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Q: Perl: Update Multiple Rows with one MySQL Call Seems that it may not be possible, but hey I might as well ask, I could be wrong. Was wondering if there's anyway for perl to update multiple rows using one MySQL call, I'm using DBI.
Any help or feedback would be greatly appreciated, this is possible in MSSQL through ASP and ASP.net so was wondering if also possible through perl on MySQL.
Thank you for your feedback!

A: You don't need mysql_multi_statements, as friedo suggests.
You need turn off AutoCommit mode before you call the loop containing your UPDATE command:
**$dbh->{AutoCommit} = 0;**
while( $condition ) {
   my $myParam = something();
   ...
   $sth->execute( $myParam ); #your prepared UPDATE statement
   ...
}
**$dbh->commit();**

A: First and most important, you absolutely should not interpolate variables directly into your SQL strings. That leaves open the possibility of SQL injection attacks. Even if those variables don't come from user input, it leaves open the possibility of dangerous bugs that can screw up your data.
The MySQL DBD driver does support multiple statements, though it's turned off by default as a safety feature. See mysql_multi_statements under the Class Methods section in the DBD::mysql documentation.
But a much better solution, which solves both problems at once and is more portable, is to use prepared statements and placeholder values.
my $sth = $dbh->prepare("UPDATE LOW_PRIORITY TableName SET E1=?,F1=? WHERE X=?");

Then, get your data in a loop of some sort:
while( $whatever) {
    my ( $EC, $MR, $EM ) = get_the_data();
    $sth->execute( $EC, $MR, $EM );
}

You only need to prepare the statement once, and the placeholder values are replaced (and guaranteed to be properly quoted) by the DBD driver.
Read more about placeholders in the DBI docs.

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 Review of naked bike Moto Guzzi 850 T5! Description of Moto Guzzi 850 T5, photo and specs!
Another version of 850 ccm model of Moto Guzzi was manufactured in 1983. The bike was equipped with 2-cylinder 4-stroke engine with air-cooling. There engine has 4 valves. The power unit working capacity is 844 ccm. Cylinder diameter is 83 mm, the stoke of pistin is 78 mm. Guzzi have not only done the decent thing and put an 18-inch wheel in back, but they've also added a fork brace and kicked out the forks in the yoke, thereby improving rake and curing fork flex in one fell swoop. However, doubtless hedging every possible bet in an effort to obviate recalcitrance in the handling dept, they have also stuck on a hydraulic steering damper. In fact the T5's frame is exactly the same as the bigger, heavier Spada from whence this contraption came, and it's not for sure that the better-balanced 4831b T5 really needs it. The maximum speed the bike could reach was 194.4 km/h. More specs and user manual of Moto Guzzi you can see in next overview.


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California State Lawmaker Introduces Bill That Would Repeal Law Critics Say Unfairly Targets Black and Brown Trans People for...Walking. Yes, Walking
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A state senator in California has crafted a bill that would repeal a 26-year-old solicitation law that has been seen as unfairly punitive to Black and brown trans people.
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According to CNN, Democratic state Senator Scott Wiener introduced SB-357 to the state legislature on Monday night. The bill would repeal the "loitering for purpose of prostitution" law, which in the decades since its introduction has been dubbed as the "walking while trans" law. While the bill was intended to curb prostitution, the guidelines were vague and basically left it up to cops to determine what exactly was a violation of the law.
I know this is probably unbelievable to our audience, but the subjective nature of its enforcement led to a disproportionate number of Black women being targeted by the law. While crafting the bill, Weiner found a study from the University of California, Los Angeles School of Law that revealed Black people represented 56.1 percent of charges related to the law, despite representing only 8.9 percent of the general population in Los Angeles.
I, for one, am shocked. Shocked! Who ever would have thought racist policing in Los Angeles was a thing?
"This is one of those laws based exclusively on stereotypes and profiling," Wiener told CNN. "You don't have to actually do anything to commit this crime. This is based on how you look and how you're acting."
The bill already has support from multiple organizations that advocate on behalf of California's LGBTQ community.
"All LGBTQ+ people deserve to exist without fear of harassment and violence, which is why we are proud to support SB 357," Equality California Legislative Director Tami A. Martin said in a statement. Equality California is an organization that says it's helped pass 150 state bills and resolutions aimed at protecting LGBTQ rights.
"I do know many trans women who have been arrested after just walking down the street or hanging out with their friends," Bamby Salcedo, president of the Los Angeles-based Trans Latina Coalition, told CNN. "It's like a double-edged sword. We experience both institutional and interpersonal violence."
Should the bill pass, California would be following in the steps of New York, where state legislators passed a bill that repealed a similar law in the state last month. Wiener was thrilled when he saw the New York legislation pass and hopes that even those aren't in the LGBTQ community understand why these laws are awful infringements upon personal freedoms.
"It's just a horrible law, and it's really un-American," Wiener said. "If you are a woman and you are dressed in tight or revealing clothing and you're in an area where sex work is known to happen, some police officer might decide you are loitering for the purposes of prostitution and arrest you."

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Should we stop looking at the mobile shops completely? I mean, look at the scenario in the mobile market, every other day, there is a new smartphone hitting the stores. If one has improved the technology, another comes with new and innovative technological features. A gadget freak in me wishes to buy a new phone almost every day.
Alas…it is not possible. We neither have that deep pockets, not we have the capacity to manage 10 smartphones with 20 sim cards, do we? So, do we have an answer to this craving of having all the latest technology plus all the best features on one phone? Well, the answer is, yes. Don't start jumping. Carry on reading to discover your dream smartphone.
Launched on November 16, OnePlus 5T could be your dream smartphone, which now allows its users to download Android 8.0 Orea Open Beta version. Inching closer to Vivo's 24 mp camera phone, OnePlus 5T has improved 20 mp + 20 mp dual cameras. The major improvement is in the display. 5T now has an edge-to-edge 6-inch FHD+ display with reduced bezels and with the aspect ratio of 18:9.
Not many knowing this or concerned but the major improvement in OnePlus 5T is about the chipset. OnePlus 5T has the best possible chipset of 2017, which is accompanied by 8 GB RAM.
Take a look at the major features of the OnePlus 5T and what has changed for good compared to their older model.
1080 x 2160 pixelated display has 6.01 inches display that is IPS LCD. The pixel density is 401 ppi pixels.
There are two variants available for OnePlus 5T. One is 64 GB ROM supported by 6GB ROM, and another is 128 GB ROM supported by 8GB RAM. The former is priced at 33000, while the latter is priced at 38000.
Although it lacks the safety aspect having no water and dust resistant, this is one heck of a smartphone that would arm you with features and easy none could compare in this price range. Cameras are matching with any selfie-obsessed smartphone, while gaming ability surpasses all other phones. So wait for no other piece, since you have all-in-one OnePlus 5T.


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Watches & Wonders Will Return to Geneva in 2022
The gang gets back together.
Geneva,
Watches & Wonders,
After two years of digital fairs – and several sold-out physical fairs in China – Watches & Wonders is finally happening in Geneva. First announced for 2020 as the successor to the long-running SIHH, which for two decades was the luxury-watch fair in Geneva, Watches & Wonders (W&W) 2022 will take place from March 30 to April 5 at Palexpo, with 39 brands in attendance.
All of the major names that spurred the demise of Baselworld will exhibit at W&W 2022, namely Rolex, Patek Philippe, Chanel, Chopard and Tudor.
They'll be joined by most of the brands owned by Richemont, the Swiss luxury group that was historically the anchor of SIHH, the event that preceded W&W. Amongst the Richemont brands are A. Lange & Söhne, Cartier, IWC, and Vacheron Constantin.
Another luxury group represented at the fair is LVMH, which has all three of its watch brands – Hublot, TAG Heuer, and Zenith – taking part. Bulgari, however, is notably absent, perhaps because there are already two Richemont-owned jewellers present.
One of the significant newcomers is Grand Seiko, which only just announced its participation in the fair. Seiko was a longtime mainstay of Baselworld, so it's not surprising that its top-of-the-line brand is returning to Switzerland to exhibit its newest watches.
The gang returns, except for the independents
As was the case with SIHH in the past, W&W 2022 will include the Carré des Horlogers, a square dedicated to independent watchmakers. In years past the carré counted brands like Urwerk, Voutilainen, and Elegante by F.P. Journe amongst its exhibitors.
The Carré des Horlogers at SIHH 2019
But the brands in the carré next year are a mixed bag, though fortunately the lineup is led by respected names like H. Moser & Cie., Ressence, and Ferdinand Berthoud.
The independents bring the total count of brands taking part in W&W 2022 to 39, slightly more than the historical average for SIHH, which was around 35.
Journe at the Carré des Horlogers in 2019
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W&W 2022 will take place from March 30 to April 5, 2022 at Palexpo, the exhibition hall near Geneva airport that's the traditional home of the Geneva watch fair.
The participating brands: A. Lange & Söhne, Baume & Mercier, Cartier, Chanel, Chopard, Grand Seiko, Hermès, Hublot, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Montblanc, Oris, Panerai, Parmigiani, Patek Philippe, Piaget, Roger Dubuis, Rolex, TAG Heuer, Tudor, Ulysse Nardin, Vacheron Constantin, Van Cleef & Arpels, and Zenith
And independents in the Carré des Horlogers: Angelus, Armin Strom, Arnold & Son, Cyrus, Czapek, Ferdinand Berthoud, Grönefeld, H. Moser & Cie., Laurent Ferrier, Louis Moinet, Rebellion, Ressence, Rudis Sylva, Speake-Marin, and Trilobe
Breaking News: Watches & Wonders Geneva Cancelled
Due to Coronavirus.
Breaking News: Watches & Wonders Geneva to Return in Physical Format
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Britain's blindfolded investigation of persecution of Christians
You don't need to be a fan of the vintage British political sitcom Yes Minister to understand how government reviews are instruments of inertia, damage control, public relations, virtue signalling, obfuscation and a surrogate for action. As the smooth-tongued civil servant Sir Humphrey Appleby from Yes Minister puts it: "The job of a professionally conducted internal inquiry is to unearth a great mass of no evidence."
On Boxing Day, Britain's Conservative in Name Only (CINO) government in cosy chumminess with the Church of England gave the nation a gift. The day was most certainly chosen for its significance: in British tradition post-men, errand-boys, servants and the hoi polloi expect to receive a gift box from the high and mighty.
So as his Boxing Day 2018 gift, Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt MP announced a review into the global persecution of Christians, which would be led by Philip Mounstephen, Anglican Bishop of Truro. The heralding of this great news of glad tidings was peppered with the standard British bureaucratic blether.
The Foreign Office said its independent review would consider "tough questions and offer ambitious policy recommendations." It would provide "an objective view of Britain's support for the most vulnerable Christians globally," trumpeted Lord Tariq Ahmad, Britain's special envoy on freedom of religion.
It looked like a docile beach donkey from C. S. Lewis' Narnia had morphed into Rudyard Kipling's Lion King. The media munchkins gobbled it down for brunch.
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5 Minutes With Sara Mast, Executive Producer of E! True Hollywood Story
written by Ashton Kirsten December 10, 2019
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An impressive 17 seasons later, E! True Hollywood Story remains just as fascinating and thought-provoking as its pilot episode in 1996. The series investigates stories of fame, drugs, music, and the career-defining moments of some of the most recognisable visionaries in pop culture.
We caught up with Sara Mast, award-winning director and the show's executive producer, to chat about all things Hollywood and the complete re-branding of the E! True Hollywood Story docuseries.
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Q: How did you come up with the topics you're covering this season?
Well there were many, many topics to explore and consider. When looking for content, it seemed like researchers and producers were digging through the front-line of what's happening right now in popular culture.
I think the focus of this re-brand was not just celebrities. Instead, we really wanted to take up subjects and headlines that hadn't been done before, so we looked into broader moments in pop culture.
We were the first ones out of the gate with investigation of Nxivm and I'm really proud of that. We got a lot of insight, interviews with ex members of the cult, reporters, and the founder's attorney. I think it's a great episode and I'm very excited that we premiered with it. It's a story that really hasn't been heard.
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Q: Was there a particular topic you connected with personally on this season of E! True Hollywood Story?
I think the Nxivm episode mainly because, at some level, we're all fascinated by cults. Interestingly, the targets in this cult were smart, established women.
When you see that these are highly educated female executives, it's very frightening. It's also very eye-opening to see how anyone can get sucked into this kind of organisation.
I think these women were very brave in coming out and saying 'hey, this is what happened to us' and wanting to make sure that the message got out so that it doesn't happen to other women.
You could judge them and say that they're gullible or they're this or they're that, but the founder was a very convincing maniac, narcissist, and psychopath. It's fascinating.
Q: What do you want audiences to take away from this E! True Hollywood Story?
I want them to take away a broader understanding of how it can relate back to them. Again with this Nxivm episode, it's a cautionary tale applicable to most of us.
We also do an episode about the opioid crisis in music and I think these stories are powerful because it doesn't just happen to celebrities. It can happen to anyone.
We do an 'addiction to fame' episode and we show how fame and social media affect individuals. We wanted to make the show relatable and accessible to everyone, not just about Hollywood stars.
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Q: Is there something really unexpected about the stories this season?
I think our episode on pioneering women in hip-hop is something new and exciting. This episode shows how sexism and misogyny were in place in the music industry to keep women down (and how they overcame this).
Even today, I think we're getting a broader view of how women are still fighting, especially in hip-hop, to have their voices heard.
There would be no Cardi B or Nicki Minaj without these original pioneering women. The women coming together to tell their stories, and educate us on how they got there, is really interesting.
Q: Were there any particular highlights for you putting a show like this together?
A highlight was having everything come together in the end and seeing the full picture of the Nxivm episode. Especially because we knew that this is something that is just getting out in the news right now.
Putting a nice polished spin on the show is always tricky and I think we elevated the show visually. Hopefully we also gave E! True Hollywood Story a new level of storytelling that keeps the franchise going. The original producers did over 500 episodes, so I hope we did it justice.
Q: What do you do to relax and unwind when you're working so hard?
I go home and watch television, what else? I think there's such a wave of great premium television and I love seeing what's new.
Moreover, kudos to E! and the team who were really trying to bring this series into that world of premium television. Before, the show was known as a guilty pleasure but now we've elevated it in every way. The re-branding is contemporary, rich, and stimulating.
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Q: So what's next for you? Do you have any other interesting projects on the go after E! True Hollywood Story?
I am actually currently in development of an exciting project. I did this show called Dirty John last year and now I'm developing a similar story called Doctor Death based on a podcast about a horrible spinal surgeon.
It is sort of another cautionary tale of what can happen in the medical field, so if you're a podcast fan, listen to Doctor Death, and keep an eye out for my upcoming show.
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The 10 best National Parks in Japan
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The world over, national parks are popular tourist destinations. What is a national park? By one definition, it is "a park in use for… the conservation of 'wild nature' for posterity and as a symbol of national pride." Japan is home to 33 national parks in addition to 50 similar parks.
Japan's first national parks were dedicated in 1931. These parks allow you to experience the full range of the country's rugged beauty—beaches, forests, mountains, and volcanoes—with locations ranging from the cool northern reaches of Hokkaido to the subtropical islands of Okinawa.
So, are you in the mood for a bit of whale watching? Hiking? Scuba diving? Perhaps you dream of experiencing Japan's iconic hot springs. National parks allow you the opportunity to do all of these things, and more. Check out our top picks and begin planning your next trip with the Japan Rail Pass.
1 Shiretoko National Park
2 Towada Hachimantai National Park
3 Nikko National Park
4 Fuji Hakone Izu National Park
5 Yoshino Kumano National Park
6 Aso Kuju National Park
7 Yakushima National Park
8 Iriomote Ishigaki National Park
9 Kushiro Shitsugen National Park
10 Ogasawara National Park
This northern park on the island of Hokkaido is considered a UNESCO World Heritage Site. One of the highlights of this park is the large population of brown bears. During the summer months, bear watching from sightseeing boats is a popular activity. In the winter, rare drift ice is visible. Roads cover only one-third of the park; the remainder is reserved for those adventurous enough to explore by boat or on foot.
How to get there: The nearest train station to the park is Shiretoko Shari Station, which can be reached using the Japan Rail Pass from either Abashiri Station or Sapporo Station. Buses are available for the remainder of the journey during peak tourism seasons, but a rental car, available at the train station, is recommended.
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Towada Hachimantai National Park
Located in the Tohoku Region, this park is centered around the Hachimantai mountains and Lake Towada. Within its borders are rustic onsen, or hot springs. In autumn, it is a prime viewing location for Koyo, or viewing colorful leaves.
How to get there: From Tokyo Station, take the JR Akita Shinkansen to Tazawako Station. Trains run hourly and the trip lasts around three hours.
Nikko National Park
Located near Tokyo in the Kanto region, Nikko is among Japan's most popular destinations. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, home to historic shrines—including Toshogu, the most decorated shrine in Japan—and natural wonders such as onsen and waterfalls. This park makes a good day trip or overnight trip from Tokyo.
How to get there: From either Tokyo Station or Ueno Station, take the JR Tohoku Shinkansen to Utsunomiya Station. There, transfer to the JR Nikko Line to Nikko Station. The trip takes between an hour and a half and two hours.
Fuji Hakone Izu National Park
Fuji is, without a doubt, the most popular national park in Japan. The majestic and iconic Mount Fuji, an active volcano, oversees activities ranging from mountain climbing to sunbathing on sandy beaches, to relaxing in a peaceful onsen.
How to get there: From Shinjuku Station in Tokyo, take the JR Chuo Line to Otsuki Station. There, transfer to the Fujikyu Railway Line to Kawaguchiko Station. This trip takes just under three hours.
Yoshino Kumano National Park
This park in the Kansai region is home to two UNESCO World Heritage Sites, Mount Yoshino and the Kumano Region. Mount Yoshino, home to more than 30,000 cherry trees, is the most famous cherry blossom viewing location in Japan.
How to get there: From Tennoji Station in Osaka, take the train to Oji Station, where you will transfer trains and continue to Yoshino-guchi Station. Then, transfer again to the Kintetsu Yoshino Line Yoshino Station. This final transfer is not covered by the JR Pass. The journey takes about one and a half hours.
Aso Kuju National Park
One of Japan's oldest national parks, Aso offers dramatic scenery of volcanic steam rising above stark tans, oranges, greys, and reds, the product of the active volcano Mount Aso, and others in the Kuju Mountains. Hiking the volcanic craters is a popular activity. Due to the volcanic activity, several hot spring towns are located just outside the park.
How to get there: From Kumamoto Station, take the Hohi Main Line to Aso Station. Buses are available from the station to various regions of the park.
Yakushima National Park
This park is located on an island south of the Kagoshima Prefecture. This heavily forested, subtropical island surges with life. It is home to species of deer and monkey found nowhere else, as well as cedar trees that are more than 1,000 years old. One such tree, the Jomonsugi, may be 7,200 years old!
How to get there: You may make a direct flight from Osaka's Itami Airport to Yakushima. Alternatively, boats and ferries depart from Kagoshima, typically every one to three hours. Depending on the speed of the boat, the trip may last between two and four hours.
Iriomote Ishigaki National Park
A beachgoer's delight! This park spans several tropical islands and the underwater habitats between them. Scuba diving, snorkeling, swimming, and beach activities are popular. The adventurous traveler can even kayak a true jungle river lined with mangrove trees.
How to get there: From Tokyo's Haneda Airport, take a direct flight to the New Ishigaki Airport.
Kushiro Shitsugen National Park
This park in Hokkaido is home to Japan's largest marsh and wetland habitat. It accommodates the rare Japanese crane, a large bird known only in this specific area. In winter, the cranes are easily observable at observation centers and feeding locations.
How to get there: From Sapporo Station, take the JR Super Ozora Limited Express to Kushiro Station. The trip takes approximately four hours.
Ogasawara National Park
The Ogasawara Islands also know as Bonin Island are a UNESCO World Heritage Site 1,000 kilometers south of Tokyo, in the Pacific Ocean. These subtropical islands are home to a number of plant and animal species found nowhere else in the world. Dolphin and whale watching are popular activities, as well as kayaking and scuba diving in the warm coastal waters.
How to get there: The Ogasawara Islands can only be reached by taking the once-weekly ferry from Tokyo. The ferry ride lasts approximately 24 hours.
Which of Japan's vast and beautiful national parks will you visit? The choice is yours. Don't forget to book your JR Pass to ensure ease of travel to all of your favorite destinations.
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Sakuraba Junko, an English language school teacher, has had no boyfriend even before her 29th birthday and dreams of working in New York. But one day, she encounters a handsome monk in the worst moment when she attends a funeral service at a temple. Because of numbness in her legs, she grabs the altar and ends up emptying the ash from burning incense on him while he is chanting the sutra. Although a rueful Junko thinks they will probably not meet again, she is deceived by her family and made to go for a matchmaking session. The other party is none other than that monk, Hoshikawa Takane.


There is an old joke say that financial planning for attorneys is simple because you are dealing with only three assets – a partnership interest, a retirement plan and a vacation home. It is easy to poke fun at stereotypes. The reality, especially for younger attorneys today, is much different.
Following are just a few issues I've noticed affecting young attorneys.
The path to financial success for young lawyers actually starts even before entrance to law school. The amount of education debt from undergraduate school plus the law school debt is the largest early indicator of financial status. It can be a serious obstacle for the first decade of a career. Those who postpone repayment or do not make the payoff an early priority risk feeling dogged for decades with compounding debt and repayment burdens.
The single most important key to financial success for young attorneys is automating the allocation of each paycheck. The same allocation formulas apply to attorneys as everyone else; the only variable is whether or not the attorney chooses to accept the disciple of automated discipline of salary-deducted and direct deposit allocations.
It is not uncommon for a young family for face uninsured medical expenses exceeding $10,000 per year today. In other blog post I calculated that more than a third of my family's $24,000 annual medical expense was paid either through a Health Savings Account, supplemental insurance or directly out-of-pocket. Health care simple needs to be at the center of financial planning today. If a Health Savings Account is available, make every effort to maximize the contribution.
An attorney faces a singular decision of whether to spend up to 4 percent of total lifetime earning on insurance to protect those earnings. The fact is that some percentage of attorneys will not realize financial success due to an impairment caused by a health or medical problem, including cognitive or mental health issues. When speaking with clients, I phrase it this way: "picture yourself a few years out; would you rather have a $100,000 salary or a $96,000 salary that was insured in the event that you couldn't come to work. This is a personal decision. Personally, I'm not a fan of disability insurance for self-employed professionals and I would support a client's decision to skip this insurance. In my experience, young attorneys are almost evenly split on the issue. There is nothing wrong with choosing to be uninsured as long as the severity and scope of the risk is understood. In that case, it makes sense to allocate more toward savings and make sure that emergency funds remain available.
Life insurance is an easy decision for most attorneys. Most attorneys I've worked with choose to have at least some amount of permanent life insurance through a top-tier carrier. We notice that attorneys tend to gravitate toward a few large mutual companies, probably because those firms market heavily to the young attorney market. Permanent life insurance policies tend to have inadequate coverage amounts in the event of premature death so a combination of permanent and tem coverage is most common, Attorneys tend to recognize the tax benefits of cash value life insurance more that most other professionals. Coverage can be supplemented with term life insurance through a group or individual plan.
It is relatively easy to reduce income taxes with tax-advantaged investments like real estate and business partnership interests. That doesn't make these tax-advantaged investments a wise first choice. It makes more sense to approach financial planning in a logical order and address tax strategies when other priorities are covered.
Since the financial service representatives serving most young attorneys tend to be paid as a percentage of assets recruited or some other production-based compensation method, it makes sense to get an unconflicted second opinion. I am pleased to perform a single-purpose engagement as a second opinion on financial planning strategies.


In keeping with breaking down individual body parts, in this video Daarken shows you how to paint an ear from imagination. Many people tend to ignore or not give ears much attention, but they can be important and fun things to paint. Like hands, ears can be broken down into simple shapes and planes in order to understand the forms more easily.
2 Comments on "Life Drawing – Painting an Ear"
Thanks for that tutorial, skintones are really tough.
Could you maybe talk about motivation and how to stay couraged in one of your next tutorials?
I think the path of process never stops and sometimes it might be hard to not lose focus. As for me – as an absolute beginner – there are moments where I don't believe in succeeding and ever finding a way into the industry. Though, I keep practicing because my mind tells me that it's the way of failure that leads me to success, even though I don't see any progress.
I've heard from professional artists that they also have had tough times because things don't work out as they expected them to do; a client offers the job to someone who isn't that good, lack of creativity and step-backs.
How did you manage to deal with this and what can you suggest to someone who tries to get into concept art and illustration in order to stay focused and keep on practicing?
That'd be great and I really would appreciate it if you could tell us something about the "bad sites of the industry" and how to deal with them. Thank you very much!
Thanks for the suggestion, I will definitely try to cover that in a future tutorial.


President Trump lashed out at Huawei Technologies Co. in a tweet after a former Obama-era official registered as a lobbyist for the Chinese telecommunications giant in Washington.
Samir Jain, a former senior director for cybersecurity policy for the Obama White House, registered as a lobbyist for Huawei on national-security issues related to a defense-policy bill that bars federal agencies from buying equipment from the Chinese company, according to a disclosure form.
Mr. Jain is a partner at Jones Day, the law firm that Huawei has hired to sue the U.S. in a constitutional challenge to the defense-policy bill, saying provisions illegally target the company. Jones Day filed the lawsuit challenging the National Defense Authorization Act last month.
The move is the latest sign of Huawei's legal strategy to turn around its fortunes in response to a mounting Washington campaign to curtail its growing clout in 5G overseas and block its business in the U.S.
A Jones Day spokesman didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. Mr. Jain didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
Huawei isn't known as a major lobbying force in Washington. Last year it spent $165,000 on Washington lobbying, retaining the firms APCO Worldwide Inc. and Strategic Public Affairs Inc., according to OpenSecrets.org.
Mr. Trump's tweet is the latest missile at Huawei by the administration, which has been escalating a campaign to block allies from using its equipment in 5G networks. In January, it issued a pair of criminal indictments against the Shenzhen-based company charging it with violating U.S. sanctions on Iran and stealing technology from T-Mobile US Inc.
Huawei is the world's largest maker of telecommunications equipment, a leader in superfast 5G technology and a top seller of smartphones globally. However, it has been effectively barred from selling to major telecom operators in the U.S. since a 2012 Congressional report said its gear could be used to spy on Americans. Huawei has long denied it would ever spy on behalf of any government.


While having a mill in your garage is impressive…imagine how much more impressive it could be if it actually worked? Well, to make it work, it's gonna need power, and plenty of it. Ya see, dang near all these old milling machines require 3-phase power, including mine. In fact, nearly all industrial grade machines use 3-phase power, its just a more efficient way of providing instantaneous power to machines that have big electric motors.
Unfortunately, almost no residential neighborhoods in the U.S. offer anything but single phase power. The good news is, there are ways around this issue. The typical way of dealing with this is by purchasing a phase converter, which is exactly what I originally planned on using to make my machine go. A phase converter is used to convert single phase power to 3-phase power. The most common phase converters are rotary phase converters. As I understand it, these are essentially a 3-phase induction motor with the two hot wires (240VAC) from single phase power connected to two of the three legs of the 3-phase induction motor. The remaining leg of the 3-phase induction motor generates power as the motor spins – creating the 3rd phase. I don't know why, but being the kind of person I am, I never warmed up to the idea of a phase converter. Just knowing that this motor is gonna run whenever power is connected to it, regardless of whether the mill is on or not bothers me, it just seems inefficient. On top of this, they ain't cheap. My mill has a a 3HP spindle motor, and a new – very basic rotary phase converter will start at about $600, as go as high as $1000 for a machine this size. Crazy eh? Dang right its crazy, especially given I didn't spend $1000 on the entire mill. I suppose someone reading this is thinking, 'yeah, but you can build one much cheaper'. You're right, you can, but I won't. I'm not ruining my machine or worse, burning my garage down, messing with that crap.
There has got to be a better way, and in my opinion I have it, but please bear with me as I explain. Now all of the following didn't come to me overnight, I had some figure'n to do, and questions to ask folks a lot smarter than me (Tony Coffman – Master Electrician). Additionally, I was lucky enough to receive my mill with some of it's original wiring diagrams. The following image is a picture I took of one of the power wiring diagrams, and I've overlaid some highlighted areas to help relate what I write to the image.
In short, if you follow the highlighted 3-phase power input section, you can see it becomes distributed as highlighted by the Phase distribution section. Three of the phases pass through the fuses labeled FU1, and contactors M1F and M1R and eventually connect to the spindle motor M1. So there's no way around needing 3-phase power to run the spindle motor on the mill. At least not without replacing the 3-phase spindle motor with a single phase equivalent – but that's cost prohibitive. Moving forward, if you follow the other branch leaving the Phase distribution section, you'll notice they pass through some some fuses FU2 and FU3, and end up connecting to the Servo Transformer and Control Transformer respectively.
What's important to recognize here is that only two of the legs of the 3-phase power ever connect to these transformers. This means these transformers are powered by single phase power! This is huge, and is what gives me the option to do something other than a phase converter. The other obvious thing for me to tell you is that I know the guy I bought the machine from was running the machine off a 240VAC 3-phase connection to power. Additionally, the descriptions shown in the highlighted Servo Transformer and Control Transformer section indicate these transformers are fine with 230VAC inputs. By the way, if you're paying attention, the power diagram references 230VAC. As I understand it, no power companies ever supply 230VAC, they supply 240VAC. This is just some sort of convention that is followed due to some weird old 220/240VAC European standardization problem. See Google if you need a better understanding.
This page is getting long, so I'm gonna close with this. I have plenty of single phase 240VAC in my garage, so for sure I can power the Servo Transformer and Control Transfer from this. However, I still need to convert the single phase 240VAC to something the 3-phase spindle motor will be happy with. For this, I chose the awesome Variable Frequency Drive.


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Messing With An Iconic Moment
Let me recommend PBS's American Masters profile of Walter Cronkite. I watched it last night and was fascinated.
To see Cronkite in review is to see CBS in review, because they were inseparable.
There was one part of the show, unfortunately, that disappointed me. It's a misportrayal I've seen many times, but didn't expect to see from such an esteemed program. It's Walter Cronkite's 'call' of the astronauts' landing on the Moon.
As Cronkite speaks, and the astronauts and mission control chatter back and forth on the radio, you see the shot of the lunar lander skimming the surface and finally touching down.
It might have happened that way in real time, but it didn't happen that way on real time TV. The film (yes, it's film) of the lander's touchdown wasn't processed until Apollo 11 was safely back on Earth.
We saw Neil Armstrong take his "one small step" live, but not this critical landing. We only had audio for the landing.
What difference does it make to insert this "B-roll" over Walter's stentorian tones? Part of the amazing power of Cronkite on the night of July 20, 1969 was his ability to guide us through this sightless occurrence.
Showing it now, with pictures, changes the context of his words and visible emotions.
On that night, I was on my way to work in Fall River, MA. I listened in a service area along Route 24. To this day, I'm not 100% sure what was shown on TV before Walter took off his glasses and let out a sigh of relief. It just wasn't video of the landing.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on July 27, 2006 Categories UncategorizedTags American Masters, CBS, Fall River, Massachusetts, Neil Armstrong, Walter CronkiteLeave a comment on Messing With An Iconic Moment
Huskies Win – Guaranteed
In a few moments, UCONN plays Washington in the NCAA Tournament. That's right, it's the Huskies versus the Huskies!
This reminds me… Way back at my first job in radio (WSAR Fall River, Massacusetts), we carried the B. M. C. Durfee High School basketball games. They were called the Whalers.
That was also the nickname for the team from the high school in New Bedford. Their games were carried by our competition in New Bedford.
On game nights, when Durfee would play New Bedford, the Whalers would be winning on one station and losing on the other!
Author Geoff FoxPosted on March 24, 2006 Categories UncategorizedTags B. M. C. Durfee High School, Fall River, the NCAA Tournament, Washington, WSAR1 Comment on Huskies Win – Guaranteed
Sunday in Fall River and Fenway
Sunday's are for sleeping late, but not this Sunday. It was road trip time with my friend Bob. So, I was up before the crack of 8:00!
OK – I know that's sleeping in for most people. Remember, I live in the east, but operate on Hawaiian time.
We stopped for a quick container of coffee, dropped my car off at New Haven's Union Station and headed eastward on the Connecticut Turnpike. Because the Turnpike is also I-95, this east-west route has signs referring to north and south.
It still drives me nuts!
Saturday night late, I had received this cryptic little email from another Bob friend, in Florida.
HVN: Temp: 80F Dewpt 78F
78&#176 for a dewpoint temperature represents Calcutta-like steam. It was very warm and very sticky Saturday night and nothing, except the Sun beaming down, had changed by Sunday morning.
With a Google generated map and directions in hand, we headed toward Somerset, MA and WSAR, scene of one of Bob's earliest jobs and my first. There was never any thought that 36 years after my last time there, WSAR had moved. In fact, the only question was, how much was still the same?
In a poetic, romantic world, I'd now tell you about all the memories that rushed back to me as we drove up. The truth is, I could only vaguely make a connection. That surprised me.
The building is the same. It's at the end of Home Street, on the edge of a neighborhood of modest homes. Beyond WSAR's field of towers, a huge power plant poked out through the very thick haze.
Amazingly, someone was at the station. We think he was the manager of what now is a little mom and pop two station facility. WSAR is news, talk and sports. Its sister station, formerly WALE is all Portuguese.
The inside of the building had been changed, as you might expect after all this time. The man at the station told us to walk around and take a look.
We didn't stay long.
I think Bob got more out of this than I did. I wish I would have made more of a connection with my past. Working at WSAR was such a seminal moment in my professional life.
Heading north, we stopped at a mall in Taunton for breakfast/lunch and then proceeded to Boston. It was very hazy. Nothing about the Boston skyline that was distinct. Everything was sort of placed within the murkiness.
We maneuvered up Storrow Drive, off at Arlington Street and then across Back Bay to a garage under the Prudential Center. I thought it would be a good idea to park at the Pru and then take the subway&#185 to Fenway.
We got to the platform only to see signs cautioning that no dollar bills would be accepted on the train. The three token machines were not working. There was no token clerk. What to do?
We popped back up at street level and walked into the Colonnade Hotel. Most business are bothered by subway change seekers and I understand why. But, we really needed the change, so I did everything I could to look like a touristy hotel guest. Having my camera slung over my shoulder didn't hurt.
Oh, by the way… contrary to the many posted signs, you can use dollar bills on the subway. The driver puts them in a slot on the side of the change machine. I have no idea what happens to them at the end of the run.
It didn't take long to get to Fenway. It is just beyond the Mass Pike, a few blocks from Kenmore Square. The neighborhood looks like it was industrial – the buildings have that kind of feel.
Crowds of happy people (the Red Sox are in first, after all) were heading toward the stadium.
Immediately, I began to sense a different vibe than I had felt at Yankee Stadium. Maybe it was the fact you could see the stadium as you approached it or the banners on its brick exterior? Maybe it was the cluster of stores across the street?
Whatever it was, it was not Yankee Stadium. Since Yankee Stadium was a disappointment, this was a good thing.
We found a man selling tickets and lucked into great seats. The luck wasn't the site lines or distance from home plate – both of those were what we expected and quite good. The luck was being under cover in the grandstand, as you shall see.
We walked through a security screening and into a throng of people moving past the concession stands. It felt good. I don't know why. It felt right. It was old and cramped but totally appropriate in a way Yankee Stadium was not.
We walked into the stands and gazed at the stadium. It's a gem. The stadium has a small feel to it. And, I guess next to a 50-60,000 seat park, it is. Our seats were up the first base line, directly opposite from the green monster.
I was pleased to see restraint in the advertising signs on that big, green wall. They were all green and white. They fit in.
The first inning was rocky for the Red Sox. They finally retired the White Sox without a run, but it was obvious Matt Clement wasn't throwing his best stuff.
There would be plenty of time to think about that, because as the first half inning ended, the heavens open, accompanied by deep throated thunder.
How glad was I, at this moment, that our seats were under cover? We watched as most of the lower deck and other exposed seats cleared out.
Within a few seconds the players and umps had left the field and the grounds crew was in charge, covering the base cutout and pitcher's mound and unrolling the tarp.
This is something I had seen on TV, but never in person. The tarp is immense, covering the entire infield and skinned areas of the field. It went on quickly.
As a meteorologist (Wow, I can now refer to myself that way), I was concerned that they were placing themselves in harm's way during the storm. You would expect a lightning strike to hit a light tower or other taller structure… but it could easily strike someone on the field, or in the stands, I guess.
It rained as hard as I've ever seen. Sheets of rain poured down. Most people moved to shelter. Others, resigned to getting soaked, stayed where the were.
At one point, security guards on the field were issued yellow slickers. By this time they were already soaked to the bone. I tried to figure out the value of this late move? By this point, the slickers were just holding in the moisture already there.
The rains stopped and the crew came back to remove the tarp. Now, what was heavy was heavier. The tarp was loaded with water.
By folding the tarp over itself and moving back and forth, the grounds crew was able to deposit most of the water just beyond the base paths in shallow right field. Then a groundskeeper reached down and began pulling plugs from the turf, opening drains to carry the water away.
This was nearly as good a show as the game!
Play resumed, but it wasn't to be the Red Sox day. They were getting pummeled by Chicago. And then, it began to rain again.
We stayed a while and then, remembering there was a 6:40 train to Connecticut or a three hour wait until the one after that at 9:40, we left. Bob got off near his car and I continued, first on the Green Line and then the Red Line to South Station.
South Station is open and airy with kiosks for food, books and magazines. The ceiling and walls are largely populated by ads for Apple's iPod. As much as I thought the green and white ads at Fenway were appropriate, I felt this was not… and I'm an iPod fan.
I went to a ticket machine to pay my way but all it wanted to sell me was a ticket at 9:40. I moved to a real person behind the counter. He gave me the bad news. The 6:40 train was sold out!
This wasn't good. But, there was nothing I could do, yet. I got a salad, sat between a woman and her loud toddler son and a homeless person who seemed to be nodding off, and had dinner.
As train time approached, I moved toward the platform. Maybe there was someone based in New Haven on this train? Maybe I could talk my way on?
I ran into a conductor. He was from Boston, there was no doubt from his accent. I told him my plight and he said, "Don't worry, you can sit in the Club Car."
Easier said than done. He went to work on the train as I waited for the platform to be opened for passengers. When it finally was, my ticket was for the wrong train. They wouldn't let me pass to get to the Club Car.
I began to panic. I was tired, extremely sweaty and I imagine quite pungent. I didn't want to spend the next three hours at South Station.
I did something I have promised myself never to do. I took out my business card, handed it to one of the security people and asked her to ask one of the crew members (who all, except for the Club Car conductor were from New Haven) if they could help me.
Maybe I'm justifying what I've already done, but I thought I worded my request in such a way that it didn't go over my imaginary line. It wasn't a, "Don't you know who I am" request. Well, it didn't seem like one at the time.
As it turns out, a very nice conductor traveling with his family took mercy on me. He got me past security and onto the train. And, during the course of the trip I got to meet everyone who was "working on the railroad, all the livelong day."
Here's the more amazing corollary to this story. The sold out train couldn't have been more than half full! Why did Amtrak think it was full and refuse to sell tickets? I have no idea. I would guess I wasn't the only one prepared to spend another three hours in Boston… and some people probably did.
So, there's the Boston trip… except for one little thing. As it turns out, after we left, the Red Sox waited and waited and waited and finally postponed the game. My two tickets are eligible to be replaced with tickets for another game.
I'm looking forward to returning to Fenway.
&#185 – I guess it officially fits the definition of subway, but Boston's Green Line is just trolleys in a tube with some of the ugliest, dingiest stations ever seen by man. I have no doubt I was safe and never felt otherwise. It was just the subway time forgot.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on August 15, 2005 Categories UncategorizedTags Back Bay, Bob, Bob friend, Boston, Calcutta, Chicago, Club Car, Club Car conductor, Colonnade Hotel, conductor, Connecticut, Connecticut Turnpike, driver, Fall River, Florida, food, Google, Green Line, groundskeeper, Ipod, Kenmore Square, manager, Mass Pike, Matt Clement, meteorologist, New Haven, New Haven's Union Station, nice conductor, one of the crew members, pitcher, Since Yankee Stadium, South Station, the Green Line, token clerk, WALE, WSAR, Yankee StadiumLeave a comment on Sunday in Fall River and Fenway
Bob Comes To Visit
I'm writing this early Sunday morning. I want to make sure something's posted for Sunday and I don't expect to be home for much of the day.
My friend Bob Lacey came by tonight. Bob has lived in Charlotte, NC for the last 30+ years. First he worked for WBT-AM, then WBTV, and now the FM, "The Link," where with Sheri Lynch he hosts a nationally syndicated morning show.
I met Bob my first day in commercial radio.
I broke in at WSAR in Fall River, MA by doing an hour of Bob's show. Bob supervised. It was my first real on-air job. We've been friends ever since.
We've both been through a lot of living since that day in early fall 1969. I can't go into all of it here, but there's not much that's remained constant, except our friendship.
Bob jokingly calls me his "Gold Friend." It's tough to think of anything anyone's ever said of me that is quite that flattering.
In 1975 out of work and with my life falling apart in Phoenix, Bob flew out and together, we drove the Western United States and a small part of Mexico. That was an amazing trip.
When I think back of what we did, hitting Puerto Penasco, Mexico, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Diego, Barstow, Las Vegas and the Grand Canyon, it still boggles the mind.
This was before cellphones and the Internet. We had a little cash and of the two of us, I had the lone credit card – an Esso card!
There were girls we tried to pick up… who blew us off, and two guys in San Diego who tried to pick us up! We cleaned our clothes by the dawn's early light at a dusty laundromat alongside the railroad tracks in Barstow, CA. I spent all day playing $2 blackjack at Caesar's.
We got along famously. Bob was my guiding light on that trip. By the time we returned to Phoenix, a new job had mysteriously appeared and I was off to Philadelphia.
Later today we plan on returning to the 'scene of the crime,' WSAR at the foot of Home Street in Somerset, MA. Then we head north to Boston and the Red Sox – White Sox game.
We don't have tickets… but I've stuffed some cash in my wallet and we'll hope for the best with scalpers. This will make three major league games in a month or so, after 15 years with none!
If everything works out as planned (and who knows) I'll be on Amtrak before dark and in New Haven before midnight.
Photos and the actual trip report to follow.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on August 14, 2005 Categories UncategorizedTags Barstow, Bob Comes To Visit, Bob Lacey, Boston, California, Charlotte, Fall River, Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Massachusetts, Mexico, North Carolina, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Puerto Penasco, San Diego, San Francisco, Sheri Lynch, Somerset, United States, WBT-AM, WBTV, WSARLeave a comment on Bob Comes To Visit
On To The Weekend
First things first. My tooth pain has greatly subsided. There's still swelling on the gum, but I'm hoping that's from the injections. The tooth is in my drawer, where it now belongs.
Let me add, though I took a sick day from work Thursday, Friday was already scheduled as a vacation day. Bad timing on my part.
We once had an employee at the station who tried to explain to my boss that since she was sick on her vacation day, it should count as a sick day. That's chutzpah.
I was well enough to head to the shoreline for a planned family celebration. I've been told to keep my mouth shut on what was being celebrated, but we went to Lenny's in Branford.
I was petrified to go! I'd run into Lenny's daughter while having my hair cut and she told me how the place had been remodeled. Didn't she understand? The charm of Lenny's was that it looked like it was built out of whatever was stored in someone's garage.
I'm glad to say the main dining room has been remodeled… the particle board removed from the walls… but it's lost none of its charm. That's a tall order. It looks nice – really, not just compared to its older self.
We weren't going to Lenny's for the ambiance. We were going for fried shrimp for the girls and the shore dinner for me.
Even with only one half of my mouth operating, it was great! The lobster, the mussels, the corn – excellent. Why you only get two clams is beyond me, but that 's what the dinner calls for. My only 'customization' was getting a bowl of Rhode Island clam chowder&#185 instead of a cup.
Through dinner and the rest of the evening I was a little woozy. It wasn't enough to stop me, but I certainly was in no condition to operate heavy equipment. Helaine drove and I was grateful to be her passenger.
When we got home, I napped. I couldn't sleep all night because there was a test to be taken for my Oceanography class.
I took the test around 3:00 AM. This should be an interesting grade because I wasn't really able to concentrate on reading the text necessary to answer the questions. I had the attention span of a toy poodle.
Back to bed at 4:00.
By the time I woke up this morning, I had gotten over 16 hours of sleep in the last 24. On the other hand, I was feeling better, which was good because I had long standing plans for a friend to visit.
I've known Bob since my first professional day in radio, early fall 1969. Bob was a disk jockey at WSAR in Fall River, MA, where I started.
When I first me him he was Skippy Ross, then Skip Tyler, now (for over thirty years) Bob Lacey. With his partner Sheri Lynch, Bob presides over a very successful, syndicated morning radio show. It's a show considered 'woman friendly.'
Bob had left Charlotte, NC Thursday afternoon and had been hanging around New England since Thursday evening. Though I'd tried getting him on his cell phone a few times, he was unreachable.
By early this morning there was a discussion whether Bob was actually going to show or not. It was starting to look like 'not' had won when the phone rang.
He showed up an hour later and we hopped in the convertible on what had turned into a spectacular spring day. The sky was blue, temperature warm, humidity about right. We were heading toward the shoreline.
Bob had actually grown up around New Haven and knows those parts of the area that haven't changed over the last 40 years – which is most of it!
First stop was lunch. We went to a place call "The Place" in Guilford. "The Place" is one of a kind.
You sit outside (in the open or under a tent-like cover) on old tree stumps. The food (lobster, clams, chicken and the like) are cooked out of door on a long wood fired grill. When your order is ready, the grill it cooked on is brought to your table.
The owner, Vaughn, kvetched about the weather. I would think to a place like this good weather means good business and a May like we had means… well, it wasn't a good sign.
Bob had a lobster and I had clams. I'm sorry to be positive about everything, but it was great.
Next up we drove down the Turnpike into Old Lyme and then headed randomly into an area called "Miami Beach." We drove down Hartford Avenue and I was astounded – 21 years in Connecticut and I'd never been to this cool, vest pocket, beach community.
A friendly cop showed us where we could park and we were off. This is a really nice beach. As Connecticut's Long Island Sound beaches go, it is broad and white. There are plenty of stones which makes barefoot walking a little tougher.
Of course Bob and I were dressed totally wrong for a day at the beach – both wearing long pants.
We moved off the beach itself and into an open air beachfront bar. Bob had a beer and I a Diet Coke ($5+$2 tip). Reggae music was wafting in and it was perfect on this idyllic day.
Like "The Place," I have to wonder how open air establishments like this make it in the ratified air of a short season Connecticut summer, and with total dependence on good weather. Every season has got to be make or break. I thought about that as I sipped my Coke.
We didn't have long. Bob had dinner plans with some friends he's known longer than me. We continued east to Mohegan Sun, the closer of the two Connecticut mega casinos.
Bob was stunned. It is a very impressive place. And, the shopping area with its upscale shops connecting the old and new casinos is elegantly glitzy.
Bob wanted to play craps, though he hadn't played in years. I pulled $60 out of my pocket and quickly turned it into $15 – good going. Bob had similar luck, but on a lesser scale.
We headed for the car and headed back home.
Bob will be back in Connecticut in the middle of August. We're hoping to see the Red Sox and visit WSAR's studio. Truth is, hanging with a friend is the important part. The rest is just icing on the cake.
&#185 – I had never heard of Rhode Island clam chowder until I moved to Connecticut. Manhattan is red, New England is creamy and Rhode Island is a clear broth. When properly spiced, it's great and nowhere as heavy as New England. As for Manhattan clam chowder – please! Who's eating that?
Author Geoff FoxPosted on June 4, 2005 Categories UncategorizedTags Bob Lacey, cellular telephone, Charlotte, Connecticut, Fall River, food, heavy equipment, Island Sound beaches, Lenny, Massachusetts, Miami, Miami Beach, New England, Rhode Island, Sheri Lynch, Vaughn, WSAR's studioLeave a comment on On To The Weekend
Bad News For Groton And The Submarine Base
Word came out this morning that the submarine base at Groton will be closed as part of a nationwide military base realignment. That this is a firmly 'blue' state probably didn't help Connecticut, as those boats are moving to Virginia – a red state.
My first remembrance of Groton is back when I was a college student. I worked part time at WSAR in Fall River, MA, so I would often drive I-95 past the base. There were signs along some of the bridges admonishing drivers not to stop.
That was the height of the cold war. I'm guessing there were few warm and fuzzy warnings, especially to a 'long hair' like I was.
I became more conscious of the base when I moved to Connecticut. As the economy of Eastern Connecticut slacked critically (in the pre-casino days), it was the one constant. Submariners were often out to sea for extended periods, but their families were in Connecticut, spending money.
I've taken two submarine 'rides' from Groton. One was on the USS Providence. I can't remember the name of the other, except to say it was a Los Angeles class fast attack submarine.
Though I'm not sure of the significance of the words "fast attack," they sure do sound impressive when used together.
My first trip left the dock on a very foggy morning. Rather than bring the sub down the river in bad conditions, the passengers for this 'fam trip' piled onto a tug and were ferried to the ship.
As both slowly moved in sync (to maintain steerage), a gangway was set between the ships. I crossed onto the deck of the sub only to be greeted by a frogman with a sheathed knife on his leg. He was there to rescue anyone who might fall off. Going below was accomplished by climbing into a hatch and down a ladder.
I said this then and I'm sure it's still true now. The submarine itself didn't impress me. Well, maybe that's an oversimplification. It didn't impress me as much as I thought it would. It wasn't anywhere near as high tech as I had imagined. That is probably because the procurement procedures at the Defense Department take forever!
I remember looking at a PC being used for some task and thinking, "Wow, I've got a much more powerful one at home."
On the other hand, I was blown away by the officers and crew. The real secret weapon of the US submarine fleet are these people. They were bright and disciplined and well trained to do their job and others as well.
The crew was just as much a positive surprise as the equipment was a disappointment.
It was interesting to talk with the men on board and watch them do what they did. Like every job, I'm sure it gets a little stale after a while. Still, they could tell what they were doing was impressive to others and they seemed to bask in that.
Part of the trip was submerging and sailing through Long Island Sound. People ask if I was scared. I was not. These trips were as gentle as could be.
On the way back to port I got to climb another ladder to the top of the sail. This is not a passage designed for the claustrophobic. It was well worth it. It might very well be the most macho place any human can stand.
Given half a chance, I'd hop on a sub again tomorrow.
Having a major base, like Groton, adds importance to a place. It's a reason for being. I'm a so scared this closing will be a major disruption to all of our lives here in Connecticut. The economy, especially in Eastern Connecticut, doesn't deserve to take this hit.
Yes, I'm selfish about this. My opinion has been formed irrespective of the big picture. I hope they can find a way to keep the base open.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on May 13, 2005 Categories UncategorizedTags Connecticut, Department of Defense, Fall River, high tech, Los Angeles, Massachusetts, port I, United States, VirginiaLeave a comment on Bad News For Groton And The Submarine Base
My Friend Bob
Bob Lacey has been my friend for a long time… a really long time. I met him my first day as a paid broadcaster – a part time, minimum wage position at WSAR in Fall River, MA. "Ahoy there matey, it's 14-80."
WSAR was a great place to start. It was a small station in a small market. The studio and transmitter were located in a residential neighborhood at the foot of Home Street in Somerset, MA.
We were top-40 back when stations still actually played forty records. We even had PAMS jingles. If you weren't in radio back then, this might not makes sense, but PAMS of Dallas was the gold standard of radio station jingles.
WSAR promoted itself as serving the Tri Cities: Fall River, New Bedford and Newport. Yes, they were physically close, but Fall River and New Bedford might as well have been on another planet as far as Newport was concerned!
I met Bob (he was Skippy Ross back then) that first day and we've been friends ever since. After Fall River, we also worked together in Charlotte, NC, where Bob has been for over 35 years. How is that even possible?
We don't see each other as often as we should and we had trouble hooking up on the phone because his hours and mine are as opposite as can be. Bob is the guy half of Bob and Sheri, the nationally syndicated morning radio show.
Obviously I'm biased, but this is a phenomenal morning show. In the parlance of radio, it is female friendly. It's funny… sometimes even sexual humor… but never smutty or sophomoric.
Bob is a technophobe. There are no two ways about it. If it's electronic or technical, count him out. I always expected his first laptop computer would be steam powered. That's why it's so nice to have him finally sending email. OK – he's a decade late, but he's here.
I can't begin to tell you how good it was to get a message from him, and then a reply to my reply, and another email later. It's been a while since a good friend has come into the modern era. Email can be a wonderful thing.
There are so many people who feel our constantly connected world is driving people away from human contact. I disagree. A few sentences from a friend is the real power of the Internet, not its weakness.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on February 24, 2005 Categories UncategorizedTags Bob and Sheri, Bob Bob Lacey, Charlotte, Dallas, Fall River, laptop computer, Massachusetts, Newport, North Carolina, Somerset, Top 40, WSARLeave a comment on My Friend Bob
Men on the Moon – 35 Years Ago
Yesterday was the anniversary of the first men landing on the moon. Thirty five years ago today, Neil Armstrong took that first giant leap for mankind.
I remember those two days. I was excited to be working at WSAR in Fall River, Ma. It was my first professional broadcasting job.
I was on my way to work as the astronauts landed. I had stopped in my green Volkswagen Beetle at a rest area somewhere between Boston and Fall River. People were standing around listening to their radios. It was a sultry summer evening.
It is still astounding to me that we were able to achieve this amazing journey. Even today, with technology so far advanced, our space program is far from worry free. This was really uncharted terriotory in every sense of the word.
Over the years, some parts of the experience have been lost, others aodpted as if they had happened, when in reality they hadn't.
For instance, we've all seen the film of Apollo 11's landing, with the voices of the astronauts and Houston controllers calling out flight details. That film was not developed until the astronauts returned! Sure, we heard the voices live. We never saw the pictures.
Maybe there's confusion because we did see (with some of the poorest video ever watched) Neil Armstrong set foot on the lunar surface. That was transmitted live from a camera mounted somewhere on the exterior of the lander.
One of my favorite trivia questions concerns the first words from the moon&#185. It wasn't "One small step…" or "Houston, Tranquility Base here. The Eagle has landed."
The first words from the moon were, "contact light."
"Contact light…OK Engine stop…ATA outta detent…Mode control: both Auto…descent engine command override off…Engine arm off… 413 is in."
Not very sexy. And, as my personal space expert, and former Inside Space producer, Dave Brody reminds me, that was said by Buzz Aldrin, not Neil Armstrong.
It is possible the greatest human achievment of my lifetime was achieved 35 years ago. That we haven't exceeded this over that time period is a shame.
&#185 – My favorite trivia question is: "What is Lady Bird Johnson's first name?" It is neither Lady or Bird.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on July 21, 2004 Categories UncategorizedTags Bird Johnson, Boston, Dave Brody, Fall River, Houston, Inside Space, Massachusetts, Neil Armstrong, Space producer, the anniversary of the first men, The Eagle, The Eagle has landed, Volkswagen, Volkswagen Beetle1 Comment on Men on the Moon – 35 Years Ago
Flag Day in Hudson, NY
All the photos on this page, and lots of parade pictures, can be seen in my photo gallery.
Back in 1969, when I got my first paid on-air radio job in Fall River, Massachusetts at WSAR (Ahoy there matey, it's 14-80) I met Skippy Ross – a fellow disk jockey. He was older, wiser, married, and the station's music director. We became friends.
Later, in 1971, I went to WBT in Charlotte, NC. Skippy was already there… he just wasn't Skippy anymore. In Worcester, MA he had become Skip Tyler and now he was Bob Lacey.
For nearly 35 years he has been Bob Lacey, working at the radio and television stations at 1 Julian Price Place, and becoming a Charlotte institution. He and his partner, Sheri Lynch run a woman friendly&#185 morning drive radio show, syndicated across the country.
Bob and I have remained friends through all this time. When my life was falling apart in the mid-70s, Bob took time off and drove with me through the Western United States. We have shared good times and bad longer than most married couples – and with a better relationship.
On-the-air Bob refers to me as his 'gold best friend.' It's an honor I treasure.
We are two very different people. I think the difference can be best explained in a little story. The year was 1973 and I was leaving Charlotte, moving to Cleveland (based, as it turns out, on bad information from someone who wanted me to leave). It was my last day there and I was getting a new tire put on my car. Bob joined me at the tire store on Independence Boulevard, a busy Charlotte business district back then.
We went to the Coke machine. Bob went first. His soda plopped from the slot, he put the bottle into the opened, pushed down and was ready to drink. I got my bottle, went to the opener, pushed down and… soda all over me. It was as if a midget was in the machine, waiting for me to shake the bottle.
To me, Bob has always seems suave and in control. I have always seemed like an unmade bed – scattered and kinetic.
We are both lucky, because in spite of setbacks in our lives, we've done well – both with our careers and families. And, for two old guys (and he is much older and very, very short… make that very, very, very short) we've aged well.
I was on the phone with Bob late last week. It was the usual chit chat. I asked him what he was doing over the weekend and he told me he and Sheri (his radio partner) were flying to Hudson, NY for Flag Day. There's a parade, which they ride in, the emcee from the reviewing stand.
Hudson is a few hours from here – a nice drive if it's a nice day. There's some highway to take you away from the urban areas and then it's small, sparsely traveled 2-lane roads through rolling hills. The trip goes up through Northwest Connecticut, cuts through the Southwest corner of Massachusetts and then west into New York and the Hudson River.
I decided to go.
Since I knew neither Helaine nor Stefanie would want to take this road trip, I prepared a geek's journey. My camera was ready with two sets of batteries and two flash memory cards (I could have taken 350 high resolution photos, but only took 273). I put my old Dell laptop on the passenger's seat, plugged an inverter into the cigarette lighter and threw a GPS antenna onto the armrest between the seats. This trip would be well documented.
The trip up was uneventful. The weather superb – truly perfect. Though I had printed directions before leaving the house, the GPS receiver was really helpful, showing me my turns before I got to them.
With the top down, on a sunny day, there are lots of sensations. The warmth of the sun (I was worried about the warmth of the sun on my laptop, which I removed from the seat and put on the floor while still in Connecticut), the breeze, the aroma.
Springtime has good aromas. There weren't many restaurants to pass at this time of day on this route. I did smell freshly cut grass (a watermelon-like smell), freshly cut lumber (as I passed a mill) and a dairy farm. They were all distinct, but the dairy farm was certainly the most pungent.
I have a radar detector mounted in the convertible. When I first bought the car, I had electricity brought from an interior light directly to the unit. It only went off once on the trip, and then because a police car was going the opposite direction and must have had his transmitter on.
By the time I got to Hudson, the streets downtown were closed off for the parade. This was a bigger deal than I thought – and as I'd later find out the longest parade I'd ever seen.
The main street of Hudson, Warren Street, was lined with happy people. For some reason I expected this to be a lily white town. That was not the case. There was just about every shade of person imaginable, and they were all out on the street together ready for the parade.
It seems like Hudson is a town that was, and possibly still is, down on its luck. I walked on cracked sidewalks with tall weeds growing through them. There were small houses with chipped paint. On Warren Street itself the homes were old but freshly painted. It had the aura of gentrification – a two edged sword which rebuilds and displaces.
I moved toward the river, where the reviewing stand had been erected, and waited for Bob and Sheri. They arrived, first in the parade, sitting in a convertible. It is only now, looking at the photo, that I realize it is a used car, for sale, with the price tag nicely affixed to the windshield. Still, it looked great rolling down Warren Street, and Bob and Sheri were enjoying every second of it.
We chatted for a few seconds and then they made their way to the microphone and the parade began. It was a bad day to have a fire in the Hudson Valley, because I believe every piece of fire equipment for a hundred miles was rolling down Warren Street – even a blue fire truck from Philmont, NY! Along with the fire equipment there were policemen and soldiers and and organizations, plus kid from schools and sports leagues.
This was the longest parade I had ever seen. As we approached the 3 hour mark, I turned to a policeman standing near me and asked, "Are they going around for a second time?"
There was a sad moment. A float in memory of a local soldier who had been killed in Iraq. The base of the float was full of American flags – one for each death in this war. In a glass case, the soldier's uniform was displayed. Very, very sad.
The parade ended and Bob, Sheri and I hopped onto a golf cart to head down to the riverside where the festivities would continue. The scene was very much like those beeping carts that careen through the terminals at airports, taking people with more pull than us to the next gate.
It was getting late. I had a drive ahead of me. They had autographs and then a plane ride back to Charlotte. We'd all get home around the same time.
I wish I could have spent more time with Bob, and with Sheri who I like a lot. Bob and I are already trying to figure out a time for next summer. But maybe there will be time sooner.
The good thing about gold friends is, their friendship will wait.
&#185 – When I say woman friendly, I mean a show which is not based on sex, bodily functions and stretching the vocabulary envelope. Stern, Imus and Bubba the Love Sponge don't qualify for this genre.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on June 13, 2004 Categories UncategorizedTags Bob Lacey, Charlotte, chipped paint, Cleveland, Connecticut, Dell, electricity, Fall River, fire equipment, Flag Day, flash memory, GPS, Hudson River, Hudson Valley, Iraq, Massachusetts, music director, New York, North Carolina, Philmont, police car, policeman, Sheri Lynch, the Hudson Valley, United States, Worcester, WSARLeave a comment on Flag Day in Hudson, NY
Intern Jayne Moves On
The last time I wrote about Intern Jayne Smith was during the summer when she helped out with Emmy award judging. Jayne had been a college intern in meteorology at the TV station and spent a few semesters in the Weather Center.
She's a very nice girl. We were very happy that she was always available to be Ivy's companion when we went out of town. She is shy and quiet… maybe too shy and quiet.
It has been very tough for her, a degreed meteorologist, to find her first job. First, you need a tape – which she made at Channel 8. But, without experience her taped work was always a little on the edge (As it should be for a beginner. If it were too easy everyone would do it).
She'll be great, but she needs to work regularly, under deadline, on camera, show-after-show.
After some very disappointing and drawn out turndowns, and over a year of looking, she has finally been offered a job and will move, sight unseen, to Bismarck, ND. It sounds very scary.
Luckily for Jayne, Bismarck is the perfect place to go. She'll be working with some stable, nice people, used to working with beginners. There won't be the same pressure in Bismarck that there might be in a larger market. She'll have the opportunity to forecast nearly every kind of weather from heat waves to tornadoes to blizzards.
My first job was at WSAR 1480 in Fall River. MA. I remember it like it was yesterday… even though it's about 35 years ago. It's likely Jayne will remember this job forever too.
She'll be great.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on March 9, 2004 Categories UncategorizedTags Bismarck, Emmy Award, Fall River, Jayne Moves, Jayne Smith, Massachusetts, meteorologist, North Dakota, Weather CenterLeave a comment on Intern Jayne Moves On
Radio Is In My Blood
I am not really in television – it's more radio with pictures. Radio was always my first love. As a kid, I knew I'd go into radio (and I did). TV was an afterthought. Other than the actual skill of forecasting the weather, there's nothing I do on TV that I didn't do on radio first.
This is going to make me sound old.
I went to high school in the same building that housed the New York City Board of Education's radio station. We were FM back when no one listened to FM. That was mainly because no one owned an FM radio!
WNYE-FM had an eclectic mix of educational programs. It's tough to visualize today, but teachers in NYC would bring clunky Granco FM radios into their classrooms so the students could listen to, "Let's Look at the News" or "Young Heroes." There's little in the way of TV today that's equivalent.
Looking for a way to get out of conventional English classes, I became a radio actor for English class credit. I was cast in dozens and dozens of morality plays and historical recreations. I was young Orville Wright, Thomas Jefferson, Jackie Robinson (in that less politically correct time) and lots of kids named Billy.
In the morality plays, I often had lines like, "If I ride my bike over the hill, mom will never know." By the second act, my arm was in a cast and I was sorry. In these shows, no transgression went unpunished.
All through high school, I listened to radio – listening to the disk jockeys more than the music. The disk jockeys were cool and hip and in control. They talked back to the boss with impunity, or so it seemed to me. They were quick and witty and sarcastic. I wanted to be a disk jockey.
Though I grew up in New York City, my favorite radio station was WKBW in Buffalo. You could only hear "KB" from dusk 'til dawn, but it boomed in like a local at our apartment in Queens.
The nighttime jocks on "KB" were unbelievable. Over time, there were Joey Reynolds, Bud Ballou, Jack Armstrong and others. KB Pulse Beat news with Irv Weinstein, who I'd later know personally, was a tabloid newscast, back when rock stations had to have newscasts.
This is not to say I didn't listen to WABC in NYC, because I did. There's little doubt that Dan Ingram is the best disk jockey to ever point a finger at a board operator. He was all the things that the "KB" guys were, but he operated within the more heavily produced WABC universe. At WABC there was a jingle for everything except going to the bathroom… and maybe there was a jingle for that too.
Back on track… must get back on track… where is this going?
In college, I knew I wanted to be like them. I wasn't as cool as they were. I certainly didn't have 'pipes' (the euphemism for a deep, throaty voice). Still, I wanted to be on the air.
At home, or in the car, I'd practice 'talking up records.' That means talking over the instrumental bridge that opens songs before the singing begins, and stopping on a dime, effortlessly, as the singing began. That's called "hitting vocal," and I was very good at that.
I started in radio at WSAR in Fall River, MA. I was part time, making $2.50 an hour. Before long, the company I was working for, Knight Quality Stations (some of which weren't on at night, and none of which had quality), sent me to Florida to be program director at WMUM, aka – "Mother." I was still making $2.50 an hour or $130 for a 6 day, 48 hour week.
WMUM was an "underground station." Again, it's a concept tough to understand today. We played everything without resorting to a playlist. It was some sort of misguided Utopian programming concept that never really took hold anywhere for long. But in 1969, at age 19, "Mother" was an unreal place to be.
We were hip and cool and broadcast from a building located adjacent to the parking lot for Lake Worth, Florida's beach. From our studio, through the soundproof glass, you could watch the sun rise over the Atlantic Ocean. The beach was always filled with girls in bathing suits.
"Mother" didn't hold its allure for long. Within 18 months, I had moved on to our sister AM station and then two other stations in the West Palm Beach market.
At age 21, I went to Charlotte, NC. There I did nights on a station that truly was heard from Canada to Florida. During my tenure, we even got mail from Cuba and Scandinavia. WBT was a classic radio station with good facilities, excellent promotion and nurturing management. I didn't know how good I had it until I left.
I became a radio gypsy, moving to Cleveland and Phoenix and finally Philadelphia. I moved enough to qualify for the U-Haul Gold Card. I worked nights at WPEN in Philadelphia for a few years before moving to mornings.
We were a good AM station, playing oldies, at about the time music on AM was dying… rapidly.
I think I was pretty good at WPEN. If you'll remember that this aircheck is over 25 years old, and I was more than 25 years younger than I am now, you can listen to it by clicking here. I really enjoyed what I was doing.
After a while we could see things weren't going well in the ratings. A new program director was brought in to change things. Brandon Brooks, my friend and newsman on the show, came to me. Things were going to change but, "Don't worry Geoff. They can't fire you."
I was gone within two hours.
My radio career never got back to that place. I continued to work, but it wasn't the same. I finally ended up at WIFI, a top-40 FM station where I constantly worried that I, personally, was leading to the degradation of youth and society.
The scene played over and over again as I answered the hitline. I'd say, "Hello, WIFI." On the other end, a young voice would respond, "Play, 'We Don't Need No Education.'" To me, it was like screeching chalk on a blackboard.
WIFI was my last stop before getting into TV. Still I miss radio nearly each and every day.
This is not to say I want to leave TV. I don't. But, I do have this fantasy where I do radio in the morning and TV in the evening. That's why, whenever someone from radio calls and asks me to fill-in or come on the air, I jump at the chance. It's really an involuntary response.
It's still in my blood.
The reason I'm writing all of this is because of someone I saw today at a charity event. I was helping present a check and toys to support shelters for abused women at the Verizon Wireless store in North Haven. A man walked up to me and said hello. It was Pete Salant.
I know Pete, though not that well. My sense is, Pete could go one-on-one with me with any bit of radio minutiae. It runs through his blood as well. In fact, with him broadcasting is an inbred thing, as his dad&#185 was a giant when CBS was the "Tiffany Network."
Pete was known mostly as a radio programmer – and a damned good one. It's probable, though I really don't remember anymore, that within Pete's career, he turned me down for a job… maybe more than once. I know he ran places where I wanted to work. Today, he creates commercials for radio station that run on TV.
It was good to see him. It's always good to think about radio.
&#185 Pete tells me it was actually his cousin… and not a very close one… who was with CBS: "Dick Salant was my cousin twice-removed (grandfather's first cousin), not my dad." I'm going to leave the original posting as is, because I want to try and keep this blog as a contemporaneous record, but add the correction here.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on December 20, 2003 Categories UncategorizedTags AM station, Atlantic Ocean, board operator, Brandon Brooks, Bud Ballou, Buffalo, Canada, CBS, Charlotte, Cleveland, Cuba, Dan Ingram, Fall River, Florida, FM station, Granco FM, Irv Weinstein, Jack Armstrong, Jackie Robinson, Joey Reynolds, Massachusetts, new york city, New York City Board of Education, North Carolina, Palm Beach, Pete Salant, Philadelphia, Phoenix, program director, Pulse, radio actor, radio programmer, Scandinavia, Thomas Jefferson, Top 40, Verizon Wireless, Verizon Wireless store, WBT, West Palm Beach, WMUM, WNYE-FM, WSAR1 Comment on Radio Is In My Blood
Always Cool to be Remembered
I have known Bob Lacey since 1969 when we both worked at WSAR (Ahoy there matey, it's 14-80) in Fall River, MA.
Bob was a full timer, married, the music director. He was much more worldly and cooler than I was. He continues to be significantly older. I was part time, extremely green, and he was scared to invite me to his house, worried I might do some anti-social thing with a casual date.
We have remained best of friends all this time. In our business, job longevity is the exception, not the rule. So, it's really strange that Bob has been working for the same company for over 30 years, and I'm approaching 20 here.
Today (and I'm really not sure why) there was a very nice personality profile about him in the New London Day… and I got a nice gratuitous mention.
Author Geoff FoxPosted on November 15, 2003 Categories UncategorizedTags Bob Lacey, Fall River, Massachusetts, music directorLeave a comment on Always Cool to be Remembered


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Spanoulis takes second Final Four MVP trophy!
May 13, 2012 by Euroleague.net Print
In an example of inspirational leadership that endured the entire season and finished on the season's very last play, Vassilis Spanoulis was voted MVP of the 2012 Turkish Airlines Euroleague Final Four after willing Olympiacos Piraeus to the trophy on Sunday in Istanbul, Turkey in one of the most dramatic basketball finals ever played, anywhere.
Spanoulis came downcourt with 10 seconds left and dished to Georgios Printezis for the game-winning shot to end a miracle season for Olympiaocs. That play capped a rally from 19 points behind with 12 minutes to play that gave Olympiacos a 61-62 victory over CSKA Moscow that now becomes part of world basketball history.
The Reds began the season not even considered a sure Top 16 team, let alone a playoff contender or Final Four candidate. With four players under 22 in key roles and several others who weren't even in the Euroleague last season, it was an uphill climb that everyone in Olympiacos recognized. But the Reds had one thing going for them from the start: an unparalleled leader in Spanoulis,
He finished as the Euroleague's second leading scorer and led Olympiacos in assists as well. But more than anything it was his faith in his teammates, behind the scenes and on the floor, where he took more responsibility than any player in recent memory, that Spanoulis stood out most.
In what was a modest game by his standards in the final, Spanoulis scored 15 points on 2 for 4 two-point and 2 for 5 three-point shooting while hitting 5 of 8 free throws. After his teammates sparked a rally from 19 points behind with 12 minutes to play, Spanoulis returned to the floor in the last 6 minutes to lead one more time. It all culminated in him having the presence of mind to pass instead of shoot himself on the final play, with Printezis hitting the shot that shocked the basketball world.
This Final Four MVP trophy is the second for Spanoulis after he won it with Panathinaikos in 2009. He joins Dejan Bodiroga, who won with Panathinaikos in 2002 and Barcelona in 2003, as the player to win the Final Four MVP trophy - and also the trophy - with two different teams. Dimitris Diamantidis won it twice for Panathinaikos, in 2007 and 2011. And Toni Kukoc also won twice with Jugoplastika Split in the early 1990s, as well as third time as a Final Four loser with Benetton Treviso.
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Proof Of Citizenship Up In Flames After California Wildfires
Capital Public Radio | By Lesley McClurg
Published November 4, 2015 at 3:19 PM CST
A swing set is all that remains in the backyard of a house in Middletown, Calif., after a devastating wildfire. Birth certificates and marriage licenses were among the important things destroyed.
When a wildfire destroys a home, it leaves people's lives in disarray. For undocumented workers — many of whom don't have insurance or savings — it's even harder to recover.
"We lost everything because we couldn't salvage anything," Patrica Madrigal says. Her and her family's immigration status is complicating their losses during California's recent Valley Fire, north of Napa.
Madrigal unloads donated clothes into her new temporary home: a yellow dome tent at a campground outside the small community of Middletown. Her eyes fill with tears.
"It was all of the sudden. We were living in the moment because it was so traumatic," she says.
Madrigal moved to California from Mexico illegally seven years ago. Since then, she has washed dishes for a retreat center.
Lesley McClurg / Capital Public Radio
Homeless fire victims live in tents like these in Middletown, Calif. Patricia Madrigal's tent is yellow and gray.
Now that center and Madrigal's home are ashes.
"The little that we had is gone," she says.
That includes her Mexican marriage license, her daughter's birth certificate and any proof that the family has lived in the U.S.
She has contacted the Mexican Consulate to see if duplicates can be made, but so far, the process has been overwhelming.
"I'm so sad for what happened. We never imagined this," she says.
Madrigal's 19-year-old daughter, Jacqueline Burgueno, sits hunched over on an ice chest just outside her tent, listening to her mom cry. Burgueno was home alone when she had to evacuate.
"I didn't get anything. I was too nervous to grab anything," Burgueno says.
Everything was lost, including her work permit and her Social Security card. Burgueno was born in Tijuana but she has temporary legal status under the federal policy Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.
She expects she'll be out of work for at least two months while new documents are processed.
That leaves her wondering how she'll continue to pay for nursing school.
"I was thinking of getting a full-time job and see how I could help," Burgueno says. She doesn't want to drop out of school but is considering the possibility.
The area of Middletown where many Latinos lived has turned to dust.
"All the apartments, you can see it's just powder," says Veronica McGee, who volunteers as a translator for homeless Spanish speaking families.
She points to an ash-covered lot. The skeleton of a truck sits in what used to be a driveway. A statue of St. Francis of Assisi stands in the ashes next to a rusty tricycle.
Later that night, McGee is translating at a community meeting at the local elementary school, where FEMA representatives are on hand to talk to victims about available aid.
Families listen attentively. There's a palpable fear in the air. FEMA representative Allen Anderson assures them that he won't turn them in to immigration authorities.
"Our concern is to keep a safe, sanitary roof above your head," Anderson says.
Anderson tells them it's safe to list their full names on forms.
"If you have one legal family member in the household we can register you, that can be even a 3-day-old baby," he says.
Madrigal takes the FEMA forms and says she'll consider filling them out back at the campground. But despite those reassurances, Patricia Madrigal is terrified that she'll be deported to Michoacán, Mexico, where she's from.
"There's lots of killings where we are from. There's lots of violence. There's no justice or security. There's nothing there," she says.
Copyright 2015 CapRadio News
Lesley McClurg


The Avellas are far from strangers to TWR. Karen, the daughter of TWR missionaries Dave and Flo Carlson, grew up in Monaco and South Africa, then later served with TWR herself in Guam. It was there that she met and married Jim.
Together the Avellas served in Honduras with Bible Basics International, then with TWR in Johannesburg. They then lived and served with BBI in Florida for several years in order to be closer to Dave and Flo, though they continued to feel a draw to the ministry of TWR.
Jim and Karen will once again be serving on Guam; Jim will be working on the Content and Program Traffic Management team, and Karen will help out as she is needed and able.
We are getting close to having our full support for Guam!! we're only $400/mo. short of our required support. Please pray the Lord brings in the remainder. We would love to be on island by mid-year. Pray we rest in God's perfect timing.
Please remember Karen's dad, David Carlson, in prayer. He is in a nursing home where he receives excellent care but he misses Karen's mom, Florence very much. She went to be with the Lord last August 16 (on her birthday).
We have a mission's conference at our church coming up February 20 - 24. Pray we gain some new partners and are a blessing!