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So a ton of people have emailed or tweeted me this Washington Post story about a contractor suing a homeowner over a bad review on Yelp. It's been covered elsewhere, so I just want to make a few comments about it:
1. I agree with Brian Wolfman that the article's claim that such suits are "growing" appears to be part of the growing trend of unsubstantiated trend-story ass-ertions.
2. I've talked before about lawsuit threats against online reviewers that appear clearly malicious and frivolous, in that they target opinion or fail to specify what facts are allegedly misstated. The suit at the core of this article appears distinguishable: the plaintiff specifies particular damaging factual statements, not opinions or characterizations, that are false — for instance, that the business invoiced the defendant for work not performed, or that the business stole jewelry. Perhaps ultimately the plaintiff will not be able to prove that these were false statements, or that they damaged his reputation, or that the defendant had the requisite mental state — but at least the plaintiff has alleged particular false statements of fact.
One of the early inquiries in a defamation case is whether the complaint cites statements that are susceptible to defamatory meaning — that is, whether the plaintiff is suing based on alleged false statements of fact, on the one hand, or opinions, characterizations, rhetoric, or hyperbole, on the other hand. Non-frivolous complaints by competent lawyers carefully lay out specific false factual statements with sufficient context to show that the statements are not mere opinion or bluster. Courts will look to context to determine whether a statement is one of fact (and thus, potentially, defamatory) or one of opinion or mere rhetoric (and thus not susceptible to defamatory meaning). Traditionally courts have said that in the context of political debates and discussions of litigation, statements are more likely to be interpreted as being opinion or rhetoric, because reasonable readers are more likely to interpret the speech that way instead as an assertion of provable fact. Increasingly, courts say the same thing about expression on the internet — that reasonable people are more likely to interpret online speech as part of the rough-and-tumble of casual online hyperbole, and not as a statement of provable fact. However, even in the internet context, some statements are plainly of fact. If you claim a company performed shoddy work, that's probably opinion, but if you claim a company invoiced you for work not performed, that's quite likely a statement of fact.
3. Virginia doesn't have an anti-SLAPP statute. If it had a decent one, the defendant in this case could have forced the plaintiff to come forward and present admissible evidence supporting his claims — in other words, submit declarations and exhibits which, if believed, would show that the defendant made false statements of fact. In a case like this that already turns on specified statements of fact, it's not clear how much that would have helped the defendant.
4. The judge in the case recently issued a preliminary injunction requiring the defendant to take some expression down, and forbidding her from repeating other expression. On the one hand, the coverage suggests that the injunction is rather narrowly tailored — it seems to apply only to expression the judge found was false, like accusations of theft of jewelry and an apparently false suggestion that a prior court ruled against the contractor on the merits of his bill. On the other hand, preliminary injunctions against defamation are traditionally strongly disfavored, and I wonder what in this case possibly justified one, even if the injunction is not as egregious as the one in the Raanan Katz matter. Moreover, I found it remarkable that the plaintiff's motion for a preliminary injunction had no discussion whatsoever of the First Amendment issues or the traditionally tougher standard for defamation injunctions.
5. Despite the plaintiff's successes to date, suing over a negative comment is still very risky. This company's search engine profile will likely be dominated by results for this case.
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Monday, November 2, 2009
7 dpIUI
So, understandably, I have excuses for every IPS I have (or someone else has) noticed so far this cycle:
IPS: Increased body temp
My excuse: I've been coming down with a slight head cold now for about a week. Must be that. Plus, I think the progesterone is supposed to keep your body temp up.
IPS: Increased thirst
My excuse: I blame this one on the cold, too.
IPS: Increased urination
My excuse: A result of me drinking a lot more water because of the increased thirst.
IPS: Backache
My excuse: Joey must be kicking me in my sleep.
IPS: Restless sleeping
My excuse: I never should have seen Paranormal Activity.
IPS: Gassy
My excuse: My diet went a little off the tracks this weekend. I don't consider the Ale House's Zinger Mountain Melt and a Philly cheesesteak to be nutritious meals.
IPS: Headache
My excuse: A result of the head cold and weather change. Or a result of my husband now being home every night. I can't decide. :)
Those are all of my IPS for now. If any more pop up in the next seven days, or if I can think of better excuses, I'll be sure to post them. Oh yeah, and I'm technically in the 1WW--even though my beta isn't until next Wednesday. I doubt my "I don't like surprises" mentality will let me last until Wednesday without peeing on a stick.
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- Katie said...
I love being your friend! Your posts just make me smile sometimes when I'm reminded of myself...! :-)
You know that old question about whether the glass is half full or half empty? My response has always been "Neither. It's just half a glass." And that, I believe is true realism. Not Polly Positive. Not Nancy Negative. Just Realistic. And THAT I understand.
You realize, of course, that all of this doesn't keep ME from getting my hopes up FOR you, right?!?!
- November 2, 2009 at 8:58 AM
- Kelli-Sue said...
I love this. :) & all your excuses... My fingers are crossed oh yah and my toes. And anything else that can be crossed w/o causing severe bodily pain :)
- November 2, 2009 at 11:19 AM
- 2catdaughters said...
I love your attitude and I can't wait for you to start POAS!! I have everything crossed that your IPS are RPS!! :)
- November 2, 2009 at 11:53 AM
- Kelly said...
Katie: What's the testing plan? Very cute analysis. :)
- November 2, 2009 at 3:55 PM
- A baby for Al? said...
You're half thru the two week wait!! I have also learned to attribute any so called symptoms to anything else. I really hope they're the real thing for you this time....hang in there.
- November 2, 2009 at 6:32 PM
- JC said...
Excited for you! Hope your 1WW flies by.
- November 2, 2009 at 6:57 PM
- ifcrossroads said...
Very cute post! I think we all go through these same "I don't want to even think about IPS/RPS" game :)
1ww is the worst! Are you planning on POAS?
- November 3, 2009 at 12:48 PM


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text: The UK Office of National Statistics has revealed that the size of chocolate bars and sweets have dropped by as much as 10% in the past year partly because of inflation there, with rising food prices a factor. Thus, confectionery products are being reduced in size but still cost the same. "This is treated as a price increase as consumers get less for their money," said Richard Campbell, a statistician at the ONS. Cadbury recently decreased the weight of its Dairy Milk chocolate bar from 49g to 45g while continuing to charge 59 pence.


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Another 108 Jews from Hungary arrived here today bringing the total number of Hungarian Jewish refugees registered with the Jewish Community of this city to 360. Most of the new arrivals are from the Hungarian towns of Cserna and Kapuvar and included among them are the Rabbi of Cserna, Arthur Kaufmann, and the Rabbi of Kapuvar, Jandos Loewenstein.
The latest group of fugitives had managed to get hold of a tractor as they fled, which enabled them to bring some of their belongings with them. The Jewish Community here provided overnight accommodations for them in hotels, and will now transfer them to the new Talmud Torah.
Meanwhile, two Jewish truck drivers formerly employed by the Hungarian Red Cross told newsmen here that the Russians had opened fire on a convoy of Red Cross trucks killing all the persons in the first three trucks of the convoy.
While it is still-impossible to estimate the exact number of Hungarian Jewish refugees in Austria, since they are registered in various places, it is thought that at least another 500 who came over the border are now transferring from one government camp to another. It is generally believed that the number of those in this floating camp population is greater than the number registered with the Viennese Jewish Community.
Since the Austrian Government is unable to accommodate all the refugees now in this country, the Jewish Community here is making arrangements to accommodate them in various homes. It is known that 40 Hungarian Jews are still in the Traiskirchen Camp while another group, whose number is not known exactly, is on its way to Salzburg.
(In New York, the Joint Distribution Committee announced today a contribution of 20,000 Swiss francs to the International Red Cross to be used for Hungarian refugees of all faiths. Moses A. Leavitt, executive vice president of the JDC, also revealed that the agency would provide the Red Cross with kosher food for those Jewish refugees who require it. The JDC is already providing, directly and through subsidies to the Jewish Community of Vienna, food, clothing, housing and special care for Jews who cross into Austria from Hungary, Mr. Leavitt said.)


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The roars Erik Compton heard on the 18th hole Sunday were those normally reserved for a champion.
In the eyes of many, Compton was their champion for the week in the U.S. Open at Pinehurst.
The two-time heart transplant recipient made a tough up-and-down from a bunker for par on the 72nd hole, the putt producing a raucous celebration, to secure a second-place tie with Rickie Fowler (72) in Compton's first U.S. Open.
"I definitely felt the love and support from the crowd," said Compton, 34, who closed with a 2-over-par 72 to finish eight shots behind winner Martin Kaymer with a 1-under total.
Only the trio finished the tournament in red numbers.
"Seemed liked people really got around my story. And for me to be here and to do this at such a high level is just as good a feeling as wining a golf tournament."
Compton was the only player to even challenge Kaymer in the final round. When he made a birdie at the eighth and Kaymer, playing in the group behind, bogeyed seven, the lead was down to four shots. But Compton bogeyed the ninth and never got closer.
The runner-up finish ended a remarkable run for Compton, who had to go two extra holes in the sectional qualify to get into the tournament. The second-place finish was huge for another reason: The top four and ties got into next year's Masters, so Compton will compete for the first time at Augusta National.
"It's huge," he said. "To go from where I was a few years ago, and now I'm able to play in major championships. I think I showed the world today that I'm capable of playing good golf under extreme pressure. I think I showed myself."
Tied with Compton at the outset, five shots behind Kaymer, Fowler played alongside the eventually winner and was dueling well with him until the fourth hole. There, Fowler sculled a shot from a waste area, was stymied by a tree and eventually made a good 20-foot putt for a double-bogey 6.
"I was kind of thrown behind the 8-ball quickly," said Fowler, who with his tie for fifth in the Masters is the only player with two Top-5 finishes in the majors this year.
Fowler and Compton, who have become friends, had to share the second-place medal during the awards ceremony.
"He and I, we're going to fish off for the medal," Compton joked.


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Patients suffering from patellofemoral pain syndrom will find relief thanks to two DonJoy knee braces – the SERF strap and the Tru-Pull knee brace – according to research presented at the International Patellofemoral Research Retreat. View the complete details of the Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome study.


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Mary Jane Clerkin
School of Liberal Arts
B.A., M.A., M.A.T., Manhattanville College
D.A., Saint John's University
Professional and Teaching Experience
- Faculty, English, School of Liberal Arts, Berkeley College, 1984 - present
- Faculty Support Specialist, Berkeley College Online, Berkeley College, 2011 - 2012
- Coordinator of Online Faculty Support, Berkeley College, 2002 - 2011
- Adjunct lecturer, Business English, Pace University, Graduate Center, 2000 - 2003
- Adjunct lecturer, Literature and Communications, Pace University, 1992 - 2002
Presentations, Publications, and Research
- "I Have All My Online Courses and All My Books in My Pocket," Northeast Connect Conference, May 2015
- Panelist, "Managing the Pace of Change," Northeast Connect Spring Conference, May 2015
- Association National Conference (USDLA), Program Committee, April 2015
- "I Have All My Online Courses and All My Books in My Pocket," International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, April 2015
- "Engaging Students in a Busy World," Quality Matters Mid-Atlantic Conference, March 2015
- "How Easy Can Connections Get," NJEDge.Net Faculty Showcase, March 2015
- "Transforming the Teaching and Learning Environment," Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education Virtual Conference, March 2015
- "How Easy Can Connections Get," International Forum for Women in E-learning Conference (IFWE), December 2014
- Moderator, "How Easy Can Connections Get," USDLA National Conference, Program Committee, May 2014
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- Addressing Accessibility and Usability, Quality Matters Workshop Certificate, 2015
- Improving Your Online Class, Quality Matters Workshop Certificate, 2015
- Using Instructional Materials and Technology to Promote Learner Engagement, Quality Matters Certificate, 2014
- USDLA Hall of Fame Award, Excellence in Distance Learning through Leadership, 2014
- Quality Matters Seal, certifying her ENG115 online course, 2012
- Cited in "Teaching Online: A Practical Guide" (Ko and Rossen, 2010) for design of her online speech course
- Best Practices Gold Award for Distance Learning Teaching Online, Online Higher Education, USDLA, May 2007
- Innovative Excellence in Teaching, Learning, and Technology Award, The International Conference on College Teaching and Learning, 2006
- President's Award for Outstanding Leadership and Service to the College Community, Berkeley College, 2005
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My No. 8 Game in the Ferentz Era: Iowa State, 2002
(This is an extension of Marc Morehouse's series on his Iowa football blog. Also, see Scott Dochterman's picks at his blog.)
When Iowa and Iowa State hooked up for this early-evening game, no one could have had any idea that a) Iowa would go on to an unbeaten Big Ten season and Orange Bowl bid and b) ISU would ascend to the Top Ten before plummeting to the Humanitarian Bowl.
This game was all that separated the Hawkeyes from a perfect regular-season and, quite possibly, the national-title game. Iowa State quarterback Seneca Wallace, who is still in the NFL, denied it from happening. He was magnificent.
The Hawkeyes led 24-7 at halftime and appeared ready to snap their four-game losing streak against ISU. Wallace had other ideas. ISU scored three touchdowns in the first 11 minutes of the second half.
It was a stunning turnaround, and perhaps the most-memorable game of any in the Iowa-ISU series from a football standpoint.
Excerpts from my column off of that game:
IOWA CITY - "Just like old times," pressbox visitior Hayden Fry said at halftime Saturday night, crystalizing the thoughts of countless Iowa Hawkeyes football fans.
The Hawks held a 24-7 lead over Iowa State at the time and looked unstoppable. Fry couldn't see what was coming in the second half. Nor could anyone else, except maybe the visiting team's quarterback.
It turned out to be just like recent times. Just like 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2001.
Old college quarterback Fry, who coached the Hawks to 15 straight wins in the ISU-Iowa series between 1983 and 1997, got to see a modern-day prototype of a player at his former position. That was Cyclone senior Seneca Wallace . He was phenomenal in the second half, forcefully taking the reins of the ISU offense and taking his team to a 36-31 triumph.
The fifth straight win for Iowa State in this series was its best and possibly most enjoyable yet, a tribute to what happens when talented players persevere.
Of course, it helps greatly to have a mega-talent like Wallace , who averaged 10 yards per pass attempt in the second half as his team rang up five offensive scores.
"I don't even know what to say about him," said ISU flanker Jack Whitver, who had 132 of the Cyclones' 361 receiving yards, all delivered by Wallace in style. "I'm speechless about what he did in the second half."
So were the Hawkeye fans that made up the vast majority of the 70,397 customers in Kinnick Stadium. ...
Wallace was the best player on the field when ISU lost to Florida State, 38-31, three weeks earlier under the Arrowhead Stadium lights, and he was Musco's equal as a beacon at Kinnick Stadium.
The precise passes, the strong throws on the run, the runs themselves, the repeated escaping of sacks, the patience in the pocket when he was able to stay in it, the refusal to yield to Iowa's first-half onslaught - again, phenomenal.
"He can make plays when there is no play," dejected Iowa defensive tackle Jared Clauss said.
"He has an incredible ability to get out of the blitz. He has incredible feet. He can beat you with his feet and his arm, and he did."If Wallace had played for Iowa, Cyclone fans might have been westbound on I-80 by the third quarter, glad to be away from the pounding their team would have been absorbing.
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SAN LEANDRO — Most of the city's businesses will be able to hook up to the fiber optic network known as Lit San Leandro in about a year, thanks to a new federal grant.
San Leandro was awarded a $2.1 million Economic Development Agency grant this week to add 7.5 miles of network conduit.
Conduit will be laid in three areas: northwest on Doolittle Drive from Davis Street to the Oakland border and around the Adams industrial area, west on Marina Boulevard to the shoreline and through the Catalina industrial area, and through the Alvarado/Teagarden industrial area.
The fiber optic network offers connection speeds of up to 10 gigabits per second, about 2,000 times faster than the average U.S. Internet connection speed.
"No city in the nation has a network faster than Lit San Leandro," said Mayor Stephen Cassidy.
Lit San Leandro is a joint city-private venture. Patrick Kennedy, CEO of software company OSIsoft, is bankrolling the fiber optic, which is being pulled through city-owned underground conduits. The original 11-mile fiber optic loop, which circles much of the city, is about 75 to 80 percent complete.


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Elephant Dung Coffee – Part 2
This story has to do with converting human urine into brain cells.
A team of Chinese stem-cell biologists believe they've discovered a way to treat degenerative diseases of the brain by using human waste
Their process works by using cells present in urine and transforming them into brain cells, which they say is much more accessible than cells found in skin or blood samples.
Just like yesterday, and the elephant dung coffee story, I once again ask the question, "Who was the person, or persons, who first came up with the idea? – urine and brain cells?"
I don't know how it works over in China, but I'm betting it's a lot like it is over here. It's either a boatload of federal research dollars up for grabs – or alcohol somehow being involved.
All I can figure is the idea must have originated when this group of researchers was out partying one night, looking for ways to cash in on research dollars.
Maybe one of the guys came up with the idea when he excused himself to go to the bathroom – and he was overcome by urinal cake fumes.
Perhaps that's been my problem all along – I'm not "thinking outside the box." Maybe I need to open my brain to the "odd and unusual" if I ever hope to get rich.
I'm sure there's got to be some federal money somewhere to look into why we park on driveways and drive on parkways.
Or if calves from the same cow meet in the middle of the pasture, do they experience deja-moo?
If I can't win the lottery, I'll find a way to pluck some cash off that big federal money tree on Capital Hill.
Who's with me?


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Alright, so the headline isn't fair ... Titleist is giving out a free round with Adam Scott, and all you have to do it is
The offer ends on October 15, so make sure you're over there, because even if Scott can't bring his "A" game, you might get lucky enough to land some free Burberry gear and you get a free round at Kingston Heath Golf Club in Melbourne, Australia.
I'm going to sign up, just so I can live blog the round. Who wouldn't want that?
Update -- Yeah, gotta read the fine print ... I guess you have to be an Aussie to win the thing, because I am not from Scottsdale, Queensland or Scottsdale, Tasmania.


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Guilderland Archives The Altamont Enterprise, July 16, 2009
"Damn proud"
By Philippa Stasiuk
Almost everyone who is recovering from the disease of alcoholism has a tale to tell about rock bottom. Nora Sanchez hit bottom when her daughter Niki, who was 9 at the time, worked up the nerve to ask her what she had done to make her drink again. At the time, Sanchez was only allowed to drive with her kids if the Breathalyzer test her children administered came back negative.
Joseph Sabatino hit bottom when, after spending the decade of the 1990s in his basement with daily quarts of liquor, he had a seizure and woke up three days later in a hospital bed. His doctor said if his wife hadn't found him he would be dead.
For Ed Biittig, it was standing before Judge Patrick Maney for drunk driving 35 years ago after totaling five new cars in one year. In one of those crashes, his infant son had been in the back seat but had not been hurt.
"Judge Maney didn't think the first thing he should do is punish me. He said, 'I don't know what to do with you,'" recalled Biittig. "He told me to imagine what would happen if a drunk driver hit my car with my son in it. Maney said, if he saw me in the following year, I was going somewhere and, I don't know why, but what he said changed me."
For Sanchez, Sabatino, and Biittig, their common thread is not simply a shared disease. It is the overwhelming gratitude they have in being alive when they feel like they should be dead. It is also a desire to be as public as they can about their alcoholism in an attempt to help others in combating the disease.
"If I don't tell you that I'm an alcoholic then you won't ask me about it," said Sabatino.
Sanchez agrees. "I'm damn proud of what I've overcome and who I am today and there's no use in hiding it. I think we should be proud of what we've gone through. Telling someone it's easy, that's a lie."
Last year, Sanchez, Sabatino, and two others founded Friends of Recovery Capital District. The small non-profit group says it celebrates sobriety and is described by Sanchez as a sort of advanced recovery social networking group. (Its website is www.forcd.org.)
"Through Friends, we want to get rid of the stigma that's associated with alcoholism," says Sanchez. "For so many generations, nobody would talk about it. People view it as a moral issue, as a weakness. It's so difficult to stop drinking and our loved ones get so mad at us. So many people feel that it's a choice. The only choice we have is that first drink. People wouldn't get so mad at somebody with cancer or diabetes."
Friends of Recovery Capital District is a young organization, said Sanchez, and its members are currently brainstorming for future events.
"We're considering things like a Captain JP cruise," said Sanchez. "We were thinking about a non-alcoholic one of those and we could get people who don't necessarily have problems with alcohol but those that don't need it or don't care about it. Maybe families who want to bring teenage kids who don't want the alcohol. All we've done, we do with families because we feel that's huge. So many families get destroyed by this disease."
Anonymity outdated?
Sanchez said they created Friends of Recovery Capital District partially as a response to the primary support group available, Alcoholics Anonymous. Founded in 1935, AA is a loosely associated web of approximately two million members worldwide. A self-described informal society, AA bases its meetings around 12 traditions relating to its informal nature, the recognition of a higher power, and the need for anonymity. Its only requirement for membership is a desire to stop drinking.
AA members progress through a 12-step program, now adopted by many other groups as well, through which they admit they are powerless over their addiction, they believe in a greater power to restore their sanity, they make amends to people they've harmed, and they help others who suffer from the same addiction. (Local AA meetings are posted online at http://www.aa.org/lang/en/meeting_finder.cfm?origpage=29.)
While Sanchez, Sabatino, and Biittig all agree that AA has an important place in beginning recovery, Sabatino says he felt like AA's focus on anonymity was an outdated approach to eradicating the stigmas associated with alcoholism.
"When people look at alcoholics, you know what they picture: a wino under a streetlamp drunk as a skunk with no place to live," says Sabatino. "I volunteered at SPARC (St. Peter's Addiction Recovery Center) every week doing impact panels. I'm from an old world Italian family. You don't do that in public. I had one aunt say to me, 'What are you doing with these gooks?' I looked at her and said, 'I'm one of those gooks and you need to get used to that.'"
Sanchez agrees. "It's time for people to say it's a disease. The anonymity is one of the unfortunate things about AA. It's been good in the past but it's time for people to say, 'I'm an alcoholic and I'm not ashamed.' We also wanted to live a sober life that's full of fun. We decided that we wanted to move on from sitting in a church basement talking about the drudgery of it."
Due to its informal nature, there is no spokesperson for AA and even the 12 steps are written as suggestions. AA states its reasons for anonymity in various publications. First, AA says anonymity is needed to foster an atmosphere of trust and openness necessary for admitting that one is an alcoholic. Secondly anonymity is, according to AA, spiritually significant as it is meant to discourage personal recognition or profit.
Bill, a self-described drunk in AA who said on Monday he had not had a drink in 10,761 days, gives another reason for the anonymity. "The problem is that people come in and publicize being in AA and then they get drunk. That has nothing to do with AA; they just picked up a drink.
"The fact is also that who you are and what you do is insignificant. We have an equal opportunity program. Whether you're coming from jail or Yale, it's an equal opportunity disease and an equal opportunity recovery." (The Enterprise is withholding the last names of the AA members in keeping with the organization's philosophy.)
Fred, who has been sober for five years after a relapse that shattered his sober life in 1985, has another interpretation of AA's anonymity. "It's helpful in reducing the size of an individual's ego, which I've come to realize is my biggest problem my big fat ego. One of the main characteristics of the disease is we are incredibly self-absorbed people. It's all about us. We don't realize there are other human beings out there."
In contrast, to celebrate his defiance of anonymity, Biittig almost literally wears his heart on his sleeve. Tied to his lapel is a rectangular slate with the date 2/14/74 written from top to bottom. It is his "clean slate" the day that he stopped drinking. He almost pounces at the chance to tell people about it.
"I went to Burger King and this girl behind the counter asked me what this was for," Biittig says, fondling the pin. "She said she'd tried since 1986 to stop drinking and fell off twice but she's fine now. She wants to share that. When I talked to Joe and Nora and got their message, this was a message I had locked up in my home. I had been sober a long time but what good did it do other people? All of a sudden I'm able to tell people I'm happy with my life and the reason was I stopped drinking."


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The Barber of Seville Houston Grand Opera's current production of The Barber of Seville is one of the funniest operas, short of a Bugs Bunny cartoon, that you will ever see. And Australian director Lindy Hume makes Gioacchino Rossini's 1816 comic opera rip-roarin' fun with an Elvis-impersonating Figaro, a blond, ponytailed, poodle-skirted Rosina and a dashing Count Almaviva, who arrives on stage driving a candy-apple red 1964 Buick Electra 225. The opera may look different, but it tells the familiar story of the count's scheming to court Rosina -- with a little help from Figaro. Designer Dan Potra has vintage rock and roll costumes down pat, and his revolving set, brilliant in its simplicity, is charming in a Barbie doll way. American tenor Richard Croft looks every bit the handsome count in dark sunglasses, and he also gets to play the juicy roles of drunken soldier and bizarre substitute music teacher. Both his acting and his voice are up to the challenges of these comic scenes. As Rosina, American mezzo-soprano and former HGO studio artist Joyce DiDonato proves to be quite the comedienne while belting out her beautiful arias. Rossini's hummable score is played well here by HGO music director Patrick Summers and the HGO Orchestra, but it wouldn't be Barber without a good hairdresser, and American baritone Earle Patriarco gives it all he's got. He arrives decked out in a silver sharkskin jacket riding a Vespa, adding a Vegas styling to the famous "Largo al factotum." From his strong-throated patter in Act I to his comedic antics in Act II, he's the epitome of the meddling, money-hungry, gossiping hairdresser-to-the-stars we've all come to know and love. The key to putting on a memorable Barber is to have fun with it -- and the HGO cast and crew clearly are having a ball. Through May 15 at Wortham Theater Center's Brown Theater, 500 Texas, 713-228-OPERA.
Last of the Red Hot Lovers Pity poor schlub Barney Cashman (Bob Maddox), the protagonist of Country Playhouse's latest production, Last of the Red Hot Lovers. Owner of a fish restaurant, he spends his days opening so many clams that he has to douse his fingers in breath spray to freshen them up. Barney's 47, has been married for 23 years and always wears a blue suit. Life, it seems, goes out of its way to ignore him, and all he wants is one day of pleasure -- just once to give in, indulge himself, do something that he can remember the rest of his life. So he decides to have an afternoon affair, and since the play's written by funnyman Neil Simon, it's an affair to remember, all right. As a matter of fact, there are three affairs -- three different acts and three different women, each of whom brings his desire to a screeching halt. The first one to deflate Barney is the purring, predatory Elaine (Lisa Schofield), in her flashy jewelry and leopard-print dress and pumps. She couldn't give a damn about getting to know Barney; she just wants to get laid or have a cigarette, and it doesn't really matter in what order. Next up is blissful Bobbi (Sonia Montoya), a whacked-out hippie chick he meets in the park. She's lived more lives than Shirley MacLaine, and if it weren't for the pot she incessantly smokes, she'd probably remember a few more. Then Barney invites over his best friend's wife, Jeanette (Martha Schlott), who recently threw herself at him at a drunken dinner party. Prim and nervous, she arrives clutching her purse in gloved hands and never lets go. She's so depressed over the state of the world that she can't taste food, and according to her psychiatrist, she has a "percentage of happiness" quotient of 8.2. Her gloom and doom bring forth the goodness in Barney, and by play's end, it's his wife he wants to join him for an afternoon delight. Directed by Barbara Lasater, this smooth production brings out all the many laughs and the humanity in Simon's slick sitcom script. The four actors are picture-perfect and make these quirky people seem like friends we haven't yet met. Although only two actors appear on stage at the same time, this is ensemble work at the highest level. Through May 29. 12802 Queensbury, 713-467-4497.
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York, Pa. -- The Bon-Ton Stores will close its Younkers Furniture Gallery in the Lakeshore Marketplace in Muskegon, Mich., in June. The closing will affect approximately 20 associates at the location.
The Bon-Ton acquired the leasehold interests in the Muskegon Furniture Gallery store when it acquired Elder-Beerman in 2003. Bon-Ton does not expect the furniture gallery's close to affect operations at the Younkers department store located in The Lakes Mall.
"We are very grateful for the devoted Younkers Muskegon Furniture Gallery store associates and are committed to providing assistance to these associates," said Brendan Hoffman, president and CEO.
The affected associates in the Muskegon Furniture Gallery location will be offered the opportunity to interview for available positions at other Younkers stores or receive career transition benefits, including severance, according to established practices and state employment service support.


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Braintree Town Reserves boss Mark Sansom felt his side were worthy of the Thurlow Nunn League division one point they received against Halstead Town last night.
Having been trailing 2-1 with five minutes to go, Braintree needed a late penalty to rescue a point, but Sansom felt it was nothing less than they deserved.
He said: "I think we worked hard and battled hard and, on the balance of play, I think we'd have been unfairly treated if we'd gone away with nothing.
"From my point of view, I think we had as many chances as Halstead and from our best passage of play came the second penalty.
"You can't argue with either of the penalties.
"They were both penalties and we executed them perfectly, so there are our two goals."
Jonah Gosling fired home both of Braintree's penalties - one in each half - to negate Jordan Palmer's two strikes in the first half for Halstead.
It gave Braintree four points from their two Back-to-back meetings with Halstead this week and while he knows his team aren't title contenders this year, Sansom is happy with how his players are developing.
He added: "I said to the boys afterwards that Halstead are a team that is aspiring to be promoted, while we are aspiring to teach them how to play the game in the right way and to develop them.
"We had eight or nine under-18s in the side we put out and I think when we got the ball down and played, we played the better football.
"We don't want to go up, but I'd love to push on and get as high up the table as we can.
"We aren't saying we're title contenders and we want to go up, what we are saying is we want to do the best we can and develop players in the right way.
"Therefore we have to learn from their two goals.
"We had a chance to clear the first and didn't and gave a silly free-kick away for the second one.
"Both incidents cost us and so we have to learn from that "Halstead are title contenders, but we've played them three times now this season and haven't lost against them.
"We need to take confidence from that because we are a lot better than what we realise.
"There are some good young players in there."
Braintree Town Reserves are due to be back at the Amlin Stadium on Saturday when they host Long Melford in the league.


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With possible federal budget cuts and other economic concerns looming, top-ranking state officials and lawmakers say the extra money likely will be needed.
"This is proof that New Mexico has a very, very volatile revenue base," Finance and Administration Secretary Tom Clifford said Tuesday. "This doesn't remove our need for caution."
The stronger-than-expected revenues mean the state likely will end up taking in nearly $5.8 billion for the fiscal year that ended June 30, an increase of roughly 7 percent – or about $380 million – over the previous year.
However, figures to be released today by the Department of Finance and Administration show that about $200 million of the $250 million in higher-than-expected revenue stems from oil and natural gas taxes and royalties, which tend to fluctuate from year to year.
Oil and natural gas taxes and royalties currently make up about 16 percent of the state's revenue, even more under some calculations.
Rep. Luciano "Lucky" Varela, D-Santa Fe, vice chairman of the Legislative Finance Committee, said some of the unexpected money could be used during the 2013 legislative session to fill shortfalls in state agency budgets.
"It's a good thing that we do have some extra dollars so we can consider some of those deficiencies and supplementals," Varela said.
He also warned that the state could face federal budget cuts and may have to spend more money in order to expand its Medicaid program.
In addition, rank-and-file state employees have not received a pay increase in three years, and Varela said he is concerned not enough public employees have been hired under Gov. Susana Martinez's administration.
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For now, the additional revenue will be used to bolster the state's reserves, which are on track to end the fiscal year at about $750 million, or more than 13 percent of recurring state spending, according to DFA.
That money, which was previously expected to total about $500 million, can be used as a buffer in case of unanticipated expenses or future revenue fluctuations.
However, even with more dollars than expected flowing into the state's coffers during the just-completed fiscal year, New Mexico's incoming revenue still has not returned to pre-recession levels.
The state took in about $6 billion during the 2008 fiscal year before a severe economic downturn caused revenue levels to drop by more than $1 billion over a two-year period.
Martinez, who pledged to make state government more effective during her 2010 gubernatorial campaign, said the growth of the state's cash reserves – which sat at about 5 percent of recurring spending two years ago – is proof of prudent fiscal oversight.
"We remember where this money comes from and New Mexicans should feel confident that we're using their tax dollars in the most efficient way possible," Martinez said in a statement.
Legislative and executive branch economists are expected to release new state revenue estimates next month. Those estimates will include the just-completed fiscal year, the current year and future years.
While economic recovery has been slow in most of the state, as reflected in unemployment figures and a weak housing market, the boom in oil production in southeastern New Mexico has led to a population increase in that part of the state.
— This article appeared on page A1 of the Albuquerque Journal


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Hi, I'm Miss Dragon and I'm horrible at making decisions.
I had to try on my veil with my dress in order to know if I liked them together. So, out came the dress, which I've been avoiding since the last time I tried it on and felt terrible. Two things to note: I bought a handheld steamer and de-wrinkled the dress prior to trying it on, and my weight-loss efforts have netted me zero weight loss and a bit of weight gain, namely because I really haven't tried, at all.
Bizarrely, the combination of those two things made me really like my dress this time around!
The cats are very excited that the door to the forbidden room is open.
It just"¦fit. Perfectly. The waist didn't look horrible, the back didn't gap anymore, there were no issues with the bust. I actually felt excited looking in the mirror with my dress and veil on!
But, I thought I should try it on with the lace top too, because I liked it so much last time.
But this time, with the lace top and the veil, I felt kinda dumpy and big. It felt like too much draping, too much flowing, not enough shape.
So now I'm back to square one. I'm leaning toward the dress, just the dress—no lace top, no sash, just jewelry and my veil to make things shine. Maybe a fuzzy cardigan for if it gets chilly later on in the day. Simple.
But everyone loved the lace top the first time around (even me!), so I'm willing to hear opinions!
And while I was playing dress-up, I figured I should show you guys the rehearsal dress you all loved, this time on me and not the hanger:
Super short!! I ordered some yellow tights, but if it's too hot for that I'm going to have to find a slip.
Is anyone else indecisive like me? How do you know if you've made the right choice?


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FORMER Test fast bowler Craig McDermott is set to unveil technology which could stop fast bowlers from breaking down.
McDermott, who quit as Australian bowling coach in May, is the brains behind Pace Bowling Australia, which will provide tuition and analysis for aspiring quicks as young as eight to help prevent technical flaws that can lead to career-threatening injuries.
Pitch Vision, valued at $7500, will film the actions of fast bowlers at a series of clinics McDermott will stage this month. McDermott estimates at least 70 per cent of young bowlers have action problems.
He says James Pattinson, who suffered his fourth injury in 12 months in the second Test against South Africa, was the perfect example of a promising quick who could benefit from the technology.
"If we could have got James at 12 with a product like this, we might have been able to fix him earlier and avoid some injury problems," said McDermott, who took 291 Test wickets.
"Pattinson now has a very tight technique, his back shoulder on delivery when he lands on his back foot is nice and tight and you can explode off that back foot.
"But early in his career, James had a big front-arm load-up when he was in the under-17s for Victoria and moulding him has been a four-year process.
"It (fast bowling) is an intricate art and you have to get it right early.
"We are talking to Cricket Australia about how we can use it. It's early stages, but they are keen for me to do it."
McDermott said his years working with the Australian team and junior representative sides left him alarmed at the number of young bowlers with potentially serious flaws.
"About 70 to 80 per cent of young bowlers have problems with their action," he said.
"The biggest problem is having massive front-arm load-ups and not having your shoulders on top of your hips, which is a counter-rotation problem.
"We spent so much time improving them. Once you have been bowling for six or seven years your body becomes cemented in its ways and it takes a lot of time and effort to change things at 18."
"We can film a bowler for counter-rotation and lateral flexion, we've got up to four cameras that can do side-on, front-on, behind and above angles to film bowlers. We also have a pitch mat which has thousands of cells in it to track the ball from delivery."
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In Week 11, there were close games and there were blowouts. There were comebacks and there were even some surprises. When the dust settled, the picture's cracks and flaws were revealed….all in a more clear view.
AFC East
Buffalo Bills 8 (5-5)
Miami Dolphins 35 (3-7)
The Bills and the Dolphins are headed in two very different directions. The Dolphins continued on their hot streak with a third consecutive victory while the Bills lost their third straight game and are now just 5-5 on the season.
Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for 209 yards on the game, but was doomed by 2 interceptions. Yeremiah Bell and Nolan Carroll were the two Dolphins players who snagged the INTs and helped improve the once-down-trodden club to 3-7 on the year. Bell also recorded four tackles and two pass deflections on the day.
The Dolphins, while not overly exciting on offense, were able to play a clean game and avoided any turnovers. Reggie Bush continued his impressive display of versatility with 32 yards rushing and another 34 receiving.
Bills running back Fred Jackson was taken to the locker room in the third quarter with an apparent leg injury and did not return to the game.
New York Jets 13 (5-5)
Denver Broncos 17 (5-5)
(Thursday night)
Tim Tebow and the Denver Broncos had one final chance to win the game or take it into overtime. Even with 95 yards to go and under six minutes to play, tying was never the first option. Tebow scored on a 20-yard touchdown run on third-and-4 with less than one minute left to play and the Broncos nabbed their fifth win of the season.
The Jets are now sitting smack dab in the middle of the AFC East with a 5-5 record and that is exactly what the Jets are… an average football team. Offensively, Mark Sanchez and the Jets couldn't really get anything going on the night as the team managed just 83 rushing yards and just 318 total yards for the game. It was still better than the Broncos, who managed just 229 yards of offense….95 of them coming on their last drive.
Previous to the final drive of the night, the Broncos had punted on eight consecutive drives.
Kansas City Chiefs (4-5)
New England Patriots (6-3)
The Chiefs and Patriots will face off Monday night at 8:30pm ET.
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys 27 (6-4)
Washington Redskins 24 (3-7)
The Dallas Cowboys picked up their sixth win of the season in a back-and-forth overtime affair against their division rival Washington Redskins on Sunday. It was a see-saw game which saw both teams go on runs at different points in the game.
The Cowboys first used Tony Romo's 22-yard touchdown throw to Dez Bryant to help put them up 10-0 to start the game. The Redskins then scored 17 consecutive points while taking the lead on Jabar Gaffney's 16-yard touchdown reception from quarterback Rex Grossman. Both teams scored late in the fourth quarter to take the game to overtime where the Cowboys won it on Dan Bailey's 39-yard field goal.
Dallas was able to put together yet another squeaky clean performance on offense, gaining 353 total yards with no turnovers committed while allowing their opponents to rush for just 60 yards on the day. Redskins receiver Jabar Gaffney was the lone bright spot for the team catching seven passes for 115 yards and a touchdown.
Philadelphia Eagles 17 (4-6)
New York Giants 10 (6-4)
It was a sloppy game… a game of turnovers for both teams. Fittingly, it was a turnover by Eli Manning in the final minutes that got the Philadelphia Eagles a much-needed victory as their season remains on life-support.
Vince Young started in place of injured quarterback Michael Vick for the Eagles and threw three interceptions, but also threw for two touchdowns and came through when it counted most. LeSean McCoy rushed for 113 yards and Riley Cooper caught five passes for 75 yards and a touchdown, including the go-ahead score with just 2:50 left to play.
For the Giants, wide receiver Victor Cruz was brilliant yet again catching six passes for 128 yards and a touchdown. Cruz caught a 47-yard pass from Eli Manning and rushed all the way down to the Eagles 21-yard line in the final minutes, but Eagles defensive end Jason Babin made yet another clutch defensive play and forced Eli Manning into a fumble that was recovered by the Eagles, sealing the win.
The Philadelphia Eagles have now committed eight turnovers in the red-zone this season which leads the NFL. Both teams combined for five turnovers in this game and there were no points scored in either the first or third quarters. Giants defensive linemen Chris Canty and Mathias Kiwanuka both had 3 tackles-for-loss on the night.
Conference Standings
AFC East
New England Patriots (6-3)
New York Jets (5-5)
Buffalo Bills (5-5)
Miami Dolphins (3-7)
NFC East
Dallas Cowboys (6-4)
New York Giants (6-4)
Philadelphia Eagles (4-6)
Washington Redskins (3-7)
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Her evasive testimony exacerbated grave concerns we had about her long-standing hostility towards the Second Amendment. As a result, the NRA strongly opposed her confirmation and made it clear at the time that we would be scoring this important vote.
The vote on Elena Kagan's confirmation to the Court, along with the previous year's confirmation vote on Sonia Sotomayor, are critical for the future of the Second Amendment. After careful consideration, the NRA-PVF announced today that it will not be endorsing Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid for re-election in the 2010 U.S. Senate race in Nevada.


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So what I'm left with is this puzzle: What's the best way for a person like me – with solid skills in programming, design, analysis, and business – to make a modest income while spending only 4 hours a day on the job?
I think it's all sorts of possible, and the idea of giving it a run is in itself exciting. It may not be the big hairy audacious goal that star-struck startupists are driven by, but it's audacious in a different sense. I feel like I'll be prototyping a sane and sustainable approach to a balanced, enjoyable, and fulfilling life. That's pretty worthwhile – no?


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Portrait & Biographical Record Winnebago & Boone Cos., IL. Chicago: Biographical Pub. Co., 1892, pp 659-661
John BURCH was one of the pioneers of Winnebago County [IL], and is in the enjoyment of large means. He has a pleasant home in Winnebago, where he is surrounded by all the comforts of life and lives in a manner much less pretentious perhaps than his means might justify. Our subject was born in what is now the city of London, Province of Ontario, Canada, 03 Aug 1823, and is the son of John BURCH, Sr., whose birth occurred in Woodstock, Windsor County, VT. The grandfather of our subject, who was also a native of VT, was of English ancestry and spent his last years near Kensington, Canada. John BURCH Sr. was a lad of fourteen [p 660] when his father removed to Canada, where he grew to manhood and was married. He then removed to London District and purchased a tract of timber land, which is now included in the city of London. He erected a log house on the place, in which our subject was born, and as the markets were very inconvenient to reach, the family lived mostly off the products of the farm.
In 1834 the father of our subject sold the property above mentioned and removed to Port Stanley, where he bought a farm and resided until 1839, which was the date of his advent into IL. He was accompanied on the journey to IL by his wife and seven children, and made the entire journey overland with teams, the trip consuming four weeks. On locating in Winnebago County, Mr. BURCH found the land still owned by the government, and making a claim to a tract, he purchased it when it came into market and erected thereon a double log home. Commencing at once the improving of his new home, there the father resided until 1848, when he sold out, and removing to Guilford Township, lived there for ten years. His last days were spent in Fayette County, IA, whither he went in 1858, and purchased property in the city of Fayette, where he was engaged in the combined occupations of druggist, shoe merchant, money lender and tanner.
The maiden name of our subject's mother was Lydia HOGABOOM, whose birth occurred in Saratoga County, NY. She was of German ancestry and accompanied her parents on their removal to Canada when quite young, the journey being made in the winter with teams. When crossing Lake Champlain the ice broke and her mother and one sister were drowned. She resided with her father until her marriage, and departed this life at her home in Fayette County, IA. The father of our subject was a Whig and joined the Republican ranks on the the formation of that party. He filled various positions of trust and was the first Justice of the Peace in Winnebago Township. With his wife he was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church, and before a building was erected meetings were frequently held in his home.
John BURCH had seven brothers and sisters: William, Benjamin, Levi B., Laura Samantha, Hiram, Henry, and Charlotte. He had reached his 16th year when he came to IL with his parents, and with them he remained until reaching his majority. Starting out in life on his own responsibility, he purchased three yoke of cattle, for which he went in debt, and engaged in breaking prairie for $1.75 or $1.50 with his board. Mr. BURCH was thus occupied for two seasons, and then having saved a sufficient sum of money, purchased a tract of land which is included in his present farm. The grain raised on his place was marketed at Chicago, and on the return trip our subject would bring back a load of goods for the merchants at Freeport, Galena or Rockford.
The original of this sketch went to CA, starting with teams from Westfield, this township on 04 Apr 1850 and traversing IA to the present site of Council Bluffs, which was then called Kanesville, where he was taken sick with smallpox. He had made a contract to take two men through to the Western coast and board them on the way, for which he was to receive one-half of what they made in two years. Council Bluffs was a Mormon town at that time, and the party secured a vacant Mormon cabin, in which our subject and one of the gentlemen, who was similarly afflicted, lay during their sickness, cared for by a Mormon doctor and nurse. His companion, Daniel CASE, died and the remainder of the party carried out their plan of visiting CA, leaving a team of horses with a wagon for our subject to return home.
On recovering his health Mr. BURCH joined another party of emigrants bound for the Western country, led by Captain DUNCAN from MI. They landed in Nevada City in September, where our subject engaged in mining and resided until 1853. In June of that year he started home b the way of the Isthmus, and had his first ride on the railroad, paying $11 for eleven miles. Again coming to his old home, he resumed farming on the old place and at the time of his marriage located on the farm which is his present property, and which includes 715 acres of land, besides which he owns a quarter section in Greene County, IA, and 55 acres in Ogle County.
The lady to whom our subject was married 22 Jan 1866 was Sarah Martha JOHN, a native of Northumberland County, PA, and the daughter of Jehn and Patience (HOUSEWERT) JOHN. The father was a native of PA, of Welsh ancestry, while the mother was born in NJ, of German stock. Mr. and Mrs. BURCH have been granted a family of seven children: Georgiana, Judson, Willard, Preston, Nellie Thressa, Jessie and Mildred. Our subject cast his first Presidential vote for Henry Clay, and since the formation of the Republican party has been a firm adherent of its principles. When Mr. BURCH crossed the Missouri River on his CA trip, buffalo were seen in great numbers and he says the only way to compute their number was to estimate how many would stand on an acre, and in that way calculate how many acres a herd covered. A portion of the house in which our subject lives was the first frame building erected in Winnebago County.
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