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HARTFORD -- As he prepares to sign a repeal of Connecticut's death penalty into law, the governor says that even if he doesn't have the support of all voters, he is sticking to his own convictions, formed by his experiences as a New York City prosecutor who helped lock up four people in homicide cases.
The repeal bill, which passed in both chambers of the General Assembly this month, would abolish the death penalty and replace it with a sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of release.
But Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's support of the repeal could become a political liability, said Tom C. Foley, the Republican candidate who ran against Malloy in the 2010 gubernatorial election.
He pointed to recent Quinnipiac University polls that suggest a majority of support for the punishment in the state.
"Anytime you implement policies that a large majority of people don't support, your chances of being re-elected will diminish," he said.
Even if Malloy does not seek re-election, Foley said, the governor could face public backlash if the 11 current death row inmates, who are not affected by the repeal, use it as a new avenue for appeal. Malloy said he has yet to decide if he will run for re-election.
Foley also criticized the governor for putting his own stance against the death penalty above those of a majority of polled Connecticut residents who said they were against the punishment.
"Politicians are elected to implement the will of the people," he said.
But the governor told the Associated Press in an interview that the General Assembly that voted in favor of the bill represents residents and he intends on signing it into law, regardless of poll results.
"I'm representing the people who agree with me," Malloy said. "And I'm representing the will, as expressed through the legislature."
Malloy said he is not concerned with the effect his support for abolishing the death penalty could have on his approval rating, saying the punishment was an issue when he ran for governor and he dealt with public opinion then.
"Whatever it does, it does," he said. "It's not a calculation that I entered into and not a calculation that I'll try to make in the future."
Malloy said his personal support for abolishing the death penalty goes back to his days as a prosecutor in Brooklyn, New York when he won four homicide convictions. It was then that he formed his beliefs that the legal system is flawed and that the death penalty doesn't deter crime.
According to the March poll, support for repealing the death penalty was about 31 percent, with Malloy's approval rating at 44 percent. The poll surveyed 1,622 registered voters on an array of issues. The margin of sampling error for the poll was plus or minus 2.4 percentage points.
Critics of the poll, however, disapprove of the way the question on the death penalty was crafted. It asked individuals whether they thought abolishing Connecticut's death penalty is a good or bad idea. In past Quinnipiac polls, residents were asked whether they supported life imprisonment in lieu of the death penalty.
In March 2011, about 43 percent of those surveyed said they preferred the punishment of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole to the death penalty for murder convicts.
The director of the Quinnipiac University poll, Douglas Schwartz, defended the wording of the death penalty question in the 2012 poll. He said it was asked in a way to reflect the legislation, where in the past it has been asked to reflect general attitudes.
Maurice Carroll, another director of the Quinnipiac University poll, said years of polling experience lead him to believe Malloy's support for the death penalty will affect his approval rating, but overall, won't hurt him if he seeks re-election.
"On election day, in my experience, it has never made a hell of a difference," he said.
Death penalty repeal opponent Rep. David Labriola, R-Naugatuck, called Malloy's stance on the punishment "disingenuous."
e said he believes it's likely that current death row inmates will be able to appeal to change their sentences to life imprisonment under the bill.
"It could well become an issue for Gov. Malloy in the future because the people of Connecticut strongly support the death penalty," he said. "You can't have it both ways."
Brushing off claims from critics, Malloy stood by his decision to support the repeal effort, arguing that Connecticut's death penalty and its appeals process have created a flawed system.
He pointed to the one execution in the state in the past 51 years, when serial killer Michael Ross was administered the lethal injection in 2005. Ross pushed for his death sentence to be carried out and was the first person executed in New England since 1960.
The bill does require that people convicted of a charge that the bill created, murder with special circumstances, be subject to prison conditions similar to those of death row inmates.


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Federer, Murray move on at Madrid Masters
Madrid, Spain – Reigning champion Roger Federer and former titlist Andy Murray were a pair of second-round winners Tuesday at the $4.425 million Madrid Open.
After enjoying a bye into the second round and being idle since mid-March, the second-seeded former world No. 1 star Federer brushed aside Czech veteran Radek Stepanek 6-3, 6-3 at this clay-court Masters 1000 French Open tune-up.
Federer beat Czech slugger Tomas Berdych in last year's Madrid finale and is a three-time overall champion at this tournament.
The third-seeded Murray, meanwhile, needed a pair of tiebreaks to stave off capable German Florian Mayer, 7-6 (13-11), 7-6 (7-3). The U.S. Open champion Murray titled here in 2008 when the event was staged on an indoor hardcourt.
Murray will meet Frenchman Gilles Simon on Wednesday in a rematch of the 2008 Madrid finale, which was won by the British star in straight sets.
In some other second-round play on Day 3 at The Magic Box, Spaniard Daniel Gimeno-Traver upended eighth-seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet 7-5, 3-6, 6-4, Spanish left-hander Fernando Verdasco ousted 12th-seeded Canadian Milos Raonic 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (9-7) and a 16th-seeded Simon got past fellow Frenchman Jeremy Chardy 6-4, 7-6 (7-5).
In some first-round action involving seeds, Argentine Juan Monaco took out ninth-seeded Serb Janko Tipsarevic 7-6 (7-5), 6-3, No. 13 hot German Tommy Haas drilled Italian Andreas Seppi 6-1, 6-2, and No. 15 Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka bested Romanian wild card Marius Copil 6-4, 6-4. The 35-year-old Haas is fresh off his title in Munich, while Wawrinka was last week's clay-court champion in Portugal, where he upset world No. 4 David Ferrer in the final.
Former top-five Spanish favorite Tommy Robredo reached the round of 32 with a 6-4, 6-2 victory over former Australian Open runner-up Marcos Baghdatis. Robredo will meet the surging Haas on Wednesday.
Additional opening-round wins came for Colombian qualifier Santiago Giraldo, Frenchman Benoit Paire, Russian Mikhail Youzhny, and Serb Viktor Troicki.

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Thank you to all of the Jewish Hostessses who took the time to send in their tables. I hope all of my readers enjoy looking at these tablescapes as much as I do. Each one is unique and as beautiful as the hostess behind it. Click here to see the first batch of Passover tables that were posted last year.
May we continue to share in many Jewish holidays together! Marlene
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1. Lily Pads and Frogs Passover Table Decor By Kineret Spector (check out more of Kineret's creative tables HERE and HERE!)
2. A Country Seder Table by Lisa Ades-
"My country seder in Massachusets – nothin' fancy since the green outside from our Japanese garden is all the decoration we need…"
"I wish I had chairs that match but at least we have glasses that match – they were Grandma Ades's."
"This is my "centerpiece" – my mom and I went to the nursery down the street where they have the most beautiful pansies…"
"We planted them in this pot that has real moss growing on it. What could be prettier than that?"
"Did you notice my "diamond" napkin fold? I found it on http://www.napkinfoldingguide.com/! Ethan made that kippah on the right when he was little – i love the pom pom on it and that all the letters fell off except for HA! Enjoy! Lisa"
3. An Elegant Persian Tablescape at the Huntley Hotel in Santa Monica. Check out the rest of the post HERE.
4. Blue Suede Seder Trays by Emily Massry
Hey Marlene I'm only sending this because I ran into you in Walmart. I Bought these blue suede boxes for Purim never used them but they came in handy for Passover . I put Haggadah, egg, haroset, and celery in salt water lettuce and a little cup of salt. Thank g-d it was a great Seder! Love ya keep up the great work, Marlene!," Emily M.
5. Color Array of Tableware by Susie Dweck
6. Alexis and Sarah Mizrahi "Spring" into action every year on Passover. Check out their LAST YEAR'S gorgeous crafty seder HERE!.
"Hi Marlene!
Our gourmet popcorn business closed for pesach-so we finally had some free time on our hands! Like always-we suprise our mother with a beautiful table every holiday. This years inspiration was "hag ha'aviv-holiday of the spring. " A trip to the flower market, & a local nursery-& we were done! We rented a camel table cloth,yellow napkins,& bamboo chairs from Brooklyn Party Rental -Sonny Halawani- Our centerpieces were grass we bought already in those rustic wood crates, glass jars filled with moss, real birch wood, birds, lemons & limes.. For place cards we potted moss in terra cotta pots, & used birch wood scraps (we got it free!) that we ripped in small pieces for the names. Next to that, we placed our home-made leather bound Hagadahs! Our favorite part of the whole table – everyones little shelf with all the symbolic foods. We found these lucite "cabinet organizers" for cents-& we turned them into individual ke'aras! It was soo easy & so much fun! Enjoy!!"
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7.Pretty Greens and Flowers Pesach Tablescape by Jennifer Malka- "my hubby does all the flower arrangements!"
8. " Hi Marlene…here is a photo that I just took of our seder table. Thank you. Chag Sameach!!" Karen Rubin- Brown
9. A Springtime Pesach Table By Jane Choueka
10. Fabulous Holiday Lunch Table By Carol Chera-
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Enjoy the creativity and please comment below with your favorite holiday tables!
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- Sarah's Passover Seder- How to Make Your Table Look Like a Million! (thejewishhostess.com)
- Three Fantastic Authentic Passover Tablescapes by Kineret Spector (thejewishhostess.com)
- A Persian Passover Seder at The Huntley Hotel in Santa Monica (thejewishhostess.com)
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Each Longines Global Champions Tour and GCL event can be separated into two categories - CSI 5* and CSI 2* classes. The CSI 5* is the top level competition, where the top-ranked riders in the world will compete for the highest prize money, over the biggest fences - up to 1.60m which is the highest in the sport. The CSI 2* classes are slightly smaller in height, and offer opportunities for many local athletes as well as international rising stars.
The GCL is the team competition, where riders unite like never before to compete for points in the overall Championship. All roads lead to the innovative new GC Prague Playoffs, which will see the top 16 teams compete in the ultimate showdown in December, so every point counts over the course of the Championship calendar.
The Longines Global Champions Tour is the individual Championship, with the world's best battling for the LGCT Grand Prix win. This offers the biggest prize money of the weekend, valuable Championship ranking points, and a win would mean they qualify for a place in the GC Prague Playoffs, where the Longines Global Champions Super Grand Prix will take place. This will see the winners of each Grand Prix throughout the season return for a final locking of horns, to see who will come out on top after another electric season on Tour.


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The European Bird Census Council (EBCC) will publish a new atlas for breeding birds in Europe (EBBA2). Furthermore, a illustration will accompany every of the more than 600 species that will be presented in the atlas book. This project is realized by a number of well known European artists and illustrators. Several of my works will be included as well, which means my work supports an important project with the aim of environmental conservation and education.
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The week in review
Biggest breakthrough in water wars: The city and county reach an agreement on how they'll split the costs of the mega-dam at Ragged Mountain Natural Area and the nine-mile-uphill pipeline to fill it. Albemarle County Service Authority will pay 85 percent to build the dam and Charlottesville will pay 15 percent; Albemarle pays 80 percent of the pipeline and the city pays 20 percent, and the county and city split cost of dredging the Rivanna Reservoir 50-50.
Boldest initiatives by House Minority Leader David Toscano: The new Dem leader calls for more transparency in the House of Delegates and for allowing the governor to serve two consecutive terms. The Democratic caucus also wants votes taken in subcommittees recorded, governors' commissions open to the public, and proper oversight of tax credits.
Most futile moves: See above. The Dems are the minority.
Biggest blackeye for Albemarle: After enticing people to retire and promising extra benefits, the county comes back and says, oops, clerical error, your benefits should be lower and no, your old jobs aren't available. Thirteen sue and a jury, in less than two hours, comes back and orders the county to pay $83,000 in promised benefits, according to NBC29.
Worst bait and switch attempt: The Board of Supervisors unanimously votes December 14 to deny Redfields developer Gaylon Beights' plan to build 125 homes on land that was marketed as open space when homes in the subdivision were being sold in the 1990s. Charlottesville Tomorrow has the story.
Latest Tom Perriello gig: The former U.S. congressman will join the advocacy arm of the Center for American Progress, a Washington think tank, according to the Times Dispatch.
It seemed like a good idea at the time: Jay Gatliff, 26, pleads guilty to stealing a Greene County ambulance parked at UVA Medical Center in March. The felony could be reduced to a misdemeanor if several requirements are met, Henry Graff reports for 29.
Baddest dog: Coco the pit bull is in big trouble for attacking a Louisa K-9 dog named Maggie during an early December 10 search for a suicidal man. Maggie dies of her injuries two days later, and Coco is in the shelter, where she chewed her way out of a cage the first day. His owner, Alfred Bennett, says Coco was just protecting his property; the Sheriff's Office wants Coco declared vicious. NBC29 has the story.
Worst driving: A woman crashes into Old Dominion Animal Hospital on Preston Avenue around 10:30 am Tuesday, and a friend tells NBC29 she had just learned to drive.
Worst alleged driving/parenting: Albemarle police Officer Timothy Carrico pulls over a child-on-board car in the wrong lane on East Rio Road around 3am December 14, and arrests Santana Faulkner, 26, for driving under the influence, third offense, which is a felony, driving on a suspended driver's license, and for reckless disregard for a child, which is also a felony, according to a release. Passenger Dwayne Norwood, 28, is charged with reckless disregard for a child and possession of cocaine.
Worst accidental shooting: Brandon Maurice Jackson, 21, pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the February Westhaven shooting death of his friend, David Lee "Gundo" Cowan, who was trying to avoid a gunfight, Ted Strong reports in the Progress.
Worst time to order breakfast: A man robbing a Waffle House in Staunton December 16 threatens to shoot a cashier in the head if she doesn't open the register. When she says she can't open it unless an order is placed, he orders two scrambled eggs, raisin toast, grits, bacon, and a cup of hot chocolate, according to the News Leader. Police arrest Lemorial Silk, 51, of Churchville.
Most elegant holiday decor: The Washington Post features And George home furnishings shop co-owner Christy Ford, who says she gets most of her decorations– seasonal fruit and greenery– at the grocery.


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Next stop after Waldorf graduation –the military
The conversation took place on occasion of a meeting of the international forum for Steiner/Waldorf education, the "Hague Circle" with class 11 pupils from the oldest of the 18 Israeli Waldorf schools. As all Israeli pupils, they knew that they would soon be called for military service which directly follows school. --Henning Kullak-Ublick
After graduation the aspiring Waldorf students will be forced to join the Israeli military and carry out the governments policy of "collective punishment" upon Palestinian women and children. In the 2014 Israeli military bombing of the Gaze Strip twenty-two schools were completely destroyed and 118 schools damaged.This Israeli policy of revenge is condemned by the United Nations as a serious war crime.
Suppose they gave a war and nobody came
"Soldiers – don't give yourselves to brutes, men who despise you and enslave you – who regiment your lives, tell you what to do, what to think and what to feel."
"Don't give yourselves to these unnatural men, machine men, with machine minds and machine hearts. You are not machines. You are not cattle. You are men. You have the love of humanity in your hearts. You don't hate – only the unloved hate. Only the unloved and the unnatural. Soldiers – don't fight for slavery, fight for liberty." Charlie Chaplin speech, The Great Dictator (1940)
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The meaning of Ethical Individualism is not only to have ideals, but to act on ideals. POF 9.7 This means having the moral courage to speak out and break the code of silence demanded by a social collective.
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Black Swan Review Starring Natalie Portman and Mila Kunis
Black Swan: There Are Two Sides to Every Coin
Like a ballet performance, Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan begins with a showy opening act and closes with a dramatic finale. What happens in between, as we watch a ballerina named Nina lose herself in her new role as the Swan Queen in a New York City ballet production of Swan Lake, is also a dance of sorts: Nina teeters on the brink of sanity, dances around the subject of her own sexuality, and leaps into a side of herself she never knew existed.
As the Swan Queen, Nina is required to play two parts: the virtuous princess-turned-White Swan and her conniving alter ego. As the story goes, the sensual Black Swan seduces her sister's prince, thus keeping the princess trapped as a bird forever. Nina's fragility and innocence make her ideal for the delicate White Swan, but the company's director Thomas initially casts her aside as too prudish to embody the Black Swan as well. When she shows up at his office to change his mind, she inadvertently taps into her suppressed dark side for the first time, winning her the part and beginning a dizzying, suspenseful transformation.
There's a lot to digest in Black Swan, from Aronofsky's glaring black-and-white symbolism to the reasoning behind Nina's insecurities. In the end, whether or not you enjoy the film might be dependent on what lens through which you view it. To find out what I mean, just read more.
Portman plays Nina like a frightened child who seems to focus on hard work to avoid growing up and embracing the outside world. From the verbal abuse she takes from her overbearing mother to her inability to socialize with the rest of her ballet company, Nina's dancing is all about execution over emotion. She's consistently on edge and on the verge of tears, even when she's pirouetting around the dance studio with the greatest of ease.
Since Nina is so tightly wound, her counterpoint is easily seen in rival dancer Lily (Mila Kunis). Though Nina and Lily are similar in stature (Nina even confuses Lily for her own reflection at first), Lily literally embodies everything Nina doesn't: She's wild! She's free-spirited! She dances with her hair down! She wears black tank tops! (Nina wears white for the majority of the film). Once Nina recognizes that Lily is the epitome of the Black Swan, Nina becomes paranoid that Lily is trying to steal the role from her. In reality, Nina can't seem to admit to herself that she's fascinated with Lily, and is seduced by the carefree, relaxed life that's so different from what Nina has.
Aronofsky has plenty of fun playing with Nina's psyche and keeping the audience on the edge of their seats. When Nina's not on stage, she's completely vulnerable to (often bloody) hallucinations galore. For each step she takes toward breaking out of her shell, her subconscious seems to punish her with a terrifying vision or mind trick. The movie's score samples music from Tchaikovsky's ballet, but manipulates it to make the film into a suspenseful thriller.
Black Swan is all about duality, and the same can be said for how you perceive the film. Those who can chalk up the overwrought suspense and indulgent sexual scenarios to Aronofsky's creative vision will soak up Portman's performance, the drama, and the many layers of psychological issues. Those that take the film more literally may have a hard time with the one-dimensional characters (even Portman's superb performance feels like it could go even deeper), the pointed symbolism, and the cliches. Whichever side you land on, I can guarantee that Black Swan will leave you with plenty to think about — and talk about — for days to come.


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Easy To Digest Advice On Picky Eaters
Get Your Kids To Eat Healthy
Parents have been picking my brain in regard to how to handle their picky eaters. Well, let me provide more than a mouthful of information on this topic that will be easy to digest.
Picky eating is a common, normal childhood behavior. Recent studies suggest that even toddlers who are considered good eaters will need to try a new food at least 10 times before they will say they like it. Other studies suggest that children who are extremely picky have relatives who also demonstrated this behavior, suggesting it may be an inherited trait in some families.
That being said, if you want to get your child or toddler to try a new food, I have some suggestions:
1. Set a good example. If you show your child you are willing to enjoy trying a new food with them, they are more apt to eat that food.
2. If it is a food you dislike, don't express that or your child will mimic that behavior.
3. Let your child know the benefits of trying a new food in terms of things that will appeal to them. For example, if your child is interested in sports and professional athletes, tell them that eating yogurt or cheese is something athletes do to make their bones stronger.
4. Consider holding a "food inventing contest" where you invite children to mix up fruits, vegetables, spreads, tortillas, rolls, lunchmeat, and a food they have not tried into a tasty and creative snack. If they like the snack they make, they may be more apt to like the new food they tried as well.
5. If your child likes a particular topping - like peanut butter - consider putting that onto a new food to entice them to try it.
Just because a child refuses a new food doesn't mean they won't try it several days or weeks later. It's also important to not call a lot of attention to the fact that a new food has appeared on the plate. The more you make a production of trying a new food, the more your child is apt to refuse it. A solution to the control issue is to offer your child a choice of 2 to 3 new foods, and that way they are making the decision of what to try instead of you making it for them. Finally, one of my favorite tips is to have your child eat with friends who are not as picky. When your child sees a friend eating new foods, they will probably try that food too even when they wont do it for you.
Hopefully, tips like this will whet your appetite when it comes to getting your child to be less picky about trying new foods.
Lewis First, M.D., is chief of Pediatrics at Vermont Children's Hospital at Fletcher Allen Health Care and chair of the Department of Pediatrics at the University of Vermont College of Medicine. You can also catch "First with Kids" weekly on WOKO 98.9FM and WPTZ Channel 5, or visit the First with Kids video archives at http://www.FletcherAllen.org/firstwithkids


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"Behavior Placement": Networks Officially Go To Work For Ministry Of Propaganda Spreading Obama Gospel Through Subliminal Messages
Cass Sunstein, Communist Revolutionary Operative
"People do not want to be hit over the head with issues, but including aspects in the programming makes it resonate more successfully with viewers," said Jeff Zucker, chief executive of NBC.
A TELEVISION star swigs her mineral water and throws the bottle into a recycling bin. In another scene, in the American version of The Office, the workers complain about metallic-tasting reusable water bottles and switch to filtered tap water instead.
They are among the television stars in shows from sitcoms to detective dramas who are lining up to bombard their fans with subliminal messages. "Behaviour placement" is aimed at persuading audiences to lead greener, healthier and happier lives.
The shows, including Law and Order and 30 Rock, a comedy starring Alec Baldwin and Tina Fey — the one throwing the water bottle — are first being broadcast in America but many will be aired in Britain in the next few weeks.
NBC, one of the big four American television networks, has even hired psychologists to drop environmentally friendly nods into the scripts.
The initiative reflects the "nudge effect" promoted by Richard Thaler, an economist, and Cass Sunstein, a lawyer who is advising President Obama on how to teach people to avoid bad decisions, from jumping red lights to eating junk food.
"People do not want to be hit over the head with issues, but including aspects in the programming makes it resonate more successfully with viewers," said Jeff Zucker, chief executive of NBC.
Others disagree. The Week magazine, which covers American current affairs, describes such programmes as "cynical and manipulative".
"The pressure to be eco-conscious is reaching a new high," said Christopher Rosen, a writer. "NBC implies that people are too dumb to make healthy decisions on their own … television should stick with what works — product placement, where they awkwardly jam products into their programmes to make people want to buy them."
Tim Kring, the creator of Heroes, the US science fiction series broadcast on BBC2, said he first became aware of behaviour placement when a lorry appeared in an episode picking up recyclable soft drinks bottles.
In America the scene prompted oil companies to pay for advertisements around the show in a bid to associate themselves with the green message.


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For the first time since the Hells Angels were founded in B.C. in 1983, two full-patch members have been convicted of killing someone.
Kelowna Hells Angels Norman Cocks and Robert Thomas pleaded guilty to manslaughter Thursday in a beating that left family man Dain Phillips dead in June 2011.
It's another blow for the notorious biker gang, which has been hit with undercover operations that have led to arrests and convictions against several members and associates in recent years.
Cocks, 33, and Thomas, 49, were originally charged with second-degree murder, but agreed to a plea on the lesser charge.
Each stood before B.C. Supreme Court Associate Chief Justice Austin Cullen wearing red prison garb and said they were not guilty of murder, but "guilty to the included offence of manslaughter."
They will be sentenced Wednesday.
Prosecutor Joe Bellows told Cullen that Crown and defence would make a joint sentencing submission.
"The Crown will be alleging a record with respect to Mr. Thomas," Bellows said. "There will be no criminal record to allege with respect to Mr. Cocks."
Phillips, 51, died while attempting to resolve a dispute between his two youngest sons and some of their old high school acquaintances.
He agreed to attend a meeting on McCurdy Road outside Kelowna about 7 p.m. on June 12, 2011.
Instead of a discussion to resolve the dispute, he was attacked by a group of people who arrived in two vehicles and beat him with hammers and baseball bats.
Cocks and Thomas were among seven people originally charged with murder in Phillips's death.
The charge against accused Thomas Vaughan was later stayed.
Four others — Cocks's father Robert, the president of the Throttle Lockers biker gang, brothers Daniel and Matt McRae and Anson Schell — are set to go to trial beginning next week.
Robert Cocks, who remains on bail, sat in the public gallery with his lawyer to watch his son plead guilty.
Outside the courtroom, lawyer Joe Doyle, who represents the younger Cocks, noted that both his client and Thomas were acquitted of the more serious murder charge.
Both Cocks and Thomas have been in custody since their arrest in July 2011.
Doyle said his client is expected to get 2.5 years credit at straight time for his pre-trial custody.
Thomas's lawyer Greg DelBigio declined to comment to reporters.
Hells Angels spokesman Rick Ciarniello did not respond to an emailed request for comment Thursday.
The biker gang is challenging the constitutionality of the B.C. government's civil forfeiture laws after the director of civil forfeiture filed claims against the Kelowna, East Vancouver and Nanaimo clubhouses, alleging links to criminality.
No members of Phillips's family were in court for the guilty pleas, though several sheriffs and police were present for the brief appearance.
After the beating, Phillips was left at the side of the road, critically wounded and unconscious in a pool of his blood. He died later in hospital.
Phillips, a father of three sons and a grandfather of three, lived on a disability pension with his wife and young grandson. He had no criminal history.
At 6-3, Phillips was a right-winger in the Western Hockey League from 1978 to 1980, playing with ex-NHL goaltender Kelly Hrudey in Medicine Hat and Dallas Stars coach Lindy Ruff in Lethbridge.
In his obituary, Phillips was remembered as "a hard-working man with a lust for life."
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In 1999, when we acquired Earth's Best, and I like going back to Earth's Best, it was a $14 million business. It was owned by H.J. Heinz and you had Gerber coming into the category with a brand called Tender Harvest. Gerber's was a big baby food, a seven, eight hundred million dollar baby food, and Earth's Best was getting its behind kicked. With that, we retrenched, only focused on natural food stores, and today Earth's Best is probably the largest natural, organic baby food company there is within the U.S. if not the world. I was told you can't beat Gerber. But we were not into conventional baby food; it was not our intention to beat Gerber. It was our intention to grow the largest natural organic baby food company.
I as an individual am about brands, brands, brands. I would say this here, brand equity, brand equity, brand equity. In regards to acquisitions; so I have never started a company from scratch, started a brand from scratch like Celestial Seasonings, Terra Chips or whatever. My philosophy is number one, go out and find a good brand in a good category where an entrepreneur has created something already. And with our marketing expertise, with our distribution expertise, which is operational expertise, how do we take it to the next level? And to find something where they've gone out and made the mistakes, they've done a lot of the groundwork, maybe burned through all their money and how do we then take it to the whole other level and put our experience behind that, and that's one of the things we've done.
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Whole Foods Market(R) and Pivot announce new TV series "Dark Rye"
Award-winning online magazine makes TV debut Jan. 22 at 9:30 p.m. EST
AUSTIN, TX and LOS ANGELES, CA (Jan. 21, 2014) - Whole Foods Market and Pivot, (www.pivot.tv), Participant Media's TV network targeting Millennials, announced today the launch of the television series "Dark Rye." The first episode, hosted by Kirk Lombard, a Bay Area fisherman and forager, airs Wednesday, Jan. 22, at 9:30 p.m. EST.
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"Whole Foods Market and Dark Rye are the perfect foundation for the kind of engaging storytelling Pivot wants to bring viewers," said Kent Rees, EVP, Marketing, Scheduling and Operations at Pivot. "Aligning with their brand addresses our desire to create customized content that truly speaks to the spirit and attitude of the next generation."
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Former catcher, 14-time All-Star, '99 AL MVP inducted during pregame ceremony
ARLINGTON -- Rain couldn't ruin Pudge's night at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington on Saturday.
After a 45-minute delay due to isolated thunderstorms, the clouds opened up to pave the way for Ivan Rodriguez's induction ceremony into the Rangers Hall of Fame.
"Thank God we have better weather right now," Rodriguez said during his speech.
Rodriguez became the 16th member inducted into the Rangers Hall of Fame. He stood at the podium with his hands behind his back while soaking in a standing ovation from the fans and Rangers Hall of Famers Nolan Ryan, Jim Sundberg, Rusty Greer and John Wetteland, who took part in the ceremony. Sundberg began the ceremony honoring former Rangers owner Brad Corbett, who passed away in December. Members of the Corbett family were also on the field for the ceremony.
Players from both the Rangers and the Orioles dangled their arms along the dugout fences to witness the induction of Rodriguez, whom Ryan claimed as one of the greatest catchers of all time. The 13-time Gold Glove Award winner caught Ryan in just his second career Major League game.
"I knew then that Pudge was a good receiver; I certainly had no clue that he'd have the career that he did," Ryan said.
"The teammates that I played with, those guys gave me some tremendous advice when I came up, especially Nolan," Rodriguez said. "He mentioned that my second MLB game was with him. I was proud, but at the same time, I was so nervous. We ended up having a great game together, and he ended up winning the game. That was one of the best experiences of my career."
Even Rodriguez stood in amazement as each speaker ran through all of his accolades. The 14-time All-Star spent 13 of his 21 seasons with the Rangers. He was named the 1999 American League MVP with the club and earned six of his seven Silver Slugger Awards as a Ranger.
"I've been hearing all those awards, and I was saying to myself, 'Wow.' You don't believe all those things," Rodriguez said. "But I guess I did all that. I still don't get it. I guess I played for a long time."
Rodriguez played 2,427 career games, the most ever for a catcher. He was part of a Rangers team that won the AL West title in 1996, '98 and '99. He bounced around the league with four other teams, winning a World Series with the Marlins in 2003, before returning to the Rangers in '09.
"I think we can all agree on any Hall of Fame nomination he receives," Greer said. "... I believe he set the standard not for the Texas Rangers, but for all of baseball at the catcher position. I'm glad to have played with him, but I'm even more honored to call him a friend."
Rodriguez thanked the fans, his teammates and his family for the support he received. Rodriguez urged the fans to support Major League Baseball and the current crop of talent in the league.
"I have to thank all of you Texas Rangers fans for all the support you gave myself and my teammates when I played here for 13 years," Rodriguez said. "You guys are the greatest fans."


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Two weeks ago The Wall Street Journal kicked off a debate on how best to allocate scarce resources to solve the world's problems. Bjorn Lomborg offered a summary of the latest findings from his Copenhagen Consensus project, where he has enlisted some of the world's top economists to address the issue. Now we're offering views on the subject from top political and business leaders. How would you spend $10 billion of American resources (either directly or through regulation) over the next four years to help improve the state of the world?
By Jerry Brown Monday, August 11, 2008; A15
The cost of energy in the United States, on an annual basis, has now soared beyond $1 trillion. Our massive purchases of foreign oil represent perhaps the greatest transfer of wealth from one people to another in all human history. And, paradoxically, this wealth transfer is from a far more technologically advanced nation to poorer countries -- some unstable and hostile -- whose only claim is the oil that lies under their ground. Wake up America! We must stop the hemorrhaging of our national treasure, and we need to do it now.
I propose that we take the $10 billion and invest it in curbing our energy appetite through efficiency programs and incentives. The efficiency I envision would allow us to enhance our quality of life, but do so in ways that reduce the huge quantities of oil, gas and coal that we now consume.
California has kept its per capita electrical consumption flat for the past 25 years -- in significant part through appliance and buildings standards and incentives to adopt ways that get more work out of less energy. I am not talking about some collective hair shirt, but rather about a wide variety of new technologies and designs.
The world is facing a triple threat of unprecedented dimensions: First, the loss of cheap and easily discovered oil; second, explosive energy demand from China, India and other emerging countries as they rapidly improve their standard of living; and third, the climate disruptions caused by CO2 and other greenhouse gases. None of the three will go away. In fact, each will get progressively worse unless we take decisive action, without delay. America must take the lead in dealing with global energy and climate challenges, and at the same time vastly strengthen its own economy and security.
For too long, the federal government has been slow and unimaginative in setting efficiency standards for appliances and equipment, and in many cases it has set no standard at all. We know from the example of California's energy commission that huge financial savings can be generated through efficiency standards consistent with the best available technology. Billions of dollars and large quantities of fossil fuel could be saved if the federal government would set tough but practical standards for lighting, refrigerators, stoves, computers and other products and pieces of equipment.
Congress provided the legal authority to do so in the 2007 energy bill, but the Department of Energy currently lacks the trained personnel and engineers needed to create such a sophisticated regulatory framework. This will require additional funding -- perhaps as much as several hundred million a year. The next president should engage the appliance and equipment manufacturers and provide the kind of leadership that has so far been totally lacking.
Next, the federal government should establish a financial grant program, encouraging the states to craft efficiency standards for new buildings. Again, the example of California is instructive. Its detailed and regional building standards have saved Californians tens of billions of dollars in lower energy bills. A significant part of the proposed $10 billion could be spent on this type of effort. Each state would be asked to craft their own rules in response to the differing conditions found in various regions of the country.
A third type of program could be modeled on California's current system of rebates, tax credits and other incentives that encourage businesses and consumers to adopt efficiency measures that exceed the mandatory standards. This program is financed through the investor-owned utilities and established under the authority of the state utilities commission.
The federal government could provide a matching program for each state's efforts consistent with standards that are technically feasible, and that provide an economic return on the investment. In California, all the electric and gas utilities have added conservation investments to their historic practice of dealing with energy shortages only though building new plants.
Just as new sources of energy require vast sums spent on R&D, so do new efficiency technologies. They will emerge only if there is adequate investment in research and development. Some of the $10 billion should go for this. Needless to say, overall investment in both energy and efficiency R&D is pathetically and dangerously underfunded.
While military, medical and pharmaceutical research has steadily grown over the past two decades, R&D to increase our national energy efficiency and provide the full gamut of new fuels and power sources has fallen by 50% in real terms. In the early 1980s, energy companies invested more in R&D than drug companies; today, drug companies invest 10 times as much in R&D as do energy firms. To secure our energy and economic future, America must reverse this shameful neglect. Physicist and University of California professor Dan Kammen estimates that we must increase our level of energy and energy efficiency R&D five to tenfold, spending $15 billion to $30 billion per year to develop new fuels, new sources of energy and more efficient technologies.
America is at a crossroads. Total U.S. financial and nonfinancial debt rose to $44.7 trillion in 2006, from $2.4 trillion in 1974. This does not even count longer-term liabilities such as Social Security and Medicare. Oil and gas are consuming more and more of our national wealth. It is time for our political and business leaders to tap into America's unspent creativity and entrepreneurial genius. Many times $10 billion will be needed. But it can be done. It must be done.
Mr. Brown, a Democrat, is attorney general of California.


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So more often than not, I'll get spam comments instead of someone actually reading my posts/comics and wanting to comment. But I still shuffle through my spam folder every time I log in, since every once in a while, someone's posting a legit comment that got caught up in the spam filter.
That said, though, many of the spam comments are actually pretty funny to read.
There was "You controlled to hit the nail upon the top and also outlined out the entire thing with no need side effect , folks can take a signal. Will likely be back to get more.", which kinda makes some sense if I reread it a few times, and I'm 98.46% sure it was meant as a compliment.
And then there's "I will immediately grasp your rss as I can't to find your email subscription hyperlink or e-newsletter service.", which I initially misread as "I will immediately grasp your ass". And then I reread that line, and was both relieved that someone wasn't trying to feel me up, and mildy disappointed that they didn't think I was sexy enough. (I might be exaggerating that second part, just a bit.)
But this one, by far, is my favorite:
I like that. They are clearly telling me to keep "the excellent" in my site, and that by doing so, I can "give good results". A very positive message that we should all follow. That's going to be my new motto! 😀
So let's talk about spam now (the food variety). DO any of you like spam? If so, do you have a favorite kind and/or method of preparing it? I like making sandwiches with grilled turkey Spam. Exactly what else goes on the sammich depends on what I have available and what I'm in the mood for. The good ol' lettuce-tomato-cheese combo is a good standard.
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Also, this video makes me want a Spam Slicer. 😀
And then a poll!
In case you can't tell, I'm now getting addicted to random blogging, as well as comic-working. Not that this is a bad thing, you know. 😛


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Los Angeles cracks down on teacher misconduct; 100 fired, 200 resign, 300 'housed'
LOS ANGELES -- The personnel files stretched the length of the 15-foot conference table in Superintendent John Deasy's office, a chronicle of the corporal punishment, verbal and physical abuse and sexual misconduct reported in the classrooms of the Los Angeles Unified School District.
Cuts and bruises. Curses and racial slurs. Caresses and pornography.
In the past, the misdeeds detailed in the teachers' files would likely have earned the offender a disciplinary memo, maybe a week's suspension, perhaps a transfer to another school.
Today, they're grounds for firing.
Under the zero-tolerance policy that Deasy enacted after a sex-abuse scandal erupted in the district in February 2012, the school board has voted to dismiss more than 100 teachers for misconduct, and accepted the resignations of at least 200 others who were about to be terminated. Nearly 300 additional teachers accused of inappropriate behavior remain "housed" in administrative offices while officials investigate the complaints.
"It feels like we're seeing more cases," said school board member Tamar Galatzan, who is working to streamline the school district's cumbersome process for investigating alleged misconduct.
"We've heard from principals that, 10 years ago, many felt that if they jumped through all the hoops to recommend dismissal, the board wouldn't back them and they would get a teacher back who not only had been reported for wrongdoing but was now hostile.
"Now, principals know that their recommendation will be supported. Once the allegations are investigated and confirmed, the board will move to dismiss teachers who shouldn't be teaching. "
Under California law, a school board's vote to dismiss a teacher takes effect 30 days later unless the educator appeals to the state Office of Administrative Hearings. District officials say they expect an appeal from every teacher dismissed since the district's crackdown on misconduct.
It's the files of those teachers that were spread out in Deasy's office after he agreed to provide a first-ever public accounting of the potentially career-ending behavior alleged of Los Angeles teachers.
"It is important for people to know that this administration will remove teachers who act like this. They should have supreme confidence that we won't ignore a complaint or over-react or under-react," he said. "Student safety comes first."
The files are crammed with paperwork from the internal investigations that can take a year or more to wrap up. There are statements from students, parents and witnesses; disciplinary memos; supporting documents like attendance sheets and gradebooks; and the paperwork formalizing the reason for their dismissal. Some include photos of injured students, copies of X-rated images found on district computers or stick-figure drawings by kids too young to verbalize what happened.
Most of the files also contain rebuttals of the allegations or explanations from teachers defending their actions.
"We get a pretty thorough written briefing," said Galatzan, a career prosecutor who represents the West San Fernando Valley, "If a board member wants additional paperwork, then we're provided with that. Several of the teachers also have voluminous e-mail correspondence with the board, so we become more familiar with some cases than others. "
What Deasy agreed to provide were the basics of the complaints. Because the files contain the names of teachers, students, classmates and parents, he read aloud from the complaints but omitted identifying details. He did provide the genders of the employees and students, the type of school and its general location in the district and, where available, the year the teacher was born.
On the advice of the district's lawyers, he did not discuss the dozen-or-so cases in which the school district is involved in active lawsuits or the teachers are facing criminal charges.
Nor did he disclose any specifics about the 44 teachers who were cleared of the allegations against them and returned to the classroom.
Still, it took hours to pore through the files of the 58 men and 26 women, Deasy frequently shaking his head or rubbing his eyes as he recited the litany of alleged misconduct that led to the employees' dismissals.
"God, how do I even explain this?" Deasy asked, before recounting that a Westside elementary teacher in his early 60s "trained" his students to give him a full-body massage for 20 minutes every day while he "rested." Youngsters, including some special-education students, later told officials that he shouted profanities, spanked them and hit them with rolled-up papers when they misbehaved.
The initial incident was reported by a classroom aide assigned to help the special-ed students.
That's also how the district learned about a teacher at a San Fernando Valley elementary school who disciplined youngsters by locking them in a bathroom or barricading them in a corner using tables and chairs. "Maybe this will teach you a lesson," the teacher reportedly told the kids as they cried to be released.
And that an Eastside elementary teacher used clothespins to pinch the ears of youngsters who weren't paying attention to the lesson. The same teacher also discouraged thumb-sucking by putting nasty-tasting disinfectant on kids' fingers and forced students to scrub their desks using cleanser and their bare hands.
A rash of sex-related complaints were made in the weeks after the Miramonte scandal broke, including allegations of tickling and fondling, and inappropriate and vulgar comments made in class. One high school student said a female teacher inexplicably took her along when she went shopping for sex toys in Hollywood. A few months later, girls at another high school complained that their male teacher had downloaded photos of them onto his laptop, and given each a salacious name.
Nearly a dozen male teachers were fired for pornography found on their district-issued laptops.
They include an instructor at a middle school who inadvertently projected an X-rated video rather than the family-hour fare he'd planned to show his class as a "reward" after a difficult week. "You didn't see this," he told the kids, shutting down the film once he realized his mistake. Several students reported the incident, and officials found 636 pornographic images and two adult videos on his computer.
And there were dozens of reports of corporal punishment, which the school district abolished in 1984 and is also banned by state law. Some complaints came from campus nurses who treated injured students and others from parents who noticed cuts and bruises when their kids got home from school.
"I want my days spent supporting the tens of thousands of amazing teachers," Deasy said. "Instead, they're taken up by a very, very few with gross misconduct. "
Teacher misconduct became a hot-button issue after teacher Mark Berndt's arrest on charges that he'd blindfolded and spoon-fed his semen to 23 students at Miramonte Elementary. Pressure mounted with news reports that there had been prior complaints against Berndt; that he'd received $40,000 to resign; and that the district had failed to tell parents about the accusations or to report his alleged misconduct to the state Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
After the Daily News reported in February 2012 that Telfair Elementary teacher Paul Chapel was arrested four months earlier for molesting students, the district announced that parents would be notified within 72 hours about alleged teacher misconduct.
Deasy also ordered that all accusations of wrongdoing for the previous four years be sent to the credentialing panel - an exercise that overwhelmed the state agency with more than 500 files.
And he imposed the zero-tolerance policy, which he defended against criticism that it is too harsh and fails to distinguish between innocent and predatory behavior.
"Miramonte occurred in the middle of my first year as superintendent, and I learned a great deal about how to change the system of reporting and investigation," he said. "When we know something, we do something. "
But United Teachers Los Angeles leaders have characterized Deasy's actions as a "witch hunt," saying he's using misconduct allegations to get rid of troublesome teachers and those on the upper rungs of the experience and pay scale.
Richard Schwab, a partner in Trygstad, Schwab & Trystad, the law firm that represents the teachers' union in labor issues, said he's seen a significant shift in the types of allegations being used to dismiss teachers.
"Every case must be judged on its own merits," Schwab said. "But in a number of cases, the nature of the charges haven't been appropriately investigated or have been too vigorously pursued and the evidence never supported such allegations. "
Under current law, teachers who are fired by the school board have 30 days to appeal their dismissal to the state's Office of Administrative Hearings. It assigns each case to a panel composed of an administrative law judge and two educators - one chosen by the teacher, the other by the district - which reviews evidence and hears witness testimony before deciding whether or not the teacher should be fired. That process may take years, however, and cost the district hundreds of thousands of dollars in staff time and legal fees.
And either the district or the teacher can appeal the administrative ruling to Superior Court, dragging out the case even longer. Over the last decade, LAUSD officials say, they've won about half of the cases that have gone to an administrative hearing and 60 percent of those appealed to Superior Court.
There have been efforts in recent years to streamline the process, but none has been successful. Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan, D-San Ramon, has introduced a new measure that some believe has a chance of passing.
Assembly Bill 375 would set a deadline of seven months for the administrative appeal, start to finish. It has the support of UTLA and the California Teachers Association, which last year lobbied strongly against a bill that would have given a school board the final say in firing a teacher. Under heavy lobbying by the unions, that measure died in committee.
Deasy, the school board, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and some education advocates support the goals of AB 375, but say it doesn't go far enough in letting districts get rid of bad teachers. Some officials also worry that lawmakers will consider all of the problems solved if they pass AB 375, halting efforts for additional reforms.
The current dismissal process includes a mandatory settlement conference, with a mediator trying to negotiate a compromise between the district and teacher before the case goes to a hearing. It was at this point that Berndt, the accused Miramonte teacher, received a $40,000 payout to drop the appeal of his dismissal.
Deasy said he has put an end to that type of incentive.
"We're not doing that anymore," he said. "Not on my watch. "
Schwab, the UTLA attorney, said many veteran teachers opt to resign rather than pursue an administrative hearing because they fear losing their lifetime health benefits if the ruling goes against them.
"Although they may be innocent or not guilty of the offense they're accused of, they are deciding it's in their best interest to resign," he said. "This is a tool being used to attack some very, very good teachers. "
If the employee prevails, however, the district must reinstate the employee and pay back wages.
Even if the district is ordered to reinstate a teacher, Deasy said he has no intention of letting employees accused of misconduct back in the classroom.
"We're ordered to keep them hired, but there are other jobs," he said. "I can't think of a case where that person should be back in front of students. "
With nearly 300 teachers still being investigated for misconduct, and new allegations trickling in, the abuse crisis in Los Angeles Unified is unlikely to end soon. While there are efforts to make the process more manageable, there's no indication that district officials or the school board plan to change their tough stance on student safety.
"The fact that the school board is dismissing teachers who are being physically abusive to students is the way this process is supposed to work," Galatzan said. "I'm certainly not going to apologize for that. "
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