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Weeds: Season Two (US - DVD R1)
Gabe is pleasantly surprised by the series, and is hungry for some reason...
After her husband's unexpected death and subsequent financial woes, suburban mom Nancy Botwin (Mary-Louise Parker) starts dealing pot to her apathetic suburban neighbors. Though the money is good, drug dealing isn't exactly a safe job. Nancy is faced with keeping her family life in check and her enterprise a secret from her friends. In season two Nancy's problems multiply as she finds herself in bed with a DEA agent and steps up the amount of weed she's selling.
It never fails to throw me for a loop when I'm asked to review the second or third acts of TV shows I know nothing about without a chance of seeing the original episodes. Weeds is a show I never caught previously because I don't have Showtime, not because it sounded like a particularly bad idea for a show. The premise isn't entirely original, anyone that saw Saving Grace would know that, and the show's tone is a little too Six Feet Under, but it was an entertaining way to waste 280 minutes.
Like so many decently-to-well written television shows Weeds comes down to arc and character. The odd moment of inspiration can't guarantee a good show. They can make for good quotes, but they can't make for good shows. To that effect, I like most of the characters, but the arc was only okay.
Usually I favor supporting casts over leads, and this one is pretty sparkly. My favourite character, much to my surprise, is Elizabeth Perkins' Celia Hodes, the stereotypically bitchy and snobby 'best' friend. This is normally the character I hate in modern comedy - for example, that horrible beast Megan Mullally plays on Will and Grace, but Perkins manages to be funny, even (or especially) when she's berating her child and her weight. Kevin Nealon also manages to nothing-but-net it each time his neglected character steps up to the line, as does Justin Kirk as the nutty live-in uncle.
The only characters I don't like are lead Mary-Louise Parker's kids. Her youngest son is written like every kid on TV, only with a slightly R-rated edge. He's harmless, but not exactly enthralling. Her older son is a jerk, and so full of asinine angst I wanted to strangle him. When he starts poking holes in condoms to ensure his deaf girlfriend won't go away to Princeton I was officially done feeling sorry for him.
The writing varies - sometimes it's laugh out loud funny, sometimes it's tired. Comparisons to shows like Northern Exposure are easy because of the built in 'quirk' content, though this is often forced. Really forced. The Six Feet Under and Dead Like Me comparisons are found in the 'dysfunctional family' moments, which overflow with malaise and oh-so-hip angst on several occasions. The plot twists are easy to see coming, but the characters and those odd moments of inspiration I previously spoke of bump the series above the 'average' category.
I shouldn't be surprised with good-looking television shows in the post-laugh track and studio audience era (I know they still use them, but they're a lot less common), but I am. Weeds is very pretty. It's suburbia through the eyes of Tim Burton pops with colour. The DVD does its job, and the bright colours don't bloom or bleed. Blacks are deep without absorbing too much of their surrounding colours. Skin tones are a little greenish and dark spots tend to be the home of noise, but nothing too bad. Overall a very nice transfer, but probably not as good as the Blu-Ray release that comes out the same day.
The 6.1 Dolby Digital EX track is nice, but pretty unnecessary. The show is all talk and music. I can probably count the surround effects on one hand. The few times surround effects i noticed (barking dogs, sirens, birds) were well balanced and effective enough to scare the cat. The surround mix really only benefits the music, which does sound very nice. The music itself is one of the show's biggest selling points, and is pretty far above average. The theme song is performed by a different group or artist every episode, and some of theme are downright great.
Both discs in this two-disc set have a few commentary tracks with several participants. Disc one features creator/writer Jenji Kohan solo (a little slower than her second track, but still solid), consultant Craig X (really obnoxious, but informative if you really care about pot culture), and producer/writer Matthew Salsberg with director Lev L. Spiro (a little awkward, but informative). On disc two we have actor Romany Malco solo (pretty sparse, mostly just watches the episode), actor Kevin Nealon solo (he seems to think this is a descriptive track for the blind, until he just stops speaking), producer/writer Roberto Benabib and producer/director Craig Zisk (lively and fact-filled), and another track with creator/writer Jenji Kohan solo (the most consistent and the best at filling in the behind the scenes cracks).
We've also got a few 'trivia tracks', and though they have a habit of stating the obvious ('Narc' is slang for Narcotics Agent), they're a lot more active than I expected. The cast back-stories and factoids are probably my favourite, though I suppose I could get the same info from the web. There are three episodes with adorning a track per disc.
Other extras on disc one include a gag reel, an uncut 'Huskeroo' commercial, in English and Spanish, a trailer, and two featurettes that really push the limits of legality. The first, Conrad's Grow Room is a step-by-step Hydroponics how-to. Hydroponics is apparently a successful way of grown plants indoors, which is mostly utilized in the pot trade, though the featurette is sure to refer to the plant in question as 'tomatoes'. The second, Cream of the Crop is a short look at consultant Craig X's top five favourite pot crops. Both featurettes are pretty silly, verging on obnoxious, but well made and anamorphically enhanced.
Disc two also features A montage of marijuana slang, an extended performance from a featured band called Jammin' Nation (or maybe that's the name of the song), four different versions of the opening title song "Little Boxes" set to Flash montages of images and quotes, and a montage of 'tools of the trade'.
Weeds is the kind of thing I strongly recommend for Netflix and Blockbuster online members. The two-disc set is a nice way to fill out a rental queue, and watching the 30-minute episodes is an entertaining breeze. No blind-buy recommendation here, but the DVDs are finely crafted, featuring some excellent A/V, and more extras than most TV sets on the store shelf.
Review by Gabriel Powers
DestroVega Member Join Date: August 2004 Location: United States Posts: 212
Probably one of the top three shows on TV. The first 3 episodes of the 3rd season are amazing. Can't praise it enough.
kinglasgow Member Join Date: April 2006 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 187
I am looking forward to watching season one out September 3rd in the United Kingdom.Have heard great things about this show.
MiseryMatt Member Join Date: July 2007 Location: United States Posts: 417
I love this show. I got the season 2 DVD on the first day, and I've seen the first four episodes of season 3, and it's even better than the first two seasons. This is probably my favorite show on television currently.
elle_driver Member Join Date: February 2006 Location: United States Posts: 412
Awesome show, gets better with each season.
I think I have a girl crush on Mary Louise Parker...
I think I have a girl crush on Mary Louise Parker...
iTone Member Join Date: June 2005 Location: United States Posts: 41
awesome show. season three is great. but that black drug dealer gets on my nerves. with his terrible ghetto speak and acting. i hope he gets killed off ASAP.
Pixarfan517 Member Join Date: August 2006 Location: United States Posts: 1,478
go alexander gould. you'll do great.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 24th July 2007
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Single side, dual layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 EX English, Dolby Surround English
Subtitles: English and Spanish
Extras: Commentaries, Trivia Tracks, Featurettes, Huskeroos Commecials, Montages
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Various
Cast: Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins, Kevin Nealon, Romany Malco
Genre: Comedy and Drama
Length: 283 minutes
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The federal government said Tuesday it rejected a plan to build a road through a wildlife refuge that would have given a small Aleut village in Alaska better access to medical care.
Villagers in remote King Cove had sought the one-lane gravel road for transporting emergency medical patients to an all-weather airport in Cold Bay, but the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said it will choose the "no action" alternative to a proposed land swap for a road corridor bisecting Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.
The decision is a victory for environmental groups that submitted thousands of public comments protesting the road. They said patients can be transported by boat and avoid the refuge on the Alaska Peninsula at the head of the Aleutian Islands.
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, and the rest of the state's congressional delegation condemned the decision. King Cove's airport is frequently closed by high wind and foul weather, she said, and people have died trying to reach hospitals.
"This decision is unacceptable and reflects a wanton disregard for the lives of the Aleut people who have called the Aleutians home for thousands of years," Murkowski said.
Rep. Don Young, a Republican, called the decision shameful. Sen. Mark Begich, a Democrat, said it was wrong-headed.
In the past 30 years, a dozen deaths have been attributed to the lack of a road, including four people who died in a 1981 airplane crash during an attempted medical evacuation.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service concluded a road could cause irrevocable damage to the refuge that protects the watershed of several large lagoons, including the 150-square-mile Izembek Lagoon, which provides one of the world's largest beds of eelgrass for Pacific brant, endangered Steller's eiders and other migratory birds.
"The Fish and Wildlife Service's preferred alternative would protect the heart of a pristine landscape that Congress designated as wilderness and that serves as vital habitat for grizzly bear, caribou and salmon, shorebirds and waterfowl — including 98 percent of the world's population of Pacific black brant," Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said in a statement.
The land exchange would have removed 206 acres from the refuge for the road and 1,600 acres from the Alaska Maritime National Wildlife Refuge on Sitkinak Island south of Kodiak.
In return, the federal government would have received about 43,093 acres of state land and 13,300 acres of land owned by King Cove Corp., an Alaska Native village corporation set up by federal law as part of Alaska's Native land claims settlement.
The decision against the road was made during an environmental review of the land exchange, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service spokesman Bruce Woods said.
"Congress charged the service with evaluating the environmental impacts of the land exchange and the proposed road," he said. "That's what we limited our analysis to."
The decision will be published Wednesday in the Federal Register and a final record of decision will follow in 30 days, he said.
"The habitat that would have been exchanged was not habitat that would have been unique with in the national wildlife refuge system," Woods said, adding it was a difficult decision.
Beth Peluso of Audubon Alaska praised the decision and said her group supports finding a marine option for moving medical patients.
"It would be a little bit like substituting a hardware store for a grocery store," she said. "The hardware store might be a little bit bigger, but you're not going to get what you need."
Fishing boats that have tried to transport patients have been turned back by bad weather. Congress in 1998 attempted to address the access problem with a $37.5 million appropriation that paid for a $9 million hovercraft to ferry villagers between the two communities.
The vessel cost more than $1 million a year to operate, a price the Aleutians East Borough concluded it could not afford.
Woods said a landing craft might be an option, but King Cove city administrator Gary Hennigh called a marine option a smoke screen.
"We can't get there with any degree of predictability and regularity," he said.
State and tribal leaders put together what they considered an unprecedented land exchange offer. To have it rejected is exasperating, Hennigh said.
"To us it simply says that the government believes the Aleut people matter less to them than the tundra swan and the black brant," he said.
Murkowski vowed to keep pushing for the road.
"If the environmental review process doesn't allow for valuing the health and safety of a community then it is irrevocably broken," she said.
Salazar is not bound by the finding of the environmental review, she said.
"It is imperative that he meet face to face with the people whose lives he is putting at risk before making a final decision," she said. "This fight is not over."


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Homeless shelter funds boostedBy SIMON RIOS
Union Leader Correspondent
February 15. 2013 10:30PM
NASHUA - Advocates for the homeless are giving a thumbs up to Gov. Maggie Hassan's 2014 proposed budget, after threats to cut emergency shelter funding didn't materialize following an outcry from the community.
"We were very pleased," said Melissa Margolin of Housing Action New Hampshire, the nonprofit that alerted organizations across the state about a potential $600,000 cut to the nearly $4 million budget for emergency shelters.
Instead of cutting, Hassan recommended an increase of $278,000 over 2014 and 2015.
"The governor was responsive to the provider community's outcry to make sure that the maintenance budget requested to ensure that shelter contracts could continue to receive their funding," Margolin said.
Margolin said the providers who took to the phones should be congratulated for making themselves heard, as well as Hassan, who "understands that it's important to provide full funding to the very bottom of the safety net."
Still, the budget process if far from through, and contested revenue projections could result in proposed cuts from some quarters. Margolin noted that Hassan's budget contains $80 million in casino revenue - if the gambling question is not agreed on by the Legislature, the same amount would need to be cut from the budget.
Kevin Kintner, program director at New Horizons in Manchester, said while it was good to hear that shelters were not immediately facing cuts, this was only the first step in the budget process.
What Hassan proposed and what the Legislature approve in the actual budget may differ, Kintner said. '"I also know this is a proposed budget," Kintner said. "I'm not 100 percent going 'yay' yet."
Margolin said her colleagues among homeless advocates may still have work ahead.
"We'll be watching the process very closely to make sure that it's not where they find additional revenue," she said.
Margolin met Friday with House members responsible for the sections of the budget deal with funding shelters. She said preserving the funding for emergency shelters is wise, not only to maintain the safety net, but from a financial standpoint. She said a night in a shelter costs about $40, whereas a night in a hospital bed can cost $1,500.
"One night in hospital is almost the same as an entire year in a shelter," she said.
The organization also keeps numbers on costs for incarceration and group home residency. In all cases, Margolin said, the state saves by funding shelters.
Currently, the $3.8 million emergency shelters budget funds six positions and awards nearly $3.3 million to agencies across the state. Kintner said many shelters are already operating at the bottom line while the number of people seeking shelter services continues to increase.
"We're the last rung for a lot of people," he said.
Prior to Hassan's budget address Thursday, Margolin said that, based on information provided by the Bureau of Housing and Homelessness, $597,000 could have been cut from the budget over two years.
The late push by the shelter community may have averted further cuts.
"It didn't hurt. Let's put it that way," said Eileen Brady of the Nashua Soup Kitchen. "Big responses never hurt."
Brady also planned to keep an eye on where Hassan's proposal goes from here.
"That's step one," she cautioned. "It looks good but it's not a guarantee, so there's still a lot of work to do."
Brady said that when cuts loom, mobilizing a community is the best response.
"That's an old, old lesson from a long time ago," she said. "That's why people bothered to do this kind of thing, because they know that it is effective in a lot of cases, and you hope that it is effective in your case."
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Eva Mendes looks gorgeous on the cover of Lucky Magazine!
I'll tell you why Eva Mendes deserves the cover of Lucky Magazine. She gets to wake up every morning next to Ryan Gosling. That's why.
She looks absolutely gorgeous on the cover of the October issue. I love the styling, I love everything about it! In the interview she kind of sort of talks about her own fashion line, which will debut this fall. She also talks about trying to dress conservatively, and her mom telling her she's too skinny.
Method Acting: "I'll do anything for a role! For A Place Beyond the Pines, I exercised a lot. I wanted my character to feel really depleted. My mom didn't understand why I would want to look that way. She's constantly telling me I'm too skinny!"
Her overbearing mother: "The way my mother keeps track of me is looking me up. I say, 'Please, Mother, don't Google me!'"
Won't talk about Ryan: "You can ask about my boyfriend. I just won't answer."
On her style: "There are days when I don't feel great, but I put on my favorite dress and throw a scarf in my hair, and it makes all the difference. Hopefully my line can do that for women. Even if you're not feeling your best, let's admit it, the right outfit–it helps. Every time I wear something body-conscious, I regret it. I feel better in a demure look."
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National Institute for High School Agriculture Teachers
The national CASE (Curriculum for Agricultural Science Education) Institute for agriculture, food and natural resources provides intense teacher professional development and curriculum on university campuses throughout the United States that is changing the culture of agriculture programs, according to Dr. Chip LeMieux, head of the Harold and Pearl Dripps Agricultural Sciences Department.
"McNeese is one of only nine universities that offer a CASE Institute," said LeMieux. "Through its system of professional development, curriculum, assessment and certification, CASE equips teachers with the tools for the advancement of agricultural education and enhancement of student learning of agricultural science subject matter."
Twelve high school agriculture teachers from Louisiana, Missouri, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, Colorado and Ohio are cramming 36 weeks of material into two weeks - learning everything from soil types and working with a GPS to creating "clean smoke." All training takes place at Gayle Hall and the McNeese farm.
Mary Grassbaugh, a teacher at Logan Elm High School/PRCTC in Circleville, Ohio, said the CASE experience is great and that she can't wait to "take back what she has learned to her students."
Teacher Jason Cutler is here despite the complete destruction of his schools - Franklin Technology Center/Joplin High School - in the May tornado that devastated Joplin, Mo.
"Both buildings were a total loss," said Cutler, who said he was not affected personally by the storm. "However, school will start as planned in August. We will be in temporary housing until our new facilities are constructed."
LeMieux said CASE is a project started by the National Council for Agricultural Education in 2007.
"The project goal is to implement a national curriculum for secondary agricultural education that provides a high level of educational experiences to enhance the rigor and relevance of agriculture, food and natural resources subject matter," LeMieux said. "CASE develops curriculum utilizing science inquiry for lesson foundation and concepts are taught using activity-, project- and problem-base instructional strategies. In addition to the curriculum aspect of CASE, the project ensures quality teaching by providing extensive professional development for teachers that leads to certification."
This is McNeese's third year to participate in the program. Another CASE Institute on plant science will be held July 5-16 at McNeese.


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Hundreds of athletes descended on Q.V. Sykes Park to participate in the fall games of the Special Olympics. Teams with members from different area schools and organizations all took part in the events with a chance to move on to state competition.
Shannon Ainsworth, director of Area 5 Special Olympics, tells us, "We put on four different events. We're doing bocce, softball skills, soccer, and equestrian. Seventeen of these individuals will move on to compete in State Games in October at Camp Shelby in Hattiesburg."
This year the fall games were held at Q.V. Sykes Park, which is a change from NAS Meridian to help make the city of Meridian more accessible for teachers.
"And it does give the teachers a little more access to things in town," says Ainsworth. "The Navy base was so far away. They were very accommodating and helped us out for so many years, but it's just so far removed from town. This way they can make a full day of it for their students. Come out to Q.V. Sykes and enjoy a day then stop back by some local businesses, the mall, and McDonald's for ice cream, and things like that."
All of the equestrian events are complete volunteer based, including who brings their horses and mules.
Tom Butler has been bringing his animals for about 15 years, and says the smiles on the kids faces alone brings him back every year, "The smile on their face. Some of the kids have never ridden before. Some of the kids don't want to get on. You get them on, and they go around and come back, and it's the smile you see, it's just worth coming every year. It sure it."
Volunteers from NAS Meridian, MCC, and the 186th Air Refueling Wing were also on hand.


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MnSCU, Faculty Reach Tentative Contract Agreement
ST. PAUL (AP) - Faculty union reps for Minnesota's seven state universities have reached a tentative contract agreement with officials of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system.
Inter Faculty Organization President Nancy Black says the two-year agreement would give all faculty members a 2.2 percent raise and is retroactive to this past fall.
Black says it's the first such across-the-board pay increase that members have received in four years. It's also the first time the contract includes adjunct and full-time probationary faculty.
The tentative contract agreement affects about 3,600 faculty members.
MnSCU Chancellor Steven Rosenstone says he believes a completed agreement is essential to recruit and retain high-quality faculty.
MnSCU faculty are scheduled to vote on the deal early next month. Negotiations took about 18 months.
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2014 Highlanders roll down the production line at Toyota's Indiana plant in December 2013.
A 2014 Highlander is staged for inspection at TMMI. All Toyota vehicles go through a rigorous inspection process.
2014 Highlanders roll down the production line at Toyota's Indiana plant in December 2013.
A Toyota team member drives a right-hand drive Highlander off the line at Toyota's Indiana plant in December 2013. This vehicle is bound for the Australian market, where it's known as a Kluger.
Toyota Motor Corporation Executive Vice President Satoshi Ozawa addresses TMMI team members during the plant's Highlander line-off ceremony, Dec. 5, 2013.
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If the IHSA ever decides to add a free-throw shooting contest to its state tournament, count Alex Silverman and St. Charles North ready.
Silverman hit the go-ahead 3-pointer, then she and the rest of the No. 17 seed North Stars salted away the game by hitting 16 of 22 free throws in the fourth quarter to beat No. 16 Glenbard West 52-45 in Monday's first-round action of the Class 4A Wheaton Warrenville South regional.
St. Charles North's last 13 points came at the free-throw line, 6 from senior guard Silverman.
"We've been practicing a lot of free throws," said Silverman, who scored 14 points and was 8 of 10 from the line in the final quarter. "We practice when we're tired and running sprints so we can hit them in the fourth quarter."
St. Charles North (9-19) led 13-8 after a quarter, 23-22 at half and 31-29 after three quarters. Caitlin Soane's turnaround jumper on Glenbard West's first possession of the final quarter tied it, but Silverman answered with the North Stars' fifth 3.
A tightly called contest was indeed a free-throw coach's delight.
The two teams combined to attempt 56, but it was a tale of two halves. Glenbard West (11-17) made 12 of 14 in the first half, St. Charles North turning the tables by shooting 24 of its 32 in the second half, making 24 for the game.
"It didn't seem like we were shooting any free throws in the first half," North Stars coach Colleen Backer said. "We made some minor adjustments. There was a lot of contact in that game."
Two Silverman free throws gave St. Charles North a seemingly comfortable 44-35 lead with 3:51 left, but Glenbard West surged within 3 on Soane's dribble drive and score. The Hilltoppers had the ball down 3 with a 3-point shot for the tie, but missed it.
Soane, whose next stop is Loyola University, scored 16 points with 10 rebounds and 5 blocks and fellow senior Breanna Venson 19 points and 10 rebounds in her final game. The Hilltoppers hurt themselves by missing their first 13 shots.
"We said at halftime that if half those shots go in, we're up 10," Glenbard West coach Mike Hofland said. "We just never got in a rhythm. We missed some good shots. They just didn't fall."
It was a trying season for Hofland and the Hilltoppers, beset by injuries early on.
"It's been a rough year with all the injuries and inconsistency," Hofland said, "but the one thing I can say is no matter the score the kids always played hard. That's what I will remember most."
Sophomore Nicole Davidsen scored 9 points, all in the second half, with 7 rebounds and freshman Morgan Rosencrants had 8 points and 6 rebounds for St. Charles North, which advances to play top seed WW South tonight. The North Stars lost to the Tigers 62-40 in December.
"That was a rough game. They beat us real bad," Silverman said. "We can't think about that. It's a new game tomorrow. We want to make a run in regionals."
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Christie: PATH Trains Out At Least 7-10 Days
Gov. Chris Christie says the PATH trains connecting New York City with northern New Jersey will be out of service at least seven to 10 days.
Stations in Jersey City and Hoboken were flooded by the storm surge from Sandy.
Christie says commuters from those areas will likely rely more heavily on ferries, as they did when the train system was shut down by the 9/11 terrorist attacks in 2001.
NJ Transit, Amtrak and SEPTA all suspended service on Tuesday.
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King of the Gypsies (US - DVD R1)
Gabe would like to advise you to just watch The Godfather I and II again...
Young David grows up among the Gypsies. His Grandfather is the reigning king of his people, and his father a drunken mess of a man. When David comes of age he turns his back on the culture and attempts to make a life for himself, but when the King falls ill, David's mother comes looking for him with news of the King's chosen heir.
You'd think a movie with this many stars would have more information about it readily available. The most interesting fact I can find about King of the Gypsies is Eric Roberts was nominated for a Golden Globe. It seems that besides this fact the film has been almost entirely forgotten, and I can see why. As if Dino De Laurentiis' name wasn't clue enough, this is a B-picture, and you don't have to watch more then ten minutes to know what film Dino's trying to cash-in on— The Godfather (and some of Godfather II to boot).
The film has a lot in common structurally with the first two The Godfather films, starting with a large family gathering which brings us into the alien culture, which begins telling the story of an uprising in the alien culture in several defined acts. But writer/director Frank Pierson (working from Peter Maas' original book) isn't the storyteller Francis Ford Coppola is, and his attempts to compress the book makes for an episodic and plodding shadow of The Godfather. The irony is, of course, that The Godfather was suppose to be a B-movie.
If the film is to be believed Gypsies are a lot like the Italian mob, only without any respect, and their vernacular is so stereotyped it sometimes physically pained me to hear it. Pierson and his impressive cast fail to find any charm in these people. One would assume I'd rather hang out with petty crooks then brutal murderers, but the gangsters of Coppola's film aren't annoying whelps. The Gypsies bicker, they lie incessantly, and they show very little genuine love towards each other. Fortunately Dave is reasonably relatable, so the backbone of the film works, unless we were supposed to want Dave to rejoin the Gypsies.
This is another average transfer from Legend, anamorphically enhanced and cleaned up with some effort. The print shows its age with dull colours, consistent grain, and several instances of artefacts and dirt. Details are sharp enough to tell what's going on from scene to scene, but overall the print is a bit soft. Blacks aren't very deep, more like dark browns, but even in relative darkness a reasonable level of detail is discernable. Edge enhancement is a minor problem, as is bleeding from bright reds.
If the plot didn't have enough Godfather influence, the soundtrack is a dead giveaway. Traditional Gypsy music and traditional Italian music are different, but the usage and tone here is very similar. Everything sounds fine on this original Mono track. The dialogue is all clear, and the various audio elements blend together pretty well without too much overlap, though foley and on set sound effects are pretty quiet and bass is definitely lacking. There is some minimal distortion when the music track hits very high registers, but there aren't any hisses or pops to be heard.
Nothing at all.
I wasn't expecting much from King of the Gypsies, and I didn't get much in return. It isn't a bad film, but I can't find any reason to recommend it either. If it was on television, and every other channel was total garbage I'd say give it a glance. Only life long Eric Roberts devotes need apply, and I'm pretty sure those don't exist.
Review by Gabriel Powers
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Disc Details
Release Date: 3rd June 2008
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Single side, single layer
RCE: No
Video: NTSC
Aspect: 1.78:1
Anamorphic: Yes
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby Digital Mono English
Subtitles: N/A
Extras: N/A
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Frank Pierson
Cast: Eric Roberts, Sterling Hayden, Shelley Winters, Susan Sarandon, Judd Hirsch
Genre: Drama
Length: 112 minutes
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Yoweri Museveni
President of Uganda
Yoweri Museveni (born 1944) has been President of Uganda since a military takeover on 26 January 1986. He is the leader of the ruling NRM Party and was democratically elected as President in 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011.
- This is not a mere change of guards, I think this is a fundamental change in the politics of our government.
- Spoken during his first public speech as President on 26 January 1986, published four days later in the New York Times Newspaper
- Some people say accident, it may be an accident, it may be something else. The (helicopter) was very well equipped, this was my (helicopter) the one I am flying all the time, I am not ruling anything out. Either the pilot panicked... either there was some side wind or the instruments failed or there was an external factor.
- On John Garang's death in a helicopter crash, 5 August 2005 [1].
- If Gen. Omar el Bashir's government gives me permission to pursue Kony beyond the red line, it will only take me 30 minutes to finish him and his fighters.
- Even when we were still fighting in the bush against the oppressive dictatorships of Idi Amin and Milton Obote, we introduced elections for the committees of the villages under our control.
- On democracy, 23 September 2003 [3].
- In 1972, Idi Amin expelled 80,000 [Ugandan] Indians and confiscated their 4,000 properties. Now, after returning those properties to their rightful owners, we have ensured that security of persons and property are guaranteed under the constitution.
- On security of persons and property in Uganda, 23 September 2005 [4].
- Africa is wealthy in natural resources; the problem is they are not optimally utilized.
- When we sell a kilo of bean coffee in Uganda, we get one dollar per kilo. The same kilo, when it is processed [and sold in Britain], goes for $10, $11 or even more a kilo. That is the same situation [price disparity] that goes for all raw materials.
- I've never heard an agency say, 'Unless you industrialize I will not support you.
- We fought a lonely battle against terrorism sponsored by Sudan, and we have defeated it; we cannot be intimidated by any force. For us our guide is the Constitution of Uganda and the laws there under.
- Assuring Ugandans that nobody can disrupt their peace, 26 November 2007 [8]
- I shall not be deterred by people who don't see where the future of Africa lies. It is the short-sighted people who put their opinions in writing. They don't understand that the future of all countries lies in processing.
- Defending the allocation of forest land to a sugar company, 13 April 2007 [9].
- You cannot, for instance, sustainably protect the environment if the majority of the people are still in primitive agriculture leading to the encroachment of forest reserves.
- If we could export more finished products instead of raw materials, we could become a middle-income country.
- Stressing the need for more economic growth during the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting, 25 November 2007 [11].
- The island is in Kenya, the water is in Uganda... But the [Luos, a Kenyan ethnic group] are mad, they want to fish here but this is Uganda.
- On Migingo Island's ownership, 13 May 2009 Kenyan MPs' fury over island row.
- One of Museveni's defining early pronouncements was his diagnosis of Africa's problem. Africa's problem, he would say, was leaders who did not want to leave power.
- Quoted in The Guardian, 26 January 2011
- Some people think that being in government for a long time is a bad thing. But the more you stay, the more you learn. I am now an expert in governance.
- Quoted on "Global Briefing", April 2012.
- Of course. They're disgusting. What sort of people are they? I never knew what they were doing. I've been told recently that what they do is terrible. Disgusting.
- When asked "Do you personally dislike homosexuals?", Uganda president: Homosexuals are 'disgusting', CNN, 25 February 2014.


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The impressive voice cast of "Kung Fu Panda 2" — one which includes Jack Black as Po, Angelina Jolie as Tigress, Dustin Hoffman as Shifu, Jackie Chan as Monkey, Seth Rogen as Mantis, Lucy Liu as Viper and David Cross as Crane — is equalled by the film's visual accomplishments, according to Times' film critic Betsy Sharkey:
There is much less of the comic book sketching-voice-over combo that was used liberally in the first "Panda" to fill in the blanks. And that is a good thing. For "Panda 2" is not just wall-to-wall animation, it is artistry of the highest order. I don't know whether it's the technology that's changed, or that the artists, most of whom worked on the first, have grown, but there is a striking new level of emotion in the characters themselves, particularly their eyes, that does much to, well, animate the film. That expressiveness combined with the talented voice cast brings a nuance, a sense of reality that is hard to achieve in animation.
Sharkey goes on to extol the virtues of the film's 3-D, a technology that seems to add more debate than quality to summer these days.
What makes it appealing in "Panda 2" is how deeply embedded it is within the film. It's not just the random fireball being hurled right at us, but that the entire world of Po feels as if it has been carved out of space, rather than sketched out on a page.
Read the entire review here.
— Jevon Phillips
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- "The M6 has been in service for about a hundred and forty years… it's amazing to think how little it has changed in all that time."— Anonymous UNSC serviceman
The M6 Personal Defense Weapon System is a series of short-barreled medium to close range weapons produced by Misriah Armory.
The M6 series has seen major widespread distribution through the United Nations Space Command Defense Force for nearly 140 years as light firearms, although they are not typically seen as primary weapons, because of their lighter penetrating power.[1]
The M6 series weapons are recoil-operated and magazine-fed, and typically fire 12.7 x 40mm projectile ammunition, and despite the large caliber, often "exotic" ammunition is not utilized. They are also remarkably large and overpowered to an extent, appearing to be redolent of a cross between a pistol or a rifle in size. In addition to power, the M6 line of weaponry is designed to be rugged and reliable, and they remain operational after Slipspace transitions and high-g aerial maneuvers. However, the heavy weight limits its distribution amongst personnel, and the M6 weapons have a tendency to drop casings on the wielder's foot,[1] leading some UNSC personnel to favor the M7/Caseless Submachine Gun which does not eject spent cartridges, due to the caseless design of its rounds.
The M6 series has remained remarkably unchanged during its decades of service and has been specialized into a number of variants A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, and S. The M6 series handguns are issued in three different finishes: hard chrome, black polymer, and electroless nickel.[1]
Known modelsEdit
- M6A Handgun - Used mostly by civilian security forces, standard issue/black polymer finish.[2]
- M6B Handgun - Used mostly by civilian security forces, KFA-2 ×2 scope, hard chrome finish.[2]
- M6C Magnum Sidearm - Halo 2/Halo 2: Anniversary-era UNSC sidearm, up-sized, armed with High Penetration ammunition, black polymer finish.[2]
- M6C/SOCOM - Halo 3: ODST-era UNSC sidearm, issued with smart-linked 4X scope VnSLS/V 6E, sound suppressor, muzzle brake, and black polymer finish. Nicknamed "auto-mag."[2]
- M6D Magnum Sidearm - Halo: Combat Evolved/Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary and Halo 5: Guardians-era UNSC sidearm, up-sized, armed with High Explosive ammunition and featuring KFA-2 ×2 scope.[2]
- M6E Handgun: standard issue/electroless nickel finish.[2]
- M6F Handgun: smart-linked scope KFA-2 ×2/electroless nickel finish.[2]
- M6G Magnum Sidearm - Halo 3 and Halo: Reach-era UNSC sidearm, up-sized, armed with High Explosive ammunition and electroless nickel finish.[1][2]
- M6H Handgun - Halo 4, Halo: Spartan Assault and Halo: Spartan Strike-era UNSC sidearm, up-sized, smart-linked scope KFA-2 ×2/electroless nickel finish.[2]
- M6H2 Handgun - Halo 5: Guardians-era UNSC sidearm.
- M6I Handgun: select-fire variant; detachable shoulder-stock/black polymer finish.[2]
- M6J Carbine - UNSC Army carbine variant of the M6 series. 355mm barrel, detachable shoulder-stock/electroless nickel finish.[2]
- M6K Handgun: police undercover variant; 6 round magazine capacity/black polymer finish.[2]
UNSC remarksEdit
"The M6 is either the world's biggest pistol or the world's smallest rifle — I'm not sure which."
"It's strange. Normally a big bore means access to a greater variety of exotic munitions, but we just don't see that variety in the field."
"The M6 has been around forever; the number of variants and configurations is dizzying... have you ever seen an M6J(C) — the Army's carbine variant?"
"The M6 has been in service for about a hundred and forty years... it's amazing to think how little it has changed in all that time."
"The longevity of the M6 has always been more about pork barrels and Slipspace travel than reliability or the so-called brilliance of its design."
"The A's and B's are way more comfortable to shoot, but you don't see many of them outside of civilian security forces anymore."
- Common slang terms for the M6 series handguns include go-mag, hand cannon, and power drill.[3]
- Some variants of the M6 series have been "up-sized" to be used by SPARTAN-IIs. The up-sizing factor is 117%, a reference to John-117.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Bungie.net: M6G Personal Defense Weapon System "The M6 has been in service for about a hundred and forty years… it's amazing to think how little it has changed in all that time."
- ↑ 2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11 Bungie.net: Halo 3: ODST Project Page
- ↑ Halo Encyclopedia, page 307


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GPSOLO Magazine
- Overcoming Depression »
by Daniel Lukasik
- Depression is not just a problem in the legal profession--it's a five-alarm fire. Recovery involves a mix of healthy strategies.
- Never Enough »
by Michael J. Burke
- A lawyer and compulsive gambler reveals the downward spiral that led to 32 months in prison and an order to pay $1.6 million in restitution to his client-victims.
- Relapse after Long-Term Sobriety »
by Janet Piper Voss
- Many who relapse are not consciously aware of the warning signs even as they are occurring.
- Lawyer Seeks Treatment, Boss Seeks Assurance »
by Todd C. Scott
- As the employer of an addicted or chemically dependent lawyer, what are you to do?
- Discipline and Disability: When Is Disease a Defense? »
by Mary Robinson
- Can lawyers suffering from addiction or depression plead protection under the Americans with Disabilities Act?
- The Ethics of Reporting on Your Colleague--or Yourself »
by Thomas P. Sukowicz
- What is your duty to act on the knowledge that a judge or a lawyer has a debilitating psychological condition or an addiction? And what if that lawyer is you?.
- The Families of Solos and Small Firm Practitioners »
by David L. Gates
- Setting personal goals within your practice and your family can free you from the tyranny of circumstances and the mood swings that come from cycles of gains and losses.
- Balancing Life in a High-Stress Job »
by Susan Riegler
- As your practice and family grow and your life becomes increasingly complicated, it is imperative to carve out some time for you.
- Managing Anxiety in Uncertain Economic Times »
by Rebecca Nerison
- These seven techniques can help manage your practice and anxiety as best you can.
- Being Prepared for Unexpected Events »
by Lloyd D. Cohen
- When formulating disaster plans, solos and small firm lawyers should use five principles--define, enable, empower, keep, and inform--to be prepared.
From the Editor Joan M. Burda
The Chair's Corner James M. Durant III
Letter to the Editor Amy A. Breyer
General Practice, Solo and Small Firm Division News Kimberly Anderson
Being Solo David Leffler
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October 29, 2012
The Sophomore Class of Columbia International University celebrated autumn by sponsoring an ol'- fashioned country hoedown. CIU students met at the Pavilion near the CIU Lake to take part in traditional harvest time celebration activities, and a few not-so-traditional activities. There was line dancing, square dancing and the lassoing of a scarecrow. The highlight may have been the mechanical bull. Students dressed in their country bumpkin best and mugged up for photos.
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After taking a combination of drugs at a homeless shelter in the city, a man was treated for an overdose at a downtown pub in Taunton on Monday night.
Taunton police and paramedics were called to Pub 76 on Weir Street at 6:20 p.m. where a man had a heroin overdose, after snorting heroin and Ativan at the Samaritan House on Ingell Street and making their way to the bar. In a police log item, officers said they found the subject "sluggish" at the pub.
The man was taken to Morton Hospital and treated, the police said.
The incident was the 142nd heroin overdose reported in the city this year, according to the Taunton Police Department. In 2014 so far, there have been 132 non-fatal overdoses and 10 deadly overdoses in Taunton.
Police have said previously that the amount of overdoses so far this year, a stark increase from the same time last year, has been connected to a strain of tainted heroin that is mixed with the narcotic fentanyl. Fentanyl is typically used as a pain reliever in a hospital setting.
The situation statewide has drawn the attention of Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick, who announced a plan in late-March to fight addiction, by investing $20 million in expanded drug treatment services, declaring a public health emergency and increasing the size of the state's Interagency Council on Substance Abuse and Prevention, with members from public health, provider organizations, law enforcement, municipalities and families affected by the opiate epidemic.
The problem also drew the attention of White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske, who visited Taunton in February to discuss the problem, after the city hosted its own public forum to address the situation.


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By Andrea Shalal-Esa
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Pentagon said it plans to continue using lithium-ion batteries on the new F-35 fighter jet despite problems with similar batteries that have grounded Boeing Co's new 787 airliner and are causing Airbus to rethink their use on its A350 jet.
Joe DellaVedova, spokesman for the Pentagon's $396 billion F-35 program office, said on Tuesday that the lithium-ion batteries used on the new radar-evading fighter were made by different manufacturers than those used on the 787, and the jet's battery systems had been rigorously tested.
"The bottom line is the lithium-ion batteries used on the F-35s have been through extensive tests and have redundant systems to protect the aircraft and battery compartments; they are considered safe," DellaVedova said.
DellaVedova said there had been some irregularities with the lithium-ion batteries not starting properly in cold temperatures that were being addressed, but no issues affecting flight safety had come up during years of testing.
All 50 Boeing Dreamliners in commercial service were grounded worldwide on January 16 after a series of battery-related incidents, including a fire on board a parked 787 at Boston's Logan International Airport and an in-flight problem on another airplane in Japan.
The groundings have cost airlines tens of millions of dollars, with no solution yet in sight, and have sparked growing concerns among aerospace industry executives about whether the powerful but delicate backup energy systems are technically "mature", or predictable.
The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board, which is examining the 787 fire in Boston, said it was looking at the total design of the Boeing 787 battery, built by Japan's GS Yuasa Corp on behalf of France's Thales SA, including the charging system, electrical interconnections, and their thermal isolation of different battery cells from each other.
Two of the biggest lithium-ion batteries on the F-35 warplane are made by the French company Saft Groupe SA, which also makes batteries for Airbus, part of European aerospace group EADS NV. Saft last month expressed confidence that lithium-ion technology was safe.
But people familiar with the matter have said that Airbus officials are reconsidering use of the batteries on the A350, which would be the second large passenger jet to fly on lithium-ion batteries for backup electrical power after the Dreamliner, which pioneered their use in passenger transport to support an increasing array of electrical systems.
Airbus said last week it had a plan B for its battery and time to respond to any rule changes.
DellaVedova said military officials remained confident in the lithium-ion batteries used on the F-35, and there were no discussions under way to swap them out for heavier nickel-cadmium batteries.
Lockheed Chief Executive Marillyn Hewson last month underscored her confidence in the lithium-ion batteries, telling reporters that the batteries on the F-35 were made by a different company and had been tested extensively.
Lockheed spokesman Mike Rein said more than a dozen F-35 jets were wired with extensive monitoring equipment to carry out development testing and no flight safety issues had been detected with the batteries during over 6,000 hours of flight testing on the airplanes.
"We are monitoring our full battery system on a daily basis as we flight test. We have continual data updates, and we've had no indication that we are connected to the same issues that grounded the 787," Rein said.
The F-35's battery system has run into a different problem on the ground, with some airplanes failing to start during cold temperatures under 10 degrees Celsius, DellaVedova said.
He cited "minor irregularities" that had been traced back to a software issue in the jet's battery charger control unit, and a fix was in the works for new jets in production and would be retrofitted on earlier jets. The problem, he said, was not related to the batteries themselves.
In the meantime, he said, measures were being taken to warm the area near the battery on cold days prior to start.
One defense official said maintainers at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida were using space heaters in some to warm the jets, which required removing a panel of the plane's stealthy coatings. "It's not ideal when you're talking about a fighter jet that has to be ready to go at a moment's notice," said the official, who was not authorized to speak on the record.
Separately, the Pentagon's F-35 program office on Tuesday lifted a January 18 order that grounded nine F-35B developmental test aircraft after a fuel line detached just before a training flight at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
Vice Admiral David Dunaway, head of Naval Air Systems Command, was briefed Tuesday on the inspections of the faulty components, and could lift flight restrictions on 16 additional F-35B model jets being used for training as early as Wednesday, according to two sources familiar with the matter.
(Additional reporting by Tim Hepher in Paris; Editing by Edmund Klamann)


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New generation, large-chassis AGCO ST Series tractors add higher horsepower versions of their lower power siblings to fill out the ST compact line.
Like their lower horsepower counterparts, the four new compacts emphasize comfort and serviceability with three of them, the ST34A, the ST47A and the ST52A available with a factory-installed ROPS cab.
All four, including the ST41A, are designed specifically for use with the new pedestal-mount loader for quick mount and dismount and offer a joystick as a factory-installed option. Like other new generation STs, they also share a tilt hood, open platform and ergonomically placed controls.
"Comfort and serviceability are just as important in a compact tractor as in a high performance, high horsepower tractor and that is especially true for these workhorse STs," says Todd Stucke, general marketing manager, AGCO tractors. "These tractors are ideal for professional specialty crop growers, landscapers, construction contractors and municipalities who need a rugged piece of equipment for all-day projects. They are equally well suited for ehe weekend large property owner or hobby farmer who needs a dependable tractor for small jobs and big jobs alike.
The large chassis STs have plenty of power to tackle everything from fieldwork to construction sites. The 33-engine hp ST34A is equipped with a naturally aspirated 3-cylinder diesel engine, while the 3-cylinder, 40-engine hp ST41A is turbocharged. The ST47A with 47.5 engine hp and the ST52A with 52.1 engine hp are both naturally aspirated. All four are Tier II EPA certified.
Buyers can select from four transmissions to find the one that best suits their needs. They include the 8X8 with two ranges and four gears per range, the 12X12 PowerShuttle with clutchless change of direction, hydrostatic and Quadrashift transmissions.
"Engines and transmissions get the job done, but operator comfort makes it easier to get the job done well, and serviceability makes it easy to keep them in top operating order," says Stucke. "These tractors are designed for easy-on and easy-off operator movement with semi-flat and flat decks, suspended pedals and tilt steering wheels. Controls have been carefully placed for comfort and convenience. Combined with the deluxe adjustable seat, the ergonomic control design reduces operator fatigue and increases productivity. Hood and grille tilt up for easy access, even with a mounted loader, and side panels pop off with tools."
All-weather comfort is assured with the optional factory-installed cab. Equipped with heat and air conditioning, wiper/washer and front and rear work lights, operators stay comfortable with excellent visibility regardless of weather conditions. Curved rear windows and two-door access add to a sense of space and convenience.
Four mid-mount hydraulic couplers make it easy to hook up loaders and other attachments and add to the tractors' versatility. All four can be equipped with R1 ag tires, R3 and high-flotation LSW turf tires as well as R4 industrial tires.
"From end-to-end and mid-mount as well, these tractors are built for multi-tasking," says Stucke. "They have the tools, the power and the options for almost unlimited numbers of jobs."
For more information on AGCO tractors, visit www.agcotractors.agcocorp.com.


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Gainesville Mayor Craig Lowe should speak publicly about his DUI incident.
Mayor Craig Lowe's arrest on a DUI charge after crashing his car early Thursday let a lot of people down.
It's an embarrassment for Gainesville to have a mugshot of its mayor all over the news, while seemingly devastating to his re-election prospects. But many people can be forgiving because they know someone who has struggled with addiction, have problems with alcohol abuse themselves or simply have made mistakes in life that they've regretted.
It says positive things about our city that a number of people immediately expressed concern for Lowe and support for him getting help if needed, including his election opponent Ed Braddy, whose own arrest for DUI in 2006 led him to enter alcohol treatment.
Lowe's initial statement released late Thursday managed to erase a lot of that good will. In a classic non-apology apology, he said he was deeply sorry to "anyone who feels" that he violated the trust placed in him as an elected official.
He also said he thought he would be found not guilty of DUI due to "additional facts" that would come to light, while not presenting any of those facts.
By Friday afternoon, Lowe or someone advising him had the good sense to release a second statement. In it, Lowe said he accepted responsibility for his actions and any sanctions deemed appropriate by the court and state attorney.
He said he would submit to an alcohol-abuse evaluation and abide by any recommendations needed to assure the public that the conduct wouldn't recur. Earlier in the day, a judge had already ordered him not to possess or consume alcohol before his April 11 arraignment.
Lowe's statement expressed regret for his actions and a hope that in the future he would "again prove worthy of the public's trust and confidence."
A good place to start in regaining that trust would be speaking publicly about the incident. Accepting personal responsibility includes personally addressing the issue, rather than issuing press releases through your campaign manager.
In fact, it's tone deaf to be handling this as just another campaign issue. Lowe isn't only a candidate, he's the Gainesville mayor.
He needs to explain inconsistancies in his explanation of crashing into a sign on a rural road around 2:20 a.m., reportedly after falling asleep. He told the Florida Highway Patrol that he had three beers earlier in the evening, the last one at 10 p.m. Yet he registered a .061 or .069 on a breath test around 6 a.m. A University of Florida expert on DUI cases said such a level indicated someone whose blood-alcohol level was much higher than the legal limit of .08 at the time of the crash.
Everyone makes mistakes. Sometimes they're whoppers. Our city has the capacity to forgive. But Lowe's contrition will ring false unless he comes clean and speaks publicly about the incident, rather than just issuing written statements that don't fully explain the facts.


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PHOENIX (AP) — A woman was killed and three other people wounded Friday in a drive-by shooting in a south Phoenix neighborhood, police said.
Authorities were searching for a dark green Ford Expedition after they say four men in the vehicle pulled up to the home around 2:30 p.m. and someone fired multiple rounds.
The four victims were gathered in the home's front yard just a few feet from the road, Phoenix police Sgt. Steve Martos said.
A woman in her 50s and another in her 20s were transported from the scene in critical condition. Martos said the older woman later died. Another woman and a man in his 20s suffered non-life threatening injuries in the shooting, he said.
None of the victims' names were immediately released.
Martos said it's unclear if any of the victims were related, but some neighbors, who declined to be identified, said two of the victims lived in the home and the two others were visiting. Martos said authorities were investigating a possible gang connection. He did not elaborate.
"These types of incidents historically are targeted but it's too early in the investigation to determine if that's the fact here," he said.
Arizona Department of Public Safety officers were assisting Phoenix police in the search for the suspects.
Yellow crime scene tape blocked off the roads around the single story brick home, its windows covered from the inside with tin foil. At least 20 bullet shell casings were marked with white evidence cards scattered around the sidewalk just in front of the house, which sat across the street from a sign designating the area a drug and gang-free zone.
The shooting occurred just two days after a man opened fired at a Phoenix office building in a dispute over a lawsuit, killing two people and injuring a third. Police said the gunman — Arthur Douglas Harmon, 70 — was found dead early Thursday in the Phoenix suburb of Mesa from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound.


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Hard-boil eggs and set aside. Rinse the mallow (or spinach) and allow to drain in a colander. In a large bowl, mix the scallions, tomatoes, and olives. Add the mallow. Remove shells from eggs, slice, and place on top of greens.
In a large mixing cup, combine the pomegranate juice, vinegar, garlic, mustard, salt, and pepper. Whisk with a fork, and pour over salad as a dressing. Refrigerate covered to serve later, or place on the table for immediate enjoyment.
Yield: 8–12 servings
"And he would gladly have fed on and filled his belly with the carob pods that the hogs were eating."
Luke 15:11–32, Amplified Bible
Of all the writings of the Christian New Testament, the tale of the return of the prodigal son is one of the most famous parables spoken by Jesus. It is part of a three-part discourse in the Gospel of Luke, used to demonstrate the way in which God loves all people and will go to any lengths to welcome back those who have been separated from God by sinful living and deeds. The story is unique to this gospel, but the sibling rivalry and the jealousy between brothers makes the tale a universal one.
It begins with what could only have been seen by 1st-century believers as a horrific rejection. The youngest son comes to his father and asks for his inheritance. In Middle Eastern culture, this was nothing short of rude and ungrateful; it was as if to say, "Father, I wish you were dead, but since you are not, I want what you have now, instead of having to wait till you die in order to get it." The older son is equally guilty in his silence. He does not speak up, letting the younger brother get away with his insolence. He therefore accepts his own share of the estate by not arguing for a reconciliation between his younger brother's wishes and his father's well-being. Under the laws of inheritance in Israel, the younger son walks away with one-third of the wealth, the older with two-thirds.
Having given in to his impetuous sons, where does that leave the ever-generous father? He apparently continues to live on the land of his children's inheritance, managing it as a caretaker, in essence, till the day comes when he will die. His older son, who could have pressed for his father's removal, to his credit leaves well enough alone2—that is, until his squandering vagabond of a brother returns and asks for help.
The cause then of the increased enmity between the brothers is the father's preparation of a great feast when the younger, having gone through all his inheritance, returns. The older brother wants to know why such wasteful behavior should be rewarded. The father responds in a way that could not have satisfied the older brother, but, the story leads us to believe, these are the actions of a loving parent (and by extension, the ways of God), whether we understand them or not.
At the core of the older son's hurt is the father's extravagance in calling for the wheat-fatted (in Greek, siteutos) calf (in Greek, moschos, or "young calf") to be killed and served for dinner. The killing of this animal is not just a daily food necessity. Killing the fatted calf was the kind of action one reserved for only the most important of guests, for example, if the governor or the president were coming by for dinner. Hence the older brother was understandably angry. He had never been given even a measly skinny goat (the text says "kid," in Greek eriphos)3 to share in revelry with his friends.
But this being a parable (a rabbinic teaching tool), there is a lesson to be learned. The loving father does not wish that any of his children be so reduced to hunger that they would beg for what "farmers" were feeding to the pigs. This was the absolute worst thing a Jewish father could have wished on anyone! True, it was a time of famine, and the son decided to seek employment rather than return home. Still, becoming a swineherd was the most abhorrent job a Jew would ever accept. A Talmudic proverb of the day reprimanded, "Cursed is the man who tends swine." But the younger son came to envy those very pigs who were feasting on carob husks (some translations say it was corn cobs the swine were eating,4 yet that is a modern interpolation into the text, as corn was native to the Americas and would not have been known to the peoples of the Bible). And having the job of swineherd did not entitle the younger son to room and board. In fact, the text says that though the pig slop was right in front of him, as a hired servant he was not in a position where he could help himself; and to make matters worse, no one would even give him a bit of it. He was, to be sure, in terrible straits.
The younger son comes to his senses and reasons that his father's hired men " have enough food (some translations say "enough bread"),5 and even food to spare. " Should his father's hired servants have more than he, a foreigner's hired hand? If he goes back to his father (he reasons), at the very least he'd be fed what those servants were eating.
So he returns. His father sees him from far away and begins the preparations. The younger son never even gets to use his entire rehearsed speech. The father calls for the festive robe of honor (like the coat of many colors Jacob gives to Joseph); he calls for sandals for his barefoot (i.e., poor) child, and a ring for his hand, in symbolic recognition that they are united once again, and that regardless of what has transpired, the younger man retains his place and favor as a son.
The fatted calf is killed (one translation says "the grain-fed heifer is roasted"),6 the table for the feast is set, and all are rejoicing when the older son returns to reproach his father for having loved so extravagantly. Tipped off by one of the townspeople as to what has transpired ("Your brother has returned, and your father has killed that wheat-fatted calf"),7 the older son is beside himself with anger, remorse, jealousy—a whole range of emotions.
There is a secondary reality that must have struck him at this point: his father had begun the celebration without him. Not only was he left out of the proceedings once again, but as everyone knew, it was the responsibility of the eldest son to play host at a father's banquet. It is the eldest son who is to see to the seating of the guests, the serving of the meal—all the festivities surrounding the dinner. Not only was he not there to do so, he had not been informed about the meal, and even worse, he had not been invited! And upon discovering that the meal is in honor of his younger brother, he won't even go in to the feast. His father has to leave the meal, and not unlike the approach to welcome the younger son home, goes out to welcome the older son to take a seat at the table. The elder son refuses. He is hurt; his brother is a lout; his father is an insensitive and unjust parent.
But the father's love will not allow distinctions between the good deeds of one child and the irresponsible deeds of another (although at this point it's hard to know which is which and who is who!). In the end, he loves them both—perhaps not equally (depending on which son is speaking), but fully.
The early church used this story not only to demonstrate the magnanimous love of God but as a way of further describing the banquet feast that awaits believers, even those lately repentant. It leveled the playing field, so to speak, which was particularly important to the Lucan church, composed mostly of Gentiles, who had not been included under the original covenant with Noah by which the Israelites became the chosen people of God. This tale helped to demonstrate (among other things) that through Jesus, the love and promises of God were now extended to all who came to God, even those formerly excluded or thought to be unworthy. This was good news for some, sad news for others; but it was to be the "new way," the "Path," that set the tone for an emerging and ever-growing movement within 1st-century Judaism soon to take on the name of "Christianity."
As recounted in Chapter 14, the writings of Josephus (Antiquities of the Jews) are among those cited as extrabiblical corroboration of the life of Jesus of Nazareth. What are the other sources of the information that many people have come to accept as historical truth?
Foremost are the texts found in the New Testament of the Christian Bible, both the gospel accounts and the epistles. Four gospels have been accepted as canonical: those of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The first three are termed the synoptic gospels because they generally tell the same narrative, though the details vary considerably. The following is the scholarly consensus about when the gospels were written.
These four gospels would all have been written years after the crucifixion of Jesus of Nazareth, which most scholars now date to sometime between 26 and 36 c.e., the years of Pontius Pilate's term as governor of Judea. Scriptures experts now generally hold that all the gospels were based on oral tradition—stories passed on by word of mouth—as well as on a hypothetical Q document and, perhaps, on the Gospel of Thomas, and that the actual editors, or redactors, of these canonical gospels were not the apostles whose names were co-opted to lend authenticity to the accounts. The consensus is that all the gospels were written in Greek, the common language of that part of the Roman Empire, though some scholars assert that the Gospel of Matthew was originally written in Aramaic, the language spoken by some 1st-century Jews.
The earliest extant and reliable texts referring to Jesus are the epistles attributed to Paul. Born Saul, Paul was a native of Tarsus (in present-day Turkey), a member of the tribe of Benjamin and of the Pharisee sect, yet also a Roman citizen, and a rabbi who became a persecutor and murderer of those Jews who called themselves Christians (followers of Christ, the risen Jesus). Paul never met Jesus of Nazareth, yet on the road to Damascus, where Paul was traveling to conduct another punishment of Christians for defying the Law, he experienced a profound vision that turned his life upside down and made him a believer in Christ. Thereafter, he journeyed throughout the Roman world, receiving additional revelations from Christ, spreading what he called the good news, and founding many Christian churches. Before he was executed in Rome, Paul had written many letters to the churches he had established, offering them advice and criticisms and support. Scholars now generally believe that Paul himself composed the following letters: Romans, I Corinthians, II Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, I Thessalonians, and Philemon, with I Thessalonians probably the earliest, composed about 51 c.e. The other letters traditionally attributed to Paul's pen are now considered to have been written by believers who usurped Paul's name to give authority to their writings.
Other books have also been accepted into the New Testament canon; these include the remaining Pseudo-Pauline letters, the epistles of James, Peter, John, I and II Timothy, and Jude, and the Revelation to John. Again, these were most probably not written by the cited apostles but, rather, by members of their communities.
Additional gospels and documents exist; these have not been accepted into the canon of the New Testament, and their authenticity is subject to interpretation, yet according to some scholars they provide important information and interpretations about the life of Jesus, not to mention data about life in 1st-century Judea. Called New Testament Apocrypha (Pseudepigrapha), these include the Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew (also known as the Birth of Mary and Infancy of the Savior), the Protoevangelium of James (also called the Gospel of James), the Infancy Gospel of Thomas, the Life of John the Baptist, the History of Joseph the Carpenter, the Nativity of Mary, the Gospel of the Hebrews, the Gospel of the Nazarenes, the Gospel of Philip, the Gospel of Peter, the Gospel of Nicodemus (also known as the Acts of Pilate), the Gospel of Mary Magdalene (also called the Gospel of Mary), the Acts of Peter, the Acts of John, the Epistle of Barnabas, the Apocalypse of Stephen (also known as the Revelation of Stephen), and numerous others.
A few secular sources also mentioned the Christian sect, such as a letter of Pliny the Younger to Emperor Trajan, dated to 112 c.e., and passages in Tacitus' Annals of 116 c.e.
Given the uncertain authenticity of the vast majority of these documents, a handful of scholars have posited the theory that the Jesus described in the New Testament never existed in the flesh but came to life only in the mythological and imaginative realm. While plausible, this conjecture does not fully account for the disciples' fearless emergence from Jerusalem after Pentecost, nor for Paul's profound conversion to Christianity and evangelization in the name of Christ. Perhaps humankind will never know what the man named Jesus actually did or said, but the accounts of his deeds and sayings, whether authentic or not, add up to a story that most people admire for its interior "truth," its brilliant incorporation of diverse cultural and historical elements, and its inspiring message of hope for the downtrodden and outcast of society.
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The Discovery Channel has produced hits like Gold Rush, Deadliest Catch, American Choppers and Dirty Jobs. Later this month, the network will premiere a new series that puts the town of Weed and other cities in Siskiyou County directly in the spotlight.
The Discovery Channel has produced hits like Gold Rush, Deadliest Catch, American Choppers and Dirty Jobs. Later this month, the network will premiere a new series that puts the town of Weed and other cities in Siskiyou County directly in the spotlight.
"Weed Country" is a six-part series that goes inside marijuana farms to document the battle between marijuana growers, dealers and authorities.
It's set to debut at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 20.
One of the episodes, titled "The Town of Weed," features Siskiyou County Sheriff Jon Lopey and Sgt. Mike Gilley, who is the commander of the county's Marijuana Eradication Team. It was filmed in Weed in August and September of 2012.
Steve Mellon, a producer with Studio Lambert USA, Inc. appeared before the Siskiyou County Board of Supervisors in June seeking approval of a contract between the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office and his company to follow the Sheriff and his deputies on enforcement operations. The contract included a $10,000 donation to the Sheriff's department.
"We struck a deal with the Discovery Channel to do six one-hour episodes. Our objective was to give the world a look at Siskiyou and highlight the challenges of cartel grows. I think it's an interesting, well done show that a lot of people will be interested to watch," said Lopey.
During the supervisors meeting, several supervisors asked Mellon about possible editorial bias in the production of the shows. Mellon assured the board that his production would not approach the subject with any specific agenda. He reiterated that a "360 degree view is very important and what we want to focus on."
Mellon said the production would feature two main aspects: the eradication of illegal grows and compliance checks of medical marijuana growers "who may be in compliance."
"We want to educate citizens about the public health and safety issues associated with the illegal marijuana industry," Lopey told the Daily News after the meeting in June. "A lot of what the show will focus on in Siskiyou County is the big drug cartels that operate in our national forests and sometimes even on private land." However, according to recent comments by the sheriff, that may not be how the show turned out.
Lopey commented recently, after reviewing the episodes, that he had hoped the show would deal more with cartel grows rather than medical marijuana, but he hopes the episodes "get some lessons through" about the detrimental environmental and social effects of marijuana.
Lopey said he's seen the six episodes and feels the show is entertaining and interesting because it shows the perspectives of law enforcement and medical marijuana users and growers.
"We worked well with the producer, Bill Pruitt, and the cameramen ... I think the show portrays the beauty and terrain of Siskiyou County and portrays law enforcement fairly," Lopey said.
According to information from the Discovery Channel, Weed Country "follows farmers working on the land deep in the border of Northern California and Oregon, known as the Emerald Triangle, who grow marijuana despite the risks involved – risks that can include up to 40 years in prison."
The series also explores the issues concerning growing the plant for medicinal purposes, and the conflicting views regarding medical marijuana.
For a trailer of "The Town of Weed" episode, go to youtu.be/6ENPUVVcmvY.


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It's that time of year when the nice, spring weather can lead to sneezing, watery eyes, runny nose, or congestion. The cause? Seasonal allergies could be at work. Seasonal allergies occur during certain times of the year, usually when outdoor molds release their spores; and trees, grasses and weeds release tiny pollen particles into the air.
Even children can have seasonal allergies. Kids who have never had seasonal allergies in years past can develop them. They can start at almost any time, though they usually develop by 10 years of age.
Allergy symptoms, which usually come on suddenly and last as long as a person is exposed to a particular allergen, can include:
• Sneezing
• Itchy nose, throat or eyes
• Nasal congestion
• Clear, runny nose
• Coughing
If a child has wheezing and shortness of breath in addition to these symptoms, the allergy may have progressed into asthma. These respiratory symptoms usually come in episodes set off by various environmental or situational "triggers." Triggers include – but aren't limited to – chemicals, pollution, pollen, animal dander, exercise, smoke and anxiety or other emotions.
Asthma is a manageable, chronic inflammatory condition and is one of the most common chronic disorders of childhood. Asthma is the leading cause of school absenteeism and pediatric hospital admission. Independence reports show approximately 14 percent of the students in Independence have been diagnosed with asthma, which is above the national average of 9 percent.
Although asthma is seldom fatal, it is quite serious. Asthma causes breathing problems called asthma "attacks" or "episodes" that range from mild to serious. Asthma medications include inhaled rescue medications (quick-relievers) to treat symptoms and long-term controller medicines (inhaled as well as oral) to control inflammation that commonly causes the asthma.
Following a diagnosis of asthma, work with your doctor to develop a treatment plan. Ask your doctor for the resulting written asthma action plan, which includes what you should do when you fall from the green zone of good control into the yellow or red zones.
Once asthma is controlled, exercise should become part of daily activities. People with asthma certainly can and do excel in athletics. Exercise is as important for people with asthma as it is for anyone else. With care or pretreatment, people with asthma can exercise normally and often vigorously. Slow warm-up and cool-down periods with exercise also helps to prevent exercise-induced attacks.
Wednesday, May 14, the Independence Health Department will host an Asthma Education and Fun Night for all children and families dealing with asthma. It will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Independence School District Central Office Cafeteria, 201 N. Forest Avenue, Independence, MO 64050 (Corner of Truman and Forest).
Information about asthma management will be shared by several groups including Dr. Charles Cockerell from Cockerell and McIntosh Pediatrics, Environmental Protection Agency, Children's Mercy Asthma and Allergy Clinics, Asthma Ready, Independence School District Nurses, Independence Health Department Nurses, and Building a Healthier Independence. There will also be a celebration for Open Airways graduates as well as free food, games, and prizes. This event was funded in part by the Health Care Foundation of Greater Kansas City.
A health promotion class about Asthma Basics will be from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, at the Health Department. Come learn about warning signs, triggers, and the best ways to help manage asthma for children and adults. It is open to all community members and will also count as Clock Hour Trainings for childcare providers. To sign up contact Vicki Sears at email@example.com or 816-325-7186.
The most important part of managing asthma is to be knowledgeable about how and when asthma causes problems, how some of the triggers can be avoided and how to use medications. Asthma and allergies are much more common in people with a family history of asthma or allergies. The factors which worsen asthma vary from individual to individual. Each person with asthma should seek to determine exactly which factors cause their asthma to worsen. The causes of asthma and best treatment may be quite different from child to child.
Please join the Health Department at one or both of the events coming up to learn more about asthma management.
Larry Jones, MPH, is the director of the Independence Health Department.