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Bill Murray Thought Garfield Was a Coen Brothers Movie
"I sat down and watched the whole thing, and I kept saying, 'Who the hell cut this thing?'"
It's a question that's baffled Bill Murray fans for most of the past decade: Why did the actor, usually so discerning in picking his roles, agree to provide the voice for the title character in 2004's universally hated Garfield? He couldn't have needed the money that badly, right? In a delightful interview with Dan Fierman in the new GQ, Murray finally clears everything up: He did the movie because he confused Garfield writer Joel Cohen with Coen brother Joel Coen, and consequently thought he'd be making the Miller's Crossing of half-animated, Breckin Meyer–starring kids' movies about lasagna-loving house cats.
From the interview:
Well, how about Garfield? Can you explain that to me? Did you just do it for the dough?
No! I didn't make that for the dough! Well, not completely. I thought it would be kind of fun, because doing a voice is challenging, and I'd never done that. Plus, I looked at the script, and it said, "So-and-so and Joel Coen." And I thought: Christ, well, I love those Coens! They're funny. So I sorta read a few pages of it and thought, Yeah, I'd like to do that. I had these agents at the time, and I said, "What do they give you to do one of these things?" And they said, "Oh, they give you $50,000." So I said, "Okay, well, I don't even leave the fuckin' driveway for that kind of money."
And it's not like you're helping out an indie director by playing Garfield.
Exactly. He's in 3,000 newspapers every day; he's not hurtin'. Then this studio guy calls me up out of nowhere, and I had a nice conversation with him. No bullshit, no schmooze, none of that stuff. We just talked for a long time about the movie. And my agents called on Monday and said, "Well, they came back with another offer, and it was nowhere near $50,000." And I said, "That's more befitting of the work I expect to do!" So tehy went off and shot the movie, and I forgot all about it. Finally, I went out to L.A. to record my lines. And usually when you're looping a movie, if it takes two days, that's a lot. I don't know if I should even tell this story, because it's kind of mean. [beat] What the hell? It's interesting. So I worked all day and kept going, "That's the line? Well, I can't say that." And you sit there and go, What can I say that will make this funny? And make it make sense? And I worked. I was exhausted, soaked with sweat, and the lines got worse and worse. And I said, "Okay, you better show me the rest of the movie, so we can see what we're dealing with." So I sat down and watched the whole thing, and I kept saying, "Who the hell cut this thing? Who did this? What the fuck was Coen thinking?" And then they explained it to me: It wasn't written by that Joel Coen.
And the pieces fall into place.
[shakes head sadly] At least they had whats-her-name. The mind reader, pretty girl, really curvy girl, body's one in a million? What's her name? Help me. You know who I mean.
Jennifer Love Hewitt?
Right! At least they had her in good-looking clothes. Best thing about the movie. But that's all ugly. That's inappropriate. That's just... [laughs] That's why, when they say, "Any regrets?" at the end of Zombieland, I say, "Well, maybe Garfield."
Fair enough. But this doesn't explain why he returned for the 2006 sequel, Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties, which was also not made by the Coen brothers.
Elsewhere, Murray says that Harold Ramis's Year One might have killed Ghostbusters 3, since it was written by Gene Stupnitsky and Lee Eisenberg (who were to write GB3) and "people who [saw it], including other Ghostbusters, said it was one of the worst things they had ever seen in their lives." So, to conclude, Bill Murray is a terrific interview subject.
Bill Murray Is Ready To See You Now [GQ]
Related: What Happens When You Have Dinner with Bill Murray
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Emilia Clarke: 'Game of Thrones' Season 2 Finale Photos!
Check out Emilia Clarke and Iain Glenn in this still from Game of Thrones' Season 2 finale.
Also pictured: Jack Gleeson, Jerome Flynn, Mark Stanley, John Bradley, Tena Natalia, Ralph Ineson, and Alfie Allen.
Jack recently chatted with GQ about playing the villainous Joffrey Baratheon.
"[His] rings – really decadent gold rings with opals – helped me get into the character. You can play with them. And the crown, of course," he shared. "It completely abstracts you form everyday life. When I put it on, I feel like everyone is subservient to me."
Game of Thrones' second season airs this Sunday (June 3) at 9 p.m. on HBO!

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I noticed alot of the mail clients are now turning off embedded images by default for viewing emails.
I was curious if the problem was the images had emedded URL variables that gave away your email address?
IE: <img src="myimage.jpg?email=youremailaddress">
or is it just simply them being able to get your IP info once the image loads on their server?
I like having images displayed in my email client and I don't really care if my proxy IP is given away, but I would care more if they could harvest my email addy as being valid from displaying the image...
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After his team bid farewell to four graduated all-state swimmers and a pair of such divers, Blue Springs South swimming coach Errich Oberlander needed some younger boys to step up and take over some front-running roles early this season.
The early returns on that wish are promising.
Two relay teams and a diver earned state-qualifying times in Saturday's season-opening SouthRock Invitational, and Tuesday's double-dual at the Blue Springs YMCA saw the Jaguars get another state berth, not to mention the most points.
South beat crosstown rival Blue Springs 170-138 and Warrensburg 196-104, while Blue Springs managed a 170-99 win over Warrensburg.
Sophomore Ben Morgan and Jake Workman each won an individual event and had a hand in two relay wins Tuesday, and senior Noah Hardin joined sophomore teammate Kevin Schlenger as a state-qualifying diver with his winning score of 226.8 points.
"I like where we're at," Oberlander said, "especially since we've gotten two relays qualified for state on Saturday, and now we have two divers – we got another one today.
"They work hard in practice," he said of his youngsters, "and I've told them they need to step up and show some leadership. You don't have to be a senior to be a leader."
South's 200-yard medley relay of Morgan, Garrett Edwards, Workman and Dom Baber won handily in 1 minute, 46.16 seconds, and Morgan also claimed the 200 individual medley by nearly 10 seconds in 2:15.39. Morgan closed the meet by anchoring the winning 400 free relay with Baber, Kyle Hepting and Workman to victory in 3:37.02.
Morgan said if any Jaguar should be noted for stepping up early this season, it's Baber, a senior and a member of an state-placing relay last year.
"I can't take credit for that," Morgan said. "Dom is such a great guy. He's definitely helped with motivational situations.
"I think our team had a great effort, and the other teams competed well. Blue Springs had some great swims."
Workman's win came in the 50 freestyle (24.53), with freshman teammate Adam Ryan coming in second (25.76), and Oberlander said he was impressed with junior newcomer Austin Andes' freestyle swims.
"I like where we're at, considering what we lost," Oberlander said. "I liked pretty much everything I saw."
Blue Springs' Michael Melichar won 100 free by nearly three seconds (52.45) and nipped teammate Will Riddle to claim the 100 backstroke (1:03.9 to Riddle's 1:04.04).
The Wildcats also got wins from Jacob Raines in the 200 free (1:58.56), Zach Raines in the 500 free (5:38.82) and the 200 free relay of Melichar, Nathan Laughery, Ben Duvall and Zach Raines (1:40.8), as that quartet nipped South's Ryan, Edwards, Alex Kramer and Hepting by .05 seconds.
Blue Springs coach Bill Shalley said his swimmers have been a bit slow to adapt to some new strokes as the season started.
"We've got to do a better job of that," he said. "We're not staying focused as much as we need to in practice, and we're not swimming as fast as we need to in practice. We're getting better, but we're not there yet, and November will come fast."
Still, Shalley saw positives Tuesday, among them the performances from Laughery and Melichar.
"Nathan Laughery, everything he swims is his best time, and I'm encouraged by the way some of our younger kids swim," Shalley said. "I like how Michael did some things. I challenged him and put him in three of the last four events."


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Charlotte home catches fire hours after break-in
Charlotte home catches fire hours after break-in
Police are investigating after a fire heavily damaged a North Carolina home that was broken into just a few hours earlier.
The break-in happened around 1 a.m. on a home in the Steele Creek neighborhood of southwest Charlotte. Four suspects tried to rob the five victims at gunpoint, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said.
The shaken victims sought shelter away from the home, which then caught on fire around 5 a.m., police said. A neighbor told WCNC he heard two explosions.
It's not yet known if the fire and the break-in are related.
Two break-in suspects had been arrested as of Tuesday afternoon, while two other suspects were still at large.


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Should Flash plug-in be activated by default in new profile?
Discussion of general topics about Mozilla Firefox
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I have the Flash plug-in installed in my main profile and set to "never activate". If I create a new profile, Flash is automatically set to "always activate". That seems counter-intuitive to Mozilla's policy towards blocking Flash by default.
The other issue I noticed is that in my main profile, the Flash version is marked as outdated and vulnerable. In the new profile, there is no such indication, although it is the same version.
These two issues combined seem a little dangerous.
This may become irrelevant once Firefox goes click-to-play on Flash content, but for people running older versions, I thought it was worth mentioning.
Hi Mo_D !
Complete stab in the dark, but could it be that your Flash is now up to date : Flash Player - latest version 126.96.36.199 and
Shockwave Flash - latest version 25.0.r0 ?
That would explain why it's no longer marked as outdated and vulnerable.
But again : complete stab in the dark .....
From what I've read Flash is a default in the newer Windows versions (52 +) of Firefox with a number of other plugins disabled.
If you had VLC or Quicktime in the plugins list they would not show unless you had added the boolean item plugin.load_flash_only in about:config set to false.
A nice feature, IMO, would be to have available "global" Prefs, such that a new Profile follows such global Prefs rather then any other defaults.
In particular, pertaining to updating.
If you disable updates, then open a new Profile, by default, updates are enabled, & until such time as you manually disable updating in that new Profile, you are subject to have an update queue, such that when you return to your original Profile - with updates disabled, you will get updated nonetheless.
So a way to globally disable updates, or set Flash to disabled, would be nice.
about:plugins still show the path to the Flash plugin?
Make sure it is the expect file in the expected location.
Could be that when you installed the Flash update, that Flash was in use in the main browser, & until you restart the browser...
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:126.96.36.199) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball CopyURL+ FetchTextURL FlashGot NoScript
Probably a redundant remark, but as of Firefox release version 52, support for ALL plugins was dropped, EXCEPT for Flash.
Personally, I think it's rather user-friendly having the choice to set Flash to either 'always activate' or 'never activate'.
I certainly understand your reasoning, but a new profile is used to diagnose issues and is expected to be in a particular default state. Having individual preferences available would throw a monkey wrench in to that diagnosis process.
Yes, I found this out the hard way. No big deal for me, but it could be a big deal for some people. Again, it's not necessarily expected behavior. If you think it through, it makes sense, but the average user might not expect it.
Main profile
File: Flash Player.plugin
Path: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin
Version: 220.127.116.11
State: Disabled (STATE_VULNERABLE_UPDATE_AVAILABLE)
Shockwave Flash 25.0 r0
New profile
File: Flash Player.plugin
Path: /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/Flash Player.plugin
Version: 184.108.40.206
State: Enabled
Shockwave Flash 25.0 r0
Current Mac version available from Adobe.com: 126.96.36.199
Not sure what you mean by that. Maybe the info I copy/pasted above from about:plugins will answer your question.
Sounds like your main profile has a recently updated blocklist, while the new profile doesn't (yet).
*Always* check the changelogs BEFORE updating that important software!
I assume that update would run on launch, or 2nd launch, like software update? But it didn't. Or maybe only 24 hours later since the blocklists are updated daily?
This new profile was created today, but I noticed the same thing on a new profile I created yesterday. I deleted yesterday's profile yesterday after I finished the test I was doing. I'll launch this new one tomorrow and see if it updates.
That's all somewhat academic. The vulnerability still remains. I imagine others like me rarely update Flash anymore since I rarely use it. Someone could launch a new profile with a very old version of Flash automatically activated.
Well there you are.
You are out of date.
(I wouldn't know about Mac.)
Maybe the new Profile just hasn't gotten around to updating blocklist.xml.
Compare blocklist.xml between old & new.
(Or maybe just sear blocklist.xml for, 220.127.116.11 - it should be there.
Do this with FF closed, cause if you open it, it might update .)
Flash can't update if it is in use.
So it will wait, could wait, until the next browser restart, & if you're the type that doesn't restart...
(At least it's like that in Windows. I wouldn't know about Mac.)
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:188.8.131.52) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball CopyURL+ FetchTextURL FlashGot NoScript
Well there you are.
You are out of date.
Please, see my earlier post : the latest version of Flash Player is 22.214.171.124
But at the time, we didn't know what actual version Mo_D was running.
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:220.127.116.11) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball CopyURL+ FetchTextURL FlashGot NoScript
You guys are killing me. I have already posted the version of Flash I am running, and the most recent version available for Mac (which is the OS I am running). Get past that. We could be talking about any outdated plug-in.
There's a reason I posted this in General instead of Support. I'm not looking for help, I'm pointing out a vulnerability made possible from creating a new profile.
In addition, I'm questioning whether Mozilla has this set up in the best (safest) possible way.
If you consider Flash dangerous, then no.
Anyhow, did you check your blocklist.xml?
Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 6.1; en-US; rv:126.96.36.199) Gecko/20110420 SeaMonkey/2.0.14 Pinball CopyURL+ FetchTextURL FlashGot NoScript
You're right. Sorry. Speaking for myself : I'll stay off your back.
And thank you for that !!!
Would you consider posting this here :
I did not. I forgot to do that before I deleted the profile. What I did do was open the profile this morning to see if Flash was marked as outdated, and it still was not. Then I visited mozilla.org and support.mozilla.org to see if that would trigger a blocklist update. It did not. Then I visited youtube and played a video. In the past, when I still used Flash regularly, this would normally trigger a notification that an update was available. But this did not trigger a blocklist update either. Finally, I visited adobe.com and played a video there. After visiting adobe, then the plug-in was marked as outdated, which I assume means the blocklist would have been updated if I had checked it.
So the blocklist process is still a bit of a mystery to me. I know it's updated once daily, and is supposed to be updated at startup. Beyond that, I dunno. Whatever the process, it seems too slow to save you in the scenario I'm describing. It seems to me that a fresh blocklist should be fetched on launch of a new profile. Even copying the existing blocklist seems like it would be preferable. If I'm correctly parsing what is happening, a blocklist is not downloaded until it is triggered by a script from adobe.com, or a certain amount of time (24 hours?) has passed.
This is from my current profile: blocklist lastupdate="1483471392954" What the heck is that? How many seconds ago? Out of curiosity, I just created another new profile and it has the same exact number. And the Flash plugin is still not shown as outdated. Searching for "25.0.0." within the blocklist turns up no results. There are multiple items that appear to relate to Flash, so I can't tell which is the right one.
I don't need to know how all this works, but I am a little curious now. I'm sure there's documentation somewhere…
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Police: Autopsy report will point death investigation of EMU student in right direction
The preliminary autopsy report of the 23-year-old Eastern Michigan University student found dead in her apartment Tuesday was expected to be available to police later Thursday afternoon, Ypsilanti police said.
Lt. Deric Gress said the case is still being treated as a homicide investigation, but he could not release many more details at 1 p.m. Thursday.
"Right now, it is still being ruled as a suspicious death," he said. "We're still treating it as a homicide. It's a complicated case. I think the autopsy will point us in the right direction."
How the investigation proceeds hinges on what the preliminary autopsy reveals, police said. Gress hoped to have the results later Thursday afternoon. Once the results are in, Gress said police will be able to release more information to the public.
In an email exchange with AnnArbor.com at 12:50 p.m. Thursday, Washtenaw County Medical Examiner Dr. Jeffrey Jentzen said that there was no new information to release.
In the meantime, investigators continue to conduct interviews and sift through evidence, Gress said. A technician unit with the Ypsilanti Police Department has been through the room in the Peninsular Place room where Niswender's body was found Tuesday night. The apartment complex is located in 1000 block of Huron River Drive in Ypsilanti, off the EMU campus. Police said in a release they were treating the death as an "apparent homicide."
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Gress said police needed to be careful with what information they release given the situation.
"We don't want to cause a panic," he added.
Check back to AnnArbor.com later for information as it's released.
John Counts covers cops and courts for AnnArbor.com. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or you can follow him on Twitter.
Fri, Dec 14, 2012 : 4:23 a.m.
Thankfully, while police are constrained in what they can say to the public, they are not constrained in their investigation once they've examined and had time to analyze a crime scene. They are moving ahead, though it seems to us they're standing still. I am grateful for that - and I remain saddened over this tragic situation along with the rest of the community.
Fri, Dec 14, 2012 : 3:49 a.m.
It will be almost a month before the complete and final autopsy will be revealed. Until then we will only get half the answers the police truly need to go after who did this. Truly sad indeed.
wendy walter
Fri, Dec 14, 2012 : 2:55 a.m.
Apparently, these apartment units have common social areas with 3 bedrooms with locks. They are called suites.
Thu, Dec 13, 2012 : 9:36 p.m.
My condolences to the family and the EMU community. Thank you to annarbor.com and to EMU for being as timely and forthcoming with information as possible. I remember the student's death six years ago, when one of our kids was still attending EMU. I don't think I've quite forgiven Vick and the others who knew it was a murder investigation, but chose not to let the EMU community know.
Thu, Dec 13, 2012 : 7:31 p.m.
This story is so tragically sad.
Craig Lounsbury
Thu, Dec 13, 2012 : 7:03 p.m.
"Gress said first and foremost police have Niswender and her family in mind...." "Gress said police needed to be careful with what information they release given the situation. "We don't want to cause a panic," he added. I realize the sensitivity of the whole situation. But short of any real information the default assumption for folks in the area is there is a killer on the loose who may strike again. Please note Ann Arbor.com I AM NOT SPECULATING. I am suggesting a worst case assumption people should take till they know more.
Thu, Dec 13, 2012 : 9:20 p.m.
Perry White, that still doesn't mean anyone else was involved. Police have to treat a lot of unattended deaths as potential homicides, just in case they are. They have to document the scene, preserve evidence, look under every rock, etc., but that doesn't mean they are going to end up being homicides or murders or whatever. Angry Moderate is right...it's also quite possible no one else was involved. No one knows yet.
Angry Moderate
Thu, Dec 13, 2012 : 9:19 p.m.
Right, I am just wondering why they say "treating" it like a homicide. It sounds like they mean that they are conducting a homicide investigation to find out what happened--not that they have reason to suspect that over an accident, medical problem, etc. I certainly hope this tragedy was some kind of accident and there isn't a killer on the loose.
Perry White
Thu, Dec 13, 2012 : 9:14 p.m.
@ Angry Moderate - The police have said, "We're still treating it as a homicide." A homicide is a death at the hands of another.
Angry Moderate
Thu, Dec 13, 2012 : 8:15 p.m.
Why is everyone assuming that the death was caused by another person? It seems like the police have avoided saying that so far.
Thu, Dec 13, 2012 : 8:05 p.m.
Still does not explain why nothing is being released. Why not let the public know they don't think a crazed killer is on the loose if thats the case. They didn't even tell the cause of death even after the autopsy is done. Why ?
Craig Lounsbury
Thu, Dec 13, 2012 : 8:01 p.m.
I think people should be cautious till they know otherwise. Assuming a worst case as a default is like fastening my seat belt. I don't actually assume i am going to get in an accident every time I drive my car but my default setting is to fasten my seat-belt as though an accident is on the agenda. The chances another John Norman Collins is on the loose is pretty close to zero. But until the police are able to offer more the chances aren't zero.
Thu, Dec 13, 2012 : 7:48 p.m.
He/she is correct. 75% of homicide victims in the US know their assailant. Almost 90% of college aged women do.
Thu, Dec 13, 2012 : 7:39 p.m.
with all due respect to this situation and statement, the odds are that she knew the assailant and that person is at large, but not on a killing spree, soon to strike again. again. the odds are this person is hiding out or trying to get out of town so I disagaree with your default assumption - I think its the opposite the killer will not strike again, is in hiding, and trying to get out of dodge so lets go catch 'em
Silly Sally
Thu, Dec 13, 2012 : 7:03 p.m.
This is so sad, and similar to 6 years ago. I will be interesting to know what her roommates had to say; if they saw anyone come and go from her room. I do not recall reading anything about this. I hope that her family can pull together after this. They'll be in my prayers.
Thu, Dec 13, 2012 : 7:14 p.m.
This particular apartment complex is set up differently than most. Each bedroom has it's own locked entry from the shared living space. A roommate could not just go into another's bedroom to look.


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From April 2 to April 8, the Jamestown Police Department responded to 389 calls for service. Officers performed 215 security checks of vacant homes and businesses.
The police also responded to 12 emergency calls, three animal complaints, two parking complaints and four alarms. There were 43 traffic stops, resulting in three arrests and nine traffic citations. Six of the tickets were issued by officers who were assigned to state enforcement program.
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• Paul J. Fox, 33, of Ochre Point, Newport, was charged April 3 with driving with an expired license. The arrest was the result of traffic stop on North Road. Fox was issued a traffic citation and released at the scene. A court date was scheduled for April 26 at 2nd Division District Court in Newport.
• Matthew G. Leclair, 21, of Boulder View Drive, Warwick, was charged April 8 for driving with a suspended license. The arrest was the result of a traffic stop on North Road. The defendant was transported to the police station where he was processed and released. A court date was scheduled for April 19 at 2nd Division District Court in Newport.
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Shawn D. Kilroy, 39, of Ella Terrace, Newport, was charged April 7 with second-offense DUI, driving with a suspended license, and possession of heroin. According to police, officers responded to a complaint of a vehicle stopped in the lane of travel at the Newport Bridge toll plaza. Kilroy was allegedly passed out in the vehicle and the drugs were on the passenger seat, police said. The defendant was transported to the police station where he was processed and arraigned by a justice of the peace. A court date was scheduled for April 12 at 2nd Division District Court in Newport.
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• A Watson Avenue man was charged on April 4 with allowing his dog to roam free. It was the owner's fourth offense. The dog was surrendered to the town. Police say the dog did "nip" a neighbor.
• Police were dispatched to East Shore Road on April 6 to a verbal confrontation in progress between a mother and daughter. No charges were filed.
• Police were dispatched to Intrepid Lane on April 7 for a person trespassing on private property. Police say the property owner knew the trespasser. A warning was issued.


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INSPIRATION An exhibit of photos by the late Sing-Si Schwartz and paintings by Ingrid Arneberg. Mon., May 21 Thurs., May 24. Opening Reception is Tues., May 22 from 6-8pm. Schwartz, who died at the age of 40 in 2005, was a distinguished photographer and the son of a painter, Diana Kan, to whom the exhibit is dedicated. THE NATIONAL ARTS CLUB, 15 Gramercy Park South, Marquis Gallery. Pictured above is a work by Ingrid Arneberg.
POETIC & MECHANICAL ART View new sculptures by William Stone during the exhibition, Lets subtle down together. The works enhance perceptual possibilities, giving the most familiar objects new meaning. Opening Reception is Sat., May 5 from 7-9pm. Continues thru June 2, Wed. Sun. from noon 6pm. JAMES FUENTES LLC, 35 St. James Place. 212-577-1201. www.jamesfuentes.com.
ABC No Rio, 156 Rivington St., bet. Clinton & Suffolk, 212-254-3697, www.abcnorio.org: RESISTENCIA VISUAL, An exhibition of street art by the Mexican artist group ASARO (Asamblea de Artistas Revolucionarios de Oaxaca). Continues thru May 24.
Abrons Arts Center, Henry Street Settlement, 466 Grand St., 212-598-0400, www.henrystreet.org/arts: VISUAL SLANG: The Modern Urban Imagination, Artwork and graffiti by over 20 artists crossing cultures, traditions and genres. Continues thru June 12.
Cheryl Hazan, 35 N. Moore St., www.cherylhazan.com: RUSSELL SHARON, Wetlands. Continues thru May 20.
The Drawing Center, 35 Wooster St., 212-219-2166, www.drawingcenter.org: WILLIAM ANASTASI: RAW, The artist will recreate seminal site-specific works dating from the mid-1960s. Continues thru July 21. Artist Talk on Thurs., May 31 at 6:30pm. GEGO, BETWEEN TRANSPARENCY & THE INVISIBLE, Explores the relationship between light & line in the work of German born, Venezuelan artist Gego. Continues thru July 21.
Ethan Cohen Fine Arts, 18 Jay St., bet Hudson & Greenwich, 212-625-1250: QIN FENG: The Alchemist, A solo exhibition featuring Qin Fengs most recent oil paintings. Thru May 26.
Gallery 225, 225 W. 14th St., street level, bet 7th & 8th Aves., 212-691-8156, www.14streetframing.com: PHOTOGRAPHY, Features black and white images by Martin Kornfeld and Joseph A. Rosen, two New York City professional and fine art photographers. Continues thru May 5.
MCCNY Art Gallery, 446 W. 36th St., bet 9th & 10th Aves.: GALERIEABEND, View works of art by local artists including Lucky Stephen Michaels, Katie Norris, Jackson Hall, Lulu Galindo and more. Sales benefit the programs of the Metropolitan Community Church of New York, a church for LGBT people, open to all. Ongoing.
Rubin Museum of Art, 150 W. 17th St.: MISSING PEACE: Artist consider the Dalai Lama, This exhibition features artistic interpretations of the Dalai Lama by over 80 contemporary artists from around the world. Works are in a range of media, from painting and sculpture to elaborate installations and video works. Thru Sept. 3.
Steven Amedee Galler, 41 N. Moore St., bet Varick & Hudson. 212-343-1696: DENNY CAMINO, New Paintings & Works on Paper. Continues thru May 20.
The Ukrainian Museum, 222 E. 6th St., 212-228-0110: CROSSROADS, Modernism in Ukraine, 1910-1930. View early 20th century Ukrainian modern art. Continues thru April 29. UKRAINIAN SCULPTURE AND ICONS: A HISTORY OF THEIR RESCUE, An exhibition of icons and religious sculptures, previously unseen in the United States. Many of the objects are from the private collection of the President of the Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko. Thru May 27.
Westbeth Gallery, 55 Bethune at West St., 212-989-4650, www.westbeth.org: A PASSION TO PAINT, View paintings by Hedy OBeil that draw their inspiration from the magical, mystical process of making art. Continues thru May 6. CONTEMPORARY FIGURATION, A survey of New York figurative artists curated by Thaddeus Radell, Simon Carr, Anthony Martino and Mark La Riviere. Opening Reception is Sat., May 19 from 5-8pm. Continues thru Sun., June 10. Thurs. - Sun. from 1 - 6pm.
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Folks who routinely participate in the Texas Produce Convention expect to get updates on varieties, equipment and technology that help producers, packers and merchants supply the best fruit and vegetables in the world.
That's part and parcel of the annual rendezvous, held this year in Houston, where the agenda made a hard turn toward water management and farm legislation that, for once, doesn't exclude the produce industry.
EQIP, the Environmental Quality Incentive Program, for instance, may offer fruit and vegetable growers "the opportunity to use the same programs available for other commodities, especially for irrigation improvement," said Mack Gray, deputy undersecretary for USDA.
Gray said EQIP emerged from a "a number of conservation programs in 1996. Unfortunately, the program never had enough money to do what was needed."
He is encouraged by increased funding within the Food Security and Rural Development Act of 2002. "We have more money than ever for conservation," Gray said. Programs include wetlands easements, which will pay the cost of returning land to a wetlands classification. A farmland protection easement also provides incentives to keep agricultural acreage out of developers' hands.
"EQIP also includes support for conservation tillage, confined animal feeding facility improvements, and invasive brush control for rangeland.
"EQIP provides technical and financial assistance to carry out water conservation on private land," Gray said. The National Resource Conservation Service (NRCS) will carry out the programs.
He said Texas might qualify for $35 million to $40 million for the 2001 and 2002 seasons.
"Many farmers already use practices that qualify," he said.
Lower Rio Grande Valley produce growers might qualify for funds to improve irrigation infrastructure. A water district can't qualify for funds, Gray explained, but a number of farmers or landowners along an irrigation ditch can form a "pooling agreement" to replace pipe.
Each individual takes care of he cost of the pipe across his property and EQIP funds may be available to refund part of the cost.
Gray said no one individual may collect more than $450,000 from the program. But as long as no one exceeds that figure, a pooling arrangement can get several million dollars in improvements for a system.
He said the program is designed to help conserve water. But he cautioned landowners to be careful with the funds and avoid criticism, which could put the program in jeopardy.
"Any practice that costs more than $100,000 will be funded for no more than 50 percent," he said.
Nationally, EQIP will have $750 million to $800 million for 2003 and $1.2 billion to $1.3 billion for 2004. Over the life of the program, funding may reach $9 billion.
Fruit and vegetable irrigation also has been left out of advancing technology, says Giovanni Piccinni, a plant stress physiology researcher for Texas A&M at Uvalde.
Piccinni hopes to remedy that oversight with a project to identify daily water demand for vegetable crops.
"We rarely see furrow irrigation systems in vegetables anymore," Piccinni said. Growers are converting to more water efficient systems, and using Potential Evapo-Transpiration (PET) data to evaluate water demand and schedule irrigation.
The slug in the salad has been that PET information is not crop specific. "We need a crop co-efficient to make the data useful," Gray said. "That co-efficient changes with each stage of crop growth, so we have to develop data to show us what a specific crop needs at a specific growth period."
He said vegetables have only three growth stages, but with limited water growers need as much information as possible to apply moisture at the most beneficial times.
He's designed an in-field lysimeter, which he calls a "giant flower pot," in which he can control and measure moisture.
"We put the lysimeter in the ground and fill it with soil. I'll plant a crop and recording devices installed in the unit measure water use. We monitor the lysimeter continuously."
He plans to use onions and spinach in the lysimeter this fall.
"Ultimately, we hope to decrease water use with precision agricultural technology," he said.
That's also the goal of Guy Fipps, also with Texas A&M. "The Board of Regents approved an Irrigation Technology Center last May," Fipps said. "We're moving forward with the project and could break ground within a year."


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Since spring and summer came early this year, I'm getting a head start on fall gardening:
Since spring and summer came early this year, I'm getting a head start on fall gardening:
1. Get garden shears and clippers sharpened. Unlike spring, there's no rush now and this way you will be ready next spring should it come early again. Most places that sharpen scissors can sharpen garden tools. If you don't know of a place, email me and I will tell you where I take mine.
2. Update garden diary abandoned mid-summer. At least I did, I got tired of writing "too hot to garden." I did note what plants did well – as in survive - in our record heat and drought.
3. Plant spring bulbs. If you want something critter-resistant, plant daffodils. Tulip bulbs are lovely but they are edible. Mice use mole runs to get to the bulbs they eat; deer like the greenery and, if my sister were around, she would be picking tulip flowers for her salad.
4. Don't cut anything down yet that looks dead. Most plants and trees go into a dormant mode to survive record heat and drought. Wait until next spring to determine whether a tree, bush or plant survived this year. You may just be pleasantly surprised.
5. Plant chrysanthemums. Help them pull through winter by watering them once a week during cold months. They are supposed to be perennials.
6. Stop fertilizing flower beds. Although plants appreciated the extra assist this year, it's time for them to slow down to get ready for winter.
7. Stockpile mulch. It's not time to mulch yet, wait until after the first frost. Mulching basically protects plants from the heaving and thawing from temperature changes. Best to cover with mulch after frost so mulch helps keep grounds around plants evenly cold.
8. Collect seeds to dry, label and use next year. If you have heirloom vegetable seeds or favorite annuals that survived summer, collect seed pods. I use paper-lined baskets and tuck them in over my refrigerator where hot air helps dry them. Store in recycled, cleaned plastic containers with labels in a dry, cool spot for use next year.
9. If you bag leaves, you can actually store those filled bags in a garden corner and find yourself with a lovely source of free spring compost.
10. Trim and feed your potted plants systemic insecticide so you can bring them inside without any unwelcome hitchhikers. Did you know in the right conditions, tomatoes are perennials? I usually bring in a pot of green peppers, a large pot of catnip and a couple of tomato plants.
Last year, one of my cats discovered cherry tomatoes make great rolling toys. This year, I'm putting a little fence around the plant to protect it.
My brother said that will make it a lot easier for the cat to get to the tomatoes….
Happy fall!
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Despite white stuff, Monarchs think pinkBy IAN CLARK
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February 07. 2013 10:47PM
MANCHESTER - Despite all the white stuff that will have piled up outside, the Manchester Monarchs are hoping "Pink in the Rink" will draw fans inside.
The Monarchs' annual breast cancer awareness night is set for Saturday at Verizon Wireless Arena at 7 p.m. when the Providence Bruins visit. The annual game, which features Manchester donning pink jerseys that will be auctioned off as well as pink-dyed ice, has special meaning for the players.
Chief among them is defenseman David Kolomatis, whose mother Ellen is a breast cancer survivor.
"My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer in my second or third year of junior (hockey). She's since been cleared," Kolomatis said. "It's always nice when this game comes around. And it's good to have that memory (of her beating it) because some people aren't so lucky. It's nice to give back."
These type of games have become popular in the hockey ranks and the players have taken to it.
"It's a cause that's near and dear to a lot of people connected to the game and it's nice that we can do our part to help in our search to find a cure for breast cancer," said Monarchs head coach Mark Morris. "It's great to see hockey has embraced this cause at every level."
There are still a limited number of tickets available in the upper level for the game.
"It's always a special night and a good cause and touches each guy the same way. We're looking forward to it," said Monarchs forward Linden Vey. "It's a game we mark on the calendar and look forward to. We'd like to win that one for the home crowd, that's for sure."
Manchester is yet again faced with a tough task this weekend not only in opponent but in its own locker room. With the trade of Andrei Loktionov and captain Marc-Andre Cliche having surgery, the Monarchs are down to bare bones for putting a team on the ice, with just six defensemen and 12 forwards.
Thursday, the Monarchs signed left wing Colton Yellow Horn to a professional tryout agreement. Yellow Horn, 25, has notched 36 goals and 22 assists for 58 points for the ECHL's Ontario Reign.
Additionally, Manchester comes in having lost four straight games to drop to 21-21-4 for 46 points while Providence (25-16-3, 53) enters on a five-game winning streak.
"We're going to have to be at our best," Morris said. "They're a deep team, with excellent goaltending and solid special teams. They've got good balance on their lines. We've seen them enough to realize what their strengths are and we need to be better defensively and make the most of our offensive opportunities when they come."
The Monarchs will close the weekend at Providence on Sunday at 3 p.m. The P-Bruins were scheduled to host Portland tonight, but that game has been rescheduled for Monday night.


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Planners: The next APA Policy Breakfast is on the topic of the rise of rental housing. Much discussion is about GEN Y not seeking homeownership as it was common for the Baby Boomers (their parents). Many have said they are to living a flexible lifestyle and do not see homeownership as a key LIFE PATH. GEN Y has saw the GEN X and Baby Boomers (and some of their peers) purchase homes during the height of the market only to be saddled with an empty asset. They seek out unique, diverse and very interesting neighborhoods. It is more a matter of urban design, than tenancy in a building (e.g. they don't care if a national real estate developer holds the mortgage).
1. What is everyone's thoughts?
2. I personally do not think multifamily is the savior particularly when GEN Y reaches the 35-40 age group. What about a rental town home community? I have only seen one examples in Philadelphia.
3. I cannot find a stat -- but I think back to the pre-WWII (1940s) when homeownership levels were 40-50%; rather than near 65% today
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Please join the American Planning Association for a policy breakfast discussion on the impact of the rise of rental and multifamily housing on housing and community policy and economics. Homeownership and mortgage policies were at the center of the housing crisis that plunged the nation into the deepest recession since the Great Depression. Increasingly, it appears that recovery in the housing market will be driven by renters and multifamily housing.
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· Three large population segments likely to dominate the housing market: Gen Y, retiring baby boomers, and homeowners displaced during the recession show strong preferences for multifamily and rental housing.
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|November 26, 2012, 12:48 AM
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Assorted SKS information.
I ended up stripping the cosmoline off a surplus Yugo SKS for a friend. It turns out that either Goo Gone or Ballistol does a decent job of removing cosmoline.
After I finished, I tried the trigger and it was really bad. Long, gritty and heavy. I figured it couldn't really be that bad, so I stripped the trigger, cleaned, lubricated and reassembled it.
I learned a couple of things. First of all, to remove the hammer, use a short length of pipe with an inside diameter that's about the same size as the hammer. Slip it over the hammer and use it as leverage to pull the entire hammer back until the hammer lugs clear the trigger group "housing". You can do it without the pipe, but it requires significant effort.
If you don't have to remove the trigger/trigger bar itself, avoid doing so. If you have to remove it, make a slave pin with one rounded/tapered end to get the hole lined up for reassembly. Otherwise it requires at least 3 hands to hold everything in place and drive the pin in.
The biggest change came from cleaning and lubricating the "rails" on the sear and trigger group housing. With the grit removed and some decent lubricant in place, the trigger was actually quite good. Still long, but lighter and very smooth. Almost like a good DAO pistol trigger. That cleaning/lubrication can be accomplished by removing the magazine latch. Drive the forward pin (the one that protrudes on both sides of the trigger group housing out from left to right. The magazine latch and the magazine latch spring will slide out the front of the trigger group housing and you can then remove the sear out the front as well.
Clean the parts, and the rails inside the trigger group that accomodate the sear and magazine latch and then put it all back together.
The front of the trigger bar and the lower front of the sear don't need to be lubricated. They need to engage each other without slipping. If the sear or trigger bar is worn, lubrication can cause the trigger bar to slip off the sear and the hammer won't drop.
If that happens, it's probably time for the attentions of a gunsmith unless you are particularly handy with a file, have a light touch and understand how the two parts are supposed to interact.
When you're cleaning the disassembled gun, you'll eventually get irritated by the disassembly pin which flops around and generally gets in the way. To prevent this, get a plastic drinking straw and cut off a length that's just long enough to fit on the shaft when the pin is pulled all the way out. Split the straw length and slip it over the shaft. It will hold the disassembly pin fairly securely and will hold it out of the gun where it won't interfere with a cleaning rod and won't flop around.
To strip or reassemble the recoil spring assembly, use a thin rod (the cleaning rod will work) run up the back of the recoil spring guide to prevent the two-piece recoil spring guide from collapsing/telescoping into itself. Pull back on the spring and slide the spring retainer off the guide.
When you're cleaning a Yugo, after you've removed the gas tube & piston, move the gas "button" to the single shot position, flip the grenade launcher sight up and then move the gas button to the forward position in the slot and remove it and the spring that tensions it. Next pull the gas block insert out of the gas block and fill the gas block cavity with a couple of cotton balls packed into place. That will keep solvent from running out of the gas hole during the cleaning process. You can remove the cotton with long nose pliers when you're done.
If the gun is a standard SKS without the single shot option, skip all the grenade launcher stuff and just poke some cotton inside the gas block.
I thought it was interesting to find RC hardness test marks throughout the gun.
The cleaning kit needs to go into the buttstock cap first.
|November 26, 2012, 01:20 AM
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Great hints and advise John.
You should Sticky this.
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|November 26, 2012, 09:15 AM
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I recently acquired my Father's Chinese Type 56 Vietnam bring-back, complete with paperwork. They're actually very basic to disassemble.
The recoil spring assembly is loads of fun...
Another thing to remember on an SKS with a free floating firing pin is to keep the pin and firing pin channel dry after cleaning to help avoid slam-fires.
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|November 26, 2012, 11:28 AM
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SKS Disassembly How-To Link
Lots of good info there John; people will be referencing that for a while on here. I figured I'd add the 'how to dissassemble/assemble a SKS' video above for those new SKS owners clicking on this link for info that don't know how to go about...
Mrgunsngear Youtube Channel
|November 26, 2012, 11:49 AM
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surplusrifle.com has a good info base as well:
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|November 27, 2012, 05:34 PM
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There are some good tips in that write up, thanks. Been a long time since I took down an SKS to that level.
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John, you might want to post that on SKSboards, if you visit that website.
Despite their wealth of knowledge and specialized forums, they could benefit from your experience.
|December 1, 2012, 03:32 PM
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Thanks for the kind words.
I'm not on that forum, but anyone who is, is certainly welcome to post a link to that forum, or any other that they feel may benefit from the information.
|December 1, 2012, 05:49 PM
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SKS fan here, any info is appreciated.
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|December 1, 2012, 11:40 PM
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Regarding cosmoline, This stuff is like wax if you boil a component the cosmoline will float to the top and solidify as the water cools. Now dry and lube the component and you are good to go.
This method works well with stripper clips.
|December 1, 2012, 11:44 PM
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That will work, as will using a hair dryer to soften the cosmoline so you can wipe it off easily. I used that method to clean the cosmoline off the leather items in the kit as well as the provided manual to avoid having to soak them in solvent.
|December 6, 2012, 08:03 PM
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Laquer thinner works great dissolving cosmoline off old SKS's. Make sure you are outdoors, and wet a rag with it , then wipe all the goo off.
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Couple yugo sks issues I had.
After hours of cleaning cosmoline I was ready to test out my sks. I loaded up 5rounds and pulled the trigger it fired but did not cycle. I checked grenade launch select It was off. After some research I found that it was loosing gas pressure at front of gas tube. I made a copper gasket and it started cycling perfectly. I loaded up 10 rounds and after a couple rounds it went full auto. It's kinda funny now but at the moment it wasn't. After inspecting the rifle I found that the firing pin was stuck forward. That of course is extremely dangerous. You could release the bolt and it would runaway without ever pulling the trigger. I found that the firing pin is free floating and tapered at the front. Due to wear and the inside of the bolt being extremely dirty the firing pin had wedged forward. I cleaned it and polished till I could feel the firing pin shake back and forth in the bolt. I still check it every time I take it out. I've also heard there is a spring type design to fix that issue that I intend to look into. I know now to check out used guns thoroughly before assuming they are safe. Any fix for the firing pin issue would be appreciated.
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|December 15, 2012, 04:56 PM
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What you're thinking off is the Murray's firing pin conversion. It's a great idea but I haven't had it done. It's supposed to completely eliminate slam fires. Here's a link to Murray's Guns to check it out, he's also got videos posted the slam fire and the fix on that page.
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Michael Dorman of Fuquay-Varina, N.C., greeted President Barack Obama with a hearty swing of a handshake Friday at the White House as he received a Presidential Citizens Medal for his volunteer group's work to renovate houses for disabled veterans.
The medal is one of the highest honors for a civilian, and Dorman, the founder and executive director of the nonprofit Military Missions in Action, was one of just 18 people who received it for 2012 from among 6,000 people nominated.
"We host a lot of events at the White House, but I have to admit this is one of my favorites," Obama said in the ceremony in the White House East Room, "because it's a moment when, as a people, we get to recognize some extraordinary men and women who have gone above and beyond for their country and for their fellow citizens, often without fanfare, often with not a lot of attention, very rarely for any profit."
"You do it because it's the right thing to do, because you want to give back. And today, we honor you."
As a military aide read their names and citations, the medal recipients stepped one at a time to a podium with the president between the room's full-length portraits of George and Martha Washington.
Among the others honored were the six educators killed in the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn.; child health and development expert T. Berry Brazelton; and former Pennsylvania Sen. Harris Wofford, who helped start the Peace Corps.
"The United States honors Michael Dorman for his exceptional service to our armed forces and our nation," the military aide said as Dorman received his medal.
"What an incredible experience," the 20-year Coast Guard veteran, former contractor and North Carolina native said afterward. "This is a once-in-a-lifetime experience to go meet the president of the United States for something I just feel needs to be done."
Military Missions in Action rebuilds disabled veterans' homes across North Carolina, adding wheelchair ramps and roll-in showers or replacing roofs and walls and making other repairs. The volunteer builders include college students, church men's group members, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts, and many others – some 500 people throughout the state, Dorman said.
"I like to call it a cross between Habitat for Humanity and 'Extreme Makeover' for veterans with disabilities," he said.
Since he started the group in 2008, it has renovated homes for more than 100 veterans, from those who served in World War II to those returning from Afghanistan.
Military Missions in Action also helps veterans who suffer from traumatic brain injury and post traumatic stress disorder as they relearn daily tasks. Its Operation Warrior Golf program teaches disabled veterans how to overcome limitations through golf.
MMIA volunteers also hand out hygiene kits to homeless veterans. And its "Fill the Footlocker" program has sent 10,200 care packages to members of the military in combat zones.
Dorman said the care packages are his favorite part. The first place the Coast Guard shipped him was Guam.
"I'd got used to a few staples in my life – Lance crackers, RC Colas, Cheerwine soft drinks, MoonPies – and they didn't have any of those on Guam," he said. "I was always really thankful when I got a care package from home. It was probably the biggest morale booster I experienced when I was overseas."
Dorman said the inspiration for starting the group came to him one morning as he watched the sun rise and waves role in at Hunting Island, S.C. He'd retired from the Coast Guard and spent several years working in construction by then, and he decided his next role should be to help disabled veterans live independently by improving their homes. When he returned to North Carolina, he got started.
Today the group has 24 houses ready to work on as soon as it can raise the money for supplies.
"Usually the biggest problem with working with volunteers is me getting the money to do the projects as quick as the volunteers can do it," Dorman said.
A sense of service is something Dorman remembers from his childhood in Lumberton.
"I grew up in North Carolina in an area where when a neighbor's barn burned, all the neighbors came and rebuilt the barn. When someone was sick, they got the crops in," he said in an interview.
Today Military Missions in Action could be rebuilding 100 houses a month, the need is so great, Dorman said. North Carolina has an estimated 760,000 veterans, according to the Veterans Administration. Dorman said that some are disabled by age, and others may suffer effects of recent wars years from now.
"What we're doing now," he said, "the need will never go away."


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Owner of 'Twice Upon a Time' says electronic readers are the chief reason people have stopped buying books.
MIDDLEBORO – When Kim McCormack opened her used bookstore "Twice Upon a Time," she couldn't keep James Patterson novels on the shelf.
Lee Child and Janet Evanovich flew off as well.
But that was 10 years ago.
Today, other than a few best-sellers, the books are gathering dust on the shelves. That's why McCormack is closing shop on Wednesday, Feb. 26.
McCormack blames the advent of electronic readers – such as iPads, Kindles and Nooks – for the growing trend of paperless reading.
"I believe in 20 years they will stop printing books," McCormack said. "They will still publish books, but it will be electronically."
McCormack is not alone.
Judith Plentus, owner of the landmark Maria's Hallmark Shop in the downtown area, has trimmed back her selection to local authors and children's books, and a few mass-market best-selling paperbacks.
Danielle Bower, director of the public library, has seen a decline in book circulation as well, but conversely hasn't seen much of a boom in the use of electronic material.
"Our e-book collection can't match the print collection," Bowker said. "We can't give people what they want in e-books."
Bowker said publishers are tightfisted with electronic material: they charge libraries premium rates, limit the number of reads per item, and sometimes even limit the length of ownership.
"One would think a digital copy would be less, but they're not that much cheaper," Bowker said.
So just who is using electronic readers? According to a 2014 report entitled "E-Reading Rises as Device Ownership Jumps" by the Pew Research Center, the majority are older, college-educated women, who make $75,000 or more annually.
The report found those who have taken the plunge into e-books stand out in almost every way from other kinds of readers. They are voracious readers, they read more books than other readers, they read more frequently and they consume books in all formats, including print and audio.
The study found people turn to e-books when they want speedy access and portability, but print still wins out when reading to children.
Bowker said e-books have their place, but can't compare to the sensation of picking up a book.
"When you hold a book, there's the weight, the feel, the smell," Bowker said. "Of my four children, my youngest is the most voracious reader, but she won't read on a device because it's not the same."
E-books could soon replace reference materials and open rows of space in libraries.
"We haven't purchased law books in years," Bowker said.
The Middleboro Library does not offer the Code of Massachusetts Regulations in hard copy.
"Now it's online," Bowker said.
Bowker doesn't fear libraries will close their doors soon.
"There are enough people to keep libraries in business. They want to read everything they can get their hands on."
But Bowker said she isn't surprised the used bookseller is closing.
"If someplace like Borders couldn't sustain, how could a small bookseller?"
McCormack said the book business gave her the chance to pursue "the love of my life."
The Freetown resident looks back on her run in Middleboro with affection.
"I've made a lot of friends over the years. We shared something in common, We all were book lovers," she said.
Now, McCormack is polishing off her resume for the job market and looking for a home for the books she didn't sell. Some will be sold as a lot; others will be donated to nursing homes.
None will be thrown out.
"My God, no, that's a sacrilege. I would never do that," she said.


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Consensus vs. votingThe general rule for making decisions in the family council is to make decisions by consensus.Consensus means that everyone comes to an agreement on the decision.It is a decision that all family members feel good about.In contrast, when voting is used to make a decision, some family members may not agree with the decision.It may seem easier to vote on solutions than to work for consensus.However, family members who are outvoted may feel that they do not have a say in family decisions.
Weighing and evaluating the facts is sometimes all that is necessary to reach consensus.Other times it is harder to come to an agreement.Expect conflict and differences of opinion to arise during the problem-solving process.When people are allowed to freely express opinions, disagreement is likely to occur.However, considering everyone's opinion is an important step in finding a solution everyone agrees with.The idea is not to begin with agreement, but to end with it.There are several things you can do if you're having a hard time agreeing on a solution.
BrainstormingOne idea to try is brainstorming. For a few minutes, encourage everyone to suggest possible solutions and have one person write them down.Every idea should be written down, even if it seems like it won't work.During this period no one should judge or evaluate anyone else's ideas.When the brainstorming period is over, go down the list of ideas and talk about the pros and cons of each one.Brainstorming can lead to creative solutions that otherwise would not have been considered.
Trial solutionsSometimes family members will be unsure whether a suggested idea will work.You can give the proposed idea a trial period.After the trial period is over, discuss in the family council whether the idea is working or not.If it doesn't work, avoid saying, "I told you so" to the person who suggested it because that discourages people from expressing ideas.
Table the discussionIf you are unable to come to a consensus on a particular topic, decide to continue the discussion next time.Sometimes it is easier to find a solution when you have a little more time to think about the problem.Wait to start a new topic until the one being discussed is solved or saved for later.At the end of the meeting, summarize the decisions that were made.
The family council is:
A family council deals with both positive and negative issues that affect the family. Some examples are:
Because of today's busy lifestyles, it is hard for families to find time together. It is important, however, that each family member has a part in family decisions. A family council is a valuable tool for families. By coming together and keeping the lines of communication open, families can lead more satisfied lives.Family councils help children learn to voice opinions respectfully, be responsible, learn problem-solving skills, and make decisions cooperatively with others.
Set a regular meeting date and time. The council should meet regularly, for example, once a week, three times a month, or once every other week.Decide in advance how long it will last. Be sure to begin and end on time.
AttendanceAll family members are invited, but not required, to attend the family council. Those who choose not to attend should know that family decisions that affect them will be made whether they are there or not.
Every person who lives in the household should be included, regardless of his or her age.Family councils are useful for all types of families — single-parent families, stepfamilies, families with foster children, etc.
Each meeting needs a chairperson and a note taker. These offices can be rotated so that each member has a chance to be chairperson and note taker.
Preschool childrenEven very young children can participate in a family council.Some tips for involving preschool children in the family council:
School-age and adolescent childrenOlder children and adolescents may be resistant to family councils, especially if you are just starting to have them.
OrderOrganization is as important for a family council as it is for any other meeting.Have an agenda for the meeting and stick to it.You can post an "agenda sheet" on the refrigerator during the week before the meeting.Family members can add items to the agenda sheet to create the meeting's agenda. Limiting the discussion to one or two topics works best.Beginning and ending on a positive note helps make the family council a positive experience for everyone.
Some ideas for beginning the family council are to have each person share a joke or cartoon, tell the best part of his or her day, or answer a fun question from a book such as The Kids' Book of Questions. At the end of the family council, have a special treat or do a favorite activity together as a family.
ProceduresFamily councils function without a boss. Parents act as group leaders rather than bosses. The chairperson helps the family move through the agenda items and keeps the discussion on track. Although there is no boss, it is a good idea to have a few ground rules (for example, no interrupting others) that are agreed upon by all family members. At the first family council, family members can brainstorm a list of rules and decide which ones they want to be the ground rules.
Distractions should be minimized so everyone can give full attention to the family council. Turn off the television and avoid answering the telephone, if possible.The council should be at a time when members can express opinions without being interrupted or judged.All members should express themselves freely and help find solutions to problems. Some people may get emotional during council meetings. It is important to allow each family member to freely express both positive and negative emotions.
Using simple communication techniques can help family councils run more smoothly.One technique to try is active listening. This means restating what the other person is saying so you can make sure you understand what he or she means.For example, "It sounds like you're saying you don't think it's fair that your sister gets to stay up an hour later than you do." Try to really listen when the other person is talking, instead of thinking about what you are going to say in response.
A second technique is the use of "I-statements." This means focusing on your feelings about something you view as a problem.An I-statement has three parts: feeling, when, and because.For example, "I feel upset when you say you will be home at 11, but you don't come home until 12 because I worry about your safety."
Remember that a successful family council will take time and effort. Try to stick with it even if it seems difficult at first. Your family will begin to run more smoothly and effectively when everyone helps find solutions to problems and everyone's opinions are considered.
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KALAMAZOO--The next Really Really Free Market at Western Michigan University is 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2, in Room 107 of the Bernhard Center
Really Really Free Market is a garage sale where everything is free and people can bring what they no longer need and take what they will use. Items welcome at Thursday's market include clothes, schools supplies, books, music and small household items.
Held in communities throughout the country, the Really Really Free Market fosters sharing, giving and sustainability, by allowing others to gain ultility from unwanted items rather than putting them in the garbage.
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A celebration of all things Brandeisian
Bial, Sen, Lawrence tell graduates that they face an uncertain world but have acquired the tools they'll need to cope with the future
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Remarks by President Lawrence
Keynote address by Deborah Bial
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Deborah Bial of the Class of 1987, the principal commencement speaker, told about 8,000 graduates, family members and well-wishers in Gosman Sports and Convocation Center that "the United States has made great progress in terms of civil rights and women's rights. But the progress we've made has been too slow. This country is forgetting its way."
"The people who have come before you have made a mess of things," declared Bial, the president and founder of the Posse Foundation, which has been highly successful at creating opportunities in higher education for youth from America's urban public school systems. "Now it's up to you."
Amartya Sen, a Nobel laureate in economics, warned those attending the ceremony of the Heller School for Social Policy and Management in Spingold Theater that the size of the national debt may be misused in the upcoming presidential campaign to rationalize deep cuts in public spending.
"A large scale cutting of every kind of government expenditure, which would slash market demand, would hardly be a reasoned response" for an economy already suffering from insufficient demand and vast unused production capacity, Sen said. Citing the failure of austerity measures to lift Europe from recession, he said that "the last thing that should be done is to repeat that folly here."
The world needs social policy and social engagement," said Sen, who in addition to his credentials as an economist is widely acclaimed as a humanist and philosopher. "Human society has always flourished through people helping each other. Even economists recognize the importance of social cooperation and social engagement."
Bial, Sen, the late philanthropist Myra Hiatt Kraft '64, Nobel laureate in genetics Sydney Brenner and Juilliard School President Joseph W. Polisi were this year's honorary degree recipients.
President Fred Lawrence, who was warmly applauded by the Gosman center crowd, assured the new graduates that their Brandeis education has given them the tools they need for the difficult work that Bial and Sen said must be done.
"You have been trained to communicate effectively – may you always use that skill to reach out to others and to build bridges," Lawrence said in a charge to the students that resonated like a benediction. "You have been trained to analyze carefully – may you always be deliberate in your judgments and measured in your actions.
"You have been trained to solve problems creatively – may you always find ways to use your skills for the betterment of a world so desperately needing repair…."
Bob Bargar, whose son Alex majored in economics and was pre-med, said he felt the commencement ceremony was very uplifting.
"I was very impressed to see the genuine emotion that President Lawrence expressed when bestowing the honorary degree on Myra Kraft," Barger said. "That was truly touching. Debbie Bial was also inspiring with what she's done in 25 years with her Posse Foundation."
Bargar attended commencement with his son Alex's fifth grade teacher from Newton, Mass.
"I thought commencement was fantastic," said Jill Goodman, whose daughter Jordana majored in anthropology and chemistry and will attend Boston University Law School in the fall. "The weather, the speakers. It was awesome. I thought President Lawrence did a really nice job."
"It's an emotional time," said Arthur Goodman, Jordana's dad. The couple admitted to a tear-filled drive from their Greenbrook, N.J., home.
"She worked hard, she had a lot of fun, and is very emotional about leaving," Arthur Goodman said. "I'm glad to see that she has received the background that she'll need to move on from here."
Video: New graduates celebrate and reflect
Tamar Brown of Brooklyn, N.Y., majored in philosophy. Come fall, she will be working in a public high school in New York City serving underprivileged students. She was one of 500 recent graduates selected nationwide from a pool of 20,000 applicants to be a New York City Teaching Fellow.
Brown and her mother left Jamaica when Brown was 6 years old, after her father's death, to be with family in the United States.
"I'm a first generation Posse Scholar," Brown said. "Debbie Bial is celebrating, and I'm one of hers, so it's a delight. I'm so excited."
"I'm going to be blunt and say it's sad to see that I'm one of only a few students of color graduating from Brandeis University this year," Brown said. "That's pretty sad, but it's a celebratory moment and I hope to back to the New York City public school district and get those students to go here and other prestigious universities."
Bial's commencement address contained liberal amounts of stern judgments and fond recollections. She recalled close friends among her classmates, favorite professors and social practices at some dances during her day. But she was unblinkingly serious about problems facing the country.
"The issues are right in front of us, stark, obvious, maybe event mocking," Bial said. "Today, blacks and Latinos make up about 30 percent of the population, but they represent only about 12 percent of the student body at our top colleges and universities – schools like Brandeis. We are not thinking about or preparing nearly enough for the future."
"Did you know that 97 percent of the U.S. Senate is white?" she asked. "Why? It's the year 2012.
"We're still engaged in a war in Afghanistan. Why?" she continued. "Do you actually know? …. And one out of every three black children lives in poverty in the United States. Why?"
Bial finished with a strong affirmation of Brandeis graduates' abilities to act on these and other problems.
"If, during your time at Brandeis, you became involved in a cause, or joined a campus organization to address or discuss or work on a social or political challenge, or traveled to another country to help another community, or wrote a paper on an issue that you feel passionately about, or helped a friend or classmate go through a really hard time, I want you to stand up," she said.
Virtually everyone in the Class of 2012 rose.
"Stay standing," Bial said with emotion. "Look around you. This is an army! You are where our hope lies. Look at the more than 800 of you in this graduating class who care."
At the International Business School's 18th commencement exercises, Dean Bruce Magid, the Martin and Ahuva Gross Chair in Financial Markets and Institutions, said graduates are entering an increasingly complex and competitive business world.
"I am reminded of the Hebrew phrase 'Tikkun Olam' – to heal the world – which I think aptly describes your challenge and role as leaders and problem-solvers of tomorrow," Magid said at the ceremony in Levin Ballroom. "The task is great, but your drive and determination are greater."
Concluding his address in Gosman, Lawrence also referred to healing the world as he told graduates to "remember that social justice is not merely a part of a curriculum or a career path – it is a way of life.
"We repair the world by building significant, pathbreaking institutions like the Posse Foundation and, yes, this great university, and we repair the world by acts of common kindness and decency to others," he said. "And if we cannot fully repair this world, then we can, we must, leave it a little better than we found it."
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Serpentine Table
Surprisingly straightforward, the only real trick to this project is a well-tuned band saw.
By Warren A. May
Pages: 64-69
From the February 2004 issue #139
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This table might look like a snake in the grass, but with a good band-saw blade and the right patterns, it's actually quite the charmer.
The idea behind the serpentine aprons and drawer front is to enhance the grain of the wood, making the piece look fancier than it really is. You want the highlights, shadows, reflections and wood grain to bring out its inner beauty, so one of the most important steps in creating this piece is wood selection. I typically use walnut or cherry and select my boards for good figure.
From the February 2004 issue #139
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