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Carlos Slim and Mexico's Telecom Reforms
May 12, 2014
Every year around February, Carlos Slim Helú's name is tossed around in the offices of Forbes magazine. Numbers are crunched, and Forbes' editors determine if they will publish the Mexican businessman's name with a 1 or a 2 beside it in their famous "World's Richest People" list.
In a country ranked 88th in the world in GDP per capita in 2013, with 52.3 percent of its population living below the poverty line in 2012, one has to wonder how it is that Slim is able to accrue so much wealth.
Forbes calculates Slim and his family's net worth at $72 billion dollars. Other publications calculate his worth at around $75 billion, so let's settle for $73, give or take a few billion. Putting things into perspective, based on last year's GDP per capita estimates, Slim's $73 billion net worth is equivalent to more than the wealth of 4.6 million average Mexicans put together.
There are a number of explanations for how Slim got this rich. Some appeal to the romantic story of an entrepreneurial boy who learned to invest from his father at the age of 12. Others, more critical of Slim, point towards the moment that Slim bought Teléfonos de México (Telmex) in 1990 during the privatizations of former President Carlos Salinas Gortari. In reality, Slim was a wealthy man well before 1990, but I'm sure that gaining control of the only phone company in the country at the time helped grow his assets, which include ownership and/or shareholder participation in over 200 companies in Mexico.
Peña Nieto Proposes New Energy Rules
May 1, 2014
Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto proposed new rules yesterday aimed at increasing oil production and boosting the economy.
The proposed legislation includes the creation of eight new laws and the modification of 13 existing laws. Mexican Secretary of Tax, Luis Videgaray, and Secretary of Energy, Pedro Joaquín Coldwell, have said that, with the exception of public gasoline sale, the new rules would open the sale of energy resources to foreign and private firms while keeping them under state control. Videgaray maintained that the laws will reduce Mexico's high fiscal dependence on oil revenues.
If the rules are approved by Congress, it would end a 75-year monopoly by the state-run oil company Pemex, which was created by the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (Institutional Revolutionary Party—PRI) under President Lázaro Cárdenas in 1938. While giving new businesses the opportunity to invest in Mexican oil, the laws would also lower taxes on Pemex from 79 percent to less than 65 percent. Pemex would also be guaranteed at least a 20 percent stake of business in oil deposits in defined territories.
Political opposition parties, the Partido Acción Nacional (National Action Party—PAN) and the Partido de la Revolución Democrática (Party of the Democratic Revolution—PDR) have both pushed back against the reform. The PAN has made its support of the new rules conditional on the passage of electoral reform that would weaken the PRI's influence. The PRD is hoping to overturn the proposed reform altogether.
Will Mexico's Telecom Reform Hurt Internet Freedom?
April 22, 2014
On March 24, Enrique Peña Nieto presented the Mexican Senate with a bill for a new telecommunications law that complements the constitutional reforms he approved in 2013. The legislation proposes, among other things, to promote competition in the sector, improve telecom services, and regulate the radioelectric spectrum through the new telecommunications regulator, the Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (Federal Telecommunications Institute—IFETEL). The bill is now being revised, and is expected to be approved in the coming days.
However, the proposal is already raising eyebrows and creating waves in the digital sphere, where it's being labeled as a form of government censorship.
According to Article 2 of the bill, the legislation is intended to "protect the nation's security and sovereignty," and the most controversial articles in the initiative are preceded by mentions of criminal prosecution and promoting the public interest. There is room for discussion on the potential effectiveness of this objective, but much like the current debate in the U.S. over the NSA's capabilities vs. individual freedoms and privacy, citizens in Mexico are worried about ceding too much power to the federal government. The far-reaching legislation has created a number of trending topics on Twitter, under hashtags like #EPNvsInternet #ContraElSilencioMx and #NoMasPoderAlPoder (roughly translated to #PeñaNietoV.Internet, #AgainstSilenceMx and #NoMorePowerToTheOnesInPower).
One of the most popular bloggers in Mexico, "Sopitas," criticized Peña Nieto's proposal by stating that social media has been the only widespread communication channel where the public can express its dissent with the current government. On April 21, #EPNvsInternet became a worldwide trending topic on Twitter and, as these words are being written, "netizens" in Mexico City are organizing a massive demonstration at the Ángel de la Independencia monument in downtown Mexico City, which also hosted many of #YoSoy132's protests against Peña Nieto's alleged alliance with Televisa in the 2012 presidential elections. When the neutrality of the largest news media conglomerate in the country is in question, citizen journalism becomes crucial.
Attempts to control speech on the Internet are not new. One need only consult Global Voices' Advocacy project to see that, when given the power to do so, governments unequivocally use Internet restriction as a means to block and control dissent.
But how would the president's telecom law proposal trample on free speech? What are netizens protesting against? Here are some highlights:
- Article 145, Paragraph III states that Internet Service Providers (ISP) "will be allowed to block access to content, applications or services upon express request by the user, per order of authority..."
- Article 189 proposes that ISPs be forced to provide real-time geolocation of specific devices to public officials "awarded the faculty of requesting it..."
- Article 190 states that ISPs will be "obligated to permit […] intervention of private communications…"
- Article 197, paragraph VII states that, if requested by authorities, ISPs will "temporarily block, inhibit or nullify telecommunication signals in events and locations critical to public or national security..."
Supporters of the proposed telecom law might argue that these new attributions would allow government to better combat organized crime, but the other side of the story shows that if the legislation is approved as-is, any government would be legally awarded the power to read emails exchanged between its detractors, know their location and cut off their communications.
Would the government consider a mass protest on Avenida Reforma to be an event against public security, and thus block cell phone communications in the area? Those opposing the new law seem to think this is a possibility.
This developing story has caused outrage on Twitter, Facebook and other social networks. Will this outrage help write a different conclusion—one in which the proposed telecom bill is overturned? Or will Mexico join the ranks of censorship-friendly countries such as Cambodia, Turkey and Venezuela?
Politicians Under Fire in Mexico
April 17, 2014
This week, two mayors in the state of Michoacán were arrested by the Procuraduría General de Justicia del Estado de Michoacán (Attorney General of the State of Michoacán—PGJE ). Uriel Chávez, the mayor of Apatzingan and a member of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (Institutional Revolutionary Party—PRI), and Noé Aburto Inclán, mayor of Tacámbaro and a member of the Partido Acción Nacional (National Action Party—PAN), were detained on suspicion of extortion and embezzlement, respectively.
As if Mexicans needed more reasons to distrust their elected officials, two other cases this month, coming from the PRI, show just how low some publicly elected officials are willing to stoop in a country plagued by impunity.
Cuauhtémoc Gutiérrez was the president of the PRI in Mexico City until April 2, 2014. Gutiérrez is the son of the late Rafael Gutiérrez—a former council member for the PRI in Mexico City known as the "The King of Trash" because he led the capital city's trash collectors' union for more than 20 years. Rafael Gutiérrez's wife, Martha García, confessed to having the "The King of Trash" murdered in 1987. She justified the murder by saying she had endured 11 years of physical abuse from her husband, and also said that Gutiérrez had sexually abused his underage niece.
Apparently Cuauhtémoc has followed in his father's footsteps. A recent investigation by Noticias MVS radio journalist Carmen Aristegui reported that Gutiérrez' office ran ads to hire 18 to 32-year-old women as hostesses that were also expected to provide Gutiérrez sexual favors in exchange for higher pay. In recorded testimonies, four victims mention performing sexual favors for Gutiérrez inside Mexico City's PRI offices, as well as accompanying him on business trips and to nighttime events. The Procuraduría de Justicia (Justice Department) in Mexico City is now investigating the case.
Two Mexican Mayors Arrested
April 16, 2014
The mayors of the Mexican cities of Apatzingan and Tacámbaro, in the state of Michoacán, were arrested last night by the Procuraduría General de Justicia del Estado de Michoacán (Attorney General of the State of Michoacán—PGJE ) on suspicion of extortion and embezzlement, respectively.
Uriel Chávez, the mayor of Apatzingan and a member of the Partido Revolucionario Institucional (Institutional Revolutionary Party—PRI), is accused of pressuring city council members to pay $1,500 out of their salaries to the Knights Templar cartel, which has a strong presence in the city. The prosecutors said they received a number of complaints by council members who allege that in January of 2012, Chávez took them to a rural area where armed men demanded money for weapons. Chávez denies the claims.
Meanwhile, Noé Aburto Inclán, mayor of Tacámbaro and a member of the Partido Acción Nacional (National Action Party—PAN), was also arrested last night for reportedly embezzling money from city coffers.
Michoacán has become a stronghold for the Knights Templar cartel. Last year, a number of civilians began organizing themselves into fuerzas autodefensas (self-defense forces) to combat the cartel's infleucne. The Mexican government initially tried to integrate the groups into formalized units called the Rural Defense Corps under control of the military. But few of the self-defense forces obliged, causing the interior minister to set a May 10 deadline for autofedensas to register their guns and join the Corps or face arrest.
The Candigato is back in Mexico
April 3, 2014
In 2013, Morris, the Candigato (Cat Candidate) gained notoriety in Mexico's social networks and news outlets after launching a successful online campaign via Facebook and Twitter, in a mock run for the position of Mayor of the city of Xalapa, Veracruz. The Candigato's comedic slogans, such as "Tired of voting for rats? Vote for a Cat," became popular among the online community and almost instantly his account on Facebook gained close to 250,000 followers. Morris, the Candigato, is a perfect reflection of Mexico's idiosyncrasy: many Mexicans will laugh at their tragedies.
The online campaign lasted for two months and only cost as much as the registry for the web domain. Yet after the votes were counted, CNN reported that Morris had bested at least 3 of the 8 actual candidates running for office. The creators the Candigato were recognized by the Victory Awards, winning the "Best Political Innovator" during the 2014 Marketing Político en la Red (Political Online Marketing) Conference—an unusual selection for an award usually won by political consultants.
Unfortunately, while the Candigato's online success may be amusing, it is also points to Mexican society's apathy and callousness for its political leaders. Now Morris is back with a different mission.
Head of Mexico National Security Commission Resigns
March 18, 2014
Manuel Mondragón y Kalb, Mexico's head of the National Security Commission, resigned on Monday. He had served in the position since 2013 and was in charge of crime control and prevention.
Although the motive for Mondragón y Kalb's resignation is unclear, sources speculate that it was in part because Mondragón was far behind schedule on heading an anti-drug National Gendarmerie paramilitary force that was to be organized by September of 2013 with 10,000 officers. As it stands, the group will now will have an estimated 5,000 officers in its ranks. President Enrique Peña Nieto appointed Mondragón y Kalb as part of his promise to crack down on crime and drug related violence. However, while homicide and murder rates have decreased, other forms of violence have spiked. Between January and November of 2013 there were 32 percent more kidnappings in Mexico than during the previous year.
Interior Minister Miguel Angel Osorio Chong is expected to make an official announcement of Mondragón's resignation today. No replacement has been named yet. A trained plastic surgeon, Mondragón y Kalb held several federal positions prior to becoming the national security commissioner, including Police Chief of Mexico City.
La Captura del Chapo Guzmán
March 3, 2014
El pasado sábado 22 de febrero de 2014, en el estado mexicano de Sinaloa, fue capturado en el puerto de Mazatlán Joaquín "el Chapo" Guzmán, el narcotraficante más buscado del mundo.
Nadie en su sano juicio podría estar en contra de su captura. Como líder del cartel de Sinaloa, se le achacan infinidad de muertes desde su fuga en 2001, además de ser el responsable de la introducción de gran parte de la droga que cruza la frontera hacia los Estados Unidos.
Sin embargo, la forma en que se llevó a cabo su detención ha generado muchas suspicacias, algunas sin fundamento y otras que mueven a la reflexión.
Lo que más extraña es el hecho de que el famoso capo estuviera acompañado tan solo por un guardaespaldas, además de su familia, siendo que era conocido que tenía un grupo de más de 300 personas para cuidarlo. Sorprende mucho que ni siquiera hubiera algunos de sus hombres, de los llamados "halcones," apostados en las cercanías para avisarle de la llegada de las autoridades.
Transforming Monterrey's Landscape
February 26, 2014
Monterrey, one of the largest cities in Mexico, has recently become a hotspot for criminal activity and host to a number of violent incidents. An ambitious urban development initiative, however, is set to change the city's deteriorating reputation.
Seventy years ago, an institution that transformed the educational system in Mexico was born, Tec de Monterrey, an icon of entrepreneurial spirit and industrial development success based in the city of Monterrey. Dubbed by many of its alumni as the "MIT of Latin America", Tec was founded in 1943 by Don Eugenio Garza Sada, an MIT graduate himself.
Tec de Monterrey is much more than a university, it is a nation-wide system of high school, university and post-graduate campuses with a common mission: to develop human and professional potential in its students. Its headquarters and most important campus is the Campus Monterrey, located in the valley of the famous Cerro de la Silla of southern Monterrey, an area that has hosted violence, including the tragic deaths of two students in a 2010 shooting.
However, Tec de Monterrey recently presented a 500 million dollar urban development project which will, among other things, reclaim public spaces of 17 neighborhoods in the vicinity of the Monterrey Campus. The money funding the project will come predominately from donations and proceeds from the annual Sorteo Tec, a lottery system similar to state-run lotteries, that is privately organized by Tec de Monterrey.
The Three Amigos and the Lure of Bilateralism
February 18, 2014
As the North American leaders Stephen Harper, Barack Obama and Enrique Peña Nieto meet in Mexico City this week, we can expect smiles and all the rhetoric about intensifying the relationship between the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) partners. While the trade numbers justify applauding and celebrating the NAFTA agreement 20 years after its inauguration (January 1994), there remains a lot of "behind the scenes" tension, conflict and unresolved issues.
For Canada, NAFTA has been a positive development. In 2010, trilateral trade represented $878 billion, which is a threefold expansion of trade since 1993. Mexico now represents Canada's first Latin American partner in trade, and we are Mexico's second most important trade partner in the world. Bilateral trade has expanded at a rate of 12.5% yearly to attain $30 billion in 2010. Canadian investment in Mexico is now estimated at over $10 billion. In short, both countries have benefitted from the deal.
This being said, it is generally acknowledged that both Canada and Mexico invest more time, energy, and resources in pursuing bilateral relations with the world's number one economy, the United States. As a result, some outstanding issues such as Canada's imposition of visas on Mexican tourists continue to be a major irritant for the Mexican government. The continuing disputes on respective beef import bans also continue to create tension between the two countries.
Just this past weekend, Canada's highly respected Globe and Mail had the following headlines: "Mexico has stern messages for Harper" and "Canada-Mexico relations merit more than forced smiles". Clearly, the relationship is strained.
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Chris Culliver is proving that he did not learn much from his sensitivity training. The San Francisco 49ers cornerback, who infamously made homophobic comments at the Super Bowl, was at it again on Wednesday night. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, Culliver posted a screenshot of a text message exchange he had with a family member or friend to his Instagram account Wednesday night. In the text message exchange, it appears that Culliver referred to a woman as a *********** and women as "hoes." The 49ers say they are aware of the issue. "We are aware of the matter, and it is being handled internally," GM Trent Baalke said, via NFL.com's Around the League. It's bad enough to casually refer to women in those terms, but it's even dumber to then proudly share the conversation on social media. It's quite apparent that Culliver isn't too bright. Given the way he played in the Super Bowl and the controversies he's caused, I wouldn't be surprised to see the Niners let him go.
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No, I didn't RTFA, but the summary doesn't even try to explain how this is affecting my rights, online or otherwise.
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Why do people in their house with the blinds closed and the doors lock expect privacy?
With tech like this, even your locked doors and shaded windows won't do.
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I run Heyu. It's open source, command line driven. I schedule it with cron. It compiles and runs easily on FreeBSD, Linux, and more. (The FreeBSD port can be a little behind.)
I have tried it with domus.link for a front-end. It works well enough for the spouse approval factor, but not a lot of bells and whistles.
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I think I saw this on Make TV. I can't wait to find more time to dive in.
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I think that 'H*Commerce' sounds a bit hokey/awkward, but I give McAfee props for trying to boost awareness.
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You can pop your card into an unlocked phone that you buy somewhere other than an AT&T store with no problem
So come July, the first round of iPhones should start being legitimately unlocked and resold. Where's the best online marketplace for used phones?
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The device is an Mp10 player
I'll wait for when it goes to 11.
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Filed: Thursday, 30th August 2012
By: Staff Writer
There are just 48 hours remaining until the summer transfer window closes - and West Ham are no nearer to landing any of their prime targets, as things stand.
The transfer embargo kicks in once again on Friday evening, before when all Premier League clubs are stepping up their efforts to boost their squads for the next four months.
And West Ham have been as active as any other club in the last few days with Sam Allardyce keen to tie up at least two players before the deadline.
Key positions for the West Ham manager are central defence and in attack, and with that in mind Liverpool's Andy Carroll remains an option - despite all the signals pointing to the 23-year-old preferring to remain on Merseyside. His current club however do not appear so keen to retain his services.
Another player linked with a move to Upton Park this morning is Argentinian international Lucas Biglia, who currently plays for Anderlecht. The 25-year-old defensive midfielder has represented his country on five occasions and has been a huge hit in Belgium.
According to journalist James Nursey, the source of this particular story, the highly-rated Biglia's arrival would depend on Mark Noble departing. Safe to mark this one as 'extremely unlikely'.
Meanwhile a number of players linked with West Ham over the summer either have or are in the process of tieing up deals with new clubs - including Cameroonian defender Stephane Mbia, who is on his way to Queens Park Rangers.
Elsewhere Tottenham have moved to snap up Marseille striker Loic Remy, who is on the verge of completing a move to north London in a £15million deal. Remy was also linked with a move to West Ham two years ago.
Finally, spare a thought however for former Hammers 'keeper Robert Green, who has been replaced at Queens Park Rangers after just two games of the new season by Brazilian goalkeeper Julio Cesar.
Green, who moved to Loftus Road on a free transfer back in July has already indicated that he will look to leave the West London club in January should he remain Mark Hughes' second choice.
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Bridget B. Here...hope you brought your dancin' shoes.
Bridget B. here, I'm set to host An Evening of Afrotainment this Saturday from 7pm to 10pm. Listen to music of the African Diaspora by Black artists worldwide. All genres from African traditional to esoteric experimental. Slip and slide aurally through the spectrum of the Black experience. Become a member of KBOO 90.7FM.
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Her name is Soha, a French contemporary R&B singer who signed with Virgin Music back in 2007 and quickly released her debut album D'Ici et d'Ailleurs with a re-release in 2008. She hails from Marseille and has Jazz, Blues, Soul, Jamaican Reggae and Latin influences sprinkled throughout her repretoire of music. I discovered her music during my recent trip to Paris and of these three songs that I played:
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Every year dozens of individuals are brutally murdered because they are transgender or simply perceived as gender variant. Rather than decreasing, the number of these deaths has increased in the last few years, possibly as a backlash against gay-marriage legislation. In order to memorialize those who have died for their gender presentations, activists founded the Transgender Day of Remembrance on November 20th. This year, Oregon Governor Kulongoski proclaimed the day a statewide day of remembrance; and the entire month of November has been dedicated to transgender awareness.
In this episode of Gender Blender, co-hosts Jacob Anderson-Minshall and Laura Calvo spoke to the organizers of some of those events including: Allison Cleveland, Executive Director of Eugene's Gender Center and a key player in eliciting the governor's proclamation; Natalia from Portland State University's Queer Resource Center, which is sponsoring the local Transgender Day of Remembrance events, including a concert by trans musicians Katastrophe and Athens Boys Choir (aka Katz); and queer performer Peterson Toscano who will be presenting his one-man play, "Transfigurations—Transgressing Gender in the Bible," Thursday, November 19th at the Epworth United Methodist Church, 1333 SE 28th Street in Portland.
Rocked Saul Williams and Afro Punk to prime you for the Sunday show (November 15, Aladdin Theater). Be there or just be bent...
Lots of new music...Earl Greyhound (opening for Saul), Tv on the Radio (not even here but still in effect), some Jack Davey and her band J*Davey (not Afro Punk but still rockers). We even had some Saul Williams to set the airwaves afire.
What is Afro Punk...well, it's full of the fury and political fervor your expect from punk...just with a Black sensibility and swagga....you do know what swagger/ swagga is don't you.? Best act like you do.
Taking a cue from the show that precedes mine, I brought in an old mixtape to play on my show this morning.
Titled "Live Studio Audience", the tape consists of various songs culled from audience recordings I made of various concerts I attended in the mid-90's when I was living in upstate New York.
For me it was an audio travelogue of sorts....lots of road trips to cool cities that I was visiting for the first time...Providence, Boston, Ottawa, Ithaca, Montreal.....for YOU I hope it was entertaining in some way, at least to hear what was going on musically in 1994-1995.
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The Theatre and the State in Singapore
Orthodoxy and Resistance
This book provides a comprehensive examination of the contemporary English-language theatre field in Singapore. It describes Singapore theatre as a politically dynamic field that is often a site for struggle and resistance against state orthodoxy, and how the cultural policies of the ruling People's Action Party (PAP) have shaped Singapore theatre. The book traces such cultural policies and their impact from the early 1960s, and shows how the PAP used theatre – and arts and culture more widely – as a key part of its nation building programme.
Terence Chong argues that this diverse theatre community not only comes into regular conflict with the state, but often collaborates with it - depending on the rewards at stake, not to mention the assortment of intra-communal conflicts as different practitioners and groups vie for the same resources. It goes on to explore how new forms of theatre, especially English-language avant garde theatre, represented resistance to such government cultural control; how the government often exerts its power 'behind-the-scenes' to preserve its moral legitimacy; and conversely how middle class theatre practitioners' resistance to state power is strongly influenced by class and cultural capital.
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David Nelson and Jerry Garcia came up with the idea to start a fun offshoot of the Greatful Dead to highlight some of their influences from the more country side of things – Thus the legacy of the New Riders of the Purple Sage began. Jerry had to leave the band, and leave the steel duties to Buddy Cage – Some decades later David and Buddy along with the rest of the Riders, come together for a few special shows.
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He was the guy who went skydiving in 2009, seeking a thrill, giving a thumbs-up and making faces for the camera that day.
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He was the guy who would call all of his friends "Peewee," regardless of their actual name.
But most importantly, he was the guy who loved life, who taught his friends about life and how to be a good friend.
"When I was with him, I felt invincible, like nothing would happen," said Todd. "Nothing was going wrong when you were hanging out with Dan."
"Live your life. That's what he did," Putnam added.
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Megan Brantley and Robert Nicholson were married June 21 at Coyote Ranch Resort. Justice of the Peace Janice Sons officiated.
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Danielle O'Brien was maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Jessica Howard, Taylor Reid and Alisha Criswell.
Jamie Cantrell was best man. Groomsmen were Jason Veitenheimer and Jason Hernandez.
Ty Cantrell was ring bearer. J'Lee Cantrell was flower girl.
The bride's mother was hostess for a reception following the ceremony. The groom's mother and his sister, Regina Nicholson, entertained rehearsal dinner guests at El Chico's.
The bride is a graduate of Notre Dame Catholic School and attends Vernon College.
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Melissa McCarthy, Jenny McCarthy and Other Celeb Cousins You Never Knew Were Related
Originally posted 07/24/2014 03:15PM
The worst part of being a celebrity, undoubtedly, must be family reunions. All those cousins coming out of the woodwork, asking you to pass along their script or snag an autograph or even help Aunt Agatha buy that new hot tub that she desperately needs.
Then there are those happy few stars who don't have to face this problem. Because their cousins are famous, too.
In honor of Cousins Day – July 24, to be exact – here are several celebrity cousins who don't have to worry about being the only famous person at their family reunion.
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It's prom season, which means that high schoolers across the country are working up the nerve to ask their perfect date to the big dance. But in today's online world, the pool of potential dance partners can extend much farther than the walls of a student's high school – and even into Hollywood.
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Brandy, 35, has ended her engagement to music executive Ryan Press, PEOPLE has learned.
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Originally posted 01/03/2013 07:30AM
Brandy had no idea that her fiancé Ryan Press had plans to ask for her hand in marriage last week.
Then again, she doesn't think her beau knew he was going to, either.
"It was a spontaneous thing for my fiancé," she said before ringing in the New Year at LAVO Las Vegas "He just felt it."
The R&B singer and former Dancing with the Stars contestant first went public with her romance with music executive Ryan Press on New Year's Eve 2011, cuddling at a Las Vegas party. On Monday, they were back in Vegas, but this time she was sporting a glimmering ring.
Brandy Shows Off Her Engagement Ring in Hawaii
Originally posted 12/30/2012 10:25AM
Here's the big reveal!
Brandy showed off her engagement sparkler on Instagram Saturday when she shared a photo of herself and fiancé Ryan Press poolside in Hawaii.
Besides getting engaged, the couple has been soaking up the sun in the Aloha State and sharing photos – lots of photos – on social media.
Brandy Gets Engaged!
Originally posted 12/27/2012 03:15PM
Brandy and her music executive beau Ryan Press are engaged, a source close to the couple tells PEOPLE.
The R&B singer, 33, and former competitor on Dancing with the Stars, went public with their romance last New Year's Eve, cuddling at a Las Vegas party.
Since then, Brandy has made no secret about what she wants from Press.
She told PEOPLE in March that her daughter Sy'rai, 10, (with producer Robert Smith) "loves Ryan, and he loves me for sure. But I don't have a ring."
Kim Kardashian Gets Dramatic in Trailer for New Tyler Perry Movie (Video)
Originally posted 12/21/2012 12:40PM
She's doing what she does best: standing – pretty in pink – in skin-tight dress in the first few seconds of the new trailer for Tyler Perry's Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor.
Playing a character named Ava, Kim Kardashian, 32, is taking a stab at a dramatic role in the upcoming movie, alongside stars like Vanessa Williams and one-time frenemy – and sister of ex-boyfriend Ray J – Brandy Norwood.
According to IMDB, the film, due March 29, is about a marriage counselor (played by Jurnee Smollett) whose life changes once she begins a romance with one of her clients. (And smoldering glances aside, no specific word yet what Kim's role in the film entails.)
Still, judging by the brief clip, the movie is full of steamy, melodramatic scenes with a hot cast that also includes Lance Gross and up-and-comer Eric West.
This won't be Kardashian's first time on the silver screen. She made her film debut in 2008's Disaster Movie, and returned to the big screen in 2009's Deep in the Valley.
Ray J Broke Down After Whitney Houston's Death
Originally posted 02/13/2012 09:00AM
Ray J was supposed to be celebrating his sister Brandy's birthday Saturday night. Then he heard the news about Whitney Houston.
An extremely close friend of the singer's, Ray J (real name: William Ray Norwood Jr.), 31, broke down and cried at Ne-Yo and Compound Entertainment's annual Midnight Brunch in Los Angeles. The pre-Grammy Awards party, presented by Malibu Red, had become an impromptu tribute to Houston.
Ray J and Brandy, 33, arrived around 1:50 a.m. and immediately went to their table. Then, Ray J, with his sunglasses on and his hood up, "couldn't hold it together," an onlooker tells PEOPLE. "He was sobbing."
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Follow this recipe for sieving numbers and see what interesting patterns emerge.
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This article for teachers describes how number arrays can be a
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A three digit number abc is always divisible by 7 when 2a+3b+c is divisible by 7. Why?
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A student in a maths class was trying to get some information from
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The commission voted to approve a mixture of 40 wood- or charcoal-burning rings in two areas of Newport Beach, the Orange County Register reported (http://bit.ly/1KIzZgx ).
"It's terrific," Mayor Ed Selich said. "This is a big weight off our shoulders. This was pitting residents and other groups against each other for years."
However, a long-term city plan for another 24 pits at the nearby Corona del Mar State Beach wasn't approved after state parks officials argued the Coastal Commission lacked authority to issue permits for a state-owned beach.
However, "I'm confident they'll be able to work out the issues," said Newport Beach City Manager Dave Kiff.
Three years ago, some residents sought to ban the concrete rings, saying the smoke drifted over their homes and could be a pollution and health hazard.
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The controversy eventually involved the city, the Coastal Commission, state lawmakers and the South Coast Air Quality Management District. Various proposals were bandied about, including permitting only charcoal-burning rings or even removing the 60 rings altogether.
The latest plan calls for a possible 64 rings, but some current pits would be relocated and new pits would be placed away from most residents.


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Hi there, i'll post some of my sketch i drew during the year, but beacause i don't have the opportunity to draw every day, i can't make any progress....anyway here they are(i know its not comparable to what people can make in this forum, but i like the site so, i'll contribute with what i can).
I'm a noob in drawing. But YOU guys, will help me, heh?
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As far as learning stuff, both from equals and professionals, you have come to the right place.
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The 5-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl discussed important historical issues on the way home from school last week.
The little boy said the greatest person ever was George Washington. The little girl said what about the Founding Fathers.
The little boy said, "Well, actually, the greatest would be George Washington, the Founding Fathers and Jesus."
The little girl then said, "Well, what about the Founding Mothers? Nobody ever talks about the Founding Mothers. Aren't they important, too?"
The little boy responded, "They only did a little bit, not a lot like George Washington, right, Daddy?" He then continued to dig his hole further toward China by saying, "You know, they were just a little important, not big important, like the Founding Fathers."
The little girl then kicked him in the shins and said, "We wouldn't have any Founding Fathers if it weren't for the Founding Mothers."
I have a sinking feeling this war will continue long after I am dead and gone.
So, speaking of Founding Fathers, I think they would all perform a synchronized rollover in the grave if they knew we now have a $12.83 trillion national debt. Yep, $12.83 trillion. I remember the good ol' days when a few billion dollars caused concern. It took 222 years to reach $4 trillion in debt and Obama only 1.4 more years to add $8.83 trillion.
I don't think anyone can even comprehend what a trillion dollars is, but let's try.
Let's say you wish to save a trillion dollars. To collect $1 trillion, you would need to receive $186,000 per second, every second, for two months; $11,860,000 every minute for two months. You would need to collect $66 million dollars plus change every hour for two months. You must collect $16 billion plus change every day for two months. That's right, over $16 billion dollars a day for two straight months to collect a trillion dollars.
Now, if you wish to reach a trillion dollars in only one month you will need to collect $32 billion dollars plus change a day every day for one month. To reach $12 trillion dollars, you will need to collect $384 billion dollars a day every day for one month.
Thus, it would take $384,000 dollars per every man, woman, and child per day to pay the debt in a month. It would take approximately $1,100 dollars per day every day for one year from every man, woman and child to pay it in a year.
Of course, the only people paying are the grown adults so we can strike approximately half the population as being either too elderly or children. But also remember, the country now is divided such that only about half the people in the country pay any taxes at all. So you can increase the pay load to $4,400 dollars per day for every taxpayer in America to pay the debt in one year.
I realize no one will pay the debt that quickly, so let's say it takes 10 years. In that case, you need only pay $440 dollars per day, every day, for 10 consecutive years to pay the debt.
Just so you will understand how hopeless this really is, $440 dollars a day equals $160,600 per year every year for 10 years to simply pay down the debt if no interest accumulated on the debt. Additional payments are needed to pay the day-to-day bills of the country.
If you think these figures are unrealistic, you are right. The actual numbers are much worse. I have rounded off all of the figures for easy computation. I have not included any interest. In short, the debt we now have is unsustainable, unpayable, and will simply bankrupt the country.
Ben Franklin said, "A penny saved is penny earned." He also said, "A fool and his money soon part."
Guess which one is the USA.
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