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Sally SairsMay 17,2013
Sally Sairs
Sally Sairs
EAST CALAIS While kayaking with a friend on the Buffalo River in Arkansas, Sally passed quietly from this life. A most fitting exit from an adventurous woman.
Born Aug. 23, 1933, in Philadelphia, Sally moved frequently with her parents throughout New England and the Midwest. Perhaps these frequent moves spawned her love of travel and adventure. Summers as a teen spent at Brown Ledge Camp on Lake Champlain began her affair with the great outdoors and in 1967 brought her family back to Vermont.
She joined the Green Mountain Club, began hiking the Long Trail, and enjoyed many outings with the Montpelier Section.
In 1978, with the help of her son Chris, she built a small cabin in Woodbury. Living off the grid by choice for 35 years, she was an avid reader, birder, knitter, environmentalist and community member. When she wasnt hiking, kayaking and traveling to parts unknown, she particularly enjoyed attending her grandchildrens many athletic events.
A graduate of Lake Forest College and Presbyterian Hospital in Chicago, Sally experienced a varied nursing career. She especially enjoyed her time working in Alaska and the many friends that she met along the way.
Sally was predeceased by her granddaughter Haley. She will be sadly missed by her children and grandchildren: Jon and his wife, Ann; Chris and his wife, Beth, their children Liz, Metta and Chloe; Amy and her children Nick, Hannah and Kelsey.
Independent. Self-sufficient. Fearless. Despite herself, Sally touched many lives in subtle and some not-so-subtle ways. Every day was an adventure to be had, and she was always looking forward to the next one.
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This post could also be titled, "What to do with your extra Christmas tree branches."
I love things that are easy, and I love things that are free, so these oh-so-Christmas-y wreaths (that usher your guests in with a waft of evergreen deliciousness!) are my kind of project.
Just gather the bottom branches of your Christmas tree (if you already trimmed yours, you can probably still cut off a layer at the bottom without notice). Trim them so that they're only one 'sprig' (not too wishbone-ish). Put them in piles- big, medium and small.
Grab some wire. Use a section of wire to join together two of your 'big' pieces. Place them at an angle (so that eventually, if you keep up your same angle, you'll make a circle). If you're feeling uncertain, you can lay out your branches first and then start joining them together with wire.
Continue wiring together, making a round wreath shape as you go (try to tuck the wire under the branches so you can't see it too).
Once you're finished wiring your big pieces into a circle, it's time to add in medium and small pieces as filler. The primary job of these smaller pieces is to make the wreath look even and balanced. Finish up by trimming any crazy outliers that are sticking out too far from the wreath shape.
Add a big felt bow (or berries, or ribbon, or pinecones, whatever you have around). Burke would want me to note that he would've preferred a red bow (but I didn't have any red wool felt on hand). He's traditional like that.
Do you have a real Christmas tree? And do you use your extra tree branches for other decor projects?


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I've noticed recently that my battery hasn't been holding up too well.
When idle, it'll drain around 2% per hour, which is absolutely fine with me. However, It has been giving me only 6hrs from a full, wall charge.
I have a feeling that the app "myBattery", ironically, is to blame. Has anyone else noticed drastic battery drain after installing this app?
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All of the battery apps are going to drain additional juice to monitor battery. When I was on BB, it was the same problem. Why have a battery monitoring app that kills your battery? I downloaded the first battery app that came out for WP8. I don't remember what it was called, but it made my bad battery life worse on 920. If you are only using 2%/hr on LTE consider yourself lucky. Mine is about 3-4% in a strong LTE market. And that is after a lot of headache and researching to get. I started with 9% avg loss a hour. Dump the battery monitor and just keep an eye on it. If it gets worse, do a soft reset and that should stop any processes that are hung up.
If your battery life is that bad, try a factory reset and manually flash to latest version. That took me from 9% to 3%. Only thing that worked for me. Portico only seemed to stop random drains.
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I first tried this app
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which caused my battery to drain fast, so I uninstalled it. It got an update, so I tried it again, but it was still the same, so I then tried the app you linked to. Same result, fast battery drain. I've decided to give up on this type of app for now. I don't understand though, cause other people are using these apps with zero problems. All I know is they are not working for me.


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Okay, this is the discussion thread. Please use it for out of character chatter, questions and anything not pertinent to the current in-game scene.
Okay for traits I'm going to give you Reactionary and Rich Parents based on your background. The rich parents will give you another 9000 credits to work with.
I'd like to know a little more about your homeworld (Make up a name, big or small? Desert, forest, water, earth-like what?) What did your family do there?
You have 3 hero points, CMB should be +4, also still need to fix the feats.
I'm giving you the Dirty Fighter and Dealmaker traits based on your background. Can we say that he was a smuggler, but he got caught, and due to his parent's money was able to enter the FEF instead of going to prison?
Each archetype gives you two good saves, so you need to pick a second good save for both archetypes.
Your defense bonus should be +7, +6 for martial hero, +1 for 3rd level. I didn't clarify that well enough, editing the multiclass blurb to make it clear.
Also, can you list your gear?
Traits wise, you get Magical Knack and Born Damned.
Background looks good, except remove the last line you haven't actually served on the ship yet, but you will be soon. Can you make up your home planet (Name, size, general ecology, etc)? I will insert it into the Federation.
Update character to third level ASAP.
Traits are Rough and Ready, and Killer
Background wise, Engineer and COO work closely together. The two of you will be responsible for keeping the ship running and well supplied. I'd like to see a couple lines about the Academy and FEF in there, but otherwise I already told you I like it :) If it's not too much to ask can you create a homeworld for Grunk too? Just the basics, name, size, general climate/populations. I'll work it into the federation.
HP should be 17 (6+4+4+3 favored class)
You should have 2 more skill points
BAB should be +1, CMD +1, CMB 10
Traits wise, you're gonna get Charming and Focused Mind
Background looks good, if you want to make up a name and brief couple line description for your homeworld I'll work it into the Federation.
Leo looks great, no mistakes that I saw.
Traits wise, I'm giving you Courageous and a trait I just made up called Well Educated (+1 to two knowledge skills, and they are always considered class skills)
Can you give a couple more lines on Madae III? That way I can work it in to the Federation.
|Syarha Screething
|Leo Gotrum
Checking in, will get the character adjusted and post some info later to day.
@Jelani, Do you want Well Educated to refer to knowledge history and geography?
I'm leaving the two skills up to you. Whatever he would have been interested in during his studies.
Can I have everyone put their character info like this
HP xx | AC xx | T xx | FF xx | CMD xx | F +x | R +x | W +x | Init +x | Per +x
in the gender line of their alias? You can leave the race and class lines blank. I find it helpful to have all the combat info available next to people's names when they post.
This is just to cover formatting, for people who might not know:
"Bold text." is text spoken aloud
Italicized text is inner thoughts
OOC for mechanical descriptions of actions (ie. I move to A4, and cast fireball)
If you want something to be happening at a time or place that is different from other people's posts please label it clearly. For example:
Kimefe talks to Leo in the lounge
Time:Now (Bridge)
After having spent the morning in the lounge Kimefe will sprint to the bridge as the shipwide alarm begins going off. Blah blah blah...
In combat I want to see something like this
(Buffs, if any)
Location:(only needed for non map combats)
SuperLeo runs forward and fires his BFG at the giant slug while screaming, "Die you slimy bastard!"
Leo moves to C6, shoots at Giant Slug 1.
Attack 1d20 + 900 ⇒ (8) + 900 = 908
Damage 1d1000 ⇒ 98
Finally, if you feel like something is unfair, unclear or just not the way the rules are please feel free to speak up.
If there's something you don't like, feel free to bring it up. I'm not guaranteeing I'll change anything at any point but my door is always open. I hope we can all have some fun and tell a good story here.
|Walter Tungsten
|Leo Gotrum
|Grunk Bigfix
Updated to third hopefully everything should be right. Will get to work on the planet creation shortly :)
The numbers next to the name look good, but now I don't know what levels you took. Can you list them in the stats somewhere? Also you should have at least two feats. 3 if you took Martial Hero 3. If you did take Martial Hero 3 your HP would be 25 (28 if you took HP for favored class).
|Horus Hightower
|Syarha Screething
|Grunk Bigfix
The numbers next to the name look good, but now I don't know what levels you took. Can you list them in the stats somewhere? Also you should have at least two feats. 3 if you took Martial Hero 3. If you did take Martial Hero 3 your HP would be 25 (28 if you took HP for favored class).
Thanks forgot to add constitution onto the HP and also forgot to upload feats but everything you asked for should be there now.
Also edited the background, added a description of Grunk and also put some Home planet stuff on. Let me know if you don't like any of it or any other changes need to be made ;)
|Horus Hightower
|Syarha Screething
|Walter Tungsten
Grunk Bigfix wrote:Updated to third hopefully everything should be right. Will get to work on the planet creation shortly :)The numbers next to the name look good, but now I don't know what levels you took. Can you list them in the stats somewhere? Also you should have at least two feats. 3 if you took Martial Hero 3. If you did take Martial Hero 3 your HP would be 25 (28 if you took HP for favored class).
yup took martial hero 3, used the feats to pay for sneak attack, bombs and evasion as well as toughness, favoured class bonus was put to skill points
Jelani-I was disappointed at first, because you forgot to put my name under excepted people...
Whoops. My mistake. >_<*
Alright, looks like everyone has chimed in. I'll be finishing up the opener today and then we can get started. Planet stuff all looks good, Leo you can leave Madea III at just a name for now if you don't have time to write more about it.
Horus, gotta ask, are you Australian? Your planet made me think of Australia blown up to like a planet wide phenomena. Lol...
|Horus Hightower
Okay, gameplay thread is live. Just a note while I'm thinking about it, miraculously the time units used in the Vega Federation are exactly the same as on earth! It happens to take 365 days to orbit its star, and have a 24 hour clock. Minutes, seconds and hours.
If I write Vegan, I'm not referring to vegetable eaters. It's pronounced (Vay-gen) and is the adjective for things from Vega.
|Leo Gotrum
Okay, there is more to getting on the ship etc. But I won't have time to finish posting it until probably tomorrow. I'll let people catch up and roleplay a little more until then.
Am I going too fast? Too slow? This is my first time DMing PBP, so feedback would be appreciated.
|Walter Tungsten
|Syarha Screething
|Grunk Bigfix
I am quite enjoying it so far :D I like the way you describe :)
Speed is just right for me.
I have no concerns atm quite excited to get investigating I have awesome images of this ship :D got like a Halo/Star Treck/Star Wars theme going on in my head!!!
|Horus Hightower
Sounds good...-gets back to posting gameplay posts-
Details about crew coming in next post...gonna take me a little while to finish.
Later tonight I will get things rolling.
|Leo Gotrum
Hmm, I will investigate.
Edit: Apparently that guy doesn't like people linking to his images. Let me find another image.
|Syarha Screething
Hey guys, really sorry to say, but I'm going to be gone most of this week, from today till next Wednesday, I'm really sorry, and if the only option is to drop so be it, Wish I could stay...
Oh. That's fine, thanks for the heads up. If you want to stay in the game I can NPC you till you get back. I just posted something to you in gameplay before I saw this, but I'll work it out. You won't die unless everyone does :P
I am going to attempt a primitive map for this fight using google docs. We'll see how it goes. Just to clarify a couple things that I'm thinking of now w/ ship combat.
1)You can always take the aid another action, you still need to say who you're aiding with what but it's always an option.
2)If you're manning a weapon you can fire it
3)Shield DR is per round, IE your shields will block the first 100 points of fire or electricity damage each round. So if one shot hits you for 60 damage it won't do anything, but if you take another 60 damage the same round 20 will go through.
This is my first time running ship combat, so we'll take it slow and work out any kinks as needed.
|Horus Hightower
I might have missed it somewhere, but what stat is used for shipboard based attacks. Also, there any advantage to firing manually, versus just letting the AI find the firing solution?
AI has a +0 to hit. You use your ranged attack bonus (BAB+Dex+Feats if you took any for starship weapons).
|Grunk Bigfix
I've been thinking about this, and I haven't addressed the issue of communications yet. I've just been letting ship's intercom handle it, but I've changed my mind. You all have a communicator badge on your uniform. It's shaped in the emblem of the Federation.
I drew a picture of the excelsior and the Federation emblem. I'll try to get them online soon. But for now, I'll just describe it.
The emblem is a central circle, with three short lines projecting out from it as if aligned with the corners of an equilateral triangle with the point facing up. Surrounding this is the classic celtic trinity knot symbol, but the form is broken at the ends of the three lines and where they all meet the central circle. Like this biohazard symbol but replace the ring underneath with lines as described above.
Edit: They're fashioned from mithril, and lacquered with brilliant electric blue. (Mithril and arcanicite Blue are the federation colors by the way. The flag is a blue background with the symbol in the center in mithril thread.)
|Syarha Screething
|Grunk Bigfix
Your new recruitment looks interesting and I would have applied instantly but I doubt I would have the time to play it :( I just thought I would say nice idea ;) I have recently been toying with doing the Rise of Genghis and Mongolia with my Real Life group.
Yeah, I was in a lot of PBPs as a player, then I got really busy for a while, and dropped out of a couple, then a couple died.
So now I'm down to this and like 3 others again. I enjoy running PBP games, since you don't have to do all the prep at once and I've been devouring history lately. So I figured what the heck.
If Syarha doesn't post by the time I get home from work tonight (about 5 hours from now) I'm gonna DMPC her actions this round. Gotta keep things moving.
|Leo Gotrum


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It was Black Friday deja vu for consumers. The day after Christmas is one of the busiest shopping days of the year -- and for good reason.
Local retailers were offering some big sales in order to keep the spending momentum going.
Holiday shopping is hardly over. Retailers are now rolling out the discounts that rival Black Friday.
Bargain hunters like Teri Lee and her mother Gale Muramoto weren't wasting any time.
"We got here at 7:15 a.m.," said Lee, referring to what time they arrived at Ala Moana Shopping Center Wednesday.
National retail numbers show holiday spending down this year, blaming consumer uneasiness on unemployment, the impending fiscal cliff and bad weather on the mainland.
But Hawaii merchants said they saw steady business all the way to Christmas.
"For us, we were able to be steady and I think we're on par with last year," said Suzie Metivier, Reyn Spooner store manager.
Now they're hoping more bargains will bring a second wave of shoppers.
"To maintain the momentum because usually after Christmas, people return things, exchange things and business takes a nosedive. So we want to maintain sales," said Metivier.
Consumers had an extra-long shopping season this year with five weekends to spend money, which helped stores stay in the black.
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Now, retailers are extending the after-Christmas sales long past the 26th. Good news for Terri and Gale.
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"Get Biotechnology on the Agenda for Africa"
Op-Ed, The Japan Times
June 30, 2008
Author: Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development; Director, Science, Technology, and Globalization Project; Principal Investigator, Agricultural Innovation in Africa
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Leaders at the Group of Eight industrialized nations' summit in Hokkaido next month need to take strong measures to promote cooperation in using biotechnology to address Africa's food challenges. At present there is resistance from Europe, and even Japan is dragging its feet on this vital issue.
Critics often argue that using modern biotechnology in African agriculture would harm farmers, wreck the environment and expose consumers to unknown risks. But by failing to adopt biotechnology, Africa puts its poor populations at greater risk of starvation. Without substantial investment in biotechnology to address critical challenges such as drought, Africa will continue to experience food deficits.
The G8 summit should encourage Africa and its partners to design new models of cooperation that involve partnerships between government, industry and academia. An example of such creative institutional arrangements is the Water Efficient Maize for Africa initiative funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation.
The aim of the $47 million grant to the African Agricultural Technology Foundation (AATF) is to develop drought-tolerant and royalty-free maize varieties for Africa. It will use marker-assisted technology and other biotechnologies. The first drought-tolerant variety will be available in seven years.
Critics argue that intellectual property rights prevent African countries from obtaining technologies to meet basic needs. But new drought-tolerance techniques have already been licensed to AATF without charge. They can be developed, tested and distributed to small-scale African farmers without charge.
Under this novel arrangement, the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) avails itself of conventionally developed drought-tolerant, high-yielding maize varieties suited to African conditions. In addition to CIMMYT's expertise, Monsanto will offer proprietary genetic material and advanced breeding techniques.
Monsanto and BASF will offer royalty-free, drought-tolerant genes arising from their collaboration. Participating countries (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and South Africa) will provide additional expertise available in farmers' groups and local companies.
Considerable effort has gone into forging partnerships that let African countries enter into genuine partnership with companies in industrialized countries as envisaged in the "Freedom to Innovate" report commissioned by the African Union and the New Economic Partnership for Africa's Development.
This partnership illustrates the potential for using new technologies to address the world's just causes. Numerous institutions around the world could play a key role in improving African agriculture, but persistent criticism and limited political leadership in the industrialized world continue to undermine international cooperation in the field.
For example, pathbreaking research of relevance into Africa's needs is carried out at the Kihara Institute for Biological Research at Yokohama City University. This research can help Africa enhance the nutritional content of indigenous crops and find plant-based remedies for a variety of tropical diseases. Such institutions could work more closely with the private sector.
This work is hindered by advocacy groups in industrialized countries who purport to speak for developing countries. Some of these groups receive government funding that is used to slow down technical progress in African countries.
At least the Luddites of 17th-century England professed a clear economic ideology to protect their local industries. Modern critics of biotechnology seem to show little interest in the welfare of the people they claim to be protecting.
Although the safety of biotechnology products continues to be a major concern for African countries, the capacity needed to ensure safety comes from efforts to develop the technology. It would be futile to develop the capacity to assess the safety of new products when no capacity exists to develop such products.
This is not to deny the importance of protecting the environment and consumers against unintended harm. Maximization of the benefits of new technologies must be balanced with the reduction of risks.
The demand that products be proven safe before commercialization, however, has denied Africa a crucial chance to learn to use the technology and gain a better understanding of its impact.
While the claims about risks need to be addressed, they no longer carry the same stigma worldwide. South America and Asia have in many cases leapfrogged into the genomics age through the adoption of biotechnology while its use in Africa remains largely marginal.
Advances in the use of biotechnology in South Africa and China, for example, show that safety measures co-evolve with the development of the technology. We should not blindly demand proof of safety as a prerequisite for using new technology. Such demands are ploys used to stall the adoption of new technologies by other vested interests.
Failure to adopt these technologies is one of the gravest risks facing poor countries. The G8 nations must show leadership in supporting new biotechnology partnerships with African countries. Dragging their feet will only prolong human misery.
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Posted 18 October 2013 - 05:52 PM
also, before i start getting hate-filled responses, i realize there are exceptions to the rule. but i don't think it's really shocking for someone to say that a good 9/10 pieces you'll find on the street are exactly what i was talking about above, without much if any artistic merit whatsoever...because you'd know it's true if you've ever walked around in a city.
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Posted 18 October 2013 - 06:15 PM
I see a shitstorm brewing and I want no parts of it.
isn't that how all of these threads end up? lol
Posted 18 October 2013 - 06:42 PM
i think a lot of dudes on this thread are misinterpreting the foundations of graffiti thinking that it can only be rough-hewn bubble letters sprayed by black/hispanic dudes calling out their crews or gangs...smh at your guys' ignorance, if you read up on your history you'd be well aware of dudes like Basquiat, Richard Hambleton, Blek le Rat, and most notably Keith Haring-- a white, homosexual man who garnered the respect of the entire hip-hop & fine-art worlds simultaneously. foh with your "only i know what art is" BS, the whole point of art, especially in the postmodern, is subjectivity. you don't have to like it, but saying it isn't art makes you just sound like an elitist douche.
Banksy is overated though. he is for poser's. Iam not saying he is bad though
I know basquiat. did an art assignment on him
Posted 18 October 2013 - 07:34 PM
Tastik let your teachers tell you it's street art, because it wouldn't be there without Graf, then you can teach those fools where it really originated from and what it's about, It ain't graf if your not stealing the paint. The crazy thing is he gets paid, but the rest of us have to pay fines if we're caught.
Posted 18 October 2013 - 08:15 PM
Through all of this opinionated view on Banksy, not one of you has mentioned the IRONY in most of his work, even if you hate him, you can't deny how clever some of the topics are. First of the guy is British, not French, the french dude is just pissed at Banksy for biting I guess, we caught him doing a piece on the side of a pub in Brighton doing 2 coppers getting it on, he's alright, totally knows he's playing the masse's, and finds it very amusing people cut chunks of walls out to have a piece of his art . I don't agree with how his work has been pushed, is loved and yet true graf is still looked upon, with one eyebrow raised, and totally misunderstood.
Tastik let your teachers tell you it's street art, because it wouldn't be there without Graf, then you can teach those fools where it really originated from and what it's about, It ain't graf if your not stealing the paint. The crazy thing is he gets paid, but the rest of us have to pay fines if we're caught.
you got a point. Iam in the mood to start writing again lol
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Posted 19 October 2013 - 02:22 AM
i think a lot of dudes on this thread are misinterpreting the foundations of graffiti thinking that it can only be rough-hewn bubble letters sprayed by black/hispanic dudes calling out their crews or gangs...smh at your guys' ignorance, if you read up on your history you'd be well aware of dudes like Basquiat, Richard Hambleton, Blek le Rat, and most notably Keith Haring-- a white, homosexual man who garnered the respect of the entire hip-hop & fine-art worlds simultaneously. foh with your "only i know what art is" BS, the whole point of art, especially in the postmodern, is subjectivity. you don't have to like it, but saying it isn't art makes you just sound like an elitist douche.
hahaha white people always claiming shit there were black people that started graffiti not blek le rat and keith haring idiot white washed coon
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Posted 19 October 2013 - 03:07 AM
if style is so important, then why does every single tagger i know spray the same exact way? it's very, very rare that i come across a piece of graffiti that is truly unique...like i said, it's become less of an artistic statement and more of a "fuck you, look what i'm doing to your nice building-- E's up, bitch!" kinda thing. Banksy is basically taking academic, didactic art (meaning something that has a message) and putting it on the street through installations, stencils, and what have you...therefore completely bypassing the need for overpriced art galleries inflating the value of seeing his work (which we all know has ended up backfiring in that his works are now considered some of the most expensive on the market now). that's the diff between him and other graffiti artists; he has a clear understanding of the visual arts, and is breaking ground new to fine art by incorporating elements of what is now called street art, and most if not all his pieces can be dissected just as much as a Gaugin or a De Koonig. compare that to dudes literally just spraying up their name on a wall to say, "i was here. respect me" there's not much of a message there, you have to admit.
Because when graffiti first started, it was mostly about getting your name up, it was like marking your territory. Why do you think being all-city was so important at the time? But then people realized it could be used to deliver a message. The two styles have developed to a point where we can consider them as two separate things. There are some who adhere to the original graffiti approach, bombing etc.(yes, bombers do have style), which frankly doesn't leave you with much time on your hands when you're out spraying; and those who tend to express themselves in a different manner, tending to leave a message behind their work, which would be 'street art'. And you can't tell me that painting some stencils takes more skill than painting a 20 ft x 6 ft mural (I ain't saying stencils don't require skill, they do...I still can't figure out how they realized some of the complex ones).
This is the thing which bugs me about so called 'modern art', 'wow look I put a black dot on a blank canvas, bet you didn't think of that!' (this isn't correlated with Banksy, I'm just talking about modern art in general). But yeah, dadaism is to partially to blame for the direction figurative art has taken since the beginning of the 20th century. And don't get me wrong, I'm not hating on your opinion, I just wanted to make it clear that your statement isn't completely true because remember, street art evolved from graffiti (which was, as I already said, largely about putting your name up, but also a way to express yourself).
I'll always prefer 'traditional' graffiti to street art, you on the other hand seem to prefer street art and I'm cool with that. Let's just be objective about the facts at least.
On a side note, have you watched 'Style Wars'? If not, I strongly recommend it.
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Posted 19 October 2013 - 03:30 AM
Graffiti > street art
Most people who call banksy the only real graffiti artist need to learn to respect the culture. people want banksy to put a sticker on there wall. but if a tagger does this...
they call it vandalism.
Spray paint > Glue
Posted 19 October 2013 - 03:35 AM
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Posted 19 October 2013 - 03:32 PM
anybody in here who hates bansky and is not some kind of graffiti artist themselves?
I used to...
^ Does was actually not the best of examples dude, most of his walls are legal and you can't call him a tagger because he strictly 'does' (yeaaaaaaaaahhhhhh) immense pieces. But yeah I'm getting what you're saying, there are writers who are able to illegally pull off crazy skilled pieces and are overlooked because it's not something that might have a message, while still being an artistic expression.
I know it's not the best example. Just something I found quickly on the web
Posted 20 October 2013 - 12:19 AM
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Posted 20 October 2013 - 09:52 AM
I didn't think I did. I was honestly wondering. But I guess I got my answer. I didn't even state my opinion, did I? I'm not in the scene myself, but I know/knew people who are doing their thing in the graf community. And I'm no street art expert, so don't get all elitist on me, but I know a dozen heads or so. I was curious because I would find it amazing that people (not in the scene themselves) are that worked up about hating Banksy just over his art. I don't think Bansky has ever stated anything like "I'm the best graf artist in the world", and I don't think anybody in here has either. This was just a convo about Banksy's little NYC residency, not some kind of "Banksy's the best" thread. MWBOOGIE came in and i guess trolled it up, I don't know.
I wouldn't call his art "nothing special" really, because to me he's been successfully producing many playful, thought-provoking pieces over many years, all without being apprehended, but I guess it's a matter of opinion. I must say though, your reasoning really sounds to me, as someone outside but familiar with that scene, like you guys are just really bitter that Banksy is getting paid, getting famous, and getting his name out there (when all he's really doing is just some simple stencil work for god's sake!!!) You hate Banksy! why? Because...there are other, more talented dudes out there! well...what does that have to do with him and his work even if true? Nobody in here is paying six figures for a Banksy print so you don't need to come complaining to US about how your work gets painted over while his gets sold at auction. That's rough man, if I could I'd make people just as interested in traditional graffiti again. I love Style Wars! But like you said, to each their own and if the masses want to love Banksy more than traditional graf, ce la vie right?
You've expressed a distaste or non-comprehension of modern art. What you guys are talking about is like comparing Pollock to Vermeer to Warhol, you can't look at an artist and say "My kid could paint that!" or "He's just putting up a sticker!". Art isn't judged based on those criteria, or my 85-year-old neighbor who spends six months laboriously painting a single horrible oil painting would be the greatest artist alive. You guys can like traditional graffiti just as much as you do without feeling this animosity towards Banksy, since in your own words he's completely separated from it (except that he's getting recognition and your thing isn't so much, at this point). It's hard for me to take "Bansky's stuff is just not that good" seriously, because while it's usually on the simpler side, it's almost always successful in the way that he wants it to be. His stuff almost always makes people stop, look, laugh, tell their friends, etc. even when they don't know that it's the famous Banksy. His stuff often interacts with the environment around it in a humorous or reality-bending or (dare I say it again?) thought-provoking way. And a really good tag can...sometimes accomplish that, yes. They don't always fade into the background. Much to my dismay (I don't know if you know or care about it) they recently set to demolish 5 Pointz, a traditional graffiti mecca in Queens NY, full of incredible work by people who probably don't get the recognition they deserve. But that's not Banksy's fault.
Posted 20 October 2013 - 11:52 AM
As I already said, I'm cool with everyone having their own opinion, as long as you're being objective with the facts. I respect yours because you tried to look on the subject from both points of view and you backed up your arguments in a rational manner. That salty comment pissed me off though because I tried stating my opinion in an educated manner. I don't know if it was the picture that you found provoking, I didn't intend it to be that way. I think this thread has had enough derailing so I'll just leave for the moment. Peace.
Posted 20 October 2013 - 12:51 PM
I don't worship or really even keep up on the man, I honestly don't remember the last time I thought too hard about him before he came to my home state. But my point was, I know a few people who are graffiti artists who absolutely hate Banksy and I know a few people who are street artists who absolutely worship him, and pretty much everybody ELSE I know just likes him and enjoys his work in passing. Just my opinion of course, but I think most everyday people would probably enjoy him visiting their city even if he wasn't famous. I think it all has to do with peoples' personal investments in the scene. It reminds me of the "Is DOOM a good producer?" thread, where people who are clearly beat-makers themselves went on about how "average" DOOM is on the boards. Off-topic I know, but applicable.
Posted 21 October 2013 - 01:07 PM
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Posted 21 October 2013 - 02:03 PM
MWBOOGIE came in and i guess trolled it up, I don't know.
I never really said much about it. Boring and pop imagery. Who in the world likes that? Maybe someone who grew up shopping at Urban Outskirters. A bad creation of postmodernity not much unlike an internet blogger. Social commentary is a necessity, but, what was wrong with the what the original writers were doing in their era? So many of you are disconnected from this, but, some have long studied both graff writers throughout the years and actual art history.
I think Tastic and Jubito covered a bit of the bullet points.
A couple of guys who were considered originators are a friend of a friend. Maybe I have too much loyalty and respect to originators in any art. That is just how I roll from the zygote stage. I am not trying to read someone else's interpretation of the gospels.
Out of the international set I can name a couple that I really respect and dig--as a pure art form. But, if you really wish to know how one feels about this, well maybe you should get to know some older guys that were trying to get up.
No real synthesis here: there are diametrically opposed points.
I did not like Harig, but loved the works of Basquiat. Warhol was absurdly terrible. Lichtenstein had merit.
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Posted 21 October 2013 - 02:18 PM
Your attempt at being condescending to strangers on the internet is how do we say... successful.
by all rights have an opinion, just don't be a cunt about it please.
Don't let your Jordans get all unlaced guy. Age and experience is a grand modifier.
See Broking's intentionally absurd posts for edification. We are discussing matters of taste, here--I thought. It's as easy as saying that I always preferred rolling a perfect blunt to other forms. Check Jubito for some knowledge from a younger.
Posted 21 October 2013 - 05:06 PM
I'm surprised your respect for Kool Herc has not prevented you from enjoying Stones Throw's artists!
Anyway in central park some guys set up a stand selling fake Banksy prints that sold out in an hour, which certainly says, in their words, something interesting about the nature of hype and the value of art.
Posted 21 October 2013 - 05:55 PM
Posted 21 October 2013 - 06:52 PM
I really do not have the desire to come of as contentious. Personally, I dig the NY graff writers and always have. I looked to them for their vibrant use of color. They did so much with so very little. Stencils just do not compare in my opinion. I lost a bit of reverence for it when some years back an impressionable white kid from a modest background lost his life over a graff turf war. It was very sad. I could have been off on the lad's socioeconomic makeup, but I am pretty sure that I am on. The art itself has created destruction. So many others have died in railroad yards, on tracks or from a sudden fall or electrocution. It saddens me to no end that these lads' stories are rarely known-and when they are-they are rarely recognized.
Getting up was the intention from the beginning since an immigrant decided to start scrawling his name and hood on some walls for other to see.
Tied to this were the messages such as those that were etched on other surfaces throughout antiquity as a sort of social message.
This is why Basquiat was special. By comparison, Banksy thumbs his nose at the establishment; specifically commercialism and elitism; however, his art is of the most post-modern variety that seems to take no skill and bereft of quality.
When I see the print in the vid with the hooligan throwing the flower pot sprayed through the stencil on the canvas--I kind of cringe.
Sorry, I just do not see quality and really I have little time to rate it otherwise as life is short--just had a friend inform me that he has been sick for a number of months.
Pretty good discussion that has mostly been free of ad-hominem attacks at personality.
Posted 21 October 2013 - 09:16 PM
anybody in here who hates bansky and is not some kind of graffiti artist themselves?
I wouldn't say I hate Banksy, but that shit is overrated.
Posted 21 October 2013 - 11:16 PM
Personally I hold art to a high standard and if I feel that I can perform the artwork of the particular artist myself--it isn't art since I am not a master painter...
Not going to say that the totality of his art is meritless...the stuff he did in London was decent. This this piece is full of panache; I feel like this piece is full of merit:
Posted 22 October 2013 - 04:00 AM
Posted 22 October 2013 - 10:19 AM
Sad that there are so many deaths that have occurred.
Posted 22 October 2013 - 11:54 AM
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Posted 22 October 2013 - 12:00 PM
I like art, music and God. When the creations of the aforementioned get confused in some odd way, I can get kind of embittered in the old soul: http://www.miamihera...r-tasering.html
Sad that there are so many deaths that have occurred.
This in itself could be a Banksy joke piece. What does a tasering death have to do with Banksy???
Posted 22 October 2013 - 12:09 PM
Posted 22 October 2013 - 12:12 PM
This in itself could be a Banksy joke piece. What does a tasering death have to do with Banksy???
i guess you could piece together that they are (were) both graffiti artists...? not sure what that has to do with Banksy being in NYC though.
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Improving Our Response to Anti-Vaccine Sentiment
As Vaccine Awareness Week draws to a close, I thought it might be instructive to step back and look at the tactics, impact, and successes of the anti-vaccine movement. Yesterday, Orac questioned the best approach to counter the anti-vaccine movement. With today's post, I'll summarize two pertinent papers on the effectiveness of their tactics, and suggest some possible approaches.
There's overwhelming evidence that vaccines have provided us with tremendous health benefits. Smallpox has been eliminated (except, apparently, for homeopathic nosodes), polio is almost gone, and occurrences of diseases like measles or rubella are now rare. In use for over a century, they are a public health triumph: diseases that terrified us a generation ago are now never seen. Epidemiologic evidence demonstrates that vaccines have a remarkable safety record, and are exceptionally cost-effective interventions. Yet in spite of this, concerns about vaccine safety seemingly continue to mount. And as we see time and time again, when vaccination levels drop, diseases reappear. So what's driving anti-vaccine sentiment, and why is it successful?
The H1N1 pandemic of 2009/10 is now about a year past its peak, and is instructive as a case study on communication on vaccine safety and efficacy. Remember the H1N1 vaccine? Judging by the anti-vaccine rhetoric of just last year, by now we should all have been rounded up by the army, given forced injections, and if the vaccine didn't kill us right away, or make us walk backwards, we'd be immunosupressed (from the aluminum adjuvant), or have Gulf War Syndrome (from the squalene). And not only did it not work, it doubled our odds of getting H1N1. All we needed was vitamin D and a proprietary supplement formula to avoid the flu, they said.
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Who does better game threads on the internet than MSG33? Stand the **** up.
Guess whos Bizzack with your game thread for the Knicks and 76ers game?
Im MSGKnickz33 and Im gonna break down tomorrow nights game. Stephon Marbury is now expected to play Friday night despite the fact that the funeral for his father was yesterday. Eddy Curry is expected to play after spraining his ankle while running in practice on Wednesday.
Philadelphia is considered by many to be the worst team in the Eastern Conference. They play good defense however and they are a tougher team than what their record indicates.
Philadelphia 76ers Starting Lineup:
At Point guard, Andre Miller
At shooting guard, Willie Green
At small forward, Andre Iguodala
At power forward, Reggie Evans
At center, Samuel Dalembert
Now lets take a look at the starting lineups for our New York Knicks!!!!!
At point guard, Stephon Marbury
At shooting guard, Fred Jones
At small forward, Quentin Richardson
At power forward, Zach Randolph
And at center, Eddy Curry
Lets take a look at what the Knicks need to do to get the win and improve to a 7 and 11 record.
What does each player need to do?
- Philadelphia is not a good offensive team only averaging 91.5 points. Dont let them become a good offensive team.
- The 76ers are the 8th best team in the league defensively so move the ball around, look for good shots, and take care of the ball.
- Be Aware!!!! Samuel Dalembert is averaging over 2 blocks a game. The Knicks should not force the ball into Curry as much as they normally do because he will have an excellent defender on him. Look for other options.
- Look to double AI: Iguodala has proven that he can score and Q-Rich might have problems with him. The team needs to recognize this and look to help Richardson.
Stephon Marbury needs to bring his tough defense and look to score when the Knicks need offense.
Jamal Crawford needs to watch Willie Green on the perimeter. Green is not a big name starting shooting guard, but he did have 23 points in a recent game although hes only averaging about 12 points a game so far this season.
Quentin Richardson needs to continue to play with alot of heart and emotion. This team needs his leadership. With the minutes Isiah is giving him, Q needs to start shooting better. Iguodala might get switched at some point in the game and have to guard Crawford so Q should look to attack whoever they put on him, possibly Korver. He needs to break out of this slump.
Zach Randolph needs to keep his body on Reggie Evans. Evans is a monster on the boards. He does not have much of an offensive game but hes a physical defender. Zach cannot match Evans physically, so he needs to look to shoot. Also, when Zach is being double or triple teamed he needs to give the ball up immediately. He shot well last night (10-15), but he took a bad shot at the end of the game that could have easily been avoided.
Eddy Curry needs to focus on defense and make sure this 76ers team does not score more points then they should. Samuel Dalembert is a good defender, so Curry should not look to score as much similar to the New Jersey game had he played. Its another good oppertunity for Eddy to work on his defense.
The biggest factor coming off the bench for the Knicks will be Renaldo Balkmen. The 76ers will bring Kyle Korver off the bench who is a pure shooter. Balkmens job will be to bring his normal energy and contain Korver. Louis Williams is a tough young guard who will also be coming off the bench for Philadelphia. He can score as seen with his 18 points off the bench against the Celtics on Wednesday night. Because he is 6'2", maybe Nate Robinson will get some playing time when Williams is on the court.
The Knicks will play the 76ers again at home Saturday night. This will be a good chance for them to obtain a 8 and 11 record which is just 3 games under 500. They need to take advantage of an opponent with less talent by jumping on them early and not giving them a chance. As a team, the Knicks should be embarassed by their record. Although alot of pieces dont fit together, they should still be a 500 team heading towards a playoff birth.
Tune in at 7:00 tomorrow night on MSG to watch the Knicks take on the 76ers in Philadelphia. I'm MsgKNicks33 and I thank you for joining me.
R.I.P. Don Marbury
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Who does better game threads on the internet than MSG33? Stand the **** up.
Back to Back Games vs 76ers should prove what this Knick Team is made out of in playing a team in a series, the coach and his rotating players being on the same page.
The 76ers best qualities are their Defense.
PG-Andre Miller is not the player you want on the court when the game is on the line. His best games are against Marbury.
Green & Kover love the Knicks poor defense on the peremeter.
Igoudala is the player that brings the energy to this 76er team.
Evans is a strong-force in the paint if weakness is showed.
Dalembert career best is against defending Curry.
What PLAN do Head Coach Isiah Thomas have for the two Game series against a 5-13 Philadelphia 76ers Division team that loss their last 3 games? should let us know if Isiah Knicks are preparing for Post Season Presence this season.
Will Head Coach Isiah Thomas look for Crawford & Zach on offense vs Miller & Dalembert Defense?
Isiah Thomas has a problem with repeating the same offensive plan from the previous game WIN, it's been unsuccessful for this Knick Team. Especially if it is the same plan that was used on a Nets Team that has Political Team Problems with their Leader.
The next two Knick games vs 76er's (No Matter our Roster) should give us an idea of how well our Head Coach Post Season Thinking is, and how well his hand pick players respond to his design plan on a "Back to Back" Game vs the same team.
"Last night I was asking myself if I am making the right decision. Do I need more time? Eventually I'm going to have to start playing, so why not jump right into the fire?"
Now that's serious!! Steph ain't playin'
Where there is hope, there can be faith
Where there is faith, miracles can occur
I still can't believe it.
Yesterday was the funeral.
Today the dude is playing.
wow - say what you want about Marbury - but he has the knicks at heart man! damn...that's takin' sh#t to a whole other level
Where there is hope, there can be faith
Where there is faith, miracles can occur
yeah im from philly and going to this game with some friends!!! cant wait!!!
Peter the Russian...back like cooked crack
hey hey hey smoke weed every day
lolz wow well yea i hope we get these 2 wins...but then again all the time when the Knicks are supposed 2 win they lose >_>
Knicks up 27 to 26, crappy 1st quarter. Im not impressed, the Knicks are already gettin killed on the boards. I cant believe they have no turnovers so far.
2 minutes left in the 2nd Philly 47 Knicks 45
Its time for the halftime show. Im your host Jazzy Jeff and Im here to break down the first half.
Philadelphia Leads 53 to 49
Lets start by lookin at the halftime Stats.
Philadelphia 76ers:
Samuel Dalembert-12pts, 7rbs, 3blks
Andre Miller-6pts, 8asts, 6rbs
Reggie Evans-9pts, 5rbs
New York Knicks
Eddy Curry-9pts, 5rbs, 1blk
Jamal Crawford-9pts, 6asts
Fred Jones-8pts, 2asts, 2rbs
Quentin Richardson-9pts, 4rbs
The Knicks did not play good defense in the first half. As I mentioned in my pregame show, Philadelphia is not a good team offensively so the Knicks should not have allowed them to score 53 points. A couple of players on the team need to step up their effort. As a player, you need to recognize that your job is not just to score, but to prevent the opposing team from scoring also.
Offensively, the Knicks played average. They missed alot of easy shots although some of them right under the basket were contested by Dalembert. The Knicks have still done a good job of moving the ball around and they should be happy with their fg percentage (45.8%.
In the second half, they need to focus more on defense. Dalembert should not have 12 points. He is an excellent defender (3 blocks), but in no way is he known for his offense. He usually does not score 12 points in a whole game so the Knicks need to get a body on him in the 2nd half. Reggie Evans is another player who should not have 9 points. The Knicks big guys are giving up too many points to the normally offensively challenged 76ers big guys.
Thanks for joining me, catch me after the game for postgame analysis and find out who the player of the game is.
Please sit Randolph for the rest of the game, he's the worst.
That's it take Zach out of the game now!@!!!


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Ozzy Osbourne In Talks For Hometown Airport Honor
Ozzy Osbourne could soon have an English airport named after him as the record company boss who discovered Black Sabbath is calling for a name change to honor the local hero.
Jim Simpson, head of Big Bear Music, wants Birmingham Airport to be turned into a tribute for their hometown star Osbourne, who founded the metal band there.
Simpson has held talks with council chiefs who are reportedly considering following in the footsteps of officials in Liverpool, England, who unveiled the Liverpool John Lennon Airport in memory of the late Beatles legend.
He tells British newspaper The Birmingham Mail, "I believe it would be a masterstroke that would instantly confound the cynics. How does The Ozzy Osbourne International Airport resonate?
"The message says, 'Hey world, we are proud of our own.' Ozzy might not always have been a paragon of virtue, but he is a genuine, flesh and blood Brummie (Birmingham native)."
Councillor Philip Parkin adds, "It's an interesting idea and I've got an open mind. I would be interested to know what people thought about it. We need to be making the most of the talent we have got and did have in this city."


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A man's stomach tattoo nearly sparked an armed standoff with police in Maine.
Members of a tree removal crew in Norridgewock called authorities after the man confronted them, believing he had a gun.
Turns out, it was just a life-sized tattoo of a handgun on Michael Smith's stomach.
Smith, who works nights, was asleep when the removal crew started their work at about 10 a.m. Tuesday, and wasn't too happy to be woken up, the Morning Sentinel reported.
He went outside shirtless and yelled at the workers to leave.
When not wearing a shirt, it looks like Smith has a gun sticking out of the waistband of his pants, according to The Associated Press.
Smith told the Morning Sentinel the tattoo hadn't been a problem in the past.
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How did the sun's family of planets and minor bodies originate?
For the first time in human history we know of planets around other stars and many of those other planetary systems look quite different from our own. Many have a planet like Jupiter, or even bigger, nearest to the sun. If we are to understand why this is the case, and how likely it is that there are Earth-like planets elsewhere, we need to better understand how planets form.


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Candidates lining up for GOP leadership postBy Neal P. Goswami
VERMONT PRESS BUREAU | October 27,2013MONTPELIER At least two candidates have stepped forward to take the helm of a politically divided Vermont Republican Party ahead of its reorganization next month.
The Vermont GOP, handed sweeping electoral defeats in the past two election cycles, has ceded complete control of state government to Democrats, who control the governors office and hold a super majority in the Legislature.
John MacGovern, who lost a bid to unseat independent Sen. Bernard Sanders last fall, said Wednesday he is looking to replace current GOP Chairman Jack Lindley. Former Rutland state Rep. David Sunderland announced his own candidacy for the partys leadership post Thursday.
Its unclear if Lindley, who has been hospitalized at Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, N.H., with an undisclosed illness since last month, will run again. Lindley has drawn fire from moderates within the party who believe he has aligned the state party too closely with the national Republican Party, which tends to be viewed more negatively in Vermont even by faithful Republicans.
In a letter to supporters, MacGovern touted his electoral experience and even his electoral failures as requisite experience to lead the party.
In 2014, we will need to work on maintaining the statewide offices we currently hold and to increase the number of representatives and senators in Montpelier. All that starts by finding and supporting quality candidates, he wrote.
We need to have a chair who understands what it takes to roll up your sleeves and do the hard work, to get out in the trenches and become a candidate for the first time. We need a chair who knows both victory and defeat and what it takes to overcome initial defeats and to come back to run for a second and third time.
Sunderland, who served five years in the House after he was appointed by former Gov. James Douglas, said the Vermont GOP must be strengthened to help shape policy in the areas of jobs, health care, education and the cost of living.
On these issues Vermonters deserve a Republican Party that listens, can speak on their behalf and will work to elect candidates who vigorously, yet respectfully, offer a Vermont way to move our state forward. That is my vision for the Vermont Republican Party and it is why I respectfully ask for your vote on November 9th, Sunderland wrote in his own letter announcing his candidacy.
Sunderland quickly received the backing of Lt. Gov. Phil Scott who, along with a small group of Republicans widely viewed as moderate, have been looking to re-brand the Vermont GOP.
Ive publicly endorsed David Sunderland at this point, Scott, the GOPs only statewide officeholder, said Friday on Vermont Public Televisions Vermont Edition. Ive always been impressed with the way hes treated people.
Scott said on the radio program that the party needs to define who we are.
Vermont Republicans are different than national Republicans, he said. I guess youd naturally distance yourself by setting a tone thats different than nationally. Ive always tried to do that.
Scott said he is hoping to take the party more in the direction of its forebears, like former Sens. George Aiken and Robert Stafford.
Im probably a different breed of Republican than is found throughout the country, Scott said. Theres a long, long line of pragmatic Republicans that have served the state.
In a telephone interview this week, Sunderland said he was pleased to receive the backing of Scott but declined to label himself either a moderate or conservative.
I dont know that I would label myself any way. I am what I am. Im certainly concerned about the fiscal state and fiscal direction of Vermont, concerned that it is less and less affordable for Vermonters, Sunderland said. Ill let others decide where that puts me into the labeling system.
He also downplayed the schism that has developed within the state party in recent years over its direction.
I dont know that theres factions. I think theres certainly people within the Republican umbrella that have different views on different subjects, he said.
Sunderland said he views the chairmanship as a vehicle to ensure Republicans unite around our core values and our central issues that most pertain to working, everyday Vermonters.
Those issues that I think we can all agree on are the cost of living in Vermont, the concern over ever-increasing taxes, and, I think, a general concern with the direction of government-run, taxpayer-funded single-payer health care. I think those are issues that Vermont Republicans can unite around, he said
Lindley currently draws no salary as chairman. Sunderland, an engineer with Green Mountain Coffee, did not rule out the possibility that he will look to receive a salary if elected.
I think we need a first-rate, top-notch staff for the Vermont GOP. I think thats the No. 1 thing. We have a lot of work to do and we need to get the team of staff who are able to the things that we need to do, he said. Beyond that I think its a matter of how the fundraising goes and what the budget for campaigning looks like.
With just 45 seats in the House and seven in the Senate, the party has plenty of ground to make up to once again be a viable force in the Statehouse. MacGovern, who could not be reached for comment, listed several steps in his letter to supporters that he would undertake as chairman to boost the party.
According to MacGovern, the GOP needs to enhance its digital and social media presences to better communicate its message. He wrote that he also wants to focus on building the partys county committees to better help local candidates.
Other plans include:
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When we announced Thunderbird nearly nine months ago (I'll refrain from any "giving birth" jokes, for now anyway), it was the start of an incredible journey. At the same time, it was the last high-banked turn in a much longer journey – the realization of a decade-long dream to add a remarkable steel roller coaster…Read More »
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Out of the mouths of babes…
Our friends Jeff and Diana out on the west coast keep in touch with us, with updates about their and-baby-makes-three little guy, Simon. Here he is, sporting a very handsome look. After oo-ing and ah-ing for a moment, I noticed something else. Jeff is the mad scientist who created CoasterBuzz, one of the top…Read More »
Simon says …
…he wants Daddy and Mommy to take him to Holiday World! This little fellow is only a few weeks old, but already he's pals with Holidog.And he has his first park shirt (okay, it's a onesie) His dad, Jeff, is the coaster geek who founded CoasterBuzz. (Little Simon is bound to be a chip off…Read More »
Sign of allergy season
We had a blast with the CoasterBuzz folk on Saturday. Their rather snarky leader, Jeff, was yucking it up over the discovery of this sign as he drove toward our fair city (er … town) the night before: Well, Jeff, in case you didn't get a chance to go back and take a picture as…Read More »
Podcasting with Will
We had a grand time hosting the folks from CoasterBuzz.com last weekend. One of the "extras" on Saturday was the opportunity to sit in on that week's podcast recording, which we held in our Holiday Theater. They asked Will Koch to be their special guest (that's him on the left). To listen in, head over…Read More »
Construction update and an Affair to remember
The Voyage is right on course. Smooth sailing. Here's a look at the coming-and-going structure that's located down between The Wave and our employee parking lot. Nice to see all the trees so close to the structure, isn't it? We've found with The Raven and The Legend that the ride experience is enhanced by the…Read More »
It boggles the mind
Well, I guess we got your attention! Man, oh, man. When I asked the producer who was on site yesterday from WEHT TV if he knew how many people would have been able to stream our announcement before their site sent out "NO MORE!" error messages, he said, "Forty thousand." Forty thousand? As in…40,000? Eegads….Read More »


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It's fitting some of our Best of Columbus winners earned their designations during March Madness. See, this year featured multiple buzzer-beaters, including the closest-ever finish in the competition's history.
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A mere two votes (two!) separated The Angry Baker and Explorers Club in the Best Vegetarian Restaurant category. Even the category's third and fourth-place finishers only trailed by 50-or-so votes. Other close finishes were found in the Best Local Alcohol (27 votes), Best Traditional Pizza (34 votes) and Best New Food Truck (65 votes) categories, among others.
Still, it wasn't all horseshoes and hand grenades, as evidenced by two prominent categories, Best New Bar and Best New Restaurant. It shouldn't surprise readers 16-Bit Bar + Arcade took home the former category, while Melt Bar and Grilled won the latter. The Fourth Street hotspot and the Short North grilled cheese mavens each claimed their honors with landslide margins.
The results are especially compelling considering Alive's Best of Columbus competition, which stretches from dining to nightlife to shopping, is the city's largest. More than 15,000 of you voted this year, compiling a grand-whopping 603,806 total votes. So, you know, democracy!
Definitive victors or not, we're all winners for getting to enjoy these cool-as-all-get-out businesses, though, right? Right. So, without further ado…
[Cues Joe Esposito and a "Karate Kid" montage.]
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"We haven't found a dog hit by a car, and we haven't found the dog," Treviño said.
He added that he is willing to look the other way if the person who has the dog returns it or someone else returns the animal promptly. But Treviño refused to set a deadline.
If the person who has the dog wants to avoid a felony charge, the animal must be returned to the police department promptly.
If the dog is not returned, then when he is found, whoever has the animal had better contact a defense attorney because that person will be facing a felony theft charge.
Treviño said Texas law dictates that anyone who deprives an owner of anything worth between $1,500 and $20,000 can be charged with a state jail felony.
That will lead to an arrest, and the defendant will be required to post bond to get out of jail.
Then, if the defendant is convicted, he or she will face a possible sentence of up to two years in a state jail facility and a possible $10,000 fine. And that person will have a felony conviction on his or her record from then on.
Treviño said this week that the person who has the dog will be caught. Coastal Bend Crime Stoppers has agreed to offer a reward of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides enough information to result in an arrest of a suspect.
No one can hide a dog like that for long, Treviño said. The only way to avoid facing a felony charge will be to return the animal, now.
Members of the Beeville Police Department and Beeville Volunteer Fire Department have been searching since Saturday evening for the BPD canine.
Treviño said the dog, known as Irk by his fellow officers, is a three-year-old, black and tan German shepherd.
The dog weighs about 67 pounds. He is a large and friendly dog, but he is highly trained for police work, and the BPD wants him back.
Treviño said Irk lives with his handler, Sgt. Jason Alvarez, but he apparently broke out of the fence in Alvarez's yard in northeast Beeville sometime Saturday. He was discovered missing at about 6 p.m.
The chief said BPD officers and BVFD firefighters have gone from house to house in much of the northeast quadrant of the city looking for the missing dog, but they have found nothing.
On Monday, officers were dispatched to that part of town after a resident reported seeing a large German shepherd in that neighborhood.
The dog was located, but it was not Irk.
Treviño is asking anyone who might have seen Irk or a dog matching that description to call the BPD at 358-8100 or call (361) 318-6040.
If someone knows who has the animal and would like to qualify for the Crime Stoppers reward, he or she should call the organization's hotline at 362-0206. Long-distance callers should press the 877 area code before punching in the number to the hotline.
At one point over the weekend, as officers and firefighters conducted their search, special scent-tracking dogs from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice were brought in to help in the search.
"At this time, we don't suspect any foul play," Treviño said on Monday. But if someone has the dog penned up, that would be considered foul play, and the consequences will be dire for anyone who has him.
Irk was last seen near the St. Rose Cemetery off East Kennedy Street. He was wearing a leather collar with a brass nameplate and a choke chain.
Treviño assured anyone who might know who has the dog that no one who contacts Crime Stoppers has to reveal his or her identity.
Internet users may email Crime Stoppers at coastalbendcrime stoppers.com.
Gary Kent is a reporter at the Bee-Picayune and can be reached at 343-5220, or at email@example.com.


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Boxing champ Manny Pacquiao shocked the world Sunday when he was knocked out cold by his longtime rival Juan Manuel Marquez.
Already their fourth rematch and Marquez's fourth attempt to regain his standing, many bet that Pacquiao would win again until the unexpected happened.
On the sixth round, Mexican boxer Marquez unleashed a right decisive punch that left the Filipino boxer unresponsive and faced down on the canvass. His counter right blow hit Pacquiao on the chin, which threw him out cold in the ring.
The full-house crowd of over 16,000 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena – attended by losing presidential hopeful Gov. Mitt Romney, basketeball player Magic Johnson and hip hop icon 50 Cent – was stunned with the unforeseen result. Pacquiao's wife, Jinkee, broke down in tears and tried to get near the ringside. She was approached and consoled by promoter Bob Arum.
"I threw the perfect punch," Marquez described the knockout blow that dramatically changed the boxing landscape.
"I got hit by a punch I didn't see," Pacquiao said in his interview.
Marquez,who insisted over and over that he thinks he won in their previous bouts, seemed vindicated at the end.