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Cops Corner
Date: October 7, 2009
by: Compiled by the Observer Staff
Sept. 22
Dock disappearance
3:23 p.m. — Jewfish Key. Lost or Missing Property. A woman reported that her three-seat red kayak was missing from her dock.
Sept. 24
Police monitor move
6:37 p.m. — 7100 block of Longboat Drive East. Disturbance. A woman asked for police assistance to get her belongings from her house. She was concerned that her husband, who had become increasingly more violent and broken one of her fingers recently, would give her problems. The husband did not object to her moving out.
Getting trashed
9:29 p.m. — 500 block of Bay Isles Parkway. Suspicious Circumstance. Police watched a man who parked his car in the fire lane outside a drug store nervously get outside of the car and throw some items in a trashcan. After police realized that two empty vodka bottles and some rolling papers were sitting on top of the trash, they asked for permission to search the vehicle. No other contraband was found and the man was sent on his way with a warning after confirming he had not been drinking today.
Sept. 25
Too much off the top
10:24 a.m. — 3700 block of GMD. Property Damage. Someone reported that a man driving a tree-trimming truck trimmed the southeast corner off of a condominium clubhouse building, causing $500 worth of damage to the gutter and wood on that side of the building.
Check it out
11:01 a.m. — 1900 block of Harbourside Drive. Fraud. A man called to report that his wife received a letter from "I-Spy Mystery Shoppers" for $3,970. He wanted to know "if the check was any good." Police told him it was a scam.
Sept. 28
Boat runs aground
10:15 a.m. — 3000 block of Fair Oaks Lane. Rescue. Police helped a man receive medical assistance after he cut his hand while trying to move his stranded boat off some grass flats. The boat was left disabled until the owner could remove it.
Sept. 29
Potential robbery thwarted
1:44 a.m. — 500 block of Chipping Lane. Suspicious Incident. Police watched a car without lights turn into a driveway in Country Club Shores and sit stationary for several minutes. When police approached the two men in the car, they acted nervous and could not explain why they were parked in a neighborhood in which they did not live. Both subjects were interviewed separately, and both were arrested for loitering and prowling. A butter knife was found under one of the car seats, and one of the subjects was listed as a violent felony offender who was on probation for aggravated battery.
Tennis Center work halted
5:38 p.m. — 500 block of Bay Isles Road. Code Enforcement. Construction workers at the Longboat Key Public Tennis Center were told they couldn't work past 5 p.m., even if they were preparing for the next day's construction activities.
Furniture fee
11:18 p.m. — Off the Key. Suspicious Circumstance. Police pulled over a man for an equipment violation and discovered a complete set of pool furniture in the bed of the truck. The driver said a friend had given him the furniture in exchange for doing some painting work at Twin Shores mobile-home park.
Disgruntled former employee causes a scene
3:17 p.m. — 1600 block of GMD. Civil Disturbance. Resort employees called to report a former employee causing a scene on resort property once he found out the person issuing final paychecks had already left for the day. When he was told his check would be mailed to him, he left without turning in his keys. Police talked to the man by phone and he explained that he "gave back all the property they deserve," including the keys, T-shirts and a chainsaw.
No fires allowed
4:49 p.m. — 600 block of St. Judes Drive. Fire. Police responded to a report of an open fire, which had already been extinguished by residents before police arrived Residents were warned of the town's ban on open burning.
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Corn tortilla chips with the zing of fresh lime and a spicy hot chile flavor.
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A selection of delicious guacamole recipes from basic guacamole to guacamole flavored with lime, chiles and more.
Gauacamole with Lime
A tangy guacamole with a burst of fresh lime flavor.
A delicious snack that is similar to a granola bar.
Crunchy Garlic-Lime Corn Tortilla Chips
Corn tortilla chips with the zing of fresh lime and a spicy hot chile flavor.
Three Cheese Quesadilla
If you love cheese, this quesadilla will satisfy all of your queso cravings.
Habanero Guacamole
Smooth and spicy, this guacamole has a strong kick of heat.
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Got an avocado? Whip up some delicious guacamole in about a minute with this easy guacamole recipe.
Quick Bean and Cheese Quesadilla
A quick and easy snack or meal. And you can make these delicious quesadillas on one pan.
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A delicious and healthy alternative to chips, these roasted seeds will satisfy your cravings for something crunchy and salty.
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A delicious guacamole that has a taco flavor to it. Dip your chips into it and it really tastes like a taco!
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A fun and festive snack for October. These orange colored quesadillas are carved like real Jack 'O Lanterns and taste just like regular quesadillas.
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These golden brown, cheese-filled "quesadillas" are the perfect after school munchie or late-night snack.
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Plantains are a popular Mexican ingredient. In this recipe they are fried to make a chip. You can use these chips any way you would use a regular corn chip.
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UPDATED (11:15 p.m.)— Mitt Romney has won the Maryland Republican presidential primary, according to multiple news outlets.
At 11 p.m., Romney leads Rick Santorum 91,402 (48 percent) to 57,299 (30 percent) with 1,281 of 1,851 precincts reporting.
"I voted for Romney, he's the lesser of the evils," said Lisa Watts of Darnestown, MD.
Chuck Duvall also of Darnestown, said he voted for Ron Paul, but expected Romney to win the Maryland primary. Both he and his wife, Ruth, said they planned to support Romney against Democratic incumbent President Barack Obama even though he wasn't their primary selection.
A Romney win in Maryland was not unexpected. CNN declared Romney the winner at 8 p.m. when polls in Maryland and Washington closed.
"Maryland's role is to ratify the decision the Republican leadership has already made around the country," said Matthew Crenson, professor emeritus of political science at Johns Hopkins University. "The endorsements are all lining up behind Romney"
There are 37 delegates up for grabs in Maryland apportioned by congressional district. The winner of each district earns three delegates who are committed to that respective candidate. The balance goes to the candidate who wins the state.
Entering tonight, Romney was nearly half way to the 1,211 delegates needed to secure his party's nomination. Santorum had less than 300 total delegates.
At 11 p.m., Romney leads all Republican candidates in every congressional district, according to the Maryland State Board of Elections. He also was ahead in 22 of Maryland's 24 jurisdictions except rural Garrett and Somerset Counties where Santorum holds leads.
Obama is running unopposed in Maryland and has nearly 87 percent of the vote in the Democratic Primary.
Congressional District 1 candidates John LaFerla and Wendy Rosen—of Kent and Baltimore Counties, respectively—will likely have to wait until absentee ballots are counted to determine a winner.
Less than 100 votes separate the two in the race to challenge incumbent Republican Andy Harris. With 42,648 votes counted just before 11 p.m., Harris received more votes than any other candidate on Tuesday's ballot.
In the Democratic race, Rosen has a narrow lead of 10,391 votes to LaFerla's 10,257. Kim Letke scored 3,323 votes.
State Sen. Nancy Jacobs declared victory in the 2 nd Congressional District Republican primary around 10 p.m. The Harford County Republican beat out five other candidates.
Jacobs said if elected, her primary goals in Congress would be to work to repeal "Obamacare" and push for a balanced budget amendment.
"It's time to ditch Dutch (Ruppersberger)," Jacobs said. "We know there are a lot more Democrats than Republicans in the district, but we know that we have a lot of crossover support. There were plenty of people who came up to our workers and told us 'we're Democrats that can't vote for you in the primary, but come the general election, you will have our support."
Around 10:48 p.m. Jacobs had 60.9 percent of the vote with 8,525 votes in the primary for Republican candidacy in the second state congressional district race.
Trailing Jacobs with 3,212 votes, 22.9 percent of the vote, was Del. Rick Impallaria, who represents Baltimore and Harford Counties.. Larry Smith had 1,526 votes making up 10.9 percent of the votes, according to unofficial state board of elections results.
Howard H. Norton, Ray Bly and Vlad Degan had 291, 246 and 205 votes respectively.
Ruppersberger received 17,547 votes.
Incumbent Rep. John Sarbanes has a dominating lead over democratic challenger David H. Lockwood in the Democratic 3rd District congressional race—the candidates have 19,094 and 2,832 votes respectively.
On the Republican side of the race, Eric Delano Knowles (3,884 votes) continues to lead and Thomas E. "Pinkston" Harris ( 3,386 votes) trails close behind. Other contenders in the Republican race for the Third District are Armand F. Girard who currently has 2,648 votes and Draper S. Phelps who trails the pack with 1,595 votes.
Rep. Elijah Cummings has a large lead in the Democratic primary in the 7th Congressional District with 94.5 percent of the vote. Charles U. Smith and Ty Glen Busch are both running against Cummings.
Frank C. Mirabile leads with 71.4 percent of the votes in the 7th Distirict Republican primary. He is running against M. Justin Kinsey.
The district encompasses a large portion of Baltimore City, western Baltimore County and parts of Howard County.
In the , Ken Timmerman leads a field of four with almost 46 percent of the votes and Dave Wallace has captured around 36 percent of the votes.
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BlueSkittle saw Michael Shannon starring in THE ICEMAN at BIFF and shares with us!!!
Hey folks, Harry here... Us film geeks at AICN worship at the distrurbed altar of Michael Shannon, so when BlueSkittle sent in his review of Shannon's latest starring role in THE ICEMAN, about a professional serial killer completely not invented for the screen... ie this is for reals folks. So, let's see how it is:
Michael Shannon, like many big names before him, seems to be enjoying some time in the spotlight after years of being a recognizable face in the background. Working his way up from bit parts in films of the early 90's (Groundhog Day comes to mind) to some weightier supporting roles and on into the occasional leading man position, Shannon's ability to bottle up, shake around, and unleash his brand of fury on screen is starting to earn the man some recognition.
The Iceman sees Shannon embody the role of contract killer, and self-professed murderer of over 100 people, Richard Kuklinski as he raises a family on stage and kills for money behind the scenes. The movie doesn't make it clear if Kuklinski only killed for hire (doing various jobs for mafia-type families), but it hints that the man would end someone's life for the slightest offense or a wrong look which makes for an eerie juxtaposition to the happy life he has at home with a wife and two daughters. I don't know if we're supposed to feel empathy for the man when he's around his family or if we should be uncomfortable that we've just seen him slit a man's throat and come home without giving it a second thought, but I think the moral ambiguity at times is beneficial to the film.
Throughout The Iceman I found myself comparing it to the Johnny Depp cocaine movie Blow speckled with a light seasoning of the Ryan Gosling atmospheric piece Drive. The dark tones and faded colors combined with the casual gangster undertones of Blow were present throughout, and even the arc and end of the storyline felt familiar. That said, at times I enjoyed the similarities (the nostalgic yet unforgiving nature of the era, the strong performances by impressive cameos and key players, the tension and thrill of a job well done that we share with the main character), but at other times I felt I already knew what was coming as the parallels progressed.
Shannon's Kuklinski, when alone with his wife or enjoying a night in with the entire family, is quiet, sincere, and confident in his coolness, much like how I'd imagine Ryan Gosling's character from Drive might turn out if he stayed in the business for another 10 years and had a few kids. Kuklinski's time at home is actually pretty precious, and aside from one or two outbursts when things start to spiral downward it's pleasant to watch the family interact. When he starts freezing bodies and disposing of them months later, earning him the nickname "The Iceman" in papers and on the streets, he's also trying to enjoy Christmas mornings and his kid's birthday parties. This makes for an honest and heartfelt disconnect when Kuklinski's work starts to follow him home, and much like Blow I felt the weight with him as relationships stretched and eventually broke.
I'd be doing the film a disservice if I didn't mention how well the small and supporting roles were filled by some seasoned talent. From Kuklinski's wife (a refreshingly vibrant Winona Ryder) to mob boss Ray Liotta, an at-first-unrecognizable David Schwimmer, and a 70's wild man ice cream truck driving Chris Evans all the second tier players were impressive, solid, and fun in their own way. When a slimy James Franco comes and goes in a matter of a few minutes, or we take a five minute trip to prison to visit a behind-bars Kuklinski brother Stephen Dorff, it's hard not to appreciate everyone involved.
While not a fantastic film The Iceman is a solid one worth seeing for the performances and atmosphere. If anything it's a film that paves the way for Michael Shannon to continue climbing the Hollywood ladder in impressive ways. Here he's surprisingly subdued, and those hoping to see an off-the-hook maniac will be pleasantly surprised by the subtleties and calm mannerisms he displays. After watching the Shannon silently kill people in the shadows I'm looking forward to seeing him oppress humanity as Zod in the upcoming Man of Steel, and until then The Iceman is a pretty decent fix for fans of the man.
Call me BlueSkittle
Well folks, Harry here to say... I can't wait to see this flick. Sounds like another awesome romp with Michael Shannon. And like BlueSkittle, I'm dying to see Zod in action. I really do hope the next MAN OF STEEL trailer begins to really feature Shannon. They do need to introduce the conflict of the story. Don't ya think?
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Top 10 Insane Comics That Almost HappenedA column article, Top Ten by: Maxwell Yezpitelok
Did you know Jack Kirby almost made a bizarre comic strip based on Frank Zappa's hit single Valley Girl? I didn't either, and I found out too late to use it in this list, so I'm mentioning it here in the intro. Anyway, let's get to the actual article: these are real comics that were almost published (but weren't), and they're all completely bonkers.
10. Jack Kirby's Spider-Man
If you ever doubted Steve Ditko's contribution as co-creator of Spider-Man, check out Jack Kirby's original take on the character: he was a tall, muscular dude, and his costume included buccaneer boots, standard superhero trunks, and a gun holster. Why the gun holster, you ask? Because he shot web from a weapon, not his wrists (MADNESS!). Also, he had a magic ring that allowed him to transform back to his secret identity of teenage student Peter Parker -- yep, in this version, Spider-Man was an adult, and probably shared as much of a personality with Peter Parker as Captain Planet does with the Planeteers.
Kirby had drawn five pages of his version when Stan Lee decided it wasn't working out and brought in Steve Ditko to completely re-do the concept. Apparently it was Ditko who came up with the idea that Spider-Man should ALWAYS be a teenager, which was a pretty revolutionary concept for the time. Of course, we can't really say Spider-Man was the first teenage superhero who wasn't a sidekick, because a few decades earlier we had…
9. Jerry Siegel's Superboy
The concept behind Superboy ("Superman, only a boy") is pretty straightforward. How different could Jerry Siegel's original idea for the character have been? Very different, it turns out: the "Superboy" Siegel pitched to DC Comics was an irresponsible 12 year old brat who used his powers exclusively to pull pranks on people. This is consistent with Siegel and Shuster's depiction of baby Superman as a troublemaker in early Superman comics. So, rather than saving farmers from being run over by tractors, this version of Superboy would have spent his time placing cows on top of trees, or something.
DC turned down the idea, for some reason… and then went on to publish a comic called "Superboy" while Siegel was off serving in World War II. This version, first written by an uncredited Don Cameron, is the one that eventually went on to introduce us to concepts like the city of Smallville, Lana Lang and the Legion of Super-Heroes. Meanwhile, Siegel took his rejected "prankster superhero" idea and turned it into his next big hit: the tragically unfunny Funnyman.
8. Holy Terror, Batman!
I'm not trying to get cute with the name here: that's what the comic was actually called. Written and drawn by Frank Miller (who else?), Holy Terror, Batman would have pitted the Dark Knight against Osama Bin Laden and the rest of Al Qaeda. Miller described it as "a piece of propaganda - Batman kicks al-Qa'eda's ass," comparing it to those old WWII comics where superheroes got to punch Hitler or slap random Japanese people. Miller never said much about the plot, but we know that it involved a terrorist attack on Gotham City, Catwoman somehow getting into trouble, and Batman killing a whole bunch of brown people, presumably.
Eventually, Miller decided to drop the "Batman" part, replacing him with a new character called The Fixer, probably because this means he can make the comic even more insane and violent. He was still working on Holy Terror last year, but we're not sure if he'll ever actually release it. It wouldn't be the first time Miller drops a project that seems too insane to be true, like…
7. Frank Miller's JESUS!
Here's all we know about this one: it was by Frank Miller, it starred Jesus, and the title of the comic was all in caps, ending in an exclamation mark. If that isn't enough to convince you this comic would have been completely nuts, you've probably never read anything by this guy. Bear in mind that this would have been published by Dark Horse, the same company that had recently put out Miller's ultra-violent 300 and Sin City graphic novels. This man was not in a reflexive state of mind.
JESUS! was announced in 2000, but then Miller got distracted with other projects like DK2 and All-Star Bats, so we can safely assume he's abandoned this one by now. He did, however, include a Jesus-looking character going on a violent revenge trip in Sin City: Hell and Back (the image is from there). And speaking of crazy Jesus comics that almost happened…
6. Swamp Thing meets Jesus
The idea of Swamp Thing, a monster made of plants, traveling back in time and meeting Jesus Christ sounds bizarre enough -- but the comic was actually much, much weirder than that. The cover art showed Swampy becoming a wooden cross much like the one Jesus was crucified on (which would be within the scope of his shape-shifting powers), and it's been widely reported that this moment was actually included in the issue. That is, Jesus was meant to be nailed on top of Swamp Thing. Another version of the story places Swampy under the cross, collecting Jesus' blood with the Holy Grail. Either way, crazy stuff.
DC actually approved writer Rick Veitch's proposal for this issue, and then cancelled it at the last minute -- not because of the Swamp-Cross cover or the Grail moment, but because Veitch had written Jesus as if he was a simple magician, rather than the son of God. Apparently, DC has something against wizards.
5. Ghost Rider meets Casper
Another hard to believe crossover, though it becomes more feasible when you consider that at the time this was proposed, Marvel had recently published that abomination called Archie meets The Punisher. Around that same time, Ghost Rider writer Ivan Velez, Jr. decided to write a detailed proposal for a story where the Rider meets Casper, the Friendly Ghost. The story would have taken Ghost Rider to the Harvey Comics universe (home of Richie Rich and, um, others…) while stranding Casper in that cesspool of sex and violence that the Marvel Universe had become in the 90's.
Here's a sample line from the script: "Casper is freaked. He's never seen so much violence. He fights the impulse to run away." It looks like the story would have left the little guy completely traumatized. Marvel liked the idea enough to submit it to Harvey Comics, who responded by saying "What the hell is wrong you, Marvel?" We don't know if those were their actual words, but we do know that Harvey shot down the idea and stopped inviting Marvel to their birthday forever.
4. Batman: Prince of Denmark
"Prince Batman" sounds like the title of an awesome movie soundtrack, but it's actually the name of the main character in this rejected 1996 pitch by legendary Batman writer Steve Englehart. The Tragedy of BATMAN, Prince of Denmark would have been a 96-page Elseworlds special reimagining Bruce Wayne as the lead character in Shakespeare's Hamlet. Bruce would spend most of the comic trying to decide if he should avenge the murder of his father -- or, as Englehart put it on the cover of his pitch, "To be the Bat, or not to be…" (…the Bat).
We don't know why DC decided they wanted nothing to do with this idea, or how far along Englehart had gotten before they shot it down (was there an artist attached to the project, and did he get to draw Batman with a crown?). All the writer says on his website is that it's "Unpublished." The biggest loss here is that we'll never see the inevitable spin-off sequel, "Bullock and Montoya are dead."
3. The Original Fantastic Four?
The reason Marvel Comics is a media giant right now, the reason characters like Iron Man, the X-Men or Hulk exist, is that at some point in the 60's Stan Lee's boss saw that DC's Justice League of America comic was selling pretty well and told Lee to write something like that. A superhero team book. Instead of putting together a group of already existing superheroes, like DC had done, Lee decided to create a new team called the Fantastic Four, and the rest is history. Except that's not how things happened, according to the FF's co-creator Jack Kirby.
In a recent court deposition, Kirby's close friend and personal assistant Mark Evanier stated that, according to Kirby, "Stan's initial idea was to revive the characters from the 1940s The Human Torch, The Submariner, Captain America, and certain others." If Evanier is correct, it was Kirby who suggested they should create new characters instead, thus kicking off the Marvel Revolution. Note that they still kept The Human Torch on the team (under a new identity), and that Namor the Submariner showed up a few issues later, which proves that they were in Lee's mind at the time.
We're not saying a comic with those old guys would have definitely sucked: there's a huge chance it would have had the same effect the Fantastic Four did. Or, it could have faded into obscurity like the many other fine comics Lee and Kirby had been producing since the 50's. A frightening prospect for anyone wearing Spider-Man boxers right now (that would be me).
2. The K-Metal from Krypton (1940)
Two years after introducing Superman, Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster said "right, that's enough" and wrote a story where Clark Kent tells Lois who he really is -- effectively ending that whole secret identity thing. Think about it: Clark Kent barely existed at the time. He was little more than a mask that Superman used when he didn't feel like walking around in his underwear. Clark had no friends or family at this point… his whole personality was defined by his relationship with Lois. A relationship that Siegel and Shuster planned to take to the next level (one where Clark's bumbling act would no longer be necessary), and would have done so if DC hadn't pulled the plug on this comic.
The K-Metal from Krypton starts when a meteor made of something called "K-Metal" approaches Earth, taking away Superman's powers. While investigating the meteor Superman discovers his alien origin from the first time. He also tells Lois his secret identity in order to get her help -- you see, Siegel envisioned Lois and Clark as a bantering crime-solving couple, but DC didn't like that approach so they scrapped the whole thing. However, the script found its way to the people who made the Superman radio show, who borrowed some elements from it: mainly, the "K-Metal", renamed kryptonite, which was first mentioned on radio and eventually incorporated (or re-incorporated) into the comics almost a decade later. Same with the idea of having Superman learn his alien heritage. The scene where Superman tells Lois who he is took a little longer to resurface: about 51 years.
Another thing: The editor who insisted on dropping this story was the same guy who forced Bob Kane to undo The Joker's death in the first issue of Batman, and also told him that Batman could no longer use a gun or kill people… and he did all that simply to remind the creators that DC owned the characters, not them. Apparently he came into the office one day and said to himself "okay, I'm gonna fuck with some people," and inadvertently ended up changing two comic icons forever.
1. Alan Moore's Twilight of the Superheroes
Shortly after Watchmen, Moore wrote this long proposal for a crossover event set in a future where all the DC superheroes (including Superman, Woman Woman and the rest) have taken over the world and turned into decadent bastards. It's basically Dark Knight Returns meets Watchmen, only darker and more disturbing than both combined. DC Comics actually bought the proposal, but then Moore quit the company (for unrelated reasons) so the series was never made. DC later used some elements from the proposal in other stories, but not the superhero incest, or the superhero rape, and only a little bit of the superhero murder.
The proposal is very well written and the last scene is simply brilliant, but while reading it, a few things stand out: First, Captain Marvel and Mary Marvel are married in it, despite being brother and sister. Second, there is an implied love scene between Billy Batson and J'onn J'onnz, posing as a prostitute, right before J'onn murders Batson in a cheap motel room. And third… what the hell, Doll Man? If the effect of Watchmen caused superhero comics to turn grim and gritty for a while, Twilight of the Superheroes would have turned the whole medium into a massive orgy of wrongness (and actual orgies).
Maxwell Yezpitelok can be found at http://twitter.com/mrmxy


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Free trade and investment have not been fully institutionalized, and tariffs and other restrictions inhibit individuals and businesses from participating efficiently in the global economy. Read more about Mali Economy. Close Background Mali was a one-party socialist state until 1992. Retired General Amadou Toumani Touré, head of state during the transition to democracy, was elected president in 2002 and re-elected in 2007. In March 2012, he was overthrown in a coup. Tensions continue between the government and Tuareg tribes in northern Mali over land, cultural, and linguistic rights, and the junta lacks a coherent strategy for national governance. Ansar Dine, an Islamist group affiliated with al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, holds sway in the North. Located in the heart of the Sahel, Mali is arid. Agriculture (mostly subsistence farming), livestock, and fishing in the Niger River employ 70 percent of the population and account for about a third of GDP. Cotton is a key export. 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"I would have told you, you were insane," the Derry resident said.
Today, Layon owns more than 20 chickens, which she raises for eggs and meat.
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Layon is just one of many who have recently started raising chickens. The New Hampshire Department of Agriculture doesn't keep statistics on just how popular it is, but it's clear it's on the rise.
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Bud Evans, the owner of Derry Feed and Supply, said chickens have been flying off the shelves recently.
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Carolyn Blaszka of Hampstead has raised chickens and ducks for 10 years, but she isn't the one who gets the most enjoyment out of it.
"My grandkids just love them," she said. "They're just happy creatures."
But in some towns it remains difficult to raise chickens at home. In Londonderry, the livestock ordinance requires a minimum of 2 acres to keep chickens and other livestock.
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Layon said cleanliness shouldn't be an issue.
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Should I remove a radiator2 zone hot water system. Zone 1 heats upstairs and uses the cast iron radiators. Zone 2 heats the basement and uses baseboard heating. I was putting in some new carpet and loosened solder on a joint on a radiator (only one downstairs) in a basement room. There is also a baseboard in this room and the thermostat for the zone 2. I drained and tried to repair 4 times, each time it leaks less (over night I accumulated 1/4 a teaspoon of water in the pan). I didn't notice but I have wire solder, so I'm going to try and get some plumbing solder before I try again. In putting the system on to test my first attempt to solder, I noticed this radiator was hooked up to the upstairs zone. I'm thinking I'm better off pulling the old radiator and cap the lines. I can get to the main pipe and cap where the two line come off it right next to each other. My wife was concerned that with just the baseboard it might be colder in that room, but I think having that extra radiator working off zone 1 messes up the thermostat in the room for zone 2 making the whole basement less efficient. Just double checking I'm making the right choice and that I can just cap those two lines. I would be capping off the main line which looks to be 2" maybe. I got 1/2" on the hot water, the main for the house is bigger looks 3/4" maybe 1", the heating line is bigger than that, at least 1 1/2". There is are couplings with a 1/2" lines coming off for each radiator. At this coupling is where I was going to cap it.
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Don.t capRun pipe between the two tees.
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CuriousI saw that on what posting for someone doing some maintenance on their system. Was curious why? The two lines are only 22" apart on the same line. How close can I get to the main line running pipe across?


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Anyway, I voted Pettigrew; he drops at the worst times. Our first game he dropped one in the end-zone; easy catch. Last game he dropped one that would of been a first down on a drive where a Lions score would of gave a lot of boost. Ya Davis is terrible, but from what I've seen I picked Pettigrew.
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With gamers constantly receiving so much first-person shootery love it's gratifying to see third-person team based properties getting their moment in the sun to shine. After Sony's excellent FPS/RTS hybrid Starhawk dropped last week (check some dude's awesome review here) the kick-arse trend continues with Ubisoft's Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, a stellar tactical shooter equally enjoyable on your own or in a group.
If Call of Duty could be considered influenced by Michael Bay, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier draws inspiration from David Mamet (creator of The Unit). Though filled with plenty of jaw-dropping certifiably bad-arse moments, it's all in a day's work for these unsung heroes and feels more like par for the course and less of the 'hey check out how awesome I look as I walk away from this explosion' variety. Ghost Recon: Future Soldier exudes a kind of quiet cool about itself, which carries through to almost every element of the game.
After a gritty and sobering opening the elite operators that populate Ghost Recon: Future Soldier find themselves in the crosshairs of an unknown threat. Gathering as much intel as possible, the unit under your control embarks on a series of missions to work their way up the food chain, flush out the conspirators, locate the source of this menace, and serve up a piping hot dish of payback. If it seems I'm going a little light on the plot it's because I really enjoyed the journey to revenge mountain and wouldn't want to spoil the climb for anyone else.
Being all futurey and soldiery your squad has a sick arsenal of death dealers at its disposal as well as enough killer gadgetry to have Bond's tinkerer Q (or R, as is now the case) a little green with envy. Every few missions a new element comes into play, be it a sweet bit of kit such as a motion sensor, frag or EMP grenade, a now you see me now you don't tactical cloak, AR Drone or the walking monstrosity known as the War Hound that eats up enemies by the platoon-load popping off mortar rounds like they were on sale, or a sexy new piece of modifiable weaponry that will have you drooling in the Gunsmith section before you deploy for your next mission.
What's the Gunsmith you say? Glad you asked. Gunsmith is a weapons expert's wet dream that allows you to pull apart any firearm and customise it to your own specifications, and the options available are totally off-the-chain. You can choose trigger types, optics, paint jobs, the gas propulsion systems, muzzles… the list goes on and on. All come with the usual accuracy versus power versus range versus maneuverability pros and cons, depending on the modifications you make.
Much has been made about the Kinect interactivity in this mode in particular, and I'm not going to sugar coat it, I wasn't a fan. Sure it's cool to wave your hands around Minority Report style and pull you gun apart and tool around with it, but it gets old after about 15 seconds. Well, that and the fact that you can customise a hell of a lot quicker with any controller. The Kinect functionality in Ghost Recon: Future Soldier adds up to about the same level of interactivity as in any other major release, mere window dressing to justify the peripheral's existence. But I digress…
The pacing and mission structure was absolutely spot-on with some encounters calling for a stealthier, softer touch while others required a little more force and a selection that let you play them out as you see fit. Your Ghosts are capable, adept and work quite well as a unit under your guiding hand and the single-player campaign is almost as enjoyable as playing through in four player co-op. It's all about utilising the toys and talents of your team as you go on the offensive and Ubisoft Paris should be commended for the bang-up job it did with the friendly AI.
While you can take a more hands-on approach to your team and nominate targets for them to focus on, they do a great job on their own. The hands-on approach comes in the form of the Sync Shots where you mark up to four targets (an almost identical mechanic as seen in Splinter Cell: Conviction), wait for your crew to get into position and then pop off a synchronised cranium ventilation that never ever gets old. You can even take a more tactical approach and use the AR Drone to mark three targets and let your boys do the wetwork. I've never been a huge fan of stealth but there was a certain charm to decimating several dozen enemies and leaving a swath of bodies in your wake.
If you are discovered or take a wrong turn down clusterfuck alley, your team is surprisingly adept at dealing with a more bloody solution. They will flank, actually take out hostiles and even race to revive you when prompted. It all handles remarkably well and any moments I was cursing my squad for their inabilities were extremely few and far between. All in all the single-player campaign was surprisingly satisfying, with any co-op buddies jumping in only adding to the enjoyment and not the other way around which is an incredibly refreshing change.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier's take on multiplayer in the traditional sense and its horde mode known as Guerilla add some serious longevity to the piece in their own ways. In Guerrilla mode you and three compadres need to infiltrate and hold a specific waypoint or structure as wave after wave of enemies in increasing numbers and strength try to take it back. You can revive downed teammates but if you bleed out you'll have to sit out the remainder of the round and hope your buddies make it over the line. Supplies are dropped in between waves and you'll receive perks the longer you last, such as airstrikes or automated turrets. This is tremendously addictive fun and it's entirely easy to lose half a day smashing this out as each player goes for the highest score and bragging rights.
Multiplayer utilises a three-class system each with their own unique abilities. Rifleman is all about getting down and dirty in the front line, Scout is for those sneaky sneaky, long-range types and Engineer plays a supporting role using shotguns and the AR Drone. Game modes are interesting variations on classic game types with the objective-based Conflict, Saboteur is like Capture The Flag with an explosive climax, Siege is an objective-based battle with no respawns, though my favourite would have to be Decoy. Decoy sets up three objectives to compete, but only one is the "real" objective. Two are decoys or traps with neither side knowing which is which. This is a fantastic idea and almost always leads to some insane and frantic firefights.
While I did enjoy the multiplayer I did have a major gripe with the way Ubisoft has set up its online servers. To play co-op campaign, Guerrilla or multiplayer modes you have to be signed in to U-Play. Now granted this is a fair enough call for online multiplayer it should not have been a necessary component for Guerrilla and the co-op campaign if you're just trying to smash out some four-player action with your mates. Time and time again over the last week I attempted to have a decent bash at either only to be denied due to U-Play issues. It might sound like something small to bitch about, but I firmly believe you shouldn't be restricted from playing co-op in any circumstance. I've never had a problem in Gears of War 3 or Saint's Row: The Third and given the recent server issues with Diablo III I wholeheartedly believe the consumer shouldn't have to pay the price for a publisher's server issues. Rant complete. Soapbox retired.
Ghost Recon: Future Soldier may not be the sexiest game in the world with some graphical inconsistencies particularly in the cut-scenes and backgrounds, but she handles like a goddamned dream. Friendly AI has totally got your back making it an engaging experience in any mode. The multiplayer offers a solid balance of familiar game modes and a few tasty new treats and Guerilla mode is packed to the hilt with over-the-top frenzied action. Ghost Recon: Future Soldier may not be the prettiest girl on the block, but she's got one hell of a magnetic personality.
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