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A year after the last inmate left the Bergin Correctional Institution, the University of Connecticut is in talks with the state to lease the shuttered prison in Mansfield as it seeks out more space for offices and laboratories.
A year after the last inmate left the Bergin Correctional Institution, the University of Connecticut is in talks with the state to lease the shuttered prison in Mansfield as it seeks out more space for offices and laboratories.
Bergin is one of three prisons the state has closed in recent years as crime drops and the inmate population shrinks. While the state is interested in leasing Bergin, officials say the Department of Correction wants to retain control in case it needs to use it as a correctional facility in the future.
"In the meantime it would certainly be a savings to the taxpayers to have someone else using it and maintaining it for whatever purpose," said Michael Lawlor, the governor's top aide for criminal justice policy. "It's not like a prison type setup, it's more like a dormitory type setup, part of it seems more like you're in a college dormitory than you're in a prison."
The 11.5-acre complex was orig inally part of the Mansfield Training School and Hospital, a facility for people with mental disabilities that opened in 1917 after a merger of the Connecticut Training School for the Feebleminded and the Connecticut Colony for Epileptics.
Bergin's main two-story, brick building opened as a prison in 1989. The facility at times housed more than 1,000 inmates, many in pre-release programs, before it was closed in August 2011. It sits across the street from a section of UConn known as the Depot Campus, which also used to be part of the Training School and houses some graduate programs, offices, and the school's puppetry museum.
University spokesman Tom Breen told The Associated Press it is in the early stages of talks that have focused on the length of the possible lease and how the space could be used.
"We are in need of lab space, and that's one of the uses we are looking at, along with office space, classrooms and other things," he said.
Other states also have found new uses for closed prisons. In Boston, a former jail is now a hotel, a former prison in Virginia is now an arts center, and in Newark, N.J. a correctional facility was turned into office space.
Connecticut's prison population has been falling steadily from an all-time high of nearly 20,000 inmates in February 2008, dropping to just more than 16,600 as of last week.
In addition to Bergin, the state closed the Webster prison in Cheshire in January 2010 and the Gates Correctional Institution in Niantic in June 2011. Webster is being converted by the Department of Correction into a centralized records storage facility.
While the main building at Gates is closed, several buildings still house about 600 minimum-security inmates involved in pre-release programs or on work details in southeastern Connecticut. The staff comes from the neighboring York Correctional Institution
Correction Department spokesman Brian Garnett said prison officials estimate the closings are saving the state about $27 million a year in staff, maintenance and other costs.
Union officials say they would like to see Gates reopened to relieve stress on intake facilities, the prisons where inmates are housed while awaiting a prison assignment.
"It's kind of a shell game, I don't think they're really saving money by saying Gates is closed," said Luke Leone, president of AFSME Local 1565. "There are still 350 to 400 inmates still in unconventional housing, sleeping on the sleds in some of the gyms in the other facilities."
When Superstorm Sandy hit last month, some inmates were relocated for a few days to the main building at Gates from others that were threatened by flooding, but they have since been returned.


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In the midst of World War II, the American Law Institute convened a committee in 1941 to study the international community's position regarding human rights law. The committee's charge was to develop a Statement of Essential Human Rights. William Draper Lewis, then Director of the American Law Institute, was chair of the committee and the project's most outspoken advocate, touring the world to deliver speeches on the importance of a code of basic human rights. International in scope and in participation, the committee included representatives from Britain, Canada, China, France, pre-Nazi Germany, Italy, India, Latin America, Poland, Soviet Russia, Spain, and Syria. A version of the Statement of Essential Human Rights was finalized in 1945. The collection, 1929-1987 and undated, includes research material, constitutions, letters, conference and meeting material, drafts, publications, the writings of William Draper Lewis, and other records related to the drafting of the Statement of Essential Human Rights, finalized in 1945. The bulk of the records spans the years 1941 to 1945.

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If all men had been and were and ever would be.
Men of faith clothed in the armor of the Lord.
It would cause the powers of darkness to tremble and to shake.
When the story of heroes is told.
This mystery begins to unfold
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Those who believe the prophet's word.
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Starting on January 31st 2016 at 19:00 CET, 8 EU teams (4 legends and 4 challengers) will be competing 5vs5 on 6 maps.
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Franck Khalfoun, who directed "P2" and apparently loves fedoras is being eyeballed to direct the remake of the much loved 1980 classic "Maniac". For those of you who are not up to date on the film it follows a serial killer who takes out his mommy issues on a bunch of women in NYC. Who can't relate to that.
Charisma Carpenter, who has no porn credits but I'm convinced has done them is teaming up with none other than Mr. Danny Trejo to star in a new Syfy original movie titled "Haunted High". The movie focuses on a High School that's being terrorized by a demon head master. Carpenter will play a hot teacher I assume, and I can't say what it I think Trejo will play because it would be racist. But it rhymes with "manitor".
I have no idea what "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" is about but everyone and their mother seems to be gaga over the books and excited about the movies. Now here's the first still from the film and I can officially confirm that I have no desire to know anything about this movie or book because I assume it's about crack whores with stupid face piercings I can not support that. If you do you hate freedom and apple pie.
Scott Ian is a guy you know from every shitty VH1 show where they reminisce about some crappy decade but may be surprised to know is actually in a band called Anthrax. Well now Scott's also a full fledged zombie because he's been transformed for "The Walking Dead" web series. He sounds really excited about it and blogged the crap about his experience with pics to boot so enjoy. Am I the only one who only liked John Bush era Anthrax? I can't be. Joey Belladonna's perm makes me uncomfortable.


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Real Salt Lake goalkeeper Nick Rimando is up for MLS Save of the Week!
Rimando - who won Save of the Week a league high seven times last year - is nominated for his save of Colorado forward Deshorn Brown's blistering volley in the 40th minute of the Claret-and-Cobalt's 1-0 loss at the Rapids on Saturday. He is up against Dallas goalkeeper Raul Fernandez, Columbus 'keeper Andy Gruenebaum, Colorado goalie Clint Irwin and Vancouver forward Tommy Heinemann.
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No. 16 UCLA women defeat Oregon State 68-64
Alyssia Brewer scored 15 points and grabbed eight rebounds to lead No. 16 UCLA over Oregon State 68-64 Sunday.
Brewer was 7 of 13 from the field for the Bruins (11-2, 2-0 Pac-12).
Atonye Nyingifa scored 14 points and Markel Walker had 13.
Oregon State led 34-29 at halftime. Oregon State shot 40.6 percent from the field for the game, while UCLA shot 37 percent. But the Beavers had 24 turnovers.
Ali Gibson led Oregon State with 15 points, and Jamie Weisner had 13 points. Alyssa Martin had 11. Deven Hunter had nine points and a team-high nine rebounds for the Beavers (6-8, 0-2).
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I have really been working hard to get back into the fitness swing of things. Being a lucky bird and having three weeks off from work, I know I can get back in the groove and I'm really excited about it. I ran Friday and Saturday morning, IN THE RAIN. Big step for me. I also went to the gym both those days. The good soreness is back and I've officially kicked off training for the LA Marathon! I will go over my plan and schedule in an upcoming post and will post tomorrow about my upcoming race, the day after Christmas.
This morning I had another encouraging run as well, and beat the rain and only ran in the drizzle. With 4.5 miles under my belt and another great workout session, I know this time off will really allow me to start training right and I'm really excited about it. Back to the grindstone and it feels great!
The other day I was tweeting a picture of my tree with all the pretty presents underneath. There's one for my friend Tara under there so I text it to her so she could see it before I mailed it to her.
I told her to look under the dangly legs of the Flamingo and it was right there. I didn't realize it but I have been collecting flamingos/flamingo themed things for a while. It was something that my mom and I liked because they were pink and we made them kind of represent Breast Cancer Awareness. So we liked them a lot and somehow this transformed into getting flamingo ornaments after she passed away from a few people, mostly my aunt. After Tara saw one, I told her I would take her on a Flamingo Tour of my tree! I had NO idea I had so many Flamingo Ornaments, but I LOVE them! So I thought I would share them with everyone!
First off, we have present flamingo with the Santa Hat. I don't know why but the eye kind of creeps me out on this one.
Next is a little flamingo with a wreath around it's neck, how festive and fitting on the tree!
Then we have a little flamingo who is out fishing and even has a fish and little flip flops.
Then we have his match carrying his fish and dressed in a bikini, with flip flops and a little grass skirt.
Another swimming flamingo in an inner tube and little goggles and flippers!
Santa is getting in the flamingo mood with a flamingo inner tube and some flippers!
Another innertubed flipper clad flamingo, this one has a little lei and a bikini too.
The ballerina flamingo! I love how sparkly this one is and I love the little crown. It's even got little ballerina shoes!
A little fluffy flamingo with feathers!
Then we have dangly legs! This one is SO heavy that it looks like he's hanging himself :(
Lastly, I have just a regular flamingo!
I love all the ornaments and really realized that this is a tradition that I have and I gladly am going to be looking for more flamingos to add to my flock!
Merry Christmas from my flock to yours!


text: Mary Mocine has been a Zen priest since 1994. A Lawyer for 18 years, Mary practiced legal aid, a bit of criminal defense, plaintiffs' personal injury and labor law. She had her own practice in Oakland for many years. Mary has taught lawyers at mindfulness retreats at Tassajara and at Spirit Rock. She has led a dharma support group for lawyers for many years. Mary likes to work with lawyers because she knows first-hand the challenges and joys of law practice and because she speaks both "languages," law practice and dharma practice. California Lawyermagazine has published Mary's essays and they are available at the law dharma button on her temple website, www.vallejozencenter.org. Mary is now the abbess at the Vallejo Zen Center, which she founded in 2000, on leaving the San Francisco Zen Center.


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Hi, i'm working in a big project and i am using internal frames however i came a cross several questions (first time doing it in java).
What is the best way to work with the internal frames? this is how my classes are managed:
--mainFrame (this is the desktop frame)
----method for loginFrame (method where internal frame is created)
----method for mainFrame's menu (where it is created)
----other methods
so basically i have methods to create internal frames in the mainFrame class, i thought about creating a different classes for each internal frame but i have a problem when adding the action listeners because what i want the buttons to do. in some cases i need to modify the mainFrame or some of its variables from the action listener in a button in an internal frame but how do i interact back and forth with the desktopframe (mainFrame) from internal frames made in another class? or is the best approach to just make the actual frames in different classes and handle the Action Listeners in the mainFrame?
i'm lost since is the first time i'm trying to make a project involving desktop frames/ internal frames in java and it is seriously different from .net u_u i will appreciate your advices in what are the best approaches to do this
PD: this involves databases and i was also wondering, is it better to leave the connections open through the entire application or just open the connections when needed and close them when done over and over and over?


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On paper, taking the flat-plane crank V8 from the F430, mating it to a state-of-the-art twin-clutch gearbox, and then adding a powered folding hardtop, would seem like a match made in heaven. Yet to die-hard Ferrari addicts, the California is one of those strange aberrations that happen every now and then. The Mondial that attempted to offer a 2+2 experience was one, and the California, as Ferrari's answer to the wildly successful Mercedes SL formula, appears to be the latest.
Although the California is technically the most up-to-date Ferrari this side of the Italia, the problem starts when any car with prancing horse badges tries to be all things to all men. Ultimately more GT than hardcore sports car, the California is more a car for touring in than for enjoying a Sunday morning blast on your favorite challenging road. It is a very fast car with a nice engine note, but just a bit too soft in its chassis response to quell the animal instinct in the most enthusiastic Ferrari driver.
Despite founding his business on tuning BMWs, Richard Hamann is a paid-up, dyed-in-the-wool Ferrari fan with a personal Ferrari collection going back as far as the Testarossa. When he first drove the California, this former champion race driver instinctively knew just what to do to make it a more incisive and focused drive. It was also important to Hamann to make sure that his interpretation would also stand out visually. While it's unlikely that you'll meet another California at the stoplights, it is possible in the golf club car park or club meeting.
This feeling of not being so exclusive annoys owners of expensive cars. Hamann set out to make sure that even if you do meet another California, yours will definitely be the more distinctive of the two.
The latest Ferraris have active damping; short of changing the whole suspension system, tuners are restricted to altering spring rates and ride height. This is exactly what Hamann did to the California, upping the spring rates by around 10 percent and dropping the ride height by 25mm. With the 21-inch wheels and tires pushed out to the edges of the wheel arches on 10mm spacers, the California looks a whole lot more purposeful.
Beyond eye appeal, these changes have the desired effect of reducing roll angle, increasing mechanical grip, and sharpening up the car's ability to change direction quickly. And since low unsprung weight is the key to better all-around performance, the two different styles of Hamann multi-piece wheels offered are both ultra-light forged designs that weigh no more than their factory 19-inch counterparts. Hamann fits these with Hankook S1 Evo tires.
While the wider rubber will improve traction off the line, improving the zero to 60 mph time, it also has the negative effect of increasing drag to the detriment of top-end performance. That means that any slight horsepower increase you can find will be directed to restoring the car's basic out-of-the-box performance.
Under the California's long bonnet, there is very little to be done. Cracking the Ferrari ECU took Hamann's electronics genius a while, but he has finally done it. Re-mapping the fuel, spark, and variable valve timing curves, and adding a free-flowing sport exhaust with 200-cell metal catalytic converters takes the 460-hp V8 to 520 hp, with a richer exhaust note to provide extra ear candy when you accelerate away.
Carbon fiber is the material of choice for Hamann's body and aerodynamic components, which start with the horizontal splitter under the front spoiler, continue through the side sills, rear license plate panel, bootlid-mounted wing, and end with the underbody diffuser. All these parts can be left in natural carbon or color-coded to the body.
For those on a tight budget, all these parts can also be had in GRP, saving about half the money. But if you can afford a new California, somehow we cannot believe that another $7,600 or so will break the bank.
One part you can't have in GRP however, is the lightweight carbon bonnet offered to customers really fanatical about paring off weight. The raised air intake center section is left in natural carbon weave as a styling cue.
Ferrari does a pretty good job on interiors these days, down to the sport seats and carbon trim. Here, Hamann just offers carpet mats-his own logos covering Ferrari's.
In a straight line there's no discernible major change to the California's demeanor. Accelerate hard and the tonally richer exhaust brings a bigger smile to your face. The thrust builds with revs, as does the pitch of the V8's scream, until you pull the right paddle and the twin-clutch transmission seamlessly shuffles to the next gear ratio, and the sound builds again from 1000 rpm lower.
When you reach a twisty section of road, the Hamann car really shows its mettle. Attack a bend at the sort of pace where the standard California starts to move around more than you would like, and the uprated chassis begins to earn its keep. Cornering flatter with impeccable body control, the Hamann suspension feels like a better match for the California's sharp and gutsy motor.
Admittedly, it is still no F430 Spider, since the extra weight that the California carries can be felt every time you call on it to change direction, or accelerate, or brake. And with the engine up front, its nose does not chase down apexes as keenly as its mid-engine cousin.
But Hamann has moved the California's game upward just enough to take it over the tipping point, and has given it some real attitude. It is now less soft GT and more typical Ferrari roadster. That last ten percent really makes all the difference.
Hamann California
4.3-liter V8, dohc, 32-valve. Hamann sport exhaust with 200-cell metal catalysts, ECU remap
Six-speed automated manual
Custom lowering springs
OEM Ferrari assemblies
Wheels & Tires
Hamann alloys, 9x21 (f), 12.5x21 (r), 10mm spacers Hankook S1 Evo, 245/30 (f), 345/25 (r)
Carbon-fiber hood, front splitter, rear wing, rear diffuser
Hamann-logo floor mats
Peak Power: 520 hp @ 8000 rpm
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Prime Minister David Cameron is in a pickle. A vote Wednesday by rebels in Parliament, although nonbinding, called for him to demand a reduction in the European Union's (EU) budget instead of the budget freeze he had intended to push. Opposition to such a freeze and to Britain's joining a eurozone banking union could cost the City of London, its financial heart, its position at the top of the world's financial centers.
Bloomberg reported Thursday that the vote defeat, the worst that Cameron has suffered, caused senior ministers in the government to warn Tories—who teamed up with the Labour Party for the vote—that their euroskeptic attitudes could cost them more than they know.
While those opposed to the EU insist Britain should demand that the EU cut its budget, the form of their opposition, said officials, threatens Cameron's ability to make a deal at the EU summit meeting scheduled for later this month.
Since Cameron also planned to push for London's continued financial autonomy while at the same time threatening to exercise Britain's veto against the budget unless the country gets "a good deal" at the meeting, the City could find itself left out in the cold as his leverage vanishes.
If Britain stands against the banking union in the same way it is standing against the budget, it will lose its ability to have a voice in making the rules. It could also lose its position as the center of euro trading, which would likely move to Frankfurt or Paris so that it can be regulated by the European Central Bank (ECB)—so said Thomas Huertas in the report. Huertas is a former representative for the U.K. on the European Banking Authority, the body that drafts financial rules for the 27-nation EU. He is now with Ernst & Young in London.
Jay Ralph, the management board member responsible for asset management at Munich-based Allianz SE, said in the report, "If there is a European banking union and a notable missing member of that is the U.K., then that will likely hurt London as a major financial market." He added, "A strong pan-European banking union ex the U.K. will have negative implications for Europe and the U.K."
According to Huertas, a European banking union giving the ECB new supervisory powers will create an "inner core" of eurozone countries and push aside the rest of Europe, including the U.K.
He added that two sets of regulations, one for each tier of the so-called inner and outer segments of Europe, would make it more difficult for U.K. banks to access European markets.


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If slots and bingo got married (in Vegas, of course!) and had a child, this would be it. Slingo is a popular, addictive game that combines the excitement of slot machines, the fast-paced fun of bingo, and the brain-tickling challenge of wild-card strategy. Pack away your daubers, spin the wheels, and hope for a cherub, 'cause you're on your way to a full card!
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Four Types Of Women Nigerian Men Love To Marry ( A MUST READ)
The truth of the matter is that Nigerian men prefer certain types of women for marriage and they prefer certain types of women just for sleeping and nothing more.
Women who are at the top of the marriageable list are;
1. Light Skinned Women
There is a popular Yoruba song that goes "omo pupa o, omo pupa la wa n fe; omo pupa o ju wo mo feran re o" it literally means "light skinned girl you are the one we want to marry, light skinned girl, please I love you."
Most men will give their right arm to date and marry a light skinned girl. In the olden days (and now) light skinned girls attracted more suitors and their bride price were quite exorbitant. Light skinned women are always the centre of attraction and most men who date them believe that marrying (a much coveted) light skinned girl will do wonders for their egos.
Most dark skinned women have taken to using skin bleaching crèmes in order to compete with their fairer counterparts.
2. Women With Ample Flesh
Most Nigerian men will not marry a skinny woman but they would rather sleep with her instead. Many men from the western and eastern part of Nigeria believe that a woman is more beautiful if she has ample flesh, some men have been known to date only women who have big butts! Most Yoruba men are of the opinion that sleeping with a skinny woman is like sleeping with a man, but sleeping with a woman that has some ample flesh will give them something soft to hold on to.
3. Understanding Women
An intolerant woman will sure have a hard time finding a man to settle down with. No Nigerian man wants a woman who will grill him at the slightest opportunity. If a Nigerian man suspects you to be intolerant of his (sometimes) bad behaviour, he will drop you like a hot potato.
The trick most women employ is to become his legal wife first, and after the wedding (now they have a firm foot hold) they'll draw up a list of do's and don'ts for their husbands to abide by.
4. Hardworking Women
Most men in Nigeria will never consider marrying a woman who is not gainfully employed or runs a business of her own. Gainfully employed women are at the very top of a searching bachelor's list. The present economic situation in the country is not making things any easier for men, who are mostly the bread winners of many Nigerian families. Most men want a wife who can help support the family (financially). Most women and a few men still believe that it is the man's responsibility to provide for his family and allowing a woman to do part of his job is nothing but an insult to his manh00d.


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Marcel Styles had always been the outcast. He stuck to himself, hiding away in the library, his only safe haven. When a new student, Ariel Parker, having stood out for not only being fresh meat but also her cherry red hair, comes into Marcel's life, he's unsure what to do. Would he get to know her and make friends with her or pretend she had never existed just as everyone had done to him his whole life? Sooner or later the two would have to butt heads and after a while, Marcel finds himself stuck in Ariel's gravitational pull. He couldn't claw his way out even if he wanted to. He wanted to figure Ariel out; she was a complete mystery and he wanted to solve her puzzle.
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Eclipse Modeling Framework
The Eclipse Modeling Framework (EMF) project is a modeling framework and code generation facility for building tools and other applications based on a structured data model. From a model specification described in XMI, EMF provides tools and runtime support to produce a set of Java classes for the model, along with a set of adapter classes that enable viewing and command-based editing of the model, and a basic editor. More...
For an up to date list of components, see:
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- EMF-QTV 1.1 Project Plan
- EMF-QTV 1.1 New and Noteworthy
Documentation & Assistance
Most EMF-related documentation can be found on the EMF website, or in the EMF Wiki Category. Online javadoc is also available. A select list of wiki docs follows:
- SetRequiredBundleVersionRanges
- Dynamic Browsing and Instantiation Capabilites in EMF
- Generating Dynamic Ecore from XML Schema
Newsgroups / Mailing Lists
Have a question? Try the FAQ for your individual component. If that doesn't help, chances are your question has been answered in the newsgroup.
Builds & Server Configuration
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Whether you're a football fan or not, the beautiful thing about the Super Bowl is that there's a little something for everyone. Sports fans can smash things free of judgment, pop culture junkies can drool over commercials, misanthropes get every reason possible to hate their fellow man, and junk food enthusiasts find their Mecca in every living room they enter. Unfortunately for the latter, their day in the sun is about to get a little darker thanks to The Greatist's little guide to appropriate food portions.
You know that 30-piece wing order? Hope you have 15 friends—you're only getting two. Feel like indulging in a few gooey mozzarella sticks? Be sure to chew slow; you're going to want to savor that half a stick. A little chili to soothe the pain of your team's loss? That glass is staying half-empty, because you're only getting about one-third of a lowball glass's worth.
Of course, indulging every once in a while won't do too much harm. But if you're looking to food to catch you should your team fall, you might want to bare these portion guides in mind. [Greatist]
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Around the time a state law went into effect Nov. 1 banning sweepstakes "cyber cafes," a business opened at 560 Lincoln St. Net Play Cyber Café and Sweepstakes had been at the location until it closed some time ago. The state considered similar businesses illegal and cracked down on them. However, Net Play opened in the past week with customers sitting at what looked to be gaming machines similar to those used by the previous business. But instead of a sign reading "Sweepstakes," the signs on the 40 machines there now say "Skills Games."
Around the same time a state law went into effect Nov. 1 banning sweepstakes "cyber cafes," a business opened at 560 Lincoln St.
Net Play Cyber Café and Sweepstakes had been at the location until it closed some time ago. The state considered similar businesses illegal and cracked down on them.
However, Net Play opened in the past week with customers sitting at what looked to be gaming machines similar to those used by the previous business. But instead of a sign reading "Sweepstakes," the signs on the 40 machines there now say "Skills Games."
Asked if it's the same Internet café that had been there earlier, an employee said that now it's a "game of skill" rather than a sweepstakes. Winners get gift cards instead of the cash they got before, she said.
Under the outlawed business model, customers bought Internet time — which Attorney General Martha Coakley said was a ruse — and then got to play the electronic games with cash prizes. On Monday, the old machines sat darkened and unused near the new "games of skill."
The employee refused to say how long the business had been open and told a reporter to leave. She would not allow him to play any of the games, saying the business does not want to be in the newspaper.
She referred any further questions to a manager whom she said would be there the next day. The next day Christine, who said she was a manager but did not give her last name, said she had no comment, would not say who at the company would comment, and wanted nothing in the newspaper.
The law that passed Aug. 1 and went into effect this month more carefully defines the "sweepstakes" operations that it bans and increases penalties to a fine of up to $250,000 per machine or up to 15 years in prison or both. Responding to the games that flourished in Worcester and across the state last year in which owners said that prizes were awarded based on chance only and were not influenced by anything a player did at the game machine, the definition now includes "a simulated game terminal as a representation of the prizes associated with the results of the sweepstakes."
Meanwhile, another sweepstakes business, City Cyber Café, at 120 Stafford St. closed when the new law went into effect. A sign at City Cyber Café directs customers to "come visit us now at 560 Lincoln St."
Corporation papers on file with the secretary of state have been changed, listing Robert S. Murphy Jr., a lawyer at Bacon Wilson in Springfield, as the resident agent for BMG Operations, whose office is at 560 Lincoln St. Mr. Murphy was a lawyer for Rejean Theberge, the licensee for City Cyber Café on Stafford Street and who also offers sweepstakes games in Springfield and Holyoke. Mr. Murphy has since become a judge in the state's district courts.
Matthew Durand of Wilmington, N.C., listed as BMG's manager, said yesterday that he sold the business at least six months ago, but he refused to say who bought it.
A sign at City Cyber Café on Stafford Street said that state regulations persuaded management "to temporarily cease and desist operations." It thanked customers for their patronage and support and said their accounts "will stay validated until we solve this problem through legal venues."
"We hope to resolve all issues through our court systems and re-open as soon as possible." It promised, "We will be back better than ever."
William T. Breault, an opponent of sweepstakes cafés, is grateful for the state new law and was unhappy to learn that the Lincoln Street operation had reopened.
"What they were offering was a rip-off," said Mr. Breault, chairman of the Main South Alliance for Public Safety.. "If they're basically doing the same thing under the color of something else, I hope the AG will look at it and do something."
The attorney general's office did not answer questions about the Net Play Café. "Our office continues to investigate Internet cafes and other operations that appear to be in violation of Massachusetts law," the AG's office said in a statement.
"Those who continue to operate in violation of the law could face criminal prosecution or civil penalties and should cease operation. In many instances, local law enforcement is investigating unlawful gaming activities, and we continue to work with local officials to take action where appropriate."
Even under the law before Nov. 1, the attorney general took sweepstakes operations to court, civilly and criminally. In August a former Fall River city councilor, Leo Pelletier, 66, and Linda Pelletier of Spring Hill, Fla., pleaded guilty to gaming charges. They were given two years' probation, and their company, New England Internet Cafes, was ordered to forfeit $100,000 in connection with Internet cafes they operated in Fall River and Fairhaven.
In July, NEIC and Internet Marketing Group, LLC , doing business as "The Ship" of Lynnfield, agreed to pay $750,000 for allegedly facilitating illegal gambling.
In June 2011, the License Commission voted 3-0 to reject entertainment licenses for City Cyber Café and two other planned sweepstakes cafes. Then-chairman Peter M. Lukes said the commission would not give a license to a business that was illegal, although Mr. Murphy said his clients' businesses were not illegal.
In any case, the License Commission said it has no jurisdiction over such businesses and withholding the entertainment license only prevented playing televisions and radios there.
The city previously granted Net Play Cyber Café an entertainment license before it understood the nature of the business there.


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Wendy Lecker: State uses double standard when judging schools
My co-author this week is Jonathan Pelto, a former Connecticut state representative who blogs about government and politics at jonathanpelto.com.
Although our government demands equal application of the law, Connecticut's State Board of Education recently revealed a bias for charter schools by failing to hold charter schools and public schools to the same standards.
Last month, the state BOE used one standard to reauthorize charter schools and a very different standard to take over the New London School System.
New London received a "Special Master" while six charter schools got a pass.
The state uses standardized tests and a measure called Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) to track the percentage of children who reach the performance level of "proficiency." Failure to make AYP for three years in a row labels a school or district as "low achieving" and the state can override the democratically elected local board of education.
The state also examines "vertical-scale scores," a rough indicator of the "improvement" from year to year of the same group of children as they progress through grades.
Vertical-scale scores track changes in test scores at all performance levels. Considering barriers to achievement, such as poverty, language barriers and special education needs, the vertical-score system is a fairer view of student progress.
Nonetheless, AYP, not vertical-scale scores, forms the basis of major decisions regarding the fate of public schools and districts.
The New London case revealed the double standard. A fiscally distressed district, 91.8 percent of New London children are eligible for free and reduced-price lunch, 21.4 percent are English Language Learners, 13.5 percent receive special education services, 30 percent did not attend preschool and 24.7 percent come from homes where English is not the primary language.
Instead of providing New London with badly needed funding, the state used AYP to rationalize taking over the school system.
At the same meeting, the state used a different standard to grant the charters schools Trailblazers, Achievement First Bridgeport Academy and Stamford Academy five-year extensions.
By AYP standards, Trailblazers is "low achieving" and in need of corrective action. It has only made AYP once, in 2003. Eighth-grade test scores there have been declining in science and reading.
Ignoring AYP, the state BOE used Trailblazers' vertical-scale scores to overlook the need for corrective action. Claiming the charter serves disadvantaged children, the state asserted that "it is unrealistic that this school will achieve AYP."
Declaring that Trailblazers is "contributing to closing the achievement gap," it recommended full reauthorization.
Achievement First Bridgeport Academy has never made AYP since it opened in 2008. The state not only reauthorized the school, but allowed it to expand.
The state claimed AFBA demonstrated a better record of achievement than did Bridgeport's public schools, but failed to note that Achievement First's students are less poor, and face fewer language barriers and disabilities.
Nor did the state mention AFBA's shrinking cohort, from 83 students in fifth grade to 65 in eighth. Not only does the shrinking cohort distort the vertical-scale scores, but it raises serious questions about whether Achievement First pushed lower performing children out.
Stamford Academy, a high school, has never made AYP in its eight years. The state's report notes that the school has shown no trend in improving scores in any subject. The school's math scores have been declining. Last year, 9.5 percent of the students reached proficiency in math.
Yet the state granted it reauthorization.
These schools failed the very metric used to judge public schools, but the state cherry-picked statistics in order to reward them with tax dollars.
New London scored well above Stamford Academy on its CAPTs. Its vertical-scale scores were better than Trailblazers' in reading and it outpaced Trailblazers and the state in serving poor children. Compared to AFBA, New London had a higher percentage of fifth graders reading at goal, the level above proficiency, despite serving a much needier population.
In measure after measure, New London performed better than these charters and yet it was not given any of the flexibility accorded the charter schools.
Decades of research support the notion that poverty, language barriers and disabilities affect achievement. The state's decision to excuse charter schools for these factors while punishing public schools is manifestly unfair. Connecticut deserves a government that serves all children equally.
Wendy Lecker is a former president of the Stamford Parent Teacher Council and was staff attorney at the Campaign for Fiscal Equity, plaintiffs in a school funding lawsuit in New York.


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About 5 years ago, Cevat Yerli's team at Crytek introduced Crysis to us and blew our minds and our gaming rigs away with the sheer brilliance that was Crysis' graphics. Come February 22nd and Crytek is all set to launch Crysis 3 and restart the "But can it run Crysis?" meme, all over again.
Game4u will be conducting a midnight launch party at Mega Mall, Andheri (W) in Mumbai and at MGF Metropolis in Gurgaon. Customers who have pre-ordered are set to get the following goodies:
- For PC: Hunter Edition + Stalker pack & Brawler Pack DLC + T-shirt + (Crysis 1 digital download for Team Elite Members) + 50% off on Crysis 2, Dead Space 2, Medal of Honor: Warfighter and Mass Effect 3 available in the 'downloads4u' catalogue
- For PS3: Hunter Edition + Stalker & Brawler Pack DLC + T- shirt + (Crysis 1 digital download – for Team Elite Members)
- For Xbox360: Hunter Edition + T-shirt (plus a yet-to-be-confirmed DLC)
The first customer to pick up a copy of the game will also get a "1st to own" certificate from Game4u.


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Amazon may trim Kindle Fire price, add new 7-inch and 10-inch models
The Amazon Kindle Fire tablet may be cut to just $150 (£100) as the company looks to boost the line-up with new models, according to reports.
Digitimes reports that the online giant plans to knock $50 (£30) off the base price in order to facilitate a new 7-incher later this year and 8.9-inch and 10.1-inch models, perhaps in early 2013.
According to the article, which cites supply chain sources, the new 7-inch iteration will boast a better screen (1200 x 800 resolution) and 'a more competent computing platform,' with a price point of $199.
Changing the game (again)
A lower-priced Kindle Fire would put further pressure on rival Android tablet manufacturers to offer their own wares at a cheaper rates.
Amazon has dominated the lower-end tablet market with hugely impressive Kindle Fire sales since its launch in November 2011.
The etailer, unlike rivals Samsung, Motorola and LG, can afford to take losses on the hardware as makes back more than its share in ebooks, app sales and Amazon Prime subscriptions.


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Manatee and Sarasota counties' car burglary trend has hit Longboat Key.
Longboat Key Police Chief Al Hogle announced unknown people entered into 21 unlocked vehicles Friday, Oct. 30, on the island. There were no signs of forced entry to any of the 21 cars involved.
Seaplace, 1925 Gulf Of Mexico Drive, had two burglaries; Longboat Arms, 3320 Gulf of Mexico Drive, had one burglary; Beach Harbor Club, 3808 Gulf of Mexico, had 10 burglaries; and Bayport, 3900 Gulf of Mexico Drive, had eight burglaries.
All of the burglaries were made to unlocked vehicles with no signs of forced entry to any of the cars involved. The glove box papers identified most of the involved vehicles. There were numerous items stolen, including wallets, credit cards, cash and GPS devices. Some of these items were recovered outside of the vehicles and are being processed for fingerprints.
An identification technician processed the vehicles for fingerprints on Saturday, Oct. 31.
Hogle said the Longboat Key Police Department would be checking condominium parking lots for unlocked vehicles and securing them because of the incidents.
A "We Found Your Vehicle Unlocked" notice similar to what the police department uses for unlocked doors on businesses will be left inside all unlocked vehicles.
"We urge everyone to lock and secure your vehicle when it is parked," Hogle said. "Do not leave valuable objects in plain sight from the windows."
Contact Kurt Schultheis at [email protected].
Manatee and Sarasota counties' car burglary trend has hit Longboat Key.


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Here's another piece of community-submitted intel from the field from Guil Barros. Thanks, Guil! And remember, if YOU want to submit your review, here's how. —The Mgmt.
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Pizza style: Neapolitan
Oven type: Wood-fired
Notes: Possibly the only Neapolitan pizza in Madison?
Price: $7 for 12-inch Margherita
Walking into Pizza Brutta is like waking up to that wonderful day in Livorno, sitting on plastic chairs at the beach... but with nice wooden benches :) The oven and large marble prep slab are front and center, the staff is engaging, and the smell... oh, the smell. Goose bumps from just imagining it. There is something about the smell of basil crisping in a bed of tomato sauce that brings tears to my eyes. But I digress :)
The crust is supple but forgiving, there is just enough chewiness to make it an integral part of the slice without overwhelming the texture of the tomato sauce and cheese. Beautiful cornicione surrounds a San Marzano base, lightly salted with spots of fresh mozzarella and large basil leaves.
The crust cant quite hold up the slice, but this is a good thing, no need to thicken up just for structural integrity. The base Margherita is my favorite, but the menu shows so many excellent options, it's worth spending a night and trying a few. At $7, it can't be beat. —Guil Barros
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Microsoft Office Mobile 2010 is now available for those using Windows Mobile 6.5: a nice enough upgrade considering it's free, but you wouldn't want to pay for it.
Office Mobile came out as a beta last year, but now is available from the Microsoft Marketplace, bringing SharePoint Workspace and remote control of PowerPoint presentations to Windows Mobile 6.5. But you still can't create new presentations and it won't underline your spelling mistakes in red, so not a desktop replacement just yet.
TextMaker on the right: more functionality but at the cost of performance (and money)
Word Mobile is admirably fast, and manages to display most in-line images and embedded content, but compare it to a real word processor (TextMaker from SoftOffice in this case) and the difference is manifest - not only will TextMaker check spelling on the fly, but notice the track-changes/comments ribbon. Such things don't exist in Word Mobile, at least not until Windows Phone 7. Microsoft is pushing the concept hard there, as demonstrated in this video from MobilityDigest:
That video also shows a new interface for SharePoint; the version that comes with Mobile Office 2010 isn't nearly so pretty, but the important functionality is there.
Pocket PowerPoint still won't let you edit presentations, though it will show them, and link up to a desktop to allow the phone to be used as a remote control.
For reviewing your slides, not creating them
Given that Windows Mobile is effectively dead it's surprising to see any kind of upgrade being made available, though we'd hope the majority of the package will end up as part of Windows Phone 7 - just with a prettier interface. ®


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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 6:51 pm
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I read somewhere sometime that this was an "old French saying"--
"If men knew what women do when they're alone, they wouldn't marry them."
I've always taken that to mean that some men find some women's free-time pursuits frivolous/ridiculous in the extreme. (Crafts, décor, fashion, canape-type food, etc.)
So I'd like to know--is this really an old French proverb ? Maybe it is mistranslated?
And what do you think it means?
Also-- "If a man and woman are not more than friends, they will be less."
This one I think I get, and tend to agree with.
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 8:10 pm
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never heard those...although it sounds like Sacha Guitry ...do you have them in French ?
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I just looked up Sacha Guitry-- a list of his quotes *are* similar in style, you're certainly right.
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There's no use asking minty, she's young, you need an old French person for their sayings. Minty would be best for Young and Beautiful French Sayings!
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Well , Griffin, I don't quite know how to take that ...do you imply that because I'm young - not that young, actually - and beutiful -thank you for the compliment- I must be empty-headed and illiterate as well ?
Actually the second quote is by the Countess of Blessington, who, although she died in Paris, in Scottish by birth...
" L'amitié est impossible entre femme et homme : s'il est plus qu'un ami, elle devient moins qu'une amie. "
I quite like this one too, by the
author Balzac :
" On n'est point l'ami d'une femme lorsqu'on peut être son amant. "
"You are not a woman's friend when you can be her lover"
An old French saying is :
« ce que femme veut, Dieu le veut «
(what a woman wants, God wants it too.)
and a famous quote by a famous French writer :
« Lavenir de lhomme, cest la femme » Louis Aragon
"Man's future is the woman"
and by an Irish one :
On peut beaucoup plus largement se passer des hommes que des femmes, c'est pourquoi c'est eux qu'on sacrifie dans la guerre. » Georges Bernard Shaw
"It's much more easy to dispense of men that to make do without women, that's why men are the first one to go to war".
The first quote remains unknown to me...but I'm not sure it refers to traditional female pursuits...
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minty--these are great, thank you! The first American (?) saying about women that comes to mind is "..women's work is never done." How grim!
The French ones are lovely and complimentary--especially the one about God...
So you think the first quote I posted means more like gossip, backbiting, bitchiness, shrewishness, poisoned pies--that sort of thing?
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Minty, sorry you took it like that, I meant that Old French sayings were from Old French people and you were a Young French person. A weak joke that fell on it's nose. I am sure that as well as young and beautiful you are also wise and wonderful... after all you have that lovely cat sleeping on your Phd thesis!
I like the one by Balzac as I have lots of women friends and prefer it that way. As for the old French one, surely that should be...
"ce qu'un chat veut, Dieu le veut" for women are superb, but only cats are superb-er! Just ask your cat if you don't believe me and they'll give you a look as if to humour you for even thinking of asking them such a question.
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, no offence taken
, and I do agree about cats...do you know this one :
Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
Robert Heinlein
: yes , I've heard that saying too ...
to be fair...
Le vin est fort, le roi est plus fort, les femmes le sont plus encore.
Martin Luther (wine is strong, the king is stronger, and women even more so .)
La moitié du monde n'apprécie pas ce qui amuse l'autre moitié
» Jane Austen
(One half of the world does not enjoy what the other half enjoys"
Les femmes ont permission d'être faibles, et elles se servent sans scrupule de ce privilège.
Madame de Sévigné
(Women have permission to be weak, and they use that privilege adequatly, without scruples"
La femme a une puissance singulière qui se compose de la réalité de la force et de l'apparence de la faiblesse
Victor Hugo
A woman has a special power made of real strength and apparent weakness"
« La femme est assez proche de l'homme, comme l'épagneul breton. A ce détail près qu'il ne manque à l'épagneul breton que la parole alors qu'il ne manque à la femme que de se taire. » Pierre Desproges, humorist
"a woman is very close to a man, just like a cocker spaniel. There's one little difference, though : the cocker spaniel just lacks the ability to speak, whereas the woman lacks the ability to keep quiet."
La femme serait vraiment l'égale de l'homme le jour où, à un poste important, on désignerait une femme incompétente
. » Françoise Giroud
"The woman will truly be man's equal on the day an incompetent woman will be granted an important job"
Les femmes sont extraordinaires. Elles savent se servir de leur moindre atout : l'une, c'est sa démarche, l'autre, son décolleté, une troisième, ses jambes... Il y en a même qui se servent de leur intelligence !
» Tristan Bernard
"Women are wonderful . They know how to use all their assets : for one, it's her manner of walking, for another, her cleavage, for yet another, her legs....some of them even use their brain..."
Women want mediocre men, and men are working to be as mediocre as possible. Margaret Mead
If you want anything said, ask a man. If you want something done, ask a woman. Margaret Thatcher
Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. Robert Heinlein
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Well my friend Jenny isn't famous, but her saying was....
A woman's place is anywhere she damn well pleases... so there!
Another of hers was... Only boys have toys, which is why they think women are for playing with.
One favourite of mine is Billy Shakespeare's
'Nothing is good or bad but thinking makes it so.' from Hamlet. But then he's always good for a quote or six!
I'm not sure Thatcher meant herself, but then a lot of us Brits wondered if she was a woman in the first place and not just a man in drag... or a badly made android (unlike Blair who was a well made android badly programmed)!!
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Montcalm County Sheriff's Detectives arrested a 17-year-old Owosso man Monday, August 8, for home invasion and unauthorized driving away of a motor vehicle in Montcalm Township.
On August 3, a home in the 7500 block of Sidney Road was burglarized, and the homeowner's 2001 Chevy Silverado was stolen, along with other items. Over the weekend the pickup was recovered when it was stopped in Shiawassee County with four people inside. The suspect confessed to the crimes to Montcalm County detectives. Authorities may still seek charges on the man for possession of a stolen vehicle.
Sheriff's deputies continue to work on a recent rash of home invasions and stolen vehicles occurring in the county. On Sunday, August 7, a citizen was camping on Wicker Road in Evergreen Township, when he noticed a pickup truck parked on state land. After several hours he called the Montcalm County Sheriff's Office. Responding deputies found that the vehicle, a 1998 Dodge Dakota, had been reported stolen from the Derby Lake area around August 4.
Sheriff Bill Barnwell reminds the public to keep a watchful eye on your neighborhoods, and report any suspicious vehicles or persons to law enforcement. If the public has any information on any crime and wishes to remain anonymous, call the Sheriff Detectives tip line at 989-831-7593.


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Dmitriy Tanner is one of the extremely few and proud: a top male model who is also an active-duty Marine.
Tanner, a 20-year-old lance corporal based at Fort Pendleton in Southern California, appears in the Calvin Klein Collection fall 2011 ad campaign and will feature in the Dsquared2 and Diesel spring 2012 campaigns. He got his start last January, walking the Givenchy show in Paris. That was followed by a spot opening the Calvin Klein show — a mere month after being discovered by a scout in a shopping mall.
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"This kind of success is unique," says Jason Kanner, founder of Soul Artist Management, which represents Tanner and a slew of other top faces, such as Simon Nessman, Arthur Sales and River Viiperi. "It usually takes a year for a model to pay his dues before anything takes off. Because of his active-duty schedule, he's only working once a month. If he was in New York, he'd be working three to four days a week."
Tanner's story is pure Horatio Alger material. He was born in a small town outside of Moscow, to a single mother who left him and his older brother in the care of an orphanage. At the age of 12, Tanner, along with his brother, was adopted by an American couple and brought to Mechanicsville, Md. After graduating from high school, Tanner immediately enlisted with the Marines.
"When I was a kid, I didn't have too much… When I came to the U.S., everything changed and my parents really gave me a great life. I wanted to pay my dues to my parents — and respect to the country — that gave me this life," Tanner says of his decision to enlist.
While off duty in December 2010, Tanner was discovered by a model scout named Will Thomas, in a shopping mall. He was then signed by Soul Artist and immediately booked by Givenchy for its fall 2011 show.
"I had never done a runway show before. I didn't really know that Givenchy was such a big brand in fashion," says Tanner of that trip to Paris, his first ever to the City of Light. "I was really nervous. But everyone at Givenchy was really nice. And the food and catering were amazing. Definitely better than Marine food."
At Fort Pendleton, Tanner sometimes has to wake for 5 a.m. shooting practice, whereas on modeling gigs the hardest part is putting up with hair and makeup. "When they had to bleach my hair and dye my eyebrows, it was a little weird," he says.
Landing the Calvin Klein ad campaign, lensed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott, was "just a shock," he says of the job that propelled him into the big leagues.
"Dmitriy's confidence and strong, masculine appeal are perfect for Calvin Klein Collection. His build, posture and walk are elegant and manly," says Italo Zucchelli, men's creative director at the label.
As for his fellow Marines, they provide Tanner with plenty of ribbing about his side gig. "They joke that they have to roll out a red carpet for me," says Tanner. "My higher-up officers are impressed and tell me this is great for me. But they tell me not to get affected by it and [let it] make me become a bad Marine. They don't want it to go to my head."


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