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Of the many foods associated with the winter holidays, few are as tied to the season as eggnog. Other traditional staples like lamb, turkey, goose, and ham are eaten year-round, or at least they can be. But for the most part, eggnog is rarely produced commercially outside of the final two months of the year. The thick, milky beverage materializes around mid-November, hangs around until New Year's, and then disappears, not to be whipped up and sprinkled with nutmeg again for another ten months.
Eggnog belongs to the winter. Rich and heavy with froth, foam, cream, and -- depending on the recipe -- spirits, the beverage is a soft insulator against the cold. In fact, eggnog's ancestors were apparently concocted to serve that very purpose, to offset the arrival of winter and its attendant weather-related infirmities.
Eggnog is generally believed to be a descendant of posset, a sugar-and-spice, hot milk punch curdled with wine or beer. Popular during Medieval times, especially among the nobility and upper class (in the absence of refrigeration only wealthy estates had access to fresh milk), warm posset was administered to those suffering from insomnia and minor illnesses, particularly the common cold. Posset developed into "caudle" over time, as grains, "gruel," and eventually eggs were added to the mixture as thickening agents and to increase its nutritional value. Eggnog's predecessors were, in essence, winter tonics.
Eggnog, absent specious medicinal properties of its forbearers, has stayed true to its seasonal roots. Little or no information exists, however, to explain the formidable social association of eggnog with Christmas and New Year's, or and its abrupt exit afterward. Perhaps the holiday has something to do with eggnog's ties to health. Following its inception as a restorative potion, posset, and eventually eggnog, soon migrated from the bedside to the parlor where it was used to toast one's health. Its association with the holidays then seems to make more sense -- what better time to raise a frothy mug to good health than around the holidays in the company of loved ones?
In its purest form, eggnog as it's known today consists of eggs, milk, cream, sugar, and assorted spices and spirits that vary by region and culture. But the origin of its noggy name is contested.
Eggnog is known to have originated in England, although the origins of its name can be traced to both sides of the Atlantic. In England, two separate yet not too dissimilar explanations arise. One holds that eggnog evolved straight from the word "nog," Old English slang for strong beer. The second explanation points to the small, wooden mugs used at taverns and pubs called "noggins" in which "nog" and eggnog were first believed to be served.
Eggnog was also quite popular in Colonial America at the height of the "triangular trade" of sugar, slaves, and rum. Rum, which was plentiful and cheap in the New World, was also known as "grog" and took the place of ale, brandy, and wine, eggnog's traditional Old World ingredients. Some believe the beverage assumed the descriptive name of "egg-and-grog," which time and convenience whittled down to eggnog.
Eggnog in America
Alongside its abundant rum, Colonial America was home to many small dairy farms, making milk, cream, and consequently eggnog accessible to the general population. This accessibility made a clear mark — somewhat innocuous and somewhat sordid — on America's character.
George Washington reportedly loved eggnog, so much so that he concocted his own rather boozy brew for the coldest nights at Mt. Vernon. His version of the drink contained not only rum, but ample slugs of sherry, brandy, and whiskey.
In early 19th century Baltimore, it was a New Year's tradition for young men to partake in what was an eggnog-soaked type of a pub crawl. The carousers would go from one friend's house to the next, imbibing a generous portion of the beverage at each stop. This lasted throughout the night, or until the eggnog got the better of the revelers and sent them to bed early.
This drink of merriment and good tidings almost altered American history. In 1826, a young Jefferson Davis, then a West Point cadet, was arrested for his involvement in a Christmas eggnog riot. Responding to rumors that cadets planned to include alcohol in their Christmas celebrations, West Point Superintendent Sylvanius Thayer announced that all such festivities were to be alcohol free and he put extra officers on patrol to make sure the cadets fell in line. Davis and a small cadre of friends were not discouraged. They smuggled liquor into the barracks, snuck away to a secret party room, and spiked a batch of eggnog.
Later in the evening, Davis learned that Captain Hitchmod, one of the patrolling officers, was on his way to bust the illicit gathering. Davis burst into the room shouting "Put away the grog. Captain Hitchmod is coming!" Captain Hitchmod was already there, and Davis was summarily arrested and ordered to his room. Davis complied without protest.
Soon afterwards, agitated and inebriated cadets "reeled through the barracks shouting, some with swords, some with muskets, some with bayonets; one fired a musket; another threw a log at an officer." In all, nineteen cadets were court-marshaled and dismissed. Despite his participation, Davis received no further punishment, which some believe was due to his quick, unquestioning submission to the arresting officer and for remaining in his room throughout the later ruckus.
Eggnog Today
Commercial eggnog is now extremely popular. During the holiday season, eggnog is available by the carton at most supermarkets, and is sold in special holiday lattes at many coffee shops.
Yet consumers looking for organic or sustainably-produced eggnog have few options. The vast majority of the eggnog on the market is conventionally produced. Consumers looking for eggnog that is not only sustainable and/or organic, but the product of relatively few inputs, would be hard pressed to find a source. But such producers do exist.
One is Ronnybrook Dairy Farm, located in Ancramdale, New York. In 1941, Dave and Helen Osofsky bought the Hudson Valley farm and named it after their eldest son, Ronny. Today, their children and grandchildren manage the farm's 400 acres and 90 Holsteins. Ronnybrook Dairy Farm's black and white stippled cows are pasture-raised, feasting on a diet of grass in the summer and corn and hay silage in the winter, and are never supplemented with hormones or antibiotics. From these content cows, the family produces and markets a wide range of dairy products, including milk, butter, ice cream, yogurt, pudding, and eggnog.
Sid Osofsky, brother of Ronny and one of the owners of Ronnybrook, eagerly touts his eggnog. "It's dangerously good" he says. Others agree. Ronnybrook's eggnog was named "Best of the Hudson Valley" by Hudson Valley Magazine. New York Magazine rated it as "Excellent." And The New York Times also gave it rave reviews.
All of the milk and cream used in Ronnybrook's eggnog is produced on-site. "It's all fresh," Sid says, "meaning within two days we're using the milk and cream our cows produced." In addition, the milk is not ultra-pasteurized. Ultra-pasteurizing, which is usually practiced on larger, conventional dairies, destroys many of the enzymes and kills all of the bacteria, even the beneficial kinds, naturally found in milk. This gives the milk a longer shelf life of up to two to three months. Ronnybrook dates its milk for thirteen days.
An off-site manufacturer makes Ronnybrook's eggnog base or flavoring. About ten years ago, the Osofskys approved the recipe for the base and haven't changed it, since they "found the flavor so satisfying." The base contains a mixture of traditional eggnog seasonings like nutmeg, cinnamon, and sugar, along with other solids added for texture. The flavoring is shipped to the farm, where it's mixed with the milk and cream.
Sid maintains that everyone, the conventional and organic producers, probably makes eggnog and flavored dairy products the same way — importing seasonings and such. But, he says, "the raw ingredients [milk and cream] are ours; they're not from 1,000 farms mixed together. That's where the whole thing starts. That's a large part of it." He adds, "Also, our milk travels very little distance, which maintains the integrity of the milk. We have the cleanest milk that you can have, unless you want it fresh or raw."
Ronnybrook Dairy Farm products are available from the farm directly and at several retail outlets throughout the Hudson Valley and New York City. Consult their website for a complete list of stores. Eggnog is only available from November 1st through January 1st.
As Sid pointed out, it is difficult to find a dairy product, such as eggnog, that can't be traced back to myriad farms and assorted manufacturers. Vermonters, however, have it a bit easier than most, thanks to Strafford Organic Creamery, a one-farm, one-family operation.
According to Amy Huyffer, who runs the creamery with her husband Earl Ransom, the farm has always been organic, even before there was certification. Earl's father helped to establish the Northeast Organic Farming Association, a non-profit association of gardeners, diversified farmers, and consumers, that provides organic certification and other agricultural services.
Amy and Earl manage 600 acres of land and milk approximately 40 cows (Guernseys and Jerseys) at any one time. They started producing eggnog four years ago and it never fails to sell out. "It's the best eggnog around," Amy claims.
Everything that goes into Stafford's eggnog is certified organic and mixed on the farm. As Amy says, all the ingredients are ordered individually and have not been pre-mixed, "there are no gummy things like carrageen. All thickness comes from cream and eggs." The milk and cream are produced on-site. The eggs are sourced locally. And the other base ingredients, such as the nutmeg and sugar, are ordered from organic distributors. Amy notes that "ten years ago it would have been really hard to get all the organic ingredients. But now it's not. There are catalogs and food brokers and I deal directly with my brokers. Demand seems to be increasing."
While sourcing all the ingredients may not be difficult, mixing them on the farm definitely is. By Amy's account, it's the nutmeg that causes most of the problems. "Nutmeg gets caught in every single surface," she says. "It will find every place in the gasket." In the end, once there's nothing more to mix and the last drop of eggnog has found its way through the pipes and into the bottles, it's time to clean. Thanks in large part to the fine coating of nutmeg, it can take seventeen hours, if not more, to clean the works.
So, with all the hassle, why do they do it? "We do it for love," she says. If it wasn't for that love, there would be quite a few disappointed eggnog enthusiasts in Vermont. Demand for Strafford Organic Creamery's eggnog has risen each year to the point where store owners submit inquiries as early as August.
Strafford Organic Creamery eggnog is not available from the farm, but from the 25 to 30 Strafford-area retail outlets that sell Amy and Earl's products. The creamery typically produces about five batches through the holiday season—one the week before Thanksgiving, another two weeks later, and then another batch each week until New Year's.
Consumers looking for their local versions of Strafford Organic Creamery or Ronnybrook Dairy Farm can consult the Eat Well Guide, an online directory of stores, restaurants, and small farms across the U.S. and Canada that offer sustainably-raised meat, dairy, and egg products. Similar dairies listed in the guide offer eggnog for the holiday season. To search for one in your area, go to the Eat Well Guide, enter your zip code, and you'll find local farms and outlets that produce eggnog.


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Sick & Tired! Rihanna + 10 Other Artists Who've Battled Extreme Exhaustion
The Artist: Rick Ross
The Exhaustion: Coincidentally, Rihanna isn't the only artist who has suffered from extreme exhaustion recently. Ross—who suffered not one, but two seizures while flying a few weeks ago—has also reportedly been suffering from a serious lack of sleep.
The Result: Ross just made his return to the scene to help Wale promote his new project, Ambition. But for the last few weeks, he's been off the grid and, presumably, taking it easy. That's a good thing considering Ross has spent the last two or three years dropping freestyles, mixtapes, and albums at a feverish pace.

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This article addresses some of the basic concepts for use of the license-exempt spectrum in addition to considering some of the issues presented by this approach to satisfying the needs of the public safety community.
In the event of localized incidents or even massive disasters, reliable, immediate and efficient public safety communications between agencies and first responders is crucial. The rapid deployment of seamless voice communications is mission critical for first responders who may also need layouts or blueprints of buildings, the transfer of real-time video at the scene, or geographical and other broadband data to carry out missions effectively. However, ubiquitous coverage of anywhere and anytime public safety communications has always been desired but more difficult in reality to accomplish. Unpredictable incidents that occur when public safety communications infrastructure may not be available challenge the network designer who must find a way (Remember; just make it happen?!).
Further, such critical communications must go beyond just voice-oriented communications and now tend towards multimedia broadband applications that require higher bandwidths during peak operations in real-time. Thus, the response may require an alternate method of broadband communications in a situation where an existing fixed public safety land mobile radio network infrastructure may not be able to support the requirements. The Commission has been very proactive in allocating addition spectrum for licensed public safety broadband use - such as the public safety allocations in the 4.9 GHz band and the 700 MHz band. However, a number of public safety agencies are turning to license-exempt spectrum as an alternative or complementary means of providing broadband capabilities.
A wireless communications technology that has gained considerable application in municipalities across the country, called wireless mesh networks (WMNs), may be able to bring an alternative rapid terrestrial connectivity, interoperability, and reliability to emergency workers and public safety officers in the field. WMNs may be used to establish a wireless communications network to support a municipal public safety agency relatively easily and cost effectively and several municipalities across the country have chosen this method to provide for communications for their first responder community. Also, WMNs may be used to rapidly extend or expand existing networks when circumstances require additional connectivity for responding fire, police, or emergency medical personnel.
A wireless mesh network is a communications network composed of radio access nodes organized in an overlapping mesh topology where each node relays or routes information from other nearby nodes.1 Because of its nature as an infrastructure-less distributed communications architecture for relaying traffic, the size and the range of a network can be dynamically elastic but it simultaneously requires small transmit power levels to restrain potential interference. In general, most wireless mesh networks utilize the technology of license-exempt and inexpensive wireless local area networks (WLANs).
Although a mesh technology itself has no restrictions that require the use of any particular spectrum band, WLAN unlicensed spectrum bands are most commonly used due to the minimal cost associated with "free" license-exempt spectrum. The typical WLAN communications range is limited by the low transmit powers to relatively short distances, approximately 100 meters, hence, mesh networks can be a complementary architecture to extend the range of a WLAN, where the mesh end-node can flexibly join and leave the network. Such dynamic network architectures combined with the possibility for multiple paths for routing of traffic between end-user destinations provide for a scalable network for on-demand and reliable communications. Therefore, WLAN radio access coupled with mesh networking may be a viable alternative for public safety communications in some situations. In addition, this architecture can provide an inexpensive method of routine remote surveillance and monitoring tasks for public safety.
WLAN was originally designed and developed as a home networking technology for nomadic users to wirelessly extend an Ethernet equivalent local area network (LAN) using shared communications media among a group of users through a wireless connection that operates at relatively short distances. WLAN uses license-exempt spectrum bands regulated by FCC rules, 47 C.F.R. Part 15.2 The FCC originally conceived the license-exempt bands to provide a no-cost slice of public access spectrum with only two provisions. First, the transmitter could cause no harmful interference to any nearby licensed services, and secondly, any receiver in this band must be able to accept any interference that may be present. Subsequently, the first wireless LAN was developed by the IEEE 802.11 standards committee (widely known as Wireless Fidelity or 'Wi-Fi' and 'Radio LAN') in 1997. Interestingly, the Wi-Fi standards were a response on the part of industry to the relatively restriction free use of the license-exempt spectrum allocation and rules. Three standards were ultimately established:3
- IEEE 802.11b (11 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band)
- IEEE 802.11a (54 Mbps in the 5.2 GHz band)
- IEEE 802.11g (54 Mbps in the 2.4 GHz band)
The standards encompass 83.5 MHz of unlicensed spectrum bandwidth in the Industrial Scientific and Medical band (2.4 GHz) and 300 MHz bandwidth in Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure (U-NII) band (5 GHz). Hence,
- 2.4 GHz - 2.4835 GHz in ISM
- 5.150 - 5.250 (indoor), 5.250- 5.350 (in/outdoor), and 5.725 - 5.825 GHz (outdoor point-to-point only) in U-NII
- 5.470 - 5.725 GHz
Because no specific rules were provided for the unlicensed bands, the IEEE established the standards and in fact provided a channelization plan for the band via the standard. The channelization plan for IEEE 802.11b is shown below in Figure 1. It suggests that although the band can be used "without restriction," in fact there is a de facto standard that is used for equipment design, compliance, and certification and therefore there is a specific plan for spectrum utilization. It should be noted that each channel is 20 MHz wide and as a result, there are only 3 non-overlapping (read non-interfering) channels in the 2.4 GHz band.
Similarly, in the 5 GHz band, the Wi-Fi channelization for IEEE 802.11a is show in Figure 2. Again, the channels are 20 MHz wide, but in the 802.11a standard the modulation technique is Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing (OFDM) instead of the spread spectrum techniques of IEEE 802.11b. The 20 MHz channel bandwidth for Wi-Fi is significantly larger than the corresponding 1.25 MHz or 5 MHz bandwidths for commercial mobile cellular systems, but the data throughput differential is significantly larger as a result.
In the case of 802.11a and 802.11g, there are five non-overlapping channels to select from. In this situation though, the modulation scheme is much more flexible and tolerant in terms of performance in a noisy or interference plagued environment due to the multiplicity of OFDM carriers. Hence, there is a bit more "forgiveness" in the selection of an operating channel. In any case, and as is true with 802.11b as well, interference issues must be resolved locally; usually done simply by changing to another channel on a local basis. (Remember that "accept any interference provision"? Well, that means the FCC won't help resolve any interference issues either!) It should be noted that any of the channels may be selected for use, but in a limited geographical location, selection of one of these five channels would minimize the potential for interference from other Wi-Fi access points in that limited area.
WLAN systems have become increasingly popular and widely deployed for a variety of unlicensed wireless broadband applications worldwide including enterprise solutions as well as extending the range of in-home networks. The growth of "hotspots," or Wi-Fi access points, to provide access to the Internet has been phenomenal. Many advanced wireless technologies such as SDR/CR (Software Defined Radio / Cognitive Radio), MIMO (Multiple-In - Multiple-Out) antennas, and more sophisticated modulation and access technologies are being adopted to support the WLAN domain. Furthermore, WLAN applications are being extended beyond just nomadic to include mobile services as well through technologies such as the site-to-site radio handoff for mobile terminals. Typical examples of this use are the Wi-Fi access provided on some railroad trains and the access provided for mobile car-mounted terminals in police vehicles. These applications bring attention to the use of WLANs as an alternative method of public safety communications either from an infrastructure perspective or as an emergency ad hoc method to gain communications at the scene of an incident.
The technical characteristics of Wi-Fi are summarized in the table below.
Summary Table of IEEE 802.11 (Wi-Fi) Family
|2400-2483.5 MHz
|5150-5250 MHz
5250-5350 MHz
5725-5825 MHz
|2400-2483.5 MHz
|2.4GHz and
5 GHz
|83.5 MHz
|83.5 MHz
|300 MHz
|83.5 MHz
|Number of Channels
|FHSS: 79 ch
DSSS: 3 or 6
|Same as
|Channel Width
|20 MHz
|20 MHz
|20 MHz
|20 MHz
|20 MHz or
|Standard year
|July 1997
|Sep. 1999
|Sep. 1999
|March 2002 started
|Expected in October 2008
|Spatial Streams
|1,2, 3, 4
|Max PHY rate
|2 Mbps
|11 Mbps
|54 Mbps
|54 Mbps
|144 Mbps
Up to 600 Mbps
|Data Throughput
|<1.2 Mbps
|< 5 Mbps
|< 32 Mbps
|< 32 Mbps
|<80Mbps, 11g
<160 Mbps, 11a
Data Rate
|1, 2
|1, 2, 5.5, 11
|6, 9, 12, 18,
24, 36, 48, 54
|1, 2, 5.5, 11
|NG WiFi
With MIMO
|Max. Power
|50, 250, 1000mw
|1000 mw
|Way of Use
|Indoor, Outdoor
|Indoor, Outdoor
|Indoor, Outdoor
There are a several technical features of WLANs that should be spotlighted: The first is the flexible data rate that can step up/down depending on the available signal strength. Closely related to the data rate is the flexible modulation scheme. By sensing received signal strength, the Wi-Fi linked terminals negotiate the appropriate modulation scheme that in turn determines the available data throughput on the channel. This is an interesting application of cognitive radio techniques.
Even though the WLAN operational range is relatively short due to the 1 Watt transmit power limitation and the interference restrictions, the capacity for high data rates can be useful and has the additional advantage of lower cost. The wireless mesh networking technology extends WLAN's ability to span wider end-to-end range. Mesh networking not only extends range but also improves overall network capacity when more nodes are added. For a mesh network architecture, two schemes are well developed: Infrastructure-mesh and Client-mesh. These two types of mesh networks can be combined to form a hybrid network. In fact, Client-mesh is also known as "Ad-hoc" where each node relays other traffic to an access node (usually one of Infrastructure-mesh nodes) that routes traffic outside the Ad-hoc network, most likely IP-based Internet traffic.
Recently, public safety agencies across the country have been able to leverage the widely successful private sector wireless technology as a complementary solution for disaster and municipal public safety communications.4 Examples include Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Silicon Valley, CA; Minneapolis, MN; and many others.5
Although Wi-Fi and Mesh Networks are a readily available solution for public safety communications requirements, there are several shortfalls to using this method for PS communications. First and foremost is the factor of network access and control. If the network is built by a municipality and the network will provide commercial access in addition to use by PS entities, then the requirement for "assured access" by PS may be questionable. The network will be available to all who wish to use it and in some circumstances access may not be available for PS. This would be especially true in a crisis situation on a local level. In addition, management of the network is critically important and PS must have the ability to control authorized and verified access.
Next, operations and maintenance of the network are key issues. If the municipality that is supplying the network is also maintaining it, then there may be some confidence that issues can be resolved expeditiously. Otherwise, portions (or all) of the network could become unserviceable to the PS community - an eventuality that would be unacceptable under any circumstances.
Finally, in depth consideration must be given to complete and thorough engineering of the network to ensure that complete radio coverage of the operational area is maintained. Because meshed Wi-Fi networks rely on the interconnection of short range Wi-Fi radio nodes, thorough engineering analysis must be accomplished to insure that complete geographical radio coverage is maintained. This is especially critical in areas where only one radio access point is available.
This article has extended our discussion of reconfigurable radio systems that support public safety to include the dynamically configurable Wi-Fi based Mesh Networks.
1 For a more in-depth discussion of mesh networking, see the Tropos® Networks, Inc. presentation at http://www.tropos.com/products/technology.html or the Nortel Networks, Inc. presentation at http://www.nortel.com/solutions/wrlsmesh/collateral/nn106481.pdf.
2 See http://www.access.gpo.gov/nara/cfr/waisidx_07/47cfr15_07.html for the Part 15 rules. Note that the letter versions of the standards are not chronologically consistent since version (b) actually came before (a)!
3 See http://standards.ieee.org/getieee802/802.11.html for a copy of the individual IEEE wireless standards.
4 For a concise review of public safety mesh networks, see http://www.belairnetworks.com/resources/pdfs/WP%5FPublicSafety%5FBDMC00070%2DA01%2Epdf.
5 For example, see http://www.okc.gov/news/2008_06/Oklahoma_City_Wi_Fi_mesh_network.html, or http://www.jointventure.org/programs-initiatives/wirelesssiliconvalley/wireless.html.


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TRACY - Less than two weeks after authorities recovered more than 400 marijuana plants during a drug bust, law enforcement returned to the same location to handle a disturbance involving residents and suspicious behavior.
TRACY - Less than two weeks after authorities recovered more than 400 marijuana plants during a drug bust, law enforcement returned to the same location to handle a disturbance involving residents and suspicious behavior.
The scene unfolded in the 27000 block of Sharon Court about 11 a.m. Friday, when neighbors noticed three people in a suspicious vehicle, according to the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office.
The SUV was parked in the driveway of a home where on Oct. 23 the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Metropolitan Narcotics Task Force had used flashbang grenades, broke windows and tore open a garage during a search warrant service.
The block of one-story homes still shows signs of the search. The house authorities raided features plywood over most of its front windows, and the garage is boarded up. No one appears to be living inside.
After noting the suspicious SUV, one resident tried to use his vehicle to box it in the driveway, officials said, and someone in the SUV then shouted threats.
The suspects sped out of the court after the neighbor stopped blocking the driveway.
Deputies responding were overheard via scanner traffic to voice concerns of escalation and potential gunfire based on the initial belief a suspect was armed. More and more officers were called to the scene.
Roughly a dozen patrol cars from the Sheriff's Office, Lathrop Police Services and Tracy Police Department responded to the area.
Officials found the three suspects in the immediate area at Bates Road near Chrisman Road, said Deputy Les Garcia, a spokesman for the Sheriff's Office.
No weapons or contraband were recovered after authorities detained the three at gunpoint. Garcia said the caller recanted initial reports of one of the suspects being armed as authorities arrived on scene.
Although deputies recovered no weapons or drugs, Raymond Wiggins, 39, and Luther Brewer, 49, were taken to county jail on suspicion of making threats of bodily injury, Garcia said.
Friday's incident highlights a delicate dance between citizens and law enforcement. Authorities routinely request citizens to take an active role in their community and provide tips. However, they are regularly advised against putting themselves at risk in the process.
"We encourage people to be good witnesses," Garcia said. "Get a license plate, vehicle description and direction of flight. Put our contact numbers in your cell phone. If you have video we can see, please share it, but we don't want people to get in harm's way."
Contact reporter Jordan Guinn at (209) 546-8279 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Visit his blog at recordnet.com/crimeblog.


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Some people attending the free Thanksgiving dinner served at the American Legion Hall in Hannibal, Mo., said if not for this turkey dinner being provided, they would be eating alone on the holiday.
Some people attending the free Thanksgiving dinner served at the American Legion Hall in Hannibal, Mo., said if not for this turkey dinner being provided, they would be eating alone on the holiday.
Although she was with a group, Dorothy Claggett - who is well-known for her performances with the Hannibal Community Theater - said "it's a wonderful service to the community, especially for people who have no family anymore."
This is one of the reasons Jess Ornelas of the American Legion enjoys providing this annual dinner, and this year everything went so smoothly that 325 meals had been delivered by 11:30 a.m., shortly after the dinners began being served in the dining room.
"This is the fastest we have ever delivered," he said. His wife, Victoria, was in charge of deliveries, and she had the 21 volunteer drivers choose their routes, taking parts of town with which they were familiar.
An equal number of dinners were served in the dining room, Jess Ornelas said, for a total of nearly 700. He was especially pleased with the large number of families involved in serving and delivering, and said at one point all the people on the serving line were young people. "And we had a lot of kids, even little ones, helping decorate the room," he said.
Among the teens who had helped all day was Taylor Bramblett, a ninth-grader. She and her mom, Becky, had delivered meals to seven residents of the Mark Twain Hotel, Taylor said, as she dished up mashed potatoes and gravy in the American Legion dining room.
Ornelas was in charge of preparing the turkey, dressing, potatoes and gravy, noodles, green beans, sweet potatoes, rolls and desserts. Most of the food was donated, he said, with both companies and individuals contributing.
He added he is trying to live up to the example set by the late Ray Ball. "I do a lot of stuff because of him and his memory."
Some people helped deliver and serve the meal, then shared it with family members, such as Nancy Maddox, who declared turkey was the best thing on the menu. She was eating with her brother, Jim Grisham and his wife, Barb, of Hannibal. Jim said he enjoyed all the food, adding "I'm so full I couldn't eat any pie."
Among the veterans helping was Van Sorrels, accompanied by his 15-year-old granddaughter, Maiya Sorrels. Sorrels was in the U.S. Navy from 1965 to 1970.
"I tried to go to Vietnam at the end of my first enlistment, but I got a medical discharge instead," Sorrels said, adding he had lots of friends who served in Vietnam, and "some didn't come back."
Two Vietnam veterans sharing dinner after helping were Jim Barnes of Hannibal and Wayne Gottman of Palmyra, Mo. Barnes has been an American Legion member for 27 years and would like to see more young veterans join.
"It is veterans helping other veterans," Barnes said. Anyone interested in learning more is invited to contact American Legion Post 55 on Highway MM, where "there is no pressure to join."
As they ate dinner, Korean veteran Jim Brown and his wife of 60 years, Norma Jean, of Center, Mo., explained they have lived in the same house on Route H in Center since moving there in 1957. He has become recognized by strangers after the Courier-Post published an article about a replica of an old gas station he had opened to the public next door to their home.
Some families had come great distances to share Thanksgiving with local members. Jean Hughes, whose late husband, Harry, had been manager of the Penney store in Hannibal, introduced her son Mark and his family (wife Shaylene, Rebecca, 15, and Isaiah, 5) from Kansas City, Mo.
They had a busy weekend planned, including time with Jean's daughter and son-in-law, Dr. Steve and Beth Sankpill, and son, Hugh, of Hannibal; and daughter and son-in-law, Lee Anne and Jason Spurlin and baby, Ari, of Cleveland, Ohio.


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Real Members Of The BDSM Community Tell Us What They Think Of 50 Shades Of Grey
When I first learned about "mommy porn" sensation 50 Shades Of Grey, I immediately wondered what actual members of the BDSM community might think of it. On the one hand, it's gotten people talking about BDSM on an unprecedentedly massive level; on the other, it spreads misconceptions about kinky people that are potentially quite harmful. So I asked some non-fictitious, practicing members of the BDSM community their opinions on the book. Their answers varied somewhat, but most of them came down on the side of "kill it with fire." (I'm using images of flowers to represent them because nothing says "Twilight-y sexual euphemisms" to me like some flowers.)
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I don't know if anyone else watched it, but the last 1:20 of the Men's Frozen Four Championship game was unreal. That has to be one of the worst choke jobs I've ever seen in college hockey. Giving up two goals in the final 60 seconds and then losing in OT?
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By MICHAEL STRATFORD
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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - The Arkansas Razorbacks and Arkansas State Red Wolves won't be meeting up on the football field any time soon now that a panel of state lawmakers shot down a proposal that would have required the matchup.
A proposal to require the two teams to face each other for a 1-time game at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock was rejected Tuesday by a House committee. Opponents of the measure said while they liked the idea, they didn't want to legislate a football rivalry.
The bill by Republican Rep. Andy Mayberry of Hensley and Democratic Rep. Harold Copenhaver of Jonesboro would have required at least $250,000 of the ticket sales from the game to go to charity.
Mayberry said Wednesday he had no plans to pursue the bill any further.
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Jason Collins, a 34-year-old center in the National Basketball Association, is the first openly gay athlete in major American sports. Collins wrote a piece for Sports Illustrated detailing his decision to come out now, while still playing in the NBA.
I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay.
I didn't set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport. But since I am, I'm happy to start the conversation. I wish I wasn't the kid in the classroom raising his hand and saying, "I'm different." If I had my way, someone else would have already done this. Nobody has, which is why I'm raising my hand.
Collins has played for New Jersey, Memphis, Minnesota, Atlanta, Boston and Washington. He's currently a free agent and wants to continue to play professional basketball. He first came out to his aunt and says that the recent NBA lockout played a role in his decision to come out. Congressman Joe Kennedy, Collins' roommate at Stanford, also had a profound influence on Collins' decision to come out.
I realized I needed to go public when Joe Kennedy, my old roommate at Stanford and now a Massachusetts congressman, told me he had just marched in Boston's 2012 Gay Pride Parade. I'm seldom jealous of others, but hearing what Joe had done filled me with envy. I was proud of him for participating but angry that as a closeted gay man I couldn't even cheer my straight friend on as a spectator. If I'd been questioned, I would have concocted half truths. What a shame to have to lie at a celebration of pride. I want to do the right thing and not hide anymore. I want to march for tolerance, acceptance and understanding. I want to take a stand and say, "Me, too."


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Almost four out of 10 Britons (38%) are unhappy about their social lives with nearly a quarter (24%) saying money worries keep them at home on Saturday nights, according to a poll.
Almost a third (32%) said they stayed in every Saturday night and almost four in 10 (38%) of the 2,000 people questioned said they liked to stay in because they needed to relax.
One in 10 said they did not want to miss their favourite television shows.
Almost a quarter of those quizzed (23%) said they did not go out at all in a typical week while 36% said they had an average of one night out a week.
Saturday was the most popular night to go out, chosen by 45%, followed by Friday (33%).
Going for a meal was the most popular way to spend an evening out, chosen by 40%, while 29% chose going to the pub.
One in 10 would most like to go the cinema, 6% chose a theatre trip, 5% would like to watch sport and just one in 25 (4%) favoured going to a nightclub.
More than two-thirds (68%) said they did not have a hangover in a typical week but one in five said they had a hangover once a week and 1% confessed to being hung over more than four times a week.
Almost half (49%) said they felt their social life would improve if they had an easier way to meet new people.
Lloyd Price, a spokesman for social networking website Badoo.com, which carried out the study, said: "Brits have a reputation for always being out having a good time, but our survey shows that perhaps people aren't as sociable as we might think."


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BROOMFIELD, Colo. (AP) — State wildlife officials have tranquilized a moose on the loose in suburban Denver.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife officers were called on Monday to capture the animal, which had been wandering the streets of Broomfield for weeks before it became a problem for residents.
The agency estimates the male moose is 3 years old and weighs about 1,000 pounds.
KMGH-TV reports the animal was spotted wandering through residential neighborhoods and in and out of people's yards.
Wildlife officials say the moose caused no injuries or major damage and will be taken back to the Continental Divide, where it can find food and water.


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I am attempting to make a 400 point Time Lord in Hero 6th edition, and I am stuck on making the sonic screwdriver. I can't figure out if it should be a gadget pool or just several powers. Any assistance would be appreciated
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nijineko the gm: AG16, CoS. nijineko the player: AtG, RttToH; . The Journal of Tala'elowar Kiyiik! .
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The City of Port Jervis is getting a little more than $49,000 from the state to refine the design and engineering and develop bid plans and documents for the planned Port Jervis Whitewater Kayak Park project.
The City of Port Jervis is getting a little more than $49,000 from the state to refine the design and engineering and develop bid plans and documents for the planned Port Jervis Whitewater Kayak Park project.
"This state grant will fund the last phase of the project design and planning process and bring us very close to putting a shovel in the ground for construction of the park," Mayor Russell Potter said.
The proposed park would stretch about a half mile along the Delaware River and would have areas for fishing, seating, picnicking and walking trails in addition to the whitewater for kayakers.
The money was part of $93 million the state handed out for more than 80 projects throughout the Hudson Valley.
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A special Orange County Legislature meeting has been scheduled for Thursday to hire attorneys for their likely court battle with County Executive Ed Diana over his refusal to accept their budget changes for 2013.
Lawmakers voted 19-2 last week to spend up to $35,000 on a law firm to advise them and potentially sue Diana. They had adjusted Diana's budget to extend funding for the county nursing home and overrode his subsequent veto, but Diana has declared their changes "null and void" because of his objections to the way in which those amendments were made.
Despite the escalating battle between the two branches of government, Diana turned up at the Legislature's Christmas luncheon at Kelley Jean's Restaurant in Goshen last Thursday — just moments after lawmakers had denounced him from the stage and voted overwhelmingly to take him to court.
And in an ironic twist, an unwelcome surprise awaited Diana when he left the restaurant: a ticket for illegal parking on the windshield of his Chevy Tahoe, courtesy of the Village of Goshen police.
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Richard Hansen, a laconic dairy farmer and Minisink native who led the Orange County Legislature for four years, died this month at age 87.
A Republican, Hansen became a county legislator in 1985 and ascended to the chairmanship in 1998, replacing the late Roberta Murphy. He held the post until retiring from the Legislature in 2002, after four terms in office.
In a statement after Hansen's death on Dec. 14, County Executive Ed Diana, who was the Legislature's Republican majority leader while Hansen was its chairman, praised his former colleague as "an advocate for our county's farmers," someone "dedicated to preserving and protecting Orange County's agricultural tradition."
"Dick was more than a colleague to me, he was a life-long family friend," Diana said.
Hansen, a Korean War veteran, was buried in the Orange County Veterans Cemetery on Wednesday. Two lawmakers paid tribute to him at a Legislature the following day: Tom Pahucki, a Democrat who served with Hansen; and Michael Pillmeier, a Republican who filled Hansen's seat after he retired and is now chairman.
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The Moodna Creek Watershed Intermunicipal Council has installed 16 newly designed signs beside the Moodna Creek and its tributaries to call attention to the waterways and discourage pollution.
County and municipal workers planted 13 of the markers on roadsides and three on the county-maintained Heritage Trail.
Kelly Dobbins, a senior planner for the county Planning Department and secretary of the watershed council, said she "hopes the signage will lead to increased awareness of water resources by drawing attention to the Moodna Creek and its tributary streams.
For more information, visit the council's website: http://waterauthority.orangecountygov.com/moodna_council.html.
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NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stock futures are mixed ahead of a report on the performance of the economy's service sector.
Dow Jones industrial futures slipped 3 points to 14,581. S&P 500 futures gained 0.40 points to 1,564.80. Nasdaq futures were up 2 points to 2,814.75.
Economists expect that U.S. service companies grew at a solid pace in March, reflecting resilience in consumer spending.
The Institute for Supply Management's index of service firms is expected to have held steady at 56, matching the February reading Any reading above 50 indicates expansion. ISM will release the report at 10 a.m. EDT.
Before the market opened, payroll processor ADP said its survey shows U.S. companies added fewer jobs in March compared with the previous month. The government's broader reading of March payroll figures is expected Friday.


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Lakes Region Casino caters to those looking for fun gamingBy DAN SEUFERT
Sunday News Correspondent
February 08. 2014 10:21PM
BELMONT - The sign along Route 106 is eye-catching.
"Lakes Region Casino, Poker and Table Games."
A long road takes a visitor to the casino. On a busy weekend night, 20 or 30 cars fill the parking lot. Inside, men and women play card and table games, and a few leave the tables with more cash than they came with.
From the casino's profits, it donates to area boys' and girls' clubs and American Legion charities. There are about 19 charities in the area that the casino supports, said Ryan Gloddy, the casino's manager.
The lobby offers several attractive choices: to the left, the table gaming room, offering roulette, craps and cash poker games, including blackjack, Blackjack Bonus, Let It Ride, Three Card Poker and N.H. Hold'Em. Down the hall, there is a bingo room. Downstairs is the site of nightly poker tournaments, some of which guarantee the winner $1,000.
A cashier dispenses chips for poker. Players "buy in" to games for $20 or more, depending on the game, and then can buy "add-on" chips in many games.
Winners can take home a big chunk of change.
"In the poker tournaments, sometimes a winner will take home a few grand," said Gloddy.
Bingo winners who play for a "rollover jackpot" have won as much as $13,000 recently, he said.
The casino staff, some of whom came from other casinos in the region, greet visitors warmly, but the players don't pay much attention to newcomers. They're busy watching balls roll on the roulette wheel or cards floating from the dealer's deck.
The games are quick. The players buy thousands of chips with their "buy-ins." On Friday night, for instance, there Is a "50 Special," with a $50 buy-in giving players 4,000 chips. When they leave, winners exchange their chips for cash.
Outside the building, Josh Amos of Franklin explained that people come to the casino to have fun with their friends, but mostly to make money.
"It is a casino, but it's not really; the hardcore gambler isn't going to be interested here," Amos said. "I just won back what I paid to get in."
Gloddy said the limits on betting - no more than $4 may be wagered at one time in any of the games - and the limited winnings make this casino different from traditional casinos.
"It's not high stakes, nobody wins more than $2,000 or so if they win," he said. "It's all done on a smaller scale, but we play a lot of the same games that you'd see in a big casino. And the odds are comparable to those at a big casino."
At the gaming and poker tables, the players are clearly enjoying themselves. Staff members said most of them are "regulars" who come to the casino each week, mostly late Friday and Saturday nights.
Most players aren't aware that some of their money goes to charities, Gloddy said.
"They don't know about the charities, they're here to win money and enjoy each other," he said.
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I assume that the Mio vs. Tachibana confrontation is all but inevitable.
In any case if that doesn't happen, if the final gesture to Mio at the end of the episode doesn't put a wide smile on your face...
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The humour in Nichijou is an acquired taste. The show was not a big sales hit. The show may not appeal to enough otaku, in the end it is a small customer base.
However, you don't need any anime knowledge to enjoy Nichijou. Nor does it contain any content that would freak out the censors. So the show is not restricted to otaku audiences. By airing it at prime time, like Tokyo MX is going to do, Nichijou can reach a wider audience. I can see it become a cult hit for example with college crowds.
This move could have been planned from the start. K-on also managed to enter day time programming after late night airing, Nichijou may follow the same route.
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Also, it's ending tomorrow!!! I literally invite all of you to my place to have a big manly cry when it's all over.
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Hmm... Not the season closure I was hoping for. IMO I felt ep 13 had done a better job with closing the 1st cour of the series. Anyway still a great ep though.
If they switched ep 25 and 26 it would've been a blast. Though I had more laughs in during the consecutive chain of miraculous unintentional saves. I lol'd the hardest when the ants got spared.
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As much as I'd beg for more of Nichijou, I'd still want them to do a new project. However with this ending and no announcement in sight, it kinda disappoints me.
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Maybe it's because I watched it at midnight, the closest I'll get to any time the shows air in Japan while still being in my own time zone, that lent the show a mystical quality. The environment one watches something in can have an effect. It made the show feel like a reminiscence of the day's previous events, I suppose.
How to have a surprise party for someone who wasn't technically born is an interesting theory to pursue, one far beyond Nichijou's capabilities, though one it answers with a simple "Nano is Nano." That's all Yuuko needs. (Tonight's episode is brought to you by The Smashing Pumpkins. And now back to our show.)
Looking at the fabric of the universe, Yuuko is the one things happen to, but Nano is the one things happen for. I get the feeling that if Sakamoto weighed his options a bit more carefully, he'd realize that Nano respects him and treats him as a fellow member of the household. If there was a reason to stay at Shinonome over Nakamura, she'd be the weight that tips the scale in favor.
Last episode resolved the schoolgirl side, this one resolves the Shinonome Lab side. (Principal Shinonome?) For a certain value of "resolves", but I don't mean that as an insult. This is a rich universe, one that stretches far beyond the boundaries of the screen. Details added by KyoAni and by the author paint a vast world, one ripe for future potential.
A veritable theater of the absurd, but one that "clicked" for me. I know what makes shows click, and they often have a certain unifying factor. I believe this one was there. I have ideas on how to further extrapolate this universe.
All abundant in splendid form.
Good job, KyoAni.
Good job, Nichijou.
As it was with Sasahara, a man as flowery as myself, so shall I close things off with a haiku.
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Pretty heartwarming episode overall because the school girl trio accepted who Nano is pretty much. I felt this didn't felt like a finale to me because I felt like there's going to be more mysteries to solve especially at the Principal Shinonome part
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Couldn't be happier with the way in ended.
I had expected a finale parodying the "epic" in anime, something like the previous episode or the airship kingdom intrigues but I realized this one is much more true to the nature (and title) of the show. Episode 25 was basically the culmination and taking the finale Up to Eleven in terms of pacing would probably not have been the best way to end it.
Instead, there were plenty of simple, somewhat mundane, yet so funny moments resembling those from the start of the show. And indeed, I felt quite nostalgic towards the end of the episode; I'm gonna miss Hakase, Yukko, Nano, Mai and the rest of the gang so very much. The return of rock, paper, scissors put a huge smile on my face and the resolution of the screw on Nano-chan's back problem also caught me by surprise (but I loved that part too).
The finale was a great way to solidify my love for the characters and the show.
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Despite what some may say, to me KyoAni did an amazing job of Nichijou. It isn't any less interesting than the other KyoAni works. A simple, yet memorable ending for a great series.
Any future seasons would be welcomed, but perhaps it might be slightly unlikely.
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Best series for a long time, in my opinion. Not just because it is almost 100% true to the original material, but the voice acting makes it stand out. It is always hard to animate a manga screen by screen, but KyoAni did actually managed that. Everything that was in the manga was brought to life. There was some minor changes but overall it was a beautifully done, especially the chapters with changing art was nicely adopted.
Great thing about this show is that it is accessible for everyone, unlike other shows that are specifically targeted at certain market.
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A little surprised that Taichi Ishidate instead of Ishihara directed the final episode. For an action specialist though, Ishidate does some really nice slice-of-life episodes in Nichijou(ironically, his K-On!! stuff in my opinion wasn't great) and this one is no exception. Of particular note is that Keiichi Arawi, the mangaka wrote this final episode himself, and I think he just wanted to thank the audience for watching, hence this sentimental affair.
I like how they brought the rock-paper-scissors gag back again one last time. The pumpkin gag was typical Nichijou in sheer zaniness.
If I have something to be disappointed in, it would be that we never get to see Nano going to Nakamura's house. I expect lots of yuri-subtext. Alas.
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Metallica's Lars Ulrich Says He's Still Like a 'Kid in a Candy Store' Around Rock Stars
Metallica have played plenty of festivals over the years, and even curated their own event with the Orion Music + More festival earlier this year. But even though it should be old hat for them at this point, the veteran rockers still get a buzz out of seeing so much talent in one place.
Drummer Lars Ulrich, speaking with the Owl magazine in the lead up to his band's performance at San Francisco's Outside Lands festival, says he relishes the experience of mingling with acts both young and old and hasn't outgrown that enthusiasm for meeting musicians yet.
Ulrich explained, "I'm 48 going on 16, but, I have a tendency, I mean, when I'm around Jack White or when I'm around Dave Grohl or when I'm around people like Neil Young or whatever, I'm like a f---ing kid in the candy store myself. When I went down last year to see, you know, Muse and the Arctic Monkeys and Black Keys and whatever else, I mean, these are great experiences for me too."
Ulrich says he's looking forward to Outside Lands, and it being near the band's home base makes it all the better. "As a Bay area resident and as a music fan going to see the Outside Lands' Festival every year, is — it's a huge thing for not only me, but for my family. So, getting a chance to play it and to sort of headline it or whatever, is obviously a huge thing for us. And you know, it was just a matter of time, I guess, maybe I can say that without being too sure of myself. But, you know, listen if I'm not going to play, I'm going to go, so either way I'm going to be involved in it somehow and I'm going to take my kids and it will probably be the concert highlight of their year."
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Friday Video, "The Hunger Games" Edition
If you're anything like us, you've been waiting impatiently for this day: "The Hunger Games" has finally arrived in theaters! (We've seen it, and it's awesome.) In honor of the film, we are doing a double shot that only tangentially relates to the movie itself. But a tangent is all we need. First up, Duran Duran.
This is the one that started it all for them. Gorgeous, luscious clip, with an interracial kiss, horrors! (Seriously, that was kind of a big deal at the time. Isn't that silly?) Duran Duran lost their way a few times over the years, but their 2011 album All You Need Is Now is damn good, as in 'their best since Rio' good.
As for the second clip, well, this one's for a certain Bullz-Eye spouse. Al right, it's my wife.
Julie Brown wouldn't last five seconds against Katniss Everdeen – at least while Katniss has a bow and arrow on her – but we love her anyway, because she has large breasts. Hey, just being honest. By the way, if you think you're too manly to watch this clip, you should know that it ends with Brown and a cute blonde wrestling in a kiddie pool filled with whipped cream. Score!
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With so many titles to choose from, Netflix Instant's library can be overwhelming. So we bring you this biweekly column as a tool to cut through the clutter by highlighting some now streaming titles that pair well with the latest theatrical releases.
Looking to The Other Woman, The Quiet Ones and Bears for inspiration, we've pulled together a selection of female-fronted comedies, haunted horror, and animal docs.
The Other WomanCameron Diaz stars as a single woman who swears revenge on her boyfriend when she finds out he's married. Revenge is sweeter shared, so she teams up with his wife, and his other mistress. Leslie Mann, Kate Upton, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau co-star; Nick Cassavetes directs. Read our review here.
The Other Woman finds humor in the unexpected friendship that forms between a trio of spurned women. For more comedies about female friendship, check out this trio featuring mean girls, clueless teens, and raunchy gal pals.
Mean Girls (2004) Lindsay Lohan stars as Cady Heron, a bright homeschooler who knows far more about the animal kingdom than she does the perils of girl world. But when she finally gets to go to a public high school she gets a crash course in cliques, coolness, romance and loyalty at the hands of The Plastics. Rachel McAdams, Lacey Chabert, Amanda Seyfried, and Lizzy Caplan star; Mark Waters directs.
Clueless (1995) Alicia Silverstone stars in the adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma that defined the '90s. Cher is the queen of her Beverly Hills high school, and she's a self-proclaimed matchmaker. But when it comes to making a match of her own, this fashion forward teen is totally clueless. Stacey Dash, Brittany Murphy and Paul Rudd co-star; Amy Heckerling directs.
The Sweetest Thing (2002) Before The Other Woman, Cameron Diaz was looking for love and finding friendship in this raunchy rom-com. After meeting the man of her dreams in a night club, one party girl sets off on a road trip with her best gal pal to track the guy down. Christina Applegate and Selma Blair co-star; Roger Kumble directs.


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The Canadian under-18 camp is live at Etobicoke's MasterCard Centre. If you're reading this early enough in the morning and are in the area, it may be worth getting out to the rink to catch a free hockey game with some top-tiered talent in an air conditioned building in August.
None of those players have been drafted, however. There are a couple of Maple Leafs draftees at the Team USA National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, NY. The White and the Blue teams will play exhibition games against rosters sent in from Sweden and Finland this week, kicking that off today.
Tyler Biggs and Garrett Sparks, Leafs' draft picks by way of the Guelph Storm and the Oshawa Generals, were each in action.
Biggs didn't have a particularly good offensive season at the University of Miami Ohio as a freshman. He scored just nine times and added eight assists, but freshmen scoring isn't a ritual at the NCAA level unless the specimen is elite. Biggs isn't. Even though he's a first-round pick, guys taken in the 20s have about between a 33 per cent to 50 per cent chance of making the show and performing well.
Here's what Corey Pronman said about Biggs when he looked at the Leafs' top 10 prospects in late July, ranking him 10th among Leafs prospects:
The Good: Biggs is a high-end if not bordering on elite physical player due to his big frame and the high amount of physical presence he brings to every game. He loves to lay out big hits, but he's also a good player to put in front of the net and I saw at times Miami would use him in that role on their top PP unit. He's an above-average skater who moves very well for a bigger player. Biggs also has a pretty hard shot and projects to be a moderately effective finisher.
The Bad: Biggs lacks in the skill and puck possession department. While on occasion he'll flash a decent hands play or pass, for the most part he's pretty uncreative and not a good starting point for offense. He has a chance to be a complementary scorer if his development goes well, but he's a ways off from being that.
Projection: He could be an above-average third-line winger.
I think a lot of teams looking for "the next Milan Lucic" by way of the entry draft may be significantly disappointed. Here's what Pronman said about Biggs after the first game. Keep in mind that Biggs' first goal was taken off the board:
Game's over. Scored 2 dirty goals, couple nice hits, decent in cycle game. RT
@shine_time15: @coreypronman how has Tyler Biggs looked?
— Corey Pronman (@coreypronman) August 4, 2012
There's not much there without actually watching these games, but it sounds, from following this game via Twitter more than anything else, that Biggs was a lot more involved offensively that I'd figure. He's leaving the NCAA to join the Oshawa Generals so we should get a lot of chances to watch him play this season in the OHL and get a better sense of where his offensive game is.
As for Sparks, he has stopped 25 of 29 shots. That's not particularly encouraging, but we're dealing with a very small sample and often teams will select goaltenders for the upcoming competition based on their play on three or four scrimmage games at these camps.
Sparks was 15th in save percentage with the OHL's Guelph Storm this past season putting up a .907. That was among 29 regular goaltenders. Goaltending performance is entirely impossible to predict and particularly at the junior level, but the Leafs' 7th overall pick in 2011 will be looking for a much higher ranking this upcoming season if he hopes to create enough buzz to make the Toronto Marlies once he hits his overage season.
Finally, a third Toronto prospect will be in action this August. Morgan Rielly, the No. 5 pick from June's draft, will suit up for Team Canada at the Canada-Russia challenge (although no Stuart Percy). Those games run Thursday, Friday, Monday and Tuesday, with the latter two games being broadcast on TSN from Halifax. The first two games in Yaroslavl will be on TSN2.
If you're looking for hockey in August, there is some around in the right places. The Ivan Hlinka Memorial tournament roster for Team Canada ought to have several OHL representatives, but that tournament won't be broadcast anywhere, unfortunately.
We'll update you on Biggs' performances this week, as well as Rielly's later.


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When a girl is clearly trying to get with someone. One can see obviously that she wants the guy very hard. It's often awkward and makes others uncomfortable.
I was tryna get some cupcake and Charski said she'd wait for me, but then I turned around and she was trying to get at his dick.
by lilemski143 March 27, 2011
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The long route to Fletcher
Most students apply to Fletcher for the semester they intend to start their studies. For some, more time elapses between the application and enrollment. But few have quite as long a relationship with Fletcher's Admissions Office as Ho-Ming. Here's her story:
Hello. I'm Ho-Ming, a first-year MALD candidate. My Fields of Study will likely be Public International Law and Human Security. I have the pleasure of volunteering as a student interviewer and, at Jessica's suggestion, am taking this opportunity to share a little bit about the long route that brought me to Fletcher.
Growing up in East and Southeast Asia, I had always been interested in the intersection between public sector service delivery and governance. I came to the U.S. for undergraduate studies and majored in Chinese Politics. Though interested in international development, I felt I should complete some necessary schooling first and explore career trajectories after. After graduating, I spent a year researching China, both there and in the U.S., and applied to PhD programs in political science. While I waited for decisions, though, I had realized that it made little sense to return to grad school in the U.S., when I could be working in the places and on the issues I wanted to study. I deferred indefinitely with no idea what I wanted to do, or what a development career would actually mean. After an additional year of indecision, I decided that I would apply to Fletcher, complete my professional degree, and then (I thought) doors would open up and life would solve the mystery of what to do, and how to do it.
Then I learned I was denied admission to Fletcher. Since I was in the area, I stopped by the Admissions Office to chat with Jessica and to get feedback on my application. Our conversation was key in encouraging me to take crucial steps to figure out my interests, so that I could shape my career and life to answer the questions so integral to the Fletcher community: What is my part in the world, and how can I make it, and the world, better?
Even while waiting for my admission decision, I was applying for opportunities to gain work experience in international development, and an INGO in Vietnam offered me a position. I reapplied to Fletcher after a year working in Vietnam, during which I met mentors, colleagues, and friends who continue to be some of the most thought-provoking and thoughtful people I know. I also met Fletcher alumni and a former professor, all of whom reflected a caliber of idealism and pragmatism that continue to inspire me. I finally received notification in winter 2008 that I had been admitted, but, wanting to follow through on what I had learned so far, deferred my enrollment for a year to continue working.
After all this time, I finally matriculated this fall. I would not trade for anything the three years between my first application and starting classes. Working in the field has been invaluable, and it helps me contextualize my courses and my fellow students' experiences in a way that I couldn't have, had I not taken the time to venture off into — what had seemed at the time to be — the unknown. Not unrelated, I met my three roommates while we were all working in Vietnam. That they all reflect the intelligence and thoughtfulness widespread at Fletcher goes without saying. That they happen to be some of my favorite people in this world is an added bonus.
Wherever you are in your application process, I know that all the paperwork can be daunting and frustrating. And being asked repeatedly what you have done and what you want to do for the rest of your life just adds to that frustration. But, truthfully, that is one of the things I have come to appreciate most: If you choose Fletcher, you'll find a place that supports thoughtful formulation of answers to these questions. Better yet, it is a place that expects you to keep asking them.


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James E. Echols, the NCC's chief executive and a cotton merchant, says quick action is needed by the full Senate and the conference committee that would be convened to iron out differences between the Senate bill and one passed by the House to get the legislation to the president for his signature in time for the 2002 crops.
A compromise commodity title in the Senate bill was offered by Chairman Tom Harkin of Iowa in an effort to break a logjam that was developing between Democrats and Republicans on the Ag Committee.
The title, co-sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, D-S.D., and Sen. Kent Conrad, D-N.D., passed on a 12-9 nearly party line vote with Sen. Tim Hutchinson, R-Ark., casting the lone Republican vote for the measure. Hutchinson also voted for a Republican alternative offered by Sens. Thad Cochran of Mississippi and Pat Roberts of Kansas.
"We commend Chairman Harkin for moving ahead with the farm policy agenda so as to provide producers and lenders with a more stable outlook for US agriculture for the '02 crop year and beyond," said Echols. "The goal now is to work in a bipartisan manner to get a bill passed by the Senate, through conference and signed by the President in time for next year's crop."
Echols noted that several of the National Cotton Council's priorities were included in the Harkin bill, including the marketing loan, the Three-Step Competitiveness provisions, and a base acreage formula that allows growers to retain their current base.
Sen. Harkin also dropped an earlier provision in his chairman's mark bill that would have limited farm program payments to $100,000 per person.
"Senators Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas and Zell Miller of Georgia provided critical leadership in getting these major provisions included in the bill," Echols said. "In particular, Senator Lincoln worked to ensure that payment eligibility provisions and base acreage adjustments were incorporated into the final version.
"Senators Cochran, Jesse Helms of North Carolina and Hutchinson worked hard to make the Republican alternative as viable as possible for U.S. cotton and to draw the Bush administration into the debate."
Sen. Lincoln said that Harkin agreed to the changes in his bill late Wednesday afternoon after committee members were unable to garner a majority of votes for any of the farm bill proposals before it.
"We told him time and time again what our concerns were, particularly for rice and cotton and the commodity titles," she said. "Our farmers are very capital-intensive. They invest a lot of money into their crop. Cotton and rice, particularly, are capital-intensive. It's not like some of the Midwestern crops."
Normally, Hutchinson said, he would have agreed with the administration position that higher payments would lead to overproduction of crops and lost market share.
"We're talking about survival for those farmers out there," said Hutchinson, who noted that Senator Harkin had gone out of his way to find a compromise that would move the bill out of committee.
"Initially, Harkin had $10 billion less for soybeans, cotton, rice and for other crops," he said. "He now is $2 billion over the House bill. That's how far he moved. Given that, and given the need to get a bill out of the committee, it was certainly worth supporting."
"We look forward to working with the Senate to ensure that these cotton industry principles are retained in the bill that is finally enacted," said Echols. "The industry also will continue to work for other important but low-cost provisions that were not included, among which are elimination of the 1.25-cent threshold in the industry's Step 2 competitiveness provision and income protection for cottonseed."
Majority Leader Daschle has said he intends to bring the bill to Senate floor sometime after the Thanksgiving recess.
Key bill provisions include: 1) 55-cent marketing loan with redemption at prevailing world market price; 2) safety net price of 68 cents/lb. paid on 100 percent of eligible pounds; 3) fixed decoupled payment of 13 cents per pound for 2002-03, 6.5 cents for 2004-05 and 3.25 cents for 2006; 4) $100,000 per person limitation on combination of fixed and counter-cyclical payments; 5) continuation of 3-entity rule; 6) continuation of marketing certificates; and 7) extra long staple cotton loan of 79.65 cents per pound and continuation of competitiveness program.
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Ten thoughts after the Chicago Bears lost against at Soldier Field, falling 24-21 to the Redskins on Sunday, Washington's first road victory this season.
1. The best tight end on the field Sunday was the Redskins' Jordan Reed, who has just chewed up safeties and linebackers alike in two meetings against the Bears, but how about Zach Miller?
Given an opportunity to be in a clear showcase role, he's stepped up and put up five catches for 85 yards and a touchdown playing with a fractured rib, a similar injury to what landed starter Martellus Bennett on injured reserve.
Miller was more or less a fullback for the first seven games of the season when he was...


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Woman arrested for setting Manchester fires after video is set upBy DOUG ALDEN
New Hampshire Union Leader
April 30. 2013 4:47PM
MANCHESTER - Three suspicious fires within the same block on the West Side led investigators to set photo surveillance, which quickly led to an arrest Tuesday.
Heather Jones, 39, of 415 Granite St., was taken into custody shortly after a fire at 56 Dover St. around 1 p.m. Tuesday. Jones was arrested and charged with one count of arson, then three more counts were added Tuesday afternoon after further investigation, said Sgt. Ryan Grant of the Manchester Police Department.
District Fire Chief Michael Gamache said the surveillance camera caught images of a woman setting the fire Tuesday. Investigators who arrived at the scene recognized Jones, who they said was watching firefighters put out the blaze.
Police charged Jones with setting two other fires extinguished at the same location on April 19 and again on Monday around 4 p.m. There was another fire April 23 at 415 Granite St., where Jones lives.
Gamache said the apartment building and property with the garage share a side yard.


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This article is about the airline. For other uses, see Delta (disambiguation).
Delta Air Lines (NYSE: DAL) is the 2nd largest passenger airline in the world by available seat miles. Extreme competition in the industry has limited Delta's ability to raise prices to their natural supply/demand and cost reflective levels. As a result, Delta was forced into bankruptcy in September of 2005.[1] During the following few years, Delta decreased its number of aircraft types in an effort to reduce maintenance costs. On October 2008, Delta and Northwest merged to form a new joint airline called "Delta," which is the largest airline in the world by both enterprise value and available seat miles.[2]
Delta Airlines currently has a fleet of nearly 600 owned and over 200 leased planes and an average age of around 15 years. Delta has the 2nd largest and 3rd oldest fleet in the American airline industry.[3][4] The airline operates on a hub-and-spoke system , centered at airports in Atlanta, Cincinnati, New York JFK, and Salt Lake City. Delta is attempting to offset weak U.S. consumer demand by expanding heavily in international flights.
Domestic (65% of Revenue): Delta had significant double digit growth in domestic revenue since 2008. This is due to increased cargo and baggage handling fees due to new policy implementation.
International (35% of Revenue): Delta increased its international revenue and has had double digit growth since 2008. This is mostly due to an increased focus in the international arena due to the lower demand and higher competition from discount airliners in the U.S.
Typically, airline companies and aircraft manufacturers are more prone to swings in revenue and equity market prices due to the release of economic indicators.[6] Consumers tend to reduce travel if personal economic conditions are suboptimal, forcing airlines to cut capacity and production. Indicators such as unemployment indices, personal income, and even home sales affect airline industries in exaggerated fashion.
DAL and other competitiors experience significantly weaker demand for air travel during recessions. For example, during the 2009 financial crisis, global demand began to slow during the December 2008 quarter and global economic conditions in 2009 substantially reduced U.S. airline industry revenues in 2009 compared to 2008. Demand for air travel could remain weak if an economic recovery is slow or even fall further if a recession returns, and overall demand could fall lower than we are able prudently to reduce capacity. Weakness in international economies is will have a significant negative impact on DAL's operations due to DAL's growth outside of the United States.
Like other airlines, fuel costs are DAL's largest operating expense, accounting for a quarter of the company's total operating expenses. Uncertainty in oil prices, forces DAL to enter into hedging agreements for its fuel. However, this poses a risk if oil prices drop significantly from the hedged fuel price. As a result of volatile oil prices, DAL faces uncertainty in costs.
Delta is facing increased competition with some of its flagship routes. For example,when Southwest entered the Minneapolis-St. Paul and Chicago Midway Airport hubs, the average ticket price in those areas plummeted. Before Southwest's entrance in the market, fares were between $270 and $436.50 one-way. When Southwest entered, both airlines charged between $48 and $102 for one-way, coach tickets.[7] (Read more on Delta's Competition and Market Share...)
While Delta has embarked on a shift towards increased international routings, domestic airliners remain the most significant competition. DAL competes with other legacy airlines, like Delta, as well as with newer discount airliners like Southwest. The company did not file for bankruptcy after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks and consequently did not restructure its business model to cut costs as did its legacy airline competitors. DAL's discount airline competitors have been able to keep costs low because of their emergence after airline deregulation.
AirTran Holdings (AAI): AirTran Holdings (Nasdaq:AAI) is one of America's largest low-fare passenger airlines. The airline has managed to achieve low operating costs despite relying on a hub-and-spoke system, in which most of its flights originate and terminate at its hub in Atlanta, Georgia. Given AirTran's continued reliance on the hub and spoke system, airline management has cited other operational factors as cause for the airline having a cost structure that is among the lowest in the industry.[8]
American Airlines (AMR): AMR is the parent company of American Airlines, the second largest airline in the world based on available seat miles and revenue passenger miles On an average day, American Airlines flies approximately 3,400 flights between 250 countries. The company has been recording net losses for many years and has experiences very weak demand for air travel driven, particularly during significant economic downturns. [9]
United Continental Holdings (UAL) United Continental Holdings (UAL) is a holding company and its principals are United Airlines and Continental Airlines. The merger between United Airlines and continental took place on October 1st, 2010. Due to the merger, United Continental Holdings is the largest airline in the world. The combined entity operates approximately 5,800 flights a day to more than 375 U.S. domestic and international destinations.The company's hub and spoke system allows it to transport passengers between a large number of destinations with substantially more frequent service than if each route were served directly.
JetBlue Airways (JBLU): JetBlue Airways is the 8th largest airline in the U.S. by revenue passenger miles. JetBlue differentiates itself from other airline travel companies with its low fares, made possible by low distribution and operating costs - largely due to the fact that it has the youngest fleet in all domestic airlines. JetBlue Airways specializes in cheap point-to-point flights with high levels of customer service to over 50 destinations in around 20 states, Puerto Rico, Mexico, and the Carribean.[10]
Southwest Airlines Company (LUV): Southwest Airlines is the largest domestic carrier by total passengers, carrying over 100 million passengers. Southwest thrives on maintaining low operating expenses, primarily through its extensive fuel hedging. Because of its low costs, Southwest was able to remain profitable for 37 consecutive years, a feat unmatched in commercial aviation history.[11]
US Airways Group (LCC) US Airways is a major domestic air carrier approximately operates 3,800 flights to 230 destinations across the U.S., Canada, the Caribbean, Latin America and Europe. The company's finances suffered considerably due to reduced air travel following September 11th, forcing the airline to declare bankruptcy in 2002. However, unlike other carriers that improved and emerged stronger following Chapter 11 protection, US Airways never fully recovered. The combination of high fuel costs and tough labor negotiations forced the company into a merger with America West in 2005. While the US Airways name was maintained for brand purposes, the merger actually left America West executives and stockholders with more control over the new company.[12]


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Hostel Bekuo San Jose
So here is where we tell you why you need to stay with us…I'll start with some accolades, and then move to the important stuff.
2015 Lonely Planet gave Author's Choice honours to Hostel Bekuo as the #1 hostel in the surrounding area of San Jose area, and Tripadvisor's Award of Excellence from 2009-2015 but more important:
Well rounded, and excelling in every aspect is how I like to describe our inviting hostel and home. Our welcoming staff truly cares about your experience in Costa Rica, and will take the time to help plan your trip with insider information.
Bekuo is a relaxed hostel and we pride ourselves on giving our guests a good time and a good night's sleep, The vibe is in the moment and we often have small parties, on the front patio, or the garden, and we always go out to the nearby bars and clubs.
We keep a very clean hostel, and have a fully stocked kitchen for your use, a beautiful garden, and spacious communal areas.
We look forward to seeing you soon...
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Adaptors
- Airport Transfers
- Bicycle parking
- Board Games
- Book Exchange
- Free Breakfast
- Cable TV
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Currency Exchange
- DVDs
- Telephone/Fax Facilities
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free Parking
- Free WiFi
- Foosball
- Hair Dryers
- Hot Showers
- House Keeping
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Luggage Storage
- Meeting Rooms
- No Curfew
- Parking
- Pool Table
- Postal Service
- Reading Light
- Safe Deposit Box
- Steam Room
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels Included
- Washing Machine
- Wheelchair Friendly
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 2 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
check in: 12:00
check out: 11:00
breakfast included
credit cards accepted
+9 pax group bookings accepted
Cancellation policy 48 hours prior arrival
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From the airport there are a few options:
We recommend using Uber to arrive here. It is much cheaper than a regular cab. For example, to arrive here from the Juan Santamaría International Airport, a regular taxi might charge you about $30-40, whereas with Uber you would only pay about $15.
If you wish to take a taxi: After you collect your luggage and go through customs, you'll pass through a pair of automatic doors. It may be a bit overwhelming at first with everybody yelling, 'Taxi! Taxi!', but don't worry about getting ripped-off as long as you get into an official airport taxi: they are the orange taxis that are lined up out front. They used to charge a flat rate, but now they run the meter, so it should cost around $30 or 16 thousand colones.
If you wish to take a bus and taxi: After exiting the airport, go to the opposite side of the parking garage (you'll see it when you get outside). There you will catch any bus that says San Jose on the front. Ride the bus until the final stop, if the bus keeps going then it wasn't the final stop. From there it's best to take a taxi to the hostel. Just give them the address from our page (San Pedro, Los Yoses de la Subaru 100 metros sur y 25 metros al oeste)...it sounds crazy, but it will get you here. The bus costs less than 500 colones ($1), you need colones, and the taxi should cost no more than 2.500 colones ($5).
Located Near
This neighborhood, and others within 10 minutes are completely blowing up. Craft beer, and Gastro Pubs are finally creeping into Costa Rica, and this is where it's happening first!!! Walk to the Universidad de Costa Rica, Instituto Interamericano de Derechos Humanos, Mall San Pedro...Bars and Restaurants: El Porton Rojo, Sofia, Mantras, Ravi, Soda Yogui's, Rio, El Cuartel, Observatorio, Olio, some of San Jose's best coffee shops, and the Calle Amargura with about 15 bars on it. Laundromat