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It was a shore dinner in Maine a decade ago that transformed Robert Gentile, an aging, unremarkable wise guy from Hartford, into the best lead in years in one of the world's most baffling crime mysteries, the unsolved robbery of half a billion dollars in art from Boston's Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.
Gentile disagrees with most of what the government says about him. But he does not dispute that he and his wife drove to Portland, Maine, from their home in Manchester. It was nothing then for the couple to jump into a car and cross New England for a meal. Gentile is said to be passionate about food. His nickname is "The Cook."
Neither is there disagreement that Gentile was meeting Robert Guarente and his wife. Guarente, a bank robber, moved from Boston to Maine in 2002, after his last prison sentence. He was living in the woods, two hours north of Portland. Guarente had been associated for years with three Boston criminals who the FBI believed were involved in or had information about the Gardner heist. One of the three was Guarente's nephew; another was Guarente's driver.
Gentile and Guarente had been friends and partners since the 1980s when they met at a used car auction. Federal prosecutors have said in court: They were inducted into the mafia together. They are believed to have "committed robberies and possibly other violent crimes together." And they roomed together for a while outside Boston while acting as "armed bodyguards" for the mafia capo who was their boss.
No one disputes that Gentile picked up the check in Portland. Or that he continues to complain that Guarente's wife, Elene, ordered an expensive lobster dinner.
What is disputed, hotly, is what happened outside in the parking lot. Elene Guarente has told the Gardner investigators that she believes her husband put one or more of the stolen paintings in their car before they left their home in the woods and that the art was handed off to Gentile in Portland.
Gentile claims that Elene Guarente's account, which she first gave investigators in 2009 or '10, is, as he once muttered in court, "lies, lies, all lies." Through his lawyers, he denies receiving a painting or paintings, denies having knowledge about the robbery and denies knowing what happened to the art afterward. Gentile said he met with Guarente in Portland because his friend, who died in January 2004, was sick, broke and in need of a loan.
Gentile's most emphatic denial may have come earlier this month when a federal judge sentenced him to 21/2 years in prison on what the government called unrelated drug and gun charges. At age 76, overweight, crippled by back injuries and suffering from a heart condition, Gentile pleaded guilty to the charges — knowing that doing so meant a certain prison sentence — in spite of an offer of leniency and a chance at the $5 million reward if he helped recover the art.
Gentile's lawyer, A. Ryan McGuigan, accused the FBI of concocting the drug case to pressure Gentile to cooperate in the Gardner investigation. The judge brushed aside the argument, concluding that Gentile did not need to be persuaded by an FBI informant to engage in the profitable sale of prescription painkillers. In any event, McGuigan said Gentile had nothing to trade the government for leniency or the reward, no matter how badly he wanted both.
As he settles into prison, Gentile could become another dead end in the succession of dead ends that have characterized the Gardner investigation. But the account of how he became, at least briefly, the best potential lead in the Gardner case offers a glimpse inside a sensational robbery from which the art world may never recover.
Gentile And The Gardner
The FBI will not discuss Gentile in the context of the Gardner robbery. But its interest has become apparent in other ways, including filings in court, a sensational press statement it issued in March, its pursuit of Gentile's Boston associates and a curious price list found in Gentile's home.
Buried among the guns and other odd items in Gentile's basement was a list of the stolen Gardner paintings and accompanying values. An infamous art thief from Massachusetts said recently that he wrote the list and that Gentile probably acquired it, in a transaction not directly related to the robbery that may have been nothing more than an attempted swindle.
There are signs, too, that government investigators are not persuaded by what one described as Gentile's consistent denials. A federal prosecutor said in court that an FBI polygraph examiner concluded there is a 99 percent probability that Gentile was not telling the truth last year when he denied knowing anything about the stolen art. Gentile's lawyer said the results are false because the test was improperly administered.
A year ago, dozens of FBI agents swarmed over Gentile's suburban yard. They found an empty hole someone had dug and apparently tried to conceal beneath a storage shed in his backyard.
Federal prosecutors said in court that Gentile was such a fixture in organized crime in Boston by the middle to late 1990s that he, with Guarente, was sworn in as a member of the Boston faction of a Mafia family that is active in Philadelphia. In a dramatic press statement in March 18, the FBI claimed the stolen paintings were moved to Connecticut, at least for a time, and to Pennsylvania. The bureau issued the statement on the 23rd anniversary of the robbery:
"The FBI believes with a high degree of confidence that in the years after the theft, the art was transported to Connecticut and the Philadelphia region, and some of the art was taken to Philadelphia, where it was offered for sale by those responsible for the theft. With that same confidence, we have identified the thieves, who are members of a criminal organization with a base in the mid-Atlantic states and New England."
Characteristically, the bureau will not elaborate.
Not only does Gentile deny being a member of the mafia, he denies knowingly associating with gangsters. If he is being truthful, people who know him say he is one of the world's most unlucky men because circumstance in which he has become entangled.
Some of the most important art ever created disappeared at about 1:30 a.m. on March 18, 1990, as St. Patrick's Day celebrations wound down across Boston. Two thieves dressed as police officers bluffed their way into the museum, a century-old, Italianate mansion full of uninsured art and protected by an outdated security system


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Uganda Police Wives Protest Over Living Conditions
Spouses of policemen held the Kampala Metropolitan Commander, Andrew Kaweesi, hostage lamenting over power cuts and poor living conditions in the camps. This was the second day of demonstrations involving family members of policemen in several police units.
VIDEO: Police Wives in Uganda Hold Demontrations
A day after a similar demonstration in Kireka, the wives of police officers in Ntinda police barracks today protested over various ... see more »
Uganda: Inspector General Promises Police Better Housing
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The Inspector General of Police, Lt. Gen. Kale Kayihura, has promised improved permanent structures for Police officers countrywide.read more »
Uganda government asked to improve the welfare of police and army.
Uganda: Rioting Policemen's Wives Hold Police Boss Hostage
New Vision, 6 November 2012
Spouses of policemen and their children in a Naguru barracks Tuesday held the Kampala Metropolitan Commander, Andrew Kaweesi, hostage for hours in a demonstration protesting... read more »
Uganda: Policemen's Wives Hold Protest Over Power Cuts
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The Police on Monday foiled and arrested three women in a demonstration organised by the wives of Police officers over UMEME power cuts in the Kireka, Naguru, Ntinda and Jinja Road... read more »

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Copies of books and media required or recommended by faculty are available in the Reserve Collection in the Library. Some supplemental resources are also available on Reserve. If available a link to the online version of a book is provided.
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It's all about national security on the Sunday talk shows this weekend, with a collection of foreign-policy heavies appearing in the aftermath of President Barack Obama's big speech at the National Archives.
The biggest name: former Secretary of State Colin Powell, who'll speak with Bob Schieffer on CBS's "Face the Nation."
Will the former Bush administration official give Obama some bipartisan cover for his policies on detainment and interrogation? And how long before the names "Limbaugh" and "Cheney" are mentioned?
On NBC's "Meet the Press," moderator David Gregory will preside over a bare-knuckled brawl between Senate Majority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.). Durbin has argued in favor of closing the military prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, for years. So, how well will he defend that position against one of the administration's sharpest critics?
Rounding out the top three shows, George Stephanopoulos hosts a visitor from inside the administration on ABC's "This Week," interviewing Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
And on "Fox News Sunday," Sens. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) and Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) will offer their views on terror.
Elsewhere on the airwaves, the economy gets a little more play. On CNN's "State of the Union," John King's guest list includes Sens. Richard Shelby (R-Ala.) and Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), both leading voices on the financial crisis.
Also stopping by: Sen. Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.) and former Gov. Tom Ridge (R-Pa.). Will the moderate Ridge weigh in on the unfolding struggle for the direction of the Republican Party?
On Bloomberg's "Political Capital," Washington editor Al Hunt interviews Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner, who now seems fully off the leash and safe for TV.
And don't miss C-SPAN's White House coverage: An interview with President Obama, first airing Saturday, repeats three times on Sunday — in the morning, in the evening and in prime time.
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Activists say Japanese whalers 'rammed' shipsFebruary 20th, 2013 in Biology / Ecology
This photo, taken on February 15, 2013 by Sea Shepherd Australia, shows a minke whale being loaded on to the slipway of the Japanese whaling fleet's factory vessel, the Nishin Maru, with the Yushin Maru No. 2 seen in the background, in the Southern Ocean. Sea Shepherd group said on Wednesday a Japanese whaling ship had recently "rammed" its vessels in a skirmish in the Southern Ocean.
Environmental campaigners from the militant Sea Shepherd group said on Wednesday a Japanese whaling ship had "rammed" its vessels in a skirmish in the Southern Ocean.
Sea Shepherd director Bob Brown said the Japanese factory boat the Nisshin Maru had deliberately collided with boats crewed by anti-whaling campaigners, the Steve Irwin and the Bob Barker.
Brown, the former leader of Australia's Greens party, said the Japanese boat had "repeatedly rammed" the Australian boats, adding that the Japanese had also lobbed concussion grenades onto their decks.
"This is grand piracy," he said, adding that the actions of the Japanese breached a number of international and domestic laws.
Sea Shepherd spokesman Jeff Hansen said the Steve Irwin had been struck on the stern and right hull.
"We're now under attack with concussion grenades," he told ABC television.
"We're very concerned for the safety of our crew at the moment."
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society is chasing the Japanese fleet hunting whales off Antarctica in a bid to harass the whalers and prevent the slaughter of animals.
Environment Minister Tony Burke has described Japan's whale hunt as cruel and unnecessary but has so far rejected calls to send an Australian government vessel to monitor the hunt.
Australia strongly opposes whaling and launched legal action challenging the basis of Japan's so-called "scientific" hunt in December 2010.
Japan claims it conducts vital scientific research using a loophole in an international ban on whaling, but makes no secret of the fact that the animals ultimately end up on dinner plates.
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Discussion in 'Memorabilia' started by LT21Titans27, Oct 23, 2007.
Michael Griffin game used AFL Legacy jersey from 10-18-09
Nice pick-up! I think I saw that on eBay. How many game used jerseys do you own? Do you have a Titans themed den/TV room where you can display a few of them?
I have 13 game used or team issued NFL jerseys. Most are Titans jerseys, but I also collect Dallas Cowboys jerseys. I'm currently in law school, so I don't really display my jerseys, but I have a couple framed jerseys on the walls at my parents' house.
A couple new Griffin sigs have arrived over the past month...
07 SAGE Platinum Auto 22/50
07 SP Rookie Threads Multi-Marks dual auto w/ Selvin Young 40/75
20 more to go.
A rare new addition to the Griffin Graph collection!
07 Leaf Certified Material Blue 13/50
The Blue version of this card has always escaped my clutches... some asshat seller on eBay has one up for sale for $20... he was willing to go as low as $12.50 but that's waaaaay more than I was willing to pay. Luckily another went up for auction while we were haggling and I snagged it for less than $5. A friendly little coincidence for me as I hadn't seen one up for auction in over two years.
07 Exquisite 043/150
Even though I already have a couple of these I can't pass up on Griff's RC from the hobby's most expensive set when it only cost me a buck.
My cat tipped over my can of Diet Pepsi all over my keyboard while I was posting this... So far so good... but I can still see little drops of pop down between my s and d keys.
Little fugger
update: there'xs troubv.le imn keybvoard .lamnd grrrrrrrr
He haz sabotage!
Yup. Good thing I had a spare handy. Catz, Diet Pepsi and keyboards don't mix..
Still collecting the teams' most popular player... cuz... WTF???
07 SAGE Decadence Gold Auto 16/25
07 Press Pass Blue Red Ink Auto 47/50 (only five signed in red)
That puts me up to 83 different 2007 Griffin autos (92 Total).
Let the abuse begin ha ha
(thanks for unlocking this old thread TJ)
Maybe you can add a little value to that card by smearing a tampon all over it.
That was actually significantly more tame than I expected from you. Griff's pretty much a CB playing safety... in the right role he could thrive, asked to step outside his skill set and yes, he's pretty awful. Hopefully the offseason adds will allow him to ballhawk and do what he does best. And, he's actually a pretty nice guy (but yeah, I'd honestly prefer he was a dick and played like Earl Thomas)


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Game of Thrones's Emilia Clarke to Play Stripper in James Franco Film
Nothing's sexier than dragons, right?
Emilia Clarke, who plays Daenerys on HBO's Game of Thrones, has just been cast as a stripper in a new film to be directed by James Franco, according to Hollywood Reporter.
The film, The Garden of Last Days, will be adapted from a novel by Andre Dubus III.
The movie will involve three intertwined stories, one of which features Emilia's stripper character bringing her three-year-old daughter with her to the gentleman's club. Nothing wrong with "bring your daughter to work" day, right?
It's likely that the movie will begin shooting in July.
Emilia has been staying busy, with Game of Thrones Season 3 currently airing. She also recently wrapped up her work on a crime film called Dom Hemingway, co-starring Jude Law.
James Franco is known mostly as an actor, but he is nothing if not a jack-of-all-trades. He has previously directed a handful of films, but they were all low-profile indies.
Another Hollywood hunk who will be working behind the scenes on this film is Gerard Butler, who is onboard as a producer.
This film is certainly good news for Emilia's fans, as she continues to advance her career. However, many of her fans are probably still hoping that she'll get cast as Anastasia in Fifty Shades of Grey. No official casting announcement has yet been made on that film.
And we wonder if the fact that she's signed on for this movie means Emilia wouldn't be available for Fifty Shades, which would probably also need to go into production very soon.
So do you think Emilia will make a good stripper? Or would you rather see her enjoy a little bondage?
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Are you ready to stop the hitting, yelling, screaming, crying, and silent treatments? First, you have to figure out what you and your siblings are really competing for, and that's the love of your parents.
Parents show love in two ways: attention and approval. Attention is how much time (and its quality) they spend with you. Approval is shown in verbal praise, presents, or special privileges.
Here's the secret: You and your siblings are individual people, each with quirks, talents, and habits of your own. You might shine in math and science, while your sister has a flair for acting. Just as you and your siblings are individuals, understand that your parents will express attention and approval in individual ways, as well.
For example, your parents might show approval by giving you a new iPod for winning a math competition. They also be spending a lot of time (and sharing some laughs) with your sister while they help her rehearse for the school play. Sis will think "Where's my iPod?!" while you think "How come she always gets the attention?" The situation could easily be reversed, where you get the attention, while she gets the approval. Your parents are tailoring their attention and approval based on your individual styles and needs. It doesn't mean they love either one of you more or less. They're just expressing it differently.
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Make your parents aware. If you feel your parents are treating you and your siblings unfairly by keeping an imaginary scorecard on who's the "best," talk to them about it. They may not even realize they're doing it!
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The First Amendment Law Review will host its annual symposium in Chapel Hill, NC, on October 24, where scholars from across the country will participate in a discussion focused on the current legal debates regarding network neutrality.
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'The Little Couple' premiere preview: It's baby-making time!
Huge things are happening for our favorite little power couple. Bill and Jen of TLC's "The Little Couple" are returning for a new season on Tuesday, May 31 at 10 p.m. ET. And they've got big plans.
Of course, fans have been rooting for the couple as they've explored the possibility of growing their family with a new baby. Things are picking up as they return to their fertility clinic in Los Angeles.
In the premiere episode, Jen will be going into surgery. And although the two love to fall back on their sense of humor, both are a bit rattled by the procedure.
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It's not all about baby-making this season for these overachievers. The couple is still building their dream house and preparing for Jen's parents' move to Houston. As if all that weren't enough to deal with, the two will explore launching a new business.
Season 4 of "The Little Couple" will help kick off TLC's "Red Hot Summer" with about 150 hours of new programming, including six new series, 14 new seasons, and specials throughout June, July and August.
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ACTIVE TIME: 30 min
TOTAL TIME: 1 1/2 hr
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Cook onion in oil in a large heavy skillet over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until golden, 12 to 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, put spinach in a sieve and press out as much liquid as possible. Add spinach to onion and cook, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Remove from heat and stir in 1/3 cup dill, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.
Purée cottage cheese in a blender with milk, eggs, nutmeg, and 1/2 teaspoon each of salt and pepper until smooth. Reserve 2 cups in a bowl and stir remainder into spinach with 1 cup feta.
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Editorial: "How much will you pay for a green future?"
Europe is now in a race against the climate. With little hope of a global deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions, temperature rises of 3 or 4 °C above preindustrial levels are likely before 2100. That means countries have just decades to prepare.
Now a report by the European Environment Agency (EEA) outlines how the climate has already changed across the continent, and what will happen next. For the first time, we have a reasonably clear picture. From reshaping cities to defending coastlines, how will countries need to change to survive?
See map: "Areas likely to see the most dramatic changes by 2050"
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On Sat, 14 Jul 2001, Larry Ozeran wrote:
> I knew I could count on ME (you?) for some alternatives. A PC Card 56K
> modem may be the simplest answer, but I have heard that the (software
> based?) winmodem sometimes precludes an addin card from working. I'll look
> over and try some of the (many) other suggestions.
Ah, this can sometimes be the case. If you have a good laptop vendor, they
would have enabled support in BIOS for you to disable the on-board modem
and even serial ports if you wish. When these resources are freeded (IRQ
and IO) you can often go to windows and delete the modem and serial port
"devices" in the Device Manager* of windows. (Win 95/98/ME: System control
panel, devices tab, Windows 2k in hardware tab (memory nad?) half way down
the page as a button "Device Manager") When these devices are deleted, you
should be able to shut down your machine. Then you can insert your new
pcmcia (PC card) modem/modme+ethernet/etc, into the machine and turn it
on. Windows 95/98/Me should auto detect it and ask for drivers if the
drivers are not available i the CABs of the box. Windows NT 3.51/4.0
has/had bad pcmcia card support and will likely not auto detect the
hardware unless you tell it to scan for new hardware. Windows 2K has
better chance of the serial ports and modem being auto-detected.
* -(Device Manager or possibley another name like it)
Once you have the hardware loaded on your windows side, see what you can
do to "disable windows from changing resources of this device" It may
complain and tell you that it is a bad idea to do it, and claim fire an
locusts will cover the earth, but read further for some reasonsing on
this.... (Disabling windows from managing that device should be part of
the device manager if you decide to go that route.)
After you have it set up to not change the device resources, read the
resourced used by the modem. Better" modems will use the "standard" serial
port IOs and IRQs. Examples include:
COM1: IO:0x03f8 IRQ:4
COM2: IO:0x02f8 IRQ:3
COM3: IO:0x03e8 IRQ:4 (If IRQ4 in-use by other serial port or device, then
thisserial port should use some other IRQ that is "free")
COM4: IO:0x02e8 IRQ:3 (If IRQ3 in-use by other serial port or device, then
this serial port should use some other IRQ that is "free")
PCMCIA modem cards that use IO ports not in those ranges may be more
difficult to use in Linux, but YMMV.
If you have chosen to diable all of your on-board serial ports and the
on-board modem, and any IR serial ports too (no need to disable USB-type
serial devices for this test unless you have a special reason outside of
this test to disable them) then you can try to boot into Linux.
Things to do after linux starts with your PCMCIA mode card:
as root:
# dmesg |less -i
page through the list of kernel messages from the boot. Look for
"serial" or "Serial" and see if you can find any reference. If it shows
you the same IO/IRQ used in windows for a "serial port" or maybe
"modem" it is very likely that you can have the new modem work. If it is
not listed you have other tools and things to try...
as root:
# setserial /dev/ttyS0
(The above would assume your modem was on Winodws "COM1" while /dev/ttyS1
woudl be windows COM2, and /dev/ttyS2 would be windows COM3 and /dev/ttyS3
would be Windows COM4. You can insert the appropriate /dev/ttyS[0-3] to
the resource settings used by the device)
If you see something like:
laptop:~# setserial /dev/ttyS2
/dev/ttyS2, UART: unknown, Port: 0x03e8, IRQ: 4
Then you have serial port enabled in your kernel. (good)
You can then play with something like minicom (or your favorite linux
termianl application) and configure it to use your expected modem
resources for talking to a modem. Then you can try to send it
and see if it gives back "OK" or a number. If it gives nothing, then try
another serial port until you have tried all ports /dev/ttyS0 through
If your pcmcia car uses weird or wacky resources, you may also want to
check out the /etc/pcmcia directory (at least on my distro) and play with
the settings in the seriqal script/files.
Now, the big advantage of having windows not change the resources of a
pcmcia card as it would normally be expected to change them is to be able
to do some static mods in linux to the card and not have to worry about
things changing on you. This was more of an issue with PnP based PCMCIA
cards and the early Linux 2.0 kernels. Resources changing is better in
2.2. and 2.4 kernels, but I prefer the static settings when possible.
I know many more people that do not do this, and get along just geat with
their systems, so you may not even need to do this at all. I am just a
control fanatic on some of my systems. ;-)
One thing to do is beg/borrow someone else's pcmcia card modem and see how
well it works for you in windows/linux. If it works geat, then try to buy
their model.
If you still have problems with the pcmcia card modem being detected, then
try a newer release of the pcmcia card services from sourceforge, compile
it and install it.
> >If the webserver is Win NT/2K, Uhh. :-P (heh)
> FYI: The site is hosted on a shared Linux box, but I am limited in the
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They may have sshd installed on their server right now. If this is the
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Africans will have to improve the quality and quantity of what they feed their livestock to compete in the world market and reduce the industry's impact on climate change, says a new global study.
The study reveals how diet and digestion in livestock impacts climate change around the world. Scientists who conducted the study say it is the newest comprehensive assessment assembled of what cows, sheep, pigs, poultry and other farm animals are eating in different parts of the world and how efficiently they convert that feed into milk, eggs, and meat while also focusing on the amount of greenhouse gases they produce.
In addition, the study found that animals in Africa and in many other parts of the developing world require far more food to produce a kilo of protein than animals in wealthy countries.
Mario Herrero of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) says farmers face more challenges in sub-Saharan Africa in trying to improve protein production, while simultaneously reducing emissions.
Herrero is lead author of the study that was released at the Australian government's offices in Brisbane, Australia.
"First, you have relatively little biomass in some of the places," said Herrero. It's a matter of having enough to feed the animals, he said. Next, it's a question of improving the quality, "developing much better feeding practices to increase productivity and incomes."
Most of the scientific community is working now on developing new technologies and feeding practices that will actually deal with the feed supply problem, while improving the feed at the same time, Herrero explains.
The CSIRO data, which was published in the "Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences," found sharp contrasts in livestock production and diets.
For example, cattle in Latin America, Europe and North America produced 59 million tons of beef in 2000. In contrast, sub-Saharan Africa produced only 3 million tons of beef.
Livestock in the more developed areas of the world consume about 1.3 billion tons of grain every year. While in sub-Saharan Africa, all of the livestock rely mostly on grasses and "stovers" - the leaf and stalk residues of crops left in the field after harvest - for nutrition.
Herrero says you can improve the quality of grasses that would lead to potentially doubling or tripling productivity.
The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) is studying ways to grow crops where the stover and the straws have greater nutritional value, he explains.
"And this is a fascinating area of research that the CGIAR centers are really contributing to. They found that with these improved stovers you can at least double productivity in some of the cases," Herrero says. Then, the farmer has the same amount of grain but with a crop residue that is much better for the animal.
Livestock produce 12 to 18 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions, Herrero said. However, with continued increases in livestock emissions of methane gas, nitrous oxide, and carbon dioxide emissions, he says we could see further increases in temperatures and disruption of the climate cycles.
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Why bioluminescent fungi glow in the darkBy: Liz Kimbrough
June 13, 2013
Bioluminescence, light emitted by living organisms, has been verified in only 71 of the roughly 100,000 described species in the Kingdom Fungi. These 71 species belong to four distantly related lineages occurring throughout the world, with greatest abundance in the tropics. Conspicuous temperate species include: the Jack-o-Lantern mushrooms of Europe and the North America (Omphalotus illudens, O. olearius), the ghost fungus of Australia and Asia (O. nidiformis), the moon night mushroom of Japan (O. japonicus), and various species of honey mushrooms whose mycelium causes "foxfire"—the phenomenon of glowing wood noticed by Aristotle.
Bioluminescence results when energy from a chemical reaction is released as light. Specifically this occurs when an enzyme, known as luciferase, catalyzes the oxidation of an organic molecule, known as luciferin.
In a recent study, published in Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 2012, researchers mixed luciferin and luciferase from various lineages of bioluminescent fungi. They found that all mixtures resulted in bioluminescence, which suggests "a single luminescent pathway" that arose early in these lineages.
Top: Mycena luxaeterna glowing in the dark. Bottom: Mycena luxaeterna. Photos by: Cassius V. Stevani, IQ-USP, Brazil.
Fungi are one of the world's least studied life forms. There are presumably thousands of species remaining to be found, especially in the tropics. San Francisco State University professor and avid mycologist, Dr. Dennis Desjardin, has uncovered more than 200 new species of fungi and nearly a quarter of all glowing mushrooms. Dr. Desjardin was a contributing author to the 2012 Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences study and spoke with mongaby.com about his burgeoning field.
"Why do luminescent mushrooms, all of which emit light 24 hours per day, which must be an energy consumptive process, glow at all?" Desjardin asks. "There is no one answer to this question and we suspect that different species may glow for different reasons, especially dictated by which part of the mushroom or its mycelium glows."
Scientists do know that bioluminescence provides some antioxidant protection, and that the light attracts insects which may aid in spore dispersal. "We have evidence that in some species, insects are attracted to luminescent mushrooms more than they are to non-luminescent mushrooms of the same size and shape," explains Desjardin, " but whether glowing makes any significant difference to the mushroom species in spore dispersal is unknown."
If these questions leave you feeling inspired to head to the tropics to discover unknown fungi and unravel the secrets of glowing mushrooms, you may want to begin with an undergraduate degree in botany, or at least a few mycology courses. But for those who simply wish to witness bioluminescent fungi in action, Dr. Desjardin offers the following advice:
"There are a few species in temperate habitats that are luminescent, particularly Omphalotus species (jack-o-lantern mushrooms), but they are not very spectacular and it requires patience (sitting for a long time in the dark to let your eyes adjust). The tropics are the best place to see them. Brazil, Southeast Asia and Australia are particularly good places with a variety of luminescent mushroom species. Pick a new moon night during the rainy season, go out at night when it is completely dark, and roam in the forest looking for points of yellowish green light. Don't forget, however, that you cannot see a thing in the pitch dark, so you'll walk into trees, streams, etc, and that there are lots of creatures that are nocturnal, like poisonous snakes, jaguar, necrotic spiders, etc. that need to be avoided! It's lots of fun!"
Neonothopanus gardneri. Photos by: Cassius V. Stevani, IQ-USP, Brazil.
Mycena lucentipes. Photos by: Cassius V. Stevani, IQ-USP, Brazil.
CITATION: Oliveira, A. G., Desjardin, D.E., Perryc, B.A., and Stevani C.V. (2012) Evidence that a single bioluminescent system is shared by all known bioluminescent fungal lineages. Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences. 11, 848-852.
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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. - The Hoosiers opens the 2007 cross country season with the Indiana Invitiational on Saturday, Sept. 8 at the IU Cross Country Championship Course. The women's 5K race is slated for 9 a.m. ET and will put the Hoosiers up against Ball State, IUPUI and Michigan.
Gall placed 84th in the 6K with a time of 21:58.0. She ended her cross country career as a two-time All-American, picking up the honor in her sophomore and junior seasons.
Hattendorf placed 104th overall with a time of 22:10.6. She ended her cross country career as a two-time All-Great Lakes regional selection and will be back in action for IU for both the 2007 indoor and outdoor seasons.
Gall and Hattendorf were the first two women in IU cross country history to qualify for nationals in each of their respective years of competition.
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Helmer was promoted to director in July 1999 after serving as associate head coach with the Hoyas for seven seasons and assistant coach for the five years prior. During his tenure, 120 of his student-athletes earned a total of 342 All-American recognitions, including 41 student-athletes receiving 96 certificates since becoming director in 1999. In addition, 219 student-athletes captured BIG EAST individual titles, including 67 since the start of the 1999-00 academic year.
Despite the loss of All-American Jessica Gall and all-region selection Lindsay Hattendorf, Helmer and the Hoosiers will look to the leadership of three seniors in Lauren Keefe, Maura Ratcliff and Kristin Whitezell.
Keefe did not compete in cross country last season, but was successful for IU during the indoor and outdoor seasons. She posted the Hoosiers second-fastest time in the outdoor 1,500-meters (4:38.21) and third-fastest time in the 800-meters (2:17.21). Ratcliff competed in every meet for the Hoosiers in 2006, returing with the most experience of the group. She was a top-eight finisher for IU in five meets during the season and posted a season-best 6K time of 22:46 at the Pre-Nationals Blue Race on Oct. 14. Whitezell returns after redshirting the 2006 season to recover from knee surgery.
Indiana also returns junior Wendi Robinson, who was a fixture in the top three of the Hoosier pack in 2006. She will redshirt the 2007 season. Robinson was a top-five finisher at last season's Indiana Intercollegiates with a personal-best time of 18:11.1. She was also a top-20 finisher at the 2006 Great Lakes Regional Championship with a season-best time of 21:52.34 in the 6K race.
After making the move from sprints to middle distance, junior Caity Lauer will try her hand at cross country. Lauer posted the fastest Hoosier times in the 800-meters during both the indoor and outdoor season, earning a trip to the NCAA Mideast Regional meet.
Lauer will joined by sophomore Molly Beckwith, who also made the move to middle distance during the 2007 track season. Beckwith, who was a member of the IU's women's soccer team in 2005, clocked the second fastest time (2:14.17) for the Hoosiers in the 800-meters during the outdoor season.
Also returning to the Hoosier pack is junior Kristina Trcka, who competed in every meet for the Hoosiers, and sophomores Rachel Ehret, Jenny Kulow and Sarah Pease.
Indiana will get back on the course on Saturday, Oct. 13, when it competes in the Pre-National meet in Terre Haute, Ind., site of the 2008 NCAA Cross Country Championships. Following the Big Ten Championship, which will be held in Columbus, Ohio, and hosted by the Ohio State Buckeyes on Sunday, Oct. 28, the Hoosiers will host the Great Lakes Regional Championship on Saturday, Nov. 10. This year's regional meet marks the first one in Bloomington since 2005 and the second time IU has been the host.
The Hoosiers will then wrap up the season with the NCAA Championships on the LaVern Gibson Golf Course in Terre Haute, on Monday, Nov. 19.
The Hoosiers boast a 3.690 team grade point average (GPA). IU received additional honors, as former standouts Jessica Gall and Lindsay Hattendorf and junior Wendi Robinson earned 2006 NCAA Division I All-Academic Women's Cross Country individual honors.
Gall, Hattendorf and Robinson were also honored by the league, earning spots on this year's Big Ten Academic All-Conference team. The trio was joined by junior Kristina Trcka, and seniors Lauren Keefe and Kristin Whitezell on that list.
Indiana was one of 145 teams that received the team honor on the women's side from the USTFCCCA for this past season, while 76 individuals earned All-Academic honors for the 2006 cross country season.
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PHILADELPHIA — A former Kraft Foods employee was convicted Monday on two counts of first-degree murder for a 2010 shooting at a Nabisco cookies and crackers plant in Philadelphia, The Bellingham Herald reported.
The defendant, Yvonne Hiller, was suspended on Sept. 9, 2010 for threatening coworkers. She returned minutes later armed with a gun and shot three employees.
Co-worker Bryant Dalton survived the attack, but two others — Tatonya Brown and Tanya Wilson — were killed.
According to witnesses, Hiller experienced paranoid delusions and often complained that coworkers were spraying her with chemicals and were intolerant of her Muslim religion.
Hiller waived her right to mount an insanity defense and prosecutors agreed not to seek the death penalty. She was found of all charges related to the rampage and faces a mandatory life sentence.
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Kampala — AFTER 26 years, the popular Bakayimbira Dramactors are out of their "home" at Pride Theatre, Namirembe Road. Managing director Andrew Benon Kibuuka, said they were forced to leave the premises following rental increment by landlords, Lohana Community, from $1,300 (about sh2.3m) to a $3,500 (about sh6.1m) per month.
"We have been planning to build our own theatre along Entebbe Road. How are we going to achieve this when we are paying such high rent?" Kibuuka wondered.
The drama group acquired a piece of land two year's ago and plans to build an entertainment centre on it.


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SARASOTA, FLA. — Sarasota, Fla.--A few days after she was born, Kimberly Mays was switched with another baby in the hospital nursery. Two sets of parents went home with the wrong infant.
One of the many unfortunate results of that 14-year-old incident is that everyone involved has received multimillion-dollar settlements from the hospital.


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The joy of childbirth can be described by many women as phenomenal. Though the experience comes with numerous responsibilities, it fosters renewed strength of striving to be a good parent.
Many women continue to express their joy and excitement whenever they discover that someone is growing inside them.
However, pregnancy can sometimes become a curse, especially for those at risk of losing their jobs due to their condition.
"I was working as a secretary, the working conditions were good, but when they realised I was pregnant, something changed," said 27-year-old Beatrice Onyango, a former employee of a local company.
She had been working for the firm for two years, but was fired soon after she gave birth.
She went on maternity leave in October of 2011 and was told she would report back to work after her maternity leave, which was to end in January 2012. That was the end of her employment at the company.
It has emerged that a section of employers go against the law and use pregnancy to wrongfully terminate the employment of their female employees. A number of women have been discriminated against and sometimes axed after their employers discover that they are expectant.
"When I went home, they sent me a letter on October 31 saying my position had been declared redundant and I could not go back to work," said a depressed Onyango.
Being a single mother, Onyango had a rough time, trying to make ends meet for her and her newborn bundle of joy. She had to seek her family's help to meet her day-to-day requirements until she got a new job. "I am just lucky I have a good family," she says.
She decided to follow up the issue with the Ministry of Labour because she thought that her right as an employee had been violated. The ministry wrote to her employer ordering them to give her maternity leave pay, but they never responded.
Onyango then went to the Federation of Women Lawyers to seek legal redress.
Maureen Odhiambo, a 30-year-old mother of two, is another victim. She had been working for a real estate construction company as a clerk for about nine months until she was fired.
"When I joined the company, I was on six-month probation; my contract was renewed in March. I started having pregnancy complications and my gynaecologist forced me to go on a one month bed rest, which my employer approved," she recalls.
But soon after Odhiambo went on her bed rest, she started getting calls from the office about some problems being encountered at a site the company was working on. Soon after, she received a termination letter from the company's human resource manager.
"Our human resource manager called me and told me that our managing director had asked her to write me a termination letter. I asked her on what grounds, she told me point-blank that there was no reason why I was being fired, but because I was pregnant," said Odhiambo.
The company however denied these claims and cited poor performance as reason for her termination.
"I concluded that they fired me because of my pregnancy because there is no way they would renew my contract and then fire me a month later because I was performing poorly," said a distraught Odhiambo.
After she was fired, Odhiambo had a hard time getting another job. Even though she is married, her family expenditure had to be cut down considerably due to the loss of her job. Her family was compelled to move to a cheaper house. She had to pull her other child from school for a while because they could no longer afford to pay the fees.
Just like Onyango, Odhiambo also sought help from the Ministry of Labour but got nothing. "I came to Fida and got a positive outcome and now, we are pursuing the case in court," Onyango said.
Onyango and Odhiambo are both seeking compensation for wrongful termination and discrimination due to pregnancy or maternity issues.
According to Christine Kungu, a legal officer at Fida, these two are just a few of the many cases they receive on such grounds. She says the cases they receive are now on an upward trend.
"We receive up to 15 cases of women being terminated or discriminated against due to pregnancy or maternity issues at any given time. Expectant women are facing a lot of challenges especially at the work place," Kungu said.
Kungu says most companies being accused by female employees are big corporates. She says most of them outright deny that the women are being fired because they are pregnant and argue that their work is not impressive.
She says that a reason for the firing could be ignorance and the fact that many employers find it hard to pay someone who has gone for three months on maternity.
"They feel when the female employees are expectant or when they go on maternity leave, they have to replace them with other people and still pay them when they are absent from work," said Kungu.
Fida has filed several cases, suing companies for wrongful termination of female employees. Last year, it took three companies to court for wrongful termination of expectant women. In the case, Fida also filed a law suit against the Attorney General and the Labour ministry for doing nothing to help the women.
"The constitution strictly prohibits employers against directly or indirectly discriminating employees because they are pregnant. This lawsuit is a step towards the right direction," said Kungu. "We also have the Employment Act in place which also stipulates clearly that no employer should directly or indirectly discriminate against any female employee on issues of maternity. These laws are being ignored by such employers."
Many women are afraid to reveal that they are expectant whenever they get a new job because they fear that their contracts will be terminated before they are hired. Sacking women or refusing to hire them on such grounds is a gross violation of their reproductive health rights.
"I had heard about women being fired because they are pregnant, so this is like a call to many other women, because if you are working for someone and doing well, why should they fire you just because you are pregnant?" Odhiambo wonders.


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Two-time Women's World Cup gold medalist Devon Wills was claimed by the New York Lizards today, making her the first woman to sign with a Major League Lacrosse team, the league announced.
"It was an honor to be considered, and I have a lot of respect for all the guys in the supplemental draft," said Wills, who was not selected in last week's event. "Now comes the time for me to compete and take my chance to fight for a spot on the first team."


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Only 35 minutes from Durban, the Phezulu Safari Park sits on the top of the breath-taking Valley of a 1000 Hills and is home to a large crocodile and snake park. With friendly and professional guides, more knowledgeable than that guy who translates Shakespeare into Latin, take a walk on the wild side as they impart more wisdom to you about reptiles than Yoda did to Luke Skywalker about the Force. As well as learning some fascinating truths about these scaly creatures, you will also get a chance to meet Junior, a 102 year old Nile crocodile as well as have a hands on experience with Cleo, a 3.2m long Burmese Python.
On top of the interesting snake and crocodile park, Phezulu Safari Park is also home to the beautifully quaint Phezulu Lodge. Perched on the Valley of a 1000 Hills, these three thatched cottages have breath-taking views, as well as tastefully decorated bedrooms with en suite facilities and DSTV. If you feel worn out from absorbing all those reptile related facts or simply because you were half scared to death at the thought of touching Cleo; why not opt to check into this quaint little lodge to relax and unwind before getting back to the big bad city.
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Women were treated to free massages, manicures, expert health information, cooking and Zumba demonstrations at St. Mary Mercy's "Massages, Manicures, Mammograms & More!" event on Saturday, October 1. Over 260 women were in attendance with nearly 100 taking advantage of the free blood pressure and bone density screenings (combined). Seven had their mammograms completed that day (a doctor's order was needed).
"I really enjoyed the Zen demonstration," said Delores Todd of Westland. "It was a relaxation technique where we closed our eyes, put our head back and imagined we were at the beach."
Women learned about breast health, the latest in breast screening detection, cancer prevention, heart health, skin care and more. Health reporter Lila Lazarus spoke about her own health and wellness accomplishments and facilitated the "Ask the Doctor" physician panel, where many individual questions were answered from the St. Mary Mercy specialists in obstetrics and gynecology, oncology and radiology.
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Think you're a great multi-tasker? Well, you might have met your match.
American Idol alum David Archuleta is currently on a two-year mission in South America for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and is also planning to release his next studio album on March 26, 2013. His status as an overachiever is really no surprise to us Idol fans, as he was only 16 when he took second on the seventh season of the show.
The album, entitled No Matter How Far, will feature a mix of newly recorded material and previously unreleased tracks. The new David Archuleta album follows up his self-titled debut CD, which peaked at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 and the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and follow-up releases Christmas From The Heart, The Other Side of Down, and the covers album Begin.
Wondering just how successful David has been since his reign on Idol? Forbes released the top salaries by American Idol alums in 2012, and the adorable Utah singer rounded out the top 11 by earning a cool $1 million.
Check out the video for David's single, "Wait," now. Will you buy his new album?
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Javier Alcantara-Rojas is a nationally recognized teacher of flamenco and classical guitar. His work with Dr. Corey Whitehead was selected by the American String Teachers Association for a lecture at the 2008 National Conference. He is published (rosewood review, 2007; Flamencoaustralia.net, 2010) and an active researcher in the speculative theories of Greek and flamenco harmony on fretted chordophones, as interpreted by Manolo Sanlucar. His recent work was selected to represent Fresno State at the CSU Research Competition at CSU Los Angles, May, 2009. His community outreach work was mentioned in the AP press release for the Presidential Award for General Community Service, given to Fresno State in 2009. He is a three time participant of CSU Summer Arts (06, 07(in Florence, Italy), 08), two time participant in the Cordoba Guitar Festival (06, 07), and one time participant of Curso Flamenco in Sanlucar de Barrameda (07).
Recently, Corey and Javier Alcantara-Rojas have completed the English translation of "Sobre la guitarra flamenca: Teoría y sistema" by Manolo Sanlúcar for The Ayuntamiento de Córdoa and the F.P.M. Gran Teatro. In addition, Corey and Javier have been invited to present their work: The Speculative Theories of Manolo Sanlucar: The Greek Origins of Flamenco Music, at two international conferences on the humanites in 2011.
His teachers have included: Dr. Thomas Miller (Theory), Richard Sumner, Dr. Corey Whitehead, Manolo Sanlucar, Gerardo Nunez, Juan Serrano, Manolo Franco, Paco Serrano, Jose Antonio-Rodriguez, and has participated in master classes with Juan Martin, Ricardo Marlow, Flavio Cucci, Celine and Angel Romero, Julian Byzantine, and many others.
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BRITAIN has become the first country to sign a bilateral agreement to promote science with the new government in South Africa. It is a very welcome move, given Britain's historical ties with the country.
Scientists, however, are likely to be cynical about the agreement because the amount of money involved is so small it is hard to see that it can fund much in the way of science (see This Week). Britain is to provide just £300 000 over three years. Bilateral agreements, however, rarely involve large sums of money. They are really only useful as a stimulus to individuals to find ways of working together and exchanging staff, which, in turn, generates new contacts. Britain, with its large population of scientists of South African origin (Aaron Klug and Sydney Brenner are two obvious examples) should be well placed to provide real help.
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February 17, 2011...Columbus, OH.......The 19th Ohio Tournament of Champions will be held on April 16, at the Columbus Convention Center, in Columbus, OH. The Ohio TofC was recently named the top youth wrestling tournament of the past decade. Over the past five years, the event has averaged more than 2400 wrestlers, representing 30+states.
While wrestlers competing in the Ohio TofC need to qualify, the event has added several exemptions, which should make it easier for non Ohio wrestlers to qualify. Among these are:
---All high school wrestler no longer have to qualify
---Any wrestler that has won a Tournament (other than those conducted specifically for first year wrestlers) during the current season (Oct. 2010-April 2011)
---Any wrestler that has finished top 3 in a league tournament
---Any wrestler that has finished top 6 in any organized State Tournament (on any level) during the 2009-2010 or 2010-2011 season
---Any middle school wrestler that has won 10 matches during his scholastic season, or 15 during the current wrestling season
---Any youth wrestler that has won 15 matches during the current wrestling season
A look at past competitors reveals a long list of some of the top wrestling names in the country: Jon Reader, Troy Nickerson, J. Jaggers, Kyle Dake, Logan Stieber, Hunter Stieber, Lance Palmer, Eric Tannenbaum, Kenny Courts, Dustin Schlatter, C.P. Schlatter, Darrion Caldwell, Alex Meade, Mike Benefiel, Cam Tessari, Chris Phillips, Michael Poeta, Dylan Alton, Andrew Alton, David Taylor, Coleman Scott, Kyle Ott, Roger Kish, Paul Donahoe, Josh Kindig, Hudson Taylor, Matt Hammill, Steve Luke, Ryan Bertin, Tommy Rowlands, Ryan Lange, J.D. Bergman, Jordan Oliver, Mike Pucillo, Mike Miller, Andrew Howe, Jarrod King and many more.
Headlining the list of special guests, at this year's Ohio TofC, is former New England Patriot John Hannah. Hannah, a former national prep champ in wrestling played his college ball at the University of Alabama. He is a member of both the Pro Football Hall of Fame and the College Football Hall of Fame. He is widely considered the top guard in the history of the NFL.
Other guests scheduled to appear include Zachary Gordon, Robert Capron and Grayson Russell. They play the three main kids in the movie "Diary of A Wimpy Kid," Greg Peffley, Rowley Jefferson and Fregley, respectively. With the movie sequel scheduled to be released on March 25, their appearance should prove to be a big hit with kids.
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Hooker's Green #1: A sprawling, twenty-legged musical collective based around the talents of core songwriting duo Neil and Nick, the band came to prominence in late summer when an astounding 'demo' (if you can call it that) CD began circulating around smaller labels and fanzines. The contents of which led to invitations to play various shows in Scotland (they're loosely based in Aberdeen) Manchester's In The City and a three date residency of London, all in the autumn of this year. The live show baffled and astounded in equal measures, but it's the quality of a clutch of self-recorded tracks that really mangled the brain. One infatuated label head described their work as 'by turns, haunting, studious, abstract, quaint, scatty, powerful and, quite frankly, amazing'.
And without summing anything up, that just about sums it up. For a more musically descriptive affair, think a jazz-obsessed, more-twisted Flaming Lips, with dark orchestral manoeuvres. Truly wonderful music. The band's 'Captain Moon...' mini-album/LP/EP will find it's way into record stores in the first half of next year. Somehow
We chucked some stock Q&As at Hooker's Green #1, and here were their replies
1) Who the hell are you?
We are hookers green no.1, a band from a small ghost town. We spend our entire time talking about music, recording music and playing music. We can't dress ourselves properly so this is what we do now.
2) Why should we be listening to you?
Because we believe passionately in what we do. We aren't the weekly emo. We aren't the hipster elite. Imagination is a sorely underrated tool in the creative industry at the moment and its something that we believe in more than anything.
3) Why haven't you been signed yet?
We're hoping to release a record this spring - we've had interest and offers in various forms. Besides, I could start a record label on a gambling debt in prison, draw up a contract on my cellmate's hanging corpse, sign it and then boast that I'd been signed. It just wouldn't mean anything beyond being able to say that I'd been signed.
4) Who's going to sign you?
Someone that believes in what we're doing as much as we do. It's a religious thing for us.
5) What's going down between now and spring?
We're playing some dates in December, February and Easter. Or that's the plan. We're releasing our mini-album / shambles / concept record 'on how the illustrious captain moon won the war for us' too, and hopefully we'll have an EP out a wee bit later. We're also planning on shooting a video for a song off the mini-album and having it streaming nicely off of our site when we move to the .com domain we've been promising ourselves for years. Finally, we'll be spending a lot of time scaring ourselves in woods.
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