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The Games of 2012
What did I play in 2012? Well, according to my log over at Boardgamegeek/RPGGeek.com, in 2012 I played:
- Role-Playing Games
- 36 sessions of Carrion Crown
- 11 sessions of Skull & Shackles
- 1 session of Fiasco
- 2 session of Call of Cthulhu
- 1 session of Qalidar / True 20
- GMed 1 session of GURPS Ghostbusters
- Board Games
- 9 rounds of Betrayal at House on the Hill
- 6 rounds of Call of Cthulhu: The Card Game
- 9 rounds of Dominion — with attendant expansions I will not list
- 4 rounds of Android: Netrunner
- 4 rounds of Give Me the Brain!
- 3 rounds of Pandemic
- 2 rounds of 7 Wonders
- 2 rounds of Arkham Horror — with attendant expansions I will not list
- 2 rounds of Carcassonne
- 2 rounds of Carcassonne: Hunters and Gatherers
- 1 round of Ascension: Chronicle of the Godslayer
- 1 round of Castellan
- 1 round of Chrononauts
- 1 round of Chupacabra: Survive the Night
- 1 round of Clue: Harry Potter Edition
- 1 round of Cthulhu Fluxx
- 1 round of Dungeon Petz
- 1 round of Fealty
- 1 round of Frag
- 1 round of Guillotine
- 1 round of IceDice
- 1 round of Jungle Speed
- 1 round of King of Tokyo
- 1 round of Ligretto
- 1 round of The Lord of the Rings Adventure Game
- 1 round of Lords of Waterdeep
- 1 round of Monty Python Fluxx
- 1 round of Nefarious
- 1 round of Small World Underground
- 1 round of Smash Up
- 1 round of Star Trek Deck Building Game: The Next Generation – The Next Phase
- 1 round of Tales of the Arabian Nights
- 1 round of Talisman
- 1 round of Tobago
Carnage Noir
Carnage Noir happened over the weekend. It was, in short, good. I ran my Ghostbusters adventure — more on that in a later post — played Igor in a Discworld game with a lisp deemed incomprehensible, hooted and hollered during the Cube of Death geek trivia game show in the theater, caught up with many friends I hadn't seen in a while and generally had a very, very good time.
2012 was a little bittersweet for me. Carnage is leaving the Lake Morey Resort in Fairlee to take up residence in Killington come November 2013. So all weekend, I had little "this is the last time" moments: the last breakfast at Gilman's Diner, the last sprint through the hotel's warren-like halls with its inexplicable nooks, zigs and zags, the last pick-up game in the lounge and many more. Conventions move from hotel to hotel all the time and I recognize there will be some new lounge in which to hang and play games, but Lake Morey will always be special to me.
The prospect of going to Carnage came completely out of the blue in 2005. Days beforehand, a friend asked, "Hey, do you want to go to this?" I had no idea what it was, but signed on. I've gone every year since, as a player, as a GM, as a staff member. Clearly I am stuck in deep with the Carnage culture and community.
And that's where Carnage shines. It has an air of conviviality, the feeling of a far-flung clan of kindred souls — now flung as far as Arizona and British Columbia, thanks to Monk and Munk — gathering for three days out of which everyone's going to wring what they love best. It's not just about playing games. That's the vehicle. What that vehicle transports is community, shared joy and a good time.
In my eight years at Carnage, I've watched lasting friendships form and children grow up. The kids playing in the pool a few years ago are now playing games and running them. The newest generation of Carnage GMs stepped up this year with Dungeons & Dragons and Clay-O-Rama. A couple of adults hovered nearby, but you know, they weren't needed. Those young GMs knew exactly what they were doing. And that's pretty awesome.
Here's to Carnage on the Mountain at Killington next year. We're going to help make it exceptional all over again.
My Carnage in Wonderland Schedule
Despite knowing for months now what I want to run at Carnage this year, it took me way too long to come up convention book descriptions. That (embarrassingly minor) task is done, though, so now I turn to the great work of pulling together the many disparate threads to weave into two different wholes.
For the curious, Friday night you will find me continuing the saga of Ghostbusters International-Boston in GURPS Ghostbusters: The Girl in the Looking Glass. This one is based on my own starting premise and ideas gleaned from that game of InSpectres back in June:
There's strange doings at the Fleming Museum. A phantasmal cat has been spied stalking the premises. Students attest to long, involved, ultimately unrewarding conversations with a giant caterpillar sucking on a hookah. The lead curator has gone missing, last seen walking into the newest exhibit: a recreation of Charles Dodgson's study. Suit up, Ghostbusters! Characters are provided and no experience is necessary for this frightfully cheerful role-playing adventure.
Saturday night is a rather bolder move on my part, returning to the world of the Cabal I only got to skirt last summer in a stalled campaign. Martense College and its surroundings have lurked in the back of my head ever since then and lately I've gotten a lot of interesting ideas to inject into the setting. Travel with me, if you will, into GURPS Cabal: Eye of the Qlippothim:
Looking at sedate Martense College, hidden in the rolling green hills of New England, one would never guess at the secrets lurking beneath its liberal arts exterior. (Most of the time) out of sight of the unsuspecting public lies the black school within a school, the scholomance of the Cabal, educating the next generation of wizards, vampires, faeries and more.
And if a lively student body weren't enough, reptoid hunting parties stalk the night, redcaps make mischief in the village and the hill clans of Luke's Notch strike pacts with entities not seen in Creation since before the Great Flood. The lodge members of the Wheel of Ptah have their hands full. Join the fun! Characters are provided and no experience is necessary for this adventure, which uses a variant magic system from GURPS Thaumatology.
Yes, it's that variant magic system. I'm really going to do this and I'm really going to make it work. August is my month to design and playtest of Eye of the Qlippothim, as I'd really like to give it a runthrough at Fall-loha.
Carnage in Wonderland Wrapping Up Submissions
Carnage in Wonderland's staff draw close to wrapping up game submissions in preparation for mailing the convention book all across New England.
Everywhere, GMs feverishly bring together scattered ideas for adventures to compose that pitch-perfect description, launching the plot hook right into the brain of the potential player, firing their imagination with promises of derring-do or dark dealings such that they have no recourse but to list it as their number one choice on their registration form.
I find myself in a similar boat. I have a general outline for my two role-playing adventures, but I don't yet have the fine detail in place. I'll bash out some snappy ad copy to catch the reading public's attention, then work from there to make the reality meet the promise as much as possible.
Right now, all I want to say is that one will continue the saga of Ghostbusters International's Boston much put-upon staff, who again find themselves sent forth to the Green Mountain State, and my second ever foray into the world of the Cabal — this time with a complete refit of the magic system, no less! I will probably toss in a board game for good measure, likely Frag as I do enjoy it and find it easy to teach.
Plot Seed Medley
Writing plot seeds is tricky. It's easy to let yourself become repetitive. I find myself writing and rewriting them to stand out as unique. That's why I so easily stalled on Plot-Seed-a-palooza. I do mean to get back to that someday.
In the meantime, enjoy revisiting some previously published plot seeds.
- Beastmen of the North Country lurk in the dark, silent woods.
- The Ghost Writer finds herself compelled to fulfill the authorial aspirations of the long-departed.
- Lincoln's Blood proves a turning point for secret histories and wars.
- The Roxbury House is a spooky old house inspired by pictures taken by a friend of mine.
- Slayers and 'Busters brings together two monster-hunting franchises to amuse the spectator in the incongruities and similarities.
- Something in Lake Champlain Uses Bio-Sonar is a highly suggestive thought about the sort of marine life lurking at the edges of human activity.
- Starless takes the contracting universe seen at the end of season five of Doctor Who and adds archaeologists of true history to the mix.
- This Man draws on an urban legend to create an ally or antagonist based in the dream world.
- Turn Me On, Dead Man presents an alternate history in which the star-crossed fates of two Beatles puts the world in jeopardy.
- The Voynich Manuscript is one of those archetypal plot seeds that everyone takes a stab at.
Spilled Milk
Geek Mountain State just posted this: a Ghostbusters fan film, called Spilled Milk. Made by the Ghostbusters of New Hampshire costuming group, it stars the same as paranormal exterminators on their home turf, dealing with a pesky ghost in the local convenience store.
The thing that tickled my own brain about this short is a lot of it is how I picture GBI-Boston looking: the modernized Ectomobile with arcane equipment hanging off the top — though I still prefer the look of the Subaru wagon — and contemporary-styled people hauling the old school proton packs.
It's a good chuckle during your lunch time.
The Spirit Typewriter
Here's an interesting gadget for ghost hunters: the spirit typewriter. As related by Phantoms and Monsters, the spirit typewriter is a variation on the Ouija board designed to remove the possibility of human interference.
A ring of blank typewriter keys is placed above the arm mechanisms. The ring can spin freely, so the user doesn't know which key imprints which letter on a paper tape. In theory, whatever messages a person is compelled to type out on this machine should be more believable than anything received via a traditional spirit board, the output of which could be a result of the ideomotor effect.
This channeling device reminds me of a character I came up with a couple years back, the ghost writer. Jenny's automatic writing talent — or affliction, depending on your perspective — assumes she writes in longhand, but the spirit typewriter could be an interesting prop for her. Perhaps a team of paranormal investigators insists she use it to prove her talent is genuine; it would probably flummox any aspiring author from a premechanical era. Or maybe it's the only way her talent works; that would make more sense in a context where it's a boon, rather than a duty or intrusion on her life. If Jenny made her living selling dead people's work, needing the typewriter to do it and overcoming its loss or damage would work for her needing a favor from intrepid occult experts.
Spring Meltdown Game Day in Middlebury, Vermont
I can't believe it's already less than a month until Spring Meltdown, the Green Mountain Gamers' spring game day. We only started talking about seasonal traveling game days about a year ago at Langdon Street Cafe. Since then, we've put on three successful game days, each larger than the last, in Burlington, Lyndonville and Barre, Vermont.
On March 19th, we're coming to Middlebury to round out a year of tabletop games, good people and a lot of laughs. It's bound to be a great time with the awesome folks who have been in attendance so far. Most of what happens at these days has been open board game play. We wind up with tables groaning under the weight of games everyone's brought to share. People divvy themselves up, either because there's a game that's caught their eye or they'd like to learn, or they brought some in particular they're eager to have the opportunity to teach and play. I know the new Lovecraftian board game Mansions of Madness is going to be one of those; Carlo participated in the preview event this past weekend at his local game store in Quebec and is bringing it down to Spring Meltdown.
On the role-playing side, we're working on growing that. We've got some old school first edition Dungeons & Dragons in both Middle-earth and a classic TSR published module. I'll have the goods for GURPS Ghostbusters: Pumpkin Jack and something for Fiasco, either my still untested science fiction playset or one that caught my eye, like Toil and Trouble.
It's gonna be a fun day! I hope to meet some new faces there.
[RPG Blog Carnival] New Year, New Game
It's fitting that the first RPG Blog Carnival topic of 2011 is about new games. That's what I've been jonesing for, after all.
So what role-playing am I going to commit in 2011? A new game could be a freshly published book as much as it could a traditional campaign or even a one-shot. In true Yankee style, I'm going to take what I've already got and make it work for me.
Ghostbusters International Will Expand Its Operations
Running Ghostbusters convention games is slowly becoming my thing. I've only done so at Carnage so far, but that's fine, because that will always be where a GBI adventure premieres. I've got two in my archive and an easily modified BPRD adventure to put to the cause. At some point, I'll get on the New England / northeastern gaming circuit as a GM and I'll have a stash of material ready to go.
For 2011, my plan is to maintain the course with Ghostbusters. I'll write a new adventure to debut Carnage, maybe break out an older one at a game day if called for. And certainly it'll become obvious that it's time to open a franchise in Vermont, rather than trucking in from Massachusetts every other week.
The Time War Comes to Earth
Maybe not precisely, but I do want to run a Doctor Who game as an on-going campaign. I've got premises in mind, I've got candidates for systems and I've got some people in mind to play. By the time this post hits, I will have asked them and I hope more say yes than don't. There are still questions to answer, like how often could we play, where and how can we avoid being straitjacketed by attendance requirements, but I've got hopes and some confidence in making this work.
And That's It
Really. I'm being realistic about these New Year's resolutions. There's other stuff going on in my life, like helping put on Carnage and the Green Mountain Game Days, contributing to Geek Mountain State, plus my professional and other personal endeavors, that I think I can handle just this: running a frequent periodic campaign and a convention-grade adventure.
So that's what I've got for the new year. Stick with me to see what happens.


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"A combination of several recipes I've made over the years to make this warm, comforting soup. Great for warm days, sick days, or just any day. I sometimes serve this with mashed potatoes as well! The more flour on the pasta from rolling it out, the thicker your soup will be."
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- Pour 10 cups of water into a large soup pot over high heat with the leek, halved carrot, 3-inch piece of ginger, and peppercorns.
- Bring to a boil, turn heat to medium-low, and place chicken breasts into the broth
- Cover the pot with a lid and simmer the mixture until the chicken is cooked through and tender, 20 to 30 minutes.
- While broth is simmering, whisk flour and salt together in a bowl; beat in the eggs, butter, and enough milk to make a stiff but workable dough.
- Knead the dough in the bowl until smooth and slightly springy, about 5 minutes; transfer to a bowl, cover with a cloth, and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
- Roll the noodle dough out on a floured surface to desired thickness (1/4- to 1/8-inch thick); cut into strips.
- Remove chicken breasts, transfer them to a plate, and allow to cool. When cool, remove the bones and shred the meat with a fork.
- Strain and retain the broth; discard spent leek, halved carrot, ginger chunk, and peppercorns.
- Place strained broth into a large soup pot, bring to a boil, and reduce heat to medium-low. Stir in bouillon cubes, 3 tablespoons of chopped ginger, 3/4 cup sliced carrots, and celery until the bouillon has dissolved. Simmer until the carrots are tender, about 30 minutes.
- Gently stir in the noodles, a few at a time. Return broth to a simmer and cook until the noodles are tender, about 10 minutes.
- Whisk cornstarch and 1/4 cup of water until smooth; stir half the mixture into the soup and simmer until thickened, about 3 minutes. If thicker soup is desired, stir in remaining cornstarch mixture. Mix in the chicken to serve.
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Great flavor and good for you too! Love the leeks in this.
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It was great. My wife was not feeling well and I made this for her. The leeks and ginger help clear her up. I put rosemary in the soup and added salt not that much just a pinch. Will make this on a cold winters day.
Really good and it works. I cheated and used egg noodles because that is what I was used to. I also added chicken broth instead of bouillon. I don't drink milk, so I added almond milk instead but it was delicious and it cured my cold. I also threw in a jalapeno because I like spicy and i was really trying to heal myself.. Back story- I got a cold from a coworker, but since I run an office, I don't have the "luxury" of taking a sick day. So I went on here to find a recipe that was easy and had healing properties (like ginger) and I made this soup while being really sick. Sneezing between cutting the celery.NEXT DAY I was feeling better,less rundown. It was amazing and I decided to make it again today because I feel the sniffles coming and it is freezing out.
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Amount Per Serving (8 total)
- Calories
- 240 cal
- 12%
- Fat
- 4.1 g
- 6%
- Carbs
- 37.2 g
- 12%
- Protein
- 12.6 g
- 25%
- Cholesterol
- 74 mg
- 25%
- Sodium
- 410 mg
- 16%
Based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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Match 2: Russia vs Czech Republic -- Group B. The second match of the day will be played at the Stadion Miejski in Wroclaw, Poland. At match time, the forecast is partly cloudy with a temperature of 24 degrees Celsius. With weather not being a factor, the Czech defense will be busy all night long.
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LSA's Sales Strong, VLJs Making Comeback?
In the midst of the economic doldrums, which includes much of the aviation industry, two interesting pieces of news last week give hope to the pilot poluation.
The first comes from Light Sport guru, Dan Johnson. For those who don't read Dan's blog, I highly recommend it. Dan reports that LSA sales remain relatively strong, even as the general piston market slows (that's being kind). According his numbers, overall fleet size has grown by 35% (for fixed wing aircraft), which averages to about 35 new registrations a month. Now, it's important to note that for any new industry, percentages are skewed. If you sell one widget one month and another widget a second month, your sales increase a stunning 100%! Still, it's encouraging that the LSA market is holding. I firmly believe a shakeout is coming (you can't have a hundred different manufacturers selling four planes each a year and have them all survive), but the industry leaders are holding on. The Flight Design CT, which I reviewed on these pages, remains the best-selling LSA, followed by the American Legend, which makes a Piper Cub knockoff.
Turning to the very light jet market, the news has been grim of late. Why should a new private pilot care about jets? True, most will never fly a jet (we fly in jets). But while the LSA and VLJ markets are entirely different, they both represent two of the most exciting developments in aviation in decades. Last week, Embraer earned worldwide certification for its new Phenom 100. Besides a cool paint scheme, the Phenom is a viable VLJ from a well-established aircraft manufacturer. It follows the Cessna Mustang, which we think is selling well. This represents some good news following the bankrupcy of Eclipse Aviation and the collapse of DayJet.


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West Virginia is ending a state-run high-risk insurance pool for people who can't obtain coverage elsewhere because it is no longer needed under the federal health care reform law, Insurance Commissioner Mike Riley said.
The Legislature created AccessWV in 2005 for people with pre-existing conditions. Riley told The Journal that individuals with pre-existing conditions are guaranteed coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
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"Who knows what will happen? Maybe they will put the whole Obamacare on hold, because the whole system hasn't been working right since it was rolled out and the website has had all these problems," Rozich said.
He said he is not yet "ready to panic" about possibly not having health insurance for a while, but he is concerned about others.
"I do think to a regular consumer, who doesn't know how insurance works, this would be very upsetting and it's a shame people are having to go through this," he said. "I also wonder how they will handle this in Charleston and how many people will lose their jobs because of this shutdown."
Riley said that a contractor operates AccessWV and no state employees will lose their jobs.
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Kathryn Johnston
Just caught the press conference from Atlanta Police Department.
According to the Atlanta assistant chief of police:
1) The search warrant was in fact a no-knock warrant.
2) Police claim there was an undercover buy at the residence. The seller was apparently a man -- obviously not Ms. Johnston.
3) "Suspected narcotics" were seized from the home, and have been sent to a crime lab for analysis. The assistant chief wouldn't say how much of the suspected narcotics they found.
4) He also wouldn't speculate if Johnston herself was involved in dealing drugs, or knew if drugs were being dealt from her home, saying only that both were "under investigation."
5) He maintains that despite the no-knock warrant police still announced themselves before entering, though he acknowledged moments later that the announcement came as police were battering down the door.
It isn't at all difficult to see how a 92-year old woman may not have heard or comprehended the announcement.
A reader reminds me that the incident is pretty similar to a police shooting in Alabama this past June, where an innocent, elderly man was shot when police forced entry into his home while looking for his nephew. The man -- who had done nothing wrong -- also mistook the officers for criminal intruders, and met them with a gun. Fortunately, he survived.
Even assuming the controlled buy, the incident still illustrates the folly of these raids. Paramilitary tactics don't defuse violent situations, as police groups and their supporters sometimes claim. They create them. They make things more volatile for everyone -- cops, suspects, and bystanders. Does anyone honestly believe that Ms. Johnson would have opened fire had a couple of uniformed officers politely knocked on her door, showed her a warrant, and asked if they could come inside?
Violating the sanctity of the home with a violent, forced entry -- all to enforce laws against consensual acts -- simply isn't compatible with any honest notion of a free society.
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"Violating the sanctity of the home with a violent, forced entry -- all to enforce laws against consensual acts -- simply isn't compatible with any honest notion of a free society."
Neither is having the majority of the population government-loving whores willing to sell off their rights at the drop of a hat.
Violating the sanctity of the home with a violent, forced entry -- all to enforce laws against consensual acts -- simply isn't compatible with any honest notion of a free society.
I hate to be a wet blanket, but does anyone in power really care?
Total and complete lies, entirely fabricated in order to justify the cold blooded murder of an innocent woman.
Total and complete lies, entirely fabricated in order to justify the cold blooded murder of an innocent woman.
I won't be that quick to judge that there was no drug activity at the house.
OTOH, it wouldn't be the first time police fabricated evidence and then lied about it to cover their asses, would it?
I won't be that quick to judge that there was no drug activity at the house.
Virtually all narcotics are immediatly identifyable by well experienced police. Drug addicts will not buy a substance unless it is immediatly clear it is the drum they want. If there are "suspected narcotics", it means that the police know for 100% sure they are not narcotics, but they will pretend that they believe they are narcotics hoping that by the time the tests show that they are not narcotics the media attention will have died down.
Wow, a lot of people don't trust the drug warriors. I wonder why.
"Qu'elle bete vicieuse, quand j'elle attaque, elle se defend."
Technically, "Kathryn Johnson" according to this.
Given the media attention, this may be the case that first begins to really generate negative public reaction.
Since I refuse to hide the ball any longer on these travesties, let me just say that more cops getting shot in these raids will be a good thing. At some point the not-completely-braindead ones remaining will say "fuck this shit" and things will have to change--because society at large obviously doesn't give a shit about the dead 92 year old ladies, or Corey Maye, or any other "criminal" dark skinned folks.
And, yes, I am playing the race card, because if this shit was happening in the lily white suburbs nearly as frequently, it would be over already.
"Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under."
Rex Rhino | November 22, 2006, 1:09pm | #
"Virtually all narcotics are immediatly identifyable by well experienced police."
If she was 92 she probably had a bunch of 'scripts. They ship em off to the lab knowing full well its probably blood pressure meds but like you said hoping the results will be delayed long enough.
God forbid she had some opioid pain killers they'll use that as evidence to justify the raid.
God forbid she had some opioid pain killers they'll use that as evidence to justify the raid.
And prosecute her physician.
The results of the poll at matthew hogan's link.
Were police justified?
Yes 39%
No 31%
Hard to say 30%
Total Votes: 22,741
I find results like that in an internet poll very discouraging.
I suspect that a poll of the public at large would show a majority believing the police were justified.
"Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under."
More so daily, here.
BTW, I'm not too bright, who's the quote from?
They should have just tasered the living shit out of her, like civilised police.
"Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin to slit throats."
Wow, a lot of people don't trust the drug warriors. I wonder why.
Prolly because they keep kicking down doors and shooting people.
Heh. Where'd all the cop apologists go?
Heh. Where'd all the cop apologists go?
They'll be back w/ the same excuses/arguments. Bet on it.
She damn sure got killed and that is a shame, but she could become a good symbol for ending the war on some drugs. Everyone loves their Grandma. Incidentally, Drug WarRant's post said she winged 3 LEO's, good for her, at least she got off some shots and made them count. I wonder if she was firing from the standing position or if she got into a sitting or kneeling position behind a piece of furniture.
Maybe she was selling her scrips for grocery money and thought the LEO's were a rival gang of old folks coming to rob her of her stash of oxycontin.
I saw on the news video that the police were carrying off a door. I wonder why? Seems strange to cart off possible crime scene evidence. But then they did that in Waco as well.
Damn. As uncomfy as it is, I guess I'll start sleeping with my body armor on.
I'm glad she got off a few rounds. But this won't stop the War on Drugs. We will get more of the ol' tried and true bullshit from the Cops. "We are overworked, underpaid, blah blah blah" All lies, lies ,lies.
Let's pray that something good comes out of this. Like the 3 of them going to jail for murder.And maybe get some kind of REAL independent investigation into the practices of the SWAT teams and the War on Drugs here in America.
Like I said, we can only pray...
Like I said, we can only pray...
And cry.
I'm stating to think that the next evolution in home defense will be guns that are not held by people.
I've seen several rigs on the web where people rigged up camera's a computer and a gun (usually paint-ball guns) and made something that could track and shoot people.
A system like that would allow the homeowner to stay out of the line of fire.
I wonder how long it will be before these things start appearing on the market, where a homeowner presses a button and hides. Legal versions (if any are permitted) would probably require same system so that police could disable them (which would render them pretty useful because robbers and tieves would soon learn ho to disable them too), but black-market jobs would not.
I guess what would happen is that after running into a few homemade versions and suffering a bunch of deaths, the police might collectively rethink their policy of forced entry (or not, some bright wag will invariably propose pumping an incapacitating gas into a home as they burst in, and we say how well that worked in the Moscow theater siege).
Cops are overworked and underpaid, imo. But it's mainly because of the drug war that their job sucks so bad. Seriously, if they didn't have to worry that everyone was going to start shooting at them because they're afraid of going to jail for a very long time for having a substance that the law says is illegal (our war on some drugs, natch), then things would be much less confrontational.
It's like when a cop finds a pipe on someone, and tells them how drugs aren't worth it and how "look, you're going to jail now, and this will fuck up your life" and I'm like "No, asshole, the fact that you are taking someone to jail for this arbitrary shit and they ain't hurtin' anyone is what's fucking up their life".
Anyway, this stuff makes me extremely angry.
Crap, posted too quickly:
"render them pretty useless"
I went from angry, after reading the story, to outright boiling after watching that press conference.
This is just insanity. Maybe one of these days (hopefully soon) it will end.
Damn dope-dealin grannies! I hope they pop caps in all 'em. Menace to society, bakin their "brownies" and knittin their "afghans".
Hell people, just look at them: faces of meth indeed, indeed.
We had better wake up to this senescent menace or we will live to regret it.
I've got the video open in another window. Listen to the way that SOB keeps stuttering and stumbling over his words. He knows damned well he's full of shit.
He said he can't say what quantity or type of narcotics they suspect were in the house. Let me guess: the oregano might be marijuana and the talcum powder might be cocaine.
I am still waiting for the "I Thought They Were Terrorists" defense for murder to be tried in court. Given the number of signs posted that citizens should be vigilant of strange behavior, and the perpetration of fear by the Government, I don't see how it can fail.
"A group of suspicious men dressed in black and carrying high powered firearms surrounded my house, and then burst in. I thought they were terrorists. So I shot two. I also caught one and tortured him. Now they tell me the guy whose testicles I scorched with jumper cables was a cop."
I also want a home security system where the door being kicked in triggers smoke machines, disco-lights and rave music.
Since there is no way to spin this into a propaganda victory for "law enforcement", I suspect the police will be trying to let the story die by making the minimum number of announcements that do not trigger media stories about "stonewalling".
I'm sure that Ms. Spears will do something particularly noteworthy, and the murder of Ms. Johnston will be relegated to obscurity.
Shame, really.
I was thoroughly disgusted when I saw the news report on this. The first question I had was why a 92-year old woman would think she was being robbed if the police officers DID do everything by the book. Someone screwed up BIG TIME and an elderly woman is now dead because of it. And YOU KNOW that APD will whitewash any fault of their officers. They will do everything to cover up their mistakes. And it won't be long before the Atlanta media will pin the blame on the fact that this elderly woman was armed instead of cowering to the dysfunctional mentality that the police can somehow "protect" her. Yeah, great job so far on that front guys.
I also want a home security system where the door being kicked in triggers smoke machines, disco-lights and rave music.
I normally can't stand the Bee Gees, but how funny would it be if the music was "Staying Alive." Add a trap door in the ceiling that opens and dumps thousands and thousands of marbles on the floor and your friendly neighborhood intruders will be dancing the night away.
Whether you're a brother
Or whether you're a mother,
You're stayin' alive, stayin' alive.
Feel the city breakin'
And ev'rybody shakin'
And we're stayin' alive, stayin' alive...
Another thing: We can all bitch about corrupt police tactics, here, but it there any chance that the LP will make a 30 second commercial using, say, Radley's "notion of a free society" line and that push-pin map from Cato? No. Because they are ineffective.
If a fraction of the words spent on this board were directed at newspaper editorial columns (especially if we decided to target some more visible newspapers) we might at least spark some grass roots outrage. Hell, not even the far-left art papers are covering this. Our local Advocate has Jeff Lebowski on the cover ferchrissakes.
JEFF, you aptly note that spending more than a few minutes complaining on an internet forum/blog about such malfeasance is a poor use of valuable resources - specifically, your (our) smart and astute observations about the manner at hand.
That's why we do the work we do at The Media Awareness Project. We teach people how to channel their astute comments into Letters to the Editor and OPEDs that get print and thus reach tens of thousands of readers (or more in a city like Atlanta) instead of just the few hundred or so in the friendly fraternity of sites like Hit&Run.
Interested folks welcome to contact me. I guarantee I'll have you in print within three weeks max. And once you learn how to do it for yourself, you can get print several times a week nationwide if that's your bent.
It's time to call these groups by their proper name: Death Squads. America's Paramilitary Death Squads.
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On my Google News page today, we have Ms. Spears plans to release a sex tape of her wedding night before Federline does. If you didn't see that story, maybe you can play a couple lotto tickets.
Shawn, no I didn't know that Ms. Spears had been in the news today. I've been so busy today that I only had 30 minutes to browse hit and run.
It's uncanny how Ms. Spears dominates the headlines whenever the secret government wants to cover up news that reveals its machinations
On the other hand, I was just on the Yahoo news site, and the AP version of this story was listed as the secondmost read. A link like "92-year-old dies in shootout with the police" gets a LOT of hits.
Maybe this atrocity will be The One, the magical one that so outrages the public that government is forced to change for the better.
I am sick. Sick and disgusted. Disgusted at my government and disgusted by people.
I don't have anything to be thankful about. No fucking justice. No fucking justice.
I'm going to go cry.
Well... news coverage is rather... far reaching:
GoogleNews has 25 pages (thats where I said "ok, we got coverage") on - "Kathryn Johnston" Atlanta - for just the last 24 hours...
Interesting California case (from Sac Bee):
In an incredible move, the city defended its warrantless, no-knock storming of the home, appealing the jury's award of $27,000 in compensatory damages and $111,000 in punitive damages. The appeals court had no patience with this, ordering the city and its attorneys to show cause why they should not be sanctioned double costs and attorneys fees for filing a frivolous appeal.
"A prompt payment of the verdict, accompanied by a letter of apology from the city fathers and mothers, might have been a more appropriate response to the jury's collective wisdom," wrote Judge Alex Kozinski for the three-judge panel.
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One of the HnRers ought to blog this. When Kozinski is on (not all the time) he is the best.
"jury's award of $27,000 in compensatory damages and $111,000 in punitive damages."
Pity it wasn't $111,000,000 in punitive damages.
The cops entered in full military mode, and a 92 year old woman was able to get off five shots. Fairly accurately. What would have happened if the house was full of motived and well-armed gangbangers?
Unfortunately, I only see this a justification to use MORE force on this types of entries.
Another thing: We can all bitch about corrupt police tactics, here, but it there any chance that the LP will make a 30 second commercial using, say, Radley's "notion of a free society" line and that push-pin map from Cato? No. Because they are ineffective.
Consider this a draft. If anybody has the resources to actually film this and get it on the air, permission is given to do so.
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TEXT AGAINST BLACK SCREEN: The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
[Sound of somebody pounding at a door]
MUFFLED VOICE: Police! Open Up!
TEXT FADES AS WHITE SPOTS BLEED IN FROM SIDE OF SCREEN. Zoom out. It becomes apparent that we are looking at the inside of a residential door that is being forced open. The white spots are weapon-mounted lights. Several figures in black tactical uniforms, with the world POLICE clearly visible, enter the door.
CUT TO ANOTHER ANGLE. INTERIOR OF LIVING ROOM. As the SWAT team comes into the living room, a dog -- a yellow lab -- enters the room. One of the officers shoots the dog.
VOICE ON RADIO: "Shots fired! Shots fired!"
CUT TO BEDROOM. IN THE BACKGROUND, KIDS CAN BE HEARD CRYING. The officers are pointing guns at a couple in bed, who are starting to get up.
SWAT: "Police! Don't move! Put your hands where we can see them!"
Officers grab the husband and wife, pull them out of bed, and throw them onto the ground. Guns are pointed at their head. Other officers start pulling drawers out of the dresser and searching through the drawers and closet. Sound of things being smashed can be heard in the background.
SWAT: "Where are the drugs!"
WIFE: "What have you done with my children?!"
SWAT: "Shut up! Where are the drugs!"
HUSBAND: "Who are?"
SWAT: "I said shut up! Where are the drugs!"
VOICE ON RADIO: "We got the wrong house."
ANOTHER VOICE ON RADIO: "Again?"
FADE IN TO MAN STANDING AT PODIUM. Some government official is in the middle of a press conference. Chief of Police is standing with him.
OFFICIAL: These heroes were putting their lives on the line for us to serve a high-risk warrant. They made a a mistake. There's no one to blame for a mistake.
REPORTER (can be voice off screen): What about the family whose house was raided?
OFFICIAL: Proper procedure was followed. Nobody was hurt. The way this family was treated has to be judged in the context of a war.
[Insert some text here. Or maybe not. Possibility of multiple versions of this PSA
"Coming Soon To A Neighborhood Near You"
"Support the War on Drugs" (the sarcastic ending)
"Based on true stories"
"Overkill.com" (or whatever relevant URL)
just cut to Balko's raid map
or just end it there, and let the viewer think about it].
Looking at the case, it occurs to me how incompetent these police are. Keystone Kops level incompetence. They obviously thought it would take only a couple of seconds to bust down the door and then they could overwhelm whoever was inside. What do you know - its a lot harder breaking down a door in real life than on TV. This gives anybody who's awake enough time to get a gun and take aim at the front door. And of course their actions are indistinguishable from those of genuine criminals - I'll bet every penny-ante home invader now shouts "Police! Open up!", and anyone with a stencil and paint can produce their own authentic-looking POLICE vest in a few minutes. These dimwits almost deserved to get shot. They were just lucky that this unfortunate lady only a had a weak handgun and wasn't quite able to pull off a headshot.
Nobody important: Alternate ending text.
"If you don't do anything wrong, you have nothing to worry about."
Just to be clear, Radley:
If the someone kicks in my door, they will be met with an armed response. As soon as I am satisfied that it is the police, the armed response will cease. I'm not advocating knowingly shooting the police, and I doubt anyone else on this thread really is either.
However, somebody shouting "Police" and wearing a dark blue windbreaker may not satisfy me, without some reason to believe they are not an impostor.
If they do have a warrant, I guess I'm screwed if I defend my home. On the other hand, if it is home invasion and I don't defend my home, I'm screwed as well.
I live in Dallas, where neither home invasions nor police impostors are unknown. Nor, for that matter are crooked and/or incompetent cops exactly a novelty around here.
One thing the Dems could do that would make me seriously consider them as something other than tax and spend nannies would be to shutdown this no-knock nonsense.
If they do have a warrant, I guess I'm screwed if I defend my home.
Actually juries have been known to find otherwise. And the Cory Maye case notwithstanding incidents like this one may tend to make the jury pool in affected communities even more sympathetic.
The fact of the matter is that the more the police escalate this the more incidents of this type will happen, whether it's dealers defending their operations or, more likely, wrongly targeted citizens taking what would normally be considered legitimate defensive action against a home invasion.
It's a simple arms race in action. The authorities need to decide if the carnage is worth it. If the War on Drugs is so necessary that this "collateral damage" is acceptable then it is their decision to make. But the carnage will continue and many of the casualties will be cops.
I, too, find the need to make the disclaimer that this increased violence is an outcome I find highly likely in the face of continued police actions of this nature. It is not one I want to see and it is certainly not one I will take any action to bring about.
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These jeans continue to be a canvas on which I leave marks from my everyday life, and these past weeks have been particularly vibrant. A hole in the right knee from exploring abandoned breweries and Allied spy stations. Stains from beer, currywurst, homemade pasta, and wine. And the fading continues, subtly shifting between shades of blue as the indigo is slowly rubbed away.
I still have eight weeks left in my study abroad program. Let's see what happens in the meantime.
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NORFOLK - Funeral services will be held Thursday for a long-time Norfolk funeral director. Ronald Fillmer died Sunday at Faith Regional Health Services in Norfolk. He was 66. He had operated the Howser-Fillmer Mortuary -- now Brockhaus-Howser-Fillmer Funeral Home - for many years. Funeral services for Ronald Fillmer will be held at 10:30 Thursday morning at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Norfolk. Burial will be in Prospect Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 4 until 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Brockhaus-Howser-Fillmer Funeral Home.
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Making the Best Choice:
How To Choose a Healthier Fast Food Meal
Making the Best Choice:
How To Choose a Healthier Fast Food Meal
Activity 4: Take Time for Sleep: Additional Presentation
Most adults need 7 to 8 hours of sleep each night. School-aged children and teens need at least 9 hours of sleep a night. Like eating healthy and being physically active, getting a good night's sleep is important to your heart health and your mood, and it is important when you are completing your daily activities. Not getting enough sleep can cause problems.
Sleep disorders, such as sleep apnea, can disturb how well you sleep and leave you sleepy the next day. In people with sleep apnea, breathing stops briefly or becomes very shallow during sleep. They usually snore loudly and often.
If you don't get enough sleep each night, or if you have sleep apnea that is not treated, you may be at increased risk of becoming overweight or developing high blood pressure, heart disease, and diabetes.
To learn more about sleep and sleep disorders, visit the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Web site at www.nhlbi.nih.gov, and click on "sleep."
Activity 5: Heart Healthy Cooking Demonstrations
Cooking demonstrations can be an important part of group discussions. A cooking demonstration can show group members how to prepare foods that still taste good but include less saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, and salt and sodium. Most people like to eat, and they will be interested in learning how to prepare food in a heart healthy way. This section gives you more information about how to use cooking demonstrations as a part of the training and how to make sure they go smoothly.
Strawberry-Banana Yogurt Parfait Recipe
This recipe can be used as a part of a cooking demonstration. For variety, substitute fruit yogurt or sugar-free pudding for the vanilla yogurt. If fresh strawberries are not available, try thawed frozen fruit or canned fruit packed in fruit juice. If time permits, invite the group members to make their own parfait. Line up the bowls, and supply a measuring cup for the amount to be used for each layer. Group members will enjoy making their own desserts and eating the tasty treat!
4 cups light (no-sugar-added) vanilla pudding or yogurt
Yield: 8 servings
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A fight postponed due to injury is still on Daniel Cormier's mind and he wants it in front of a national television audience in April.
Fuel TV recently aired a "Champions Roundtable" with Chuck Liddell, Forrest Griffin, Frank Mir and Jon Jones. Listen to the men discuss whether it's harder to win the title or defend it.
This week the guys sound like their broadcasting the show from prison, but they're not. At least I don't think they are... Mike, Roth, and Subo talk about dos Santos vs. Mir, the women of Endicott, and the worst UFC PPV of the the last five years. Untethered MMA Podcast broadcasts live on FightFans Radio every Thursday at 5PM ET. Follow the guys on twitter @UntetheredMMA.
The staredown between Junior dos Santos and Frank Mir at today's UFC 146 pre-fight press conference.
If Alistair Overeem is pulled from the UFC 141 card, Kid Nate argues that Mir vs Lesnar 3 would be an even bigger fight. Read it at MMA Nation.
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Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin is encouraging students to enter a statewide art contest celebrating West Virginia's 150th birthday.
Winning artwork will be featured during the state's birthday bash at the Capitol in June. Winning artists will receive Kindles.
The contest is organized by the Department of Commerce. It's open to students in all grades, from kindergarten to grade 12.
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The Voyage Home
I watched The Voyage Home it was great and has a great message with the humpback whales anyway what do you think of this Star Trek movie
One of the better ones, lots of good humor.
It's an excellent show, both from a Trekkie and sci-fi fan perspective.
One of my favourite Trek movies with great humour that is never (TOS-style-)silly. Just compare the ease with which McCoy deals with the temporal non-interference directive and causal paradoxes ("How do we know he didn't invent the thing?") to the seriousness with which later series approached such issues.
And last but not least Voyage Home proved that Trek can be about something important and be fun at the same time.
I haven't seen this movie yet, perhaps because I didn't understand how global warming is supposed to lead to a new ice age. I am aware that it might become a bit colder in Europe because the Gulf stream might change its path, but icy cold? Makes no sense to me.
Well, the difference between subtlety and gross exaggeration. I rather take Scotty's "captain, there be whales here" over "the world will end and you are all gonna die".
Easily tied with II as my personal favorite Trek movie. In so many ways, it's just not the kind of movie either the TNG producers or Team Abrams would ever make. This one was my first real introduction to Trek at age 12. I also maintain that it 'looks' nicest of the TOS films, though you wouldn't call it epic in either the visual or the operatic sense of the word.
Isn't it great that the crew go to San Fransico to save some humpback whales?
And Sarek finally resolves his differences with Spock. Most kind.
* - To say it with Oscar Wilde: "In matters of great importance, style and not sincerity is the vital thing." Kirk's playfulness has infected everyone and everything in this movie. Which is true to a certain degree for all TOS movies, the playfulness and the atmosphere of living classics are their most important assets in my opinion.
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Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 20 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes
Yield: 4 Servings
- 1 1/4 lb. prawns or large shrimp
- 1 dozen mussels in the shell (or 1/2 shell)
- 1/2 onion
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 cup tomato sauce
- 1/2 cup white wine
- 4-5 sprigs parsley, finely chopped
- 3 Tbsp Spanish virgin olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
Serves 4.
Peel and chop the onion and mince the garlic.
Rinse the prawns and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Pour olive oil into a heavy-bottomed frying pan and heat. When pan is hot, cook prawns on medium heat for 3-5 minutes, stirring often. Remove prawns from pan and set aside.
In same oil, sauté the onion and garlic on low heat. Add the tomato sauce and cook for about 5 minutes, or until the sauce is reduced. Return prawns to the pan. Add the white wine and mussels. Stir. Cook another 2-3 minutes on medium heat.
Note: If you used whole, raw mussels, as the mussels cook, the shells will open. At this point, remove one half of the shell from each mussel. Discard any mussels that do not open.
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---- — OTTUMWA —The Ottumwa football team used tough running, great punt returns, solid defense and some huge offensive plays to trounce Keokuk 33-3 in its season opener Friday at Schafer Stadium.
Isaiah Cox rushed for a 92 and 25-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, Andrew Altfillisch returned a punt for a score in the first quarter, and Hutchinson burst through a hole and scampered 75 yards for a touchdown right before halftime to help Ottumwa rout Keokuk.
The Bulldogs jumped on the Purple Chiefs early. After a strong defensive stand by the Bulldogs, Andrew Altfillisch returned a Keokuk punt 69 yards for a touchdown to give Ottumwa an early 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Keokuk, capitalizing on a fumble recovery on a punt that touched an Ottumwa player; narrowed the gap to 7-3 when Jordan Martin booted a 25-yard field goal with less than three minutes left in the first quarter.
The momentum swung back and forth until a trick play paid off big time for Ottumwa in the second quarter. The Bulldogs lined up in punt formation form but, instead of punting, the center directly snapped the ball to Altfillisch who scampered thirteen yards for a first down in Purple Chief territory. Then, just a few plays later, Ottumwa quarterback Shane Frazier rolled to his left and rushed down the sideline for a 15-yard touchdown to give Ottumwa a 13-3 advantage.
It looked as if that would be the score at halftime, but the Bulldogs had one more big play left in them. With less than 10 seconds remaining in the half, Isaiah Hutchinson burst through a hole in the middle of the line and, seeing nothing but daylight, sprinted 75 yards for a touchdown. Justin Vonderhaar booted in the extra point to give Ottumwa a 20-3 halftime lead.
Neither team was able to get into any sort of rhythm in the third quarter and score remained the same. In the fourth quarter, however, Cox, who had already had two touchdowns called back because of penalties, shed three blockers and rushed 25 yards into the end zone. Later in the quarter, Cox creased through a hole in the left side of the line and sprinted for his 92 yard touchdown to put Ottumwa ahead 33-3.
Ottumwa went on to pick up the easy win.
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Availability: Courtyard Louisville East
Standard Room, 1 King BedMax Occupancy: 3 guests (up to 2 children, 2 infants)
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Eco-friendly hotel with a restaurant, in Louisville (East Louisville)
This eco-friendly hotel is located in Louisville (East Louisville), close to Skyview Park, Oxmoor Center, and Mall St. Matthews. Area attractions also include E P Tom Sawyer State Park and Farmington Historic Home.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Courtyard Louisville East features a spa tub. Other amenities include complimentary wireless Internet access and a 24-hour business center.
Room Amenities
Televisions come with premium cable channels. Guestrooms also feature complimentary wireless Internet access, air conditioning, and climate control.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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In addition to a seasonal outdoor pool, Courtyard Louisville East provides a spa tub and a 24-hour fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. This 3-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and small meeting rooms.
Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. Event facilities measure 1,274 square feet (118 square meters). This eco-friendly hotel also offers complimentary newspapers in the lobby, a fireplace in the lobby, and laundry facilities.
Courtyard Louisville East is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour fitness facilities
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- 24-hour business center
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- 24-hour front desk
- Express check-out
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- Number of floors - 4
- Express check-in
- Fireplace in lobby
- Laundry facilities
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- Total number of rooms - 151
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 118
- Number of meeting rooms - 2
- Conference space size (feet) - 1,274
- Smoke-free property
- Spa tub
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
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- Complimentary toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Daily housekeeping
- Cable TV service
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Dining
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
The Bistro - This restaurant serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
- Recreation
A seasonal outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a 24-hour fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
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It's why 96% of our fresh fruit & veg comes from our very own backyard. Food grown by true blue farmers right across the country. It's also the reason why 100% of our fresh meat comes from Australian farms and nowhere else. This love of Australia and our home grown produce has led us to get involved with communities all over the country in many different ways.
Like all Aussies, we want our kids to
have everything they need.
Our Earn & Learn program supports schools by providing them with much-needed educational resources. And with our Fresh Food Kids program, we work to give children a better understanding of good nutrition.
On top of this, we run our own kids' Hospital Appeal and support many other youth charities. These include Canteen, who work with young cancer sufferers,
and The Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. The Smith Family and
The Children's Medical Research Institute are also doing really important work,
so we support them too.
Australia's rural areas are extremely important to us.
It's where most of our produce comes from and we want it to stay that way.
The Fresh Food Future program is our investment in agricultural sustainability
so that our farms will continue to produce wonderful fresh food for many years
to come.
With our Agricultural Business Scholarships, we're encouraging more young people to get into farming life every year, bringing new skills and enthusiasm
with them.
We also like to sponsor Royal Agricultural shows, and join in the fun of celebrating what's happening now in farming. It's a chance to really shine a light on the beautiful fresh food this country is producing.
Part of being an Aussie is lending a helping hand to those who need it.
In times of tragedy such as floods or droughts, we've helped our customers support those affected by accepting donations for The Salvation Army's Disaster Relief Fund at the checkout.
On a day-to-day basis, our Fresh Food Rescue program supports food relief organisations that distribute surplus food to people in need, rather than it going
to waste.
Our people are our greatest asset.
Nationwide we employ 110,000 Aussies. For many young people, working
at Woolies is their first job. We also give a lot of people a leg up into trades,
by employing more apprentice butchers and bakers than anyone
else in the country.
It's very important to us that our workforce is open to everybody so we have programs that provide opportunities for Australians from diverse backgrounds.
That's why when it comes to food, whether
it's a ripe tomato or a juicy pineapple, 96%
of our fruit and veg and 100% of our fresh
meat comes from Australia.
David Brown has been supplying us with beef for over 20 years. From his farm at West Talgai, David sends us over 6000 cattle every year. He sums up his relationship with Woolworths when he says: "Woolworths only buy the best quality meat, and we pride ourselves on only providing the best".
"For tender juicy beef every time, look for the MSA certification."
Bruce and Katrina Archer have been supplying prime quality lamb to Woolworths for over 15 years. Their farm in Westwood, Tasmania produces delicious tender lamb that we just can't get enough of.
"Lamb is beautiful on the barbecue, but make sure the grill is hot when you throw it on, so you seal in the flavour straight away."
Fiona Selleck of Rivalea is proud of her company. Rivalea has been recognised internationally for its Animal Welfare practices and recently won a prestigious award for 'Compassion in Animal Farming'. They have been supplying Woolworths with great tasting pork for over 20 years.
"Look for pork that is a light pinkish colour. Pork is always best cooked over medium heat. Too hot and the meat will have a tendency to dry out."
Grant and Julie Skinner have been raising chickens for Inghams for the past 31 years. Raising chickens requires a lot of TLC, with access to fresh water and only the best quality feed.
"After removing your roast chicken from the oven, allow it to rest for 10 minutes before carving. This allows the juices to settle for beautifully tender, moist meat."
Dennis Howe is the latest generation in his family to grow bananas in far north Queensland. It's a year round job, as the farm produces bananas to harvest every single week. They grow many varieties but the most popular are the delicious Cavendish bananas and the especially sweet Lady Finger.
"To help ripen green bananas, put them in a brown paper bag with a kiwi fruit overnight."
Since 2003, Kane Younghusband's farm in the Northern Territory has supplied watermelons to Woolworths. The beauty of the farm's location means that Kane is able to supply delicious juicy melons from May to November. This means watermelons are no longer just a summer fruit!
"Mixed with chillies and cucumber, watermelon can be part of a deliciously refreshing salsa."
Troy Emmerton is continuing a tradition his grandfather began sixty years ago- growing some of Australia's best tasting mandarins. Troy grows a number of varieties, but he believes you can't go past the Imperial mandarin, "Imperials are the best, very juicy, easy to peel and good for school lunches and people on the go".
"You can store mandarins in the fruit bowl, but they're better in your lunchbox."
Jamie Michael has been supplying Woolworths with strawberries for 3 years. Originally an exporter, he became a grower to improve their quality, and now his farms outside of Perth deliver the freshest and tastiest
strawberries around.
"Strawberries are extremely perishable, so enjoy them straight away."
For over 15 years, the Trandos brothers have been supplying Woolworths with truss tomatoes. Their farm in Wanneroo, WA, has extremely high levels of sunlight, which results in some of the finest quality truss tomatoes Australia has to offer.
"Don't be worried if one of the tomatoes on the truss isn't red. Leave it on the kitchen bench and it will ripen because the vine is full of nutrients."
Tony Gibb and his brother are third generation farmers who supply Woolworths with crisp and delicious iceberg lettuces from their Peak Crossing farm. Climate is a key factor in producing quality lettuce crops, and Gibb Bros Farm in South East Queensland is perfect for growing superb lettuce.
"When choosing iceberg lettuce look for crisp leaves that are free from discolouration and a lettuce that is heavy for its size – meaning it's fresh and full of water."
Max Baker of M&J Baker Farms in Tasmania supplies Woolworths with spuds. The Dutch Crème and Kennebec varieties are harvested every day all year round, so we've always got great quality fresh stock.
"Dutch Creme potatoes go gangbusters because they're a yellow-fleshed potato that is great for salads. They hold together well and slice easily."
Tony and Nick Gibb and their team tend to over 50 acres of broccoli all year round. Their Peak Crossing farm in East Queensland has the perfect climate for growing: cool nights, fresh mornings and warm days.
"When selecting broccoli, look for a dark green head and tightly packed florets – both signs of a top quality broccoli. Store broccoli in a plastic bag in the fridge for 3-4 days."
Limes accentuate the flavours of a meal while adding their own extra zing.
Look for brightly coloured limes, with glossy skin. They should feel relatively heavy for their size, with no discoloured or wrinkled patches.
Limes can be stored at room temperature for up to 1 week, or in the fridge for up to 2 weeks.
2 to 3 tablespoons of lime juice are a great addition to a refreshing salsa when you are serving fish or chicken. Simply combine 1 diced avocado, half a red capsicum, a finely diced red chilli and 3 tablespoons of coriander leaves.
Crunchy-sweet carrots add flavour, texture, moisture and colour to dishes.
Dutch carrots are also known as baby carrots, and are usually a little sweeter than regular carrots. Look for firm, bright carrots with no soft or discoloured patches.
Carrots can be stored in a plastic bag in the crisper section of your fridge for up to 5 days.
For a fresh side dish, drizzle trimmed Dutch carrots with olive oil and runny honey then roast until tender. These are a perfect side to roast meats.
The Brussels Sprout has a delicate, slightly nutty flavour when it is cooked, and is a delicious accompaniment to all kinds of dishes.
Look for firm, brightly-coloured sprouts, with no yellow tinges.
They should have a slightly sweet, fresh smell. Sprouts can be stored in a plastic bag in the crisper section of your fridge for up to 3 days.
For a fresh light meal, finely slice the sprouts. Sauté in olive oil until tender then add diced bacon and cook until crisp. Sprinkle with toasted flaked almonds and serve with fish or chicken.
Butternut pumpkins have a sweet, slightly nutty flavour and are particularly good pureed or made into soup.
When choosing them look for firm, bright, well-coloured pumpkins.
At home, store in a cool, dark and well-ventilated area. However, if the pumpkin is cut, wrap in plastic and store in the fridge.
For a tasty risotto, cut butternut pumpkin into cubes and toss in olive oil, salt and pepper. Place into a roasting dish together with rosemary sprigs and whole garlic cloves, then roast until golden and tender. Stir through a cooked basic risotto, together with grated parmesan cheese, chopped parsley and cooked diced bacon.
From Australia to Africa, Asia to Europe, and New Zealand to the Middle East, our employees come from many different backgrounds.
But what we all have in common is the pride we take in making
sure we provide you with the freshest food, all backed by our
Fresh or Free Guarantee.
In his time, Malcolm's grown lots of things
from bamboo to
grapes to almonds.
He's incredibly proud of the great quality potatoes he produces now and encourages people to eat
them simply and enjoy their
natural flavour.
Matt loves working in
the outdoors.
He's been harvesting for just over a year, picking a wide range of citrus fruits. Currently he's also trying his hand at growing, with an initial few acres of broccoli. Someday soon we all could be tasting the results.
Harold was into trucks as a kid and is happy to be driving them for a career.
These days though, it's the chance to meet new people that makes the job rewarding, rather than the
sound of the engine.
Jillian's been with us for almost 13 years.
She loves working at Moonee
Ponds because of the chance to connect with customers. Outside
of work, her flock of grandchildren keep her pretty busy and recently she welcomed a great grandchild.
Danny is living proof
that not only do real
men eat quiche, they
can cook it too.
However, when he really wants
to impress, he whips up his wife's favourite, a beef and reef.
Sergio is one of our younger workers.
He is a natural foodie, so really enjoys working in the Woolworths environment. Of all food, it's the exotic cuisine of his family's homeland in Peru that most
delights him.
Janet was a pioneer as one of our first female butchers when she started in 1995.
These days she takes most enjoyment from passing on her considerable skills
to her apprentices, and the delicious
results to her customers.
Paul's been with Woolworths for 22 years, starting as a night stacker and exploring many
other roles throughout the store.
He believes Woolworths only
stocks produce that is second to none and he's proud to be able to
sell it to our customers.
Jan works at one of our busiest stores in the country, Warringah Mall.
She really enjoys all the different challenges that crop up in her job and she loves dealing with customers. When it comes to food she admits she's a sucker for chocolate muffins and it sounds like her young daughter is too.
Gossling - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
(Official Music Video)
The Making Of - Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday Music Video
Gossling is the name on the tip of everybody's tongue at the moment. "That voice" you may recognize from recent Triple J hit "Wild Love", her performance as part of the wedding challenge on Channel 9's The Block, or perhaps from triple platinum, "Boys Like You" on which she guests with 360.
Hailing from country Victoria, Helen Croome developed her musical interests through her family and strong music culture in Albury/Wodonga. After putting her Psychology/Sociology studies on hold to concentrate on a Bachelor of Music (Composition), Croome met the musicians now joining her as Gossling.
Gossling's debut EP "If You Can't Whistle" garnered plenty of attention, with the track "Days Are Over" becoming part of Triple J's staple play list, and "He Knows My Love" being used in the Triple J 'Unearthed' promos. The EP also contains the track "Hazard" which featured in FX television series American Horror Story.
Gossling's next offering, "Until Then" followed on from the success of "If You Can't Whistle", delighting fans of her debut EP and winning new ones along the way. Catchy toe-tapper "I Was Young" once again picked up strong Triple J and community radio support. The video of the same name secured iTunes Music Video of the Week on release.
Gossling's recently released 3rd EP 'Intentional Living' features irresistible first single "Wild Love" which was co-written with Dann Hume (best known for his work in Evermore, and with Lisa Mitchell). It is arguably her most accomplished work to date and has solidified her status as an Australian artist to watch.
The track has remained in the AIR Top 10 since its February release and is included in Channel 10's hit show Offspring and the Series 3 official sound track.
After a very busy 2011 which included headline shows, tour appearances with Wild Beasts (for their 2011 Splendour side shows) and main support spots nationally with Oh Mercy and Henry Wagons, Gossling wowed the festival circuit delighting crowds at Big Sound, Queenscliff Music Festival, Falls and Southbound. Fast forward to 2012 and Gossling is well and truly ready to step into the spot light. She has already completed a national tour support spot with Adam Cohen, has sold out a national headline tour, joined Josh Pyke for his theatre tour and is currently travelling with 360 on his national run. With a Splendour in the Grass spot locked in for late July, expect plenty more live action from Gossling this year.
Gossling's style is distinctive and sweet; mixing heart felt lyrics with graceful melodies. Prepare to be charmed, heart broken and delighted as Gossling enchants your ears and warms your heart.
"If You Can't Whistle" and "Until Then" and "Intentional Living" available physically & on iTunes now www.gosslingmusic.com
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday - I love you
January, February into March and April - Same way too
May, June or July - I never let a day go by
Without a kiss for you to remember - Just in case you go away in August or September
In October and November, not to mention warm December - I love you
Though another year has gone I'm ready for the next one too (if I can be with you)
Every single second, every minute, every hour, the whole year through
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday - I love you