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The Catholic Gene has assembled a conclave of genealogists, bloggers, and research experts to present articles on anything related to the Roman Catholic faith and genealogy. Allow us to introduce ourselves:
Craig Manson was born in 1954 in St. Peter Parish, Jefferson City, Missouri, in the parish hospital (St. Mary's – first hospital in Jeff city). He grew up on military bases in Indiana, Germany, New Mexico, and California and always attended Mass at the base chapels. Craig was an altar boy from ages 7 through 15, and while he hated Midnight Mass at Christmas and sunrise Mass on Easter, he thought it was pretty cool to be called a "Knight of the Altar." At age 15, he involuntarily became a lector when attending Mass at the Presidio of Monterey, California. The priest asked for volunteers to lector – when no one else raised their hand, Craig's dad said to him "Son, get on up there!" Thus began 25 years as a lector at various parishes around the world. Though he never attended Catholic school, Craig attended catechism classes from age 6 to age 17. Craig graduated from the U.S. Air Force Academy in 1976. During his time there, church was mandatory for all cadets and he served four years on the Catholic Cadet Council. As an Air Force officer, Craig participated in liturgies in many parishes around the world. His "strangest place" to attend Mass was in the middle of a muddy field near Suwon, Korea and reminded him of M*A*S*H! Learn more about Craig and his family at GeneaBlogie, "an occasional journal chronicling the author's adventures in genealogy."
Denise Levenick was born under the care of the Sisters at Queen of Angels Hospital in Los Angeles, but raised in a family of Baptist missionaries and ministers. As a child, she harbored a secret jealousy of the 60-minute Mass and the many Holy Day holidays enjoyed by her neighborhood friends attending the local parish schools. A college tour of European cathedrals with her Catholic boyfriend introduced her to the beauties of the Catholic faith and inspired her first conversion from journalism major to Medieval Studies. Following marriage to the Catholic boy in the Catholic Church, and the birth and baptism of their first son, Denise privately prepared for her confirmation one Easter Season, much to the surprise of her spouse. Denise taught English and Journalism at local Catholic private schools for nearly twenty years and worships at St. Andrew Church in Pasadena where she is presently working on projects for the church's 125th Anniversary. Denise writes about preserving family history at The Family Curator, and prays for divine inspiration when she dons hat and veil to pen tales as Miss Penelope Dreadful for Shades of the Departed Magazine.
Donna Pointkouski attended sixteen years of Catholic schools in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – including attendance (sadly, not perfect attendance) at both a grade school and a college run solely by the good Sisters of the Holy Family of Nazareth. Her faith took root at Our Lady of Calvary parish in Northeast Philadelphia, where she spent many years as a lector, CCD teacher, and Eucharistic Minister. She often intercedes to St. Anthony for help in finding her lost and missing Polish and Bavarian ancestors. When not writing or speaking about genealogy, Donna works as a procurement executive for the federal government and once managed the program responsible for ecclesiastical supplies used by military chaplains of all faiths. Read more about Donna's genealogical adventures at her blog, What's Past is Prologue, which was named one of Family Tree Magazine's Top 40 Genealogy Blogs for 2010.
Jasia comes from a long line of Polish Catholics and has a Polish priest and Pol-Am sisters on her family tree. Although she didn't attend Catholic grade school, she had the pleasure of attending 8 years of weekly Catechism classes at her neighborhood parish. After graduating from college, she worked as a clinical therapist for Catholic Social Services for a number of years. She didn't save any souls while she was employed there but she did save some parents of teenagers a few headaches. More recently, Jasia created web sites for 3 Polish parishes in Detroit, Michigan. She is currently the webmaster for Sweetest Heart of Mary Church, and author of a blog and Facebook page for Assumption BVM Church. After all, the Pope encourages the use of technology for reaching out to the people. Go forth and blog! Amen.
Lisa A. Alzo was baptized into the Roman Catholic faith at Holy Trinity Church in Duquesne (now in West Mifflin), Pennsylvania. She attended Duquesne Catholic School for grades 1-8, and high school at Serra Catholic in McKeesport, PA. Lisa earned a Master of Fine Arts degree in nonfiction writing from the University of Pittsburgh and is a freelance writer, lecturer and instructor. An avid genealogist for more than 21 years, Lisa specializes in East European research (especially Slovakia), tracing female and immigrant ancestors and writing family history. Lisa credits her "Auntie" Sr. Mary Camilla Alzo, a nun with the Order of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, with sparking her interest in writing and researching her family's Slovak heritage. Lisa shares her adventures in genealogy and writing on her blog, The Accidental Genealogist.
In her search for genealogy thus far, Lisa (aka Smallest Leaf) has found unbroken lines of Catholic heritage within every branch of her family – Irish, Hungarian and Croatian. As a child, she was especially inspired by the faith of her Hungarian-American great-grandmother, a Third Order Franciscan. During Mass on First Communion day, Lisa remembers praying fervently for the row of kneeling First Communicants next to her to finish their prayers and get off of the kneeler – her foot was pinned underneath! Today Lisa is raising her own children – ages toddler to teen – in the beloved faith of her ancestors. She regularly finds herself seeking the intercession of new patron saints for her family's varied needs. (Anyone know the patron saint of intercontinental air travel with a toddler?) Using her pen name – "Smallest Leaf" – Lisa is the author of several blogs about the various cultural Catholic faith traditions within her family tree, about her family's ancestral parishes, and much more. You can find Lisa's articles for The Catholic Gene here.
Stephen Danko descends from a long line of Polish Roman Catholics. He grew up in the parish of St. Vincent de Paul in Albany, New York and attended school from K-12 at Vincentian Institute under the all-seeing eyes of the Sisters of Mercy and the Brothers of the Holy Cross. Steve did time as an altar boy between the ages of 8 and 13 where his favorite duty was that of thurifer, though he was more often relegated to the duty of boat boy. His most memorable moment on the altar was during a Novena on the evening of November 9, 1965 when the church plunged into total darkness during the Great Northeast Blackout, an event for which Steve still denys any culpability. These days, Steve can be found driving around the streets of San Francisco, praying for a parking space. He writes about his family history on Steve's Genealogy Blog.
Bernie Gracy is VP Business Development and Chief Technology Officer for a fortune 500 company and is very active in scouting. Happily married for 24 years he has four teenage children – three of them who are the same age. An avid field genealogist (when he has the time) he has lectured around the country on using geodemographic and other location based techniques to break down brick walls in research. Bernie is a member of Sacred Heart Church in Southbury, CT where he was baptized in 1963 and is currently a lector. In the early 1970s Bernie was an altar boy at what was then St. Colman's Church in Brockton, Massachusetts. It was there he learned that the congregation cued off of the movements of the altar boy and not the priest. Bernie enjoyed manipulating the congregation's standing, sitting, and kneeling until his father figured out what he was doing and put a stop to it!
Cecile Marie Agata Wendt Jensen (Ceil) carries the names of her Polish grandmothers—Cecelia Marie Wojtkowiak Przytulski and Agata Zdziebko Wendt. Ceil's life in the Catholic Church began with her baptism at Epiphany Parish on the Westside of Detroit, Michigan. She attended the parish grade school with her four siblings and eight cousins. The Sisters, Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, who staffed the school returned to the parish in late summer. Ceil would rush to help set up the classrooms for the coming year. She considered joining the convent until she understood the full concept of the "no-dating" clause. She spent her high school years at Immaculata wearing a scratchy scapular, a blue and white uniform and sensible shoes. For thirty years, she taught Art, Art History and Social Studies to public high school students — sans veil. Ceil's transition to professional genealogy began in the 1990s. She established the Polonica Americana Research Institute (PARI) in 2008 with a little help from her friends. Located on the historic campus of St. Mary's of Orchard Lake, it is a true Polish "nest". Father Timothy Whalen, Chancellor of the Orchard Lake Schools, calls PARI a lay ministry that engages researchers with their Catholic roots.
Julie Goucher has been researching her ancestry since 1986. She hails from originally from Surrey England, but now lives in the West Country with her husband and a rather enthusiastic Border Terrier called Alfie. Despite a career in Pharmacy Management, Julie has a degree in History, which is a real passion. Julie is half Italian and is a founder member of The Anglo Italian Family History Society, with a particular interest in post Second World War migration. As well as researching her ancestry, Julie loves reading and all things Victorian. Visit Julie's blog, Anglers Rest, to read more of her work!
Born at St. Joseph's Hospital in Burbank, California, Sheri Fenley descends from German Russian Catholics on her father's side and Irish Catholics on her mother's side. She can even trace her ancestry to those Catholics who were tossed out of Maryland and landed in Kentucky. Sheri attended Mary Immaculate School, where Sister Mary Anastasia was her guiding light, and she carries emergency holy water and rosary beads at all times. Sheri has an ancestral connection to the Sisters of Providence at St. Mary-of-the-Woods in Vigo County, Indiana and Saint Mother Theodore Guerin. Sheri thinks it's likely that her endless supply of "Get Out Of Hell Free" cards relates to the above mentioned spiritual connections. While genealogy bloggers everywhere call her The Educated Genealogist, here at The Catholic Gene we lovingly call her "Mother Superior".
Trent Hale is a postulant of the Order of Friars Minor Conventual (O.F.M. Conv.) and is currently studying social work and religious studies at Our Lady of the Lake University. Trent was baptized Catholic at Christ the Redeemer Parish in Houston, TX. While his immediate family was Catholic, the majority of his extended family–of English, Russian, Polish, and Native American ancestry–was Protestant. For this reason, Trent grew up in a very religiously pluralistic household, and he is very grateful for this today. After moving parishes, his family ended up at the vibrant parish, Prince of Peace Catholic Community in Houston. Trent quickly immersed himself in every ministry he could, and it was this that led him to discern a call to the religious life. Today Trent is studying with the Conventual Franciscan Friars and hopes to be a brother to all through vowed ministry and service.
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Teams will provide a performance to honor those being remembered during National Police Week at our nations capitol. They will provide a good natured competition between public service pipe bands to increase camaraderie and encourage pipe bands to perform quality and appropriate music while honoring fallen law enforcement officers. These performances are a tribute to the fallen peace officers, their families and to those law enforcement officers across our nation that will stand vigilant in protecting our communities tonight and every night.


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This week, at the PASS Summit, Microsoft unveiled its inevitable "big data" strategy. The world of big data is the new unchartered land in information management and the big vendors are jumping on board. "New economy" giants like eBay, twitter, FaceBook and Google are the early adopters - and many even built the big data tools that everything is based on.
It would be too easy to dismiss big data as a Valley-only phenomenon, and you shouldn't. Microsoft's information management tools serve perhaps the widest ranging set of clients anywhere. They've either made their move to "keep up with the Joneses" (Oracle had some big data announcements last week) or there must be some Global 2000 budgets in it. The industry will not thrive without some of the latter and that's what I'm betting on.
There's vast utility in unstructured and machine-generated data (somehow tweets count in this category) and many reasons, starting with monetary, why, once a company finds some use for it, they will choose a big data tool like Hadoop rather than a relational database management system to store the data. Yes, and even live with the tradeoffs of lack of ACID compliance, lack of transactions, lack of SQL (although this is eroding by the day), lack of schema sharing, the need to user-assemble (although this is also eroding) and node failures being a way of life. Indeed, the "secret sauce" of Hadoop is the distribution of data and node recovery failure - RAID-like, but less costly.
It's better to play with this "hippy developed" (as one skeptic referred to it as) Hadoop than ignore it at this point. That's what Microsoft has done. Microsoft is working to deploy Hadoop on Windows and cloud-based Azure. This could really work in Microsoft's big data land grab. It's a hedge against going too hard-core into the open-source world. It's comfortable Windows combined with Hadoop. For the many, many fence-sitters out there, this is good timing. Many want to trace movements of physical objects, trace web clicks and other Web 2.0 activity. They want to do this without sacrificing enterprise standards they are used to with products like Windows and its management toolset.
Development will occur with the Yahoo-legacy Hortonworks and will go into Apache. This announcement follows the development of the Sqoop-compatible Microsoft SQL Server Connector for Apache Hadoop.
A simultaneous Microsoft big data announcement was an ODBC Driver to Hive. Hive was developed by FaceBook to make the data access to Hadoop easier than MapReduce. Every day, FaceBook runs 150,000 jobs. Only 500 are MapReduce, the rest are HiveQL. HiveQL is SQL-like and, in some ways, actually exceeds SQL capabilities with complex types like associative arrays, lists and structure data types. And soon, it will have an ODBC driver from Microsoft.
The announcements didn't coincide with any showable development so apparently there's still some work involved before we will have substantially more information, but it's definitely worth watching as a milestone in the big data journey.
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Get on board the green machine! Green home computing means making the right technology choice for the environment, whether it be a Windows-based or Mac-based computer and all the peripherals. In addition, it means learning how to properly and safely dispose of those items and how to use your computer to create a greener life at home and at work.
Computer expert Woody Leonhard and green living guru Katherine Murray introduce you to the many green products that exist in the world of technology, including eco-friendly desktops, laptops, and servers; energy-efficient peripherals; and the numerous Web sites that offer advice on how to go green in nearly every aspect of your life.Bestselling author Woody Leonhard and green living guru Katherine Murray show you how to make your computer more eco-friendly Discusses buying a green computer and choosing eco-friendly peripherals Discover ways to manage your power with software and servers Provides helpful explanations that decipher how to understand your computer's power consumption
With this invaluable insight, you'll discover that it actually is easy being green!


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How to Make a 4-Strand Hair Braid
This hair style is not very difficult as it may look. It only requires a bit more concentration and a little of practice – and your hair will be securely arranged into beautiful braids that will bring something new to the look and your feelings in general
Once you have got the hang of it, you can braid with any even number of strands. The only limitation would be how fast your fingers can plait.
Step 1. Arrange your hair into a pony tail.
Step 2. Divide your pony into four strands with two strands on top and two below. Do not make four strands side by side. As you braid, hold the right strands (top and bottom) in your right hand and the left strands (top and bottom) in your left hand. I pass the strands between my middle to pinky fingers and then use my index finger and thumb to put the strands back and forth as I braid.
Step 3. Now you will need to take the top right strand over the top left strand, and take the bottom right strand over the bottom left strand and pull really firm. This will be the base of your braid. The rest of the braid can be done not so firmly.
Step 4. Now switch the positions of the top left strand with the bottom right strand passing the top strand behind the bottom strand. The crossing must be beneath and between the original top right and bottom left strands. The original top left strand becomes now the new bottom right strand and the original bottom right strand becomes the new top left strand.
Step 5. It's time to switch the positions of the top right strand with the bottom left strand passing the top strand behind the bottom strand. The crossing must be held beneath and between the new top right and bottom left strands. The original top right strand becomes the new bottom left strand and the original bottom left strand becomes the new top right strand.
Step 6. Repeat steps 4 and 5 and tie off when the braid is done.
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startive necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 188 diseños de 71 diseñadores freelance.
Files.com is a pre-launch online file sharing site - so far we have a great name but we need a great logo to go along with it. We've launched other successful sites that have become hugely popular we're planning for the same here but we need your help making our brand "pop" and stick in people's memory. We have less than 15 seconds to make an impression and the logo is an incredibly important piece. Up for the challenge?
Just about anyone who has run into the limitations of sending files via email. Mostly though our audience will be tech savvy individuals that regularly communicate via email and utilize it to transfer (large) files to clients, business partners, colleagues, friends & family.
This logo needs to quickly instill trust and professionalism (would you trust you private files to a backyard operation?) while also having a soft consumer edge so people know it's going to be an easy process and don't get frightened off become giving it a go.
You logo should stand out and be unique & memorable, it needs to work across different formats; primarily the main website, but also small screen-size iPhone/mobile devices and small format favicon.ico & right-click context menu representations. i.e. the logo needs to scale well and still be unique and recognizable when it's shrunk.
There are many common themes you can pull in with "file sharing", please try and make something relevant (i.e. a user should be able to look just at the logo and know what the site is about), but please make something unique and don't just go with the flying-folder (a.k.a windows copy animation) type logo.
The brand "FILES.COM" can be represented in any typeface, with any font size, and any character case - but it needs to include the entire domain 'files.com'. e.g. "files.com", "FILES.com", "Files.com", "FILES.COM" are all acceptable - choose the one that works best with your design. The ".com" can be on a separate line, or separated from "Files" if that is more suitable.
Please only include a single version of each variant (not the same logo just in different colors). If we think it will look better in another color we'll provide that feedback. Our preference is towards blue or green for the logo but feel free to suggest.
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News Release 2012-21 | February 10, 2012
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency Hosts Workshops in New Jersey
WASHINGTON—The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency will host workshops for directors of nationally chartered community banks and federal savings associations in New Brunswick, New Jersey, at the Hyatt Regency New Brunswick, March 27-28, 2012.
The workshops provide practical information that expands bank directors' skills and understanding of issues facing their banks. The workshops cover risk assessment ("Directors: Where is the Risk in Your Bank") on March27, and compliance risk ("Compliance Risk: What Directors Need To Know") on March 28.
Workshops will be held on consecutive days and cost $99 each. Individuals may register for one or both of the workshops. Attendees receive pre-course reading and course materials, an OCC telephone seminar CD, a director's toolkit, other supervisory material, and a lunch. Workshops are limited to the first 35 registrants and are geared primarily to outside directors of national community banks and federal savings associations with assets of less than $5 billion. Management directors may also find the workshops beneficial.
For information or to register online, visit https://www.occ.gov/about/who-we-are/occ-for-you/bankers/bankers-education/directors-workshop-schedule.html or call (240) 485-1700.
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'"It was a hard practice, and if things go as they have so far, I'm not seeing any problems with me playing Wednesday," said Kotalik. "We just did a lot of work to know how the knee would react in a full practice. We've been doing a lot of battling things in practice today and I felt pretty good. I felt strong and that's what I need to do to be able to come back on the ice."'
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The Second City's holiday stocking hanging at the Kirk Douglas is a partly improvised, mostly scripted takeoff on "A Christmas Carol" designed, as the title has it, to "Twist Your Dickens." The kidded narrative is interspersed with yule-based sketches, offering Santa an easy accounting task: The stuff involving Ebenezer Scrooge (a crisp, droll Ron West), Tiny Tim (lovely Jean Villepique) et al is a treat, while the extra material mostly merits lumps of coal.
Spoofing "A Christmas Carol" is never going to seem totally fresh, let's face it. But TV vets Peter Gwinn and Bobby Mort get a lot of mileage drawing parallels between Scrooge and today's Wall Street wolves, and quibbling with Dickens' narrative choplogic: Why, they wonder, does Jacob Marley predict Scrooge will be visited by three spirits, when he himself is clearly the first of four? And come to think of it, why is Nephew Fred laughing all the time? Dan Castellaneta shines in both roles, also popping in periodically as George Bailey from "It's a Wonderful Life."
In the tastiest sequence by far, the Ghost of Christmas Past, a genial stoner dude courtesy Frank Caeti, shows Scrooge one household on the morning of Dec. 25 in three different decades shouted out by the crowd. ("Let me capture this moment!" says mom to the kids. In the 1960s she takes a Polaroid; in the 1920s she just stares at them.) Throughout the evening the troupe neatly integrates the audience's written submissions of "the meanest thing you ever did," which on opening night included "spanking my dog" and "yelling at my Spanish teacher." True, those aren't so mean, but these pros know how to twist even the lamest volunteered idea into gales of amusement.
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Would that the same Christmas miracle were visited on the other holiday-themed comedy. The first sketch, in which a woman complains her beau purchased an expensive antique ring instead of something from Kay or Zales, is dismal and goes on forever. So much for leading with one's A material. Two Victorian lawyers' infomercial, and a meeting of the Dickens Orphans Union, fare little better.
Larry Joe Campbell picks things up when he swings into a recording studio as Rat Pack-style crooner Gino Santini, heedlessly mangling the lyrics of seasonal favorites, but that comes late in act two. Early in act two, a celebrity guest (actor Tom Everett Scott on the first night) drops by, a nice gimmick. Tech credits are all pro.


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The Village of Villa Stanazzo
The village of Villa Stanazzo belongs to the municipality of Lanciano, in the province of Chieti, region Abruzzo.
>>>COVID-19<<< Data about spreading of Covid-19 in Villa Stanazzo are not yet available.
For the province of Chieti, to whom Villa Stanazzo belongs, on 2020-05-25 are reported 818 cases. In the previos day there were 818 cases, thus having a variation of 0 cases, i.e. 0.00% with reference to the number of cases reported in the previous day.
Please follow this link for updated information on Covid-19 including new cases and percentage changes for the whole of Italy, regions and individual provinces
The village of Villa Stanazzo is 4 kilometers far from the same town of Lanciano to whom it belongs.
To the municipality of Lanciano also belong the localities of Buongarzone (3,47 km), Camicie (4 km), Campitelli (8,14 km), Candelori (3,00 km), Carrieri (5,53 km), Case sparse (-- km), Cerratina (-- km), Colle Campitelli (9 km), Colle Pizzuto (3 km), Contrada Collepizzuto (3,00 km), Contrada Iconicella (2,81 km), Contrada Marcianese (2,61 km), Contrada Nasuti (2,71 km), Contrada Re di Coppe (3,31 km), Contrada Rizzacorno (7,18 km), Contrada Rizzacorno I (6,62 km), Contrada San Iorio (1,71 km), Contrada Sant'Amato (2,46 km), Contrada Torre Marino (2,80 km), Contrada Villa Elce (5,26 km), Contrada Villa Pasquini (6,64 km), Costa di Chieti (7 km), Follani (3 km), Fontanelle (9 km), Fonte Barile (2,16 km), Gaeta (2 km), Giammarino (2,56 km), Gnemme (3,49 km), Iconicella (3 km), Madonna del Carmine (6 km), Marcianese (3 km), Martelli (3,23 km), Nasuti (5 km), Paolucci (5,73 km), Pasquini (5,44 km), Picchiatelli (2,94 km), Re di Coppe (3 km), Rizzacorno (4,92 km), Rotelle (2,40 km), Sabbioni (1 km), San Iorio (3 km), Sant'Amato (6 km), Sant'Amato - Nasuti (3,80 km), Sant'Egidio (1 km), Sant'Onofrio (9 km), Santa Croce (1 km), Santa Giusta (3 km), Santa Liberata (2 km), Santa Maria dei Mesi (2 km), Santa Maria dei Mesi I (1,75 km), Serre (7 km), Serroni (4 km), Spaccarelli (7 km), Spoltore (3,94 km), Torre Marino (5 km), Torre Marino II (3,93 km), Torre Sansone (4 km), Villa Andreoli (3 km), Villa Carminello (4 km), Villa Elce (6 km), Villa Martelli (4 km), Villa Pasquini (7 km).
The number in parentheses following each village name indicate the distance between the same village and the municipality of Lanciano.
Please notice that in what follows no statistic nor population data are available at the moment: the same are available for the Italian places having al least the status of municipalities ad for most of the villages too.
The distribution of the most commun family names is equally unavailable.
Please find in what follows:
- The banks in Villa Stanazzo, when available.
- The parishes in Villa Stanazzo, when available.
- The pharmacies in Villa Stanazzo, when available.
- Weather and weather forecast for the municipality of Lanciano, to whom Villa Stanazzo belongs.
- Hotels in Villa Stanazzo and its surroundings.
- Free ads in Villa Stanazzo and in its province and region too.
- Map and road map of Villa Stanazzo.
- A selection of videos about Villa Stanazzo.
In the hamlet of Villa Stanazzo there is no bank.
Please look at the closest banks in the town of Lanciano, to whom Villa Stanazzo belongs.
There is no pharmacy in the hamlet of Villa Stanazzo.
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The parishes in Villa Stanazzo
There are no parishes in Villa Stanazzo.
Please look at the closest parishes in the town of Lanciano, to whom Villa Stanazzo belongs.
Where to stay in Villa Stanazzo and its neighborhoods
Hotels, Resorts, B&B in Villa Stanazzo and its neighborhoods.
You can arrange the results by number of stars, by popularity, by distance or even by the guest review score choosing among young couples, mature couples, families with young children, families with older children, people withfriends, or solo travellers.
Free ads in Villa Stanazzo
Most recent free ads in Villa Stanazzo, municipality of Lanciano, province of Chieti, Abruzzo region, updated at 20:42:32, 25 May 2020. Place your free ad on Villa Stanazzo: no registration needed. Place your free ad.
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Map and road map of Villa Stanazzo
Look at the interactive map of Villa Stanazzo and get the road maps, the satellite maps and the mixed ones too. Interactive maps of Villa Stanazzo also allow an immediate view of: bar,restaurants,pubs,pizzerias,dancing,night clubs,banks,jewellers,beauty centers,hair stylists,supermarkets,pharmacies.
Just fill in the free text search box placed on top of the map with any of previous categories and then press enter.
Please feel free to use the same free text search box placed on top of the map to find any kind of business activities you're interested into.
Videos about Villa Stanazzo Lanciano, Chieti, Abruzzo
Several videos about Villa Stanazzo, Lanciano, Chieti, Abruzzo.
A first video is shown: clicking on the PLAY button the video will start.
Inside the video window there are several commands and a Playlist button: .
Press the Playlist button to access the complete listing of the available videos, along with their titles. It will suffice to scroll through the list using the cursor to select any of the videos.
Once the video started you can use the and buttons to scroll through the videos. Each video can be displayed in full screen.


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More than $1 million that could have gone toward protecting Stockton from future floods will instead be spent proving that levees strengthened as recently as the late 1990s remain structurally sound.
More than $1 million that could have gone toward protecting Stockton from future floods will instead be spent proving that levees strengthened as recently as the late 1990s remain structurally sound.
The San Joaquin Area Flood Control Agency argues the levees are fine. But the agency had little choice in deciding this week to spend the public money.
Federal regulations have changed, and failure to act could eventually have triggered mandatory flood insurance for 400,000 Stockton residents.
"The law is the law," said Larry Ruhstaller, a San Joaquin County supervisor who sits on the flood agency's board of directors. "It's all reflective of Hurricane Katrina and other huge natural disasters like (Superstorm) Sandy. ... They have passed those laws, and we're going to have to live with them."
This story really starts in the 1990s, when it became apparent that much of Stockton was going to be mapped into a high-risk flood zone by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Most homeowners would have been required to buy flood insurance.
To avoid this, residents agreed to form an assessment district to pay to improve about 55 miles of levees on the Bear Creek and Calaveras River systems. The state and federal governments would pay for the bulk of the $70 million project, although today the feds still owe millions in reimbursements.
The work was finished in 1998, and the levees were certified by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers in 2000. Local flood officials thought they could move on to other priorities.
Three years ago, however, the Corps announced that certifications it issued for projects across the country would now expire after 10 years. That means San Joaquin must recertify its project from the '90s or risk an insurance mandate from FEMA.
This time the levees will be evaluated by a private firm, rather than the Corps, said Jim Giottonini, the San Joaquin flood agency's executive director. That will avoid a similar hurdle another 10 years down the road.
Giottonini called the need to recertify a "distraction." His agency is trying to plan to meet more rigorous flood protection standards in the future, but now it must look to the past and once again review levees it believes to be solid.
"Nobody has said anything bad about these levees," he said.
Maintenance problems identified by the Corps in recent years have been resolved, he said.
For the flood agency, $1.1 million is a big deal. It's almost as much as the agency's annual operating budget. And it will shrink the agency's bank account by close to 10 percent, reducing the amount of money available for future flood-control projects.
Chris Gray, a Corps spokesman, said his agency and FEMA "want to make sure levee certifications are based on the latest and best available information about levee conditions."
Thus, the provision allowing certifications to last only one decade.
"A lot can change in 10 years," Gray said.
Asked if the effort to recertify the levees would satisfy FEMA, keeping most of Stockton out of the high-risk flood zone, Giottonini said he was "confident" but added that nothing was certain.
Contact reporter Alex Breitler at (209) 546-8295 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/breitlerblog.


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While everyone is focusing on the World Cup, another big event being hosted by Germany is tragically being ignored: The European Chessboxing Championships. The only board game which requires talcum and a cut man begins on April 21 in Cologne with two fights; the first between German middleweights Stefan Dittrich and Jan Mielke. Then the main event, with 'Anti Terror' Frank Stoldt from Berlin vs. Zoran 'The Priest' Mijatovic from Pulla, Croatia. That last nickname is either terrifying or very sad, we haven't decided which. The winner will qualify for the world championship fight, which will take place by the end of 2006.
Oh, and don't forget that the World Foosball World Cup is coming up May 22-26 in Hamburg, Germany. Yeah, as if you didn't know.
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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) - The deadline is looming for Virginians to register to vote in the Nov. 5 election.
The Virginia State Board of Elections is reminding voters that the registration deadline is Tuesday. The board says residents are encouraged to check their registration status and polling place on the board's website at www.vote.virginia.org , or by calling their local registrar's office.
Voter registration applications sent by mail must be postmarked by Tuesday. Applications are available at the local registrars' offices, the Department of Motor Vehicles or on the board's website.
Virginia voters will decide statewide races for governor, attorney general and lieutenant governor.


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The San Andreas Police Department (SAPD) is the State police and main law enforcement agency servicing the state of San Andreas in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. The SAPD covers a wide range of lower-ranking law enforcement arms in San Andreas, and presides over various jurisdictions in the state.
The SAPD is broken up into five sub-departments, with different areas to patrol:
- Los Santos Police Department
- San Fierro Police Department
- Las Venturas Police Department
- Country/Desert Police
- Police Bikers (Highway Patrol)
In Los Santos and San Fierro, the officers have black uniforms. In Las Venturas, the officers wear a tan/beige coloured uniform, as in Las Vegas. Biker police of the SAPD also patrol the state, however they usually stay in the cities. They wear black biker jackets and a white helmet. Different police units in the rural areas of Red County, Flint County, Bone County, Tierra Robada, and Whetstone wear cowboy hats, black shirts and cream-coloured pants.
Each city has a separate version of the Police Car, marked with the individual city's abbreviation (eg LSPD, SFPD, LVPD). The San Andreas Police Department itself patrol using HPV-1000 police bikes. Rural areas drive a Police Ranger (based on a Rancher). There is also the Enforcer van for armed officers, Police Maverick helicopter and Predator police boat.
Police stations
There are three main police stations - one in each city. Each of these has an alarmed garage containing police vehicles from that city. The police station in Las Venturas, Los Santos and Dillimore is only enterable, and contains officers, police lockers, cells and some weapons.
There are also a number of small police stations in rural villages.
Wanted levels
- For information about how the SAPD pursue the player, see Wanted Level in 3D Universe.
- One star
At one star the police aren't lethal, they will try to arrest you but won't shoot to kill. Getting away from them is the best thing to do as they will chase you but won't put out that much effort. Unlike in the two previous games, they will shoot at you but only if you hold a firearm. Hiding for a little bit is the best solution as they will stop chasing.
- Two stars
At two stars the police will try harder to bring you down. Police will become more aggressive and the coast guard will be placed in the waters for extra help, and will shoot at you regardless. You will get this wanted level from committing a more serious crime than just one for one star, like blowing up a car, or attacking an officer, with a melee weapon. The worst weapon here will be the pistol, and or nightstick.
- Three stars
When three stars are attained the police will start to use the shotgun and set up roadblocks with police cars and officers behind them . Also police helicopters will start to follow you, and will shoot at you if you wait long enough or attack them. But if you go to the Police Department Parking you will gain a 3 star wanted level, first the police will try to fight you without calling for backup, but you should kill them before they say: "Officer, I need Backup." Otherwise, you will get a 3 star wanted level.
- Four stars
When a fourth star is gained the player will encounter SWAT teams. SWAT members wear armour and will attack the player with Micro SMGs this can be hazardous since they almost never miss.The roadblocks will have Enforcers blocking the roads and the SWAT teams will make quick work of your car, making it quite hard to get through them as the trucks are to heavy to ram through with a light vehicle. The police Helicopter will shoot at the player more often and there will be more than one, also in addition the News Chopper will fly with it and Hydras will fight the player if he/she is in a plane or helicopter.
- Five stars
When you get five stars the FBI will start to arrive in FBI Ranchers with SMGs. They're also very aggressive since they charge at you quite fast and are armed with MP5s meaning they are dangerous in groups. You can get a five star by flying or entering Military bases such as the Area 69 and the Easter Basin Naval Station.
Note:' The FBI may be more aggressive and better armed than the SWAT, but their blockades are are not so heavy' and can be crashed easily, albeit better armed officers.
- Six stars
Gaining a six star wanted level will cause the National Guard to get involved. Their vehicles are Rhino tanks and Barracks OL trucks with soldiers who are armed with M4's. The police will still attack with with plenty of police officers and helicopters, and the sea would be filled with police boats.
- When you reach a 4 wanted level, a Hydra would be recommended for flight if you plan on flying from locations, since the enemy Hydras do launch missiles at you and that the Hydra has countermeasures (i.e. Flares), so they deflect them.
- At the fifth level don't drive a vehicle that is prone to toppling over or driving on harsh land, since the FBI Ranchers tend to be aggressive.


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africa10 necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 396 diseños de 74 diseñadores freelance.
Africa10 is a film + music + sport project executive produced by will.i.am that celebrates the arrival of the first World Cup to be hosted on African soil. This summer, we are unveiling our documentary film, music events, and outreach events. ONETR1BE is our apparel initiative that fuses charitable outreach, fashion, and lifestyle into a fashion-forward casual apparel brand. With our one for one approach, we give away one apparel item for every apparel item we sell, so that our decisions as consumers can positively impact the lives of those around us.
ONETR1BE (please NOTE the spelling with Number 1 instead of "i") is an affiliate brand of Africa10, and will continue to sponsor future projects, initiatives, films, and music events.
Today, we are exploring the possibilty of establishing ONETR1BE as the "parent" brand to A10, much like how LEVI'S is the parent brand to 501 Jeans (here in the USA).
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We're interested in making apparel that has a message. We're less about performance products, and more about lifestyle products. I.e. a shirt that you can play pick-up ball with and then roll into the club. We want our apparel to reflect our media projects -- everything has a message, start a conversation, and to reflect its message in the process, materials, and economic impact. As our executive producer will.i.am says "it's not about charity, it's about opportunity."
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One of the most sensational cases that Dr. C. B. Gopalakrishna investigated from the Forensic Science angle was the history-making Alavandar murder case. Even though more than half century has passed since the murder and its trial that shook South India, it is still being talked about and discussed as excitedly as it was 50-plus years ago. This writer wrote a TV serial based on this case in Tamil, which was produced by the Dhina Thanthi Group-owned TV Division, and telecast over Doordarshan some years ago. The serial turned out to be a major success.
by Randor Guy
The noted Madras morning daily, The Hindu, carried a short news item one morning during August 1952. It had a sensational headline that caught the reader's attention at once. "CITY BUSINESSMAN MISSING!"
A complaint had been made at the Law College police station in Esplanade, Madras that a person named Alavandar was missing, and his whereabouts were unknown. The complainant was a well-known businessman of the city, a big dealer in fountain pens and the owner of the noted firm Gem & Company, M. C. Cunnan Chetty.
Who was Alavandar? A man in his early 40s, during World War II he had worked as sub-divisional officer at the Army Headquarters at Avadi near Madras. He belonged to the Hindu Vysya community to which M.C. Cunnan also belonged. Known as "Komati Chettis," the Telugu-speaking members of this community are traditionally businessmen and many of them wealthy. But Alavandar was not. After his discharge from the British Indian Army service he looked around for a living and chose to have a small business of his own. Plastic goods.
The age of plastics dawned in India, soon after the World War II and caught the fancy the Indian consumer. The articles were colorful, light, and not so expensive. Plastic articles became the fashion of the day and Alavandar thought that it was a good line of business. His fellow Vysya, Cunnan Chetty, kindly gave him a small space in the frontage of his pen company for him to display the goods and conduct his business. Gem & Company drew many customers and it seemed a fine venue of business for the novelty of the day.
Alavandar also had another line of business. Selling saris on installments. The installment business was something new in Madras during that period. With its easy terms of payments and possession of the goods it found ready acceptance and took firm roots. Though some criticized it as "buying on the never-never," it found its place in the economy of the country and the world too. (According to law goods bought on the installment plan never really belonged to the user until and unless the last installment was paid. Until then the lessor was the legal owner and he had right to seize the property at any time for default in payment. That was why it was called buying on the "never-never" system of purchase because the article never legally belonged to one until the end.)
Alavandar the Playboy and Opium Addict
Although Alavandar had a wife and two children, his interest in other women never abated even with passing years. He believed himself to be a stud and sex athlete and he had undergone circumcision. (There is a mistaken unscientific belief that circumcision improves the amatory prowess of a male. Medically it is incorrect. Alavandar's circumcision played a minor but significant role in the murder baffling men of Forensic Science and cops. An interesting sidelight in a grim case of murder.)
Alavandar was also an opium addict. Again, there is a belief that opium is an aphrodisiac. But according to medical science there is no known aphrodisiac. As they say it is all in the mind. However according to his doctor, Alavandar took opium to relieve him of the frequent attacks of asthma. Perhaps the truth lies somewhere in between.
Mrs. Alavandar waited for her husband at home and as he did not return even after daybreak she went to Gem & Company and made enquiries. The pen company staff told her that her husband had gone to meet a friend in Royapuram and he did not return to the shop afterwards. (Royapuram is a seaside area of Madras City and for a long time it had a high Christian population. Indeed the name is derived from Saint Peter who is known as "Royappa" in Indian languages like Tamil. )
Alavandar and Devaki
Whom did he go to meet? A woman. Her name was Devaki.
Devaki, a native of the Kerala State on the West Coast of India, was an attractive young woman. College-educated, she lived in Madras and involved herself in social service. During one of her visits to the pen company she had met Alavandar and the two became friends. Soon they were having a red -hot affair. To the plastic-dealer playboy she was just one more point on his scoreboard. (A close friend of Alavandar told this writer that he often boasted that he had gone to bed with 400-plus women of all communities in India.)
Alavandar went into the sale of saris on installments mainly to get close to women. His customers were mostly nurses, students staying in hostels, spinsters, working women, vain housewives, and such. When his clients failed to pay the installments he insisted on payment in kind and found many were willing to agree to his terms. He took his women to a lodge on Broadway close to his place of work. Invariably he registered under a fake name and address.
Alvandar always dressed well and was rarely seen without a necktie or bowtie. He used perfume liberally and every time he took a woman out for a cup of coffee he doused himself all over. He was a regular visitor at the YMCA, Esplanade, opposite the Madras High Court. (Here, this writer, then a student and a member of the YMCA, had seen him. He had a smile and a wave for everyone whether he knew him or not. He was then living in Nattu Pillaiyar Koil Street, George Town, a crowded area of street houses.
Meanwhile back at Madras…. another newspaper headline hit the city with a loud thud sending waves of shock and terror among the citizens. Madras, at least during 1950s, was a quiet city and life rolled along at a placid pace. Indeed the city was still small townish it its attitudes and social mores and modes of life and living.
A Bad Odor Aboard the Train
The Indo-Ceylon Express train which left the Egmore Railway Station at Madras the previous night steamed into the Manamadurai junction down south on its way to Dhanushkodi on the Bay of Bengal. (The Indo -Ceylon Express, also known as the Boat Mail, ran from Madras to Dhanushkodi and provided direct link to passengers taking the boat to Ceylon. Hence the name. In that era there was considerable traffic between India and Ceylon (now Sri Lanka). Later the name of the train was changed to Rameswaram Express. Dhanushkodi was almost totally washed out during a storm in 1950s. Rameswaram is a sacred island town associated with Lord Rama)
During the leg to Manamadurai, passengers aboard the train complained about a bad odor coming from under a seat; a steel trunk seemed to be the source of the stink. Also noticed were stains of some foul-smelling fluid that had oozed out of the metal box. The box had no claimants. At last a complaint was made to the railway police and the compartment was detained at Manamadurai. The local cops took out the box which was opened in the presence of independent witnesses. The contents shocked even the small town cops.
The steel box contained a decapitated human nude male corpse. It had green socks on the feet and its penis was circumcised. There was also a thick thread round its waist. The Manamadurai cops sent the corpse to the district headquarters at Madurai for the autopsy or post-mortem. (Manamadurai was then part of the Ramnad district with its headquarters at the famed temple city, Madurai. Indeed Madurai was the principal town for two districts, Madurai and Ramnad (now Ramanathapuram). The two sets of courts functioned at the historic Thirumalai Nayak Palace. (In recent years districts in Tamil Nadu and elsewhere have been divided and sub-divided mainly due to political considerations and as vote-catching devices.)
The autopsy was performed at the Erskine Hospital by District Medical Officer Dr. Krishnaswami, a radiologist. He took X-rays and worked on the corpse and submitted his report. Unfortunately his conclusions were not quite right. He opined that the corpse belonged to a male of 25 years of age. Normally the fusion of two bones at the lower back takes place at that age and hence he thought along those lines in arriving at the age of the corpse. This discrepancy was later cleared at the second post-mortem done at Madras.
There were other wrong conclusions arrived at by the small town cops. The circumcision and the presence of green socks on the corpse's feet misled them to think that it belonged to a Muslim male. Muslim males, like Jews, are obligated under their religion to undergo circumcision. It is done at a very young age as a religious ritual called "sunnat." Green is the favorite color of Muslims. Both conclusions however proved to be wrong.
The body had around the waist a thick thread. It was usually worn by Hindus males in the bygone days. It was intended to hold the loin-cloth in its place. This custom has almost vanished today. One wonders how the cops overlooked the presence of the thread and decided that the corpse was that of a Muslim.
Meanwhile back at Madras, Alavandar's wife had called on Devaki's house on Cemetery Road in Royapuram. When she knocked on the door, Prabhakara Menon, Devaki's husband, answered her. He told her that her husband never came to his house and he had not seen him. It was only then she requested Cunnan Chetty to go to the police. In acting on the complaint a police officer attached to the Esplanade Police station bicycled to Royapuram where a surprise awaited him: There was a lock on Devaki's door.
He made enquiries and found that the couple had left for Bombay (now Mumbai). Somewhat intrigued by this disturbing information, the policeman cycled his way back. In Royapuram, the road takes a curve close to the sea and while he was riding on that stretch of the road a curious sight attracted his attention.
He saw a packet bobbing on the sea being pushed by the rising sea waves towards the sandy shore. His curiosity fully lit, the cop went up to the sands and picked up the package wrapped in a brown shirt. The cop was astonished when he saw what was inside. A human head. (This shirt was later identified as Alvandar's.)
The head had been obviously buried in a shallow pit in the sea and the tide had brought it up and washed it ashore. If a crime writer had written it in his novel it would have been dismissed as fanciful fiction but it was all true.
The discovery of the head made headline news in the press and the city sat up with alarm. The severed head was sent to the Madras Medical College Forensic Department for analysis. Dr. C.B. Gopalakrishna, then the assistant professor of Forensic Medicine, performed the post-mortem. Meanwhile the headless corpse at Madurai was also brought to Madras and handed over to Dr. CBG.
Dr. C.B. Gopalakrishna was one of the authorities in Forensic Medicine in India and he had been hailed as "Sir Bernard Spilsbury of India." Sir Bernard is a legendary figure in the forensic science world. An Englishman, his evidence in many cases had sent the guilty to meet their fate in courts. A similar role in India was played by Dr. Gopalakrishna. He underwent training in England under the renowned pathologist and authority on Forensic Medicine, Sydney Smith (of the best-selling book Mostly Murder fame). Dr. Gopalakrishna was one of the favorite students of Dr. Smith.
Dr. Gopalakrishna worked as the Police Surgeon, Madras for many years and was the consultant for many states in India and also the Indian Army. His services were in heavy demand from all over the country for many years. His evidence in courts sent the guilty to prison and saved the innocent from being wrongly punished. Many universities claimed his time and talent to be the examiner in the oral tests and written examinations in Forensic Medicine. He had performed over 8,000 autopsies during his long and distinguished career and had given evidence in many sensational and important cases around the country.
Dr. Gopalakrishna set to work on the corpse and head. The head was slightly decomposed and revealed a deep cut, the apparent result of an attack with a sharp weapon like a knife. The head had been severed at the cervical vertebra. A bone had been cut obliquely and a piece was missing. Two teeth had peculiar formation, over-riding one on another. The right ear-lobe was pierced in two places while the left had only one. Mrs. Alavandar visited the mortuary and identified the head as that of her husband's. Besides she identified the teeth too as her husband's.
The examination of the corpse revealed that the person was between 42 and 45. (Alavandar was 42.)
When the head and trunk were placed together, the two parts fitted perfectly. Thus Dr. Gopalakrishna came to the inescapable conclusion that they were of the same body. However he wished to prove that the body was Alvandar's beyond all doubt. The records at the Avadi Army Headquarters gave the final answer: Fingerprints. The army records had the dead man's fingerprints and the two sets matched. No doubt, the body was Alvandar's.
The noted forensic expert also found opium in the stomach. It meant that he had taken the stimulant some hours before he met his death. It raised many interesting questions.
The Gem & Company staff told the police that Alavandar left the shop around noon soon after Devaki came and met with him. Did he take the opium at that unusual hour as an aphrodisiac? Did he go in an auto-rickshaw to Royapuram at that hour to have sex with her? Medical evidence proved that Devaki was then pregnant. If then why did she not tell her lover about her condition? Did she lure him not to have sex but to do away with him? Was there a conspiracy between her and the husband Prabhakara Menon to murder the Chetty Casanova?
The police went round meeting with neighbors of Devaki and Menon. Many had seen Alavandar going up the steps and knocking on the door. But nobody saw him going out of the house. Obviously he was a familiar figure in that neighborhood because of his frequent visits to the house. Now he was missing. His body had been found cut into two. The couple, Devaki and Menon, had vanished from Madras and gone away to Bombay. The city cops put two and two together.
The Arrest of the Menons
The scene now shifted to Bombay. The Madras city cops travelled to Bombay and with the help of the Bombay police they traced the relatives with whom the Menons were staying. Devaki had undergone an abortion and was resting at home. Menon had gone out and the cops traced him to the famed Chowpatty sands. Here the Madras cops spoke to him. One of them noticed a pen in his pocket and he took it out. It bore the initials of Alavandar. The cops also noticed that Menon had shaved off his mustache. Why? To avoid identification? Obviously. But the clean shaven face did not fool the smart Madras city cops. When they questioned him about Alavandar, Menon tried to run away. But the Bombay cops lay in wait for him and they grabbed him easily.
Devaki and Prabhakara Menon were taken into custody. A Bombay City Magistrate remanded them to custody. Both were charged with the murder of Alavandar and other connected charges and were brought to Madras. Their arrest created a sensation in the city and state and newspapers went to town in covering the murder and its aftermath. Madras City had not witnessed such sensation since the famed Lakshmikantham Murder Case in 1945.
With the now infamous couple in prison, the Madras City police began to investigate the case in order to gather the evidence to support the prosecution at trial. A team of top police officials worked on the case assisted by Dr. N. Pitchandi and also Dr. C.B .Gopalakrishna. During this period the state prosecutor was the renowned lawyer of great fame and success S.Govind Swaminathan. One of the leaders of the Madras Bar and the son of the legendary Dr.S.Swaminathan and the Congress party leader, parliamentarian, ardent social worker and patriot Mrs. Ammu Swaminathan, Govind Swaminathan was educated in England and became a barrister. He had enjoyed a long successful career as lawyer.
Pitchandi visited Devaki's house (it was the upstairs portion of an isolated house in lonely side-lane. The forensic specialist was accompanied by then City Police staff photographer, the expert lensman Babu Kumaresan. The two went around the upstairs residence with the proverbial fine toothed comb. Babu took numerous photographs, one of which was of a blood-stained imprint of a human palm on the kitchen wall. This would later be identified as that of Prabhakara Menon.
Also in evidence in the residence were drops of water under an old-fashioned stone grinder. When it was lifted the water was found. It was reddish in color. Pitchandi conducted on the spot a chemical test on and found that the stains contained human blood. As there was no blood sample of Alavandar, it could not be conclusively proved by Pitchandi that the blood under the stone grinder was that of the murdered man.
Meanwhile the Madras City policemen had enough cause to pat themselves on their backs for the fine detective work done in nabbing the culprits and the finding of the body with all the sensation and press coverage. The top bosses were understandably eager to get the maximum punishment for at least the first accused: Prabhakara Menon.
The police attempted to make a deal with Devaki Menon. She would be given a state's pardon for her role in the murder if she would go into the witness box and give evidence against her husband. As there were no eye-witnesses to Alavandar's murder, the police felt compelled to make such an offer to guarantee Menon's conviction. But Devaki, like a true wife, flatly turned down the offer. She said that her husband killed to save her wifely honor and she would not let down such a fine and protective husband. (Under English Law a wife may not give evidence against her husband. In Britain there are some cases of murder in which the killer married his mistress after the murder of the wife and before being caught so that she could not give evidence against him! This does not exist in India law. )
Interestingly Prabhakara Menon denied it all in his statement to the police. He said that he had nothing to do with the death of Alavandar.
The accused retained B.T. Sundararajan and S. Krishnamurthy to defend them. Both were barristers. Mr. Sundararajan was one of the top criminal trial lawyers of his day with extensive practice in two states, Madras (now Tamil Nadu) and Mysore (now Karnataka). He had appeared in many important sensational criminal cases in the two states and enjoyed a long successful inning at the Bar.
The Menons had a servant, a young boy who stayed on the premises. He told the cops that at nights the husband and wife would discuss Alavandar and their plans to get rid of him. Lying on the floor near the bedroom he could and did listen to their talks and plan of conspiracy. He had also heard Devaki sobbing sometimes.
According to the boy, Menon had pestered and pressured his wife to bring Alavandar to their house and he would then do the rest. On the day of the murder, Menon had given the boy some spending money and asked him to go round the city and enjoy its sights. He was new to Madras and felt delighted that he had a kind boss.
Planting the Seeds of Suspicion
How did Menon come to know that his wife had been intimate with Alavandar?
According to the police, Menon and Devaki went to Gem & Company soon after their marriage. When Alavandar congratulated Menon for marrying such a lovely young woman, he planted the seeds of suspicion in the husband's mind that Alavandar had known Devaki quite well. He felt that there was more than that met the eye.
The seeds began to grow in the fertile soil of the doubting Menon. One day the couple went to a late night show at the popular cinema, Minerva in the Broadway area. During the show they argued and Devaki confessed to her husband about her intimacy with Alavandar. The angry husband and the sobbing wife had no more interest in the movie and they walked out during the show.
The police also unearthed important evidence from the neighborhood in Royapuram. The auto-rickshaw driver who dropped Alavandar at Devaki's house that ill-fated day was traced. His statement became a strong link to prove that the murdered man was last seen alive entering the woman's house. He was seen afterwards only in two bits at different places in the state.
A shopkeeper hiring out bicycles near Devaki's house also spoke about Alavandar going upstairs on that day. From the man's evidence Alavandar had been a frequent visitor that house.
The city cops also traced the porter at the Egmore railway station who carried the steel box with its grisly contents about which the poor man was blissfully unaware. He identified Menon from the photograph and later in the court during the trial.
The Trial
After the usual committal proceedings at the magistrate court the trial came up for hearing at the Madras High Court Original Criminal Sessions before Mr. Justice A. S. P. Iyer. Frankly this judge hearing the case was the luckiest break for the accused.
Ayilam Subramania Panchapakesan Iyer was a brilliant person and an erudite scholar. A member of the Indian Civil Service he was also a barrister. He opted for judicial service and served as District and Sessions judge at many districts in the old Madras Presidency before his deserved but delayed elevation to the High Court.
At the Madras High Court there was a special court hall – known as the 4th Court – reserved for the hearing of Criminal Sessions cases. The dock in which the accused stood with police guard had a concealed door in the floor. Through this door the accused was brought in and taken away after the hearing each day by armed security cops.
The police also traced some more material objects to strengthen the case: the blood-stained sari worn by Devaki at the time of murder. According to the police, Menon had thrown it in a park in Broadway on his way to Egmore Railway Station. The park attendant found it and he gave it to his mistress from whom the police recovered it.
A knife known as "Malabar knife" was also recovered. It was alleged to have been used to dismember Alavandar's body. The shop where it was bought by Menon on the morning of the murder was also traced.
The trial was presided over by Mr. Justice A.S.P. Iyer sitting in full legal regalia of the day with crimson robes, with white wig. Newspapers based in Madras in all languages reported the proceedings in extensive daily coverage, giving a blow-by- blow account. Large crowds gathered at the court to get a glimpse of the accused couple.
In the years gone by whenever there was a sensational murder case booklets appeared containing the facts of the case, some titillating gossip with a few pen sketches. Such booklets were best-sellers and hawked by boys around the city and near the court on the highway. The booklet about this case contained a pen sketch of a head floating on the sea. There were also songs about the case.
The trial by jury was then in force and a panel of nine jurors was sworn to decide on matters of fact. It consisted of some of the noted citizens of Madras.
S.Govind Swaminathan, then the state prosecutor handled the prosecution case while B.T. Sundararajan and S. Krishnamurthy appeared for the two accused. The two pleaded "not guilty" to the various charges including murder.
The learned state prosecutor built up a strong case of planned murder of Alavandar by the two accused. It was a case of the husband getting rid of his wife's lover – the outburst of the most primitive emotion of them all. The primitive male killing the serpent which had strayed into his garden.
A shroud of emotionally charged silence enveloped the court hall when Mrs. Alavandar came to the witness box to give evidence. She burst into loud sobs when a glass case containing the severed head of her husband was brought into court and the prosecutor asked her to identify the head. Amidst rocking sobs she showed the over-riding teeth, the pierced ear lobes and confirmed that it was her husband's. Indeed there were many moist eyes in the court hall.
The counsel for Menon, B.T. Sundararajan, raised the plea that the killing resulted by the sudden and grave provocation incited by the playboy trying to pressure his wife Devaki to have sex with him against her will. The defense version was that Alavandar had come home and made forceful overtures to Devaki and he was pulling at her clothes. Menon who was in the kitchen cutting vegetables rushed out with the knife in hand and was enraged by the distressing and degrading sight. Provoked, he attacked the villain and the two grappled. Menon had the kitchen knife in his hand and during the fight the knife had accidentally struck the man. There was no intention to commit the murder, the counsel submitted to the jury and judge.
Under the Indian Penal Code sudden and grave provocation is a fitting answer to a charge of murder. Both counsel tried hard to take advantage of this exception. But they did not succeed. The reason was the medical evidence.
Dr. C. B. Gopalakrishna went into the witness box as the main prosecution witness. Besides proving that the head and trunk belonged to the same person, he spoke on oath about the cause of his death.
The victim's left lung and liver had been torn by a knife which had been used with a downward thrust in a right trajectory. It was this injury which had caused the death. The nature of the injury did not tally with the defense version of grappling and struggle. The stabbing had been done with a sharp knife using considerable force with a view to cause irreparable damage. It was no accidental injury. It was cold blooded attack, the noted forensic science specialist said.
Dr.CBG had made a Plaster of Paris model of Alavandar with the help of the famed Gemini Studio, Madras. In court he demonstrated using the model how the injury was caused. When the prosecutor showed the Malabar knife the witness agreed that such a knife could have caused the damage to the lung and liver.
Even though the prosecution put up a strong case there was one factor which played a major role in the outcome of the case: Mr. Justice A.S.P. Iyer. Steeped in ancient tradition, he was a true blue Puritan. In his opinion, Alavandar was a scamp and blot on society. Such persons deserved to be eliminated. According to Justice Iyer's daughter, Mrs. Asokam Easwaran, her father described the murder as "justifiable execution of an unwanted rascal."
(Dr. Gopalakrishna told this writer an interesting anecdote in late 1980s. When he was in the witness box trying hard to explain medical facts to the laymen of the jury Mr. Justice A. S. P. Iyer leaned towards him and remarked in a stage whisper, "Doctor, why are you straining so hard? That fellow deserved to die!" When Mr. Iyer was at Madurai as the district judge Dr. CBG was the Assistant District Medical Officer and also the judge's family doctor. That was how both were good friends for life.
(When this writer spoke to M.C .Cunnan Chetty during 1970s about this case, the leading pen merchant was most reluctant to speak about it.. "I told that fellow to concentrate on his business instead of chasing women... he did not listen.... he got what he deserved, I suppose!" He said pursing his lips.)
The judge's summing-up to the jury tilted towards the accused. He supported the sudden and grave provocation theory put forward by the defense.
Despite the judge's summation, the jury returned a unanimous verdict of guilty against both the accused. Accepting the verdict, His Lordship sentenced Prabhakara Menon to seven years in jail and Devaki to three. The police top brass were disappointed for they expected Menon to hang. But the learned judge took a different view of the case and murder and viewed it all in the larger perspective of the interests of society and its morals.
Menon wished to go on appeal against the sentence. But B.T .Sundararajan rightly advised him not to take such a faulty step. He told his client that he had escaped with a light sentence thanks to the judge. If any other judge had heard the case he would have got a very stiff sentence. If he appealed, the state would go on appeal too for enhancement of the sentence and it stood a good chance of winning. Menon saw the light and did not appeal.
The Menons disappeared inside a state prison and came out after a few years. They obtained remissions in their term due to good conduct in prison. They were released during mid-1950s. Later after release they relocated in Kerala where they set up a small business. Over the years they prospered and built a hotel in a big town in Keral.
Mrs. Asokam Easwaran told this writer an interesting happening. When she visited the town where the Menons had their small business she came to know that in their prayer room the couple had a photo of Mr. Justice A.S.P. Iyer along with their household gods and goddesses. The judge's daughter felt upset and sent a message to that effect.
The Alavandar Murder Case is one of the most popular and sensational cases in the history of crime in India. In 1995 a 13-part TV serial in Tamil written by this writer and produced by the Dina Thanthi newspaper group was telecast by the Doordarshan Kendra, Madras as a sponsored program. The serial proved a big hit even though it was not well made. It shows how famous the trial is and how deeply it is etched in public memory which is believed to be short.
Indeed Alavandar has achieved immortality in the social history of south India though for the wrong reasons.


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This is my ode to Halloween. I just want to clear up one misconception that bugs the hell out of me every year since the movie appeared on the scene. When people vote on the best zombie movie made, it is inevitable that some ding dong will always want to include 28 days later. 28 days later is NOT a zombie movie. A zombie is a person who has been killed and rises from the dead to consume the flesh of the living.
In 28 days later, the people were INFECTED with a virus that was pure rage. They weren't trying to eat the living, they were trying to kill the living from the rage they were feeling. That is a big difference. These infected people were alive and could be killed in any number of ways that didn't have to include destroying the brain. I love the horror film genre and zombies being my ultimate favorite. I love Max Brooks' book the Zombie handbook, it is hilarious and a lot of it is true if zombies were running amok. I just had to vent this fact as I am a purest when it comes to zombies whether in movies, books or television.
Now I do like watching the show The Walking Dead. My only problem with the series thus far is that the people are extremely stupid. I have an ongoing dialogue with the Mr that you CAN do a zombie movie where the people do everything right and still have a crazy good show. Because no matter how much you do right, zombies are relentless. They will chase the human population to the end of time. Everyone doesn't always have to be the idiot.
In the show everyone seems to be doing everything wrong most of the time. Think about the episode where the group was out searching for the little girl Sophia. Well the dingbat Andrea somehow gets so far from the group that when "Forest Walker" the zombie jumped her, she screams and the group actually had a good trek to get to her. And her actions when the zombie jumped her were classically stupid. She stabs him in the stomach. HE IS DEAD YOU IDIOT THAT WON'T WORK!!!
Anywho, they all seem to do some classically stupid things which are supposed to get us all worked up. I think that if they just scream and ran away looking for the others would be better than backing up over a tree limb. But, hey that's here nor there. I do like the show and think that for a television drama; it has hit a spot that was being totally ignored. And I believe that it has created a larger zombie fan base than was previously there. Or maybe I just wasn't aware of just how many zombie fans were lurking around out there.
I just want to give a shout out to all my zombie lovers out there on a great day for being one.


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Meryl Streep had some technical difficulties that resulted in loose lips during her Golden Globes acceptance speech for her Best Actress in a Motion Picture award for "The Iron Lady," and she owned up to it backstage.
"I said sh** on TV! I did," she told Access Hollywood's Billy Bush backstage at the Globes, when asked about the moment when the censor button cut in during Sunday's telecast.
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"You did," Billy responded. "Twice."
"I said [it] and I don't normally say — well, I do normally say that, but I don't say it on TV," Meryl said.
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The actress admitted her inability to read her acceptance speech helped lead her to curse.
"What made you say [it]? The glasses?" Billy asked.
"My glasses. I have such a good speech in my pockets," she said.
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While she didn't get to read her speech on stage, improvising instead, Meryl gave Billy some of the details backstage.
"I had everybody's name that I wanted to mention and so as a result, I forgot and I'm apoplectic but what are you gonna do?" Meryl shrugged. "I'll have to now email everybody and that's just gonna take days."
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Generic Name: acebutolol (A se BUE toe lol)Brand Names: Sectral
What is acebutolol?
Acebutolol is in a group of drugs called beta-blockers. Beta-blockers affect the heart and circulation (blood flow through arteries and veins).
Acebutolol is used to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) and heart rhythm disorders.
Acebutolol may also be used for other purposes not listed in this medication guide.
What is the most important information I should know about acebutolol?Do not stop taking acebutolol without first talking to your doctor. Stopping suddenly may make your condition worse.
If you need to have any type of surgery, you may need to temporarily stop using acebutolol. Be sure the surgeon knows ahead of time that you are using acebutolol.Acebutolol can cause side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert. Avoid drinking alcohol, which could increase drowsiness and dizziness while you are taking acebutolol.
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Keep using this medicine as directed, even if you feel well. High blood pressure often has no symptoms. You may need to use blood pressure medication for the rest of your life.
What should I discuss with my healthcare provider before taking acebutolol?
If you have any of these conditions, you may not be able to use acebutolol, or you may need a dosage adjustment or special tests during treatment:
asthma, bronchitis, emphysema-
low blood pressure-
a heart problem such as heart block, sick sinus syndrome, slow heart rate, or congestive heart failure-
liver or kidney disease-
a thyroid disorder-
myasthenia gravis-
pheochromocytoma- or
problems with circulation (such as Raynaud's syndrome).
How should I take acebutolol?
Take acebutolol exactly as it was prescribed for you. Do not take the medication in larger amounts or for longer than recommended by your doctor. Follow the directions on your prescription label.Take this medication with a full glass of water.
Take acebutolol at the same time every day.Do not skip doses or stop taking acebutolol without first talking to your doctor. Stopping suddenly may make your condition worse.
To be sure this medication is helping your condition, your blood pressure will need to be checked on a regular basis. It is important that you not miss any scheduled visits to your doctor.
If you need to have any type of surgery, tell the surgeon that you are using acebutolol. You may need to briefly stop using acebutolol before having surgery.
Acebutolol is only part of a complete program of treatment for hypertension that may also include diet, exercise, and weight control. Follow your diet, medication, and exercise routines very closely if you are being treated for hypertension.
Keep using this medicine as directed, even if you feel well. High blood pressure often has no symptoms. You may need to use blood pressure medication for the rest of your life.Store acebutolol at room temperature away from moisture and heat.
What happens if I miss a dose?
Take the missed dose as soon as you remember. If your next dose is less than 4 hours away, skip the missed dose and take the medicine at the next regularly scheduled time. Do not take extra medicine to make up the missed dose.
What happens if I overdose?Seek emergency medical attention if you think you have used too much of this medicine.
Overdose symptoms may include uneven heartbeats, shortness of breath, bluish-colored fingernails, dizziness, weakness, fainting, or seizure (convulsions).
What should I avoid while taking acebutolol?Acebutolol can cause side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert. Avoid drinking alcohol, which could increase drowsiness and dizziness while you are taking acebutolol.
Acebutolol side effectsGet emergency medical help if you have any of these signs of an allergic reaction: hives- difficulty breathing- swelling of your face, lips, tongue, or throat. Call your doctor at once if you have any of these serious side effects:
slow or uneven heartbeats-
feeling light-headed, fainting-
feeling short of breath, even with mild exertion-
swelling of your ankles or feet-
nausea, stomach pain, low fever, loss of appetite, dark urine, clay-colored stools, jaundice (yellowing of the skin or eyes)-
depression- or
cold feeling in your hands and feet.
Less serious side effects may include:
decreased sex drive, impotence, or difficulty having an orgasm-
sleep problems (insomnia)-
tired feeling- or
anxiety, nervousness.
This is not a complete list of side effects and others may occur. Call your doctor for medical advice about side effects. You may report side effects to FDA at 1-800-FDA-1088.
Acebutolol Dosing Information
Usual Adult Dose for Hypertension:
Initial dose: 400 mg orally once a day or 200 mg orally twice a day.Maintenance dose: 400 to 800 mg per day.
Usual Adult Dose for Premature Ventricular Depolarizations:
Initial dose: 200 mg orally twice a day.Maintenance dose: 600 to 1200 mg per day in divided doses.
What other drugs will affect acebutolol?
Before taking acebutolol, tell your doctor if you are using:
allergy treatments (or if you are undergoing allergy skin-testing)-
clonidine (Catapres)-
guanabenz (Wytensin)-
an MAO inhibitor such as isocarboxazid (Marplan), tranylcypromine (Parnate), phenelzine (Nardil), or selegiline (Eldepryl, Emsam)-
a diabetes medication such as insulin, glyburide (Diabeta, Micronase, Glynase), glipizide (Glucotrol), chlorpropamide (Diabinese), or metformin (Glucophage)-
a heart medication such as nifedipine (Procardia, Adalat), reserpine (Serpasil), verapamil (Calan, Verelan, Isoptin), diltiazem (Cartia, Cardizem)-
medicine for asthma or other breathing disorders, such as albuterol (Ventolin, Proventil), metaproterenol (Alupent), pirbuterol (Maxair), terbutaline (Brethaire, Brethine, Bricanyl), and theophylline (Theo-Dur, Theolair)- or
cold medicines, stimulant medicines, or diet pills.
This list is not complete and there may be other drugs that can interact with acebutolol. Tell your doctor about all the prescription and over-the-counter medications you use. This includes vitamins, minerals, herbal products, and drugs prescribed by other doctors. Do not start using a new medication without telling your doctor.
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Your pharmacist can provide more information about acebutolol.
Remember, keep this and all other medicines out of the reach of children, never share your medicines with others, and use this medication only for the indication prescribed.
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The story that Michael Jackson had his body scanned back in the '90s presents a number of interesting possibilities, particularly since there's a big push for 3D video tech right now.
Still, let's not get too excited. We don't know exactly what these images include, but it seems unlikely that they're anything like concert footage that's shot specifically for 3D. As reported, the images were meant to help create some kind of "virtual double" of Jackson, much the same way that special effects for movies like Spider-Man were created. Creating some kind of 3D concert video from that would be a big leap.
Still, for an artist as popular as Jackson was, it's not hard to imagine someone dedicating the resources to make that leap.
With some progress in holographic tech, and even more intriguing idea would be to recreate a real-live Jackson concert with a Jackson hologram as the main attraction.
Given how much lip-synching goes on in today's pop, would a full-on virtual performer be much of a stretch? Or just too macabre in this case? Whatever happens, you can bet the images won't end up in a green screen challenge (though we can hope).


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For those of you who happen to be near Victoria Gardens this evening, Gyu-Kaku is touting 99-cent draft beer, half-price appetizers, and $2.95 BBQ items.
Gyu-Kaku is Japanese BBQ restaurant which is a little different from your average barbecue establishment: you grill the food yourself! Special braziers are set into each table for cooking up the pre-seasoned treats which are brought to you.
You really can play with your food here, folks, and for just a little bit less, yay!
Gyu-Kaku is located at 7893 Monet Ave. in Rancho Cucamonga.


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The Leaning Tower of…Venice?
Much like an older sibling that seems to get all of the praise, the Leaning Tower of Pisa floats into our stream of conciousness as one of the most famous and recognizable structures in all of Italy, probably even in the world. But did you know it's not the only radically leaning building Details


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