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- BSO Case Number: 01-1310-000916
- PIO Number: 13-10-26
- Date: October 25, 2013
- Time: 10:42 a.m.
- Place of Occurrence: Super Stop, 5600 W. Hallandale Beach Blvd., West Park
- Jurisdiction: West Park
- Super Stop
- unidentified
Description of Incident:
Broward Sheriff's Office detectives are searching for an armed robber who jumped up on the counter of the Super Stop convenience store and demanded all the cash from the register, all the while providing a clear close-up of his face for the store's surveillance camera.
At 10:42 a.m. on October 25, an unmasked armed robber entered a convenience store in West Park. He waited patiently for the customer ahead of him in line to leave then jumped up onto the store's counter, cocked his gun, pointed it at the two clerks and demanded the store's cash. The unidentified man got away with thousands in cash but only after providing the store's surveillance camera a clear close-up of his face.
Anyone with information can call Det. Theophilus Woulard at (954) 321-4270 or report anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers of Broward County at (954) 493-TIPS (8477) or online at www.browardcrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $3,000 for information that leads to an arrest.
***MEDIA NOTE: A clear video is available for download at www.sheriff.org.
- INVESTIGATORS: BSO Det. Theophilus Woulard, CID
- THIS REPORT BY: Gina Carter/PIO 10/29/13 1300
Posted At: 10/29/2013 12:49 PM
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a Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Agnucaston Tablets in the Treatment of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) (ACT-RCT-C 01)
This study has been completed.
Schwabe-Wenex International Ltd
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
First received: May 4, 2008
Last updated: September 30, 2009
Last verified: September 2009
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Detailed Description:
To compare the efficacy and safety of Agnucaston tablets with placebo for the treatment of Premenstrual Syndrome (PMS) and assess if Agnucaston tablets are superior to placebo on efficacy or not.
|Premenstrual Syndrome
|Drug: extracts of Vitex agnus castus tablets Drug: Placebo
|Phase 2
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Resource links provided by NLM:
MedlinePlus related topics: Premenstrual SyndromeU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by Schwabe-Wenex International Ltd:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- Change from baseline (cycle 0) of premenstrual complaints, assessed by the sum score of the 18 items of the PMS-Diary, after 3 cycles under treatment, evaluated for the luteal phase, i.e. the last 7 days prior a menstrual bleeding. [ Time Frame: the last 7 days prior a menstrual bleeding ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Change from baseline (cycle 0) of the sum score of the 36 questions of the PMTS self-assessment scale after 3 cycles under treatment. [ Time Frame: on the 1st-3nd day of menstrual bleeding ]
|Study Start Date:
|February 2005
|Study Completion Date:
|January 2007
|Primary Completion Date:
|January 2007 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
|Experimental: 1
Drug: extracts of Vitex agnus castus tablets
orally, one tablet daily. Apply for a period of 3 months. Do not interrupt during menses period.
Other Name: Agnucaston tablets
|Placebo Comparator: 2
Drug: Placebo
Detailed Description:
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a common disorder in women and consists of somatic and/or behavioral/mood symptoms, which can impair a woman's social and work-related functioning. Some clinical studies with preparations containing Vitex agnus castus have demonstrated a positive effect on PMS with good tolerability. The aim of this clinical trial is to investigate the efficacy and safety of Agnucaston tablets for the therapy of PMS.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years to 45 Years (Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- clinical diagnosis of PMS disease
- Age between 18 and 45 years
- Patients is in general good health
Exclusion Criteria:
- Any of the following endocrinological diseases: diabetes mellitus, hypo-/hyperthyreosis, pituitary tumor.
- Clearly kidney or liver disease, abnormal kidney or liver function.
- Any of the following gynecological diseases: endometriosis, mammary carcinoma, intraductal papilloma, galactorrhea, mammary fibroadenoma.
- Prior to the start of the study any planned surgical intervention of the breasts (including cyst puncture), of the uterus and/ or adnexa.
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00672607
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00672607
|Peking Union Medical College Hospital
|Beijing, China, 100730
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Schwabe-Wenex International Ltd
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|Helen Guo, Schwabe-Wenex
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00672607 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|May 4, 2008
|Last Updated:
|September 30, 2009
Keywords provided by Schwabe-Wenex International Ltd:
premenstual syndrome, PMS, clinical trial
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Premenstrual Syndrome
Pathologic Processes
Menstruation Disturbances
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Birth & Midwifery in Denmark
Resources for parents and practitioners
Connect with many more midwives and birth enthusiasts from around the world by joining IAM, the International Alliance of Midwives!
Some of the following sites may not be in English; an online translator may be useful.
Midwifery Today Country Contact*
*To learn what a Country Contact is or to reach any Midwifery Today Country Contact, click here.
As a direct entry midwife, Marlene Gryesten began practicing in California in 1993, following an apprenticeship in Humboldt, and in Denmark since 2000. She is now practising as a "known midwife," paid and supported by the government, servicing 120 women a year. Women are offered their choice of setting, at their home, at a freestanding clinic or at the local university hospital. Over 50 midwives share call with equal time off, serving as many as 3600 birthing women a year. They wish to establish this as a common standard of practice in our midwifery center.
"As a TCM acupuncturist, I supervise my collegues on the labor ward, making sure they stay inspired to use acupuncture as a first choice when they have diagnosed need for augmentation, pain control, stuck placentas or such. In my private practise I offer yoga therapy, acupuncture and birth prep classes. For fun I continue to teach prenatal yoga, share information on how to keep birth sacred, do an occasional belly cast, or find other ways to love up pregnant women."
- Jordemoderhuset—a private owned midwifery clinic, located in the centre of Copenhagen
- Den Almindelige Danske Jordemoderforening
- www.hjemmefoedsler.dk—homebirth choice in Region Sjaelland
- www.jordemodernordjylland.dk—Midwifery center in northern jutland
- www.FOGF.dk—Promoting sane birth and birthchoices; offering information on many aspects of parenting
- www.jord.cvuoeresund.dk—Midwifery school
- www.jordemoderuddannelsen.dk—Midwifery school
- www.foedselscoach.dk—Doula training and services
- www.gaia-instituttet.dk—Women-centered information
- www.trillium.dk—Pre- and postnatal training
Offering holistic training for the new family in a woman-friendly center run by a midwife/physical therapist/psychologist
- www.familieskolen.dk—Pre- and postnatal training


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I have 2 standard scripts, one for user entry form and another script for the form processing script.
part of the form processing script checks whether the user correctly entered the information and if not returns back to the user entry form to displays error messages.
the question more or less is round the method im using to return back to the calling script, is it the right way or is there a better way to return back to the calling script for user correction.
if(count($fieldErrors) > 0)
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$errorString . 'ul>';
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include ('../template/projectrequest.inc.php'); //user entry form
Hi Robin,
I'd use the header function to redirect back to the input page, like this:
header('Location: http://www.mydomain.com/form.php');
I'd avoid using the include method as you end up showing the user the same page with two different URLs, it might be a little confusing for the user and it's not ideal from a SEO point of view.
Hi fretburner,
I tried your suggestion and it works the page does go back but there's small problem. when it returns back to the calling script the user entered information is wiped out. I rather not have the user re-enter the information again.. any thoughts on this?
Yeah there are a couple ways you could deal with this. One would be to store the form values and any error messages in session variables so you can get to them from your form page.
A simpler way would be to do the form processing on the same page as the form itself, something like this:
if ($_SERVER['REQUEST_METHOD'] === 'POST') {
// Do form processing here. If successful, redirect to another page, otherwise set your error variables.
<form method="post">
Your message:
<input type="text" name="message" value="<?php echo $form_values['message'] ?>">

<?php $errors['message'] ?>

// Etc....
(Not a complete example, but you get the idea.)
In this particular case this is not a problem and the include method (or any other that avoids a redirect) is the best one. The URL of the form page doesn't change depending on whether the form is displayed the first time (when presented empty to the user) or pre-filled after the user submitted incorrect data. Having a separate URL for the empty form and for the pre-filled form is superfluous and search engines will not go the the latter anyway since its accessed by POST and not by a link.
After the user fills in the form correctly and is about to see another page - that is the good moment to use a redirect, because he leaves the form page and goes to another one.
I use includes and no redirects and I don't have the two url's per page problem.
A user wants to use a form: http://domain.com/path/to/form.php
There are two possibilities: he is logged in or not. If logged in he sees the form. If not he sees a form asking him to log in. If he logs in properly he sees the form. If not he gets some feedback. No change in URL.
I usually have a review screen before final submission. This, in fact, is another form with hidden fields and two buttons Edit, Submit, same URL as above.
The form is finally submitted and the user gets some feedback, same URL as above.
Everything that has to do with this form has the same URL. Semantically it makes sense to me. Search engines only see the log in form if a password is required and the suggestion is to exclude them with the robots tag and/or the robots text file.
Lemon Juice, fair point, I usually go with the method described in my second post which is basically what you're recommending.
The situation described in the OP would result in two URLs with the same content, as it includes the content of the form page on the processing page.
As Lemon Juice points out, it's not always a problem, but there are situations where you might have a form and some other content on the same page (perhaps some detailed instructions, for example) which you don't want to have indexed twice. And even if the form method is POST, the URL of the second page could still be linked to from elsewhere and potentially crawled. It's worth bearing in mind all the angles.
I don't understand how you can have a "second page" if you have a single URL and no redirect. I realize you might have different content on the one page depending at what point in the processing it's at.
I don't redirect at all, I just spit out an error message telling what the user did wrong. I'll explain
if ($result) {
$errorMsg .= 'Incorrect Password, try again....';
then if there are no errors then
if (!errorMsg) {
// Process login and redirect then do it here if you ****want*****
then in the HTML section:

<?php echo (isset($errorMsg)) ? $errorMsg : 'Please Login: '; } ?>

<form action="login.php" method="post">'
//form continue....
Obviously there is more code containing if statements and such, but I think it's easily figured out. This is how I go about do this, but I would say there really isn't no 'best' practice in redirecting or returning a calling script. In my opinion it's just how the person likes to code in order to get from point a to point b. Just my .02 cents.


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The Peninsula Humane Society and SPCA announced a $1,000 reward Wednesday for information about a raccoon that was found shot in South San Francisco last weekend.
The raccoon was found near the 700 block of Palm Avenue on Sunday morning, animal center officials said.
The animal looked dazed and was resting its head on a curb. Center officials brought the animal to the Wildlife Rescue Center at 1450 Rollins Road in Burlingame.
At the center, the raccoon — determined to be an adult female with healthy skin and fur — was conscious but unresponsive to stimuli and would fall after briefly standing.
Once sedated, staff found injuries to the raccoon's forehead and a fragment of bone.
The raccoon was then euthanized.
The staff concluded there was a possibly the raccoon had been shot and after X-rays found that there was a lead pellet in its brain and one in its rear hips.
A possible second bullet was found in its head.
The society officials said this marks the 12th wildlife animal shot in the region since last December, which includes another raccoon hit in Palo Alto, a peregrine falcon near San Francisco International Airport and two crows from Redwood City.
Anyone with information about the raccoon shooting is asked to call the PHS/SPCA at (650) 340-7022, ext. 384.
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Young Wiltshire lifesavers will put their first-aid skills to the test and defend their titles in the regional heat of the national St John Ambulance schools' competition, on Wednesday.
Last year's regional winners, St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Malmesbury, and Sheldon School in Chippenham, are aiming to retain their trophies.
A team from Sheldon School also went on to clinch first place nationally, in the 2013 competition.
They face tough opponents from schools in the rest of the county, as well as Gloucestershire, Devon and Cornwall, as they compete in a series of lifesaving challenges.
And the winning junior and secondary school teams will take part in the competition's finals at the popular theme park, Drayton Manor in Tamworth, Staffordshire, on Wednesday, June 25.
George Tarte, of St John Ambulance, who is organising of the regional heat, said: "The quality of first aid demonstrated by the students is always of a very high standard.
"Taking part in the schools' competition gives young people a chance to practise their skills in a realistic but fun environment and they are also learning skills for life.
"These pupils are equipped to be the difference between a life lost and a life saved."
The national winners will get £750 to spend on school equipment, with the runner up and third placed team getting £350 and £200, respectively.
St John Ambulance delivers first aid training in schools and through its youth schemes. In 2012, the charity taught lifesaving skills to more than 93,000 young people.
Its free online schools' resource, 'Teach the difference', gives teachers the ability to teach up to 28 first aid skills with complete lesson plans and videos, including how to treat choking and chest pains, as well as meeting a range of National Curriculum requirements.
For more information visit www.teachthedifference.org.uk


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Keyence Corporation of America has introduced the PR-M/F Series, a miniature metal photoeye which is dedicated to fulfilling three main focuses: durability, stable operation, and ease of use.
The PR-M/F Series is a small metal photoelectric sensor that employs a hybrid structure, which features a resin-filled, SU316L stainless steel body that allows the sensors to withstand approximately five times greater shock than conventional models. The heavy-duty body is also resistant to oils, acids, and alkaline detergents, and maintains both IP67 and IP69K enclosure ratings. These features, combined with an 81% reduction in size compared to conventional models, result in a small, durable miniature photoelectric sensor.
The PR-M/F ensures stable detection by reducing the effects of interference and target color or angle. By operating at a high light frequency, the influence of external light is reduced. Also, multiple PR-M/F Series sensors will not interfere with each other when used in close proximity, due to its built-in corss talk prevention function.
The sensors are also easy to use, with simple installation, eliminating the need to adjust the sensors.
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Cubs plan to start with Castro batting second
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- Starlin Castro has batted second most of his young career, and the Cubs shortstop will stay in that spot this year in a projected regular lineup of left-handed and right-handed bats.
"If everybody lives up to their capabilities, hopefully we don't have to do anything [different]," Cubs manager Dale Sveum said Sunday of his projected lineup in which David DeJesus will lead off and be followed by Castro, Anthony Rizzo, Alfonso Soriano, Nate Schierholtz, Welington Castillo, Luis Valbuena and Darwin Barney.
"Right now, we'll start the season with [Castro] second," Sveum said of the shortstop, who turned 23 on Sunday. "I think he's matured so much in a year that he might end up in an RBI spot."
Last season, Castro batted .283 and was inserted fairly evenly between the second, third and fifth spots in the lineup. He was moved around as the Cubs struggled to find a workable combination. Will Castro stay in the No. 2 spot?
"I'll be honest with you, I don't know if it's short term or not," Sveum said. "I'm just waiting for him to develop a little bit more into a more patient hitter, not a guy who feels he has to drive in a run every time somebody's in scoring position and swing out of the strike zone.
"Like I said about maturing, so far his at-bats this Spring Training have been a lot more mature than they have in the past," Sveum said. "We know he's a good hitter and he's going to put the ball in play, and a lot of times he has a magic wand, but his mechanics allow a lot of that stuff to happen. Good hitters have mechanics where their bat stays in the strike zone longer than others so they get a lot of ugly looking hits sometimes, but that's because of the mechanics they have."
Castro was batting .448 (13-for-29) in 11 spring games, drawing three walks. Sveum sees better at-bats and that he's swinging at a pitcher's good pitch.
"You want to see the maturity so when he has bad at-bats, the pitcher won the battle, not that you gave him the battle," Sveum said.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The Cabrillo College baseball team opened the 2013 season with a 6-3 nonconference victory over visiting Santa Barbara City College.
Nat Hamby picked up the win for the Seahawks (1-0) with a six-inning effort in which he struck out four batters and gave up only one earned run.
Tyler Silva hit 2-for-4, scored one run and batted in two more for Cabrillo. JQ Folena added two runs and an RBI on 2-for-4 hitting as well.
The Seahawks will host Santa Barbara again Saturday in a doubleheader at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Cabrillo's Dalton Noble lived behind the arc, hitting six 3-pointers for a team-high 18 points in a 57-50 Coast Conference-South win over San Jose City College.
Phoenix Bills added 15 points for the host Seahawks (15-7, 6-1), 12 of which came from deep.
With six competitors in the tournament, Scotts Valley High is in first place in total points after the first day of the Central Coast Section Championships at Oak Grove High. The Falcons have 32 team points. Second-place Gunn has 29.
Shelby Baker beat Jessica Espinosa of Milpitas by decision (9-4) in the quarterfinals. She is slated to wrestle Hannah Teter of Los Altos in the semifinals.
Abigail Lopez-Gay won by pin over Terra Nova's Jennifer Barrett (53 seconds) in the second round at 126. Lopez-Gay will face Aleah Kitahara of Monterey in the quarterfinals.
Alicia Pitts won both of her matches in the 108-pound class to advance to the quarterfinals. Pitts won by pin over Nancy Santos of Mission San Francisco (5:27) and Anelis Sandoval of Lincoln (1:58). Pitts will face Amber Aochi of Live Oak in Saturday's quarterfinals.
Katherine Rossiter beat Judy Vitek of Santa Teresa by pin (1:24) in the quarterfinals of the 146-pound class. She will face James Lick's Lerissa Mendoza in the semifinals.
Dominique Parrish won by pin over Palo Alto's Alexa Austin (1:34) in the second round at 114s. Parrish had a first-round bye. She will face Overfelt's America Lopez in the quarterfinals.
Adelicia Johnson lost to Sheila Metz of Lynbrook by pin (0:59). Johnson will face Alejandra Rodriguez of Soledad in the consolation bracket Saturday.
Soquel survived a second-half surge by visiting St. Francis for a 55-49 Santa Cruz Coast Athletic League victory.
Tucker Wiget kept the Knights afloat by scoring 13 of his game-high 19 points in the fourth quarter, including going 6-for-6 from the free-throw line. Scott Akrop scored 15 points and Cody Valcarcel added 14 points and seven rebounds for Soquel (16-6, 9-1), which can win the league title if it wins its final two games. The Knights play at Harbor on Wednesday.
Matt DeVogelaere scored 18 for St. Francis (14-9, 4-7) and Aidan Mathews added 11.
Nick Matiasevich and Nelson Pyle added nine and eight points, respectively, for the Mustangs (16-6, 8-1).
MVC will travel to Gilroy on Wednesday
Kiree Hutchings added 15 points and five assists for the Cardinals (13-9, 8-2), and Walker Nodine scored 13.
Santa Cruz will travel to San Lorenzo Valley on Wednesday.
Deane Rinaldi scored 15 points to lead the Pirates (7-15, 3-7).
Four players scored in double figures for Soquel in a 63-37 SCCAL victory over visiting St. Francis.
Madison Rocha (13 points), Natalie Diaz (16 points), Keahna Clark (14 points) and Tyler Stewart (13 points) led a balanced offensive attack for the Knights (20-2, 10-0), who stay undefeated in league play with the win.
Lauren Price had 15 points and seven rebounds to lead the Sharks (11-11, 6-5).
Both teams will face Harbor next; Soquel will travel to Harbor on Wednesday, and St. Francis will host the Pirates on Friday.
Shannon Postle and Catherine Weeks scored 14 and 10 points, respectively, for the Pirates (7-15, 2-9).
Irini Pateras added 11 points, and Margi Howard chipped in eight.
PCS will travel to Bentley School in Oakland to face Head-Royce in a nonleague game Saturday.
Angela Silver added 20 for the Falcons (14-9, 8-3), who will travel to Aptos on Tuesday.


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Keighley district features in an artistic version of a map depicting the route of this year's Tour de France Grand Depart.
The map is being created by freelance artist and illustrator Michelle Campbell and is due to be completed by March.
Mrs Campbell, 46, who lives close to the race route, said she thought it was "fantastic" the Tour was coming to the region. "It's a massive event and it will be a great boost for Yorkshire," she added.
Her colourful watercolour map of the route shows both stages of the Grand Depart, including the section that runs from Silsden to Oxenhope via Keighley and Haworth.
Mrs Campbell lives in Mytholmroyd and has also produced a series of six Tour-related pictures featuring locations from the region.
She estimates the map will measure about four feet by two-and-a-half feet when finished.
"It's something I'm doing purely for enjoyment," she added. "I hope to have it auctioned off in July at the Harrison Lord Gallery in Brighouse."


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Ditto. Wow. Amazing.Originally Posted by HarmonicaThis quote is hidden because you are ignoring this member. Show Quote
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Ditto. Wow. Amazing.Originally Posted by Harmonica
How did you not see that until now? Wow. That's been one of my favorites for years. Ran out and got the dvd the day it was released......Originally Posted by Harmonica
All of those Paul Newman movies are among my all-time favorites. I don't know how Hud isn't in my dvd collection, now that I think about it. Have it on VHS and also have the novel Horseman, Pass By on which it is based....
Everyone I've talked to thinks I'm insane for disliking The Graduate and Unforgiven. And hey, that's fine. I simply could not connect with those movies in any way whatsoever, so that's a problem for me right there. Exascerbating the issue is the basic premises of the films, which I find to be very, very good, while finding the execution of the storylines to be poor. Nothing irritates me more as a viewer than to see a great idea not taken to what I perceive as its potential. I felt each film left something behind that I couldn't grasp. I don't even dislike The Graduate or Unforgiven in the strictest sense either; it's more of a frustration factor when comparing what I believe I needed to see fulfilled versus the actual product.
And no, I cannot in any way describe what I wish I'd seen. It's all about how a story works its way into an individual's emotional construct. In this case, these stories didn't touch me.
Take me out to the black, tell 'em I ain't coming back. Burn the land and boil the sea, you can't take the sky from me.
I can understand your feelings a bit about the Graduate. I personally don't think the film ages well. It probably was a LOT more effective as a reflection of the times when it came out. If you can't relate to the midset of society at the time, that might hinder your appreciation more than a little bit.Originally Posted by obnoxiousmodesty
For the record, I don't think it's that great of a movie, but definitely not a one star movie.
Unforgiven, on the other hand, is a perfect movie,....and I don't say that about many films. I don't see how you think it wasn't executed well. Part of what made it great, for me, is that you can take it on a lot of levels. You can take it as a sendup of old westerns (I'm okay...it's just a flesh wound, go on without me..). You can take it as a film of one man's redemption, attempt at it. You can take it as a morality tale. I think it deals with such core emotion, everyone can take something away from it that's relatable. I don't understand how you say the film didn't deliver on it's theme, yet you have no idea what you wanted to see.
To each his own, I know, but to make an analogy, one may not be into cars, but I'd think anyone can apprciate the beauty of a Lamborgini, or whatever. I'm shocked anyone could watch Unforgiven and not be duly impressed. To me, it truly is a perfect films: Clever, multi-layered screenplay, sharp acting, great casting and unpredicatable.
What's even more amazing is that Eastwood bought the rights to Unforgiven in the early 70s and waited over 20 years before he did it so he could play the role of an aging gunman. Talk about patience!
The writing is simply brilliant.
Bill Munny: Hell of a thing, killin' a man. Take away all he's got and all he's ever gonna have.
The Schofield Kid: Yeah, well, I guess he had it comin'.
Bill Munny: We all got it comin', kid.
Little Bill Daggett: I don't deserve this... to die like this. I was building a house.
Bill Munny: Deserve's got nothin' to do with it.
Honestly, it's mind-boggling to me how anyone could give this film a one-star rating. The writing alone is worth four.
You know, I think I'm going to start a DVD collection. Or at least try to watch a few more movies, I feel like I'm missing out.
I've watched Aviator recently, I didn't really like it. I've also watched the first season of Scrubs over the last few weeks. I love that show.
So, what horror movies does everyone reccomend? Those are my favorite, and I haven't seen many of them.
You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
Horror is one of my least favorite genres, but this should help you out. It's the imdb's (internet movie database) list of top rated horror flicks.Originally Posted by SoupIsGood
Thanks. It's nice to see Silence of the Lambs up there, that's my favorite movie.Originally Posted by Harmonica
You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
I'm just now trying to start up a DVD collection. Originally, about 10 years ago, one of the local video stores had a five movies for $10 promotion for the non-new release movies. It was great. I bought an old VCR, that gets past the process that stops you from recording videocassettes and went crazy.Originally Posted by SoupIsGood
I got around 90-100 videos. Now DVD is king and I've got to start from scratch. Grrr.
With my collection, I try and get stuff you don't/won't see on TV.
I do like horror, but I don't have many. What gets me is I think people confuse slasher films with horror. To me, having a guy running around killing people doesn't make for good horror. It's more like the mentality of watching a train wreck. You're just there to see how someone dies. Personally, I think the Friday the 13th, Jason movies are a huge waste of time. Why people go to see a movei where you know everyone is going to die is beyond me other than to se how many ways someone can get killed.
To me, a good horror movie creeps you out. I think recently the Sixth Sense was excellent. Unfortunately, you've probably already heard the shock ending. Still worth watching though.
Also, you may want ot check out Freaks. It's a REALLY old movie and I know a lot of people won't watch old stuff, but this one is worth a look. It deals with circus people. There's a good summary of it here.
I know it's become a bit of a cliche to mention it, but the Exorcist is some good, really creepy viewing.
Recently, Shaun of the Dead was a really good comedy/horror film. A nice sendup of zombie movies and like a good horror film, you don't know just who is going to get killed.
Along the same vein as Shaun of the Dead are Evil Dead one and two. Creepy and funny at the same time. Find some reviews of it. I've yet to meet a horror fan who didn't love these movies.
I think the Fly is a great creep-out movie. I'm talking about the remake with Goldblum.
Okay, I'm going to throw one in here that I haven't seen, but has been highly recommended to me. Near Dark. Read a review of it here.
Okay, I'm going to give you one that might challenge you a little. It's going to make you think "this isn't a horror movie". I've heard it called the Thinking Man's horror movie It's called Don't Look Now. The whole movie you get this sense of unease, making you wonder just what's going on. The ending though...phew!! I think it makes it worth it. The ending will leave you wigged out for days.
On a side note, I think Blair With Project gets a bad rap. It got so popular that there seemed to be a backlash against it. Yeah, the movie does get slow at a point, but the creepy factor with the odds noises in the woods, and the growing unease of the "victims' will get you ramped up. BY the time you get to the ending, you'll be creeped out by the final image. It still sticks in my mind clear as day.
Well, those are some horror films that I like. I know evereyone has different filters in what scares them. (To borrow a Stephen King analogy). What scares me might not scare you and vice-versa. It's whatever catches in your filter, but hopefully I gave you a decent start of some pretty mainstream movies you can find on video.
Freaks is a great film. "Gooble-gobble, gooble-gobble, one of us, one of us..." That scene made my jaw drop.
Thanks for the suggestions. I couldn't agree with you more regarding slasher flicks, BTW. That's why I said I like horror movies, but haven't seen many of them. Often times I go to the theatre and end up watching some stupid "Let's all hold hands and mindlessly kill each other" thing. I don't consider that true horror. Horror is more mental and emotional than it is visual, for me. Although a really gruesome death can add to the movie, if its done right.Originally Posted by Skaut_Ech
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You may want to hold off there. HD-DVD is on its way. I never got into vhs, but DVDs turned me into a junkie and I own around 400 now. I guess I'll be keeping my DVD player for a loooong time, because I'll be damned if I'm going to replace 400-500 discs when the new format comes out.Originally Posted by Skaut_Ech
I own around 200+ DVDs. HD-DVD will break my heart.
Although truthfully, most old movies won't look much better than they already do. I'd probably be OK in most cases (except for the big-budget re-releases like Star Wars or something) just sticking with what I have, but buying all NEW movies I want in HD-DVD.
Oh I know; it should be or if not immediately, quickly will be, backwards-compatible. I was just thinking of all the movies I would be tempted to buy yet again if I thought the picture quality was worth it.Originally Posted by Harmonica
When does this HD-DVD thing start?
Do I need an HD TV for it, or is this different?
You, Never? Did the Kenosha Kid?
You would want an HDTV to appreciate it.
Stalker by Andrei Tarchovsky. A little slow going, but mesmerizing and dream-like. The Monterey Pop Festival. A great snap shot of a moment in time. It feels like it was filmed yesterday instead of 38 years ago. It's amazing to see all these young musicians joyously celebrating life only to realize that so many of them are no longer with usJanis Joplin, who gives a jaw-dropping performance, Otis Redding, Jimi Hendrix, John Phillips and Mama Cass from the Mamas and the Papas, Keith Moon from the Who, etc.
Empire Falls.
Its an HBO movie, taken off a best-selling novel.
Its a brilliant story of the downfall of a town in Maine. Tragic, funny, and clever. I'd reccomend it to anybody.
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Saw The Aviator, thought it was all right. I dunno why everyone hates on Dicaprio, seems like a pretty good actor to me. Also just watched Word Wars, which was great.
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I tried to give it a chance. And I'm pretty open to seeing and evaluating anything. I was even in the theatre.Originally Posted by Skaut_Ech
The problem was this: I was bored to tears. And the camera work gave me a headache.
But I do love anything that creeps me out. The Ring, mainstream as it was, creeped me out. Stir of Echoes was nice. And despite massive death by zombie, I thought 28 Days Later did some nice things (until the latter third of the film).
Saw Ray and Hotel Rwanda recently, too. Jamie Foxx deserved his award. Wow. After awhile, you don't differentiate between Foxx and Charles.
Rwanda has an agenda, but it's still and good story and it's still Don Cheadle. I've studied the genocide before, so it was a 'nice' reminder.
I have a big gripe about American audiences. We won't watch something unless Tom Cruise or some mega-star is in something, while foreign audiences have no qualms about watching our films.
It's a shame because American cinema is raping Asian cinema and remaking stuff, since they can't just play the film here with subtitles. (Heaven forbid people actually have to read something!) Speaking of Cruise, he just bought the remake rights to The Eye, which is a pretty entertaining, if not overly stylish movie that is pretty scary. I hope he can fix the flaws and make a better movie out of it.
Oh yeah, just got done with Million Dollar Baby 15 minutes ago. OMG!! What a smart, excellently written movie. Man, I wonder how many subtle touches people missed. The way he said he'd leave her never, and you knew he was thinking about his daughter. The way thery didn't take the easy way out and make it a poorly matched, ridiculously unbelievable may/december romance like As Good as it Gets..... It's nice to see an understated movie get some recognition. For every piece of crap like the Longest Yard remake that people flock to see, I'm afraid stuff like Million Dollar Baby will be missed. I can't say enough good about it.
Man, I LOVE a movie that haunts you.
Honestly, I just don't get it. Million Dollar Baby is nothing more than a string of clichés and predictable plot twists so nakedly obvious that one wonders how everyone involved kept a straight face. In fact, take away the big names and you'd have a straight-to-video non-entity that would never see the light of any self-respecting critic's top ten. But hey, that's just my opinion.Originally Posted by Skaut_Ech


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When J.C., a six-year old nonverbal boy with severe autism, first came to YELP, the school had placed him in a general education kindergarten classroom without any autism-specific interventions or staff-support trained in autism. Although he had been in the special education system for the previous three years, he hadn't received any early intervention and did not have an expressive communication system in place. Because he could not communicate his needs, his violent interactions with school staff were escalating dramatically. J.C. had recently lost two teeth after an incident where he bit a staff member. J.C.'s mom knew that her son could communicate and learn with proper supports, but the school district was uncooperative and she could not afford to place him in a private autism program.
YELP stepped in to represent J.C.'s right to a free and appropriate education under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Scott Coleman ('11) and Maggie McKinley ('10) advocated on J.C.'s behalf with the school district to obtain proper services and, if needed, a proper placement in a county educational program or a private school, paid for by the district. After an observation session of J.C. in his general education classroom, YELP met for a number of hours with district and school personnel, successfully convincing them that J.C.'s behavioral problems were due to his inability to communicate and that the school and district were ill-equipped to properly approach autism-specific communication needs. As a result of its successful negotiations with the school district, J.C. was assigned to an autism specific private school program, where his teachers were convinced they would be able to teach him to communicate.


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Jason Duerr the Director of Engineering at the Aimtron Corporation contacted me. His company build circuit boards for many of the companies on display at this year's Namm. He let me know about a modular synthesizer module he thought was full of fun stuff. His choice was the Lunar Experience 569 Quad Sequential Voltage Source. I'm very much of the opinion that if you create electronic music you should own at least one hardware sequencer. Lunar has a YouTube channel here: youtube.com/moonmodular. Do you guy agree? Anyone know of Lunar Experience and used their modules?
"This was a lot of fun to use: Switch up, note on, turn the knob for your CV. Switch middle, note off Switch down, now it's the loop point for all the steps before it!" – Jason Duerr
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MY NAME IS ASHER LEV Cast Set for 92YTribeca, 3/28
The three cast members of My Name is Asher Lev come to 92YTribeca on Thursday, March 28 for a conversation about this highly-praised new play based on the best-selling novel by Chaim Potok (author of The Chosen). The cast will also perform a few of their favorite excerpts from the show.
Set in post-war Brooklyn, My Name is Asher Lev tells the coming- of-age story of a boy prodigy who must be an artist at any cost - against the will of family, community and tradition. It is the powerful telling of a young artist with a universal theme to follow our passion - against everything.
The New York Times calls My Name is Asher Lev "Excellent and heartfelt....a primal scene of American drama"; Time Out New York makes it a four star Critic's Pick and NY1's David Cote praises it as "a touching and soulful portrait of a family, saturated with vivid colors and handsomely framed." Performances of the play are on sale through May 26th.
Ari Brand (Asher Lev) has performed on Broadway in The Neil Simon Plays, and Off-Broadway in Black Tie (Primary Stages) and Romeo and Juliet (Delacorte).
Mark Nelson (Aryeh Lev and others) has performed in Timon of Athens (The Public Theater); was Shylock in The Merchant of Venice (Shakespeare Theatre Company, D.C.); I Am My Own Wife (Carbonell Award); and the title role in Uncle Vanya (Bartlett Sher, director). On Broadway, he has appeared in: The Invention of Love (Lincoln Center); After the Fall, Three Sisters (Roundabout); and A Few Good Men. He is an Obie Award-winner for role as Einstein in Steve Martin's Picasso at the Lapin Agile.
Jenny Bacon (Rivkeh Lev and others) has performed in Heartless (Signature); In the Wake (The Public); Omnium Gatherum (Variety Arts); The Orphan of Zhao (Lincoln Center); More Stately Mansions (Herald Angel Award), A Streetcar Named Desire, The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told (NYTW); Race (CSC); The Arabian Nights (MTC); and many other productions. Jenny has also performed regional theater, film and on TV.
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The Colorado Department of Natural Resources submitted a protest to the federal Bureau of Land Management today objecting to the BLM's plan to lease the top of the Roan Plateau for commercial drilling on Aug. 14.
· Maximize the economic return to the state;
· Provide for long-term sustainable economies in West Slope communities;
· Encourage improvements in drilling technology;
· Protect the Roan's other natural resources.
"We believe that the Bureau of Land Management's (BLM) plan for leasing the Roan next month has serious flaws that must be addressed before a lease sale occurs," Harris Sherman, executive director of the Department of Natural Resources, wrote in the protest letter.
"The BLM's plan fails to protect valuable fish and wildlife habitat, will not maximize economic return to the State, and could result in the State not receiving its share of mineral bonuses and royalties.
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Making it clear that the public is vehemently opposed to natural gas drilling on the Roan Plateau, public officials and dozens of citizens gathered in Glenwood Springs Wednesday to celebrate the submission of more than 17,000 letters to the Bureau of Land Management protesting the planned leasing of the Roan.
"For a number of years now, the City of Glenwood Springs has repeatedly requested that the BLM take a slower, more measured and environmentally friendly approach to the Roan," said Bruce Christensen, mayor of Glenwood Springs. "We would have liked the federal government to acknowledge the wishes of local communities but in general we have been ignored, along with the Governor and members of our Congressional delegation. Our hope is that the federal government fully considers what citizens are telling them, again, today with these protests: the Roan Plateau deserves stronger protections than what the BLM is offering."
On August 14 the BLM is planning to lease more than 55,000 acres of undeveloped, wildlife-rich public land on the Roan Plateau, a broad island of natural tranquility amid the vast expanse of industrial energy development between Rifle and Parachute, Colo.
Even though Sen. Ken Salazar, Rep. John Salazar and Rep. Mark Udall have sent letters to the BLM objecting to the leasing, which Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter also opposes, the BLM intends to buck the wishes of the public and sacrifice one of the last tracts of undeveloped, unleased wild land in the Piceance Basin.
Citizens are protesting the leasing because drilling will have permanent impacts on the area's important wildlife habitat, watersheds, and the region's air quality. Most of the natural gas beneath the Roan Plateau can be developed without drilling public lands on the surface. Directional drilling techniques are used elsewhere in the Piceance Basin and are a reasonable alternative to industrializing prized wildlife habitat.
What's more, drilling natural gas on the Roan Plateau won't reduce the price of gasoline at the local filling station, despite claims from oil and gas industry advocates, who are working overtime to confuse gasoline with natural gas. Destroying the Roan's prime wildlife habitat will only degrade the quality of the air, water and recreational opportunities there, while having absolutely no effect at the pump.
"The Roan Plateau is prime hunting and angling ground, and drilling there will irreparably harm elk and deer habitat, industrializing one of the last unspoiled refuges for prized big game species," said Bill Dvorak with Sportsmen for the Roan Plateau. "This is a historic moment in our efforts to protect the Roan because it's the only time in recent memory, maybe ever, that so many people have voiced their opposition to a single lease sale."
Drilling the Roan Plateau could also have serious consequences for water quality and trout streams. Just this year, at least five energy companies have been cited by the state of Colorado for violating rules governing water quality for toxic spills into streams in the area. Energy development will threaten the quality of the plateau's watersheds, potentially contaminating the Colorado River and harming the drinking water supplies of municipalities that rely on the river.
"Again this week we have learned of more creeks and streams being contaminated by chemicals from the gas drilling on and around the Roan Plateau," said Ken Neubecker with Colorado Trout Unlimited. "The BLM's plan is inadequate for protecting this unique resource, jeopardizing the rare trout populations and the thousands of hours of work volunteers have logged to protect these streams. Under the BLM's plan all of this could be lost forever from a single spill in one of these watersheds."
Ten conservation groups have filed suit to prevent the BLM from leasing parcels atop the Roan. Of the more than 17,000 protest letters submitted today, most came from groups involved in the litigation, including more than 13,000 letters from members of The Wilderness Society and 2,300 from Sierra Club members. An additional 1,600 protest letters were submitted by EarthJustice and more than 700 citizens joined a single citizen protest, including several county commissioners and other elected officials.
At least 12 organizations have also filed detailed protests of the Roan Plateau lease parcels including the Colorado Wildlife Federation, National Wildlife Federation, Colorado Environmental Coalition, Center for Native Ecosystems, Colorado Trout Unlimited, Colorado Mountain Club, Natural Resources Defense Council, Rock the Earth, Sierra Club, The Wilderness Society, Environment Colorado and Wilderness Workshop.
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ATLANTA - Top 10 things to do during Final Four weekend in Atlanta.
Atlanta is home to the Braves, chicken biscuits, Coca-Cola and the 2013 NCAA Final Four Tournament.
- Visit the world's largest aquarium, the Georgia Aquarium. The aquarium is the only facility in the United Sates where you can marvel at whale sharks, the gentle giants of the ocean.
- Visit the World of Coca-Cola, home of the 126-year-old secret formula to iconic drink. Sample 60 Coca-Cola drinks from around the world and get a glimpse at the history behind the popular Southern drink.
- Rock on at the NCAA Big Dance Concert Series, which includes performances by Dave Matthews Band, Sting and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals.
- Eat at The Varsity – the world's largest drive-in restaurant, an Atlanta institution since 1928. "What'll ya have?"
- Visit Centennial Park and bask in the Georgia sun by the fountain. The park 21-acre park was build to celebrate the 1996 summer Olympics held in Atlanta.
- Take your family to visit Bracket Town, the ultimate Final Four fan fest at the Georgia World Congress Center, where you can meet basketball legends.
- Visit the CNN center and world headquarters. The newsrooms and studios for several of CNN's news channels are located in the building that is open to the public.
- Watch the student athletes of the Final Four teams at one of their last practices before the semifinal games at Reese's Final Four Friday.
- Take your kids to dribble their way through the Georgia Dome and World Congress Center in the Final Four Dribble.
- Had enough of basketball? Check out an Atlanta Braves game as they take on the Chicago Cubs at Turner Field this weekend.
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More and more, consumers are turning to OTCs as the first line of defense when they first get sick — regardless of the condition suffered — and that appears to be consistent among AccentHealth viewers. According to an online survey of more than 900 AccentHealth viewers conducted in September, one-quarter of patients said they have increased their use of OTC products in the past year.
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The global dairy industry is gearing up for the world's largest dairy-focused event, World Dairy Expo. Officials anticipate more than 65,000 producers and industry professionals gathering from more than 90 countries.
Dairy enthusiasts who attend can expect to see a wide array of Expo seminars, virtual farm tours, dairy cattle competition, dairy company displays and contests. The 2012 theme, "Market Fresh, Harvesting Excellence," exemplifies the show mantra of sharing fresh ideas and innovative market-driven concepts for the future success of dairy producers around the globe.
World Dairy Expo, which will be held Oct. 2-6 at the Alliant Energy Center in Madison, Wis., has become known as the place where the dairy industry meets.
Dairy cattle show fans will be treated to facility improvements this year to enhance their experience as they watch more than 2,500 head of North America's finest cattle parade across the famed "colored shavings." A new, center-hung video board featuring 472 square feet of screens will provide the best viewing of ExpoTV, featuring each breed class as they are evaluated and placed. The coliseum has been equipped with new energy-efficient lighting throughout the facility that produces a brighter view of the show ring. Plus, the padded, upholstered seats in the facility have been renovated and expanded.
New dairy cattle show software has been introduced for the 2012 show. The new program utilizes the latest online registration technology, while maintaining an easy-to-use and exhibitor-friendly system. The new software, coupled with tablets, should increase the efficiency of the show check-in process and the speed and accuracy of class results. Expanded cattle stalling have been added for 2012. All seven dairy breeds will compete for the ultimate overall Supreme Champion on Saturday, Oct. 6 at 5 p.m.
Dairy producers that want to discover the latest in technologies, products and services should find the New Holland Trade Center a welcome expansion of the huge trade show.
More than 850 exhibiting companies from 28 countries will be on display, many unveiling their newest ideas. More than 150 new companies have been added in 2012.
Daily seminars offer the freshest dairy management research and management concepts. Dairy producers will enjoy face-to-face discussion with their peers at the virtual farm tours, which highlight successful dairy operations from across the United States featuring unique facilities, herd management and marketing opportunities.
World Dairy Expo hosts numerous competitions, including national and international judging and skills contests at the 4-H, FFA, intercollegiate and post-secondary levels. In addition, winners of the 2012 World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Products Contest will be sold at auction on the evening of Oct. 2, and winning forage samples from the 2012 World Forage Analysis Superbowl will be on display throughout the week. Dairy forage seminars will offer producers forage-quality presentations on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
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The G90, in its debut year, places its biggest consumer choice in the engine of the car – and the type of engine you choose determines fuel efficiency. The V6 engine, both in rear-wheel and all-wheel drive, clocks in at 17 mpg city and 24 mpg highway. The V8 engine isn't much different; with 15 mpg in regards to city driving and 23 mpg out on the highway, the Genesis G90 is certainly consistent regardless of customers' preference.
Unfortunately, there's not anything drivers can do to alter their mpg. Hyundai produces the 2017 G90 with an eight-speed automatic transmission. Manual is currently not an option at all. Fortunately, gear changes are smooth in the G90, and test drives report the 5,000-pound car as responsive and quick to accelerate.


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Small plane crashes near Brush Prairie; no one hurt
BRUSH PRAIRIE, Wash. - A pilot and his passenger walked away without injuries after their small plane crashed into a yard northeast of Vancouver on Sunday evening.
It happened in the Brush Prairie area, near Northeast 144th St. at about 5:30 p.m., when the pilot, Phillip Allen of Portland, was trying to land his 1964 Cessna 150D at the Brush Prairie Aerodrome.
He lost control of the plane when his landing gear caught a fence wire and he crashed the plane into a rabbit hutch in a residence's yard according to a news release from the Clark County Sheriff's Office.
The Cessna was heavily damaged, as was the rabbit hutch.
Mark Congdon was nearby and said he witnessed the crash.
"They were too high, so he went to pull back up," Congdon said. "Swerved to the right, came over the fence, clipped the building with the right wing, flipped the plane around and crashed."
Angela Congdon said she was in the backyard when the Cessna crashed.
"They just walked away from the plane," she said. "I'm amazed they weren't hurt more."
Witnesses said the pilot had a cut on his arm and his passenger -- his wife -- had broken glasses, but they seemed calm and weren't visibly shaken.


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Bomb disposal experts were called to a Trowbridge building site this morning, after a six-inch military shell was uncovered.
Builders at the Persimmon homes development in Castle Mead discovered the shell, which they described as looking like a "very large bullet", at 10.25am.
It was identified as an aircraft solid shot, measuring six inches long by three inches wide.
Police and MOD experts were called to the scene, with the item safely removed by 1pm.
Trowbridge Sergeant Jim Suter said: "It was the tip which was discovered, so the exlosive part wasn't there and there was no likelihood of it exploding.
"Nobody was evacuated as it was on a building site, and there were no nearby homes."


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NORWICH, N.Y. — Chobani founder Hamdi Ulukaya has won the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 Retail and Consumer Products Award. Ulukaya was also awarded the Ernst & Young National Entrepreneur of the Year 2012 Overall Award.
The Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award encourages entrepreneurial activity and recognizes leaders and visionaries who demonstrate innovation, financial success and personal commitment as they create and build world-class businesses.
Ulukaya was honored at the Entrepreneur of the Year gala, the culminating event of the Ernst & Young Strategic Growth Forum in Palm Springs, Calif. The forum is the nation's premier gathering of high-growth, market-leading companies. Awards were given in nine additional categories. All Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year Award winners were selected by an independent panel of judges from 244 regional award recipients.
"Entrepreneurs continue to be a driving force in leading the economic recovery. Their ability to see around corners and find new, better ways of doing things makes them an engine of growth," said Bryan Pearce, Americas director, Entrepreneur of the Year, Ernst & Young LLP. "Ulukaya's ability to not only see an opportunity in the market, but to turn that opportunity into a nutritional phenomenon is inspiring at a time when the news is frequently doom and gloom on market growth."
After leaving his family's dairy business in Turkey to pursue higher education in the United States, Ulukaya recognized an opportunity to tap a relatively untouched market: Greek yogurt. Instinctively following his gut, he purchased an old Kraft yogurt plant in 2005 with the goal of bringing superior products to the U.S. market.
In less than four years, Ulukaya took Chobani's sales from $50 million to almost $700 million per year. While other competitors focus largely on mass marketing and TV advertising, Ulukaya has instead taken a more creative, grassroots approach, capitalizing on social media and word-of-mouth marketing to build a cult following around the brand. With almost 600,000 Facebook fans, Chobani prides itself on being engaged and connected with its growing community.
Despite rapid expansion of the Chobani brand, Ulukaya sticks by his company's philosophy: "Nothing But Good." His philanthropic initiatives have supported more than 50 groups globally. In 2010, Ulukaya created the Shepherd's Gift Foundation, an independent 501c(3) in honor of his mother — Chobani means "shepherd" in Turkish. The foundation contributes 10% of all Chobani post-tax profits to those working for positive, long-lasting change.
Ulukaya recently launched Chobani Champions, the first Greek yogurt for kids. Ulukaya is also undertaking a major expansion of the current New York plant and is constructing a new plant in Idaho that, when finished, will be the largest yogurt plant in the country. On a global scale, Ulukaya acquired Bead Foods in Australia in 2011 and is planning to move into Canada as well.


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The Hercules City Council nuttiness has become a serious legal liability and a huge distraction to critical issues confronting the financially beleaguered city.
First, Councilwoman Myrna de Vera threw a fit because she wasn't reappointed last year as mayor and started to make unsubstantiated charges that her colleagues had violated open-meeting laws.
More recently, she tried to silence a critic who worked for a contractor employed by the Pinole-Hercules Wastewater Subcommittee — a subcommittee on which de Vera was a member. While de Vera has halfheartedly apologized, she hasn't acknowledged the serious abridgment of free speech rights.
Now outgoing Councilman Gerard Boulanger wants the council to pass a resolution Tuesday night that would censure de Vera, fine her $1,000 and not allow her to serve her normal rotation as vice mayor in 2013.
While de Vera's behavior was reprehensible, the resolution goes beyond the council's legal authority. We note that City Attorney Patrick Tang has not approved it.
Voicing disapproval through a censure is fine. But the council, composed of two members, including Boulanger, who lost re-election bids last week, cannot bind a future council's selection for vice mayor. Moreover, it cannot fine its own members.
One can easily imagine the slippery slope when elected officials start imposing financial penalties on colleagues with whom they disagree. We made that same point last year when the council — wrongly — fined Boulanger $500 for lying to voters about his education and political experience.
We strongly disapprove of Boulanger's and de Vera's behavior. But the punishment is up to voters. Last week, they ousted Boulanger, who leaves in December. They might do the same with de Vera in two years if she doesn't shape up.


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The 29th annual Inland Valley Amateur Golf Championship's first day got off to a fast start at El Prado's Chino Creek golf course with 120 participants in the field.
In a day that featured clear skies in the morning to late-afternoon winds, 25 year-old Anthony Perea of Phelan took the lead at two-under 70.
"I'm pretty excited, hit it good and steady and got up and down a lot but didn't make a lot of bogeys," said Perea, who played at El Prado just one other time for Riverside City College last year.
A number of players said they were surprised there were not any scores in the 60's, but they acknowledged the wind had a role in the scoring.
"The wind picked up on the back and made the back play a little tough but the front played really good," Perea said.
There was a close battle behind Perea for second place with three players tied at a 1-under 71. Pedro Oviedo Jiemenez of Oakland's E-Club East Bay NCGA, Ontario's Nolan Moore (playing his home course) and Ryan Smith of Colton were one stroke back.
The 20-year-old Smith, who attends UC Riverside, enjoyed his second time at the course and his first time in the tournament.
"I like the course, it's really good," said Smith, who wasn't particularly pleased with his 71. "It's all right. I hit the ball really good and I just didn't make as many putts as I wanted to. There wasn't anything going in really.
"It was just a little off."
There were five players at even-par 72.
One player who knows a thing or two about winning an amateur championship was Billy Mouw of Chino, who was in at 73. Mouw has won two past amateur championships and also watched his 12-year-old son William compete in the net the Augusta flight, which he led with a 70.
"I would like to win it again because my son's in it, too," Mouw said. "It's a fun time with my son, he's a good player and beat me the other day so I just got to keep dad on top for a while until he just goes right by me.
"I learn stuff from him now, that's how it goes and he's only 12 but it's fun and I'm thankful that he loves golf now, too."
Mouw fashioned quite a comeback Saturday to get himself back into the title hunt.
"I'm happy," he said. "I only hit two bad holes in a row as I hit two double-bogeys at 11 and 12 and I birdied four of the last six holes to come back to get it to one over."
The tournament not only is a day of competition but also a way of giving back. Some of the tournament proceeds will go to Lewis Family Cancer Center at Pomona Medical Center. Portions of the entry fees go to the center to help provide support and treatment of breast cancer patients.
But the day was about Perea, who described how he earned the lead heading into today's final day.
"I hit a lot of fairways, a lot of greens. Putting was good and just good speed all day," he said. "The tougher stretch of holes was the back end starting at 10, 11, and 12, especially with the wind picking up at that time."
Smith mentioned what he needs to work on to recover today. His strategy sounded simple, to say the least
"Just go hit some puts, and work on my putting," Smith said.
Mike Van Damme topped the first flight with a 69. In the second flight Paul Johnson was tied with David Kramer at 73.
Today's final round will begin at 7 a.m. at Red Hill Country Club in Rancho Cucamonga.


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I decided to take a little bit of a holiday break this week and base my sketch heavily off of the layout instructions which are included in today's steal, by Glitz Designs. I have to admit that sometimes it's really nice when someone comes up with all of the creative planning thinking and all I have to do is simply create! Today's kit comes with a directions for a beautiful-shabby-chic style layout which I flipped to create the Garnet #3 layout.
This Christmas has been one of my very favorite to date. I think it had a lot to do with having a blast with my oldest two on Christmas Eve. My daughter Maddi is one of the funniest people I've ever had the pleasure of knowing. She is always making me giggle in some way or another and Christmas Eve was no exception. I couldn't stop laughing when I wandered over to Santa's cookie plate that my younger kids had set out, and I found one of our moose co0kies had been impregnated. Cookie vandalism? Most likely. Especially since Maddi had an ever-mischievous look on her face.
While this collection is very vintage and very girly, I thought it paired nicely with my Moose Mommy to be.
You girls have been doing a great job at keeping up with the Mid Week Mojos. This week was especially tricky with Christmas and all of the time that it takes, so I decided that we would have two winners this week as an extra thank you to those of you that found time to go the extra mile!
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If you love to take pictures, well the Washington Photo Safari is for you! A professional photographer will take you around the monuments of Washington, DC while giving you tips on composition, lighting and exposure…
Washington Photo Safari by offering more than 100 unique itineraries is one of the nation's leading providers of photography training field trips. All photographers at any skill level are the more welcoming for the amazing experience.
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The itinerary includes beautiful Lafayette Park, the White House, the Eisenhower Executive Office Building, the Corcoran Gallery of Art, the American Red Cross building, the Organization of American States building, the World War II Memorial with its fountains on the National Mall.
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You will see the White House, Lafayette Park, the Albert Einstein, Lincoln, Korea, the Vietnam Memorial, and Union Station.
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This safari begins at the World War II Memorial, with its beautifully illuminated. Then you walk along the famous Reflecting Pool on your way to the Vietnam Women's Memorial, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, the Korean War Memorial, then to the Lincoln Memorial, ending at the Albert Einstein Memorial.
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KEITH Draper wants Bromsgrove Sporting to take another step towards silverware when they tackle Littleton in the Smedley Crooke Challenge Trophy on Saturday.
The Rouslers are keen on winning their first cup since the club's inception in 2010.
They came close in the trophy last season, reaching the semi-finals before losing 3-2 and lost the Evesham Hospital Cup final to Littleton.
So far, Sporting have had the edge over Saturday's cup rivals this season with wins in the Worcestershire Senior Urn and Midland Combination Premier.
But Draper is not taking Saturday's visitors to the Victoria Ground (3pm ko) for granted.
He said: "We'll be taking Littleton seriously, they will want to avenge losing twice to us this season.
"But we want to win a cup, our plan this season was always a top 10 finish in the league and win some silverware."
To make matters more interesting, Sporting top the Premier Division and Littleton are one of a number of sides with games in hand just below and they will also meet later in the season in what could be a pivotal league clash.
The manager added: "The cup game will be an interesting prequel to our home league against them, so there is another reason why we want to win this match."
Bromsgrove are still fighting on several different fronts, challenging for the title, Smedley Crooke and the Worcestershire Senior Urn.
They go into Saturday's clash on the back of a 2-2 draw with third-placed Atherstone, where Sporting saw a 2-0 lead slip away.
But Draper was sanguine about his side being pegged back after they took 11 points from the last five matches.
"I was disappointed at first on Saturday but when you look at our results this month I have to be pleased," said the manager.
"We've had some tough fixtures but came away with 11 points.
"We're in a good position and although the teams below us have games in hand they have to play each other, so points will be dropped."
Striker Chris Conway resumes training this week after a month out with a stress fracture to the foot.
Luke Dugmore also gave Sporting another boost as he has recovered from a broken leg.
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A look at a new campaign which offers a guide to customers' legal rights when buying plants by post - plus, find out what else needs doing in the garden this week.
By Hannah Stephenson.
If you're among the unlucky people who order their plants by post and have received dead or dying plants, battered bulbs and dried-out specimens, help is at hand.
Which? Gardening, the Consumers' Association magazine, has just launched a 'Better Plants By Post' campaign to make people aware of their rights and encourage retailers to improve their services.
This followed a survey it carried out among customers who have bought plants online or by mail order/phone in the past two years.
Some 36% of respondents had experienced a problem when buying plants in this way, with the most common complaint being the quality of plants or bulbs provided, packages left on the doorstep while customers were away and damaged packaging.
Others received dead or dying plants, specimens that were too small or which quickly succumbed to disease and some which were rotten on arrival.
Only half of those who complained received replacements, while a fifth received a refund.
The survey also asked customers to rate the service they had received from 26 retailers.
David Austin Roses, Bloms Bulbs, Crocus and Sarah Raven came out top for customer satisfaction, while Garden Bargains, Spalding Bulbs and Bakker were at the bottom.
In its latest issue, the magazine offers tips on what you should do when faced with common problems and your legal rights.
If you receive a plant you think is dead, the Sale of Goods Act 1979 says that you are entitled to a refund as long as you have notified the retailer of the problem within 'a reasonable time'. What is reasonable depends on the circumstances, but is typically three to four weeks, or less, from when the goods are received. Contact the seller as soon as you know there's a problem.
Similarly, if a plant you receive is diseased, you can ask for your money back within a reasonable time, or a replacement. In the first six months, the onus is on the seller to prove the plants weren't supplied diseased rather than you having to prove that they were.
It makes no difference if the plants were damaged before they were sent or in transit, it's the seller's responsibility, so you can ask for your money back within a reasonable time, or a replacement. Don't let the seller put the onus on you to take it up with the courier they used.
If you're worried you haven't received the plant you ordered, but won't know until it flowers or fruits, you can ask for a refund (you could argue you have more than the usual 'reasonable time' as you couldn't know the problem until it flowers) or a replacement, sent at the seller's expense. Raise your concern with the seller as soon as you suspect they've sent you the wrong plant.
If you ordered a plant but by the time it was delivered the window for planting it or potting it up had passed and a specific date had been given for delivery, you could argue that time was of the essence in the contract and that by failing to deliver by that date, the seller breached the contract. You should get a refund.
If no specific delivery date was given, the seller should have delivered within a reasonable time. The reasonable time would depend on the circumstances and the window for planting the plant you ordered.
The campaign is urging retailers to adopt 10 key criteria - some legal obligations, others just good practice - to improve their service.
These include giving an accurate description of the plant (including its size) and flagging up any particular growing requirements, adopting strict quality control measures before the plants are sent out and ensuring packaging is secure enough to completely protect the plant in transit.
:: The full report is in the July/August edition of Which? Gardening. For more advice about buying plants by post, visit www.which.co.uk/plantsbypost. To try your first three issues of Which? and Which? Gardening for £3, call 0800 3898855, quoting VEG489F Best of the bunch - Delphinium They are among the most majestic of perennials in the cottage garden, throwing up towering spires in shades of blue, white, cream, lilac and pink varieties in mid-summer.
Delphiniums grow best in full sun or where they will receive sun for at least half the day. They like fertile, well-drained soil and won't survive the winter in waterlogged conditions, so make sure you dig in plenty of garden compost before planting to improve the soil's ability to hold water without waterlogging.
Most delphiniums need staking although some of the Elatum hybrids, such as 'Mighty Atom' and 'Lord Butler' have spires which will cope well in windy conditions.
Their best companions in a mixed border include dahlias, Japanese anemones and asters, although roses also make a stunning plant partner.
Make sure you protect the young plants from slugs in spring. Summer favourites include 'Faust', with its strong spikes of deep ultramarine, 'Loch Leven', which produces soft mid blue flowers with a white eye, and 'Cherub', a dainty pink-mauve variety which grows to between 55-165cm (22-66in) high.
Good enough to eat - Harvesting onions Those onions you planted earlier in the year should be ready for harvesting any time soon, but there are signs to show when they're ready for digging up.
They're ready when the leaves begin to turn yellow and flop. While some recommend that the leaves of onions be bent over to encourage them to ripen, it actually happens naturally anyway.
Ease the bulbs from the soil with a fork and leave them on the soil for a few days if it's warm and dry. To help them dry quicker for storage, make a chicken wire support for the bulbs, allowing air to circulate freely around them.
Once dry, onions can be either tied up to make an onion string which can then be hung in a shed, or just placed in a single layer in boxes.
Three ways to... Make the most of fertiliser 1. Don't overfeed your plant. Too much fertiliser inhibits the plant's uptake of water and plant foods from the soil, so follow the manufacturer's instructions carefully.
2. When planting large plants and shrubs, add a small handful of general fertiliser to the soil in and around the planting hole. Smaller plants won't need as much.
3. Remember that if you use a feed with a high ratio of nitrogen on a flowering or fruiting plant, the plant will make lots of soft leaf growth at the expense of flowers.
What to do this week :: Ensure your bird bath is filled up in dry weather.
:: Trim conifer hedges and take cuttings.
:: In warmer weather, pests and diseases can multiply rapidly. Greenfly and blackfly breed fast so keep on top of them and plant a variety of plants which will attract beneficial insects to keep a balance between pests and predators.
:: Introduce fish into your pond when the water is warmer.
:: Continue to mow and trim edges at least once a week.
:: Sow biennials, herbs and vegetables.
:: Plant autumn-flowering bulbs including Nerine bowdenii and colchicums.
:: In moist weather weed seedlings will appear almost overnight, so regular hoeing will deal with them.
:: Harvest seed from perennials on dry days and store dry, clean seed in small packages in a sealed box in a fridge.
:: Lift and divide spring-flowering bulbs. Many tulips and bedding hyacinths need to be lifted annually and stored, ready for re-planting in autumn.
:: Tie in new canes of blackberries and hybrid berries separately from the fruiting canes, so they don't blow about and damage the fruiting canes.


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Anne Girard is the pen name of bestselling author Diane Haeger, which was adopted to distinguish her more recent historical fiction from her earlier works. Her latest book, PLATINUM DOLL, is about Harlean Carpenter McGrew, better known as silver screen legend and "the original platinum blonde bombshell" Jean Harlow, as she and her domineering mother take Hollywood by storm. In this interview with Bookreporter.com's Alexis Burling, Girard talks about what inspired her to write Harlow's story and how she researches each of her books (including a trip to the city in which it's set!). She also shares some fascinating details about the starlet's life, including bits about her troubled marriage, her unquenchable free spirit, and her untimely death at only 26 years old.
Shilpi Somaya Gowda, the internationally bestselling author of SECRET DAUGHTER, now returns with her highly anticipated sophomore effort, THE GOLDEN SON. It's the lovely, complicated story of Anil Patel, who makes the difficult decision to leave behind his Indian village to pursue a medical career in the U.S. --- only to be called back after the sudden death of his father to fulfill his duty-bound role as village arbiter. In this interview, Gowda talks to The Book Report Network's Bronwyn Miller about why she is and always has been so fascinated by the Indian tradition of a panchayat, and how that kind of justice system plays out on a personal and communal level. She also discusses why she is drawn to stories dealing with cross-cultural issues, how volunteering at an orphanage changed her life, and what she'd like readers to take away from THE GOLDEN SON.
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All Wilfrid Laurier University locations, including the Toronto office, will be closed for the seasonal break starting Monday, Dec. 23 at 4:30 p.m. and reopening Thursday, Jan. 2, 2014.
During the holiday closure period, all university buildings will be locked and the temperature in most buildings will be lowered to 15°C to conserve energy.
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MARATHON, Fla. - A female hawksbill sea turtle that was airlifted from the U.S. Virgin Islands died Tuesday morning while convalescing at the Turtle Hospital in the Florida Keys.
The reptile was named "Good Hope," after a beach in St. Croix where it was discovered severely injured after Tropical Storm Isaac brushed the Virgin Islands. She was flown to the Turtle Hospital a month ago.Turtle Hospital - Marathon, Fla.
Hospital officials were surprised she had died and said she was responding to treatment, with improving blood tests and had been continuing to produce eggs.
She was scheduled to undergo surgery to repair lower eyelids Tuesday morning, but when hospital staff arrived to begin preparations, they discovered her deceased. Instead the hospital veterinarian has begun harvesting remaining eggs and staff is to incubate those deemed viable along with 61 others that are nestled in beach sand shipped from St. Croix.
After remaining eggs are harvested, a necropsy is to be performed.
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May 24–25 Union troops occupy Arlington Heights and Alexandria. Col. Elmer E. Ellsworth is killed after removing a Confederate flag from the Marshall House in Alexandria.
June 1 Cavalry clash at Fairfax Court House. First Confederate officer killed.
June 17 Troops clash at Vienna
July 21 First Battle of Manassas (Bull Run)
Oct. 21 Battle of Ball's Bluff
Dec. 21–22 Battle of Dranesville
Aug. 22 Confederate raid at Catlett's Station
Aug. 29–30 Battle of Second Manassas
Sept. 1 Battle of Chantilly
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March 30 Mosby raids Catlett's Station
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Oct. 14 Battle of Bristoe Station
July 13–16 Early crosses back into Virginia after Maryland excursion
Nov. 6 Mosby attacks workers on Manassas Gap Railroad at Salem
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