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Friday, January 7, 2011
Judith Opara Mazagwu "Afrocandy" Spits Fire
-The DNA test result was not real; let's do another one
-He wanted me to be a full time house-wife; yet complained if I asked for money to make my hair
-He is only seeking cheap publicity; let me be
The 1st day of the year 2011 when most people were thanking God for seeing the new year and making new year resolutions; It was not the case in the life of Judith Opara Mazagwu "Afrocandy" as she woke up to see a story all over the internet and tabloids where her Ex husband Boltin Elumelu Mazagwu spit fire about the controversial dissolution of their marriage. He spoke of the DNA test which revealed that their second child was not his and many other revelations. In a swift reaction to the story Judith Mazagwu " Afrocandy" spoke EXCLUSIVELY at length with MURPHY FADAIRO where she talked about the whole DNA test issue, her failed marriage, music and acting career. Enjoy it:
Q. Your ex-husband Elumelu Mazagwu in a chat he had with a reporter precisely on the 1st of January 2011 accused you of many things; calling you names like a whore, slut, school drop out to mention but a few. Why do you think he is speaking now that it has been over three years that you guys separated?
A. My ex-husband is an angry man right now probably because we are no more together and again the marriage has been over since 2007. I believe he is supposed to have forgotten about me and moved on without me rather than calling me names. I don't know why he is doing all these; probably he is jealous of my achievements. I was never any of those unprintable names that he called me. Firstly i will say he is the one that left me in Nigeria for 12 years while I was waiting to for my Green-Card to join him in the USA. And those 12 years he comes visiting once in two years; and the only time he stayed longer was when i was pregnant with our first child and he made me drop out of school. He wanted to make sure the pregnancy was obvious "big belly" before he leave so he stayed for eleven months. He never came back until the baby was a year and six months; it was after this that he started coming once after two years. There was even a time his parents came around and wanted to take my baby from me, saying this and that about not letting their son to marry me and stuff like that. I was nearly lost; no shoulder to lean on. It was at this time that i met a guy and we had a fling; the result was why he thinks our second child is not his. The DNA test conducted proved this but I never believed him.
Q. He also mentioned that he only wanted to help you by marrying you; that you were a whore, you sleep around with your landlord then and a one of his friend he named Goddy. How true are all these allegations?
A. I never dated my landlord or any of his friends. The landlord he was talking about, I told him all that transpired between us. At that time we I had our first child, the landlord bought me some stuffs for my baby and my ex was aware of this. The landlord knew I was married and that my husband was in the US; so how will I allowed such a man to take advantage of me. I was faithful to him all along. Because of this little problem with my landlord, he gave me a quit notice which made me embark on our first building project which I built in Akute, a suburb between Lagos and Ogun state. I never dated a landlord, his friends; it is all lie only hoping to tarnish my image and give me a bad name.
Q. What about the two hundred thousand naira he left before leaving for the US and the several other funds he sent through Western Union transfer from time to time for the upkeep of yourself and the baby; are you saying there is no truth in all these?
A. The issue of the two hundred thousand naira he left, I can't even remember if the money was up to two hundred thousand. At that time he left I was already about seven months pregnant and there was no place to stay; he lied that he got me an apartment. I was scouting with a friend named Esther I met at Okota. It was after this that he was able to raise the money for my accommodation and I was eight months two weeks pregnant at the time. So all the story of him painting himself as the good husband are all lie; you can imagine an almost due pregnant woman living in a three bedroom flat with no chair, baby material and all. This man's story is like a whole script which I have written, that is why I don't want to tell it all out so that some opportunist won't go make money out of it. It was so hard for me then because my family even rejected me because he never paid my dowry or even took me to the altar so I was all alone. Even the western union issue he raised, he said he sent me money through Union bank using western union. Union bank only transact Money gram. So it is all lie. Yes, he sent me money quite alright but that was after I had suffered with my baby for close to two years. He thereafter sent maybe $100 in one month or two like that; is that enough to carter for a me and my baby with different bills here and there.
Q. Let me get one thing straight; were you guys ever married then and if yes when and where was it?
A. At first we were not; it was just like a student thing then man and girlfriend. He promised me he was going to take me to the US, that I shouldn't write my final exams. I was young and naive then I had no choice but to agree to his sweet talks. And we did a court wedding here in Lagos and he went to my parents to pay the dowry after which we both travelled to the US in 2004 but we never did the white wedding.
Q. What about all these stories he said about you going to the US to seek child support and the many lies told about him in the US court which warranted the $300 he gives you per week?
A. We stayed as man and wife for over a year in the US then all of a sudden one evening he came with two policemen and started packing his things. He showed me no sign before he left for work in the morning; this was a man I was hoping he was gonna come home for dinner but what do I get? His sister was with him calling me names, saying I spent over seven years in Nigeria cheating on his brother and all. I was just surprised; I had no choice than to let it be. After that I was told he came to Nigeria and he sold the house "duplex" I built for him in Lagos. What is the honour in that; a house I built with my sweat. Although he sent me money but at the time I was already acting and modelling; so I made enough money that was invested into the building of this house. I was left with nothing in the US to take care of two kids that was why I had to ask for the child support. When he got back it, the case was already waiting for him. He was only able to pay for just three weeks before he started hearing false stories that I was a flirt back in Nigeria, that I had many friends and all. So he had to re-file the case and asked for a DNA test to prove if our second child was actually his. The day he dropped the sample I was not there; they just came up with a result and he started saying he has proved that our second child was never his. I am calling on him again if he wants another DNA which is not manipulated; I believe the DNA he talked about was only done to reduce the child support he pays for the upkeep of the children. Well I have said in the court that i no longer want his child support anymore.
Q. So where are your kids now, in Nigeria or in the US?
A. My kids are here with me in Nigeria now. I provide for their needs; I thank God they have never been disappointed. My first daughter is fifteen years old now; she is into showbiz and also a musician. I bought her a guitar, pay her studio session fee and everything she needs. They both know that their dad is a coward. What impression is he leaving for his childish? They are grown up now and know who the bad egg between us is.
Q. Can you tell us some of the movies that you have featured in so far and now?
A. I did Dangerous Sister with Genevieve and Dakora; I played the role of Susan. I did Living in Darkness with Mike Ezeronye and Ini Edo; I played the village mermaid (Jezebel). I also did 0End of the Game with Sandra Achums and Tony One week; I played the village girl Unoma. I was in Desperate Woman with Mama Gee and also a couple of other movies that I can not remember.
I can see that you have not really done badly as an actress. Now that you also sing; are you leaving Nollywood for singing or when did the music thing start?
I am still in Nollywood. Actually I have like six Nollywood movies that I featured in while in the States but they are not yet out. About the singing part; I will say that it started like a dream. I saw myself singing in a dream after which I came up with the song " Somebody help me" and before you know it, I become a musician and spreading all over the place.
Q. The music industry is no doubt a competitive market; what genre of music would you say you play and do you think Nigerians are ready for your kind of music?
A. Honestly I will say that they are ready because if you look at some of my tracks, I give varieties. I have gospel songs on it, tracks like Ikebe Na Money is also good. I have a whole lot that any body can choose from. My kind of music is Afro dancehall music.
Q. How soon are you dropping your album?
A. It is going to be very soon. They have been calling me from the US telling me to come back and all. Now I am back and working really hard in the studio. I will come out real hard with the best I promise them.
Q. Are you looking at doing any collaboration with any known artiste?
A. Yes I will do some collabos with artistes like Felix Duke and Timaya. But my first album is already complete; so the collabo will be in my second album which I am already in the studio for.
Q. How were you able to combine reggae, dancehall, gospel and your native dialect in your song?
A. I will say it is God because I don't even know how it happened; the music just came flowing like that. The kind of music we do in the States is different from the ones here. And my producer is Asian; he is somehow related to Wyclef Jean. He always says that I should sing in my native dialect and no like a Beyonce or Rihanna because he says they were going to market me to the Caribbean, Hollywood and Africans. That was how I was able to blend the entire flavor in my music.
Q. Tell us about your background and how your growing up was like?
A. I am from Imo state in Ikedero. Growing up was not bad even though I wasn't born with a silver spoon, I still managed to survive the hustle and bustle of the country. Before I left for the US, I went to college here in IMT Enugu; I did two courses Business Communication and Secretarial Administration and ended up with HND but wasn't able to write my final papers due to one reason or the other. In the US, I am still in school studying Business Management. I will round up my studies soon.
Q. What do you think of the music industry in Nigeria now as compared to when you left in 2004?
A. I haven't really had the opportunity of exploring what is going on here in the industry but from what I have seen so far; I think we are improving. Now you see our Nigerian artistes getting nominations in international awards like BET, MTV which has never happened before. We are doing good and improving.
Q. Have you ever been on stage performing in the States?
A. Yes I have done that a couple of times. I had a show with Majek Fasek in the US sometime ago. When Olu Maintain same to the US to launch his album, I opened the stage for him too.
Q. How was the feeling like; were you shy since it is different from acting which you are used to?
A. No I am never shy anytime I sing on stage. I won the stage and crowd anytime I am on stage performing. They love me and it is always an unforgettable experience. I am like a Tigress whenever I am on stage.
Q. There is this musical video of yours on the internet where you appeared almost nude; I think it is Ikebe Na Money video. Why did you show so much boobs knowing this is against African culture?
A. Yes I agree with you this is Africa. I wasn't completely nude but my ass was and I was on top of a man winding my ass. I am an entertainer and I don't see anything wrong in it; it's all showbiz. Some people are against it while some of my fans like it. I don't care whose axe is grind.
Q. Does it mean as an actress you can go nude in movies?
A. Yes I can go nude depending on what is involved; the money and person. It is all professional; acting nude is no big deal so far the price is right. This profession is make-belief that is one thing the public should know. I know most of our actress won't be this blunt but I tell you they can do it. Na money we dey talk about here my brother.
What is your view about sex?
Sex is a natural thing; it has come to live with us. There is nothing we can do about it. It is a way of life.
Do you love sex?
My brother who no like sex. There is nothing bad in sex if it is done with someone you like.
Now that you are single again; who would you consider your idle man?
I wouldn't actually know off hand but if I see my idle man I will recognize him. When I see those qualities in him, I will know it is him and I will go for him.
What message do you have for your fans?
Afro Candy is here to stay and have come to stay; she is the new generation artistes you all have been waiting for. Some of my fans have even tagged me African Lil'Kim. You better watch out for me. I am going to be showing a lot of skin in my musical videos which has never been done before in Nigeria. I love showbiz and if you like call me miss controversial, I like that. I love you all.
It's been nice talking to you
Thank you
5 comments:
- AnonymousJanuary 7, 2011 at 11:34 AM
Afro Candy is beautiful and too saucy for that man. Did she just use him to travel or what?
The old photo of her both of them in Daily Sun showed that she was not exposed in Nigeria. They were both struggling then.
Now, she don bend like crayfish. I think she is OK but showing her bum free of charge is "useless" in a musical video. Abi na PRO advert? No offence o. - AnonymousJanuary 7, 2011 at 11:35 AM
Afro Candy is beautiful and too saucy for that man. Did she just use him to travel or what?
The old photo of both of them in Daily Sun showed that she was not exposed in Nigeria. They were both struggling then.
Now, she don bend like crayfish. I think she is OK but showing her bum free of charge is "useless" in a musical video. Abi na PRO advert? No offence o. - AnonymousJanuary 9, 2011 at 11:54 AM
there is no reason to sleep around. It is not only Africandy that suffered in this world but she chose to sleep around and justify it. Disgusting. How many baby daddies does she have now?.
-Taiwo - AnonymousJune 17, 2011 at 9:01 PM
This afrocockdick is an epitome of a morally debased and bankrupt Nigerian women who once they set their foot on American soil become wiser than their husband and bite the very finger that fed them. She can run but she can't hide. At the right time, she will pay the price of what she did to this man.
Okey - tinuola gbemyApril 23, 2012 at 5:33 AM
Afrocandy against all odds I want u to know we love and appreciate u. when men treats a lady badly no one coughs, but when its d other way round tongue wags. Keep it up dearie one love........


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help! resigning from an unsafe facility after working only a couple weeks - page 2
- i have made the decsion to leave a job because i am very uncomfortable with ALOT of what i see that goes on (and something really bad happened tonight) even.. i am not a new nurse, ive had 4 years... Read More
2Dec 19, '10 by canesdukegirl, BSN GuideI think that dthfytr had a great response. A certified letter may seem a bit dramatic, but it is proof that you take your license seriously and it shows that you practice and expect high standards of nursing care. I think that 2 weeks should be given AFTER you submit your letter. That way if anything untoward happens in the two weeks that follow, you already have proof in writing that you deemed this facility as an unsafe environment. Submitting your letter and giving the requisite two weeks show that you are the professional that you say you are. If I were in your shoes and had serious concerns about the facility I was working in, I would even go further and report this facility to my BON.
I would not worry about listing this facility on your resume. When you get an interview somewhere else, they will of course ask you about your last employer. Don't hide it. Remember that YOU did nothing wrong. It is not a black mark against YOU. When they ask why you left, stick to the facts.
I was in a similar situation. I worked in an unsafe OR for a month before I left because the practices that I saw were horrendous. No supervision of new staff who were contaminating the sterile field and then trying to hide it so they wouldn't get yelled at, nurses sabatoging each other, dangling earrings falling into the sterile wound, local with epi injected mistakenly into extremities...the list goes on and on. This hospital was eventually sued because of a rather extreme mistake and every employee working that day had to give a deposition. When I landed an interview, the NM saw this hospital listed on my resume and asked me why I left. I told her facts only. I also told her that I feared that my license was in jeopardy, and I felt compelled to leave. She nodded her head and said, "Wise choice." I was hired that day by her.
Nurse managers talk. They understand that there are bad facilities out there. Don't take this as any fault of your own. Be honest about your reasons for leaving, but keep it brief.
Good luck to you. I am so sorry you are in this position.Bella'sMyBaby and netglow like this. -
2Dec 19, '10 by canesdukegirl, BSN GuideQuote from superwifenursewomanI don't think that your comment is in any way unpopular. I think it is a very wise comment, in fact. A formal letter to the Board of Nursing outlining the practices witnessed by the OP would be taken seriously and would be dealt with.Steve, I know this may be the unpopular comment but can you contact your nursing body and speak to a practice adviser?. I think of the patients who are going to be left in this place after you have left. Sometimes people are so used to doing wrong they dont recognise it anymore and its only when an outsider comes in that change is made. I dont think you should do it on your own but I am sure someone knows of someone who can help you to help those poor patients and keep them safe. Wouldent you like someone to try ?qt_rn and Bella'sMyBaby like this.
4Dec 19, '10 by DNS on the goDo yourself a favor, Write a formal resignation letter stating that you are resigning with your last day you will working. Mostly likely, as a new employee of a few weeks, you are still on orienation so you can leave the day you resign. Do not list the reason your leaving. Your supervisors know what is going on (even if they pretend otherwise). If asked why you are leaving state something neurtal like travel time or family issues. Please go out with out any drama. The last thing a facility wants is to hear is a new disgruntled employee's view of their facility-even if your reasons for talking are patient care centered. As for your resume, leave this job off. From reading what you wrote, you tried the job, did not like what was going and quickly decided to move on. I am assuming that this facility is a nursing home. Nursing homes are revolving doors with regard to staff coming and going. The more low key you are, the better. Those supervisors will move on and have other jobs. Do not get a bad reputation in the nursing home business as this will haunt you as you look for another jobs. LTC is a small industry and as I said before, nursing personnel including nursing supervisors and directors rotate from facility to facility. You made up your mind, go out professionally and without any drama. You are not in a position to right what you perceive as wrong. Be polite and give formal notice with out the gripes. Good luck in your future position.
0Dec 19, '10 by mazyI've left a couple of jobs within the probationary period and did not list them. Never had a problem.
If you are worried about this coming up on a background check I would say that you wait until the interview and say that you worked in so and so place and just wanted to mention it even though you left and then give a general reason about why, perhaps something along the lines of how the job made you recognize how important it was to be able to do X in your job and that you feel you would be a better fit in another facility.
They aren't going to do the check anyway until they've made a decision about whether to hire you.
I've done that and usually the interviewer just thanks me for my honesty. One said "Oh, well, we all make those mistakes, sometimes it's just helpful to make them, it gets your priorities straight." I got that job.
Just keep in mind that if you write a letter you do not want to burn bridges....you may not want to have anything to do with that facility ever again but the nursing community is a lot smaller than you would think and at some point you will run into those people again. -
0Dec 19, '10 by skittlebearI would probably tough it out, give my letter of resignation, and a two week notice.
0Dec 19, '10 by skittlebearSorry, I am tired and missed that you have only been working for 2 weeks. I would write a very professional letter of resignation and write down the date that you want to leave (shouldn't have to be in 2 weeks if you have only been there for 2 weeks). I wish you the best!
0Dec 19, '10 by TexasNurseEducatorI agree with several of the posters regarding certified letter, keep a copy, no need to put on resume or application but, be willing to discuss in interview process. Most Boards of Nursing's have abandonment policies. Review that for your state and if patient care is in danger can report even anomymously to your state health dept. It is smart that you not only recognized the unsafe situation but, made a very hard choice to remove yourself from the situation if you can't change it. I teach with a remediation/refresher program in Texas and all to often meet nurses that wish they had done as you did and quit. But, too late find themselves in the mist of a lawsuit or BON complaint over something that was way beyond their control in most ways. It takes courage especially in this job market to say nope, not the right place for me. The first step toward being where you want to be is to recognize where you don't want to be.
P.S. You can often get advice from your state nursing professional organization.
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Saturday, July 31, 2010
my opinion about the chevy volt: retort
disclaimer: i was initially writing this in an email and hence used capitalization, but decided to post it as a blog instead...
1. Edward Niedermeyer seems to be like most of America these days and seemingly has no clue of what running a business means. Should GM give everyone in America a free Volt? Or should they subsidize it the way that the US gov't subsidizes corn? This whole cost issue makes me crazy - people "want" these green technologies, but they cost $$$$. So where is the responsibility of the consumer and that of industry? In this particular case, GM is providing an extended range electric vehicle, the first of its kind in this country, and it has a price tag of $41K. I pay more for a mac than a PC because I like it, though many will argue that the cost is not "worth it" - should apple subsidize their macbooks so that American's can have their pick of PC or mac without a hit to their pocketbook? This is called consumerism, people. Buy what you want to buy, and don't buy the things that aren't worth it to you, or are outside of your budget allowance.a pic of the chevy volt (this is the production design), borrowed from the web.
2. Comparing the business model of the Prius to the Volt is silly. The Prius is a hybrid, the Volt is an EREV. I imagine that the business model for GM's hybrids MIGHT be similar to the Prius. But the Volt is a beast of it's own. Consider the cost of the Testla Roadster - it's full of laptop batteries and it's only a 2-seater and costs around $100K, and somehow that's OK. But America somehow expects GM to give the Volt away? Why? The Volt comprises a gas engine, a custom electric powertrain, and state-of-the-art built-for-vehicle lithium batteries that are brand new... all of that equals expensive!! Now consider the cost of the physical facilities, operations, and personnel to develop this beast of a new vehicle in a ridiculously short time.
3. I think the knock on the lease is rather silly simply because a 12K mile lease per year is standard in the US. GM didn't create this especially for the Volt, they are offering it to make the vehicle within reach to more consumers, which is what Edward Niedermeyer apparently wants, and yet he's bashing it.
4. How do we know that the $41K sticker price makes the Volt profitable? I'm not particularly certain that this is the case. Edward Niedermeyer said that the first generation Prius had a true cost of $32,000... that was 13 years ago with nickel metal batteries, and a significantly smaller battery pack compared to the Volt. Regulatory restrictions were much less stringent at that time as well (OBD and the like, meaning sensors, controllers, and development). And what about inflation? So, a simple thought experiment comparing the Prius of 13 years ago to the Volt of today leads me to believe that the Volt costs more than $41K to build in 2010.
5. I don't subscribe to notion that one car can save any one company, period. And even if the Volt WERE the savior child of GM, selling it at a loss doesn't exactly pay the bills. The whole notion is simply nonsensical.
6. The Nissan Leaf and the Chevy Volt are not truly comparable. Yes, everyone compares them to one another, but the Leaf is a 100% electric car. It's great for people who put around a city and have a predictable drive, and a second car for trips or deviations from the normal route. But you can't take a Leaf across country given the existing state of battery technology and the lack of a battery charging infrastructure. The Volt, however, allows one to use the vehicle as an electric vehicle for rather short commutes, but provides a gas engine that will convert gasoline into electricity so that you CAN go across country. You don't have to worry about plugging in. But of course, you CAN plug in and monopolize on reducing your gasoline consumption as much as possible. Leaf does not = Volt, and Volt does not = Leaf.
7. As for the Volt design and space within the vehicle.... I agree that it's disappointing that the design didn't stay true to the concept. GM has stated that it's due to aero. I don't know much about it. While I agree with Mr. Niedermeyer here, I can say that it hasn't inhibited enthusiasts from raving about the Volt - so it's about the potential Volt customer, not my nor Niedermeyer's opinion. As for the Volt being only a 4 passenger vehicle, I think this was always known - it shouldn't come as a surprise. To my knowledge, GM had always planned to package the battery as a T-shaped pack, beneath the vehicle, that would run through the tunnel of the car, eliminating the middle rear seat. I agree that this may be a deal breaker for some, but the Volt is really marketed as a commuter car, and most commuting takes place with one person in a vehicle. With that said, however, the Volt can take you across the country and back (thanks to the 1.4L gasoline engine), and in those cases your road trips will limit you to inviting only 3 pals instead of 4. that's a pic of the concept car, borrowed from the web
8. As for Edward Niedermeyer's sentiment that the only reason to buy a Volt is to make the bailout work is... ignorant, ridiculous, and telling of his lack of consumer perspective. People buy luxury SUV's that get < 20mpg, for hefty sticker prices in excess of $65K. Plenty of vehicles in today's US market cost in excess of $40K (think Audi, Mercedes, Cadillac, BMW, trucks, SUV's, etc.). Some greenies, techies and even regular consumers who are sick of increasing fuel prices will be willing to shell out the $41K for something new, cool and fun to drive, that provides the opportunity to avoid using gasoline during daily commutes. Need I remind Edward Niedermeyer that this is not a high-volume vehicle that GM is aiming to sell to every man, woman and child in the US. It's a relatively low volume vehicle aimed at satisfying a niche market. And given my interaction with the public surrounding the Volt, I think that GM is succeeding in that mission. Sales will paint the final picture, of course, so we'll find out once Volts begin rolling off of the production line at the end of this year.
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- sherrie said...
Great response, Mel. I agree with you. The only decent point he makes is on design and it's true -- we would have loved to keep it, but it wasn't very efficient.
- July 31, 2010 at 11:36 AM
You have to ask yourself how in the world a publication such as the New York Times - which supposedly holds itself to high standards - would publish any ramblings from a person so biased as Neidermeyer. It's not as if Neidermeyer's site published over 250 "GM Death Watch" posts over the past three years (which they have), or that he based his opinion that the hopes of GM and the taxpayers are pinned to a "$41,000 car with the performance and interior space of a $15,000" - even though he's never driven the vehicle (to determine its performance) and that "interior space" has never before been positioned as a vehicles overall measure of goodness (for heaven's sake, that would mean the Tesla Roadster would be the worst value in the world.).
Neidermeyer is an idiot - I can accept that, but the New York Times claims to know better. They have a lot to prove to me in this regard.
Rob - July 31, 2010 at 12:59 PM
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Great post.
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Hello everyone... I currently own a TV/VCR combo unit and I was wanting to add a DVD player but the TV only has 2 RCA cable plugs yellow(video) & white(audio) but no RED... does this matter or can I just hook the yellow and white and it will work fine? |
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That just means that the TV is not capable of stereo. You can hook up a DVD player to it and it will sound just as "good" as the way it does now. Okay you may get only one channel (right or left) technically, and you could combine the channels (go to Radio Shack) and ask for a cable to connect stereo RCA to mono RCA), but I doubt you would notice the difference if you are satisfied with the picture/sound quality you have now with the unit. - Jim |
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That might be correct, but if you only connect one stereo channel, I suppose that you will miss out on some of the audio in stereo movies. If they play a voice only or mainly through the right speaker and you only have the left one connected, I suppose that you won't hear a lot!! Or maybe check if you can switch your DVD player to mono in some menu, then it will probably mix both channels on one output and at least you'll hear everything. |
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Nicira's platform is particularly useful to an outfit like Rackspace. Following in the footsteps of Amazon, Rackspace operates an "infrastructure cloud," offering instant access to virtual servers and storage. This service is used by thousands of developers and businesses across the globe, and Nicira provides a means restricting each customer to its own virtual network — or multiple virtual networks.
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Raymie Stata, the former Yahoo chief technology officer, agrees that Nicira changes the game if you're running this sort of infrastructure cloud service. But he questions how useful the company's software will be to other web services. "If you want to have virtual private networks for a large number of customers, that's one of the hardest problems to solve, and Nicira is a great solution for that," Stata says. "But if only one tenant is using a network, even if the tenant is very large, it's less useful. I wouldn't imagine it would be as useful to Facebook, for example. They're very large, but they're the only tenant on their network."
According to Casado, this misses the mark. Many of the biggest web operations run extremely complex operations, he says, and though the resources may not be shared among many outside customers, they're shared among many different applications within a company. "Some of the big web guys have very simple operations. They have one website that runs the same code. This isn't an obvious fit for us," Casado says. "However, any sophisticated website generally has many applications with different requirements, as well as test and development [applications] from different groups, all using the same infrastructure."
As John Engates points out, at a company like Google, the company's private infrastructure operates much like the public infrastructure services offered by Amazon and Rackspace. All of these companies have built sweeping operations that pool a massive collection of hardware resources into one coherent whole. That's what a cloud is. You can grab virtual processing power and virtual storage whenever you need it, and you can move these virtual resources from one physical place to another. But in the past, the network wasn't as malleable, and this restricted how easily you could move resources. Nicira adds the missing piece.
The End of the Network Operator
Many of the world's largest web companies, including Google, are already buying cut-rate networking gear directly from manufacturers in Taiwan and China, making an end-run around the Ciscos and the Junipers. With Nicira providing a virtual networking platform that works with any gear from any vendors, Casado says, this trend will only continue. The Ciscos and Junipers, he says, will become less and less important.
Yes, Cisco is working on its own network virtualization tools. And it has joined Nicira and others in building a networking virtualization framework for OpenStack, the open source platform for building infrastructure clouds along the lines of those offered by Rackspace and Amazon. "Cisco is a networking company, and we're increasingly looking at cloud services. We're not just switches and routers anymore," says Lew Tucker, who oversaw the development of Sun Microsystems' cloud service before it was sold to Oracle and now runs Cisco's OpenStack efforts. "We want to make sure this stuff works on Cisco gear."
But Casado believes Cisco and the other big networking vendors will never fully commit to network virtualization. "The traditional networking vendors? I don't think they can do this, because they'll end up cannibalizing themselves," he says. "They can do something that has some of the same properties, but they can't actually virtualize the network. They can never come out and sell you a project that will allow you do work with any type of hardware. They will make motions in this area, but I don't think they're going to be doing anything really concrete."
Whatever the case, Casado believes it's only a matter of time before networking hardware takes a back seat to software.
Recently, Casado was in Hawaii when he received an e-mail from someone who worked for a large company Nicira had dealt with in the past. This person asked Casado if he could meet for a chat, and Casado said yes, assuming he was an executive who wanted to discuss a partnership between the two companies. But as it turns out, this person was an ordinary network hardware operator who had read about Nicira and wanted to know if he would be out of job in 10 years.
"I didn't know what to tell him. Get a new job? Do something different?" Casado says. "The truth is, in 10 years, you're not going to have highly skilled, highly paid people working with networking hardware."
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McConville is a British scholar who has distinguished himself in Deuteronomy studies. This volume is one of the first two offerings in the new Apollos Old Testament Commentary. The series "takes its name from the Alexandrian Jewish Christian who was able to impart his great learning fervently and powerfully through his teaching (Acts 18:24-25)" (9). The series hopes to work with one foot firmly planted in the universe of the original text as well as communicate the meaning and practical application of Deuteronomy to a modern audience.
In his introduction to the book, McConville proposes that the book consists largely of Moses' speeches (19), which are surrounded by 3rd person narration. He suggests that in the context of the ancient world, Deuteronomy should be seen "as a radical blueprint for the life of a people, at the same time spiritual and political, and running counter to every other social-political-religious programme" (21). Though McConville critiques the critical consensus about the composition of Deuteronomy, he clearly affirms that his commentary "does not defend Mosaic authorship" (39). On the one hand, he does not discount the evidence cited by numerous conservative evangelical scholars that points to a 2nd millennium background for Deuteronomy. On the other hand, he affirms that this kind of evidence "broadly supports the relatively early date that I advocate" (40). The frustrating p art is that McConville has chosen "not to try to date the book exactly" (40) and offers no precise idea what "relatively early date" he refers to.
The commentary on Deuteronomy proceeds section by section through the book. Although McConville provides no over-arching outline of the book (which is a weakness), one can identify the major pericopes he identifies. Each pericope receives treatment under five headings. After McConville's own translation of the text, he provides a section dealing with textual issues ("Notes on the Text"), sometimes relating to text criticism and others to morphology, syntax, or word meanings. After he deals with "Form and Structure" issues, he devotes the most pages on that pericope to his "Comment" section, generally arranged by smaller verse units. He concludes his treatment of a pericope with an "Explanation" section in which he summarizes the message of the verses discussed.
The volume concludes with a thorough bibliography (30 pages, single spaced) that is abreast of recent scholarship on Deuteronomy as well as a helpful set of indexes (Scripture references, authors, and subjects). These concluding features add to the value and potential impact of the volume on those interested in working in Deuteronomy studies.
The primary weakness of the volume, the absence of an analytical outline, does not erase the significance of McConville's work. Such an outline would help the reader understand or recognize decisions McConville made about the flow of the book's message. In spite of the few concerns cited above, the commentary deserves a place on the shelf of any student who desires to understand the message of Deuteronomy.


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Hi there and first thing, thanks to all of you for your support and answers to the last blog.
Today I woke up very upset from what happened yesterday and I was wondering a lot. I went meditating and a girlfriend called me, she is going through something similar to what I am going through and talking help us clear a lot of what we had to deal with then got on the forum and read our comments that helped me and lifted me up.
I think this is a life experience like another and we reach the point of conflict for the better. Before the issues and emotions and feelings were hiding in the darkness of the unconscious and there were not available.
Now things are out and both him and I have the opportunity to make a clear conscious choice about what is going on. This time we have the freedom, the power, the options in front of us.
There is no doubt the abuse is linked to all the abuse we both had to deal with in our childhood and lives. There is no doubt the energy we were both carrying helped us meet and fall in love one with each other. There is also no doubt we are giving each other an opportunity to heal this and make a choice that is going to take us on a path with no abuse left.
To me this is a very important time of my life and his, something that could change our lives forever and for the best.
I don't know if we are going to be on that path together or not, if the healing will occur for both of us as a couple, what choice he is going to make.
I know a few things tough : I am on this fruit boat for a lifetime whatever obstacle there is, I a not giving up on LOVE, I am not giving up on pushing, growing, crying, laughing and experiencing all that is needed to get to a better me and a better life. It is worthy, the ride is worthy, the growth is worthy, the pain is worthy to get to the goal : thrive, get to the inner light, get to the light and shine it hard and strong so other people can rejoice too and feel it for themselves and within.
I am making the choice of healing and as was said in the comments wisely yesterday to love, forgive, let go and move on.
So now I am back to my meditation to open up and clean my energy.
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- What it is: Midway-type whip ride.
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- When to go: The first 30 minutes the park is open.
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- Duration of ride: About 90 seconds.
- Average wait time per 100 people ahead of you: 8 minutes.
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Henri Cherry pounded down 11 kills to lead the Templeton boys volleyball team to a 3-0 sweep at Mission Prep on Tuesday night. The Eagles, who are ranked 8th this week in CIF's Division 4, improved to 8-0. Mission fell to 3-5.
Cherry delivered a team-best 11 kills to go with 2 aces. Tobey Isbell collected 8 kills and 2 aces, while Jordan Scully added 7 kills for Templeton. Eric Lahargou dished out 32 assists and had 5 kills.
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Olivar on Capitol Hill in Seattle: enchantment with a Spanish accent
Olivar on Seattle's Capitol Hill may have the magic formula to make the formerly unlucky Loveless Building location a success.
Special to The Seattle Times
Sample menu
Ensalada de Boquerones | $8 |
Albóndigas de Cordero | $9 |
Patatas Bravas con Huevo y Morcilla | $10 |
Sea Scallops with creamed butternut squash | $15 |
Rabbit Three Ways | $18 |
Spanish806 E. Roy St., Seattle
Reservations: Recommended.
Hours: 5-10:30 p.m. Sundays and Tuesdays-Thursdays; 5-11 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays; closed Mondays.
Prices: $$ (small plates $4-$15; large plates $16-$19).
Drinks: Full bar; brief, well-chosen, reasonably priced list of predominantly Spanish and French wines.
Parking: On street.
Sound: Moderate.
Who should go: Anyone in the mood for a fairy-tale evening.
Credit cards: Visa, Mastercard.
Access: Restrooms not wheelchair accessible.
The Loveless Building, with its glowing murals that illustrate Alexander Pushkin's 19th-century tale of jealous sisters, an exiled heir and a swan-princess, is a storybook setting ready made for magic. Enchantment proved short-lived for Fork and Coco La-Ti-Da, the most recent restaurants to inhabit these quaint quarters, but with the debut of Olivar last summer, Prince Charming may have come at last.
Chef/owner Philippe Thomelin looks the part. Tall, broad-shouldered and handsome, he grew up in France's Loire Valley, but his menu pays homage to his adopted homeland, Spain.
It's a concise card that opens with a few cold salads, then moves on to hot plates, both small and large, with perhaps a half-dozen more daily specials posted on a chalkboard. Order a few or several, have them in any progression you like, share them or not; the estimable staff adapts to your wishes and your pace.
The most riveting dishes I sampled illustrate both the menu's variety and the chef's skillful weaving of flavors and textures, often incorporating an audacious flourish. Fork into albóndigas and you'll find the interior of those crusty lamb meatballs are rosy with paprikalike poivron rouge. Joining the three fiesty amigos are chunks of sautéed eggplant sprinkled with cilantro and surprisingly sweet tomatillo chutney.
Sweet meets sweeter when caramelized sea scallops are embedded in butternut-squash purée. But their calm is deliciously ruffled by the fruity tang of arrope — a drizzle of syrupy grape must — and the sharp bite of a Parmesan crisp.
Similarly, fork-tender rashers of grilled pork belly Grenobloise get a jolt from several tart, salty and rich garnishes: capers, hard-cooked egg, parsley and cornichons, each chopped and arranged in tidy rows as you would plant a garden.
Patatas bravas con huevo y morcilla is a tempestuous marriage of meat and potatoes tamed by the rich emolument of a poached egg. A hint of clove or bay leaf haunts the dusky disks of morcilla (blood sausage); the crisp wedges of fried potato are burnished with a lively spice blend that includes smoked paprika and cayenne.
Follow those hot potatoes with an invigorating cold plate, perhaps ensalada de boquerones, vinaigrette-dressed greens with pickled anchovies and strips of roasted red pepper arranged like spokes on a wheel.
Among large plates, rabbit impressed mightily, both for its finesse and presentation. The meat is prepared three ways: Serrano ham as brittle as bacon wraps the moist loin; a savoy cabbage leaf enfolds savory leg meat braised with carrot, celery and onion; and tender confit packs a crisp buckwheat crepe bundled like a beggar's purse. These small packages, along with some roasted fingerling potatoes, are arranged on a petal-shaped platter splashed with jus.
Cazuela de arroz con carne y mariscos, a distant cousin to paella, is pleasant but unexceptional. The seafood in this saffron rice casserole (mussels, clams, squid and a firm white fish) is more notable than the meat (dry chicken and mild chorizo).
More than a few dishes eschew meat and fish altogether. Gnocchi was the more successful of two meatless pasta offerings. The sautéed dumplings could have been firmer but the real treat was deeper in the bowl, where a cache of chanterelles snuggled, their earthy appeal heightened with chives and melted manchego.
Black-olive pasta tossed with peppery goat cheese was an example of execution gone awry, however. The spaghettilike noodles had an unappealing grayish cast and a sobalike softness too similar to the entwined strands of carrot and zucchini. Pine nuts tried but failed to deliver much textural contrast.
Blandness plagued egg noodles paired with a sliced, boneless chicken breast, selected from the chalkboard specials. Though fragrant with shaved Oregon truffle (more potent than that domestic fungus usually tastes), the dish wanted salt.
Potted tuna rillettes, another special, had plenty of zip: lemon and cayenne informed every yielding, spreadable bite. But I wished for something sturdier and less sweet than toasted brioche to carry it to my mouth.
Brioche was perfect for the chestnut bread pudding, lending lightness to a potentially heavy dessert. Topped with house-made cinnamon ice cream, the pudding toed the line between savory and sweet.
Cinnamon, cheesecake and strawberry were the ice-cream flavors du jour. A fun trio of profiteroles featured one of each, sauced with caramel, chocolate and strawberry respectively. And though panna cotta seemed too dense to me, it was smooth and rich and, like so many dishes here, accessorized with flair, in this case with bits of sweet-tart quince and a delicate manchego tuile cookie.
Olivar is informal and inexpensive — small plates average $9; no large plate exceeds $20. It's just what you want in a neighborhood restaurant — and so much more. Among the extra niceties: fresh flowers on the marbled bamboo tabletops, complimentary green olives and good bread to accompany each meal; a thoughtful, well-priced wine list; and servers with detailed knowledge of both food and wine, who work in concert waiting tables as well as welcoming guests, for there is really no room in this cozy, candlelit cave for a host stand.
In all, it adds up to some enchanted evening.
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Settlement checks, vindication at last in Clark refinery case
BY JOANNE VON ALROTH Correspondent September 22, 2011 7:40PM
Rev. Peter Contreras, Bob Vaci, Tom Madrigal, Joan Silke and Nancy Madrigal, all members of the Good Neighbor Committee of South Cook County stand outside of the former site of the Clark Oil Refinery at 131st and Kedzie in Blue Island, IL on Wednesday September 21, 2011. People effected by the Rosolowski v. Clark Refining & Marketing, Inc. case recently received a settlement | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
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Sometimes, vindication comes in the mail.
That's exactly what 6,000 Blue Island-area residents began receiving this month — silent but potent vindication. It's been arriving in the form of checks for property damage inflicted over the years by the now-shuttered Clark Oil refinery at 131st Street and Kedzie Avenue in unincorporated Worth Township.
The checks are the residents' portion of the $60 million settlement reached in July 2010 with the refinery's current owner, San Antonio-based Valero Energy Corp., after a 15-year court battle. Eligible residents reportedly received from $200 to $18,000 each.
"This definitely brings a sense of closure," said Joan Silke, a south suburban activist and one of the first to protest the refinery's emissions in the early 1990s. "I'm genuinely happy for people. This has taken a long time, but we were right, and they had to pay."
"It was a great feeling (when the check arrived)," said Nancy Madrigal, who worked closely with Silke to improve conditions at the refinery. "This lawsuit was the only recourse that could get us the change we needed, and the check meant, 'This phase is done.' It's a resolution."
"I'm relieved," said Tom Finnegan, a retired insurance claims adjuster who received a check. "I guess it hasn't really set in yet, but I did feel relieved."
Valero had no comment on the settlement payments, company spokesman Bill Day said.
Silke, who once lived about 500 feet downwind of the refinery, spent years lobbying Clark to improve safety conditions for residents and the refinery's 300 workers. When Clark resisted, Silke helped found the watchdog group Good Neighbor Committee of South Cook County in the early 1990s.
Some area residents eagerly joined Silke's efforts to slow the "snowstorm" of noxious gases and particles. Others, though, saw her as a menace: Silke said she withstood intimidation and death threats from refinery employees and other residents who feared her efforts would cause Clark's closure and hurt the local economy.
"Joan really took the brunt of the early criticism," said Madrigal, who worked closely with Silke. "She put herself at the forefront of the abuse."
But more residents came over to Silke's side in October 1994 when 15 tons of catalyst dust from the refinery sent about 50 Eisenhower High School students to the hospital with dizziness and breathing difficulties. That was followed by a March 1995 explosion at the plant that killed two workers. The explosion also broke windows and cracked foundations of homes in the area.
Kathleen Young had a front-row view of the hell-like blast from her house on Everett Street.
"It was so huge, my daughter fell out of bed, and my husband flew down the stairs," she said. "I live so close, I saw the destruction firsthand — it was horrible. I lost half the stuff in my back yard, and all the paint on my car. And that was just stuff — you couldn't open the door and breathe.
"When Joan showed up at my door with a petition, I said right away, 'I'm on board.' "
A lengthy legal process
Growing support didn't solve the problem quickly, though. Lawsuits were filed on behalf of the injured students after the catalyst dust incident and on behalf of the two men killed in the explosion.
As more residents began seeking legal redress for property damage, their complaint received class-action lawsuit status in 2000.
Silke's critics were proven right in October 2001 when the company, which had changed its name to Premcor, closed the refinery and people lost their jobs. Some were bitter, but many considered the closure a huge plus for the village.
"Clark needed to go for a long, long time," Young said.
Four years later, Valero bought Premcor. In November 2005, jurors awarded property damage claimants $120 million, and the injured students received $100,000.
Residents suffered a reversal a year later when Valero appealed and Cook County Circuit Judge Cheryl L. Starks dismissed the case, ruling that the 6,000 plaintiffs hadn't proved they'd all suffered the same level of nuisance. Valero then began approaching plaintiffs individually, offering them pennies on the dollar for their damage claims.
Furious, the plaintiffs appealed the decision. In June 2008, the Illinois Appellate Court overturned the decertification 2-1, ruling that a class-action suit cannot be dissolved after a jury reaches a verdict and sent it back to Starks to be retried.
The wrongful death suit filed on behalf of the two men killed in the explosion was settled in March 2009 for $12 million.
Valero and the plaintiffs agreed to the $60 million settlement last year rather than risk years of further litigation. One-third of the settlement paid plaintiffs' legal fees, and the remainder is being distributed to residents who proved they lived in the refinery's footprint between October 1993 and Jan. 31, 2001, and suffered verifiable property damage.
"It reminded me of David and Goliath," said the Rev. Peter Contreras, pastor of Blue Island's Bethel-Pentecostal Church and a longtime resident who grew up in the village's "Gypsytown" — an area on 131st Street that included the refinery. "When the settlement was reached, I made announcements at church so people knew about it and could get their claims in."
Many thought that meant the settlement payments were forthcoming.
Not so. First, Starks assigned Preferred Administrative Services, of Northbrook, to verify the settlement claims. Then the firm set up its Clark Claims Administration division to deal with the mountain of paperwork needed to check the veracity of the 6,000 claims related to the refinery: Each claim had to prove the claimant's residency, or relation to a deceased claimant, and the property damages incurred.
Silke often got late-night phone calls from distressed people asking if she knew when they might see a settlement payment.
The verification process wrapped up late this spring, and Clark Claims Administration sent claimants approval or rejection notices. Claimants who received rejection notices had a period to appeal the decision. Once all appeals were exhausted, the checks were issued.
The payoff
While nearly one-quarter of Blue Island's residents received a settlement check, the money will benefit everyone in the community, Mayor Don Peloquin said.
"It gives everyone a boost, especially given this difficult economy," Peloquin said. "People will be paying bills, replacing cars, buying new refrigerators, fixing their houses — that spreads the wealth. It's putting millions back into Blue Island."
"It will definitely help me skip the dip-in (to savings)," Finnegan said.
Those who received the checks should remember, though, that their settlement money is taxable.
"Uncle Sam is going to need his cut, so put aside some to pay the taxes," Contreras said.
Silke, who now lives in Worth, and Madrigal said they are amazed they were able to affect so many lives with their activism. And both vow to keep going.
"It's an ongoing mission," said Madrigal, who calls herself "Tonto" to Silke's "Lone Ranger." "But there's still cleanup to be done, and that will take years and years."
The refinery's 170-acre site sits vacant save for some rusted tanks, an old repair shop and stores of gasoline awaiting sale. Valero is responsible for site cleanup, which hasn't yet started. But residents are eyeing the spot for redevelopment.
Some have suggested a shopping center, while others urge light industry.
No matter what ends up on the site, it will have to be green, Peloquin said.
"We have to look at the future," he said. "With the riverwalk and the Cal Sag bike trails extending, we'll want whatever comes in to fit in with the environment as well as bring revenue to the village."
In the short term, Silke said she looks forward to more people opening their mailboxes and finding their settlement checks. And she's waiting for that last, shrill ring in the middle of the night.
"With the checks arriving," she said, "I think my 3 a.m. phone calls are going to end."


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Edge of Thorns 3 - Pt 11Part 11No time to waste! I need to get help and get up there!Nathan jumped to his feet, not even caring about the stares he drew as he hurried towards the stairwell, hoping it was secluded enough that no one would notice when he muttered Michael's name under his breath."What happened?" the angel asked, waiting by the door when Nathan reached it. The writer was already panicked to the point that his sudden appearance didn't startle him."Gula's here," he said, trying to move past Micah to get to the stairwell. "And she's on her way to visit Wren..." A hand on his shoulder stopped him from going further and he snapped his head back, but the angel calmly touched his forehead."Close your eyes."Nathan didn't ask, just did as told, trusting Micah knew what to do (and having a good idea of what he was doing). He waited until he didn't feel the angel's touch, then opened his eyes, dizzy for only a moment as he reoriented himself to his new location on Wren's floor. He quickl
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I have a Lancetilla mango in its first year in a pot with Al's Gritty Mix. It is about 3.5 feet high and has only 3 branches.
I recently pruned it per Dr. Richard Campbell of Fairchild Tropical Botanic Gardens. It was supposed to sprout branches in 3 weeks. It did right on time, but instead of branches they were all blooms (4, 5, & 6 on each on the branches). Seems like I read somewhere that when a mango makes lots of flowers it is thinking it is going to die, so it is trying to reproduce before it does. Anyone heard that or agree with it? Is it telling me that it needs something - more fertilizer, more minors, or something? Or is it just that when I prune at this season (Feb, March) it will make blooms rather than branches? |
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