at the 10:15 mark.
Salve Regina's next drive stalled at midfield as Doyle returned Gosselin's punt six yards to the MIT 26. A 12-yard pass interference penalty to go along with 39 rushing yards by Sanchez helped set up second-and-goal from the three yard line. The Seahawks surrendered only two yards on the next two plays, leading to a Peterson field goal attempt that was blocked with 38 seconds on the clock.
Salve Regina almost extended its lead in the fourth quarter, but a personal foul wiped out 34-yard touchdown catch by Dargan. Eventually forced to punt, Gosselin's effort was downed at the MIT two yard line. A three-and-out coupled with a 14-yard return by Daragan gave the Seahawks' their best field position of the half as they started at the MIT 16. LaRiviere-Tougas ran for three yards before Aaron Prindle and Patrick Jupe stopped him at the line of scrimmage after catching a pass from Connelly. LaRiviere-Tougas bolted for six yards to set up fourth-and-one, but he was pushed back three yards by Vaughn on his next rushing attempt.
The next two drives resulted in punts as MIT mounted its final drive of the night beginning at its own 31 with 2:45 left to play. Wenzel scampered for 12 yards and then followed with a 30-yard strike to Ben Hessels which was erased due to an illegal block. Ryan Mannion broke up a pass intended for Davey Hunt as Kenneth McKenna followed with a 10-yard sack. An incomplete pass resulted in fourth and long for the Engineers. The Seahawks swarmed Wenzel on the next snap as Bryant Ostrander forced a fumble that was recovered by Floyd Shaffer and sealed the win.
Sanchez registered a game-high 106 yards on 34 carries to go along with a touchdown. Wenzel was 7-of-19 for 71 yards while Forbes totaled four receptions for 54 yards. Jupe compiled 13 tackles followed by 12 from Laux. Kristopher Weaver added nine of his own while Vaughn had two and a half tackles for a loss of 13 yards and a nine-yard sack.
LaRiviere-Tougas recorded 53 yards on 18 carries in addition to two receptions for 32 yards. Kopiske and Piscitelli both had four receptions that generated 37 and 31 yards, respectively, while Dargan finished with two catches for 30 yards. Connelly went 11-of-18 for 137 yards, threw a pair of touchdowns, and was sacked once. Shane Lange tallied a game-high 15 tackles to go along with a five-yard sack and two and a half tackles for a loss of seven yards. Nick Jentz notched 14 tackles as A.J. Albert, C.J. Hein, and Regan each added seven.
Both squads continue divisional play on Saturday, October 30. MIT will travel to Nichols College while Salve Regina will host Plymouth State University.

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Pastor faces civil suit, criminal charges
MILFORD -- The Rev. Robert Genevicz's appearance in Bridgeport's Golden Hill Street courthouse took about a minute Monday.
There, Genevicz, known as "Pastor Bob" to his Stratford Baptist Church congregation, was told his felony case stemming from the alleged theft of $173,000 from an elderly parishioner was being transferred to the Main Street courthouse for an April 22 appearance.
Genevicz's April 14 appearance in Milford Superior Court might take much longer. That's when Joseph Mager Jr., the lawyer and conservator for Patricia A. Stosak, the elderly parishioner, will seek to freeze $500,000 of Genevicz's assets.
Mager is seeking a pre-judgment remedy as a result of a civil suit he filed March 11 against Genevicz. The suit alleges that Genevicz, while serving as Stosak's conservator, stole $173,729 from her. If the remedy is granted, the pastor will be unable to spend or transfer those assets.
Genevicz, a short man impeccably dressed in a gray suit, said nothing during his brief appearance before Superior Court Judge Earl Richards on Monday. Instead, he let Frederick Paoletti, his lawyer, do the talking.
Genevicz has been pastor of the Stratford Baptist Church across from Paradise Green for the past 16 years. He turned himself in at Stratford police headquarters on March 18, after learning they had a warrant for his arrest.
It was back on July 15, 2011, that Stratford Probate Court Judge F. Paul Kurmay issued an order allowing Genevicz to become the conservator of Stosak's estate, which was worth about $445,675. The retired teacher also received a monthly pension. However, because of disabilities, she was placed in Atria Assisted Living Center on Stratford's Main Street.
As conservator, Genevicz had "complete financial authority" over Stosak's finances and assets.
Just about two years later on April 10, 2013, Stratford Probate Judge Fred J. Anthony conducted a review after being advised that large amounts of Stosak's money were unaccounted for. He found "a variety of discrepancies and inaccuracies and issues of potential malfeasance and misfeasance."
Those discrepancies included stocks being sold, thousands of dollars written in checks to cash or Genevicz and withdrawals totaling about $35,000.
The judge replaced Genevicz with Mager as the executor. He ordered the minister to turn over all financial records to the Milford lawyer and to provide his own accounting of the estate funds.
Additionally, Anthony ordered J. Allen Kosowsky, a Shelton certified public accountant, to conduct a forensic audit of the estate.
That study determined that Stosak's monthly teacher's pension was no longer deposited in her account, that a People's United Bank account containing $1,941 was closed and that $35,700 and $4,824 were loaned to the estate of Arthur Devack, a deceased Trumbull man.
Those loans were to be repaid by Doraine Reed, who owed Devack's estate money. Reed, a Bridgeport woman, has prior larceny and forgery convictions. Her relationship to the pastor is unclear.
However, the pair used some of Devack's estate to purchase a Hummer for Reed and a Mercedes for Genevicz, according to court documents. That case is under investigation.
Reed has not been charged in the Stosak case.
Genevicz claimed that $9,600 taken from Stosak represented her 10 percent tithe to the Baptist church, that $8,075 was used for unspecified maintenance and repairs and that $12,600 was taken in four checks and $30,936 was taken in cash withdrawals.


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Eating, putting on makeup, talking on the phone — these are all things you shouldn't do while driving. The first two items can certainly wait until you're out of the car. But there may be situations where you have no other choice except to take a call on the road. In those cases, using some kind of hands-free calling system is a good idea, and required by law in many states.
Bluetooth headsets are one solution, but the earpieces can be uncomfortable. Integrated Bluetooth technology in cars is another, but that's expensive. So this week I test-drove two in-car Bluetooth speakerphone systems — the $130 Jabra Freeway and the $100 Motorola Roadster 2 — and found that they make a nice compromise between headsets and integrated systems.
Both devices wirelessly connect to Bluetooth-enabled handsets, so you can talk on the phone while keeping your hands on the wheel. They also understand various voice commands, and can even stream music and GPS directions from your phone to your car's FM radio. Of the two, the Jabra had better sound quality.
I tested both systems in San Francisco and Los Angeles with the iPhone 4 and Motorola Droid Razr Maxx HD. As soon as I turned on the Jabra, a friendly female voice walked me through the set-up process. It was as simple as turning on Bluetooth on the phones, and selecting the Jabra from a list of supported devices.
It attaches to your sun visor, much like a garage-door opener. There are various buttons — volume, mute, voice, phone and FM — along the top and bottom of the speakerphone system, and you can initiate calls a couple of different ways.
You can press the Voice button and say "redial" or "last call" to dial the last outgoing or incoming call. To dial a specific contact in your address book, you have to say "Phone Commands," which initiates your smartphone's voice-recognition system (such as the iPhone's Siri app), and then you can say, "Call John." For incoming calls, you can simply say "answer" or "ignore" without having to touch any buttons.
The Jabra understood all my commands, but I found I had to speak very slowly and clearly when trying to dial by name. Still, it allowed me to keep my eyes on the road and my hands on the wheel, whereas before I would be fumbling through my phone and only half-concentrating on the road.
The sound quality was impressive. Whether I was driving on city streets or on the highway, my friends sounded clear and loud. The volume was almost piercing when set to the highest level, so I had to turn it down a couple of notches. Calls were also still audible even when I had the air conditioning on. (It was quite warm in L.A., in case you're wondering why I had my AC on in January.)
My friends said they could hear me fine, but could tell I was on a speakerphone. Only a couple of people heard some road noise.
One extra feature I liked about the Jabra was the ability to stream songs and GPS directions from my phone to my car's stereo. You can do so by pressing the FM button, and the Jabra will then scan for an open FM channel. Once it has found one, you can then tune your car radio to the same station and the Jabra will pipe in the audio.
It came in handy when I was using Google Maps to navigate my way to Disneyland this past weekend, and I didn't have to struggle to hear the directions, like I usually do when I'm just using my iPhone.
The Jabra has an estimated battery life of up to 14 hours. The speakerphone has a motion sensor that detects when you leave or enter the car, so it will automatically power down when you're gone and reconnect once you're back in. A car charger is also included in the box.
The Motorola Roadster 2 offers many of the same features as the Jabra, including the FM transmitter and voice commands. It's also equipped with motion sensors to help conserve battery life, which is estimated at up to 20 hours. All functions worked well in my testing, though I had the same issue with voice dialing: I had to speak slowly and clearly in order to get it right.
There is also a free Motospeak app that you can download to your smartphone. It allows you to listen to and dictate text messages through the speakerphone, but it's currently only available for Android devices.
I installed it on the Droid Razr Maxx HD, and when a new text message arrived, the Motorola Roadster 2 announced who sent the message and asked me if I wanted to listen it now. After I replied "yes," it read the message in a somewhat robotic — but still understandable — voice.
You can dictate a reply, but the results were never 100 percent accurate. In one case, I said, "Sure, let's meet at 5 at Roam Burgers" and the Motorola wrote, "Sure, let's meet at 5 at Wilburger."
I think the app is fine for listening to text messages, but writing one was almost as distracting as doing it right from your phone.
My biggest issue with the Motorola was sound quality. It has a smaller speaker than the Jabra and, as a result, the audio doesn't sound as full or rich as the Jabra. Instead, voices sounded tinny or as if they were coming through a cardboard tube. Turning up the volume made voices sound muffled. My friends on the other line noticed some background road noise, but it wasn't a major issue.
If you need to make calls from the road, an in-car Bluetooth speakerphone can help make the task easier. The Jabra Freeway and Motorola Roadster 2 are two solid systems, but the Jabra drives away with the win, thanks to its excellent sound quality.


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Author Dani Shapiro on the danger of family secrets
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After taking a DNA test on a whim, author Dani Shapiro discovered that her beloved late father had not been, in fact, her biological parent. She had been conceived using a sperm donor, and as was common at the time, the real story of her conception was kept secret. Shapiro shares her humble opinion on why not knowing the truth can cause more pain, rather than less.
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While it has been a few years since I found it necessary to take a self imposed respite from my advocacy work, that does not mean that I have not continued to witness the continuing horrors inflicted upon the innocent. Each and every account, each and every horrific graphic image is permanently etched into my psyche and adds to the unhealed scars that remain hidden, adding to the dark cloud that covers my very soul and which has essentially destroyed what little faith in mankind I had left.
First a question. Do any of you still feel the knots of frustration and anger when you, as well, continue to witness the many injustices that we are bombarded with daily? Be it the autrocities inflicted upon the human species or the animal species? If you do not, then stop reading this post.
We are all aware of the ramifications and negative results of 'racial profiling'. Judging all by the actions of others, based upon their colour and beliefs. Many likely support that notion, but many do not. This bias is at best, motivated by fear and prejudice, and many around the world believe it to be totally unacceptable.
There is another type of profiling that is currently going on in today's fearful society, resulting in the destruction of innocent lives and which rips at the heart of loving families.
Currently Montreal, Quebec, Canada plans to use "Canine Profiling as their bandaid solution to a problem which is not a dog problem, it is in fact a human problem! This planned Canine Profiling is biased and prejudicial, based upon fear and ignorance (at least in this writers opinion).
Given that the Animal Legal Defense Fund lists Quebec in the Bottom Tier for Animal Protection Laws, as it has for over a decade, it comes as no surprise that the animals in this province continue to be subjugated. A province well known for it's continuing puppy mills and apathy.
For those of us who remember LENNOX and BRINDIE, for those of us that remember the Whistler Massacre, The Howl Heard around the World, we also remember the sheer anger, our gut knotted in disbelief and total frustration. If you are like I am, each incident, inflicts upon you a striking blow. It is not just the innocent life that has been taken, we lose part of ourselves as well.
Canine Profiling does not focus on the real issue. Canine Profiling is biased, prejudicial and based upon the ignorance and fear which is a direct result of the mistreatment, uneducated handling and training of targeted breeds. It is born from the questionable personal agendas and the irresponsibility of far too many "humans" who own targeted breeds.
I am asking all of you who continue to advocate and fight for the lives of the innocent, to join us in our fight against "Canine Profiling". Please help this campaign go viral by sharing.
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Chicken and Biscuit Bake
"This recipe looks fussy but doesn't take long to assemble...plus it gives me time to put my feet up and read the paper while it bakes," says Gail Cory-Betz of Newport, Washington. "It's nice with just a salad and some fruit."
Total TimePrep: 20 min. Bake: 30 min.
Makes2 servings
- 1/2 cup plus 1 tablespoon all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- Dash salt
- 3 tablespoons cold butter
- 2 tablespoons beaten egg
- 1/4 cup buttermilk
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1 cup 2% milk
- 1 tablespoon chicken bouillon granules
- Dash poultry seasoning
- Dash onion powder
- 1/2 cup cubed cooked chicken
- 1/2 cup frozen mixed vegetables
- 1/2 cup Daisy 4% cottage cheese
- In a small bowl, combine the flour, baking powder and salt; cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Set aside 1 teaspoon beaten egg; stir remaining egg into buttermilk. Add to crumb mixture; stir until dough forms a ball.
- Turn onto a floured surface; knead 10 times or until smooth. Divide dough in half. On a lightly floured surface, roll out one portion to fit the bottom of a greased 1-qt. baking dish. Place in dish.
- In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. Stir in flour until smooth. Gradually add the milk, bouillon, poultry seasoning and onion powder. Bring to a boil; cook and stir for 1-2 minutes or until thickened. Remove from the heat. Stir in the chicken, vegetables and cottage cheese. Pour into baking dish.
- Roll out remaining dough to fit top of dish; place over filling. Brush with reserved egg. Bake at 350° for 30-35 minutes or until golden brown.


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Top Five Baseball Books of All Time
Yesterday, I wrote about my top 10 baseball movies. When I'm not watching baseball or baseball movies, though, I'm reading about it. So here are my favorite baseball books!
Moneyball (2003): Michael Lewis shares the story of Oakland Athletics GM Billy Beane and his desire to win despite his team's low payroll. The book analyzes how Beane is able to find inefficiencies in the market for baseball players using a statistics-based approach that was uncommon at the time of its writing but widely accepted in today's game.
The Extra 2% (2011): Jonah Keri's book focuses on the financial means and paths the 2008 Tampa Bay Rays took to go from the worst team in the American League East to division champion. It provides insight for how a team with small revenues could consistently contend in one of baseball's strongest divisions by using Wall Street principles to build a roster and run an organization.
Eight Men Out (1963): I doubt there are many baseball fans who have not read this book, or at the very least seen the movie. Written by Eliot-Asinof, it discusses the 1919 World Series and details the supposed cover-up that occurred. Interestingly, the book not only personifies baseball, but also gives a fascinating look into American history after World War I.
The Bullpen Gospels (2010): Dirk Hayhurst writes 340 pages of wonderful prose containing stories that are funny, touching and incredibly honest. His book gives the reader a real look into the harsh reality of a pitcher making his way through the Minors to the Majors.
Wherever I Wind Up (2013): It's possible I never would have read R.A. Dickey's book had he not joined the Blue Jays, but had I not – I would have missed out on a masterpiece. In his book, Dickey describes the odds he had to conquer to not only be drafted by the Texas Rangers and overcome a multitude of injuries, but it also gives an in-depth look into his personal life and his transformation into developing his knuckleball.
Again, I know there are many more wonderful baseball classics – I've just been too busy watching baseball to have time to read 'em!
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BARCELONA, Spain — Oct. 30, 2013 — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced two
new co-innovation projects as part of its commitment to making the "Internet of
Things" a real, repeatable and scalable business opportunity for enterprise
customers. The company is collaborating with the University of Guelph on a
research project designed to demonstrate how use of sensors for data collection
increases energy efficiency benefits of green roofs while reducing maintenance
and costs for building owners. SAP is also working with SK Solutions,
the global leader in anti-collision software, to
create an innovative system to help engineering and construction companies
improve the management of collision avoidance and make critical information
available in real time. The announcement was made at the Internet
of Things World Forum, being held from October 29–31 in Barcelona, Spain.
For many businesses, the next wave of
competitive advantage will come from the ability to derive intelligence from
sensor-generated data, and to deliver resulting insights to the right hands at
the right time with the right context. SAP believes companies require
end-to-end "Systems of Things" comprised of machine-to-machine (M2M)
connectivity, cloud enablement, device management, Big Data management, complex
event processing, predictive analytics and apps.
"The emerging ubiquity of intelligent devices in both
consumer and industrial settings is changing the landscape of what is possible,"
said Steve Lucas, president, Platform Solutions, SAP AG. "Not only does it open
up instant visibility to what is happening at the edges of operations,
organizations can combine Big Data with predictive analytics to create real-time
insight when and where it is needed. Business leaders who can harness the power
of the 'Internet of Things' to transform organizational operations and create
new avenues for growth and profits will lead in the marketplace. SAP is only
company that has all the enterprise class building blocks for 'Systems of
for Sustainability
SAP has joined forces with researchers at the University of Guelph
in Canada to develop a sensor-driven system that will help optimize the performance
of green roofs in order to maximize gains in energy efficiency and rainwater
management and minimize the time and expense of maintenance. The joint team has
built two green roofs as part of an ongoing collaboration that aims to install
several hundred-thousand square feet of sensor-based green roofing on a variety
of building types.
Data such as moisture content, run-off
composition, fire detection, temperature and light levels is expected to be collected
to provide real-time monitoring, which will enable building managers to check
the status of roof performance without climbing up to the roof. Building
managers and home owners will be able to access the information through the Web
or mobile applications
and will even be able to monitor and control their roofs remotely.
"Skyline Group is proud to be the
site of the first connected green roof as part of this pilot project with SAP
and the University of Guelph," said Jason Ashdown, co-founder and COO, Skyline
Group. "Skyline seeks to actively build and support vibrant communities and is
passionate about protecting the environment. Participating in the project gives
us the chance to live our values while enjoying the benefits of lower energy
Co-Innovation to Improve Worker Safety and Make Construction Smart
SK Solutions is the leading software provider for anti-collision
systems for any type of mobile vehicle. The company is working with SAP on a
joint project at a construction site in Dubai to help enhance worker safety, improve
productivity and reduce costs through the use of sensor-based data to prevent
cranes and construction vehicles from colliding. The collaboration aims to
create an innovative system to help engineering and construction companies to
gather actionable data from mobile field workers, equipment and operational
processes. Optimizing cost, time and task management of cranes and other equipment
can result in significant increases in productivity, which helps improve
time-to-delivery of construction projects. Modern cranes are immense, able to
lift loads of more than 19 tons to heights more than 80 meters. Crane operations risk
large sway of hanging objects and catastrophic collisions, creating dangerous
situations. Construction companies are turning to M2M
technologies to help increase productivity and reduce collateral safety risks.
SK Solutions deploys sensors on
cranes and construction vehicles to pull data such as 3-D motion control via inertial
motion unit, location via GPS and load weight, equipment usage and wind speed
and direction. This data is loaded first into the Navigator real-time operating
system and its on-board set of applications, including collision avoidance. The
data is then fed through the SK Navigator Anywhere Agent, which uses SAP technology.
Site and project managers monitor the equipment via a dashboard built with SK
Asteroid, which uses the SAP HANA platform, SAP® 3-D
Visual Enterprise applications and SAP Lumira™ software. SK Asteroid 360 Middleware is a cloud-based platform that provides
connectivity to SAP® Business
Suite software.
the global leader in anti-collision systems, we understand the value of
real-time information for saving lives," said Dr. Séverin Kezeu, CEO, SK
Solutions. "Our collaboration illustrates how information technology and
operational technology are converging. Working with SAP, we will define the
critical KPIs for this type of system and refine the dashboard to optimize the
data display. A unique portfolio of SAP solutions is expected to help us
provide accurate, timely and secure information to construction equipment operators,
fleet managers and senior construction managers. This information is excepted
to help keep personnel safe and enhance utilization of construction equipment,
which helps improve productivity and ensure projects meet key milestones."
is also collaborating with the International Barcode of Life consortium to
create Big Data-enabled applications to protect global biodiversity. To learn more,
read the announcement made at Strata Conference + Hadoop World, being held
October 28-30 in New York: "SAP Delivers Big
Data-Enabled Applications to Engage With Customers."
For more information, visit the SAP
the Internet of Things World Forum
The Internet of Things World Forum will take place October 29-31, 2013 in
Barcelona, Spain. The event will bring together global leaders, professionals
and innovators representing markets such as manufacturing, transportation, oil
and gas, utilities, healthcare, sports and entertainment, government, education
and retail. More information on the Internet of Things World Forum is available
at www.iotwf.com.
About SK Solutions
Solutions is the global leader in anti-collision software solutions, software
and solutions for IT and Operational Technology (OT) convergence on site
involving vehicles, machineries, assets and people.
For more information, visit www.sk-navigator.com.
About SAP
market leader in enterprise application software, SAP (NYSE: SAP) helps
companies of all sizes and industries run better. From back office to
boardroom, warehouse to storefront, desktop to mobile device – SAP empowers
people and organizations to work together more efficiently and use business
insight more effectively to stay ahead of the competition. SAP applications and
services enable more than 251,000 customers to operate
profitably, adapt continuously, and grow sustainably.
For more information, visit www.sap.com.
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Steve Mostyn, 41, a Houston-based personal injury attorney, said he was inspired by President Barack Obama's performance in the Oct. 16 debate to donate another $1 million to a Democratic Super PAC run by former White House aides.
A wealthy Texas trial lawyer -- known as the king of hurricane torts -- wired $1 million to the main Super PAC backing President Barack Obama late last week, solidifying his standing as one of the chief bankrollers of Democratic causes in this year's election.
With his latest seven figure donation, Houston personal injury lawyer Steve Mostyn -- an ardent foe of tort reform -- has now contributed $3 million to Priorities USA Action, a Super PAC run by two former White House aides. His latest contribution -- in addition to another $500,000 given by his wife to an allied group -- underscores the heavy reliance of Democratic Super PACs on a small number of mega donors. (Super PACs are allowed to raise and spend unlimited amounts of money from corporations, unions and individuals.)
Mostyn told NBC News that he agreed to wire the additional $1 million last week after watching the second debate at Hofstra University on Long Island and getting energized by the president's more forceful performance than during the first debate.
"I needed to see some fight," he said of the president's performance. He also said he expects the Super PAC to use his cash to help fund more attack ads hammering Republican rival Mitt Romney over his Bain Capital past, portraying him as a heartless executive who destroys jobs rather than creates them. Although Priorities USA Action ads (and Obama campaign ads) hit that theme hard over the summer, now is when "you're speaking to low-information voters," Mostyn said.
New campaign finance reports filed over the weekend show the Obama Super PAC is in relatively good shape to send the message. The group reported that it collected $15.2 million in September – outraising Restore Our Future, the main pro-Romney Super PAC, for the second month in a row. (This figure predates Mostyn's latest cash infusion.)
While GOP Super PACs have still outraised and so far outspent their Democratic counterparts, the combined total of $31.4 million raised by Priorities USA and its two allies (Majority PAC and House Majority PAC) shows they are now fully armed to compete against an expected pro-GOP ad blitz in the last two weeks.
But while the Obama campaign has touted its reliance on small donors, the most striking feature of the latest Democratic Super PAC numbers is the outsized role played by just a handful of super-rich mega donors in funding the group.
Of the $52 million that Priorities USA Action has raised for the entire election cycle, $19 million (or nearly 40) percent came from just six individuals. Besides Mostyn, these include: Jeffrey Katzenberg, the CEO of Dreamworks Animation, who has given $3 million; Fred Eychaner, a Chicago based media mogul whose print empire includes the Chicago Reader, who has given $3.5 million; James Simons, the hedge fund billionaire founder of Renaissance Technologies, who has given $3.5 million; Irwin Jacobs, a San Diego billionaire and the founder and former CEO of Qualcomm ($2 million); and Jon Stryker, a philanthropist and gay rights activist ($2 million.) Other big donations to Priorities USA Action last month included $1 million from director Steven Spielberg, $1 million from famed trial lawyer David Boies (who argued for Al Gore in the 2000 Florida recount case that went to the U.S. Supreme Court) and $300,000 from Sam Walton, the chairman of Walmart.
The mega donor phenomenon is hardly unique to the Democrats, of course. These donations still pale next to the $40 million that Las Vegas gambling magnate Sheldon Adelson has funneled this cycle into GOP Super PACs, including $10 million to the pro-Romney Restore Our Future. And the Romney Super PAC reported that Bob Perry, the publicity shy Texas homebuilder best known for helping fund the Swift Boat ads against John Kerry in 2004, gave another $2 million last month, bringing his total donations to $9 million. That means that Perry and Adelson alone have accounted for nearly 20 percent of the Restore Our Future's total $111 million haul.
Twinned with Perry's cash, the Mostyn donations to Priorities USA Action gives the presidential contest the flavor of a Texas grudge match. The two men have been among the major funders of the years-long fight in Texas over tort reform. Perry (whose home-building company has been hit with massive multimillion-dollar lawsuits brought by trial lawyers) has helped bankroll Texans for Lawsuit Reform, a pro-business group that has fought to rein in lawsuits. Mostyn, who has specialized in mass class-action lawsuits brought by hurricane victims, has been a major financier of the opposition.
A past president of the Texas Trial Lawyers Association, Mostyn has also been a somewhat controversial figure in state legal circles. He's known as "Hurricane Mostyn" due to the class-action lawsuit he brought against the Texas Wind Insurance Association (TWIA) on behalf of the victims of Hurricane Ike, which devastated the Texas coast in 2008. The lawsuit, alleging the mishandling of insurance claims, led to a $189 million settlement -- $86 million of which reportedly went in fees to his law firm. That, in turn, triggered an increase in premium payments by the TWIA and calls by Republicans in the state Legislature to curb what were called the association's "out-of-control legal expenses."
Like most big donors, Mostyn tells NBC News that his main concern is good government, not any special benefits he might receive from the White House (such as his private meeting with the president last spring at the W Hotel after he gave his first $2 million to Priorities USA Action.) He said he shares the general liberal distaste for Super PACs, but given the vast amounts flowing into the GOP Super PACs, he was persuaded to contribute to Priorities USA Action by Paul Begala and Bill Burton during a meeting aboard his yacht last spring: "You don't bring a knife to a gun fight," he said.
Michael Isikoff is a national investigative correspondent for NBC News.
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WASHINGTON – It was a startling failure. After the June 29 derecho, the 911 Emergency System that serves more than two million people in Northern Virginia failed.
But a new report reviewing what happened that day offers no guarantee that the area's emergency phone system won't fail again.
The failure affected more than two million people in seven Northern Virginia jurisdictions for more than 24 hours. Earlier reports blamed a lack of power at a Verizon facility in Arlington and that a backup power system also failed, cutting the link between the public and dispatchers.
A draft report presented to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments Wednesday criticizes Verizon for waiting hours to inform the local governments and the public that the 911 system was down.
The report recommends a complete review of the local 911 system, providing additional redundancy in backup systems and semi-annual "outage drills," among other suggestions.
Fairfax County 911 Director Steve Souder, who helped draft the report, says his county has already added Verizon representatives into emergency operations centers, including during superstorm Sandy. But the system is not fool proof.
"I don't think we can make that guarantee nor do I think Verizon can," Souder says.
The 136-page report also recommends that 911 fees charged to consumers should be targeted for 911 improvements and not diverted elsewhere. And the report asks state lawmakers to provide funding for Next Generation 911, which is considered more reliable.
A final report from the COG won't be ready until similar investigations are concluded by the Federal Communications Commission and Virginia's State Corporation Commission.
The association provides local government leaders a forum to discuss issues like development and transportation that affect Maryland, the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia. The draft report is available on the COG website.
The phone system failure also affected customers using wireless, FIOS, cable and landline services.
The storm left extensive tree damage in the region and left more than one million people without power for days.
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Pristina: Kosovo like Namibia?
When the Yugoslav wars began in 1991, little up to date literature was available abroad. What existed was either dry and academic or simply old and irrelevant. This began to change, however, in 1992, following the publication of Mark Thompson's reportage about events of the last few years in Yugoslavia and his experience in the dying country. Today some of it seems extraordinary but other parts prophetic. In Kosovo he meets Ibrahim Rugova, the pacifist president of the Democratic League of Kosovo, (LDK) who tells him that "Serbia is determined to pretend Albanians are separatist […] It isn't true." In this extract Thompson talks with friends in Pristina, but also quotes Erwin, a friend of his from Slovenia. Remember that the book was written in 1991!
In Kosovo today, no one can predict better times. Wearing his philosopher's hat, Xhemail observed, one evening as we watched a venomous news report on television about separatist terrorists, that "verbal violence in the Balkans entails physical violence". Mufa the rock musician chipped in: "Playing with fire – that's politics in the Balkans. From the outside it looks too crazy, but the fire is real, and so is the dynamite stacked all around. "
How many years will it be until verbal solutions entail real solutions? Obsessed with what has happened to them, Xhemail and his friends cast around for a deus ex machina. Could Kosovo be a United Nations protectorate like Namibia? Might the European Community take a decisive stance for Kosovars' rights? It was painful to answer such questions honestly, and sometimes I equivocated, ashamed that Europe ignored these shipwrecked missionaries of the "modern European preference" for non-violence and dialogue, and somewhat haunted by Ervin's breezy cynicism: "This Gandhian trip of theirs is picturesque but it won't do. A few thousand dead might have secured their autonomy. Now they'll have to shoot their way out of Serbia or learn to put up with it. "
A Paper House: The Ending of Yugoslavia. Mark Thompson. 1992.
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Tim Judah


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myapartmentguy necesitaba un nuevo diseño de página web codificada y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 9 diseños de 2 diseñadores freelance.
I am going to need a total of 3 pages designed for my Aparment Finding website website. The winner will get the opportunity to design the larger second version for over $1000.
Desired Color Scheme:
Soft greens, blues, oranges, and white
Desired Style:
Very similar to http://www.mynewplace.com, web 2.0ish
For the first version home page we are going to keep it simple. Take a look at http://www.promove.com to get an idea of what we need for the first version home page. The major design is just the home page. The first link off of the home page will have text information geared towards apartment managers asking them to place an ad free of charge. This link will be named something like "Free Property Advertising." This page will also have an example listing for them to view. There will be a button at the bottom of that page that will take them to the next page which will be the online "Terms and Conditions" contract to place an ad on the website. There will be a check this box and "Submit" button underneath the "Terms and Conditions" box. Once they "Submit" it will take them to the next page where there will be an autofill section for them to describe their apartment unit and attach pictures. I will send a word document containing this information to everyone that enters the contest. After they fill in this information and hit "Submit" it will take them to a "Thank You" page.
The next set of links off of home page are geared toward the renters. I want there to be a box on the home page where they can input their zipcode. When they enter their zip and click submit on the home page it will take them to a page similar to http://www.promove.com/atlanta/contact.aspx At this page we are getting information to get back in contact with them about the different apartments that are available. After they submit their information it will take them to a "Thank You" page.
The incentive for using my site will be to give the person leasing the apartment a $100 bonus for mentioning MyApartmentGuy as the referral. Include this information on the website.
Whoever designs the first version of the site will also have to design the page where the apartment information will be displayed for the second version right away. This is the aparment listing page example I talked about earlier. We are going to use this as an example to show the apartment complexes what their ad will look like on the second version. The display page will look something like this, http://www.mynewplace.com/action/vi…6957147but with our own design obviously. We are also going to put the basic links at the bottom of the page, such as "About Us", "Privacy Policy", "Advertising Policy", "Cash Bonus Terms", "Equal Housing Opportunity", "Terms of Use", "Sitemap", "Home", and "Contact Us." All of these will be generic pages with just text in them.


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EEOC Says Male Manager Engaged in Physical and Verbal Abuse of Teen Worker
ALBUQUERQUE – An Albuquerque-based McDonald's restaurant franchise will pay $115,000 and provide significant remedial relief to settle a sexual harassment lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on behalf of two young female employees, including a teenager, the agency announced today.
The EEOC's suit charged that Alejandra Jasso, then age 17, was subjected to egregious physical and verbal sexual harassment, including severe physical abuse, by a former management official of LPG Enterprises, Inc. The company operates at least 15 McDonald's franchises in Albuquerque and surrounding areas.
According to the EEOC, Jasso was also subjected to retaliation and forced to resign her employment because of the harassment, the retaliation, and the employer's failure to provide appropriate preventive or remedial relief. The EEOC also obtained relief for Antionette Trujillo, who, the EEOC alleged, was also subjected to sexual harassment by the same manager.
Sexual harassment and retaliation for complaining about it violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed suit (Civil Action No. 08-cv-606 JAP/RLP in U.S. District Court for the District of New Mexico) after first attempting to reach a voluntary settlement.
"Employers must recognize their responsibility to assure that young workers – one of the most vulnerable segments of the labor force – are not harassed at work," said Chester V. Bailey, director of the EEOC's Phoenix office. "The EEOC will not hesitate to use its full enforcement authority to protect teenagers in the workplace."
Mary Jo O'Neill, regional attorney for the EEOC's Phoenix, Denver and Albuquerque offices, said, "EEOC vigorously prosecutes claims of harassment, especially cases involving teenagers, many of whom, like Ms. Jasso, are in the workplace for the first time."
Under the terms of the consent decree resolving the case, the defendants will pay Jasso $90,000 and Trujillo $25,000. The decree also provides for significant non-monetary relief, including letters of reference for the victims; training on sex discrimination in the defendant's New Mexico facilities; posting notices of non-discrimination in defendant's workplaces; and an injunction prohibiting further discrimination and retaliation.
"We are particularly pleased with the measures that this employer has agreed to take to prevent and address workplace harassment," said Loretta Medina, the EEOC's Albuquerque trial attorney who prosecuted the case. "It is in all our interests to have an educated teen work force."
The EEOC enforces federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Further information about the EEOC is available on the agency's web site at www.eeoc.gov.
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Does the PM5003 have sub/lfe-in? This Amp is perfect for my price range, but subwoofer compatibility is a HUGE selling point for me...
Marantz PM5003 integrated amplifier
Well, that's not giving the younger generation enough credit. There is a growing number of young audiophiles, many of them hooked on vinyl. In fact, one of them commissioned this review. When Stereophile's own Stephen Mejias found out that Marantz was producing an attractive integrated amplifier with phono stage for only $449.99, he immediately lassoed John Atkinson to request one for review. Shortly thereafter, a sample of the Marantz PM5003 arrived on my doorstep.
How young is Stephen? Well, let's just say that when Mikey Fremer was his age, Stephen hadn't been born.
What do you get for $450?
A hell of a lot. The Marantz PM5003, which puts out 40Wpc into 8 ohms (or 55Wpc into 4 ohms), doesn't look like something that costs under $1000, let alone under $500. It's rugged and hefty, and its elegant looks remind me of a cross between Audio Research gear and the most expensive Creek electronics. The PM5003 was designed in Japan and is made in China (as are most Marantz products), and includes technology trickled down from two of Marantz's flagship models: the SC-7S2 preamplifier ($8000) and the MA-9S2 monoblock amplifier ($16,000/pair).
The PM5003 and its moving-magnet phono stage feature current-feedback circuits intended to exhibit faster rise and fall times and higher slew rates than voltage-feedback designs. According to Marantz, a current-feedback amplifier is better able to track music's rapid changes, and should sound more natural. The PM5003 is constructed with discrete components, and includes input buffet circuitry to optimize the signal/noise ratio and channel separation.
The PM5003 is awash with features: five line-level inputs, two record outputs, two pairs of transparent screw-type speaker terminals, a balance control, and a headphone amplifier. There are also controls for treble, bass, and loudnessand, for audio purists, a Source Direct switch to bypass them, just as in my old Audio Research SP11 preamp. Those interested in custom installations will find triple command-code sets as well as an IR flasher input. All of the preamp section's functions are accessible via the rugged and well-laid-out remote control, which also controls Marantz's CD and DVD players, tuner, and tape deck.
But how does it sound?
Quite remarkable, actually.
The first phase of my listening involved only CDs, to test the line-stage and power-amp sections. The Marantz PM5003's transparent, uncolored midrange made it a pleasure to listen to well-recorded classical woodwinds, such as Anthony Michaelson's clarinet on his recording. of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto, with Robert Bailey leading the Michaelangelo Chamber Orchestra (CD, Musical Fidelity MF 018). Throughout all three movements, Michaelson's instrument was woody, airy, and vibrant. Jazz piano also shone through the PM5003the rich, warm, sonorous midrange of Marilyn Crispell's instrument floated naturally into my listening room on her rather minimalist phrasing in the title track of her Amaryllis (CD, ECM 1742).
Normally, I wouldn't expect to hear extended, natural highs from such an inexpensive component, but Tiger Okoshi's revealing trumpet on "On Green Dolphin Street," from his Two Sides to Every Story (CD, JVC JVCXR-0004-2), was rendered without bite, harshness, or any top-octave rolloff. The burnished metallic bite of his horn sounded dynamic and as involving as I've heard through far more costly gear. Solo violin is the acid test of high-frequency realism, and Mariko Senju's performance of Paganini's 24 Caprices for Solo Violin (CD, JVC JVCC-6504-2) was searing yet pristine, with no trace of discordant electronic artifacts. Throughout John Zorn's "Orphee," from his Mysterium (CD, Tzadik TZ8018), percussionist David Shimminer plays a variety of closely miked high-frequency percussion instruments. Through the Marantz they took on a shimmering, bell-like quality, with natural decay and transients that were quick but not too sharp. The Marantz's articulation of transients also did an impressive job in unraveling the midrange textures in pianist Vijay Iyer's angular, rapid-fire solo on "Revolutions," from his Reimagining (CD, Savoy Jazz SVY 17475).
With either the Epos or Monitor Audio speakers, the PM5003's reproduction of bass was natural, deep, dynamic, and fast, with no noticeable overhang. I analyzed Ray Brown's double-bass solo in another cover of "On Green Dolphin Street," this one, from The Poll Winners (CD, JVC JVCXR-0019-2), with Barney Kessel and Shelly Manne. The sound of the instrument's strings and wood shone through, with a good sense of pacing and no trace of coloration or loss of dynamics, even in the lower-register passages. Similarly, the opening plucked bass on "River of Orchids," from XTC's Apple Venus, Vol.1 (CD, TVT TVT3250-2), almost startled methe notes seemed to jump out of thin air with realistic bottom-end weight and effortless dynamics.
Love this amp. Picked it up today (where it was on sale for $100 off the $449 list price--nice surprise!). I'm replacing an old Yamaha A1020, purchased new in 1986 and which has been developing "issues." I was a little apprehensive about going from 125 watts/channel to 40, but my original Advent Loudspeakers love this thing! While I miss some of the more sophisticated controls of the old Yamaha (the bass and treble fine-tuning controls were, well, more fine-tuning; there was a mono switch; and Yamaha does variable loudness knobs so good), but I am also really enjoying the simplicity of this unit--and the excellent sound. And I was really pleasantly surprised by the quality of the phono input, which is just as good or better than the input on the old Yamaha.
Love this amp. Picked it up today (this year's model, the PM5004, at one of your better known electronics mall stores where it was on sale for $100 off the $449 list price--nice surprise!). I'm replacing an old Yamaha A1020, purchased new in 1986 and which has been developing "issues." I was a little apprehensive about going from 125 watts/channel to 40, but my original Advent Loudspeakers love this thing! I miss some of the more sophisticated controls of the old Yamaha (the bass and treble fine-tuning controls were, well, more fine-tuning; there was a mono switch; and Yamaha does variable loudness knobs so good), but I am also really enjoying the simplicity of this unit--and the excellent sound. And I was really pleasantly surprised by the quality of the phono input, which is just as good or better than the input on the old Yamaha.
So far I've auditioned Kind of Blue on an early pressing, and side 3 of the blue Beatles album, and was very impressed with the distinction of the bass and the clarity of the mid-range and highs. While those highs don't extend quite the way they did with the Yamaha, I also have an amp that, for under 400 bucks, is giving me the kind of solid, focused sound stage that my old Yamaha, in its better days, used to deliver.
I also auditioned recorded tapes (home tapes of my LPs) through both my Nak CR-3a and Denon DRM 500, and both sound sources came through as nice sounding as I've ever heard them on my system.
I anticipate many years of audio bliss with this amp.