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Broward County Mayor Ilene Lieberman should know ethics. As a lawyer, she specializes in defending politicians against ethics complaints. And her law partner, Stuart Michelson, is likely the most prolific defender of accused pols in the county.
The pair met back in the early 1990s, when Lieberman, then mayor of Lauderhill, was grappling with several complaints about her own integrity. Michelson defended her, and not only did they win every case, but the city then intimidated the accusers by suing for attorney's fees.
Even as civic vigilance chilled, the relationship between the politician and her attorney heated up. A romance formed and the litigious lovers were engaged in 1996, the same year Lieberman was elected to the county commission. Ever since, she has used her married moniker, Ilene Michelson, in her work as a lobbyist and lawyer. But in the public arena -- like when she recently, and ably, led the government's response to Hurricane Frances -- she uses her former name.
With a marriage forged in ethics cases, it might seem Lieberman/Michelson wouldn't flirt with impropriety. But she's been treading in extremely murky legal territory nonetheless. For the past two years, Lieberman has been moonlighting as a lobbyist for Pinnacle Housing Group, a Miami-Dade-based affordable housing developer.
The company, with the help of Lieberman, who began her one-year term as mayor this past November, has become one of Broward's top providers of low-income homes. It has lined up five taxpayer-backed projects worth a total of more than $120 million. Since the mayor began representing Pinnacle in late 2002, the commission has approved tax-exempt bond financing, hundreds of thousands of dollars in county-controlled grants, and fee waivers for the firm.
If the mayor's work for the firm seems an obvious conflict of interest, that's because it undoubtedly is. Lieberman abstained from voting on 15 Pinnacle-related matters during a recent 14-month period. The mayor, who collects an $84,000 salary from the county, won't say how much the company paid her during that time. "I have avoided any impropriety in respect to Pinnacle, and I have stayed out of any county vote regarding them," she says. "I have not lobbied any county agency or county employee on behalf of Pinnacle, nor has anyone else in my law office. I have avoided any of that, and there is nothing in the state's laws that says you are unable to work [outside the commission]."
True, no evidence has surfaced that Lieberman has used her position to pull strings for the firm at county hall, which would constitute a felony under Florida law. But the 57-year-old mayor has used her considerable clout to lobby Broward cities and the school board -- which rely on the county for funding and various approvals -- on Pinnacle's behalf. It's what County Commissioner Ben Graber, widely considered to be a meticulously ethical public official, calls the "gray zone."
"I don't like it," Graber says, speaking generally of elected officials doubling as lobbyists. "Even if there is no direct conflict, there is an indirect conflict, or the perception of a conflict which makes us suspect to the public. People view that as business as usual, and it hurts their trust in government."
At the least, the mayor, who also refuses to discuss the details of her work for Pinnacle, may have violated the state Code of Ethics, which forbids elected officials from taking any job that causes them a "continuing and frequently occurring" conflict. But Lieberman, in full Michelson fashion, claims that such a conflict must involve at least 40 abstentions in an 18-month period and cites 22-year-old case law to back up the assertion. While such a defense may seem legalistic and arbitrary, it's also wrong, according to Bonnie Williams, executive director of the Florida Ethics Commission. "There is no set number," Williams says. "It must be done on a case-by-case basis."
State ethics laws, which are administrative in nature and carry punishments ranging from fines to removal from office, also preclude politicians from working for companies that are regulated by their governmental body -- another area where Lieberman's employment seems to cross the line, since the county is charged with auditing and inspecting some Pinnacle developments. Here again, the mayor cites numerous legal technicalities in her defense.
But Lieberman apparently has some doubts about her employment with Pinnacle: Last week, soon after New Times began questioning her extensively about her employment, she said she had quit the company. She claimed that she resigned to spend more time on her mayoral duties.
Whatever her reason, it's always risky for a politician to work for a developer. A New Times investigation of a project in Pompano Beach called Pinnacle Village, which Lieberman worked on, found that the company submitted contradictory information to authorities in what appears to have been an attempt to abuse the system of government subsidy for affordable housing. A look at the $19 million project, which recently broke ground in northwest Pompano, also reveals the underside of the mayor's lobbying work, which comes complete with questionable political motives and an unsavory connection to a scandal-ridden former Pompano mayor.
The story begins with Pinnacle president Michael Wohl, a disgraced lawyer who has had more than his share of ethical problems in the past.
Wohl is a fireplug of a man, short and balding, with a reputation for bulldogging deals. The silver-tongued, 54-year-old New York-born businessman has built a sizable fortune in real estate and law. But when he was nearing his 40th birthday, Wohl was almost buried under an avalanche of legal misdeeds.
In 1987, he was accused of altering a deed to take property from a client, according to Florida Supreme Court records. As that case proceeded, the Bar further alleged that Wohl provided false testimony and fabricated letters in an attempt to clear his name. Then, in 1989, Wohl was hit with another Bar complaint, this time from a client who accused him of forgery and misappropriation of funds.
Rather than fight the mounting allegations, Wohl resigned from the Bar in October 1989. In response to New Times questions, Pinnacle vice president David Deutch wrote: "Mr. Wohl was never convicted of any crime. Mr. Wohl continues to do business with the utmost integrity and veracity, and this continues to be his reputation and the reputation of Pinnacle." Lieberman says she didn't know about the prior legal problems of Wohl, who was her direct boss at Pinnacle. The end of his legal career barely slowed Wohl down. He quickly founded a property management company in Miami. By the mid-1990s, he was partnering on various ventures with Louis Wolfson III, the heir to a Miami theater fortune and member of one of that city's most philanthropic families. In 1998, the two men created Pinnacle, with Wohl playing the role of frontman and dealmaker while Wolfson remained largely behind-the-scenes.
While building housing for the financially disadvantaged -- one of the Broward County Commission's top priorities, as property values are pricing out working-class families -- the two men have apparently done very well for themselves. According to financial statements submitted last year to the Broward County Housing Finance Authority (HFA), Wohl and Wolfson both have personal net worths of nearly $10 million and live in $1 million and $3 million homes, respectively.
After constructing a handful of apartment complexes in Miami-Dade, Pinnacle began branching out to other areas in the state. In 2000, its push into Broward County began -- and it didn't come without controversy. Off the bat, Wohl was implicated in campaign finance controversy when he wrote two $500 campaign checks to then-county commissioner Norman Abramowitz. Wohl was one of nine contributors who gave Abramowitz more than the state limit of $500. The state elections commission fined Abramowitz for the violation.
(That case didn't stop Pinnacle and its various partners from contributing tens of thousands of dollars to politicians -- including about $5,000 to Lieberman's recent campaign).
Pinnacle's first development venture, in Plantation, to be called Pinnacle Lakes, also ended in a mess. The complex was deeply opposed by residents and after the originally enthusiastic commission voted against it in 2001, Pinnacle sued the city. The lawsuit was later dismissed.
In 2002, Pinnacle gave it a go in Pompano, but this time Wohl had then-Vice Mayor Lieberman on the payroll. The city was accepting proposals from developers to rebuild a housing project at Holiday Lakes, an apartment complex on Powerline Road that had achieved national notoriety as a slum during the 1990s. In 2002, the Department of Housing and Urban Development handed the property over to the city, which planned to tear down the buildings and construct a brand new affordable complex. To help get the project rolling, HUD offered a five million dollar up-front grant, and the city chipped in an additional $500,000. As another incentive, the city offered to give the land, about ten acres, to the developer for free.
Companies flocked to the project, designed mostly for residents who made less than 60 percent of the county's median household income -- $60,000 in 2002. After nine developers submitted proposals, a committee made up primarily of Pompano city officials short-listed the top six on October 29, 2002. Ranked first was Pinnacle Housing Group, which put in a plan to build 148 units in several two and three-story buildings. That December, the city commission voted, without discussion or public input, to approve the Pinnacle deal.
Milton Jones, a long-time Fort Lauderdale developer whose project was ranked second, says he felt shut out of the process. He insists his proposal was better than Pinnacle's, especially since he had secured private financing and wouldn't tap many public resources. Pinnacle, in contrast, was depending upon government money that hadn't been approved and had a price tag of about $17.5 million, four million dollars more than Jones' estimate.
Dilip Barot, whose West Palm Beach-based company, Creative Choice Homes, was ranked third, is also adamant that his proposal was much stronger than Pinnacle's. But Barot says he wasn't surprised by the city's decision. He says political insiders -- whom he wouldn't name -- indicated to him that Pinnacle would win the project because it had Lieberman on its team. Barot hired high-powered Pompano lobbyist Tom Johnston to represent his company to no avail. "They had a better political connection than we did -- the county commissioner [Lieberman] they hired played an important role," says Barot, who speaks with a heavy accent acquired in his native India. "The deal was already made before we even became involved."
Lieberman's real effect on the process isn't known, but Pompano is certainly a city where she has long had political power. In 2002, she was especially close to then-mayor Bill Griffin, a politician continually dogged by conflict of interest claims. Lieberman's relationship with Griffin, in fact, was founded in an ethics complaint; she and her husband Stuart defended Griffin before the ethics commission in a 1998 case. Their defense was successful, as was the countersuit to obtain legal fees from Ed Stanton, a political activist who filed the complaint.
Though he has no proof, Barot claims Lieberman and city officials were involved in a questionable political swap: In exchange for the city choosing Pinnacle, Lieberman would use her power as a member of the county commission to help approve Griffin's pet project, the International Swimming Hall of Fame, to be developed by controversial entrepreneur Michael Swerdlow. The project included two skyscraping beach condos on a public beach. Support among the populace was low, and Griffin's name was further sullied when New Times revealed that Swerdlow helped him get a job with a construction company vying for the contract. The county commission ultimately needed to approve the plan, making Lieberman's vote crucial.
Lieberman adamantly denies she made any political deals to help Pinnacle. "I was an outspoken critic of the Swimming Hall of Fame -- outspoken," Lieberman says. "I was on the Broward County Planning Council at the time and voted against [the project]. I disagreed vehemently with Bill [Griffin] on the Swimming Hall of Fame and told him I would not support it."
After questioning, she admitted she may have been mistaken about the vote and, in fact, she was. The planning council rejected the city's request to fast-track the project in March 2003, when the commissioner was no longer a member.
Lieberman did, however, strongly support Griffin's reelection effort in early 2003. She and her husband contributed $1,000 to his campaign, while Pinnacle gave another $500. The swim hall was the number-one issue in the race, but Lieberman says her support of the Pompano mayor had nothing to do with the project or Pinnacle. "Just because somebody votes for George W. Bush, does that mean they have to agree with the Iraq war?" she asks rhetorically. "I told [Griffin] that he was dead wrong on Swerdlow. There is no truth that I, in any way, shape or form, committed to support the Swimming Hall of Fame or agreed to remain neutral."
Since Griffin (who couldn't be reached for comment) is a Republican, Lieberman's fellow Democrats were both puzzled and angered by her cheerleading for the GOP mayor. The North Broward Democratic Club even passed a resolution condemning Lieberman for it. In the end, she was never put to the test regarding the swim hall. Griffin was ousted by voters, and the development was promptly killed by the new commission.
A.L. Stein, former head of the city's housing authority and long-time city appointee, says some developers complained to him that they felt the mayor's work for the company was improper. "I hear a lot of rumors, and I don't listen to them. I heard people say, 'Well, it looks like [Pinnacle] is in like Flynn,'" the 82-year-old chairman of the Pompano Zoning Board says in his southern drawl.
Stein says he twice saw Lieberman at City Hall on Pinnacle's behalf, once for a zoning matter and another time for a plat change. "I talked to her when she came to the board," he says. "She came up, hugged me, kissed me on each cheek, and I kissed her on each cheek. We're good friends."
Though he approved both changes, Stein isn't a fan of the deal. He says Pinnacle's price tag for the project, which has risen to $18.9 million, is too high. "But hey, it's public money that will pay for it, so who cares?" he quips.
And he says he believes Pinnacle owes its success in Pompano to Lieberman's involvement.
"I'm not critical of the county commissioner," Stein says, "but the county needed to sign off on the [Pinnacle] plan, and who at the county do you think is going to oppose it when their employee is Lieberman? Pinnacle was damn clever."
Commissioner Graber says that politicians who lobby often never have to utter so much as a word. "A former legislator who was a lobbyist -- and I'm not going to mention any names -- told me that you don't have to do much when you represent a client," recounts Graber, a physician who previously served in the legislature. "All you have to do is show up at meetings and sit there and stare. Your presence in the audience alone conveys a message. There are other ways to speak other than just language, and that is utilized a great deal."
Another developer who bid for the Holiday Lakes project and asked for anonymity, said Lieberman's work was done behind the scenes. "Pompano officials knew that if they alienated Ilene Lieberman, they would lose any hope of support at the county for the Swerdlow project," says the developer. "And that's why I think county commissioners shouldn't be allowed to lobby cities. If I'm a county commissioner, and you are looking to me to get money, what are you going to do when I ask you for a favor for a client?"
Lieberman insists that Pinnacle won the Pompano project because it had the best proposal, which included a community center and a promise to buy adjacent land for the project. But when asked to explain exactly what she did to help Pinnacle, she refers questions to Wohl, who, in turn, refuses to discuss the mayor's work, citing attorney-client confidentiality. "But I'll be happy to talk about our fabulous developments," he said before refusing to do so.
Occasionally, Lieberman surfaces publicly on the company's behalf, as she did this past December before the Broward County School Board. Calling herself Ilene Michelson, she tried to convince the board to let Pinnacle build a high-rise development rather than a park on the site of the historic South Side School in Fort Lauderdale. The school board instead approved the original park plan.
It was a rare setback for Pinnacle's Broward campaign. In addition to the Pompano project, the company has recently won the right to develop two projects in Hollywood, one in Pembroke Park, and another in Pembroke Pines. Combined, all of them are worth $20 million or more.
To be sure, Lieberman's lobbying of cities on Pinnacle's behalf creates an ethical minefield. But the way the company obtained the Pompano project is only the first part of the story. With a deal inked, the firm again began hitting up the public coffers -- and its methods have proven less than pristine. Let's say you want to build an affordable housing project for about $19 million. How do you do it? First, you obtain the land and about five million dollars in up-front HUD money scot-free. Then you get $6.7 million more in financing from selling federal tax credits given to you by the state.
Then pick up $9.2 million more in low-interest, county-backed tax-exempt bonds. And, on top of that, you apply for two million dollars in special state financing that you can pay back at the sweetly low interest rate of about three percent.
Add it together and you've got $22.9 million. The extra money you use either to pay down your low-interest debt or, perhaps, pocket some tax credits. That's all very nice, but the developer's fee is even better. When you build the place, you collect a cool three million dollars from the funding pot. And, on top of it all, you own the development, collect rents, and will likely get more public financing and another fat fee when you renovate down the road.
That's not a developer's wild fantasy, it's what Pinnacle has been planning as it builds its Pompano project. "It's a bad deal for the public because there is too much public financing going into it," says developer Jones. "How much money do you need? It's [Pinnacle's] own greediness, and the public has to pay for that greediness. With the HUD grant and the free land, the project cash-flowed very well with conventional financing."
Funding of affordable housing projects is almost absurdly complicated, and the veil of complexity often serves to shield such deals from public scrutiny.
In the case of Pinnacle Village, the figures given on various applications differ so widely that the discrepancies are relatively easy to spot.
Some of the most common incentives paid to affordable housing developers are the federal tax credits, which are allotted by the public Florida Housing Finance Corporation (FHFC). Developers who qualify are given dollar-for-dollar credits, which they sell to investors for cash. Pinnacle expects to receive about $6.7 million for the Pompano project. It also applied for eight million dollars in low-interest, tax-exempt bond financing from the county-controlled Broward Housing Finance Authority (HFA). The sum was approved by the county commission on October 28, 2003. (Lieberman dutifully abstained from the vote).
At that point, total funding amounted to about $19.9 million, or nearly one million dollars more than the development was expected to cost. Yet, in March of this year, the company pulled still more public funding strings. First, in early March, it claimed that construction costs were rising (which they were) and asked the county HFA for $1.2 million in additional bond money. Interestingly, among the additional costs was a jump in projected legal fees from $55,000 to $291,853. (Lieberman denies she will receive any of that whopping increase).
A public hearing regarding the additional bond request was advertised in the Sun-Sentinel on March 30, 2004. The very next day, the company submitted an application to the state for two million dollars more in financing in a low interest SAIL loan. Those applications are signed by the developer -- in this case Wohl -- who, under penalty of perjury, promises that the budget is accurate and that the entire application is "true, complete, and correct."
But Pinnacle, clearly, was playing fast and loose with the numbers in the document:
The company listed the total development cost at $16.6 million in the SAIL application, which is about two million dollars lower than every other financial schedule that Pinnacle has submitted regarding the project. At the same time, the firm was complaining to the county about increasing construction costs.
Pinnacle also radically altered the amount of money it would receive from the tax credits. In a 2003 application to the state, the figure was set at $6.7 million. In the 2004 SAIL application, Pinnacle listed the amount at $3.9 million, a $2.8 million drop. So where were those missing tax credits going? To Pinnacle. In effect, the firm failed to mention millions in financing, while asking for $2 million more in government handouts.
The timing of the SAIL application is also highly suspicious. Pinnacle didn't list the extra $1.2 million in additional bond money it was about to receive from the county. This was crucial, since the state determines who gets SAIL money according to need and how much bond money they are already getting. The state places applicants in an "A" category, which almost assures they will be awarded the money, or a "B" category, where their chances are greatly diminished. According to the state formula, Pinnacle Village qualified as an A because the additional bond money wasn't included. Had it been listed, Pinnacle Village would have been relegated to the B list, jeopar-dizing the funds. Since then, HFA has notified the state of the additional financing, but the company's A ranking hasn't changed. "Our rules don't say anything about bonds coming in after the fact, but maybe there should be something in there about it," says state regulator Chris Buswell, the FHFC's credit administrator. "Maybe there is a hole that needs to be plugged there."
After reviewing the numbers, Barot, the rival developer, concludes: "This is unethical, in my opinion," he says. "Two different sets of numbers are submitted at about the same time, and they totally change."
When asked about the applications, Wohl declined to comment. "These are very sophisticated financing schemes," he said. "I'm not going to answer ... I don't want to talk about numbers."
But Pinnacle vice president David Deutch, the company's numbers guru, denied that his company deceived the state in the SAIL application, adding that his firm "would never trick, mislead, or do anything disingenuous." He says the $16.6 million development cost didn't include estimated construction increases because the contract hadn't been completed. And he contends the company only applied for the SAIL loan to provide "gap financing" should some part of the deal fall through.
Deutch acknowledges that the company, at one time, was holding back tax credits from the deal, but he points out that it has since decided to sell all of them and put the proceeds toward the project. According to numerous experts and state regulators, the idea of a developer keeping tax credits is highly unusual, especially since the Internal Revenue Service dictates that developers are only allowed to receive as many credits as are "necessary" to make the project feasible. Keeping credits, after all, would seem to enrich the developer rather than the development.
The Pinnacle vice president points out that the state hasn't yet allocated the SAIL money or the tax credits, and, even if his company had put false information in any state application, regulators would discover it. "If we were to put something ridiculous in an application, like it's only going to cost $20, the state has an underwriting process to ensure we don't get anything we don't need," Deutch says.
Any company found to have misled the Florida HFC, however, is subject not only to perjury laws, but also to being barred from receiving state money for two years. "We ensure that a deal doesn't get more public resources than it absolutely needs," says FHFC deputy director Steve Auger. "Our process is set up to make sure that developers do not get more money than is needed to do the deal."
Lieberman says she knew nothing about the two million dollar SAIL loan application, the apparent overfunding of the project with public money, the tax credits, or the contradictory information provided to the state and county. "I have not seen these documents, and I have no knowledge of them," the mayor said.
While a politician always takes risks in taking a paycheck from a developer, her explanation seems reasonable, since her work for the company is centered on helping it develop new business rather than formulating deals. But there remain serious questions about Lieberman's employment with Pinnacle. By recusing herself from Pinnacle-related matters while on the dais, Lieberman has meticulously avoided illegal voting conflicts. And she cites her self-styled 40-abstention rule to exonerate herself from having frequently occurring conflicts. But that is news to Williams, the ethics commission's executive director. And it evokes a laugh from Eric Rad, the treasurer for the government watchdog group Common Cause. "Where did she come up with that one?" says Rad, who lives in Plantation. "It seems like to me that one [abstention] is enough. It certainly doesn't seem right."
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The mayor also insists that Pinnacle, though some of its projects may be audited and inspected by Broward County, isn't technically "regulated" by her governmental agency. In full Michelson mode, she argues that the Pinnacle Housing Group, which hired her, is distinct, in the eyes of the law, from the limited partnerships it forms to operate each of its projects, even though they are run by the same people and involve projects for which she lobbied. "If you look at case law and see where they've defined 'regulate,' [Pinnacle] doesn't fall under that category," she says. "Pinnacle builds throughout the State of Florida. It has its occupational license in Miami-Dade."
Such legal technicalities are argued ad infinitum at the ethics commission, which, it is true, often sides with politicians. And Graber says there are few who know the law as well as Lieberman. "She had a lot of cases against her when she was mayor of Lauderhill, and I believe she won every one of them," he says. "That probably made her an expert."
Graber avers that the state legislature is to blame for allowing those who operate in the gray zone to flourish. "Legislators need to tighten the gray zone, but there are a lot of politicians who operate in it," he says. "I want to change it, but the legislature refuses to do that. Why? Because they like it."
And the flourishing gray zone, says Graber, is undermining trust of all levels of government -- a fact that Ilene Michelson's legal arguments can never change.


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It's a little too early to start an Action Jackson for Hobey Baker campaign, but for one night freshman netminder Jackson Teichroeb had to have Niagara hockey fans asking, "Carsen Who?"
The 6-foot-1 London, Ont., native did his best to save the day for the Purple Eagles — just like his predecessor Carsen Chubak, a Hobey Baker finalist, did last year during NU's 23-win season that culminated with the program's fourth appearance in the NCAA Tournament.
Alas, Teichroeb's 39-save effort was not enough to make up for lack of offense, including the absence of last year's leading scorer Ryan Murphy, as Niagara raised the curtain on a new season with a 2-1 loss to Clarkson on Saturday night.
A crowd of 1,389 at Dwyer Arena came not only to see the unveiling of last year's Atlantic Hockey Association regular-season champion and NCAA Tournament banners. They also had their first look at the new edition of the Purple Eagles, which was supposed to feature 17 returnees from last year, and was looking to extend its home unbeaten streak to 23 games.
They almost did thanks to the efforts of Teichroeb, but Jarrett Burton's goal with 5:43 left won it for Golden Knights, who after winning just nine games last year began the new season with a win over the nation's 20th-ranked team.
"Their tender had a really good game," said Burton, who pounced on a loose puck near the crease during a goalmouth scramble after Kevin Tansey pushed a shot from the right wall near the circle toward the sea of bodies parked in front of the Niagara goalie. "We were fortunate enough to get a couple by him."
"Going into a game, obviously the main goal is to win the game … but I felt like I played pretty good," said Teichroeb about his collegiate debut.
Purple Eagles coach Dave Burkholder seconded that notion, saying he was very impressed with Teichroeb's efforts.
"He's the star of the game," Burkholder said. "Unfortunately we didn't get the win for him. They had a pretty lucky bounce off the back wall on their first goal. … We thought he was going to be really good. If this is the start of it, boy, we're in good shape."
To think the questionmarks heading into the opener surrounded the goaltending position and not the forwards. As it turns out, the more pressing development could be along the front lines and not just because Clarkson held a 41-20 edge in shots — with all but seven coming even-strength.
Murphy, who had a team-high 36 points last season, has taken a personal leave for undisclosed reasons, according to Burkholder. It's unknown when the senior will return.
When asked if Murphy was still enrolled in school, the 13th-year coach said, "Oh, yeah." When asked if Murphy was skating with the team, Burkholder said: "That's what I got for you guys."
While the ice conditions weren't great on a warm October night, the Purple Eagles didn't do a good job of chipping pucks into space in the offensive zone. When they did generate some pressure in the zone, they tried to get a little too fancy instead of keeping it simple and shooting the puck on net. The Purple Eagles also didn't go to "bloody-nose alley," also known as the front of the net, nearly enough — settling for outside shots instead of shooting and crashing the crease for rebounds.
"We need to get more shots to the net collectively as a unit," said junior Mike Conderman, whose wraparound goal on the power play with 12:41 left in the second period gave Niagara a 1-0 lead even though the Golden Knights had a 17-8 advantage in shots. "I think we need to play better in the hard areas."
Clarkson tied it on a 5-on-3 power play three minutes later when Allan McPherson, parked at the right post, put in the rebound of a wide shot that caromed to him perfectly off the back wall. That came on the Golden Knights' 21st shot.
Clarkson kept shooting, hoping to find a crack in Teichroeb's armor. They didn't, at least not directly. Even though he had an impressive debut, Burkholder said Adrian Ignagni, a 6-foot freshman from Mississauga, Ont., will get the start in goal during this afternoon's rematch (2 p.m., TWCSN, 1340 AM).
Burkholder did admit he'd be tempted to use Teichroeb again if today's game was at night, and with good reason.
"If it wasn't for Jackson tonight, the score would've been 6- or 7-1," NU junior defenseman and captain Kevin Albers said.
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Forum Replies Created
April 20, 2011 at 6:49 am in reply to: Portfolio widget problem on homepage #42912
First, thank you very much for responding Dude. I appreciate your time and input. I completely understand this is beyond the scope of the support forum, and portfolio widgets aren't included with the theme. However, would you mind revisiting your original thread regarding this same question someone else had posted?
https://kriesi.at/support/topic/ (Purchase code hidden if logged out) – (Purchase code hidden if logged out) -items-instead-of-posts
That is where you first offered a portfolio widget as a modification. Your final response, you'd said you'd figured out the problem with the category filter not working – but the solution wasn't listed. I'm wondering if you still recall what the solution was?
Also, can I email you directly to discuss the freelance assistance on this?
Many thanks.April 19, 2011 at 6:01 pm in reply to: Portfolio widget problem on homepage #42910
Please. I realize I am probably being buried by support in hopes of disappearing. I paid for this theme, and I've asked one support question and was provided a solution that didn't match my inquiry or desired intent. I don't think I'm being out of line by asking for clarification. I've even tried to help others needing support. Again, Dude alluded to the fact that there was a solution for this in another poster's thread – but the solution itself wasn't listed there. If there is no solution, you can simply say that and I'll quit checking back here every hour in hopes that someone will answer me.April 12, 2011 at 9:02 pm in reply to: installing the theme #43903
I'll try and help. First Click the little down-arrow to the right of the 'Appearance' title in your left-hand sidebar. A drop-down list will list a series of links, from this click 'Themes'. Now if you look back up toward the top of the page, you'll see the title 'Manage Themes' and directly to the right, you see another grayed out tab that says 'Install Themes'. Click that tab, and once that page loads you'll immediately below the tab you should see the following options in small letters "Search | Upload | Featured | Newest | Recently Updated". Click on the one that says 'Upload'. That will then show you a browse bar, above it should read 'Install a theme in .zip format', click the 'Browse' button below that and find the .zip file you've downloaded on your computer.
Hope this helps.April 12, 2011 at 8:44 pm in reply to: Portfolio widget problem on homepage #42909
This would be the sidebar widget code that doesn't seem to be filtering by category correctly:
/* Add our function to the widgets_init hook. */
add_action( 'widgets_init', 'kriesi_sidebar_portfolio_widget' );
/* Function that registers our widget. */
function kriesi_sidebar_portfolio_widget() {
global $kriesiaddwidget;
$kriesiaddwidget = 0;
register_widget( 'Kriesi_sidebar_portfolio_Widget' );
class Kriesi_sidebar_portfolio_Widget extends WP_Widget {
function Kriesi_sidebar_portfolio_Widget()
$widget_ops = array('classname' => 'community_news', 'description' => 'A Sidebar widget to display posts in your sidebar' );
$this->WP_Widget( 'community_news', THEMENAME.' Sidebar Portfolio', $widget_ops );
function widget($args, $instance)
global $k_option;
extract($args, EXTR_SKIP);
echo $before_widget;
$title = empty($instance['title']) ? '' : apply_filters('widget_title', $instance['title']);
$count = empty($instance['count']) ? '' : apply_filters('widget_entry_title', $instance['count']);
$cat = empty($instance['cat']) ? '' : apply_filters('widget_comments_title', $instance['cat']);
if ( !empty( $title ) ) { echo $before_title . $title . $after_title; };
if (!empty($cat))
$array_cat = explode(",", $cat);
$myquery = array(
'posts_per_page'=> $count,
'tax_query' => array(
'taxonomy' => 'portfolio_entries',
'field' => 'id',
'terms' => $array_cat ,
'operator' => 'IN'
$myquery = 'post_type=portfolio&taxonomy=portfolio_entries&posts_per_page='.$count;
$additional_loop = new WP_Query($myquery);
if($additional_loop->have_posts()) :
while ($additional_loop->have_posts()) : $additional_loop->the_post();
$small_prev = kriesi_post_thumb($post->ID, array('size'=> array('S'),
'display_link' => array('permalink'),
'wh' => $k_option['custom']['imgSize']['S'],
'img_attr' => array('class'=>'rounded alignleft'),
'link_attr' => array('class'=>'alignleft preloading_background')

" rel="bookmark" title="<?php _e('Permanent Link:','cleancut')?> <?php the_title(); ?>">
<?php the_title(); ?>
if($small_prev) echo $small_prev;
the_excerpt('Read more'); ?>
echo $after_widget;
function update($new_instance, $old_instance)
$instance = $old_instance;
$instance['title'] = strip_tags($new_instance['title']);
$instance['count'] = strip_tags($new_instance['count']);
$instance['cat'] = strip_tags($new_instance['cat']);
return $instance;
function form($instance)
$instance = wp_parse_args( (array) $instance, array( 'title' => '', 'count' => '', 'cat' => '' ) );
$title = strip_tags($instance['title']);
$count = strip_tags($instance['count']);
$cat = strip_tags($instance['cat']);

<label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('title'); ?>">Title:
<input class="widefat" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('title'); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name('title'); ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo attribute_escape($title); ?>" />

<label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('count'); ?>">How many entries do you want to display:
<input class="widefat" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('count'); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name('count'); ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo attribute_escape($count); ?>" />

<label for="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('cat'); ?>">Enter the ids of the categories you want to display, separate them by comma:
<input class="widefat" id="<?php echo $this->get_field_id('cat'); ?>" name="<?php echo $this->get_field_name('cat'); ?>" type="text" value="<?php echo attribute_escape($cat); ?>" />

}April 12, 2011 at 8:29 pm in reply to: Portfolio widget problem on homepage #42908
bump – still would really love to hear a solution for why the category filter doesn't work on sidebar_portfolio widget.March 29, 2011 at 5:54 pm in reply to: Portfolio widget problem on homepage #42907
Hi James,
Thanks for the follow-up, I have went ahead and put your suggestions into effect and the result is I'm now getting a duplication of the testimonial area that is filling up with my portfolio items. This isn't the solution I was hoping for, but I appreciate the effort. I was really hoping to maintain the same appearance and functionality of the widgetized posts. In my original edits, it was querying and formatting correctly, but the category filter just wasn't working properly – which is what I was really hoping to get help on.
I've posted a pic of what occured with your suggested solution, which is viewable here (http://www.stations-studio.com/_ForSupport/SuggestedCode_Implemented.png) to ensure you I've attempted to incorporate your suggestions and appreciate your effort. Unfortunately, it's just not what I was really asking for in my original post of this thread.
I am mainly trying to understand why the category filter wasn't working for the meta boxes and remedy that.
After spending quite a bit of time searching I found the same problem was posed here by someone else:
https://kriesi.at/support/topic/ (Purchase code hidden if logged out) – (Purchase code hidden if logged out) -items-instead-of-posts
'Dude' had closed the topic in his last response there, saying he'd posted a modified query code, but I didn't see the actual code anywhere in that post – which is why I re-posted my similar question.March 24, 2011 at 4:52 pm in reply to: Portfolio widget problem on homepage #42905
Hey James,
Thanks so much for the response. I have a couple follow-ups to your solution. Admittedly, I know very little about PHP, so please be patient with me as I try to understand.
1 – I'm assuming these changes would need to take place in the index.php file?
2 – Do I copy ALL of the code from the second snippet you included above or just a portion to replace with the entire snippet of the first box?
3 – Will this solution auto-populate the boxes with recent portfolio items or will I have manually be updating it each time I want a new portfolio piece to appear on the front page?
4 – Will this maintain the same layout as the widget option? (square thumbnail to the left – text to the right, four entries per row, 2 rows)
Thanks again for your help with this!March 23, 2011 at 9:57 pm in reply to: Portfolio widget problem on homepage #42903
I've posted screenshots of my dashboard items pertaining to this question here:


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MEXICO CITY, Dec 18 (Reuters) - HSBC's Mexico unit on Friday named former Santander banker Nuno Matos as chief executive officer, replacing Luis Pena.
Matos, who worked at Spain's Banco Santander for 20 years, joined HSBC in March, and will take the helm of its Mexican operations on Jan. 1, the bank said in a statement .
Pena, who became HSBC Mexico CEO in May 2008 after resigning as chief of local financial group Banorte, will become HSBC's vice chairman of Global Banking and Markets for Latin America, according to the statement.
In 2012, the bank was slapped with a $27.5 million fine by Mexico's banking watchdog over a money-laundering scandal. (Reporting by Alexandra Alper; Editing by Matthew Lewis)


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A driver prepares to unload a new 2009 Cadillac Escalade 2WD Hybrid, onto the floor of the Los Angeles Convention Center, for the Los Angeles Auto Show Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008. New cars are supposed to be the main attraction when the Los Angeles Auto Show kicks off, but dreadful U.S. sales, bailout hearings in Congress, and General Motors' decision to all but pull out of the event are sure to be the elephants on the showroom floor.
Added: Wed, November 26, 2008
Dave Blaney
L-R Isabel Marcini (73) reminisces about 1958 at St. Anthony's Church, Friday November 14, 2008
Private Justin Chabek
Caitlyn Keck a senior at Jackson Milton high school and from North Jackson - not only served drinks and helped the people but talked with the families to give them that welcome feel - at the Salvation Army Thanksgiving in Youngstown
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URsuline football player Trevor Smith, left, and is father Ursuline coach Rollen Smith.
If you don't get us a day off Monday, you're in real hot water," Father Kenneth Miller, associate principal and a 1964 Ursuline alumnus, warned the team during the rally, picking up the Bishop's theme.
Tiki Davis. a recipient of a holiday gift card from a Hollywood producer, with her children in their Northside Youngstown home. Kids from left are: Laekwon Brown, 11, Louis Brown, 7, Aaliyah Brown. 13 and Catera Brown, 10.
The Chevrolet Volt all-electric concept car is seen on display at the GM exhibit during media previews for the Los Angeles Auto Show Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008. The show opens to the public Friday, Nov. 21.
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Visit pet breeder before buying animal
David Salinas is trying to convince us that puppy/kitten mill operators are "ethical breeders." ("For sale?: Ban punishes ethical breeders," Op-Ed, July 7.)
These supposedly "highly regulated" businesses keep their inventory in cages for their entire lives under factory farm conditions.
I personally prefer to adopt from rescue groups or shelters since there are so many wonderful homeless animals available of all breeds. But if people prefer to adopt from a breeder, they should always visit to see the parents of the animal and the home environment. When you look at your new puppy or kitten you should be able to feel good about what you've done and not envision his imprisoned parents.
Linda Kelson
Scripps Ranch
Pet stores could showcase animals
I volunteer for both the San Diego Humane Society and Canine Companions for Independence so have seen the sorrow of animals waiting for their forever homes and the joy of working with animals carefully bred for special qualities.
Why couldn't pet stores showcase and "sell" animals from shelters but also have a photo album of reputable breeders, alphabetical by breed, with pictures of their kennels, breeding animals, and the latest litters available for sale. If the referral was successful, the pet stores could get a percentage of the sale. Most important, patrons looking for a particular breed would be assured of getting a healthy, socialized animal that was raised under the best conditions.
I doubt puppy mills would want to display their facilities or have any prospective customer actually go to their place of business to buy an animal.
Heads up for anyone leery of getting a shelter animal: my two very loving and healthy cats were from the Humane Society. No animal in their care is considered ready for adoption until checked by their veterinarians, behavior specialists, and trainers.
Connie Johnson
Ethical breeders won't be punished
A quick look at the code of ethics for many breed clubs (made up of people involved in breeding purebred dogs), completely negates David Salinas' argument that "ethical" breeders will be punished by a ban on the sale of dogs, cats and rabbits. A large number of the clubs specifically ban the sale of animals to pet stores.
For example, the Great Dane Club of America states in its code that breeders will "not wholesale litters of Great Danes, sell to Brokers or Pet Shops, provide any animal for prize or raffle purposes; nor use a Stud Dog in like manner." The Golden Retriever Club of America states that "Members should not sell dogs at auction, or to brokers or commercial dealers."
Just check out the website for San Diego Puppy Inc., and you'll see that Salinas' passionate plea arises not from a desire to improve the lives of dogs, cats and rabbits or the protect our freedom, but rather from greed.
Diane Calkins
Thought of puppy mills makes reader sick
I know that many breeders are humane, but just the thought of puppy mills is gross and sickening to me, especially after seeing "watchdog" type videos on TV. The videos showed worn out bedraggled females housed in small cages, having multiple litters each year, one right after the other. Also shown were many puppies all jammed together in their small cages, pawing at the bars trying to get out, before being shipped to stores.
In my opinion, they were all imprisoned by cruel breeders. Would any of us like to live our entire lives in a cage, hardly large enough in which to turn around? And hopefully animals at medical testing labs are treated better than those in these mills.
Frances M. Hillis
El Cajon


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AH50 - Program Manager II
State Specifications:
General Nature of Work:
Directs and manages units, programs or systems which have a significant impact upon an agency or the state.
Guidelines for Class Use/Distinguishing Characteristics:
This class is typically used for managerial employees who accomplish agency objectives through subordinate supervisors with diverse areas of responsibility.
Examples of Work:
(Note: The examples of work listed in this class specification are not necessarily descriptive of any one position in the class. The omission of specific statements does not preclude management from assigning specific duties not listed herein if such duties are a logical assignment to the position. The intent of the listed examples is to give a general indication of the levels of difficulty and responsibility common to all positions in this class.)
Directs and manages diverse programs administered by an agency; reviews program objectives to determine compatibility with an agency's mission; recommends program changes; implements policy, procedure or rule changes.
Interprets policies and rules of programs administered by an agency.
Attends legislative, public and advocacy group hearings; meets with citizens to discuss their concerns; investigates complaints, takes appropriate action and notifies the appropriate people of the outcome of the investigations.
Participates in the management decision-making process of an agency and is held accountable for end results.
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
(Note: The knowledge, skills and abilities listed are not necessarily inclusive of the requirements for every position in the class.)
Knowledge of an agency's mission, programs and objectives.
Knowledge of management principles.
Knowledge of an agency's organizational structure, the people who manage the work and the processes applicable to government work.
Ability to interpret and apply rules and regulations.
Ability to manage work and provide guidance to employees.
Ability to make presentations and prepare reports.
State Minimum Training and Experience
State Necessary Special Requirements:
Minimum Requirements:
(Note: Additional requirements may be applicable for individual positions in the employing agency.)
A bachelor's degree and relevant program experience.
MUSC Minimum Training and Experience Requirements:
A bachelor's degree and four years relevant program experience.
MUSC Physical Requirements:


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Cub Scouts
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Small Birdfeeder Kit$7.99Attract and learn to identify local birds with these fun-to-build bird feeders. Each kit includes cut-to-fit unfinished wood parts, nails, screw-eyes for hanging, and complete assembly instructions. 4.5 x 5.5 x 6" WARNING: Choking hazard. Small parts. Not for children under 3 years. Learn More
Introducing The "Mars" Dig!Original Price:$12.99 Current Price: $7.99Dig and collect the same rocks found on Mars... assemble a scale model of the latest Mars Rover-"Curiosity"... and learn about Martian geology and space exploration! Learn More
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$7.99A great activity for bird-watchers! Each birdhouse kit includes precut wood parts, nails, screw-eyes for hanging, and assembly instructions. Available in two sizes. Small Measures: 5" X 5 1/2" X 5 1/4" Large Measures: 6" x 7 3/4" x 8" Learn More


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Sometimes, I forget how badass a great community of women can be. Then I take a look at articles like these and remind myself. Because where else would we find Elizabeth shutting down sexism or Ariana Grande sharing an essay on that one question during the holidays we all hate? Good thing we have Spiderman to save the day.
Hollywood's Gender Problem: Elizabeth Banks recently visited a Los Angeles charter school with a heavy Latino student body with some students voicing concerns about being stuck in stereotypes. It made her reflect on stereotypes in Hollywood and the ever present misrepresentation of women there, across all cultures.
Ariana Grande and Feminism: Ariana Grande recently had an essay go viral about responding to that question we always get-"Is there anyone special in your life?" She shuts down the notion that we belong to anybody but ourselves and why it's so important we belong to ourselves first before we're somebody else's.
Car Crashes and Humility: Ever had one of those days wehre nothing seems to go right? What about two accidents back to back and the perpetrator runs away? That's a buzzkill. But what it can teach us is so much more powerful
Mary Ellen Mark: was an amazing photographer who recently passed away. She highlighted parts of the world that not many people care to be aware of. Like human trafficking victims.
Body Hair: Erin Fischer is an amazing photographer who's creating waves about female body hair. She's creating a series highlighting women with any form of body hair (armpits, legs, wherever) in hopes of destigmatizing it Even better? She wants a holiday for it on June 8th every year-#bodyhairday
Today's Superheroes: Recently, there's been a huge shift towards more representation in the super hero realm, especially for more adequate female heroes. In a New York neighbourhood, some parents are letting their children, no matter what gender, pick whatever hero they want to be, no questions asked. And it all started because a young girl wanted to be Spiderman.


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Panic in the race for governor
I love self-parody. Chris Liebenthal at the Walker-obsessed Cognitive Dissidence gives the best example of it I've seen in a long time. This is just fantastic.
Team Walker, With No Democratic Opponent, Is In A Blind Panic
And then Liebenthal actually tries to explain about how having no declared Democratic candidate is sending Milwaukee County Executive Scott Walker into a panic. I laughed until I cried.
Wait, wait. We can help Liebenthal out with more jokes. "Falk candidacy threatens Walker because of her state-wide campaign experience." "Ed Garvey's experience overshadows Walker." "If Republicans win in Virginia, Republican momentum hurts Walker." "Strong Republican congressional candidates hurt Walker." If Walker wins in a landslide next November, "Walker campaign ends abruptly due to Democratic opposition."
Great stuff.


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Published: February 28, 2012
Rik Blake of Hermosa Beach, Calif., was given photos of this house in the 400 block of Lora Avenue in December. He liked what he saw, purchased the house while in California and arrived in Youngstown on Thursday. The house's exterior looked similar to the photos, but the interior was drastically worse — no heat, electric or water — than what was depicted in those photos.
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Effects of the debt crisis on the EU-China relations
The economic (debt) crisis has become serious in the EU and in the Eurozone especially in the last few months. The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) was created as an instrument to handle this situation. But the financial contributions of the EU Member States seem not to be enough and China appears as a potential contributor. It is often cited that China offered Portugal and Spain in March 2011 to support their crisis management. However, recently, there are attempts from the side of the EU to convince China take part in the EFSF. Thus the question raised often in Europe is the following: Will China contribute to the EFSF? If yes, what conditions will the country raise? What are the arguments of the Chinese capital both in China and the EU? Consequently, our research is focusing on the impacts of the global financial and economic crisis on the new relations between the European Union and China. China's enormous reserves enable the Asian financial assistance to European countries in crisis management but there are a number of questions related to this. The main findings of this study are that China can benefit from its European crisis management from many aspects, as the EU is the largest market for the Chinese products. Furthermore, reserve currency diversification and political considerations cannot be neglected, either. But the assistance may have serious risks for China: not only the expected return on investment is at a stake, but internal social and political tensions can emerge from helping the Europeans who still live in significantly higher wealth than most of the Chinese people. Adopting Chinese capital raises questions for the European Union, as well. China may impose such terms by which the EU may become vulnerable and get into a dependent position, then presumably it will be difficult to solve the cooperation.
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Saintees stunned by Caley Jags
Aaron Doran's brilliant curling effort helped move Inverness four points clear in seventh place in the Scottish Premier League following a comfortable 3-0 win at McDiarmid Park.
St Johnstone had enjoyed the better of the opening half hour with Alan Maybury hitting the post and Andy Jackson seeing a shot cleared off the line, but Chris Innes headed the visitors in front in the 36th minute.
Caley Thistle never looked in danger after Doran struck in the 57th minute and Richie Foran soon added a third as the Highlanders moved away from Hibernian.
Saints have now lost five games in succession without scoring and endured some bad luck in front of goal in the opening half, Murray Davidson threatening for the hosts with a deflected strike from 20 yards that went just wide.
Chris Millar curled over from a tight angle and Saints should have levelled before the break when Davidson flicked a long ball past the visiting defence before running clear, but the midfielder slipped the ball wide with only Ryan Esson to beat.
St Johnstone have scored just 18 goals in the SPL this season and they looked devoid of confidence as they sought a way back into the game, although Jackson curled just wide from 18 yards in the final phases.
Hamilton were denied their first Scottish Premier League home win of the season - and the chance to boost their slim survival hopes - when substitute Nick Blackman claimed a share of the points for Aberdeen in a 1-1 draw.
Aberdeen were awarded a penalty after 52 minutes when referee Calum Murray ruled that Steven Smith was fouled in the box by Gary McDonald. Chris Maguire stepped up for the spot-kick but was denied by a great save from Tomas Cerny.
Hamilton grabbed the opener after 64 minutes when Dougie Imrie - on his 50th appearance - raced onto a pass from Nigel Hasselbaink before keeping his cool and slotting past goalkeeper Jamie Langfield.
Langfield was then forced out of the action and replaced by Mark Howard just two minutes later after he was caught on the face by the boot of team-mate Zander Diamond.
Aberdeen replaced Scott Vernon with Blackman after 73 minutes and he grabbed the equaliser just two minutes later. Maguire supplied the pass, squaring across the face of goal for the on-loan Blackburn forward to rifle home at the far post.
Blackman was then denied his second when his shot bounced off Cerny and crashed off the upright as the match ended all-square.


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Irish Summer Chef's Table at The Looking Glass Restaurant
|Community Happenings
|The Looking Glass Restaurant
|50 Eden St. Bar Harbor, Maine
|Jim Ash
|Jun 20, 2014
Friday, June 20, 2014 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Location: The Looking Glass Restaurant, 50 Eden Street, Bar Harbor, Maine
For more information: 207-288-5663; www.barharborrestaurant.com
The Irish Summer-inspired dinner features local brews from Atlantic Brewing paired with Executive Chef Arturo Montes' delectable menu. Each dish also includes wine recommendations.
Reception 6:30 – Dinner 7:00
Call 207-288-5663 for reservations – space is limited
Cost: $75 plus tax and gratuity
Warm Oysters with Guinness hollandaise sauce
Bar Harbor Summer Ale, Atlantic Brewing/ Zardeetto Prosecco, Italy
Mussel and Ham Bisque
Bar Harbor New Guy IPA, Atlantic Brewing/Adelsheim Pinot Gris, Oregon 2013
Mushroom Garden Green Salad
Pan Fried Salmon Filet with sorrel apple scallion relish
Bar Harbor Real Ale, Atlantic Brewing/ Wallace Brook Pinot Noir, Oregon 2013
Beef Tenderloin Steak on a bed of spinach with red wine sauce
Bar Harbor Cole Porter, Atlantic Brewing/ Los Vascos Cabernet Sauvignon, Chile 2011
Bread and Butter Pudding with whiskey sauce


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I agree. I can't believe she's only twenty. She should start using a good moisturizer now.Quote:
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I agree. I can't believe she's only twenty. She should start using a good moisturizer now.Quote:
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While reading her bio, I'd find myself impressed and then she would say something that totally undid that impression!! Seems like half of her knows how to better herself and the other half, hasn't a clue. :mmm
Fun fact: She holds the record for Survivor contestant going the longest without getting a single confessional the entire season.
Which is probably why I find myself saying, Kelly who? I know there is a "purple Kelly" only because other people keep referring to her! :)Quote:
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And here I thought that the show's editors were doing a much better job this season in character development than in recent seasons. Guess not. :lol
This is the reason why I hate 20 people seasons. There are just way too many people that when those invisible cast members finally get focused on, it's not until their boot episode. :mmm
Why do they call her "purple Kelly"? Is her hair purple at the tips? I can barely tell! LOL
I think it was because she had a purple top (bathing suit maybe) early on, and then the name stuck.
More like Kelly Shinnvisible!!!! AhahaHAHAHAha... haha... ha.
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Yeah, the tips are purple. It really doesn't show up well on TV and in most pictures...
It wasn't until someone mentioned it that I noticed.
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I'm guiltily wishing she becomes one of the most inv contestants ever and continues with her 0 confessional streak.
Nope, it's because of the hair. You can kind of see it in the official photo posted in the first post of this thread.


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Cosplayer CherryTeaGirl > Costume of Pleinair (Disgaea)
- Most Recent Photo
- 02-21-2015
- Series
- Disgaea
- Character
- Pleinair
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- Easy
- Awards
- Best Costume
- Costume worn at:
- FanimeCon 2008
- Sac-Con Winter 2007
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- Construction Details:
This was the first time I used my serger <3 The dress and the arm warmers are all lined. The wig, originally an Angela 750 from Cosworx, was styled using the steaming technique I learned from Tristen Citrine's tutorial. ^_^ I also made the bunnie plushie from a Simplicity teddy bear pattern and changed the head and the arms. The ears of my bunny are filled with 1" furniture foam so they stand up. I also machine embroidered the red on the ears and the silver and stiches on its mouth. My bunny also serves as a purse (there's a zipper in the back).
- Personal Thoughts:
- This costume was a very simple design, but I love how cute Pleinair is! And she has the same body type as I do.
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Herbert Smith has made five support staff redundant in Dubai in a bid to align the number of back office workers with the number of fee-earners.
News of the five job losses, all within the Dubai office's IT and business services functions, comes shortly after the firm announced it was entering a redundancy consultation in London that could see up to 51 fee-earners and staff axed (30 April 2012).
In a statement, a spokesperson for Herbert Smith said: "It was a decision we took with regret, but one we needed to make to put our business services resources back in step with our fee-earner numbers."
The spokesperson added that the number of fee-earners in Dubai had dropped through natural attrition, and that the firm was not "actively managing the number of fee-earners" there.
In August 2011, Herbert Smith relocated Middle East head Neil Brimson from Dubai to its new Doha office, along with a small number of associates (4 August 2011).
At the end of April 2012 Herbert Smith announced that it would be cutting 51 jobs, or 3.2 per cent of the total workforce, in its London office. Corporate was expected to be the hardest hit, losing 23 fee-earners, while five fee-earners were also expected to be asked to leave in real estate.


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The coupon is still available for $5/1 Women's Merona Shoe at Target.
(I am sure this will run out soon, I did another post on it last week so it's been available a while).
Beginning this Sunday, 5/5, there is going to be a nice selection of Merona Sandals on sale for $12.
Use that $5 coupon to score some cute shoes for a deal!


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What do you get in a 2012 Mustang from Roush Performance that you don't get from a sampling straight from the showroom floor? LOTS. Try taking the new 5.0-liter power plant and slapping a ROUSHcharger on it to let it breathe, bolstering 540HP and 465 ft/lbs of torque, up from the stock setting of 412hp. Pushing 12psi of intercooled boost definitely helps this high-revving monster V8 step it up to the next level and provide smiles for miles.
Roush Performance isn't just going to let it stop there, however. True to their standards of enthusiast excellence, they are adding in some aggressive handling components, an aggressive body kit, and most importantly, Roush backs it up with a 3 year / 36K mile power train warranty!
Keep reading to get the rest of the story on the hot 2012 Roush Stage 3 Mustang in the official press release.


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Time and Place:
June 2, 6 p.m., Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center, 10 Lincoln Center Plaza (Columbus Avenue & 65th Street), Manhattan. Attendance is by invitation only.
Morris Dickstein, eminent cultural historian, Distinguished Professor at the Graduate Center. "One of our best and most distinguished critics of American literature"—Norman Mailer.
Honorary Degrees:
Doctor of Musical Arts to Paquito D'Rivera, multi-instrumentalist, conductor, and composer, whose extraordinary career has influenced American music across Latin, jazz, and classical genres.
Doctor of Humane Letters to Richard Sloan, renowned psychiatric researcher of the College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University and the New York State Psychiatric Institute.
Student Speaker:
María Elena Torre, Ph.D. in Social-Personality Psychology
410 Doctorates and 50 Master's degrees to be awarded.
Featured Graduate:
Alex Pyron, an evolutionary biologist who earned his Ph.D. at age 21.
(See below for further background on participants and the featured graduate.)
Participant Bios:
Morris Dickstein -- Commencement Speaker
Morris Dickstein, Distinguished Professor of English and Theatre at the Graduate Center -- "one of the foremost cultural historians in the United States" (Forbes) -- is author of the 2010 National Book Critics Circle Award-nominated Dancing in the Dark: A Cultural History of the Great Depression. Dickstein's eclectic style of criticism -- analyzing politics, history, and popular culture alongside literary works -- have made him a versatile and sought-after commentator in the media on various topics in 20th-century American culture. His other books include Gates of Eden: American Culture in the Sixties; Leopards in the Temple: The Transformation of American Fiction, 1945-1970; The Mirror in the Roadway: Literature in the Real World; and Double Agent: The Critic and Society. Dickstein was also formerly editor of The Partisan Review and a founding member of the National Book Critics Circle. He has published many essays and reviews in The New York Times Book Review, The New Republic, The Nation, Times Literary Supplement, and other periodicals. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University.
Paquito D'Rivera -- Doctor of Musical Arts
Born in Havana, Cuba, Paquito D'Rivera was a child prodigy who played the clarinet, saxophone, and performed with the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra at a very early age. He was a founding member of the Orquesta Cubana de Musica Moderna and directed that group, while playing with the Cuban National Symphony Orchestra. His ensemble Irakere toured throughout America and Europe and won a Grammy in 1979 for the best Latin Jazz Ensemble. In 1981, D'Rivera sought asylum in the U.S. Since then, he has received wide acclaim as an instrumentalist and composer, with a discography of over 24 solo albums demonstrating his abilities in Bebop, classical, and Latin/Caribbean music. D'Rivera won a Grammy in 1996 for Portraits of Cuba, and, among many other Grammys received since then, he was the first artist to win in both the classical and Latin jazz categories, in 2003. His other honors include the National Medal of the Arts and the Annual Achievement Award of the Hispanic Academy of Media Arts and Sciences. Last December, the DownBeat Readers Poll voted him Best Clarinetist for the third year in a row.
Dr. Richard P. Sloan -- Doctor of Humane Letters
Dr. Richard P. Sloan is the Nathaniel Wharton Professor of Behavioral Medicine, Department of Psychiatry, College of Physicians and Surgeons at Columbia University, and chief, Division of Behavioral Medicine, New York State Psychiatric Institute. His principal work focuses on identifying the autonomic nervous system mechanisms linking psychological risk factors such as depression, hostility, and anxiety to heart disease. In addition, Dr. Sloan and colleagues have explored and criticized the purported links between religion, spirituality, and health that have appeared in popular and medical publications. Born in Newark, New Jersey, he received his B.S. from Union College and his M.A. and Ph.D. from the New School for Social Research. He is the recipient of many honors and awards including and the Steven M. Kellen Distinguished Visitor Award of the American Academy in Berlin. Dr. Sloan is the author of many articles and publications. His most recent book is Blind Faith: The Unholy Alliance of Religion and Medicine.
Featured Graduate:
Alex Pyron -- Ph.D. in Biology
At an age when most students are finishing college and considering graduate school, Alex Pyron will receive his Ph.D. in Biology. In addition, the 22-year-old Georgia native, whose field is evolutionary biology, has already been working as an NSF Post-Doctoral Research Fellow at SUNY–Stony Brook (he qualified for his Ph.D. last fall when he was 21) and recently accepted a faculty position at George Washington University.
How did this happen so fast?
"I went to public school in Georgia until fourth grade," says Pyron, "but I didn't find it very engaging." His mother decided to home-school him for two years, after which Pyron took the ACT and scored well enough to enter Georgia's Piedmont College at the age of 12, graduating with a bachelor's degree in biology at 16.
Looking at prospective graduate schools, Pyron contacted Professor Frank Burbrink of the Graduate Center's Ph.D. Program in Biology, whose lab is based at the College of Staten Island and whose research focuses on the phylogenetics of snakes, reptiles, and amphibians.
Burbrink's lab was a perfect fit. "I was extremely excited to be accepted at CUNY, as I knew that was where I really wanted to do my graduate work," Pyron says. So a 17-year-old from rural Georgia headed to New York City to study his passion, snakes.
"I can't remember a time when I didn't know I wanted to work with snakes," he says.
In research for his thesis, Systematics and Historical Biogeography of the Lampropeltinine Snakes, Pyron found that the biodiversity of these types of snakes is greater in temperate North America than in the tropics—the opposite of which is true for most animals. He has also studied the evolutionary patterns of non-venomous snakes that mimic venomous snakes.
Next January, Pyron will become the Robert F. Griggs Assistant Professor of Biology at George Washington University, which runs a graduate program in his field of systematics and evolution jointly with the Museum of Natural History at the Smithsonian. There, he will be on the fast track to becoming one of the nation's leading herpetologists, and perhaps the youngest.
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Doug Duncan has seen his fair share of total solar eclipses during his career as an astronomer, but for the University of Colorado professor and director of Boulder's Fiske Planetarium, the eclipse next week will be the closest one to hit near home.
"This is total eclipse No. 10 for me," Duncan said. "I've seen them in China, South Africa, Bolivia, (the) Galapagos (Islands) and Mexico. Those are ones that come to mind."
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Jeffco Open Space will be allowing Class 1 e-bikes on its paved trails, which are only located in three parks — Crown Hill, Van Bibber and Clear Creek Trail. For now, the agency is prohibiting use of Class 2 e-bikes in these areas.
The Jeffco Sheriff's Office has agreed to place a deputy on Lockheed Martin's Waterton Canyon campus in South Jeffco after the company's request for county security was approved by the Jeffco Board of County Commissioners earlier this month.
Construction has begun on a 266,000-square-foot satellite manufacturing facility at Lockheed Martin's Waterton Canyon campus in South Jeffco.
Announced Aug. 2, the $350 million building — called the Gateway Center — will allow for the simultaneous manufacture of a wide range of satellites, and will include a variety of testing chambers that simulate space conditions, test sensors and communications systems, and allow for advanced test operations and analysis.
Students in Jeffco Public Schools will hit the books today as the 2017-18 year begins. In the Southwest Jeffco area, high school students will have access to electronic tablets, and all schools are planning back-to-school nights to acquaint families with their schools and curriculum.
Here is a listing of events and new programs planned at some area schools.
Dakota Ridge High School
Several area cyclists and RTD employees hit the light rail last week to test its efficiency and usability for bicycles.
The light rail runs throughout the Denver-metro area and has stops in Littleton. On Aug. 9, the group rode from the Jefferson County Courthouse in Golden to Denver International Airport, making stops along the way to change trains and eat lunch. They planned to test the light rail's accommodations and gauge the number of bicyclists who use it.
The preliminary hearing has been continued for the woman accused of driving erratically and starting a police chase that shut down southbound U.S. 285 in mid-July.
The preliminary hearing for 46-year-old Jennifer Brooks of Bailey has been continued until 9 a.m. Sept. 14.
Alison Foley, a Jeffco deputy district attorney, didn't object to the continuation, noting that the DA's office is requesting a test for communicable diseases since Brooks is accused of biting and spitting on Jeffco deputies. Brooks and her defender consented to the test.
Helen Neal leaned into a twist on her yoga mat when she noticed a nibble on her curly hair.
"I feel something," the Evergreen resident said knowingly, as she turned out of the pose to find herself face to face with a goat.
In a traditional yoga studio, this would've been cause for surprise. But for Neal and all those participating in goat yoga last Saturday morning, it was expected.
A district judge last Thursday found probable cause in the case of a former Morrison police officer arrested in connection with theft, attempt to influence a public servant, embezzlement and forgery.
Anthony Joiner, 38, is accused of stealing more than $132,000 from the Town of Morrison between December 2010 and February 2016.
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Memo to Gordon ... think radical and dump Bank target
Inflation targeting was designed to put the UK economy on the straight and narrow after years of excess.
Introduced in the early-1990s by the Conservatives, the credibility of inflation targeting was bolstered by Gordon Brown's decision to grant the Bank of England operational independence in 1997.
Back then, it suited the Government's purpose. New Labour claimed to have abolished "boom and bust". This, of course, was a foolish boast.
My point, though, is more subtle. Rather than providing a path out of the current mess, credible inflation targeting may be making things worse.
To understand why, think about what's been happening over the last year.
House prices have plunged. Credit markets have imploded. Equity markets have crashed. Commodity prices are in freefall. Banks won't lend to each other. Iceland offers a frozen financial tundra. Cash is being stuffed under the mattress. Companies can't get credit from banks.
These events mark a crisis of confidence in the financial system not seen since the Thirties' Depression. They also reflect a desire to hold money at any cost.
Cash is king, queen, emperor; all-powerful. Financial panics are about fear. Fear others will sell their shares, or their bonds, or their houses before we do.
Fear others will keep their jobs while we lose ours. Fear the friendly bank manager will turn his back on us. So, we hoard what should hold its value come what may. Cash. It does this well if the central bank, through its inflation target, is guaranteeing the value of cash.
While the blame for the crisis is passed from bankers to regulators to governments to hedge funds and on to Iceland in a grotesque game of musical chairs, the biggest current problem is a huge collapse in confidence which is leading to cash hoarding.
What does a sudden increase in demand for cash do to an economy? The more cash is stuffed under the mattress, the lower demand. That means falling prices, falling wages and deflation.
Deflation increases the real value of debts. They're forced to spend less to deal with these debts and it's only a matter of time before the economy is facing an Irving Fisher-style debt deflation. If we all hoard cash, the economy will collapse.
It's the madness of crowds. Hoarding cash is what you do if economic uncertainty increases. But it is the road to ruin. The economy implodes and life is never the same again.
a price level target provides a greater degree of |stability for real debt levels
An inflation target makes things worse for two reasons. First, a credible inflation target provides certainty for the value of cash. So the credibility of the central bank can be self-defeating during times of financial fear.
Second, inflation targeting supposedly lets bygones be bygones. If prices fell last year, or over the last few years, this supposedly makes no difference to the inflation target in the years ahead.
But, as prices fall, real debt levels go up. Letting bygones be bygones alongside deflation increases the need to pay off debt quickly. If everyone does this, demand slumps and prices fall more.
So cash becomes a one-way bet. A government's or central bank's promise not to create inflation makes cash enormously attractive.
If, in a world of fear, people want to liquidate their risky assets, they're sensible to want to hold cash. Inflation is supposed to be neither too high nor too low.
But that approach assumes the Bank of England is able to control the economy through interest rates. If, though, the banking system is under severe stress, it's not at all obvious the Bank's actions will be taken seriously.
After all, even with the handful of rate cuts we've seen, the true cost of credit has gone up and its availability has gone down.
So, what is to be done? First, the Government shouldn't just borrow to bail out banks. Even if the capital injections work, banks won't be able to deliver the loan volumes we're used to.
A credit shortage will remain. In the absence of private demand, public demand will have to go up.
Reports suggest that this is what the Chancellor of the Exchequer intends to deliver in his pre-Budget report.
Second, the Government and the Bank need to redefine the monetary objective.
Rather than an inflation target, we need a price level target. This creates extra symmetry which reduces monetary hoarding.
If prices fall, as a result of the deflationary consequences of cash hoarding, the Government and the Bank must push prices back up.
Put another way, a price level target provides a greater degree of stability for real debt levels and reduces the chances of Irving Fisher-style debt deflation.
A price level target, though, requires the co-operation of both the monetary and fiscal authorities. In the absence of a banking system, another mechanism is needed to pump money into the economy to counter cash hoarding.
Thankfully, John Maynard Keynes provided the answer in the 1930s. The Government sells gilts directly to the Bank of England and the Bank creates cash for the Government to use for tax cuts or spending increases.
By threatening to create inflation, the incentive to hoard cash dissolves and deflationary threat recedes.
There are some problems with this approach. Might the fear of money creation lead to higher gilt yields or a fall in sterling? Perhaps so, thought the policymakers of the 1930s as they contemplated a shift away from the gold standard.
Their resistance was wrong then and it's in danger of being wrong again.
When markets implode, sticking to conventional wisdom will surely throw the economy to the dogs.
Stephen King is managing director of economics at HSBC firstname.lastname@example.com
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