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Blogs : David Savona : April 8, 2009
I'm always happy when Ernesto Perez-Carrillo comes to New York. I've known him since my early days at Cigar Aficionado , and El Credito Cigars in Miami was the first cigar factory I ever visited. On that first meeting, he welcomed me with a baggie of unbanded lonsdales that blew me away with power, spice and flavor.
Blogs : David Savona : September 7, 2007
Being in Little Havana just isn't complete without a visit to Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, the maker of La Gloria Cubana cigars. I stopped by El Credito Cigars, his cigar factory and shop on Calle Ocho, near the corner of 11th Avenue, earlier this week for some lunch and a chat about cigars.
Blogs : Gregory Mottola :
If you're looking for a draw-testing machine at Ernesto Perez-Carrillo's Tabacalera La Alianza factory in the Dominican Republic, you're wasting your time. "If you need a draw tester, than you shouldn't be making cigars," he said succinctly. He didn't just say it to me, but to an entire group of attendees at the ProCigar Festival. The tour of his factory was one of many being offered at this week's Dominican Cigar fest.
Blogs : David Savona : February 16, 2010
I spent Monday afternoon in Santiago, Dominican Republic, with one of the true masters of the cigar business, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo. You know him from his years at La Gloria Cubana, first in Miami, later in the Dominican Republic.
Blogs : David Savona : July 2, 2009
This has been a short but busy work week, especially Monday: I spent the early afternoon with the Perez-Carrillo family, and the early evening with the Quesada family. There are some similarities here beyond the obvious—each family is among the elite of cigarmakers.
Blogs : Gregory Mottola : February 22, 2017
You probably didn't know that the Camp David Ranch in Santiago, the Dominican Republic, has a basement. Unlike the Alamo, it does. I know because I'm staying in it. This is the first official night of ProCigar and I usually stay at Camp David for the beautiful mountaintop views and the nice, airy terraces each room has—except this one, of course. No matter.
Blogs : David Savona : August 21, 2008
Wednesday morning in New York City's LaGuardia Airport had the elements of a mini Big Smoke, minus the cigars. Sitting in a lounge, waiting on a delayed flight to Milwaukee were Jorge Padrón, Jonathan Drew, Litto Gomez, Ernesto Perez-Carrillo, Robert Levin, Peter Banninger, Charlie Toraño and Eric Newman, along with myself.
Blogs : David Savona : December 22, 2015
Ernesto Perez-Carrillo came by the office the other day. Ernesto, who I call Ernie, has been making cigars almost as long as I've been alive. He made La Gloria Cubanas before opening EPC Cigar Co. with his children, and he has a track record of making superb cigars on a consistent, longterm basis. While I've known the man for 20 years, I always seem to learn something from him, and I look forward to each one of his visits.
Blogs : David Savona : August 10, 2009
I took the early flight yesterday morning with Gordon Mott to New Orleans, taking off at 7 a.m. from JFK and landing in NOLA at 9. We were able to get to the convention center just after 10, right at the time the show floor opened for the International Premium Cigar & Pipe Retailers show.
Blogs : David Savona : February 15, 2010
I just landed in Santiago, Dominican Republic, where more premium cigars are made than any other place on earth. I'm here for the annual ProCigar Festival, a gathering of some of the country's biggest names in cigars, for a week of immersion in cigar country.
Blogs : David Savona : July 19, 2011
Those who say "it's not the heat, it's the humidity," have never sat outside in Las Vegas in 105 degree heat. Trust me, it's the heat. But I'm not here in Las Vegas to enjoy the (all too copious) sunshine and blazing temperatures, I'm here to attend the biggest trade show in the premium cigar industry.
Blogs : David Savona : February 16, 2012
Jon Huber made a visit to the Cigar Aficionado offices the other day. It had been far too long. Jon had been a principal at C.A.O. International Inc., and he left that company to form Crowned Heads LLC. Jon has been busy working with the rest of the Crowned Heads crew on Four Kicks, their first brand, which debuted late last year.
Blogs : Gregory Mottola : February 28, 2013
I'm smoking something right now that you've never smoked. Nobody has. It's a combination of Dominican and Nicaraguan ligero with a Brazilian Oscuro wrapper, but it's all blended around a particularly mouth-coating bunch of Connecticut Broadleaf. I put it together myself. Or, more truthfully, I told Abe Flores of PDR Cigars what I wanted in terms of flavor and he chose the tobaccos during my visit to his factory. This was at last week's ProCigar Fest. Though not officially part of the ProCigar tour, it was one of my many stops during this annual Caribbean celebration of the Dominican Republic's cigar industry. More on my blend later. It's difficult to figure out a way to write about the ProCigar Festival without sounding like some kind of brochure from the Dominican Republic's tourist commission. I say this because the trip really is as fun and enlightening as all the promotional literature tells you. Especially when the trip happens to fall in the dead of winter. I go from freezing temperatures straight to a summer-like climate in a matter of three hours. As soon as you step out of the airport terminal you're handed a President beer and a cigar. Literally. I'm not exaggerating. I don't think people are aware of just how generous the industry is during the time of the festival and just how many cigars each company is willing to hand out. You land in Santiago, get your bag, clear customs, and there is a ProCigar stand outside full of beer and smokes for you to enjoy while you're waiting for your cab. And yes, you are allowed to smoke and drink right there at the airport. The sky is blue, palm trees rustle in the warm breeze and you don't need a jacket anymore. This pretty much sets the tone for the entire festival—my fourth one so far, and this little touch still gives me a thrill. Tuesday afternoon. I register at the hotel and am handed a military grade canvas goodie bag loaded with merchandise: an ashtray, coffee mug, coffee, magazines, polo shirt, hat, Xikar cutter, Xikar torch lighter and, of course, a sampler box of cigars. Great cigars. And I'd be lying if I told you that my eyes didn't go right to the Fuente Fuente OpusX The Angel's Share. Now before I'm accused of favoritism or political incorrectness, I just want to be clear about something. I'm not saying that the Opus is any better or worse than any other cigar in that box. But you have to understand that Fuente only rejoined the ProCigar consortium last year, so I'm not exactly used to seeing OpusX, let alone any Fuente products at all, in the swag bag. Considering that Carlos "Carlito" Fuente Jr. couldn't be present for the festival, I took this as a gesture of good will from the Fuente family. They also included a Churchill sized Don Arturo Aniversario Destino al Siglo. I've never even seen one of these, period.
Blogs : Gregory Mottola : August 7, 2013
We're in the middle of our IPCPR wrap-up coverage. By "we" I mean the Cigar Insider, and by wrap-up coverage, I mean an A to Z recap of everything we saw at the trade show in as much detail as possible. Or as much detail as we deem to be relevant. We released our first Insider installment a week ago and made it to the letter "D." In recalling the show, I can't help but remember some of the odd or different or annoying things that happened. While it's great to see so much of the industry all together in one place, some things just keep popping back into my head.
Blogs : David Savona : March 6, 2008
I walked into the lobby at the Gran Almirante last night and ran smack into Avo Uvezian, creator of the Avo brand. He was holding court, surrounded by six cigar fans that were tapping his brain about making cigars.
Blogs : David Savona : August 3, 2007
This weekend I'm flying to Houston to hang out with most of the U.S. cigar industry at the Retail Tobacco Dealers of America trade show. It's the time every year when cigarmakers show off their new creations, and our team of Cigar Aficionado and Cigar Insider editors will be there to smoke away and try to figure out what's worth your attention.
Blogs : David Savona : November 9, 2007
I landed yesterday in Las Vegas for our Big Smoke, and I wasted no time getting started Vegas style. After a long flight, I was hungry and ready for a cigar, so I dumped my bags at the Venetian Hotel and went straight to the Forums Shops at Caesars' Palace.
Blogs : Gordon Mott : November 12, 2007
I had just had one of the best weekends on the year. The Las Vegas Big Smoke. I know. I know. How can anyone take a comment like that seriously when it comes from the Executive Editor of Cigar Aficionado ? After all, it is our event, and I work for the company that puts it on.
Blogs : James Suckling : November 13, 2007
Last weekend's Big Smoke was awesome. Just think about it: More than 6,000 people, mostly dudes, invading Vegas and smoking and partying for one unforgettable weekend. We should do it once a month! What impresses me the most is the camaraderie of everyone who enjoys the leaf.
Blogs : David Savona : July 3, 2008
The office is closing early, so I'm packing up some cigars and getting ready to head home. Tomorrow is one of my favorite holidays, Independence Day, and I plan on celebrating in smoky style. It's a day for family and for cookouts.
Blogs : David Savona : July 21, 2008
I remember when Ernesto Perez-Carrillo first told me about his La Gloria Cubana Artesanos de Miami. I'm pretty sure it was in New York at Cigar Aficionado's Night to Remember dinner two years ago. I was sitting at the General Cigar table, we got to chatting, and he handed me a prototype and told me it was a new project he was working on.
Blogs : David Savona : August 8, 2008
Back in my college days I was the lead singer in a rock band. My hair was a lot longer, I was a lot thinner, and I certainly was a lot braver because I howled my brains out in front of packed houses all the time.
Blogs : David Savona : August 22, 2008
Chicago: It's one of my favorite places in the entire world. Now that we no longer can do a Cigar Aficionado Big Smoke, I don't travel here very often, so I was happy to get back to the Windy City.
Blogs : Gordon Mott : November 10, 2008
I'm back in my chair Monday morning after a great Big Smoke Weekend in Las Vegas. Even though we didn't top last year's numbers, there was a huge turnout. Like always, there was a sea of happy faces, and everyone was drinking and smoking and generally having a great time.
Blogs : Gordon Mott : February 9, 2009
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Glynis Solmaz killing: Alexandros Wetherill guilty of murder
A former boxer has been found guilty of murdering a Wrexham pensioner during a burglary at her home.
Alexandros Wetherill, 24, of Wrexham, was convicted of the murder of Glynis Solmaz, 65, by a majority verdict after a retrial at Mold Crown Court.
The prosecution said the starting point for sentence was 30 years in jail, and Wetherill will be sentenced on Friday.
Wetherill admitted manslaughter but denied murder. Another man, Christopher Curran, was earlier cleared of murder.
The court heard Ms Solmaz put up a fight when Wetherill burgled her home, believing she had £40,000 in cash in a bedroom safe.
He choked her in her bedroom on the Caia Park Estate in February.
Wetherill and Christopher Curran, 34, denied murder at a trial last month.
Curran was cleared but the jury could not agree in Wetherill's case.
Wetherill showed no emotion but stood with his head bowed and shook his head when the foreman returned the verdict on Thursday.
Judge Mr Justice Royce remanded him in custody until Friday for sentencing.
Prosecutor Simon Medland QC told the judge a murder in such circumstances had a starting point of 30 years in jail.
Earlier he told the jury: "She paid with her life and was left crumpled on the bedroom floor, injured and dying first, then finally dead."
Wetherill gripped her and marched her about the house, and claimed that as she hit him on the head with a bedside lamp, he tightened his grip on her.
He claimed he did not intend to hurt her and did not know she was dying.
Wetherill and Curran, along with Ms Solmaz's former son-in-law Christopher Natt, 52, and David Lovell, 29 - both of Wrexham - pleaded guilty to conspiring to burgle her home.
Prosecutor Mr Medland had told the trial: "She needed to be dealt with. They needed to ensure that she would not be able to give evidence against them.
"The price she paid for being in her home on that night was her life."
A post mortem examination by Home Office pathologist Dr Jonathan Medcalf revealed her injuries were consistent with "significant and prolonged" pressure to the neck.
The prosecution said that had been done by Wetherill to subdue her, while Curran tried to remove the safe.
That was eventually done by Wetherill, but he had to get a lift from the burglary scene by Lovell, because Curran had left in his vehicle.
The court heard there was about £10,000 and some jewellery in the safe.


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Winnipeg's overall apartment vacancy rate has climbed to its highest level in seven years, but still remains one of the lowest in the country, according to a new market survey by Canada's national housing agency.
The latest Fall Rental Market Survey by Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) shows Winnipeg's overall vacancy rate rose to 1.7 per cent in October from 1.1 per cent a year earlier.
That's the highest it's been since 2005, and is nearly a full percentage point higher than it was in October 2010, when it was a mere 0.8 per cent.
It's a similar story with Manitoba's overall rate. It rose to 1.6 per cent from 1.0 per cent, and the last time it was that high was 2006.
But despite the improvement, CMHC said Winnipeg still has one of the lowest vacancy rates among the 35 Canadian cities it surveyed. The only ones with lower rates are Regina (1.0 per cent), Thunder Bay (1.1 per cent), Calgary (1.3 per cent) and Guelph (1.4 per cent. Three others -- Toronto, Kingston and Edmonton -- have the same rate as Winnipeg.
Officials with two local student groups said while the improvement is welcome, many students and low-income earners are still having a hard time finding suitable accommodations in Winnipeg.
"It's a consistent battle they face," said Zach Fleisher, vice-president advocate for the University of Winnipeg Students Association.
And if they do find an apartment, Fleisher said it's often either more costly than they had hoped, or it's in a less desirable area.
"I think the city and the province still need to come up with a strategy for creating more affordable rental units for students and lower-income earners," he added.
University of Manitoba Student Union president Bilan Arte said there's also a severe shortage of rental units within a reasonable distance of the U of M's Fort Garry campus.
Arte said the university has a golden opportunity to address this long-standing crisis by ensuring a large number of affordable housing units are included in the redevelopment plans for its Southwood golf course land.
CMHC's senior market analyst for Winnipeg said there has been an increase this year in the number of new rental units under construction in the city -- 844 in the first 11 months of the year versus 812 in all of 2011.
Dianne Himbeault said there's also been an increase in the number of rental condominiums -- units purchased by investors and then rented out to other parties. She said 14.5 per cent of 13,863 condos in the city as of October were rental units, versus 13.8 per cent a year earlier.
Himbeault said the net gain of 250 more rental units in Winnipeg in the past year, combined with a slight moderation in net migration to the province, is what helped to boost the overall vacancy rate.
She agreed the improvements were most noticeable at the higher end of the rental market. She said the vacancy rate for units with monthly rental rates of $1,095 or higher was 4.5 per cent, versus 0.9 per cent for those in the $600 to $695 range.
The survey found in the past year, the average rent for a two-bedroom apartment in Winnipeg increased by 3.6 per cent to $911 from $875. For all of Manitoba's major urban centres combined, it rose by 3.7 per cent to $887 from $850.
That compared to a national average increase of 2.2 per cent to $901 from $883.
Although the provincial rent-increase guideline for this year was one per cent, Himbeault noted newly built and recently refurbished units are exempt from the guideline. And landlords facing rising maintenance and energy costs also can apply for rent increases above the guideline, she added.


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I wonder if Ms. Dottie of Let's Go Ride a Bike fame or the gang at Rapid Transit know of this guy? Surely they must. Cooper Technica is based in Chicago, but I'm posting about them here because a friend of mine said the guy behind it is a University of Michigan alum. The bikes are indescribably gorgeous. I am especially fond of the 1950 Bates "Best All Rounder," the 1950 Rene Herse, and the 1965 Hetchins Magnum Opus Phase II.
Meanwhile, my entry has now been posted at EcoVelo. I've got to tell you, I'm thrilled even just to be on that website. EcoVelo is such an incredible blog, and every visit I make is a breath of fresh air. I've sent pictures of the bike to Old Ten Speed Gallery. I think they're still pretty backlogged, but they've been posting some really sweet bikes of late.


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Heidelberg man charged after incident with minors
A Heidelberg man has been charged with unlawful restraint of a minor and harassment after an incident involving two Carnegie Elementary students at a bus stop Thursday morning.
Stanley J. Patterson, 60, of Heidelberg allegedly approached two children, ages 7 and 8, at the intersection of West Main and Sixth streets at around 8 a.m. Thursday.
Police said Patterson put his hands on the shoulder of one of the children, who immediately broke away. The children, who are siblings, ran to their home nearby.
"I don't know what his motivation was, but immediately when the children sensed danger, they did the right thing," Carnegie police Chief Jeff Harbin said.
Harbin said the child's father spotted the man walking east on Main Street and confronted him. The father took a picture of the suspect with his cell phone and called police.
Carnegie police investigated and sent the photo to Port Authority, and a bus driver recognized Patterson as one of his passengers. Green Tree police responded to the bus on Noblestown Road, and Carnegie police took Patterson into custody at 8:32 a.m.
Harbin said Patterson claimed to be a preacher.
Patterson was arraigned before Magisterial District Judge Dennis Joyce and was remanded to Allegheny County Jail. He must be cleared by the jail's behavioral clinic before his release on a $5,000 10 percent bond.
"I'm just glad that we were able to make a quick arrest in this," Harbin said. "Obviously, with what happened in Newtown, if we did not get this individual, there would have been some heightened anxiety in the community."
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Charles O Brown, Jr. 321st BG, 447thBS, 57th BW
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"BROWNIE" From the start-time at Scott Field, about April-May 1942, every other weekend Ed took the train to Chicago where his "Bride" Alta was Head of Surgical Technique at Michael Reese, and every other weekend (until Grad. in Sept) Ed's other Friend, Jack Best's wife (Helen) would come, stopping to gather Alta (Helen was from Pittsburg, PA) and continue on to Scott Field, on the OTHER side of Illinois ! Ed and Alta, Jack and Helen Best and Charles "Orville" Brown, Jr. "Brownie" would have a grand time, a few beers, home-made sandwiches and lots of card-games ! They made a lot of FUN out of very few supplies and enjoyed the weekends very much.
Barbi Ennis Connolly, Daughter and 321st Bomb Group Historian.
In the 1930 Census, Charles "Orville" Brown, Jr was living with his maternal grandparents, Ansel and Sarah Sims on Branciforte Avenue, Santa Cruz, CA.
Charles O Brown, Jr. was living at 6 Manor Avenue, Santa Cruz, Calif when he joined the AAC on 4 Feb. 1942, at Moffitt Field, Calif. He was born in 1914 in Calif. He met his 'best friend" Edward C Ennis while being assigned to the Army Air Corp. "Scott Firld, Ill Radio Academy" where they became fast friends. Ed and "Brownie" went to Boca raton to learn Top Secret "Airborne RADAR" and then they traveled to DeRidder AAB in LA. "RADAR" men were assigned to the 321st BG on 1 Jan.1943 5 to a Squadron (4 Squads) Brownie met his "other" best friend there (Walter Cantrell) at DeRidder AAF, LA to continue learning Air Combat. Ed and Brownie graduated from Radio School 12 Sept, 1942 and AMAZINGLY, stayed together and were assigned to the 321st BG, the 447th BS as a RADAR men on the 1st Jan. 1943 with the B- 25 Mitchell Medium Bomber Group. Gen Bob Knapp's 321st Bomb Group! would make HISTORY as they were the 1st to make the Atlantic Ocean Crossing, the Southern Route in a single mass without loss. Feb. 1943 out of Morrison Field, Fla.
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After IPO, Dunkin' Donuts Posts Blah Earnings
That'll take the steam out of your morning coffee.
The parent company of Dunkin' Donuts, which had a wildly successful IPO last month, reported just ok second-quarter earnings this morning. Dunkin' Brands said its revenue picked up 4.4% in the second quarter, while net income declined a touch.
Sales at Dunkin' Donuts U.S. outlets increased 3.8%, adjusting for newly opened stores. That compares to 8% comparable sales growth posted by U.S. Starbucks stores over the same period.
Dunkin' Brands shares are slipping about 3.1% in pre-market trading.


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Criterion Collection Versions Of SNES Games
Happy birthday, SNES! What if Nintendo, Capcom, and other SNES developers got together and created their version of the Criterion Collection - complete with sexy box art and oodles of featurettes, commentary, and fancy extras? Many more covers, as well as details on what extras they would contain here.
Super Metroid
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Street Fighter II
Donkey Kong Country
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Star Fox
See more box art and read about the remastered extras wishlist here: PART 1: Super Metroid, Super Mario Kart, SimCity, Earthbound, Street Fighter II, Star Wars Trilogy PART 2: Donkey Kong Country, ActRaiser, U.N. Squadron, Chrono Trigger, Desert Strike, Star Fox
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Mind-Controlled Quadcopter Takes To The Air
"Researchers at the University of Minnesota have designed an interface that allows humans to control a robot using only their thoughts." CNET
Dead, Live Guppies Vie For Paternity
"After death, male guppies can keep on siring offspring because females store sperm for so long. As a result, a living male in a stream in Trinidad can end up competing with long-gone fish from his grandfather's generation." ScienceNews
Increase in Vandals Defacing U.S. Parks
"A spike in graffiti and vandalism has found its way into the wilderness, as visitors to national parks litter by streams, take knives to cactuses and leave their tags on rocks." New York Times
'Extinct' Frog Rediscovered in Israel
"The first amphibian to officially be declared extinct has been rediscovered in Israel." National Geographic
Humans' Stinky Feet Attract Mosquitoes
"For decades, health officials have battled malaria with insecticides, bed nets and drugs. Now, scientists say there might be a potent new tool to fight the deadly mosquito-borne disease: the stench of human feet."
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NASA to Launch Sun-Studying Probe
"A new NASA spacecraft is weeks away from launching into orbit to study a region of the sun that will help scientists better understand how the solar atmosphere works." Space.com
New Australasian Antarctic Expedition
"To celebrate the centenary of Sir Douglas Mawson's 1911-1914 expedition to Antarctica, two University of New South Wales scientists are leading a modern-day voyage to retrace the route taken by the great Australian scientist and explorer." Phys.Org
Wind-Powered Vehicle Up For Sale
"Cavarallo and his cronies silenced the doubters by constructing a wind-powered vehicle that travelled close to three times faster than the wind itself." Now the science-defying vehicle is up for sale on eBay. Yahoo
Underwater Broadcast from Great Barrier Reef
To celebrate World Oceans Day, a 12 hour, underwater broadcast with marine experts will "highlight why it is so important to protect our oceans." Reef Live
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JOHANNESBURG: An investigation against coach John Mitchell has been started by the Golden Lions Rugby Union.
The GLRU said in a statement on Tuesday the New Zealander "has been suspended to provide the union with the opportunity to investigate certain allegations".
According to the statement, forwards coach Johan Ackermann will take interim charge of the Lions with support from backs coach Carlos Spencer.
The second-last Lions have three matches remaining when the Super 15 resumes this week, against the Stormers, Melbourne and Bulls.
Mitchell was suspended on Friday after local media said "a list of grievances" against him was handed by players to club president Kevin de Klerk.
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A BOLTON firm responsible for crushing insurance fraud rings around the UK has issued a stark warning to potential cash-for-crash drivers hoping to profit in the new year.
Keoghs, which now runs four separate Bolton offices and is based at the Parklands in Horwich, has recovered an estimated £37 million from car insurance rackets over the past 12 months.
Its fraud ring investigators have sparked the convictions of countless organised criminals invol-ved in six-figure car insurance frauds.
The Bolton News reported last month that the town remains one of the country's hotspots for cash-for-crash insurance fraud scams.
Bolton is in the top 10 in the country for the offence, with London, Manchester and Liverpool all faring better.
So-called cash-for crash is where drivers intentionally are involved in car accidents with other vehicles or fabricate crashes, either by making them up entirely or staging an accident between two of their cars.
The costs of these fraudulent claims, unless detected, are incurred by the insurance companies, resulting in increased premiums.
One of the firm's fraud ring champions, referred to as Craig as the nature of his work requires anonymity, said the costs can reach tens of thousands of pounds from just one fraudulent claim.
Corrupt car garages can over-value one or both of the vehicles, while costs for replacement vehicles can be gauged in tens of thousands. People also fabricate injuries and estimated loss of earnings.
Mark Beales, director of law enforcement liaison at Keoghs, said: "I would like to send the strongest possible message to fraudsters in Bolton that I personally make it my mission to ensure they are criminally prosecuted.
"Over the past 18 months, fraud reporting has changed significantly with all frauds being reported and collated centrally by Action Fraud.
"I also want to encourage the police to get in touch with us and organise days of action, so we can root out this criminal behaviour from the top down."
The firm, which was formed from a merger in 1968 and whose staff has doubled from about 600 to more than 1,200 in the past four years, claims to be Bolton's biggest private employer and has been responsible for multi-million pound busts.
Earlier this year, they uncovered a huge fraud ring in Burnhope, County Durham, which involved 261 separate insurance claims.
Seven members of the Wright family were among 60 people arrested.
The head of the clan, Alan Wright, was sentenced to four-and-half years in jail last year, with 25 "crashes" alone amounting to £514,000 worth of claims.


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A crematorium has said that benches believed to be "abandoned" will be removed unless the owners come forward.
Relatives of people commemorated on the seats at Hendon Crematorium in Holders Hill Road have been given two months' notice to claim them.
Barnet Borough Council claims many of the benches breach health and safety regulations as they are broken, have mould growing from them or are in a state of disrepair.
Those in a good condition will be kept in storage until the owner comes forward to collect them.
So far, 90 per cent of benches have been claimed.
Memorials manager David Aspiris said: "We are concerned some people might visit once a year on anniversaries so we're making a note of that and keeping the benches in good condition safe.
"We can't say how long they'll be kept for – I've got absolutely no idea – it depends on how much storage we've got.
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David Cameron once rebuked his party for "banging on" about Europe, but the issue never ceases to give Conservative prime ministers a headache.
First, the important stuff. Mr Cameron and Barack Obama used a video conference on Thursday evening to impress upon Nicolas Sarkozy and Angela Merkel the need to sort out the eurozone crisis with a comprehensive package: the clock on that deal is now ticking.
Ms Merkel has told Mr Sarkozy she won't be able to sign up to any deal until next Wednesday at the earliest, so a special second meeting of eurozone leaders has been fixed in Brussels for that day.
Of course Mr Cameron won't be invited to that meeting, but it could still be awkward for the PM. As European leaders grapple with the economic fire raging across the English Channel, Mr Cameron will be heading to the other side of the world for a Commonwealth summit in Perth.
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McClure, William - entered service in Rockbridge County, Virginia for Revolutionary War in Virginia Line; entered service in Washington County, Virginia, for War of 1812; died 1814 in Norfolk, Virginia; married 9/12/1789 to Mary, & they had 6 children; widow married (2) Adam Surber, who died 4/10/1833; widow applied for Pension age 69 in Pulaski County, Kentucky, 1844; Pension Application rejected, insufficient proof of service, soldier's 6th child William made affidavit there then age 43-44; Thomas Surber (no kinship given) gave in 1852 there power of attorney to agent to prosecute claim of Mary Surber; query letter in file states soldier married 1/20/1790 to Mary Shields, daughter of a widow Mrs. Shields, soldier was Killed In Action at Norfolk, Virginia, his widow then moved to Leesburg, Tennessee, thence in 1821 to Pulaski County, Kentucky where she died, her children by soldier were: Mary, Elizabeth, Jemima, Sallie, Jane, Levisa, Robert, William, David & John Shields (b. 1811), widow married (2) Dr. Surber; query letter in file in 1915 from descendant Miss Annie L. Snorf of Roswell, New Mexico; query letter in file states another Virginia Revolutionary War soldier William McClure/MacClure, resided probably in Henry County, Virginia, where he entered service in 1776, died abt. 1800, married Mary Claton/Clayton. F-R10313, R1669.


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"Babel" scored most nominations with seven nods that included those for the Best Motion Picture- Drama and the supporting categories.
Continuing its annual tradition in giving honors to talented figures in show business, the
Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) has finally unveiled yesterday, December 14, in Beverly Hills, California, the nominees for the 2007 Golden Globe Awards of which ceremony will take place at The Beverly Hilton with a live telecast airing on NBC on January 15.
Leading the contenders, Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's multinational ensemble drama "Babel" gloriously scored seven nominations, notably that of Best Motion Picture- Drama alongside "Bobby", "The Departed", "Little Children", and "The Queen." Other major nods secured by the picture included those in supporting categories for its three stars namely Brad Pitt, Adriana Barraza, and Rinko Kikuchi.
For the Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical slot, the organization surprisingly picked up controversial mockumentary "Borat" as one of the contenders, lining it up with acclaimed indie flicks "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Thank You for Smoking" also DreamWorks' musical drama "Dreamgirls" and Fox's box-office hit movie "The Devil Wears Prada."
Meanwhile, among the stars rounding out the nominations, Helen Mirren, Leonardo DiCaprio, and Clint Eastwood probably were the main attention-grabbers this time as the threesome amazingly landed multiple nominations each; Mirren for her film role in "The Queen" and TV performances in "Elizabeth I" also "Prime Suspect: The Final Act", DiCaprio for "The Departed" and "Blood Diamond", and Eastwood for his directorial efforts in both "Flags of Our Fathers" and "Letters from Iwo Jima."
In addition, for the first time, HFPA members delightfully invented an award for animated picture for they have added a new category of Best Animated Feature Film with "Cars", "Happy Feet" and "Monster House" as the contenders for the categories.
For small screen productions, the association has chosen five titles each to compete in the top categories of Best Television Series - Drama and that of Comedy or Musical, gathering up FOX's "24", ABC's "Grey's Anatomy", and NBC's "Heroes" in the former slot while listing ABC's "Desperate Housewives", NBC's "The Office", and HBO's "Entourage" in the latter one.
Other notable names deemed as the nominees included strong contenders like Jennifer Hudson of "Dreamgirls", Forest Whitaker of "The Last King of Scotland", Sacha Baron Cohen of "Borat", Felicity Huffman of "Desperate Housewives", and Kiefer Sutherland of "24." Complete list of nominations can be accessed on HFPA's official site at http://www.hfpa.org/news/id/42.


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Hello friends. How was everyone's weekend? Hubs and I were on Bowen Island enjoying a few blissful days with our dear friends. It's absolutely gorgeous there and I could have stayed forever!! We loaded up on yummy organic island food, spent much of our time sitting forest-side, and my personal fave?! Drinking red wine down by the ocean and listening to waves crash. Ah, hello bliss!
Meet my new favourite outfit. I've kind of been wearing it non-stop. Ruffles. Poufy floral print skirts. Leopard print accessories. Yes, these are all sure to be my new fall staples. I've been loving the look of floral & animal prints paired together lately; it's like they were made for one another. On a side note, I'm also dreaming of adding this gorgeous lauren elan bracelet to my fall must-have list. Gorgeous, right?! Enjoy your day guys. xo veronika


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'Kai Po Che' starring Amit Sadh, Sushant Singh Rajput and Rajkumar Yadav is an adaptation of Chetan Bhagat's novel '3 Mistakes Of My Life'. Film critic Rajeev Masand reviews the movie and states that 'Kai Po Che' is enriched by its sweeping score and by Kapoor's deft handling of the film's varied moods. Watch the entire movie review here!
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You have the right to get really really excited. Inside the Actors Studio is proud to welcome a very special guest on Tuesday, August 5: Law and Order: SVU's Mariska Hargitay.
In the criminal justice system, sexually-based offenses are considered especially heinous. In New York City, the dedicated detectives who investigate these vicious felonies are members of an elite squad known as the Special Victims Unit. These are their stories.
Thanks to Pace NYC's location, you've probably walked onto the set a few times without even knowing it. But on Tuesday, August 5, James Lipton and Inside the Actors Studio bring Law and Order: SVU's Mariska Hargitay right to the Schimmel Theatre as the next seminar guest.
Mariska Hargitay is a critically acclaimed actress best known for her role as Detective Olivia Benson on the NBC drama Law and Order: Special Victims Unit. This role, which she has played for the last 15 years, has earned her an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and multiple nominations (eight Emmy nominations, six SAG nominations, two Golden Globe nominations).
She's had a rough season on SVU, but will she be able to handle Lipton's line of questioning? You'll find out on August 5. The taping will begin at 7:00 p.m.
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Like most mentors, I can be pretty clueless.As professors in graduate institutions, our ideas on mentoring usually began with our own experiences as students and postdocs, and by definition our experiences revolved around how to become professors at graduate institutions. In other words, we begin our mentoring careers fairly clueless about mentoring, at least beyond our narrow view of what the outcome of successful mentoring should be. But from cluelessness can spring enlightenment.I had a mentoring epiphany recently. It sprang from the career paths of two Ph.D. students who graduated from my lab one year apart. Mike Acker was a student in our umbrella biological sciences program. As he was entering the final phase of his studies, I called him into my office and told him it was time for him to start looking for a postdoctoral position. Note that "postdoctoral position" could technically mean any job after graduating, but in this case I did mean a postdoctoral research fellow position; that's what I considered the natural path after a Ph.D. Mike was quite happy about this and did the requisite background reading and thinking, wrote some letters, went on a few interviews and landed a spot in a top-flight lab in a top-tier school. After a very successful stay there, he was hired as a senior scientist by a major pharmaceutical company. That certainly seemed like a successful outcome of a graduate education.Julie Takacs was a student in the same graduate program. A year after Mike graduated, I asked Julie, whose studies were then also nearing completion, to come and meet with me to discuss her postdoctoral plans. I expected her to be happy about this request, but instead I thought I detected a distinct note of anxiety in her "OK." And she did not come to see me. A week later, I again asked her to stop by. Again, no visit. It wasn't until the fourth request that Julie finally came by. When I asked her what she wanted to do next, she sheepishly said that she was "pretty sure" she didn't want to do a research fellowship and that what she was really excited about was the possibility of teaching science in a high school. It took me a second to take this in. It's not that I thought it was a bad idea; it's just that I had never really thought about it before. In retrospect, I should have thought about it, because Julie had spent much of her spare time in graduate school mentoring high school and college students, and she clearly excelled at it and took great pleasure in it. But all my training and expectations were geared toward my own experiences and goals – running a research group at a university. I was, to put it mildly, clueless.
But as the gears slowly turned, I realized that Julie, with her scientific knowledge and research training, could have a profound, positive impact as an educator. In fact, if you consider how many students she and others like her could turn on to science and the positive effect an influx of science-literate young people could have on our country, it is hard to argue against her chosen career path. Julie is now a Teach for America corps member teaching chemistry at an inner-city high school in Baltimore. I consider this as great an outcome of graduate education in the life sciences as Mike's position as a researcher.The problem is that although more and more of us are having this epiphany, not everyone has yet been converted from the research-is-the-only-positive-outcome dogma to the idea that society will reap significant benefits by having well-trained scientists in a wide variety of fields, such as secondary school education, law, business, public policy, politics and journalism. Luckily, you don't have to take my word for it, because more important and famous people than me are saying the same thing. Bruce Alberts, editor-in-chief of Science magazine and former president of the National Academy of Sciences, recently called for the creation of a profession of "science adapters": Ph.D. scientists who will work in school districts across the country to develop new science curricula and better methods for teaching science in K–12 classrooms (1). Jeremy Berg, former director of the National Institute of General Medical Sciences and president of the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, in summarizing a recent NIGMS report that concluded that society would benefit from scientists entering a wide variety of careers, was quoted in Science as saying, "We need to remove the pejorative aspect of the term alternative careers" (2). A more recent National Institutes of Health report on the scientific workforce comes to the same conclusion (3).Even without the wisdom of luminaries such as Alberts and Berg, the numbers speak for themselves: Only 15 percent of students who obtained Ph.D.s in the life sciences between 2000 and 2001 were in tenure-track faculty positions in 2006 (4). Even if it takes some students seeking academic jobs longer than six years after graduation to find them, it has become clear that the majority of Ph.D. scientists we are training today ultimately will follow alternative career paths. And our students themselves have figured out that they can have a positive impact on society using their scientific training in a variety of ways; two recent studies showed that a majority of life sciences graduate students are considering careers outside of the traditional academic research path (5, 6). Don't we owe it both to our students and to society to help guide our trainees toward the careers that suit them best regardless of whether they fit our mold? And shouldn't we consider any career path that benefits from a student's scientific training as a good outcome?One of the goals of the ASBMB mentoring committee is to spur us to think more deeply about our roles as mentors. I hope that this column and the ones that follow will encourage you to think about what you consider to be a positive outcome for your trainees and to reflect upon what you can do to help them achieve their career goals.
Well said. Only by placing highly qualified scientists in educational settings can we hope to shift the dominant view towards one that accepts rational explanations and values logic and problem solving. The journey of a scientist is long and varied, and for, worth every sacrifice and detour. Mentors that supported me, encouraging me to explore different paths are the reason I'm where I am today. I'm incredibly fortunate to be combing my loves of research, teaching and science outreach/communication as a new assistant professor at Reed college. Even if mentors start out clueless, the examples above illustrate that they don't have to stay that way.
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Beware the senior researcher track, now disappearing from Academia due to the funding climate changes. It is important if you are a productive graduate student or post doc to realize that with changes in funding climates, the face of upper management in academic science is changing, as soft money positions dry up. Keep in mind that any grants you write or contribute to - when you are not the PI on the grant, give you no guarantees of salary. Even more critical - the academic, or industry, or educational tracks of specialization are even harder to bridge between as funding contracts and the recession grows. What you pick will influence your future job security. Lastly, do not expect that your PI always has your best interests at heart. It's not personal - It's business. This is not often said - but to them "Co-PI's come and go" - and your expertise is replaceable, once funded. Beth Marbois Ph.D
ASBMB supports career days across North America to provide students and postdocs with information about their options. Clueless mentors are welcome as well!
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Licking the Spoon--A Reading Event in NYC
Mar 21, 2013 | From the kitchen of Rose
Candace Walch, who has written a most unusual and terrific food memoir, will be doing a reading this Sunday, March 24, at 7:00 at Bluestockings (172 Allen Street). It's free to the general public and if I weren't going to be out of town I would not miss it!
Here's the description of the event, the author, and the book:
A Memoir of Food, Family, and Identity
Lambda Literary Finalist Candace Walsh concludes her bicoastal Licking the Spoon book tour at Bluestockings. This lively, literary page-turner is a tale told through the lens of food, from childhood's tattered Betty Crocker cookbook, to closeted Cuban arroz con pollo, Women's Studies potluck hummus, Alphabet City Martha Stewart Thanksgiving, and on through marriage, motherhood, divorce, falling in love with a woman, and legal gay remarriage in New York...plus recipes! Walsh is the editor of the anthology "Dear John, I Love Jane," the managing editor at New Mexico Magazine, and she writes about food at AfterEllen.com. A New York native, Candace lives with her wife and two children in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
If you go, please be sure to say "hi" and "congratulations" for me.
Licking the Spoon: A Memoir of Food, Family, and Identity
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Food Chemistry, appropriate for 4th and 5th graders, offers a comprehensive overview of how food influences our health. Students learn about balanced diets by exploring the differences among carbohydrates, protein, and fats; the interaction between food and the body through digestion; and special diets. One story discusses what astronauts eat while they spend long stretches of time in space, why astronauts' food is packaged as it is, and how the space program has influenced our daily diet. The book also includes a healthy seafood recipe collected and published by Smithsonian scientists.


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Little Princess, Little Prince of Fayette Fair crowned
Emily Wilson and Austin Landman were crowned Little Princess and Little Prince 2013 of the Fayette County Fair.
The 30 contestants paraded across the stage, showing off their Sunday best outfits and their outfits of choice featuring a fair theme.
Several hundred people gathered in the Fiddlers' Building on Saturday to watch the competition, which was judged by Jessica Vernon Scott and Beth Guty, both of Uniontown, and Stephanie McArdle of Morgantown, W.Va.
Jennifer Hartman, who is originally from Uniontown and now lives in New York City, served as pageant director.
"This is the second year for the pageant," she said. "All of the contestants who range in age from 1 to 4 compete against each other. We try to showcase the natural beauty of the girls and boys."
Hartman said she decided to begin the competition last year because the fair already had a Diaper Derby for babies under the age of 1, but had no competition for the slightly older children.
"We thought it would be a great idea to give the older kids something to do," Hartman said. "We wanted to do something where the kids and their families could have a lot of fun."
When asked if the pageant would be similar to a popular television show, Hartman laughed and responded, "This is nothing like 'Toddlers and Tiaras.' " Other winners in the competition were:
• Outfit of choice: Sydney Coleman and Aston Pounds.
• Best personality: Kayla Johnson and Owen Teslovich.
• Most photogenic: Matilda Houser and Braedyn Robb.
Hartman said her favorite part of the competition is the creativity that parents use in selecting their children's outfits.
One of the contestants paraded across the stage wearing a handmade cardboard port-a-potty. Another contestant rode in a green wagon surrounded by stuffed animals. A little girl's costume and hat were covered with blue and pink fabric that looked like cotton candy.
"The parents really come up with some unique ideas that make this pageant a lot of fun for everyone," Hartman said. "Every one of the kids who participate receive a trophy. I think the kids love the fact that they get a little trophy from the Fayette County Fair when it's over. All of the kids feel like winners."
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Breaking the Frame programme of events 2013-14
Posted on June 15, 2014 by David King
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Lowe Enterprises is now leasing 244 luxury residences in the The V Apartments at CityVista. The V is the final phase of Lowe Enterprises' 843,000 square foot mixed-use development in the Mount Vernon Triangle neighborhood.
The "V" was designed by Michael Marshall Architecture in collaboration with CityVista master planner Torti Gallas and Partners. Some 30 apartment designs include oversized windows, balconies, terraces in select residences and Whirlpool appliances, including washers and dryers.
The grand opening on October 18 will be from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at The V – 460 L Street, NW to unveil studios, one-, two- and three-bedroom apartments with living spaces ranging from 637 to nearly 2,000 square feet. Residents will enjoy on-site access to CityVista's lifestyle Safeway that includes a Starbucks, and Bergmann's drycleaners. Other retail amenities at CityVista include Results The Gym, 5th Street Ace Hardware, the popular Busboys and Poets restaurant, and soon Chevy Chase Bank.
The V has it's own website (www.thevapartments.com) separate from Mayhood's CityVistaDC.com condo marketing site. This new website for the Apartments consists mostly of links that result in a "Coming Soon" message. Stay tuned for more details.