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Scout Field is like many other soccer fields that can be found in the area. Its dimensions are standard and conditions well maintained. In every way, the field is fair.
Yet, for the girls' soccer program, Scout Field might as well be holy ground—a place so sacred to Haddonfield that others dare not trespass on it or they will leave in a lesser way than then they arrived.
Eighty-one times a bus has dropped off a visiting girls' soccer team and 81 times that same bus has been there to take the team home absent of a victory. The fact that Haddonfield has only lost 19 games total in the last eight years is eye-popping, but the idea of it not losing a single contest in 81 games (80-0-1) at Scout Field is just plain silly.
"Given that we are talking about 16-, 17- and 18-year-old student-athletes, the record is definitely a special one," said Haddonfield coach Glenn Gess. "Especially when we've played a ton of big games on that field."
Scout Field has not only seen big conference and Coaches Cup games, but has been host to playoff games against some of the best teams South Jersey has to offer. Also, consider that for 81 games the Bulldawgs have not only outplayed their opponents, but also overcame any bad bounces, blown calls or team turbulence that can pop up when dealing with a group of high school teenagers.
Gess said the players embrace the responsibility of keeping the record perfect.
"We do mention the record because I know our kids take pride in it, but you have to make sure it doesn't add any extra pressure," Gess said. "Our success at Scout can be attributed to the mindset our kids have when they play at home but another major reason is the condition of the field. It is no secret that we have some of the worst fields in the state. When teams come to Scout (or the Stadium), the first thing you hear our opponent and their coaches talking about is the condition of our field. They definitely get psyched out because most of them have nice grass fields or turf."
For competitors, the condition of the field is not nearly as concerning as the results they come away with.
"It hasn't been a friendly place for us," West Deptford coach Veronica McGinniss said after a loss last season. "There have been a handful of games here where you feel like you are going to get that elusive victory and it just never turns out that way. I feel like we are always right there with them, but we haven't been able to get the wins. It's a credit to them."
Haddonfield will be relying on an experienced defense this season as it hopes to not only keep its home winning streak intact, but also defend its Colonial Conference Liberty Division and South Jersey Group 2 championships. Senior Olivia Blaber returns to the familiar role as the team's sweeper, a spot that earned her All-Group 2 honors in 2011. Senior defenders Gretchen Kiep and Bridget Yako, as well as sophomore Carly Bonnet round out a defensive unit that will be very tough to score on.
Things are a little less certain up front after the departure of leading scorer Katie Johnston (now playing soccer at the University of William and Mary), but Emily Carson returns to the forward position as a senior and junior midfielders Kylie Kirk, Lauren Roberts and Grace Baccare should add some scoring punch.
Haddon Heights looks to be a serious threat in the Liberty Division this year and West Deptford also returns a bunch of talent, but there is little doubt that Haddonfield remains the team to beat.
Every year some faces change and every year the undefeated record holds.
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Review By nachosjustice @ 12:43pm 08/07/13
At first glance, State of Decay could be easily dismissed as a cheap cash-in on the zombie zeitgeist, particularly if you take note of how ugly it is in parts (dated visuals, graphics-popping issues, etc). But if you give State of Decay the benefit of the doubt and play more than the first somewhat clunky hour, you'll soon discover that this is more than just an undead clone. In fact, there's some impressive layering at play that, in many ways, raises the bar for the genre. (Please note, this review is based on the US version of the game and not the version that was recently resubmitted for classification in Australia, vitamins included.)
The first hour acts as a tutorial for coming to grips with the combat, stealth and looting components of the game. Melee weapons are a must, and considering they tend to break at the most inconvenient times, you'll definitely want to pack at least one spare alongside a firearm. The catch, though, is everything you collect takes precious storage space in your backpack. You can upgrade to a larger backpack, but that comes at the expense of mobility.
Initially, unarmed combat seems tedious and repetitive, but soon enough you'll find yourself swarmed, and choosing fight over flight usually means you're selecting death over life. There are instakill stealth attacks, which reward careful map traversal, while there are also a variety of melee moves that can be unlocked by bashing in zombie heads. There's no need to risk breaking your golf club when you can access wrestling moves to knock a zed off its feet for easy head-crushing results.
Better still, much like Skyrim, the more you perform certain tasks, the faster that skill levels up. Even running away from zombie hordes will improve your cardio fitness, in a nice nod to the Zombieland film. The risk/reward of choosing fight over flight, though, comes into play when you move into towns. Houses are rich with materials that can be scavenged and windows can be boarded up for extra security, while certain locations offer materials that are important for keeping morale high in your community and your base supplied with the necessary goods for upgrading and survival.
This is where State of Decay comes into its own, as you perform various missions and tasks that help keep your community happy and alive. By doing this, you earn Influence, which is a big part of State of Decay's currency system. Influence allows you to call in other survivors to scavenge valuable resources, or it can be spent on converting a choice structure into an outpost, which helps to keep the zombie hordes at bay.
All of this plays out in real-time, though, which means you may be choosing to create outposts and scavenge buildings at the expense of time-sensitive missions. These missions aren't always flagged as such, so you'll feel as though you're constantly choosing missions over building/protecting your base, or vice-versa. Considering the size of the playable map and the time investment required to travel between areas (even by car), there's often a feeling of tension, even if you're not surrounded by dozens of fast-moving zombie foes.
As you start to bring more survivors into your community, you'll need to be able to provide them with adequate bedding and food to keep them happy. Certain survivors can be befriended, which gives you the opportunity to switch between playable characters, resting your primary characters so they can rejuvenate health and stamina. One of the coolest and ever-threatening features of State of Decay, though, is perma-death for all characters. Sometimes this is a scavenger you've sent out to secure supplies, other times it may be the character you're playing. Either way, when they die, they're gone for good.
This is particularly heartbreaking when you've invested time and specialised upgrades into a main character: some are great at melee combat, others at ranged, and so on. It's a fantastic inclusion that forces you to think before you engage, and to be willing to run and hide if you're surrounded. At 1600 Microsoft Points, State of Decay may seem expensive for an Arcade title. When you realise there are dozens of addictive hours to enjoy, State of Decay proves itself a tempting purchase for zombie lovers and fans of survival-horror alike. That is, of course, assuming the Classification Board doesn't have any issues with the modified resubmitted version of the game.
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By Carl Blesch, Courtesy of Rutgers Today
Teaching reading to ninth graders in Miami with Teach for America since graduating from Rutgers in 2011 has convinced Matthew Cortland he wants to devote his future to education.
When his two-year assignment concludes in June, he will head to Asia to continue pursuing his career. Through the Luce Scholars program, he hopes to gain skills in technology he believes will individualize education and make it more accessible to people all over the world.
The School of Arts and Sciencesgraduate is the first student from Rutgers that the Luce Foundation selected to participate in a fellowship-like experience that places Americans in Asia to enhance their understanding of Asian countries and cultures. Luce Scholars are graduating seniors, graduate students or young professionals who spend a year studying the native language in their host country and working in a setting related to their professional aspirations.
"I hope to work for a technology startup that works with apps designed for smart phones and tablets," said Cortland, hoping for placement in a high-tech international city such as Taipei, Hong Kong, Tokyo or Seoul.
"There are wonderful things being done by companies trying to transform education, creating new products that make learning more individualized for kids," he said. "I want to pursue that."
After graduating from Rutgers, Cortland joined Teach for America, a national corps of recent college graduates who spend two years teaching students in resource-challenged urban and rural public schools. During his assignment in Florida, he also pursued graduate study and plans to complete a master's degree in education and social change in May at the University of Miami.
Cortland believes he could gain the technical experience he desires by moving to Silicon Valley in California and working with firms pursuing educational technology, such as Apple, Google or a host of startups such as Khan Academy or Coursera.
"But I think this is a cooler way to understand more of the world and more of myself and other people and how we interact," he said. "The Luce program is for people who don't have much exposure to Asia. Being less knowledgeable about Asia makes you more qualified."
Cortland credited Arthur Casciato, director of Rutgers' Office of Distinguished Fellowships, for helping him focus his interests and ambitions.
"People don't win Luce scholarships unless they know exactly how they're going to make the world a better place in their careers," said Casciato. "Matt's two years in Miami gave him the insight to see opportunities at the intersection of education and technology, and the Luce Foundation recognizes that he is going to be a leader in that endeavor."
Cortland's years at Rutgers included establishing a mentoring program for teenage boys with autism through his fraternity, Theta Delta Chi. Two years ago, New Jersey First Lady Mary Pat Christie gave Cortland and his fraternity brother Alex Lewis a New Jersey Heroes award for "BrosUnited," in which boys with autism are paired with fraternity members to participate in activities that build skills and camaraderie. Cortland is thrilled that it continues to thrive.
"It's in its fourth year," he said. "The brothers care a lot about it, and have expanded it."
While at Rutgers, the Marlton native combined an individualized interdisciplinary major with a second major in art history and a minor in Italian studies. He also earned a certificate in cultural heritage and preservation studies.
When it came time to choose a university, he chose Rutgers for its size and diversity.
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Very good recipe! Tasty, filling and overall a great crowd pleaser. 5 star rating is for printed written recipe. Personal taste adjustments: reduce rosemary to 1/2 tablespoon, add 1 teaspoon peppercorns, use low sodium soy sauce, replace 4 cups of the water with 4 cups low sodium beef broth. Served with a garlic mayo (1 cup mayonnaise and 2 cloves minced garlic that married for 8+ hours). Assembled buns with garlic mayo, roast and then topped with a selection of cheeses; manchego, provolone and horseradish (hubby liked the provolone cheese best) and broiled until cheese was bubbly. Served with au jus and a green salad. Divine!
If I was to review this recipe right after the initial ten hours of cooking, I would have given it 4 stars. But after everyone ate I took the leftovers shredded it, removed all visible fat, returned with juice to refrigerator. The next afternoon I made a sandwich which my 8 year old son could not get enough of. I think it needed that time in the fridge to completely blend the flavors. I think the next time I make this, I will cook overnight, in the morning shred and put in fridge and then reheat for dinner. Delicious Just wanted to add that the au jus makes a great base for French Onion soup
I thought this was a great recipe! Much better than I have ever had in a restaurant. I made a few changes based on other reviews and my own personal tastes. I used 1 cup of low sodium soy sauce, 1-2 cans low sodium beef broth, 1 can Campbell's French Onion soup (because it had a beef base rather than chicken), and 3 cups of water. I also cooked over night and put it in the fridge for the day. Put rolls in the oven with Swiss cheese and broiled for a few minutes and then topped with sautéed onions, mushrooms, and finally horseradish sauce. Served with Bleu Cheese Coleslaw from this website.
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- 31%
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- 46%
- Cholesterol
- 82 mg
- 27%
- Sodium
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- 60%
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Monday, March 18
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Saturday's games a ratings boon for NBC
Saturday's exciting wild-card games on NBC earned milestone ratings for the network.
Folk's FG sends Jets past Colts 17-16
Nick Folk kicked a 32-yard field goal as time expired Saturday night, giving the New York Jets a 17-16 first-round playoff victory over the Indianapolis Colts.
Jets RB McKnight's patience pays off
Jets rookie RB Joe McKnight showed in Week 17 that he has the ability to be a productive player in the league.
Jets playoff primer
PFW examines the Jets as they prepare for the playoffs, identifying the keys to the offense and the defense, a player to watch, and what they have to do to win the Super Bowl.
Report: Favre sued for sexual harassment by former Jets employees
The day after his final game as an NFL quarterback, Brett Favre has been sued by a pair of Jets employees for sexual harassment, according to "Good Morning America" reporters Andrea Canning and Jessica Hopper.
Slowing Manning key to Jets' chances
The regular season didn't go exactly as planned, but the Jets can still reach their goal — if they slow down Peyton Manning.
Game times announced for NFL playoffs
The Jets-Colts wild-card game will be the Saturday night game in the first weekend of the NFL playoffs.
Backups shine in Jets' win
Mark Brunell threw two touchdown passes in relief of Mark Sanchez, Joe McKnight ran for a career-high 158 yards and New York's defense was dominant in a lopsided playoff tuneup as the Jets routed the Bills 38-7 on Sunday.
Favre inactive, Polamalu active in Week 17
Vikings QB Brett Favre will end his career as a spectator, as he is inactive for Sunday's season finale against the Lions.
Proven veterans focused on leading Jets to next level
Former Chargers star LaDainian Tomlinson is one of several veteran players in their first year with the Jets who are hoping to carry the team further than it got last season — the AFC title game.
Alosi trip, allegations cost Jets $100K
The NFL has fined the Jets $100,000 for assistant coach Sal Alosi's tripping of a Dolphins player earlier this month, as well as for the team's handling of the incident, the league announced Thursday.
Rotation key to good health for Jets' outside 'backers
The Jets' outside linebacker rotation has allowed all three players to stay fresh and avoid an overwhelming physical toll.
Jets add defensive back
Banged up in the secondary, the playoff-bound Jets have signed DB Isaiah Trufant to their 53-man roster.
Jets, Ryan are in it to win it
Rex Ryan and the Jets look to put controversies behind them and stay focused on Super Bowl.
Jets waive DT Kroul
The Jets have parted ways with DT Matt Kroul.
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The Eagles have placed Sapp on injured reserve.||||||| Sapp was a fifth-round pick this year and has been bothered by a knee injury.


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I'm a huge fan of Dicota and all their Built for BlackBerry accessories. I've shown off several of their cases and have never had any qualms about recommending them to anyone. The quality of Dicota's products are phenomenal. The Lid Cradle for the BlackBerry 9900/30 is no exception. It provides great protection for both the front and back of the device as well as covering all sides and buttons.
The Dicota Lid Cradle is a great alternative for those who want the front of their device protected as well as the back and sides. The case itself is made of sturdy TPU (thermoplastic polyurethane) while the lid is made of high quality leather. The case part is available in different colors depending on your device model (black or purple for most and black or blue for the 9350/60). The lid is black leather on all of them. It's available for following BlackBerry devices: 9900/30, 9850/60, and the 9350/60.
Quality construction, durable and affordable. The leather lid gives it a more sophisticated look versus a plain TPUcase. Both the front and back of your device are covered from bumps and scratches.
The TPU had to be stretched and pulled to fit correctly on my 9930. After a day or so, it fit perfectly.Same with the leather lid, needed to be opened and closed while the device was in it to stretch the case out a bit and allow for quicker closing.
I really like this case. I slip my device in the side pocket of my purse with my car keys. I've often worried about scratching the screen but this case keeps it safe from sharp objects. It's easy enough to remove for charging on a cradle and still fits nicely in my car docking unit.
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A Milwaukee Journal Sentinel paper delivery driver is facing charges after she allegedly stole credit cards and a Kindle out of a customer's purse while dropping off her newspaper.
Jocelyn D. Hill-Neeley, 55, of Greenfield, was charged in Milwaukee County Circuit Court Thursday with one count of unauthorized use of personal identification. If convicted, she faces up to six years in prison and $10,000 in fines.
According to the criminal complaint:
On June 27, a woman living in the 5700 block of Rochelle Drive contacted officers after she left her purse on the porch overnight and found five credit cards, $5 cash and a Kindle were missing from inside. The victim also noticed her Journal Sentinel paper sitting on the porch in the morning, so officers contacted the company to see if the delivery driver saw anything.
Hill-Neeley said she and her husband deliver papers in the area and they found the purse on the side of the road. After finding an ID inside the purse, Hill-Neeley said she recognized the person as one of her customers and returned the purse to the porch.
However, one credit card was used at a Walgreens in Greenfield to purchase $105 in goods and at an area Pick 'n Save where another $182 in goods were purchased. Police reviewed surveillance video footage of the Walgreens purchase, they saw Hill-Neeley enter the store and make the purchases.
She admitted to the theft, saying she used the cards to purchase groceries. She's currently free on a $500 signature bond while awaiting trial.


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The Kansas City Royals placed outfielder Lorenzo Cain on the 15-day disabled list Saturday because of a pulled left oblique.
Cain was hurt while taking batting practice Friday. He is hitting .261 with 43 RBIs in 96 games.
The Royals also designated left-handed pitcher Francisley Bueno for assignment. After being called up on Thursday, he picked up the win Friday night over Boston by throwing 2.1 scoreless innings of relief.
Kansas City recalled left-handers Will Smith and Donnie Joseph from Triple-A Omaha. This is Smith's fifth stint with the Royals this season, going 1-1 with a 3.26 ERA in seven outings. Joseph made two appearances with the Royals in July.


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2012; 91 (4): 220-228
Melanoma differentiation-associated protein 5 (MDA-5) is a novel autoantibody frequently characterized by interstitial lung disease and a distinct cutaneous phenotype with palmar papules, ulceration, and rash. Virtually all patients have underlying dermatomyositis, but many lack the characteristic clinical myopathy associated with it. In the setting of amyopathic disease, the absence of clinically available biomarkers or clear pathologic diagnosis can complicate effective prognostic and therapeutic intervention. Until recently the presence of MDA-5 antibody associated dermato-pulmonary syndrome was described only in Asian populations. We present 2 cases of MDA-5-associated dermato-pulmonary syndrome and provide a comprehensive review of available literature.
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Lack of candidates means no Porthleven council election (From This is The West Country)
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Lack of candidates means no Porthleven council election
2:00pm Wednesday 10th April 2013 in Cornwall
There will be no election in Porthleven this May after not enough candidates put themselves forward. It means that those nominated will automatically fill the vacant positions.
These are existing councillors Benjamin (Mark) Berryman (current mayor), Susan Johns, Barbara Powell, Andrew Wallis and Danny Williams. They will be joined by new faces Liz Lane and Brian Michael. There are still two seats to be filled.
Elsewhere, on the Lizard Peninsula, standing for St Keverne Parish Council, in the Coverack ward, are: Robert Beadle, Roger Combe, William (Bill) Frisken and Sarah Lyne. Standing for the St Keverne ward are: Michael Anselmi, Alice Basher, Dominic Brandreth, Tony Carey, Russell Hocking, Derek Kevern, David Lambrick, Russell Peters (current chairman), Anthony Richards and Roger Richards.
Candidates standing for St Martin Parish Council are: Johnny Alston, Andrew Bray (current chairman), William Bryant, James Coupar, William (Brindley) Hosken, Philip Jenkin and Mike West.
In Mawgan the parish council candidates are: Vivian Benney, Colin Chapman, John Hatton, Lindsay Hockley, Shaun Lock, Pearl Merton, Christopher Roberts, Kevin Roberts and Dot Spragg.
In Manaccan: Daniel Flunder, Raymond Knight, Peter Norton, Virginia Richardson, JC Skewes, Angela Wood and Lionel Wood.
Out at The Lizard, standing for Landewednack Parish Council are: Jeremy Allerton, Barry Browning, Zena Browning, Velvyn Burt, Colin Hendy, Thora Hill and Anthony Muller.
In Mullion, standing for the parish council are: Dave German, Alec Gilbert, Ian Harvey, Shirley Ireland, John Lang (current chairman), Sue Ormond, Carolyn Rule, Peter Wilkins, Roger Willey and David Williams.
Candidates for Cury Parish Council are: Adrian Boaden, Reuben Curnow, Aidan Murray, Priscilla Oates and Robert Wright.
Grade Ruan Parish Council candidates are: Michael Alford, Paul Collins, Carol Cooper, Michael Fleetwood, Peter Freeman, Nigel Green, Jeb Preston and John Trewin.
On the other side of Helston, candidates for Breage Parish Council are: Tony Ackland, Jan Anthony, Tony Best, Tanis Board, Howard Bradford, Simon Caddick, Philippa Darby, Carole Rashleigh and Rose Wyvern.
In Sithney Parish Council, standing in the Lowertown ward is Ian Paterson, who is unopposed. Standing in the Sithney ward are: Peter Bickford-Smit, Brian Deacon, Phil Martiin, Michael Morgans, Ann Pascoe and Elizabeth Williams.
Standing for Wendron Parish Council in the Trewennack ward are Diane Mitchell and Nick Van Den Berg. For the Wendron ward are: Peter Davidson, Sharon Hook, Ronald Mitchell, Sheila Moyle, Marie Nute and Marion Warren.
In Gweek candidates are: Kevin Allon, Judith Brickhill, Diane Cash, Tristan Mackie, Paddy Sanders and Peter Williams.
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3:03pm Wed 10 Apr 13
Gillian Zella Martin 09 says...
3:44pm Wed 10 Apr 13
telstar1962 says...
I cannot believe that there are so many apathetic full-time residents in Porthleven.
4:57pm Wed 10 Apr 13
Gillian Zella Martin 09 says...
In Mullion there are always far more willing candidates than seats, and I think it helps if you belong to the golf club or you are rich lol
Perhaps I should vote for Sue Ormand because I think she made the Parish council more interesting last time she was in.
Mullion is like Groundhog Day.
7:38pm Wed 10 Apr 13
Gillian Zella Martin 09 says...
10:11pm Wed 10 Apr 13
telstar1962 says...
In a democracy, there should be voting for local representation,no matter how good the Council or Councillors are perceived to be.
Cannot imagine what the UK would be like if these rules also applied to MP's.
11:19pm Wed 10 Apr 13
ronedgcumbe says...
Mrs Geers wonderfull effort to to get people to stand for election seems to have payed of and I believe the new council will be better for it.
4:43am Thu 11 Apr 13
Gillian Zella Martin 09 says...
In Porthleven they have some very good Councillors that have achieved a lot for the village, The fact that not all the seats are filled tells me that people are happy with the situation.
It is unfortunate in my view that each village/town has a three mile rule in place even when seats are not taken by those within the three miles but as that is the case then if people do not wish to fill those seats from within the village why should existing Councillors not carry on as they are. If they had a vote and no one bothered to vote then they could end up with no Councillors or all the same Councillors. They cannot feasibly have no Councillors.
Ron why exactly has it been a problem in Helston because not all Councillors were elected?
9:23am Thu 11 Apr 13
telstar1962 says...
The fact is that people are just as likely to be 'not bothered to get involved' than 'happy'
It is so nice to know that at least Porthleven Council runs like clockwork,doesn't need a full complement and everything in their garden is rosy, lol
9:58am Thu 11 Apr 13
Gillian Zella Martin 09 says...
I am 'happy' with the way Porthleven is run, and I spend more time in Porthleven than I do where I live, and a lot of things that are done/happen in Porthleven do or could affect me. I want to see the best for Porthleven and I regularly patronize a good percentage of the shops/cafes/pubs/tak
e-aways there.
If as you say telstar, that people are just not bothered rather than happy, well then there is still very little the Councillors can do to get more people to stand for election,and I expect the people are happy sometimes.
Regarding everything in the garden being rosy, I would prefer the lady in Elliston Gardens not to feed the seagulls (yes I have witnessed it and have photographic evidence) but apart from that I think most things are good in Porthleven and people can rest assured that if there is anything to be sorted out, then at least Porthleven Town Council will at least try their best to sort things out and get things done, and one can visibly see where money has been spent and where effort has been made to resolve issues.
11:33am Thu 11 Apr 13
telstar1962 says...
It is of course dominated by a huge amount of cottages/homes which are let out for visitors,but its main problem is affordable homes.Seems a big pity that ordinary residents who would like their sons and daughters to stay living in the area cannot get involved on the Council and have some input in the discussions at Council level. They probably feel a bit intimidated or shy,and do not put themselves forward.
11:55am Thu 11 Apr 13
Gillian Zella Martin 09 says...
Generations of my family lived in Porthleven and unfortunately I cannot afford to live there, however I would now like to see others in Porthleven have that chance of an affordable home that would enable them to live in the village. Although holiday lets do play an important part of Porthlevens economy, they need to be balanced with permanent residents.
In a village that always has more candidates than seats for election I can understand the unwillingness of some people not trying for election as sometimes the results often appear to have been a foregone conclusion, but in Porthleven that has vacant seats, it does appear a shame that there are not those willing to stand.
12:02pm Thu 11 Apr 13
Gillian Zella Martin 09 says...
6:54pm Thu 11 Apr 13
telstar1962 says...
I would be interested to know the views of residents of Porthleven who may read this,and the reason why they think nobody else cares about representing such a good place.
A place where only about 7 out of 8 houses are lived in all year round !
7:29pm Thu 11 Apr 13
Gillian Zella Martin 09 says...
8:26pm Thu 11 Apr 13
Gillian Zella Martin 09 says...
My view on those answers is that anyone that wants to be paid would be doing it for the wrong reasons, I think one should want to give something to the community, to help others without reward and to improve ones local area.
As for clash of personalities!!! I believe tolerance goes a long way and if one tried hard enough surely they could compromise. As for the other reasons given, I don't really have any answers to them.
10:56pm Thu 11 Apr 13
telstar1962 says...
If that's the case,that's sad.
8:00am Fri 12 Apr 13
Gillian Zella Martin 09 says...
Surely if someone can state "clash of personalities" as a reason for not even trying something, then it is they that have the negative attitude. How do they know there would be a clash of personalities if they don't try something.
4:08pm Sat 13 Apr 13
telstar1962 says...
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Lamar State College-Port Arthur had lost two straight coming into Wednesday night's Region 14 game against Kilgore College. It was another loss that would hobble the Seahawks the most, though, as they fell to the Rangers 77-66 at the Parker Center.
At one point, Ty Allen was among the top scorers in the nation in NJCAA play. Wednesday night, the Seahawks' offensive leader sat on the bench with a back injury that could keep him sidelined for several weeks. Against Kilgore, his absence was huge.
"We're going to have to figure out how to win without him on the floor and that's going to take time," Hawks Coach Lance Madison said. "Ty is able to stretch the defense out and that gives us some room to drive to the basket. Without him in the game, we're forced to play more from the perimeter."
The Seahawks, who fall to 10-3 overall and 4-3 in conference play, were able to drive the lane on occasion but found themselves pushed to the outside, taking too many shots that failed to find the bottom of the net. The Hawks shot just 34.4 percent from the field in the game, hitting 1 of 7 from 3-point range in the second half as they tried to close in on the Rangers' double-digit advantage.
"We have to compete on every possession," Madison said. "Part of having a team that is mostly freshmen is teaching that intensity and seeing them convert on every opportunity possible."
The Rangers, on the other hand, were able to work the baseline, collecting several easy layups to get ahead of the Seahawks by as many as 12 late in the game. Leading that attack was Quinton UpShur with 22 points while teammate Lonnie McClanahan added 14. Chinedu Amajoyi collected a double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds.
The Hawks, who closed the gap to within 3 with 8:47 left in the game, just couldn't put together that final run they have become known for this season. Lamar State has pulled out several second-half wins this season but against Kilgore, it wasn't to be.
After a Korbin McClain jumper cut the Kilgore lead to one possession at 54-51, the Rangers pushed their advantage back out to as many as nine with 4 minutes left in the contest.
"We have to come back and regroup, figure out how we're going to win games without our leading scorer," Madison said. "We have to learn to compete without him and that will take some time."
The Seahawks were led by Kieran Woods' 17 points and eight rebounds, while McClain finished with 12. Anthony Allen scored 11 points with seven boards and seven blocked shots and Jamal Shabazz added 10 points and eight rebounds.
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By 1984, the Shemps were history, and Cornell, looking to get away from a flaky roommate, had moved in with Yamamoto. "I was a drummer, and he was a bass player," says Cornell, "so it was sort of like the law that we had to start a band." After jamming around with a number of guitarists, the two invited Thayil into the fold. Christening themselves Soundgarden after a pipe sculpture in Seattle's Sand Point that makes unearthly howling noises in the wind, the trio began gigging, Cornell doubling on drums and vocals. The band's first show was with a New York band called Three Teens Kill Four; its second was with the Melvins and Hüsker Dü.
After enlisting drummer Scott Sundquist to free Cornell up for frontman duties, the band gigged around for a year, and in 1986, they began recording, contributing two songs – "Heretic" and "All Your Lies" – to a CZ Records compilation album called Deep Six, which also featured the Melvins, the U-Men, Skin Yard (with Matt Cameron), Malfunkshun and Green River. (Green River would eventually splinter into Mudhoney and Mother Love Bone, the latter fronted by Malfunkshun singer Andy Wood.) By most accounts, it was Deep Six that sent the first brigade of major-label A&R reps to Seattle in the Eighties.
Sundquist, who had a wife and kids, bowed out of Soundgarden the same year. After some prodding, Cornell, Thayil and Yamamoto lured Cameron away from Skin Yard, and the four began recording their first Sub Pop EP, 1987's Screaming Life. They followed up in 1988 with a second EP, Fopp. Built around droning funk-metal and dub versions of the Ohio Players song, the EP foreshadowed Soundgarden's bent for offbeat covers, the most shining recent example being a bone-crunching treatment of Devo's "Girl U Want."
By this time, A&M had come a-courting, but the band members chose to stay on the indie circuit and sign with SST – home of the postpunk bands they idolized – to record their first full-length LP, 1988's Grammy-nominated Ultramega OK. A&M's persistence eventually won out, though, and the label signed them later that year.
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"We don't make pop records," says Cameron, and he's putting it lightly. While Nirvana's songs are ridden with catchy Beatlesque hooks that make them more palatable for mainstream record buyers, Soundgarden's material is far more esoteric. The songs are less structured – sometimes wending all over the place – and when Cornell strays from his sleepy baritone, his upper-register vocals can be bloodcurdling. With only a few exceptions ("Get on the Snake," from Louder Than Love; "Outshined," from Badmotorfinger), the band's songs all occupy the span of the accessibility scale that stretches from "airplay, are you kidding?" to "maybe on a college station." The songs range from plodding dirges ("Beyond the Wheel," from Ultramega) to wrecking-ball blues ("Incessant Mace," from Ultramega; "Holy Water," from Badmotorfinger) to teeth-rattling hardcore ("Tears to Forget," from Screaming Life, "Circle of Power," from Ultramega). Then there are the songs best just described as "Soundgarden," eccentric loners at the musical party. Most of the band's releases contain a few, but Badmotorfinger has the lion's share, among them the dreamy, mystical travelogues "Searching With My Good Eye Closed" and "Mind Riot"; "Jesus Christ Pose," a track so assaultive and strobelike that listening to it makes you feel edgy; "Face Pollution," a hardcore car chase with a mind-blowing pentatonic guitar break that ping-pongs all over the fretboard; and the majestic, grittily ceremonial "Somewhere," which sounds like "Pomp and Circumstance" colliding with "Wild Thing."
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Tickets to Friday's 12:01 a.m. show can't be bought in advance. Muggles looking to watch "Harry" at the should get there a little early.
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Earlier today, CBS Sunday Morning Correspondent Mo Rocca sent out a tweet inquiring who was the coolest person in Buffalo. Take a look, and tweet him back if you're so inclined. It just might be you.
Work related question: Who's the coolest person who lives in Buffalo?
— Mo Rocca (@MoRocca) January 13, 2014
Rocca said he'll be in Buffalo this week doing a Super Bowl story on chicken wings, and is trying to avoid rehashing the same old Duffs vs. Anchor Bar story. (We feel his pain.) Instead, he said, he's looking for someone interesting/hilarious to eat wings with. Tweet him at @MoRocca.
While he's here, Rocca will also be working on a story for the program about 13th president Millard Fillmore, a local figure who has long fascinated him.
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The hottest spots to view Super Bowl XLVI have big screens, good food and some interesting bargains. The top picks include:
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413 Seabright Ave., Santa Cruz's oldest bar, will host a potluck for the big game that will include a BBQ and Bloody Mary's. As they say on their Facebook page: Non-yacht owners also welcome!
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The appetizers will be tailgate inspired and begin as early as 11:00 a.m.
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---- — BEVERLY — Cardinal Sean O'Malley has named the Rev. Mark Mahoney as pastor of the city's three Catholic churches, one of the first appointments under the Archdiocese of Boston's sweeping reorganization plan.
Mahoney, who has been the pastor at St. Rose of Lima in Topsfield since 2007, will head the new collaborative in Beverly that includes St. Mary's, St. John's and St. Margaret's churches.
The collaboratives are being formed under a pastoral plan, announced in January, that organizes groups of churches under a single pastor. Mahoney is among the first of four pastors named to lead a collaborative.
"The archdiocese has great trust in his pastoral approach and leadership qualities and experience," archdiocese spokesman Terrence Donilon said. "We have great confidence in his ability to lead the collaborative, understanding the important role the parishioners and staff must play in successfully implementing Phase One."
Mahoney is vacationing and could not be reached for comment. He is scheduled to start in Beverly on June 4.
The archdiocese plans to organize its 288 parishes into approximately 135 collaboratives over the next five years in hopes of revitalizing the church by sharing resources. The collaboratives will have one pastor, a pastoral staff team, a parish council and a finance committee.
As part of Phase One, Cardinal Sean O'Malley announced in January the formation of the first 12 collaboratives, including ones in Beverly, Salem, Lynn and Lynnfield. The pastors for the other communities have not yet been named.
Donilon said the pastors chosen for Phase One will be "critical to the success of the mission."
"Pastoral planning is one of the most important initiatives undertaken by the archdiocese in its more than 200-year history," he said. "It will require the collaboration of many people in the months and years ahead."
Mahoney will take over in Beverly for the Rev. David Barnes, who is the pastor at St. Mary's and administrator for St. Margaret's, and Monsignor William Cuddy, the administrator at St. John's. Donilon said no decisions have been made on their next assignments.
Barnes, who has been at St. Mary's since 2000 and was named priest of the year at the 2007 Boston Men's Catholic Conference, said he is "deeply grateful" for his years in Beverly.
"St. Paul once referred to his people as his 'crown and joy,'" he said. "When I look at the people here, I know exactly what St. Paul meant. They are my crown and my joy."
Mahoney is a native of Needham and a graduate of Xaverian Brothers High School and St. John's Seminary College. He has served at parishes in Wakefield, Holliston, West Roxbury and Lincoln, as well as at St. Rose of Lima in Topsfield.
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Donilon said no decision has been made on who will replace Mahoney in Topsfield. Mahoney said in the latest church newsletter that St. Rose will establish a collaborative with St. Agnes in Middleton.
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North Carolina law is clear on when public officials should provide citizens access to public records: as promptly as possible.
But reporters at The News & Observer and other news outlets sometimes wait six months or more for requests about simple things such as which professor taught a UNC class in which room, or more complicated requests for records at the heart of the states $14 billion Medicaid program or the botched rollout of the states food stamp program, NC FAST.
The delays mean the public lacks timely insight into how public dollars are being spent and how public servants are fulfilling their duties.
Soon after taking office, Gov. Pat McCrory declared Medicaid broken and promised to reform the program. He hired an experienced Medicaid manager, Carol Steckel, as Medicaid director.
The governor made it clear that he wanted to move North Carolinas Medicaid program to a managed care model, under which private insurance companies would manage parts or all of the program.
When Steckel abruptly resigned in September, The News & Observer requested access to Steckels work-related emails. WRAL separately requested all of Steckels emails that mentioned managed care.
Six months later, the department has yet to produce a single email.
There is no dispute that emails sent in the course of public business are public records. In fact, theres a standard template for state Department of Health and Human Services emails: Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third parties by an authorized State official.
Kevin Howell, a lawyer and point man for all records requests at DHHS, said the department is responding as quickly as possible. He cited two reasons for the delay: The requests are in a queue behind other requests, and staffers must read each email to make sure no confidential information is released.
We do want to turn requests around as promptly as possible, Howell said. All records have to be reviewed individually to protect confidentiality.
But others who have done Howells job said records requests should be filled in days or weeks, not six months or more.
Good Lord no, thats ridiculous, said Debbie Crane, who worked for 19 years as a public information officer, the last eight at DHHS. Email is a pretty easy request to deal with.
When providing email for a public records request, state employees typically complained that there was confidential information mixed in their emails.
You shouldnt be putting a patients name or Social Security number in an email, Crane said.
It does take time, Crane said. Somebody does have to read the emails, but that should take a matter of weeks, not months.
Crane said the longest lag time during her tenure was six weeks. Crane was fired from her job at DHHS in 2008 amid the fallout of a News & Observer series critical of mental health reforms under the administration of former Gov. Mike Easley.
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In August, WRAL reporter Tyler Dukes requested emails concerning NC FAST, a new software program intended to speed the handling of food stamps and other benefits. The program has been troubled from the outset. A backlog of applications grew as many county workers struggled with the new system.
The backlog grew so severe that the U.S. Department of Agriculture threatened to cut off $88 million a year in federal money that helps run the system.
Dukes requested the emails of NC FAST Director Anthony Vellucci. The department has not provided any email in seven months while the problems in the program have played out at legislative hearings and in the media.
Responding in a timely way to the requests is crucial to holding this agency accountable, Dukes said. Its difficult to do when we are waiting so long for this.
Carolina Public Press, a news site based in Asheville, looked into DHHS investigation of Femcare, a local abortion clinic. DHHS suspended Femcares license two days after McCrory signed a controversial abortion bill into law.
The reporter, Jon Elliston, first requested the records Aug. 1. He said he spent several weeks negotiating the scope and cost of the request. He received some records Feb. 8 and the remainder a couple of weeks later.
We did try to narrow the requests, and we had a protracted set of negotiations, Elliston said. Still, it did take a long time.
There are 24 positions in the Office of Communications at DHHS, according to an Oct. 24 memo. One person, Howell, facilitates public records requests. Another person arranges interviews for reporters with agency personnel. The other positions are dedicated to public relations and marketing.
Withholding an audit
In September, officials at Elizabeth City State University launched an internal probe of long-distance international phone calling after The News & Observer disclosed an unusual pattern involving thousands of calls to Senegal.
The university refused to say who was leading that review, even though it is public record. In December, The N&O sought records about the review itself, including any memos or other correspondence.
A spokeswoman for the university, Kesha Williams, responded that the investigation was not complete. The newspaper requested any records that had been created. The university provided none.
One of the papers readers, John H. Hall Jr. of Nags Head, was also curious. He wrote several letters, with no result, and finally was directed to someone in the universitys legal department.
The week of Feb. 10, the university gave Hall a copy of an internal audit addressed to interim Chancellor Charles Becton. The audit detailed $140,000 of misspent state tax dollars, and a separate one showed that $6,000 in personal long-distance calls were made by an unidentified ECSU employee.
Hall, a 79-year-old retiree, mailed the audit to The News & Observer with a handwritten note that said he had received the report after some effort.
On March 5, the newspaper renewed its request for memos and correspondence about ECSUs internal review. The response that day from Williams was succinct: I received your request.
On March 6, the paper sought the information again. The response was the same. That continued for days, until on March 10, the university sent the internal review by fax.
The internal review was dated Nov. 20.
Becton said he had not wanted the report released until it was final. It is well-settled law in North Carolina that draft reports and other working papers of government officials are public records that must be provided as promptly as possible.
Becton added in the interview that he had hoped to produce the document simultaneously with an ongoing state audit. That state audit was released Thursday.
Becton, a former judge on the state Court of Appeals, said he did not have any additional explanation for why the information was withheld for so long.
A nine-month wait
The News & Observer has requested many documents in reporting on the academic fraud and athletics scandal at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The school has provided public records promptly in some cases, but other requests have taken nearly a year to fill. In some cases, media outlets had to sue to get records. The N&O has filed one lawsuit and been part of a second in pursuit of other records.
On Nov. 11, the newspaper requested all university correspondence with the NCAA from the period of Aug. 1 through Nov. 9. Despite repeated requests, the university has not provided any correspondence.
On June 6, 2013, the newspaper requested basic information that is public for any course: the assigned classroom, class time and instructor of two classes in the African and Afro-American Studies department. Emails obtained through a separate public records request suggested those classes in 2005 and 2010 could be among those that were advertised as lecture courses but ended up as classes that didnt meet and required only a paper.
Spokeswoman Karen Moon responded that neither course was contained in university investigative reports listing bogus classes. She provided no further information.
The News & Observer repeated the request, asking for the information regardless of whether the classes were referred to in any reports. Despite at least three requests in 2014, the university had not provided the information until Friday afternoon, more than nine months after the original request.
On Friday afternoon, Moon released information on the two professors and said the university was unable to locate a class time or location for these courses.
In the past, the university has blamed a personnel shortage for being slow with records requests.
UNC Board of Governors Chairman Peter Hans has said he is troubled by the lengthy process. He expressed concerns about other universities as well and said he is working on a proposal to bring before the board that would set standards for acknowledging the requests and providing an estimate for how long it would take to produce them.
My sense is the legal process (for producing information) is more difficult than it appears, but it shouldnt be this hard with the long gaps between requests and responses, and the uneven nature of responses from (UNC) institutions, Hans said. Staff writers J. Andrew Curliss and Dan Kane contributed.
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SELINSGROVE — What do you get when you combine an entertaining Valley radio personality with a creative and stylish hairdresser?
A hit song and video that has drawn nearly 20,000 viewers to YouTube.
"Shamokin State of Mind" is the name of the song that Max-Media and Chad Evans, Y-106 disc jockey, formerly of Shamokin, and Erica Perrige, of Danville, decided to put together in 2011.
The song parody is based off of rapper Jay-Z and Emmy Award-winning Alicia Keys' 2009 hit song "Empire State of Mind."
"We just wanted to try something different," Evans said. "This was a long process."
Evans began writing lyrics to match the beat of the music, but he knew he needed a female to fill the shoes of Keys, so he decided to put out a "help wanted" on Facebook.
Perrige answered the call.
"I saw it and I knew Chad and I was like 'Are you kidding me?' He knows I sing," she said. "So I called him and I told him I was in."
The two began production on the song and it began to hit Valley airwaves and was an instant success.
"People just like it," Evans said. "It got great response so it got me thinking ... we wanted to make a video."
Perrige agreed to the video and the two made their way to Shamokin.
"I am originally from there so I know the area," Evans said. "We went out there and began to start to film."
The video is now rapidly approaching 20,000 hits.
Evans said he began writing the lyrics several months before the actual song hit the airwaves of Y-106.
"It wasn't easy," he said. "But it was fun."
Perrige, a hairstylist in Lewisburg, said once the video made it to YouTube people began to rec-
ognize her.
"I would be working and people would say 'We love your video,'" she said. "It was shocking, but it was great to hear."
The lyrics bring to light anything and everything about Shamokin and at one point, even a reference to Northumberland County Commissioner Vinny Clausi is made.
Evans thanks Clausi for the opening of his former pizzeria and restaurant, "Two Guys."
"I saw it," Clausi said. "It was good and funny. Maybe he should be a comedian."
Evans also references pierogies and barbecue, two summer traditions in the city.
As Perrige uses her powerful voice to sing the refrain, Evans is seen dancing in the background.
"This was all just fun and it kind of took off," he said. "So it made us think."
And for Evans, that's a scary thought.
"He called me again and said he had an idea," Perrige said. "I told him, without even hearing it, that I was in."
So the dynamic duo drove to Elysburg and scouted out the location of their next parody.
"What better place then a place that has fun, food and fantasy?" Evans said. "Got to go to Knoebels!"
And thus, the parody to the hit song "Good Feeling" by rapper Flo Rida was created.
"We went back at it," Evans joked. "We went to Knoebels Amusement Resort and began filming."
Perrige once again used her powerful voice in the song and can be seen with Evans throughout the video strolling around the amusement park.
In the video, the pair sing about everything and anything Knoebels and it became such a hit, the amusement park began to play it over the loudspeaker this past summer.
Knoebels also used the video on its web site to attract new thrill seekers to the park.
So what's next for Evans?
"We are kicking around a few ideas," he said. "We have some things in mind."
Evans wouldn't reveal his plans, but said he is looking at Geisinger or the Selinsgrove Speedway.
"We will see what happens," he said. "We are talking about different things now."
Either way, Perrige and her powerful voice singing about doctors or speed racers as Evans tries to dance in the background will be sure to make a splash.
"Whatever he wants to do, I am in," Perrige said. "We're getting pretty good at this."


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"The Losers" centers upon the members of an elite U.S. Special Forces unit sent into the Bolivian jungle on a search and destroy mission. The ...
Rating: PG-13 for sequences of intense action and violence, a scene of sensuality and language
Length: 100 minutes
Released: April 23, 2010 Nationwide
Cast: Zoe Saldana, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Idris Elba, Columbus Short, Óscar Jaenada
Director: Sylvain White
Writer: Andy Diggle, Peter Berg, James Vanderbilt
It's tempting and surely reasonable to write off Sylvain White's The Losers as a spring stop-gap in Hollywood's comic-book mania, but with one sticking point: Had you ever heard of The Losers? A few out there may be familiar with DC Comics' original World War II-themed series, and more than likely plenty of fanboys were onboard with Andy Diggle and Jock's 2003 reimagining for DC's mature-audiences imprint Vertigo. But Watchmen it's not: While the steady resurgence of the comics industry led to a decade's worth of well-established superhero movies and iffy adaptations of high-profile graphic novels, The Losers is the rare exception that takes Hollywood a little deeper into comics. Pair a wild action series like this, for instance, with an ingratiating B-movie house like Dark Castle Films, and throw in a director with something to prove. There are worse things to spend your studio's money on.
It's immediately apparent that White's film has no intention of disguising its origins. A few moments of "Look! It's a comic-book movie" graphic flourishes punctuate a wordy introduction to our bland band of CIA special-ops bad-asses, led by Jeffrey Dean Morgan as Col. Franklin Clay. Then the team gets involved in a gratuitous, visually nonsensical raid on a Bolivian village that ends with a chopper full of dead orphans. (White's design for the film plays up the color, makes everything cartoony, then kind of bashes things together clumsily like a kid playing alone with G.I. Joe toys.) Clay's slo-mo emoting amidst the wreckage—the result of an ill-defined betrayal that leaves his whole team assumed dead—gets a chuckle in a film that spends its opening sequence asserting its heroes' violent disregard for human life. It's sentimental in its nihilism.
It doesn't let up, either. The Losers is a good example of how silly the PG-13 rating is—the movie casually but bloodlessly clocks a body count in the dozens, most of them killed by our "heroes," who enlist the help of the alluring Aisha (Zoe Saldana) in hunting down the conspicuously cartoony supervillain (Jason Patric, trying hard to channel Will Ferrell) who put them in this mess. White leans too hard on the comic book as a storyboard, and the Losers' swath of destruction is harder to swallow when sketches turn to flesh and blood. (They at least use tranquilizer darts instead of bullets during the hijacking of a U.S. military helicopter.) The dead kids and a convoluted mid-film twist give The Losers its only human ideas, but one is a MacGuffin and the other peters out in stalemate.
Jim Vanderbilt and Peter Berg's script also relies too heavily on Diggle's book, or at the very least it comes off that way. A snappy, sardonic tone puts The Losers well above dismal action-flick standards, but the material itself is stereotypical edgy comics, full of labored back-and-forths that work fine from panel to panel but leave a film's cast alternately mugging and stumbling. Some of it works, more of it doesn't, which can be said for the movie itself.
Still, there are dividends to all this comic-cribbing. The Losers has earned its place on the big screen, originating in a work that typifies the comics world's creative advantage over the cinema: Comic-book creators can use a lot of the same tricks but never have to worry about a budget. When White can keep a handle on his action sequences—which isn't always—this retranslation, and the style roughly fitted to it, carry over a wealth of explosive eye candy, including island-imploding WMDs, an incendiary guy-on-girl tussle and liberal use of rocket launchers. The format of a multi-issue comic-book story arc jibes well with the rhythms of a globe-trotting action movie where the capering has priority over the dramatic conflict. The Losers occasionally repeats itself, and feels slightly long even under 100 minutes, but there is an appealing momentum.
So it's a fun movie, the sort that breaks out Ram Jam's "Black Betty" before it hits the three-minute mark. (The pop songs all sit high in the mix, and one even repeats for no reason; funny how a perfectly handsome film can make itself come across as a second-rate music video.) It's not a tell-your-friends crowd pleaser, and it won't bring anyone new to the comic shops the way Edgar Wright's upcoming Scott Pilgrim is sure to do. But if they're going to keep up the adaptations, why not adapt less popular material that might actually be a pretty righteous movie? The Losers is at worst an honest effort.
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