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Who is BU? Me or DH?(424 Posts)
Me and DH have a 5m old DD
I use to do a bit of work for in laws family business, I did already have a FT job. I did a couple of different things to help out but mainly a certain thing. Well I HATED it but I did it for a year because they needed me to but everyone knew I didn't like doing it and didn't want to when it was time to start up again. In laws were fine with this and they knew I didn't want to do it this year almost a year ago.
Now it's come to the time to start doing it again and I've said no, I've said all along I didn't want to and gave them plenty of notice to find someone else and it was never a problem before. DH has told his parents I will do it and I've told them no so we ended up having a big argument over this and he completely flipped out on me. He then decided that FIL could talk me into it because he knows he can be very persuasive and I would struggle to say no, anyway I never gave a yes or no and just tried to change the subject. I told DH that this was unfair everyone knew how I felt but I'm being bullied to do something I never wanted to do and he basically said i have to do it because mil wants to babysit DD 2 days a week. Well I don't want to leave her 2 days a week.
We agreed when I got pregnant that it would be best for us for me to be a SAHM and I'm lucky we can afford for me to do that and I don't need to work. He has now said think of the extra money that can be yours to do whatever you want with. We put all our money in one pot and take what we need out of that so I wouldn't do that anyway.
Tonight we've had a massive row and he said I'm showing him and his family no respect by refusing to do this, why should he stay with me if he can't trust me to help out in the family business and basically implied if I don't do it then he don't know if he will stay with me.
This has made me more determined not to do it because I feel I'm being forced and bullied into doing it. I don't know if IBU in this and I'm making more of it because I don't want to do it and its a job I hate. Should I suck it up and do it or should I stand my ground?
Sorry for the long post and rant
Oh, IsItMe, lovely, have just read this & am so for you. And have all the stabbittyRAGE at your H & his parents for their abusive-controlling behaviour towards you.
You have had lots of excellent advice & so I just want to echo the fact that you are doing brilliantly by standing up for yourself & protecting your DD & that it would be as well to seek RL advice & support to help you to continue doing so to the highest degree possible.
I'd not let your MiL have the care of a wheelbarrow, never mind a 5 month-old baby. Please don't let her have access to you DD when you're not there & make sure you're always able to remove both yourself & DD from MiL's toxicity immediately you feel the need to do so.
Two parents are not always better than one so while I hear what you are saying about not wanting to "cheat DD" of the family structure you'd been planning for her to have, it is NOT that you are taking away from her. It is the appalling behaviour of her father & paternal grandparents that has robbed her of that kind of family life. You, in contrast, are giving her the best possible start by advocating for her needs & your own rather than bringing her up in a household controlled by an abusive controlling bully. Sadly your H's true colours are not at all what you thought, so try to remember when you are missing him that it is not really him you are missing, it is the Idea of him, which has turned out to be a fiction.
Please take good care of yourself. You are doing an incredible job & should be proud of yourself for sticking to your guns & putting the needs of your DD & yourself before the completely unreasonable demands of your H & his parents.
I meant to say surround yourself with people as it's hard work looking after a young baby by yourself and it's not surprising that you're tired. I can really understand that you don't want to leave your home so is there anyone who could come and stay with you for a while? Xxx
Hi OP.
Re what was said upthread, I wasn't trying to suggest that you LTB at all. I was just trying to say that you need to surround yourself with people who know how to look after you and can support you and your baby. I can't believe that your
evil mil likes listening to babies cry.
I was just checking back and hoping to find that your H had seen the error of his ways. You are a good mum and really do sound lovely and not at all controlling.
I hope things get better for you soon. Xxx
How are you op? X
Enjoys the sound of a baby crying? That made me feel a bit ill, so god knows how it makes you feel OP.
Hmm - my mum - who had 7 of her own kids likes to hear a baby cry......she says it reassures her that their lungs are healthy. She is not a loon otherwise and wouldn't leave them to cry incessantly, but she doesn't worry about it - she says, especially when they are ill, that you worry more when they don't cry - I can sort of see what she is getting at - maybe it's a generational thing.
What kind of freak enjoys listening to a baby cry never mind your own grandchild. I think you should speak to your HV about weaning, formula etc. maybe ask for leaflets for your nut case Mil. It's at least documented that she's a loon which might come in helpful
I hate to say this, isit but I think the only way you can trust your DH to see DD is with you there - you can't have him take her over to MILs right now.
Can you and DD maybe meet him in a park or a coffee shop - you could give them space but sit and keep an eye on them? But I wouldn't put it past MIL to turn up there if she thinks you'll be out of eye sight.
IsIt of course you feel tired - but you are being incredibly strong. You are putting your dd first. Your H is putting his M first and showing no concern about you or his dd. He knows he has put you in a shit position, and his reaction to that - lets sit down and talk till we can figure it all out - NO - he fucked of to god knows where - and fucked off to the pub with his mate - leaving you and dd to cope alone,whilst still threatening you (cutting of money,etc). On top of this you have a relative in hospital. My heart goes out to you. Your dd is young enough for this to not impact on her. I am a gm and I would never do anything with my gc's that I thought their parents would not be 100% happy with.
Your PILs are only concerned about lack of access to their gd.
I hope you are getting lots of rl support. Please get legal advice too. Also maybe you should see about going back to work, maybe part time. If you do please get proper childcare - which does not include your pils {{{hugs}}}
Well you are - don't doubt yourself.
I hope you manage to get a good nights sleep
I second the being straight about mil being incapable of following current health advice so not having her.but get proper formal legal advice before you txt him anything
I don't feel like a strong women. I feel tired.
Lot tie I completely agree she's crying for a reason so I pick her up.
If MIL really wants to see dd she will come to you and from what you've said, that should be her only opportunity to see her.
What you said about listening to babies cry is so horrible, that alone is reason never to allow dd to be alone with her, or with her and people in her thrall.
Crying is tell you something is wrong so you do something about it, that's what it's for. No-one who fails to respond by checking all sources of distress and offering comfort should be looking after a baby. (Totally different thing from people who know the baby and its routine deciding how to deal with persistent crying and comforting at night). The idea of leaving a young crying baby distressed is horrible. Please don't ever leave your dd with her, or your DH and her, or presumably your FIL, DH an her. Not until dd can talk and assert herself.
And I agree about solids and formula - I just wanted to reassur enough that offering it is unlikely to lead to her taking it. My dd spat out her first mouthful of formula and refused the bottle for a few days afterwards!
Your dd is growing fast and before you know it she will be asserting herself much more forcefully. The window of being able to leave her to cry is fast diminishing.
You are a strong woman and you just need to keep doing what you are doing - ultimately your dd comes first and you seem to e the only one putting her there.
I wonder if there are any organisations you could speak to about your mil behaviour and how you can protect your dd from that going forward
Don't worry toomuch
OxfordBags Oh dear, I sound like I'm telling you off, Fionas, after you complimented me. I wasn't, I was just stating some facts (and thank you!).
That's okay. I knew someone would! I know family therapy is much frowned upon.
And OP if you are uncomfortable with it then absolutely do not. Sorry!
I'm sorry about your relative - I hope things start to look up soon
I think you are going to have to spell it out to h that you will not be allowing mil to babysit because she does not seem capable of looking after a baby and you do not trust that your dd's needs will be met. Then if he asks just give a no.
Also I don't want anyone trying to give her formula or solids and its not a decision that anyone else should make but me and H and seems as he's not here or caring for her I think that is down to me and I'm not happy to do that until 6m
Everybody I don't want to stop h seeing DD and up until now I have done everything I can the fact is that if he can't take her to MIL he's not that interested in having her
I can not get the crying thing either, when she's upset I do what I can to comfort her and get told to not let her become dependant on me and let her cry. When DD was young I went to the loo and come back to DD screaming her head off and MIL sitting watching her happy as lorry and SIL running round trying to find her camera to record it!
I have thought about going to therapy with H but there's no way I'd go wil IL whenever I'm there I always feel as of I'm in the wrong and come away believing I'm the bad one and then when I sit and think about it it starts to click that actually I don't think I am.
I will get legal advice it's just going to be hard at the minute with so much going on with my ill relative. I know H will be pester the hell out of me too for MIL to watch DD so I can go to visit
Tbf your dd is unlikely to take the formula or the solids particularly well - particularly from someone that isn't you. They will be on a hiding to nothing.
But she enjoys hearing a baby cry - wtf is that about? She sounds unhinged. Does she watch Films with torture and think they're a comedy?
I think it is unreasonable to withhold contact from your h but given the circumstances around his mum I think you are entirely reasonable to insist contact is at the house with you in the building and your mum or friend.
I also think you need legal advice.
Oh dear, I sound like I'm telling you off, Fionas, after you complimented me. I wasn't, I was just stating some facts (and thank you!).
Fionas, counselling/therapy is not advised in cases of abuse and coercive maltreatment, which this clearly is. The OH is also so obviously stuck in his pathological need to please his mother at all costs that it means that he needs loads of therapy for himself before family therapy could even attempt to work.
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Eleven-month-old Nathaniel Griffiths was with gran Linda Fry when a woman worker said the lad could only drink something bought from the centre.
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Linda, a specialist teaching assistant, added: "I explained to the staff that he was a child who was 11 months and was a sickly baby who was on medication.
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ive had a problem with playplanet ,my daughter is 3 1/2 and at birth couldnt drink or eat through her mouth so was fed via tube through mouth then stomach,luckly now she can eat and drink but not proberly so she has her own cup which allows her to drink at her own speed.the problem is that when i take her in ive always got to explain the whole story of her life so i can take in a empty cup,im not taking in juice just the cup so whats the problem.they do let me do it eventually but im getting sick of explaining everything to each person on desk just to get an empty cup in,they need to do something to make it easier for me and other people, like have a list of children that need there own cups etc.
Was thinking of taking my 15 month old, not sure I will now after reading this article. Sounds like more trouble than its worth


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Clinton visited Elko as she battles to win Nevada's Democratic caucuses on Feb. 20, a race viewed as tightening as Sanders battles to expand his support among Nevada's multiethnic communities.
Clinton headed from Elko to Reno for other campaign events, while Sanders campaigned Monday in Michigan. There, he met privately with families dealing with the water crisis in Flint — which he called one of the more difficult meetings he ever had.
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Wayne County Missouri Court Directory
The Missouri trial court system consists of Circuit Courts, Municipal Courts, and Administrative Hearing Commission. For more information on which types of cases each court oversees, compare Missouri courts.
Below is a directory of court locations in Wayne County. Links for online court records and other free court resources are provided for each court, where available. If you're not sure which court you're looking for, learn more about the Missouri court system.
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PO Box 78, Greenville, MO 63944
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Phone: 573-224-3052
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Biologic scaffold materials composed of extracellular matrix (ECM) have been derived from a wide variety of xenogeneic and allogeneic tissue and organ sources. These materials have been used in a similarly wide variety of pre-clinical and clinical tissue engineering and regenerative medicine approaches to tissue reconstruction. When prepared and utilized appropriately, ECM scaffolds have been shown to promote the formation of functional, site-specific host tissues. This is in direct contrast to the default mammalian host response to tissue injury, which involves inflammation and scarring. The exact mechanisms by which ECM scaffold materials are capable of modulating the default host response and promoting this type of "constructive" tissue remodeling are largely unknown. However, we have shown that those ECM scaffolds that are capable of promoting constructive remodeling are also associated with a distinct population of macrophages within the site of implantation. A number of changes in macrophage physiology have been observed to occur with advanced age. These changes have been associated with an inability to fight pathogens and to heal wounds. The exact mechanisms which underlie these changes are unclear, but have been suggested to include alterations in the local tissue microenvironment (i.e. ECM composition, and resident cell populations) which contribute to anergic macrophage behavior. The proposed work seeks to investigate the response of macrophages derived from young, adult, and aged mice following interactions with biologic scaffold materials composed of ECM derived from young, adult, and aged porcine donors (Aim 1). Further, the proposed work seeks to identify the ligands responsible for macrophage-ECM scaffold interactions and assess the relative presence of these ligands in ECM scaffold materials derived from young-adult and aged donors (Aim 2). These goals will be accomplished by experienced investigators through a set of in vitro studies which utilize state of the art high throughput methodologies. The completion of these studies will not only further the understanding of the mechanisms by which ECM scaffolds modulate the host response, but will also lead to a better understanding of the impact that the changes in macrophage physiology which occur with aging will have upon the potential to utilize regenerative medicine strategies in an aging population.
University of Pittsburgh McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine November 15, 2012 To Whom It May Concern: Suite 300 450 Technology Drive Pittsburgh, PA 15219-3130 412-624-5253 Fax: 412-624-5256 www.mirm.pitt.edu We submit a revision of our proposal entitled Macrophage Polarization and Aging in the Context of Regenerative Medicine for review and consideration for funding. The revised application contains responses to specific comments made by the Study Section and we have identified the modified portions of the text with a bold line in the margin. The subject matter of this proposal i directed to the Musculoskeletal Tissue Engineering Study Section (MTE) of the National Institute on Aging. The problems addressed and the approach proposed are best suited for review by that study section and this study section reviewed the original submission. We respectfully request assignment to MTE for the sake of continuity and the ability of the Study Section to evaluate the quality of our revisions. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Bryan Brown, PhD Assistant Professor Department of Bioengineering McGowan Institute for Regenerative Medicine, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA.
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Editor's note: An early filing this week due to the Thanksgiving holiday.
Wednesday, Nov. 27 — Each week, City Pulse runs a series of stories produced by Capital News Service correspondents at Michigan State University's School of Journalism. This week's topics cover the hampered growth of Michigan's aquaculture industry, a federal grant to expand dental care, the state Court of Appeals approving an air emissions permit for DTE Energy and more.


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Introduction to the Unified Event Model
In the past, various programming environments have provided their own separate ways for components to pass back information about asynchronous "events" to their clients. The C language has function callbacks that work well for this, but C++ has always lacked this kind of callback for an object's methods. You can spend considerable time inventing ways to work around this gap in C++ (using window messages, event interfaces, hard-coded callback method names, thunks, and so on). COM defines an event model, but it is tedious to implement and maintain, and does not provide event support between two native C++ objects.
The purpose of the Unified Event Model is to allow applications to use events in a way that minimizes the knowledge and dependencies that a component has on its clients and maximizes the component's reusability, and to do this in a consistent way for native (non-COM) C++, COM, and managed classes.
The model supports single- and multithreaded usage and protects data from simultaneous multithread access. It also allows you to derive subclasses from event source or receiver classes and support extended event sourcing/receiving in the derived class.
Event Handling Elements
An event source is an object that defines and contains events. You create an event source using the event_source attribute.
An event is a method within an event source that, when called, generates events. You define an event using the keyword __event. To raise an event means to "fire" it, by calling the event method.
A delegate is a class that can hold a reference to a method. A delegate class differs from other classes in that it has a signature and can hold references only to methods that match its signature. The .NET Framework has a specific delegate model; if you are developing components for the .NET Framework, see Events and Delegates.
An event receiver (also called an event sink) is an object that receives events. You create an event receiver using the event_receiver attribute.
An event handler is a method in an event receiver that receives events.
To hook an event means to associate (register) an event with an event handler. You associate a handler method with an event using the intrinsic function __hook.
To unhook an event means to dissociate (deregister) an event from an event handler. You dissociate a handler method from an event using the intrinsic function __unhook.
Attributes and Keywords Supporting Events
Event Source
Use event_source and __event on the event source class, as follows:
[event_source(native)] // optional for native C++ and managed classes class CSource { public: __event void MyEvent(int nValue); };
Event Receiver
You typically use event_receiver, __hook, and __unhook on the event receiver class, as follows:
[event_receiver(native)] // optional for native C++ and managed classes class CReceiver { public: void MyHandler1(int nValue) { printf("MyHandler1 was called with value %d.\n", nValue); } void hookEvent(CSource* pSource) { __hook(&CSource::MyEvent, pSource, &CReceiver::MyHandler1); } void unhookEvent(CSource* pSource) { __unhook(&CSource::MyEvent, pSource, &CReceiver::MyHandler1); } };
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There's something about dining alfresco. Give us a gentle breeze, eclectic people-watching and a glass of something top-shelf, and we could linger all evening over a good outdoor meal. Even better if we don't have to cook it ourselves.
Check out our picks for the Cigar City's best eats outside of four walls.
Adobe Gila's
Centro Ybor, 1600 E Eighth Ave. • (813) 241-8588; adobegilas.com
Hours: 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. daily • Details: Amex, V, MC; reservations accepted; full bar • Dinner entrees: $4 to $9
The scene: With kitschy chili pepper lights around the bar and Maroon 5 blaring over the loudspeaker, this chain restaurant is more Tex than Mex. Still, you can appreciate Adobe Gila's for what it is: an unpretentious hangout with a second-story view of Centro Ybor, attentive staff and live music Thursday to Sunday. The 64-ounce margarita and a selection of 30 tequilas provide the necessary liquid courage for Wednesday karaoke nights. • Don't miss: Gringo faves like chips and dip, Southwestern egg rolls and quesadillas are filling. Skip the mediocre tortilla pizzas and opt for a burger or chili cheese fries, which are among the handful of offerings that come from Fresh Mouth downstairs. There's no dessert on the menu, so cap off your meal with a sweet 'n' tangy frozen mixed drink called a Key Lime Pie.
Bernini of Ybor
1702 E Seventh Ave. • (813) 248-0099; berniniofybor.com
Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday to Thursday; 11 a.m. to midnight Friday; 4 p.m. to midnight Saturday; 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday • Details: Amex, V, MC; reservations accepted; full bar • Dinner entrees: $16 to $26
The scene: People-watching is a robust pastime in Ybor City, with occasional catcalling and trash-talking adding a fillip of drama. For the best sidewalk seat in town, pull up a chair at Bernini. It's set in the historic Bank of Ybor City building and serves sophisticated Cal-Ital cuisine — salmon carpaccio, lemon-scented calamari, and filet mignon sparked with a wild mushroom risotto and topped with heady truffle butter. It attracts a more mature crowd than the bars and clubs around it, partly because of the thoughtful wine list and partly because the mixologists know their way around the bar.
• Don't miss: Given the restaurant's namesake painter, Bernini's Italian Chocolate Kiss Martini is suitably over the top, pairing Ketel One vodka, Godiva white and dark liqueurs and a hint of Frangelico, all sealed with a kiss. Certainly easier on the breath than the punchy puttanesca pizza (olives, anchovy, capers, etc.), but it all depends on your priorities.
Mema's Alaskan Tacos
1724 E Eighth Ave. • (813) 242-8226; myspace.com/memasalaskantacos • Hours: 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Tuesday; 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. Wednesday to Saturday. Closed Sundays and Mondays. • Details: V, MC, Discover; beer only • Dinner entrees: $3 to $8
The scene: When the clubs let out, partiers in goin'-out shirts and take-me-home-stilettos flock to Mema's. Its patio, with high-top tables and a view of the Italian Club of Tampa, is a chill spot to sober up in the fresh air. • Don't miss: $3 fish tacos are most popular at this favorite post-clubbing hangout, although partiers also come in droves for the shrimp and beef varieties. Wash it down with a Corona or bottle of Jarritos Mexican soda in flavors like tamarind and guava. There's a vegetarian option for nearly everything on the menu, plus steamed tamales, seasoned rice and refried black beans.
Acropolis Greek Taverna
1833 E Seventh Ave. • (813) 242-4545; acropolistaverna.com
Hours: 11 a.m. to midnight Monday to Thursday; 11 a.m. to 3 a.m. Friday; noon to 3 a.m. Saturday; noon to midnight Sunday • Details: Amex, V, MC; reservations accepted; beer and wine • Dinner entrees: $11 to $27
The scene: Look for a frenetic bouzouki band and the stirring Greek song stylings of Babi Lavidas, plus belly dancers on Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Then add in people leaping up to gyrate through a quick zeibekiko or sousta, punctuated by the occasional sound of breaking plates, and you have yourself a Hellenic hootenanny. Tables outside are nice, but you might miss out on the action in the columned dining room. Owners Sam and Costa Waez have taken a traditional Greek taverna setup and infused it with Ybor fun. • Don't miss: The menu is all that the blue-and-white color scheme promises, with gyros, spanakopita, moussaka and such. But vegetarians will be especially pleased at their range of options: tahini-lush hummus and baba ghanoush; a roasted veggie sandwich anchored with nutty eggplant; falafel offered as a wrap or app, drizzled with more tangy tahini sauce.
Gaspar's Grotto
1805 E Seventh Ave. • (813) 248-5900; gasparsgrotto.com
Hours: 11:30 a.m. to 3 a.m. Tuesday through Saturday; 11:30 a.m. to 1 a.m. Sunday and Monday • Details: Amex, V, MC, Discover; full bar; reservations accepted for large parties • Dinner entrees: $6 to $15
The scene: Argh, mateys. Eric "Captain Ehab" Schiller, half of the couple that owns Gaspar's Grotto, is a retired sea captain who always dreamed of running a pirate-themed watering hole. The interior decor pays homage to mythical pirate Jose Gaspar, but there's no sign of the pirates on the patio, which was the former site of a poultry slaughterhouse. Today, the courtyard is spacious and pleasant, with several fountains, palm trees wrapped in white lights and a just-close-enough view of the Seventh Avenue party crowd. Magicians, stilt walkers and live music — from rock to blues to jazz — on the outdoor stage add to the merriment. • Don't miss: Whet your appetite with the crowd-pleasing ship's wheel sampler, an appetizer plate of fried goodies. Ask your waiter to sub in mac and cheese bites, which aren't on the menu but are worth every gooey, deep-fried calorie. Settle in at a picnic table for a generous Philly cheesesteak or a slab of the Grotto's signature ribs. Food service is spotty and our french fries came out cold, but the competent bar staff can make any drink you dream up.
Tampa Bay Brewing Company
Centro Ybor, 1600 E Eighth Ave. • (813) 247-1422; tampabaybrewingcompany.com
Hours: 11 a.m. to midnight Sunday to Thursday; 11 a.m. to 1 a.m. Friday and Saturday • Details: Amex, V, MC, Discover; reservations accepted; full bar • Dinner entrees: $7-$20
The scene: Centro Ybor is like Grand Central Station for Cigar City, with tourists, club hoppers and the after-5 set stopping for sustenance. Stay downstairs and grab a table at this family-owned ale house, where the fenced-in patio allows for prime people-watching while keeping pedestrian traffic at bay. Service is on the slow side, but with a koi pond and birds twittering from the two-story palms overhead, you won't mind shooting the breeze while you wait. • Don't miss: Of course you'll want to try a beer from the on-site brewery, and the pub has nine house beers on tap. Be aware that the "real" ales are served at cellar temperature (read: chilled, but not ice cold). Teetotalers won't be left out with beer-infused entrees like the Iron Rat Stout crab cakes and jalapeno beer cheese soup, and there's an extensive list of substance-free entrees as well. Try the citrus Cuban mojo pork, perfectly seasoned and exquisitely tender — although ours, unfortunately, came lukewarm — or a mammoth calzone, which easily serves two.
Great reasons to dine outside at Tampa's Super Bowl
There's something about dining alfresco. Give us a gentle breeze, eclectic people-watching and a glass of something top-shelf, and we could linger all evening over a good outdoor meal. Even better if we don't have to cook it ourselves.
More alfresco fare
Still hungry? You'll dig these outdoor Ybor eateries, too.
Fresh Mouth
Nosh on burgers and shakes while you watch comedy fans queuing up in front of the adjacent Tampa Improv. Centro Ybor (downstairs), 1600 E Eighth Ave. (813) 241-8845; freshmouthflorida.com.
Green Iguana Bar and Grill
The party spills into the street nearly every night at this popular bar, whose offerings include pizzas, wraps and live music seven nights a week. 1708 E Seventh Ave. (813) 248-9555; greeniguana.com.
New York New York Pizza Bar and Grill
Enjoy superb pizza — and people-watching — until 4 a.m. Fridays and Saturdays on one of Ybor's best-trafficked corners. 1512 E Seventh Ave. (813) 248-1845.
Rock-N-Sports Bar & Grille
This upscale sports bar is a popular gathering place for Pittsburgh Steelers fans and Auburn, Virginia Tech and North Carolina alumni clubs. Centro Ybor (upstairs), 1600 E Eighth Ave. (813) 242-6220; rocknsportsbar.com.
Tea Rose Cottage
Reserve one of the two porch tables for afternoon tea, which includes sandwiches, scones and a view of Centennial Park. 1901 N 19th St. (813) 248-2040; tearosecottageybor.com.


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Review: 'Measure for Measure' and a sense of proportion
And now, a special summer nod to Fontaine Syer, the director who has done something wonderful at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival for "Measure for Measure": She's actually found not just the pathos but the humor in Shakespeare's play.
This may not seem like a triumph — the Bard's play is classified as a comedy, mostly for the Elizabethan notion that a comedy culminates in a number of weddings. (I'm not giving anything away here; that's de rigueur for any Shakespearean comedy.) But "Measure for Measure" is a cruel comedy with a particularly nasty plot that involves the duke of Vienna (the outstanding Greg Wood) who, for reasons not entirely logical, decides to go away for a spell. Or at least that's what he tells everyone.
The moral values of Vienna, he says, have disintegrated, and he blames it on his live-and-let-live attitude. The duke tells this to a rigid martinet named Angelo (Blake Ellis, an excellent stuffed shirt), and asks him to watch over things. But the duke is a conniver; he disguises himself as a friar and hangs around Vienna to see what happens when no one thinks he's there.
His motive? Who really knows — the duke confides to his personal friar (Jequrey Slaton) that he wants to see if "power changes purpose," which is like asking whether oppressed people bow to a tyrant for fear of death. Well, yes. "Measure for Measure" has motivation problems, but Shakespeare finesses them with a compelling plot.
An upstanding young gentleman (Zack Robidas) has knocked up his gal (Julia Pfender) and the substitute duke makes an example by sentencing him to death. The condemned gent's sister (Erin Partin, in a heart-rending performance) is on her way to becoming a nun, but takes time off to plead for her brother's life. In doing so, she's swept into a maelstrom of governmental corruption and what we now call sexual abuse.
If I seem a little flip in my storytelling, there's good reason: "Measure for Measure" is pretty base. It's about the Peter Principle — the substitute Duke is promoted far beyond his ability to rule. It's about the quality of mercy, which, in Shakespeare's ending of the play, seems strained beyond credibility. And in its plot that involves sex at almost every turn, when you stand back from the beautiful soliloquies and clever dialogue, you can see the tale as lurid.
Up close, though, this "Measure for Measure" is striking, from the first silent scene — an invention of the director's, I presume — where trollops abound, johns run after them, and Vienna appears to be one big red-light district. (The image is in keeping with Shakespeare's text.) This little touch in itself sets the Shakespeare Festival's "Measure for Measure" off from all other productions I know, which offered up an austere and even lecturish tale, and certainly without anything like the colorful costumes of Marla Jurglanis or the inventive scaffold setting by Bob Phillips.
Here, we get the best of people in a bad time (Dan Hodge as a jailer, Wayne S. Turney as a respected advisor) and the full and funny sub-plot (Brad DePlanche as a foolish low-life, Aaron Kirkpatrick as a brash self-promoter), and a play with bright flashes of comic relief — even when the discourse is at its most serious level. As they say, it's all in the delivery and the timing, two elements that help give "Measure for Measure" a heft I never realized it could have. And isn't that just what you want when you visit — or revisit — a classic?
"Measure for Measure" runs through plays through August 4 at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival on DeSales University Campus, 2755 Station Avenue in Center Valley, a few miles north of Quakertown. It runs in repertory — with almost the same cast, plus others — with "The Importance of Being Earnest," which also ends August 4. www.pashakespeare.org or 610-282-9455.
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Last Saturday we decided to change our usual go-to place, P.F. Chang's, at the Natick Mall and give the Met Bar and Grill a try. After a marathon shopping day our wallet was running a little low so we decided to take a sneak pick at the menu before asking for a table. In the spirit of full disclosure, we had heard this restaurant had great burgers and even greater prices. To our surprise we found their menu prices to be right about average.
We arrived at the restaurant at around 8:30pm and were seated right away. We attributed the emptiness of both the restaurant and mall to the eighty degree, sunny weather that day. Our waiter came over right away and to our delight agreed to leave the pitcher of water at the table...Aida drinks lots of water with her meals and most waiters never really agree to do this. Something as small as constant flow of water can make or break a meal for us, in this regard the Met Bar and Grill was exceptional!
As our first appetizer we ordered the Short-Rib Tacos which are braised in cola and cocoa and served with charred onions and a spicy aioli. These tacos were delicious! Aida is normally not a huge fan of beef and she could not get enough of these! The short-rib was tender, the taco shell was crispy, and the sauce, when we choose to add it, did not overpower the dish. We found the portion to be a bit small, that would be the only negative about this dish.
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Next came the Met Bar and Grill's Nachorella Sticks which are filled with pepper jack cheese fried in a crispy tortilla breading and served with a trio of Mexican sauces. To put it simply, these are the best "mozzarella" stick we have ever had! They were gooey, crispy, and mildly spicy. The Nachorella Sticks are a modern interpretation of the classic jalapeño poppers. They are deliciously addictive, especially when dipped in the roasted salsa!
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The Met Bar and Grill is known for it's burgers. Therefore we just had to try them! James decided to order one of their more original burger creations. The Tokyo burger comes with topped with avocado, Muenster cheese, pickled onions, sticky soy, and diakon sprouts. James not a particularly a fan of this monster burger. He found it to be under-seasoned and packed with competing flavors. There was just too much stacked on top of the perfectly cooked medium patty. We upgraded to the Met Fries which are truffle fries with fried sage served with a side of truffle mayo. These fries were not the best, the overwhelming amount of truffle flavor completely overpowered our tastebuds.
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Aida decided to order another one of the Met Bar and Grill's International Burgers. The Paris burger is made up of a perfectly cooked medium beef patty, Brie cheese, a fried egg, caramelized onions, and truffle mayo. This burger was absolutely delicious! The flavors balanced each other perfectly. It is creamy, cheesy, and eggy...everything we would expect from a good burger! However, the brioche bun completely disintegrated under the gooey cheese and runny egg. Aida went to pick it up for the first bite and could not locate the bottom bun, it was completely soggy. This is definitely a knife and fork kinda burger.
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For us the appetizers are the stars of the Met Bar and Grill, we will definitely come back just for the Nachorella Sticks! When shopping at the Natick Mall the Met Bar and Grill is a great spot for a meal. We would suggest you stick to their more traditional burgers and definitely order some apps!
For more information on the Met Bar and Grill go to http://metbarandgrill.com.


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With health eluding the Calgary Stampeders early in the season, they're starting to pull out all the tricks.
Instead of their normal light rundown Sunday, the Stamps were led through a 30-minute yoga session on the McMahon Stadium field by local instructor Lacy Bradley.
It remains to be seen whether it helps in the battle against the injury bug, but it definitely had the players feeling Zen-like.
"Feel real relaxed right now, so if I do my interview like this, that's the reason why," Stamps quarterback Kevin Glenn said with a grin in a slow, relaxed tone.
"That was probably, actually, my first time doing yoga. I feel alright. It was a lot of twisting and a lot of different manoeuvres and grabbing your ankles and knees and all that other stuff."
Stamps GM/head coach John Hufnagel had no new information on injured starting pivot Drew Tate, who continues to deal with a right forearm strain.
With an off-day scheduled Monday, Tate will be re-evaluated Tuesday.
"It's still day-to-day," Hufnagel said. "Hopefully, he'll have shown some progress."
After going 22-of-28 for 268 yards and one touchdown in Friday's 22-14 CFL win over the Montreal Alouettes, Glenn is ready to make another start if needed.
"I always prepare as if I'm going to play," Glenn said. "To go out and get the first-team reps in practice would be a plus. But at the same time, whatever happens, happens, and that's when you gotta be ready."
The coach was impressed with the way his quarterback managed the game in Montreal.
"I thought Kevin played exceptionally well," Hufnagel said. "His completion percentage was very high — almost 80% — and he directed the offence very well, and he made some clutch plays on second-and-long situations by managing the pocket and finding some receivers in the holes of their zones."
Extra points
After being in and out of the game Friday,
DE Charleston Hughes was sporting a soft cast on his right wrist Sunday. Hufnagel says the pass-rusher is dealing with a ligament/tendon problem ... LG Jon Gott has an elbow injury that will be monitored this week ... LB Malik Jackson will miss at least six weeks with a broken right arm ... WR Maurice Price put in some extra work with WR Tim Hawthorne after Sunday's yoga session and looked to be recovering nicely from a hamstring strain that forced him to miss Week 3.
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Paul is the Republican candidate for Maine's gubernatorial race – and the one holding onto a honest-to-God lead there right now. We had a talk on why he's running, and what he wants to do as Governor:
Paul's website is here.
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FIGHTING in Ukraine's mostly rebel-held region of Donetsk has killed 34 local residents and wounded 29 others in a 24-hour period.
Government troops trying to quell the pro-Russia insurgency in eastern Ukraine have been focusing on encircling Donetsk, the largest city still in rebel hands, and driving the rebels out of the city of Luhansk.
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Andriy Lysenko, spokesman for the Ukrainian National Security Council, said nine soldiers were killed and 22 wounded in fighting in Ilovaysk overnight.
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Alice in Wonderland
Review by starlac
"...does it manage to spout wonder, or bring the terror of the Jabberwocky?"
Another film, another game to accompany it, that is kind of the way the mantra goes; however, once in a while a licensed game comes along that actually tries to differ itself from the mediocrity that plagues its kin. The DS version of Alice in Wonderland tries to do this with its bold, surreal art style and puzzle-based platform action, but does it manage to spout wonder, or bring the terror of the Jabberwocky?
The game box states that the game is inspired by the recent Tim Burton movie rather than following it to the letter. Still Alice finds herself back in the mysterious Underland - which Alice mishears as Wonderland in the film - to find that it has been ripped apart thanks to the monstrous Jabberwocky. It turns out that this is a ploy from the Red Queen to take control from the White Queen of Underland, and prophecy states that to stop Underland from being destroyed completely, Alice has to find the legendary Vorpal Sword and several pieces of armour so that she can do battle against the Jabberwocky. Alice is joined in her mission by McTwisp, the White Rabbit and, eventually, the Caterpillar, The Cheshire Cat and the Mad Hatter join the team.
You have no control over Alice herself, but rather control one of the other characters at any one time, swapping between them on the fly. Almost all the controls are done on the touch screen, pressing the screen makes the character heads in that direction, whilst Alice follows. Pressing high will make the characters jump up to higher ledges and vice versa for pressing low. Pressing your character will make him block, during which you can roll with a diagonal swipe and slashing up or down in front of the character will make him attack. You can click on Alice to tell her to wait or to lift her up to platforms she can't quite make it to, but stay away from her too long and she'll get impatient and eventually start getting sucked into a vortex.
These vortexes are created by the Red Queen, who is not keen on Alice fulfilling her prophecy and ruining her conquest. Leaving Alice alone will leave her open to being kidnapped in this way, however at multiple points in the game a vortex will open up and some of the Red Queen's soldiers will come out. When this happens you become fenced-in and have to defeat all the guards that arrive, during these fights Alice hides under whatever is available, but if the guards come across her, they will grab her and place her in the vortex. When Alice is in one a vortex a countdown will appear above her head, counting down her long she can hold on; if it reaches zero, Alice is sucked in, captured by the Red Queen and you receive a game over and have to start over. For the most part, the battles are not all that difficult, especially when you get a feel for the controls and these battles become more of a mild distraction than something of real challenge. Other treats include killer grass and other bizarre enemies like that, which are easily dispatched with a few basic attacks. The few bosses in the game follow a similar setup to the fenced-in fights with the regular soldiers, though they do also require a bit of lateral thinking to defeat.
The physical buttons on the DS all have the same function: using the special powers of the four playable characters at specific points. The white rabbit can manipulate time, the caterpillar can reverse the gravity of mist, Cheshire Cat makes certain objects appear or disappear and the Hatter can flip the screen to give you a new perspective on the environment. Later on in the game your be asked to combine the powers of several different characters to make progress - leaving Alice behind in the process, leaving the clock ticking - and you can gain two additional abilities for each character as you make your way through the game, which open up more of the map and enables you to find the hidden treasure chests.
The map is handled rather cleverly. Acting as a giant jigsaw puzzle, you can rearrange some of the pieces to your liking as long as they fit together, the doors to each area represented by the four suits of playing cards. For instance, exit a room by a heart door and you can then change the part of the map you were previously for another with a heart shape on that side, the door will how lead to the newly place area instead of where it headed before you changed it, creating a shortcut. Late in the game you gain the ability to teleport to any segment of the map, limiting the use of what could have been a very interesting mechanic to play with.
The game is quite short and there are save points everywhere, meaning that you rarely need to re-cover ground you already trodden after being beating by guards or losing Alice to a vortex. You can finish the main story in about five to six hours, with only the few hidden chests - most of which hold such things as concept art - to find after you see the final credits roll.
With its unusual art style, Alice in Wonderland stands out in a busy DS market. The colourful characters - Alice especially - stand out against the creepy, almost monotone silhouette-like backdrops; the characters - all 3D models - are fluidly animated, from the Cheshire Cat's proud gait to Alice's joyful skipping, it oozes with charm. The audio is mostly ambient in nature, with quiet, melodic music outside of battles, and Alice's wails of distress when left alone for a long time, or when she needs help are at first charming, but can become annoying. It's there but ultimately the sound is in the background for the most part.
Alice's latest adventure in Wonderland/Underland certainly finds itself with its feet planted firmly into the good game category, but isn't ambitious enough with its best ideas to move beyond; it is also somewhat short-lived. This is a shame, because at its best the game is a breath of fresh air in a somewhat stilted, stale market and proves that a licensed game, that most curious of curiosities, can still be a worthwhile experience; at least while it lasts.
Reviewer's Rating: 3.5 - Good
Originally Posted: 06/08/10
Game Release: Alice in Wonderland (EU, 03/05/10)
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Healthy Mouth, Healthy Kids
White spot on tongue from birth
My child was born with a white spot on the tongue. She is now 4 yrs old. Doctors say they don`t know what it is and that it could be nothing. The only way to know is to remove it. I don`t know if I should have it removed or leave it alone. The spot on her tongue is about the size of a pencil eraser and grows with her, but looks the same as from when she was born. It looks like it might be a little raised.
Unfortunately, there are many important details about this spot that are missing. Precise location on the tongue is one. Top of tongue, underside, or on the edge? If on the top of the tongue, is it exactly in the middle or is it more in the front, back or to the side? Also, if you can put your finger on the spot, is it soft or firm or even hard to the touch?
These details can help narrow the possibilities, but probably would not provide one single diagnostic possibility. Fortunately, it sounds as though the condition is benign and probably innocuous since it has changed so little in 4 years. If you remain concerned, see if you can get an appointment with a pediatric dentist or an oral and maxillofacial pathologist to get the opinion of someone with training specific to conditions in the mouth.
Good luck!
John R Kalmar, DMD, PhD
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The only suggestion I've received so far is Isla Tequila Bar in Treasure Island. Any others? Muchas Gracias!


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Rice 'very surprised' by Moss' claim
Jerry Rice says he's "very surprised" at Randy Moss' claim to be the greatest receiver ever, and that he himself has been "very productive." But Rice won't come out and say that he's the best.
Moss turned some heads Tuesday when he called himself the best wide receiver in NFL history. Rice, however, was diplomatic — sort of — when people instantly started commenting that the title should instead go to Rice. (Michael Irvin, for one, pulled no punches when he joined the debate, saying "It is Jerry Rice, period.")
"I'm very surprised Randy Moss used that in those words, that he's the greatest," Rice said on ESPN. "You'd never hear me say I'm the greatest football player to ever play the game. I let my body of work speak for itself, and I think I was able to be very productive on the football field."
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It's "Walk of Shame Shuttle."
The best part of this show, its REALITY. For real, though I think this is reality, not fake reality.
So, this girl started a business where she saves you from the epic, awful, walk of shame by charging $5 and picking you up in the morning before class.
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My First "Perfect Turkey" Attempt
We all look forward to Thanksgiving and have a Utopia concept in our head of what the day should be.
At some point most of us will "take a stab" at preparing the dinner just like our mentors have. Well, I can say from personal experience that it doesn't always go as well as planned. I had seen my Mom and Grandmother do it for many years with what had appeared to be little effort, yet my learning curve must be greater than theirs.
I had just moved into an apartment while going to college and invited the love of my life, some of his family and mine over. I was going to do a home cooked Thanksgiving meal!
At the end of the evening, I had melted an ice cube tray to the oven, scorched the wood handles of my pot since I didn't know about the broiler drawer in the oven and undercooked the turkey with the bag of extra parts! I was getting flustered as the day went on, and new tragedies surfaced each hour. At the end we laughed over our frozen pizza that every college student keeps for those late night drinking escapades.
I can say that the next years went better, and I learned from each try. One year we even ate at Denny's since we were traveling. We had fun and it is an "American institution" – right? My husband has tried to pass on his knowledge to our kids so they can not have as great of a learning curve when they have their own place.
My advice to you is; don't give up or be overwhelmed, it's just a meal!. Hopefully you have a great experience and your day goes as well as planned. Above all…..enjoy your dinner companions they are what you have to be Thankful for.
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The FBI's Next Generation Identification system will soon be launched, NetworkWorld reports, and it aims to "combine biometric identifiers like fingerprints, palms, iris scans and voice recordings" while matching names to unidentified photos. With testing to begin in January, the new face-search tool is expected to be available to law enforcement authorities across the country by 2014, but privacy advocates are concerned some of the uploaded photos may be of people who are not ultimately convicted of a crime, the report states. One civil liberties advocate suggested removing those not convicted from the system, but the FBI has not commented, the report states.
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Daigeaun, Palmer win marathon; Prada, Starr win half-marathon
More than 240 runners from 15 different states were treated to a challenging adventure at the XTERRA Big Elk Trail Run last weekend at Elkton, Maryland.
The event was completed on June 22, and it featured both a full-marathon (26.2 miles) and a half-marathon (13.1 miles). Both courses took runners along the picturesque trails at Fair Hill Natural Resource Management Area.
Michael Dageaun from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Jackie Palmer from Newark, Delaware, were the overall winners for the full marathon. Juan Prada from Newark, Delaware, and Emma Starr from Kennett Square, Pennsylvania, were the overall winners for the half-marathon.
"I would describe the course as a kind of potpourri," Dageaun said. "You had a bit of everything imaginable. One moment you'd be running some rolling rooty single track in the woods, and the next, you'd be on some flat double track through a field. There were a couple of road crossings and stream hops that really rounded out the course. Also, lots of twists and turns on the trail itself which at times made getting a good rhythm difficult."


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It's time to close out 2012 with Vangelus, Aaron, and Omegus Prime(?) in the 232 of WTF. Clouder and beef, what else would you want?
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I was only in the sun for an hour and it wasn't even summer yet. Nonetheless, that night, I saw red. Well, pink actually. Two thirds of my head and most of my face were bright pink, the result of solar exposure without sun block.
Yes, I hate to admit it but I'm a sun-sensitive white boy. A paleo sapien. I was born pale, I'm still pale and I'll surely die pale. I'm almost clear.
Tips for Dealing with dreadful absence of skin tone
It's taken me forty-five years to understand how to cope with my genetic disability and for the hosts of other paleo sapiens, I'd like to offer some tips for dealing with this dreadful absence of skin tone.
- Use sun block. Sun block comes in different strengths. The strength is measured by SPF which I believe stands for Stop Paleo's from Frying. The higher the number, the stronger the block. I use SPF 425. It comes in a tub, smells like lard and spreads with the consistency of chunky peanut butter. I may look like the inside of a Reece's Cup, but I won't burn.
- Wear a hat. I don't mind when my bald head burns. I hope people think I'm a red head. But eventually, the burned area will peel and that's when the fun runs out. Large chunks of dead skin tangled in my wispy locks of hair are pretty disgusting. It looks like I just ran in from an artificial snow storm on the set of "All My Children." So wear a hat. (Note: Those big-billed gardening hats should only be worn when you're over 80 years old.)
- Wear black. This is a trick my paler-than-me wife taught me. Wearing black clothes somehow makes your paleness less of an issue. It's that ebony and ivory thing it looks good together. Look at Michael Jackson. He's always wearing black. Of course, I stay away from the single glove, the glittery coats and hanging my children from balconies.
- Do not wear beige. This was a mistake I made early in life. I bought lots of beige clothes. One day, my sister said, "You don't look so good." I looked in the mirror and discovered she was right but didn't know why. A couple of years later; I discovered it was the clothes. My beige shirt had made my paleness look pasty. Pasty is not good. Pasty is pale lite. So ditch the light clothes and see #3 above.
- Don't stand next to tan people. Have you noticed that you never see Queen Elizabeth and George Hamilton together? Coincidence? I think not. Her highness knows better than to stand next to a man of his leathery complexion. Smart move, your pale majesty. I suggest you don't get near anyone with a good tan and certainly never date them. And should you marry someone who is tan, don't reproduce or else your latté-colored children will be ridiculed their entire lives. Don't subject them to being called grandé and venti.
- Go easy on the makeup. Most female paleo sapiens try to cover up their disability as if trying to blend in with the people around them. But just like a bad toupee, everyone notices. As one who uses no makeup, I suggest only slight alterations to your natural skin tones. Never, and I mean never, use bright-colored makeup or else you will likely scare small children and the elderly.
- Stay away from tanning salons. You may be tempted to get a "little color" before going to the beach but be warned that a little color can turn you into a lobster in a matter of minutes. Before my seventh grade dance, I wanted a little color so my "date" would find me more attractive. I placed my face in front of a sun lamp while I listened to one side of the Eagles' Hotel California album which apparently was one side too long. Oh, I ended up with a little color alright, plus running blisters and streaks of red that must have been some sort of circulatory heat poisoning. Very attractive.
Take heart fellow paleo sapiens. We may yet one day live in a world where tans are bleached, beaches have roofs and beige clothes are only sold on the black market. But for now, we must cope with our paleness and not give in to The Man's desire to tan us. It's just that clear.
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Defendants in two of the eight cases filed as part of Project Jackpot -- a nationwide crackdown by federal and state regulators on phony prize promotions and recovery room fraud -- have negotiated settlements with the Federal Trade Commission. In one of the settlements, individual defendants Marc DuBoise and Gerald LaFrance have agreed to post a $200,000 performance bond before engaging in the marketing of prize promotions or any goods or services connected with prize promotions, and pay approximately $100,000 in consumer redress. Defendant Kenneth Nelson has agreed to pay $1,000 in redress. The company through which these defendants operated, Publishers Award Bureau, has given company assets to the permanent receiver. In the other case, American Exchange Group, Inc. ("AEG") and William Kelly, one of its principals, are required to pay $52,000 for consumer redress, and are banned from engaging in prize-promotion telemarketing and recovery services. A default judgment was also entered against Todd Bishop, the remaining AEG defendant, that requires him to pay $173,273 into the consumer redress fund.
Under the terms of both settlements, all defendants have agreed to an injunction against making misrepresentations and against future violations of the FTC's Telemarketing Sales Rule. The Telemarketing Sales Rule, effective Dec. 31, 1995, requires telemarketers offering a prize promotion to provide clearly and conspicuously to consumers, before payment, several items of information, including the fact that no purchase is necessary to enter, how consumers who do not wish to make a purchase may enter the prize promotion, and the odds of receiving the prize where there are several prizes. The rule also specifically prohibits others from providing substantial assistance to telemarketers whom they know or consciously avoid knowing are violating the rule.
"Project Jackpot," a joint effort between the FTC, the state Attorneys General and the U.S. Postal Service, targeted firms that fraudulently offered purportedly valuable prizes to consumers to induce them to purchase products. Project Jackpot resulted in 56 enforcement actions against 79 defendants in 17 states.
In July 1996, as part of Project Jackpot, the FTC, joined by the state of Missouri, filed a complaint in federal district court against Marc DuBoise and Gerald E. LaFrance, individually and doing business as Publishers Award Bureau and Kenneth E. Nelson. The complaint alleged that these defendants solicited consumers by sending them a "Certificate of Award" which stated that the consumers were "absolutely guaranteed to win" one of five seemingly valuable prizes. In fact, when consumers called Publishers Award Bureau to claim their prize, they were told that they had to pay several hundred dollars for magazine subscriptions to become eligible. Moreover, according to the complaint, almost everyone who "won" anything from Publishers Award Bureau received a "deed of license" to a undeveloped building lot in Rancho de Las Palmas ("RDLP") located in Baja, Mexico. Consumers were required to pay annual RDLP membership fees to maintain their deed of license.
In the other matter, the FTC filed a complaint in federal district court against American Exchange Group, Inc., based in Las Vegas, Nevada, and Todd Bishop and William S. Kelly, alleging that the defendants placed calls to consumers in which they promised the consumers that they would receive a large award on the condition that they purchase magazine subscriptions or pens. The consumers were told that their awards would be worth more than they paid, when in fact, according to the complaint, the awards either were not received or were worth significantly less than represented. The defendants were also charged with failing to disclose, clearly and conspicuously, that no purchase or payment was required to win a prize or participate in a prize promotion.
The FTC vote to authorize filing of the stipulated final judgment and order against Marc DuBoise, Gerald LaFrance and Kenneth Nelson was 5-0. It was filed in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, in Los Angeles on March 12.
The FTC vote to authorize filing of the stipulated final judgment and permanent injunction against American Exchange Group and William S. Kelly was 5-0. It was entered by the U.S. District Court, in Las Vegas, on March 13, 1997. A default judgment against Todd Bishop was entered by the U.S. District Court, in Las Vegas, on March 20, 1997.
NOTE: These stipulated final judgments are for settlement purposes only and do not constitute an admission by the defendants of a law violation. Stipulated final judgments have the force of law when signed by the judge, as do default judgments.
Copies of the stipulated final judgments for both cases, and the default judgment regarding Todd Bishop, as well as other documents associated with Project Jackpot, are available from the FTC's Public Reference Branch, Room 130, 6th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20580; 202-326-2222; TTY for the hearing impaired 202- 326-2502. To find out the latest FTC news as it is announced, call the FTC's NewsPhone recording at 202-326-2710. FTC news releases and other materials also are available on the Internet at the FTC's World Wide Web Site at: http://www.ftc.gov
(for American Exchange Group, et al.)
Jerry Steiner
San Francisco Regional Office
901 Market Street, Suite 570
San Francisco, California 94103
(Marc DuBoise et al -- FTC Matter No. X960098; Civil Action No.: SACV 96-666 AHS (EEX))
(AEG -- FTC Matter X960080; Civil Action No.: CV-S-96-669-PMP (RLH))
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Prince Rupert Port Authority confirms less than 1,500 litres of oil leaked, no PCBs found
The Prince Rupert Port Authority has wrapped up its emergency response to last week's transformer oil leak at Fairview Bay.
A flow of mineral oil -- used as an insulating agent -- leaked from three decommissioned electrical transformers last week as a result of vandalism on port property. The property was acquired by the Port Authority last year.
Less than 1,500 litres of mineral oil escaped, roughly the volume of three kiddie wading pools.
The fluid was absorbed by the porous ground in the vicinity of the transformer site, with a quantity trickling down to the harbour foreshore.
Initial concerns about the potential presence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) have been abated. Tests have confirmed that levels of PCBs in the leaked fluid are so negligible that they are non-detectable even by laboratory analysis. PCBs are hazardous organic compounds that were added to transformer oil in the mid-twentieth century. Two rounds of laboratory tests showed they are effectively absent from the liquids leaked from the vandalized transformers.
A joint response coordinated by the Port Authority was fully mobilized within 24 hours of the spill's discovery. Using booms and absorbent pads, representatives of Western Canada Marine Response Corporation contained waterborne contaminants. Quantum Murray, a hazardous materials abatement firm, suctioned surface water into tanker trucks for disposal. SNC-Lavalin Environment, an environmental engineering consultancy, took samples and prepared for ongoing monitoring of environmental impacts.
The transformer equipment has been removed from the site so its metal can be recycled. Its superstructure and concrete platform have been demolished to permit a thorough suctioning of residual fluid.
Several tonnes of abandoned fish nets, found below the low tide line, absorbed much of the fluid that reached saltwater. The nets are being removed to reduce hazards to marine life.
Collection of salvageable mineral oil is expected to be complete within days. Ongoing remediation of the site will continue for several weeks.