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The city of Kingston made $23,000 in improper payments to employees for unearned leave time, leading to the arrest of the former police chief, Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli announced today.
Former fire chief Richard Salzmann was arrested and charged by Ulster County prosecutors with offering a false instrument for filing in the second degree, a class A misdemeanor, DiNapoli said. The charges come after an audit by the comptroller's office.
"These errors occurred because the city had lax processes and relied on unverified, incomplete and inaccurate records," DiNapoli said in a statement.
DiNapoli's auditors found that leave time was overstated by 102 days for 35 employees and understated by 21 days for 18 employees. The audit found that Salzmann was paid about $5,500 more than he was entitled to and former assistant fire chief Chris Rea received $16,600, DiNapoli charged.
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With only a handful of meets left before districts, the Hood River Valley High School swim team continues to progress, post best times and approach automatic state qualifying times for individual events. The Eagles hosted a dual meet against Centennial on Tuesday at the Hood River Aquatic Center, and after several rounds racing, the girls came away with a 191-72 win and the boys with a 164-77 win.
Of the meet's 11 events, the girls posted nine first places and 27 best times; the boys posted eight firsts and 22 best times.
"The kids did really well," Coach Jane Nichols said. "Posting that many best times is just amazing. An exciting part of the meet is that Zed Debbaut came within three-tenths of a second of posting an automatic state time in both the 50 meter freestyle and the 100 meter breast stroke."
Although posting or beating a state time only qualifies a swimmer if it's posted at the district meet, Debbaut's proximity to the time is reason for excitement because he's almost guaranteed to improve in the weeks leading up to districts.
At districts, the individual champion from each event is the only swimmer guaranteed to advance to state. Other than winning an event, the only way for a swimmer to advance is to post a state time.
Each week, if deserving, one male and one female swimmer on the team receives an award called "The Golden Kickboard Award," based on attitude, performance and effort. After the meet, swimmer Kyle Donahue received the award for the boys and Alyssa Logsdon for the girls.
"Kyle got the award for his willingness to step up to the starting blocks for the butterfly," said Nichols. "In practice, he's moved to the fast lane on sheer determination.
"Alyssa got it because she dropped 18 seconds from her 100-freestyle time. It's such a treat to see someone who has come so far."
The Eagles have only three meets remaining before districts. All three and districts will be at the Hood River Aquatic Center.
"If the kids can keep leading into it and keep their goals in sight, we should have a real good district meet," Nichols commented. "It's been an exciting year and it's been a real treat to see these kids blossom."
Meet highlights:
200 medley relay —
1st and 2nd
200 freestyle —
Erin Jones 1st
Nichole Shames 2nd
Sarah Lee 3rd
Jordan Zanmiller 4th
200 individual medley —
Ariel MacMillan 1st
Sara DeSitter 2nd
Dendra Mohar 4th
50 freestyle —
Mackenzie Baxter 1st
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100 butterfly —
Megan Flem 1st
Danielle Shames 2nd
100 freestyle —
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Erin Jones 1st
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Devon Beveridge
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Ellery Eberg 2nd
Mackenzie Baxter 3rd
Jasmin Marroquin 4th
100 breaststroke —
Ariel MacMillan 1st
Megan Flem 2nd
Sara DeSitter 3rd
Danielle Shames 4th
400 freeestyle relay —
1st, 3rd
200 medley relay —
200 freestyle —
Jordan Phillips 1st
Kory Harding 2nd
Matt Hale 3rd
Zack Flaming 4th
Devin Warner 6th
200 individual medley —
Peter Debbaut 2nd
Kyle Donahue 3rd
50 freestyle —
Zed Debbaut 1st
Kory Harding 3rd
Kyle Donahue 5th
100 butterfly —
Henry Hung 2nd
Kyle Donahue 3rd
100 freestyle —
Peter Debbaut 1st
Cory Coxen 2nd
Henry Hunt 3rd
Matt Winkle 5th
500/400 freestyle —
Matt Hale 1st
Kevin Warner 2nd
200 freestyle relay —
1st, 2nd
100 backstroke —
Matt Winkle 1st
Jon Wadman 3rd
100 breast stroke —
Zed Debbaut 1st
Cory Coxen 2nd
Chris Vooster 3rd
400 freestyle relay —
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The Most-Anticipated Video Games of 2013
Kill Screen's Jamin Warren joins digits to preview 2013's most anticipated video game releases. Photo: Rockstar Games.
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Big Bites: Mark Bittman and His Food Matters Cookbook
Spending the afternoon at the Portland food carts with New York Times food writer Mark Bittman was a dream come true. His talk later that evening on his new book — The Food Matters Cookbook — was also entertaining, informative and inspiring. The most intriguing part of our visit, however was the way he bit into and savored his grilled Gruyère cheese sandwich.
Here's a guy whose writings, recipes and cooking videos are about as unapologetic and opinionated as they come. When Mark walked into the lobby and bemoaned the coffee machine malfunctioning to the hotel staff — "They should include directions in those things!" — I knew I was in for some fun. This food cart tour was going to be a bit like hanging out with my dad — another straight-up, no frills, New Yorker. Only this isn't my dad in the passenger seat of my too-small Mazda protégé, this is my food idol. Good God.
First stop? Coffee at Stumptown in the Ace Hotel. The coffee is great, but the seating area, well let's just say watching a 6'4" tower of a man crunch into a very low-backed strange couch was a bit like watching a maple tree attempt to fold itself into a lawn chair. Impossible at best. I winced, cursed the hipster seating arrangements and wished for a proper table, but Mark rolled with it and then some. He stretched out, as relaxed as a sunbather, and dove into his café au lait. He asked as many questions of me as I to him. This was a conversation we were having, not the interview I sketched out beforehand.
I learned more of his start as a journalist, dad and home cook. As a young writer, his articles on politics didn't get much attention, but 30 years ago when he started to write about food, people started to notice.
The rest is history — cooking to feed his family and himself, then writing about the results, and in reverse, writing about interesting new ideas and cooking to find out if they'd work. His writing, home life and food, all feeding one another.
Next up, the food cart pods of downtown Portland. We talked about a few vendors, and I ordered for the two of us: A chocolate, olive oil and salt baguette sandwich from Addy's, tomato fennel soup and a grilled cheese sandwich from Savor. Mark took his time asking questions of all the cart operators, peeking inside with curiosity and a smile. We munched away — talking about Portland, the new book and life in New York, the city he loves and adores.
And this brought us to the highlight of the afternoon: Mark Bittman biting into a sumptuous Gruyère and slivered apple sandwich. He took such big bites, offered up the half a sandwich for me taste and declared it "the best thing we've had all day." He pointed out nuances in the accompanying soup's seasonings (rosemary) and affirmed that Gruyère was a much better choice than the goat cheese option originally listed on the menu.
It was like talking to Frank Sinatra about his favorite songs, he practically sings with cooking experience, a worldly and refined palate and zest for learning more about where, how and why this meal in a downtown Portland parking lot came to be. He so obviously loves food, and loves that he gets to write and think about it. The bite becomes the metaphor for his attitude to all things — take big bites! — I learned a lot from watching him eat that thing — to literally take big bites in my sandwiches, my life, in all that I do — and do it with humor, abandon, joy, an unwavering point of view and charisma to spare. Mark Bittman is a larger than life character — intelligent, and wry, but he's also inquisitive, soft-spoken and kind.
By the time his lecture on Food Matters: The Cookbook rolled around, I was in a full Bittman-as-wise-Yoda-Sinatra-Food-God induced daze.
It would be hard to top the insightful afternoon, but the his talk was up there. More than 200 other Portlanders crowded around a podium and were subsequently held in rapt attention, huddled in Mark's palm for a little over an hour. He spoke about the problems of junk food consumption and industrialized meat production, and he explained some potential solutions. These include subsidizing small farmers rather than big corporations, taxing soda, getting grocery stores into all neighborhoods, allowing everyone access to fresh fruits and vegetables, eating primarily organic plant food, rewarding sustainability, free water, honesty in labeling, fixing the school lunch program and incentivizing eating better.
Mark still remains optimistic during this critical time and offers many ways of making a personal contribution to tip the scales towards a more sustainable direction with creative recipes and different choices – changes that are small and can have a big impact. As we stand now, the typical American diet is "killing us individually and strangling the planet," he said. We can heal the Earth and ourselves by spending a higher percentage of our income on real food, eating salads, broccoli, rice and beans, riding our bikes, reviving indoor produce markets, and eating less meat. One of my favorite suggestions for us was to quit eating UFOS, "unidentifiable foodlike objects".
Food Matters Cookbook outlines all this and more. It has innovative and healthy recipes, written in the same straightforward tone that permeates all of Mark's books. It's a fabulous addition to any home cook's collection. There's no recipe for Meaning-of-Life-Gruyere-Cheese Sandwiches (for that visit Savor in Portland!), but everyone can benefit from Mark's way of doing things — peek into a kitchen where your meal is being made, ask questions of our chefs, and take big hearty bites of simply enjoyable food.
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• Mark Bittman's Book: Food Matters Cookbook, $19.25 at Amazon
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Giving youth a say in business in Afghanistan
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The country which seems to be newly recovering from nearly three decades of war, coupled with storm of continuing obstacles and severe challenges. It is not difficult for one to judge the incompetence of youth in Afghanistan to mobilize and inspire the country's future, but according to Maiwand Rahyab, Counterpart International's deputy director of Afghanistan, there is "an emerging generation that is striving to transform a war-torn country into a safer, more secure, and prosperous place to live."
Giving youth a say in business in Afghanistanis fundamental in a sense that as the new generation of developing leaders they are more sensitive to the changing trends which in effect is valuable for business marketing and forecasting. They can play an important role in building the new Afghanistan, particularly with the ISAF mission due to end a year from now. It is equally essential for youth to be considered in business and development of Afghanistan as it is for the youth to be involved in politics and other matters of the country since "youth movements are changing politics by providing a platform that ties their present and future to a stable and democratic Afghanistan."
Though it remains an unstable, often a terror zone, Afghanistan has its talented, ambitious, and inspiring youths with a fervent desire to work in the rehabilitation of Afghanistan. To show the world that children in Afghanistan also have talent and they can build the country through music as well as other through other means of business development. It is for these hosts of reasons, they should be given a vocal support and a voice in the future business and development of Afghanistan. It is imperative for Afghan youth to learn because it does not only create a motivating drive in their lives but it prevents neighbouring countries from coming in to Afghanistan and making profits. In fine, this will further sway them away from forced exploitation such as sex from elder men, drug affiliation, and fundamental madrasas which promote armed conflict. According to J.S Mill, "in a free society if we are to develop, new ideas needs to be tested; and must be allowed to be heard in the first place." He could be right, if not given the chance to be heard, the society can be stagnate. Even if that person's minor opinion is wrong, Mill argues there should be freedom of speech for an individual otherwise we become traditionalists.
Hamdullah Mohib, Chair of Afghan Professionals network who works closely with youth in business, said "The youth can build innovative businesses that address the needs of the society instead of the traditional import and export businesses. There are many who have had education abroad and returned successfully running businesses; creating jobs and providing solutions to local needs." A similar success story can be told about the Afghan youth through Brett Smith, the director of the institute for Entrepreneurship at the Farmer Business School at the University in his recent article called 'How Youth, Motivation and Social Entrepreneurship Principles Can Create Positive Change in Afghanistan' proliferated the message to the world that Afghanistan is not all about fighting: "Students are now educated and empowered. They understand that individuals can affect real and meaningful change."
To this end, the youth of today have had the occasion to grow up with more advanced technologies since the early years and they have less trouble to understand and learn how to apply it in their line of work. They would bring a breath of fresh air to business because they have a more contemporary mind in respect to older generations. However, it is my profound belief that things will only get better at a fundamental level for Afghanistan in order to "maintain its own security and prevent the return of international terrorists" if the next generation of leaders in Afghanistan could set themselves out to make an effort to build a better Afghanistan. Though it seems a long-shot and an improbable thing now, in contrary, with the unfolding of time and allowing a platform of opportunities for imminent generation of bright youths, it becomes a more attractive idea.
Sources:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/brett-r-smith/how-youth-motivation-and-b_4170626.html https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dfid-afghanistan-operational-plan-2013 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/67417/afghanistan-2011.pdf http://www.newsecuritybeat.org/2013/07/afghanistans-youth-risks-taliban-return-part-one/#.UojeTSc-bz0 http://afghanprofessionals.net/discourse/
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In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer.
-Albert Camus
This has been one of my favorite quotes for a long time. I discovered it for the first time about 12 years ago and I wanted nothing more than to find my invincible summer. I was pretty sure Camus had it right — there WAS one. I just needed to figure out a way to find it. And I think I have.
I decided at some point, somewhat subconsciously, that this would be a summer full of skirts because I was sick to death of dying in jeans because I was too scared to show off my chubby, pasty legs. I found a couple of skirts at the thrift store and that was pretty much all the encouragement I needed (that and a few 100+ degree days). So far, I've worn jeans thrice in the past two months (Giants game, Harry Potter, and one day when I was too lazy to shave my legs, which was dumb since I didn't shave them the next day either and wore a skirt) and it has been AWESOME.
In case you're sitting at your computer wondering why this is a big deal, I'll tell you why: I'M FAT. I'm unabashedly fat and anyone who has anything to say about it can kiss my fat ass. Seriously. Kiss it. IT NEEDS LOVE TOO.
Okay, where was I? Right. Being out and fat and all of that. So anyway, I figure that I have just as much a right to be comfortable in this god forsaken heat as the next wilting flower, so I'm going to wear WHATEVER I WANT when I go out. That includes sleeveless dresses, tank tops, shorts, and skirts. And let me tell you, internets, IT IS AMAZING. Seriously. I look at the weather forecast. I think about sweating my ass off in uncomfortable, rigid denim and then I move to the next section of my closet and find a skirt to wear.
This has been a long time coming for me. I have hidden my body for years and years, afraid of what people would say or think if they saw my FAT all over the place. And then I reached a point where I was tired of being uncomfortable just so everyone ELSE could be happy. Eff that, you know? Life's too short to sit around and worry about what other people think. It's hot during the summer and I want to wear skirts. I love skirts. I love dresses, too, and I rocked one this afternoon at Target. It felt good, not worrying about how much I was sweating under the little shrug I usually pair with the dress (for work).
Beyond the obvious perks (boost in self-esteem, not being miserable outside), there's a fun bonus for me: MORE FRECKLES. I hated my freckles when I was little and I wanted anyone who thought they were cute to drop dead immediately. HOW DARE YOU THINK MY BURDEN IS ADOR ABLE? But now I get it and I love them. I have discovered an entire crop of them on my legs and they are glorious.
Another perk is that I have a tan line now! One I achieved organically (which means I didn't have to get burned first)! At the pool! See, that's another thing. I have pool time now. When I was a little kid, you couldn't get me out of the pool. Ask my mom about the time I insisted on swimming in a hotel swimming pool when it was like 50 degrees out and then I got horrendously sick. But when I got older, I skipped the pool because ugh, I'm too fat and noooooooooooooooo. While I'm not entirely in love with my swimmy suit right now (when you buy one so late in the season, you don't have much choice), I don't mind going out in it. I still have some swimming pool anxieties, but nothing bad has happened yet so my anxieties are unfounded.
Finding your invincible summer is not easy. I didn't even realize this was mine until I was right in the middle of it, literally DURING SUMMER. I'm enjoying life more now than I think I ever have (childhood excluded) and I think a lot of it is because I've unlocked this achievement. Now if I could just achieve Gamer Babe from Half Moon Bay status, I think my life would be complete.


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Small Cool Kitchens: 4 Rental Kitchen Storage Solutions
Rental kitchens can be a tough room to deal with: major kitchen changes are expensive and you can't take them with you when you move. Storage is one particular issue we often see folks dealing with creatively in rental kitchens. Here are a few storage solutions for renters pulled from Small Cool Kitchen entries.
- Open Dish Storage: Storing dishes on open shelving looks really good and saves cabinet space for less pretty pantry items and kitchen tools. We love this wood shelf that fits snugly beneath the windowsill in Michelle's Cooking-for-Six New York Kitchen
- Shelving: A free-standing shelf in Finch's Sunny San Francisco Kitchen provides extra kitchen storage and in the future it can be moved to other rooms and other apartments. Painted in a deep gray, it complements the orange cabinets that were already in the kitchen when Finch moved in.
- Island: An added kitchen island in Sunny's Serene and Open Loft Kitchen in Los Angeles provides extra storage and work space and closes in the one-walled kitchen for improved workability. The wire basket hanging in the background is another great storage solution for produce without taking up any counter space.
- Hanging Storage: Three Grundtal shelves and a cheery yellow peg board provide hanging space for cookware in Nikki's San Francisco Kitchen with Character.
What storage solutions have you come up with for often storage-challenged rental kitchens? Please let us know in the comments below!
Related: Ten Kitchen Improvements for Renters
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Is There Hope for Greece?
Gemma Godfrey, investment strategist at Brooks Macdonald Asset Management, discusses what Angela Merkel's visit to Greece means and whether, amid citizen protests, the country can be saved with austerity cuts. Photo: Reuters.
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Hollywood Hills Deck Revamp
We can't recall a past summer that has been more lovely than the current one Angelenos have been enjoying. Except for that heat smack that we encountered almost a month ago, the summer of twenty ten has been one to appreciate and it's probably inspired plenty of outdoor space improvements.
Coco (of Coco Cozy) has a similar mindset choosing recently to revamp her deck in favor of more bright pops of color.
If you find yourself considering a makeover, take note of Coco's alterations and minor changes that really added up.
Seat cushions While Coco splurged and had her cushions reupholstered, you can pick up new cushions or drape the fabric of your choosing for a new color palette.
Add colorful accessories Pillows, lanterns and planters are the quickest way to jazz up your outdoor space while bridging two (or three) areas together cohesively.
Don't forget the rug An outdoor rug adds coziness to any outdoor space and we love the patterned rug that Coco picked out--it really does enhance and define the seating area.
All the extras A table runner keeps the new outdoor vibe alive by adding a little texture and pattern to the teak dining table. Coco also reworks a bland coffee table and some folding chairs with a coat of bold paint (Tropical Waters; Behr Paint).
Check out the whole makeover (filled with wonderful before and after photos) at: Coco Cozy
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Understanding the nature of the East Angola Conference…
Our second meeting with Bishop Quipungo (our first being an early Saturday morning wake-up call at our host house) came on our fourth day in Angola. On Monday, January 30th we were invited to the Bishop's office at 9:00 am for an opportunity to greet the Bishop, review our schedule, tour the conference office, learn about the nature of the East Angola Annual Conference, and learn a bit about their experience of the Yellowstone Conference supplemental salary partnership.
The Bishop shared with us many things that were extremely helpful to us in our quest to understand the east Angola Conference, the impact of our partnership, and our desire to learn about some of the needs of the churches in East Angola. Established in 1988, the East Angola conference has grown to 6 districts, 2 mission areas, 66 churches, and 70 active pastors (54 of which are part of the salary supplement program) and is host to a high level of incredible mission and ministry happening out at the nearby Quessua Mission Station.
I'll be reflecting on our conversation with the Bishop and gaining insight for weeks to come, but for now, my thoughts are occupied by a portion of our conversation that dealt with the struggle the conference is having with the retention of educated pastors. As we are already well aware of… pastoral compensation is extremely low in East Angola… for many of the pastors, our $40.00 a month supplement is the only compensation they receive. While a number of the pastors in the conference are bi-vocational, nearly all of them still have a difficult time making "ends meet." The desire for more education for the pastors of East Angola was communicated to us on many occasions… one of the byproducts, however, is that, as the education level of the pastor rises so does their value in other segments of society. One example that the Bishop gave was that the government actively seeks out educated persons and is able to pay $500-$800, or more, per month which is very attractive to pastors making $40-$100 a month and to pastors who are bi-vocational. While we need to do more work investigating and understanding this dynamic, I believe that we can do more for the pastors.
Personally, I would like to see us double our support each year and I would like to see us be a bit aggressive in our quest to find other partners in the United States who would be willing to match our annual contribution to the salary supplement project. In addition, I would like for us to identify a few education oriented partners that could help us to encourage and support the lay and pastoral equipping opportunities available out at Quessua, which will also require some capital improvements to the mission station itself. I fully understand that we have our hands full with the supplemental salary project, but in this case, salary support and lay/pastor education go hand in hand. While we can't necessarily handle both salary supplement and education on our own… we can certainly be active in telling the story of the Angolan people and we can work assiduously to find additional partners for both. The work we are doing with the salary supplement project is phenomenal for a conference the size of ours and means more to the people of Angola than I could have ever imagined. It took being on the ground in Angola for me to fully understand the nature and impact of the relationship we have with the East Angola Annual Conference.
Here is a bit of information on the United Methodist church in Angola (while the update is dated 1996 it contains valuable historical information)
General Information and History of Angola from GBGM (again, from 1996... but still some interesting information)
A portion of our Interview with Bishop Quipungo…


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The Vietnamese, however, said the bombing had a different aim. They insist that the bombing was meant to force them to capitulate and to withdraw their troops from South Vietnam. Thus, when the Paris agreement allowed the North Vietnamese troops to stay in the south, they were able to claim that Linebacker II had "failed," a belief reinforced when the North Vietnamese troops that had stayed in the south led the final unification offensive in 1975. But to completely understand the difference in interpretation, I had to realize that, in the Vietnamese view, Linebacker II was simply another victory in a string of victories in a 30-year war of independence. The proof that the battle was a victory was the final unification of their country.
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We've heard of stressed out and overtired parents leaving wallets, diaper bags, and coffee cups on the tops of their cars only to remember the lost item once it was too late. Coffee spilled at the left hand turn and dollar bills sprinkled across the supermarket parking lot. Ideal? Not so much. Understandable? Definitely.
What's not understandable is leaving a 5-week-old baby strapped into his car seat on top of a vehicle and then driving away. Sadly, this is exactly what 19-year-old mom Catalina Clouser did. What's worse is that the Arizona mother didn't even notice her son had fallen off the roof at an intersection, abandoning him in the middle of oncoming traffic.
PLUS: Baby Placed in Laundromat Washer While in Sitter's Care
Thankfully, nearby homeowner, Leilani Gerlach, notified police after she and another neighbor spotted the baby, "The car seat was turned to the side so anyone passing by wouldn't be able to tell there was an actual baby inside. Thank god they stopped," she told ABC News. The car seat was scraped, but the baby unharmed.
What explanation could this mother possibly have? Um, it's not a good one.
Apparently, Clouser and her boyfriend had been smoking marijuana earlier at a park with friends. Later, her boyfriend was arrested on suspicion of aggravated DUI when on their way to a store to buy beer. According to police, Clouser was so upset that her boyfriend was arrested she went to a friend's house and smoked even more marijuana until about midnight. That's around the time she drove off with her baby on the roof of her car, only to return to the scene after police had already arrived.
PLUS: Father of 30 Asks Court for Child Support Relief
Officer James Holmes of the Phoenix Police Department commented, "We believe that whatever she was under the influence of was the deciding factor in what did happen to this child and we're extremely happy that for the baby this turned out well and the baby is going to be okay." The baby boy is now in the care of Child Protective Services and Clouser was arrested and charged with aggravated driving under the influence and child abuse.
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Pam Shriver's fiercest competitors used to be Chris Evert, Martina Navratilova and Steffi Graf. But these days, the former tennis professional and ESPN broadcaster considers her 10-year-old son her toughest opponent.
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GC: Square Enix may very well call Final Fantasy Versus XIII something else by the time it is finished.
Final Fantasy Type-1? Lol.
they will change it to:
"Final Fantasy 13: Why don't you love lightning ?"
If we've learnt anything, its that SE loves shoving lightning down out throats
so sick of the XIII roman numerals... come on SE, they need to move away from that travesty and move on. the less a connection there is between Versus and XIII the better.
but that's not gonna happen unfortunately...
Ironically in more ways than one, you're correct.
XIII has its fans and some of us look forward to the conclusion to Lightning's tale.
I know its hard for some to believe but its true.
I did love Lighning.
It was XIII's gameplay and level design I hated.
Its funny that you say SE loves shoving lightning down our throats since in FFXII-2 even though she was in front cover she was only playable for a very small portion in the game.
I actually liked Lightning as a character, but I hated XIII's gameplay and level design.
Not lightning; what they want to give us is Multiplicity, the hint is in the name itself.
It'll probably change from
Final Fantasy Versus XIII
Final Fantasy XIII PS3 Versus 360 Verusu Wii U.
At this point, S-E better push it to Next-Gen Consoles, because a year from now, no one will care about this game when XBX3+PS4 are out...
Final Fantasy- I Will Never Come Out
It depends if she strapped anything on for him or not.
guys guys the game was finished 5 years ago
but what hold it back all that time
some of dev's there wanted it to be "Final Fantasy:i will never come out"
instead of "Final Fantasy:Versus XIII"
while the others wanted it's name to be "Final Fantasy:square enix trolling you"
and since then they can't decide
Better be Final Fantasy 15 and it better come out in 2014 at the latest!
I actually like the Versus XIII part more just because it says "Versus" as if it's going against Final Fantasy XIII to prove that it's better.
God I hope it will be called FF15, it looks more like a FF game then FF13 despite it being more like Kingdom Hearts and thats saying a lot about how crap and differnt FF13 was.
Imagine FF15 being exclusive to one platform again, nothing holding it back. Least then they'll see that more platforms dosent always mean more sales.
You can paint a horse with stripes and it won't make a zebra.
FF XV needs to be a proper sequel.
I don't think anyone cares about XIII anymore, they're pushing to hard to make Lightning an Iconic character. I'd much rather X HD than this mess anyday.
And that will be the reason for the name change. Versus really needs to differentiate itself from XIII so consumers know that they aren't getting more of the same (Lightning). Ignis Philosophy, maybe? :p
They should call it Final Fantasy: Forever
Final Fantasy
Will be considered another revamp of the franchise since the other revamp FFXIII ****ed it all up even worse
It should be called, Final fantasy: Fan's Fantasy. Cuz at this rate it's only a fantasy.
so it will not be exclusive to ps3 and won't even come out for current system/systems.
make it a next gen title, i seriously doubt it will live up to the hype. its games like versus,last guardian and half-life 3 for example where fans have such high expections that its better to never come out lol.
i hope one way or another we get a confirmation or whether this title will ever be released or just a pip dream
Final Fantasy Should-Have-Been-The-Real-13?
Final Fantasy Never-Gonna-Happen?
Final Fantasy 19?
We are about as likely to see this game as we are a FF7 remake...
Maybe the decision on the new name has taken up their last 4 years of development.
Final Fantasy: Lightning Has A Sex Change And Dies Her Hair.
is Final Fantasy type-360
Final Fantasy: disk 9! lol
"final square enix game"
It dosent matter if they change the name its still not here.
Hopefully if it is a name change it's Final Fantasy 15. The lore if 13 is prefectly fine in all seriousness. However, the execution and introduction to the world was so terribly done that frankly no one thinks the FF13 universe is any good at all.
Final Fantasy Forever
Final Half-Fantasy 3
Final Fantasy-of-it-ever-releasing
Final Fantasy XIII - Thanks for waiting....
Final Fantasy - XIII years of waiting....
i heard the new name is actually goung to be "final fantasy vsXIII: stuck in development hell next to agent and the last guardian "!!
release date: never/never/never
You can add FFXHD to that list as well :(....
Ive never played a square rpg that I ever liked. But Vs 13 looked amazing. I wish Squqre rpg fans would just stop buying all Square rpgs and demand that VS 13 at least be shown and confirmed as being in development.
Seriously, take a stand quit being suckers.
I can't imagine that. Ps1 era was the glory days of square soft before they merged with enix and went downhill. 3 amazing ffs, 4 if you count tactics, xenogears, brave fencer musashi, chrono cross, legend of mana, threads of fate, saga frontier 1 & 2. There were just so many wonderful games made by them in those days. Those games are the reason I still proudly own my psone and most of those games I just listed and many more. And it's also why I can't stand what this company has become.
And Parasite Eve was awesome and would love a full console sequel that's more like the first game.
Parasite eve 1 was a legendary and unique title that deserve to get its own Sequel on home Consoles .. no joke , Square you are the dumbest company i have ever seen in my entire life why can't you make a sequel for "Parasite eve" exploit The gameplay style from the first Parasite eve game !
Seriously .. The gameplay style of the first one Was fabulously incredibly and creative at the same time .
ohhhhhhhhhhhhhh SE next gen already started with wii u and no sign of versus failed
I don't care about Square Enix and the games they make...
thats awesome, why bother commenting?
I doubt if this game is still a PS3 exclusive. I'm pretty sure this will be released on 360.
Final Fantasy Forever
i would believe that is could mean the rumor that versus 13 was going to be renamed final fantasy 15 and be on the PS3 and wii u but square denied it and it would require them doing something good which they happen to suck at
I hope I am wrong but I think the game is being delayed on purpose.
Final Fantasy Versus XIII to be released in 2013 and rumour of a special conference next month with FF V XIII being there so I have my fingers crossed.
Final Fantasy Versus XIV because it will be released 2014...
I don't care about the name, just release the f*king game already! I've waited too long!
If true biggest mistake on their part. When something is this viral you don't simply go and dump it in the ocean.
It should be called 'Final Fantasy What? you thought this was coming out? LOL'
Seriously though, it's about time they announced a release date for this. We've been waiting since 2006...
Why do these Japanese developer's take an age to release their games?
Too busy fapping to the pair of school girl underwear they bought from the vending machine down the hall and drawing zippers on everything.
Its been too long. Already sold my ps3
they should just name it Final Fantasy
then we would have 2 games with the same name... The first one and the last one!


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Designers on Design: Christian May
Christian May wears many hats. You may know him as the bubbly and irreverent voice behind the popular blog Maison 21. If you live in Los Angeles, you may have stumbled across him (as I did) via the vintage furniture he sells on Craigslist. But the hat for which he's receiving accolades this week is designer. As one of three emerging designers in the annual Legends of LaCienaga event, he's designed a window that can be seen throughout the event (which takes place this weekend). He shared his thought process and offered up a whole lot of great decor tips!
How'd you get started? I know you sold vintage furniture. Was that your entree?
it's been an obsession of mine for as long as i can remember. In fact, the very first place I went after I got my driver's license was the Salvation Army. I picked up some vintage drinking glasses from the 50s and that was it. I was hooked and I've been shopping at thrift stores every since! So I had a horrible retail job and I'd spend all my money buying vintage furniture and then, twice a year, I'd have these incredible killer yard sales. When the internet came I realized I could sell stuff online so I started doing that and it put me through design school! And then I got an internship with Vance Burke which turned into a real job two weeks later.
And the blog grew out of that?
The blog came in 2007. I didn't know what a blog was but I was trying to establish myself as an independent designer but it was right when the economy had taken a turn for the worse and I was talking to a friend and he said, you need to publicize yourself. Well, that's great but I can't afford a publicist. And he said, start a blog. There weren't so many design blogs yet. And I started getting design jobs through the blog.
So let's talk a little bit about Legends of LaCienaga and about your window.
So around the same time I was starting up my blog, the merchants around LaCienaga banded together to form the LaCienaga Design Quarter (LCDQ) to promote their businesses. Traditionally designers have had offices around LaCienaga. The idea was to celebrate that heritage and that's how Legends of LaCienaga was born. And now it's in its fourth year and it's grown so that now there are all of these events.
And you were asked you to do a window as one of the three emerging designers. How did you come up with the design? What were some of the challenges?
The theme this year is "Windows to the World". Every designer was asked to choose a destination that inspired them and nothing inspires me more than Palm Springs. I love vintage furniture and that is the empire of vintage furniture on the west coast. I didn't know which window I was going to be assigned but I knew that I wanted to use wallpaper from Tracy Hiner of Black Crow Studios. And I had a bolt of vintage 80s bright yellow fabric that I'd been holding on to forever. And it was perfect because what's a better complement for yellow than blue [the color of Tracy's wallpaper]. So that was my starting point. So then I got my window which is at Gray Morell. They sell very traditional furniture and that had to be incorporated. Another thing was that instead of having a wall that separates the window from the store, my window looks directly into the store, into this big space. So I had to do something to partition off my little section which led to the folding screen which Grace Home Furnishings in Brentwood graciously made for me. And we covered that in Tracy's wallpaper. And then I was looking for chairs to cover in the yellow fabric. And I got hooked up with Gina Berschneider Furniture who are relaunching with a space on LaCienaga. Once I had the chairs and the screen, all of the rest just fell into place. I found a great pair of benches at Harbinger and I borrowed a coffee table from a friend and brought in the lucite from my living room and then, of course, I had the monkey. Which is actually in the window because of you guys.
When I found the monkey at the thrift store it had this really garish paint job and it needed to be painted. So I busted out the spray paint and posted a picture on my blog and you guys covered it and the comments were scathing. So I thought, you know what, I want to use that monkey in my window to show that it's cool and that in the right setting it can be great and it adds a bit of fun. And then there's also a tradition of plaster furniture, like Serge Roche and John Dickinson, that I love.
So let's talk about how you'd apply that same thought process to a home. You walk into a room and what's the first thing you're looking at?
The very first thing I notice is how the furniture is laid out. The floor plan is the bible. You know right off the bat, Oh, I can't have a sofa that's more than seven feet because it just will not fit.
What do you think some of the common mistakes are?
Using too many too small things in a room. People order out of catalogs or off of a website and because they don't read measurements for a living, it comes and it doesn't look like it did in the picture. Or it may even be the right size but because of the detailing or the fabric or something, it reads bigger or smaller. The other common mistake is rugs that are too small. Nothing is worse. People think that if they have a small room they should have a small rug and it's exactly the opposite. Get one as big as will fit, with maybe six inches all around. And same thing with furniture. The smaller the room the bigger the pieces because if you use small things it starts to feel like a dollhouse and nobody wants to be in there.
What do you think you're guilty of falling back on?
For starters? A chrome coffee table. Nothing makes me happier than a chrome coffee table. And I probably overuse tulip-style tables like the Saarinen or the Docksta.
What's your go-to room color?
I don't really have one though right now I'm loving grey walls. I love color but I would never do a living room in a really bright color. A powder room, an entry, yes. But in a living room, muted is the way to go. And then I'll bring in the color with the upholstery and the carpet and the accessories.
Who are your favorite designers?
David Hicks for the way he'd put a pair of antique chairs next to a chrome coffee table. He was the master of that kind of juxtaposition and because of that his interiors still look as fresh and modern today as they did back then. Michael Taylor because he did the big over scale California look. And then, of course, there's Dorothy Draper whom everyone loves for the color and her use of contrast. Contrast is so important. Every room should have some black and every room should have some white. And Kelly Wearstler. She's done so much to invigorate decorating. She really revitalized the profession and I think it's because of her that people started to become a lot more conversant in design.
Do you have any suggestions for our readers? Any tips?
Well as I said about the monkey, I think every room needs something a little tacky to highlight the good stuff. There's nothing worse than walking into a room that has decorator vomit all over it; everything matches and everything is perfect and nothing is out of place. That's boring. There has to be something interesting, that gives a room a spark of life. What else? Oh pay attention to your lighting! Everyone always has it too bright. Don't turn on the overheads in a living room; use a table lamp instead. Or buy a dimmer. Buy a dimmer for everything. A room should have little puddles of light. Then I think that every seat needs to have something next to it to put a glass on. It doesn't have to be a table; use a stack of books! And every room needs to have something living -- a plant, a flower -- and it can't be fake. I love the orchids at Trader Joe's. They're so cheap you can buy one and if it dies, go get another one. And then, you know when you're arranging knickknacks? There's the high low thing of course and groups of three and then there's this trick. The trick is to stand back and squint so you see clumps not individual objects and that way you can tell if an area is looking a little empty or if things are off balance. Then fill in the space! Make it look prettyl
You can find Christian's window at Gray Morell, 915 N. La Cienega blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90069. More details about his window can be found on his blog, Maison 21. For more about the Los Angeles Design Quarter and Legends of LaCienaga, click here.
(Images: Headshot by Amy Benton, window display, monkey in situ, monkey by Christian May, Living room by David Hicks via House Beautiful, all courtesy of Christian May)


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Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 1TB Review
In this new day and age of computer data and digital media, it is not uncommon to have a file that is close to or exceeding the 1GB marker. These files can be anything nowadays, and you may be getting concerned while you watch the usage percentage of your hard drive nearing 100% full. What options do you have other than going out and buying a new hard drive that you would then have to open up your computer to install? Maxtor has released a new line of external hard drives that have a very large storage capacities. With 500gigabytes and up considered large drives, this seems like a logical place to start. 500,750, and now 1000 gigabytes( 1 Terabyte) sizes are now available. The Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 1TB is an external hard drive that can offer some extra storage space for your system. Let's take a look and see how this solution compares to a regular internal hard drive that you could purchase.
Closer Look:
Taking a look at the box of the OneTouch 4 Plus 1TB external hard drive, you can see that it is loaded with a bunch of features such as having a massive storage capacity of 1TB or 1,000GB! Not only is this beast of an external hard drive able to store a lot of data, it can transfer the data from your computer to the OneTouch 4 Plus via two different and common ways: USB 2.0 and FireWire 400. Enough looking at the box, I know that I want to see what the device looks like and see how big it is.
Upon opening up the box, you can tell that Maxtor wanted to keep the Maxtor OneTouch 4 Plus 1TB external hard drive very safe during the shipping process; it is wrapped in a cloth bag as well as placed in a molded plastic packaging to protect it from shipping damages. All of the accessories for the OneTouch 4 Plus are placed in their own plastic bags. All of the stickers holding the bags closed say "Save your life" which I found fairly amusing. Maxtor took very good care of this product for the shipping process.
Also included in the box is an instruction booklet that includes "Three steps to saving your life" as Maxtor wanted to call it. Also there is an install CD for the backup application that is bundled with the OneTouch 4 Plus 1TB external hard drive.
When you finally take the OneTouch 4 Plus out of all of its packaging, you are able to see how futuristic and simple this drive looks. The sides of the drive are a stainless steel looking color and texture while the rest of it is a vivid black color with a white power indication light on the front.
I'm very impressed by the looks of this drive, I am very curious to see how it works and what the software's GUI looks like, so lets get to it.


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Hoop Shoot Contest
The Seguin Elks Lodge #1229 will have its Annual Hoop Shoot (Free Throw) Contest beginning with registration at 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 at St. James Gym located at 510 S. Camp St. in Seguin. The contest is open to all youth ages 8-13 as of April 1, 2018. There is no cost to participate. For more information call 830-491-2748.
Come and Take it Squares Open House
The Come and Take It Squares in Gonzales will offer a free square-dancing open house at 7 p.m. Monday, January 8 at The Presbyterian Church of Gonzales located at 414 St. Louis St. (just south of the courthouse) in Gonzales. Free lessons will begin at 7 p.m. Monday, January 15. For more information, call 830-672-7384.
Native Plant Society
The Guadalupe Chapter of the Native Plant Society of Texas will meet beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 9 at St. John's Lutheran Church located at FM 465 in Marion. The program will be "Native Plants and Native Birds: A Relationship Worth Nurturing," by Patsy Inglet. For more information visit www.nposto.org/wp/guadalupe/.
Chamber After Hours Mixer
The Seguin Area Chamber of Commerce will have its After Hours Mixer at 5 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 11 at MyCue & Brown, CPA PC located at 424 N. Camp St. in Seguin. For more information call 830-379-6382.
Donations/Volunteers Needed
The Community Council of South Central Texas, Aging Senior Nutrition Program is seeking tax deductible donations and volunteer drivers for its Meals on Wheels America Program. Donations may be made online at www.ccsct.org or at 801 N. St. Hwy. 123 Bypass in Seguin. For more information call 830-303-4376 Ext. 206 or Ext. 209.
Tax-Aide Volunteers Needed
The Seguin Area AARP Tax-Aide Program is in need of volunteers to assist low and medium income and the elderly with electronically filing their 2017 taxes. No experience needed, training available in January. To apply visit www.tinyurl.com/TAPVapplication.
Cancer Connections Support Group
There will be a meeting of the Cancer Connections Support Group at 6:30 p.m. Monday,
Jan. 15 in GRMC's Reverend Nell Ferrell Linebarger Chapel. For more information call 830-379-2411.
NARFE Tax Tips for Seniors
There will be a NARFE Tax Tips for Seniors meeting from 9:15 to 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 19 at the Comal County Senior Citizen Center. Make reservations by calling Alice Pullin at 760-390-4482. For more information call Dorothy Creswell at 830-620-0344.
Bridal & Quince Expo '18
The Big Red Barn will have its Bridal & Quince Expo '18 from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28 at 390 Cordova Rd. in Seguin. Admission is $5 at the door. For more information visit texagedu.org or call 830-379-0933.
Mid Texas Symphony
The Mid Texas Symphony will present "Magnificent Mozart" at 4 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 18 in the Performing Arts Center at Canyon High School in New Braunfels. Tickets are $15 and up. For more information call 830-463-5353 or visit mtsymphony.org.
Texas Farm Bureau Scholarships
The Texas Farm Bureau is accepting applications for its S.M. True Jr. Agricultural Scholar Award, The Dick Mitchell Memorial Scholarship, the Young Farmer & Rancher (YF&R) Scholarship, the Memorial/Honorary Scholarship and its District Scholarship program. To apply visit TexasFarmBureau.org by Thursday, March 1. Information can also be found at the Guadalupe County Farm Bureau office located at 325 S. State Hwy. 46 in Seguin.
Seguin Police Youth Scholarship
The Seguin Police Youth Scholarship Program is offering a $500 one-year scholarship for one 2018 senior at Seguin High School. The application, essay, and related documents and requirements can be found online at www.seguintexas.gov/youth_scholarship or from Tricia Mayo, Counselor Secretary at Seguin High School. Items must be submitted to Tricia Mayo no later than Friday, March 2.
Mid Texas Symphony
The Mid Texas Symphony will present its Big Band Blowout part II from 6 to 10 p.m. Saturday, March 10 at the New Braunfels Civic Center. For more information call 830-463-5353 or visit mtsymphony.org.
AARP Tax Aide Program
The AARP Tax Aide Program will provide free electronic filing (E-File) of Federal Income Tax Returns for the elderly, low and medium income from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays beginning Friday, Feb. 2 until Saturday, April 14 at the Seguin Public Library (2nd floor) located at 313 W. Nolte St. in Seguin. Participants should bring identification and all documents related to filing tax returns. Taxes can not be filed without proper documents. Assistance will not be available on Good Friday, March 30.
Mid Texas Symphony
The Mid Texas Symphony will present "Passionately Bold" at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 29 in Jackson Auditorium/Weston Center on the campus of Texas Lutheran University. Tickets are $15 and up. For more information call 830-463-5353 or visit mtsymphony.org.
Kiwanis Flag Sponsorships
The Kiwanis Club of Seguin is seeking sponsorship donations for its Flag fundraiser. Sponsorships are available for $35 each, per year. Proceeds benefit Kiwanis charity and flag replacement. To sponsor a flag, call Ed Engelhardt at 830-379-0107 or 830-660-8288.
Volunteers Needed
The Silver Center is in need of volunteers and subs to serve lunch from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Mondays through Fridays. To volunteer call 830-303-6612 or go by 510 E. Court St. in Seguin.
Salvation Army Volunteers Needed
The Seguin Unit of the Salvation Army is in need of volunteers to serve in the office a few hours a week. To volunteer call Katherine at 830-401-4872.
RAPPS Classes
The Rural Area Parenting Program Services (RAPPS) provides classes for co-parenting, protective parenting and life skills, anger management, and tobacco awareness. Certification for competition of these classes is accepted by the judicial system. For more information call 830-303-9225 or visit seguinrappsorg.org.
Silver Center Volunteers Needed
The Silver Center serves citizens aged 50 years or older in Seguin, Guadalupe County, and surrounding communities. Volunteers are needed to keep the doors open of this non-profit organization. For more information and to register as a volunteer, call 830-303-6612 or visit 510 E. Court Street in Seguin.
Toddler Time
The Seguin Public Library offers Toddler Time at 10:30 a.m. Tuesdays at 313 W. Nolte St. in Seguin. For more information call 830-401-2422
or visit library.seguintexas.gov.
Happy Soles Square Dance Club
The Happy Soles Square Dance Club will offer free beginning square dance lessons at 7:15 p.m. Tuesdays at Friedens Church located at 2555 Friedens Church Road in Seguin/Geronimo. No fees, special attire, or partner required. These are low pressure, fun lessons for all to enjoy. For more information contact Glenn Johnson at 210-878-7977.
Preschool Story Time
The Seguin Public Library offers a Preschool Story time at 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays at 313 W. Nolte St. in Seguin. For more information call 830-401-2422 or visit library.seguintexas.gov.
Domino Players Needed
The American Legion Post 245 will host 42 domino players from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m. every Thursday. For more information call 830-433-1193.
To be sure your non-profit organization's meetings and events appear in this calendar, send information to: firstname.lastname@example.com fax 379-2238, or drop off the information at the Seguin Daily News/KWED office, 609 E. Court St., Seguin.
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