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Damariscotta Veterinary Clinic Offers Tips for Pest Prevention in Spring
Now that spring has arrived, so have the pests. Damariscotta Veterinary Clinic wants to inform pet owners of ways to keep their pets safe from fleas, ticks, mosquitoes, and other pests.
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Spring has arrived which is exciting news for many. However, for people with pets, the return of seasonal pests is not such exciting news. Damariscotta Veterinary Clinic wants to inform pet owners of the threat that fleas, ticks, mosquitoes, and other pests pose to their pets and how to avoid those threats.
Damariscotta Veterinary Clinic wants to remind pet owners to check their pet(s) daily for ticks and to remove them. The threat of Lyme disease, Ehrlichiosis and Anaplasmosis is high in Maine. Ticks are present year-round, although more actively between spring and fall, and aid in the threat of these diseases. They recommend that a pet owner use a veterinarian-approved monthly spot on product or collar to control and prevent flea and tick infestations. Tick killing products, such as Advantix, are also recommended to be used throughout the year to avoid tick infestations.
Mosquitoes will also arrive soon and can spread heartworm disease. For dogs, blood testing annually and the use of monthly parasite preventative medication is strongly recommended. Dogs should also be given a monthly heartworm/parasite preventative year-round. Cats should be given preventatives from June to September for heartworm, or year-round for intestinal parasite control.
Flea season follows fast on the heels of the arrival of ticks and mosquitoes. The infestation of fleas can now be prevented with veterinarian-approved monthly spot ons. The Damariscotta Veterinary Clinic encourages pet owners to start as early as May to avoid flea bite dermatitis of pets and infestations of their home. All pets in the household must be treated to ensure maximum protection. It is important that products labeled for dogs only are not used on cats.
Damariscotta Veterinary Clinic provides medical, surgical, and dental care with a personal touch for dogs, cats, wildlife animals and small ruminants. They want to share their compassion towards animals with pet owners everywhere as the pest-filled season of spring is underway. To learn more about the clinic and their offered vaccines and other preventative care services, visit http://www.damariscottavetclinic.com/
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Damariscotta Veterinary Clinic is a full-service veterinarian providing medical, surgical, and dental care in a compassionate, caring manner with a personal touch. Damariscotta Veterinary Clinic is a staple in the mid-coast Maine area and has been proudly serving residents of Damariscotta for over 50 years. For more information, visit: http://www.myvetonline.com/damariscottavet/general-information.html.
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The Rally Onion wants 150 fans before Opening Day.
Yea, that's just putting into writing what has been in practice as long as I have followed the NBA, giving rise to comments while watching HS or NCAA bball "hey, ref, this isn't the NBA" when a guy takes some extra steps and the call isn't made.
It is no coincidence that the "two steps" in the NBA took off when teams started playing defense in the 1990's. It is an evolution of the game like the baseball strike zone, which doesn't resemble the rulebook in any capacity. As an aside, here is the official wording of the strike zone in baseball
When was the last time an umpire called a strike at the letters? Every sport has its rules that are "ignored". Basketball is simply admitting it.The STRIKE ZONE is that area over home plate the upper limit of which is a
horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the shoulders and the top of the uniform pants, and the lower level is a line at the hollow beneath the kneecap. The Strike Zone shall be determined from the batter's stance as the batter is prepared to swing at a pitched ball.
Variatio delectat - Cicero
The players over the past few decades have acted as though traveling was allowed but defense was illegal.
I should actually keep my mouth shut because I haven't watched an NBA game in probably a dozen years...
Clyde doesn't like it either
"They go 20 feet to the hoop without dribbling one time," Frazier said. "This is what they are getting away with nowadays. Some of them are so obvious. You'll hear me on the broadcast saying 'That's a travel! Watch the feet!' Wilt [Chamberlain] would have averaged 100 points a game if they had let him do that.
NBA basketball is absolutely horrible. It isn't even real basketball. If you want to watch ridiculous athletes play one on one it's fine, but it's not basketball. I guess this play is officially allowed now, instead of being unofficially allowed.
I think they should just outlaw dribbling altogether. Give them three or four steps before they have to dispose of the ball. It's the natural evolution of the game. :ughmamoru
I haven't watched a whole NBA game in decades. Every time I catch a game on TV when there's nothing else on, I have to hurl sometime within the first two or three minutes.
"Okay you guys, pair up in threes!" --Yogi Berra
It was there in the late 60's. Selectively enforced though. The superstars got 2 steps, everyone else got 1 1/2 steps and the 1/2 step was a maybe. RHIP.
One thing I've noticed about baseball while watching older games on MLB Network, the checked swing strike used to be called on intent, not if the bat went over the plate. It used to be if a guy tried to check his swing, it was a ball. First few times I saw it, I yelled at the TV "ump, he went around!" (which is really silly when you consider the game happened 40+ years ago and 1/2 of the guys in it are dead).
And I like the NBA. The game has changed, so what? College will adopt this 2 step rule within 5 years. They allow it to an extent now.
Teach tolerance.
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So I was thinking, why don't I go and catch a Marlins game. The Astros are in town tonight.
You know, new ball park, new manager (suspended), new unis, a home run sculpture that looks like an ant hill.
How do I get there? Well, that is why I have an iPhone. Siri can find anything, right? Well, my lovely assistant found the new home of the Fish.
Turns out the shiny new ballpark is permanently closed.
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Ozzie Guillen must have really pissed off the Cuban community.
It turns out it is bad karma to tear down a legendary stadium like the Orange Bowl.
The uniforms are so so bad, the players walked out.
Billy the Marlin torched all the grass after I renamed him Roberto the Rainbow Trout. (The redesigned mascot has a rainbow bill below his cap)
My favorite rumor, Big and Little Enos, the two leaders of the organization, moved the team to Montreal where they already ruined one, once proud baseball franchise.
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The reported sale of Portland's Stumptown Coffee roasters has been the topic of rumors and speculation for days.
While Stumptown isn't talking, everyone else is.
Willamette Week reports the 12-year-old company will be part of a large investment portfolio owned by a New York firm.
For weeks, blogs and rumors have been brewing about the sale of Stumptown, but so far there has been little information perculating from the company's CEODuane Sorenson, who has denied the sale to the Oregonian and the New York Times.
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Today's game at Lambeau Field between the Green Bay Packers and the Arizona Cardinals is one of those games which could very well be a trap game of sorts for the Packers. The team comes off a lackluster win against the hapless Jacksonville Jaguars last Sunday; favored by 15 points, they managed to win 24-15 in a game that always seemed much closer that that.Today, the Packers are favored by 10-1/2 points. They come into the game -- as they did last week -- with many injuries to key players and back ups. The team's bye week follows this game. Head coach Mike McCarthy has offered an incentive to his weary team: win today and they get the whole bye week to themselves. That would seem to be a pretty good incentive, along with going into the bye at 6-3 instead of 5-4, which will make a whole lot of difference on the other side of the bye as 5 of the 7 remaining games come against NFC North Division opponents. The Packers need to win this game at home today. Period.The Cardinals need this...
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Wisconsin's Supreme Court finally had enough of Alan D. Eisenberg, the veteran Milwaukee lawyer who maintained a high profile both because of and despite his rude, abrasive and over-the-top style.
The court on Thursday revoked the flamboyant barrister's license to practice law, citing Eisenberg's long history of professional discipline, and his apparent inability "to conform his conduct to the standards expected of all members of the Wisconsin bar."
Eisenberg, 68, who invoked his age to avoid disbarment in a 2004 discipline case, could petition for reinstatement after five years, but that seemed unlikely Thursday.
"It's a death sentence," Eisenberg said of the ruling, "a disaster that reaches in to every aspect of my life."
He said he suffers from serious health problems and has been under extreme emotional, physical and financial distress.
Eisenberg made his reputation on a variety of civil and criminal cases, very often those that emerged from the news or generated news. The same impatient, bombastic and confrontational approach that earned him the disapproval of many peers also appealed to potential clients looking for someone to loudly take on injustices, both real and perceived.
Thursday's professional banishment came for a 2001 lawsuit in which the court found Eisenberg had filed in bad faith to intimidate, harass and maliciously injure his client's estranged wife, and to gain leverage in the couple's divorce. While such a violation alone would not cost another lawyer his license, for Eisenberg it proved the last straw.
Eisenberg, who also has dabbled in real estate, politics, insurance and the media, was ordered to wrap up his practice by April 1 and pay nearly $30,000 for the costs of his disciplinary proceedings, money on top of about $125,000 he paid to his client's wife and her lawyer in the underlying case.
In a 2004 discipline case, the referee found Eisenberg had a propensity to blame others, portray himself as a victim and never express remorse. He still viewed the situation that way Thursday.
"I'm the most persecuted professional in the state," he said.
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The final complaints from the Office of Lawyer Regulation stemmed from Eisenberg's work on a Jefferson County divorce and related criminal matter in 2001. After a jury acquitted Eisenberg's client of battery and other charges from a reported attack on his wife, Eisenberg filed a civil suit for his client against his estranged wife the next day, contending she had lied to police to get him arrested and defamed him.
The wife's attorney asked that the claim be dismissed as frivolous and harassing. A judge agreed and ordered Eisenberg to pay her more than $102,000, and her husband to pay more than $11,000. Eisenberg appealed, but that was also found frivolous and he was ordered to pay $22,000 more in the woman's legal fees. Eisenberg and Richard Cayo, his attorney on the latest discipline case, said the case ultimately cost Eisenberg significantly more than $125,000 in costs and fees to the woman's lawyer.
After all that, the Office of Lawyer Regulation filed two counts against Eisenberg - that the initial civil suit was frivolous and malicious, and that his motion to deny the woman fees for defending that case was improper.
The Supreme Court dismissed the second count, but the court noted several aggravating factors about the initial civil complaint: that Eisenberg had rushed to file it 18 hours after the acquittal, hoping to serve it personally on the wife at a hearing scheduled in the divorce; that he never interviewed the witnesses he listed; that he claimed the jurors had asked the judge in the criminal case why the wife wasn't charged with perjury; and that he called a local newspaper to publicize the lawsuit.
Further, during his disciplinary hearing in 2008, Eisenberg called the woman as a witness and made her cry during questioning, which he later called fakery.
"While the current misconduct, standing alone, would not warrant revocation, the behavior at issue here is the latest in a long line of episodes of misconduct permeating Attorney Eisenberg's entire legal career," the court wrote.
The 'Eisenberg Effect'
His attorney argued that Eisenberg was being punished for his aggressive style and called it the "Eisenberg Effect." But lawyer regulators took the position that, while Eisenberg apparently prides himself on the rude and abrasive style he employs as a trial lawyer, the sanctions are not imposed for style. They said he deserved discipline not for being an aggressive lawyer, but for being an abusive one.
The opinion recounts Eisenberg's prior suspensions and reprimand, including his first in 1970, when he was suspended for one year "for pursuing a course of vindictive and reckless harassment and psychological persecution of a judge." Milwaukee County Circuit Judge John E. Krueger took his own life in 1968, after Eisenberg had publicly predicted Krueger would resign rather than face prosecution for some unspecified crime.
Eisenberg and his father, Sydney Eisenberg, were named in the bar complaint. The elder Eisenberg denied any harassment and said Krueger was mentally ill at the time of his suicide.
In 1988, the court imposed a two-year suspension "for conflict of interest, offensive personality and dishonesty." In 1996, he was publicly reprimanded over matters that occurred during the 1988 suspension, and then in 2004 was suspended for two years over eight professional violations in five matters. In 2007, when he got his license reinstated from that suspension, regulators filed the complaints that grew out of Jefferson County.
Regardless of such run-ins with regulators, Eisenberg never lacked for clients or causes. He represented families in actions against police departments. He represented many people in the Hmong community. He often got involved in animal rights issues, representing pet owners against local governments. In 2001, Eisenberg argued unsuccessfully before the Wisconsin Supreme Court that pet owners should be allowed to collect damages for lost companionship when their pets die through the negligence of others.
In 2002, he ran as a Reform Party candidate for governor. He writes occasionally for El Conquistador, a Milwaukee newspaper, and hosts a Sunday night talk show on WRJN-AM (1400).
Cayo called Eisenberg "a very fierce litigator who helped a lot of people," often for no fee. "He was someone willing to take on the system when other lawyers wouldn't."


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House, 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths, 6 Sleeps
Welcome to Inn Harmony Guest Homes- Prosperity House. In addition to this house I have 2 other properties located on either side of this house that are Vacation Rentals/Extended Stay Housing. All 3 properties can sleep 23 total. You can view our web site by looking under the 'links' tab. Thank you for visiting Inn Harmony Guest House.
The House is a Luxury 3 bedroom/ 2 full bath home on 2 levels with about 1400 sq. feet. 100% Remodeled in 2007 with high end furnishings. Eco Friendly Products are used to clean our home. Parking for 3 cars is located on property. Wireless Internet access as well.
We are located in a Great location, close to all major attractions, freeways are close by, University of Washington, Children's Hospital and North Seattle Community College are very close by as well.
This is a Beautiful Home and has a manicured lawn. You will be in a Hurry at the end of the day to come HOME!
I hope you decide to stay, you will be glad you did! Welcome Home.
Vacation Rental Only!!! No longer a Bed and Breakfast Home.
6 persons comfortable... 2 extra on an air bed in "Retreat Suite" making a total of 8 persons, including children and infants. **NO PETS ALLOWED SORRY**
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Stayed for 2 nights on a stay-cation and loved it. we did some tourist stuff and had a few glasses of wine on Back deck while we grilled salmon fresh from Pike market. Got a Great last minute Rate and house was really clean and well located. will be back again next year .It was a agreat get-away. Thanks Joey and Seth, Kirkland WA
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Great Area, Walking distance to Safeway (Grocery Store 24 hours) Whole Foods and Trader Joes. Near 3 parks including Greenlake( 10 blocks away) Plenty of Restaurants close by and 3 coffee/Espresso Bars.
4 Blocks to Freeways, On Bus line (1 block away)
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Northgate Mall 2 miles North.
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Sea-tac Airport 25-35 minutes South
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- Property Damage Protection $99.00
- Tax Rate 9.6%
Buy six (6) nights get one (1) FREE!
Luxury Designer Home with Free Parking onsite, Free WiFi, Large Back Deck with BBQ and dining area. Beautiful Yard.
No Refunds//Balance paid 14 days in advance.
40% down non-refundable to Reserve. Visa, Master Card or Discover as well as Debit cards. Remaining Balance due 30 days prior to check in. Can accept CHECKS in USA with Credit Card on File. Cancellation on final Balance needs to be in an email or phone call 30 days prior or you will be charged, No Exceptions. Please also Read all Rules in Contract. Children of any age allowed.
No Pets, No Smoking or Candles, Shoeless Homes. (Extra Bed-Queen can be set up to sleep 7/8 people.)
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- Beautiful Luxury 3 Bedroom/ 2 full bathrooms (1 with whirlpool tub) Retreat Suite with King sized Bed...Very large Room with Desk and Chair, 5 drawer dresser, 2 closets, night stands and lamps. Flat panel Tv with dvd player. CD player, Clock Radio, 2 large windows, Room is carpeted (No shoes worn in home) Chaise Lounge. Bathroom has 2 sinks, Travertine Floors, Seperate Shower, Toilet and 2 person Whirlpool Tub. Bedroom can be set up to sleep an additional 1-2 persons on an air bed! ..(Additional Flate Rate) Celebration Suite on Main Floor with Private Bath. (2) individual Bedrooms.. 1 with queen size pillowtop luxury bed and other bedroom has a firm Double Bed/Full Size! Both rooms have ceiling fans and large windows, Carpeted, Climate controlled heat, TV's, alarm clocks, Bath robes. Night stands and lamps, closets. Bathroom has Travertine Tile, Shower/Tub combo. sink and toilet. all bath ammenties such as shampoo/conditioner/toilet paper/ soap/ cotton swabs and toothpaste provided! Fully Equipped Kitchen with all Major appliances and 27 feet of slab granite counters, Brazillian Cherry floors and Cherry Molding thru-out House. Large Deck off back kitchen for outside entertaining (Mid June-October) Dining Table seats 8 comfortably. Living area. Beautiful Front Landscaped Yard (Eco friendly) Free WiFi access in house. Free (3) onsite parking spaces in back. Coffee/Tea/Provided. Luxury Sheets and Towels Provided! Weekly cleaning Provided! House is Stunning, I hope you stay! -:)


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Trader Sam's is AWESOME!!! Love the BBQ Pork Flatbread, Chicken Lettuce Wraps, and Fish Tacos. They have some amazing drinks too.
Trader Sam's is AWESOME!!! Love the BBQ Pork Flatbread, Chicken Lettuce Wraps, and Fish Tacos. They have some amazing drinks too.
Trader Sam's is first and foremost a bar. You have to remember that, it's not a restaurant and they do serve food but it's more geared as appetizers with 1 or 2 heavier dishes like the burger. I usually go with someone else and we order 2-3 dishes, that plus a drink is a good meal but that gets to be $$ when you figure you can just go over to Steakhouse 55 or somewhere else for a typical meal.
I wouldn't take kids per se but there is seating outside that I would do and then you also have the option of Tangora or Sam's but you won't get the atmosphere that Sam's provides. At Sam's they will come out for your order but for Tangora you'll have to go in to order and collect your food.
It's very small ( I want to say like maybe seats 20 max but some tables are for up to 4 people ) and there will be a crowd so if you want to sit inside go early.
It's a definite must see so I would go for it.
It would be great if they offered a food selection related to the Jungle Cruise. In Florida at the Grand Floridian I had Smoke Gator Tail, which is like a crock of relish actually made from Alligator tale and they bring you fresh bread to spread it on, with your drinks. They could offer stuffed Romaine salads with a "Full Head" or "Small Head" for your little eaters. At the Tokyo Disneyland Hilton, they core drill a pineapple, slide your glass into the center hole firmly, and then make your Mai Thai out of the core. A real art experience.
Is Trader Sam's a good dinner option?
I went there once, had baby back ribs and an open face sandwich. At Trader Sam's they're always finding new ways to serve you for dinner.
Is Trader Sam's a good place for kids?
Depends on how willing you are to part with your kids. But honestly, if your kids are a real dish, they'll fit right in at Trader Sam's.
Should I make a reservation?
No reservation is necessary. There's always a table prepared for you.
menu at AllEars), but I have enjoyed everything I have ordered there to eat so far. The BBQ Chicken Sandwich is my favorite while my friends love the flatbread pizzas. Here are some pictures of the meals I've ordered. And have you gone yet? Would love to hear what you thought if you did.
I also want to mention we had a great experience one evening with the Hawaiian performers playing guitar in the patio. We joked with them that we'd like them to play the Hawaiian War Chant from the end of the Enchanted Tiki Room. They started to play something pretty and when they started singing, it was the Hawaiian War Chant! We loved it, it was a great and we let them know how much we loved it with our cheers, laughter and applause. It was a great cover version of the song.
Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar, May 19, 2013 by Gone2Disneyland, on Flickr
Trader Sam's Enchanted Tiki Bar, October 28, 2012 by Gone2Disneyland, on Flickr
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Like most people have said, Trader Sam's is first and foremost a bar. Its a bar that has food, but by no means is a restaurant. Because of that, I highly recommend doing everybody a favor and NOT bringing your kids inside (or at the very least, on the weekends when adults want to come in for a drink.) As a whole I'd recommend sitting with children on the patio for a more leisurely experience. For bar food, Trader Sam's does the job just fine. Either of the burgers, lettuce wraps, flatbread, or tacos will satisfy me along with my drink.
I find it funny how people gripe about the cost of the drinks, when they're actually pretty on par with any tiki bar in SoCal (or likely anywhere.) Do you have any idea how many ingredients are put into some of the drinks? Just look at the menu, its ridiculous. With that reasoning, maybe you could understand better the cost of the drink. If you go to Don the Beachcomber for example, a drink Donn created called the Rum Barrel has like 16 individual ingredients to make up the drink - syrups, spices, alcohol, etc. A lot more attention-driven than just a rum and coke! I would assume that Trader Sam's is the first (enchanted) tiki bar that the average user has experienced.
Trader Sam's is one of my favorite spots in the resort to visit. I would repeat the advice of others and say it's probably not the best if you have kids in your group.
But the drinks and the food as well have all been very good in my experiences. I like to just look at the menu sometimes online and wish I could be there right now!
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Done deal? Beverly Enterprise's sale nearly finalized.
The Fort Smith, Ark.-based company--now known as BEI--put itself up for auction in March to prevent a hostile takeover. That process has since moved to the second and final round, according to Blair Jackson, Beverly's vice president of corporate communications.
"We're essentially on a short list (of companies) that are going through the final bidding process," Blair said. "The next announcement we'll make is that a winner has been selected."
Blair said the company has not made public the list of initial bidders or the ones that made the final cut. At least a dozen companies were initially interested, according to BEI.
One of the finalists is the very company that helped set up this scenario. According to Arnold Whitman, chief executive officer and co-chair of Formation Capital LLC, the Alpharetta, Ga.-based investment firm is in the second round and preparing to make its final bid. "We expect the process will take until August to finish," Whitman said.
In February, Formation made an unsolicited $1.5 billion offer to buy BEI. After the company's directors rejected the offer, Formation nominated its own candidates for board of directors, setting up a proxy battle. Both companies asked shareholders to vote for their respective boards; the matter was to be decided during BEI's annual meeting in April.
But in March, Beverly's board unanimously decided to put the company up for auction if Formation would end its proxy bid. In return, Formation would be included among the other bidders, according to BEI.
No matter who purchases the company, there will likely be some unhappy changes. "Under probably any scenario, there will be some positions eliminated," Chairman and CEO William Floyd said in a meeting with BEI employees, according to a press release. He noted that the company's existing severance policies would remain in effect for a year after the new ownership takes over.
He added that the sales process would be lengthy. Even once the finalist has been chosen and an agreement signed, it will still take a couple months before the transaction can actually close, Floyd said.
BEI has 420 skilled nursing facilities, assisted living centers and hospice/home care centers and employs 36,000 people in 25 states. The company had revenue of $1.98 billion in 2004.
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MEDELLIN, Colombia (ICIS)--Brazil hydrous ethanol prices in the spot market in Sao Paulo declined as steady demand and increasing supply as the harvest season progresses pushed prices lower, research group CEPEA said on Tuesday.
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Reese Witherspoon's Ojai Ranch
Create your own Pleasantville at this seven-acre ranch just north of L.A. The former home of writer and director Harold Ramis and Million Dollar Decorator Kathryn Ireland, it's now being listed by Oscar winner Reese Witherspoon. And did I mention that it's been featured in Vogue, House Beautiful and Elle Decor? That's a lot of buzz, but the estate certainly delivers. Let's take a look around.
What a charmer! I'm loving the details, like the arched doorways covered in vines, round window, exposed beams (each with its own flowerpot, of course) and that open second-floor walkway. And just imagine the scent of those drifts of lavender in the lush courtyard.
Between the curlicued wrought-iron railings, Juliet balcony, huge stucco fireplace, rough-hewn wood beams, wide plank floors and built-in window seat, the living room has Spanish Colonial character to spare.
In spite of the ranch's grand scale, the eat-in kitchen feels homey and relaxed thanks to the stucco, stone and wood. Open shelving is on trend, but also fits right in with the country style.
The property has nine bedrooms and seven bathrooms spread out over a main house, carriage house and three guest cottages. In addition to the pool, there's a barn, stables and plenty of land for horses and humans alike.
For more Spanish Colonial inspiration, check out Suzanne Dimma's blog post on Mexican style in San Miguel de Allende.
For more information on the listing, visit The Agency Real Estate.
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ACTON — The Maine Conservation Corps (MCC) recently welcomed Wesley Ham, of Acton, to serve as an environmental steward and AmeriCorps volunteer at Vaughan Woods State Park in South Berwick.
The MCC places AmeriCorps volunteers throughout Maine to complete conservation and environmental stewardship projects.
Ham is a 1973 graduate of Sanford High School and a 1989 graduate of the University of Southern Maine, where he studied earth science.
More information about the Maine Conservation Corps can be found at http://www.maine.gov/doc/parks/mcc.
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You may have read where West Virginia has added long-time rival Virginia Tech to its football schedule for 2017. The game against the Hokies will be played at Fed Ex Stadium in Washington, D.C.
VaTech is now in the ACC, but previously played in the Big East with WVU. Future games are being worked out to renew the rivalry.
In past years, other than Pitt and the annual Backyard Brawl, VaTech was probably WVU's biggest football rival on an annual basis.
My sources also say that the Mountaineers may add Tennessee to a future schedule. Of course they play in the heralded Southeastern Conference (SEC).
Personally I would like to see WVU play Kentucky in both football and basketball. Since we live along the border, local fans would love this rivalry.
As many of you know WVU opens up this season with powerful Alabama. With these strong out of conference games and playing in the Big 12, the Mountaineers always have one of the toughest schedules in the country.
In fact, a story on ESPN's website a couple of days ago said that WVU has the 7th toughest schedule in the country this season.
… Several players from both WVU and Marshall have been named to various watch lists for post season honors.
Herd quarterback Rakeem Cato will be in the limelight this season. He is a Heisman Trophy candidate, as well as being on the Davey O'Brien watch list.
NFL scouts will definitely be at a few Marshall games this fall to check out the senior from Florida.
Many preseason magazines and websites have said Cato will be the Player of the Year in Conference USA.
… Arkell Bruce, a former Rob Fulford assistant at Huntington Prep, will take over that program as the new head coach. Fulford recently left to become an assistant at Missouri. Bruce was with Fulford since they were at Mountain State Academy in Beckley. Huntington Prep is where the NBA's number one draft pick this season, Andrew Wiggins, played for two seasons.
The school will return several Division One recruits this season. H-Prep played a game at Mingo Central last season and there is a strong chance they will be up on the mountain again this season.
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The base PHRF ratings are 126 for the 400CC, 117 for the 400AC, and 108 for the 411 - so not huge performance differences between them going by that.
We recently looked at a 400AC and a few 411's. The 400 is about 2,000 lbs heavier than the 411. I assume the hulls are similar and came out of the same mold. The 400 certainly feels heavier as the cabinetry and floorboards seem beefier, the fridge is lined with stainless steel instead of plastic as on the 411, and the fiberglass shower liners are more substantial/bulky. I'm actually surprised the PHRF difference is so small considering the weight difference.
We didn't look at any 400CCs but did see a 42CC. One thing I found odd about both is that they don't come standard with dynamically adjustable travelers - that would drive me nuts. The idea that CC boats don't perform well becomes a self fulfilling prophecy when basic performance gear is left off.
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Bob Uecker
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Robert George Uecker
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- Bats Right, Throws Right
- Height 6' 1", Weight 190 lb.
- Debut April 13, 1962
- Final Game September 29, 1967
- Born January 26, 1935 in Milwaukee, WI USA
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Bob Uecker was a catcher who later became better known as an actor and broadcaster.
He was born Robert George Uecker in Milwaukee, WI on January 26, 1935. Uecker played in the minors for seven seasons, showing good power with a slugging percentage of .475.
He made his major league debut in 1962 as a catcher with the Milwaukee Braves. In a career that lasted 6 seasons, Uecker compiled a batting average of .200 with 14 home runs and 74 RBIs in 297 games.
Uecker was never his club's primary catcher at the major league level. The closest he came was on the 1966 Philadelphia Phillies, where he had 237 at-bats backing up Clay Dalrymple who had 404 at-bats. Among the other catchers he backed up in the majors were Joe Torre and Tim McCarver. Other teammates included Warren Spahn, Bob Gibson, Hank Aaron, Jim Bunning, Eddie Mathews and Dick Allen.
After his playing career ended in 1967 (with the Atlanta Braves), he worked for the Braves in their media department before becoming a broadcaster with his hometown Milwaukee Brewers in 1970. He has been the "Voice of the Brewers" since the early 1980s as well as doing games for ABC's Monday Night Game of the Week and (later) NBC's playoff coverage.
Outside of his playing and broadcasting career, Uecker is known as "Mr. Baseball", someone who is quick to make fun of his own career to get laughs. For example, Uecker hit a grand slam home run on June 21, 1967 [1] off pitcher Ron Herbel of the San Francisco Giants. Uecker's standard joke is that after he hit his grand slam, the manager of the Giants came out to the mound to take Herbel out and with him was Herbel's suitcase.
Bob also became well known for doing commercials in the 1970s and for his line "I must be in the front row!", which led to him actually being moved to the highest part in the stadium. Currently, the Brewers have obstructed view seats at Miller Park called "Uecker seats" to honor Uecker.
Bob starred as George Owens in the television series Mr. Belvedere from 1985 to 1990, appearing in 117 episodes. He has also been in the movies Fatal Instinct and Homeward Bound II among other roles, as well as appearing as himself numerous times on shows such as David Letterman's, Jay Leno's and Johnny Carson's late night shows, on Saturday Night Live and on The New Hollywood Squares.
Uecker received the Ford Frick Award from the Hall of Fame in 2003. Upon his induction he deadpaned to the audience "I should have gone in as a player." He underwent open-heart surgery in 1991, but recovered quickly and was back on the job within five weeks. He underwent surgery again for a similar problem on April 30, 2010. This time, he would need to step away from the broadcast booth for 10 to 12 weeks.
In 2012, the Milwaukee Brewers announced that they would be putting up Uecker's statue outside Miller Park, and that it would be dedicated on August 31st. Asked why it took so long for this to happen, Uecker replied in his usual deadpan way: "I didn't have enough for the down payment."
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Social Climate
Tolerance of Church interference
Last week's piece ("My favorite priest," Inquirer, 3/16/2013) cited a 1996 study on Catholics in seven countries showing Filipinos as the least insistent that a new pope should carry out certain reforms in the Church.
For example, having bishops locally elected, rather than appointed by the Vatican, is favored by only 37 percent of Catholics in the Philippines, compared to 48 percent in Italy, and majorities of 53 percent in Poland, 58 percent in the United States, 63 percent in Ireland, 74 percent in Spain, and 75 percent in (West) Germany.
Aside from being the most conservative about how the Catholic Church is run, Filipinos are also the most tolerant about Church interference in public affairs. I will show this by comparing Filipinos with Mexicans, Americans, Italians and Spaniards, using the 2008 survey on religion of the International Social Survey Program (ISSP), and without separating Catholics from non-Catholics.
Incidentally, the Philippines has the third-largest Catholic population in the world (base year 2010), at about 76 million, behind Brazil (134 million) and Mexico (96 million). Fourth is the United States (74 million) and fifth is Italy (50 million). Spain has 35 million Catholics. (Source: The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life, "Global Christianity," December 2011). Brazil did not take part in the 2008 ISSP survey.
1. Let us consider agreement versus disagreement with this statement to the survey respondents: "Religious leaders should not try to influence how people vote in elections." This is pertinent to the current "Team Buhay, Team Patay" controversy. Among Filipinos, 68 percent agreed, 20 percent disagreed, and the balance were undecided. Subtracting the 20 from the 60, this reduces to a +48 "net agreement" that there should be no Church interference in elections.
The Filipino objection to interference in elections is relatively weak, since the agree-disagree percentages for Mexicans were 69-17 or +52 net. Among Americans, the score was 72-13 or +59 net. Among Italians, the score was 81-5 or +76 net. Among Spaniards, it was 84-9 or +75 net.
2. Let us consider agreement versus disagreement with: "Religious leaders should not try to influence government decisions." Among Filipinos, 65 percent agreed and 20 percent disagreed, implying a +45 net objection to such Church interference. This is pertinent to the continuing controversy over the implementation of the Reproductive Health Law, which was temporarily stopped by the Supreme Court.
Among both Mexicans and Americans, 68 percent agreed and 17 percent disagreed, both implying a +51 net objection to such interference, six points stronger than the objection of Filipinos. Among Italians, the score was 79-6, or a +73 net objection, 22 points stronger than the objection of Mexicans and Americans. Spaniards had a score of 82-9, or also a net +73 objection.
3. The survey asked: "Do you think that churches and religious organizations in this country have too much power, about the right amount of power, or too little power?" Among Filipinos, 25 percent said "too much," 51 percent said "about right," and 22 percent said "too little." This shows a well-balanced spread of opinions, with a very slight +3 point tilt toward churches having too much power.
Among Americans, the three percentages were 36, 50 and 17, also largest in the middle, but with a +19 point tilt toward "too much." Among Mexicans, the scores were 44, 26 and 29, heaviest on "too much," but with a counterbalancing "too little" that made the tilt only +15 points, a little less than among Americans.
Among Spaniards, the percentages were 54, 34 and 11, implying majority criticism of Church power as being excessive, by a strong margin of +43 points. Italians—geographically the closest to the Vatican—were the most critical of all, with percentages of 56, 38 and 6, decrying excessive Church power by a margin of +50 points.
In global perspective, Filipinos are relatively tolerant of Church interference.
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A Jesuit story of the Curia. I once had the good fortune of being seated next to Fr. Horacio de la Costa, SJ, on a long plane trip from Rome to Manila. This was in the days when full economy fare—paid for, in my case, by some UN organization, I suppose—entitled one to a seat in business class, since all the ordinary economy seats had discounted fares.
I hadn't met the famous Jesuit historian personally before, but recognized him from the many pictures that any grade-plus-high-school Atenean comes across, and introduced myself. The many hours of conversation with him were so pleasant that it seemed we arrived in Manila too soon.
What I remember best is this story Father De la Costa told, when I asked him what it was like to be working at the Vatican:
Once upon a time, a newborn baby was found in a basket on the steps of the Roman Curia. This led to tremendous speculation as to who its father could possibly be. But the scandal was resolved when a Jesuit lawyer gave three compelling reasons why the baby's father could not possibly be anyone from the Curia.
In the first place, he said, it is well known that nothing in the Curia is so simple as to be accomplished in only nine months.
In the second place, he said, it is equally well known that nothing in the Curia can get done, once it requires the cooperation of two people.
But the most convincing reason, the Jesuit said, is that no one in the Curia could even be suspected of doing something out of love.
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Jay Hunt has made no significant impact on channel four's schedule, I'm doubting now if she is all that talented, she comes across on the surface as a devisive figure who seems to be either liked or disliked, she didnt make much of her period at the helm of BBC One and Adrian Chiles seemed to loathe her, she was unable to keep hold of the grinning Bleakley who was considered a BBC face at that time, and I think Victoria Wood also was bumped to a lesser Christmas Eve slot during Hunt's reign and Wood complained she wasn't treated with much care by the BBC to the Guardian by faceless women in suits. I'm not suggesting these were actually bad decisions because perhaps she was thinking of the programmes but she didn't seem to handle people very wisely at BBC One, ie CountryFile Miriam O'reilly and Strictly Arlene Phillips. Does she really have any instinct?
One of C4's biggest problems now is it hasn't really got any out and out stars other than it's dozens of lifestyle show presenters and Alan Carr - and that's because it hasn't really got any hit comedy or entertainment formats and is now severly lacking in the drama department to. The first couple of weeks of January used to see a really strong slate of drama at 10pm - but it's the same old filler light weight documentaries filling the slot in 2013.
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Posted by Claudia Filed under Articles, Interviews, News & Rumors Comments Off on Vera Farmiga on At Middleton, Bates Motel and The Conjuring
With her recent appearances headlining New Line's horror hit The Conjuring as well as the A&E prequel series Bates Motel, one could be forgiven for thinking that the chiller genre is Vera Farmiga's exclusive wheelhouse. However, the Up in the Air Oscar nominee has a long and storied resume (including Higher Ground, her 2011 directorial debut), and her most recent turn in director Glenn German's At Middleston (now playing) bespeaks her range as a performer.
The charming rom-com, about a meet-cute during a college tour, pairs Farmiga with fellow Oscar-nominee Andy Garcia, and also features her sister Taissa in the role of her daughter. I recently had a chance to speak with the actress about what drew her to this particular project, what advice she'd give to young women trying to get ahead in the industry, and whether she prefers to work in television or film. What follows are some highlights of that conversation:
Posted by Claudia Filed under Articles, Media Alert, Middleton, Movies, Sneak Peek Comments Off on Clip: Parents Find Love 'At Middleton'
Everyone who went to college remembers their college admissions tour. Walking through the hallowed halls of your university, being given a tour of the sights on campus by an experiences student guide. At Middleton tells that story, only from the point of view of two single parents who fall in love while taking the tour with their teenage children.
Vera Farmiga (The Departed) plays Edith and Andy Garcia (Oceans 11) plays George. Their eyes cross while touring Middleton University, a prospective choice for their respective children. Soon, they find themselves ditching the tour in an effort to get to know each other better.
In this exclusive clip, we get a brief glimpse at the tour they take, plus we get to see the brief fleeting glimpse they first take before delving into love.
Check out At Middleton, which is in theaters, On Demand and available on iTunes on January 31.
Everyone also wish Vera a very warm welcome to twitter @VeraFarmiga
Posted by Claudia Filed under Articles, Bates Motel, Media Alert, Promos, Tv-shows Comments Off on Season 2 Offers First Footage in New Behind-The-Scenes Trailer
To date we've heard plenty of casting news from 'Bates Motel' season 2 on A&E, even a photograph or two, but nothing all-that revelatory from series stars Freddie Highmore and Vera Farmiga. That all changes today, as we have our first look at season 2 and its new characters with a behind-the-scenes featurette and promos of 'Bates Motel' re-opening for business!
Our first in-depth look at the new season begins with a recap of the previous season finale, in which poor Ms. Cooke ended up dead while a blacked-out Norman had no memory of his time at her house. In the wake of his teacher's death, however, Norman becomes fixated on the bizarre nature of her murder and what it might mean for the darkness lurking inside him.
Elsewhere, it looks as if White Pine Bay will come under fire from a drug war, placing Dylan Bates (Max Thieriot) in the middle, while Norma struggles with Norman's burgeoning habits, and a few less than savory associations. We also saw Emma getting into some deviant behavior of her own, while Bradley seems zonked out on anti-depressants. And who are Norman's handsy new friends, we wonder?
So far, we know of a major trio of new guest stars checking in for 'Bates Motel' season 2, including 'Alias' star Michael Vartan as a new love interest for Norma, 'Hung' star Rebecca Creskoff as Norma's first real female friend Christine, and 'Sons of Anarchy' vet Kenny Johnson as Norma's estranged and abusive brother Caleb. Additionally, 'Boss' star Kathleen Robertson has been announced for a mysterious new role, 'Percy Jackson' star Paloma Kwiatkowski will portray a new love interest for Norman, and 'Transformers' and 'Grey's Anatomy' star Michael O'Neill will play Miss Watson's vengeful father.
The new season of 'Bates Motel' will premiere on March 3, but get an early sneak peek in the preview above, as well as two fresh teaser promos below, and give us your predictions in the comments!
Posted by Claudia Filed under Articles, Bates Motel, News & Rumors, Photos, Stills, Tv-shows Comments Off on 3 New Images To Prepare You For 'Bates Motel' Season 2 Re-Opening
We've already had two brief teasers for 'Bates Motel's second season and now we have 3 images to share as well! The popular modern day origin story of Norman Bates has been a smashing success. Most likely due to the amazing performances of "mother and son" duo Vera Farmiga ('The Conjuring','Orphan') and Freddie Highmore ('Charlie and the Chocolate Factory','The Spiderwick Chronicles') who have exemplified the creep factor of this twisted family quite perfectly.
The show returns on March 3rd, 2014, and will be including a slew of new faces such as: Paloma Kwiatkowski ('Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters', 'Whatever It Takes') who is going to be another potential love interest for the son who loves his mother more than anyone else. Michael Vartan ('Alias', 'One Hour Photo') as a love interest for Norma (another future victem of Norman's?), Michael Eklund ('The Call', 'Watchmen') who will be involved in the drug business, Rebecca Creskoff ('Hung', 'Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles') as the first friend Norma will seem to have on the show and finally Kenny Johnson ('Sons Of Anarchy', "Dexter') who will be playing Norma's brother.
Posted by Claudia Filed under Articles, Bates Motel, News & Rumors, Tv-shows Comments Off on Bates Motel: Season 2 premiere date revealed
The premiere date for "Bates Motel"Season 2 has finally been revealed. Coming in at around the same time Season 1 premiered in 2012, the A&E series will return on March 3.
There have been plenty of promotional images and teasers released for the second season of "Bates Motel." The new season will deal with the death of Miss Watson and also the introduction of Norma's brother, Carlton (Kenny Johnson).
When Zap2it spoke to Nestor Carbonell, he teased that Season 2 will resolve some of Season 1's cliffhangers fairly quickly. "One of the great things about this show is, even with cliffhangers, they're pretty much dealt with head-on, so the payoff is always going to be there," he says. "We definitely tackle [Miss Watson's death] pretty quickly in Season 2 and the ramifications of what happened with the teacher at the end of Season 1. Not that it's all wrapped up in a neat bow, but it's definitely being dealt with for sure."
Season 1 of "Bates Motel" was one of the best new shows of 2012, so the upcoming Season 2 is something people should either be counting down the days to, or catching up on what they've missed to get excited.
Posted by Claudia Filed under Articles, Interviews, News & Rumors Comments Off on Emmys 2013: Vera Farmiga Should Win the Emmy for 'Bates Motel'
She's already been nominated for an Academy Award, and now she's up for an Emmy for her turn as Norma Bates in A&E's 'Psycho' drama 'Bates Motel.' The beloved Farmiga talks to Anna Klassen.
How do you breathe life into a character whom audiences identify as nothing more than a corpse sitting in a basement?
Ask Vera Farmiga, the star of A&E's Psycho prequel, Bates Motel[. The actress plays Norma Bates, who became a Hollywood horror icon in Alfred Hitchcock's 1960 classic. But in Psycho, Norma is never seen—alive, that is—though she's often heard inside the head of her deranged serial killer son, Norman.
Praised by many, Farmiga's performance in Season 1 earned her an Emmy Award nomination for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama. "It's the most powerful form of encouragement," she tells The Daily Beast. "I know that the category is cutthroat and there are a lot of deserving women. It's so darn special."
Says series producer Kerry Ehrin of the nomination: "It is very deserved. She blows your hair back on a daily basis." And Carlton Cuse (Lost) echoes his producer-partner, saying: "I'm glad she did get the nomination because if she didn't I would literally be holed up on the floor someplace in depression."
If you've seen a single episode of Farmiga as the modern-day Psycho's mom, you know what all the fuss is about. Equal parts compassionate and neurotic, Farmiga plays Norma with an intense level of adrenaline. She murders rapists and hides their bodies, finds a dead man she used to sleep with in her bed, deals with the surprisingly never-ending list of Norman's female admirers, and defends her son to the bitter end, her end—all the while looking smoking hot in a pair of 1950s pumps and an apron.
"It's so rare to encounter in female characters this level of complexity," says Farmiga, who compares Norma to her son's Legos: "He wants the imperial shuttle with the double rotating doors. Norma Bates is the imperial shuttle." But according to producer Cuse, it's just as rare to find an actress like Farmiga to take on the powerhouse role. "Vera was someone we always wanted for the show, but in television you don't always get lucky and get your first choice, especially when your first choice is an Academy Award-nominated actress," he says. "She just killed the part."
Like Norma, Farmiga is a mother who uses her real-life circumstances to fuel her performance. "In the [Psycho] house, if you look around, there are photos of my own children. There's photos of my daughter Gytta and my son Fynn," she says, a wide smile forming on her lips. "It's such an emotional role. We do take after take. It's such a rapid pace that sometimes it just takes a glance at a certain photo and it puts me in this real place of compassion."
Compassionate, however, is a word few would use to describe Norma Bates. Playing a character historically blamed for her son's illness, Farmiga feels a distinct need to shift viewers' perceptions of Norma. "She comes with a lot of projections onto who she may have been, and assumptions, but really she's just a pile of bones," she says. "I've been appointed by Kerry [Ehrin] and Carlton [Cuse] in her defense to present to the jury and the audience a completely different notion of who she is."
With Vera's emotion-packed, high-anxiety performance, we just might buy it.
Nestor Carbonell (Lost), who has jokingly described his character on Bates Motel as "an ageless sheriff with guyliner," went out of his way to sing Farmiga's praises at the show's Comic-Con panel in July. "She rarely goes into her trailer and is one of the most giving actors I've ever worked with."
"I really hope doing however many seasons we do it, the audience will grow to adore her, respect her, and root for her, even though she reaches her demise."
Freddie Highmore, who plays the emotionally distraught teenage Norman and who shoots nearly every scene with his on-screen mother, offers similar praise. "She's great, isn't she?" he says. "She's brilliant. I'm very lucky to have worked with her. I'm so lucky to be able to act opposite of her almost every single day. She constantly brings new ideas and keeps you on your toes. She's always alive on set."
But fans of the 1960 original—that is, practically everyone who has or hasn't seen the film—knows that one day, Norma must meet her end. Farmiga is aware of the conflict. All good things, even genre-defying performances, must come to an end. "I really hope doing however many seasons we do it, the audience will grow to adore her, respect her, and root for her, even though she reaches her demise," she says. "This character is a real roll-up-your-sleeves job. I really, genuinely approach the character with the utmost integrity."
Bates Motel won't return for its second season until 2014, but Farmiga already has us anticipating what's to come:
"I just finished Episode 3, and the complete unexpected has come my way. I wish I could share it with you. I can only tell you that I am terrified. The actor's challenge for me to do what I need to do is something I did not anticipate. It's a zoo. It's a real zoo."
Posted by Claudia Filed under Articles, Movies, News & Rumors, The Conjuring Comments Off on Vera Farmiga and Patrick Wilson Set for The Conjuring Sequel
The Conjuring easily won the box office this weekend with $41.5 million and a sequel is looking likely. During the Bates Motel interview sessions at Comic-Con yesterday, Vera Farmiga let us know that she's already signed on for another movie.
Vera Farmiga joined our table to discuss the first and upcoming season of Bates Motel, but also had a chance to talk about The Conjuring. While we'll post the full interview soon, she mentioned that both her and Patrick Wilson signed a deal that included the both of them appearing in a sequel. It wasn't mentioned if the same was the case with James Wan, and we're hoping to have more details soon.
Previously: After all the positive reactions from early screenings ofThe Conjuring, New Line is expecting to have a big hit on their hands and is already developing a sequel. This news comes from Variety, who also revealed that New Line hopes to build a franchise around the Warrens' past investigations.
Of course, all of this will depend on how The Conjuringperforms at the box office, so we should have more details on potential sequels next month. The big question is whether or not New Line will wait for James Wan to return. He's currently involved with the next Fast & Furioussequel and it may be more difficult to get him to commit to a sequel right away.
The Conjuring was directed by James Wan and stars Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Ron Livingston, Lili Taylor, Joey King, Shanley Caswell, Haley McFarland, Mackenzie Foy, Kyla Deaver, and Sterling Jerins. The movie will be released in the US on July 19th and the UK on August 2nd. Missed out on the previous trailers, photos, and poster? Check them out at the following links:
"Before there was Amityville, there was Harrisville. "The Conjuring" tells the true story of Ed and Lorraine Warren (Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga), world renowned paranormal investigators, who were called to help a family terrorized by a dark presence in a secluded farmhouse. Forced to confront a powerful demonic entity, the Warrens find themselves caught in the most horrifying case of their lives."


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Letter: Thank you from the family of Carole A. Michels
Carole Michels touched the lives of many people—family and friends—in a very loving way. Thank you for your overwhelming response to her positive influence by attending her visitation and funeral at St. Gall Catholic Church, Elburn, Aug. 21-22.
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