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Sitting with Amanda
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Fiction, Incest, Older Male / Female
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Gender: male Age: N/A Location: N/A
Posted Sun 10th of February 2008
How can a 14 yr.old girl get to you so easy?
WOW!!! Early retirement this is great plenty of time to play golf and fish.
The first week my daughter calls they want to go on a second honeymoon and want me to sit with Amanda. Now I don't know this girl very well and they were living across country until a year ago, but what can I say,but yes.
I put a few things in a bag on Friday and head over to their house. I get there about 10:00 am and they are ready to go.
"Where is the girl" I ask?
" In school she will be home at 3:30 " they say as they walk out .
Shit this just what I need a weekend with a teenager, I must be nuts.
The door flies open and in she comes " Where's Mom and Dad?" she questions me.
" They left and I am to watch you for the weekend. Didn't they tell you? I ask.
" I don't need a baby sitter,you know "she replied.
" Good because I don't need a baby at this stage in my life" I answered.
Without answering me she walks into her room and closes the door, great here comes the loud music. I wait,but all is quiet.
At 5:00 I ask if she wants to go out for pizza,there is know answer so I knock on her door. She yells "what do you want?"
" Do you want to go for pizza? I say again.
" Sure,let me get dressed and i'll be ready to go"she replys.
She comes out of her room after about 20 minutes,this is the first time I have realy taken a good look at her. She stands about 5'2" tall with long blond hair,she has on makeup, a tube top that flatens out her small bust, her legs are beautifully shaped and her ass is just as round and firm as any I have ever seen.
She knows I am checking her out so she laughts and says " I will tell people you are my sugar daddy."
" That's not funny,little girl" I reply.
We go to a pizza place where she knows everyone and does the intro's. Her friends seen real nice and we eat and have a good time. To make me feel like one of the croud they all say I don't look old enought to be her Grandfather,but I do look like I could be her sugar daddy.
We leave for the house at 8:30 and I think I am ready to call it a day,but Amanda wants to watch one show ot the tv so we sit in the living room and watch.
At the end of the show she says " it wasn't as good tonight as usual, I'm going to take a shower."
I go to my room and put on PJ bottoms and no shirt as I walk into the hall just as Amanda comes out of the bathroom with a towel wrapped around her midsection.
I can see the bottom half of her ass and it is just as beautiful as I had imagined, as she enters her room she drops the towel my mouth drops open as I now have a full view of the back of her body. She reachs for her nightgown and pulls it over her head letting drop down her body to just above her knees.
I can not break my stare my eyes are glued to her body.
She turns and says" Gramps,were looking as my ass? You dirty old man,you."
I walk into the bathroom I want to flush myself down the toilet,but some cold water in my face and I feel like I just woke up from a dream. I hope she is not in the hall when I come out I head right for my room and don't look her way. Once in my room I pull the covers back and lay on the cool sheets the imagine of her body is still in my mind and cock is half hard.
I jump as the door opens all the way and Amanda walks into the room. "Can we talk" she asks.
"Sure,what about?"I ask.
" Mom" she says " Tell me all about her as a girl,she won't tell me anything."
I start tell her the story of her Mom's life up until she meet her Dad.
Slowly Amanda has moved one leg over me and now is climbing up and straddling my mifsection. I know she can feel my cock between her legs it is not hard but it is still there. I place one hand on her waist looking to see if she has panties on I feel them and I am relived, as I don't want her bare pussy on me the temptation would be to great for me to stand.
She contuines to talk and as she does she is moving the lower half of her body up and down my cock that has grown quite hard. She has a look on her face that tells me she knows what she is doing. I am finding it hard to believe that this little girl would want me to fuck her.
Just as fast as she came into the room she got up and left,as I lay here I put my hand on my cock and my PJ's are all wet in the front I squeeze my prick and some pre-cum is on it, but I am to wet for it just to be me. I get up and go into the hall her door is closed I go into the bath room as I stand there pissing I see her panties behind the toilet when I finish I reach down and pick them up they are wetter that I am.
I start asking myself did she cum on me ? How hot was she? Do I want to go into her room and fuck her? NO
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2009-02-10 09:39:52
This has to be the lamest story I have ever read! It seems this story was written for people with A.D.D. I'm not one of them. The premise was interesting, but you blew it right after he gets to the house. Give me a break. This will be the last story of yours I read.
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What is a JAR file?
The JAR file format is based on the popular ZIP file format, and is used for aggregating many files into one. Unlike ZIP files, JAR files are used not only for archiving and distribution, but also for deployment and encapsulation of libraries, components, and plug-ins, and are consumed directly by tools such as compilers and JVMs. Special files contained in the JAR, such as manifests and deployment descriptors, instruct tools how a particular JAR is to be treated.
A JAR file might be used:
- For distributing and using class libraries
- As building blocks for applications and extensions
- As deployment units for components, applets, or plug-ins
- For packaging auxiliary resources associated with components
The JAR file format provides many benefits and features, many of which are not provided with a traditional archive format such as ZIP or TAR. These include:
- Security. You can digitally sign the contents of a JAR file. Tools that recognize your signature can then optionally grant your software security privileges it wouldn't otherwise have, and detect if the code has been tampered with.
- Decreased download time. If an applet is bundled in a JAR file, the applet's class files and associated resources can be downloaded by a browser in a single HTTP transaction, instead of opening a new connection for each file.
- Compression. The JAR format allows you to compress your files for efficient storage.
- Transparent platform extension. The Java Extensions Framework provides a means by which you can add functionality to the Java core platform, which uses the JAR file for packaging of extensions. (Java 3D and JavaMail are examples of extensions developed by Sun.)
- Package sealing. Packages stored in JAR files can be optionally sealed to enforce version consistency and security. Sealing a package means that all classes defined in that package must be found in the same JAR file.
- Package versioning. A JAR file can hold data about the files it contains, such as vendor and version information.
- Portability. The mechanism for handling JAR files is a standard part of the Java platform's core API.
Compressed and uncompressed JARs
The jar
tool (see The jar
tool for details) compresses files by default. Uncompressed JAR files can generally be loaded more quickly than compressed JAR files, because the need to decompress the files during loading is eliminated, but download time over a network may be longer for uncompressed files.
The META-INF directory
Most JAR files contain a META-INF directory, which is used to store package and extension configuration data, such as security and versioning information. The following files or directories in the META-INF directory are recognized and interpreted by the Java 2 platform for configuring applications, extensions, and class loaders:
- MANIFEST.MF. The manifest file defines the extension- and package-related data.
- INDEX.LIST. This file is generated by the new
option of thejar
tool and contains location information for packages defined in an application or extension. It is part of the JarIndex implementation and used by class loaders to speed up the class loading process. - xxx.SF. This is the signature file for the JAR file. The placeholder xxx identifies the signer.
- xxx.DSA. The signature block file associated with the signature file stores the public signature used to sign the JAR file.
The jar
To perform basic tasks with JAR files, you use the Java Archive Tool (jar
tool) provided as part of the Java Development Kit. You invoke the jar
tool with the jar
command. Table 1 shows some common applications:
Table 1. Common usages of the jar
Function | Command |
Creating a JAR file from individual files | jar cf jar-file input-file... |
Creating a JAR file from a directory | jar cf jar-file dir-name |
Creating an uncompressed JAR file | jar cf0 jar-file dir-name |
Updating a JAR file | jar uf jar-file input-file... |
Viewing the contents of a JAR file | jar tf jar-file |
Extracting the contents of a JAR file | jar xf jar-file |
Extracting specific files from a JAR file | jar xf jar-file archived-file... |
Running an application packaged as an executable JAR file | java -jar app.jar |
Executable JARs
An executable jar file is a self-contained Java application stored in a specially configured JAR file, which can be executed directly by the JVM without having to first extract the files or set up a class path. To run an application stored in a non-executable JAR, you have to add it to your class path and invoke the application's main class by name. But by using executable JAR files, we can run an application without extracting it or needing to know the main entry point. Executable JARs facilitate easy distribution and execution of Java applications.
Creating executable JARs
Creating an executable JAR is easy. You begin by placing all your application code in a single directory. Let's say the main class in your application is com.mycompany.myapp.Sample
. You want to create a JAR file that contains the application code and identifies the main class. To do this, create a file called manifest
somewhere (not in your application directory), and add the following line to it:
Main-Class: com.mycompany.myapp.Sample
Then, create the JAR file like this:
jar cmf manifest ExecutableJar.jar application-dir
That's all there is to it -- now the JAR file ExecutableJar.jar can be executed using java -jar
An executable JAR must reference all the other dependent JARs it requires through the Class-Path
header of the manifest file. The environment variable CLASSPATH and any class path specified on the command line is ignored by the JVM if the -jar
option is used.
Launching executable JARs
Now that we've packaged our application into an executable JAR called ExecutableJar.jar, we can launch the application directly from the file using the following command:
java -jar ExecutableJar.jar
Package sealing
Sealing a package within a JAR file means that all classes defined in that package must be found in the same JAR file. This allows the package author to enforce version consistency among packaged classes. Sealing also provides a security measure to detect code tampering.
To seal a package, add a Name
header for the package, followed by a Sealed
header with value "true" to the JAR manifest file. Just as with executable JARs, you can seal a JAR by specifying a manifest file with the appropriate header elements when the JAR is created, as shown here:
Name: com/samplePackage/ Sealed: true
The Name
header identifies the package's relative pathname. It ends with a "/" to distinguish it from a filename. Any headers following a Name
header, without any intervening blank lines, apply to the file or package specified in the Name
header. In the example above, because the Sealed
header occurs after the Name
header without intervening blank lines, the Sealed
header will be interpreted as applying only to the package com/samplePackage
If you try to load a class in a sealed package from another source other than the JAR file in which the sealed package lives, the JVM will throw a SecurityException
Packaging for extensions
Extensions add functionality to the Java platform, and an extensions mechanism is built into the JAR file format. The Extensions mechanism allows JAR files to specify other required JAR files via the Class-Path
headers in the manifest file.
Let's say that extension1.jar and extension2.jar are two JAR files in the same directory, with the manifest of extension1.jar containing the following header:
Class-Path: extension2.jar
This header indicates that the classes in extension2.jar serve as extension classes for purposes of the classes in extension1.jar. The classes in extension1.jar can invoke classes in extension2.jar without extension2.jar having to be part of the class path.
The JVM effectively automatically adds JARs referenced in a Class-Path
header to the class path when loading a JAR that uses the extension mechanism. However, the extension JAR path is interpreted as a relative path, so in general the extension JAR must be stored in the same directory as the JAR referencing it.
For example, assume the class ExtensionClient
, which references class ExtensionDemo
, is bundled in a JAR file called ExtensionClient.jar, and that the class
is bundled in ExtensionDemo.jar. In order for ExtensionDemo.jar to be treated as an extension, ExtensionDemo.jar must be listed in the Class-Path
header in ExtensionClient.jar's manifest, as follows:
Manifest-Version: 1.0 Class-Path: ExtensionDemo.jar
The value of the Class-Path
header in this manifest is ExtensionDemo.jar with no path specified, indicating that ExtensionDemo.jar is located in the same directory as the ExtensionClient JAR file.
Security in JAR files
A JAR file can be signed by using the jarsigner
tool or directly through the java.security
API. A signed JAR file is exactly the same as the original JAR file, except that its manifest is updated, and two additional files are added to the META-INF directory, a signature file and a signature block file.
A JAR file is signed using a certificate stored in the Keystore database. Certificates stored in the keystore are protected with a password, which must be provided to the jarsigner
tool to sign a JAR file.
Figure 1. Keystore database
Each signer of a JAR is represented by a signature file with the extension .SF within the META-INF directory of the JAR file. The format of the file is similar to the manifest file -- a set of RFC-822 headers. As shown below, it consists of a main section, which includes information supplied by the signer but not specific to any particular JAR file entry, followed by a list of individual entries which also must be present in the manifest file. To validate a file from a signed JAR, a digest value in the signature file is compared against a digest calculated against the corresponding entry in the JAR file.
Listing 1. Manifest and signature files in signed JARs
Contents of signature file META-INF/MANIFEST.MF Manifest-Version: 1.0 Created-By: 1.3.0 (Sun Microsystems Inc.) Name: Sample.java SHA1-Digest: 3+DdYW8INICtyG8ZarHlFxX0W6g= Name: Sample.class SHA1-Digest: YJ5yQHBZBJ3SsTNcHJFqUkfWEmI= Contents of signature file META-INF/JAMES.SF Signature-Version: 1.0 SHA1-Digest-Manifest: HBstZOJBuuTJ6QMIdB90T8sjaOM= Created-By: 1.3.0 (Sun Microsystems Inc.) Name: Sample.java SHA1-Digest: qipMDrkurQcKwnyIlI3Jtrnia8Q= Name: Sample.class SHA1-Digest: pT2DYby8QXPcCzv2NwpLxd8p4G4=
Digital signatures
A digital signature is a signed version of the .SF
signature file. Digital signature files are binary files and have the same filename as the .SF
file but a different extension. The extension varies depending on the type of digital signature -- RSA, DSA, or PGP -- and on the type of certificate used to sign the JAR.
To sign a JAR file, you must first have a private key. Private keys and their associated public-key certificates are stored in password-protected databases called keystores
. The JDK contains tools for creating and modifying keystores. Each key in the keystore can be identified by an alias, which is typically the name of the signer who owns the key.
All keystore entries (key and trusted certificate entries) are accessed with unique aliases. An alias is specified when you add an entity to the keystore using the keytool -genkey
command to generate a key pair (public and private key). Subsequent keytool
commands must use this same alias to refer to the entity.
For example, to generate a new public/private key pair with the alias "james" and wrap the public key into a self-signed certificate, you would use with the following command:
keytool -genkey -alias james -keypass jamespass -validity 80 -keystore jamesKeyStore -storepass jamesKeyStorePass
This command sequence specifies an initial password of "jamespass" required by subsequent commands to access the private key associated with the alias "james" in the keystore "jamesKeyStore." If the keystore "jamesKeyStore" does not exist, keytool
will automatically create it.
The jarsigner tool
The jarsigner
tool uses keystore to generate or verify digital signatures for JAR files.
Assuming you've created the keystore "jamesKeyStore" as in the example above, and it contains a key with alias "james," you can sign a JAR file with the following command:
jarsigner -keystore jamesKeyStore -storepass jamesKeyStorePass -keypass jamespass -signedjar SSample.jar Sample.jar james
This command fetches the key whose alias is "james" and whose password is "jamespass" from the keystore named "jamesKeyStore" with the password "jamesKeyStorePass," and signs the Sample.jar file, creating a signed JAR, SSample.jar.
The jarsigner
tool can also verify a signed JAR file; this operation is considerably simpler than signing the JAR file. Just execute the following command:
jarsigner -verify SSample.jar
If the signed JAR file has not been tampered with, the jarsigner
tool will tell you the JAR has been verified; otherwise, it will throw a SecurityException
indicating which files could not be verified.
JARs can also be signed programmatically using the java.util.jar
and java.security
APIs. Alternatively, you can use tools such as Netscape Object Signing Tool.
You can also sign JARs programmatically using the java.util.jar
and java.security
APIs. (See Resources for details). Alternatively, you can use tools such as the Netscape Object Signing Tool.
JAR indexing
If an application or applet is bundled into multiple JAR files, the class loader uses a simple linear search algorithm to search each element of the class path, which may entail the class loader downloading and opening many JAR files until the class or resource is found. If the class loader tries to find a nonexistent resource, all the JAR files within the application or applet will have to be downloaded. For large network applications and applets this could result in slow start up, sluggish response, and wasted network bandwidth.
Since JDK 1.3, the JAR file format has supported indexing to optimize the process of searching for classes in network applications, especially applets. The JarIndex mechanism collects the contents of all the JAR files defined in an applet or application and stores the information in an index file in the first JAR file. After the first JAR file is downloaded, the applet class loader will use the collected content information for efficient downloading of JAR files. This directory information is stored in a simple text file named INDEX.LIST in the META-INF directory of the root JAR file.
Creating a JarIndex
You can create a JarIndex by specifying the -i
option to the jar
command. Suppose we have a directory structure as depicted in the following diagram:
Figure 2. JarIndex
You would use the following command to create an index file for JarIndex_Main.jar, JarIndex_test.jar, and JarIndex_test1.jar:
jar -i JarIndex_Main.jar JarIndex_test.jar SampleDir/JarIndex_test1.jar
The INDEX.LIST file has a simple format, containing the names of the packages or classes contained in each JAR file indexed, as shown in Listing 2:
Listing 2. Example JarIndex INDEX.LIST file
JarIndex-Version: 1.0 JarIndex_Main.jar sp JarIndex_test.jar Sample SampleDir/JarIndex_test1.jar org org/apache org/apache/xerces org/apache/xerces/framework org/apache/xerces/framework/xml4j
The JAR format is much more than an archive format; it has many features for improving the efficiency, security, and organization of Java applications. Because these features are built into the core platform, including the compiler and classloader, developers can leverage the power of the JAR file format to simplify and improve their development and deployment processes.
- See the documentation for the command-line options of the jar utility.
- Raffi Krikorian offers assistance on programmatically signing a JAR file in this article from ONJava.
- The article "Java Web Start" (developerWorks, September 2001) describes how this technology allows applications to specify what JAR files they need and dynamically download them.
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Urban Flight
The city is burning. As ash falls, the survivors attempt to flee to a small military airfield on the other side of the river. It's a straight path down the main boulevard, but nothing is ever simple. Crashed cars, blazing fires, police barricades, and the city itself all stand in their way.
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how do this map is no models please fix that me ,i have required to models.
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1. good map design
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1. at the end of the map after puting the cans inside the generator, i got no idea where to go and i end up in getting stuck running around in circles
good campaign although i had no idea where to go to get the plane in the end
My krew and I had played this many times in the past with no issues. However, we played it for tha 1st time in a while, last nite, and ran into that same problem. What is supposed to happen, once generator is full, is a switch, at tha top of that tower, will light up, you hit that switch, a switch on a platform lights up so you can raise it and get back to tha hanger and, once in there, you hit a switch to fuel tha plane. I can only guess this latest version is flawed...am going to look for my previous one and hope that tha Author can rectify this version
Best I can tell the penultimate event is glitched. The last two times we've played it as a campaign, the generator seems to start but the switch at the top of the tower fails in illuminate. We can't get the lift to rise so as to reach the plane for the final showdown. Fun campaign other than this problem.
Great map! though only issue was the finale which none of the infected team could spawn before the tank, nor during the tank fight. Yet the other team had no issues with their spawns. But overall. I like this map. Recommend it!
Awesome detail
Nice texture
Screwing Puzzle (ps.i waste 5 minute for chapter 2 and 3)
Nice grenade launcher
Screwing Puzzle
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This map is d**n good for Someone who bored Official campaign
1. good map design
2. cool bridge map
1. at the end of the map after puting the cans inside the generator, i got no idea where to go and i end up in getting stuck running around in circles
good campaign although i had no idea where to go to get the plane in the end
Awesome detail
Nice texture
Screwing Puzzle (ps.i waste 5 minute for chapter 2 and 3)
Nice grenade launcher
Screwing Puzzle
Bad skybox
This map is d**n good for Someone who bored Official campaign
Awesome detail and gameplay, hard hordes to keep you awake from the gameplay. Had alot of fun with my friends on this map. You can also have a lot of free space to explore like in any official l4d2 map. This map has all 4 modes to play it!
Finale gas cans should be spreaded out for more fun. Directions were hard to guess at the finale. In my opinion, the map is a little too long. The bridge is a little bit too tough, for my team 2 ppl died.
Map is not bad but not good, the place where all 4 witches is crazy, at least spread them out a tiny bit, eg. if one of my friends startle a witch then other witches would be startled too. I'm supirised by how you can play it on all the different modes! Awesome, keep up the good work.
- Excellent outdoor urban settings. Lots of eye candy and feels very realistic.
- Pathways are a bit confusing at first in some places, but after you play the campaign more than once, they're much more obvious. The paths are actually linear but they don't feel that way, which is not easy to do. There are some short multiple routes here and there which help.
- Having only two pistols at the start is a bit worrisome but it forces you to focus.
- "Surprise tank" in Map 2 is cool.
- The long narrow walkways around the building are well done.
- The antenna/roof event is a great effect.
- The recording studios are an interesting setting.
- The bridge event on Map 3 is well done and very intense.
- The finale is a good combination of scrounging gas cans and escaping. It's tough to move the gas cans up to the generator, but if you're quick and systematic it can be done.
- Having a few more melee weapons earlier on would be an improvement. In fact, there could be more melee weapons available for the entire campaign.
- Map 2 had too many defibs as compared to health kits or pills/shots. This might have been an exception, but at one point we carried four defibs and found another before any health.
- The "drop through the floors" to enter the witch house is an unavoidable death-trap if there is a jockey or smoker waiting at the bottom; bots will take too long to come to your aid, and a witch will kill someone for sure if those specials are there.
- Sometimes the bots have a really hard time navigating to the plane's loading ramp, even if there aren't any zombies to fight. One time, a bot was stuck at the front of the plane out on the tarmac and I had to spend time shoving him to "free" him enough so he could move back to the ramp.
(Just for clarity, I always play on Realism > Normal along with the "Gear Transfer" Sourcemod script, which lets bots carry things like grenades and hand them to you when you need one)
Overall, this is a great campaign and I've played it about five times so far. I enjoy urban settings and this has great examples and a lot of variety. There is a very good balance of the numbers of commons and specials; you don't feel unfairly overwhelmed but you're always on edge. The play on the "Home Depot" name makes me laugh every time. You might want to check one the problem with the bot navigation to the plane escape, because it's unfortunate if you die after all that work because they can't find their way up the ramp. In summary, this is one of my new favorite customs. Thanks for the great work and well done!
-Large maps
-Good weapon, ammo, and med kit distribution
-Not hard to figure out where to go
-there is a spot that had three witches together
A very good, large map that doesn't rely on repetitive scenery to create a large map. It was very fun to play but there was one or two things that weren't programmed properly, but all pretty insignificant.
There are no bugs reported for this add-on.
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Driver. I'm pretty new to the sport (last year was my first time watching a full F1 race) so I've flipped a few times on who I enjoy watching and pull for. I really like Hamilton from the get go but now I think he's a pre-madonna. I cant stand Vettel. I do like Button and Weber but I find myself rooting most for Alonso. The job he did last year was amazing ... I believe he'a way better driver, in it's purest form, than Vettel. I also like Massa just because of the story.. psychology plays a huge part in any sport. Coming back from the head injury is impressive.
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From law enforcement to scripting historical productions, Mark Leno stays busy even when he isn't trying to keep up with his 10 children.Q. Where in New Hampshire were you born?A. Lebanon. I grew (up) there and graduated from Lebanon High School.Q. Are you a resident of the Seacoast now?A. Yes, my family (and I) live in Rochester.Q. Did you work in Lebanon after graduation?A. I had been awhile in school ... so in 1979 I joined the Air Force and became a security policeman.Q. How did you get to the Seacoast?A. While in the military, I discovered how much I liked police work and thought "I want to make this my career." I searched potential positions and found there was one in Dover and applied.At the time, I was stationed in Washington, D.C., had gone to Dover for initial testing, and Dover Chief Charles Reynolds was coming to D.C. for something else. I interviewed with him and fortunately was hired beginning as a patrolman July 3, 1984.Q. How did you meet Mrs. Leno?A. Not too long after I moved to the area, I brought my uniforms to Cleary's Cleaners in Dover. Often times when I stopped in, there was a happy, smiling, bubbly young woman named Monica behind the counter. I asked her out and one thing led to another.
Q. Did you get down on your knee and propose?A. Not quite. We were at the top of Mount Washington at the Visitor Center with a number of folks. I had a 35mm camera and asked Monica to hand me another film from the canister. As she reached into the canister, she found a ring, and I took a picture and proposed. She said "yes," and the entire place broke out in applause. From the time we met until marriage it was a little over a year.Q. Have you and Monica been blessed with children?A. Yes, we have 10 children.Q. Holy smokes! Do you both come from large families?A. Actually no. Monica is from three, as am I. Our relatives joke and call us "The Waltons." There was no master plan. After the first three, we decided to continue on.Q. How old are the kids, and where have they gone to school?A. They range in age now from 27 to 7 (and) we have home-schooled all of them. The oldest, Mark, lives in Pennsylvania and recently presented us with our first grandchild, Peter Mark Leno. Some of the other kids are local, and others are in Colorado and Montana. Several are on the track team at Spaulding High School. Daughter Meredith, age 21, has joined the Air Force. She will be leaving on the 15th of July. Incidentally, all the kids' names start with "M." (Mark 27, Marci 26, Megan 24, Meredeth 21, Molly 19, Matthew 17, Michael 15, Miles 13, Madeline 11, Mia 7.)
Q. Are you still a member of the Dover Police Department?A. No. During a 20-year career, I spent time as patrol, detective and DARE officer. I spent most of it as the liaison officer at the Dover Housing Authority. Upon retirement, I became resident service coordinator for the Housing Authority, a job I love. I really enjoy helping people out, and this position allows me to do that.Q. We have heard rumblings of you being a director. What is that all about?A. I have always had an interest in history and a bent for writing. I started out in 1988 while still on the "PD" writing its history, which was needed for accreditation. In 2003, I collaborated with Library Director Cathy Beaudoin on the first in a series of several Dover Revealed productions telling the story of various incidents in the community. They involved several hundred people over the years.Q. We understand you are now connected with the Woodman Museum in Dover. A. Yes, I am a trustee and, in conjunction with other trustees, in 2013 we conceived a "Night At the Museum" in the vein of the popular movies (by that name.) I wrote and directed it and subsequently a second which will take place in August.
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The Kozhikode International Film Festival had a tough running as the State government had not released the expected funds even on Thursday, its concluding day.
The festival, part of the golden jubilee celebrations of the City Corporation, survived its sixth day on Wednesday with the money collected for delegate passes. The festival budget was earlier cut down from Rs.16 lakh to Rs. 5 lakh. But even the reduced sum has not reached the hands of the organisers. The Corporation had requested the government to release the amount three weeks ago. A reply is still awaited.
"With the lower budget, we could not procure the prints of all the films that we intended to screen. Even this amount is yet to reach us. But still we managed to conduct the festival without any serious glitches, thanks to the money generated from delegate passes and the cooperation of the film-lovers of Kozhikode," K.J. Thomas, convener of the festival, said.
He said more than 1,100 delegate passes were sold for the screening at Tagore Theatre, which seats 950. But the audience strength was between 500 and 600. Because of the shortage of funds, film-makers could not be invited for the open forums.
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Irish Coffee: Celtics weekly report card, part deux | 01.20.12 at 2:11 pm ET |
Forgive me Father Red, for it's been two weeks since my last report card. As I've mentioned before, with 66 games crammed into 17 weeks, each seven-day stretch of this NBA season takes on the importance of an NFL week. As NFL writers are won't to do, we'll continue our (bi)weekly series of Celtics report cards. Since last marking period, when the Celtics had just won four straight, Doc Rivers and Co. have endured a five-game losing streak snapped Wednesday night against the mighty Raptors. That being said, let's get to the grades.
Last Grade: N/A
The Celtics desperately needed scoring and defense off the bench, and Pietrus has filled both roles better than cream fills a Hostess cupcake. Since debuting against the Mavericks, he's averaged 8.2 points on 41 percent from beyond the arc in addition to snagging four steals against zero turnovers. In his last two games, he's scored 26 points (7-13 3P), culminating in his first Celtics win and his rendition of LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It."
Last Grade: A-
Rivers wanted Garnett to take more shots, and KG listened, attempting 19 field goals in consecutive games. It worked one night (21 points at Pacers) and failed another (12 points vs. Thunder), which seems to be a running theme for Garnett 2.0, who just doesn't have the same lift as the Timberwolves prototype. In all other aspects of his game, he's lived up to his self-proclaimed "X-factor" role: "Whatever you need me to do, I'm gonna do."
Rajon Rondo rocks a mean fedora and says 'I'm sure I'll be OK' | 01.18.12 at 11:39 pm ET |
If ever a player knew how to play it cool, it is Rajon Rondo.
Every Celtics fan thought the worst Wednesday night and had nightmarish flashbacks to last spring when he bent his left arm in a way it's not supposed to bend in Game 3 against the Heat.
So when he took a nasty spill Wednesday night, breaking his fall with his right hand and wrist, there was legitimate reason to be worried.
With just over two minutes remaining in the third quarter Wednesday night, Rondo drove to the basket and was knocked to the ground by Linas Kleiza of the Raptors. Rondo said he is "day-to-day" with a sore right wrist, an injury he said afterward "hurt more" than the grotesque dislocated elbow he suffered against the Heat in the second round of the playoffs last spring.
"This was different," Rondo said, sporting a cool black fedora. "This was more painful, honestly. The other one was just more of a shock."
'Honestly, I was laughing right afterwards," added coach Doc Rivers. "I wasn't [concerned] at first because I thought he was trying to get the flagrant. I thought he was laying down, trying to ' you know. And then when he stayed down then I was concerned. But I didn't know what it was. And then when I saw him grabbing his arm or hand I was thinking 'last year, playoffs' obviously.'
Fast Break: Celtics snap losing streak, beat Raptors | at 9:56 pm ET |
The Celtics have been desperate for a strong start and they finally got one on Wednesday against Toronto, opening up a 21-7 lead and making nine of their first 16 shots. They rode that early lead through some rough patches in the second quarter and earned a much-needed 96-73 win over Toronto, snapping a five-game losing streak.
It wasn't all good for the Celtics as Rajon Rondo was put on the ground by Linas Kleiza with a hard foul late in the third quarter. Rondo landed awkwardly on his right wrist and didn't return to the game. Kleiza was originally assessed a Flagrant-2 foul on the play, but it was downgraded to a Flagrant-1 after a review.
The Celtics opened up a 29-14 lead in the first quarter and while they eventually cooled down, the Raptors didn't have nearly enough offense to make up the ground with leading scorer Andrea Bargnani out of the lineup with a strained left calf. However the win came, the Celtics will take it. They're back in action on Friday against the Suns.
— Rajon Rondo didn't get his first assist until the 6:01 mark of the third quarter, but it was hard to argue with his floor game. Rondo went to the basket repeatedly and made seven of his first eight shots. He also went to the free throw line seven times in the first half and made five.
— Kevin Garnett came out aggressive with six points in the first four minutes and 10 points by halftime. Garnett finished with 15 points and seven rebounds and while he's still having trouble finishing inside, this continued a run of stronger games for Garnett.
— Paul Pierce only scored eight points but he had seven assists and four rebounds. With Rondo looking to score, Pierce played the role of facilitator and did it well.
— The Celtics hit the defensive glass and didn't turn the ball over. A very good combination.
— Mickael Pietrus and Brandon Bass formed an effective two-man bench, combing for all 19 points for the reserves prior to fourth quarter garbage time. Pietrus finished with 12 points, all on 3-pointers and Bass had 13 and nine rebounds.
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Kendrick Perkins: 'I'm just really glad it's over' | 01.17.12 at 1:50 am ET |
After playing his first game against his former teammates since being traded for Jeff Green last February, Thunder big man Kendrick Perkins didn't hesitate when asked if part of him still felt like a Celtic.
"Yeah," said Perkins, the C's starting center during the 2008 NBA title and 2010 NBA Finals runs. "I mean, I have much love and I'm greatly appreciative about being in Oklahoma and stuff like that — I love Oklahoma — but being here for eight years and winning a championship, it's hard to replace it. Just from what I learned, it's still got a special place in my heart here. That's all it is.'
A night that included a Jumbotron montage in his honor and a rousing standing ovation from the Garden crowd clearly affected Perkins, who finished with seven points and five rebounds in a 97-88 Oklahoma City victory. Here's what he had to say in his postgame press conference. Read the rest of this entry »
Fast Break: Back to back blues continue | 01.14.12 at 9:33 pm ET |
It wasn't like anyone expected the Celtics to fly out of Indiana on the second night of a back-to-back with a victory, if you needed any more evidence that they have a long way to go, it was provided in a 97-83 loss. It's also worth noting that the Pacers were also on the second end of a back-to-back.
The starters got off to a much better offensive start, but it was the second unit that couldn't keep the momentum going and they had nothing left in the second half. Defensively, they let the Pacers control the paint (they allowed 20 offensive rebounds) and they couldn't keep them off the free throw line.
The one bright spot was Kevin Garnett who had a bounceback game with 21 points and six rebounds and was much more aggressive offensively. Paul Pierce also scored 21 points by getting to the free throw line and knocking down a couple of 3-pointers.
— The bench didn't hold up their end of the bargain. Brandon Bass and Mickael Pietrus combined to shoot 3-for-10 in the first half and that was the only offense they received from the second unit. Avery Bradley was replaced by rookie E'Twaun Moore after badly bricking a jumpshot.
— Paul George is an impossible cover for Ray Allen. At 6-foot-8, there's little that Allen can do with him and the Pacers smartly took advantage of that as George went to the free throw line six times in the first half. Pietrus came in and did a solid job defensively.
— Danny Granger is the latest small forward to have a big game on Pierce. He went for 12 points on 5-for-9 shooting in the first half and finished with 21.
— Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen combined to shoot 6-for-17 and finished with just 13 points. Rondo did have nine assists and Allen contributed six rebounds, but Darren Collison and George put up 34 points.
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The "Big 3″ of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett have been the backbone of the Celtics title runs in the last four seasons, winning it all in 2008, coming within a Game 7 of another in 2010 and getting to the second round of the playoffs in '09 and last spring.
All three admitted Friday night after losing to the younger, more energetic Bulls, if they don't help get the team off to better starts in games, they're going nowhere.
"It's up to the starters, and myself, to play better basketball at the start of games," Pierce said. 'I think we started to play better defense, and move the ball a lot better, but the bottom line is we can't dig ourselves these holes in the first quarter. It seems like it's getting repetitive every game, the starters need to do a better job with getting better starts. The last couple of games we've gotten off to poor starts and half to scratch and claw our way back and exert so much energy that by the time we catch up with them our guys are tired and can't get over the hump.
'I have to play better for us to win ball games and I realize that. Right now we're going through a little lull, and we've just got to get through it.'
Pierce, Allen and Garnett combined to shoot 6-for-18 in the first half Friday, as the Celtics fell behind by 19 points at halftime.
"It's very concerning," Allen said. "Look at the stats for tonight, in the second, third and fourth, we picked up our scoring. It's the five starters, we have to have better starts."
"Slow start, they came out firing on all cylinders and created a hole for ourselves early," Garnett said. "For any team, you can't really do that. Second half was obviously a better effort. Somehow, someway we've got to figure out starting games with a lot more energy. You're probably getting tired of hearing that and it's repetitive but it's something we have to act on and do. This ain't perfect and we're going to continue to work.
Garnett started the game by missing his first six shots, including 0-of-5 in the first half.
"Frustration starts with the man in the mirror," Garnett said. "I definitely have to do better, I'm going to do better, watch tons of film and just continue to better myself and that's all I can do. I'll continue to encourage teammates and continue to be the glue, or one of the pieces of the glue and just stay supportive. You don't win anything in the first month, I do know that." Read the rest of this entry »
Celtics at a loss to explain slow starts | 01.07.12 at 2:07 pm ET |
Rajon Rondo pushed the ball forward trying to lead a Celtics fast break as time was running out in the first half of Friday night's game against the Pacers. Indiana thwarted any easy opportunities for the Boston point guard by getting back on defense. Rondo pulled the ball out to just beyond midcourt to receive instruction from coach Doc Rivers. Less than 10 seconds remained, though, and the Celtics found themselves out of sorts offensively. Rondo was trapped by two Indiana defenders and was forced to pass the ball to Kevin Garnett, who launched a wild, off-balance jumper to end the half.
The TD Garden crowd serenaded the Celtics with boos while they left the court with their heads hung low. The possession exemplified Boston's dreadful 25-point first-half output. The anemic offensive display tied a franchise record set in 1995 and repeated in 1999.
"It sucks to be on the wrong side of history," Ray Allen said. "Especially with the firepower we have, you never think we could score so few points. We can always look back and remember this game."
Allen, who missed Wednesday's game against the Nets due to flu-like symptoms, remarkably was the game's high scorer at halftime with eight points. As a team, Boston shot 9-of-34 (26.5 percent) from the field in the first half. Nine of those 34 attempts came from Paul Pierce, who struggled mightily, only hitting one attempt.
Boston's captain finished the game with 10 points on 3-of-17 shooting, to go along with a team-high five turnovers (three of which came in the first half). Even though Pierce didn't convert his opportunities, he was satisfied with the looks he got at the basket. "I took a lot of good shots tonight," Pierce said. "They just didn't fall, but I feel good about [the shot selection]."
Rondo made no excuses for his team's performance Friday night, but he noted that Pierce's shooting struggles were something he doesn't think the 13-year veteran will replicate going forward. Meanwhile, Jermaine O'Neal said a rare break in the schedule will give the Celtics an opportunity to sharpen their offensive execution in practice, something the compacted season has made difficult with limited off days.
Perhaps more alarming for Boston is that this is the second consecutive game the team has struggled to produce offense in the first half. Wednesday against New Jersey, the Celtics scored a paltry 34 points through 24 minutes. The Nets were playing without two starters (Deron Williams and Kris Humphries), and were only able to counter Boston with a woeful 35-point effort themselves. The Celtics found their groove offensively and would go on to enjoy 55-point second half, cruising to an 89-70 victory.
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