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Big Donors Revealed
by Thomas MacMillan | Sep 3, 2013 3:47 pm
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Posted to: Campaign 2013
(Updated with major donor lists.) Mayoral candidate Toni Harp raised a whopping $176,082 in the last two months—and spent it just as fast.
Harp, a state senator, has pulled ahead in the money race, according to the latest campaign finance disclosures in the New Haven mayor's race.
Tuesday marked the deadline for the latest campaign finance filings. The four mayoral candidates—Kermit Carolina, Justin Elicker, Henry Fernandez, and Harp—are required to disclose who gave to their campaign in the last two months, and how much they gave.
The financial filings offer a chance to assess the relative strength of the campaigns, and whence they're drawing support. They show the size of the war chests and how they're being filled.
The last filing deadline was July 10. Click here for an analysis of that data dump.
Harp outpaced Elicker and Carolina by wide margins. She and Fernandez are far closer in the money race.
Elicker raised $30,000 in July and August. Kermit raised only $5,260.
Fernandez, who had raised the most money by July 10, said his campaign has raised a total of $265,361 so far, including donations from before July. The Harp campaign is up to $287,413 in year-to-date donations.
The Harp campaign has been spending money faster than it's been raising it. During July and August the campaign raised $176,082 and spent $216,253. At the end of the reporting period, her campaign had $33,946 on hand.
Of the money she raised in July and August, $151,832 came from individuals and $22,150 came from committees and businesses. Harp received money from CFD - PAC, AT&T employees organization, the Central CT Carpenters Union, Carpenters Local 43, Sheet Metal Workers Local, Democratic Voices for Change, Prosperity for Connecticut, A Better Connecticut, CT Uniformed Professional Firefighters, CT Council of Police Unions, New Haven Central Labor Council, Yale's Local 34 and 35, Conn. State Employees Association, Realtor's PAC, AFSCME Council 40, AFT Connecticut, UNITE HERE, Connecticut Education Association. The largest committee donation came from Washington DC's Thirty-Ninth Street Strategies, which gave $2,500.
Harp campaign manager Jason Bartlett said the campaign has received 262 donations from New Haveners to date.
Harp said raising more money in the second reporting period than the first indicates that the campaign is gathering steam.
Harp received 700 donations from individuals in July and August
287 from New Haveners, the rest were from out of town. The average individual donation size was $217
The following people donated $370 or more to the campaign:
William C Graustein, 370
L. Christine Laydon, 375
Jeffrey Laydon, 375
Kristy Laydon, 375
Anthony Monaco, 400
Alphonse Paolillo, 400
Michael B Smart, 400
Frank M. Antonacci, 500
Dianibel Aviles, 500
Kenneth/Jane Bartels, 500
David A Beckerman, 500
David Benivegna, 500
Salvatore Brancati, 500
Carmine Capasso, 500
Giuseppe Capasso, 500
Joseph Carbone, 500
Michael A Carrano, 500
Mark Celentano, 500
Jane Coppa, 500
Gerald D Desroches, 500
Mario Di Loreto, 500
Christopher Dickman, 500
William Esposito Jr., 500
Joseph Friedler, 500
Shelley Geballe, 500
Jonathan Gelbwaks, 500
John Gilmore, 500
Glen Greenburg, 500
Benjamin Gross, 500
Robin E Gross, 500
Jordan M Hadelman, 500
Barbara Hennessy, 500
Donald F Houston, 500
Michael P Iannuzzi, 500
George V Keithan, 500
Elizabeth Keyes, 500
Steven Konover, 500
Karen Baldwin Kravetz, 500
Michael Labella, 500
Timothy J Lee, 500
Andrea Lobo, 500
Babette Lubben, 500
Gary Lubben, 500
Steven Mednick, 500
John M Milone, Jr., 500
Alfred J Onorato, 500
Frank Pizzola , 500
Carl Porto, 500
Jennifer Rawlings, 500
Kevin N. Reynolds, 500
Tracey San Angelo, 500
Andrea Scott, 500
Robert Shea, 500
Judith Sheiffele, 500
John Soto, 500
Joseph Spagnoletti, 500
Joseph Sparveri Jr., 500
John Stafstrom, Jr., 500
Theresa VanDerMeade, 500
Albert A Annunziata, 600
R Bartley Halloran, 750
Mark Sklarz, 750
John M Letizia, 800
Jeffrey S Anderson, 1000
Coy Angelo, 1000
Mary Jane Angelo, 1000
Dr. Murali Atluru, 1000
Mark Auger , 1000
Dorie Augur, 1000
John Aversa, 1000
Dominic Balletto, 1000
John Beiner, 1000
Francesco Caico, 1000
Valerio Capobianco, 1000
Tahir Choudhry, 1000
Meir Cohen, 1000
Peter Criscuolo, 1000
Peter DeLuca, 1000
Louis A DeMaio, 1000
Joseph N Desautel, 1000
John E Downes III, 1000
Orest Dubno, 1000
Glenn Elia, 1000
Edward Evans, 1000
Fazlay, Rabbi Fazlay, 1000
Lori A. Forgione, 1000
Tracey Froehlich, 1000
Donald Froehlick, 1000
Ted Gallagher, 1000
Samuel R Haydock, 1000
Barry E Herman, 1000
Nancy Hill, 1000
Lynn Horton, 1000
Dawn Comer Jefferson, 1000
Norman Kaplan, 1000
Shelly Kassen, 1000
John Kelley, 1000
John R Kimberly, 1000
Derek A Kohl, 1000
Elmer Laydon, 1000
Michael P Lech, 1000
John Lomonte, 1000
Edward Marcus, 1000
Jennifer Marks, 1000
Thomas Moran, 1000
Edward J Moriarty, 1000
Matthew Nemerson, 1000
James K O'Brien, 1000
Elizabeth Ober, 1000
Robert Ober, 1000
Barbara L. Pearce, 1000
John Petry, 1000
Madeline Rivera, 1000
Thomas Romagnoli, 1000
John Rose, 1000
Jason Rudnick, 1000
Patricia Russo, 1000
Dr. & Mrs. Ruwe, 1000
Isabelle J Scalzi, 1000
William C Scalzi, 1000
Richard D. Segal, 1000
Enzo Sella, 1000
Anthony Signor, 1000
Kathleen Signor, 1000
Veronica Smith, 1000
Carolyn N Stanworth, 1000
Gary J. Timura, 1000
Joseph Tiroletto, 1000
Mary Tiroletto, 1000
Bruce Tulgan, 1000
Paul T Wojtowicz, 1000
Carolina, principal of Hillhouse High, is one of two candidates participating in the Democracy Fund, the city's public campaign financing program. He and Elicker, the other participant, are restricted from taking PAC money and from taking contributions of more than $370. The fund allows them to access grants and matching funds for their campaigns.
The Carolina campaign raised only $5,260 in July and August, putting the candidate in fourth place in the money race. Carolina occupied that position after the July financial disclosures, too. He raised $33,435 by July 10. The money raised in July and August brings the total to about $39,000, not including additional money from the Democracy Fund.
The money Carolina raised in July and August came from 149 donors, 144 of whom live in New Haven. The vast majority came in small donations: 136 of the 144 were in amounts of $25 or less. Only four people contributed $370, the maximum permissible amount for Democracy Fund candidates.
Carolina's average donation size was $35.
The following people donated the maximum of $370:
David Goldblum
Bruce Carrier
John Nguyen
Norman Bener
The Elicker campaign raised nearly $30,000 in the most recent filing period, according to a release. That brings his total raised to $170,000, including money from the city's public campaign financing program, the campaign said.
As in the July finance filing, the Elicker campaign touted its high number of New Haven donors Tuesday. The campaign announced that more than 850 New Haveners have given to the campaign, nearly 80 percent of all its donors.
Elicker received 366 donations from individuals in July and August.
302 of those were from New Haveners in Connecticut. One was from a New Havener in New Haven, VT.
He raised a total of $29,254. The average donation size was $80.
The following people donated the maximum of $370:
David Baker, Facilities Manager, Guilford Savings Bank
Paul Bloom, Professor, Yale
Maryanne Cuomo
Robert Doran, Marketing, Self employed
Nicholas Evans, Cogstate, Software Developer
Billie Ladd, School Administrator, Retired
Andrew Metrick, Professor, Yale University
Susan Metrick, homemaker,
Helen Miller, State of CT, MD
Joseph Pastore
David Pinchin, Businessman,
Joseph Raffone, Realtor, Raffone Realty
John Simon, Professor Emeritus of Law, Yale University
Claire Simon, self-employed,
Christopher Udry, Professor, Yale Universtiy
Brooks Walsh
Harvey Weiss, prof, Yale U
James Yu, Yale, Physician
Fernandez received 269 donations from individuals, taking in a total of $86,305 in July and August.
The average donation size was $321.
66 of the donations came from New Haveners.
The following people donated $370 or more:
Vita Raffone, Realty, Self, 370
Paul Sabin, Academic, Yale, 370
Niaz Kasravi, Director of Criminal Justice, NAACP, 375
Sara Johnson, professor, UCSD, 400
Brett Smiley, Owner, CFO Consulting Group, 400
Matthias Strilbysckij, CPA, Marcum LLP, 400
Lane Blumenfeld, Attorney-At-Law, Outside GC LLC, 500
Andy Boas, Attorney, Carl Marks + Co, 500
Carol Boas, RN, N/A, 500
Richard Buery, Nonprofit Management, Children's Aid Society, 500
Vincent Capasso, Doctor, Connecticut Valley Oral Surgery, 500
Arthur Collins, Political Strategist, The Collins | Johnson group, 500
William Conner, President & CEO, Columbus Association for the Performing Arts, 500
Rachel Germany, Teacher, N/a, 500
William Ginsberg, Philanthropy Executive, The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, 500
Winifred Green, Consultant, SCEE, 500
Paul Greenberg, Accountant, Ritch Greenberg & Hassan, 500
Lise Hamilton, Attorney, Self, 500
Henry Hansmann, Professor of Law, Yale Law School, 500
William Heins, Principal, Wm Gray Partners LLC, 500
Wade Henderson, Pres and CEO, Leadership Conference of Civil and Human Rights, 500
Miriam Herman, Business Consultant, Blaqwell, 500
Meredith Hightower, Attorney, ABC, Inc., 500
Sean Joe, Professor, University of Michigan, 500
Joe Jolly, Attorney, Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale & Dorr, 500
Van Jones, Media Commentator, Self, 500
Richard Kaplan, Athletic Trainer, Yale University, 500
Mary Lassen, Managing Director, Center for Community Change, 500
Eliza Leighton, attorney, CASA de Maryland, 500
Giuliana Maravalle, Manufacturer, Self, 500
David Moulton, Owner/President, Goerge Ellis Company, 500
Arthur Nacht, Consultant, Self, 500
Curtis O'Connor, MGR Member, Horizon Benefit Group, 500
Matthew Pinsker, Professor, Dickinson College, 500
Robert Post, Dean, Yale Law School, 500
Jonathan Prete, VP Construction, A. Prete Construction, 500
Stephanie Rideout, Reception, Pelli Clarke Pelli Architects, 500
Janice Schakowsky, Member of Congress, United States Congress, 500
Virginia Shiller, Clinical Psychologist, Self, 500
Arlene Szczarba, Realtor, Prudential CT, 500
Joshua Wright, Executive Director, Ideas42, 500
Jay Readey, Lawyer, Chicago Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 600
Louis Rubano, Attorney, Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Errante, P.C., 600
Joyce Critelli, n/a, n/a, 750
Michael Critelli, President and CEO, Dossia Service Corp, 750
Richard Ferguson, Retired, Retired, 750
Miriam Gohara, Lawyer, Federal Public Defender, 750
David Newton, Real Estate, Elm Advisors, LLC, 750
Tynesha Swint, Restaurateur, Self, 750
Robin Pressman, Consultant, Self-employed, 775
Scott Quehl, Farmer, Management Advisor, Kaliope, LLC, 800
Dana Adams, Executive Management, Pace Communications, 1000
Beatrice Alexander, Student, Student, 1000
James Alexander, Retired, Retired, 1000
Martha Alexander, Retired, Retired, 1000
Matthew Bavolack, Principal, Marcum LLP, 1000
Michael Bennet, Senator, United States Senate, 1000
Debbie Bisno, Theatre, Self, 1000
Edwin Booth, Retired, Retired, 1000
Alyssa Casden, Mangement Coach, Teach for America, 1000
Laura Clarke, Information Requested, Information Requested, 1000
Mary Corson, Homemaker, None, 1000
Bob Creamer, Consultant, Strategic Consulting Group, 1000
Robert Danial, Self-Employed, Self-Employed, 1000
Lia Epperson, Law professor, American University, 1000
Pat Flynn, Real Estate Exec, self-employed, 1000
Ben Gettinger, Lawyer, Lynch, Traub, Keefe & Errante, P.C., 1000
Elizabeth Gilson, Lawyer, Self, 1000
Vincent Giordano, Construction, Giordano Construction Co., Inc., 1000
Sean Glass, Entrepreneur, Self, 1000
Barbara Goodmaster, N/a, N/a, 1000
Molly Hart, Retired, Retired, 1000
Annie Haynes, Retired, Retired, 1000
Levi Hecht, Real Estate, Pike International, 1000
Sam Hecht, Real Estate, Pike International, 1000
Dani James, Attorney, Kramer Levin, 1000
David Jones Sr, Retired, Retired, 1000
Roger Joyce, Executive Vice President, The Bilco Company, 1000
John Kimberly, Professor, University of Pennsylvania, 1000
Henry Lord, Investor, Self-Emplyed, 1000
Ruth Lord, Retired, Retired, 1000
Colin Meehan, Information Requested, Information Requested, 1000
Michael Meyer, CEO, Transmitive, LLC, 1000
Tina Morriar, Pastor, Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, 1000
Sigmund Morriar, Pastor, Cathedral of the Holy Spirit, 1000
Sharon Oster, Professor, Yale, 1000
Jeanne Pierpaoli, Retired, Retired, 1000
Neil Prete, Exec, A. Prete Construction, 1000
Neil Proto, attorney/of counsel/ occasional adjunct or affiliated professor, Schnader Harrison Segal and Lewis/Georgetown University, 1000
Deneta Sells, Physician, Intown Pediatrics, 1000
Ekaterina Stanilova, Information Requested, Yale New Haven Hospital, 1000
Mary Ann Stewart, Retired, retired, 1000
Marc Suraci, CFO, Suraci Corp, 1000
Eric Ward, Programme Executive, Atlantic Philanthropies, 1000
Shana Waterman, TV exec, FBC, 1000
Regina Winters, Architect, Zared Architecture, 1000
Tags: Kermit Carolina, Justin Elicker, Henry Fernandez, Toni Harp
Post a Comment
posted by: anonymous on September 3, 2013 12:04pm
Judging from past elections, the most important figure here is how many city residents have contributed money.
As of the last filing, Elicker had raised more New Haven contributions than all three of the other candidates, combined.
Looks like that trend hasn't changed much.
Anyone can write a $1,000 check to Harp or Fernandez, who allow "Big Money" donors, unlike the two Democracy Fund candidates. Just look at the average donation size.
posted by: Indigo on September 3, 2013 12:08pm
Alternate headline: Elicker Maintains Record-Breaking Lead in New Haven Donors.
The news is all in how you spin it. And the number of supporters is more important to this voter than the number of overall dollars raised.
posted by: HhE on September 3, 2013 12:10pm
It is a pity that so many people equate money with democary. Its nice to have money, but it is not a vote.
posted by: anonymous on September 3, 2013 12:18pm
I agree, HhE and Indigo. As of the last filing, over 80% of Harp's funding had come from outside of New Haven.
That's in stark contrast to the Democracy Fund candidates, who get 80% of their money from within New Haven.
Has Harp's percentage come down since then, or gotten worse? Having over 80% of your money come from out of town certainly suggests who you will be pulling for as Mayor.
posted by: TheMadcap on September 3, 2013 12:50pm
Money may not be votes, but there is a strong correlation between the candidates with the most money and the candidate who winds up winning. Above anything more money means more people can be hired on election day to canvas and remind people to go vote.
posted by: Webblog1 on September 3, 2013 1:11pm
Madcap's right on…..
The fact of the matter is that the Democracy Fund only received $200,000 from taxpayers in the 14 budget, added to the previous left over balance from the 2011 campaign, it would not have been enough to fully support the three original candidates attempting to qualify. (Elicker, Carolina, Kiatizulu - spelling).
Secondly, as Madcap correctly points out: "Money may not be votes, but there is a strong correlation between the candidates with the most money and the candidate who winds up winning. Above anything more money means more people can be hired".
Raising money is the American capitalist way of doing politics, whether you like it or not. If candidates strictly relied on the citizens of New Haven, with their $35K medium income, you would see more fund raising totals akin to Carolina. No pun intended.
While money is not directly related to the number of votes collected, Ct. Politicians and indeed the Senate and congress of the U.S. prove that it is so.
Get over it.. It's the written, unsaid, rule of politics.
posted by: David S Baker on September 3, 2013 1:49pm
It's crazy that we think of someone who spends more money per vote as "leading the pack". What kind of inverse capitalist hack philosophy is that?! I want a leader with ideas, morals, and stamina so sound that they earn voters hearts and minds at $5 each, not $20.
Someone not being purchased by special interest groups would be nice too.
posted by: anonymous on September 3, 2013 2:07pm
Webblog, that is a cynical view. The reason New Haven has a Democracy Fund is because our progressive residents do not appreciate the status quo in which "Big Money" from a handful of elites has control over city and state politics.
This election will be a test. Most progressive voters will not consider one of the two "Big Money" candidates, but their war chests of $1,000+ checks from out-of-town contractors and outsider groups will certainly buy some votes.
The trend is not great. At the state level, Malloy (with the help of votes from Harp and Looney) signed a bill this June that severely undermined public finance.
For the sake of future generations, hopefully the voters will remove Malloy, Harp, Looney and others from office and replace them with leaders who are willing to ensure that ordinary people can have a voice in elections again.
posted by: Razzie on September 3, 2013 2:23pm
@ anon—"Anyone can write a $1,000 check to Harp or Fernandez, who allow "Big Money" donors, unlike the two Democracy Fund candidates."
So how about the $1,480 contribution that Stratton and his "kids" gave Elicker? Seems to be a violation of the spirit of the DF $370 big money donation ban.
And when he turns around and runs as an Independent in the general election, he can accept big money private financing dollars. Another slick evasion of the DF clean elections financing limits.
posted by: FacChec on September 3, 2013 2:50pm
@anonymous on September 3, 2013 3:07pm
While I respect your opinion and that of others, progressives included, I agree with Web1, the overriding means of fund raising large sums for political campaigns is from political groups, PACs and special interest.
That FAC will not change in this campaign or those in the future. I see nothing cynical about this view.
Nothing prevents you from posing as the bagman and raise a mininum of $370 from hundreds of other progressives.
What does raise an eyebrow however that is:
"The Harp campaign has been spending money faster than it's been raising it. During July and August the campaign raised $176,082 and spent $216,253. At the end of the reporting period, her campaign had $33,946 on hand".
Also, eye rising is the fact:
"As in the July finance filing, the Elicker campaign touted its high number of New Haven donors Tuesday. The campaign announced that more than 850 New Heavener's have given to the campaign, nearly 80 percent of all its donors". That's impressive, but the name of the game is Raising $Cash, which provides the candidate options. Certainly so in Carolina's case.
posted by: Threefifths on September 3, 2013 2:59pm
You all forgot the other fact.In order for any of them to win they must get over Fifty percent of the vote.
posted by: TheMadcap on September 3, 2013 3:00pm
I fail to see what the point is about the $1,480 contribution, if anything it reaffirms the differences between the campaigns. If Elicker wasn't taking part in public finance, those contributions would probably total $4,000 instead of $1,480
posted by: FacChec on September 3, 2013 3:42pm
Three Fives:
Conceivably, with four candidates in the race, one could win with 26% of the vote.
The charter does not provide for a fifty % majority, nor does it provide for a run-off.
It is not expected however to see four candidates receive a least 25% of the vote.
I expect the breakdown to be 40% 28% 23% 9%.
posted by: TheMadcap on September 3, 2013 4:03pm
Well, once again despite far fewer donations, Elicker actually has the most donations from New Haven itself.(good god Fernandez only has 66 from the city, at least Harp managed to pull off 280 from the city)
posted by: William Kurtz on September 3, 2013 4:10pm
1) I'm curious about why the professions of Senator Harp's big-money buyers—I mean donors—aren't listed, as they are for the other candidates.
2) It's cynical, yes, but also true that a candidate with the biggest pile of cash typically enjoys an advantage. But it's also undeniable that the candidates with the most votes on Election Day win their races. In this race, at least, Mr. Elicker enjoys a substantial lead.
posted by: Wooster Squared on September 3, 2013 4:25pm
I'd like to echo William Kurtz's comment. Why aren't the employers or businesses associated with Harp's donors listed?
For instance, I notice a number of very large donations from various members of the Laydon family, who live in suburban Woodbridge and enjoy a large number of lucrative construction contracts with the City.
I see a number of real estate attorneys on there as well.
[Ed.: The lists in the article are based on spreadsheets of donations that the campaigns voluntarily submitted to the Independent. The Harp and Carolina campaigns didn't include job positions on the spreadsheets they prepared for us. Donors' job titles are included in their full campaign filings.]
posted by: UBHolden on September 3, 2013 4:29pm
Isn't the real story here that Henry is dead last in donations from New Haven residents? I think Kermit has more NH donations than he does based on your figures. What does that tell us? Too bad all those folks giving him oney can't vote in New Haven. Maybe Danny Glover can draw them out for the election?
posted by: HewNaven on September 3, 2013 4:31pm
While money is not directly related to the number of votes collected, Ct. Politicians and indeed the Senate and congress of the U.S. prove that it is so.
Get over it.. It's the written, unsaid, rule of politics.
Why bother to change anything then? If it were not for political reform, what kind of system would we have? The Democracy Fund is an attempt to get corrupt money out of the mayoral race so I applaud those who participate (Elicker, Carolina), and I dismiss those who do not (Harp, Fernandez). If it were not for those with big money buying elections, we might have a more authentic electoral process. What is wrong with that?
posted by: Bill Saunders on September 3, 2013 4:46pm
My question was "What the hell is Harp spending all this money on?", when a walk down the street answered my question.
The New Campaign Signs are Here!
The New Campaign Signs are Here!
(yes that was an allusion to the movie, The Jerk)
If anyone noticed the previous signage, it appears to be a hack job—there is no bottom border on the sign, making it look like it was split out of a larger master (cost -cutting), and then stapled together back to back.
But more importantly, there is no line saying 'paid for by' or a website address or anything else giving transparency to the funding source of these signs.
I believe these old signs to be patently illegal.
Bad signage = Hefty Fine-age.
posted by: Dwightstreeter on September 3, 2013 5:17pm
Just two words in response to those who equate big money with winning:
Linda McMahon.
posted by: FacChec on September 3, 2013 5:24pm
You said: Why bother to change anything then? If it were not for political reform, what kind of system would we have?
Please read here:
posted by: Edward Whalley, H.C.J. on September 3, 2013 5:29pm
Although Elicker will not be legally bound by the Democracy Fund limits, the campaign has pledged to abide by the same rules and same caps when running in the general election.
posted by: Bethe on September 3, 2013 5:48pm
What is the interest of at least seven surgeons from COS in Senator Harp's campaign? They all donated $500-1000. Do any of them live in New Haven?
posted by: cedarhillresident! on September 3, 2013 6:23pm
Please Bill, they (harp) keep putting the signs on the curb strip and in public spaces and have yet to be fined? ANd it is more about how SHITTY they make our city look when they are on the curb strip and public spaces that I really have issue with. It looks more like litter. That is why they have the law and the fine. Someone is not doing there job! Go downtown drive down elm! Tell me that does not look like crap!
posted by: NHV Greenie on September 3, 2013 6:58pm
Let's not forget the recent past when Linda McMahon spent a huge sum on her campaign and lost.
Money helps, but there are a lot of intelligent, discriminating voters paying close attention lately. Next week's primary results will be very interesting.
posted by: Threefifths on September 3, 2013 7:46pm
Harp & Fernandez= For the love of money - O' jays Full Version
posted by: Hieronymous on September 3, 2013 10:11pm
Hey FacChec (at 3:50), regarding the following: "While I respect your opinion and that of others, progressives included, I agree with Web1 . . . "
Aren't *you* Webblog1? (I'm recalling the following post from a few months ago: http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/nemerson/ )
posted by: Webblog1 on May 31, 2013 7:08pm
I looked up the word Moniker, the dictionary describes it as:
mon·i·ker or mon·ick·er (mn-kr)
n. Slang
A personal name or nickname. So I'm not clear why or how my handle FacChec used as you say, as a correction, is "Kind of weird".
Since then, I've found it amusing when both FacCheck and Webblog1 comment in the same page, as they often have "each other's" backs. If I'm mistaken, my apologies; maybe you guys just use the same computer.
(You shouldn't feel the need to respond, by the way, I'm just curious is all…)
posted by: NewHavenTaxTooHigh on September 3, 2013 10:25pm
"Mayoral candidate Toni Harp raised a whopping $176,082 in the last two months—and spent it just as fast." If she gets elected she'll spend it just as fast!
posted by: Noteworthy on September 4, 2013 4:39am
As we consider this important decision - voters should consider who supports these candidates, where they live, how much they give, and whether they have contracts with the city - like Laydon.
They should also consider evasive answers to troubling questions raised by bloggers:
posted by: HhE on September 4, 2013 6:41am
Webblog1, I will not get over it. Money as democracy is corrupting rot. If money raised is to be offices won, why not turn to an aristocracy, and be done with it? Or we could implement a hefty poll tax; only the well healed who care to spend such amounts could vote, with elections as an earner for The State, instead of a cost of representation.
posted by: William Kurtz on September 4, 2013 7:00am
"The New Campaign Signs are Here!
The New Campaign Signs are Here!"
And on that note, I also wonder about the placement of signs. There are veritable orchards of them popping up on public land, like the block of Elm between Orange and State Monday, during the race; and the little triangular median area at Howard and Kimberly among other places. What are the rules for posting campaign signs on public property? Senator Harp's campaign seems to be the only one doing this.
posted by: Citizen X on September 4, 2013 7:05am
I went to a debate where Fernandez attacked Elicker for being in the City for just six years. Yet Elicker (and Harp) have five times more donors from the City than Fernandez?
Danny Glover ain't getting it done here in the Elm City.
posted by: westville man on September 4, 2013 7:45am
Facchec- I think 3/5ths point was that without a clear winner (over 50%), there will be a dog fight come november. If Harp gets 30% of the votes and "wins" next week, whomever finishes 2nd (esp if its Kerm or Elicker) will have an excellent shot in the general due to independents & Repub voting as well.
posted by: TheMadcap on September 4, 2013 9:17am
The McMahon comparison isn't really apt. McMahon by virtue of having an (R) next to her name was by far the underdog. In this race, the candidate who is the frontrunner politically is also the frontrunner monetarily.
posted by: Scot on September 4, 2013 9:40am
Harp is a puppet for special interests and big businesses. She will do whatever they want so that they endorse her, contribute to her campaign, and (for those that actually live in the city) vote for her. Damned what's best for the city's future or the vast majority of residents/taxpayers. These donations are CLEAR evidence of that! Wake up people.
posted by: Threefifths on September 4, 2013 9:45am
Proverbs 22:7 The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower is the slave of the lender.
posted by: Threefifths on September 4, 2013 9:47am
posted by: westville man on September 4, 2013 8:45am
Facchec- I think 3/5ths point was that without a clear winner (over 50%), there will be a dog fight come november. If Harp gets 30% of the votes and "wins" next week, whomever finishes 2nd (esp if its Kerm or Elicker) will have an excellent shot in the general due to independents & Repub voting as well.
Correct.In fact that how karkes almost beat king John.
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If Hieronymous is correct and 'webllog 1' and 'FacChec' are the same person, isn't that a violation of your rules for posting?
Anyway for you to verify that?
posted by: Art Vandelay on September 4, 2013 7:17pm
Toni Harp as Co-Chairman of the Appropriations Committee certainly knew how to pick people's pockets, and spend money. She'll just continue her ways when she gets to the Mayor's Office in New Haven.
posted by: nh104 on September 7, 2013 5:35pm
From what I can gather… And I could be wrong but…
-campaign signage is only allowed on private property with the owners approval. Utility poles, mailboxes, newspaper boxes, ect…
-Signage is not allowed on public land without proir approval from the city. This includes the strip of land that is between the sidewalk and street, parks, ect..
-Signage is not allowed within the 75 foot radius of an election location.
Either the city or private owners have the right to remove signage from their property without contest.
posted by: Alex Jermaine on September 8, 2013 3:22pm
It's not surprising that Toni Harp a 21year state senator is criticizing New Haven's modest attempt to ameliorate the effects of money on our ailing "democracy." Our current system that for all practical purposes puts politicians and political favors up for sale to the largest campaign "donors" heavily favors incumbents since the wealthy and well organized aren't supporting a candidate they're purchasing power so large contributors give the lion share of their contributions to incumbents.
These privately placed politicians are knowingly or unknowingly biased and attempt to convince others and even themselves that they are unaffected by such contributions. Once a seat at the table has been purchased for these politicians they work diligently for those who purchased that seat as their appetite for power grows insatiable they increasingly rely on the small (in)vested interest that bought their way into what has become an all-you-can-spend or an all-the-voters-can-stand pork buffet bought at the public's expense. Our tax dollars are consistently routed to reward the few largest bidders with an obscene return on their "donations," and these so called donors no better than anyone that a politician is the safest, most profitable investment that can be made in any market conditions.
Our current campaign finance system exacerbates inequalities in our economic system, and takes decision-making power out of the hands of voters and places it in the pockets of the wealthy. Take a look at a few of the perversities our current campaign finance system yields like multi-national fossil fuel companies that continue to get tax subsidies, and new permits for fracking despite the well documented environmental devastation like drinking water so full of methane that people living nearby have flammable tap water; the biggest banks which continue to receive 85bn per month in bailout money (quantitative easing); despite making record profits and paying out record bonuses to the same pe


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TADFF 2012 review: [REC] 3 Génesis
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[REC] 3 Génesis (Spain)
Starring Leticia Dolera, Diego Martín and Javier Botet
Directed by Paco Plaza
Written by Paco Plaza, Luiso Berdejo and David Gallart
Jumping out at you in boisterous colour, it's the prequel [REC] 3!
Wait, what? Colour? Yes. This prequel to the so far, so awesome [REC] series, which exhibited good use of the first-person camera technique and set a fine example of how to use it to good effect in the ever-more-saturated zombie sub-genre, starts off well enough and with the best of intentions, but leaves much wanting in the way of not only a prequel but as a part of the [REC] universe itself. And yeah, baby, it's all colour, all the time. But is that a good idea? In my opinion, no.
Directed by Paco Plaza, one half of the directorial team that brought you the first two films (co-director Jaume Balagueró will be directing the next installment) and taking place primarily at a wedding, the film surprisingly does little in the way of fleshing out any back story to the series, which is disappointing for a prequel.
Also, while there's a brief sojourn with first-person camera at the beginning of the film, Génesis quickly switches to a standard film style which not only sadly eliminates the dark creepiness and voyeuristic lens that made the previous [REC] films so engaging, but almost made this third installment feel like it wasn't part of the series at all. At times I felt like I was watching a decent, reasonably budgeted foreign zombie film, but a fairly standard one, and maybe that's the best way to take on this entry in the Spanish series. Still, this churro needs some sugaring to satiate my zombie appetite. Even with a bride toting a chainsaw, I am left wanting.
Without the inventiveness and atmosphere of its predecessors, I found this serving to be somewhat bland to my sophisticated undead palette. Let's hope [REC]4, rumoured to be set back in the apartment building, is a return to the [REC]-rigor mortis form that rabidly drove us oh-so-wild before.
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22 June 2012 – The Mobile Asia Expo has come to an end. We have some highlights from executives on upcoming innovation that we should look forward to. Here's what you should not miss out:
Mentioned by Xi Guohua chairman of China Mobile, the company will be looking into upgrading their 3G TD-SCDMA base station into 4G TD-LTE. They expect to have 200,000 TD-LTE base stations before the end of 2013. The effort was supported by executives from Bharti Airtel and ZTE. Xi said that "China Mobile has the ability to build as many 4G base stations as it wants in a short period of time."
More than 20 global operators pledged to make the overseas data roaming charges easier to understand and transparent to subscribers to avoid outrageous mobile data charges. One of the measures agreed is to inform subscribers via text messages the data roaming tariffs upon their arrival in another country. Secondly, there will be limited data roaming. The last one is to temporary suspending users roaming data when they exceed the limit.
Also not to miss out is the HTC "new kind of ecosystem" as said by head of HTC China, Ray Yam. HTC will be revealing a new ecosystem that works between the closed model of Apple and the open model platforms such as Android and Windows Phone. Yam said that the new ecosystem will be "highly optimised experience similar to the Apple system," but will not inherit its "exclusivity." Instead, it is more about an open system standard where it can be used on other operating systems and by rival manufacturers.
The newly appointed president and CEO of Japanese operator NTT DoCoMo, Kaoru Kato, outlined the company latest strategy to focus on the delivery of cloud-based services. He said "We believe that cloud technology holds the key for realising smartphone services." The company demonstrated their Shabette Concier voice-agent application which the company hopes to offer "an even better service" than the Apple's Siri.


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The hiss of espresso machines is already being replaced by the whir of blenders in 200 Starbucks locations in San Jose and St. Louis as they test three different smoothie flavors through September. The smoothies Sweet Greens, Strawberry, and Mango Carrot are customizable with added Greek yogurt or fresh kale. Sorry, loyal customers outside these cities — youll have to settle for a Fizzio soda or shaken iced tea until the newest offering is rolled out to the rest of the market next year.
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Medieval and early Anglo-American songs with Anonymous 4 (Harmonia Mundi) and the Tudor Renaissance with Stile Antico (Harmonia Mundi).
Love and the Renaissance frottola, Musicologist Robert Green on the French Baroque hurdy-gurdy, and a Mendelssohn arrangement of Handel's Acis and Galatea.
The Tallis Scholars performs the "Lamentations of Jeremiah," New Chamber Opera Ensemble looks at Purcell's notebook, and L'Arpeggiata follows the "Via Crucis."
La Donna Musicale performs Anna Bon, soprano Carolyn Sampson and lutenist Matthew Wadsworth explore John Dowland, and Stile Antico surveys John Sheppard.
Lucidarium explores Jewish music in Renaissance Italy, Ensemble Caprice performs gypsy-inspired baroque music, and a unique LP belonging to Leonard Bernstein.
Musical instruments from the Middle Ages, Baroque oboist John Abberger, and Private Musicke performs music of Spanish Renaissance composer Alonso Mudarra.
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There has been so much bad economic news out, recently, I do not see how anyone with half a frontal lobe could say the economy is not in trouble. Friday, new unemployment figures were announced, and a weak 119,000 jobs were created. The rate fell to 8.1%, but only because more discouraged workers stopped looking for work and disappeared from the government's data base. In Friday's report, economist John Williams of Shadowstats.com summed it all up by saying, "The headline U.3 unemployment rate dropped a statistically insignificant notch to 8.1% in April, from 8.2% in March, but the "good" news was anything but good. The declining pace of headline unemployment reflected an accelerating increase in the number of the headline unemployed giving up looking for work, because there were no jobs to be had. . . . The SGS-Alternate Unemployment Measure, accordingly, notched higher in April to 22.3%, from 22.2% in March." So, unemployment in the real world actually went up—not down. According to outplacement firm Challenger, Gray & Christmas, planned job cuts rose 7.1% in April, and more than 40,000 more workers are going to be laid off.
Housing is another sad story. Year-over-year housing prices continue to decline despite record low 30-year mortgage rates below 4%! In the last two years alone, 1 million homeowners who bought houses lost money and are underwater. In January, the Federal Reserve estimated 12 million Americans owed more than their homes were worth. Economist Robert Shiller of the Case-Shiller home price index lamented, two weeks ago, "I worry that we might not see a really major turnaround in our lifetimes."
"April Retail sales are the worst since 2009," read one headline from last week. "Factory Orders Post Biggest Decline in Three Years," read another headline from last week, as well. Even the auto sector took a hit as the headline says, "April auto sales cool." Overall, sales were up a paltry 2%, but GM sales were down a hefty 8% and Ford sales declined 5%. Please keep in mind, if it were not for sub-prime auto loans, sales would fall off a cliff. Add it all up, and it is a miracle that the nation's gross domestic product (GDP) only slowed down to 2.2% in the first quarter from 3% in the last quarter of 2011. Is there any wonder why Fed Chief Ben Bernanke signaled, two weeks ago, that money printing "tools . . . remained very much on the table," if the economy faltered. Last week, Charles Evans of the Chicago Fed and Atlanta Fed President Dennis Lockhart echoed Mr. Bernanke's sentiment on CNBC. Both talked about "expanding the balance sheet" of the Federal Reserve and clearly said there was more room for "accommodation." Mr. Lockhart said, "I am a bit reticent to pull the trigger on any new action. I think we need to see how the economy evolves."
Well, it looks like the economy is evolving all right or better said–plunging. Williams says, "A renewed faltering of U.S. economic activity is a fortuitous development for the bank-propping needs of the Federal Reserve. . . . the banking system remains severely stressed, with some form of new easing—a QE-3—likely just a matter of time, and likely sooner rather than later. All Fed actions since the crisis of 2007 and panic of 2008 have been aimed at saving the banking system—not the economy—where the survival and health of banking system is the Fed's primary function. . . .there is little the Fed can do to stimulate the economy or to contain inflation." I think it's official, the economy is heading down. So, expect the Fed to print money to save the banks–again.
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Manufacturers are rushing toward the light—specifically the diffuse, uniform light cast by organic light-emitting diodes. They are encouraging consumers to move toward it, too, by commissioning projects that demonstrate the technology's applications to specifiers. In 2008, for example, Osram Opto Semiconductors unveiled limited-edition OLED table and pendant lamps by Ingo Mauer. Months later Osram competitor Royal Philips Electronics launched its own OLED equipment, called Lumiblade, and this year the Dutch company has taken its application show on the road.
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Philips has hit the design-fair circuit to cultivate interest. In April it staged an installation at the exhibition venue Superstudio Piú in Milan while the city hosted the Salone del Mobile. There, the maker unveiled Lumiblade Mirrorwall, an illuminated mirror by the London-based Random International. According to Random studio director Hannes Koch, a motion-tracking camera connected to a mainframe choreographs a plane comprising 1,024 lighting plates to illuminate according to the movements of nearby users. "We left it completely pure," Koch says of exposing the OLED components, noting that the circuit boards from which the OLEDs are mounted provide the installation's sole armature. Today Philips is also marketing Mirrorwall as a limited-edition piece.
At 100% Design, a fair held in London in September, Philips offered up new prototypes designed by its Aachen, Germany–based in-house team, which portray the adaptability of Lumiblade. Evoking the Mirrorwall, for example, Lumiblade Reflections is a mirror whose OLEDs illuminate to outline one's reflection, while Lumiblade Markerlight may be incorporated into surfaces to better reveal building edges and pathways.
Unlike the freestanding luminaires Mauer designed for Osram, in its efforts Philips has underscored Lumiblade's architectural potential. Given OLED plates' diffuse lighting and paper-thin profiles, "It's natural to think about integrating Lumiblade into environments," says the company's OLED business development manager Kristin Knappstein. Architects and interior designers are responsible for approximately half of the inquiries Knappstein has fielded since the Superstudio Piú and 100% Design presentations, she says, adding, "In two or three years, when we have developed larger surfaces and more powerful light sources, it will be even more about integration."
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text: Touchstone: A Journal of Mere Christianity "It All Depends" first appeared in the March/April 2010 issue of Touchstone. It All DependsPhilip Rempel on Randomness & the Providence of God During my undergraduate days, I started hearing, in the Christian group in which I was involved, the use of the word "random" as an appreciative slang adjective, functioning as a sort of subcategory of "cool." Meeting a friend unexpectedly, or declaring an unusual hobby or an odd taste in music, might draw an approving, "That's so random!" I think the phrase was meant, at least semi-consciously, as a joyful response to the wonderful variety and unexpectedness of the world God has made. However, it seems to me that, far from being a Christian response to creation, it is at heart profoundly unchristian, and is evidence of a widespread and unthinking capitulation to the language of secular postmodernism. All stories involving postmodernism seem to start in the "once upon a time" of the Modern world—and this one is no different. The deficiencies of the Enlightenment worldview are more apparent to us than those of postmodernism because the Enlightenment is further removed from us; and since the postmodern era owes so much to the modern, it is almost always necessary to see the two periods together. From Clockwork to Chaos The Enlightenment posited, through its scientific models and its philosophies, a universe of general order and mechanicity. It viewed the world as rigid, and ultimately (though perhaps not practically) predictable. This view naturally suited a period in which science and technology advanced rapidly, but its focus on mechanisms and mathematical models was also a weakness. A calibrated clockwork cosmos proved extremely useful for discussing Newtonian physics, but it held no mystery, no poetic power, to captivate men's hearts. The Enlightenment could never be completely convincing to those who were told that all of creation was essentially a lifeless automaton, but who, on stepping outside, found it very much alive. The twentieth century brought with it Schroedinger and uncertainty theory, and the old theories were updated or replaced with new ones in which ultimate predictability was no longer guaranteed, and often no longer possible. It seems that the world was not best described as a large clockwork. So the old models were thrown out, and from then until now Western man has been trying to come to terms with a universe whose structure has been removed—and he has done so in an unfortunate way. He has rejected the external governing order and replaced it with internal foundational chaos. The Law has been replaced by the Whim. Whereas in the eighteenth century the universe could be seen as a Machine, it now appears to be a Machine on the fritz. God Eliminated And still the new, improved universe lacks plausibility; there is still a discrepancy between what the accepted theory states that the world is like and what we see if we open our eyes and look around. And this is because the new random world is just as dead and dreary as the old mechanical world. It is simply less mechanical. In discarding modernism, postmoderns missed the fundamental reason the Enlightenment worldview was inadequate. The Enlightenment had reduced the world to a mathematical system, and had, for convenience's sake, included God in that model and reduced him, too. Or rather, because scientists and philosophers couldn't figure out how to reduce him, they eliminated him by sending him off into space. It is ultimately because Enlightenment intellectuals eliminated God that the worldview they espoused was inadequate. They were right that the world evinces considerable order (and the more we discover about the world, the more order we see), but by separating God from creation, they removed the reason and the cause of that order, and so they were forced instead to falsely attribute to the universe an intrinsic order. Postmoderns made exactly the same mistake, but they started from a different observation. They realized that the universe is wildly unpredictable, but having already forgotten about God, they left no room in their theory for the reason and the cause of that wildness. They thus posited a universe of intrinsic randomness. Both Structure & Freedom The problem with both theories is that they assume the universe has intrinsic qualities, that the universe has an existence independent of God. If instead we see the universe through Christian eyes, both the apparent order and the apparent randomness of the world are brought into focus as the free creative expression of a loving God, and our vision is corrected. For the world we observe if we open our eyes is indeed a universe filled with both structure and freedom, but the structure is never a rigid structure and the freedom is never a lawless freedom. As in a dance, or all art for that matter, where rules and creativity must work in tandem to produce something of meaning, so it is with the universe. In some sense we are part of a cosmic dance, but the dance must be structured if it is to have meaning; a universe of arbitrary motion is just as unsatisfying as a universe without motion. The existence of every created thing, and thus its role in the dance, is entirely and continually dependent on God, and so our movement through the cosmos and through time, which is our response to his love, must be continually focused on him and directed towards him. Particles and probabilities, and people and planets, are all twirling through the cosmos in response to God's loving call. This Christian vision fills the pages of Scripture, from the creation accounts in Genesis to the vision of the new heavens and the new earth in Revelation. From the parting of the Red Sea, to Elijah calling rain from heaven, to Christ calming the storm, Christianity cannot describe the workings of nature as merely "random"—the word is simply too weak, too limited in its meaning. A Christian should never be able to think of plants as growing or spreading randomly after hearing Christ's parable of the lilies of the field with its astounding twists and paradoxes—a parable which captures so essentially the beauty and importance and fragility and contingency of all created things. A Christian should never be able to ponder natural disasters without remembering the Fall, or the book of Job, or Christ's response when the Tower of Siloam fell. And most of all, a Christian should never be able to describe the creation of man as a process of random mutations and natural selection (even with the word "guided" stuck on as a begrudging and vapid concession to God) without realizing that in saying this he is neglecting the whole beauty and significance of man. The Language of the Church To suggest that Christians not be satisfied with describing the world through the terms given to us by science, and instead to use the language and concepts given to us in the Scriptures and in the Christian Church should not be construed as advocating an anti-scientific withdrawal into our "faith community." The concept of randomness is important and useful in science. However, as Christians, we must allow the language of the Church, which is fundamentally the language of Scripture, to shape our entire being. Only in doing so can we fully open ourselves to God and proclaim the gospel to a world that desperately needs to hear it. The world needs Christians to proclaim a true alternative to the nature worship and neo-paganism that entices many who are tired of breathing only lifeless, secular air. And the world especially needs Christians to proclaim the purpose and beauty of every human life. As the current pope has written, "Each of us is willed, each of us is loved, each of us is necessary." These truths, far more fundamental than the concept of randomness, should be at the heart of the way we see the world. The world is not random—it is the Creation, alive and beautiful, dangerous and frightening; it sings for joy and groans in expectation, sometimes dark and incomprehensible, sometimes bringing us to our knees in wonder—but it is never simply random. "It All Depends" first appeared in the March/April 2010 issue of Touchstone. If you enjoyed this article, you'll find more of the same in every issue. Letters Welcome: One of the reasons Touchstone exists is to encourage conversation among Christians, so we welcome letters responding to articles or raising matters of interest to our readers. However, because the space is limited, please keep your letters under 400 words. 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Liam Hemsworth shows off his leading-man chops in the trailer for Paranoia, in which he plays Adam, a young man chasing the American dream, only to get sucked into an insidious plot. When he joins a powerful firm as an entry-level employee, his boss (Gary Oldman) preys on his ambition and gives him an assignment that will send him to the top: spying on the head of a rival firm (headed by Harrison Ford). When Adam realises he's in over his head, he faces threats to his life and his family – along with the attention of the FBI.
Though it looks like a generic and predictable espionage thriller, I love seeing Hemsworth centre stage (even if he's not allowed to use his Australian accent). Plus, the supporting cast is impressive enough to give it a boost. Aside from Ford and Oldman, Josh Holloway and Amber Heard also star. Paranoia comes out Aug. 15, and you can watch the trailer after the jump.


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"The band is definitely therapy for my own demons," explains the singer in a recent phone interview from Lubbock, Texas, the latest stop on her band's first national tour. "My writing and performing is a form of coping more than anything else. Ranting is really just clearing out the everyday toxins from your system. If I couldn't do that, there would definitely be some dead people in the world."
She's kidding. I think.
Hailing from Fort Lauderdale, this menacing 24-year-old moppet, along with drummer Laura "Lauracet" Simpson, bassist Robin "Agent" Moulder, and guitar player Ho Ho Spade (the quartet's lone testosterone infusion) have taken a stab at the big time with a seething debut CD Sexless Demons and Scars, released in September on Risk Records, a Los Angeles-based independent label.
"My first concert was Cyndi Lauper," says Jessicka in a voice that sounds quite a lot like Betty Boop's. "Then I saw the Cure, and that changed everything. Robert Smith was a demigod. He was moody and he could write pop songs. That's the direction I wanted to go."
As a kid, Jessicka (then known as Jessica Fodera) went the good-girl route, playing the model student and homecoming queen. "I was a dork until high school," she laughs. "I did all the things I was supposed to do. You know, get home from school, go downstairs and play Atari until your hands bleed." She listened to Violent Femmes, Joan Jett, and Culture Club; her cousins turned her on to Iron Maiden. Around the house her mom played a lot of Billy Joel. ("He's far more satanic than Kiss," Jessicka observes.)
As she describes her teenage years, I think about the similarities between the singer and Winona Ryder's mopey, misguided character in the film Beetlejuice. "Yeah, that's pretty much how I was," she confirms. "Except Winona's character was more out in the open -- everybody knew that she was weird and different. I played at being normal for a large portion of my life. But I was different on the inside." That became obvious after her parents divorced. Jessicka began a phase of active rebellion and eventually suffered an emotional breakdown. She also decided that she wanted to make music her life.
Jack Off Jill formed five years ago as more of a lark than anything. Back then, it was just Jessicka and a group of her friends jamming in a Fort Lauderdale warehouse. It wasn't until Jessicka met bassist Moulder that the group found its dark groove. "It was really strange," Jessicka remembers. "A friend of a friend had mentioned to Robin that I needed a bass player. I was working in a record store at the time and Robin walked in and gave me her phone number. That was it." The chemistry was immediate, and the band played its first gig just two weeks after Moulder signed on.
The group soon began recording tapes to sell at shows, with breezy, feel-good titles such as "Cumdumpster" and "Supersadist." These tracks and several others were produced by fellow Lauderdale rocker Brian Warner, a.k.a. Marilyn Manson. The band's affiliation with Manson -- whose own troupe has since achieved national infamy -- eventually brought them to the attention of Fort Lauderdale's Neurodisc Records.
Because Neurodisc handles primarily dance and techno acts, the label opted not to sign the band but to shop them around to other labels. (The exact nature of the relationship between band and label remains uncertain, and Neurodisc has since filed suit against the band, seeking payment for the services it purportedly provided.)
Ultimately, Jack Off Jill's demo made its way into the hands of Risk Records president Frank Volpe, who had previously managed the band Concrete Blonde. Recalls Volpe: "I got their tape from a radio promoter, liked what I heard, and flew down to hear them at Squeeze. I made them an offer within days." The band was quickly signed and whisked into Criteria Studios in April, where it recorded some new material and re-recorded tracks that had appeared on some of its self-produced tapes.
Sexless Demons and Scars is a feral journey through metal and gothic, replete with caveman chords, vein-popping tom-toms, and screeching bass distortions. Atop the din is Jessicka's coo-to-wail-and-back-again vocals. "My world is evil but American made," Jessicka cracks on the disc's opening track, "American Made." This mordant cynicism pervades the record. "Girlscout" is a hushy, semiautobiographical narrative about "lashing out and wanting to hurt others," explains Jessicka, whose voice leaps from Julianna Hatfield to Sam Kinison in a one sweeping, four-note count. "Horrible" is just what it aims to be: a paean to feeling like shit. (I ask her what makes her miserable enough to have written such a song. She pauses. "Well, you've left the house, right? There you go. With people in general, there's just such a lack of consideration.")


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Volume 2, Number 2 • Summer 2012
Here we are in the heart of the 2012 Season – the 115th for the Scarborough Inn! As always, it is our pleasure to welcome Jersey Shore vacationers to our bed and breakfast; our aim is to help you have a memorable visit – every time!
We are enjoying an absolutely spectacular season weather-wise. It is frequently warm with sunshine and blue skies, but low humidity. That's perfect beach and boardwalk weather, but also excellent for bike riding, shopping, Wine Trail visiting, tennis playing – in short, enjoying all the myriad activities and the special events Ocean City, NJ has to offer! The island's vacation calendar is packed, so LIKE us on facebook, follow the inn on Twitter, peruse our online OC travel guide aka inn blog, and take a look at our Pinterest boards or youTube channel for ideas about things to do or places to discover when visiting the Scarborough Inn.
Our Specials and Packages page lists opportunities for savings throughout the season. Using the Create-Your-Own-Package feature, you can add amenities that fit your style or special occasion…and your budget! We look forward to welcoming you very soon.
On behalf of the entire staff, we want to thank the many of you who have posted wonderful reviews online and /or left positive remarks on the Comment Cards at the inn. We are always delighted to pass along praise for specific staff members or to learn which inn amenities and features you appreciate. Thanks, too, for helpful suggestions – they help us continually improve your experience.
Thank you for your support and kindness – you are truly our valued guests and the bright and shining stars of precious memories of our 25 years as innkeepers at the Scarborough Inn.
Brandie & Steve Cesari
Staff of the Scarborough Inn
PS – If you have not visited yet this season, you will find the new Route 52 Bridge & Causeway an incredible addition to Ocean City. It is not only safe, but also scenic – either looking at this impressive new structure or while enjoying the incredible vistas from the height of the spans! See an OC PATCH photo tour HERE.


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POSTED: Wednesday, October 10, 2012 - 1:35pm
UPDATED: Thursday, October 11, 2012 - 7:10am
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — They're the voice of all helpless and homeless animals. And now the Friends of Animal Rescue on South Padre Island has added something new to their recovery center.
Their first goal is to reunite animals with their owners as quick as possible.
"We're a 24 hour hotline to where anybody can call us at any time of the day if their animal gets out or gets lost or somebody finds the animal on the street they let us know an animal is found. And also for visitors, being such a visitors' island and if someone loses an animal over the weekend we get notified of it right away and you don't have to wait until the Port Isabel shelter is open , we get on it as soon as we get the call," says Friends of Animal Rescue Manager, Sherry Pindard.
Some animals had to make a trip across the causeway for quarantine purposes at the Port Isabel shelter. But now, as of earlier this week, that will change. The Friends of Animal Rescue Recovery Center has been approved to operate a quarantine room, keeping these animals closer to home.
The center operates on a small budget; they receive about 20-thousand a year from the city and work off donations for the other money needed to run the program.
In front of the recovery center is a resale shop and all the profit made from the items up there go to the animals in the back of the store.
While there may not look like many animals are housed here, that's cause they're not. Dozens of other four legged furry friends are in foster homes. The center, which is a no kill shelter, stays pretty busy with new residents.
"There are animals in Brownsville and in Harlingen and other locations where they'll be like on death row and we'll be notified and we'll pull them from those facilities and they will go into our foster programs," says Pindard.
Right now about 70 animals, between the center and foster care, are waiting to find "furever" homes.
This weekend at Bike Fest on the island, Friends of Animal Rescue will be holding a Hog Wash fundraiser. It'll be from 11-3 at Padre Sunset on Padre Blvd. All money raised goes to the center and its four legged residents.


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"Slip Sliding into the New Year" |
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OPTIONAL: Have children write a new year's resolution on the tummy or back of their penguin pal.
Additional educational activities for PreK and Kindergarten: Learn about circles (the penguins are made mainly of circles). Learn the Letter P (Penguin), S (Snow) and/or W (Winter). Learn the colors Black and White. Additional Resources not shown on the layout: Circle shapes buddy, Letter P alphabuddies section, Letter S alphabuddies Activities, Letter W alphabuddies section, Barry Black color buddy and Wanda White color buddy.
Additional educational activities for Grades 1 and 2: Matches well with a penguin thematic unit in the class. Visit KidZone Penguins for additional resources.
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Debby wrote: I adapted the "slip-sliding penguins" for the memory focus of the month at our church. Following all that was instructed, I added the books of the New Testament on the penguins belly. One book per penguin and combining books like 1st & 2nd Corinthians, 1st & 2nd Timothy, etc. On one belly. I created flags to identify the divisions of the New Testament-gospels, history, letters, prophecy and put each flag in the flipper of the penguin where that division began. With the penguins-books in order, they slipped down the snowy hill. I changed the title of the board to January: Slip-sliding into the New Testament. It was a great way to draw attention to the memory work. Thanks for sharing your suggestion Debby!! |
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The first meeting of the New Year for the Sheridan City Council may end up being one of the shortest meetings of the year, as there are no items under old or new business.
115 hearty souls plunged into Lake DeSmet, including Nancy and Clint Spence of Sheridan, in the 25th Annual Polar Bear Plunge at Lake DeSmet at 1:00 pm, Sunday, January 1st. Nancy and Clint live in Sheridan but Clint works in Anchorage, Alaska and he thought the water was cold even by Alaska standards. Organizers made a couple last minute changes.
(WY News Service) -- Though Wyoming kids are some of the better ones in terms of spending time outdoors, integrating those gadgets kids are so accustomed to these days will get them into the outdoors even more, says the National Wildlife Federation.
The 25th annual Polar Bear Plunge will take place later today at Lake DeSmet. Since the lake isn't totally frozen due to a somewhat mild winter so far, the event will be a it different this year says Spokesman Rob Forister.
The Sheridan Senior Center issued a media release stating that Meg Pruett, a Senior Medicare Patrol and Wyoming State Health Insurance Assistance Program Volunteer will be available at the Sheridan Senior Center on Fridays from 9:30 to 1pm.
A request for the Buffalo Police Department to accept a grant for the purchase of radios and requests for appointment of a new sergeant for the Police Department were approved by the city council at their last meeting December 20.


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KILL DEVIL HILLS -- Corinth Holders' last lesson of another solid season also served as the first for the 2014 campaign. The Pirates took a 7-3 loss to First Flight Saturday evening in the second round of the 2A playoffs, bowing out in a fashion comparable to the ending in 2012.
It was the second consecutive season Corinth Holders found itself on the road in the second round – making a long trip. Last year it was to Reidsville; this time it was to the Outer Banks.
"We really wanted to get through this second round for the first time," said Corinth Holders coach Allison Vetterl. "We played well in spurts and everybody played hard. But these road trips are tough. That's why its important to win your conference if you want to have success in the playoffs.


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NEC MultiSync EA231WMi review
23in screen size, 1,920x1,080 resolution, DVI: yes, VGA: yes, HDMI:
Almost £300 is a lot of money for a 23in monitor, especially when you can buy a good-quality example for well under £200. However, NEC's EA231WMi is packed with features, and is aimed at business users rather than consumers.
Of course, there's nothing to stop you using the EA231WMi at home, and there are several reasons why you might want to. Chief among these is image quality. While the vast majority of LCD monitors use TN panel technology, the EA231WMi has an IPS panel. In short, the difference is that the liquid crystals move parallel to the panel instead of perpendicular to it. The main effect is that vertical and horizontal viewing angles are radically improved, so you can view the EA231WMi from any position without sacrificing colour accuracy.
This versatility comes in particularly handy since the stand is both height adjustable and allows the display to pivot to portrait mode – where TN panels struggle. Colours are extremely accurate, too, especially when the monitor is calibrated using a device such as the Spyder 3 Express (opposite). It makes for an ideal monitor for video and photo-editing enthusiasts. Brightness is good at 300cd/m2, and despite the 14ms response time, we saw no noticeable lag or ghosting in games or when watching videos.
Another advantage is the DisplayPort input. This is essential if you want to connect a third monitor to one of ATI's new Radeon 5000-series graphics cards, which can drive a trio of displays. The three displays can be used as an extended Windows desktop or for immersive gaming across all three screens.
At full brightness, the MultiSync draws 44W, but this is considerably reduced by the auto brightness modes. An ambient light sensor can adjust the brightness automatically, or you can set the brightness based on the white content of the image. This is usually too dim to be useful, but the third option, which is a combination of both modes, is rather better. Additionally, you can choose between two Eco modes: Energy Star and 30 per cent power saving. The latter reduces power to around 25W.
There's a useful two-port USB hub built into the rear of the monitor, plus a pair of muddy-sounding stereo speakers. The minijack headphone socket is welcome, though. We also like NEC's mini-joystick menu control, which is far easier to use than most monitors' confusing sets of buttons. Plus, rather than opting for side-mounted buttons, NEC has sensibly mounted the controls where you can see them.
There's not quite enough here to earn the EA231WMi an Ultimate award, but it's too expensive compared with good TN-based monitors like Philips' 230C1 for a Best Buy award. If you need great colour accuracy and wide viewing angles, or want the DisplayPort input, it's just about worth the high price. For everyone else, it's too expensive to be good value.


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text: Hearing a story of someone killed by a drunk driver is always hard to take. The crash that took Nick Adenhart's life is particularly difficult. Not because he was a professional athlete who had just pitched the best game of his young career, but because he was an innocent victim simply riding in a car with his friends. Like Nick Adenhart, so many people's lives are cut short by the reckless decision to drive drunk. To make matters worse, if convicted this will not be the first time the driver who killed Nick and two of his fellow passengers has driven drunk, and unfortunately this will not be the last time that a completely innocent person, such as Nick Adenhart, will be killed by a drunk driver. No family should have to receive the phone call that their loved one has been killed by a drunk driver. We will continue to fight against drunk driving and prevent tragedies such as this one, and our deepest sympathies go out to Nick's family and friends and families everywhere for their tragic and unnecessary loss.


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Marie Ann (Burckhard) Feist, 87, of S. D.
Marie Ann (Burckhard) Feist, 87, passed away Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, at Manor- Care Health Services in Aberdeen, S.D.
Marie Ann was born Sept. 25, 1925, in Aberdeen to Anton and Mary (Keller) Burckhard, whose families were of Russian/German descent.
She was united in marriage on May 29, 1944, to Raymond Feist inAberdeen. Ray passed away Sept. 26, 1993.
Ten children were born to this union: Mary Ann (Walt) Brockamp, Sioux City, Iowa, Ray (Jill) Feist, Arizona City, Ariz., Jerry Feist, Donna (Mark) Gambrel of Sioux Falls, S.D., Patty Goette, Aberdeen, Kenny Feist, Sioux Falls, Donald (Diane Loschieder) Feist, St. Bonifacius, Minn., Dave (Juli) Feist, Sioux Falls, Linda (Roger Myers) Bierman and Lori Ross, all of Aberdeen.
Marie is survived by all of her children, as well as three brothers, Tony (Luella) Burckhard, Rialto, Calif., Joe (Lynn) Burckhard,Aberdeen, and John (Valerie) Burckhard, Rapid City; two sisters, Magdeline (Delbert) Rohrbach, Aberdeen, and Barbara (Ervine) Nold, Hague; sisterin law, Jackie Burckhard, Duarte, Calif.; brother-inlaw, Alfred Eie, Sioux Falls; 22 grandchildren; 30 greatgrandchildren; four greatgreat grandchildren; many nieces and nephews; as well as lifelong friend, Vernetta Schumacher.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; three sisters, Christine, Agnes and Eva; three brothers, Frank, Raymond and Mike; half-brother, Jackie Yali; sonin law, Ken Goette, and one infant grandson.
Mass of Christian burial was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 16, 2013, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 409 Second Ave. N.E., in Aberdeen, with Father Jordan Samson officiating.
Cards and memorials may be sent in care of her daughter, Linda Bierman, to: 813 S. Park St., Aberdeen, SD 57401.
Schriver's Memorial Mortuary and Crematory, 414 Fifth Ave. N.W., in Aberdeen was in charge of arrangements.
Burial will be held at a later date at St. Mary's Cemetery.
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The Southeast Symphony Association is a not-for-profit organization established in 1948 to present and teach music to the diverse communities of Los Angeles. It aspires to remove perceived barriers from participation in, and appreciation for classical repertoire by presenting concerts in areas where access to live classical music is limited, and by offering and providing music instruction to young people in these areas. The Association's goals are realized through the concert season of The Southeast Symphony and The Southeast Symphony Conservatory. The Symphony showcases the contributions of the broad diversity of musicians, composers and conductors in the world through performances of classical music from the Baroque to the Contemporary. The Conservatory offers introductory, intermediate and advanced lessons to students through high school ago who demonstrate interest. Through these vehicles, the Association aims to educate and inspire all of Los Angeles' cultural communities. |


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The Beatles' seventh studio full-length was not only a rapid departure from its largely acoustic, folk-inflected predecessor, 1965's Rubber Soul, it was a kaleidoscopic break from anything pop music had proffered before. Though the Fab Four experimented in just about every way possible — phased vocals ("And Your Bird Can Sing"), dreamlike guitars running in reverse ("I'm Only Sleeping"), the wild abuse of tape loops ("Tomorrow Never Knows") — the songwriting was as strong as it had ever been. Its dissonance was modern, and the wake it's left is audible in everything Animal Collective has achieved.
Geologist: I think the Beatles album I've always liked the most is Revolver. I think in the context of Centipede Hz, you'd kind of have to go with "Tomorrow Never Knows." We all grew up as huge Beatles fans. My parents were huge Beatles fans. I think it was through becoming a big Syd Barrett fan that corrected a lot of the misconceptions that John Lennon was actually the more experimental Beatle. No, it was actually Paul McCartney. He was the one that was into the more British psychedelic avant-garde stuff. And he was the one that did all the tape loops on "Tomorrow Never Knows." It's interesting that Paul McCartney wasn't doing it because it was psychedelic or anything. It was because someone actually played him a Stockhausen record before psychedelia went huge. When I was 17 or 18, I started unscrewing cassette tapes and cutting them and making my own loops. For what I do in the band, the idea of fusing more experimental sounds and techniques into a rock song, that was huge for me.


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'I love that clock' Sanbornville man holds town clock in great affection
Thursday, January 23, 2014
SANBORNVILLE — Fred Guldbrandsen may or may not want to be known as the guy from Wakefield who claims he can hear the fog. More on that later but first some background.
Fred says he really earned his five-dollars-a-month pay, mostly because one of the sets of weights was a segment of a rail manufactured for a railroad. Once every eight days, Fred would make his way up to the tower and crank the sets of weights back to the top. Fred admits to being a scrawny kid back then, causing him to have to stand on the crank to wind the heaviest mechanism. "It sure challenged me beyond what I was physically capable of doing but it was so important to me," he said. "I was always worried that somebody else would come along and take the opportunity away from me to keep the clock going. I would have done it for free."
Jim Miller's resulting 12-minute-long video is a combination of explaining how the clock works and telling of Fred's efforts to maintain the clock. Jim came up with a somewhat offbeat way to shoot the interview portion of the video while getting a haircut at the same time. "It was actually shot with the camera facing a mirror in front of the barber's chair," he said.
Fred Guldbrandsen says he can think of only one disadvantage to the new-and-improved clock-winding system — pigeons. "I used to go up there on a regular basis, clean up the mess on the floor and disrupt the birds so the pigeon population was always small," he said. "Now they have a tendency to build nests up there."
(Carl Tyrie lives in Boone, North Carolina, most of the year, and in Sanbornville for the rest.)