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Ex-UBS Official Recounts How the Bank Got Investors to Take on More Puerto Rico Debt
A former UBS (UBS) banking official is claiming that Wall Street banks like his previous employer played a key role in the Puerto Rico economic crisis that has left the U.S. territory more than $70 billion in debt and mired in bankruptcy-like proceedings. The ex-UBS official, Carlos Capacete, was interviewed as part of a joint NPR and FRONTLINE probe. Capacete worked for UBS Puerto Rico (UBS-PR) for over a quarter of a century and was the head of the biggest UBS branch on the island in Hato Rey. At one point, Capacete oversaw $3 billion in client assets. Capacete left UBS in 2014 shortly after the crash in Puerto Rico bonds.
Prior to the market crash, Puerto Rico bonds and closed-end bond funds were highly profitable sales products for UBS and other banks on the island. While trying to prevent a government shutdown a number of years back, the U.S. territory started to borrow to pay for yearly government costs. This added $48 billion of debt in 14 years, reports PBS and FRONTLINE.
The Puerto Rico Debt Crisis Only Increased as Banks Made More Money
Capacete noted that this created more business for the banks, which served as underwriters for Puerto Rico's bond offerings and sought buyers for the debt. As a result, the investment banks made millions of dollars in fees while the territory struggled.
The former UBS Puerto Rico banking official stated that even as questions began to arise over whether the territory's debt was sustainable, money managers continued to market the bonds to investors on the island and the mainland as being safe and secure investments. The tax exemptions that came with these bonds only served to enhance the attractiveness of the investments.
Capacete said that when there was a shortage of investors wanting to buy, UBS began to strategize ways to sell more bonds to clients that had already purchased the Puerto Rico bonds. He said that the bank also pressured brokers to either "sell the funds or find a new job." Capacete said that this mandate was not just for the sale of bond funds and loans, but also to get customers to use the investments they had purchased as collateral to buy additional funds. He noted that he considered it a violation of banking rules for a customer to take out a loan to purchase Puerto Rico bond funds.
Capacete expressed concern that clients who did get loans were likely not aware that their losses could be "magnified" in the event of a market failure. When he voiced his concerns to compliance officers in 2012, Capacete reported that it wasn't until early 2013 that he got a response. The officers reported back that the questionable activities he'd discussed with them never occurred.
Later that year, when the bond prices dropped, tens of thousands of investors sustained significant losses that only moved the Puerto Rico debt crisis even further. For many Puerto Ricans that were heavily invested in the territory's bond funds, the losses they sustained were in the billions of dollars.
According to PBS and FRONTLINE, UBS refused to be interviewed for their investigation and tried to discredit Capacete by calling him a "disgruntled former employer." The bank claims that only one broker was found to have improperly used its loan program and that individual has since been fired.
Puerto Rico Bond Fraud Cases
Regardless of what UBS is claiming, over the last 4 ½ years, thousands of investors have filed their Puerto Rico bond fraud claims against a number of broker-dealers alleging misrepresentations and inappropriate recommendations of these investments that for some led to catastrophic losses. Santander Securities (SAN), Banco Popular, Oriental, Merrill Lynch (BAC) and others are among those that been named by their investors.
UBS especially has come under fire for its brokers recommending that investors take out loans to purchase Puerto Rico bond funds and closed-end bond funds. FRONTLINE AND PBS report that over 1900 UBS customers just in Puerto Rico have filed proceedings against the broker-dealer. Roughly half of these cases have been resolved through arbitration or settlement and UBS has already paid out over $350 million to its former clients.
Since 2013, our UBS Puerto Rico bond fraud lawyers have been working with investors part of the Puerto Rico debt crisis to help those investors recoup their losses from investing in these securities that were inappropriately recommended to them. Contact Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas, LTD LLP today.
Frontline Insider Says Banks Fueled Economic Crisis in Puerto Rico, FRONTLINE/PBS, May 1, 2018
More Blog Posts from SSEK Law Firm:
Investors Continue to Pursue Puerto Rico Bond Fraud Recovery From Santander Securities, Stockbroker Fraud Blog, May 22, 2017
FINRA Panel Orders UBS to Pay $204K in Puerto Rico Bond Fraud Claim, Stockbroker Fraud Blog, March 22, 2018
Hedge Funds Get Rid of Puerto Rico General Obligation Bonds After Hurricane Maria, Stockbroker Fraud Blog, November 22, 2017


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Prabhu Deva in thick soup
Oct 7th
Days after filing her first petition in court, the actor-choreographer's wife Latha has filed for a second one
The battle between actor-choreographer Prabhu Deva and his wife just got murkier. The Family Court in Chennai summoned Prabhu Deva and actress Nayanthara today, to appear before the court on Oct 19.
The court issued a notice in this regard after Prabhu Deva's wife Latha filed a second petition before it on Wednesday. "She was seeking directions against her husband from marrying Nayanthara, till her petition was disposed off," advocate P Anandan said.
Latha also sought directions against her husband and Nayanthara from attending functions together and receiving awards as husband and wife.
Not too long ago, Prabhu Deva and Nayanthara were selected as the Best Couple of the Year 2010 by a magazine published in Hyderabad. Consecutively, Latha had asked the court to direct her husband and Nayanthara "not to behave as such in public, causing serious loss of name, fame and reputation to both sides.''
Latha had levelled serious allegations against Nayanthara in her earlier petition. She also said that whenever Nayanthara visited Chennai she used to take Prabhu Deva along with her and they used to stay in Park Hotel.
On September 4, Latha had filed a petition seeking directions from the court to restore her conjugal rights. Since then some women's groups have turned against Nayanthara.
A section of women protested in Chennai on Tuesday and burnt the photographs of Nayanthara, according to sources.
Meanwhile, Latha filed a second petition today amidst reports in the local press that despite her first petition Prabhu Deva was going ahead with his plans to marry Nayanthara.
PEN to release 2D animated feature Lava Kusa
Oct 6th
By Bollywood Hungama News Network, October 5, 2010 – 15:54 IST
Seems it is an animated Ramayana season this Dussehra.
Close to the heels of release announcement of Maya's 3D animated flick Ramayana, Hyderabad based RVML animation is all set to release 2D animated feature Lava Kusa: The Warrior Twins on October 8th across 200 screens pan India.
The feature is presented by PEN, produced by RVML animation and released by Suniel Wadhwa from '52 weeks entertainment Inc' in India.
Lava Kusa: The Warrior Twins, is the tale of two endearing twins Lava and Kusa (Sons of lord Rama and Sita), growing up in the forest with their mother and sage Valmiki. As young men they pit their strength against Rama, the absentee father who has aggrieved their mother. This story from the Ramayan depicts the determination of the twins and the adventures they have as they journey towards their aim, getting their father to redress the wrongs he's done to their mother.
On being asked about choosing a generic topic (mythology) as the story has been told several times on different platforms, Rayudu V. Sashank, Creative Director and Producer of Lava Kusa. Says, "The story of Ramayana has surely been told several times in popular media, but not so in the case with the mythological characters of Lava and Kusa. This is the reason why children today do not know much about the warrior twins. Telling the story of Lava and Kusa through an animation film would best connect with children who are our target audience,"
Music of the flick plays a key role and is being released in three versions, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu. The music is composed by acclaimed Music Director late L. Vaidyanathan of Malgudi Days and Pushpaka Vimanam fame. Renowned singers like K. J Yesudas, Vijay Yesudas, Shankar Mahadevan, Chitra and Sadhana Sargam have rendered songs in the movie.
On a concluding note, PEN's Dhaval Gada added, "The Warrior Twins will add an extra zing to the festive season this year, the first offering from Pen's stable of animation films. Children and families are sure to enjoy the film"
Prabhu Deva's wife wants a muqabla
Oct 5th
The star choreographer dragged to court as wife files petition challenging his 'illicit' relationship with Nayanthara
Actor, choreographer and film director Prabhu Deva's life lately reads like a Kollywood flick. His wife, Latha Prabhu Deva aka Ramalath, filed a petition on Monday with Chennai's family court seeking to re-unite with her husband, her advocate P Anandan told the paper.
Prabhu Deva and Nayanthara were reportedly planning to get married shortly. Latha has accused Nayanthara of preventing Prabhu Deva from giving anything to her and her children for their survival.
Latha quoted several recent reports linking Prabhu Deva and Nayanthara. One such report announced that Prabhu Deva and Nayanthara were selected as the 'Best Couple of the year 2010' by a magazine published in Hyderabad.
|Prabhu Deva and Nayanthara
Stating that she has been subjected to serious mental agony and torture by such reports Latha alleged that Prabhu Deva is deserting his family and neglecting her and their two children. "Even for monthly expenses Prabhu Deva is not giving any money,'' Latha said, accusing Nayanthara of preventing him from doing so.
Latha said that whenever Prabhu Deva visited his house Nayanthara would call him up and pull him away. Even when his son passed away, Prabhu Deva, at Nayanthara's insistence, left the place the very next day.
Worse still, she revealed that lately Nayanthara would directly call her, demanding her to accept their relationship and to give her consent for their marriage.
Nayanthara also spread rumours in the film industry that she had gifted me Rs 3 crore and 180 sovereigns of gold jewels, including a necklace worth Rs 85 lakh, to agree to this marriage. This is a great insult to the family Latha added.
She said that after Prabhu Deva became a hero and a director, he started behaving in a different way. It was in 2008, when directing the Tamil film Villu, that he developed a relationship with Nayanthara. Thereafter the cinematic relationship turned into a real-life one.
|Latha filed a petition in Chennai seeking to re-unite her husband with her and their two children. Pics show Latha in front of the court.
There have been unconfirmed reports that Prabhu Deva and Nayanthara had even secretly tied the knot in Hyderabad, she also alleged. Prabhu Deva's parents, who supposedly never liked Latha, had encouraged the "illegal relationship" and joined hands with Nayanthara to harass and torture her.
Latha married Prabhu Deva in the year 1995. It was a "love-cum-arranged" marriage, she claimed. The couple has three children. Their first son, Basava Raju alias Vishal, passed away from cancer in 2008. It has been a difficult time for this family.
B.O. update: AA opens to packed houses at plexes, Robot starts slow
Oct 2nd
Posted by Fenil Seta in box office
- By Taran Adarsh, October 1, 2010 – 15:16 IST
ANJAANA ANJAANI, riding on the star power of Ranbir Kapoor and Priyanka Chopra, opened to very good houses at multiplexes across the country. Multiplexes in Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Pune, Delhi, Gurgaon, Chandigarh, Jaipur, Hyderabad and other centres opened to almost packed house. The opening and noon shows were in 80% to 90% range. At several stations, they were 100% too. However, the single screens are expected to be slow not just for ANJAANA ANJAANI, but for ROBOT too since the audience hasn't really gone out in mass-dominated Hindi belt.
ROBOT [Hindi version] has started slowly, its opening was 30% in morning and noon shows, but the reports are very good and the film is expected to grow by evening. The film has opened to an exceptional response in South.
Ramu receives death threat again
Aug 31st
It isn't easy to make a film on a Naxalite's life. Here we can see why. Ever since Rakhta Charitra went on floors Ram Gopal Varma has been receiving death threats
This time it is the opponent of deceased Naxalite leader Ravi Paritala and one of the main characters in the film, Ubala Reddy, whose family has filed a case against Ramu and has threatened him over the negative portrayal of Ubala's character. Abhimanyu Singh plays the character of Ubala Reddy in the film.
|Ram Gopal Varma
|Abhimanyu Singh (Yogen Shah)
A source said, "Ubala's family and some of his followers have threatend Ramu's life for the negative portrayal of Ubala's character. Ramu will now talk to the Andhra Pradesh police." Reddy was killed in the Hyderabad in 1999.
Confirming the news of threats coming his way from Ubala, Ram Gopal Varma said, "Yes they have put a legal notice and I am getting threatening calls and messages through various people.
They are not happy with the way he has been portrayed in the film. He had many criminal cases against him before he was killed in 1999. I will speak to the AP police at an appropriate time."
Ameesha Patel's grandmother passes away
Aug 21st
Posted by Fenil Seta in Bollywood News
The actress, who had once accused her parents of embezzling her career earnings, was rather close to her granny Susheela Patel
The Patel household is in a state of shock. Ameesha and Ashmit Patel lost their paternal grandmother on Thursday night. Ameesha's grandmother Susheela Patel breathed her last at 10.30 pm, after suffering from a prolonged illness. The entire family rushed the next morning to attend to her last rites.
Ameesha was very close to her grandmother. She used to spend a lot of quality time with her and would often take her out too. Having suffered from a chequered equation with her parents, whom she once accused of embezzling her career earnings, Ameesha was rather close to her grandmother.
Her patch-up with her parents last December could well have been her grandmother's doing. This therefore is a big loss for the actor.
|A file picture of Ameesha Patel (R) with her grandmother Susheela (L)
Her sibling, a grieving Ashmit Patel, said, "She had been bedridden for the past couple of years due to a car accident she suffered in 2005. She was extremely alert, intuitive and full of life. In her last 10 days, she suffered a lot. But she passed away peacefully on Thursday night. She was very close both to my sister and me. It's quite a shock for us. More so for my sister because she had taken care of her single-handedly for the past five-six years."
Incidentally Ameesha was shooting in Hyderabad for a Telegu film when she heard the news. She rushed to Pune immediately to attend to the last rites, accompanied with her recently-reconciled mother.
Ash gives Enthiran music launch a miss
Aug 7th
On account of a sudden and severe viral attack, Aishwarya Rai had to give Rajnikanth's music launch for Enthiran/Robot a miss
The rampant viral fever in Mumbai is sparing no one. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan was all set to leave Mumbai on Friday morning for the music release of the Telugu version of Shankar's Enthiran/Robot.
But on Friday morning Aishwarya woke up with burning fever and was hardly able to move out of her bed.
Says a source very close to Ash, "She panicked on Friday morning. They had arranged a lavish function in Hyderabad for the music release. Telugu superstar Chiranjeevi was to be the chief guest. Aishwarya's co-star Rajnikanth, who recently called her " the female Rajnikanth" had personally requested her to come."
Apparently, On Abhishek's and mother-in-law Jaya Bachchan's insistence, Aishwarya gave the function a miss.
At the function however, a recorded message from her was played for the crowd that had gathered to see her. She also sent personal apologies to Rajnikanth and Chiranjeevi.
Regretting her sudden illness, Aishwarya said, "I was so looking forward to being in Hyderabad. But due to high fever, the doctor insisted I stay home and rest." Don't worry Abhi, she didn't forget to mention your name on purpose.
Big B, Sonu Sood in Bhudda Panga Nahin Lene Ka
Aug 5th
By Subhash K. Jha, August 5, 2010 – 11:40 IST
Casting Abhishek and his illustrious Bachchan father as son and father was seen as too predictable. In a film that marks the return of Telugu super-director Puri Jagannath into Bollywood, Sonu Sood and not Abhishek has been cast as the Big B's son.
It was felt by everyone that Sood bears an uncanny resemblance to the young Big B from the early 1970s.
Says a source close to the project, "If you put Mr. Bachchan's still from Anand and Pyar Ki Kahani next to Sood's stills you'd think it's the same person."
The project earlier entitled Bhudda: Don't F…K With Him is now entitled Bhudda Panga Nahin Lene Ka. Apparently, Ramu was keen on it. But the 'F' word didn't go down too well with the Big B.
The project to be produced by Ram Gopal Varma puts a lid on all speculation about RGV's apparently shaky relationship with the Bachchans. RGV first produces the Senior Bachchan's film with Sonu Sood in October and then directs a film starring Abhishek Bachchan in January.
Except for the fact that the expletive from the title Bhudda: Don't F..K With Him has now been deleted, apparently on the Big B's suggestion, the ambitious project produced by Ram Gopal Varma and directed by Telugu cinema's no.1 director Puri Jagannath has suffered no dent due to Big B's meagre dates. Big B had earlier decided to focus on his television commitment for Kaun Banega Crorepati this year. But now in what appears to be swift swoop of changed plans Puri Jagannath's film will be shot from October.
Speaking from Hyderabad Puri who had flown in to Mumbai last week to finalize all plans for the Bachchan starrer says, "Yes, I've cast Sonu Sood with Mr. Bachchan. I've done two Telugu films with Sonu. He's a very talented actor. I can't talk about his role. Mr. Bachchan's character requires two heroines. So does Sonu Sood's. I'll be finalizing them shortly."
Earlier Puri had been put Bhudda….on the backburner in favour of a gangster epic The Businessman with Suriya. Now the prolific Telugu director will make the Bachchan film first in October. But before that he helms a Telugu film in August.
Adds Sonu Sood, "It's a dream come true for me. I've waited ten years to work with Bachchan Saab… It's an intense cop's role. And the best part is that I got the role because everyone in the project says I look like Mr. Bachchan in Zanjeer. I remember it was Mani Ratnam who said it first. In Yuva when Abhishek and I were working together as brothers, Mani Sir said I look more like Bachchan Saab than he did."
Kangna plays peacemaker between makers of Knockout?
Aug 5th
The producer and director of Knockout are at loggerheads; now the film's leading lady Kangna Ranaut is trying to play the peacemaker
Seems like producer-director Hema Malini has set a trend. Recently, the Sanjay Dutt-Kangna Ranaut starrer Knockout ran into trouble. The film's producer Sohail Maklai and director Mani Shankar are at loggerheads with each other over creative differences.
Power equations have now changed to such an extent that there is no scope for an amicable discussion between the two. A source says, "There are serious creative differences between the producer and the director of the film. Presently, Sohail and Mani are not even on talking terms."
Though work on the film started well, the latter half of the shooting schedules saw a lot of arguments between Sohail and Mani. Apparently, the film expenditure kept multiplying with time and as a result, the budget limits collapsed. This irked Sohail.
But surprisingly, Mani has decided to be absent at the final edit sessions of the film, which are currently in progress. The source adds, "Mani is in Hyderabad and Sohail in Mumbai. Sohail and his team have taken charge at the editing table.
And guess who is trying to build bridges? Kangna Ranaut. The actress has been making incessant calls to both Sohail and Mani, urging them to resolve their differences for the sake of the film.
The source adds, "Knockout is very close to Kangna's heart. This will be her second action thriller after Once Upon A Time In Mumbaai. She believes that the director's inputs are crucial in every aspect of the film."
|Mani Shankar
|Sohail Maklai
Sohail however refuses to admit the story and says, "No, this is not true but you can check with Mani."
And turns out, Mani wants to second Sohail on this matter. Did we do the needful Kangna? He says, "There are no differences between us. We always worked as one team and I'm very much on the final edit." However, an insider from the film's unit confirmed the story.
Movie Review: TERE BIN LADEN by TARAN ADARSH
Jul 16th
Posted by Fenil Seta in External Reviews
By Taran Adarsh, July 14, 2010 – 14:33 IST
Osama Bin Laden. Just Google this name and I am sure, the results would be amongst the highest on the web. Post 9/11, terror has a new name and also a face. Now imagine Osama Bin Laden running a poultry farm and also running behind chickens. Imagine Osama Bin Laden ogling at a makeup woman. Imagine Osama Bin Laden urinating outside a television studio, but ready to hand-over his business card to the person urinating on the other side. Imagine Osama becoming a business partner in a tacky salon.
Smiling, are you? That, in a nutshell, is TERE BIN LADEN, a wicked comedy with an out-of-the-box concept that offers laughter unlimited. In fact, I don't think I've flexed my facial muscles in any other film in the recent past as much as I did while watching this satirical comedy. What gives TERE BIN LADEN an edge over other comedies is that it's not the slapstick humour that keeps you entertained. This one has a story to tell as well, which also delves deeply into the minds of today's youth.
Final word? Grab a popcorn, sip your cola and get ready to laugh non-stop for the next two hours. You would love Osama Bin Laden, for a change!
TERE BIN LADEN is a tongue-in-cheek comedy about an ambitious young news reporter from Pakistan [Ali Zafar], who is desperate to migrate to the U.S. in pursuit of the American dream. His repeated attempts to immigrate are shot down as his visa is always rejected. But when things couldn't look worse, he comes across an Osama Bin Laden lookalike. Ali then hatches a scheme to produce a fake Osama video and sell it to news channels as a breakthrough scoop.
Unfortunately, there are serious ramifications as the White House gets involved and dispatches an overzealous secret agent on Ali's trail.
Although TERE BIN LADEN uses a surname that's known across the globe, there's not one serious moment in this film. Even the modus operandi of the Americans to nab Laden [which, frankly, could've turned the film serious] is so juvenile and crazy that you can't help but smile at the sequence of events.
Again, in a film that has Osama Bin Laden playing the central role, you're curious to know what its culmination will be like. Whether debutant writer-director Abhishek Sharma would settle for a realistic conclusion or an open ending. Thankfully, the film doesn't get preachy at all, nor does it get serious in those penultimate moments. It's as funny as the rest of the film and makes you wonder, kaash, the solution would be as simple in real life.
Debutant director Abhishek Sharma takes an offbeat story and gives it an interesting twist. Who would've ever thought of making a film on Osama Bin Laden and that too a comedy? This guy sure has courage to swim against the tide. Besides writing a crazy film and decorating it with madcap characters, Abhishek also does justice to the subject by handling it so well. Making people laugh is a herculean task and maintaining the tempo is, perhaps, the biggest challenge. One continues to smile from Scene A to Z and in two sequences specifically, I ended up laughing hysterically. One, when Piyush Mishra falls in the drain and lands straight on the hot seat and the second, when a bomb explodes inside the studio. Outrageously funny sequences, both!
The first-time director also deserves credit for recreating Pakistan in Hyderabad in India. Right from the look to the language to the costumes to the artefacts to the typical truck that you see in Pakistan, TERE BIN LADEN gets it right. Santosh Thundiyil's cinematography is good. Dialogue are witty and the one-liners specially evoke mirth. The review would be incomplete if I didn't highlight the invaluable contribution by its music composers Shankar-Ehsaan-Loy. 'Ullu Da Patha' is already a rage, while 'I Love Amreeka' is foot-tapping as well.
Casting new, confident and most importantly, talented actors gives the film the right push. Ali Zafar is a star, no two opinions on that. The youngster is a package of good looks, super talent and the right screen presence. He charms his way into your heart with a super-confident performance and I strongly feel that there's no stopping him after this film. In fact, TERE BIN LADEN heralds the arrival of a new star in Bollywood.
Pradhuman Singh is a replica of Osama Bin Laden and is in terrific form in the film. In fact, the film would've fallen flat had it not been for the actor enacting this part so convincingly. Piyush Mishra is exceptional, like always. Sugandha Garg [as Zoya] is first-rate. Nikhil Ratnaparkhi [as Gul, the cameraman, Ali's partner in crime] is very good. Rahul Singh [as radio jockey Qureshi] is perfect. Barry John [as Ted] is competent. Chirag Vohra [as Lateef, who writes the lines in Arabic language] supports well. Chinmay Mandlekar [as Barry John's sidekick] is decent. Rajendra Sethi [travel agent] is natural.
On the whole, TERE BIN LADEN is a fun-ride that makes you smile constantly and even laugh outrageously in those two hours. A thorough entertainer, this film has all it takes to not only make its viewers laugh in the aisles, but also its investors laugh all the way to the bank.


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I don't always use a whole chicken - it's quite good made with just chicken breasts or chicken thighs, but if using the latter, I always brown the skin first and remove it, scraping up the tasty bits in the bottom of the pan to enhance the broth. I will also use chicken broth, homemade or canned, instead of the water. But the dumplings are never altered. They are different from most dumplings - these have a strong shot of baking powder and puff like biscuits in the stew. After reheating, they absorb the broth, puffing into yummy pillows of chickeny goodness.
Chicken and Dumplings
1 (3 lb) broiler/fryer chicken
3 cups flour
3 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup shortening
about 1 cup milk, more or less,f or the dumplings
additional milk for the stew
2 good-size carrots, peeled, sliced lengthwise and chopped into 1/4 inch pieces.
1. Wash chicken and place in pot with water to cover. Add other seasonings such as herbs, bay leaf, onions, salt and pepper. Bring to boil and simmer until meat is tender. Remove chicken from pot, let cool and remove meat from bones. Throw away carcass, chop meat.
2. To make dumplings, mix together flour, baking powder and salt. Cut in shortening until mixture is mealy and the particles are small. Add enough cold milk to make a workable dough. Knead the dough, it will be slightly shaggy like a pie dough. Lightly press out the dough 1/2 inch thick with floured hands onto a floured counter. Cut into 1 - inch strips.
3. Bring broth to a gentle boil, add chicken and carrots and gently drop dumplings into pot. They will rise to the surface. Add milk to the stew to achieve proper consistency. Taste for seasoning. Let simmer about 15 minutes. When friends are under the weather, buy two chickens and make two pots of c&d, one for your family that you love and one for your friends.


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Lately, it seems that labelling a relationship has become a taboo. People tend to freak out the moment they hear words such as "commitment," "exclusive," or even "relationship."
But, here, we'll deal with another type of people—people who represent a contrast to the already mentioned group. These are the people who define their relationships at any cost. You maybe haven't noticed it, but if you observe things a little deeper, you'll see that there are more and more couples that have the unexplainable urge to define their relationship and do absolutely nothing else. It means they don't do anything to actually improve the quality of the relationship they are in. They don't actually have a real relationship, even if they call it that way.
But what even differentiates a "real" from a "fake" relationship? Let me tell you one thing: it's not the label. Sometimes, it's the little things. And sometimes, a real relationship is determined by some crucial things that sadly go unnoticed until it's too late.
So, if you are in doubt of which box your relationship fits in, here are four signs your relationship is not real, no matter what you and your partner chose to call it.
Your communication sucks.
The basis of every healthy and successful relationship is strong, regular, and, most importantly, meaningful communication. And I am not talking about small talk here only. When you are in a real relationship, you and your partner should be able to have deep, heart to heart conversations relating to significant topics for both of you on a regular basis. And you should both be really interested and involved in these topics and truly listen to each other while you communicate.
It's unthinkable for a real couple not to know what is going on in the other person's life. Do you and your partner talk about the things that really concern you, about your issues and problems, about your life ambitions and fears? Or do you just talk about the weather and when and where are you going to meet? Do you call each other without a reason, simply to check on the other person and how their day has been? Do you have a feeling that a part of you is missing if you haven't heard with your partner for just a couple of hours? You may think the answers on all of these questions are not as important, but trust me—they are crucial and they are the ones that determine the seriousness of your relationship. If your communication is based on texting from time to time and you don't have the habit of talking to each other regularly, maybe it's about time you question yourself if you are in a real relationship.
You insist too much on publicly displaying affection.
Social media has become a scale to measure how serious someone's relationship is and how much love a couple shares. Of course, all of the serious couples know that can't be further from the truth. It's always nice to post a nice photo or a status update from time to time. But if that becomes your obsession, it's time to think things through. The same is with pretending that the two of you are more affectionate when you are around people than you really are when you are alone.
It's possible that you are only trying to impress people around you into thinking you have the perfect relationship. But, at the same time, you feel like your relationship doesn't have the depth it should have, and by doing this, you try to decompensate what is missing by making it appear that everything is great. Maybe you are just putting on a show, an illusion, instead of really working on the problems you and your partner have. If you are in a relationship, you should be in it because it makes you happy and satisfied—not because of other people.
If you and your partner behave in this manner, maybe you are not in love with each other and would prefer to be single. Instead, you two may be in love with the idea of having a relationship and in the idea of being in love.
Everything revolves around your egos.
If you plan on having a serious, strong relationship, you and your partner should be ready to be equal partners. The first step in this process is putting your egos aside. And if one or both of you seem unready to do this, then it's time to reconsider your relationship.
If you and your partner are constantly fighting a power battle, then your relationship is definitely not real. It doesn't revolve around love, but about your and your partner's egos. You two are not in a partnership—in your relationship, everything is about who is right. At the same time, neither of you is paying attention to how something is impacting your relationship—as long as you are right. Neither of you is flexible enough nor are you concerned about the other person's feelings or about the future of the relationship. This type of a relationship is acceptable while you are in your early teen years, but if your relationship is like this and you are older, you should definitely think twice about its future. If you think you and your partner have love for each other, remember the importance of compromise and meeting each other halfway. Sometimes you will be right, but you'll need to back out, to preserve the peace in the relationship. This doesn't mean you are belittling yourself—it only means you are trying to look at things from your partner's point of view, and it means that you are ready to put your relationship first. Hopefully, your partner will follow and you'll end up having a real, healthy relationship.
Your intimacy is sexual only.
Being intimate with your partner means much more than just getting along in the bedroom. Although this should be common knowledge, unfortunately, many couples seem to be unaware of this notion.
Lately, everything seems to revolve around sex, and consequently, many relationships are based on physical attraction and nothing else. It's okay if you are just attracted to someone, but it is way fairer to get into a casual fling or in a friends-with-benefits type of relationship with this person, than to insist on something serious and committed, because if you do, you'll get yourself into deeper issues and problems that could have easily been avoided.
If you and your partner have a great sex life and can't get your hands off each other, this only means you share a strong chemistry. Although this is a great thing and is crucial for a successful relationship when combined with other elements, chemistry alone can never be a basis for a healthy relationship. Whether we like it or not, these butterflies and this feeling of uncontrollable sexual tension and attraction sooner or later fades away, if it's not sustained by other things. If you and your partner don't share any common interests or worldviews and you are compatible in bed only, you guys don't have a real relationship—you are only having a physical one.


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HOUSTON—U.S. shale plays have undoubtedly transformed the oil and gas sector, sending production to new highs. But looking at recovery rates, everyone knows it could be better.
Eyeing recovery factors between 5% and 10% for some shale wells, Comitt Well Solutions—an oil and gas startup based in the Houston suburb of Katy, Texas—found a niche to attack. Eivind Moen, the company's co-founder and business development manager, told a roomful of people gathered at Rice University that the company decided to focus on downhole tool technologies to increase recovery. Its first product targeted the refracturing market.
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The effort involved treating the old stages with acid and treating the new perf clusters with proppant-laden fluid. The amount of proppant was doubled and the stage spacing was cut in half, Moen said. The result: "production was up 10 times vs. before we went into the well," he said.
Anyone wanting to learn more would have to wait, because Moen's four minutes behind the podium had ended. Comitt Well Solutions was one of more than 55 companies that pitched their products and services during Rice Alliance for Technology and Entrepreneurship's Energy and Clean Technology Venture Forum.
Leaders of startup companies looked to land funding for products and services, new customers and fields trials. Each company representative had only four minutes to make their pitch, although many were available afterward to connect. Some offered up technologies focused on imaging, drilling, completions and refracturing and water reuse, while others focused on analytics, robotics, digital technologies and drone-based inspection services.
The presentations came a day after Rice Alliance hosted what Brad Burke, manager director for the alliance, described as speed dates—about 670 of them—in which investors met with startups to determine whether to take the relationship to the next level. These sessions lasted 10 minutes.
"We hope there are some love connections coming from that," Burke said.
Similar sentiments were likely held by the startups as they put their best foot forward in hopes of moving their solutions forward.
Jed Somers of Houston-based FlowCommand, which deploys remote sensors to monitor production, spoke of the company's expertise in machine learning. During his presentation, Somers pointed out that 68% of U.S. wells aren't monitored due to technical limitations that essentially boil down to connectivity, accuracy and cost.
"The way to solve [this], we believe, it is to make sensors that work cooperatively not independently," Somers said. FlowCommand's cloud-connected technology utilizes sensors, which feature a proprietary modem, to collect fluid data. The system, Somers said, can be installed in 15 minutes.
The company, which hopes to become the de facto for sensors and build an ecosystem of sensors that work together, hopes to "use algorithms and sensor data to help the industry make better decisions," Somers said, adding the company eventually wants the technology to enable it to make machines that retrofit to autonomously control valves, pumps and other equipment.
In all, there were more than 225 startup applicants. Of these, 10 were chosen as the most-promising energy and clean technology companies. These were Advantek Waste Management Services, Commando Pressure Control, Comitt Well Solutions, DataJudo, DynaView, FlexGen Power Systems, FlowCommand and Vertice Oil Tools. Two Canadian companies, Ingu Solutions and Flyscan Systems, rounded out the list, the alliance announced Sept. 18.
"Every year the quality of companies improves," Burke said in the release unveiling the winners. "Over the past 15 years, more than 2,000 companies have presented at Rice Alliance Technology Venture Forums. These companies have raised more than $3.1 billion in funding. This speaks to the quality of the companies and to the robust entrepreneurial ecosystem of investors that has been developed to support these companies.
"Despite the challenging economic environment over the past several years, good companies have been able to attract investors," Burke added.
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Vasilii Chiginskii: First after God (Pervyi posle boga, 2005)
reviewed by Denise Youngblood© 2006
The "true life hero" story is a hallowed tradition in the war film genre, particularly for World War II films. Soviet wartime and early postwar cinema offered a number of classic examples of the cinematic heroicization of the exploits of individual heroes and heroines: Zoia (Leo Arnshtam, 1944), Ivan Nikulin, Russian Sailor (Ivan Nikulin: Russkii matros; dir. Igor' Savchenko, 1944), The Story of a Real Man (Povest' o nastoiashchem cheloveke; dir. Aleksandr Stolper, 1948), and Konstantin Zaslonov (Aleksandr Faintsimmer and Vladimir Korsh-Sablin, 1949). After Thaw cinema began to deconstruct Stalinist mythologies of the Great Patriotic War, this subtype of the war film fell into disfavor. Therefore, Vasilii Chiginskii's decision to resurrect the WWII "hero film" carries political resonance. His choice of hero is even more interesting.
Set in Finland in late 1944, First after God is a heavily fictionalized rendition of episodes from the life of Soviet submarine commander Aleksandr Ivanovich Marinesko (1913-1963), called "Marinin" in the film. The "real" Marinesko was the hero-who-wasn't―a hard-drinking, skirt-chasing troublemaker whose disciplinary infractions dated to the very beginning of his naval career. He survived, and even thrived, because of his talents: an uncanny ability to motivate his men to take risks that other commanders refused to take and thereby, to sink many German ships. After the war, however, his abilities were no longer in demand. He was demoted to a series of increasingly inconsequential positions and apparently spent a few years in a camp. Only near the end of his short life did he receive some recognition and his pension. He was named a Hero of the Soviet Union in 1990 and a statue was erected in his home city of Odessa. [1]
Marinesko's story provides ample raw material for Chiginskii to construct a hero of the "rugged individualist" type favored in recent Russian war films; the brusquely nonconformist lieutenant Petia Glushkov in Vladilen Arsenev's 2005 television serial Echelon (Eshelon) immediately comes to mind. Marinin (Dmitrii Orlov) cuts a much wider swathe than any other post-Soviet war film hero. A scene early in the film is characteristic. Everyone at the base waits for the return of Marinin's sub, the S-13, after the conclusion of yet another successful, but very daring mission. As Marinin swaggers down the gangplank at the beginning of the film to accept his tribute of whole roast pig, all eyes are upon him. The eyes of the base commander (Vladimir Gostiukhin) are moist with tears as he embraces his protégé. Those of the young blokadnitsa Tan'ka (Liza Boiarskaia), who narrates the film, are wide with infatuation. The gaze of another "voyeur" is not so adoring: NKVD major Sharabidze (Mikhail Gomiashvili) has arrived at this Baltic port to arrest Marinin, the son of a tsarist admiral and a brother of another enemy of the people. While Marinin has renounced his family and believes that his brother Roman (who served with Kolchak) is dead, the sinister Sharabidze hopes to convince him otherwise, thereby "exposing" Marinin and providing a pretext for his arrest.
Although Soviet cinema never produced an anti-hero quite like Marinin, the plot's unbelievable twists and turns are familiar to devotés of Stalin-era melodrama. As his men forego their three-day leave to train nonstop, Marinin parties, first at the officers' canteen (where he clearly is not very popular with more serious-minded commanders), then at a nearby inn owned by a beautiful Swede, Anna Theresa Maria (played by Irina Björklund, a Finnish actress born in Sweden). "Ania" (as Marinin dubs her) is immediately attracted to the extremely drunk captain despite the fact that she has a rich fiancé, Gustav, who has given her the inn. After dancing for a few minutes and conversing in broken French, the couple repairs to the bedroom. Marinin is such an enthusiastic sexual athlete that he breaks the bed! The next night he is back at the inn, drunker than ever, and refuses to interrupt his tryst with Ania to return to base when he is called out on a mission. As a result, his rival, young Captain Galiev (Sergei Gorobchenko), is sent out instead; captain and crew are lost. Yet the avuncular kombrig, after giving Marinin a perfunctory scolding, urges the hung-over Marinin not to blame himself.
Meanwhile, Major Sharabidze continues to plot against Marinin even though going AWOL should have been reason enough to arrest him. Sharabidze scores the fatal blow when he assigns a young sailor who had been arrested as a would-be deserter to Marinin's crew. This boy had refused to renounce his father, a priest, when Sharabidze offered him the opportunity to do so. Marinin is ashamed, as Sharabidze knew he would be, and decides to try to find Roman. Again, Marinin disappears, this time for several days, as Ania seeks a lead, a lead that Sharabidze has "planted" with a Finnish woodsman. The trap is sprung and Marinin is arrested.
But the kombrig orders Marinin's release for one final mission, an exciting battle with a formidable German in as well-orchestrated a scene as any in Das Boot (Wolfgang Petersen, 1981). The film would have benefited from more such scenes. It seems Marinin has been lost. The lovelorn Tan'ka stands on a cliff crying, as music swells. But Marinin returns a hero, and Sharabidze leaves defeated.
First after God (the title is Soviet naval slang for a submarine commander) is a competently made film of the war-as-entertainment variety, best represented in the new Russian cinema by Nikolai Lebedev's The Star (Zvezda, 2002). With the exception of the deeply flawed Marinin, all the characters are clichés: the kindly commander, the evil NKVD officer, the pretty but wholesome Russian girl, the glamorous and worldly foreign woman, and so on. The film's sweeping panoramas of a landscape untouched by war and sentimental musical score are also straight from the playbook.
What makes First after God's triteness disappointing is that the Marinesko story offered so much more. At the very least, it was an opportunity to engage with the vagaries of hero-construction and hero-worship, and with the role movies play in that process. Is Marinesko, a hero-come-lately, really more "heroic" than the heroes of yore?
Under Chiginskii's direction, however, the story unfolds with neither depth nor irony. Dmitrii Orlov plays Marinin "straight": as a brash young lug who feels entitled to the adoration he (unaccountably) receives, whether from his men, his commander, or his lover. Chiginskii clearly expects viewers to adore him (and his pranks), too. What a guy!
But although Marinin is physically attractive, he does not seem intelligent enough (or charismatic enough) to inspire anyone's adoration or awe. Orlov's affect is so flat that Marinin's outburst of remorse over his renunciation of his family is almost laughable. "I'm not a hero," he drunkenly sobs to Ania, "I disavowed my family, my brother, to get into college." It's childishly easy to trap him, and one can sympathize with Sharabidze's disappointment and wonder how a man who has been in so much trouble can still be so naive. I found myself in the uncomfortable position of agreeing with Sharabidze when he hisses at Marinin: "Do you think you are a hero?! All your heroism is as false as you! …. hiding under the sea, feasting on pigs and playing cards, while the people are bleeding." Marinin should have asked Sharabidze how he was contributing to the war effort.
The greatest shortcoming of First after God, however, is the part of the Marinesko story that Chinginskii does not tell at all, but which was told, to great controversy and acclaim by Günter Grass in his 2002 novel Crabwalk (Im Krebsgang).[2] In Crabwalk, Grass thoughtfully attempts to reconstruct the prelude to, and aftermath of, Marinesko's most famous deeds, the sinking of the German ocean liner Wilhelm Gustloff on 30 January 1945 and the German military hospital ship General von Steuben on 10 February. The Gustloff was carrying some 9,000 refugees from Gdansk, mainly women and children, plus 1,000 soldiers; the Steuben, approximately 3,000 wounded soldiers. Most perished and the frozen bodies of children bobbed for days in the icy waters. If the Germans had won the war, Marinesko would have certainly been executed as a war criminal.
Did Marinesko know? Does it matter? Are there any rules in wartime? Is all "heroism" relative? Grass explores these difficult questions with his characteristic insight and sensitivity.[3] If Chiginskii intended First after God to be an "answer" to Crabwalk's penetrating questions, his response, which is characterized by uncritical hero worship and half-truths, is troubling indeed.
Denise Youngblood
University of Vermont
1] The most objective, best researched account of Marinesko's career that I have been able to find is "Aleksandr Ivanovich Marinesko: Strikhi k biografii," Morskoi sbornik 4 (1990), 33-47. This article is unsigned.
2] Günter Grass, Crabwalk, trans. Krishna Winston (Orlando: Harcourt, Inc., 2002), originally published as Im Krebsgang (Göttingen: Steidl Verlag, 2002).
3] With Grass's stunning revelation about his service in the Waffen SS, some have already begun to question his right to offer "insights" on any aspect of the war.
First after God, Russia, 2005
Color, 99 minutes
Director: Vasilii Chiginskii
Screenplay: Nikolai Kapitonov, with the participation of Igor' Evsiukhov
Cinematography: Archil Akhvlediani
Art Director: Andrei Vasin
Composer: Dato Evgenidze
Songs: Sergei Galanin
Cast: Dmitrii Orlov, Mikhail Gomiashvili, Vladimir Gostiukhin, Liza Boiarskaia, Irina Björklund, Sergei Gorobchenko, Iurii Stepanov, Viktor Sukhorukov, Nina Ruslanova, Sergei Rubeiko, Vitalii Abdulov, Dmitrii Rudkov, Ekaterina Vulchenko.
Producers: Sergei Bokhanov, Sergei Shumakov, Sergei Fiks
Executive Producers: Mikhail Kalatozishvili, Andrei Bondarenko
Production: Fortuna Film XXI, with the aid of the Federal Agency for Culture and Cinematography and Telekanal Rossiia
Vasilii Chiginskii: First after God (Pervyi posle boga, 2005)
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After a crazy night at the HoB SD, it was time to chill out today for some good ol barbequing. Bumsville emptied out pretty fast as Terry had errands to run, Annabelle was helpin' her brother move, and Mark & Guil had to peace out. So I helped myself to some breakfast.
Took a few timer shots, cuz I was home alone for a good 3 hours.
Toe-Knee came by with his homie Tristan from Virgin Airlines (TK's key to the jetset lifestyle). Kicked it with Terry for a bit, and used my blog post as his guest blog post. Now I'll be famous like TK with some referrals from his blog. HOLLER!
Tristan brought this devil-bastard concoction for yesterday's party. It's basically a $15-bottle of drinkable rubbing alcohol, and I use the word "drinkable" very loosely.
"DO NOT DRINK AT FULL PROOF". Edwin from Blends SD drank two swigs at full proof last night. Bad move.
Brandeezy fo Sheezy dropped by as well. He's still thinking about his sweet House of Blues experience. Bummed.
Brandon, Mark, and I headed out to Embarcadero for some of the barbeque action.
Parking was definitely an issue, but we finally made it.
The non-meat eaters luckily had a Joe's Crab shack across the sidewalk for some seafood eats.
Rhandy with his baby boy Royce Legend.
Keep your bike away from this dog. He popped two bike tires and two people had to walk their bikes to the nearest pump. Bummed.
Irwin (Blends SD) was one step ahead and tossed his bike into the tree.
Lack of chairs all around. Bummed.
"Royce, if someone tries to come behind you, just say no." -Rhandy
Brandon's still bummed.
Tossed the wiffle ball around. Barry Yons swinging (and missing) for the fences. Suck my bat bitch.
Josie couldn't wait for Darcie with the veggie patties anymore. Joe's Crab Shack it is.
Popcorn scrimps took over 30 minutes to make (for real?). Irwin, Frankenstein, and Frances were enjoying some crabmeat and pina coladas out of mini trashcans.
Back to the BBQ.
JUST SAY NO GIAN! Gay.
Jay had a lot on his mind this weekend. Bummed.
Irwin and Josie tossed the old foam ball around.
Brett Favrin'
Aldridge rolled his ankle while skateboarding. Yup. Bummed.
I left the BBQ early to chill with Stephen and some of our visitors from NorCal, Aviv and Duy. We met up with some of Stephen's Michigan homies.
We first went to Catherine's and Brent's house for more food. While they prepped, we played some soccer.
2 hours later (notice the sky), we were able to hit the ball 10 times (no hands of course) without letting it hit the floor. Of course we hit a plethora of walls, cars, and rooftops.
The feast. The chicken skewers were cooked to perfection. Kudos.
9:00pm was rolling around and we couldn't see any fireworks from the street. We climbed onto the rooftop to get views of 4 different firework shows. The view was amazing.
Tref & Stephen reminisce over Chicago and Michigan.
While climbing onto the roof, I got red rooftop clay all over my shirt, shorts, and kicks! On top of a that, a nail ripped a hole in the butt of my shorts too. Bummed.
Stephen had some trouble getting down...
But when he did, he kissed the first person he saw. Gay.
Shoe circle.... (yay?)
Then we headed out to PB for more drinky time.
Our boy Adam (one-fourth of BitofChange) is always willing to offer his spot for a good time. He and his roommates were already hosting a kickback anyway.
Cleaned off the tabletop for some flipcup action.
We ended our night with some Mexican food across the street. Fresh carne asada fries and rolled tacos.
Tomorrow, Stephen will be hosting his Cinco de Julio party at his place in Anaheim Hills. I hope I don't see this too much. SUPER GAY!
Happy Birthday America. (I seriously heard this more than Happy 4th of July.)
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August 27, 2018
Local Property Values Ensure Water Reliability
Every August, Metropolitan receives the assessed property tax valuation for the six counties where we provide water service. The MWD Act authorizes property taxes to pay for certain obligations of the district. This year, the valuations for our six-county service area was $2.9 trillion -more than many entire states.
This is important for a couple of reasons.
First, Metropolitan's board uses a weighted voting system. Each member agency (there are 26), is entitled to one board member and may appoint an additional representative for each full 5 percent of the taxable property in their service area. That's why some agencies, such as the city of Los Angeles and the San Diego County Water Authority, have several board members and smaller agencies like Burbank and Fullerton have only one. This year, there is no change in the distribution or total number of directors on our Board.
Secondly, the assessed valuation is important since the biennial budget includes a combination of revenues from water sales, other charges and property taxes.
The Board last week voted to continue the property tax rate at .0035 percent. In this way, the cost of Metropolitan's services is shared by all property-owning residences and businesses to pay debt service on general obligation bonds and a portion of the obligations under the State Water Contract. At this tax rate, a house with a $400,000 assessed valuation pays about $14/year toward Met's costs.
Agreement to Supply Water to Sycuan Band
An agreement that will boost water reliability for the Sycuan Band of the Kumeyaay Nation in San Diego County was approved by Metropolitan's board at its August meeting.
The Sycuan Band is a federally-recognized tribe of Mission Indians, located in San Diego County east of El Cajon. The Kumeyaay tribe is one of four ethnic groups indigenous to San Diego County.
Through the agreement between Metropolitan, the Sycuan tribe, San Diego County Water Authority and Padre Dam Municipal Water District, water will be delivered to 227 acres of recently developed land on the reservation.
The tribe has historically relied on independent groundwater supplies to serve its reservation but sought a more reliable supply. It is estimated that the tribe will receive about 100 acre-feet of supply per year.
Metropolitan delivers about 85 percent of the water used in San Diego County. In taking the action, Metropolitan recognized it is important for the Sycuan tribe to have access to the same high-quality, reliable water supply as the rest of the region.
The tribe's reservation was established in 1875. The original 640 acres were never annexed by any water district, leaving the tribe to rely on groundwater.
Metropolitan has a record of cooperation to deliver water to tribe
s in the service area, including agreements with the Soboba and Pechanga Bands of Luiseño Indians.
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It's pretty much a given that at every meeting there will be laughter and tears. That's because at the Metropolitan Caregiver Support Group -organized by HR Assistant III
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In its fifth year, the group meets at HQ twice monthly on Tuesdays from 11:30 to 12:15 in US7-199. Meetings are confidential and open to employees, temps, consultants and annuitants. While the meetings are not available online, helpful resources are often sent to a large mailing list. For info, contact
experience with a parent with Alzheimer's fuels his passion to bring people together in a supportive environment. "It's amazing what people have to handle,"
says, adding that "it helps to know others are going through the same things."
That may mean caring for grandparents, parents, siblings, special needs children, other family members or friends. "The path is not unique,"
says, "and it helps to learn from others. You're a caregiver even if you are not 'on' 24/7. Anyone who helps with mail, visits a shut-in, calls or cooks a meal is a caregiver."
Several times each year, the Employee Assistance Program provides a speaker for the meetings. The next webinar is August 29 from 11-12 noon on Preventing Burnout for the Dementia Caregiver.
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Actress Lindsay Lohan, who in February was given three months to complete 125 hours of community service, has finished fewer than 10 and must put in the remaining time by May 28 or face unspecified "consequences," a California judge ruled Thursday.
At a probation hearing stemming from Lohan's June 2012 car accident, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Young said the actress, 28, had completed only nine hours and 45 minutes with a charity in London, where Lohan has been living since last year.
Lohan's attorney, Shawn Holley, told the media that her client plans to return to New York and complete her remaining 115 hours working with children at a Brooklyn community center.
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Santa Monica Deputy City Attorney Melanie Skehar expressed doubt Lohan could complete the hours over the next three weeks. "Is it possible? It's possible," she told The Associated Press. "Is it probable? No." Skehar, who did not ask for an arrest warrant, added that Lohan could face about a year and a half in jail should she fail to complete the hours.
Holley told the court that Lohan, who did not attend the hearing, was unable to do the full community service because it has changed location and she now lives 90 minutes from the London organization at which she was required to work. The attorney said Lohan, who is between acting assignments, found it difficult to pay for private transportation, which costs $76 an hour, and that there were limits on the amount of hours Lohan could work each day.
On Tuesday, the "Mean Girls" star, originally of Merrick and Cold Spring Harbor, had posted an Instagram image of a stack of papers and envelopes on a desk, captioned "Community Service -- office day."
Lohan has been on probation as part of her March 2013 sentence for reckless driving and lying to police, after her rented Porsche and a truck collided on Pacific Coast Highway.
The next hearing in the case was set for May 28.
Holley did not respond to a Newsday request for comment.
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This short Pocklington walk is 0.7 miles, and should take 15-20 minutes. It took us 25 this morning as I stopped to take pictures, and Bonnie seemed to having a 'slow' day!
Like most of the walks from The Bungalow you'll start by crossing the road and taking the public foot path up the hill sign posted Kilnwick Percy. Walk up the hill and across Gus Walker Drive, continue climbing steeply up the steps until the path levels out and divides. You need to turn left here and walk along the left of the hedge by the side of the golf course.
When you reach a chalk path, turn left, this will take you down the hill. Here you will see some lovely views over Pocklington.
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Hurricanes Win Third Straight; Sweep Weekend With Tigers
Medicine Hat, AB – The Lethbridge Hurricanes began a five-game road trip on Saturday with a 5-0 victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers at the Canalta Centre.
The Hurricanes entered with a five-point cushion on the Tigers for second in the Central Division and Lethbridge had a good start to the game as they struck early when Nick Henry capitalized on a rebound just 2:48 into the game to make it 1-0; Jake Leschyshyn and Ty Prefontaine earned the assists on the goal. The Tigers had some chances in the first period but Carl Tetachuk stood strong stopping all 15 shots he faced in the first period.
The 'Canes added to their lead in the second period as they struck for three. Dylan Cozens extended his point-scoring streak to seven straight games as he tallied on a power play at the 8:51 mark to make it a 2-0 Lethbridge lead; Jordy Bellerive and Calen Addison earned the assists on the goal. Jake Elmer scored for the eighth straight game with 4:05 left in the second period as he snapped home his 31st goal of the year; Nolan Jones was credited with the lone assist on the goal. Before the period was out, Addison scored a beautiful goal as he drove wide on a Tiger defenseman before stuffing one by Medicine Hat goaltender Jordan Hollett to make it 4-0 after two periods for the Hurricanes. The 'Canes were outshot 11-10 in the second period and 26-22 through forty minutes.
In the third period, the Hurricanes added one more as Addison let fly with a slapshot from the blueline just 1:08 into the final frame as he scored his second of the game and 11th of the season to make it 5-0; Jackson Shepard earned the only assists on Addison's first ever multi-goal game. The Hurricanes were outshot 9-8 in the third period but would steer home the win.
The 'Canes were outshot 35-30 in the game. Lethbridge went 1/3 on the power play and 3/3 on the penalty kill.
Three stars of the game were:
1) 'Canes – #35 Carl Tetachuk (35 saves, first career shutout)
2) 'Canes – #2 Calen Addison (2 goals, 1 assist)
3) 'Canes – #10 Jake Leschyshyn (2 assists)
The win for the Hurricanes was their third straight and improved their record to 5-1-0-0 in their last six games as they improve to 32-17-5-5 on the season. The 'Canes, who sit second in the Central Division, now have a seven point cushion on the Tigers. The win was the 15th road victory of the season for the Hurricanes who surpassed their season total of away wins from last year.
The Hurricanes continue their road trip on Tuesday when they play the first of four in Saskatchewan as they visit the Saskatoon Blades at 6:00pm. The 'Canes will return to the ENMAX Centre on Wednesday, March 6th when they welcome the Brandon Wheat Kings. Tickets can be purchased online at www.enmaxcentre.ca, by calling 403-329-SEAT (7328) or by visiting the ENMAX Centre Ticket Centre.


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Alberta is a leader in protecting the environment, premier Ed Stelmach said Thursday, taking exception to a report card from two lobby groups that gave the oilsands industry a failing grade.
Stelmach rejected the conclusions of the report from the Pembina Institute and the World Wildlife Fund. It gave northern Alberta 10 oilsands plants an average mark of 33 per cent, with nine of the 10 projects receiving a failing grade. The industry uses too much water and pumps out too much greenhouse gas, the report said.
"The government of Alberta and all of the oilsands operators work closely to ensure we take a leadership role in environmental technology [and] research," the premier said in defence of his government's record. "The kind of technology we do here is something can be applied in many other provinces in terms of reducing greenhouse gas emissions."
The Pembina Institute pointed out that while individual oilsands companies have reduced the intensity of their emissions, overall emissions are increasing as the industry expands.
The province has not set a target date for overall reductions.
Syncrude, one of the largest companies in the oilsands, also slammed the report card in which it tied for last place among the 10 firms surveyed. Syncrude and Synenco Energy scored 18 per cent.
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KUALA LUMPUR: Investigations are underway to ascertain what really occurred on Monday night with the woman, who claimed on social media that the police failed to assist her, said Comm Datuk Seri Mazlan Lazim (pic).
The Kuala Lumpur police chief said a misunderstanding led to the woman not being initially allowed into the Alam Damai police station on Monday night.
He said necessary action will be taken on the police personnel on duty at if it is found they were at fault.
"We will take the necessary action if there is any wrongdoing on the part of the police personnel on duty.
"We also urged the public not to easily believe information passed on social media without the police's verification," he said in a statement.
He was commenting on the incident involving the woman who claimed that police were indifferent to her situation in viral videos made on Monday and Tuesday.
In the first video, the woman was visibly upset as she alleged that the police refused to let her into the police station despite her fearing for her safety as a group of men in a BMW were tailgaiting her.
In a second video uploaded by the woman, she claimed that a police officer had contacted her and told her that the men were following her car because she had swerve into their lane.
Comm Mazlan said police have since arrested three men, aged 18, in connection with the case.
"We also hope the public will refrain from speculating on the matter," he said.
Prior to going to the police station, the woman was harassed by a group of men in a BMW, who honked at her repeatedly while shouting at her, he said.
"Fearing for her safety, the woman phoned 999 and proceeded to drive towards the police station as the group of men were still following her.
"The woman also honked several times as she was approaching the police station in order to get the attention of police personnel," he said.
As she arrived at the entrance of the police station, a misunderstanding occurred leading the woman to assume that she was not allowed into the police station.
"Not long after that, the group of men in the BMW also arrived and claimed that the woman almost hit their vehicle with her car.
"The woman got upset that the police personnel on duty did not let her enter the police station but eventually, she was allowed to enter," he said adding that, police personnel also advised her to lodge a police report on the matter.
After she was questioned, Comm Mazlan said the woman was upset as she was not initially allowed into the police station despite fearing for her safety as there was a vehicle tailing her.
"The police personnel at the station understood she was in distress and they tried to gather more information to assist her but she left the station.
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Trip Overview
Lake Hogan offers drive in tent and RV campsites for dry camping. There are dump stations and restrooms. As I live only a couple minutes from the lake I have never camped here but the campgrounds always appear clean and well kept. The park rangers are friendly and have even helped me load my Tarpon 140 on top of my car at the end of a long day on the water. Additionally there is a boat in only campground with pit toilets and lantern hangers as well as a wonderful group campsite that has private restrooms, shelter and cove for anchoring / beaching the boats. I believe the minimum is 10 people for that site.
There is no marina here although the lake is only a few minutes from town. In town you will find several restaurants and services [I recommend the Thai restaurant]. There is also a small hotel called The 10th Green Inn about 10 minutes away. My parents stay there when they visit; while not a 5 star resort it's clean and in good repair with a friendly staff.
Lake Hogan is a medium sized lake and allows all types of water craft. On weekends and holidays it is very busy and can get a bit crazy. I enjoy variation myself and like to paddle through the churned up water on occasion so I do go out there on some weekends. Also the wind can pick up in the eves and for these reasons I would rate the difficulty as medium.
On weekdays the lake is almost empty. For those of you who don't like jet skis and power boats that's the time to come. The elevation is only a couple hundred feet so it will be hot in the summer [90-100+]. The water is only slightly cold; in fact I would call it cool. Whatever you call it, it feels great on those hot days. Fishing during the week is pretty good but forget about it on weekends and holidays.
There are several islands and many coves to explore. The area is populated with lots of wildlife but don't expect to see much of it on those weekends and holidays. During the week it abounds. On those days you can expect to paddle up to grazing deer, follow the geese around, etc.
If you decide to come here for the day I recommend avoiding Wrinkle Cove. It is the first place you will come upon and is the swimming hole. This is where all of the riff-raft from the valley ends up. It is generally crowded and occupied by loud obnoxious drunks. It also closes at dusk.
Instead drive right on past Wrinkle Cove in the direction of the boat launch. Just before the launch the road splits...go left here to the campgrounds. The second to last campground offers a guest parking lot that is open 24/7. Parking is free. You will have to get your kayak a few hundred feet to the water. About 2/3 of the way is paved and the rest is dirt and rocks. If the guest lot is full there is another at the last campground [just continue down the road] though it is a hike to the lake from there.
Hogan is a scenic lake in the foothills with lots to offer for everyone. You can come for just the day or for an extended stay. There are also awesome mountain bike trails for all skill levels surrounding the lake, accessible from the campgrounds and parking lots. Just remember what I wrote about the weekends and Wrinkle Cove.
Drive in tent and RV camping with restrooms and dump stations. No hook-ups so far as I know.
Boat/Drive in private group camp site with private restroom, beach/cove and shelter, I think the minimum is 10.
Boat in only campground with pit toilets and lantern hangers. Great for night paddling...bring your lights.
Minimal fees for camping, call ahead for prices and reservations.
>From south of Stockton take Highway-99 North to Highway-26 East. After about 30 miles or so on Highway-26 you will see a sign on the right for the lake; just before the Chevron station. Go to the right there and you will soon see the lake on your left. You will want to make a left as soon as the lake is visible.
>From north of Stockton take Highway-99 South to Highway-12 East. Stay on 12 East until you come to the only [highway] stop sign in Valley Springs. Turn right at the stop sign and go a mile or two [west on Highway-26]. Look for the sign to the lake; turning left just after the Chevron station. Follow the road a mile or so until you see the lake. You will want to make a left as soon as the lake is visible.
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Google Earth.
If you look close you will find where the river feeds into the lake. It is off of Highway-12. With one car at the campground and another parked here you can paddle into the lake through a canyon. The journey back to the campgrounds is several miles and the wind can be strong so this is not for beginners but is a great time. The canyon part of the journey is short but this is one of my favorites at this lake. Bring food, water, sun block, a hat and shades. Also be prepared for a short hike and a climb down to the river with your kayaks...this is for the adventurists out there. Hike your kayak over the fence and go right when the road ends. After a few yards look for a way down on the left, there is a cattle trail there [and possibly cattle]. You will not be trespassing, this is public land and there are signs for lake Hogan there stating what you are doing is allowed, the fence is to keep out cars and trucks. There is a people gate designed to keep the cattle in provided. Get there early as the limited parking fills up fast with gold panners.
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- Sport/Activity: Kayaking
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ELGIN – The Long Red Line event – which supports One Billion Rising, a global movement against rape and interpersonal violence – will be held from 2 to 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Valentine's Day, at The Centre of Elgin Heritage Ballroom, 100 Symphony Way, Elgin.
Participation for the event will be inside for weather-related reasons, said Carolyn Karp of the Community Crisis Center in Elgin, one of the sponsors of this year's event.
"The event brings awareness to violence that people experience around the world," Karp said. "In years past, we had a turnout of 100, and hopefully we will have that many this year."
As a visual expression of support, participants are asked to bring a red cloth or scarf to connect with others in creating the symbolic long red line.
Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein, rabbi at Congregation Kneseth Israel in Elgin and chairwoman of the 16th Judicial Circuit Faith Committee on Domestic Violence, said the event is important because it draws attention to the frequency of rape and sexual assault.
"One in three women are victimized … one in seven men at some point in their lifetime," Klein said. "So in a group of 1,000 women, 300 have been attacked in their lifetime. You don't know who is sitting next to you. It's important to let everybody know this is not OK. And it gives survivors a tremendous amount of courage and hope, so they feel like they are not alone."


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As millions of Christians flee the Middle East and Christianity's original homeland becomes lacking of Christians at increasing rates, an odd anomaly is occurring: Christianity in the Gulf states is surging. Amid a shocking exodus in neighbouring countries, this strictly Islamic region has seen a jump in its Christian population.
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