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A makeshift memorial on the side of Northbourne Avenue signalled the passing of Lindsay the window washer, a Canberra institution.
But left untold was the story of his life: one of fleeting connections and relationships lost.
Wilted flowers and a simple sign remembered the man with the weathered face who had been something of a permanent fixture since 1990.
The day before they farewell the brother they barely knew, Ann Gibson and Billy Mitchell are piecing together what they can of Lindsay's life.
Born in Melbourne in 1966, they remembered their youngest sibling as skilled at finding trouble and spoilt by his grandmother.
"Just after his 21st birthday, he disappeared," Ms Gibson said.
"I heard from him once when he was in accident and ended up in the Alfred Hospital. He stayed with me for a couple of days and then left and that was it.
"I reckon he was 23 and from then until six months ago, I would have actually thought he was dead."
Like the countless strangers shocked by his death, his family are playing catch up with the missing years.
Details of Lindsay's life, including his full name and age, had previously been unclear. Lindsay James Mitchell was 47 when he passed away this month.
Despite being known to countless motorists passing a coin or two, some facts remain unknown.
"We knew nothing about the window washing or anything in Canberra," Ms Gibson said. "Nothing."
"We tried to find him a couple of times. The police couldn't find him, the Salvos couldn't find him so I thought he was either on an island with more money than you can poke a stick at or six feet under."
A chance meeting with a family friend and a phone call to his brother in Melbourne six months ago promised a family reunion, planned for next month.
"He said he wasn't good and hadn't been in a very good place for the past 20 years," Mr Mitchell said. "He said he was better now."
Those plans were disrupted by his death on November 7, and a call from a friend to the phone numbers listed in his wallet.
Lindsay Mitchell will be farewelled at the Norwood Park Crematorium on Wednesday at 1.30pm. The service will be followed by a wake at the Canberra City Uniting Church, metres from his familiar post.
"He had no connection to Canberra and it would have been the last place I'd thought he go," Ms Gibson said. "I would have imagined him out in the middle of nowhere, the outback somewhere with a little shanty and the black fellas."
"This was obviously the life he wanted to lead and from what his partner Jody told us when we spoke to her yesterday, he died in his sleep so that was probably the best thing too. He didn't suffer at all."
Learning about his struggle to make ends meet, Lindsay's brother and sister said they were not surprised at stories of his caring for others at the city's margins. Led by ACT Chief Minister Katy Gallagher, many tributes praised the 47-year-old's sense of right and wrong and his generosity for others in need. Some, however, remembered him and other window washers as pushy and occasionally unwilling to take no for an answer from the outside the windscreen.
"Even when he was younger, he was the type that if he had something and could give it to someone else, he would," Ms Gibson said. "We've heard here that if he had some money, he would give it to another person. He'd rather go without himself. Listening to that we think we really have missed 20 years."
Born during his father's service in Vietnam, Lindsay showed potential in a single season of suburban football, winning a best and fairest in Melbourne's Ferntree Gully.
Admitting to a "bad crim record", Lindsay told The Canberra Times in 2008 that he had two children. He told a student filmmaker that he found it hard to get work because he was on the methadone program. His siblings said Lindsay's son drowned in a pool at age four and that his daughter, thought to be in her early 20s today, was living in Queensland and likely unaware of her father's death.
Another brother, Gerald, died in 1998.
"He actually delivered his own son," Mr Mitchell said. "He didn't have a license and was going to go to hospital for the birth in the taxi but it didn't show up so he had to deliver the kid on the floor."
"We really didn't know him. Even as a kid, we didn't have a lot to do with him."
Reluctant to share much of his own story with the media, Lindsay said in 2008 that he had worked for 15 years to maintain his corner, adhering the code of Canberra's streets.
"We all know where everyone is and we stay put," he said. "Earn your corner, earn respect, you know?''
Composed but close to tears before meeting with ACT police and the funeral celebrant, Ms Gibson said the planned reunion would have had her brother in his element.
"It should never have taken 20 years for it to happen. Even if he was in a bad place or in jail or whatever, we should have known. To lose that contact and not know was the hard thing."


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Yesterday I revealed an exciting announcement, that I would be one of the 5 Australian Bloggers competing for a chance to have their own Revlon Nail Polish colour collection produced. The project is called Revlon Inspires and so far I have only shown you a couple of photos of the three colours I have selected, Dreamer, Elegant and Bewitching. Now it is time to show you the swatches!
Dreamer Swatches
Dreamer is a bright sky blue cream.
Elegant Swatches
Elegant is a soft nude cream.
Bewitching Swatches
Bewitching is a vibrant pink-red cream.
Now remember, you need to show me and Revlon how these colours inspire you, how you would wear the polishes and the colours. Here is how to do it:
Ways To Share Your Inspiration
There are lots of ways to share with me your inspiration and doing so will help me to complete my next task in this competition (more details on that soon). So please, do as many as you can so we can create something amazing!
Twitter: Tweet me photos, videos or anything else that illustrates how my colour collection inspires you. You must include @PlasticDiaries (so I can see the tweet!) and #RevlonInspires+ #TPD.
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Pinterest: Create a board or simply post individual photos that illustrates how my colour collection inspires you. You must tag me Kimmi @ The Plastic Diaries (so I can see the picture!) and #RevlonInspires + #TPD.
See the swatches, help me create a mood board and find out the inspiration behind the collection.
What do you think of my Revlon Inspires collection? Would you wear any of them? Do you have a favourite? Let me know by commenting below!
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Recycling is not optional, it is essential - that is why we need the cash-for-containers scheme. This scheme involves the payment of about 10¢ for each container that is returned for recycling. This encourages people to return them instead of chucking them onto the street, into general rubbish bins or anywhere else.
In South Australia, the cash-for-containers scheme has been extremely successful in increasing the recycling rate, reducing litter, reducing the costs of waste management to local government and providing recycling options.
So why don't we have it in NSW or indeed nationally? Because large beverage companies such as Coca-Cola oppose the introduction of such schemes, arguing that the increased cost to consumers would have a significant impact on their sales. But this is ridiculous - if the cost of buying a drink includes an extra 10¢ and this amount is able to be recovered by the consumer by returning their container, then what is the problem? Surely consumers are smart enough to do the maths on this one.
Coca-Cola needs to recognise that people buying drinks think too, and many people buying these drinks want to see better environmental protection. That is the direction of the future - who can argue with that?
Well Coca-Cola can, that is who. The Northern Territory tried to implement a cash-for-containers scheme recently but Coca-Cola took it to court and luckily the Northern Territory won. What is Coca-Cola's problem? It seems a lot of it is ideological - it simply does not want the government telling it what to do or interfering in its operations, and it wants the consumer to have ''free choice''. It also does not want the complexity of getting involved in recycling - that requires some effort and changes to operations. It prefers to leave recycling to everyone else, including councils.
But you only have to go down to the Cooks River in Sydney to see that doing nothing results in a big problem. Any day down there you will see thousands of bottles either in the river or on the banks. It is a disgrace.
That is why I and my fellow students at Canterbury Girls High School decided to take a stand. We want to live in a place that is clean and where people care for their environment and take steps to protect it for future generations. As a first step we decided that we wanted the school to minimise its purchase of bottles. Our principal found a grant from the Sea Life Conservation Fund that allowed us to purchase a water bottle refill station. Once it was installed, we asked the canteen to stop selling plastic water bottles so students could use reusable bottles to minimise their waste.
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We know that our actions alone will not be enough, but it is important to follow through on a principle and to take a stand.
So we say to Coca-Cola, step up, be smart, move with the times and take care of our environment.
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Los Algondes is famous for its large number of doctors and dentiists who offer top-quality medical care at bargain prices, but I don't come for the doctors, as I come for the food!
Birrieria El Paisa: Specializes in grilled chicken, and serves it with rice, beans, corn tortillas, and a whole restaurant of friendly staff, in Los Algodones, Baja California.
Mariscos La Palapita: Kathy sells mariscos, that's it, but the mariscos she sells are fresh, expertly prepared, and truly delicious!
La Parrilla Resaurant and Bar: Features comfortable patio dining, full service bar, friendly service and delicious, expertly prepared food.
El Gourmet Restaurant: Offers a great place to relax, drink beer, watch people, and enjoy good food. Caters to the taste of American and Canadian tourists.
Molcas Taco Shop: Simply the friendliest restaurant in town! Features authentic, Mexican street food, grilled on a charcoal-fired grill on the street in front of the restaurant. I love this place and I love the friendly staff!
Taqueria El Poblamo: Large taco operation that cooks many varieties of tacos and tortas while you watch, and chat with the cook and other staff members.
Carnitas El Ruly's: Small husband and wife stationary taco trailer that sells pork tacos and carnitas.
Noname Tacos: Operated by two guys who specialize in carne asada tacos... but no name is painted on the very stationary trailer. Delicious tacos and friendly service in Los Algodones.
NoName Tacos: Another taco stand without a name, but they serve delicious tacos, cooked on the sidewalk, in downtown Mexicali.
Tacos Banny: Located on the west end of Mexicali, this family owned and operated taco stand serves some of the best tacos de tripas that I have ever eaten.
Torta Lady Delores: This lady serves delicious, rock-bottom priced tortas on a street corner in downtown Mexicali, across from the famous Hotel del Norte. Awesome tortas and service with a smile.
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Tacos Los Panchos: A father and son tag-team of taco makers, Los Panchos is a fun place to eat, and they serve inexpensive and delicious tacos.
Asadero Almada: If you're near the busy intersection of Calle and Av. Madero, Asadero is the place for fine tacos.
Jack In The Box: Not exactly serving Mexican food, or even located in Mexico, Jack serves fine, fast food, north of the border in nearby Calexico.
Bar Don Pedro: Here's a fun place to grab a cold beer and relax, and mingle with the locals. They don't serve food, but the beer is cold, and the people are friendly.
El Vagabundo: Family owned and operated, this restaurant serves delicious tacos at prices so low that you can afford to stuff yourself.
Tacos El Joven: Morph a tire shop with a taqueria, and you have an idea about this restaurant. Beware: This restaurant serves delicious tacos after the tire shop closes...
Tacos El Guero: Modern, busy, not your typical family-owned taqueria, this restaurant serves mouth-watering tacos and it's a favorite of the local residents.
Taqueria La Cuerta: Large, busy taqueria that specializes in mesquite-grilled carne asada tacos, but they serve almost any variety of taco that you can imagine.
El Sabnoso: Combine delicious seafood tacos, low prices and some of the most beautiful women in Tecate, El Sabnoso is a winning combination.
Tacos El Paisano: Located on busy Bvd. Benito Juarez, El Paisano is a busy taco restaurant that serves delicious tripe tacos, at very low prices.
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Ancient Rome, slavery, senatorial intrigue, the spread of Christianity, the Colosseum's circus of horrors - but Blasetti's credo of 'historical realism' founders on the proselytising melodrama of Cardinal Wiseman's source novel, and the result is awfully dull, until the spectacular violence of the climax. In her form-hugging costumes, Michèle Morgan (Fabiola) looks good enough to eat, a proposition almost put to the test by those Colosseum lions. Michel Simon as her dad, the genial Senator Fabius, is murdered far too soon for the film's own good: the appreciative way he eyes Fabiola is about all the picture has to offer by way of Roman decadence. An American dubbed version cut to 97 minutes is also around.
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Gino Cervi
Paolo Stoppa
Louis Salou
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ALCOFFEE-L ArchivesArchiver > ALCOFFEE > 2007-03 > 1174691031
From: "Pat Overby" <>
Subject: Re: [ALCOFFEE] ....picture of Macedonia school in Alabama
Date: Fri, 23 Mar 2007 18:03:51 -0500
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Hey Phyllis,
Mrs. Tera Byrd Averett was a teacher at the Enterprise Elementary School
during the 40's and 1950. She taught my oldest brother and several of my
sisters in school. Maybe someone in the Byrd/Averett family still has a copy
of this picture that Judy Borecky is wanting.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Phyllis J. K. Owens" <>
To: "APO alcoffee list" <>
Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 2:32 AM
Subject: [ALCOFFEE] I need help again.....picture of Macedonia school in
> Might anyone have a copy of the photograph mentioned below, please?
> Phyllis J. K. Owens
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Judy Borecky .....
> To: Phyllis J. K. Owens
> Sent: Sunday, March 18, 2007 2:40 PM
> Subject: picture of Macedonia school in Alabama
> Dear Phyllis,
> I have a unique request and will gladly pay for any trouble that my
> request might cause. There is a picture of the old Macedonia School taken
> 1925-1926 and I would give anything for a copy. Tera Byrd Averett was the
> teacher and I believe the school was located in or near Coffee County or
> Enterprise, Alabama. My father is in the picture along with his twin
> sister who still lives in Enterprise. Her name is Ethel Richburg and she
> will be 94 years old in November. It is a large picture taken at the end
> of the school year when they went on a picnic. My grandmother, Mrs. Zeke
> Martin is in the picture, along with all of her eight children. My father
> and Aunt Ethel were twins and he passed away in 1960. If I had a copy of
> this picture I could give it to my mother who is turning 100 years old on
> the 27th of April. She was born in Vidalia, Ga. in 1907 and was married to
> my father in Enterprise in 1935. His name was Eldridge J. Martin and they
> called him Bud.
> My husband and I live in Escondido, Ca. and we have three sons and four
> grandsons. We have four generations living here and value our Martin
> relatives who still live in Alabama. I am visiting there next month. I
> still have seven Martin cousins in the area. There are probably over 60
> people in the Macedonia School picture and I wonder if anyone in your area
> has a copy for me. My email is ..... Thank you so much and
> I love Alabama. My best friend here is from Alabama and we have such fun
> together. I am 66 years old and she is 70. When we are together, we are
> like high school girls again. God bless your family and I send best wishes
> from California to you.
> Most sincerely,
> Judy Borecky
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> Come visit with us to research and know our people and history of Coffee
> County, Alabama.....you will find us downhome and most friendly here.
> Also, while online, please visit the Coffee County ALGenWeb Project
> website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alcoffee and the Pea River Historical
> and Genealogical Society at http://www.rootsweb.com/~alprhgs
> Please support our PRH&GS with your annual membership by submitting $15
> ($20 after 12/31/2006 to PRH&GS, Attn: Phyllis J. K. Owens, P.O. BOX
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bergenPAC to Present THE ROCK'N'BLUES FEST with Ten Years After and More, 8/16
CANNED HEAT: Woodstock veterans gained world fame with "Going Up The Country." Canned Heat rose to fame because their knowledge and love of blues music was both wide and deep. Emerging in 1966, Canned Heat was founded by blues historians and record collectors Alan "Blind Owl" Wilson and Bob "The Bear" Hite. Drawing on an encyclopedic knowledge of all phases of the genre, the group specialized in updating obscure old blues recordings. Applying this bold approach, the band attained two worldwide hits, "On The Road Again" in 1968 and "Going Up The Country" in 1969. These were inspired interpretations of the late 1920s blues recordings by Floyd Jones and Henry Thomas.
Canned Heat gained international attention and secured their niche in the pages of rock 'n roll history with their performances at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival (along with Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin and The Who) and the headlining slot at the original Woodstock Festival in 1969. Alan Wilson was already renowned for his distinctive harmonica work when he accompanied veteran bluesman, Son House, on his rediscovery album, "Father of the Delta Blues." Hite took the name Canned Heat from a 1928 recording by Tommy Johnson. They were joined by Henry "The Sunflower" Vestine, another ardent record collector and former member of Frank Zappa's Mothers of Invention, capable of fretboard fireworks at a moment's notice. Rounding out the band in 1967 were Larry "The Mole" Taylor on bass, an experienced session musician who had played with Jerry Lee Lewis and The Monkees and Adolfo "Fito" de la Parra on drums who had played in two of the biggest Latin American bands, Los Sinners and Los Hooligans and then with The Platters, The Shirelles, T-Bone Walker and Etta James.
PAT TRAVERS: "Live! Go for What You Know" influencing generations of guitarists since 1976. Pat Travers is a Canadian rock guitarist, keyboardist and singer who began his recording career with Polydor Records in the mid-1970s. Pat Thrall, Nicko McBrain, Mick Dyche, Tommy Aldridge, Peter "Mars" Cowling, Barry Dunaway, Jerry Riggs, Carmine Appice and Micheal Shrieve are some of the noted musicians who have been members of the Pat Travers Band through the years. Kirk Hammett of Metallica has cited him as one of his favorite guitar players.
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Senator Tkaczyk Announces Veterans Credit for NY Civil Service Exams
State Senator Cecilia Tkaczyk today announced good news for Veterans -- the passage of legislation in the State Senate allowing veterans and disabled veterans credits to be added to civil service examination scores.
"The military training our veterans receive provides valuable leadership skills and experiences that are highly desirable to any employer, including State and local governments," Tkaczyk said. "So while this measure will help veterans, I believe it will also benefit our civil workforce."
Senate Bill S.280 will allow the five point veteran's credit to be added to civil service examination scores even if eligibility is established after the examination has been taken. Veterans applying the credits will be less limited by time constraints, making them more likely to be hired to civil service positions including the state police.
Senator Tkaczyk noted that Veterans are also more likely to be unemployed than the average citizen, and, she said, "they deserve better after serving our country. With this bill we can increase employment opportunities for our vets, and put their extensive training and experience to work for the people of New York."


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On 5/3/12 investigators from the Sherburne County Sheriff's Office, the FBI and the Becker Police department arrested Gregory Shartle,
29, Becker, MN for the possession and distribution of child pornography and booked him into the Sherburne County Jail.
According to Sheriff Joel Brott, investigators from the Sherburne County Criminal Investigation Division (CID) had received information from FBI agents concerning an individual that was possessing and distributing child pornography.
Through investigation, investigators were able to obtain a search warrant for a residence in the 12000 block of Carole Drive in Becker, MN. During the search, investigators located numerous computers and a internet computer server system owned and used by Shartle.
Shartle was taken into custody without incident and remains in the Sherburne County Jail pending arraignment.
The Sheriff's Office was assisted by the FBI and the Becker Police Department.


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The movie begins on the Mississippi River in Arkansas, where two teenagers, Ellis (Tye Sheridan) and Neckbone (Jacob Lofland) are on a small boat. They arrive on an island, and set a timer on their watches to remind them when to get back on the boat. The boys search the island, stopping only to smash a cottonmouth snake with a rock, eventually finding what Neckbone had promised: A medium-sized boat stuck in a tree, 20 feet off the ground. The boys climb the tree and explore the boat, dreaming about getting it down, fixing it up, and making it theirs. A search of the boat's cabin reveals some adult magazines and some fresh food rations. Ellis realizes someone is living in the boat. The timer goes off, and the kids retreat to their boat.
Upon arriving back at the shore, they discover footprints and realize someone has visited their boat. Mud (Matthew McConaughey) reveals himself, fishing and smoking a cigarette. The three exchange banter, with Neckbone fully distrusting Mud, but Ellis becoming intrigued, particularly after they determine that they know some of the same people in town. Mud says he's waiting for someone, and if the boys provide him with food while he waits, the boat is theirs. Ellis agrees, and the boys get in their boat and head home.
Ellis shows up at his Dad's business later than he had intended. His father (Ray McKinnon) is curt, but understanding. The two fill the back of their truck with fish and head out on the town to make deliveries. At the end of the day Ellis receives $5 for his help. They head back home, which is a crude houseboat on the Mississippi River. Ellis' parents clearly have a strained relationship. When his parents go to bed, Ellis fills his backback with canned goods from their cupboard.
The next day, the boys return to the island with food for Mud. He is grateful, and the two groups swap stories. The boys notice that Mud keeps a gun in his pants and become alarmed. Mud says that he only has two things for protection: His shirt and his pistol. He tells them that they have nothing to fear from him. He goes on to tell them who he's waiting for: his woman, Juniper. He describes her beauty in detail, all the way down to the tattoos on her hands: a pair of swallows. They boys leave the island.
The next day. the two boys are sitting outside Neckbone's trailer, discussing the merits of Mud and the boat in the tree. Inside the trailer music plays, as Neckbone's Uncle (Michael Shannon) has sex with his girlfriend. The boys' discussion is interrupted when the girlfriend comes flying out of the trailer, upset with the uncle for trying to do something "ungentlemanly"... As she escapes to her car, she stops to tell Ellis and Neckbone to always treat a woman like she's a Princess, but the boys are too distracted by her cleavage to hear a word she says. The girlfriend departs, as do the boys.
Later, the boys are at a gas station across from a Piggly Wiggly Supermarket where all the high school kids are hanging out in the parking lot. Eventually an older boy gets a bit too physical with his girl (Bonnie Sturdivant), and she protests. Ellis comes flying across the street and slugs the boy in the face. As the boy retreats, Ellis and the girl, May Pearl, exchange pleasant flirtations, despite the fact she is several years older. She invites him to look her up. Their conversation is interrupted by Neckbone's sighting of of hot woman (Reese Witherspoon) exiting a nearby hotel and entering the supermarket. The two quickly follow and watch her from within the store. Ellis notices a pair of swallow tattoos on her hands and realizes that this is Mud's woman.
The next day back at home, Ellis' neighbor Tom Blankenship (Sam Shepard) is sitting on his roof, sniping cottonmouth snakes in the river with a pellet gun. Another conversation between Ellis' parents becomes heated, and it's clear that their relationship is nearing a breaking point. Ellis departs and returns to the island with more rations, as well as news of Mud's woman. Mud is elated, and he writes a note for Ellis to deliver to her.
The following morning, the boys devise a plan to find Juniper's motel room. They load up Neckbone's dirtbike with fish, and start going door-to-door at the motel, pretending to sell fish. Several doors into the effort, they come across her motel room, the door open, with a mafia-style gentleman named Carver (Paul Sparks) beating her up on the floor asking for the location of Mud. Ellis rushes in and immediately gets slugged in the face. Before Carver can finish pummeling Ellis, Neckbone enters with two bags of fish, exclaiming that they're just selling fish. Carver stops his assault and exits. Juniper is grateful for Ellis' help, and is shocked when he gives her the note from Mud. She passes on a message to give right back to Mud.
Fade to the next day, the boys make the delivery and tell Mud about the incident. Mud tells them to be very careful, but to please keep an eye on her. Upon returning home from Mud, Ellis looks up May Pearl in the phone book and asks her on a date. She agrees. They go to a bonfire later. He gives her a little bracelet and they make small talk before she gives him a little kiss. Ellis believes he now has a girlfriend, and is quite pleased with himself. Upon returning home, Ellis' father is waiting for Mud on the porch. He is drunk, and he tells Ellis that he loves him before revealing that his Mom wants a divorce. They're going to lose the houseboat, and she's moving to an apartment upriver. Ellis is devastated. He sneaks out of his bedroom and takes the boat to see Mud. Ellis makes his delivery and the two sit and talk about life and women in a very touching scene. Mud gives lots of good advice about love.
On to the next day, Ellis is on a car ride with his mother, having an awkward conversation about the divorce. Their discussion is interrupted by their arrival at a police road block. They're looking for a dangerous fugitive, and as you might imagine, the picture of that fugitive is clearly Mud. Ellis and Neckbone race back to Mud to call him on his past. Mud reveals that he killed a man who threw Juniper down a flight of stairs, causing her to lose her unborn child. The man who was roughing her up is related to the thug who roughed her up in the motel. Mud decides that there's a change of plans. He's keeping the boat since he can't escape by road. He needs the boys' help to get her down and get her running again. Neckbone asks what the kids will get in return, and Mud offers his pistol. The boys agree. Mud's next request: Go get Tom Blankenship for help. Mud calls Tom Blankenship a CIA assassin, and tells the boys that he should be able to provide aid.
The boys float over to Tom's, who is taken aback by the mention of Mud. He gets on the boys' boat and heads to the island. Once there, Tom berates Mud like a father to a son, telling him that the girl is the source of all his problems, and that he'll get no aid from him. Tom storms off, and upon being deposited back at his houseboat, tells the boys to stay away from Mud.
Cut to another day, where Ellis is helping his father load the truck with frozen fish. Ellis becomes distracted at the sight of three cars with Texas license plates pulling into a nearby motel. One is Carver. Ellis gets back to work, and the camera switches to inside the motel. Carver is joined by his father, (Joe Don Baker), who is also the father of the man Mud killed. There are roughly 8 other thugs in the room. The father asks them all to gather around and take a knee, declaring "It's time to say a prayer for the death of the man who killed my boy."
Later on, the boys are back at the supermarket, starting to gather requested supplies. Ellis sees his girl, May Pearl and calls to her, but she pretends she doesn't see him. They are interrupted by Carver, who starts to grill them on their relationship with Mud and Juniper. He offers to pay $40 for the fish, but Ellis declines. The boys depart and continue to scavenge. Tom sees them load a chainsaw and some supplies onto the boat. The boys head to Mud and give him the supplies. While the three of them talk, we learn they are being watched from a distance. It seems that Neckbone's uncle has followed them out. He silently watches.
The next day, Tom sees Ellis about to depart and calls to him. Ellis comes over and Tom tells him that he knows he's going to go see Mud. Ellis asks about Tom's CIA past, with Tom telling him that it's all a bunch of hogwash. Tom says that Mud isn't who you think, and that he's gotten into all of this trouble because of a girl who doesn't even want to be with him, who probably set him up. He warns Ellis not to mess with Mud, but Ellis blows him off and exits.
Cut to a montage of Ellis and Neckbone collecting scrap throughout the town and bringing it to Mud. Things are going quite well. One night Tom leaves a bottle of whiskey for Ellis to take to Mud. He obliges. Back on the island, Mud has had tremendous luck with the boat. It's out of the tree, but still needs more work. Mud tells Ellis that it's time to get Juniper out of there. They devise a plan.
Later on, Neckbone and his uncle are on a fishing boat, the Uncle is prepping his makeshift scuba gear--he makes money pulling clams out of the river. The Uncle asks Neckbone if he was in any trouble, assuring him that he would help. Neckbone says everything is fine, playing it all very cool. The Uncle lets the whole thing drop. Back on land, Ellis is at Juniper's motel room. He tells her the plan. Tomorrow at 5pm, meet him behind the motel. She hesitates, then agrees.
The following day the boys are preparing for the great escape. They're in Neckbone's trailer, where the Uncle is hinting that he knows what's going on, and is warning the boys to either stay far away from trouble, or "go out and get your tip wet". The boys leave, heading for their mission. They arrive at the motel. No Juniper. Her room is empty, so the boys ask the manager if they saw her leave. He tells them she went to a bar down the street. The boys pursue. Upon arriving at the bar, the boys blend in for a few minutes, ultimately finding Juniper hugging a man who is kissing her on the neck. Juniper makes eye contact with Ellis, and a mildly shocked look appears on her face. The boys are thrown out of the bar. They decide that they have to tell Mud. Nighttime has hit the island. Mud tells the boys that it's time to get a motor. They think they know where to get it. The boys break the news about Juniper. Mud is devastated, but keeps it together. He crafts a note to give to her. The boys leave.
Fade to the boys at a scrapyard. They find an old abandoned boat motor, and debate whether or not to take it. They decide nobody will miss it, and drive off on their bike with the motor in tow. Ellis now has a solo mission. He goes to Juniper and gives her the note. The note tells her that it's over. She asks that Ellis tell Mud that she understands. When Ellis presses Juniper about why she did it, she tells him that she just couldn't spend the rest of her life with him, on the run. Ellis is disgusted and leaves. As he's walking away, he turns around and looks through her window to see her crying on the bed. He leaves again.
They take the motor to Mud, who is now topless (for the ladies in the audience). He says it will do, and starts work on getting it all rigged up.Once back at home, Ellis calls May Pearl and gets her mother. He asks if she's been receiving his calls, and continually asks to talk to May Pearl. Just as he's about to talk to her, Ellis' father storms into the room and slams Ellis against the wall. He tells Ellis that a friend of his saw Ellis and Neckbone steal that motor from their neighbor's yard and they are all incredibly upset about it. He screams at Ellis for stealing a man's livelihood and demands he return the motor and apologize. Ellis says that he can't, and he'll offer to pay for it. Ellis' mother steps in before things get more physical, and Ellis departs.
Mad at the world, Ellis is driving through town on Neckbone's dirtbike, when he spies May Pearl parking in a car chatting up an older boy. Ellis approaches, asking her why she hasn't called him back. The older boy interjects and Ellis slugs him. This time the older boy gets out of the car and start pummeling Ellis until May Pearl stops him as a crowd gathers. Ellis calls her his girlfriend, a fact May Pearl adamantly denies, and joins the group in belittling Ellis. He leaves.
Later in the day, Ellis and Neckbone arrive at the island, Ellis fuming at Mud. He decks Mud and calls him a coward, crying and saying that everything Mud told him about life and love was all a lie. Ellis then storms away, Neckbone giving chase to try to talk some sense into him. Suddenly Ellis falls into a pit and is knocked out. Neckbone runs to find Ellis covered in cottonmouth snakes. He calls for Mud, who throws his shirt back on and runs to the pit. He scoops Ellis up and races him to Neckbone's boat. The three speed off with Mud checking Ellis for snakebites. He finds one. They have to get Ellis to a hospital.
Arriving onshore, Mud takes Neckbone's dirtbike and speeds Ellis off to a hospital, taking him into the ER. After safely depositing Ellis, the attendants ask Mud for information, causing him to freak out at all the people looking at him. He runs out of the hospital. The attendant finds a picture of Mud on a flier and calls the police. Fade to the mafia father getting a call at the motel.
Fade to Ellis recovering safely at home. His parents are loving on him and all seems forgiven. Ellis has no idea how he got off the island or back home. His dad tells him that a strange man brought him in. Ellis knows it was Mud. Back in town, Juniper smokes a cigarette on the balcony of her motel. She notices Mud watching from a distance. The two share a glance. She barely waves at him to acknowledge him. He waves back, as if saying goodbye, then walks off. She is left smoking her cigarette and looking down at the ground.
Slow fade one more time to a nighttime scene. Back on the island Mud and Neckbone drop the boat in the water. She floats, and the job is done. Mud keeps his word and surrenders his pistol to Neckbone, keeping the bullets for himself. Mud laments that Ellis isn't there to see this. He then tells Neckbone he needs one last favor.
Mud quietly arrives at Ellis' houseboat. He sneaks in the window of Ellis' bedroom. He lets him know that he loves him and everything will be okay. Meanwhile, bad guys are sneaking towards the houseboat, guns drawn. Mud and Ellis continue to share their tender moment, until gunshots blow holes in the wall of the houseboat. Everyone is unharmed, but the assault continues several seconds later. Mud hides Ellis under the bed, while his parents take shelter in a closet with a revolver. One assailant enters, Mud knocks him out and takes his weapon. Now we have a shootout. Mud gets the advantage until a thug sneaks behind him and prepares to shoot--until his head explodes. Cut to Tom Blankenship reloading a sniper rifle across the river. The good guys now have the advantage, particularly after Tom snipes Carver, killing him. Just when it looks like the good guys have won, a thug appears out of nowhere and shoots Mud as Mud leaps into the river. The thug is quickly dispatched by Tom.
Ellis saw Mud get shot, and ran screaming his name to the river's edge. He screams his name into the night. Fastforward a few hours, police are now at the riverboat. An office calls the unnamed mafia father and informs him that his other son has been killed. He hangs his head in sadness in the hotel room. Fade to Neckbone's uncle, under the water collecting clams by lamplight. He looks up and sees the silhouette of Mud's body float by on the surface.
Fade to a day at some point in the future. The government is tearing apart the moorings of the old houseboat. Ellis' old home floats downriver. Neckbone and Ellis watch from up the road, where Neckbone has fixed his bike. Ellis' Dad arrives and takes Ellis away, eventually dropping him off at his Mom's new apartment. His Dad says he'll see him next week and to be good to his mother since this is hard on her too. Ellis spies a group of young women and smiles at them. He's okay with this new life, and he heads inside.
Cut to Tom Blankenship, piloting the restore boat down the river. He heads below deck, where a recovering Mud is laying face down with a bandage on his back where he was shot. Tom says "Son, you need to see this." They head above deck where they see the boat is about to hit open water. They're free. Mud smiles. Cut to black.
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Der Erlkönig is one of my most favorite pieces ever. My most favorite Schubert piece, it left me creeped out for weeks after I heard it.
I have no idea what Goethe's Erkling is, but if it is creepy, I cannot read it right now b/c it is nighttime here Sad, but true. The entire thing from the girl's POV made absolutely no sense to me & I guess that is why. I hated the ending and it made me feel creeped out and confused as to what had happened.
Otherwise, I did enjoy many aspects of the piece, such as the pressure we parents can feel about the decisions we make about our children's lives. This school or that one, plastic or no, is this toxic, wow, that is expensive, etc. Yes, I am absolutely delighted by all of the Waldorf aesthetic. My daughter is also slow to warm up and academic-minded. She fits in *perfectly* at our Morning Garden class. I do know that she would flourish at a Waldorf school & I do know that she loves the atmosphere and rhythms. It wasn't just me picking this for her, it was Waldorf fitting in perfectly w/ our family. The part that stood out the most for me in the story was the mother's difficulty at finding a brown Waldorf doll. YES, THANK YOU. I know that there is writing about Steiner being a racist & I believe it. I also would not say that Waldorf toys are racist b/c that is too harsh imo, but almost all of the dolls are white. That is really bad, imo. Kids are also not supposed to use black crayons or paint b/c it is too powerfully negative. Well, some kids have black hair and eyes, so how do they draw themselves? I also thought it was funny how the mom thought the girl should like this or that thing & the kid either didn't care or didn't like it. That is so v true to life! Disappointing, but true! Oh, and I didn't like the undertone I got that knocked Waldorf methodology. Maybe that was just me..
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Children as young as five should be taught about obscure faiths which believe that plants have souls and the dead must be eaten by vultures, according to Government guidance.
They should learn about minority religions - some of which have only a few thousand British followers - alongside mainstream ones.
Children of five to have lessons on obscure faiths that believe dead people must be eaten by vultures
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an interesting item from EPT
16. Research: A player may elect to perform the research necessary to develop a new spell. The inclusion of this in the game is at the referee's option, and all of its features must be clearly specified. The referee will determine the length of time needed to develop the spell and perhaps a percentile dice roll required to achieve success; these factors will depend upon the power and difficulty of the proposed spell. No such research can be done, however, unless this bonus spell is chosen from the Group III list.
What we have here is the EPT spell research rules embedded directly in the spell list. All the bonus spells (as opposed to magics all MUs of a certain level or higher can cast) are rated group I to group III, so I tend to think of each group as roughly equivalent to two D&D spell levels. Only it's more complicated than that. Because acquiring bonus spells involves throwing dice, you can acquire a group III spell as early as your PC's 4th level or possibly never (though your chance at 11th level is 80%). Also, the group III spells don't exactly map to 5th and 6th level spells. Wish, for example, is on the group III list.
Anyway, I'm really digging on this implementation of spell research. It largely preserves the Vancian concept of spells as post-apocalyptic remnants. Most magic-users work within the framework of the small list of known magics, presumably left over remnants from the Age When Everything Was Super Awesome.
But Research leaves a back door open for new magic-as-progressive-science type spells to sneak back into the setting. Note that under this system spell research only enters play via magic-users who are both particularly successful and particularly obsessed, since to use this option you have to reach a decent level and be crazy enough to pass on Wish or The Demon spell or The Silver Halo of Soul Stealing or any of a number of other totally kickass spells.
It would be a snap to incorporate a similar mechanic into D&D. And if you wanted to keep spell research away from the grubby paws of the elves, all you have to do is make Research a sixth level spell.
One last observation: researching new spells under EPT doesn't cost any money.
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The Delboeuf illusion is an optical illusion of relative size perception. In the best-known version of the illusion, two circles of identical size have been placed near to each other and one is surrounded by an annulus; the surrounded circle then appears larger than the non-surrounded circle if the annulus is close, while appearing smaller than the non-surrounded circle if the annulus is distant. A 2005 study suggests it is caused by the same visual processes that cause the Ebbinghaus illusion.[1]
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Subject: He says 'sword', but holds a gun that only says 'sword' on it
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UAARRGH! That DiCaprio R&J was hands down one of the worst films I have
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By John Marshall, AP Sports Writer
MANHATTAN, Kan. Trotting off the field after a resounding, historic victory, Missouri players were serenaded by a group of shirtless, chest-painted Kansas State fans: "Beat KU! Beat KU! Beat KU!"
After weeks of listening to the build up and trying not to look ahead, it was a sweet sound for the Tigers, who can finally shift their attention to next week's showdown with rival Kansas.
Jeremy Maclin scored three touchdowns and had 252 total yards to set the NCAA single-season freshman record for all-purpose yardage, helping No. 6 Missouri set up one of the biggest college football games this season with a 49-32 victory over Kansas State on Saturday.
"A storm is coming," Missouri defensive tackle Lorenzo Williams said. "I don't know who's bringing it, but a storm is coming."
Missouri (10-1, 6-1 Big 12) entered the weekend ranked fifth in the BCS, needing wins over Kansas State and Kansas, No. 3 in the BCS, to remain in the national championship hunt.
The Tigers took care of Kansas State (5-6, 3-5) by winning in Manhattan for the first time since 1989, and are sure to move up in the BCS standings after No. 2 Oregon's loss to Arizona on Thursday night.
"We're excited about the opportunity," Missouri coach Gary Pinkel said. "That place is going to be wild."
The game next Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Mo., has been billed as the biggest in the history of the border rivalry.
Kansas easily beat Iowa State, 45-7, but the Tigers almost didn't keep their end of the bargain, struggling offensively and allowing a blocked punt return for a touchdown in a tighter-than-expected first half.
Missouri pulled away early in the third quarter, with Chase Daniel throwing a pair of touchdown passes to turn a 21-18 lead into a rout. The victory secured the second 10-win season in school history - first since 1960 - and gave the Tigers six conference wins for the first time since 1969.
More importantly, it kept up Missouri's hopes for the first national title in its 117-year history of playing football.
"I clearly feel after today that we played a team that has a chance, from a talent standpoint, to win the national championship," Kansas State coach Ron Prince said.
Maclin made sure the Tigers still have that a chance.
The redshirt freshman caught an 8-yard TD pass 67 seconds into the game, making a sliding grab in the end zone two plays after William Moore intercepted Josh Freeman's second pass. Maclin followed Brooks Rossman's 18-yard field goal by breaking two tackles and streaking down the sideline for a 99-yard touchdown on the ensuing kickoff.
It was Missouri's first kick return for a touchdown since Ricky Doby scored on a reverse against Oklahoma State in 1982, the nation's longest drought.
Maclin then put the game all but out of reach midway through the third quarter, somehow sneaking up the middle unnoticed for a 44-yard touchdown catch that put Missouri up 35-18. That gave him 2,201 all-purpose yards for the season, 175 more than Terrell Willis of Rutgers had in 1993.
"It feels good - that's what all that preparation goes toward," said Maclin, who finished with nine catches for 143 yards. "When you do all that stuff, you can go out there and win a game, set you up for big-time games like next week against Kansas."
Kansas State made it tougher than the Tigers would have liked, at least in the first half.
James Johnson ran for 172 yards - 119 in the first quarter - and Freeman passed for 243 yards, giving him 3,097 for the season and breaking Michael Bishop's school record set in 1998.
But what kept the Wildcats close was defense. Kansas State allowed one sustained drive and held Missouri, which averaged 514 total yards through nine games, to 145 in the first 30 minutes.
Missouri led 21-18 at halftime, but it wasn't because of the defense: One score came on Maclin's kick return and another, Maclin's 8-yard catch from Daniel, came after an interception at the Kansas State 15 on the third play of the game.
But the Wildcats couldn't sustain the pressure in the second half, allowing four touchdowns in their third straight loss.
"Missouri showed their true stripes," Kansas State linebacker Ian Campbell said. "They weren't going to let a little roll or a little momentum swing take everything away from them. Us not being able to come through and capitalize on some of the things that we had going for us shows the reason that we're not ranked No. 3, 4 or 5 in the country."
The Associated Press


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I've written before about the perfect list of party booze. Now I want to share some quick tips about hosting your lil' party. These are all lessons I've learned — hope they give you some ideas about how to make your next party a little easier to host.
NB: I'm not talking about your college house party — I'm talking about your "i'm a little older now but I still want to have fun and a I don't want to be all crazy hungover in the morning but I do want to feel like my life is not boring — i'm not boring, right?" party. (more…)
"The distance from my brain to my blog has shrunk, and, in the end, I think that will make me a better author." Tom Preston-Werner
I'm very interested in this Jekyll thing he's developed. Very interested. Some links I've explored:
"I keep staring at the pile of my pants next to my Ikea chair… they look like my life right now: sturdy Levi's, not yet completely broken in, cheap brown belt that's put in way more time than it should have… the whole thing at the same time awkward and graceful, leaning and bundled and thrown and drifted down into something comfortable looking. Zipper splayed open, pockets full of technology and loose change and receipts I hope my wife doesn't find… These pants represent me, they're the introduction. They're not broken in yet… like me: a young guy, newly whispered into the right way to do this dad and husband thing. They're blue, like me… you know, deep and shit."
I wrote this while a little heady off some Fernet… Thought it needed to live somewhere – so, here it is.
As with the previous snippet, this one's from an upcoming book-ish thing I'm putting together.
Conan's last words… Not sure if I already posted this… not sure. But it's so great… so great.
"His [Leno's] humor was so pedestrian and basic back then, but it was undeniably great, and I learned to respect that from him. It doesn't matter what your subject is, you don't have to be edgy in your subject matter. That's just superficial horseshit, that you want to be talking about things nobody else does. If you have a strong point of view about something, choose that to talk about." Louis C.K.
AVC: Has performing stand-up gotten easier for you over the years?
LCK: Well, no, because I haven't let it become easier, I try to keep it challenging. It's easier if you cull from all your greatest hits and just do them. That's easy, but it's also probably suicide. [Laughs.] It's harder now than it was earlier, but it's way more compelling and inspiring and fun. It's worth the traveling and everything now. I got really burnt out on travel, but not anymore. Because I don't really care—unless I'm on some stupid train to Buffalo or somewhere, I'm not thinking of comfort. I'm poring over notes, listening to some old tapes, and being sure I make use of that show, because I start every year with a target date for that special, and it's always a little too soon, so I'm always in the theater. So it's harder, and I'm always trying to cull together material that I don't really know well. If it works out, at the end of the year, I've got a completely honed, perfect sweet set. I know right where the sweet chunks are. I know right where the heavy artillery is, and I've got a reliably great hour. And I do it in front of a polished, perfect crowd and get it on tape. And that's easy and fun and great, but it takes a year to get there. And when the special is done, I'm back to nothing, literally no material, not even a single joke I can tell onstage. So that keeps the cycle.Louis C.K.
In answer to a question I received about the plugins I use on my WordPress sites… Ask questions in comments and I'll answer what I can. (more…)
"We are coming of age in a culture not of un-enjoyment, but of anti-enjoyment. Passion is not just superfluous – passion is weakness. If you like things, you might like the wrong things, and then you're WRONG with a capital "DOUBLE-U" with a capital "D", and then you're BAD and ugly and FAT and SUPER FAT. The Internet can't figure out whether it wants to beatify things or damn them, so it just gets all sorts of contentious. Contention on the Internet is silly in the worst sense of the word. […] If the Internet is a super highway, we all have road rage." Megan Amram
Brett Terpstra wrote a great lil' read on why markdown is the way to write. Give it a read. Here's the simple summary:
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A buddy of mine is throwing a party and he emailed me about what kind of booze he should get and how much. It was surprising to me how many ideas come flowing from inside me, like some deep spiritual well of wisdom.
I come from a good family, who knows how to throw a party (i.e., if mom's not on the table one-leg-fluting it to Jethro Tull, the party hasn't started yet). I'm grateful for the blood-deep education I have on giving people a good time at a party. And in the spirit of "all good truths are free" I thought I'd share some of this deep wisdom. Please comment with any ideas of your own! (more…)
Wow, some great stuff in here.
It took me 15 years to build this shitty hour — if I throw it away I'll have nothing."


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Nov. 3, 2003
BALTIMORE - Loyola College in Maryland will be adding women's outdoor track starting in the spring of 2004. Loyola Athletic Director Joe Boylan announced the decision on Monday, giving the Greyhound athletic program 17 Division I sports.
"We're very excited about adding another intercollegiate varsity program for our female student athletes," said Boylan. "We feel track will enhance our cross country program and give opportunities to a number of other types of athletes at Loyola to participate at the Division I level."
The decision to add women's outdoor track comes after a two-year review of Loyola's intercollegiate program and on the heels of the Greyhounds' first-ever Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) title in women's cross country.
"The recent success of our women's cross country program under Chris Bayless has certainly validated this decision," added Boylan.
In 2002, Loyola's women's cross country team recorded three meet victories, including a win at the Cross Country-Only National Championships, and then-sophomore Jackie Truncellito captured the gold medal at the 2002 MAAC Championships to become the first runner in school history to accomplish that feat. This season, the Greyhounds have already won four team titles, including the MAAC championship, and freshman Andrea Rovegno has garnered four individual titles as Loyola has earned a ranking of No. 13 in the Mid-Atlantic Region Coaches' Poll.
"The addition of women's outdoor track will have a huge impact on our cross country program as well as our athletic department as a whole," said Bayless, who in his third year at Loyola will now head the women's outdoor track team. "Over the past few years, I have lost a number of top recruits because we didn't have a varsity track program, but now we should start getting some of those high-caliber student-athletes that we couldn't before."
Bayless believes that his track team, which will compete in the MAAC along with 14 other Greyhound teams, will be strong in the distance and middle distance events in its inaugural season. The head coach also expects that the Greyhounds will fill in the weaknesses they may have relatively quickly.
"We need to be realistic and we'll start with baby-steps," said Bayless. "But there are a myriad of talented athletes at Loyola that were high school state champions in a number of events, including several current Loyola students that qualified for the Maryland high school state championships in sprinting events."


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I care about other people's feelings. . . When I'm with someone special, I like being spontaneous, adventurous,very romantic, surprising them with little gestures, someone to laugh with, hang out with, be spontaneous with, and have fun with! I feel there has to be a mutual physical attraction for there to be good chemistry between two people.
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Monday's gathering of the bipartisan political organization No Labels featured Rep. Janice Hahn, the South Bay Democrat and former Los Angeles City Councilwoman who is beginning her first full term in Congress.
It was disappointing that Hahn was the only Californian among the 15 elected officials -- or in the case of No Labels co-leader Jon Huntsman, former elected official -- taking part in the event in New York.
More California politicians should make a point of getting involved, whether it's through No Labels or another way, in a push for more cooperation between Democrats and Republicans. This is one state, after all, where voters have expressed at least a theoretical preference for moderate thinking. The voter-created open primaries, which debuted in the 2012 elections, are designed to reduce the influence of party extremists.
It's a question for another day whether Hahn, who defeated fellow Democratic Rep. Laura Richardson in November after redistricting landed both in the 44th Congressional District, is living up to that bipartisan ideal.
But Hahn, identified by No Labels as one of 12 "Congressional Problem Solvers," was talking a good game at the No Labels event.
"There's a huge mistrust back there (in Washington)," Hahn said in comments quoted by The Associated Press. "There's a feeling that we all don't want to do something that is constructive. The only way we're forced to act is with these manmade crises" such as the fiscal cliff and the upcoming debt-ceiling battle.
"That's no way to govern the country."
Hahn said she will "bring a friend" to the next No Labels meeting on Capitol Hill.
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LAST week the BFP reported that St Teresa's School had been named one of the top three independent schools in the country for sporting excellence; this week the news is even better.
Competing at the National Prep Schools Athletics Championship in St Albans, they stormed to a phenomenal medal haul of nine golds, four silvers and four bronzes.
And if that wasn't enough their nine athletes also returned home with four new national records to boot.
The first half of the day was pretty good with six medals and two personal bests, but that turned out to be little more than a curtain raiser for the drama to come.
The afternoon medal rush began in the girls 1,500m with Hatty Bell and Lucy Rose smashing the previous national record by a full 13 seconds as they raced to a one-two finish.
Suitably inspired, Pia Crowley then broke the 200m national record with a time of 29.07 seconds, just after cutting her 100m best time down to 14.02 seconds, before Kitty Conroy and Matilda Cox dominated the 800m.
They came home first and third with Conroy's time nine seconds better than the previous national best.
Joe Hick then won a thrilling high jump final before an unbelievable day reached a fitting crescendo in the 4x100m relay with Crowley, Conroy, Rose and Bell adding another gold, shattering a 28-year national record in the process.
An unbelievable display individually from the St Teresa's team ended with a breathtaking display collectively as the Girls 4x100m relay team shattered a 28 year old record set in 1986. Pia Crowley, Kitty Conroy, Lucy Rose and Hatty Bell claimed first place after another sizzling display, complete with silk changeovers and collective brilliance on each leg.
Coach Dean Stenning said: "Wow – what more can I say about the children at St Teresa's School?
"All nine athletes improved their own personal bests throughout the day, which is a great achievement in itself but claiming 17 national medals and four national records is just phenomenal.
"Since last Monday's ISA National Championships success, all nine athletes have put their season's achievements to one side and focused fully on the National Prep Schools Championships.
"Each athlete has demonstrated such an incredible work ethic and their passion at such a young age is astounding."
Earlier, Harvey Bell and Conroy had got the team rolling with thirds in the 70m hurdles, before Harvey returned to the track 15 minutes later to win the 1,500m.
Fergus Burnett then came second in the 200m in a new personal best time, while Joe Hick and Louis Summons finished second and sixth in the boys 800m and Conroy came home second in the girls long jump.


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Paris (AFP) Jan 08, 2007
The top United Nations official on climate change said on Monday he would ask new UN boss Ban Ki-moon to show true leadership and host a summit to breathe life into sagging efforts to fight global warming. Yvo de Boer, executive secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), said he would make the pitch when he went to New York next week to meet the UN secretary general, who took office on January 1.
In an interview with journalists on the sidelines of a trip to Paris, de Boer said Ban's predecessor, Kofi Annan, "really only took serious interest in climate change in the last month of his tenure" by attending the UNFCCC talks in Nairobi in November.
"I'm really hoping that the new secretary general will feel that he's in a position to show the kind of leadership that the world seems to be calling for by using the convening power that he has," de Boer said.
"Time is running out," de Boer said, predicting that a new UN scientific report, due to be published on February 1, would add sharply to the public's demand for urgent action.
He said that as little as two more years remained for negotiating the next round of cuts under the UNFCCC's Kyoto Protocol, which seeks to limit the greenhouse-gas emissions that are driving global warming.
The Kyoto process, though, is long and unwieldy, hampered by the absence of the United States -- the world's biggest polluter -- and by reluctance by big developing countries such as Brazil, China and India to make promises on emissions controls that could hurt their economies and drive for prosperity.
"I think the world is beginning to lose confidence in the process," de Boer admitted.
"We insiders feel that these COPs (UNFCCC Conference of the Parties) are making progress, but if you ask the average man or woman in the street, they don't.
"So I think there's a risk. The longer it takes, there's a risk that the process begins to lose credibility. If the process loses credibility people will look elsewhere."
De Boer said he hoped Ban would seize the moment to stage a summit on climate change in which heads of state or government would declare their position on a small number of key principles.
These principles should acknowledge that climate change is a global problem that requires a global response and that this includes participation by countries that are going to be major emitters in the future.
The principles should also recognise the worries of these countries about action that could prejudice their rise out of poverty and offer them incentives to avoid pollution, and also enshrine a commitment to market forces to optimise clean-technology investment.
By having such a narrowly-defined and pro-market agenda, the summit would not alienate the United States, de Boer said, adding that Washington remained an enthusiastic member of the UNFCCC even if it was not part of Kyoto.
Under President George W. Bush, Washington is pushing a voluntary, technology-based approach for reducing the pollution.
The summit would also clear away detritus encumbering the Kyoto talks, the next of which are due to take place in Bali, Indonesia, between December 3-14 this year, de Boer hoped.
Those talks are vital for determining whether the hard-won Kyoto process will die when its present commitment period runs out at the end of 2012, or whether it can be widened and deepened.
At present, Kyoto falls far short of what is needed to tackle carbon dioxide and other man-made pollution sources that are trapping the Sun's heat and remorselessly driving up Earth's surface temperature.
The upcoming report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) -- the top UN scientific panel on global warming -- is expected to declare that climate change is already happening and that a number of dangerous amplifiers have been identified that could worsen the phenomenon if the temperature rises beyond a specific threshold.
Among the potential effects are shrinking polar ice, rising sea levels and extended droughts or floods, posing a threat to coastal dwellers and to poor countries that do not have the resources to adapt to climate shift.
Source: Agence France-Presse
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European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso Monday challenged the United States to join Europe's battle against climate change, days before the bloc is due to adopt a landmark energy plan.
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Technology may have made it easier to record and track all those complex bits of information, but there's no substitute for human error, when it comes to complicating matters.
It seems they are yet to come up with a foolproof means for keeping track of directors' shareholdings.
Yesterday they fessed up that soon-to-be lead independent director
While Seabrook was cleared to do the trade during an approved window in the company's financial calendar, "communication of this trade was overlooked at the time''.
It was uncovered only while the company was pulling together its annual accounts last month.
Directors are obliged to report any change in their holdings to the company secretary and it seems this is where the system broke down.
IRESS admitted yesterday that while the system worked well with the "very modest level of transactions from non-executive directors historically'', the Seabrook case had highlighted "scope to enhance the timely capture of any omissions''.
In the meantime, directors are now going to have to confirm their holdings at each board meeting, and will have to get approval from the chairman by email to do any trading, copying the company secretary in on any correspondence.
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"Leadership" and "experience" are two words Rick Chrest says he's using to describe his mayoral campaign leading up to the 2014 Brandon municipal election.
The local businessman and former city councillor announced his intention to seek the mayor's seat Friday morning at the Riverbank Discovery Centre, in front of about 50 supporters.
"I'm very thrilled and flattered … to have such a great and auspicious gathering here this morning for I think what some are assuming to be a rather expected and anticlimactic announcement," he said. "Won't all of you be surprised to learn I'm here today to announce that … I plan to have a sale at Leon's."
After the laughter ceased, Chrest followed with his real announcement.
"It is with great honour and pleasure today that I am announcing my intention to run for the office of mayor of the City of Brandon in this fall's election," he said. "I love Brandon, and I have always had a passion for promoting Brandon, advancing Brandon and making Brandon a proud and exciting place to live, work, invest or raise a family."
Chrest, 54, was born and raised in the Wheat City. For the past 16 years, Chrest has been the owner of Leon's Furniture Superstore in Brandon.
He was elected to Brandon City Council in 1995 and served 11 years until retiring from the position in 2006. For eight of those years, he was the city's deputy mayor.
Back in the '80s, Chrest spent eight years as general manager of Brandon Chamber of Commerce. He was general manager of the Keystone Centre from 1989 to 1998.
It has been eight years since Chrest was on city council, and he said the time is right to get back into municipal politics.
"Our kids are a little older now, giving me a little more flexibility and freedom to do this sort of thing," he said. "My business is mature enough that I could step away from it, so all the stars seem to line up."
Chrest lives with his wife, Karen Chrest, and has three children. He said between his time spent on council and his business experience, he believes he has amassed an "almost ideal background" to be Brandon's mayor.
"I'm anxious to serve our community and provide the kind of leadership that I believe I can provide and this community deserves," he said.
"I know I can hit the ground running and I pledge to provide leadership, common sense, fiscal responsibility, credibility, initiative and fairness from a known and proven commodity."
The municipal election takes place Oct. 22, and candidates cannot campaign until May 1.
Chrest said he has no intention of becoming the "unofficial opposition" to the current council.
"Our current mayor and council have fully nine months left in their mandate, and I will be respecting their right and obligation to continue to do their work," he said.
Chrest said he is not a member of any political party, but has supported friends in the past such as well-known Tory Rick Borotsik.
Chrest said he considers himself to be a "small c" conservative.
"Slightly right of centre, if I had to peg myself," he said, but added, "I kinda loathe party politics at the civic level, always have."
He said he doesn't mind if people have party affiliations, but believes they should be "parked at the door" of city council chambers.
Chrest said he doesn't have a campaign manager just yet, and will be assembling his campaign team over the next while.
"Over the next nine months, apart from getting my campaign organized and whatnot, I'll also be getting my business organized," he said. "I've got a great team over there as well."
Current city councillors Stephen Montague (Richmond) and Jan Chaboyer (Green Acres) came out to Chrest's announcement, as well as former city councillor Doug Paterson and Wheat Kings head coach Kelly McCrimmon.
Several people from the business community were also in attendance, including Doug Murray of Murray Auto Group, Barry Cullen of Keywest Photo and Don Green of Christie's Office Plus.
"I believe that the city needs some new direction," Green said. "I think that as much hard work as the current council and mayor have done … certainly there's a need for, I think, a reset in the community."
Green said he believes Chrest is well qualified for the job and will bring a "hands-on perspective."
Nate Andrews, the past-president of the Brandon Chamber of Commerce, is also in support of Chrest.
"He's been in municipal politics before and I think he's got a pretty good idea what the city needs right now," Chrest said. "Rick's in the right time in the right place and he's got the right set of tools … and he's got the passion to do it. He's in the perfect time of life, I think, to do a good job of managing our city."
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