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This is awesome!!! Love it!
That is gorgeous! I love paint pens, so much easier than paint!
That is pretty much a show stopper!!! Your talent is endless. Great project to showcase. Hope that you are still doing well through your recovery! Sending you mylove & prayers
Oh my gosh... I love this!!! I must add this to my "To Do" List. Great Job Deanna. XoXo
Thank you for linking up to my K.I.S.S. blog bash last week. This weeks blog bash is in full swing again, please link up more of your creativity. I am happy to let you know that your "Family Canvas" is a featured project today!
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Wow! Thank you so much for sharing this, I absolutely love it! It has been officially added to my "Wish List" for when I can spend money again :) I am currently on a month of spending $0 on my craft/decor and am finishing it off with a party inviting others to share their ideas that they used only what they had on hand. Please feel free to stop by and share anything you have. The $0 budget party is on Friday, April 1st.
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hiya , visiting frim all things related and i am your new follower too x i just LOVE this project and like most of the comments on here it is one i will be trying myself , is it hard to set up for printing this large scale ? tfs and hope to see you at mine sometime
wow, love it, and the trunk and pillow, very cute. thanks for sharing it at my party!
I'm visiting from Type A ~Anything Goes link party!
I love your sign! Very creative! It looks great above your bench and pillow. I really need to try carbon paper. Looks like you can do great things with it.
Have a great night!
Michelle :)
WOW! you're so creative! i love the sign! beautiful result! i'm your newest follower :)
That is lovely. Looks like something I'd find in an upscale store.
Love it!
I love how that turned out! Sooo cute!!!
This is beautiful...I love how big it is- it truly makes a statement!
Thanks so much for linking to "20 Below Thursday"! :)
Oh, Deanna! That looks fabulous!! The frame really adds a nice touch of character. You did a wonderful job. :)
Thanks so much for joining my Weekend Bloggy Reading party. :) Hope you'll visit me at Serenity Now again soon! :)
I love this! Great job!
great job! Really a lot of work, but well worth it.
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She is survived by her son, Michael Owen and wife Cheryl of Lakehills, TX; her daughter, Cynthia Davies and husband Rick of Woodbridge, VA; four grandchildren: Mary (Owen) Davis and her husband Mike of Claremore, OK, Jason Owen and his wife Adrienne of Burleson, TX, Lisa Davies of Chicago, IL, and Leslie Davies of Woodbridge, VA; four great-grandchildren: Andrew and Briana Davis of Claremore, OK, Katelyn (Katie) and Kyle Owen of Burleson, TX; two brothers: Ray Henry of Beeville and David Henry of Houston; two sisters: Alma Doubrava and Mary Johnson, both of Beeville; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation for family and close friends was from 1 pm to 3 pm on Wednesday, July 31, 2013, at Galloway Funeral Home and Chapel in Beeville. Closed casket services were then at 3 pm. Burial followed in Glenwood Cemetery, also in Beeville.
Pallbearers were Ms. Owen's nephews: Leslie Henry, Rick Webb, David Webb, and Gary Henry; grandson, Jason Owen and great-grandson Andrew Davis. Honorary pallbearers were nephews, Bobby Robinson, Robert Doubrava Jr., Doug Doubrava and Charles Doubrava.
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Pearl Jam's Jeff Ament Talks To Mike Hsu
Oct 15, 2012|
Perl Jam Bassist Jeff Ament talks to Mike Hsu about his new side project RNDM and gives a PJ update.
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They -- in advance of acts. And I'm listening to all weekend and I love it oh it's it's fantastic musically and much different from. Your other side projects. That's different from three efficient -- mountains. Yet its power trio. Like those others of what brings you back to that formation. I think I think because in in in the big band Pearl Jam it's it's 560s. Stuff but I think. It's just you know kind of grass is greener for a little bit of time you know like -- go the other side there's -- days -- And you know we're recording. It was kind of a concerted effort to. Keep this from glaring things too much in the try to keep the space in there and be fine with it just being drums -- got an impartial or something -- Wanna ask you about the -- you spent four days recording acts Zaria. And numb. I read in the bio on on the website that. You told drummer Richard that looked. We're just going to be Joseph Arthurs band at first lead until Joseph that so you kind of kept that from him why did you do that. I don't know what it it was just something that I was. Trade really premeditated. I think. I don't think any of -- really knew how we -- gets started in and I thought that might be a good way to get started to see if he had any songs and he did. I mean I think each span NGOs and they have all like thirty of his records her husband whatever it is. And I'd never heard of him until I -- acts and and read about him and then I went looking for some of his music he does have a lot of stuff out there. Yeah yeah yeah incredibly prolific and and I think the one thing that I I always wanted to hear from from from him is just perhaps some teams that. Maybe rock -- more maybe you know and about maybe that might be. You know. And might put him in a might put us in in this situation that we've never been before because he has such a pop sensibility in. The combination of kind of way you're right and the way that Richard and I can play together I -- and things of that that was that was Naomi angle on an initially missed. Maybe put ourselves in a place that where all streets that are bad for. Make a little more spontaneous. -- Yeah I guess that that lends itself to the power trio too when you only have three people to bounce off of. Yeah and I was not trying to make that trio sound big you know and so -- like that so is that the hard thing you know like. That definition -- And that -- the local stations that your. And another thing I -- ask is what's up with news if you go to randomness. Website and you'll see it's R&D M. Not spell out throw all caps like it's being shouted out yeah. What's -- the orange. That was kind of well -- and I pretty much every day sheets some crazy idea back and forth to each other and and that was kind of one of the ideas that stuck so we've you know it is ideas. You know at some point when either either with -- you know -- photography here videos there which means that these votes that we. We somehow. Saturate the screens. Completely complete origin and yeah that that's kind of been is that the whole project -- might just throw crazy ideas back and forth and trying to make each other comfortable on and and so if you let you know in the videos like. It's basically like scared after barely -- -- which Avery had or maybe that the -- -- -- shape part sir it. And so that that's kind of what it's just been a big creative. Scare the whole project. Kelly -- before kind of taking a sells out you're safe place. A throwing you guys and you're cells in the water and seeing what happens. It comes -- very gang life especially with the the ski masks. To an -- little little Devo wish. That's. You know I think all that all those bands that seemed like games to -- you are -- always like my -- -- the clash captured these our. You know guys it. Look like they're having a lot of fun together and has to be creative melting pot that was happening that's. And we really only been in the same room together for 78 days we made the record for four days and then we we're in New York for three days -- -- didn't start in Libya's and it's pretty early and that honeymoon and so we'll see you. What it's like pointed to her. Yeah I was gonna say so you know because is shows like he's in New York you're your Montana. Yeah this is Richard when he got there is he in there Richardson Richardson Oakland coach sees. Sure all over the place so you you'll find out what it's like to be in close quarters here in the next few weeks so by the time he gets the paradise Airbus and hopefully won't be trying to kill each other. Not only get an early you know before linemen about four. It is there anyone else in the future I know you're just starting this now so maybe too early to ask this but is anyone as they're like a bucket list of people. But you would like to work with maybe start bands with a few projects with. I think there's off and you know there's all kind of people I mean you wherever you are right and somebody's assistant. Really creative streak in them -- -- or maybe there's somebody that. You know they feel like he did. You know question. Just ever so slightly in different directions just. Usually it it takes me seeing. You know like I've seen -- probably a dozen times -- -- years and every time. Almost every time religious and so once Amazon banned it in the back my head I'd start. Bigger records and please keep pecking away and eventually they gave him. I just kept saying make your voice is so -- like it doesn't need to be -- you just don't need to you know like you so much texture and so much soul records. But wouldn't you know that I think in that regard it's sort of like putting on a little bit like producer patents saying. You know let's try something different here and and and me included you know like. Like that's kind of where it's all about this point. Involved making 2030 years decent. Some things makers in view of them comfortable and sometimes. Something great -- this record felt that way it after the first day it was like while this is really easy. And it's not making music easy you know really great physicians great chemistry -- Yeah -- chemistry that's really what it's all about. In the chemistry assembly should do it just trusting. Just not not feeling like you have to get yours here. Whatever you're that you're there kind of for the the greater did you know whatever whether hearings songs. That's so cool about this thing really wasn't any. I don't think anybody had any predispose. Ideas when it was going to be there wasn't anything. Done. This just knew completely you know. I wouldn't be doing my job if I didn't ask just a couple of Pearl -- questions care if I could. Last night read I think was Mike McCready said this recording of new stuff is on hold right now. And -- that's that's pretty much worth that we're we don't really have any dates. Planned. You know we're I think we're talking about maybe turn. These you know these things and whispering that I think by the time it. And in -- sound garden stone Bratt and news and them I think it and we're done. Will probably just wanna take. A month there. Month and a half off a -- for everything and in I would guess at some point first year. But I expect pro am we always we. Once the ball starts rolling there's such a schedule there's a year two years schedule they -- looking at and so whenever we get property and not have schedules are so. Grades not having. Anything planned -- We're kind of at that point right now like in terms -- -- and I think. Only don't think it. That's up is gracious South America march. And you can move your own pace pretty much you even have a label now do you. Now well I mean mean we have we have a label overseas but. Yeah -- I mean it's -- position that you always wanted to be -- when you were finally able. There's a lot of -- -- kitchen telling supposed to be making records into earnings it's and so we've had a salon that we can. Kind of know or actor and management everything organizing things they can know or actor and so. Kind of at this point we're we're just happy not having things that are not have much schedule so. You guys still -- you still have some proof. Despite your your great success as far as Pearl Jam goes. -- you know I think it's. I think as long as you don't ever play. Quit the business we're a period of time. I always feel like we still haven't made her best record we had. -- press honor. Any kind of like -- hope that he your like Neil young and here. You know in -- sixties in years ago. Making your record likely noise or something yeah still in Macon and it isn't good news and some super exciting. At the bit that that's that assesses that and that is that it keeps me interested like if it was just. Touring in. You know and play in the -- adulation and all that's I don't really care much but that's I mean I bailout plan I love playing Nissan. But is that the best thing that keeps me gone like getting back -- these guys. In music. And and finally are a music director. -- talked to Matt couple weeks ago and asked in the same question. So you guys a price -- back together you said may be beginning of the year. Maybe. Have something a little later in the years -- gardens not gonna tore right away for their new album coming out. Wondering any possibility of Pearl Jam sound garden string of shows. Maybe -- Temple of the Dog thing thrown in there. I it does not be possible. You know what physically I don't know how Mac and nine and they -- And I injure ago played for four hours site may have goes thank. Sit down folk music he could probably get that yeah it's not it's not a walk in the park in I mean it's special you know probably him I mean. It's twofold like this -- step is really physical and with facets. It's psychological forwards like okay. We have a 130 side there were playing we don't know which ones are going to and right yeah. That's the part that that's the part of us that is and occasionally going to be. Yeah I don't -- -- any. Will it be possible I mean I'd -- you know on paper are sounds awesome I mean. Nothing relative to those guys you know it's I would that would be that's Matt yeah that's been that's been so incredibly solid like. That must try to most solid and neither. -- dislike. He just brings it every now today I wouldn't want to put that in jeopardy. Right absolutely. All right Jeff thank you very much appreciated. Just new band is called bullets announced random but it's R&D M all caps the album -- comes out on the thirtieth. Yet on the thirtieth. And is highly recommended by me if that means anything so I appreciate you calling them a problem thanks marriage affect you if it.


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Tis the week after finals, and all through Cogswell College,
Not a student is stirring, the halls quiet as a light outage.
They have all headed off for much needed sleep in their beds
While visions of final projects dance in their heads.
Sculptures, illustrations, animations, game design,
sound tracks and lines of code have all been consigned.
Now thoughts turn to home where mom's cooking awaits,
As students pack up for the holiday waving goodbye to classmates.
But wait – the grades are not in yet,
Did I do everything I could? Did I place all my bets?
Are constant refrains as students awake in cold sweats,
Should I tweak one more thing? Will I have any regrets?
Panic sets in as students review sketches galore,
character rigs, 3D Models, audio recordings, robotics and more.
"Some pizza might help," they said with a shiver,
But even pooling their resources, not enough to deliver.
Stomachs empty they concluded that life was too cruel,
With futures depending on grades had in school.
When all of a sudden, in strode the ghost of teachers past,
Reminding students that hard work is the thing that will last.
What do Michael, Albert, David, Tim, Kathy and Bret expect?
Your very best – with not one little defect.
"So slave away and don't make such a fuss,
We care about you and your future success."
"On all-nighters! On work till you drop! On just one more change!
On sore fingers and perfection must be within range!"
The message delivered, our ghost vanishes from sight,
But we hear it laughing outside in the night.
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Steve Ford accepts Hauenstein Fellowship award for his father
Posted on March 15, 2011
Steve Ford said he was honored to accept the first ever Col. Ralph W. Hauenstein Fellowship award on behalf of his father, President Gerald R. Ford. Steve, chairman of the Gerald R. Ford Foundation, accepted the award at a special ceremony held March 15 in Loosemore Auditorium in the DeVos Center.
"I am humbled to represent our family," said Steve. "Col. Hauenstein, it is an extreme honor for Dad's name to be connected to you. You are both from the same generation, a great generation, the best generation. We have so much to learn from you."
Steve told a group of students in the audience from Gerald Ford Middle School that becoming a man or woman of character doesn't happen overnight. "My Dad didn't become a great leader or a man of character the day he become president," Steve said. "Dad developed character when he was young, in seventh or eighth grade like you. He was influenced by great mentors in his life. The seeds you plant today are what you will harvest later."
Ralph Hauenstein said Ford, his longtime friend from high school, was a wonderful man. "I am more than pleased that this award is being given to Jerry," said Hauenstein. "By every measure he meets the highest requirements of this fellowship. I remember Jerry very well. I played football against him 81 years ago — greatest mistake I ever made. We all pay tribute to this great man for his leadership to our country. The bar has been set high for future recipients of this award."
President Thomas J. Haas said the fellowship is Grand Valley's most prestigious award. "As we celebrate Grand Valley's 50th anniversary, I thought it appropriate to establish Grand Valley's most prestigious fellowship in Ralph Hauenstein's name," said Haas. "Col. Hauenstein is an ethical, effective leader who has made a significant difference in our world. All of our lives have been enriched by his example of leadership."
The fellowship will be awarded each year to leaders who have led the U.S. at the highest levels.
Hauenstein will celebrate his 99th birthday on March 20. Born in Fort Wayne, Indiana, in 1912, he moved to Grand Rapids at the age of 12. In 1934, he was commissioned in the U.S. Army as a second lieutenant and became commander of an all African American Civilian Conservation Corps camp in Michigan. After two-and-a-half years, Hauenstein returned to civilian life and became city editor of the Grand Rapids Herald.
During World War II, he rose to the rank of colonel and served under Gen. Dwight Eisenhower as chief of the Intelligence Branch in the Army's European theater of operations. In 1945, he was among the first Americans into liberated Paris, war-torn Germany, and Nazi concentration camps. During the Eisenhower administration, Hauenstein served as a consultant on the President's Advisory Commission.
He was awarded an honorary doctorate at Grand Valley in 2004 and was awarded the 2006 Slykhouse Lifetime Achievement Award by the Economic Club of Grand Rapids. Hauenstein also wrote a book about his military service called, "Intelligence Was My Line." His generosity made possible the founding of the Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies, whose mission is to inspire a new generation of leaders devoted to public service.


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This week two local summer movie series feature classic films that are as notable for their fashion as for their plotlines — "The Prince and the Showgirl" and "The Birds." Here's a look at those and three other movies that put big style ideas on the big screen.
"The Prince and the Showgirl"
Year: 1957
It's as if Marilyn Monroe's curves were designed specifically to pull off these gorgeous gowns.
Double feature with "My Week with Marilyn"
Wexner Center for the Arts
7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 2
1871 N. High St., Campus
"The Birds"
Year: 1963
The simple elegance of Tippi Hedren's mint green dress and suit jacket provides a stark visual contrast in her frenetic battle against sadistic birds.
Ohio Theatre
7:30 p.m. Thursday-Friday, Aug. 2-3
39 E. State St., Downtown
Year: 1927
Watch it on: netflix.com
This silent movie spawned the term "It Girl" because audiences loved the star Clara Bow so much. Bow exudes a sexuality that was budding in the 1920s. It's no surprise she also partly inspired the Betty Boop cartoon character.
"Scarlet Street"
Year: 1945
Watch it: netflix.com
A noir classic, "Scarlet Street" features dresses and menswear that move as stealthily as a trail of cigarette smoke.
"The Harder They Come"
Year: 1972
Watch it: hulu.com
This reggae film has a cult following because of the influence it and its star Jimmy Cliff had on America's music scene, but the movie's gritty street fashion and examples of biker style that weren't laden in leather makes it even more worth watching.


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The $150,000 Vaccine Challenge
At the request of a correspondent from the Quackwatch Healthfraud discussion list, I recently got embroiled in a debate with a couple of anti-vaccinationists in the pages of an Amish community newspaper, Plain Interests, published in Millersburg PA. They followed the usual pattern: they told the same old lies, they told partial truths distorted out of all recognition, and they omitted all those other truths that contradict their beliefs. Then they both challenged me to take all the recommended baby vaccines adjusted for weight to "demonstrate that vaccines are safe and effective." If I refuse to do this, they say it will show that vaccinators are dishonest and that I'm afraid of my own medicine. They said I could win $150,000 by taking the challenge.
I did a little investigating. There is indeed a published challenge by Jock Doubleday, although the exact amount of money currently offered is unclear. His challenge reads:
The offer will continued to increase $5,000 per month, in perpetuity, until an M.D. or pharmaceutical company CEO, or any of the 14 relevant members of the ACIP (see below), agrees to drink a body-weight calibrated dose of the poisonous vaccine additives that M.D.s routinely inject into children in the name of health. The mixture will include, but will not be limited to, the following ingredients: thimerosal (a mercury derivative), ethylene glycol (antifreeze), phenol (a disinfectant dye), benzethonium chloride (a disinfectant), formaldehyde (a preservative and disinfectant), and aluminum.
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New to the show this year is the McMullen County Little Britches Show, which will take place at 6 p.m. The show will feature 5 to 8-year-olds not currently enrolled in 4-H or FFA. Twelve exhibitors signed up for the show.
The Little Britches judge will be Nichole Sullivan, ag science teacher from Mary Carroll High School in Corpus Christi.
Judging will start at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 26, and they will show in this order: swine, goats, lambs, heifers, steers and then rabbits and poultry.
Large Animal Judge is Jim Missildine; Showmanship/Poultry Judge is Stacy Fizer; and Rabbits judge is Robert Gosslin.
Here are the number of animals expected: steers, 10; heifers, two; goats, 26; lambs, 14; swine, 25; poultry, 4; and rabbits, 37 pens.
A total of 118 animals are expected to show, and organizers say this is a record breaking number of animals for the McMullen County Livestock Show.
McBee's BBQ will cater a meal after the show before the auction starts.
The auction begins at 2 p.m. Auctioneer will be Boyd Grimshaw.
Last year's auction netted $275,300.
Premium money donors for 2013 include James Donnell, Pauls Services, Karnes Electric, Brown Computer, Swift, Nell Hodgin, Bonnie Koonce, The Campana Foundation, Stallion and Dickinson Sales.
Grand champion buckle donations include the following: rabbits, Ruhmann Ranch; poultry, Rancho Saylee; swine, Texas Purple Sage; goats, Seidel Construction; lambs, Stallion; steers, Marty and Carol Harris; and heifers, Mr. and Mrs. Martin Harris.
Reserve champion buckle donors include the following: rabbits, Donnie Haynes; poultry, Mike Teal; swine, Pauls Service; goats, Donnell family; lambs, Cowboy Laundry/Virginia Twins; steers, Texas Ag Finance; and heifers, Lester Powers Ranch.
Showmanship buckle donors include the following: swine, Paws Energy; goats, In Memory of Ismeal and Lola Gonzales; lambs, McMullen County Title Co.; and steers, Jim and Ruth Marsh.
Little Britches buckle donors include the following: swine, Seidel family, Jason Cooper, Brian Dusek; goats, anonymouse; and lambs, anonymous.
Ribbon Donor is Langley Enterprizes (Charles and Gina Langley).


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The number of military suicides hit a record high in 2012.
According to recently released Pentagon numbers, 349 soldiers took their own lives.
That's more than the 295 who died in combat in Afghanistan that year.
Army National Guard veteran Nate Harter has been struggling with depression and thoughts of suicide since returning home from deployment in Iraq.
Two soldiers the Trempealeau resident's unit were killed while they were deployed together in Iraq. But with their names engraved in a silver bracelet he never takes off, they're always with him.
"Losing a friend, that hurts. And it's not really a friend; it's more of a brother," said Harter.
It's not his only emotional scar the deployment left behind.
"You get put in situations where you have to shoot. You have to do a lot of stuff that you normally wouldn't do, and it screws with your mind," said Harter.
The weight of what he'd been through didn't hit him until he returned home in 2005.
"I drank nonstop. Every day, I drank," said Harter. "I just didn't care about life. I didn't care about anything. And it sounds so stupid because, I mean, you just went through all those life-threatening situations to come back to kill yourself? That's pretty stupid now that I look at it from my point of view now. But back then, I mean, you feel like you don't have any options."
Although the military suicide rate is still lower than the civilian rate, last year's number of military suicides was the highest since the Pentagon started keeping track in 2001.
Every branch of the military showed an increase from the previous year.
"Obviously, there's a serious problem there, and we're seeing it has been on the rise within the VA system as well," said Anita Grana, a clinical psychologist at the VA clinic in La Crosse.
Grana said while asking for help seems to some vets as a sign of weakness, it actually takes a lot of courage.
"Anything that stays hidden is not going to get fixed. And people tend to avoid dealing with what hurts. That's human nature. And yet, that's the worst thing you can do if you want to heal it, is to avoid it," said Grana.
Harter said he was saved by his family and his brotherhood of fellow soldiers, even though the suicidal thoughts never fully go away.
"It's always going to be there. Your depression's always going to be there. But on the same token, you're always going to see the other side -- your family, your kids," said Harter.
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IV MACII 2013: The 4th Congress on Applied, Computational and Industrial Mathematics was held in the city of Buenos Aires, May 15-17. See Web page: http://asamaci.org.ar/eventos/iv-maci-2013-1-1-1.
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A joint dinner with American Legion Post 7 in Buckhannon was served Aug. 13, followed by an American Legion Auxiliary meeting.
The meeting was called to order by president Connie Bailey. The opening prayer was given by chaplain Shirley Perry. The pledge to the flag was led by Katrina Meyers, the sergeant-at-arms, followed by the reading of the preamble.
Bailey reported on the dedication of the Tennerton Bridge, which took place July 20, followed by the serving of refreshments at the Veterans of Foreign War dining hall.
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Survey: Thinking less about suicide, attempts increase
A Youth Risk Behavior Survey (YRBS), conducted last spring, using students from the territory's six public high schools, reveals that although there was a decrease in the number of teenagers considering or planning suicide, actual suicide attempts increased.
Similarly, while fewer students carried weapons such as a gun, knife or club the number who carried such weapons on school property increased.
The American Samoa Youth Risk Behavior Survey, was a project coordinated between the local Education Department and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. It surveyed some 3,190 high school students comprised of 47.5% female and 52.5% male. A similar study was conducted four years earlier in 2007.
Under the subtitle "Unintended Injuries and Violence," the YRB Survey indicated a slight decrease (4%) in the number of students who "seriously considered attempting suicide during the past 12 months" since the 2007 study as did the number of students (2.8%) who actually planned how they would attempt their suicide.
However, the number of students who "actually attempted suicide one or more times during the past 12 months" increased by .9% and suicide attempts needing treatment by a doctor or nurse increased by 1.7%.
Students who "made a suicide attempt that resulted in an injury, poisoning or overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse" increased by 1.7%.
- • 21.7%"seriously considered attempting suicide during the past 12 months" in 2011 survey; 25.7%in 2007 survey.
- • 24%planned how they would attempt suicide during the past 12 months; 26.8%in 2007 survey.
+ • 20.5%"actually attempted suicide one or more times during the past 12 months"; 19.6%in 2007 survey.
+ • 7.8%"made a suicide attempt that resulted in an injury, poisoning or overdose that had to be treated by a doctor or nurse"; 6.1%in 2007 survey.
The survey also found that although fewer students carried weapons in 2011, more students said they carried weapons on school property and felt unsafe at school. No data was available from the 2007 survey regarding bullying on campus but the 2011 survey revealed that 22.4% of the students claimed to have been bullied on school property during the past 12 months.
- • 19.8%carried a weapon such as gun, knife or club in 2011; 22.2%in 2007 survey.
- • 9.1%carried a gun on one or more of the past 30 days in 2011; 9.7%in 2007 survey.
+ • 8.8%carried a weapon such as a gun, knife or club on school property in 2011; 8.4%in 2007 survey.
+ • 11.1%claimed to "had been threatened or injured with a weapon such as gun, knife, club on school property" in 2011; 10.3%in 2007 survey.
+ • 22.1%say they "did not go to school on one or more of the past 30 days because they felt they would be unsafe at school or on their way to or from school" in 2011; 21.2%in 2007 survey.
Overall, fighting incidents decreased by over 7% and rape and depression decreased slightly.
- • 47.3%say they were "involved in a physical fight one or more times during the past 12 months" in 2011; 54.4%in 2007 survey.
- • 9.2%got "involved in a physical fight one or more times in which they were injured and had to be treated by a nurse or doctor" in 2011; 11.1%in 2007 survey.
- • 30.3%were involved in a physical fight on school property one or more times in the past 12 months in 2011; 33.1%in 2007 survey.
- • 16.5%"ever hit, slapped, or physically hurt on purpose by their boyfriend or girlfriend" in 2011; 16.7%in 2007 survey.
- • 21.5%were "physically forced to have sexual intercourse when they did not want to" in 2011; 22.8%in 2007 survey.
- • 40.1%"felt sad or hopeless almost every day for two weeks or more in a row that they stopped dong some usual activities" in 2011; 41.9%in 2007 survey.
Data was also gathered regarding road behavior among teens.
• 78.6% never or rarely wore a bicycle helmet versus 78.8% in 2007 when riding a bike
• 19.4% never or rarely wore a seatbelt when riding a car driven by someone else compared to 30.9% in 2007
• 30.1% rode one or more times in a car or vehicle driven by someone who had been drinking alcohol compared to 37.6% in 2007
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EAST WALLINGFORD Harold Raphael Ray Powers, born May 16, 1926, passed away peacefully at home in East Wallingford with his family on March 8, 2014. Ray had been a staple in the Rutland community for more than 30 years, and could be found year-round at the Bear Mountain Bakers stand every Saturday at the Rutland Farmers Market.
Rays amazing life journey began in Boston, where he was born and raised, the third of seven children. He was a Triple Eagle a graduate of Boston College High School, Boston College and Boston College Graduate School.
He joined the Society of Jesus in 1943, and taught at Baghdad College in Iraq until the Baath party came to power and expelled all Americans in 1969. Ray then worked at the Fairfield University Graduate School in Connecticut, ultimately becoming headmaster of Fairfield Preparatory School in 1972. Ray became reacquainted with Christine Callinan while she was a student at Fairfield University. Love prompted Ray to leave the priesthood, and they married in 1977.
They moved with their young son and daughter to East Wallingford, Vt., in 1982 with the dream of becoming bakers. The family bought a house, built a brick oven and together perfected their recipe for the Bear Mountain Bakers sourdough bread that has been selling out at the Rutland Farmers Market and in local stores for more than 30 years. The family welcomed another daughter in 1997, and Ray loved watching his children grow up in their home, working in the bakery and enjoying the serenity of Bear Mountain.
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Mixed martial arts is an unpredictable sport, but most times you can count on one guy kicking the crap out of another guy. The following are 10 of fighting history's greatest exceptions to that rule.
Anderson Silva vs. Thales Leites UFC 97UFC Middleweight Champion Anderson Silva is widely regarded as the best striker to ever fight in MMA. He dodges punches like he's in the Matrix and holding a NES Advantage. In the time it takes you to tell your foot to kick, he's circled behind you and built a bear trap under it. It's suicide to attack him. However, there's one problem with being Anderson Silva: everyone knows that you're Anderson Silva. Everyone who fights him is scared to death to get close. Let's try to attack the problem logically. 1. Anderson Silva is waiting for you to punch him. 2. That guy is Anderson Silva. 3. Don't fucking punch that guy. Thales Leites is apparently a man of logic, because he came to the same conclusion. I've seen more aggression from lesbian couples reciting their wedding vows. Thales' gameplan seemed to be waiting for a stage light to fall on Silva. He'd occasionally go for takedowns with all the enthusiasm of a tobacco-funded anti-smoking commercial. You'd swear he was trying to fail. Anderson was so bored that he started punching Thales in the legs and even danced his way into a behind-the-back shin kick. He was literally inventing new martial arts to keep from falling asleep. I don't speak Portuguese, but I think he was calling to his corner for a magazine at one point. Leites only wanted to fight on the ground, and that was smart, but he couldn't take Silva down and he refused to try to knock him down. That left only one option-- throwing his own body to the mat. He used any excuse. The breeze from a jab: flop. A sudden change in direction: flop! None of it managed to trick Silva. Every time Leites flopped, the champ just turned his back and walked away. It was the classic matchup between Tripping and Leaving. Looking back, I don't think Leites was even trying to take the title that night. He was probably just waiting for his nail polish to dry and needed to find something to do for 25 minutes that didn't involve his hands. Click here to enjoy this terrible fight.
Paulo Filho vs. Chael Sonnen WEC 36Chael Sonnen has a reputation of being a "lay and pray" fighter. This refers to a mixed martial artist who lays on you and prays no one gets a boner. Sonnen once called fighters "lazy" for trying to knock people out. To those unfamiliar with competitive sports, this is like a coworker hauling a tuba into the office because getting music from radios is lazy. Actually, it's a little crazier than that. Let's upgrade the analogy to being like a coworker microwaving bowls of his own shit because it's lazy to use the city's sewage treatment. Coming into the fight, Paulo Filho was the WEC Middleweight Champion and had good reason to be worried about Chael Sonnen. Chael may sometimes mistake hugs for combat, but he kicked Paulo's ass the first time they met. In this rematch, Paulo formed a two step plan to keep his belt. First, he came in fat. You can't take a champion's belt unless they're fighting in that weight class, so it was now a non-title fight. Note that Paulo Filho uses a grappling hook to climb stairs, so for him to come in above 185 pounds surely involved some type of anabolic burrito. The second step of Paulo's plan was apparently psychoactive drugs. Lots of them. He wandered around the cage and seemed only vaguely aware that he was getting jabbed in the face. In fact, he spent most of his time chatting. Chael said later that Paulo was asking to lay down and rest for a bit. It was either the world's strangest time for a nap or the world's dumbest trap, so Chael said no. Paulo didn't care. By that point he was having conversations with people no one else could see. The fight literally turned into one person mumbling to nearby spirits while another person gently punched them. Like the movie ghost if Demi Moore sort of hated Whoopi Goldberg. Click here to enjoy this terrible fight.
Harold Howard vs. Royce Gracie UFC 3Harold Howard was a walking police sketch. He was a crazy-eyed hillbilly with a mullet and his idea of fitness seemed to be funnel-filtered light beer. Now keep in mind that back at UFC 3, we still thought that a black belt in tae kwon do made you a badass. We were all sure that any day, some 90-year-old Shaolin monk would hear about this "U.F.C." and show up to magically fireball everyone to death. But even in our naivety, we took one look at Harold Howard and knew that this is a man who takes karate with 3rd graders; a man with a 0-and-35 record against local law enforcement and 7 no-contests against his wife. In his first UFC fight, he kept his skills secret by winning via caveman seizure. In his next fight, he was set to face Royce Gracie, a jiu-jitsu fighter one tenth his size who everyone knows dominated the first 2 UFC tournaments. Harold was ready for him. He claimed to be the 1984 Canadian jiu-jitsu champion as if that's a thing and honestly thought this would be two grand masters testing their skills against each other. Harold Howard even had a system that promised to bring the "karate aspect back to jiu-jitsu" which means so much less than nothing that several of those words took injuries during the sentence. This big goofy idiot was doomed. It was like a giant foot coming for his ass and Harold was the only one who didn't see it. The time finally came to fight Royce. We huddled around the VCR as if Harold Howard was a sleeping camper and Royce was about to put his hand in warm water. This clueless bastard is going to piss himself! Then, just as the fight started, Royce's corner threw in the towel. He was too injured from his previous fight to go on and that meant that Harold Howard, a man living in the center of a sex offender Halloween costume, was going to the UFC finals. To call this a victory is like calling a lobster attack a handjob-- inaccurate and demeaning to everything involved. In the tournament finals, Harold missed with a somersault kick that was so awesome it unfortunately depleted his entire doughy body's supply of karate. He lost and soon faded into obscurity. Then one day he wandered into a newspaper office covered in blood and told them he was injected with a substance that was slowly hardening inside him. While that might explain the way he fights or why he would sit still for that haircut, it's still batshit crazy and they kicked him out. He left muttering, "On to Plan B." Plan B turned out to be doing too many pills, attacking his sister and nephew with a hammer, and then driving his truck into a casino. Which leads me to my point: Harold Howard has forgotten more about not giving a fuck than you and I will ever know. My personal favorite moment of the fight is when Harold's manager runs in to celebrate the "victory," sees that Harold is disappointed to win in such a way, and quickly tries to change his cheering motion into a gosh-darn-it! It's magical.
Sakuraba vs. Gilles Arsene Pride 23Japanese fighting legend Kazushi Sakuraba was at a rough point in his career. After being legally killed twice by Wanderlei Silva and then getting his eye socket broken by Crocop, he needed a nice easy match against someone who wasn't a gorilla or a cyborg. This is what's called a tune-up fight. They throw you in with a fighter past his prime or someone doesn't match up well against you. Well, Pride Fighting Championships was taking no chances. Pride put him in the ring with Gilles Arsene, a man who emasculated the French population worse than World War 1. He had no right to be anywhere near a professional fight. He fought like he was washing a delicate load of panties, and knew just enough about grappling to hide like a bitch. Which is what he did. He spent the entire fight in a fetal position while Sakuraba slapped at him and sat on him and tried to think of different ways to pantomime how sorry he was to the crowd. Otters watch this fight to learn how to face off against clams. While a polite Japanese audience waited, Sakuraba took 17 minutes to finally pry a tiny French arm out, and Gilles tapped before the submission was even locked in. France has a history of surrender, but not like this. This would be like France surrendering to Hitler's mother before she even fucked the goat that got her pregnant. Sakuraba needed to get his career back on track, but this guy wasn't fit to ask Sakuraba to open a jar for him. Gilles Arsene isn't tough enough to cry at a sunset without spraining a fallopian tube.
Takada vs. Mike Bernardo Inoki Bom-Ba-YeKickboxer Mike Bernardo made his MMA debut against the massively defeated former pro-wrestler Nobuhiko Takada. With nearly one win between the two of them, we knew this matchup would be explosive. These two went to war.
Heath Herring vs Yoshihiro Nakao K-1 Dynamite!!! 2005As Heath Herring and Yoshihiro Nakao met in the center of the ring on New Year's Eve, the pre-fight staredown began. This is an an important part of the fight drama-- a final opportunity to either offer your opponent respect or to measure his dick against yours. Tonight things would go in a much different direction. Nakao stepped in as if to intimidate. Then he, surprise, sweetly kissed Herring on the mouth. Herring hated it. He let the rage build for a moment and unleashed it with a tiny punch against Nakao's chin. Nakao went out cold, probably more from a broken heart than a rattled skull. As Nakao pretended to be dead, Heath Herring stormed around the ring, proclaiming that HE'S NOT A HOMO! He sounded less and less convinced as he repeated it. I think he was trying to ward off the invisible wizards that make you gay when your lips touch a boy and he was losing. As this went on, Nakao never did get up. They carried him out, hospitalized from rejection and face tap. This led to a difficult problem for viewers since all the insults you'd use for a fighter pretending to be unconscious are completely inappropriate to use if the guy is, you know, actually medically that way. This led to a difficult problem for the promoters too. Do you declare the fight a draw? Do you disqualify the guy for sexual assault or the other guy for regular assault? I have to say, two men kissing isn't nearly as gay as showing up for a fight and getting a philosophical debate instead. You kissing assholes! If I wanted first base, an argument, and someone pretending to be asleep, I would have spent New Year's with my girlfriend!
Anderson Silva vs. Demian Maia UFC 112Demian Maia is one of the many people smart enough not to attack Anderson Silva. In fact, if that was the measure of intelligence, Demian Maia might be the smartest man alive. He stood almost perfectly still in front of Silva for almost 25 minutes, but he's not the villain in this story. This is the fight where Anderson Silva earned his black belt in High School Bully. Once he saw that Maia wasn't doing anything, Silva teased the fellow Brazilian with little dances and Portuguese racial slurs. It looked like two children playing video games with Anderson Silva being controlled by a racist little brat and Demian Maia controlled by a kid whose Internet kept going out. This wasn't a fight. This was a boy jamming fireworks into a helpless cat while a crowd booed. Despite the slow pace of the fight, it seemed like 15 minutes of making fun of white people and doing The Macarena was too much for the champ. He spent the last 2 rounds retreating in a circle and catching his breath. And while Silva didn't find the time to throw many attacks during this dance recital, one of the shots still fractured something near Maia's eye. When this happens and you blow your nose, your eye swells shut like an air mattress. Demian Maia blew his nose. That meant that for the rest of the fight, Demian had to watch this shimmying dickhead taunt him through an eye that looked like a body builder's vagina. At the risk of inventing an Internet fetish, his entire field of vision must have looked like Chyna giving birth to a boxing glove. Click here to enjoy this terrible fight.
Ken Shamrock vs. Royce Gracie II UFC 5: Return of the BeastWhen casual UFC fans describe grappling as two dudes slow dancing on the ground, this is probably the fight they're talking about. Back in UFC 5, there were no judges. So when Ken Shamrock held Royce Gracie down in a loving embrace for the full 30 minute time limit, they had no idea what to do. Release scorpions? Buy them something from their registry? Someone finally decided to stand them back up and give them five more minutes to fight. As if I need to tell you, this almost immediately turned back into a hug and the five minute overtime slowly crept up to six minutes as the time keeper passive aggressively refused to end the damn fight. To the people that were still awake, the fight was a draw. Any student of the game will tell you that the technical subtleties of the Gracie-Shamrock chess match are difficult to describe, but luckily they're easy to illustrate: Click here to enjoy this terrible fight.
Ken Shamrock vs. Dan Severn II UFC 9: Motor City MadnessAt UFC 9, two guys spent 30 minutes trying to get out of each other's way in a Turkish bath. We found out later that this was actually a rematch between Dan Severn and Ken Shamrock. Click here to enjoy this terrible fight.
Muhammad Ali vs. Antonio Inoki June 26, 1976If Ric Flair and John Wayne combined their DNA and the result was played in a movie by Bruce Campbell, that would be the American equivalent of Antonio Inoki. He was a wrestling superstar in Japan and in 1976, he challenged Muhammad Ali to a wrestling vs. boxing shootfight. Ali's people immediately saw that the rules were ridiculous. Ali had to wear boxing gloves and Inoki would be bare-handed and be able to kick and grapp-- six million dollars!? Okay, we'll do it. Ali flew to Japan and used Pearl Harbor and Inoki's ludicrous chin as a starting point for a long tirade of confusing trash talk. Later, when the cameras weren't rolling, he asked Inoki when they were going to do the rehearsal. It was right around here when the two men realized there had been a misunderstanding. Inoki was going to be fighting for reals. Since it was too late to back out, Ali's people scrambled to change the already strange rules to be even stranger. There's no official record of them, but like everything in Japan they were designed for tentacles and then mistranslated. Most notably, Inoki was now only allowed to kick if one of his knees was touching the mat. Less notably, the new document contained far fewer unnecessary drawings of robot rape. As soon as the fight started, Antonio Inoki laid himself down and threw an onslaught of insane but legal kicks at Ali. The closest Ali could come to fighting back was making rude gestures. This went on for 15 rounds. After all that time, Muhammad Ali managed to miss with 6 punches while Inoki landed 75,000 self-inflicted floor burns. It was such a waste of everyone's time and money that even the Tokyo stadium's rape robots apologized-- something they were programmed specifically never to do.


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Directed by Del Tenney
Roy Scheider as Philip Sinclair
Helen Warren as Abigail Sinclair
Robert Milli as Bruce Sinclair
Margot Hartman as Vivian Sinclair
Dino Narizzano as Robert Harrington
Candace Hilligoss as Deborah Harrington
Hugh Franklin as James Benson
"There is no calamity greater than lavish desires
There is no greater guilt than discontentment
There is no greater disaster than greed." - The Way of Lao-tzuDel Tenney's Curse of the Living Corpse is all about sin, most pointedly the 3rd deadly sin, greed. Nearly every principal is devoured by greed before the final curtain falls, so much so that greed becomes Greed during the course of the movie, luring all into the steel gears of its bloody machinations; grinding up the gentle and wicked alike.Curse, along with Horror of Party Beach, composed a powerhouse double feature that ran roughshod through America's drive-ins through 1964 and 1965. For a detailed history of this low-budget success story, see my post Horror of Party Beach, but the brief low-down is that the production team of Alan Iselin, who owned a chain of theaters in Long Island, and Del Tenney, who had just made a successful B slasher film called Violent Midnight (Psychomania in U.S. release), combined forces and kicked the living crap of every film their modest double bill ran against, included movies with multi-million dollar budgets (the budget for Curse ran about $40,000 to $60,000).45 years after its initial release, Curse of the Living Corpse stands as Tenney's most accomplished film as well as a virtual template for any aspiring film maker who is short of cash but long on artistic ambition. Curse does so many things right, on so little money, it remains a character driven, humble wonder and an immensely enjoyable piece of committed film making. Tenney builds his house of sin on an excellent foundation.Curse tells a story that begins with death and ends with decay – death of the physical body and hope for the living, and eventual decay of sanity, of mind, and sanctity of soul - all shrouded in the black ornate shadows of the gothic.The movie begins with a soundless, overhead shot – looking straight down onto a body, arms neatly folded, laying in a coffin. Four pallbearers in black topcoats and hats take their positions, their footsteps echoing on a stone floor. The men turn to face the coffin, and a white glove closes the coffin lid as a single cello begins to thrum a funeral dirge. The coffin is loaded into a horse drawn hearse, and the meager funeral procession of perhaps a bleak baker's dozen makes its way over the autumnal countryside of 19th century (1892) New England. The land is modestly hilly and sparse, and we see our mourners walking along the spine of a dead hill, a series of black silhouettes following the long, black carriage like the faceless disciples of some forgotten cult of Azrael. The way is lined with leafless trees, stripped to ugly nakedness for the coming winter, looking horrid and ossified. It appears that our death parade is marching solemnly through the skeletal remains of a grotesque race of beings, their backened, tendril bones hissing faintly in the wind.We watch as the pallbearers ceremoniously place the coffin of family patriarch, Rufus Sinclair, on his final cold slab in the weed-encrusted family mausoleum. Mourners file Inside around the coffin, hats are removed and held in gloved hands, and heads are bowed in the grim light of the tomb. A minister (William Blood) holds a Bible in both hands at this waist. He will not need to quote the Text for this sermon. The words read are brutally sparse and without promise of a wondrous Heaven:"Whatever a man's role in life, it is not for mortals to judge. Rufus Sinclair is now laid to rest. Let us pray for an eternal, sound sleep."After these meager, blunt offerings; sans any mention of joining the Heavenly Father in blissful reward, the minister straightens his back and offers the family his deepest sympathies, especially the widow, Abigail Sinclair (Helen Warren). There is something in the minister's voice and manner that suggests his stern sympathies are not for the loss of a beloved father and husband, but more for the life endured before the passing. We are treated to a close up of Abigail, all white hair and black veil, and her downcast eyes are indeed those of a religious icon or martyr; suffering selflessly instead of mourning urgently.It takes no time at all for our suspensions to be confirmed. The minster shakes the hand of the eldest son, Bruce Sinclair (Robert Milli), bids him luck, and takes his leave. The family collectively relaxes their attitude once the church emissary has left, their bodies slumping as though released from some dry, hard grip. "Well," says the Bruce, immediately taking the reins as head of family, "it's over and done with. I thought we'd never see the end."The mother, Abigail, makes a weak protestation, but Bruce asserts his dominance: Oh, really, Mother. Piety doesn't become you. Of all of us, you have suffered the most." His voice becomes mocking – snide. "Of all of us it is you who should breathe a sigh of relief.""in the name of sanity, leave her alone," says the younger son, Philip (Roy Scheider) weakly, covering his mouth and beginning to cough furiously. Philip, we will learn later, is asthmatic – a symptom of his profound weakness. "Let's get out of here. I can't breath!"The family lawyer, Benson (Hugh Franklin); clearly disgusted with the entire ordeal, orders the family back to the main house so that he can read the last will and testament. The clan, smelling money amid the stench of their decaying father, agree and leave the tomb without another word.Upon leaving, the widow lingers behind for a final goodbye. Abigail returns alone into the crypt, closing the door behind her for privacy. She moves to stand at the head of the coffin, staring down at the lid as though able to see her husband's face beneath the rough, wooden surface. She produces an ornate, large, glittering piece of jewelry from underneath the pitch-black shadows of her shawl. As Abigail speaks to her dead husband, telling the story of the diamond studded pin, she tells the tale of her blighted love for Rufus Sinclair, and his horrid, crushing dominance."Once, too long ago to remember, you gave me this diamond pin . . ." she begins, holding the pin in her hand, it's brilliance set against her black glove.
She begins her tale with hope, explaining how she imagined it a symbol of his love, something she might treasure for the rest of her life. Yet, the wearing of the pin was to quickly become a matter of duty instead of love. "Once every fortnight, you ordered me to wear it," she says, her voice turning harsh.As time passed, the wearing of the pin took on increased tones of supplication - even ugly oppression - as Sinclair would remind his wife of its worth at every wearing. Her body, then, became simply a handsome place for Sinclair to place symbols of his power; leaving the pin's glimmering facets devoid of any warmth of love. It's dazzling and frozen glinting becoming for her touchstones of her husband's piggish veracity.The pin, thus, became a hateful object, the very symbol not only of Rufus' greed and oppression, but also a fortnight reminder of her own foolish hope for love."At last," says Abigail, looking at the coffin lid, speaking to her dead husband, "unable to touch it, I hid it from sight." She clutches the pin to her chest, her face becoming blank and frightened in memory. "Oh, that look," she says, "when I told you it was lost. Like some terrible device clamped to your face; closing, closing! Contorting! Until the last final stroke!"Before leaving the vault, Abigail returns the pin, leaving it on the lid of the coffin. She does so without any sense of bitterness, but rather a grim despair from which, clearly, no reprieve will ever present itself. She has simply missed love in this life, burned up the years of her youth and beauty in false and misguided hope. This scene, while leaning to the melodramatic, never rings false; due largely to some chancy dialogue that just barely works and the complete and utter commitment of actress Helen Warren. The actress simply goes for it, grabbing the scene by the balls and absolutely demanding that it work. An actress even a shade more self conscious would have tumbled the scene, and perhaps the entire production, straight into the dreaded pit of camp.Once all the principals are gathered inside the house, Lawyer Benson reads the last will and testament of Rufus Sinclair to the family. As the family and near-family listen to the provisions of the will, the terrible spring is wound that will propel the remainder of the movie.It is revealed in the reading that Rufus Sinclair suffered from a "strange malady" which often left him in a catatonic state closely resembling death. Because of this condition, he had a terrible fear of being buried alive, so much so that his entire last testament compromises an elaborate contrivance designed to prevent such a fate (shades of Poe). Each principal family member, as a condition of their inheritance, is given a task to prevent a living burial. Abigail is to wait three days before arranging for the entombment. Eldest son, Bruce, is to seek multiple medical opinions before burial. Youngest son, Philip and his wife, Vivian, are to make sure the door to the mausoleum is always kept unlocked and professions kept inside, respectively; etc, etc.As he reads the will, Lawyer Benson glares over the top of the large document and gathers himself for the testament's brutal kicker. "If you do not follow my wishes," He quotes carefully, eyes burning in flashes at the members of Sinclair's wretched family," I solemnly vow that I shall see that each of you suffer in the manner you most dread."Via the will, each family member is then paired with a terrible fate befitting their particular fear or phobia should dead father's wishes not be met: Bruce, the handsome and arrogant eldest, will have his face horribly disfigured. Philip, the youngest and asthmatic son, will perish by strangulation. Philip's wife, Vivian, will drown like Ophelia. But the most interesting fate is reserved for his widow, Abigail, who (it is revealed) has an unnatural fear of fire (passion?). Rufus, by the reading of this heartless curse, is perhaps telling of his wife's frigidity or, perhaps, her unwillingness to accommodate his pleasures. It's very easy to imagine so, watching Abigail's face blanch as the lawyer reads: "Flames will be your fate." Abigail's mouth opens slightly at the words, and she casts her eyes down in shame. What Rufus could not obtain willingly in life - Abigail's complete consumption in the fire of a moment - shall be demanded from the grave. Or, better still, Rufus has promised to return personally to exact his pound of burning flesh.
Thus, we have the curse of the living corpse. Living, because Sinclair has vowed to rise and walk the earth again, leaving his tomb to visit upon each of his family a most specific and horrible fate; and considering his history of living death - his "strange malady" - such a circumstance seems preordained.


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Land in CRP is considered cropland; however, not all cropland is created equal in terms of erosion and yield potential. In fact, many of the acres enrolled in CRP may be best suited to other land uses such as cropland with buffers, pasture, hayland, or wildlife habitat.
It is a good idea to take a look at your soils and consider these land use alternatives before making any decisions. Areas with steep slopes or more erosive soils may be best suited to stay in CRP or used for pasture and hayland with some renovation and investment. Other areas, including wetlands, concentrated flow areas, field borders, or areas where you may have established trees or shrubs could continue to provide excellent wildlife habitat and add diversity to your farm. Some of these areas may be eligible enrollment in Continuous CRP. Land coming out of CRP also presents a unique opportunity to initiate a continuous no-till or organic cropping system.
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Christopher Guith, senior vice president of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce's Institute for 21st Century Energy, said he traveled from Washington, D.C., to Colorado to inform leaders of local chambers of commerce on aspects of oil and gas development in order to help them promote the industry.
Guith's visit comes amid controversy along the Front Range over hydraulic fracturing, known as fracking. The well-completion technique involves pumping fluid at high-pressure into a drilled hole deep underground to extract a mix of oil and natural-gas from shale formations.
The chamber's presence in Colorado underscores the powerful interests that have aligned in the state to protect the oil and gas industry from citizen-led efforts to sharply limit fracking.
Voters have passed fracking moratoria in Fort Collins, Longmont, Lafayette, Broomfield and Boulder.
Loveland will hold a municipal election June 24 on whether to pass a moratorium on fracking. Fracking opponents also have proposed numerous statewide ballot measures aimed at giving local governments authority to restrict oil and gas development.
"What we're collectively facing come November would certainly be the most impactful of the voter-led issues that we face anywhere," he said. "So we've been working with chambers throughout the state."
Guith said oil and gas development represents an important slice of Colorado's gross domestic product and is a key supplier of high-paying jobs throughout the state.
"It's not just about the oil and gas industry," Guith said. "The entire Colorado economy depends on a thriving oil and gas industry. Nobody can make that case better than the chambers at various levels."
The oil and natural-gas industry has contributed 5,000 jobs out of a total of 137,500 jobs gained in the state since the recession ended, according to an analysis released in December by Colorado State University economist Martin Shields. The oil and gas industry represents slightly more than 1 percent of the state's employment.
The Loveland Chamber of Commerce supports oil and gas development in the city, said Mindy McCloughan, president of the chamber, which represents more than 700 member businesses. Loveland has seen multiple companies in the oil and gas supply chain move to the city.
"The oil and gas industry is the key driver of Colorado's economy," McCloughan said.
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Considering Grumpy Cat just became the president of the Internet (well, sort of), it's clear that the world's demand for online felines is insatiable. Fat cats, sleeping cats, business cats, cats playing the piano, cats playing cards -- they all go viral, reeling in hundreds of thousands of page views, and even more importantly, lots of "oh my gaaawd!" and "awwwww!" reactions. Oh, and lots and lots of sharing, too.
It's hard to keep up with all the kitty content being churned out daily, but the latest meme to surface, cat bearding, is pretty amazing. The concept is simple: Photograph someone holding up a cat over their mouth, so that the cat's furry under-mouth and neck are covering the person's mouth and neck -- thus creating a cat beard!
More at http://www.ivillage98.com/latest-internet-meme-cat-bearding/7-a-537082 .


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By Pure Matters
If you've ever squinted to see that next line on the eye chart clearly, join the crowd. Is that an "E" or an "F"? If you can't tell, it's probably time for an eye exam. How much do you know about your eyes? Take this quiz and find out.
1. When can a baby focus?
a. at birth
b. 6 weeks
c. 3 months
d. 6 months
2. When should children have their first eye exam?
a. 6 months
b. 2 years of age
c. 4 years of age
d. 6 years of age
3. How do tears benefit the eyes?
a. by moistening them
b. by coating them with antibodies
c. by delivering nutrients to them
d. a and b
4. What does 20/20 vision mean?
a. can see objects clearly at 20 feet
b. can see objects clearly at 20 yards
c. can see objects clearly at 20 inches
d. can see clearly at 20 feet in right eye and left eye
5. Which of these computer users are more likely to have focusing problems?
a. first-time users
b. young adults


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Picking And Choosing At The Toronto Film Festival
By editor • Sep 15, 2013
Originally published on September 15, 2013 5:08 pm
More than 300 films screened this past week at the Toronto International Film Festival. The Audience Choice Award went to 12 Years A Slave, directed by Steve McQueen. Host Jacki Lyden talks with NPR's Linda Holmes and Bob Mondello about what was hot and what was not.