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The Northwestern State baseball team staged a comeback Wednesday night, but No. 14 Louisiana-Lafayette was able to hold of the Demons in a 5-3 loss at Brown-Stroud Field in the home opener for NSU in non-conference action.
The Ragin' Cajuns (4-1) jumped out to a four-run lead by the fifth inning. Three runs came in the Cajun third inning on three straight run-scoring hits. Jace Conrad singled to left field to scored Blake Trahan, Ryan Leonards singled to the right-centerfield gap to score Conrad, and Leonards scored on a double to left field from Ryan Wilson. Leonards scored again in the fifth inning on a single to the left-centerfield gap form Evan Powell.
Northwestern State (1-3) answered with a three-run inning in the bottom of the fifth inning that started when Edwin Gomez reached on a single up the middle and Matt Alford was hit by a pitch to put a man on first and second with no outs. NSU was hit by a pitch six times in the game, which pushed its total on the season to 17 in only four games played.
"We had three hit-by-pitches in the fifth inning and it got us a big inning," said second-year head coach Lane Burroughs.
"I thought our guys played hard, aggressive, and loose. We played a really good team," he said. "I'm not into moral victories, but if we play like that we'll be okay."
Two batters after Alford was hit, Joel Atkinson was hit by a pitch that loaded the bases with one man out. Three-hole hitter Chase Daughdrill followed with a two-run single to left field that scored Gomez and Alford before Joel Atkinson was thrown out at the plate trying to make it three.
"We have some pieces missing, and now Atkinson has to sit out a game," said Burroughs. "Our guys grinded and played hard."
Atkinson was thrown out of the game after the play at the plate.
After the play at the plate, Caleb Dugas was hit by a pitch to put a man at first and second and two outs. ULL replaced Matt Plitt, the Cajun starter, with Riley Cooper who gave up a hit to Regan Kaufman to scored Daughdrill. C.J. Webster hit a dribbler deep to the second base hole that Conrad was able to get to and end the inning.
The Cajuns added an insurance run in the eighth inning on a home run from Powell that hit the left field foul pole.
Northwestern State threated in the sixth inning when Nathan Lyons was walked, but was caught stealing right before Alford was hit by a pitch for the second time in the game. C.J. Webster was hit for a second time and followed by a walk to Gomez, but back-to-back flyouts led the Cajuns out of the inning.
Austin Tanner (0-1) took the loss on three innings pitched with five hits allowed. He gave up the three-run third inning, but pitched a perfect first inning and only faced four batters in the second inning.
Evan Tidwell pitched one inning and gave up two hits and Brandon Smith pitched two innings and allowed one run on two hits with two strikeouts. Josh Morris, Adam Oller, and Cameron Brewer pitched the final three innings. Oller gave up the homer to Powell.
Chase Daughdrill, Caleb Dugas, and Regan Kaufman (NSU's three, four, and five hitters) all had a hit in the game. Daughdrill had two RBIs and a walk.
NSU will travel to Texas-Pan American to participate in the Al Ogletree Classic. It will face Texas-Pan American and Prairie View A&M on Friday and wrap-up with UTPA on Saturday.
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Here are some selected driver quotes so far from the interviews at Daytona International Speedway preseason testing:
"When everyone stops calling me 'Kevin,' we'll be settled in." – Shell-sponsored driver Kurt Busch, on sporting Kevin Harvick's former colors in the No. 22 Penske Racing Dodge.
"I want to be in racing for a very long time, and I know that I can drive good enough to run well. I'll stick around until I get it right. It's just eventually going to have to happen." – Dale Earnhardt Jr.
"To be honest with you, I haven't even thought about racing in the last month. I really haven't. Not one bit." – Denny Hamlin
"I know people expect me to react and think, 'Oh, they've got to leave it alone, don't change it.' I don't care what races are in the Chase (or) the format to win the championship. I could care less because I feel confident my team will be able to win championships under any set of circumstances." – Jimmie Johnson, on the possibility of a new points system in NASCAR.
"I love racing here. Here and Talladega are some of the funnest races for us as drivers until you get in a wreck, and then you're just pissed off. It's like gambling, really – it's just a lot of fun to do it until you lose." – Martin Truex Jr., on racing at Daytona.
"You literally could hold a cup of coffee with the lid off full and not spill a drop riding around there." – Tony Stewart, on the smoothness of the newly repaved Daytona surface.

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August 28, 2013 – Comparing Popular Images of God with Scripture: You May Be Surprised!
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Liability claims related to dog bites are getting more expensive, according to an analysis of claims data released Wednesday by the Insurance Information Institute and State Farm.
The number of dog-bite claims fell by 1.4 percent last year to 16,459 from 16,695 the year before, but the costs of settling dog-bite claims continued to rise, by 1.2 percent last year.
Dog bites account for one third of all dollars paid by insurers for homeowner liability claims. The average cost of a dog-bite claim was $29,752 last year compared with $29,396 the year before. Rising claim costs almost completely offset a decrease in the number of claims as total claims costs related to dog bites were down 0.2 percent last year over 2011.
The Insurance Information Institute said rising claims costs suggest higher medical costs for the person injured by the dog, and larger settlements, judgments and jury awards to plaintiffs.
In Connecticut, State Farm saw an increase in the number of claims, average price of claims and total cost of claims related to dog bites from 2008 to 2011. The numbers rose from 14 claims totaling $316,998 to 31 claims totaling $1.49 million between 2008 and 2011.
Last year, State Farm paid an average of $36,991 each on 17 claims in Connecticut, down from $48,021 each on 31 claims in 2011. While State Farm saw a decrease in the total price of claims, number of claims and average price of claims last year in Connecticut compared with 2011, that is not the case nationally, and the company didn't have an explanation for that decline.
State Farm was the fifth largest insurer of homes in Connecticut in 2011 after Liberty Mutual, The Travelers Cos., Chubb Corp. and Allstate Corp., according to data available from the Connecticut Insurance Department.
Nationally, the average dog-bite claims have increased 55.3 percent in 10 years, from $19,162 to $29,752 between 2003 and 2012, according to the institute and State Farm, the largest home insurer in the U.S.
Insurers costs related to dog-bite claims increased 51.4 percent in 10 years, from $324.2 million to $489.7 million between 2003 and 2012, according to the institute and State Farm.
The number of dog bites claims was 16,919 in 2003. The number of claims decreased for two years to a 10-year low of 14,295 in 2005, and claims generally increased, though not every year, through 2011.
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ENR's recent December 19 News Alert, "Steel Inventories at 10 Year Low," is yet another example of ENR failing to recognize that the steel market is not monolithic. And while the report may be true for some steel products (such as the sheet steel used to manufacture refrigerators), it is false for structural steel products (such as wide flange sections and HSS members used in the construction of buildings). Rather than being at record low levels, service center inventory of structural products actually grew by 35,000 tons in October (the latest month for which figures are available) and now represents more than 2.6 months of demand. In addition, in 2008 the domestic capacity for wide flange products will increase by nearly one million tons (15%) as a result of mill expansions. In addition, several jumbo sizes formerly available only as imports will be rolled domestically. The structural steel industry is well prepared to meet the projected demand for steel in construction with products that are economic and readily available.


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Indiana Gov. Michael Pence has awarded several medallions to local state employees for their dedicated years of service.
Among the many state honorees, the Indiana Department of Correction had 27 retired and current employees recognized for 40 and 35 years of service. The Correctional Industrial Facility had two 35-year employees and one 40-year employee recognized.
Genia Juroff, a 35-year veteran, joined the Department of Correction in 1978, as a Secretary 4 at the Pendleton Correctional Facility. She transferred to the Correctional Industrial Facility in 1988, and is an Administrative Secretary 2 for Superintendent Wendy Knight.
"It has been a great career and one that I have enjoyed," Juroff said. "The changes within the facility and DOC have been exciting, and it was wonderful to be a part of those changes."
Tim Purcell, another 35-year employee, started his career as a Program Coordinator in 1978, and then was promoted to a program director position at IDOC Central Office, before working as a case manager at PCF.
Purcell worked as a classification specialist at the Reception Diagnostic Center before becoming an assistant superintendent at the Indiana Boys' School and then the assistant superintendent of Re-entry at CIF.
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Jeanie Cohn, who is CIF's 40-year DOC employee, started her career at the Indiana State Prison in June of 1973. In 1984, Cohn was transferred to the Indiana Youth Center before taking a position at the Indiana State Farm in Putnamville.
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Associate professor John Huntington and Dr. David B. Smith of New York City College of Technology have integrated the Sinfonia® orchestral enhancement system with Medialon Manager to offer a new method of show control and tracking musical time in live performance.
Sinfonia is a product of Realtime Music Solutions, a music technology company that creates orchestral enhancement instruments for professional and amateur productions, where Dr. Smith is director of research and development. Sinfonia systems are currently used on six national and world tours and productions and have been successfully used in over 12,000 performances. Current Tours/Shows include: Les Misérables (London West End), Miss Saigon (UK national tour), Cirque du Soleil (multiple productions), Le Rêve (Wynn Las Vegas), and Oklahoma (US national Tour).
Sinfonia allows a performer to play an arbitrary number of instrument parts in real time. When linked with Medialon, a producer can time cues, such as lighting, video start and stop, stage movement to the music and have those cues match the music at certain points even if the timing of the music changes on a night-by-night basis. Working with a City University of New York Graduate Technology Research Initiative grant, Professor Huntington and Dr. Smith, the chair of the entertainment technology program at NYC College of Technology, are demonstrating the flexibility of the Sinfonia-Medialon application in which the technology tracks the performers, not vice versa.
"Linear media, such as fixed-length video or audio clips, are increasingly integrated into live performances today," notes Prof. Huntington, a world-renowned expert in the field of show control. "But current synchronization technologies, such as SMPTE Time Code or Click Track, impose significant constraints on live performers making them lock themselves to linear, inflexible media."
Recognizing that music is already divided into clock-like units like measure and beat, Prof. Huntington and Dr. Smith decided to use this information as the synchronizing time base for show technical systems. They devised a system with Medialon Manager at its core feeding a Flying Pig Systems Wholehog® 2 lighting console and Dataton Watchout visual presentation system.
At an upcoming demo Prof. Huntington and Dr. Smith will use existing beat information to synchronize a sequence of cues in Medialon Manager. They will also export predicted beat information from Sinfonia and use it to varispeed and synchronize Manager's timeline. "With this varispeed Manager timeline we will varispeed and locate the Dataton WATCHOUT system," explains Prof. Huntington. "This will allow the visuals to vary in time with the music. In addition, we will use Manager's positrack feature to back locate lighting and prepare other cues."
One possible application for Sinfonia and Medialon involves flexible control of automated performance systems, such as lighting and video playback. "You turn Sinfonia on and record a performance's meter and tempo information, capture that data into Medialon, write it into a file and time stamp it," says Prof. Huntington. "During the performance mode, you take the live beat information and recall the time value. The software that I wrote in Manager reads the pace of that information from Sinfonia, compares expectations and adjusts accordingly, moving up a cue or perhaps speeding up the video. Medialon's easy integration with the Wholehog and Watchout assures smooth show control."
An additional Sinfonia-Medialon application would be to fill out orchestras in venues where only a few musicians are available or where it would be impractical or impossible to accommodate a full orchestra. Sinfonia supplements a traditional ensemble of any size, filling in whatever parts are missing. A musician would play Sinfonia, following the conductor as would any other member of the ensemble.


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1883. A barren, remote area of the Old West in which greed and corruption have cost many settlers their lives. Follow John Cooper and his friends on the trail of an Indian legend and discover the long-buried secrets of his own past. Put your tactical and action skills to the test in this captivating Wild West adventure. Experience and complete challenging missions by using various characters. Blow things up with Sam, send the beautiful Kate O'Hara to seduce the opposition, and heal your friends with Doc McCoy. Duels, brawls, and shootouts, in the classic Wild West scenery of old Spanish forts, ghost towns, dusty canyons, and Indian villages, create a breathtaking experience.
Desperados 2 is the sequel to the successful Wild West title Desperados: Wanted Dead or Alive. The gameplay is based on its predecessor but with brand new tactical possibilities in a beautiful 3D environment. You can switch from isometric to third-person view whenever you want, and see the Wild West from a whole new perspective.
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desperados 1 is one of the best games I ever played. But this game is an offence to the first. Bugs everywhere, bad attempt of real 3d environment, stupid AI, weird fps parts. Play the first one instead, only buy this if you loved the first one and want to know how things went on.
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The only reason why I generously give it two stars, is that I never bothered finishing thus I can't rule out that the phelgm turn into gold in the end. Where to begin? First the plot is absolutely terrible. The first one ended with an awesome and quite definitive western conclusion. So in order to make a sequel they had to pick up somewhere new, which dosen't make any sense! Suddenlyread more new character are introduced with a casual familiarity like you are supposed to know who they are, whilst ohers are removed without explanation or apparent reasoning. Next up comes the glitches, poor use of 3D grapics and completely new and very different voice acting, which is not only annoying for fans of the first, but often completely alters the apperance and personality of the original charcters. As I said I never finished the game, but what i did try I would give no more than half a star. Play the first one and try to fantasize that they never made any sequels.
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The first one was a true gem. This sequel was fun but on the technical standpoint, it's flawed. I don't want to spoil the story, but if you really really liked the first one you can chugger through this sequel without too much disappointment. I would recommend you buy it but if you haven't got the first one, go out and buy that one first.
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- Summary: Dexter's back with more blood on his hands and may have found a friend in the new Assistant District Attorney (Jimmy Smits).
- Genre(s): Drama, Suspense
- Show Type: Ended
- Season 3 premiere date: Sep 28, 2008
- Episode Length: 52
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When Season 3 kicks off spectacularly, there's a slight exhale in the first 59 minutes--then a twist. And not a small one, either. By the second episode, the writers give you roughly 40 minutes to digest that twist, then drop a real stunner. Which is--just to cut to the chase here--truly and incredibly exciting television.
Dexter enters season 3 on Sunday at 9 p.m. with an increasing--and pleasing--urge to make us like the curious man-child at its center.
With the larger narrative diminished, what remains are the smaller moments. There Hall's terrific performance--full of sly wit and contradictions--elevates the show
Should we actually trust his actions over what he says as a true indicator of who he really is? It does not seem that the writers of the show have discovered this apparent problem in their storytelling, but it certainly could be something worth exploring in the coming season.
What a disappointment to find that the third season of Dexter is all over the map and lacks the crackling tension the drama had supplied in previous years.
Score distribution:
Positive: 41 out of 45
Mixed: 3 out of 45
Negative: 1 out of 45
Apr 8, 2011This was my least favorite season, besides season 5, but it's still a 10! Another great plot, great acting, great twists and lots of tension. Loved every minute of it and the new characters they added.… Collapse
Oct 8, 2010Season 3 is by the far the best so far, obviously you cant beat the greatness of the original series, BUT you can appreciate how dark and deep this one gets keeping you on the edge of your seat really badly at some moments. Rita is developing into the most annoying character. the situations that dexter is caught in are white knuckle rides of anticipation of the result.… Expand
Jan 9, 2012This season is, in my opinion, underrated. It has some really nice twists, Miguel is a great character, who is not who you expected him to be. Dex goes through changes as he proposes to Rita and she's pregnant, and actually thinks it's possible for him to have a friend. So this season has a lighter atmosphere than the last ones, but this was important for Dexter's development as a character. The serial killer is really dangerous as always, with a cool signature, but isn't really explored as a character, but what's interesting about him is he thinks he's doing the killing for a reason, but he really just has a dark passenger like Dex.… Expand
Nov 27, 2013A originalidade começa a fica defasada mas, a serie ainda tem um personagem altamente afetivo que cativa o publico com sua frieza angelical, Dexter ainda encanta apesar da queda de qualidade.… Expand
Aug 20, 2011I honestly felt like I had to sit through most of the season and I lost interest a couple of times. Dexter seemed to jump the shark a little bit, coming off more as an action hero and the new characters, especially the main villain, didn't do it for me. That being said, it still had plenty of good moments that make it worth watching all the way through.… Expand
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Everyone knows that bull dolphin are hard to handle when they're on the line. But a crew of Virginia anglers almost lost a trophy dorado back at the dock. Brett Whitt and his buddies were fishing 70 miles off Virginia Beach when Whitt hooked a huge dolphin that put on an explosive aerial display. After they got the fish into the boat it went berserk, kicking and thrashing in the cockpit and refusing to go into the fish box.
"I'd caught big dolphin before," Whitt says, "but this was the biggest one I'd ever seen."
Once the fish was safely on ice, the guys thought that their troubles were over. They were wrong. Back at the Virginia Beach Fishing Center, crewmember Chris Martin put the huge dolphin in a plastic cart and proceeded to pushed it up the dock and to the fish scale. That's when the dolphin made its second attempt at escape.
"The wheel of the cart slipped off the side of the dock and the fish just flopped into the water," he recalls.
Martin didn't hesitate, immediately jumping in after the trophy fish and sacrificing his car keys and cell phone. "I got a hand on it but I couldn't hold on," he says.
Martin, who is an experienced mate and accomplished angler would not be consoled.
"I couldn't stand to see Chris broken hearted," Whitt says, so he elicited the help of Wes Feller, captain of the local headboat who happened to have a full set of diving equipment handy. Feller suited up, jumped in, and recovered the big dorado.
"When I saw that fish I was ecstatic," Martin says, "everyone on the dock cheered."
Martin put the dolphin back into the fishbox and took it to a near-by tackle shop where it weighed in at 58 pounds 6 ounces and set the mark as the largest dolphin caught in Virginia this year.
"No way was I taking that fish out again until we were on dry land!" he says.


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Colon cancer develops when cells lining the inside of the colon acquire mutations. Mutations permit some cells to grow uncontrollably and invade healthy tissues anywhere within the large intestine and potentially travel to other parts of the body. Catching the disease early with preventive screening allows for effective treatment before the cancer has a chance to spread to other parts of the body.
The Colon
The colon is a part of your digestive system that is sometimes referred to as the large intestine. Without a colon, you could not begin to form stool or absorb the final electrolytes and water from digested foods.
Why Me?
Unfortunately, there is no definitive answer as to why one person develops colon cancer and another does not. Colon cancer is the fourth most common cancer found in both men and women. Medical science can identify risk factors for colon cancer, meaning genetic or environmental causes that increase your chance of getting this disease. Your risk for colon cancer increases with:
- Advancing age (over 50)
- High fat, low fiber diet
- Family history of colon cancers
- Untreated polyps in the colon
- Chronic inflammatory diseases, such as Crohn's disease
- Tobacco and excessive alcohol use
- A history of previous cancers, especially reproductive
Unfortunately, the symptoms suspicious of colon cancer are also commonly attributable to other, more benign (non-cancerous) conditions. If you have concerns, talk to your doctor. Don't try to self-diagnose or second-guess your condition -- it may cause more harm than good in providing a source of unnecessary stress.
Even if you are symptom-free, maintaining your colon health starts with screening and preventive medicine. Your healthcare provider may find an irregular group of cells and treat them before they become cancerous. Many of the screening exams involve little or no discomfort and can give you quick peace of mind.
Blood tests require a blood sample from a large vein, usually in the crook of your elbow. If you have a strong family history of colon cancer, your doctor may encourage genetic testing, which is a blood test to determine your risk of developing cancer.
Stool testing can check for microscopic traces of blood. This test is not definitive for cancer; hemorrhoids and benign polyps can bleed.
Rectal exams may be completed in the doctor's office to check your rectum for any irregular growths.
Digital imaging, such as x-rays, is used to visualize all parts of the colon. You may be asked to swallow a contrast agent, like barium, or receive an enema so the soft tissues will show up on the picture.
Colonoscopy is used to visualize the inside of your colon using a tiny camera attached to a flexible device. The doctor may be able to remove polyps or take tissue samples during this procedure.
All individuals should begin preventive screening by their 50th birthday; get screened sooner if you have prevalent family history. Positive genetic markers, irregular screening exams or symptomatic concerns may precipitate early testing.
Staging and Treatment Options
Many treatment options are available, ranging from minor procedures to major surgery. Your treatment options depend on a variety of factors, including personal choice, your overall health, your medical history, and the location and stage of the cancer.
American Cancer Society. (2011). Colorectal Cancer. Can Colorectal Cancer and Polyps be Found Early? Accessed: October 20, 2011
National Institute of Health. (2008). Colorectal Cancer Screening Fact Sheet. Accessed: October 20, 2011.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Cancer Institute, and National Institute of Health. (2009). Colon Cancer: Causes, Symptoms, Signs, Diagnosis, Treatment, Stages. Everything You Need to Know About Colon Cancer.[Kindle version] Accessed: October 19, 2011 from Amazon.com.


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As a parent I never thought I'd see the day where I'll be humming along to tunes, like "if I was your boyfriend" or "Baby baby baby ooh"
But yes I am very guilty of it, thanks to my teenage son who gives me no choice. (blasts music loudly from room)
Now wait for it….the Canadian pop sensation Justin Bieber is actually coming to South Africa (good luck to all the parents of teenage kids!) and I guess just like mine, they've all wish listed a ticket to the live performance.
But it's not affordable for everyone.
The great thing is, Cape Town's Mayor Patricia De Lille has decided to purchase 200 tickets to the concert, which will be held at Cape Town Stadium, to reward the top achievers at a Western Cape High School.
Learners who excel in Maths and Science topped the list at Spine Road High in Mitchells Plain. ( my former 'hood , so a big high five to them to showing that hard work pays off)
The Mayor herself Patricia De Lille or as I like to call her Aunty Patty, was there to announce it to the youngsters, and you could just feel the excitement in the air…
Especially when they all broke out into song…guess which one…yes…"baby baby baby oooh" (Aaaarghh not again!)
It didn't make a difference if I was "Belieber" or not, when the tune got going, my feet started tapping. A little contagious yes.
To end, I say, they're in for a treat to see such a popular performer live, but the biggest treat will be for him to be in the company of some of our country's top performers.
Here's to Maths and Science….baby oooh!!
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Danvers — Mrs. Sadie May (Thorne) Deleskey 83, of Danvers, beloved wife of the late James Deleskey, died Saturday, February 23, 2013, at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers, with her family by her side.
Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, she was the daughter of the late George and Ann (MacDonald) Thorne. She immigrated to this country at the age of 13, settled in Danvers and continued her education.
After graduation from Danvers High School, she studied to become a nurse.
Sadie loved the nursing profession and worked for over 43 years at Beverly Hospital as a Maternity Ward nurse. A loving and caring person, she enjoyed all the rewards that came from working in this department.
She is survived by her brother James Thorne and his wife Joy of Ontario, Canada, her sister Vivian Weir of New Brunswick, Canada, several nieces, nephews and cousins including Jean B. Snow of Danvers. Sadie was an integral part of the Snow family for over three generations.
ARRANGEMENTS: Her Funeral Service will be held in the Peterson-O'Donnell Funeral Home, 167 Maple St. (Rte. 62), Danvers, Monday, March 4th, 2013, at 7 P.M. Visiting hours prior to the service from 5 to 7 P.M. Relatives and friends invited. Interment in St. Mary's Cemetery, Beverly. Expressions of sympathy may be made in Sadie's memory to the Hospice of the North Shore & Greater Boston, 75 Sylvan St., Danvers, MA 01923. To share a memory or offer a condolence, please visit www.odonnellfuneralservice.com


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Malfoy's Misgivings
By Nadia M
In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, we see Draco Malfoy transform from bully to victim as he became a Death Eater. Though being the son of a Death Eater meant protection, he realizes too late that being a Death Eater himself is not what he expected. In his own house, he watches innocent people get tortured and killed. Sometimes, he has to torture others himself. His resentment towards the Death Eaters and his fear of Voldemort make for a miserable situation, providing Draco with plenty of reasons to move to the good side, or at least help the good side.
What reasons would Draco have for helping out the good side? And why aren't these reasons enough to motivate him? He has several opportunities throughout Deathly Hallows to do the right thing, but cannot bring himself to do it.
It is clear from the beginning of Deathly Hallows that Draco does not like murder and torture. He is highly disturbed by Charity Burbage hanging from the ceiling, while the other Death Eaters are not.1 This contrast of Draco to the rest of the Death Eaters immediately establishes that he is different, that he suffers from a conscience. He does not think and feel like the other Death Eaters do. Through one of Harry's visions, we see Draco being forced to torture Rowle.2 Most Death Eaters willingly torture because they like it. Draco does not want to torture anyone, as shown by his "gaunt, petrified face" Harry sees in the vision.
Voldemort not only forces Draco to torture people, but he humiliates Lucius and Narcissa.3 Draco used to be proud of his family's status, but now they are the joke of the Death Eaters.4 He used to brag about his family and their wealth.
"I'm the new Slytherin Seeker, Weasley," said Malfoy, smugly. "Everyone's just been admiring the brooms my father's bought our team."
Ron gaped, openmouthed, at the seven superb broomsticks in front of him.
"Good, aren't they?" said Malfoy smoothly. "But perhaps the Gryffindor team will be able to raise some gold and get new brooms, too. You could raffle off those Cleansweep Fives; I expect a museum would bid for them." 5
In Deathly Hallows, the Malfoys are considered an embarrassment to the good side and Death Eaters alike. Voldemort took away the pride Draco's family gave him.
But his life as a Death Eater is not a new thing. He has been suffering through this for a long time. Draco begins to regret being a Death Eater in his sixth year. Voldemort sets Draco the difficult task of killing Dumbledore, largely as a way to punish to Draco's father.6 Draco's mission is not going as well as he thought it would. He has already made two failed attempts to kill Dumbledore.7 Draco is growing upset and even turns to Moaning Myrtle for comfort:
Draco Malfoy was standing with his back to the door, his hands clutching either side of the sink, his white-blond head bowed.
"Don't," crooned Moaning Myrtle's voice from one of the cubicles. "Don't … tell me what's wrong … I can help you …."
"No one can help me," said Malfoy. His whole body was shaking. "I can't do it …. I can't …. It won't work … and unless I do it soon … he says he'll kill me…." 8
This scene that Harry overhears reveals to the reader several problems that Draco is dealing with. "No one can help me" shows that Draco feels isolated and hopeless. This makes sense because he is working on this mission in secret. None of his peers, while they may help him, have the huge responsibility that he has. At first, Draco boasts about being a Death Eater and having such an important task from Voldemort himself.9 But now, as this task is more difficult than he imagined ("I can't do it….I can't….It won't work"), it has become a burden. He cannot talk about his stress with Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy, or his other Slytherin friends. Draco fears that they would think him to be weak. He also has a bigger fear at hand. Voldemort will kill him if he fails to kill Dumbledore ("And unless I do it soon … he says he'll kill me").
Draco feels lonely and endangered as a Death Eater. Instead of a protector, Voldemort has become his enemy. Draco is only loyal to the Death Eaters out of fear, not true allegiance. Therefore, he has no real connection to them and no reason to trust them. By the time the Death Eaters and Voldemort move into his house, his resentment towards the Death Eaters and Voldemort has been building up for almost a year.
In Deathly Hallows, Malfoy Manor has been made into headquarters for Voldemort and his followers. He cannot get away from Death Eaters; they are always around. His home has been taken over by people who rule with fear. Draco is uncomfortable in his own home, which Harry can see when he is captured and taken to Malfoy Manor.10 The Death Eaters have taken over his house like they have taken over his life.
Draco's distressing situation should have been enough motivation to help out the Order. Then there is the fact that it was so easy to at least help Harry, Ron and Hermione. Draco is responsible for identifying them to the Death Eaters.
"Well, Draco?" said Lucius Malfoy. He sounded avid. "Is it? Is it Harry Potter?"
"I can't—I can't be sure," said Draco. He was keeping his distance from Greyback, and seemed as scared of looking at Harry as Harry was of looking at him.
"Draco, come here, look properly! What do you think?"
Harry saw Draco's face up close now, right beside his father's. They were extraordinarily alike, except that while his father looked beside himself with excitement, Draco's expression was full of reluctance, even fear.
"I don't know," he said, and he walked away toward the fireplace where his mother stood watching.
"Look, Draco, isn't it the Granger girl?"
"I … maybe … yeah."
"Draco, look at him, isn't it Arthur Weasley's son, what's his name—?
"Yeah," said Draco again, his back to the prisoners. "It could be." 11
He wants to protect them, but he is also heavily oppressed by the Death Eaters. He fears punishment so much that he does not realize that he could get away with it. He is going through an internal struggle before he answers ("I can't – I can't be sure,") and he wants to escape the whole situation by walking away from them and towards his mother. After more pressure from his father, he gradually and reluctantly agrees that it is Harry, Ron, and Hermione he sees. He still has his back to them, though. His reluctance to give them away is shown in his body language. He could have defiantly argued that it was not them. He is the most trusted to know what they look like. He did not, though, because he is scared to defy the Death Eaters, even though it is likely he could have gotten away with it.
Although the fear of Voldemort and his followers is motivation to leave and help the good side, it is also what keeps him there. He lives in fear by staying a Death Eater, but he cannot face his fear of leaving the Death Eaters. Draco must do everything Voldemort tells him to because Voldemort has had the threat of death hovering over the Malfoy family since Lucius failed to get the prophecy in Order of the Phoenix.12 Voldemort could kill Draco. He could kill his family as a punishment to Draco.
Draco is torn between his fear of punishment of the Death Eaters and his desire to no longer be a Death Eater. Like Dumbledore says in Goblet of Fire, Draco has to choose "between what is right, and what is easy." 13 While Dumbledore's words are powerful, Draco is just not a strong enough person to follow this advice. He has led a sheltered life until he becomes a Death Eater, where he is emotionally tortured. He is not brave enough to get past his fear of Voldemort and the Death Eaters.
Draco's first opportunity to help the trio is fairly risky, considering he is with several Death Eaters, including his parents. But during his second opportunity, when he is ordered to get Griphook from the dungeon, he is alone. He does not have Death Eaters surrounding him, making him scared.
But he did not do anything to help the prisoners. He still did not have the courage.
He could hear someone scuttling down the cellar steps; next moment, Draco's shaking voice spoke from behind the door.
"Stand back. Line up against the back wall. Don't try anything, or I'll kill you!" 14
Despite the fact that he is alone, Draco still does not dare to help the good side. He is on a specific order from his father to go and get Griphook from the dungeon.15 His mind is focused on obeying, so he is more afraid than usual. Another opportunity to do the right thing arises for Draco, but he cannot overpower his fear of Voldemort.
Draco has immense motivation to help the good side. He does not share the cruel attitude of the Death Eaters and resents being surrounded by Death Eaters. He just wants himself and his family to stay alive and well. When he is presented with the perfect opportunity to help the good side, he is too scared of being punished by Voldemort and the other Death Eaters. He is not a brave enough person to overcome the immense fear that Voldemort instills in his followers as well as his enemies. To Draco, the need for his family's well-being and keeping alive far outweigh the consequences of doing the right thing for the good side.
So, Draco decides again and again to stay a Death Eater. He succeeds in keeping himself and his family safe and he is free from the Death Eaters when Voldemort dies. His lack of courage does not have severe consequences. However, it is up to the reader to judge Draco's actions. How does Draco feel as an adult? Does he feel guilty for not helping the good side? Or just grateful that his cowardice was not more consequential?
1. Rowling, Deathly Hallows, 3.
2. Ibid., 174.
3. Ibid., 10.
4. Ibid., Sorcerer's Stone, 108.
5. Ibid., Chamber of Secrets, 112
6. Ibid., Half-Blood Prince, 33.
7. Ibid., 587.
8. Ibid., 521-2.
9. Ibid., 151.
10. Ibid., Deathly Hallows, 457.
11. Ibid., 458-9
12. Ibid., Half-Blood Prince, 34.
13. Ibid., Goblet of Fire, 724.
14. Ibid., Deathly Hallows, 467.
15. Ibid., 467.
J. K. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.


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The World > South America > Brazil
Square Getulio Silva in Prados (Minas Gerais). A snug little square that is located near the City of Rolling Meadows. A quiet place to relax, read a good book, dating, etc..
Old manor house of the city of Prados. Built by the eighteenth century which now houses the Forum Jud...
The mansion on Star Saddlery, which produces leather goods, is one of the oldest houses in the city, ...
Built in the period 1712 to 1770, its interior is in the rococo style. The cover, decorated with indi...
The Watchtower is a club that is in the midst of nature. It has a large pond that is used both for fi...
Santuary Senhor Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, in Congonhas, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Panorama criado no alto do povoado do Barro Preto, divisa entre as cidades de Itaguara e Piracema.
Here's your soundtrack. Okay, maybe they're not exactly brazillian but their music is awesome and their live shows legendary.
Now, Brazil covers almost half of South America and its Amazon rainforest is the world's largest jungle... which is rapidly getting cut down. The country is basically one giant botanical garden with some bangin' cities on its edges.
Brazil was colonized in 1808 by the royal court of Portugal, which was fleeing Napolean's troops. They didn't stay long, and Brazil won its independence in 1822.
Its biggest city, Sao Paulo, is the financial hub of South America. Brazil is the "b" in BRIC -- Brazil, Russia, India and China. These four were labeled the world's fastest developing large economies in the year 2001.
Brazil is known for three things: amazingly beautiful women, carnival, and Pele -- King of Football, Athlete of the Century, football ambassador of the world and a declared national treasure.
Brazillians can tell foreigners a mile away, by the way their hips move. Samba is built into the soul of brazil and carnival is when it bursts out into twenty-four hour undying explosions of sound on every street.
This picture of mask diving at the Taipus reefs makes me shed hot and salty tears all over my calendar, which is set on "January" right now.
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Property holdings usually represent a majority of your individual net worth. If you need to sell off some San Diego property, get the absolute best deal possible for your property. Selling San Diego real estate is less stressful, and more profitable, when you prepare yourself in advance with good advice like this:
Add some energy efficient items in your San Diego home before you put it up for sale. Installing LED and solar-powered lighting systems, along with Energy Star appliances will increase interest in your property, as prospective buyers will see the potential energy savings they could realize by living in the house.
If you are trying to sell your house, you should set a price that is practical. Look at properties in your immediate San Diego neighborhood and then put your own valuation somewhere between the highest and the lowest. By pricing your home at an amount that is too high, it's likely that you'll have to decrease it.
Have your heating and air conditioning serviced before putting your San Diego home on the market to make sure everything is in good working order. Buyers will shy away from a home with a damaged AC unit.
Often, people in the San Diego buy or sell houses during particular seasons such as the end of summer. You can decorate your home to fit the season, like choosing fall colors in September. Make sure your yard is raked clean of fallen leaves so your home will appear neat and well cared for.
Depending on your San Diego area's market and the price for your home, you could end up at a negotiating table. Make sure you understand everything that is going on and that you are somewhat flexible so that you can sell your home for a reasonable price, take into consideration any offers that meet your interest along the way. If you don't need to sell off your home right away, make sure that you wait for the perfect offer.
If you're working to market your San Diego property, it's crucial that you use a variety of different mediums. If you use the internet, San Diego newspapers, or an agent, it can help you sell your property. Take all your options in consideration to achieve the best outcome for yourself.
If you want to paint your home before putting it on the San Diego market, do not choose colors that fit your preferences. Try opting for those traditional neutral colors like eggshell, taupe, or eggshell. Painting your home will make it more attractive for potential buyers.
Organize and clean your home before showing it. Your home should be as clutter-free as possible when buyers look at it. Don't just stuff your belongings away in the closet! The potential buyer will want to see clean, roomy closets with a minimum of your belongings stored there! Clean out your kitchen cabinets, as well, and leave a few gourmet products with nice packaging in the cabinets. This version of staging will make the home feel sophisticated.
Due to the minimal exposure of everyday people to the market of buying or selling San Diego real estate, it can be perplexing when you have to need to participate. If you don't know what you are doing, it can be a gamble. The following article will help prepare you for selling your real estate and, hopefully, with a considerable profit.


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Major League Baseball's keepers of official records have decreed that in order to qualify for consideration for the batting title, you must have 3.1 plate appearances per scheduled game. Thus, in a 162-game season, you must have 502 plate appearances to qualify to appear on the official list of players ranked by batting average (with one caveat, mentioned below).
Let's get this out of the way right now: batting average is an old-fashioned way of listing players. There are many other statistics: OBP, SLG, OPS, and many advanced metrics that give a better idea of a hitter's real performance.
Adam Dunn was once one of the most feared power hitters in baseball. Sure, he struck out a lot, but he also drew tons of walks, hit a lot of home runs, and played in 152 or more games in eight of nine years from 2002-2010. His OPS in those nine years was .899 and OPS+ was 132 -- numbers that are All-Star quality. When the White Sox signed him to a four-year, $56 million contract before 2011, there wasn't any particular reason to expect that to change.
Certainly no one expected what did happen: Dunn simply stopped hitting.
Dunn thrilled Sox fans by homering on Opening Day, but his batting average dropped under .200 in his ninth game (the season's 15th) and, except for a handful of games in mid-May, never again raised its nose above the Mendoza Line.
When Dunn's average dropped below .170 on July 5, it sent those of us interested in such things scurrying for the record books. The lowest batting average for anyone who qualified for the batting title was .179, by Rob Deer, an outfielder for the 1991 Detroit Tigers. (Remarkably, Deer did not DH a single game for the Tigers that year.) Deer hit 32 home runs that year, which is the most ever for anyone who hit under .200, and...
Well, you get the idea. If Dunn could get to 502 plate appearances, he'd set all kinds of records, because with a .163 batting average and 436 PA at the end of August, he'd have needed to hit .250 (25-for-100, to use a round-number example) in September to hit higher than .179. There was no evidence that Dunn could hit .250 for a month in 2011 (his best monthly BA in '11 was .204 in May). It was a lock; he needed just 66 plate appearances.
Except that then-manager Ozzie Guillen thought the White Sox might still contend for the playoffs (a pipe dream, as it turned out). So he benched Dunn, who started only three games betwen Sept. 1 and Sept. 16; by that time, the Sox had essentially been eliminated. The PA countdown got pretty close; had Dunn averaged just four PA for each of the six games in the White Sox' final home stand, he would have made it.
And then the Sox stopped hitting; Dunn was stuck with only three PA in a couple of games, and for the final game he was benched ... six appearances short of qualifying.
So officially, Dunn has set no records. We can unofficially give him one, using a reversal of what is done when players are just short of winning a batting title. If a player were six PA short of qualifying and close to a batting title, you'd add six hitless at-bats and see if his BA were still high enough to win. If so, he gets the title.
In this case, let's assume Dunn went 6-for-6; that would make him 72-for-421, which would be a .171 batting average, still far lower than Rob Deer's. Congratulations (unofficially), Adam: You win.
Here are some other "worsts" for a player with at least 496 plate appearances in a season:
- Fewest hits, 66. (Next-fewest is 78, by Eddie Joost in 1943; Deer had 80.)
- Lowest SLG with at least 11 HR, .277 (Next-lowest, Don Wert, 12 HR, .299 in 1968)
- Lowest OBP with at least 75 BB, .292 (Next-lowest, Tom Tresh, 76 BB, .304 in 1968)
- Lowest OPS with at least 11 HR and 75 BB, .569 (Next-lowest, Tresh, .612 in 1968)
- Lowest OPS+ with at least 11 HR and 75 BB, 56 (Next-lowest, Frankie Crosetti, 73 in 1937)
- Fewest runs with at least 11 HR and 75 BB, 36 (Next-lowest, Darrell Evans, 48 in 1988)
I could go on, but you get the point. Dunn's season was worse offensively than pretty much anyone from the Year of the Pitcher, 1968, and he broke other records that had stood for seven decades. All of the above numbers other than Dunn's were set by players who qualified for the batting title, and except for Evans (who was 41 and in the twilight of his otherwise fine career), all were in their "primes", such as they were.
Dunn stands alone. At 31, he might have been a bit past his prime in 2011, but the White Sox weren't paying him in that way, and the steepness of his decline, from 21st place in NL MVP voting in 2010 to essentially "worst ever" in 2011, is unprecedented. (Dunn also was 6-for-94 -- .064 -- against LHP this year with 39 strikeouts. Probably half the right-handed-hitting pitchers on the White Sox could have done better than that.)
It won't count, since he didn't get those last six plate appearances. Dunn may focus on working out in the offseason and shake this year off and put together three decent years for the rest of his White Sox contract. But his monumentally horrendous year deserves to be recognized somewhere, so we've done it here.


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Somebody will be there. This draft is loaded.
The kid Mcnutt from Iowa is a stud with a 5th round grade.
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Somebody will be there. This draft is loaded.
The kid Mcnutt from Iowa is a stud with a 5th round grade.
NO CB's in this draft??? Somehow i doubt that...
NEW MOCK 3/22.. Too tired to give an explanation so ill make this quick
1st Round - Matt Kalil OT - Keeps Ponder upright
2nd Round - Ashlon Jefferies WR - Boom or Bust with him, if he works his ass off, he can be an Andre Johnson type WR
3rd Round - LaMichael James RB - Gets the ball out of harvin's hand in the WildCat/KR/PR
4th Round - Tommy Streeter WR - Tons of upside, 6'5, 4.3 forty, could become a Randy Moss if developed
5th Round - Brandon Taylor S - Tons of upside, could become a starter one day.
6th Round - Cliff Harris CB
7th Round - Kyle Wilber ILB
Also, if you want a good utility RB that can field kicks, run the wildcat, catch out of the backfield you should take a look at Fozzy Whitaker from Texas. He will most likely go in the 7th or even undrafted, but he can be a quality pickup and did very well in his years at Texas in those roles. He had a number of injury issues which push him down significantly.
I don't like the RB in the third. We have Peterson, and Gerhart, and Percy. I don't think they are going to be inclined to take the ball out of Percy's hands, if anything I think they will try to draft WR so Percy has more opportunity in the KR/RB/Wildcat role that he is best at.
I'll throw in my realistic wish list.
I am assuming we get a 3rd and 4th round compensation pick.
Free Agency - TE John Carlson, OG Geoff Schwartz, FB Jerome Felton, WR/KR/PR Ted Ginn Jr., CB Chris Carr, LB Barrett Ruud
1. LT Matt Kalil 6'6 306 lbs - duh.
2. SS Harrison Smith 6'2 213 lbs - The team is desperate for better safety play. They got a good look at him during the Senior Bowl week.
3. CB Casey Hayward 5'11 192 lbs - Can play both zone and man coverage.
3. (COMP) WR Brian Quick 6'4 220 lbs - good hands and body control. A little raw with his route running but has a very high ceiling.
4. WR A.J. Jenkins 6'0 190 lbs. - back2back receivers. Quick gives you that big, physical, jump ball receiver and Jenkins is that 4.3 guy with crazy speed to take the top off of defenses. Jenkins is also a very smooth route runner.
4. (COMP) DT Hebron Fangupo 6'1 323 lbs - He would be a perfect NT for the scheme we run. He is the war pig that Marrdo talks about.
5. OLB Danny Trevathan 6'0 237 lbs - He recorded 143 tackles with 11.5 tackles for a loss, three sacks, four interceptions, five forced fumbles and five passes broken up last year for Kentucky and yet you really never hear his name.
6. RB Cyrus Gray 5'10 206 lbs - IMO the team needs a scat back to pair with Gerhart. Very hard to predict when AD will be back next year.
As for the 7th rounders Spielman always reaches on raw prospects.


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From the opening thunderclaps of "A Bruise Upon The Silent" which crecendos into a glorious chat and gregor accompanied by the philharmonics of a darker place, a void. Then "The Promise" explodes in your lulled existence with a force of earlier said thunderclaps. It rolls on with the sandstorm twists and confusions that fill the ears with a sense of urgent desparation. "Hurt & Virtue" bounces like a METAL STUDDED WRECKINGBALL tumbled loose from it's chain and hammering upward and downward on the helpless concrete below. Gears shift mid song to a thorougbred gallop and winds you down an unlit road at neckbreak speed. Put on headphones and then close your eyes at 3:55 of track 3 and you can actually feel the music taking you down an old dirty winding road by horse carriage wheels bouncing on gravel at that aforementioned neckbreak speed! "An Enemy lead the Tempest" is pure technical death metal ala In Flames or groovier Six Feet Under. Double bass drums batters your ears in a stereo smackdown. An aural massage you can't miss at 2:40 of track 4. The grandiose vision that is the theme of this epic is being fully realized by this point and like a good book you can't put it down. By the time you get to the eliptical wrangling of "Thy Serpent Tongue" 's opener sets you on a new journey than takes on more of an urgency from Tongue to the death metal of "Carrion" and through to the arrival of the Mighty Egyptian empire in "Doberman Pharoah." Grand is this portion of the journey! HOLD THY HEAD DOWN WHEN IN THE PRESENCE OF THE PHAROAH! A serpent kisses your stunned lips as the Doberman visits "Babylon" and the sultry tempations of Babylon are dangled for the listener to accept or reject. "A Scarlet Witch Lit the Season" on your way through this journey but you run into the darkness that is "Mannequin" This is one of the true beasts on this cd. A metallic monster that just jumps on you and devours. A highlight. "Thank God The Suffering" in a lurching dragger than makes your white knuckles bleed. When we reach the "End of Daze", the clouds open above the skies as the trumpets sound the coming of the days of revelations. This is not an end but only a beginning. The Journey may have ended but it is not permanent but only a respite. Cradle of Filth have left me pondering. It will leave you pondering the same. And you. And you. Hail The Filth! This is five star entertainment.
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Ninth studio album & first for Sony Music. 17 tracks of furious black metal. 2003. Damnation and a Day is the first album from Cradle of Filth that matches the group's monolithic musical ambitions. And it's no disappointment as they use their new-found major label muscle to excessive effect. Accompanied by a 40-piece orchestra and 32-voice choir from Budapest, they've raised their game, coming on like Venom as produced by Danny Elfman. Over 77 thrill-packed minutes in length, Damnation & A Day combines Cradle of Filth's trademark pulverizing riffs, shrieking raps, and monstrous chants with grandiose harmony vocals and portentous voiceovers. Like Black Sabbath, they regularly break their fierce assault with short instrumental interludes ("The Mordant Liquor of Tears"), then rev up again with ever more manic intensity. It seems their intention is to deliver a black-metal alternative to Carmina Burana, and it's to their credit that they come close, producing a series of scorching epics that would fit perfectly as the soundtrack to the extraordinary battle sequences in Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy. –Dominic Wills
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This is the first Cd that i heard by COF. To tell the truth i really do like them. The CD from the first song to the last is like a horror theatric show done in music. I'm not much on alot of black metal and gothic metal but this band is in a catergory all by themselves. I like the style they present their music. I just got this Cd today and have heard it front to back. I was impressed considering i heard they are not really good and the screaming gets old. But Dani mixes everything up pretty good i think. They are the type that requires a taste for but i do like the way they put it together and for anybody that want a ride through the darkness then i say get this band and try them out. A real good starter for a person just curious about COF.
Cradle of Filth are great. Too great, I guess, as people in recent times seem to condemn them, saying things like, "Their not TRUE Black Metal," and other such rubbish. That's fine, if high production value and amazing musicianship lowers a band in the public eye, then its no wonder the public is busy listening to worthless radio-friendly electro-pop with bottom-of-the-barrel "entertainers" with good stylists and expensive dance teachers. But if you try to say Cradle are "commercial," you need to get your head checked. Their stance on Christianity alone should eliminate that from anyone's mind, but the music is even further proof.
So, on to the point at hand; Damnation and a Day. A concept album. The black sheep, as it were, of the music business. Usually reserved for prog bands(that being, more overly talented musicians not getting their due, much like Cradle) and few others. But Dani Filth's lyrics, aided by a band of more than capable musicians (the guitarist, Paul, and Adrian the drummer being two true stand-outs in musical talent) are more than up for the task. The use of electronic elements is tasteful (an odd word to use to describe these guys, but somehow fitting) and they incorporate a few interesting and fitting samples. All together, a very enjoyable listen musically, further enhanced by the vocal workings of the demon-possessed Filth, and unbelievable range of background vocalist Sarah Jezabel Deva.
Lyrically, Damnation and a Day is written like a masterpiece novel, a powerful tale of the TRUE 'original rebel,' Lucifer, cast out of Heaven for displaying emotion against God's will. Broken up into 4 'acts,' the story take us from the fall from God's grace, to Lucifer's temptation of Man (complete with historical and other biblical references) to his eventual position of ruler of Hell, all the while the Earth above falling to the evil nature of Man Lucifer manifested. The sheer AMOUNT of lyrics alone make this album a great READ, as I myself have spent a few hours reading over and over just the lyrics, amazed at Mr. Filth's ability to memorize these short stories to be performed night after night in a concert setting. Just another testament to the talent and passion possessed by the band.
I don't believe in Heaven or Hell or any other divine idea of the Christian myths, but I still find Lucifer to be one of the most intriguing and strangely endearing characters in the history of the written word. If the Bible has given us one good thing, it's been all the things revolving around this character. To be predestined to be without feeling or emotion, and condemned for displaying the traits of "God's Children," Lucifer is a misundertood anti-hero, a paragon of the nature of humanity, and that nature is NOT pretty or refined, it is bestial and self-serving. He is removed from Heaven for finding love, further proving my theory of "God" as a jealous, child-like deity, one not worth worship, but as an example of how NOT to be. This album by Cradle of Filth is by and far, one of the most brilliant CD's in my collection, and something I believe everyone with an interest in any kind of metal should give a listen to.
People who are into other extreme music, meaning not Korn or Disturbed, will find the utter beuty and sheer delight in listening to this epic album. This album is well written, well produced and well recorded with no shortcuts taken. You will find it overwhealming from the guitar riffs to the vocal acrobats that Dani Filth puts you through. The best thing about Cradle of Filth is that it doesn't bore you with the popular and mainstream songwriting form. Songs actually build and have more to them than just an A and B section. the arrangements go beyond just your guitar bass and drums by adding a choir, orchestra and solo female vocals.So take this album home darken your room (or listen on a stormy night) and kick back with your favorite beer and smoke and enjoy the next 76 minutes for it will take your mind soaring with all the dark imagry it beholds.
I will admit, i am not a HUGE cradle of filth fan, nor was i ever. However since roughly 1995 ive kept my eye on COF so to speak. Every album that comes out by COF caught my attention and i always ended up listening to a few songs, but never buying an album. I didnt buy them mostly becasue they were overpriced and hard to find and becasue i just never found a reason to buy one. but ive always enjoyed their odd charm. Recently i saw "damnation…" …, so i picked it up and after 3 straight through listenings, i can say that COF is a solid band. The first thing that i noticed was dani's banshee'esque screams, which can throw one off upon a first listen, and the excellent song structure that the band posesses. One more thing that throws me off is the opera-like choir singing that at times soungs a little cheezy. However, if you sit down uninteruppted (like in a car ride) and listen to most of the album straight through. You will be taken on a excellent and interesting musical ride. The addition of a full orchestra greatly adds to the sound and the songs which are fair in length take bounds and leaps and are not repetative, keeping the listener enthralled for the whole 77 minutes. So, if you're into metal and are looking for a completly different experience then this album is for you, but i must warn, that this album is not for everyone nor was it written for everyone. This isn't a song to song album, but a full concept connected album covering everything from classical pieces to blastbeats and screams of agony. So if youre not a fan take a chance and you just might find a nice treat for your ears…and if youre a fan of COF this album will meet all your demands. Enjoy.


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I have a Queen's meds fraternity pin that belonged to my father, John J. Gilson, MD'38. He gave it to me a short time before he died in 1999, aged 85. I was the oldest of three children and became a registered nurse in 1968, and so my father taught me many things medical.
I also have a picture of the Medical Fraternities House at Queen's, which was located near the campus. When I was in Kingston in 2000, I drove past the house while I was on my way to Picton, my mother's hometown. Her name was Freda Healy, BA'37, and she met my father when they were both at Queen's. (My grandfather Frederick Healy, born on Wolfe Island, graduated from RMC and was a civil engineer.)
After having my father's fraternity pin in my jewelry box for a few years, I had it made into a ring and became curious as to the name of the fraternity and what the Greek letters stood for. My curiosity led me to the article "Fraternal follies", which appeared in Review Plus, the Review's on-line supplement (Issue #4-2009).
I also have a large plastic replica of the Queen's coat of arms. I don't know when it became part of my Father's belongings, if not from his days at Queen's, maybe from the 25th reunion of Meds'38.
I accompanied my parents on a 1963 cross-Canada train trip they took to attend that fall reunion. That occasion was my introduction to Queen's and to my mother's hometown of Picton, Ontario. My parents hoped I'd also attend Queen's, but I too much of a homebody. I often wish now that I'd been more adventuresome.
I have taken a photo of my father's fraternity pin (below). As you can see, there are four seed pearls down the centre bar of the letter "N" and seven garnets on the two upright bars.
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If anyone has any further information to share about my father's fraternity pin or the medical fraternity at Queen's, I would be grateful.
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Catalytic-converter thefts on rise in Palo Alto
Original post made on Jun 12, 2012
Read the full story here Web Link posted Tuesday, June 12, 2012, 9:35 AM
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on Jun 12, 2012 at 9:53 am
Is there an easy way to booby trap your car so the thief gets a nasty shock or burn before they get the converter off?
on Jun 12, 2012 at 10:17 am
Booby traps are a really bad idea. You are far more likely to kill your mechanic than a thief. If you want to take action, install a silent alarm which alerts you when the exhaust system is tampered with. This creates the opportunity to send the thief to prison.
on Jun 12, 2012 at 10:31 am
Booby traps may also be illegal, despite how satisfying it may be to think about setting one.
on Jun 12, 2012 at 12:00 pm
Put a nice crisp $50 biil in a Ziploc freezer bag, seal the bag, securely attach it to the catalytic converter -- in plain sight -- with a polite note suggesting that the cash may be removed if the car parts are left behind.
Honor system.
on Jun 12, 2012 at 12:04 pm
How much are we talking about? What is a Toyota Cat. Conv. worth on the Black market?
on Jun 12, 2012 at 12:12 pm
Taping enything flamable (inflamable, love it) to a Cat. Conv. results in a nice little cozy fire. THEY GET HOT! The $50 would really get crispy!
on Jun 12, 2012 at 12:24 pm
Reconsidering the high-temperature melty problem.
Plan B: A $50 IOU written on a NASA space shuttle heat shield tile?
It might work. Not sure anyone has ever accused scrap metal thieves of being brain trusts.
on Jun 12, 2012 at 12:44 pm
"Booby traps may also be illegal, despite how satisfying it may be to think about setting one."
Booby traps are only illegal if the body is found.
on Jun 12, 2012 at 1:17 pm
I'm also curious about the black market worth of the catalytic converters. There's a lot of older model Toyota trucks around given that they're total workhorses, er, workponies.
What's the fastest someone could remove a catalytic converter? I hope these jerks get caught.
on Jun 12, 2012 at 1:30 pm
> What's the fastest someone could remove a catalytic converter?
Good point. How long to remove and how many people likely needed to do the job?
These things need a market. Unfortunately, they can be shipped out of the area and out of the reach of local law enforcement.
on Jun 12, 2012 at 1:34 pm
These types of thefts are generally organized & done by more than one person. I remember a co-worker whose Honda was stolen locally & chop shopped in Stockton. I'd think it would take longer in the dark.
My neighbor's old Toyota truck was stolen off the street & recovered a month later. It was sitting nicely in a parking lot in Redwood City & had some moving boxes in back - they'd likely used it just for a move. Me, I would've rented a moving truck.
on Jun 12, 2012 at 2:12 pm
My Toyota T-100 got hit just last week. The insurance adjuster said that it takes one person about five or six minutes if they have experience. My cat converter with the front portion of the exhaust was gone and all 4 bolts and the pipe seal left behind on the ground. Very neat.
It was all there when I got home and went inside at 4am on Sunday/Monday morning, and was gone when I came back out at 11:30am.
The truck was not only in the driveway, but at the very rear of the property where it couldn't be seen from the street by a passer-by.
It would have to have been targeted earlier by someone who knew a Totyota owner lived on the property... or by the garbage pickup or the gardener, who were the only outside people anyone remembers on the property that morning.
My very expensive advice to other Toyota owners out there (wish I had known this before the insurance deductible and hassle taught it to me!)... take your vehicle to a body shop now and have them weld the converter in place. If yours is an oldie but goodie like mine, the conveerter will outlive the rest of the vehicle so welding it in place wold not be an issue.
Oh, and the theft happened near the Newell bridge/Woodland intersection. I would suggest that the East PA and PA police work this problem together.
on Jun 12, 2012 at 2:20 pm
Park your pit bull or wrap your boa constrictor around your wheel well should solve it. One or the other should take a bite out of them.
on Jun 12, 2012 at 2:32 pm
It's a non-violent crime. Does anyone ever go to jail for theft anymore? Weird risk/reward equation.
on Jun 12, 2012 at 3:38 pm
It's not the black market they are looking to dump these on. There are a lot of precious and expensive metals inside those converters that they are after.
on Jun 12, 2012 at 6:45 pm
I know that Muffler World (Pat Karl in the owner) in Sunnyvale will weld on some rebar for $20 that will make it much more difficult to remove the converter. A friend of mine had it done to her Toyota truck after hearing reports of others getting theirs ripped off.
on Jun 12, 2012 at 9:40 pm
Great suggestions, but:
Boa constrictors don't "take a bite out of someone",
they "make a bite out of someone."
on Jun 13, 2012 at 9:04 am
"Honor system."
You gotta be kidding me. The guy is crawling under my truck to steal from me, and I expect him to be honorable? That's like expecting a rattlesnake to appreciate being petted.
Hmmm, I have not been on in a while, nice to see you are still here.
If you have multiple vehicles and one is a Toyota truck, park that one in the safest spot, on your driveway. Leave your BMW on the street. Is people start putting in video surveillance systems watching their property, and their neighbors public property, perhaps we can get some idea of who these guys are and aid their capture. Help the police and they will help you.
on Jun 13, 2012 at 10:35 am
Non-city video cameras filming/ on public property is illegal. Sorry guys, but you "smart" people are suggesting a police state/ city. The last thing we need is having punks in black/blue suits having more of a power-trip than they already do.
Take initiative yourself, pretty sure you should only be worried if your car does not have an alarm/ is older. Some of you guys sit on paloaltoonline.com ritually, and live your lives by what it feeds you. Palo Alto is not a scary city, you can walk on the street anywhere in the city at any hour of the night.
on Jun 13, 2012 at 12:03 pm
One more reason to go... ELECTRIC! No catalytic converter, no oil change, no coolant change, much lower maintenance than a dead dinosaur-fueled automobile.
on Jun 13, 2012 at 12:20 pm
As for leaving a "bribe" for the thief not to take the auto part...aside from the fire issues, what's to prevent the thief from taking both the money and the part? DUH!
on Jun 13, 2012 at 12:28 pm
Just read about one stolen in Redwood City recently. Are thieves only after the platinum? I'm going to refer friends w/Toyota trucks to the auto shop in Sunnyvale.
on Jun 13, 2012 at 1:38 pm
litebug + JustMe --
"Honor system."
It was a joke.
Maybe next time.
on Jun 13, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Since no one seems to have a clue as to the money made by these thieves, I looked up www.sellyourcatsdirect.com and found a nice pictorial catalog of cats and their selling price. From $20 to $170, looks like Toyota truck cats bring $75 to $85 if complete. Welding may deter them but a battery powered cutter will remove them in two shakes of a lambs tail. Buy a Ford, no one seems to be stealing em from American Iron.
on Jun 13, 2012 at 2:51 pm
Why did you think no one had a clue about the value? I've known for a long time that the value ranges, depending on if they're harvested for precious metals or resold as is on the black market. People sell them on eBay, to smelters & scrapyards all over the place. People have been doing so for years but the problem w/this article is that it's, as usual, so Palo Alto-centric that is gives no idea as to the number of thefts in the surrounding area. Is your old Toyota safe when you visit friends, run errands, leave it in an unsecured work parking lot?
on Jun 13, 2012 at 10:41 pm
When I lived east of 101, the battery in my roommate's station wagon got stolen while it was parked in the driveway. He put a big honking chain and padlock on the hood so it couldn't be opened very far. I suppose they could have used bolt cutters but didn't. How do they get past the hood-lock on modern cars, or do they damage the hoods too?
on Jun 13, 2012 at 10:59 pm
Pat - for a catalytic converter, you go underneath the car. While the thief can get more easily trapped that way, they're also more easily hidden, especially if you drive by. A penlight is less likely seen under a car, too.
on Oct 19, 2012 at 4:27 pm
What's all this talk about stolen cats? I have several and I can't give them away. And so far as I know they don't have any platinum in them.
on Jan 2, 2013 at 10:01 am
Moi wrote: "Put a nice crisp $50 biil in a Ziploc freezer bag, seal the bag, securely attach it to the catalytic converter -- in plain sight -- with a polite note suggesting that the cash may be removed if the car parts are left behind. "
Bad, bad idea. Even if there was such a thing as honor among thieves, your ziplock bag would melt and then ignite, and your money would simply burn off. Catalytic converts get extremely hot in normal use -- well in excess of 500°F.
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