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(NEW YORK) – In what very well may be a sign of the times, the sales of the new video game Call of Duty: Black Ops II has made the entire Call of Duty franchise now worth more in revenues than the box office receipts of the Harry Potter or Star Wars movies, respectively.
The new video game, released by gaming giant Activision is reported to have made $500 million worldwide, according to retail analyst company Chart-Track. This game is now one of many installments of the Call of Duty series that has now spanned over nearly a decade.
Millions of fans apparently raced to some 16,000 launches of the game at retail stores around the globe Tuesday night at midnight. The game has long been a highly anticipated one: the trailer alone for Black Ops II, released October 29, garnered more than 30 million hits on YouTube.
"Call of Duty has become more than a product people buy, it's a brand people buy into," said Eric Hirshberg, CEO of Activision Publishing.
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The John Murray Show Monday 24 March 2014
A lively mix of entertainment, human interest and lifestyle, presented by John Murray.
On the line to John this morning is George Graham, with a very special request for farmers, a loan of their sheep, at least one thousand of them! They are needed for The Golden Shears World Sheep Shearing Championships soon to be held in Gorey, Co. Wexford.
If you have sheep to donate contact www.goldenshearsireland.com or telephone office @ 087.794.3680 or George Graham @ 087.256.9072
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John Connolly is one of our biggest crime writing experts & is as popular here as he is abroad. His latest book in the Charlie Parker series is The Wolf in Winter & he is in studio with John this morning.
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Liberal groups were divided in their reactions to the decision: Some groups considered the ruling an outright victory, while others were outraged that the most controversial provision of the law was allowed to take effect.
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"Today the Supreme Court agreed with us — that only the federal government should regulate immigration and that states do not have the right to create a fifty state patchwork of immigration laws. But today is not a good day for justice in America. The Supreme Court ruled in favor of the most egregious section of this discriminatory law.
"The court may have decided, but we – the people – will have the final say," said Medina, who expressed renewed drive to mobilize Latino voters and communities in order to completely defeat the law and push Congress to pass comprehensive immigration reform. "On November 6, we will be heard at the ballot box."
Like SEIU, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) made a point of applauding the Supreme Court's decision but vowed to defeat the remaining provision of the law. "We are encouraged by today's decision and it is a major court victory for immigrant communities," said LULAC National President Margaret Moran. "We remain committed to our legal challenge against the 'papers please' provision that was left standing.
The court left the door open to future legal challenges, which plaintiffs in other lawsuits against SB 1070 will now pursue. Presently, LULAC, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF), SEIU, the ACLU, and other organizations all have cases pending in federal district courts that focus on racial profiling.
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The same sentiments were echoed by the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), according to a statement. "NALEO applauds the Court's action to prevent the state from unconstitutionally criminalizing being undocumented, seeking or engaging in work, or being deportable. NALEO is extremely concerned, however, that Arizona's 'show-me-your-papers' policy was not yet determined to be unconstitutional because it is unclear how it will be implemented."
The ruling means "that if, for whatever reason, your last name, color of your skin or your accent allows you to be perceived as 'foreign' you're vulnerable to being stopped by law enforcement," said American Civil Liberties Union National Executive Director Anthony D. Romero. "That's not an America we want to live in."
ImmigrationWorks USA president Tamar Jacoby called it "a stunning reversal of recent trends" but said "fears that the ruling will open the door to a rash of Arizona copycat measures" are unlikely to come true as more and more states lose interest in legislating immigration.
Doris Meissner, Senior Fellow and Director of the Migration Policy Institute's U.S. Immigration Policy Program, who served as Commissioner of the U.S. Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) from 1993-2000, said, "This ruling reconfirms the long-held principle of federal primacy in immigration policy. It should largely put to rest questions about the respective roles of state and federal authorities in enforcing the nation's immigration laws and raises important cautions for the policing provisions that Arizona enacted."
In response to the panic over the "show me your papers" provision, James W. Ziglar, MPI Senior Fellow who served as INS Commissioner from 2001-2002, added "The portion of the opinion that upholds the requirement that police check immigration status does so in a very cautionary way. The court suggests that an overly broad implementation of Section 2(B) could cause that provision to be constitutionally defective."
Added Muzaffar Chishti, Director of MPI's office at New York University School of Law, "Even though the Supreme Court has allowed the most controversial section of the Arizona law to go forward, it has left open the possibility that the provision could also fall if its implementation conflicts with federal law. However, in the interim, the ruling could lead to many citizens and non-citizens facing adverse impacts at the state and local level."
"The passage of SB 1070 in Arizona and its copycats in Alabama, Georgia, and elsewhere has outraged and electrified the Latino community, and today's ruling will spur even greater action," said Janet Murguía, President and CEO of the National Council of La Raza (NCLR). "We will continue the fight in the legislatures, in the courts, and in the voting booth. Thirty-one states have declined to follow SB 1070's path because these types of laws are costly, ineffective, and discriminatory, and the evidence on that remains unchanged. The Supreme Court ruling does not give states a green light to advance copycat measures. Ultimately Congress bears responsibility to pass legislation which will fix our nation's broken immigration system, and we must compel them to act to deliver the real solutions our country needs."
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Texas defeated a law modeled after this same controversial Arizona measure in 2011. "The decision by the U.S. Supreme Court today to uphold the discriminatory 'show me your papers' part of SB 1070, Arizona's anti-immigrant law, shows just how out of touch the court is with reality," said ACLU of Texas' Executive Director Terri Burke.
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In 2005 and 2007, McCain was in favor of raising the cap on the Social Security payroll tax as part of a hypothetical compromise solution.
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"As part of a compromise," said McCain, "I could, and other sacrifices, because we all know that it doesn't add up until we make some very serious and fundamental changes."
"The Social Security tax cap, he wants to raise from $105,000 to I thinkLet's score this one: Flip-flopped to pander to the right wing base? Check. Hypocritical criticism of Obama? Check. But it seems incomplete without the McCain mendacity. Where's the lie? Ah, yes, here it is:
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I would have mentioned Jetworks but I have no idea who that guy is.
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Mods please don't ruin the Business Networking Forum with this thread. Move to Political Forum please.
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If you have an Android, you have (or can get free) an app called Voice Search.
This is actually quite a bit more than a search feature. It recognizes a number of commands.
One of these commands is "Note To Self". This will take whatever you say after saying "Note To Self" and create an email from it, already addressed to your GMail account and with a recording of your voice attached, which is handy in case you're in a hurry and speak too fast for good transcription.
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In GMail, you can set up "Filters" which will recognize messages with a subject of "Note To Self". You can have these messages forwarded. I have mine forwarded to both ToodleDo and EverNote, because some are tasks, and some are other notes.
Either way, once they're in my system, it's a piece of cake to clean them up, making good Tasks or Notes out of them, as the case may warrant.
In actual practice, it looks like this. I pull out my phone, hold down the Search key for two seconds, say "Note To Self, When you're in Chicago, pick up a new Tommygun". A few minutes later, that appears in my ToodleDo tasks and in my EverNote Notes. What could be simpler? Then it's just a matter of cleaning my InBox! Granted, I have to change the Task Name / Subject, but that's cake.
Hope this helps some of you out there!
Setting up the Filters in GMail is pretty simple too (and free). If you can use ToodleDo, you can surely make the filter(s) you need.
I should also point out that I don't think the Voice files will be retained by ToodleDo and EverNote if you have free accounts. Seems I read something about file attachments being a pay feature. But they'll still be in GMail if you need them.
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This sounds neat! Who's the publisher of this app? It looks like there are at least two apps on the Android market called 'Voice Search', and neither one of them claims to support command-and-control type functionality.
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This sounds neat! Who's the publisher of this app? It looks like there are at least two apps on the Android market called 'Voice Search', and neither one of them claims to support command-and-control type functionality.
Voice Search by Google aka Voice Actions requires 2.2 of Android or greater and your phone must be set to English.
Nice tip, thanks!
It can be handy, because most apps require more actions to add a simple note. Processing can be done later. :)
This works great for me! And the voice recognition is more accurate than any I've run across. Thanks!
Very nice tip. Extremely useful. Thanks so much!
Posted: Oct 17, 2011
How do I do this?
When I do a Voice Search on my Android and say, "Note to self," before the thing I want to have e-mailed to me, it just searches "Note to self" on the internet.
@bgznkitties - be sure you have the latest version of Android's Voice Search installed, as that is the version that supports voice actions. I had the same problem until I updated the voice app.
Posted: Oct 26, 2011
I have an iPhone 4 and just downloaded an app called Vlingo. It looks like it will do similar tasks. Though, I think I will set it up just to email Toodledo vs. my gmail account. Thanks for the work-around!
VocaNote is another Android app that does almost the same thing without the need for "note to self".
Posted: Oct 29, 2011
My Android has this as a native function. I have the Droid3 and maybe this is an update for Gingerbread (v2.3). But just holding down the search button brings up the voice control and 'note to self sends it to gmail'....
However, I didn't think of the ability to autoforward... That saves a step, thanks!
I recently started using an app called Rapidfire Tasks which automates specific email-to-task/note services. It has toodledo, evernote, and a couple other options. You can create an icon shortcut for specific entries, such as grocery list, to-do-today, to-do-next-week, inbox note, someday task...etc. So instead of opening evernote or toodledo and then selecting the appropriate fields you can just hit that particular icon and only have to type the entry without having to specify due date/folder/urgency etc etc.
I love the ability to customize and overcomplicate with toodledo but sometimes this creates a lot of resistance to easily entering a simple little item without the fear of it falling through the cracks. Having these pre-configured quick entry options really helps!
Posted: Nov 06, 2011
Well I've updated to latest Voice Search app, and it still doesn't work (just does the Google search). HTC Wildfire S running Android 2.3
I am in the British though, and came across a comment on the Android market that says Voice Actions only works for US English. Does that mean I have to fake an American accent to get this to work!? Anyone out there able to enlighten me?
I use ToodleTask on my android phone to add tasks quickly. It works with either the keyboard or the voice button on the keyboard. It does automatically set the tasks with a due date of tomorrow but that makes them come up in my radar pretty easily to deal with them further.
Thanks for the great app suggestions.
I really like the idea of "note to self." I was able to set up the gmail filter to forward to evernote, but I have not been able to figure out how to get the verify code from Toodledo using the normal gmail filter/forwarding address. Has anybody else had this problem?
If I manually forward, I can get it to work, but the email forwarding requires the verify code.
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In a previous post I predicted that Japanese Prime Minister Abe Shinzo would discover that President Obama had better things to do than to host his first official
overseas visit in January. Abe tried to make the best of this loss of face--and symbolic denigration of the U.S.-Japan relationship--by proclaiming, as he set off on January 16 to Thailand, Indonesia and—incongruously, as he kept referring to "shared democratic values"—Vietnam, the high priority that Japan places on strengthening ties with ASEAN nations.
My sense is that the visit largely fell flat, and not just because he cut short the scheduled time in the last stop, Indonesia, on the pretext of having to return to Tokyo to manage Japan's response to the Algerian hostage crisis.
In each country, his hosts were keeping one eye on signals from Beijing, and another on communications from their Washington, D.C. embassies concerning likely changes in U.S. policy toward Asia during a second Obama term and under a new U.S. secretary of state. At the same time they were wondering what to make of Abe's hawkish stance toward resolving the Senkaku/Diaoyu dispute, what is really happening in the U.S. and Japan "alliance," and whether there is a real chance of hot war.
In fact, the tone of the Abe visit was consistently off-key. Against his professed goal of promoting trade and economic ties, his hosts had to be thinking that the most substantive result so far of Abenomics has been yen devaluation, with the objective of increasing Japanese exports and import substitution. Hardly a message they would unreservedly welcome.
The other part of his message—that "shared values" should include a wariness toward, or active cooperation against, Chinese "aggressiveness"-- I believe also failed to resonate. The reasons are not hard to imagine. For Thailand and Indonesia the greatest potential threat to their national interests from the Senkaku/Diaoyu dispute (assuming it remains at a level short of hot war), or China's disputes with the Philippines and Vietnam in the South China Sea, is the threat of Chinese retaliation should they actively participate in or give moral support to overt or subliminal anti-China initiatives. Thailand and Indonesia must also fear that the Senkaku/Diaoyu dispute will continue to hamper economic growth in Japan to the detriment of their exports. They are hoping for a quick resolution, and surely conveyed this hope to Abe.
In Vietnam, the reception of Abe's message may have been slightly more positive. In relations with China, however, it is hard to believe that Vietnam sees Japan as useful or particularly relevant ally.
What became clearer after Abe's swing through Southeast Asia is that, geopolitically, including in its most vital region, East and Southeast Asia, Japan remains a slightly pathetic dwarf, stunted and largely muted by constraints of the post-WWII "alliance" with the U.S.
Making the "rebuilding" of the U.S.-Japan alliance the cornerstone of his government's foreign policy, Abe had essentially removed any basis for serious dialogue on geostrategic issues with the leaders of Vietnam, Thailand, and Indonesia. They had little or nothing to learn or gain from speaking with the alliance's junior partner.
While Abe was in Southeast Asia the really consequential discussions on Japan's foreign and defense policy were taking place with U.S. counterparts in Washington, D.C. and in Tokyo. On January 17 meetings between "working level" U.S. and Japanese foreign policy and defense officials at the Ministry of National Defense in Tokyo. U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Asia Kurt Campbell was in Tokyo heading the Obama administration's push to increase cooperation and coordination between Japan's Self-Defense Forces and U.S. military forces "to ensure regional peace and security."
A working level group of U.S. and Japanese defense and foreign ministry officials was formally tasked with revising (read: expanding) the 1997 "guidelines" for U.S.-Japanese military cooperation and coordination in the event of "incidents" in the Asian region.
On January 18 Japanese foreign minister Kishida Fumio met in Washington with U.S. secretary of state Clinton. The meeting was surely mainly to cement arrangements for Abe to finally receive an audience with President Obama. After the meeting, it was announced that the Abe/Obama summit would take place in the second half of February.
At the post-meeting press conference, the U.S. secretary of state seized the occasion to pronounce that "we oppose any unilateral actions" by either party to the Senkaku/Diaoyu dispute, using the word "oppose" for the first time. The pronouncement received a blast protest from Beijing.
Toward China, the Abe/Aso government announced a change of plan. In December Abe had planned, during or before his January call on President Obama, to dispatch to Beijing as his special and personal emissary the Liberal Democratic Party vice chairman and well-respected China hand Komura Masahiko. Komura was to carry a personal message from Abe to Chinese leader Xi Jinping.
Last week it was announced that, rather than Komura, New Komeito leader Yamaguchi Nasuo would be the first official government emissary to China, heading to Beijing on January 22 for a four day visit. Yamaguchi duly touched down in Beijing yesterday and is being given polite, but low level treatment. Reports are that he will be preparing the ground for Komura.
Abe and Komura probably determined that "balance" required that Komura's trip be delayed until it could take place—as previously conceived—in tandem with Abe's audience with Obama. A more awkward and feckless, not to mention inauspicious, diplomacy is hard to imagine.


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The usual "waah waah, the evil atheist conspiracy meanies are picking on us" self-pity you get from these losers, in other words. And they say "Big Science," Ben's imaginary villain, are the ones who want to "control the message"? Project much? Of course they do: they're IDiots, which means they're pathological liars and meretricious scumbags.
Note that on the Expelled blog, the whiny tard patrol respond by deriding PZ as an "atheist blogger and fabulist," while somehow forgetting to note that he's the same "fabulist" from whom they requested and got an interview for their movie under false pretenses.
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Gov. Scott Announces $3 million Commitment for Water Projects in Apalachicola
Highlights Collaboration throughout State Government to Restore Fisheries and Grow Jobs
Today, Governor Rick Scott was joined by Senator Bill Montford and Representative Halsey Beshears to announce that the Florida Families First Budget invests $3 million in water projects for Apalachicola to enhance the community's infrastructure while improving water quality in the bay. The Governor also highlighted current activities to assess and improve the area's fisheries, and efforts to improve the economic conditions of the region. The Governor was also joined by Department of Environmental Protection Secretary Herschel Vinyard, Executive Director of the Northwest Florida Water Management District Jon Steverson, Executive Director of the Department of Economic Opportunity Jesse Panuccio and Executive Director Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission Nick Wiley.
Governor Scott said, "When one community hurts in Florida, we all come together to help – and that's why the Florida Families First Budget makes important investments in this community. Our budget provides a targeted investment of $3 million for Apalachicola water quality improvement projects, which will provide this area with cleaner water to create healthier fisheries.
The Northwest Florida Water Management District will prioritize critical projects that address storm water needs, which will enhance area infrastructure and improve the quality of water that enters the bay. The district will have the flexibility needed to retrofit storm water infrastructure to keep storm water from impacting the local fisheries. These initiatives will be crucial for the long-term restoration and sustainability of water resources in Apalachicola Bay, and will work to clean this ecosystem so it provides quality water for oysters.
Included in the $3 million is up to $500,000, to help fund an analysis of the river flows necessary to maintain estuarine resources.
Senator Bill Montford said, "We're working hard to get this community back up on its feet, and I applaud the Governor for making critical investments in the area to improve the fisheries and infrastructure. We'll continue to find ways to protect the generations of families who rely on this bay and the rivers for their livelihoods."
Franklin County Commissioner Pinki Jackel said, "The Governor and his agencies have been very engaged in the needs of this community – and I'll continue working to improve the fisheries and support more job growth for area families."
"Governor Scott recognizes the critical importance of Apalachicola Bay and River as an ecological treasure, an economic driver and a way of life not just for Franklin County residents but for the entire state of Florida," said DEP Secretary Herschel T. Vinyard, Jr. "The Governor's Florida Families First budget illustrates his commitment to improving water quality to restore this vital ecosystem."
"The Scott administration recognizes the importance of this essential industry to our state and the Department of Economic Opportunity will be working to sustain and diversify this community as a vibrant center of business and continue to be a provider of Florida Fresh seafood for generations to come," said DEO Executive Director Jesse Panuccio.
"I applaud the Governor's efforts to provide continued assistance to the oyster producing industry in the Apalachicola area," said Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) Executive Director Nick Wiley. "FWC remains committed to the people of this community as we partner to find solutions to restore the oyster production for which Apalachicola is so well known."
Current Activities in Franklin County
Currently, the regional workforce board, Franklin County, the Department of Agriculture and Fish And Wildlife Commission are working together to move oysters from poor growing areas to other sites, where the oysters can grow to a good size for oystermen to harvest. Today, there are oysters developing in areas of poor water quality, which impacts the growth of the oyster – and impacts the pocket books of oystermen who are prohibited from selling oysters from these identified reefs. In a process known as "relaying," oysters that are developing in poor condition areas are moved to areas with better water quality. From these areas, healthy oysters can develop into something that oystermen can sell, which is great news for families in the area.
Department of Economic Opportunity is coordinating with Franklin County in depositing processed oyster shell on depleted oyster reefs and bay bottom areas to provide a base for oyster larvae to attach and grow. The benefits of this project provide short term and long term gains to families in the area. First, the partnership with Department Of Economic Opportunity and the county will employ individuals to deposit the oyster shells, providing job opportunities to area families. Second, the shells will provide a great habitat for oysters to attach to and grow in, which benefits the oyster industry here as a whole.
The Fish and Wildlife Commission has been working with the University of Florida to monitor the Big Bend area outside of Apalachicola, which may provide scientists with greater opportunities to better understand the potential of the oyster fisheries. Also, the University of Florida Oyster Recovery Team is studying the decline of oysters in Apalachicola Bay to create short-term and long-term strategies for restoring oyster populations – and their first strategy report is expected this Spring.
The Department of Economic Opportunity is working with the county to develop strategies for the regional economy to ensure the community remains whole.
Governor Scott said, "Let me be clear, our number one goal is restore these fisheries so that generations of families who have relied on the waters of Apalachicola can continue to do so. The Department Of Economic Opportunity is working with Franklin County to complement and enhance the local economy, so families have access to good jobs."
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Half a mile away from Gary Diepenbrock's house, on Vista Road northwest of Lincolnville, there is stretch of dirt road that was mired with four mud holes after recent rains. Three vehicles were stuck over a two-day period.
"With the conditions our back roads are getting in, it's to the point where blading them is not the answer," Diepenbrock said. "I think some will be impassible before too long."
Diepenbrock discussed with Marion County Commissioners Friday plans for county dirt roads. They agreed that the roads needed to be reshaped with the crown of the road fitted to have water draining to either side.
Here is a fact agreed upon by Diepenbrock: the county does not have enough money or manpower to rebuild every dirt road to optimal condition. Road and Bridge Superintendent Randy Crawford said dirt roads are the lowest priority for the county. Gravel roads take precedence because of mail and bus routes.
"From end to end, it stretches all the way to San Diego," Commissioner Dan Holub said of the roads the county is tasked with maintaining.
The commission and Diepenbrock posed a few different ideas. Diepenbrock suggested hiring a five-man road crew, a foreman, and four operators, using bank bonds. The crew's sole purpose would be to rebuild dirt roads.
"Long term money is cheap," he said.
The crew also would need equipment. Crawford suggested two road graders, two compacters, and a large scraper. It would likely cost between $500,000 and $1 million. The commission was not receptive to this suggestion.
Another idea was to take the opposite option and start closing roads. Holub said the roads would still be available to particular farmers, but not to the public.
"How can you dictate who can use a road?" Diepenbrock said.
The commission reiterated that it was within their power to close or vacate roads.
"Saline County has more revenue, is half the size, and is closing roads," Crawford said.
There also was the suggestion that townships could take over maintenance for dirt roads, like they do in Butler and Dickenson counties.
Diepenbrock then said he was willing to perform some of the maintenance on his road with his own equipment. He specified that he would not be able rebuild a road, but could repair holes and ruts.
He said it could be possible to have farmers and ranchers band together for maintenance.
"This country was founded on people banding together and chipping in," Commissioner Roger Fleming said. "We've gotten away from that."
Diepenbrock reminded the commission that he pays taxes, a percentage of which goes to road maintenance.
"I don't have the answers," he said. "I'm asking, what kind of plan can we make for the future?"


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This is the Fabulous Fox Theater on Peachtree Street. It is partly grand and shiny because it is the Fox Theater and partly because it was also the Shrine Mosque for Atlanta.
Through the years we have been to movies, concerts, and plays there and was always impressed with its enormity and grandiose…. The popcorn wasn't bad either.
If BellSouth had their way about 20 or so years ago, it would be a parking lot for their employees who worked in the BellSouth Tower. They bought the building and property and just about had the wrecking balls in place and…..
The public outcry was louder than they had counted on.
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Local architectural firm Marmon Mok has promoted Community Health/Senior Living Studio Leader Carlos Moreno to Partner.
Moreno began with the firm in 2001 as a project architect. Since then he has focused on healthcare and specialty living facilities for senior citizens.
Recent projects he has worked on include the Incarnate Word Retirement Community, Air Force Village and Morningside Ministries at Menger Springs.


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For Orlando Sequera, voting in Venezuela's presidential election Sunday meant more than simply deciding whether Hugo Chavez serves another six years in office. It could mean the difference between staying in the U.S. and returning to his homeland.
Sequera, 37, came to the U.S. for a chance to go to college in 1997. He went back to Venezuela in 2002 and returned to the U.S. in less than a year upon finding his home country in ruins, he said -- unsafe and unstable.
"This election means everything," said Sequera, who still has many relatives in Venezuela. "It means whether we become a communist country like Cuba or become more progressive with a future of opportunity and freedom for our people. It really is a struggle between good and evil."
Sequera was among thousands of U.S.-based Venezuelans who flocked to New Orleans by bus, car and airplane to vote. The election pits Chavez, who has been in office 13 years, against Henrique Capriles, a 40-year-old state governor who has pledged solutions to crime, corruption and poorly run public services.
Most Venezuelans in the U.S. are professionals or businesspeople who left their country after Chavez became president in 1999. Most Venezuelan voters in the United States live in the Miami area, and the vast majority of those are critical of the Chavez government.
Voting was held in New Orleans because the consulate in Miami was closed earlier this year after the State Department expelled consul Livia Acosta amid an investigation into recordings that seemed to implicate her in an Iranian plot for a cyber-attack against the U.S.
The closure affected nearly 20,000 Venezuelan voters living in Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina who had registered to vote at the Miami consulate. That's only a fraction of the 18.9 million registered voters in Venezuela, but the vote is expected to be a close one.
Venezuelans around the world also came out to vote en masse: An anti-Chavez Venezuelan television station showed people traveling to a consulate in Germany to vote, and others voting in Panama.
Sequera said the closure did not deter the thousands who turned out, chanting "Venezuela" and waving their nation's flags from cars. A street party unfolded as voters left the convention center, where votes were cast because New Orleans' consulate couldn't handle the crowds. Vendors sold food and drinks to the cheering crowd.
"We're tired of the situation at home, and we've come together to make a stand for change," he said.
Cuba, an isolated nation ruled by a communist regime led by Raul Castro, who succeeded his brother Fidel, is in many ways closely tied to the election. Some Venezuelan expatriates fear their home country is going down the same path as Cuba, stifling opposition and pushing people into poverty with communist policies.
Across the Gulf of Mexico in Havana, about 400 Venezuelans were registered to vote. Many are workers for the state oil company, university students or patients from binational medical programs. And several expressed strong support for Chavez.
Dariela Ortega, 25, urged compatriots to get out and vote.
"That's the best thing they can do so our country continues to be what it is now," Ortega said. "May they vote for the best one -- and they know who the best one is."
Back in New Orleans, Alexandra Viamonte had a different message. She moved to the Florida at age 17 because she saw few opportunities for higher education in Venezuela. So she moved in with an aunt while studying English and medical technology. She married a man originally from Cuba, and together they have five children. However, most of her extended family remains in Venezuela, and she fears their fate if Chavez wins another term.
Chavez, however, underestimated the resolve of voters in the U.S.
"He thought that we wouldn't drive almost 900 miles to vote, but he was wrong," she said. "We have the opposition we needed."


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