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What is a Lease?
An apartment or housing lease is a contract creating certain legally enforceable rights and obligations between the landlord and the tenant. In its most fundamental form, it gives the landlord the right to receive rent in exchange for her obligation to provide the tenant with possession, and it gives the tenant the right to possess the premises in exchange for his obligation to pay the landlord rent.
Besides the rights and obligations created by the contract, a lease gives the tenant a temporary, qualified interest in the premises called a "tenancy".
Written or Oral
An oral lease is just as binding as a written lease if the duration of the lease does not exceed one year. Under a law known as the Statute of Frauds, every lease for more than one year must be in writing or it is void. An oral month-to-month lease would be valid, as well as an oral nine month lease. An oral lease for one year and one day, however, would be invalid.
While there is nothing wrong with an oral lease for a year or less, the best way to avoid disputes is to get the entire lease agreement in writing.
Kinds of Tenancies Created by a Lease (Written or Oral)
A "tenancy" is the possession or occupancy of the lease premises under right of title. As a tenant you are the one who has the temporary use and occupancy or real property owned by another person, the landlord, with the duration and terms of your tenancy usually being fixed by an instrument called a lease. When the tenant is put in possession by the landlord, she is similar to an owner of the leased land for the time being and has all the rights and remedies to defend her tenancy.
Tenancy for Years This type of tenancy is created when you lease an apartment or other dwelling for a fixed duration. Examples are a lease for one year beginning January 1 and ending on December 31; a lease for nine months; and a lease for one month. It is not a tenancy for a certain number of years but applies to any tenancy that has a certainty of time.
Periodic Tenancy This is a tenancy by which the lease continues for successive periods unless terminated at the end of a period by advance notice. This type of tenancy is created when the apartment is leased from year to year, month to month, or week to week. It is a continuing tenancy that does not end at a predetermined date.
Tenancy at Sufferance This occurs when the lease has expired, but the tenant continues to occupy the premises. So long as the landlord permits this holdover occupancy, this tenancy distinguishes the tenant from a mere trespasser.
Essential Terms of a Lease (If it is Written)
- Description of the Property An accurate description of the property (including, for instance, the apartment number) covered by the lease is essential.
- Description of the Parties It is important that everyone having an interest in the lease property be identified and that names be spelled correctly.
- Designation of the Term It is necessary that the lease describes with reasonable certainty the date of commencement and duration of the term of the tenancy.
- Designation of Rent - The lease should clearly state the amount of rent to be paid by the tenant and the date that each rent payment is due.
- Signature of the Landlord It is necessary for the lease to be signed by the landlord to make it valid. If the lease is only signed by the landlord, it is still binding upon her when accepted by the tenant.
- Delivery The landlord must deliver the lease to the tenant. However, the law will presume the tenant's acceptance on the principle that a person is presumed to accept that which is to his benefit.
Signing a Lease If You are Minor (Under Eighteen)
A minor can reject a lease during his minority (under eighteen) if he gives thirty (30) days or more notice to his landlord, expressly rejects the lease and relinquishes possession of the apartment. By doing this, the minor tenant will be relieved of paying future rent. A tenant can also reject a lease made during his minority if he does so within a reasonable time after turning eighteen and not be held liable for rent thereafter. However, if upon turning eighteen, the tenant does not reject the lease in a reasonable time, the law will presume his ratification of the lease and he will be bound. It should be stressed that as a minor tenant you are still liable for the rent during the actual time you lived in the apartment. The landlord can raise the defense of "necessaries" to your rejection of the lease because of minority and if it is proved the apartment is a necessity to your well being, you may still be bound by the lease. "Necessaries" are items reasonably needed for the minor's subsistence such as food and lodging. This section is not intended to give tenants under eighteen a legal loophole for avoiding payment of rent, but only to advise them of their rights as minors. Any questions regarding breaking a lease should be discussed with the Students' Attorney.
Signing a Lease with Your Roommates
The law presumes that when two or more persons undertake an obligation, such as payment of rent, they undertake it jointly. Being considered joint tenants, you become responsible for any liability for the rent, including your roommate's share as well as your own. As joint tenants the landlord treats you and your roommate as a single unit, not individually. Even if your roommate dies, you are responsible for her share of the rent. The best solution to this problem is to request a separate lease covering the amount of your rent only. Under a separate lease your liability covers only what you promise the landlord and you are not liable for your roommate's actions or her failure to pay rent.
Writing and Printing in the Lease
Some landlords buy printed lease forms and add additional clauses to this form either by writing or typing. Whenever there is an inconsistency between what is printed and written, the written prevails over the printed forms because the writing better shows the true intentions of the parties.
Erased or Stricken Parts of a Lease
Words that are eliminated from a lease before it is signed and delivered are not to be replaced or referred to in interpreting the lease. A lease is to be interpreted with reference to the words that it contains. Words that have been erased or crossed out are not to be considered except in determining the intention of the parties where the lease is ambiguous.
Ambiguities in the Lease
In case of doubts as to the meaning of a lease term, the tenant is to be favored rather than the landlord. When a lease is prepared by the landlord, ambiguous provisions are interpreted against him and not the tenant.
Contract Changes
The lease contract can be modified by the mutual consent of both the landlord and the tenant. The altered parts of the lease should be initialed by both the landlord and the tenant to avoid future conflicts.
Clauses in the Lease
Read the lease carefully to make sure that all oral understandings between you and the landlord are identical to written ones in the lease. It is recommended that you do not sign the lease the same day that you receive it; but rather take it home with you overnight and then after a careful reading sign it the next day. Pay close attention to the following clauses: Damage and security deposits, duration of the lease, penalties for late rent, subletting, duty to repair, and alterations and improvement you are allowed to make.
Clauses Not to Accept in a Lease
- The tenant waives her legal rights in regard to any defect in the building.
- The landlord has the option to terminate the lease at any time if in his sole discretion he determines that the conduct of the tenant is detrimental to the safety of the other tenants or to the apartment or the building.
- Forced withdrawal from the University will be just cause for forfeiture of the deposit.
- The landlord shall not be liable for any injury to persons within the rental unit or the building including the tenant, his family or guests.
- The tenant is liable for all repairs to the premises.
- The landlord may enter the premises at any time without notice.
- Unless written notice is given 30 days prior to termination, the lease shall extend for a like period of the original lease.
- The tenant is liable for attorney's fees in all litigation arising from the lease including the landlord's defense. A clause making the tenant liable for attorney's fees should at least be limited to the landlord's attorney's fees upon the landlord winning his action in court. If the lease contains such a clause you should request the same right from the landlord if it becomes necessary for you to enforce any of your legal rights.
- The tenant agrees to abide by any rules or regulations made subsequent to the time the lease agreement is signed.
- "Confession of judgment" allowing the tenant to be sued for breaking the lease without personal service of process.
- Acceleration clauses that call all amounts due and payable under the lease upon the failure to pay any one payment of rent.
Clauses to Include in the Lease
- No deduction from the deposit for normal use and ordinary wear and tear of the rental unit.
- A specific description of when any deposit or deposits posted with the landlord shall be returned and under what conditions (by statute a damage or security deposit must be refunded to the tenant within 30 days after termination of the lease or within 15 day after receipt of the tenant's new mailing address whichever is later, but these time periods may be modified by a provision in the lease).
- Notice of whether any portion of a deposit is non-refundable and the reason why.
- The landlord shall maintain the premises in a safe and sanitary condition fit for human habitation.
- The landlord shall maintain the common areas of the premises in a sanitary and safe condition.
- The landlord shall maintain the electrical, heating, and plumbing systems and provide hot and cold water.
- The landlord shall maintain appliances and other facilities as agreed upon in the lease.
- The landlord shall comply with all applicable provisions of any state statute or local ordinance governing the maintenance, use, construction, or appearance of the rental unit.
- The landlord shall provide and maintain appropriate receptacles for the removal of garbage and trash and arrange for its removal.
- The landlord shall use due diligence to mitigate damages if the lease is broken. This means the landlord will try to find another tenant as soon as possible in order to reduce whatever damages he is suffering (loss of rent).
- Any lead paint disclosures as required by current federal law.


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YOUNGSTOWN - Former police Chief Jimmy Hughes made it official Tuesday, saying he will run in the Democratic primary to replace Sheriff Randall Wellington.
Hughes, who made his announcement at the Youngstown Club, said he has more experience than any of the other three candidates interested in the job and said his burning passion for law enforcement made him decide to abandon his short-lived retirement from the Youngstown Police Department.
''I don't see anyone else who has my passion or my experience to do this job,'' Hughes said.
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Jimmy Hughes makes candidacy official.
Hughes spent 35 years on the force, serving as chief from 2005 to Sept. 1, when he retired to remain eligible to be in the state's Delayed Retirement Option Program, or DROP.
Also taking out petitions are sheriff's Capt. Jerry Greene, retired Chief Deputy James Lewandowski and Poland Township police Chief Brian Goodin.
Dec. 7 is the deadline to file for the primary.
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Former Youngstown police Chief Jimmy Hughes announces Tuesday he will run in the 2012 Democratic primary for Mahoning County sheriff.
Current sheriff and former Youngstown police chief, Wellington announced earlier this year he will not seek re-election in 2012. Wellington was appointed sheriff by the Mahoning County Democratic Party in 1999, taking the place of Phil Chance, who was convicted on federal corruption charges.
Hughes said one of the reasons he wants to be sheriff is because he misses going to work every day.
''My experience and training is like a switch I can not turn off,'' Hughes said.
Hughes said he will wage a ''vigorous'' campaign that will stress his experience and training, including running a large department on a tight budget.

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WTH! Stacey Dash Defends Paula Deen
Actress Stacy Dash has a right to her opinion, but to stick up for a racist because your daughter likes her show is beyond ridiculous. Stacy took to Twitter and posted a message in which she sticks up for Deen saying, "God does everything for a reason @PaulaDeen only God can judge your heart BTW my daughter loves your show (only way she can get me to cook)"
Of course Twitter didn't like Stacy's opinion, so people began to Tweet her asking if she was really "clueless".
Paula Deen is being sued for $1.2 million dollars by a former white worker who claims Deen frequently used racist behavior and asked black waiters to dress as slaves. Deen was fired from Food Network due to the situation. Deen released an apology via YouTube, but many saw it as insincere.© 2016 TheAfroLounge.com. All Rights Reserved. Unauthorized use and/or duplication of this material without express and written permission from this blog's author and/or owner is strictly prohibited. Excerpts and links may be used, provided that full and clear credit is given to TheAfroLounge.com, with appropriate and specific direction to the original content.


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Keeping the Faith in College
Curtis Martin is the President and Founder of FOCUS, the Fellowship of Catholic University Students, one of the fastest growing movements in the Catholic Church. Archbishop Charles Chaput of Denver stated, "No one does a more dynamic job of reaching college students for Christ than FOCUS." In addition to his work with FOCUS, Curtis serves on the Board of Trustees of the Augustine Institute in Denver.
Whether he is on college campuses or television, at conferences or working with corporate America, Curtis is an award-winning and proven dynamic speaker who has the ability to help his audience discover a vision for life.
Curtis holds a Masters degree in Theology and is the author of the best-selling book Made for More. He is co-author of Boys to Men: The Transforming Power of Virtue and Family Matters: A Scripture Study on Marriage and Family as well as a contributing author of Catholic for a Reason, Vols. I, II, III and IV.
He was awarded the inaugural Excellence in Evangelization award by Envoy magazine. In 2004 Curtis and his wife Michaelann were awarded the Benemerenti Medal by Pope John Paul II for their outstanding service to the Church. Curtis and Michaelann, live in Greeley, CO with their eight children.
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U.S. home sales rose 1.3 percent in April
Sales of existing U.S. homes rebounded slightly in April, but the pace of buying remained below 2013's level.
The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that sales rose 1.3 percent from March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.65 million. Purchases of homes over the past 12 months have dropped 6.8 percent.
Much of the gains were concentrated in the volatile condominium market, which experienced growth of 7.3 percent. Sales of single-family homes were up just 0.5 percent in April.
Nearly five years into the recovery from the recession, real estate sales have yet to return to their historic averages. The solid gains made through the middle of 2013 have evaporated, while demand continues to be strong for the most expensive properties and faltering for starter homes and those priced for middle class buyers.
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Dorr, Primeaux united in holy matrimony
A nuptial mass at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Lyons Point united Kimberly Amelia Dorr of Crowley and Brandon Joseph Primeaux of Lyons Point as husband and wife at 1 p.m. on June 14, 2008. Father Donald Pousson officiated the ceremony.
The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Armand, Sr. and Glenn Dorr, all of Crowley. She is the granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Peter M. Dorr, Sr. and the late Louise T. Meaux.
Kimberly is a graduate of Notre Dame High School and Louisiana State University at Eunice. She is also a graduate of Louisiana Technical College where she obtained a degree in nursing. She is currently employed with Rayne Guest Home.
The groom is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Garry Primeaux, Sr. of Grand Chenier. He is the grandson of Mr. and Mrs. Lawson Primeaux, Sr. and Alvin Primeaux and the late Audrey Primeaux.
Brandon is a graduate of Crowley High School and attended Louisiana State University at Eunice. He is employed with Amico-Seasafe in the accounting department.
Escorted by her father, the bride was stunning in an a-line, strapless gown of ivory Italian satin adorned with Swarovski crystals and seed beads. The dress featured a curved neckline with inverted gathers at the center. An elaborate detailing of embroidery and beading accented the bodice and skirt of the gown. The skirt had three attached appliques made of crystals and pearls that flowed onto her Tiffany train. Her headpiece was an ivory fingertip length veil trimmed with crystal beading. The bride carried a bouquet of beautifully arranged cream roses.
In keeping with tradition, the bride wore a ring that was handed down from her late aunt as something old, her dress was something new, something borrowed was a rosary from her mother and her garter was something blue.
Chosen as matron of honor was Melanie Hebert, and her maid of honor, Simone Dorr. Both are sister's of the bride. Bridal attendants were Erica Simon, Michelle Kibodeaux, Rachel Broussard and Melissa Baudoin, all friends of the bride; Sabrina Primeaux and Emily Primeaux, sisters of the groom; and Sharae Primeaux, godchild of the groom. Attendants were each attired in a cream colored Prima satin strapless gown with a bronze pleated cummerbund and tail. They carried a bouquet of burgundy calla lilies.
Brother of the groom, Garry Primeaux, Jr. served as the best man. Serving as groomsmen were Thad Istre, friend and cousin of the bride; Chris Meche, future brother-in-law of the groom; Glenn Dorr, brother of the bride; Oliver Primeaux, brother of the groom; Troy Daigle, friend of the couple; and Dale Primeaux, Trey Primeaux and Philip Primeaux, Jr., all cousins of the groom.
Ushering guest to their seats were Mark Primeaux, uncle of the groom; and Donny Hebert, brother-in-law of the bride.
Samantha Gallion, niece of the bride; served as the flower girl and Trevor Primeaux, godchild of the groom; was the ring bearer.
During the ceremony, musical selections were performed by Heather Moore, vocalist.
Scripture readings were read by Debra Broussard, friend of the bride; and Katrina Primeaux, aunt of the groom. Offertory gifts were given by Vivian Primeaux, and Brenda Primeaux, both nannies of the groom.
On her daughter's special day the mother of the bride was ravishing in a full length, Sean Couture chocolate, pleated gown topped with a lace jacket accented with sequins.
The mother of the groom selected a beautiful, two-piece French vanilla ensemble. Completing her attire was an elbow length jacket with floral embroidery, with a cream colored inlay of baby pearls and tiny iridescent beads. Each mother was presented with a corsage of white calla lilies.
Following the ceremony a reception was held at the Rice Festival Building. The reception area was elaborately decorated. Each table was covered with a white tablecloth and topped with a centerpiece of burgundy rose petals surrounding a glass votive holder and candle.
The bride's cake featured a three-tiered round confection covered with ivory fondant and adorned with pearls. The cake was topped with cream colored roses. The bride's cake was served by her cousin, Clara L. Benoit of Allentown, Pennsylvania.
The groom's cake was of a Louisiana State University theme and was served by Vivian Primeaux, the groom's nanny.
Out of town guest traveled from Pennsylvania and Texas.
The couple will reside in Lyons Point upon returning from a wedding trip to Tennessee.
A rehearsal dinner was held on June 11 at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Philip and Bridget Primeaux, aunt and uncle of the groom.


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As a Christian and a conservative, two Democrats I could have voted for were President John F. Kennedy and Gov. Bob Casey Sr. Both of these leaders employed principled governing policies that benefited all Americans, including the needy and most vulnerable.
President Kennedy proposed cutting individual and corporate taxes in order to promote economic prosperity (Listen on the internet to the "JFK speech" delivered on Dec. 14, 1962). Currently, the Obamacare tax law and regulations are prohibiting businesses from hiring and growing their operations. Like JFK, Mitt Romney proposes lower individual and corporate tax rates to increase employment and stimulate the economy.
Gov. Bob Casey Sr. was unashamedly pro-life. Sadly, his son, Sen. Bob Casey Jr., on April 14, 2011, voted to provide taxpayer funding for organizations that snuff out the life of the innocent unborn. Sen. Casey also voted for the Obamacare tax law that takes $716 billion from Medicare to fund Obamacare.
Republican Senate candidate Tom Smith is a father and grandfather who is pro-life and concerned about our country's current decline - at home and abroad. He supports the coal industry and wants America to be energy independent by increasing access to all domestic resources.
The Obama administration has been closing coal mining operations and coal-fired power plants that provide a large portion of our electricity In 2008, candidate Obama said he wanted to bankrupt coal companies and that "energy prices would by necessity skyrocket." Under his administration, his predictions have and will continue to become reality. Sen. Casey's energy voting record shows he supports President Obama's policies.
Today, President Kennedy would have more in common with Americans who think we are taxed enough already, with Mitt Romney and with Tom Smith rather than with President Obama. Likewise, Gov. Bob Casey Sr., policy-wise, would have more in common with Mitt Romney and Tom Smith than with his son, Bob Casey Jr.
Based on evidence of the last four years, a vote for President Obama and Sen. Casey will ensure additional years of joblessness, ever-increasing taxes and regulations. Food, energy, and health care costs will continue to rise. Without healthy gross national product growth, with a declining dollar value, and with doctors leaving the medical field, there will be shortages and rationing of goods and medical services.
Security threats from within and from outside our country will increase. Osama (bin Laden) may be dead, but Islamic terrorism is very much alive - despite what the president says on the campaign trail. The death of our Libyan ambassador and three other Americans is proof of our country's vulnerability.
During these perilous times, wisdom dictates a principled vote on Nov. 6 for freedom, for a free market and for a policy of peace through strength Mitt Romney and Tom Smith's plans best assure a path to a brighter, more secure future.
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An introspective, completely unsubstantiated view of the technology enthusiast, in late 2007
More than a few times someone asked me why does
all that global warming stuff
, or
defense tech
, or
automotive breakthroughs
. There's a good answer to that, but its not a simple one.
In 2004 I already saw the writing on the wall. PC technology started commoditizing, and at a brisk clip as well.
When I got my first K6 processor, it was not just the overclockers that cranked up that 66 MHz front-side bus. Anyone who bought a computer had to know some of the essential differences between MMX and 3D-Now!. A lack of knowledge, in those days, would set the up and coming computer user back hundreds of dollars if he wasn't careful.
Whether you agree with Karl Marx or Karl Rove (or anyone in between), a telltale sign of commodification occurs when the manufacturer stops focusing on tangible aspects of the product and starts pushing less tangible selling points. This often occurs when competing products are too similar, or at least indistinguishable from the purchasers point of view.
Where have we seen this before? Well, my HTC Hermes did everything the iPhone did a year beforehand, but
I'm pretty sure Apple sold a whole lot more iPhones
. Look at today's motherboards: any manufacturer would tell you its all-solid capacitors are better than the next guy. And don't even get me started on the memory industry ...
I remember the exact instant when computer hardware became a commodity. Steve Jobs got up in front of one hundred journalists and in less than 60 seconds, a million Apple zealots went from ardent Intel naysayers to hardened Intel devotees. In that moment I realized it didn't really much matter to anyone which CPU was better than another, it only mattered what Steve Jobs told everyone to think anyway.
Other signs of the death of the PC enthusiast are littered across the Internet like the tattered remains of a kite breaking up on rentry. The birth and
demise of AMD's Quadfather
, the ubiquitous lack of support (or interest) for quad-GPU graphics, failed physics processors and inconsequential sales of "killer" network cards.
In a recent conversation with
Jon Stokes
, both of us agreed that while PC tech has seen some great growth over the last few years, this growth is not keeping pace with the Internet as a whole. PC technology, as a journalistic discipline, is unfortunately niched to the degree you'd find with muscle cars.
This leads me to answer the question I started out with: the PC industry, as a whole, just isn't as fast-moving or interesting anymore. Attempting to debate the merits of largely intangible technology topics is a discussion more akin to politics than science.
You bet I'm excited about CPU-GPU integration and new OLED technology, but another unfathomably high frequency bump in the sea of JEDEC memory timings completely fails to pique my interest. Analysis of Google Keywords would indicate those more mundane markers of progress in the PC industry fail to grasp even the smallest of demographics on the Internet as well.
That does not discount the importance of the tech enthusiast. Those of us who grew up debating the merits of CPU architecture in the 1990's are the pioneers in virtual discussion. We are what the majority of consumers will become over the next decade when new, broader forums come to be.
Don't worry, I'm still the first person in Taiwan with Intel's next-generation roadmap. However, as this industry withers and new ones blossom, I encourage you all as pioneers and enthusiasts to look beyond the chips and bits once in a while.
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RE: Lack of Innovation
While I agree, the lack of innovation is helping with the stagnation in the market, I don't necessarily agree with you or the article's bottom line. I honestly see that such a large shift towards integration has been made, that everything from games to consumer home electronics setups are pushing the enthusiast market down to a crawl. PCs get games ported from consoles (I had NFS6 and it was sob-worthy)instead of natively developed code with better optimizations, AMD's new CPUS aren't substantially faster, they only match and compete on price, and Hardware that is made for an enthusiast is constructed cheaply and priced more than for a high-quality, albeit more basic impliment.(disagree? test out a new Razer Tarantula Keyboard and compare the build quality to the $30 cheaper Logitech/Microsoft wave-form keyboards) They build'em, we don't buy'em, and the manufacturer, instead of fixing it, stops catering to our needs altogether. This has happened to practically every other market in the last 10 years, and we may have been lucky enough to survive without such a practice until the last 3-5years. DDR3 doesn't stretch out system perfomance enough to justify the insanely higher cost to have it. I don't consider $1200 CPUs and $350 mobos hardly anyone(enthusiasts included) will buy, to actually be enthusiast hardware; I consider it "empty rich nerd's pockets" hardware. The enthusiast picks his own parts, tweaks his BIOS settings, uses trial and error, to get a truly custom setup that has his friends drooling. now you can just pop on over to HP's site and drop 5k on a watercooled, crossfire'd behemouth without doing a bit of your own work. where's the sense of accomplishment? That's gone too. Remember when you had to use an electrician's pencil to unlock multipliers on an athlon? True, now you can get stuff factory unlocked or ready for overclock motherboards, but still, the VAST majority of sales for people who build their own system just go look up a "combo special" and find some name brand ram for a good price, because they've already got their 'gaming system' PS3/XB360/whatev that plays their movies and surfs the net, and makes you a grilled cheese sandwich. None of that innovates, it just integrates. It's time to head away from all-in-one setups again.
PS-If you're wondering where i went and If i'm coming back, I apologize, this suddenly became a dump post for everything i think is wrong with the market today, and I realize I have not addressed the counter-points properly.
"So, I think the same thing of the music industry. They can't say that they're losing money, you know what I'm saying. They just probably don't have the same surplus that they had." -- Wu-Tang Clan founder RZA
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Nine-year-old Tony Aliengena had a busy spring vacation. A third grader from San Juan Capistrano, Calif., he visited El Paso, Memphis, Boston, Washington, D.C., Phoenix and points between. And when he made like the swallows and returned to Capistrano, he returned as a hero, having become the youngest person ever to pilot a plane across the country and back.
Tony lifted off from Orange County's John Wayne Airport on March 30. During the next 10 days—in about 30 hours of flying time—the youngster flew his father's Cessna 210 to Bedford, Mass., where he spent Easter with his family, and then back to Orange County, covering roughly 6,000 miles.
An enthusiastic crowd greeted the boy on touchdown, including about a dozen representatives of the media. Tony, who plays catcher on his Little League team, loves spaghetti and has been known to fight with his younger sister, Alaina, is very shy. He answered most reporters' questions in just a word or two. He was a bit more voluble when it came to describing his favorite part of the trip. "I liked flying into New Jersey the best," said Tony with a braces-filled smile. "They had the best milk." And with that, the peripatetic pilot headed home to go skateboarding.
The idea for the record-setting trip came to Tony last year when he heard a news report about an 11-year-old Texan who had just become the youngest pilot to fly from coast to coast. Tony turned to his father. "Hey, Dad," he said, "I can do that. I can beat that guy's record."
Tony's father, Gary, who owns a trucking company, just mumbled something like "Sure, okay" when his son made this utterance. "Later that day," says Gary, "he asked me again. His mother and I talked about it, and a couple of weeks later he asked again." Last November Tony's parents gave him the go-ahead to try for the record, which by then belonged to 10-year-old Christopher Lee Marshall.
Tony, who had been flying informally with his father since he was 3, began taking flying lessons three to five times a week. "I gave him every opportunity in the world to back out," says his father, "but he said, 'No, I want to do this.' " After 40 hours in the air, Tony was ready to go after his first record—becoming the youngest person ever to fly solo. Since FAA regulations prohibit anyone under 16 from flying solo, Tony made his attempt in an ultralight aircraft. (Ultralights are not regulated by the FAA.) In March Tony soared aloft for less than two minutes, but that was long enough to put his name in the record books.
By Easter break he was ready for his assault on the coast-to-coast record. Flying in his father's single-engine Cessna with his instructor, Ed Fernett, sitting next to him, and an observer from the National Aeronautic Association, a local reporter and a photographer on board, Tony headed for the East Coast. Because of his size (4'8"), Tony sat in a child's car seat, which was strapped to the pilot's seat.
The first two legs—from Orange County to El Paso and from El Paso to Memphis—went smoothly. The next—Memphis to Bedford—didn't. "By Chattanooga it was just terrible," says Gary, who spent about $10,000 on his son's record. "He ended up in a really bad storm, and he was getting bounced all over hell." At the height of the turbulence, Fernett briefly took over the controls, which meant that Tony had to fly that leg over again to avoid disqualification.
At this point another problem arose: Tony began getting airsick. The next day, still fighting nausea, he lifted off from Memphis and—with an intermediate stop—made it to Hanscom Field, just outside Boston. After a quiet Easter and a side trip to the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, where he received a citation for his accomplishment, Tony began an uneventful flight back to California.
Christopher Lee Marshall, whose record Tony broke, is reported to be considering an attempt to re-create Charles Lindbergh's 1927 New York-to-Paris solo flight. Tony Aliengena has his 9-year-old eyes set on an even more ambitious notion. "Hey, Dad," he said to his father after they were reunited, "I want to fly around the world."
Some kids are just never satisfied.
—By Michael Neill, with David Lustig in San Juan Capistrano
A 9-Year-Old Californian Takes a Giant Step for Kidkind as He Flies from Coast to Coast and Back
David Lustig
updated 04/25/1988 AT 01:00 AM EDT
•originally published 04/25/1988 AT 01:00 AM EDT


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Altitude difference: 400 m
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If you were to meet the Cary family, you wouldn't know that four of their seven children are foster kids.
Chris and Konnie Cary, of Carrollton, are parents to Joel, 14, Sarah, 11, Jacob, 11, Levi, 8, Gage, 6, Jordyn, 5, and Max, 2.
They all work and play together like siblings, even though Jacob and the three youngest are only living with them temporarily.
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I've read some great posts on my favorite writing and personal development blogs lately, and I thought I'd share them with you. Enjoy!
1. Instead of working from a business plan or a to-do list, Jennifer Lawler chooses themes, and she writes about this in Working in Themes on her Finding Your Voice blog. For example, one month may be novel month, the next month she'll work on her screenplay. This tactic can work great for freelancers who have so many projects on the go that they can't decide which one to work on at any given time — so they work on nothing.
2. On Carol Tice's Make a Living Writing blog, guest poster Michelle Rafter writes An Editor Reveals 7 Secrets Every Writer Needs to Know. For example: Editors like talking to writers on the phone. (See, told ya!)
3. I love this post from Sage Cohen of the Path of Possibility blog: The Death of the Dream Could Be the Birth of Unprecedented Possibility. She writes, "What I have found to be true in every case?"in my personal life and my writing life?"is that the death of the dream creates the space for what is actually intended to come through: what is, in the end, a better fit than we ever could have imagined."
4. On The Urban Muse blog, Susan Johnston tells writers about Making the Mental Shift from Employee to Freelancer. Think $30 per hour is an extravagant sum because that's what you made at your last salaried job? Think again.
5. In Why I've Never Missed a Deadline — And How You Can Do the Same on the Dollars and Deadlines blog, Kelly James-Enger advises writers to estimate how long an article will take to research and write, and then build in a time cushion just to be sure they can meet their deadline.
6. Do you tend to get to 90% complete on a project — like writing a query — and then give up? In Completing Projects on the Steve Pavlina blog, Steve urges you to listen to your higher self and push yourself to finish what you start.


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A federal appeals court has given a national group opposed to gay marriage a second chance to challenge New York State's campaign disclosure laws.
The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a lower court ruling that found the National Organization for Marriage's lawsuit against the State Board of Elections was premature.
The group, which is based in Washington D.C., sued the state in Buffalo federal court in 2010 and argued that some of New York's campaign spending requirements, including the disclosure of donors' names, would have a "chilling" effect on its free speech. The group wanted to buy advertisements for then- Republican gubernatorial candidate Carl Paladino.
The appeals court ruled that the case is not moot, despite the fact that the 2010 election is over, and ordered the case returned to U.S. District Judge Richard J. Arcara for further action in federal district court.


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by Harold Robbins
Robbins put together this novel, his 16th, by collecting nasty rumors about the fashion business, especially scuttlebutt about unorthodox sex: heavy S&M, transvestism and lesbianism. His starting point is a Polish countess who escapes a World War II death camp because she is beautiful and adept at sex. In Paris she acquires a fortune from her Nazi lover; it's turned into a successful fashion house by her daughter, Janette. Robbins reduces language to the equivalent of a comic strip, without drawings. This is a rip-off of Scruples, taken out of Hollywood and made even shallower and sillier. (Simon and Schuster, $13.95)
Picks and Pans Review: Goodbye, Janette
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The DMV connects as Maryland's Nike Nando and DC's Tabi Bonney come together for a new track entitled "Double Dragon." This serves as the latest leak off Nando's forthcoming project "SPRDLV" which is set to drop Mar. 25. Enjoy
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February 17, 2011, 02:29 PM
Is there anywhere online I can purchase a Stoeger Cougar 9mm? There isn't any locally and I am having a hell of a time finding one via the net. Any help is appreciated. Thanks!
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February 17, 2011, 02:49 PM
I've always had good luck with Gun Broker. Just make sure you're buying from a reputable dealer.
February 17, 2011, 04:38 PM
I've been looking at Stoeger Cougars at Academy Sports and went on GunBroker today. They have some on GB but NO real deals, once you add shipping and FFL dealer application paper work your going add close to a $100 to the price and most start out at $399. Academy has(9mm/.40cal) once in a while for $379 but normal price is $399 but you get 4 High capacity mags (I believe 15 rounds which is a deal maker in itself) and a carrying case not high quality but much better than just a box. You're going to have to go through the FFL paper work and some other stores will just not do it online.
February 17, 2011, 05:22 PM
Is there a Bass Pro nearby? That's where I got mine.
February 17, 2011, 07:04 PM
I bought my Stoeger Cougar 8000 F from Bass Pro Shop locally. When I bought my 8045 Bass Pro was out of them but I got a local gun shop to order it from one of their suppliers and had the gun in hand in three days. Cabelas sells the Stoeger Cougar 9mm, .40 S&W and .45 ACP. They list a number on their online listing for the gun, 1-888-474-4867 to call for info on how to purchase the gun.
February 19, 2011, 06:46 PM
Just got back form Bass Pro Shop after traveling 80 miles. I latched onto a Stoeger Cougar 8000 for $429 OTD before taxes. It was the last one they had. Seems like they can't keep them in stock very long, at least going by what they say. But I can believe it because this was a SOB to find.
If this firearm fires half as good as it looks, fits in my hand, and how tight the action is I will be ecstatic. :D
Anyhow, many thanks to the many great suggestions and advice put out there. They are very much appreciated. ;) This forum is great! :cool:
Once I and gun hit the range I hope to give a follow up report. Once again, many thanks!
February 21, 2011, 12:21 AM
I have one that I am willing to sell. It probably has a total of 200 rounds on it.
PM me if interested....
February 21, 2011, 08:08 AM
Congrats on the new COugar!
February 21, 2011, 10:51 AM
$429 OTD before taxes
You got OTD BEFORE taxes? You're my hero, Ferris!
You might also try your LGS. I saw one at a shop in Kirkland, WA for a very reasonable price, and the owner let me paw it for some time even though I told him I was out of state and wouldn't be purchasing.
February 21, 2011, 12:55 PM
I've found them at Gander Mtn. maybe the've got a sale, got mine at a local dealer though for 360.00
February 21, 2011, 02:38 PM
If you are not in a rush, you may monitor GB for awhile. Because I got mine there recently for $295, brand new 40 S&W. Plus 35 for SH. However you may also want to check you local dealers since they may give you a good deal. We have a dealer here who will give you a year membership at their range if you purchase a gun from them. So that at least $100 value. So if the difference is not that substantial between the online seller and your local dealer you may be better off supporting your local dealer.
February 21, 2011, 05:45 PM
Nice guns, especially for the price. Edges are kind of sharp though. I might have mine dehorned or melted.
February 21, 2011, 07:12 PM
If you are not in a rush, you may monitor GB for awhile
He already posted he bought one :neener:
February 21, 2011, 10:59 PM
Sportsman's Warehouse in Tucson has them from time to time. At least they did a couple of weeks ago. I think the price was in the high $300's.
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From Lawyer to Adviser
Asian Finance Professionals Reinvent Themselves
HONG KONG -- Lawyer Brett King recently had a reunion with a U.S. private-equity fund and the Chinese toy maker it took over in 2004.
Back then, Mr. King drafted financial documents for CCMP Capital Asia's leveraged acquisition of Sanda Kan Industrial, a maker of model trains. This time, he was advising on restructuring the debt-burdened company, which resulted in a distressed sale to a Hong Kong rival.
All around Asia, leveraged finance professionals like Mr. King are reinventing themselves as restructuring specialists, a survival strategy amid layoffs and a slowed pipeline of splashy public offerings, mergers and acquisitions. Investment banks and law firms here also are rushing to put together teams for dealing with what bankers are predicting will be a wave of business in the region in the second half of this year.
"Whenever there's a downturn, transaction lawyers become restructuring lawyers," says Mr. King, a lawyer at U.S. firm Paul Hastings's Hong Kong office.
In the U.S. and Europe, bankruptcy and restructuring specialists tend to focus on those situations for entire careers. But in Asia and some other emerging markets, it isn't unusual for bankers and lawyers such as Mr. King to wind up unraveling deals they put together, or restructuring debt they previously helped arrange.
'Negotiated Workout'
Workouts in some important Asian jurisdictions, such as Hong Kong and Singapore, often take place with little direction from the courts, giving finance professionals greater latitude in finding solutions, often behind closed doors.
"In Asia, it's is much more a negotiated workout," Mr. King says. In mainland China, where bankruptcy laws were passed only a couple of years ago, a lack of precedent makes the private discussions between creditors and corporations even more crucial.
Sometimes, the bankers who worked on deals previously find the investors they dealt with then aren't too happy to see them in their new roles.
In February, a closely held Chinese aluminum manufacturer, Asia Aluminum Holdings Ltd. 0930 0.00 % , tried to coerce owners of its offshore debt into selling it back to the company at huge discounts. Its offer of as little as 13.5 cents on the dollar spurred an outcry from debt holders. Their resentment spilled over toward the company's adviser, Sheldon Trainor, a former banker at Merrill Lynch and Morgan Stanley who helped Asia Aluminum issue its debt while at his previous employers. Mr. Trainor declined to comment.
A Growth Business
The restructuring business here is expected to continue growing as sharp declines in exports and industrial production hurt corporate earnings, making it difficult for Asian manufacturers to maintain their debt levels.
Merrill Lynch, a unit of Bank of America Corp. BAC 1.33 % , has just replicated in Asia a restructuring team that it already has in place in London and New York. The team -- headed by Andrew Cooper, who formerly ran the equity-linked derivatives division -- has plucked internally bankers from a variety of areas, such as mergers and acquisitions, leveraged finance and debt capital markets.
One recent addition came from Merrill's technology-banking group. Credit woes of Taiwan chip maker ProMOS Technologies Inc., bailed out by the Taiwanese government, have alerted investment bankers to more widespread problems simmering in the sector.
Many of the team members at Merrill have worked in Asia long enough to have had experience during this region's 1997-1998 financial crisis. "People in our group tend to have gray hair," says William Clay, a Merrill restructuring banker who several years ago worked on a restructuring of Korea's Hynix Semiconductor Inc. while at Bank of America.
Deutsche Bank also has carved out a "task force" to tackle restructuring work in Asia. British law firm Herbert Smith LLP just launched a restructuring practice, hiring a partner from law firm Appleby. "Everyone is looking at how they are staffed up to meet what people hope will be a wave of restructuring work," says Trevor Clark, partner at the U.K.'s Linklaters LLP in Hong Kong.
To lock in assignments, bankers say they are busy talking with companies about existing debt loads and whether they will need to tap the markets later this year. Some companies are already trying to head off problems by raising money through rights offerings, which allow current shareholders to purchase additional stock, often at a discount to the market price.
This year, the Asia-Pacific region, excluding Japan, has seen a greater number of rights issues than any other geographic market globally, according to Thomson Reuters, although those transactions tend to be smaller than in the West. Asia has raised $11.4 billion in rights offerings, placing it by value behind Europe, which raised $21.4 billion so far in 2009.
Buying Back Debt
Debt buybacks also are occurring more frequently in Asia, as companies seek to take advantage of depressed bond prices to repay their debt more cheaply.
One example is Chinese packaging-products company Nine Dragons Paper (Holdings) Ltd., whose chairwoman, Zhang Yin, was once ranked by Forbes as the wealthiest person in China but whose net worth has since fallen sharply along with her company's stock price. Nine Dragons recently bought back 58% of its debt outstanding from bondholders, who accepted a 47% discount to par.
Companies also are expressing interest in doing bond exchanges, which might extend the maturity date, giving a borrower more time to repay the principal on a bond. For convertible bonds, an exchange might seek to lower the strike price at which the bonds convert to shares, allowing the company to reduce overall debt.
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The Hamster Alliance is a one man music project. The goal of "THA" is to produce awesome and diverse music without constraints. All music by THA is freely available on the internet to listen to. If you would like to use THA music in a project, please send me an email
Check out the THA stuff that isn't music in the sidebar.
I've spent a good 50 or so hours in the Mass Effect universe; having played the original and the recently released sequel. The music in both games is fantastic.
There's a particular piece of music in Mass Effect 2 which begins with low brass drones and percussion with snares and anvil strikes. That's what inspired this piece.
I guess you could call this a tribute to Mass Effect. :)
Check it out:
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Comic-Con's must follow Twitter events: 'Iron Man 3' to 'Walking Dead'
Not able to go to Comic-Con this year? Or simply not willing to deal with the chaos of five billion people crammed into one space hoping for a glimpse of Robert Downey Jr. or Robert Pattinson?
No worries, HitFix has you covered. Our non-stop coverage comes without the lines, the crowds and the horrible horrible smell.
Leave the headaches to us and check out our list of Comic-Con's biggest events below, complete with Twitter handles of which HitFix writers to follow for breaking news. We promise to keep you in the know, whenever and wherever you want to be.
"Breaking Dawn"
3:45 p.m. ET / 12:45 p.m. PT
Why: It's finally time to say goodbye to "Twilight" and the send-off is sure to be emotional and full of that whole awkward-cute thing RPattz and KStew do so well. Plus, OMG... Renesmee!?!
For the latest: @HitFixGregory
Disney Panel: "Oz: The Great and Powerful," "Wreck-it-Ralph," "Frankenweenie"
5:05 p.m. ET / 2:05 p.m. PT
Why: Disney has a lot to get through -- Sam Raimi's "Oz" prequel starring James Franco, Mila Kunis and Michelle Williams and two new animated movies, including Tim Burton's "Frankenweenie" -- and just a hour to do it. Will they also be able to squeeze in an advance look at Johnny Depp in "The Lone Ranger"?
For the latest: @HitFixGregory and @DrewatHitFix
9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Why: Under normal circumstances, we probably wouldn't call a season seven panel for Showtime's seemingly endless serial killer drama a "must," but "Chuck" star Yvonne Strahovski is joining the cast. So it's a must.
For the latest: @HitFixDaniel
1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT
Why: Well, perhaps you've heard "Community" mastermind Dan Harmon won't be with the show next season? It's likely that fans will have a few questions for the cast and new showrunners about this matter...
For the latest: @Sepinwall
"Firefly" reunion
3:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 p.m. PT
Why: "Firefly" last aired on Fox in December 2002 and yet the 15-episode series still has one of the most passionate followings at Comic-Con. This 10th anniversary celebration reunites the cast with creator Joss Whedon. Yes, the same guy behind that little summer movie "The Avengers." Odds are good the Browncoats won't let Whedon leave the stage without promising a sequel to "Serenity," whether the studio likes it or not.
For the latest: @Sepinwall
"The Walking Dead"
4:25 p.m. ET / 1:25 p.m. PT
Why: Cable TV's hottest drama (heck, one of the hottest dramas on TV period) graduates to the Comic-Con big leagues in Hall H and they've got two major new cast members to show off -- David "The Governor" Morrissey and Danai "Michonne" Gurira.
For the latest: @HitFixDaniel
"Game of Thrones"
5:45 p.m. ET / 2:45 p.m. PT
Why: Production on season three was slated to begin right about now, so there probably won't be new footage to share. But like "Walking Dead," "Thrones" is so popular that it's getting a coveted Hall H slot and author George R.R. Martin is once again moderating a panel of key cast including Emilia Clarke, Alfie Allen and Richard Madden.
For the latest: @HitFixDaniel
Sony Pictures Panel: "Looper," "Total Recall," "Elysium"
7:35 p.m. ET / 4:35 p.m. PT
Why: The big draw here is "Elysium," writer-director Neill Blomkamp's follow-up to "District 9" which dropped a buzz bomb on Comic-Con back in 2009, exploding into one of the year's most unexpected hits and Oscar nominees. "Elysium" isn't set to open until March 1, 2013 but Blomkamp and stars Matt Damon and Jodie Foster are expected to give Con-goers an early taste.
For the latest: @DrewatHitFix and @HitFixGregory
"Breaking Bad"
9:45 p.m. ET / 6:45 p.m. PT
Why: This is "Breaking Bad's" first time at Comic-Con, so there's no precedent for what might happen. And as the show heads into the first half of its final season, fans are jonesing for any information they can get.
For the latest: @HitFixDaniel and @katieaprincess
"Django Unchained"
2:30 p.m. ET / 11:30 a.m. PT
Why: It's not often you find a Comic-Con panel that interests fanboys and awards watchers in equal measure, but the (presumably) most extensive look yet at Quentin Tarantino's latest hits both sweet spots simultaneously.
For the latest: @DrewatHitFix and @HitFixGregory
Warner Bros.: "The Hobbit," "Man of Steel," "Pacific Rim"
5:30 p.m. ET / 2:30 p.m. PT
Why: Because a session chock full of exclusive clips, previews and Q&As for the new movies from Peter Jackson, Zack Snyder and Guillermo del Toro constitutes a perfect storm of geekdom. Bilbo Baggins! Superman! Giant robots vs. giant monsters! Do you need anything else? Well, you might get it since Warner Bros. has reserved two and a half hours for this panel. (Enough time to squeeze in something "Dark Knight" or DC Comics related, perhaps?)
For the latest: @DrewatHitFix
"True Blood"
7:30 p.m. ET / 4:30 p.m. PT
Why: Rumor has it the entire cast will do this panel completely naked. Sadly, you won't see that on Twitter, but you can still enjoy Dan Feinberg's commentary on a show that he has a few quibbles with.
For the latest: @HitFixDaniel
Marvel Studios: "Iron Man 3" and...?
9 p.m. ET / 6 p.m. PT
Why: Robert Downey Jr. is a Comic-Con god. So there's that. Plus, riding high on the smash success of "The Avengers" and boasting so many projects in the works, it's highly likely Marvel won't devote their entire hour exclusively to "Iron Man 3." Fans will be on the edge of their seats waiting for any sort of status updates on "Ant-Man," "Black Panther" and, of course, "Guardians of the Galaxy."
For the latest: @DrewatHitFix and @HitFixGregory
1 p.m. ET / 10 a.m. PT
Why: This isn't just any "Fringe" panel, this is the Comic-Con panel before the series' final season. And if that makes you sad, just remember five seasons is a long time for a show that seemed in danger of cancellation every Spring. So celebrate that surprising durability with details of what's still to come.
For the latest: @HitFixDaniel
Look for complete hall-to-hall coverage of Comic-Con 2012 from the entire HitFix team beginning Wednesday, July 11-Sunday, July 15.


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Worst Trades In Florida NHL Team History
With NHL free agency upon us, I thought it would be a good idea to list the worst trades for both the Tampa Bay Lightning and Florida Panthers in franchise history.
For the Lightning, it has got to be back in the 2008 season when the Bolts acquired Jeff Halpern, Jussi Jokinen, Mike Smith and a 2009 fourth-round pick -- which was Kyle Bigos -- from Dallas in exchange for Brad Richards and Johan Holqvist on February 26, 2008.
Were you thinking this past season with the Martin St. Louis, Ryan Callahan captain swap? Nope. That wasn't even that bad. It's just that St. Louis left on a sour note and fans didn't appreciate it. And also because he had built his NHL career in Tampa and to just up and leave didn't feel right...not the way it was done anyway. Furthermore, Callahan isn't that terrible.
This was worse. Simply because Richards was the key player in this trade. He had three seasons in Dallas. Two of which, he racked up 77 points and 91 points. On the other hand, Mike Smith was the best thing Tampa got back in his trade. He was inconsistent and never proved himself as a good netminder.
For the Panthers, it was back in 2002, when the team sent Dan Boyle to Tampa in exchange for a 2003 fifth-round draft pick, which became Martin Tuma.
It was a one-sided deal because Tuma had never played in the NHL, let alone had a complete season in the AHL. And for the Lightning, Boyle went on to play six seasons with the Lightning and actually became their top defenseman. Clearly they got the better deal. He was actually part of the team's 2004 Stanley Cup win.
In this year's NHL free agency the Lighting were looking to re-acquire him from the San Jose Sharks. Instead, the New York Rangers nabbed him off the market.


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Get an overview of this hotel3-star hotel with free breakfast and restaurant
Situated in Ankeny, this hotel is within 3 mi (5 km) of Otter Creek Golf Course, Des Moines Area Community College, and Ankeny Art Center. John Deere Des Moines Works Tours and Woodland Hills Golf Course are also within 6 mi (10 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has an indoor pool and a fitness center. Free full breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a bar/lounge, a spa tub, and a business center.
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In addition to an indoor pool, Ramada Ankeny provides a spa tub and a fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access.
This 3-star property offers access to a business center and meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 2250 square feet (209 square meters) include conference space. This Ankeny hotel also offers an arcade/game room, laundry facilities, and room service (during limited hours). Onsite self parking is complimentary.
Ramada Ankeny is a smoke-free property.
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Golson, a star in both football and baseball, was drafted in the eighth round by the Boston Red Sox last week. He said that he had a number of conversations with Red Sox representatives, with potential signing bonus figures reaching into seven figures.
"The money was there," Golson said. "But they wanted me to come up there later this month for a workout, and if I did that I wouldn't be able to enroll in school until August. So we decided the best thing to do was to put off (professional) baseball, and for me to go to school."
Golson, who turns 18 on July 7, signed with Ole Miss as a cornerback in football in February. He also plans to play the outfield for the Rebels in baseball.
The second summer session at Ole Miss begins June 30, though the last day to enroll is July 5. The deadline for Major League Baseball teams to sign their 2011 draft picks in Aug. 15.
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'The Artist' takes Audience Award at San Sebastian fest
Well, many of us expected Michel Hazanavicius's silent-cinema homage "The Artist" to take the Audience Award at Toronto last week. That didn't come to pass, but it has just taken the equivalent prize at the San Sebastian Film Festival -- a less high-profile honor, certainly, but one that further proves the film's crowd-pleasing chops.
What's perhaps most notable about the award is the number of high-profile films it beat to get it: also in the running, in a selection of 2011's finest the festival dubs the Zabaltegi Pearls section, were "Le Havre," "The Tree of Life," "Drive," "A Separation," "Pina," "Martha Marcy May Marlene," "Shame" and others.
It's interesting, given the strength of the competition, that surprise Toronto champ "Where Do We Go Now?" placed second in the audience balloting by only a handful of votes; for a film that stirred very little buzz on its Cannes debut, the Lebanese Oscar hopeful sure is making its presence felt now.
Also of interest is that downbeat British drama "Tyrannosaur," with its staggering, Oscar-worthy performance from Olivia Colman, placed third -- beating out several titles with far more obvious audience appeal. You can check out the full Audience Award tally here.
In the Spanish festival's main competition, meanwhile, it was local film "The Double Steps," a biopic of French legionnaire and artist François Augiéras, that took the top prize, while "Le Skylab," the latest directorial effort from actress Julie Delpy, took runner-up honors. Meanwhile, "A Separation" took the TVE Otra Mirada Award, whatever that may be, while "Albert Nobbs," in addition to providing a platform for a career honor for Glenn Close at the festival, also took the Sebastiane 2011 Award. Just so you know.
Full list of winners can be found at the festival site here.


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MUSKEGON, MI – Enforcement of the city of Muskegon's new winter parking regulations became costly for violators this week.
Muskegon police are beginning to ticket vehicles parked on the city terraces. The new winter parking regulations went into effect Nov. 15 but for the first month officers were providing written warnings on the vehicles of violators.
That changed Sunday when police began writing tickets for parking violations under the new regulations, according to Muskegon Public Safety Director Jeff Lewis.
The Muskegon City Commission earlier this fall changed the city's long-standing winter on-street parking ban. The old rules were to keep parked vehicles off city streets from 2 to 6 a.m. during the winter – Nov. 15 to April 15.
Without on-street parking, city officials had allowed residents to park in the terrace, which is the grassy area between the curb and the sidewalk that is public right of way. The old parking regulations were to allow for the easy removal of snow during the overnight hours but with milder winters city officials want to get vehicles off the terraces for aesthetic and safety reasons.
Now vehicles can park overnight on city streets during the winter months but city officials want to double law enforcement efforts to keep people from parking in the terraces.
"Right now, this is all about compliance with the new regulations," Lewis said of moving vehicles from the terraces to the streets, where parking is allowed year-round, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
The one-month grace period during the change allowed for citizens to change their parking habits without costing them the price of a parking ticket. Lewis said that about 200 violation notices for parking in the terraces were left on offending vehicles.
But now, violators will be written a parking ticket, Lewis said. The city ordinance against parking in the terrace is enforced by the Muskegon Police Department and can result in a $15 ticket that increases to $30 if not paid within seven days and $45 if not paid after two weeks.
For city streets without curbs, vehicles can be parked on the shoulders as long as they are off the street surface, Lewis said. But such parking can result in cars being buried with snow when plows clear the streets, Lewis said.
Citizens also are not allowed by city ordinance to park in front yards off pads or driveways. The city's inspections department enforces that ordinance and violators face much stiffer fines – from $50 to $100 on first offense and up to $500 on third and subsequent offenses.
Those with terrace parking complaints or questions can contact the police department at (231) 724-6750 and those with front yard parking complaints or questions can contact the inspections department at (231) 724-6702.
City residents and snow removal crews have not had a major overnight snowstorm yet this year. Lewis said when snows come, the city is asking for the cooperation of its citizens.
Vehicles by ordinance can remain in the streets overnight but for the efficient removal of snow from the streets, Lewis is asking for cooperation of residents to keep vehicles in driveways, garages and in other legal areas when there is an overnight snow event.
Parking on private property and in legally designated areas rather than the street will allow city road crews to clean streets from curb to curb, Lewis said. That will keep crews from plowing in vehicle parked on the street, he said.
"We can then clean streets the first time and not have to go back and plow again plugging up driveways more than once," Lewis said. "That all depends upon cooperation."
Finally, the city's new winter parking regulations have many concerned that people will be forced to walk in the streets if sidewalks are not shoveled. The city ordinance calls for sidewalks to be shoveled shortly after a snowstorm to allow school children, senior citizens and those walking in the neighborhoods clear, safe passage.
Lewis asked residents to be mindful of the city's sidewalk snow clearing directives.
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Lena Dunham Photo Retouching Controversy: Enough with The Photoshop Shaming Already!Monica Bielanko
For argument's sake, let's say I'm an extremely attractive woman invited to be on the cover of Vogue. If you think for one second I wouldn't want someone retouching my photo you're out of your ever-loving mind.
Those red spots that tend to gather on my chin? Have at 'em, Vogue! That flap of skin hanging out of my dress near my armpit — my "armpit vagina" as Jennifer Lawrence would call it? Cover it up, please and thank you!
What I'm saying is, there comes a time when we all need to shut it with the Photoshop shaming and I'm hoping it starts with the most recent controversy surrounding Lena Dunham's Vogue cover.
As you may or may not have heard, soon after images of the impending cover for the February issue were released online, Jezebel offered a $10,000 reward for anyone who would submit pictures of Dunham before they were retouched.
I'm not sure what the goal is there … to shame Vogue? A high-end magazine known for doing what magazines do, Photoshop all of their images? And why start offering pre-Photoshop bounties with Dunham? Because Jezebel is certain she's the kind of gal who would need a butt-load of retouching? Can you imagine if someone offered a ransom for unflattering photos of you?
I regularly Photoshop photos of myself before posting them online BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE IT. You've done it too, haven't you? It's fun. And it doesn't make me any less of a feminist. Quite frankly, the Dunham photos were beautifully retouched so Jezebel's witch hunt amounts to what Juno writer Diablo Cody said on Twitter: "This is total mean-girl shit masquerading as feminism. I'm disgusted."
In the interest of policing corporations that perpetuate the body shaming so many American women are subjected to, I think Jezebel got carried away and crossed the line into mean girl territory. And look, I get it. The site has done a lot to get the message out there that real women are beautiful; that media is doing more damage than good by Photoshopping and creating images of women that just aren't real. But does anyone think Vogue wouldn't retouch a photo that appears on any of its glossy pages, let alone the cover? Gisele gets the Photoshop treatment, people. And thanks in part to sites like Jezebel, we're all aware of just how much retouching goes into the process. Which is why you could look at this "controversy" in an entirely different way.
Dunham makes her living off portraying a "real" girl. So just as Vogue's brand is unrealistic beauty, Dunham's brand is portraying the "real" girl we can all relate to. So for her to agree to pose for Vogue could be interpreted as "selling out" and a conflict of what she represents. Should we be shaming Dunham for agreeing to be on the cover of a magazine that we all know will retouch the photos of anyone who appears in its pages because that's what Vogue is about? No. That's ridiculous. Is that where we are as a society now? We shame people who we think are just a little bit too proud of being physically fit and if anyone dares put themselves out there as a champion for women they can't get gussied up in the same way that actual models (and actual real life women) do? We should all just stop wearing make-up then, right? No more trips to the hair colorist, no more Spanx, no more Botox, no more of any of it because it's just creating an unrealistic illusion, just like Photoshop.
I'm still trying to sort out who it is that's doing the body shaming. Vogue for retouching Dunham (and every other model gracing its pages) or Jezebel for offering a disgusting bounty and then gleefully pointing out all the ways in which the photos were retouched which basically amounts to dissecting Dunham's body?
Dunham responded to the controversy by telling Slate France the following:
I understand that for people there is a contradiction between what I do and being on the cover of Vogue; but frankly I really don't know what the photoshopping situation is, I can't look at myself really objectively in that way. I know that I felt really like Vogue supported me and wanted to put a depiction of me on the cover. I never felt bullied into anything; I felt really happy because they dressed me and styled me in a way that really reflects who I am. And I felt that was very lucky and that all the editors understood my persona, my creativity and who I am. I haven't been keeping track of all the reactions, but I know some people have been very angry about the cover and that confuses me a little. I don't understand why, photoshop or no, having a woman who is different than the typical Vogue cover girl, could be a bad thing.
Bottom line, we all know anyone who appears in Vogue has been Photoshopped so if you purchase yourself a copy, you're buying into the fantasy. Do I agree with shaving down someone's jaw or elongating their limbs or slimming their waist into non-existence? No way! I also don't buy Vogue. But if someone invited me to appear on the cover you can bet that I'd say yes and I'd definitely expect a little airbrushing here and there, maybe a little armpit vagina cover-up … Does that make me a traitor to the cause of fighting body shaming? Can I no longer consider myself a feminist? I don't think so.
While I'm all about "real" beauty I certainly understand that magazines, from Vogue all the way down to Us Magazine, employ Photoshop to create unattainable illusions and it's up to me to educate myself and my daughter on the reality of it all instead of allowing the media to frame unrealistic expectations of beauty and, as Jezebel did, attempt to create a controversy and end up becoming the controversy instead.
Showing your zits, moles, armpit vaginas and muffin tops to the world does not a feminist make. But if you that's your thing, go on with your bad self, sister. Just don't shame anyone else who makes different choices.
Image: Vogue.com
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Responsibility for Addiction
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Taking as its starting point the characterization of addiction as a "brain disease" by the nation's leadership in public health and biomedical science, this paper explores the implications of recent developments in neuroscience for the concept of responsibility. The terrain is divided into three parts: responsibility for becoming addicted; responsibility for behavior symptomatic of addiction; and responsibility for amelioration of addiction. In general, the paper defends the thesis that recent scientific developments have sharpened but not erased traditional understandings in the first two areas, while recent legal developments have exposed new and intriguing theories of responsibility for managing.
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QUOTE (T.Low @ May 6, 2009 - 02:15PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
NOBODY is saying its somehow OK. People, including myself, are saying (and I paraphrase) "WTF did you think was going to happen when you decided to act like that". Please tell me you understand the difference.
I absolutely understand the difference, yes. However, why even make that comment - why does it matter? He should be able to speak freely. It doesn't matter if it's smart or if he thought it was going to happen or not.