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Was the "elixir of long life" buried for more than a century in New York City's Chinatown?
A 19th century bottle found at a hotel construction site on the Bowery could hold the secrets to keeping the Grim Reaper away -- or at least getting a quick buzz.
The bottle was among several that turned up at the former location of a German beer garden on 50 Bowery in May, DNAinfo first reported on Monday. Two of them caught the attention of preservationists, who decided to track down the original recipes of the concoctions.
Alyssa Loorya, the president of Chrysalis Archaeology, a cultural resources management firm that led the pursuit, said that one vial had curious German lettering: "Die Keisserliche Privilegirt Attonatiche W. Kronessents. " Colleagues in Germany translated its rough meaning as "The Royal Kaiser Privileged Altona Essense." Research determined it contained an alcohol-heavy elixir that supposedly promoted good health and long life.
The other bottle of interest was "Dr. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters," a popular medicine during the Civil War that was sold to soldiers as a "a positive protective against the fatal maladies of the Southern Swamps, and the poisonous tendency of the impure rivers and bayous." It had such a high percentage of alcohol — 47 percent in the original formula — that it was served as a drink at bars.
Irene Plagianos of DNAinfo concocted the long-life elixir herself and described its taste as bitter.
Due to its strong taste, our forefathers might have just taken a few drops of the formula at a time, or mixed it with even more alcohol, she said.
Below is the recipe for both elixirs, as well as the steps on how to concoct the brews yourself, as described by DNAinfo.
Elixir of Long Life:
Aloes: 13 grams
Rhubarb: 2.3 grams
Gentian: 2.3 grams
Zedoary (white turmeric): 2.3 grams
Spanish saffron: 2.3 grams
Water: 4 ounces
Grain alcohol (vodka, gin): 12 ounces
Squeeze out the liquid from the aloe and set aside. Crush the rhubarb, gentian, zedoary and Spanish saffron (for a modern twist, use a blender for this part), and mix them with the aloe liquid, water and alcohol. Let the mixture sit for three days, shaking frequently. Then filter it using a cheesecloth or coffee filter, and serve. Be careful with the liquid — the saffron can dye your hands or other kitchen items.
Dr. Hostetters Stomach Bitters:
Gentian root: 1.5 ounces
Orange peel: 2.5 ounces
Cinnamon: 1/4 ounce
Anise: 1/2 ounces
Coriander seed: 1/2 ounce
Cardamom seed: 1/8 ounce
Un-ground Peruvian bark (cinchona): 1/2 ounce


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Fell appeals murder conviction againBy Brent Curtis
Staff Writer | February 18,2013A federal judge in Vermont will hear arguments for convicted killer Donald Fell's motion to set aside and retry the death sentence case against him.
Fell, the first person in more than 50 years to receive a death sentence in Vermont, has appealed the verdict twice without success and sought a hearing before the U.S. Supreme Court, which decided not to review the case.
His latest challenge to his sentence was filed almost two years ago and contained close to 350 pages of arguments ranging from ineffective counsel and prosecutorial misconduct to contentions of misconduct on the part of a number of jurors.
Now, Judge William K. Sessions III, who presided over Fell's trial, has scheduled a hearing in U.S. District Court in Burlington on March 5 to consider Fell's request and the hundreds of pages worth of opposition filed by federal prosecutors.
Fell was convicted in the 2000 abduction and beating death of Terry King, who was kidnapped outside Price Chopper supermarket, where the 53-year-old grandmother worked.
One of the more unusual arguments listed in Fell's appeal deals with what defense attorneys described as one juror's unsanctioned trip to Rutland during the trial to inspect that crime scene as well as an apartment house on Robbins Street where police say Fell and his alleged co-defendant, Robert Lee, killed Fell's mother Debra Fell and her friend, Charles Conway, hours before kidnapping King.
Lee died before going to trial on charges identical to the ones brought against Fell.
The juror, identified by defense attorneys simply as juror #143, reported what he saw to other jurors in the case.
In a statement the juror provided to Fell's defense attorneys Dec. 19, 2010, the man talked about the impressions he drew from the scenes and the weak lighting outside Price Chopper where Fell and Lee waited, according to prosecutors, to highjack a car at gunpoint.
Talking about Debra Fell's apartment, the juror told defense attorneys: "The mother's neighborhood wasn't great but it was OK. The house was decent. She was just trying to live her life."
If those kinds of impressions were related to other jurors, the information may have tainted the outcome of the case and undermined the arguments of defense attorneys who argued during the sentencing phase of Fell's trial that he had an abusive home life.
In his motion for a new trial, Fell's attorneys wrote: "The violence and alcoholism in Mr. Fell's home were key features of the defense mitigation case. Juror #143's observations of 135 Robbins St. and the surrounding neighborhood from an outsider's perspective gave him a vantage point from which to form a view about Mrs. Fell that ran counter to the evidence presented about her violent tendencies and chronic alcoholism, and Mr. Fell's unstable home life."
But in their response, federal prosecutors wrote that jurors in the case had already seen photographs of the locations the juror visited.
"The extrinsic information obtained by juror 143 added nothing to the evidence already presented at trial through testimony and photographs. The nature of the neighborhood in which Debra Fell lived was apparent from such photographs. So was the appearance of the Price Chopper parking lot... Such information is insufficient to establish prejudice," prosecutors with the U.S. attorney's office in Vermont wrote.
Later in the arguments presented by Fell's attorneys, the same juror is described as having coerced another juror into changing her vote by pointing a shotgun at her.
The gun was unloaded and was a key piece of evidence in the case — it was the gun that Lee and Fell carried from Robbins Street to Price Chopper the night King was abducted.
The gun was empty. But the pair pointed it at King — who presumably didn't know it was unloaded — during the kidnapping, prosecutors said.
But the fact that the gun was unloaded during the abduction was weighing on the mind of a female juror during deliberations over whether to sentence Fell to death or life imprisonment, Fell's attorneys wrote.
Juror #143 reportedly called for the weapon, checked to make sure it was unloaded, then cocked it and pointed it at the female juror, according to the defense attorneys' filing.
"I cocked and pointed it at her and she squirmed. I said, 'That's what they did. You were scared even though you knew it wasn't loaded,'" Juror #143 was quoted as saying to Fell's attorneys.
That demonstration robbed Fell of a fair trial, defense attorneys argued.
"After Juror #143 pointed the shotgun at the juror, she acquiesced to voting for Mr. Fell's death. It would deprive him of his Sixth and 14th Amendment rights to impose a death sentence on Mr. Fell that was obtained through such coercion."
Federal prosecutors argued that the demonstration did not constitute an intimidating act designed to coerce the woman's vote. And moreover, they said established court rules restrict vacating verdicts based on a statement by a juror about what was said during deliberations.
Vermont Law School Professor Cheryl Hanna said Friday she agreed the court was unlikely to act on matters that took place during jury deliberations.
But the juror trip to scenes in Rutland could have an impact on the case if the information he gathered had the potential to harm Fell's right to mount a defense at trial.
"It's a very high hurdle for the defense but there could be a basis for a conviction to be overturned," Hanna said. "If what was learned and brought back was substantial enough to be harmful to Fell, then maybe. But it could also be found to be nonprejudicial."
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As a possible spiritual successor to the popular Toyota Supra, the Japanese automaker showed off a new concept of a sports car Monday at the Detroit Auto Show.
The Toyota FT-1 is just a concept for now, but company leaders say they invested two years and a lot of passion in designing the sports car.
The name itself stands for "Future Toyota" though it was inspired by Toyota sports cars of the past. "Our team was heavily influenced by Toyota's sports car past, especially Celica and Supra, and we sought to capture some of that history," said Alex Chen, the chief designer at Toyota's Calty Design Research.
Few specifications about the car have been revealed, but Toyota said the car has a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive configuration with a heads-up display for the driver that's inspired by fighter jets.
While the car is far from production-ready, anyone who plays Gran Turismo 6 can get a free download of the car starting on Tuesday.


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Dr. Dawg in Greenfield is now open
The Greenfield location of Dr. Dawg, the hot dog, sausage and hamburger shop, opened this morning at 7700 W. Layton Ave.
It's the second Milwaukee-area location for the counter-service restaurant; the first is at 6969 N. Port Washington Road in Glendale. »Read Full Blog Post
AIA Wisconsin awards announced
A modernist home nestled into Wisconsin's driftless region, a pragmatic fix for a 1960s dorm building, a commercial building with a big heart and a clever disguise for an old power plant tank are among the architectural projects that will be recognized Thursday by the AIA Wisconsin, the state's society of the American Institute of Architects.
102.1 FM to have Adler go solo on morning show
WLUM-FM (102.1) is replacing Kramp and Adler with . . . Adler.
The station announced Monday that it had pulled the plug on its long-running morning-drive show featuring Brian Kramp and Jon Adler, and that it wasn't renewing Kramp's contract. Late Wednesday, WLUM said it will put a "music-based" show in that 5 to 9 a.m. weekday time slot, hosted by Adler going solo, being May 20. »Read Full Article
Singles Scorecard: Hear new songs from Mariah Carey, Queens of the Stone Age and Empire of the Sun
Pop diva Mariah Carey collaborated with singer Miguel for her latest single, #Beautiful, recently released to iTunes. Photo by Kevork Djansezian. »Read Full Blog Post
Tom Joyner show returns to Milwaukee radio
Tom Joyner's popular nationally syndicated morning radio show returns to urban contemporary station WJMR-FM (98.3) Monday, according to the station.
The station dropped the show in February 2012 and replaced it with a local morning show hosted by Andrea Williams. »Read Full Blog Post
Video: Carrie Rodriguez talks about Landing her Big Gig
During the madness that is the South by Southwest Music Conference in March, where thousands of bands descend upon Austin, Texas hoping to get discovered and advance their careers, I sought temporary refuge in the living room of singer-songwriter Carrie Rodriguez. »Read Full Blog Post
Author mixes magic with Jane Austen
Many of Jane Austen's contemporary readers consider her magical. Mary Robinette Kowal went one step further and made her so.
Jane Ellsworth, the Austen-inspired heroine of three Kowal novels to date, lives the kind of British Regency era life an Austen character might have, with a delightful exception: She's a glamourist, a professional magician who creates illusions by manipulating strands of the ether, that mysterious medium people once thought filled the air. »Read Full Article
Disney drops bid to trademark "Dia de los Muertos"
An attempt by the Walt Disney Co. to trademark "Día de los Muertos" drew such a loud protest that the company has dropped its plans to trademark the name, The Los Angeles Times reports.
The company had filed an application with the U. S. Patent and Trademark Office for "Día de los Muertos," including applications pretaining to toys, cereals and jewelry, the newspaper says. That was in anticipation of a movie that Disney-Pixar is developing that features the popular Mexican holiday, a Disney spokesman said. »Read Full Blog Post(3)
Reunited Fall Out Boy looks to recapture chart-topping success
When Fall Out Boy went on hiatus in 2009, drummer Andy Hurley returned to his Milwaukee home, not sure what he should do with himself.
"I was really depressed for a while," said the 32-year-old Menomonee Falls native. "In a record cycle, we would have the next year to year and a half planned. You become institutionalized to that way of life. Life is so structured, and then you have nothing." »Read Full Article(5)
Harley-Davidson 110th anniversary schedule revealed; new show announcements from Rave, Turner Hall
The partial band schedule has been revealed for the Harley-Davidson 110th anniversary celebration, taking place at the Summerfest grounds Aug. 29 to 31.
Flappers, bee's knees and other words of the 'Great Gatsby' era
With Baz Luhrmann's sparkly adaptation of 'The Great Gatsby' hitting theaters Friday, Wordnik blogger Angela Tung has posted a friendly and very detailed look at the words of the 1920s. »Read Full Blog Post
Sam Durant's 'What #isamuseum' at the Getty Museum
The notion that marketing forces have invaded the temples of art has long been a fait accompli. The line between art and promotion is too often too hard to locate, and the art world has plenty of controversies to show for it.
Madison's Roman Candle pizza coming to Whitefish Bay
The Roman Candle Pizzeria, which has three restaurants in Madison, Middleton and Fitchburg, will open its first Milwaukee-area location in Whitefish Bay in autumn.
The restaurant is projected to open in late September or in October at 133 E. Silver Spring Drive, in part of what formerly was Peabody's Interiors, said owner Brewer Stouffer. »Read Full Blog Post
Staying connected should be easier at Summerfest
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The Summerfest grounds are jammed. You're on the south end of the grounds and you're trying to text a friend so you can meet up. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
On Tap Today: Green lights, green drinks and soul
Welcome, once again, to the middle of your week.
On your lunch hour, we recommend dropping in on The Disclaimer on WMSE. The irreverent show about Milwaukee doings airs at noon and can be streamed from the radio station's web site. »Read Full Blog Post


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Salvatore Ferragamo moves to Santa Barbara, CA and opens up a boot shop that soon catches the eye of some of Hollywood's elite. He quickly becomes known as the "Shoemaker to the Stars."
Photo Credit: Archivio Alinari, Firenze
With the success of his Santa Barbara shop, Salvatore Ferragamo opens up the Hollywood Boot Shop in Hollywood.
Fascinated by human anatomy, mathematics, and engineering, Salvatore Ferragamo writes in his journal "The weight of the body falls on the arch of the foot like a plumb line."
Salvatore Ferragamo creates his company in Florence.
Commissioned by Salvatore Ferragamo, Lucio Venna creates an advertisement inspired by the discovery of the "Villa dei Misteri" in Pompei.
Taking inspiration from Egyptian archeological finds, Salvatore Ferragamo creates this sandal.
The cork wedge heel is invented by Salvatore Ferragamo and serves as the inspiration for the famous model created for Judy Garland.
Salvatore Ferragamo buys Palazzo Spini Feroni for 3,400,000 lire and opens the Florence store in the same building. The same year, stores are opened in London and Rome.
Photo Credit: Archivio Alinari, Firenze
During the war, Salvatore Ferragamo experiments with humble materials such as raffia and cork to create this cork wedge.
Salvatore Ferragamo examines the craftmanship in his workshop at Palazzo Spini Feroni.
Photo Credit: David Lees
Salvatore Ferragamo wins the "Neiman Marcus Award", fashion's Oscar equivalent, with the "Invisible sandal".
The first Ferragamo store in New York opens on Park Avenue (now on Fifth Avenue).
The first bag created by Salvatore Ferragamo to hold his tools.
During the first Italian fashion show in Florence, Salvatore Ferragamo launches "kimo", a sandal with an interchangeable ankle sock.
For the actress Audrey Hepburn, Salvatore Ferragamo creates one of his most famous and iconic styles, a suede ballerina with strap.
One of the very first Ferragamo silk scarves, inspired by Italian symbols.
Salvatore Ferragamo travels to Australia looking for business contacts and inspiration. He creates an 18-karat gold sandal for an Australian customer.
Salvatore Ferragamo's dream to "dress a woman from head to toe" continues through his wife and children.
Production begins with Ferragamo handbags, headed by Fiamma Di San Giuliano Ferragamo. In the same year, the ready-to-wear collection by Giovanna Gentile Ferragamo is presented in the Sala Bianca in Palazzo Pitti.
Building upon Salvatore Ferragamo's extensive relationship with the film industry, the Company creates a velvet ankle boot for the actress Brigitte Bardot.
Following in the footsteps of her father, Fiamma Di San Giuliano receives the "Neiman Marcus Award", fashion's Oscar equivalent.
The "Gancino" hardware makes its debut on a Ferragamo handbag.
The Company begins producing Men's shoes and clothing. The Men's line will be further expanded in the Eighties by Leonardo Ferragamo.
Under the direction of Fulvia Visconti Ferragamo, silk scarves and ties become one of the Company's brand statements.
The opening of the Ferragamo store on Fifth Avenue, New York, is celebrated and profiled by the prestigious architectural magazine "Domus".
Designed by Fiamma Di San Giuliani Ferragamo, the "Vara" becomes the Company's most iconic and famous shoe, whose success continues to this day.
The Ferragamo store in the Mandarin Hotel, Hong Kong, marks the start of expansion into the Far East.
The 'Gancino' bag, one of Ferragamo's famous handbags, is produced using different materials, such as plexiglass.
Ferragamo opens its first shop in Shanghai, marking the start of expansion into the People's Republic of China.
The Salvatore Ferragamo Museum, dedicated to the footwear and history of the Company, opens in Palazzo Spini Feroni.
Ferragamo shoes are exclusivvely made for Madonna for her role in Alan Parker's film, "Evita."
Ferragamo partners with Luxottica and enters the eyewear market.
Ferragamo Parfums is established.
The expansion of the Company continues in the Far East with the opening of a flagship store in Seoul, South Korea.
Ferragamo expands its Fifth Avenue, New York location, making it the Company's largest flagship store.
Made-to-Measure Men's "Tramezza" shoes are introduced.
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the opening of its first store in Beijing, Ferragamo shows its Men's and Women's collections in the Forbidden City.
Salvatore Ferragamo receives the Rodeo Drive Walk of Style Award for the indelible impact he left on both the fashion and entertainment industries.
Eleven years since its inauguration, the Museum is enlarged and moved down to the pillared, cross-vaulted basement in Palazzo Spini Feroni.
Ferragamo and Timex Group strike a partnership to produce and distribute high-end timepieces.
Ferragamo celebrates its 80th Anniversary in Shanghai.
Ferragamo designs the interior of the exclusive Penthouses in the Pentominium building in Dubai.
Ferragamo creates Nicole Kidman's shoe wardrobe for the film "Australia", a film directed by Baz Lurhmann.
Massimiliano Giornetti is appointed Creative Director of Salvatore Ferragamo Group.
Salvatore Ferragamo S.p.A. is listed on the Italian stock exchange, Borsa Italiana S.p.A.
Ferragamo sponsors the Leonardo da Vinci exhibit at the Louvre and presents the Resort 2012 Collection inside the museum's archways.


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It's the largest rescue operation ever for the San Diego Humane Society.
The group joined the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals to save 400 chinchillas from a ranch in Vista.
"This has been an enormous undertaking but we were honored," said Katherine Schenar, VP of Communications for the San Diego Humane Society. "When the need came, we stepped up."
PETA representatives said the ranch bred and sold some of the small furry rodents and the others were killed and made into coats.
"The method of killing at that farm was electrocution," said Lisa Lange with PETA. "The clips are miniature versions of what you would use to jump start a car battery."
Lange said death for the animal is prolonged.
"These animals don't die right away," she said. "They feel all the pain of electrocution and all the pain of a massive heart attack but the chinchillas here at the Humane Society will not feel that."
PETA with funding from Simpsons co-creator Sam Simon, purchased the business. PETA said it was told by the owners that if the business couldn't be sold, all the animals would be killed.
"That land by contract can no longer be used to breed and kill chinchillas," said Lange.
The Humane Society said it had been called out to investigate the ranch, but what was happening isn't illegal.
"It's not technically illegal, according to California state law," said Lange. "We think that to cause painful death like this is illegal and should be considered illegal but it is not written that way in the law."
Twenty part-time workers have been hired by the Humane Society just to care for the animals which have been spread out to the shelter's three locations. About 600 pounds of hay have been brought in along with 500 pounds of food and 150 pounds of dust since chinchillas bathe in dust, not water.
"We believe every animal matters and that's why we stepped up," said Katherine Schenar. "We are confident San Diegans are going to step up and adopt these guys and give them a second chance at life."
The Humane Society is accepting donations online for the care efforts for the chinchillas.


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A surgeon performing an appendectomy forgot one important step, according to a lawsuit filed in New York.
Removing the appendix.
William McCormack, 43, of Bronxville, returned to the hospital a year later with abdominal pains only to discover his appendix had never been removed in 2013, UPI reported.
He's now suing Lawrence Hospital and the surgeon who was supposed to have taken it out.
According to the lawsuit, the doctor removed a "yellowish mass" from McCormack's stomach instead.
McCormack's attorney claims the doctor realized his mistake but ignored it.


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We need to help Vt.'s struggling families
With the election over and Congress back to work, a vote of great importance to Vermonts low- and middle-income working families will be coming soon. Weve all heard about the end-of-the-year fiscal cliff when automatic spending cuts are set to kick in and the Bush tax cuts will expire, potentially sending the economy off the deep end again.
There is a lot a stake and working families stand to lose the most if Congress fails to preserve several key policies. We cant let that happen.
The most responsible thing to do would be to allow the tax cuts for the richest among us to expire and extend tax breaks for those making less than $250,000. And central to any agreement on taxes is the continuation of the improvements in the refundable tax credits the Earned Income Tax Credit and the Child Tax Credit made in the 2009 American Recovery and Reinvestment Act legislation. This past summer extensions of these credits passed the U.S. Senate, but failed in the U.S. House, leaving it to the current lame duck session to work out a compromise.
It is difficult for me to imagine why the House would not support credits that reward work at a time when so many families continue to struggle. These improvements almost exclusively help working people who earn $50,000 or less, and have helped push back against the stagnant wages and reduced opportunity facing low-income families who are trying hard to do the right thing to take care of their families.
The EITC and CTC have also prevented millions of families from falling into poverty during this very challenging economic time. In 2010, these two credits kept close to 5 million children out of poverty just less than 1 million of whom were helped specifically by the 2009 improvements.
According to Citizens for Tax Justice, in New England, an estimated 344,485 families, with 635,081 children would be adversely affected if these credits are allowed to expire. In Vermont, 16,682 families, with 29,348 children, would lose a total of $11.6 million. The average loss per Vermont family would be $696.
Vermont families have been hit hard by the recession and economic recovery has been slow. In 2010, 17 percent of Vermonts children were poor a 13 percent increase from 2005. Nationally, the figures are sobering. According to the most recent U.S. Census data, in 2011, the share of Americans living in poverty held at 15 percent while the share of children in poverty hit 22.5 percent the highest level in nearly two decades.
Those of us who work at community action agencies throughout the state know the families who will benefit from these tax credits. We have watched them struggle during the last few years. We have seen them forced to supplement their food budgets at food shelves in order to feed their families. We know that, after paying for essentials, there is little or nothing left for car repairs, clothing, dental care and many other important expenses.
We are a pleased that Vermonts congressional delegation voted in favor of the extension, and we support Rep. Peter Welch and Sens. Bernard Sanders and Patrick Leahy in their quest to improve the economic circumstances of our Vermont middle- and low-income families.
It is past time for Congress to step up and invest in working families by extending tax cuts for those making less than $250,000 per year, including essential refundable tax credits for low and middle-income families. In these challenging economic times it is even more critical that we work to advance policies that make the well-being of children and their families a priority and that do not push greater numbers of children and families into poverty.
A majority of voters nationally and in Vermont demonstrated their support of President Obamas plan. It is now time for Congress to implement these proposals for the sake of our struggling Vermont families.
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Blake Shelton to headline BMO Harris Bradley Center Sept. 13
Country star Blake Shelton announced on his website Thursday that he's hitting the road starting in July for a 30-date "Ten Times Crazier" tour – and he's making a stop Sept. 13 at the BMO Harris Bradley Center.
Mayer fires up memorable tour debut
If John Mayer's new song "Wildfire" spreads, remember, the blaze started at Summerfest.
For the official kick-off of his Born & Raised Tour at the Marcus Amphitheater Saturday night, Mayer treated his Milwaukee fans with the debut live performance of "Wildfire," the first track off this August's album "Paradise Valley." It's a song Mayer told his audience that was just completed three weeks ago. »Read Full Article(2)
Katy Perry attended John Mayer's Summerfest show, says Big Gig boss
Summerfest CEO Don Smiley said a special guest caught John Mayer's "Born & Raised" tour kick-off at the Marcus Amphitheater Saturday night.
Pop star Katy Perry, Mayer's on-again/off-again flame, watched the concert from the mixing board, Smiley said. »Read Full Article
Buddy Guy; K'NAAN; Craig Morgan; Drake White; Bonzie and more
Buddy Guy
If you had to pick one man as the template for modern rock, you could hardly do better than Buddy Guy. Back in the '60s Guy designed the house that Hendrix, Clapton and Stevie Ray Vaughan eventually lived in. The ripples from that foundation have touched nearly everyone who has worked in rock, hard rock, blues and even grunge. »Read Full Article
Exclusive Video: Drake White performs 'The Simple Life' before Summerfest show
Country musician Drake White gave Tap Milwaukee an exclusive acoustic performance of his hit single, "The Simple Life," for a Tap Pre-Show before his show at the Uline Warehouse at Summerfest, opening for fellow country star Craig Morgan on Saturday. »Read Full Blog Post
Exclusive Video: 311's Nick Hexum talks about Wisconsin memories, delivering his daughter
Wisconsin native Nick Hexum of the rock band 311 took a few minutes before the group's headlining show at the Miller Lite Oasis at Summerfest tonight to answer 10 questions for Tap Milwaukee music writer Piet Levy. Hexum talks a little about what he likes about the state and about Summerfest, what it was like delivering his second daughter and where he thinks the band will be in 25 years.
Hexum also teased a jazz project he's working on with his brother as well as a forthcoming 13-song album from 311. »Read Full Blog Post
Avalon renovation to get under way
More than eight years after buying Bay View's Avalon Theater, Lee Barczak is set to begin a $2.5 million conversion of the long-closed building into a two-screen cinema with sit-down dining and a full bar.
Barczak is wrapping up arrangements to obtain a commercial loan to help finance the project. His general contractor has been obtaining bids and plans to begin the work this month, with Barczak hoping to have the theater open by Christmas. »Read Full Article(7)
Jeppa Joes food cart has a new owner
The Jeppa Joes food cart, which shut down in late June after its founder took a job at a new Jefferson restaurant, has a new owner and could be back serving sandwiches in as soon as two weeks.
Jarid Bacon recently finalized the purchase of the cart from Jeff Steckel. Bacon and his wife, Sarah Duhr, will be serving the popular banh mi and other sandwiches from the Jeppa Joes menu, and expect to add sandwiches down the road. "We definitely want to put our own fingerprint on it," Bacon said. »Read Full Blog Post
Rick Springfield talks about debut novel, 'Magnificent Vibration'
Before his headlining show at Summerfest last night, musician Rick Springfield took a few minutes to chat with Journal Sentinel music writer Piet Levy.
Springfield talked briefly about his forthcoming novel, "Magnificent Vibration," scheduled for a May 2014 release. »Read Full Blog Post
Exclusive Video: Rick Springfield talks about Milwaukee, where Jessie's girl is today
Milwaukee denizen and ladies' favorite Rick Springfield gave an exciting power-pop rock show to a diverse crowd at Summerfest last night. Less than an hour before taking the stage as the Uline Warehouse headliner, Springfield sat down with Journal Sentinel music writer Piet Levy to answer 10 questions for Tap Milwaukee.
Springfield talks about why he keeps coming back to Milwaukee, how he would describe his fan base, which of his songs has the most special meaning for him and where he thinks "Jessie's Girl" might be today. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
On Tap Today: Summerfest rundown for July 6
Journal Sentinel reporter Heather Ronaldson gives you the rundown on what to look forward to today at Summerfest. »Read Full Blog Post
Farmers markets: Check out our interactive map
It's a sunny Saturday morning — perfect going-to-farmers-market weather.
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As companies seek tax deals, governments pay high priceBy LOUISE STORY
The New York Times | December 03,2012In the end, the money that towns across America gave General Motors did not matter.
When the automaker released a list of factories it was closing during bankruptcy three years ago, communities that had considered themselves GMs business partners were among the targets.
For years, mayors and governors anxious about local jobs had agreed to GMs demands for cash rewards, free buildings, worker training and lucrative tax breaks. As late as 2007, the company was telling local officials that these sorts of incentives would further GMs strong relationship with them and be a win/win situation, according to town council notes from one Michigan community.
Yet at least 50 properties on the 2009 liquidation list were in towns and states that had awarded incentives adding up to billions in taxpayer dollars, according to data compiled by The New York Times.
Some officials, desperate to keep GM, offered more. Ohio was proposing a $56 million deal to save its Moraine plant, and Wisconsin, fighting for its Janesville factory, offered $153 million.
But their overtures were to no avail. GM walked away and, thanks to a federal bailout, is once again profitable. The towns have not been so fortunate, having spent scarce funds in exchange for thousands of jobs that no longer exist.
One township, Ypsilanti, Mich., is suing over the automakers departure.
You cant just make these promises and throw them around like theyre spare change in the drawer, said Doug Winters, the townships attorney.
Yet across the country, companies have been doing just that. And the giveaways are adding up to a gigantic bill for taxpayers.
A Times investigation has examined and tallied thousands of local incentives granted nationwide and has found that states, counties and cities are giving up more than $80 billion each year to companies. The beneficiaries come from virtually every corner of the corporate world, encompassing oil and coal conglomerates, technology and entertainment companies, banks and big-box retail chains.
Vermont spends at least $407 million per year on incentive programs, the investigation found, or $650 per capita, or 31 cents per dollar of state budget spending. The top incentive type used by the state was a sales tax refund, exemption or other sales tax discount, which accounted for $359 million of the spending. The manufacturing sector is the top beneficiary of the money, with $333 million going to companies in that industry, while $24.8 goes to agriculture and $1.8 million to alternative energy, the study found.
The top beneficiaries of the spending in the last 15 years included Husky Injection Molding Systems, IDX Systems Corporation, King Arthur Flour, Dealer.com, Skypoint Solar, Mak Molding and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters. They received benefits from state and local governments like free job force training, property tax abatement, tax credits or refunds on the purchase of manufacturing equipment; and cash grants or loans.
Vermont had one of the highest costs per capita for this type of spending, ranking sixth out of the fifty states, The Times found.
The cost of the awards is certainly far higher. A full accounting, The Times discovered, is not possible because the incentives are granted by thousands of government agencies and officials, and many do not know the value of all their awards. Nor do they know if the money was worth it because they rarely track how many jobs are created. Even where officials do track incentives, they acknowledge that it is impossible to know whether the jobs would have been created without the aid.
How can you even talk about rationalizing what youre doing when you dont even know what youre doing? said Timothy J. Bartik, a senior economist at the W.E. Upjohn Institute for Employment Research in Kalamazoo, Mich.
The Times analyzed more than 150,000 awards and created a database of incentive spending, which is searchable on the newspapers website. The survey was supplemented by interviews with more than 100 officials in government and business organizations as well as corporate executives and consultants.
A portrait arises of mayors and governors who are desperate to create jobs, outmatched by multinational corporations and short on tools to fact-check what companies tell them. Many of the officials said they feared that companies would move jobs overseas if they did not get subsidies in the United States.
Over the years, corporations have increasingly exploited that fear, creating a high-stakes bazaar where they pit local officials against one another to get the most lucrative packages. States compete with other states, cities compete with surrounding suburbs, and even small towns have entered the race with the goal of defeating their neighbors.
While some jobs have certainly migrated overseas, many companies receiving incentives were not considering leaving the country, according to interviews and incentive data.
Despite their scale, state and local incentives have barely been part of the national debate on the economic crisis. The budget negotiations under way in Washington have not addressed whether the incentives are worth the cost, even though 20 percent of state and local budgets come from federal spending. Lawmakers in Washingtonare battling over possible increases in personal taxes, while both parties have said that lower federal taxes on corporations are needed for the country to compete globally.
The Times analysis shows that Texas awards more incentives, over $19 billion a year, than any other state. Alaska, West Virginia and Nebraska give up the most per resident.
For many communities, the payouts add up to a substantial chunk of their overall spending, the analysis found. Oklahoma and West Virginia give up amounts equal to about one-third of their budgets, and Maine allocates nearly a fifth.
In a few states, the cost of incentives is not significant. But several of them have low business taxes or none at all which can save companies even more money than tax credits.
Far and away the most incentive money is spent on manufacturing, about $25.5 billion a year, followed by agriculture. The oil, gas and mining industries come in third, and the film business fourth. Technology is not far behind, as companies like Twitter and Facebook increasingly seek tax breaks and many localities bet on the industrys long-term viability.
Those hopes were once more focused on automakers, which for decades have pushed cities and states to set up incentive programs, blazing a trail that companies of all sorts followed. Even today, GM is the top beneficiary, public records indicate. It received at least $1.7 billion in local incentives in the last five years, followed closely by Ford and Chrysler.
A spokesman for General Motors said that almost every major employer applied for incentives because they help keep companies competitive and retain or create jobs.
There are many reasons why so many Ford, Chrysler and GM plants closed over the last few decades, said the GM spokesman, James Cain. But these factors dont mean that the companies and communities didnt benefit while the plants were open, which was often for generations.
Cain cited research showing that the company received less money per job than foreign automakers operating in the United States.
Questioned about incentives, officials at dozens of other large corporations said they owed it to shareholders to maximize profits. Many emphasized that they employ thousands of Americans who pay taxes and spend money in the local economy.
For government officials like Bobby Hitt of South Carolina, the incentives are a good investment that will raise tax revenues in the long run.
I dont see it as giving up anything, said Hitt, who worked at BMW in the 1990s and helped it win $130 million from South Carolina.
Today, Hitt is the states secretary of commerce. South Carolina recently took on a $218 million debt to assist Boeings expansion there and offered the company tax breaks for 10 years.
Hitt, like most political officials, has a short-term mandate. It will take years to see whether the states bet on Boeing bears fruit.
In Michigan, Gov. Rick Snyder, a Republican in his first term, has been working to eliminate most business tax credits but is bound by past awards. The state gave General Motors $779 million in credits in 2009, just a month after the company received a $50 billion federal bailout and decided to close seven plants in Michigan.
GM can use the credits to offset its state tax bill for up to 20 years.
You dont know who will take a credit or when, said Doug Smith, a senior official at the states economic development agency. We may give a credit to GM, and they might not take it for three years or 10 years or more.
One corporate executive, Donald J. Hall Jr. of Hallmark, thinks business subsidies are hurting his hometown, Kansas City, Mo., by diverting money from public education.
Its really not creating new jobs, Hall said. Its motivated by politicians who want to claim they have brought new jobs into their state.
For Hall and others in Kansas City, the futility of free-flowing incentives has been underscored by a border war between Kansas and Missouri.
Soon after Kansas recruited AMC Entertainment with a $36 million award last year, the state cut its education budget by $104 million. AMC was moving only a few miles, across the border from Missouri. Workers saw little change other than in commuting times and office decor. A few months later, Missouri lured Applebees headquarters from Kansas.
I just shake my head every time it happens, it just gives me a sick feeling in the pit of my stomach, said Sean OByrne, the vice president of the Downtown Council of Kansas City. It sounds like Im talking myself out of a job, but there ought to be a law against what Im doing.MORE IN National / World BusinessNEW YORK Its not just the musical Hairspray that will air live on NBC tonight. Full StoryOXON HILL, Md. Far from the Las Vegas Strip, MGM Resorts International opens its $1. Full Story
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On Tap This Weekend: Miss Bradford Beach, Beer Fest, Bastille Days
If you're itching to play giant Jenga and flip cup with a few of your closest friends, or just trying to hit up Bradford Beach, check out these weekend planning tips from Heather and Brandon at Tap Milwaukee. They give you all the details of Beer Fest, Bastille Days and Miss Bradford Beach. »Read Full Blog Post
A Spotify playlist for "Respect Yourself," Robert Gordon's history of Stax Records
This week I reviewed Memphis music writer Robert Gordon's excellent "Respect Yourself: Stax Records and the Soul Explosion," an excellent history of the label that gave us hits and deep cuts by Booker T. and the M.G.'s, Carla Thomas, Otis Redding, Sam and Dave, the Bar-Kays, Isaac Hayes, the Staple Singers and many others.
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Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, chorus excel in dynamics for 'Mass'
For those to whom music speaks volumes, hearing Schubert's profound "Mass No. 6" was a meaningful commemoration of the 50th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination.
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The student revolution commemorated in "Les Misérables" may have gone bust, but with all due respect to the flag-waving Enjolras, he's no Molly Rhode.
One year after making her Skylight Music Theatre directorial debut with an unforgettable "The Sound of Music," Rhode is leading the charge in the Skylight's revolutionary production of "Les Miz," which combines some of the smartest staging I've seen all year with a glorious cast, ensuring you'll hear the people sing as never before. »Read Full Article(5)
Milwaukee Rep's ensemble shines in 'Noises Off'
That theater troupe that just hit town is having the same kind of season the Green Bay Packers are — bumblin', stumblin' and getting hurt. Only its audience is shaking with laughter, not frustration.
The Milwaukee Repertory Theater opened a lively production of Michael Frayn's farce "Noises Off" Friday evening to constant ripples of laughter from the Quadracci Powerhouse Theater crowd. Director KJ Sanchez's staging makes strong use of familiar Rep actors while giving all of the talent chances to shine. »Read Full Article(1)
Hong Thai in West Allis closed; it's to reopen as Krung Thai
Hong Thai, 6425 W. Greenfield Ave., West Allis, has closed; a sign on the door says it will reopen as Krung Thai in a new location but doesn't specify where.
The restaurant first was opened in the mid-1990s by Noudeum Pophananouvong nearby, at 6501 W. Greenfield. When that building was scheduled to be demolished, the restaurant moved to 5114 S. 108th St. in Hales Corners. It ultimately returned to Greenfield Ave., in new construction. »Read Full Blog Post


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Shermain Miles, 51, has been arrested numerous times for theft, crimes related to prostitution and an attack on a a City Council member in 2010, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. She is well known around Chicago's North Side neighborhood, despite using at least 83 different aliases while committing crimes.
Miles, who is homeless, is currently imprisoned and is due before the Illinois Prisoner Review Board. She could be be behind bars until April 2014. Miles has spent time in area mental hospitals and participated in several community programs.
Her arrests have numbered so many that she is in the top 1 percent for all current Chicago Police Department arrestees reports The Associated Press. Within the last year all her cases have been assigned to a one community-based prosecutor.


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Advocates: Vt. health aid won't be enough
MONTPELIER Gov. Peter Shumlin last month unveiled a budget proposal that aims to ease health insurance costs for about 45,000 low- and middle-income Vermonters in 2014.
But advocates say the state aid wont bring the price of insurance to within reach of poor and working-class residents, and that failing additional appropriations, thousands of Vermonters could soon join the ranks of the uninsured.
The onset of the health benefit exchange next year has triggered some soul searching in Montpelier, where elected officials are grappling with the issue of higher out-of-pocket costs facing many of the Vermonters who will soon be required to buy coverage in the new online insurance marketplace.
At issue are Vermonters living within 350 percent of the federal poverty level the income threshold at which residents currently qualify for assistance in state programs like VHAP or Catamount Health.
When the exchange, to be called Vermont Health Connect, goes into effect on Jan. 1 of next year, Catamount and VHAP will disappear, taking with them the favorable rates credited for helping this state achieve one of the lowest percentages of uninsured residents in the nation.
Administration officials say the cost-sharing assistance plan included in the governors budget will maintain Vermonts status as a leader in that category by offsetting the adverse financial impacts on lower-income residents heading into the exchange.
Peter Sterling, executive director of the Vermont Campaign for Health Care Security, says his organization appreciates the administrations recognition of the problem. But he says its proposal doesnt fix it.
Allowing health care costs to go up in the exchange will have either a negative impact on enrollment, or will create a financial hardship for the Vermonters who do buy insurance, Sterling says.
In his budget address last month, Shumlin said his budget makes certain that Vermonters currently enrolled in Catamount and VHAP do not suffer federally imposed cost increases in the online exchange. But thats not entirely true.
Robin Lunge, director of health care reform for the Shumlin administration, says it would cost about $26 million annually to preserve Catamount-level costs for the 45,000 or so Vermonters at Catamount-level incomes who will be thrust into the exchange next year.
Shumlins plan, however, appropriates $22 million to offset the higher prices in the exchange about $4 million short of what it would cost to avoid any increases. While it doesnt meet the hold harmless standard advocated by Sterling, Shumlins plan would temper the drastic increases that would have otherwise faced Catamount-eligible residents.
For instance, a couple making $46,500 annually 300 percent of the federal poverty level would have seen, with no state intervention, its yearly out-of-pocket exposure go from $7,092 in Catamount to $16,808 in the exchange.
Under Shumlins proposal, an identically situated couple would see exposure rise from $7,092 in Catamount to $8,724 in the exchange.
Lunge says the administrations proposal has the advantage of being income-sensitive as well, so that the lower a Vermonters income, the less severe an increase he or she will experience in the exchange.
An individual making $28,700 per year, for example, would, without the cost-sharing proposal, see out-of-pocket exposure go from $2,874 to $5,393. Under the Shumlin plan, financial exposure would go from $2,874 to $3,482.
Lunge says the actual impact on Vermonters would be even less, since only about 30 percent of insured residents hit their out-of-pocket maximums in a given year.
Sterling, however, says even Catamount-level prices exceed what many Vermonters can pay. The state still has about 47,000 residents 7 percent of the population living without health insurance. In a recent survey conducted by the Department of Vermont Health Access, Sterling says, residents overwhelmingly cited price as the chief impediment to getting coverage.
Catamount obviously is not the sweet spot, because half the uninsured in this state are eligible to be on it, but are not, Sterling says. If I was a decision maker, Id be arguing we need to drastically cut out-of-pocket costs for people. But I feel like hold harmless is the best we can do right now, politically.
In a vote scheduled for later this week, the House Committee on Health Care will decide whether to accept or revise the administration proposal.
Rep. Mike Fisher, a Lincoln Democrat and chairman of the committee, wouldnt prognosticate on the outcome. But he says he does have concerns about how families on the lower end of the income scale will find their way through this new system.
An individual making about $17,000 per year faces less than $600 in out-of-pocket costs under the existing system. Under Shumlins proposal, that person would see his out-of-pocket exposure rise to more than $1,000 in the exchange.
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'Red Dawn' remake doesn't rise to the occasion
The Korean invasion is already here. Even now, "Gangnam Style" dance moves are infiltrating sleepovers and wedding receptions across America.
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As a Brit who made his dream of working in the United States come true, Milwaukee Repertory Theater artistic director Mark Clements loves putting an immigrant's story on stage.
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Red Arrow rink open as long as cold weather holds
Slice of Ice, the refrigerated rink in Red Arrow Park, 920 N. Water St., will now remain open as long as the weather holds, parks officials have announced.
Weather permitting, hours of operation will be Monday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 8 p.m., with no skate rentals available; Friday and Saturday, 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.; and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Skate rentals are available Friday through Sunday during all open hours. »Read Full Article(1)
"You Be Boy and I Be Girl" presented by TRUE Skool featuring Pharoahe Monch & Jean Grae this Wednesday
This Wednesday TRUE Skool presents "You Be Boy and I Be Girl", an event that will engage both males and females perspectives as they challenge and aim to change the perceptions of gender specific roles in the urban arts, in media, in the creative and entertainment industries and in community leadership roles. »Read Full Blog Post
Top of the Charts: Milwaukee radio stations' 'Harlem Shake' videos
Baauer's electronic hit and the base of the year's biggest viral meme is now the longest-running chart-topper of the year as it enters its fifth week at No. 1. So, we're serving up another batch of creative local entries to the "Harlem Shake" phenomenon. Check them out below and then step back in time to see which songs topped the Billboard Hot 100 this week in 2001, 1991, 1981 and 1971.
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Melissa Etheridge playing Riverside July 20
Singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge is coming to the Riverside Theater July 20, venue officials have announced.
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Gaza will not bend to occupierNovember 27,2012
Gaza will not bend to occupier
As I write this, Gaza is being bombed from land, air and sea. Operation Pillar of Defense has claimed the lives of 70 Palestinians to date and injured many more. It is another bloody chapter in a long history of Israeli atrocities and collective punishment.
In 1956, Israel briefly occupied Gaza while colluding with Great Britain and France in an invasion of Egypt. Israeli historian Benny Morris says, Israeli troops shot dead hundreds of Palestinian refugees and local inhabitants in Khan Yunis alone. Based on U.N. documents, Morris asserts that all told, Israeli troops killed between 447 and 550 Arab civilians in the first three weeks of the occupation of the Strip.
Israel reoccupied Gaza in 1967 and encountered mass resistance. Jewish troops under Ariel Sharons command responded by killing, beating and rounding up Palestinians, shooting into crowds, destroying homes and personal property, and imposing curfews. Twelve thousand family members of suspected guerrilla fighters were deported to detention camps in the Sinai, and an additional 13,000 Palestinians were violently uprooted when Sharon thinned out the refugee camps with bulldozers and infantry.
It was in Gaza in 1987 that the first intifada began. Israel, again, retaliated with savage repression. In the words of Benny Morris: Almost everything was tried: shooting to kill, shooting to injure, beatings, mass arrests, torture, trials, administrative detention, and economic sanctions.
Armed hostilities against Gaza intensified after the second intifada erupted in 2000, and 3,415 Palestinian civilians (919 of them children) were killed in Gaza from September 2000 until the end of December 2011, and 17,478 wounded. The worst of several Israeli military campaigns was Operation Cast Lead in December 2008 and January 2009. Israels air force flew almost 3,000 sorties over Gaza and dropped 1,000 tons of explosives; 1,400 Palestinians were killed, including 350 children.
Gaza is still under belligerent occupation as that status is defined under international law. The territory is bleeding now, as it has for the past 45 years, because it will not bend its knee to its occupier. This, not Hamas rocket arsenal, explains why Israel is waging war against 1.6 million poor people, more than half of whom are children.
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Affidavit: Pak shot woman twice before killing coupleThe Portland Press Herald | December 31,2012Susan Johnson had been shot twice, once in the arm and once in the back, and tried to hide behind a Christmas tree and play dead as her landlord kept shooting on Saturday, according to police.
Her landlord, James Pak, had come into her apartment at 17 Sokokis Road in Biddeford and threatened to shoot her, but she didn't take him seriously until it was too late, according to an affidavit filed by police seeking his arrest.
Pak then went on to fatally shoot Johnson's son, Derrick Thompson, 19, and his girlfriend, Alivia Welch, 18, police said. Both died of gunshot wounds to the chest, according to the state Medical Examiner's Office.
Pak, 74, who moved to Maine about six years ago from Rutland, Vt., appeared in York County Superior Court on Monday to face two counts of murder. He appeared before Justice Paul Fritzsche with his attorney Joel Vincent.
He was not required to enter a plea. If convicted, Pak faces 25 years to life in prison.
Police revealed earlier today that Pak had to be disabled with a Taser when they took him into custody Saturday night.
Biddeford Police Chief Roger Beaupre said that following a three-hour negotiation with a Biddeford officer, Pak agreed to leave his house. He told the negotiator that he would bring the gun with him, and was told not to. When he emerged from the house, he refused to comply with officers' commands and they could not be sure he was unarmed.
Pak walked from the house down the driveway with his hands in his pockets and refused to take them out, Beaupre said. He then turned as if to walk back to the house and a nearby officer disabled him with a Taser. It was the first discharge of the electronic stun devices since the department acquired them in October, Beaupre said.
Johnson survived and was escorted from the apartment to a waiting ambulance by a Biddeford officer at the outset of the standoff, Beaupre said.
Johnson was taken to Maine Medical Center but a hospital spokeswoman said Monday she was not listed as a patient. A state police spokesman said he did not know her whereabouts or whether she had been discharged, but said she was still alive.
Johnson's 7-year-old son, Brayden, hid in a bedroom during the shooting and was not injured.
Biddeford police were initially called to the house by one of the tenants complaining that Pak was banging on the door. Police left 43 minutes later after determining that the tenants did not feel threatened.
There were no warning signs the dispute would turn deadly based on any criminal history or previous violent encounters with Pak, Beaupre said. Pak has no criminal record in Maine, according to the State Bureau of Identification.
Three minutes after officers left the house, police were called back to the resident by Johnson reporting the shooting.
Pak owns the two-unit house where the Saturday shootings took place and lives in the main building.
Pak was arrested in his driveway about 10 p.m. Saturday.
State police said Sunday a dispute over parking in one of the home's two driveways during a snowstorm may have led to the shooting.
Friends of Thompson and Welch will hold a candlelight vigil at 6:30 p.m. today at Clifford Park in Biddeford.
Welch graduated from Thornton Academy in Saco last June and was a nursing student at Southern Maine Community College. Thompson, who attended Biddeford High School, worked as a car detailer at Patriot Subaru in Saco.
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A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that Wisconsin coach Bret Bielema has agreed to become the new coach at Arkansas.
Bielema will sign a multi-year contract soon, according to the person spoke Tuesday on condition of anonymity because the school had not yet made an official announcement.
The move was the second stunning hire at Arkansas, which brought in John L. Smith after firing Bobby Petrino earlier this year after a scandal in which Petrino hired his mistress to work in the football department.
Arkansas was 21-5 the last two seasons, but went 4-8 this season under Smith. Athletic director Jeff Long announced after the season that Smith would not return.
Bielema has coached the University of Wisconsin Badgers football team since 2006. Bielema was 68-24 in seven seasons at Wisconsin, including an 8-5 mark this season.
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Like a good baseball team that rewards you with a big win after a slow start, "Trouble with the Curve" justifies its existence by giving its audiences moments to savor and a wrapped-up-nice-with-a-bow ending.
Clint Eastwood has gone from Dirty Harry to Grumbling Gus in twilight roles of his career, but the curmudgeonly characters maintain that Eastwood spark, which have made the now-82-year-old a legend in American cinema. In "Trouble," he plays Gus Lobel, a famous baseball scout who has drafted some of the biggest names in the game. He likes his life. He lives alone, eats Spam out of a can for breakfast, and orders pizza topped with Canadian bacon to be delivered by 10 a.m. Not ready to be benched, he's determined to keep his eye on the ball even though his eyes are failing. His doctor tells him he has glaucoma and macular degeneration, which won't come as a surprise to moviegoers after he stumbles over a coffee table in his living room, and has more dents in his classic Ford Mustang than if he'd been in a demolition derby.
His daughter, Mickey (Amy Adams), is a workaholic lawyer who is trying to make partner in her firm. Despite their rocky relationship, Mickey is worried about her dad, and so is Gus's best friend, Peter, who also works in the front office of the Braves. Everyone is worried about Gus but Gus himself.
The make-or-break of Gus's storied career is a scouting trip to North Carolina, where two teams, the Boston Red Sox and the Atlanta Braves, are vying for the first round draft pick. They are scouting Bo Gentry (Joe Massingil), a high school phenom who everyone believes is the next Albert Pujols. Both Mickey and Pete know that if Gus can't pull off this scouting trip, this might be his last inning. Mickey decides to visit her dad on location, much to his discontent. It turns out, though, that despite their differences, the two are a lot alike, and Mickey is able to be Gus' second set of eyes at the baseball field.
To add a romantic interest to the mix, a pitcher-now-turned scout, Johnny (Justin Timberlake), enters the picture. He has a history with Gus after being originally recruited by him. Johnny is immediately taken with Mickey, who can pound downs shots of whiskey and spout off baseball trivia better than anyone Johnny's ever met.
But there's more to "Trouble with the Curve" than meets the eye, at least from a behind the scenes standpoint. No one has directed Clint Eastwood other than Clint Eastwood since 1993's "In the Line of Fire" until now. "Trouble" is directed by Robert Lorenz, who has worked with Eastwood for almost 20 years, when he was assistant director on "The Bridges of Madison County." For Eastwood's last 12 films, Lorenz has been his producing partner and shares a few Oscar nominations with the film veteran. This is, however, the first time Lorenz has directed.
Perhaps being around Eastwood has given Lorenz the same directorial touch that we've seen in Eastwood's films (this one has a bit of the same flavor as Eastwood's 2004 "Million Dollar Baby"), and, most likely, Eastwood has imparted some of his own ideas into the film.
This really is an Eastwood film through and through from the slow pacing to the thorough examination of the characters (moreso with Gus and Mickey than with the one-dimensional Johnny).
The script by Randy Brown has its share of clichés and predictable moments, but it also provides situations that are relatable to audiences: children as caretakers to parents who don't want to be taken care of, and the struggle between career and family.
While "Trouble with the Curve" doesn't hit it out the park, it does have its share of winning moments, plus the pairing of Eastwood and Adams is major league.


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Grant amount: $45,000
Dr. Jon Chung is studying alternatives to the traditional Hedgehog signaling pathway in colon cancer cells. He is exploring crosstalk within the cell between the Hedgehog and Wnt pathways and screening for drugs that block both pathways at the same time, potentially stopping cancer development.
He is also looking at how Hedgehog interacts with DNA damage pathways — research that could lead to treatment that would destroy metastatic cancer cells.
From Dr. Chung's research proposal:
The Hedgehog signaling pathway has recently emerged as another key player in colorectal carcinogenesis and this pathway is progressively activated during metastasis. The switch to Hedgehog pathway activation that occurs as tumors metastasize presents an opportunity for developing therapies for metastatic colorectal cancer. My project will focus on targeting the Hedgehog pathway.
Hedgehog is a gene that is critical to the development of the human embryo. Signals controlled by the gene direct cells to express themselves as different parts of the body with different functions. When Hedgehog expression isn't normal, its changes can lead to cancer, particularly cancer that spreads to distant sites (metastasizes).
Recently, drugs to treat colorectal cancer that directly inhibit the Hedgehog pathway have been disappointing. Dr. Chung is taking a new and different look at Hedgehog signals, particularly when they interact with other important colorectal cancer pathways.
Dr. Chung is a postdoctoral fellow at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in the Department of Radiation Oncology & Molecular Radiation Sciences.
He attended the University of Cambridge where he received his BA and MSci degrees in Natural Sciences (Biochemistry) in 2002. In 2006, he completed his PhD at the University of Manchester. After finishing his PhD, he started postdoctoral research in the laboratory of Dr. Fred Bunz at Johns Hopkins where he has been investigating DNA damage checkpoint and p53 responses in colorectal cancer cells.
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A Brief All Star Break Interlude and the Bay Area Baseball Extravaganza Trip Begins
What's that you say? No baseball this week. Well, fine then. We'll go on vacation and make our own fun:
Okay, so some of you live for the All-Star game. Me, I appreciate the concept and love to see the interviews and interactions surrounding it, but just can never get into the game itself, except as background noise. Honestly I think it's because the players switch in and out with such frequency that it seems like a completely different game every other inning or so – patchwork baseball rather than a continuous game. Maybe with less players, such that everyone remained in the game longer, I'd like it more.
With this attitude of mine, and the fact that Thursday was a travel day for the haloed ones, it was fortuitous that the beginning of Seth's and my vacation fell within this dead period. Yes, I am posting this from the road on our Bay Area Baseball Extravaganza trip! It's a long drive from Los Angeles to Oakland though, and realizing that the friends we are staying with are not on vacation, we decided to stop over at my inlaws' beach house in Cambria for a few days first and then complete the drive on Friday.
Cambria is a small town just north of San Luis Obispo and just south of San Simeon of Hearst's Castle fame. It's our usual base of operations for our regular excursions into Paso Robles wine country, just not this trip. If you've ever read any of the smart, delightful lunacy that is Christopher Moore – and if you haven't you should😉 – Cambria is Pine Cove. Literally. The author used to live here. Okay, so there are no lust lizards or zombie Santa Clauses but the shops and many of the locals do fit the descriptions. Behold, the local gas station and car wash with a better wine selection than many wine shops in Los Angeles:
…But I digress. We left Los Angeles late after work on Wednesday, arrived in Cambria around 3 a.m. Thursday – seriously Caltrans, just because it's "Car-mageddon" this week doesn't mean you also need to start work on every single construction project on the docket, okay – and were on the water in San Simeon Bay by 11 a.m. This is a great way to start a vacation. I love ocean kayaking, especially surrounded by all of this loveliness:
William Randolph Hearst had the original pier built to bring supplies to his "humble abode" which he just referred to as "the Ranch." Some ranch! I highly recommend a tour if you are ever in this part of the world. Interesting side note about Hearst. Did you know that he played baseball as a young man? A Hearst's Castle tour guide once told me that when Hearst went away to boarding school back east, he and a few other boys in his class weren't interested in the sports the school offered, so they introduced their peers to baseball. Hearst was also the newspaper editor who first published Ernest Thayer's famous Casey at the Bat when he wasn't off furnishing wars and the like, of course. Pretty cool stuff.
This morning, to cap off our brief Cambria stay, we rode our bikes up California's famous Highway One from Cambria to San Simeon Bay and back again. Sixteen miles of rolling hills, clear blue sky and gorgeous ocean views, not to mention taking in the clean, briny smell of the ocean with each breath. It was the perfect way to pass the time until our games start up again this evening.
And now, I return you to your regularly scheduled baseball programming. The All Star Break is over, even for the Angels, today and we are packing up the car for the next leg of our trip to Oakland, to visit good friends and enjoy great baseball. Next post: the A's vs. Angels double header on Saturday. I can't wait!
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Double header!!! that is a douple treat! I have not made a trip to Oakland. I have only seen the stadium from the train or just passing by on the car. One of these days…
I've been to that Wine and Gift place. You are making miss the old days when we used to go Cambria and go wine tasting around there and eating and dancing up there at some lodge. There was also a local bar that used to have music. good times.


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BEIRUT President Bashar Assad of Syria, in a rare interview with a foreign newspaper, appeared to dismiss the possibility of serious progress arising from peace talks planned for next month, and to back away from earlier statements by Syrian officials that the government was willing to negotiate with its armed opponents.
We do not believe that many Western countries really want a solution in Syria, Assad told Argentinas Clarin newspaper in an interview published online Saturday, blaming those countries for supporting terrorists fighting his government.
We support and applaud the efforts but we must be realistic, he said, referring to efforts by the United States and Russia to broker talks in June. There cannot be a unilateral solution in Syria; two parties are needed at least.
Assad took a hard line throughout the interview, according to a transcript in English provided to The New York Times. He declared that he would run for election as scheduled in 2014 and would accept election monitors only from friendly countries like Russia and China.
He also accused Israel of directly aiding rebels by providing intelligence on sites to attack, refused to acknowledge any mistakes in his handling of the 2-year-old crisis, and disputed U.N. estimates that more than 80,000 people had died in the conflict.
All those contentions are likely to fuel what is already widespread pessimism about the potential talks. It is unclear who will talk to whom, and what about. The opposition in exile remains unable to unify fragmented rebel groups behind its political leadership, even those that nominally fall under the umbrella of the oppositions Free Syrian Army, let alone the growing cadres of extremist Islamist fighters who openly reject the opposition leadership and are a source of increasing concern in the West.
Assads supporters have long contended that his wide array of foreign foes, including the United States, Israel and Sunni-led Persian Gulf states, benefit less from a resolution than from a prolonged Syrian conflict that weakens Assad and his allies, Iran and Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite Muslim militant group. That view is increasingly shared by some rebel leaders, increasingly frustrated with the Wests unwillingness to give them untrammeled support.
In meetings with his supporters ahead of the talks, Assad has projected confidence, suggesting that the United States would accept his remaining in power if U.S. officials believed that he was militarily strong and could curb jihadists. He told a group of Lebanese politicians visiting Damascus, the capital, this month that his forces were carrying out offensives to retake rebel-held territory in Homs province and the suburbs of Damascus to increase his leverage at the talks.
The battlefield will decide who is strong when they enter negotiations, he said, according to one of the visitors, Abdelrahim Mourad, a former Parliament member whose party is allied with Hezbollah. America is pragmatic. If they found out they were defeated and the regime is the winner, the Americans will deal with the facts.
Whether that view is realistic or not, Assads opponents inside and outside Syria widely doubt that he is willing to make meaningful concessions doubts he reinforced in the interview, refusing to recognize any element of the armed opposition as representing legitimate Syrian demands or even to talk to the rebels unless they disarm.
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Assad said that rebels had attacked a radar station instrumental to Syrias anti-aircraft defenses against Israel, giving no further details.
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