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Buckyballs, Buckycubes, Popular Magnetic Desktoys, Discontinued
(NEW YORK) -- Maxfield & Oberton, the maker of Buckyballs and Buckycubes, popular office toys made up of small magnetic beads that can be molded into different shapes, is discontinuing those products after continued pressure from the federal government.
Marketed to adults as a stress reliever and a cure for cubicle boredom, more than 2 million Buckyballs have been sold in the United States.
"Due to baseless and relentless legal badgering by a certain four letter government agency, it's time to bid a fond farewell to the world's most popular adult desk toys, Buckyballs and Buckycubes. That's right: We're sad to say that Balls & Cubes have a one-way ticket to the Land-of-Awesome-Stuff-You-Should-Have-Bought-When-You-Had-the-Chance," said a statement on the company's website Wednesday.
That agency is the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which said an estimated 1,700 people have been hospitalized in the past three years after ingesting parts from these kinds of magnet toys. As a result, the CPSC filed a lawsuit in July against Maxfield & Oberton, calling Buckyballs "hazardous" because the strong magnets "contain a defect in the design, packaging, warnings and instructions, which pose a substantial risk of injury to the public."
In the lawsuit, the CPSC demanded that Buckyballs and several high-power magnetic toys from other companies be recalled immediately.
"In response to a request from CPSC staff, a number of retailers have voluntarily agreed to stop selling Buckyballs, Buckycubes and similar products manufactured by other companies. CPSC staff called upon these retailers to cease distribution of high-powered, manipulative magnetic products after dozens of young children and teenagers swallowed multiple magnets, which connected inside their gastrointestinal tracts and caused internal injuries requiring surgery. The online marketplace eBay has also agreed to implement steps to remove listings by sellers for these items," according to a statment from the CPSC.
Andrew Frank, a spokesman for Maxfield & Oberton, said over the past couple of weeks the decision was made to "sell out what we've got" and "focus on other products," but that the company would "continue to fight the action that is against us."
"Maxfield and Oberton will continue to fight the CPSC's effort to put the company out of business and denies its products violate any CPSC standard or other legal requirement," Frank said.
When asked if abandoning Buckyballs and Buckycubes meant that Maxfield & Oberton was admitting the product was a danger, Frank said, "We maintain our strong opposition to the CPSC's claim that our vigorous safety program and the five warnings on our product's packaging are insufficient. We market our products only toward adults. Unfortunately, the CPSC will not consider our proposal to work together to launch an educational campaign to complement our own efforts."
Buckyballs CEO Craig Zucker told Nightline in September that the company had been challenging the proposed ban because, Zucker said, Buckyballs were not defective and were marketed as an office toy to adults, clearly not intended for or marketed to children.
"We're not in Happy Meals. We're not on Saturday morning cartoons. We're in adult stores -- places you would go to find something for your dad on Father's Day," Zucker said at the time.
In the wake of the proposed ban, Zucker launched an online campaign called "Save Our Balls," which sparked a national debate on the role of big government. He also added that he had taken steps to educate consumers about magnet safety and pointed out that Buckyballs' packaging carries clear warnings to parents.
Warning labels are "on the top, the side, the carrying case. It's on the instructions," he said. "I would say it's impossible to miss the warnings. They're all over the place."
While Maxfield & Oberton is purging its inventory, the company said "there are still a few thousand sets of Buckyballs, Buckycubes and Chromatics in stock and available for purchase online."
Frank added that the company was donating 20 percent of its profits from any Buckyballs and Buckycubes purchased until Friday to victims of Hurricane Sandy.
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JACKSON, Miss.–After trailing 5-0, the Birmingham-Southern baseball team scored three runs in the bottom of the ninth inning but it wasn't enough to overcome No. 25 Millsaps in the title game of the Southern Athletic Association Championship, played at Twenty Field in Jackson, Miss.
BSC falls to 29-15, while the Majors move to 34-11. Although the SAA, as a new conference, does not yet receive automatic bids to the NCAA Championship, both teams have a shot at an at-large bid. The championship field will be announced this Sunday.
The Majors scored twice in the top of the first to start the game, scoring on a ground-out RBI by Stephen Gates, and then capitalizing on a BSC error to go up 2-0. They added another run in the top of the second on a squeeze bunt by Gates.
The game was scoreless until the top of the eighth, when an RBI single from Gates increased the lead to 4-0. The Majors then scored on a wild pitch in the top of the ninth to to up 5-0.
BSC tried to rally in the bottom of the ninth. Junior Jeremy Hatley led off with a walk, followed by sophomore David Bourbonnais getting hit by a pitch to put runners on first and second. After a pitching change by the Majors, junior Ethan Netherton singled to left field to load the bases. Sophomore Jake Campbell grounded out for an RBI to break the shutout, and a ground-out RBI by sophomore pinch-hitter Tanner McGill cut the lead to 5-2 with two outs. Senior Stephen Denton RBI singled to bring Netherton across the plate and cut it to 5-3, but a strikeout by freshman Taylor McCracken ended the game to clinch the championship for Millsaps.
The Panthers had eight total hits, with Denton going 2-4 and McCracken going 2-5. Millsaps had seven hits, led by Samuel Doucet who was 2-3.
Junior Miles Nordgren, the 2013 SAA Pitcher of the Year, started for BSC and went five innings, giving up five hits and three earned runs to fall to 5-3 on the year. Bourbonnais threw 2.1 innings and allowed one hit and one earned run, and senior Blake Yance went the final 1.2 innings giving up one hit and one earned run with four strikeouts.
Keith Shumaker, the 2013 SAA Player of the Year, got the win on the mound for the Majors to move to 6-0. He threw seven innings while giving up five hits and no runs with three strikeouts. Harper Grier got the save, his third of the year, after pitching the final inning.

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Island life is overrated (just kidding) so it's back to the blogosphere (not kidding). Did you grab Esquire's The Big Black Book for S/S 2011? They absolutely killed it with one of their best editions yet. In fact, a lot of the stuff and ideas featured this season are similar to what I've been pushing/preaching on Sart Inc. It's for sure worth 1,000 of your finest pennies. Anyhow, I am going to be featuring some of the best stories and spreads in case beer monies are tight around your parts. Up first is 2011's front runner for outstanding menswear photojournalism. "Three Days in Solomeo" follows the adventures of one Brunello Cucinelli, but is really more about the spirit of Solomeo, Italy. For those unaware, Solomeo is Cucinelli HQ and his business is pretty much the town's entire economy. Check out the scans below and take in all the beauty, both sartorial and otherwise.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
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I saw it and picked it up. Wonderful.ReplyDelete
Any chance you're aware how to get this in Canada? The bums at Esquire don't offer it!ReplyDelete
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I love the blue pocket square above. Nice combination of colors with this outfit.ReplyDelete
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theophilus (July 9th, 2016)
I recently found that Creation Ministries International (www.creation.com) has a homschooling resource page with a lot of e-books.
The books range from how to start, the benefits of, to specific subjects.
The site is here:
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Hello Polly thanks for posting the homeschooling references I really appreciate it and it shows that you really care for people I guess that's why you're the only person on my friends list I haven't made many posts in a long time but I have stopped in periodically. To read some of yours can I just thank you for your commitment to Christ and to other believers thanks
First day of our homeschool co-op. We have 11 families participating; 31 students and 12 teachers. We're having a blast!
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Hi Poly, I have two children ages 7 and 11 .
I am a expat in china where both children have been raised.
do you have any info on home schooling for there ages, there math is ok but I need resources on English for both there ages.
Are any of you familiar with the online Khan Academy? As far as I can tell, it's the only resource a homeschooler would need for any age with 3300 educational videos.
See http://www.khanacademy.org/#browse
It's funny to me. I have never imposed my beliefs on anyone. I don't refrain from speaking about my relationship with Christ, but I do not accost anyone with it.
People in the secular world don't want those bible thumping Christians around. So for one reason or another people home school their children. They are away from the secular schools. Why are the atheist secular left wing fascist coming into chats like this. I think that secretly they are afraid. They don't want to give up there self involved secular life but secretly are worried that they have made a bad decision. They need support in what they chose is correct. Just baffles me. God Bless them.
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If you are using "answers in genesis" as a resource for homeschooling than you should seriously rethink public schools. those ppl are not Christians. They are kooks. Up there with The koolaid guys.
The Pillar Foundation, on Clayton Rd. in St. Louis Mo. was set up to be a resource for home schooled children and parents.
So are there other sites like Khan academy out there?
Shouldn't there be one run by good Christians?
WonderClub.com looks like a great website. I was homeschooled. Thanks for the links.
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People have cut calories and improved their diets
A new analysis shows that working-age adults in the USA cut out 78 calories a day.
New evidence suggests Americans are shaving off calories and improving their diets.
Adults cut their calories by almost 100 a day between 2005 and 2010, mainly because they consumed fewer calories from fast-food places and other restaurants, according to a new analysis from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
They are consuming slightly less saturated (animal) fat and a bit more fiber, the study shows. And families say they began eating more meals together during that time period, and more of those meals were home-cooked.
There were improvements in the quality of food that was prepared at home and away from home, says study author Jessica Todd, a research economist with the USDA's Economic Research Service. These changes may be "a silver lining" of the 2007-09 recession, "because the recession likely left people with more time to choose healthier foods and to prepare more meals at home."
Harry Balzer, chief industry analyst for the NPD Group, a market research firm that tracks eating trends, says during this time period, many people experienced a drop in income, and people lower their food costs by using restaurants less because restaurant meals cost three times more than meals made at home. NPD research shows that Americans are using restaurants less and eating more meals at home, he says.
"It's definitely encouraging that this analysis finds calories are trending downward since that's exactly what we need to curb the epidemic of obesity," says Dawn Jackson Blatner, a registered dietitian in Chicago who wasn't involved in the analysis. "It's also great news that family meals are on the rise. A healthy family doesn't just eat nutritious foods, they also eat together around the table.
"We have more control over ingredient quality and portions when we cook at home. More home-cooked meals is one trend that I'd like to see go viral."
The findings come at a time when the obesity epidemic is believed to be leveling off after several decades of skyrocketing growth. In 2012, about 34.9% of the people in the USA were obese, which is roughly 35 pounds over a healthy weight. That is not significantly different from the 35.7% in 2010 or 32% in 2004.
The new analysis is based on interviews with almost 10,000 working-age adults (born between 1946 and 1985) from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. Food and beverage habits are based on in-person interviews about dietary habits. The time period includes the recession. Findings:
• Adults consumed an average of 78 fewer calories a day between 2005 and 2010. That represents a drop from 2,328 calories a day in 2005 to 2,250 in 2010.
• They consumed 127 fewer calories a day in food prepared outside the home, including restaurant fare, fast food and takeout during that period. Food away from home comprised 30% of total calories in 2010 down from 35% of total calories in 2005.
• Adults consumed 53 fewer calories a day from fast-food places.
• Saturated fat intake dropped from 11.3% of total calories to 10.6%; fiber increased from 16.1 grams a day to 17.3.
• Family meals in households with children increased from 5.8 meals a week to 6.29 a week.
• Adults showed more interest in nutrition information including in the Nutrition Facts Panel on products as well as health claims on packages between 2007 and 2010.


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I started this topic to help pressure Simon to finish his book on September Clues. We were working on it a bit in 2009, there was a great cover designed by a friend and it's been 4 or 5 years now since there has been any word on it. I know that he is working on it and that there isn't any reason we cannot just give them away for free or just the cost of printing alone with no mark-up, but I also wouldn't blame Simon for attempting to sell it for more and make a small profit for all his hard work. The thing is, I think to avoid any accusations of profiteering the book would be best made on the cheap and just distributed as a means of having a physical copy of work to distribute. As someone experienced in publishing, I think it would be ideal to just produce print-on-demand copies that involve no profit on our part. I know that is a bit harsh but I think it is wise given that we could easily be accused of trying to make money, and it easily could become that without our thinking it through. This information should be free and widely distributed, with no advertising bullshit or anything. But the production of a book can be expensive in some forms. Is it too extreme of me to say it must not make any sort of profit? Maybe others disagree with me. It's Simon's words and I don't want to impose but I just want to express that concern.
In other words, there wouldn't be anything in the book that isn't completely reproduced on this web site or SeptemberClues.info in more or less the same detail, but the book is a way for people who don't have the Internet or don't like it to be able to process the kind of information we are talking about here. And since there is a popular understanding spreading in media these days (partially due to pirating and that sort of thing) that the thing you buy isn't the content but the medium, then it may be reasonable to say that the book form of the information is a resource-intensive luxury which demands a price tag, unfortunate as it may be. It has also been suggested that we burn copies of September Clues to DVD and include that in the back or front cover somehow.
So anyway, I would be curious to know people's thoughts on the possible problems we can imagine about printing a book, what its moral implications are in a media glut of "truth products" and how we can avoid being seen as something we are not.


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Pauline Buffle is a Programme Officer in the Global Forest and Climate Change Programme. In this interview, she discusses the context and latest developments of the project she manages on Allanblackia, as well as IUCN's role in the project partnership.
1) What is the Allanblackia project and how did the project start?
"The Allanblackia project is funded by the Swiss Secretariat of Economic Affairs (SECO) for the development of a sustainable supply chain of the Allanblackia oil. Allanblackia is a fruit-bearing tree found in Western central tropical forests of Africa. The fruit contains nuts that can be crushed to obtain oil that has similar properties to palm oil. Traditionally, Allanblackia oil is used in soap-making in Ghana but is also used in Tanzania, Nigeria, Cameroon and a few other countries. The Allanblackia project started in 2002 with a public-private partnership called the Novella partnership, involving several members including, ICRAF (the World Agroforesty Centre) IUCN and Unilever to develop a sustainable supply chain of the Allanblackia oil. The project aimed at launching a new export commodity, giving local farmers an alternative agricultural income through environmentally sustainable harvesting methods. Allanblackia is an endemic African forest tree, and local communities have traditionally gone into the forest to collect the fallen fruits in order to harvest the seeds. However, Unilever realized that wild harvesting would not meet commercial demands in terms of volume–so they decided to domesticate the tree in agroforesty systems following sustainable, social and ecological standards in order to increase the volume of Allanblackia production."
2) Will Allanblackia replace palm oil?
"Allanblackia oil is not meant to replace palm oil. Unilever has stressed that they will not grow the tree out of its endemic areas. Unilever also does not want Allanblackia to be based on unsustainable monoculture agricultural model but instead based on sustainable agroforestry schemes and maybe sustainable big plantations in the future.For example in Ghana, Allanblackia seedlings are most often combined with cacao trees and research is showing that this combination of crops has very good economical and environmental potential. Some farmers incorporate Allanblackia with other trees such as plantain, palm oil, Rauvolvia vomitoria a plant used as shade tree and/or for medicinal purposes, and many other species."
3) How long does the wild tree grow? When can you harvest the fruits?
"In the wild, the Allanblackia tree starts fruiting after 12 years. However domesticated trees start fruiting after 7 years. FORM International has assessed that the peak of tree yield is reached around 20-30 years, which remains the same until the tree is 40 years old. So an Allanblackia tree is an investment which will give returns for a long time."
4) How is Allanblackia oil different from palm oil?
"Allanblackia oil consists almost entirely of stearic and oleic acids and has a precise melting point of 34 Degrees Celsius. Hence, Allanblackia oil will melt easily once swallowed and ingested but will remain solid at room temperature. It has excellent properties for spreads and potentially also for chocolate. In addition to its high melting point, Allanblackia oil does not have the deep red colour of palm oil. Allanblackia oil can therefore be much more easily incorporated - without requiring the costly processing of eliminating colour - into beauty products and food, such as soap and margarine. It has a mild taste, so it makes a good all-purpose oil."
5) Who are the partners in this project? What is the role of IUCN in this partnership?
"This Allanblackia project is mainly focused in Ghana. We have TechnoServe (TNS), the Institute for Cultural Affairs (ICA of Ghana), UEBT who set up the standard for a sustainable supply chain and FORM International helping us with the forestry aspects. At the global level, we have the Novella partnership (private-public partnership) composed of the World Agroforestry Centre of Research (ICRAF), Unilever, IUCN, UEBT, FORM international and the River State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA) in Nigeria. Our role in IUCN is to ensure that the supply chain is set up in a sustainable way. We are for example, involved in some of the domestication work such as nursery development, as part of research into the potential of Allanblackia as a species of choice for Forest Landscape Restoration, or in the monitoring of the trees. In general we support a lot of the activities with the communities but also work closely with the international partners to keep sustainability high on the agenda."
6) What are the future plans for this project?
"After a first phase of wild harvesting, we are now in the "domestication phase" which is ending soon. We are looking into the possibility of developing a third phase. Meanwhile, the Novella Partnership is still investing in the development of the domestication and supply chain of Allanblackia. For the moment, further research on domestication of Allanblackia trees and wild harvesting of nuts will continue until the necessary volumes are met. At the same time, we are monitoring interests and potential entry points within the local, national, regional and international markets."


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"What I Believe" – by Dr. Steven Hotze
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WWE superstar Randy Orton was struck from behind in the groin by a fan who climbed out of the crowd after a match Tuesday in Cape Town, South Africa.
YouTube footage shows the fan jump out of the stands and "low blow" Orton, who was standing on the turnbuckle, from behind. The way the attack occurred, as Orton's music cut off during the attack, made it pass for part of the show, but the WWE quickly issued a statement confirming it wasn't staged.
"WWE.com has learned that Randy Orton was violently attacked by an audience member during a SmackDown World Tour Live Event in Cape Town, South Africa, yesterday evening. Footage of the attack was captured by a WWE fan and posted to YouTube, and shows the perpetrator striking The Viper from behind. Orton reportedly suffered an injured groin in the attack but is well enough to have performed tonight in South Africa.
"The matter is currently under investigation by the local authorities, and the South African fan is being held in jail pending criminal charges," the statement said.
Ironically, Orton's character "The Viper" is known often to strike his opponents when they least expect it and from behind, utilizing his 3/4 neckbreaker, "The RKO," to get the three-count. His other finishing move, "The Punt Kick," has Orton run at a downed opponent and kick them in the skull.
Before the event, WWE stars had a meet and greet with Cape Town fans. After the show several WWE stars tweeted about Orton's confrontation.
That's not exactly what we mean by "intimate fan experience." #WWECapeTown
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Jamilah Lemieux, Baratunde Thurston (me), Kathleen Madigan, Keith Robinson
Wednesday was a long and hard day. The shock of no indictment from the Staten Island grand jury in the homicide of Eric Garner was weighing heavily on me. Having spent all day immersed in the story for discussion on TakePart Live that night, I was exhausted. So when Moshe Kasher reached out to invite me onto The Champs, I initially wasn't sure I'd have the energy to add 90 minutes of podcast talking at the end of the day.
I was wrong, and I'm so glad I joined. Moshe, Neal, and I went in. It was real and rough and somehow funny. One of my friends heard it on Facebook and said, "It's funny how The Champs is far and away the most important and interesting black podcast in the game right now."
This episode is definitely my most interesting and important podcast moment of 2014. Take a listen. Revel in the discomfort. Be relieved by the jokes. And then do something.
I joined Pivot TV as co-host of TakePart Live. This means that yes, I live in Los Angeles OMG. The announcement of this gig was a fun thing. Here's how my company Cultivated Wit told the world. And here's the Variety story, with my full name in a Variety headline for the first time ever.
For a flavor of the show, check out this clip from last night's episode.
Here's a link as well.
In many ways, the goal of this talk was to focus and update my 2012 SXSW keynote about the importance of applying humor to many of our interactions in society: political, media, technological. I wanted this talk to hone in on the relationship I see between how we are currently building our future, what's missing, and make a compelling case for the unique humanizing value of humor to be integrated into that future design.
Shorter: jokes be funny and stuff.
For an entire enterprise devoted to the ideas expressed in this talk, check out my company, Cultivated Wit and especially our world of Comedy Hack Day.
Several weeks ago I got an email from someone claiming to work for the Wall Street Journal who wanted to interview me. "Too soon!" I thought. I had not yet perfected my doomsday domination of all the world's capital nor fully implemented my plan for reverse colonialism (which imposes a hefty licensing fee when people like Miley Cyrus decide to twerk or whatever). But, "better too soon than never!" I thought.
So I spent about an hour on the phone with their reporter discussing the broad topic of "independence." We ended up talking a lot about the shame of dependence, and the section they printed reflected that part of our conversation. They interviewed six "luminaries" which means I'm a luminary! I need to start saying more luminarious things like "The key is not to open the door but to let the door open you!".
Anyhow, they interviewed Jonathan Adler, Nadya Tolokonnikova (Pussy Riot), Diane Von Furstenberg, Richard Ford, and Diana Nyad. We had very different things to say. I'll pull quote my own but you should read the entire page. It's quite thoughtful and dare I say illuminating.
Independence means nothing without the concept of dependence. Independent from what? In this country, we're fond of the idea of independence being founded in opposition to something. We've got all these legends and myths in America about rugged individualism. There's almost a sense of shame associated with dependence. But dependence is where society comes from, why families stick together, why churches work. Things are shifting, and some of the tools and language of emerging businesses are more about interdependence than independence, but the overall narrative of the country is still very much: We're on our own.
—Thurston is the author of the book How to Be Black and cofounder and CEO of the digital agency Cultivated Wit.
I used to think Facebook trending topics were clearly better than Twitter, but the World Cup has changed my mind
When Facebook decided to copy Twitter and launch its own version of trending topics, I was all whatever about it. Then I noticed the brief but absolutely helpful context Facebook offered in its version. It reminded me of the short-lived Twitter client Brizzly which I used mostly because it explained what the fuck people on Twitter were talking about. Just take a look at Twitter's trending topic (left) list vs. Facebook (right) to see why this is helpful.
But then the World Cup (like it did for vuvuzelas) changed everything. Without a doubt the Twitter mobile experience of the World Cup is superior to what Facebook offers through a full browser.
Facebook basically gives you non-prioritized feed of crap related to the current match, which is something Twitter used to be known for -- feeds of crap. Facebook also offers recent match results and a countdown timer to upcoming matches. The latter is useful and interesting, but doesn't come close to what Twitter provides. Here's the Facebook World Cup page:
Meanwhile, unlike the noisy and confusing generic trending topics list, Twitter has bothered to organize your experience of the World Cup on mobile. The main screen says "Get instant updates and all the behind-the-scenes action from World Cup 2014," then offers three tabs: Tweets, Photos, and Matches.
When you go to Matches, like Facebook you see the score of any current match, and you see the upcoming time for the next three matches. Most interesting, you can click on a match and just look at Tweets and Photos for that match. Bonus offer is the "People" tab under a single match which shows and gives you the option to follow accounts related to either team. Here's what that People tab looks like.
The World Cup really drives home the differences in what Facebook and Twitter offer. For a surface level understanding of a trending topic list, Facebook wins hands down. With Twitter, you're left wondering, "WTF is #5SOSTheAlbum, and why should I care?" Facebook solves it with a caption, and if you click on a single topic, you get actual news stories that are relevant and not just a bunch of Blieber wannabes declaring their love.
But when it comes to depth of coverage for a live event, at least one on the order of a World Cup, Twitter shows you that it can truly help you make sense of that event and bring you closer to it by bringing you the images and people involved.
Now I just have a few demands of both companies:
- Twitter, please copy the Facebook/Brizzly model of offering a 60-100 character explanation of what the fuck is going on in your left column from a trending topic perspective.
- Facebook, please copy the investment Twitter has made in the World Cup. You've got too many users across the planet to not help them all make more sense of what's happening. Do a better job of integrating, packaging, and segmenting all the bits. You'd be much better if you simply copied the Twitter build, but given your size and relationships, you could integrate media (especially video) and my friend network in more interesting ways. Just at "see which of your friends gives a shit about the World Cup" would be valuable and might lead to some un-friending of folks who can't be bothered with the greatest event series in world history.
- Twitter, please don't limit your organization of the chaos to the World Cup. I would love to see this model applied to other major shared events like the Super Bowl, Oscars, Presidential Debates, and more. It helps if the event is more than a few hours, so the NCAA Tournament seems especially worth it, but long term I'd love to see it applied to anything truly newsworthy, as opposed to just popular-among-children-who-neither-vote-nor-know-anything.
That seems to me a pretty humble request, and as an active user on each of your platforms within the first year of your existence, I feel justified in saying, come on let's get to it!
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"Had Fun"
"Enjoyed Watching Sister Simone Take Dinesh D'Souza To Church"
and "They Gave Us Bath Robes"
Being on the show was actually great. The live audience was, well, live! Bill was a mix of smart and hilarious and wrong. The staff was great to work with, and I met the first ever makeup artist to carry eyeglass cleaner in her kit. Hugs forever. Most of the world missed my appearance, but here are some options.
- If you have Home Box Office To Go, you can watch the full episode (#317) at your leisure
- You can watch the "Overtime" post-show segment on YouTube
- And HBO has a collection of clips from my episode they don't charge you for, so let's hear it for proprietary video players, am I right??
- Or you can come over to my apartment in Brooklyn, and we can watch together. I have a TV.
That's about all I have to say. This show makes me laugh out loud a lot, and Nick Kroll is ridiculous. It's because of his name.


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It's a thin line between love and hate. When it shatters, watch out...As a teen, Sydney Boyle's crush on her foster parents' son—despite their six-year age difference—brought her nothing but heartache. So she did what any smart girl would do: feigned indifference. Keeping her distance is pretty tough, now that Sean is the head of the family publishing company. Forced into close contact, denying her long-suppressed attraction is getting harder by the day. As Sydney grew from a shy, sweet teen to a mind-numbing beauty, Sean could only stand by and watch, his father's warning ringing in his ears. Hands off. But now they're both adults. And it won't be long before he ends one of their daily, nose-to-nose office arguments by just hauling off and kissing her. Cue the snow, some close dancing, and a steaming Jacuzzi in a mountain cabin, and things take a turn for the hot and steamy. But giving in to temptation could mean one of them can never go home again...Warning: Lesson in How to Make a Man Stand Up and Take Notice: take one tight red sweater, add some sexy two-stepping with a few hot cowboys, rub, twirl, wiggle and...stand back and let the pissing contest begin.
Sydney Boyle had one more thing to make her teen years awkward; she had a crush on her foster parent's older son. He thought of her as a nuisance but she fell in love with him. Now that Sydney is helping run the family business with Sean that sexual tension has rushed back.
Sean always knew he was not to lay a finger on his foster sister growing up. However, years later he is finding it more and more difficult to stay away from her. When the family goes on a weekend skiing retreat it becomes impossible to deny those feelings long hid.
Sydney is all grown up and Sean's not the only one that notices. What will happen when these two let down their guard and finally get a taste of the heat between them?
MacKenzie McKade gets things fiery hot from page one of Irresistible. The reader can definitely feel the amazing electric chemistry between Sydney and Sean. I do understand their hesitation; there is such a stigma surrounding brother/sister relationships but these two do not share blood. They do share a whole lotta lovin' with each other during this unforgettable weekend and, readers, it's really hot!


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Indie Filmmaking: You Have To Have Faith/
by Christopher J. Boghosian A few months ago, I plopped down on my couch, let out a deep breath and involuntarily uttered, "It takes so much faith."
The best definition of faith I could find comes from the New Testament: "Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen." Although this verse is referring to spiritual faith, it perfectly captures the faith we need to pursue an independent filmmaking career. Because unlike a Starbucks employee who is guaranteed myriad customers and a steady paycheck, us indies must stand on our own two feet; even marketing and distribution has increasingly become our responsibility. We are entrepreneur-artists, a calling that demands "assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen."
What strikes me most about the New Testament verse is its implication that a need for faith is relative. First, grander things require more faith. In the same way it takes more faith to sink a 3-pointer versus a layup, it takes more faith to produce a historic epic versus a one-location horror film. Second, faith is relative to one's power over things; the more leverage you have, the more you can secure. Third, the harder you work and the longer you persevere, the better your odds of success. So it seems a need for faith can be decreased by elements within our control.
But alas, as we all know, there are things beyond our control in independent film; things many believe are much more important to having a thriving career. I'm talking about profitability, public opinion, and professional advancement. I'm also talking about the thing that scares me most: talent. These truly are "things hoped for...things not seen," which will always demand faith! Sure, we can control them to a certain degree; however, they will forever elude us. (How many times have we seen a celebrated filmmaker produce a critical and box office dud, causing the public to question his/her viability and talent?)
I'm convinced the true worth of faith lies within the filmmaker as a source of strength, energy and hope. It feeds the filmmaker's soul, compelling him/her to continue onward, despite the odds. Without faith, fear will quickly overcome and defeat even the most ambitious of dreams. In fact, I'm beginning to think that fear is diametrically opposed to faith; complete assurance and conviction is fundamentally devoid of fear.
I've been pursuing a career in independent film for a few years now and, quite honestly, I'm tired, physically and emotionally. After numerous short films and a feature, I'm confident that I can control quite a bit; however, the elusive things like public opinion and talent are wearing me down. Just the other day I received another film festival rejection letter, one more punch in the gut, adding to my exhaustion. So it's no surprise when I plop down on the couch and utter, "It takes so much faith."
Where does faith come from? How can we have more of it? We can start with the things within our control, e.g., embrace your limitations, broaden your network, work hard and don't give up. And for the things ultimately outside our control, well, let's choose to believe rather than doubt. It's as simple as a choice: fear or faith. Might as well pick the more constructive of the two, right?
Living on student loans as a first-year law student, Christopher realized it was now or never, so he packed his bags and returned to his hometown, Los Angeles, to make movies. Since then, he has fathered multiple short films, a feature and a super-cute baby boy! You can see what else he's up to at FollowMyFilm.com


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But as it turns out, public libraries' systems for eBook lending were not as idyllic as imagined. Every book available in paper is not necessarily available in electronic form. And though transmitted through the interwebs, you can't just check out a ebook at will. You have to wait for someone else to finish it (and when it's a newer book, you generally have to fend off the bookworm masses).
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Manager Lou Piniella revealed he actually rapped while shooting a TV commercial promoting the upcoming City Series against the White Sox. Is America ready for MC Lou?
"I'm a rap star," he said with a grin.
While Piniella declined to show off his rapping skills, his team went out and did a number on Atlanta, winning 10-5 before a loud and rambunctious crowd of 41,624.
"They do play a factor," Derrek Lee said. "They definitely energize us. If we get in a big situation, the crowd is on its feet, which plays into our hands. But also we have a good team and we're playing well here, so it boils down to that."
Lee and Geovany Soto homered, Reed Johnson added to his collection of spectacular catches and Ted Lilly (6-5) overcame a three-run first inning to earn his fifth victory in his last six decisions. The Cubs won their ninth straight at Wrigley Field to improve to 27-8, their best start at home since 1907, when they won their first World Series and played at the West Side Grounds.
After taking a 6-3 lead into the seventh, Bob Howry gave up two runs on four hits. Piniella called on Scott Eyre with two out and two on.
"I didn't even know who I faced," Eyre said. "By the time I got to the mound, Geo was talking to [ Aramis Ramirez] when I go, 'Hey, who are we facing here?' He goes, '[Ruben] Gotay.' But it wasn't Gotay. He came up the next inning. I don't know who I faced. I wasn't paying attention. I was trying to make sure I got an out."
The mystery man was Gregor Blanco, who struck out in what Piniella called the game's key moment.
Eyre ran his consecutive scoreless appearance streak to 31 games, tying Ryan Dempster's franchise record. Soto followed up with a three-run homer to cap a four-run eighth that helped the Cubs pull away and send Atlanta to a 7-22 road record.
While the Cubs offense has received the bulk of the credit for their 41-24 record, the pitching quietly has taken over the league lead with a 3.69 ERA. The last time the Cubs led the NL in pitching was with a 2.98 ERA in 1945, the year of their last pennant.
After serving up a three-run homer to Greg Norton in the first and receiving a warning from plate umpire Doug Eddings for a pitch that sailed past Brian McCann's head, Lilly shut down the Braves into the seventh.
Lilly was aided by strong defense, including a leaping catch by Johnson in the fourth to rob Omar Infante of extra bases. Johnson rated it a 4 on a scale of 1 to 10, with a 10 being his memorable diving catch in Washington.
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Washington, D.C., Aug. 2, 2011 — The Securities and Exchange Commission has charged a California-based biopharmaceutical company, three shareholder companies, and four senior executives for fraudulently misleading investors about the regulatory status of the company's sole product. Three of the executives were additionally charged with insider trading.
The SEC alleges that Immunosyn Corporation misleadingly stated in various public filings from 2006 to 2010 that its controlling shareholder – Argyll Biotechnologies LLC – either planned to commence or had commenced the U.S. regulatory approval process for human clinical trials for SF-1019, a drug derived from goat blood that was intended to treat a variety of ailments. The public filings failed to disclose that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had already twice issued clinical holds on drug applications for SF-1019, prohibiting clinical trials from occurring. The SEC alleges that Immunosyn also misleadingly stated that the regulatory approval process in Europe for human clinical trials for SF-1019 was imminent or underway, when in fact Argyll never submitted an application in Europe to conduct human clinical trials.
According to the SEC's complaint filed in federal court in Chicago on August 1, Immunosyn's CFO Douglas McClain Jr., Argyll's Chief Scientific Officer Douglas McClain Sr., and Argyll's CEO James Miceli engaged in insider trading by raising approximately $20 million from their sale of Immunosyn shares while knowing that misrepresentations were being made about the regulatory status of SF-1019. They sold most of these shares through Argyll and two other shareholders named in the SEC's enforcement action: Argyll Equities, which McClain Jr. and Miceli jointly owned, and an offshore entity Padmore Holdings Ltd., which McClain Jr., McClain Sr., and Miceli jointly owned. Immunosyn's CEO Stephen D. Ferrone also is charged by the SEC in the securities fraud scheme.
"These executives routinely authorized public filings that told investors a story about the status of the company's prized drug that was far different from the behind-the-scenes reality," said Merri Jo Gillette, Regional Director of the SEC's Chicago Regional Office. "Three of these executives went one step further to illegally profit from their tall tales by selling their company stock and reaping more than $20 million while repeatedly misleading investors about the drug."
For example, according to the SEC's complaint, McClain Sr. made misstatements about the regulatory approval status of SF-1019 in a video on Immunosyn's website and in a 2008 presentation in which he sold Immunosyn stock he owned through Padmore to patients at a Texas holistic clinic, some of whom were terminally ill. The SEC alleges that McClain Sr. raised approximately $300,000 from these patients, but never gave them the shares they bought.
The SEC's complaint seeks a final judgment permanently enjoining the defendants from future violations of the antifraud provisions of the federal securities laws, ordering each defendant to disgorge all ill-gotten gains plus prejudgment interest and pay financial penalties, and barring Ferrone, McClain Jr., McClain Sr. and Miceli from serving as an officer or director of a public company.
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She tells an awesome story about spending a weekend with Prince and performing on stage with Chaka Khan! Paloma also reveals that she owns the exact same record player as seen in Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange. She is serious about her vinyl! Watch this very entertaining episode of What's In My Bag? with Paloma Faith.
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The table ($294) will be offered in Ray's three favorite colors: cobalt blue, red-orange, and yellow gold—the same colors she used on the exterior panels of Case Study House #8, co-designed with her husband Charles.
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An attack by a rogue Afghan soldier who shot dead three Australians and wounded seven others was premeditated but a year on defence still doesn't know why he acted.
Neither is the Australian Defence Force (ADF) sure why 10 days later another Afghan soldier opened fire on Australians at another patrol base, wounding three.
In the first attack, on October 29, 2011, Sergeant Darwish Khan opened fire on a group of Australians and Afghans after a routine morning parade at Patrol Base Sorkh Bed in northern Kandahar province.
Killed were Captain Bryce Duffy, 26, Corporal Ashley Birt, 22, Lance Corporal Luke Gavin, 29, an Afghan interpreter and Darwish himself. Seven Australians and two Afghans were wounded.
On November 8, at Patrol Base Nasir in Oruzgan province, Mohammad Rozi opened fire on soldiers relaxing at the end of the day, wounding three Australian and two Afghan soldiers.
Rozi fled in an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle. He remains on the run and has appeared in insurgent propaganda videos.
With the deaths of three more Australian soldiers at the hands of a rogue Afghan soldier in August this year and the first insider attack that killed Lance Corporal Andrew Jones on May 30 last year, seven Australians have now died in so-called insider or "green on blue" attacks.
Releasing reports on Friday into the two incidents last year, the vice chief of the Australian Defence Force (ADF), Air Marshal Mark Binskin, said Australian, coalition and Afghan forces had suffered a number of insider attacks but no two had been the same.
Darwish had clearly seized an opportunity to target Australians but gave no explanation and a close colleague, who might have been able to help, went absent without leave a few days before the attack.
There was no evidence Darwish was connected to the Afghan insurgency.
"The inquiry officer identified some evidence that other ANA members were aware of Darwish's intent before the shooting," Air Marshal Binskin told reporters in Canberra.
"A subsequent intelligence review ... showed there was no evidence that anyone colluded with him but we could never be quite sure about whether someone may have known or suspected."
There was no evidence Rozi had insurgent leanings before his attack but it appeared local sympathisers helped him escape.
Air Marshall Biskin said efforts to capture Rozi and Sergeant Hekmattulah, who shot dead the three Australians on August 29 this year, were continuing.
"They are murderers and attempted murderers and we will pull out all efforts to apprehend them and bring them to justice. There is no place on this planet that they can feel safe," he said.
Following each insider attack, defence has reviewed force protection measures and made adjustments.
The Australian task group has now ended routine patrolling with Afghan units and withdrawn from outlying patrol bases back to the main base at Tarin Kowt, which in theory is reducing opportunities for insider attacks.
Air Marshal Biskin warned that Australians still did dangerous work in Afghanistan.
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text: Here is a little trick I use. You can adjust this to your own yard. Just keep a little log of what opens when and when you spot your first mason bees; they will be males in nature. Example: When I see the buds on my plum tree just crack and show a little white on close inspection it is time for my release box to go up. This is the first tree I found males on 3 years in a row. By putting my release box up then there is plenty of time for the bees to emerge naturally.


text: Opinion 13.7: Cosmos And Culture Will Richard Dawkins Drive A Stake Through The Heart Of The 'Reason Rally'? February 16, 2012 Next month, a non-believers' Woodstock comes to Washington. Commentator Barbara J. King considers whether headline speaker Richard Dawkins is the best person to lead The Reason Rally's fight against negative stereotypes of non-believers.


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Drawing 50
I woke up, thinking - what to do today? What does one do when one turns 50? My paints were in my studio, but the only thing that made any sense was to sit myself down right away, and take a good honest look at myself before I had any time to think. I found a watercolor block, and my drawing box and thus began a project of drawing myself every day for my 50th year. To live 50 as a painter, taking a good look each day, whether I have 2 minutes or an hour, and whether I want to or not. And in the way that iterations are not just repetitions but change due to the very fact of being repeated, I will live the year of 50.
Karen Kaapcke, September 2012
The Continuation: I have noticed in this, my 51st year, that I am more my body than ever. Yet I was suddenly barely recognizing it. The need to look at it and 'lean in' with it, to work with it, has become central. As a result, my body is becoming more my own. And more universally representative of the need to be present physically in a way that most women find only happens in the younger, sexy years. 51 = drawing the body.
Karen Kaapcke 3.30.13
A few years later, and I looked into the mirror - and was struck by how foreign my belly was to me. I still don't recognize myself.
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All Aboard! What is the Next Stop for Honolulu Rail?
Since Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle came into office, the $5.3 billion elevated-rail project has gone into overdrive—and so have its critics.
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According to the Hawaii Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, this is what Ala Moana Boulevard, near River Street, will look like when the city completes its $5.3 billion elevated-rail project.
photo: urban advantage inc.
UPDATE: On Tuesday, July 19, 2011, the state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs rejected Bombardier Transportation's challenge to the city's intention to award Ansaldo with the contract to design, build, operate and maintain the elevated-rail line. Bombardier officials haven't announced whether or not they will take the issue to circuit court, the company's next recourse.
"Hallelujah!" Honolulu Mayor Peter Carlisle was excited. His jubilation echoed the mood inside the large white tent set up along the North-South Road in Kapolei. Powerful politicians—some who flew in specially from the Mainland—flanked Carlisle, including Sens. Daniel Inouye and Daniel Akaka, Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, City Council members, and present and past city officials. They traveled to West Oahu that sunny morning in February to hold a ceremonial groundbreaking for the estimated $5.3 billion elevated-rail project.
Building the Rail
The city has awarded several major contracts to construct the 20-mile elevated rail. Here's what's been awarded so far, not including the Ansaldo contract.
The elected officials then gathered outside and lined up behind a freshly formed mound of dirt, and paid little attention to the mostly quiet protestors who were waving signs across the street. The politicians smiled for pictures and poked the mound and turned the dirt with an 'o'o (a Native Hawaiian digging stick). A coconut was cracked, the Royal Hawaiian Band played and food was served. The ceremony cost the city $30,000.
However, it was more of a publicity stunt than an actual groundbreaking. Many of its attendees certainly had reason to celebrate. Mock groundbreaking or not, the day marked the closest Honolulu has come to building a rail system. Mass transit has been hotly debated on Oahu for decades; this is the island's third attempt to make it a reality. The city has achieved substantial milestones on the current road to rail: a .5 percent GET surcharge to fund rail has been levied on Oahu since 2007, Gov. Neil Abercrombie signed the environmental impact statement (EIS) shortly after taking office last winter and, this past January, the Federal Transit Authority (FTA) approved the city's rail project, enabling it to begin some preliminary construction, such as relocating utilities in Waipahu and grading and trenching work.
But the city still has a long way to go. It's been four months since the ceremony and no major construction has started—it was supposed to begin in December 2009—and there's a possibility it won't start anytime in 2011, or even next year. In the meantime, its price tag will only increase. In 2007, when HONOLULU Magazine last covered rail in depth, the project was budgeted at $3.6 billion—it's gone up almost $2 billion since then.
City officials portray rail as a done deal. "The voters have decided," they say, repeating it like a mantra. However, only 53 percent of voters supported the rail project, hardly a landslide. Rail advocates shouldn't pop the champagne cork just yet; the truth is, when it comes to rail, not everything is, well, concrete.
In the first half of this year alone, the rail project has been met with multiple challenges. Shortly after the FTA gave the city the green light, a federal lawsuit to stop it was filed. Not long after the city announced its decision to award a significant construction and maintenance contract, the losing bidders lodged protests. And after the City Council and the mayor's Cabinet appointed members for the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transit (HART), the semiautonomous rail-project board—before they even held their first official meeting this month—the two have continued to squabble over the board's actual authority. Carlisle even threatened to take the members to court. Can the rail project survive these setbacks? Should it? Depending on which side you're on, these are either standard public-works hurdles that city officials can jump over or they are strategies meant to halt an expensive and controversial project.
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Here's the second serving of my dream outfit series. I decided to do another since they are loads of fun! Here's some of the latest stuff I'm wishing for these days. Yes there will be loads of platforms and dresses! Anyhow, for this first outfit you'll notice that all the accessories give back to the dress. What I mean by this is that the colors are all pretty close to what you find on the dress. Yup pastel. These freaking earrings are so cute-- but are a bit brash if you're into that sort of thing (I know I am). I'm a sucker for the sunnies because of the mod-air they give off. The bag is perfect for travel and for pastel palette outfits since it's so basic. The shoes are a bit pricey but I love platforms and white shoes work wonderfully with such a bright outfit. As for the dress it's, in my view, the centerpiece. The socks need no explanation since who doesn't love frilly socks?
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I'm really loving the quirky pine-apple bag here. It really reminds me of the design Moschino produced. Which is a hefting $700 by the way. This outfit is based around some trends like 'hologram' shoes as well as some summer-y themes: flowers, pineapples. Also Tiny Tim! Yes you probably have heard of him (but not even know it). That's because his song: Livin' in the Sunlight, Lovin' in the Moonlight is featured in a distinct cartoon called Spongebob Squarepants. The pineapple bag and the dress reminded me of Spongebob so I decided to also incorporate Tiny Tim's album into this as well.
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I love wearing darker outfits too you know. I really dig items that look unique and odd. This outfit is pretty eye-catching but also is a little bit subtle as well-- okay maybe those socks scream 'witch house' but I mean you feel me right? Also I wasn't sure how the dress would fit on the shirt but this is all completely conceptual so forgive me if I'm being a little off here. Here's a little secret *I actually own the shoes* I couldn't resist anddd who doesn't love cut-out boots! The sunglasses make me think of Wildfox's Bel Air shades as well as Chanel's vintage sunglasses. And we can't forget about the gorgeous black pony bag! How cute is it!? It definitely feels a lot like this designer bag (bonus points if you can name it)


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Historically, Alpha Epsilon Phi was a Jewish sorority, although it welcomes women of all backgrounds, religions, and viewpoints. Today, the sorority maintains more than 50 chapters nationwide.
When it comes to philanthropy, Alpha Epsilon Phi supports the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, which works to provide the funding and research needed to prevent pediatric HIV infection and reduce and eventually eradicate cases of pediatric AIDs. The sorority also supports Sharsheret, which uplifts and supports Jewish women suffering from breast cancer.
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Ruthless Schemer: Madoff's Patricide
One hundred thousand dollars in 1960 is equivalent to $5 million today. That is how Madoff began his business. There was no "humble" beginning; that's just an illusion.
[Genesis Of Financial Meltdown]
Bernie Madoff is a master of spin control-as is the federal government.
The published facts about Madoff just do not ring true. Let us use as an example Madoff's oft-told tale that he started his business with $5,000, which sum Madoff had supposedly earned as a summer lifeguard on the beaches of New York City.
Madoff and the press have made it appear as if the Ponzi King was a self-made man. But there is never a mention of how Madoff rose to the zenith of investment management.
On December 15, 2008 The Palm Beach Daily News published an interview with Carl Shapiro, Madoff's mentor. Shapiro stated that he met Madoff 48 years ago when Schapiro was doing a lot of arbitrage. Madoff was able to close a deal for Schapiro and Schapiro gave Madoff a check for $100,000 to begin his business.
One hundred thousand dollars in 1960 is equivalent to $5 million today. That is how Madoff began his business. There was no "humble" beginning; that's just an illusion.
Shapiro so trusted Madoff, and treated Madoff as his son, that Bob Jaffe, Madoff's son-in-law became a fund raiser for Madoff.
Jaffe raised hundreds of millions of dollars for Madoff's firm, because of the reputation of Shapiro. Schapiro was highly respected in the community of Palm Beach; not only because he was wealthy but because Schapiro gave tens of millions of dollars to charity.
Madoff betrayed Shapiro, who treated Madoff like a son, and stole not only his money but Schapiro's reputation.
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|Did you see Chad Deity? Jamin Olivencia was part of the cast.
I'm a fan of anything that could be considered "spectacle." But I wouldn't have thought that could extend to wrestling if it hadn't been for Actors Theatre's production of The Elaborate Entrance of Chad Deity last season. That play, which is easily the best play I've seen in Louisville– perhaps even anywhere, humanized the sport and reminded us how much of an "art" it really is.
The thing with wrestling is that you really need to go with a guide. I'm sure after a couple of consecutive visits, you'd pick up on the mythology, but if you go and don't have someone to fill you in on the soap opera, I think it wouldn't be anywhere near as fun.
I was lucky enough to tag along with Louisville actress Leah Roberts, who has been a bunch of times and who knows some of the OV wrestlers. Without her Cliff's Notes version of the rivalries and stereotypes, I would have floundered.
The super duper good guy seems to be a veteran with a prosthetic leg (who is actually a veteran with a prosthetic leg– that's not his character). He's just partnered with a long-haired Mohamed Ali, who is Middle Eastern/Latino and
There's a bad guy named Paradise who is a flamboyant gay character (but in real life is a straight guy named Billy).
There's a syndicate of militia-types called "The Coalition" who, despite their flag-waving, hawkish, U-S-A personas are still the bad syndicate.
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Bridge construction means 3 years of traffic disruptions
Work begins this summer on Longfellow Bridge
A long awaited rebuilding of the Longfellow bridge, a key link between Boston and Cambridge, will soon begin with major inconveniences planned for both drivers and Red Line riders.
Outbound lanes from Boston to Cambridge will be shut down for three years, with traffic diverted to the Craigie Bridge which is connected to the usually congested Leverett Circle.
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Even once renovations are completed in September 2016, westbound traffic will be reduced to one lane permanently to make more room for pedestrians and bicyclists. Two inbound lanes for vehicular traffic from Cambridge to Boston will be reinstated.
"There are always temporary impacts during construction," said Frank DePaola, Massachusetts Highway Administrator. "What would be much worse is if we had to shut down the bridge because of structural reasons and then there was no Red Line."
The 100-year-old bridge has only had cosmetic facelifts through the decades and is deemed structurally deficient. The construction will be in three phases. By the summer of 2014, Red Line service from Kendall Square in Cambridge to Park Street in Boston will be shut down for 25 weekends, first for 12 weeks, then 12 more weeks about two to three months later.
"We already experience a lot of delays in service as is and for them to take away service two days out of the seven day week for that long is going to be ridiculous," said one disgruntled rider.
But others were less unhappy.
"Generally, I don't take the Red Line on the weekends. I use it mostly for work, so I'm mostly unaffected by it," said one commuter.
"It's never a good time to close down even a portion of a major structure like this, but it has to be done for the interest of public safety," said DePaola.
Some small local businesses near the affected T stations are worried about reduced foot traffic. But others are optimistic buses which will run more frequently to bridge the gap between Kendall and Park those weekends the Red Line is shut down, will bring just as many potential customers.
The project is estimated to cost $255 million with the federal government footing 80 percent of the bill.