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After the jump is a graphic from Investor's Business Daily comparing post-recession consumer confidence readings from the Conference Board during the Reagan and Obama administrations. See it there or see it below, because you probably won't see it at any establishment press web site or in any of their publications.
What's remarkable about the graphic is how confidence was able to stay at or above 100 (a reading of 90 is considered the "healthy economy" benchmark) in the face of a virtually non-stop media onslaught which alternatively tried to deny the existence of the ongoing prosperity, constantly warned that another recession was just around the corner, or whined about how supposedly unfair the economy was becoming (Keep in mind that the Media Research Center didn't appear on the scene until 1987) -- which is quite different from the current establishment media cheerleading which occurs seemingly any time there's the least little sign that things might be getting better.
Here's the graph:
Here are a few paragraphs from what IBD had to say about the comparison:
The 1981-82 recession lasted almost as long as the last one — 16 months vs. 18 months — and pushed unemployment higher. Yet confidence roared back as Reagan's economic policies powered a strong and sustained recovery, with the index topping 100 most months.
What reason do people have to feel confident today?
Almost three years into the recovery, unemployment is still above 8%, household incomes are down more than 5%, gasoline prices remain at historic highs, and the economy can only eke out meager gains.
On top of this, we learned this week that housing prices are back at their mid-2002 levels. So, naturally, Obama's again making excuses and shifting blame.
And so is the press, with claims like the howler I've seen several times in the past couple of months, including in yesterday's AP coverage of consumer confidence, that the mild winter somehow "stole" economic and employment growth from the spring. If the fundamentals were right (predictable economic environment, strong but not confrontational or intimidating regulation, and the ability to get the domestic fossil-fuel resources which are there for the taking with sufficient will, to name a few), a mild winter should have buoyed even more growth. But the fundamentals aren't right.
I came across what follows in looking for something to exemplify how absolutely awful business reporting was in the mid-1980s (in my view, it was a backlash after the early 1980s when much of the business press "betrayed" the rest of their colleagues by telling readers the truth about how bad the Jimmy Carter economy was and refusing to go all-agenda, all-the-time against the Reagan tax cuts which turned the economy around).
What I found was a 27 year-old offering from, of all people, the Associated Press's Martin Crutsinger. The September 30, 1985 report which follows, titled "Business economists expect modest rebound at best," pretty much confirms that the AP reporter's career of over a quarter-century has been one of double standards -- gloom and doom when Republicans hold the White House, and sunny-side up and excuse-making when a Democrat is in the Oval Office (full report is here):
To the question of why the economists in the story were so pessimistic, the answer is that they read the papers with gloomy wire reports like Crutsinger's and watched the then-dominant broadcast TV newscasts (and CNN, which dominated cable) which had more of the same, with relatively little access to alternative interpretations. Of course they were dour.
During the period in question, key seasonally adjusted economic stats were as follows (Note: these are figures as of today; originally published figures were different, but still very positive):
- GDP growth (interactive tables are here; use the first table in Section 1) -- an annualized 3.8%, 3.4%, and (yes) 6.4$ in the first second, and third quarters, respectively, of 1985. Growth during the next four quarters averaged 2.9%.
- Jobs added per the Establishment Survey -- 1.936 million jobs added in the first nine months of 1985, an average of 215,000 jobs per month in a workforce which was over 30% smaller. Over 3 million jobs were added during the next 15 months.
- Unemployment rate per the Household Survey -- The least impressive statistic of the three, it went from 7.3% in December 1984 to 7.1% in September 1985. But that's still a point lower than the current rate of 8.1%, and it was achieved without driving people out of the workforce, which has been the primary mechanism by which the rate has come down during the past several months. By the end of 1986, the rate fell to 6.6%.
Yet in the wishful land of Marty Crutsinger, the country was in serious danger of falling into a recession.
At least with MRC, NewsBusters, and the center-right blogosphere around, people who may as well be leftist mouthpieces like Crutsinger and his colleagues don't automatically get to dictate the narrative. But they still have far more influence on it than they've earned.
Cross-posted at BizzyBlog.com.


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Felting the Land
Landscapes in Felt
de Sheila R. Thompson
Acerca del libro
"Felting the Land" is a collection of images of my artwork. "Felting" refers to the technique I use to create the landscapes. Each one is uniquely made by layering wools, silks and organic materials in a design and then hand felting them together using a wet felting method. This book contains a selection landscapes created between 2008 and 2010.
Características y detalles
- Categoría Arte y fotografía
Apaisado estándar, 25×20 cm
30 Páginas
- Fecha de publicación mar. 08, 2011
- Etiquetas textile art, Canada, Alberta, Africa, landscapes, felting
Acerca del creador
One thing I know for sure - change is inevitable. As it comes, embrace it and grow. I trained for one career and experienced another and in the process learned how to make art too. You can never have too many skill sets. As a geographer and ecologist, I was trained to interpret landscapes as layers of pattern, process, landforms and habitat. As an artist, I layer wool, silk and natural found objects to re-imagine and convey the complex texture and colour of the surface of the land. I hope to provide a fresh perspective on landscapes by recasting them as felt.
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YoungsC Sheila Thompson's landscapes are a thick description of the land, delicate and radiant. Wow!
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I don't intend to make a career out of grumbling about Vista, i just keep bumping my head. Today it was the search box. To their credit, Microsoft has attempted to make search ubiquitous (or cut off Google Desktop at the knees) by putting this feature right in Windows Explorer, and when it works (like in the Start Menu), it's great. But here's a place it doesn't work, at least not as you'd expect.
At work, we have lots of XML data. So in a directory with 2000 XML files, i wanted to find the few files with some common content. But it appears that Vista only indexes the character data, not the XML markup, in the files. That means you can't search on elements, attribute names, or even attribute values like
priority="critical": even if you search in file contents for "critical", Vista won't find it. If you manually change the file type to something like txt, now that content becomes searchable (but of course i'm not about to do that for 2000 files). So Vista gets points for trying to be smart, but it's not smart enough. Ironically, better support for XML (at least as an application format) is supposed to be one of the improvements of Vista.
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Sagalian said
Pricop said
I have this feeling that iPhone 5 will be iPhone 4S with a bigger display. :/
Exactly !! Notjing much is changed !!!The best phone these days is S3-Galaxy (Undoubtedly)
Jesus christ.. Have you seen how much they have changed on the inside? What did you expect? A round phone? A triangle-phone? iGlasses?
If it aint broken, don't fix it! The design of the iPhone5 is the perfect design for a Phone.
Since this image was made in like 2010-2011 i can only imagine that this list has doubled.
There is really no reason to have this question up for debate.
A logo should ALWAYS be made in illustrator or a vector based software.
A logo should NEVER be made in photoshop.
End of story.
When you have been using the Microsoft Intellimouse 3.0 since you got your first computer, like 10 years ago, which I have, I really can't see myself use another mouse, with a different shape.
Since the IntelliMouse 3.0 no longer is being produced (Still have 2 in stock), i'm turning to buy a Steelseries Sensei, which, in shape, is similar to IntelliMouse 3.0!
I've been waiting for Coda2 like a mad man, for about 1 year! So i was of course really really anxious to try it out!
I bought it straight away from the MAS . But after a few hours I had to ask for a refund. Why?
I think, when you take THIS long to make a major upgrade, it HAS to be perfect. Which Coda2 is not.
But let me state.. A code editor is ALL about personal preferences.
Anyways, I will be keeping a close eye on their blog, to see what features they are adding down the road.
But for now, I will return to espresso.
Okay.. I did it anyways 10.4GB now freeeeeebie!
around 20 chapters, for 1Gb? no thanks.
Whatever is on the radio
I bought things on Envato, for my customers.


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| Pensées
by Blaise Pascal
| Pensées ("thoughts") represent a defense of the Christian religion by Blaise Pascal, and are in many ways his life's work. The collection was first published in 1669, seven years after his death.— Excerpted from Pensées on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
Page scans of a 1910 printing are available.
- I. Thoughts on Mind and on Style
- II. The Misery of Man Without God
- III. Of the Necessity of the Wager
- IV. Of the Means of Belief
- V. Justice and the Reason of Effects
- VI. The Philosophers
- VII. Morality and Doctrine
- VIII. The Fundamentals of the Christian Religion
- IX. Perpetuity
- X. Typology
- XI. The Prophecies
- XII. Proofs of Jesus Christ
- XIII. The Miracles
- XIV. Appendix: Polemical Fragments
- Notes
- Index
|This work published before January 1, 1923 is in the public domain worldwide because the author died at least 100 years ago.


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From staff and wire reports
Google (GOOG) employees are testing a new mobile device that runs on the company's Android operating system, as the search giant continues its push into the wireless market and toward more direct competition with Apple's iPhone.
In a blog post Saturday, Google said the device combines hardware built by an unnamed partner with its Android software. The free software is crucial in Google's efforts to make its search engine and other services as accessible on cellphones as they already are on personal computers.
Google employees have been tweeting about their tests, but Google is providing few details.
"At Google, we are constantly experimenting with new products and technologies, and often ask employees to test these products for quick feedback and suggestions for improvements in a process we call dogfooding," the company said in its post. "This holiday season, we are taking dogfooding to a new level. Unfortunately, because dogfooding is a process exclusively for Google employees, we cannot share specific product details."
"Dogfooding" essentially means that a company and its employees use the products it makes.
Google handed the device out to employees across the globe so they could "experiment with new mobile features and capabilities" and give quick feedback, Mario Queiroz, vice president of product management, said on the company's blog.
Google's test raises questions. If Google is designing its own phone, what does that say to the hardware makers producing their own Android handsets? Motorola, (MOT)Samsung and HTC are among the companies making phones that use the Android software.
HTC won't confirm reports that it is making the so-called Nexus One device for Google.
"All that I can say is that HTC and Google continue to work closely together, and we're excited about our joint success with the G1, HTC Hero, Droid Eris and MyTouch 3G," HTC spokeswoman Linda Mills said in an e-mail. "HTC continues to have strong optimism for the future and the Android platform overall, so stay tuned."
Carriers such as Verizon (VZ) typically offer phones at heavily discounted prices as part of a subscription package. Tech analysts wonder whether Google would subsidize phones if it sold them directly.
Forrester analyst Charles Golvin blogged that a subsidized Google phone would disrupt the market on at least two fronts: Google would have to count on advertising revenue to repay the cost. Moreover, he says, "If subscribers can get a cutting-edge handset from Google, shop for the best plan and take that handset to another provider as soon as a better service offer comes out, carriers will have to rethink what loyalty means."
Such disruptions could benefit consumers reluctant to sign long-term contracts. But Golvin believes it is also a plus for operators looking for new sources of revenue through content sales, e-readers and advertising-based models. "Pressure from Google will likely force them to realize those plans more quickly."
Still, not everyone is ready to go gaga over a Google phone. Blogging for Gizmodo, John Herrman says, "Before we get carried away, a counterpoint: Google isn't magic. And the Nexus One isn't a game-changer. Not yet."
Google launched its first Android phone in September 2008, the G1 sold by T-Mobile USA. Verizon Wireless last month released the Droid, the first smartphone to run Android 2.0, and expects to launch another Android phone this year.
Contributing: Edward C. Baig
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Mini iPod Boombox: Speakers
I love the 80's... style wise. Despite the overly-teased hair and the shoulder pads, that decade wielded some very cool fashion trends. The boombox, for example. Carried over the shoulder by beach go-ers and city slickers (slicking cities, no doubt) alike. Although the look remains cool, it is altogether too impractical to carry a boombox every where you go, and, unfortunately, cassette tapes have gone the way of the Quagga (i.e. extinct). So, Cardboard Classics offers a solution: iPod/mp3 speaker that are less than half the size (and the price) of a classic 80's boombox. Furthermore, this is made out of cardboard (except for the actual speakers, of course), so you environmentalists out there don't have to worry about a few pounds of plastic and wires decomposing over time... just the tiny speakers and 2 AA batteries!


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Long before she learned to manipulate an 8,000 horsepower Ford Funny Car and years before she applied those lessons to earn back-to-back victories in drag racing's biggest single event, the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals at Indianapolis, Ind., Ashley Force Hood earned a Communications degree from Cal State-Fullerton.
That formal education, a requisite for mother Laurie's support of her racing career, began to pay dividends last year when the 29-year-old opted out of the cockpit of the Castrol GTX Mustang to await the July birth of her son, Jacob John Hood.
To fill the hours not devoted to her pending parenthood, the former high school cheerleader began a new job as President of John Force Entertainment, a position in which she has finally has been able to utilize all the skills she developed in her television and film classes at Fullerton.
As President of JF Entertainment, Force Hood took on the responsibility of managing a company charged with the task of expanding the JFR brand beyond the sometimes limited scope of straight-line drag racing.
Among the first projects developed by the company was "Destination Force," a graphic novel loosely based on the career of Ashley's famous father, 15-time NHRA Funny Car Champion John Force.
JF Entertainment also developed the popular internet series, "Nitro Rewind," that focused last year on Funny Car and Top Fuel racing, produced several commercial projects for individual racetracks and sponsors began developing a documentary on Force's comeback from a devastating 2007 crash at Dallas, Texas.
In her second year away from the competitive arena, Force Hood also is overseeing the completition of several additional projects including her dad's authorized biography, a "day at the races" children's book she has authored, and, possibly, a John Force Racing animated TV series.
"This has been a great opportunity for me to use the education my parents provided me to benefit the overall John Force Racing effort," Force Hood said. "It's different, not being in a race car, but I'm never far away from the sport."
Force Hood will continue to work with Brent Travers, producer/director of the "Driving Force" series that aired for two seasons on A&E Network, along with Josh Miller, JF Entertainment's video editor, Indy-based graphic designer Brandon Baker and JFR Public Relations Director Elon Werner.
Nevertheless, she has remained close to the on-track action especially since husband Dan remains an integral part of Mike Neff's bid for the Full Throttle championship that just eluded him in 2011. Furthermore, she hasn't ruled out a return to the cockpit herself.
With 16 final round appearances, 15 No. 1 starts, back-to-back Top 3 finishes in her last two seasons on tour and Auto Racing All-America Second Team recognition in 2009, Force Hood obviously stepped aside while at the top of her game.
After an apprenticeship in sportsman racing that included a stint in Super Comp followed by graduation to a Top Alcohol Dragster division in which she won five times in a Jerry Darien-prepped A/Fuel car, Ashley showed in her rookie Funny Car season flashes of the form that would make her one of the sport's most popular young stars.
Winner of the Auto Club of Southern California's Road to the Future Award as the 2007 Rookie-of-the-Year, she became the first woman ever to win an NHRA Funny Car event in 2008 and, a year later, the first to lead the points during the NHRA's Countdown to 1 playoffs (before ultimately finishing second).
Regardless of what the future holds, Ashley's legacy will be that she forever changed the perception of the Funny Car category and, more significantly, of women race car drivers as a whole. Before she turned pro, conventional wisdom suggested that the Funny Car simply was too physically challenging for a woman.
She quickly proved otherwise. Not only did she win four races and contend for the championship, she proved to be terrific in those situations in which everything doesn't go according to plan. When she crashed at Seattle in her rookie year, she was calm and calculated in her assessment of what occurred and what she would do differently the next time.
It would not be the last time she was in trouble on the track but it would be the last time she wasn't able to save the car. Despite her status as a role model for young women entering the sport, Ashley never has been comfortable with being characterized as the "most successful female driver in Funny Car history."
"Yes, I am a female driver, but I had nothing to do with that," she said. "That was God and my parents. Someday, though, if we could have an all-female team, now that would be something to talk about. To have females as the mechanics, the tuners and the driver would be amazing (and) I think it will happen in my lifetime. There are so many girls in Jr. Drag Racing and the sportsman categories and those are the ones that (eventually) will move up to the professional level."
With her pedigree, her Hollywood good looks and her accessibility, Ashley has enjoyed as much success off the track as on it. In 2008, she accepted the Female Athlete of the Year Award from the Los Angeles-based Jim Murray Memorial Foundation. Before that, she won AOL Sports' inaugural "World's Hottest Athlete" poll, beating New England Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady in a tournament-style final.
One of the stars of Driving Force, which chronicled her development as a driver, she twice appeared on NBC-TV's The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as well as on ABC-TV's Good Morning, America and on the reality series Designing Spaces. She also did a stint as a guest DJ on Los Angeles radio station KCRW-FM.
That's pretty heady stuff for an admitted tomboy who once considered a career as a crew member, the basis for her decision to take elective courses in auto shop and welding while attending Esperanza High School where she was a varsity cheerleader.
Ashley's "need for speed," of course, is all in the genes. In addition to her father, who has won a record 133 NHRA tour events and 15 championships, her mother Laurie is licensed to drive a Super Comp dragster, her schoolteacher sister Brittany, 25, is eyeing a possible Top Fuel career and youngest sister Courtney, 23, will compete for Rookie-of-the-Year honors this year in a JFR Ford Funny Car sponsored by TRAXXAS.
Surprisingly, for all her on-track success, Ashley never seriously considered a driving career until her father sent her to Frank Hawley's Drag Racing school as a 16th birthday present. She was hooked.
Nevertheless, even though she began racing sportsman cars out of high school, mother Laurie insisted that before she embarked on a full-time career, she had to earn her college degree. As a result, she spent her weekends racing and her weekdays in school, ultimately graduating in 3½ years.
Considering her new responsibilities at JF Entertainment, it seems that maybe it's mother who knows best.


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Theater Reviews
{mosimage}GO ECHO ONE ACTS 2006: Evening B I once mistook my wife for a hat salesman, says widower Hank (Victor Raider-Wexler) in Padraic Duffys Old Hat to a woman (Tara Karsian) whod rather be left alone to eat her sandwich on a park bench than be pestered to buy Hanks defiled fedora for thousands of dollars, or engage in his absurdist word games. The line is a nod to neurologist Oliver Sacks and his collection of stories from the mental ward (The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat), and Duffy uses this meeting of two aging souls, and the diversionary logic initiated by Hank, to speak about a world where reality is murky, and language sends us spinning into parallel universes. Chris Fields stylishly directs these charming actors in this as well as in Duffys other play on the bill, Somethings Hidden Inside the Couch, about a couch potato named Freddy (Christopher Shaw) who vomits pennies from heaven and calls himself a playwright not because he writes plays but because hes sad, drunk and Irish. His abrasive wife (Jacqueline Wright) has what is probably the most penetrating line in any play seen locally this year: You want to talk about the future of theater? Id rather stick a knife in my eye. She may or may not be having an affair with a character who may or may not be residing inside the couch. Ask Ionesco or Dario Fo. Theyll straighten it out for you. Echo Theater Company at the McCadden Place Theater, 1157 N. McCadden Pl., Hlywd.; in rep with Evening A, call for schedule; thru June 11. (800) 413-8669. (Steven Leigh Morris)
GO BACKWARDS IN HIGH HEELS Despite the title, Jim Henrys new play is not about Ginger Rogers. Henry (The Angels of Lemnos) is writing about love and marriage a 61-year union that embraces birth, death, infidelities, menopause, Snickers bars and pornographic nicknames. The play is set in a metaphorical attic of memory, richly imagined by set designer Desma Murphy and filled with the flotsam of long and busy lives. This nonlinear lacework of jumbled recollections produces an Act 1 that feels fragmented, but Act 2 pulls the scattered pieces together. Michael Angelo Keeler (Michael Dempsey) and his wife, Jen (Taylor Gilbert), meet at a dance, fall in love, spawn a child and grandchild, separate, and come together again. Shauna Bloom and Shaun OHagan change characters and costumes busily to play all the other people in Michael and Jens lives. There are some credibility problems: Michael is, at various times, a plumber, a GI in World War II, a clerk in a menswear store, a television salesman, an unemployed drunk, and improbably the author of a Pulitzer Prizewinning novel. Director Ken Sawyer elicits fine, layered performances from his able actors but cant avoid some awkwardness in the constant shifts of time and place. Road Theater Company, 5108 Lankershim Blvd., N. Hlywd.; Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 2 p.m.; thru July 29. (866) 811-4111. (Neal Weaver)
THE BUBBLY BLACK GIRL SHEDS HER CHAMELEON SKIN Kirsten Childs wrote the music, book and lyrics for this uneven coming-of-age musical about a black womans road to self-realization and the musical stage. A child in the 60s, the vulnerable Viveca (Lori Woodall) dreams of being both white and the worlds greatest dancer. Beat out for the fairy princess role by a more willowy grade school classmate (Fredericka Meek), and consigned in adolescence to wallflower status, she eventually grabs the wheel of her destiny and moves to New York, where she treads water in a secretarial pool while auditioning madly against her equally desperate peers. Initially bogged down by Woodalls whiny kiddie persona and a confusing mélange of styles, the piece and Woodall herself gathers steam midway, and by plays end were cheering her on. A few too many (21) musical numbers include a couple of forgettable ballads and several heavy-duty songs about war and injustice. The most entertaining and well-written numbers are satiric, fast-paced and involve Vivecas personal struggle. Lindsey Gearhart directs a tight, spot-on ensemble, who deliver well on choreographer Tom Pardoes spunky dance routines. Pico Playhouse, 10508 W. Pico Blvd., L.A.; Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 7 p.m.; thru June 11. (310) 204-4440. (Deborah Klugman)
CHALET MIRABEL In their new musical, the husband-and-wife team of composer-lyricist Parmer Fuller and playwright Narcissa Vanderlip recall their first meeting as American kids dumped by rich parents at a posh boarding school in Switzerland. The institutions overriding orderliness and harsh discipline are intended to mold fine adults, but they tend to break the spirits of the young inmates. Fuller and Vanderlip strive to emulate the charm and sentimentality of The Sound of Music, but out of 18 songs none even has a catchy tune. Although there are some fine voices in the cast, most of the singing is presented in an almost speaking recitative. The large ensemble does its best under Larry Sousas often energetic direction and choreography, highlighted by the very talented Lili Fuller and Brian Jordan Alvarez as youthful versions of the writers. Ensemble Theater Company at the Miles Memorial Playhouse, 1130 Lincoln Blvd., Santa Monica; Thurs.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 4 p.m.; thru June 11. (310) 202-9229. (Tom Provenzano)
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THE CHALK CIRCLE Even after 60 years, Bertolt Brechts mordantly funny The Caucasian Chalk Circle mirrors the entrenched greed, cynicism and brutality of our era. Director K.J. Cowan and Rochelle Abbots adaptation is modestly updated and sleek, sacrificing nothing in the alteration. Brecht based the play on an ancient Chinese parable about two womens claims on a small boy, one inspired by motherly love, the other by selfishness. The action unfolds in war-torn Russia where peasants are arguing over the use of land. One group decides to teach the other a lesson by performing a play, which takes us to the story of the servant girl Grusha (Jazz Beato), who finds herself in charge of the governors infant son during a time of insurrection. She takes off on a serendipitous journey where she eludes soldiers, encounters greedy countrymen, marries a dying man and eventually finds herself in court with the childs real mother (Carrie Lazar), presided over by the rascally Azdak (Corey Mendell Parker), who administers the chalk test to determine who gets custody of the child. This spirited production has some shortcomings, starting with the uneven performances with the exception of Beato. Most troublesome is the labored singing of Shonnese C.L. Coleman. Attic Theater & Film Center, 5429 W. Washington Blvd., L.A.; Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; thru July 2 (added perfs June 4, 11 & July 2, 6 p.m.). (323) 525-0600, Ext. 2. (Lovell Estell III)
GO THE CHERRY ORCHARD Bart Delorenzos staging of Chekhovs end-of-an-era masterwork carries some contextual resonance of being the closing production of this theater company. Yet it amps up the plays vaudeville threads at the expense of its soulfulness especially since many of the gags arent yet tuned. This production hangs on the neurotic gravity of Leo Marks earnest student, Trofimov, and Maria OBriens weirdly idiosyncratic Madame Ranyevskaya, the sincerity of whose performance drew me into a kind of mousetrap of growing emotion. Evidence Room, 2220 Beverly Blvd., L.A.; Thurs.-Sun., 8 p.m.; thru July 2. (213) 381-7118. (Steven Leigh Morris) See Stage feature next week.
GO GARDEN OF REASON It is rare to find a show that has both shades of Ministry and Cirque du Soleil, but MyoKyo Productions has successfully blended elements of industrial hard rock and acrobatic aerials in a refreshing dance performance that offers a unique interpretation of the journey of humankind since the Garden of Eden. Presented in a series of vignettes, the performance begins with a trancelike temptation of Eve, who is presented in duality as both Earth Eve (Josie Walsh) and Spirit Eve (Maude Maggart). Duality remains a theme throughout the performance, showing up in Walshs choreography, Kiyomi Haras costumes, Justin Huens lighting and Paul Riveras set design. Rivera also doubles as the Creator, a dark, puppet-master-like figure on stilts who is featured on lead guitar and vocals and looks like he was plucked off of the cover of Izzy Stradlins first (and only) album with the Ju Ju Hounds. As the other featured vocalist, special guest Maggart showcases her beautiful voice in the piece, though her philosophical interludes with the audience could have been skipped. Walshs direction is crisp, effectively using simultaneity without compromising clarity, and her choreography is innovative, highlighting the athleticism of the dancers in the company. MyoKyo at the Ivar Theater, 1605 N. Ivar Ave., Hlywd.; Thurs.-Sat., 8:30 p.m.; Sun., 6 p.m.; thru June 11. (323) 461-7300 or (800) 595-4849. (Mayank Keshaviah)
GO I CAPTURE THE CASTLE Dodie (Dorothy Gladys) Smith (18961990), whose book 101 Dalmations was famously Disneyfied, wrote plays that were successful in England but seldom prospered in the U.S. This piece, adapted by Smith from her novel, is redolent with the atmosphere of England in the 30s. The Mortmain family, genteel but broke, lives in a crumbling castle. Eccentric novelist father Thomas (Time Winters), afflicted with severe writers block, is married to self-dramatizing Topaz (Nike Doukas). When the wealthy American Simon Cotton (Erik Sorenson) arrives on the scene, elder Mortmain daughter Rose (Lisa Valerie Morgan) decides to marry him to solve the familys financial problems. Second daughter (and narrator) Cassandra (Rebecca Mozo) helps engineer their engagement, only to realize that she herself is in love with Simon. The characters remain blissfully unaware of social problems, and their world is populated by familiar figures of British rural domestic comedy. One half-expects Miss Marple to drop in. The script is an amusing, sweetly faded valentine, enlivened by some solid performances, including telling portraits by Mozo and Winters. Cameron Watson provides deft direction, and Victoria Profits wonderfully moldering gothic set includes the castles resident gargoyle. Hollywood Food Chain at the Forum, El Portal Theater, 5269 Lankershim Blvd., N. Hlywd.; Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; Sun., 3 p.m.; thru June 18. (800) 595-4849. (Neal Weaver)
GO WOUNDED After a successful premiere at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, the Los Angeles Theater Ensemble brings its exploration of the aftermath of the current war in Iraq stateside. This collectively written story is based on true accounts of wounded veterans who were interviewed at the Fisher House rehabilitation home in Washington, D.C. While the play doesnt lock and load at the outset, it quickly finds its target, taking us deep into the troubled psyches of veterans who suffer as much from posttraumatic stress disorder as they do from the loss of limbs and faculties. As a result, the mental and emotional baggage from combat make it difficult for them to both reconcile with loved-ones and re-enter mainstream society. A prime example of this conflict is a fierce debate on the justification for oil wars at the top of the second act that, through its own twisted logic, becomes a scarily convincing argument. The numerous split scenes with overlapping dialogue in the piece are handled effectively by director Tom Burmester, and Francois-Pierre Coutures scenic design is minimalist, emphasizing the characters physicality and their psychological struggles. The entire ensemble delivers strong performances that remind us its a long road to healing. Los Angeles Theater Ensemble at the Powerhouse Theater, 3116 Second St., Santa Monica; Fri.-Sat., 8 p.m.; thru June 17 (added perf June 11, 7 p.m.). (310) 396-3680, Ext. 3. (Mayank Keshaviah)
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Tiger Woods' Divorce Payday Drastically Lower than Expected
Tiger Woods' divorce from Elin Nordegren is reportedly finalized except for the official court filing that will take place tomorrow, and Tiger's not forking over anything close to the $750 million payday as reported by Celebuzz and many other news outlets.
The problem, according to an insider: 'Tiger isn't even worth that much.'
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Fashion's hottest names gathered at the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City for the 2016 CFDA Fashion Awards on Monday evening (June 6).
Hosted by Joel McHale, the star-studded shindig honored individuals who have shaped American fashion "from all areas of the industry and related arts, with awards being given for design excellence in womenswear, menswear and accessories as well as extraordinary accomplishments in journalism, creative vision and lifetime achievement.
Having Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen as siblings is a huge blessing according to Elizabeth Olsen, who says she is never at a loss for stylish apparel.
In her interview with PeopleStyle, the "Avengers: Age of Ultron" babe admits that her famous sisters constantly send her clothing from their various high fashion labels.
Elizabeth Olsen has brushed off rumors that she and co-star Chris Evans are dating.
The 27-year-old actress was first romantically linked to Chris, 34, when they started working together on 2014 movie Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
Showing off her posing prowess, Elizabeth Olsen is the picture of perfection on the front page of the June 2016 issue or ELLE Canada magazine.
With only eight weeks to go until "Captain America: Civil War" explodes onto the silver screen, Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Pictures is building the hype with a new preview teaser.
Stepping out for a fashionable fete, a bevy of beautiful people converged for the 2016 ELLE Style Awards in London, England last night (February 23).
Showing some love for her Japanese fans, Elizabeth Olsen showed up at Roppongi Hills Cinemas in Tokyo on Tuesday evening (June 23).
All decked out in a darling black dress, the "Godzilla" gal was in the house for the big premiere of her new film "Avengers: Age of Ultron," and there was no shortage of fanfare as she arrived.
Looking forward to the warmer months ahead, Elizabeth Olsen is featured on the front of The EDIT's Summer 2015 edition, published by Net-A-Porter.
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I wonder if it's the breastmilk itself, or the bonding/physical closeness of mom-only to baby, as opposed to everyone else feeding the baby. This is very interesting!
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Trees may be protected by either a Tree Preservation Order or by virtue of being within a Conservation Area. If either of these is the case it is usually necessary to gain permission from the council's planning service before carrying out work.
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text: 10 odd things we learned at the Doctor Who premiere We were there! We had chips with Capaldi, sang Happy Birthday and saw a familiar face... Comments Written By Radio Times staff 3:44 PM, 08 August 2014 1. No new sonic screwdriver Before donning his new costume, Capaldi starts the episode in Matt Smith's old purple coat. But that isn't the only hand-me-down from his predecessor. Asked by a young fan to describe his new sonic screwdriver ("WHAT. IS. YOUR. NEW. SONIC. LIIIKE?") Capaldi gave a straight and, for some people perhaps, disappointing answer. "It's very like the old one. Exactly like the old one." 2. Capaldi and Moffat are as confused as everyone about the Doctor's lives It used to be so simple: a Time Lord had 13 lives. Once he ran out, he died. But there's been so much mucking around with the show's rules, even the new Doctor doesn't know how long he will last. Asked directly how many lives the Doctor has, Capaldi collapsed into a smirking silence. Steven Moffat shrugged, paused, then hazarded: "26?" 3. Capaldi sings on request It was this kind of day. One Cardiff audience member (Jess from Swindon) asked if Jenna Colman and Peter Capaldi would wish her friend Sarah (presumably also from Swindon) a happy birthday. Capaldi went one better, leading the entire St David's Hall in a rendition of Happy Birthday. That's him hitting a high note in the picture. Many happy returns, Sarah from Swindon! [UPDATE: Sarah has been in touch to say she's from Tamworth, not Swindon. Sorry about that, Sarah from Tamworth!] 4. Moffat has a Weeping Angel in his garden He was probably lying or joking - or that infuriating mix of the two he uses in every interview - but when Moffat told us how Capaldi came over to his house to audition, he let slip that he has a Weeping Angel in the garden. We want one. 5. Capaldi eats chips We're so jealous of Radio Times TV Editor Alison Graham for going halfsies on a bowl of chips with the new Doctor while interviewing him. "That chip-tastic interview, in which he is funny & charming," she tweeted, probably still chewing on a delicious Doctor-approved chip, "will be in Radio Times very soon." 6. London's BFI Southbank is not Dalek-friendly... Ah, so THAT is how Daleks get up stairs. pic.twitter.com/F5YIAJVolQ — Stephen Kelly (@StephenPKelly) August 7, 2014 7. Classic and New Who collided behind the scenes It was the moment that made every Doctor Who fan in the BFI green room silently scream with glee: the first ever director of Doctor Who, Waris Hussein, asking Peter Capaldi for his autograph. The new star gladly obliged, of course. Later on, Hussein told RadioTimes.com that it was "for my collection". 8. There will be no "hanky-panky" in the Tardis When asked what his favourite line from the upcoming series is, Peter Capaldi bellowed into the microphone: "No hanky panky in the Tardis." It is, as fans of the classic series will recognise, a nod to 1980s producer John Nathan-Turner, who was often quoted as saying the exact same thing. Capaldi added: "That's my favourite line, reasons for which you'll discover. But there are lots of brilliant lines." Could he be referring to himself? Or maybe Clara and new addition to the cast, Samuel Anderson's Danny Pink? 9. Time moves on Capaldi and Coleman can't go anywhere at the moment without being mobbed - but that will change. Emerging from the BFI in London last night, we looked past the throng of fans and saw a woman in a red dress, elegantly walking along the South Bank, right past all the Whovians. Nobody turned to notice... Billie Piper. 10. First words Look away now, spoilerphobes. Look away now. The new Doctor's first line is... "Shhhh!" Like this? Share it. Facebook Twitter Google Tumblr Pinterest Blogger Reddit VKontakt Print Email


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First published in 1956, this much sought-after autobiographical recollection of Truman Capote's rural Alabama boyhood, has become a modern-day classic. We are proud to be reprinting this warm and delicately illustrated edition of A Christmas Memory, "a tiny gem of a holiday story"--School Library Journal, starred review.
Seven-year-old Buddy inaugurates the Christmas season by crying out to his cousin, Miss Sook Falk: "It's fruitcake weather!" Thus begins an unforgettable portrait of an odd but enduring friendship between two innocent souls--one young and one old--and the memories they share of beloved holiday rituals.
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Difference and Disability
Richardson, Kristina. Difference and Disability in the Medieval Islamic World: Blighted Bodies. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press, 2012. ISBN: 9780748645077.
This book outlines the complex significance of bodies in the late medieval central Arab Islamic lands.
"Did you know that blue eyes, baldness, bad breath and boils were all considered bodily 'blights' by Medieval Arabs, as were cross eyes, lameness and deafness? What assumptions about bodies influenced this particular vision of physical difference? How did blighted people view their own bodies? Through close analyses of anecdotes, personal letters, (auto)biographies, erotic poetry, non-binding legal opinions, diaristic chronicles and theological tracts, the cultural views and experiences of disability and difference in the medieval Islamic world are brought to life."


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1 pound firm tofu
1/2 cup fine bread or cracker crumbs
3 tablespoons sesame seeds
1 tablespoon nutritional yeast
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon powdered kelp
3 tablespoons olive oil or 1 egg, beaten
Easy Tartar Sauce:
1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish or chopped sweet pickles
Place tofu in shallow pan. Press out water by placing a weighted cutting board on tofu. Let tofu sit 15 to 30 minutes. Drain water.
In a pie plate or shallow bowl, combine crumbs, seeds, nutritional yeast flakes, paprika, and kelp.
Turn block of tofu on its side, and cut tofu in half lengthwise. Turn tofu back to widest side, and cut tofu into 1/2-inch slices across shorter end. You should have 12 pieces.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Oil baking sheet. Pour olive oil or beaten egg into a shallow dish. Place tofu in oil or egg, and turn to coat all sides. Next, carefully roll sticks in breading mixture until coated.
Place breaded tofu sticks on prepared baking sheet. Bake 20 to 25 minutes, turning once, or until brown and crisp. Serve with tartar sauce for dipping.
Yield: 4 servings
Note: Buy all-natural tartar sauce, or make your own as follows:
Mix mayonnaise and pickles together. Keep refrigerated until ready to serve.
Yield: 1/4 cup
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Wallabies defence coach Nick Scrivener likes to keep things simple.
In the modern, numbers-driven game, where GPS trackers and analysts heap upon coaches mounds upon mounds of data, Scrivener takes a pared-back approach.
"I was once told that the best defence tactic is to pick blokes who want to tackle," he said. "We've been working hard on having a good appetite for it, being physical. We want guys who show commitment and aggression and work rate week to week."
It has been a work in progress for the Wallabies, who conceded an average of 3.14 tries per game during the Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup series. After last weekend's much-criticised grinding 6-0 win, which was the third time Australia held a Test rival tryless under Ewen McKenzie, the Wallabies have their average down to 1.3 tries per game across the spring tour and the first two Tests against France.
McKenzie has targeted defence as a priority this year, meaning it is now Scrivener's time to shine. Not that the former Edinburgh and ARU national academy coach sat at the back and watched while the All Blacks tore through Australia's defence to score six tries in the first Bledisloe Cup match last year.
"I had a fair bit to say after a couple of those games in the Championship," he said.
"We put ourselves in the position a lot of the time of trying to play too much, and we were ill-disciplined at times, there were a lot of turnovers against New Zealand and South Africa that put our defence under enormous stress. We got the balance better as we moved forward and we saw it start to come to the fore on the spring tour."
Going on Scrivener's broad-based selection mantra - have arms, love to tackle - this weekend's third Test against France could be Rob Horne's opportunity to stake a claim for ongoing selection. Horne has emerged from a few injury-plagued seasons in the form of his life for the Waratahs and will start on the bench at his home ground on Saturday.
He hasn't played in a gold jersey since the Wallabies' second Test against the British and Irish Lions last year but was named in McKenzie's squad to play France and replaced an injured Pat McCabe on the bench this week. "Missing out on the initial [Rugby Championship] squad was message enough [from McKenzie], I went away and worked extremely hard," Horne said. "I'm not feeling vulnerable in my body anymore ... I feel like I can contribute throughout the whole game and I feel a lot better for it. This is the best I've felt, no doubt. The past two seasons I've really enjoyed my footy and that's contributed to getting my fitness levels up and playing the way I want to play."
With the series sewn up, the Wallabies are resisting the temptation to look ahead to the Bledisloe Cup, but Scrivener conceded it was good preparation. "[France] are good at set piece as well as all the bells and whistles, the offloads. They muscled up last week on us in attack and defence and that's what you're going to get against any team you play," he said. "The All Blacks like to offload, South Africa have developed their game ... It's been a good test for us in terms of the style of game, to experience a game that was reasonably loose to a game we had to win in a different way. That's going to stand you in good stead."


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In some European countries, church membership means paying more taxes
An increasing number of Germans – Protestant and Catholic alike – are leaving their churches, according to statistics compiled by The Wall Street Journal. Among the reasons cited for the decrease in membership is an unwillingness to pay a de facto increase in Germany's church tax, which is collected by the government from registered members of churches to fund those religious organizations.
The fact that church taxes even exist might surprise Americans, as the U.S. Constitution's First Amendment prohibits the government from collecting taxes for religious groups. But last year, Germany reportedly collected $13.2 billion in revenue for churches.
Many other European countries have their own religious taxes. In several cases, such taxes are voluntary and only paid by official registered members of certain churches. In other countries, taxpayers have the option to divert a certain percentage of their income to either a religious group or the state. In many cases, the churchgoer pays the tax as part of their personal income taxes and the government passes the money along to the church. A few examples:
- In Italy, taxpayers pay an "eight per thousand" tax (0.8%) and express their preference for whether the money should go to one of the religious groups listed (including the Catholic Church, several Protestant groups and the Jewish community) or the state.
- Spanish law "provides taxpayers the option of allocating a percentage of their income tax to the Catholic Church but not to other religious groups," according to the U.S. State Department.
- The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark – the country's national church – receives funding through a specific church tax imposed on members and also receives additional support from the Danish government. Denmark reports that nearly 80% of its people were church members as of 2012.
- Two other northern European countries – Sweden and Finland – also collect church taxes from members, both at rates that range from 1% to 2%.
- In Switzerland, church taxes are imposed at the canton level; most of the 26 cantons, or states, collect a church tax in some form. In some cantons, private companies must pay a church tax, according to the State Department, which also reports that some cantons collect taxes "on behalf of the Jewish community," but that "Islamic and other 'nontraditional' religious groups are not eligible."
- Iceland's church taxes are collected from members of registered religious groups – including secular humanist organizations.
In some of these countries, there are churches that will only serve those who have paid up. For instance, the Catholic Church in Germany has forbidden those who do not pay their church taxes from receiving communion.
Topics: Religion and Society, Western Europe, Religion and Government
Michael Lipka is a senior editor focusing on religion at Pew Research Center.
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It's a massive con given that there is no scientific evidence for the existence of God. I feel sorry for the fooled.
Just saying norwegian, sweedish and danish systems are flawed and people are generaly put into member registery just after beeing born allmost by default. Getting out of it on a later date usualy requires a very formal letter.. lucky that some services that has appeard in later years will help members getting out.. but still its bit of a hassle.
There are a number of flaws to the Swedish system.
If You are on social welfare the amount of money You get is based on your income after taxes. That means that the social welfare de facto pays the church membership for members in the thirteen (12 Christian an 1 Muslim) "churches" that uses the government to collect membership fees today. For any other church or organization the people who gets welfare money must pay them self.
On top of this the Catolic Church has registered people as members who are not. Over thirteen thousand swedes have been forced to fight the tax authorities to avoid the Catholic Church tax (approx. 2000-4000 SEK annually in most cases)
It might be harder to evangelize atheists if they know they'll have to pay more money in taxes as Catholics, and greedy agnostics might also leave the Church.
Correction: in Italy taxpayers may or may not devolve 8 per thousand of their total assessed dues, to the religious establishment they belong to as listed. The amount is therefore part of the payable total tax.
If they do not sign for their option, the .8% is retained by the state to finance non denominational social projects.
How is selling the sacraments, as in Germany, not the sin of simony?
you pay your tax, you get Communion, baptism, etc.
You dont pay your tax, you don't get your sacraments.
I wonder how the United Kingdom funds the Church of England. Some priests actually have seats on the House of Lords in the Parliament.
When European governments fund Churches to the tune of billions of dollars, is this an indirect way to support spread of Christianity and conversion of citizens of developing world?
Are the Churches held accountable for how they spend the money they receive from the Governments and is this information available to citizens?
It is interesting that no political group has taken it in their manifesto to oppose this tradition.
I think you have misunderstood. In almost all of these cases mentioned the church tax is only payable by the members of the respective church. Non-members do not pay the tax. So yes the government helps out with the collection of membership fees which might be subject to discussion but it normally doesn't mean that the churches are funded by the government.
Zakat is a far better system than govt. imposing tax on people. Allah hu akbar


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Google Play Music
When Apple releases a new feature for iOS, you can bet Google won't be far behind with its own app for iPhone users. In the case of iTunes Radio, it took all of a month for Google Play Music to show up in Apple's App Store — along with a free trial of its $9.99/month All Access service.
That All Access premium service includes the ability to download songs locally (for offline use), a choice of three different streaming qualities, and Google's own algorithm-driven streaming Internet radio service, ad-free. Naturally, users can buy music from Google Play and stream music from an iOS device to Google's Chromecast.
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|It has been suggested that this article be merged with Muqarnas. (Discuss) Proposed since May 2015.
Mocárabe, Honeycomb work, or Stalactite work (Arabic al-halimat al-'uliya, "the overhang") is an ornamental design used in certain types of Islamic architecture that spread throughout the Islamic world in the 12th century. The design consists of a complex array of vertical prisms resembling stalactites. The terms mocárabe and muqarnas are similar and may be used interchangeably at times, but muqarnas do not necessarily have stalactite formations. The stalactite design may be a symbolic representation of the cave where Mohammed received the Koran. Mocárabe was used on friezes, vaults, windows, arches, and columns. The Nasrid dynasty of Granada used mocárabe extensively and used it around the capitals of its columns thereby making a new order of column.
Mocárabe was constructed in a variety of materials including wood and plaster. Under the Nasrid, mocárabe was originally carved into its medium. Later on, moulds were made to cast the designs with clay or plaster. The Nasrid used mocárabe in the Alhambra, most notably in the "Sala de los Mocárabes."
Mocárabe was originally introduced to the Iberian Peninsula by the Almoravids.
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Authorities continue to investigate a fire that gutted a vacant home in St. Clair and charred several acres of surrounding land Thursday afternoon.
Franklin County Arson Investigator Jim Schuhmacher told The Missourian on Friday morning that he will seek to file arson charges against a man who said he went inside the home to start a fire in order to keep warm.
As of Friday's press deadline, the suspect had not been apprehended. His name was not released.
St. Clair Fire Protection crews were dispatched to the home at 1079 N. Lay St. at 1:49 p.m. on Thursday.
Originally, the call came in as a brush fire, Lt. Joe Van Leer said. However, when firefighters arrived, there was smoke and fire coming from the residence.
No one was injured.
St. Clair firefighters ended up issuing a second alarm because strong winds and dry conditions were helping the fire spread quickly through the thick underbrush and woods behind the home.
"There was some concern about the neighboring residences as well as a lumberyard," Van Leer said. "But we were able to maintain and control the fire before it spread."
Van Leer said some of the flames from the brush fires were as high as 20 feet.
"There was quite a bit of fire," he said. "It was spreading pretty quickly."
Firefighters attacked the fires from all sides using brush trucks to access the thick underbrush and tree areas.
The blaze was under control in about 45 minutes, Van Leer said. In all, he said 4 to 5 acres and a couple of sheds on the property burned besides the home.
The residence is located just to the north of the Crescent Village mobile home park. The owners are members of the Deaton family.
The J.C. George lumberyard and sawmill, 229 W. Springfield Road, is located just to the north of the Deaton property.
The residence that burned actually is not in the St. Clair city limits, but is surrounded on all sides by city land, St. Clair Police Chief Bill Hammack said.
Since the residence has been vacant for years, there were no utilities, including electric, going to the home.
In all, 16 fire units, including 11 from St. Clair, were on the scene. Thirty-two firefighters worked the fire. Mutual aid was provided by Union, Sullivan, Pacific and Boles.
The last units left at about 4:20 p.m.
Schuhmacher told The Missourian that the suspect allegedly had had an argument with his girlfriend, who lives in Crescent Village, and she kicked him out.
The man then went to another mobile home in the trailer park and asked the female homeowner if he could come in and get warm. Schuhmacher said the woman told him no.
"So, this woman told us that the man said he was going to go to the vacant home and start a fire to keep warm," the investigator said. "That is the scenario so far. That's what we're working on.
"We're still trying to find him."
Schuhmacher said the St. Clair Fire Protection District, St. Clair Police and the Franklin County Sheriff's Office have been extremely helpful in assisting him with the investigation.
"This is a good case of active participation and cooperation between agencies," he said.


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"In the circumstances in which we face, where there isn't very much money around, where many millions of other people are being asked to make sacrifices, where many young people in the future want to go to university, we have to find the solution for all of that," said Nicholas Clegg, the Deputy Prime Minister of England, as British lawmakers approved a plan that would raise the cap on university tuition from $5,000 U.S. to $10,000, with special exceptions going as high as $15,000. Clegg and his Liberal Democrat Party had signed a pre-election pledge not to raise tuition rates.
British university students nodded thoughtfully, considered the necessity of spending cuts to ensure the survival of a bankrupt nation, and began throwing billiard balls and flares. The streets of London are boiling over with increasingly violent rioters this afternoon. Protesters have trashed the Tory Party headquarters, and even assaulted Prince Charles' automobile. The Independent says these are the worst riots they've seen in 20 years.


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A perfect location, relevant equipment, plenty of room, vast & comfortable with careness services at the wonderful beach.
Hotel is very nice situated at the beach. Very nice big terrace open to sea where you can enjoy your breakfast, all is easy for access.Good recreation program, table tenis, boching at the beach, volleyball at the beach..Open restaurant is very nice and prices of snakes are afforadable. Hotel is 5 minutes drive from Agia Napa city centre, so around 4km, and it is at ideally quite position for resting. Very nice sandy beach just at the front of the hotel. WI-FI internet is free and access is everywhere in hotel. Gym and indoor pool are just giving a good picture of this 4 star hotel. Special programs for guests in the evening hours with music and tombola, as well as good program for children. Rooms are speciuos and good, quite large. First nice we were sent to hotel near by as our hotel was completely full. Umbrellas and beds at the beach you must pay for it.
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the open veranda/pool bar/breakfast area and its location on the golden sand beach.
great seaside location, nice sandy beach, kind and polite staff, clean rooms, well-organized animation programs (although we were not particpate in it)...Breakfast menu was also.o.k.. So, it was a pleasant (but unfortunately short) stay over there on a good - low-season - price level. We will come back, for sure. nothing special, only to pay for the sunbeds and umbrellas or the night porter with dandruff...
It´s close to the beach (~10mins walk) and close to Agia Napa city center (~15mins walk). It´s quite old but very well kept. Nothing to complain about, just old-style...
Close to the see. Not far from the local center, but far enough A hell of ants! Too noisy animation (up to 23), but closed balcony door solves the problem. Two hells of ants!
Nothing. Cockroaches, all over the place.
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Mere words cannot express how grateful and satisfied I am with Doctor Greene's work
He did a remarkable job with my Rhinoplasty I was very self conscious of my appearance I had a very noticeable deviated septum and the tip of my nose drooped not to mention a lot of breathing problems. I had concerns about my nose looking unrealistic not fitting my face but the doctor put my concerns at ease, answered all my questions and showed me photos of what my nose would look like. My nose looks better than on the simulated photos I saw originally. It looks so natural and my friends say that if they didn't know me they wouldn't be able to tell I had my nose done. I can finally sleep through the night because I breath so much better.
Beyond my Expectations - Fort Lauderdale, FL
Mere words cannot express how grateful and...
Mere words cannot express how grateful and satisfied I am with Doctor Greene's work
I chose Doctor Greene based on his credentials. Overall a great experience. Doctor Greene has impeccable manners he's easy to talk to and very professional and has a great staff that makes you feel at home.