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Disgraced financier Bernard Madoff contends his $50 billion scam was a psychodrama of his making alone.
His pronouncement isn't true. No one person is skilled enough to pull off a financial fraud of this magnitude. Even the most accomplished scammers employ a cadre of professional enablers to accomplish their robbery. For every Enron, for example, there is an enabler like the now-defunct accounting/consulting firm Arthur Andersen, vouching for the scammer's methods, certifying their numbers and shredding incriminating documents.
Con men know victims are more easily fleeced when well-known firms stand behind the scam, and they use the enabler's credibility to make themselves appear legitimate. The most common enablers are law firms, accounting firms and brokerage houses. In Madoff's case, you can add the credit reporting agencies and even federal regulators, who apparently had been warned about this Wall Street scammer for years.
Lawyers can produce introduction letters or phony up powers of attorney. Accountants can perform audits that gloss over practically any deficiency. And brokerages can add a veneer of respectability to transactions with the sleaziest of operators.
The motivations of these enablers can vary. Often, they simply are providing their normal services to the scammer, oblivious to the misdeeds. Of course, this also may be a case of not wanting to know what's going on so they can deny plausibly any intent to help in the fraud.
Arthur Andersen apparently felt no reason to question Enron's creative approach. Conveniently, that same creativity led to an increase in consulting work for Andersen. Authorities who came after Andersen in the wake of Enron's collapse shortened the equation to the following: Andersen's approval of Enron's methods led to more money for Andersen.
Right now, the entire country is stricken with Madoff fever, wondering how a respected Wall Street guru could accomplish such crimes. That will wear off as victims start looking for the money, and they will learn the sad truth. You don't hear about Ponzi schemes until all the money is gone.
The enablers are the only ones left to pursue because Madoff's money will never be found. These enablers will, for the most part, be able to avoid criminal charges. But they should be held accountable. While the lawyers and accountants will cry that it is unfair to make them pay for Madoff's crimes, it is by far the best way to stop criminals of all kinds.
Remember, if you stop the enablers, you stop the scammers.
The largest robbery in this country ever accomplished with a gun netted a measly $4.46 million from Seafirst Bank in Lakewood, Wash. That is about the amount Madoff tried to mail to relatives from his townhouse while he was out on bail. Everyone who helped the men rob with a gun was prosecuted or threatened into cooperating.
Why is robbing with a pen any different?
Listen, and you can almost hear the shredders.
• Randy Johnston is an attorney in Dallas and the author of "Robbed at Pen Point." He wrote this for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram.
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State Police said they arrested a Princeton man Wednesday afternoon after finding 60 bags of heroin in his SUV on the Atlantic City Expressway.
Troopers stopped to help a motorist on the side of the highway around 3:20 p.m. in Hamilton Township near milepost 17.8, but eventually conducted a search of the vehicle.
"An investigation (was begun) because the driver was basically acting in a suspicious manner," said State Police spokesman Sgt. Adam Grossman.
Trooper Matthew Lowry found 60 bags of heroin, 10 smoking pipes and smaller amounts of cocaine and marijuana, Grossman said. It was about $800 worth of heroin, he said.
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Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB): Enhancing Direct Care and Value-added Care
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2834.2012.01412.x
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Journal of Nursing Management
Special Issue: This issue: International perspectives on retention, stress, burnout and new ways of improving Practice Issue editors: Kristiina Hyrkas and Jennifer L. Morton
Volume 21, Issue 4, pages 668–678, May 2013
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China Southern's Passenger Capacity Ascended to Third
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China Southern Airlines, which carried 91,500,000 passengers last year, was ranked third in IATA's New Ranking in 2013 (last years was fifth).
Its fleet amount (558) and freight ton (1,170,000 tonnes) were ranked fifth and eighth. Si Xianmin, who's the Chairman of China Southern jointed in the meeting as the director of IATA.
China Southern Airlines operates the largest fleet, most developed route network and largest passenger capacity of any airline in China. By December, 2013, China Southern Airlines have kept a safe record of 11 million flying hours and carried close to 700 million passengers without incident. The airline's safety commitment has - and continues to be - unwavering both throughout China and globally. In these years, China Southern speeded up the process of strategy transformation and launched new routes from Guangzhou to Sydney, Melbourne, Auckland, Brisbane, Perth etc. in Oceania, making Guangzhou the biggest gateway from China to Oceania. Also, it launched new service from Guangzhou to Amsterdam, London, Paris, Moscow etc, building the Canton Route which connects Europe and Oceania.
In this year, China Southern will launch new service from Guangzhou to New York and from Guangzhou to Frankfurt via Changsha, at that time, the number of international airline routes of China Southern will be more than 90 and cover any continent except South America. China Southern Airlines is also the first airline in the world to operate both A380 and 787.


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Scale for this year's hurricanes will be slightly different
MIAMI - A minor change is coming to the five-category system describing hurricane strength. The Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale starts at Category 1 with top sustained winds at 74 mph. Categories 3 and above are considered "major." The National Weather Service says an adjustment was necessary to smooth converting units of wind speed measurement for public advisories. The change broadens the Category 4 wind speed range to 130-156 mph, instead of 131-155 mph. That shifts the Category 3 range to 111-129 mph, instead of 111-130 mph.Category 5 hurricanes will have top winds of 157 mph or higher, instead of a threshold of 156 mph. Categories 1 and 2 remain unchanged. No historical storm records will be altered. The change takes effect May 15.
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Fix Version/s: Auto Failover (HDFS-3042)
Component/s: auto-failover, ha
When I loop TestZKFailoverController, I occasionally see two types of failures:
1) the ZK JMXEnv issue (ZOOKEEPER-1438)
2) TestZKFailoverController.testZooKeeperFailure fails with a timeout
This JIRA is for fixes for these issues.
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Committed to branch, thanks for reviewing. I verified all the HA tests passed on branch before committing.
Attached patch fixes the flaky behavior for me. I looped TestZKFailoverController for 30+ minutes and didn't see failures after applying this.
For problem #1, the solution is the same as is already done in some other test cases. We just need to add a workaround to clear the ZK MBeans before running the tearDown method. It's a hack, but in the absense of a fix for ZOOKEEPER-1438, it's about all we can do.
I spent some time investigating problem #2. The bug is as follows:
- these test cases create a new ActiveStandbyElector, and call ActiveStandbyElector.ensureBaseNode() on it before running the main body of the tests. Although they don't call joinElection(), the creation of the elector does create a zkClient object with an associated Watcher.
- in the testZookeeperFailure test case, we shut down and restart ZK. This causes the above Watcher instance to fire its Disconnected and then Connected events. There was a bug in the handling of the Connected event that would cause it to re-monitor the lock znode regardless of whether it was previously in the election.
- So, when ZK comes back up, there was not two but three electors racing for the lock. However, two of the electors actually corresponded to the same dummy service. In some cases this race would be resolved in such a way that the test timed out.
I don't think this is a problem in practice, since the "formatZK" call runs in its own JVM in the current code. However, it's worth fixing to get the tests to not be flaky, and to have a more reasonable behavior. There are several fixes to be done:
- Add extra asserts for wantToBeInElection to catch cases where we might accidentally re-join the election when we weren't supposed to be in it.
- Fix the handling of the "Connected" event to only re-join if the elector wants to be in the election
- Cause exceptions thrown by watcher callbacks to be propagated back as fatal errors
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Fragrance Fahrenheit Absolute cologne for Men by Christian Dior was introduced in 2009. Christian Dior Fahrenheit Absolute is classified as Woody Floral Musk fragrance. Scent notes of Fahrenheit Absolute Christian Dior include top notes of violet, natural gum, middle notes of leather, frankincense and base notes of exotic spices, oud. Christian Dior Fahrenheit Absolute fragrance composition is a creation of Francois Demachy.
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Date Added: 20/07/2015Christian Dior Fahrenheit Absolute is like the mysterious man of the original Fahrenheit aroma. The exquisite blend is so masterfully created. It leaves no doubt to the utterly sexy character it expresses. With no compromise this is the best from the collection suitable for cool winter nights in the aura of mystery it exudes.by James
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A robbery suspect tried to avoid detection by using makeup to paint on a mustache officials said.
The man held up a clerk inside the Junior Liquor Mart at Diane Avenue and Clairemont Mesa Boulevard around noon Friday.
The clerk told police a man, described as white or Hispanic, shopped for a bit and asked some questions before showing a gun and robbing the store.
San Diego police Lt. Joe Ramos said the suspect wore all red clothing and used black makeup to make it look like he had facial hair.
The suspect was also described as about 5'10" and 165 pounds.
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With 3 weeks in the books, we are starting to get a feel for which teams have good offenses (Texas, Yankees, Cleveland and Toronto) and which do not (Oakland, Kansas City, Seattle and Minnesota). So, for those of you playing the matchups by team, take note.
Here's the rundown of the AL 2 start pitchers and those with favorable matchups:
Two Start Pitchers
David Price: 4/24 vs LAA; 4/29 @ TEX – tough matchup against Texas, but he's still an ace
Derek Holland: 4/23 vs NYY; 4/29 vs TB – quietly becoming one of the best pitchers in the AL
Jon Lester: 4/23 @ MIN; 4/28 @ CHW – quality pitcher against two weak teams
Not too shabby
Josh Beckett: 4/24 @ MIN; 4/29 @ CHW – like Lester, Beckett benefits from facing two weak teams
Jake Peavy: 4/23 @ OAK; 4/28 vs BOS – is he really back? How he does against Boston could provide some answers
Gavin Floyd: 4/24 @ OAK; 4/29 vs BOS – maddingly inconsistent pitcher has good matchup against Oakland
Derek Lowe: 4/24 vs KC; 4/29 vs LAA – benefits from favorable matchup against KC
Max Scherzer: 4/24 vs SEA; 4/29 @ NYY – faces one of the worst and one of the best offenses
Bruce Chen: 4/23 vs TOR; 4/28 @ MIN – has started the season strong and faces a weak Minnesota team
Ervin Santana: 4/24 @ TB; 4/29 @ CLE – a couple tough matchups, but keep the faith
Hiroki Kuroda: 4/23 @ TEX; 4/29 vs DET – he's better than he's shown, but has two formidable foes
Bartolo Colon: 4/23 vs CHW; 4/29 @ BAL – it may be all smoke and mirrors, but ride him while you can
Jason Vargas: 4/24 @ DET; 4/29 @ TOR – has pitched well, but has tough matchups
Brandon Morrow: 4/23 @ KC; 4/28 vs SEA – should fare well against light hitting Royals and Mariners
Henderson Alvarez: 4/24 @ BAL; 4/29 vs SEA – Orioles lead AL in strikeouts, Mariners are 13th in average
Risky at best
Jason Marquis: 4/23 vs BOS; 4/29 vs KC – he has a career 4.56 ERA in the (weaker) NL
Tommy Hunter: 4/24 vs TOR; 4/29 vs OAK – unproven and has to face a tough Toronto team
Other Favorable Matchups
C.J. Wilson: 4/25 @ TB
The $77.5 million man is 4-0 with a 2.25 ERA in career against Tampa
Felix Hernandez: 4/25 vs DET
Detroit can hit, but Felix is 8-2 with a 2.79 career ERA against Detroit


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Dash and surveillance camera for the Tesla
Dash and surveillance camera for the Tesla
I doubt it will happen, but one never knows! (I do like dash cams). Here's all you need to know about suggesting ideas:
Here is a link to a Dash cam install thread: http://www.teslamotors.com/forum/forums/dashboard-camera-install
and a second for the 12V source: http://www.teslamotors.com/forum/forums/constant-12v-source-dashcam-head...
Was just about to post the link Chuck posted.
The Blackvue is a generally highly rated unit and as you can see there, it can be installed nearly OEM quality appearance.
No auto manufacturer offers dash cams or similar video security devices as an OEM option. Too much potential liability, coupled with niche demand. You can get a pretty slick aftermarket installation that looks OEM if done by an expert installer.
Doesn't the new Corvette have a built-in dash cam?
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you can find here DCI security camera, very easy to install and use:
I purchased on Amazon the BLACKVUEDR650GW-2CH front and read wireless, GPS parking mode, WiFi enabled so you can view on your phone, no clumsy monitor hanging in front of you. Had it installed at Sound Mania Car Stereo. 750 N. Anaheim Blvd. Anaheim ca. Super happy with the install. Highly recommend both the camera and the installer.
I'm surprise Tesla and other car manufactures don't sell it as an option, even with ridicules price like $1000, people will buy it because it's build-in to the car.
People are still paying $2500+ for onboard NAV while we can buy a TomTom for around 99 bucks.
@billholla. Don't live too far from Sound Mania. If I may ask, how much and how long for installation?


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Ireland refusing to give up World Cup dream
When the play-off draw was made for the remaining European nations in the running for a place at the 2010 World Cup, France and Republic of Ireland wanted to avoid a meeting.
• Keane: We must retain self-belief
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Down through the years, the two teams have found themselves being locked in highly competitive encounters and it was certainly a case of history repeated on Saturday night as Les Bleus turned up at Croke Park in search of a win that would help them qualify for next summer's main event.
With Ireland acting as ungracious hosts by pushing their guests back inside their own half from the very start and France struggling to find any fluidity to their play, there wasn't much between the teams for the bulk of this tense affair.
That was until Nicolas Anelka broke the deadlock on 72 minutes when his shot took a deflection from Sean St Ledger and hit the back of the net. It was the away goal that France needed to take advantage.
In the build-up to the game, Giovanni Trapattoni suggested that it was time to 'move from words to action'. Well, he won't have been able to criticise his players for a lack of effort in that regard even when Anelka did provide the sucker-punch.
Rather than stumble around like dazed amateurs, the Irish continued to do exactly what they did throughout the whole match - close their opponents down, attack at every opportunity, and respond to the boisterous home crowd.
Having started brightly with Robbie Keane, Liam Lawrence and Keith Andrews all trying their luck, Ireland were spurred on by the majority of the 74,103 fans packed into Dublin venue.
Weaknesses were easy to spot in Raymond Domenech's side as Anelka threw his arms up in frustration more than once due to the lack of support from his team-mates, while the absence of Jeremy Toulalan in midfield was quite noticeable as nobody was able to link play for the former world champions.
Yoann Gourcuff tried his best to provide that spark, although the hard grafting from the Irish midfield of Glenn Whelan and Andrews ensured he was guarded closely.
Positives could be taken from how Ireland were playing, yet they also lacked something that would turn the game in their favour. Despite getting through their qualifying group unbeaten, it was easy to see why they failed to win more than four times.
In the second half, it was France's turn to huff and puff with Gourcuff, Lassana Diarra, and Nicolas Anelka all testing the alertness of keeper Shay Given with long-range efforts, but none really troubled the experienced shot-stopper.
Yet the threat that Domenech's team possessed on the counter attack flared up as Bacary Sagna and Patrice Evra ventured forward and allowed both Anelka and Thierry Henry to roam into better positions, which is where their goal eventually came from.
There isn't too much that Ireland need to change going into Wednesday's second leg in Paris. They need just need to believe that they can win and that they can score to put them back in contention.
It is not over yet, but Ireland know the odds are now stacked even higher against them. Perhaps that is what they need in order to produce a performance that will swing the tie back in their favour.
Gareth Maher covers Irish football for ESPN Soccernet. Check out his website www.garethmaher.com to read more of his writing.
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Meaningful conversations about brand, from Davis Brand Capital.
We can finally say it with certainty: The economic recovery is happening—and it keeps getting stronger. The economy added 257,000 jobs in January, the Labor Department reported Friday morning. The unemployment rate ticked up a notch, from 5.6 percent to 5.7 percent. But that's actually good news because it resulted from more people entering the labor market. The labor force participation rate increased from 62.7 percent to 62.9 percent.
Even better, the November and December jobs numbers were revised up 147,000, a huge change. Job growth over the past three months has now averaged 336,000. Here's the three-month moving average that shows just how a massive a surge that is:
But if you have been following job reports over the past year, you know that the headline jobs number is not the most meaningful data point. What we really have been looking for is wage growth—and that finally happened in January as well. The Labor Department reported that wages rose 0.5 percent in January. Over the past year, they've now increased by 2.2 percent. Those aren't earth-shattering numbers by any means. But they are a sign that the wage story is finally turning around. Employees are finally gaining more leverage in the labor market to demand higher wages, and employers are having no choice but to give them to them.
There's little not to like about this report. In fact, there's little not to love about this report. As always, it's important to take these numbers with a grain of salt. The Labor Department will revise them when it releases the February jobs report. Sometimes those revisions are significant. But it's also clear that the economy is growing at a strong pace right now. And for the first time, we have hints that the recovery will do more than boost the pockets of big corporations. It looks like it might just help Main Street as well.
Whether that actually happens will depend significantly on the Federal Reserve. The Fed has kept short-term interest rates near zero since 2009 to encourage businesses to invest and consumers to buy houses and cars. But as the economy recovers, it will end that zero-interest-rate policy so as not to risk rising inflation. Most financial analysts expect that to happen later this year. That will be a pivotal moment for Fed chair Janet Yellen. Raise interest rates too soon and the Fed will stifle the recovery and prevent wage growth from reaching millions of Americans. Raise rates too late and moderate inflation could occur.
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Achieving Load Awareness in Position-Based Wireless Ad Hoc Routing
Wireless ad hoc networks are collections of wireless nodes that are usually battery powered and communicate with each other using radio frequency without a fixed infrastructure or centralised control. They are re-organised to have great potential in a broad range of applications, for example in disaster relief, conference, and battlefield environments. One instance of such networks is wireless sensor networks. As a whole these networks improve the accuracy of information or computation provided by individual weak sensors, and greatly extend the authors' ability to monitor and control the world. In wireless ad hoc networks, a message sent by a node is received by all nodes located within the node's transmission range.


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The New York Times has called the author Jess Walter "ridiculously talented." "His sentences nearly sing," says the Los Angeles Review of Books. "One of my favorite young American writers," says fellow novelist Nick Hornby.
We agree with the critics. Walter's 2012 best-seller Beautiful Ruins is a masterpiece. But today we'll do a different kind of book review.
Our job at GrammarBook.com is to preserve and promote standard English. This sometimes puts us at cross-purposes with Walter, who chooses to speak to his readers in an easy, accessible voice—the people's English, not the scholars' English. If his writing is where the language is headed, we traditionalists must accept that we are fighting numerous losing battles.
In Walter's short story We Live in Water one finds this line: "The resort was comprised of three newer buildings." Word nerds will question why he didn't use composed instead of comprised. In 1926, in A Dictionary of Modern English Usage, H.W. Fowler hissed, "This lamentably common use of comprise as a synonym of compose or constitute is a wanton and indefensible weakening of our vocabulary." Seventy-six years later, in 2002, Bill Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words was no less emphatic: "Comprised of is a common expression, but it is always wrong."
So it seems clear that Walter used the phrase because he either did not know or did not care that "the experts" say it's wrong. By writing "comprised of," Walter is legitimizing this "common expression" over the adamant objections of a dwindling cadre of fuddy-duddies.
From Walter's 2003 novel Land of the Blind: "I don't know who liked this new world less, him or Mr. Leggett." Walter, who could have used the correct he in this sentence without sounding stilted or affected, opted instead for the colloquial him. Apparently, neither he nor his target audience loses any sleep over such erudite technicalities.
In another short story, The New Frontier, the author writes, "He convinced her to model." But technically, he persuaded her to model. "Convince may be followed by an of phrase or a that clause, but not by a to infinitive," counsels Theodore M. Bernstein in The Careful Writer (1983). That rule is upheld to this day by the Associated Press Stylebook: "You may [only] be convinced that something or of something." Walter isn't buying. He's trusting his own ear, as writers will do. The fine distinction between convince and persuade, he is saying, has become a quaint bit of trivia.
He introduces sentences with danglers. He repeatedly writes "different than" rather than "different from." He says "snuck" even though sneaked is still considered the correct option. At least once, he uses strata—the plural of stratum—as a singular. He writes "close proximity," long dismissed by sticklers as a windy redundancy.
Walter is too busy spinning his wondrous tales to be distracted by such minutiae—his instincts tell him: Why bother?
Why, indeed? That question gives all language watchdogs nightmares.
Posted on Wednesday, January 22, 2014, at 10:57 am18 Comments on The Future of English?
We must continue to instill the importance of proper English in our children and grandchildren, along with proper diction.
I guess I too am a word nerd. I hope we are not a dying breed.
As always, thank you for all you do!
I am sixty-five years old and have always been concerned with grammar and taught both of my children to be care about the English language. Even when I compose an e-mail I make sure that it is done with care. I always double check it to be sure there are no mistakes.
I have not read any of Mr. Walter's books. After reading your always enlightening website, it is not likely that I ever will read his books. Nothing is more frustrating to me than to read a "supposed" literary work, and find poorly written sentences (sometimes not even true sentences) with incorrect phrasing. I will reread that sentence until I can make sense of it. After this happens too many times, I will not continue to read it. In my opinion authors should be held to the highest standards. A good writer encourages the reader to keep reading. A careless writer discourages his reader and future writers-to-be.
Thank you for your GrammarBook Newsletter. I thoroughly enjoy it and know that is as helpful to many readers. It is most encouraging to know that there are people who still care about the English language, grammar, and the sanctity of the written word.
This article brought forth an important issue.
Essentially has the written word evolved like many other aspects of contemporary society?
Consider the readership, where are they coming from? Are they really adamant about formal written word protocols?
Should we all be speaking in a Shakespearean type mode?
I enjoy your informative articles.
I am an admirer of the English language. It gives us wonderful opportunities to shade meaning in our writing. Do the kinds of criticisms shown in your article alter its ability to concisely describe our world? I have my doubts and I like to believe I am a strict rule follower, knowledge permitting. Perhaps English is like golf, the rules in some situations are so overbearing they no longer make much sense.
Your reference to Walter's book, Land of the Blind, brought another question to mind. Is the language of the blind, Braille, changing or being eroded as you describe below? I don't know anything about it. Perhaps its history would be worth a future story.
I thoroughly enjoy these newsletters.
Braille is not a language. It is but a system of writing, just as the Latin alphabet is not a separate language to English. All rules of English apply to Braille, just as they do to works written in Latin script. A distinction may be drawn at the fact that Braille has many contractions (in its "grade 2" code), such as the letter "t" standing for "that" (if flanked by spaces), but this has nothing to do with the syntax of the language. Spelling, perhaps, is going down-hill in the vision-impaired community, due to the widespread use of contractions, which, while compacting the system, serve only to lessen the need for adherence to spelling rules, for I will walk to the shops becomes "I w walk to (the) (sh)ops." (Where groups in parentheses are characters which do not exist in the Latin alphabet)).
In The Future of English editorial you mention Jess Walter using 'comprised of' in We Live in Water. I read this story two weeks ago (!) and was pulled up short by this 'error'. It made me wonder about him which is not the interruption you want in a story. It makes me think of the effect some of these mistakes have on the reader and is the author considering this? This is the only fault with Jess that I notice — otherwise he is a master of situation, character, and mood. By the way, where is the editor in all this?!!!
Thank you for another enlightening newsletter! Proper use of comprised is an Achilles heel for me, so I appreciate that clarification.
I am, however, confused about what you've stated regarding convince and persuade. I feel as though the definitions and examples I see in the Concise Oxford American Dictionary and Merriam Webster conflict with your definitions.
I've always learned that you do not "eat" lunch (or breakfast or dinner). You "have" lunch. I eat pasta for lunch. I had lunch before I slept. However, Americans use "eat" with meals all the time. Please let me know what is correct? THANK YOU


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Dustin Zahn is one of the most exciting names in the techno scene today. His pumping beats relegate those naysayers who have called for the death of techno into obscurity.
While operating within a "minimalized" world, Zahn has refused to give up on that core element that, I too, find essential to techno: big bass, pumping, high octane beats. And not only has he refused to, he has succeeded in totally revitalizing the genre. Not to say that others aren't doing similar things, but his success rate and output is certainly astounding.
In many ways, his music is a natural extension of the earlier Swedish (and Detroit) techno sounds that many now decry as shallow, one-dimensional, and overly repetitive. Zahn fuses the varied and rich, tweaked samples and effects found in the music of today with seamlessly produced music that never loses the beat. It is a total synthesis of both banging and minimal techno.
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After launching our first This Week in Music feature last week, we return to it again with five more doses of music that hit the web this week. Sure there's a lot of musical goodness out there, but unfortunately not all if it can make the cut. From videos to new tracks, we'd rather opt for a variety of releases that you're less likely to have heard of than just more of the same old rappers. Just call it a musical education, delivered in one bite-sized post. This week features more Drill-goodness from Noisey's Welcome to Chiraq, some hip-hop gold in the form of a Dilla-produced new Slum Village track and the video for Bok Bok's track, "Melba," which features singer Kelela.
Welcome to Chiraq – Episode 7
Yeah, sure I included this in last week's This Week in Music but I would include it in every This Week in Music feature until the end of time if I could. I love it. Episode 7 of Welcome to Chiraq continues to explore the elusive Sosa phenomenon, the segregation of Chicago and societal forces behind the violent lives of the young people living in the South Side. Watch it in all its glory here.
Bok Bok featuring Kelela – "Melba"
LA's strongest singer du jour, Kelela, has teamed up with record label Night Slugs' co-founder Bok Bok. They've just dropped a video for the track "Melba," which hits up '80s funk with its stabbing synths and plucky guitar riffs. The visuals features a lo-fi hologram projection of Kelela between two speakers, on the glass tower of the inside of an impressive studio space. Just watch the video here and it will come together a lot clearer than I can ever describe.
Jam City – Earthly II
Don't let the Amish-style album artwork mislead you. This mix from fellow Night Slugs member Jam City is packed full of jerking, dancehall-inspired, ragga-style tunes. And I'm not just throwing genre terms about wildly, he actually manages to fit that all in there. He's even generously made the mix available for download, so you can appreciate his dancefloor selection while you're out and about. Stream and download it via SoundCloud.
BAU Presents: The Good Book by The Alchemist & Budgie
BAU (Business As Usual) has embarked on a music endeavor with a new release. Working with producers Budgie and The Alchemist, they produced a special album box set. The concept album is made up of soulful, gospel samples and atmospheric beats with rapping from the likes of Action Bronson, Domo Genesis, J. Rocc and Prodigy of Mobb Deep. Limited to 1,000 copies, it's presented in the style of a genuine leather bound book, with foil printing on the cover. Get your hands on a copy here, listen to a song off the album here, and watch the video that teases The Good Book here.
Slum Village produced by J Dilla – "Yes Yes"
Truth be told, this Slum Village track was actually released on the anniversary of J Dilla's birthday. However, I feel that J Dilla's posthumous production releases are all too often overlooked, and it's something that I'm determined to change. So give a little of your time today to the late, great J Dilla, and I promise his music will give more than a little back to you. Stream the track in full here.


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However, one of the most famous authors of the X century – Ibn Fadlan in his accounts of the Turkic peoples – right indicates: '… we saw one (group) worship snakes (another) group worships a fish (third) group worships cranes'. Fish present in the title of At least two other well-known Turkic peoples. The Uighurs – where the fish are and where their territory! – But ethnonym 'Uighur' absolutely clear echoes the name of 'aygyr' (pike, shark) – because if the natural evolutionary reduction ryadnosti vowels for the Turkic languages understood as a reduction in articulating tension, 'Uighur' and 'aygyr' merely phonetic variants of a single word. Traditionally, 'Polovets' produce from the Slavic 'sex', ie – yellow. The logic of commentators in this case is clear – because this nation is known by that name only Slavic authors, and for the rest of the world portrayed in 'Cumans' and 'Kipchaks', therefore, be interpreted as a general in ekzoetnonima opposed to total equity, etc. However, once O. Suleimenov convincingly showed that 'Kipchak' – just a generic or tribal name, meaning literally, 'two knives.
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Police are investigating a crash on Route 7 that killed a 19-year-old Danbury woman.
Mayra Tenesaca was driving southbound on Route 7 in Danbury when she swerved across the onramp at exit 7, police said.
Her car crossed onto the grass, hitting a guard rail on the right shoulder and Tenesaca was ejected.
The car continued forward and crossed both northbound lanes, hitting a light pole on the shoulder of Route 7 northbound. The car was totaled.
Tenesaca was pronounced dead at the scene. She was not wearing a seatbelt, police said.
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With a stay at Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites New Philadelphia in New Philadelphia, you'll be convenient to J. E. Reeves Victorian Home & Carriage House Museum and New Towne Mall. This hotel is within close proximity of Warther Museum and Famous Endings Museum.
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Serena to WTA semifinals
Top-ranked American Serena Williams advanced to the semifinals of the WTA Championships in Istanbul by sweeping Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic 6-2, 6-3 Thursday.
Williams, the defending champion, won all three matches in her group without dropping a set. She's bidding for her fourth title in the eight-woman, season-ending tournament.
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Earlier, Li Na of China outlasted Jelena Jankovic of Serbia 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 for her second victory and eighth-seeded Angelique Kerber of Germany upset No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland 6-2, 6-2 to remain in contention for the semifinals. Radwanska was eliminated.
Kerber (1-1) went 0-3 last year in the tournament. She will play Kvitova on Friday for a spot in the last four.
Top-seeded Juan Martin del Potro of Argentina eased past Marcos Baghdatis of Cyprus 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarterfinals of the Swiss Indoors in Basel. In Friday's quarterfinals, del Potro will face Paul-Henri Mathieu of France, who beat compatriot Michael Llodra 6-4, 6-3.
American John Isner lost to Jeremy Chardy of France 7-6 (9-7), 6-3 at the Valencia Open in Spain. Top-seeded David Ferrer of Spain reached the quarterfinals by easing past Julien Benneteau of France 6-2, 6-1.
Raptors exercise option on Ross
The Toronto Raptors exercised third-year team options on the entry-level contracts of center Jonas Valanciunas and guard Terrence Ross, extending them through the 2014-15 season.
The 6-foot-7 Ross was selected eighth overall in 2012 from Washington. He averaged 6.4 points last season and won the dunk competition at the All-Star Game.
The 7-foot Valanciunas, from Lithuania, joined the Raptors after being selected fifth overall in the 2011 draft and spending the 2011-12 season playing overseas. He averaged 8.9 points last season.
Phoenix Suns forward Markieff Morris was suspended for one game by the NBA for elbowing the Oklahoma City's Serge Ibaka in the face.
Moscow team investigated
With Russia preparing to host two of the biggest sporting events in the world, a team from Moscow has been involved in a racism controversy that has led to calls for tougher action.
Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure, who is black and from Ivory Coast, said he was racially abused by opposing fans during a Champions League match at CSKA Moscow on Wednesday.
The Russian club denied it, but the governing body of European soccer opened disciplinary proceedings against CSKA.
Furious over a government plan to impose a tax on them, French teams have unanimously agreed to scrap matches over one weekend at the end of November as a protest.
France's professional clubs held an extraordinary general meeting to decide the next steps in their campaign against the government's plan to implement a temporary 75 percent marginal tax on employers for paying salaries above a million euros a year.
Final Four moving up
The NCAA women's basketball committee is backing a move to play the Final Four two days earlier, starting next season.
The Final Four would go to a Friday-Sunday format instead of the Sunday-Tuesday configuration in place since 2003.
The committee also decided that the top 16 seeds should host the first two rounds. The move would hopefully bolster attendance in the first two rounds, which has become stagnant over the past few years. Last season, the NCAA averaged 5,466 for all rounds — 17th since the tournament began in 1982.
Arizona lost senior forward Alli Gloyd for the season after she tore the anterior cruciate ligament in her right knee during a scrimmage last week. She started every game last season, averaging 9.4 points and 6.0 rebounds.
Graduation rate up
College athletes are graduating at an all-time high rate, the NCAA said.
Eighty-two percent of athletes in the 2006-07 freshman class earned a diploma within six years, up one percentage point from the 2005-06 class. That matched a record.
• Promoter Fernando Beltran said boxer Francisco Leal, 26, died Tuesday of a cerebral contusion at a San Diego hospital. He was rushed there after losing a fight Saturday in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico.
• NASCAR told its competitors it is considering eliminating single-car qualifying next season in an overhaul that would likely implement road course-style qualifying at all but two tracks. NASCAR also will require baseline concussion testing for its drivers starting next season.
• German cyclist Andreas Kloeden, 38, announced his retirement after a 16-year professional career that included two runner-up finishes in the Tour de France.
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I picked up this jacket at their Commerce warehouse sale for $30. For that price I feel like I got my money worth, it is extremely comfortable and keeps me at a good temperature, not too hot, not too cold.
Has anyone ever tried to draw a firearm from the Rapid draw passthrough? Not unless you plan to do an extreme 12 o'clock carry. Will not work with appendix carry unless you want to look like your reaching for a weapon. I love the jacket but as I am a CCW permit holder and have been held up at gunpoint once this is not the jacket to allow me to carry IWB. Have taken to carrying in the pocket in pocket holster and I hate doing that when I wear this jacket. I do like the upper chest pockets so I can store my phone where a would be criminal might overlook it. As I live in a rather dangerous section of north Philadelphia it is almost a guarantee that I will need to access my weapon at some time. Not so tactical, but still a very nice jacket. Go Xl as anything smaller was built for slight Asian frame male.
This XL is a tighter fitting jacket in the chest and a little more loose around waist for me (I'm 6'4" 260lbs 38" waist). Other XL 5.11 jackets are larger on me. This one's best for off-duty as it doesn't have any unifrom features and has the tight fit so body armor wouldn't fit if you buy your normal jacket size. I tried on an XXL and it fit me like a bell. The jacket is very lightweight when compared to other bonded poly fleece jackets. The bad thus far is only the price.
I bought this jacket about month ago. I like it alot and I have gotten a lot of compliments about it. However, it didn't prove it's worth till last night. We were riding through a typhoon last night and I had anchor watch for 6 hours on the bow. Despite 60 knots winds and rain I stayed warm and comfortable. The jacket is strong, well made and comfortable. I would recommend it strongly.
The jacket is more than what I expected. Lots of pockets, I can store anything. The fabric is great for outdoors.
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The world is full of them – inspirational forms of nature that are simultaneously stunning, unique and powerful. From towering waterfalls to vast underwater kingdoms, these geographic wonders are well worth seeing in person.
In honour of Geography Awareness Week, Cheapflights is celebrating 10 great freaks of nature.
Ayers Rock, Australia
This is one geographical wonder that has a lot of monikers. Most people know it as Ayers Rock, but its sacred name according to the Aboriginal people is Uluru, so some also refer to it as the Living Rock. Whatever you call it, this sandstone outcrop southwest of Alice Springs lies in the Australian Outback and is famous not only for its breathtaking appearance, but also its springs, water holds, rock caves and ancient paintings. It's listed twice as a World Heritage Site (once for its beauty and once for its paintings) and seems to change colour by day or season.
Iguazu Falls, Argentina and Brazil
The height of a 24-story building, Iguazu Falls stretches along a three-kilometre rim that straddles Argentina and Brazil. Each side has its claim to fame: Argentina's offers varied close-up views, and Brazil's view is best for stunning panoramic images.
Gunung Mulu National Park, Indonesia
Another UNESCO World Heritage Site, Gunung Mulu National Park in Borneo is celebrated for its caves and karst formations, all within a mountain rainforest setting. It contains one of the most extensive cave systems in the world, which includes 182-meter indoor waterfalls, rock pinnacles, cliffs and gorges – Mount Mulu is its highest point. Supposedly, millions of bats descend from the caves all at once at nighttime, creating jaw-dropping views.
Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States
Usually attached to the phrase "pictures don't do it justice," this gigantic monster has been carved out by the Colorado River for millions of years. It rolls through the desert 445 kilometers long and 29 kilometers wide and a little more than a kilometer deep. Sixteenth-century Native Americans referred to the Grand Canyon in the Hopi language as the "Ongtupqa," which designated it as a holy site and a place of pilgrimage.
Great Barrier Reef, Australia
The world's largest coral reef system, the Great Barrier Reef is made up of more than 2,900 individual reefs and 900 islands that stretch over 2,575 kilometers on the northeastern coast of Australia. It is home to an enormous cast of biological diversity of both plants and animals, and although it exists as an environmental treasure, the Great Barrier Reef is also perfect for adventurous travellers to scuba dive and snorkel.
Mount Everest, China and Nepal
Travellers with a fear of heights need not apply. Mount Everest is easily the most renowned mountain on earth, mostly for being the tallest, at 8,844 meters high, not including snow covering, and it reportedly grows five millimeters every year. Its summit ridge marks the border between China and Nepal, and while it's not by any means easy to climb, it's not terribly difficult to fly in through Tenzing-Hillary Airport to see it.
Aurora Borealis
Sure, it's not technically a landmass, and it doesn't exactly exist in one place, but it's certainly a natural wonder worth appreciating first hand. The Northern Lights show up as a freakishly gorgeous light phenomenon in places like Norway, Sweden, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Alaska and Canada. They dance across the sky from September to October and from March to April, and they never put on the same show twice.
Angel Falls, Venezuela
The highest free-falling waterfall in the world has an uninterrupted drop of 806 meters. Discovered in 1933 by American aviator, James Crawford Angel, the Venezuela waterfalls are far removed from civilization, but worth visiting. Taking a boat trip is the best bet for your trek. Not in the mood to get drizzly? You can also take an aerial fly-by tour of the waterfalls.
Paricutin Volcano, Mexico
Apparently, this is the volcano that came from nowhere. In 1943, a farmer's cornfield in Mexico opened from the ground and began to erupt, and lava flowed from it with little interruption until 1952. It covered two villages but caused no casualties. Many travellers have climbed to the top of the volcano, which towers at almost three kilometers in the air, and the top of a church can be seen peeking out of the solidified lava.
Amazon Rainforest
Size-wise, the Amazon Rainforest rivals that of Western Europe, which speaks not only for its physical mass, but its colossal reputation. More than 6,276 kilometers long, the Amazon River is its lifeblood and the two coexist in nine South American countries. The jungle is thick and its ever-present water is hard to navigate by land, but a guaranteed memorable adventure.
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This year's fastest growing state for technology jobs is built on two pillars: the highest percentage growth and the most new positions added in the first half of the year. In fact, this state has created so many new jobs, it now ranks as having the second largest workforce of technology professionals behind California, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics covering computer systems design and related services.
Let's do the two-step for Texas.
The Lone Star state has added 8,100 positions this year to employ 143,300 tech workers, nearly a six percent jump. And, Texas' tech employers are looking to the future, with plenty of mobile, Big Data and software developer openings on Dice from Austin to Dallas to Houston.
Other states to watch:
- In just the first six months of 2014, Florida created nearly as many tech jobs (4,100) as the state did in all of last year (4,500). Tech hiring and availability of professionals has become a campaign issue during the gubernatorial election. The focus for Florida, like many states, is on growing their tech workforce and starting young, with techCAMPs as one initiative.
- North Carolina grew tech jobs at nearly four percent, third highest in the nation. On any given day, North Carolina's tech employers post 2,200 open positions on Dice searching for Java and SQL professionals, as well as Business Analysts amongst others.
- The Pacific Northwest rounds out the top five, with Oregon and Washington. Both states enjoyed a mid-three percent increase from year-end. According to the Oregonian, startup funding is blossoming this year, with companies like Puppet Labs benefiting. Puppet's software helps sys admins automate configuration and management of machines and the software running on them.
- One quick note on number ten: Missouri. After being the fastest growing state for tech jobs two years in a row, the pace has slowed, but the expansion has continued—up two percent from year-end.
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I would love to see some comparisons over time of these top states coupled with salaries. Is the reason for the shift between states due to the competition of salary between employers? For example, is it that there are better paying jobs (as of late) in Texas vs. say Missouri?


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Guiding Principles and Recommended Practices for Merger Notification and Review
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Rediscovering Coordinated Effects
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October 17, 2002
Antitrust Going Global in the 21st Century
October 4, 2002
Antitrust Remedies in the United States: Adhering to Sound Principles in a Multi-faceted Scheme
September 27, 2002
Merger Enforcement at the Antitrust Division
September 9, 2002
Recent Antitrust Division Initiatives and Enforcement Actions in the Health Care Industry
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Houston, We Have a Competitive Problem: How Can We Remedy It?
William J. Kolasky
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November 14, 2002
Using Competition Policy to Promote International Competitiveness
November 12, 2002
The Role of Competition in Promoting Dynamic Markets and Economic Growth
November 7, 2002
Global Competition: Prospects for Convergence and Cooperation
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Global Competition Convergence and Cooperation: Looking Back and Looking Ahead
October 28, 2002
September 20, 2002
The International Competition Network Guiding Principles for Merger Review
August 12, 2002
Can the International Competition Network Help Tame the Growing Multinational Merger Thicket?
July 12, 2002
Antitrust Compliance Programs: The Government Perspective
June 24, 2002
A Culture of Competition for North America
June 14, 2002
Sound Economics and Hard Evidence: The Touchstones of Sound Merger Review
May 17, 2002
North Atlantic Competition Policy: Converging Toward What?
April 24, 2002
Coordinated Effects in Merger Review: From Dead Frenchmen to Beautiful Minds and Mavericks
April 10, 2002
United States and European Competition Policy: Are There More Differences Than We Care to Admit?
March 22, 2002
International Convergence Efforts: A U.S. Perspective before the International Dimensions of Competition Law Conference
March 18, 2002
Comparative Merger Control Analysis: Six Guiding Principles for Antitrust Agencies --New and Old
January 25, 2002
U.S. and EU Competition Policy: Cartels, Mergers, and Beyond
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March 7, 2002
"A Review of Recent Cases and Developments in the Antitrust Division's Criminal Enforcement Program"
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TRENTON - With the gubernatorial election less than a month away, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is telling voters that he might not serve out his full second term if elected.
The admission might hurt any other candidate.
The Republican governor said he could "walk and chew gum at the same time," balancing the demands of a second term and his political future.
That's exactly what Christie is doing as he uses his gubernatorial election to make the case for a higher office.
Buoyed by polls suggesting he has a commanding lead in his re-election bid, Christie's team is assembling a broad coalition of supporters _ groups of Democrats, union workers, women and minorities that Republican candidates elsewhere struggle to attract. He says his re-election campaign offers a road map of sorts for beleaguered Republicans across the nation as the party works to expand.
"I am not going to declare tonight ... that I am or I'm not running for president," Christie said and later added, "I won't make those decisions until I have to."
The comments underscored the broader stakes for the governor. Should he run, Christie would begin campaigning in the midst of his second term as governor.
His debate opponent, Democratic state Sen. Barbara Buono, 60, who has struggled to stay on-message and has been outraised by more than 4-to-1, attacked Christie as a nationally ambitious politician whose every calculation is based on his national aspirations.
"It doesn't bother me that you're running for president. What bothers me is how you're running for president," Buono said.
Christie, 51, who is sometimes accused of bullying his opponents, did not apologize for his sometimes-harsh language.
"Using direct and blunt language is something I've done my whole life. It's the way my mother raised me," Christie said. "I am who I am. And I'm not going to change. I think they're comfortable with the leadership I've provided over the last 4 years in this state."
He also touted his ability to reach consensus with New Jersey's Democrat-led Legislature, and his signature bipartisan achievements of ending lifetime teacher tenure and winning benefits concessions from public-sector unions with the gridlock in Washington that has led to a government shutdown.
Buono replied that Christie's stance on other issues - his opposition to gun control legislation, his decision to block funding for women's health care, and his move to veto legislation that would have legalized same-sex marriage in New Jersey - were tailor-made for Republican primary voters.
Christie said he believes marriage should be between one man and one woman, but suggested that the issue should be decided by a statewide referendum.
"If they do decide to change the definition of marriage by referendum, then I'll support that law and enforce that part of the constitution with the same vigor that I've done over the last four years with every other part," he said.
Christie portrayed his opponent as a tax-and-spend liberal, much like former Gov. Jon Corzine, whom Christie unseated four years ago.
The message wasn't new, but viewers saw a thinner version of the governor. Christie said last month he's more than halfway to the dieting goal he set after undergoing weight-loss surgery in February. Having faced continued questions about his health, Christie said during the debate that he would release his personal medical records.
Polls have shown Christie with a consistently strong lead, despite New Jersey's Democratic tilt.
Buono, a 20-year state legislator, is giving up her state Senate seat to run against Christie. When asked for an attribute they admire in each other, Christie complimented his opponent as "a good and caring mother and someone who cares deeply about public service in the state."
Buono said of Christie, "he's good on late-night TV, he's just not so good in New Jersey."
The event also offered Christie an opportunity to practice his debate skills against a female candidate _ a possible preview for a 2016 presidential race expected to feature Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton. Christie faced off against a female competitor in debate preparation sessions to help ensure he wasn't too aggressive.
Asked Tuesday why voters should give him another term, Christie said he's been honest about the state's problems and worked with Democrats to find bipartisan solutions.
"That's why I'm endorsed by 49 Democratic elected officials. That's why we've been able to get things done in Trenton compared to what's going on in Washington, D.C.," he said.
New Jersey voters of both parties report being pleased with Christie's handling of Superstorm Sandy last year, when he appeared to put politics on hold as he welcomed President Barack Obama to tour his battered state shortly before the last presidential contest _ a move that irked many conservatives across the country. And leaders of the state's minority community applaud his outreach to groups long ignored by Republicans.
"He was willing to come to a predominantly African-American community," said Michael Blunt, the Democratic mayor of Chesilhurst, N.J., and a strong Christie supporter. "He's man to man. He talks to you as if you're his equal."
The two meet again next Tuesday for the second and final debate required under state election law for candidates who are accepting public financing.


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The question
My uncle started some renovations for us but couldn't finish them because he was dying of cancer. It was never clear how much we owed him, and we felt abandoned by him with a hole in our house. We tried to be honest about our feelings but that didn't go over well. Our relationship became strained after that point. Before he died he gave us a bill with a bunch of seemingly random receipts. We paid that but now my aunt has delivered another bill with even more random receipts, more than nine months later. She didn't even give it to us, she passed it along through my dad. My wife is very irritated and I'm very annoyed. Money is tight as always so what should we do?
The answer
You've come to the right guy. It's weird to think about, but I've lived in a domicile under some form of renovation more or less continuously for the past 18 years.
The first house my wife and I bought was a real "fixer-upper"– to put it mildly (another way to put it, as one schadenfreuderrific frenemy, we heard, was telling everyone: "Dave and Pam bought a real dump!").
Just to give a sense of what we were up against: We thought the windows in the living room door were painted brown for privacy's sake. But it turned out to be a nicotine-based goo we had to scrape off with putty knives – and the guy who owned it quit smoking in 1963! Our current house – the one we bought next – wasn't in much better shape. We've been renovating it pretty solidly for the past 13 years. Remember the character of Eldin from Murphy Brown, the painter who was always in her apartment for six seasons? We've got a guy like that. "Brad the Builder." He's a member of the family at this point.
All of which to say I have extensive experience with renovation-related matters. And I thought I'd heard it all – until now. Receiving receipts from the estate of your contractor: That, I admit, is a new one.
But I see this as an excellent opportunity for renovation of your relationship with your auntie.
Renovations, however, often must start with demolition, and I'm afraid I have to start by swinging a bit of a – what are those really big hammer-thingies called again? Oh, yeah, sledgehammer – in your direction.
You say you felt "abandoned" and "with a hole in your house" after the man working on it had to suspend proceedings in order to take care of the business of dying of cancer.
That is one of the craziest and most selfish things I've ever heard – and I've been in this business a while.
What about the hole he was about to leave in his soon-to-be widow's life and heart? As he's dying of cancer, you decide to be "honest" about him leaving you in the lurch as your contractor. A hard conversation even to imagine: "We're sorry about your condition – but we're also upset over the loss of momentum on our renovation."
And you almost sound surprised that "didn't go over well."
As for wondering why you received your receipts through a third party? Here's a hint: It may be because the widow is so furious at your insensitivity she can't even look at you, let alone talk to you.
In order to repair your relationship with your aunt, you need first to take your own personalities "back to the studs." Throw your irritation and annoyance in the dumpster. Then reach into your tool kit and take out some humility and compassion.
Then find a way – perhaps with your father as mediator – to see her. Apologize for your insensitivity.
Then, and only then, discuss the matter of receipts.
I do think even though your uncle died on the job you're entitled to only pay for services rendered and goods purchased. I don't know what you mean by "random receipts," but if your late uncle paid for materials for the reno, sorry but you're on the hook for that money.
(It almost sounds like you aren't getting charged for his labour, but that can't be right: That would make your attitude too crazy, and I'd have to recommend a psychiatrist for you and your partner. Maybe a whole team, with lab coats and clipboards etc.)
"Money is tight" everywhere. Doesn't mean we don't have to settle our just debts, especially those we've contracted to take, especially those with family. You need to bury this bad blood in the backyard and lay a foundation for future friendly familial relations.
Bottom line: Settle accounts with her, as fairly as you can, perhaps with your father as the ultimate arbiter of what's "fair," bearing in mind that one day you will also have to settle with your own Maker.
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1st Adult Flu-Related Death Reported In Dallas CountyOfficials with Dallas County Health and Human Services (DCHHS) are reporting the county's first known adult flu-related death for the 2013-2014 flu season.
DCHHS Confirms Deaths Of Two 6-Year-Olds Were Flu-RelatedDallas County Health and Human Services officials confirmed Thursday that a little girl, who died earlier in the week, did indeed have the flu. Family members found Tahila Johnson dead inside her Pleasant Grove home on Tuesday.
Family & Friends Remember Flower Mound Teen Killed By Flu ComplicationsA Flower Mound family is preparing to bury their 17-year-old son, who died from complications of the flu during a holiday vacation.


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The Tailor of Gloucester is a 1989 British television special based on the book of the same name by Beatrix Potter.
This adaption tells the story of a poor tailor, his cat, and the mice that live in his shop. He has many scraps of cloth and ribbons left over that are too small for any practical use. The mice take these and make fine clothes for themselves.
The tailor sends his cat Simpkin to buy food and a twist of cherry-coloured silk for a coat the mayor has commissioned for his wedding, which will take place on Christmas morning.
While the cat is gone, he frees the mice from teacups where Simpkin has imprisoned them. When Simpkin returns and finds his mice gone, he hides the twist in anger.
When the tailor falls ill, the mice save the day by completing the coat. (One buttonhole remains incomplete because the mice run out of twist.)
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Prof Curt Bonk describes the new online resource and book he and a colleague in NZ are about to release. They describe the TEC-VARIETY model. It stands for Tone/climate, Encouragement, Curiosity, Variety, Autonomy, Relevance, Interactive, Engagement, Tension and Yielding products.


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Hotel Ritz Mexico City
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Hotel Ritz Mexico City
About the hotel
Property Location
With a stay at Hotel Ritz Mexico City, you'll be centrally located in Mexico City, steps from Banamex Cultural Palace Museum and minutes from Torre Latinoamericana. This hotel is close to Palacio de Bellas Artes and Zocalo.
Make yourself at home in one of the 120 guestrooms. Complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and hair dryers. Conveniences include safes and separate sitting areas, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access and babysitting/childcare (surcharge).
Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Dining is also available at a coffee shop/café, and room service (during limited hours) is provided. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include complimentary newspapers in the lobby, dry cleaning/laundry services, and a 24-hour front desk. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms.
Hotel Facilities
- Free WiFi
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- Meeting rooms 4
- Multilingual staff
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- Number of floors - 7
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A capable, mission-tailored solution for Norway's new search and rescue helicopter acquisition is now available with Team NORDSAR. It brings together the extensive resources of Eurocopter and its EC225 NORDSAR helicopter with the in-country aircraft maintenance and logistic support capabilities of Heli-One Norway AS.
The Team NORDSAR (Nordic Search And Rescue) agreement, announced today, responds to Norway's needs for a next-generation search and rescue (SAR) helicopter in meeting the country's demanding operational requirements. It unites Eurocopter's tailor-made EC225 Nordsar version – which is especially designed for SAR missions in the Nordic region – with Heli-One's 50-plus year's experience as one of the world's largest rotorcraft support companies.
"We are very excited to join forces in a common bid with Eurocopter, which allows us to combine our skills and expertise in creating a winning team," said Lars Landsnes, the Managing Director of Heli-One Norway AS. "A win of the Norway SAR contract will lead to significant investments in the future development of Heli-One's facility in Sola, securing highly qualified labour and contributing to keeping the Stavanger region at the cutting edge of helicopter support."
The Norwegian All Weather Search and Rescue Helicopter (NAWSARH) competition will result in the country's introduction of a new helicopter fleet capable of flying in challenging mountainous and coastal areas, as well as long-reach missions in the harsh Barent Sea.
"Team NORDSAR enables Eurocopter and Heli-One to join forces on mission capability, quality, safety and security for a solid, and strong NAWSARH joint bid", stated Thomas Hein Eurocopter's Vice President Sales and Customer Relations for Europe. "Heli-One already is servicing many of the over 120 Eurocopter helicopters operating in Norway, so we have a shared, strong history of cooperating in this context."
The EC225 NORDSAR will incorporate one of the most advanced mission equipment packages on a SAR helicopter, benefitting from Eurocopter's heritage of integrating cutting-edge avionics, flight control systems and autopilots – supported by the company's unmatched experience in man-machine interface for high levels of flight safety.
In its specific NORDSAR configuration, the EC225 will meet Norway's requirements for off-shore and mountain SAR missions, ensuring total operational flexibility in daily service. The Eurocopter EC225 is already on high readiness alert in the SAR-role at Hammerfest and off shore in the North Sea.
The EC225 NORDSAR and its military-qualified equivalent the EC725 NORDSAR, will in addition combine anti-terror capabilities offering Norway with a true multi-role solution.
The EC225, along with Eurocopter's AS332L1 version of the Super Puma family, already are used extensively in the Nordic region and Iceland for SAR missions, along with crew airlift flights to support the oil and gas sector. All civilian SAR-helicopters in Norway are delivered by Eurocopter.
Source: Eurocopter, an EADS N.V. company (Paris: EAD.PA)
Date: May 30, 2012


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LOS ANGELES — It was a must-watch 2013 Grammy Awards red carpet after the music award event imposed sartorial sanctions requiring that buttocks and breasts be adequately covered. There were bound to be fashion violators, but these lovely ladies in red kept it chic and classy.
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Rihanna donned an Azzedine Alaia gown with a sheer criss-cross bodice, Adele wore a lacy floral Valentino frock, and Natasha Bedingfield sported an Emerson gown with side cutouts.
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It was a stellar second day at the 32nd annual Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships presented by MINI at Vail Mountain, as world-class riders put on a show at the halfpipe semi-finals. 16 women and 31 men had two runs to perform for a spot in Saturday's anticipated final. In the end, it was Kelly Clark and Yiwei Zhang with the highest scores of the day in the 22-foot superpipe. A total of six women and 10 men are moving on for their chance at the Burton US Open halfpipe title.
2014 Olympic bronze medalist Kelly Clark upped her first run score of an 82.20 with an 87.53 on her second. Clark's run was complete with a huge frontside 1080, Cab 720, frontside air, backside 540 double tail grab, frontside 540 indy, and a method air. She will advance to go for an unprecedented seventh US Open halfpipe title on Saturday.
"Last year this pipe was the best pipe we rode all year and I didn't know if that was just a one time thing," said Clark. "After riding now, it wasn't just a one time thing. It's perfect."
Right behind Clark was Queralt Castellet in second and Chloe Kim in third. Tune into the women's halfpipe finals live from Vail on Saturday, beginning at 11:30 a.m. MST.
After the women's semi-finals, 31 men showcased their abilities in the halfpipe, with 2014 Chinese Olympian, Yiwei Zhang, soaring his way into first position. Zhang's furious second run included a method air, frontside double 1080, Cab double cork 1080 indy to mute grab, frontside double 1260, double barrel roll, and a frontside 1080 tailgrab, scoring an 93.00.
Taylor Gold came in second and Ben Ferguson took third.
"It's such a relief," said Gold. "I didn't really know if it was going to happen coming in because I've had some trouble in the last few contests, so I was happy to get in with my first run score."
Watch the top 10 men from semi-finals battle it out for the 2014 Burton US Open halfpipe title and the $45,000 first place cash purse, on Saturday beginning at 2 p.m. MST on FOX Sports 2 and Burton.com/USO.
Women's Halfpipe Semifinal Results
1. Kelly Clark — 87.53
2. Queralt Castellet — 85.40
3. Chloe Kim — 78.83
4. Hannah Teter — 74.08
5. Sophie Rodriguez — 72.90
6. Rana Okada — 72.78
Men's Halfpipe Semifinal Results
1. Yiwei Zhang — 93.00
2. Taylor Gold — 84.38
3. Ben Ferguson — 81.85
4. Gabe Ferguson — 80.50
5. Jake Pates — 79.63
6. David Habluetzel — 78.80
7. Louie Vito — 78.65
8. Taku Hiraoka — 77.35
9. Kent Callister — 76.28
10. Christian Haller — 75.28
For anyone who missed the live webcast, highlights of winning runs, full webcast replays, contest recaps and more are here. Also check your local listings to watch US Open re-airs, the US Open Lifestyle show, and men's and women's slopestyle and halfpipe highlight shows on FOX Sports 2.


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