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Excellent service, clean rooms, friendly staff, use pool all night (that's a big plus), resort-like hotel Nothing bad at all. Book with confidence, I so would stay at this relaxing hotel. (I guarantee you you won't find a better one around.
Great location, very quiet and very clean! Outdoor space was beautiful but we only went to the beach (why go to the beach and stay at the pool all day?? I can get in a pool at home). Beach was quiet, no large crowds or nonsense. We loved it! Fridge could've been larger but wasn't an issue for us.
Very friendly and accomodating staff. Loved it.
Friendly and very helpful staff. The pool was too crowded and some guests were allowed to place towels on the beds to keep them reserved and didnt show up the whole day at times. THis should not have been allowed by staff.
I liked the bed itself. It was good for sleeping. The front desk was a mess. 4 people working it, but still a line of 5 people. I asked for another night in my room and was told there was no way. I asked for a room with a good view and a balcony. I got a view. And a balcony. FACING A TREE AND THEIR MAIN ENTRANCE WITH THE PARKING LOT TO THE SIDE. How romantic....
Enjoyed the location - Easy access to the beach, umbrellas and padded lounge chairs available for $25.00/day. We saw beautiful sea life (starfish, a baby octopus!, dolphins, pelicans, live shell dwellers) but no jellyfish and no sharks at all while we were there. Debbie, our Beach Concierge, brought us great sandwiches made upon order by the hotel chef for $10.00 each and she told us stories, answered all of our questions about the hotel and the area, helped us celebrate our 25th Wedding Anniversary -- She Was Wonderful! The hotel is clean and the staff was very accommodating. We had a wonderful experience. Our room had a partial view of the beach and it overlooked the tennis courts. It wasn't ideal but it was nice. Our room smelled a little musty and it was located near the laundry/vending/ice machines which were all very noisy and used frequently. There was about half an inch of space at the bottom of our door to the hallway so we heard all of the noises from the hallway very easily. The room was a typical hotel room but the bed was very comfortable. And it's nothing that the hotel can control but the municipal water there is very soft and it feels like you're still soapy even though you're clean so it takes some adjustment to get used to.
We had an amazing stay at the Sheraton Sand Key. I was notified via text to check in early and request any preferences for our room. I was given an easy access room on a quiet floor and a ton of extra pillows, as I requested them because I am pregnant. The staff was super accommodating right from the beginning! The room we stayed in was updated, clean, and had a great shower. The resort is beautiful with the option of the pool and the beach available. My husband and I just pulled pool chairs out onto the sand past the volleyball courts and it was peaceful and quiet, and very relaxing! The beach is beautiful to swim, and walk along for sunsets. The food at the hotel is great too! A great place for families and couples alike, hard to find! i highly recommend!!!
Nice beach front location Rooms were dated. We had a view of the roof and building across from that which wasn't part of our beach get away plans.
well placed for our beach holiday with plenty of sunbeds around pool area. Rustys restaurant very good. Upgraded to an ocean view which was great. Thought the Sunlongers/sunshades on the huge private beach should be complimentary to guests !
We loved the ocean view and the rooms were nice despite the size. Everything was clean. As many others have said, the walk to the beach is a jaunt and the weekend we were visiting there had recently been a storm so the walkway was flooded with two plus feet of water. The beach itself was not altogether delightful- run down and dirty. We spent the weekend at the pool which felt very small and overcrowded. At the snack at we purchased a refillable cup only the find after drinking that there were ants in the soda line so our cup was full of dead and dying ants. Our purchase was not refunded.
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The Jews of the Islamic World This course will explore the history and culture of the Jews living in the Islamic world from the rise of Islam to the modern period. Topics to be covered include the relationship between Judaism and Islam, the legal and actual status of Jews, the organization and structure of the Jewish community and developments in Jewish law, philosophy, religion and literature. Specific attention will be given to the ways in which the Jewish experience was shaped by the surrounding Islamic culture.
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Although there are no prerequisites, background in Jewish Studies, Islamic Studies or Middle East History is very useful. While all texts will be read in English translation, students will find knowledge of Hebrew and/or Arabic (as well as European languages) useful for their individual research projects.
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Students will be expected to read between 150 and 200 pages per week consisting of primary sources (in translation) and secondary works. Class time will be divided between lectures from the professor, discussions of the reading, and student presentations. Grades will be assigned according to regular class participation (20%), a 20-25 page independent research paper (60%) and an in-class presentation based on that research (20%).

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Dallas, Zale Corp. named a new CEO Thursday. The move replaces Betsy Burton, who spent less than two years heading up the jewelry-store chain.
Zale brought in retail veteran Neal Goldberg, who will also serve as president, in effort to help turn around the company that has reported widening losses and recently issued a gloomy holiday sales forecast.
Goldberg was president of The Children's Place Retail Stores Inc., which also operates Disney stores. He has held senior jobs at Macy's, Victoria's Secret and Gap Inc.
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April 07, 2011 | Olivia Golden
THE death of Marchella Pierce, a 4-year-old girl in Brooklyn who was beaten, malnourished and tied to a bed, has again aroused anger over child welfare in New York City. Her mother stands accused of murder, and a caseworker and a supervisor were charged last month with criminally negligent homicide.
Reading about Marchella's death in September brought back painful memories. When I was the director of child welfare in the District of Columbia I often woke up at 3 a.m., fearing all that could go wrong. During my tenure, there were increases in adoptions and speedier investigations, and more children went to live with foster families rather than in institutions. But substandard care and terrible cases also continued.
Because there is so much to fix, improvements and calamities can happen simultaneously in long-troubled child welfare systems. In Washington, where I took over from a court-appointed receiver, the work ranged from reducing caseloads to overhauling information technology, contracting, licensing and personnel systems. On good days, we reminded ourselves that it was all worth it. But when a child was hurt or killed, we often reacted defensively, fearing that a misdirected public outcry could undercut our plans for reform.
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Dry-aged Guinea Hen, Mustard Fruits, and Green Cabbage
For the Brined Guinea Hen:
Slightly separate skin from guinea hen breasts. Add garlic, thyme, bay leaves, and peppercorns to brine. Submerge breasts and thighs completely in brine for 8 hours. Remove and dry on rack.
For the Guinea Hen Breasts:
Set CVap to 90°C on "moist heat" setting. Cook breasts on rack in CVap until they reach 135°F internal temperature. Cool completely. Put breasts in frying cage, and fry in 400°F oil. Remove meat and rest in hotel pan with seasoned butter.
For the Guinea Hen Thighs:
Cryovac thighs in vacuum-sealed bags with garlic, thyme, bay leaf, olive oil, salt, and pepper. Cook sous vide at 82.2°C for 2½ hours or until tender. Cool completely and remove thighs from bags. Pick meat from bones in large pieces and cut into ½-inch strips. Soak in seasoned buttermilk for 8 hours. Dredge in seasoned flour and fry at 350°F.
For the Mostarda:
Using a small Parisian scooper, scoop out balls from apples and pears. Compress them with mustard oil, salt, and lovage in a vacuum-sealed bag.
For the Cabbage:
Preheat convection oven to 300°F. Roast cabbage on a sheet pan for 6 hours or until completely tender (outside leaves should be burned). Cool and remove outer leaves. Cut inner hearts into wedges, keeping core intact.
For the Hot Sauce:
Split Aji dulce, toss in oil, and char briefly on a hot plancha. Mix with bell peppers, and citric acid. Purée with vinegar, garlic, and xanthan gum. Add enough water so it becomes a Tabasco viscosity. Season with sugar and salt to taste.
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Season and rub oil over Cabbage wedges, and quickly grill. Serve Breasts and Thighs with Mostarda, Cabbage, Hot Sauce, a small dollop of crème fraiche, and a few drops of mustard oil.
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José Cárdenas: Thank you for joining us. Back in May, a federal judge ruled that Sheriff Joe Arpaio's immigration enforcement efforts had violated the constitutional rights of Hispanics. This month, the same judge appointed a monitor to oversee efforts by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office to end what the court found to be a pattern of racial profiling. Here tonight is Tom Liddy from the Maricopa County Attorney's Office and one of the attorneys representing Sheriff Joe Arpaio. And Kelly Flood, Senior Staff Attorney for the ACLU of Arizona. Thank you both for joining us on "Horizonte." You both have been here before and we've talked about different aspects of this litigation but just Kelly, a quick refresher on the ruling in May and how we got there and in essence what the judge said.
Kelly Flood: The case was filed in 2007 and after about five years of fairly hotly contested litigation we went to trial last fall for about a two-week federal court trial. After the trial was over, the judge took some time formulating, took several months, and ultimately issued a liability ruling in May, issuing findings of fact and conclusions of law and found the sheriff's office had engaged in racial profiling with, he found in favor of the plaintiffs on our 4th and 14th Amendment claims and then indicated that we should work toward a remedy and the order that he just issued on October 2nd is the remedy phase and that is the injunction in which he has explained to the parties how he wants his findings of fact and conclusions of law to be implemented in a way that will repair the problem that we saw.
José Cárdenas: Now, Tom, in terms of the remedy, as I understand it, the judge's order didn't say there was going to be a monitor but it was pretty much understood that that was going to be part of the remedy right?
Tom Liddy: The judge indicated earlier on when we were meeting that he was very much inclined to put a monitor in place and we understood that so we were arguing over what would the role of monitor be. The sheriff's fine having someone with professional law enforcement experience there to advise him on policies and operations but he was very much opposed to a federal judge infringing upon his constitutional powers to make decisions in the sheriff's office and we're very pleased that the Judge Snow understood that and that the monitor that will be put in place will only have an advisory function, the sheriff is very pleased with that.
José Cárdenas: So it's a 59 page order. Give us the sketch of what the judge said.
Tom Liddy: Let me back up just a little bit. People will recall, the sheriff was doing a large-scale saturation patrols in which they were pulling over vehicles and there were undocumented migrants that were there and they were being handed over to ICE and some were being deported and others weren't and it was creating a lot of controversy in parts of the Maricopa County community and the judge was really focused on that. So the big takeaways are that the law has been clarified if not changed that unlawful presence is not a crime in the United States of America. Now that is clear. So no one will be arrested on suspicion of being in Arizona, Maricopa County or the country without documentation. And then the sheriff has said that for traffic stops, it can only be for federal, criminal violations, or state criminal violations and every law enforcement decision, there will be no racial profiling. And what does that really mean? It means one can never use race or ethnicity when making a law enforcement decision. That's a very important decision, it's one that the sheriff supports and it makes sense because race is not an indicator of any unlawful activity and it's just bad policing to do that. So moving forward, that's the big picture. The sheriff wants -- the judge wants to make sure that there's a retraining because many of our 2-E-7-G, those are the deputies that were wearing the federal hat during these large-scale operations were trained by ICE and ICE taught them that it was legal to use ethnicity as a factor, never the sole factor but a factor. That is just not correct. And the Ninth Circuit has made that very clear it wasn't correct and Judge Snow said that's got to be changed and there needs to be new training. There's a new training regimen that's in this order. There are very specific rules about written policies that must be put in place for large saturation patrols. There haven't been any large saturation patrols since 2011 because of the litigation. Now that the order's out, large saturation patrols will be permitted and they'll start moving forward with those again but they'll be doing it in accordance with this order which says you have to have a plan that's written, provided to the monitor, provided to the plaintiff, the plaintiff has to make sure that there's a reason that a certain area has been selected, it has to be because of criminal activity and reports of criminal activity have to be investigated now. That wasn't always the case before. And another big thing will be a database created now. Everyone who is stopped by the sheriff's office, the sheriff did not want this, the court has ordered that the deputies try to guess the person's ethnicity and when they make that guess they have to put it in a database. There's going to be a large and growing database that the people out in Maricopa County won't be aware of where the police are guessing what your race is, what your background is so that's going to be created, the court's ordered that, as well.
José Cárdenas: I want to talk about some other aspects of the order but before we do that, Kelly, is the ACLU pleased with what the judge decided was going to be the role of the monitor and other aspects?
Kelly Flood: Absolutely. We think that the judge appropriately balanced what was necessary in this case in order to remedy the problems that he saw and that obviously the plaintiffs and the community experienced with the sheriff's office and we think that the role is appropriate. It is an advisory role. The monitor will take a look at the sheriff's new policies, the training, the data, we'll analyze the data that's collected based upon the traffic stops and the monitor will try to evaluate whether the sheriff is both complying with the court's order and whether the problems are actually being remedied. And then the monitor will have the opportunity to advise whether he or she thinks things are being done correctly or maybe things could be done differently. And then ultimately, the court has retained jurisdiction to determine whether the sheriff is in compliance with the court's order.
José Cárdenas: Another big part of the order in terms of the implementation has to do with the role of the Community Advisory Board. Explain that.
Kelly Flood: Correct. And the Community Advisory Board is something that we felt was very important in order to help sort of heal the rift in the community. There had obviously been a large rift in the Latino community who had felt basically terrorized by MCSO for many years and we felt and the court ultimately agreed that as part of healing that broken relationship, having a community advisory board where folks nominated by the sheriff's office and folks nominated by the plaintiffs and the plaintiffs' representatives could come together, talk about how the order is being implemented, how it was impacting the community, get community input and hopefully move productively towards, you know, repairing the relationship between the Latino community and the sheriff's office.
José Cárdenas: Now, Tom, I understand that the sheriff at the end of the day was not too unhappy with the role the monitor's going to have, made the point that he's not -- he or she won't have veto power. But the sheriff wasn't very happy about the notion of the Community Advisory Board. Why?
Tom Liddy: It's interesting. Not all the Hispanic community was opposed to the sheriff. Remember a lot of the terrorism or terrorizing that occurred in Maricopa County and surrounds us by coyotes who were kidnapping people, murdering people, raping people, people dying in the desert. So somebody had to do something. And the federal government was doing nothing. So Sheriff Joe stepped into the vacuum. There are many people that were very grateful for the actions the sheriff was taking. Of course, that's why he was re-elected. Specifically with the Community Advisory Board, in Maricopa County we have an elected sheriff and by its very nature of elected office, any office holder must communicate on an ongoing basis with all aspects of the community or you're going to lose the next election so the sheriff was opposed to the article 3 federal court placing this on this one political body, he would say it's not political, we'll see what happens when you have three community activists on a board and then three other people that have been put on the board, we'll see how that works out, you know. Good luck with that. It may just be that it's a political circus, you know, every four times a year, we'll see.
José Cárdenas: It is just advisory, though, right? They can't tell the sheriff what to do.
Tom Liddy: They can't tell the sheriff what to do but the concerns is will it be a forum for people to express anger, outrage, stir things up, or will it be a forum where people will actually work hard, looking closely at what's going on in law enforcement operations, only the future will tell, we don't know but the sheriff has very little confidence that that advisory board will be any more helpful than other forums that people in Maricopa County have for expressing their views about all manner of things, including the operations of the sheriff's office.
José Cárdenas: Kelly, you indicated that one of the benefits or positives that your side sees in the advisory board is that it is an opportunity to vent and express concern.
Kelly Flood: I didn't use the word vent but I would say express concern, yes. And I think that the way Tom has characterized who might ultimately be on the board is probably not accurate. What we are planning and what we are hoping is that the folks who are on the board will be people who will be serious, who will be optimistic, who will want to work in a meaningful and cooperative way to engage the sheriff's office with the community to express the concerns and the needs of the community and we as expressed in court, we don't think this is an opportunity for some political body. We see it as an opportunity to create a new and healing relationship between the community and the sheriff's office.
José Cárdenas: Let's talk about the selection of the monitor. What's the process going to be?
Kelly Flood: The process is that both sides are currently vetting candidates. We both -- we sent out a request --
José Cárdenas: There's some certain criteria that they have to meet.
Kelly Flood: Correct, right and we sent out, for example, a request for proposal, we've got a number of qualified candidates in. We've been talking with them and interviewing them. I assume the sheriff's office has been doing the same thing. We're going to exchange our nominees. If we can agree on someone great, we let the judge know and that person gets appointed. If we can't agree, then we will submit our proposals to the judge and the judge will make the ultimate decision.
José Cárdenas: They have to have some kind of law enforcement or criminal background, something that qualifies them to be involved in this.
Kelly Flood: Or previous monitor experience and often law enforcement monitors have law enforcement backgrounds.
José Cárdenas: Quickly, the training requirements. What are those? And how are they going to be implemented?
Kelly Flood: For the new training -- [ Overlapping Speakers ] There are a variety of requirements under the order, including a combination of in person training where there's a question-and-answer opportunity and also some online training and the sheriff's office will be designing the new training and implementing it and the monitor will have some input in that but it's ultimately up to the sheriff's office to design the new training consistent with the court's order.
José Cárdenas: Tom, there are a lot of provisions in the order that talk about what deputies are supposed to do when they make stops, what things they can consider, what things they can't, the kinds of reporting they're supposed to do, disclosures before and after, any concerns about any of that?
Tom Liddy: There is a concern that it will lengthen the stops. One of the complaints in the litigation was that traffic stops by MCSO deputies of Hispanics was taking too long and that's a concern of the court, I think it's a concern of everybody and a lot of the requirements are going to make traffic stops longer, not real pleased about that. But we'll do the best we can with that. The other concern is the collection of racial and ethnic data, it doesn't sound like something that's American but the court has ordered that so that's going to go forward. That's a concern. But the general law enforcement is not going to change. If you commit a crime in Maricopa County, Sherriff Joe and his deputies are going to stop you and you are going to stand before the man in court.
José Cárdenas: Kelly, the order provides for a 3 year minimum period of monitoring and then one side or the other if they reach an agreement can ask that the order be lifted. What's your expectation?
Kelly Flood: It's wait and see at this moment. We're optimistic. We're hopeful that this will be a meaningful and productive process and that the sheriff will be in full compliance with the order as quickly as practicable and that things will improve. And we'll just have to wait and see and if it happens that's great and there could be agreement and if it doesn't happen, we'll have to go back to the court and discuss what's appropriate at that time.
José Cárdenas: Tom, this is not necessarily the end of the litigation as I understand. A notice of appeal has been filed, there will be a challenge to the judge's ruling in May. Where do you expect this to end up?
Tom Liddy: The sheriff indicated he will appeal and on his behalf we have filed a notice of appeal and the Ninth Circuit will give us the schedule and we'll have to detail the concerns we have in the appeal in December. We'll file that with the Ninth Circuit.
José Cárdenas: The biggest concerns with the judge's May ruling are?
Tom Liddy: There are many. We're talking 59 pages here, even more than that.
José Cárdenas: That's the most recent order.
Tom Liddy: And that's the one that we'll appeal, only the final order is appealable. We'll be looking at that. And it's a target rich environment I'll tell you that. We're not going to go to the Ninth Circuit with 20-22 different issues. We're going to look at it very closely and see which issues are likely to be the most fruitful at the appellate level and at the Supreme Court and we'll file the appeal in December.
José Cárdenas: Last question, Kelly. Your projection on the appeal, will it hold up?
Kelly Flood: We think that the judge's ruling, both his May ruling on liability, and then this ultimate injunction, we think that both of them are well reasoned.
José Cárdenas: Not concerned that the judge went too far?
Kelly Flood: We don't believe that he exceeded his authority at all. This injunction and remedy is consistent with remedies around the country against other law enforcement bodies. We're confident that both the liability and the ruling and the injunction will stand.
José Cárdenas: Well, I guess we'll know soon enough. Thank you both for joining us on "Horizonte" to talk about it. Appreciate it.


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No, only put me in the fireroom, shoveling coal in the furnace.
The fireroom is full of water; but it looks to me as though a seacock had been opened.
It was mounted amidships between the fireroom hatch and the break of the to'gallant fo'c's'le.
It was a busy time in the fireroom, but there was nothing to do on deck but watch the steamer.
The steady thump and rattle of the pumps by which the fireroom was being cleared of water continued to sound in her ears.
Perhaps that explosion in the fireroom had not been meant to injure the ship seriously.
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Educators Academy Presentation and Reception
Saturday, November 7, 6–7:30 p.m.
Connect at the Educators Academy Reception. Hors d'oeuvres and nonalcoholic beverages will be provided. Cash bar available.
As part of the reception, the Ferguson Award for support to public relations education will be presented. The winners of the Betsy Ann Plank Graduate Student Paper and Top Faculty Paper will be recognized. To register, select Educators Academy Presentation and Reception under Optional Tickets on the registration form.
Opening Night Event
USS Midway
Sunday, November 8, 7–9 p.m.
All aboard! Join us as we kick off this year's Conference on the USS Midway, the longest-serving U.S. Navy aircraft carrier of the 20th century. Now the most-visited floating ship museum in the world, you will be inspired by this West Coast symbol of strength, freedom and peace, where 225,000 men and women once served from World War II to Operation Desert Storm.
As the sun goes down, the night heats up. Savor cultural delicacies that are uniquely San Diego, take in panoramic views of the sparkling city skyline and sway to the sounds of smooth jazz — all in the dramatic presence of historic fighter jets and naval aircraft.
It's "all hands on deck" as we invite you to celebrate the start of this year's Conference with an unforgettable evening in the heart of San Diego.
2009 Atlas Award White Paper Presentation and Dinner
Hosted by the International Section
Lou & Mickey's 224 Fifth Avenue
Sunday, November 8, 8-10 p.m.
Tickets are $85 per person.
Enjoy this eclectic restaurant quoted as a "favorite" of San Diego's Gaslamp district . Serving choice seafood, poultry and prime beef in a relaxed, inviting environment. Located right at the entrance to the Historic Downtown San Diego Gaslamp Quarter and celebrating mid-Western hospitality and the music of your father's generation, Lou & Mickey's will serve San Diegans and their visitors classic American food.
After dinner, the International Section will honor the winner of the 2009 PRSA Atlas Award for Lifetime Achievement in International Public Relations.
PRSA Professional Interest Sections Networking Luncheons
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Mister Tiki Mai Tai Lounge Restaurant 801 5th Avenue
Be transported to exotic Polynesia! Dine among Tiki relics and palm fronds while enjoying mouthwatering Pacific Island and Japanese delicacies. Executive Chef Jason Gethin shows off his creative flair while delivering exotic flavoring and spices in his unique variety of dishes. This smart luau lunch includes choices of pupus (appetizers) and assorted island plates such as misoglazed salmon or lemongrass-marinated jidori chicken breast. It's a tropical escape that you will not soon forget.
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McCormick & Schmick's 675 L Street
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Trattoria La Strada 702 5th Avenue
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Jsix 616 J Street
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La Fiesta 628 5th Avenue
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Buster's 807 W. Harbor Drive
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Rockin' Baja 310 5th Avenue
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Present address: Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Medicine and Engineering, Division of Medical and Engineering Science, Life Environment Medical Engineering, University of Yamanashi, 4-3-11 Takeda, Kofu, Yamanashi 400-8511, Japan.
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Prior to last weekend, Brad and I (gasp!) had never been to New York City. Yes, it's true, we have traveled to nearly 30 countries all over the world, but had never been to one of the most iconic cities in the U.S.
We had been dying to go, so we decided back in April to take a long weekend with our great friends (and neighbors) to NYC. I won't bore you with all the details (just most of them), but we did a TON while we were there and I thought I would share some pics and highlights from the trip!
(Warning if you are turned off by too many pictures or hate multiple picture collages in a post, please stop reading and come back another day :))
We left Wednesday after work and I must say, nothing beats traveling with friends!
We did NYC like true tourists and stayed in Times Square. The view from our hotel room:
Thursday morning after breakfast, we acted like total tourists again and walked around Times Square a little more before hitting the wax museum.
The guys got a huge kick out of it:
Then we ate, walked, drank, ate some more, then walked some more (seemed to be a theme for the weekend). We had afternoon Sangria at Rockefeller Plaza,
then lunch at Carmines and eventually made our way down to the the Ground Zero Memorial.
Thursday night we ended up having a low key dinner at a hole-in-the-wall Turkish restaurant in Hell's Kitchen, then drinks at the rotating View Lounge in our hotel. (If you have never been in a rotating restaurant/bar…it is definitely an interesting test of the equilibrium!)
Friday morning started bright and early! If you saw my weekly recap, you know that I ran with Jocelyn & Lizzie! The whole morning was country music heaven, as we saw Luke Bryan in Central Park (GMA) , Zach Brown Bank in Rockefeller Plaza (Today Show) and Craig Morgan at Fox & Friends.
And since we are very sophisticated art enthusiasts (sarcasm), we headed over to the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Rooftop views from the Met:
Clearly Brad likes taking pictures with MJ, The Biebs and Elle McPherson more than with me 🙂
We had some time after The Met, so we took a little walk through Central Park and spent some time hanging out by the boat pond (is that really the name of it?).
Then, Friday afternoon was absolutely one of the highlights of the trip…
If you don't offend easily and don't mind crude language, etc. it is hilarious. (But understandably controversial and I definitely respect the opposition to it by some.)
We had an amazing dinner Friday night at The Standard Grill in the Meat Packing District, followed by drinks at the Soho Grand.
Saturday, after breakfast with friends and a quick walk over to check out Central Station, we experienced the other major highlight of the trip…
I am not a Yankees fan, but I think any baseball fan can appreciate seeing a game at Yankee Stadium and experiencing the atmosphere, which is truly like no other. We had an awesome time at the game!
We rounded out Saturday afternoon with rooftop drinks at 230 Fifth. It has a super cool atmosphere and an amazing view of the empire state building.
Finally, Sunday we did a little wheeling & dealing for knock-offs on Canal St. (China Town) and hit up Magnolia's Bakery for some goodies (cupcakes!) to take home with us.
We were absolutely exhausted at the end of every day and I am not sure how we could have squeezed more into 3 1/2 days!
I am absolutely hooked on NYC and can't wait to go back. Unfortunately, I didn't get into the marathon this year, but you can GUARANTEE that I will have my name in that lottery every year until I do.
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Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps celebrated his recent marriage by walking down the aisle with Nicole Johnson in a formal ceremony in Mexico on Friday (October 28).
Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps took to Instagram to announce the news that he and fiancé Nicole Johnson are having a baby boy.
The gold medalist shared, "We found out 8 weeks ago we were expecting. Today we're over 12 weeks and it looks like we're having a boy!!! #babymp #mp #lifeabouttochange #mpswim"
He's a recognized althete and public figure, so when Michael Phelps was arrested for driving under the influence, he knew there was a responsibility to speak about his actions.
From Olympic gold medalist to drunk driver. Michael Phelps is facing a hard time after he was pulled over for driving under the influence earlier this morning (September 30).
The 29-year-old athlete was driving in Maryland when he was stopped by police around 2 a.m. in his white Range Rover. According to reports, Phelps failed his sobriety test and his blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit.
Professional athletes are constantly working to keep themselves in top shape, and the 2014 ESPN The Magazine Body Issue sheds light on Michael Phelps and Amy Purdy in their birthday suits!
The 29-year-old Olympic swimmer shared that posing nude wasn't a huge departure from parading in front of the world in a tiny swimsuit- "A Speedo doesn't really hide that much anyway."
There's been all kinds of action as part of the 2014 World Cup in Brazil over the past few days, and our favorite stars were apparently tuned in to see Team USA defeat Ghana on Monday night (June 16), with plenty of Twitter action afterwards.
Justin Timberlake simply tweeted, "USA! USA!!!" while Jamie Kennedy snarked, "WE FINALLY DEFEATED GHANARIA!!!"
The most decorated athlete in Olympic history, Michael Phelps, is coming out of retirement.
Bob Bowman, the swimmer's coach told reporters on Monday (April 14) that the athlete extrodinarre will compete in three events at a meet in Mesa, Ariz., on April 24-26.
Before enjoying their night at the 2013 ESPN ESPY Awards, Danica Patrick and Michael Phelps tried their hands at paddle boarding at the Westin Lake Las Vegas.
While donning a black shirt and simple white top, the 31-year-old racer learned to paddle like a pro.


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Sep 19, 2012 - The Associated PressMORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Coal producer Alpha Natural Resources said Tuesday that it was cutting production by 16 million tons and eliminating 1,200 jobs companywide, laying off 400 workers immediately by closing mines in Virginia, West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
About 40 percent of Alpha's production cuts will come from high-cost eastern mines "that are unlikely to be competitive for the foreseeable future," Crutchfield said, while about half will occur in the Powder River Basin, the largest coal-producing region in the U.S. The basin is located in northeast Wyoming.
Alpha's Wyoming operations, Alpha Coal West, consist of the Eagle Butte and Belle Ayr surface coal mines. Together, the mines have about 650 employees and produce about 50 million tons of coal a year, according to the Wyoming Mining Association. The number of layoffs that might occur there was unclear.
The mine shutdowns start Tuesday, while the rest of the layoffs will be completed by the end of the first quarter after Alpha fulfills current sales obligations, Chief Executive Officer Kevin Crutchfield said. In all, the layoffs amount to nearly a tenth of Alpha's 13,000-person workforce.
Alpha said it was closing four mines in West Virginia, three in Virginia and one in Pennsylvania. They are a mix of deep and surface mines, and all are non-union operations.
Company spokesman Ted Pile said most of the displaced workers may eventually be rehired, either assigned to new jobs in other locations or replacing outside contractors. Only 150 workers in West Virginia and three in Pennsylvania will not have any other employment opportunities with the company, he said.
Though some miners will stay on to seal the operations, most will either be reassigned or laid off immediately.
Support positions will also be cut proportionally as Alpha reduces its operating regions from four to two, Crutchfield said, and two executives will retire Nov. 1.
It wasn't immediately what other states would be affected by the still looming layoffs.
Crutchfield said the shutdowns and layoffs are a necessary part of ensuring Alpha survives in what has become a difficult U.S. market, where coal companies face a dual challenge: Power plants are shifting to cheap, abundant natural gas, while companies like his face "a regulatory environment that's aggressively aimed at constraining the use of coal."
The affected West Virginia operations are the Alloy deep mine near Powellton, the Alloy surface mine near Boomer, the Premium highwall mine near Gilbert and the White Flame Surface Mine near Wharncliffe. The Virginia mines are Guest Mountain deep mines No. 8 and No. 9 near Norton, and the Twin Star Surface Mine near Hurley.
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Toyota, having reduced the cost of making fuel-cell vehicles by about 90% since the mid-2000s, hopes to price its first retail hydrogen model at about $50,000.
The first model will be a sedan with driving range equal to a gasoline-powered car, "with some extra cost," Yoshihiko Masuda, Toyota's managing director for advanced autos, tells Bloomberg News. But there are some big obstacles remaining: Despite having brought down from the cost of making a hydrogen-powered car down from $1 million, it will still have to cut them by about 50% in order to meet its target.
Simple reason: "We don't lose money with introduction of the vehicle," Masuda said.
General Motors once dominated hydrogen car development that it admitted at the time was years from when a fuel-cell powered vehicle could actually sold. Lately, Honda has taken a leading position and Toyota, which has remained enthralled with hybrids, hasn't said much about hydrogen cars.
Toyota plans to cut expenses to make the vehicles by reducing platinum use to about one-third the previous level and finding cheaper ways to produce the thin film used in the fuel cells and the carbon-fiber hydrogen fuel tanks.
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With 518 four star accommodations, the Sofitel London Gatwick Hotel is ideal for those traveling on business or on holiday. Services offered are WiFi wireless internet access, concierge and porter and a currency exchange on site. Dry cleaning and ironing are also available should you need them. The gym is outfitted with state of the art equipment and there is also a swimming pool to take a relaxing swim. You can bring along your pets as they are allowed at the Sofitel London Gatwick Hotel. Interconnecting rooms are ideal for families.
Each of the handsomely furnished guest accommodations offer air conditioning and safe deposit boxes. There is a mini bar as well as a radio and colour cable or satellite television. High speed transmission lines make it convenient for those traveling in a working capacity and voicemail ensures you will not miss a call. Choose from a classic room, superior room, luxury room club Sofitel, Sofitel suite and for the ultimate in luxury and amenities stay at the Prestige suite. Room service is available 24-hours a day.
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The Sofitel London Gatwick has several dining options from which to choose. Le Café has informal dining and will bring to mind a Parisian outdoor café. La Terrace is the hub of the hotel's social scene and overlooks the Atrium. The Library is adjacent and allows guests a private and quiet place in which to relax. La Brasserie offers contemporary European dishes in a stylish yet informal setting. The freshest local ingredients are used to create signature dishes. Gatwick Oriental satisfies your craving for Asian fare.
Enjoy cocktails at the exclusive Kua Bar decorated in oriental style and glamour and La Terrace is where you can gather with other guests to discuss the doings of the day over a refreshing beverage of your choice.
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From Quebradita to Duranguense
Dance in Mexican American Youth Culture
Sydney Hutchinson
240 pp. / 6.00 in x 9.00 in / 2007
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Salsa and merengue are now so popular that they are household words for Americans of all ethnic backgrounds. Recent media attention is helping other Caribbean music styles like bachata to attain a
The quebradita story is rich in issues
of cultural differences across Mexican
American and Mexican cultural
subgroups based on nationality, region,
generation, and gender. The closer
look at cultural and social processes
that Hutchinson offers draws us into the
deeper vectors that come to bear on
the creation and practice of the dance
and the broader and subtle meanings
that the dance expresses.
Daniel E. Sheehy, Smithsonian Institution
similar status. Yet popular Mexican American dances remain unknown and invisible to most non-Latinos. Quebradita, meaning "little break," is a modern Mexican American dance style that became hugely popular in Los Angeles and across the southwestern United States during the early to mid 1990s. Over the decade of its popularity, this dance craze offered insights into the social and cultural experience of Mexican American youth. Accompanied by banda, an energetic brass band music style, quebradita is recognizable by its western clothing, hat tricks, and daring flips. The dance's combination of Mexican, Anglo, and African American influences represented a new sensibility that appealed to thousands of young people. Hutchinson argues that, though short-lived, the dance filled political and sociocultural functions, emerging as it did in response to the anti-immigrant and English-only legislation that was then being enacted in California. Her fieldwork and interviews yield rich personal testimony as to the inner workings of the quebradita's aesthetic development and social significance. The emergence of pasito duranguense, a related yet distinct style originating in Chicago, marks the evolution of the Mexican American youth dance scene. Like the quebradita before it, pasito duranguense has picked up the task of demonstrating the relevance of regional Mexican music and dance within the U.S. context.
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Another great cruise with Holland America: Rotterdam Cruise Review by je_gigote
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Another great cruise with Holland America
Destination: Baltic Sea
Embarkation: Rotterdam
As Americans, my family were definitely in the minority on the ship--I heard there were only 150 Americans. Most of the passengers were Dutch. Although at the beginning of the cruise it was announced that English was the official language on the ship, it seemed more like the Dutch were insistent NOT to have to speak any English at all, which (I'm assuming) made communicating with the crew/staff rather difficult.
We received the same high-quality service that we have come to expect from HAL. I would say the only area in which service didn't live up to our previous experiences was the room stewards. I roomed with my sister (we are both adults) and our parents were next door, and it seemed like our parents received better service than we did. Our room didn't have More a fruit basket until the third day, and our television never worked (which wasn't too big a deal because we didn't come on the cruise to watch TV all day anyways).
The Rotterdam seemed in fine condition to us, no obvious damage as has been previously noted. (I often wonder if people board ships and search out thing to complain about!) Yes, there is a bit of wear-and-tear in places, but these ships are high-traffic! They stand up quite well to the amount of use, in my opinion.
The ports of Oslo, Kristiansand, Stavanger, and Flam were all truly wonderful. We spent time wandering around each port and really enjoyed towns, sights, foods, and Norwegian people.
Food and drinks are always a high point for our family on any HAL cruise. I'm a vegetarian and I'm never at a loss for options. We enjoyed dinner every evening in the main dining room (fixed seating--I don't know why anyone would risk it with As-You-Wish dining with all the complaints I've seen). Meals were always rich, delicious, and plentiful (although sometimes I felt like the portions were *too* big). As long as I don't have to cook and clean up, I'm happy!
The showroom shows weren't as great as they usually are (according to my parents--my sister and I pretty much skipped them this time around), but the musicians in the lounges were awesome. The music was always great.
Staff and crew were always friendly--even cleaning staff greeting us with a Hello and Good morning/afternoon. We appreciate that. As most of the passengers spoke Dutch (and had a bit of an attitude problem, to be perfectly honest), making friends with fellow passengers was pretty much out of the questions. But as my sister and I are in our late 20s, we met a few of the entertainers and hung out with them in the evenings, which was a lot of fun. They didn't have to hang out with us, but they did and we had a really great time and made some new friends.
If it isn't already obvious, I would say my one real complaint about this cruise was the fellow passengers, which is obviously out of HAL's hands. I'll happily cruise with HAL again in the future, but I'm not sure I'd want to again in Europe if I have to cruise with that many Dutch again. Less
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Shakespeare Electronic Conference, Vol. 4, No. 142. Saturday, 6 March 1993.
Date: Saturday, 6 Mar 93 13:12:19 EST
Subject: 4.0137 More Rs: "a naked new-born babe"
Comment: Re: SHK 4.0137 More Rs: "a naked new-born babe"
The idea of the newborn babe in connection with Duncans's murder is
further intriguing if we look at Lady Macbeth's words to her husband which
follow upon this:
I have given suck, and know
How tender 'tis to love the babe that milks me:
I would, while it was smiling in my face,
Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gums,
And dashed his brains out, had I so sworn as you
Have done to this.
She is trying to prick his courage, but it almost seems a response to
Macbeth's comment of the newborn babe (before she entered): Duncan becomes
the babe that she would kill if she had so sworn, coalescing perhaps with
Macbeth's previous metaphor.
(Lady Macbeth's lines, if I remember correctly from K. Muir's "Sources..",
have echoes of a translation of Medea).
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Sabres lose out in draft lottery, will pick second in NHL draft
SCARBOROUGH, Ont. – Tim Murray's expression didn't change as NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly unveiled the Florida Panthers as the winners of the draft lottery. The Sabres' general manager had played out the scenarios in his head during the drive north from Buffalo, and he figured someone would leapfrog his last-place club and draft first overall.
He was right. The Sabres lost all season on the ice, so it's little surprise they lost a lottery, too. They'll pick in the No. 2 slot at the NHL Draft on June 27 in Philadelphia.
"I'm not disappointed," Murray said Tuesday night in a Canadian television studio. "It's kind of what I was expecting."
Despite the continuing run of bad luck, Buffalo will select in the top five for only the second time since 1987. They took Thomas Vanek fifth overall in 2003.
"We'll get a good player, and I think there's a great chance we could get a guy that we have No. 1 on our list," Murray said. "I think with the way the draft sets up, we probably have a better chance of getting the guy that we have No. 1 than we had a chance today of getting the first pick.
"To me, it'll all work out."
There's a chance the Sabres could have two of the top five picks. The New York Islanders own the No. 5 selection, but they have until June 1 to decide whether to give it to Buffalo or deliver their 2015 first-round pick to the Sabres as part of their October trade for Vanek.
"We haven't made our mind up yet," said Trent Klatt, the Islanders' head amateur scout.
New York GM Garth Snow did not attend the lottery.
"I certainly know staying at five there's a better possibility of us getting their pick versus if they had moved to one," Murray said. "There's a 50-50 chance that we'll have two picks in the top five."
The NHL has been conducting a draft lottery since 1995, but it revamped the rules last year to give all teams that fail to make the playoffs a shot at the No. 1 selection. The team that finishes last has a 25 percent chance of winning the lottery and retaining the top pick. The rest of the first round is conducted in reverse order, so last-place Buffalo had a 73.5 percent chance of falling to No. 2. It did.
(New Jersey, which had a 1.5 percent chance of winning the lottery, was ineligible because of a salary cap violation. Another lottery would have been conducted had the Devils won.)
Buffalo became the 13th last-place team in 19 lotteries to lose the weighted contest. Florida finished at the bottom last year, but Colorado won the lottery to bump the Panthers to second. They'll get the top spot this year.
"Very good day for the Panthers," said Travis Viola, the vice president of hockey operations.
There are three players considered worthy of being drafted at the top: defenseman Aaron Ekblad and forwards Sam Bennett and Sam Reinart. Viola said the Panthers have depth up front. That might lead them to take Ekblad. The Sabres were far and away the worst offensive team in the NHL and have a good corps of defense prospects, so forward might be their desired selection.
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It finally dawned on me… I can't do everything myself. Oh, the pressures we put on ourselves when running a business in our quest for perfection.
I've read my share of self-help management books and I've heard the term "Jack of all trades, master of none," but still, it was tempting to think that I would be the one who would master it all. Especially as a new business owner, I didn't want to let my team down. But, one of the many things I've learned in the past 31⁄2 years is that more often than not, people really are happy to lend a hand because it makes them feel good. And it's somewhat disarming when they hear you ask them for help. That can only help strengthen the relationship, because it sets the stage for open and honest dialogue. Then, of course, it's up to you to really listen.
A wise man I know recently told me to encourage participation from everyone in your business. Even from the mouths of babes come pearls, he said. He also told me that I didn't "use him" enough. Well, when I finally found the courage to call him and ask him for advice, I think it was rewarding for both of us. It made me feel good when he told me that most business owners share these similar concerns. "A business is a business," he said, "whether you're a vending operator or a publisher, whether you're worth $1 million or $5 billion, you still need to make your nut each month, pay the rent and make sure your employees get their checks at the end of the week."
For that reason, of course, a number of successful entrepreneurs have established "boards of directors" with other local business people in different kinds of enterprises. These might better be called "boards of advisors," since they don't have the responsibilities of a corporate board. While the details of running a workplace service or public entertainment business will be very different from those needed to run an auto body shop or a dry cleaning store, there are any number of common concerns: recruiting and personnel policies, financing and accounting, and customer relations and marketing, to mention just a few. Other business leaders usually have developed effective approaches to those common problems, and exchanging them can stimulate thought and engender creative solutions to persistent problems.
Most of us have weaknesses, and we need help filling in the gaps. This is why it's so important to have advisors. Mentors aren't (necessarily) your parents, friends or even your more generous investors. They are business veterans whose role is to tell you what you really need to hear about your company. They do plenty of cheerleading, but their real value is in the objective, unvarnished advice they can provide. Identifying your own weak spots may not be an enjoyable way to pass the time, but it will go a long way towards helping you find the right advisors.
While just about everyone – young and old – can benefit from a mentor, not everyone is ready to establish that relationship. Headstrong folks who aren't open to criticism may not get much out of it. Mentors shouldn't be dictators. Their role is to ask questions and give information that will help inform your decisions. I have also found that most mentors enjoy working with younger business owners because someone once helped them, and they want to return the favor. Many advisors find it fulfilling and energizing. And it's a two-way street. You've probably already found yourself sharing advice and experiences you've had with someone less experienced than you. After all, isn't this one of the rewards of knowledge?
I've found advisors in the most unexpected places. Last month at the National Beverage & Products Association show, I had the pleasure of spending some time with my colleague and competitor, Ben Ginsberg, publisher of Vending & OCS. Obviously, there are limits to the business advice a competitor will dispense, but Ben told me some priceless stories about my late father, VT cofounder Victor Lavay. (My dad, it seems, was a great athlete, among his many talents, but Ben was a better one!) More to the point, we talked about some of the challenges in the world of printing and postage – concerns shared by all publishers.
Now, Ben has been around the block a few times and has an air of confidence and candor you seldom see in a less-experienced business person. These characteristics, in my opinion, make for the best advisors. I think there is something to learn from everyone, you just need to know where to look, be receptive and know how to listen.
Over the decades, a number of operators have become legendary for their willingness to assist their less-experienced brethren even though they know that those people will become competitors. Their reasoning usually is that there always is going to be competition, so the sensible thing to do is work toward ensuring that the competition is intelligent and honorable. Freely sharing advice and knowledge with competitors can encourage them to avoid the mistakes that will put them on a downward path to extinction, sowing general distrust among clients along the way.
While the business world has glamorous areas peopled by disproportionate numbers of young, feral individuals who talk as though destroying their competitors is the obviously correct and desirable course of action, serious proponents of the free market know better. The "classical" economists, from Adam Smith forward, have recognized that free enterprise requires cooperation as much as, or even more than, competition. For business to prosper, everyone must play by the same rules, which must be applied fairly.
As importantly, if an industry is to thrive, its members are obliged realize that they have a collective responsibility for building and strengthening public confidence in it. This means, at the very least, remaining profitable and thus staying in business, fulfilling contractual obligations and observing a certain standard of commercial ethics.


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Caracas (AFP) Jan 24, 2013
Hugo Chavez's long sick leave in Cuba has created serious obstacles for the Venezuelan military, which looks to the ailing president for hands-on leadership as its commander-in-chief, analysts say.
Chavez, 58, is a soldier by training and during his 14 years in power has transformed the once symbolic role into one with direct operational control.
Promotions, appointments, salary increases, the annual budget and the movement of troops in the event of a conflict all fall under the purview of the leftist leader.
The president, says expert Luis Alberto Butto, has "the last word on all the military's operational and administrative matters."
But since Chavez departed for Cuba on December 10 to undergo his fourth round of cancer surgery, there has been a lapse in those controls, according to Butto.
While Vice President Nicolas Maduro has assumed many of his responsibilities, Butto says his brief does not extend to the military.
"The responsibility of commander-in-chief of the armed forces cannot be delegated," said Butto, who is with the Center for Latin American Security Studies at the Universidad Simon Bolivar.
"There is a breakdown in the armed forces because the figure who has to give instructions to the operational strategic command is not there," he said.
If public disturbances were to break out, for example, there would be "enormous confusion," he predicted.
Chavez assumed greater military powers in recent years, as he intensified his quest for a socialist, "Bolivarian revolution."
"Before, the commander in chief of the armed forces was a symbolic figure who reaffirmed civilian control over the military, but it was not an operational rank," Butto said.
Now the president has all the trappings of high military rank -- "a uniform, insignias and a standard."
In addition to the authorities granted him under the law, Chavez has taken a hands-on approach to the military, and it in turn has become deeply influenced by his socialist, anti-imperialist world view, said political scientist Jose Antonio Rivas.
"Chavez exerts leadership in a highly personal and top down manner. His ascendency is unquestionable," said Rivas, author of a book on the militarization of Venezuelan politics.
From the start, Chavez has taken care to bring men and women in uniform into the political process, thereby assuring that his Bolivarian revolution is "peaceful but armed." And he has used the military's logistical resources to support the government's social programs.
Chavez, who was an army lieutenant colonel when he led a failed 1992 coup against then president Carlos Andres Perez, was himself the victim of a coup that removed him from power for two days in 2002.
After that episode, the armed forces underwent a major purge, and Chavez put his own stamp on the institution.
The word Bolivarian was added to the formal name of the armed forces, and top military commanders began adopting slogans that included the phrase "socialist fatherland." Last year, Chavez asserted that the armed forces were "Chavista."
He also created a militia of armed civilians that report directly to the presidency.
Meanwhile, retired military officers, many of them former comrades of Chavez, have been given important political positions.
Currently, 11 of the country's 23 state governors, eight cabinet ministers, 20 directors of autonomous institutes, about 30 ambassadors, and the speaker of the National Assembly, Diosdado Cabello, are from military backgrounds.
Before going to Cuba for his latest round of cancer, Chavez named Maduro, a former union organizer and lawmaker, as his political heir in the event he became incapacitated.
But if new elections are held, whoever wins the presidency would also become the armed force's top officer, creating what Butto described as an "irresolvable contradiction" for civilian rule in Venezuela.
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The Zurich Premiership new-boys took a 14-point lead into the second leg but that vanished after barely 20 minutes.
The home side led 25-3 at half-time, with Worcester's only points coming from a James Brown penalty goal.
They did manage a converted try from former Springbok Thinus Delport but 25 points from wing Julien Laharrague saw the hosts cruise home.
Worcester became the second English club to fall after Leeds' exit on Friday.
A last-minute try from Jason Tiatia gave Grenoble, coached by former Leicester boss Dean Richards, an 18-17 win at Headingley and a 27-26 aggregate victory.
The three other English sides all progressed with comfortable victories.
Sale Sharks romped to a 50-3 win over Italian minnows Catania at Edgeley Park on Sunday.
Centre Chris Mayor scored two of the Sharks' seven tries to book a second round date with 'lucky losers' Narbonne, who lost out to Irish province Connacht.
Connacht overturned a 14-point first-leg deficit with a convincing 40-21 win at home, fly-half Paul Warwick scoring two tries in a 22-point personal haul.
London Irish will also play French opposition in the next round in the shape of Pau after putting Auch to the sword at the Madejski Stadium.
Full-back Delon Armitage scored two of the Exiles' six tries as they led 35-6 at the break before easing to a 42-18 victory.
Saracens progressed on Friday with a comfortable 36-10 victory over Bayonne, a Richard Haughton hat-trick of tries helping secure a 60-31 aggregate win.
They will next face Italian club Overmach Parma, who overturned a 24-point deficit against Spanish outfit El Salvador to squeak through by two points.
El Salvador lock Carlo Del Fava was red-carded for over-vigorous rucking and
later suspended from all rugby for 10 weeks.
Clermont Auvergne (formerly Montferrand) will provide stern opposition for Scottish side Borders after back-rower Elvis Vermeulen scored a hat-trick of tries in a 51-6 crushing of Italian side Leonessa.
Borders destroyed Portuguese minnows Coimbra 107-3 (205-6 on aggregate) on Friday.


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1. Will all filers be required to file Small Claims and Guardianship cases electronically using e-file?
A. Yes, the system is a mandatory one where all filers must file via the e-court online filing system unless they ask for and receive an exception to electronic filing. However, NH e-Court Project is being rolled out initially only for the Small Claims and Guardianship case types. While all Circuit Court locations now accept and require e-Filed Small Claims, only the Brentwood and Laconia Circuit Courts will be accepting/requiring e-Filed Guardianships initially. Other court locations/jurisdictions are expected to be added to the Guardianship electronic filing in the four months following the June 19th initial implementation. An updated implementation by court is posted on the Judicial Branch Circuit Court web site periodically and can be viewed through this link.
2. Can my attorney file my case for me or can I file it myself as a self-represented litigant?
A. Yes, on both counts. NH e-Court Project has two electronic methods or paths for filing. One is geared toward self-represented filers and has more help, guided assistance and instructions to assist you in filing. The attorney version is more streamlined with less guided instruction.
3. How do I know if my computer will work with NH e-Court Project?
A. Although NH e-Court Project system is geared toward filing through the Internet from Internet connected locations, computers used by filers at home or at libraries in addition to other computer kiosk providers systems will need to meet certain technical requirements to be able to use e-Court. Those technical requirements are listed in this link. Questions pertaining to these requirements can be addressed by our NH e-Court Project staff by calling 1-855-212-1234.
4. What if I don't have a computer?
A. Computers are being installed in courthouse lobbies to access NH e-Court Project. Libraries and other public kiosks (computers) may be also be used.
5. Can I pay the filing fee electronically?
A. Yes, we encourage electronic credit card payments. We accept VISA, Master Card and Discover. You will be prompted for payment at the end of your electronic transaction. We do not accept transactions from other credit card brands, electronic checks, debit transactions, PayPal or other payment types through the NH e-Court Project at this time.
6. What if I need to pay the filing fee in cash?
A. The Judicial Branch prefers credit card payments for efficiency of making the entire filing experience electronic. However, as a service to our filers, we understand some filers prefer cash. Therefore we allow filers to pay their fees via cash at the courthouse after the filer files the case electronically. Essentially, there is a feature at the end of the electronic filing process which provides an option to defer payment to a transaction at the court. The electronic transaction is then processed into a holding status or queue until the payment is made and is not considered an official filing until such time as the payment is completed.
7. Does e-Court foresee and encompass processing of cases electronically for other case types?
A. Yes, the status schedule of many case types can be found in this link.
8. How do I sign the filing forms through NH e-Court Project?
A. NH e-Court Project is equipped with an easy to use electronic signature process that meets the new Judicial Branch e-Rules developed specifically for NH e-Court Project.
9. What is an e-Rule?
The Judicial Branch processes paper based cases today using certain Rules published for filers to follow to assist in successful filing and to offer an understanding of how the NHJB expects case events to occur. The sheer nature of electronic filing caused the court to redesign how a case is handled and resulted in new business rules for the electronic case processing borne by NH e-Court Project. Thus, a separate group of rules were adopted known as e-Rules which apply to electronically filed cases through NH e-Court Project. The new e-Rules are available in this link.
10. Can I print my filing when I finish signing it and paying the fee?
A. Yes. While the court will not print their copy of your filing in favor or using the electronic version throughout the court case business process, functionality exists for you to print your case filing.
11. If I don't print my case filing, how do I view it or know it was filed?
A. Once you have finished filing the case electronically, the final screen you complete will indicate so. Also, you will receive an email confirming your filing was received. Third, you will be able to view your case filing electronically at any time.
12. Are the forms that will appear on e-Court screens the same as the forms I use now?
A. Not necessarily. NH e-Court Project sports a redesigned business process to improve efficiency of our former paper based processes. You are likely to see a similarity in our electronic versions, but some distinct differences as well.
13. How do I seek help with the electronic filing of my case if I require it?
A. Our call center operators are available during specified hours to assist our filers over the telephone. They can be contacted at 1-855-212-1234. This number will appear on the filing screens for your convenience of calling during the process of filing your case.
14. What else should I know before filing a case through NH e-Court Project?
A. We recommend new NH e-Court Project filers return to the previous menu and view each document listed for assistance in understanding the nuances of New Hampshire's new electronic case filing system NH e-Court Project.


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