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While her 200 or so trendy guests watched the series premiere of VH1's "House of Consignment" at a screening party at The James Hotel Wednesday, Corri McFadden -- the star of the Chicago-based reality show and founder of eDrop-Off -- sat in the crowd in her gold sequin dress responding to emails and tweets on her laptop.
It was McFadden's way of not only communicating with viewers of the show, which filmed in her Lincoln Park retail store August through November, but also keeping up with what was being said about it.
"It's pretty surreal," McFadden said at the premiere party, which featured a cotton candy machine and dessert tables with Pop Rocks and chocolate mixed with bacon. "I wasn't nervous at all, but everyone asks 'Are you nervous?' I feel like I should be nervous. But I'm just excited to see this come to life. Everyone can now see that it's real."
The series follows the 29-year-old McFadden and her eDrop-Off staff, many of whom were in attendance Wednesday, as they help clients sell high-end items they don't use through eBay (picture the "We Sell Your Stuff On eBay" store from "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" – only eDrop-Off sells Versace and Chanel products rather than glittery platform boots that hold goldfish).
Although McFadden admits trashy reality television is one of her guilty pleasures, she insists her 10-episode series doesn't fall into that category.
"I think a lot of girls are looking for someone inspirational," said McFadden, who came came up with the idea for her luxuary consignment business while in fashion school. "I made something from nothing. I'm the American dream. I started with $37 and grew up in Kansas City and I had a bigger vision and made it come to life."
McFadden said the main reason she did "House of Consignment" was to give her business national exposure and added that she hopes the show will help multi-million dollar business "sky rocket." Sure, she thought the first day of filming was crazy due to the number of cameras and crew at the store and she was a bit uncomfortable during a lunch meeting outside Tavern on Rush when cars slowed down and watched the filming, but like any reality star does, she got used to it.
"You still have a job to do," McFadden said. "You can't let it interfere."
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Greensboro has named Bill Young head football coach. Young, currently defensive coordinator and assistant head coach, succeeds Randy Hunt, who also will be returning to the faculty at his request.
Young takes over a team that went 0-10 this past season, and
7-23 in Hunt's three years as head coach.
Young joined Greensboro in 2000 as special-teams coordinator and defensive backs coach after a graduate assistantship Virginia. Previously, he had coached at the high school level in Florida and then at West Georgia and Mars Hill. He was named defensive coordinator in 2001 and added associate head coach and recruiting coordinator to his portfolio in 2002. He holds a B.S. in education from Central Florida and a masters from West Georgia.
Hunt, a member of the faculty and staff since 1991, steps down as head coach after three seasons. He holds the faculty rank of professor of exercise and sport studies and previously has chaired the physical education and kinesiology departments and both the Division of Education and the Division of Kinesiology. He also has served as the faculty representative to the Board of Trustees.


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The Russian guys have a special place in our heart even though they rarely hit high marks for their fashion choices (except for Marat's necklaces, Igor Andreev's new Under Armour kit, and the occasional gem from Kolya Davydenko). So their attire at this year's first Slam — the Australian Open — was no different. Take a look.
Safin, the 26th seed, went down to sixth seed Andy Roddick 6-7 (2), 6-2, 4-6, 6-7 (2) in the third round wearing red adidas three-stripes.
We had high hopes for Mikhail Youzhny on the Rebound Ace courts after his semifinal appearance at the 2006 U.S. Open. Alas, Roger Federer denied him a seven-salute run by winning 6-3, 6-3, 7-6 (5) in the third round. Mikhail wore simple white as he did the splits and gave us a little show.
The speedy Davydenko was the fashion debutante in his new Airness threads, thus snapping what probably was the longest no-clothing-sponsor streak held by any Top Fiver. This sleeveless number was only worn in training.
As the third seed, he lost to German Tommy Haas 3-6, 6-2, 6-1, 1-6, 5-7 in the quarters.
(photos of sleeveless Kolya by atpchica)
Meanwhile, Calif.-based blogger Dmitry Tursunov donned Fila solids as he lost to 13th-seed Tomas Berdych 2-6, 1-6, 1-6 in the third round. (photos by atpchica)
Dmitry being cute with a camera; being cute with a koala.
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Whether she was marching for civil rights in the 1960s, demonstrating against the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan or advocating for marriage equality, Susan West Friedman was never content to wait for others to make the changes that she believed necessary.
Friends and fellow activists said she had a strong sense of righting social injustices while also imparting a positive, enthusiastic energy that was encouraging and attractive to others.
Although she had lived in San Diego less than five years, she made an impact and many friends in the activist community. She was on the board of Activist San Diego and was involved with several local peace and justice organizations.
Ms. Friedman died of brain cancer Oct. 31 at her San Diego home. She was 59.
Her passion for social justice could be traced to her years growing up in a white suburban area less than 30 minutes from New York City, said her husband, Martin Eder. In high school, she marched in the civil rights movement, and decades later she was still marching and demonstrating for peace and justice.
"She was a very dedicated, passionate and effective activist and organizer," said Carol Jahnkow, director of the Peace Resource Center and co-coordinator of the San Diego Coalition for Peace and Justice. "She thought that a better world was possible, and she didn't wait for others to make the change. She was a tireless worker."
Jahnkow said Ms. Friedman was among those who spearheaded the campaign to stop an effort by the military contractor then known as Blackwater to develop a training facility in Otay Mesa.
Tanja Winter, co-founder of Activist San Diego, said Ms. Friedman was respected for her passion and intelligence.
"She was extremely committed and very smart. She fit right in when she arrived in San Diego," Winter said. "Susan was very friendly and all-inclusive. She cared about many different issues (under the umbrella) of social justice."
Ms. Friedman was an active member of CodePink, a women's anti-war group, when she lived in New York, and she continued her involvement when she moved to San Diego, said Medea Benjamin, a co-founder of the group.
"Susan brought a lot of enthusiasm and lightheartedness to her activism," Benjamin said. "She would take the issue seriously, but she didn't take herself seriously. Her presence was always very inviting. She was so uniquely positive in her outlook that she attracted other people."
Susan West Friedman was born March 6, 1950, in New York to Mort and Betty West. She grew up in New Rochelle, N.Y., and earned a bachelor's degree in art from Boston University.
She met Martin Eder in the 1970s when both were attending the University of Colorado at Boulder. They were among a group of students who were interested in the process of social change and traveled for six months throughout South America. After going their separate ways, Ms. Friedman and Eder re-connected about five years ago and married a year ago.
In the intervening years, Ms. Friedman married and had two daughters. She lived most of her life in New York and had a career in real estate marketing. She divorced her first husband six years ago.
In addition to her volunteer activism, Ms. Friedman enjoyed nature, cooking and socializing. She and Eder visited several national parks and did a lot of camping and hiking, including climbing Half Dome in Yosemite last year.
In addition to her husband, Ms. Friedman is survived by two daughters, Allie of Los Angeles and Melissa of New York; her mother, Betty West of Palm Beach, Fla.; and a brother, Robert West of New York.
A celebration of life will be held starting at 3 p.m. today and will be followed by a potluck at the Friedman-Eder home in San Diego.
Before her death, Ms. Friedman helped start the Susan West Friedman Fund for Civil and Human Rights. Donations may be made through SusanWestFriedmanFund.org.


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Jennifer Lopez and Maksim Chmerkovskiy say they're just friends, but they could smell each others pheromones judging from this pic ... obtained by TMZ.
JLo and Maksim were at the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut Saturday night after her show. They hit up the Shrine nightclub and were certainly close.
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Medicare payments collected by local medical providers
Medicare program is the source of a small fortune for many U.S. doctors, according to a trove of government records that reveal unprecedented details about physician billing practices around the nation.
The government insurance program for older people paid nearly 4,000 physicians in excess of $1 million each in 2012, according to the new data. Those figures do not include what the doctors billed private insurance companies. Read more.
Local doctors and other medical providers collected almost $60 million. Search the database below to find more details about area health care providers.
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Congressman Adrian Smith (R-NE) is once again helping to collect cards for the Red Cross Holiday Mail for Heroes program which gives Americans the opportunity to send holiday greetings and thanks to servicemembers, veterans and their families around the world. "As the holiday season approaches, I encourage all Nebraskans to join me in thanking those who have defended our nation in uniform by participating in the Holiday Mail for Heroes program. This tradition is a wonderful opportunity for families, schools, and local communities to show their support for our troops and our veterans." Smith's district offices in Scottsbluff and Grand Island will serve as collection points for constituents to drop off postage free cards until Monday, December 3, 2012. To ensure cards reach their destination, the following guidelines apply: a.. Ensure all cards are signed. b.. Use generic salutations such as "To American Hero." Cards addressed to specific individuals cannot be delivered through this program. c.. Only cards are being accepted. Do not send or include letters. d.. Do not include email or home addresses on the cards: the program is not meant to foster pen pal relationships. e.. Do not include inserts of any kind, including photos: these items will be removed during the reviewing process. f.. Please refrain from choosing cards with glitter or using loose glitter as it can aggravate health issues of ill and injured warriors. g.. If you are mailing a large quantity of cards, please bundle them and place them in large mailing envelopes or flat rate postal shipping boxes. Each card does not need its own envelope, as envelopes will be removed from all cards before distribution. All holiday greetings should be dropped off at either of Smith's offices or addressed and sent to: Holiday Mail for Heroes P.O. Box 5456 Capitol Heights, MD 20791-5456 The deadline for having cards to the P.O. Box is Friday, December 7, 2012. For more information and guidelines for the Holiday Mail for Heroes Program, please visit Smith's website at: http://adriansmith.house.gov/holiday-mail-heroes-program.


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Don't see this movie.
My guard immediately goes up when someone labels comedy "so cutting edge that if you don't think it's funny, it's because of your small, inferior brain." This is how fans of Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! usually talk. So, being mostly unfamiliar with these two gentlemen aside from some baffling Youtube clips sent to me by friends, I wandered into their movie like a lost child, frightened and alone. Some 90 minutes later that child left the theater, fear replaced by anger at having to tolerate all that long, drawn out nonsense.
I have never been so confounded by something supposedly labeled "comedy" before. This stuff plays out just like countless Saturday Night Live-inspired movies--it's tolerable when you spend 11 minutes or less watching it. But when someone insists on expanding it in search of profit and glory, it becomes tiresome fast. Rest assured that if I wasn't committed to sitting through the entire movie to review it fairly, I would have walked out. Tim and Eric's comedy is so inaccessible that it makes the movie mostly for fans of the Adult Swim show, and even then, it might lose some of them, because as the minutes tick by, it gets light on laughs and heavy on absurdity.
That isn't to say they're amateurs--they're very obviously intimately familiar with the rules of storytelling, which serves as the framework for their weirdness. For instance, this movie is just another "we owe a bad guy a ton of money so we gotta do something crazy" story. In wacky Tim and Eric's case, they borrowed a billion from Tommy Schlaaang (Robert Loggia) to make a movie that they blew on a diamond-encrusted suit worn by a Johnny Depp impersonator. To earn the money back, they go run a dangerous, nearly abandoned mall with a wolf problem. This is a pretty funny idea--but while being subjected to this film I learned that Tim and Eric's essence is all about sprinkling a funny idea with an oddball flavor that usually ruins it. Their freeze frames on awkward faces, use of actors they found on Craigslist, and jokes about anything happening below the waist don't seem like revolutionary comedy at all. I feel like I've seen it a million times before--and I didn't laugh then, either.
Tim and Eric's venture onto the big screen, when surveyed from afar, looks like a landscape full of peaks and valleys. The high points include moments when they break the fourth wall and explain reasons they're making jokes, or when they run a genre convention into the ground through repetition. The low points include penis piercings and little boys freeing their bowels into a bathtub. Say what you will about them, they're taking more chances than any network sitcom, which deserves recognition, but that still doesn't make a movie fun to watch. Through time, for every mainstream Cosby Show there's always been a Mr. Show pushing limits. I don't think Tim and Eric are covering any new ground, or even doing it consistently well, but I'm glad that someone has picked up the torch and is keeping us arguing.
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HELLO! Online readers have voted Jennifer Lawrence as their favourite to win this year's Oscar award for Best Actress.
The US star star, nominated for her role in Silver Linings Playbook, won the poll with 36% of the vote beating the fellow nominees Naomi Watts, Emmanuelle Riva, Jessica Chastain and Quvenzhané Wallis.
Jennifer has already enjoyed success from her role in the film. Earlier this month the Kentucky-born actress won a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award for playing Tiffany Maxwell.
In at second place was Emmanuelle, whose role in Amour earned her BAFTA's Best Actress award.
Hot on Emmanuelle's heels with 18% was Australian actress Naomi Watts for her role in The Impossible.
Jessica Chastain and Quvenzhané Wallis are also nominated for the prestigious award for starring in Zero Dark Thirty and Beasts of the Southern Wild respectively.
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Here's some links to help you figure out how and what to pack for the cruise...
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Below is a Packing List I copied:
airline tickets or e-ticket confirmation
cruise documents
passports and visas (if necessary) or proof of citizenship (check with your cruise line for requirements)
vaccination certificate (if required)
wallet and fanny pack
driver's license and auto insurance card - in case you decide to rent a car when ashore
medical insurance cards and medical history (especially if traveling alone)
another picture ID - if you don't take driver's license
credit cards - be sure to call credit card companies before traveling to alert them you are traveling outside your normal area ATM card
pre-paid phone card
cash or traveler's checks (be sure to keep traveler's checks receipt in separate location)
3 copies of airline tickets, cruise tickets, passports/visas, itinerary - pack 1 copy in carry on, 1 copy in checked luggage, and leave one copy with someone at home
contact numbers to report lost/stolen credit cards or traveler's checks
emergency numbers at home
prescription drugs and any other essential medications in carry on bag
glasses, contacts, contacts cleaner
extra reading glasses
reading sunglasses
guidebooks and other port of call information
foreign language phrase book or dictionary
reading material - books to read while on the plane or lounging by the pool
journal or notebook and pen/pencil - for making notes to tell your friends back home about your experiences
business cards with email address to give out to new cruise friends
currency conversion chart
plug adaptor and converter
cell phone and charger
PDA and charger
home and email addresses of friends/relatives back home - for sending postcards, emails, or gifts
laptop computer
film camera and manual
extra film (don't put undeveloped film in checked luggage)
disposable underwater camera - for snorkeling or beach days
digital camera and manual
extra memory cards for digital camera
batteries for digital camera
battery charger
extension cord with multiple plug-ins
duct tape or strapping tape
walkman and tapes (for walking on deck or on treadmill)
small travel alarm clock - battery operated
lighted dial clock for cruise ship cabin
extra plastic cable-lock ties for securing luggage for return trip (better than locks, but one-time use only)
extra luggage name tags (in case yours are lost on the outbound trip)
zip loc bags of all sizes and garbage/laundry bags
small flashlight
night light
corkscrew (be sure to put in checked luggage)
Swiss Army knife or something similar with screwdriver head, etc. (be sure to put in checked luggage)
small umbrella
collapsible travel pillow for those long airplane flights
ear plugs or "ear planes"
small first aid kit (band aids, Q-tips, vaseline, dramamine, antibiotic cream, bandages, anti-diarrheal medication, cortisone
cream, aspirin/tylenol/advil)
Crazy glue
playing cards
sports gear (e.g. snorkeling gear)
bug spray (not for your cabin on the ship, but for those pesky mosquitoes and "nonos" ashore)
sun screen/sun block and lip sunblock
germicidal hand cleaner
hand lotion
rubbing alcohol or foot lotion for soothing tired, hot feet
insulated large coffee mugs
empty folding tote bag - for souvenirs or the beach
clothes pins
sewing kit and scissors (pack in checked luggage)
travel-sized Woolite
Women's Cruise Clothing Packing List
bras (include strapless if needed for evening wear)
lingerie/night gown/pajamas/robe
compression stockings (for airplane flight to prevent swollen ankles)
exercise/walking socks
trouser socks or pantyhose
purses (day and evening)
gloves and stocking cap(if expect cold weather)
walking shoes
walking sandals
rubber sandals for reef walking and beach
evening shoes
costume jewelry and extra watch
swim suit
swim suit cover-up/pareo/sarong
thongs/flip flop shoes
work out clothes and jog bra
dress/outfit for informal nights on ship
dress/outfit for formal nights on ship
dress/outfit for casual nights on ship
tops of all types (sleeveless, short-sleeved, long-sleeved)
capri pants
windbreaker jacket
evening sweater
raincoat with hood
Women's Sundries and Miscellaneous
blow dryer
curling iron or curlers
hair gel
hair spray (non-aerosol)
shower cap
bar soap in plastic container
dental floss
make-up mirror
make-up and make-up bag(list can be endless!)
make-up remover
moisturizer and freshener
nail polish and remover
nail clippers and file (be sure to pack in checked luggage)
razor and shaving cream
Men's Cruise Clothing Packing List
underwear (briefs or boxer shorts)
pajamas and robe
compression socks (for airplane flight to prevent swollen ankles)
exercise/walking socks
black dress socks
gloves and stocking cap(if expect cold weather)
walking shoes
walking sandals
rubber sandals/shoes for reef walking and beach
evening or dress shoes
"docksider" casual shoes
tuxedo jacket and pants (or dark suit)
tuxedo tie, suspenders, and cummerbund
tuxedo cufflinks/studs
sport jacket
regular ties
tuxedo shirt
dress shirts
swim suit
swim suit cover-up
work out clothes/T shirts
casual shirts
slacks (casual and dress)
windbreaker jacket
raincoat with hood
Men's Sundries and Miscellaneous
shampoo and hair products
bar soap in plastic container
dental floss
nail clippers and file (be sure to pack in checked luggage)
razor and shaving cream (or electric razor and supplies)
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When investor Izek Shomof and his family bought the faded Hayward Hotel in downtown Los Angeles, it was home to hundreds of low-income residents, many living alone in single-room units.
He decided to keep the building as a residential hotel, so the city didn't require him to perform seismic retrofitting to make it better able to withstand a major earthquake.
The story was different for an office building the Shomofs bought down the block on Spring Street, which they converted into upscale lofts for artists and professionals. Because the land use changed, the city's seismic retrofit law kicked in, requiring them to strengthen that building.
The revitalization of downtown has seen scores of buildings like the Shomofs' Spring Tower Lofts — some vacant for decades — transformed into trendy residences, shops and restaurants and retrofitted.
It's a rare case in which Los Angeles has demanded that property owners make old concrete buildings stronger. About 100 buildings converted into residences have been retrofitted citywide, most of them in downtown. A Times analysis of city and county data found more than 1,000 buildings that could pose a risk of collapse. Unless the owners change the building's use, the structures are not required to be retrofitted.
The retrofit law has given a measure of security to thousands of new downtown residents.
But it has also left out thousands of others who still live and work in old concrete buildings: office workers, denizens of residential hotels, people on the line in sewing businesses.
Many downtown residents and workers aren't aware of this divide.
Eric Shomof, Izek's son and the spokesman for the family, keeps his office in the unprotected Hayward Hotel. He said he believes the building is safe because it's survived earthquakes undamaged.
He said it's unfortunate that some high-end tenants in the converted lofts enjoy a high level of protection while other residents and office workers do not. He said that the retrofitting he has done is a good start but that owners can't afford to fix all buildings in downtown.
"A lot of these owners, it's tough to have them change a lock when somebody moves out," Shomof said. "But I think you'll see a lot more vacant buildings down here.... Because it's a big cost. It's not cheap."
The disparity between safe and vulnerable buildings reflects the city's halfway approach to seismic preparedness.
After the 1994 Northridge earthquake, building officials proposed a sweeping program to inspect every old concrete building and require owners to retrofit those found vulnerable. But as opposition from owners mounted, the City Council backed away from mandating retrofits and instead adopted voluntary standards. Owners would be required to retrofit only if they changed the use of the building or did a major makeover.
The downtown revival of the late 1990s unexpectedly brought those standards into play. With dozens of nearly worthless buildings offering the potential to create high-value living spaces, investors found spending even $1 million for retrofitting an acceptable cost.
Structural engineers, who have sounded alarms about the hazards of concrete buildings, view the downtown renaissance as a small but important step forward in seismic safety.
More buildings have been made safe there than anywhere else in Los Angeles, they say. Equally important, the work has provided engineers with valuable knowledge about how to strengthen and preserve multistory buildings.
"The methods of analysis have considerably improved," said Nabih Youssef, the structural engineer who retrofitted City Hall. "It becomes easier to convince owners, investors, building officials that … a voluntary seismic retrofit is a valuable investment."
In some cases, a quirk of history now dictates who lives in a retrofitted building.
In his downtown home of 27 years, David Amico has everything that suits his artist's sensibility: spacious ceilings, good light, concrete columns and a community of other artists.
But Amico's building near 4th and San Pedro streets lacks internal bracing to protect its concrete frame from collapse in an earthquake, according to city building records.
In the late 1980s, artists took over some abandoned factories as squatters. Later the city adopted an artists-in-residence program that grandfathered in their conversion of the buildings. At the time, there were no seismic retrofit standards.
Across the street, a 1927 vintage shoe factory remained a derelict until 2009 when it was converted into a residence for homeless women as part of a historic building preservation. By then the city had an ordinance for seismic retrofits, and it applied any time a building changed use.
More often than not, however, the divide in seismic safety falls along an economic line paralleling downtown's dual population.
Actress Joy Osmanski sees it every day when she walks her poodle terrier Arlo past the sewing factory a block down her street.
She often hears the whirring of machines through windows thrown wide open on scorching days and wonders what it must be like to be working inside.
"The mystery of that sewing factory fascinates me. It's part of the fabric of downtown," she said.
Osmanski has lived for two years in one of the retrofitted Santee Court lofts at Los Angeles and 7th streets. But other buildings nearby lack that protection.
"That's a weird disconnect to me," she said.
A block south of Osmanski's loft, a Times analysis found seven concrete buildings that have not been retrofitted.
On the top floor of one of them, about 20 people sew, cut and fold in stations organized into four rows. In the back, two more workers trim straying threads and inspect rows of sea-foam-green T-shirts on their way to Forever 21.
Their boss, David Lee, said he just couldn't worry about an earthquake.
"Earthquake? Earthquake?" he asked, repeating for emphasis. "Building destroyed? Destroyed. What can I do? It's natural. If I die, I die."
While Lee hangs on to an industry that is slowly being pushed out of downtown by gentrification, hip merchants are moving into those same buildings.
Designer Madeleine Haddad rents a second-floor fashion showroom in a five-story unretrofitted building on South Los Angeles Street.
Haddad's decision to rent there was dictated by the large space at the right price, far better than she would do on Melrose Avenue. Earthquake safety was not on her mind at all. She shrugged it off as a secondary concern.
"I'm not worried," Haddad said. "The only question I asked is how much is the rent. I know Wilshire Boulevard, maybe those buildings are adapted to earthquakes, but it's much more expensive."
Her building is owned by Ebby Tabariai, who bought it a few years back to save his first-floor apparel business from the loft craze. Tabariai said his rents barely cover his costs, and he has not looked into whether the building should be retrofitted.


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Cases add up of LAPD assaults on restrained suspects November 19, 2012Posted by rogerhollander in California, Los Angeles, Police.
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A cop Tasered a handcuffed women in fourth case in recent months of LAPD using force on detainees
The LA Times reported over the weekend that an LAPD officer was witnessed shocking a handcuffed woman with a Taser gun while "joking with other officers at the scene." Just days after a federal jury ruled that Chicago police officers upheld an entrenched "code of silence" in covering up each others' wrongdoing, reports have emerged to show that Los Angeles cops have lied for two years about the Tasering incident.
The LA Times reports:
Officer Jorge Santander… appeared to lie about the December 2010 incident repeatedly in written reports. The three other LAPD officers who witnessed Santander stun the woman all corroborated his version of events when first questioned and failed to tell supervisors that one officer had recorded a video of the encounter, the records show.
The video shows Santander firing the Taser without warning and later displaying a Superman logo he wore on his chest beneath his uniform, according to the records. Off camera, another officer is heard laughing and singing.
… This marks the fourth time in the last few months that cases have come to light in which LAPD officers are accused of using force on suspects who had been restrained.
… In August, a security surveillance camera captured an officer violently throwing a handcuffed woman to the ground with any apparent provocation. Days later, the Times reported on a July incident in which a video camera in a patrol car recorded a female officer stomping her heel onto the genitals of a woman who was being restrained by other officers. That woman died after being forced into the back of a patrol car, although there is no evidence that her death was caused by the officer's kick. And this month The Times learned about a botched arrest in July, in which a handcuffed man was mistakenly shot by officers after he escaped custody.
Despite statistics suggesting that there are around 1,700 cases per year of inappropriate force with less than lethal weapons by the LAPD, "department officials rejected the idea that the cases add up to a larger behavioral pattern," reported the LA Times. "Cmdr. Andrew Smith called them 'isolated, unrelated cases in which officers got out of line'." However, the police officers' attempts to slide Santander's Taser incident under the rug echo the police culture indicted last week by a federal court — whether LAPD officials admit to a pattern or not.


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KLIA Now Offers Direct Connection To Russia As Transaero Debuts At KLIA
31 December 2011
Sepang, 31 December 2011 - Malaysia Airports' relentless marketing effort and Tourism Malaysia's aggressive promotion continue to bore fruit and ensure the
aviation industry ends 2011 on a positive note, as Transaero Airlines, Russia's second largest airline made its maiden landing at KL International Airport
(KLIA) today. Transaero is the sole airline from Russia to operate to Kuala Lumpur.
Transaero operates one flight weekly, which flies every Saturday from Moscow and Kuala Lumpur vice versa using Boeing 763 aircraft with 255 seats configuration. The inaugural flight UN551 touched down at KLIA today and was given a warm, Malaysian style welcome reception by Malaysia Airports and Tourism Malaysia.
Transaero has been operating charter flights to KLIA for the last few years. It has created sufficient market demand on this route for the airline to start scheduled operations and Malaysia Airports is very happy with the new development.
Tan Sri Bashir Ahmad, Managing Director of Malaysia Airports said, "Malaysia Airports is very pleased with Transaero's decision to include Kuala Lumpur in their network and establish a direct connection between Malaysia and Russia. Transaero service opens a new market for us and we wish them all the best for their operations to Kuala Lumpur. We look forward for the airlines to stabilize and strengthen their operation to Kuala Lumpur and hopefully, increase their frequency to KLIA soon."
He added, "It is Malaysia Airports close cooperation and relationship with Tourism Malaysia plus Ministry of Transport's pro-business policies that brought this airline from Russia to Malaysia. I anticipate that this strong partnership will continue to reap more success in terms of attracting more airlines to Malaysia."
Transaero's service will provide convenient access between Kuala Lumpur and Moscow and expand two-way trade, investment and tourism for both countries.
Transaero is the 57th airline serving Kuala Lumpur. In 2011, apart from Transaero, KLIA has welcomed Air Koryo and Lion Air, while Egypt Air made a comeback to KLIA.
Transaero operates to major Russian cities and is also the leading carrier to Kazakhstan. Its network covers many European destinations such as Austria, Cyprus, England, Germany, Greece, Israel and Spain. Transaero also operates flights to major Asian countries like China, Japan, Thailand and India.


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"Who's the best pilot you ever saw?"
It's childish, sure, but on final approach to the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station I can't resist uttering that line made famous by Dennis Quaid as astronaut Gordon Cooper in "The Right Stuff." The uncluttered stretch of State Road 528 just makes it easy for the imagination to go back in time to the early days of the Space Race and the Mercury and Gemini programs.
Now, there's a new reason for anyone with nostalgia for that era to make the Cape Canaveral trek, a reasonable 50 miles or so outside of Orlando. The newly opened Air Force Space & Missile History Center, just outside the gates of the Air Force Station's south gate (at 100 Space Port Way) offers an assortment of photos, artifacts and videos from the days of Alan Shepard and John Glenn to present-day launches of commercial and military payloads.
The new museum, open free to the public six days a week, is an extension of the existing, on-base Air Force Space & Missile Museum, accessible only as part of the bus tour at the Kennedy Space Center Visitors complex or as part of monthly appointment-only tours conducted by the base.
Judging from my visit, one could cover the exhibit in the 3,200 square-foot center in roughly an hour or so.
For a Gordon Cooper wannabe, the Mercury and Gemini trinkets were a highlight: Next to a case of memorabilia of launch complexes 5 and 6, a TV screen replays archival clips of the suborbital flights of Alan Shepard and Gus Grissom. There's also a gantry light signed by Shepard.
Gearheads will want to check out the massive Atlas Sustainer Engine, a Titan 1 engine and a control console from the Launch Complex 19 block house. There's also a gift shop with patches, posters, books and other trinkets. Hours: noon-4 p.m. Sundays; 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Tuesdays-Fridays; 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturdays; 321-730-0055.
Lunch? There are options at The Cove, a waterfront restaurant row outside the South Terminal at Port Canaveral. I'd suggest Fishlips (fishlipswaterfront.com), with its sports bar, tiki deck, patio and view.


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My exclusively BF baby will be 5 months old next week. From about 4 weeks till 15 weeks she was very consistent in how log it took her to nurse - usually 20 mins, sometimes 15. For the past month and a half she has taken 60 mins (sometimes 90!) to eat at each feeding. She has started to reject my left breast (I'm right handed). I've tried nursing in all kind of positions, with/with out cover, at different times, etc. Yesterday she wouldn't even stay on my breast for more than a couple sucks and was so hungry. I had to use my hand pump and feed her a half oz at a time in a bottle. Is this normal? Shouldn't my milk supply have increased by now if that was the problem? On the rare occasion that I use a bottle (every 2 weeks as the most) she drink really fast. I'm worried that I'm not producing enough milk. She is literally off the charts for her height (26.5inches), and is good in her weight (13 lbs) according to the pediatrician. So she's long and skinny - couldn't she still be hungry even if shes okay weight wise?
Other factor that may or may not be contributing: I have always used a breast sheild b/c of her initial latch issues; I'm going through a lot of emotional stress right now; she naps for 20 min - 30 min 3-4 times a day; she sleeps from 7pm-6pm (we did CIO in the last 3 weeks and that hasn't seemed to change any of her habits, even the frequency that she wants to eat during the day); she is on a eat, play, sleep cycle that lasts 2.5-4 hours depending on the time of day (very inconsistent), although sometimes she is hungry before her nap so i feed her then too; she has plagiocephaly.
Advice please! I'm almost ready to buy a pump and switch to bottles, or if that doesn't work do formula! I dont want to but I'm not sure what else to do.
Thank you!


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2010-11: Begins his senior campaign looking to vie for the Metropolitan Conference's top spot at 125 pounds … posted an extremely successful season as as junior and will strive to build on that for this year … one of only a pair of seniors on the squad this year and therefore will be looked to as a leader … has the potential to reach the NCAA national tournament … possesses an unusual style of wrestling … unique style helps him to come out on top in scrambles … cool-headed … remains focused throughout each of his matches.
2009-10: Finished the year with a 21-6 mark, registering the second-most wins on the squad, despite sharing time at 125 with Aaron Repman … took third at the Metropolitan Conference Championships as he finished 3-1 after entering the tournament as the third seed … opened the year by taking second at the Monarch Invitational … picked up first dual meet win of the year at the John Reese Duals where he bested Scranton's Josh Javitz by technical fall 21-5 … recorded a 12-1 major decision over Messiah's Danny Letbridge on November 21 … reached the semifinals at the New Standard Corporation Spartan Invitational on December 5 … led off York's mach against an always tough Wilkes squad with a tight 5-4 win over Scott Mantua on December 12 at the York College Quad … triumphed in both of his matches at the North/South Duals on January 9 … won his last four regular-season starts, notching a tech fall and a pin fall over the stretch.
2008-09: Had a terrific sophomore season … went 21-8 as York's main option at 125 pounds … won the Monarch Invitational Championship in his first action of the season on November 8, going 4-0 in the tournament … won in his first dual meet appearance of the year on November 12, picking up a close 6-5 win over Shippensburg's Justin Morris … posted a 2-2 record at the annual Spartan Invitational on December 6 … won four-straight dual meet matches between December 13, 2008 and January 9, 2009 … snagged a 9-3 win over Dan Franke of TCNJ, which was ranked #18 ranked squad in the country at the time, on January 17 at the York College Tri … secured two one-point wins at the NYU Quad on January 24 … defeated Clayton Youtz of Division II Kutztown by a 6-2 margin on February 13 … took fourth place at the Metropolitan Conference Championships, posting a 2-2 record at the tournament.
2007-08: Broke into the collegiate ranks with the Spartans … posted a very respectable 14-11 mark in his rookie campaign … wrestled behind Metropolitan Conference Champion Kyle Flickinger … gained outstanding experience wrestling against Flickinger in the practice room … notched a 2-2 mark in his first college tournament – the Monarch Invitational on November 11 … had a quality Spartan Invitational where he registered a 5-2 mark and took fifth place at 125 pounds … picked up a dual meet win over St. John's Luke Opsahl with a 7-0 decision on January 12 … won again in his next match with a 5-3 triumph over Springfield's Blaze Chatham … won by pin fall over Gettysburg's Jack Bostrom on January 26.
Personal: Is a criminal justice major ... is the son of Dave and Sue Hartman ... born on August 15, 1988 ... club wrestled with Free Fall ... names his parents and brother as the people he most admires ... hobbies include sports, long walks on the beach ... favorite athlete is Steve Smith .... chose York because of the "education and close to home" ... most significant athletic achievement is winning King's tournament his sophomore year in college since he never won a tournament through high school ... most memorable athletic moment while with the Spartan program is breaking his nose at a tournament and wrestled five matches with it broken and finished fifth ... after graduation he plans on getting a job, while helping coach a wrestling team.


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The Zeta Chapter of Kansas at Emporia State University invites Sociology majors, as well as anyone interested in the social sciences disciplines, to participate in an active program of events each semester. Activities typically revolve around three main areas: community service, social and academic workshops and lectures, and fundraising opportunities. Majors are also invited to an induction ceremony for new members, as well as the Students vs. Faculty and Staff Softball game in the fall that provides students with opportunities to meet and talk with members of the Sociology and Anthropology faculty. Again, anyone with an interest in sociology is invited to attend!


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benkim123 wrote:I think baseplates are only good for making buildings. It doesn't look realistic when I put minifigures on a baseplate and it's too hard to cover the whole baseplate with tiles so when I find a surface available for brikwars I use it. Right now I am using a big wooden reddish brown wheeled rectangular shaped box I found. The best part is I can put rocks on the side and make it look like a canyon.
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trebnos1 wrote:I loved the ballista, and the centaurs were an interesting idea. The mech was awesome too... I was kinda disappointed when it failed so epically.
I was also hoping for a mass execution of the captives, but oh well...
And lol to the baseplate war. I love using baseplates, and they make everything look way better, but I'd rather buy units than baseplates (Target here is having a sale on Halo mega blok minifigs, so I can get about five for less than the cost of four baseplates ).
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Tottenham have reached an agreement to sign Valencia striker Roberto Soldado, subject to a medical.
The 28-year-old scored 30 goals in 46 games for Valencia last season, and moves to White Hart Lane in a deal believed to be worth €30 million, which makes him the most expensive player in the club's history.
The move had been expected to be announced earlier only to be held up over a problem with agent's fees, but has now been announced on the club's official website.
The statement read: "We are delighted to announce that we have reached agreement with Valencia for the transfer of Roberto Soldado subject to medical.
The Spanish international, who is set to undergo his medical on Friday, has 11 caps to his name and was part of his country's Confederations Cup campaign in Brazil this summer.
He started his career with Real Madrid, before joining Valencia following time on loan with Osasuna and a spell at Getafe in 2008.
Soldado becomes Tottenham's third major signing of the summer following the arrival of Paulinho from Corinthians and Nacer Chadli from FC Twente.
Spurs have been active in the summer transfer market so far and let defender Steven Caulker join Cardiff City in a deal believed to be worth around £9 million yesterday.
The north London club looked to have his replacement lined up already in Steauea Bucharest's Vlad Chiriches, but that deal could be in doubt after the Romainain club's president Gigi Becali put a stop to proceedings from his prison cell where he is serving time for his involvement in a land exchange case.
Rumours continue to circulate about the future of Gareth Bale, who could be on his way to Real Madrid for a world record transfer fee.


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Monday, October 11, 2010
CicLAvia, A Life Changing Moment For Los Angeles
If only this is what traffic in Los Angeles looked like every day. I have countless stories, photos, videos, and memories that came out of the experience, which I haven't the time to fully express right now. I do want to give a huge thanks to the CicLAvia team that made this possible. A 100,000 seeds were planted in fostering a new understanding for what can be possible with our public spaces by simply removing cars from the picture. From kids to the elderly, cyclists and skaters, joggers and the disabled, everyone, took to the streets in droves and made for a magical experience like nothing else I have seen in Los Angeles.
I've been on many mass bike rides, but this was more than a group of people on bikes. This was not just a party on wheels rolling together, a racing peloton, or an assertion of rights, it was simply a teeming network of people coming and going and stopping where they pleased. A 7 mile microcosm of what city life could be like if we didn't get around in cars.
I wish it didn't have to stop at 3:00pm, and it's a rude awakening back to reality to see so many streets choked with cars again. Many called this a street closure, as did most reporters, because it closed the street for cars. Yet as many advocates have tried to say, this is really an opening of the street. From my conversations with people who were there, even those who were not "advocates", they instinctively got that this was truly an opening. I heard people refer to the 3:00pm cutoff, the return of cars to the street, as when the streets would be closed.
I can't wait until we can do this again. 10/10/10 was magical, everything I imagined it could be and more.
2 comments:
- Mike said...
Could not agree more. Great comment of the Streets Opening. Can't say when I had more fun!
- October 11, 2010 at 1:01 PM
- PlebisPower said...
This pic really sums up the city nicely - the old Downtown, improbably renewed, in the background with the small commercial strips characteristic of Los Angeles prominent and in the foreground.
But who could notice for all the cars? With the streets opened we have a chance to look and marvel at the rough jewel that is Los Angeles, and ponder the next steps so that we can polish it once again.
Read my take on CicLAvia:
- October 12, 2010 at 2:51 PM
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