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(1)Where it is agreed between the landlord and the tenant, or determined by the court, that the terms mentioned in subsection (1) of the last foregoing section shall include the carrying out of specified repairs (hereinafter referred to as "initial repairs"), and any of the initial repairs are required in consequence of failure by the tenant to fulfil his obligations under the former tenancy, the landlord shall be entitled to a payment (hereinafter referred to as a "payment for accrued tenant's repairs") of an amount equal to the cost reasonably incurred by the landlord in ascertaining what repairs are required as aforesaid and in carrying out such of the initial repairs as are so required and as respects which it has been agreed or determined as aforesaid that they are to be carried out by the landlord, excluding any part of that cost which is recoverable by the landlord otherwise than from the tenant or his predecessor in title.
(2)A payment for accrued tenant's repairs may be made either by instalments or otherwise, as may be agreed or determined as aforesaid; and the provisions of the First Schedule to this Act shall have effect as to the time for, and method of, recovery of such payments, the persons from whom they are to be recoverable, and otherwise in relation thereto.
(3)The obligations of the landlord and the tenant as respects the repair of the dwelling-house during the period of the statutory tenancy shall, subject to the foregoing provisions of this section, be such as may be agreed between them or as may be determined by the court.
(4)The matters referred to in paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of the last foregoing section are;
(a)which of the initial repairs (if any) are required in consequence of failure by the tenant to fulfill his obligations under the former tenancy and, where there are any initial repairs so required, the amount to be included in the payment for accrued tenant's repairs in respect of the cost incurred by the landlord in ascertaining what initial repairs are so required;
(b)the estimated cost of the repairs so required, in so far as they are to be carried out by the landlord;
(c)whether any payment for accrued tenant's repairs is to be payable by instalments or otherwise, and if by instalments the amount of each instalment (subject to any necessary reduction of the last), the time at which the first is to be payable and the frequency of the instalments;
(d)whether there are to be any, and if so what, obligations as respects the repair of the dwelling-house during the period of the statutory tenancy, other than the execution of initial repairs.
(5)The provisions of the Second Schedule to this Act shall have effect as respects cases where the landlord or the tenant fails to carry out initial repairs, as to the cost of carrying out such repairs in certain cases and as to the making of a record, where required by the landlord or by the tenant, of the state of repair of the dwelling-house.
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that I once knew?
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still there and the people in it are as good as they were, there are just more bad people in numbers as the population grows.
All I can tell you is that I see a lot of goodness in America, so I would encourage everyone to just get a grip on it. Turn off the TV, look around you for someone to help and remember who's birthday we are going to celebrate.
In the midst of this darkness, He is still the light. Those children are in the palm of His hand and the grief of their parents will be healed by Him.
I've seen numerous clever and poignant cartoons about the Sandy Hook tragedy. This one is by far the most powerful. As a Connecticut resident and Newtown volunteer, it's even more so.
Bravo to Mr. Bok. He truly captured the anguish of it all.
Leann Sherman
West Hartford, CT

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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Res et Explicatio for AD 9-13-2010
[Update: RealCatholicTV is back online!]
Salvete TAC readers!
Here are my observations and opinions on the Catholic Church in the Internet:
1. A RealCatholicTV (RCTV) representative is reporting that they have been experiencing technical difficulties and should be up and running by Tuesday evening at the latest.
The RCTV Facebook page reports that they could be up as early as this evening!
2. Last nights Sunday Night Live on EWTN had Father Benedict Groeschel interviewing Archbishop Timothy Dolan and I have to say that the good archbishop is very impressive.
He has a strong presence and speaks well with authority. Outside of dodging a question on female altar servers, he looks to be the leading archbishop and the unofficial primate of the United States of America for the foreseeable future.
His Excellency posited that the severe drop in receiving the Sacrament of Penance may have contributed to the vocational crisis since 1968. Most of the interview though was on the recent increase in vocations though.
Another theory that His Excellency suggested was the loss of grandmothers within the home. He truly believes that grandmothers have a significant impact in passing on the faith which leads to vocations to the priesthood. But with more and more families sending their dear grandmothers to retirement "homes", the family is losing a great advocate for vocations to the priesthood.
Cardinal's hat within five years or less.
Political Advice From Rudyard Kipling
I have always been a great fan of the poetry of Kipling. It is fun to recite and often has a fair amount of wisdom. Too often Kipling is simply written off as a pro-imperialist poet and relegated to the past along with the British Empire. He was certainly a loyal Brit and an advocate of the Empire, but there was much more to him than that. Refusing honor after honor, including being poet laureate of Great Britain, he always retained his independence to give loving criticism to his country. For example, in 1897 at the time of the diamond jubilee of Queen Victoria, he wrote the poem Recessional which envisioned a time when Great Britain would have lost its Empire and its power:
Far-called, our navies melt away;
On dune and headland sinks the fire:
Lo, all our pomp of yesterday
Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!
Judge of the Nations, spare us yet.
Lest we forget—lest we forget!
Kipling realized that power was never an end itself and that Great Britain would be judged by God and History not by how much power it amassed, but by what the British did with their power. Continue reading
The Jesus The Professional Left Chose To Ignore
Jesus Christ has always been an enigma to those on the left. Some liberal idealists embraced Him; many others on the radical left did not. Some on the radical left actually attacked Jesus by either saying He didn't exist (a rather strange way of dealing with someone) or claiming he was demented. However, after World War II a rather cunning adaptation of Jesus was embraced by the Professional Left. The solution thought up by the Professional Left was as simple as it was devious; simply say Jesus was one of them.
The Modern World is Going to Hell: A Continuing Series: The F-Bomb Vermin of the Apocalypse
The third in my series of posts in which I give rants against trends that have developed in society since the days of my youth, the halcyon days of the seventies, when leisure suits and disco were sure signs that society was ready to be engulfed in a tide of ignorance, bad taste and general buffoonery.
We have started off the series with a look at seven developments that I view as intensely annoying and proof that many people lack the sense that God granted a goose. I like to refer to these as The Seven Hamsters of the Apocalypse, minor evils that collectively illustrate a society that has entered a slough of extreme stupidity. Each of the Seven Hamsters will have a separate post. We have already discussed here the Tattooed Vermin and here the Pierced Vermin. The third of the Hamsters is the F-Bomb Vermin. Continue reading
Chris Christie Explains the Fiscal Facts of Life to a Teacher
If we are going to get out of the fiscal pit that we find ourselves in, it will take this type of hard-nosed attitude. Bravo Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey !
9-11 Conspiracy Theories Are Ludicrous
From the only reliable source of news on the net, the Onion. The true humor of course is that a cottage industry has arisen claiming that 9-11 was an inside job. No belief, no matter how farcical, will fail to have fools and knaves to rally about it. A useful resource to answer some of the whacked out contentions of the 9-11 Truther Movement is the Debunking the 9-11 Myths at Popular Mechanics. Another first rate source is the Journal of Debunking 9-11 Conspiracy Theories.
TAC College Football Rankings: Week 1
So we're trying a new feature here at TAC. Since we noticed we have a lot of college football fans, we thought it might be fun to start our own rankings system. This way, we have an excuse to talk college football every week in a Catholic setting. B/c we thought of it this week, this ranking is coming out on Thursday but the others should be coming out on Mondays.
Here's how it'll work. People will send in their rankings and I'll assign points to them (25 for 1st, 24 for 2nd, etc.) and then average out the points and rank the teams according to that. Then I will take that score along with the computer models and…just kidding. No computer models.
My hope is that it'll build and we'll get more people involved (and if you want to submit rankings, let me know-you don't have to write for TAC). At the end of the year, we may even do a special bowl pick-em thing if it seems popular enough.
Rankings follow after the jump ?
Well, Duh!
Fidel Castro, the soon to be late dictator of Cuba, proclaims what most Cubans have known since he took over Cuba two years after my birth. Journalist Jeffery Goldberg of the Atlantic asked him if the Cuban economic model was something he believes should be exported. The failed baseball player said that the Cuban economic model didn't even work for Cubans. Go here to read the story.
The "Cuban economic model" as far as I can tell basically consisted of reducing most of the population to the status of state slaves to support the nomenklatura of the Cuban Communist party. The system only "worked" because huge subsidies from the Soviet Union propped it up. After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the elimination of the subsidies, the Cuban economy went into freefall as detailed here. Continue reading
(Content advisory to the above video. A few of the Rules of Acquisition are off-color. You know what the Ferengi are like.)
We have been having a debate recently on The American Catholic between Austrians and Distributists. As a devotee of free enterprise with as little government intervention as possible, I have found some wisdom in the Ferengi Rules of Acquisition as set forth in one of my favorite fictional realms: Star Trek. Many of the Rules of Acquisition of course are merely for entertainment purposes and would lead to immoral results, if not bankruptcy or prison, if attempted in reality. However, after a quarter century of running my own business, I believe these rules are insightful:
Lincoln on Secession
Lincoln, in his war address to Congress on July 4, 1861, made his views regarding secession clear and, I believe, is his longest treatment of the topic. It has always struck me as interesting that Lincoln thought it necessary to clearly distinguish between secession and rebellion, and took up so much time in an address to Congress to do so. Lincoln always understood that the war of ideas was just as important as the war on the battlefield, something some of our Presidents have failed to understand to their cost. A good summary by Mackubin Thomas Owens of how Lincoln's position on secession had a long heritage among American statesmen prior to the Civil War may be read here. My own views on secession are set forth in the comments here. Lincoln on secession:
"It might seem at first thought to be of little difference whether the present movement at the South be called "secession" or "rebellion." The movers, however, well understand the difference. At the beginning they knew they could never raise their treason to any respectable magnitude by any name which implies violation of law. They know their people possessed as much of moral sense, as much of devotion to law and order, and as much pride in and reverence for the history and Government of their common country as any other civilized and patriotic people. They knew they could make no advancement directly in the teeth of these strong and noble sentiments. Accordingly they commenced by an insidious debauching of the public mind. They invented an ingenious sophism, which, if conceded, was followed by perfectly logical steps through all the incidents to the complete destruction of the Union. The sophism itself is, that any State of the Union may, consistently with the national Constitution, and therefore lawfully and peacefully, withdraw from the Union without the consent of the Union or of any other State. The little disguise that the supposed right is to be exercised only for just cause, themselves to be the sole judge of its justice, is too thin to merit any notice.
The Episcopal Church?
Cardinal's Mahony or O'Malley's Archdioceses?
If you guessed any of these you're pretty darn close!
(Hat Tip: Creative Minority Report)
Thomas Woods and His Critics, The Austrian vs. Distributist Debate Among Catholics
Christopher Blosser:
As a young convert I was very much intrigued by the ongoing discussion between Richard J. Neuhaus, George Weigel, Michael Novak and Fr. Robert Sirico — and their critics, ranging from David Schindler (editor of Communio) to Tracey Rowland and Alisdair MacIntyre. This has sometimes been described as a debate between 'Catholic neocons' and 'Catholic paleocons'; 'Whig-Thomists' vs. 'Augustinian Thomists' (the latter by Tracey Roland in a famous two-part interview with Zenit).
The discussion was centered on such questions as:
One of my chief sparring partners online was David Jones, founder of the blog la nouvelle theologie. While my time of late has been preoccupied with readings in other subjects (and other pursuits), David has kept up with new developments in this ongoing discussion. Among them, the recent exchanges between Catholic-traditionalist-turned-libertarian Dr. Thomas Woods and his chief critics, Thomas Storck and Christopher Ferrara (of The Remnant)– about which David would like to offer the following remarks in a guest post:
Xenophobia, Patriphobia and the Ground Zero Mosque
The Ground Zero Mosque Debate has been interesting. The vast majority of Americans oppose it, while about a third of Americans support the building of the mosque. This issue has been debated quite a bit on this blog, and my opposition to the mosque is set forth in my post Cynical Brilliance which may be read here. The debate has raged around the internet, much of it merely repeating the same points ad nauseum. One of the more original contributions is that of Professor Carson Holloway at Public Discourse:
Liberal patriphobia also arises in part from liberals' sensitivity to the historical traumas that have been inflicted on the human race through a disordered love of one's own. In the European experience, Nazism and Fascism stand as sobering reminders of the enormous criminality that has been done in the name of a perverted patriotism. In America, the historical crime of slavery was initiated and defended on the basis of whites' definition of Africans as alien and other, and hence as not possessed of any rights that demanded respect. Liberals are correct to be mindful of such injustices, sensitive to their causes, and alert to avoiding their recurrence. They err, however, in laying the blame for such crimes entirely at the feet of the love of one's own as such. The real culprit is the excess of the love of one's own, not to say an insanely inflated version of it. As St. Augustine remarked, the abuse of a thing does not take away its use; and it would be no less foolish to abandon the love of one's own because of the excesses of nationalism than it would be to abandon erotic love because of crimes of jealousy.
Although well-intentioned in its origins, liberal patriphobia should be rejected as incoherent and morally dangerous. It is incoherent because it is what C.S. Lewis called, in The Abolition of Man, a mere moral innovation—that is, a novel teaching that rejects important portions of the moral tradition of the human race on which it is nevertheless silently parasitic. This was, in fact, Lewis's criticism of Nazism. It wrenched from traditional morality the universally accepted principle that a man must love and serve his country, while at the same time it abandoned the equally venerable claim that justice requires that we respect the rights of all men, even those of foreign nationality. Modern liberalism simply reverses this error, denying that a man may especially cherish his countrymen while groundlessly insisting that he love the whole human race. In fact, modern liberalism learned its love for humanity from a traditional morality that also taught a heightened love for one's own. If one principle is to be rejected, then both are groundless. If one is to be retained, then both have authority. Continue reading
As The September 11 Anniversary Nears, A Review Of Al Qaeda's Little Reported-On War Against The Catholic Church
While most of the world mourns the nearly three thousand who were brutally murdered by Al Qaeda on September 11, 2001, many assume all of Al Qaeda attacks stem from a warped political motive. Most may not be aware that since the day of its inception many of Al Qaeda's targets have involved the Catholic Church and her holy sites.
Less than one year before the September 11, 2001 attacks Al Qaeda was planning a spectacular Christmas attack at the large and historic Strasbourg Cathedral in France. While this attack was foiled, an attack on the Catholic cathedral in Jakarta, Indonesia was not thwarted, resulting in the deaths of several churchgoers and those on a nearby street.
Yet, five years before this brazen plan, an even more sinister plan was nearly carried out by the chief planner of the September 11, 2001 attacks, Khalid Sheik Muhammad, which he coordinated to coincide with the visit of Pope John Paul II to Manila for World Youth Day in January of 1995. The plan called for the pontiff to be killed along with countless of the faithful who was planning to see him in Manila that day. Incidentally, some speculate that the crowd that came to see the Polish pontiff that day was nearly the same size that came to see his funeral some ten years later. Some speculate it may have been the largest religious gathering at one place in our known history, some five to seven million strong.
Obama To Announce New Business Tax Cuts
President Obama will propose several new tax cuts and incentives for businesses on Wednesday, September 8th, including one which is billed as having a decidedly right-leaning flavor:
President Barack Obama, in one of his most dramatic gestures to business, will propose that companies be allowed to write off 100% of their new investment in plant and equipment through 2011, a plan that White House economists say would cut business taxes by nearly $200 billion over two years.
The proposal, to be laid out Wednesday in a speech in Cleveland, tops a raft of announcements, from a proposed expansion of the research and experimentation tax credit to $50 billion in additional spending on roads, railways and runways. But unlike those two ideas, both familiar from Mr. Obama's 2008 campaign, the investment incentive would embrace a long-held wish by conservative economists that had never won support from either Republican or Democratic administrations.
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Genius, Weird Al Yankovic
That is a word that many music entertainers use to describe "Weird Al" Yankovic.
All of the songs that Weird Al parodies he gets approval for. In fact after the Coolio controversy about his "Amish Paradise" music video he now makes sure he speaks with the music entertainer directly before he proceeds in the production of any new venture.
Weird Al also parodies music styles, ie, pastiche, in addition to pop music hits.
In another cult classic which is a rare original from Weird Al, he pokes fun at the pop music group Devo and their brand of music which is New Wave.
Shortly after the song was released, Weird Al received a letter from the lead singer of Devo, Mark Mothersbaugh, congratulating him on writing "the perfect Devo song". He has also said that the song is "beautiful … and I hate him for it, basically."
An apocryphal story has been recounted where the lead singer of the Talking Heads, David Byrne, said after viewing the video for "Dare To Be Stupid" that Weird Al is a "genius"!
Dare To Be Stupid is the title song of the same album, and in my personal opinion his best album ever.
[Warning: The following videos are without profane lyrics or any form of nudity. You may finally realize that you can enjoy "contemporary" or "pop" music without all the vileness that emanates from the black hole that is MTV.]
Jesus, Mary, Joseph and the Stone
On Labor Day it is good to recall Saint Joseph the Worker. When God decided to partake in our humanity, He could have had anyone for His foster father, and He chose a humble carpenter, a man who worked with his hands. Why?
The Bible gives us no indication that Saint Joseph was intelligent, brave or resourceful. He may have been all these things, but the Bible does not tell us. We know that he was of the House of David, but judging from all indications in the Bible he lived in humble circumstances. What made Joseph stand out to God other than the fact of his heritage?
Kindness I think, simple human kindness. This was graphically demonstrated at the very beginning when Saint Joseph first is mentioned in the Gospel of Saint Matthew 1:18 and 19:
Now this is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about.
When his mother Mary was betrothed to Joseph,
but before they lived together,
she was found with child through the Holy Spirit.
Joseph her husband, since he was a righteous man,
yet unwilling to expose her to shame,
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Wizards Seek to Upend Top Seed
Stacy M. Brown | 5/7/2014, 3 p.m.
Having surprised many in the basketball world by the ease in which they dispatched the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the 2014 NBA playoffs, the Washington Wizards continue their improbable march toward glory this week with a 102-96 victory over the top-seeded Indiana Pacers in Game 1 of their best-of-7 semifinals series.
After posting a conference high 56 victories during the regular season, the Pacers have their hands full with the upstart Wizards, who won another playoff game on the road on Monday, May 5 in Indiana.
"As a die-hard fan, you really don't care who your team plays as long as they are in the playoffs, but I have to say I was hoping that we got the Hawks," said Eli Teel, a longtime Wizards' fan who lives in Temple Hills, Maryland.
"But, the fact is, we are still playing better than the Pacers right now and I think we can take them out and move on, possibly to the Finals," said Teel, 39, who offered a prediction that Washington would defeat Indiana in six games.
After a convincing five game series win over heavily favored Chicago, fans and players alike are filled with confidence that this year's postseason can swiftly become one of the most memorable in the franchise's history.
Many said the five days of rest and preparation before the Indiana series served the Wizards well.
"Anytime you can get a few days off at such a critical time, it's important. Plus, you have to factor in that the Pacers struggled during the last couple of months of the regular season and they struggled against the Hawks, who barely made the playoffs," said Jason Cooper, a Northwest resident who said he's been a Washington fan all of his life, including when they were called the Bullets in the years before 1997 when then-owner, the late Abe Pollin, changed the team's name to the Wizards.
"It seems guys like John Wall and Bradley Beal are peaking at the right time, so I think we can take this series in six or seven games," said Cooper, 48.
After the Wizards finished off the Bulls in Chicago on April 29, Coach Randy Wittman gave the team a day off on April 30.
Wittman then permitted the squad to carry on with individual workouts on Thursday, May 1, before he resumed regular practice sessions on Friday, May 2.
Wittman, 54, said he didn't want the lack of action to stifle the team's momentum after the Bulls' series, which resulted in the Wizards advancing to the second round for the first time in a decade.
"Whether you like rest or you want to keep going, we don't have a choice," Wittman said. "We'll do what we have to do to take advantage of these days."
Game 2 of the Wizards and Pacers series tipped off in Indiana late on Wednesday, May 7. The teams arrive at the Verizon Center in Northwest for Game 3 on Friday, May 9 and for Game 4 on Sunday, May 11.


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1. You never had an exposure.2. You didn't need testing3. Antibiotics will not affect the test results.
Andy Velez:
Your doubts and fears are making this situation more complicated than it needs to be. I agree with Rod and say again, you had no risk.Which means I expect you will test negative. Period. End of story.
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I am a 34 year old daughter of Africa, who has done all the the world expects from a young bride, I respected, never talked back, managed the house hold as perfectly as possible as my spouse was always saying "I DID NOT MARRY YOU TO HELP ME PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE, I AM THE MAN OF THE HOUSE" so I was not allowed to work. I was blessed with five boys whom I love so dearly, but I regret having them with the kind of man that their father is, I regret the fact that I stayed in this abusive situation for so long that I ended up loosing my self in the process. I am very angry with myself, I feel as if I did not protect my children's future. He decided to live me in 2009 and I was so devastated when he told me that, I remember my children did not even have school shoes and he answered me by saying "I ONCE NEVER HAD SHOES AND WALKED BAREFOOT, THERE IS NOTHING NEW WITH THAT HERE AM I STRONG AND ALIVE" . I became stressed and could not function properly.what made things worse was the fact that we were not married and he said he does not have money to maintain the children, he gave me a piece of land and said I should register it in my name for the children and I did,I undergone councelling that made me to start my business. I used that land to get funding and after everthing he came back an d asked me to marry him, when I refused he promised to burn the business and to distruct everything, I then thought let me marry him for peace sake. we got married 27th July 2011 and August 2011 he took his bags and left saying he just wanted 50% of the business, the business is closed he stole my business equipment, he does not maintain the children,as he says he is unemployed, he says the boys are not his and talks to them badly on the phone. Now this is what I have promissed my children, is that with God nothing is impossible I am going to rise above all this. for now I do not have money to even feed my children, even to do those divorce proceedings. i know that I am going to become successful and secure their future again.
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In this section I will compare the colors of the original IT8.7/2 target with the colors produced after the digitization process. Finding such discrepancies is one of the functions of the Color Managing System whose main purpose is creating a profile (here, the scanner profile) to use it later to digitize standard originals. Using the numbers for each of the colors of the target, I construct a diagram with the scanner's gamut range and calculate its area. I won't describe this process at length – you can refer to my earlier reviews for details.
The gamut range identified as a triangle in the diagrams is a projection on the plane. It outlines the scanner's palette in the visible light spectrum. Since we know the coordinates of the vertexes of the triangles, we can calculate their areas to estimate the absolute values of the ranges.
To give you some reference points the diagram above also contains the areas of the analogous triangles for the standard sRGB and Wide Gamut RGB color profiles (the former characterizes the gamut range of the majority of monitors, and the latter is the maximum area of the CIE La*b* space).
To build the next diagram I found the difference between the colors of the original target and the scan. The Color Difference value should not exceed 5.0 or the color discrepancies become visible for a majority of people.
The closer to X axis – the better
The results of the Perfection 4180 are shown in the diagram for the comparison's sake. This scanner has the same optical resolution but a narrower optical density range (3.4Dmax). It can be easily seen that the Perfection 4180's errors in reproducing colors fall on the darkest areas of the target, starting from the GS17 point, while the Perfection 4990 easily distinguishes between those zones. So, the specified 4.0Dmax is confirmed by the results of my tests.


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Kittens - Tiger Comet (Sonic Unyon, 1995)
Kittens was a band from Winnipeg, Manitoba. The closest artist I can compare them to is Today is the Day except their music was more simplistic. Just guitar, bass and drums and a guy SCREAMING into the microphone. Not the kind of music you think of when you think of Winnipeg. They are probably still one of the scariest bands I've heard from my life because they were just three seemingly normal guys. Their videos were awesome too and you can find most of them on YouTube. They broke up in the late 1990's.
12/16 -- Dillinger Escape Plan
12/29 -- Municipal Waste(?)
12/30 -- Clutch
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Jimmie's Chicken Shack - Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope
Okay, so maybe this isn't exactly something most of you have never heard of, so much as it's something most have forgotten about.
The mid/late 90's post grunge wave spawned countless bands, one of them being Jimmie's Chicken Shack. The post grunge sound spawned a lot of generic, bland, radio friendly bands who all sounded the same. Fortunately, on Pushing the Salmanilla Envelope, Jimmie's Chicken Shack are able to avoid these musical pitfalls for a number of reasons. The first reason is that the musicians in this band are actually very talented. Most of them have background in funk music, and it is used to full effect. The notorious repetitive power chords that are normally abused by bands in this genre do appear here, but fortunately, these guys use them appropriately and don't completely rely on them, and instead mix it up a bit with some funky rhythms and finger licking guitar solos. The bass guitar is of special note, being very audible and contributes a lot to the funky nature of the album, contributing very creative basslines. Another reason that these guys stand out is because unlike most post grunge bands, THEY ACTUALLY KNOW HOW TO WRITE SONGS. All of the songs stand out in their own way, whether it be the hard rock of "Dropping Anchor", the Rage Against the Machine-esque "Spiderweb", or the funky, bouncy "High", every song has something to offer.
It's a shame they couldn't keep a hold of their unique blend of hard rock and funk displayed here, and instead succumbed to the commercialization of their peers on later releases. This is definitely a great album for those of you seeking a fun, enjoyable hard rock record.
Dropping Anchor
Devil Doll - The Girl Who Was...Death
Where do I begin with this...album.
This has to be, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the strangest, most outlandish pieces of music I have ever listened to. This album is one of those "one big song" albums (all of Devil Doll's music is), and it all comes from the deranged mind of a man simply known as Mr. Doctor. Categorizing this album into a specific genre is a chore in of itself. This album seamlessly shifts and morphs through so many different styles, ranging from classical, symphonic, progressive rock, gothic rock, heavy metal, avant-garde, and more. Yet it never sounds forced, instead contributing to the album's dark, unsettling, murky atmosphere. Of special note is Mr. Doctor's vocals. If you think Mike Patton had strange vocals, this guy is going to throw you in for a loop. I can't really describe how he sings, you just have to hear it for yourself. This entire album sounds like the soundtrack to a huge mind fuck, as synths, strings, and keyboards flutter in between heavy metal riffs.
This album isn't for everyone, and may take multiple listens to really sink in, but if it does, you will be rewarded with a great piece of art that was truly ahead of it's time (this was released in 1989).
The Girl Who Was...Death
NoMeansNo is outstanding. Probably my favorite band.
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Carcariass - Sideral Torment
Symbolic with gutturals? That's a good way to describe this album (and this band, for that matter). They are one of the more overlooked bands in the French death metal scene, which is kinda surprising considering how good they are. Anyways, this album is a kickass piece of progressive/technical death metal. This album is bursting at the seams with guitar solos. Every song has at least one (usually two or three), but don't think this is all pointless showmanship. The songs have plenty of catchy, headbangable riffs and melodies. It never gets boring despite the high level of technicality displayed. As I mentioned earlier, there is a large amount of later-era Death influence present, especially in some of the riff choices and scales for the solos, though they mix it up with some neoclassical influences.
If you want a more old school take on tech-death that is free from any sort of modern trappings, give this album a spin!
Distributed Thinking
Led By Ignorance
Insect Killers
I highly apologize for necroing this thread out of nowhere, but I've come across a few more albums that I think everyone should give a try.
Atma Weapon - Dark Tower
Atma Weapon are a fairly new band, forming in 2011 and their debut coming out last year. That being said, they certainly don't play like a new band! This has to be one of the most kickass progressive metal albums i've heard in a while. As you can tell by their name, their music and lyrics are heavily inspired by Final Fantasy games, which is already a cool concept considering how much of a fan I am of Final Fantasy. While they list bands like Opeth, Dream Theater, Edge of Sanity, and Porcupine Tree among their influences, they really do have a sound all of their own. Vocalist/guitarist Mick Armstrong is a highlight, with his impressive vocal display. While the growls that he uses do well to accentuate the heavier sections of the songs, his clean vocals are what really stand out. He displays excellent range while being somewhat more accessible compared to most progressive metal vocalists. In fact, his singing almost reminds me of Gavin Hayes of Dredg. Another standout element is lead guitarist Cameron Johnson, who is a truly underrated guitar player. He possesses technical skill in spades, but never overindulges, and while his solos are quite plentiful, they all fit the songs like a glove and are very soulful and emotive. This isn't to say that the rhythm section is lacking, as the do an excellent job as well.
The first six songs all form the 32 minute song that is the title track, twisting and morphing through fast, almost thrashy passages, shifting into cleaner, prog rock-esque interludes. This is followed by the much more accessible "Dark Dreamer" and ends with "Miss Misery", an epic way to finish a great record.
I'm honestly astonished that these guys haven't blown up by now. If you are a fan of progressive metal, you owe it to yourself to check this album out!
Dark Tower I
Dark Tower II
Dark Tower III
Dark Dreamer
Miss Misery
12/16 -- Dillinger Escape Plan
12/29 -- Municipal Waste(?)
12/30 -- Clutch
Asmodee - Chlorosis
I don't think i've touched up on any straight up black metal albums yet, so how about we change that with a black metal record that is anything but straightforward?
The words "black metal" and "technical" are words that, in theory, should never be anywhere near each other. Not only do these guys bring those two elements together, but they make it WORK. The black metal dissonance fits very well with the band's obvious jazz influences. Furious, blackened tremolo riffing shifts seamlessly into chunky thrash influenced passages, backed by techy, Gorguts style off-kilter melodies. The bass guitar definitely has an element of jazz to it, flowing and dancing around the mind bending guitarwork. The drumming is also a standout, as moments of crushing blastbeats alternate with ridiculous fills.
If you want something a little different with your black metal, give this a shot!
Black Drop Journey
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Today, my roommate found an eviction notice on our door for unpaid rent. Our apartment building caught fire and we haven't been living there for well over a month because it was legally unlivable. Today was our first day back. FML
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Today, I discovered the true meaning of being scared shitless. My father in a clown costume emerged from my closet. Needless to say something emerged from me. FML
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Today, my son threw the biggest fit in history about going to the dentist. He broke a whole stack of plates, overflowed the bathtub, let the dog loose, and kicked his father when he tried to calm him down. My son is 17. FML
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Today, I casually mentioned to my dad that it was the Chinese New Year yesterday. He accused me of insulting his intelligence by "making stupid shit up." I explained that it's real, and that we just use the Gregorian calendar, hence the different dates. He responded by grounding me. FML
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Today, I woke up to a voice-mail from my manager saying I had the day off. Excited, I made plans with my friends. A few minutes ago I got a call from my other manager yelling at me for not showing up, and the original manager revealed he had me confused with another girl. FML
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Today, I was rehearsing for a school play. My drama teacher keeps criticising the part where I fake-trip, saying I make it look terribly fake. During today's rehearsal, I actually tripped for real, and smashed my kneecaps against the floor with a scream. He still said my "acting" sucked. FML
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According to market research company Jon Peddie Research the market of PC graphics devices expanded by nearly 25% annually in the first quarter of 2006. The king of the hill is Intel Corp., while ATI Technologies is the second, however, its higher position relatively to Nvidia Corp. is conditioned by increasing shipments of core-logic sets with integrated graphics cores.
74.9 Graphics Devices Shipped in Q1 2006
Jon Peddie Research estimates that approximately 74.9 million PC graphics devices shipped from major suppliers in Q1 2006, a 5.7% decline from the prior quarter and a 24.5% increase over the same period the previous year.
Intel increased its share during the Q1 2006 and commanded 39.1% of the market, whereas ATI remained the second largest supplier with 28.7% of the market in Q1 2006 with a 1.9% sequential increase in shipments. Nvidia was the third largest supplier in Q1'06, with 19% market share and a 4.3% sequential decline in shipments.
Nvidia Leads Desktop Discrete
JPR estimates that approximately 55.6 million desktop graphics devices shipped in Q1 2006, 34.6 million or 62.2% of which were integrated parts. The desktop graphics segment saw shipments fall 7.5% from Q4 2005 to Q1 2006 but shipments grew 22.3% year-over-year. Integrated desktop shipments dropped 8.6% sequentially but increased 33.7% annually. Discrete desktop shipments fell 5.7% on a quarterly basis and grew 7.2% year-over-year, according to JPR.
Overall, Intel claimed 34.1% of the desktop graphics market, ATI held 26.1%, and Nvidia followed with 23.3% market share. In the discrete desktop segment, however, Nvidia grew segment share from 51.5% in Q4 2005 to 53% in Q1 2006. ATI saw its discrete desktop share decline from 46.3% in Q4 2005 to 45.1% in Q1 2006.
Desktop discrete graphics processors is the primary business for both ATI and Nvidia, which means that declines in the segment are alarming for Markham, Ontario-based ATI. Another positive news for Nvidia Corp., a bad news for its rival, is that according to Mercury Research, Nvidia grew share in the performance DirectX 9.0-class and combined DirectX 9.0 desktop GPU segments from 79% to 83% and from 57% to 60%, respectively, from the fourth quarter of calendar 2005 to the first quarter of calendar 2006.
"ATI's desktop and notebook IGC shipments are growing steadily and providing a challenge to Intel in these segments. But Nvidia is in turn challenging ATI for more lucrative discrete graphics share. Nvidia leads ATI in the discrete desktop segment and grew share in the discrete mobile segment by nearly five points in the first quarter," said Lisa Epstein, a senior analyst at Jon Peddie Research.
ATI's Discrete Mobile Market Share Falls
JPR estimates that approximately 19.2 million mobile graphics devices shipped in Q1 2006, 14.1 million of which were integrated graphics chipsets (IGCs) for notebooks. Mobile IGCs claimed share of 73.5% in the mobile graphics market, down from 74.4% share in the prior quarter but up from 62.0% share in the same period a year ago.
The mobile graphics segment saw quarterly shipments decline just 0.2% and grow 31.2% year-over year. Integrated mobile shipments fell 1.3% sequentially but grew 55.7% annually.
Intel led the mobile graphics market with 53.3% share, ATI held 36.4% share, and Nvidia followed with 6.6% market share. As on the desktop side, ATI expanded its overall mobile market share on increased shipments of integrated graphics shipments for notebook platforms. In the discrete mobile segment, however, ATI saw shipments decline on a quarterly basis while Nvidia saw shipments increase sequentially.
Discrete mobile shipments grew 3.0% during the period but fell 8.6% compared to the same period the previous year. Discrete mobile was the only market segment to exhibit sequential growth during the first quarter, but was also the only segment to show a year-over-year decline in shipments. Nvidia grew discrete mobile segment share from 20.3% in Q4 2005 to 25.0% in Q1 2006. ATI's segment share fell from 79.2% in Q4 2005 to 74.6% in Q1 2006.


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I like the CASE Cummins/Case diesel engine a little better. I think it might be a bit more HP, but that might have changed with the newer models. Although it's tough to find much fault with a Perkins.
I liked the fact that my CASE was made in USA, the CAT is made generally in England.
I like the locking diff button on the CASE loader joystick better than a foot actuated pedal on the CAT.
I like CASE's lower overall cab height & lower overall backhoe boom height. The machine overall is a bit smaller. It looks to be about 7/8's the size of a comparable CAT, which is better for my needs.
I think CASE might give you one or two more gauges in the gauge cluster to monitor your machine.
Those were the reasons I focused on Case over CAT, because they suited my situation & needs better.
However, CAT has advantages over CASE, like bigger front tires, just to name one of many, I'm sure. I can think of lots of reasons to buy CAT over CASE if I were in a different situation.
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Joe Hill Update—Including NOS4A2 Art Sample
Progress. Progress, and some more progress. Here's one of Gabriel Rodriguez's interior illustrations for Joe Hill's epic road vampire novel, NOS4A2. We've seen the other interiors as works in progress, and should have finished version in house within the next two weeks. At the same time, Joe is putting the finishing touches on "Wraith", the bonus novella that's exclusive to our limited edition. With luck, the whole package should be headed to the printer in the next month, a bit later than we originally anticpated, but not too much so.
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Domenici staffer in Portales
Staff members from U.S. Sen. Pete Domenici's office will be at the Portales Public Library from 10-11 a.m. Thursday, according to a press release.
The release said that anyone experiencing difficulty with a federal agency who would like Domenici's assistance is welcome to visit with staff members. Staff will also be available to convey opinions to the senator as well.
Co-op offers scholarships
Roosevelt County Rural Telephone Cooperative recently sent applications to area school counselors for $500 Education Foundation Scholarships for high school seniors, according to a RCRTC press release.
Scholarships are for one year and subject to grade-point and enrollment requirements for full-time students. They are available to members living within the RCRTC service area and receiving service from the co-op and their immediate families.
Deadline: Feb. 8, 2008.
Information: Contact your high school counselor or call Nancy Gentry at 226-2255.
PHS to hold concert today
The Portales High School band and concert students will hold their Winter Concert at 2 p.m. today at the PHS Performing Arts Center. The performance is free and open to the public.
In addition, students will be accepting donations of prepaid phone cards which will be sent to U.S. troops stationed overseas. Those attending may also make a voluntary donation to help the promotion with shipping costs or in purchasing more cards, according to PHS Choir Director Franklin Smith.


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The Weeknd Teams With New Era For Limited XO Snapback
Six hundred fans of the Weeknd received a limited-edition New Era snapback made in collaboration with his brand, XO, at a June concert at Toronto's Mod Club. And now, the rest of the world can get their hands on the headwear.
The snapback is an exclusive release to further build the anticipation for the Weeknd's upcoming album, 'Kiss Land,' which drops Sept. 10. And to say that the pieces are exclusive would be an understatement.
Despite only recently going on sale on the singer's web-store, they're already out of stock. They might get some more, though, so keep an eye out if you need to rep your Weeknd fandom on your cranium.
You can view the teaser video for the snapbacks below. Under that you can see what they look like.
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Paint is one of the easiest and most inexpensive ways to change up your home! And Summer is the perfect time to tackle some DIY Painted Projects! Here are 20 ways to inspire you!! Pegboard Box @ Thistlewood Farms DIY Mailbox Planters @ Second Chance to Dream Bohemian Arrow Art Tutorial @ For My Love Of Patriotic Upcycled Can Flower Pots @ Club Chica Circle … [Read more...]
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Beeville brothers Aaron and Eric Dehnert recently capped off a season of high school and middle school tennis competition by capturing the district singles titles. It might have been accomplished once before, but a couple of district titles in the same year in the same sport by brothers does not happen all too often.
The boys are five years apart in age with Aaron at 18 and Eric at 13. Aaron is in his last year of high school at A.C. Jones while Eric is finishing up his seventh-grade year at Moreno Middle School. But, there are a lot of similarities to their games and attitudes toward tennis despite the age differences. Both picked up their first tennis rackets around age 5 or 6. They both prefer singles competition.
"Everything's on you out there on the court. It's strictly you on every point," said Aaron. Aaron likes that responsibility. Eric expresses the same sentiments.
It's not that they don't like team sports but they both want the responsibility for their own actions in competition. Doubles is just not for them.
There is a lot of hard work and sacrificing to be a district winner in tennis. Weekly runs are made to Corpus Christi for a quick lesson and session with teaching pro Corey Brooke at the H-E-B Tennis Center. The competition at the high school and middle school levels from Corpus Christi are at the tennis center on a daily basis to fine-tune their games. It makes the Dehnerts work that much harder in Beeville.
Aaron was seeded third going into the district meet but he still thought he had an edge.
"I have played the top two seeds for a few years and I felt I could beat them. Singles is extremely mental and my state of mind (going into the matches) was very good," said Aaron.
Aaron got by his first round opponent in straight love sets and then blasted No. 2 seed Duncan Davis 6-1 and 6-3 to move into the finals against the top seeded Ruben Vasquez from Moody. The finals went Dehnert's way 6-2 and 6-4.
Eric was the number one seed going into his junior high school district meet in Port Lavaca. The seventh-grader won his second round bout 8-0 and then had his hardest match of the tournament but prevailed 6-4 and 6-1 to get into the finals. It was a 6-2, 6-0 match in the finals as Dehnert dominated.
"We're so proud of them. It took a lot of extra effort on their part and they had to be self-motivated to put in that extra work," said father Bill Dehnert.
Aaron has already been accepted at Texas A&M University on an academic scholarship, but he hopes to be a part of the Division I tennis program in some manner. The future business and marketing major already has about 23 hours of college credit and has an acquaintance in Aggie land who may be able to help him get close to and maybe on the inside of the Aggie tennis program.
Eric wants to duplicate his brother's making the varsity JHS tennis team in his freshman year and has a few more tennis ambitions that just might play out. He wants to be a high school district champ, and a little more. Eric wants to play college tennis and possibly take a go at the pro ranks, if everything pans out they way he hopes.
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Sun Devil College ID Camps will be held separately in December 2016 and March 2017. The focus of the camps will be on preparing players for collegiate level soccer.
The Saturday sessions will be held from 12pm until 9pm, while the Sunday session will be from 9:30 am until 11:30am.
The camp will provide a great opportunity for aspiring student athletes to get an intimate look at what it takes to be a collegiate soccer player. All campers will take part in 4 on-field sessions as well as a college discussion that will include academics, student-life, and education on the recruiting process. The main objective of the College ID Camp is for players to display their talents and learn about college soccer.
The camp will be held at Arizona State University and utilize the Sun Devil Soccer Complex featuring its natural grass field.
The camp is open to girls grades 8-12.
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Sibling discount only applies to the second and/or additional siblings!
2) ASU Employee Discount. 10% off of any camp.
3) Group Discounts for groups of 10 or more (you must contact Scott Champ @ email@example.com for information)
Any cancellations made up to, and including, 14 days prior to the start of the registered camp will be given a full refund minus a $25 registration/processing fee. Any cancellations made after 14 days prior to and up to, and including, 7 days prior to the start of the registered camp will be receive a 50% refund minus a $25 registration/processing fee. No refunds will be given for cancellations made less than 7 days prior to the start of the registered camp. All cancellations must be made in writing. (sc 1/21/16)


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Perls Galleries records, 1937-1997
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Perls Galleries
Collection size: 79.7 linear ft.
Collection Summary: The records of the Perls Galleries measure 79.7 linear feet and date from 1937 to 1997. Founded by Klaus Perls in 1937 and operating until 1997, the gallery dealt primarily in modern French art and the artwork of Alexander Calder. Found within the records are extensive correspondence (circa 44 linear feet) with artists, dealers, galleries, museums, and collectors; photographs and negatives of inventory and other artwork; exhibition files, scattered financial records; and exhibition catalogs and clippings.
Biographical/Historical Note: The Perls Galleries (1937-1996) was a New York art gallery. The gallery dealt in contemporary French artists of the School of Paris, such as Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso, but also acted as the primary representative of Alexander Calder beginning in 1954.
The records were donated in 1997 by Douglas Mayhew, associate and legal representive of Klaus G. and Amelia B. Perls.
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Related MaterialsRelated papers of Hugo Perls, father of Frank and Klaus Perls: located at Leo Baeck Institute at the Center for Jewish History, New York, N.Y.
Among the resources relating to the Perls Galleries in the Archives of American Art is an oral history interview with Klaus Perls done by Mona Hadler on January 19, 1993.


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Photo-essay: Goldcorp's Endless Mine In Guatemala Creating Endless Division And Harm
As the film Gold Fever is being screened around the world (more information below), I had the chance to visit some of the Mayan Mam communities in San Miguel Ixtahuacan (San Marcos, Guatemala) directly suffering the harms and violations caused by Goldcorp Inc's cyanide-leaching, mountain-top removal "Marlin" mine.
(All photos @ Grahame Russell)
On September 16, 2013, Diodora Hernandez (featured in Gold Fever) and her daughter Maria greet us as we hike onto their plot of land by the mine. In July 2010, two men employed at the mine tried to assassinate Diodora because she refused to sell her land to Goldcorp's Guatemalan subsidiary. The bullet entered her right eye and exited by her right ear. Miraculously she survived … and refuses to sell her land today!
Though it is known who tried to kill her, and Goldcorp acknowledged the two men worked in its mine (still do?), no justice has been done for this typical, brutal case of mining-related repression.
Recently, Santos Ruiz, president of Diodora's village COCODE (Community Development Committee), showed up at the local school where her grand-daughter Olga had just entered grade one, pressuring the school to kick Olga out! Santos Ruiz has worked in the mine for years now. While there have been no more attempts on her life, people employed at the mine continue to try and make Diodora's life hell.
At her property's edge, Diodora stands with Carmen Mejia and Javier de Leon of ADIMSI, the Association for Integral Development of San Miguel Ixtahuacan. (Carmen and Javier are featured as well in Gold Fever). Goldcorp bought the neighbor's land and the process of deforestation has begun. Javier's foot rests on the trunk of one of many large trees already cut.
Ever Expanding Open Pits And Tunnels
In 2008, Lisa Wade, Goldcorp's director of environment in Guatemala, told Nate Einbinder (visiting the mine with a University of Northern British Colombia educational seminar): "We have hopes for an endless mine" (http://upsidedownworld.org/main/guatemala-archives-33/1421-guatemala-the-hope-for-an-endless-mine).
In 2013, Lisa Wade's words appear true. Though Goldcorp's current license apparently ends in 2018, there are no signs they will stop mining. Goldcorp continues to buy as much land as they can pressure people to sell. They then clear-cut the forests and use dynamite to blow up new mountain ridges. At the same time, they are expanding their network of tunnels.
A few years ago, Goldcorp clear-cut the forest at this 'Los Coches' pit and then used explosives to blow up and remove the mountain, layer by layer. This mountain-top removal technique is used, generally, when the gold is minutely dispersed in the earth and rock. The entire mountain of rocks and earth, blown up and crushed, is then processed in Goldcorp's plant, half a mile down the mountain, using cyanide and other chemicals to separate the gold from all other minerals.
Here also is an entry point to one of the tunnels. Generally, companies use the tunneling technique when they are following a concentrated vein of the mineral they are digging for.
Carmen and Javier stand on the ridge above the Los Coches pit as a dump truck is about to enter the tunnel. The long orange tube ventilates the system of tunnels.
Down the mountain ridge from the entry to the Los Coches tunnel, we pass by one of the "respiradoras" – a sort of huge chimney / exhaust tunnel, 6 feet in diameter, that releases exhaust of contaminated airs from the tunnel far underground.
Since the Marlin mine began operations in 2005, there has been no end to the environmental and health harms and human rights violations that much of the local Mayan Man population are suffering, as they watch their mountain ridges destroyed around them, as they feel the ground and their homes shake due to the explosives used to open pits or dig tunnels.
Further down the ridge from the Los Coches pit and tunnel entrance, we visited Modesta in her home. Every single one of her neighbors has sold their land to Goldcorp. Hemmed in all sides, they will not sell their land. "Where would we go?" Modesta and her husband Rumaldo tell stories of neighbors and cousins who did sell, and are now living in other people's homes, working as day labourers because they could not afford to buy land elsewhere and start their farming lives over.
Rumaldo explains that since 3 months ago they hear and feel the use of underground explosives, twice a day – around 6am and 6pm. It is almost certainly that the explosions are going off in the Los Coches tunnel that passes somewhere under their land, … though this information is never made public.
No Justice, No Remedy, No End In Sight
Since 2004, local groups – ADISMI and FREDMI, amongst others – along with national and international solidarity and human rights groups have documented and denounced a long list of environmental and health harms and other human rights violations. (For background information: firstname.lastname@example.com; see "Gold Fever" film – information below.)
Goldcorp – forever supported by the governments of Guatemala and Canada – comfortably denies everything, while making profits as much as 10 times higher than their initial economic feasibility studies in the late 1990s, due to high price of gold.
There is simply no way to hold Goldcorp legally to account in Guatemalan or Canadian courts. They know it, the governments of Canada and Guatemala know it, the victims of the harms and violations know it, everyone knows it. They act with virtually complete impunity.
The one (very important) decision of the IACHR (Inter-American Commission of Human Rights) in 2010, ordering the government of Guatemala to suspend Goldcorp's mining operation due to the credible allegations of environmental and health harms, was undermined (pun intended) when the IACHR (and its parent body, the Organization of American States) caved in to political and economic influences of the governments of Guatemala and Canada and of Goldcorp itself, and overturned its own suspension order in 2011.
In the community of Siete Platos, Miguel Angel stands in front of his home, pointing at a spot where one of the high caliber bullets hit, when there was an attempt on his life in 2010. Miguel Angel and the Siete Platos community have been struggling to pressure the government of Guatemala and Goldcorp to provide the community with potable water, as ordered by the IACHR, as their water sources have been contaminated and depleted due to the mine operation. Goldcorp and the government refuse to even do this.
One poster reads: "I am Mam and I take care of my territory because where there is mining there are contaminated rivers. Scientific studies done by COPAE (Peace and Ecology Commission) have proven that the Quivichil and Tzala rivers are contaminated with high levels of heavy metals and it is harmful to use the water."
The next poster reads: "When gold speaks, the truth is silenced. Politicians respond to the interests of the mining companies. No one speaks of the health risks or of conflicts related to water. The government does not abide by the rulings of the Inter-American commission of Human Rights."
Not only was Miguel Angel shot at in 2010, but in 2011, along with dozens of community members who were participating in a peaceful protest, Miguel Angel was severely beaten by gun-bearing men in favour of the mine. They had been protesting for the government of Guatemala to abide by the ruling of the IACHR and suspend the mining operation … which did not happen.
Arrange A Screening Of "Gold Fever"
Winner of the "Rigoberta Menchú Grand Prix" at the Montréal First Peoples Festival, Gold Fever (55 minutes) addresses the environmental destruction and health harms, human rights violations and repression occurring against indigenous Mayan Mam communities near Goldcorp's open-pit, cyanide-leaching mine. "Gold Fever" Global Screening Day, on October 17, 2013, is an opportunity for cinemas, NGOs, community groups, campus organizations, churches and others to screen the film together and have debates and discussion on the impacts of globalized industrial mining.
- Trailer: www.goldfevermovie.com
- To organize screening, contact Andrew Sherburne: firstname.lastname@example.com
Invite your member of Congress, the Senate or Parliament and your local media to the screening. The US and Canadian governments, and North American resource extraction companies and investors maintain full and profitable economic and military relations with the Guatemalan elites, almost always turning a blind eye to the mining related harms and violations. North American politicians need to see films like Gold Fever.
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To support the community development, human rights and environmental defense work of ADISMI and FREDEMI, make check payable to "Rights Action" and mail to:
- United States: Box 50887, Washington DC, 20091-0887
- Canada: (Box 552) 351 Queen St. E, Toronto ON, M5A-1T8
Credit-Card Donations can be made (in Canada and U.S.): http://www.rightsaction.org/tax-deductible-donations
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Come See For Yourself
Form your own group of concerned folks and contact Rights Action to plan an educational seminar-delegation to Guatemala to visit with communities resisting the harms and violations begin caused by North American resource extraction companies, fighting to defend the well-being of their communities, forest and water sources, fighting for a community controlled model of development.
Endless, Dignified Struggle
While there is no end in sight to this mining operation – too many people and investors, mainly in North America, are making too much money -, there is also no end in sight for the courageous and dignified struggle of the local indigenous communities to put an end to the harms and violations they are suffering and to re-build their lives and communities.
(Grahame Russell is a non-practicing Canadian lawyer, author, adjunct professor at the University of Northern British Columbia and, since 1995, co-director of Rights Action)
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Battle Of The Pregnant Stars: Jennifer Garner & Hilary Duff Look Ready To Pop
A super pregnant Jennifer Garner relaxed in Santa Monica with friends on Saturday as her daughters Violet and Seraphina Affleck played on the beach. The actress looks as though she's ready to give birth any day now.
In January she told Jay Leno that the little one isn't expected just yet: "It's going to happen not for a while. It's not until the spring, I just look like I'm 17 and a half months pregnant, basically that's how I feel!"
She stars in the upcoming film "Butter" about the world of competitive butter carving. It hits theaters March 16.
Meanwhile, a very pregnant Hilary Duff waved at photographers at the Montage Beverly Hills Hotel on Saturday. She is expected to welcome her first child in about a month or so.
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The Spokane Shock took down the Iowa Barnstormers 64-35 in front of a sellout of 10,224 in the Shock's 2014 home opener.
After a slow start for Spokane on both sides of the ball, an onslaught of scoring by Spokane's offense led by wide receiver Adron Tennell's three touchdowns eventually extinguished the Barnstormers.
The Shock opened up the first quarter of play flat, allowing a 31-yard pass from quarterback Carson Coffman to wide receiver Julian Willams to put the Barnstormers up 7-0 within two minutes of kickoff. The early touchdown was compounded by a broken first play for the Shock offense resulting in an Iowa safety when quarterback Erik Meyer went down in the end zone.
However, the Shock would respond on offense after a fourth down stop by the defense, with Meyer taking the ball in on the ground for a score from two yards out, cutting the Iowa lead to 9-7.
An explosive second quarter of play started with another Iowa touchdown through the air, this time to wide receiver Marco Thomas from 11 yards out. The touchdown extended Iowa's lead to 15-7 before a botched extra point resulted in a safety for Spokane to make the score 15-9. The Shock followed up the safety with a long drive ending in a Meyer to Tennell touchdown strike, putting the Shock up 16-15 and giving them their first lead of the game.
Tennell and Meyer would connect again in the third, with Tennell making an acrobatic grab in the corner of the end zone to extend the Shock's lead over Iowa to 22-15. On the final play of the first half Shock defensive back and return man Terrance Sanders provided some fireworks, returning a missed Iowa field goal the length of the field for a 56-yard touchdown. The electric return put the Shock up 28-16 heading into halftime.
Spokane added some more cushion to their lead in the third quarter, but for the third time on the night, Iowa struck first. Thomas reeled in his second touchdown reception of the night on a seven-yard pass from Coffman, puling Iowa within eight at 21-29.
But back-to-back scoring drives from the Shock would extend Spokane's lead all the way out to 43-21. A Brandon Thompkins catch for a six-yard score and Meyer's second touchdown of the night on the ground put Spokane up by two scores heading into the final quarter of play.
Iowa would respond once more at the beginning of the fourth quarter, striking for a one-yard touchdown run to bring the game back within reach at 28-43. The Shock would not let the reduced lead stand for long, though, with Meyer and Washington connecting on a 36-yard touchdown through the air on the Shock's first play of the ensuing drive.
The touchdown was the first for Washington in his Spokane tenure. A Jeremy Geathers fumble recovery in the end zone for a score and Tennell's third and final touchdown of the night put Spokane up 64-28. A 49-yard Iowa touchdown on a fumble recovery by Ter'Ran Benton would get the two to the final score of 64-35.
Meyer finished the night with 21 completions for 183 yards and five touchdowns through the air, adding a pair of rushing touchdowns as well. Tennell led all receivers with nine receptions for 81 yards and three touchdowns. The Shock travel to Arizona in week two for a rematch of last seasons National Conference Championship.


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Jordyn Jagolinzer-Machado attends St. Mary Academy Bay View in Riverside, Rhode Island. She is an honors student in the Advanced Placement program and has a 4.2 GPA. Her goal is to graduate in the top 10 percent of her high-school class. Jordyn is also a member of the varsity volleyball team, the sailing team and the Peer Ministry group. She received the President's Award for Educational Achievement and the Community Service Citizenship Award. She has also been nominated twice for the People-to-People Ambassador program. In the future, Jordyn hopes to receive a degree in broadcast journalism. She would love to work on the Today Show or E! News.
Jordyn is also active in her community. Organizations close to her heart include the New England Organ Bank and the Greater New England: National Multiple Sclerosis Society. Having volunteered over 700 hours, she was honored with a citation from former Massachusetts governor, Mitt Romney, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in recognition of her work. She has also been teaching fourth grade catechism classes at her church for two years.


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General Hospital Weekly Summary For June 10-14.
Carly called Shawn and told him the hit on Franco was back on. After luring Franco onto the terrace of the Metro Court, she got him in position. Sonny suddenly arrived and got in the middle of things. Olivia had a vision of him being shot and ran over to prevent it. Shawn accidentally shot her. She was sent to the hospital while the cops locked down the building. He managed to slip over to the hospital. Alexis demanded to know what he was doing. He lied to cover. Connie and Sonny both told Liv how much she meant to them before she was rushed into surgery. Sonny was furious when Shawn explained that Carly mad the order. Back at the scene, Franco made it clear that he knew Carly just tried to have him killed. He taunted that he would fill Anna in. Later, Shawn showed up to rail at Carly. Sonny was brought in for questioning but insisted he was innocent. Shawn was brought in next. He wouldn't say anything. Sonny went back to the hospital and promised Dante he was innocent. When he spotted Carly, he threatened that she would die if Olivia did. Franco popped up to taunt them.
Nik let AJ know that he knew about him sleeping with Carly. He decided to use the evidence as an insurance policy to keep Liz safe. AJ was more distracted by Franco having power at ELQ. He tried convincing Michael to get Lauren on their side. Franco was busy pouring his heart out to his daughter and begging for a reconciliation. AJ ruined their moment. Tracy offered Franco a chance to get back at him.
Taylor and TJ got close and wet as they fixed pipes at Kelly's. Molly wasn't thrilled. Her mom learned from TJ that Shawn's alibi was fake. Alexis was miffed. But she was distracted by Sam dealing with Danny's problems. Molly told her the prom was cancelled because of the shooting. When Shawn arrived, Alexis confronted him for lying. Meanwhile, Patrick and Sabrina had a date and went to his place. They had cupcakes and went to bed. All the while, Felix challenged Britt to take a blood test again. She refused. And the results for Luke's tests came back but he was in no hurry to get them.
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When we think of criminals, we tend to think of two types: The street-level thug committing his crimes with a gun or a fist, and the upper-level management, dictating orders to the thugs below. But there's a third type: The guys who picks up the phone and decide that crime sounds like a fun thing to do today. And sometimes -- not often, but sometimes -- they succeed in astounding ways.
5Interstate Bank Robbery
The prize for Greatest Telephonic Bank Robber of All Time goes to the as-yet-unknown super-criminal who managed to rob $58,000 from four banks across four state lines back in 1973, using nothing more than a series of phone calls.
Question Nothing
Wait, why didn't they catch him? There are giant arrows pointing right to him!
The robber kicked off his long distance spree in Nashville, then moved on to Springfield, Illinois, Topeka, Kansas, and St. Paul, Minnesota. He was about to scoop up $16,280 in Indianapolis, but the feds finally caught on by that point and had a trap set up for him ... which he obviously slipped.
You may have noticed that these telephonic bank hits all took place in state capitals. Coincidence?
Or incredibly boring world tour?
Of course not.
How He Did It:
In each case, the mystery caller (whom we will refer to as the Capitalist from now on) would phone up local banks, posing as an aide to the state treasurer. He then requested that thousands of dollars in cash be sent to the treasurer's office, for "payroll" purposes. Miraculously, that's all it took: Mentioning generic terms like "payroll" and "treasury" sent whole banks scurrying to ship huge amounts of money as soon as humanly possible. The Capitalist even arranged for Brink's armored trucks to transport the funds, and, in one case, even a state trooper to escort the money. And again: There were no accomplices, no brilliant hacks and no dynamited vaults -- he did all of this alone, and entirely by telephone.
After all, they don't give just anybody telephones.
After the money was safely en route, the Capitalist would immediately call the treasurer's office, claiming to be an official from the bank -- which had made an error -- and ask that the money be rerouted to a different state office. Step 3, as is so often the case with unsolved crimes, is still a series of question marks to this day, but Step 4 was always "profit": He somehow got his hands on the money, every time, and absconded with it scot-free. Just as mysteriously, the Capitalist somehow knew about the feds' trap in Indianapolis and never showed to pick up the money there. Afterward, he ceased all activities and simply walked -- or possibly flew on a blimp shaped like the capitol building -- away, never to be identified or apprehended, with more than $58,000 (close to $300,000 when adjusted for 2011 dollars) in his pockets -- or possibly in giant green bags with dollar signs on them.
"We didn't get much of a bonus that quarter."
Long before people were hacking computers, they were hacking phone lines. They called themselves phreakers, because everybody knows nothing freaks out the squares like digraph substitution. Back in the 1960s and '70s, phreakers would game the telephone systems for stuff like free long distance and conference calls. Since old phone systems worked entirely off of tones, some of the very best phreakers could hack simply by whistling into a handset. And because life is awesome and apparently comic book logic actually applies sometimes, some of the early masters were blind: Josef Carl "Joybubbles" Engressia found that, because he'd been deprived of his sight, his heightened sense of pitch allowed him to whistle-hack phone lines effortlessly like some sort of criminal/songbird hybrid.
Watch and freak right out.
Cut to 2005: 15-year-old Matthew "Lil Hacker" Weigman is considered by the modern phreak community to be one of the best young phone hackers out there. But before you get cute, old-timey images in your head of whistling rogues hacking free phone calls to their sweethearts, you should know that modern phreaking is more about delusional sociopathy than inventively exploiting archaic technology.
Case in point: When Richard Gasper, the father of a phone phreak groupie -- yes, there is such a thing, and no, that sadness you're feeling inside won't ever go away -- denied Weigman's 3 a.m. request to have phone sex with Gasper's groupie daughter, Wiegman did precisely what you'd expect: He hung up.
And then sent in a SWAT team to exact his revenge.
They all agreed it would be totally hilarious.
How He Did It:
First, Lil Hacker made sure the 911 call was caller ID spoofed, meaning that it showed up as actually originating from within the Gasper residence.
Aaand that's the end of our high-tech hacking segment: It was just simple impersonation and persuasion that convinced the 911 operator that Weigman was an armed gunman holding the Gasper family hostage. You can hear the actual recording here, and you have to admit, it was a pretty damn convincing performance for a 15-year-old kid. Perhaps blindness has lent Weigman a heightened sense of behaving like a psychopath. At any rate, when Gasper stepped out into the police floodlights, explaining for the second time that he'd simply been pranked by a spurned and horny teenage boy, SWAT scoffed at him -- "Ha! Can you believe he tried that old excuse?" -- and slapped on the handcuffs.
"And you say Mr. Gasper is a 'complete dickhead'? We'll inform the negotiator."
Lil Hacker was eventually caught, but not by an elite squad of technological anti-heroes in a battle of code: He didn't like having an investigator following him, so he showed up on said investigator's doorstep with his big brother and threatened to beat him up.
Forget your shining towers of light and zipping light cycle battles: That's what hacking really looks like, ladies and gentlemen.
Less of this and more hilarious petty scheming.


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Trumpeter/guitarist/vocalist/ composer/actor Olu Dara conjures up a very tasty musical gumbo on his first Atlantic release, In The World. Subtitled, "From Natchez to New York," the Mississippi native, a New Yorker for more than three decades, draws from many eras of jazz, along with blues, R&B, gospel, Afro-Caribbean, African music and theater as well. His collaborators on In The World have "mostly been with me for nearly 15 years" and the result is a cohesive creation that seamlessly weaves diverse elements in new and intriguing ways.
A distinctive cornet player, Dara enjoys playing guitar as well, with tracks on the recording featuring his vocal and guitar. "These really fit my personality. I do those things at home when I come home at night and sit, just me and the guitar. That's my favorite situation because I can travel without structures."
A veteran of the '70s loft scene, Dara has played with Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, in addition to David Murray and Sam Rivers, and assembled his own groups, the Okra Orchestra and the Natchezisspi Band, along the way. A parallel career in theatre has resulted in collaborations with leading African American theatre artists, including choreographer Dianne McIntyre. Their latest collaboration, Blues Room, is currently in production at George Mason University. In Robert Alman's Kansas City, Dara participated in the ongoing jam session that framed that film.
Flying below the radar of commercial media, Dara has managed to chart a course for his creativity by "having my hand in many ways of expressing myself. I'm eclectic, I go from blues to jazz to theatre to dance and I'm not really trapped in one venue. That makes it easier because I don't have to depend on one situation. I enjoy being one of the people who don't mind taking chances."


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I need to rent a fully furnished 1-bedroom appartment in the area for just one month. My step-son is in Kennedy Krieger Institute (by Johns Hopkins), and we need to stay there for just under a month between December 15th to January 10th. I am not sure if Inner Harbor is the right area or if I should look in other neighborhoods. Any guidance will be highly appreciated.
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Finding a furnished rental on here will be difficult as most are unfurnished. This doesn't mean they don't exist, just not on MyApartmentMap.com. Have you tried asking the folks @ KKI? Wondering if someone over there might know better?
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