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Crisscross Bustier Top
Style # 208992
With elegant crisscross detailing, sexy heart-shaped neckline and structured design, this bebe bustier is sure to sexy up your bottom collection. Try it over a pencil skirt with a statement necklace for a quick evening look.
- 70% rayon, 25% nylon, 5% spandex
- Center back to hem: 13" (33 cm)
- Jersey lining
- Exposed zipper
- Dry clean
- Imported
- Model is 5'9" and is wearing a US size S
Crisscross Bustier Top
Cute top
On line this looks like the fabric is silk but its more like a cotton. This top is adorable and fits fine and as another reader said it is easy to dress up or down. The only thing I didn't like was the padding. I bought a small and it looks like I have two big boob pads on especially in pictures. I wanted to take them out but they are sewn into the fabric. If you can get past that, it's a cute comfortable top. Can be worn with strapless or braless, I am a c cup maybe that's why the padding seems too big.
July 17, 2013
Great Appeal
High quality material and I love that you can dress it up or dress it down! Self built in bra makes it a comfortable fit and it feels secured. I received many compliments when I have worn it! It has a curvy fitted appeal!
July 8, 2013
Design should be modified
I loved the style of this top, but when I wore it out for the first time, I experienced some design flaws. First, the rubbery part of the bust that I suppose is to help keep the strapless top in place was irritating to my skin. Secondly, since this top isn't lined, the zipper in the back rubbed against my skin the entire night. I kept tugging at it to try and ease the scratching. And thirdly, the criss-cross in the front bunched up and didn't lie flat against my body. So I had to keep pulling the top down all night in the front as well. Disappointing as I feel there could have been more thought/care put into this design. I got this top in a size small.
June 23, 2013
love it
I havent worn this shirt out yet but I can tell you its oh so cute on!!! lol as soon as I saw it with a pair of shorts at the brea store I had to get it!! now Im just waiting for my carissa faux wedges to come in so I can pair them up together!!!
June 22, 2013
This is a comfortable and effortlessly cute piece I love to wear. Fits me (tall & slender) perfectly. Easy to dress up or down.
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Description: These sturdy, hand loomed area rugs are woven of 100% pure wool and sheared by hand for a smooth - yet durable - surface. The cut pile border and textured field make a quiet decorative statement, and the array of available color choices help them fit easily into any decor.
- Collection: Alleghany
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- Origin: India
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- Clean & Care: Vacuum regularly as new wool rugs can shed yarn fibers for up to three months. Avoid direct and continuous exposure to sunlight. Do not pull loose ends, clip them with scissors to remove. Clean liquid spills immediately by blotting with cloth or sponge. For hard to remove stains, professional rug cleaning is recommended.
Purchased the denim color. Beautiful rug; looks better than the picture. One drawback is that it is still shedding significantly after 4 months, but for the price I can't complain.
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I am in a DMA where I get the New York RSN's, and so far no fees on the bill, but if I have to take a $2 fee for them, and can't opt out, I'm going to be mad...especially since CSN Philly (the only one I'd want) isn't even available. Keep feeing it up D*...one step closer to dish retirement.
Odd, I live in Northeast PA also. My mom who lives about 1 mile from me got hit with the $2.00 charge. I did not.
The only difference is that I have my bill combined with Verizon (Triple Play)
But It still shows the breakdown of the charges and there is no $2.00 fee.
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.......... There are none so blind as those who can not see it in HD.
.......... Directv customer since January 2000.
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I just checked .... my accouont has not been charged the fee, but 6 miles from me my mother was charged the $2 fee on her February bill. We are both the same distance from NYC, our "regional sports center", so this is bizarre how it's applied to some and not others.
Are there different cable TV carriers? One of the factors in assessing the fee could have been the competition in each area.
Posted 15 March 2012 - 07:03 PM
There's only one cable provider here in Long island, Cablevision, and they have the same packages across the island. Verizon has Fios in some pockets, but it's not widespread.Are there different cable TV carriers? One of the factors in assessing the fee could have been the competition in each area.
I'm not upset at not being charged the monthly fee, but if DIRECTV is going to be selective, why not stop charging my mother? She'll use that extra $24 a year for scratch-offs...
Posted 15 March 2012 - 07:25 PM
"Could be" isn't it, as I do have the fee this month and emailed about it.Are there different cable TV carriers? One of the factors in assessing the fee could have been the competition in each area.
Everyone in CA that has RSN in their program package, has been hit with this increase because Comcrap is charging more, so as they say "crap" flows down hill to the customers, whether they watch these channels or not.
Since DirecTV can find a way to add this as a line item for the bills, "they should" be able to find a way to remove these channels, without changing program packages, but...............
Posted 15 March 2012 - 07:43 PM
Are there different cable TV carriers? One of the factors in assessing the fee could have been the competition in each area.
That is an excellent mention, I haven't thought of that for one second.
The conclusions I was coming up with may have to do with team-owned RSNs such as YES, SNY, NESN and their respective territories or those few areas that have RSNs from more than one region such as Hartford, CT where they would get all three.
I am currently in the Philadelphia DMA and according to the bill I've just received, I wasn't charged the $2 fee. Though I'll gladly pay it if it meant CSN Philly would be on D*, but I digress.
Subscribed to DirecTV for NFL Sunday Ticket, remained a subscriber for international football.
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If the RSN supplier hasn't raised their price "excessively", there isn't the $2 line item, for these channels being in your program package.So does anyone who lives in an area with RSN's that don't cost as much as normal get a discount?
I don't see where a discount would come in.
Posted 16 March 2012 - 02:01 PM
Nickel and Dime, Nickel and Dime. The bubble is going to burst!
Completely agree.
And I think that burst is coming very soon.
I have friends that already dumped pay tv (mostly TWC) in favor of ota & internet. They`re saving over $1200 year and realizing they can go to a sports bar for sports, internet for other tv shows and still be way ahead monetarily.
Plus they rediscovered that they have a life.
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If this charge means we finally will get CSN Philly, I'm all for it. But, if I'm charged $2 for MASN, I say no thank you. MASN is Washington/Baltimore RSN not Philly. The only thing MASN is good for is when the Phillies play the Nats.
I think it's only charged to those with multiple RSNs and even then only some of those areas. Personally I think it's bs there's an extra charge for them at all, but if they insist then those who don't want it should have the option to opt out of them.
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Sounds like they're just charging randomly. I have yet to check & see if I've won their "lotto"..............
I am in WNY 500 miles from the "CITY" and my zip code 142xx which is considered in the territory, and I have the charge on my bill.


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Determine if your room and building policies allow for open flames. If not, consider doing this activity with a felt board and felt candles or with beads in a jar.
Begin by lighting a "starter" candle. Invite the children to come forward one at a time and light a candle of joy and sorrow from the starter candle and push it into the sand. The child should then face the group and tell them what the candle is for. Translate the language so they understand that we are talking about things that have made them very happy or sad.
Candles of joy and sorrow offer the opportunity for children to experience what is a weekly ritual in many Unitarian Universalist congregations. This activity can deepen sense of community in the Moral Tales group. It gives participants a chance to name those things which they carry in their hearts, encourages listening to others, and, in many cases, makes a link with the adult worship experience.
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#1 Title Slide for the set of eight slides from General Electric. |
#2 The specific area that needs to be lit. It is a walkway between two buildings and the building entrance areas. |
#3 One could use globes, or other fixtures with little or no control of the light output. |
#4 The result: Marginal lighting for the task, and a great deal of waste. More than half the light output is wasted! |
#5 One could use a fixture with some control of the light output. Certainly much better than the first choice. |
#6 Better, but still a good deal of waste, and the glare level is probably too high for comfort. Glare never helps visibility. |
#7 A full cutoff lighting fixture, one with no direct uplight at all, and with essentially no glare. All the light is used, none is wasted. No adverse effects of bad lighting. |
#8 The result. Clearly, this is the optimal design! Note the added light near the entrances. The risk there is greater than on the path, and so a lower lighting level is appropriate for the path way. One can optimize the energy savings without compromising the result at all. A great lighting design job! |
#9 An aerial view of the Pima County Prison installation shown in Slide Set B. Full cutoff fixtures have been used for all the lighting, including fence lighting and wall packs. No direct up light, no light trespass for neighbors, no glare. A great design job. |
#10 A new, antique looking, full cutoff lighting fixture on Nantucket Island. The people here are trying to preserve the ambience of the past, and they want to do it with good lighting: safe, effective, and nice looking. This fixture has the light source completely up in the fixture, so that there is no glare and no direct up light. However, because of the design of the fixture, there is excellent control of the light output, giving a good distribution on the ground. In addition, since there is no glare, lower than normal lighting levels are possible (as in the old days, maybe), yet visibility is excellent because the eye does not have to overcome the adverse effects of glare. |
#11 A closer view of the same fixture. Note the street name! |
#12 Another new, antique looking fixture. Many towns or neighborhood groups want such antique looking fixtures, because they look nice," mostly in the day time. The problem comes when one uses them as a light source. Most have little or no control of the light output, so lighting levels on the ground are marginal. To get more light," one puts a higher wattage lamp in the fixture. Hence, more glare and more waste. Visibility is probably not improved at all, due to the glare. Safety is probably even compromised. The key is to use good design. That means, either 1 ) a good fixture, like this one or the one in the Nantucket design, one that is a full cutoff fixture with good control of the light output, and with lamp wattage to give adequate lighting in the absence of glare, or 2) use very low wattage lamps in the "poor" fixture (see the globe examples and discussion in IDA Slide Set B) and put in a full cutoff lighting system to light the street or the parking lot. This approach has been done in a number of communities, and it works well. The street lighting system is located well above the older system, perhaps 30 feet high, and no one sees it," for it has no glare. Many think that all the lighting is coming from the old system, whereas in fact very little is! Again, creative, quality lighting design does work, and we all win. |
#13 A full cutoff lighting fixture in the fog, showing the excellent control of light output. Since there is no glare, visibility is good in the fog, and the lighting system helps rather than hurts visibility. |
#14 Another good example. |
#15 Another. Imagine lighting fixtures here having poor light control: the glare would be so bad that visibility would be terrible. It would undoubtedly be improved by turning off the lights. |
#16 An example of a full cutoff low pressure sodium fixture. Excellent light control is possible with these type fixtures. |
#17 Another full cutoff LPS fixture, this time mounted on a wall, for walkway lighting. |
#18 Excellent full cutoff wall packs, installed to light the stairways. The parking lot lighting here is also full cut off. |
#19 A new car dealership in Tucson, using mostly full cutoff lighting fixtures. They are metal halide lamps, the most effective white light source, and the fixtures are full cutoff, giving excellent control of the lighting. Furthermore, they are time clocked and go off soon after the dealership closes for the night. The dealer reports tremendous energy (and dollar!) savings after converting to this system from his earlier one that used quartz lighting in rather poor fixtures with little control of light output. Furthermore, the neighbors and the passing motorists much appreciate the improvement in lighting quality. The security lighting system is not full cutoff, but remains the older system (some control of light output, but not enough). All newer installations in Tucson are now using full cutoff for all exterior lighting, and two even use low pressure sodium in combination with other (white) light sources, saving even more energy and money without in any way compromising the task of selling cars and providing a safe and secure environment. |
#20 A prime example of quality sports lighting, using excellent lighting fixtures with good control of light output. Minimal glare for the players, spectators, or neighbors, and no complaints from neighbors relative to light trespass. Minimal adverse impact on urban sky glow. It can be done, and it should be. When it is, we all win. |


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This wedding dress was made in 100% silk peau de soie + French alencon lace + lots of hand work!!
The aplications were all hand cut from the piece of lace, and also hand sewn into the dress. The top lace part, was all hand worked to avoid seams and to make it look as if it had been made with the shape inside. I really love to work lace!!! I feel like making an sculpture, shaping every bit of it!! just love it. The lovely train was about 1metre long, and the French Tulle veil, was a bit longer, with all the borders in same lace….again: all hand worked. I hope you like it, as much as I enjoyed working with it!!
100% silk peau de seau, french alencon lace, french tulle.
Apr 1, 2013, 04.11 PMby The Tropical Sewist
Completely jaw dropping gorgeous!
Apr 5, 2013, 01.33 PMby Adriana Orozco
Wow!!! thankh you so much for such comment!!
Mar 31, 2013, 05.03 AMby marloncosta
Oh Adriana! U r so inspirational! I love every project on your "studio"! This fabulous dress is just another sample of what your magic hands are capable of making! Sewing Magic!
Mar 31, 2013, 02.41 PMby Adriana Orozco
Wow Marlon…..this is a new picture of you!!! very nice one!!! Thank you for your words, that coimming from such a talented man, I appeciate very much!!!! much love to you and your family!!
Mar 26, 2013, 03.43 AMby mojo elgin
Adrianna! This is a gorgeous, classic dress! Another lucky bride :):):)
Mar 31, 2013, 02.40 PMby Adriana Orozco
Thank youn mojo elgin!
Mar 24, 2013, 06.15 PMby sala22
Gorgeous dress as usual by you!
Mar 31, 2013, 02.40 PMby Adriana Orozco
I am so happy that you like my work Sala22
Mar 23, 2013, 09.31 AMby annie-s-1
This dress is a work of art. The fabric and lace combination is beautiful and the dress fits the bride perfectly. Amazing work.
Mar 31, 2013, 02.39 PMby Adriana Orozco
Thank you Annie
Mar 22, 2013, 07.30 PMby domestic-divaonline
What a sensational dress, my friend. The bride had to be thrilled. I love the peau de soie and the gorgeous lace. The very popular off shoulder styling suits this gown so well. I wish I knew how you hand work the lace. You are brilliant! Please give me a lesson some day! Sorry this is so late in coming. Ray has been in the hospital. I'm finally catching up with things now. XO
Mar 31, 2013, 02.39 PMby Adriana Orozco
My dearest friend, I really hope that Ray is better now!!! must write me and tell me how you both are, please?
Your words are allways speciall for me. I just arrived from visiting my twin grandchildren….
Mar 21, 2013, 03.12 AMby neveenkarnes
classic classic classic….. what a fabulous dress!!! you are amazing…!
Mar 31, 2013, 02.37 PMby Adriana Orozco
Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Mar 20, 2013, 10.36 PMby alicewang
Wow! This is incredible!!! So stunning!
Mar 31, 2013, 02.37 PMby Adriana Orozco
I am happy that you like it!
Mar 20, 2013, 12.22 PMby vasea
Wow… This dress is wonderfull. You really do work with professionalism. I admire you.
Mar 31, 2013, 02.37 PMby Adriana Orozco
Thank you so much Vasea, I appreciate your words
Mar 18, 2013, 02.45 PMby velvetribbon
Wow! This is a wonderful job Adriana! I love it very much:)
Mar 18, 2013, 07.20 PMby Adriana Orozco
Thank you Velvetribbon!!!
Mar 18, 2013, 12.34 PMby Ruffles Gazebo
stunning! i completely agree, working with lace on something so beautiful is truley a treasure, and such a reward when its done!
Mar 18, 2013, 07.20 PMby Adriana Orozco
Ruffl es…..is that you in the picture now??? I love your picture!! and I thank you for taking the time in comenting my dress!!
Mar 18, 2013, 12.55 AMby orchiddream
Adriana does it yet again! This was a very lucky bride! As always, awed by your talents! XOXOX
Mar 18, 2013, 07.19 PMby Adriana Orozco
Those twords …took me back years!!! because I was a rather norty child and my mother used to sayed them to me…. jajajaja!!! thank you for your words, specially coming from you!!!
Mar 17, 2013, 11.55 PMby Vanessa Velasquez
Adriana!!!! Que bueno volver a verte por aca en BS, te habia extrañado!!!!! What a comeback!!! That dress is absolutely stunning!!!!
Mar 18, 2013, 07.16 PMby Adriana Orozco
Gracias Vanessa!!! Es una dicha poder ver a mis bellos amigos de este site!!! es que he estado tan ocupada, no tienes idea!!! pero gracias a Dios, todo bien . >Me da gusto que te guste el traje, y un cariñoso abrazo para mi amiga de Venezuela!!.
Mar 17, 2013, 11.14 PMby FEDRA
she's so beautiful , gentle and romantic dress !
Mar 18, 2013, 07.14 PMby Adriana Orozco
Thank you my Kroatian friend"!!!!
Mar 17, 2013, 03.15 AMby kisses
Lovely dress…and all the hard work really paid off. Good job
Mar 17, 2013, 04.07 AMby Adriana Orozco
Thank youn kisses!!!
Mar 17, 2013, 03.08 AMby becia
I worked with many wedding gowns here in US, but they were always overdone with lace. This one is absolutely beautiful because of its simplicity, the back is spectacular.
Mar 17, 2013, 04.06 AMby Adriana Orozco
Thank you becia for your words, I very much aprecciate them!!
Mar 16, 2013, 10.42 PMby dgprado
I am impressed!
Es precioso. Es una maravillosa, eres una artista.
Me quito el sombrero.
Mar 17, 2013, 04.06 AMby Adriana Orozco
Gracias, gracias, gracias!!!!
Mar 16, 2013, 08.53 PMby freakusbzzz
I might come live with you and be your apprentice :)
Mar 17, 2013, 04.05 AMby Adriana Orozco
I will take you over my dearest Aussi friend!!! XOXO
Mar 16, 2013, 08.53 PMby smallone
Adriana, your work is never short of amazing…you are a big inspiration to the rest of us.
Mar 17, 2013, 04.05 AMby Adriana Orozco
smallone….I have a little tear in my right eye….it is all your fault……I can not deserve such nice words, thank you my friend….. :)
Mar 16, 2013, 04.49 PMby Tariela Laindon
Mar 17, 2013, 04.03 AMby Adriana Orozco
Thank you Tariela!!
Mar 16, 2013, 04.12 PMby Helen Iosipitsa
Gorgeous , wow, lovely beautiful :X
Mar 17, 2013, 04.03 AMby Adriana Orozco
Thank you Helen!!
Mar 16, 2013, 02.44 PMby schnui
Absolutely beautiful Adriana. I am so glad you are back on Burda and showing us all what we should aspire to with our dressmaking skills. Like Ralf, I would love to live near you to learn from you wonderful talent.
Mar 17, 2013, 04.02 AMby Adriana Orozco
My dear Schnui!!! lovely to be back!!! and see (read) all my wonderfull friends that take the time to write to me and give my your opinions about my work. Thank you!!!
Next: Sewing summer camp in the rainforest!!!
Mar 16, 2013, 02.21 PMby Inga 888
wow, it is so beautiful! a real masterpiece :)
Mar 17, 2013, 04.00 AMby Adriana Orozco
Thank you Inga!!
Mar 16, 2013, 10.00 AMby carolientje
it's very beautiful!!!!! so lovely ;)
Mar 17, 2013, 04.00 AMby Adriana Orozco
Mar 16, 2013, 09.07 AMby lienepien
Wow! Stunning dress! Must have been a very patience work but the result is there! Beautiful!
Mar 17, 2013, 04.00 AMby Adriana Orozco
Thank you Lienepien, I am only happy that you like it!!
Mar 16, 2013, 08.50 AMby Ralf Schmitz
oh lord! this is one of the most beautiful dresses i have ever seen. your work is a masterpiece and admiration and love is what i will give for this gladly! you are an inspiration and i wish, to live closer to you so i would be able to learn from you! big kiss and have a wonderful weekend! love from ralf and ludwig
Mar 17, 2013, 03.58 AMby Adriana Orozco
Oh you silly Billy!!!! wonderfull with words……it is allways so nice to read you. Well we have to do a: Summer sewing course in the rainforest!!!!!!!!!!!! and all of you to come!!!! that would be…..a dream!!! kisses and love for you and Ludwic
Mar 16, 2013, 07.56 AMby vji
its just fantastic….love it:-))
Mar 17, 2013, 03.56 AMby Adriana Orozco
My young friend vji!!!! long time not seeing you!!!! thank you for your words……all the way from India to the rainforest in my heart!!!
Mar 16, 2013, 07.27 AMby Mary Athey
Its just beautiful and you can see that its been made to the highest standard. Fabulous xx
Mar 17, 2013, 03.55 AMby Adriana Orozco
Thank you nso much Mary Athey!!!
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Jerry and Mary Ann Hurckes smile as the new exhibit "Megan's Maze," created in memory of their daughter Megan, is unveiled at the Oak Lawn Children's Museum. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun-Times Media
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Michael McGinnis never had a chance to meet Megan Hurckes. He never saw her pitch for her championship-winning softball team in Oak Lawn or heard her talk about how she loved learning about oceans and their inhabitants.
But elements of Megan's life are infused into an exhibit McGinnis created that was unveiled recently at the Children's Museum in Oak Lawn.
In September 2009, the 10-year-old had just started fifth grade at Kolb Elementary School, where she was a straight-A student. She and her family were enjoying a getaway in Wisconsin over the long Labor Day weekend when an all-terrain vehicle Megan was riding flipped over, killing her.
Called "Megan's Maze," the 3-foot-diameter clear ball has a maze inside, but it's been customized with items such as a softball bat and glove, along with sea animals. The entire exhibit features the girl's favorite colors — purple and orange.
The idea for the exhibit grew out of a desire "to do something in remembrance of my daughter," said Jerry Hurckes, Megan's father and a former Oak Lawn trustee.
Hurckes said that a longtime friend, Mark Weglarz, came across McGinnis' creation, called "Perplexus," which is a smaller, hand-held version of the larger maze, called a "Superplexus," that's just inside the main doors of the museum. McGinnis was contacted in late 2011 about creating a version of the Superplexus that could be customized to memorialize Megan's life, Adam Woodworth, the museum's executive director, said.
Hurckes said that he and his wife, Mary Ann, didn't want some static display that visitors to the museum simply looked at and were excited about the idea of an exhibit that was "interactive, hands-on."
"It's a great remembrance of her," he said. "It helps the museum, it helps us remember Megan forever."
Moving the larger, outer ball of the maze controls a small ball inside that has to travel through a 3-D maze. Players begin the maze in the left-handed batter's box — Megan was a lefty — and each red dot along the path of the maze represents a day in the girl's life.
Woodworth said that, because of its size, the maze is geared toward kids 7 and older, and more than just a plaything, the exhibit is a teaching tool.
"You're working on eye-hand coordination, critical thinking skills, it's got everything in it," he said.
Hurckes said navigating the maze "takes a little bit of patience, a little bit of time."
Woodworth, who said he's yet to successfully complete the maze, called the exhibit "truly one-of-a kind. There will never be another like it."
The exhibit was paid for by the Megan Hurckes Scholarship Fund and the Weglarz family.


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By CHARLIE SAVAGE
Published: November 6, 2011
WASHINGTON a** Late on a moonless night last March, a plane smuggling
nearly half a ton of cocaine touched down at a remote airstrip in
Honduras. A heavily armed ground crew was waiting for it a** as were
Honduran security forces. After a 20-minute firefight, a Honduran officer
was wounded and two drug traffickers lay dead.
Several news outlets briefly reported the episode, mentioning that a
Honduran official said the United States Drug Enforcement Administration
had provided support. But none of the reports included a striking detail:
that support consisted of an elite detachment of military-trained D.E.A.
special agents who joined in the shootout, according to a person familiar
with the episode.
The D.E.A. now has five commando-style squads it has been quietly
deploying for the past several years to Western Hemisphere nations a**
including Haiti, Honduras, the Dominican Republic, Guatemala and Belize
a** that are battling drug cartels, according to documents and interviews
with law enforcement officials.
The program a** called FAST, for Foreign-deployed Advisory Support Team
a** was created during the George W. Bush administration to investigate
Taliban-linked drug traffickers in Afghanistan. Beginning in 2008 and
continuing under President Obama, it has expanded far beyond the war zone.
a**You have got to have special skills and equipment to be able to operate
effectively and safely in environments like this,a** said Michael A.
Braun, a former head of operations for the drug agency who helped design
the program. a**The D.E.A. is working shoulder-to-shoulder in harma**s way
with host-nation counterparts.a**
The evolution of the program into a global enforcement arm reflects the
United Statesa** growing reach in combating drug cartels and how policy
makers increasingly are blurring the line between law enforcement and
military activities, fusing elements of the a**war on drugsa** with the
a**war on terrorism.a**
Bruce Bagley, a University of Miami professor who specializes in Latin
America and counternarcotics, said the commando program carries potential
benefits: the American teams could help arrest kingpins, seize stockpiles,
disrupt smuggling routes and professionalize security forces in small
countries through which traffickers pass drugs headed to the United
But there are also potential dangers.
a**It could lead to a nationalist backlash in the countries involved,a**
he said. a**If an American is killed, the administration and the D.E.A.
could get mired in Congressional oversight hearings. Taking out kingpins
could fragment the organization and lead to more violence. And it wona**t
permanently stop trafficking unless a country also has capable
institutions, which often dona**t exist in Central America.a**
Because the presence of armed Americans on their soil raises sensitivities
about sovereignty, some countries that have sought the assistance of the
United States will not acknowledge it, and the D.E.A. is reluctant to
disclose the details of the commando teamsa** deployments. Others a** like
Mexico, which has accepted American help, including surveillance drones
a** have not wanted the commando squads.
Federal law prohibits the drug agency from directly carrying out arrests
overseas, but agents are permitted to accompany their foreign counterparts
on operations. The Americans work with specially vetted units of local
security forces that they train and mentor. In a**exigent
circumstances,a** they may open fire to protect themselves or partners.
The firefight in Honduras last March, described by officials of both
countries, illustrates the flexibility of such rules. The Honduran
minister of public security at the time, Oscar A*lvarez, said that under
the agreement with the D.E.A., the Americans normally did not go on
But in that case, he said, a training exercise went live: an American
squad was working with a Honduran police unit in La Mosquitia rainforest
when they received word that a suspicious plane from Venezuela was being
tracked to a clandestine landing strip nearby.
After the plane landed, the Honduran police identified themselves and the
traffickers opened fire, officials of both countries said. After a
20-minute gunfight, the Hondurans and Americans seized the cocaine and
withdrew to evacuate the wounded officer.
a**I dona**t want to say it was Vietnam-style, but it was typical of war
action,a** said Mr. A*lvarez; he declined to say whether the Americans
took part in the shooting, but another person familiar with the episode
said they did.
The FAST program is similar to a D.E.A. operation in the late 1980s and
early 1990s in which drug enforcement agents received military training
and entered into partnerships with local forces in places like Peru and
Bolivia, targeting smuggling airstrips and jungle labs.
Drug Wars Push Deeper Into Central America (March 24, 2011)
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The Reagan-era initiative, though, drew criticism from agency supervisors
who disliked the disruption of supplying agents for temporary rotations,
and questioned whether its benefits outweighed the risks and cost. The
Clinton administration was moving to shut down the operation when five
agents died in a plane crash in Peru in 1994, sealing its fate.
In 2000, when the United States expanded assistance to Colombia in its
battle against the narcotics-financed insurgent group called FARC, the
trainers were military, not D.E.A. But after the invasion of Afghanistan,
the Bush administration assigned Mr. Braun, a veteran of the earlier
effort, to design a new program.
Begun in 2005, the program has five squads, each with 10 agents. Many are
military veterans, and the section is overseen by a former member of the
Navy Seals, Richard Dobrich. The Pentagon has provided most of their
training and equipment, and they routinely fly on military aircraft.
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crash in October 2009 were with FAST. Last week, an agent was shot in the
head when his squad came under fire while leaving a bazaar where they had
just seized 3,000 kilograms, about 6,600 pounds, of poppy seeds and 50
kilograms, about 110 pounds, of opium. Airlifted to Germany in critical
condition, he is expected to survive, an official said.
The commandos have also been deployed at least 15 times to Latin America.
The D.E.A. said some of those missions involved only training, but
officials declined to provide details. Still, glimpses of the program
emerged in interviews with current and former American and foreign
officials, briefing files, budget documents and several State Department
cables released by WikiLeaks.
For example, an American team assisted Guatemalan forces in the March 2011
arrest of Juan Alberto Ortiz-LA^3pez, whom the D.E.A. considered a top
cocaine smuggler for the Sinaloa cartel, an official said. Videos of the
raid show masked men in black tactical garb; it is unclear if any are
A diplomatic cable describes another mission in Guatemala. On July 21,
2009, seven American military helicopters carrying D.E.A. and Guatemalan
security forces flew to the compound of a wealthy family, the Lorenzanas
a** four of whom were wanted in the United States on drug trafficking
After a a**small firefighta** in which a bullet grazed a Lorenzana family
member, agents found a**large numbers of weapons and amounts of casha**
but not the targets, who may have been tipped off, according to the cable.
The Guatemalan news media documented the failure, portraying the joint
operation as a a**D.E.A. raid.a**
A former head of Guatemalaa**s national security council, Francisco
JimA(c)nez, said in an interview that American participation in such
operations was an a**open secreta** but rarely acknowledged.
In October 2009, another official said, the agency deployed a squad aboard
a Navy amphibious assault ship, the Wasp, off the coast of Haiti and the
Dominican Republic, where it focused on planes used for smuggling.
Cables also show the agency has twice come close to deploying one of its
units to the DariA(c)n region of Panama, where FARC incursions have
established cocaine smuggling routes. But both missions were aborted, for
fears that it was too unsafe for the Americans or that their involvement
could escalate the conflict.
FAST has repeatedly deployed squads to Haiti, helping to arrest three
fugitives this year and train 100 Haitian counternarcotics officers this
fall. Mario Andresol, the Haitian police chief, says he needs such help.
a**We know the smuggling routes,a** he said, a**but the problem is we
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The Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) helps assure that eligible populations have access to nutritious meals during the summer months. When school is not in session, SFSP provides reimbursement to community agencies offering the required continuum of meals. Eligible participants include: children 0 through 18 years of age whose family incomes are less than or equal to 185 percent of the Federal Poverty Guidelines; and to income-eligible adults over 18 years of age who have been determined by a state educational agency to have a disability and who participate in a school-based program for the disabled during the school year. SFSP contracts with schools and other community-based organizations to sponsor the local programs and provide meals that meet established guidelines. By increasing the nutrient intake of program participants, SFSP reduces their risk for health problems and enhances their learning capacities. The program also improves the quality of the summer programs offered in areas of economic need.
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The Creditable Foods Guide defines allowable food items in each of the food categories or components. Questionable food items are listed with an explanation of their creditability. Further discussion is provided in the question and answer section. To qualify as a reimbursable meal, food items must be creditable or allowable as well as being served in the correct quantity.
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Courtesy Pamela RiemenschneiderSome holiday favorites will be plentiful this Christmas, but others could be in short supply.
The Cranberry Network LLC, Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., which markets fruit grown by Tomah, Wis.-based Habelman Bros. Co., expects to pack fresh-market cranberries through mid-December, said Bob Wilson, managing member.
"We're in outstanding shape," he said.
This season's fruit is colorful, high-quality and has a larger size profile than last season, Wilson said.
Habelman Bros. has extended its season in recent years to guarantee fresh-market Christmas supplies, Wilson said. The company should have enough fresh product to fill in some gaps caused by shortages elsewhere, he said.
One of those gaps is in Massachusetts. Carver, Mass.-based Decas Cranberry Products' crop was off by about 25% this season, said John Decas, board chairman. By the week of Nov. 19 the company had shipped the last of its fresh cranberries.
"It was a smaller crop, and the packouts were lighter than normal," Decas said.
Industry trends also are moving away from abundant supplies of fresh cranberries at Christmas, Decas said. While newer varieties of cranberries yield better, their shelf life isn't as long, making it harder to make fruit last until Christmas, he said.
In addition, more customers are buying sweet dried cranberries instead of fresh, he said.
On Nov. 20, the U.S. Department of Agriculture reported prices of $33-34 for cartons of 24 12-ounce film bags of medium howes from Massachusetts, comparable to last year at the same time.
Spanish clementine volumes are expected to be 25-30% lower than last season, said John Lazopoulos, Spanish and Moroccan import manager for DNE World Fruit Sales, Fort Pierce, Fla.
That should equate to strong demand in the run-up to Christmas, Lazopoulos said.
"We look to have a very good December," he said. "We don't see it weakening as in years past."
Holiday promotional prices will likely be in the $4.40-4.75 range, Lazopoulos said. The bulk of DNE's customers will promote in 5-pound boxes, though 3-pound bags also will be a popular option. Some customers will sell both, he said.
California has a big clementine crop this season, Lazopoulos said, but not big enough to meet high demand on the East Coast.
While volumes from Spain are down, quality is excellent and the size profile good, Lazopoulos said.
The USDA reported prices of $5-5.50 for 5-pound containers of clementines 15-24s from Spain, up from $4.75-5.25 last year.


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I would give her the items that you can identify as coming from her mother or other close family. And that is it, and I would make it clear that nothing further would be forthcoming. I'd probably even make it clear that we were returning those items only because they were gifts from her mother.Because this isn't about items, it's about boundaries. She is acting as if she still has ownership of the house and the things in it, and she doesn't. The fact that she demanded clothes that you had bought for your DH's son, to me, shows that she is not respecting your role as DH's wife and DS's stepmother. She's still viewing things that deal with son as her domain, and you have no say. You need to nip it in the bud, now.Another issue that I see, and maybe I'm overthinking it, but.. your son is going to have a sibling who lives full time with a mother that he rarely gets to see. I think giving sibling your son's baby stuff (if he knows it was his) could make him resentful of her child.
Unless I am completely misunderstanding, the items in question are not even big ticket items like a crib, but rather more like a bathtub. I am pretty sure my DD's baby tub was at most $17. We know the ex is not particularly rational and we have concerns about her parenting. I get that. But she is still the stepson's mother and I think the OP can take the high road, earn the stepson's respect, and let go for a more peaceful life for everyone involved. Coming out with essentially, "Look, I have replaced you as your husband's wife and your son's mother - what I say goes" is just not the way to go here. (And it seems the OP gets that and is handling this well, in my opinion).
See, I think sharing baby items could create a bond.
Quote from: Sharnita on February 04, 2013, 10:46:34 AMSee, I think sharing baby items could create a bond.I agree that it could, in a normal sibling situation where the children live together. But in this situation, where OP's stepson was 2 when his mother left, and rarely gets to see her, but the new baby lives with her all the time.. I think it could be upsetting to a 5 year old to see "his" baby stuff being shipped off for the new baby.
For every argument about the ex being the child's mother is an equal and opposite argument, the OP's DH is the child's father and primary parent. Mother's do NOT have some sort of special, more important rank as a parent by default. In some families it might end up like that, but its not an automatic and it certainly doesn't sound like it is in this case.
Quote from: WillyNilly on February 04, 2013, 11:15:14 AMFor every argument about the ex being the child's mother is an equal and opposite argument, the OP's DH is the child's father and primary parent. Mother's do NOT have some sort of special, more important rank as a parent by default. In some families it might end up like that, but its not an automatic and it certainly doesn't sound like it is in this case. The point is that the OP is NOT the stepson's mother. She sounds like an amazing step-parent. But she is still not the stepson's mother. I don't think anyone is saying the ex is a more important parent than the DH. Obviously not. No one is saying the OP is not an awesome stepmom. Some of us are saying that no matter what, the ex will always be the stepson's mother. It sounds like the OP is respecting that. It sound like some posters think she shouldn't. I think she should.


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Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz celebrates with the Stanley Cup after the Hawks defeated the Boston Bruins 3-2 in Game 6. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
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Da Hawk squawk . . .
The first words out of the mouth of Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz when his team won its second championship in four seasons: "Holy s---!"
A happy and ebullient Wirtz told Sneed from the ice in Boston that the Stanley Cup will be going back on the plane with the team and will work its way down to Springfield, where his great aunt Alice lives; she's the only surviving sibling of Rocky's grandfather, Arthur Wirtz. "She deserves it, she was there, she's always been there, and we took it to her home the last time we won," Rocky said.
He noted that his beagle Bernie, who was wearing a Blackhawks collar, was reportedly not overly excited about the win, according to the housekeeper who was watching him back in Chicago. He apparently didn't move around on the couch very much. Bernie and Queenie, Wirtz's prized beagles, are the recipients of frequent out-of-suite phone calls checking up on them when Rocky and Marilyn are out of town at games.
◆ Before Game 6, Wirtz flew all the wives and children of his hockey players to Boston — a repeat performance of his 2010 plan.
"They were to be kept separate [from their hubbies] and locked in a room until the outcome of the game," Wirtz said Monday.
Wirtz flew out on a private jet with family and friends who wore everything they wore the day they attended the 2010 Stanley Cup-winning game. His close pal, prominent doctor Jeff Vender, even took off his socks — as he did last time.
◆ The connubial connection: Meanwhile, Sneed is told that Rocky's wife, Marilyn, was treated to a birthday cheer in Rocky's private suite Saturday night after the game. "And on Sunday, we celebrated," he told Sneed. "I cooked. She cleaned. We had a little get-together with friends at home."
◆ The cookie connection: Last Thursday, the owner of the Boston Bruins had cookies with Blackhawks on them made for Rocky's suite — and Rocky was spotted giving them to kids wearing Bruins jerseys.
Surreal estate . . .
Ring. Ring. Wrong. Memo to the apartment hunters calling a real estate agent representing a lot at the corner of Harrison and Wells: The building on the lot isn't for real. It's a fake. It's a movie set.
◆ Translation: The crew filming soon-to-be sci-fi blockbuster "Divergent" built the low-rise apartment building to film in — and because filming at that location wrapped on Thursday, they'll be tearing it down shortly.
Bang bang!
Opening shot: Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan and Senate President John Cullerton, who are on opposite sides of the pension bill, are united in one thing: the concealed-carry weapons bill.
◆ Buckshot: In recent hush-hush meetings with Gov. Pat Quinn, both leaders have repeatedly pushed him to sign the NRA-inspired legislation.
◆ Backshot: National gun-safety advocates are vehemently against the bill, and the governor "hasn't made a decision yet," said a top Quinn source.
Stay tuned.
The wedding belle . . .
Financial exec Mellody Hobson, who made Chicago a new destination in the galaxy of "Star Wars" impresario George Lucas, was married to the Lucasfilm movie mogul last weekend in California.
◆ Nuptial news: Their very private wedding, attended by family and closest friends, was described as "the work of dreams." Director Ron Howard, who attended the wedding, tweeted: "George Lucas Mellody Hobson wedding was joy to behold Bill Moyers service was beautiful, nothing short of profound. Congrats Mr&Mrs Lucas." Happiness. Happiness to Mellody, who is truly the definition of her beautiful name.
I spy . . .
Actor Tom Hanks and wife, Rita Wilson, celebrated their son Chet's graduation from Northwestern at the Rosebud on Taylor on Friday, then continued the celebration Saturday at RL. . . . And for lunch Friday, TV's Meredith Vieira dropped by RL with her husband and kids for their son's graduation from Northwestern. . . . Actor John "Frasier" Mahoney was at the Marion Street Grille on Wednesday night, talking about the late Father Andrew Greeley, his parish priest at Beverly's Christ the King church. . . . And Hawks Corey Crawford and Niklas Hjalmarsson ate at Chicago Cut Steakhouse on Saturday after the big win.
Sneedlings . . .
Happy belated birthday to Secretary of State Jesse White, ageless and priceless. . . . Watch for the Jesse White Tumblers to celebrate his big day Tuesday afternoon by tumbling in the street outside Carmine's eatery, where their fund-raiser is being held. . . . Tuesday's birthdays: Carly Simon, 68; George Michael, 50, and Ricky Gervais, 52.


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I found an interesting post through Jesse Stay on Friendfeed this morning, pointing to a post by a fellow named Brandon Mendelson entitled "An End to Blog Comments."
According to the New York Daily News, which is the only paper from New York City worth reading, Elizabeth Edwards is trolling Rielle Hunter in blog comment sections on posts related to her. Rielle was John Edwards mistress whom he fathered a love child with.
When trolling becomes the past time of mainstream celebrities and folks in the political realm, it's time to reconsider why this feature is offered in the first place.
He goes on to say that just about any metric you use to measure your success online is useless. RSS is BS because most people don't use it. Social Network Followers are pointless unless they come back to your site and "convert." Blog Comments are bunk because less than 1% of your audience will participate in conversation.
In fact, Brandon narrows all of social media down to two things that absolutely matter, rendering all other metrics useless:
The only two measurements of any website's success are:
1) Unique traffic
2) Conversion.
And I'm not talking, "Did they click on the link?" I'm talking, "They clicked on the link, bought the item if there was one, and told their friends about it."
I have a hard time believing that to be any sort of a definitive answer, but that's mostly because I have a knee-jerk reaction to anyone telling me that their idea of success on the web is the only viable idea there is.
Beyond the emotional reaction and into what matters (the facts), it's important to remember that blogs (and the Web, for that matter) emerged as a form of communication, and not as a broadcast tool. The puzzlement I feel over fellows like Brandon that seem to have a narrow view of what the web is reminds me of the confusion I feel every time I go to Seth Godin's blog and realize that there are no comment forms.
Social Media, blogs, and the majority of the web now is a giant spectrum of conversation. We are in what I call the Golden Age of Social Media, and there are a variety of ways to have a conversation, and one important element of that is blog comments.
Brandon, in his post, sees all commentors by the stereotypes: the Super Fan, the Dick and the Spammer.
We here at SiliconANGLE see a lot more stereotypes. We see folks looking to further our education on a topic. We see the grammar nazi. We see those looking to entertain (want to see entertaining comments? Check out the post by Kevin Nalty from Friday – the comments are priceless). We see, as Robin noted in Brandon's comments section, people posting questions about programming and other technical issues.
Comments and conversation are both evolving. Louis Gray chimed in on this conversation, saying "…people are finding other places and ways to hold conversations – be it on FriendFeed, Facebook and Twitter, for example. I appreciate all discussion that does take place, wherever it is and hope people find value."
In news blogging, and many other forms of editorial content, comments are where the truth gets distilled. Do comments need improvement? Definitely so. This is a topic we talked about quite extensively during the whole Sidewiki debacle (here, here and here).
We should focus on how to improve comments, rather than doing away with them. Many folks are focusing on this right now (as are we in our SA Labs), including Disqus, Google and JS-Kit.