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Blazing Saddles
Grave Invitations/Sword of Hearts
The Life and Death of a Serial Killer' (2003, Columbia/Tristar)
Directed by Nick Broomfield
of folks have seen 'Monster', the Hollywood version of the Aileen
Wournos story that won Charleze Theron her "Best Actress" Oscar. If you
thought that movie was interesting, then you really should see 'Aileen:
The Life and Death of a Serial Killer'. This is the second documentary
director Nick Broomfield has made on Wournos. The first, 'Aileen
Wournos: The Selling of a Serial Killer', focused on the way so many
people tried to cash in on Wournos' story. This film shows Aileen's
last days on death row, and delves deeper into her past in an attempt to
understand why she wound up the way she did.
Broomfield clearly has sympathy for his subject,
despite the horrible nature of the crimes Wournos committed. He also
seems to believe her original claim that at least the first of her
murders was in self defense. Broomfield further rationalizes that this
event acted as a trigger, causing Aileen to commit further acts of
violence. Strangely, as this movie begins, Wournos has renounced her
past claims. She now says she killed all her victims in cold blood, and
wants nothing more than to get her execution over with. The movie then
becomes an attempt to figure out which story is true, and if Aileen is
now lying, why.
The film also focuses on the nature of the criminal
justice system, and on the way executions are often have more to do with
politics than with any real idea of "justice". Perhaps most disturbing
in this respect is the way in which Aileen was judged "sane" after a 15
minute interview with state "experts", when almost every moment she
appears on screen seems to indicate just the opposite. I don't think
Broomfield is trying to justify Wournos here, he's simply asking whether
the punishment truly fits the facts. It's not an easy question to
answer, but Broomfield's film does a good job of making the viewer think
about the issues. (Bob Ignizio)
'Black Magic' (1975,
Celestial Pictures)
Directed by Ho Meng-hua
is part of the Shaw Brothers Collection of films recently issued on region 3
DVD. If you're like me, and don't have a multi region DVD player, this
doesn't do you much good. Fortunately, Celestial Pictures has seen fit to
release the collection on video CD, a format playable on most DVD players.
VCDs don't have quite the same level of quality as DVDs, and most movies get
split over two discs in this format, but at least you can watch them.
They're also pretty cheap. I picked this up at New Energy, a video store
located in Asia Plaza on East 30th Street in downtown Cleveland,
for under ten bucks.
Now on to the movie. Shaw Brothers studios was best
known for their martial arts movies, but they also produced a handful of
horror films during the seventies. 'Black Magic' concerns an evil wizard
named Shan Jianmi (Ku Feng) who sells his services to anyone with the
money. Love spells are his most popular item, but death spells come a close
second. There's a bunch of soap opera level romance that results in various
characters hiring the black magician to make other characters fall in love
with them. Eventually, a good wizard is recruited to try and set things
The plot
isn't much to write home about, but thanks to some truly bizarre scenes,
this one is worth a look. In order to cast his spells, the evil wizard
needs such exotic ingredients as corpse saliva and human breast milk, and
some of his spells require burning human remains. The way his death spells
work is pretty nasty, too. Characters become infested with worms that can
be seen crawling underneath their skin. It's all pretty silly, but the
production values and acting are good, and there's enough weirdness to make
this worth a watch for horror fans who think they've seen everything. (Bob
'Blazing Saddles'
(1974, Warner Brothers)
Directed by Mel Brooks
There are very
few comedies that can make me laugh again and again the way 'Blazing
Saddles' does. 'Duck Soup', 'Airplane', 'This is Spinal Tap', some of
the better Stooges shorts, and Brooks' other classic, 'Young
Frankenstein', are about it. 'Blazing Saddles' wasn't just a parody of
westerns, but a brilliant satire of the state of race relations at the
time it was made. The film makes frequent use of the "n" word, but only
does so for the right reasons; to be accurate and to show the stupidity
of those using it.
For those few who may not have seen this movie, the
story concerns a black man named Bart (Cleavon Little) who winds up
being made Sheriff of the small town of Rock Ridge. When he arrives,
the townspeople are appalled, and try to kill their new lawman. Thanks
to his intelligence, wit, and endless optimism, Bart eventually wins
over the townspeople. He is aided in this by an alcoholic gunfighter
named "The Waco Kid" (Gene Wilder). This frustrates the plans of Hedley
Lamar (Harvey Korman), who is hoping to drive the citizens of Rock Ridge
from their homes so he can build a railroad through their town.
Although the ending is not entirely satisfactory, most viewers will be
laughing too hard to notice.
'Blazing Saddles' was released previously on DVD,
and that particular disc was a let down for me. The only bonus feature
was a partial audio commentary by Brooks that stopped about halfway
through the film. Where were those extra scenes I remembered from the
network TV airings? Why wasn't there a retrospective documentary with
cast and crew interviews? Thankfully, both shortcomings have now been
corrected. In addition, we also get the unaired pilot for a proposed
television series based on the film, called 'Black Bart' and starring
Lou Gossett Jr. in the Cleavon Little role. Only one of the extra
scenes, extending the initial battle between Bart and Mongo (Alex Karras)
should have been left in the movie, but it's nice to know I wasn't
imagining this stuff. The cast and crew interviews are much more
interesting and informative than the commentary. The 'Black Bart' pilot
is awful, but still nice to have. (Bob Ignizio)
'Grave Invitations'
(2003) and 'Sword of Hearts' (2000, Sword & Cloak Productions)
Directed by David Schmidt
independent filmmaker David Schmidt sent me a tape containing both his
short horror film 'Grave Invitations', made in 200-, and his first
feature, the swashbuckling 'Sword of Hearts', made in 200-. The short
is a very atmospheric and effective horror tale about a man mourning his
lost love, who apparently committed suicide. There is no dialogue in
this 9 minute short, just music and occasional sound effects, but the
visuals convey all the information you need. Schmidt definitely has an
eye for poetic horror.
The whole short has a very dreamlike quality to it,
with the seaside opening reminding me of similar shots in some of Jean
Rollin's films. The "punchline" ending feels a bit trite, but
everything up til that point is great. Can't wait to see what Schmidt
does with a feature length tale of the macabre.
'Sword of Hearts', Schmidt's debut feature,
couldn't be further removed from horror. It's sort of like an episode
of 'Hercules: The Legendary Journeys' with a cast drawn from the local
renaissance fair. In other words, lots of "good natured brawling" where
no one ever really gets hurt, character driven humor, and a somewhat
silly plot to hang it all on. The story concerns a noble and his aunt
searching for an artifact that will help them gain the throne of
England. The setting is Elizabethan times, so in addition to swordplay
there is the occasional use of firearms. Aside from the artifact, the
effectiveness of which the movie wisely never confirms one way or the
other, the tale is free of any fantasy elements. The acting is good for
the most part, although a bit "stagey". This is to probably to be
expected, since most of the cast comes from a theatre troupe. The
production values and editing are excellent, though.
in the final analysis, 'Sword of Hearts' is little more than
entertaining fluff, it nonetheless displays a lot of talent on the part
of its makers. It also shows why ultra low budget filmmakers are wise
to write their films around what they have easy access to. In this
case, Schmidt had access to the Bristol Renaissance Fair troupe, as well
as a standing medieval village set courtesy of the Stronghold Blackhawk
Retreat Center. It makes the movie look like it cost a lot more than it
probably did. It's also nice to see a no-budget filmmaker doing
something other than the standard gore drenched "comedy" for a change.
Go to the Sword and Cloak website
for more info. (Bob Ignizio)


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July 07, 2006 2:00 PM
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Restaurant rip off
October 2004
First indication that all was not well was when receptionist misdirected me to what was supposed to be cheapest and nearest 24 hour car park. Hers was �14.00 per day and not where she had guided me. However next street was the Hilton Metropole car park at �10 per day."Oh I thought it was just for the Metropole`s guests", she said when informed of her lack of knowledge. The restaurant`s top choice was sirloin steak at least 10 ozs which I chose. It turned out to be "minute" steak of about 6 ozs. When confronted the hotel manager didn`t deny the subterfuge but refunded the meal [and my wife`s which was an awful fish] in total.
To be fair the room was OK and the breakfast buffet 7 out of 10.
Do Not Stay Here!
This is the worst hotel I have ever stayed in. The Reception area looked promising but as soon as you pass through in to the hotel the carpet is worn and dirty. Our 'superior room' cost �130 per night. It was very small with 70's furniture, a bed with a distinct dip in the middle and smelt musty. The bathroom was cramped, the bath panel was coming away from the bath and the windows were covered in cobwebs. Our seaview may have been spectacular unfortunately the windows were too dirty to see it! This is definately NOT a 4 star hotel. I regulary stay in 3 star + hotels and this is the worst I have ever had the misfortune to book.
Dirty Weekend in Brighton
We didn't actually stay at the weekend, but that didn't stop us from being kept awake all night by noise from a bar at the back of the hotel! (Tip: if you have to stay here, make sure that your room is as high up and as far away from the back of the building as possible)
We booked last minute, so didn't really have a chance to research where we were going to stay. 4 star this hotel is certainly NOT!!! From a modern reception, things rapidly go downhill. The carpets are filthy, the wallpaper is torn in places and the paintwork marked. As the joker from Batman would say 'this hotel needs an enema!' The curtains in the room were grey (I think they may have once been white), the bedding had stains and the bathroom was miniscule (and dirty). After our first night, we were moved. The room was larger, quieter, but still tired and unappealling.
Breakfast was the highpoint of our stay but the hash browns were an elusive element of the menu on some days.
If you want a 4 star type hotel, stay in the Grand. Or if you want modern and clean amenities at reasonable rates, try the Travel Inn (ex Premier Lodge).
Fair stay, but not 4*
Stayed for 1 week. Staff only spoke to you if you spoke to them, no good morning/evening from any of them. Air conditioning in bar was constantly billowing cold air, rooms are large however curtains were hanging from where they had come off there hooks, dampness could clearly be seen on the wall from where the occupant upstairs at some time in the past had left the bath running, the shower gushed from the connection at the taps and the shower screen did not seal at the bottom so ended up with a very wet bathroom floor, this appears to have been like this for a while as the bathcover and the bottom of the door frame showed signs of paint flaking and swollen wood. The windows look like they have not been washed for a very long time. Some other points are that the lift was small and very noisy, particulaly the door as it opened and closed, Bar prices were way too high, My key card had to be re-programmed every 2 days.
Disappointing for the money
Stayed 1 night in August in a Superior Sea View Room. Exterior of hotel needs sprucing up as it looks rather grubby. First impression on seeing the bedroom was disappointment, at �165 per night I was expecting something a little nicer and better maintained. The room was a great size, it's just not equipped or furnished in a manner that to me is very luxurious. The furniture was reminiscent of that you'd find in a travel lodge or other 2 star establishment. The curtains had torn frayed linings and were sagging in places where their hooks had come off the rails - I hate to see this personally as it only takes minutes for staff to rehang them using a set of steps - it just instantly says poor maintainance, also the windows were dirty - the seagull droppings spoiling what was a nice view, the skirting boards hadn't been dusted in ages, and bathroom blind had a large stain. However 5 mins spent tying back the curtains neatly, tucking in all the raggedy bits, then nipping out to nearby M&S and buying a large bunch of fragrant lilies for the vase, some wine for the mini bar and some choccies for the table, instantly made it much more appealing. I think they should consider putting a sofa or chaise lounge in front of the bay window, it would do so much more for the room than the 2 small chairs. Breakfast was very good though and probably it's saving grace.
For around the same cost the Hotel du Vin is much more stylish and I would opt to stay there in future as it definately looked more my cup of tea!
A very relaxing, enjoyable break
Although it was quite expensive, I though it was value for money. My bedroom had a great sea view and was clean and comfortable. The staff were very friendly and helpful. The only criticism I could think of was the lack of parking in Brighton. I had to park my car in a near by carpark, which cost me 15.00 over night. Overall I had a very enjoyable and relaxing break.
Great location, good hotel
Thoroughly enjoyed my brief stay here. The view, which we paid a premium for, was considerably better that my cynical mind had anticipated. Located on the fifth floor, right on the corner of the aging building, we had panoramic views of the beach, with a birds eye views of the haunting shell of the West pier and the modern & fun Palace Pier. Ok, the hotel: Service is functional and not overly friendly, but professional. The breakfast crew were rushed yet friendly - they were very helpful, particularly in accommodating my girlfriend's wish of returning with a plateful of pastries to aid her recovery from a hangover.Hotel d�cor is often a mixture of new & old. Everything is clean and well maintained, with patently new features in the bathroom (modern, clean functional). Though certain furniture, the sideboards and tables spring to mind, is little retro, though very well maintained. Room size was excellent, indeed the size of the room and the view offered made the stay a little special. Essentially, we had a living room adjacent to the bed area with tables and chairs to enjoy the view. Rooms come with TV (selection of satellite channels, including Sky Sports), safe & trouser press -not very generous with the complimentary toiletries, indeed we were short of towels. You expect a little more from a four star. On that note, be warned the elevator is tiny and barely accommodates three. Breakfast was good - not special.
Full range of hot English and continental, without offering too wide a selection of each. Certainly plenty to eat and I noticed the waitresses frequently topping up the food. Hot English was a little greasy (some people may consider that a bonus)In summary: This is a Hotel I can recommend. Hotel is little shabby in the exterior, though well maintained inside. Location is excellent (short stroll downhill from train station straight to the seafront), view fantastic. Service is professional and organised, breakfast average but certainly not tight.
Lives up to the four star billing yet offers five star views of Brighton Beach.
Good value for money, but really unfriendly
The Belgrave represents quite good value for money (£50 ppn incl. breakfast). The rooms are okay, but could do with a haul over some time soon. They are really big, though, which is nice. Bathrooms are brand new and quite nice. The tea making facilities are good, however, the mini bar was empty, which meant we had to drink tap water in the middle of the night. The room did not seem to have air conditioning and each radiator had a different setting. We woke up at 2am to a boiling room! Even though we had sea view we could not see out of the windows as they were extremly dirty. Breakfast was quite good. There would have been a wide selection of hot and cold food if the'd managed to refill the breakfast bar. We had to wait 15 minutes to get a table and a further 20 minutes to get some tea. Staff was very uncoordinated and unfriendly. The Unfriendliness of the staff was prominent everywhere. They certainly don't make you feel welcome at all. In total I would say, it's fairly good value for money if you only want to stay one night over the weekend (many smaller places have a minimum of 2 nights). Come prepared so you won't be disappointed.
Friendly staff, welcoming atmosphere
A wonderful weekend away. OK I may have been biased as it was my birthday but I feel the Belgrave certainly went a long way to making it that little bit more special! The room was pleasant enough, not a terribly good view but I didn't book a weekend away to stare out of the window! Bathroom was beautifully presented but was absolutely tiny so if you are larger than average it may be worthwhile checking so there don't have to be any embarassing rescue attempts! On the first night we dined in Cloisters restaurant. A lovely selection of unusual tastes and new variations on old themes. Not an exhaustive choice and even I was hard put to find a started that tickled my tastebuds but my meal was lovely, I can highly recommend the duck and the deserts were divine!
The hotel bar has a wide range of tipples and you can add your bar bill to your hotel bill so no having to carry money around with you. The breakfasts were fantastic, the buffet style meant you could have just what you wanted and as much as you wanted and there was a good selection of all the regular items kept topped up so you were always guaranteed a hot, hearty breakfast! The rooms were all equiped with satellite TV, safe, refrigerator and trouser press. As it was my birthday I was presented with a massive slice of chocolate cake, ablaze with candles in celebration. At all times the staff were well informed, polite and exceptionally friendly. I had a fantastic time and so will you! Parking is a nightmare and you will need to park in one of the NCP car parks but they are no more than a five minute walk away. You can leave your car there as long as you like but it will cost, the one I used was by the Thistle hotel on the front and from Friday afternoon to Sunday morning cost me �26.80, which I considered fairly reasonable but do be prepared.
Slightly below average for the money
Booked non-sea view smoking double room for Saturday night. Excellent directions from the web site meant that we bypassed congestion on the outskirts of Brighton. Mix-up over the smoking/non-smoking meant that we were relocated to a smoking room with a sea view at no extra cost.
Room was clean and of average size and standard, although some wallpaper peeling away through damp. Breakfast was buffet style. Full English was well below average, although good selection of fruits/yogurts.
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Building on the success of the MODULAR ANALYTICS system, Roche Diagnostics today announced the launch of the cobas 6000 analyzer series. The cobas 6000 analyzer series represents the next generation of clinical laboratory systems which meets the changing needs of mid-volume laboratories. The cobas 6000 analyzer series provides an integrated clinical chemistry (cobas c 501 analyzer) and immunoassay (cobas e 601 analyzer) testing platform which supports easy on-site expandability and delivers more than 95 percent of a mid-volume laboratory's typical testing needs.
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Roche Diagnostics now offers a single solution for mid-volume laboratories – linking pre-analytics, analytics, and connectivity options. "The cobas 6000 analyzer series will significantly enhance the integrated testing capability we offer our customers, combining chemistry and immunoassay tests with reliability and ease of use", said Volker Pfahlert, Head of Roche Professional Diagnostics, a business area of Roche Diagnostics.
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Public Sexual Culture
Thursday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Instructor: Lynn Comella
Examine the production and circulation of sexual meanings, identities, values, and knowledge across a variety of popular cultural forms and spaces. We will investigate pornography and different forms of sexual culture from the perspective of history, economics, fantasy, sexual education, labor relations, "taste culture," and public policy considerations. In doing so, we will draw upon work from film studies, cultural studies, queer studies, and feminist theory. Recommended background courses: COMM121-Intro to Media and Culture and COMM 297E-Popular Culture and Cultural Studies. 3 credits.
Man and Woman in Literature (AL G)
Thursday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Literature treating the relationship between man and woman. Topics may include: the nature of love, the image of the hero and heroine, and definitions, past and present, of the masculine and feminine.
Psychology of Women (SB U)
Monday 5:30-8:30 p.m.
A general introduction. Two sections: the issue of sex differences, including evidence for and explanation of such differences; and "Women's issues," topics of particular interest to women in contemporary society (e.g., violence against women, work and achievement). Prerequisite: Elementary Psychology.
Race, Gender & Class Ethnicity (SB U)
Monday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Introduction to sociology. Discussion of the effects and experiences of race, gender, and social class on social and economic processes and their relationship to family, occupation, and other aspects of social life.
The Family (SB U)
Thursday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
First part: historical transformations in family life (relationships between husbands and wives, position and treatment of children, importance of kinship ties); second part: the contemporary family through life course (choice of a mate, relations in marriage, parenthood, breakup of the family unit).
Gender and Society
Wednesday 6:00-9:00 p.m.
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What is gender? How do gender relations intersect with class and race relations? We will be exploring these questions and others through fiction, film, and academic literature.
Domestic Violence
A survey of patterns and trends in domestic violence in contemporary America, including detailed discussion of the factors that cause and reduce it. Topics include the role of family and work-related stresses as triggers in domestic violence, cultural definitions of violence as an acceptable or unacceptable response to anger; gender-related differences in this response, and the individual and sociol costs of domestic violence. Special attention will be paid to historical changes in American legal definitions of domestic violence and to the resulting changes in the American criminal justice system's responses to it.
Introduction to Women's Studies (I U)
Monday 6:30-9:00 p.m.
Basic concepts and perspectives in Women's Studies, with women's experiences at the center of interpretation. Critical reading and thinking about gender and its interaction with race and class. Focus on women's history and contemporary issues for women.
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Thursday 6:00-8:30 p.m.
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Introduction to Africa from an interdisciplinary perspective. The chronological sequence from pre-history to contemporary times. Political development and processes, the arts, ethnography, social structures, and economics
Culture Through Film (SB G)
Tuesday 6:30-9:30 p.m.
Exploration of different societies and cultures, and of the field of cultural anthropology through the medium of film. Ethnographic and documentary films; focus on non-Western cultures and ecological adaptations, gender roles, ethnicity, race, class, religion, politics, and social change.
Good and Evil, East and West (AL G)
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The imaginative representation of good and evil in Western and Eastern classics, folktales, children's stories, and 20th-century literature. Cross-cultural comparison of ethical approaches to moral problems such as the suffering of the innocent, the existence of evil, the development of a moral consciousness and social responsibility, and the role of faith in a broken world. Contemporary issues of nuclear war, holocaust, AIDS, abortion, marginal persons, anawim, and unwanted children.
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SOCIOL 222 - The Family (SB D)
SOCIOL 383 PM - Gender and Society
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AFROAM 236 - History of the Civil Rights Movement (HS D)
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COMLIT 141 - Good and Evil, East And West (AL D)
EDUC 210 - Social Diversity in Education (I D)
ENGL 279 - Introduction to American Studies (AL D)
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CYPRESS, TEXAS(KPRC) -- A former Cypress Fairbanks ISD teacher is accused of having sex with a 16-year-old male student.
Kelly Thompson, 26, is charged with improper relationship with a student. According to court documents, the Cy-Lakes High School student admitted he had a sexual relationship with Thompson.
Investigators say Thompson claimed she and the boy were in love.
Thompson is also charged with tampering with a witness after police say she asked a friend to deny any knowledge of her relationship with the student.
The district released a statement which reads, "Cypress-Fairbanks ISD is very concerned about the serious nature of the allegations against a former Cy Lakes teacher. Inappropriate behavior or misconduct will not be tolerated by any staff member. The safety of our students is always our highest priority and we will continue to cooperate fully with law enforcement."


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so as some of you know or may not know, we have had some line up changes as of late. Perry moved to new orleans & gage had to quit due to personal issues. currently our bass player, Gene, has now switched to guitar & we have a new bass player, Darrin. we're still currently looking for another guitar player that can do leads.
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SIKESTON - Labor Day weekend is traditionally the last chance for some summer fun. The Missouri State Highway Patrol is asking that a little responsibility be mixed in with the fun this year.
"Labor Day is one of the mass major summer holidays of the year," said Lt. Jim McNiell of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop E in Sikeston. "The weather is still nice and people are traveling to the lake or park, but the big problem is the drinking driver."
McNiell added some people are not letting the non-drinker drive, therefore increasing the chances of an accident. Others are inattentive to driving. Inattention is probably the number one cause of accidents, he added.
To help ensure everyone's safety, offer assistance and enforce Missouri's traffic laws, the Highway Patrol will schedule additional officers to patrol the roadways. The Labor Day counting period will begin at 6 p.m. today and end at 11:59 p.m. on Monday. The Patrol, along with local law enforcement, will participate in Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduction Effort).
"We require all troopers to work part of the holiday," McNiell said. "More officers will be visible. People need to obey the laws and where the system is."
The Patrol reminds motorists to expect a change in traffic patterns during the Labor Day weekend.
Last year, 9 people were killed and 593 persons were injured in 1,205 traffic crashes occurring during the Labor Day holiday counting period.
That is one person killed or injured every 7.8 minutes. Over the past five years (1997-2001), 74 persons were killed and 3,402 were injured in Labor Day holiday crashes.
One of those deaths last year occurred in Troop E, which is made up of 13 counties in Southeast Missouri including Scott, New Madrid, Mississippi and Stoddard. The death happened in Madison County.
McNiell said he can't stress enough for people to wear their seatbelts. Recently, many drivers and passengers have been partially or fully ejected from their vehicles, he said. The results are not very favorable, and it's a terrible year when people don't wear their seatbelts, he added. McNiell cautioned motorists to wear their seatbelts because if they're not, they're going to get a ticket.
"Let's make this holiday weekend safe," said Colonel Roger D. Stottlemyre, superintendent of the Patrol. "I urge drivers to buckle up, obey Missouri's traffic laws, and drive sober. The worst part of a trooper's job is having to knock on someone's front door to inform them a member of their family has died in a traffic crash. Help 'Stop the Knock'."
Travelers needing assistance, reporting a drunk or careless driver, illegal activity on the highways, or a stalled motorist can call the Patrol's Emergency Hotline at 1-800-525-5555 or, on a cellular phone, dial *55, McNiell encouraged. To receive the latest road conditions for major Missouri highways, motorists may call the Patrol's Road Condition Hotline at 1-800-222-6400 or (573) 526-8828.


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A late-game disappointment looked in the cards again for the Maple Leafs on Saturday, when the Capitals were buzzing around Vesa Toskala's net in the final minutes of the third period.
Luck favoured the blue and white on this night when Eric Fehr and Brian Pothier both hit the post in the final three minutes and the Leafs escaped to overtime.
Vesa Toskala. After receiving some criticism for his performance in the early part of the year, the Maple Leafs goaltender had his best outing this season. His timely stops bailed out a Leafs offence that had difficulty solving Toskala's opposing number, Semyon Varlamov.
Toskala stopped 31 of 32 shots that came his way during the 60 minutes and overtime. Fehr and Alex Ovechkin failed to beat him in the shootout and Toskala earned the game's first star for his effort.
Niklas Hagman scored the equalizer and the shootout winner, but it was Francois Beauchemin who largely kept Washington superstar Ovechkin's production to a single goal on the night.
The defenceman acquired as a free agent this offseason, led all Maple Leafs players with 27 minutes and 12 seconds of ice time. He also played 5:11 of eight minutes in a penalty killing role, helping to hold the Caps fiery power play to a shutout.
Toronto reversed their shooting statistics from Thursday night in Carolina.
The Maple Leafs had allowed 86 shots saved, attempted or missed toward their own net on Thursday. But Saturday, that number was on their side of the offensive charts as they peppered Capitals netminder Semyon Varlamov with 39 shots and another 47 attempts.
Ian White on how the Maple Leafs kept the Capitals, and Ovechkin in particular, from exploding on the scoresheet:
"We took away their time and space ... we did a great job having the third man high which allowed us to stay up on him."
Game Notes:
The Maple Leafs look for their second straight win against the Islanders, a feat Toronto has only achieved once this year, beating Carolina and Detroit on back to back nights on November 6-7.
Isles' 1st overall pick in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, John Tavares, is expected to make his ACC debut.


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A Wrinkle in Time
by Madeleine L'Engle
A Wrinkle in Time Appearances Quotes
How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"We look not at the things which are what you would call seen, but at the things which are not seen. For the things which are seen are temporal. But the things which are not seen are eternal." (11.85)
This sets up a hierarchy – the unseen is more important than the seen, more worthy of the beasts' time, because it doesn't exist in time. It's funny that the beast still uses the verb "look" to describe what they do – the metaphor of seeing as knowing comes in even as the physical act of seeing is denied.


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a1 Vrije Universiteit University Amsterdam, Department of Clinical Psychology, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
a2 Trimbos Institute (Netherlands Institute of Mental Health and Addiction), Utrecht, The Netherlands
Background Older meta-analyses of the effects of psychological treatments of social anxiety disorder have found that these treatments have moderate to large effects. However, these earlier meta-analyses also included non-randomized studies, and there are many featured studies in this area which were published after the recent meta-analysis.
Method We conducted a systematic literature search and identified 29 randomized studies examining the effects of psychological treatments, with a total of 1628 subjects. The quality of studies varied. For the analyses, we used the computer program comprehensive meta-analysis (version 2.2.021; Biostat, Englewood, NJ, USA).
Results The mean effect size on social anxiety measures (47 contrast groups) was 0.70, 0.80 on cognitive measures (26 contrast groups) and 0.70 both on depression (19 contrast groups) and general anxiety measures (16 contrast groups). We found some heterogeneity, so we conducted a series of subgroup analyses for different variables of the studies. Studies with waiting-list control groups had significantly larger effect sizes than studies with placebo and treatment-as-usual control groups. Studies aimed at subjects who met Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) criteria for social anxiety disorder had smaller effect sizes than studies in which other inclusion criteria were used.
Conclusions This study once more makes it clear that psychological treatments of social anxiety disorder are effective in adults, but that they may be less effective in more severe disorders and in studies in which care-as-usual and placebo control groups are used.
(Received November 23 2007)
(Revised March 28 2008)
(Accepted April 04 2008)
(Online publication May 28 2008)
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c1 Address for correspondence: C. Acarturk, M.Sc., Department of Clinical Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 1, 1081 BT Amsterdam, The Netherlands. (Email: email@example.com)


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Part I: Finding Hard-to-Reach Angels Speaks Volumes
ED ZIMMERMAN: Some angels want to be found. Some angels want to make it a little bit of a challenge. I fall into the latter category for two reasons, both of which have to do with cleaning and scrubbing. First, founders need to be like Swiffers, which are "perfect for cleaning hard-to-reach areas and objects."
Throughout the life of a startup, founders must reach the hard-to-reach, whether it's a potential client, hire, investor or acquirer. Sometimes getting there is a dirty job, but great founders, like Swiffers, can handle that. Many angels like to know that a founder can put in the hard work of both finding the right angels and getting the right introductions to them.
Accomplishing those tasks demonstrates that the founder has the skill to get into the right rooms, which is essential to developing a network and growing the business. The startup that just grows virally overnight is more legend than reality. Usually the trajectory to greatness involves many partnerships and alliances and much cajoling and impressing, so showing angels that you're equipped to do that makes sense.
See what other startup mentors have to say about finding angel investors.
Second, most angels have day jobs and can't afford to spend meaningful time vetting 'unscrubbed' founders. Fortunately, most angels have generally spent years developing a network. That network will scrub founders before those founders get to the angel. The highly scrubbed introductions enhance value for all three people involved in the introduction. If an angel generally limits his prospecting time to people who have been scrubbed by their network, then that angel has more time to help the companies in which he's invested and do other productive things.
In contrast to VCs, angels typically don't have teams of junior people who can perform diligence, so relying on the vetting process performed by the angel's network is an important but imperfect substitute for full VC-scale diligence.
Of course, not everything reaches an angel through his existing network. That's why we have a plethora of networking events from which to choose. Angels gravitate toward "scrubbed" events — those which, over time or by affiliation, are clearly going to attract a quality crowd engaged in a worthwhile community endeavor.
These don't have to be high-minded (though the decidedly high-minded TED conference, for instance, is a great example of a very high quality, "scrubbed" event). Some of these events can be fun and light as well, as long as they have the right focus and draw the right people.
Speaking of events, a few months ago, Jerry Neumann discussed this topic at AngelVineVC, a recurring gathering of founders and investors in New York City. Jerry is a full-time angel investor, teaches entrepreneurship at Columbia University's engineering school, and used to run corporate venture capital for the Omnicom Group.
I asked Jerry for his take on the subject via email. He suggested talking to other startup founders, especially when their companies are in your sector. Those other founders will make introductions for you. And even if you're not planning on raising institutional venture capital, talk to VCs. They will know plenty of angels and, regardless of their reputation, like to help. Sound too easy? Well, Jerry says that if no one will make any intros, there's probably something wrong with your plan. Ask for honest feedback.
Jerry's approach is echoed by Nik Sethi, the young CEO-founder of NYC-based Adaptly. (Full disclosure: I'm an angel investor in Adaptly). Nik raised his angel round right out of college. His strategy for finding angels was to look at his industry (online advertising) and find other ad-tech startups that were growing or had just exited and have a conversation with their CEOs. He says that not only does this type of an angel provide capital, but being experts in their field adds a lot of domain knowledge as well. One of those conversations resulted in my meeting Nik and I'm pretty darn pleased it did.
(Read Part II: How Veteran Execs Find Angels)
(Read more from startup mentor Ed Zimmerman.)


text: Munich, 22 August 2008. At this year's summer festivals in Venice and Toronto, Beta Cinema will roll out the red carpet seven times for its movies. Opening the season is the International Venice Film Festival, where Beta Cinema will be presenting the world premieres of the two Italian productions PA-RA-DA (opening film of the Horizons section) by Marco Pontecorvo and MACHAN (Venice Days) by Uberto Pasolini. At the Toronto International Film Festival, Beta Cinema will be screening no fewer than five films from its portfolio. The Constantin production A WOMAN IN BERLIN by Max Faerberboeck, which has already been sold in almost a dozen countries, will be given its first public screening at the Special Presentations; Hans Steinbichler's MY MOTHER, MY BRIDE AND I will be premiered in the Contemporary World Cinema section. Also scheduled for screening is Paolo Sorrentino's Cannes Jury Prize winner IL DIVO (Special Presentations) as well as the Venice entries PA-RA-DA (Vanguard) and MACHAN (Contemporary World Cinema) as international premieres.


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Volunteering at our local hospital has opened my eyes in many aspects. I've found such enjoyment working with the hospital employees and patient's visitors. I am 22 years old, and I have discovered that there is this unmentioned rule to be a certain age to volunteer. This rule is not held by the hospital, yet it seems to me that it is held by our community. When did we stop teaching to our youth the principles of caring for people, sharing our experiences and giving of our time? I believe that it's never too late to make a needed change. Young adults, let's make the change.
Money river flows overseas
We want peace not war. So does God. Bush got us into this mess in Iraq. We don't need to go to war with Iran. Talk peace. Bush is spending all of our money on Iraq, when here in New Orleans they are still waiting for their loans and lots of red tape, where our money just flows like water overseas.
I am offering a $200 cash reward for the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the theft of a purse and destruction of my door glass at the Ice House in Benton, Mo. on Feb. 17. All tips will remain confidential. Any information please contact me at 573-620-5462. All calls will remain confidential. Thank you.
And the award goes to. . .
I think Logan Archie should win a Grammy for that one!
While we're talking about deposits on trash on the side of the road, why stop there? I wish Wal-Mart had a way to put those cameras in the parking lot to good use and charge the "trash" that leaves their cart in a parking space or up against someone else's car $5. It's just sheer laziness. If you're too lame or lazy to put your cart up, you don't deserve the privilege to shop.
I'm also a paid subscriber to the Standard Democrat and I don't mind the pictures of the half-dressed women. Keep up the good work!
I would like to know what pictures in the paper are of half-dressed girls and why this idiot has to call at least three times a week and ask about it.


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LoCash Cowboys Shoot Emotional New Video for "Best Seat in the House"
The song, penned after Chris Lucas' father passed, is very personal for both Chris and Preston.
Earlier this month, LoCash Cowboys—Chris Lucas and Preston Brust—spent an afternoon at Franklin Road Academy in Nashville, where they filmed a powerful new video for their latest single, "Best Seat in the House."
The song is a very personal one for both Chris and Preston, as it was penned after Chris' father passed away in 2011. The tune walks the listener through several stages of the life of the main character, who always has his father close by watching from "the best seat in the house," even after his father leaves the earth.
"Obviously this is a very emotional video to me, and I had a few moments that really took me back," Chris tells Country Weekly.
Chris and Preston took to the school's football field for their B-role parts, part of a narrative depicting an emotional relationship between a father and a son, which follows a touching football story line created by director Potsy Ponciroli, who also directed the duo's last three music videos.
"I was very intrigued with bringing in the football story line, since football was such a huge part of my life growing up," notes Chris. "I think it's a cool take on the video. We could have gone several directions, but this had kind of a movie feel."
"Potsy nailed a powerful and emotional story line," adds Preston. "We've always trusted in him and his direction, and he proved to be the right director once again."
The video was shot at sunset and went well into the evening hours to really capture the feel they were going for.
"I think what we shot is going to be powerful," Preston explains. "We wanted this song to stand out and speak to people. I think the story line reflects what we wanted to do. I think when you have a song this meaningful and this powerful and this real, you don't have to spend a lot of money on wardrobes and all the other things. I think you can shoot something real and honest, and it can resonate on camera. We are so proud of this video, and I think it's something that Chris' dad is proud of, too. I think his dad definitely had the 'best seat in the house' watching us film this video."
"All in all," concludes Chris, "we all believe our loved ones that have passed on are watching us still from the 'best seat in the house.'"
"Best Seat in the House" is the latest single from the LoCash Cowboys' self-titled debut album on Average Joes Entertainment. The duo will kick off their Livin' Loud Tour tour in December, and it will continue on throughout 2014.
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Former WLBT meteorologist facing sex charges OK to leave state
Law faces prison if convicted
UPDATED 3:35 PM CDT Jun 04, 2013
Former WLBT meteorologist Eric Law, who is facing sexual battery charges involving a minor, can now leave the state.
A judge lifted the requirement recently that barred Law from leaving Mississippi while he awaits trial. Law's attorney said his client is having a hard time finding a job because of publicity in the case.
Law, 32, is accused of sex crimes against a 15-year-old girl. The accuser lives in Rankin County, but the alleged attacks happened in Madison, police said.
If convicted, Law could be sentenced to up to 90 years in prison.
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Baby sitter who molested baby eligible for probation
A baby sitter who pleaded guilty today to sexually assaulting a 23-month-old boy is eligible for probation because he has no other felony conviction.
Jurors could give it to him even though Santos Rivera's defense attorney said they would not ask for it.
DNA connects Rivera to the attack.
He faces a maximum of life in prison.
The trial will likely conclude tomorrow.


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15 unexpected summer movie hits
Plus: 'Bring it On,' 'The Karate Kid,' 'Babe' and more
Release Date: August 4, 1995
Box Office: $63.7 million
Why: "Mad Max" mastermind George Miller was so obsessed with bringing award-winning children's book "The Sheep-Pig" to the screen he spent 10 years laboring as a producer on the project. It turned out to be well worth the wait as the irresistible Australian film (directed by Chris Noonan) starring an almost all-animal cast (and James Cromwell as Farmer Hoggett) became a worldwide word of mouth sensation. "Babe" parlayed its sleeper hit status all the way to the Oscars, scoring an underdog nom for Best Picture and a well-deserved victory for Best Visual Effects. That'll do, indeed.
- Geoff Berkshire
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Eighteen years ago, NYPD detective Kat Donovan lost her fiancé Jeff Raynes when she was unable to move on with her life after her father was murdered. Jeff walked out in frustration, and Kat has been bitter about it ever since. But tonight as she scrolls through the online dating site her friend Stacy signed her up for, she sees Jeff's photo among her list of possible matches. Her personal involvement with YouAreJustMyType.com soon turns professional, though, when Brandon Phelps fills out a missing persons report on his mother — who disappeared shortly after hooking up with someone from that same site. "Missing You" is the latest suspense-filled novel by Harlan Coben.
Medieval scholar Bruce Holsinger makes his exciting fiction debut with "A Burnable Book." In 1385 there is a secret book which has accurately predicted the deaths of the English monarchs since William the Conqueror. The current king, young Richard II, will be the last to fulfill the prophesies. Geoffrey Chaucer and poet John Gower determine that they must find the book and destroy it before various factions start plotting an assassination. The problem is that the book keeps falling into different hands — and possession of such a volume, one that holds threats against the king, is considered high treason.
The news last month of the sinkhole in the Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, Kentucky, was devastating for car lovers. While we wait for word that all eight cars involved have been pulled out and restored, photographer and Corvette expert Randy Leffingwell offers a detailed, gorgeously illustrated book that chronicles the evolution of this most popular automobile — "Corvette Sixty Years" (629.222).
A psychopathic ex-soldier, a high-jacked subway train, and a blind hostage negotiator are the elements of Max Kinnings' latest thriller "Baptism." Tommy Denning may believe he is a prophet, but he is really the unwitting tool in a diabolical plot. He has just commandeered a subway train and is holding the passengers hostage between London's Leicester Square and Tottenham Road stations. Detective Chief Inspector Ed Mallory is called in to negotiate with Denning, but with only his ears, nose, and considerable experience to guide him, can he save the many people relying on him?
If you are a new grandparent, you probably hope to play a central role in your grandchild's life. Four grandmothers, all with backgrounds in early childhood education, have put together the perfect handbook. It's "The Grammie Guide "(306.874) and it is full of activities and advice to help you connect with your pre-school grandchildren — no matter whether they live nearby or far away. Jan Eby, Laurie Mobilio, Lynne Noel, and Cindy Summers are the authors.
Although the internet has only been with us a few short decades, it's hard to imagine life without it. That is exactly what Cracked.com columnist Wayne Gladstone does, however, in his debut comic novel. "Notes from the Internet Apocalypse" features a character named Gladstone who is already mourning the loss of his wife when he awakens one morning to find that the internet is not working. Not only is it not working, it is not getting fixed. The only person happy about the situation happens to be a former librarian — a human search engine, if you will — who goes into business answering questions for $5 a pop.
Page 2 of 2 - New DVD titles:
Feature — "Runner Runner," starring Justin Timberlake and Ben Affleck;
"Last Vegas," with Michael Douglas, Robert DeNiro, and Morgan Freeman;
"Diana," featuring Naomi Watts;
"Ender's Game," with Harrison Ford and Ben Kingsley.
Television — "The White Queen," with Juliet Aubrey.
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Book your room at Candlewood Suites Savannah Airport
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Situated near the airport, this hotel is within 2 mi (3 km) of Crosswinds Golf Club, Tanger Outlets, and SK8 City. Frames n' Games is 1.7 mi (2.8 km) away.
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Along with an outdoor pool, this hotel has a fitness center and conference rooms. Free WiFi in public areas and a free airport shuttle are also provided. Other amenities include dry cleaning, laundry facilities, and barbecue grills.
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Candlewood Suites Savannah Airport50 Stephen S Green Dr Savannah GA 31408
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Candlewood Suites Savannah Airport features an outdoor pool and a fitness center. Public areas are equipped with complimentary high-speed wireless Internet access. This Savannah hotel also offers barbecue grills, laundry facilities, and dry cleaning/laundry services.
- Total number of rooms - 91
- Number of floors - 3
- Free airport transportation
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Fitness facilities
- Free WiFi
- Laundry facilities
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Outdoor pool
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- Outdoor pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Kitchen
- Laundry facilities
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
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- DVD player
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Kitchen
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Desk
- Cable TV service
- Weekly housekeeping provided
- Free WiFi
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a fitness center.
- Golfing nearby
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- Accessible bathroom
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The 0.3-MPixel webcam serves for videotelephony and saves bandwidth due to its lower resolution, and the display is at 800x480 pixels. Large icons should make the device easier to use. In the U.S. the Videophone is already available as the model AiGuru SV1 for about $300. Asus product manager at the show, Jörg Wissing, couldn't give details about availability in Europe, nor specifics about the OS, except that Asus worked closely with Skype on the firmware.
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MOON OVER BUFFALO is truly a night (or afternoon) of fun and frolic. Great script, fabulous actors and a completely enjoyable experience. Isn't that what the theatre is supposed to be. Have a great time!
Cathy Wayne – NoHoArtsDistrict
Moon over Buffalo features hilarity and hijinks as it celebrates the theatrical world.
Mary Mallory – Tolucan Times
This play is worth getting up off the couch for, with enough outrageous fun and high wire energy to carry the play through to its madcap ending, with the cast chewing up the scenery all along the way. A must see!
Annamarie Donkin – Topanga Messenger
It is Ken Ludwig's Moon Over Buffalo and it tickles the funny bone to the nth degree.
Radomir Luza – North Hollywood-Toluca Lake Patch
The very cohesive and able cast pulls off this farce at the right velocity, insuring good box office returns and positive notices.
Robert Axelrod – Reviewplays
This wonderful cast exudes energy and flair under the astute direction by Drina Durazo. Every moment of this play, its characters and the actors who perform them, offer exceptional entertainment.
Carol Kaufman Segal – Stagehappenings
Despite a few missed opportunities for laughs, Durazo has directed skillfully this Moon Over Buffalo and her company gets the audience chuckling quite regularly. Good endeavor!
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The Group Rep
At the Lonny Chapman Theatre
10900 Burbank Boulevard
North Hollywood, CA 91601
May 11th – June 24th, 2012; Friday & Saturday at 8pm; Sunday Matinee at 2pm
Tickets: (818) 763-5990; $15 – $22
Running time: 1 hour, 55 minutes
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I don't get it. Were all the reviewers friends of the cast & crew? I could not leave the theatre fast enough, reeling from the mostly bad acting. The younger actors had no feel for the 1950′s genre or the classic 50′s speech rhythms the script was screaming out for; the costume designer put the leading lady in flats and no one wore flats in 1953 (it was always a wedge or small heel) – it changes her posture and stride and makes her frumpy instead of elegant. Further, how could the director encourage the leading lady to beat her husband with Variety? And most of the women were squealing – did the director not hear this? Women in 1950s film and stage modulated their voices. Please people – next time you do a period piece, especially one that centers around actors in the 1950s – DO YOUR RESEARCH. I'm appalled. It was bad college theatre at best.


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This is the Minnesota birding report for Thursday September 28th, sponsored by the Minnesota Ornithologists' Union.
On Sunday, September 24th this tape was updated to report on a remarkable total of 29 SABINE'S GULLS that were seen over Lake Superior on Park Point at the Minnesota - Wisconsin border on Saturday, September 23rd. Also seen in the area were seven PARASITIC JAEGERS, an adult ARCTIC TERN, and an immature POMARINE JAEGER. Unfortunately, no additional sightings of these birds have been reported. For updates on records in the Duluth area, call the Duluth birding report at 218-525-5952.
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Douglas Gosling, director of bridge maintenance for the New Hampshire Department of Transportation, tells the Portsmouth Herald (http://bit.ly/11AQQg7) the Sarah Mildred Long Bridge should last until its replacement is completed in 2017. But he says he can't guarantee that.
The 73-year-old bridge connecting Portsmouth, N.H., to Kittery, Maine, was shut down last month after its center span got stuck during a routine test.
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Does anyone know where I can find a decent hard wired voltage meter? I plan to hook it to a momentary switch so it won't run all the time. I don't need anything fancy.
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EXACTLY the same plan I have! I got mine off ebay. I'll see if I can find you the link.
This may not be the exact one but I got one very similar to this off ebay.
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Adding momentum to the revolt against the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Apple on Monday resigned from the business group because of its opposition to federal efforts to limit greenhouse gases.
Apple is the fourth company and the largest, as well as the first tech company, to part ways with the chamber as the debate over global warming legislation heats up in Congress. It is also the most significant defector because Apple is a leading American brand and consumers strongly identify with its products.
"Apple's departure is a clear signal that more and more of the chamber's members want it to download a new tune when it comes to climate change," said Peter Altman of the Natural Resources Defense Council.
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The chamber is the world's largest business federation, representing 3 million dues-paying businesses large and small. It has a formidable lobbying operation in Washington, touting on its Web site that it "consistently leads the pack on lobbying expenditures." Membership is voluntary and there are no concrete consequences for quitting.
The group has come under fire for opposing an Environmental Protection Agency plan, announced last week, that would allow the EPA to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from nearly 14,000 coal-burning power plants. The chamber also actively opposed the Waxman-Markey energy bill that was passed by the House in June. And a senior chamber official recently drew ridicule when he called for a "Scopes monkey trial of the 21st century" to evaluate evidence of global warming, referring to the 1925 trial of Tennessee teacher John Scopes, who was convicted of teaching evolution. Environmentalists called it a stalling tactic, saying the scientific evidence of climate change is overwhelming.
"Apple is committed to protecting the environment and the communities in which we operate around the world," Catherine Novelli, Apple's vice president of worldwide government affairs, said in a letter to Thomas Donahue, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce president and CEO. "We strongly object to the Chamber's recent comments opposing the EPA's effort to limit greenhouse gases."
The move comes amid efforts by Apple to burnish its green image. The Cupertino-based company revealed its carbon footprint — or total greenhouse-gas emissions — for the first time last month, announcing on its Web site that 53 percent of the 10.2 million tons of annual carbon emissions it takes responsibility for comes from consumer use of its products.
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Barbara Kyle, national coordinator of the Electronics TakeBack Coalition, which promotes recycling, said Apple has made great strides in recent years. Many of the casings of its products are now made not of plastic but aluminum, which is easier to recycle. Apple also has improved the energy efficiency of its products and has increased its recycling efforts. And it has phased out some of a the worst toxics, including brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
"Apple is not waiting for legislation to ban these substances," the company boasts on the detailed "Environment" section of its Web site. "Not only is every Mac, iPod, and iPhone free of PVC2 and BFRs, we are also qualifying thousands of components to be free of elemental bromine and chlorine, putting us years ahead of anyone in the industry."
The exodus from the chamber began last month, when PG&E announced it was leaving because of the group's "obstructionist tactics" over efforts to regulate global warming. Two other utility companies — PNM of New Mexico and Chicago-based Exelon — followed PG&E's lead. Athletic shoemaker Nike resigned from the chamber's board of directors but has chosen to remain a member in hopes of changing the federation's climate-change policy from within.
As pressure on the chamber has mounted, speculation had grown about which Silicon Valley company would be the first to quit.
Former Vice President Al Gore, who was awarded the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his work fighting global warming, has been on Apple's board of directors since 2003. Apple declined to comment about Gore's role, if any, in its latest green efforts and decision to leave the Chamber of Commerce. Gore's personal office in Tennessee declined to comment.
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Milwaukee Italian Sausage Alla Lois Recipe
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Milwaukee Italian Sausage Alla Lois Notes
I was born and continue to live in Milwaukee, so I chose to use the best this city has to offer and create this recipe.
- 4 Milwaukee-made Italian Sausages (hot or mild)
- 12 ounces Milwaukee High Life Beer
- 1/2 onion, sliced into half-moons
- 1 teaspoon dried minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon Little Italy NYC Herbs
- 1 Turkish bay leaf
Serves / Yields
Ingredients given for 4 - Easily doubled or tripled
Preparation Instructions
Place all ingredients in an appropriate sized saucepan and bring to a boil. Turn on low and simmer for up tp 4 hours. Remove sausage. Discard Bay Leaves. Reduce cooking liquid untl thick like a relish. Grill sausage till golden and crispy. Serve on rolls with relish.
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If you wish, you could add some julliened red pepper strips to the mix. My Doctor'ed Up Tomato Sauce could also be served on the side for dipping. When doubling or tripling, you may still only want to use 1 bay leaf.
you said put all ingredients into saucepan, then later grill the sausage, so we're supposed to cook in sauce pan first, then add a little grill flavor later?
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Friday, May 17, 2013
Israel Cortes (WRDW-TV)
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW) -- Seven-year-old Israel Cortes only met Deputy Alton Creech for a couple of hours, but Creech made a lasting impression on the boy, who says when he grows up, he wants to be just like him.
"I wanted to be a cop," beamed 7-year-old Cortes.
But he didn't want to be just any cop, Cortes wants to be a deputy just like Alton Creech.
"'Cause he gets to ride on a motorcycle, and he gets to do cool stuff that I never did," he explained.
Cortes only spent a few hours with the deputy while he was touring the Sheriff's Office one day, but it's obvious Creech made a lasting impression.
"He showed me his motorcycle, and he let me put on his helmet. He's funny and he's nice," Cortes said.
A wish granted for this 7-year-old boy who wants to be a cop, but after he heard Creech was hurt in a bad motorcycle accident, this little boy had a different wish.
"He was upset. He wanted to know. He said he wanted to make sure his friend is OK because he already considers himself a cop. So to him, among his brothers, he has to make sure everybody is OK," explained Cortes' mother, Tracy Cortes.
It didn't stop at thoughts and prayers. Cortes and his siblings went the extra mile to show they care.
"I made him a card, and I gave him a necklace. To be nice to him 'cause when he got hurt," Cortes said.
"His card, it looked like more for a police department. It was blue and had a badge made on the front with Deputy Creech's name in it," his mother said.
Even though Creech has lost the fight for his life, Cortes has a message from one deputy to another, "I feel bad for him when he got in a wreck."


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Online Publication Date:June 2010
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Book DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511550102
Subjects: Political Philosophy , Organisational Sociology
Twelve philosophers, historians, and political philosophers assess aspects of socialism in the context of its recent reversals. Some essays examine the moral and political values that made socialism appealing to intellectuals, or evaluate whether aspects of socialism should be preserved, such as its quest for equality and community. Others examine whether free-market systems need to be further modified in response to ongoing socialist critiques or attest to the continuing validity of socialism by suggesting ways in which it may still have a productive future.
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