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LPGA International, Champions Course
Daytona Beach, Florida
June 10-13, 2002
Two-under-par 70 leads after opening round
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. - Rain couldn't
slow down Alexandra Caffrey of Rumford, R.I., In-Bee Park,
of Eustis, Fla., and Lauren Todd, of Phoenix. All three shot
a first-round 2-under-par 70 to grab an early lead in the
opening round of the AJGA Rolex Girls Junior Championship.
The 54-hole tournament, conducted by the American Junior Golf
Association, features 82 girls representing 24 states, Japan
and the Philippines and is being played at the LPGA International's
Champions Course. Twenty-six participants from Florida are
included in the field.
Todd had to leave her drive on No. 11 in the bunker to take
shelter from rain but returned after an hour delay to par
the hole and finish even-par on the back nine.
"That hole really kept it going for me," Todd, 17,
said. "I actually enjoyed the rain, it helped."
Todd's momentum began early as she birdied Nos. 1, 2 and 9,
but didn't dwindle as she finished out her round with a birdie
on the 482-yard, par-5 thirteenth hole.
"I just want to continue to hit fairways tomorrow,"
Todd said. " My irons are very reliable right now."
The 13-year-old Park, who had birdies on Nos. 1 and 6, thought
things went well on the front nine before playing the back
nine in even-par fashion.
"I thought I was really hitting my drivers and irons
well today," Park said. "Hopefully tomorrow I can
come out and do the same."
Caffrey, who won the Rhode Island Intercollegiate Girls State
Championship last week, continued her top-notch play of late
with six birdies including four on the back nine.
"It just felt right," said Caffrey, whose best finish
was a tie for fifth at the AJGA Tucker-Anthony Junior last
year. "This was my lowest round in the last two years.
I was kind of in a slump. But today, everything went right
and came together."
Second round action continues tomorrow with tee times from
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I've just finished a very enjoyable two week stay in Luang Prabang, Laos. It was my first visit, and I was lucky enough to find a room at a newly opened hotel, Le Bel Air. The hotel is in a beautiful setting on the banks of the Nam Khan River just accross the "old bridge" from the town.
It's super-cozy with just 10 units and an easy 15 minute walk to the center of town or 5 minutes on the complementary bicycles; a great trade for the peaceful countryside atmosphere. The grounds are beautiful and well kept. The staff is very friendly and eager to please.
The room rate, $60, was much lower than comparable hotels in town and included a wonderful complementary breakfast...a choice of Lao or made to order "American" style. The bacon was the best I've had in my 3 months in Asia, and the outdoor dining area overlooking the garden and the river beyond was a super way to start the day.
They serve a very good Lao menu for lunch and dinner. I met several people who just stopped for an aftenoon drink in the garden. The comfortable chaises were a great place for an afternoon of reading, napping or just watching the river go by.
There were so many pleasant surprises I don't know where to start. The room was a comfortable, nicely furnished, lots of space for hanging clothes, and soft cotton robes that even fit my 6 foot frame. The bathroom was spacious, modern and well equipped...with a huge tub. The bed was comfortable with soft linens and a real down comforter!
For a few extra dollars, the private bungalows are a real deal. Spacious, well appointed, a private varanda and lots of light.
I'm beginning to sound like a travel writer...did I mention the free airport shuttle service and free WiFi? So suffice to say that for under $75 per night, this is a great place to stay that I would definately visit again and again. It's so much nicer to wake to the sound of a rooster than a motor bike or delivery truck!
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Somehow the website doesn't seem to work, does anyone know how to book directly with the hotel?
Is agoda the best online booking option?
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A celebrity tabloid leads one writer to a Fuller, yet emptier, life.- November 15, 2004
There was a time in the late 1980s when my brother and I ordered a subscription to Playboy magazine through Ed McMahon's Publisher's Clearing House Sweepstakes. Each day after school we would race to beat our mother to the mailbox, hoping that Ed had made good on his promise of airbrushed breasts and only vaguely suggested nether regions. Playboy No. 1 arrived covered in a black plastic bag which felt an awful lot like latex. We scrambled up the back staircase of the house of our rearing and laid the Playboy on my brother's bed before tearing open the plastic and witnessing all manner of mammaries for the very first time. Sometimes, at confession, I would tell the priest about the many wonders of the Playboyswhere I hid them, how I loved them. The priests were never too alarmed, and rightly so. It was innocent. But the soul decays slowly, and my own has bled from a Promethean wound since that first glimpse of Miss November, 1987.
And now, it's that I can't stop reading Star magazine.
The shiny cover's brilliant luster calls out to me like a siren's song each evening as I make my way home. I call to my men to blindfold me, gag me, and tie me to the mast but, truth be told, I have no men. And so far as boats go, only a Boston Whaler presently dry-docked in Connecticut. So you see, I am helpless.
But I won't go down without a fight. The very highest angels of my nature plead with me as I pass among the periodicals.
"Read The Economist!" sings the ghost of my long-dead grandmother, who wanted only for me to marry a nice Catholic girl and attend Georgetown. "You will learn interesting things about developing nations. Later, you can regurgitate these things at cocktail parties and impress people."
Grandmother, forgive me! Not only for dating a WASP and going to Duke, but for ignoring you every time. I never read The Economist. You see, George Bush's second term may result in a full-on Middle Eastern war, but just recently Nick Lachey had an indiscretion with a stripper named Jessica James, and let me tell you, Chicken Little: the sky is falling! The Star headline says it all: "Jessica Simpson's Wild Night With 2 Naked Men! Is Her Marriage To Nick A Sham Now?"
Good god, I hope so.
I might even find out, but Star has laid such waste to my attention span that I probably won't. On the very first page, I lose myself in the brilliant, noisy, down-home decline of Britney Spears. With each Sonic shake, her features become more and more Appalachian. With each assaulted paparazzo, she seems more and more gawky. To think that I once had feelings for her! Now it seems that she has settled happily into married life with Kevin Federline.
Ah, Federline! What lurks beneath that cocky sneer? Does he have a plan? Is he going to steal her money? His surname seems in every way destined to become the preeminent verb of nuptial usury. I haven't the attention span to find out: three pages later, there is a high resolution picture of Natalie Portman in a dangerously thin Missoni bikini. Santa Maria!
By the time I am halfway through the magazine there is very little left of my frontal lobe. McMurphy at the end of Cuckoo's Nest is Louis Rukeyser compared to me. So it naturally follows that a large picture of Sarah Jessica Parker sweeping leaves inspires more fascination than anything in the Met. The editors of Star don't even bother to write an interesting caption because they simply don't need to.
"Sarah Jessica Sweeps Leaves!"
What a woman! What leaves! Deep down in the media-fallout bunker of my mind, a few surviving scraps of intelligence survive on condensed milk and canned beans. There is tapping on the bunker wall. Someone is sending me a message:
Leaves die, people die, all a great cycle. Who will remember Sarah Jessica Parker in a thousand years? Does anyone remember the names of the great tragic actors of ancient Greece? Even Ozymandias could use a good publicist these days. One million years will pass like a flash and the cockroaches will develop into sentient beings. Cockroach archaeologists will dig us up, clutching this magazine, and wonder how were so sedate as the world fell apart. They will speak in a clicking tongue...
But the thought is soon gone. Bonnie Fuller knew she might lose me at this point and has played her highest carda picture of Tara Reid's breast falling from her evening gown.
Tara Reid's Nipplegate!
There are strange scars about her areola. Star first suggests that the job was botched, butgod love themthey have consulted a plastic surgeon who advises that Ms. Reid has had a nipple lift in addition to her implants, and just needs a good year of rest and relaxation to heal. I hope that falling off of tables while dancing at Marquee qualifies.
But I love Tara Reid, who is, in her way, a national moral whipping-girl. We are all Hapsburgs compared to her.
I scope out the Reidbreast for a few moments before hurrying through the rest of Star. The subway is nearing Spring Street and time is short. Tony Danza has seemingly borrowed money from Angela Bauer to place an ad for his new show towards the end of the issue. He may have worked for years as an au pair, but he's smart enough to know full well that anyone who makes it this far inside of Star magazine will fall neatly his target audience. The subway breaks begin to grind. Not much time left.
All at once, I take in the remaning twenty pages. "Knifestyles of the Rich and Famous"! More schadenfreude about botched plastic surgery! The feature story about Jessica Simpson! I had forgotten all about it. Paris Hilton's ass tattoo! Wow.
The subway stops. I am spent. I fold Star magazine beneath my arm and walk up the stairs from Spring Street station like Persephone from the underworld on the first day of spring itself. It is all over now. The air is fresh. I am back among the living.
And what is this beneath my arm? Star magazine? Who reads this sort of thing? I like to think of myself as someone who reads The Economist, and has even been known to memorize little facts from it and to use these facts to impress other people who also memorize and repeat those facts. Someone must have planted this on me! It cannot be mine!
Disgusted, I toss Star magazine into the nearest trash can. Somewhere in the distance Bonnie Fuller laughs.
She knows that I'll come back. I always do.
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Motor Inn Auto Group Knoxville has joined in supporting the Kiwanis Miracle Playground project at Young's Park. They recently donated a 2001 Buick LaSebre to the Knoxville Morning Kiwanis Club. The Morning Kiwanis Club plans to raffle off the car during the June Jamberee next month at Young's Park. All funds raised will go back into the playground project. That project continues to move forward, with more than 90,000 dollars raised already.
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- After a pause of almost a year, the shooting of the film "Along the milky way" (Na mlečnom putu) started again in Trebinje. Emir Kusturica was spotted there in his monk dress, and rumours say there is wedding scene being prepared. Monica Bellucci should join the crew within the next days. A surprise : faithfull actor Miki Manojlović is announced in the casting ! Indeed, a few changes have been made to the script during the winter. Meanwhile, Emir Kusturica continued to work on Andrićgrad, and particularly on the WW1 100th anniversary ceremonies. In a Financial Times interview, Emir Kusturica describes this new "town" as a symbole of pacifism.
- Books again, it is Dr. Nele Karajlić who is now publishing his own. He has just released his autobiography in Serbia : Fajront y Sarajevo, that we can translate "Closing Time in Sarajevo". He speaks of tour, life in Sarajevo, his childhood, music and his heart problems which carried him away from the stages.


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Rachel's Note: This is reposted from my site, but I figured it should also be posted on Alas.
Admin's Note: Here's my weak-ass contribution to blog against disablism day. I'm in the middle of finals, but I figured I need to say something. I guess I made one mini-contribution over at Hugo's because I really disliked his response to Mr. Soul, but that is not really enough.
So let me just say at little bit since I have one hour left today. This is not edited or proofed, please read around my typos.
Most of what I know about disability issues I learned from my good friend Kate. She posts around here and over at Alas sometimes. Kate was by closest grad school buddy. When were we up at school working in our offices until 11 PM, we'd have conversations about everything. A big part of that "everything was sociology." I told Kate about racism research and she taught me about disability research (and we both already knew about feminism). Kate taught me the academic stuff–disability vs. impairment, but she also taught me about the lived experience of disability. Kate has a genetic neuromuscular disorder, and from listening to her tell me her story (or watching her live through it) I have changed the way I think about disability.
One of the big issues we have discussed is the difference between having a visible or hidden disability. Kate has a semi-hidden disability. Sometimes a person may notice it, and sometimes s/he may not noticed the disability. For people with hidden disabilities one of the big issues is coming out. Who should people tell other about their disability? When should they say something, and when should they be quiet? This issue permeates many aspect of life–for example, dating. When or how should a person tell their the boyfriend/girlfriend about disability? Will the boyfriend/girlfriend run away or be uncomfortable? Or what about your kids? If a child has a hidden disability, when do you tell the child or the child's care giver? Or in the case of these genetic disabilities, should a parent test his or her child for the disability? If the child does test positive, will the child face genetic discrimination?
I'm not saying people with hidden disabilities have any more trouble than those with visible disabilities, but I am saying that the way people navigate their social lives is affected by whether or not a disability is hidden or visible. When most people think of disability, they think of the a person in a wheel chair (in fact, the wheel chair is almost a universal symbol of disability). They don't realize that the person sitting next to them doesn't have a twisted ankle, but a neuromuscular disability. They don't know that their coworker has suffered with depression for years or that the reason their student leave in the middle of class everyday is because s/he has a back injury. Many disabilities are like this–dyslexia, epilepsy, some vision or hearing impairments.
Coming out about a disability can cause shame and fear that the person revealing the disability is "just looking for sympathy." Sometimes coming out about a disability means having to acknowledge an identity as a disabled person, and accepting such a label is not easy. (In fact, I think it is quite similar to coming out for people in queer communities.)
So I guess one of the things that Kate taught me is that many people with disabilities are not going to come out. It is really risky, and it is incumbent upon all of us to make that coming out process easier. I try to do this by including a disabilities statement in my syllabus. Here is how it is worded:
If you have a hidden or visible disability, which may require classroom or test-taking modifications, please see me as soon as possible. If you require note taking, extra exam time, or any other disability related services, please be sure to call M. F. in the Disability Support Services Office at xxx-xxx.
It's not perfectly worded, but I always mention it as a way to let my students know that I am conscientious about disability issues. I also try to make it clear that I am aware that not all disabilities are readily apparent.
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We all know that many people wind up in business by pursuing their passions, only to wake up one day with a company to run. The lucky ones are those like Paul Eldrenkamp, the carpenter who learned to love business as much as woodworking and thereby stayed in control of his destiny. You may remember the story we published about him a year ago (" Taming the Beast," April 1996). The unlucky ones are those like Sue Mackarness and Christopher Notley, whose saga appears on page 72. The article about them grew out of research by staff writer Stephanie Gruner, who normally works the vineyards of our Hands On section. She was intrigued by the number of owners of private companies who still wind up losing control of their businesses. Her article will no doubt strike some readers as a case study on the hazards of giving up stock. I, however, am reminded of a comment I once heard from Powersoft Corp. founder Mitchell Kertzman, who gave up far more stock than Mackarness and Notley did and yet managed to thrive. You're kidding yourself, he said, if you think you can stay in control by holding on to equity. There is only one source of control in business today: the ability to perform.
Branding for the Rest of Us
I suppose many people will read this month's cover story, " Brand New" (page 48), with an eye toward assessing Peter van Stolk's chances of succeeding with his start-up. What interested me most about the article, however, was his provocative way of thinking about branding. It's a subject that's gotten a lot of ink in recent years, but most of the coverage has been utterly irrelevant to any company that can't afford to pour millions into marketing. Van Stolk shows what you can do if your major resource is your own creativity.
The article's author, by the way, is staff writer Christopher Caggiano, who works after hours building awareness of another sort--as an actor in local theatrical productions. Sometimes, he says, it's hard to tell where one world ends and the other begins.
Decisions, decisions
"If you had to choose between your business and your kids, which would you choose?" That was the question posed to four successful female business owners, as recounted by Nancy K. Austin in her column on page 37. I have to say I was astonished by their response. The subject of Austin's column is balance. If you find that goal as elusive as most of us do these days, you owe it to yourself to read what she has to say. Austin, you may recall, was the coauthor, with Tom Peters, of A Passion for Excellence. We look forward to her future contributions to the magazine.
"I bet you're all wondering what it feels like to be a billionaire. It's disappointing, really. I remember when it happened to me. I'd been watching the value of my stocks climb, and I realized that when they hit a certain point, I'd become a billionaire. On the day they hit, I was so excited. I wanted to tell someone. But who? I couldn't tell my employees. They'd say, 'Great. Now pay me more money.' I couldn't tell my friends. They weren't nearly as wealthy as I was. So that evening I told my wife [his first wife] as the kids were running around. She said, 'That's great, but I have to deal with the kids right now.' I've learned since then that great wealth isn't nearly as good as average sex."
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BNP Paribas nears up to $9bn settlementComment on this story
New York/Paris - French bank BNP Paribas SA is likely to pay $8 billion to $9 billion as part of a potential settlement with US authorities over violations of sanctions, according to a person familiar with the matter.
US authorities are probing whether BNP Paribas evaded US sanctions relating primarily to Sudan between 2002 and 2009, and whether it stripped out identifying information from wire transfers so they could pass through the US financial system without raising red flags, sources have said.
BNP Paribas has been negotiating on an almost daily basis with US authorities for weeks.
The investigation has turned up more than $100 billion in books and records violations in transactions involving Sudan, Iran and Cuba, one source said on Sunday.
The potential settlement could include BNP Paribas pleading guilty to a criminal charge of violating the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, another source familiar with the matter has said.
The potential settlement was first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
French Finance Minister Michel Sapin on French radio did not comment on a possible deal but repeated the French position that any penalty should be fair and proportionate.
"The French state, the government ... has played its role in telling the Americans: 'Be careful - by all means punish the past but don't punish the future'," Sapin told France Info.
Earlier in the month, Reuters reported that US authorities negotiating with BNP Paribas at one point suggested that France's biggest bank pay a penalty as high as $16 billion, although that was viewed as a negotiating tactic in response to an offer from BNP Paribas of about $1 billion.
The probes are being conducted by authorities including the US Justice Department, the US Attorney's office in Manhattan, the US Treasury Department, the Manhattan District Attorney's office, and the New York Department of Financial Services.
The New York Department of Financial Services, which oversees certain banks in New York, has said it will not revoke the bank's license to operate in New York if BNP Paribas agrees to other stiff penalties, a source has said.
The state regulator also has sought the termination of more than a dozen employees as part of the settlement, at least some of whom have already left.
A BNP Paribas spokeswoman declined to comment. - Reuters
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I am convinced that what we have right now is tax loss selling and it is hard to say what the extent of the order is. This stock is so undervalued imo and i just wish that NPK could put together some off take agreements which would light a fire under the stock. Also any move by Brazil to suggest that they have a keen interest in this project going forward could also light a fire under the SP. Patience will be the key here and with all of the institutional coverage suggesting target prices from a low of $9.75 to a high of $19.00 sooner or later the interest will return.


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Red Bull Heir Fails To Appear In Court After Fatal Hit-And-Run
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Students admitted into the Athletic Training Program are required to complete a six-semester clinical experience at a Whitworth-approved clinical affiliate. The experience typically will begin during the fall term of the student's sophomore year. A complete description of the clinical experience is located in the AT student handbook, which is located on our home page. In brief, the sophomore and senior year are generally completed at our on campus clinical site working with Whitworth athletics. Junior year clinical experiences rotate through various off-campus clinical sites.
Athletic training students enrolled in each clinical experience are undergraduate students who have meet and maintain all standards for program admission (including immunizations, technical standards, etc.). Students must also hold current CPR, AED and First Aid certificates. Certain off-campus sites may require additional background checks or clearances which will be completed through the Athletic Training Program.


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45 CFR 1180.37 - Rejection for technical deficiency—appeal; reconsideration; waiver.
(a) An applicant whose application is rejected because of technical deficiency may appeal such rejection in writing to the Director within 10 business days ofelectronic or postmarked notice of rejection, whichever is earlier.
(b) If an application was rejected because material did not accompany the application, the Director shall reconsider the application upon receipt of material in a timely manner.
(c) As has always been the practice of IMLS, the Director waives the requirement in these regulations of certain records under circumstances which would require such waivers where the regulations specifically provide for waiver. (See§ 1180.51(b) (Pub. L. 97-394))
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Jazz Studies Concert:
Marian University will be hosting a Jazz Studies concert on Saturday, Nov. 23, at 7:30 p.m. in the Hornung Student Center.
The Little Big Band, directed by Dr. Brian Lydeen, is a combined ensemble with students from Marian University and the UW-FdL. The group will be playing the music of Sonny Rollins, Kenny Dorham, Fred Rogers, Henry Mancini, The Meters and Chick Corea. UW-FdL saxophonist Alex Skinner will be a featured soloist throughout the program.
The Vocal Jazz Ensemble, directed by Prof. David Hein, will be performing several a cappella selections that include an arrangement of The Spinners 70's pop/R&B tune "Mighty Love," the traditional folk song "Scarborough Fair" and jazz standards "How Deep is the Ocean?" and "Long Ago (And Far Away)".
Fall Choral Concert:
The Marian University Women's Chorale and Chamber Singers will present their fall concert on Sunday, Nov. 24, at 2 p.m. in Dorcas Chapel.
The Women's Chorale's selections will include Magnificat by Alexander Peloquin, Star of Bethlehem by Miklos Rosza from the movie Ben-Hur and Ever Ever After, from the movie Wicked. The Women's Chorale is directed by David Thompson.
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You�ll come for the gangbang but stay for
of the boinking in �Allie Haze: True Sex��an excellent release from Vivid and B. Skow. Of course Allie Haze rocks it hard here in her first multi-guy romp�that�s almost a given�but there�s a lot more to this production than just that. There�s Jada Stevens in a scorching interracial anal pounding, a three-girl lez-fest (partially shot underwater in a pool), another Allie boy-girl sequence that shouldn�t be overlooked, and a steamy Tasha Reign encounter while her husband�s out of town. Everything here is worthy.
In terms of the action, interview material featuring the ladies kicks off the various segments. These lead-ins set the erotic tone for the ensuing boffing quite well and also�so as to still keep things spicy�include plenty of panty-less crotch flashing (or more). Sex-wise,
Scene One
involves Allie Haze and Erik Everhard in an excellent tryst after Erik has �kidnapped� her and fulfilled one of her horror movie-inspired fantasies. To get things rolling, Allie is tied to a chair and made to masturbate with a pink vibrator by a mysterious voice. After getting into it, Erik reveals that it�s he who�s behind it all, and Allie thanks him in kind with a full-on vaginal fuck on a yellow-orange bed with a cushioned, brown headboard. A variety of sexy positions are employed, and the festivities close out with Allie taking a cream-pie, pushing some of it out, and playing with it�too hot!
Scene Two
, Jada Stevens becomes further and further obsessed with her married neighbor, Jon Jon. Eventually, her fixation takes her from simulating sex with him by herself to masturbating in the bathroom with a black dildo to making a strip-tease and masturbation video that she leaves for him to find. This last item gets his attention, of course, and he drops by with a bit more than a tap on the door�so that he can tap her ass�literally. A truly hot and raunchy fuck ensues, complete with plenty of vaginal and sphincter-stretching anal action. A facial and a touch of oral cock clean-off bring this excellent romp to a close�super-hot!
Scene Three
features Tasha Reign as a housewife whose husband is out of town and whose creepy neighbor (Mr. Pete) likes to spy on her. While originally unsettling to her, the creeper�s behavior eventually starts to turn Tasha on, and she starts putting on shows for him. With her sexual frustration at a fever pitch one day�and realizing that her hubby would be home the next�she decides to tacitly invite the peeping-tom into her home (and body) by leaving the door open after she partakes in some frenzied masturbation for him. Her ploy works, and Mr. Pete arrives�and then takes care of business. What follows is a very sexy vaginal affair that involves multiple positions, some squirting by Tasha (via Pete�s finger-work), and a pop-shot to her face and neck. This is excellent material!
Scene Four
, Lexi Belle (the interviewee from the onset), Ella Milano, and Allie Haze invade a neighbor�s pool and hot tub to escape the sweltering days of summer. At first, it�s just a bunch of horseplay and frolicking around, but then�after finding the owner�s waterproof digital camera�it turns from tomfoolery on the ladies� parts to the women actually getting into each others� lady parts. A good portion of the ensuing action (fingers and tongues) is shot with the underwater camera�which gives a very cool effect�and the rest is shot essentially third-person. Just looking at the cast, one would expect plenty of heat to be generated in this one, and the women definitely deliver in that regard. Further, the whole concept is quite different�let�s call it innovative�and makes for a fun and realistic watch. Things close out when the girls have had their fill, and they hear that the owner has returned. Of course, they leave the camera behind.
Scene Five
is the real clincher here, even though the other sequences could sell the disc with little difficulty on their own merits. Allie Haze plays the role of a young woman who keeps getting �harassed� every time she passes by a construction site. Instead of being turned off by it, the attention actually turns her on�and she makes certain to pass by there each and every day�arriving in more and more of a provocative style each time. Eventually�on a day where the men are inside working (warehouse setting)�Allie sneaks in and watches them�fantasizing about masturbating for all of them in the back of a pickup truck�hot stuff! The next day, she comes back again�inside the building�and decides to (partially) turn her fantasy into reality. She finds a secluded place and starts to rub one out. Of course, Barry Scott�one of the workers�finds her, and before long, she�s got his dick in her mouth�and he brings her back to the rest of the guys (Evan Stone, Marco Banderas, and Jerry). What ensues is a depraved fuck-fest in which the blowjob action is hard at times (face-fucking, gagging, spitting, throating), and the oral/vaginal combinations and vaginal positions are multiple and varied. While not all of the guys are in on the action at every moment, there is plenty of time where they are�and everything is scorching hot. To close out this nasty (in a good way) encounter, one of the guys pops on Allie�s tummy and pelvis, two of them deliver a concurrent double-facial, and the last (Evan Stone) drops one on her face, mouth, chest, and tummy�and then Allie follows it all up with him with some oral cock clean-off (face-fucking, gagging). This is super-hot stuff.
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bonus materials and other options
, there�s a �Bonus Scene� (a boy/girl sequence with Lexi Belle from �Fresh Picked�), a �Photo Gallery� (a slideshow of stills from the production), and a �Behind the Scenes� segment (fun and informative). Further there�s a �Vivid Extras� option (plays through the advertisements and the anti-piracy PSA) and a choice of four �Previews�. It should also be noted that advertisements play upon inserting the disc (skippable), and there�s a website watermark in the lower-right corner (not distracting). Being a B. Skow production, the camerawork and production values are top-notch, as well�but that likely goes without saying at this point.
In all, this production is well worth the price of admission. Allie Haze�an excellent choice for a Vivid Girl�has three scenes, and the last of them is a gang-fucking involving four guys. Further, the rest of the cast is hot and puts out some scorching performances, as well. There�s also the unique underwater footage in the fourth scene that�s interesting and sexy. There�s something here for everyone, so�yeah�it�s definitely worthy.
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Summit Drywall Inc. ordered to pay $550,000 to settle federal labor lawsuit
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An Issaquah drywall contractor has agreed to pay $550,000 to settle a U.S. Department of Labor lawsuit that alleged the company cheated nearly 400 workers out of overtime wages over a three-and-a-half year period.
Summit Drywall will pay $275,000 in back wages and another $275,000 in damages to workers who were illegally denied overtime compensation from October 2009 to April 2013, the labor department said Feb. 20.
About 380 current and former employees will receive money from the settlement, made final by a consent judgment in federal district court in Seattle.
Investigators found that drywall hangers and tapers were paid on a "piece-rate" basis and not compensated for all of the hours they worked, including time spent traveling between job sites and transporting equipment.
"In this region, long hours and low wages are prevalent in the drywall industry," Janet Herold, the department's regional solicitor in San Francisco, said in a statement. "This consent decree sends the unambiguous message that the department will not permit the underpayment of workers' wages in piece-rate schemes."
Under a piece-rate compensation system, workers' pay is based on the quantity and quality of their output. While legal, it cannot be used to avoid paying workers at least minimum wage, or proper overtime premiums, said Donna Hart, district director for the department's Wage and Hour Division in Seattle.
Summit Drywall employees regularly worked more than 40 hours a week, yet were not paid time and a half as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act, she said.
"Employers must keep accurate records, and they must count hours, even if they're paying on a piece-rate basis," she said.
Overtime-pay violations are common in piece-rate compensation systems, she added, "unless employers are very careful to comply with the law."
Summit Drywall owner Thomas Kauzlarich did not immediately return a phone call seeking comment Feb. 20.
He's required to pay the $550,000 within 70 days. Individual payouts will range from $150 to $4,000 per worker, Hart said.
As part of the settlement, Summit Drywall also must train employees about their rights under federal wage and hour laws. In addition, the company will write an article for a trade publication about an employer's obligations under the Fair Labor Standards Act.
By Amy Martinez, Seattle Times reporter: 206-464-2923 or email@example.com.
2 Responses to "Summit Drywall Inc. ordered to pay $550,000 to settle federal labor lawsuit"
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February 21st, 2014 7:58 pm
I worked for this company for many years and he always has treated employees fair. If you needed extra all you had to do was adk. I worked for him from 1997 thru 2007. This is a great company and a few that cry wplf well they were wussies. Tommy would never do abutting to cheat you on purpose. I had broke Mt leg in 1099 and this guy supported me n my family for 9 months with no questions asked or payback. He's done several things for me that I will always be indebted to him for si this is just a knock on the chin. Summit drywall will always be at the top no matter wh
o the babies are!!!
Donny Johnson on
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Charles joslin – you say they are "cry babies" or "wussies" when in fact he got off cheap. The Feds did the investigation and because of this everything was factored off of Federal Minimum Wages which is $2 @ hour less than State Minimum Wage. The State did not go after him for ESD and workers compensation, the Feds did not go after SSA and even though he owed this also. Only a portion of the workers even received any of what they were owed. The Owner said he paid everyone approximately $20.00 an hour and most of this has to do with overtime that wasn't paid so what he actually owed would be around 3 times as much.
If you read the settlement agreement, the 384+ names all but 3 are Hispanic names so either he really liked to cheat Latino workers or he doesn't hire guys with names like Jones or Kelly, etc. or both. In addition, his cheating cost honest employers significant amounts of work they should have gotten had he not decided to beat his workers out of wages to win bids. Employees of honest contractors lost work opportunities because of Summits actions, honest employers had to pay higher workers comp rates due to Summits cheating.
In reality Summit got off easy, had this been Connecticut, California, Oregon, Florida, or New York the State Agency would have done their jobs and the owner of Summit Drywall would have went to jail which is where he belongs. Why should a criminal employer get amnesty just because he operates in Washington State? Why would an employee who steals $200 from his employer go to jail but when an employer steals a half a million dollars from his employees and the Government he only gets a slap on the hand and doesn't have to admit guilt?
You can find the consent decree here; http://docs.justia.com/cases/federal/district-courts/washington/wawdce/2:2013cv00683/192262/21/0.pdf
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The discussion on "Understanding Foreign Policy Drivers in Rising India" was held in collaboration with the Sigur Centre at the George Washington University. The roundtable highlighted key factors that determine foreign policy formulation in India.
Papers were presented by Dr. Deepa Ollapally, Associate Director, George Washington University, Prof. Rajesh Rajagopalan, Professor and Chair, Centre for International Politics, Organisation and Disarmament, Jawaharlal Nehru University and Dr. Nikola Mirilovic, Research Associate, Sigur Center for Asian Studies.
Dr. Ollapally's paper, 'New Discourse on India as an Economic Power', presented the different narratives of foreign policy debate in India. She categorised the strategic community into four distinct camps – the Traditionalists, the Nationalists, the Regionalists, and the more recent New Globalists.
According to her, the Traditionalists seek India's strength in its rich civilisation and heritage. They firmly believe in ideals of non-intervention and restrict India's sphere of influence to the extent of India's ideational reach. The economic implication of this strand of thought is that it places retaining the 'Indian way of life' above growth.
The Nationalists, on the other hand, see India's present through the prism of its past colonial exploitation. They explain India's shortcomings as fallout of the handicaps imposed by a bipolar system and a skewed hierarchal global economic order, both factors, which according to the Nationalists, have hampered India's upward trajectory. The implication of this school of thought is low levels of integration and a tendency to avoid alliance entanglement.
The Regionalists, in the mould of Indira Gandhi, confine major foreign policy thrusts to the immediate neighbourhood and choose to focus on internal issues. Alliance formation in South-East and East Asia is cited as one of the compulsions that drives the Regionalists. This school of thought leads to economics being driven by politics and not the other way around.
The New Globalists, on the other hand, are driven largely by the economic boom in post liberalization India and post Cold War power realignment.
Dr. Ollapally developed two narratives that describe India and its future trajectory – India as a Global Power and India as a Developing Country.
India as a global power is driven by high economic growth and firmly believes that it can be a net beneficiary of globalization. It seeks a peaceful periphery, a state of enhanced internal security and is not averse to interdependencies in the international system. India as a global power puts great stress on aid diplomacy, as witnessed in Afghanistan in recent years.
India as a Developing Country, however, realises that 26 percent of the population continues to live under the poverty line and seeks a balance between growth and equity. It placed domestic interests over global issues. Further, it expects strict reciprocity in bilateral relations, especially with regard to its immediate neighbours.
Dr. Ollapally noted that the Manmohan Singh administration shows signs of seeing itself both as a Global Power and a Developing Nation.
The second paper titled 'Strategic and Military Thinking on India's Global Rise', was presented by Dr. Rajesh Rajagopalan and focused on the hard power aspects of foreign policy. Dr. Rajagopalan noted that much of the debate on foreign policy issues outside of the government, including the government appointed National Security Advisory Board is not being given due importance by the establishment. He cited three reasons that prevent a flow of ideas between public opinion makers and government functionaries. First, the insular nature of the bureaucracy tends to steer clear of outside expertise. Second, the state of coalition politics in the past two decades makes the system risk averse. Third, India's international relations have been on an upward curve and thus require little course correction. Because of this tendency to play safe, many opportunities are lost in the process. On the other hand, however, it also offers remarkable continuity in foreign policy in spite of changes in governments.
The paper offered three nuanced perspectives on India's Grand Strategy- the Hyper Power Perspective, the National Power Perspective and the Liberal Perspective.
The Hyper Power Perspective supports the idea of a Fortress India and places no limitation on military growth. Advocating the use of power, it remains strongly opposed to the Indo-US Nuclear Deal, the No First Use Policy and notions of Minimum Deterrence. The National Power perspective supports status-quo and echoes the views of the establishment. The Liberal Perspective, expectedly, places greater importance on trade and diplomacy. Its worth noting that there is near unanimity in resisting a significant increase in military power since India already dominates South Asia and that the capabilities required to project power throughout Asia is currently beyond India's means.
In conclusion, the strategic community views India as a Soft State, a label that is justified on account of India being a fairly secure state that is not threatened by any huge societal disturbances. Furthermore, the nature of the asymmetric threats facing India requires unconventional capabilities like better law enforcement agencies rather than hard power tools like tanks and battleships.
The third paper by Dr. Nikola Mirilovic, titled 'Comparing Domestic Sources of U.S. Foreign Policy Approaches to India and China' studied the effect of the nature of state– authoritarian or democratic – on American foreign policy vis-à-vis China and India.. The author argued that besides the type of regime, other factors that determine state behaviour are business organizations, ethnic affinities, partisanship and congressional caucuses.
Congressional caucuses matter since they set the agenda for foreign policy. The size and influence of the caucuses that support democratic states are greater than the corresponding caucuses supporting dictatorships.
The 'branding effect' of business associations and Partisan groups also serve as an input for determining a state's foreign policy slants. While the quantum of US-China trade far exceeds US-India trade, the paper brought out the important fact that the number of US-India business councils (318) is greater than their Chinese counterparts, implying the tendency of business organizations to associate themselves more with open societies.
Lastly, Diaspora groups play an increasingly important role in foreign policy matters. Higher level of education and affluence provides India with greater lobbying power. India's democratic credentials imply that the Indian-American community is considered a positive contributor to American society, and makes the commercial linkages less vulnerable to political interference.
The event was chaired by Mr. Brajesh Mishra, former National Security Advisor and member of the ORF Board of trustees. Former Foreign Secretary, Mr. MK Rasgotra, President, Center for International Relations (CIR) at ORF initiated the discussions. The discussants included Mr. Manish Tewari, Member of Parliament and Honorary Advisor to ORF; Dr. Arjun Sengupta Member of Parliament and Honorary Advisor to ORF; Dr. Manpreet Sethi, Senior Fellow at Centre for Air Power Studies, New Delhi; Mr. Mukul Sanwal, former Special Advisor to the UNFCCC; Dr. Charan Wadhwa, Professor Emeritus at Centre for Policy Research, New Delhi; Mr. Sunjoy Joshi, President, Centre for Resources Management at ORF; Mr. Vikram Sood, Vice- President, CIR at ORF; Amb. Dilip Lahiri, Distinguished Fellow, CIR at ORF; and Mr. Saeed Naqvi, Distinguished Fellow, CIR at ORF.
The report is prepared by Kaustav Dhar Chakrabarti, Research Assistant, ORF


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Ming Yang Says It's Not in Talks to Purchase Vestas Wind
China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Ltd., the nation's third-largest wind-turbine maker, denied being in talks to buy Vestas Wind Systems A/S.
"This is not happening so far," Li Ruixiang, deputy director of the Guangdong-based company's news office, said by phone yesterday.
Caixin reported yesterday that Ming Yang was seeking to acquire Vestas for as much as 2 billion euros ($2.5 billion) and the deal could be completed by October. Mikkel Friis-Thomsen, a spokesman for Vestas, said the company didn't comment on speculation.
"The low market share of China Ming Yang and the question mark about financing of the deal make it a less likely prospect," said Heinz Steffen, an analyst at Fairesearch GmbH & Co. in Kronberg, Germany. "This could be speculation by interested parties seeking to move the share price."
Vestas, along with General Electric Co. and Siemens AG, is struggling with declining turbine prices and excess capacity as nations from the U.S. to Germany rein in support for renewable energy. Chinese competitors have considered a bid for Vestas, Jyllands-Posten said in April. The newspaper didn't identify its sources and Vestas declined to comment at the time.
Potential Financing
Ming Yang was offered as much as $5 billion in "potential financing" through 2015 from the state-owned China Development Bank Corp. in October to develop its domestic and international operations, the company said at the time.
BTM Consult ApS, a wind industry researcher based in Denmark and a unit of Navigant Consulting Inc., said Ming Yang was the 10th biggest turbine supplier in the world in 2011, with 2.9 percent of the market share. Vestas was the biggest with 12.9 percent.
Vestas fell 2.4 percent to 27.85 kroner at the close in the Danish capital yesterday. The shares have lost 78 percent of their value in the past 12 months.
The stock initially slumped as much as 10 percent yesterday after Jyllands-Posten cited Michael Friis Jorgensen, an analyst at Alm. Brand A/S., as saying that Vestas may need to sell shares to raise capital for its "expensive" restructuring.
"Vestas has no concrete plans about raising capital through a share sale," Friis-Thomsen, the company's spokesman, said in an e-mailed statement.
Debt Concerns
The Sunday Times reported this month that Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc and HSBC Holdings Plc demanded Vestas submit a comprehensive financial restructuring plan as concerns about its debt mounted.
Vestas detailed restructuring plans in January after issuing a second profit warning in three months. The company in June agreed to sell a Danish turbine-tower factory to Titan Wind Energy Suzhou Co., shelved a U.K. offshore-turbine factory and closed a plant in China to save cash. Its first-quarter loss almost doubled and a new chief financial officer was appointed earlier this year.
"Due to the weak performance in the first quarter, the company's restructuring mode and the new CFO, the credit banks of Vestas may be tempted to ask the company to raise more capital to reduce their own risk," Fairesearch's Steffen said. "If the present situation and weak market continues, sooner or later they may be forced to do something," he said.


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Stars players' lessons at World Championships are just beginning
The great thing about learning in sports is that it can happen whether you win or lose.
The Stars and their young players were tearing up the IIHF World Championships in Sweden and Finland the last two weeks…until Friday, that is.
Kari Lehtonen entered a game against Canada as the hottest goalie in the tournament and was staked to a 2-0 lead. However, he had a few breakdowns and lost a 5-3 game, allowing four goals and an empty-netter on 25 shots. At the other end of the ice, Cam Ward (Carolina) made 35 saves for Canada.
While you can say Ward has the better team, it still was a huge game in Helsinki in front of a sellout crowd, and Lehtonen was not able to raise his game.
Team USA's Richard Bachman won a 3-2 overtime game against Kazakhstan, but also was tested. Kazakhstan was winless entering the game, and Bachman (Team USA's backup) received his first start in the tournament because it was an easier game. And while his teammates weren't perfect, and they likely should have scored more, Bachman was supported by a 50-19 edge in shots on goal and still had to go to overtime.
Great experience, good to get the win in a pressure situation, but still a feeling of he can do more.
And that's what's great about these tournaments. There are challenges every game. Loui Eriksson had a great game with Sweden, registering two assists and 10 shots on goal, but his team still lost to Russia, 6-3.
Jamie Benn has three goals for Canada, but still is learning his role. Alex Goligoski has been hot and cold, but he clearly was one of the leaders for Team USA in the win against Kazakhstan, as he was on ice for all three USA goals (plus-3) and contributed an assist. he's skating well on the big ice, and he seems to be grasping the mantle of leadership that he will need to show when he returns to the Stars.
"I think what I like most is they have so many young players in the tournament, and there is a real energy from that," said Stars GM Joe Nieuwendyk, who was there last week. "There was a time in this tournament when they leaned on the veterans so heavily and you almost dreaded the call after a long season or a loss in the playoffs. But these kids are motivated and excited, and you can see that."
And as for his own players?
"It's great," Nieuwendyk said. "A player like Loui Eriksson, he really is becoming one of the leaders for his country. Goose is doing the same for the U.S. Kari, he's playing in a pressure-cooker over there, because every game is big for Finland. That's great experience."
The Stanley Cup playoffs are all about how you react to winning and losing. Watch a few rounds, and you'll see the teams that survive are the ones who learn from the losses.
Pool play goes through Tuesday at the World Championships, and then tournament games start with the quarterfinals on Thursday. The Stars are hoping their players will be pushed to the emotional brink, because that's one of the reasons they're participating.
Through Friday's games:
Loui Eriksson clearly is the Stars' best performer with three goals and six assists for nine points in five games. He is plus-3 for Sweden with 18 shots on goal.
I'll give Goligoski the nod as the next best performer, simply because Team USA seems to be leaning on him at times. He has three assists and is plus-5 in five games.
Jamie Benn has been great for Team Canada, and many Canadian fans would like to see him used more. He has three goals and one assist on just four shots on goal. He is plus-4.
Lehtonen is 2-1 with a 2.01 GAA and .919 save percentage. Bachman is 1-0 with a 1.86 GAA and .895 save percentage.
Philip Larsen is playing a big role for underdog Denmark. He has an assist and is minus-6. Tomas Vincour has been left off the max roster for the Czech Republic as other players became available.


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There's enough history in Roscommon to fill the pages of a dozen textbooks—stories of deposed kings, epic battles, and mythological sites. But why would you merely read about it when you could see it for yourself with a break to the Abbey Hotel, situated in the town itself? Delve into Irish history and folklore while enjoying modern comforts with an overnight stay for two people for £49 (up to a £98 value).
This four-star hotel, housed in a renovated 18th century manor house, is nestled in private grounds yet still within walking distance of the town's key sights. In your Double room you'll be transported back to an age of classical refinement (though the en suite bathrooms and TVs are present-day luxuries); and with a late checkout included, you can let time run away with you.
On arrival you'll find a bottle of sparkling wine and chocolates to get things off to a suitably decadent start, and breakfast is also included come morning. The hotel also serves lunches and evening meals in the restaurant, should you choose to dine.
Before you get to exploring, you'll want to ensure you're fully relaxed—good thing this Escape includes use of the hotel's leisure facilities, from the swimming pool to sauna, steam room, plunge pool, and Jacuzzi. Then, head into town to see how past melds with present. The former gaol (home of former hang woman 'Lady Betty') is now a shopping centre; a 17th-century sessions house is now a bank; and there's a ruined friary and castle on the outskirts of town too.
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It is one of the most enjoyable times of the year — team Thanksgiving with the women's team. Everyone pitches to create the massive feast. Coach John prepared a magnificent turkey and I tried my hand at prime rib. Click the picture below to open a photo gallery from the event.
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A scaled down model of the final obelisk design was unveiled on Monday by famed sculptor Dragan Radenovic, reports Netokracija.
The work, which was selected in a contest with over 10,000 entries, incorporates a bust of Jobs' head mounted on a pillar. Sprouting from the sides of the pillar feature are Cyrillic letters and the numbers 1 and 0, representing the binary numeral system. According to Radenovic, Apple management appreciated the imperfections of the piece over more computer-centric design entries.
The scale model sculpture will be sent to Apple in California for final inspection and, upon approval, Radenovic will craft the final version. Completed, the art piece will stand between three to five meters tall and is to be installed at an unknown location on Apple's Cupertino campus.
Earlier on Monday, Apple CEO Tim Cook posted a pair of tweets containing quotes from Jobs in remembrance of the company cofounder.
Jobs was born on Feb. 24, 1955, in San Francisco, Calif. He passed away in October 2011 after a long fight with cancer.


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- Movers & Shakers 2014: Ceil Levatino, a political newcomer, tackles city council
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LAS CRUCES >> The "wow moment" for Philip San Filippo came last year when he and his wife attended the Noche de Luminarias at New Mexico State University.
"We were in front of a family who was coming in to Corbett Center, a family of six or seven," Filippo recalled. "I held the door open for them and every single one of them said 'thank you.' That just doesn't happen everywhere else. People who live here just do that because that's the way they've become accustomed to. It's because of that it has become so easy to become acclimated to this area."
Filippo has been in Las Cruces for almost two years. As director of the Las Cruces Convention and Visitors Bureau, it's his responsibility to sell and promote Las Cruces' best qualities to visitors, tourists and potential future residents. Without saying it in so many words, he has proven to himself the axiom that to be a good seller of a product, service, person -- or in this case, community -- you have to believe in it.
Filippo believes in Las Cruces.
"It's a really unique community," he said. "I lived in Florida for 25 years, but I'm just amazed how easy it is to get acclimated here. I can understand why people want to move here."
Lifelong resident Martha Cisneros said Las Cruces' biggest selling point is the people and their lifestyles.
"It's just the way we've been raised, the way we've grown up," said Cisneros, 62. "You can see some of the differences between someone who has lived here a long time and someone who probably just moved here. We do say 'hello,' or 'thank you' or 'excuse me' to a perfect stranger we might run into on the street. It's because our parents taught us to be polite and courteous to others. Las Cruces has never been a rich community, but it's been a place where we've been mindful about trying to respect one another. Of course, it doesn't always work, but that doesn't mean you can't try to be civil toward each other."
Because of the unique qualities of Las Cruces residents, Filippo is confident more good things are in store for the city.
"I'm expecting 2014 and 2015 to be really exciting years for Las Cruces," Filippo said. "Tourism is going to change in the coming year."
How so? Filippo pointed to Spaceport America and the burgeoning commercial space flight industry that is -- no pun intended -- about to take off. He is also excited about the opportunities downtown revitalization could bring; among those the start of an annual country music festival and a downtown civic plaza.
"I see us setting up the perfect storm of (increasing) tourism," Filippo said. "Spaceport America will bring in increased opportunities, business, for Las Cruces.
"I believe we'll also begin to see our downtown come back, I really do. I see signs of life; Main Street has reopened, the Main Street Bistro will be coming back sometime later this month, the Rio Grande Theater is a beautiful building, and, yes, I truly believe a plaza will happen sooner rather than later. The timing is right for downtown, and I definitely want to be in on this. It's my job to get Las Cruces ready for all of that."
Filippo is excited about a portion of a study done by IDEAS Consulting of Orlando, Fla., that said if Las Cruces could capture 10 percent of tourists from Spaceport America's commercial space flights, it could mean an additional $2 million to the city's economy.
"If they say it, I believe it," Filippo said. "It could be huge for us, but we have to do it right. We want to preserve our way of living. We still want, and need, to keep the charm, beauty and culture of Las Cruces, but share it with others through tourism. We are in the perfect location to explore, experience and discover."


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