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Marco Rubio's youth belies his plans for Florida. And beyond.
By ALEX LEARY
Published March 3, 2007
TALLAHASSEE - He looked so young that Lt. Gov. Toni Jennings thought he was an aide.
Make copies, she ordered in the midst of a hectic special legislative session in 2003.
But the young man sent to the copy machine was no aide - he was Rep. Marco Rubio.
Nobody confuses Rubio with a go-fer any more. The youthful looks remain, but today he is one of the three most powerful politicians in Florida.
Rubio is the first Cuban-American speaker of the House and, at 35, the second-youngest speaker in modern history.
As the Miami Republican takes command of his first regular session Tuesday, it's clear his ambitions are not confined to his final two years in office.
Possessed with charm, and an intriguing personal storyline, Rubio is heralded as the next big thing.
"I wouldn't be surprised if he's governor some day," said Rep. Dennis Baxley, R-Ocala. "Or maybe even president."
Rubio's ascent has not been flawless. He has faced a surprising amount of criticism in his five months as speaker.
He stripped two lieutenants of power for voting against the property insurance relief package, a move that called into question Rubio's oft-stated commitment to inclusiveness.
He spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on renovations to the House, including a members-only dining room.
He awarded six-figure salaries to staff members, some of whom now earn more than their counterparts in the governor's office.
Rubio disarms his critics with a mix of defiance and humor.
"The Florida House is a big part of this community. We employ a lot of people. If you've read the newspapers, you see we pay well," he said at a recent Tiger Bay Club luncheon.
The Tallahassee crowd, mostly Democrats, laughed. Rubio proceeded with a speech that reached far beyond state government.
"What it takes to give a world-class education to a kid with five strikes against him is very different" than what is given to a kid with no strikes, he said. "We have to do both. If we don't, we're not America anymore ... We're just another rich country with a powerful army."
Rubio is passionate about ideas in the mold of his role model, former Gov. Jeb Bush.
The idea that propelled Rubio onto the national stage was a Republican Party-funded book called 100 Innovative Ideas for Florida's Future.
The book, a product of months of community forums around the state, was Rubio's effort to let citizens determine the agenda in Tallahassee. But it is drawing criticism at home as a pre-packaged Republican playbook.
"There is a frustration with this adherence to 100 Ideas, like it's some doctrine they all signed onto," said Rep. Jack Seiler, D-Wilton Manors.
Idea No. 96 is the basis for the House leadership's proposal to replace property taxes with a higher sales tax. The plan, which Rubio announced two weeks ago, has been called bold and innovative. Mostly, though, it has been panned as a regressive scheme that would hurt the poor.
Rubio's plan has ignited a passionate debate over taxes. He challenges listeners to name a political figure in history who was universally liked.
"You can't be popular and lead," he says.
It's a line that would please Bush, who anointed Rubio as his ideological heir in 2005 by giving him an ancient Chinese sword in a ceremony in the House chamber. The sword rests on a bookshelf in Rubio's office, a reminder to stay true to conservative values.
Bush has left office, but he and Rubio talk regularly about policy. "He's been a huge influence, probably as much as anybody," said Rubio, who counts the former governor as one of his Coral Gables constituents.
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Rubio's values were nourished on the front porch of his family's West Miami home. As a boy, he listened as his grandfather sat in an aluminum folding chair, his cane at his side, puffing on a Padron cigar and telling stories in Spanish about the Cuban revolution.
"Most kids weren't interested in that stuff. They wanted to play," said Rubio's sister, Veronica Ponce. "But my brother was fascinated with the history that my grandfather carried with him."
Some of Rubio's earliest memories are of momentous events.
"I remember following the Iran hostage crisis," he said. "In fact, that's when Nightline was started."
When Rubio joined neighborhood kids for tag, he made the rules and divided the teams. On Sundays, he watched the Miami Dolphins on TV with a notebook in his lap. "He would write down all the plays," his sister said. "He would be coaching from home."
The football obsession has not waned. Friends say it can be maddening to watch a game with him, dictating strategy from an easy chair. Awake each morning at 5:30 (6 on weekends), the first thing Rubio does is browse ESPN.com for NFL draft developments.
The things he loves - football, history, politics - cause him to talk so fast or so long sometimes he'll stop and apologize, flashing a boyish smile.
Growing up, "he liked to talk a lot," Veronica Ponce said, laughing. "I remember when he was in the third grade and a teacher sent home a note saying he should become a lawyer."
He did, and now makes $300,000 a year at Broad and Cassel in Miami.
Rubio grew up somewhere between poor and middle class, one of four children born to Cuban exiles. His father, Mario, was a bartender and his mother, Oria, worked in a factory, cleaned hotel rooms and stocked shelves at Kmart. The family moved to Las Vegas in 1979 but returned to Miami in 1985, the year Rubio's grandfather died.
A small but capable cornerback at South Miami High, Rubio was recruited to play football at tiny Tarkio College in Missouri. His playing days ended when he transferred to the University of Florida. He began dating a girl from Miami, Jeanette Dousdebes, who was later a Miami Dolphins cheerleader. Now married, the couple has three children. A fourth is on the way.
While attending law school at University of Miami, Rubio joined the presidential campaign of Bob Dole, who faced an uphill climb in challenging Bill Clinton in 1996.
One night the campaign staff got together at a headquarters in Little Havana. Dozens of volunteers packed the hall to hear from some of the biggest players in South Florida politics. Yet it was the 24-year-old Rubio who worked the crowd into a frenzy with a motivational speech.
"It kind of took the thunder away from the elected officials," said Rep. David Rivera of Miami, a longtime friend who was there. "But that was Marco."
Rubio impressed Al Cardenas, a Dole campaign co-chairman and later chairman of the Republican Party of Florida.
"I think volunteers kept coming back for Marco as much as they did for Bob Dole," Cardenas said.
Cardenas, a powerful Miami lawyer, hired Rubio as a clerk in his firm and gave him a full-time job when he passed the Bar.
In 1998, Rubio made the leap from campaign staffer to candidate and won a seat on the West Miami City Commission. Mayor Rebecca Sosa remembers the "handsome boy" who showed up at her house one Saturday while she planted roses in her front yard.
"He told me his parents came from Cuba and he wanted to pay back all that was given to him," Sosa said. "I stopped what I was doing and invited him inside for coffee. The next day we were knocking on doors together."
Two years later, Rubio was elected to the state Legislature. The ambitious rookie rose quickly and became majority leader under Speaker Johnnie Byrd. By November 2003, Rubio had beaten back more than a dozen other challengers to claim the speaker's job himself.
By winning office in a special election, Rubio had a head start on other freshman members. He also ran for speaker immediately after a fellow Cuban-American, Rep. Gaston Cantens of Miami, lost the top job to Rep. Allan Bense of Panama City.
Had Cantens won, Rubio's bid for speaker likely would have been doomed because House members carefully balance power by rotating the position around the state every two years. Cantens' defeat cleared the way for Rubio to become Miami-Dade's first House speaker in more than three decades.
On the day of his designation speech in 2005, Rubio paid homage to his Cuban heritage and then asked House members to reach under their desks and unwrap a package. Inside was a book titled 100 Innovative Ideas for Florida's Future. The pages were blank.
"Together we will write a book which will detail and outline our vision for the future," Rubio said. He challenged them to find ideas - in the community, on their own, wherever - that were relevant to ordinary life and the future. Idea raisers across the state and a Web site produced thousands of suggestions.
The concept quickly spread to other states. Former U.S. House Speaker Newt Gingrich brought it to Georgia, calling it a "work of genius." Last month, Rubio traveled to Oklahoma for an idea raiser, then stopped at Wal-Mart headquarters in Bentonville, Ark., to give a speech to 500 employees.
As Rubio's profile has grown, however, so has the grumbling. Some Republicans privately say he is already reaching for higher office, such as governor.
Democrats openly wonder if the 100 Ideas has trumped other debate. Each time one of the ideas moves forward, the House Majority Office churns out a celebratory press release noting the bill's connection to the book.
Rep. Dan Gelber of Miami Beach, the Democratic leader, says he is not crazy about all the ideas, but praises Rubio's spirit of inclusiveness.
Rubio allowed Gelber to pick ranking Democratic members for committees - a departure from past practice. "He's not afraid of our voice," Gelber said. "I think he wants the debate to be pointed and about issues."
Marco Rubio
Hometown: Miami
Age: 35
Occupation: lawyer, speaker of the Florida House
Net worth: $415,000 (as of 2005)
Family: Married, three children
Interests: flag football
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How unfair is it that due to terrible road conditions and the Michigan insurance rules, two parties get penalized?
The busiest intersection in the city of Houghton, yet again, was a scene of another accident in which I was involved.
The main highway was very icy with a lot of loose mat. I was in the center lane turning to the left as the other vechile involved was coming down in the turn lane to enter Walmart. He was not going too fast for conditions; he applied his brakes within a long distance, luckily, and just slid into me. (He was) a very nice young man who was so very sorry, but could do nothing but hit me. So he, as well as I, will be punished through our insurance companies; me for making a claim and him for not being in control of his vehicle. What was really at fault was the terrible way the roads were – pure ice, with at least 4 inches of loose mat on the highway.
It was worse at the Applebee's intersection where I was almost stuck in at least 6 inches of loose mat.
It's so unfair that if I want to keep my vehicle looking good and decide I want it fixed, I will be punished through no fault of mine, with a higher premium. I pay a high monthly price to be insured but will be punished if I make a claim, plus have to pay a high deductible.
There was no reason for the roads within the city to be as they were, when less than 1/8 of a mile up the highway, the roads were bare all the way to Trimountain.
Wrong place, wrong time, and the outcome is just wrong for both parties involved.
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Please bare in mind that pizza shops have to fuse quality with production. In many shops the dough formula incorporated dough storage for the next days sales volumes. For example if I have 50 dough balls for a Friday night and 100 orders for 100 pizzas that is bad JUJU and poor management. Also if I had 100 dough balls and only sold 25 a day for three days there would be a 25% loss in old dough and that to is bad JUJU and even poorer management. Pizza shops make the best pizza they can given production and food cost. They do not make the best pizza they can given only quality as a standard. Also this is why some places pull dough to warm as it is easier and faster for a novice to open the dough if it has warmed and rested. But if you do not sell that dough by closing time it will be trashed as the yeast is less likely to respond like all the rest making the product inconsistent. You at home have more latitude for perusing the perfect pizza then most any pizza shop. So I think the QUESTION is not did you do something right or wrong, But did you enjoy the experience and the pizza you made? If so it was another in a long line of perfect pizza!
Bill,How much yeast do you use to make an emergency Lehmann dough?Peter
Peter,Using a Lehmanns recipe,I can have a dough ball ready to use by 3 hours.I make a dough around 62%.I do this often,I make a dough using Bouncer flour,or KABF,warm water,idy yeast,salt,sometimes sugar,and after mixing,ball it,spray with a mist of olive oil spray, and let it room rise in a covered bowl.A few times I have done this,it tasted pretty good,even though it did not cold rise like I normally do.Of course,the longer cold rises I do tastes better and makes a far better crust. :)I have done that before too chickenparm. I would sometimes mix a ball up with a bit more idy than usual on a Sun. afternoon and cover with a pizza proof pan at room temp. and after 2,3 or 4 hrs make a pie and thay do taste good.
Let me see if I have some notes jotted down somewhere for a specific example that worked.
This is probably something that not all would agree on, but I think I would rather keep a few dough balls in the freezer for emergency use rather than to make and use a rush dough. Same day doughs have very little flavor and/or color compared to an aged dough. In the time you have to make and proof a "same day" dough, you can take one out of the freezer and have it ready in the same amount of time. The microwave can speed it along if need be. Just my thoughts, after being a cold fermenter for so long, same day doughs just don't do "it" for me.
Dave,Bubba was a professional pizza operator and, as such, it is common practice, if not a necessity, to have a way of making a backup dough in case something happens to the regular dough. It might be a power failure that happened overnight and ruined the dough, or the dough maker forgot to put yeast or salt in the dough, or any one of a number of other unanticipated events. I agree with you that an emergency dough may not be as good as a regular cold fermented dough, especially in the crust color department. That is because the Maillard reactions require simple (reducing) sugars in order to produce crust coloration. Ordinary table sugar is a disaccharide that has to be broken down into simple sugars (fructose and glucose) in order to participate in the Maillard reactions (as residual sugars). There are some simple sugars in the flour, but table sugar takes a fair amount of time to be broken down into simple sugars. However, some of the table sugar may provide crust coloration through caramelization but you may need a lot of it. I think that there are some dough recipes that produce a decent emergency dough. One that I liked is a Papa John's emergency dough. I described one such version at Reply 52 at http://www.pizzamaking.com/forum/index.php/topic,6758.msg66312.html#msg66312. You will note that that recipe is similar to what Bubba uses except that I used a lot of sugar, in the form of honey, and the crust was thicker. The honey was used because it already consists of simple sugars that can start to work immediately, not only to feed the yeast but also to provide crust color through the Maillard reactions and maybe also through caramelization. If one uses honey in Bubba's recipe instead of sugar, I think there is a good chance of getting increased crust coloration. Peter
Bubba,I would think that dough made using your recipe would freeze very well and, and if the dough balls are kept in a freezer without a defrost cycle, they should hold up even longer than a week. I would think that one day of defrosting is perhaps the best time period for your dough, given the amount of yeast. Cutting the amount of yeast in half would perhaps allow one to go to two days from a usage standpoint. In my experience in a home setting, three days might work but you perhaps don't want to go any longer than that. Even commercial dough balls frozen at extremely low temperatures can't hold out that long before things start to go downhill. But, even then, the dough can be used for other purposes, like breadsticks, garlic knots, etc. You might even be able to use the dough to make pan pizzas where over extensibility of the dough shouldn't be a problem with that style of pizza.What I have learned from my experience is that frozen dough balls work better than what most people might think. That was a real eye opener for me. Peter


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Having spent two weeks working in Southeast Arizona, on the advice of locals, we had road tripped to the Chiricahua Mountains. The Chiri-what? Try CHEERY-COW-AH, greenhorn. "The trails are unreal—spires, slots, tunnels. You guys have to check it out," urged one Bisbee local during a festive night on the town. "It's like a forest of rock towers, totally crazy."
It's amazing what a little rain and wind can do if left unchecked for millions of years. Our path cut behind giant blades of rock a hundred feet tall and only a foot wide. Pillars twice as high stand with giant overgrown cap rocks. Their toothpick-and-olive stature thumbs its nose at the laws of gravity.
"Hey, Ags, give me a hand with this one," I joked while pretending to push over a slender spire capped with a boulder. "I wouldn't even lean against it," she said as she cruised by.
We try to keep a pace and not trip into the canyon while rock gawking. The final leg of our loop dives deep into a maze of spires and grottos. We duck into tunnels and squeeze through slots, giggling like a couple of six-year-olds at Disneyland.
I give up on any attempt to make sense of this jungle gym. Apparently, the place even has geologists scratching their heads. They believe that a violent eruption some 27 million years ago from the nearby Turkey Creek caldera laid down a vast wasteland of white-hot ash. This welded into a 2000-foot-thick rhyolite layer that was later uplifted and eroded into the Chiricahua Mountains. But I can't help feeling like this is a place where the forces of nature just decided to show off a little bit.
A final mile of tunnels, slots and mushroom-carved boulders drop us back in the parking lot, ending the most spectacular five kilometers I've ever run. And that was just our warm-up.
A longer loop took us into the Heart of Rocks, home to obviously named attractions such as Duck On a Rock and Pinnacle Balanced Rock. The latter stands as the ultimate offense to gravity—a house-sized block standing upright on a tiny pedestal.
From a high vantage point, thousands of balanced rocks populate the mountains and valleys. The surrounding country is surprisingly largely undeveloped, open for overnight excursions. But don't dally. One good earthquake and the whole park would tumble to the ground. Until then, the magical art of erosion will continue, cutting away at the weak points one chunk of rock at a time.


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So I purchased a new charger from eBay and received it in the mail. I plugged it in to charge my iPhone and noticed that the touchscreen is going crazy. Apps are being opened up on their own without me even touching the screen. While trying to text someone, keys are coming up on the screen without me touching them.
I unplugged the charger and everything is back to normal. Like nothing ever happened. I paid around $5 for the wall charger and USB sync cable. I noticed that the charger itself that plugs into the outlet has no lettering or the green dot that is visible on my wife's iPhone charger. My wife's iPhone charger was purchased from the iMore store.
So I'm assuming that the charger I purchased is bad or maybe a knockoff. What's weird is that I purchased the same charger from the same eBay seller about a month ago and that one worked fine, I just happened to loose it. The first one I purchased did have the green dot on the charger but no lettering as well. But again, it worked fine.
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I had a similar thing happen. Not only did it make the screen go crazy when plugged it, but it ruined the battery. I was lucky and Apple replaced my phone, as it was only about 2 months old at the time, but after using that faulty charger, my battery would drain 1% every 90 seconds.
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Vera wrote:JimQ wrote:cactus flower wrote:"Then they were trying to bring him to Galway, but now Galway has fallen through as well.
I'm from Galway and i really can't imagine why he'd want to play there, there is nowhere suitable at all and barely enough people in the whole city to fill a stadium.
I know a song called Galway Bay: "If you ever go across the sea to Ireland..." Is it about this Galway?
Yes it is, you know that song in Russia?! I think bing crosby did it. The most popular version in ireland is this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galway_Bay_Song


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Dumb… and DOMA
A sampling of today's headlines:
To which a responsible legal blawgger must footnote:
(1) "Ruled," yes. We're not sure what it all means yet.
(2) Well, kind of. It's complicated.
(3) The smallest federal circuit, the fightin' First has to be one of the only places where you'll routinely hear "New England" and "Puerto Rico" used in the same sentence.1
(4) But not really until the Supreme Court actually rules on the whole thing for everybody all at once.
I feel for legal reporters every time one of these big non-SCOTUS federal appellate cases comes down. I'd bet that about a quarter of the attorneys currently practicing in America don't even know which federal circuit they are in (let alone exactly what a circuit court does), so it's not much more fun explaining it to the public.
Here goes.
The First Circuit's decision in Massachusetts v. U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, No. 10-2204 (1st Cir. 5/13/12), aff'g Gill v. Office of Personnel Management, 699 F. Supp. 2d 374 (D. Mass. 2010) is an exciting step forward toward true marriage equality in the United States. But it's also not. It's complicated.
This appeal arises from two different actions, both challenging different applications of the Defense Against Marriage Act ("DOMA") which the plaintiffs argued improperly denied federal economic benefits (including Social Security death benefits, tax advantages, and Medicare payments to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts) reserved for married couples.2
The Defense of Marriage Act was rushed through Congress in 1996 and signed by a President who had (as we would later learn) quietly redefined his own marriage with some help from a White House intern the year before. In short3, DOMA defined marriage for all federal purposes as "only a legal union between one man and one woman."4
For as much as this may sound like little more than a rhetorical victory for proponents of "traditional marriage," I can't think of a shorter law that has had a longer reach. From annual income taxes to military death benefits to visas for non-citizen spouses5, it turns out that federal agencies are all up in the business of married couples. There are more than one thousand individual federal statutes which specifically mention marriage. In one swoop of the President's pen, DOMA ensured that none of them would acknowledge (let alone protect) any union other than one man and one woman.
Massachusetts was the first jurisdiction in the U.S. to recognize full marriage equality6 at the state level in 2004's historic Goodridge v. Dept of Public Health. It is no coincidence that the Commonwealth is now the lead plaintiff in the most important anti-DOMA appellate case to date, arising from a 2010 federal district court ruling.7
Before I get into what this decision is all about, keep in mind what it is not about. The central issue in this case is not about "legalizing" same-sex marriage nationally, but merely asking the federal government to recognize marriages already recognized by state law. Its refusal (pursuant to DOMA) to do so to date has caused heartbreak (deportation and visa denial of non-citizens legally married to U.S. citizens), financial hardship (denial of survivor benefits from military service, Social Security, etc.), and any number of other evils large and small for decent people trying to make lives for themselves in the increasing number of states to have embraced marriage equality. (The decision also does not touch upon DOMA's controversial provision forbidding states from recognizing each other's same-sex marriages.) If this is an "activist" decision8, it is about as modest as anything of that description could possibly be.
Eh… tl;dr. Can you give me enough to sound smart at a cocktail party?
Sure! I mean, I only just read this thing along with everyone else, but here are my initial impressions:
(1) No matter what you think of it, DOMA was a rush job….
"The entire statute… must–having only two operative paragraphs–be one of the shortest major enactments in recent history," Judge Boudin writes. He goes on throughout the opinion to complain that the statute was rushed through with "minimal hearings," was entirely "lacking in formal findings" and "devoid of the express prefatory findings commonly made in major federal laws,"; perhaps worst of all, it was railroaded through after "only one day of hearings" with no testimony whatsoever provided as to its possible implications for "the numerous federal programs at issue." Indeed, Boudin notes with a certain sort of New England-y laconicism, "[s]ome of the odder consequences of DOMA testify to the speed with which it was adopted."
(2) "…but only the Supreme Court can finally decide this unique case."
This is a constant theme, both implicit and explicit, underlying every paragraph of this decision. While all published appellate rulings are drafted in view of an inevitable appeal, Boudin is actually directly addressing the Supreme Court here in a way that I've never quite seen before:
But a lower federal court such as ours must follow its best understanding of governing precedent, knowing that in large matters the Supreme Court will correct mis-readings (and even it it approves the result will formulate its own explanation).9
It is also notable that almost all of the precedents cited are SCOTUS decisions (rather than looking at what the other circuits have said about related issues), and the ruling itself has been voluntarily stayed by the First Circuit pending review by the court of last resort.10
(3) Money is no object.
Will repealing DOMA cost the federal government more money? Maybe, or maybe not.11 It really doesn't matter. Rights are rights, and the whole point of a disadvantaged minority group taking its case to a federal court is to be sure that rights which may not otherwise be protected by the voting populace in a democratic society are ensured equal treatment under the law.12
(4) DOMA is about adults, not kids.
"But what about the children!?" has always been an easy fallback, but Boudin cleanly disposes of it in a single paragraph. DOMA is about marriage, and nothing else. Massachusetts and other states recognizing marriage equality are free to permit same-sex parents to adopt children or employ surrogate mothers, with or without a federal definition of marriage.
(5) States can still do it for themselves.
While specifically dodging Section 2 (DOMA's attempt to override the Full Faith and Credit clause of the U.S. Constitution), this decision reiterates the obvious point that the federal government's repeal of DOMA would not force anything on anyone. It would simply respect existing state law.
(6) But wasn't Congress only attempting to "temporarily freeze" the possibility of marriage equality "to reflect" on the situation?13
No. They weren't. Unless you just ate that pint of Ben & Jerry's to "temporarily store it" somewhere until you cleared up some freezer space. Have you even read this three-paragraph statute? Go away.
(7) "Moral disapproval" is not, in and of itself, an appropriate basis for legislation. But don't hate the haters–hate the game!
In his search to find any basis for DOMA in the Congressional record (which is, to make the point yet again, unusually scarce here), Boudin cites a number of statements made by elected representatives on the record that homosexuality is "morally wrong" and DOMA was intended as a "moral disapproval" of its possible recognition by the federal government. In view of the Supreme Court's 2003 decision striking down all state sodomy laws and other post-DOMA rulings on LGBT rights, Boudin somewhat cryptically notes that while "moral judgments can hardly be avoided in legislation… [subsequent cases] have undercut this basis." He then goes on to specifically criticize the plaintiffs' allegation that "DOMA's hidden but dominant purpose was hostility" to openly gay Americans and gives Congress the benefit of the doubt in finding that "the many legislators who supported DOMA acted from a variety of motives"–and only "a small group" of these were openly hateful about it.
Interesting. And perhaps just a little more diplomatically than I would have put that.
(8) Strike 3! (Kind of.)
The First Circuit has struck down DOMA's cold, angry heart: the definition of marriage contained within Section 3. But this decision is stayed until the Supreme Court can review it, which will be no sooner than next year at the earliest.
(9) Bonus! How did they get there? (Optional reading for non-lawyers.)
Appellate nerds will note that I have not mentioned this decision's rather unusual sidestepping of the usual equal protection analyses which are supposed to be conducted by higher courts in these cases in favor of something which Boudin casually refers to as "scrutiniz[ing] with care." As opposed to the familiar "strict scrutiny," "intermediate scrutiny," "intermediate scrutiny with bite," and the other standards tailored by the Supreme Court in recent years, this apparently new standard may be immediately distinguished by the fact that it does not exist. It's a strange sort of crepuscular dodge which allows the First Circuit to hold to its traditional stance that sexual preference is not necessarily a "suspect classification" for equal protection purposes. (This kind of caution is wise under the circumstances, but I still can't see this as anything but a missed opportunity.)
It seems to me that while the 1st is leaving wide latitude for the Supreme Court to overrule this part of the decision (perhaps even with some small gratitude), the true foundation of the ruling is in federalism and Tenth Amendment principles–the idea that states should have the right to decide certain issues for themselves in matters where the federal government has no clear overriding interest. While Boudin concedes that the federal government certainly has some reason to care about the definition of marriage, the panel ultimately finds that the burden on states such as Massachusetts is simply too great and that Congress was simply trying to "put its thumb on the scales and influence a state's decision as to how to shape its own marriage laws."
There is a lot more to say about the underlying reasoning of this decision, but I think it really deserves its own post. And I'll leave that to an actual Constitutional lawyer who is not attempting to analyze this ruling on the day it was handed down.
(10) Wait, what about non-economic benefits (i.e. visa petitions)?
Finally–and this is probably really just my personal bias–there is not a word anywhere here about immigration benefits. The focus is almost entirely upon economic and entitlement benefits for same-sex couples, but overlooks the fact that DOMA in its current form prevents unknown thousands of married partners from being able to remain together in the United States. While they would also clearly benefit from DOMA's demise, I was disappointed that these vital stakeholders didn't even get a passing mention.
I am writing this just a little more than 12 hours after the decision came down, and after only a few hours of reflection. But what does it all mean? Will the SCOTUS take the assist and knock it out of the park, or fumble the hat trick?14 Will the aptly-named BLAG step up to conduct the hate train now that the Obama administration has disavowed DOMA? How angry will Scalia's dissent be?
Find out in Anthony Kennedy Beyond ThunderDOMA! (Summer 2013!)
- To be fair, they had to stick Puerto Rico in somewhere. More importantly, the circuit court judges needed somewhere other than Boston to be in December. [↩]
- There's a lot of procedural history–and it's fascinating, really–but it's a lot more than we need here. [↩]
- and you can't get much shorter than the actual text of the law itself [↩]
- It also legislatively overruled the Full Faith and Credit clause of the U.S. Constitution by preventing states from recognizing one another's valid same-sex marriages, but that is a completely different topic not addressed in today's decision. [↩]
- To name only a few of the hundreds of possible implications [↩]
- as opposed to civil unions or any other legal benefits for same-sex couples [↩]
- This case famously included Judge Tauro's question to a Justice Department attorney defending the government's position that a military veteran could not be buried with his male spouse in a military cemetery if the federal government had an interest in "perpetuating heterosexuality in the graveyard." [↩]
- I really don't think it is, and anyone who says otherwise should note that two of the three panel members were Republican appointees [↩]
- But wouldn't you rather just adopt ours? We went to all this trouble to write it out for you, and we really do quite like it. [↩]
- While this will inevitably disappoint those who have been fighting so hard for marriage equality, the alternative would have been to somehow carve out New England and Puerto Rico as the only places in the United States where full marriage equality is recognized. For as much as I just enjoyed typing that last bit, this would cause all manner of chaos throughout any number of agencies and likely have unintended ripple effects throughout the nation before the Supreme Court had a chance to properly settle the matter. [↩]
- Incidentally, the First indicates that it is leaning toward the "maybe not" side here. [↩]
- Eh, just read the opinion for this. This is one of the best summaries of the inevitable countermajoritarian function of the federal courts I've seen in awhile. [↩]
- Seriously, I know this sounds like a straw man–but this was an actual argument advanced during the course of this appeal. [↩]
- Oh, sports! When will I ever understand you? [↩]


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ShelterLogic 12' x 12' S L Popup Canopy, Checkered Flag Cover, Black Roller Bag
The ShelterLogic's Sport Series Popup Canopy is built with a sturdy, high grade tubular steel frame. It features high performance synthetic joint components and is bonded with a DuPont thermo set baked on powder coat finish to prevent chipping, peeling and rust and corrosion. The one piece, fitted, black polyester fabric cover is UV treated inside and out with patented fade blockers as well as anti-aging and anti-fungal agents.
This canopy is lined with polyurethane and is double stitched and seam sealed with water proof tape for optimal water resistance and drip-free seams. Its every leg is fitted with a wide based foot pad to ensure a solid base and easy access to secure the anchors. Its open top design provides unobstructed interior head room between the four point height adjustable legs.
- Model: 2254912' x 12' Slant Leg Sport Series Popup Canopy - Checkered
- Brand: ShelterLogicQuick and easy set up
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- Frame Material: SteelWide based foot pads on every leg ensure a solid base
- Frame Thickness: 1 3/8"Open top design provides unobstructed interior head room
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Beef Stroganoff with Buttered Noodles
- 4 cloves garlic, roughly chopped, plus 2 cloves, minced
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 sprig fresh rosemary, leaves removed
- 1 large sprig fresh thyme, leaves removed
- 3 pounds beef short ribs, cut into 2 ribs apiece
- 1 1/2 pounds cremini mushrooms
- 1 1/2 pounds white button mushrooms
- 1/2 cup chopped shallots
- 1/4 cup cognac
- 2 cups heavy whipping cream
- 1 tablespoon Dijon mustard
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 pound egg noodles
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped flat-leaf parsley
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped green onions
DirectionsWatch how to make this recipe.
Preheat oven to 300 degrees F.
Place the chopped garlic, salt and pepper into a bowl. Add enough extra-virgin olive oil to create a paste. Add the rosemary and thyme leaves to the bowl and stir to combine.
Set short ribs out on a roasting tray and cover with herb paste. Roast in the oven for 2 hours and 30 minutes until they are falling apart.
Heat a large saute pan over high heat and add a 3-count of olive oil. Add mushrooms and cook for 3 minutes until brown. Add shallots and minced garlic and toss to combine. Season with salt and pepper. Cook for a further 2 minutes until garlic and onion become fragrant. Remove pan from heat and carefully add cognac to deglaze the pan. Return to heat and add cream. Reduce heat and simmer until reduced by half. Turn off heat and stir in Dijon mustard and sour cream. Season with salt and plenty of freshly ground black pepper
Cook egg noodles in salted boiling water according to directions on package. Drain and toss with butter while still hot.
To serve: Pile the noodles high on a plate, top with stroganoff sauce and finish with rib slices. Garnish with fresh parsley and green onions.
Recipe courtesy of Tyler Florence
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For any of you who are big baseball fans, big fantasy sports fans, or maybe even played the old Strat-O-Matic board game ... you've got to check out the online Strato games on www.sportingnews.com.
I found them about a year ago, and they are a blast. Basically, you create a team with a 80 million cap, and lead that team through a 162 game simulated regular season. Three games are played per night, so seasons take a little under 2 months. Each morning, you log on, check your three box scores from the night before and make any necessary tweaks to your starting lineups vs LHP and RHP, rotation, or management strategy.
They have several different games. A "Back to the 80's" game where the players are all the stars of the 80's. They just unveiled a new "All Time Greats III" game, which players from the greatest teams of all time, going back to the early 1900's, all the way to recently. They also have a game themed around strictly the 1969 year (Miracle Mets year).
It's addicting. I've gotten several people hooked over the course of the last year.


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He's a little bit more into the lighting.
She's a little bit obsessed with the costumes.
Naturally, they're both all about Christmas.
The seasonal gusto of Donny and Marie Osmond is stronger than ever since the iconic sibling entertainers kicked off a holiday show in New York that this December marks its inaugural nationwide go-round.
Never mind the minor creative differences.
"We just kind of agreed to disagree after all these years and bring in the best," said Marie Osmond, who in 2008 launched a Flamingo Las Vegas stage show with her brother — an intended six-week affair that ultimately spawned a life span of six years and counting (the casino renamed its theater in their honor last fall).
Extending their still-buoyant brand with a yuletide twist was an easy business decision.
An emotional one, too.
"We've been associated with some of the greatest Christmas shows," said Marie, a singer, actress, and Nutrisystem spokeswoman whose workhorse Utah family first made its mark in show business in the 1960s.
Last season found the duo hitting select dates on the road — "If there is a bell, it is jingled," a reviewer for the Chicago Tribune remarked; the Los Angeles Times noted "weapons-grade enthusiasm."
An expanded 2013 itinerary will conclude in time for the singers to celebrate at home.
Marie, though, might have little rest. Her oldest son, Stephen, and his wife are expecting a child the day after Christmas.
"I will be a grandma, which is really fun," Osmond said during a phone interview, "and amazing, since I'm 29."
Q: How did the holiday show originate?
A: We started in 2010; we launched it on Broadway. My son (Michael Blosil) passed away that year, and I didn't want to be home for Christmas. I talked to Donny, and it evolved from there.
It had such a nice response that we took it to Los Angeles and different places. This is the first year we're doing multiple cities. It's a really fun show. Even though it's a big arena, you learn how to pull the audience in.
We guarantee you will leave with the Christmas spirit.
Q: Does the production suggest hallmarks of 2013 or, say, 1983?
A: You'll see new; you'll see old. This is our fifth decade of performing. We love to keep it fresh. It's not just nostalgia.
We do a Motown thing that's really fun. We've got our dancers, the live band. There's something for everybody, all ages. And it's not all Christmas music.
People would have to go home with toothbrushes to take all the sugar off their teeth.
Q: What are your greatest memories of entertaining during the holidays?
A: The ones that stand out to me were those with Bob Hope. I was over in Saudi Arabia for his last USO tour. (Now), I'll do a tribute to the military; we have some great footage.
To me, those are the ones that sacrifice. They're away from their families.
My dad was an army sergeant. I never do a show without honoring those men and women.
Q: Are you both more nimble in concert following your respective Dancing With the Stars roles? After Donny's win in 2009, is there any lingering rivalry?
A: I did it first! I made it into the finals.
We all know the girls are the ones that do all the dancing, so I say we're equal.
Donny ripped his gluteus, right off the bone (during a July date onstage in Las Vegas). Donny's been performing with a cane. It's a real bummer.
He was not supposed to dance on it, but he will be off his cane for the Christmas show. He'll be back to dancing and performing again.
Q: Given your rabid popularity as youths, how do you and Donny view the sometimes-troublesome status of today's teen idols?
A: I grew up as a baby working with what I call the greats. I performed with Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis, Elvis Presley — people who knew how to work a showroom. They made this their job, not just an overnight success.
There are those who are entitled, I guess you can say. To me, it's the sticking-around power that determines if somebody has talent. I feel so blessed that I have been around for five decades. I've never not worked.
Q: That being said, why are we still so enamored with you two?
A: It's amazing. I am so honored. Donny and I look at each other and go: "Shut up!"
For a long time, we were the only celebrities that did meet-and-greets after shows. My fans are the sweetest.
It's so fun to meet people who say: "I've waited 40 years to meet you" and "I grew up with you" — or "You're on my bucket list."


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Coffey successors exit GLG
GLG Partners' well-known co-heads of emerging markets – who took over the GLG Emerging Markets Fund following the departure of Greg Coffey in November 2008 – are leaving the firm after just over four years.
Karim Abdel-Motaal and Bart Turtelboom, who joined GLG in October 2008 from Morgan Stanley, plan to launch set up their own hedge fund firm, according to a person familiar with the situation.
The pair took over the management of the GLG Emerging Markets Fund in November 2008 following the departure of Greg Coffey, who left to join Moore Capital. Since taking over the fund, it has posted compounded returns of 40% and annualised returns of 9.3% a year. A spokesman for Man Group declined to comment on the departures.
At Morgan Stanley, Abdel-Motaal and Turtelboom were global co-heads of emerging markets sales and trading. Before Morgan Stanley, Abdel-Motaal worked as a trader at Tudor Capital, where he managed one of the firm's emerging markets trading books and at JP Morgan, where he was the global head of emerging local markets research for five years. He earned a PhD in Economics from Harvard University.
Turtelboom joined Morgan Stanley in 2004 from Vega Asset Management, where he was an emerging markets portfolio manager. Before that he was a director at Deutsche Bank in London, and worked as an economist in the International Monetary Fund in Washington. He earned a PhD in Economics from Columbia University.
GLG Partners is now owned by Man Group, the largest listed hedge fund manager in Europe, which bought the firm in May 2010 to diversify away from its flagship systematic AHL strategy by adding some discretionary – or human – asset management.
The departures follow a review of Man Group's macro and fixed-income platform by Sudi Mariappa, who joined GLG in October to run the platform with co-head Jamil Baz. Mariappa joined from Pimco where he built and ran the firm's $80bn international fixed-income offering.
The review has resulted in a restructuring of Man Group's macro and fixed income business, which will be split across three main areas: macro, fixed income and currency, according to a person familiar with the situation. Emerging markets coverage will be incorporated into each area rather than approached on a stand-alone basis.
As part of the restructuring, Man today announced three hires to its macro and fixed-income business. Kumaran Damodaran joined last month from Pimco as a portfolio manager focusing on emerging markets within GLG's fixed income platform. Brian Pinto is joining from the World Bank to as a senior macro-economist, specialising in emerging markets; and Richard Bateson joined this month from Man AHL as a senior quantitative analyst.
Man Group managed $60bn at September 30, with GLG funds accounting for a quarter of its asset base, according to its latest results. GLG's two emerging markets funds ran a total of $1.5bn, the results said.
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The City is dead. Long live the City
It's a wonder that there is anyone left in the City of London to bemoan its diminishing prospects as an international financial centre. With all the negative headlines over the past few months; the made-in-London scandals – such as Libor manipulation, rogue trading at UBS and beached whales at JP Morgan – along with oppressive regulation and punitive taxation, you'd have thought everyone would have hightailed it already.
But squeezed out by all the forecasts of doom and gloom, is an indicator that doesn't fit this narrative. Even as the big investment banks fire thousands of staff, they are locating more of their most senior executives in the UK. And while the financial industry in London is almost certain to shrink in absolute terms over the coming decade, the city's relative influence looks set to increase.
Let's pause and consider the recent barrage of pessimistic forecasts. A few weeks ago, the Centre for Economics and Business Research warned that London had already surrendered its position as the world's top international financial centre to New York. Not only that, it would continue to shrink and, by 2015, would be overtaken by the UK's former colony Hong Kong. The inevitable eastwards shift in the global economy and in financial markets had been accelerated by "short-sighted overregulation, penal taxation and banker-bashing", said the report.
Then TheCityUK, a body that promotes the City of London and financial services in the UK, said "an amber warning light" was flashing on the UK's competitiveness as a financial centre, having found that more than half of the decisions taken since 2007 by banks and other financial services firms as to where they should locate business or invest had gone against the UK.
And then, only last week, a survey by Kinetic Partners said that while two thirds of executives believed London was the pre-eminent international financial centre, nearly 60% did not believe it would still be so in five years' time.
Throw in the background noise of political animosity towards bankers, the forthcoming annual ritual of bonus-fuelled outrage, and an economic outlook for the UK that is about as positive as Kweku Adoboli's career prospects, and the obvious question for anyone working in the City, Canary Wharf or Mayfair would seem to be: "What the hell are we still doing here?"
-- Not all doom
Such doom-mongering makes for great headlines. But many investment banks seem not to be reading them. On my count, seven out of the 10 largest banks in the world have chosen to locate the head (or co-head) of their investment bank in London, even though only two of these banks are headquartered here (Barclays and RBS). That seven compares with five for New York and zero for Asia.
This year alone, three big foreign investment banks have promoted senior staff in London to be head (or co-head) of the division worldwide. Daniel Pinto, the London-based head of fixed income at JP Morgan, was promoted this summer to be co-head of the largest corporate and investment bank in the world; Colm Kelleher is staying in London after stepping up to become head of Morgan Stanley's institutional securities division; and, only last week, Gaël de Boissard was named co-head of the investment bank at Credit Suisse.
Another two international banks have changed the chief executives of their investment banks this year but chosen not to use that as an opportunity to relocate the executive office to Hong Kong, New York or Singapore. Andrea Orcel is firmly based at (what's left of) UBS investment bank in London, while Colin Fan and Rob Rankin, the new co-heads of the corporate banking and securities division at Deutsche Bank, are also based in London (Rankin relocated from Asia to take up the role).
This shift is not a coincidence. Earlier this year, I wrote that everybody had forgotten to tell Citigroup about the imminent decline of the City. It has made the UK the centre of its universe with the global heads of markets, rates, FX, equities, commodities and prime services in London. Other big US banks have moved global divisional heads to London as well. Goldman Sachs has co-heads of both its investment banking and securities division in London, while the head of equities at Bank of America Merrill Lynch is based here too.
But I could only find one example of a global divisional head at a global investment bank being based in Asia – Jeff Urwin, global head of investment banking at JP Morgan. (Nomura doesn't count.)
-- Greater influence
On this measure – and it is only one measure – London is actually becoming more influential as an international financial centre, even as it shrinks in absolute terms. These bankers are not moving to London to ride a wave of UK domestic M&A or to make a killing in the gilt market.
The reality is that, for the foreseeable future, there is no real alternative to London as an all-singing, all-dancing international financial centre from which you can trade across time zones backed up by traditional strengths of language, legal and regulatory systems. Few, if any, cities in the world are able to lure such a diverse array of highly qualified internationals. Not convinced? Reread the names mentioned above. Not one of them is British.
London excels at providing an agreeable location for them to conduct their business. The UK capital has faced down many challenges in the past. Remember the debate 15 years ago about whether London could survive as the dominant European financial centre if it stayed outside of the euro?
The biggest risk to London as an international financial centre is not that it loses a few thousand back-office staff to India (regrettable though that is) or a few dozen hedge funds to Geneva. It's that its supporters and cheerleaders get scared by the wrong indicators and pushed into the wrong policy decisions, such as throwing up barriers or cutting the City off from the rest of Europe – just as the global banking industry is coming to see London as the only possible platform for its international business.


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UKGM Marburg
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Arthroscopic or open surgical reconstruction of ligament with autotransplantation to treat knee instability (program ID: 129145)
Dario Zovko
Department of Pediatric Surgery
Specialized in: pediatric surgery
The Department of Pediatric Surgery at the University Hospital Marburg offers the complete spectrum of pediatric surgery and treats children from birth to 15 years of age. Here the patient can consult a large interdisciplinary team, which is consisting of Pediatric Surgery, Children's Hospital, Department of Obstetrics, Department of Anesthesiology and the Department of Pediatric Radiology and offers comprehensive and competent advice in all pediatric surgical issues. Principle of the clinic is "as conservative as possible, as invasive as necessary".
Program includes:
- Initial presentation in the clinic
- clinical history taking
- physical examination
- review of medical records
- laboratory tests:
- complete blood count
- general urine analysis
- biochemical analysis of blood
- indicators of inflammation (CRP, ESR)
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- preoperative care
- arthroscopic or open surgical reconstruction
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A Partnership Between the Kenya Baptist Convention and Wayland Baptist University
Kenya is one of the most fertile mission fields on earth. According to Kenya Baptist Convention President Elijah Wanje, there are over 3000 Baptist Churches in Kenya, but only 300 have trained ministers. In addition, Kenya Baptists start about 100 new churches each year, few of which have trained leaders. Clearly, the greatest need faced by Kenya Baptists is to train new leaders. Quality leadership is required to nurture and disciple members of these congregations so they can be the spiritual foundation of the Church in Kenya.
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Adobo Shrimp Tacos with Smoked BBQ Chipotle Coleslaw
Recipe courtesy of Luis Bruno (EAT IT, pg. 117)
- Smoked BBQ Chipotle Coleslaw:
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
- 2 limes, juiced
- 1 (16-ounce) package coleslaw mix
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves, chopped
- 1 small bunch green onions, green tops only, thinly sliced (about 3 tablespoons)
- 1 tablespoon barbeque seasoning (recommended: Bruno's Smoked BBQ Chipotle Seasoning)
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DirectionsSmoked BBQ Chipotle Coleslaw:
In a medium bowl, combine all of the ingredients. Mix well, then taste and adjust the seasoning, as needed. Refrigerate for about 1 hour.
In a deep-fryer or heavy-bottomed pot, heat enough canola oil to come halfway up the sides of the pot, to 375 degrees F.
In a medium bowl, combine the flour and cornmeal; set aside. Season the shrimp with the adobo. Dredge the seasoned shrimp in the cornmeal mixture, and then add them to the hot oil 1 at a time. Fry until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Remove the shrimp from the oil and drain on paper towels. Cook's Note: If you prefer, grill the shrimp for a lighter dish.
Heat a medium saute pan over medium-high heat. Add a tortilla, and heat for about 30 seconds on each side. Spoon about 2 tablespoons of slaw in the center of the tortilla, then put 4 or 5 fried shrimp on top and fold like a taco. Repeat with the remaining ingredients. Serve hot or at room temperature.
If making a low-fat version: substitute using light sour cream, light mayonnaise, whole-wheat tortillas and whole-wheat flour. Also, grill shrimp instead of deep-frying.
Recipe courtesy of Luis Bruno (EAT IT, pg. 117)
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I think my first contact with tattoos was 1996, when hippies came to my town. They were tattooing in a tent with a homemade machine, and the idea fascinated me. Really, I'm in this because once when I opened a magazine and saw a tattoo by Paul Booth, I said, "Wow! This is what I should do." It was nothing like I had seen so far. It was amazing. I started to travel to Brazil, where there was a very large tattoo movement and the tattoo artists were very good. I always felt fascinated by black-and- gray, and what fascinated me most is that only some black ink and water could achieve that magic.
Which culture do you think has been more of an influence on your art?
Around '98, I began this adventure. I began to travel to Argentina and Brazil with many tattooist friends, exchanging ideas, techniques, theories, etc. In the beginning I tattooed just about anything, but I always felt inclined towards the dark art. I think when I moved to Europe was when everything changed—architecture, seeing buildings and Gothic cathedrals and baroque Italy was incredible for me.
You are one of those artists that changed the game. Your style is very strong, and we can see how many artists have been influenced and inspired by your art. Do you feel some kind of pressure, knowing that many expect a mind-blowing piece from you?
As I said before, black-and-gray excites me; I'm always open to other styles but always return to my roots. It's hard for me to describe my style; I try to raise the contrasts to have a greater legibility at a distance, and that also determines its durability. I'm really very happy that people like what I do, but I feel I can give a lot more. So you could say I'm in the evolutionary process. I am proud to see that other artists have referenced my work.
When you are looking for a new tattoo approach, where do you search for inspiration?
Inspiration is everywhere. At first I looked at many magazines, but I was unconsciously influenced by other tattooists and that started to bother me. Anything can be an idea for my next tattoo. It depends on the moment. One must stay perceptive: a light at a concert, a sunset in the forest, branches, sunlight, humidity in a wall! Anything goes if you have the right light and know how to interpret it.
Even when your approach is dark imagery, it appeals to the general public. How did you come to this style?
I always try to find a balance; I used to draw and to tattoo darker things— skulls, demons, devils, etc.—'til I got bored. To me that was very boring, to see a mass of demons in gray on a sleeve. Then I started to apply the "contrast" key and discovered that those dark and evil skulls were miss- ing something soft. I began to combine it with female faces, and add a little color, flow, harmony, etc. Since having too much gray in large tattoos was looking very heavy, I started to put in some red and warm colors.
What goes through your mind when you are about to create a new piece? How do you determine how one thing flows well with the other?
Composition for me is first; the harmony in the body is everything. Maybe that's why I feel better tattooing bigger things that cover large parts of the body. I find it more difficult to do small tattoos than to do an entire rib! Free-hand is what helps me integrate the design into the body, taking advantage of muscles' ways; but when I make things symmetrical or clock gears I need to make a stencil. For me the most difficult and stressful part is getting started. The first hour is crazy. Then, when it takes shape, I feel more relaxed!


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White Sox manager Ozzie Guillen remained disappointed by Alexei Ramirez's lackadaisical play Thursday but elected to start him Friday against the Cubs.
"I give days off to playersthat deserve a day off," Guillen said. "And I make it clear, I never criticize my players for an error, a bad pitch, give up a home run. But when you don't give me your best effort, that's not going to work with me, I don't care who you are. I don't care what you do, how much money you make or if you're a Hall of Famer, if you don't give me your best effort, that thing is not going to work. It's not about Ramirez, it's about anyone on my ballclub. …
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During the annual Viking Polar Bear Swim in Chautauqua Lake the second week in February, members of the Maple Springs Fire Department were on hand with all the necessary equipment to cover any emergencies that might occur. Fire Chief Doug Conroe demonstrated the Lucus 2 Chest Compression System. Ingjald Lodge donated half of the $15,000 cost of this lifesaving piece of equipment. Viking Chief Steve Kosthorst stated he was extremely proud of all the Vikings who helped with this project. Community involvement has in the past and continues to be a cornerstone of Viking philosophy. Pictured are Toots Porter, Steve Kosthorst, Mindy Worden, Luanne Whitcomb, Doug Conroe, Bryan Nelson and Carl Sandwall.


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Shuntaro Yamazaki, Srinivasa G. Narasimhan, Simon Baker, and Takeo Kanade
International Conference on Computer Vision (ICCV), October, 2007.
|Acquiring 3D models of intricate objects (like tree branches, bicycles and insects) is a hard problem due to severe self-occlusions, repeated thin structures and surface discontinuities. In theory, a shape-from-silhouettes (SFS) approach can overcome these difficulties and use many views to reconstruct visual hulls that are close to the actual shapes. In practice, however, SFS is highly sensitive to errors in silhouette contours and the calibration of the imaging system, and therefore not suitable for obtaining reliable shapes with a large number of views. We present a practical approach to SFS using a novel technique called coplanar shadowgram imaging, that allows us to use dozens to even hundreds of views for visual hull reconstruction. Here, a point light source is moved around an object and the shadows (silhouettes) cast onto a single background plane are observed. We characterize this imaging system in terms of image projection, reconstruction ambiguity, epipolar geometry, and shape and source recovery. The coplanarity of the shadowgrams yields novel geometric properties that are not possible in traditional multi-view camera-based imaging systems. These properties allow us to derive a robust and automatic algorithm to recover the visual hull of an object and the 3D positions of light source simultaneously, regardless of the complexity of the object. We demonstrate the acquisition of several intricate shapes with severe occlusions and thin structures, using 50 to 120 views.
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Skip to comments.The Masters Limited Commercials: What Happened?
Posted on 04/13/2013 4:01:08 PM PDT by ReleaseTheHounds
The Masters used to limit commercials to something like 4-6 minutes per hour of broadcasting... This year, it has to be close to 20 minutes. What Happened?
More commercials, more money.
They are simply following the general trend in broadcast and cable TV. That trend is taking us quite rapidly to a 50/50 split between commercials and content. This Is their answer to fading viewership numbers. In fact it is a major contributor to those lower figures.
My solution for those rare times when I watch shows with commercials is either to DVR the show or toggle between two shows in order to skip past the commercials.
The head of seeBS made 62 million .. how ya doin'?
My husband has always told me that only men can play in the Masters! Wrong. There is a little boy playing this time, being penalized for being so bad. Nancy Lopez could beat hims with both hands tied behind her back, on one foot, without clubs!
Network programming tends to work out to 19 minutes for a half-hour show, 38 for an hour, so it seems like they'd be aligning their sports programming to the same.
it's that smarter planet crap, the Common Core crap, and the Exxon (shhh, we're not an oil company, we support education, shhhh) BS.
(But when it did break, it consisted of the usual "White people are too stoopid to figger out how to buy Gerber Life Insurance for their chirrens"....)
For shows that I want to watch in near-real-time, I start DVR'ing it, do something else for 20 minutes or so, then start watching the show. This allows me to skip commercials while still seeing things close to when its broadcast.
I think they have meds for this now.....
Initially restricting the amount of commercials airing during the live broadcast were done in response to the protests/boycotts being done against sponsors of The Masters by that woman's group for Augusta's lack of allowing any women members. Augusta just accepted 2 women members this past year so no worries about potential boycotts against the tournaments sponsors.
For several years they showed the Masters with no commercials. Because all the boycotts of the advertisers. After those years any commercial break seems like a lot.
I think for years they only had one sponsor...Cadillac...and the commercials were very limited. Of course, they used to only show the back nine, and only Saturday and Sunday - and so on.
My guess is that they have to pay for the live web video feeds..
The people running the Masters realized that watching the Masters is about as exciting as watching paint dry so they found commercials that are more boring than watching people play cow-pasture pool to make the Masters seem more exciting.
Joe Ford's introduction no longer includes the disclaimer and instead features some nonsense about growing the game (yawn).
ANGC evidently gave in to CBS demands. Still, the breaks are a fraction of a normal tour event.
To relieve the boredom.
Women can play in the Masters but they have to qualify like everybody else.
That's hard to believe. CBS has always lost money on the deal. Even so, other networks would jump at the chance for the same deal if CBS wants to back out.
toggle between two shows in order to skip past the commercials."
I tried that the other night but all three stations had commercials on at the same time. That's just not right!
Problem is, the tv shows schedule their commercials at the same time so you can't watch two shows. The other day I was watching a 110 minute movie that ran three hours. That's over 33% commercial time. As much as cable costs, there's no reason these people are so broke they have to have so many commercials.
The good times are over. Settle in for the long haul.
people demanded commercials so they wouldn't have to watch golf
MOney is what it's about. Why do you think Tiger wasn't DQ'd?
Dontcha know the golf channel would jump at the chance to have all day wire to wire coverage. CBS is probably only staying on to keep them from doing just that.
That "little boy" could beat 99.99 percent of the golfers that participate in our forum.
I love golf and you still made me laugh.
That little boy could beat 99.99 percent of the golfers that participate in our forum.
No commercials.
Well I'm spoiled by DirecTV's system that buffers two channels and lets you toggle between them. So I just give the programs a half hour head start and after that you can get the commercials out of sync.
Well Im spoiled by DirecTVs..
I have Direct TV too but I was trying to watch two different programs that are on the alphabet stations. My grandson told one of his friends that the only reason I have Direct TV is because they are the only ones that show NCIS, Burn Notice or Flashpoing 24/7. I proved him wrong yesterday though and watched 3 hours of Dirty Jobs with him.
Heretic! I have a friend who calls watching golf, "watching sky" because of all the sky shots following a ball. I'm a golf fan, but even I can only stomach so much on the tube.
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