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As we know it, pencils are usually used to create visions on flat surfaces, obviously according to the artist's discretion. Mr.Ghetti positions himself at the antithesis of banality by sculpting the tips of pencils thus transforming them in art themselves. With an impressive workmanship and artistry in miniature, Ghetti carves these tools as if they were life-size objects and the result is literally breathtaking.
Dalton Ghetti's micro sculptures
Love Is Patient
It's an algorithmic collage, (based on voronoi tessellation algorithm). The photographs are actually by Kelly Castro from the portrait series Exteriors. Click on http://moebio.com/loveispatient/ to see the actual animation of what would simply be classic pictures. The animation collage is applied and produced by Santiago Ortiz.
Claire Hester
Artist Statement: " Beyond literal photography, I believe in stories. I have always found it interesting how placing someone in a space in a certain way can inspire a narrative. My main interest lies in the relationship that is created between a figure and its surroundings, and I am particularly drawn to quiet moments when everything seems still ".
Aren't these photographs products of modern soft-hyperrealism? Still frames of a David Lynch movie yet to come.
Jump Rope, world championships etc.!
What Jump Rope actually is, is the hardcore version of rope skipping except we are not talking ponytails and blonde girly girls but real rope-skipping break dancers! Endurance, strength, agility, rhythm, balance and coordination, are just a few of the necessary characteristics in order to master this frog-crazy practice. Jump Rope Uk tells you all about it, if you're curious to know connect to http://www.jumpruk.com/
Davide Balliano
" I always had this nightmare of aging without realising it was happening, to just realise one day how time has slipped out of my hands and that I'm late. I came to New York to see whether I can become what I think I am. If I won't make it I will have learnt who I am and will finally be at peace." D.B. interview on http://www.notiziedanewyork.com/2009/07/davide-balliano-new-york-e-la-milano.html
L'Officiel Hommes Italia says: Babydisco
Babydisco press review on L'Officiel Hommes Italia: " An only-for-kids project in Milan's Dopolavoro gallery. The installation was conceived with the aim to stimulate the child towards new multisensorial experiences, based upon the interaction with sound, colours and lights to be lived as an extension of his innate desire to play. A multicoloured disco ball, djs dressed up as rabbits, shiny stars and games flavoured by music, all had an essential role in entertaining the little ones, who happily free from parents and babysitters, had the chance to enjoy the exhilerating experience of a baby version of clubbing. An invitation and a stimulus to take advantage of the educational potential of music united with artistic creativity". Susanna Cucco
Adobe Photoshop Cook!
Adobe Photoshop Cook from Lait Noir on Vimeo.
Thanks to our Bea; wonderful cook and meticulous graphic designer! IF only this link were real…if only one could learn to cook through photoshop…I would certainly live a better!
Alice in Wonderland 1903
A silent film directed by Cecil Hepworth and Percy Stow and the first movie adaption based on Lewis Carroll's book. Only one copy of the original film exists to date, and parts of it are lost. The British Film Institute has partially managed to restore the movie and its original colours. To actually imagine the use of special effects and vanguard techniques over 100 years old is incredible. This is truly a 9 minute wonder!
Muscle Tattoo by Street Anatomy
Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77 / DOMINO
In occasion for Bloody Beetroots Death Crew 77 World Tour; Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo, Bennet Pimpinella & Simone D'Arcangelo will present a preview of the short movie "Domino" and the new single carrying the same name for the Bloody Beetroots' project. On show also a series of pictures taken backstage by Alessia Leporati.
Everyday View
16.02.10 – 26.02.10
10:00 – 18:00
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Webinar: Addressing Homelessness Among Veterans of Recent Conflicts
Thursday, April 18 - from 2:00 to 3:30 PM
Location: Online webinar
Insurgent attacks and ill-defined battlefields have characterized operations Enduring Freedom (OEF), Iraqi Freedom (OIF), and New Dawn (OND). Every location within these particular theaters of war—including military bases—has been rife with potentially life-threatening danger. Exposure to this relentless and all-encompassing peril, frequently encountered in urban settings and involving civilians, has resulted in feelings of helplessness, anxiety, and hypervigilance. Successful in-theater medical treatment has saved lives, but increased the number of Veterans who suffer visible, and invisible, wounds. Rates of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and traumatic brain injury (TBI) are higher than they have been in other wars, with an estimated one-third of troops suffering from PTSD.
Veterans who return to their families after separation from military service experience multiple stressors. Increased economic pressures, physical behavioral health distress, and interpersonal conflict have been widely described by researchers. PTSD and TBI are associated with higher than average rates of physical aggression and domestic violence. Suicide rates are also elevated. While initial reunification with families and friends is usually joyous, interpersonal tensions can occur as families adjust. This is no small problem. During a 12-month period (October 2009 – September 2010), an estimated 144,842 veterans spent at least one night in emergency shelter or transitional housing programs, accounting for 11.5 percent of all homeless adults (U.S. departments of Housing and Urban Affairs (HUD) and Veterans Affairs (VA) and National Center on Homelessness Among Veterans, 2010).
A 2011 expert panel event, Homelessness Among Veterans of Recent Conflicts, highlighted issues and solutions specific to America's recent Veterans. This webinar includes participants from the expert panel who will provide a meaningful discussion of preventing and ending homelessness as it appears among Veterans of recent conflicts, recent research findings, successful strategies for working with this emerging population, and some cutting-edge solutions implemented by the Homeless Veterans Initiative for the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs (VA).
Webinar Participants
Moderator A. Kathryn Power, M.Ed., is the Region One Regional Administrator for the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), an operating division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS). Regional Administrator Power also serves as the SAMHSA Initiative Lead on the Strategic Priority for Military Service Members, Veterans, and Their Families, which focuses on collaboration and coordination to ensure that behavioral health needs for this population are met in a timely and effective manner. In 2012, she was honored for this work when the Department of Defense awarded her the Office of the Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service.
Susan Angell, Ph.D., is the Executive Director of the Homeless Veterans Initiative for the Department of Veteran Affairs (VA). In this capacity, Dr. Angell leads the Department's integrated efforts to eliminate Veteran homelessness and is the senior VA official responsible for orchestrating, coordinating, and overseeing all aspects of this initiative, as well as the various projects that collectively define it. Dr. Angell was a member of the core planning team and a panelist for the expert panel event, Homelessness Among Veterans of Recent Conflicts.
Stephen Metraux, Ph.D., is Deputy Director of Research at the National Center for Homelessness Among Veterans of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and an Associate Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Public Health at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia. Dr. Metraux has completed extensive research related to homelessness and housing, particularly in the contexts of Veterans, community mental health, and incarceration and prisoner reentry. His current research includes identifying risk factors for homelessness among Veterans that can inform VA initiatives to prevent homelessness in this population. Dr. Metraux has a Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Pennsylvania.
Stephen Peck, M.S.W., is President/CEO of the United States Veterans Initiative (U.S. VETS). He joined U.S. VETS in 1996 to start the Long Beach site, which ultimately grew to become the largest residential Veterans program in the country, housing 550 Veterans. Mr. Peck has initiated several special needs programs for the agency, including the Non-custodial Fathers Program, the ADVANCE Women's Program, and the Veterans Re-Entry Project for returning Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans. Mr. Peck also advocates for homeless Veterans on the state and national level. Stephen was a Marine Corps Lieutenant in Vietnam, serving with the 1st Marine Division near Danang.

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Anybody got results or video? Or any knowedge of what the Olympic greco team might be?
Anybody got results or video? Or any knowedge of what the Olympic greco team might be?
here are the gold medalists
55 Mingian Semenov
Nazyr Mankiev lost in the final, his brother Bekxan lost in early rounds
60 Zaur Kurmagmedov
66 Migran Arutunian
74 Imil Sharafedinov
Roman Vlasov did not wrestle, probably pre-selected for the Olympics
84 Alan Khugaev
Mishin lost in the final
96 Rustam Totrov
Khushtov lost early
120 Aleksandr Anuchin
Khasan Baroev DNC, same as Vlasov
Awesome thanks!
Russian 66 kg is a mess. Vachadze just fell apart somehow and Albiev is clearly too small for the weight. Any chance Albiev sucks down and gets a chance for hte Olympic spot?
Vlasoev is a huge stud, not suprised if ther preselect him. Excited Totrov won, he's a pretty fun guy to watch
Kurmagmedov is 2011 world bronze medalist, I don't think they pick Albiev without giving Kurmagmedov any chance.
I'm sure Akzent will tell us more
Vlasov and Baroev didn't participate but both of them will be in the olympic team most probably.
Albiev didn't wrestle either, and while Kuramagomedov might now be the first option for the russian coaches to get the 60kg spot in London, he and Albiev are said to be competing for a place in the team, depending on their results in the upcoming tournaments.
1.- Mingiyan Semenov
2.- Nazir Mankiev
3.- Stepan Maranyan y Rasul Bekuh
1. Zaur Kuramagomedov
2. Ibrahim Labazanov
3. Ivan Kuylakov y Aslan Abdullin
1. Mihran Harutyunyan
2. Yuri Denisov
3. Basil Bows y Adam Kurak
1. Imil Sharafetdinov
2. Ilyas Magomadov
3. Constantine Spike y Bilan Nalgiev
1. Alan Khugaev
2. Alexei Mishin
3. Oleg Shokalov y Saur Karezhev
1. Rustem Totrov
2. Nikita Melnikov
3. Konstantin Efimov y Maxim Safarian
1. Alexander Anuchin
2. Shohruddi Ayubov
3. Alikhan Ayubov y Vladimir Ilnitskiy
Final matches
55kg Mingiyan Semenov vs. Nazir Mankiev Манкиев - Семенов. ЧР по греко-римской борьбе 2012 - YouTube
60kg Zaur Kuramagomedov vs. Ibrahim Labazanov Курамагамедов -Лабазанов ЧР по греко-римской борьбе 2012 - YouTube
66kg Mihran Harutyunyan vs. Yuri Denisov Денисов - Арутюнян. ЧР по греко-римской борьбе 2012 - YouTube
74kg Imil Sharafetdinov vs. Ilyas Magomadov Шарафетдинов - Магомадов. ЧР по греко-римской борьбе 2012 - YouTube
84kg Alan Khugaev vs. Alexei Mishin Мишин - Хугаев ЧР по греко-римской борьбе 2012 - YouTube
96kg Rustem Trotov vs. Nikita Melnikov Мельников - Тотров ЧР по греко-римской борьбе 2012 - YouTube
120kg Alexander Anuchin vs. Shohruddi Ayubov Аюбов - Анучин ЧР по греко-римской борьбе 2012 - YouTube
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Thanks for videos
interesting, 7 matches, 19 periods but only 1 point in standing position, 3rd period of 84kg final and even that point was Mishin's mistake.
thank for the vids. bad ass performance at 66 scoring the gut with less than 10 seconds left in per 3.
When is the Iranian nationals?
but if you want to know the Olympic team, they already announced it.
Rahimi, Esmaeilpour, Taghavi, Goudarzi, Lashgari, Yazdani and Ghasemi in freestyle.
Sourian, Noroozi, Abdevali, Akhlaghi, Rezaei and Babajanzadeh in Greco-Roman.


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Foundation repair companies commonly use phrases such as: "HUD tolerances for…."; "FHA tolerances for…."; or "Code tolerances for…" evaluating a slab on grade (concrete) foundation to determine if the foundation requires foundation repair. To our current knowledge, there is not published tolerance from HUD or the FHA that forces a homeowner into getting foundation repair. The third tolerance that is commonly quoted is the "Code" tolerance.
This "Code" may be assumed to mean the building code or the residential code. In either case, both the building code (better known as the International Building Code) and the residential code (better known as the International Residential Code) vaguely set a tolerance for foundation movement. The criterion that is commonly quoted in the industry of foundation repair is the L/240 or L/360. This may be interpreted to mean that over a distance (taken as inches) of X, a foundation that bends more than the ratio of L/240 or L/360, is assumed to not meet the "Code" criteria and hence the foundation should get foundation repair.
However, on the engineering side of the house, the deflection limited is used in the actual design of the foundation and is rarely used to evaluate the performance of the foundation. For instance, in forensic engineering we use the deflection limit to tell us how much load (weight) we can apply to a building given the construction of the foundation or the building. If we know how something is constructed then we can back-calculate the allowable load (weight) that can be applied. In foundation repair, the back-calculation is rarely, if ever, done. A structural engineer would be the most proficient in this calculation.
What does this mean to the average homeowner? well, if the person evaluating your home does not know how to back-calculate the allowable loads (weight) that the foundation can take once it is lifted, then they may actually cause the foundation to deflect or bend beyond the allowable limit that they just used to evaluate your foundation. Hence, the foundation repair may not really be a repair after all.
How often do commercial buildings get foundation repair?
The straight forward answer is very seldom. On the commercial side, apartment buildings probably see more foundation repair or leveling work than other commercial buildings. Why you may ask? Most of the apartment buildings that we have seen have severe plumbing and drainage issues that lifts and bends foundations. These are similar issues that a home with foundation problems has.
Structural engineers for commercial buildings typically will not consider lifting a building or doing foundation repair using a non engineered system, like concrete pressed piles. The reason is obvious; most concrete pressed piles that are installed by foundation repair companies are not engineered so the construction of the concrete pressed pile that will support your investment is wagered on a long list of factors that are not known.
A common overseen factor in concrete pressed piles is the safety factor that the building code states a piles or foundation should meet. The equations, mechanics, theories, and case studies for foundations do not change between commercial and residential buildings. The actual foundation has no idea if it is a commercial or residential building. The foundation simply reacts to what supports it, whether it is moving soils or a non-engineered concrete pressed pile foundation "repair" system.
However, it you lift ("repair") the foundation then the foundation system for the building has drastically changed which may damage the actual building. We understand that there may be reasons to lift a foundation; however, lifting a foundation with a non-engineered system the follows the recommendations from a non-structural engineer may not be the best course of action for your investment.
Foundation Repair may classify your building as a "Dangerous Structure"
Foundation repair, as the name implies, is intended to make a foundation safe or meet a Code requirement or even "repair" your foundation. As we have stated in other articles, the "Code" for foundations in most municipalities (Austin and San Antonio included) is the International Building Code. This code is enacted as the code through a city ordinance; hence it becomes a city law. Another code that is not well known but constantly enforced in San Antonio is the San Antonio Property Maintenance Code (SAPMC) (this code was adopted by the CoSA in an ordinance). This code outlines the standard that the City of San Antonio uses to determine if a home owner is properly maintaining their building (commercial or residential). Section 108.1.1, Unsafe Structures, of the SAPMC refers the reader to Chapter 6 of the City of San Antonio City Code for a definition of a dangerous structure. Chapter 6, Article VIII, Sec. 6-156, defines a dangerous building. In that definition, the City Code states that a building may be deemed a dangerous building if:
- The stress in any material, member or portion thereof, is more than 1.5 times the allowable stress or stresses allowed by the Building Code;
- The building , or any portion of the building, is likely to partially or completely fail from the removal, movement or instability of any portion of the ground;
- A vertical structural member leans or buckles to such an extent that a plumb line passing through the center of gravity falls outside of the middle third;
- A building or structure has been constructed, exists, or is maintained in violation of the city's minimum housing standards or technical building codes (IBC and IRC).
Read our code review article on Foundation Repair San Antonio and Foundation Repair Austin relating to concrete pressed piles. Foundation repair using concrete pressed piles is a system that consists of individual concrete cylinders that are hydraulically pressed in the soil to some depth that provides the foundation repair company with some capacity to lift your building. The system is seldom, if ever, actually designed by an engineer. An engineer might inspect the installation of the concrete pressed pile or tell the foundation repair companies where to put the concrete pressed pile but most concrete pressed piles used for foundation repair are not actually designed by an engineer so the code review and pile analysis may not happen.
If a structural engineer does not actually design the concrete pressed pile used in foundation repair then the criteria of item one mentioned above is not known, hence it is not met; the concrete pressed pile system will most likely be a stacked system that is highly susceptible to instability from soil movement, hence item two is not met; foundation repair companies seldom do soil analysis nor can they control the plumbness of the concrete pressed piles as it is pressed into the soil so item three is not guaranteed and is not met; and concrete pressed piles do not meet the International Building Code (see our article that reviews concrete pressed piles with Code requirements) so item four is not met. In conclusion, allowing your building to get foundation repair with concrete pressed piles may cause your home to be deemed a dangerous structure as defined by the City of San Antonio Property Maintenance Code.
Get a Engineering Company whose engineers are actually licensed to practice structural engineering, Such as A-1 Engineering.
Questions or comments please Email or Call us, we are Structural Engineers San Antonio and Structural Engineers Austin.


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South Texas Underground Film
Ph: (361) 673 – 7862
southtexasundergroundfilm (at) gmail.com
WHO: South Texas Underground Film
WHAT: South Texas Underground Film Festival announcement of Officially selected Features
WHEN: Sept 21st – 27th, 2012
WHERE: Art Center of Corpus Christi and Downtown Corpus Christi, Texas
SOUTH TEXAS UNDERGROUND FILM'S SOUTH TEXAS UNDERGROUND FILM FESTIVAL(STUFF) CORPUS CHRISTI, TX – South Texas Underground Film proudly announces our first wave of officially selected feature films for the South Texas Underground Film Festival that will be held Sept. 21st – Sept. 27th. We are really proud of the selections that have been chosen to screen. We wanted to make sure that we followed our mission statement:
South Texas Underground Film's sole mission is to engage and inspire the community by screening films without discrimination, creating new films, teaching the art of filmmaking and networking with fellow filmmakers.
South Texas Underground Film wishes to expose Local and International Underground and Independent films that are diverse in film technique, background and culture by providing a public forum to the South Texas community.
Directed – Davi de Oliveira Pinheiro (Porto Alegre, Brasil)
Directed – Blake Eckard(Stanberry, MO)
The drastic measure taken to break the cycle of a severely damaged family.
Directed – Mike Cuenca(Los Angeles, CA)
Jim (Joey Halter) is a background actor hoping to make it into the big time. His roommate is Sam (Mike Cuenca), a documentary filmmaker. When the two are evicted from their home they meet with Dio (Dan Rojay), a homeless musician, and a Catholic virgin named Mars (Steven Escot). The four descend into a life-awakening 24 hours that involve excess drinking, prostitutes, a sage-like lounge singer and psychedelic drugs.
Directed – Elias Georgopoulos(Nafplio, Greece)
Two German contract killers are hired to dig up a lost treasure for their employer. Things go wrong when the treasure accidentally ends up in the hands of three small time crooks who were committing a burglary to pay off a debt to Munir, a local crime lord. The three friends use their connection with an underground informer to trade the treasure for cash. What they don't know is that they're being pursued by the contract killers and Munir's thugs.
CHRISTIAN DREADFUL Directed – Niko Kostet(Turku, Finland)
Christian is a world famous rock-star, but underneath the make-up and leather clothes, he is a former choirboy, who lost his parents in an early age, but found comfort in music, and wanted to inspire other misfortunated people like himself, with his talent. Unfortunately, producer Aleksi Roivas has allready planned the career of the next, big superstar from start to finish. Now, Christian has to hook up with a wild groupie, to save his beloved fans from total damnation.
Directed – Lindsay Denniberg(Chicago, IL)
A rock and roll horror fantasy where we meet the immortal Louise and her beloved Charlie. Unfortunately due to Louise's supernatural origins, every man she sleeps with must die so that she can survive! A heart felt love letter to 80's horror, punk, VHS and german expressionism.
Directed – Ericka Marsalis-LaManna (Austin, Texas)
Generation Me is a deliciously inappropriate feature comedy film about dating in the age of social networking. Specifically this film is about a singer named Malia who gets into some comedic relationship troubles via the internet.
Directed by Ericka Marsalis-LaManna, Generation Me is packed with a list of Texas all stars including: Amber Prowl, Jamie Teer (Drive Angry, The Preacher's Daught
er), Melanie Rene (Guys From The Country, Killa Bs), Rapper/Producer Ray Sr. (Life's On The Line Entertainment), Ben Baxter (The Ben Baxter Band), Danny "D-Train" Trevino (Fox 7), Charity Royanne Pitts, DJ Hella Yella, Dru Fay (ME TV) and more!
Directed – Daina Krumins(Westfield, New Jersey)
An eccentric female artist, an aspie kid, and his sister have to deal with gangster problems.
Directed – Rouzbeh Rashidi(Dublin, Ireland)
HE, the latest work in the ongoing collaboration between Rouzbeh Rashidi and actor James Devereaux, is a troubling and mysterious portrait of a suicidal man. Rashidi juxtaposes the lead character's apparently revealing monologues with scenes and images that layer the film with ambiguity. Its deliberate, hypnotic pace and boldly experimental structure result in an unusual and challenging view of its unsettling subject.
Directed – Donna McRae(Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)@johnnyghostfilm
Millicent, a professional musician, lectures in music at a university. She is also a recovering alcoholic who has a commemorative tattoo that stretches across her shoulder. When she decides to remove the tattoo, she encounters ghosts of her post-punk past who won't let her move on so easily.
NON COMPOS MENTIS: or JERRY POWELL THE DELUSIONS of GRANDEUR
Directed – Mike Cuenca(Los Angeles, CA) @blvdducinema
Jerry Powell (Joey Halter) is a low-level thief with memory distrust syndrome. On the edges of sanity, Powell finds himself chased by a gang of criminals as he attempts to deliver a mysterious package for a known money-launderer.
Ontologica! – A Brief Explanation of Absolutely Everything that is Known about Absolutely Everything
Directed – Skylar Gordon(Brooklyn, NY)@Cosmic_Curtain
Directed – Mike Ratel(Washington,D.C.) @mowermovie
On Your Mark, Get Set, MOW! is an up-close, high-octane and heartwarming look at the people who "live and breathe" the sport of lawnmower racing. Brought together by the "need for speed" and friendly competitiveness of the 20 to 60 miles an hour sport, these people form an emotional bond like family. The camaraderie among racers include helping each other out in the pits, as well as, the whole racing community coming together to support the Mikula family, who host an annual Huntington's Disease race, to create awareness about the little-known disease that has devastated their family. The edge-of-your-seat lawnmower races are captured from a variety of angles, including the jaw-dropping helmet camera footage of 4-time lawnmower racing champ Jayson Mikula. Mark Bell of Film Threat says On Your Mark, Get Set, Mow! is, "a blast to watch" and added, "you just want to jump in and race yourself."
Directed – Robert L. Camina(Dallas, Tx)@RainbowRaidFilm
RAID OF THE RAINBOW LOUNGE is a 103 minute documentary recounting the widely publicized and controversial 2009 police raid of a Fort Worth, Texas gay bar that resulted in multiple arrests and serious injuries.
Following sordid allegations and outrage, many changes would occur in the city, and Fort Worth would become a leader in LGBT equality. However, the changes did not happen overnight and without controversy. The audience will witness history unfold as this film documents that journey from the perspective of witnesses, activists and politicians who helped changed the city.
Narrated by Meredith Baxter.
Written, directed and produced by Robert L. Camina
Directed – Matt Riddlehoover(Murfreesboro, Tn)@mattriddlewho
Writer/director Matt Riddlehoover's upcoming comedy concerns a gay couple and the voyeuristic impulses of their downstairs neighbor.
Starring: Matt Riddlehoover, Jared Allman, Thashana McQuiston, Carson Nicely, Malachi Taylor, Cliff Burr, Devin Walls, Domiziano Arcangeli
Directed – Greame Noble(Aberdeen, Scottland)
The life of a young woman is torn apart when her family is gunned down. As she comes to terms with her loss she faces the threat of her family's killers and an even more dangerous and evil criminal threatening her safety and the very purpose of her life; her faith in Jesus Christ.
Directed – Julie Chaffort(Bordeaux, France)
Johannes, a cursed undertaker, lost in a vast and strange land, is looking for a place to bury his lover. During his journey, Johannes will face his destiny, fighting against his curse and find the way of redemption face up to mute, fearful, mad and fallen characters.
Directed – Michal Kosakowski(Berlin, Germany)
People with different non-criminal backgrounds talk about their murder fantasies and get the chance to stage their fantasies as short films. A decade later, the director meets with these people and interviews them about current topics such as revenge, torture, war, terrorism, media, the death penalty, suicide etc. Their replies are juxtaposed with the short films based on their murder fantasies.


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How to Collect Condo Arrears
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A common problem facing condo associations, boards and managers is how to compel unit owners who fall behind in their common charges to pay their arrears. In a condominium association with only a few units, if even one unit owner falls behind in common charge payments, the building may have trouble meeting operating expenses. When unit owners in larger condominium associations with many units fall into arrears, although the impact may not be felt immediately, eventually the shortfall will have to borne by the other unit owners via increases in common charges or assessments.
The good news is that there are several effective legal methods a condo association's attorney can use to collect common charge arrears on behalf of a building once non-judicial methods of collection have been exhausted. Which method or combination of methods will be best for a particular situation will depend on the circumstances.
A Variety of Methods
When a person purchases a condo unit, he or she becomes contractually bound to abide by the condominium's declaration and by-laws, which set forth when common charges are due. As a result, if a unit owner falls into arrears on his or her common charges, the board of managers (on behalf of the unit owners of the condominium association) may sue the delinquent unit owner for breach of contract to obtain a money judgment. Additionally, the New York State legislature has enacted several laws, which, among other things give condominium boards the ability to bring foreclosure actions and take back a unit from a unit owner in arrears, similar to a mortgage bank's ability to foreclose a mortgage.
Breach of Contract for Money Judgments
A simple way to attempt collection of common charge arrears is by suing the delinquent unit owner for breach of contract due to his or her failure to pay common charges pursuant to the by-laws of his or her condominium. Assuming the unit owner has no valid defense or fails to raise a defense to his or her lack of payment, the board of managers will be awarded a money judgment, which will be docketed against the unit owner in the county clerk's office.
Next, the board can attempt to enforce the judgment by having a marshal or sheriff levy on the judgment. When a marshal or sheriff levies on a judgment they can confiscate the debtor's personal property, sell the property at auction, and then use the proceeds of the sale to pay off the judgment debt. The marshal or sheriff can also freeze the money in a judgment debtor's bank accounts. Lastly, the judgment debtor's employer can be contacted in order to garnish his or her wages.
With such a variety of resources a creditor with a money judgment is able to levy upon, commencing an action for breach of contract can be an effective means to collect common charges. However, to a large extent, the utility of obtaining a money judgment will depend on whether the debtor is employed and whether his or her personal property and other assets can be located.
Statutory Solutions
In addition to commencing a lawsuit to obtain a money judgment, a board of managers can simultaneously pursue statutory remedies to collect common charge arrears, which are contained within New York State Real Property Law. Which statutory method or methods should be used depends on whether the unit is occupied by the unit owner, is leased, or is vacant, and whether the unit is encumbered by mortgages or other liens.
Rent Collection under Section 339-kk
In the situation where a condominium unit owner leases his or her unit rather than occupying it and the unit owner fails to pay his or her common charges, Real Property Law Section 339-kk authorizes condo boards to collect rent payments directly from the unit owner's tenants. This is accomplished by simply sending a notice to the tenants, in accordance with the statute, advising them to start making monthly rental payments to the condominium rather than the unit owner. The condominium can continue collecting monthly rent directly from the tenants until the unit owner's common charge arrears are cured. An ancillary benefit of sending the 339-kk notice to the unit owner's tenants is that it may cause the unit owner some embarrassment, which by itself may spur the unit owner to pay his or her arrears.
Unfortunately, sometimes out of fear of some form of retaliation from the unit owner, or if the unit owner's tenants are similarly financially irresponsible or insolvent, the unit owner's tenants may disregard the board of managers' 339-kk notice. If this happens, based on relevant case law, it appears that the board of managers can sue the unit owner's tenants to compel them to make use and occupancy payments to the condominium while simultaneously pursuing legal remedies against the unit owner. In essence, Real Property Law Section 339-kk gives boards of managers an additional financial resource to tap for payment. Accordingly, authorizing the condominium's attorney to prepare and serve a 339-kk notice is a good first step towards collection of common charge arrears in the scenario where a unit owner leases his or her unit.
Lien Foreclosures
A board's ultimate weapon for collecting common charge arrears is filing a lien against the unit and foreclosing on it pursuant to Real Property Law Section 339-aa. Real Property Law Section 339-aa enables a board of managers to foreclose a common charge lien as if it were a mortgage and eventually take title to a unit if the owner can't pay - or refuses to pay - what is owed. Whether to pursue a lien foreclosure will depend on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to, the amount owed to the condominium, whether other liens were previously filed against the unit, and the fact that lien foreclosures can be costly and can take several years to complete. However, even if a board of managers opts not to pursue a lien foreclosure, it should still file a lien against the unit.
Filing a common charge lien against the unit in the recording office of the county where the condominium's declaration is filed serves as a quick and relatively inexpensive method of protecting the condo. Once the lien is filed, it serves as notice to the world of the unit owner's debt owed to the condominium. The unit owner will be unable to sell or refinance his or her unit without first paying off his or her arrears to the condominium. Additionally, in the event that any superior lienholder forecloses on the unit, the superior lienholder will be required to give the condominium's board of managers notice of its foreclosure. Ultimately, this will enable the condominium to share in any surplus monies if the superior lienholder sells the unit at foreclosure for an amount greater than the lien it foreclosed. (A discussion of lien priorities is beyond the scope of this article; however, generally, a lien recorded prior to another lien will be superior to the later recorded lien - with some exceptions for liens filed by government entities.)
Lastly, when the condominium's lien is filed, the condominium becomes a secured creditor under the Federal Bankruptcy Code. In the event the delinquent unit owner files for bankruptcy, the condominium will ultimately get a higher percentage of the debt paid as a secured creditor than if it didn't file a lien.
Receiverships under Section 339-aa
Assuming a condominium's board of managers files a lien for unpaid common charges and commences a foreclosure action against a delinquent unit owner under Real Property Law Section 339-aa, the statute also provides that the condo may apply to the court for a receiver to be appointed while the foreclosure is proceeding, if such remedy is provided for in the condominium's bylaws. (A provision authorizing the appointment of a receiver is standard in condominium bylaws.) A receiver is an individual appointed by the court to protect a property that is being foreclosed from damage or neglect caused by its owner, by authorizing the receiver to collect rent for the property and manage the property while the foreclosure action is proceeding. (It is a good idea to request that the building's property manager be appointed as the unit's receiver because he or she will be familiar with the property and will already have a bookkeeping system in place.)
Once the court approves the appointment of the receiver, the receiver can start collecting rent from the unit's owner if the unit owner resides in the unit, or from the unit owner's tenant if the unit owner rents the unit out. If the unit is vacant at the time the receiver is appointed, the receiver can renovate the apartment, if necessary, and then rent it out for the benefit of the condominium. Whether or not applying to the court to have a receiver appointed will be cost-effective will depend on a variety of factors such as whether the unit is currently owner occupied or leased, the condition of the unit and the climate of the apartment rental market.
A Proactive Approach
It is critical for boards of managers to take a proactive role in collecting common charge arrears to ensure that their condominium associations remain financially stable. As soon as a unit owner misses a monthly common charge payment without explanation, the board of managers should instruct their property manager or attorney to send a letter to the unit owner advising them that their account is in arrears. If no repayment schedule can be established with the unit owner, the board of managers should confer with the condominium association's property manager and attorney in order to choose the best method or methods of collecting the arrears. Regardless of the method or methods of collection chosen, prompt action will save the condominium money in the long run.
Stephen M. Lasser is an associate of the Manhattan law firm of Rosen & Livingston, specializing in cooperative and condominium law. Bruce A. Cholst, Esq. and Steven L. Einig, Esq., contributed to this article.
for how long is a condo lien good assuming there is a superior lien ie money mortgage lien this is a state test question that i can not find an answer for new jersey law
I am a unit owner who fall behind in arrears. The condo is up for sale. They have filed receivership. How long does the process take and what should I do?
Article was very helpful on commoncharges but how about fines or fees imposed on condo owners for breaches of the by-law provisions, such as pet clauses, trash removal, noise etc... can you file liens based upon that
Very instructive article. Is there any information on what happens to owed common charges in the event of a bankrupcy and a mortgage cram down?
Can the board charge for the lawyer letter Warning of a potential lien?how far behind do you have to be to be in the arrears to have s lien put on your property?
Our assn is mandated to provide appropriate insurance. One building is in a flood plain and the assn paid for the flood insurance the past four years. this year the board & membership decided not to pay the insurance. The affected bldg occupants paid the insurance and now are withholding their condo fees to recoup their expense (they are paying the statutory reserve amount $20). Board is threatening to put liens on the property of the owners who are withholding. 1) how expensive to place lien in WI? 2) will lien affect our credit rating? We are prepared to fight in court should they place a lien, thinking we will win because they reneged on their obligation to provide insurance. Your thoughts?
I am interested in the answer to Davis' question above. My fiance's condo association said they'd put a lien on his condo for a $25 fine for noise violation. It's a long story, but we have renters who made noise while they were MOVING OUT (late at night). It seems like a waste of time/money. He doesn't want to pay, because the noisy tenants are gone...
statement of condominium lien on condo owner for arrears in fees. owner filed for chapter 7 bankruptcy and states associations' lien is no longer valid and he has an accepted offer for the purchase of his property. does the lien still hold as a secured creditor under the federal bankruptcy code? will association be paid for the full amount on the lien?
Hi, I am a tenant and my owner has some disputes with the condomonium board. Today, I have received a letter from County Civil Court in my name and asking me to pay the rent directly to Court instead of unit owner. As it came as a surprised to me, I talked to the owner but he is insisting me to send the rent to him. He is also indirectly threatening me of the security deposit, if don't pay him the rent. My lease agreement was till 31-July-11. And as per verbal agreement with owner, I am staying on Month on month basis. There is no written document to confirm this. I don't want to stay any more in this disputed property and want to move to some other property. Please advice what steps I should follow: 1. Pay the rent to Court 2. Send a legal registered letter to owner informing him of paying the rent to court 3. Also send a advance one month notice to owner for leaving the apartment and request for my security deposit refund after I leave the apartment. I had a good relationship with him so far, but today it was different. Should I first talk to him and explain to him about my decision. Not sure whether he will agree or like it as he tends to explain his mortgage dependency on the rent and that's why he wants the rent to him. Please advice.
Tenant: If you received a letter from the court, then it has already ruled against the owner, so you should pay the court rather than your landlord. Step 2 of your proposed course of action is unnecessary, as the court has already notified the owner of this decision (probably due to delinquency of his own association fees). As your month-to-month tenancy is by verbal agreement, giving a 30 day intent to vacate notice is probably a good idea. Whether he likes it or not is not the issue. Nor is whether YOU like it. If you have been ordered by the court to pay the court, that supersedes your agreement with the landlord. Don't pay him directly. The consequences are his, not yours.
if i do not agree pay the legal fees the association asset in my account, the association can put a lean or fourclose on me.
My condo has not been maintaining the property as an owner I understand that I cannot withhold maint fees. Now they have passed two resolutions, one for fee collection policy and priority payment application. If I state on my check that I wish the payment to go toward maint fees only, how can they pass a resolution which ignors this request. Is it permitted to apply payments to attorney fees, fines, late fees, first? Especially since our bylaws do not address any fines or penalties, only interest.
my condo board goes for money judgement 'cause i, as the unit owner has dispute(for unknown erasable dirt stain on the wall of common area) over fines (valid defense or raise a defense). the condo board will use legal lawsuit to compel owner, me to pay the fines based on weak evidence and retaliation (questioning them) so as an owner like me, please tell me how to get a relief in the court to protect me from bully and abusive by condo board, the fine is growing for six months over a thousand. thanks a bunch
A person owns 4 condos. The owner is disputing fees on 1 unit. Can an association restrict the use of common areas (parking spot/laundryroom storage) on the other 3 condos when there are no monies owing for those condos? What if tenants are affected?
For the past three years, the Board of managers are refusing to acept my common charges. In the past I always qwrte in the note section of the check; "comon charges paid in full no arrears". The Board had imposed fines against me for issues and levied fines without ever having a hearing. So I refused to pay the fines until a hearing was held. Each check I write for the common charges is sent back to me by the condo attorney with a note saying you are prohibited from writing any comments on the check or the coupon. I finally sued the Board, and in court the judge, my attorney and the Boards attorney agreed on a settlement of $5000 to settle all actions. The Board president refuses to acknowledge and accept that deal. So I continue to write on the check " common charges paid in full no arrears". I received a second lien from the board raising my arrears to $26,000. I own my unit with no mortage. Can a Board president unilatterally dismiss a settlement endorced by a judge ? There is nothing in the bylaws giving her this power. I have suggested to the owners the easiest way to resolve all of the financial sanctions the Board has imposed by removing her from the Board. Bylaws say only the Board can remove the president and they are in lock-step with her tactics. My question is: does a Board president have the authority to refuse and dismiss a agreed to and so-ordered order of the court?
Condo unit was sold/transferred while the assn was attempting to collect past dues etc from the unit owner. The new unit owner was then billed. In the mean time the new unit owner also sold the property. When the closing attorneys ofc contacted the HOA they were informed of the balance due. The current seller was furious and insisted he was not responsible for the previous owners balance. But eventually an escrow acct was set up to hold onto these funds enabling sale of the property. It has been 3 yrs and the funds are still sitting in escrow at the closing attorney's ofc... the individual responsible will not release the funds. Any suggestions?
is it legal for a condo president, know how much a person awes the assn fee. if the management tells them?
There is a Levey and possible sherrif sale against me. the debt is in my name. can they sell a vehicle that is paid off but registered in both my name and my husband's?
If you are a condo owner who as made partial payments over the past year (and have stayed in touch with the management co. regarding only having a part-time job) and now can make full payments to stay current. Can the board put a lien on you for the balance even if you do not have the money to pay it back now?
I BOUGHT 2 CONDOES IN FOECLOSUE SELL ...WHEN I WENT THERE The city had demolished all 120 condoes and I saw a big land what must I do ?
Can my landlord evict me for nonpayment of rent if the courts have ordered me to pay my rent to them. The courts are threatening to put a lien on my bank account if I don't pay them. My owner/landlord is in arrears to the condo board. I have a lease. Someone please answer. I don't want to be evicted and don't know what to do. Can't afford a lawyer
We have a condo that's been vacant over three years and owes the association thirty thousand .The owner passed away who live out of state,her sons inherited the property and never made any payment.They say our hands are tied be caused it became bank owned and their is a big second mortgage .Please give us help, thank you
Can the association place lens in me personally and garnish my wages? I always believed the lien had to be placed on the unit.
if im not paying rent and live in a condo that has a maintenence dispute with the owner can they throw me out of the apartment
Our 6 unit condo association is stuck managing a unit for which we got an Order of Possession from the owner for failure to pay HOA fees back in 1996. We have been paying the monthly assessments out of the proceeds of renting out the unit, but we do not want to keep on being saddled with this unit. Do we have the legal right to force the sale of this unit even though the HOA fees are not in arrears (because the rent money has been paying for it) and the property taxes or up to date and there is no mortgage on this unit? The long-ago evicted owner will not respond to any attempts for us to contact her to find out her intentions. We are thinking of just keeping the unit empty and not renting it out anymore since there are enough funds in the rental account to pay the HOA fees for the next 20 years. But we do not know if we are legally allowed to keep the place empty or whether that would make us negligent given that the Association was given the Order of Possession, however long ago that was.


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The nearer term cuts are likely to harm the region's ship-building sector, including companies such as General Dynamics NASSCO, BAE Systems and Continental Maritime, Blumberg said. According to a report prepared for the council, the local shipyards had more than $1.4 billion in government contracts in 2011.
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Fork/Join abstraction creates a framework for solving //divide and conquer// algorithms.
Parallel.ForkJoin will create a computation pool into which you can submit requests (subtasks). Each subtask can create multiple sub-subtasks which are again committed into the computation pool.
See also demos
44_Fork-Join Quicksort and
45_Fork-Join max.
A typical fork/join usage pattern is:
- Execute multiple subtasks.
- Wait for subtasks to terminate.
- Collect subtask results.
- Use results to compute higher-level result.
The trick here is that subtasks may spawn new subtasks and so on ad infinitum (probably a little less, or you'll run out of stack ;) ). For optimum execution, fork/join must therefore guarantee that the code is never running on too many background threads (an optimal value is usually equal to the number of cores in the system) and that those threads don't run out of work.
To achieve this,
ForkJoin creates multiple worker threads and connects them to a computation pool. Computation requests (i.e. subtasks) are added to this pool. They are removed by worker threads, processed and optional new subtasks are added back to the pool.
ForkJoinprograms typically use lots of stack space so it is advised to increase Maximum Stack Size
setting in project options.
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class function ForkJoin: IOmniForkJoin; overload; class function ForkJoin<T>: IOmniForkJoin<T>; overload;
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By calling
NumTasks, you can set the degree of parallelism. By default, fork/join uses as many threads as there are cores accessible by the process.
TaskConfig method is used to set up a task configuration block, applied to each worker task.
IOmniCompute interface provides interaction with the computation unit that doesn't return a result.
IOmniCompute = interface procedure Execute; function IsDone: boolean; procedure Await; end;
Execute executes the action that was provided to the
Compute method. This method is used internally and should not be called from the user code.
IsDone verifies if the computation unit has completed the work.
Await waits for the computation unit to complete the work.
IOmniCompute<T> interface provides interaction with the computation unit that returns a result.
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Grace Church Sunday School is divided into two classes. One is designed for early readers, typically between ages 5 and 7, but younger siblings often join us as well. The second class is designed for more experienced readers, typically between ages 8 and 12. Each week parents bring their children to the education wing, located on the second floor. The education wing of the church is secure, but parents need only ring the doorbells (located outside each door to the second floor) to notify the teachers of their arrival. For approximately 45 minutes each Sunday, the children will learn Bible stories, engage in creative activities and art projects, and enjoy fun and play. Parents pick up their children from their classrooms promptly at 10:15 a.m. The children then accompany their families to Worship.
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Random fruits in one dish?
I have a very ripe mango, a half dozen cherries, one plum and one apple in my icebox. Would like to use them all up in one dish somehow...
Perhaps in a dessert of some kind - a crisp or cobbler maybe, but not sure if all these fruits will jive together, mainly the mango with the other fruits. Thoughts? My MIL bought the mango while she was here visiting, I am not a huge fan of mango but the ones she bought are especially sweet.
I also have some nice tuna in the fridge, would these work together as a fruit sauce for the fish perhaps?
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Enjoy the SNL iPhone 5 skit? Yeah, me too. While this new Apple parody isn't as funny as the SNL iPhone 5 one, it is still damn funny.
This parody, which you can view in the video above, is an ad that pokes fun of Apple products by describing all iDevices as iPod variants. The best part is near the end. Check it out yourself to see what I mean.
…Yeah, Apple, being the most valuable company in the world comes with its perks.
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Pretty funny, but I guess it could be said of most if not all gadget crazes.


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CROWN POINT - Ferry service is now operating near the site of the former Lake Champlain Bridge.
New York Gov. David Paterson visited the site Jan. 24 to announce the service and issue an apology.
"I want to apologize to those on both sides of the lake for this situation," he said. "This has been more than a loss of a bridge. It's the loss of a way of life for the last eight decades."
Paterson said the Crown Point ferry will help bring normalcy to the local residents, but he vowed to press forward on the construction of a new span.
"Only a new bridge will restore economic development and give a new quality of life to those who live and work on the shores of Lake Champlain," the governor said.
The Lake Champlain Bridge, which connects Crown Point and Chimney Point, Vt., closed Oct. 16 when engineers deemed it structurally unsafe. Opened in 1929, it was demolished Dec. 21 to make way for a new bridge, which is expected to be completed by summer 2011.
More than 4,000 vehicles a day used the bridge.
"The free ferry service will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week until the new bridge opens," Paterson said.
The ferry will accommodate 50 cars each trip and will be operated by the Lake Champlain Ferry Transportation Co.
The press conference featured remarks by Paterson, Gee, New York State Sen. Betty Little, New York Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward, Crown Point Supervisor Bethany Kosmider, Moriah Supervisor Tom Scozzafava, Vermont Agency of Transportation Secretary David Dill and Vermont Rep. Diane Lanpher.
Each took a turn thanking commuters for their patience and praising each other - particularly Paterson - for reacting to the situation so quickly.
"The bridge closure has turned lives upside down," Little said. "Things won't return to normal until the new bridge is built and opened, but today marks a significant step forward to help commuters, families, farmers, businesses and others who have been enduring a very difficult situation since Oct. 16. Working with Gov. Paterson, administration officials and state and local representatives, I look forward to seeing quick progress on building a new bridge. I do want to take this opportunity that recognize and thank the workers who have put in the long hours of tough work to make this ferry service possible." Sayward said, "I am very pleased with this ferry becoming operational, and thank Gov. Paterson and the Department of Transportation, as well as Vermont Gov. Jim Douglas and the Vermont Agency of Transportation, for their efforts on returning this vital inter-state lifeline. This is a huge step to alleviate the travel burdens for local communities in New York and Vermont, and I look forward to working with the governor to ensure that a permanent bridge is in place as soon as possible."
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Despite assurances by the Jigawa State governor Sule Lamido that he did not wish to be drawn into the 2015 presidential fray, there are strong indications that President Goodluck Jonathan's government will not turn back until the governor is politically dead.
A highly placed source told LEADERSHIP in Abuja yesterday that "the presidency has intensified surveillance over Governor Sule Lamido" and two other governors suspected to be interested in the presidency on the platform of the ruling Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
The two other governors are those of Rivers, Rotimi Amaechi, and Niger, Muazu Babangida Aliyu.
"This is clearly about 2015 and Jonathan's plan to seek re-election. Separate teams have been formed to dig up evidence against them. The committees have four months to complete their assignment," the sourced said, adding that the teams comprised anti-corruption and other security agents.
Since LEADERSHIP exclusively broke the news last year that Lamido and Amaechi may pair as presidential and vice presidential candidates in the 2015 race, Jonathan's government has launched a subtle, but escalating war on them.
Governor Aliyu's 'offence' could be a reported interview last week in which he was quoted to have said that President Jonathan agreed to serve for only one term of office before he assumed office.
On his part, Lamido had said in a newspaper interview on Saturday that it was up to the PDP to decide who its next flag bearer would be. He said the PDP, as a national party for all Nigerians, has a way of doing things and "as such, it is the party, not the individual, that would say A, B and C will be this or that."
His disinterested comment, however, appears to have fallen on deaf ears. For Aliyu, no word of denial or confirmation of the report has been made by his office.
The development, said the source, is a tacit confirmation that the president would contest the 2015 presidential election.
To underscore the seriousness of the presidency, the 'remove Amaechi' as chairman of the NGF has gathered momentum. But the governors are not letting go: the Rivers State governor survived a plot to impeach him as the NGF chairman a few days ago.
His survival, said the source, did not happen without a price, however, as the governors were said to have been divided down the line.
"As at the last count, 14 governors said to be loyal to President Jonathan have threatened to dump the forum, citing high-handedness and uncompromising attitude of its leadership," the source said. "There seems to be a settled decision to ease this governor out and drastically whittle down the powers of the governors, particularly those of the PDP governors.
"The three governors are of the PDP stock and, of course, they may be used to whip others into line. It is a project the presidency is placing much premium on. How it plays out is better left at the level of conjecture," the source added.
Nonetheless, the governors are not leaving anything to chance. Sources disclosed to LEADERSHIP last night that they are mounting spirited effort to put a lie to their rumoured ambition, which is the source of the said grouse.
NGF Election Deadlocked, Postpones Meeting Till May.
After a four-hour meeting, the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) yesterday failed to elect a new chairman and other officers of the forum. The meeting ended in a deadlock and the election was postponed till May.
With this development, the embattled chairman of the Forum and Rivers State governor Rotimi Amaechi would remain the chairman until the period, as his tenure expires in April.
LEADERSHIP gathered that the governors failed to reach an agreement on the modality to hold the election, even as early predictions had pointed a consensus vote in favour of Amaechi.
Reading from the communiqué after the meeting held behind closed doors, Amaechi said: "Members reviewed the affairs of the Forum in the past 21 months detailing activities, achievements and challenges experienced during the period.
"After exhaustive deliberation of the issues regarding filling vacant positions, the Forum resolved that election in this regard be postponed until May when the chairman's initial two-year tenure will expire."
The Rivers governor declined to entertain questions after reading the communiqué.
But addressing journalists later, the chairman of the PDP Governors' Forum and Akwa Ibom State governor, Godswill Akpabio, said: "We felt that the elections should be held in May so that the leadership of the Governors' Forum can begin to act immediately after
they are elected or selected or by consensus - whichever way they are brought into office. So, it is not a big deal; this is almost a committee of equals. So anybody can be chairman or vice -chairman. This is something we have agreed upon.
" I was hoping you would ask me about the union of the PDP. For the first time, we came together as a forum. We are now going to ensure the total unification of the PDP. We want to look at the grey areas, the areas of disagreement and acrimony and then reconcile the party in different areas.
"The governors want to act like a pivot to bring about total unity of the party because we know very well that the opposition cannot win election because they don't have better programmes than us. But if we lose election as a result of internal wrangling, that is when the opposition can gain. So we want to put our house in order and ensure that the confidence Nigerians have in us... that we ensure that we work harder and make Nigeria happier."
On the alleged split in the Forum, Akpabio replied: "Don't ask me why we have Northern Governors' Forum or South-South Governors' Forum or ACN Governors' Forum. Those are all substructures of the Nigeria Governors' Forum. So, even if they meet and discuss affairs of their party or the region, they will still come back to the large forum to look at the interest of Nigerians.
"The chairman of the NGF must speak on behalf of all the parties; therefore the PDP governors must also have their own small forum where they can discuss issues pertaining to their own party."
Formation Of PDP Governors' Forum Portends Intolerance - Gov Aliyu
Barely 24 hours after the PDP Governors' Forum was formed, Niger State governor Muazu Babangida Aliyu has described the development as an act of intolerance within the polity.
Aliyu, who stated this while addressing the National Union of Local Government Employees yesterday in Minna, said a development "where if somebody speaks his mind he is blackmailed of eyeing the presidency is not good for the country".
He said the entire scenario was not healthy for the nation's democracy, adding that the Nigeria Governors' Forum had slated a meeting for yesterday evening to thrash out some of the salient issues in the interest of the nation. "We will go. We have become intolerant and this is not healthy for our democracy," he said.
Lamenting the upsurge of blackmail in the politics of the country, Aliyu said, "When you speak, you are accused of wanting to become the president."
Aliyu's recent revelation that President Goodluck Jonathan had a one-term pact with governors might have led to the formation of the PDP Governors' Forum.
Blackmail should not deter people from expressing strong views on issues that they have a conviction and have a moral duty, the governor stated. He said "the destiny of men are not in the hands of humans but in the hands of God," adding that people must remain steadfast to express their views on what they believe in within the confines of the law.
We are re-strategising for APC - Akpabio
Meanwhile, the newly-elected chairman of the PDP Governors' Forum, Mr. Godswill Akpabio, yesterday said the forum was created to enable the party to re-strategise and heal the wounds in the party in the face of the threat posed by the emergence of the opposition All Progressive Congress (APC).
Akpabio, who presided over his first meeting of the PDP governors ahead of the election of the Nigeria Governors' Forum (NGF) in Abuja, said a committee led by Katsina State governor Ibrahim Shema was set up to look into the crisis rocking the party in the south-west.
On the crisis in Adamawa State, Akpabio said the governors of the party resolved to allow the Kugama Mijinjwa-led executive in the state to continue, pending the outcome of the Governor Sule Lamido committee on the crisis in the party.
According to Akpabio, "we are of the opinion that we should take steps to set up structures to meet the emerging challenge of the APC. And part of the resolution is that we should have continued interaction of the party, the NWC, leadership of the Board of Trustees and then build a synergy with the Nigeria Governors' Forum.
He continued: "We set up a committee to evaluate the situation in the south-west and we will be communicating with the south-west leaders, and that committee is headed by Governor Ibrahim Shema. Governor Shema and the leaders of that committee would be meeting with the leaders of the south-west and they will come with resolutions that can resolve the issue in the south-west.
He explained that the Shema committee on the south-west had two weeks to submit its report.
He said: "We also looked into the issue of Adamawa State PDP and came to the conclusion that we should allow Governor Sule Lamido's committee to do its work -- to report immediately to the party, NWC and the presidency. But, in the meantime, we plead that the status quo should be allowed to remain. By the status quo, we mean the Mijinjwa Committee - the executive in place prior to the dissolution of the state executive."
Party's Governors' Forum long overdue - PDP
Also, the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has thrown its weight behind the new PDP Governors' Forum (PGF), saying the formation of the body was long overdue.
National publicity secretary of the PDP Chief Olisa Metuh in a statement yesterday commended the governors for taking the bold initiative, adding that the party was optimistic that it would be an effective platform to project its activities and the successes recorded by PDP-led governments across the board.
He said: "The leadership of PDP commends the PDP state governors for having formed the PDP Governors' Forum and electing a new chairman. It is long overdue for the PDP to have its own governors' forum with its own chairman.
"The new PDP Governors' Forum must therefore use its large membership to project the people-oriented policies and programmes of the PDP as well as the successes recorded by PDP-led governments across the board."
The PDP also tasked its caucus in the National Assembly to emulate the actions of the governors and see it "as a tonic for them to engineer their caucuses in both the Senate and House of Representatives to ensure that their activities and debates are dominated by PDP objectives and our manifesto".


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Lady Singers…Part IPosted: August 18, 2013 Filed under: Music, Random, Uncategorized | Tags: Blue Jeans, Born to Die, Born to Die Lana Del Rey, Female Singers, How to be a boss, Lana Del Rey, Lana Del Rey SNL, music, National Anthem, Off to the Races, singer, SNL 2 Comments
It seems I blipped off the radar these last few days – I apologize. You can blame my cat, she was sitting on my computer. See below:
Anywho, on this fine Sunday evening, I'd like to write about one of my favorite topics…lady singers. It's true, I love pop divas, including Cher, Xtina and B. Spears – just to name a few. With this blog series, I'd like to share some new favorites of mine for us to enjoy together.
Lana Del Rey
I hope you and your ears have had the pleasure of hearing Lana and her redic lyrics. If you haven't, get ready to listen to a lady who says exactly what's on her mind. For example, she sings about Pabst Blue Ribbon on ice, a dude's python and drugs, lots of drugs.
Spoiler Alert: Lana Del Rey isn't her real name, it's Elizabeth Woolridge Grant and she's 27 years young. Lana was discovered by uploading her songs to YouTube. Because of that, she got herself a real record deal! Her first single was "Video Games," which was on her second studio album "Born to Die."
While the critics have mixed feelings about Lana's talent, more specifically a past appearance on SNL, I'm into her music – it speaks to me. Here are a few of my favorite Lana jams:
"National Anthem"
Lana channels Jackie O and A$AP Rocky takes on the role of JFK. Odd, but in an awesome way. Lyrics to listen up for: Um, do you think you'll buy me lots of diamonds?
"Blue Jeans"
Lyrics to listen up for: Promise you'll remember that you're mine/Baby can you see through the tears/Love you more/Than those bitches before
"Off to the Races"
Lyrics to listen up for: Swimming pool glimmering darling/White bikini off with my red nail polish/Watch me in the swimming pool bright blue ripples you/Sitting sipping on your black Cristal
And the final reason as to why you should listen to Lana…she can teach you how to be a boss. See below:
Lana – Thank you and keep it classy.
Let's Talk About LohanPosted: March 5, 2012 Filed under: Hot Mess, Random, Television Shows | Tags: Cue card, Disney Housewives, hot mess, Lindsay Lohan, Lindsay Lohan on SNL, Mean Girls, music video, rumors, Saturday Night Live, SNL 1 Comment
Yes…I stayed home on Saturday night and watched Lindsay Lohan's "comeback" on SNL. Yes…I will share my thoughts.
- Lohan looked on point and was seemingly sober…you go girl!
- The "Mean Girls" star poked fun at herself…I endorse this.
- I think Lohan's best moment on SNL was the "Disney Housewives" skit, which was not live.
- The second best skit was "House Sitting." Let's be honest…Kristen Wiig stole the spotlight on this one.
- Even though the critics are saying Lohan didn't do so hot (for example: reading cue cards) I am giving her five thumbs up! She did a…dare I say…classy job.
Generally speaking, I have many favorite Lohan moments, but I would like to share one in particular…Let's bring it back to the singing career.
Ahh yes…"Rumors." What a great song to sing while you are on a road trip in your car…alone.
Lohan revealed a lot about herself in this song/music video:
- She's tired of rumors starting and she's sick of being followed
- She likes to dance provocatively in elevators…first thing we have in common
- She's gonna live her life and not the way we want her to…yea we got that memo
- Lohan climbed into a bird cage way before Miley did
- She leaves da club the same way I do…via helicopter…second thing we have in common
Dear Lindsay, Here is me wishing you a successful comeback. I'm so glad you're clawing your way out of the ginormous, Grand Canyon-like hole you have plummeted into. I'm so elated that it's not "Over." Love, Kari
Celebrities you should be for Halloween…part IIIPosted: October 13, 2011 Filed under: Random, Television Shows | Tags: Betty White, comedy, Halloween, Halloween costume, Hot in Cleveland, Lindsay Lohan, president, SNL, tv show Leave a comment
Betty White
This beauty is a living legend…you can look but don't touch. No really, she'll probably kick your ass.
Since Betty has been actively acting since 1949, my memory is a little fuzzy on that portion of her life…so I'll stick with the past few years.
Betty White has been killing it. She is currently starring on the sitcom "Hot in Cleveland" and if I do say so myself, she is the hottest lady on the show.
Along with her sitcom, she was a write-in candidate to host SNL. Over 300,000 fans joined a Facebook campaign called "Betty White to Host SNL (please?)!" The fans won and Betty did a great/hilarious job as host. They even scheduled a suitable musical guest to go along with her personality…Jay-Z (Hova).
Betty is also adding politics to her busy schedule. How you ask? By throwing her hat into the presidential campaign ring. I don't even need to hear a peep out of her…she's my national treasure! Vote Betty!
The Betty White ensemble is extremely easy to put together and quite comfortable. The particular look I'm suggesting consists of:
- Black trousers with elastic band.
- Black but sparkly undershirt and long sleeve shirt to keep the chill out. Easily found at Macy's.
- A touch of ruby red lipstick.
- Slap on a shiny necklace.
- Don't forget to get your hair did. Ask for the Betty…any hairstylist will know what you mean.
So that concludes my Halloween costume advice. I will leave you with one thought…In the words of Lindsay Lohan, "In Girl World, Halloween is the one night a year when a girl can dress up like a total slut and no other girls can say anything about it." Ladies, take advantage of it.
If I could have dinner with anyone…Posted: October 3, 2011 Filed under: Random | Tags: Bridesmaids, Emmy, funny, Gilmore Girls, Melissa McCarthy, Mike&Molly, sitcom, SNL, The Groundlings, tv shows Leave a comment
Melissa McCarthy
This hil.ar.ious lady has been in the acting business since 1997! She has recently floated into spotlight for her portrayal as Megan in one of my new favise films, "Bridesmaids."
Let's bring it back to August 26, 1970. This day in Plainfield, Illinois…Melissa was birthed. She was raised on a farm and went to Catholic school…all of that screams future comedian to me.
After graduating from school, Melissa peaced out and moved to New York City. She rode the stand-up comedy train and was a member of The Groundlings comedy troupe.
The Groundlings also brought Melissa a gift besides fine-tuning her comedic pipes…a husband! While a part of the troupe, Melissa met her future husband and baby daddy, Ben Falcone.
Hopping to 1997, Melissa was given her first onscreen role by her cousin, Jenny McCarthy (fun fact!) and appeared on "Jenny." Melissa continued to nab many supporting roles and in 2000 she landed in Stars Hallow, Connecticut taking on the role of Sookie St. James on "Gilmore Girls. Sookie is described as "the loveable control freak and scatterbrain/klutzy best friend of Lorelai Gilmore." Sadly, in 2007 the "Gilmore Girls" run came to an end.
A few additional notches on Melissa's resume include guest roles on "Private Practice" and "Rita Rocks." As for movies, Melissa had supporting roles in "The Back-Up Plan" and "Life As We Know It."
It wasn't until 2010 where Melissa finally stepped out of the supporting roles and into the lead. Currently, Melissa is staring as Molly on the CBS sitcom "Mike & Molly." In case you didn't read my extremely well written Emmy blog post, Melissa won the Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Emmy for this role!
Melissa really turned heads as Megan in "Bridesmaids" and there are just so many hilarious/ridiculous scenes to mention. Here is a good one:
I'd like to thank Melissa for adding a new phrase to my vocab… "yea oh shit. yea oh shit."
Recently, Melissa's schedule has gotten quite full. She is in the planning process of designing a plus-size clothing line and hosted "Saturday Night Live" this past week. This funny lady has received glowing praise for her hosting duties! Good work boo. Looking forward to the laughs you will be delivering in the future!
Why do I want to have dinner with Melissa:
Why not!? She's funny as hell. So funny that I hope I don't pee my pants while we are in public.
One question I couldn't leave without asking:
How many takes did it take for you to get through the airplane scene with air marshal John?
Where I would want to have dinner:
Don Pablos. We need to be in an arena that serves margaritas and chips & salsa.
Remember When…Posted: May 13, 2011 Filed under: Remember Whens | Tags: Ashlee Simpson, Ben Affleck, Bennifer, Britney Spears, J.Lo, Jennifer Garner, Jennifer Lopez, Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, Saturday Night Live, SNL Leave a comment
Now is the time of year when students are graduating and heading off into the "real world." Right before graduating from college, my friends and I would reminisce by kicking around our favorite "Remember Whens." In honor of all the graduating students, we want to share our favorite celebrity remember whens.
Remember when Paris, Lindsay, and Britney were friends?
Towards the end of 2006, Britney Spears was single and ready to mingle. Spears teamed up with Paris Hilton, who was known for dancing on tables and Lindsay Lohan who was a veteran to the party scene. It was the hot mess express coming through.
The girls were seen at clubs, cruising around all night and showing up at celebrity hot spots like the Beverly Hills Hotel. While many expected this behavior from Hilton and Lohan, many were surprised to see Spears alongside them. She is a mother of two boys. Sadly, the dream team couldn't last forever. Spears ended up in rehab and in an emotional blackout, Hilton was thrown into the slammer, and Lohan was incarcerated and tossed into rehab!
Remember when Ben Affleck was going to marry J.Lo?
We all recall when Ben Affleck tried to fool us by marrying Jennifer Lopez. I'm not saying he wasn't good enough for her, but their relationship felt weird. Dubbed by the media as "Bennifer" the couple attracted worldwide media attention when they began dating in 2002. Meeting on the set of "GiGi," the couple was soon engaged and set to marry in September of 2003. A few hours before the ceremony, the wedding was called off and they officially split in January 2004.
We have to give it to these two; they did last longer than anyone ever imagined. J.Lo made sure we would remember "Bennifer" forever. Affleck made a cameo appearance in her "Jenny from the Block" video and she even wrote a song for her man, titled "Dear Ben." A classy slow jam, J.Lo proclaims lyrics such as "I love you, you're perfect/a manifestation of my dreams." I bet Affleck's current wife, Jennifer Garner isn't a fan of "American Idol" anymore.
Remember When Ashlee Simpson got caught lip-syncing on SNL?
In 2004, Ashlee Simpson, sister of Jessica, was the musical guest on "Saturday Night Live," the keyword being live. Simpson was set to perform a different song, but "Pieces of Me" started playing instead. Suddenly the audience heard Simpson singing but she wasn't moving her lips! Gasp!
When Simpson realized what happened, she began to move awkwardly and then just walked off stage. Cut to the end of "Saturday Night Live," Simpson and host, Jude Law, attempted to smooth this over. "What can I say it's live TV," said Law, while Simpson tried to blame her band. This was the beginning of the end of Simpson's music career.
While there are thousands of "Remember Whens" that could be shared, here are just a few of my favorites. Here's to looking forward to many more celebrity moments that we won't forget. Remember celebrities, we are watching.


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The Brazilian club's official stressed that his side have not made any attempts to sign the Argentine midfielder, who is reportedly still tied to the Buenos Aires-based sideSantos director of football Nei Pandolfo has intimated that the club have not engaged in talks with Boca Juniors playmaker Juan Roman Riquelme.
Brazilian sources had claimed that the 2011 Copa Libertadores winners had approached the 34-year-old as they plan for life without Ganso, who is widely expected to leave the club in the summer.
However, Pandolfo claims that he has never discussed the possibility of signing Riquelme with coach Muricy Ramalho, but did not say anything about a future move for the Argentine veteran.
"I spoke with Muricy and we did not discuss anything about this player," Pandolfo told Esporte Interativo.
According to Lancenet, however, Santos are put off at Riquelme's contract situation, as the midfielder remains tied to Boca Juniors, who have the final call on the player's future.