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Be it Juhi Chawla, Kajol, Priyanka Chopra or Kareena Kapoor – Shah Rukh Khan has shared beautiful onscreen chemistry with most of his co-stars and the Bollywood superstar says the secret lies in his bonding with his co-stars.
"People think that I am working for so many years, so may be I am used to working with every co-actor. I have so much respect for my co-actresses that I really enjoy working with them. Also, as 99 percent of my films are romantic, you need a lot of bonding, a lot of sharing with each other, this brings out the goodness of scenes we produce," Shah Rukh said at a Geetanjali event here.
The 45-year-old, known as a perfect on-screen lover, has appeared in romantic sagas like "Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge", "Dil To Pagal Hai", "Kuch Kuch Hota Hai" and "Kal Ho Naa Ho".
Shah Rukh who wooed newcomer Anushka Sharma in "Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi" said: "My first film with Anushka was 'Rab Ne Bana Di Jodi' and I felt that she is a good actress. She is young, sweet, bubbly, energetic and really wonderful to be with. I look forward to working with her and she has a different way of acting. I really like it. She has a robust style of acting. Very carefree and I like that a lot."
Now, the lover boy image of Shah Rukh is on hold for some time, as the dimpled-smile actor has been busy with sci-fi "RA.One" and actioner "Don 2″.
"RA.One", a superhero film, has been directed by Anubhav Sinha and stars Shah Rukh, Kareena Kapoor and Arjun Rampal. The film is slated for release Oct 26.
"Don 2: The Chase Continues", an action thriller starring Priyanka Chopra, will release Dec 23.
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I will have to stay in touch while touring the Romantic Road. I'm bringing my netbook, will I have to pay for my WiFi service, or are there enough free sites? If I have to pay, who should I sign up with?
I will have to stay in touch while touring the Romantic Road. I'm bringing my netbook, will I have to pay for my WiFi service, or are there enough free sites? If I have to pay, who should I sign up with?
Stokell -- Romantic road is an AMAZING place to cycle. Frankly all of Germany is great (parts I've been to thus far).
Best bet is to sort your wifi on a per day basis along the way. Many of the towns have a large tourist industry so you'll always find hotels and cafes with some form of access. You may wind up some days on a desktop they own, other days in a coffee shop on your netbook.
I'd avoid one carrier plans that require you take a key fob along. The upside of Europe is there is WiFi everywhere - the downside is everyone offers the service and with so much competition coverage maps, roaming fees, etc make moving about with a dedicated wifi service a bit more of a hassle than it should be.
Perhaps you already know all this, but I'll mention it just in case. If you're a bit technically inclined, I'd suggest setting up a VPN connection to back home, or subscribing to a VPN service. There may be many unencrypted wireless hotspots, or even some that are encrypted but nevertheless untrustworthy (since any hacker can set up an encrypted hotspot, the presence of wireless encryption doesn't make it safe). A VPN setup would prevent a lot of problems of people seeing your passwords float by on the airwaves.
A VPN isn't totally necessary or anything...for important things, the site may have an HTTPS version that is encrypted (banks always have this). If you use Gmail though, and probably many other web services, then you have to go specifically check a setting for "keep me on HTTPS" so that it encrypts your traffic.
Honestly, I'm only as techie as I have to be. I find these things confusing. Can you tell me why I might need a virtual personal network? Would that be to protect my credit cards or bank accounts? I bought my netbook just to be able to write journals and keep in touch with clients while on tour. I wasn't planning to use it for any financial transactions.

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Archived files of Stalin-era repression victims will remain closed for researchers until the 75-year declassification date expires, Russia's Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday.
The court has thereby turned down a lawsuit from Russia's leading rights organization Memorial against the Culture, Justice and the Interior Ministries and the Federal Security Service (FSB) demanding that the files be declassified.
According to the Culture Ministry's instructions, repression files can only become open for researchers 75 years after the file was archived. At the moment, these files can only be seen by repression victims, their relatives and researchers who have individual permission to access them.
Memorial's Nikita Petrov told the court that the ruling was illegal and would hamper efforts "to establish historical justice."
The Interior Ministry's representative in the court, Gaik Maryan, said the information in the archived files should remain confidential.
"Opening access to such cases before the 75-year term expires would violate human rights, which are the most essential," he said.
Memorial officials said they would appeal.
During the Stalinist purges millions of people were executed on fake charges of espionage, sabotage, anti-Soviet propaganda or died of starvation, disease or exposure in labor camps in Siberia and the Far East. According to official statistics, 52 million were convicted on political charges during Stalin's regime and 6 million were sent out of cities without trial.
According to the Memorial organization, some 800,000 repression survivors remain in the country.
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Is Your Divorce Really Over?
Wait a minute, you're thinking "but the case is over, we went to court and the Judge ruled! What are you talking about!?" Well the problem is that just because you are divorced you still have kids to raise together!
This is one key concept I see parents forgetting all the time. Remember that just because you are no longer married to your ex, if you have kids, you still have years and years of dealing with him or her on an almost daily basis. You have football games, dances, confirmation, graduations, weddings, grandchildren, baptisms…and the list goes on and on. Thus, you can see why you will have a relationship, yes a different kind of relationship, but a relationship with your ex for years and years to come.
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The other issue people often forget about is that if your relationship gets worse after the divorce, your ex can file a motion to bring you back to court, and he or she can do it on a regular basis. There is the issue of child support, which can be a constant source of problems. If you two are having problems and can't work it out you can be brought back to court for what is called a Post-Dissolution motion. This means any issues you have can be brought up later, such as changing pick up/drop off times and locations, parenting time days, or holiday days and times. I've seen cases where 20 years after the divorce the parties still hate each other so much they can't talk to each other and find every reason they can to fight.
My free advice? Learn to get along. Learn to tolerate your ex. Don't get worked up about the small things, so what if your ex is 10 minutes late on an exchange? Ask yourself Does it REALLY matter? I bet it doesn't.
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Rick Daniels says "Think About a Role in This" Regarding VLP Canada Investment
DESERT HOT SPRINGS, CA – An Email of October 19, 2012 was forwarded from City Manager Richard A. Daniels to his son, Benjamin R. Daniels, requesting he "think about a role in this" referring to yet another multi-million dollar solicitation for investors involving a land development scheme in the city.
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The investment offerings and strategies for raising development capital for the Desert Dunes project was first provided to Rick Daniels along with a 16 page fund raising syndicate agreement by investment group VLP of Canada.
Within minutes of receiving that email, Rick Daniels forwarded details to his son. The details are contained in a deleted email of the city manager.
The city that is continuously suffering a public relations black eye is socked with another blow with their #1 city employee seemingly engaged in questionable practices of steering business to his thirty-five year old son.
Ultimately, its up to government agencies to decide.
Benjamin Daniels Sold Ponzi Scheme
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Recent press accounts reveal Benjamin Daniels was cited by the Securities and Exchange Commission for his part in a Ponzi scheme that bilked investors of millions of dollars in a bogus hedge fund. He was fined $286,683 and barred by the SEC from future association with any broker, dealer, investment adviser, municipal adviser, transfer agent, or nationally recognized statistical rating organization.
The hand-off of the VLP investment opportunity deal from father to son raises a few eyebrows especially since the project involving a new housing development at Desert Dunes golf course is within the sphere if influence of the city of Desert Hot Springs.
Email Obtained Legitimately
Rick Daniels' email to his son was no accident but hidden as after sending it Rick Daniels secreted his email to the deleted email folder of the city manager's city email account. He likely did not know it would be examined at the time he deleted it.
This smoking gun email was discovered as a result of a public document request thanks to the California Public Records Act supporting open government.
The city manager's entire email for the month of October 2012 was made public after vetting by city's law firm, Meyers Nave, that first removed privileged matters involving city litigation and personnel before authorizing the public release. After that the city manager's email account was made public by City Clerk Jerryl Sorrieno.
The release of his emails so perturbed Daniels that he added a warning to his email automatic out of office reply to discourage people from writing to him with information they did not want to be seen. He instead encouraged people to telephone him on his personal cell phone. Daniels apparently believes his personal cell phone use for city business is not discoverable.
The city manager's warning was a curious note picked up by The Desert Sun which published an article about Rick Daniels odd out of office reply. The city manager commented on the article with a complaint about his 6,000 emails being exposed to public review.
Rick Daniels Endorsement of VLP Capital
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The 16 page "Syndication Package" attached to the email from father to son warned it was "confidential and proprietary information" that "could not be disclosed without the written consent of VLP Capital, Inc."
Inside that package is a letter on city letterhead explaining the city's role in the Desert Dunes development. In that letter Daniels says the city will act as lead agency in a developer sponsored annexation that will bring VLP's Desert Dunes development into city limits.
Daniels offered this letter of city support without complete fore knowledge or imprimatur of the city council or public engagement debating the idea. Neither is there in the public record city council approval for "creating an Infrastructure Finance District, Community Facilities District or any such financing mechanisms to help fund large investment of infrastructure" of the VLP deal professed by Daniels in his endorsement letter to VLP investors.
Even though this Desert Dunes project has never come before the council for their approval or endorsement Daniels provided a letter to the developer stating the city has a "desire and willingness" to annex the property to support the VLP deal.
There is nothing in the public record indicating the city manager was authorized by the city council to write this letter endorsing the Canadian syndicate and this article is the first to inform the public of this and many other matters contained herein.
Daniels Family Big Money Problem
Autzen Ventures – Palm Desert investment company operated by Benjamin Daniels
To make matters worse than this appearance of conflict of interest with the father secretly funneling business to his son there is another family problem. Benjamin Daniels was cited on December 6, 2012 by the Securities and Exchange Commission for operating as an unlicensed broker selling investments the SEC described as a "Ponzi Scheme" which had "bilked investors" of $37 million in collaboration with Yusaf Jawed and associates of Grifphon Asset Management and Grifphon Holdings of Portland, Oregon.
According to the SEC, Benjamin Daniels living in Indio says he is now broke and unable to repay the $286,683 earned as commissions from 20 investors.
The SEC findings also states Daniels family lost $1.2 million but does not attribute which family members were affected. Benjamin Daniels admitted responsibility to the SEC but stated to The Desert Sun that this problem was due to bad legal advice.
The senior Daniels bragged about his being a "wise investor" according to The Desert Sun. The city manager's three-year contract with the city of Desert Hot Springs pays him nearly $1 million, an amount greater than the governor of the state.
Caught in Trap
Dick Oliphant
Noted Coachella Valley civic leader and developer Richard Oliphant of Indian Wells was caught in Daniels' investment trap according to first reporting by Nicole C. Brambila on December 12 in The Desert Sun. Other newspapers in Oregon and Washington have also reported on the story so far with little or no mention of involvement of the city manager.
The Canadian syndicate mentioned in their October 19 email to Daniels that the city manager offered his ability to assist locating investors. There is nothing in the Rick Daniels' emails suggesting he shared the Canadian syndicate's investment solicitation with other investment brokers licensed or otherwise but sent this "opportunity" exclusively to Benjamin Daniels.
It also appears Rick Daniels communicated this information by email to his son while working on city time and while operating city equipment.
Only one month of the city manager's email has been examined at this time. That city manager Rick Daniels steered business to Benjamin Daniels is clear. It must be stated there is no indication if any other investments and investors were and are now being steered to Benjamin Daniels by his father.
"Think About a Role in This"
See also FRAUD AND MISREPRESENTATION – Benjamin R. Daniels
First Desert Dunes Project Email
Email forwaded by Rick Daniels to Benjamin Danielsl
SEC complaint and settlement agreement wifh Benjamin Daniels
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By Rob Markman
Ready for this one? This Wednesday the entire Odd Future crew–that'd be Tyler, the Creator, Hodgy Beats, Left Brain, Domo Genesis, Mike G., Syd tha Kid, Matt Martians, Jasper Dolphin, Taco and Earl Sweatshirt–are set to cause mayhem on "RapFix Live."
Odd Future's 'Oldie' Video Features Every Golf Wang Member
The group broke through in February 2011, when Tyler and Hodgy famously performed their single "Sandwitches" on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" and have been on a meteoric rise ever since. Sadly, Earl Sweatshirt, who helped lay the groundwork for the group, wasn't around to experience it. The then-exiled teen was sent to an all-boys military school in Samoa, but now Earl is back home and will be on "RapFix Live."
On Tuesday (March 20), the squad is releasing The OF Tape, Vol. 2 on their own Odd Future Records. The video for the LP's first single, "Rella," already has already amassed more than 9 million views in a month on YouTube and features Hodgy Beats, Domo Genesis and Tyler running amok and terrorizing residents in a suburban community. The Tape's second video, for "NY (Ned Flander)," is just as zany, with Tyler appearing as a rapping baby.
While Tyler is without a doubt the most popular of the crew, each member has either a solo project or off-shoot group projects in the works. Hodgy Beats and Left Brain for MellowHype and are prepping their upcoming album Numbers, while Syd Tha Kid and Matt Martians released their Purple Naked Ladies album in December under the moniker the Internet. Domo Genesis, Mike G and OF singer/songwriter Frank Ocean all have upcoming projects in the works.
If we're lucky, the crew will also talk about their upcoming sketch comedy television series "Loiter Squad," which premieres on Cartoon Network on March 25, but when it comes to Odd Future, there is really no telling.
Catch odd Future on "RapFix Live" Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET on MTV.com, and be sure to join the Twitter conversation using the hashtags #RapFixLive. Send your questions for the artists to @MTVRapFiX


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A framework for conceptualizing, representing, and analyzing distributed interaction. I. J. Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning 5(1): 5-42 (2010)
- [j3]Scott P. Robertson, Ravi K. Vatrapu, Richard Medina:
Off the wall political discourse: Facebook use in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Information Polity 15(1-2): 11-31 (2010)
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The Temporal Development of Representational Practices: Implications for Theory and Analysis of Situated Learning. HICSS 2010: 1-10
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Using a Contingency Graph to Discover Representational Practices in an Online Collaborative Environment. Research and Practice in Technology Enhanced Learning 4(3): 281-305 (2009)
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Inscriptions becoming representations. CSCL (1) 2009: 18-27
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Notational effects on use of collaboratively constructed representations during individual essay writing. CSCL (1) 2009: 165-169
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Intersubjective meaning making as representational practice in multimodal collaborative environments. CSCL (2) 2009: 258-260
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The social life of social networks: Facebook linkage patterns in the 2008 U.S. presidential election. D.GO 2009: 6-15
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Beyond threaded discussion: Representational guidance in asynchronous collaborative learning environments. Computers & Education 50(4): 1103-1127 (2008)
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Bringing representational practice from log to light. ICLS (2) 2008: 59-66
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- [c7]Daniel D. Suthers, Nathan Dwyer, Richard Medina, Ravi K. Vatrapu:
A framework for eclectic analysis of collaborative interaction. CSCL 2007: 695-704
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Conceptual representations enhance knowledge construction in asynchronous collaboration. CSCL 2007: 705-714
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Information sharing is incongruous with collaborative convergence: the case for interaction. CSCL 2007: 715-717
- [c4]Daniel D. Suthers, Nathan Dwyer, Ravikiran Vatrapu, Richard Medina:
An Abstract Transcript Notation for Analyzing Interactional Construction of Meaning in Online Learning. HICSS 2007: 4
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Information Sharing and Interaction in Collaborative Convergence. ICCE 2007: 167-174
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Representational Effects in Asynchronous Collaboration: A Research Paradigm and Initial Analysis. HICSS 2006
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Analysis of Meaning Making in Online Learning. ICCE 2006: 595-602
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Following manufacturer's instructions, melt clear glycerin soap in a bowl in the microwave. Add fragrance and soap dye; stir thoroughly. For plain soap bars: Fill each mold to about 1/8 in. from the top edge. For bars with lavender buds: Fill each mold about 2/3 full. Let set until firm (about 30 minutes), then add a thin layer of dried lavender buds and cover to about 1/8 in. from the top edge with melted glycerin. Let soaps dry until completely firm. Remove from molds. If desired, wrap bars in clear cellophane and tie closed with ribbon.
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Shacknews is reporting that the lawsuit filed against Perpetual Entertainment by Kohnke Entertainment has been resolved out of court. As a result, the case against the former STO development studio have been dropped.
Shacknews has confirmed that PR firm Kohnke Communication's lawsuit against former Star Trek Online developer Perpetual Entertainment has been dropped following a mutual resolution.
"The latest development is that the parties have resolved their dispute," a source told Shacknews. "The dismissal of the case was filed with the Court this afternoon."
A representative of Kohnke confirmed the suit's dismissal this afternoon. "The parties have reached an agreement, but we can't detail any further than that," Kohnke told Shacknews. "Part of the agreement was that we would not detail."
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Hello! I'm new in ths forum and I must say that I'm very happy to have found some people to share with my passion for cartography! I'm just beggining with computer mapmaking and I don't know how much I'll be able to achieve by myself I've been playing D&D and some other games for quite a long time and always loved to make the maps for countries or dungeons for my players. I'm not a great artist by myself, so now that I've made my mind to buy a wacom graphic tablet and a computer powerfull enough to allow me to do some work, I feel in the mood to learn and practice as much as I can.
Well asides of map-making, I love to write and my dream is to finish the novel I'm working on and find a publisher.
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Mother sues Tulsa Public Schools, Twitter after picture of daughter in underwear went online
The mother of a Booker T. Washington girls basketball player is seeking more than $75,000 in damages from Tulsa Public Schools, Twitter and others after a picture of her daughter in her underwear was circulated online following a basketball game last year.
DeAnn Cooks filed suit against Tulsa Public Schools and Twitter as well as two students and their parents on Dec. 28, Tulsa County District Court filings show.
The petition asserts Cooks' daughter, 16, was physically restrained and photographed by two of her teammates after a basketball game in Sand Springs on Nov. 23, 2011. The picture was posted on Twitter and circulated amongst her peers for several weeks, which the suit alleges resulted in bullying, including physical attacks, according to the documents.


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Fox and New Girl Creators Being Sued For Plagiarism in New Copyright Infringement Lawsuit!
It's look like one of FOX's original comedies might not be so original after all! The network, as well as New Girl's creators, are being sued for plagiarizing a comedy pilot script that sounds dangerously familiar to Jess Day's adventures with her bachelor roommates.
The pilot, Square One (not to be confused with the PBS educational show of the same name), follow's the creator's real-life experience of moving in with three bachelors after discovering her husband was having an affair. Sound familiar? Those who watched the beginning of New Girl will remember that at first, Jess moved in out of desperation after discovering her live-in boyfriend cheating on her. While that does sound pretty similar, we are, of course, wondering if the original pilot included an awkward naked pillow dance.
The writers of Square One are seeking creator credits on New Girl, as well as a big ol' pile of monetary damages — plus an injunction that would halt production and distribution.
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San Diego-based Suneva Medical, which is developing aesthetic medicine products, said late Thursday that it has raised $35M in a funding round. The funding included both debt and equity, and included $20M in a Series B equity financing. That funding was led by Polaris Partners, and also included an affiliate of HealthCare Royalty Partners and the company's other investors. Suneva Medical said the debt portion of the funding was provided by Comerica Bank. As part of the funding, Brian Chee of Polaris Partners has joined the company's board. More information »
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American Idol: Fantasia Barrino Talks About Her Grammy Boycott
February 16, 2011 03:30 PM by Lisa Princ
If you tuned into the Grammy Awards this week and noticing they were missing one of American Idol on FOX's winner, Fantasia Barrino, that is because she was boycotting the show. So why wasn't Fantasia there to accept an award that she had been waiting so long for? Keep reading for all the details!
That's right, American Idol winner Fantasia Barrino was no where in sight when she won her award for "Best Female Vocal Performance" and as it turns out, Fantasia was actually boycotting the show despite the fact that she has been waiting so long to win a Grammy Award. But why did she boycott the show? In a recent interview with BET's "106 & Park" on Monday Fantasia explained that her Grammy absence was due to the fact that she was not asked to participate in the tribute to Aretha Franklin, so instead she stayed home and watched the awards on television.
Fantasia Barrino, who will get to do a tribute to one of her other idols, Michael Jackson went on to tell the show hosts "I'm kind of going through my own little thing. Last night they were honoring someone who is my idol, Aretha Franklin, and there is no way I could have sat there and not got the happy feet and wanting to jump on the mic because she is my favorite so I felt like, you know, at the end of the day I should have been on that stage so, I kind of did my own little thing last night." What do you think of Fantasia snubbing the Grammy Awards? Comment below and share your thoughts, we'd love to hear them!
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February 16th, 2011 at 7:27 pm
I think she had a right, dated back to when she won american idol fantasia has been performing at every Aretha franklin tribute. Everyone knows aretha is her idol and one thing fantasia does best is tribut performances. Even when I talked to a lot of my friends they said the only thing that tribute was missing was fantasia. It's just like your bestfriend is getting married or someone is throwing them a birthday party and ur not invited, it hurts so I feel u fanny. But im so d*mn happy my baby won her first grammy I knew she would……………..;-)
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February 16th, 2011 at 9:33 pm
I think that's a poor excuse not to go. C'mon Fantasia! Not everyone could be selected for that Aretha tribute and if I were to choose one Americal Idol finalist over another, I would've gone with J Hud like they did. She needs a reality check.
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I couldn't think of any singers who can sing Aretha's songs perfectly with beautiful emotions other than Fantasia… Grammy should have considered Fantasia on the list!!! Still, I am glad that she won a Grammy…


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Jake Genereaux, the 14-year old owner of Jake's Dogs, a hotdog cart with a license to sell food at Snug Harbor, has received permission from the town to operate at the Chandler School field during Sunday soccer games.
Duxbury selectmen this week voted unanimously to amend a license they granted to Genereaux of Lake Shore Drive in 2008 to hawk hot dogs at Mattakeeset Court from the end of May through October. Genereaux is now able to sell hot dogs on Sundays at the Coppens field complex from 11 to 3 p.m.
Operating on Sunday was acceptable to Duxbury Youth Soccer, which rents the fields on Chandler Street for games and practices, since they have not been able to staff the concessions stand there on that day. However, the organization requested selectmen grant Genereaux's license for this year only, a condition to which selectmen agreed.
In a memo to Town Manager Richard MacDonald, Recreation Director Gordon Cushing stated that he had reservations about having Genereaux's hot dog cart at Chandler field because he did not want to see the non-profit Duxbury Youth Soccer have to compete with a for-profit business for concessions revenue. Cushing had nothing against Genereaux's business but felt the situation was "not ideal,†according to MacDonald.
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Executed a settlement agreement with the police dispatchers union. The one-year agreement is retroactive to July 1, 2008 and ended June 30, 2009. Under the new terms, employees will receive a 2 percent wage increase and their work week will be reduced from 40 hours to 37.5 hours. They will receive the same compensation as other police unions for holidays, which is double time rate plus holiday pay. These holidays include New Year's Day, Christmas Day, July 4th and Thanksgiving Day. The agreement also deletes the provisions for vacations and changes the requirements for sick days to include "family sick days.â€
• In other business, selectmen announced a public hearing by MassHighway on the re-design of the Route 53/Winter Street intersection on September 29 at 7pm in the basement mural room at town hall.
• Learned that Town Manager Richard MacDonald has appointed a new committee to oversee town maintenance and buildings projects. Members include Paul Brogna, Dennis Nolan, Frank Mangione, Lee Kennedy, Jr., Adam Yanulis , Andre Martecchini and Elizabeth Lewis. The committee will review any projects with a cost over $15,000 and others as determined by the town manager. They will report to MacDonald as well as the town's financial committee's and the annual town meeting.
• Granted a one-day beer and wine liquor license for a Duxbury Youth Hockey fundraiser on Saturday at 160 King Caesar Rd.
• Heard from resident Mary Marshall of Ledgewood Drive, who wanted to know more from Town Manager Richard MacDonald about the "management practices†he cited in not renewing the contract of Police Chief Mark DeLuca. MacDonald said that he could not discuss the matter at Monday's meeting because he hadn't gone over it with the Board of Selectmen yet.


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Purpose. It's the word that's becoming important to the characters of "The Leftovers." In last week's "Solace For Tired Feet," Kevin Garvey's (Justin Theroux) father tried desperately to lift the veil from his son's eyes, to get him to see the true reality of what's going on around them. But due to his old man's unhinged manner, Kevin either refused or simply couldn't see what his father tried to put in front of him. And in this week's "Cairo," he's once again brought to the edge of understanding, with that word "purpose" reappearing, almost like a weapon, before the situation spins out of control, with even more left for Kevin to puzzle over.
As usual, Mapleton's police chief isn't sleeping well, but even though he's gone off his meds, his lapses in memory are getting much worse. And nothing thus far can prepare him to what he wakes up to in this episode. Jumping out of bed, he finds himself in the middle of the woods with Dean (Michael Gaston), the dog hunting mystery man, who curiously (significantly?) refers to himself as a guardian angel. Inside the cabin in the woods, Patti (Ann Dowd) is tied to a chair, beaten and unconscious, with Dean explaining that the previous night, Kevin tied one on, snatched her off the street, and brought her out to this location. Why did Dean come along? Because, as he explains mordantly, he's Kevin's friend. But there's more going on here besides what looks like an amnesia/sleepwalking driven kidnapping and assault, and even Dean bails out, leaving Kevin to deal with the consequences.
In the episode's cold open, Patti spends a lot of time carefully laying out sets of clothes in a large empty room, and later back at the Guilty Remnant compound, she writes down a simple question for Laurie (Amy Brenneman): "Ready?" A larger plan is being unveiled, but even Laurie can't guess that ultimately Patti has a death wish. She uses the opportunity she has with Kevin to learn why his wife left him, and it's not because of his philandering. "She came to me because I could offer her something that you could not —purpose. That's all any of us wants, every single one of us. Not answers, not love, just a reason to exist, something to live for, something to die for," Patti says. And when Kevin brings up Gladys, asking if she died for a purpose, Patti counters that now "she'll never be forgotten," and then suggests she set up the killing. And Patti takes things one step further, trying to push Kevin's buttons by hinting that Laurie will be next. Kevin rightfully figures out that Patti wants to push him to the point of murder, but he's not taking the bait. He cuts Patti free, but her insistence on becoming a martyr won't be thwarted —she picks up a shard of glass from the floor, and slits her throat, bleeding out in Kevin's arms.
But little does Kevin know that Patti's purpose is arguably fulfilled, though she won't see the fruits of her labor. Laurie takes charge of the GR in Patti's absence, and in roundabout way, it looks like the group might make some kind of amends for all the provocation they've subjected Mapleton to. Right at the top of the list was the Christmas break in, when the group stole personal photographs from the homes of people in town, but again, nothing is without a reason. It's slowly revealed that the GR ordered Loved Ones bodies, in all shapes and sizes, which will be dressed with the clothes presumably purchased to match what they saw in the photographs. Will it be a mass burial? Something honorable? It's not clear, but something is planned for Memorial Day and we'll have to wait and see what it turns out to be. But as far as being Living Reminders of those departed, the GR seem to be groping toward finally realizing that mission statement. But their intentions are always approached at such an odd angle, it'll be interesting to see what this actually builds up to.
Meanwhile, one of the show's least satisfying subplots finds Jill (Margaret Qualley) spending most of the season slumped with a disaffected air, or playing risky teenage games with friends. This time around, she needles Nora (Carrie Coon) about her gun when she comes over for dinner. Nora claims that she once carried a gun, but now she's feeling better, so she doesn't need it anymore. Jill doesn't believe her, even after searching the bag that Nora offers up for inspection. So she does the next logical thing, breaking into Nora's house with the twin Prius driving dudes. The pair discovers Nora's bullet proof vest, but it's Jill who finds the gun, hidden in the box of the game Trouble (on the nose much, writers?) which prompts her to sit down and weep. And it's just one indication of Jill's troubled state, as she also winds up in a fight with Aimee (Emily Meade). Their friendship dissolves over Jill's permanently sour attitude, her belief that everyone (including Nora) is still hurting and her question/accusation that Aimee slept with her father (though in Jill's defense, it's been pretty clear her friend has a thing for her Dad). But Aimee is hurt that Jill would even think she would do something like that, and she leaves the Garvey home, and though she lingers long enough to give Jill an opportunity to apologize, she doesn't get one. And maybe that's because Jill has other things on her mind. As the episode ends, she arrives on the doorstep of the GR. It's a pretty great twist, and finally adds weight to what thus far has been little more than an "angsty teen" plot thread with little reward.
Lastly, the GR have finally met their match in Matt (Christopher Eccleston). His new crusade to save members of the group is ringing all the right alarms, with his latest flyer about Meg (Liv Tyler), whose mother died one day before October 14th, prompting her to break her vow of silence, physically attacking the preacher and generally calling for much stronger action from the GR. It's somewhat ironic given that it was just a couple episodes ago that Meg was level-headed following Gladys' death, saying that some repercussions had to be expected following the Christmas theft. But when the tables are turned, she can't handle it. However, Laurie has some rules: no violence. Why? It's weak. So Meg returns to see Matt with Laurie, writing "I'm sorry" on a pad. But Nora happens to be there too and she sends a parting shot to Laurie saying that perhaps she owes something similar to her daughter.
And so: purpose. Matt, Laurie, Nora and possibly even Jill are all striving towards something, but the only one still lost is Kevin. The world that he inhabits post-October 14th still makes little sense and can be surreal, confusing and scary for him. Part of it is the mental collapse he faces, but part of it is perhaps his belief that he's okay. That he has moved on. But Kevin hasn't and each day he can't admit it to himself seems to be driving his hold on reality further and further adrift.


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#1 Good mileage cars not allowed in US. Why?05-05-2012, 10:01 AM
This is not the fault of any one administration but rather it shows what happens within a bureaucratic government agency, this happens to be the EPA, at work. "Common sense goes out the door."
: VW Passat 78.5 MPG in the UK
VW Passat 78.5 MPG in the UkTHIS IS NOT ONLY WORTH WATCHING BUT SHOULD BE A MUST.
VW Passat 78.5 MPG in the Uk
This is definitely worth watching and listen to.
I wish everyone of our politicians heard it and answered WHY.
" To the world you are just one more person, but to a rescued pet, you are the world."
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However, we should also note that the people of the UK aren't being allowed to enjoy their fuel efficient vehicles either.
My optometrist and I were talking about the price of gasoline and I was complaining that the US military expenditure for commerce protection (oil and shipping) is recouped by European countries in the form of a huge gas tax. So the largest "transfer of wealth" is that the US is subsidizing European fuel, while European governments charge that subsidy to their citizens. My optometrist said that when he was in Scotland recently, gasoline was $6 per LITRE.
That seems a bit high. But even using the $8/gallon figure we generally associate with European countries, that means that a car getting 50MPG is paying the same for fuel as an American getting 25.
They are going to fuck us over as long as we permit it. Exxon will gladly charge us $15 if we get cars that get 75mpg.
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I am highly dubious of this claim. I can't do audio at the moment, but I can find the Volkswagon UK site. One handy tool that they have on the site is the ability to sort cars by MPG. And look what you get:
One model with 78 MPG, and that's not a Passat. It's a Polo. If you've ever been in a Polo, you know that it's roughly the same size as a Smart. IOW, absolutely freaking tiny. And to achieve that 78MPG figure, you have to get VW's "Blue Motion" 1.2L diesel engine with a manual transmission. "Blue Motion" cars have been "designed to have a smaller impact on the environment," and presumably there is some sort of computer gadgetry that will cause this to happen, but it ads an additional £4500 to the pricetag, bringing the cost for the basic model that will get you the magical 78MPG figure £15,265, or $24,780. That's a lot, IMO, for a ludicrously anemic rattletrap that takes fourteen seconds to get to 60 MPH.
My guess is that the reason this car isn't sold here is because Volkswagon knows that no American would buy this car.Olde-style, states' rights conservative. Ask if this concept confuses you.
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I have been complaining for years that America does more than it's fair share of pollution control, but we don't get credit for it. The hysterical left, the party who is always complaining that "we have only 2% of the oil and use 20%" insists on the policy of self flagellation and punishment for our "sins".
"Addicted to oil!" they scream. Then they give Al Gore a 10 car police escort to the airport so that he can go to his next appointment in a private jet.
05-05-2012, 12:48 PMTall poppy syndrome (TPS) is a pejorative term primarily used in the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and other Anglosphere nations to describe a social phenomenon in which people of genuine merit are resented, attacked, cut down, or criticised because their talents or achievements elevate them above or distinguish them from their peers.Good men sleep peaceably in their beds at night because
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05-05-2012, 01:06 PMThe 21st century. The age of Smart phones and Stupid people.
It is said that branches draw their life from the vine. Each is separate yet all are one as they share one life giving stem . The Bible tells us we are called to a similar union in life, our lives with the life of God. We are incorporated into him; made sharers in his life. Apart from this union we can do nothing.
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It make me crazy, Z., absolutely crazy the way people connect two dots that are on different pages and get passed off as intelligent. The U.S. uses 20% of the world's annual oil production, and in so doing produces 25% of the world's GDP.
Those two figures are related.
The relationship between oil usage and oil possession are not relevant. If they were, Japan would be assigned zero usage, Saudia Arabia...lots.
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The Most Reverend Vincent Gerard Nichols officially become the 11th Archbishop of Westminster at around 12.15 pm after the reading aloud of Pope Benedict XVI's Apostolic Letter of Authority, or Papal Mandate, by Bishop John Arnold, Chancellor of the Diocese of Westminster, and the formula of Installation by the Provost of Westminster Cathedral, Canon Michael Brockie.
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What does it matter if Obama doesn't buddy up to his former colleagues?
He needs those relationships to advance his agenda in Congress. And the strained ties with legislators are emblematic of a broader problem for Obama rooted in his tendency to keep a tight inner circle.
"Instead of going out and talking to his enemies, making friends and schmoozing, or banging heads together with them or whatever, you can see that the man is diffident — deeply, deeply diffident about the kinds of politicking that are necessary to build consensus," says Nigel Nicholson, a professor at the London Business School who has written a book about leadership in which Obama is a frequent topic.
The president has been getting plenty of that kind of advice in recent weeks. Critics called for a sweeping shakeup of his White House inner circle. Even his allies called for someone — anyone — to be fired for the health care failures.
Obama has responded in his typically restrained fashion. No one has lost a job over the massive health care screw-up, though the White House hasn't ruled that out. And while the president is doing some minor shuffling in the West Wing, he's largely bringing in people he already knows.
To critics, the limited staff changes smack of a White House that doesn't fully understand the depths of its problems. But presidential friend Ron Kirk said they are indicative of Obama's "fairly dispassionate temperament," which allows him to hold steady in the face of adversity.
"He understands that overreacting to any one development in the moment is not the best way to achieve a long-term and stable objective," said Kirk, who served as U.S. trade representative in Obama's first term.
The president's agenda for his sixth year in office is a stark reminder of how little he accomplished in 2013.
Obama plans to make another run at immigration reform. He'll seek to increase the minimum wage and expand access to early childhood education, proposals he first outlined in his 2013 State of the Union address. And he'll look to implement key elements of the climate change speech he delivered earlier this year, many of which are stagnant.
Foreign policy could be an oasis for the struggling second-term president. With Russia's help, he turned his public indecision over attacking Syria into an unexpected agreement to strip President Bashar Assad of his chemical weapons, though the success of the effort won't be known for some time and the civil war in Syria rages on. Obama also authorized daring secret negotiations with Iran, resulting in an interim nuclear agreement. But even the president says the prospects of getting a final deal are only 50-50.
In a year-end news conference, the president optimistically predicted that 2014 would be "a breakthrough year for America."
But Obama's dismal standings in the polls suggest he can't count on a public groundswell to propel his agenda. The heady days of 2009 when aides boasted of Obama as "the best brand on earth" are long gone.
"We all wear thin with the American people after a while," says McCain, though he warns against counting out any president with three years left to govern — particularly this one.
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"Rock" is set in the Bourbon Room, a fictional club on the 1987 Sunset Strip similar to the "Whiskey a Go-Go." The story follows a young country girl who moves to Los Angeles to fulfill her dreams of becoming a star. Along the way she meets a diverse cast of characters, each on a different rung on the ladder to fame.
The opening for "Rock" was lower than two other recent musicals - "Hairspray" opened with $27.4 million in 2007 and "Mamma Mia!" debuted with $27.8 million in 2008. With a 42% score on RottenTomatoes.com, "Rock" did somewhat better than "Boy" in the review department, but audiences granted the film a tepid "B" CinemaScore. Despite the film's Herculean efforts to appeal to men, the audience nonetheless skewed female with 62%, and 74% were older than 25. Prospects for legs do not look encouraging for "Rock of Ages."
Sandler's R-rated "That's My Boy" locked out the family and younger audiences who have boosted his recent opening weekends.
Sandler's last film was the PG-rated "Jack and Jill" which was blasted by critics but still opened to a more than respectable $25 million, and before that "Just Go With It" - rated PG-13 – debuted with an even better $30.5 million. "That's My Boy" is ranked outside of Sandler's top 15 grossing films, behind the $16.1 million of November 2000's "Little Nicky." Of the debuts of 14 Sandler-starring films that opened in more than 3,000 theaters, "Boy" ranks at the bottom of the list in 14th place.
SNL recent retiree Andy Samberg and Leighton Meester also star in "Boy," which was directed by Sean Anders. The story is about a teen who fathers a child with his teacher and raises him as a single parent until his 18th birthday. After not seeing each other for years, the son's world comes crashing down when his Dad resurfaces just before his wedding, seeking to renew their relationship so that he can borrow money to avoid going to jail.
Reviewers gave the film a bleak 23% on the Tomatometer while moviegoers gave the picture a "B-" according to CinemaScore. The audience was slightly more male with 54% and younger, with 52% under the age of 25. None of the indicators look to boost interest in the film in the weeks ahead, so it's not likely to make back its roughly $70 million production budget any time soon.


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By Ed Pearson
It's hard to believe that there was a time when the Russians were not interested in tennis, but under the flag of the USSR it was only Olympic sports that were given sufficient funding to garner any realistic chance of success on a global scale.
There is a certain irony, then, that the Russians take on the Czech Republic in the Olympic Stadium in Moscow this weekend with a shot at winning their fifth Fed Cup title in just eight years.
And such is the strength in depth of women's tennis in Russia that captain Shamil Tarpischev has a staggering 12 players in the current Top 100, four of which are in the Top 20, that he can call upon.
After world No. 7 Vera Zvonareva was forced to withdraw from this weekend's final with a shoulder injury, Russia had the dilemma of choosing between Ekaterina Makarova (ranked No. 51) or Elena Vesnina (No. 57) as her replacement. No other country in the women's game has such a strong bench.
So why is it that tennis, and in particular women's tennis, is thriving in Russia? According to Tarpischev, one of the biggest factors in the development of the sport in this country was Boris Yeltsin.
The former Russian president appeared on television during his tenure at the top wearing shorts and a t-shirt and carrying a tennis racket and all of a sudden the sport was booming.
Thanks to the exposure that came with an endorsement from Yeltsin, more sponsors became interested in tennis, which inevitably led to better results and it's now that the Russians are reaping the rewards.
As for why the Russian women are outshining their male counterparts, Tarpischev has an answer for that too. He believes it's easier to coach girls because they react better and recover faster than men when faced with disappointment or difficulty in their careers.
He also puts the women's success down to the fact that the transition from juniors to seniors is simpler in the women's game and that it's easier to find a hitting partner for a woman than it is a man.
With a lifetime of tennis experience and four Fed Cup titles (not to mention two Davis Cup titles) to his name, it's hard not to think that Tarpischev knows exactly what he's talking about.
By Chris Archer
The world of tennis court testing is not one that many people are familiar with, but this is the world that the ITF's technical team inhabit, and two members of that team are in Moscow to carry out some analysis ahead of the Fed Cup Final.
First stop was at Moscow's recently opened Tennis Park, a 10-court facility which is one of a number of new tennis centres popping up around Russia's capital city. And on the agenda was an ITF Recognition Test on the courts that have just been laid.
The purpose of such a test is to assess the quality of the court manufacture and whether it reaches sufficient standards. The assessment has two parts: 1 Star measures the court dimensions and evenness; and 2 Star calculates the court speed. We await the results!
Attentions have now turned to the Olympic Stadium, the location of this weekend's Final. The testing here doesn't involve the court itself, but the HawkEye system that has been installed to assist the officials with their line calling.
The guys from HawkEye have been at the venue all week, putting in place 10 cameras at strategic positions around the court that determine whether the ball is in or out when it lands close to the line.
It's the job of the ITF's technical team to test the accuracy of the HawkEye system. This is done using a high speed camera, set up along one of the lines, and a canon that fires balls to land close to the line in question.
The footage is then analysed frame-by-frame and compared with that of HawkEye, thus establishing the system's precision. The test is then repeated 50 times at different spots around the court.
Tiring work, particularly when it needs to take place in the evenings when the practice sessions for the players are done and dusted. And because the testing is carried out before the tie gets under way, the team don't even get to stay and watch the action!
By Craig Gabriel
Larisa Savchenko was born in the Ukraine, played as a Latvian under USSR and now works with the Russian Fed Cup team as a coach. The delightful 45-year-old who collected 66 doubles titles and who had wins over the likes of Martina Navratilova, Gabriela Sabatini and Hana Mandlikova says she enjoys her life now as a mother of two, a boy and a girl but to some degree also misses her playing days.
"I prefer both times," she said smiling. "When I played on the tour it was a nice time and when I finished it was also a nice time but it took a little time to get used to not playing. It was a new life coming and I like it and I also like coaching. I love it."
She feels "it's not tough being a mama". Her philosophy on parenthood is to "understand your children and speak the same language". Of her two children she says her son is the naughty one, but that he has a great sense of humour.
"When he does something wrong he says 'it's a joke mum, it is my humour mum," she explained.
Asked if she had the choice if she would like to be playing in the present era or the past, she said without hesitation the past.
"Playing in the past was easier and it was fun, everyone was easy and close," Savchenko said.
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At its meeting Wednesday, Feb. 23 in Apalachicola, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) selected three sites for an anchoring and mooring pilot program. Two more will be chosen in April.
Following staff recommendations, Commissioners voted to select the cities of Sarasota and St. Petersburg and Monroe County as sites for the mooring field pilot program. A mooring field is a controlled area where boaters tie their vessels to a floating buoy, which is secured to the bottom of the waterway.
Under Florida statute, the FWC, in consultation with the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), must establish a pilot program regulating anchoring and mooring outside of marked public mooring fields.
"We hope the project promotes safe public access to Florida's waters, protects the marine environment and deters improperly stored, abandoned or derelict vessels," said Maj. Jack Daugherty, leader of the FWC's Boating and Waterways section.
By July 1, 2011, the FWC must have selected all locations for the pilot project. The requirements include two on the east coast of Florida, two on the west coast and one in Monroe County, so the remaining selections must be on the east coast.
The FWC staff began work on the program in October 2009, when it sent out letters of solicitation. Fourteen counties and municipalities responded with letters of intent to participate.
"Our staff worked with DEP to gather data to determine appropriate sites for the project," Daugherty said.
They analyzed geographic characteristics of the area, services provided at the mooring field sites, usage fees and the average number of boats inside and outside of the mooring fields.
At its December meeting, the Boating Advisory Council, which makes recommendations to the FWC and the Department of Community Affairs regarding issues affecting the boating public, advised FWC staff to move forward with the site recommendations on the west coast and in Monroe County.
Wednesday, staff presented recommendations to the Commission on those recommended sites on the west coast and in Monroe County. Commissioners approved FWC staff-recommended sites and a request for more time to collect and analyze more data regarding anchoring and mooring on the east coast.
FWC staff will present the data to the Boating Advisory Council in March for recommendations, and then return at the April Commission meeting with suggestions for the two remaining east coast pilot sites. The Commission also directed staff to work with the city of Stuart in an attempt to be added as a third pilot program site.
Please visit MyFWC.com/Boating or call the FWC's Boating and Waterways Section at 850-488-5600 for more information.