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Fruit Guide
Enticingly rich and luscious, avocados range from long and slender to short and round; the flesh varies from pale green to bright yellow. The most popular avocado is the black-skinned Hass. Avocados taste nutty and creamy, and have a wonderful buttery consistency. You'll find them in southwestern dishes because they add an unctuousness that complements... View Article
This tropical fruit can be as sweet as honey, depending on the kind and how ripe it is. Like most bananas, the Cavendish variety—the most widely available—is picked green and ripens off the bush. HOW TO BUY Look for plump bananas that are evenly colored and without blemishes, which show signs of bruising. Brown specks... View Article
The juicy, orange flesh of this fruit has a sweet flavor and a floral aroma. Technically, what we call a cantaloupe is actually a muskmelon—the true cantaloupes are European melons (like Cavaillon and Charentais melons) with a ribbed and warty, but not netted, pale or dark green skin. How to buy: Choose cantaloupes that are... View Article
Cherry Tomatoes
Cherry tomatoes are sweeter than ever in summer. WHAT Generally, any tomato that's an inch or smaller is referred to as a cherry tomato. But cherry-style tomatoes come in several types in addition to simple cherry tomatoes: pear, also called teardrop, which are pear-shaped; grape, which are oval; and tiny currant, which are round and... View Article
There are thousands of varieties of this edible berry—some seeded, some seedless, and varying in color from green to red to black. Grapes grown for wine production have much higher acidity and aren't nearly so pleasant to eat out of hand as the plump, sugary fruit you find at the supermarket. Not surprisingly, table grapes... View Article
Honeydew Melon
Honeydew melons are recognizable by their smooth, light-yellowish rind and sweet, juicy flesh. The most common honeydew has a pastel-green flesh, but orange and gold varieties are available at specialty markets. How to buy: Honeydew melons are available year-round, but they peak from May to September. Don't judge by fragrance—they will hold back until opened.... View Article
Italian-Style Tomatoes
Italian-style tomatoes are canned with herb sprigs (usually basil) and can be whole, diced, or crushed. Use them in place of regular canned tomatoes in Italian recipes.
Key Limes
Grown predominantly in Florida, key limes are smaller, rounder, and slightly more yellow than the more widely available Persian limes. They are sometimes called Mexican limes or bartender's limes because they are very juicy and well suited for margaritas or as a garnish for gin and tonics.
A mango's orange flesh packs sweet, spicy, tangy, and rich flavor—think peach, apricot, and pineapple, with some mysterious tropical notes thrown in. HOW TO BUY: Look for mangoes that have peachy, piney aromas at the stem end. A ripe mango should yield slightly when you press the "shoulders" of the fruit, near the stem. HOW... View Article
Meyer Lemon
Thought to be a cross between an orange and a lemon, Meyer lemons are rounder and smoother-skinned than regular lemons, with a color that's more golden yellow. As lemons go, these are especially sweet and perfumy, so when you see them at the market (generally from October through May), pounce. Their juice tastes great in... View Article


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The plaintiffs in a high-profile civil trial over city crime cameras wasted no time Wednesday trying to counteract the impact of Greg Meffert's surprising testimony from the day before.
They put on the stand their own former City Hall insider, Chris Drake, who worked for ex-city vendor Mark St. Pierre's companies under Meffert's direction and who earlier this year signed a sworn affidavit critical of his old bosses.
On Tuesday, Meffert, the former city technology chief who is an acknowledged target of a parallel criminal investigation into the crime-camera deals, confidently answered the plaintiffs' questions. The testimony was unexpected: His attorneys had fought to get him out of testifying and had repeatedly said he would invoke his Fifth Amendment right not to incriminate himself if forced to take the stand.
Instead, Meffert forcefully attacked the claims by plaintiffs Southern Electronics and Active Solutions that he had used his post in City Hall to conspire with computer giant Dell Inc. and firms owned by city tech vendor Mark St. Pierre to filch their technology and undercut their business.
From the moment court resumed Wednesday, the plaintiffs got a far more friendly perspective from Drake, who championed the plaintiffs' claims that their crime-camera system was unique and effective.
Drake testified he spent many hours in late 2003 researching what municipal crime-camera systems existed and found that two local firms, Southern and Active, had the best solution. Their system featured unique ways to connect to power sources and to protect sensitive electronics from the elements, Drake said.
The witnesses all seem to agree that the idea of a massive crime-camera network came from Mayor Ray Nagin. Drake testified that as soon as he began organizing a test project in October 2003, he was directed by Meffert to contact Dell about buying Southern and Active's system through Dell on its state contract.
That didn't work out and the city held an open bid process to select a crime-camera vendor. Still, the plaintiffs showed the jury an e-mail message from Feb. 17, 2004, in which Dell employee Kim Fury tells company executives that Meffert had informed her that he was "throwing in a video surveillance piece that he will pull from the street." Drake said that meant Meffert was still trying to undo the bid process, which had just wrapped up four days earlier, and funnel the work to Dell.
"It would be highly unprofessional, if not unethical, to do that," Drake testified.
On Tuesday, Meffert looked at the same e-mail and contended Fury was talking about a different project involving cameras, a multi-parish interoperability proposal. He said it wouldn't have made any sense for him to work against the bid process because, if he had wanted to give the work to Dell, he could have simply done that.
But Drake said it wasn't that simple. He said Dell was not equipped to sell the whole system and would have had to partner with the plaintiffs or someone else to sell a fully networked, wireless crime-camera system to the city.
Drake went on to run a similar crime-camera project in the city of Baton Rouge for St. Pierre's NetMethods. Drake was NetMethods' chief technology officer and a vice president. But he disagreed with St. Pierre's decision to "cut out Active and Southern at the last minute" from the Baton Rouge project.
Drake also said the camera systems Dell and St. Pierre's firms eventually installed in Baton Rouge and New Orleans in 2006 were essentially developed from the units created by Southern and Active.
Meffert derided Southern and Active's system as a failure, and Dell has contended the local firms' system was not unique.
In Tuesday's testimony, Meffert painted Drake as overly chummy with Southern and Active, often taking up for them when Meffert and Nagin expressed impatience with the speed of the crime-camera project or with the plaintiffs' demands for payment.
Meffert's mantra Tuesday was that he never cared who got the camera deal, just that it moved more quickly and effectively.
But today plaintiffs attorney Glad Jones' questioning of Drake painted a picture of Meffert working throughout the first year of the project to get Dell and St. Pierre's company, which ended up teaming with Dell, a piece of the deal. Drake testified that he was "dumbfounded" by e-mail messages from Meffert criticizing the plaintiffs within weeks of them receiving their first payment.
Drake said Meffert told him he wanted to "put a bullet in" Southern and Active's contract.
A Nov. 19, 2004 e-mail by Meffert suggested that he could go another direction and buy the cameras under a state contract -- one that Drake testified referred to a deal with Dell. Jones made sure to note in his questioning that Meffert sent the message less than a month before he and Nagin got expenses on a Hawaii vacation paid by St. Pierre's company NetMethods.
Drake also contradicted testimony earlier this week from former Dell official Steve Reneker. On Monday, Reneker downplayed a July 8, 2004 meeting with the plaintiffs and a confidentiality contract Dell signed with Southern and Active as a result. Reneker said he only remembered one meeting, didn't remember the plaintiffs well and never promised to do business with them.
But Drake testified today that Reneker spent hours with Southern and Active executives, made it clear that he wanted to work with them and came back about six weeks later to visit Southern's Tulane Avenue offices.

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A bridge falls in Minneapolis and all of us watch the tragedy unfold live on television. The arc of disaster plays out in an awful and familiar pattern. Initially, the airwaves are filled with questions and confusion. Eyewitness accounts and video then move in to fill the information void. The experts are tracked down to speculate on the cause while the horrific videos are re-run in slow-mo ad-nauseum.
Mental health experts discuss the tragedy's emotional toll and risk of harm from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) for survivors and even witnesses and viewers, while the ever-present "breaking news" video is run over and over and over in a box next to the talking head. Accounts of tragedy and heroism are played and the survivors tell their stories to empathetic celebrity reporters flown in to cover the story.
All the time, there are the images. They cease to convey information, but take on iconic significance--a shorthand of pain, misery and loss. The entire collective experience of days of disaster viewing can be summoned up by a single graphic of twisted metal, crumbled concrete and a world turned impossibly upside down.
Even today's Star-Ledger highlighted the importance of television coverage in its front page story.
From the time a caveman or woman first scratched a figure on a rock wall, we have recognized the power of the image. News producers know that what we see is so much more important than what we hear. The "if it bleeds, it leads" television aphorism is really about taking advantage of the human compulsion to look when we drive by an accident scene. Should our base nature be completely indulged by the news networks looking to keep us watching for a few minutes more?
The use of horrific images to tell the story of tragedy has been described as "disaster pornography." The public needs information. This is the heart of news. When does this go too far? When does the news itself hurt us?
I refuse to use photos of the Twin Towers burning or falling on 9/11 in my presentations about disaster preparedness. Even though I watched the attacks live from a safe 10 miles away, the images of that horrible day are burned on my retinas. I assume the same is true of my audience. Instead, I use pictures of the bystanders and survivors. The pain on their faces fully and sufficiently reflects the horror they witnessed. No one needs to see the towers fall again.
The mental health experts tell us that small children have no concept of a recording. When a video is played, they think the event is actually happening at that moment. When it is repeated, they believe it is happening again. In some way, I think this is true for the rest of us. The painful impression is repeated over and over with each viewing until we get numb like some wound that never really heals but just scars over.
I once spoke with a 9/11 rescue worker after a seminar on disaster mental health for responders. The sponsors had custom-printed water bottles featuring their logo and name. As we chatted about his experience, he picked up one of the plastic bottles and pulled out his pocket knife and carefully and deliberately carved off the label. He noticed me watching and said he did it to mark the container as his. On the bottle was an image of a smoking World Trade Center.


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Oklahoma City University Meinders School of Business to Offer Certification Programs
OKLAHOMA CITY— Oklahoma City University's Meinders School of Business will begin offering a variety of web-based professional certification programs this spring.
OCU has partnered with Gatlin Education Services to offer online certification programs in seven fields including healthcare and fitness, business and professional, IT and software development, management and corporate, media and design, hospitality and skilled trades/industrial.
"Busy students can begin these programs at any time and learn at their own pace," said Vince Orza, Ed.D., dean of OCU's Meinders School of Business. "All courses are developed and taught by highly regarded instructors who use proven teaching methods."
Courses offered by OCU through Gatlin and its sister company, ed2go, include emergency management training, medical transcription, veterinary assistant, grant writing, paralegal, travel agent training, web database developer, video game art, interior design, oil refinery operations and dozens of others.
The Meinders School of Business maintains a deep tradition in offering continuing professional education courses. Certification preparation courses include certified financial planner, professional in human resources, senior professional in human resources and project management professional.
For more information, visit www.gatlineducation.com/okcu or call (405) 208-5540.


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Dawn Frantini worked in digital media design for many years before shifting her focus to education. She taught Film History and many other cinema-related courses at Humboldt State University and the College of the Redwoods. In 2005, she returned to UCLA to obtain her PhD in cinema studies.
Since then, teaching has grown into a passion for Frantini. "It is marvelous to train students in the basics of analysis, and then watch them grow in their skills and, ultimately, in their enjoyment of film," she says. One of her favorite moments in her teaching career was screening Dreyer's Passion de Jean d'Arc with live musical accompaniment—"there was not a dry eye in the house," Frantini insists. "Even the football team members in the balcony were sniffling."
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It's impossible to avoid the turmoil on Wall Street and the global financial crisis it's created. It's equally impossible for the average person to sort out what it means to them, both short term and into the future.
No matter how earnestly I concentrate on news stories about the crisis, I always seem to fall short of a full understanding of what has happened and why. I have yet to reach the "Aha! Now I get it!" stage.
One thing, however, does seem clear to me: The very people who are complaining the loudest about the seriousness of the situation are the people responsible for creating it in the first place.
All those masters in business administration wizards whose only career goal was to reach a seven-figure income and an annual performance bonus to match are suddenly nervous about how they're going to pay the caterer for their daughter's sweet sixteen party or whether they can make the next payment on the new Benz in the driveway of the house in the Hamptons.
Many of them seem to be in blame-shifting mode, assigning fault to government regulators, unscrupulous speculators, or, ironically enough, their own customers who fell for a sales pitch that the even the pitcher knew was a risk so severe that it was a failure waiting to happen.
It's like the physician with a multi-million dollar a year income complaining that all he does all day is see sick people.
I'm not a stock market player; my income won't allow it.
Besides, as old fashioned as it may seem, making the mortgage and car payments and setting aside a few bucks to buy new winter coats for the kids is more of a priority for me than dumping money into a e-trade account and hope for the best.
I am, I suspect, representative of the majority of people.
I suspect also that I am in the majority of those who find it very difficult to generate much sympathy for the current plight of the empty suits who rode the backs and took advantage of the hopes of millions of people to satisfy their obsessive greed.
Even now, in the midst of what many are describing as the worst economic upheaval since the Great Depression nearly 80 years ago, news reports have surfaced that investors, like wolves trailing a weak and wounded deer, have descended on the banking industry in an attempt to reap a major windfall from their economic distress.
The executives and top management of the investment giants brought low by their own mercenary impulses allowed their desire to live in the moment, as long as each moment brought more and larger checks, to overwhelm them. Any sense of caution they may have felt or any concern that the situation had gotten so out of hand that it threatened to topple the entire structure were shoved aside in the naked pursuit of escalating profits.
Now, as they stand amidst the rubble, they cry for help from the government. They want astronomical sums --- potentially trillions of dollars --- to right the ship they steered so recklessly. There's only one source of support for the bail outs---all those people, like me, who still have to make the mortgage and car payments on time.
There will be precious few tears shed for those who benefited handsomely from an executive compensation system which not only brought them seven and eight figure incomes, bonuses and country club perks and benefits, but handed them a golden parachute as a reward for running their firms into ruin. Perverse as it seems, they're not going to suffer economic hardship; they've made sure that condition is confined to the people who put their trust and confidence in them.
This may strike some as a call to the barricades and a launch of class warfare. It's not intended to be. This country was built and prospered on capitalism and the freedom to pursue wealth and riches. That shouldn't change.
So, rather than class warfare, let's have a class skirmish. Maybe the survivors will be able to see more clearly what went wrong and share their knowledge with the rest of us.


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DETROIT — For those who follow police scanner dispatch, the Detroit feeds, both police and fire, are among the most active and listened to.
You can listen to real-time action — shootings, robberies, police pursuits, firefighters battling blazes — all from your smartphone or computer.
RadioReference.com had been one of the most popular sources for listening to dispatch feeds online but that has changed since the website transferred its audio services to a website named Broadcastify. The transition began in October.
The popular Detroit Police Department feed was not available for much of last year and not listed on RadioReference.com.
Users in the comment section said it was possible the provider, usually a private citizen with a digital scanner, stopped feeding the audio to the website.
Nevertheless, it is back.
As of about 11:45 p.m. Thursday, the Detroit police feed had 170 listeners and the Detroit Fire Department feed had 110.
Dispatches may be listened to on any device with Internet access and audio capability.
Some popular Wayne County dispatch feeds:
- Detroit Police Department
- Detroit Fire Department
- Dearborn Heights, Garden City, Inkster, Wayne, and Westland Police and Fire
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Yesterday morning I was in despair. In the morning paper I had read about a new health curriculum that was to be introduced to the public schools here in Ontario. Beginning next school year, students were to receive a thorough indoctrination in sex education. And as you probably know, my wife and I have chosen to enroll our kids in public schools. We were despairing, wondering how we would deal with this new reality. Would this be the last straw, the situation that would force us to consider alternatives? Would this be a one-day program for which we could easily withdraw our children from school? Or would it be something they would be taught over the course of the entire year? Questions abounded; answers were few.
The current health curriculum in Ontario was put into place twelve years ago, I believe, and to this point (my oldest child is in fourth grade) has proven entirely unremarkable. As Christian parents whose children are in public schools, this is the one area we watch out for more than any other—the one area where we feel most protective of our children. We want our children to know what is right and what is wrong when it comes to sexuality, but we want them to know at a proper time and in a proper way. Currently by fourth grade the most a child will have learned at school is very rudimentary knowledge of what constitutes sexual abuse and how to respond should he or she experience it (i.e. tell your mom and dad).
All that was to change with the new curriculum. Under this new agenda children in third grade were to learn about gender identity (your identity may be different than your physical gender, it seems) and they were to learn that criticizing homosexuality was no different than discriminating against those with physical disabilities. They were to learn that many children have two mommies or two daddies and that they should use inclusive language such as "partner" rather than "husband" or "wife" in order not to exclude anybody. By sixth grade children were to be taught that masturbation is normal and a good way of exploring the body. By seventh grade they would be taught that they need to talk to their sexual partners about good boundaries and they were to learn that abstinence may mean different things to different people—for some it may mean excluding all sexual activity while for others it might exclude vaginal intercourse but include anal intercourse. All this was to be taught to children in seventh grade and younger. As I said, I was in despair.


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Kent Cornucopia Days are here again
The 43rd annual Kent Cornucopia Days street fair and festival takes over downtown this weekend.
South King County's oldest and largest festival features a full-size carnival and street fair with more than 600 booths offering a variety of items, including tastes from more than 35 food booths.
The carnival runs Thursday through Sunday. The street fair goes from Friday through Sunday.
Events include entertainment, beer garden, carnival with rides, Kent Youth Soccer Association Cornucopia Cup tournament, parade, skateboard tournament, dragon boat races at Lake Meridian Park and more.
Cornucopia Days hours:
• Thursday, July 10 – 3 p.m. until closing for the carnival
• Friday, July 11 – 10 a.m.- 8 p.m. for the festival and street fair, 2 p.m. until closing for the carnival
• Saturday, July 12 – 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. for the festival and street fair, 8:30 a.m.-6 p.m. for the dragon boat races, 10 a.m. until about 6 p.m. for the skateboard and inline tournaments, noon until closing for the carnival
• Sunday, July 13 – 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. for the festival and street fair, 2 p.m. for the parade, noon until closing for the carnival.
The Kent Lions produces the free event, a community service project that benefits more than 250 charitable organizations.
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Today March of Dimes announces that Jarett Andretti, son of John Andretti, has taken on the role of March for Babies Motorsports Champion for 2014 in Indianapolis. Andretti has seen the March of Dimes mission and its impact on families, making his commitment to the good health of moms and babies personal and meaningful.
March for Babies is the largest annual fundraising event for the March of Dimes. Nearly 4 million babies are born in the United States each year, and the March of Dimes has helped each and every one through 75 years of research, education, vaccines and breakthroughs.
As Motorsports Champion, he will play an integral role in raising awareness and funds to advance the scientific research and educational programs at the core of the March of Dimes effort to find causes and preventions for preterm birth and birth defects and infant mortality.
"Working with the March of Dimes is a real honor. March for Babies gives everyone in our community the chance to work together for stronger, healthier babies and make a difference in the lives of millions of babies," said Andretti, "When babies are born too soon, too small, and sick, it can be a race against the clock to help them survive and thrive. My twin cousins were born prematurely at 28 weeks, so continued research on premature births is very close to my heart. Thankfully, both twins survived and are healthy to this day. Together with the UAW and March of Dimes we hope to help them win that race and live to enjoy a first birthday."
Andretti continued, "Premature birth is the leading cause of newborn death. In Indiana, one in eight babies are born prematurely, and that's just not acceptable. We need leaders in our community working together to help moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies."
"I couldn't be happier having Jarett Andretti serve as March for Babies Motorsports Champion," said Judy Swiecicki, Central Indiana Division Executive Director for March of Dimes.
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Indianapolis residents can sign up today at marchforbabies.org and start a team with co-workers, family and friends. Last year, more than 4,000 people attended the event in Indianapolis — which will be held this year on May 10th at White River State Park.
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A Mississippi man was arrested Monday after he allegedly used his cellphone to take photos and video beneath the dresses of women shopping at a Walmart store in Slidell.
Anthony James Mosconi Jr, 31, of McNeill, was booked with one count of video voyeurism.
Slidell police received a call about 11:40 a.m. after loss prevention officers with Walmart at 39142 Natchez Drive saw the man using his cell phone to take photos under the dresses of unsuspecting shoppers, Asst. Police Chief Kevin Foltz said. Before police arrived, the man was seen attempting to delete material from his phone, he said.
Officer Chris Culotta and Donald Nunez arrived and took the phone from the man and located one video that showed the underwear of a woman wearing a yellow dress, Foltz said. Officers located the 32 year old woman inside the store while she shopped with her 3-year-old son, he said.
She told officers that she was unaware the man had taken the video and that she wanted to pursue charges, Foltz said.
After being booked at the city jail, Mosconi was transported to the St. Tammany Parish jail in Covington where bond will be set.


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Currently Dow Jones CEO, Les Hinton has worked with Rupert Murdoch for more than 50 years. But attention is now focused on his time between 1995 and 2007, when he was in charge of News International.
Scandals often grow from small beginnings. Watergate, the daddy of all political imbroglios, began with the arrest of five men for breaking into the Democratic HQ in Washington in June 1972 and ended with the impeachment of the most powerful man in the world.
The origin of the News of the World phone-hacking saga is even more innocuous. In 2005 the newspaper published a story about Prince William, based on information known only to a small number of people. The suggestion was that the information had been obtained illegally.
By last week, the five-and-a-half-year drama had engulfed the News of the World, the British Prime Minister's former communications director, and ensnared an estimated 4,000 phone-hack victims.
Friday saw the spotlight trained on Rebekah Brooks, News of the World editor between 2000 and 2003 and, since 2009, chief executive of Rupert Murdoch's News International stable of newspapers. Her survival appeared to have been guaranteed at the weekend, at least temporarily, by Rupert Murdoch's personal endorsement.
Murdoch's 'consigliere'
By Monday, however, another News Corporation grandee was under threat when it emerged that Les Hinton, Murdoch's longest-standing adviser - often referred to, in a nod to The Godfather, as the Australian-born magnate's "consigliere" - was one of five News International executives who had had access to an internal 2007 company report which found that phone hacking at NI was more widespread than previously admitted.
Hinton, at the time News International's executive chairman, told the Commons Culture Select Committee in March of the same year he was "absolutely convinced" that the practice of phone hacking was limited to one reporter. That reporter was Clive Goodman, the former News of the World royal correspondent, then languishing at Her Majesty's pleasure after pleading guilty to illegally intercepting phone messages from Clarence House.
Hinton also offered his endorsement for Andy Coulson, who had resigned at the start of 2007 when Goodman was sent down. "I believe absolutely that Andy did not have knowledge of what was going on," he announced.
Then, in 2009 Hinton testified before another select committee that NI had gone to "extraordinary lengths" to investigate phone hacking, stating: "There was never any evidence delivered to me that suggested that the conduct of Clive Goodman spread beyond him."
Left to right: Les Hinton, Andy Coulson, Rupert Murdoch, Rebecca Brooks (Getty)
'Charming apparatchik'
That Les Hinton has now been drawn into the limelight must be particularly worrying for Rupert Murdoch and his ambitions for his News Corporation media empire. The British-born Hinton has worked several stints in the UK, most recently for 12 years between 1995 and 2007. But he has been an American citizen since 1985 (he was naturalised only months after Murdoch acquired US citizenship) and, as the current Dow Jones chief executive, he publishes the Wall Street Journal - arguably the jewel in Murdoch's publishing crown
As such, the reportedly urbane 67-year-old is the lynchpin of News Corp's newsprint operations in the US. He must ensure, among other things, that undertakings of journalistic freedom given at the time of the WSJ's acquisition are adhered to (on the subject of editorial independence, readers may recall questions raised nearly 30 years ago when Murdoch - having recently acquired Times Newspapers - sacked Times editor Harold Evans).
Michael Wolff, author of The Man Who Owns the News, a biography of Rupert Murdoch, described Hinton to Channel 4 News as "a quite charming apparatachik in the Murdoch organisation: intelligent, witty, and a reasonable person. He's not a rabid Murdoch-ite - although he is, of course, a loyal one." In 2009 Hinton married Kath Raymond, a one-time adviser to the former Prime Minister Gordon Brown.
That reasonableness may be tested to the limit in the coming weeks and months. If the embattled Rebekah Brooks loses her position at News International, the focus will undoubtedly turn with greater acuity on the publicity-shy Hinton (the US Adweek website quotes a former Dow Jones executive as saying of him: "He does not want to be profiled. He does not want to give speeches.")
And if that happens, his own position within the News Corporation could be placed under strain. The phone-hacking scandal has subjected the Murdoch empire to its greatest-ever crisis, and there is little doubt it will see more casualties in the weeks and months to come - Rebekah Brooks suggested as much when she addressed News of the World staffers at the end of last week. Whether it eventually engulfs Murdoch's most trusted ally lies, in the view of some, in the hands of Murdoch himself.
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A never-ending quest for cinematic gems hidden in the weekly TV listings:
What: "Saratoga Trunk," the 1945 New Orleans-set drama starring Gary Cooper and Ingrid Bergman.
When: Sunday (Jan. 31), 2:45 a.m.; repeated Monday (Feb. 1) at 12:30 p.m.
Where: Turner Classic Movies (TCM)
Why: Based on Edna Ferber's novel, it's about a woman who comes to New Orleans to find a rich man to marry -- but falls for a gambler instead. It was filmed on Hollywood sound stages instead of on location in New Orleans -- which locals will find distractingly evident -- still, it's a fun and well-acted movie, earning Flora Robson an Oscar nomination for best supporting actress.
- From Nola.com: Find New Orleans area showtimes.
- On Twitter: Follow the Twitter feed of T-P movie critic Mike Scott
- From the T-P: The T-P's A-to-Z movie review archive.
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- Southern University, Baton Rouge (Football) - Offered
- University of North Texas (Football) - Offered
- Northwestern State University (Football) - Offered
- McNeese State University (Football) - Offered
There is no doubt that George is one of the premier defenders in the state. He is projected to play linebacker on the next level, but it is possible that he could add some weight and play defensive end. George received early offers from McNeese State and Northwestern State. George was really effective off the edge and may be best suited as a rush-backer in a 3-4 system. Whether he plays with his hand down or standing up and playing in space as a linebacker, George is a sure fire Division I prospect. Currently ranks No. 32 in the State of Louisiana for the class of 2013, per James Smith.


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SAT Vocabulary List 19 --- Mr. Sanford
noun: Something out of its proper or chronological order, especially a person or practice that belongs to an earlier time.
adjective: Capable of soothing or eliminating pain.
noun: A medicine, such as aspirin, that relieves pain.
noun: A person or thing that assumes the leadership or forefront, as of a profession or industry.
noun: A structure, usually brick or stone, built against a wall for support or reinforcement. (bulwark).
noun: A string or chain of flowers, foliage, or ribbons, suspended in a curve between two points.
verb: To decorate or embellish with ornament.
noun: Weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy; exhaustion resulting from lack of sustenance. (lassitude, lethargy, torpid).
noun: A contractual agreement made between different parties to compensate for any possible or anticipated damages or losses.
adjective: Clearly apparent to the sight or understanding; obvious.
verb: To evidence; to prove; to show or demonstrate plainly; to reveal.
adjective: Secluded and contemplative; strictly disciplined or regimented. (self-abnegating, ascetic, austere, insular).
Non sequitur
noun: An inference or conclusion that does not follow logically from the premises or evidence provided.
adjective: Hardened against feeling; stubbornly impenitent; not giving into persuasion. (callous, insensate, insentient, obstinate, pertinacious).
adjective: Indirect or evasive; devious, misleading, or dishonest. (prevaricating, equivocating).
Quid pro quo
noun: Something that is given or taken in return for something else; a reciprocal exchange.
noun: A peculiarity of behavior, mode of dress, or pronunciation that distinguishes a particular class or set of persons.
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I read last week that Mets Assistant GM Tony Bernazard has the ears of the Wilpon Boys and has been increasingly critical of manager Jerry Manuel in organizational meetings.
Tony, at the next pow-wow, why don't you make some noise about the fact that Dan Murphy last night once again rode the pines against a left-handed starter.
Because this automatic move is starting to really tick me off.
On this offense, Murphy's one of a few players that actually has some potential.
Sure he's struggled this season, but what, bejesus, can the team possibly have to gain when it benches him so Fernando Tatis can hit into a few more double plays?
The night after the kid went 2-for-4 with a pair of hard-hit doubles, to boot!
How is Murphy supposed to get on some kind of a roll when Manuel sits him every time a southpaw is starting, no questions asked?
And imagine if Murphy wasn't hitting .290 against lefties this season.
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The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports more than $260,000 worth of "incentive pay" went to top staffers in 2011. Then-Lottery President Margaret DeFrancisco received the largest amount, almost $83,000.
Lawmakers that year passed legislation to curtail bonuses for Lottery executives. At the time, both ticket sales and payments to state education programs were declining.


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On what he's seen from Bolden compared to Clark:
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On what he thinks the Alabama game has done for the receivers:
"I think we thought we had a bit of an advantage (over the secondary). This game showed us we have to focus on the small things to make the big things happen .But as a receiver we have to work every week and need to take care of the little things."
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Portland Commissioner Amanda Fritz may ask voters in November to approve a bond measure to pay for $68 million in parks repairs.
That Fritz is even considering a bond measure is surprising.
For years city officials have talked about pushing a bond but didn't move forward when polling showed tepid support.
This year wasn't supposed to be an option. That's because Portland Mayor Charlie Hales and Commissioner Steve Novick are already trying to dip into residents' pockets with a new street fee of nearly $140 a year for homeowners.
But Fritz on Thursday said Portland Parks & Recreation is conducting polling to see if voters would support a new bond measure.
"There's some really urgent needs that we need to take care of," said Fritz, who is in charge of Portland Parks & Recreation. "I wanted to take another look to see whether people might be interested in renewing the bond."
Fritz's sales pitch would be simple: It wouldn't cost homeowners more than they're already paying. That's because a bond measure approved in 1994 is set to expire next year, Fritz said, and voters could approve a new bond measure at the same rate.
Fritz said she decided to review options for a new bond measure last month after hearing from angry residents about failing playgrounds in places like Couch Park.
Fritz said she asked Portland Parks & Recreation to pay for the poll so results would be public and the process would be transparent, unlike previous polling efforts. Results are expected next week.
A decision about moving forward would likely come by July to ensure the bond is placed on the November ballot.
If the bond moved to voters, it would be an interesting role for Fritz.
Fritz is considered the City Council's least effective fundraiser. Fritz won election in 2008 using the city's now defunct public campaign finance system, and she largely self-funded her 2012 campaign -- escaping a strong challenge from former state Rep. Mary Nolan.
Fritz also acknowledged that the timing isn't great.
Given the proposed street fee, voters may not want to see a parks money measure in November. And she said that despite the economic recovery, some people are still struggling financially.
But Fritz said she has the support of Hales to at least gauge the public's temperature.
"I'm just asking the question, and we've got these urgent repairs," she said. "That's why we're thinking about it now."
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John Goodman, "Treme"
Nomination Status: Probably the best shot for "Treme," but also probably on the outside
In His Favor: Goodman has a big, showy part on a well regarded show and he's the best known actor on said show. On a show often notable for understated character turns, Goodman has the larger-than-life character you can't miss. [Yes. Those two sentences said roughly the same thing, but it's a point that seems to require repeating.] He's also an Emmy favorite, with 10 nominations and one win (for his "Studio 60" guest spot) to his credit.
Working Against Him: A fun (and depressing) game: Count the number of acting Emmy nominations for David Simon's "The Corner," "The Wire" and "Generation Kill." It won't take you very long. The answer is "zero." Simon does ensembles in which everybody is part of a tapestry, so it's sometimes hard for individuals to stand out. It doesn't help that few shows in the Emmy race have a smaller audience than "Treme."


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WOODBRIDGE -- For the third time in the past decade, a former Woodbridge police officer will be tried on charges that he sexually assaulted a teenage boy, according to a report by MyCentralJersey.com.
The report said retrial comes nearly a year after a state appeals court overturned a guilty conviction against 49-year-old Douglas Karlson on allegations that he assaulted an underage boy and took inappropriate photos of a 15-year-old girl.
In his original trial in July 2006, Karlson was convicted of official misconduct and endangering the welfare of a child for allegedly taking photos of the girl, but the jury could not decide whether or not the ex-cop was guilty in the assaults on the young boy.
Karlson was found guilty of the assaults during a retrial in December of 2006, and sentenced to serve 17 years in prison for both crimes in February of 2007. But during last year's appeal, the courts decided Karlson should have been tried separately for each crime.
Karlson will also be retried for the alleged incident with the young girl, but a trial date has not been set yet, according to the report.
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The master education in Composition offers individual tuition and supervision, seminars, and possibilities for co-operation with art institutions, professional ensembles and orchestras. You can apply with a background in either instrumental- or electronic music or in sound art.
The overarching goal is to give you advanced artistic attainments in the main subject, skills, experimental practice, and communication. A large number of performances, exhibitions and concerts take place at the Academy in co-operation with fellow students and professional musicians.
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The Master programme at the Academy of Music and Drama runs through two years at advanced level.
It aims at students who already have a Bachelor s degree or comparable knowledge on 180 higher education credits (three years studies in higher education).
The programme is given in English. Students who have obtained the Master s degree are eligible to apply for the PhD programme in music performance or composition. Basic courses: Literature and scientific method - Track seminars - Thesis project.
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Selection of eligible applicants is based upon upon assessments of submitted portfolios. All applicants are also requested to send in a Proposal for Master independent project on minimum three (3) A4 pages: Title of project, problem statement, method for artistic and/or scientific development/research, and references to related projects. The proposal should be submitted not later than February 1.
If you apply to more than one track you are obliged to send in one proposal for each orientation.
You apply at www.universityadmissions.se but send the proposal and other material like scores, CD and DVD directly to the Academy of Music and Drama, not later than February 1. Please mark the envelope Master Composition . Address: Högskolan för scen och musik, Box 210, SE-405 30 Göteborg.
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The general idea of SDRAM was described in the 1970s, shortly after the mass-production of DRAMs was initiated. However, the device considered to be the inflection point for SDRAM, the basic technology we use for RAMs in our computers today, was the development of the Samsung KM48SL2000 in 1993 (original press release here). It was the first compelling SDRAM device that helped replace all other DRAMs in computers by about 2000. The device achieved 100 MHz speeds in a JEDEC standardized PC100 configuration. Other types of SDRAM included PC66 on the low-end and PC133 on the high-end.
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Hill Top B&B was built by early German settlers next to a famous General Herkimer Home in the middle of Mohawk Valley. Our Bed & Breakfast conveniently located in close proximity to NYS Thruway, Cooperstown, Herkimer Diamond Mines, Ommegang Brewery, Erie Canal, Saratoga Springs,Turning Stone Casino, multiple amusement and water parks, Howe Cavern and many many other tourists attractions. Our neighbors include Amish settlers from Pennsylvania; it is not unusual to see a horse and buggy on the local roads.We make our breakfast from fresh eggs, milk and produce that we buy from local farmers-our neighbors. This house was beautifully restored and furnished in 2011. Our guests feel immersed in an 18-th century French atmosphere as they relax and unwind. Hill Top Bed & Breakfast offers elegant accommodations, charm, the finest European hospitality and a fabulous escape for any time of the year. Special attention to every quest is the main goal here at the Hill Top B & B. We will provide you with peace, comfort and superb breakfast.
2.8 on July 27, 2014
Even a little bit of truth in advertising would have been nice. The room and the building were attractive, but particularly at over $160 a night, we expected our own bathroom. You will note that the fact that there is only one bathroom that services the entire first floor is completely absent from this website, nor did the owner tell us that in any of our communications with her. Moreover, during our visit that bathroom was not sufficiently clean. Also the walls of our room were such that could hear the folks next door as clearly as if they were in the same room with us. And the curtain on the glass door to the room did very little to block out the light from the foyer, a light the owner informed us she leaves on all night, nor to give us sufficient privacy. The breakfast was superlative and the owners are pleasant, but had we known what we know now, we would not have selected this b&b.
5 on August 20, 2013
The rooms are like you are in a mansion! Cozy, clean, sophisticated! Breakfast not overwhelming and very nutritious, we had eggs, bacon, salad and potatoes with three peppers. For me it was as a brunch. Next days crapes very good. We plan to go back next year as a bigger group. Val was kind and I loved to chat with her.
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I stayed at the bed & breakfast early August 2012. The owners made me feel like I was an honored guest, but also made me feel at home and very welcome. We shared an excellent evening with a beautiful dinner, wine and great conversation. The breakfast the next morning was the best breakfast ever! And the hospitality and spirit of the owners was heartwarming. I hope to be able to return and visit again. Thank you!
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We stayed at Hilltop a weekend in August 2012 & we had a fabulous stay. Val & Leo are such genuine, caring people who give the impression they'd give you the shirt off their backs if it would make you happy. Their goal is to make you happy & comfortable and that's exactly how we felt. The decor is incredibly beautiful, beds comfy, food outstanding with a beautiful view from the porch. A soak in the hot tub out back made our last night a special one & our visit complete. Lovely B&B in incredibly lovely innkeepers. Thanks so much Valerie & Leo! Gena & Jason
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One of the most sought-after live comedians ever, Artie Lange currently hosts "The Artie Lange Show", a wildly successful Fox News Radio show he co-created in 2011.
He was a beloved regular on "The Howard Stern Show", and his memoir, Too Fat to Fish, was a New York Times Best Seller.
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MUSKEGON, MI – Parents and children rediscovered a corner of Muskegon County on Saturday, March 8 with the Muskegon Museum of Art's gallery opening, crafts and film showing.
Buster Keaton's relationship with the Bluffton neighborhood on the Lake Michigan shore is the focus of a recent graphic novel from Matt Phelan.
The rough-and-tumble action star of the silent film era vacationed in Bluffton numerous times in the 1900s. He played baseball in the area, and lived in the neighborhood's Actor's Colony – a summer hideaway for vaudeville performers to rest and develop new acts.
Phalan's book is a window into that all-but-disappeared world. A few panels from the book show scenes a child might recognize from modern-day Muskegon. For instance, the train station of Keaton's world today houses the Muskegon County Convention and Visitors Bureau.
The Museum of Art opened a gallery with original art panels from the book, and is holding a series of events this spring in concert with the gallery and book release.
On Saturday, about a hundred parents and children walked through the gallery and took part in a craft. Museum Docent A.J. Meyer was surprised by how many recognized Buster Keaton.
"I've been surprised how many people are from Muskegon, and know him as part of their history and know him from his silent movies," she said.
One of the visiting families, she said, lives in the Bluffton neighborhood today. That family said it recognized a barn in one of Phalan's panels that's still standing today, she said.
For other families – like North Muskegon's Jonathan Sprague, 29, and his son -- the history of Bluffton and Keaton was something new.
"We come for the family Saturdays," said Sprauge, who hadn't heard of Keaton but still enjoyed the artwork and craft in the gallery.
"I like his style of drawing – it's simple," he said. "The comic-strip style is interesting, too."
An elephant was part of a traveling menagerie that visited the actor's colony in Bluffton. So, on Saturday, the children constructed paper elephants and decorated them with glitter paint, markers, glue and crayons.
"We've had checkered ones, we've had striped ones," said art teacher Ronace Zielinski-Hogan. "Usually the kids' ideas are better than ours."
The museum holds a Super Saturday event for children every second Saturday of the month with a film, art tour and craft project.
"Grandparents and parents, and we're all working together," Zielinski-Hogan said. "It's just a way of getting conversations going instead of video games."


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When we took the Freedom Rides as inspiration, we didn't actually expect to have a run-in with Mississippi police. Our journey, the Food and Freedom Ride, was about honoring the anniversary of a heroic journey while also drawing attention to one of the biggest issues facing our generation: the dearth of real food in our communities and the resulting health, environmental, and economic crises. Read more
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Food is the pulse of the millennial generation as thousands of young people are propelling the new good food movement forward by planting the seeds of a more just and sustainable food system. Across the country, students are activating for social change on campuses, while hundreds of new farmers and gardeners are digging into neighborhoods, and innovative food ventures are sprouting up. Come meet some of the best and brightest of these young food activists on Tuesday, May 3, as Kitchen Table Talks, in conjunction with UC Berkeley's School of Journalism, hosts a lively discussion with some of the leading youth voices whose mandate is food. Read more


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And The Sharpe Collection couldn't be happier. It's the only dealer for Jaguar and Land Rover in this region, and those sales equal more than 30 percent of Sharpe's business.
"It has headed in an entirely new direction," Sharpe said. "We embrace it; it really is another chapter."
Sharpe acquired the Jaguar dealership in 2003, when Ford bought the British sports car line. It acquired the Land Rover dealership when BMW owned that line. Sharpe also sells BMWs.
Even before the sale is final between Tata and Ford Motor Co., a redesign for Jaguar is under way, said Blair Sharpe, vice president of the dealership, 1010 28th St. SE.
Now, Ford is cash-strapped and is selling its satellites to concentrate on the core products.
That suits Jaguar and Land Rover fans, Sharpe said.
"From the customers I've talked to, they're excited about it," Sharpe said. "A majority of them are glad they're getting away from Ford."
The Ford legacy left good and bad marks, especially on Jaguar.
"The quality skyrocketed," Sharpe said. And the bad mark? "They kind of look like a Ford."
Sales for Land Rover took a turn for the better in recent years, with the introduction of models including the Discovery and Range Rover.
At the same time, Jaguar sales nationwide have been in a five-year nose-dive, although some enthusiasts are looking toward the new XF for a resurgence.
Sharpe hasn't met Tata owners yet, but he expects little upheaval as the two lines change hands again.
"It's kind of like when Warren Buffett buys a company," he said. "He lets management run the company. Things are pretty good for both brands, but Ford needs money."
That's not the problem for Tata, Sharpe said.
"They have a lot of money, and that's what you need to do when you're building cars, to keep reinvesting and building product that people want," he said.


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To the Editor:
In his Feb. 25 letter, "Expect two more years of congressional obstruction from GOP," Brad Moy hit the nail on the head. Obstruction by congressional Republicans is exactly that.
Republicans appear to have decided that few bills will move forward, regardless of the merits of those bills, if they are proposed by, supported by, or beneficial to Democrats in any way.
While Republicans can't work with Democrats, they can't seem to work with themselves, either.
In December, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, could not marshal enough of his party's House majority to pass "fiscal cliff" legislation with GOP votes. Boehner then brought House business to a close for the year without bringing Hurricane Sandy relief funding legislation to the floor as promised.
Desperate Northeast Republicans were stunned. Gov. Chris Christie, also a Republican, called Boehner for an explanation. According to Christie, Boehner wouldn't even pick up the phone — four times.
A month later, in the new Congress, the Hurricane Sandy Relief Act was passed and signed anyway. Thirty-six U.S. senators, most of whom had demanded and received past disaster aid for their own states, voted "no" for disaster aid for New Jersey, New York, etc. All were Republicans.
Also in December 2012, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., requested a vote on a bill raising the debt ceiling. Surprised to discover that the bill would pass, McConnell then requested that 60 votes in the 100-seat Senate be required for passage, essentially filibustering himself and killing the measure.
Two years before the November 2012 election, McConnell was asked to define Republican goals. He said, "The single most important thing we want to achieve is for President (Barack) Obama to be a one term president."
No, it wasn't. The most important thing for McConnell to do is to help to govern this nation, a fact he seems to have forgotten.
He's not the only one.
Joseph W. Mingin


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10 Signs Your Office Tech Needs Upgraded
This past weekend we took the kids for a little mini-vacation to Branson, MO. Kids love indoor waterparks plain and simple so off we went for a quick trip for them to play and me to watch Branson Half-Ironman. Well, while driving through town we happened to drive by a store with the above sign. Yep, it wins our top spot in signs that you may need to upgrade the technology in your place of business. So without further adieu here are my top 10 ways to know that you need to upgrade:
NOTE: All these are real examples we have either talked to people about or witnessed ourselves just recently.
1) If your sign says there is an A: drive floppy error you may need to upgrade your signage
2) You still have a rotary phone on your desk (you know who you are)
3) You still use a yellow legal pad for your accounting and as your CRM system (this is honestly my favorite…)
4) Your office secretary still is required to use an At A Glance paper calendar to handle office scheduling for an office of 10
5) Your website was hand written in HTML in notepad and still auto-plays music
6) You still use MySpace and you are in marketing
7) Your BUSINESS email still ends in @yahoo.com, @gmail.com, @msn.com, or @anything that is not the domain name of your business
8) You still worry about a BSOD (Blue Screen Of Death)
9) You have to find your copy of Frontpage 98 to update your website (ok this actually may be my favorite)
10) And finally… You still have a CRT (Cathode Ray Tube) monitor that weighs more than you do
Feel free to post your own in the comments below.


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LAS VEGAS (AP) - The mayor of Las Vegas, nearing the end of a typical 15-hour day, is sipping a martini with his wife, talking about the horse he bet on and the tractor-trailer he drove down the Strip.
Usually, Oscar Goodman doesn't call it a day until he's clashed with someone, but sometimes even the self-described world's happiest mayor gets lucky in Vegas.
"It's wonderful," he says of being the mayor of the nation's fastest-growing city. "You get up in the morning, you're out and about, you're making the city a better place. It's the perfect life."
He is a mix of the old and the new Las Vegas, a reminder of the city's shady past and the biggest cheerleader for its future.
He gambles. He drinks. He says the wrong thing. And he's popular. Really popular.
"I represent the city of Las Vegas the way it should be," Goodman says. "It's not a mundane, run-of-the-mill place. I feel I am the people's mayor."
It's been almost three years since Goodman came out of nowhere to run a populist campaign that culminated in a landslide win over a veteran city councilman. It was his first try at public office. Before 1999, he was a high-profile criminal defense attorney whose mob clients included Meyer Lansky and Anthony "Tony the Ant" Spilotro, who once reputedly placed a rival's head in a vise and squeezed his eyeballs out.
Goodman grew bored with his other cases after Spilotro was killed in 1986 and was looking for a change. When he suggested running for mayor, even his four kids were surprised. They told their father he had more baggage than airport sky caps.
Valet car attendants and taxi drivers know his name. So do casino pit bosses and gamblers. "He's not afraid to speak his mind," says limousine driver Ken Herrera, who greets Goodman outside a casino. "It's what we need."
On this day, a casino valet shakes the mayor's hand, lifts his shirt to show his bullet wounds and talks about an uncle "on vacation" in Chicago.
"Prison?" the mayor asks.
The worker nods. "I know some of the people you know," he says.
Goodman, 62, arrives at Bally's hotel-casino on the Strip to welcome the United Auto Workers. The Strip is actually outside the city, but Goodman is a popular choice for convention speeches and promotions.
"What am I speaking about?" he asks his spokesman, Erik Pappa.
Good question, since Goodman, 62, doesn't write speeches, except for the annual state of the city address. Sometimes his off-the-cuff approach results in bold remarks that make local headlines. Other times, he tells funny stories and, as with the UAW, gives a welcome to the city.
Speech done, he's leaving the casino when he remembers he wants to bet on a horse.
So, he plops down $100 on Beefeater Baby, the favorite to win at Santa Anita this day. Beefeater is a favorite brand of gin, and the mayor likes his martinis - straight up, ice on the side. ("I drink more gin than any human being," he says.)
Beefeater even asked the mayor to be a spokesman for the gin, but Goodman says he and the company couldn't agree on a price and he's now considering touting another brand. Any money he receives would go into the city's general fund, he says.
Once the mouthpiece to the mob, it's often his mouth that gets him into trouble.
He says what he wants, no matter the audience.
He called U.S. Energy Secretary Spencer Abraham "that piece of garbage" for recommending nearby Yucca Mountain as a nuclear waste dump.
When someone spilled a white powdery substance next to his Mercedes in the City Hall parking garage, Goodman offered to go after the person with a baseball bat.
Homeless advocates accused him of being insensitive after he suggested rounding them up and busing them to an abandoned prison 30 miles away.
"There is a fine line in politics in being a maverick and being a buffoon," says Nevada political analyst Jon Ralston. "I think he's right on that line or is about to cross over it.
"He listens to nobody. He has a titanic ego."
But Goodman insists he says what people are scared to say.
Polls consistently show an approval rating of 75 percent to 80 percent.
"Even when there have been things his critics have tried to take advantage of, it doesn't really affect his numbers that much," says Marvin Longabaugh, president of Magellan Research, a Las Vegas public opinion polling company.
"His charisma trumps just about anything else he does."
In Las Vegas, the mayor has the same power as a council member and is the ceremonial head of government, making $52,633 a year.
But try telling Goodman he is a glorified councilman.
His biggest achievement came in 2000 when the city acquired a 61-acre parcel of downtown land. His dream is to establish an academic medical center there in a downtown he envisions as a trendy attraction of bars, restaurants, shops and a museum.
For that to happen, Goodman needs Neonopolis, a downtown entertainment mall of movie theaters, restaurants and a bowling alley, to succeed.
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Hedge accounting proposals aim for clarity on risk management activities
London, 7 September 2012 – The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) today released a draft final standard with revised proposals on hedge accounting that will allow many entities better to reflect their risk management activities in the financial statements. The proposals are designed to provide a stronger link between an organization's risk management activities, the rationale for hedging, and the impact on the financial statements.
Tony Clifford, EY's Global IFRS Financial Instruments Leader, says: "We welcome the IASB's new proposals for a hedge accounting model because they are more principle-based, less complex, more linked to an entity's risk management activities, and can be consistently applied in all industry sectors. The current hedge accounting model includes complex rules, some arbitrary limits, and onerous hedge effectiveness testing that often result in an entity not being able to apply hedge accounting to its economic hedging relationships."
Clifford comments: "We expect that the most significant benefit of the proposals will be for non-financial services entities. These entities typically enter into contracts to buy or sell non-financial items that contain various risk components, such as, foreign exchange risk, commodity price risk and basis risk. Hedge accounting will now be permitted for individual risk components of non-financial items, provided the entity can separately identify and reliably measure the risk component that is actually hedged. One example commonly used is the hedge of the crude oil component of a jet fuel purchase."
Many financial institutions are waiting for the IASB to develop a separate proposal on so called "portfolio" or "macro hedging," that is expected to be issued as a separate standard in 2014. Some of the existing macro hedge accounting provisions have been carried forward into this final draft standard, but banks will need to review it carefully to ensure that when applying IFRS 9 they can continue with their existing hedge accounting policies until the macro hedging project is completed. But banks will benefit from the new standard. Clifford adds: It should reduce the operational burden of hedge accounting and provides more flexibility."
The draft can be accessed on the website of the IASB for a period of 90 days. Clifford concludes: "Given the changes proposed by the IASB, we encourage organizations to analyze the review draft in detail to understand the impact the new hedge accounting model would have on their hedging activities and to identify any difficulties in applying it."
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So let's get going...
* solitarymary comments, "Hey Bob -- Have long enjoyed your column and today have entered the blogosphere for the first time ever. Have you all had the conversation about begging for an Ikea in this area? The closest one would be four hours away. For those who do not know, an Ikea is a housewares extravaganza, usually 3-4 floors of the coolest home stuff you'll ever see. The price is right and the quality/style is par none. Visting California a summer ago, I jumped up in my seat when we passed an Ikea, my cousins in turn displayed a completely ho-hum attitude. They wouldn't even consider a stop... complete retail snobs. We, however, up here in quest-for-the best Northeast, but take what we can get, hope that a store like Ikea would find this perfectly situated, centrally located area ideal for a new retail store. And WE would appreciate it more than those multi-store laden areas in all those shopping
meccas around the country . Are you listening Pyramid...?"
They're listening. But are they doing anything about it? We sure have had many a conversation here on the Store Front blog regarding Ikea. Go ahead, catch up. We'll wait. It's been an interesting ride, and thanks for coming along, Solitary.
* TucsonDave comments, "Bob -- interesting to read of Wegmans expansion plans in the area from Harrisburg to the DC suburbs. I was wondering if anything ever materialized of plans to have some sort of partnership with the very classy grocery chain in the Richmond area, Ukrop's? A couple of years ago, while back in Richmond for a visit, I asked a Ukrop's manager if anything was going on in regards to a Wegmans partnership. He seemed quite apprehensive Wegmans might be attempting to buy out Ukrop's at some point in the future. If that ever happens, Wegmans would do very well to keep the traditions that have made Ukrop's so well-respected in Central VA, e.g., no liquor sales and closed Sundays. Being originally from Syracuse, I love Wegmans, but I have tremendous respect for Ukrop's and all concerned with that company.
"Also, interesting to see a reference to Waffle House. Right after we moved to Richmond in 1996, we went into a Waffle House and asked for a table in the non-smoking area. You'd have thought I had single-handedly started the Civil War all over again with that request! In the seven years we lived in Richmond, we never did return to Waffle House."
The whole Wegmans-buying-Ukrop's things was an industry rumor for a time, and I don't think it really had any merit (though I could be wrong). I sense Wegmans isn't any mode to acquire other chains, merge or be acquired by anyone. They seem happy with the model they have (see below).
* mallhater comments, "Bob -- I believe there is a Java Jo'z located in Norwich and the site did in fact use to be an old photo booth location."
And as I reported late last summer, they were fishing for more locations in Central New York. Actually, I believe, they were fishing for a franchise owner.
* CBurke comments, "I'm not sure if it's Java J'oz, but there's something like this in Gloversville, along with several fast food and discount stores. There's also a drive-up, 'small footprint' cigarette/tobacco shop along there."
* JackW comments, "There's a HoneyDew Donuts on the Mass Pike (I-90) that is that small building concept. Two windows, one walk up, one drive through. I just can't remember which rest area has it, but I believe it was closer to the Boston end of the Turnpike."
Again, thanks.
* MeriDel comments -- Hi Bob! The mystery photo, looks like an all American Super Wally World?!?!?! Great job on the vids, you shoulda been a star!"
Thanks! You really think that's a Wal-Mart Supercenter? It looks too bright to me.
* yellowkid comments, Tim Hortons, supposedly going in next to Wendy's, is a no-go.They want to lease not own the land."
I'm guessing you're talking about Auburn?
* section3ftbl comments, "Hey Bob! Just wondering if you had any thoughts as to why Weggies is hesitant to expand east past Syracuse. It always seemed that Price Chopper owned east of I-81 and Wegmans west, but with the potential acquisition of some former Tops stores it looks like westward-ho! for the Chopper. Why not east for Weggies? Thanks!"
A few years back, supermarket industry insiders suggested that there was some unspoken agreement that Wegmans wouldn't invade Price Chopper's home turf in the Albany area and the Chopper wouldn't go to Weggies home port in Rochester. Both are family controlled supermarket giants. I don't know if that's true (the part about the unspoken agreement). Plus, it seems, all bets were off on that one when Chopper execs later told me they were interested in heading westward from the Syracuse market -- and specifically named Rochester, though that hasn't happened yet.
I sense that Wegmans is pretty much finished with expansion in New York state, for various reasons. Oh, they'll continue to expand and upgrade stores -- you pretty much have to -- and build replacement stores, when necessary. But grow in New York state? I doubt it. Grow into New England? Unlikely. I think they've found greener pastures south.
* Our Store Front operative in Western Michigan, a former stomping grounds of Store Front, writes, "Hi Bob -- Love your Webisodes. Fairmount Fair sure isn't like I remember it as a kid growing up in Camillus. I remember the Acme market ( yes, Acme) on the west end and Murphys on the east, as well as a drug store in the middle. Also the fountain in the courtyard? As Frank Harmon mentioned, I also remember the sign there behind you. Is the car wash still accross the street? Wegmans looks a lot like Macy's with food. It sure is a little more upscale than the Meijer stores here. It seems Wegmans has a few soft and hard line items in the video, but not as many as Meijer. Do you remember Veldheer Tulip Gardens here? Across the street from there is a parcel of land that is quite large that was farmed, but now is rezoned commercial. That property goes all the way back to where the last portion of the big box guys went in. It is a huge chunk of land and it has signs up on it that say 'sold,' and future retail development coming soon. They must have just put them up this past week because I didn't notice them there before.I'm somewhat curious as to what is going in there. We have just about everything already. More on this later."
The tulip gardens? Sure. Across the street, if I'm remembering correctly, was a county sheriff's department substation I had to visit every day when I was a cop reporter and a young cub.
As in the Holland, Mich., area, things are changing here in the Syracuse market. Fairmount is in for some big changes. And you have that right -- even though Meijer is a strong, family owned supermarket chain, it's not as upscale as Wegmans.
* Chris comments, "If the Java Jo'z concept would work in Upstate, why wouldn't Rally's/Checker's with their drive-thru fast-food concept? I realize that might be a stretch in Upstate, but drive-thru coffee could work, why not?"
Drive-thru coffee does work here. As would Rally's/Checker's.
* Jim Kidder, our Southern California Store Front operative, comments "Bob -- I know that most people in CNY love Wegmans. Many people, however, have been rumbling for Trader Joe's. Perhaps the British retailer Tesco will provide a middle ground? The rapid growth predicted by the company suggests that Tesco could soon be headed to CNY. Very few foreign retailers have survived the U.S. market -- TJ's and H&M may be exceptions. No doubt companies like Wegmans are paying close attention, but Tesco has the potential to change the face of shopping."
Yes. Every retailer in the U.S. with even the slightest bit of muscle is watching Tesco verrrrry intensely.They're own "neighborhood market" could outpace Wal-Mart's own plans for its Neighborhood Market concept if Tesco has the slightest bit of success in the West and Southwest.
Wegmans is watching, but gauging Danny and Colleen Wegman in our recent interview with them, there's not a lot of concern there. As Danny says, Wegmans is Wegmans with its own concept. Others can be what they want to be.
That is all.
Talk to me.
----Bob Niedt
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OR&W Fire District is honored at meeting
SHADYSIDE – The Shadyside Fire Department, now known as the Ohio River and Western Fire District or OR&W for short after its formation was approved by the residents of Shadyside and Mead Township in the November election, was honored at Monday's meeting of Shadyside Village Council for its 80 years of service.
The department has just celebrated that anniversary.
Fire Chief David Lenz was given a proclamation by Shadyside Mayor Bob Newhart along with a thank-you for the eight decades that the department has served the village.
"The Shadyside Fire Department will no longer exist as it is," said Mayor Newhart. "Councilman (Bob) Bell has worked very hard on the OR&W Fire District, which voters so graciously passed, so I have a proclamation issued for The Shadyside Fire Department."
Chief Lenz asked council to approve three new members for the fire station on a probationary period. Lenz hopes to get these three into the Powhatan Fire School this month.
The fire chief announced to council about an idea that the soon-to-be fire district has discussed about Knox Boxes. He said the department was unable to reach a business owner during a 3 a.m. fire so it was necessary for the fire department to break down the door, causing more damage.
"If there is a fire, we need to get in as quickly as we can," said Chief Lenz. "There is less damage that way (with the use of a Knox Box), and it would only be used in case of an emergency if we have to get into building. This is going to come later."
A Knox Box, as Chief Lenz described it, is a locked box that a business puts on their building containing a key to the business. The fire department will have the key to the box. This will allow entrance to a business without damaging the property any more than is necessary.
This is a product that is used by several fire departments and cities in the area such as Wheeling. The only way into the box is with the key that the fire department will have.
One council member brought up getting keys from business owners, but as the fire department has experienced in the past, it's really hard to keep track of those keys, according to Lenz, and multiple duplicates would have to be made for each truck.
Bellaire has implemented an ordinance where businesses must install the Knox Boxes.
Also discussed at the meeting was the village member for the fire district. Councilman Bell recommended Bill Shepard. Bell was also voted, as the council recommended, for the council seat on the fire board, and he accepted.
Action was taken to remove a 2 mill levy which was in effect for the Shadyside Fire Department as another levy has been approved for the new fire district.
Van Dyne can be reached at email@example.com.


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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama-- Huntsville police officials report that even though 2013 had a rise in homicides, overall crime decreased for the year.
FBI crime statistics released this week show overall crime in Huntsville followed a national trend and decreased for the first six months of 2013. Huntsville statistics for the entire 2013 year show crime dropped in most major categories, including a 14 percent decline in robbery, a 12 percent drop in burglary and a reported decrease in rape.
There were one percent drops in larceny, auto theft, and aggravated assault.
In addition to a drop in property crimes, police also worked to recover about 27 percent of stolen property and about 80 percent of stolen cars.
Chief Lewis Morris says that Huntsville statistics shows that the city is one of the safest in Alabama and the county.
"It also shows that our Community Watch and public safety programs are making a difference in the vigilance of our citizens," said Morris.
Morris said, however, that there is still work to do.
Homicides in Huntsville were up last year, rising from 12 murders in 2012 to 25 in 2013. Police have successfully solved and made arrests in 80 percent of those cases and attribute the majority of the homicides to street level drug crime.
Huntsville's murder rate still remains well below other
comparable cities, but Morris says one homicide is one too many.
"The majority of the homicides are connected to a small network of known drug
offenders, and we have been working to crack down on the dealers," said Morris,
who reported a 24 percent increase in drug arrests in 2013.
Morris says a
related statistic is the 73 percent increase in assault on police officers.
"When you see an increase in officer assaults, in homicide, and then drug-related arrests, you get a pretty clear picture of where you need to focus your efforts," said Morris. "Our drug task force is working on the root cause of the problem, and that is the trafficker."
Morris also said that officers will be more visible in the neighborhoods where many of these crimes occur.
Morris stated that a lot of criminal actively is organized activity by some loose and some structured organizations that may be associated with gangs. However, there are gang programs in place.
Morris said this activity is not new and that the department has always been proactive about it. Morris said that the public just may now be more aware of it.
Police say that citizens can help by calling the police department tip line with any information on suspected crime, particularly drug activity.
Police credit the city's 164 Community Watch organizations as key "eyes and ears" in their respective neighborhoods.
"It's all about working together for a safer and better Huntsville," said Morris.