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Wisconsin food prices rose 2% last year
The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation says food prices in Wisconsin rose 2% last year, showing a degree of stability after a few years of volatility.
The bureau's "marketbasket survey" calculates prices by adding up the cost of 16 common food items. The items include flour, meat, fruit and bread. »Read Full Article(8)
Shareholder accuses Wausau Paper CEO of 'bad faith'
A bitter boardroom dispute that had simmered behind closed doors between Wausau Paper Corp. and a Manhattan hedge fund burst into the open Monday with blistering recriminations and demands to break up the century-old company.
"It would be highly inefficient for the company to maintain its headquarters in Wisconsin," according to a 10 -page statement released Monday by Starboard Value LLC, which holds the largest stake in Wausau. "We are not pleased with the status quo." »Read Full Article(2)
Morgridge Institute appoints UW professor as CEO
Brad Schwartz, an expert in blood coagulation and bleeding disorders who recently returned to the faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, was named Monday as chief executive officer of the Morgridge Institute for Research.
The institute is the private, nonprofit biomedical research division of the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery, a more than $200 million center in the heart of the UW-Madison campus that was built to foster cooperation between departments and collaboration with business. »Read Full Article
Fiserv acquires Connecticut financial tech firm
In a deal costing $850 million, Fiserv Inc. has acquired a Connecticut company whose customer base is expected to give the Brookfield firm more opportunities to sell its financial technology products.
Fiserv said Monday it had purchased privately owned Open Solutions Inc. of Glastonburg, Conn. It was the largest acquisition for Fiserv since it bought the online bill payment firm CheckFree Corp. for $4.4 billion in 2007. »Read Full Article(2)
Restaurant planned for Pabst site seeks MEDC loan
A hotel's restaurant and tavern planned for the former Pabst brewery is seeking a loan from a city affiliate.
The Brew House Inn and Suites' restaurant, owned by Oregon, Wis.-based development firm Gorman & Co., wants a $950,000 loan from Milwaukee Economic Development Corp., a nonprofit business lender which operates revolving loan funds. »Read Full Blog Post(5)
New Berlin holding open house on proposed Walmart Supercenter
With a Walmart Supercenter proposed for Greenfield Avenue bringing dozens of comments at last week's New Berlin Plan Commission meeting, an informational open house for the proposed store will be held.
It will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Jan. 23 at Ronald Reagan Elementary School, 4225 S. Calhoun Road. More information is available at newberlin.org. »Read Full Article(11)
Rock River Laboratory forms Brazilian joint venture
Rock River Laboratory Inc., a Watertown agricultural testing lab, said it has formed a joint venture with Brazilian agricultural education company, Rehagro, to develop an agricultural laboratory in Belo Horizonte, Brazil.
The laboratory will provide farmers with information on how to increase the productivity and efficiency of agricultural production, while minimizing environmental impact, the company said. The laboratory is expected to open July 1. »Read Full Article
Trucking, storage firm moving from Sturtevant to Pleasant Prairie
Trucking and warehousing firm APL Logistics has leased 135,000 square feet at a Pleasant Prairie industrial building, and is moving there from Sturtevant.
APL's new location is 8123 116th St., at a building owned by CenterPoint Properties in LakeView Corporate Park. The lease was brokered by Whit Heitman, Samuel Badger and Brad Weiner, of Paine/Wetzel / TCN Worldwide. »Read Full Blog Post
Developer proposes 78 condo units in Cudahy
A local developer is seeking city approval to build 78 new condominiums in Cudahy.
Greenfield-based Ener-Con Cos. plans on developing two buildings, each with 39 units, to be sold for residents age 55 and older, said Paulanne Phillips, sales manager at Forest Green Realty, an Ener-Con division. »Read Full Blog Post(8)
State of Wisconsin makes progress on unemployment claim backlog
Quick update: The state is continuing to make progress on its backlog of unemployment claims that we first wrote about in late October.
At the time, well over 9,000 claims dating back to July were backlogged because they needed to be manually reviewed. That typically happens because the claimant received an overpayment after underreporting wages. This can happen unintentionally or fraudulently, so state workers go back and check for fraud. »Read Full Blog Post(13)


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The Hokule'a along with its sister vessel Hikianalia will be setting sail soon.
The Worldwide Voyage is on schedule to travel throughout the Pacific.
The Polynesian Voyaging Society crew members are getting ready for their next voyage. They will analyze ocean wellness using native Hawaiian and western science research methods. The voyage will take them into more than 60 ports in 28 countries.
"The worldwide voyage is going to be an amazing journey of learning, and it's also a catalyst of bringing extraordinary diverse educators together on the canoe," said navigator and PVS President, Nainoa Thompson.
Their major partner will be Hawaiian Airlines, donating air miles to help transport crew members and cargo throughout the four year voyage.
"In order for us to be successful with our voyage we are going to have to transport 200 to 300 individuals, whether they are educators, whether they are sailors, whether they are journalists, whether they are documenters," said Thompson.
"It requires in the modern day to travel, to get people quickly and efficiently from one end of the globe to another and of course that's our business that's what we do," said Mark Dunkerley CEO of Hawaiian Airlines.
"To help be a part of movement in our educational institutions is part of what we are attempting to do, and I don't know how else to do that except to go," said Thompson.
The worldwide voyage is scheduled to begin this June. More than 100,000 students in Hawaii will participate in the voyage as a part of their curriculum.
Hokule'a, sister vessel Hikianalia will set sail soon
The Hokule'a along with its sister vessel Hikianalia will be setting sail soon.
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2nd Amendment protection
Sean O'Leary asserts in his column of Jan. 26 in The Journal that gun ownership is associated with suicide but this does not tell the full story. Suicide is a complex phenomenon in our society and to simply equate the suicide rate with firearm ownership sets up a false premise. A recent Harvard study suggests an association between firearm ownership and suicide but as Dr. Allan Schwartz, psychotherapist, writes in MentalHelp.net, making a gun less available eliminates a method but not the cause. He also points out that 75 percent of all suicide attempts are by the use of drugs.
Mr. O'Leary goes on to say that Alaska, Montana and Wyoming have the highest suicide rates which he correlates with the highest gun ownership. These states are highly rural so gun ownership is also high. However, it is worth noting that these states are also above the national average, by 38 percent, in regard to suicide rate without firearm. In 2010, 38,364 people committed suicide (U.S. total), 49 percent were by means other than firearm. This begs the question whether suicide is determined by method or intent and suggests that the focus should be on mental health rather than gun control.
The United Kingdom is often cited for its low homicide rate achieved through its strict gun control measures. However, the average suicide rate in the UK was 3 percent higher than in the U.S. for the period 2001 to 2010. Russia, with very strict gun control laws, has three times the suicide rate as experienced in the US and ranks second among all nations in suicide only to be eclipsed by Lithuania. I therefore remain skeptical that gun control, per se, will necessarily lead to lower suicide incidents.
To put the issue of firearms in a broader context, nations such as Brazil and Russia, with strict gun control laws, have five and three times higher homicide rates, respectively, than the U.S. Gun control legislation, in of itself, does not reduce the threat of harm. And a case can be made that responsible gun ownership can prevent harm as well. As an example, home invasion is a rare event in the U.S. Violent crime in the UK exceeds the U.S. and this comparison has been reported by England's "The Telegraph" and "Daily Mail" newspapers.
Reasonable people will agree that ready access to a firearm can cause injury or death to oneself or others but if one is determined and single- minded; the intent, not the method, remains the important issue. On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh killed 168 innocent souls in Oklahoma City with a bomb. I believe intent takes precedence over mechanism. Vice President Biden appears to share this assessment as well when he stated "Nothing we are going to do is fundamentally going to alter or eliminate the possibility of another mass shooting or guarantee that we will bring gun deaths down," when speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill, Jan. 31.
Firearms and ammunition are fungible items and poor legislation would only further exacerbate criminal activity. This does not serve responsible, law-abiding citizens, wanting to purchase or own a firearm. Further, additional gun legislation would be an ineffective response to the underlying issues of mental illness and illegal enterprise.
An overwhelming majority of U.S. citizens support the 2nd Amendment but enforcement of current law appears to be lacking. Many were perplexed when it was reported Vice President Biden remarked to NRA Representative, Jim Baker, that President Obama has not the time or the manpower to prosecute gun crime. Anyone taking notice of this comment would find this response disturbing. Senator Jeff Sessions (R- AL) recently criticized the Obama Administration for the significant decline of federal gun crime prosecution. From all appearances, the vast majority of America's legal gun owners are responsible people so the focus should be on public vigilance and active law enforcement.
Domestic violence, mass homicide and suicide are issues rooted in mental health. In many cases, alcohol, drugs, violent films and video games glamorizing gun play and death can be compounding factors. Particularly vulnerable are adolescents who are not emotionally mature or suffer from mental disease. Sandy Hook was a tragedy that deeply affected many across our nation and hurt the heart of our humanity but it appears to have begun with a serious and dangerous mental health issue.
Mr. O'Leary contends that gun control legislation will reduce the suicide rate. The evidence does not point in that direction. Everyday a child, age 15 and under, commits suicide in the U.S. and many more are attempted. This is a tragedy as well but not well publicized. Suicide is preventable but requires early intervention and persistence. Untreated mental health issues can lead to catastrophic results in adulthood. Legislation often directs energy toward mechanisms of failure rather than causes of failure and eroding 2nd Amendment rights will not achieve the desired objective.
– Bob Morris is from Gerrardstown.


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Memorial Day ceremonies began this holiday weekend to remember the men and women who have died while serving in the U.S. Armed Forces.
At this year's ceremony in Waikiki Sunday, there were also calls to keep an important memorial.
In front of the Waikiki War Memorial Natatorium, a service was held to honor those who died in service to the United States.
"Freedom is not free. Our freedom was subsidized by their sacrifice," said U.S. Senator Brian Shatz.
The sacrifice of island residents who died for the U.S. during World War I was also remembered.
"Private John Rowe was the first of Hawaii's sons to give his life in that war," said his grandnephew ( Ret.) LTC US Army Kenrock Higa.
For the fallen, there were military honors along with special hula performances. As residents were urged to remember service member's ultimate sacrifice, they also rallied to save the decrepit War Memorial Natatorium, which was built to honor the men who died decades ago.
"Real leaders back in the 1920s were able to appropriate funds, they made it happen because they were respectful. To hear today's lawmakers say they can't fix it because they don't have the money, it's a mockery," said Higa.
Teenagers from Roosevelt High School, who have never even been in the Natatorium, spoke out during the service because they want to save the aging structure as a sign of respect.
"We realized it was for our veterans. It was dedicated to them and to demolish it would be so disrespectful," said Tava'e Sina Sofa, a junior at Roosevelt High School.
Some fear without memorials like the Natatorium, many will forget the sacrifices from wars long ago.
"As time goes by and people become displaced from a conflict, they lose interest or value of such. If we just reduce the memorial to just a plaque in the middle of the park, it will turn into a place where people drop their BBQ droppings -- they won't even look at the plaque and what it signifies," said Higa.
Last month the governor announced his decision to save the arches of the War Memorial but demolish the crumbling Natatorium and replace it with a new beach.


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Almost Time For FanFest…
Only a few more hours until FanFest!!! I'm so excited🙂
I just wanted to let you all know that you need to find Hyun Young and I tomorrow, because we have some very special treats for you. Yeah, I know, we're great.
I'm going to be wearing my Adrian jersey, and I'll have Adrian's Red Sox mug shot taped to one sleeve, and a very cute picture of Kouz on the other. It's going to be SWEET.
I really hope that I'll get to meet a lot of you guys tomorrow. Don't be shy!
See you all tomorrow!!
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Have a great time tomorrow.
That is going to be one magical day.
Hopefully we will all hear about it soon and will feel like we are right there next to you…with a photo on our own sleeve(my photo is former LBSU Dirtbag Evan Longoria).
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Thanks, Rays Renegade🙂 I'm hoping that it will be an incredible day!!


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It's sticker shock for electricity users. Bills this winter that were already high, have now gone from bad to worse:
My January 2014 electric usage was 40kwh less than my 2013 usage, but my bill was $49 more. I guess this is a sign of what's to come - use less, less, less, pay more, more, more.
This is a terrible idea promoted by the D.A. and believe they should do the job they were elected to do instead of palming it off.
My family and myself have been customers of Cheney Tire for over 30 years. Congratulations.
It's amazing how God places people in the right place at the right time. Very proud of you all.
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Watch him get more playing time than Toure.
[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]: The [Only registered and activated users can see links. ] have recalled Chris Smith from the D-League.
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Watch him get more playing time than Toure.
You guys are going to wish Felton was running the point after you've seen Beno for a few games.
Does it get any better then this....getting real hard to be a continued Knick fan
I love it.......does anyone have any doubt that of course Chris Smith will get a lot of playing time.....Woody again will look to kiss JR'a ass..........I cannot wait for Shump or someone to get on Chris Smith you will have Woody and JR all over them..................Lets see when JR has the ball I wonder who he will pass to........as silly and childish as that sounds this is the exact direction of our team........I wonder if Woody went out partying with JR one night I mean what goes on between them is unheard of........Popovich is 1000x harsher with Duncan then Woody is with JR.....
YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! i was wondering why smith hasnt been playing....its was for this moment.....WOOOOOOOO
enter the dragon....linsanity part 2...dream lives on in ny
Just for the record, Melo doesn't even like JR so why would he give a damn about his dumbass brother?
Metro you talk about Melo as a top 15 player, always defending him but you say things like this and I just dont get it....Melo should not be a leader ???? One only leads if its an ideal situation for him...last I checked thats not the definition of a leader........As Melo said.I will take less shots and look to move the ball as my 30 points arent helping....thats leading.......put Lebron , Durant , Kobe in Melos shoes and what do you think you would have ???? not this record......I get it MELO IS GREAT MELO IS GREAT.....
He can't lead a roster of bad players.
Stop expecting him to lead a roster when the roster is bottom 5 in the NBA.
Kobe and Durant can't even save this team. LeBron will probably struggle to carry this team to a .500 record right now. I don't think you understand how bad Amare, Smith and Felton have been all season long plus our injury prone roster. It's a weak roster and theres no denying that.


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Prominent cattleman killed in crash
A man killed along with his 10-year-old son in a head-on crash in southern Minnesota's Dodge County was a prominent figure in North Dakota's cattle industry.
Forty-three-year-old Jack Reich, of rural Zap, was a longtime official with the North Dakota Stockmen's Association and recently served as the group's president. He died late Tuesday along with his son, Vander, as they returned from surgery at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester to remove a tumor from the boy's brain.
Stockmen's Executive Vice President Julie Ellingson tells The Bismarck Tribune Reich and his son represented rural values. The Reich cattle ranch has held a well-reputed annual production sale in February. Family friend Keith Kessler of Beulah says Reich also helped introduce North Dakota cattle to the former Soviet Republic of Kazakhstan.
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Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: http://hdl.handle.net/1959.3/72581
- Title
- A rapid coupling protocol for the synthesis of peptide nucleic acids
- Author(s)
- Vearing, Christopher J.; Fecondo, John V.
- Abstract
- With the current interest in anti-sense and anti-gene technologies, an efficient, fast and less toxic synthesis protocol would be advantageous for the oligomerisation of Peptide Nucleic Acids (PNA). Most of the methods currently in use for the t-Boc synthesis of PNA's use TFA/m-cresol, pyridine, piperidine and capping reagents. In this work, a rapid synthesis protocol has been adapted from an earlier published peptide synthesis method allowing a reduction in cycle time from around 30 min down to 16 min. By utilising quantitative deprotection with 100% TFA, a coupling time of 10 min and a four-fold excess of monomer, this synthesis protocol has been used to synthesise a number of PNA's incorporating all four nucleotides of varying sequence, up to 17 residues in length.
- Publication type
- Journal article
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. School of Engineering and Science
- Source
- Letters in Peptide Science, Vol. 9, no. 4-5 (Jul 2002), pp. 211-219
- Publication year
- 2002
- FOR Code(s)
- 0601 Biochemistry and Cell Biology; 1101 Medical Biochemistry and Metabolomics
- Keyword(s)
- Antigene oligonucleotides; Antisense oligonucleotides; Peptide nucleic acids; PNA; Solid-phase peptide synthesis; SPPS
- Publisher
- Springer
- 0929-5666
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- Copyright © 2003 Kluwer Academic Publishers.
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Well, that is why I picked sorcerer and the deep dark forgotten corners of a library, the classic place to find arcana. (A little more classic then is usual for me but I love libraries) and no Azula isn't immedietly decked out for combat, she is brave but she avoids conflict because she has not yet had a reason to partake.
Edit: I actually firgured that learned sorcerer would be perfect for low magic, it's the classic "learn it all from a forgotten book" and it gets rid of all the other high magic abilities that comes with a bloodline.
Her book is precious because it taught her everything and being a low magic game with such books being rare only makes it even more precious.
Having gone back and reviewed, I realized I named the wrong character in who I knew from the library. Can be easily enough, just swap names. I must have been thinking the RoTR AP or something.
The players of Irizati, Lyle, Bubo, Taniriel and Malcolm- welcome to the party!
If you'd please post saying that you're still interested. Recruitment isn't actually closed until everyone's checked in.
In advance, though, thank you everyone who took time out of their day to make a character or even drop by. I'll keep this thread kinda-sorta open in case more spots open up.
|Irizati Calhoun
|Malcolm d'Varre
|Bubo Sraga
|Lyle Rihannsu
I'll get the gameplay thread up, then.
And thank you all immensely for your interest.
|Bubo Sraga
|Bubo Sraga
|Malcolm d'Varre
|Bubo Sraga
Oh! I thought you were gonna multiclass cleric but now I've seen you've changed the background a bit.
And true, we're lacking in some aspects, especially the divine department and do have a lot of firepower but we'll just see how it goes!
In terms of healing, I could brew some Potion of Cure Light Wounds for you guys, but that takes money, which I definitely don't have, and time. Good ol' rest and the heal skill will have to do for the most part if we're on our own! I'm not worried about myself since I have my extracts.
|Malcolm d'Varre
|Bubo Sraga
|Irizati Calhoun
|Malcolm d'Varre
Don't worry about cluttering up existing threads. There's always out-of-character talk.
|Lyle Rihannsu
Due to Taniriel having had to bow out of play, we have a spot open. Anyone interested?
It's the same.
Well IM definitely interested hope its ok to toss my character out there.
lets see what dice gods say?
4d6 ⇒ (4, 5, 4, 3) = 16 13
4d6 ⇒ (2, 1, 6, 2) = 11 10
4d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 5, 6) = 14 13
4d6 ⇒ (1, 2, 4, 3) = 10 9
4d6 ⇒ (6, 6, 1, 3) = 16 15
4d6 ⇒ (4, 6, 4, 5) = 19 15
hmmmm the character I have in mind is An elf cavalier emissary I would ask if cavaliers will fit in the setting and what all changes you made to elves or was that just fluff? Kinda just skimmed through it sense its so late heh
So stats would end up
Str 15
Dex 15
Con 13
Int 9
Wis 10
Cha 13
Starting gold
5d6 ⇒ (6, 3, 1, 3, 5) = 18*10= 180
Lasarl grew up among his people always curious about the outer world. Even if the world was dark does it mean we have to sit here and let it continue? He would ask as a child. As time went by he was trained in the martial arts of sword, bow, and the mastery of mounted combat. His parents said when he was on the back of a horse it was if the two were one being. When he finally reached maturity Lasarl left his village intent on seeing the world and what it had to offer.
Idea behind character is to be proficient on the ground and deadly on horseback
Will fill out more once I get more of an idea behind elves and such. THANKS!
Lasarl Shadow homebrew
Elf Cavalier (Emissary) 1
LN Medium Humanoid (elf)
Init +2; Senses low-light vision; Perception +6
AC 17, touch 12, flat-footed 15 (+5 armor, +2 Dex)
hp 11 (1d10+1)
Fort +3, Ref +2, Will +0; +2 vs. enchantments
Immune sleep; Resist elven immunities
Speed 30 ft.
Melee Longsword +3 (1d8+2/19-20/x2)
Ranged Longbow, Comp. (Str +0) +3 (1d8/x3)
Special Attacks dragon's challenge +1 (1/day)
Str 15, Dex 15, Con 13, Int 9, Wis 10, Cha 13
Base Atk +1; CMB +3; CMD 15
Feats Mounted Archery, Mounted Combat (1/round)
Skills Acrobatics -2, Climb -2, Escape Artist -2, Fly -2, Handle Animal +5, Perception +6, Ride +2, Sense Motive +4, Stealth -2, Survival +0 (+1 to provide food and water for allies or to protect allies from harsh weather), Swim -2 Modifiers +4 ride while riding your bonded mount., dragon's skills
Languages Common, Elven
SQ animal companion link, elven magic, orders (order of the dragon)
Other Gear Scale mail, Arrows (20), Longbow, Comp. (Str +0), Longsword, 14 GP
Special Abilities
+4 Ride while riding your bonded mount. (Ex) Cancel your armor check penalty of -4 while riding your mount.
Animal Companion Link (Ex) You have a link with your Animal Companion.
Dragon's Challenge +1 (1/day) (Ex) +1 to damage target, -2 AC vs. others when used, allies gain +1 to hit the target of your challenge.
Dragon's Skills +1 (Ex) +1 to Survival checks for allies.
Elven Immunities +2 save bonus vs Enchantments.
Elven Immunities - Sleep You are immune to magic sleep effects.
Elven Magic +2 to spellcraft checks to determine the properties of a magic item.
Low-Light Vision See twice as far as a human in low light, distinguishing color and detail.
Mounted Archery Ranged weapon penalty when mounted is halved to -2 or -4.
Mounted Combat (1/round) Once per round you can attempt to negate a hit to your mount in combat.
Animal Companion
N Large Animal
Init +1; Senses low-light vision, scent; Perception +5
AC 15, touch 11, flat-footed 13 (+1 Dex, -1 size, +4 natural, +1 dodge)
hp 13 (+4)
Fort +5, Ref +4, Will +1
Speed 50 ft.
Melee Bite (Horse) +3 (1d4+3/x2) and
. . Hooves x2 (Horse) +3 x2 (1d6+3/x2)
Space 10 ft.; Reach 5 ft.
Str 16, Dex 13, Con 15, Int 2, Wis 12, Cha 6
Base Atk +1; CMB +5; CMD 17 (21 vs. Trip)
Feats Dodge
Tricks Attack [Trick], Combat Riding [Trick], Come [Trick], Defend [Trick], Down [Trick], Guard [Trick], Heel [Trick]
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Geography of the Seven Deadly Sins
During the recent meeting of the Association of American Geographers, several graduate students from Kansas State University displayed a very popular poster concerning the seven deadly sins in America. The Las Vegas Sun features a great article on the poster and it also includes the maps used to display the spatial distribution of the results.
Surprisingly, the Las Vegas region is not the most sinful place in the United States. There seems to be a heavy concentration in the American Southeast and Eastern Seaboard. The Midwest comes across well on the other end of the spectrum. Many of the maps show the Midwest as having less sin per capita. Perphaps showing the strong wholesome values still vibrates in many.
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- Dan tdaxp said...
Interesting that Rapid does not cluster with the rest of South Dakota. I have heard it called "little Denver."
- Maitri said...
I'd love to see the maps for New Orleans. Unfortunately, the entire city is obscured by the north arrow. Whoops.
- MacD said...
Wow. Some of these could be overlayed with the 2008 Presidential Election voting map and you'd have some pretty close matches!
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History's headlines: Allentown's Zion Reformed UCC Church prepares to honor its 125-year-old sanctuary and its architect
ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Rev. Bob Stevens, pastor of Zion's Reformed UCC Church in Allentown, aka the Liberty Bell Church, noted recently that it has been celebrating a lot of anniversaries lately, most importantly the 250th anniversary of the congregation last year.
And no sooner was that over than Stevens began thinking about the 125th anniversary of the church's Victorian-era sanctuary this year. An exhibit is currently being planned to mark the event at the Liberty Bell Shrine Museum. It will also honor Lewis Shelly Jacoby, the church's architect.
There have been four Zion's Reformed churches in Allentown. The first-a log structure-was located on Walnut Street, roughly where a parking deck stands. It was shared with St. Paul's Lutheran Congregation as a union church until 1773 when Zion's moved to its second church- a Georgian style structure. It was there that the Liberty Bell was hidden in 1777-1778.
This building was transformed in 1838 into a brick Federal style church, Zion's third. It was in 1888 that Zion's current Neo-Gothic style sanctuary, designed by Jacoby, was completed. With its handsome collection of Victorian stained glass and dark wood interior, it reflects an era that wanted its churches to offer stability and tradition in a nation that was then undergoing terrific social and economic change.
The church's pastor, Rev. Edwin A. Gernant, was the inspiration behind the construction of Zion's current sanctuary. A photo of him shows a clear-eyed man with a well-trimmed, handle bar mustache. Pastor from 1881 to 1890, Gernant lovingly oversaw the church's construction, particularly the selection of its liturgical furnishings. It came to much surprise to Zion's congregation when Gernant announced that he was leaving Zion's pulpit and the Reformed ministry to become an Episcopal priest. But if Gernant was the religious force behind the sanctuary, Jacoby was the person who took the pastor's vision and transformed it into stone.
Allentown and the Lehigh Valley have been fortunate, for a place of its size, to have a number of gifted architects. Jacoby, born in Springtown, Bucks County on April 4, 1848 was among the first.
Little is known of his early years. He did attend public schools and a private academy, and from 1865 to 1867 hr taught school in Springtown and Upper Saucon Township.
Apparently teaching did not appeal to Jacoby, and in 1868 he was working in Allentown at the office of Gustavus Adolphus Aschbach, the city's first municipal engineer and a self-taught architect. A member of a distinguished German family, Aschbach fled the German States in 1848 following the collapse of a revolution. He spent several years studying engineering in Switzerland before coming to Allentown in 1854 after two years in New York. Among his major public buildings were the redesign of the old Lehigh County Courthouse in 1864 and the design of the old Lehigh County Prison in 1867.
Any American wanting to study architecture who did not have the resources to study in Europe had to learn it as an apprentice in an architect's firm. Aschbach, with his European training, served this role for Jacoby. Apparently they were a good fit, because by the early 1870s they had formed a partnership with offices at 430 Walnut Street.
Tragedy struck them first in 1873 when an economic panic forced their business to close. After relocating to New York, they were still struggling, and then Aschbach was stricken by a reoccurring attack of malaria. He had first contracted it while designing fortifications for the Union Army in Tennessee and Ohio during the Civil War. During his time in New York, Jacoby took a one semester course in perspective and ornamental drawing at Cooper Union, New York's famous free college. On April 17, 1875, shortly after they returned to Allentown, Aschbach died as a result of malaria at age 49.
Jacoby, now married, did not get his first major commission in Allentown until 1881. It was for the Second National Bank on S. 7th St., where the Lehigh County Government Center is today. Jacoby designed a four story Second French Empire style building, complete with a mansard roof and ornamental iron work. Jacoby liked it so much he moved his offices to the building, where he stayed from 1881 to 1889.
On March 26, 1886 Zion's building committee chose Jacoby to design the new sanctuary. The church's official history calls it an "election," suggesting other architects may have submitted plans as well. As Jacoby was a Methodist, there could be no question about favoritism because of religion.
Completion of Zion's in 1888 in such a fine style brought him into the public eye. Soon he was being asked to design churches, hotels and theaters. In 1888 Jacoby designed the Hotel Allen, the city's first modern hotel. In 1893 he designed the Central Market Hall. Before the decade was out it would be redesigned in the interior as the Lyric Theater, now Miller Symphony Hall. Jacoby's most notable home design in the city was in 1895 when he designed a turreted Victorian mansion for Charles Ziegenfuss at 16th and Hamilton, which is now the J.S. Burkholder Funeral Home.
That same year Jacoby took as a business partner Samuel Addison Weishampel, a Baltimore architect. From that date until Weishampel's death in 1916 they would transform the city with what then were Allentown's two tallest buildings. The first was the Commonwealth Building at 5th and Hamilton. It was designed with a large open staircase. In 1905 they designed the Allentown National Bank building, a nine-story Beaux-Arts Classical gem on North 7th that now houses senior citizens.
With Weishampel's passing in 1919, Jacoby took on a new partner- Herman Furman Everett. As Jacoby & Everett they were still going strong until the morning of March 14, 1929 when 80-year-old Jacoby died, apparently due to a heart attack, a swift end to a long life well lived.
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Feelgood fish cakes
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- fat13g
- saturates2g
- carbs29g
- sugars2g
- fibre2g
- protein16g
- salt0.67g
- 600g potatoes, cut into chunks
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- 2 x 120g cans sardines in spring water, drained
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- 4 tbsp chopped parsley
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- zest and juice 1 small lemon
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- 3 tbsp light mayonnaise
- 4 tbsp fat-free Greek yogurt (we used Total 0%)
- 1 tbsp seasoned plain flour
- 4 tsp sunflower oil
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- green salad and lemon wedges, to serve
Cook the potatoes in boiling salted water until tender, about 15-20 mins. Meanwhile, coarsely mash the sardines in a bowl (there's no need to remove the calcium-rich bones as they are soft enough to eat). Mix in 3 tbsp chopped parsley and half the lemon zest and juice. Meanwhile, mix the mayonnaise and yogurt with the remaining parsley, lemon zest and juice and some seasoning.
Drain the potatoes, then mash until smooth. Gently mix into the sardine mixture and season. Shape into 8 fat fish cakes using floured hands, then dust lightly with the seasoned flour.
Heat half the oil in a non-stick frying pan and fry half the fish cakes for 3-4 mins on each side until golden and crisp. Keep warm; repeat with remaining oil and fish cakes. Serve with the lemony mayonnaise, salad and lemon wedges.
Superhealthy sardines
Canned fish is often seen as the poor relative of fresh, but canned sardines are high in nutrients. The canning process makes the bones easier to eat and digest, increasing the calcium content of your meal. Choose fish in spring water or in a healthier oil such as olive, rather than in salty brine, as fish already has a high sodium content.
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Very surprised. I'm not a sardine fan, but I have had a tin the cupboard for a few years. My son wanted to see what they looked like, so I found this recipe to give them a try. He helped make them - really simple. Cooked well and stayed together. I grilled them first and then just crisped them in the pan with a bit of oil (I didn't want my kitchen to smell of fried fish!)... I shouldn't have worried they were lovely and all three of the kids who can be a bit fussy ate them. Will be a regular in the weekly menu.
I used 1 1/2 the recipe and used salmon rather than sardines, and WOW did they go down a treat.
It made 6 enormous (and so scrummy) cakes that cooked up really well. Best to leave for 5 minutes post oven before handling so they "set" a bit.
I served on a bed of puy lentils, sweet potato chunks and a sprinkle of rocket with the sauce and it was great.
Just cooking these atm. Read comments. Uh, ohhh. Have only ever made salmon patties before and they have been wet too. Fall apart. Thought I'd try something different this time.Needing a binder? Maybe an egg? And I'll try dill instead of parsley, although I have both. Maybe put in both. Keep you posted. A great budget friendly family recipe. Hoping my hubby likes em. He's the food critic in my house
Followed the recipe to the T and chilled them for hours before shallow frying, once browned on one side I attempted to turn them over and they just fell apart. My partner liked the flavours but I couldn't stand the sloppy texture. I was so looking forward to these, it was just a shame they disappointed!
Wasn't overly impressed with these, then again, I'm not a lover of sardines in general but thought I'd give them a go...
I found them a little wet, which wasn't too much of an issue as I think I put a bit too much lemon juice in to be honest.
The mayonnaise was really nice though and I can see that going with other fish recepies. I'll try this again but using different fish.
Very good recipe for easy fish-cakes that are not only tasty but cheap.
I found I had to cook them longer than was stated but only by a couple of minutes more each side so nothing major.
The consistency of the fish-cakes was good and using the cheap but strong tasting sardines is a great idea.
The sauce compliments them brilliantly and was easy and quick to make.
I definitely didn't have the problem of the fishcakes being too wet, if anything they were a little dry, though I did use baking potatoes which are quite floury so that might have made a difference. I thought these were pretty good, nice cheap way of getting fish into your diet. I rolled in flour, then egg, then porridge oats before frying. I also added some crushed garlic and chilli flakes to the mix for a little more flavour. All in all very good.
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I've been making salmon cakes and other fish cakes since my childhood, though never with any potato, but I can tell you exactly why these are too wet and mushy. Don't put any lemon juice in the mix. You can always squeeze a little lemon on your ready to eat fish cake. Add 2 large or jumbo eggs to the ingredients, mix it well, and then add bread crumbs, until it reaches a consistency suitable for creating patties. (Meaning - when you form a ball/patty in your hands, it holds and doesn't fall apart.) You won't need much. If you do that, you'll get perfect fish cakes every time.
Also, I would definitely increase the sardines to potatoes ratio and make sure to drain the sardines very well.
For a good variation, dip your fish cakes in seasoned (by you) Panko bread crumbs before frying. Another variation - use dill or cilantro instead of parsley. You can also serve these on mini buns as fish sliders. Yum!


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Keiichi receives his first love letter (or so he thinks) from the exorcist apprentice Shiho Sakakibara, and when she gets too close to Keiichi, Belldandy begins to experience the darker side of her emotions.
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Christmas in Harvard comes early.
The annual event put on by the city's Events Committee features a downtown parade, craft fair and carriage rides. It kicks off from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday with breakfast with Mrs. Claus at Kelley's Family Restaurant, 5420 Route 14.
A variety of events runs through Harvard's Starline Building, 300 W. Front St.
Santa's Gift Shoppe, a shop for children to buy presents for $11 or less, stays open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the exception of an hour for lunch, starting at noon. The Craft Fair featuring about 15 area crafters also runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
The Christmas in Harvard parade takes off at 12:30 p.m. from Washington School, 305 S. Hutchinson St., and ends downtown on Front Street.
After the parade, Santa Claus will be in the Starline Building until 4 p.m. to visit with children and take pictures.
Free carriage rides run from 1 to 4 p.m. and leave from the corner of Eastman and Front streets.


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Four people murdered in La Crosse
In a city where one homicide in a year's time is rare, four murders sent shock waves through the La Crosse community.
The first was in March, when Kristen Rodgers was found face-down in a north-side parking lot, strangled to death.
She was a mother of three and recovering drug addict.
In September, Rodgers' mother Kathy Tabbert sat in the courtroom just feet away from her daughter's killer, Izelia Golatt.
Tabbert said there was so much more to her daughter's life than her struggle with addiction.
"I'm going to miss her. Her kids are going to miss her. She was so much more than her drug problem," said Tabbert.
Later that month, 20-year-old Western Technical College student Sara Hougom was fatally shot in her La Crosse apartment.
She called 911 for help, and later died in the hospital.
Gang members Kong Vue and Pao Choua Vue were arrested in May.
Kong Vue told police he entered Hougom's apartment to steal a purse and, when he saw her on the couch, he fired in her direction and fled.
The two men plead guilty in August.
At their sentencing in September, Hougom's family and friends voiced their grief and anger over her senseless death.
"They never took the purse they said they were there after, sped off, had every opportunity to make a 911 call and save her life. Every second was precious and they knew it," said the victim's father, Michael Hougom.
Then in September, on a busy Saturday afternoon in downtown La Crosse, the owner of May's Photo, Paul Petras, and his 19-year-old son, AJ Petras, were gunned down in their shop.
"No, this can't be happening. This has to be a nightmare. Someone please wake me up," said AJ Petras' girlfriend Alycia Weigel.
Police arrested Jeffrey Lepsch in October and found 14 pieces of camera equipment stolen from May's Photo in his home.
The arrest was welcome news for Paul Petras' best friend.
"Not to get mushy, but I'd tell Paul I still love him, and AJ too. If I had a son, that's who he'd be," said Paul Petras' best friend, Ted Withey. "I'd say, 'Hey, we got him and we're going to go on with life like you'd want us to.'"
Lepsch's trial is set for May 2013.
Eric Koula found guilty of killing his parents
After three weeks of testimony and nearly two full days of deliberation, a jury found Eric Koula guilty on all three counts -- killing his father Dennis Koula, killing his mother Merna Koula, and forging a $50,000 check in his father's name.
In August, he was sentenced to two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole.
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Events » Family & Youth Programs » Family Art Night
Family Art Night
Still Life with Musical Instruments, 1918
Georges Braque
French, 1882–1963
Oil on canvas
Norton Simon Art Foundation
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Cubist Collage
Date: Friday, May 09, 2014
Time: 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm
Speaker: Staff Educator
Type: Family Art Night
Cubist artists like Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso broke down their subjects into simplified shapes to create collage-like paintings focusing on shape and pattern. Take inspiration from cubist works in the collection, and create your own cubist collage.
Meets in Entrance Gallery | Free with admission. This activity is designed for families with children ages 4–10. | No reservations needed


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Ringing In a Win? Yes!!
Got home from the store in time to catch the end of the Phillies' ring ceremony prior to today's game. These rings are some serious bling!
And on TV they looked HUGE! Of course, don't they always say the camera adds 10 lbs? Ryan Howard put his on and modeled it for the camera, and I swear it took up the whole space between his knuckles.
Check out Todd Zolecki's ZoZone for some bigger pictures.
Pat Burrell was there to get his, and got a huge ovation from the crowd. I also noticed Adam Eaton on the field – I missed his introduction, but I can imagine his reception wasn't as warm as Burrell's.
According to the announcers, the rings are 14 kt white gold, and contain 103 diamonds, to represent the total number of victories last season (including the postseason).
A few questions come to mind:
– How much do they weigh? Like I said, they're big.
– Just how much does each one cost? A small fortune, I'd imagine.
– And they don't really look very comfortable, but then again, I doubt they tool around town while wearing them.
So far, though, I'm not holding my breath for that first "W" – the Phils are currently down 9-3 in the top of the seventh.
Update! Update!
Though the Braves made it 10-3 after the top of the seventh, the Phillies came back to score 8 runs in the bottom! They added an insurance run in the eighth to make it 12-10. Brad Lidge is about to come in for the top of the ninth for his first save opportunity of the season.
Update #2!
Although Matt Diaz hit a solo homer, the Phils win 12-11! What a wild game! The Phillies Phaithful can finally breathe a sigh of relief.
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Haha, we both posted prematurely.🙂 I did watch the full 9 innings and it was well worth it.
Eaton was booed pretty heavily. I would say a polite golf clap would be okay, but his choice words on the way out the door weren't necessary.
OMG – That was the craziest game I have ever been at! Got photos…talk to ya later! Gotta get some sleep!
That game must have been fun to watch, as big comebacks always are. Congrats! And LOL about the camera adding 10 pounds to the size of the rings. Funny.
I heard that Eaton got booed and after his performance today, I can understand why. Although he did strike out 6 guys, so that surprised me!


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Even after my minor rant against soccer I have slowly begun to fall for the World Cup. First there was my post on the tournament then I started watching some of the games.
I have thoughts on several countries performances:
England - My favored team at the beginning.
Ecuador - Nobody thought
Germany - The Huns are on the march. The Germans are the home team and they truly want the cup. They have as much energy as they did when a united
United States - The much hyped team is struggling with a record of 0-1-1. They need to beat
Brazil - The once-and-mighty king of soccer has been waning in power and everyone is noticing. They should not be dismissed with a 2-0-0 record but they been playing easy teams and not dominating.
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The United Auto Workers' top two officials held a news conference recently blasting General Motors' decision to slash 30,000 jobs and close nine manufacturing plants in North America.
"(The) action by General Motors is not only extremely disappointing, unfair and unfortunate, it is devastating to many thousands of workers, their families and communities," the UAW officials said.
Well, of course the cuts, layoffs and downsizing of about 10 percent of GM's workforce will be painful, but put in a broader perspective, there's not much else that General Motors could have done.
Market analysts, in fact, view the retrenching, along with a recent deal to reduce health-care costs, as a fairly small step in the right direction. So far this year, GM has lost $4 billion.
General Motors, as a key player in the global automotive market, needs to spend more time catering to customers and less time to its workers. The current GM morass was a long time in the making.
During the recent period of factory incentives, GM lost $1,227 per vehicle in North America, compared with a profit of more than $1,000 a vehicle from the major Japanese manufacturers, according to the Los Angeles Times. You can't make up those losses in volume.
Since the incentive programs on 2005 models were discontinued, GM (and Ford, to a lesser degree) began losing sales and market share. GM, which once sold a majority of vehicles in the United States, watched its market share fall to 25.6 percent from 27 percent in the most recent quarter.
U.S. car manufacturers blame gas prices and other factors, but Toyota and Honda have rising sales and have picked up market share. Japanese and Korean cars now grab 40 percent of U.S. sales.
GM has 2.5 retirees for every worker and reportedly pays $1,500 in benefit costs to retirees per vehicle compared to about $300 per vehicle for Toyota.
As a result, GM had to drop its plans to modernize its engines.
In the public sector, unsustainable benefits for retirees are racking up debt, causing municipalities to pass pension bonds and look for tax increases. No end is in sight given there is no bottom-line restraint. When officials are too generous to unions, the taxpayer pays.
Fortunately, in the private sector, there is ultimately a day of reckoning. That day may be here for General Motors. The painful cuts may be a good step toward restoring the past glory of this rusting icon of American engineering by forcing it to compete with better and more cost-effective products.


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Not everyone can be a movie star or a household name, but there are actors who've made their mark in iconic roles that stayed in the public's consciousness even if they never hit the spotlight again. I mean, in the '80s, Clara Peller was a full-blown phenom with her "Where's the Beef?" Wendy's commercials, but not surprisingly, that didn't bloom into a full-blown film career.
But sometimes an actor manages to sink into the public consciousness twice, playing two separate iconic roles, and still doesn't become a household name. Even more surprisingly, perhaps as a testament to a convincing performance, we don't even associate the two roles as being portrayed by the same actor. Think about that. Think about the times you've watched a movie or been talking about movies and had a realization that made you exclaim, "Holy shit! I know this actor from that other movie ... and, like, nothing else I can think of?!"
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"I"m sorry, Gladstone. WTF is this article about again?"
I'm glad you asked, confused guy from the Getty photo gallery, because it's easier to explain by example. I'm talking about relatively unknown actors who made two completely distinct lasting impressions. You probably don't know his or her name, and you probably didn't even realize it was the same actor in both roles, yet the performances stayed with you as two distinct, iconic roles, while the actor who played them has remained obscure. Well, if you're good enough to occupy the public's imagination in two performances so dissimilar that most people don't even realize the parts are played by the same person, you deserve a shout-out, even if no one knows your name.
NOTE TO READER: Are you with me? This is not an article about actors who've played lots of different roles, or even actors like Gary Oldman or Daniel Day-Lewis, who've been almost unrecognizable in various roles. This is a salute to obscure actors who seem to have caught lightning in a bottle twice, with two popular roles that they disappeared into so completely, most people don't even realize they were played by the same actor. Still not with me? Try setting yourself on fire and see if that helps. Or just start reading.
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Pinto's Underage Girlfriend, Clorette DePasto, From Animal House ...
Animal House is one of the most celebrated comedies in the history of film, and with good reason: It's really, really funny. For those of you who don't know, it tells the story of Delta House, the rowdiest fraternity house at Faber College, as seen through the eyes of two new pledges, one of whom (Pinto, as played by young Tom Hulce) is kind of a sad sack, unlucky in love. How unlucky? Well, he scores a date with a cute local supermarket checkout girl, Clorette DePasto, having no idea that she is both 13 and the daughter of the town mayor.
Clorette DePasto was played by then 18-year-old Sarah Holcomb, and even in a movie filled with larger-than-life characters like Bluto (John Belushi) and D-Day (Bruce McGill), Holcomb finds a way to bring DePasto to life that has stayed with me a lifetime. This image sums that up nicely:
I don't have a good embeddable clip, but someone put all her scenes together (badly) here. Look at how hard she chews her gum, how every action is exaggerated. It's great, because at first it seems like we're just seeing an animated party girl, and it's only later that we learn these are the actions of an overzealous 13-year-old girl playing grown-up. I spent my life thinking this role was played by some ditzy mediocre Midwestern actress who never went on to another film, because why would she? She's just some chick, probably a lot like Clorette DePasto.
Well, I couldn't have been more wrong, because unbeknownst to me, I had seen her again in another classic role without ever realizing she was the same actress.
... But She's Also Danny Noonan's Girlfriend, Maggie O'Hooligan, from Caddyshack
That's right. Remember Caddyshack? Remember the 20 minutes that weren't about Bill Murray stealing the movie or Chevy Chase defining the articulate, cool-guy rebel in a way that would be aped in movie comedies for another 20 years? I'm talking about the love story between poor Danny Noonan and his Irish-born girlfriend, Maggie O'Hooligan. Seems Sarah Holcombe played her, too, and I had no idea, even though the only physical difference between the two characters is a haircut. You can critique how convincing or unconvincing her Irish accent is, but what you can't deny is that she inhabits the screen as an entirely different person. She holds herself differently. She moves differently. When I found out they were played by the same actress, I literally exclaimed "Holy shit" (which was really bad, because I was at a wake for a friend's dead mother, but still, it was shocking to me). Check out this scene:
Apparently Holcombe retired from acting shortly thereafter, and she's rumored to have dealt with substance abuse problems, but damn, there was an awful lot of promise here.
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Michael "Yarp" Armstrong from Hot Fuzz ...
Rory McCann first got some notoriety in Simon Pegg's 2007 film Hot Fuzz, which contains one of the greatest one-word punchlines in the history of comedy:
Now, if you've never seen that movie before, that joke probably doesn't make a lot of sense, but the deal is, McCann plays Michael Armstrong -- the bad guy's henchman -- and all he says is "yarp." He's kind of special that way. A big lumbering murderous simpleton. And even though I've seen Hot Fuzz at least 10 times, I had no idea when I started watching Game of Thrones that my old friend was back.
... But He's Also Sandor "The Hound" Clegane from Game of Thrones
This one's a little different, considering McCann is portraying Sandor "The Hound" Clegane, who has facial scars, but I don't think that had anything to do with me not recognizing him. I mean, the scars are mostly on the side of his face and head. They do not drastically alter his appearance. I just think it's him. In the same way he can carry Michael Armstrong's mental deficiency, he can wear all of the Hound's pain and integrity. In a brutal show where hardly anyone is likeable or has any honor, he routinely stands up to bullying and brutality, even if he himself is brutal. Watch some Hound here, because embedding has been disabled. But if it hadn't, it would look like the image below, only it would move.
Now, of course, that's all about the different roles he's playing, but it should be mentioned that in both pieces, he's basically playing brutal hired muscle, and if it weren't for someone telling me "Hey, the Hound is the Yarp Guy!" I never would have known. That goes beyond some burn scars and words on a page. That goes to an actor who can convey a wholly distinct persona just by the way he walks and holds his face.


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The Problem with the Bahmas
His face flushed, his cheeks puffing half-syllables of super-heated air, Sen. Porkbelly Fishbottom was about to swallow an aneurysm. I threw water on his face, trying to cool him. It just sputtered and sizzled. I tried quietly talking to him, trying to calm him down. He wasn't listening. After five minutes, I was about to call 911 to report a stroke victim, when he said his first two-syllable word. "Bahma!" "Bama?" I asked. "Something wrong in Alabama? Is the school cancelling its professional football team?" "Bahma!" he said, spitting out both syllables. His fire-red cheeks drained into his neck, leaving a pasty-white face. He was returning to normal, and there would be no need to call out a $2,500 lifeflight … Continue reading


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Scheduled for June 29, members of the Texas Historical Commission staff will be at the library between 1:30 and 4 p.m. to provide information on the program.
The workshop is free; however, an RSVP is required from those who would like to attend the session.
The public is invited.
Anyone who would like to take advantage of the opportunity to learn more about Texas historical markers should contact the THC by email at firstname.lastname@example.com or by calling the commission at 9512) 463-5853.
The library is located at 110 W. Corpus Christi St. across from the Bee County Courthouse in downtown Beeville.
More information on that and other programs offered by the commission may be found on the Internet at www.thc.state.tx.us.