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I recently heard an artist talk about how it's better to blog for yourself than for others. I know this is true, so I am going to warn you.....this post rehashes some issues I have discussed before, but I am writing it to sort things out for myself more than anything else. I apologize in advance if it seems like I am repeating myself.
I have been a photographer for over twenty years. In the beginning I shot only black and white film and made prints in my bathroom. I loved what I was doing, but the black and white images I was creating did not always match the vision I had. Then I discovered hand coloring and everything changed. Finally I had a way to share what was in my head.
And I was happy about this for many many years........................
When I started learning about Photoshop, a conflict within began to emerge. While the learning curve was steep, I soon began creating images in my computer that I loved!
Along with the changes in technology, my vision had begun to shift. Many more things were now possible and I wanted to try them all.
The conflict brewing was because I thought I "should" still be hand coloring all my prints. This is what I was known for, and while I loved the hands-on nature of the original art I was creating, the "vision" was not there. What was in my head (and my heart), was not showing up on the paper.
Something happened last week that brought with it a lot of clarity regarding this issue.
A few months ago I shared how I was experimenting with some mixed media techniques including hand coloring Unryu paper that had been mounted on a board. Last week, with the studio move behind me, (for now) the urge to create with my hands grew strong, so I bought a few boards and made some prints.
The battle then began. I had a pretty good idea of how these were going to turn out if I hand colored them..........and it wasn't what I had in mind. The voices grew loud: "But you hand color! It's what you do!" It then became very clear that this was not a reason to do it.
With my last remaining piece of paper, I made a color print. This print represented my vision of the piece........period. Isn't that why we make art? To express ourselves? I refuse to compromise my art because of too many "shoulds".
|Pigment print on Unryu paper, mounted on encaustic board.
It's difficult to see it here, but I also coated the piece with some cold wax medium. This not only adds texture, but also enhances the fibers in the paper, protects the print, and in many ways creates an original work of art.
The exciting part for me is I was able to do something with my hands and it turned out the way I wanted it to! In the last couple of years, that was not always the case when I hand colored a print.
So what does this all mean? Will I never hand color again? I doubt it, but I am not going to apologize if that happens.
In related news......Last month I did a fairly major overhaul of my website. The most significant change was I moved any image that began it's life as a hand colored, black and white photograph, into a separate portfolio. Prior to this, reproductions of hand colored images were sometimes placed right next to images processed entirely in Photoshop.
I suspected that showing both types of images could be confusing, and this bothered me. A couple of months ago I had a long time collector purchase one of my prints from Ireland and after doing so, sent me an email sharing how she took the print to work and explained my process to everyone. I know what "process" she was talking about........
After creating the portfolio of reproductions, I also made one for the last remaining originals I have on hand. I then sent out an email to my list explaining the changes I had made and clearly stated that if an image was not in one of those two portfolios, then it was not hand colored. I decided this was better than having only my new, digital work on the website (which was an option I did consider...)
How something is created is not as important as why. I know I have said that here before, but writing this has helped cement that idea (hopefully for the last time).
Way cheaper than therapy............thank you!


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"There are a lot of local fishermen and divers who have knowledge over years of sites that haven't been recorded."
"But only for the number of fishermen. The number of bass being caught per fishermen is still very, very high."
"The case had gone on long enough. There are a lot of fishermen who are financially devastated and could use the money."
"But most fishermen have gone to 21 inches. The bigger holes allow more things to escape, and the last thing fishermen want is to catch things they're not supposed to."
"We are fishermen. It's going to be hard to do something else. We don't have much to live on. We take care of one another. We're survivors."
"Last year, we lost about a third of the wild salmon we'd normally sell. If the fishermen don't do well, we don't do well."
"With the fishermen who are going to be there, and with all the 8- to 12-pounders that are in that chain of water, it could happen."
"One of the good things is we don't tailor to just the experienced fishermen. I would say 90 percent of our customers are beginners, and not just children with no fishing experience. Probably 60 percent are adults who are beginners and don't know what to do to start out."


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As has become a tradition, in the last two weeks of the year I glance back at the 50 home columns I've written, pull one takeaway tidbit from each month and reshare them here.
This year brought no shortage of material. In the first six months, I moved into a new old home, met Martha Stewart, helped my parents go into assisted living and unearthed the secrets to making a home smell great (a public service). Along the way, I passed along advice from a cadre of experts. Here are six lessons learned in the year's first half.
In January, after eight months of living in a different state from my husband, I came to miss having a man around when the garage door gets stuck, the sink backs up or a towel bar falls off the wall. Stephen Fanuka, host of DIY Network's "Million Dollar Contractor," came to my rescue. "A lot of people think DIY is just for men," he said. "So we have a little more muscle, but you women are cleaner, more organized and more efficient." I felt empowered.
Lesson: Use builder lingo for when you need to hire help. "Contractors read you," Fanuka said. "You should have a few terms that can scare the guy. If you sound as if you might know what you're talking about, you'll save 20 percent." In other words, saying, "I think the thingamajig that goes to the whoozywhatsit is broken" could cost you. Use the right terms.
In February, while touring the New American Home, a showcase for the National Association of Home Builders, I came away with a bad case of toilet envy. Kohler has a toilet that features a wall-mounted LED pad that looks like an iPhone. With a finger tap you can auto-magically raise and lower the toilet lid without touching it, heat the seat and play music. This smart piece of plumbing also sprays, dries and has adjustable flushing.
Lesson: The best in life is yet to come!
In March, I moved into a 130-year-old home after the house I had been living in, and staging, sold, which was the point. Now my job was to stage this historic lake-front charmer. To broaden its appeal, I needed to fast-forward the folk farmhouse through 12 decades. The owner was a stickler for keeping with the period. I called Amy Hughes, features editor for This Old House magazine. "Just because you live in an old house doesn't mean you have to live in a bygone era," she told me. "Technology evolves. I can assure you, the Victorians would have upgraded if they'd had the chance." In a few days, I moved old pieces out (keeping some), moved transitional and contemporary furniture and art in — and made a century of difference.
Lesson: Putting new decor in an old space, or vintage pieces in a new space, creates the best of both worlds — timeless appeal.
In April, I met Martha Stewart. I felt like a Little Leaguer meeting Babe Ruth. During her visit to Orlando, Fla., to judge the firemen's chili cook-off, she granted an interview. I peppered her with questions, including, "What's your best advice for people who want to live well?" She said, "You have to be interested, curious and passionate. You have to work at it. You can't slough."
Lesson: The secret to living as beautifully as Martha Stewart is to step it up and care.
In May, I gave my old and slightly musty house a fragrance makeover. I called on fragrance expert Helen Feygin, owner of Intuiscent, a fragrance supplier in Middlesex, N.J., for help. "Every house smells," said Feygin. "People often overlook their home's smells, because we adapt. We must be mindful that when others come in, what you no longer smell will seem strong to them."
Lesson: Home fragrance comes in many forms — potpourri, spray mists, electric diffusers, reed diffusers, candles and aromatic salts. Choose carefully and don't be cheap. "This is one area where price really does equal quality," said Feygin. If you buy a smaller candle of a higher-end product for a bit more money, you'll be much happier than if you buy a huge scented candle from the dollar store. The best smells are blends (mandarin bergamot and citrus verbena), which smell like nature.
In June, my brother and I made the tough call, and moved our parents into assisted living. As they both turned 90, their living situation grew rickety. Mom took a few spills and was becoming forgetful. Dad was losing weight. My older, wiser brother began The Conversation, eventually persuading them they would be much better off — safer, happier, healthier — in a home with some help. Dad warmed to the idea of a social life, cooked meals and no yard to maintain. But six months later, Mom still wants to "go home." I can't blame her.
Lesson: After talking to experts, I learned this difficult decision boils down to five criteria: Safety (they've had falls, injuries, or driving mishaps), health (balance, memory or stamina is failing), hygiene and housekeeping (both have slipped) and nutrition (they're eating poorly). I also learned the truth in something my parents often said: The right choice and the easy choice are rarely the same.
Part 2 of 2012 lessons learned will be published in the Dec. 28 Home Design section.
Contact Marnie Jamweson through www.marnijameson.com.


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The to-do list app that has become the backbone of entire businesses is expanding its global roll out to offer its business products to more than 35 countries worldwide. The latest on the list? South Africa.
Announced at LeWeb Paris last year, Evernote Business targets the enterprise market, capitalising on the fact that two thirds of its 50-million users were already using Evernote on their computers and mobile devices for work purposes. Initially only available in France, Germany, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, Canada, Japan and the USA, the service hit 24 additional countries in Europe, New Zealand and Australia in early January before rolling out Russia, select Middle Eastern countries and South Africa today.
An expansion of the functionality in the original app, Evernote Business creates a new work section in users' profiles and allows them to search for information in their colleagues' shared notebooks, makes it easy to selectively share work with employees and clients, and quickly locate information from a larger business library. Since its launch in December, it's been adopted by more than 3 000 businesses worldwide, although it's targeting small and medium businesses and workgroups, not giant corporates. Pricing in South Africa sits at R80 (US$8.90) per user, who can upload up to 2GB of new content a month to their individual accounts.
In future, Evernote plans to roll out the service to more than 50 countries by July — Latin America and the rest of the Asian Pacific are next on the list.
According to Evernote COO Ken Gullicksen, "one of the biggest challenges facing fast-growth businesses like Evernote is how they can discover the knowledge of individuals and groups within their companies. Evernote Business addresses this by allowing every employee to collect their own knowledge, while also helping them to instantly discover what their coworkers know. It helps Evernote to operate as a small company even as it grows."


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The actual Ned Kelly, who was hanged for murder in 1880, left behind some papers, and Carey has seamlessly grafted his fictional additions onto the existing historical records. But the power and charm of True History arise not from fidelity to facts but rather from the voice Carey invents for Ned Kelly, the son of Irish parents (his father a transported criminal), barely educated by a British schoolmaster who thought that "all micks was a notch beneath the cattle." Like most criminals, Ned believes he is innocent, that whatever wrongs he committed were acts of self-defense against an unjust society bent on crushing him and all like him, the rootless poor robbed of their past. "That is the agony of the Great Transportation," he muses, "that our parents would rather forget what come before so we currency lads is left alone ignorant as tadpoles spawned in puddles on the moon."
It is a well-worn self-justification, but Ned somehow makes it seem fresh and persuasive. What chance does he have, apprenticed as a boy by his desperate mother to a "bushranger," i.e., highway robber, an assistant in crimes before he is old enough to shave? After he serves time in prison and tries to lead an honest life raising horses, the "traps"--police constables--keep persecuting and trumping up charges against him. Finally, he learns, they plan to track down and kill him. Ned, his younger brother Dan and two confederates ambush the ambushers and strike first: "Events continued without relent Dear God Jesus it were a sorry day."
Ned addresses his account to the infant daughter he has not yet seen and probably, he suspects, never will. That explains the occasional prudishness of his language, as in this rendering of one of his mother's outbursts: "It were eff this and ess that and she would blow their adjectival brains out." Ned's bursts of poetry are suitable for all ages: "At night every river has a secret twin a ghost of air washing above the living water down towards the sea." Or "A fright of blood red parrots flared & swept through the khaki forest." Ned apologizes for his unconventional style, saying, "I never learned my parsing." His readers will acquit him of that charge.


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After keeping relatively mum in the weeks following the botched Facebook IPO, the Nasdaq's CEO Bob Griefeld offered up an apology during a CNBC interview. And the exchange has revealed a plan to compensate clients to the tune of $40 million. However, the competition is all kinds of upset because they say its unfair. And those who lost out during the IPO say $40 million is chump change.
Greifeld said, "We have been embarrassed and certainly we apologized to the industry, but the important thing we have to do is focus on the future." But not so fast.
"This is tantamount to forcing the industry to subsidize Nasdaq's missteps and would establish a harmful precedent that could have far reaching implications for the markets, investors and the public interest," said NYSE Euronext in a statement.
Knight Capital says it's "disappointed that Nasdaq's compensation fund does not come close to covering reported losses from broker-dealers. Their proposed solution to this problem is simply unacceptable."
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Building Inspector Greg Tyson said the store is Ollie's Bargain Outlet, which will occupy 30,000 square feet. Ollie's describes itself as "one of America's largest retailers of closeouts, excess inventory and salvage merchandise," with goods including housewares, food, books and stationery, bed and bath, floor coverings, toys, hardware and other categories. The store's tagline is "good stuff cheap."
The permit is for a $745,000 remodel of the existing store space.
"They are actually using the existing storefront of the old Kmart building," said Tyson.
The construction project is expected to move quickly. Also moving quickly under the same roof is the interior work for Harbor Freight, the tool store occupying about 15,000 square feet. It is nearing completion, Tyson said.
With 100,000 square feet in the entire building, the developer will still have space to add additional retailers in the former Kmart store space.
Ollie's opened its 250th store last week and has stores in 20 states. At the end of the first quarter, the company reported net sales increased 17.5 percent to $227.6 million from $193.7 million in the first quarter of fiscal 2016.
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Flickr/aperturismoTechnology has dramatically changed the way we live.
From revitalizing the way we shop to altering the way we interact and keep in touch with people, technology has arguably changed our lives for the better.
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Adam Daifallah has an interesting piece in today's Post. He uses a big hook right up-front to get his reader's attention:
"In Montreal political circles, rumours have intensified in recent days that Gilles Duceppe is planning to resign as leader of the Bloc Quebecois before Parliament resumes. If he were to do so, the federal political dynamic would be redrawn in Quebec and the door would be thrown wide open for the Harper Conservatives to stage a comeback."
Not being immersed in Montreal political circles, I can only take Adam's word that these rumours are in fact intensifying.
Without going through all of Adam's piece, one line does jump out at me that goes to his central thesis that if Duceppe leaves, Harper will benefit:
"Bloc voters are more likely to go to the Conservatives than to the Liberals as a second choice."
From the Ekos poll (PDF) of two weeks ago (with 2,450 total respondents) asking Bloc supporters their second choice support:
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It looks like Judy Davis will not be appearing in 24: Live Another Day after all. The actor was lined up to play a villain in the upcoming Fox event series, however reports state that she has to drop out of the role due to personal reasons.
We learned back in December that Davis was set to play the role of a fierce German arms dealer named Margo in the hugely anticipated 24 followup. However, Deadline now reports that Davis has exited the role, citing personal family matters that are preventing her from leaving her native Australia to join the Fox event series, which has been shooting in London since late January.
It's disappointing news, as I think she would've made a great villain-type in the series, and I would've liked to see her character go head to head with Jack Bauer. Deadline's story describes the character as a British national and the widow of a notorious terrorist, which seems like an adjustment -- if not an addition to -- the original description. Either way, Margo sounds like she might not be the nicest woman.
Deadline says the producers expect to find a replacement soon, so we'll have to keep an ear out to see who's brought in to replace Davis. It certainly sounds like a good opportunity for a female actor looking to show off her darker side.
Fox just took a big leap forward in promoting 24: Live Another Day this past weekend, using the Super Bowl as a platform from which to launch their exciting new teaser, which puts Jack and Chloe on the streets of a London in disarray...
Seeing Jack Bauer all fired up is enough to whet the appetites of die-hard 24 fans everywhere...
And feel a bit of sympathy toward the London of the 24-verse, knowing the kind the chaos that tends to surround Jack Bauer. The old city will probably never be the same once Jack Bauer (and whoever he's pursuing) are through with it!
The event series will premiere on May 5. In addition to Kiefer Sutherland and Mary Lynn Rajskub, the cast includes Kim Raver, William Devane and Yvonne Strahovski. The series will retrain its real-time and split-screen format and will be comprised of 12 episodes representing 24 hours. It's set several years after the original FOX series wrapped up.
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The student investment team from Penn State's Smeal College of Business had an advantage at this year's regional CFA Institute Research Challenge: The company they had to evaluate – PPG Industries – is one of the best-performing stocks in the Nittany Lion Fund, which manages $6.3 million of private money.
The student who monitors the stock was on the CFA team, which won the first stage of the CFA challenge in Pittsburgh on Feb. 17.
The students now advance to the regional finals, which will be held in Denver. A win there will put them in the global championships, in Bangkok.
A team from Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, also competed in Pittsburgh. They defended their own market valuation of PPG Industries, a global supplier of paints, coatings, optical products and glass.
The Penn State Behrend team recommended a hold strategy at a PPG stock price of $188.56.
PPG operates in more than 70 countries. The company, which has significant cash reserves, has more than doubled in size over the last decade, in part by buying other brands.
"Their strength is in their ability to move quickly," said Chris Dall, a senior from Erie. "When another company becomes available, PPG is there first, with a cash offer."
Dall and his teammates – Adrian Pinto, of Erie; Jainik Mody, of Mumbai; Kyle VanDusen, of Tioga; and John Fetchko, of Sarver – each spent more than 200 hours preparing for the competition, which is considered "the investment Olympics" for university students.
"It's been every night," Pinto said, "sometimes for 20 hours at a time. This is by far the most comprehensive additional learning experience I've had here."
The competition, which is sponsored by the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute, gives students a taste of the real-world experience that is required to work as a security analyst. The Penn State Behrend team worked closely with a Pittsburgh-based analyst to produce its valuation and financial report.
"They did analyst-level work, and their report showcases it," said Greg Filbeck, professor of finance and Samuel P. Black III Chair in Finance and Risk Management at Penn State Behrend. "This experience is invaluable as they enter the workforce."
Students from Carnegie Mellon University, Duquesne University, the University of Pittsburgh, Washington and Jefferson University, and Indiana University of Pennsylvania also participated in the competition. The judges – members of the CFA Society of Pittsburgh – scored them in two areas: the 10-page written analysis and a 10-minute oral presentation.
The Penn State Behrend team was the final group to present its PPG valuation. That added to the pressure.
"We put in the practice," Fetchko said. "It's just a question of what you leave out when you only have 10 minutes."
Robb Frederick
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TAQA Secures US$ 3.0 Billion Revolving Credit Facility
The Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA), a publicly listed company on the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX: TAQA), today announced that it has secured a US$ 3.0 billion revolving credit facility. The facility will be used for general corporate purposes and will replace its existing US$ 3.15 billion revolving credit facility, signed in August 2008.
Commenting on the news, Doug Fraser, Chief Financial Officer of TAQA, said:" We saw a high level of interest in the syndication of the revolving credit facility from banks around the world resulting in the facility being oversubscribed. The strong interest has allowed us to keep pricing tight and maintain flexibility. All in all, this is a highly successful refinancing process which allows us to extend the bank facility for another three to five years at very attractive pricing."
The US$ 3.0 billion facility from 20 banks comprises US$ 2.0 billion in a three year revolving credit tranche and US$ 1.0 billion in a five year revolving tranche.
The bookrunners of the facility were The Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ Ltd. (BTMU), BNP Paribas, Citi, HSBC, The Royal Bank of Scotland PLC and Standard Chartered Bank. Initial Mandated Lead Arrangers were Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation. The remaining banks in the syndication were: DnB NOR Bank, Intesa Sanpaolo, Natixis, Société Générale, WestLB, Nomura, Europe Arab Bank, Maybank, Bank of Taiwan, Chang Hwa Bank and Commercial Bank (Taipei), Taiwan Co-op Bank and United Taiwan Bank. BTMU have also acted as Coordinator and Facility Agent.
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College ministers planning +Rest and Renewal +97,+ additional retreatsMarch 19, 1997
College ministers planning 'Rest and Renewal '97,' additional retreats
By Chad Jackson
Lariat Reporter
College ministers from many well-attended Waco area churches gather to share ideas and pray each month. The ministers hold informal meetings the first Tuesday of every month.
Some activities are being planned between several of the church groups, said Brent Peery, college minister of First Baptist Church of Waco.
The group is made up primarily of Baptist ministers, but some ministries involved are non-denominational, said Rae Wright, assistant director at the Baptist Student Ministries.
One is a joint retreat called 'Rest and Renewal '97, ' he said. This involves First Baptist Church of Woodway, First Baptist Church of Waco and Columbus Avenue Baptist Church. The retreat will be after finals on May 13 through May 15 at Mount Levin in Cedar Hill.
The main goal of the retreat is to give students a chance to relax after exams, Peery said. The retreat will hold times of worship in the evenings and time to play during the day. Some of the activities are ultimate Frisbee, swimming and tournaments of other sports.
Also, some members of the informal group are going to 'College Metro,' a national meeting of college ministers, Peery said. Last year four ministers traveled together and used the time to bond, Peery said. The unusual bond among college ministers impressed Peery.
Dudley Callison, director of Face to Face Ministries of Waco, will speak at this year's College Metro conference, said Peery.
Peery referred to the Waco area meeting as a 'gathering' rather than anything more formal. He said the people who come are friends.
Peery attended a similar meeting when he attended the University. This meeting is a group that knows each other better, he said. 'These guys are really my friends,' Peery said. 'These guys are not just guys I tolerate for a meeting.'
Wright said unity among campus ministries comes from these gatherings.
'The support and encouragement we can give each other is positive,' Wright said.
Wright also sees this as an opportunity to 'connect' with other ministries. Wright said she appreciates the opportunity to know others more personally in this meeting.
Chris Seay, pastor of University Baptist Church, said this bonding and unification happen during the meetings.
Seay also said this group gives him opportunities to meet with the ministers at other times in a 'one-on-one' setting. He said these times give him opportunities to know other ministers better.
Seay said the group is about 'being connected and knowing what's going on' so that they do not 'duplicate' the activities of other groups.
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This Devez cameo vase has an oriental style in both its shape and scenery. The vase extends from a deep blue at the base to a golden brown-orange at the tip. The depicted scene encompasses palm trees and a mountainous background overlooking what may be an oasis. The scene surrounds the entire vase.
Reference: A very similar piece is shown in the Rago Arts and Auction Center, Fine American and European Art Glass Auction catalogue of 2006, page 148 (see photo).
Dimensions: Approximately 26 cm (10 in) height.
Signature: Devez in cameo at the base.
Condition: Very good, no chips, cracks or repairs; some pull marks can be scene in the décor with bubble inclusions. The most notable pull mark is evident on the top of the vase (see photos).
A Note About the Manufacturer:
Glass bearing the names "deVez," "Mont Joye,", "Legras" and "Pantin" was produced by the same company. E. S. Monot at La Villette near Paris founded this company in 1850. In 1859, known as "Cristallerie de La Villette", the company was transferred to Pantin, a suburb of Paris. After F. Stumpf joined the company in 1868, it became "Monot & Stumpf."
In 1873 Monot's son joined the company and the name changed to "Monot, Père et Fils, et Stumpf." About 1894 the company became known as "Stumpf, Touvier, Violette & Cooye," and the same company produced "Pantin".
Shortly before 1910, the firm was joined by Camille Tutre de Varreaux who became artistic director. All vases produced under de Varreaux are signed "deVez.". His pieces were carefully executed in two or three layers with acid cutting and reflect adventurous designs of landscapes, florals, and animals.
Separately, August J. F. Legras started work in glass in 1864 at Saint-Denis near Paris, and continued production until about 1914. He produced a variety of art-glass, much of which can be classified as cameo glass. Some of his glass is of good quality with multi-layered and well-cut glass; but much of his work is also of simple acid cutting with decorative work. His being awarded the Grand Prix at the Universal Exhibition in Paris in 1900 evidences that he produced some fine glass with originality.
Legras' Art Nouveau glass was marked either "Legras", "L & Cie", "Sargel" (Legras backwards), "Leg." (enamelled) or "Mont Joye & Cie".
After World War I, Legras merged with Pantin to form Verreries et Cristalleries de St Denis et Pantin Réunies, It continued to use the "Legras" signature on some enamelled or acid-etched vases during 1920s & 30s.
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'rock of ages' at sea
Just heard this will be on the 'breakaway'....sounds like a fun time! Also....ballroom dancing? That is something i have never done....and i'm curious on how easy this will be on a ship! Would anyone else here give it a go?
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ANAHEIM, Calif., July 21 (UPI) -- C.J. Wilson hurled 8 1/3 shutout innings Saturday, staking the Los Angeles Angels to a 2-0 decision over Oakland.
Wilson (10-6) notched his sixth victory in seven starts, stymieing the Athletics on three hits and two walks. The left-hander struck out eight, placing 80-of-119 pitches for strikes.
Ernesto Frieri recorded the game's final two outs for his 24th save as the Angels snatched their second straight win over Oakland.
Alberto Callaspo homered and Josh Hamilton added a sacrifice fly for the Angels.
The loss was hung on Oakland's Dan Straily (6-3), who yielded two runs on eight hits over seven innings.
The American League West-leading A's retained a two-game lead over Texas despite the loss after the Rangers fell Saturday to Baltimore.


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Zillow Blog: Wondering what it would be like to have T-giving dinner at Lady Gaga's house? You can get a look inside her kitchen at Zillow Blog; see also the kitchens of Justin Timberlake, Ricky Martin, Kelly Clarkson, and other celebs. Not telling whose kitchen is previewed below. . . .
CalFinder: If looking at the kitchens of the rich and famous makes your own kitchen look dumpier than usual, head over to CalFinder for a good summary of Remodeling Magazine's 2010 Cost vs Value Report. Apparently, minor kitchen remodels can go a long way.
A Carpenter's View: This new blog over at Fine Homebuilding,written by veteran framer and author Larry Haun, offers long philosophical essays written from the heart and mind of a thinking tradesman. Looks like new posts go up every two weeks, but that's OK, because these are not the kind of pieces that you whip through quickly. One post begins by musing on what carpenters talk about on the job, and ends with this sentence: "I realized that all my efforts, all my struggles, the reason for my existence, has been to do whatever was necessary to keep myself warm."
Home Know it All: Philosophy aside, this nuts and bolts blog offers an important warning about using natural remedies for a clogged drain in combination with chemical drain cleaners – don't do it!
Curbed: Another newcomer to the vast and ever changing world of home improvement, real estate, and design blogs, described this way, in their very own words: "If you frequent one of our city sites. . . . you'll likely be aware of Curbed's fascination with real estate porn in all its many glories. At Curbed National, we're taking that fascination indoors—specifically, a focus all-things design, décor, and shelter, from Malibu dream houses to Wyoming ranches to Maine cabins, and all residences in between."
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Rylan Clark relies on fate to reach X Factor finals
X FACTOR star Rylan Clark says a psychic told him he would reach the live finals.
Rylan now sees X Factor as his destiny
And when he applied for The X Factor he visited a clairvoyant to find out if this was the show to make him a big star.
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ATLANTA - As an Athens resident, Venn Chesteine has seen many football fans from other states go ballistic at the grocery store on Sundays when they learn the alcohol aisles are on lockdown.
"We call it beer rage," Chesteine said.
Like the majority of Georgians, at least according to a bevy of polls taken in recent weeks, Chesteine thinks Georgia's blue laws are outdated and need changing.
One measure moving through the Georgia General Assembly could ease some of the restrictions on alcohol sales, or at least pass the decision to counties where voters could decide whether they should be allowed to buy beer and wine at stores on Sundays.
It would be the same process that allowed counties to hold ballot referendums during the past decade to determine whether local restaurants could sell alcohol on Sundays.
But the bill faces sizable opposition from religious groups, hard liquor retailers and even Gov. Sonny Perdue, based on comments he made last week to an Atlanta radio station on the issue.
However, the bill's sponsor, state Sen. Seth Harp, R-Midland, said he has public opinion backing his measure.
"There's been a groundswell for support for this legislation," said Harp, whose district includes Columbus, home to Fort Benning. "A lot of our military families come down here, and they just shake their heads in disbelief."
Harp said he realizes people hold strong opinions against allowing Sunday sales, which is why he is framing the debate around an issue of local control.
Senate Bill 26, which is scheduled to be assigned to a committee today, would leave it up to county and city governments to decide if they want to hold a vote to change the law.
"We do have a representative democracy," Harp said. "When you have something like this, it's good to have the local voters involved."
Georgia is one of three states that do not allow package beer and wine sales on Sundays.
And opponents see no reason to change the rules now.
"When you have six days out of the week to buy beer and wine for the weekend, we think that's enough," said Sadie Fields, chairwoman of the Georgia Christian Alliance, which has been speaking to lawmakers against the bill. "We believe that Sunday has been historically a day for worship, reflection and family. This is simply another infringement on that."
Sundays also are becoming another thing - the primary grocery shopping day of the week for many consumers, said Jim Tudor, president of the Georgia Association of Convenience Stores.
"It doesn't mean that they still don't attend church," he said about shoppers. "It's an issue that's been driven by our customers."
Tudor's group and the association representing retail grocers are pushing hard for Harp's bill.
"It's simply an issue of local control and what people want in their local market," he said. "Georgia's one of three states in the country where there is no option for this decision."
Though rules vary widely across the country when it comes to selling alcohol on Sundays, only Indiana and Connecticut also do not allow retail sales of beer or wine on Sundays.
Many states require liquor stores to close on Sundays, and others set a start time sometime Sunday morning or afternoon for alcohol sales.
South Carolina allows the sales only in certain cities, including Aiken and Charleston. Most of Florida waits until noon to allow liquor sales except for free-wheeling Miami, which allows liquor stores to stay open 24 hours a day.
Many Georgia liquor store owners say they do not want to see Sunday selling open up.
If the measure passes and Clarke County voters approve Sunday sales, Leonard Sumner said he would open his liquor store for a while to see how it goes, but doubts it would be worth the trouble.
"I'm against it. I don't look forward to working on Sunday," said Sumner, who as owner of Village Wine and Spirits on Barnett Shoals Road, already sells the other six days.
"They would have to pass a liquor part to make the whole thing work."
Local officials are watching the proposal closely as it moves through the legislature, waiting to see if the issue eventually becomes their debate on whether to allow a referendum.
If it comes to that point, Glynn County Commission Chairman Tony Thaw said his board likely will have a lot to weigh.
"Our commission is kind of mixed on alcohol," said Thaw. "This is not anything we've even discussed in our community."
Other local officeholders also said they are waiting to see what happens with the bill before deciding the stance they will take.
"You never know what we're going to get coming out of Atlanta," said Athens-Clarke Commissioner Elton Dodson. "I need to hear from business owners and constituents before I can assemble any kind of opinion. This is sort of a values-type issue that the community needs to make together."
Here is how Southeastern states approach off-premise Sunday alcohol sales, which means not in restaurants or bars but purchased at stores:
North Carolina: Wine and beer only; restrictions or local regulations apply.
South Carolina: Wine and beer only; restrictions or local regulations apply.
Tennessee: Beer only; restrictions or local regulations apply.
Georgia: No Sunday sales allowed.
Alabama: Wine and beer only; restrictions or local regulations apply.
Mississippi: Beer only.
Florida: Liquor, wine and beer; restrictions or local regulations apply.
Source: Georgia Association of Convenience Stores/Georgia Food Industry Association
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Taillon's first pro season brings progress
Taillon's first pro season brings progress
Following some time in extended spring camp, Taillon reported to Class A West Virginia in late April, where he has pitched all season. After a four-inning outing on Friday, the right-hander has now logged 79 2/3 innings in 20 starts.
The numbers aren't stellar -- a 4.52 ERA, 83 hits allowed -- but the progress behind the numbers has been encouraging to the Pirates.
"Jameson has had an interesting year," general manager Neal Huntington said of the 2010 No. 2 overall Draft pick. "At about any time, Jameson can blow away just about any low-A hitter with his breaking ball. It's been a bigger focus on, for the big picture: Command the fastball, command the fastball, command the fastball. Don't rely on the breaking ball to get a weak hitter out."
"As a result," Huntington continued, "Jameson will get hit. The 19- and 20-year-olds, they can hit a fastball. And so it's about a bigger-picture development for Jameson."
Even as Taillon's fastball command continues to develop, he has maintained stellar control. He's walked only 18 and has struck out 80. Left-handed hitters are batting just .211 against him, while right-handed batters are hitting at a .304 clip.
"We'd rather have him challenge hitters and learn what he can and can not do," Huntington said. "He is learning that even at 97 [mph] or 100 [mph], it can't be in the middle of the plate. He is learning some very valuable lessons this year, and we are very pleased with where he is developmentally. We're putting him in position to win in Pittsburgh, not in low-A ball."


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Earlier this year, the decades-old debate over "acting white" - a theory that suggests African-American young people purposefully choose not to excel in school because of ostracism by their black peers - was brought back into national discussion by the research of Stuart Buck, a distinguished doctoral fellow in education policy at the University of Arkansas.
Buck's book "Acting White: The Ironic Legacy of Desegregation" was released in May. He combines academic research with personal anecdotes from African Americans in analyzing the effect of integrated schools on black children after the 1954 Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education that declared racial segregation in public education unconstitutional.
From the powerful personal testimonies he gathered, Buck concludes that the "acting white" phenomenon began to surface after black students no longer attended schools in their communities where they had strong support and outstanding educational role models. He does not argue that integration was a bad move, but contends that in many cases black students got lost in the shuffle of school mergers and were often placed in lower-level classes.
The model for much of the analysis on the "acting white" hypothesis in recent years is "Black Students' School Success: Coping with the Burden of Acting White," an article by anthropologists Signithia Fordham and John Ogbu published in the Urban Journal in 1986. Fordham and Ogbu asserted that black youth developed an "oppositional culture" to high academic achievement.
Buck cites Fordham and Ogbu's well-known study, in addition to current findings by Harvard economist Roland G. Fryer, whose research indicates the "acting white" trend is most common in racially integrated public schools.
I had students in my beginning composition class at Central State University, Ohio's only public historically black institution, analyze the positions of Buck and Fryer and relate the theory of acting white to their own experiences. Here are a couple of their responses:
► "I get accused to this very day of acting white and I simply ask, 'Am I acting white because I show signs of intelligence?' "
► "Proper etiquette, grammar and dress are all factors of why we are sometimes outcast."
Not all of my students had been labeled with the "acting white" stigma, which some attributed to attending predominantly black high schools. I shared with them that I did not encounter any facets of oppositional culture during my high school years. I was a junior at Clarke Central when Fordham and Ogbu's article came out, and I was in the college preparatory track. My friends, both black and white, encouraged me to do my best.
I admit that I was sometimes teased for doing extra reading and assignments, but my peer group never questioned my blackness. I also believe that the oppositional culture did not affect me because of the backing that I had from black and white teachers and my community. I grew up around legendary Athens educators like the late Homer T. Edwards Sr., who was the principal of Athens High and Industrial School, which my mother attended during the 1950s.
Although my high school experience does not reflect Buck's and Fryer's findings, I do not dismiss the theory of acting white, because black students are well aware of its stereotypical connotations that place those who succeed academically into one category.
Buck offers several suggestions to combat its negative effects, which include such programs as "The Village" at Cleveland High School in Los Angeles, which pairs black students with black faculty and staff to talk about racial concerns and school achievement. I like the concept of a village, because that's what I had growing up in Athens. However, it also is important that black students have the support of white teachers - as I did - who are instrumental to their success.
Since acting white is a deeply rooted cultural marker, one of the best approaches that educators can implement is to push black students to pursue their scholarly interests and develop the talents that make them unique. Strong encouragement from their teachers definitely will help black kids struggling with the pressures of oppositional culture to forge their own identities and resist being pigeonholed by stereotypical labels.
• Jessica Johnson, a 1987 graduate of Clarke Central High School, is a correspondent for the Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch and an assistant professor of English composition at Central State University.
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18 May 1998 Vol. 3, No. 20 THE MATH FORUM INTERNET NEWS Aunty Math | Crystallography - Weber | Euclid's Elements AUNTY MATH - DuPage Children's Museum http://www.dcmrats.org/AuntyMath.html An every-other-week math challenge for grades K-3 from "Aunty Math." Each challenge is presented in the form of a story taken from the life of Aunty Math, her two nephews Barney and Danny, and her niece Gina. Students with questions or suggestions can e-mail Aunty Math directly, and a Tips for the Current Challenge page provides parents and teachers with suggestions for modifying or extending each problem: http://www.dcmrats.org/tips.html Students may also submit solutions and read what others have written from Aunty Math's Solutions page: http://www.dcmrats.org/wwwboard/solution.html Strategies recommended for use by primary students include: - drawing a picture - manipulatives (objects such as buttons, beans, etc.) - searching for a pattern - acting it out - guessing and checking ("trial and error") - making a list, chart or graph - visualizing in the mind The first kindergarten teacher in Illinois to receive the Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics Instruction, "Aunt Mathilda" (Angela Giglio) Andrews was also honored by the Illinois Council of Teachers of Mathematics with its Excellence In Elementary Mathematics Teaching award. -|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|-\-/-|- CRYSTALLOGRAPHY - Steffen Weber INTRODUCTION TO QUASICRYSTALS http://www.nirim.go.jp/~weber/qc.html A short introduction to the field of quasicrystals, offering some basic concepts in this relatively new branch of crystallography. 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There's a new reel manufacturer, Cheeky Fly Fishing, that is coming out with five different sized reel series available now, through 2012. The Ambush, a 5/6/7 weight reel will retail at $640, while the Mojo, a 7/8/9 weight reel, will retail at $690. The styling appears to be as different as the name of the company itself. The reels have ample backing capacity and modern drag components.
Time will tell how Cheeky reels fair in a market with plenty of quality reel manufacturers like Nautilus, Ross, Tibor, Galvan, Baur, Abel, Lamson, Hardy, Orvis, Loop, Sage, and Hatch.
From what I can tell, most of the Cheeky reels will carry quite a high price tag. In a market where consumers are searching for value and companies are beginning to outsource production, it will be interesting to monitor a new company such as this. Entering a market with high-priced, non-traditional designs, while competing directly with each manufacturer's elite reel line is not an easy way to break into an already saturated market.
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Safe Zone Training for Faculty and Staff
Wednesday, March 13, 2013 - 4:30pm to 6:30pm
Platteville East Room, Markee Pioneer Student Center
University Counseling Services is offering a Safe Zone Training for faculty, staff and students. This training provides information specific to working with LGBT students and encourages those who attend to make their workplace a "Safe Zone" with a message of inclusion, acceptance and support for LGBT individuals in the University Community. To register for the training, please email Deirdre Dalsing at email@example.com.


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A fire destroyed four homes at Meadowview Apartments in Dry Ridge Nov. 16 leaving 24 people without their belongings or a place to call home.
No one was injured.
Delayed reporting of the fire contributed to the overall damage, along with an undivided attic and doors being left open, according to the fire report.
Rep. Brian Linder, R- Dry Ridge said Nov. 20 that he "whole heartedly welcomes any and all investigations" into his involvement with a confidential harassment settlement with a female legislative staffer last month.
As candidates begin filing for the 2018 election, the City of Corinth will be looking for a mayor a little sooner.
Long-time Mayor Billy Hill will be stepping down during the city commission's December meeting after recently moving to Williamstown for health reasons.
Hill had placed his Corinth home on the market and it quickly sold.
Between 1,200 and 1,500 people showed up to support the Pollitt family at a benefit organized by the Independence Fire Department Nov. 18 at St. Barbara's Church in Erlanger.
Although they're still counting, Independence Firefighters Union President Clint Green estimates that the event brought in about $30,000 to $35,000 in donations. Green said they'll have the final donated amount after counting and paying a few more bills for the event.
Kenton County Police Sgt. Chris Haddle testified Daniel Greis was driving 96 miles per hour when he collided with the Pollitt family's Honda Accord during Greis' first court appearance Nov. 8 in Kenton County District Court.
Greis also had a blood alcohol concentration of 0.083, just over the legal limit, and marijuana in his system at the time of the crash.
On the first day of filing, eight candidates threw their hat in the political ring for the May 2018 primary election on May 8.
A total of 14 candidates have filed for office, as of Nov. 14.
The deadline for filing for the primary election is 4 p.m. Jan. 30, 2018.
The upcoming election year is the biggest one locally with all county offices up for grabs, along with city races later in the year.
Grant County Jailer Chris Hankins said the increasing inmate population has brought in the potential for more revenue, but computer, technology, staffing and supply issues hinders the jail from keeping the inmates or deputies safe.
A Grant County Detention Center deputy jailer was arrested Nov. 8 for allegedly being bribed to smuggle chewing tobacco for inmates.
Dennis Donald Miracle, 26, of Williamstown, was charged with bribery of a public servant, first-degree official misconduct and second-degree promoting contraband.
As family and friends were preparing to lay to rest Rodney Pollitt, Jr. and Samantha Malohn and their three young children, murder charges were announced Nov. 2 against the driver who fatally hit the family in a head-on collision.
Fifty-seven year-old Daniel Greis was over the legal blood-alcohol limit and had traces of marijuana in his system when he struck head-on the Pollitt family's 1993 Honda Accord.
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I have a table A which has a t1 column and it is defined as long datatype
I have a table B which has a t2 column and it is defined as varchar datatype.
I am trying to insert into table B into t2 column the contents of t1column from table A
How do I accomplish this.
Can some give a example using trigger.
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You have to use PL/SQL packages. Write a stored procedure to fetch the LONG to VARCHAR2 and then execute it in the trigger.
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Lieutenant Aaron Tise was intentionally struck and killed by a suspect driving stolen construction equipment
The 15-year-old directed the grader towards Lieutenant Tise's patrol car even as Lieutenant Tise attempted to move out of the way. As the grader collided with the patrol car Lieutenant Tise attempted to exit the vehicle through the passenger door, however his leg became stuck and he was unable to totally exit the vehicle.
The suspect was thrown from the vehicle upon impact. The motor grader dragged the patrol car down the road, hit another police vehicle and stopped after crossing a main road. By the time other officers were able to get to the vehicle Lieutenant Tise had passed away.
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All bets could soon be off on slot machines ever coming to Prince George's County.
The council will vote today on a zoning bill that would ban the machines throughout the county. Council member Eric Olson sponsored the zoning measure.
Right now, Maryland law only allows slot machines in five locations. Prince George's County is NOT one of those locations. But some lawmakers in Annapolis want to expand the law and bring slots to Rosecroft Raceway in Fort Washington.
Those against slots in the county argue gambling would cause a rise in crime and traffic. Supporters say they could bring in economic development.
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Bono defends U2's tax arrangements
Bono has made a fresh defence of U2's tax arrangements, claiming the Irish government would ultimately appreciate the band's decision to deposit a share of its multimillion-pound business offshore in the Dutch Antilles.
He rejected the accusation that it was hypocritical for him to criticise the government's economic strategies in Ireland and blamed the "cranky left" for not appreciating the band's position.
"U2 is in total harmony with our government's philosophy," he told The Observer. "Tax competitiveness has taken our country out of poverty. [The revenue] accept that if you engage in that policy then some people are going to go out, and some people are coming in."
He added: "At the heart of the Irish economy has always been the philosophy of tax competitiveness. On the cranky left that is very annoying, I can see that. But [that] is why Ireland has stayed afloat."
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Bulldozers, backhoes, and earth movers are transforming the UConn Health campus as new buildings and parking garages are being constructed. But the piece of construction equipment that stands out across the skyline is the 250 ft. high tower crane that is being used to build the new hospital tower.
While the crane is hard to miss, the man operating it is nearly hidden from view within a tiny compartment on top. Wayne Miller, who has been working on cranes since he was 15, is not fazed by the dizzying heights and long hours in a small, confined space. In fact, Miller says he loves his job and can't imagine doing anything else.
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Shares of Crocs, Inc. (CROX) jumped 12.4% yesterday as the company released its second-quarter 2014 results and revealed its strategic plans.
Though Crocs' adjusted earnings of 36 cents a share plunged 20% year over year, it beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 31 cents, primarily driven by the company's focus on profitability and strength witnessed at its European business, partly offset by weakness at the Asia Pacific and American business.
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On including one-time items, the company posted GAAP earnings per share of 19 cents, plummeting 52.5% from 40 cents reported in the last-year quarter.
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Benefitting from its strategic plans, the company's revenues grew 3.6% to $376.9 million during the quarter.
Crocs' gross profit marginally inched up to $202.6 million while the adjusted gross margin contracted 90 basis points (bps) to 54.3%. Margin was mainly impacted by rising shipment expenses, partly compensated by a fall in promotional and clearance operations.
Further, selling, general and administrative (SG&A) expenses came in at $160.7 million, as against $150.4 million in the prior-year period. Also, as a percentage of sales, it rose 120 bps to 42.6%, owing to retail store impairment charges, restructuring expenses and Crocs' enterprise resource planning (:ERP) project.
The branded footwear retailer ended the quarter with cash and cash equivalents of $409.0 million, reflecting the impact of both, sale of a preferred stock in Jan 2014 and share buybacks made since the beginning of the year. Inventories were $191.6 million as of Jun 30, 2014
At the quarter end, long-term borrowings stood at $9.0 million with total shareholders equity at $623.9 million.
During the second quarter, Crocs bought back nearly 2.3 million shares, bringing the total number of shares repurchased to 3.2 billion, as part of its previous authorization of $350.0 million.
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Concurrent to the earnings release, the company announced its strategic growth plans, which centre around four main points.
Firstly, Crocs aims at efficiently channelizing its international product and marketing portfolio. Next, it plans to minimize direct investments in small markets. Thirdly, the retailer is committed towards enhancing its organizational structure to curtail overhead expenses and improve the decision making procedure. Finally, Crocs intends to shut down or convert roughly 75–100 of its retail stores worldwide.
With these initiatives underway, management anticipates cost savings of approximately $4 million in the current year and $10 million next year. However, these store closures are likely to adversely affect revenues by $35–$50 million, while SG&A is expected to reduce by $17–$25 million.
Following the announcement, management forecasts revenues to range between $300 and $305 million in the third quarter. Management seems impressed with its performance and long-term plans, and also intends to remain focused on its share repurchase activities in an organized manner, reflecting confidence in its business structure.
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Crocs currently carries a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold). However, other better-ranked stocks in the same industry include Columbia Sportswear Company (COLM), Hanesbrands Inc. (HBI) and Vince Holding Corp (VNCE), each carrying a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
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Juliette Lewis Joins New NBC Series 'The Firm'
Juliette Lewis has signed on to join NBC Legal Drama #327, also known as The Firm. The mid-season replacement series will also star Josh Lucas and Battlestar Galactica's Callum Keith Rennie.
The Firm has a better pedigree than most lawyer shows of its ilk- it is based on the 1993 film starring Tom Cruise and directed by Sydney Pollack, which was originally based on a John Grisham novel. Lucas is filling the Cruise role of lawyer Mitch McDeere, while Lewis takes the place of Holly Hunter as his secretary, Tammy Hemphill. The original role won Hunter an Oscar nomination in 1994, so it may prove a juicy part for fellow Oscar nominee Lewis.
The new series will pick up ten years after the original film left off, when McDeere and his family "emerge from isolation to reclaim their lives and their future." Production for the series begins in August.
Lewis as not had a major role in a major series since a guest spot on My Name Is Earl in 2006, but is set to appear in a number of independent films due out next year. Lewis has also been spending her time performing with her band, The New Romantiques. I'm not entirely sure what's a better career choice- mediocre music or mediocre TV. At least TV is a regular paycheck.
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Brimming with pleasing plot twists, this heartwarming sequel to best-seller A Miracle for St. Cecilia's demonstrates the power of prayer and the courage of compassion. Robbed by his construction partner, Barry struggles to complete a riverfront hotel and pay off menacing mobsters. But while he and dozens of other denizens of Dorsetville await God's help, a series of events helps transform the town forever. John McDonough strikes just the right balance as he enhances Katherine Valentine's cozy, feet-up-on-the-footstool tone with his comfortable cadence. Listeners will also enjoy Valentine's Grace Will Lead Me Home.
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Mayor Bill de Blasio in win-lose situation after charter result
The ink was barely dry on a new state budget this week when its enactment was celebrated in a TV commercial -- one that viewers might have mistaken for a campaign ad for Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.
"Parents from Brooklyn to the Bronx had a cause," says the narrator over syrupy music and photos from a pro-charter-school rally in Albany. "And, they had a voice. They just needed some champions."
At that moment, a still shot appears of Cuomo addressing listeners outdoors. "Gov. Cuomo and Albany leaders proposed a groundbreaking budget . . ." And on goes effusive praise of that plan.
With the commercial, the charter-advocacy group, Families for Excellent Schools, implicitly hails the fact that Cuomo and lawmakers overrode New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio's move to constrict the charter schools' so-called "co-locations" within the city's public schools.
Politically, it may prove sooner or later that Cuomo did de Blasio a favor -- if inadvertently -- when the governor last month lurched to the front of the charter parade in disharmony with the new mayor.
That is, the governor and allied legislators took the controversy off the table for the moment. A somewhat chastened de Blasio now draws less targeting from this well-funded lobby, which touts the support charters draw in polls.
"The mayor got himself into a box on this," said Robert Bellafiore, a communication consultant who works for charter schools.
"The governor gave him a way out, but in Albany, there's no such thing as a favor done for free." That is, de Blasio saw some of his early school stances overruled.
De Blasio's predecessor, Michael Bloomberg, once proposed a football stadium for the West Side. The idea polled poorly. The plan was stymied in Albany -- months before Bloomberg's first re-election. The stadium controversy died immediately, and some ex-Bloomberg aides see that defeat as having proved politically fortunate.
That said, the charter-school episode still bears all the markings of a policy setback for de Blasio, delivered in the form of legislative language enacted with the state budget.
After dialing back some of his anti-charter remarks, de Blasio saw his cancellation of space-sharing plans for three Success Academy charters reversed. And City Hall is barred from charging charters rent in district-owned school buildings.
Tension over the charters' role lingers. The forum for the fight, however, will now likely shift from the Capitol to City Hall and the Municipal Building. Next Tuesday, for example, City Council Education Committee chairman Daniel Dromm (D-Jackson Heights) conducts a hearing on a bill requiring charters to reveal more information about their operations.
For his part, de Blasio says that when it comes to charters, "decisions about the space will be managed by the [city] Department of Education. That's the bottom line."
Skeptics and foes of charter expansion might also have won what may become a key concession -- the explicit authority for City Comptroller Scott Stringer's office to audit the impact of the charter schools.
The United Federation of Teachers, which has sought to keep the charters in check, comes away with gains in the budget deal. The major planned expansion of pre-K programs across the city is expected to increase its membership.


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Federal officials say there has been an increase in the number of arrests of people trying to use fake passports and visas as they cross the U.S.-Mexico border in California.
State Department and border officials said Tuesday that 160 people had been arrested in the past year – from November 2007 to November 2008 – and are being prosecuted on charges alleging the use of false documents.
Officials say fewer than 20 such arrests were made over the previous one-year period.
The increase has come since the start of a requirement that travelers carry passports, birth certificates or other documents to prove citizenship at border crossings.


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