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UPDATE- Cispa Protest or DP Censorship - What happened to ZooAmerica/zachnap/celeste/duanek36 ?
Submitted by EdSchill on Mon, 04/22/2013 - 11:05Just wondering why these two members are no longer available.
I know ZooAmerica has been around for a while... so what could possible cause his "account" to be closed or unavailable?
Maybe I am missing something obvious here, if so I apologize. However it seems curious that a long time member, someone I can't specifically recall ever being particularly offensive or confrontational has just been removed from the DP.
If they have in fact been removed as members, I think we all deserve an explanation as to why his account was closed. After all most of us have come to rely on the DP as a source of uncensored, unfiltered information. Many have also invested time, donated money and formed friendships with fellow dp members. To have your account seemingly shut down willy-nilly is disconcerting to say the least.
Hopefully I am ALL wrong. Can someone explain please. TY :)
here ya go IMHO
what is rubbish...who decides----In this case machael
Are 9/11 truthers purveyors of rubbish ?----Some
do those that question the media peddle rubbish ?----Some
Yeah the site being saturated with all that did suck, but many agreed by evidence of all the up votes.----Not a democracy here
This can be handled differently without it affecting the integrity of the site.---He is protecting the integrity of the site
Joe Corrao
Listen Joe
I never suggested it was a democracy, the suggestion was that many people here shared some concerns about the photo and that is partly the reason why the site was saturated with the issue.
Of course my point with 9/11 and the media is that many issues are controversial and many times seem outlandish, until you take the time to close your mouth and open your mind.
If two plus two equals four then that truth will eventually reveal itself, as all truths do. If these questions about the "photo" were RUBBISH and maybe they are then that truth would reveal itself as well in an organic manner. That has always seemed to be the way things went down around here. If an idea was too far out there, people would call you on it and it would eventually go away.
They tried to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds. -mexican proverb
It is a problem of the vocal majority
"Evidence of all the up votes." doesn't make any theory right. Just look at Congress - they vote for crap all the time.
And... yes, 9/11 truthers do peddle a lot of rubbish. There just happens to be so many of them on this site that they embolden each-other and drown out any debate.
I didn't suggest it made the theory "right"
I was suggesting that a large enough portion of the community shared some fundamental concerns with the "photo" and not all of them are tin foil hat wearing kooks.
Obviously my point mentioning 9/11 truthers is the TRUTH that they had the courage to stand up and POINT OUT THAT 9/11 IS NOT WHAT IT IS SAID TO BE...please don't confuse my intention by mincing words.
They tried to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds. -mexican proverb
The conspiracy movement is
The conspiracy movement is harmless simply because they never put a human face on the criminals. It is always 'they', 'TPTB', 'NWO' etc. If they do put names it is politicians who are expected to be villofied and no one pays much attention.
This is different. A member of the public, without ANY proof is being maligned as a crisis actor after losing his legs in a terrorist attack. Sometimes rather than making hard rules for everything, it is better to just use your discretion as Mr. Nystrom has done.
Are they floating
Actors pretending they got their legs blown off screed?...if so prisonplanet.com down the street around the corner.
Joe Corrao
Its funny how your post is
Its funny how your post is downvoted but Mr. Nystrom's, which basically agrees with yours is upvoted =D
Got to love the consistency and moral fortitude of the usual suspects.
That's the thing
Not even Prison Planet is pushing that BS.
What is wrong with people
What is wrong with people here, this is M. Nystrom's site, got to be a lot of work keeping it going, it's one of the best sites online! I think a big reason for all the "conspiracy" threads is that RP retired, and people are getting bored, and part of them don't like Rand Paul cause he endorsed Romney. We all knew in our hearts Rom was going to be gifted the nom, the epic fillibuster should have ovverrode that BS endorsment that none of us listened or heeded anyway. Bring back some of the farming, aquaponics and the positive stuff.
*Wisconsin Constitution* Article I, Section 25 "The people have the right to keep and bear arms for security,defense,hunting,recreation or any other law-abiding purpose"
I don't think Michael is obligated to state his reasons
Its his business. If you don't like it, adios....
Don't make martyres out of these guys. I'm sure it is for the right reasons.
Perhaps we should all start thinking about what positive impact we can have and offer solutions that can be realized. Everything else is simply conjecture...
We just need to get back to the
Michael, keep smiling brother, there is a lot of good out here.
For Freedom!
The World is my country, all mankind is my brethren, to do good is my religion.
Hi, dex!
You're right but, I appreciated the fact that Michael thinks enough of us to tell us his reason for the bannings. It seems like a lot of friends have disappeared and losing more of them isn't making me feel comfortable here anymore.
Thanks for the explanation, Michael. I wasn't questioning your judgment with the recent bannings, just wondering what happened, since I tend to avoid those kinds of threads.
"It is the food which you furnish to your mind that determines the whole character of your life."
―Emmet Fox
Sometimes a man has to take a stand
I'm sure we can still enjoy this great site and all contribute constructivly without needing to understand Big Mike's reasoning.
This DP thing I'm sure started out as a nice little hobby but now in many ways its a cross to bear.
I think this time we just need to respect the decision and accept it.
Lets face it, we get away with alot of nonsense here and probably push the line a bit.
Hey, we got a lot other things we can talk about and hash out.
Lets let this one go shall we?
For Freedom!
The World is my country, all mankind is my brethren, to do good is my religion.
Notice I raised the issue, NOT Michael. That is partly the point, if you are going to ban long time contributors from a community, have the courtesy to inform the the community of the ban as well as the reasons. No ? If for no other reason than we have come to expect that sort of transparency from this site.
Again, this is Michael's site, until it is time to donate of course.. then it is a community. I hate to be this guy, I respect what he has done, he has done a wonderful job and given a lot. I am not suggesting that he profits from these donations, he doesn't I am sure. Yet when you ask for donations you can't completely disregard the individual community member any longer with the "it's my site if you don't like it leave" argument.
They tried to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds. -mexican proverb
Didn't thank you because I was focused on the dexter's comment.
And yes, thank you, Ed for bringing the subject up. Can't agree that Michael owes anyone an explanation but, once the question is asked, an answer is good to have. Just can't see setting a precedent for Michael having to justify everything he does here. It's still his house and we are guests, whether or not we pay for that privilege.
IMO, your questioning of the recent bannings is valid but, making more of it isn't. Just sayin'.
"It is the food which you furnish to your mind that determines the whole character of your life."
―Emmet Fox
I get it
I don't want to make more of it.
In fact I feel like, in some weird way perhaps that I am trying to defend this site, not attack it. Maybe I am wrong but it seems if we lose what makes this site great, we lose this site.
This really wasn't intended to become a standoff.
They tried to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds. -mexican proverb
You can leave, you can stay, you can donate, you can not
Everything here is voluntary except for the bottom line:
"It's my site if you don't like it leave"
I have always thought that was clear.
thank you
Joe Corrao
...but can we stay ?
that is the question. Who is welcome and who is not? Who will post a comment that unknowing gets them banned? What comments are acceptable, which aren't ?
I am almost sorry I raised this question, I certainly did not want it to come to this.
They tried to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds. -mexican proverb
Come on...Let it go....
For Freedom!
The World is my country, all mankind is my brethren, to do good is my religion.
cause if I let this go, so goes my ability to defend what makes this such an amazing site.
Understand,I get it, I already said I wish I hadn't brought this up. But I did. I need to know if I should continue to stick around here. I need to know what can be said, what can not. And so does everyone else for that matter. We already lost at least two long time members AND FRIENDS.
They tried to bury us, they didn't know we were seeds. -mexican proverb
I have asked for that list
on several occasions.
I'm not going to allow the DP to be used to push the
"Boston bombing was staged with actors"
"The blood was fake blood"
"Jeff Bauman didn't really lose his legs - he's an actor"
meme (s), over and over and over and over again to the point of absurdity.
So I banned them, and about 5 other users who wanted to keep pushing those memes.
last i heard...
being offended is fucking bullshit...
why are you or anyone else offended by some posts? they have not harmed or deprived a person of their property... aren't people allowed to say what they believe even if the majority doesn't agree?
look, i may not agree with what you say, but i would DIE to protect your RIGHT to say it.
I use Blue Wave, but don't expect one of THEIR silly taglines.
That may make a nice slogan, but it doesn't hold true.
People have the right to offended, and people have the right to say offensive things, but they don't have the right to occupy others property.
A guest may say something offensive in your house, and you may choose to kick them out.
This is Michael's property and he has the right to do with it as he pleases, that includes the right to exclude.
Check out the Laissez-Faire Journal at LFJournal.com
"The State is a gang of thieves writ large." - Murray Rothbard
hey fair enough.
just don't expect any company.
I use Blue Wave, but don't expect one of THEIR silly taglines.
You are free to leave at any time
No one is forcing you to be here.
and is that the concept we are discussing here?
"are we free to leave the site or not"?
i thought we were discussing the right and wrong of banning people for content we may disagree with or we percieve as "harmful" when they are just words and not actions, protected by the 1st amendment, that all people should be willing to die for their right to convey, even if someone does not agree with them.
to me, all this is doing is giving credence to statist who are controlling the "moralilty" of others through law instead of by changing their hearts and minds by example not by force...
but hey, it is what it is... i didn't post that stuff nor participate in it... i didn't vote on it. i didn't comment on it, i ignored it after i saw what they had to post, which is the moral thing to do.
Listen to All, Follow None.
i'm not trying to make you mad or anything, i just want you to question your own actions...
I use Blue Wave, but don't expect one of THEIR silly taglines.
Reputation Matters
A website or a name has a reputation, and that reputation MATTERS. THE MSM / RNC troll this site looking for ammo to stories about how crazy the RP types are. Those threads that claim that X event is staged, or that Y person is a government actor add fuel to the claims that this website and Dr. Paul can be safely ignored as the domain of crazy tinfoil hat types.
In my opinion, anything that serves to raise the reputation of Dr. Paul and the DP website, deserves to be highlighted, and anything that would drag the website down into the muck of conspiracy land needs to be removed.
Like it or not, if you comment with a real name (as I do) then your reputation is attached to this site, even if you do not endorse the crazy crap that other posters espouse.
Jason Robinson
Republican Liberty Caucus of Idaho
Jason Robinson
Republican Liberty Caucus of Idaho
only things YOU post.
can affect YOUR reputation...
I use Blue Wave, but don't expect one of THEIR silly taglines.


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The Town of Gibsons is practising a double standard when it comes to enforcing its third-party sign regulations, say critics of The George hotel and condo development.
The issue of sign fairness was raised at the Save Gibsons Waterfront rally that drew about 150 people to Winegarden Park last Saturday, March 1.
John Geoffrion, owner of Seaweeds Health Food Store on Gibsons Way, said the Town recently refused to grant him permission to place a sign for his business at another business location.
I was told no, that would be against the bylaw, as it would be considered a third-party location, so I am not allowed to do this, Geoffrion said. I then enquired how come there are big 'I Support The George' signs at a bed and breakfast. Would this not be a third-party location?I was told that the Town had consulted their lawyer and that this was OK as it was just a business concept.
Since this so-called business concept is funded and expensed by an existing business, Geoffrion argued, this to me is not playing by the rules, as the rules appear to be different for his business than for mine.
In a written response to Geoffrion's complaint, Gibsons corporate officer Selina Williams said the Town's sign bylaw defines third-party signs as any sign that advertises goods, products, services or facilities at premises other than where the sign is located.
At present there are no goods, services, products or facilities to advertise at the premises referred to on those signs, Williams wrote. Staff have reviewed the bylaw and determined that the signs in question do not meet the definition of a sign, but rather are considered freedom of expression. The Town does not censure freedom of expression or freedom of speech.
But Geoffrion said the George signs go beyond freedom of speech.
They are advertising a business, he said. They are advertising future goods and services of The George.Are all new businesses allowed to advertise this way before they officially open?
The third-party sign issue was also raised at the rally by Gibsons resident Jane Degnan, who made news in January by distributing letters to some Landing merchants that were displaying pro-George signs, advising them that she and her family would not support any business that politicizes the shopping experience.
At the rally, Degnan urged the crowd to let the mayor and council know if they did not agree with the Town's interpretation of the George signs as freedom of expression.
Gibsons chief administrative officer Mani Machado said the George signs displayed by some homeowners and businesses are expressing support for a project, not advertising a business.
People are free to express their views on their own property, Machado said.
Gibsons has very well defined signage requirements, he said, and the main rationale for disallowing third-party advertising is to reduce the proliferation of signage in the Town.
In this particular case, 'I Support The George' is just a statement. And we don't feel we have an obligation to infringe on that, he said.
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Thread: Drying time - Limestone tiles
30-07-2009 #1Kev50Guest
Drying time - Limestone tiles
Can anyone give me some advice on how long it takes for limestone tiles to dry out after fitting? Because the walls were uneven a lot of adhesive was used (Keraflex Maxi) and the moisture is still coming through the limestone after 5 days. Can't seal until dry!
30-07-2009 #2
Re: Drying time - Limestone tiles
Kereflex maxi dries by chemical reaction. Unless it is very cold it should have been dry the next day. You sure it is from the adhesive?
30-07-2009 #3
Re: Drying time - Limestone tiles
Just checking the Maxi spec it says it is suitable for "moisture stable" stone. Perhaps that is the issue?
30-07-2009 #4Kev50Guest
Re: Drying time - Limestone tiles
The damp patches follow the pattern of the adhesive and do appear to be drying - but very slowly! The Limestone seemed very soft..
30-07-2009 #5Terry CottarGuest
30-07-2009 #6Kev50Guest
Re: Drying time - Limestone tiles
damp patches showing through matching exactly the 5 dabs of adhesive behind each tile (didn't trowel as walls were out..)
30-07-2009 #7Kev50Guest
Re: Drying time - Limestone tiles
Bit more info for you.
To get a level on the wall, in places the adhesive has got to be about 15mm thick (this is where the damp patches are worse), on top of a new bonding coat.
30-07-2009 #8
Re: Drying time - Limestone tiles
oops. i have seen this, limestone is very adsorbent, if there is a good lot of adhesive then it has come through the tiles and has stained it. i made this mistake myself about 3 years ago.
having said that, i could be wrong, but i am 99% sure thats wat has happened.
but wat i have done since is have my worker seal them before they went up. i know its crazy but am afraid of it happening again.
30-07-2009 #9
Re: Drying time - Limestone tiles
You dot and dabbed ? on top of bonding coat plaster ?
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30-07-2009 #10
30-07-2009 #11
Re: Drying time - Limestone tiles
no. the stain has adsorbed into the tile. the addy will still stick, but it will show through the addy aswell,
but please dont hold me to this.
30-07-2009 #12Kev50Guest
Re: Drying time - Limestone tiles
...the bonding coat had finish coat applied about a week before the tiles went up.. the patches are definitetly damp and drying from the centre out - but very slowly, they don't appear stained
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Meet "Cris Cummando," Porn Star Who Allegedly Had Sex With a 15-Year-Old Girl
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"Commando" may be in some trouble. |
Of course, in the eyes of the law in Florida, it doesn't matter if the girl misrepresented herself. The state's criminal law decrees that "a minor's misrepresentation of his or her age... may not be raised as a defense" in statutory rape prosecution.
That means that no matter how the civil case turns out, there could be a significant amount of legal trouble brewing for Bieyanka's male costar, a South Florida man known in the porn industry as "Commando." He's also made movies under the name "Chris Commando," "Cris Cummando," "Criss," "Puck," and "Justo." His real first name is apparently Fernando.
As authorities decide whether to charge him with felony rape for his interaction with the Palm Beach Shores girl, surely they will consider his history in the adult entertainment business.
Commando has appeared in both straight and gay films (as this very NSFW link shows) and at least one that involved two men having sex with one woman at the same time. Many of his partners have been quite young, including a girl he had sex with for a series called "Pure 18." Text from the scene's website describes the girl as "a brand new porn teenager making her debut in a hardcore scene" and describes him as "up and comer stunt cock Cris Cummando."
He's also appeared in movies and clips with titles such as "Teens Like It Big," "Young Leafs," "Baby Got Boobs," "Miami Boyz," and "Circle Jerk Boys." He's also been on sites like "Captain Stabbin'," "8th Street Latinas," and "Round and Brown," and he's appeared in several clips distributed by Reality Kings and the notorious BangBros.
As of recently, Commando has been a hard man to find. One commenter, posting under the name R. Deville (Cris Cummando once costarred in a film with a Roxy Deville), has a theory why:
"You'll never find him... the fault lies with the girl, for manipulating the situation and pretending to be someone else. no one wants to shoot a minor. that's set in stone, and if he would have know, he wouldn't have done it and the company wouldn't have produced it. porn companies are terrified of scandal, especially of this nature so believe you me, the fault lies only with her. however, since florida state does not give a shit if he knew or not, he'll never be found and i would make sure of it."
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Landlord Bristles As Burnt House Comes Down
by Melissa Bailey | Dec 13, 2012 4:37 pm
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In a last-minute effort to rescue his three-family house from being demolished in the wake of a serious fire, landlord Ronald Candelora rushed to the scene, grabbed a flashlight, and went inside. He ended up in handcuffs.
Candelora (at right in above photo with an insurance adjustor) owns 594 George St., the site of a stubborn fire that displaced 10 people and sent smoke billowing through the Dwight/Kensington and West River neighborhoods Wednesday afternoon.
All the house's tenants escaped the fire unscathed. One fire lieutenant injured his arm, but returned to work Thursday, according to Assistant Chief Ralph Black. Meanwhile, the American Red Cross found temporary shelter in a hotel for the single woman and family whose apartments were destroyed.
City Building Official Andy Rizzo said as soon as the fire department released the scene Wednesday evening, he issued an emergency demolition order on the home.
"The roof was completely burned out. The gable ends were bulging out," he said. "I was concerned the walls would collapse on their own."
Because the house was so close to two adjacent homes, "it had to come down," Rizzo said.
Rizzo said he called Candelora and told him the news. Candelora "asked if he could sleep on it." Rizzo said he couldn't wait until the morning because the building posed a threat to public safety. When he learned about the fate of his building, Candelora showed up on the scene.
Fire Chief Michael Grant said Acting Battalion Chief Brian Jooss was up on the third floor with his company of firefighters late Wednesday evening when Jooss spotted someone inside the building with a flashlight. It turned out to be Candelora. Jooss asked Candelora to leave for two reasons: First, the building was not safe. Second, the scene was under investigation. When Jooss asked Candelora to leave, Candelora refused, Grant said. Jooss beckoned the fire investigation unit, which arrested Candelora, Grant said. Grant was not certain of the charge.
Reached Thursday, Candelora confirmed the arrest—but said he did nothing wrong. He said he was "very upset" about the demolition order. He said he returned to the scene at about 7 p.m. and entered his property.
"I wanted to see if I could save my house," Candelora said. He said he disagreed that the building needed to be torn down immediately. He wanted to see if the building was structurally sound—and even if it wasn't, if demolition could be postponed. Paying an overnight crew to demolish the house that night would be much more costly than doing the job the next day, he reasoned.
Candelora said he got permission from two firefighters to go into the house. He went in with a flashlight and examined the basement, first and second floors. Then he heard a voice telling him to leave. He said he complied with the order and went into the backyard. He said was held in a police car for two hours. He said he arrested after refusing to answer investigators' questions without a lawyer present. He said he told investigators "fuck you," and "I'm done," because he felt they were "getting in my face" and insinuating wrongdoing.
He was charged with interfering with an officer.
Candelora had fumed at investigators earlier that day because "I felt they were big-time accusing me" of starting the fire. Investigators Wednesday maintained they were not accusing him of any crime and had not even determined whether the case was arson.
Candelora said he was released from custody and given a summons to appear in court on Jan. 3.
He said he's "very upset" about the demolition and the insinuations that he started the fire. Last year, one of his tenants took him to court over a fire in her Exchange Street apartment. She blamed him for the fire, charging he neglected to inspect a faulty furnace. The suit was ultimately withdrawn.
On Thursday morning, he watched as a demolition crew from Abcon Environmental, Inc. carted off the last loads of rubble.
The rubble revealed several stuffed animals. None of the occupants were allowed to go back inside to retrieve belongings, according to Mark Sergi of Abcon. He said his crew took down the house at around 10 p.m. Wednesday and worked all night on the demolition.
So far, he said, there was no sign of Moutie the black cat, who lived on the second floor and disappeared Wednesday afternoon.
The fire melted some siding on one adjacent house and blew out the windows at 596 George, which is unoccupied. Workers Thursday carried in plyboard to cover up the windows at the stately brick house at 596 George, which is owned by Yale-New Haven Hospital.
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posted by: anonymous on December 13, 2012 4:52pm
Glad people are safe - thank you public safety personnel.
That house does not look very "stately" - seems like the hospital would be well served to hire a historic preservation architect so that it isn't an eyesore within an otherwise beautiful surrounding neighborhood.
posted by: jayfairhaven on December 13, 2012 7:03pm
so, the building was safe enough to support a company of firefighters on the 3rd floor, but not safe enough for the property owner to look around.
long story short. guy's house burns down, what little is left is razed before his eyes without his consent, and then the fire dept arrests him for swearing. that's a rough day.
posted by: Jon Doe2 on December 13, 2012 7:43pm
mmmm Now it is just a matter of time before Yale-New Haven Hospital buy this property and adds it to the NO TAX list. This smells like King Johnny all over it.
posted by: Lets Get Real on December 13, 2012 9:25pm
Wow, I can't believe this "Operation Denz" is replaying itself over in a worse format! Is this a horror movie or real life fire take-down show in the Elm City.
Yesterday on George street we all witnessed a serious blaze, many of us shot video of the NHFD feverishly working to douse the raging fire. However, although it's not PC, I was present in the rear of the burning house with many others as the firemen took a stand back approach while the house was ALLOWED to literately burn down. While(3)multiple jet-hoses were pouring water in from the front and other ground hoses doing same, in the rear a single hose with a dozen firemen was occasionally being used from firemen on the ground trying to sporadically douses the stubborn flames. WHY???? for more then a half-hour was no ladder truck jet hose brought into the rear of the empty building with a hugelien-edo douse the fire (Got a half hour video to prove as do others who were back there)!!!
Then the landlord runs off his mouth then acts stupidly and gets arrested…
Then almost instantly the Rizzo tear down machine takes down the house without adequate assessment as if this is the only condemned building in our city!
Then the lien gets placed on the landlord by the "pay to play' City contractor.
Then the Landlord correctly sues the City while collecting Insurance on the burnt edifice, the City will settle for the 30K tear-down and Police overtime…..
Then the City sells the liened lot to YNHH St. Raphael Campus who representatives were present during the blaze and own the building on the corner.
Then the City collects everything and more and Yale is Happy. This is a real horror show with the tenants being the true victims. Outstanding questions how the blaze began (not so smooth fiery history for the landlord, exchange street?? remember!
Finally, the NHFD are heroes and crawled the the inferno to make sure nobody was inside and the rest is Elm City Politics in full form!!
posted by: Wildwest on December 13, 2012 9:38pm
One does not remove asbestos without throwing a giant tent over the entire structure and filtering the air coming out. New lead rules are about the same. So what is this guy in the suit and respirator really doing? certainly this photo is not evidence of the city doing things illegally is it?
posted by: RCguy on December 14, 2012 12:55am
Sad story.
What's going on with the burned out house/business on Howard Avenue?
There was a bad fire there over a year ago.
The house is still standing there wounded and battered.
Appears as if no one cares about it. Makes me sad.
posted by: Gretchen Pritchard on December 14, 2012 1:41am
Seems hard that there was no chance for anybody to retrieve anything, from stuffed animals to dishes or other potentially salvageable items.
posted by: FairHavenRes on December 14, 2012 7:48am
As a landlord I find this timeline really concerning and leaves a number of questions unanswered. What is the protocol for declaring that a house must be demolished, and demolished immediately? Is Mr. Rizzo a structural engineer? Does he have to consult with one and have an analysis and report done, complete with photographs?
I've always been disturbed by his power to declare something unsafe and then have the evidence completely removed. Even if a house is fully insured for replacement, paying for an emergency demolition might not be—is the City or the landlord responsible for the demolition costs? I would imagine the City would hand the bill to the landlord, unfortunately. This whole incident is very concerning.
posted by: buthieo on December 14, 2012 8:10am
whoever commented on improper demolition of house about tenting whole house with plastic is wrong in sitition like this you keep the material wet there I am the contractor if someone thinks tha the city would allow a illegal removal they are crazy
posted by: MamaBear on December 14, 2012 8:35am
Same question as in previous article… what about the tenants? What do they need and how can people help them get through this terrible time?
posted by: Melissa Bailey on December 14, 2012 11:41am
Career High staff will be collecting monetary donations next week for freshman Torrai Darden and his family, who were displaced by the fire. The PTO is collecting food.
No word yet on how folks outside the Career community can donate—I'm working on finding out.
posted by: cp06 on December 14, 2012 12:01pm
I am finding some of the comments here incredulous.
Are the commenters experts in fire science or engineering and, therefore, know that this fire and building demolition should have been handled differently? Further, the criticisms of the firefighters and building official are being attributing to some sort of purposeful conspiracy to benefit the city? Beyond not having the expertise to make these claims, there is no evidence that this was done to benefit the city. Yet these comments (in my opinion, of the ilk of the comments that get posted on New Haven Register site with no review) make it through the NHI review and are posted. (Side note—some comments I've made, simply questions or corrections to stories are NOT posted.)
Making claims such as these with no evidence is ridiculous and insulting to the firefighters (especially the firefighters!!) and building officials doing their jobs.
posted by: jayfairhaven on December 14, 2012 1:40pm
so candelora was charged for swearing AND being incredulous after his house was demolished. i hope none of the comments posted here get anyone arrested.
thank you, ms bailey, for the update on the collection.
posted by: buthieo on December 15, 2012 3:06pm
I can not believe how ignorant some people are that house was falling down if it did than every one would pointing fingers at Andy rizzo he had no other motive than safety anyone who thinks different should have seen house
posted by: canded on December 15, 2012 5:43pm
Mr C is a respected member of the community. The arson squad did accuse him of starting the fire.kept him that night for over three hours to "question" him. If arson was not suspected then why was he held? no asbestos it was abated when he purchased the building. the mask is because the soot and ash are still hazardous to breath. Rizzo to C he would meet him there to discuss the building and Rizzo never showed up. C was never given an opportunity to hire his own demo contractor. No one in the fire business has ever seen a house come down that quickly especially when arson is suspected. Dangerous to knock down a building at night. Exchange St fire was blamed on gas company, they changed out a part in furnace, which was cause of blaze.
posted by: canded on December 16, 2012 9:57am
Forgot to add - The house was demoed because the gable ends were falling. The gable ends look good to me in the pictures on the previous article. A fireman has a ladder up against the one in the front of the house.
posted by: Melissa Bailey on December 17, 2012 5:08pm
Landlord Ronald Candelora submitted the following comment via email:
Sent: Dec 16 This is from the owner of the house on 594 George ST. First I
would like to thank the New Haven Fire Department for risking their lives in
an effort to save the building, and all the personal contents of my tenants
at 594 George ST.. Secondly the three families' that I had in that
building were great people and I highly recommend them to any new landlord
as tenants. Thirdly the New Haven fire investigation team investigating this
fire should really go back to school and learn how to talk to people when
investigating a fire. They must have accused me four separate times, of
starting or spreading flammables to cause that fire to spread as it did.
When I was trying to explain what and why they would not listen to me as to
the way this fire started or spread so fast.
I left my home in a rush that morning skipping breakfast because I promised
the tenants I would be there first thing to begin repairing that ceiling I
picked up materials at Lowes got my Helper and went to the house it was a
beautiful morning so I removed my jacket I had just a Tee shirt that is what
I was wearing until 5pm standing outside when the temperature dropped for 5
hours nothing to eat since the evening before, yes I was extremely upset
after being accused 4 times that I intentionally started that fire and
spread a flammable to cause that fire to spread as it did they didn't want
to talk to me earlier when I couldn't leave, my truck being smothered in
smoke, but finally when I did want to get something to eat now they wanted
me to stay NO IM LEAVING GOING TO GET SOMETHING TO EAT AND THEN ILL BE BACK
of course when I came back no one wanted to talk to me. I think I know what
started this fire and I also think I know why it seemed to spread so fast NO
SLUMLOD, as this investigator called me. As for the fire on exchange ST
where the tenant was sewing me, she lost the case.
That night Andy Rizzo called me and stated they were going to knock the
house down I stated I didn't want it knocked down he stated I don't care
what you want the equipment is on the way they are going


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More than two years later, on October 10, 1983, NBC aired a made-for-TV movie about the case and the Walshes' struggle to raise public awareness about the plight of missing children. Earlier that same day, Duval County Jail inmate Ottis Toole, then age 36 and serving a sentence of life imprisonment, mentioned to a Brevard County detective something about a child murder he committed in Broward. That admission turned into a full-scale confession given to Hollywood Police, who announced on Friday, October 23, that the case was solved. Toole would be indicted.
(Earlier in 1983, Toole had admitted to setting two vacant boarding houses in his Jacksonville neighborhood on fire, had pled guilty, and had been sentenced to twenty years. In jail, confronted with whether or not he had set a 1982 fire in the same neighborhood that resulted in a man's death, Toole confessed to that blaze, too, and was convicted of first-degree murder. For that he was sentenced to the electric chair, later reduced to life imprisonment.)
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Summarizing their case in January 1984, after putting in a total of 3500 man-hours, detectives realized, despite Toole's confessions, they could neither charge him with the crime nor prove he didn't kill Adam. Try as they might, they never were able to prove Toole was in Hollywood on the day of the murder, nor could they prove he was anywhere else on that day. Capt. Steve Davis, then commander of the Hollywood detective division, wrote, "At this point in the investigation, it has been determined that maybe he did and maybe he didn't" kill Adam.
And the remainder of Adam's body has never been found.
(Not long after the murder, John Walsh turned grassroots crusader. First he fought to publicize the problem of missing children. If not for Walsh, there wouldn't be pictures of lost kids on milk cartons and mailers. Later he battled for the rights of victims in court. In both instances he led the charge to change laws on both federal and local levels. In 1988 Fox TV, auditioning for a host for its new show America's Most Wanted, recognized Walsh's real-person, fed-up-with-crime stridency and hired him for the job.)
By 1995 the case was old and generally considered inactive. But then reporter Jay Grelan from the Mobile Register, a daily newspaper in Mobile, Alabama, asked Hollywood Police to let him read its Walsh file, which they had never opened to public scrutiny. In many if not most states, police investigation files are not made public, even after closure by arrest and/or conviction.
However, Florida's sunshine laws require police agencies to open files after closure or when a case is considered "dormant" -- vaguely defined as when a long period of time has passed since investigative action has taken place, and when the chances of eventual resolution look slim.
Turned down by police, Grelan and the Register went to Broward County court to argue that the case was indeed dormant. It was in the public interest to allow the press to inspect it, they claimed, because new press attention might bring forward new witnesses. When the case eventually was heard in court, John Walsh protested bitterly against the opening of the police files, which seemed ironic given the fact that week after week Walsh's TV show asks the public for help in finding dangerous fugitives from justice.


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The hound dog that singer Elvis Presley refers to, the one that's "cryin' all the time," was pretty miffed at the singer's negative portrayal and wrote a snarling letter to Elvis giving the valid reasons why he cries (severe clinical depression), and why he has never been able to catch a rabbit, ("…while dark thoughts echo to my very core. I can't catch a rabbit when I'm crying all the time. It's a cycle.") And why he thinks Presley is petty and irresponsible, among other strong words, for not caring or getting him medical help.
But Presley is long-gone and the letter wasn't for Presley's eyes any way, it was for yours — just another published piece of fresh, twisted, upside-down wit penned by a Whitman alumnus John Moe '90, a National Public Radio personality, and an author and columnist.
Author of the book, "Conservatize Me," subtitled, "How I Tried to Become a Righty With the Help of Richard Nixon, Sean Hannity, Toby Keith, and Beef Jerky," Moe is also a columnist for the McSweeney's Internet Tendency, started by author Dave Eggers. The Presley piece is on the McSweeney's site, one in a series of what Moe calls his "Pop Song Correspondences" that also includes such pieces as "Regarding Pete Seeger's Requests for a Hammer and His Descriptions of What He Would Do If He Had One."
Moe, delighted as a retriever in a roomful of bouncing ping pong balls, finds countless things, in all directions, to research, report and write on. He has interviewed an eclectic assortment of subjects, from punk-band musicians to CEOs to writers such as David Sedaris.
Moe, once host of NPR's Weekend America, recalls doing a more personal take on a story — teaching his kids about the heavy metal music he grew up with. A light, fun topic, he thought. But a child's question led to a discussion about why some musicians aren't around anymore, and then there was the interview with Kevin Dubrow of the band Quiet Riot, a "very cogent, friendly, down to earth" person who would die of an overdose a year after the story aired. A story that appears to have a funny premise, often ends up having a lot of humanity, "and terrible beauty when you really spend time … marinating it," he said. "That story still haunts me," Moe said.
His habit of creative thinking started early. Moe said he came from a family where status was achieved "by the quality of your jokes."
But he actually credits Whitman College for launching him into this wonderful life of his.
"Whitman makes you a complete person," said Moe, who was a theatre major, but because of liberal arts requirements took a vast array of required classes in other departments. Information he still uses.
He recalls various profound experiences, professors and classes and says in conversations about Whitman he always brings up Dana Burgess, professor of classics, whom he describes as "a freaking genius."
"What Dana was able to do, and what a lot of Whitman professors would do, is inspire your curiosity," he said. "That's really transformative," Moe said. "That's the souvenir you get when you leave campus."
He said that because Whitman did that for him, he's curious about everything, even working on a story about General Motors, which he found to be "completely fascinating." He said he absolutely traces his level of curiosity to Olin Hall, Whitman's seat of arts and humanities classes.
For Moe, life after Whitman is a replay of life at Whitman. "It was all about how many things you could latch onto," he said. "… I didn't become what I was going to be until I got to Whitman," he said.
At Whitman, Moe grabbed onto opportunities: He hosted a radio show. He wrote a humor column for The Pioneer, the student newspaper. He hung out with politics students. In 1990, he was the first winner of the Harper Joy Theatre one-act play competition.
Moe grew up in Federal Way, a town south of Seattle that is "one big outskirt," a suburb with no downtown and lots of big box stores. He said the 1980s there amounted to Camaros and Iron Maiden at high decibels.
Moe discovered Whitman when, then in high school, he participated in the college's summer speech and debate camp. He fell in love with Whitman, and it was the only college he applied to.
He still has radio tapes from shows he hosted during his sophomore year "and sophomoric they were," he said. "We'd go to 7-Eleven before we went on the air, buy snack foods we'd never heard of, and do on-air taste tests. Salsa Rio Doritos come to mind.
"What stayed with me from those times wasn't so much the right way of doing things but the possibility of doing things."
Whitman, with its beautiful and contained campus, offered "an elegant simplicity to student life," he said. In contrast to that, he said a friend of his who went to Boston University, lived in Boston, and just went to classes in various city buildings. "I don't know if she really went to college; she went to classes," he said.
After graduating, Moe left for New York and graduate school for an acting career, then decided he didn't want New York life – it was "too big, noisy, rough and crowded" – and decided on acting in Seattle. But eventually, after working in commercials and other projects, he determined his passion for acting wasn't strong enough to live the starving actor role, and he remembered how much he enjoyed writing. He then wrote "Zombie Temps from Outer Space," a musical comedy about zombies in an office that was snapped up by a couple local theater companies. The director of one of the Zombie plays, an obvious Moe fan, at some point called up the host of an NPR show, "Rewind," to suggest they hire Moe to write sketches for the show. He got the job.
And Moe's radio and writing career started to take off.
Moe's book, "Conservatize Me," his attempt to depart from his liberal Seattle upbringing and explore conservatism for 30 days with an open mind, was published in 2006 and received plaudits, including one on the book-jacket from McSweeney's founder, Dave Eggers: "[Moe's] stuff is sophisticated, literary even, while still managing out-loud laughs."
And he's not done yet. Another book is in the works from a Whittie whose ravenous exploration of the world in words isn't waning. It's just warming up.


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Posted By Joe Nguyen On February 12, 2013 @ 2:53 pm In Fighting,Game On | No Comments
A new Batman: Arkham game is slated to be released later this year, according to to the Q4 2012 Time Warner earnings conference call.
"We also have a strong games release this year, which will include the next release in the Batman Arkham franchise," John K. Martin, chief financial officer and chief administrative officer for Time Warner Inc., said during the call.
Batman: Arkham Asylum was released in 2009 and Batman: Arkham City in 2011.
Little is known about the new game, though Variety reported that the Warner Bros. is expected to team Batman with various other DC heroes [2], such as Superman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and the Flash.
Cool? Yes. True? We'll see. Wrecking villains as Superman using the fighting mechanics in Batman would be fun.
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a black weather man with a comb over
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A person of African descent with a great deal of knowledge and the ability to read and write
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Hotels and theme parks now claim many of the Riviera Maya's finest beaches, but there are still a few spots where sandy roads lead to crystal-clear caletas (coves), and where the fish outnumber humans. Yalkú, just north of the town of Akumal, has a barefoot beach restaurant, a gorgeous cove where snorkelers swim among darting angelfish, and a small nearby campground. There's also a small hotel and RV campground along the half-moon cove at Paamul; walk a few yards down the beach for blissful privacy (Carretera 307, Km 85; 52-984-875-1051; www.paamulcabanas.com). In Playa del Carmen, hip beach clubs where DJs spin beach and Latin house music for sun-worshippers are clustered along the sand north of town. Mamita's started the trend and is still going strong (Calle 28 Norte; 52-984-803-2867).
Tulum has the best beaches of all just south of the Mayan ruins. Spread your towel near Mezzanine and watch the kiteboarders sail above the afternoon waves, or slip into calm coves beside Zamas (location of ¡Que Fresco! restaurant) and the Ana y José hotel. Sea turtles nest in summer and fall in the Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve, where they're safely protected from bright lights and human hordes.
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Companion Diocesan Links have been a means of developing relationships and mutual partnership in mission throughout the dioceses and parishes of the Anglican Communion for many years. The Diocese of Ukwa - The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) is seeking a new link and has given information on the diocese below. If your diocese is interested in forming a link with them please respond directly to the Bishop.
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Province: | The Church of Nigeria (Anglican Communion) |
Diocese: | The Diocese of Ukwa |
Bishop: | The Rt. Rev. Samuel K. EZE |
Address: | Bishops Court Akwete, P.O. Box 20468, ABA- Abia, State, Nigeria. |
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Reason for wanting a Link:
There is strength, blessings, joy and other spiritual nourishment in fellowship. We want to have a link in another part of the Anglican Communion so that we can be part of this fellowship of the body of Christ. Each of us has areas of strength and weakness and sharing this with others brings enrichment.
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In what could possibly be considered a Robot 6/ACT-I-VATE crossover, our own Michael May and artist Simon Roy contribute a story to the Panels for Primates project. And as all the stories feature primates of some sort, it was only natural that May and Roy's comic, "It's Never as Simple as it Seems," would feature Gorillas Riding Dinosaurs.
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Thanks, JK! That was a lot of fun. Especially the parts about working with Simon and contributing to a great cause.


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I can't wait!!!! It's been so long without them...I do love Little Joy, Nickle Eye, and Albert Hammond Jr. a lot. Anyway, I can't believe they're back!!!!! I'm soooo happy and excited XD I'm going to try and make most of their concerts when they go back on tour. WOOT!!!! They're back!!!! :D :D :D
Did everyone get the email from Ryan!!
Here it is just in case: :D
WORK BEGINS ON 4th ALBUM PLANS
hi everyone,
just dropping a line to stay in touch and update you on some news...
i'll start with the BIG NEWS....
after a long and much needed hibernation period that saw many of the band's various other musical projects emerge, we're pleased to announce that The Strokes are now all back hard at work in their NYC space on writing and rehearsing new material for a 4th full-length album, the first since 2006's "First Impressions of Earth".
no recording studio time has been booked yet, as they sketch out the blue-prints of new songs and fine tune plans in their rehearsal space, but it will undoubtedly be all mapped out and etched in stone at some point in the not-too-distant future. i wish i could tell you that this DEFINITELY meant we can expect an album release date before the end of 2009, but it's just too soon to speculate on that for sure yet. one way or another.... suffice to say, the work has begun!
in the meantime, until work on the album is completed and i can touch back with you all about further plans, there is still plenty of other "activity" that the a some of the band members are involved with....
***JULIAN contributed vocals to the song "Boombox" for The Lonely Island's debut album Incredibad, which is available now everywhere.
you can check a link to their website for more info here: incredibad.com
***NIKOLAI's band Nickel Eye has just released a Mark Ronson remix of his song "Brandy of the Damned" (feat. Wale), available NOW on iTunes and soon to be released on 7" vinyl in the U.S. and U.K., as b-side to the song "Dying Star", feat. Nick Zinner of Yeah Yeah Yeah's on lead guitar.
Nickel Eye's full-length debut album, Time Of The Assassins, was released on Rykodisc and is available everywhere now. additionally, you can check out the new video for "Brandy Of The Damned" and get more info here: myspace.com/officialnickeleye
***FABRIZIO's band Little Joy (also consisting of Rodrigo Amarante and Binki Shapiro) is mapping out plans to do another tour of the U.S., after just returning from Europe and Brazil earlier this year. the band will be touring without Fabrizio this time around, however, as he'll be busy with The Strokes and their aforementioned rehearsal sessions back in NYC. But Rodrigo and Binki will be soldiering forward with Little Joy while Fab takes care of his business back in NYC.... though you never can be sure when Fabrizio might make a "cameo appearance" on the road with the band.
Little Joy's full-length self-tltled debut album was released on Rough Trade Records and is available everywhere now. additionally, you can check out the video for "No One's Better Sake", directed by Warren Fu,
and get more info here: myspace.com/littlejoymusic
***ALBERT saw TWO solo album releases over the past 3 years between Strokes business. his full-length debut, Yours To Keep, released in 2007, as well as his sophomore album, ¿Cómo Te Llama?, released on RCA/Black Seal in the U.S. and Rough Trade in the UK in 2008. both albums are available everywhere. for more info on Albert Hammond, Jr.'s solo albums, check out myspace.com/alberthammondjr
that about brings it up to speed for now, but hopefully i'll be touching base sooner rather than later with an update on 4th album plans!
wiz kid mgmt.
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I am soooooooooooooo excited! For months I've been checking in here and doing brief searches elsewhere on news about The Strokes every day or two. Because I wasn't seeing any confirmed updates here, though, I stopped checking in for a week or two. I dropped in last night and it sounds insane, but I haven't been this giddy with delight and anticipation since...well. It's been quite a while. I feel like I'm five years old (although I doubt that at such an age I could sufficiently appreciate what good music is).
Anyway, I didn't get the email from Ryan though. Do I have to register for something via myspace?
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[color=#0000FF]I didn't get the email, but I am excited to hear the good news![/color] :D
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please, for the love of all things holy, post this on the march 12th news thingy
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FUCK YEAH! I was so excited, even though I already knew most of what he said, just getting the email made me happy. it means they're up and running and will be updating us periodically (hopefully!)
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[color=#FF0040]Unbelievable, I am so excited and feel like I've been waiting so long!!! ;)[/color]
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