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Angelo Vangelopoulos' Rising Star pick: Tommy Lasley of Orzo Kitchen & Wine Bar
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"Slinging pans among flames and rock'n'roll seemed pretty badass for a 15-year-old kid," says Tommy Lasley, Angelo Vangelopoulos' pick for a rising star, of his first job in the restaurant world. "It was there that I discovered I wanted to cook."
It is that same kind of energy and enthusiasm that Lasley, now 31, brought to town last year when he arrived to take over the kitchen at Orzo Kitchen & Wine Bar. Lasley already knew The Rock Barn's Ben Thompson, whom he had met in culinary school, but, it didn't take long for others in the Charlottesville food community to notice him too. His fresh pastas and Mediterranean octopus preparations, for example, are already turning the heads of fellow chefs around town.
Among those raving chefs is Vangelopoulos, who chose Lasley because of "his command of the basics of cooking, his ability to train and motivate a staff, and the fact that he understands what hard work means." All of these qualities, says Vangelopoulos, add up to a future leader in Charlottesville's culinary scene.
And that future is bright, according to Lasley, who brings a unique perspective to Virginia after working in several top restaurants of the Northeast, such as the nationally recognized agrarian kitchen of Blue Hill at Stone Barns in New York's Hudson Valley. Lasley believes demand can drive quality, and we are nearing a local tipping point.
"I think soon Charlottesville will have reached a population density to justify large restaurant groups, like you see in larger metropolitan areas," says Lasley. "The first of them to be firm in their identity and to approach it with professionalism will succeed."
A benefit of that trend, he says, is that it'll force smaller restaurants to up their game—and that pays off for everyone, raising quality and dropping prices.
So long as he sticks around, Lasley is destined to be a key part of Charlottesville's food future. "I have a saying I repeat to myself often: Is what you are doing today helping you reach the goals of tomorrow?"
No sense in hiding your ambition if you're gunning to be a top chef.
Sandwich: See below!
Burger: Brookville's burger. I usually like my burgers simple but this one is crazy good.
Dessert: Princess cake from Albemarle Baking Company. Wow.
Cocktail: Jack and diet
Virginia wine: Early Mountain Vineyard's Handshake Red
Virginia beer/cider: Devils Backbone, 8-point IPA
Breakfast: The only thing I need to wake up is a cup of coffee and a long walk with my dog.
Guilty pleasure: Sushi from Now and Zen—as much as I can eat!
Hangover food: More whiskey.
Pizza: Doctor Ho's Humble Pie. I love someone who can cook great food and not take themselves too seriously.
Appetizer: Tuna tartar from Zocalo. Solid cooking.
Taco: El Tepeyac. I have a weakness for tacos de lingua.
Bodo's order: Never been there. A bagel in the morning will put me right back in bed.
Local ingredient: The first time a forager walked into my kitchen with local chanterelle, cinnabar, and black trumpet mushrooms I fell in love.
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Treillières  es una población y comuna francesa, situada en la región de Países del Loira, departamento de Loira Atlántico, en el distrito de Nantes y perteneciente al cantón de La Chapelle-sur-Erdre. Forma parte de la Bretaña histórica.

Geografía
Treillières se sitúa en el valle de Gesvres y a 14 km al norte de Nantes, ciudad de la que forma parte de su área urbana.

Historia
Treillières aparece nombrado por primera vez en 1123 durante el reinado de Luis VI. A finales del siglo XVIII, en el momento de la creación de los actuales departamentos, su población oscilaba en torno a 1200 habitantes.
Su cercanía a Nantes ha impulsado su crecimiento a partir del último tercio del siglo XX, pasando de ser una localidad rural a estar cada vez más ligada a Nantes como ciudad dormitorio.

Demografía
Treillières muestra un fuerte crecimiento de alrededor de +30 % cada 10 años debido a la proximidad de Nantes y al relativo bajo precio del terreno urbanizable.

Transporte
La red de autobuses del departamento conecta regularmente Treillières con el centro de Nantes. El proyecto de aeropuerto de Notre-Dame-des-Landes, a apenas 10 km de la población, podría igualmente influir en materia de transporte debido a la necesidad de conectarlo por vía férrea a Nantes.

Cultura y patrimonio
 Castillo de Haut-Gesvres.
 Iglesia de Saint-Symphorien.

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 Elecciones municipales de 2008

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Timeline of a crisis
by NCR Staff
This article appears in the 30 years later feature series. View the full series.
Editor's note: This timeline is part of a weeklong series dedicated to looking back on 30 years of the abuse crisis in the Catholic church. Read all parts of the series.
1962: Fr. Gerald Fitzgerald, founder of the Paraclete Center to aid troubled priests in Jimenez Springs, N.M., meets with Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani, head of the Holy Office in Rome, to warn him that there is no cure for pedophile priests.
1964: Fitzgerald meets with the new pope, Paul VI, to repeat his warnings.
1985: In May, Dominican Fr. Thomas Doyle, Fr. Michael Peterson and Ray Mouton present a 92-page document to a committee of the U.S. bishops' conference, warning them to handle pending cases well, defend victims, and be honest with the public.
In June, NCR publishes its first exposé and editorial on sex abuse crisis. The story is based on Jason Berry's reporting of the case of Fr. Gilbert Gauthe of Lafayette, La., who ultimately served 10 years of a 20-year sentence for molesting children.
1988: Barbara Blaine in Chicago starts the Survivors Network of those Abused by Priests (SNAP).
1992: U.S. bishops approve guidelines for handling sex abuse cases, but the guidelines are voluntary and not universally applied. They are later viewed as a failure.
1997: Eleven plaintiffs sue the Dallas diocese and a suspended 52-year-old priest. The plaintiffs charge that the priest, Rudolph Kos, molested altar boys in three Dallas parishes from 1981 to 1992. The diocese eventually pays $31 million to Kos' victims.
Fr. James Porter, who admitted to abusing more than 100 boys and girls in several parishes in the Boston archdiocese, is sentenced to 18-20 years in a maximum-security prison for abusing 28 children. He dies in 2005.
The Hartford Courant reports that former students have accused Fr. Marcial Maciel Degollado, Mexican-born founder of the Legion of Christ, of sexually abusing them. A Vatican investigation ensues but is closed down in 2001 by then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, head of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
2002: In January, Judge Constance Sweeney orders Boston Cardinal Bernard Law to turn over 10,000 pages of records. The Boston Globe uses this evidence to initiate an extensive series on clerical sexual abuse in archdiocese.
John Geoghan, a former Boston priest accused of abusing more than 130 children during his 30 years as a priest, is convicted of molesting a child in 1991 and sentenced to 9-10 years in prison. He is killed the following year by another inmate.
On April 23, Pope John Paul II calls emergency meeting with U.S. cardinals in Rome to discuss the crisis.
The U.S. bishops, meeting in Dallas in June, adopt the "Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People."
Law resigns as archbishop of Boston Dec. 13.
2004: The John Jay College of Criminal Justice releases a study sponsored by the U.S. bishops. It reports 10,667 complaints of sexual abuse against 4,392 priests and deacons between 1950 and 2002.
First diocese to declare bankruptcy over payments for pedophilia cases is in Portland, Ore. Since then, other dioceses filing have included: Tucson, Ariz.; Spokane, Wash.; Davenport, Iowa; San Diego; Fairbanks, Alaska; Wilmington, Del.; and Milwaukee. So, too, has the Jesuits' Oregon Province.
2005: Another former Boston priest, Paul Shanley, 74, is sentenced to 12-15 years in prison for child rape in the 1980s.
2006: The Vatican reopens investigation of Maciel and finds him guilty of sexual abuse of minors. Pope Benedict XVI orders him to stop public ministry and adopt a "life of prayer and penitence."
2007: The Los Angeles archdiocese agrees to pay $660 million to settle abuse claims brought by more than 500 people. Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony says the settlement, along with a $60 million abuse settlement in 2006, will compel the archdiocese to re-evaluate its ministries and services.
2008: Benedict, in a plane on way to the United States, declares he is "deeply ashamed" of U.S. priest sex abuse scandal. Two years later, he is criticized for his handling of abuse cases as archbishop of Munich.
2010: The global scope of the scandal comes into focus. Three hundred former Catholic students in Germany say they were victims of physical or sexual abuse by priests. Brazil investigates allegations that three priests sexually abused altar boys. Investigations in Ireland document child abuse and cover-ups from the 1930s to 1990s, involving more than 15,000 children.
2011: The Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus, which covers Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska and Montana, reaches a settlement of $166.1 million for more than 500 cases of clergy sexual abuse.
2012: Msgr. William Lynn, diocesan vicar in Philadelphia, is found guilty of covering up pedophile priests. (Cardinal Anthony Bevilacqua, his superior, was scheduled to testify in the case but died the night before his court date).
Bishop Robert Finn of Kansas City-St. Joseph, Mo., is first U.S. bishop criminally convicted of failing to report suspected child abuse.
2014: Pope Francis meets with victims of sexual abuse. He also establishes Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors.
2015: In April, Finn resigns. In June, Archbishop John Nienstedt and Auxiliary Bishop Lee Anthony Piché of St. Paul-Minneapolis also resign. Mishandling of clergy sex abuse cases is understood as reason for Vatican seeking the resignations.
On June 10, Francis announces establishment of a new office at the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith to serve as a tribunal to judge bishops who have mishandled abuse cases.
This story appeared in the July 3-16, 2015 print issue under the headline: Timeline of a crisis .
Editorial: It's time to end pattern of deceit and denial on clergy sex abuse cases
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How clergy abuse survivors have changed history
Pages and protection: A first step in bringing clergy sex abuse secrets to light
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Four years after Olympic gold, Gabby Douglas's reality remains riveting
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Gabby Douglas is aiming to be the rare woman gymnast to compete in multiple Olympics. (OXYGEN MEDIA/Duane Prokop/Oxygen)
Natalie Hawkins remembers thinking it couldn't get worse than having to explain to her children why they couldn't take showers after playing sports all afternoon. Struggling to rear four children largely alone, Hawkins was forced to go on disability in 2009. With only a trickle of money coming in and the family's Virginia Beach home in foreclosure, she couldn't afford to pay the water bill.
But a lower point followed in 2011, when her youngest — Gabby, then 15, a tiny gymnast with outsize potential and a dazzling smile — made a tearful call home from Tokyo on a borrowed cellphone to tell her mother that the U.S. team had won gold at the world championships.
"She was sobbing so much. I heard her say that she was all alone and had no one to celebrate with," recalled Hawkins, who couldn't afford the trip to watch her daughter compete in Tokyo. "I cried and told her, 'I will never miss another competition as long as you're in this sport — no matter where you go on this continent or another. I will always be there for you. I don't care if I have to stand on the side of the road and panhandle."
Gabby Douglas's performance at the 2012 London Olympics, where she became the first African American to win the coveted all-around gold and helped the U.S. women to the team gold, was among the more riveting stories of the Summer Games. Her world changed overnight as global media scrambled to tell the story of the 4-foot-11 trailblazer who had traveled such a difficult road. Book publishers and talk-show hosts called. An autobiography, "Grace, Gold & Glory: My Leap of Faith," followed, as did a Lifetime biopic, "The Gabby Douglas Story"; an Essence cover story; a Vanity Fair profile; and visits with Oprah and first lady Michelle Obama.
U.S women's gymnastics team members Aly Raisman and Gabby Douglas talk about being nervous and their preference for being called "Fierce Five" instead of the "Fab Five." (Sally Jenkins/The Washington Post)
Four years later, Douglas has evolved in many respects. Now 20, she has grown 21 / 2 inches. Her natural, girlish beauty has a sophisticated polish. The life of her family has evolved, too. Hawkins, joined by her elder daughters, Arielle and Joyelle, and son, Johnathan, moved from Virginia Beach to an elegant home in the San Fernando Valley near Los Angeles to better manage Gabby's career.
Douglas's place in Olympic history is assured. Signed to marketing deals with AT&T, Nike, Citi and Procter & Gamble, she also has a line of leotards that bear her name.
Instead of resting on these achievements, Douglas is girding for the next challenge: a place on the 2016 Rio Olympic team and pursuit of another medal.
"I just feel like I haven't really reached 100 percent of my ability," Douglas said during the U.S. Olympic media summit in March. "And I really want to do that: to go all out and do bigger gymnastics than I did before."
And if she wins a third gold medal, she said, it will belong to her entire family.
That belief is the launching point of a six-week reality series, "Douglas Family Gold," that debuts Wednesday night on Oxygen. It chronicles the shared sacrifice and joy of the six family members behind Douglas's pursuit of a second Olympics: her grandmother, who goes by "Miss Carolyn" and lives with Douglas in Columbus, Ohio, where she now trains; Hawkins, self-described "mom-ager" of Douglas's career; and the three elder siblings who round out the close-knit support team.
Rod Aissa, the network's executive vice president of programming, believes Douglas's drive and determination to fight for a spot in Rio will resonate with a broad audience.
"She wants to leave a real mark, and that's incredibly inspiring," Aissa said. "And her family has been a huge source of support."
Hawkins acknowledged she was initially wary of the idea of a family-based reality series, unsure about surrendering her privacy to that extent.
It was Arielle, her eldest child, who swayed her.
"She said, 'If we do anything wrong, that's going in the paper. We're going to be in the public eye no matter what, so the private information isn't as private as you think!' " Hawkins recalled.
Arielle Hawkins, Gabby Douglas and Joyelle Douglas will all be part of "Douglas Family Gold." (OXYGEN MEDIA/Duane Prokop/Oxygen)
A rare return
Despite Douglas's achievements, she is not guaranteed to qualify for the Rio Olympics, though she has made impressive strides this year. In March she won her second competition of 2016, following her all-around gold at the American Cup with all-around gold at the City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy.
"Douglas Family Gold" chronicles that uncertainty; its six episodes take viewers up to the selection of the squad, whose five members will be named following U.S. Olympic trials in San Jose on July 8-10.
The competitive life-cycle of a female gymnast is brief and cruel. David Kruse, a former gymnast turned orthopedist who coordinates medical care for USA Gymnastics and serves as team physician to the men's squad, said the goal for female gymnasts is to peak on an Olympic cycle, ideally at age 16 to 18.
"The peak tends to be in those mid-adolescent years, where with men, it's older," Kruse explained.
Simply making a second Olympic team is a tall order for women. Just a handful have done it. Dominique Dawes, the outlier among them, competed at three Olympics.
And more than 40 years have passed since any woman won back-to-back all-around gold: Vera Caslavska of Czechoslovakia in 1964 and 1968.
"Usually it's thought of as a one-shot deal," Kruse said.
The essential challenge, Kruse explained, is simply staying healthy in a full-body sport that demands mobility, flexibility, muscle strength and stability. Then comes the wild card of not growing too quickly. Add to that the challenge of staying hungry in a sport that the typical world-class athlete has intensely practiced since age 4 or 5. Finally, there's the challenge posed by the next wave of competitors, ever younger and more skilled as gymnastics' degree of difficulty ratchets up.
Three-time all-around world champion Simone Biles, 19, is the sport's standard-bearer — the best gymnast the world has produced, in the view of many.
"I love that girl!" Douglas exulted about Biles, marveling at her talent and power. "I love watching her. She is such a fierce competitor."
Rio Olympics: U.S. gymnastics hopefuls
These athletes — photographed at the Olympic media summit in March — will compete to represent the United States at the Rio de Janeiro Games.
Donnell Whittenburg won the all-around silver medal at the Pac Rim Championships earlier this year after taking gold in the rings and parallel bars. The United States also won the team gold.
at the Olympic media summit on March 7, 2016 in Los Angeles, CA. (Jonathan Newton / The Washington Post) Jonathan Newton/The Washington Post
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The ranks of America's Fierce Five who won team gold in London have winnowed. Jordyn Wieber retired at 19, in 2015. Earlier this year, Kyla Ross bowed out after a four-inch growth spurt, followed by McKayla Maroney. That leaves two London veterans in the mix for Rio: Aly Raisman, 21, and Douglas, who said she knew from the moment the 2012 Games ended that she wanted to return.
"Gymnastics is my passion, and I didn't want to give it up," Douglas said. "I felt too young and too fresh to give up gymnastics."
That's when a short-lived tug-of-war began with her mother.
"She really wanted to go back to training," Hawkins said. "I really wanted to make sure that she understood any negative consequences of her decision. I think what probably motivated me was that we had come from such a drastic, bad place that I wanted to make sure that none of my children as adults had to ever see that place or go through what I went through.
"I wanted her to take advantage of the amazing things that were happening to her, and I wasn't willing to take no for an answer. In my eyes, I was looking ahead, and I wanted her to learn to do that."
Douglas said she's glad she took the time off that her mother insisted on after London, aware in retrospect how much her body and mind needed the break.
"My mental game is stronger this time," Douglas added. "I believe in my ability more. I'm so confident when I go out there that I'm letting things flow instead of muscling them."
After nearly two years off, her return to training was rocky. She changed agents, then coaches. And the upheaval likely set back her return to form. As the first episode of "Douglas Family Gold" chronicles, she struggled at first, particularly on the unforgiving balance beam, which exposes the slightest hint of nerves.
But as Douglas explains at the series' outset, "When I fall, it's my family who picks me up."
And there's plenty of footage of the good times and light-hearted ribbing that keep the reigning Olympic all-around champion grounded. Teased about not having a boyfriend, Douglas counters: "I'm in a relationship! His name is Jim . . . Nastics!"
Hawkins said that laughter and joy in one another have gotten her family through hard times and keep them united today.
"Everything stops when there is somebody in the family who needs support," Hopkins says. "I love that most about my family and how I raised my kids — the way we come together and face adversity."
Liz Clarke A member of the Sports Department's enterprise team, Liz Clarke covered Washington's NFL team for eight seasons. She has also covered nine Olympics, three World Cups and written extensively about tennis, auto racing and college sports since joining The Post in 1998. Follow
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In this case it was a video post by Grant Fritchey on "Why friends don't let friends upgrade to SQL 2014." I was curious about this because at a client I had to recently upgrade two servers to SQL Server 2014. I had preferred SQL Server 2016 or 2017, but the 3rd party software vendor said "no". Fortunately nothing bad has happened, but, it's posts like Grant's that I appreciate because it helps broaden my knowledge base.
One thing that makes humans incredible is our ability of language and ultimately our ability to create forms of communication that transcend time. None of us can learn EVERYTHING. But what we can learn is who knows more than we do, or how to access that information. If I want information on query tuning, I'm going to ask Grant or pick up one of his books. If I have a question on Power BI, I might reach out to Kellyn Pot'Vin-Gorman or Cathrine Wilhelmsen. In other words, I don't need to be an expert on everything, though I'd like to be! I just need to know who to reach out to.
Similarly with my cave rescue world. I'm proud to say I work with some of the greatest people in the world, people who literally have written the book on cave rescue. And yet, at our recent meeting (the reason I was down South), two of my colleagues, Roger Mortimer and Eddy Cartaya reported back on their trip to Europe where they attended the ICARS conference and brought back some great information on how the Europeans are doing some things differently when it comes to cave rescue. This has prompted some discussion between Roger and myself on some medical topics. Again, none of us are the complete expert on the field, but we know enough to know what we know and don't know and how to learn more.
So, keep those tabs open and keep adding to them. I know I've got at least one video on air plane accidents I need to listen to when I get 30+ minutes. What tabs do you have open?


Over the last 5 years, I've been developing my narration skills. Under my name, Amy Johnson, I have 28 published audiobooks, including Romance, Self-help, Mystery-thrillers, and Fiction.
I have a new Alias (cue fireworks)!!! "Carolyn A. Lee" is a combination of family names and a bit less commonplace than my actor name. The inaugural book, that I was honored to narrate under this new name is The Pearl Broach by Katherine Lowry Logan and will be released in April, 2019. I was thrilled to work on this 9th book in her brilliant series. More audiobooks and a separate website is on it's way. . .
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Kane County Sheriff's reports
Arrests in Kane County
By KANE COUNTY CHRONICLE - editorial@kcchronicle.com
H. Rick Bamman
H. Rick Bamman - hbamman@shawmedia.com Crystal Lake police crusier on Monday, March 30, 2015.
Kane County Sheriff's reports
• A khaki Michael Kors purse valued at $300, and containing $100 cash was reported stolen Jan. 25 from a car parked in the 34W900 block of North James Drive, St. Charles Township.
• Salgado Francisco, 39, of the 700 block of Cloverdale Place, Aurora, was charged Jan. 26 with driving under the influence, driving with a suspended license, driving without insurance, illegal sound amplification system audible at 75 feet and resisting a police officer. Also charged in the same incident was Isavel Maria Nava, 42 of the 600 block of Edison Avenue, Aurora, with obstructing a police officer.
• A resident of the 38W300 block of Clubhouse Drive, St. Charles Township asked police on Jan. 25 to take video of his contact with a suspected scammer, believing that police could use facial recognition software to identify the person and arrest him. The deputy said why this cannot be done and advised the resident not to respond to any additional messages from the suspected scammer, who wanted $100 on an iTunes gift card in order to "unlock" a new computer that he would be receiving.
• Katelyn C. Hertz, 28, of the 1600 block of Country Lakes Drive, Naperville, was charged Jan. 26 with driving under the influence.
• Matthew V. Tatelbame, 21, of the 600 block of North Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, was charged Jan. 30 with driving under the influence, driving with a blood alcohol content greater than 0.08 percent and improper lane use.
• Dean M. Park, 58, of the 39W200 block of Herrington Boulevard, Blackberry Township, was arrested Jan. 24 on an outstanding warrant.
• Theodore J. Plante, 42, of the 50W700 bock of Main Street Road, Elburn, was arrested Jan. 24 on an outstanding warrant from DeKalb County for burglary.
Geneva man charged in sexual assault with use of force
Batavia police reports
Sheriff's office probes illegal firework possession after boy hit in head
Arraignment rescheduled for Sleepy Hollow man accused in sexual assault, stabbing


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Brad J. Sadek
Top rated bankruptcy attorney in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Sadek and Cooper Law Offices, LLC
Practice Areas: Bankruptcy, Creditor debtor rights, Estate planning & probate; view more
Licensed in Pennsylvania since: 2003
Education: Rutgers School of Law - Camden
Selected to Super Lawyers: 2022 - 2023 Selected to Rising Stars: 2010 - 2012, 2015 - 2017
Philadelphia, PA 19102 Visit website
Brad J. Sadek is a managing partner and the founder of Sadek and Cooper, a law firm based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Mr. Sadek handles a wide variety of cases in areas, including Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 consumer bankruptcy, family law and mortgage foreclosure defense. An experienced legal adviser and litigator, Mr. Sadek represents clients in Philadelphia, PA and has branch offices located in, Bucks County, Delaware County and Montgomery County Pennsylvania and in New Jersey as well.
After attending the Pennsylvania State University, Mr. Sadek went on to earn a law degree from Rutgers School of Law-Camden. Prior to founding his current firm, Mr. Sadek worked as the managing attorney for a national consumer law firm's Philadelphia office. He is admitted to practice in the state courts of Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania and the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Mr. Sadek's broad legal knowledge and hard work have earned him respect within his profession. He authored an expert witness report and testified as an expert witness on residential mortgage foreclosure and consumer bankruptcy laws before the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas.
In addition to his law practice, Mr. Sadek is a member of professional organizations, including the Philadelphia Bar Association, the Pennsylvania Bar Association and the National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys.
*Mr. Sadek is a debt relief agent. He helps people file for bankruptcy relief under the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
Bankruptcy: consumer, Creditor debtor rights: consumer, Estate planning & probate, Family law
Bankruptcy law, Credit repair, Collections, Debt discharge, Foreclosure, Loan modifications, Adoption, Alimony & spousal support, Child support, Custody & visitation, Dissolution, Divorce, Domestic violence, Name change, Paternity, Prenuptial agreements, Marital property, Mediation & collaborative law, Same sex family law, Father's rights
60% Bankruptcy: consumer
20% Creditor debtor rights: consumer
10% Estate planning & probate
10% Family law
First Admitted: 2003, Pennsylvania
Professional Webpage: http://www.sadeklaw.com/philadelphia-bankruptcy-law-firm/bra...
Appeared on the News discussing medical debt and its dischargeability in consumer bankruptcy cases. , Erasing Medical Debt, Greater Philadelphia Area Television News And Online Publication
Regular online contributor and vetted as the Philadelphia Consumer Bankruptcy Authority. , Local Legal Authority, Legal, Business
Quoted in News Article regarding Section 5 of Title 11 pertaining to business bankruptcy matters. , How a New Bankruptcy Law Will Help Small Businesses, Greater Philadelphia Area Newspaper And Online Publication
Philadelphia Business Journal
Honors/Awards:
Rising Stars, 2010 - 2012, 2015
Educational Background:
The Pennsylvania State University-University Park, Bachelor of Arts, 1999 Major: Political Science Minor: Finance, 1999
JD Rutgers University-Camden, 2002
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
Guest Speaker, News Talk 990 am, Talk Radio, 2014
Debt is a problem many modern consumers face, especially during the economic turmoil brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. When debt becomes unmanageable, people often turn to consolidation or negotiation, but when it's a severe issue, they may choose bankruptcy. Sadek and Cooper helps clients in Pennsylvania and New Jersey navigate that decision and the bankruptcy process, which can allow them to get a fresh financial start. Many people who declare bankruptcy can improve their credit score and overall financial situations over time, and gain access to products and services previously unavailable to them., Expert Contributor, Online Article, www.badcredit.org, Financial, Consumer, 2021
Conversation about Bankruptcy Law, Debt Relief and the Economic Relief Act, Guest Speaker , Talk Radio 1210 AM WPHT Philadelphia, Philly Labor, Greater Philadelphia Area Listening Audience, 2020
Saturday Night Live With Philly Labor! A weekly discussion of Jobs, Business and Industry with area Labor leaders. Content provided by JAKIB media., Guest Speaker , Talk Radio 1210 AM WPHT Philadelphia, Philly Labor, 2020
Other Outstanding Achievements:
Top Rated Lawyer by Avvo, 2018
Former Managing Attorney of the Philadelphia branch of a national consumer law firm.
Top 100 National Advocates, 2019
Captain of MS 150 Charity Bicycle Ride Team Slowly But Shorely
Wrote an Expert Witness Report and testified in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas as an expert witness regarding Consumer Bankruptcy and Residential Mortgage Foreclosure Laws.
Conducted Independent Studies on the increased role of the judiciary with respect to class action litigation regarding the advent of the Auction method in choosing class counsel and issues regarding product liability reform at the federal level.
Representative Clients:
Triad Mechanical Maintenance, 2018
Verdicts/Settlements:
Case No. 18-10851 through adversary proceeding stripped second mortgage in an amount exceeding $35,000.00., 2018
19-14310, Successfully defended client against allegation of fraud and granted leave to convert to new Bankruptcy Chapter, 2019
Caro v. Jundi 11-759, Adversary Proceeding decided in favor of client/Debtor that alleged debt incurred as part of dual agency real estate contract was not incurred by misrepresentation under 11 USC 523., 2011
Bar/Professional Activity:
Top 100 Attorneys as rated by the National Advocates, 2019
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2004
National Association of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys
Member of the National Advocates for Consumer Bankruptcy Law, 2017
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, 2003
Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyer for the Arts
Admitted to Parctice in the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania, 2004
Philadelphia Lawyer Referral Service
Member of the New Jersey Bar
Pro bono/Community Service:
NJ Contempt of Court assignment, 2020
Industry Groups:
Foreclosure Defense And Debt Relief
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Hibiscus are well-known for their big, showy flowers reminiscent of the tropics – and they're surprisingly easy to grow. The hardy varieties can withstand cold winters to rebloom each summer.
Most Popular Colors: Red, pink, white.
Blooming Season: Midsummer through frost.
Soil Preferences: Hardy hibiscus prefers well-drained but moist soil, best enriched with humus.
Climate Preferences: Hardy hibiscus can survive cold winters, and will thrive in any climate with warm summers.
Sun Exposure: Partial shade to full sun – full sun will encourage better blooming.
Landscaping Tips: Hibiscus flowers are sure to steal the show in any sunny spot in your garden. Because these plants tend to spread out, give them plenty of space apart from one another. You may wish to plant these near early-blooming bulbs, as the bulbs will have died back by the time these plants bloom.
Planting: Plant your hibiscus 3 to 6 feet apart and water in well.
• The plants may not grow until later than expected, but will rapidly sprout once the ground warms. Don't declare your shrubs dead if they haven't sprouted early in the spring – they'll be ready to grow soon!
• Water hibiscus often during the growing season, and don't allow the ground to dry out between waterings.
• Prune the hibiscus plants regularly to keep up their shape.


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573 else: print " Not compiling for debug"
575 if ((fatalwarning != "") and (env['usewarnings'])): print " Treating warnings as errors"
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Miami to Key West Shuttle
Miami To Key West
Things to do in Key West
Miami to Key West Bus Tickets
Tours to Key West by Bus should be done from Miami
Posted by www.MiamiToKeyWestShuttle.com on February 07, 2016
Ever thought that one of the most beautiful land routes in the United States is in Florida? As you discover this
you will quickly come to the conclusion that travelling the route is best done by hopping onto tours to Key West
by bus. Here is what else you get to experience when you go on one of these tours to Key West by bus.
Discover the spectacular route on tours to Key West by bus from Miami
With the Overseas Highway being consistently ranked as one of the best in the country, tours to Key West by
bus from Miami will allow you to experience it from up close. On such tours you will find that you never have
to settle for a bird's eye view but instead you will be immersed in the sight and sounds of the sea. Then as you
pass through the 32 islands that dot the approximately 165 mile journey you will be able to spot beautiful coral
beaches and swaying palm trees that contribute to the lovely scenery of the route.
When you are on tours to Key West by bus you will also get to check out 42 stunning bridges that line the route.
Some of these like the Seven Mile Bridge are quite famous and have featured in many blockbuster films and TV
series. This means that you will always have something to photograph when you are on tours to Key West by
bus from Miami.
Comfortable tours to Key West by bus
Never worry that you are going to end up in the city of Key West after a 3 hour journey with a sprained back,
because tours to Key West by bus are conducted on modern vehicles which have the best amenities. So you will
find yourself relaxing in luxurious seats as the beautiful scenery passes by and you can even catch up with your
sleep in the climate controlled environment.
On such tours to Key West by bus you will notice that recorded commentary is also provided to passengers, so
that they can get information about the islands and bridges and they can even stop for breakfast en route.
Onboard tours to Key West by bus you can also use the free Wi-Fi to glean more information about the route or
the best restaurants or museums in the destination.
Tours to Key West by bus bring you to the heart of the action
Key West is a lovely city which is ringed with coral reefs which also extend to the Dry Tortugas National Park.
In these blue waters you can go diving or snorkeling and tours to Key West by bus give you a prime opportunity
to do so as you get about eight hours to spend in the city after you are dropped off.
Finally choosing a round trip when you are on tours to Key West by bus allows you to pick what you want to
experience during the day, and you can even press the button for a hop on/hop off tour of the city on a Conch
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Critics blast Matt Lauer's 'Commander-in-Chief Forum' performance
by Dylan Byers @CNNMoney September 8, 2016: 2:26 PM ET
Matt Lauer panned for NBC forum performance
Twitter has a memo for NBC News: Don't send Matt Lauer to do a political journalist's job.
Lauer's handling of the NBC News "Commander-In-Chief Forum" with Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump on Wednesday night was widely panned by journalists and pundits.
The "Today" show co-host was criticized for spending too much time on Clinton's emails, lobbing softball questions to Trump, and neglecting to fact-check the Republican nominee when he falsely claimed to have opposed the Iraq War in 2002.
"This #NBCNewsForum feels like an embarrassment to journalism," New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof wrote on Twitter.
"Lauer has done great interviews. But that's one of the weakest, least incisive performances I've seen from a presidential forum moderator," tweeted Will Saletan, a writer at Slate.
Liberals and conservatives were split about Lauer's decision to open his questioning of Clinton with the controversy over her private email server. But when the issue persisted ten minutes into the 30-minute segment, and he was later forced to tell Clinton to be "brief" on the subject of ISIS, he was slammed for dedicating so much time to the topic.
Related: Hillary Clinton finally holds a press conference
But the onslaught of criticism didn't really begin until Lauer's segment with Trump. Whereas Lauer had been aggressive in his questioning of Clinton, he seemed to repeatedly ask Trump open-ended questions that he easily ignored or evaded.
"I don't blame Lauer for asking the email question. But it's ABSURD that he started off with Trump, 'Why should you be Commander-in-Chief?'" Jon Favreau, the former speechwriter for President Barack Obama, wrote on Twitter.
I don't blame Lauer for asking the email question. But it's ABSURD that he started off with Trump, "Why should you be Commander-in-Chief?"
— Jon Favreau (@jonfavs) September 8, 2016
Early in the segment, Lauer failed to fact-check Trump when he said that he opposed the invasion of Iraq as early as 2002, a claim that has been repeatedly debunked as false.
Twitter went wild.
"Trump lies about opposing Iraq war. Lauer lets it go. No follow up. Unreal," wrote Jonathan Chait, the New York Magazine columnist.
"Seriously -- everyone, and I mean everyone, knew this would happen," tweeted Paul Krugman, the New York Times columnist. "And Matt Lauer didn't have a follow-up planned?"
Perhaps most notable were the questions Lauer did not ask of Trump. At an event geared toward national security and military veterans, the NBC co-host failed to ask a single question about Trump's controversial remarks about Gold Star parents Khizr and Ghazala Khan, Sen. John McCain's prisoner-of-war status or his deferments from the Vietnam War, among other issues.
Related: How Roger Ailes is shaping Donald Trump's debate prep
Meanwhile, Lauer was very aggressive in his questioning of Clinton's emails and her decision to support the invasion of Iraq.
"If only Trump had attacked that Gold Star family in an email, then it would be newsworthy to Lauer," Paul Begala, the CNN analyst and Clinton loyalist, wrote mockingly.
But the greatest criticism was that Lauer asked Trump too many softballs.
"The way to show Trump isn't prepared is to ask him specific, detailed questions, not keep saying 'Are you prepared?' over and over," wrote Chait.
"Dear TV anchors. It's been 15 months. Change interview style for trump," wrote Tim Miller, a former spokesperson for Republican presidential candidates Jeb Bush and Jon Huntsman. "He needs: Yes/no qs. Multiple specific follow ups on topic. Trivia."
NBC spokespeople did not respond to a request for comment regarding Lauer's performance, or why Chuck Todd, the network's political director and host of "Meet The Press," was not asked to moderate the forum.
CNNMoney (New York) First published September 7, 2016: 10:37 PM ET


Enchanting four bedroom villa with a private heated swimming pool and breathtaking views of the Adriatic coast. This fully air conditioned property is furnished to a high standard with a mixture of a modern and antique pieces giving it a real Mediterranean feel.
The large swimming pool is on the terrace dotted with sun loungers and to compliment this corner of paradise there is a hydro massage hot tub. There is an outdoor shower and shaded area with table and chairs. This is ideal for enjoying an evening drink while watching the sun set. The another, BBQ terrace with comfortable furniture and a beautiful circular dining table, is ideal for dining al fresco during the warm evenings.
The villa comprises of three floors. Lower ground floor (the swimming pool level) consists of two double bedrooms with en suite bathrooms, sauna, fitness room, separate toilet, and an exit to the terrace with the swimming pool. Ground floor (the outdoor BBQ level) consists of a kitchen, dining area, large living room with an indoor fireplace, separate toilet, laundry room, and an exit to the smaller terrace with an outdoor fireplace and outdoor dining area. First floor (attic) consists of one double and one twin bedroom, both with en suite bathrooms, and an exit to a small terrace. The double room has a self standing tub in the room, next to the bed.
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iOS Apps, Games and Tech
Apps to Manage Multiple Social Media Accounts
If you are a vivid social media user, with your accounts on different networks, then it is best for you to go for apps that manage multiple social media accounts. With these apps there will be no need for you to login into each network individually. This will keep you on the site for most of the time as there will be no need for you to swap your tabs from one network to another. So it is high time for you to stop logging in to each of your social networks individually.
Get ahead of time, download a manager app and start managing them all at once within a single interface. These apps are also good for the teams, integrating to work on the social networks, either for business, professional or personal matters. Every app has different functions and features; some are free while some are paid. However, all these apps are created for one common reason. Here's a look at the Five Most Popular App To Manage Multiple Social Media Accounts.
Sprout Social
Sprout Social is one of the best User friendly and best app to manage multiple social media accounts. It is one of the best options available for Windows, Mac and iOS based devices. The features include, tabs for favorite services, plugging for 50 different networks, Facebook and twitter integration, and a real shiny desktop version. Some of the amazing features are
Easy to Use, perfect for newbie or advanced social media expert.
Compatible with almost all devices.
Comes with Android, iOS and Windows Application.
30 days Trial where you can test all the features. (No credit Card Required)
Link: Sprout Social
Digsby
Originally created as a chat client, Digsby turned into a social media manager app over the course of time. Initially it started offering email support for its user and soon turned the focus on management of social networking sites. Apart from reading messages and notification, it is quiet handful for updating your status of almost all the major Social Networking websites. It is available for both IOs and Mac devices.
Link: Digsby
It is a polished app for Mac OS x devices, which is available in two version. Free ad-supported version or paid ad-free version for $19.95. It has support for all the major social networks of the current age. This app monitors and updates twitter, Facebook, Digg, and Flickr. Further it also has support for Good Reader and manual RSS entries.
Link: Socialite
One of the best app of its category, it is a social media manager app good for a team working with social media. It has the multiple tiers of access to the social networks, tracking of mentions and other quantifiers. The price of this app is $8.99 per month for Pro account, which offers unlimited social networks and stats history as well as Google Analytics. Available in two plans, free and paid ($8.99 per month) for iOS based devices.
Link: HootSuite
It is another multiple social media management application, which makes good use of multi-column layout. The display in this app can be easily customized to specify the networks which you want to see or deal with at one point of time. All you are required to do is download the app, sign up for the services and sync your device with it. This app supports Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Buzz, and more.
Link: TweetDeck
Now, enjoy several social media account without wasting time in worrying about managing them as you are getting some best collection of iOS apps for managing your accounts.
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If you have been thinking about cosmetic surgery, but have a little concern in the back of your head, "What if I don't like them after the surgery?", there is a remarkable 3-D imaging system called 'Crisalix' that we are using in our office. Unlike the 2-D images used by a traditional plastic surgery simulator, Crisalix VR offers more comprehensive 3-dimensional views and angles, giving you more confidence when choosing an option that's right for you.
The Crisalix VR (Virtual Reality) Goggles are more than just a plastic surgery simulator. They were developed by a Swiss-based tech company, Crisalix. They allow you to see how you would look after the procedure, from multiple angles, with different breast implant sizes, shapes and types. The Crisalix VR system even allows you to see your options in different gowns and swimsuit tops.
The web-based system uses 2-D photographs of you that are taken during your consultation to create a 3-D simulation. Your photos are uploaded to the Crisalix program and after using our standard sizing methodology, we put the sizes you want to look at in the program. The simulations are rendered while you are still in the office and you will see a 3-D simulation of what you will look like after surgery.
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Q: Check if string is Match GetInvalidFileNameChars() I try to check  if string is Match GetInvalidFileNameChars()
i would like to use regex
So i put the chars of GetInvalidFileNameChars() into a string and then check
if Regex.IsMatch(id, stringInvalidFileName)

I thought if id = "4711./" then Regex.IsMatch(id, stringInvalidFileName)
should be true, but it's false
What is my mistake, why is it false ?! Thanks in advance

A: Why use a regex?
This will work fine:
string s = "4711./";
if (Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars().Any( c => s.Contains(c))

As Rawling points out below, when you're dealing with large strings it might be more efficient to use Intersect instead:
string longString = "Something much, much longer than this";
if (longString.Intersect(Path.GetInvalidFileNameChars()).Any())

For relatively short strings (file paths, for example) there's probably little if any benefit. I'd prefer the first option, as it more clearly conveys the code's intent, in my opinion.

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Whenever I ask undergraduate theology students to define love, I am pleased whenever someone suggests that love is more than just a feeling and includes commitment. The intellectual tradition in which Bernard Lonergan participated — the one of Thomas Aquinas — insists that to love is to "will the good" of the beloved.
Lonergan's student Frederick Crowe said there are two types of love, two ways of willing the good: complacency in the good (willing the good that already IS) and concern for the good (willing the good that SHOULD be). When my undergrads hear the word complacent, they think "apathetic" and "unmotivated." But the Latin phrase complacentia boni means accepting and delighting in the goodness that already exists. Perhaps the best English word for it is gratitude. When the beloved is another person, complacency is gratitude for the gift of his or her existence. Thus, complacency is much closer to the definition of love that many of my students carry, namely, enjoying the wonderfulness of the other. Although undergrads initially tend to associate love with loving another person (often romantically), complacent love extends beyond just loving people, and at its fullest is a gratefulness for all the goodness reality has to offer.
But, as the astute undergrads point out, love is not just appreciating the goodness of the beloved but committing to bringing goodness into his or her life. So in addition to Crowe's complacent love defined as gratitude, there is a need for Crowe's concerned love defined as another G: generosity. Complacency is gratefully cherishing the other, and concern is generously willing the good into their lives, promoting what is best for them and helping them be their best self (physically, psychologically, spiritually). Again, we can love more than people, and loving the world means not only recognizing the gift of what already exists (gratitude) but going on to bring into the world further goodness that does not yet exist (generosity).
Given these definitions, how might one become a better lover? A mindfulness-based behavioral therapy called Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) provides a way of encouraging gratitude and generosity through mindfulness and valued action — behaviors "aligned with" one's core values — respectively. Mindfulness helps cultivate acceptance and ultimately gratitude through nonjudgmental attention to what is, not getting caught up in wishing reality were otherwise. One can cultivate mindfulness through a simple practice of paying attention to one's breath in the present moment. One develops the ability to accept whatever occurs, including distractions, and return to the breath. Over time, one gains the ability to approach life with this attitude of attentive curiosity, a gateway to gratefulness.
While the "Acceptance" of ACT encourages gratitude, the "Commitment" of ACT enhances generosity. To do this, ACT encourages me to clarify values, that is, specify what I really want to be in life, whether "being a good friend," "being a devoted parent," "being an effective teacher," or whatever my callings might be. Once I have identified what I really value, I should make sure every action I do is "aligned" with these values. Of course, I might misjudge what is truly of value or the best way to live those values, but self-correction can occur along the way. The important thing is that I am constantly trying to live out my commitment to a life of value, bringing more goodness into a world for which I am already grateful.
So the life of love is the life of complacency and concern, gratitude and generosity, mindfulness and valued action, acceptance and commitment. Those interested in ACT can explore Russ Harris's The Happiness Trap. In my next post, I will elaborate on ACT's promotion of gratitude and generosity by explaining how the practice of mindfulness enhances one's ability to live the life of valued action in order to make one more virtuous.
(2) Crowe, Frederick. 'Complacency and Concern,' Cross and Crown 11, June 1959, 180-190.


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Q: OCaml - how to see module's interface? Is it possible to see the interface of a loaded module in interactive OCaml? I have (unsuccessfully) tried searching for such a possibility, and online docs/sources are not what I am looking for.

A: The standard trick for this is to define a synonym for the module, which induces the toplevel to list the interface.
$ ocaml
        OCaml version 4.00.1

# #load "str.cma";;
# module S = Str;;
module S :
  sig
    type regexp = Str.regexp
    val regexp : string -> regexp
    val regexp_case_fold : string -> regexp
    val quote : string -> string
    val regexp_string : string -> regexp
    val regexp_string_case_fold : string -> regexp
    val string_match : regexp -> string -> int -> bool
    . . .
    val first_chars : string -> int -> string
    val last_chars : string -> int -> string
  end

Update
(Note that this answer is from 2013. Recent revisions of OCaml provide a toplevel directive to show a module interface:
# #show_module Str;;
module Str :
  sig
    type regexp
    val regexp : string -> regexp
    . . .
    val first_chars : string -> int -> string
    val last_chars : string -> int -> string
  end

So the semi-clever workaround is no longer required.
(There are many new directives. Type #help;; at toplevel to get a list.)

A: Both utop and ocaml interpreters added the #show directive since a moment. It does exactly what you want, as in the following example :
    │ Welcome to utop version 1.19.3 (using OCaml version 4.04.0)  │
    └──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘

Type #utop_help for help about using utop.

─( 15:12:33 )─< command 0 >──────────────────────────────────────{ counter: 0 }─
utop # #show List;;
module List :
sig
  val length : 'a list -> int
  val cons : 'a -> 'a list -> 'a list
  val hd : 'a list -> 'a
  ...
  val fast_sort : ('a -> 'a -> int) -> 'a list -> 'a list
  val sort_uniq : ('a -> 'a -> int) -> 'a list -> 'a list
  val merge : ('a -> 'a -> int) -> 'a list -> 'a list -> 'a list
end

PS:i'm using 4.04 version but i know that it also works for 4.03.> and maybe before that too.

A: In OCaml toplevel version 4.04.0, the trick of defining a module's synonym works no more:
# module L = List;;
module L = List
#

but you can use the include directive:
# module L = struct include List end;;
module L :
  sig
    val length : 'a list -> int
    val cons : 'a -> 'a list -> 'a list
    val hd : 'a list -> 'a
    val tl : 'a list -> 'a list
    val nth : 'a list -> int -> 'a
    val rev : 'a list -> 'a list
...
    val sort_uniq : ('a -> 'a -> int) -> 'a list -> 'a list
    val merge : ('a -> 'a -> int) -> 'a list -> 'a list -> 'a list
  end
#


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Mexican Police Chief Killed with Fast and Furious Gun
by Jeff Dunetz | Jul 6, 2013 | Other
Fast and Furious is the Scandal that wont go away. Even though Attorney General Eric Holder refuses to release the documents which may prove that he lied about the scandal, we do learn a little more about this scandal every day. The latest revelation is that one of those guns the ATF allowed to be sold to the Mexican Drug Cartels was used to kill a Mexican Police Chef.
The LA Times read some internal Department of Justice records showing that a high powered rifle allowed to "walk" was used to kill a Mexican police chief in the state of Jalisco earlier this year. This indicating that the gun walking weapons have now made it into the hands of violent drug cartels deep inside Mexico.
Luis Lucio Rosales Astorga, the police chief in the city of Hostotipaquillo, was shot to death Jan. 29 when gunmen intercepted his patrol car and opened fire. Also killed was one of his bodyguards. His wife and a second bodyguard were wounded.
Local authorities said eight suspects in their 20s and 30s were arrested after police seized them nearby with a cache of weapons — rifles, grenades, handguns, helmets, bulletproof vests, uniforms and special communications equipment. The area is a hot zone for rival drug gangs, with members of three cartels fighting over turf in the region.
A semi-automatic WASR rifle, the firearm that killed the chief, was traced back to the Lone Wolf Trading Company, a gun store in Glendale, Ariz. The notation on the Department of Justice trace records said the WASR was used in a "HOMICIDE – WILLFUL – KILL –PUB OFF –GUN" –ATF code for "Homicide, Willful Killing of a Public Official, Gun."
The WASR used in Jalisco was purchased on Feb. 22, 2010, about three months into the Fast and Furious operation, by 26-year-old Jacob A. Montelongo of Phoenix. He later pleaded guilty to conspiracy, making false statements and smuggling goods from the United States and was sentenced to 41 months in prison.
Court records show Montelongo personally obtained at least 109 firearms during Fast and Furious. How the WASR ended up in the state of Jalisco, which is deep in central Mexico and includes the country's second-largest metropolis, Guadalajara, remained unclear.
After the shooting in Jalisco, local officials said some of the suspects confessed to two other shootouts in the area, including one that left seven people dead, all part of the continuing feud by rival cartel members.
It was a Fast and Furious weapon that was used to Kill U.S. Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry n 2010.
We are still waiting for the full story. However Atty. Gen. Holder has refused to share. He is being held in contempt of Congress for refusing to turn over a number of Fast and Furious records sought by the House Oversight Committee.
When people report on all the scandals that Obama has been hit with recently, people forget Fast and Furious. Yet in the end this gun running scandal might be the worst one of all.


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Motor Codes has teamed up with online service and MOT comparison website TootCompare to further extend its reach in the consumer marketplace.
TootCompare will award a star to subscriber garages in its seven-star rating system. Franchised dealers automatically get a star, too, while others are provided for workshops having toilets or having accredited technicians. Up to two stars are award depending on the feedback given by site users.
"By partnering with consumer-facing organisations we're doing two things: exposing more car owners to the security of the Motor Codes garage network and, through the value people place on our huge bank of online reviews, ensuring that we keep as much car servicing spend as possible within the TSI-approved safe-spend community. And this means more money in the tills of Motor Codes subscribers.
Once again Motorcodes have shown their inability to think independent. As an avid supporter to date of the Code to date, I am seeing them jumping more and more towards Franchised biased schemes like tootcompare. On tootcompare why can my company not have a star for being in business since the days of steam, why can I not have a star for being dedicated to the MOT by having two MOT bays that are not only dedicated to MOT's but to performing the MOT in a energy efficient way by using tri-level pits, why can I not have a star for offering my time to freely help VOSA and Motorcodes on a voluntary basis when asked. I could however have a Star for being a Dealer who will also get a star for being a code garage as the vast majority of dealers are required by their dealer standards to be in the code whether they believe in it or not.
Either Motorcodes needs to think independent or they may cause me to turn my back on them and in doing so I may need to also turn my back on some of my partners.
As for transparency and scrutiny there is a lot of work that needs to be done in our industry, but the consumer is being befuddled by too many schemes. Why oh why do they need Tootcompare that empowers the dealers with extra stars for having a sign and motoring.co.uk which is dealer oriented when motor codes rates us and allows us to be reviewed when they should be focusing on their website being the only port of call. It is beginning to feel that I as a professional independent that has an overwhelming ethos of ethics, quality and value is being disadvantaged by these tie ups by the code that is making arbitrary decisions to the detriment of my business.


Those who have been reading me for some time know my feelings on secession. So you will be surprised to learn that I have had a change of heart. No I am not now of the opinion that states should be able to secede for light and transient causes. Rather, it is time we should forcibly make states secede. And we should start with California.
Despite deepening doubts about the cost and feasibility of a $70 billion high-speed rail proposed to cross California, the State Senate on Friday narrowly approved legislation to spend $8 billion in federal and state money to begin construction, starting with a 130-mile stretch through the rural Central Valley.
The vote came as the federal government threatened to withdraw $3.3 billion in financing for the 520-mile project if the Legislature did not approve the release of state bond money to begin construction. Democrats and Republicans expressed fear that the project could be remembered as a boondoggle passed when the state is struggling through a fiscal crisis.
So the state's almost bankrupt – what's a another $70 billion for a project that the citizens desperately want. They do want it, right?
Polls suggests that voters have turned against the project after voting for it in 2008. Several Democrats, in arguing against the expenditure, warned that voters would be less likely to approve a tax package on the ballot this fall that Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat, said was necessary to avoid more cuts in spending on education and other programs.
But at least high speed rail is itself a necessary public works project that will reduce traffic congestion and provide millions with a low-cost means of travel.
Weeellllll . . . .
While these criticisms all have merit, we can't lose sight of the fact the biggest reason high-speed rail won't work in the U.S. is that it doesn't make sense as a project funded from general tax revenues. High-speed rail is not a public good and it's not mass transit. It is corridor transit. At best, it's a niche market serving a highly specialized, relatively wealthy, and narrow customer base (high-income business travelers with expense accounts and tourists). It won't relieve urban traffic congestion and its contribution to improving air quality (or reducing carbon dioxide emissions) will be negligible because it won't carry enough riders to make a big difference. These factors undermine high-speed rail justificatons based on public good arguments.
We simply don't have that many large downtowns in the U.S. We have several midsize metro areas, but the downtowns are mere shadows of their former selves and contain a very small minority of the region's job base. High-speed rail is doomed to failure under the best of circumstances because it simply can't generate ridership. Spain and Europe is an interesting case in point: high-speed rail connects very large urban centers with populations in the millions that are closely connected as the "bird flies": London-Paris, Paris-Brussels, Paris-Lyon, Hamburg-Berlin, Florence-Rome, Madrid-Barcelona. Many of these cities are also very large: London and Paris both boast populations greater than 10 million. Rome, Berlin, Madrid, and Barcelona have populations between 2 million and 5 million.
To recap: the state is bankrupt, the voters don't want to fund the high speed rail project, and the project would very likely have nowhere near the benefit its proponents suggest it will have.
Why of course it only makes sense to proceed.
Meanwhile, the state is cutting out a few things which might be a tad more critical.
California may very well sink into the ocean one day. Can we just cut it off before it sinks the rest of us?
I have long driven people from the room or my end of the bar by stating my case that we should trade Canada everything east of New York for everything west of Ontario. They would actually gain 3-4 million in population and be rid of those pesky, independent-minded west-provincial cowboys, and, while it might cost us New Hampshire, we'd be rid of Vermont, Connecticut and, most importantly, Massachusetts.
Whoever's left after that diatribe then gets to hear my plans to shrink Washington DC to an area bordered by K street on the north to 2nd Street on the east, south along that line to the rivers and then down, around and back northwest up to where the Rock Creek & Potomac meet K again just southeast of Georgetown. Maybe shoot east along M Street on the south to the river, to keep the Navy Yard.
The rest reverts to Maryland which we can sell back to the Indians along with Delaware.
Common' the Government is on a roll subsidizing projects that go bellyup before the ink is dry on the check. Why stop now? Monopoly money is part of the game.
So where does the "sane part of Illinois" officially end and Chicago begin? At the city limits? At the Cook County line? Somewhere in the 'burbs? At I-80 and/or I-39? Or somewhere else?
We can put it to a county by county plebiscite Elaine! Judging from last year's gubernatorial results I suspect that only Cook would be left to "Rump Illinois"!
"In 1925, Cook County, which contains Chicago, considered seceding from Illinois as a new state named Chicago. This proposal was revived in November 2011 by State Representatives Bill Mitchell and Adam Brown, who felt that all of Illinois outside of Cook County should become a separate state due to Chicago "dictating its views" to the rest of the state.
In 1861, the southern region of Illinois, known as Little Egypt, made a proposal to secede from the rest of Illinois due to cultural and political differences from Chicago and much of Central and Northern Illinois.
I dunno about that. It wasn't that long ago that Illinois was a genuine highly coveted swing state that in presidential elections could go either way — in the 1960s and early 70s it had a status similar to Florida or Ohio today. Only in about the past 20-25 years has it become "blue," and that isn't because of Cook County alone; it's because the suburbs or "collar counties" that used to be reliably GOP have swung the other way. So in order to truly purge Illinois of Chicago Democrat/liberal influence, you might have to lop off all or part of several collar counties, most likely including Lake (Waukegan) and Will (Joliet).
Personally I would suggest using the following formula: communities in which the primary Major League Baseball rivalry is Cubs-White Sox are part of Chicago while communities in which the primary baseball rivalry is Cubs-Cardinals belong with Downstate.
Largely due to refugees from Cook County who brought their Dem ways with them. I hate to say it, but the large Catholic population in Cook County votes like Catholic populations in the Northeast of the country: heavily Democrat. The heavy Hispanic influx into the Chicago area in recent decades has also tilted the scales to the Democrats.
However, without Cook County, most years, Illinois would be strongly Republican with the Democrats elected usually being far more conservative than the Democrats elected from Cook County.
My commie, ex-twin brother (I refer to him as the wife's brother-in-law) and his maoist, live-in girlfriend moved to New Hampshire because they refuse to pay Taxachussetts taxes. Such infiltrators are wrecking the "Live Free or Die" state.
If high speed rail works only for connecting large urban centers a couple hundred miles apart, then it would make more sense someplace like Texas. Connecting Houston, Dallas, San Antonio (with a stop in Austin) seems to fit the bill. Of course, we already have Southwest Airlines that pretty much was born for that very reason, and would likely take a huge hit were such a rail to exist. There has been talk of the rail, and maybe even a vote or poll IIRC, but we can't afford it any more than California.
If we voted one state out of the union, reality-show style, I wonder who would get the boot? My bet is Texas, because enough non-Texans hate it, and a good number of Texans would vote to leave. Then again, nearly every New Yorker and Pennsylvanian would vote against New Jersey, so you can't rule them out either. Maybe Cali would come in third.
If we voted one state out of the union, reality-show style, I wonder who would get the boot?
California did worst because Democrats don't like it very much and Republicans absolutely despise it; Texas ended up nearer the middle of the pack because people tend either to love it or to hate it, enough that the two tend to balance each other out. Hawaii wins the contest because Democrats absolutely love it and Republicans think it's at least OK; I imagine that's more because of hula dancers and beaches rather than cost of living or politics. Colorado and Tennessee finished second and third most popular and Illinois and New Jersey finished second and third most unpopular.
The numbers, of course, are standing for so many things that they don't really mean much. And, of course, not all states are equally in public eye — if I recall correctly there were both more people in the poll who hate (or hate) Texas than had any opinion at all about West Virginia. But it's fun to look at.
Why do people hate Texas ? I don't think we hate the rest of you. We just ignore you. P.S. I though California had already seceded and rejoined Mexico.
Not too many Texas haters around these parts, Mrs. B. I'd happily flee to the great republic when the rest of the Union is torn asunder.
Why do people hate Texas ?
Hurricanes, Tornadoes, 100-degree heat, Lyndon Johnson, and harboring Rod Dreher for 10 years.
Massive, massive, MASSIVE cities, all built for automobiles bearing human cargo. Incomprehensible tangles of limited access highways. The bats on that bridge in Austin.
El Lay and New Yawk are small?
California can make this work! Declare mass transit a right and tax anyone not particpating in it. Thank you John Roberts and your corn flake legal mind.
Obama will fix unemployment in a similar way. Declare employment a right and tax anyone not employed.
The light of liberty burns a little dimmer these days.
Elaine, I have encountered Chicago attorneys for whom the state south of Joliet might as well have been marked Here Be Dragons!
Growing up in New York City we pretty much viewed anything north of the Bronx as "upstate," that faraway land of unattached housing and probably cows and stuff.
Radio show had an interesting hypothetical. What if the U.S. agreed to split and make two countries, one run by democrats and the other by republicans? Which one would people move to? Why? Which one would be the most successful? Why?
that faraway land of unattached housing and probably cows and stuff.
The boundary is around Peekskill and dairy farming was important up until comparatively recently.
Oh, I know Art, I'm just offering the perception of the average City boy.
As some have intimated, it makes no difference to evict a state if the residents can move to the remainder, Puerto Rico like. Leftists have no cognitive dissonance in fleeing a leftist disaster and then voting for another one where they relocated.
The big divide in the US isn't between states; it's rural vs urban. Or rural/small-town versus urban/commuters. It's an odd thing, but Austin has more in common with Philadelphia politically than either city has with people who live an hour away. There's the occasional Republican city, and there are small-town hippies in Iowa and Oregon, but for the most part the pattern holds. You couldn't create a Republican and a Democratic US by dividing "red" and "blue" states like Kyle mentioned. It's a good thing too, or else a lot of people would be pushing for it.
I wonder if that's a cause or an effect of our current political climate? We don't have North vs South any more, or frontier vs civilization. Instead we have a hostile standoff in nearly every state capitol. It seems like every state has a good 40% of the population who can't stand the rest of the state.
Many large cities contain liberals because flies are attracted to honey. If you like powerful government and entitlements, you need to be close to the bureaucracy. However, their population can be easily outnumbered by the more conservative burbs and rural areas.
This is not country vs. city. There is a philosophical divide. My hypothetical asks what would happen if the nation divided in two, one with a conservative governance headed by the republicans and the other containing the liberals. Where would most people move? Which would be more successful?
Given the path the liberals have taken America, I would not object to the hypothetical becoming reality. The only problem is how to keep the liberals out of conservative country when they begin to migrate from their self-destruction. And, would citizens of conservative country be able to stomach watching liberal country become third world?
Kyle – Two points. First of all, the conservatives don't overwhelmingly outnumber the liberals, at least if voting is any indication. The last several presidential races have been dead heats, and both houses of Congress have been remarkably close in composition since 1994, except for the Democrats' wins in the Senate in 2006-2008. More people self-identify as conservative than as liberal, but self-identification doesn't mean much.
Secondly, while I agree that there is a philosophical divide, it does mirror the urban/rural divide pretty closely. In every state I can think of, the metro areas' Democratic vote is countered by the outlying areas' Republican vote.
It seems that's the kind of people who live in cities. Country folks don't need anything but their guns and their religion.