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Agreed that it's his first game in a long time - but he's played a lot of games with the Nucks (over 100 regular season games plus playoffs) and he's always looked pretty damn bad. He's just not good in AV's system. My concern is that when the inevitable injuries hit during the playoffs the team will have to turn to Alberts, not something I'm looking forward to.Hockey Widow wrote:Diehard1 wrote:If we've ever seen that a dman needs to come back in this deal I think tonight cemented it. Alberts is a horrid, horrid player - screwed up his coverage almost every time he was n the ice, ran around looking for the hit and got out of position a bunch of times. One game does not make a season I know, but we've seen this before.
Gillis needs to get some defensive depth better than what we've got right now. He also needs a LH center to take draws in the D zone, a guy like Fillpula who seems on his way out in Detroit would fit the bill as he can play both C and LW.
Now I am not an Alberts fan but it was his first game in over 300 days. Thats almost a full year. He was hardly the reason we got blown out tonight. Did he play like shit? Ya, but so too did almost everyone else. The bigger problem is only Tanev can play the right side. It seems our highly paid 4 million + D'man on the left can't switch to save their lives. So I agree we need to change up the defence somehow. But not because of Alberts, he has been fine in the past filling in here and there, gets into trouble when he becomes a regular, playing over his head. But I certainly didn't expect anything from him tonight but trouble given his lack of playing time.
Agreed also on the lack on balance on the D - in my opinion Gillis has to pick 3 left side guys (likely Edler, Hamhuis, Garrison as he just got here) and 3 right side guys (Bieksa, Tanev, ???) and pair them up. Even though he's been maybe our best dman defensively this year so far, I just don't see Ballard sticking around long term, especially with the salary cap coming down.
I read on a Detroit board that they would do Booth for Filppula - would the Nucks be interested? Gives the team more flexibility and likely a lower salary (though Flip is UFA this year so who knows what he would cost). I would probably do it, though not 100% sure.


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ST. MARYS — A steady rain on Sunday could not dampen the spirits of local children as Santa Claus made his annual appearance in Memorial Park.
While the rain forced the postponement of Winterfest, dozens of children trickled into Santa's house to visit with him after his long trek from the North Pole. Each entered and told Santa what he or she wanted for Christmas.
"It's sparse because of the rain but they are coming in," Santa told The Evening Leader. "We'll talk to the kids while they are here today."
Legos, Xbox video game consoles and dolls were among some of the popular items children listed for Santa. Before hearing their requests, Santa asked each child a series of questions.
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"They are asking for trains again, I am glad they are doing that because that's quite a toy," Santa said. "They are asking for toys that they make themselves. Everything seems to run in cycles. Dolls for the girls are popular."
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So, I just watched the first episode out of curiosity. I mean, it's directed by Yamakan and his merry band of ex-KyoAni colleagues after all, so I figured why not?
And....I have no idea what's going on, but it seems pretty interesting. I'll follow this for now and see how good it gets. ^_^
|2008-10-05, 09:03
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Join Date: May 2006
Location: Singapore
Age: 35
It's a rather charming story.
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Washington State
I was actually very pleasently surprised by this show. The premise seemed pretty oridinary and formulaic, but I really really liked the characters. Both the seiyuu's do great work, I always liked Shimono Hiro ever since Rah Xephon, and it seems that Tomatsu Haruka is the newest craze female seiyuu, as she's got a ton of roles recently, and an absolute deluge coming up. She's in the new Shina Dark, Asu no Yoichi, Gundam 00 S2, and Yozakura Quartet, while still doing work in Zettai Karen Children and just finishing up doing Lala in To LoveRu and a couple chars in Kyōran Kazoku Nikki. I really liked her as Nagi in this, and with the old school speech I kept having flashbacks of Horo from Ookami to Koshinryo, which is a good thing to me.
I laughed quite a bit, and her personality seems really great, including her cute seeming obsession with bad puns. I think this could be one of the best shows of this season if it keeps up what they started in the first episode and don't mess it up somewhere. Nothing else so far from what I've watched has made me laugh this much and actually want to rewatch the episode.
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I enjoyed it...probably not as fanboy as Serenade but I still enjoyed it.
I can't remember, but I swear that the whole "Jin thinking perverted things" wasn't in the manga. But whatever, this part of the episode actually worked
Nagi's voice actor Haruka Tomatsu was just perfect for the role. I completely love the accent and ancient like speech, fitting for a tree goddess.
Then there is the slapstick humor and such. I think this is shaping out to be a great series if it follows on from the manga closely.
The OP also caught my attention as being weird...but in a good way! Nagi the pop idol
|2008-10-05, 17:33
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Join Date: Dec 2007
While the premise isn't exactly original (Oinari-sama using the same premise just a season ago) I'm oddly enamoured with the characters and the character movement. The animation itself is very smooth and lifelike while Nagi's obsession with odd puns are spark my curiosity. I'll probably watch it unless it becomes ridiculous at some point.
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: England, UK
Age: 32
I just love the comedy in this show. It's all been done before, though it makes me laugh quite a bit --- together with Nagi being ultra adorable, and we have a first episode Shiro enjoyed a lot.
|2008-10-05, 19:00
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Nagi's speech reminded me of Horo. Anyway decent first ep and good production quality. The comedy is nice and all with subtle fanservice. I read the manga sometimes back and it didn't quite leave the 'wow' impression on me but the anime completely nail it. This is one the secondary series I will be following, while the primary ones are 00, Abyss and Casshern.
|2008-10-05, 20:45
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Will definitely be sticking with this one.
|2008-10-05, 20:54
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Better than studio quality
While I found it to be enjoyable, "Visually Stunning" is NOT what I would call Kannagi's animation.
|2008-10-05, 21:08
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Give me things to draw!!!
Hmm, while I wouldn't go as far as to call it "stunning", Kannagi is definitely one of the top best animated series this season. In my opinion.
This is really looking like a great season... I can't remember the last one where I pretty much had at least one series to watch each day of the week! This will be keeping me happy amongst all the bad luck I seem to be catching these days ^^;;
I also read some of the manga a while back, and of course just a little while after the anime was announced. Happens to me all the time... (same with Skip Beat of this season) I really enjoyed the manga, so it's nice they still kept the same feel even though they added some extra (unneeded) perviness to Jin. Nagi is obviously love, Tomatsu Haruka is an amazing new star, and I can't wait to see the rest of the cast on screen. Sawashiro Miyuki sounded awesome over the phone already!
|2008-10-05, 21:18
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Let it Rain
I found this episode very enjoyable, especially with the OP. For some reason the song from the OP reminded me of something but I couldn't put my hands on it and still can't. I'll probably be following this anime to see how it turns on.
also for the manga is it still under the name Kannagi or under a different name?
|2008-10-05, 22:59
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Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: In line to confess his sins.
Age: 30
This was simply fantastic! Just thoroughly enjoyable, and Nagi seems like a character truly worthy of worship. I really like Oinari-sama as well, Gods just make great characters, apparently.
I find the art-style very nice as well. I hope I'm not getting my hopes up way too high for this series, but darn if I didn't enjoy the heck out of the first episode.
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January 1963 ushered in a year that I define in my forthcoming book as one of hope and hostility. It was particularly evident in the area of civil rights.
January 1 of that year marked the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation. The significance of the anniversary, and the work left undone, was not lost on the civil rights community. Martin Luther King Jr. urged President John F. Kennedy to issue a second Emancipation Proclamation.
But the president, who had won a close election in 1960, did not want to risk further alienating Southern voters, with re-election on the horizon in 1964.
Kennedy viewed civil rights to be a second-term issue. Protected by the 22nd Amendment, which limits a president to two terms, from Kennedy's perspective any substantive civil rights legislation after 1964 would carry little political price.
But this was 1963 and Kennedy's desires to remain within the safety of plausible neutrality would be short lived due to the unbridled political ambition of Alabama Gov. George Wallace.
On Jan. 14, 1963, Wallace would give the first of what would be a year of memorable oratory, when he stated at his inaugural address: "I draw the line in the dust and toss the gauntlet before the feet of tyranny... and I say... segregation now... segregation tomorrow... segregation forever."
Wallace used the bulk of his approximate 4,500-word address, invoking God, the spirit of self-determination, and the memory of the Founding Fathers, thereby making Alabama the unofficial citadel of segregation.
Later that evening, Kennedy gave his State of the Union address. While Wallace left no doubt with the segregationist faithful as to where he stood, Kennedy took a more measured approach. In his approximate 5,400-word address, which covered tax cuts, Social Security, mental health, West Berlin, Cuba and Vietnam, Kennedy dedicated a mere 65 words on the topic of race and the anniversary of the proclamation.
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And the most precious and powerful right in the world, the right to vote in a free American election, must not be denied to any citizen on grounds of his race or color. I wish that all qualified Americans permitted to vote were willing to vote, but surely in this centennial year of emancipation all those who are willing to vote should always be permitted.
But Kennedy's lukewarm response could not temper the situation. On January 14, the roles of the three men pivotal to civil rights in 1963 were defined. King and Wallace would prod from the left and right, respectively, while Kennedy would use all of his political skill to remain in the amorphous middle.
January 1963 would lay the foundation for civil rights for the remainder of the year. Birmingham would be symbolized by police dogs and fire hoses, Wallace would make good on a campaign promise by physically attempting to block two black students from entering the University of Alabama, prompting Kennedy to give the greatest speech on civil rights since Abraham Lincoln, and Medgar Evers would be the movement's first high-profile martyr.
King would electrify the nation with his "dream," but three weeks later he would eulogize three of the four girls killed during the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.
Beyond civil rights, 1963 was the year that cemented our current Cuban policy and shaped future events in Vietnam. It was a year that also saw a young president gunned down in Dallas.
The Kennedy assassination has managed to engulf the collective impact of 1963 -- a year that has remained hidden in plain sight for a half-century. But the troika of Kennedy, King and Wallace, beginning in January, would define civil rights in the year of hope and hostility.
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MIAMI — Answers for how a $120 million pitcher has a 7.30 ERA in his last four starts are apparently non-existent or secrets if you ask the Phillies.
"I really don't have an explanation," Cliff Lee said.
"I don't know," Charlie Manuel said. "It's hard to explain."
"I have things," Rich Dubee said, "but I'm not discussing them in the paper."
As the Phillies drift into irrelevancy, the pitching staff is to blame. Lee is the poster child. He remains winless in 2012 and will lug a 4.13 ERA into July, the highest he's had this late in a season since 2007.
The manager says Lee's stuff is still "good" and believes he is healthy. The pitcher says his latest outing was "a strange game." The pitching coach says nothing at all.
"It's stuff we'll talk amongst ourselves about," Dubee said. "I'm not discussing it. That's all. It's stuff we don't want out there."
So there is a flaw he discovered?
"Not necessarily," Dubee said.
That leaves two possibilities: Lee's problems are mental. Or he has simply been hittable.
The lefthander was willing to admit he should have finished at least five innings Friday. It was his shortest outing since July 25, 2011.
"It was just weird," Lee said. "It seemed like everything they hit went between third and short. They just got a lot of hits. It was one of those nights, I can't really explain it."
Lee, apparently, had forgotten about the four doubles mashed by Miami, none of which were hit between third and short. Opponents are hitting .337 off him in his last four outings. He is permitting 9.0 hits per nine innings after a stingy 7.6 rate in 2011.
The opposition is hitting .333 on balls in play, which is sixth highest in baseball. The league average for qualified pitchers is .287. That suggests Lee has been unlucky in 2012, but it's not the sole reason for his failures.
Lee was asked if this season feels like a bad dream.
"For the whole team it kind of has been," Lee said. "We've been in last place from the start till now, so I don't think anyone is really happy with how things have gone as group."
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A World Bank report released Tuesday announced that the middle class in Latin America and the Caribbean region grew by 50 percent over the past decade. Higher levels of education, smaller families, as well as more women and urban dwellers entering the work force were among the factors for contributing to the increase.
The middle class in the region, historically plagued by wealth inequality, grew up to 152 million people in 2009, which is up from 103 million in 2003. The middle class now accounts for roughly 30 percent of the population, roughly the same proportion of the population that lives below the poverty line.
"The recent experience of Latin America and the Caribbean shows the world that policies balancing economic growth will still expanding opportunities for the most vulnerable can spread prosperity to millions of people," said World Bank President Jim Yong Kim in a statement. "Governments in Latin America and the Caribbean still need to do much more-one third of the population is still in poverty-but we should celebrate this achievement of growing the middle class and learn from it."
Brazil accounted for about 40 percent of the region's middle class growth while Mexico saw 17 percent of its population joined the middle class between 2000 and 2010. Fifty-four percent of Colombians improved their economic status between 1992 and 2008.
However, the report also found that social mobility remains limited in the region and the economic and social background of parents still played a role in determining the economic future of their children.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Lawmakers introduced fresh legislation on Thursday seeking to address the problem of sexual assault in the military and summoned the nation's top commanders to testify about the crisis, which has become an embarrassment to the armed forces.
The White House and Congress have demanded changes since seeing a damning report of a steep rise in the number of assaults on members of the military and a spate of high-profile sex-related incidents.
Most recently, a military official said on Wednesday that an Army sergeant was accused of videotaping female cadets in the showers at the Military Academy at West Point. The revelation came just hours after military leaders told a Senate panel they were making prevention of sexual harassment and sexual assault a top priority.
"This is a crime. It is a violent and vicious crime and the military needs to treat it as such," said Representative Mike Turner, an Ohio Republican and co-chairman of the House Military Sexual Assault Prevention Caucus, a co-sponsor of the new bill.
The measure introduced by Democratic and Republican lawmakers in both the Senate and House of Representatives would mandate, at minimum, a dishonorable discharge for anyone found guilty of sexual assault or attempted assault. It would make it impossible for a commander to change a guilty conviction.
With several bills making their way through Congress, the Senate Armed Services Committee announced that it would hold a rare full-committee hearing on the legislation on June 4, with witnesses including General Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the heads of all four service branches.
Most of the panel's hearings on legislation involve only subcommittees, not the full membership. Another exception was the consideration of legislation - now law - that allowed homosexuals to serve openly in the military.
The Pentagon reported that complaints of unwanted sexual conduct shot up by more than a third to 26,000 in 2012. The steep rise in cases comes just as the military moves ahead with plans to integrate women into front-line combat roles.
The bill introduced on Thursday is not as sweeping as one introduced last week by Democratic Senator Kirsten Gillibrand that would take responsibility for prosecution sexual assault cases away from the chain of command, making it easier for victims to seek justice.
The latest measure is more in line with the preferences of the military chiefs. Dempsey and other commanders have warned of a crisis of confidence in the growing ranks of women soldiers, but Pentagon leaders say that Gillibrand's approach risks weakening commanders' authority.
Senate aides said next month's Armed Services hearing would play a large part in determining the scope of a final legislation, adding that the flurry of bills - there have been several others introduced in both chambers - is a strong sign that something will be done to address the issue this year.
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Person kills 475 pigs in Iowa
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Sioux County authorities are looking for the person or people who tampered with a hog facility's thermostat, killing 475 pigs.
The Sioux City Journal reports that at least one person entered the hog confinement facility five miles south of Rock Valley on Wednesday and tampered with the climate control system.
That led to the death of the pigs, each weighing about 280 pounds.
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Our goal at UH Mānoa is providing students a Mānoa Experience that offers challenging and distinctive academic programs, innovative teaching and service, and world-class research and scholarship reflective of global perspectives and a culturally diverse island state. A recent (December 2009) accreditation review reported a "great deal of excitement and pride about the unique place of Hawaiian Learning and what an extraordinary opportunity the campus has to highlight Hawaiian Knowledge" but noted "that the theme needs to be more clearly articulated."
In Spring 2010, the Mānoa Experience Work Group was formed by the Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs. The Work Group is chaired by Professor Jon Osorio; faculty from Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge, members from Mānoa's accreditation teams, representatives of the faculty senate, and administrators have been exploring issues such as: What makes the Mānoa experience unique? In what distinctive and fundamental manner should students be changed by virtue of their experience with Mānoa? What core values and competencies should students develop by way of the Mānoa Experience? What do we mean by Hawaiian Place of Learning and Hawaiian sense of place? How do we reflect this in our curriculum and student and campus life?
Surveys have been conducted with alumni, new students, and graduating students. Additionally, a campus-wide focus group session was held in November 2010 and a Mānoa Experience Creative Arts Competition was conducted in October 2011.
Mānoa's most recent strategic plans—Defining Our Destiny and Achieving Our Destiny—delineate various features of the Mānoa Experience. The surveys asked the respective groups whether these features were in fact reflected in their experience at UH Mānoa. Reports from the surveys are provided below.
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I don't know what kind of greeting James van Riemsdyk is going to receive tonight at the Wells Fargo Center when he arrives wearing the uniform of the Toronto Maple Leafs. My guess is that it will be respectful, at least at the start. But if you were in the same building on May 2, 2011, it will be impossible not to make the mental comparison.
May 2, 2011.
It was the craziest thing -- helped along by the fact that initials are so splendidly chant-able. But it is not often, as in almost never, that they chant a player's name at a Flyers game (not unless he is a goaltender, and usually the other goaltender). And it was not during a stoppage in play, either, when people have a moment to gather themselves and to exult.
It was during play, during the third period of a playoff game against the Boston Bruins that the Flyers would ultimately lose in overtime despite firing 54 shots on goal. Van Riemsdyk had scored twice in the first period to give the Flyers a 2-0 lead, an advantage that was gone by the end of the first intermission.
But that did not alter the dominance that van Riemsdyk displayed in that game. Everyone could see it, including Flyers coach Peter Laviolette, and in the third period of a 2-2 game, the coach sent van Riemsdyk onto the ice as a part of just about every line he had. He played 9 1/2 rambunctious minutes in that third period as the Flyers desperately sought the lead.
You could not take your eyes off of van Riemsdyk -- his skating was so assertive, and relentless. And this one time in the third period, my memory is that as he hopped over the boards and the Flyers gathered themselves for yet another rush into the Bruins' end, van Riemsdyk was controlling the puck and it began.
The chant filled the place, and it popped up again the next time he was on the ice. It was a recognition not of any specific accomplishment, but of the hope of what might come -- that day, for sure, and maybe into the future. But the hope was never fulfilled, not that day (the Flyers lost in overtime, and lost the series in a sweep) and not now. Because van Riemsdyk was hurt in 2012 with a fairly-baffling chain of injuries and then traded for defenseman Luke Schenn after the season.
Sometimes JVR played smaller than his size might otherwise suggest. Sometimes he was inconsistent. How much of that was injury-related is open to speculation. And the Flyers really did need a defenseman. Even thought van Riemsdyk is sixth in the league this season with 11 goals, the story of this trade cannot yet be written.
That isn't the point here. It is just to recall a day, and a chant, and the thoughts of what might have been.


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Behind the MiniVac's side-access door is an easily changed-out high-capacity cartridge filter that retains product within the process down to 0.5 µm. The unit incorporates an efficient regenerative blower for continuous operation. The adjustable pulse-jet filter cleaning system keeps the filter clear, allowing efficient operation and reduced maintenance intervals. Compact and lightweight, the entire package features heavy-duty design and performance with capacity ranging from 800 to 20,000 lb/hr. Sanitary and pharmaceutical models are available.
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These elbows extend the life of pneumatic and vacuum conveying elbows that carry highly abrasive powder material. A variety of design types and sizes is available, including filled or unfilled, shell-back, twin-back, ceramic-backed, and ceramic-lined elbows.
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BWW Flashback: DEAD ACCOUNTS, Feat. Katie Holmes & Norbert Leo Butz, Concludes Broadway Run Today
DEAD ACCOUNTS, the new comedy by Pulitzer Prize finalist Theresa Rebeck, directed by three-time Tony Award winner Jack O'Brien, and starring two-time Tony Award winner Norbert Leo Butz and Katie Holmes, concludes its Broadway run today, January 6, at the Music Box Theater. As of today, Dead Accounts has played 27 preview performances and 44 regular performances. Below, BroadwayWorld takes you through the star-studded show's Broadway journey with photos, video and more.
Dead Accounts also stars Judy Greer, Josh Hamilton, and two-time Tony Award nominee Jayne Houdyshell. The limited engagement of Dead Accounts began previews on November 5, after a delay due to Hurricane Sandy, and officially opened on November 29 at Broadway's Music Box Theatre.
The creative team for the production features five-time Tony nominee David Rockwell (scenic design), five-time Tony winner Catherine Zuber (costume design), David Weiner (lighting design), Mark Bennett (sound design, original music), and Tom Watson (hair design).
In Dead Accounts, Jack's (Butz) unexpected return throws his family into a frenzy, and his sister Lorna (Holmes) needs answers. Is he coming home or running away? Where is his wife (Greer) everyone hates? And how did he get all that money? Theresa Rebeck's new comedy tackles the timely issues of corporate greed, small town values, and whether or not your family will always welcome you back...with no questions asked.
DEAD ACCOUNTS is produced by Jeffrey Finn, John N. Hart Jr., David Mirvish, Amy Nauiokas, Ergo Entertainment, Harriet Newman Leve, Double Gemini Productions, 3toGo Entertainment, and The Shubert Organization.
Leading up to the show's opening, BroadwayWorld brought you a first look at the all-star cast - check out the production photos and performance preview below!
On opening night, BroadwayWorld's Randy Rainbow was there for the big event - you can check out what the cast had to say below!
In addition to opening night interviews, BroadwayWorld photographers were in the theater to capture the show's first official curtain call. Check out the cast's first bows below!
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Swiss X-Photographer Jens Krauer documents Langstrasse in Zurich with the GFX
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Italian commercial photographer Sara Lando tells her experience with the GFX
X-Photographer Mindy Tan from Singapore captures nostalgic scenery of Singapore from the old days with the GFX.
Japanese Photographer Ichigo Sugawara visited Sakhalin to take portriaiture of Nivkh people with the GFX
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Unprepared For Woodworking
I've been a "cabinetmaker" for many years. I've built furniture and boxes, done a little turning and there's been a fair amount of carpentry over the years as well. But one thing I've tried unsuccessfully is carving. I chalk it up to being unprepared for the project. This is actually one of the stories that gets the 'Popular Woodworking' staff reminiscing with open laughter.
A number of years ago, I decided to build a variation on a cuckoo clock for the magazine. I opted for a more modern and simpler (read inexpensive) approach, using a battery-powered mechanism, and without the traditional moving parts. I'm not sure why, but I decided to opt for a bear coming out of the little window at the top, rather than a bird. I really can't remember why. So I picked up a little chunk of balsa and an Xacto knife and went to work. How hard could it be?
Somewhere in the middle of the project, the bear started looking more like a pig. Rather than try and improve my carving skills, I decided to rationalize the image and make it a pig – with wings! (When pigs fly, etc…¦). I was quickly in need of even more rationalization when the flying pig started to look more like a bat. Let's just say that I know where the clock is today (well hidden), and thank goodness I had to look very hard to embarrass myself in public with these images.
Back to my initial point. I can't carve. I'd like to, and I've even picked up some carving tools, figuring it must have been the knife that caused all the trouble. Not so much. My next step is to maybe read a book or something. And finally we've reached my point. We have a whole category dedicated to books on wood carving (over 40) in the Woodworker's Bookshop. Some deal with more whimsical subjects, while others focus on fascinating geometric designs and classical forms. I'm not sure if there's one on carving bears, pigs or bats, but I know I should take a look.
I'm still a firm believer that you can learn things from books. With this many places to learn all in one place, I'm willing to give it another try. But this time I'll wait until I'm happy with the result before I go publishing it.
I didn't have time to read your post but want to congratulate you on the great demonic cherub you carved. Nice work. 🙂


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CASCADE LOCKS - Jess Zerfing was appointed fire chief Monday in a special meeting of the City Council.
The council took action less than a week after Zerfing quit the volunteer association and turned in his pager and cellphone, and three volunteers appointed themselves captains and in charge of the department.
The other fire chiefs in the county are meanwhile awaiting a letter from the City of Cascade Locks establishing that it has a qualified commander in place.
The chiefs had met Monday with the three captains and had worked out a plan to work together and get the department back into good standing regarding its mutual aid agreements, according to Jim Trammell, chief of the County Fire Defense Board. Those are reciprocity agreements between departments, to provide command personnel as well as support personnel and equipment to other departments where needed. (See details at the end of this story.)
Without that letter, the other fire districts in the county will rescind their mutual aid agreements with Cascade Locks on Aug. 19, according to Trammell. The chiefs had informed Cascade Locks July 14 that the city had 30 days to state municipal support of the fire department to avoid mutual aid cancellation.
"I don't think the council really understands the seriousness of this situation," said Shawn Parrish, one of the three self-appointed captains, along with Jessica Bennett and Megan Webb.
Mayor George Fischer said, "I think it's going to be a transition period. I don't think its going to be easy but it will work out in the end. I think people want things to start working forward, and have an attitude of 'What can I do ho help you today' situation instead of pondering what's been going on."
Asked about the prospect of volunteers not respond to calls, he said, "We just have to deal with it on a day-to-day basis."
City Recorder Kathy Woosley said she was scheduled to meet on Tuesday with Zerfing to draft the letter to the other chiefs.
(Council also learned Monday that Eric Strahl has withdrawn his name from consideration for the city administrator position; City Council had approved his hiring last month. The city has been without a chief appointed officer for just over a month, following the departure of Rich Carson, who was hired as interim administrator in February. Carson served after the resignation of former administrator Bernard Seeger. Strahl, who lives in Michigan, could not be reached for comment. )
A week ago, the Cascade Locks volunteers took a unanimous vote of no-confidence in Zerfing, who had been assistant chief, in a special meeting in which Zerfing was present, according to Bennett. She said 11 of the 14 current members of the department voted in person or by phone, and Zerfing resigned on the spot. (Two members of the association could not attend the meeting.)
The building access codes were changed after Zerfing's resignation, meaning that the appointed chief does not currently have access to the building, according to Parrish.
Zerfing was unavailable for comment. His phone number of record has been disconnected, family members and Fischer could not be reached, and as of Tuesday City Hall staff have no working phone number for reaching Zerfing, according to Woosley.
Fischer said Tuesday that the council "agreed that Jess Zerfing is still the fire chief and that we're going to be sending a letter to Jim Trammell saying that (Zerfing) is, in fact, the chief."
Fischer said, "The council is saying he is the person in charge of the Cascade Locks Fire Department and we're going to be doing an investigation into the vote of no confidence."
When asked what that investigation would entail, Fischer replied, "what they had done and if their reasons were based on fact."
Bennett said Aug. 9 that Zerfing "was doing things that were not in accordance with how a good leader should act. He is a terrific firefighter and EMT, and we asked him to stay on in that capacity, but he chose not to."
Trammell said Tuesday that Monday's meeting with the captains was apparently "moot."
"We want to get this resolved before Aug. 19," Trammell said. He said the chiefs reviewed and agreed with the captains' operations plan, which included a duty shift present at the station at all times, and command support at incidents for mutual aid where possible.
He said, "We're not going to demand reciprocity; just ask them to get the department back in shape, get your questions answered and we can go on and help you."
Trammell said, "We discussed the situation when (the captains) left yesterday and we felt we had resolution; but apparently they can't speak for the city so none of it had any effect.
"We listened to their plan, their plan, determined it was substantial enough, and if we got a letter from the city recognizing the fire district we would consider rescinding the mutual aid cancellation.
"If Jess writes us saying can do the same thing, fine, we just need a letter from city council and mayor," Trammell said.
In a letter to Fischer on Aug. 15, the defense board wrote, in part, "If the Hood River County Fire Defense Board authorizes the continuance of our Mutual Aid agreements it will be with the express knowledge that the agreements can be terminated without notice for cause at any time the Chiefs determine Cascade Locks is not fulfilling their responsibilities.
"The Hood River County Fire Defense Board applauds the fire fighters for putting the safety of the public above politics."
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The voice and face of Boston sports – at least according to the Boston Globe – is Dan Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy is the Globe's front-page go-to guy for all major sports stories, the latest example being all the front page runs he received during the Bruins Stanley Cup chase.
Shaughnessy grew up in Groton, MA, and is a graduate of Holy Cross. He started his professional career with the Baltimore Sun in the late 1970′s, serving as Orioles beat writer. He moved on to the Globe in 1981, where he covered the beat for the Red Sox and Celtics before moving to the columnist role. In the last couple of years, he has also been writing the occasional column for SI.com. He is a nine-time Massachusetts Sportswriter of the Year, and at least eight times he has been selected as one of Americas top-ten sports columnists by Associated Press Sports Editors.
His formulaic columns, ripjobs, unabashed agendas and contrarian opinions have earned him the title of The Most Hated Man in Boston. His work has inspired his own watchdog blog, the entertaining Dan Shaughnessy Watch.
Shaughnessy has written at least 11 books, including The Curse of the Bambino, The Legend of the Curse of the Bambino and Reversing the Curse: Inside the 2004 Boston Red Sox. Other credits include Senior Year: A Father, A Son, and High School Baseball and Ever Green The Boston Celtics: A History in the Words of Their Players, Coaches, Fans and Foes, from 1946 to the Present.


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"The thing about Wolverine," Hugh Jackman said with a smile, "is that he was such a landmark character in comics. And he's certainly been a landmark role for me. I owe that character a lot." The Aussie actor was sitting in his office at Seed Productions on the Fox Studios lot, and on the wall was a framed piece of original artwork featuring Wolverine, the Marvel Comics lone-wolf mutant who stole the show in three "X-Men" films and now gets his own film with the May 1 release of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine."
The issue number of "The Incredible Hulk" that, in 1974, gave the world the first Marvel Comics story starring the mighty mutant Wolverine.
The cover price, in cents, of that 1974 issue.
The price, in dollars, to buy a near-mint copy of "Hulk" No. 181 today.
The height difference, in inches, between actor Jackman and the classic comic-book version of Wolverine, who was portrayed as a hirsute 5-foot-3-inch fireplug.
The domestic box office gross, in dollars, of the three previous "X-Men" films.
Number of live-action box-office hits that Jackman has made when he wasn't playing a claw-popping mutant.
The century that Wolverine was born in, according to "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." His mutant-healing power has slowed his aging.
The year actor Jackman was born in Sydney.
Number of siblings for actor Jackman. His mother and father separated when he was 8, and his dad raised the kids in Australia after his mom moved to England.
Number of children adopted by Jackman and his wife, Deborra-Lee Furnes. Their son is Oscar, their daughter is Ava.
Number of Grammy winners in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine." The Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am plays John Wraith, a mutant with the power of teleportation.
Number of Oscar winners in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," although there is one former Academy Awards host in the cast.
Number of directors who worked on "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," if rumors are true that Richard Donner ("Lethal Weapon," "Superman") stepped in for a late-in-the-game assist to Gavin Hood ("Rendition"), the credited director.
Minimum number of other super-hero-projects that Jackman has flirted with. He was considered for key roles in "The Punisher," "Daredevil," "Superman Returns" (as Jonathan Kent), "The Dark Knight" (the Two-Face role), the Hulk and the "Fantastic Four" (as Mr. Fantastic). He also said he pursued the role of TV's Superman, George Reeve, in "Hollywoodland," and he has also expressed interest in making a bio-pic about the late Bill Bixby, who was the star of "The Incredible Hulk" on television.
Number of characters from the cover of "Giant-Size X-Men" No. 1 that have made the leap to Hollywood screen. The landmark 1975 comic book ushered in the X-Men craze. And the only costumed hero on the cover who hasn't found love in Tinseltown? That would be Thunderbird, the brawny Apache hero who died on his second mission as a mutant and shares a name with a gas-guzzling Ford of yore.
The rank of the wolverine (that would be the animal version, not the mutant hero) when it comes to the largest members of the weasel family. A male South American giant otter can weigh over 100 pounds, while the notoriously bad-tempered and smelly wolverine rarely tips the scale past 70 pounds.
The number of years that passed before Marvel Comics published "Origin," the Wolverine comic book series that filled in key details of the hero's past, such as his real name, James Howlett.
A conservative estimate of the number of Internet users who downloaded an illegal copy of "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" the first week after it was leaked.
The number of those Internet users who will opt not to go see the film at theaters.
The projected opening-weekend box-office total, in dollars, for "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," according to moviegoer tracking survey data.
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Batman crank-calls Wolverine? Jackman's late-night Clooney call
Is "X-Men: First Class" headed to screen?
Museum mutant: Wolverine in the style of Dali, Picasso and Warhol
Sam Jackson on Nick Fury deal: "It's always a joy to lose an eye."
Favreau and Downey look toward "Avengers" movie
Marvel is on a mission in Hollywood
Wolverine review gobbles up Fox writer
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Somalia hadn't had a case of polio for nearly six years. But in the past few months, the virus has come back. Now the East African country has the worst polio outbreak anywhere in the world.
Twenty new cases of polio were reported this week in Somalia by the Global Polio Eradication Initiative. That brings the total number of cases in the Horn of Africa to 73. The rest of the world combined has tallied only 59 cases so far this year.
Health workers are worried that the virus could gain a foothold in the Horn of Africa and jeopardize the multibillion-dollar effort to wipe out the virus worldwide.
Until this recent outbreak, global efforts to eradicate polio appeared to be making remarkable progress. Last year the number of children paralyzed by polio hit a record low at 223.
This year it was looking like there were going to be even fewer cases. The last significant pockets of the virus appeared to be isolated in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria.
Then in May, a 2-year-old girl in Mogadishu became the first confirmed case of polio in Somalia in more than six years.
The number of polio cases in Somalia is increasing by the day, says Dr. Nasir Yusuf, who leads UNICEF's immunization efforts in eastern and southern Africa.
Part of the problem, he says, is that the majority of children in Somalia have never been immunized against polio. "We have an outbreak in a population that has been quite vulnerable for quite some time," Yusuf says.
Somalia has the second worst rate of polio vaccination in the world after Equatorial Guinea, according to the World Health Organization.
In response to the current outbreak, there have been five emergency polio immunization campaigns in Somalia since May. The Somali government directs the campaigns, but it doesn't control or have access to vast swaths of the country. Some of the most recent polio cases have occurred in areas that are considered off limits to vaccination teams.
Underscoring the lack of security in the region even for health workers, two health workers with Doctors Without Borders were freed this week after having been held hostage in Somalia for almost two years. The women had been working in the Dadaab refugee camp in Kenya, where eight new polio cases were reported in May.
The current outbreak is forcing governments throughout the region, including parts of the Middle East, to launch supplemental vaccination drives, Yusuf says, because polio is capable of spreading quickly.
"A week after the virus was reported in south central Somalia, one of the viruses got into the Somali refugee camp in the most eastern part of Kenya," he says. "So that tells you how fast this virus made it."
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According to the WHO, the first polio case in the outbreak actually occurred April 30, in Kenya. Then the second case was confirmed May 9 in Somalia. Either way, the outbreak spanned a vast geographic area quickly.
The virus reproduces inside the human gut, and many people carry it but show no symptoms. This give the virus the opportunity to travel long distances inside people and then get shed into the environment through feces.
The World Health Organization traced the poliovirus in Somalia to one in West Africa. Nigeria is the only place there where polio is still endemic.
Before these cases in the Horn of Africa, the end of the multibillion-dollar effort appeared to be in sight.
The Somali outbreak is now forcing UNICEF, the WHO and other international agencies to dedicate vast resources to boost polio vaccination coverage throughout East Africa and parts of the Middle East. Those are resources that can't be used to attack the virus in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Nigeria — which appeared, until now, to be the last few places where polio had a foothold.
A polio outbreak in Somalia is getting worse. The east African nation was declared polio-free in 2007, but the virus has come back. Somalia currently has the worse polio outbreak anywhere in the world.
NPR's global health correspondent Jason Beaubien is following the story and he joins me now. And, Jason, tell us more about this current outbreak. Where is it centered?
JASON BEAUBIEN, BYLINE: It's centered around Mogadishu at the moment. But what's somewhat significant is that eight cases have turned up across the border in Kenya, in a refugee camp. So it's clear that it's not just sitting still there in Mogadishu, and it is being found outside of Mogadishu and in a broader and broader sort of radius by the week. So that's why there's great concern about this. It clearly is spreading and the fear amongst health officials is that it's going to get worse before it gets better.
BLOCK: Well, we've been reporting over the last few months about a multi-billion dollar effort that's under way to try to eradicate polio. How much of a setback is the outbreak we're talking about in Somalia?
BEAUBIEN: This is significant because up until now, it appeared that we were just dealing with Nigeria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the numbers were really quite low. Last year, it was just 223 cases in the entire world. And this year in Afghanistan, they're down to just three cases so far this year. So it really looked like things were going extremely well. And so now to have 73 cases pop up in the Horn of Africa is a really big deal, and that's more than you're getting in any of those other countries combined this year.
So it's a significant outbreak and it's a significant setback. And partly it's a setback because this means that those resources that were getting poured into Nigeria, Afghanistan and Pakistan, to try to just wipe out the virus, now they need to get focused in Somalia and in the areas all around Somalia. You need to be boosting immunization in Uganda, throughout Kenya, probably in Yemen, in Ethiopia. So it means that human resources and financial resources are going to get diverted from what looked like the last few cases on Earth, to now this part of east Africa.
BLOCK: And what are health experts telling you about what is being done, or what can be done, to try to fight the new polio outbreak in Somalia?
BEAUBIEN: So since this first turned up in May, they've done five emergency immunization campaigns around Mogadishu and throughout that sort of zone of Somalia. And basically they go in and just to immunize all of the children. Even children who've been immunized before, they do these boosters to give them even some more immunity.
The problem however in Somalia is that it's got the second worst rate of immunization for polio in the world. And you've got a million kids in that general area - sort of spread between the Kenyan border and Mogadishu -who have never been vaccinated for polio. So there is this huge pool of children who potentially could get it. And if they get it, then the virus replicates inside them, they can spread even further.
So there's an effort being run by the Somali government to go out and get these mass immunization campaigns done. The problem, however, is that there are parts of Somalia which the Somali government doesn't control, and they can't get in there and do these vaccinations.
BLOCK: We've also heard, Jason, in other countries about widespread resistance to immunization campaigns; fears about what the vaccines might do and what they might contain. Is that the same situation in Somalia?
BEAUBIEN: It isn't as much of a problem in Somalia as it has been in some of the other countries. However, right at the moment, it's Ramadan and that was a bit of an issue at first because some of the campaigns were stopped because things were not supposed to be passing people's lips during the daylight when they wanted to do a vaccinations. And so, they had to go out into some negotiating with some of the religious leaders and actually managed to get sort of an exception, so that some of these campaigns could happen during Ramadan.
In that sense, things are going better in Somalia than they are in some other parts of the world.
BLOCK: That's NPR's global health correspondent Jason Beaubien, talking with us from Johannesburg. We were talking about the outbreak of polio in Somalia.
Jason, thanks so much.
BEAUBIEN: You're welcome. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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On this last day of 2010 I am taking a trip down memory lane in search of my favorite posts. Some were educational, some entertaining, and some very touching. Hope you enjoy these entries as much as I have and looking forward to another year of genealogy blogging!
January 2010 - (two series postings) :
1). 52 Weeks of Online American Digital Archives and Databases: Alabama (this is the first post in a weekly series of Online American Digital Archives and Databases found for free at state, county, municipal, college and university history, library, and archive websites, as well as public and private library and museum sites, and historical and genealogical society sites) by AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors
2).12 Months of Finding Ancestors by Olive Tree Genealogy Blog
March 2010- Carnival of African-American Genealogy: Restore My Name by Echoes of My Nola Past
April 2010 - Tombstone Tuesday, Skagway, Alaska by Nutfield Genealogy
May 2010 - My Heritage.com names Top 100 Genealogy Sites by The Armchair Genealogist
June 2010 - Sojourn in Slovakia (beginning of travelogue) by The Accidental Genealogist
July 2010 - Genealogy 101 - Fueling Your Passion with Podcasts by Long Lost Relatives
September 2010 - Confession: I Hired a Genealogy Psychic by Clue Wagon
October 2010 - I Once Was The Great Pumpkin by footnoteMaven
November 2010 -
1). Veterans Day 2010: I Remember Kenny by Destination: Austin Family
2). The Practical Approach by Kith & Kin Research: The Blog
December 2010 -
1). My Host, Tom D by Family Epic
2). Carnival of Genealogy, 100th Edition, There's One in Every Family by Creative Geni
3). Advent Calendar - Vintage Christmas Cards (post from my blog, which was a delight to compose).
Here are several blogs that have weekly picks:
Lastly, looking forward to the genealogy challenge still under wraps at The We Tree Genealogy Blog.
Happy New Years Eve & Follow Friday! May next year bring genealogy adventures to your life!


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US and Makah Treaties, Neah Bay, Washington ca. 1978
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|Pacific salmon became the foundation of a major fishing industry in the Northwest and the subject of a bitter struggle between the Indian Tribes and the white society which surrounded them. The right to fish was presumably guaranteed to the Makah tribe by the treaties of 1854 and 1855 made with the United States. The legal conflict has revolved around interpreting the language of the fishing right clauses of the treaties. Throughout the ongoing controversy, there appears to be little public understanding of the Indian's view of treaty fishing rights. Ruth and Louis Kirk listen to the Makah people tell their side of the story. (Original Program Guide/TV Guide listing) There are two versions of Heritage of the Sea. One, Heritage of the Sea, Makah Treaty Rights, produced for Kirks' Camera, KCPQ-TV Channel 13, Tacoma Washington. The other produced by Clover Park School District and distributed by the University of Washington Press. Clips are taken from both productions. These half hour episodes aired on February 23 and 26, 1978 and on March 14 and 26, 1978 on KCPQ-TV in Lakewood, Washington.
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ROME (AP) — An Italian lawyer has been convicted and sentenced to 20 years in prison for ordering an acid attack on his ex-girlfriend, who became a symbol in the fight against men's violence toward women.
The acid burned and disfigured the face of Lucia Annibali, also a lawyer. Luca Varani was convicted Saturday by a court in Pesaro of masterminding the 2013 attack. Two Albanian men were convicted of throwing the acid and each received a 14-year term. Varani denied ordering an acid attack on Annibali.
The woman, who has had several facial surgeries, told reporters, "I didn't set out to be a symbol." Three weeks ago, Italy's president honored her for courage and determination in pursuing justice and inspiring women in Italy to rebel against male violence.


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In this lesson students investigate the effects of black carbon on arctic warming and are introduced to a mechanism of arctic warming that is not directly dependent on greenhouse gases in the atmosphere: black carbon deposition on Arctic snow and... (View More) ice. It can also be used to introduce the concept of albedo. Prerequisite knowledge: students understand the concepts of absorption and reflection of light energy. This lesson is designed to be used with either an Earth/environmental science or chemistry curriculum. It may also be used as an enrichment activity in physics or physical science during a unit on energy. Includes suggested modifications for students with special needs and low technology option. Requires advance preparation, including freezing ice samples overnight. (View Less)
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This resource describes the physics behind the formation of clouds, and provides a demonstration of those principles using a beaker, ice, a match, hot water, and a laser pointer. This resource is from PUMAS - Practical Uses of Math and Science - a... (View More) collection of brief examples created by scientists and engineers showing how math and science topics taught in K-12 classes have real world applications. (View Less)
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In this demonstration, evidence of the Earth's rotation is observed. A tripod, swiveling desk chair, fishing line and pendulum bob (e.g., fishing weight or plumb bob) are required for the demonstration. This resource is from PUMAS - Practical Uses... (View More) of Math and Science - a collection of brief examples created by scientists and engineers showing how math and science topics taught in K-12 classes have real world applications. (View Less)
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Accused Abby kidnapper Kibby had past minor brushes with policeBy JOHN KOZIOL
Union Leader Correspondent
July 29. 2014 11:30PM
Court documents released Tuesday detailed a string of Nathaniel E. Kibby's past brushes with the law, many beginning in 1998, when Kibby resided in North Conway.
In that year alone, Kibby was charged with 17 offenses, all but one a misdemeanor. The sole felony charge — for the sale, transportation or manufacture of a drug — was not prosecuted. He was, however, found guilty of simple assault, contempt of a bail order, four counts of criminal trespass, providing false information to purchase a firearm, three counts of receiving stolen property and resisting arrest.
In 1998, charges of criminal trespass, possession of a controlled drug, possession of burglary tools, disobeying a police officer and contempt of a bail order were also not prosecuted.
More recently, Kibby was charged in December 2013 with possession of marijuana and was found guilty in Conway District Court. In March, Kibby allegedly went to a residence on East Conway Road where he confronted a woman and a man that resulted in charges of simple assault, prowling and loitering, and criminal trespass. The incident stemmed from a motor-vehicle collision in which Kibby reportedly rear-ended the man's truck.
Kibby pleaded guilty on July 23 to the last charge.
When he was arrested in February in connection with the three above charges, Conway police took a Ruger LC9 from Kibby, and Kibby — who subsequently surrendered 11 firearms to the Gorham Police Department — filed a motion asking for it back.
The Gorham police, Kibby noted, found "no substantive justification for prosecution in their professional judgment," adding that the accusation underlying the Conway charges that resulted in police taking his gun was "absurd & not credible based upon my character & my objectivist libertarian moral code."
On the same day that he made the request to have his handgun returned, Kibby filed what he titled a "criminal incident report" with the Carroll County Sheriff's Office in which he asked the agency to investigate the man whose truck he allegedly struck for threatening him.
The request was made to the sheriff, Kibby wrote, "because I have no faith in the objective investigative abilities of the Conway Police Department. In my eyes, they are an immoral organized crime syndicate. Experience has taught me to look elsewhere for valid law enforcement personnel."


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This Week In Island History
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago
From the Newport Journal, Aug. 8, 1913
The number of visitors on the island Sunday was the largest of the season. The travel between Newport and Narragansett was also large and the ferries did the largest business of the summer.
From the Newport Daily News, Aug. 11, 1913
When the whistle of the Conanicut tooted at 1 o'clock Saturday, about 200 persons were off to the much heralded Jamestown land sale. When the boat landed, the band hurried off and formed at the head of the crowd as it poured off. Finally the procession reached the show grounds, where a big white tent stood waiting for the performance. When the band ceased to play and the people seated themselves, the auctioneer mounted a stepladder. He said the bids would be so much per foot. At the close, every lot had been taken, but it is doubtful whether the desired $50,000 was realized. The land went cheap, on an average of two and a half cents a foot. (Note: The land sold at auction contained 22 acres. It was located between Shoreby Hill and the golf course. It was referred to as the Western Bryer plat.)
75 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Aug. 5, 1938
At a meeting of the Jamestown Board of Trade held at the Bayview Hotel, there was an attendance of 158, the majority of which was composed of summer residents. The speakers congratulated Jamestown as the first city or town to start a comprehensive waterfront improvement to include a pier to make a protected anchorage for small craft.
50 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Aug. 5, 1963
Telephone company employees worked today to restore full service to Jamestown from Newport after a 300-foot length of submarine cable off Fort Wetherill was severed at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, probably by a fishing trawler.
From the Newport Daily News, Aug. 8, 1963
Mrs. Barbara Luther, a former Jamestown woman, is the author of the story "Moon Walk," which has been made into the movie, "A Ticklish Affair," now being shown at the Majestic Theater in Providence.
25 years ago
From the Newport Daily News, Aug. 3, 1988
There were 110 swimmers who participated in the Save the Bay swim. From the Newport Daily News,
Aug. 10, 1988
About 30 voters Tuesday night approved spending $835,000 for improvements to the town water system. The approval means construction will begin this fall on a new $165,000 chemical treatment facility at South Pond, the town's backup reservoir. The facility will treat water from the main reservoir, North Pond and South Pond. The second part of the project will be $650,000 in improvements to the town's water plant on North Road. (Note: Use of the other $20,000 was not explained in the article.) Voters also approved spending $30,000 for the School Department to buy a minibus for handicapped students.
15 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
Aug. 6, 1998
The Town Council wants the state Department of Environmental Management to scale down the size of the fisheries laboratory it proposes to build next to the boat basin at Fort Wetherill State Park.
Town Planner Lisa Bryer has just reported to the Planning Commission that 33 percent of the community surveys sent out to Jamestown homes this spring were returned. The 11-page, 57-question survey covered 12 topic areas reflecting sections in the Jamestown Comprehensive Community Plan. Such topics included water resources, recreation, public services and facilities, and so on.
10 years ago
From the Jamestown Press,
Aug. 7, 2003
Earlier this week the Jamestown Fire Department responded to an emergency call on Whittier Road in Shoreby Hill. Because of a chain blocking traffic on that road, the town's first responders had to take a circuitous route to an elderly woman's home, where she was temporarily incapacitated.
(Photo caption) Members of the Central Baptist Church broke ground Aug. 3 for a new addition to the south side of the church, which was built n 1891.


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- A man with a domestic violence conviction wants to be able to carry a concealed gun.The state denied a permit for 68-year-old Robert Evans of Cottage Grove.He's challenging that decision.If he wins, it could clear the way for those with certain domestic violence convictions to legally carry hidden guns. Citing a federal ban, Wisconsin's Department of Justice denied Evans a permit in 2012 because he was convicted in ten years earlier of domestic violence/disorderly conduct.Evans appealed in court.He claims the offense isn't a misdemeanor crime of violence under federal law.He also says he didn't have a domestic relationship with the victim.A Dane County judge upheld the Department of Justice's decision to deny a concealed carry permit. Evans has now taken the case to the Court of Appeals. (Copyright 2013 Associated Press - All Rights Reserved)
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