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Report says DNR inappropriately spent $300,000. Two DNR leaders are on leave while inquiries continue.
Minnesota hunters and anglers paid a big share of the bill for an international game warden conference that earned a profit for a state employees union and now is under scrutiny by state investigators.
The conference last year featured a week of social events and training for state conservation officers and their peers from across the United States and Canada. The state legislative auditor recently reported that the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources inappropriately spent $300,000 in public money and violated a conflict-of-interest law in supporting the July 2007 event in a St. Paul hotel.
DNR Commissioner Mark Holsten told two legislative committees Monday that all of the estimated $390,000 in state aid to the conference initially came out of the special fund that gets its money from hunting and fishing license fees.
When questions arose about the conference earlier this year, Holsten said the department reallocated money to partly repay the fish and game fund.
Even so, the fund still ended up putting more than $230,000 into the conference, plus $34,000 for related travel, he said.
Last year, that fund put $87 million into an array of fish and game programs -- everything from game enforcement to fish hatcheries to wildlife management areas. In an interview, Holsten said he recognized that hunters and anglers won't be happy about the conference spending.
"Just as I'm not happy -- I would like it to be something different," Holsten said in an interview after appearing before the House Environment and Natural Resources Finance Division and the Senate Environment, Energy and Natural Resources Budget Division.
The inquiries by the Legislative Auditor, the two committees and an internal DNR investigation were prompted by a report about the conference last May in the Star Tribune.
Although the DNR kicked in money and staff time to plan and host the conference, the $76,000 in profits went to the state conservation officers union and the international association -- with none to the state.
Legislators urged Legislative Auditor James Nobles to try to get some of the money back, a legal effort he has turned over to the attorney general's office. A spokesman for the office said attorneys are reviewing the audit report.
Holsten has said he was not aware of the extent of DNR's financial commitment to the conference. He said he will take action to deal with the problem after another inquiry, by a Minneapolis law firm retained by the state, is completed in a few weeks.
Col. Mike Hamm, head of the enforcement division, and his wife, Capt. Cathy Hamm, a regional supervisor who led the conference planning, were placed on administrative leave last May when the investigations began.
Rep. Jean Wagenius, DFL-Minneapolis and chairwoman of the House subcommittee, said she believes the commissioner's office and others, including Col. Hamm, share the blame for authorizing illegal fundraising. "It does seem to me ... that Col. Hamm is the chief law enforcement officer and he didn't know the law," Wagenius said.
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The annual Holi festival, also known as The Festival of Colours, has been celebrated by more than 1,000 widows in a break with tradition.
The PM is once again self-assured and sure-footed. Some have even started mumbling that maybe he'll survive to the next election after all, writes Barrie Cassidy.
Wingless praying mantises are amazing acrobats with a level of control over their leap that is unusual in the insect world, according to new research.
American actress and transgender activist Calpernia Addams is a woman of many talents who has fought for justice on many levels.


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The Swans & The Patriots – Lessons Learned
Having just finished reading James Lavin's book Management Secrets of the New England Patriots; From Patsies to Triple Super Bowl Champs – I thought it was worthy of reflecting on a couple of key takeaways:
- Similar to the Sydney Swans (an AFL team in Australia) and their "no dickheads" policy The Patriots focus on the group or team dynamics over the individual.
- Whilst some players inevitably have a higher profile – as stated by Lavin The Patriots "don't want a team of overpaid stars and a bunch of resentful journeymen making the league minimum" instead they "bring in people who value being part of a successful organization, and like to be around other hard-working guys who want to win," The result: Few Patriots players have stellar individual statistics, but the "team" has two of the longest winning streaks in National Football League history. And it has won three Super Bowls in four years.
- Similarly the Swans have overlooked potential recruits with "superior skills" because they didn't have the right character. As their manager (Paul Roos) says "I won't name the names, but we've been laughed at sometimes for overlooking kids because they didn't have the qualities we wanted…a few years later, the same blokes are making headlines for the wrong sort of things. They're underperforming". The result: The swans won the AFL title for the first time in 72 years in 2005 and backed up by making the finals for five straight seasons.
- Both teams have taken somewhat radical steps to reinforce the focus on the group for example:
- The Swans have implemented the practice of a leadership group and co-captains. The leadership group are senior players who set the code of conduct, dictate the culture, and importantly deal with any breaches to the code. The idea of co-captains again reduces the focus & pressure on one individual to be "the man" and instead relies on the combined strengths, skills and differences of three.
- The Patriots have shied away from individual performance goals and focused instead on broad measures. If the team wins a set number of games, or if fans and coaches vote a player into the Pro Bowl, bonuses kick in. There are also smaller penalties and incentives meant to bring about shared responsibility. For instance, if an offensive lineman jumps offside during practice, the entire offense does a lap, not just the player. "The idea," says Lavin, "is make everybody feel responsible for everybody else."
Is The Swans / Patriots approach the best (or indeed the only successful one)?
Clearly not.
However the success and uniqueness of the approach they've taken does reinforce that adding the culture & management structure of the company you're interested in joining (or the indeed the potential new recruits fit within the company culture & management structure) to your evaluation (or selection) criteria is critical.
What do we do at Zookel? Personally I'd much rather play in a champion team than a team of champions.
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This women's makeup can launch drones
At long last – this red-blooded American male might finally wear makeup. And no, this isn't an "admission" of sorts. But the ability to control electronics with metallized false eyelashes and conducting eyeshadow could simplify my life and improve my fashion sense.
Katia Vega, a computer scientist at the Pontifical Catholic University in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, has developed "beauty technology" – including metallized false eyelashes and conducting eyeshadow that, according to New Scientist, complete a very low voltage circuit when she blinks.
The key is to replicate the micro-interactions possible with wearable technology like Google Glass. If nothing else, Vega's "beauty technology" is far more aesthetically-pleasing (i.e., not a putrid eyesore).
"Blinking is sensed via the conductive eyeshadow and the information can be sent to a circuit inside a headband, perhaps activating something via an infrared beam," Vega said.
"We use voluntary movements to amplify intentions – using our body as a new input device," she said.
Voluntary movements are key – the average person blinks 15-20 times per minute, and this could foster chaos. But the system only responds to voluntary blinks that last longer than half a second.
At the Interactive Tabletops and Surfaces conference at the University of St Andrews, UK, Vega used her high-tech beauty supplies to light up LEDs worn on her head and launch a miniature drone.
And while this unique piece of wearable tech would ostensibly compete with Google Glass, the search engine giant was impressed.
"This is a clever use of materials and, more importantly, it highlights how today's beauty products could be re-purposed to create computational interfaces," said Thad Starner, Google's technical lead for Glass and a researcher in wearable computers from the Georgia Institute of Technology."
"I need to find an oscilloscope, an electrolysis bath ... and a Sally Beauty Supply," he said.
Vega is also exploring other wearable technology applications – like false fingernails sporting hidden RFID tags. While no deals are in place, Vega is supposedly in negotiations with several cosmetic companies.
I've never worn lipstick in my life, but if they create a shade of red that can start my car remotely, I'm all in.


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Week six, day six
Sharing the love
WARNING: Fluffy Alert!
I've taken a couple of weeks off work. My first proper vacay in a year. Today I am truly feeling the love.
After four days of sleep – yes, four days! – I feel alive again.
The healthy eating is going great guns and I am loving my training sessions at Fitness First with Joe.
Life is good. The future even brighter.
I found this little dittie on the net and I am going to dedicate it to all my fellow Life Challengers – five awesome women joining me on this journey.
I also dedicate it to anyone reading this blog. Thank you for your support. (I told you I was feeling the love.)
As. you. are.
Stronger than you know.
More beautiful than you think.
Worthier than you believe.
More loved than you can ever imagine.
Passionate about making a difference.
Fiery when protecting those you love.
Learning. Growing. Not alone.
Warm. Giving. Generous.
Quirky. Sexy. Funny. Smart.
Flawed. Whole. Scared. Brave.
And so, so, so.much.more.
Be Strong. Be Confident. Be You.


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Villain and Munkyfun Inc. (Shift, Ivory Tiles), have released Archetype, an online FPS built for console style gaming on the iPhone and iPad. "Archetype brings high quality, console-style Pwnage to iPhone and iPod touch first-person shooter fans at an amazing price with absolutely no strings attached," said Dane Baker, Lead Producer at Villain. "And we're absolutely thrilled that our game supports the new iPhone 4, as Archetype takes full advantage of the new 'Retina Display' technology which results in new owners experiencing an exceptionally phenomenal view of their fragging glory."
Archetype supports up to ten players per match over WiFi, 3G, and even Edge. Being a console style shooter, the game has a full ranking system, with match pairing services available to prevent beginners from having no chance. With 5 maps, 6 weapons, and 2 grenade types to play with, Archetype looks to keep people entertained for quite some time. Pick it up for $2.99… and of course, there are more screen after the break.
Note from the Editor: Architype is sponsoring 148Apps currently but that had no influence on this article. This is a significant app release for the iPhone/iPod Touch as it represents the latest of very few multiplayer games for the iPhone and even fewer multiplayer FPS games. 148Apps adheres strictly to the principles of editorial and advertising separation as detailed by O.A.T.S.
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2014 Press Releases
Kids Gallery of Ontario (KGO) takes over the AGO with fun and games for Family Day 2014
The popular KGO returns this Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for a special day of family art-making and life-sized games. Offering a full day of drop-in programs spread out across the entire Gallery, the KGO invites families to experience a variety of exciting hands-on activities.
New AGO artist-in-residence Jim Munroe animates artful videogame design with pop-up arcade
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is re-opening its David and Vivian Campbell Centre for Contemporary Art this month with an exciting showcase of works spanning the 1970s to today and a visible conservation project.
AGO transforms into an art playground for February First Thursday
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) transforms into an art playground complete with table tennis, video games and modern jungle gyms on Feb. 6, 2014, with the next edition of AGO First Thursdays. Designed by graduate students from OCAD University, the event is aptly titled The Duel: Competition at the Heart of Play, and features large-scale interactive installations, playful performances and inspired musical performances. Advance tickets are $12 for members and $15 for the general public, on sale now at ago.net/FirstThursdays. The 19+ event runs from 7 to 11:30 p.m.
AGO to celebrate WorldPride 2014 Toronto with exhibition of queer photography
WorldPride 2014 takes Toronto by storm this June, and the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) plans to celebrate with a special exhibition. Fan the Flames: Queer Positions in Photography will examine the play of gender in photography and video and is set to open on June 18, 2014, days before the official start to the festival.
AGO's First Thursdays and Long Winter turn up the heat in a blaze of unforgettable art and music
The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and Long Winter, the monthly wintertime underground event series, will set this January's AGO First Thursday ablaze with music, art and drinks. With over 25 participating artists, the galleries will be bursting at the seams with pop-up performances, art installations, musical guests, art talks and much more. Advance tickets are $12 for members and $15 for the general public, on sale now at ago.net/FirstThursdays. The 19+ event runs from 7 to 11:30 p.m.
AGO to bring giants of British art Francis Bacon and Henry Moore together for major exhibition this spring
This spring, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) brings two giants of 20th-century British art together in a major exhibition of sculpture and paintings. Organized by the AGO in conjunction with the U.K.'s historic Ashmolean Museum, Francis Bacon and Henry Moore will feature over 60 works by the two highly influential artists as well as a number of photographs and archival materials dating from the Second World War. The exhibition runs from April 5 to July 20, 2014.
AGO to debut acclaimed philosopher Alain de Botton's Art as Therapy exhibition series
Coming in spring 2014, the Art Gallery of Ontario presents an innovative exhibition entitled Art as Therapy, co-curated by renowned British philosopher Alain de Botton and art historian John Armstrong.
Michaëlle Jean Foundation, the Art Gallery of Ontario and WorldPride 2014 Toronto Team Up For Pan-Canadian Youth Solidarity Initiative
The Michaëlle Jean Foundation, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) and WorldPride 2014 Toronto are proud to announce that they are teaming up to launch a groundbreaking new initiative entitled the 4th Wall Youth Solidarity Project. Promoting safe, inclusive and healthy communities for Two-Spirited and LGBTTIQQ* youth, the project is actively supported by over 50 human rights, faith-based, arts, newcomer, Aboriginal and health organizations across Canada.
Aimia | AGO Photography Prize announces 2014 jury
The Aimia | AGO Photography Prize is pleased to announce the jury of experts who will award Canada's largest photography prize this year. Sophie Hackett, associate curator of photography at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO), will lead the 2014 Prize panel which will include luminaries Laurie Simmons, a New York photography and film-based artist, and Okwui Enwezor, director of Munich's renowned Haus der Kunst.
David Bowie is in demand! AGO extends hours on select Fridays and Saturdays starting Oct. 19
Due to popular demand, the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) is staying open late six evenings this fall to ensure that all Torontonians get to see the glittering exhibition David Bowie is during its only Canadian stop. The exhibition will close on Nov. 27


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All by myself absorbing the silence
Excluding the noise of my complicated life
I just like to sit here and be quiet for a while
Observing the incomprehensible world around me
Listen, carefully now, can you hear this stillness
Or is it just inside, inside my head
Millions of thoughts are circling around, if you listen well
You can hear them begging to find a way out
At moments I feel like being stuck in time
Except my thoughts chased up words spoken in riddles
My mind filled with complicated thoughts
Overwhelmed by anger and painful plots
Grimy faces all around me deep down in my inner self
A lifetime of stories filling up my bookshelf
What am I thinking of, why can't I break this
Rolling down my face is a frozen teardrop
What happened to my uncomplicated youthful existence
Is it destroyed by the needs of an adult life.
This has to stop, it can no longer persist
It hurts me physically, creating unbearable pain
I am desperately looking for some peace of mind
But I have not been able to release myself
Thoughts are getting lost and not being found
Restless mind, unquiet times, and the simplicity of the soul
Distant, tired and exhausted
Simplicity, a lovely word to say…
Monique Weberink
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26 January 11 at 10:56pm
The mind is restless,the heart is fond,and the distance is far,but the gates are near to reach the beloved and to know the secret for where the heart is leading her.
Beautiful and mystic,congratulations to the young talented artist and poet,Monique Weberink,she is an innocent genius with a bright futur !!! -
26 January 11 at 11:17pm
In this beautiful and sad peoms there is a rebellious innert part of a lonely soul who is screeming deep down in her silence with a desperate call to her beloved to respond,but the voice is lost in a void without return to south the sad soul and the restless mind,she longs for love,the heart weeps and the soul is desperate to hear a whispering of words of love and to feel free like a happy and joyfu bird flying high in the sky.Can the beloved hear her voice in her deep silence,only if the mind is quieten and the soul rest then the beloved appear to her singing beautful melodies.
Good luck Monique !!!
18 August 11 at 11:31am
Nordine ,I would like to say that you have beautiful soul ,I say that because every word of you is so beautiful thought and say'd and also poem from Monique is beautiful too ,and i was enjoying today with both of you thanks !
18 August 11 at 11:38am
I enjoy every time I read poem of you ,and i like you work too ,
you are a great artist Monique ,I wish you manny happiness in you life


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It's Labor Day weekend, which means summer is officially drawing to a close. And that means the new fall network TV season is right around the corner.
It seems like an outdated concept these days, waiting to get new TV. Some of my favorite new shows run on cable networks in the summer, and the most exciting, talked-about shows are often on subscription channels. But I still have a fondness for the idea, so here's what I'm planning to watch, starting this month:
CBS comedies all the way! How I Met Your Mother and The Big Bang Theory bookend the other shows: Two and a Half Men (aging out as the kid does) and the new Accidentally on Purpose. Shame that it looks both offensive — a "thirtysomething" woman is considered old? young guys do nothing but smoke pot? — and badly done.
On ABC, I'm looking forward to the return of Castle, because Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic have great chemistry. I'm a sucker for romantic mystery shows. I used to watch Dancing With the Stars, but I'm so uninterested in the cast this season that I'm not sure I'll bother.
Gossip Girl is the only thing I watch on The CW, but I'm not sure that can keep up its soapy seduction week after week. Plus, I'm past the age limit. But it's still attractive popcorn TV.
On NBC, does anyone still watch Heroes? And I'm not at all interested in The Jay Leno Show. I didn't watch him late night, so I don't see a need to watch him now, with his lowest common denominator humor. But I do find it a little unpleasant seeing everyone rooting for him to fail. The networks are in trouble, with business models based on delivering the attention of mass audiences no longer keeping up with technology, so they need to try something different. Maybe this isn't different enough, but at least it's something. Sometimes the most interesting work comes from desperation.
The week starts strong, but it's all downhill from there, with fewer choices to come.
The Good Wife (CBS) looks like it risks being turgid, but with Josh Charles and Christine Baranski in the cast, I have to give it a try. And it's such a nothing night otherwise, with reality programming and the return of Melrose Place. Really? You can't come up with sexy singles from this time period, you have to reach back a decade for inspiration?
Glee! Just watched the pilot rerun, and while it still seems just a little off in places, Ryan Murphy has a twisted take on teendom I appreciate. (See also: Popular.) Plus, the music is awesome, diverse and surprising.
ABC's Cougar Town makes my skin crawl. But Josh Hopkins (Swingtown) is on it, as are Christa Miller and Busy Philipps, and I believe in following actors. Yet good cast isn't enough to overcome bad material. And this seems pretty cringe-worthy, just based on title.
FlashForward has an intriguing premise and a great cast, but do I have faith that they will provide reasonable answers to their mystery soon enough to be satisfying? Reports that the pilot is "grim" are not encouraging. And it's up against Bones, still a favorite.
Community, on the other hand, there's no question about. This is the only new show I'm wholeheartedly looking forward to, because it's got a funny premise — loser lawyer goes to community college — and an amusing group of characters in his other students.
Looks like movie nights! Unless I decide to give Friday's Dollhouse yet more chances to pull itself together.
Hmm, my TV watching will be down this year, which is fine by me — gives me more chance to catch up on the DVDs I've been accumulating. There seems to be a distinct lack of creativity in most nightly lineups, with more generic family sitcoms, hospital shows, and based on/inspired by spinoffs and remakes. Times are tough — networks, now is your opportunity to do something different, instead of just settling for the same-old! But that's scary, and no one wants to lose their jobs taking too many risks.
What are you interested in watching?
Monday nights are such torture for me as there are SO many shows on that one night. I mean really can they not space some of these out over a rather lackluster rest of the week?
I dislike that they moved Big Bang Theory to such a later time, it made such a great lead in to How I Met Your Mother. With it being about really young geeky people trying to find their place. Then on HIMYM it was a little older set doing the same thing, but it seemed like a good progression.
When Chuck starts back up about midseason I'll have to choose what to watch, what to Tivo and what to catch a week later online between on the 7 PM.(8 EST)
Since HIMYM Chuck and House all air at the same time. I still like House, but wish they'd put the focus back on medical mystery of the week and less on what makes characters tick. I was fine with House just being a mean SOB who was such a genius at his job that he had to keep it. I don't need exploration into why he is that way, since if they ever fixed him it'd ruin the show.
Dollhouse I'm hopeful for, especially with Summer Glau joining the cast, hopefully she can take some of the load off of Eliza who seemed over matched at times as full time lead. Community, I don't know the commercials looked lame, seems like an early fav. for first canceled series to me.
Add in you liking it, and its doomed!!! lol joking!:)
Definitely looking forward to more Castle. Curious about Glee. The show I'm most interested in, though, is Flash Forward. I know they're going in a different direction than the book (which I really liked), but based on their panel at Comic-Con, where they showed the first 20 minutes of the pilot, it looks really good. And it sounds like they do plan on giving people answers over the course of the season.
I hadn't really thought of what we saw at the con as "grim," though it does depict the major disaster that sets the whole concept in motion.
Thanks for sharing more info about FlashForward, Kelson. Your link is a good writeup, so I encourage anyone interested to check that out.
James, I hadn't thought of Big Bang and HIMYM that way, but you're right, that previous schedule had some flow to it. I quit watching House a while back because it was the same show every week, and I got tired of watching so many patients almost die.
I think adding Summer Glau to Dollhouse is a bad idea, because it makes it even more an insular Whedon world, constantly using the same actors. It'll please the hardcore fans, but it does nothing to reach out to more new viewers.
After seeing the DVD-set-only episode of "Dollhouse" I'm curious about the second season in a way that I wasn't before. I still don't think the show can really survive the fact that it's only interesting when its star is not on screen, but I'm curious to see what happens next.
I'm very curious to see if/how reaction to season 2 differs depending on whether the viewer has seen the DVD-only episode. I haven't.
But…but…Tom DeLay's on Dancing this season!
This season's cast doesn't strike me–I'm still waiting for a comics celebrity like Stan Lee or Neil Gaiman or Rob Liefeld–but I usually get addicted to it whether I hate the cast or not.
Do you know when does Castle's new season start, by the way?
I don't watch much Nitwork Television. (Misspelling on purpose, btw.) The only show you mentioned that I was at all interested in is Castle. I'll watch Fillion in anything. As I see in the comments that Summer Glau is joining Dollhouse, perhaps I'll watch that a few times.
Caleb, Castle starts on September 21.
I don't know that adding Summer makes it more insular to non-Whedon fans anyway. I think most non-Whedon fans probably know her more for Terminator (which ran two seasons) than for Firefly.
So I'm betting they are hoping fans of her from Terminator go "Oh cool, she's moving to another sci-fi show, on the same channel and even day. That's handy."
Yeah CBS had such a nice progression in their Monday lineup. BBT was about young people just entering adulthood. Then HIMYM was about the next step, trying to find what you want to do and who you want to be with for your life. Even 2 1/2 Men could have fit in with adults too old for some things, not old enough for other things trying to settle themselves.
Johanna Says:
"…It seems like an outdated concept these days, waiting to get new TV…"
? I thought the outdated concept was less "waiting to get new TV" than "waiting for likely audiences to return from wherever they spent summer vacation to wherever they watch most of their TV" (as if all the advertisers only want to reach viewers who can afford taking weeks off from work or sending their children to camp or whatever).
James Schee Says:
"Monday nights are such torture for me as there are SO many shows on that one night. I mean really can they not space some of these out over a rather lackluster rest of the week?…"
It's not just TV neither! Ever had too many appointments/classes/extracurriculars/mandatory overtime/office hours/shifts/team meetings/tutorials/etc. all pile up on the same day?
I am with you for Community. I like Joel McHale and the early buzz has been pretty positive.
Which means it will be cancelled after one season.
My, someone's jaded! (Not without reason.)


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Despite being born on opposite ends of the globe, American Leonard Lake and Charles Ng, who grew up in China, would eventually meet and team up to be a savagely deadly serial slaying duo.
The two sadists met after Ng escaped military custody after being caught attempting to steal from an armory while a member of the Marines. A mutual acquaintance pointed Ng to Lake, who helped the young Asian hide out from authorities. Eventually Ng was re-captured and served time in Leavenworth Prison. After his release he and Lake reunited and became fast friends. Ng spent most of his time with Lake at a remote property the latter lived on near Wilseyville, California.
By this time Lake had already murdered his own brother, Donald, in 1984. The true killing spree did not begin until later in that year. Lake, a survivalist, had built a fortified bunker at the rural residence, though it's only use would prove to be as a holding cell for women that he and Ng would torture and kill. Oftentimes the women were kidnapped along with their signifigant others and their children, who were evidently quickly dispatched to free the killers to practice their disgusting sadism on the female victims until they grew bored and slaughtered them. The two also used credit cards and belongings of their victims to benefit financially from the crimes.
Both were apprehended on June 2, 1985 when Ng was seen shoplifting a vise. He escaped on foot but Lake was taken in when it became obvious he was holding false identification (later found to be in the name of a former victim). He would never be questioned by police, however. Lake swallowed a cyanide pill almost immediately after being taken into custody and died days later, having never regained consciousness. Ng, meanwhile, eventually went into hiding in Canada.
After discovering Lake's true name, detectives began a search of the Wilseyville property. They undoubtedly found more than they bargained for. First they discovered a diary filled with tortuous fantasies written by Lake, followed quickly by the finding of pieces of identification belonging to several missing persons and a cache of weapons. Videotapes were soon also discovered that showed women being sexually abused and tortured by Lake and Ng. An excavation soon began and bodies, plus many unidentified parts, were dug up from several locations near the house and bunker. Areas where it was obvious bodies had been burnt were also apparent throughout the property. Police believe that at least twenty-five people died at the Wilseyville property, including Lake's best friend and two past co-workers of Ng. Two entire families, both couples with a young child, were wiped out by the two slayers. Victims had been apparently chosen at random and covered a wide range of types, from homosexual males to ex-hippie drifters to young women. Only twelve corpses were officially recovered.
Ng was finally arrested in 1985 after shooting and wounding a security guard while being questioned about a shoplifting in a Calgary store. He was identified and covicted of several charges related to the shoplifting and sentenced to four years iun prison. It was August 26, 1991, before Ng was successfully extradited to California to go on trial for the serial killings committed there. Ng, an expert at delaying trial proceedings, was finally convicted of eleven murders and sentenced to death in June of 1999, fourteen years after he was first sought in the murders in Wilsyville.


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quote:Gotta find John Connor before it is too late.
quote:Sounds like he believes any civilization that can make it "un-nuked" through it's infancy that the end game is eventually becoming The Borg.
quote:So he is saying that the machines take over in 2040. Great. Hope I am around to see that. I'll be in my 70's. Should start seeing a terminator soon. Gotta find John Connor before it is too late.
quote:lost me on the Eu and NAFTA the EU almost crumbled last summer and nafta is a farse
quote:He actually is saying that civilizations frick over themselves back to the stoneage before fully becoming type 1.
quote:Basically, yes. But the Borg was still merely a Type II Civilization.
quote:Maybe we don't see evidence of other civilizations because they've figured out interdimensional travel or some such.


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Lead Roles In Gregg Allman Biopic Cast; Kurt Russell's Son To Play Duane
The roles of two iconic rockers have been cast for the upcoming Gregg Allman biopic, which has the working title of Midnight Rider, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Tyson Ritter, frontman of pop-punk band the All-American […]
Allman Brothers Band Announce Dates for Annual NYC Residency
Their shows kick off March 7; plus, they have a bunch of archival releases coming out.
Interview: Warren Haynes on Working with Elvis Costello & the Future of the Allman Brothers Band
Instead of doing an album of duets, on "Shout!," Gov't Mule took a novel approach, removing Warren Haynes' vocals from the record and replacing them with an all-star cast of singers like Dr. John, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Dave Matthews, Steve Winwood and Elvis Costello.
Eric Church, Jackson Browne, Pat Monahan To Pay Tribute To Gregg Allman
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PUBLISHED: 23 Oct 2013 15:00:00 | UPDATED: 24 Oct 2013 04:57:10PUBLISHED: 23 Oct 2013 PRINT EDITION: 23 Oct 2013Hugh Jackman's earnings are the highest ever posted by an individual in the history of BRW's Top 50 Entertainers list.
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Hugh Jackman has cemented his position as Australia's greatest ever "triple threat" by storming to the top of BRW's Top 50 Entertainers list with gross earnings of a staggering $46.8 million in the past 12 months.
Mr Jackman, who is renowned across the entertainment world for his ability to sing, dance and act – the definition of a "triple threat" star – is also leading an army of Australian stars raking in big dollars from Hollywood. There are 24 actors on the list this year, up from 18 in 2012.
And while names like Alex O'Loughlin, Yvonne Strahovski and Ryan Kwanten wouldn't necessarily be considered well-known back home, their success in the world's most important and best-paying entertainment market has helped them post gross earnings of at least $1 million in the past 12 months.
But Jackman's domination of the list is impressive.
His earnings are the highest ever posted by an individual in the history of the Top 50 Entertainers list, and more than double that of those in second place on the list, The Wiggles, who earned $18.2 million.
Actor Cate Blanchett was in third place with gross earnings of $17.2 million, while Russell Crowe ($15.1 million) and Simon Baker ($10.1 million) round out the top five.
BRW's earnings figure is based on Jackman's work on three films: The Wolverine; an upcoming instalment of the X-Men series, X-Men: Days of Future Past (where he also plays Wolverine); and the newly released drama Prisoners. The Top 50 Entertainers list is published in BRW, which is out on Thursday.
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Most entertainers, like Jackman, are based overseas.
Twenty-six earn most of their income in the United States while another three – Elle Macpherson, Peter Andre and The Australian Pink Floyd Show – are based in Britain.
The top-ranked musician on the list is Keith Urban, who pulled in $6.8 million to rank eighth, just two places below his wife, Nicole Kidman on $8.6 million. His recording career has been complemented by work on reality television.
Celebrity chef Curtis Stone is the best-placed TV presenter, earning $6.4 million thanks largely to his work on US television.
Veteran broadcaster Alan Jones is the highest-earning radio presenter with $4 million, equal with radio duo Hamish Blake and Andy Lee.
Other radio presenters on the list include Ray Hadley ($3 million), Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O ($1.9 million) and Ross Stevenson ($1 million).
One of the more unusual members of this list is a tribute group.
The Australian Pink Floyd Show is estimated to have pulled in gross earnings of $5 million in the past 12 months.
Kate Morton, author of The Forgotten Garden, is the lone author on the list, with earnings of $1.5 million.
BRW's top five Australian entertainers are:
1. Hugh Jackman ($46.8 million)
2. The Wiggles ($18.2 million)
3. Cate Blanchett ($17.2 million)
4. Russell Crowe ($15.1 million)
5. Simon Baker ($10.1 million)
- Hugh Jackman ($46.8 million)
- The Wiggles ($18.2 million)
- Cate Blanchett ($17.2 million)
- Russell Crowe ($15.1 million)
- Simon Baker ($10.1 million)
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After taking in the second scrimmage of the Bearcats training camp and barreling toward an opener now less than two weeks away, here are five observations of where UC stands for Purdue on Aug. 31.
The most prolific quarterback in high school football history is Maty Mauk - the younger brother of former Bearcats QB Ben Mauk - who passed for 18,932 yards and 219 TD at Kenton High School.
While Maty wound up at Missouri, his favorite target wound up at Cincinnati.
Wide receiver Max Morrison caught 289 passes at Kenton H.S. including a mind-boggling 142 receptions for 2,033 yards and 27 touchdowns as a senior. His single-season reception total was reportedly the fourth highest in history at the time.
After seeing those astonishing passing stats, I had to ask, "Did Kenton even have running plays in the playbook?"
"No we did not," Morrison told me with a grin. "It was a five wide (receivers) air raid and
we threw the ball. Our only running play
was if the quarterback didn't see a receiver open, he took off and ran."
Morrison will be a redshirt sophomore for the Bearcats this season and is looking to be a key figure in UC's passing attack. With leading receiver Anthony McClung nursing a sore hamstring in training camp, Max has generally practiced with the first string offense.
"I'm confident, but it's fall camp and there's a lot of competition," said Morrison. "I'm running with the 'ones' right now, but that's just a depth chart. You have to come out every day and compete."
After redshirting as a freshman, Morrison appeared in 11 games last year without making a reception. But in his first spring practice under Tommy Tuberville, the 6'1", 181 pound receiver caught his new head coach's attention by catching nearly every pass thrown in his direction.
"Max probably had the best spring of anybody catching the ball," said Tuberville.
"As soon as the new coaches came in, I looked at it and said, 'I need to show them what I can do,'" said Morrison. "I think I did open a few eyes. I didn't get a whole lot of opportunities the last two years here, but that's said and done. They're giving me my chance now and I'm trying to do what I can with it."
Morrison hasn't stood out quite as much in the first week of training camp - perhaps because he's often been matched up against top cornerback Deven Drane - but Tuberville expects him to play a significant role this season.
"He'll be an on-and-off starter," said Tuberville. "We'll probably play eight to 10 receivers every game and he'll be in the rotation. I'm pleased with his progress, but after watching him in the spring I had bigger hopes for him coming back and being stronger in two-a-days, but for some reason he started off a little slow. But he's getting better."
"Camp is a grind," said Morrison. "Everybody out here gets dead legs, but you have to be mentally tough and keep working. I'm going against a three-year starter in Deven Drane every day and that can't do anything but make me better."
Max is not the first member of his family to play at UC. His grandfather Joe finished his college career in 1958 as Cincinnati's all-time leading scorer (since broken) and went on to spend 14 years with the New York Giants who eventually retired his uniform number.
"I remember coming here on my official visit and one of the coaches showed me the school's Hall of Fame and lo and behold, there he is: Joe Morrison, number 21," Max told me. "I thought it was really cool to see that and follow in his footsteps."
And while it will be difficult to match his crazy high school stats, Morrison aims to be a reliable target for Bearcats quarterbacks in the years to come.
"I have three years left and it all starts this season," said Morrison. "I got a few plays last year at the end of games, but now it's a new coaching staff, a new fresh start, so I'm going to come out here and work hard every day and hopefully everything falls into place."
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In the 1940's Army won three national championships thanks to Heisman Trophy winners Doc Blanchard and Glenn Davis who were known as "Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside." Now that 67 years have passed since their last college game, that nickname could be revived for pair of junior college running backs looking to make an immediate impact at Cincinnati.
Hosey (pronounced like Jose) Williams is "Mr. Inside"
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"I think Hosey is a Rudi Johnson-type," said Tommy Tuberville who coached Johnson at Auburn. "He's got big, strong legs and a low center of gravity."
"I feel like I'm an all-around back," said Williams. "I can run through you and I can run by you."
Rod Moore is "Mr. Outside" - a 5'10, 176 pound jitterbug who was ranked as the number one junior college running back by 247Sports.com after rushing for 902 yards and 11 TD on 147 carries (6.1) for East Mississippi C.C.
"What you see with Rod is his quickness," said offensive coordinator Eddie Gran. "There was a play today (at practice) where he hit the hole and you saw a burst. That's what you're looking for is a guy like that with really good speed. I've been excited about him."
"I try to play fast and show my speed," said Moore. "Mostly I like to get out on the edge, but I can run between the tackles when they need me to. It I get to the second level, it's most likely going to be a big gain."
Williams and Moore say they chose Cincinnati largely because of the coaching staff. When Tuberville and Gran worked together at Auburn, they sent eight running backs to the NFL including Ronnie Brown, Carnell "Cadillac" Williams, Brandon Jacobs, Heath Evans, Kenny Irons, and the previously mentioned Johnson.
"(Coach Tuberville) is a laid-back, straight-forward person," said Williams. "He lets his coaches coach and does a great job. And Coach Gran is an excellent coach. He's big on all of the little details being perfect."
"I was committed to Texas Tech, but I wanted to follow this coaching staff," said Moore. "They recruited me first and I feel like this is going to be a great fit for me. All I have to do is listen and they'll take me where I want to go."
Following the departure of leading rusher George Winn, the Cincinnati coaches are counting on the JUCO duo and walk-on Anthony King to provided needed depth to a running back group led by Ralph David Abernathy IV and Tion Green.
"Anthony King has looked really good," said Gran. "I've been surprised and excited for him because he's worked his tail off. In all of the cut-ups that we watched in the spring, he keeps showing up. I'm going to give him some reps with the ones this camp and give him a shot."
Williams and Moore are also sure to get plenty of reps at Camp Higher Ground, but their running ability is not the only factor in determining which of the two gets the most playing time.
"It's whoever can learn the offense the quickest and be durable," said Tuberville. "Both of them can run the ball, but one thing that they both have to learn in this offense is protecting the quarterback. If you can't protect the quarterback, I'm not going to have you in there because a lot of times we have to check off and he has to pick up a linebacker or an end. We can't afford any missed assignments. We probably run 12 to 15 protections per game and they change every week. Things change very quickly at the line of scrimmage - who they block, if they block, of if they go out for a pass."
Mr. Inside and Mr. Outside say they're ready for the challenge.
"I feel like everything is going extremely well," said Williams. "It's basically about how I apply myself. If I study the playbook like I'm supposed to, I don't think it's going to be a problem."
"It's the most talent that I've seen in a backfield in a long time," said Moore. "We're going to have a little rotation and it's going to work out great. I'm just trying to be a part of it and help us win some games."
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Chris Thompson | 91 | 687 | 5 |
Devonta Freeman | 111 | 660 | 8 |
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I talked to my screenwriting teacher again today (I put the desks back as everyone leaves till we're alone), and she told me her conversation with the dean of students. Basically, she said that she wasn't sure starting a GSA in a Catholic school was a good idea, that I would have to show others had done it.
Well, when you give me a challenge...(:
I'm going to really prove my case, and like my teacher said jokingly, guilt trip them. Because I feel so isolated, like I'm the only gay girl there, and others must feel the same way. I want to meet these people so we can support eachother. So, I'm off to do my Super Sam Research thing.
Tonight for Holloween I went out with my friend Rose, tagging along with her little brother and sister. It was pretty fun, I love dressing up and being with her. She's such a great and unusual person. The thing is, though, if I'm going to start this GSA, I'll have to petition. Meaning I'll have to get students to sign saying they're in favour of starting one. Meaning she'll know. Meaning I'll have a lot of explaining to do.
So, sometime in the next month I HAVE to tell her I'm gay. God, give me strength for this...I'm so scared. But I know she'll never stop being my friend, and in the end we'll be stronger. But I don't want to go through that period of transition.
*sigh* I'm strong enough to do it, just my fear always gets in the way.
Damn my worries! Vile creatures.
Thanks so much! LOL, I've already printed out some great stuff (and a lot of depressing statistics) that'll hopefully make them cry.
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So far, I've got a pretty good case:). I'm on my way to developing my gay folder, with all the stuff supporting my side.
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Displaying 1 - 10 of 15 2007 Honda Pilot reviews.
2007 Honda Pilot EX-L w/ DVD
ProsGreat family vehicle and since we've owned it we've had no problems. Fuel economy is great due to ECO mode that Honda placed on the 6 cyl motor. ConsGreat for long trips but if you have a large family of around 6 the third row seat can get in the way of storage and is really uncomfortable compared to the frond and 2nd row seating. FWD... don't do it. I made that mistake and i really regret it. AWD is the only thing the Pilot should've been offered in. The sway of the suspension going around turns is a headache. The sister brand Acura MDX has much better handling characteristics.
Our Family Car — Overall this is a great buy for a family of 4-5. The options and luxury Honda added is all great but the lack of a MP3 or iPod connection sucks. Ride quality and reliability so far is still doing great from the day we first purchased it. Primary Use: Family transportation
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2007 Honda Pilot EX-L w/ DVD
Prosnice compact look car that can seat up to 8 ConsNot enough cargo space in the back to handle bulky items
Nice Looking Car — very nice looking car and holds more that what it looks like it would from the outside. The only time we had to take it to the shop was for oil changes and tires, very reliable in that regard. I felt very comfortable with the overall handling of the vehicle. Primary Use: Family transportation |
2007 Honda Pilot 4 Dr EX-L
Luxurious Yet Rugged — After years of looking from afar, I recently purchased a 2007 Honda Pilot EX-L. A good friend and my sister each have one (a 2003 and 2006), so I knew the product was solid. I was not expecting to be so impressed with it that I would purchase one hours after my first test drive, but that's what happened. The exterior of the car is beautiful. It is a very large and wide automobile, yet somehow Honda has packaged the 2007 Pilot to look smaller and more nimble. It drives nimbly as well, giving the driver a commanding view of the road from up high. But I digress-back to the exterior. The Pilot I purchased has roof rails, a nice silver grille, and foglights. These blend in beautifully to the beige-colored exterior. The interior of the car is just wonderful. In 2001, I test-drove the Pilot's luxury cousin: the Acura MDX. I have kept up with those SUV's ever since, and could not detect a difference between the two, other than slightly softer leather on the steering wheel of the MDX. The EX-L comes standard with leather seats. I wasn't sure I would want leather seats, as I live in Florida and sweaty legs on leather are icky. However, the car cools itself down so quickly, you barely notice anything. The console is efficient and blends well. Two solid cup holders contain various size beverages. There are two power outlets in the console, in addition to a rear-facing one next to rear-facing climate controls for the back seat. The navigation system is a lot of fun. At $2000 extra, I wasn't sure this was something I needed, as I have enjoyed a portable Garmin C330. However, this navigation is voice-activated and also provides a camera for when the Pilot is put into reverse. The third row of seats is easy to install. While obviously not as comfortable as the bucket seats up front, the third row is passable for adults, and would definitely satisfy any children. It cuts out sharply from the available cargo room, but I don't plan to use it too often. I loved driving the Pilot. It accelerates very quickly and smoothly. In city driving, I was able to pass cars coming out of lights and going at a steady speed (much to the delight of the salesman in the backseat. =D) The navigation was easy to use, though I must admit I was disappointed when I said, "Find nearest restaurant: ice cream" and it popped up with Thai food instead. I'm guessing these are kinds that will be ironed out as I learn to better enunciate (and realize what options are available). Oooo! And the EX-L also has a system that shuts down three cylinders once a steady speed is attained. It shows a little "eco" light on the dash, encouraging the driver to keep that little light on and save some gasoline. As for the negatives, the biggest one for me is the width of the body. While it's great for comfort and stability, it makes it very difficult to back the car into a narrow garage (yes, I'm reaching for the negatives here). Even though I already knew the 2007 Honda Pilot EX-L would be a great product, it has surpassed my expectations. It has quality and luxury everywhere one looks, and excellent safety ratings to boot. Owner for 0 years, 1 months |
2007 Honda Pilot 4 Dr EX-L 4X4
ProsDvd Player and the room Consno auto head lights
Love It — I love how much room this car has. You would not know it to look from the outside, but it seats eight people. Also having a DVD player helps keep the kids entertained. Gas mileage is about the same as the Equinox. Primary Use: Commuting to work |
2007 Honda Pilot 4 Dr EX 4X4
ProsReliability, looks, price ConsHandling could be better!
2007 Honda Pilot 4 Dr LX
ProsReliability Consnone
Reliable Family Car — Decent look, good build quality, unibody design, low depreciation, comfortable front seats for long journey, 2nd and 3rd row seats for extended family with young kids and friends, easy upgrade for car electronics with after market options, tall view of roads Primary Use: Commuting to work |
2007 Honda Pilot 4 Dr EX-L 4X4
ProsGood power and brakes, comfortably seats 7-8 people, and you can put real adults in the third row. ConsOriginal tires lasted a long time, but had poor traction in rain and snow.
Solid Daily Driver And Family Transportation. — I drove nearly all the SUVs under $80k in 2007, and this was the clear winner for me. It is a great balance of utility, comfort, power, and good looks. The leather seating is still in great condition after 6 years, and I've only had to change the oil and buy gas to keep it running. I added the towing package after the original purchase, and it has very capably handled towing duties. Primary Use: Family transportation |
2007 Honda Pilot EX-L w/ DVD 4WD
ProsVery reliable, good handling, holds good re-sale value. Consnot much cargo room with third row up
Awsome Vehicle For Small Family — Very good for a small family that doen't need the third row all the time. Fuel and maintance cost are very low compaired to other 7-8 passenger vehicles. Very good resale value. The only thing I found wrong is that with the 3rd row up there is a small amout of cargo room. The body style changed in 2009 which added a couple of more inches. Primary Use: Family transportation |
2007 Honda Pilot EX-L w/ Nav
ProsReliable, safe, low maintenance costs, super family car Consfuel economy could be better - at least its a V6
Canyonero Light — We love this vehicle. It has been an exceptional family car. I give it five stars across the board, with the exception of fuel economy. At least the engine is a V6, so we get about the same gas mileage as our former, smaller SUV (Ford Escape). We were fortunate to find an EX-L with BOTH the DVD and Nav systems installed. I should add one caveat about the backseats. They are very roomy and comfortable for adults and young children. We have an infant, however, and her car seat does not fit well on the base in the backseat. You have to move the front passenger seat up substantially. I have read other reviews on websites that mention this same issue, so I thought it might be worth mentioning here. We took the base off the seat and have not had any problems since. It seems to be the angle and width of the front seat that created the problem. Removing the base lowers the car seat so that it slides under the top of the front seat more easily. Primary Use: Family transportation |
2007 Honda Pilot EX-L w/ Nav 4WD
ProsThis suv looks great and has very good performance! ConsSometimes I wish the cargo space was bigger
Great Family Vehicle — This is truly a wonderful vehicle that I have owned for 3 years . It has many added features including alarm system and a back-up camera. It looks great and the maintenance cost and fuel cost is low. The new owner would be very pleased! Primary Use: Family transportation |
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2014 Honda Pilot Reviews
Why Did We Buy Anything Else By codespewer
We purchased and loved our 2004 Pilot and after going through two mini-vans went back to one when the kids got old enough to not need car seats. Should have never sold the old Pilot as the new one is... Read More
2013 Honda Pilot Reviews
An Excellent Family Suv With Style And Comfort, And Convenience By brcw7
I love driving the 2013 Pilot. It handles great, is very comfortable on the interior, and fun to drive. Additional pros are that there is plenty of cargo space available, an automatic lift gate, tin... Read More
Well Driven And Maintained Car By attorneymeena
The comfort of drive and nil maintenance in last one year that we owned the car. It has great mileage for long drives and great comfort. The navigation system and the entertainment system is user frie... Read More
2012 Honda Pilot Reviews
Good But Not Great... Easy Reliable Purchase . Standard Honda Fare By obsedien
I would go for Acura over the touring model... fit and finish worth the extra couple grand. Honda reliability is great. road noise is greater than expected. Back seat ride is less comfortable than fro... Read More
Great Family Car With Seating For 8 By amymueller
We bought this car to replace our Toyota Sequoia -- we were looking for an SUV that was just a little smaller but still could seat 6 children in the back when needed, with a little room behind the thi... Read More
2011 Honda Pilot Reviews
Outstanding, Safe, Reliable Family Vehicle! By family_matters
We love, love our Pilot! It is safe, roomy and comfortable. We have never had any issues with this car. The is nothing this car couldn't get us through during the past snowy and icy winter. Of all... Read More
Good Safe Family Vehicle By 36td
Roominess looks style and luxurious all in one vehicle, can you say that about your vehicle? Well this one fits the bill! Everyone feels safe in this vehicle and it has room for the whole family and t... Read More
2010 Honda Pilot Reviews
Best Suv For The Money On The Market By Ericmiller1711
We loved everything about the vehicle. That's the reason why we are buying a 2015 Honda Pilot. Great value for your money. No disappointments. Quiet, reliable, and easy. Pilots have every option avail... Read More
Honda Pilot Touring By Alicia
Overall this Pilot is wonderful. It has loads of room, the seats are comfortable, and the rear entertainment is terrific on long car rides. The handling in snow and rain are terrific. With the thir... Read More
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"I hadn't been here in a while until recently, but I do enjoy it," Freese says while in line at the cash register. "You know, I love airplane food." He pauses for a chorus of ewwwwwwws and wrinkled noses. "I'm not being funny; I'm not being ironic. It reminds me of being 12 years old and putting food in the microwave."
He pays $58.27 for three steak-and-all-you-can-eat-shrimp dinners, cooked medium, with Diet Pepsis and baked potatoes. Everyone shuffles into a green-vinyl booth by the drink station.
Topics of discussion before the food arrives: feeling old at concerts; Freese having to lie to his fiancée about working too much; Keenan's winery; how both James and Mulharsky have been to an astounding number of NIN and A Perfect Circle concerts.
Just as James puts in his plea to get A Perfect Circle back together for a reunion, the three steak plates arrive: Freese wasn't kidding about loving the food there — he inhales the steak and shrimp as he gives diplomatic answers about which fellow musicians are "cool" and which aren't. It's really the ultimate fan opportunity to geek out with one of your favorites:
"Aaron North or Robin Finck?" James asks, referring to the former and present guitarists for Nine Inch Nails.
They're different people, Freese hedges, and he loves them both.
James mentions that he and his girlfriend would be seeing three NIN shows within six days.
Freese dives into his cheese bread. "I'm going for it, man," he says. "I'm really enjoying the Sizzler experience, by the way, guys."
"Mmmmhm!" James responds. "No, it's spectacular."
Forty minutes later, Freese announces he has to book it to Hollywood to make a recording session with Devo before rushing home for some family time.
Upon departure, James gives it one last shot: "Well, get Maynard, Billy Howerdel, and get them all in a room..."
"WE'RE GETTING THE BAND BACK TOGETHER!!" Freese yells.
Freese hates his dog.
Frankie, a brown Chihuahua, doesn't seem so bad, but Freese points out that Frankie almost always wakes up his three children after he finally manages to get everyone to bed.
Freese is sitting in the back house of his almost-oceanfront-but-still-modest, one-story, Long Beach home. He shares the house with his fiancée of ten years (Amdurer), children (Hunter, 8; August, 2; and Olive, 3 months), two cats, two fish, and, yes, Frankie.
The home is beautifully decorated, with plenty of art displayed and kids' toys strewn about. The back house holds some children's-sized teal- and lime-green-colored, rounded-edge furniture. Large, translucent bears stand on a white credenza, and a large-scale model of the Tiki Room at Disneyland sits atop a tall bookshelf.
August, whom Freese refers to as Auggy, stands just outside the door and screams, "Daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaddy!"
Freese talks about his kids constantly and turns into a puddle at the very sight of them: "We were talking this morning, and he's just learning how to talk and communicate and getting his vocabulary together, and it's so cute!" he says, kissing the curly-haired toddler. "Hey, Auggy. Hi. Hey. Do you know you're cute? You did know that?" He rapid-fire kisses August's forehead.
Freese recently quit as drummer for Nine Inch Nails so he could spend more time at home. "I needed to be around a bit more in 2009 for my kids," he says. "They need their dad right now. I'm still going out of town but just for bits at a time. I'm sure there will be a time when I go out for a long time again... but just not right now."
Freese grew up in a musical family: His father, Stan Freese, has been working for Disney for 38 years. He had started out as the first leader of the Disney World band when the park opened in 1971 and then was transferred to Anaheim, where he eventually became — and remains — Disneyland's entertainment director.
Stan has a warm, friendly voice and a lively laugh — it's clear where Josh got his sense of humor. Like Freese's friends, Stan says that his son's fan-packages plan wasn't a surprise. He shares a story about Josh's 7th birthday party. "He wanted to watch Monty Python — that's all he ever watched back then," he begins. "The other little boys were just not into it, and so they split. [Josh] was crestfallen." Stan lets out a laugh that sounds a bit like his son's. "He couldn't understand why other 7-year-olds couldn't get into The Holy Grail. That's when I knew we were in for a ride."
As a child, Freese had convinced his father to bring a set of drums down from the attic. Stan sat down and played a simple beat. Freese was able to follow right away.
"We couldn't get him into toys and stuff. All he carried around, even starting at 2 years old, was drumsticks," Stan recalls. "He came in knowing he was going to be a drummer, and if we wanted to be a part of it, that was cool. And if I didn't, that was cool too."
Freese began to practice to records. Funny enough, Devo's Freedom of Choice was among the first records he owned, in addition to Queen's The Game, Zenyatta Mondatta by the Police, and Van Halen's self-titled first LP. He later went on to play songs off Zenyatta Mondatta with Sting in front of as many as 400,000 people, and he has been a permanent member of Devo for the past 13 years.


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