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Last night's American Idol was a clip show, plain and simple. Nothing else going on at all. Granted, every cattle-call audition episode can feel like a clip show, with an endless run of short, forgettable stories placed one after the other. But last night's installment didn't even pretend to be anything else. It was just unused clips of singers from every audition city that we've already seen this season, and as such it looked like a normal episode but felt like so much less.
The losers were the worst kind of caricatures, even for American Idol. I'm thinking especially of the 6-foot-8 boy who was shaped like a triangle and sang in a lofty tenor. He was one of the people brought back to be puzzled over, and even the montage before his audition turned his claim of being a "blossoming flower" into a sad joke. (He was also one of the few to get a taped intro despite having no shot at all of making it to the next round.) I mean really, even pretending that these sad people bring something to the show, why spend another hour finding more of them? What's the point?
The episode spent even more time dealing with the kind of tragic stories you normally find on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Kids who grew up poor, kids who barely survived birth, etc., etc. There seemed to be more winners than usual for an audition episode, which was likely a calculated move designed to accomplish two things: make the show feel hopeful and optimistic before the next set of grueling cuts, and try to sell the show as a happy place to make dreams come true instead of the divisive competition of its early seasons, which reveled too much in the rejection of the untalented. But the show can't have it both ways. You can't be solely about talented people taking a chance if you also want to be about screwing with those deluded few who should kindly be told to do something else.
There were a few impressive winners last night, though. They're all starting to blur together after four weeks, but there was a huge personal trainer with a sweet voice, and an earthy blonde who sang Janis Joplin. But really, there's no point bothering to remember or get invested in anyone until the cuts start, and that's just around the corner.
Next week is the beginning of the Hollywood Round, a two-week sequence that will winnow the 180 who've made it this far into 24 semifinalists, who'll be announced on the Feb. 17 episode. After that, well, it's just a few more months until this shindig's over. The good news is that Ellen DeGeneres is joining the show next week as the fourth judge, and since she's got the most entertaining daytime talk show on the air right now, I'm hoping she'll be able to make Idol genuinely fun. I know it's a long shot, but a boy can dream, can't he?
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West Cook Pro Bono Network - providing benefits to many
By Melissa Ford
The hallmark of an exceptional idea is its ability to serve the needs of many. West Cook Pro Bono Network, the brainchild of local mom and attorney, Donna Peel, is one such remarkable vision. Known as The Network, attorneys are offered a unique opportunity to pool their professional talents, making a bigger impact in their communities for those who can't afford legal services, while supporting their own personal needs outside their profession.
The Network's slogan is powerful: "The few hours you give enable the group to give many!"
However, giving back to her community, at times, was frustrating for Peel, a stay-at-home mom. "One thing I definitely could not find was pro bono work. Due to time commitments and geographic locations of certain work, I would incur babysitting expenses and precious time away from my family. I remember thinking, 'I can't possibly be alone in this problem! How valuable is it that we have so many lawyers that want to give back, but can't for a variety of reasons?'"
As it turns out, Peel wasn't alone.
Other attorney moms were facing similar concerns, juggling schedules, weighing the costs of pro bono work, yet desiring to exercise their valuable legal skills. "That's what inspired the model and need for attorneys to band together," Peel explains. "And organizations seeking pro bono services were more amenable to changing hours and accommodating the needs of a group rather than one individual." Funneling the collective legal skills, talents, and experiences of local attorneys back into their communities, struck a chord with others, as well, leading to this group's emergence.
Last February, West Cook Pro Bono Network was inaugurated, offering two anchor projects: Lawyers in the Classroom, teaching Constitutional Law to seventh graders on Chicago's South Side, and the Senior Center Initiative, supporting local low-income seniors by providing Power of Attorney for Health Care and Property as well as Living Will Declarations.
Today, The Network boasts 23 active attorneys and the numbers are climbing.
In awe of this overwhelmingly, positive response, Peel can hardly contain her enthusiasm. "It's inspiring because I realize that it's meeting the needs of so many people in our communities as well as the varied needs of our members. Retired lawyers, attorney-moms working part-time, women practicing full-time, stay-at-home dads looking for legal work, and attorney-moms staying at home to raise kids, yet wanting to remain active in their profession." As one solo practitioner-mom (and a member of The Network) explains, "It provides me with a much needed outlet so I can scratch my philanthropic itch!"
And, philanthropic is an apt description for this bright, talented, and caring group of lawyers.
Recently, they added two more projects scheduled to kick off this fall: Violence Against Women Act Project, helping immigrant victims of domestic violence rebuild their lives in the U.S., and Mortgage Foreclosure Mediation, representing homeowners in pre-trial mediation. Even though The Network is "geared to caretakers in the Oak Park/River Forest area," Peel welcomes attorneys "from any area or employment status" to participate in one or more projects. And, there is more! Projects include training, malpractice insurance is provided, and inactive status is allowed under Illinois Rules.
The demand is there, but keeping this group up and running provides some challenges.
"When I established The Network, I knew that the primary hurdle would be keeping it going because the target service-group, the stay-at-home mom, is a group in constant flux. It's difficult to get involved in legal matters because someone might be looking for a job in a few months, or might be having another baby, or someone is supporting a family member with a sudden illness," Peel emphatically adds, "And I want women lawyers to know that when they come off of a job or caring for kids or care-taking - that we exist and that what they can give is valuable!"
West Cook Pro Bono Network might just be the group you've been searching for.
Wishing that such a group existed when she first quit working full-time, Peel reflects on its importance in her life, "Doing pro bono work helps me remember how valuable legal talent is," Peel shares, "and how I am still valuable beyond my role as parent."
Come explore their website at www.westcookprobono.com to access additional information or sign up for updates through Facebook.
This might just be your chance to give a few hours to enable this group to give many. . .
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Jamie Hochman Herz from Evanston
Posted: October 18th, 2011 10:50 PM
I work with Donna and am the founder of a similar group involving women attorneys on the north side of Chicago/northern suburbs. Check out http://www.meetup.com/Chicago-Pro-Bono-Attorney-Moms/ for more information!
Christina Pippin from OakPark.com/Shopping/Blogs
Posted: July 28th, 2011 8:37 AM
Great article, Melissa! Loved reading about the many ways this organization inspires, educates, and helps others. Through their work this socially conscious group really enables others to help themselves.
Lisa Herceg from Chicago
Posted: July 26th, 2011 3:36 PM
I love hearing about organizations like this that seem to fill strong needs on both sides - those in need of legal counsel and those intelligent, committed parents who shouldn't have to choose between family and their field of expertise. Wonderful.
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Posted: July 26th, 2011 11:31 AM
Excellent article! And what an amazing idea. Helps the community and those who are helping to serve the community!
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Ghaziabad: A close aide of BJP president Rajnath Singh allegedly misappropriated funds of a cremation ground committee, the committee members said on Tuesday.
While the aide, who is an office bearer in the Ghaziabad unit of the party, refused to comment on the charge, a representative of Singh in his Ghaziabad constituency dismissed the charges as "baseless".
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Many readers have asked how to select an appropriate tree for their space. I suggest:
1. Consider the tree's ultimate height. If you have a lot of room, consider a full-sized shade tree like a red oak or sugar maple. More often in an urban setting, height is limited by hydro wires and competition for sunlight from buildings or other trees. Many trees grow narrowly (called "fastigiate"), like a columnar maple and pyramid English oak. Others mature at seven or eight metres and don't get very broad, like an ivory silk lilac and flowering pear.
2. Flowers or no flowers? Fruit or no fruit? Flowers attract pollinating bees: that can be good for the environment and bad for people with a bee sting allergy. Fruiting trees can produce an edible crop, like an apple or pear, or be strictly ornamental, like most crab apples or the downy serviceberry
3. Soil conditions. A heavy clay soil is a tough place for many trees but not so much for mountain ash, birch or Canadian larch. Make sure water moves away from your newly planted tree.
4. Wind and salt. Many trees are not well-adapted to the n environment. Most evergreens do not like road salt while some deciduous trees are quite wind- and salt-tolerant. They include serviceberry, Norway maple (yes, I know they've been deemed noxious weeds but I believe they have a place in the urban landscape, away from native stands of trees), mountain ash, honey locust, some of the new introductions of sugar maple.
5. Finally, consider whether you want an evergreen (coniferous) or a leaf-producer (deciduous). An evergreen provides year-round cover, make seed-producing cones that attract birds and other wildlife, are a favourite nesting place for robins and divert the cold winter wind from your house.
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Mary Sullivan Harper, who since 2011 has served as svp/leasing for AmericasMart Atlanta's Building Two gift showrooms, will now head all Building Three apparel showroom leasing, according to Jeffrey Portman, vice chairman/president of AmericasMart parent AMC, Inc.
Harper began her AmericasMart tenure in 1997 as vp/gift leasing. That role expanded in 2006 to the leasing and management of the "Living & Entertaining: Gifts, Tabletop & Accessories" category, with another promotion following in 2011, when she was named svp/leasing for Building Two and the then-new West Wing expansion.
"Among her many talents, Mary excels in building lasting partnerships, delivering sound advice and helping lay paths to success for our large and growing Building Two showroom community. She is well-equipped to lead our apparel permanent exhibitor population with new vision, new energy and fresh collaborative approaches," Portman said.
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Juan Antonio Pizzi will hope to build on his successful debut in charge of Valencia when his side face Atletico Madrid in the Copa del Rey.
Pizzi was appointed at the Mestalla in December and saw his players run out 2-0 winners over Levante on Saturday in his first match, thanks to goals from Pablo Piatti and Sofiane Feghouli.
However, Valencia are likely to face a much tougher test when cup holders Atletico come to town in the last 16 on Tuesday, with Diego Simeone's men having won their last five league matches.
Atletico's impressive form so far this campaign has seen them match La Liga champions Barcelona point for point, with only goal difference separating the two at the top of the table. Atletico also beat Valencia 3-0 just last month.
The two will do battle for the chance to face Real Betis or Athletic Bilbao in the quarter-finals with the pair due to meet in the first leg at the Estadio Benito Villamarin on Wednesday.
Last season's beaten finalists Real Madrid will be eager to ensure they go one step further this year and clinch the trophy for the first time since 2011, but will need to negotiate a last-16 clash with Osasuna first, with the first leg on Thursday.
While Carlo Ancelotti's side will be overwhelming favourites to seize the initiative at the Bernabeu, Osasuna clinched an important 1-0 win against Espanyol in La Liga on Sunday and also held Real in a 2-2 draw last month.
Real needed an 80th-minute Pepe goal to snatch a point at the Estadio El Sadar and will hope for a more convincing performance this time around.
Barcelona will likely be without the recovering Lionel Messi for the visit of Getafe, a side they have beaten on their last four encounters while scoring 19 times. Local rivals Espanyol travel to second-tier outfit Alcorcon earlier on Wednesday.
Segunda B Group 1 leaders Racing Santander will look to make home advantage count in their first leg against Almeria, who despite their lowly league position have picked up their form of late.
Francisco Javier Rodriguez Vilchez's men are three unbeaten in the league, a run they continued with Saturday's 3-0 victory over Granada.
Elsewhere, on Thursday, Rayo Vallecano will look to the cup to provide a boost to their dismal league form when they host Levante, while Real Sociedad entertain La Liga rivals Villarreal in the day's early kick-off.
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|Gospel Light names new CEO
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Gospel Light's board of directors has named Dave Thornton as its new chief executive officer.
Thornton joined the Ventura, California-based company in 2013 as director of church sales and most recently served as director of sales and marketing. He joined Gospel Light after serving 17 years at Group Publishing in a variety of roles, from director of product development to director of church leadership and finally director of global innovations. Previously he worked in marketing for two years at David C Cook.
Thornton has a B.A. in speech communications from Bethel University in St. Paul, Minnesota, and an M.Div. in Christian education from Trinity International University in Deerfield, Illinois. He has volunteered in local church ministry for more than four decades and finds joy in leading kids to a deeper understanding of God's plan for their lives as revealed in the Bible.
The board and CEO are strategically refocusing the company on the mission given to Gospel Light's founder, Henrietta C. Mears—to know Christ and make Him known. New print and digital resources will be developed to equip church leaders to reach children, teens and their families for Christ through effective Bible teaching and learning resources.
"I dream of a day when Gospel Light will be seen as the trusted global leader in providing Christ-connecting, Bible-based, disciple-making resources to help the church reach children and their families for Christ through products and resources that are available anytime and anywhere around the world," Thornton said.
Gospel Light has been going through leadership and structural changes of late. Bill Greig, former president, left the company after taking a sabbatical to consider his future direction. He and his wife, Rhonni, recently relaunched church-resources company churchgrowth.org. Additionally, Gospel Light sold its Regal Books trade division to Baker Publishing Group, finalizing the transaction in June, in order to focus on resourcing the church with curriculum rather than trade titles.
Click here to see Thornton's introductory video, or for more information, go to GospelLightPartners.com.
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The incident took place on Tuesday afternoon at Odanga village in Jajpur district, about 60 km from here. The accused was arrested after a neighbour registered a complaint, a police official said.
Sudarsan Ojha, 55, returned home from work and asked her daughter Sanjukta to serve him food. Enraged by a delay, he hurled a sharp weapon at her that killed her, police said.
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Ratings based on 133 Verified Reviews
They paid and stayed. We double-checked.
4.6 Room cleanliness
4.4 Service & staff
4.5 Room comfort
4.5 Hotel condition
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by A verified traveler from 대전
비싼느낌.3시에 체크인은 지나친 처사.Posted Jun 8, 2015
친절하지않은 여직원. 잘설명해주지않아 매우불쾌. 물론 친절한 직원이 더 많음. 시설대비 비싼가격
for Everyoneby A verified traveler from Tokyo
何時も有難うございます。Posted May 26, 2015
Pros: ベルボーイ、シャトルドラバー、ルームメイキング、他すべてのスタッフの方々の優しい対応に、関心驚くばかりです。大変良く指導教育されていると思います。
Location: 近くにスーパーマーケット、ファーストフード、大きなショッピングセンターが2個所、大変ロケーションに恵まれており、また治安が良く夜も歩けますので大変便利です。
for Everyoneby A verified traveler from Mandaluyong
Nice Hotel. Near to restaurants and mallsPosted May 4, 2015
Pros: the rooms
Cons: i wish the swimming pool would be bigger
Location: pretty nice location. quiet and steady community
Jacuzzi was nice. You can find everything you need in the community (malls, stores, restaurants, etc) Would definitely come back.
for Familiesby Ruby from New York, USA
Excellent stayPosted Apr 25, 2015 on Hotels
We had a fantastic week in Acacia- the location is excellent - 20 mins to airport if no traffic, not in a cramp neighborhood, surrounded with restaurants and bars in the area. Fast food chains across the street , supermarket just next door- 2 malls are nearby that you can walk to but take the free hotel shuttle service coz it's too hot to walk outside- hotel's breakfast buffet is a must! The a la carte dinner menu in the lobby is great! The rooftop pool is small but nice to dip- staff is extremely nice, friendly and courteous- room is big and clean- Overall it was an excellent stay- this is definitely my hotel when I am in Manila! Looking forward to next year! Keep up the good work Acacia!
for Familiesby MARIA CECILIA from Seattle
not so great!Posted Apr 12, 2015 on Hotels
Hotel is new, customer service of some employees are not up to par compared to other hotels. Swimming pool is to deep for kids. Over 5 feet. Kiddie pool is to tiny, about 5x8. Make sure you check and print your accommodation details. We were supposed to get free breakfast but they said kids are only half off? Food was good though.
for Familiesby Marinel from Las Pinas City
Family Overnight Stay - Good, Enjoyable.Posted Apr 6, 2015 on Hotels
We stayed in this hotel for my birthday. It was our second time and the overall experience was good just like the first one. We were initially booked at the 14th floor but we noticed that there was a problem with the aircon so we requested for it to be checked. And when it didn't improve, we were transferred to another room on another floor. It was okay for us. At least the issue was resolved right away. The service improved from the last time we stayed there. When we requested for four additional pillows for my toddler, they sent the pillows. We ordered from the cafe and the order arrived in just a few minutes. The lobby staff to the housekeeping were all nice and friendly. The amenities were all still new and looked regularly cleaned especially the pool area. We just wanted to have our toddler play at the kids play area near the pool, but the lights were off and the crew we asked about it didn't know who was in-charge of the area that time. We loved the breakfast, but I think they should serve more fruits. They only watermelon, mangoes and some cantaloupe that day. They should have more choices of bread, too. I was able to extend our stay to 1PM instead of 12noon for free. You know how hard it is to prepare for anything when you have a toddler. :) Definitely not our last time to stay in Acacia Hotel. Affordable price with great service, outstanding amenities and good experience.
for Couplesby Gabriele from NRW
schönes StadthotelPosted Apr 1, 2015 on Hotels
Ein Stadthotel in der Nähe der Ayala-Mall gelegen. Das Personal ist sehr aufmerksam, das Restaurant sehr schön. Ein wunderbares Frühstücksbuffet müsste eigentlich jeden begeistern. Jeden Abend wird ebenfalls Buffet angeboten, man kann aber auch a la carte essen. Uns hat es gut gefallen.
for Couplesby A verified traveler
가격대비 좋은 호텔Posted Mar 28, 2015 on Hotels
아주 좋았습니다. 호텔 바로 앞에 식당도 많고 대형 몰도 있어서 너무 좋았어요. 시내에서는 좀 멀다는 것이 단점이지만 휴식하시에는 딱인거 같아요
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Acacia Hotel StayPosted Feb 9, 2015 on Hotels
Initially they placed me in a smoking room and floor. They accommodated my request to move me to a nonsmoking floor the next day. Service was good and friendly. Breakfast selection was good. Very good security Good ambiance Would definitely stay here again
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Great HotelPosted Feb 2, 2015 on Hotels
It was for a cousin's wedding and the hotel was really nice. It is walking distance to the shopping malls which is handy. The only negative thing I could say is that traffic can get really bad around the area otherwise everything else was perfect.


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The True Story of a Real Estate Tycoon, his Beautiful Young Mistress, and a Marriage that Ended in Murder
The beloved son of Holocaust survivors, forty-nine-year-old George Kogan grew up in Puerto Rico before making his way to New York City, where he enjoyed great success as an antiques and art dealer. Until one morning in 1990, when George was approached on the street by an unidentified gunman—and was killed in cold blood.
Before the shooting, George had been on the way to his girlfriends's apartment. Mary-Louise Hawkins was twenty-eight years old and had once worked as George's publicist. But ever since they became lovers, George's estranged wife, Barbara, was consumed with bitterness. As she and George hashed out a divorce, Barbara fueled her anger into greed—especially after a judge turned down her request for $5,000 a week in alimony.
Barbara, who stood to collect $4.3 million in life insurance, was immediately suspected in George's death. But it would take authorities almost twenty years to uncover a link between her lawyer, Manuel Martinez, and the hitman who killed George. In 2010, Martinez agreed to testify against his client…and Barbara eventually pled guilty to charges of grand larceny, conspiracy to commit murder, and murder in the first degree. This is the shocking true story of THE MILLIONAIRE'S WIFE.
A Cool Manhattan Morning
A light rain fell over Manhattan on a weekday morning like any other. But life can change on a dime, and that�s exactly what happened as middle-aged business tycoon George Kogan hurried back to his ultra-chic Upper East Side apartment with a bag of groceries on each arm in anticipation of breakfasting at home with his young lover. The late morning of Tuesday, October 23, 1990, turned out to be anything but a typical day in the city.
On the busy sidewalk, George, who�d recently celebrated his forty-ninth birthday, turned the corner onto East Sixty-ninth Street and headed toward his mid-block building, between Second and Third. As he hurried down the tree-lined street, he didn�t notice anything unusual other than the cool morning temperature. He continued walking toward the canopied entrance to the co-op where he�d lived for the last two years with Mary-Louise Hawkins, a twenty-eight-year-old rising star in the public relations world. Across the street, carpenters noisily worked on the new Trump Palace high-rise apartment building. A few blocks away, Central Park was alive with pedestrians, bicyclists, and joggers as they coursed through the park�s major arteries to their destinations in New York City, where the drone of urban traffic awaited them. George enjoyed walking the neighborhood. He�d lose himself in the bustling sights and sounds of the city. And this day was no different.
Walking from the neighborhood Food Emporium, he looked forward to spending the late morning with Mary-Louise. Quiet breakfasts were how their relationship had moved from platonic to romantic, and they especially appreciated those moments. Plus, George was anxious to prepare for an afternoon meeting with his son, William, who was acting as mediator to nail down an agreeable divorce settlement with George�s estranged wife, Barbara, and bring to a conclusion the marriage that in essence had ended two years earlier.
As George headed home that morning, William telephoned his father�s apartment to confirm their afternoon appointment. Mary-Louise told him she�d have George return the call when he arrived home from the store. George was optimistic about the settlement and finally getting the lengthy divorce behind him, so he and Mary-Louise could move on with their life together. Also uppermost in George�s mind was settling the divorce to help repair the damaged relationship he�d had with William, who had sided with his mother after his parents� separation.
As George continued his walk home, the usual cast of characters were out and about�nannies pushing babies in strollers, residents leaving their high-rises to walk their dogs, business people hurrying to the subway entrance just steps away. George, distracted with the nagging thought of the afternoon meeting, quickened his pace when his limestone building came into view.
He lived in the heart of Manhattan�s Upper East Side, once called the Silk Stocking District, so named for the attire worn by the rich people who had once lived there. Long gone was the 19th-century farmland, as well as the market and garden districts that had peppered the area. Left were skyscrapers, rows of stylish townhouses, mansions, and the occasional walk-up apartment building.
For a millionaire antiques and art dealer who had once had interests in a casino and several properties in Puerto Rico and New York, George lived a surprisingly modest life on New York�s well-to-do Upper East Side�broadly defined as the area from Fifty-ninth to Ninety-sixth Streets, east of Central Park. His living quarters with Mary-Louise Hawkins were definitely nice, although small, with just one bedroom and a marbled-bath washroom. And while the apartment had a prestigious address with the coveted 10021 zip code in a luxurious high-rise complex, it was not quite up to the elite level of Fifth Avenue, which serves as the symbol of wealthy New York, where George once lived with his now-estranged wife Barbara. Still, he admired the high-end building that housed his current apartment.
The Upper East Side has a legacy of outstanding eclectic architecture, including George�s pre-war apartment. The fa�ade of his co-op, a mix of limestone and beige brick, created a grand entrance with its surround and above-the-door stone molding, with tall arched relief details and shallow columns on either side and carved renaissance-style capitals. Above that was a heavy, stately ornamental stone molding. The variety of styles added a touch of grace and grandeur from a bygone era. As a connoisseur of fine antiques, George appreciated the artistry that went into the face of the building and enjoyed walking through the double-glass doorway, framed in oak, with its etched Art Deco design. What George could not know was that he would never again walk through that entryway, and the anticipated meeting with his son and his soon-to-be ex-wife to finalize the divorce was not to be. What happened next, he never saw coming.
As he neared the entrance to his Sixty-ninth Street apartment, his face flushed from the damp morning air, what he heard next was startling. It sounded like an explosion, most probably coming from the construction site across the street.
�What the�?� George cried out a nanosecond later, when it dawned on him what the noise really was. It was the distinct sound of gunfire.
No, no, no! he said to himself, and then, Mary-Louise!
The force of the bullets entering George�s back thrust him into a forward dive and catapulted him into the air; he landed in a skid on the rain-soaked concrete. He was face down just yards from his apartment lobby. Seconds felt like minutes.
Coins, bills, and groceries�a carton of eggs, a slab of cheese, a bottle of milk, pieces of fresh fruit�tumbled to the ground, along with George.
Sprawled on the sidewalk next to the wall, with his arms stretched out in front of him amidst the scattered groceries and money, George lifted his head and cried out, �Help me!�
The gunman stood a few feet from George. Out of the corner of his eye, the shooter, who showed no emotion, saw someone move. He quickly turned his attention from George toward a woman stepping out of a car parked at the curb. The two locked eyes, and then the assailant, with a cold, determined confidence, turned and hurried away on foot. He looked down and returned the black revolver, still in his left hand, to his waistband, hiding it under his jacket. Then he hurried up the sidewalk.
The shooter fled the scene as quickly as he had entered it. He headed a half-block west on East Sixty-ninth Street to Third Avenue before rounding the corner, turning right, and disappearing into a stream of pedestrians on the crowded sidewalk as he headed north. When the gunman was a safe distance away, he stepped toward the next pay phone he came across and placed a local call.
�It�s done,� the assassin said into the receiver. He hung up the phone and again disappeared into the morning pedestrian traffic.
Back at Sixty-ninth, lying flat on the concrete, his face ashen and his body alarmingly still, George called out once more. He tried to get up, but it felt as if an irresistible force held him down. He tried shifting his weight, but that didn�t work either. Immobilized except for his head and neck, George Kogan rested the side of his face on the cold, wet sidewalk. He felt the light wind against his forehead.
Dark water stains below the air conditioners at each apartment window in George�s building marred the exterior marble walls and portions of the concrete sidewalk below, where George lay bleeding.
He was alone. But not for long.
He tried once again to lift his head when he heard footsteps approach. Bystanders stood over him. He was confused. Just then, George heard a familiar voice.
�George! What is it? What happened? Why are you�� trailed Moses Crespo�s voice as he viewed with horror the gunshot wounds on George�s back and the blood seeping through his red T-shirt. Moses, who worked as a door attendant at Kogan�s building, knelt next to George, stretched out on the damp concrete. He asked what had happened.
�I�ve been shot,� George said.
To Moses, George seemed calm. Almost too calm. He was in obvious shock.
�Who did this?� Moses asked.
�I don�t�I don�t know. I didn�t see anyone.�
�Relax. Don�t worry, George. I�ll be right back,� Moses said, adding, �Is there anything else?�
�Can you get Mary-Louise? I want�I want to speak to her,� George told him.
�Okay,� Moses said, then, �You will be all right. We are going to get help.�
�I�m dying,� George said as Moses hurried away, first to call 911 and then to summon George�s girlfriend, Mary-Louise Hawkins.
Within a few long minutes, Mary-Louise walked through the lobby door expecting, per Moses� request, to talk to George. Instead, she found her boyfriend lying on the damp sidewalk in a pool of blood. As she stood under the canopy taking in the scene a few feet away from her, Mary-Louise became unglued. �She went hysterical, screaming and jumping,� Moses said. �People had to restrain her.� That awful sight, George lying helpless, was what would stay with Mary-Louise, plus the fact that she and George did not get to say good-bye to each other. In the short time that had elapsed since Moses found him, her boyfriend of two years was already slipping in and out of unconsciousness.
Moses would be the last person to speak with George Kogan. At that moment, Moses�s mind was racing. He did not know what to think. He remembered George, a few months earlier, asking him not to accept any deliveries for him and not to confirm with anyone that he lived in the building.
Moses also wracked his brain trying to figure out why he had not heard the shots. Even though he had been in the lobby at the time of the shooting, he had not heard the gunfire. He had not known anything was amiss until a few minutes later, when a housekeeper ran to the door and, frightened by the gruesome scene playing out on the sidewalk, pounded on it to be let in. Then Moses realized why he hadn�t immediately noticed the shots: Across the street, at 200 East Sixty-ninth Street, construction workers pounded away, literally, on the Trump Palace, a luxury condominium complex that, at fifty-five stories, was the tallest building at the time in Upper Manhattan. Each weekday during construction, workers used air-powered nail guns to build the high-rise.
But the pop, pop, pop Moses thought was from the construction site was in reality the sound of gunfire as an executioner opened fire on George Kogan�s back.
Copyright � 2012 by Cathy Scott
The True Story of a Real Estate Tycoon, his Beautiful Young Mistress, and a Marriage that Ended in Murder
The beloved son of Holocaust survivors, forty-nine-year-old George Kogan grew up in Puerto Rico before making his way to New York City, where he enjoyed great success as an antiques and art dealer. Until one morning in 1990, when George was approached on the street by an unidentified gunman—and was killed in cold blood.
Before the shooting, George had been on the way to his girlfriends's apartment. Mary-Louise Hawkins was twenty-eight years old and had once worked as George's publicist. But ever since they became lovers, George's estranged wife, Barbara, was consumed with bitterness. As she and George hashed out a divorce, Barbara fueled her anger into greed—especially after a judge turned down her request for $5,000 a week in alimony.
Barbara, who stood to collect $4.3 million in life insurance, was immediately suspected in George's death. But it would take authorities almost twenty years to uncover a link between her lawyer, Manuel Martinez, and the hitman who killed George. In 2010, Martinez agreed to testify against his client…and Barbara eventually pled guilty to charges of grand larceny, conspiracy to commit murder, and murder in the first degree. This is the shocking true story of THE MILLIONAIRE'S WIFE.
The Big Thrill magazine: The Millionaire�s Wife by Cathy Scott
wenty-three years ago Cathy Scott worked as a secretary at Pacific Bell. �No offense to big corporations,� Cathy says, �but they have a tendency to kind of suck the passion out of you. I always wanted to be a writer and I saw that slipping away from me.�
So Cathy quit her day job and took a buyout to fund her leap of faith. �People told me I was nuts,� Cathy says. She lived lean like a poor college student for the next two years, got her degree, and wrote for anyone who would have her. As she gathered clips, Cathy set a goal to land a job with a daily newspaper in five years. She made it in 3�.
�The Las Vegas Sun offered me a job,� Cathy says. �Then Tupac Shakur was killed on my watch, and that was my first book�THE KILLING OF TUPAC SHAKUR.� Her second book, THE MURDER OF BIGGIE SMALLS, further established her as a bestselling true crime writer.
Cathy Scott�s latest book released March 2012 from St. Martin�s Press is THE MILLIONAIRE�S WIFE. It chronicles the true story of a real estate tycoon, his beautiful young mistress, and a marriage that ended in murder.
Thriller novelists get to make stuff up, but a true crime writer must work with the facts. I spoke with Cathy to find out more about her writing process and how it compares to authors of thriller fiction.
How do you choose book projects? Are the �headline� cases most appealing or do you find topics in other ways?
Certain cases just catch my eye. I like crime. The first book was THE KILLING OF TUPAC SHAKUR and the second one naturally followed when Biggie Smalls was murdered. With PAWPRINTS OF KATRINA I was invited by a large animal welfare organization to cover the subject for their website and magazine.
The publisher brought THE MILLIONAIRE�S WIFE story to my agent and asked if this was something I could bite into. I read up on everything I could get my hands on and made a telephone call to the prosecutor. It�s a fascinating case.
How important is it to �bite into� a case?
I get passionate about anything I write about. You don�t want to be bored while you�re writing. You get to know these people even though they�re dead. I want somebody in the book to be sympathetic, just as novelists do with their protagonist. I use all the elements of a novel, world building and who the character is, only true crime writers base it on the facts we learn.
Thriller fiction often requires research. When do you know �enough is enough� to start writing?
I love love love research. In nonfiction, we write a proposal that typically consists of a table of contents with a synopsis. So I�ll expand the table of contents, break it down into chapters, and start working on it. If there�s something really intriguing I�m fired up about, I start writing that section, and then later go back to the research. I think there is a little bit of back and forth. Sometimes I get documents late, and then find where to fold in that information, or talk to somebody and get these nuggets of information.
When dealing with real people and true events are there liability issues?
The thing about writing about a dead person, they can�t sue. The family can�t sue because dead people have no right to privacy. In the case of Tupac Shakur, I included an autopsy photo in the book only because the Associated Press and mainstream media reported that Tupac faked his own death. But I contacted Afeni Shakur, Tupac�s mother, and gave a heads up that something was coming out.
It gets very pesky when you write about someone who�s still alive. In the Kogan case, the wife had filed for bankruptcy although she had inherited $4.3 million. I was able to say those things because it was all a matter of record in the bankruptcy files. There needs to be a resolution in the case, and once she was charged with murder it was fair game to write. Different publishers do this differently but with St. Martin�s, once a person is charged and there�s a pending trial, you can begin writing. Now in Tupac and Biggie�s case there was no resolution, but that typically only happens when it�s a really big name.
Do you base your books on interviews, affidavits, other records or a combination? How do you get the players to agree to interviews?
I interview everybody, as many people as I can. This was tricky because the Kogan case was 19 years old. I blogged about the book and I also was on a radio show. Some of the family heard me or read my blog, and they emailed me. Family members even found me on Twitter.
I also go out and find people. George Kogan was shot in front of a high rise apartment building on the upper Manhattan at 10:00 in the morning. So I went to the building, wore jogging clothes, and met the same doorman on duty, the last person to speak to George before he fell into unconsciousness. I hate to give people time to say no. Had I called or left a message he might not have spoken to me. I opened the book with what he gave me. Just like in a novel you need a pivotal moment and in this case it was the scene of the crime.
How do you balance the journalist side with the story teller?
I am a journalist by trade, but I color outside the lines. The story kind of leads you in that direction and then you employ the narrative voice. It�s quite fun because you get to do things you don�t get to do in a �just the facts� news story.
What do you like best about writing true crime books?
I like to write about the underdog. Kogan was the underdog. In some ways his wife was too, because her husband of 22 years had a girlfriend and she was wronged. A lot of times the family wants you to depict them in the right light. You don�t write for those people, you write the book wherever it takes you. But you try to do right by the victim. In many cases I believe we�re writing on behalf of the victim.
The writing life can be filled with stress. When you�re up to the eyeballs with such things, what is your go-to safe spot?
My dogs. I have thirteen-year-old Rosie, a heeler/basset mix cancer survivor; Gypsy, a longhair Chihuahua from a terrible puppy mill in Missouri; and Georgie Girl, a Shi-tzu/Maltese mix from a shelter. I take my dogs to Red Rock Canyon and nothing else matters. It�s gorgeous up there, and it�s like the back yard for them.
Your books happened because you took a chance on starting a second career. Would you recommend other aspiring writers follow your example?
Absolutely. If you want something, go get it and don�t be afraid of anything. People are afraid to take risks. But you only go around once. Writing isn�t easy. Anybody who does it knows it�s difficult and very competitive. But the first book teaches you how to write the second one.
True Crime Zine: The Millionaires Wife: The True Story of a Real Estate Tycoon, His Beautiful Young Mistress, and a Marriage that Ended in Murder by Cathy Scott (March 2012)
George and Barbara Kogan had been married for 25 years when he suddenly announced he was in love with another woman: 27 year old Mary Louise Hawkins.
Barbara was devastated. Suddenly all of the success and wealth she and George had built together over the years was being ripped away from her. And it was being stolen by a spoiled little rich girl whose youthfulness and energy Barbara felt she couldn�t compete.
As many a scorned woman has done, Barbara sought to drain her husband of all their assets but instead found their assets frozen and having to turn to her parents, at almost 50 years old, for financial support. It was more than she could take!
When George was killed on a busy New York street, in broad daylight, many believed Barbara had found a way to regain her financial footing; after all, she was the sole beneficiary of millions of dollars in life insurance. And not to mention her husband�s death did away with that pesky division of assets divorce requires, they were all Barbara�s now.
Investigators, as well as George�s family and friends, were certain the wealthy widow was responsible for George�s death and they would spend the next 20 years trying to prove it. Their investigation would unveil a woman living a lavish lifestyle beyond her means, perjury, a hitman, and a wayward lawyer.
Veteran true crime author Cathy Scott outlines the homicide investigation that spanned two decades in her March 2012 book The Millionaire�s Wife and does a fantastic job of piecing together all the dirty little details from lifestyles of the rich and somewhat-famous.
Scott is an unbiased narrator of events, which I love as I feel more free to think for myself, so to speak, without leaving readers feeling as though certain parts of the story were omitted to create this effect. In the end, I felt sympathy for the victim but not without a clear understanding of why Barbara made the choices she did.
The Millionaire�s Wife is a top-rate true crime read for 2012 and I recommend you add it your reading list.
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Rwandan President Paul Kagame was the guest of honour at a meeting of the Young Presidents Association in Hong Kong at the weekend.
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Kobe Bryant may not have played in his last All-Star Game in Los Angeles after all.
Not if AEG president and CEO Tim Leiweke has anything to say about it.
Leiweke and AEG just finished up throwing this year's NBA All-Star Game and are otherwise engaged with the task of bringing the NFL back to Los Angeles, but they're already thinking about bidding to host the NBA All-Star Weekend again as soon as 2013.
"I think we're going to go right back after it," Leiweke said Thursday night, after accepting the Executive of the Year award at the L.A. Sports Awards. "We'll work with the Lakers and the Clippers to see if either of them want to host it.
"Neither one of them have hosted an All-Star Game in a long time. If either of them want to do it, we'd certainly be partners with them and that would add a twist to the bid. But I think the league, the players, the team owners, everyone had such a great time, and for the city to have a $100 million economic impact like we did here, it would certainly be great to get them right back here."
Orlando is set to host the 2012 All-Star Game, but Leiweke said AEG would focus on a 2013 bid and then go from there.
Ramona Shelburne is a reporter and columnist for ESPNLosAngeles.com.
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