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By April MacIntyre Apr 29, 2011, 9:42 GMT
When their mother catches their father with another woman, twelve year-old Blessing and her fourteen-year-old brother, Ezikiel, are forced to leave their comfortable home in Lagos for a village in the Niger Delta, to live with their mothers family.
Christie Watson's debut novel "Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away" is the story of Blessing, a child whose life is up-ended dramatically in Africa.
When their mother catches their father with another woman, twelve year-old Blessing and her fourteen-year-old brother, Ezikiel, are forced to leave their comfortable home in Lagos for a village in the Niger Delta, to live with their mothers family.
Watson shares that her upbringing was different than Blessing's, but shared some common experiences. "My u[bringing was very different from Blessing's," says Watson. "I grew up in a working-class family, on a council estate surrounded by poverty and violence...From a character point of view, Blessing is very much like my Nigeria step-daughter, who is also wonderful, intuitive, intelligent. It was easy to get in her head, and imagine her thoughts. Really, Blessing is a mixture of all the people I know and the experiences I've had."
No running water or electricity, Warri is a nightmare for Blessing. Her mother is gone all day and works suspiciously late into the night to pay the childrens school fees. Her brother, once a promising student, seems to be falling increasingly under the influence of the local group of violent teenage boys calling themselves Freedom Fighters. Her grandfather, a kind if misguided man, is trying on Islam as his new religion of choice, and is even considering the possibility of bringing in a second wife.
Blessings wise grandmother becomes a beloved mentor, teaching Blessing the ways of the midwife in rural Nigeria. Blessing is exposed to the horrors of genital mutilation and the devastation wrought on the environment by British and American oil companies. As Warri comes to feel like home, Blessing becomes increasingly aware of the threats to its safety, both from its unshakable but dangerous traditions and the relentless carelessness of the modern world.
Tiny Sunbirds, Far Away is a beautifully written story of one familys attempt to survive a new life they could never have imagined, struggling to find a deeper sense of identity along the way.
On shelves June 14th 2011 by Other Press (first published May 10th 2011)
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The 2013 Major League Baseball amateur draft will begin later today and the Houston Astros possess the first overall pick for the second year in a row. The draft acts as a cost-effective tool for clubs looking to stockpile young talent. Despite the thousands of hours logged by each club's scouting department while trying to determine the best amateur talents available, the draft remains a bit of a crapshoot and will be full of hits and misses — although it may be years before most teams' outcomes are fully known.
Five players from the 2012 draft — Kevin Gausman (fourth overall, Orioles), Michael Wacha (19th overall, Cardinals), Paco Rodriguez (second round, Dodgers), Alex Wood (second round, Braves) and Michael Roth (ninth round, Angels) — have already made their debuts in The Show. Many others have seen their prospect values soar, while a select few have already taken steps backward. It's generally thought that the best talents of any given draft will be found in the first five to 10 picks but success is never a guarantee. Let's have a look at the early results from the first 10 picks of the 2012 draft and see if that belief has held true.
1. Carlos Correa, SS, Astros (Puerto Rico HS): It's been reported that Houston's front office went down to the wire before finally settling on Correa as the first overall pick. While speaking with "someone in the know" during the offseason, I was told that one of the things that made the young Puerto Rican attractive — other than his obvious raw talents — was that he will likely be ready to be an impact talent at the big league level when the rebuilding Astros are ready to legitimately compete in the American League West. Someone like Gausman, Mark Appel, or Mike Zunino are more likely to see their best seasons occur while the club is still finding its competitive footing. Still just 18, Correa has held his own in A-ball while showing the ability to hit for a solid average, an impressive understanding of the strike zone and good power.
2. Byron Buxton, OF, Twins (Georgia HS): Buxton, a toolsy Georgia native, has made Correa's 2013 numbers look pedestrian. The Twins prospect is currently hitting .348 with a 1.023 OPS and 26 stolen bases in 53 games. At just 19 years of age, the gifted centerfielder looks too advanced for Low-A ball. Robert Emrich of MiLB.com wrote a piece on Buxton last night after the prospect went 5-for-6 with two triples.
3. Mike Zunino, C, Mariners (University of Florida): Seattle fans were eager to see the catcher make the big league club out of Spring Training but the organization wisely played it safe and assigned him to Triple-A. After a quick start to the 2013 season, holes in Zunino's game were exposed and his batting average plummeted while his strikeout rate rose. Currently hitting just .228, he's still showing impressive power with 11 home runs in 43 games.
4. Kevin Gausman, RHP, Orioles (LSU): As mentioned above in the intro, Gausman has already reached the Majors — no doubt a welcome sight for the O's after former top pitching prospect Dylan Bundy succumbed to an elbow injury. Gausman struck out 49 batters with just five walks in eight Double-A starts, though his Major League results have thus far been inconsistent (a 7.20 ERA through three starts).
5. Kyle Zimmer, RHP, Royals (University of San Francisco): Considered almost on par with Gausman from a talent perspective prior to the draft, Zimmer is currently stuck in High-A ball. He's flashed a heavy, powerful fastball and has struck out 65 batters in 52 innings of work but he's struggled with his command, resulting in seven home runs allowed and a 5.54 ERA.
6. Albert Almora, OF, Cubs (Florida HS): Considered a gifted fielder, it was said that Almora's defensive work in center field was almost MLB caliber at the time of the draft. The Florida native got a late start to the 2013 season thanks to a broken hamate bone but he's been on fire since being activated. He's hitting .429 with just six strikeouts in 12 games.
7. Max Fried, LHP, Padres (California HS): Fried got off to a quick start to the year and has shown glimpses of his immense talent but he's also displayed the need for improvements in a number of areas. He's allowed 13 runs in his last 13 1/3 innings of work. On the year, he's issued 22 walks in 44 innings and has struggled against right-handed hitters ( RHHs at .265 vs. LHHs batting .149).
8. Mark Appel, RHP, Pirates (Stanford): Appel was the lone 2012 first-rounder that did not come to terms with the club that selected him. He returned to Stanford for his senior year of college and has improved his draft stock; he's expected to be a top-three pick, going to either the Astros, Cubs or Rockies. That should land him a larger signing bonus than he would have been eligible for with the Pirates in 2012. Had Appel signed with Pittsburgh, he would have given the organization quite an impressive future rotation along with Gerrit Cole and Jameson Taillon. Tim Keown of ESPN.com recently wrote about Appel's decision to return to college and re-enter the draft in 2013.
9. Andrew Heaney, LHP, Marlins (Oklahoma State): Like Almora, Heaney was slowed by injury and did not make his first start of the year until late May. In total, he's made three starts and has an ERA below 2.00 with 18 strikeouts in just 12 1/3 innings. He joins Justin Nicolino, who was acquired from the Blue Jays in the offseason, as a pair of impressive left-handed pitching prospects that look close to ready for the challenge of Double-A.
10. David Dahl, OF, Rockies (Alabama HS): Dahl made a very positive impression during his 67-game pro debut in 2012 and, during the offseason, was touted as one of the steals of the draft as the 10th overall selection. However, some questionable decision making (which reportedly involved missing a flight) got him shipped out to extended Spring Training in April, despite originally earning a roster spot on the Low-A club to begin the season. Dahl has since regained his Low-A spot and produced solid-but-unspectacular results in his first 10 games; he was recently placed on the minor league disabled list.
Supplemental Round Picks of Note
The first round of the MLB amateur draft is not the only place to find high-ceiling talent. Quality prospects can be found littered throughout the 40 rounds. Below are some of the players that were taken in the supplemental first round — picks mainly given as compensation for the loss of key free agents from the previous offseason. A number of the players selected in that round have looked impressive early in their careers and have performed well enough to suggest they should have been true first-round selections.
Jose Berrios, RHP, Twins: Berrios brings a much-needed power arm to the Twins organization. The Puerto Rico native has struck out 44 batters in 39 innings despite being one of the youngest pitchers in the Low-A Midwest League; Berrios just recently turned 19 years old.
Zach Eflin, RHP, Padres: Like his fellow Padres prospect Max Fried, Eflin was a promising prep arm acquired in the 2012 draft. Unlike his southpaw teammate, though, the right-hander has gotten stronger as the year has progressed and has been a little more consistent.
Daniel Robertson, SS, Athletics: Originally expected to move from shortstop to third base as a pro, Robertson's steady defensive play has convinced the organization to give him a longer look at his natural position. Despite missing much of the first month of the year while rehabbing an injury, the young hitter has shown flashes of above-average potential at the plate.
Kevin Plawecki, C, Mets: High draft picks from the college ranks typically skip over Low-A ball and begin their careers in High-A ball, but the Mets organization has been cautious with Plawecki — possibly to give him an opportunity to polish his defense. The 22-year-old prospect is showing that his bat is more than ready for a promotion with a .341 batting average and 30 extra base hits. MLB.com's Teddy Cahill recently wrote a feature on Plawecki.
Joey Gallo, 3B, Rangers: After a much-hyped start to his pro career that saw him hit 22 home runs in his first 59 games, the left-handed hitter has come crashing back down to earth. He's slugged another 14 dingers this year but he's also struck out 89 times in 55 games, causing his batting average to dip to .210. He has a lot of adjustments to make to avoid becoming the next Russell Branyan.
Lance McCullers Jr., RHP, Astros: McCullers showed the raw potential to be a first round draft pick in the 2012 draft but questions about his delivery and potential move to the bullpen caused him to slip into the supplemental round. The young pitcher, though, has temporarily quieted his critics and overpowered the Midwest League with a 1.70 ERA and 51 strikeouts in 47 2/3 innings.
Eddie Butler, RHP, Rockies: As with McCullers, Butler was thought to be potentially headed for a pro career out of the bullpen. He's been exceptional as a starter, although the college product did begin the year in Low-A ball where he should have dominated the less-experienced competition. He was recently promoted to High-A ball and has a 3.71 ERA in his first three starts. David Lee of the Augusta Chronicle wrote about Butler's promotion.
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As a U.S. business owner, if you hire independent contractors and service providers, you probably will have to issue a special tax form to them during January, called the 1099.
Keep in mind that there are several variations of the 1099 form. For example, there's the 1099-INT for interest income that you may receive from your bank. For today's purposes, we'll limit this article to the 1099-MISC form. That's the form that small businesses use to report miscellaneous income paid to others during the year.
Let's go through some commonly-asked questions and answers:
What type of income do I report on a 1099 form?
The 1099-MISC should be used for reporting payments to independent workers — not payments to employees. For employees, you use form W-2 instead to report employment income you paid them.
Independent workers are typically self-employed individuals or small service firms that you hire as independent contractors. Examples of independent workers might include a graphics designer, Web developer, cleaning service, freelance writer, landscaping or grass cutting service, forum moderator or other self-employed provider. The key is that the independent worker is self employed — and not your employee.
What is the $600 threshold?
You are required to complete a 1099-MISC reporting form for an independent worker if you paid that independent worker $600 or more. You add up all payments made to a payee during the year, and if the amount is $600 or more for the year, you must issue a 1099 for that payee.
If the amount you paid the worker totals less than $600 for the tax year, then you are not required to issue a 1099 form.
Note: there are special threshold rules for reporting certain other types of payments, such as payments made to attorneys, fishing boat proceeds, and sales of consumer goods for resale. You'll need to consult the IRS 1099 form instructions for details on reporting those types of payments. For purposes of this article, we are speaking only of payments to independent workers.
When does the 1099-MISC form have to be issued?
There are two important dates to remember. One is the date for mailing the 1099 form to the worker. The other is the date for reporting to the IRS.
A. Mailing form 1099 to the worker
January 31, 2014 is the deadline for furnishing the 1099-MISC forms to independent contractors and service providers you paid money to during 2013. Mail a copy of the 1099 form to the independent worker by that date.
Tip: mark that deadline on your calendar right now. And then back up a couple of weeks, say to January 15th, and put another reminder to get started on the task. That way you are less likely to forget and have to scramble at the last minute.
Another tip: It's a good idea to check in advance with each payee to make sure you have the payee's current address. This will save you extra work. Why? Because the payee will contact you if he or she does not receive the 1099 in the event it's not forwarded, and you'll just have to issue a copy all over again. The Post Office is not as fast or reliable when it comes to forwarding mail, as it used to be.
B. Reporting 1099s to the IRS
February 28, 2014 is the deadline to file the 1099 information with the IRS, if you file by paper. That date is extended to March 31, 2014 if you do electronic filing of 1099s.
Depending on state law, you may also have to file the 1099-MISC with the state. Greatland has an excellent chart showing various state law deadlines.
(Note: there are different dates for certain other categories of payments such as payments to attorneys. Please consult the Form 1099-MISC instructions for dates for other situations.)
Non-U.S. workers: Do I need to issue a 1099 to a foreign worker?
If you hire a non-U.S. citizen who works remotely via the Internet from another country, generally speaking you do not need to file a 1099 for that person.
For example, let's say you hire a freelance writer who is a Brazilian citizen. The freelance writer performs all services (i.e., writes the articles) outside the U.S. from the writer's home in Brazil, and earns $900 for the year, which you pay through PayPal. In that case, you probably don't need to issue a 1099 to that foreign worker.
However, if the foreign worker performs any work inside the United States, you would need to file the 1099.
It is your responsibility to verify that the worker (1) is indeed a non-U.S. citizen, and (2) performed all work outside the United States. For that purpose, in the future you might want to have that foreign worker fill out, sign and return to you Form W-8BEN.
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Corporations: Do I need to issue 1099 forms for payments made to corporations?
No, in general you do not need to issue 1099 forms for payments you made to a corporation. For instance, if you pay a corporation that, say, provides Web design services or some other business service, you do not need to issue a 1099.
However, there are a few exceptions. For example, if the payment is to a corporation for legal services, you must report those on the 1099. The IRS's 1099 instructions outline the exceptions.
Personal payments: Do I need to issue 1099s for payments made by me for personal purposes?
No. You are required to issue 1099 MISC reports only for payments you made in the course of your trade or business. (If you run a non-profit organization, that's considered a business for purposes of 1099s.)
Let's say that you pay a landscaper who is a sole proprietor to do grass cutting and mulching at your home, and it has nothing to do with your business. You don't have to issue a 1099 to the landscaper, because it was a personal payment.
How do I issue 1099-MISC forms and where do I file them?
As the payer, you complete the form and send a copy to the recipient. You file the form with the IRS, and you may also have to file with state tax authorities.
There are a number of ways to do this:
- File everything on your own. You can complete the paperwork on your own, and mail it to workers and IRS. Various software programs can help with parts of the process, including QuickBooks, Sage and TurboTax.
- Use a 1099-MISC filing service. If the thought of navigating all the forms on your own is too complex for you, consider paying for a filing service. For instance, Intuit has a 1099 filing service you can use. Greatland also offers a 1099 filing service.
- Have your CPA or tax preparer handle the 1099 forms for you. They will fill out the 1099s for you to mail to workers. They also do the filings with the IRS and state taxing authorities on your behalf. For those who use a CPA or tax preparer, this is probably your best option. At Small Business Trends, this is the option we use.
What if there's an error in a 1099 form?
A payer who later discovers an error should re-issue a corrected 1099 form to that payee, and correct the filing with the IRS.
And if you are a payee, be sure to review every 1099 you receive against your own records. This is for a couple of reasons:
- The payer may have made a mistake, such as the wrong amount. If so, contact the payer and ask to have the 1099-MISC form corrected and reissued.
- Your company could be a victim of identity fraud. One year here at Small Business Trends, we received a 1099 form for affiliate income we supposedly earned from the eBay Partners Network. However, we've never been a member of that network and received zero income from it. Someone perpetrated a fraud against eBay by using our name and address as the payee (luckily they didn't know our correct TIN). We sent a certified letter to eBay, and also attached an explanation to our tax return.
In the event of an error, the IRS instructions to recipients say, "If this form is incorrect or has been issued in error, contact the payer. If you cannot get this form corrected, attach an explanation to your tax return and report your income correctly."
Is there a penalty for NOT issuing a 1099 MISC form?
Yes. For this purpose, we went to the Turbo Tax website. It has a concise statement about penalties, noting that the penalty "varies from $30 to $100 per form ($500,000 maximum per year), depending on how long past the deadline the company issues the form. If a company intentionally disregards the requirement to provide a correct payee statement, it is subject to a minimum penalty of $250 per statement, with no maximum."
Tip: don't ignore 1099 filings. Get on it – now!
What if I received miscellaneous income during the year and the payer never sends me a 1099 form?
If you performed work as an independent contractor and you earned at least $600 from a payer, that payer is required to send you a 1099-MISC form. But if you received less than $600 from that payer — say you received $350 — don't expect to receive a 1099 form.
However, let's say you earned more than $600 for the year, but the payer fails to send out 1099 forms. Or let's say you moved and forgot to tell the payer, and so you don't receive the 1099. Contact the payer and ask them to quickly mail the form or a duplicate copy out to you.
And remember, you are not excused from reporting your income, just because you never received a 1099 form (or because your income falls under the $600 threshold).
Where can I learn more about 1099-MISC?
The IRS's 1099-MISC information center is here. NOTE: as of this writing only the 2014 form for next year is showing on the IRS 1099 information center, not the version for the 2013 tax year.
Order tax forms from the IRS here.
The IRS's free electronic filing system for 1099s is here.
Final Pointers: always consult your tax advisor and IRS 1099 instructions!
Disclaimer: The information in this article is for general educational purposes, not tax advice. While we strive to be accurate, we can speak in generalities only here. The tax code has just gotten too complex to cover this topic in under 2,000 words.
There are many many exceptions to the rules, and individual facts can make a difference. Always read the IRS instructions for the 1099 form carefully. And consult your own tax advisor for advice specific to your situation.
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It's glitz and glamour this weekend for the 3rd annual Carmel Art and Film Festival which rolled out the red carpet last night for Clint Eastwood's new blockbuster "J Edgar."
The highly anticipated screening left audience audience members craving more -- because the end of the film was cut short thanks to a power outage on the Monterey Peninsula.
But Warners Brothers is allowing a re-screening of the film tonight at the Sunset Center at 8pm.
Hollywood star James Franco, in town to premiere his own film tomorrow, will be attending tonight's screening.
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Audiobook Builder: Build Audiobooks for your iPod
While purchasing Audible books from iTunes is blissfully seamless, getting physical CD audiobooks into iTunes and onto an iPod is not. When you rip an audiobook with iTunes, iTunes treats the files like music. This means hundreds of audio tracks littering your music library and the annoyance of finding that iTunes refuses to place the tracks into the dedicated Audiobook sub-directory.
Splasm Software's informatively named Audiobook Builder solves these annoyances. Audiobook Builder merges audio files together and joins them into a single iPod friendly audiobook file (.m4b). This process accomplishes several things, including consolidating the book into a single file, creating chapter markers, placing the home-brewed file into the Audiobook sub-directory, and making the file bookmarkable (iTunes/iPod will remember and save your place for easy resuming).
While Audiobook Builder was designed to be easy enough for novices to use, the application packs enough neat tricks to satisfy the digerati. For example, a beginner starting a new project can simply choose one of the built-in presets, while advance users can tweak the quality settings as they please–there are a plethora of audio options for the audiophile.
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While an overall satisfying experience, Audiobook Builder has a few rough edges worth mentioning. For example, the darker unified window shade in Leopard 10.5 render some elements of the Audiobook Builder interface ineligible (the "Drag Cover Artwork Here droplet is a glaring example). Also, apparently due to a limitation of iPods, files created by Audiobook Builder are limited to 12 hours. Fans of longer books will have to deal with the inconvenience of multiple files for a single book–my copy of War and Peace came out to 6 separate audio files. Control over the precise point of division would be a welcomed addition in a future update. Currently, the severance is automated and often occurs at narratively unfriendly spots.
If you adore listening to audiobooks, but loathe the clutter they create upon digitization, then Audiobook Builder is the ideal tool for you. Although a few free utilities and scripts can be utilized to accomplish the same result, Audiobook Builder costs less than a paperback. The application is such a seamless experience that Audiobook Builder is worth the nominal cost.
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Teriyaki noodle broth
Cooking timePrep: 15 mins - 20 mins
Skill levelEasy
ServingsServes 4
A light ramen-like soup with noodles, chicken and a spiced stock base
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- 6g
- carbs
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- fat
- 2g
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- fibre
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- sugar
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- salt
- 2.6g
- 1.4l hot vegetable stock (we used Marigold Swiss vegetable bouillon powder)
- 1 tsp grated fresh root ginger
- 2 tbsp teriyaki marinade or light soy sauce
- ½ tsp Chinese five-spice powder
- 85g fine egg or rice noodles
- 300g fresh stir-fry vegetables
- 85g mushrooms (any type), halved or sliced
- 100g skinless roast chicken, torn into shreds
- 1 tsp sesame seeds
- chilli sauce, to serve
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- Pour the stock into a large pan and heat until just simmering. Stir in the ginger and teriyaki marinade or soy sauce and then add the five-spice powder for a real flavour hit.
- Add your chosen noodles and cook for 3-4 minutes, giving them a gentle stir to loosen them up every now and then. Tip in the stir-fry vegetables and mushrooms, cook for a couple of minutes, and then add the cooked chicken and simmer for a further 1-2 minutes.
- Season the soup to taste and serve it as soon as possible. Ladle into 4 warmed bowls and sprinkle with the sesame seeds. Put the chilli sauce bottle on the table, so that everyone can fire up their soup with more heat if they want to.
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Me and my boys loved this. The only thing I changed was I fried a salmon fillet each, placed this on the bottom of the bowl and then poured all the ingredients on top. Really lovely and would definitely make again. I did put the rice noodles in at the end as they were very fine and only took two minutes.


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He previously served as Chief Executive Officer at Select Specialty Hospital of Augusta. Prior to that, he served as Chief Executive Officer at HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital of San Antonio and has held leadership positions at hospitals and health systems throughout the country, including St. Joseph's Medical Center in Arizona, Renown Regional Medical Center in Nevada, and Southeast Georgia Medical Center in Brunswick, Ga.
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Friday, November 11, 2011
J. Edgar Hoover parties at New York's hottest nightclub
There are at least three scenes in the new Clint Eastwood-directed J. Edgar Hoover biopic 'J. Edgar' set in New York, one of which might surprise you.
The first features Hoover on Ellis Island, but he's hardly there to greet new arrivals. The FBI director's early career was spent ferreting out and deporting anarchists, and his biggest target was Emma Goldman. On October 27, 1919, Goldman was put on trial at Ellis -- in the film, the Statue of Liberty stands at odds in the background -- and she was eventually expelled from the United Statues using a tenuous interpretation of the status of her American citizenship.
The second scene, depicting the rural Bronx of 1933, typified Hoover's career in the 1930s as a stiffly facaded embodiment of law enforcement. Here the movie envisions the arrest of Bruno Hauptmann, accused kidnapper of the child of Charles Lindburgh. Hoover's interest in the case represented an expansion of federal powers for the agency, even if Hoover's actual involvement is questionable.
Sherman Billingsley, a former bootlegger, would have been made Hoover's enemy list during Prohibition. Instead, he regularly hosted the FBI director as his swanky club at 3 East 53rd Street (at Fifth Avenue).
Hoover schmoozed here with people who were useful to him, journalists like Walter Winchell who assisted with the capture of most-wanted criminals from his banquette in the Cub Room. The unscrupulous columnist was instrumental in the surrender of Louis "Lepke" Buchalter, leader of the mob's assassination unit Murder Inc., and helped play up the image of Hoover's G-Men to his millions of readers. In return, Hoover sometimes provided Winchell with FBI employees as bodyguards or drivers.
Winchell and others considered the Stork Club an invaluable nexus of social connections, and Hoover too made it his hangout when he was in town, often downing champagne and chatting with glitterati. The director was so associated with the nightclub in the 1930s, Tolson at his side, that adversaries sometimes called him 'the Stork Club detective'.
In a telling incident a few years later, in 1951, iconic entertainer Josephine Baker was denied service at the Stork Club. She filed a complaint with the police department, and supporters organized a protest outside the nightclub (pictured at right). When it was recommended that Hoover intervene on the behalf of Baker, he replied, "I don't consider this to be any of my business." [source]
Here's a collection of photos of the Stork Club with musical accompaniment. Mr. Hoover appears in one image around minute 2:40:
Stork Club logo courtesy Daddy O's Martini blog
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Latitude: 50°7'28"N
Longitude: 3°55'36"E
Longitude: 3°55'36"E
Name(s) in local language(s): Avesnois
To the North : Maubeuge, Jeumont, Marpent
To the East : Solre le Château, Eppe Sauvage, Wallers-Trélon
South and west into the territory of French cities : Anor, La Capelle Landrecies, Le Quesnoy, Bavay delineate the contours of this tourist and wooded region.
The center of the polygon geographic city Avesnes on Helpe.
Many ancient quarries or in operation are spread over the whole surface of the territory. The majority of them produced limestone used for roads or construction. Others produced sandstone, quartzite, marble and sand.
Here is a unfinished list of stone quarry (identified on map and field)
Maubeuge: ( Old quarry Huart = limestone )
Ferrière: la Petite ( Old quarry )
Ferrière: la Grande (Old quarry "SACRAT")
Marpent: ( Old quarry = limestone )
Jeumont: ( Old quarry of Watissart = sandstone )
Baives: (Old quarry )
Trelon: (Old quarry of Château Gaillard = limestone )
Trelon: (Old quarry of Moranjeux )
Wallers en Fagne: quarry of limestone
Fourmies: (Old quarry du Hauty)
Glageon:quarry "le Cailloit" =limestone
Feron:( Old quarry )
Liessies:(Old quarry in "le bois de l'Abbé" )
Avesneslles: ( Old quarry "Camp de César" )
Haut Lieu : quarry "Godin"
Saint Hilaire : quarry of limestone
Dompierre on Helpe : quarry of limestone
Bachant:( Old quarry )
Limont Fontaine : quarry of limestone
Etroeungt : ( Old quarry "du Parcq" )
Bellignies : quarry of limestone
Gussignies : ( Old quarry )
Houdain les Bavay : ( Old quarry )
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GAW Global Air Chemistry Observatory at Cape Grim,
AustraliaŚ30th anniversary
On 11 April 2006, 30 years of continuous operation of the Cape Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station were celebrated. Cape Grim is situated on the north-west tip of Tasmania in the famous ōroaring fortiesö wind belt of the southern hemisphere. The observatory has played a critical role in detecting and understanding changes in atmospheric composition in the southern atmosphere related to climate change. It is amongst the five oldest stations in a 24-station network of global observatories coordinated by the WMO Global Atmosphere Watch (GAW) programme.
Grim Baseline Air Pollution Station looking south, towards
station is funded and operated by the Australian Bureau of
Meteorology and the science programme is jointly managed
with Marine and Atmospheric Research
of AustraliaÆs Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Research Organisation (CSIRO).
Researchers from the University of Wollongong, the
University of Tasmania and the Australian Nuclear Science
and Technology Organisation also participate. The
celebrations on 11 April involved many of the current and
past staff and scientists, as well as representatives from
the South African, Chinese, Indonesian and Malaysian GAW
stations. The Chief of the WMO Environment Division, with
responsibility for the WMO-GAW programme also attended,
unveiling with Australian dignitaries a commemorative plaque
and giving a keynote address.
Unveiling of commemorative plaque on Cape GrimÆs 30th anniversary as a global
Grim commenced operations in a borrowed US National
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One of the first gases monitored was carbon dioxide.
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library of clean air used by scientists around the world for
probing changes in the atmosphere. In 30 years, Cape Grim
research has hosted a number of large international
experiments under the International Geosphere-Biosphere
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processes in the remote marine boundary layer. Most
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WASHINGTON, October 17, 2012 —There was a new and improved President Obama at Tuesday night's debate, one who was primed to take on Governor Mitt Romney, going toe to toe — and even nose to nose — to defend his presidency and expose the holes in Romney's plan for the future. Showing grit and humor while flashing his million-kilowatt smile, Obama was not about to be bullied and he adroitly handled whatever Romney threw his way.
This clearly was not the asleep-at-the-switch Obama we saw two weeks ago, where he seemed to disdain being on the same stage as Romney and thus let Romney dominate the debate. Last night showed that Obama's disdain for Romney did not abate since their previous encounter, but he was obviously determined to go after Romney's shape shifting with facts and a style that was brass knuckles inside a velvet glove. Romney, on the other hand, tried to intimidate and was much more like barroom bruiser.
Visually, the evening was just this side of a brawl or at least the closest we have ever seen in a presidential debate. As some pundit opined, "It was testosterone gone wild." Some this morning are asking, Will that turn off the women watching? Not this woman. I expect men — and women — to fight back when a bully attacks. Anything else is weakness. And in the case of the President, it would have meant he didn't passionately care about the nation's most pressing issues.
Probably the moment that best showed President Obama being forceful, angry, and Presidential was when Mitt Romney criticized the Obama administration's handling of Benghazi. After saying that he alone is responsible for whatever happened in Libya and not Hillary Clinton or the State Department team, he then turned, steely-eyed and faced down Romney as he said: The suggestion that "anybody on my team would play politics or mislead when we've lost four of our own, governor, is offensive. That's not what we do. That's not what I do as president, that's not what I do as commander-in-chief."
That remark, more than Romney's "binder full of women" or Romney insisting that the President never uttered the words "acts of terror" (see the full context below).
in the Rose Garden following the 9/11 attack on the Libyan consulate, unmasked Romney for who he is and verified who the President is: resolute, passionate and fearless.
If body language speaks a1000 words, the combative dance around the ring at Hofstra University last night spoke volumes. If you play it without the sound on and just observe the two move in and out of each other's space, finger pointing and grinning sardonically, you saw two men who have contempt for the other. The degree that it was on display was heard in their words. Romney showed the most disrespect for the President (as well as the moderator), verging on arrogance, redolent of a CEO putting down a middle manager. But Obama was having none of it and brushed him aside with one-liners.
One of my favorites was when Romney marched over to Obama and said: "Mr. President have you looked at your pension?"
"It's not as big as yours, so it doesn't take as long," Obama said to laughter from the audience. Snap.
Outside of style, the debate was won by the President on the facts as well.
While Romney rattled off his energy plan, his secret plan to lower the deficit, his sketchy tax reform, and his five-point plan for economic recovery, which the president labeled a one-point plan — tax breaks for the upper 1% — Obama kept saying, "That's not true."
Obama stressed how well oil and gas companies are now doing and that there is more drilling on federal lands despite what the Republican talking points are and that his goal is to be energy independent in 10 years, but that also means investment in clean energy.
Obama made no bones about it, the economy was in free fall when he took office and, no, it has not rebounded to where he hoped it would be, but it was also a much deeper recession than economists realized at the time. So there is much more work to do, but now is the time to move forward and not back to the good old bad days.
Which brings us to George W. Bush. An audience participant asked Romney how he differed from W. He listed five ways that he rattled off, including making North America energy independent from Arab and Venezuelan oil, cracking down on China's currency manipulation and cutting the deficit by increasing trade.
Obama's rejoinder was to point out that the biggest difference is that Romney is more extreme on social issues than Bush. Unlike Bush, Romney would cut funding to Planned Parenthood and Romney would prosecute a more stringent immigration policy than did Bush.
Did Obama have some weak spots in his argument for another four years? Sure thing. The biggest one was a lack of a specific plan — even if it's only a dream in the face of another Republican Congress — that outlines what he would accomplish in the next four years and where we as a country would be come 2016. Also his plan to lower the deficit has some holes in it as does Romney's, maybe not as glaring, but they are there and need addressing.
At the end of the debate, an observer of body language couldn't help notice how subdued Romney's greeting was to his wife Ann while Obama tightly embraced Michelle. Romney's muted greeting showed his disappointment in himself and he was off that stage in record time, doing exactly what Obama did at the last debate, beating a hasty exit. Obama and Michelle lingered for 40 minutes, posing for pictures, signing autographs and chatting with the audience. By that time Romney was probably half way to his next campaign stop, readying his message for damage control.
But if voters are having doubts about whether to vote Romney or not, they need only to be reminded that right now in the polls in Massachusetts, which is where Romney lives and where he was governor, show him 15 points behind the President. Ronald Reagan carried Very Blue Massachusetts twice. That says it all, folks.
Full text of "acts of terror" remarks:
"No acts of terror will ever shake the resolve of this great nation, alter that character or eclipse the light of the values that we stand for. Today we mourn for more Americans who represent the very best of the United States of America. We will not waver in our commitment to see that justice is done for this terrible act. And make no mistake, justice will be done. But we also know that the lives these Americans led stand in stark contrast to those of their attackers."
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