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Free Speech to be Tested in Coming Supreme Court Term
You can just feel the excitement in the air. The Supreme Court next Monday is back in business, with one Justice Elena Kagan assuming her seat on the throne.
The court will begin right away with a doozy of an issue: free speech rights. Here's an article from WSJ Supreme Court reporter Jess Bravin that breaks down the coming action.
First up on Oct. 6 the justices will weigh whether the First Amendment protects a Kansas church's campaign to publicize its beliefs by picketing military funerals with vulgar placards and insulting fallen soldiers' survivors in online screeds.
The father of a fallen Marine is seeking damages for emotional distress from the church, which believes that God is killing American soldiers to punish the U.S. for its tolerance of homosexuality.
Next month, the court will consider whether states can bar minors from buying violent videogames, on the theory that these games cause damage to developing minds.
Both of these cases, WSJ reports, add a digital twist to constitutional doctrine. The church's Internet posting potentially exposes a large audience to its hurtful attack, while the videogame laws single out computer role-playing as uniquely dangerous to children.
So how is the court likely to rule in these cases? Hard to predict, Bravin writes. The court voted 8-1 earlier this year to strike down a federal law that banned depictions of animal cruelty, finding the ban too broad. At the same time, it curtailed First Amendment rights for minors in 2007, ruling that school officials could suppress a student placard that referred to marijuana.
Some of the early focus with the coming term will naturally fall on Kagan, who has recused herself from about half of the docketed cases because of potential conflicts arising from her former role as Solicitor General.
If this preview doesn't fully sate your appetite for Supreme Court news, check out this piece from Bravin looking at the soon to be published biography of the late Justice William Brennan Jr.


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GIRARD -- Anthony and Margaret Alcantar, 323 E. Prospect St., are announcing the engagement of their son, Nicholas Alcantar, 5227 Devon, North Olmsted, and Sharon Marcy, a daughter of Keith and Marilyn Marcy, all of 1501 Chapel Road, Jefferson.
Miss Marcy, a fourth-grade teacher with Assumption Schools in Geneva, graduated from Ashland University with a degree in elementary education.
Mr. Alcantar graduated from AU with a degree in middle-school education. He is an eighth-grade mathematics teacher with Cleveland Municipal School District.
The couple will be married in an open ceremony they have planned for 4:30 p.m. July 28 at Austinburg United Church of Christ, Austinburg. Their evening reception will be held by invitation at Andrus Party Center in Ashtabula.
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On Monday June 16, 2014 the Seattle City Council delayed a scheduled preschool vote. According to the Seattle Times, the Mayor requested this delay so council members can put a price on a different plan that also would be on the November ballot. The plan in question is supported by unions that represent individuals in the childcare field. The results of that financial analysis weighs heavily on how — and perhaps even if — the city takes its own levy proposal to voters this fall.
By putting this week long delay into place, the Mayor is giving council until next Monday to put a $58 million property-tax levy on the November ballot to make high-quality preschool free, or at least more affordable, for all of Seattle's families. Seattle's Mayor, Ed Murray, says it may be an option not to place the levy proposal on the ballot for voters at all. The financial particulars will be based upon the details decided on the other plan mentioned. "The other plan is backed by Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 925 and the American Federation of Teachers-Washington (AFT). If approved, it would set city policy on how much parents should pay and how much child-care workers should earn, but it doesn't specify how the city would pay for that policy.", says the Seattle Times.
While the option of ensuring free and affordable preschool for families is the goal of the Preschool levy, the other plan will determine the guidelines on how much families are charged and also how much childcare employees will make. Taking all of this into consideration, Seattle City Council will make their decision.


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2010 (Junior): Appeared in 17 of the 18 games, making 15 starts ... played all 90 minutes at Stanford on Oct. 8 and at Oregon State on Nov. 12 ... had two goals, two assists and six points on the season ... took nine shots, three on goal and scored one game-winning goal ... had his first career two-goal game vs. Seattle on Sept. 24 ... scored the game-winning goal in the 22nd minute and scored goal No. 2 in the 62nd minute ... had his first assist on the year on Brent Richards' game-winning goal in the 83rd minute at Cal State Fullerton on Sept. 12 ... also assisted Zach Portillos on the game-winning goal in the 23rd minute vs. UC Davis on Sept. 26.
2009 (Sophomore): Appeared in nine matches ... contributed one assist... took nine shots ... saw his first action at UC Davis and took two shots ... appeared in the team's first home game of the season against Portland and fired a season-high four shots.
2008 (Freshman): Played in all 18 matches as a central midfielder, starting 17 ... tallied three points on one goal and one assist ... took 18 shots ... named to the all-tournament team at the Diadora/Spinx Furman Invite ... first collegiate goal was the gamewinner in 1-0 victory over Stanford (Oct. 3) ... also credited with an assist in 2-1 win over Gonzaga (Sept. 28).
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One week left for Selhurst Park applications.
Season card holders have one week left to apply for tickets for Sunderland's trip to face Crystal Palace.
Fans can apply online or in person at the Stadium of Light ticket office until 5pm on Monday 5 August.
The trip to Selhurst Park will take place on Saturday 31 August (KO 5:30pm).
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MOUNT VERNON, N.Y. — Equipment distributor Todd Santoro recently shared some thoughts about providing extra services for your laundry customers and how certain additional revenue streams require little extra work to put into place (Coin-Op 101:Extra Creativity Can Lead to Extra Profit).
Today and tomorrow, American Coin-Optakes a look at two laundries that couldn't be more different as far as geography and demographics are concerned, and how their owners approach the offering and management of extra profit centers.
When Conrad Cutler responded to American Coin-Op'srecent poll about extra profit centers, his list for the Megamat Super Laundromat in Mount Vernon was a lengthy one: vending machines, laundry bags, wash-dry-fold services, drop-off/commercial accounts, video games/pinball machines, moving truck rental, rug cleaner rental, ATM, and car care equipment (vacuum, air machine, and fragrance machine).
The 5,000-square-foot store located in a low-income, predominantly African-American neighborhood just north of New York City is open 24 hours, seven days a week, and is advertised as the "home of America's largest washing machines." (For the record, the largest machine there holds 125 pounds.)
Cutler, 22, only recently graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in supply chain management and entrepreneurship and emerging enterprises, but he's been running Megamat since August 2009.
His family owned the property, a former warehouse, and had leased it to a tenant who installed the mega-laundry. When the tenant went bankrupt after five years, the young Cutler was called on to take over the operation so the family could avoid the accrual of real estate tax on a vacant property.
Cutler successfully renegotiated the tenant's sizable outstanding note with the finance company and instituted a renovation plan that would take four months to complete and cost $30,000.
Expanding the breadth of services offered by the laundry was always part of his business plan.
"We took the store over in a bad situation, so we needed to do whatever we could, not only to bring up the revenue but also to increase the foot traffic in there," Cutler says. "Diversifying the services that we offered to the community was the way in which we developed a large customer base.
"My objective in having so many different auxiliary revenue streams was not only to generate money but also to bring people into the Laundromat who might not come in there regularly otherwise."
And that's mighty important when you consider there are 46 coin laundries within four square miles serving 65,000 people. That's a lot of competition, so it pays to offer services that set you apart from the rest.
All of the non-laundry equipment is serviced by outside contractors (eight, by Cutler's count) that pay Megamat a portion of the revenue.
"The most important thing to me is that we have 100% uptime on all of our equipment," he says. "One of the most detrimental things you can do in the laundry industry is to have equipment that's out of service. Not only do you not make money off of it, it also makes the store look bad."
Cutler depends heavily on a staff of six attendants to manage the around-the-clock operation when he's not there. All are trained extensively in customer relations, equipment troubleshooting and store management, he says. The store wouldn't be able to offer the number of added services that it does without them.
"One way that we're able to compete so well … is because of the staff that we have," he says. "They've all been in the laundry industry for a long time, way longer than I've been here. They know how important customer service is, not only to me but to the customers as well."
Among the Laundromat's most popular auxiliary services are U-Haul truck rental (it's one of the few Northeast businesses to offer it around the clock, according to Cutler) and pay-as-you-go Internet service (at the rate of $1 per 10 minutes; most people living in and around the neighborhood don't own a computer or have Internet access, he adds).
"I would say that the ATM, the vending machines and the (video) games are kind of just an extra. They don't really bring in that much money."
Megamat's newest extra profit center is carpet cleaner rental. In the first 30 days of offering the service ($27 to rent the machine for 24 hours), just one person rented a machine. But it was a person who'd never visited the store before.
"After three months, I think you'll be able to tell if the real estate that it's taking up in your store, and the liability of operating it, is worth your time or not," Cutler says. "If you see an upward trend where it's at least doubling every month for three months, it's worth keeping."
Extra profit centers are a "dual-edged sword" that can just as easily hurt the operation if they're not treated with the same level of care and concern as the laundry, Cutler says.
"You really have to make sure that you're giving excellent customer service in all aspects to whoever walks in the door, regardless of whether they're washing clothes or just putting 25 cents in a gumball machine," he says. "That's really what's going to keep the business going is maintaining the same level of customer service for every customer."
Tomorrow: We visit The Service Station in rural Thompsonville, Ill., where owner Nova Randolph's business offers laundry, tanning, Internet and copy/fax services for her hometown.


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Miss USA Olivia Culpo was crowned the 2012 Miss Universe on Wednesday.
The 20-year-old beauty queen beat out 88 other contestants, including first runner-up Janine Tugonon of the Philippines, to win the highly-coveted title.
Culpo takes over the honor from last year's winner, Leila Lopes of Angola.
This year's judges included such famous faces as Scott Disick, Cee Lo Green, reality star and stylist Brad Goreski, Rock of Ages star Diego Boneta, Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto, Olympic gold medalist Kerri Walsh and former "America's Next Top Model" panelist Nigel Barker.
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College Hockey:Union Amps Up For Win Over Clarkson
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. — If Union had played the way it did Saturday against Clarkson, then the Dutchmen would have advanced to the ECACHL tournament quarterfinals last March instead of the Golden Knights.
The Dutchmen weren't looking for revenge. They just wanted to show the Knights that the playoff sweep was a fluke.
Mission accomplished. Goalie Justin Mrazek stopped 28 shots, and Olivier Bouchard, A.J. Palkovich, Jonathan Poirier and Jordan Webb scored goals to lift the Dutchmen to a 4-1 victory over the Knights at Messa Rink.
It was a far different effort than the one Union (2-0 ECACHL, 3-5 overall) had against Clarkson (0-2, 2-6) eight months ago. The Knights ran roughshod over the Dutchmen, sweeping last year's best-of-three first-round series at Messa by a combined score of 13-5.
"Last year, they got on top of us early," Union coach Nate Leaman said. "And tonight, we got on top of them, and that helped us."
The victory was pleasing to Bouchard, but he stopped short of saying it was a revenge win.
"They're a good team, but we know we can beat them," Bouchard said. "It feels good to go back here. We have a quicker team, we have a better team and just to show them this year that it won't be the same."
For the first time this season, the Dutchmen scored the game's first goal.
Clarkson defenseman Chris Brekelmans had trouble controlling the puck at the Union blue line. Bouchard picked up the puck and skated down the ice.
Brekelmans tried to get back and catch Bouchard, but he kept stumbling. He finally fell down at the Clarkson blue line, and that allowed Bouchard to go in alone on goalie Dustin Traylen. Bouchard faked a forehand shot and put a backhander past Traylen's left pad at 7:09 of the first period.
In a similar situation Friday against St. Lawrence, Bouchard didn't score.
"As soon as you have a chance … you just go," Bouchard said.
The Knights tied it 39 seconds into the second period. Chris Blight carried the puck into the Union zone. Using Union defenseman Sean Streich as a screen, Blight fired a wrist shot from the slot past Mrazek.
The Dutchmen regained the lead over six minutes later. Traylen stopped a Phil McDavitt right-point shot, but the rebound went to A.J. Palkovich, who fired it home.
"Coach basically tells us every day, you have to crash the net," Palkovich said. "Phil shot it, and it happened to kick right off of [Traylen's] pad. It was just lying there. I pretty much put it into an empty net."
After the goal, the Knights turned up the pressure in the Union zone. But the freshman Mrazek didn't wilt, stopping 11 shots in the period as Union clung to the lead.
"With everyone playing well around me, the game wasn't too difficult because everybody cleared everyone in front of the net," said Mrazek, who earned his first collegiate win. "I got to see every puck. It was a great team effort."
The Dutchmen protected the lead well in the third period. Poirier gave them some breathing space with a power-play goal at 16:06. Webb sealed it with an empty-net tally at 19:53.
"The third period, we just talked about calming down, having poise in [the defensive] zone and sorting things out," Leaman said. "I was really proud of the way guys did that in the third period."
The Dutchmen play Capital Region rival RPI next weekend. Friday's game is at RPI, Saturday's at Union. … Clarkson hosts Dartmouth and Vermont next weekend. … After playing in penalty-filled games Friday, Clarkson and Union were called for just five penalties each. The Knights had 15 penalties in Friday's 5-3 loss to RPI, while the Dutchmen were called for 12 in their 6-5 win over St. Lawrence. … Clarkson was 1-for-14 on the power play over the weekend.
Ken Schott covers college hockey for The Daily Gazette in Schenectady, N.Y.
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My Super Power ~ The ability to quadruple my mass when- stressed (still intact!)April 3rd 2012 8:56 pm
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ok, here we found one discipline in which you seem to be better than me. i can only double my weight... how do you double the double????????? better tell me - or i will tell the tricolor boss about your disobedience...
That is a super great super power! hehehe!
Yes. I have this Superpower too. I can also have it while making my 14 3/4 pound bulk appear to shrink to make me invisisable.
That super power sounds awesome but you've got to find some way to "batten down the hatches," if you know what I mean. No more thermometers!
ewe due noe if ewe can double yur quadruple status while standin in front of a mirror....it will look like ther be two nuk's...and invariably de peepulz will take de imposter two de vet while ewe ree mane couch side, surfin for garfield mewvies om de tee and vee, with a side tray oh flounder by yur side
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You are the man!
Superpower Activate and whoosh! You are a rock. So cooool!
You heavyweight pal,
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Get ready for some serious toe-tapping! The legendary Preservation Hall Jazz Band and "Best Live Band in LA" The Dustbowl Revival (LA Weekly Best of 2013) team up to open the Zev Yaroslavsky Signature Series at the Ford Amphitheatre on July 5 at 8 p.m.
Hot off their gig in Coachella and in the midst of a worldwide tour, Preservation Hall Jazz Band will be making a stop at the Ford to kick off this year's Signature Series. Known for playing traditional New Orleans jazz, the band brings a fresh take to this timeless sound with original music from their latest album, THAT'S IT! Taking its name from Preservation Hall, the venerable music venue located in the heart of New Orleans' French Quarter, the band travels the world, sharing what they call "the planet's happiest music."
"As an artist, you spend your life refining your craft," says creative director Ben Jaffe. As performers, we are blessed to have the Ford Amphitheatre where the beauty of the setting and rich cultural history complement the creative process. It is a rare gem and worthy of great celebration....New Orleans style."
Opening for PHJB is The Dustbowl Revival, a Venice, California-based collective that merges old school bluegrass, gospel, jug-band, swamp blues and the hot swing of the 1930s to form a spicy roots cocktail. Known for their inspired live sets, The Dustbowl Revival boldly brings together many styles of traditional American music. Imagine Old Crow Medicine Show meeting Louis Armstrong's Hot Seven Band in New Orleans or Bob Dylan and Fats Waller jamming with Mumford & Sons on a front porch in 1938. Growing steadily from a small string band playing hundreds of shows up and down the West Coast, DBR has blossomed into a traveling collective featuring instrumentation including fiddle, mandolin, trombone, clarinet, trumpet, banjo, accordion, tuba, pedal steel, drums, guitars, a bass made from a canoe oar, harmonica and plenty of washboard and kazoo for good luck. In its 2013 Best of LA issue, the LA Weekly called DBR the "Best Live Band in LA."
This summer marks the Zev Yaroslavsky Signature Series' second season celebrating Los Angeles as a destination for world-class artists, who find here both collaboration with, and inspiration from, celebrated local artists. The series is presented by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission with support provided by Los Angeles County Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky, and all proceeds benefit the Ford Theatre Foundation.
At 1,200 seats, the Ford Amphitheatre creates an intimate concert experience that is a favorite among Angelenos. Each summer, the Ford hosts a diverse roster of events representing music and dance styles reflective of the communities that comprise Los Angeles County. A County regional park operated by the Los Angeles County Arts Commission, the Ford summer season events are presented in partnership with Los Angeles County based arts organizations and producers. Unlike a traditional presenting model, these organizations apply to be part of the season and receive significant marketing, box office and house management support while keeping the majority of box office proceeds. The historic venue was built in 1920 and is in the Hollywood Hills just off the 101 Hollywood Freeway.
The Los Angeles County Arts Commission fosters excellence, diversity, vitality, understanding and accessibility of the arts in Los Angeles County. The Arts Commission provides leadership in cultural services for the County, encompassing 88 municipalities, including funding and job opportunities, professional development and general resources. For more information, visit lacountyarts.org.
The Ford Theatres' 2014 summer amphitheatre season is a program of the Los Angeles County Arts Commission with core support provided by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Additional supporters include the Angell Foundation; The Boeing Employees Community Fund; City National Bank; Department of Cultural Affairs, City of Los Angeles; Discover Hollywood; The Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation; The James Irvine Foundation; KCRW 89.9 FM; Tom LaBonge, City of Los Angeles Fourth District; LA18; L.A. Parent; LA Weekly; Macy's; National Endowment for the Arts; NBC Universal; The Ralph M. Parsons Foundation; SONY Pictures Entertainment; Southern California Edison; Wells Fargo; Supervisor Zev Yaroslavsky; and Yelp.com.
The Ford Theatres are located at 2580 Cahuenga Blvd. East, Hollywood, CA 90068, just off the 101 Hollywood Freeway, between Hollywood Blvd. and Barham Blvd. in the Cahuenga Pass. On site, stacked parking costs $5 per vehicle. FREE nonstacked parking serviced by a FREE shuttle to the Ford is available at the Universal City/Studio City Metro Station lot at Lankershim Blvd. and Campo de Cahuenga. The shuttle, which cycles every 15-20 minutes, stops in the "kiss and ride" area. The grounds open two hours before showtime for picnicking. The Ford offers a number of dining options: a variety of food and beverages is available on site and box dinners for evening events may be ordered in advance. Patrons are welcome to bring their own food and drink. The Ford is disabled accessible. Portable wireless listening devices are available upon request
Preservation Hall Jazz Band and The Dustbowl Revival will perform on Saturday, July 5 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $80, $65 and $50 (reserved seating), with a VIP package available for $100 that includes premium seating, a choice of wine or beer, and on site parking. A $5 discount is available with advance purchase by June 28. For more information and to purchase tickets go www.FordTheatres.org or call (323) 461-3673 (323 GO 1-FORD).


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Nov 30, 2012 8:20 AM
Toss on a bright red pair of Birdseye Pom Trouser Socks ($28) from Kate Spade and keep your feet toasty warm in the snow. The soft cotton and nylon blend socks pull all the way up to mid-thigh, so if you're rocking ankle boots, scrunch these down to let the cute poms hang over the backs.
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BOULDER - The University of Colorado soccer team continues its unbeaten streak in spring play, tying New Mexico and picking up a win over Northern Colorado here Saturday.
The Buffaloes improve to 5-0-1 in the 2014 spring season and 18-1-2 in spring play under head coach Danny Sanchez.
Colorado began the day with a 1-1 tie against New Mexico. In the teams' first match-up since 2007, the Buffs edged the Lobos seven to six in shots, but UNM grabbed the upper-hand in shots on goal (four to three) and corner kicks (three to two). In the net, CU's soon-to-be sophomore keeper Kenzie Tillitt grabbed three saves, while the Lobos got two stops.
The Buffs got on the board in the 29th minute, with Madison Krauser assisting Bianca Jones. CU kept up its lead, but couldn't hold off the Lobos for long, with UNM tying things up in the 50th minute off a corner kick.
CU continued its dominance over Northern Colorado, taking down the Bears 3-0. The Buffs hold a 7-0 regular season lead over the Bears, never allowing a goal. In the teams' meetings in both the spring and fall of 2013, the Buffs also won by a score of 3-0.
Though the teams each got a corner kick, CU dictated the offensive pace, outshooting UNC 16-2 and allowing the Bears zero looks on goal.
Krauser scored in the 34th minute, assisted by Carly Bolyard. Just nine minutes later, Darcy Jerman put the Buffs up 2-0 off an assist from Brie Hooks. Jerman and Hooks connected again in the 62nd minute, with Hooks netting CU's third off a Jerman assist.
CU concludes the spring season with a trip to Lincoln, Neb. on Saturday, April 19. First up is CU's former Big 12 rival Nebraska. The teams have not played since their final year in the Big 12 (CU left for the Pac-12 Conference and NU left for the Big Ten Conference after the 2010 season). Though NU won the team's first five meetings, CU won the last five, leaving the series in a 7-7-2 tie. The Buffs conclude the spring against Nebraska Omaha, a team they have never faced in the regular season.


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A German store's "Hitler mugs" brought some unnecessary attention to the furniture store's wares after the company ordered 5,000 of the mugs that contained a pale image of an Adolph Hitler stamp from the Third Reich. The cups were ordered from China, of all places, and no one noticed the German chancellor was on the cups until they sat out for sale on the shelves for about $2.70 each.
NBC News on Friday said the cups were on display at four Zurbrüggen chain furniture stores before the "bad buy" was recognized. The mugs have since been yanked off of the shelves, and the store is apologizing, calling the mugs "nasty."
"Our staff is devastated by this very unfortunate error," said Christian Zurbrüggen, co-owner of stores. "We have been in touch with the manufacturer… to prevent further distribution of these nasty cups."
The store's buying agents said they ordered the mugs at a Chinese trade show, and at first glance, the cups appear to be nothing more than Victorian looking mugs with vintage-style, poetic cursive writing. But on closer inspection, a 1930s postage stamp of the side-facing Nazi leader is visible. Overlaid on the stamp is a postage-paid impression bearing a swastika.
"We unintentionally ordered these cups and want to take them out of circulation as quickly as possible," Zurbrüggen said, adding that 175 mugs have already been sold. It's likely some of the mug owners have yet to realize that Hitler is on their coffee cups. Zurbrüggen said only six have been returned. The company is contacting purchasers of the mug and offering $27 voucher upon their return.
As for the remaining 4,800 or so mugs, Zurbrüggen says they have all been destroyed, and they are seeking monetary reimbursement from the Chinese distributor, saying that the image of Hitler should never have been imprinted on the cups to begin with. When contacting the distributor, the company was told Chinese designers added the image, unaware of who Hitler was, says the Daily News.
Displaying Nazi symbols like the Swastika is illegal in Germany, says NewsMax.com. History of the Nazi reign and Adolph Hitler is much less palatable to Germans than to those who are not German. The mug-purchasing incident is even being investigated by German police, though it's unlikely any formal charges will be filed over the buying blunder.
"Police are presently collecting evidence and will forward their findings to the prosecutor's office, where we will have to determine whether there would be reasonable suspicion of a deliberate act," said Christoph Mackel of the prosecutor's office in Bielefeld.
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Video cameras with sophisticated sensors will be installed at traffic lights in London to determine the number of pedestrians waiting for the red light to change to green. If many people are waiting, when the signal turns green it will remain green for longer than normal in order to give the pedestrians enough time to cross the street.
The trials will begin this summer near two busy London Tube (i.e., subway) stations, Balham and Tooting Bec. If they're successful, the cameras will be installed at other stations and locations with lots of pedestrian traffic, such as major shopping areas and sports stadiums.
The city also is working on another system that would use sensors to determine when a pedestrian pushed the "walk" button on the traffic light pole, but crossed before the light turned to green or just walked away and didn't cross. That information could, supposedly, improve the efficiency of the green/red timing sequence.
The traffic light trials are an offshoot of a vehicle-oriented system, SCOOT (Split Cycle Offset Optimisation Technique), that employs sensors to measure and improve traffic flow. The system that will be tested for walkers is called, appropriately enough, Pedestrian SCOOT.
SCOOT has been installed at some 3,000 locations in London and was expanded to help improve traffic congestion during the city's 2012 Summer Olympics.
It's all part of London's multi-billion pound program to dramatically transportation efficiency, including reducing the number of accidents. The "Safe Streets for London" plan lays out six major goals, including reducing the number of people killed and seriously injured in traffic accidents by 40% by 2020 and placing a priority on pedestrian, bicyclist, and motorcycle safety because these groups comprise 80% of deaths and serious injuries.
Some drivers might be concerned that Pedestrian SCOOT could adversely affect their God-given right to speed along the roads without worrying about stopping for walkers. The London Evening Standard reports that mayor Boris Johnson "insists it is more efficient and a safe way of funneling people across busy roads and will not lead to road congestion."
Johnson had better hope Pedestrian SCOOT doesn't interfere with vehicular traffic because drivers in many countries, including the UK, are represented by powerful lobbying groups to promote their interests. Indeed, traffic control is generally implemented to help drivers, not walkers.
But advanced technology, such as with Pedestrian SCOOT, could potentially help pedestrians in their battle against vehicular-centric systems.
A more fun pedestrian experience is provided in Manhattan by students working towards a master's degree in New York University's Interactive Telecommunications Program. They've installed a "sentient" pedestrian traffic signal, of sorts, on a Manhattan street corner. Named Pop Pop, the contraption isn't designed to allow people to cross the street, but instead provides interesting information. The dual LED panels display "emotional" graphics on one side and messages on the other.
The graphics can display six emotions, such as happy, bored, and angry. The messages can show such text as "Have a fun day," "Stop jaywalking," and "Be safe. Look up from your phone." The so-called sentience is based on several sources, including the street corner digital camera feed that's sent to Amazon's crowd-sourced market, Mechanical Turk, for analysis, and such data as the weather, local news, and crime statistics.
Sam Slover, one of the students on the project, wrote that Pop Pop is somewhat reminiscent of Bristol, England's "Hello Lamp Post" venture that enabled more than 1,000 city objects to display SMS messages to passersby. Stover said:
Pop Pop can be imagined like a caring older gentleman who is protective of his intersection; he wants to make sure everyone is safe and happy as they cross through his intersection. For example, while Pop Pop is usually upbeat and attentive, too many jaywalkers will make him a bit distressed and especially bad weather will tend to deflate his mood.
I can't imagine that any city would implement anything like Pop Pop because of the potential for distracting pedestrians and causing accidents. But as technology continues to improve with high resolution cameras, sensors, displays, software analytics, and artificial intelligence, there are increasing opportunities for cities to provide traffic systems for the benefit of pedestrians, rather than almost always favoring vehicles.
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'Terminator' franchise heading back to TV
There may be no future but what we make, but the future is about to get mighty complicated.
In addition to the upcoming "Terminator" reboot trilogy -- featuring the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger as one version or another of the titular cyborg -- the franchise is also planning a return to the small screen.
Skydance Prods. and Annapurna Pictures have announced that they'll be launching a new TV series that will tie in directly to the 2015 film and its sequels, according to Deadline.
Zack Stentz and Ashley Miller ("X-Men: First Class," "Thor") will write the series and serve as exec producers, alongside the writers of the feature, Laeta Kalogridis and Patrick Lussier.
While the film's plot details are being kept under wraps, the series will reportedly begin during a key moment of James Cameron's 1984 "The Terminator," but take the narrative in a different direction than the original film.
So far, no one has been cast for the show, and only Schwarzenegger has been announced for the film, which may or may not continue the story of Sarah Connor and her son, John. Likewise, no director has been chosen for the as-yet-untitled project.
The 1984 film spawned three sequels and, on TV, Fox's 2008 series "The Sarah Connor Chronicles."


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Oct 24, 2011 12:10 PM
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The Bulldogs fell in a close battle with No. 7 Texas A&M, before defeating San Jose State on Sunday, who was ranked at No. 68 at the time.
"It's nice to be back on the list," said head coach Daryl Greenan. "We started off the season outside the rankings, so this is a good start for us. Our goal is to work our way up and finish much higher."
MSU was last ranked following the 2013 SEC Championships, where they earned a No. 74 spot after defeating Missouri in the first round, which was ranked No. 60 at the time.
The Bulldogs already have one player ranked in Georgiana Patrasc, who currently sits at No. 84 in the singles' rankings.
Mississippi State will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 8, when they host a doubleheader with UAB and UT-Martin at the A.J. Pitts Tennis Centre. The first match is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m.


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Fresh breath. Tasty (especially when drenched in dark, white or milk chocolate). These are the two primary qualities of chocolate mints. And, National Chocolate Mint Day happens to be February 19th –five days after Valentine's Day! So you have both the excuse and the opportunity to indulge in chocolates just a little more!
Chocolate mints come in a variety of forms:
- Chocolate mint cookies
- Chocolate mint brownies
- Chocolate mint cake
- Chocolate mint candy
- Chocolate mint pie
- Chocolate mint cheesecake
- Chocolate mint martini
- Chocolate mint hot chocolate
- Mint chocolate milk shake
What exactly is chocolate mint? Mint is a specific type of flavoring, such as peppermint, spearmint or crème de menthe. Chocolate, of any kind, like milk, dark or white may be added. Viola! You have mint chocolate.
Fun fact: Did you know that chocolate mint can also refer to a hybrid mint herb that tastes just like a mix of chocolate and mint?
Find chocolate mint in Chicago in a variety of forms and localities, including the following:
Hot Chocolate
1747 N Damen Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
(773) 489-1747
Bobtail Ice Cream Company
2951 N Broadway St
Chicago, IL 60657
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Garrick posted scores of 67-71—138 (-5) over the last two days to easily make the 36-hole cut. Two other UCLA players, Lorens Chan (71-77—148, +5) and Matt Pinizzotto (76-73—149, +6) missed the cut.
More than 300 amateur golfers began play on Monday. Garrick was five-under par after Monday's round at the Riverside Course before posting an even par round on the Highlands Course on Tuesday. The remainder of the tournament will be played on the Highlands layout.
Garrick will meet University of Oklahoma alumnus Michael Gellerman in the Round of 64 at 1 p.m. EDT Wednesday.
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NSA Police Officer Career Guide
NSA (National Security Agency) police officers protect those individuals who defend the United States. These federal employees work on or around the NSA facility at its complexes in Fort Meade, Maryland. They work closely with NSA employees and the federal government to enforce federal statutes. This guide explores what NSA police officers do, how to become one, and the job outlook for NSA police officers in the future.
NSA Police Officer Career Description, Duties, and Common Tasks
First and foremost, NSA police officers aim to protect everyone who serves with the NSA. Specific responsibilities of NSA officers include:
- Asset protection
- Counter terrorism
- Critical incident management
- Emergency mitigation
- Firearms training
- Patrol NSA property
- Range management
- Vehicle and facility inspection
How to Become a NSA Police Officer: Requirements and Qualifications
All NSA candidates must hold US citizenship and possess a minimum of a high school diploma or GED, plus at least two years of post-high school education, honorable military service, or two years of relevant work experience. Successful applicants will also be subject to a comprehensive background investigation, including a polygraph test. Since the job will require the use of firearms, applicants should not have been convicted of a crime including domestic violence. Additional requirements include being at least 21 years old, being in excellent physical condition, having good vision, possessing a valid driver's license, and being able to work long, unconventional hours, including nights, weekends and holidays. The NSA often employs individuals from a military, a government, or a private sector background. They also offer internship opportunities for college students wishing to pursue a career in National Security.
Before being hired, prospective NSA police officers will be scheduled for the National Police Officer Screening Test (POST), the NSA Police Physical Efficiency Battery (PEB), and an operational interview. The PEB includes a timed run, timed push-ups, and timed sit-ups. At that point, contingent employment may be offered, as long as the medical examination and the full background check are successful.
NSA Police Officer Job Training
NSA police officer new hires participate in a Uniformed Police Training Program, which lasts 12 to 13 weeks. During this period, candidates are challenged physically, and they learn about law enforcement techniques, which will help them as they enter the workforce later as full-time officers. The training program will include written tests, firearms instruction, and physical examinations.
Other Helpful Skills and Experience
Military experience or prior experience in law enforcement will be an advantage to anyone interested in becoming an NSA police officer. A degree in criminal justice will also give prospective NSA police officers an advantage over other applicants. Good communication skills, physical fitness, excellent judgment skills, and developed leadership skills are beneficial to those interested in law enforcement.
Examples of Possible Job Titles for this Career
- Police officer
Career Opportunities and Employers
NSA police officers work for the National Security Administration, which is located in Fort Meade, Maryland. Police officers who have worked for the NSA may also go into a career in investigation in the security sector or the intelligence analysis sector of the NSA. They may also go on to work for a variety of other law enforcement agencies or police departments with experience as an NSA police officer.
NSA Police Salary and Outlook
NSA police officers can expect a starting salary of $48,363.1 The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a median annual salary of $56,980 per year for all police and detectives in 2012.2 The outlook for NSA police officers is heavily influenced by federal budgets, so positions will most often become available due to officers retiring or leaving the NSA for other reasons. Job openings are posted on the National Security Agency website.
Frequently Asked Questions About This Career
How long does the application process generally take?
The NSA asserts there is no typical timeframe in which the application process is completed. However, applicants should expect a lengthy process compared to a typical job application process in the private sector, due to the necessity for all candidates to receive top secret clearance.
What kind of schedule do NSA police officers typically work?
NSA police officers should expect a non-traditional work schedule. They will be expected to work nights, weekends, and holidays.
Should I pursue a degree in criminal justice in order to become an NSA police officer?
While a degree is not required to start a career as an NSA police officer, a degree in criminal justice will certainly make candidates more marketable, giving them an edge over their competitors.
Additional Resources
- National Security Agency – A government organization that provides the physical security and civil liberties of the United States.
Related Careers
Interested in a career similar to an NSA police officer? Check out these related careers:
Featured Law Enforcement and Homeland Security Programs
1. National Security Agency: https://www.nsa.gov/
2. Bureau of Labor Statistics: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/protective-service/police-and-detectives.htm


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Comic-Con 2013: 'The X-Files' 20th Anniversary Reunion Panel is Out There!
Last year's 'Firefly' 10th anniversary Comic-Con reunion panel may have been the talk of the town, but this year X will really mark the spot. Legendary sci-fi series 'The X-Files' will hold its own 20th anniversary reunion panel at Comic-Con 2013, but who will show up to celebrate 'The X-Files' legacy? Will the truth really be out there?


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I upgraded to saucy a couple days ago on my Asus UX32VD-R4002H and I tried to mount various game isos. For some reason, it is impossible to mount images if they are as big as or bigger than 4.3 gb. Regardless of the method I tried, I always get an Input/Output error stating that it is not possible to open the image..and I tried a lot:
using command line (sudo) with:
- mount -t iso9660 -o loop /home/Downloads/awesomegame.iso /media/1
- fuseiso awesomegame.iso /media/1
- converting the .iso with iat to ensure that they are iso9660 (although Im sure that all of them are)
tools i tried:
- opening/compress the isos with file-roller/7zip ->error
- acetoneiso
- gmountiso
- CDEmu
- iso master
- furius iso mount
I'm quite desperate right now, but I can imagine that it is just a simple configuration fault by myself, because all images work perfectly in Win7 with daemon tools. I haven't tried any of the images previously on another Ubuntu version.
Any ideas? Thank you very much in advance and best regards,
//EDIT: Even when trying to copy the .iso to my external hdd or via network to another notebook, I ll get the I/O-Error...


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I was in Detroit so recently, I didn't even have time yet to write up my discovery of Ye Olde Butcher Shoppe and yet, they are closing after merely 16 months in business! It's really a shame. The store put an end to downtown Detroit being called a "food desert"; it was a boutique/fine grocery market. It also was very cool! They carried special, artisan Detroit brands such as Better Made potato chips, Uncle Calvin's Sweet Potato Pies, exquisite Beau Bien condiments, Detroit and Brooklyn's McClure's pickles and Bloody Mary mix, as well as craft beers and wines. And now, they've been pushed out of business by "Whole Paycheck" Whole Foods -- which carries local produce, but not really local products -- and big behemoth Meijer's.
I shop at Whole Foods, but not as much as I patronize local Eddie's or Graul's. It's not some hipster, slavish devotion to localvore that makes me do it, it's that I enjoy unique, artisan and local flavors. I also enjoy being able to buy local food gifts to send to friends.
Ye Olde Butcher Shoppe has had several locations in the past, so maybe they'll consider moving to another one of Detroit's neighborhoods. In the meantime, they're selling off their inventory at a discount.
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The results of a Rasmussen survey, released on Tuesday, reveal that a majority of Americans oppose the government monitoring the content of news reports.
The survey, conducted between Feb. 22-23, was in response to the announcement that the FCC had been planning to place monitors in newsrooms in order to determine "'the process by which stories are selected' and how often stations cover 'critical information needs,' along with 'perceived station bias' and 'perceived responsiveness to underserved populations,'" FCC commissioner Ajit Pai wrote in an op-ed for the Wall Street Journal earlier this month.
The agency canceled plans to begin a pilot study of the program in South Carolina after a public backlash, which was hailed by Pai, who was critical of the plan, as "a big victory for the First Amendment."
The plan hasn't been abandoned entirely, though, as the FCC intends to finalize a "new study design."
The public, however, is opposed to the government monitoring the news, as shown in the Rasmussen survey. According to the survey, 71 percent of likely voters do not believe that the government should do so, while only 18 percent believe that it should.
Seventy-six percent are at least somewhat concerned that this plan will lead to government controlling the news or promoting a political agenda. Nearly half, 49 percent, are very concerned. Twenty-one percent were not concerned, and only four percent were not at all concerned.
Respondents were also asked about the Fairness Doctrine, which would require television and radio news networks to give both liberal and conservative views equal amounts of time. The doctrine was in place in the United States from 1949 until 1987.
Forty-nine percent oppose the doctrine's requirements, while 38 percent support it, with 13 percent undecided.
Support for the Fairness Doctrine was mainly split among party lines, with Democrats supporting it "by a 45% to 40% margin." Fifty-three percent of Republicans and 55 percent of independents oppose it.
Over the last few years, there's been a movement, mainly among liberal Democrats, to reinstate the Fairness Doctrine. Opponents of the doctrine have criticized it as violating the First Amendment.


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Definition of Love
"34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. 35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying, 36 Master, which is the great commandment in the law? 37 Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. 38 This is the first and great commandment. 39 And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself. 40 On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets."
Love without divine definition becomes the most horrible thing on earth. It can destroy men by the millions, and can be reduced to satanic sentimentalism. Divine love as defined by God, is doing for a person, in the light of eternity, what is best for that person, regardless of the cost. Thus, agape (divine) love is both kind and severe; merciful and stern; compassionate and authoritative; forgiving and demanding; and, soft and hard.
Therefore, modern love is a process of selection; it picks and chooses how it will love based solely on an expected and desired response. In other words, the effort extended is equal to the desired comfort. So then, the commitment level is rooted in ones feelings and expectations of that which will be returned by the object desired. The ideological view is, "When I do not receive what I need, I soon discover that I did not love it."Love and the Truth
"15 If ye love me, keep my commandments. 21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me: and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him. 23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him. 24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings: and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me."
Peter was to express his love toward Jesus by feeding His sheep. By thus feeding Jesus sheep, Peter was teaching and training Gods people in the whole counsel of God; Peter was teaching what was commanded of him by Christ and in doing so was expressing love towards Christ. Therefore Peters love can be seen in his commitment to the people of God in such a way that love was a product of obedience.
Furthermore, Christian love can be seen in commitment. The commitment of an individual to be obedient to the truth and the commandments of God manifests itself in Christian love. When such commitment takes place, love will be a natural by-product. Yes, we love because we were first loved, but, truth is the absolute by which we are to conduct ourselves. If we love (agape) someone it is because the truth lives in us and not because be expect something in return. For someone to say, "Well hes not a very loving person," may in itself be very misleading. We must first asked, "What is his commitment to the truth?" Love is not always something that can be felt; it is sometimes a matter of discernment. Why would a person dedicate his life to the teaching, preaching, protecting, and feeding of the flock if he did not love the flock? We can not allow ourselves to judge another on an emotion. Christian love is a virtue that results in a commitment to the truth.


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According to Google's logs, Google, the most used search engine in the u.s., has more than 2 billion searches per day and use a phone book is dramatically diminished.
Most search engines are accessible by mobile phones and this phenomenon put magazines and phone lists, slowly but surely in the dark. Many business owners are just not seeing the results that they use to get, when purchasing a full pagesement in their literature adverti. The fact is that, the internet has changed the way that we experienced advertising and many companies have not benefited from it yet, especially SEO. But what is search engine optimization and how can you benefit from it?
For example: Let's assume you have a guitar company and have sold locally in your city and are doing pretty well. Now, let's suppose you heard about the internet and have decided to make an internet store for several thousand dollars and have tried to sell that guitar and electrical needs via an internet shop, because you heard your competitor in the city next to you three times more than you did just has sold through an online store. So you get everything done and sell something online but not for several months and ask yourself, "what am I doing wrong?"
The answer is, you don't have people on your website, also known as Web traffic. How do people that your online stores exist? Now, you could some of your business cards and flyers and have the website printed on them right? Well then wouldn't you take advantage of the true power of the internet. Just the keyword "cheap electric guitars" is typed into Google's search engine 18,100 times in the last month, according to the Google keyword tool.
Finally, ask yourself, what if you was the # 1 result on the results page of your keyword? Only with a 3% conversion rate * would you have created about 500 sales.
Keep in mind that a 3% conversion rate less than the average conversion and 18,100 searches per month that are also not as high of a Google search search volume in the world.
Search engine optimizationis the most cost-effective marketing strategy, there is now. Unfortunately, too many SEO companies have came on the world wide web and many of them not knowing what they are doing and many company wasting time. It takes professional marketing company with the right SEO and technology experts to you get it done in the most cost efficient way possible to help.
Google, Yahoo and Bing are the most leading search engines and nobody can promise or they can rank it for certain keywords or not. It is said that Google looks at more than 200 factors ranking websites on a page and these factors change time to time to help Google users find more accurate results to decide. It takes a professional webmaster or SEO expert to make these changes on the web and search engines to identify and to bring the information back to the company.
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March 29, 2008
Eighth-ranked UCLA snapped a five-match skid at The Pyramid and upset No.3 Long Beach State in four games Saturday night.
The Bruins won 30-26, 30-23, 17-30, 30-28 in one hour and 49 minutes in front of 1,617 fans. The victory raised the Bruins' overall record to 15-11, 10-8 in MPSF play. In losing its second straight match, The Beach fell to 19-5-14-4.
In the MPSF race, the Bruins remained a victory behind fourth-place Pepperdine, which raised its league record to 11-8 with a five-game win against Pacific. Long Beach State fell into a second place tie with BYU at 14-4.
UCLA came out strong to begin the match, jumping to a 16-9 lead in Game 1. The 49ers pulled to within 25-23, but the Bruins scored two quick points to push the advantage to 27-23, before closing out the 30-26 win. The Bruins hit .375 (13-4-24) in the game as O'Malley recorded five kills.
Game 2 was much of the same as UCLA led 16-13 at the midpoint. Long Beach pulled to within 21-20, but the Bruins closed out the game with a 9-3 run to win 30-23. Once again O'Malley led the way with seven kills as UCLA hit .417 (18-3-36).
Long Beach showed signs of life winning Game 3 easily 30-17. The 49ers jumped out 8-3 and 14-7 as they hit .643 (19-1-28) in the game. LBSU's Paul Lotman led the 49ers with eight kills and the 49ers limited the Bruins to a .114 (12-8-35) percentage.
Game 4 saw UCLA take a 17-13 lead before four quick 49er points tied the game at 17-17. Long Beach led 26-25, but the Bruins strung together three points to push the lead to 28-26. Following a UCLA point, a Lotman kill cut the deficit to 29-28, but the Bruins' D.J. Stromath put away the final ball in the 30-28 triumph.
Statistically, the 49ers outplayed the Bruins: outgunning them 65 kills to 57, out-blocking them 9-4 and out-serving them seven aces to six. But The Beach also made more mistakes: three more hitting errors and six more serving miscues.
Three UCLA players recorded double-digit kills --O'Malley (19, .457) and D.J. Stromath (13, .545) and sophomore Garrett Muagututia (12).
Lotman and Dean Bittner led the 49ers with 24 and 20 kills, respectively.
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Voorhees welcomes Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs
On October 11-14, 2009, Voorhees College will host a visit from the ACBSP evaluation committee regarding the reaffirmation of the Division of Business national accreditation.
Currently, the Division of Business receives national distinction from the association in the following majors:
- Business Administration, with concentration in General Business;
- Business Administration, with concentration in Finance; and
- Accounting
The purpose of the visit is to review and validate a self-study that division completed, which supports and reaffirms the accreditation standards set forth by ACBSP. The six- accreditation standards that the division shall evaluate are:
- Leadership;
- Strategic Planning;
- Students and Stakeholders;
- Measurements and Analysis of Student Learning and Performance;
- Faculty and Staff Focus; and
- Educational and Business Process Management
On-Site Evaluators for ACBSP are:
Dr. Paul C. Stumb, Cumberland University, Lebanon, Texas, Team Chair
Dr. Robert Gulbro, Athens State University, Athens, Alabama
Dr. Bryan Burks, Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas


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March is National Nutrition Month. In light of that I had an opportunity to interview Latin weight loss celebrity, motivational speaker and certified nutrition consultant Alejandro Chabán. Alejandro founded the Yes You Can! Diet Plan, known as the first 'diet plan with a Latin flavor,' that combines nutrition, movement, mental health and natural supplements to transform the lives of many without having to turn down your favorite meals. His key beliefs are to incorporate healthy eating and movement in a natural setting, without having to endure boring and strenuous workouts at the gym or trying fad diets that aren't effective.
Alejandro has been inspired by his own weight loss story of losing over 150 pounds and overcoming anorexia and bulimia and has helped teach celebrities such as Chiquis Rivera (daughter of the late Jenni Rivera) how to live a healthier and fit life. Currently featured on the cover of February's People en Espanol, Alejandro and Chiquis describe Chiquis' success on the Yes You Can! Diet Plan that resulted in her losing over 30 pounds in just months!
1. What is the background of your weight loss journey?
When I was about 15 years old, I weighed about 314 lbs. My dad worked a lot and the only time we really bonded was over a meal. He would praise my ability to down two plates of food in one seating. It made me feel great! But, on the flip side, I began gaining a lot of weight and soon I was the target of everyone's jokes at school. I started suffering from very low self-esteem, and was on a very dangerous spiral when it came to nutrition and my health. Acquiring the love and attention I sought from my dad, became a very painful experience. The funny thing is, I didn't need to do all that; my dad loved me just as I was, I just didn't realize it. One day, I woke up and made the firm decision that I would be no longer overweight. I said to myself "Alejandro, the fat kid, dies today; a new Alejandro is born."
I then began trying anything and everything to lose weight without any success: miracle drops, injections, mesotherapy, meal replacements, counting points, etc. etc. Nothing worked. So, in the middle of my desperation and without the proper advice, I began losing weight the wrong way and later became bulimic and anorexic. It was a really scary experience, but I still lost weight and got attention, first from my parents who were very worried and then from my friends who instead of making fun of me, began including me in their activities. So, more than being scared for myself, my biggest fear was gaining weight again. While I had become skinny the wrong way, I thought it was worth it; the bullying stopped and I started my career in acting. However, thanks to my family, I realized what I was doing to myself and with the right advice, counseling and effort, I was able to find an easy, fun and healthy way to have the body I wanted while feeling great inside and out. Once I got really healthy again and was able to maintain it steadily, I realized I had found a solution that would work for me for my entire life. I now want to share my experience and that solution with as many people as possible. I don't want anyone out there who is going through the same thing I went through to think that he/she is alone. There is a way, there is hope, we can all do it and we don't have to suffer. I can definitely vouch for that.
2. Why did you decide to create the Yes You Can! Diet Plan?
As I mentioned, once I was able to maintain a healthy lifestyle and keep my weight, I realized I wanted to share my story. If by doing so I can, in any way, spare someone like me some of the pain I went through, I really needed to do that. So, I decided to write a book; a simple story that told my experience battling obesity, anorexia and bulimia, and some of the tips I found that helped me keep it up. When I began promoting the book, an amazing thing happened – people started relating to my story, to the way I felt then and looked at the solution I had found as something they could do as well. Thus, I saw I had an opportunity to help people change their lives just like I did. To give that bullied boy or girl looking at me from the other side of the television a chance to transform his/her life. That became my inspiration, my goal, my dream and my new purpose in life. I created the Yes You Can!™ Diet Plan because while there are many diet plans out there, none of them take into consideration the Latin culture and/or the idea that you can eat what you like and still lose weight. I wanted people to realize that dieting is not a punishment; that dieting can be fun, rewarding and very freeing if done the right way. Thankfully, to date, we've had thousands of pounds lost and thousands of people who have been able to transform their lives forever!
3. How do you feel your program makes an impact on our lives?
I feel the Yes You Can!™ Diet Plan makes an impact in our lives because it is not a fad or yo-yo diet. This is a solution; a plan that will last you a lifetime. Once you learn the concepts that the Yes You Can! Diet Plan explains, you will never forget. The solution will always be in the palm of your hands. It will be up to you to use it or not, but I can tell you most people who do transform their lives forever. The program teaches you when, how much and what to eat. It also gives you 7 steps to emotional health to help you stay focused on your diet, offers a different perspective on exercising that doesn't require you to be at the gym 24/7and offers delicious, 100% natural supplements to help you gain results efficiently. It is very complete.
4. How has the Yes You Can! Diet Plan made an impact on Chiquis' life and what changes has she made that made her succeed?
Chiquis had battled with weight loss all of her life, just like me. Given the tough year she had with the loss of her mom back in December of 2012, she sort of lost focus on her goal of losing weight. When we met, I was able to give her a new perspective and together we worked on getting her on track towards a healthier lifestyle. How the plan impacted her life, only she can tell you, but what I can say is that every day she tells me how happier she feels and how easy it is to have the shakes, for example, help her keep up with her schedule, curb cravings, etc. She has taken a whole new approach to eating and maintaining her body and this has helped her succeed. After all, most of our success will be dependent on our attitude and how determined we are to meet our goal.
5. What is the greatest nutritional mistake people make?
Skipping meals! I cannot emphasize this enough! People think that eating once a day or skipping breakfast or not eating at night will help them lose weight fast. NO! This is unhealthy - believe me, I know - and slows our metabolism down. We have to eat 5 times a day: Breakfast, snack, lunch, snack, and dinner. Ideally every 3 to 3.5 hours we should be giving our body something, preferably protein. This helps keep our metabolism working and our body burning fat. This is why the Yes You Can!™ Diet Plan protein shakes are so convenient and popular: They come in individual bottles and are intended to be taken as snacks, not meal replacements. By giving our body high–quality protein as a snack, we are boosting our muscles ability to burn fat and keep our metabolism going. Additionally, most of us have a sweet tooth and crave something sweet for snacks. The shakes taste like dessert, so they help curb cravings and keep our body fuller for a longer period of time, until our next meal. To everyone out there I say: Eat! (But learn to eat the right things)
6. If you were to give an obese person one piece of advice, what would it be?
1. If I did it, you can do it as well.
2. Believe in yourself. It all starts from there.
3. Don't get desperate. Take it one day and one pound at a time. We cannot expect to lose in 2 months the weight that has taken us years to gain. It is a process of willpower, determination and patience.
4. Your worth is not determined by a number on the scale. In order for the entire process to start and work, you have to start looking in the mirror and loving and understanding the person that you see in there. You have to believe in you. Yes You Can!


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In early February a sinkhole opened up under the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky swallowing eight Corvettes that were on display. Now, according to an article published by Fox News on March 3, crews have successfully retrieved two of the eight cars from the massive cavity.
Fox News reports that crews were able to pull the 2009 Corvette ZR1 "Blue Devil" and the 1993 "Ruby Red" 40th Anniversary Corvette from the 40-foot-wide sinkhole on Monday. Though both cars were damaged, crews were able to start and drive the "Blue Devil" moments after setting it down.
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Last week, I wrote about the upcoming Pinot Days tasting in San Francisco, and offered to give away four pairs of tickets to the brave souls that were willing to write poems to the "heartbreak grape."
Well, I'm now happy to announce the winners, and to showcase their efforts. Thanks for the fun. By the time you read this I will have reached out to you with information about tickets, so shoot me a note if you haven't heard from me.
Thanks for playing! And for the rest of you, enjoy some Pinot Poetry.
H - Harvest to heartbreak, the name of the game
E - Every year a new vintage, no one is the same
A - A labor of love, though no love is lost
R - Red juice flowing, fills all our thoughts
T - Time to revel in the Petaluma Gap
B - Burgundy to Paso, you're all over the map
R - Rhone and Bordeaux darken with envy
E - Each so jealous, your taste is heavenly
A - A good year we wish for, with all of our might
K - Kind be the wine Gods who bless our good fight
G - Grapes that we tend to day after day
R - Rain and phylloxera, please don't take them away
A - And now it is time to all raise a glass...
P - Pinot Days are upon us, finally, at last!
E - Enjoy! Salud! And Cheers! - This will be the best of years!
Night fall breaks its peak
we open the cabinets for a peak
bespeaking for the one we seek
a Pinot of noir
so to speak
nights of livid mephitis,
others of pristine gold
clay, oak and wood
and any other degrees,
of foul or wool
a word of love
of both disgust and awe
both must flourish,
if one love be nourished
a heartbreak
only a word,
for a hope's vitiation
for those in the know,
an endeavor
Oregon Pinot Seasons
Rain, gusts, hail, and clouds
My small fingers desperately grip
Giant loppers, soaked pants
Fumbling twist ties, wrestling canes
The ice cold wire a knife into my frozen finger tips
I look out over the endless gray sticks
Stabbing defiantly into the wet granite expanse
My heart breaks in this dreariness
And I wish for spring
Rain, breezes, sun, and clouds
My small fingers desperately clutch
Tractor wheels, wine boxes
Writing spray programs, pouring wine
The parade of events a blur of repetition in my mind
I look out over the expanse of people
Wandering both aimlessly and with conviction
My heart breaks with longing to be them
And I wish for summer
Rain, moon, stars, and clouds
My small fingers desperately cling
Pruning shears, power washers
Selecting shoots, tirelessly cleaning
The vines run ahead taunting me to keep up
I look out over the wild tangled masses of green
Daring me to tame them in miles of wires
My heart breaks to keep my breaking back company
And I wish for fall
Rain, wind, fog, and clouds
My small fingers desperately attack
Forklift levers, harvest buckets
Swatting wasps, measuring additions
I look out over the sudden bins of heartbreak grapes
Mocking my determined efforts while the press whirs
My heart breaks from sleep deprivation
And I wish for a beer
Passion Noir Pre'veiled
Love letters written in near invisible ink,
What are you trying to say?
You promise the Moon, you
Make me to swoon;
You confound me to think-
Do you want me to go
Or, to stay.
If only I knew; what to do
What gesture, what trinket to buy.
Our souls would be brightened,
Uplifted, delightened
If only you loved me
Like I love you.
Oh, Pinot
Sometimes you'll laugh, but
So, so often you'll cry.
My consternation; my torment is wondering...
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There you have it. Now go out and drink some Pinot Noir, and write some poetry of your own.
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