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If you really want to get a read on how "the 1%" are faring these days, take a ski vacation to the tony hamlet of Incline Village on the pristine shores of Nevada's Lake Tahoe.
Each morning, I trekked to Starbucks, one of the few local sources for the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. There, trophy wives line up to buy their chai tea lattes, all tall, thin, and blonde, wearing designer sunglasses and snow boots, as if produced from a Gucci cookie cutter. The parking lot is jammed with Range Rovers and Cadillac Escalades.
Keeping up with the Jones's here on fabled Lakeshore Drive can be quite a task, especially when they are populated by such names as Oracle's Larry Ellison, casino mogul, Steve Wynn, and Saudi arms dealer, Adnan Kashoggi. Ellison alone is thought to have poured $200 million into his mountain retreat. Some of these compounds offer private beach lodgings for bodyguards and dog groomers. Junk bond king, Michael Milken, springs for the cost of the town's annual Fourth of July fireworks display as it coincides with his birthday.
In the ultimate feat of hubris one upsmanship, one billionaire is converting the profits from his check cashing business to build a $150 million, 36,000 square foot residence that looks like a convention center. He has ruffled the feathers of locals by chopping down every ancient pine and cedar tree on the property to max out the square footage, violating multiple town ordinances. Who knew that cashing checks was so profitable?
In fact, lakefront Incline boasts one of the few neighborhoods in the US that has held up reasonably well during the real estate crash, with six properties changing hands at $1,000 a square foot in the last year. I guess they're just not making beachfront property any more. Current listings include a 3 bedroom, 2 bath bungalow for $49.9 million and a 8,694 square foot palace for $43 million. If you are looking for a real bargain, check out the five bedroom French castle at www.inclinecastle.com for $22.85 million. As with the large diamond shortage I have written about previously, this is further evidence that the rich are getting richer at an accelerating rate.
The land here was originally owned by one of the Comstock silver barons of the 1860's. You may recall it as the location of the TV series "Bonanza" and I'm sure that every female reader will remember "Little Joe". A development company subdivided the land during the 1950's with the intention of creating a Palm Springs in the mountains, spurred on by the completion of Interstate 80 as part of the infrastructure demanded by the 1960 winter Olympics at nearby Squaw Valley.
Devoid by edict of the down market fast food chains that afflict most of America, Incline boasts two municipal golf courses, where at 6,300 feet, the air is so thin that your drive travels an extra 50 yards. If you want a Big Mac, you have to travel down the road to California-- if the road isn't blocked by snow.
Incline is also a Mecca for libertarian millionaires drawn by the absence of a state income tax. Unfortunately, they also possessed the financial sophistication to buy gorgeous mountainside homes, extract cash-out refi's all the way up, invest the proceeds in the stock market, and lose it all in the subsequent crash.
The result has been a meltdown of Biblical proportions in the housing market. Of the 8,000 homes in the village, 400 are for sale at distressed prices and another 400 or more discouraged sellers hang over the market. Brokers report a brisk business in bank owned short sales, foreclosures, and sales on the Washoe County Court House steps for homes worth less than $800,000 at prices down 60%-70% from the 2006 peak.
Jumbo financing is now an extinct species, unless you're happy to pay a 200 basis point premium over conventional loans. So the middle market, where homes are priced from $1 million to $4 million, has ceased to exist. Only cold, hard cash talks here. But high net worth individuals hate tying up capital in an illiquid asset when more attractive options abound. Precious metal coins are especially popular in the Silver State.
I am sad to report that antidepressant addiction among realtors in Incline Village is at epidemic proportions, since they don't have anything to sell to the 1%. Some of their properties have been on the market so long that snow drifts have collapsed balconies, the local wildlife have moved in, and prospective buyers are scared away by offensive odors. Break-ins by black bears have become a serious problem, leaving basketball sized poops on the living room floor.
Abandoned homes see their pipes freeze and burst, causing irreparable damage. In Las Vegas, foreclosed homes can be easily spotted from the air by their dead lawns and green swimming pools. In Incline the 'tells' are the ten foot high mountains of frozen snow dumped there by snow plows, blocking entry. I guess all real estate markets really are local.
Owners used to be able to cover half their annual carrying costs by renting out their properties during Christmas and New Year's, and for a few weeks in the summer. Unfortunately, that market has collapsed also. There are not a lot of high rollers willing to fork out $10,000 a week for a vacation rental in a recession.
If you are one of the 99%, I'd think again before buying a vacation home any time soon. The only consolation is that conditions are much worse in Las Vegas. The optimists concede that prices could stay down for another decade. The pessimists can already be found at the bottom of the lake with the Godfather's Fredo Corleone, another former resident of Incline Village.


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Project Paperless, LLC claims if you use a network scanner you're infringing on their patents. But are these patents valid? We don't believe they have ever been subject to re-examination or court tested.
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LOGAN, W.Va. — William "Dock" Workman, 78, of Logan, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, September 27, 2012, at his residence.
Born March 3, 1934, in Logan, he was a son of the late Gilbert and Iva Workman of Logan. Also preceding him in death was his first wife, Edith "Cookie" Workman; one daughter, Karen Sue Gibson; one grandson, James Smith; six brothers, Troy, Duck, Toad, Arvil, Roy and Woodrow, and three sisters, Tootie, Genevia and Virgie.
Dock was a retired coal miner and a loving, father, husband, friend and Christian.
Survivors include his wife, Etta Jane Workman; sons Jerry (Connie) Workman and Richard (Elizabeth) Workman, both of Logan, and Kelly Workman of Daytona, Fla.; daughters, Angie (Billy) Vinson and Misty (Shawn) Watkins, both of Logan, and Pamela (Robert) Blair of South Carolina; step-daughters, Mary (Bryan) Akers and Irene (Kevin) Akers, both of Logan;, step-son, Elbert Workman of Logan; one brother, Tom (Sue) Moultrie of Georgia; 21 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren and a host of nieces and nephews.
Services will be conducted at noon Tuesday, October 2, at James Funeral Home Chapel with the Revs. Randy Lee, Richard Workman and Rocky Hensley officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Cemetery at Pecks Mill.
Visitation will be from 6-9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home.
Pallbearers will be Jerry, Rick and Kelly Workman, Billy Vinson, Robert Blair, Shawn Watkins and Jack Gibson.
Honorary pallbearers will be his grandsons.
James Funeral Home of Aracoma is in charge of arrangements.


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There has recently been a good deal of interest in moral sentimentalism, but most of that interest has been exclusively either in metaethical questions about the meaning of moral terms or in normative issues about benevolence and/or caring and their place in morality. In Moral Sentimentalism Michael Slote attempts to deal with both sorts of issues and to do so, primarily, in terms of the notion or phenomenon of empathy. Hume sought to do something like this over two centuries ago, though he didn't have the term "empathy" and used "sympathy" instead; and in effect Slote is seeking to give moral sentimentalism a "second wind" in and for contemporary circumstances. By relying systematically on empathy in its account of normative morality and in what it has to say about the meaning of moral vocabulary, Moral Sentimentalism offers a unified overall ethical picture that can then be tested against ethical rationalism. Rationalism has recently dominated the scene in ethics, but by showing how sentimentalism can make coherent and intuitive sense of such preferred rationalist notions as autonomy, respect, and justice--and by showing how a sentimentalism based in empathy can deal with ethically significant aspects of the moral life that rationalism tends to ignore or skimp on--Slote hopes a wider and more active debate between rationalism and sentimentalism can be set in motion. There are signs that sentimentalist modes of thought are gaining new footholds on the way ethics is done, and this new book is very hopeful about these possibilities.
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Michael Slote is UST Professor of Ethics at the University of Miami, and the author of Morals from Motives, (Oxford University Press 2007).
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1. Empathy: Cement of the Moral Universe
2. Moral Approval and Disapproval
3. Empathy in Moral Judgment
4. A New Kind of Reference-Fixing
5. How to Derive "Ought" from "Is"
6. The Use of Moral Judgments
7. Between Motive and Morality
8. Paternalism and Patriarchy
9. Justice
10. Empathy, Objectivity, and Rationality


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Ticklists: Snowdonia Easy Winter Climbs.
Photo: Nant Ffrancon from Cneifion Arete © osh
View all 44 photos or Submit a new photo of this climb.
Trace - AltLd - Jul/15 with Monkey_Alan
Hidden - 20/Jun/15
Queues :/griffithpatrick - 2nd O/S - 18/Jun/15
Alpine style/moved togetherclimbing son - Lead O/S - 21/Mar/15
Hidden - AltLd rpt - 19/Jan/15
Pitched and moved together
No need for crampons but b3s helped
Great day descended devils kitchen as darkness fellGStone - AltLd O/S - 17/Jan/15 with Dan Bennett
Hidden - Solo O/S - 17/Jan/15
Snow came in just before the start and gave it a good covering didnt need to use ice axes or crampons though and moved together td72 - Lead G/U - 12/Jan/15
Hidden - AltLd - 27/Dec/14
Lil79 - 2nd - 29/Nov/14
Hidden - 23/Nov/14
What t superb route best in wales hamishjfk - AltLd - Oct/14 with Stephen spencer
Hidden - 2nd β - Aug/14
Will Jerram - Lead β - 14/Jul/14
Hidden - AltLd - 18/May/14
Hidden - Solo - 09/Mar/14
Will Mortimer - Solo - 09/Mar/14 with Milton Wakefield, Chris Wildblood, Chris Joyce
bendevonport - AltLd - 16/Feb/14
rbharries - Solo - 2014
Hidden - Lead - 16/Nov/13
MikeDowsett - AltLd - 16/Nov/13 with Ben Devonport, Colin Harper
sorter than expected and a couple of tricky moves but good funMatt707 - Solo O/S - 12/Oct/13
Hidden - 06/Jul/13
Descended after ascent of Main Gully Ridge on Glyder Fach with Ben & John. Quite windy, but dry. Good MIA ropework practice and more straight forward than I was expecting.carlh - Lead - 04/May/13
Gareth T - AltLd O/S - 30/Mar/13 with Tim Popplestone
Hidden - Lead - 03/Mar/13
TCarrick - Solo - 09/Feb/13
Alpine Style, Trad for some pitches, moving together for others! Snowy conditions and climbed in B3's - No crampons.JonParton - Solo O/S - 09/Feb/13 with David Maddison
Carodashes - Solo - Feb/13
Good climb with sustained interest through out. Some tough move and good situations. Much harder than the summer route.Ben Hollands - Lead O/S - 20/Jan/13 with Dan the man, Wendy Anderson
Awesome, Giggle all the way up the chimney, then smiling from ear to ear all the way to the topsteve.warrington - AltLd O/S - 20/Jan/13 with Nik Goile
Hidden - AltLd rpt - 20/Jan/13
tomdadom - 2nd dnf - 18/Jan/13 with Nick Gardiner, Chris Densham
Jon Ellis - 10/Nov/12 with Chris Ellis Jr, James Ellis
Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Nov/12
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 29/Oct/12
Hidden - 2nd - 26/Aug/12
MoWalker3 - 20/Aug/12 with DaveB
A Crook - Lead - 05/Aug/12 with Dave Garry, Dom Stockton
bennys89 - Solo - Jun/12
Hidden - Lead - 26/May/12
stevetheleg - Lead O/S - 15/Apr/12 with Lizzy Anderson
Moved together with short ropeNigel Robertson - Lead rpt - 14/Apr/12
miketangokilo - Lead dnf - Apr/12
Moonlit night climb! Beautiful views. Led P2 then moved togetherCardi - AltLd O/S - 02/Feb/12 with Tom R
deklan - Lead - 30/Jan/12 with dad
Darkskys - 2012
Hidden - AltLd - 18/Dec/11
djking1983 - Solo O/S - 22/Oct/11
harry 600 - 2nd rpt - 02/Oct/11 with Peris Roberts
trivett - Aug/11 with Steve ward
sideswiper - AltLd β - Aug/11 with mick jones
Another fantastic day.Neil Metcalfe101 - 30/Jul/11 with Lesley (Kent), Andy (Kent), T, Andy Odger
eeonz - AltLd - 26/Jul/11 with James Ashworth
Hidden - 03/Jul/11
Hidden - Lead O/S - 03/Jul/11
Hidden - Lead - 25/Jun/11
Arkel - 2nd O/S - 04/Jun/11 with Steve Robinson
markriddington - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/11 with Adam Naylor, Richard Sore
Lovely day, First ever scamble.Matt Adey - Lead O/S - 17/Apr/11
DaveAllen - 2nd O/S - 16/Apr/11 with Andy Parkinson
richard s - Lead - 26/Mar/11 with Paul Eccles, Gill Eccles, Kay Smith
Hidden - Lead O/S - 22/Jan/11
nice bit of scrambling, hardest part was the beginningragabond007 - 2nd - 2011
Hidden - AltLd - 20/Dec/10
matt0759 - AltLd - 20/Dec/10 with JamesA
Hidden - AltLd - 14/Dec/10
Hidden - 2nd O/S - 04/Dec/10
Alternative (steeper) first pitch to the bottom of the chimney, then moving together on upper arete. Good fun!edmitchell - Lead β - 04/Dec/10 with Yashvi Wimasalesna
Pete Graham - Solo - 29/Nov/10
Hidden - AltLd O/S - 28/Nov/10
nice...Rich Kay - Lead O/S - 28/Nov/10 with Darren H
stuart34 - Lead O/S - 28/Nov/10
nice bit of snow on route but by all means no full winter conditions. i used my axe a few times on the assent for hooking when needed but did not see the need for crampons as nothing was even remotely frozen. was a good little route. get in some nice positions when you stick to the ar�te.samrad - Solo - 28/Nov/10
First mixed routeedsankey - AltLd O/S - 28/Nov/10 with DOM
Climbed to the end of the difficulties (pitches 1 & 2 combined) then abbed off due to a very lazy start and impending darkness!Rob84 - Lead O/S - 28/Nov/10 with Flash
scarletlaydy - 2nd O/S - Sep/10 with Richard Yorke
Led two students (moved together for most) after pitching and teaching on Idwell slabs. Wet, but not windy.carlh - Lead - 28/Aug/10
Hidden - Lead O/S - 11/Aug/10
lumbard - AltLd O/S - 11/Jun/10
First grade 3 scamble - greta fun in a stunning setting. Initially 2 pitches trad then moved together to complete. Prof Rock - 01/May/10
TimPerkin - Solo - 01/May/10 with Mark Perkin
Gking - 2nd - May/10 with Martin
Hidden - Lead O/S - 06/Mar/10
thrutch - Solo O/S - 26/Feb/10
Hidden - AltLd - 24/Feb/10
Hidden - AltLd - 23/Feb/10
TerryB - 2nd O/S - 31/Jan/10 with Mark F
jandyd05 - Lead O/S - 30/Jan/10 with Julie Anglesea
Hidden - 2nd - 30/Jan/10
Inadequate clothing. Very cold.Wotcha - 2nd O/S - 17/Jan/10
Some of the hardest mixed, under deep powder I'd ever lead (P1). Very little protection also. P1 was more like IV/4. Great day out in clear, calm conditions. Descent via The Gribin Ridge. Merlin - AltLd O/S - 07/Jan/10 with Grayham Stephenson
No ice to be seen and we ran out of daylightSteve Hill - 2nd dnf - 01/Jan/10 with Jim Slater, Andy White
Late start, ran out of time so decided to ab off first pitch. Jim Slater - Lead dnf - 01/Jan/10 with Steve Hill, Andy White
tscoobydoo - Solo O/S - Jan/10 with phillip belcher
PirateFrog - 2010
tunaficiency - Lead O/S - 2010 with kate surry
Started up crack system on the right that turned out to be a bit harder than I thought it would be!TobyA - Lead O/S - 29/Dec/09 with Matthew Higginson
Lots of powder snow which made things tricky at times. No need for axes but crampons would have helped on the harder steps high up.Nicholas Livesey - AltLd - 19/Dec/09 with Jeff Smith
jaxxman - Solo O/S - 12/Dec/09 with Steve Taylor, Adrian (Meerkat), Sheldon Webb
Chimney was awesome, even if I did turn the air blue when my rucksac prevented an involuntary hip-jam being reversed.
Done in alpine-style in our boots.
I'm giving it the winter grade tick cos there was a fair bit of snow up there today!andy dunn - Solo - 28/Nov/09 with J
Hidden - Solo - 28/Oct/09
Pitched first part. Sure I've done this before.Feeling bold - 2nd - 17/Oct/09 with Cheddar John and Egons Duncs
Hidden - 26/Sep/09
mtorre - 13/Jul/09
Hidden - Solo O/S - 12/Jul/09
Jon Pilling - AltLd O/S - Jul/09 with Ben Paull, Jason Balman
Hidden - 21/Apr/09
mr mills - Solo - 13/Apr/09 with Chris
TerryB - 2nd O/S - 22/Mar/09 with Mark F
hated every minute of this climb, we should of never done it, being my first time on rope - we climbed idwal ordinary route and kept going. to be fair our route finding wasn't much good here and the weather wasn't to clever neither. getting to the top was a huge releif but no sooner had we done it we wanted to attack again to make amends for taking the wrong route. I will be almost certainly be going back to the "Cneifion Arete" to put this one to bed ! snakes77 - 2nd - 07/Mar/09 with Monkey1
Hidden - 2nd rpt - 08/Feb/09
Hidden - Lead - 24/May/08
In winter conditions, with no winter kit. Deep snow in the cwm. Arete is mainly spiky rock so grip no issue, wading through knee deep snow to get to the route more so. With Ash Green.MartF - AltLd - 13/Apr/08
lots of snow and hoarA Crook - AltLd - 12/Apr/08 with Jean, Neil Griffiths
deano - Solo - 16/Feb/08 with Glyn morgan
Verglased with Heavy hoar towards the topFrankW - Lead β - 12/Jan/08 with Colin Adams
In bootsRichard Gilbert - AltLd O/S - Jan/08 with Jerry Ostrowski
guy stabler - 2008
Mostly completed the ridge moving together alpine style, as some sections are rather exposed. A great grade 3 scramble. Definitely worth doing on a not so windy day.Mike Roach - Sep/07 with Laurence Hicks
simon_williams6 - Aug/07
The Bad Cough - AltLd O/S - 07/Feb/07 with John Sealey, John Nesbitt
Clucky - Solo O/S - 15/Mar/06 with Drew Withey
Hidden - Lead O/S - 07/Jan/06
richard s - 2nd - 15/Oct/05 with Martin Walker, Steve Davis, Kay Smith
Hidden - Solo - 14/Aug/03
Hidden - Lead - Dec/01
stokienomad - Lead - 06/Feb/95
Hidden - Solo - 20/Mar/94
Hidden - Solo - 1994
NeilGriffiths - 1994 with Simon Bennett
stokienomad - Lead - 27/Feb/93
babymoac - Lead - 10/Dec/89 with Kathy
Iain Thow - Solo - 02/Mar/85
biggianthead - Sep/82 with M
mikej - Lead - 30/Dec/78 with Mike Mason
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ELIZABETHTON — A Unicoi County man was arrested over the weekend on a charge he stole several pieces of his stepmother's jewelry and sold them.
Ryan James Nelson, 26, 99 Gard Banner Road, Erwin, was arrested by the Carter County Sheriff's Department on a charge of theft over $1,000.
Investigator Travis Ludlow said the charge stems from a complaint made by Sherry Nelson on Nov. 23. She told deputies that several pieces of her jewelry had gone missing from her home during the previous two weeks.
She told deputies the jewelry included a 23-karat gold puzzle ring with ruby and white sapphire stones in the "X" part of the ring, valued at $450; a 14-karat gold wedding ring with no diamond but with three oval-shaped ruby stones, valued at $350; her father's 14-karat gold class ring, valued at $300; a 14-karat gold necklace with heart-shaped ruby, valued at $275; a man's Mickey Mouse watch, valued at $275; a 14-karat gold ring with a pearl in swirl setting with two small diamonds, valued at $250; and numerous other pieces of jewelry. The total value of the missing jewelry was $3,675.
Ludlow began checking area pawn shops and gold buyer listings. He said his search revealed that Ryan Nelson had pawned six pieces of jewelry at 1A Pawn in Elizabethton on Nov. 23. Ludlow said he also found Nelson had sold some gold jewelry to Gold Buyers in Elizabethton on Nov. 17. Ludlow said Mrs. Nelson identified several of the pieces of the jewelry as objects stolen from her.
Ryan Nelson is scheduled to answer the charge in Sessions Court on Feb. 6. He was released from jail on $5,000 bond.


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Haa Toowóo Náakw Hít (SEARHC's Mental Health Program) has expanded its services by adding the chemical dependency TX expertise of Alaska Native Harry Bradley who is a State Certified Chemical Dependency Counselor II. He brings with him over 16 years experience in the treatment of substance abuse disorders in Southeast Alaska. Mr. Bradley will be providing adult and adolescent screening, assessments, referrals and interventions through family, group and individual counseling on an outpatient basis in a culturally responsive setting to those experiencing substance abuse/dependence problems. Other services that Mr. Bradley will be providing will include Community Outreach events, Recovery Oriented Drug Educational groups for adults and adolescents as well as stepping into the role as the the drug and alcohol liaison between the Mt. Edgecumbe High School and the Haa Toowóo Náakw Hít program.
Please join me in welcoming Stewart Pook as SEARHC's new Program Manager at Haa Toowóo Náakw Hít Mental Health Clinic after having served as the program manager for the Gunaanastí Bill Brady Healing Center and Déilee Hít Safe Harbor House Treatment centers which were located in Sitka, Alaska. These programs were part of the SEARHC Behavioral Health Division and offered culturally based comprehensivesubstance dependence services for Alaska Natives and Native Americans.
3rd Annual Every Mile Is Worth It Race! Date: June 1, 2013. Registration begins at 9:00 AM. Race Start Time: 9:30 AM. Location: Sandy Beach-Juneau Douglas. Course Description: Runners: 5K – "Maze" Style Course! Walkers: Option of 1-3 Mile Walk around field! "Every Mile Is Worth It!" running hats will be given away to the first 100 participants on race day, and prizes donated by local business' in Juneau will be raffled off after the race. All proceeds from this race will benefit the SEARHC Southeast Alaska Youth Ambassador Program. To Pre-register Contact: Megan Gregory or Edy Rodewald. Email: firstname.lastname@example.com or email@example.com, or call (907)364-4452.


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Thomas B. Parrish, 59, a resident of rural Fort Wayne in Eel River Township, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Sept. 6, 2010, at his residence.
Mr. Parrish was born in Fort Wayne Aug. 2, 1951, a son of Robert E. , Sr. and Sylvia M. (Shoopman) Parrish. He spent his formative years in Eel River Township and graduated from Carroll High School in 1970.
As a young man he worked for Sheller Globe in Grabill for 25 years, and had been employed as an industrial maintenance worker at C&A Tool and Engineering in Churubusco since 1998. He enjoyed reading his Bible, spending time alone with the Lord and working on his trucks. He also greatly missed his beloved dog and companion "T. D."
The surviving relatives include his mother, Sylvia M. Shoopman of Churubusco; three brothers, Robert E. (Kim) Parrish, Jr. and John M. (Patricia) Parrish, both of Avilla, and Scott G. (Jennifer) Parrish of rural Fort Wayne; and his nieces and nephews, Kyle (Rita) Parrish and Ryan Parrish, both of Auburn, Alexandria Parrish of Avilla and Payton Parrish and Paige Parrish, both of rural Fort Wayne.
He was preceded in death by his father April 7, 1993.
Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Sheets & Childs Funeral Home in Churubusco with Rev. Larry Smith, pastor of Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, officiating.
The family will receive friends at the mortuary on Thursday from 2 to 8 p.m.
Interment will be in the Eel River Cemetery, south of Churubusco.
For those who wish, memorials may be directed to Wesley Chapel United Methodist Church, 13733 Wesley Chapel Rd., Churubusco, IN 46723
To leave a condolence for the family in Mr. Parrish's memory, log on to www.sheetsandchilds.net.


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KURT JACKSON A new book about the British landscape painter Kurt Jackson (b. 1961). This new hardback edition includes many new illustrations. including photographs taken for this new edition. The text has been completely updated. EXTRACT FROM CHAPTER 4: One of Kurt Jackson's appealing concepts is that the ocean is one of the last true wildernesses left on the planet. It's an idea that I found very interesting when he explained it to me when we first met in St Just. I took it that he meant a spiritual as well as an ecological or natural wilderness. Jackson's art can thus be seen as an art that is the border region between humanity and nature, between culture and nature, as well as literally tackling that area - the coast - which is neither land nor sea. Note that Kurt Jackson is always facing outwards from the land, and looking towards the ocean, not painting with his back to the sea, and looking towards the land (and notice that the many boats and ships and helicopters and such in this area are left out of the paintings, too). So Jackson's Porth series, about Priest Cove, and all of his sea paintings, are very important in his art in articulating this idea of the ocean as the last wilderness. 'Have you ever wondered what's out there?' is a question that Kurt Jackson asks (it's the title of one of his major paintings, too - the centrepiece of the Porth series). Jackson has repeated the question over a number of related works: the title of two 2004 pieces is The Last Wilderness In Western Europe? This was painted on Jura (in Scotland), and both pictures are consciously emptied of human marks - just empty moorland and a delicate blue sky. An earlier picture, part of the Cape series, was entitled Do You Ever Wonder What's Out There? (1999) - an unusual composition in the Jackson oeuvre which puts the horizon very high, and focusses on the dark blue ocean flecked with white spray. Kurt Jackson isn't that interested in many of the connotations of the ocean - the moon, time, goddesses, rebirth (though moons do appear in his art from time to time). He's not really interested in religious or pagan or magical symbols in that way. And he's not that interested in shipping, fishing, and all things maritime, like J.M.W. Turner was. But when Jackson asks a question like 'have you ever wondered what's out there?', and considers the sea as one of the last wildernesses, that alters the interpretation of his sea paintings. It doesn't apply to all of them, though: in plenty of paintings (and not only the smaller or more modest ones), Jackson is not thinking in terms of big themes. Fully illustrated, with a revised text. Bibliography and notes. ISBN 9781861714480. Also available in hardback. www.crmoon.com REVIEWS ON AMAZON: A well- written and thoughtful book. * So useful to gain such insight into an artist's life and inspirations.
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iPhone 3G Switzerland, Finland, and Denmark: Plans and Prices
TeliaSonera and their Norwegian subsidiary, Netcom, are pretty much dropping Ragnorok onto Scandinavians who dared hope for reasonable price plans, but how about Finland?
Small plans start at €31.69 for 100 min, 100 SMS, and 100 MB of data, with €159 for an 8GB handset and €385 for 16GB.
Large plans are €89.99 for 1000/1000/1000, with a €1 8GB and a €85 16GB.
US$142 for 1GB of data?
But wait, there's more! Denmark gets only one (1) plan, DKK 599 for 300 min., unlimited SMS, and a paltry 300 MB of data, with DKK 1399 for an 8GB handset and DKK 1999 for a 16GB. Six months later, however, the price will drop to DKK 399, just to add to the confusion.
That's US$128 for 300MB of data for the first six months, and US$85 thereafter.
EPIC FAILURE there for the Scandinavians.
Can the Swiss offer some Euro-redemption?
Swisscom's Small plan kicks off at CHF 25 for CHF 0.68 hourly talk rate and 100MB of data, with an 8GB handset for CHF 245 and 16GB for CHF 243.
Large plans play out at CHF 55 for CGF 0.49 hourly talk rate and 1000MB of data, with a CHF 99 handset at 8GB, and CHF 199 for 16GB.
That's topping out at US$54 for 1GB... Nowhere near as bad as their neighbors to the north, but not unlimited. Is there some rule that says the colder you get, the worse the telcos rip you off?
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It's the retaliation of the TeleCom companies.
Now that they've got an exclusive right to sell a phone tha people actually want, they are bleeding us dry.
One can always get a personal shopper to get one, activate AT&T, cancel it with a $70 fine, crack it and ship it to oneself.
That would probably make one a smuggler. ; )
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Our day began with a knock on the door at 5 am. There were blue skies and sunshine. After breakfast we packed up and said goodbye to the gracious hospitality of Stillwater Lodge and were on the road by 6 am. We stopped at Barronette Peak to look for Mountain Goats. We learned that the peak was named for Collins Baronett, a.k.a. Yellowstone Jack. This peak is the only place in the park with an officially misspelled name. Yellowstone Jack gained fame by rescuing Truman Everts, a member of an early expedition who was thrown from his horse, broke his glasses, got burned and was lost in Yellowstone for 37 days before being found.
As the morning continued we shed layers of clothes as the temperature rose to the 60's, a dramatic change from the cold wind and snow of yesterday. We had to make alternate plans when we discovered the road over Dunraven Pass was closed due to snow and ice. We were not disappointed by the change of plans as it only added to the excitement of our day. Within a mile of retracing our path we were greeted by a Black Bear who approached to within 10 feet of our van. We had an unplanned stop near Virginia Cascades for the traditional group head dunk. We all plunged our heads into the 49 degree water. It was very refreshing!
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Here are some of the party's tongue-in-cheek policies.
The Official Monster Raving Loony Party's 2010 general election manifesto included these policies:
We propose that instead of a second home allowance, MPs will have a caravan which will be parked outside the Houses of Parliament. This will make it easier as flipping a caravan is easier than flipping homes
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The European Constitution which will be sorted out by going for a long walk. "As everyone knows that walking is good for the constitution"
The speaker in the House of Commons will be replaced by the latest audio equipment.
It is proposed that the European Union end its discrimination by creating a "Court of Human Lefts" because their present policy is one-sided.
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Bright pupils will be provided with dimmer switches to prevent them distracting the rest of the class.
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Keep baseboards free of skid marks when you vacuum. Cover the edges of the vacuum head with masking tape so they won't leave dark smudges when you inevitably bump into the walls. There will be no more black marks on your cleaning record.432
Have you ever had leftovers that you weren't sure were OK to eat? I have and I have smelled them for the LAST time!!!To help me organize leftovers in the fridge,I started a new habit of labelling.It takes a couple minutes,but I never have to worry again! When I am storing leftovers in airtight...
I have tons of trouble with portion control when I cook. So, when I make a recipe that results in 4 servings, I try to immediately weigh out one portion to use, and freeze the rest in single portion containers - I label them with the recipe name & date using masking tape & a black sharpie.


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"Robert Rector, a senior research fellow they have gone too farm, questioned the safety-net programs have helped many Americans, citing poor people who live in decent-size homes, drive cars and own wide-screen TVs."
Oh the horror of it all!!
Mr Rectum, I mean Rector, told the baby she should eat cake. And at the rate she's going, she soon be eating Texas! You better feed her quick!
Crashes happen so fast and it sounds like he or she didn't even slow down and sped off as soon as the carnage ensued. Maybe somebody will turn that killer driver in before someone else is hurt or killed!
"(Former Judge Roe received from the) state Supreme Court as reimbursement for expenses incurred during judicial seminars in Florida in 2005, 2006 and 2007."
How is it considered double-dipping when he was being "reimbursed?" Is there more to this story, something I'm missing? $6,000 is not all that much money - for a judge. Did he get on somebody's bad side or what?
Why do voters only think of blaming the politicians they elected for everything, when they can only do so much? I believe Senator Vitter does his best for his constituents, but takes a lot of heat for things that aren't necessarily under his control. A lot of power is consolidated in non-elected gummit jobs, and the gubnor does not have time to root out the corruption. sorry, I cannot spell or say these names or my comment won't be published, OK? Anyway, I hope you get the pitcha!
name your sources if you can since I think you're full of it.
A driver who hits someone in a parking lot is NOT paying attention and should be liable if he does. My condolences to the family of Ms. Suer.
Dollars to donuts this federal "grant" money gets sifted by the st gummit before it gets doled out to these "quasi-city" organizations. Much harder to get accountability that way because everything is a "non-profit" when in reality, it is funded by American taxpayers.
if you want to know more, do a search for these acronyms -- 'cause the blog won't let me post them for you, sorry.
I hear ya!
Crony capitalism is destroying the American middle class and the government lets them do it, isn't that "great?!" btw, a very rich family owns my electricity and the city owns the water, not me. I don't have a laptop, either -- I have a 10-year-old computer, but that's OK. I'm also considered a senior citizen here in Arizona but I think that young people have a right to their protests just like we did back in the Vietnam War-era. I hope things will change for the better, since it seems like they've been going downhill ever since GW Bush got into office, and a lot of jobs got sent overseas.
And at least I'm not an old fart who tries to demonize people who are actually exercising their right to free speech. "Children of the Corn" indeed! Things might have been great for you back in the 1950s even without a college education. There are too many people now who actually have college educations but cannot find work.
"Jobs are out there, you say." Not like they were in the 1960s and 1970s and there's a lot more people now, especially due to immigration, while many good American jobs have gone overseas. You just sound like you cannot relate to what it is like to be young and see fewer opportunities than previous generations had.
I support what the Occupiers are doing -- so many people are fooled by the crony capitalist economic system in this country. The 1% make money off the work of other people, but they do not share it in any equitable way. The filthy rich are the real entitlement society, if you want to know the truth.
Having a system like the CCC (Civilians Conservation Corps) that rebuilds the infrastructure is a good idea but I don't think drafting people is the way to do it. Have you ever been drafted or been in the military? I'll bet not -- so please know that the military is not that easy to get into and it takes a lot of work and discipline to stay there.
I guess some people don't recognize sarcasm when they see it, and I know you, @snokeman are being sarcastic. and maybe you do have an idea that will help - heck, maybe there are a lot of people who have ideas that would help the situation, but if they don't, that's OK, too.
Mayor Landrieu and Chief Serpas make six-figure salaries so they are being well paid to be innovative and productive -- so get busy, guys! Listen to what people are saying, 'cause there have to be ways to turn the crime situation around -- things were not always this bad.
Really! I think their presence was greatly appreciated by most all the citizens of the City. The only problem would be the "who has authority" issues that would be bound to come up with the NOPD.
you have no idea how prayers can be healing, and yes, often answered. Your comment was out of line, since you now know that @ikeeptryin is Black and you're telling him to move.
There must be a way to turn the crime situation around -- so a good Christian praying about it can't hurt.
I see plenty of kids playing outside and riding their bikes where I live in outside of Phoenix. Anywhere these days it's important for kids to be cautious, though, and aware of "stranger danger." It's important for them to follow your rules, but you also want them to learn to be independent when they are adults and not afraid of going places.
Khan - you must be a man who has never raised kids talking down to women with all that nonsense. I bet you don't even have the cajones to tell a man who is about to become a father to go "get fixed." Telling people to give up their cars and their jobs because they have children is not even realistic. It costs a lot of money to raise kids, and I would rather people have jobs and pay for things themselves than live off public assistance forever. Now if I got $700 a month in food stamps and Section 8 housing assistance like my not-working next-door neighbor with four illegitimate children is, then I probably wouldn't care, but no, I don't get that. I worked when my kids were small because I was the family breadwinner, though I didn't really want to be. My kids are grown now, and my daughter graduated from ASU just last year. They liked day-care just fine -- they had friends, learned social skills and did fun things. It isn't always easy to find good caregivers, but they are out there.
You are a good Mom to recognize the importance of play to your child.
"Play is the work of children," is a quote by Friedrich Froebel, who officially opened the first Kindergarten on 28 June 1840 in Germany.
Go get some help!
Who are you -- the fat police? What are you talking about, "non-compliant?" Non-complaint to who or what that sets the rules for all people above normal BMI? That's a pretty general statement to make and I'm assuming you don't have children or a husband to cook for when you get home.
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National Rifle Association head Wayne LaPierre doubled down on his defiant stance in the aftermath of the Newtown massacre yesterday by defending his proposal for a federal program to put armed guards at schools around the nation on the Sunday talk shows. On "Meet the Press," he said, "If it's crazy to call for armed officers in our schools to protect our children, then call me crazy." He's right to the extent that there is nothing foolish about a discussion about strengthening security in schools. But NRA members who have lashed out at anyone who had the temerity to criticize LaPierre for his tone deaf response to Newtown after a week of silence, as I did both here at Contentions and in the New York Post, should realize something else. LaPierre's idea may not be crazy, but it also isn't conservative.
If there is anything at the heart of the modern conservative moment it's the impulse to push back at the liberal drive to increase the power and the reach of the federal government at the expense of the states and local communities. Nothing is a greater threat to our individual liberty than giving federal bureaucrats the ability to impose their fiats on the nation through unfunded mandates and regulations. Yet that is exactly what LaPierre's hare-brained scheme to make school security a federal program would do. After decades of furiously and rightly resisting attempts by liberals to bypass local resistance to gun control laws via federal legislation, the NRA is now playing the same card. If the group wants to know why most congressional Republicans have given the idea a chilly reception, it's not only due to the public relations disaster that resulted from the group's Friday presser; it's because nationalizing school security is a liberal concept, not a conservative one.
As the New York Times reported, approximately one-third of all schools in the nation already have armed personnel on campus. Though most of these have been in urban areas where gangs and crime are at the root of the concern, others are starting to talk about increasing security, including having guards with firearms. But these decisions are the result of choices being made by local officials and communities, not a dictat issued from Washington. If federal programs such as "No Child Left Behind" have proved to be mistakes because they don't give school districts the flexibility to make their own judgments, how much more misguided is the NRA's attempt to make guns in schools a matter of federal purview.
It's not exactly a secret that LaPierre's presentation about school security was an attempt to divert the country's attention from its grief about Newtown and the debate about a renewed push for gun control. Most Americans still support gun rights, if not in the absolutist fashion that the NRA feels is essential to fend off any sort of restrictions that could be an opening for those who wish to make gun possession illegal. But it's not fooling anyone with its National Model School Shield Program. It's something that will give Washington the ability to interfere in yet another sphere of our lives and it hasn't a chance of mustering the support it needs from either liberal Democrats that despise the NRA or conservatives who understand that is not what the country needs.
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Cambio climático y pobreza son nefasto para dominicanos
(English) By Patricia Grogg, IPS. The Dominican Republic (DR) could lose about one fifth of its territory to rising sea levels. In the DR, where over 43 out of every 100 people are poor, and over 16 out of 100 are abjectly poor, 70 percent of the cities are on riverbanks and other waterways that are covered by impoverished urban settlements. (English | Spanish)
(English) MIT Climate Change Study: Tropical Rains to Become More Extreme
(English) By Jennifer Chu, MIT News Office. According to a study by the Department of Atmospheric Science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), with every 1 degree Celsius rise in Earth's surface temperature, tropical regions will see 10 percent heavier rainfall extremes, with possible flooding in populous regions.
(English) Isaac, Gener and Katrina: Climate Change in Action
(English) By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery | News Junkie Post. Like a hulking giant, Isaac has stomped across the Caribbean at practically human speed, for days. Ten miles per hour, 14 mph, and Isaac continues its march northwest and west-northwest, for nearly one week, as if for a rendez-vous. Isaac appears set to revisit Katrina's old haunts. The timing is identical: midweek, near the end of August.
(English) Isaac Takes Boat from Haiti to Florida GOP Convention
(English) By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Haitian government officials finally did something about Tropical Storm Isaac. They gathered 32 boats and 1250 temporary shelters as peace offerings to the storm gods. Then they gave a press conference at which they demanded that all those in charge of safety — whoever they might be — do their jobs, whatever these might be.
(English) Hurricanes and Climate Change
(English) By Brenda Ekwurzel, Union of Concerned Scientists | NOAA | Haiti Chery. Scientific evidence links the destructive power of hurricanes to higher ocean temperatures driven by global warming. Expansion of the oceans due to warming, combined with the inflow of water from melting land ice, have raised global sea levels more than one inch over the last decade. In addition, the water vapor content of the atmosphere over the oceans has increased four percent since 1970.
(English) Haitian Government Does Nothing About Isaac
(English) By Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. According to the U.S. National Hurricane Center, a hurricane warning is in effect for Haiti — including the populous cities of Port-au-Prince and Jacmel, and the Ile de la Gonave — and the Dominican Republic's southern coast. Hurricane Isaac should hit the island of Hispaniola the night of Thursday August 23-24 with rainfall of 8 to 12 inches, dangerous waves, and storm surges that might raise the coastal waters 3 to 5 feet above normal. With less than 24 hours left for preparations to save lives and property, the Haitian government had done nothing except issue general safety warnings. Regular UPDATES. (English | French)
(English) Typhoon Gener, Climate Change Wreak Havoc in Philippines
(English) Editorial comment by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery | Staff, AFP via Yahoo!7 News | Elena L. Aben and Ellalyn B. De Vera, Manila Bulletin | Manuel Mogato, Rosemarie Francisco and Ed Lane, Reuters | By Staff, Sun Star | Rio Rose Ribaya, Reuters via Yahoo! | By Kim Arveen Patria, Yahoo! Large farming towns north of the capital Manila, as well as heavily populated coastal areas remain under waist-deep floods. Fierce winds and heavy rains from slow-moving Typhoon Gener (international codename Saola) have battered the country, killing at least 39 people and displacing about 200,000. UPDATE Aug 7: The typhoon left the Philippines on Friday Aug 3 but was immediately followed by tropical storm Haikui, which raised the number of casualties to more than 50 and of the displaced to more than 270,000 people. UPDATE Aug 16: New tropical storm Helen (international name Kai-Tak) kills 7 and causes yet more flooding and destruction.
(English) Dominican Republic Building Cross-Mountain Highways But No City Storm Drains and Bridges
(English) By Staff, Dominican Today | Editorial comment by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. As the Dominican Republic's flooded Santiago province erupted in protest against a poorly-built bridge and a scarcity of functional storm drains during the recent rains, the country's President Leonel Fernandez celebrated the ground breaking for a U.S. $293 M inter-mountains road that is part of grander plan for highway construction throughout the country.
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(English) Floods Cause Colombia Landslides, Deadly Pipeline Explosion
(English) Climate Change, Poverty, Main Causes of Philippine Flood Deaths
(English) By Staff, Herald Sun (AFP) | Editorial comment by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. A month's worth of rainfall, about 180.9 millimetres (7.1 inches), fell over the region in 24 hours. This is what climate change brings.The U.S., Canada, Japan, New Zealand, Australia, Russia, and the European Union dump huge quantities of carbon dioxide and methane into the atmosphere, and the heavy rains from the climatic changes they cause pour down on Latin Americans and Asians.
(English) Climate Change Blamed for Storms, Flooding, Drought
(English) By Cathy Yamsuan and Kristine L. Alave, Philippine Daily Inquirer | Editorial comment by Dady Chery, Haiti Chery. Two months before the recent huge loss of lives, Filipinos were warned to guard against climate change by protecting forests and improving drainage, as if a forest could indefinitely hold back the rising sea levels and more violent storms caused by the climatic changes brought on by the carbon emissions from developed countries. DC


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A class of commonly prescribed sedatives called benzodiazepines have come under scrutiny. You may know them by their brand names such as, Xanax, Ativan, and Valium. New research published in the British Medical Journal "Thorax" shows that there may be an increased risk of pneumonia associated with the use of benzodiazepines and possibly even an increased risk of death from it as well.
Benzodiazepines are very often used to treat the symptoms of panic attacks and anxiety. They also are increasingly being used for symptoms of restless leg syndrome and insomnia. Dr. Robert Sanders, a senior clinical research associate at the Wellcome Department of Imaging Neuroscience at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience at University College London led a team of researchers to study the risks that this class of drugs poses to patients, especially those who suffer an infection. They looked at historical data from the Health Improvement Network database. Nearly 5000 patients who were diagnosed with pneumonia between the years 2001 to 2002 were compared with 29,500 patients who were not. They compared benzodiazepine use between the two groups as well as, another drug that acts like a benzodiazepine called zopliclone. The analysis showed a 54% higher risk of developing pneumonia in the group that used benzodiazepines. Oddly enough, this also held true for zopiclone. Those who were diagnosed with pneumonia and were also taking benzodiazepines showed a 22% increased risk of death from it after a month's time. It was 32% increased risk within a 3 year window.
More research needs to be done to try to figure out exactly why these drugs are correlating to a fatal pneumonia. One theory is that these drugs tend to suppress breathing and coughing. In a patient with pneumonia, it is imperative that coughing occur to clear the airways in the lungs.


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Stephen Farrow trial: Killing of vicar John Suddards was ritualistic
Posted: October 05, 2012|
IT was like a scene from the Da Vinci Code.
A murder trial has heard that the body of Thornbury vicar John Suddards was found lying in a pool of blood, with a series of objects laid on and around him.
A copy of the Bible was on his chest, open at the Epistle of Jude with the pages face down.
A kitchen knife had been placed by his left arm, Bristol Crown Court heard.
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To the left of his body was a canvas picture of Christ on the cross, while to the right was a large mirror in which the picture could be seen from where the Rev Suddards' body lay.
The jury heard party popper streamers had been discharged over the vicar's body and next to it was broken china and food, including a half-eaten apple.
Michael Fitton QC, opening the case for the prosecution, said further items, collected by Mr Suddards' killer from throughout the vicarage, included a fixed penalty notice, a magazine showing pictures of men, a calendar showing a man and a condom packet. There were also "homosexual DVDs", underwear and silver rings.
Homeless Stephen Farrow, 48, admits the manslaughter of St Mary's Church vicar Mr Suddards, 59, in February but denies murder on the grounds of diminished responsibility through mental disorder.
He also denies the murder of 77-year-old retired teacher Betty Yates at her home in Worcestershire in January.
But the court heard yesterday that he admitted burgling another home in Thornbury, leaving behind a chilling message for the occupiers.
Mr Fitton said that between December 21 last year and January 3 this year a break-in occurred at a cottage next to St Mary's Church cemetery.
He told the court the intruder forced a back window and "trashed" the home, stealing jewellery, a gold watch and a radio.
The burglar even helped himself to food and drink, which was left half-eaten on the kitchen table.
Alongside was a note, pinned to the table using two kitchen knives.
Mr Fitton said: "It was written in a curious, disguised style of squiggly writing.
"It said: 'Be thankful you did not come back or we would have killed you, Christian scum'."
The court heard the message, which went on to declare that the writer hated God, meant nothing to householders Alan and Margaret Pinder, who had been away for Christmas and New Year and were not overtly religious.
Crime scene investigators detected a boot print on a magazine on the floor, which forensic scientist Patrick O'Shea later linked to Farrow's footwear.
The jury also heard Farrow may well have left low-level DNA on the handle of the large kitchen knife used to pin down the note.
Mr Fitton said Mr Suddards' body was found by builders on February 15.
A postmortem examination revealed he had been stabbed in the neck the previous day and suffered wounds which cut his jugular vein and also penetrated his spine and heart.
Evidence suggested the killer stayed the night "comfortably" at the vicarage after arranging the body, drinking the vicar's Kronenbourg 1664 lager and watching a DVD of the movie Raiders of the Lost Ark on his TV.
He then left, with the curtains drawn.
Mr Fitton said: "He killed the Reverend Suddards and watched him die. He stayed in the house to re-arrange the body.
"What was the purpose? We say he did what he did with what he found after he killed him."
He added the items discovered at the scene were intended to "harm the reputation and memory" of the clergyman.
The jury was shown stills taken from CCTV footage of Farrow walking towards Thornbury police station the next day, then doubling back on himself. He was recorded taking the early 6.15am bus from Thornbury to Bristol and travelled on to Weston- super-Mare and Weymouth.
The court heard he took Mr Suddards' Citizen watch and mobile phone.
On February 18 he used the phone to text the reverend's friend, Elizabeth Bendrey, with the message: "RIP Mr Suddards. Pervert."
Farrow then stayed at a friend's home but she contacted police when she realised he was wanted.
He was arrested in Folkestone, Kent, on February 19 and police found the vicar's DNA in blood on Farrow's trousers, jacket and knife.
Mrs Yates had also been stabbed in the neck and her jugular vein severed, the court heard.
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BURLINGTON, VT College of Charleston guard Andrew Lawrence scored a game-high 21 points and Anthony Stitt added 19 points to lead the Cougars past Vermont, 62-50, Saturday afternoon at Patrick Gymnasium.
The Cougars (8-4) used a 10-4 run to end the game and improve to 4-0 on the road this season.
It was Lawrences fourth career 20-point effort as the senior went eight of 13 from the floor. Lawrence added five rebounds and five assists. Stitt was seven of 11 from the floor, including three of four from 3-point range.
College of Charleston forward Willis Hall added four points and 12 rebounds.
The Cougars will face Marist Monday afternoon.
Clancy Rugg led the Catamounts with 11 points.
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Is It Time For A Welterweight Interim Title? | UFC NEWS
After Johny Hendricks defeated Carlos Condit at UFC 158 it looked like he would finally get a crack at the welterweight strap, but it seems that a shot at the title has once again evaded him, this time in the form of an Achilles tendon injury to welterweight kingpin Georges St. Pierre. GSP's coach Firas Zihabi said Georges would be out for six-months, after just two fights back after teaching his ACL. One asks the question, is it fair to put the welterweight division on hold yet again? When GSP tore his ACL he was expected to be out for "up to six months" and he ultimately ended up returning after nearly nine. If Georges is going to miss another nine-months, in my opinion, it is only fair to give Johny Hendricks his title shot, but in the form of an interim title fight. The UFC now has their own rankings ladder, but who is really deserving of an interim title fight?
The UFC lists Carlos Condit as #2 on their rankings, below Johny Hendricks, but Condit is on a 2-fight losing streak, whereas Jake Ellenberger (#4 in UFC rankings) is on a 2 fight win streak, and is 8-2 in his last 10 fights. The UFC doesn't necessarily have time for a title eliminator, below are my picks for fighters deserving of an interim title fight against Hendricks.
Former Marine Jake "The Juggernaut" Ellenberger made quite the statement in his last fight against former Strikeforce champion Nate Mardquart last Saturday, knocking Mardquart out in the first round. Ellenberger has explosive power in his hands, much like Hendricks, and also has a wrestling background, again much like Hendricks. Styles make fights, and when you put two of the hardest hitting fighters in the UFC in the Octagon together, one can almost guarantee a knockout. Ellenberger also recently called out Hendricks, saying he wants to "Wear Johny's teeth as a necklace." In my opinion, Ellenberger is the only healthy opponent worthy of a title fight.
Rory MacDonald vs. Johny Hendricks would also be an intriguing fight, however MacDonald is injured. MacDonald was scheduled to fight Carlos Condit at UFC 158, a rematch of their UFC 115 fight where Condit scored a TKO victory over MacDonald with 7 seconds left in the fight. The problem with MacDonald fighting for an interim belt is that he has previously stated that he does not want to fight fellow Tristar teammate Georges St. Pierre, thus limiting his options in the welterweight division.
What do you think PENNATION? If St. Pierre is sidelined for six months who should fight for the interim title if anyone?
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Hendricks vs Ellenberger would be a great fight !!!
Really? I mean bjpenn.com is now allowing its writers to troll publicly to get page views?
This is a stupid article…GSP busts himself up and wrecks his body fighting for the UFC and you have the stones to suggest an interem title.
He's an injured champion, not a bum avoiding fights…pretty weak evan.
He's the champ and he should keep his strap until he loses it.
Yeah he's a busted up champ but it doesn't mean he's ducking Hendricks, he got hurt, and I agree with the article, can't just put the division on hold again, Hendricks v. juggernaut, winner faces GSP for the belt, like when Condit fought Diaz
Ok then what's the answer when a paranoid champion wears himself out training like Rory is doing now? Goerges is setting the standard and it sucks.This whole I've gotta have twenty wins in a row bullshit is compromising the draw of this sport. I like to here people bitch about BJs record and decisions in training and who he has fought because it exposes the fans that have never stood up to the odds in life in anyway. Goerges can't be compared to Anderson because he is to paranoid to be as interesting. So I'm sure people will say how can you say Goerges doesn't draw but I choose to believe people just want to see his ass lose. Goerges you want to impress me take a chance with your glass jaw and quit overtraining.
did you read that "glass jaw" thing and figured you'd sound smart by reposting it?
You don't.
GSP has been put down (tko) by punches a total of one time you idiot. he got kicked in the head by condit and survived, he took BJ's shots and survived, he banged with Alves and survived, he smashed Kos's face in and didn't get hurt by anything Kos has…oh, and didn't he just dominate "the best boxer in MMA" a couple weekends ago??
where is the rationale for the "glass jaw" comment? from his loss to Serra years ago?
I need to read nothing to develop an opinion of my own that's why I'm a fan of entertaining fighters. I've noticed like anyone with common sense my friend that when Goerges gets hit with a fly he sees brass gnats. It's not a matter of me trying too sound smart I'm just observant to the obvious. You on the other hand would like to ignore the fact that after Goerges got tko'd by Serra he has wasted your money and time by proving he's a points fighter and not a committing finishing artist. If you choose a fighter that has spectacular finishes and you become entertained I would be interested in your take considering you took a chance with a fighter that is brave enough too take a chance. You stick with your safe fighter and feel secure he will just simply win nothing worth remembering.
nuff said
Tell Hendricks to quit whining about a belt, then do:
Hendricks v. Ellenberger
Condit v. Macdonald
Sorted. Then GSP will hopefully be recovered to fight the winner of Hendricks/Ellenberger, the loser fights the winner of Condit/Macdonald.
BOOM. Why aren't you hiring me, UFC. Doing your job for you. Bald fuck Dana.
You are definite marketing whiz. Hendricks is next for a title shot. Why make him fight AGAIN against Jake who should be in contention for a title right now anyway?
It's gotta be Juggernaut vs Hendricks!!!
Condit vs Macdonald,
then both winners fight for interim belt.
Then that winner gets GSP, once he is well again!!!
Good matches. But I think GSP will be back before an "interim" bout. Fighters need to rest for a couple of months or so. If an interim fight happens, might as well go for Juggernaut v Big Rigg.
In comparison look at the time between bj winning his LW title, fighting gsp, then defending it again against Florian. If you're gonna bring up "interim" due to not defending your title look at past champions time frames between defending there belt the only way the ufc does the interim is to try go lure the casual fan into buying a Champ vs. Champ fight but judging by gsps ppv sales they won't need too.
This is a ridiculous article.
First of all, how does one teach an ACL? ("Firas Zihabi said Georges would be out for six-months, after just two fights back after teaching his ACL")
Second, St.Pierre was out for nineteen months, not nine. That difference is huge. The last time that the belt was out of contention for more than a year because of an injury, it did go up as an interim belt. That is pretty much par for the course with the UFC – more than a year = interim title. (See: Mir injury and Lesnar illness as two cases in point)
Finally, six months between fights isn't really all that long. Four months between fights is nice, but pretty quick. I mean, using the author's reasoning the Middleweight title should be up for grabs in an interim fight. The GOAT's last fight was almost six months ago… and his last fight in the Middleweight division was in July last year. By the time he faces Weidman it will be one day short of a year since Silva last fought as a Middleweight.
Silly, silly article.
the difference is where there is a definite number one contender lined up at 170 there isn't a real one at middleweight. I'm glad they gave Weidman a shot but he hasn't done to his opponents what hendricks has done to his.
Blowjob penn needs to fire this writer. My 2 year old daughter constructs better sentences…seems more like a sorry ass idiot trying to post bullshit and cause a stir.
Get a new job Evan you are fucked.
Kill yourself HOMIE
GSP was didn't fight for like a year and a half because of injuries and they made a title last time. He fought Shields in like April of 2011 and didn't fight again til late 2012. Ridiculous.
No Silva's taken/taking a similar lay off…
WTF? Condit? He's on a 2 fight losing streak!!!! Hendricks and Ellenberger for Interim Title. Rory vs Maia to see if Maia is any good or not and if Rory is ready then Condit vs. Diaz/Kampmann/Saffiedine/Lawler, etc.
Rory Mcdonald hasnt done enough yet. Ellenberger needs to get in line. Hendricks is a one trick pony which is boring to watch if you prefer the finer technicalities of the sport (i would go watch boxing to look for a one punch knockout hero). Diaz needs to GTFO for playing the marketing game and completely under-performing (wow stuffed a couple of takedowns. well done for leaning forward). GSP out fo 6 months is nothing. I think most MMA fans have come to expect title shots 6 months apart by now. Interim title is like saying "We don't really want GSP as champ anymore". Tsk.
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If you want to be the best, you've got to beat the best. The Palmetto Christian Academy Eagles boys tennis team is going through this process early in the 2014 season.
Palmetto Christian (2-3) has gone up against some tough competition already this season, including Porter-Gaud, Wando and Charleston Collegiate, all larger schools.
Palmetto Christian head coach Dewey Caulder is hoping that playing tougher competition early will help his team come playoffs. He says he's excited about the development of the talent the Eagles have on the court, including senior Austin Heinz and sixth-grader Luke Prendergast.
Heinz is senior who's drawing interest from several colleges, including Division I programs. He plays with a calm poise and is excellent at capitalizing on his opponents mistakes and has yet to lose a match this season. He's known for winning big without trash talking or yelling. By now, he's used to it. Heinz has been part of six state championships throughout his high school career and was named to the All-Lowcountry tennis team last season.
Prendergast is an incredible young talent and already the No. 2 seed on the Eagles' ladder. The sixth-grader plays beyond his age on the court and has incredible power despite his smaller stature. Still young, he's already comfortable playing against top talent. Caulder expects Prendergast's experience playing in national tournaments will pay dividends throughout the season and into the playoffs.
The Eagles wrapped up their home schedule with a win over James Island. They'll close out the regular season with six straight road matches, including trips to Porter-Gaud, Academic Magnet and Bishop England.
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McDermott Will & Emery has a strategic alliance with MWE China Law Offices, a separate law firm based in Shanghai. This China Law Alert was authored by MWE China Law Offices lawyer Bryan Fu and McDermott lawyers Philip Bentley and Frank Schoneveld.
Negotiations for a bilateral investment treaty between the European Union and China are expected to be formally launched during the EU-China Summit next week. Though the launch would be just the first step in a long negotiation process, it would also be a giant leap for upgrading the investment relationship between the EU and China.
This move is significant for several reasons.
According to provisional Eurostat data, in 2012 Chinese investments into the EU(27) amounted to €3.5 billion, and only accounted for 2.2 per cent of total foreign direct investment (FDI) flowing into the EU. By contrast, in the same year EU firms invested €9.9 billion in China, accounting for approximately 11.4 per cent of all China's inward FDI. It is worth noting that the EU's outward FDI to China only accounted for 2.4 per cent of total outbound investment flowing from the EU to the rest of world in 2012. By contrast, bilateral trade in goods and services is more than €1 billion per day.
China signed its first BIT with Sweden in 1982, and currently has similar arrangements with each and every EU Member State (except Ireland). However, these BITs were negotiated and executed in the past 30 years, during which China went through substantial changes in all aspects of society, including a significant increase in outbound investment. Some of the BITs were updated to reflect such changes, e.g., the China-Netherlands BIT was amended to include national treatment in 2001.
Overall, the EU-China BIT will not be a simple compilation of the existing BITs between China and EU Member States, but an upgrade of the investment relationship between them.
The negotiation of a BIT between two giant economic entities is likely to be a long process. For example, the China-US BIT negotiation is still in its preliminary stage more than 30 years after both parties opened the dialogue in 1980. The China-Canada agreement took 18 years and went through 22 rounds of formal negotiations.
The difficulties of these negotiations must not be underestimated. The EU-China BIT will go further than the existing bilateral agreements with individual Member States. The EU negotiators are keen to include provisions on market access, including access to services, and on intellectual property. The negotiation process is likely to be complicated by calls from the European Parliament to include provisions on fundamental rights and values (social, environmental, consumer, etc.).
From a procedural point of view, this will be the first trade agreement negotiated by the EU since the assignment of trade and investment agreements to the exclusive competence of the EU under the Lisbon Treaty. This gives the European Parliament a key role to play in approving any final agreement.
In sum, if both parties formally launch the negotiations in November, it will be a small step in the negotiation process, but a giant leap for upgrading the investment relationship between EU and China.
If EU industry has concerns about obstacles to FDI in China, including discrimination and absence of mutual treatment, it is not too late to raise them with the Directorate General for Trade of the European Commission.
Bryan Fu also contributed to this article.
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Why This Kolaveri Di Song – Lyrics and Meaning : Internet HitPublished: November 26, 2011
Update : Why this Kolaveri Di Official Remix by DJ Suketu is available here.. Dhanush has declared that he has also created the hindi version of song Kolaveri Di, which will be launched soon.
Kolaveri Di – A Song sung by Tamil star Dhanush (A National Award-Winning Actor), for his film "3″, which is being directed by his wife Aishwarya (Daughter of Superstar Rajinikanth). You will be surprised after knowing that this famous song is composed by a 18-year-old "Anirudh Ravichander", A young Music director.
Kolaveri Di Song means "Why do you have such a rage towards me, girl" (Translation in English)
Kolaveri Di was launched on 18th November 2011. This song has become an Internet Sensation, and crossed over 5 million hits on youtube in just 8 Days. It has also gained fame on the national music channel, MTV. Kolaveri di has got so immense success due to its simpler tune and lyrics.
Rajinikanth's son-in-law Dhanush, is really happy with the high success of the tanglish song 'Kolaveri Di'.
As per the Actor Dhanush, "Kolaveri Di is absoulte non-sense". When Dhanush was interviewed by a leading daily, he said "It feels nice when people are open with their praise for your work. I honestly didn't think the song would be such a craze. This has made me realize that people universally want only simple lyrics and simpler tune from filmmakers. I managed to write this song in 6 minutes. My poor broken English lyrics, written in a silly tone, and borderline singing has proved to be advantageous for the success of this song."
Dhanush also added that "I agree the lyrics are absolute nonsense and is written in Tanglish. That's probably why people everywhere relate to it".
Kolaveri Di Video shows that Dhanush is recording the song in a studio with his wife Aishwarya (Daughter of Rajinikanth), Music Director Anirudh Ravichander and actor Shruti Haasan.
Why This Kolaveri Di Song Lyrics :
Lets look at tweets from some of the celebrities.
Amitabh Bachchan : This Kolaveri is veri veri endearing .. just not leaving the sound waves in the mind-u .. what-a what-a what-a do-u … !! ha ha !!.
Karan Johar : Kolaveri di…definitely the sleeper song blockbuster of the year!!! Rock on dhanush!!!
Shahid Kapooor : Kolaveri D WHAT A TRACK MAN triPping on it !!!!!
Kushboo (Actress) : Why this 'Kolaveridi…" is the new anthem
Trisha : I'm totally addicted to 'Why this Kolaveri di?' N super happy that its d talk of d nation..Yay Tamil cinema is goin places.Congrats 2 d team
Wow!You are great. You have shown your best in this song. Your voice is so special. It is your treasure. Please dont waste it.In my school
You are great. You have shown your best in this song. Your voice is so special. It is your treasure.
Please dont waste it.
In my school everyone sings this song and one day we got caught for singing this song. But we did not listen. At-last teacher also sang with us. :)
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