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In a disappointing (and surprising!) last-minute maneuver, Governor Jerry Brown vetoed a deal negotiated between his office and the state legislature to preserve Cal Grant funding at the current rate for the budget year 2012-2013.
Governor Brown's decision on June 28, 2012 imposes a 5 percent cut to Cal Grants for both existing and incoming Cal Grant eligible students. While disappointing, this is a considerably better deal than his originally proposed 44 percent cut.
The University has decided to make up the 5 percent difference for students returning this September, consistent with its longstanding policy to make certain that once enrolled the University does everything reasonable to ensure the retention and graduation of its students. Whether the University will be able to fund the difference in future years has yet to be determined.
The University will not make up the 5 percent reduction for entering students because aid offers are competitive even with the reduction.
The University of Redlands, along with other members of the Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (AICCU), expects to open new negotiations with the Governor and legislature on this issue for the next fiscal year. Specifically, the University will work on new funding methodologies to assure affordable access to quality higher education.
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Indian Institute of Information Technology, Allahabad is pleased to announce the Second International Conference on Intelligent Interactive Technologies and Multimedia (IITM 2013) in Allahabad, India during 9-11, March 2013. Designing interactive systems is an interdisciplinary field in which computer scientists, engineers, neuro-scientists, psychologists, social scientists, design professionals and others play important roles. The goal of this field is to solve real problems in the design and use of technology, making computer controlled and computer-based systems easier to use and more effective for people and organizations. Ease of use fitting the technical level of operator and effectiveness in services are critical to the success of any systems that interact with people, including software systems, index, office and factory appliances, web applications, infotainment systems, medical diagnostics and treatment systems, learning systems etc. Designing interactive systems needs to be human-centered. New paradigms for interacting with computers are being developed which will define the 21st century standards and enable the world to communicate and interact effortlessly and intuitively. Much of today's research in interactive technologies lacks a tight coupling between technology innovation and end-user needs. The development of intelligent interactive systems would need to address the issues related to wide variety of cultures and languages, different levels of literacy and education, new sets of users with different experience, attitudes, expectations and capabilities. The aim of current research in designing intelligent interactive systems is to make the interaction between computers and people smarter. Unlike traditional Human-Machine Interaction (HMI), we are willing more to consider solutions that involve large amounts of knowledge, heuristics, and emerging technologies such as brain-computer interfaces, natural language understanding or gesture recognition etc to serve the purpose effortlessly. The goal of the conference is to bring together researchers working on all aspects of aforesaid and related devices and solutions seamlessly on human- centered design of interactive systems and multimedia technologies. All original contributions will be welcome which address a wide range of theoretical and practical application issues in development of Intelligent Interactive Systems and Multimedia (IITM).
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Here's my next list. These are the cameras I've owned. I'm sure I've forgotten some of the more forgettable. I've tired to put them in the order I acquired them.
1. Kodak Instamatic 100. Very first camera that was all mine. It was used, but when I was 10 years old, I thought it was great. Status - still have it.
2. Kodak Instamatic 500. This was a neat, high quality camera that used Kodak's Instamatic cartridges (which was about 35mm film size). It had a good Schneider lens and manual exposure control. Status - don't know.
3. Canon A1, my first 35mm film camera and my first brand new camera. Used it for 21 years and then sold it on eBay. I gave up on Canon because they stopped making FD lenses. That's too bad because some of those FDs were superb.
4. Nikon F3hp with motor drive, this is a solid metal professional camera. The one I bought was probably over 20 years old and I've never had it serviced, but it still works like it should. I switched over to Nikon when I sold off my Canon gear. Status - I still use it; it was the only camera I took to the British Virgin Islands last year. This is a great camera from the infancy of automatic exposure control.
5. Nikon F3 (stripped down model), I bought this as a beater to have a spare camera body. Status - still have it but I haven't used it, the battery compartment cover is missing and I haven't looked for a replacement.
6. Holga, this bizarre camera is made entirely of plastic (including the lens). There is no quality control in the factory and you usually have to tape it closed after loading the film to keep light from leaking in. Speaking of film, it uses medium format film and has no exposure control, you change film speeds to change the exposure. I left it out on the back porch once and the dog carried it off. Later, I found it in the yard and washed it off. Then I loaded some film, taped it up and took some pictures. Those were probably the crappiest photos I've ever seen. Still, it's only about $20 and is an interesting camera to experiment with...as long as you have some black electrical tape with you.
7. Stereo Realist. This strange camera took pictures that gave a primitive illusion of 3D by using two lenses that would take two pictures of the same subject from a slightly different angle. The Realist used 35mm film and you would have to have it processed in a special lab that would mount the two images side by side in a single slide frame. Then you would have to load the slides in a special projector and the family would sit around wearing goofy-looking 3D glasses and be amazed at the photographer's ability to take "real" 3D images. What a gimmick! A long dead relation left a Stereo Realist camera, projector, and several boxes of his amateur photography in the attic and I ended up with it. He must have been a cheapskate because it wasn't even the good Stereo Realist camera, it was the stripped down Realist 45. I sold it off on eBay as fast as I could. I have always wondered why this deceased relation purchased a crappy camera like this instead of something collectible like a Nikon S3.
8. Kodak Folding Pocket Number 1. Interesting antique that you can't get film for anymore. It sat on my entertainment center for awhile because it looked cool but now it resides in the basement.
9. Mamiya 645 medium format, manual exposure control, takes some really good photos, but I always had a hard time figuring out how to hold it. Status - still have it but it doesn't get much use, my scanner doesn't like the medium format film.
10. Nikon F5, what an awesome camera. This was Nikon's last professional class film camera. It's truly rugged, mine took a dive across a parking lot one afternoon and didn't sustain a single scratch...although I did have to buy a new lens hood. This is a great camera to use with studio lights because of it's advanced exposure control. This one will give you a workout when you carry it, it weighs something like 50 ounces (1.5 kg) without a lens...put on a 80-200mm lens and that will add another 2 lbs (1 kg). Status - still have it.
11. Generic Nikon Coolpix L-something. My first experience with digital. This one spent a year and a half with me in Iraq but finally quit after I got back. Didn't really take very good photos.
12. Nikon D3, my second digital camera. Uses the same lenses as my Nikon film cameras. This one is solid metal, sophisticated, fast, full frame sensor...and damned heavy! This has been my everyday camera since 2008. Status - still have it.
13. Zone VI 4x5 large format. This is one of those walnut cameras with the leather bellows and black cloth that you put over your head. I always felt kind of self-conscious using it. Besides, I've never had to time to really figure out how it works.
14. Nikon D40. Enjoyable camera to shoot and has some neat features, like 1/500 sec flash synch. It is plastic and feels that way when shooting it...especially noticeable after shooting pro gear.
15. Argus 35mm SLR film camera from the early 1950's. This was my dad's camera and I used to experiment with it when I was a young boy. I remember being fascinated with the way the aperture iris would close down when you twisted the lens. It doesn't work now but I'd like to get it fixed some day and try it out.
16. Leica M3 35mm rangefinder camera. This mechanical camera is completely manual, no batteries needed. Mine was made in 1957 and is a good as new. No one makes cameras like this anymore. I've started to use film again for all my serious photography. Digits just isn't doing it for me anymore. I want to get back in touch with the art in photography and, for me, that means film (slide film and b&w). Besides, its several pounds lighter than my D3 and you don't look as dorky as when you carry a "big camera" around.
I think that's about it. I may have forgotten some unimportant, "forgettable" cameras but these are the ones that had some influence on my memory. Maybe my next list will be my favorite lenses or maybe the guns I used to own but lost in a divorce.


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I am about to do my Masters Thesis at KTH in Stockholm, Sweden. The plan is to write about and compare RED technology with 35mm film. In the way of technology, production workflow, economics etc I might even delve into the possibilities for lower budget European films and independent films, now having a better chance of better quality productions with lower costs.
To do this I need access to RED camera (and all its extras), is there anyone out there that has RED camera available in Europe; which could be borrowed on site or transported to Sweden for a couple of days. The closer to Sweden the better!
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Amnesty bill raises political temperature
- Published: 19 Oct 2013 at 17.06
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The revised amnesty bill has sent a wake-up call to the government's opponents, from the Democrat Party to the Green Politics Group, who have vowed to stop it.
The governing Pheu Thai Party appeared taken aback by the hostile reaction to the changes in the bill, which critics claim were clearly intended to help fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Worachai Hema, the Samut Prakan Pheu Thai MP who sponsored the original bill, attempted to placate opponents, saying MPs could always make further changes when it comes back to the House for second and third readings.
The bill was approved on Friday in an 18-5 vote by a Pheu Thai-dominated scrutiny committee. Dates for second and third readings in the House have not yet been set.
Democrat Party spokesman Chavanond Intarakomalyasut said all party branches would be directed to mobilise members to show their opposition to the bill.
"If the government still insists on doing anything to help one person, that will lead the country to a make-or-break situation and let's wait for that day to come," Mr Chavanond warned, referring to Thaksin.
The main source of controversy is Section 3 of the seven-section bill, which defines which offences would be covered by the proposed amnesty.
The section as amended by the scrutiny panel seeks to expand amnesty to include people found guilty by groups or "organisations set up after the military coup on Sept 19, 2006".
That definition would cover decisions by the now-defunct Assets Scrutiny Committee that was appointed to investigate alleged irregularities of the Thaksin administration, as well as those of the National Anti-Corruption Commission, which took over the ASC's cases.
It also seeks to absolve all people involved in political unrest, including soldiers, protest leaders and authorities.
However, those found guilty of lese majeste offences under Section 112 of the Criminal Code would be excluded from the revised section's coverage.
Mr Worachai's original bill covered the period between Sept 19, 2006 and May 10, 2011. It seeks to exclude Thaksin, the protest leaders and authorities responsible for crackdowns but include all others previously convicted of crimes relating to political violence.
In the revised Section 3 proposed by Prayuth Siripanich, a former Pheu Thai MP for Maha Sarakham, the coverage period runs from 2004 to Aug 8 this year.
The bill was interpreted by the Democrats as a legal manoeuvre to whitewash Thaksin and could be linked with attempts to return the 46 billion baht in assets seized from him.
The ASC investigations led to a Supreme Court ruling in 2010 to seize the assets from Thaksin's family after it found that he had abused his power to benefit the telecom business he controlled.
Suriyasai Katasila, co-ordinator of Green Politics, said his group would not let the draft bill become law "at all costs". He called it "the murderer of the rule of law".
The group will disclose its strategy in detail on Sunday, he said.
"Attempts [to use the draft bill] to whitewash Thaksin were not beyond expectations as the public knows that the ultimate goal is to give him amnesty and bring him home smartly," he said in a statement released on Saturday.
Pheu Thai members sought to mollify their opponents amid concern that the bill would be used to bring protesters back on the streets against the government.
The bill was aimed at bringing justice to the country, said Udomdet Rattanasathien, an adviser to the government whip. Talk of benefits for Thaksin was only a legal interpretation by critics, he added.
He urged the panel members vetting and approving the bill to explain to the public what their intentions were so that people would better understand the real goal.
Pheu Thai deputy spokesman Anusorn Iamsa-ard tried to ease concerns, saying the committee's decision should be respected. He asked critics not to over-react as the parliamentary process still had more stages left.
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Dita Von Teese & Ava Garter
Cheesecake, Ava Garter, Dita
Dita is featured in the November issue of Cheesecake. Specifically, her new Wonderbra range is featured in the magazine's regular "Things We Love" section.
Cheesecake is an independent e-zine, freely available for download in pdf form. Based in Dallas, the magazine publishes pin-up and retro related articles. Ava Garter was interviewed for the October issue, in which she talks about her career, burlesque and The Black Glove. Dita comes up in the interview a few times. I know many of you admire Ava as well (as do I) so the issue will interest you in general. There's also some great pin-up girls from each issue!
The last 2 photos here are candids available on Ava Garter's website. There are many more.
Dita and I have been friends for almost 20 years now. From moving out of our parents homes and becoming the top go-go dancers in the circuit in LA and Orange County to our first real strip club jobs ,then add all of the boyfriends and a couple husbands that have come and gone, she and I have experienced a lot of life's ups and downs together. We have a great understanding of each other that is more like a sisterhood at times and I am so grateful for it. Some women live all of their lives without ever finding a great "Best girl friend" so I don't ever want to take her for granted. When I was newly separated I came up with the idea that I might like to try going back on stage. Dita's answer was simple and exactly what I needed to hear. She just said "Why can't you? " I thought about it for a while and realized that she was right. Anything you want is possible , all you have to do is go for it.
Dita, Cointreau, Avalon
An Evening with Dita Von Teese & Special Guests in association with Cointreau
Avalon Nightclub, Hollywood
Wednesday, July 22
Photos: Charley Gallay/Getty [via]
An evening with…
Just a reminder… or for those unaware and able to attend:
(from dita.net & twitter)
in association with Cointreau
See the world debut of Dita's "Opium Den" show, and the US debut of "Le Bain Noir" from her run at the Crazy Horse Paris. The show also features her "Be Cointreauversial" performance and the Los Angeles premiere of her signature cocktail the CointreauTeese. "An Evening with Dita Von Teese and Special Guests" will feature Dita and special guests Murray Hill, Mayte, L'Effleur des Sens, Ava Garter, Raja and Selene Luna. To buy tickets visit: www.dita.net/laavalon/ or call the Avalon box office on 323 462 8900.
21st Century Pinups
I don't know how I missed this till now, but Holli-Mae over at 21st Century Pinups has published a great interview with Dita:
"Try to please everyone, and you lose, because you can't be yourself, and where does that get you? So, I'm an 'artiste' to some, and an overpaid talentless slut to others. It's the way it is. I'm okay with that. Universal respect is impossible; everyone in the media eye is the subject of criticism. If you can't stand the showbiz heat, get out of the showbiz kitchen!" – Dita
There is also a review of the Crazy Horse run:
"I was fascinated to see what Dita had done with the classic format – what would remain, what would be reinvented, what would be replaced. And I want to stress that this is not one of the typical celebrity collaborations, where a fashion range or book is brought out perhaps, with no real input from the personality themselves, save their name and their face; the hard work is done by an unacknowledged team behind the scenes. Not so in this case – Dita chose and co-designed the costumes, she choreographed the new routines and dreamed up the new concept. What you see on stage is Dita's hard work and imagination, combined with the vision and creativity of Ali Madhavi, and traditional Crazy Horse magic." – Holli-Mae
Bettie Page: Heaven Bound
(via bettie page blog)
"For me and for many women (and a few men) I know, our discovery of Bettie Page during our adolescence shaped our beauty aesthetic, as the black-banged beauty was our first introduction to the world of corsetry, sky high heels, and other important elements of our sometimes painful personal style. Over the years my tastes (and cup size) have evolved, but it's been joy to watch Bettie rise from counterculture cutie to full blown legend. After the nationwide success of my Golden Gals Gone Wild show which featured erotic art based on the Golden Girls and was featured on everything from NPR to National Enquirer, I knew I needed a follow up with some serious knockout appeal.
I'm thrilled to present Bettie Page: Heaven Bound which opens with a gala opening reception Saturday, May 2nd at the World of Wonder gallery in Hollywood and runs until May 29th.
The show features over 20 years of Bettie-inspired work including stunning new watercolor images by the queen of pin-up Olivia (who I still can't believe I had the opportunity to pose for let alone work so closely with on the dream project) as well as Bunny Yeager who shot many of Bettie's most iconic images; Austin Young who shot beautiful images of myself and of celebs including Perez Hilton, Cassandra Peterson aka Elvira, and Jane Weidlin from the GoGo's as Bettie; Colin Christian who just completely blows my mind; and a slew of other artists I'm so proud to present. Since Bettie wasn't a traditional gal and neither am I, the opening night reception will feature a spanking machine complete with costumed cuties dressed as Nurse Betties to help you after your turn on our weapon of ass destruction, a photobooth by PoliteinPublic.com, celebrity guests such as Dita who will be attending but not performing, as well as Bettie's actual high heels on display and other exciting surprises. Hope to see you all there." – Lenora Claire, boingboing.net
There are many more Dita photos from the opening night here, including spanking machine naughtiness! In the second last picture here, Dita is pictured with Olivia De Berardinis, Lenora Claire and Ava Garter. Dita has posed for Olivia, also.
Genlux Fashion Show
Genlux Magazine's "Brit week designer of the year" fashion show & awards
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Saturday, May 2
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I'm actually more interested in the Bettie Page event Dita attended Saturday night. I'm compiling all the tid bits I can find right now. Will post soon.


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Maybe it is my knowledge in music that makes me particular about whether or not a singer sings in key, flats or goes off key.
If you remember, I once wrote to advise Philipa Baafi to work on her key precision, because I thought she always went off key even on most of her recorded compositions where she could have possibly sang again after she first went off while recording in the studio.
But what if she did it severally and it was the same result? And it was worse when she mounted the stage to do live performances.
She isn't the only culprit though. Daasebre Gyamena suffers the same malady.
Having watched his live performances several times, I am inclined to believe that he has a problem with performing live, because he hardly hits his notes right; the intro starts and he comes in off key. One may think he would get on track in the course of the song but he keeps off till the end.
Sometimes I ask myself if he does not hear the melodic instruments play at the background. If he or any other person doubts this, they should go for a recording of the Amakye Dede concert held last year or any other he's done and you could not agree with me more.
Just last weekend I watched another performance of his on Multi TV and it was the same ''off-keyism'' being nicely executed.
One thing our musicians should know is that performing on stage is herculean and demands that you sharpen your auditory skills, be in key and in time. Daasebre writes good lyrics, sings excellently but he misses his keys any time he performs live to a band. He really needs to work on this!
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Missouri Supreme Court upholds student transfer ruling, again
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - The Missouri Supreme Court has again upheld a law requiring unaccredited school districts to pay for students who chose to attend elsewhere.
The court's unanimous decision Tuesday applies to the Kansas City School District and its suburban neighbors. A similar ruling earlier this year dealt with St. Louis area schools.
A 1993 Missouri law requires unaccredited school districts to cover the costs for students to attend nearby accredited schools.
Kansas City's school district has been unaccredited since 2012, but student transfers have been on hold because of the legal challenge.
The Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected an assertion that the student transfer law amounted to an unfunded mandate that violated the state constitution.
Former justice to lead appeal of red-light ruling
ST. LOUIS (AP) - An Arizona company that installs and operates red-light cameras across Missouri has hired a former state Supreme Court chief justice to lead an appeal before that court.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports former justice Michael Wolff will spearhead an appeal sought by American Traffic Solutions Inc. and Ellisville of a ruling earlier this month that said Ellisville's red-light camera ordinance is not enforceable.
The Missouri Court of Appeals Eastern Division said in a Nov. 5 opinion that state law requires points to be assessed for moving violations, which can be committed only by a driver or pedestrian.
Many cities ticket the owner of a vehicle caught running a red light, regardless of who was driving, and do not report the infraction to the state to have points assessed.
Court swings other way on red light camera issue
Red light camera tickets could become a thing of the past in Missouri. That's because of a state appeals court ruling Tuesday of this week.
The Eastern District court in St. Louis overturned it's own precedent when it found Ellisville's red light camera ordinance was in conflict with state law because the tickets are issued to the vehicle owner and not the driver.
Two years ago the court had upheld a similar Creve Coeur law, but now says that ruling is "no longer good law."
The Arizona-based company that operates the cameras in Ellisville and several other municipalities says it will appeal to the Missouri Supreme Court.
State Supreme Court rules against awarding survivor benefits to Highway Patrolman's partner
The Missouri Supreme Court issued a decision yesterday denying the long-term, same-sex partner of a Missouri Highway patrolman survivor pension benefits.
Cpl. Dennis Engelhard died on Christmas Day in 2009 when he was struck by a vehicle while investigating a traffic accident on Interstate 44 in Eureka.
Missouri offers a payment to the surviving spouse of a Highway Patrol officer killed in the line of duty.
But the statute governing survivor benefits defines marriage as between a man and woman. Missouri also has a prohibition on same-sex marriage in the state Constitution.
Engelhard's partner, Kelly Glossip, did not receive the benefit and argued that the state violated the equal-protection clause of the state constitution.
The Supreme Court, in a 5-2 ruling, concluded Glossip is ineligible for survivor benefits because the two were not married — not because Glossip is gay.
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Are the cookies and loaves of bread baked inside a Schnucks Supermarket sold for immediate consumption in the same way as those sold at a restaurant or convenience store? That's the question the Missouri Supreme Court will have to answer in a case that begins today.
Schnucks is asking the high court to allow the company to take advantage of a 2007 utility sales tax refund law. The Department of Revenue says a bakery that creates goods "for sale directly to the public or through retailers" is eligible, but goods baked at a restaurant and sold for immediate consumption are not.
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A complaint was filed with the Office of Chief Disciplinary Counsel in June but just made public. The counsel investigates allegations of misconduct by lawyers.
Bosley was St. Louis' first black mayor, elected in 1993. He lost a 1997 re-election bid and went into private law practice.
Bosley's attorney, Michael Downey, says the allegations involve money-management issues related to the trust account of Bosley's firm. He says Bosley accepts responsibility for the mistakes, but says none of Bosley's clients were deprived of any money due to them.
MO Supreme Court sets execution dates for 2 inmates
Two Missouri death row inmates now know when they're slated to die. The state's high court on Wednesday set execution dates for long-serving inmates Allen Nicklasson and Joseph Franklin.
Missouri Attorney General Chris Koster last month had asked the court to move forward with their sentences.
The court didn't explain why it decided to set the dates. Executions in Missouri have been on hold since 2012 when a federal court challenge was raised over the use of the drug propofol in executions in the state.
Nicklasson's execution is set for October 23rd and Franklin's is November 20th.
Nicklasson was convicted of the 1994 killing of Excelsior Springs businessman Richard Drummond, who stopped to help when a car used by Nicklasson and two others broke down on Interstate 70 in Callaway County. Another man in the car, Dennis Skillicorn, was executed in 2009.
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State Supreme Court uphold conviction for killing state trooper
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Lance Shockley of the southeast Missouri town of Van Buren was convicted of first-degree murder for killing Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. Carl Dewayne Graham Jr., who was shot in the back of the head just as he had returned home from work. Graham had been investigating Shockley for a fatal traffic accident.
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It's unusual to give a bean dish an Asian spin, but the balance of colors, textures, and flavors in this dish work very well. Quinoa makes a perfect bed of grain for this dish.
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Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet; sauté the onion over medium heat until golden. Add the garlic and broccoli; sauté, covered, until the broccoli is bright green, 2 to 3 minutes.
Add the tomatoes, beans, and ginger. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes.
In a small bowl, combine the miso, cornstarch, and about 3/4 cup warm water; whisk together until smooth. Pour into the skillet along with the sesame oil. Simmer gently until the liquid has thickened.
Spread the cooked quinoa on a serving platter, then top with the bean and broccoli mixture, allowing a bit of the quinoa to show around the edges. Sprinkle the scallions over the top and serve at once.
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The next morning Carlos walks around the town feeling like a new man. He goes to the house where Max apparently shot the man living with his wife. He knocks on the door and the woman invites him in. The woman is married to a Filipino named Pascual and they run a small newspaper. While they are talking, Jose and Gazamen appear. Jose is now active in organizing the Filipino workers. Carlos goes to work for Pascual writing articles for the newspaper under the penname of Carl, given to him by Pascual.
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Experience every day life with a wonderful range of warm, local people in the Tuscan countryside and Pisa, San Gimignano, Volterra and San Miniato. Cook hands-on with an exuberant chef in her Pisa restaurant, a creative chef in a excellent country restaurant. As you dine, you feel like insiders, the chef's friends. Cook and dine with great home cooks and their families in their town and country homes so you feel almost part of the family. Experience real Tuscan life!
Your local guide, soon friend, takes you on walking tours in Pisa, San Gimignano where you drink the renowned white wine, Volterra known for its Etruscan art and San Miniato famous for its white truffles.
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Welcome dinner at your country inn with good Tuscan wines, of course.
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The 20-year-old Brazil international has been targeted by a number of clubs in Europe, but Spurs appear to have won the race for his signature.
Agent Luiz Paulo Chignall told The Guardian: "We have now agreed all of Sandro's personal terms - his salary, the length of his contract and so on, although nothing can yet be signed.
"Sandro is happy and ready to join Tottenham. We liked the offer. All that remains is for Tottenham and Inter to finalise the small details, including the transfer fee.
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An Appling County man will spend the rest of his life in jail for shooting his toddler's mother to death.
A year ago, Baxley police responded to shooting on Bay Street, where they found Tiesha Davis shot three times. They tracked James Vann to Surrency, where they learned Davis had picked their child up from Vann earlier in the day.
A jury found Vann guilty on all six charges including malice murder, felony murder, two counts of aggravated assault, possession of a firearm during a crime, and possession of a firearm by a convicted felon.
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Gov. Nixon breaks ground on new corporate headquarters for Freightquote.com in Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Gov. Jay Nixon today joined city and company leaders in breaking ground on a new corporate headquarters in Kansas City for the nation's largest online freight broker, Freightquote.com. The rapidly growing company will construct a new state-of-the-art headquarters and office facility at its new Missouri location.
"We welcome Freightquote.com as the latest company to make a massive capital investment and bring new jobs in the Show-Me State," Gov. Nixon said. "Here in Missouri, we've balanced our budget every year, held the line on taxes and invested in our schools and workforce. This stable and positive business climate has moved our economy in the right direction, while creating jobs and prosperity for more Missourians."
Gov. Jay Nixon joined city and company leaders in breaking ground on a new corporate headquarters in Kansas City for the nation's largest online freight broker, Freightquote.com, on Aug. 14, 2012. The rapidly growing company will construct a new state-of-the-art headquarters and office facility at its new Missouri location.
When complete, Freightquote.com's new 200,000 square-foot facility and capital investment of $44 million will bring the company's corporate headquarters and business operations to Missouri. Building the state-of-the-art facility will create more than 200 construction jobs on the project, in addition to the 1,225 new Missouri jobs Freightquote.com plans to create within the next three years. In the fourth year of operation, the company plans to create an additional 125 new Missouri jobs, bringing its total employment in the Show-Me State to 1,350.
Freightquote.com, which has been listed as one of America's fastest-growing companies by Inc. 5000, could be eligible for a strategic economic incentive package from the state of Missouri if it meets the strict job creation and investment criteria of each program.
"Missouri's low and predictable taxes, trained and ready workforce, and long-term economic development strategy have made our state the best place in the Midwest to start, locate or expand a business," Gov. Nixon said. "We will continue to fight for every job, every day to put Missourians back to work and to keep our economy moving forward."
CNN-Money recently rated Missouri as the nation's sixth-best state for new business start-ups in its "10 Most Entrepreneurial States for 2011," with Missouri being the only Midwestern state in the Top 10. In addition, Missouri's state exports were up 15.4 percent during the first quarter of 2012 compared to 2011, a year when the state of Missouri set a record with $14.1 billion in export sales revenue.
Freightquote.com was founded in 1998 by Tim Barton and is currently the largest online U.S. freight shipping provider, delivering a variety of freight solutions for its large and diverse customer base. Through Freightquote.com, customers can instantly quote and compare freight rates for hundreds of U.S freight carriers. With more than 1,200 employees nationwide and annualized revenues exceeding $500 million, Freightquote.com moves more than one million shipments across North America per year.


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New York GAA roundup: Senior Hurling Championship new kids on the block set down a marker
Long Island Gaels 4-20 and Galway 2-16
Long Island Gaels laid down a marker for this year's Senior Hurling Championship with an impressive victory over Galway last Sunday.
In what's only their first year competing in the Senior Championship, Long Island have now won two out of two from their games so far, following their defeat of Offally a week earlier.
Both teams flew into proceedings in a sweltering Gaelic Park, with two early points from Long Island's Galway native Danny Breen, and a Robert Mitchel score nestled between them for Galway.
An excellent Enda O'Connor goal after five minutes signalled the Long Islander's intent, and was followed by a score for score period for much of the first quarter.
A goal for Glaway's midfielder Martin Dolphin after a fine solo run, evened the match up at 1-6 to 1-6. A pair of frees from both team's centre half forwards; Tadgh Slevin of Long Island and Conor Murphy left it at 1-8 a-piece at half time.
The second half began much like the first, with the teams going point for point before Galway were awarded a penalty after great work by Shane Sheehan at the edge of the square. Conor Murphy stepped up but could only manage a point with an over hit effort. The galway centre forward was awarded three penalties throughout the game and only mustered two points in a game where goals were the difference.
Galway's early physical advantage began to diminish as a fitter Long Island side thrived on the conditions and continually grew into the game. The introduction of Wexford dual star Aidan Cash, and the positional switch of diminutive midfielder Tadgh Callaghan to the full back line paid dividends and Long Island began to take over.
From the second penalty miss the game became the Tadgh Slevin show as he slotted points from frees and play in his ease, assisted by huge scores by Conor Glynn, Ray McGloughlin ,and John McMahon with the score of the game from 75 yards.
A goal from centre half back Paul Gordon, deployed in the forwards for the second half, and late points by Conor Murphy and Shane Sheehan kept Galway competitive right up to the final whistle. Galway will now look to get back on track next weekend after their promising first round performance a week earlier, while a fitter and hungrier Long Island side with great strength in depth are starting to get people talking. It may be early days in the Hurling championship but the new kids on the block are looking very promising.
Long Island: 1 Ray Murray 2 Conor Glynn (0-2) 3 Dean Bruen 5 Mike Elwood 6 Eddie Kendrick 7 John McMahon (0-1) 8 Tadgh Callaghan 9 Ray McGloughlin (0-3 1f) 10 Bernard Daly (1-1) 11 Tadgh Slevin (2-8 1-3f) 12 Danny Breen (0-2) 13 Shane Minton (0-1) 14 Richie O'Connor 17 Enda O'Connor (1-0) 18 Luke Kiely 20 Ronan Morrisey 21 Aidan Cash 24 Danny Masterson
Galway: 1Gavin Lally 2 Michael Cunningham 3 Liam Butler 5 Richie Gall 6 Paul Gordon (1-0) 7 Robbie Jackson 8 Martin Dolphin (1-1) 9 Chris Tealghue 10 Robert Mitchel (0-2) 11 Conor Murphy (0-11 6f 2p) 12 Paddy Dolphin 13 Shane Sheehan (0-2) 14 Ger Kelly (0-1) 16 Aidan Belfin 17 Shane Fagan 18 Cormac Condon
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The most beautiful pic of Marilyn Monroe I've seen. I finished her bio. Was it good? Yes . Was it heartbreaking ? Yes. We know she dies, but just to see so many people try to help and get lost in the circus that was Marilyn is just sad. It seems like nobody gave her that tough love she needed, they either ignored her or just did everything she said. Even if it was bad for her. I dunno, that's what I took from the book. But, she really was a sweet, beautiful but unbelievably sad woman, who just never experienced that true unconditional love she so desperately wanted. Good read, I'm now on Micheal Jackson's bio.
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The book I just began reading. Everybody knows a little about Marilyn Monroe, And everyone has an opinion about how she was raised, suffered and how she died. Some say she killed herself, some say The Kennedy's killed her because "she knew too much."
Being a fan, I always dug a little deeper, that's where all the mental illness rumors began. This book, I'm about 100 pages in, is leaning heavily towards her having several mental breakdowns.
Albeit, I can't imagine her being completely there when she sang to Happy Birthday to JFK. It just looked…like she was dying for attention. By no means am I comparing the two, but it does remind me when I was a teen and TRL was on? Remember that episode with Mariah Carey? How she was just so desperate? Parading in a T shirt and acting all over the top. Poor Carson Daly, all he could do is look at the camera guy and try to laugh.
I was aware her Monroe's mother was mentally unstable, but right in the preface of this book, it tells us that most of her family was. What a burden, what a fear to constantly have with you. Maybe she did commit suicide.
I don't think we will ever truly know, but I can't say much yet…I just started the book. Don't worry, I don't do spoilers. But as of now, a great read. Sad. But good.
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Placing a ban on police roadblocks in the country has reduced corruption in the force by up to 80 per cent, Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar, said during an official visit to Bayelsa on Monday.
According to the police boss, the removal of police roadblocks has not only had a positive effect on the nation's police force, but it has also helped traffic as road users no longer have to deal with police hiccups.
He added that he is determined to bridge the gap between the police and Nigerian citizens, saying "we will reconnect with members of the public".
The IGP said that although he came to the position at a difficult time in the nation's security, he is determined to protect and serve his country. Having won his war on roadblocks, the police chief is now waging a battle against unlawful detention in the police force.
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Responding to a question from stakeholders on unfriendly posture of some policemen at some stations, the IGP gave his personal mobile telephone number to the public to report genuine cases to him directly, NAN wrote.
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Obama Justice Department Decapitates Gun Industry: FBI Arrest 21 Gun Industry Executives in Las Vegas to Attend Gun Show
Text size Illinois Gun Infowars.com January 22, 2010 Whats being touted as the largest single investigation and prosecution against individuals in the history of the Justice Departments enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act occurred Monday in Las Vegas. Since the election of Obama the main question for gun owners has been, when will Obama come after the guns? The individuals arrested are executives and employees of military and law enforcement products companies that were in Las Vegas to attend the 2010 Shooting, Hunting, Outdoor Trade Show (Shot show) and are charged with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA). The indictments allege that the defendants engaged in a scheme to pay bribes to the minister of defense for a country in Africa but the alleged sales agent was in reality an undercover FBI agent. Here is the link to the whole story. http://www.infowars.com/obama-justic...tend-gun-show/ I only picked out the above part cause i thought it was interesting. Keep reading and you will see what else i think is interesting. I got this in a email so i just copied it. Two faces heh? "Today, even though President Obama is against off shore drilling for our country, he signed an executive order to loan 2 Billion of our taxpayers dollars to a Brazilian Oil Exploration Company (which is the 8th largest company in the entire world) to drill for oil off the coast of Brazil ! The oil that comes from this operation is exported solely to China ! Now here's the real clincher...the Chinese government is under contract to purchase all the oil that this oil field will produce, which is hundreds of millions of barrels of oil". We have absolutely no gain from this transaction whatsoever! This gets even more interesting. Guess who is the largest individual stockholder of this Brazilian Oil Company and who would benefit most from this? It is American BILLIONAIRE, George Soros, who was one of President Obama's most generous financial supporter during his campaign. If you are able to connect the dots and follow the money, you are probably as upset as I am. Not a word of this transaction was broadcast on any of the other news networks! Forward this factual e-mail to others who care about this country and where it is going. Also, let all of your Government representatives know how you feel about this. _______________________________________________________________________ AUGUST 18, 2009, 1:45 P.M. ET Obama Underwrites Offshore Drilling Too bad it's not in U.S. waters. You read that headline correctly. Unfortunately, the Obama Administration is financing oil exploration off Brazil . The U.S. is going to lend billions of dollars to Brazil 's state-owned oil company, Petrobras, to finance exploration of the huge offshore discovery in Brazil 's Tupi oil field in the Santos Basin near Rio de Janeiro . Brazil 's planning minister confirmed that White House National Security Adviser James Jones met this month with Brazilian officials to talk about the loan. The U.S. Export-Import Bank tells us it has issued a "preliminary commitment" letter to Petrobras in the amount of $2 billion and has discussed with Brazil the possibility of increasing that amount. Ex-Im Bank says it has not decided whether the money will come in the form of a direct loan or loan guarantees. Either way, this corporate foreign aid may strike some readers as odd, given that the U.S. Treasury seems desperate for cash and Petrobras is one of the largest corporations in the Americas . But look on the bright side. If President Obama has embraced offshore drilling in Brazil , why not in the old U.S.A. ? The land of the sorta free and the home of the heavily indebted has enormous offshore oil deposits, and last year ahead of the November elections, with gasoline at $4 a gallon, Congress let a ban on offshore drilling expire. The Bush Administration's five-year plan (2007-2012) to open the outer continental shelf to oil exploration included new lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico . But in 2007 environmentalists went to court to block drilling in Alaska and in April a federal court ruled in their favor.. In May, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said his department was unsure whether that ruling applied only to Alaska or all offshore drilling. So it asked an appeals court for clarification. Late last month the court said the earlier decision applied only to Alaska , opening the way for the sale of leases in the Gulf. Mr. Salazar now says the sales will go forward on August 19. This is progress, however slow. But it still doesn't allow the U.S. to explore in Alaska or along the East and West Coasts , which could be our equivalent of the Tupi oil fields, which are set to make Brazil a leading oil exporter. Americans are right to wonder why Mr. Obama is underwriting in Brazil what he won't allow at home. Heres the link to the Wall street Journal article to confirm this. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000...120524166.html ___________________________________________________________________________________ This article as well as others confirm Soros stake. Feb. 17, 2009, 9:20 p.m. EST Soros reports 73.5% increase in Petrobras stake By Tony Cooke Billionaire investor George Soros on Tuesday reported that during the fourth quarter he increased his already considerable stakes in Brazilian state-controlled oil company Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (NYSE:PBR) and Potash Corp. of Saskatchewan Inc. (NYSE:POT) . Soros, through his Soros Fund Management LLC, reported holding 36.8 million American depositary receipts of the Brazilian oil company known as Petrobras as of Dec. 31 - a holding valued at about $900 million at the time. Soros held 21.2 million ADRs at Sept. 30, according to his disclosure filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Soros also reported holding $434 million in Potash shares as of Dec. 31 - a total of about 5.9 million shares. He reported holding 3.3 million Potash shares as of Sept. 30. Petrobras and Potash were the two largest stakes reported by the Soros fund as of Dec. 30. Soros also disclosed changes in stakes for companies in which he holds, or at one time held, more than 5% of the outstanding shares. Soros reported cutting his stake in JetBlue Airways Corp. (NASDAQ:JBLU) to 6.7 million shares, or 2.46%, from 9 million shares, or 3.33%. He also reported raising his stake in Lattice Semiconductor Corp. (NASDAQ:LSCC) to 8.67 million shares, or 7.51%, from 8.21 million shares, or 7.11%, and raising his stake in RF Micro Devices Inc. (NASDAQ:RFMD) to 8.57% from 5.11%. He reported no holdings in Navios Maritime Partners LP (NYSE:NMM) ; he had reported holding 600,000 shares, or 5.71%, in November 2007. He also reported cutting his stake in Radware Ltd. (NASDAQ:RDWR) to 46,265 shares from 78,817 shares, and cutting his stake in Wind River Systems Inc. (WIND) to 166,666 shares, or 0.22%, from 3.22 million shares, or 4.13%.
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when Mr O and Mr S and the rest of the "favoured few" ask you to say "ARRRRRH"
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Thanks for the articles Cyclone. Maybe people will start to see how corrupt this admin really is.
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While the corruption of this administration doesn't surprise me, the level @ just how blatant it is.... DOES! This whole thing smells like an outhouse @ a chili cookoff. SR
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If the Obama/Soros/ Petrobras affair isn't insider trading, I can't imagine what would be.
Are these people too powerful to be charged let alone prosecuted? I can't see it happening while Holder is AG. Corruption unimaginable before the last election. The next 3 years are surely going to be something to see. Hey Shumer, how about a Congressional investigation. Just think of the cameras.
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The links between O and Soros are well-documented. It's only sad that the average American doesn't even know who Soros is, much less are they inspired to take action at the voting booth. We're a nation in trouble... Sometimes I feel like a lot of us are unduly locked up in the mental ward with the loonies. The ward in this case is the entire US...
The attack on gun companies should come as no surprise with Eric Holder in the Attorney General's post... He is the poster boy for gun control through legislative measures. One needs to look no further than his service under Janet Reno to decipher this. It's not a surprise...
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