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Alessandro Cortini
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Alessandro Cortini (born May 24, 1976, in Bologna, Italy) was the keyboardist during live performances by Nine Inch Nails from 2005 through 2008. He also occasionally plays guitar, for example, on "Getting Smaller," "Mr. Self Destruct," and "Echoplex."
Cortini returned as a touring member of Nine Inch Nails starting with their 2013-2014 tour and also served as an opening act for the NIN 2014 Japan Tour. He has also been part of the How To Destroy Angels live lineup, contributing bass, synthesizers and vocals.
Cortini was born in the Italian city of Bologna and raised in Forlì. Sometime around 1998, Cortini moved to the United States to study guitar at the Musicians Institute, where he met Swedish guitarist Pelle Hillström. After graduating he began focusing on keyboards and synths.
While briefly teaching at the Musicians Institute, he saw an ad for open auditions for Nine Inch Nails; after impressing Trent Reznor in his audition, he was brought on board to form the live band for the 2005 Live: With Teeth tour and has been a member of the band ever since. On December 13th, 2008, Cortini posted a blog on Modwheelmood's MySpace account stating that he is leaving the band and that the other members had known of his decision for some time. Cortini has shared songwriting credits with Reznor for several songs on Ghosts I-IV and "The Eater Of Dreams". He appears in the NIN music videos for "The Hand That Feeds" and "Survivalism". In 2017, he appeared as part of Nine Inch Nails (in this case consisting of Trent Reznor, Robin Finck, Mariqueen Maandig, Atticus Ross, Cortini and Joey Castillo of Queens Of The Stone Age) in an episode of the reboot of Twin Peaks.
Cortini is also the frontman of Los Angeles-area band modwheelmood, which he leads with Hillstrom. The band is signed to fellow NIN bandmate Aaron North and Travis Keller's record label, Buddyhead. Prior to forming modwheelmood, Cortini acted as touring guitarist for The Mayfield Four.
In 2010, Alessandro started his solo-project called SONOIO (from "sono io", which is the Italian for "it's me"). Its first album, Blue, was released in 2010 and was followed by a remix album. The second album, Red, was released in 2011 and again followed by a remix album. Alessandro composed music using a Buchla Music Easel in late 2012 and released the material through Important Records in 2013. Forse, meaning "maybe" In Italian, is a series of three double LP releases followed by a CD box set containing all three volumes. Cortini currently resides in the Los Angeles area with his dog and three cats.
Trent Reznor on hiring Cortini
"My first thought when Alessandro walked in was that he didn't look like what I had in mind. His presence was intense but gentle, not the 'I'm gonna attack you' energy fans might associate with NIN. Then he started, and within 30 seconds I was like 'That's the guy!' I never once regretted it. Without taking anything away from Charlie, Alessandro is really into playing the studio parts as much as humanly possible." [1]
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CHICAGO -- Outfielder Tyler Moore is looking to finish the season strong after being recalled from Triple-A Syracuse on Aug. 17.
Moore -- who posted a .263/.327/.513 line with 10 home runs and 29 RBIs in 156 at-bats in 2012 -- began the 2013 season with the Nationals, but struggled, hitting .151 before being sent down on July 8.
Moore performed well for Syracuse, posting a .318/.395/.584 line in 45 games with 10 homers and 46 RBIs. He said the difference was that he got his timing back, something he struggled with as a result of limited plate appearances early in the season with the Nationals.
"I was fortunate to go down to Triple-A and find everything," Moore said. "I was able to get back in the groove … it was more of a timing thing. I was just starting late all year, and then once you get some at-bats you kind of figure that out and say, 'OK, that was the problem.' So it's good. I found it and I'm blessed to be back up here."
Moore was in the starting lineup for Thursday's series finale against the Cubs. He also started on Tuesday and went 2-for-3 with an RBI single in the sixth inning. He had two hits in his return on Saturday.
"[I] just want to finish strong," Moore said. "I just wanted to come back up here, and I've been getting a little more playing time, so it's been good."
Moore went 2-for-5 with a run in Thursday's 5-4 win over the Cubs in 13 innings.


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Sporting Kansas City led the way with four players on the 2012 MLS Best XI team, which was revealed on Monday.
After finishing with the best record in the Eastern Conference during the regular season and capturing the U.S. Open Cup, Sporting crashed out of the playoffs at the hands of the Houston Dynamo.
But it didn't prevent Sporting from landing four players on the Best XI team, including MVP candidate Graham Zusi and Defender of the Year winner Matt Besler.
Defender Aurelien Collin and goalkeeper Jimmy Nielsen both found themselves on the team for the first time in their MLS careers, with Collin losing out Besler for top defender honors while Nielsen is up for the Goalkeeper of the Year award.
Supporters' Shield winners San Jose put two players on the team as both the league's leading scorer Chris Wondolowski and defender Victor Bernardez were named.
Landon Donovan and Robbie Keane have played pivotal roles in the Los Angeles Galaxy reaching the MLS Cup and they are joined on the Best XI by D.C. United midfielders Dwayne De Rosario and Chris Pontius, Red Bull New York striker Thierry Henry and Seattle midfielder Osvaldo Alonso.
Following is the 2012 MLS Best XI:
Goalkeeper - Jimmy Nielsen (Sporting Kansas City) Defender - Victor Bernardez (San Jose Earthquakes) Defender - Matt Besler (Sporting Kansas City) Defender - Aurelien Collin (Sporting Kansas City) Midfielder - Osvaldo Alonso (Seattle Sounders FC) Midfielder - Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy) Midfielder - Chris Pontius (D.C. United) Midfielder - Graham Zusi (Sporting Kansas City) Forward - Thierry Henry (New York Red Bulls) Forward - Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) Forward - Chris Wondolowski (San Jose Earthquakes)
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Today, I shadowed Dr. Parham Ganchi '87 at his clinic in Wayne, NJ. I was welcomed in by a member of his staff, who then gave me a tour of the clinic. It was an impressive display, from all of Dr. Ganchi's diplomas to the spacious patient examination rooms to the private surgical operating room. Soon after, Dr. Ganchi himself arrived and we prepared for the long day that was to come. His schedule was packed, with patients coming in 15 minute intervals. There were a variety of procedures that patients were considering having, from cosmetic surgery to botox to laser/wrinkle hair removals. We also met with patients who were about to have their surgery, what he called a "pre-op", to make sure that they were certain that they wanted to have the procedure. During the mini-breaks between patients, we talked about surgery and medicine in general, Princeton life, and our hobbies and lives outside of academics. Dr. Ganchi not only enlightened me in the realm of medicine but also on many topics that I wasn't as well versed in, such as nutrition and the psychology of economics.
During the consultations, I really saw how engaging and compassionate Dr. Ganchi was as a doctor, making sure that all of his patients were fully informed on all the procedures and that they were comfortable in this environment. Many of the patients that were following up with him after their procedures were all extremely satisfied with their surgeries, which serves to demonstrate the great skill and dedication Dr. Ganchi brings to his field of medicine. It was really inspiring to see it all firsthand, and he will be the perfect role model for me to look up to as I pursue my own path towards medicine.
January 31, 2012
Today was surgery day! I arrived bright and early to prep for surgery, getting scrubbed in and being informed on OR shadowing etiquette. I also met the anesthesiologist, Dr. Lee.
Both of the major surgeries done today were breast augmentation procedures, one with silicone implants and the other saline. He demonstrated the different techniques that went in with different implants, and showed his versatility and experience while performing surgeries on these patients. Throughout the surgery, Dr. Ganchi explained every step of the procedure and was very informative. Something that struck me was that he always had the patient's best interest in mind. During the surgery, he was telling me that he had made a small incision under the breast of the patient, as opposed to a longer one, to prevent a larger scar from appearing. Even though that would make the surgery more complicated for him, he was more than willing to give the extra effort to make his patients satisfied with his work.
After the surgeries, I witnessed an earlobe repair surgery. The meticulousness and detail of his work showed through this procedure, as he slowly weaved back and forth with his stitches through the parts of the ear. I was surprised at how little time it took yet how natural the ear looked after the surgery, a testament to his skill and prowess.
I had come into this Princeternship on the fence about medicine and came out more positive than ever that medicine is the right track for me. I cannot thank Dr. Ganchi enough for all of the great wisdom and firsthand experience that I was able to obtain during these two days. I now have a great mentor and role model to follow and hopefully I will be able to open my own medical clinic some day. This Princeternship program was an amazing experience; the shadowing was more in depth than anything I had ever done and scrubbing into surgery for the first time was breathtaking. Everybody was really inviting and compassionate and really made me feel at home at the clinic. I would recommend this program to anybody that is unsure about medicine, because this will definitely help you make up your mind!


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oh man that augustus mackin' out with daisy is tops
oh man that augustus mackin' out with daisy is tops
Damn straight that thought bubble is tops. Nothing else on here can even compare to that level of great
Hahaha, love the way Mike's interacting with Lucy.
Aww, Auggie is so cute when hes tiny
Augustus's thought bubble is WIN! I laughed when I read Lucy's bubble. Mike looks so cute thinking about Sandy.
Mike is awesome in this.
Awww cute Jasmine...
Augustus x Daisy be snoggin.
Dr. Klaus
And David is... David!
Now I feel like making AugustusxDaisy art
Wow Mike you just proves that your an ass
Rohan, you're a fucking retard. When are you going to fix that?
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Mike you dick!
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Thanks for wirtnig such an easy-to-understand article on this topic.
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I've thought about signing up for Netflix just because of the anime titles. Right now, though, money is something that I can't afford to use for something like this; perhaps after I get a second part-time job...
Urasei Yatsura has only been around for maybe 4 years. It may have been on TV when I was in Japan back in '86, but they didn't do the 100 discs until the 2000s. Yes, I got to watch all 100 discs. And all the movies. It was worth watching. If I get rich, I'll but the set.
You mean there is something besides this huge "saved" list to complain?
I just want to note that while the library isn't HUMONGOUS, they are getting a lot more on Demand or Streaming Anime on the site too! Which eliminates the whole needing a disc thing...
They are not going to change anything, as that would add costs. And right now they are about to get beaten badly by some of the newer choices available.
I swear I remember talking to someone and they mentioned watching a subtitled anime on Netflix. I really wish I could remember they said it was. This has always been one of my grievances against watching anime on Netflix, since I'm generally a subs guy. ^_^
(While you're at it, please also consider asking when they're going to offer subtitles as an option for streaming videos instead of dub-only? It's understandable if they want to push the streaming option, but they really need to address this first.)
The only anime I see that aren't completely random in titles to me, are kind of a few... I can understand Bleach, Inuyasha, and The Slayers being up there. Ouran and Soul Eater's there too. But there aren't a whole lot more that I'd like to watch. It seems unless I watch it on Netflix or some illegal way just to see it before purchasing it, there's no other way to get an anime you want to watch besides purchasing it.
I haven't seen the subbed Black Butler, but I thought the dubbed voice acting was really well done.I have nothing to compare it to, though, so maybe this comment is moot, lol.


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Foiling terror attacks: new cctv technology
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland is developing image processing technology that will improve surveillance of abandoned luggage in public places
Numerous CCTV systems are in use in public places which have the capacity to gather large amounts of image material. For the time being, however, there are no effective ways to analyse the mass of video data automatically and recognise potential risk situations in advance. VTT is involved in an EU research project aimed at developing IT solutions to this end.
A risk may be posed, for example, by luggage left in a public place which may contain explosives or other dangerous substances. Terror attacks based on this tactic have already claimed many civilian lives. Luggage surveillance is particularly important at airports, railway stations, trade fairs, and public spaces in nationally significant infrastructure.
The aim of the SUBITO project, which is funded by the European Commission, is to improve image analysis technology in existing CCTV systems. With the help of an application developed as part of the project, cameras recognise abandoned luggage automatically and rapidly identify, locate and track the person who left it there.
The new application has significant commercial potential, since it can be used to exploit image material before any incident takes place.
During the project, VTT has developed tools for using smart cameras more effectively.
Security authorities can move any abandoned luggage quickly aside should they conclude that it poses a potential risk. The luggage can be transferred to the trade fair's or airport's lost property office, for example, if it proves no more than a false alarm.
SUBITO enhances security in a cost-efficient manner, since the new technology can be built onto the foundations of existing CCTV systems. Individual privacy issues are thus easier to take into account, because the end users must already take note of them in operating the system.
Effective CCTV surveillance strengthens deterrence: often, awareness alone of strengthened surveillance is enough to improve security in public places.
Ten partner organisations from six European countries are involved in the SUBITO project. The partners are experts in the field, from research institutes, universities, businesses and end users.
The project continues through to the end of next year and is being realised in close co-operation with end users. The aim is to ensure that security authorities have access to the technology that meets their needs.
Source: VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
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Albany, New York (September 5, 2012) -Why stay in an ordinary hotel when you can sleep in a luxurious, remote lakeside yurt or a repurposed caboose? Here are more than a dozen wonderful lodgings across the state that are attractions in their own right.
1. Safe Harbor in a Lighthouse: Saugerties Lighthouse, Saugerties, NY, in the Hudson Valley, sits on a remote shoal which can be reached by boat or via an easy half-mile walking trail. This 1869 landmark beacon, on the National Register of Historic Places, is both museum and inn. Two bedrooms and the lighthouse tower above them provide bird's eye views of the Hudson River and offer an idyllic perch for spotting bald eagles and beavers and watching the sunset. The downstairs has a kitchen where guests can cook dinner and a cozy common room with a wood-burning stove.
2. Luxury in a Backcountry Yurt: A backcountry experience with all of the creature comforts beckons at the Upper St. Regis Lake campsite, near Lake Clear, NY in the Adirondacks. A carpeted fully-furnished and serviced yurt, accessible only by boat, sits on a promontory overlooking a lovely lake. Guests can take off in the yurt's canoe on paddling adventures across three lakes and a river or swim and dive off the private dock. Come evening, they can cook dinner on the outdoor grill or indoor kitchen and then watch for shooting stars through the yurt's domed skylight.
3. Floating in a Geodesic Dome: A geodesic dome with a round, "floating" bed is among the unusual accommodations at Pollywogg Hollër Eco Resort, Belmont, NY, in the Chautauqua-Allegheny region. Other options include an Adirondack-style lean-to with a queen-size bed and privacy curtains, and a popular loft cabin with its own pine-fired sauna, each with furnishings hand-hewn from native woods. Works of more than one hundred artists nestle along garden trails. The resort also features wine tastings in its own wine cellar, an organic garden, and solar-powered electricity.
4. A Converted Convent: While many of the lovely angels that decorate six-room Angels Nest Bed & Breakfast, in Rome, NY, in the Central New York region, were brought here by the inn's owner, the spirit of the original convent seems to live on. The original prayer center, complete with pews and stained glass windows, now serves as a non- denominational chapel and the lovely angel-themed garden invites outdoor meditation. A sense of community is fostered around home-cooked breakfasts, a well-equipped exercise room, and sauna and relaxing living area with a TV, books, music, and games. Guest reviews also praise owner/innkeeper Mary O. Davis for her warm hospitality.
5. Sleeping in School: Rest assured, you won't be scolded for sleeping in this 1907 schoolhouse, but you're likely to learn nevertheless. The Erie Canal Schoolhouse Bed & Breakfast, in Albion, NY, in the Greater Niagara region displays photos, newspaper articles and other historic documents found during the renovation, and the former auditorium showcases vintage model trains, a miniature Hudson carnival, and antiques. Want to make some notes? The original chalkboards are still on the walls of several of the classroom-turned bedrooms.
6. A Personal Theme Park: Why go to a theme park when you can sleep in one? Staying in one of the theme rooms and suites at The Roxbury Motel, in Roxbury, NY in the Catskills is like living on a set from your favorite TV show or movie. From the Stone Age Flintstones to Futuristic Jetsons, choices abound. The newest, slated to open this fall, is a three bedroom "Archaeologist's Digs," inspired by adventure flicks like Indiana Jones that will include secret passageways, hidden treasure, Mayan temples and Egyptian tombs. On a diet? Don't choose Maryann's Coconut Cream Pie room, which puts you in the pie with a whipped cream ceiling that looks real enough to make your mouth water.
7. On the Track to Dreamland. You can fall asleep to the chug, chug, chug of a moving train at the Caboose Motel, in Avoca, NY, in the Finger Lakes region. While the sound is simulated and can be turned off, the five 1917 cabooses are the real thing. Converted into family-style motel rooms, the cabooses all have a single and double bed for lower berths plus two authentic upper berths and a bathroom with shower, along with modern conveniences such as cable TV, heating and air-conditioning.
8. A Taste of the Gilded Age. Built in the early 1900s by Frederick Bourne, president of the Singer Sewing Machine Co., as an opulent "hunting retreat" in the 1000 Islands/Seaway region, Singer Castle is a quirky place with hidden passageways and dungeons. The 28-room castle and private island are now open to visitors during the day, but come evening, those who reserve the two-bedroom Royal Suite have the entire castle at their disposal, complete with a catered dinner and a private personal tour of this eccentric hideaway.
9. Roaring 20s Splendor. Oheka Castle in Cold Spring Harbor, NY on Long Island, the French-style Chateau where financier and philanthropist Otto Hermann Kahn threw lavish parties during the Roaring 20s, is now a glamorous 32-room boutique hotel with a gourmet restaurant. Not to be missed are the Chateau Fontainebleau-inspired grand staircase and the Olmstead-designed formal gardens. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the chateau frequently appears in film, television, music and still photography productions, which helps account for the A-list celebs often spotted here.
10. An Artist's Town House: Home to the influential artist and women's rights activist Alice Morgan Wright from 1888 to 1975, the Morgan State House Inn is an elegantly and artistically restored 19th-century townhouse. Designed by the same architect who also designed the Gothic-style Cathedral of all Saints, the gabled mansion features architectural detailing, inside and out. It is located in downtown Albany, NY, in the Capital-Saratoga region, across from Washington Park and just steps from a number of interesting restaurants.
11. A Hammock in the City: Cocooning takes on an almost literal meaning at the trendy NU Hotel, where guests can opt for rooms with hammocks instead of beds. Of course, regular beds and bunk beds are also available for those with more conventional sleep tastes. The hotel is located amid the restaurants, shops and art galleries of downtown Brooklyn in New York City, less than a ten-minute subway ride to Manhattan.
12. "Glamping" and more: There are many more off-beat accommodations across the state. Try "glamping" at the luxurious Orenda campground in the Adirondacks, go for the Catskill kitsch at Kate's Lazy Meadow in Mt. Tremper, NY, decked out in groovy 50s decor by Kate Pierson, a lead singer of the B-52s rock band; or stay in a tower suite overlooking the Hudson River at Castle on the Hudson in Tarrytown, NY, a medieval-style castle that includes a dining room once owned by Louis XIV that was transported from France. Or buy the painting off the wall at the Artful Lodger, a combination art gallery and bed and breakfast inn in Clinton, NY. Check out www.iloveNY.com for dude ranches, log cabins, and other unusual lodgings.
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Promising that Tuesday's convention theme "will honor the fact that it is the drive, determination and sacrifice of America's job creators and millions of hard-working American men and women who made the United States the exceptional nation it is," Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus today announced that Tuesday's theme for the 2012 Republican National Convention will be "We Built It."
At a campaign rally in Roanoke, Virginia, last month, President Obama declared, "if you've got a business, you didn't build that." Priebus said that Tuesday's convention proceedings "will remind America that we are a nation made great not by Washington but by the men and women who summoned the inner drive, discipline and persistent effort to achieve their dreams within the free enterprise system."
Convention CEO William Harris said, "Tuesday's program will highlight America's entrepreneurial strength and our people's incomparable work ethic."
Hammering the "We Built It" theme home will be a slew of speakers who have been doing their best to make sure that government gets out of the way of the American people's entrepreneurial strength and incomparable work ethic. Those speakers include the Mayor of Saratoga Springs Utah, Mia Love, New Hampshire senator Kelly Ayotte, and a preponderance of conservative governors including Ohio's John Kasich, Oklahoma's Mary Fallin, Virginia's Bob McDonnell, Louisiana's Bobby Jindal, and New Mexico's Susana Martiniez. The highlight of the night will be the delivery of the convention keynote address by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie. (see the Tuesday night schedule below this post)
One of the most watched speakers of the night will be Rick Santorum.
Santorum, who ran against Romney for the Republican presidential nomination is one of Romney's few former 2012 opponents who has been given center stage at the convention and what he says could go a long way in solidifying the support for Romney from among the social conservatives who supported him and remain reluctant of Romney. Santorum's speech will also be watch intensely by the liberal propagandists like Rachel Maddow, Chris Matthews, all the personalities at Current TV, and most the personalities at ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and MSNBC. They will be chomping at the bit to exploit Santorum's defense of life, liberty and traditional family values.
Tuesday night's schedule of speakers could prove to be the strongest slate of orators of the entire convention. While Chris Christie will offer a keynote address that promises demolish the reputation and record of the Obama-Biden Administration and capture the essence of the Republican vision for our nation, other convention orators such as Susana Martinez and John Kasich will prove to be powerful voices and their speeches will probably earn them a place on the list of future potential presidential contenders.
One of the most interesting speeches of the night will be given by Mia Love, a African-American Republican woman and Mayor of SaratogaSprings, Utah and a 2012 candidate for Congress who is challenging six-term incumbent Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson. She will be introduced with a video that highlights her personal story and tenure as mayor of Saratoga Springs before her speech.According to Love "The message I want to convey is that Barack Obama has accelerated this country into a downward spiral and that the only way there's any hope of getting out of this is electing Mitt Romney, so I'm hoping everyone is inspired and ready to go out and do whatever they can to help Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan get elected."Love's coveted Tuesday night primetime speech comes after Monday night's prime time speaking engagement by another another African-American, former congressman Artur Davis, a Democrat who has become so disappointed in and dissatisfied with President Obama and his Party that he is now a Republican.Love has the early speaking spot Tuesday evening. She will be introduced with a video that highlights her personal story and tenure as mayor of Saratoga Springs before her speech. Love, who is challenging six-term incumbent Democratic Rep. Jim Matheson, will address the GOP gathering in Tampa on the evening of Aug. 28, a coveted prime-time slot for the candidate who has been billed as a rising Republican star.
Adding to the strength of the speaks will be the power behind Tuesday night's theme as articulated in the phrase "We Built IT".
It's a theme that stems from a statement made by President Obama when speaking without a teleprompter at a campaign event in Virginia last month. At the event, President Obama infamously went into an rant that claimed American's didn't build their own businesses and suggested that entrepreneurs owe their success to the government and that the government was the driving force behind their businesses.
The Obama campaign quickly tried to claim that the President's remarks were taken out of context, however his statements were eerily similar to those made several months earlier by Elizabeth Warren, the liberal nominee for U.S. Senate in Massachusetts who is locked in a tight race against Senator Scott Brown. In a campaign event of her own, Warren, who President Obama is a fan of and was once a Special Assistant to the President, made the same claims that the President seemingly paraphrased. (See Video below)
The remark has helped to shed a bright light on the antithetically American ideology embraced by the left and President Obama and Republicans intend to capitalize on it in a way that focusses on the Republican principles which support an ideology that believes it is the people who are the driving force behind our government and not the government that is the driving force behind the people.
Tuesday Convention Schedule
As part of its "convention without walls" program to make the convention open and accessible to people across the country, Republican officials also released today the convention schedule for Tuesday, August 28 through the convention's mobile app – Tampa 2012 (http://connect.gopconvention2012.com). Tuesday's schedule includes the keynote address by New Jersey Governor Chris Christie.
7:30 p.m. : Convention convenes
- Presentation of Colors
- Pledge of Allegiance
- National Anthem sung by Philip Alongi
- Invocation
- Video
- Remarks by Janine Turner
- Video and remarks by Mayor Mia Love (Saratoga Springs, UT), U.S.
- congressional candidate
- Remarks by former U.S. Senator Rick Santorum
- Segment to be announced
- Remarks by U.S. Senator Kelly Ayotte (NH), accompanied by Jack Gilchrist
- Remarks by Governor John Kasich (OH)
- Video
- Remarks by Governor Mary Fallin (OK)
- Video
- Remarks by Governor Bob McDonnell (VA), accompanied by Bev Gray
- Video
- Segment to be announced
- Remarks by Governor Bobby Jindal (LA)
- Videos
- Remarks by Sher Valenzuela (small business owner, candidate for DE Lt. Governor)
- Remarks by Governor Susana Martinez (NM)
- Video
- Remarks by Governor Chris Christie (NJ)
- Benediction and adjournment
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Christopher Pucillo doesn't like it when politics get in the way of distressed investing, but he's adapting. The founder and chief investment officer of Solus Alternative Asset Management, Pucillo believes the uncertainty created by world events—whether the recent U.S. elections, the European debt crisis, or the looming fiscal cliff—has muddled further what already was a muddled business.
"The biggest risk is policy risk," says Pucillo, who has run Solus and its flagship Sola Fund since 2002. "Investing has become more about what happens politically than what is happening fundamentally, and that's a problem."
The latest evidence was the market's jump recently when congressional leaders emerged from a meeting with President Obama upbeat about the fiscal situation. "All sound bites, no substance, and the market reacts positively because no one said the process is dead," notes Pucillo, who expects more of the same.
Problems, of course, are what distressed investing is all about, and Pucillo, 45, has spent his career trying to figure out how to profit from them without taking too much risk. He got his start at Bankers Trust in its leveraged-loan unit in 1989 and later ran high-yield trading at Morgan Stanley, where he helped start a leveraged-loan group. In 2000, he joined fixed-income specialist Stanfield Capital Management, and by 2004 was named head of its hedge-fund group. Stanfield agreed to let Pucillo spin off the fund as an independent firm, in 2007, and Solus—Latin for "stand alone"—was born.
THE ORIGINAL SOLA FUND HAS had an excellent run, averaging 20% in annual returns since its inception in 2002, according to investor documents. Overall, Pucillo's firm runs about $2.7 billion in assets, with more than $2 billion in several classes of Sola and about $500 million in a newer vehicle, the Solus Recovery Fund. Having recently hired two veterans from Deutsche Bank to run the new fund, the firm is devoting more of its current effort to trading bankruptcy claims on companies in liquidation, as well as the stocks of outfits that have just come out of bankruptcy.
Solus hasn't completely abandoned traditional distressed plays like high-yield bonds, but low interest rates have limited those opportunities, Pucillo says. In his eyes, many overleveraged junk bond issuers are being propped up by the Federal Reserve's easy monetary policy. As a result, there's too much risk relative to possible rewards in the high-yield market. Solus's main fund was about 30% invested in bonds according to an investor report, and Pucillo does like some high-yields, like Italian mobile-phone operator Wind Telecomunicazioni SPA's 12.25% Wind Acquisition Finance bonds due in 2017, which have traded up from about 68 cents in relation to par in early August to more than 90 cents recently, according to data from Benchmark Solutions.
The firm has found more opportunity in bankruptcy claims, where it digs through filings to see which companies have the cash to pay creditors. It then snaps up large creditor claims against companies like Lehman Brothers Holdings and MF Global Holdings.
In effect, it's stepping into the shoes of creditors who, in order to get their money right away, are willing to take a discount on their claims. The secondary market for this has boomed, along with the size of the cases and the claims. In Lehman's case, the distributions have already begun, with customers getting billions of dollars recently, atop billions received in a first wave of repayments earlier this year.
Bankruptcy claims helped the flagship Sola Fund gain more than 9% this year through Nov. 19, according to a report to investors reviewed by Barron's. Although Sola invests more overall in equities, loans, and bonds, Lehman bankruptcy claims represent its top individual position. The fund tends to focus on lower-risk claims, usually paying more than 50 cents on the dollar for those it purchases. The idea is to hit singles and doubles consistently, rather than gamble on an occasional home run.
The Solus Recovery Fund, run by the former Deutsche Bank professionals C.J. Lanktree and Scott Martin, is even more heavily invested in claims, including those on Lehman, MF Global and on the liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities. Madoff claims have been one of the main reasons the new fund is up more than 12% this year, according to the investor documents.
AMONG THE MAIN FUND'S BIG post-bankruptcy equity investments are satellite company Loral Space & Communications (ticker: LORL), up more than 20% this year, and automotive supplier Visteon (VC), which had a rough start to 2012, but has risen more than 50% since late July. In these cases, notes Pucillo, the companies weren't overburdened by debt "on the other side" of bankruptcy, making the stocks more attractive.
These shares, he maintains, are often cheap because investors have been scared away by the previous bankruptcy. If they do want to own the stock, they worry that the shares trade too thinly—which is often the case when a company comes out of bankruptcy. So they buy exchange-traded funds that own the stock instead. That can create an "enormous value gap" on the individual stocks, and distressed investment specialists can take advantage of this.
"People want to be able to put on exposure today and take it off tomorrow," Pucillo says. Distressed investing requires more patience.
One of the top contributors to Solus's performance this year has been the private stock of another company that cut its debt in a bankruptcy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. MGM, which swapped out $4 billion of debt into equity in an unusually quick "prepackaged" Chapter 11 filing in late 2010, came out of bankruptcy with activist investor Carl Icahn and Solus as two of its top equity holders. Before the proceedings, Icahn nominated Pucillo to MGM's board. Pucillo has since given up the spot, and Icahn sold his shares back to MGM this past summer. Solus remains a big MGM shareholder. An initial public offering could make the investment even more lucrative.
Pucillo was early to discern the problems in the subprime-mortgage market. While he was still at Stanfield in 2005, a contact at Deutsche Bank, Wight Martindale, helped him understand that mortgage-backed securities could have uniform credit ratings, even though the quality of the underlying mortgages supporting them were vastly different. The discussion helped confirm his suspicion that the mortgage market was headed for trouble.
"We were trying to figure out how to hedge from that happening," says Pucillo. It didn't occur right away, but Pucillo at one point had nearly all of his fund's assets betting against subprime mortgages in one way or another, mostly using credit-default swaps. According to investor documents, the main fund was up 38.5% in 2007, the year the housing market imploded. He has since hired Martindale.
Sam Katzman, chief investment officer of long-time Solus investor Constellation Wealth Advisors, says what drew him to the firm was its understanding of risk in these situations. Katzman, whose company runs $5 billion for several family offices, says that was especially evident in the way Solus handled the subprime mess. It didn't use massive leverage betting against these mortgages. "If they were wrong, the cost wasn't tremendous. That was the beauty of the play," says Katzman.
OF COURSE, NO HEDGE IS perfect, particularly if the government is involved. Even cataclysmic 2008 would have been an up year for Solus had the bank-loan market not collapsed toward the end of the year. Some of Solus's bank-loan play was hedged with short sales of financial stocks. However, when regulators halted shorting of dozens of financial stocks that October, the hedge disappeared, too. Pucillo declines to discuss performance numbers, but investor reports say that Sola lost about 19% that year, roughly the same as the average hedge fund.
Such tough moments send Pucillo back to Edwin Lefevre's book, Reminiscences of a Stock Operator. The book, Pucillo says, offers a helpful reminder that, sometimes, it's not the fundamentals that matter so much in an investment. It's the liquidity.
"Don't fight the tape," Pucillo says. A good reminder for investors at a time when politics seem paramount.
JOSEPH CHECKLER is a reporter covering bankruptcies for Dow Jones Newswires in New York.
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Yet another picture hunt prompted by Photobucket rodeo. Had parts of it saved since earlier. Given the strong ancient Mesopotamian basis for Chaos Dwarfs, this should be of interest to most folks around here.
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Mesopotamian Imgur Album
Urartu Imgur Album
Bronze age Mitanni pictures were included since parts of their territory encompassed northern Mesopotamia. Urartu (ancient Armenia) has been included as a bonus, the reason of which should be evident in the pictures displaying strong Mesopotamian influences, besides constant wars between the highland Urartians and the lowland Assyrians. Most Urartu art are by talented artist Rubik Kocharian (born 1940), a treasure hoard of fine illustrations for an age and culture usually skimmed over.
Since most etchings and drawings from the 19th century are well known and well-circulated, they were not included in this collection. It's recent art shared across the Internet that's in peril, plus some peripheral older pieces not widely known yet made accessible online nevertheless.
A few historical fantasy pieces made it into this collection. Likewise, the Biblical depiction of the prophet Jonah in Nineveh (a comic tale of a failed prophet) and the Biblical depiction of Nebuchadnezzar II have been included where artists have been reasonably accurate with dress or architecture. For flow, the Biblical illustrations were kept together, bar that of Abraham smashing idols. All Nebuchadnezzar II depictions have been included in the Biblical illustration section.
For the best experience, I recommend that you listen to HBO Rome Intro Music (1 hour loop) while looking through these images, or something similar, for that atmosphere. Or perhaps this one, for the whiplash sounds?
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Thorsteinn Gislason's Images of the Ancient Near East, parts 1, 2 & 3.
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The most nattily dressed of Lotus fans (or those who sweat their pinstriped gabardine) will bust a seam over this one-off Exige coupe, created with a Savile Row tailor, Gieves and Hawkes. Built as a promotional vehicle for Harrods' "Truly British" show, the Lotus Exige Espionage features a navy-blue exterior and an interior fitted with pinstripe wool cloth — seat upholstery, door inserts and dashboard — silk for the backs of the seats and tailor-made leather floormats that mimic James Bond's shoes. Alas, poison darts and slinky ingenue have been left off the options list. The car will be available for sale after the show for $70,000.
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After Lil Wayne's health scare, in which he was reported to have a seizure-like episode on a plane, fans and friends alike expressed concern. Nicki Minaj has recently spoken out on the condition of her YMCMB boss.
The private plane landed in light of the medical emergency on Thursday (October 26). While Weezy's health condition is still unclear, Nicki Minaj has offered her support.
"He said he was OK," Nicki Minaj told MTV News. "I know they didn't want him to fly. Everybody that's around him is taking care of him. Wayne has so many people around him that truly, genuinely love him. I'm not worried at all. Even him being on the plane, thank God that there was somebody there right away that was able to help him. I'm just thankful that he was OK."
Lil Wayne recently lost a lawsuit to Quincy Jones III over a documentary called The Carter. He was ordered to pay over $2.2 million, as a result.
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Cozy Up to Well-Crafted Cocktails at Wallflower in the West Village
A delightful little cocktail bar has cropped up in the West Village. This newly opened 45-seater goes by the name Wallflower, but it's hardly the shy type. If anything the sharply dressed space is cultivating a quiet cool, achieved through a restrained soundtrack, candlelight's warm flicker, and a cocktail menu that's great at making friends. I'm certainly one, following introductions on a recent evening with several fetching constituents of the eight-drink debut roster.
Cocktails at Wallflower are the dominion of bartender Xavier Herit, who logged seven years behind the stick at the bar and lounge at Daniel before departing for his present post. From what I can gather, Herit packed only one of his drinks devised at Daniel—the tequila-and-mezcal-based V.I.C—for the journey south; the rest are entirely new creations. (According to its website, this very important potation remains available at Daniel...for $21. At Wallflower, it's $15.)
Installed in the kitchen is chef Jared Stafford-Hill, himself an émigré from Francophile territory; he'd previously been charged with expanding Maison Premiere's culinary offerings.
I came for the drinks. And admittedly I would have stayed for them alone, but my companion and I—once settled in to a two top in the room flanking the bar area—quickly began to appreciate Wallflower's other charms. Venetian blinds on a high window combed the light from a nearby streetlamp. Private eyes would be comfortable conducting business here. Four stools face the surprisingly compact bar, which, thanks to a break in the back wall, nicely frames a look into the kitchen. One large table occupies a tucked-away alcove at Wallflower's far end. (Bigger parties, this is the spot you'll want to snag.) The balance of the seating favors groups of two to four, making Wallflower as apt a venue for a date as it is for geeking out over cocktails.
You might start by cozying up to Betty Draper ($14; pictured above). She's a bright, apple-driven blend of Citadelle Gin, a Christian Drouin Calvados, La Cigarrera Manzanilla Sherry, lime and celery juices, apple syrup, and apple bitters. The vegetal aroma of celery strikes the nose first, followed by the rush of pomaceous fruit on the palate. It's an inspired combination.
Sherry appears to be Herit's mixer of the moment; he puts the Spanish wine to work in three of his cocktails. It plays the starring role in what stood out to me as the highlight of the menu: the Ambrosia #2 ($16). The original Ambrosia cocktail (Cognac, Cointreau, Calvados, lemon, and Champagne) was invented in the 1920s at Arnaud's French 75 in New Orleans. Herit's is far more than a riff on a classic—this blend of Cardinal Mendoza Brandy, Pedro Ximenez and Oloroso sherries, verjus, maraschino, sparkling wine, and orange bitters is a reinvention. It lingers someplace between savory and sweet, exhibiting a crispness from the sparkling wine, flavors of pear and a subtle tang from the verjus and the maraschino.
Herit uses an effective technique to build up his drinks' dominant flavors. The candied, raisin-y undercurrent in the Ambrosia #2 comes from the progressive layering of two sherries atop a Spanish brandy. Likewise, in the Sho Sho ($15), he pairs a carrot shochu with ginger-carrot syrup to bring out the delicate spirit's base ingredient. This highball is topped off with Virgil's Root Beer and garnished with slices of candied ginger. Be careful, tempting as it is, not to slug this down in one ecstatic gulp.
Good Point ($14) is the reigning house Manhattan variation (Herit plans to revamp the cocktail menu seasonally). Good indeed. And spicy. It's mixed with 100-proof Rittenhouse Rye whiskey, Byrrh, maraschino liqueur, and orange bitters. (The Ritt was 86'ed at the time, so mine was made with bourbon.)
Our server described it as a take on a Greenpoint (typically rye, Yellow Chartreuse, and sweet vermouth)—a generous leap if you ask me. But whatever the inspiration, this brown 'n stirred is the kind of rich, brooding drink you want in your reach during the chilly days ahead. For those in the West Village, the same could be said for a cozy, thoughtful drinking den like Wallflower.
About the Author: Roger Kamholz is a food journalist living in New York City. Before moving to NYC he covered the Chicago food and drinks scene for four years. In addition to Serious Eats, Roger's writing and photography has appeared in TimeOut Chicago, Refinery 29, Grub Street, and Chicagoist. Check out more of his work at rogerkamholz.com.
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Poker face: How Hutter wins millions
"You have to be a good liar," says Temp Hutter, without a shred of apology. He can surely claim to be a pretty good one, but this time it's clear he's telling the truth. He's talking about his modus operandi at the poker table.
"You have to be able to sit there and keep the same expression and the same mannerisms no matter if you have a monster hand or you're bluffing," he continues. "That's not necessarily easy, especially when you're playing for a million dollars. I think that's one of my assets."
Formidable poker face notwithstanding, there's one thought in particular that must be dominating his head these days– something roughly akin to "Yippee!"
That's because– thanks to his poker skills– Hutter can now also count a cool million bucks among his assets. On November 17, he walked away from the World Poker Finals tournament at the Foxwoods Casino in Connecticut with second place standing and a check for $973,256.
Somehow, though, he still doesn't consider himself a pro, despite the fact that his recent wins qualify him for the Professional Poker Tour, where sponsors provide the prize money so players don't have to ante up $10,000 to play.
"I don't think my wife is going to let me do it," he says. "It'd be hard to quit my day job."
Hutter, whose day job is chief financial officer of the Charlottesville-based Pro-Tax chain of tax-prep and refund centers, doesn't always seem to know quite how to handle his newfound success. That might be because it sort of took him by surprise.
Prior to this year, he had no tournament experience whatsoever. Now Cardplayer.com ranks Hutter #16 in the world with two tournament victories and year-to-date winnings of $1,242,255.
While he declined the Hook's entreaties for a photograph, his shyness won't stop him from hitting the poker circuit with everything he's got.
"I've already got a plane ticket and a hotel room for the World Series [of Poker] this year," he says.
At the World Series– slated for June and July at the Rio Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas– the usual game is No-Limit Texas Hold 'Em. That's fine with Hutter: It's his favorite variant.
"I'm more practiced at it," he says. "With no limit, you can bet all your chips at any one time. That element of the game really changes everything up."
Of his recent haul, he says, "That whole day at Foxwoods, I never really got very good cards. I was having to play with my chips rather than my cards."
Yikes. If you had assumed that a terrible hand could keep this guy down, go fish.


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At the "Battlestar Galactica" reunion at last week's R.I. Comic Con in Providence, Dirk Benedict seemed to be the splitting-image of his sci-fi counterpart, the wise-cracking, cigar-chomping, whiskey-swigging, speaking-before-thinking viper pilot, Starbuck.
A little older and not any wiser, Benedict, who was dressed more appropriately for an "A-Team" reunion than a "Battlestar" one, was quick with the off-the-cuff retort and is able to find a delicious double-entendre in every question thrown to the panel.
The "Battlestar" reunion was the highlight of a weekend made up of nothing but highlights. The convention center was packed with sci-fi fans, many in costumes (my favorite being a pretty girl made up to look like samurai-welding heroine Michonne from "The Walking Dead," complete with a pair of jawless, armless zombies made out of Styrofoam.)
Then, the obvious question came to Benedict. What would it take for him to suit up again as colonial viper pilot Starbuck?
"I did Starbuck last night but nobody was there," Benedict remarked. "It's not going to happen. Let's be honest. I'm not going to play Starbuck again (as he broke into mock crying)."
Benedict mentioned how Hollywood scriptwriter Tom DeSanto ("X-Men") was shopping around a wonderful script featuring a 55-year-old Starbuck as a viper pilot trainer but the Universal Studios and the Sci-Fi Channel wasn't interested.
"He was still drinking. He was still smoking. He was still the same Starbuck. But it was filled with all the pathos and what happens to a guy who refuses to grow up," Benedict continued. "And when they came and regurgitated, reimagined it, they weren't going to do the Starbuck I played be on television. He's a womanizer. He's politically incorrect. He's a scoundrel. So he's gone. Starbuck will never again be on television. Not my Starbuck."
Although he said he doesn't hate Ronald D. Moore's re-imaging of "Battlestar Galactica," Benedict wrote a "philosophical treatise" on the topic with a title that says its all, "Starbuck: Lost in Castration."
Can't wait for Benedict's kiss-all book on every Hollywood starlet that he slept with (and, all after Warren Beatty, Benedict said) that the 67-year-old actor is seriously pondering after my brother and I spoke to him at great length at his booth about the best-selling potential of such a literary project. (Craig S. Semon)


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Headley, Smith power Padres to win over Marlins
SAN DIEGO (AP) - The major league's worst offense appears to have woken up.
Chase Headley returned to the lineup with a three-run homer and Seth Smith drove in four runs as the San Diego Padres' resurgence at the plate continued with a 9-3 win over the Miami Marlins on Saturday night.
Headley, who came off the 15-day disabled list before the game, connected on a 2-2 fastball from Carlos Marmol (0-3) to cap a four-run sixth inning and give the Padres a 6-2 lead.
''It's huge to have a couple of wins where you're not stressed about it,'' Smith said. "You get some runs early, the pitchers are doing well. Just mentally you can kind of cruise to the end. It's huge for your psyche, just for your mental state.''
San Diego, which came in averaging a major league-low 2.8 runs per game, was coming off a 10-1 win over Miami on Friday, its highest scoring output since Sept. 25.
Smith hit a solo homer, a two-run double and an RBI triple for the Padres, who matched Friday night's total of 13 hits.
Another thing that was good for the Padres' mental state was the return of Headley, back after recovering from a strained right calf.
''It's awesome,'' Headley said. ''It really felt like I was swinging at the pitches that I wanted to early in the game. I put together a bunch of good at-bats to lead up to it (homer). It felt great.''
The 19 combined runs were the most San Diego scored in consecutive games since Sept. 5-6, 2012.
''Those two guys hitting right there in the middle of the lineup was production at its finest,'' Padres manager Bud Black said.
Smith has been one of the few Padres who has consistently hit this season. Since May 3, the lefty is batting .556 (15 for 27) with six doubles, three triples, a home run and six RBIs.
''Guys are starting to settle down a little bit and have some good at-bats,'' Headley said. ''When you do that as a club, it puts pressure on the pitcher.''
With the score tied at 2, Marmol relieved Nathan Eovaldi in the sixth and got two quick outs. But Everth Cabrera reached on an infield bunt, stole second and went to third on catcher Jarrod Saltalamacchia's throwing error.
Marmol intentionally walked Smith, who had an RBI triple in the first and hit a solo homer in the third. Jedd Gyorko followed with an RBI single.
Headley was hitless in two at-bats with a walk when he pulled Marmol's 93 mph fastball down the right field line. The ball went just inside the foul pole for his third homer.
''I feel like my swing is in a better place than where it was when I went on the DL,'' Headley said.
''That's Chase,'' Smith said. ''He's going to do things for us, as long as he is healthy and in the lineup. It definitely makes our lineup deeper.''
Marlins manager Mike Redmond said the club was going to designate Marmol for assignment.
''It's been a struggle for him,'' Redmond said. ''We've tried to keep getting him in there in different situations and it just hasn't worked.''
Marmol has an 8.10 ERA, having allowed 12 runs on 16 hits over 13 1-3 innings.
''I didn't work out,'' Marmol said. ''You got to get people out here. It's tough. There's not much to say. I tried my best on the mound and it didn't work out.''
Casey McGehee hit a two-run homer in the first inning for the Marlins, whose road record dropped to 3-12, worst in the majors.
Eric Stults (2-3) allowed two runs on six hits over six innings.
The switch-hitting Headley came into the game batting just .186 with two home runs and seven RBIs in 70 at-bats. He was one of four San Diego regulars hitting below .200.
NOTES: The Padres have scored just 10 runs while Stults was in the game in his eight starts. . The Marlins came into the game with an 8-2 record against left-handed starters, tops in the majors. . Padres RHP Hector Ambriz, designated for assignment on Thursday, cleared waivers and was outrighted to Triple-A El Paso on Saturday. . Marlins RHP Henderson Alvarez (2-2, 2.62 ERA) faces Padres LHP Robbie Erlin (1-4, 4.95) in Sunday's finale.


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Couple's spat smokes out pot-growing operation, police say
Truck found packed with plants, say officials
A woman arrested for not leaving her estranged husband's home in York County had something to tell officers once she was arrested -- her husband had a pot-growing operation in his shed.
It all started on Monday morning, May 13, according to West Manheim Township police. They say they responded to a trespassing complaint at 999 Bankard Road. There they found David and Leslie Megenhardt. Police said David told them that his estranged wife of several years had been staying at his house several nights while he was out of town. When she wouldn't leave, he called police. Police said they ordered Leslie to leave, but she failed to follow their commands. They arrested her.
"Once arrested she told officers that David was growing marihuana in a shed in the back yard and that she saw several marihuana plants there the day before, 5/12/13. She also said he grew marihuana in the shed while they were living together," a police news release states.
A search of the shed yielded items used for a hydroponic marijuana production operation, police said.
"Evidence in and around the shed indicated marihuana plants had recently been removed and loaded into a vehicle. Officers familiar with Megenhardt noticed his pickup truck was not at his residence and he refused to be truthful when asked where his truck was. He admitted to previously growing marihuana in the shed but not recently. Officers seized the growing equipment which filled the bed of a public works pickup truck," the release states.
Police said they eventually found the marijuana-packed truck (shown below) hidden behind a barn at his girlfriend's former address in Maryland, just south of the Pennsylvania line. Police said they recovered 48 potted marijuana plants, along with numerous loose marijuana leaves, stems, stalks and bags of packaged marijuana in the truck.
"The vehicle was seized pending forfeiture. The estimated street value of the marihuana that would have been cultivated from these plants at maturity is between $40,000.00 and $50,000.00," police said.
David Megenhardt now faces numerous drug charges in Pa. Charges are pending in Md. He was arraigned at central booking and his bail was set at $10,000. Leslie Megenhardt was charged with trespassing, theft, possession of marihuana and paraphernalia after marihuana and smoking devices were found in her possession, police said. She was also arraigned at central booking where bail was set at $2,500.00.


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In the aftermath of an elementary school shooting in Connecticut that left 27 people dead, including 20 children, thousands of citizens have formally called on the federal government to address the issues of gun control, gun violence and mental illness.
Within hours of the latest school massacre, six petitions were created on the White House's website today calling for the president to address issues related to mass shootings. All the petitions had at least 200 signatures as of 4:30 p.m. EST, and one had garnered more than 5,000.
The first petition called on the Obama administration to "immediately address the issue of gun control through the introduction of legislation in Congress," requesting legislation to change the way citizens obtain guns.
Other topics focused primarily on starting a conversation about gun control. One request called for mental health to be declared a "national emergency" to prevent future shooting such as today's issue at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn. and the shooting earlier this year at a movie theater in Aurora Colo.
The mental health petition also said gun control needed to be discussed.
One petition read:
We ask that President Obama form a commission of appointed citizens to explore meaningful steps we as a nation can take to control and reduce gun violence. The commission would have a time limit to develop recommendations that would be forwarded to Congress for review and action.
The petitions each have one month to accumulate 25,000 digital signatures in order to garner a formal response from the White House.


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Information Diet: Ed Burns
Actor/director follows Giants in print, taps iPad for virtually everything else
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What's the first information you consume in the morning?
I read the sports pages in the New York Post to find out how my respective teams have done. I'm a die-hard Giants fan, thank God. However, I am also a Mets fan, so I know what it's like to suffer for at least half the year. And I'm an insane Knicks fan.
What do you read or watch or listen to at the breakfast table?
I read the Times on my phone or my iPad as I'm making breakfast for the kids, or I'll catch up with Meet the Press or Face the Nation because I never have time to watch them on Sunday morning. I also love the podcasts Filmspotting and The Q&A With Jeff Goldsmith.
What occupies your mind in the car, on the subway, train or bus?
It's always the script that I'm working on—trying to crack a scene, a character or sometimes the whole thing.
Are you a TV junkie or on an airtime-restricted diet?
The bulk of the TV we watch at home is sports. That said, we are addicted to a handful of shows: Mad Men, Downton Abbey, Homeland, Boardwalk Empire. We never watch any program when it airs—everything is on the DVR or on-demand. If there's something my wife doesn't want to watch with me, like an old Michelangelo Antonioni movie, I'll stream it on Netflix on my iPad after she's gone to bed.
Before bed, do you bite into a novel, graze on Twitter or fast until morning?
Watch a little TV, check Twitter, and I've given up hardcovers, so I now exclusively read books on the iPad. The latest is Jonathan Tropper's One Last Thing Before I Go.
Which is more nutritious: print or Web?
It's a little blurry because I never buy the printed copy of anything. I read my Rolling Stone, the Times, The New Yorker on the iPad. But as far as what's more nutritious, I like the old guard.
Give us the skinny on your favorite app.
I've got a new one, Bill Simmons' Grantland. It has these incredible articles on pop culture. I'm also a fan of Flicklist, which I'm involved with as an advisor. It's a way for movie geeks to keep track of the movies they want to see. But I use the Notes app more than anything else. I've written 25 pages of a screenplay on that thing.
With such a bloated media universe, how do you cut out the fat?
I don't know that I do a good enough job of cutting out the fat. I used to read a lot more fiction prior to having all this technology in my life, and now I find myself easily distracted. One article takes you to another article which takes you to a website, and all of a sudden it's 11:30.


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BEAVER FALLS, Pa. - Geneva College is continually looking for ways to provide more opportunities for its students. On February 20, 2009, representatives of Geneva College and The Art Institute of Pittsburgh will sign an agreement of affiliation. By joining forces with The Art Institute of Pittsburgh, Geneva College will be able to provide a variety of new options for its students.
The agreement will be signed by President Kenneth A. Smith of Geneva College and President George L. Pry of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh. It states that "the primary purpose of this agreement is to enable qualified Geneva College students to pursue specified Junior Year College Affiliate Programs at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh and for students who are graduates of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh to be able to articulate into Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science programs being offered at Geneva College."
Qualified Geneva College students will now be able add to their education with specialized courses of study at The Art Institute of Pittsburgh. Within the communications major and visual communications concentration, new programs include:
This affiliation also means that students of The Art Institute of Pittsburgh can receive a Christ-centered education at Geneva College. Founded in 1848 by the Reformed Presbyterian Church of North America, Geneva College provides a distinctive quality education that is shaped by a Christian view of life and the world.
Students can take advantage of the opportunity to get a Christ-centered Geneva College education with visual communications programs of the Art Institute of Pittsburgh beginning in the summer of 2009.
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genomic rescue construct from BAC DNA
- This topic has 2 replies, 3 voices, and was last updated 9 years ago by JackBean.
August 24, 2011 at 5:08 am #15300GAV65Participant
I am currently generating a genomic rescue construct, and I need some help because it is not working. No-one in my lab has done this before and I don't want to waste all my time re-inventing the wheel. If you have done this before, please give me some advice on how to do this correctly:
I am trying to make a construct consisting of the Drosophila P element vector pCasper4 with an insert of Drosophila genomic DNA that is about 6kB. The source of the insert DNA is a BAC clone. My overall plan is to restrict the BAC DNA, purify the specific DNA that I need by gel extraction, and ligate into pCasper4.
The BAC is 180kB. So far I have:
-Grown up 100mL of bacteria with the BAC clone and isolated the BAC. This was done with phenol-chloroform extraction. I obtained about 20 ug of BAC. The BAC clone is a clean, solid band when run on a gel, without bacterial genomic contamination.
– I cut 1.25 ug of BAC overnight with EcoRI and BamHI (the enzymes i need to generate the desired insert). The resulting digested DNA runs as many distinct bands with a fainter background smear. <Note: I had previously found that 250 ng BAC does not cut at all when digested for 2 hours, with 20 units enzyme each, in a 20 uL reaction. The digest of the 1.25 ug BAC was done O/T in a very dilute reaction (about 200 uL) with 120 units enzyme each.>
– I cut pCasper4 with the restriction enzymes for 2 hours. I gel purified the vector and then cut out and purified a band from the BAC digest between around 5.2-6.7 kB (the band I need is 6kB). I ligated using a 3:1 ratio and plated the entire transformation. I got >200 colonies. I tested 60 colonies, mostly by colony PCR, and some by mini-prep and restriction digest, and none have the correct insert. I think this failed because either too much restriction enzyme was used or too wide of a band was cut out of the BAC digest, resulting in too much background. It is difficult to purify more than 1.25 ug DNA b/c the DNA needs to be relatively dilute to be able to cut.
– For the second try, I cut 1.25 ug of BAC DNA in a 100 uL reaction O/T with 80 units enzyme. I cut out a narrower slice just at 6kB. I ligated and transformed. I got 40 colonies. None had the correct insert by colony PCR. I know the colony PCR is working because the positive control for the colony PCR worked.
If anyone has specifically done this before, please give me your advice. I think some options are:
– cut greater amount of BAC DNA
– use less restriction enzymes (provided the BAC will still cut) maybe there is non-specific cutting b/c too much enzyme is present
– try using different enzymes
I am thinking of not using the BAC at all and using PCR to get the insert.
September 7, 2011 at 8:33 pm #106227antonyviridaeParticipant
If I were you, I wouldn't just add more DNA to the reaction. I've come to believe that if you can see it, you can clone it. Are you using the right buffer for your restriction enzymes? For Fermentas enzymes, they suggest 2x tango but the BamHI is reduced to 50-100% activity. What company are the enzymes from? One thing you can do is treat one of your linear fragments with Calf Intestinal Alkalyn Phosphatase (CIP). This will stop re-ligation of your fragment but don't do both fragments (and deactivate the one in the mix) because it will dephosphorylate the required sites needed on your insert for ligation. What was your positive control in your colony PCR?
October 21, 2011 at 8:18 am #107079JackBeanParticipant
are you sure, that these two enzymes cut exactly 6 kbp away from each other and there is no additional restriction place in between?
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A Delta Airlines flight from Detroit to Phoenix on Thursday had to make an emergency landing in Colorado Springs due to engine failure. Some 225 passengers were forced to exit via the escape slides, and one kept his camera running.
With one less engine to slow the Boeing 757, its brakes were overheated and a fire was reported in one landing gear; officials parked it on the tarmac rather than risk flames near the terminal.
Detroit Free Press columnist Carol Cain was on the flight:
The pilot came on and said, "Ladies and gentlemen, we have a problem with one of our engines. We need to make an emergency landing." Then there was a pause and he came back on and said, "Don't worry, I've practiced this on simulators. Don't be concerned when you see ambulances and fire trucks on the runway."
While the landing was fine, two people were injured while using the slide; unlike the playground versions, there's nothing to slow you down before you hit the concrete. Delta in its munificence did offer the passengers free food and drink. [Freep]