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While replacing my ignition coil I had to cut the two wires connecting to the negative terminal, because the screw holding the metal piece ( I don't know the name for it, but it's like a little metal gasket) that pushes against the negative terminal was stripped. Is it okay two solder the two wires to a new metal piece, or will this have adverse effects?
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How do I replace a battery in a 2009 Chevy Equinox LS with a 3.4L V6. Most cars are straight forward, this looks difficult. Shame on GM. Thanks.
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Hi gang,
got me a new 7" lilliput monitor which has vga, dvi, and hdmi connections. So before I throw it into my ride, I wanted to figure what was the best way to have video sent to it... Given that it's only 7" the video resolution would display essentially the same between the three. There would be less (no?) noise if I choose the dvi/hdmi option. HDMI possibly won't show up until the OS starts (won't be able to see BIOS). If I use the VGA connection, then the HDMI is left open for connecting to my phone (Droid Bionic)... So what I am trying to figure out is if the DVI connection would be noticeably better than the VGA connection to warrant rewiring things. Anyone have any thoughts?

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Nike Basketball Camps and Pro Level Training are back at the Manoa Recreation Center for a second summer. Directed by Geremy Robinson, this boys complete skills camp will run from June 14th-19th, 2015.
For Coach Robinson, it is his destiny to improve the youth basketball of Hawaii through his team Opencourt program -- including individual, group and team training, as well as through the club team that competes in AAU.
Geremy currently runs a very successful OpenCourt basketball club which has well over 150 players and plays in the summer AAU and NCAA circut. The national success of his coaching and teams, got him named one of the top AAU coaches in the nation. His accolades have punched him a ticket to an NCAA basketball academy in New York, to participate in coaching international players.
Geremy grew up in Baton Rouge, Louisiana where he started playing basketball at the age of 6. Geremy went to McKinley High School in Baton Rouge, where he played varsity as a freshman (which is unheard of in Louisiana because of the talent level) - his team won the 1993 Louisiana State Championship. Geremy finished his high school career as a top 100 McDonalds All-American, and a first team AAU All American - with the likes of Kobe Bryant, Shaheim Hallo way, Tim Thomas, and Lester Earl. After High School, Geremy went to Pearl River Junior College. As a two year starter, he averaged nearly a triple-double of 27pts, 9reb, 11ast, and was a first team JuCo All American. He also led his team to two state championships and a national championship runner up, his sophomore year. After two years at Pearl River, Geremy signed to play at University of Hawaii where he set a national record of 27 points in 6-min against St Mary's, was also United Airlines "Tip-off tournament" mvp his sophomore year. After playing at U.H., Geremy remained active with a pro basketball career since 2001, where he first played for the Globetrotters. He has also been to training camps with Houston Rockets, Atlanta Hawks, and L.A Lakers, and most recently has played in the Philippines PBA (January 2011), where he led his Air 21 team to the PBA semifinals. Geremy is more than qualified to teach the game to youth, with his experience and knowledge of the game of basketball on and off the court.
Coach Robinson's mission is to provide every opportunity for a player of any size, disability or gender to develop the skills to compete at a high level of basketball. Team Opencourt and Nike Basketball Camps work with anyone who is serious about playing the game of basketball.
Camp Check-in: Sunday, June 14th at 11AM
Closing Ceremony: Friday, June 19th at 8:30PM
Camp Hours: SUN 12PM-4:30PM and MON-FRI 5PM-9PM
Camp Meals: Snacks and dinner are not included. Please bring your own snacks/dinner.
Upon arrival, all participants are evaluated by the staff so that their own instructional needs can be addressed throughout the week. In addition, campers will be evaluated and then split up into smaller groups according to age and ability. Parents are invited to attend the closing ceremony! Departure immediately following at 12PM.
Transportation is not provided by the camp to or from any airports. If you are flying to or from camp, we recommend using an airport shuttle service. Please schedule flights as close as you can to the check-in times on the first day and check-out times on the last day.
A detailed camper registration packet containing check in location, health/release forms, emergency contact numbers, and a checklist of things to bring will be emailed to all registered campers in the Spring. The US Sports Camps health and release forms do not require a doctor's signature and they will be collected on the first day of camp.
We cannot offer scholarships due to NCAA regulations. Our affiliation with NCAA coaches and schools puts us in a position where any scholarship money can be seen as an inducement to a future collegiate athlete. This puts our coaches and our host universities in jeopardy of damaging their status with the NCAA and incurring penalties at the hands of their organizing body.
If five or more campers register together, as a group by mail or fax, each camper will receive a $20 discount. If 10 or more campers register together, as a group by mail or fax, each camper will receive a $40 discount. Click "Get Brochure" above and print the application. All applications must be received at the same time via mail or fax. If all members of your group pay with a Visa or MasterCard, feel free to fax your applications to 415-479-6061 to expedite processing. Late or individual registrations are not eligible to receive the group discount.
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The Nike Basketball Camp Honolulu will be held at the Manoa Recreation Center, conveniently located in the scenic Manoa Valley District Park.
Coach Geremy and his staff were really professional. They did a lot of different things that I haven't seen in other camps. It was a good combination of skills training with strength conditioning. The staff was the most credible I've seen in Honolulu. The staff was made up of former college and professional players.
This camp is no longer available this season.
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This is a discussion on Memorial Day, every day of the year - enjoy. Pipes and US Marine Corps Band! (Video) within the Bob & Terry's Place forums, part of the The Back Porch category; Please indulge. We all have moments where our loved ones are mourned. I tend to drag out the mourning for my fallen warrior brothers! Once ...
Please indulge. We all have moments where our loved ones are mourned. I tend to drag out the mourning for my fallen warrior brothers! Once the 4th of July comes around, I'm usually over the funk. June Sucks!
Memorial Day is the 'not good' holiday, if you know what it really is meant for (and it ain't meant to have 2fer special sales at the local Mall). So I just thought I'd extend my mood on the whole subject a little bit.
One for rememberance - sweet and 'slighlty upbeat' in rememberance! - PIPES!: You've Never Heard Pipes And Drums Like This Before! - YouTube
Enjoy the upbeat US American Theme of a collection of music performed by the Marine Band (Eight & I evening show): 8th & I honors Sgt. Dakota Meyer with parade: 8th & I honors Sgt. Dakota Meyer with parade - YouTube
May we never forget (often overstated phrase...........). POW/MIA!
Semper Fi,
Socialism Kills! Time proven, with a very large body count! We are a Constitutional Republic....... not a Democracy, get it correct!
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Guillermo Del Toro is "canceling the apocalypse," as Idris Elba announces in this impressive first look at "Pacific Rim," an alien apocalypse movie to end all alien apocalypse movies — well, not end them exactly, since we've got "Oblivion" with which to content. Del Toro never disappoints, and given that he's cast much of "Pacific Rim" from the ranks of FX, including Charlie Day of "Always Sunny in Philadelphia" and Ron Perlman and Charlie Hunnam from "Sons of Anarchy," there's some strong alt-TV blood in this thing. It's SAMCRO vs. the aliens, and I feel good betting on SAMCRO.
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Lander's Tom Bell Receives RMFU Media Excellence
The Rocky Mountain Farmers Union Media Excellence Award recognizes an outstanding contribution in journalism, publishing or media that furthers the values and goals of Farmers Union in Colorado, New Mexico, and Wyoming. In 2011, the award is given to Tom Bell, the founder of the bi-weekly High Country News. Tom Bell, a Wyoming cowboy born in Lander, started his environmental newspaper 41 years ago. High Country News is now headquartered in Paonia, Colorado, and Tom Bell is retired. But his ... Full Story
Sorghum Food Symposium Kicks off Japan Initiative
The U.S. Grains Council's Japan office kicked off a series of major sorghum promotion efforts with a highly successful sorghum food symposium and tasting event. "The symposium was designed to promote a new sorghum branding effort," explained Florentino Lopez, executive director of the United Sorghum Checkoff Program. "Sorghum has commonly been viewed and utilized as a livestock ingredient in Japan among other countries. "This was an opportunity to reintroduce sorghum as a ... Full Story
RMFU Urges Careful Consideration of New Child Labor
RMFU Urges Careful Consideration of New Child Labor Regulations Rocky Mountain Farmers Union posted a comment with the Department of Labor urging that proposed new federal regulations on child labor avoid unintended hardships to family farms and ranches. "We are concerned that the regulations do not clearly exempt family operations that have incorporated," said Kent Peppler, a Mead, Colorado, farmer and President of RMFU. "We support regulations to improve the safety of young farm ... Full Story
Get Your Passports: U.S. Grains Council Annual Meeting
Get Your Passports: U.S. Grains Council Opens Registration for Annual Meeting WASHINGTON, D.C., November 29, 2011 — The U.S. Grains Council announced that registration is now open for its 9th International Marketing Conference and 52nd Annual Membership Meeting to be held Feb. 13-15 in Panama City, Panama. Registration and additional details are available at www.grains.org by clicking on the meeting link on the right hand side of the page. Online registration is available ... Full Story
USDA Rural Development Guaranteed Loan Program
USDA Rural Development Guaranteed Loan Program Now Available Through Funding Partners Fort Collins, CO, November 28, 2011 – Funding Partners (FP), a not-for-profit financial institution, is excited to announce the availability of Rural Development (RD) 502 Guaranteed Loans, originated through Funding Partners. The RD Guaranteed program serves families and individuals in the form of a single family home loan that provides 100% financing for home purchase in rural communities and ... Full Story
Bookend Generations in Rural America
By John Crabtree firstname.lastname@example.com, Center for Rural Affairs Many rural American communities find themselves caught between bookend generations - under 20 and over 65 - that require more resources in areas such as health care and education. This long-term demographic trend challenges all of rural America, especially the Midwest and Great Plains. According to a Center for Rural Affairs report examining data from the 2010 Census, the ... Full Story
Farm Bill Proposal deserved a Quick Death
By John Crabtree, email@example.com, Center for Rural Affairs Over the last month, the leadership of the House and Senate Agriculture Committees pressed to finish a farm bill proposal that would cut 23 billion dollars over the next decade out of the USDA budget, through the Congressional Super Committee deficit reduction process, which must conclude by November 23rd. Fortunately, the Ag Committee proposal was never forthcoming. Rural America can breathe a ... Full Story
Two Goats Disqualified from Junior Livestock Sale
PUEBLO, Colo. – Two goats have been disqualified from the Colorado State Fair Junior Livestock Sale after testing confirmed the presence of ractopamine. The Food and Drug Administration has not approved ractopamine for use in goats, which means that no level of concentration is acceptable in the urine of the species. Therefore, the Grand Champion goat and another goat selected for the Junior Livestock Sale have been disqualified, and the funds from the Junior Livestock ... Full Story
Deadline Approaching for Listing in Annual Hay
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture is accepting listings for the 2011 Colorado Hay Directory. This annual publication, celebrating its 25th anniversary, markets Colorado hay to buyers in the state and around the country. "This publication is an important marketing tool that helps connect hay producers and buyers," said Wendy White, marketing specialist for the Colorado Department of Agriculture. "Every year we receive requests for the directory from people across ... Full Story
Summer Camp with a Cooperative Twist
Summer Camp is not just a luxury for wealthy suburban families. For more than 70 years, Rocky Mountain Farmers Union has offered a camp program that is affordable, educational, and fun. The RMFU Cooperative Leadership Camps are held at the beginning of June in Bailey, Colorado, at the National Farmers Union Educational Center. Each year the camp curriculum covers a topic important to rural families. The campers come from all over the state, from inner city and 'burbs to little towns on the ... Full Story


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If your loved one has just had radical prostatectomy, leaking urine during sex is not uncommon, particularly when he is at the stage of climax (orgasm).
Fortunately, this is expected to lessen over time.
What may be more of a shock to a woman is when her man suddenly starts leaking urine during foreplay years later, after he has been fully continent, during both foreplay and climax.
This unfortunate side effect may occur several years after initial radiation treatment.
It may also happen if your loved one's cancer recurs (comes back) after radical prostatectomy and he needs further treatment with radiation, which is called salvage radiation.
According to the American Cancer Society, the chance of incontinence rises each year for several years after external beam radiation.
Why does it happen?
When a man becomes aroused during sex, his pelvic muscles will contract. If his bladder muscles are weakened by treatment, it is possible that he may leak some urine during sex.
While urine leakage is harmless, it can certainly be uncomfortable for both of you. It also may be a source of shame for your man.
It may help to remind your man that as women age, we also often experience bladder leakage.
While the urine is completely harmless, it can be a bit shocking.
What can you do?
Here are some tips that may help you and your man:
If leaking urine during sex persists
If leaking urine during sex does not improve in the months after initial surgery, or it gets worse over time after initial radiation or salvage treatment, your loved one can talk to his urologist about available treatments for urinary incontinence.
A sense of humor helps
know of one couple that brags that any lovemaking session that does not
require three towels is less than stellar!
Updated 3/15
Back to sex after prostate cancer
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American Cancer Society. How is prostate cancer treated? http://www.cancer.org/docroot/CRI/content/CRI_2_2_4X_How_Is_Prostate_Cancer_Treated_36.asp. Accessed February 22, 2009.
Urological Research Foundation. Conditions after radical prostatectomy. http://www.drcatalona.com/qa/arch_rp-conditions.asp. Accessed February 22, 2009.
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This 1946 Willys CJ2A is located in our Louisville KY showroom. This 46 Jeep was meticulously torn apart down to a bare frame, then using new and refurbished parts built back to the condition you see today. 1945 was a great time for the states. We had won the war, people were getting back to regular jobs, and the economy was beginning to take off. The GI's had came back with stories from the war and they all had one thing in common, they all had a jeep involved. So in 1945 the Willys Overland company still heavy in surplus parts began producing a civilian version for them. By the end of 46 they had sold an astounding 73000 CJ's and the legend was born. This CJ has the period correct 2.2 liter inline 4 putting out a respectable 60 horses. However the amazing 105 LBFT of torque meant this little guy could pretty much crawl through anything. With a curb weight of right under a ton it was super light so if did get stuck two GI's could easily push it out. This one has the period correct tan paint with the matte finish as well as the having the correct axles. DANA 25 in the front and a DANA 41 in the rear which to this day are still known for their toughness and durability. The 3 speed transmission keeps everything about this CJ period correct. With it only having not quite 500 miles since the restoration, it is sure to have years of enjoyment ahead. It will definitely bring you back to a better time and place I mean I can honestly smell the apple pie from here. This piece of Americana can be seen, including an HD video, at www.gatewayclassiccars.com or call at 812-294-1555 for more information. SOLD
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Professor Xavier Is A Jerk
February 13th, 2015
We were so hot for Plok's extensive and illuminating reading of Guardians of the Galaxy (you know, the one with the raccoon that thinks it's not a raccoon) that we invited him back to talk about X-Men: Days of Future Past, Jennifer Lawrence, Ellen page and their role in a series of movies that are just full of "great" men…
You all know this guy, right?
Right, then.
We're ready.
…So, goddamnit, after all this time, they finally have a chance to make a genuine statement about difference in these X-Men movies. Or, rather: the X-Men franchise itself has that chance, and takes it. They don't want it to, obviously…would like it to somehow be other than it is, even though the way that it is, is all their own doing. Oh, it almost breaks your heart, doesn't it? Watching them floundering around trying everything they can try just to miss the point, yet the point still comes through, the meaning still comes out, inevitably. Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind, and all that. Instant karma…
Or, maybe not "Instant Karma", actually. Not primarily.
I have to be honest with you: this is the only lens through which I can view X-Men: Days Of Future Past where it even counts as a movie that's about anything. For what's really happened here? I am, I freely confess, just a bit too old to have been tagged by the famous Kitty Pryde Nerd Crush – myself, I always liked the skinny, scared Jewish kid from the suburbs who was smarter than she thought she was, with the fairly-useless power – Chris Claremont used to talk about how maybe if she phased her hand through some loose rope for about an hour, maybe gradually the fibers of the rope would unravel – but Ellen Page was so astonishingly born to portray a film-version Kitty Pryde that she threatens to make actual even ALL the different kinds of Kitty Pryde out there, even for me who never really believed in about half of them. The Chess Grand Master. The Yogic Flyer. The Pro-Solar Mechanic. The Perfect Girlfriend. And just look at her whaling away on the thing, for heaven's sake! From the second she wheeled to face Vinnie Jones in X3, perfectly improving on a Paul Smith cover (uh, it was a Paul Smith cover, wasn't it?), my nerd-breath was absolutely taken away. Every time she's been on screen, she's been acting the CRAP out of this real-life-Kitty-Pryde thing…but you hardly get to notice it, because I think she's been given, all told now, about ten-and-a-half minutes of screen time to do her thing. Even here, in what was really HER story in the comics, she's doing dramatic things, badass things…even when it seems all she's being asked to do is be hurt by Wolverine's abduction of her storyline, she is heroically soldiering on and doing everything you and I probably couldn't without breaking down and breaking right in two. Holy shit, and does anyone imagine that Ellen Page couldn't have carried an X-Men movie? Wolverine would still be in it, you know. He would have a pretty cool part, in fact! Why you could even still have given Hugh Jackman top billing…but it would've been Kitty's story, and so it would've been the right one, instead of the wrong one.
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Big Boys Don't Cry
December 30th, 2014
As a special festive treat, we convinced the man known as Plok – A Trout in the Milk; writes bubbles around people who write circles around your favourite bloggers – to write up his thoughts on the Guardians of the Galaxy movie, ultimate power and anachronistic/non-anachronistic adolescence as initially expressed to Illogical Volume after the author had suffered through a fairly hellish travel experience that ultimately led to a trip to Hairmyers Hospital (shout outs to the ghost of George Orwell!).
It's a long one, but trust us, it's worth it! Over to you Plok!
I haven't done any blogwriting in a while, so this might be a bit…uh, rambly.
Apologies in advance.
So here's me in some Mindless Ones comments, possibly being a prick about the Guardians Of The Galaxy movie:
"The Steve Gerber/Al Milgrom Guardians series from the Seventies is, for me, about as close to perfect as SF superhero comics ever got. I would've followed that thing to the ends of the earth; it really meant something to me. And it is so dead and gone for lo these thirtyodd years or whatever, that's it's like it never even happened. I saw a little of it boomerang back in Farscape,and it's been suggested to me that this Guardians movie is like a brainless, artless, heartless attempt to do a Marvelized Farscape…
"'My' Guardians have been 100% completely broken down and recycled to the point where the thing in the movie only contains naturopathicmedicine levels of that thing I liked, and that only because (possibly) it's partly copying a copy of it that wasn't even made in the world of comics in the first place…
"Gerber's Guardians were a bunch of war vets who couldn't fit in after their side finally won, and struggled with intense repression and thoughts of suicide. Nagged on by a mysterious, possibly omniscient being, they executed a number of SF psychodramas designed to bring them back to life, kicking and screaming all the way…and also a bit like Star Trek. But it didn't last. After Gerber left the title, the characters were reemployed by Jim Shooter for his Korvac Saga, diminishing in relatability as they went on…a characterdriven book surrendered its characters to the milling process of the Shooter Era, and the major conceits of the Guardians were ground out. Mark Gruenwald kept Vance Astro from ever making it to space, during the Nineties Starhawk lost his specific symbolic heft in the same stroke that took away his mystery…and I don't even know where Nikki ended up. I hope somewhere nice. And I didn't see any of them again until maybe Farscape came on the air, though I can't say for sure if Gerber influenced O'Bannon at all. But Farscape had the same sort of characterbased use of conventions as well as approximately the same setting and scenario, and a friend did cause me to wonder if maybe the GotG of today didn't partly come out of a "hey let's do a kindasorta Farscape thing" calculation…
"Gerber's Guardians was about what stock SF situations of the Forties would be like if they were all populated by people from the Seventies…everything that happens is impossible to believe and totally absurd, but if you don't find a way to take it seriously you'll crack up. But then if you do take it seriously you'll just crack up anyway, and so there must be an answer to absurdity butwhere is it? That's the sort of thing that interests me, especially when it's dressed up in SF and superhero costumes and (hello, Andrew!) Menippean satire.
Has GotG got anything like that in it?"
Yeah. I know. It doesn't. But did I have to be such an arch motherfucker about it? Obviously it doesn't, obviously it bloody well can't. My beloved Guardians of the 70s were "cinematic" comics long before Alan Moore arrived at Warrior!, but they were never the type that could be made into cinema, at least not without losing everything they were ever about in the first place.
GAH-dians More Like (Geddit?)
July 31st, 2014
I'm going to become quite unpopular among my friends, I suspect, when I say that I didn't like Guardians of the Galaxy very much at all.
I didn't *hate* it — it had an excellent cast, the effects work was as good as you'd expect, and there were a few good lines of dialogue (I was the only one in the cinema who laughed at the John Stamos line, as the only people who know about him in Britain are Beach Boys fans — and indeed there has just been a massive amount of drama about Stamos among Beach Boys fandom, which made me laugh a little harder than I otherwise would). Sometimes it's a bit too knowing about the pop culture tropes it makes fun of (this is definitely a post-TV Tropes script), but it occasionally does interesting things (there's one neat little twist when a very, very, obvious third act reveal straight from Screenwriting 101 *doesn't* turn out to be true).
It also actually had some scenes with colours that aren't orange or bluish-grey — not many, but a few. This is increasingly rare in the cinema these days, and is to be applauded. I'm sure I even saw a glimpse of yellow at one point.
But one of the reasons Marvel's films have been so successful is that they have been *superhero* films. This one isn't
In The Foyer Now: JAWS 2
May 31st, 2014
These will be irregular posts (aren't they all) about some of my favourite film posters. Not necessarily my favourite films, but the images used to promote them that I find alluring, striking and resonant.
The Wind Rises – Hayao Miyazaki, 2013
Before we start, a warning: this is probably not a fun night at the movies for your eight-year-old, unless said child is prematurely obsessed with flat-head screws. I mention this not out of a new-found commitment to providing consumer advice but because my friend Adam was frustrated by the apparent inability of movie reviewers to clarify this matter for him.
Studio Ghibili's long standing trust in the ability of children to stay interested in quiet moments and make sense of the senseless is admirable, but The Wind Rises seems to have been made in a different spirit from, say, Howl's Moving Castle (which combined frantic scene-shifting with portraits of stark devastation to great effect) or Princess Mononoke (which grew slowly, steadily monstrous in front of the patient viewer).
This film is realised with the lush, painterly attention to detail that characterises Hayao Miyazaki's other movies, but this is definitely a film of and about our world. Its magic is not of the kind likely to intrigue a child into attentiveness: its wonders are the result of late night meetings as much as they are the product of dreams, and even its most hard won miracles taste of ashes.
The most jarring note in this regard is the use of human voices to simulate the sounds made by everything from earthquakes to passing planes…
The Winter Soldier: Captain America 2, reviewed!
May 7th, 2014
Captain America: The Winter Soldier, directed by Joe and Anthony Russo, starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson and Anthony Mackie, brought to you by the power vested in me by the great state of Wyoming
While I will surprise approximately no one by saying that the action in this movie was nowhere near as inventive and exciting as the violence that gives The Raid 2 its reason to exist, this movie still confounded my expectations by impressing me more with competence than raw thrillpower.
A lot of people feel differently, of course.
Revenge of the Giant Face
March 12th, 2014
Ah, let's indulge in some time travel shall we? Let's go all the way back to September 2009, when Sean Collins had this to say about Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds:
It is, in other words, a deliberate assault on the facts surrounding the deaths of millions and millions of people, including the systematic genocide of six million Jews in the Holocaust… It's morally monstrous and its practitioners are moral monsters.
Oh, wait, shit. That's not quite right. That's what Sean C. had to say about Nazi-sympathizing turd-monger Pat Buchanan. Sorry everyone, but problems like this tend to occur when you start to mess around with history, you know?
In order to find what Sean actually thought of Inglourious Basterds we have to go back even further, to August 2009 no less! It was a kinder time, a gentler time, a time where a man could read an essay on the cathartic, history rupturing violence of Tarantino's latest picture without any danger of stumbling onto this long winded response.
Here's what Sean actually said about the film:
…Inglourious Basterds may be the punkest movie I've seen in I can't even think how long. Maybe ever. It's about nothing less than the power of art to destroy evil. It's about how important it is to love film more than the likes of Hitler hate life. It's about how movie violence, art violence, art designed as a FUCK YOU, can help you deal with the violence that so terrified Chamberlain's cohorts and to which Hitler and his cohorts were so indifferent. It's Woody Guthrie's "THIS MACHINE KILLS FASCISTS" guitar slogan made literal. It's a lingering closeup on the bloodlust-saturated eyes of Eli Roth, the beautiful Jewish torture-porn poster boy and enemy of good taste, as he empties a machine gun into the bodies of members of the Third Reich. And it's a total fucking fantasy. Yet that's what makes it so vital.
SPRING BREAKERS is the best Michael Bay movie ever – FACT!
April 15th, 2013
Spring Breakers, dir. Michael Bay, 2013
You might think that it would be impossible for Bay to top his Transformers trilogy, that those merciless tributes to the twin glories of steel and flesh represented the purest distillation of his art. On the other hand, you might not think that he could get any lower than that seemingly never-ending explosion in a cliché factory.
Whichever side of the divide you found yourself on, Spring Breakers renders your opinion obsolete. This movie is Fear and Loathing to the Transformers trilogy's hyper-modern war movie (with Florida standing in for Las Vegas just as Vietnam blurs into Iraq). It's the Saints Row to The Dark of the Moon's Call of Duty. The adventures of Optimus Prime and co might have fleetingly simulated what the disorienting frenzy of 21st Century warfare would look like if it was fought on American soil, but Spring Breakers is the real deal – the story of four girls fighting the war at home with nothing but day-glo bikinis and raw fantasy. [1]
Oh, yeah, and did I mention guns?
Because – *SPOILERS* – guns are important too.
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Future Crimes
April 4th, 2013
OR: last year I went to the movies and all I got was a sense of temporal displacement!
DREDD, dir. Peter Travis, 2012
This relatively low-budget attempt to graft a late seventies vision of the future onto the present day doesn't quite come off seamlessly – the opening drone-cam riot shots would be much more convincing without the sci-fi data overlay – but the grim lack of distance between these three (equally imaginary?) time zones ensure that this bolted-together aesthetic is effective rather than ridiculous in the end. A lot of the credit here has to go to Karl Urban, who sets the tone of the movie by somehow managing to play the perma-frowning Dredd with a straight face:
Like Urban's Joe Dredd, DREDD (the movie) treats exposition as little more than a series of snappy situation updates, necessary only because they point the way from one dynamic lesson in pain compliance to another. The result is a lean, efficient action films that you suspect the Judge himself would approve of. The rules are established in the opening scene and are ruthlessly enforced throughout: you get a quick report of the location and nature of the crime in progress (the irradiated ruins of a future America; whatever takes your fancy) then whooosh, before you can say "hot shot" the situation has been resolved with the maximum amount of acceptable violence.
Because hey, when you fuck up, he's got to fuck you up, right?
There are obvious affinities here – with Robocop, say, or with your Carpenter movie of choice – but these reference points never threaten to overwhelm the movie. Geoff Barrow and Ben Salisbury's almost/alternate score Drokk is far more heavily indebted to Carpenter's work, for example, and while the soundtrack that plays out in its place is less immediately striking it's also perhaps better suited to DREDD's relentless utilitarian drive. The aesthetics of past, present and future might me all jumbled up here, but there's no time for reverence in this movie – everything is judged by how well it performs in its specific moment in the field.
Still, I'd be remiss in my duties as a reviewer if I didn't point out that there are certain plot similarities to Batman Incorporated vol 2, #6, and while I don't know how Peter Travis and Alex Garland were able to travel through in time in order to rip that script off, I'm glad that they did all the same - this is a joke about the seemingly manditory you comparisons with The Raid, you can tell it's a good gag because I feel the need to flag it up like this. Since we're all pals here I'll assume that we can all agree that the similarities between DREDD and The Raid are worth talking about – in the same way that its resonances with this Moebius strip are worth talking about – but that simply saying "The Raid" is in no way the end of the conversation. There are many different ingredients in DREDD, and the end result might have familial similarities with various other movies, but it's overwhelming flavour is still undeniably that of "Judge Dredd".
As my good pal (the devil)Andre Whickey has pointed out, there are several different types of Judge Dredd story, and this is a great example of one of them - Judge Dredd as straight action story. While this means that DREDD can't touch 2012′s Day of Chaos story (for example) for either political complexity or gonzo fanboy thrillpower, it does mean that this is Judge Dredd at its most insidious, a compelling story of good guys vs. bad guys that doubles as a cheap, spooky reminder of the fact that authoritarianism can always be made to look both necessary and cool using the right tools:
More on the fantastic damage of Looper and The Master after the cut!
May 1st, 2012
What is it Bubba? Whaddya want?
Firstly though, The Beast debuts his homework, 'The Review Song'. And a jolly good job he does of it too. Don't listen to Gary Lactus. He's a giant idiot.
Then, they discuss the really important issues of the day: Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, Thor, Hawkeye and Hulk. And then the Hulk again.
Rather churlishly they refuse to talk about comics, so amped up are they by this modern innovation of moving pictures! The cads! Suffice to say Lactus spent the week diseasing his already syphilis-ravaged mind with AVX-related stuff and more Owls, while the Beast ignored the new releases instead opting for Kurtzman & Co's Frontline Combat. Both of these topics will be returned to at a later date.
So sit back…no further back than that…till you're pretty much lying down. That's it, like that. Okay so sit back and soak up the sound of two semi-retarded man-children discuss the most important cultural item of the last 2,000 years…


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A Very Serious Person (2006)
A coming-of-age tale about a showtunes- and old Hollywood-obsessed boy and his effete Danish mentor. The two bond and teach each other lessons about self-acceptance over the course of one magical summer on the Jersey Shore.
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- The Federal Government's under fire for breaking its promise to send a Customs boat to monitor whaling in the Southern Ocean. The Environment Minister, Greg Hunt, says an aircraft will be sent instead of a boat, but the Greens say that's not good enough. ...Monday 23 December 2013
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- The Federal Environment Minister Tony Burke says for the first time the states and territories have agreed on how environmental flows for the Murray Darling basin should be achieved. But he says there's still no consensus on how much water should be returned to the environment. He's also spoken ...Tuesday 10 July 2012
A.C.T. Politician Shane Rattenbury recalls his experience leading a Greenpeace protest against whaling.A.C.T. Politician Shane Rattenbury has had first hand experience of tracking the Japanese whaling fleet as the leader of a Greenpeace expedition to the whaling grounds...Friday 8 January 2010
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Chia is situated near the southern point of Sardinia and the area has an interesting combination of nature and archaeology.
There are approximately 8km of coastline, which extend from Santa Margherita with its forests in the north to Capo Spartivento located towards the south. Chia is a seaside town, better known for its beaches and magnificent sand dunes.
Travelling slightly inland is one of Sardinia's most beautiful and largest nature reserves: Is Cannoneris which extends among mountainous granite rocks. From the Tower of Chia, over the ruins of ancient Bithia towards the Capo Spartivento cliff and the Teulada harbour, one can appreciate the wonderful sandy beaches with crystal clear sea, dunes, inlets, small islands and bays. To the north, the hills rise towards the wooded mountains where it is possible to observe the Sardinian deer and wild boar.
The Villa
This is a beautiful semi-detached house (130sqm) with magnificent private swimming and garden with sea views. It is located on the ridge of the hill overlooking the magnificent white sandy beaches of Chia. From here the beaches of Giudea dell'Acquadulci on the horizon can also be seen. The garden is large (1300sqm) offering privacy and is planted with typical Mediterranean flora.
Access to the parking where there are about 5 stairs up to the level of the terrace.
Entrance into the a spacious and bright living room with fireplace, Sat TV (Italian channels only), dining area, kitchen (dishwasher, hob, oven, fridge, washing machine) with door leading out onto a large furnished patio (40sqm) where you can dine outdoors on hot summer nights. A bathroom with shower.
On the first floor there is a double bedroom, a twin bedroom with sea views and a third bedroom with bunk beds and pull-out bed; bathroom with shower. There is also a fourth bedroom (twin or double on request) in the loft.
From the level of the terrace there are a further 12 stairs up to the level of the swimming pool (9m x 7m, 1.40m - 2.50m deep). There are sun lounges, umbrella and outdoor shower. BBQ, parking for 3 cars.
Please NOTE that from June to September and sometimes outside these periods, the caretakers live in a small apartment located in the rear part of the premises. The apartment is totally separated from the villa and it does not overlook the outdoor spaces at all. There is now wifi internet at the villa.
Sleeps 7(9)
Nearest towns: Domus de Maria 5km, Pula 15km
Nearest restaurant: 1km
Nearest shop: 1km
Nearest sandy beach: 2.5km
18-hole Golf: Is Molas 20km
Airport: Cagliari 45km
|Sleeps up to 9, 4 bedrooms
|4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms of which 2 Shower rooms
|Nearest beach
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|Car advised
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|Nearest travel links
|Nearest airport: Cagliari 45 km
|Family friendly
|Great for children of all ages
|Some pets are welcome - please contact the owner, No smoking at this property
|Log fire, Internet access, Sea view
|Private outdoor pool (unheated)
|Dishwasher, Cooker, Fridge, Freezer, Washing machine
|1 Sofa beds, Double beds (1), Single beds (5)
|Linen provided, Towels provided
|Private outdoor pool (unheated), Balcony or terrace, Private garden, BBQ
|Parking, Suitable for people with restricted mobility, Not suitable for wheelchair users
The second largest island in the Mediterranean, lined with some of the most beautiful and unspoilt beaches in Europe, Sardinia offers an Italian holiday with a difference. Part of Italy, yet fascinatingly different, Sardinia has a long tradition of being fiercely independent and separate with its own customs, speech and history.
Sardinia is off the usual Italian tourist map and certainly does not cater for the mass tourist market. The variety of its coastline and the rugged beauty of its interior caters rather for the discerning traveller who is looking for an Italian holiday with a difference but which still contains those essential Italian ingredients of beautiful seas and scenery, exquisite wine and food and a wonderful Mediterranean climate.
We invite you to try Sardinialuxury villas with pools and self catering apartments. We have a great range of luxury coastal accommodation, including some great beach villas. We are sure you will not be disappointed with your choice.
Pictures of white sandy beaches, deep blue sky, turquoise sea, dramatic coastline with rocks and caves come to the tourist's mind at the sound of the word 'Sardinia'. Although one of the preferred summer destination for many people, Sardinia is still an undiscovered land.
CAGLIARI is the capital of Sardinia, built on a hill and developed in the direction of the sea with its modern quarters and industries. Soon after this town going towards the extreme point of the Teulada peninsula, the Sardinian coast becomes a real natural jewel with enchantingly blue sea, thick woodland and wide green valleys covered by Mediterranean vegetation. The coast is dotted with small, quiet bays, coves and white sandy beaches, a real paradise for snorkelling and nature lovers and bird watchers.
At Is Molas is possible to find one of the most important golf courses on the island, which is open all year round and hosts international competitions.


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Academic journal article Journalism and Mass Communication Quarterly
Channeling Violence: The Economic Market for Violent Television Programming
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Channeling Violence: The Economic Market for Violent Television Programming. James T. Hamilton. Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1998. 390 pp. $35 hbk.
No more important public policy exists than the dealing with the presumed negative effects of violence on television. Researchparticularly concerning negative effects on the young-usually takes the form of psychological and/or sociological analysis. Channeling Violence examines television violence as a commercial product.
This well-written and finely argued economic analysis begins by noting what we all too often take for granted: TV programming is in general profit driven, and, in particular, is strategically chosen to attract particular viewing audiences. This is as true for news as it is for the more avowedly greed-driven entertainment programs.
James T. Hamilton, an associate professor of public policy and economics at Duke University, argues that TV violence represents an economic problem at its core, a classic example of a failure of the free-market to produce "optimal" results in terms of societal and cultural performance. Hamilton, effectively and adroitly, makes the analogy to air pollution in that in both cases, producers do not consider the full social and cultural costs of their activities. Broadcasters and cablecasters alike seek to attract viewers for their advertising clients as well as their need, in cable's case, to ensure we all write that check each month.
The problem is that in too many cases, TV's programmers and networks do not fully bear the costs to society of their violent programming, if those costs include such factors as increased aggression and crime. …


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South Shore Frolic to bring parade back
The South Shore Frolic Parade will return in 2013, South Shore Frolic organizers announced in a statement released Tuesday.
The two-mile parade, traditionally a highlight of the Bay View festival, did not take place in 2012 for financial reasons. But this year, thanks in part to a leadership gift from We Energies, organizers raised the more than $25,000 necessary to secure permits, pay city fees and stage the parade, according to the statement. »Read Full Article(6)
Sally Struthers brings experience, humor to 'Hello, Dolly!'
If the cheerful and idealistic Gloria Stivic had stayed with us during the decades since "All in the Family," what would the intervening years have made of her?
Having won two Emmys playing Meathead's wife, Sally Struthers is back with the answer: The increasingly confident Gloria would have become matchmaker Dolly Levi, rendered sharper and more pragmatic by life's knocks but still every bit as warm and loving, and even more of a stitch. »Read Full Article
Milwaukee Symphony makes most of cathedral setting in concert
The phrase "working the room" clearly means different things to people.
The Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra and associate music director Francesco Lecce-Chong moved their proverbial tent to the Cathedral of St. John on Friday evening and worked the room beautifully with a program of Pärt, Bach and Bruckner that was perfectly tailored to the acoustics and ambience of the space. »Read Full Article
Skaggs, Hornsby pair piano with frenetic fiddlin' around
From the carefully placed microphones to the stringed instruments in the hands of Ricky Skaggs and the six members of Kentucky Thunder, the stage of the Northern Lights Theater at Potawatomi Bingo Casino was clearly set Friday for an evening of bluegrass music.
Had that been the bill, it would have been a fine show of prodigious talent playing the music Skaggs has been mastering since his youth. But there in the middle of the stage was an unusual addition to bluegrass tradition: a grand piano and its own experimental master, Bruce Hornsby. »Read Full Article


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Headed to San Diego Comic-Con? Lego will reveal a new Batmobile tied to the upcoming film "Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice" at the convention next week.
Until food replicators become a thing, we'll still be bringing lunches from home. So instead of brown-bagging it, pack a Pokemon or put Eggo in Lego.
The Covert Aeronautical Cocktail Shaker features a slick Art Deco design and moving propellers. The drink accessory has a 24-ounce capacity.
The city's Castro Theatre, known as much for its colorful organ concerts as its quirky film offerings, will house a massive $700,000 pipe-digital hybrid featuring a sample library used in the film industry.
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SYLVESTER, Ga: One person has died and another been taken to Augusta for treatment of fire-related injuries after a home in Worth County caught fire this morning, officials say.
Worth County Coroner John Johnson says that first reports of the fire on Fortune Street came in around 6 a.m.
"They called me about 6:30 and put me on standby because they said there might be a handicapped person that was trapped inside in the house," Johnson said. "That appears to be what happened and that person is now deceased."
Glenn Allen from the Georgia Insurance and Safety Fire Commissioner's Office said that 48 year-old Gregory Fulghum died in the Friday morning fire. A woman living in the home with Fulghum, 64-year-old Betty Booth, sustained burns and smoke inhalation and was flown to Doctor's Hospital in Augusta for treatment.
Allen said that preliminary indications are that the fire appeared to be electrical in nature.
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Mercury and Saturn Conjunction
Thinking too much is a problem. Don't let the Mercury and Saturn conjunction lead you in an overly serious direction. Invite the energetic Sagittarius sun to come to the rescue. She can be something of a provocateur, prodding playfully and inappropriately just to make things interesting, and she'll give you the best out: laugh it off.
ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your thinking now is very different from the way you thought 10 years ago, and it's reasonable to assume you'll keep changing. Growth is the natural way. It's not always graceful, but it's usually necessary.
TAURUS (April 20-May 20). Trouble has been known to begin with the person doing exactly as he or she wishes. Rules, roles and responsibilities, though tedious, often nurture the best parts of us.
GEMINI (May 21-June 21). Study is not always noble. Ask the parents of perpetual college students — sometimes study is downright frivolous. The application of knowledge is more important than the acquisition of knowledge.
CANCER (June 22-July 22). You have a right to do what you please, and it pleases you to do it right. The way you live will make a point to the rest of the world. But you're not trying to say anything. You're just being you.
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22). You're adaptable, and that's what will keep the peace in your group. Someone has to adjust, and you don't mind that it's you this time. Your ego isn't oversized, and your identity doesn't hinge on one way of doing things.
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22). Mercy is heralded as a virtue, and yet it can embolden the worst behaviors. Drawing a hard line is sometimes necessary. You'll be making a decision about what to forgive and what not to forgive.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23). The fight of good against evil usually isn't set in the world of superheroes and villains. Today's events prove the point when good triumphs in a hundred humble tasks approached with great love.
SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 21). Motivated by curiosity, you'll drive full speed ahead into a juicy mystery. Certainty is a dead-end road. As long as you don't know for sure, new possibilities will keep opening a path before you.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21). You know the secret to winning with people. It's not what you say; it's that you really care. Those who go forward heart-first will make strong connections where others fail to connect at all.
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19). Popular things aren't always quality things, but usually there's a very good reason why one thing rises to the top of everyone's list at once. You're likely to fall in line with the group consensus today.
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18). You'll get what you put up with. Having to stand up for yourself over and over can get tiring, but as long as you're consistent, you will win in the end.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20). You can still get your way on the big things, but some of the details will be moved around. You'll compromise on many points but not on your values. Those remain unchanged for now.
TODAY'S BIRTHDAY (Nov. 25). The next seven weeks bring a strong sense of fate, and you will know that you are doing what you were meant to do. You'll cut the ties that were dragging you down and form more helpful alliances in January. You'll invest in your career, and it starts to pay off in June. Family growth gives you more connections. Leo and Cancer people adore you. Your lucky numbers are: 4, 14, 50, 44 and 20.
PUPPY PROFILE: If you know when your pet was born, check out his or her sun sign and the personality that goes with it.
CANCER: Your Cancer pooch is a homebody just like Cancer people tend to be, and this dog loves being inside with family. Territorial instincts run strong for canine Cancers, and they take a ritualistic approach to controlling their own area and property. They are little decorators who have their own ideas about where things should go. Sometimes your shoes or dirty clothes wind up in their beds. They may have a favorite toy that they keep in a particular place or bones carefully hidden away. Cancer dogs don't forget what's theirs and where it is.
Cancer dogs make excellent medical assistants because they are so attuned to the subtle changes of their human's chemistry and mood. These sensitive pups can be trained to recognize symptoms of a particular medical condition and respond in a way that helps the afflicted.
Cancer dogs love new groups of people interacting in their world. They are proud and like to show off at home. When you have friends over, these dogs may get more animated and will gladly perform for the company.
CELEBRITY PROFILES: The much awaited "Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues" boasts an all-star cast, including Christina Applegate as the driven and beautiful Veronica Corningstone. Applegate, who was born under an abundance of fire-sign energy with five natal luminaries in target-oriented Sagittarius, knows all about being a driven career woman and relates seamlessly to this character.
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Ive got a Kodak Retina IIIc, its a nice compact and classy folding range finder that wont break the bank, with a good set of lenses. Though I think my shutter winding lever is stripped of its teeth, a common problem that makes it unable to wind. needs to be fixed.
I also have a Zeiss Super Ikonta IV that has a 75mm tessar f3.5 lens. A very well made folder for medium format. but sadly this also needs a CLA, as the focus is really stiff now and theres a bit of fungus in the lens.
There are tons of classic range finders out there, but be sure to check them out, as they can come with many problems, or develop them only after a brief time using them. CLAs are recommended to get the best use of any classic camera, and may make what seems like a dim range finder be very bright.
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Cheap, easy install on Windows 7 and great quality video on Skype and Google+. I bought this to use with Skype and in my opinion it is the best choice based on price vs. quality.
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Standing on its own on the sandy isthmus between the Atlantic and the Bay of Cádiz, this former inn was founded in 1780 by a man ironically nicknamed "El Chato" (small-nosed) for his prominent proboscis. Run by a scion of El Faro's Gonzalo Córdoba, the restaurant serves tasty regional specialties in charming Andalusian surroundings. Seafood is a favorite, but meat, stews, and rice dishes are also well represented on the menu, and the wine list is very good.
Vía Augusta Julia, Cádiz, Cádiz, 11002, Spain
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Library bond losing in rural areas
The Spokane Valley library bond was popular with voters in the city of Spokane Valley and Millwood, but not so in the outlying precincts and rural areas.
The City of Liberty Lake isn't part of the special area, which will be dissolved because the bond issue failed twice.
Time running out on those ballots
If you still have your primary ballot somewhere around the house, well you're pretty much like most people in Washington.
Less than a fourth of all ballots in Spokane County had been returned as of Monday morning, and elections officials' optimistic scenario has a turnout of about 40 percent.
But for procrastinating voters, there's still time to mark, seal and sign the return envelope with that ballot, then mail it in or deposit it at a drop box.
Mailing it in? Remember it has to be postmarked by Tuesday, so if you put it out in your mailbox for pickup tomorrow, it might not get marked in time. Better to take it to the post office.
Dropping it off? Each county sets up drop boxes at key locations. In Spokane County, those include the public libraries, and the addresses are inside the blog. For other counties, click here to get contact or drop off locations.
You say you were planning to vote but you lost your ballot, or the dog ate it or the kids spilled soda on it? You can get a replacement by calling the elections office, or going to a Voter Service Center between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m., Tuesday. A list for Spokane's service centers are inside the blog. For other counties, contact your elections office.
Sunday Spin: What will primary turnout be?
OLYMPIA – With Washington's primary a mere 10 days away, the big question – after who'll survive and go to the general election, of course – is how many voters will bother to cast ballots.
It's a common question around the country, as a recent study shows primary turnout is down in most states from 2010, the last mid-term primaries.
A recent report from the Center for the Study of the American Electorate says turnout is down even in states that took steps to make it easier to vote by offering such things as election day registration or early voting. This must confound voting-reform advocates who believe the only thing needed to do to promote more frequent and fervent voting is to make it easier, as if voters are being deterred from casting a ballot because they must turn over their first-born child to register and walk two miles in the snow, uphill both ways, to the polling place on election day. . .
Spokane County turnout nudges past 10%
Slightly more than 30,000 ballots for the Aug. 5 primary have been returned to the Spokane County elections office.
That pushes turnout — or turn in, to be more precise — to about 10.5 percent countywide. County Elections Manager Mike McLaughlin said the county is on track for the predicted turnout of between 35 percent and 40 percent total.
The four-way primary in the 5th Congressional District and a three-way primary for a 4th Legislative District House seat are drawing interest, McLaughlin said. The 6th Legislative District Senate race is also getting attention, even though it has only two candidates so both will advance to the general.
As usual, the mailbags were heavy on Monday, after the first weekend ballots had been in homes after they were mailed out the middle of last week. That's often the heaviest day for ballot returns until the Monday before the election. People who know who they plan to vote for (or against) in all races tend to mark their ballots and drop them in the mail, as do folks who plan to be gone at some point between now and the election and don't want to forget.
Unlike primaries in some odd-numbered years which can be hit or miss for having enough candidates for some municipal elections, all voters in the state get a ballot this year because of primaries for federal and state elections. Most of those offices are partisan. But under the state's primary system, the candidate with the most and second-most votes advance to the general, regardless of party.
Primary turnout in even-year elections typically is near or above 40 percent, McLaughlin said. One exception was 2002, which like this year had no primaries for statewide offices or a U.S. Senate seat and had a turnout of 36 percent.
Ballots must be marked, placed in the provided envelopes which must be appropriately signed, and deposited at a drop box by 8 p.m. Aug. 5 or mailed with proper postage so they are postmarked by that date.
Spokane County drop boxes can be found at public libraries. For a list of addresses, click here to go inside the blog.
Election junkies who want to follow the turnout statistics can click here and call up the latest PDF under Statistics.
90 percent of ballots could be counted tonight
Spokane County could count as much as 90 percent of the ballots for the primary tonight.
Elections Manager Mike McLaughlin said county elections staff have processed and readied for tabulation all ballots received by this morning. That leaves only the ballots being placed in the drop boxes today and those that come in the mail Wednesday and beyond.
Turnout is light, but mail delivery on the day after the election is usually heavy for ballots.
As of this morning, the county had received 36,564 ballots out of the 194,626 mailed out, or just under 19 percent.
McLaughlin estimated the final turnout will be around 40,000.
They'll release a single tally tonight just after 8 p.m., and another on Wednesday around 5 p.m.
If you still have your ballot and plan to vote, see the post below.
Time running out to vote in primary
Tuesday is the last day to turn in a ballot for the primary election.
For most Eastern Washington voters, it's a short ballot. One or two races for city council seat, a fire district or school board. The names might not be household words. The campaign may have slipped by unnoticed.
The good news in all this: Getting up to speed on the primary choices won't take very long. You could tap into Primary Section of The Spokesman-Review's Election Center. Spokane County voters can get some candidate-provided info at the county's Online Voters Guide.
Remember, Washington votes by mail. Ballots were sent out about three weeks ago, so it may be in that stack of unopened bills and coupons on a desk or counter somewhere.
Once the ballot is marked, voters have two options.
Seal it in the envelope, sign it, put a stamp on it and mail it so that it's postmarked before 8 p.m. Tuesday. (Hint: dropping in a mail box or at a closed post office at 7:59 p.m. isn't going to cut it. For those waiting until the last day, it's a good idea to take it into the post office, had it to a postal clerk and ask to have it postmarked.)
Or seal it, sign it and deposit it in a ballot drop box before 8 p.m. Tuesday. (Dropping it off at 7:59 p.m. Tuesday actually will work for this option. But don't push your luck because election workers are usually there sharply at 8 p.m. to pick up the ballots.)
All public libraries in Spokane County have drop boxes, although the drop boxes at Medical Lake and Cheney aren't open for the primary, because voters in those areas have no primary ballots to cast. (Editor's note: an earlier version of this post incorrectly listed an incorrect library that wasn't open for ballots.) For a list of addresses for the Spokane County drop boxes, go inside the blog.
For voters in other counties, check with the elections office for the nearest drop box.
Rockford candidate forum tonight
The candidates on the primary ballot for Rockford City Council Position 5 have been invited to participate in a candidate forum tonight at 7 p.m. at the McIntosh Grange and First and Lake St. in Rockford. The candidates are Larry Van Every, Chuck Collison and Robert Tollefson. However, incumbent Van Every has stated that he has resigned from the council and plans to withdraw from the race due to a family emergency. Residents are encouraged to attend and ask questions.
Look for a story in Thursday's Valley Voice highlighting primary races in Rockford, Latah, Spokane County Fire District 9 and the East Valley School District.
Mapping the vote: One way to look at the 6th District House race
Former state Rep. Dennis Dellwo came out on top in many of the precincts in last week's four-way contest for an open state House of Representatives seat.
But Republican Jeff Holy, who finished second overall and moves on to the general election against Democrat Dellwo, might have more to cheer about when one considers how the total GOP vote stacks up against Dellwo's total.
A map of Dellwo vs. the GOP field can be foundin the map above. A map of the winner of each precinct can be found in the post above.
For a closer look, click on the PDF version of the map.
How excited are voters for the primary?
U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell talks with Daryl Romeyn, a candidate for Spokane County commissioner, at the county Democratic Party's fund-raiser in Riverfront Park.
Every couple of weeks, some national pundit or cable news talking head ruminates about the "enthusiasm gap" for a certain set of voters.
Sometimes the gap is diagnosed among Democrats, who were oh so excited to vote for Barack Obama in 2008, but now, not so much. Other times the gap is prognosticated among Republicans who backed a different candidate in the primaries and now the best they can say about Mitt Romney is "at least he's better than Obama."
If there is an enthusiasm gap in Spokane, it may be for a primary that takes place the first full week in August. This observation comes not from polling or deep analysis of ballot returns (cursory analysis, however, says they are nothing to brag about) but from a brief stop at the Spokane County Democrats' salmon bake and Obama birthday celebration Saturday night.
Normally, if you put together a warm clear summer night on the north bank of the Spokane River, offered baked salmon and liquid refreshments whose containers must reveal their alcoholic content, you could draw a decent crowd of Democrats. Throw in the chance to see the party's U.S. Senate candidate, the wife of its gubernatorial candidate and a passel of other local office seekers, and offer cupcakes to mark the president turning 51, you could count on what used to be called a rip-snorter of a time.
Saturday's turnout was, in the view of several longtime Ds there, disappointing. Not abysmal, but not outstanding, either. Sen. Maria Cantwell and other candidates dutifully worked the crowd. Supporters of one or another of the Democrats in that crowded 3rd Legislative District state rep race eyed each other warily, and asked those on the sidelines "Who do you think will win?"
(My answer at various times: 1. I live 300 miles away; I don't know. 2. It may come down to turnout. 3. It's possible the two Republicans could split the GOP vote in such a way that two Democrats will make it into the general. 4. The wild card could be the Tea Party vote. 5. The wild card could be the Christian Conservative vote. 6. It could depend the independent vote in Hillyard, or the lower South Hill, or the northwest part of the district. 7. Ask me who will win the state treasurer's race. There's only one candidate in that one. I actually believe any combination of 2 through 6 could happen, but 1 and 7 are the only things I'm sure of.)
The real problem for the salmon bake may be the problem for the primary. It's summertime, and the living is easy, as "George Gershwin once astutely observed. Easy living does not often galvanize people to political action. (Editor's note: Earlier version of this post wrongly attributed the lyricist of the song until an alert reader pointed out our mistake.)
A weekend political event must compete with a trip to the lake place or the favorite campsite or that promised trip to grandma's, or even a backyard barbecue. Yes, the ballots were mailed out some two weeks ago, but for voters who've been gone on some multi-week peregrination and are just returning from the mountains or parks or beaches or Disneyland or wherever, they are tucked in among the bills, the offers of new credit cards, back-to-school ads and outdated magazines.
Some uncast primary votes could easily be lost in the summer shuffle. If that's the case, pundits may spend much time dissecting the upcoming returns for an enthusiasm gap.
A video voter's guide for the primary
TVW and the Secretary of State's office have put together a video voter's guide for statewide candidates on the Aug. 7 primary election.
For voters who want to see the candidates before making a choice, here's your chance.
If the video is taking too long to load, (it's a big file) try the TVW website here.
Primary results: All over but the signing
Spokane County and other counties around the state are set to certify their primary election results today. There's no big surprises or reversals in the results that were essentially finalized Tuesday night.
But of course, there is trivia that can be gleaned from the Spokane numbers. For example:
Race with the biggest "I don't care" factor: Uncontested Supreme Court Position 5, in which 42,250 people didn't mark a ballot for Barbara Madsen or write in another name. But that wasn't solely because she was running unopposed. The three way race for Position 6 also had 32,125 voters refusing to choose among Bryan Chushcoff, Charlie Wiggins and Richard Sanders.
Having plenty of options also didn't seem to help voters in some county races. Despite five candidates in the prosecutor's race, 184 voters wrote in someone else and 8,810 voters just left it blank. And having six assessor candidates — two Republicans, two Democrats and two independents — was either not enough for 158 voters, who wrote someone else in. And possibly too many to choose from for the 7,140 voters who just left it blank.
Race that will be most different in the general election: County treasurer's race, because incumbent Skip Chilberg will have an opponent. Rob Chase ran as a write-in and got enough to move on to the Nov. ballot. (Sure, you could argue that the Senate race will be more different because it will shrink from 15 candidates to two. But the names that remain are the ones that we've known about for months.)
Closest race: Second place in the county commissioner's race went to Al French with 5,215 votes compared to Jeff Holy with 5,102, a difference of .37 percent of all votes cast. Numerically, there was a closer race for Republican precinct committee officer in Precinct 3134 in which Kirk Smith got 87 votes and Bill Mann got 85, but technically Smith one by more than a full perecentage point.
Most surprising showing: Norma D. Gruber got 898 votes in Spokane County, and about 9,150 statewide, in the U.S. Senate race, which was more than Mohammad Said, Goodspaceguy, Mike The Mover, Mike Latimer, Schalk Leonard, William Chovill or Will Baker. Although most of the aforementioned were less-than-serious contenders, what's remarkable about Gruber is that unlike the others she did not campaign AT ALL. Gruber's husband was diagnosed with a serious illness just after filing week, and she suspended her campaign, went to no forums or fairs, put up no signs, spent no money. But she did better than half the field.
Where they'll be on election night
Not sure if this says more about Spokane's two major party organizations than anything we could, but, both have plans for gatherings on primary election night.
Spokane County Republicans will be at the New Life Assembly of God Church, 10920 East Sprague, starting about 6:30 p.m.
Spokane County Democrats will be at Toad Hall, their frequent gathering spot which by day goes by Hamilton Studios, 1427 W. Dean.
Not all candidates for either party will be at those locations, however.
Republicans Shelly O'Quinn, Steve Salvatori and Chris Bugbee will be at the Plechner Building, 608 W 2nd Ave.
Democrats Louise Chadez, Sadie Charlene Cooney and Daryl Romeyn will be at Working Class Heroes Bar and Grill, 1914 N. Monroe St.
Time running out to cast primary ballot
8 p.m. Tuesday.
That's the deadline for getting your primary ballot on the way to the elections office in Washington state.
And by on the way, that means postmarked, not just dropped in some random mail box at 7:59 p.m. If you are mailing it in today or tomorrow, it usually makes sense to drop it off at the post office to ensure that it will be post marked.
Of course, that means you'll have to know when your local post office closes, because they don't necessarily pick up from the mail boxes outside their doors if they closed for the day.
But you can save a stamp and be sure of getting it in by depositing it in an official county drop box. Most public libraries in Spokane County have drop boxes. For a full list, go inside the blog.
Local elections, anyone?
It's election season. We're in the midst of endorsement interviews for the primary. Which candidates do you like and why? What questions would you ask them?
Since when do Democrats win late counts?
Jon Snyder must be smiling with the latest counts from Tuesday's primary.
What was virtually a tie on election night between him and incumbent Spokane City Councilman Mike Allen has become an easy win for him. Since Tuesday's count, he has gotten 455 more votes than Allen, putting him ahead by a solid 4 percentage points. Of course, a win doesn't mean much more than bragging rights since both did well enough to move to the general election.
What's strange about Snyder's surge is that since vote-by-mail was instituted a few years ago, Republicans generally have done better in late counts, either because Republicans prefer to hold onto their ballots until election day or because of get-out-the-vote efforts.
Although the City Council race is nonpartisan, Snyder was endorsed by the Democratic Party.
Any theories on Snyder's strong showing among voters who mailed their ballot late?
Mark your calendar: Filing week is coming
Washington residents who are thinking about running for some local office this year had better make up their minds quickly. It's almost time to spit or get off the spot.
Next week is filing week. From the time the county courthouse doors open Monday morning until 5 p.m. next Friday, a would-be office holder can walk in, fill out a form and, if the job pays more than a grand, plunk down his or her filing fee to get a spot on the Aug. 18 primary ballot.
Those who want to avoid the long lines at county elections offices … and Spin Control is being facetious here, generally speaking … can file online.
Most offices this year are non partisan. But there is a partisan legislative race in Eastern Washington's 9th District, where Don Cox was appointed to a seat that became open by the death of Steve Hailey but decided not to run. The 9th will have a Top 2 primary, which means the first and second finishers go on to the Nov. 3 general election, regardless of party.
That's the way it is in nonpartisan races, anyway. No matter how many get into the primary, the two with the most votes move on to the general election.
Who's got elections this fall in Spokane County? Go inside the blog for the list.


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"Barbara Michaels & Elizabeth Peters"
W. Denis says 'Unfortunately she is not Elizabeth Peters or Nevada Barr -- speaking of the author of this audio book. Barbara Mertz writes both the Elizabeth Peters AND the Barbara Michaels books.
This is one of my favorites -- along with 'Someone in the House' and 'The Crying Child'. Barabara Michaels's best, in my opinion is 'Ammie, Come Home' which Audible does not have -- yet. On the Elizabeth Peters side -- 'Legend in Green Velvet'.
Very atmospheric and well written book. One of my all time favorites. I wish Audible would obtain all of her books. Barbara Rosenblat does a great job with the narration as usual.
Down the rabbit hole into a ring a fire- the magic of words lifts me higher and higher.
"The Best of Them"
I have all of the Mertz/Michaels/Peters books. I read them and listen to them frequently like visiting old friends. This one, and in no small part thanks to Barbara Rosenblatt, is the best of all of the stories.
Julie Newcomb is called to the family seat to care for her ailing grandmother, Martha Carr. Bedridden by a stroke, Martha has returned home to die or recover as the Fates decree. Julie is not looking forward to returning to Maidenwood. The 4 years she lived in Martha's care there as a child is a shadowed and frightening memory. Spending time in the house and talks with her cousin awaken memories long buried.
The thing I liked the best was in the end we find out that Martha was really evil. It wasn't just a childhood misinterpretation of events that an adult perspective made ok. No excuses for Martha and no mourners either. The author could have turned everything around to make Martha a victim of upbringing and circumstance. I prefer the straightforward punch of honesty this ending provides.
"Great Story"
Never listened to Barbara Michaels stories before usually use books at night to keep from hearing my husband snore. This was too good for that didn't want to sleep. I saved it for day time listening.
Loved hearing about the old house and wondered what was going to happen next.
"Spooky and delicious"
A little trite at times but overall a fun spooky read. The reader is amazing.
"One of the few five-star books"
An enjoyable old-family-ties-that-bind-just-might-end-up-killing-you storyline that was fun to both read and listen to, but then as a kid, I also had a scary old grandmother afflicted by a stroke who lived in a cool scary old house so it was a bit nostalgic. The characters were brought to life by the talents of both author and narrator though at times the narrator seemed to be recalling a story very slowly.
I can't really peg this story as there was a touch of mystery, a touch of romance, a touch of humor, but I guess it mostly dealt with overcoming the past. The ending was a bit jumbled, but still overall a good listen. (The Audible photo suggests the story might be a bit gruesome, but it wasn't at all.)
"mindless fun"
I'm homebound at times so I listen to a wide variety of genres.
This particular genre is not my favorite but Barbara Michaels is much preferable too me than other writers.
An easy listen with no big surprises, but no huge objections either.
"Good twist at the end, but story drags."
There were so many minute details that you could get caught up in the minutia and lose the overall story. Barbara Michael's made up for it at the end with a good twist but I can only give the story three stars.
"Probably won't listen again"
The characters here aren't that likable (apart from the nurse and the dog) and the ending's a bit too predictable. Very little of the humor I appreciate from Barbara Michaels. Overall, just meh.
"Killer of a story..."
I am only 12:15 mins into the story... I ABSOLUTELY HATE the narrator...she breaths after EVERY sentence. I bought the book it so I will listen I hate to waste a credit...
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DENVER -- Joel Quenneville has been here before, been a member of a Stanley Cup championship team that is about to begin the defense of its title.
The Chicago Blackhawks coach was an assistant with the Colorado Avalanche, Thursday night's season-opening opponent at the Pepsi Center, when they won their first Cup in 1996.
So Quenneville, who last season guided the Hawks to their first championship since 1961, knows exactly what to expect from opponents in 2010-11.
"Certainly you're going to be challenged," he said Thursday. "You're going to be more targeted than you were in the past. So we have to be ready ourselves. Coming out of training camp, the last couple days it was a point of emphasis for us, knowing that teams are going to be ready from the outset. We have to welcome that challenge and be at our best."
Quenneville's message -- or was it a warning? -- has been well-received by his players.
"For sure," right wing Patrick Kane said. "We're the defending champs and everyone is going to be out to beat us and say, 'We beat the defending champs.' We know what to expect from every team. We're going to have a tough game every night. We're going to have to bring our best every night because we know every other team is going to bring their best.
"For us, we have something to prove this year. What we did last year doesn't really matter. It'd be nice to get off to a hot start and prove ourselves throughout the whole season."
For a Stanley Cup champion, the Hawks made an unusually high number of personnel changes in the offseason, losing Kris Versteeg, Dustin Byfuglien, Ben Eager, Andrew Ladd, Adam Burish and even goalie Antti Niemi.
Marty Turco was signed to a one-year, free-agent deal to replace Niemi, and other newcomers include 19-year-old rookie defenseman Nick Leddy, Fernando Pisani, John Scott and Viktor Stalberg.
Defenseman Brian Campbell is recovering from a knee injury and opens the season on injured reserve.
"It's not too much different, to be honest with you," Kane said. "Yeah, you miss some of the guys you had last year, but guys have filled in right away. It's not really something we're worried about. We're worried about how we play on the ice."
Jonathan Toews, Norris Trophy winner Duncan Keith, Marian Hossa and Patrick Sharp, the Hawks remain among the NHL's elite.
"I focus more on who's still there," Avalanche coach Joe Sacco said. "They still have some dangerous players. They lost some good hockey players, no question, but I look at their current lineup. They skate well, they push the pace, and their transition game is very strong. If you want to play a good game against the Hawks, you better be good with the puck through the neutral zone. You don't want to be turning the puck over against them.
"I see a little change in their roster, but I see a quality team that pushes the pace, skates well and has some dangerous players that can make some plays. They're the defending Stanley Cup champions and there will be a lot of teams trying to measure themselves against them, and rightfully so. They're the best team in the League right now."
Being used as a measuring stick by opponents is a compliment, Sharp said.
"It's always nice," he said. "We've done that with other teams in the past, and we got better and improved. I think that's how it is across the board."
The Hawks are attempting to become the first team to capture back-to-back Cups since the Detroit Red Wings did it in 1997 and 1998.
"I know there hasn't been a repeat champion for a while," Kane said. "It'd be nice to do it again and have the same kind of summer we had this summer, because it was such a blast."


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| pokepals chapter 27 . 11/2
Wow, This is one if the best fanfictions I have ever read. I love this couple so much and I truly hope you add more onto this story. Thank you for writing this.
| ChemicallyEnhanced chapter 27 . 10/3
| Tigerlillyth chapter 7 . 6/1
I'm just imagining a seven year old Tori and Chiaki and their cuteness is blowing my mind XD Thank you so much for uploading this, it is wonderful to see that other authors feel the same way about Hattori and Chiaki, because especially in the manga, but also in the anime, they are seriously underrated!
| TheKruemel chapter 24 . 5/26
Just read through a few chapters again and it feels like I'm learning more and more about these precious characters the more I read your stories. I really love how you let them and thus their relationship grow
| SilverShadow123 chapter 7 . 5/4
I always love reading their childhood *sighs dreamily* Ah, hatsukoi is a very beautiful thing ...
So ... Didn't Hatori say that he loved Yoshino for about 28 years? How would he know he practically loved the boy since he was a year old? So ... I was thinking that maybe you could write a chapter about baby Chiaki and Yoshiyuki spending play time, naps, etc. together and how it was very obvious to Hatori's mom the strong feelings her son had towards her friend's son ...
Or something like XD Just a suggestion, really. I'll understand if you don't have time to write.
| SilverShadow123 chapter 26 . 4/21
Looking forward to anytime you feel like updating :D
I didn't realize Hatori raped Yoshino until I read the fanfics O_O I guess that's my fault since I watched the anime first and didn't understand the part when Hatori kissed him for the first time ... I thought Yoshino was dreaming when that happened ... And I can't find that manga chapter of when he did ... *sigh*
| Soulhearts chapter 26 . 2/19
Ha, well, I've reached the end of this great series. It's been fun and I had an enjoyable time whilst reading. Hopefully you won't wait another whole year before updating again lol.
Until you do, I shall wait in eager anticipation!
Much Love,
| Soulhearts chapter 25 . 2/19
Hmm… that was actually a rather thought provoking chapter for me. Hatori also rebelled against Chiaki's mother which I'd never imagined he would do.
Much Love,
| Soulhearts chapter 24 . 2/19
I really like how Chiaki has developed through this series. I always really liked Hatori but out of all the ukes Chiaki just seemed to be the most shallow. I don't think that anymore after reading all these stories, I prefer to think of him as just simple-minded but he's obviously actually a loving character.
Much Love,
| Soulhearts chapter 23 . 2/19
That was random? Haha love it though! I dunno when Chiaki but his finger and passed out I drew a weird parallel in my mind to Attack on Titan when Eren bites his hand and turns into s Titan. Weird, I know… I honestly don't know how I even linked those two things.
Much Love,
| Soulhearts chapter 22 . 2/19
Yokozawa was particularly agreeable in that chapter; cute too. Also are you ever going to let Hatori and Chiaki move in together? Lol hahahaha
Much Love,
| Soulhearts chapter 21 . 2/19
I feel that this chapter was certainly the deepest one yet. I'm glad you explored such deep issues including Chiaki and the rape… I really found this chapter only second to the one where Hatori sees Chiaki on top of Yuu fufufufu…
Much Love,
| Soulhearts chapter 20 . 2/18
God, now I want to know what Takano and Onodera talked about in the men's bathroom! Also, Chiaki needs to be stopped. Maybe his brain has become sex addled lol.
Much Love,
| Soulhearts chapter 19 . 2/18
I liked that flashback too… actually, I'll admit a guilty secret: I think it's really adorable when Hatori plans something out and then Chiaki lets him down but then he realises what a horrible mistake that was and tries to make it up to Hatori.
Much Love,
| Soulhearts chapter 18 . 2/18
Another beautiful chapter. I feel like I want to see some more cold Hatori. But I like how his character is developing.


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