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Apparently the use of deceptive marketing mailers is still ongoing. A reader just sent in a copy of a mailer they received recently that appears to be an official government looking document promising some sort of official government debt relief. The reader also said, the mailer does not identify the company. Notice it has a government seal in the upper ... Read More »
Alleged Former Employee Speaks Out About Rescue One Financial Loan Offers
A reader sent me a letter. Yes, one of those things that is printed on paper. In this letter the reader says they worked for Rescue One Financial and wanted to share information. The allegations made by the reader are disturbing. And if true, in my opinion, would paint a picture of premeditated deception on part of the debt relief ... Read More »
Debt Settlement Advice for Debt Settlement Companies and Consumers – Part 7 – Recovery
When consumers encounter financial difficulty, I believe it is important to review their potential solutions with the possible end results in mind. To me, the entire purpose behind debt relief intervention, is recovery. What does the consumer need to do in order to resolve their situation, so they may recover, rebuild, and become productive again? That's the basis for every ... Read More »
Superior Debt Relief Services And Their Incomplete Settlement Averages
A reader sent me a link to the Superior Debt Relief Services page on "Past Settlement Averages" and wanted my opinion on what it presented. Well if we were looking for a good example of what not to do in presenting fair and balanced information to consumers, this would be it. I'll give them a half prop for trying to ... Read More »
FTC Issues Advertising Data On Why Using "Up to" in Ads is Problematic
The Federal Trade Commission today released an FTC-commissioned study indicating that when marketers use the phrase "up to" in claims about their products, many consumers are likely to believe that they will achieve the maximum "up to" results. The study describes what a test group of consumers thought about ads for replacement home windows that purportedly would provide "up to ... Read More »
The Credit Repair Group Named in Robocalling Suit
The Credit Repair Group, allegedly located at 12802 Valley View Street, Suite 4, Garden Grove, California 92845. was recently named in a lawsuit that alleges they were making robocalls to at least one consumer and repeatedly calling his cell phone. The suit states: "Within the last year, CRG contacted Plaintiff using an automated telephone dialer system (hereafter "Robocalls"). CRG placed ... Read More »
Are Primerica Representatives Really Ready to Properly Sell Debt Management or Debt Settlement?
With the recent announcement that Primerica representatives are going to start promoting debt relief services it's just got to open a whole new can of "what not to do" and pour it on consumers. Primercia representatives that sell investment and insurance have to take a whole series of exams to become licensed to sell those products. But what they don't ... Read More »
National Distressed Asset Relief Program – DARP, It's B.S. Watch Out.
A hero reader with a debt relief company sent in a recent mailer for National Distressed Asset Relief Program they received on behalf of a client. The mailer fine print says it is somehow related to a law firm but makes no mention of the firm. The claims in the mailer give the recipient the impression they have just received ... Read More »
DDS Debt Defense Services Still Up to Old Tactics
A reader sent me in an email Jason Pestritto sent out from a company called DDS, who I believe to be Debt Defense Services. This email came from the same Phoenix Marketing Managers that I raised issues about in "Debt Dispute: Phoenix Marketing Managers Claim to Offer Next Big Debt Relief Product – Debt Defense Services." And while the service ... Read More »
Is DebtConsolidation.com Smoking Dope?
A company called DebtConsolidation.com just put out a press release making some rather odd statements. They claim they are "a leading information and referral source for debt management and credit counseling" but seem to be instead providing misinformation instead. The reader who sent this to me was most upset by the statement they make, ""There is no signup fee for ... Read More »
Credit Counselor or Debt Collector? Midland Credit Management Applies Clever Approach.
I just had an opportunity to look at the website for Midland Credit Management and I must say, for a collections agency they certainly appear more like a credit counseling group. Don't get me wrong, it appear they provide full and apparent disclosure they are a debt collector, "Please understand that this is a communication from a debt collector. This ... Read More »
Nonprofit 501(c)3 Credit Counseling Group Kind of Offering Debt Settlement
It seems like it's been several years now since I first started talking about the need for nonprofit credit counseling groups to offer debt settlement as a tool they can use to assist consumers with. A reader sent me an email and pointed out that Community Credit Counseling Corporation out of New Jersey is now doing that openly. Apparently they ... Read More »
Brookstone Law Mailer. The Line Between Clever Advertising and Too Much.
A reader shared the following mailer from Brookstone Law. In the past I have been very critical of attorney mailers selling real estate related services that appeared to be official government looking forms or notices. Those forms did not disclose they were attorney advertising and some even had official looking government seals and logos. This mailer from Brookstone Law raises ... Read More »
Oh Dear – Debt Help and Answers Site Needs Help
Someone asked me to look at debthelpandanswers.com, and so I did. Clearly what we have here is a small player who is trying to attract potential customers. The site appears to be for a Marcella Hill. My clients are everyday American's who are facing financial crisis due to the current economy and personal hardships. My clients are served by me, ... Read More »
Bogus National Debt Relief Hardship Program Mailer Still Being Sent
First off I would like to applaud the debt relief company that sent me in this mailer. Good debt relief companies that care about consumers and who want to play a role is stamping out bogus advertising that hurt the entire industry, can play a role by forwarding material to me at firstname.lastname@example.com. I've covered bogus mailers on The National ... Read More »


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Graduates from the Accounting program at West Chester University can be found in all walks of life - in public accounting, banking, government institutions, military, research and educational institutions, and the private sector.
|W. Clay Bowen, WCU 1985
|Thomas Mills IV, CPA, WCU 1981
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Detroit was able to overcome an eight-point halftime deficit to down the Bulldogs, 66-60, Saturday afternoon at Hinkle Fieldhouse. The Titans' pressure led to 23 Butler turnovers and held the Bulldogs to 27 percent shooting in the second half. With the loss, the Bulldogs fall to 5-11 overall and 1-4 in Horizon League play. Senior Angel Mason led the Bulldogs with 19 points.
Mason went 11-of-13 from the free throw line and added six rebounds. Senior Nancy Bowden had 14 points and seven assists, while junior Cortney Urquhart had 10 rebounds. The Bulldogs shot 34 percent (15-44) from the field and were out-rebounded, 42-37.
Sara Crum led the Titans with 20 points and 10 rebounds. Nicole Anaejionu added 13 points, 10 rebounds and six steals. Detroit shot 39 percent (27-69) for the game, but was out-done at the free throw line. The Titans made 9-of-13 charity tosses to the Bulldogs' 26-of-33 performance.
A three-pointer by Kelly Jaskot with 12:13 remaining gave the Titans a 43-41 advantage, their first lead since leading 6-5 early in the game. The Titans out-scored the Bulldogs, 30-10, in the first 13 minutes of the second half, enjoying their largest lead at 55-45 with 6:36 to play. But the Bulldogs responded with a 11-3 run to pull within two at 58-56 with 3:39 to play. That would be as close as the Bulldogs would get. Several turnovers and missed shots down the stretch did in Butler, as the Titans made enough free throws to secure the win.
With just under four minutes remaining in the first half, the Bulldogs led 30-17. The 13-point advantage was the team's largest of the game. The Titans would mount a mini-run before the break to pull within eight, 33-25, at the half. Bowden had 10 points and five assists at the intermission, as the Bulldogs went 12-of-15 from the line in the first half.
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Did you sell the property during the bankruptcy?
In order to sell an asset during bankruptcy, you must file a petition for permission to sell the asset and the court and trustee must approve the sale. The proceeds from the sale are to be turned over to the trustee, then he/she will determine what portion of the money should go to the unsecured or secured creditors, how much your ex would get, etc. If you disagree with the trustee, you would bring the matter before the court for a decision.
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Why can't I find a cycling jersey that doesn't sag so much when I load up the pockets? I have several different brands, and only one (Craft) fits me perfectly. I have jerseys from Voler, Champ Sys, PI, Castelli (though Euro stuff is totally different), and then some cheapo Performance and Nashbar house stuff, and most of them sit too low on my back. Part of my problem is that I don't have the typical build of a cyclist, I'm kinda big in the shoulders and arms, and I don't really fit into smalls (for non-Euro brands). Medium is nice and fitted around the upper part but is kinda loose in the lower part, and sags more than I want in the back, esp. when the pockets are full of energy bars and phones and such. I don't know - even if I could fit into a small - if the overall length of the jersey would still be too long.
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'Dead Midgets' is a movie about a particular form of necrophilia. To call it vile, offensive, and obscene is a compliment. I am still in shock about this movie's premise and its look into the seedy underbelly of the 'cool kid' lifestyle. Since I lack any form of hipness I'm better off for it. Besides, now I do not need to drink midget blood to be hip. Though I admit, I am jealous of the close relationship he has with himself on Facebook. I mean, Buttercup McGillicuddy and Stephen Michael McDowell have a nice ring to it. Maybe it is time for Beach Sloth to enter a relationship with…
Stephen Michael McDowell has better sunglasses than me. He also made a movie. I feel inadequate once I compare myself to this magnificent, Baltimore-based creature. Glad such a cool person lives in my city. Or at least that's what I thought before I saw the first several seconds of the 'Dead Midgets' trailer.
In the opening scene we witness Stephen giving the 'oral lovins' to a lovely lady. She says stop. He fails at orally satisfying her. She feels disappointment from an inability to get off sexually from his lackluster nether region performance. How bad is the disappointment? She drinks National Bohemian. Drinking National Bohemian is the saddest thing one can possibly do. Perhaps suicide is sadder than drinking National Bohemian, but in a very small way, like suicide is a 100 out of 100 and drinking National Bohemian is a 98 out of 100. Fuck National Bohemian.
We see all sorts of crazy stuff happen to young, lovable Stephen, his sexy friends, parents, and band mates. Stephen suffers from a directionless life. He is part of some band that does the soundtrack to his life which sounds pretty sweet. A soundtrack to life makes most people happy, but maybe Stephen needs something bigger. Too bad young Stephen suffers from an obsession of self-image, something anonymous bloggers never worry about.
He tries to cure this problem. Stephen swings around in an orgy cage and defiles the bodies of midgets. This is the bacchanal. Other people encourage him to search for himself, to find himself just like Siddhartha did, only Siddhartha never looked this good. Siddhartha had a serious self-image problem too. Stephen avoids this fate by swinging around the basement in the orgy cage. He stabs a National Bohemian can, angry at it for taking his girl earlier in the film.
By the end of the film, Stephen finds Jesus Christ. Stephen also makes up with the shitty, foul-tasting fluid National Bohemian that barely even counts as a beverage, that worthless can of alcoholic piss. All his friends return. Everything is fantastic.
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"Officials in Turkey have arrested 32 members of clandestine Web group Anonymous for their alleged involvement in distributed denial of service (DDoS) attacks on Turkish government Web sites.
Suspects were arrested in a dozen Turkish cities, including Ankara and Istanbul, according to state-run news agency, Anatolia.
Anonymous announced Friday that it had "launched a successful DDoS attack against the Turkish government, taking down several official government Web sites." That attack was in response to Internet censorship in the country; the government plans to implement a filter on Internet browsing on August 22."
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He is one of my favourite Spanish players of the last decade, and arrived in England from the Spanish capital five years ago amidst a flurry of publicity and goals. The last eighteen months, though, have been an absolute disaster for Fernando Torres. Now aged 27, the question has to be asked: will he ever recover that deadly form he showed in his earlier career?
He started out as we all know at his boyhood club, Atletico de Madrid. He was the darling of the Calderon, nicknamed El Nino because of his boyish looks, and boy could he find the net! He spent seven seasons in the Atleti first team, making nearly 250 appearances since his debut in May 2001. He left the club in 2007 having scored 91 goals. He never won the Pichichi award though.
His transfer to Liverpool cost the Anfield club around £25million, bringing with it obvious attention and pressure. It is reported that Liverpool had to fight off Chelsea for his signature. Torres had been quoted as saying Liverpool were the only English club he would have joined. I'll be perfectly honest at this point; I didn't think Torres would be an immediate success in England, due to his slight appearance and the pace and strength of the Premier League. I was delighted to be proved wrong though, as he plundered 33 goals in all competitions in his first season on Merseyside. This total is still by far his personal best return for a season. His exploits during this first season even saw him finish third in the 2008 FIFA World Player Of The Year Awards, behind Ronaldo and Messi! Scoring the winning goal in the final of Euro 2008 for Spain would have helped of course!
The 2008-09 season saw a few niggly hamstring injuries break up his progress a little, although he did still bag himself seventeen goals in all competitions. The following season was a mixed bag for Torres. He became the fastest player in history to score fifty goals for Liverpool, and of course he won the World Cup with Spain. He didn't score in the tournament though, and again was struck by injuries during the domestic campaign. 2009-10 proved to be his last full season at Liverpool, as he completed his megabucks move to Chelsea in January 2011, for the astonishing sum of £50million.
Why was the figure so astonishing? I mean, after all, he was a World and European Champion who had a better than one in two strike rate for Liverpool (81 in 142). Well, the first half of 2010-11 was not particularly great, as he only scored nine goals and looked a shadow of the player that had electrified crowds and terrorised defences in seasons past. He showed a glimmer of what he could do, ironically against Chelsea, as he netted two brilliant goals to win the game for Liverpool. This prompted Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich to spend the huge sum of money on Torres, seemingly without the blessing, or even knowledge, of then manager Carlo Ancelotti.
At time of writing, we are now one year and two days removed from this monumental transfer, and what are Torres' stats for his new club? He has scored the magical total of five goals. FIVE. In forty four appearances. He only scored once in his first half season at Stamford Bridge, in a 3-0 win over West Ham, and even that was with the aid of a huge puddle in the penalty area! This season to date, he has netted twice in the Premier League, and twice in the Champions League.
This, then, brings us onto the question at the beginning of this article. Can Fernando Torres regain his mojo? The answer, quite simply, is yes. Of course he can. I just don't think it will happen at Chelsea. Or in England for that matter. I think he needs to return to his homeland, a place where he is revered, a place where he will be loved once again. Maybe he's just lost that little bit of pace due to his hamstring problems, and maybe that has dented his confidence terribly. Maybe every manager since Benitez hasn't had a clue how to deal with him, or how to play him. Certainly, it doesn't work having him and Drogba at Chelsea. Although with the Ivorian on his way this summer, maybe the team will be built around Torres next season.
And if not? I would take him at Barcelona, in a heartbeat. There was a niggle at the back of my head during January that Senor Rosell might just pick up the phone and offer to take El Nino to Catalunya to cover for the stricken David Villa. That didn't happen unfortunately. I would love to see Torres in a Barca shirt, I have wanted him at Camp Nou for years, and the thought of him being supplied by Messi, Villa, Xavi, Iniesta and Cesc gets me drooling just thinking about it!
I know it sounds fanciful, but there are rumours that Abramovich might cut his losses and sell Torres this summer. If he does, I doubt it would be to another English club. I think Torres has become homesick, or sick of England at least. A return to Spain would be ideal, but if he's a diehard Atletico fan, then he can't possibly go to Real can he? And who else could afford him!
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^ And that's why I'm not rushing to lvl 15 and playing more pvp. I've start posting on their forums too. Most of the issues and improvements I want are either on the way or have been discussed thoroughly about.
5 one time use gliders.... I'll save up for unlimited use vehicles =). I'm hoping we get to experience 1 of the global events that I saw in the the trailers. Hell, they could just make only chosen spawn and it would be more interesting.
As far as exploring I've found several new outposts that are unreachable b/c of the mist stuff. I wanted to try running it with a group full of engineers healing each other, but I'm sure that's been done b4 and failed. You died about as fast as landing in deep water. Oh well.
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The glider pad cost is for the research. Making additional pads is much cheaper.
The melding does increasing damage the deeper you get into it. At some point it will far outstrip medics trying to chain-heal and go to near instant death.
Noises, the garage teleport is one of the exit points for a collection of tunnels that are under Trans Hub. Got in there via a break in the terrain at the Hub that lets you into that shielded hangar and from the hanger a break to get down on top of the tunnels. Looked like a sewer or some kind of transport system. One tunnel leads to that area near the garage where you get automatically teleported out, another tunnel leads next to the structures West of Trans Hub that have Chosen crawling all over it. The latter exit you can actually see and start to get into before it teleports you back out.
That bunker has a mate on the other side of the bridge in the same cliff face. That's where you can find the squid heads.
I've got a lvl 15 recon, 13 medic, and a pile of gear. Really wish they had trading so I could give away some of the groovy assault and engineer rares I've picked up but can't use. Now we have a wipe coming "shortly" so it won't matter.
Look for Demon_Keeler camping a spawn point in a Heaven near you.
I miss Wooster and Keasy.
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Yeah, it cost me 100,000 crystite for the research nanoprint, got it now. That will get me a template to make the calldowns, though actually making the calldowns themselves will cost a lot less. How much exactly I'll know next time I log in.
I've got a 13 engi who's on the backburner, made lvl 9 on the dread, too. Went climbing, made it as high up as I'm going to make it without a recon with 30% jetpack thrust stacked on a 15% thrust frame. Even then I'm not sure this last part of the climb to the highest point on the map is doable. Got bored and decided to practice my gliding skills instead.
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fyi, gliderpad calldowns "cost" 2 MPUs (which cost 100 crystite each to manufacture) and 1 carbonite casing (50 crystite, 15 carbon polymer.) Total spend, 250 crystite and 15 carbon polymer for 5 pads. So 50 crystite and 3 carbon polymer each. I'm finding the fastest way to get crystite is to refine minerals, the 1B processing nanoprints yield thousands of crystite as well as the refined minerals and other byproducts you need. The last thing you want to do, every time you log off this game, is visit a manufacturing station and leave some of the longer refining nanoprints running while you're offline.
Now if you good people will excuse me, I'm going gliding.
Carbon polymer comes easy and quickly from downed thumpers (you don't have to finish them, concentrate on the loot, if you die, doesn't matter.) and crystite to sustain a day of glider pad addiction can be had squishing bugs out the front of copa for ten minutes. Best 100k crystite I've spent so far
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Thought people might enjoy this, I wrote a short report in-character about my trip out there. Crossposted from the FireFall forum.
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BostonChefs.com's 10th Annual Flavors of Fall is a fundraising food event celebrating New England's bountiful fall harvest with delicacies from some of the most talented chefs in Cambridge and Somerville. This year's 10th anniversary event features a brand new VIP reception, a look at the last decade of worthy Cambridge beneficiaries and, of course, restaurants serving up tastes from their late fall menus.
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Join us for the first ever Flavors of Fall VIP reception where, for an hour prior to the event, guests will be able to sip sparkling wine, and nibble on cheese, charcuterie and freshly shucked oysters. The intimate reception will also showcase the Flavors of Fall "Hall of Fame" where attendees can mix and mingle with Executive Directors from the last decade's worth of beneficiary organizations and learn what they've been up to in the intervening years since they've had the Flavors spotlight.
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Locals navigate caring for elderly parents
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Role reversal and decisions difficult, some say
Parenting her parents is something Marlene Berger never thought much about until their health started to decline seven years ago. From that point on making sure they had the best care possible was always on her mind. ?It is on your mind 24 hours a day,? Berger said. ?What do you need to do next?? Berger, a Weimar resident, is one of the many adult children who find their once familiar parent-child roles reversed and themselves taking on the responsibility of caring for their elderly parents. Seven percent of adults aged 65 and over needed help with personal care from other people, according to a 2010 report released by the Centers for Disease Control. That figure jumps to 20 percent for adults 85 and older, the study found. Personal care needs include eating, bathing, dressing and getting around inside a person?s home. When her father?s health began to decline, Berger knew it was time to move her parents from their home in Southern California in with her. She was thrust into the position of navigating through complicated decisions that in some situations even meant life or death. There were many times that Berger said she wasn?t sure what to do next and had to rely on her best judgment about what her parents would want. ?The tables really do switch. You really do become the parent,? Berger said. Later, after her father died, Berger said she began to realize her mother needed even more care. She tried out assisted living and skilled nursing facilities, but said her mother was always depressed because she missed her husband of 66 years. For Berger, it was a board and care facility that finally proved to be everything she had hoped for. ?In my own head, I thought, ?board and care. I don?t want to put my mother in board and care,?? Berger said. ?I walked in and it was like, ?oh my god, my mother will be home.?? The facility her mother was in, Almond Gardens in Auburn, houses about eight people and had a family atmosphere she enjoyed. While the decisions Berger had to make only got harder after that, she said she finally had a community who understood what she was going through. Among those tough decisions was trying to understand her mother?s do not resituate order. She knew her mother didn?t ever want to be on a feeding tube, but what about antibiotics for infections like pneumonia? These are questions Berger said other people should consider discussing before their elderly loved one?s health is on the decline. When Berger?s mother passed away in March, it was peaceful. But after seven years of her life dedicated to caring for her parents, Berger said she is still adjusting to the idea that they aren?t here with her anymore. ?I am still my parent?s daughter, but I am still an orphan,? Berger said. Subhead: Claiming earned benefits a struggle Sharon Adrion, 66, of Auburn, is sharing the responsibility of caring for her mother with her siblings. Adrion said they knew their parents needed care when their mother couldn?t cook anymore and their father stopped eating. Like many other families, Adrion said they didn?t discuss how they?d care for their parents until the time came. She was living in New Jersey, but about a year ago decided moving to Auburn was an important step. Knowing her parents? financial situation was one component she?d recommend other people pay attention to. Having that piece of the puzzle allowed Adrion and her siblings to make the best decision about what type of facility they could afford. Even still, Adrion said she and her sister have spent countless hours on the phone with Veterans Affairs and the insurance company that her mother has a long-term care policy through. ?It is just a struggle to get even what you are due,? Adrion said. ?If my parents hadn?t had someone to advocate for them, they wouldn?t have gotten the benefits.? Adrion said the process being so difficult for a World War II veteran to get the benefits he was promised has made her more disenfranchised with the government. She visits her mother Verna almost every day at Almond Gardens. Her father has passed away and even though her siblings and her have help now, seeing her mother age can be difficult at times, she said. ?To see them become childlike in a lot of ways is really devastating to you. It?s very hard for me at times,? Adrion said. Subhead: Take time for self-care, hospice manager says Anne Lyons, manger for hospice and home health for Sutter Auburn Faith Hospital, said hospice is there to help families when a loved one has six months or less to live. It offers a range of support from pain control to emotional support for people to die with dignity. Lyons said today many children are caring for their parents, children and even grandchildren simultaneously, maybe while even coping with their own health problems. Lyons said families in these situations have to ask themselves difficult questions and be realistic. At times that means being able to accept that they don?t have the capacity to take care of their parents and need to find the right avenue for them. Other times, it may mean caring for them, but incorporating a healthy balance of self-care. ?They don?t put themselves first, which I understand,? Lyons said. ?Caregiver stress really can lead to caregiver breakdown.? There are also caregiver support groups people can find community in, she added. For some families, hiring help isn?t an option economically. Lyons said many lower-income families can only afford to have their relative live with them. ?That doesn?t mean it can?t be done well,? Lyons said. ?It?s really a spirit of cooperation among the people that care about the individual.? Adrion said she looks at caring for her mother as a gift. ?If you can look at it as the only gift you can give your parent, that is kind of what keeps it in perspective,? Adrion said. ?Our mom was such a wonderful person and she was just such a wonderful mother. It?s the only thing I can do for her at this point.? Reach Sara Seyydin at email@example.com, or follow her on Twitter @AJ_News.


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CAIRO Hundreds of Egyptians attacked a courtroom in Cairo on Monday, scuffled with security guards, and blocked a major highway for hours after the court ordered the release of 10 policemen charged with killing protesters during the country's uprising.
The unrest added to tensions already running high in Egypt over the ruling military council's failure to hold accountable security forces involved in killing protesters during the uprising that toppled former President Hosni Mubarak. Nearly five months later, only one policeman has been convicted in the deaths of more than 846 people killed in a government crackdown on protesters. He was tried in absentia.
In Monday's court proceedings, guards had to separate between the relatives of the victims and the families of the defendants even before the decision was read. In his initial statement, the judge seemed to suggest he would impose harsh sentences, saying that "the blood of those killed will not be spilled in vain," according to the Egyptian news agency MENA.
However, he then ordered the release of the defendants, setting off a riot. The victims' families scuffled with the guards and tried to rush toward the defendants who were whisked out of the courtroom. A number of famiy members of the slain protesters tried to storm the judge's office in the courthouse, but were blocked by soldiers guarding the building.
After the riots broke out, Egypt's Prosecutor-General Mahmoud Abdel-Meguid ordered the court's decision overturned in a clear attempt to defuse anger. However, a lawyer for the victims' families said that such a decision is "illegal" because the prosecutor general has no authority over the court.
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Relatives of slain protesters, who were involved in the unrest, cut traffic for at least six hours on the highway from Cairo to the city of Suez, leaving hundreds of cars lined up. The court case involved protesters killed in Suez.
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"People are boiling," activist Ahmed Abdel Gawad told AP from Suez.
The policemen were charged with killing 17 people and injuring more than 350 in the city of Suez during the 18-day uprising that ended on Feb. 11. The court released seven of them on bail and postponed their trials to Sept. 14. Three are tried in absentia.
Suez was a flashpoint of violence during the uprising, with many deadly confrontations between tens of thousands of protesters and security forces. Footage posted on YouTube showed policemen at the top of a police station in Suez main square opening fire on protesters during the uprising.
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So my mom made her first trip to Wabash this past weekend. She's actually never been able to make it for a football game, a homecoming, or a Parent's Day. It was kind of a big deal to show her around campus and introduce her to some of my professors. Walking around the mall, we casually bumped into Dr. Timmerman. He told her that he was really proud to work with me on our Boondocks study... he made me blush.
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The 27th volume of Fairy Tail will be bundled with the 2nd Anime DVD, as confirmed on Thursday on the official Japanese website. The volume will ship out on June 17. The DVD contains a 25-minute anime adaptation of the manga side story "Yousei Gakuen Yankee-kun to Yankee-chan".
In the story, Mashima makes a parody of another Weekly Shonen Magazine manga, Miki Yoshikawa's Yankee-kun to Megane-chan, by putting the Fairy Tail characters in a school comedy setting. The manga side story was published in the Sorceror booklet that was bundled with the limited edition of the 16th Fairy Tail manga volume.
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Too lazy to catch up reading on the manga – currently watching the anime series and so far each arc is quite long and draggy, but I am enjoying each episode! Doubt that I will bother to read the manga unless I am left with some major cliffhanger and I can't wait till the next week >_<.
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New South Wales officials have taken a firm stance against misbehaving players, today throwing the Blues preparation into chaos by dropping a further player from next Wednesday night?s first State of Origin match at Telstra Stadium.
Roosters star Anthony Minichiello was sacked from the Blues squad tonight following a marathon six hour meeting that involved ARL officials, Willie Mason, Mark O?Meley, Craig Gower, Craig Wing, Trent Waterhouse and of course Minchiello.
Minichiello defied an order not to take his mobile phone to a team bonding session on Tuesday night. That defiance indirectly led to the phone message sex scandal that resulted in Dragons star Mark Gasnier being sacked from the Origin squad.
Gasnier used Minichiello?s phone to make the 3:41am call to the woman, who he didn?t know.
In addition, five NSW players have been fined ? two of them for visiting what ARL official John Chalk described as an ?inappropriate place?. Chalk did not confirm nor deny the possibility of that place being a brothel.
Trent Waterhouse, Willie Mason, Craig Gower, Craig Wing and Mark O?Meley were all fined $3,000 each, with Mason earning himself an additional $3,000 in fines for his behaviour at a team appearance in Liverpool yesterday as well as for his behaviour on a public bus on Wednesday. Trent Waterhouse was fined an additional $2,000 for his behaviour on that public bus.
ARL officials, who held a press conference tonight four hours after it was initially scheduled, said players would not be allowed to leave the team hotel during the camp from now on unless given specific authorisation by team management.
But team management themselves could find themselves in hot water, with confirmation that all positions are ?under review.?
ARL officials were grilled by media representatives at the press conference over the nature of the fines and the failure to sack members of team management, which had been rumoured throughout the afternoon. The constant response from John Chalk was that team management was ?under review? and that the fines were the toughest possible that they could impose on players.
A replacement for Minichiello has not yet been named. Team management as well as coach Phil Gould will make that decision over the weekend.
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Hosted at Paradise Farms, Dinner in Paradise is a series of monthly charity driven dinners which showcase the best chefs in Miami who are all customers of Paradise Farms. On March 25, Chef Julie Frans will join Chef Michael Schwartz and Chef Sam Gorenstein to prepare a Dinner in Paradise featuring a delicious five-course meal made with local organic products and paired with fine wines. Proceeds from the dinner will benefit the Troy Community Academy. More information and tickets are available online at www.paradisefarms.net
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RE: Carrie Ann Thomas Duke
on the Genealogies section of Familysearch.org-under Napoleon Clay Duke. Not sure who set it up. By the way, what is the 'story' on Fite/Fate Franklin? His daughter, Betty Franklin Butler, lists his 1st name as John. Was he married to the same Tennessee Ramsey that married Henry Sircy, then James B Kemp? How many Tennessee Ramseys were there ?? The 1910 Census has his wife listed as Callie. So confusing.. ha ha.
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don't think so. what do I need to do ? do you want me to transfer to you?
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Thomas "Tommie" Sircy
Just some interesting info....I found his Find A Grave record -#134481330 and have requested it be linked to his mother. Below is his 2nd marriage record. He had a very interesting trek.
I'm hoping they will add all the info that I found on him to his bio section.
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Event Date 11 Jan 1922
Father's Name Rose Sircy
Mother's Name Vaddie Willeson
Spouse's Father's Name Riley Wallace
Spouse's Mother's Name Wallace
Take care,
Barbara Butler Fuller
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B Fuller
Ila Hardcastle Melton #162245818
do you know if her 1st husband was Acy Givens #44236774? His dob would be correct based on the 1910 census.
Ila Hardcastle married Archie Givens in Jan 1910.
Ila Givens then married Robert Holladay in 1913.
Ila Holladay then married Joseph E Melton in 1957.
I can't find where Archie Givens died between 1910 and 1913.
1910 Smith Co Census
Sam Givans Head M y Tennessee
Archi Givans Son M 18 Tennessee
Ila Givans Daughter-in-law F 18 Tennessee
Albert Givans Son M 16 Tennessee
take care,
Barbara Fuller
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Lucy Elsie Brooks Wilmore
As always, thank you for helping us document Kevin's TN side of the family :)
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on May 14, 2016 4:02 PM
Patti Knight Sedillo
Knight edits
Hi Fay, I sent you a couple of edits (family links) that I recently found on the Knights. Thank you, again, for all you do for Find A Grave - and all of us!
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on Apr 28, 2016 9:14 PM
Mrs Fenton
RE: Bula and Lee Canter
You are welcome. Would you like me to transfer Bula to you?
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on Apr 26, 2016 4:45 PM
tombstone photo's
Thank you Fay for taking your personal time in photographing the Etheridge Cemetery!
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Sheilah M. Murphy Andrews
Find A Grave Memorial# 17153811
Question regarding Narcissa Grace Sircy's marriage to Alexander Thompson on 30 Jun 1881. Alexander Thompson's death certificate in 1936 stated he was widowed, yet Narcissa Grace Sircy, Thompson died 10 years after her husband. Therefore, it should have listed him as married. I'm wondering if this husband/wife connection is accurate. Alexander's death certificate stated his wife's name was Nancy Grace Thompson. Narcissa Grace Sircy had a sister named Nancy Caroline Sircy, therefore, I doubt Narcissa also went by Nancy. There are other records for an Alexander Thomason married to a Nancy Sircy. Do you think these Find A Grave family links are correct? Something appears to be amiss. On Narcissa's memorial it mentions that there are various years of birth for her (i.e. headstone 1865, yet the 1860 census shows 2 years old and 1870 census shows her 12 years old.) Thanks, Sheilah
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Adam Richmond
Sadler Grave
Dear Fay,
Thank you so much for taking the time to photograph the of Homer Sadler. I really appreciate it!
Mr. Sadler was the first husband of my paternal grandfather's second wife, Abby Richmond. (If you are confused, so am I!).
I only discovered that Abby had been married to Mr. Sadler during my genealogical research, about six months ago. There are many family mysteries that I sought to unravel, and my Grandfather's second wife is one of them!
Please have a lovely evening, and happy Easter to you, if you are celebrating this holiday.
Adam Richmond
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David Milch To Adapt William Faulkner For HBO
By David Wharton 4 years ago comments
David Milch and HBO: theyre two great tastes that taste great together. It began with Milchs epic Deadwood, and looks set to continue with the gambling drama Luck, which premieres this January. (Well just do our level best to forget all about John from Cincinnati ) Now Milch and HBO have renewed their vows by signing a new multi-year deal. Perhaps the most interesting part of the deal will call for Milch to produce series, miniseries, and movies based on the works of William Faulkner.
According to the Los Angeles Times, the deal with Faulkners literary estate encompasses the whole kitnkaboodle: 19 novels and 125 short stories, including works like The Sound and the Fury and Light in August. Under the agreement, HBO gets the first chance to produce and distribute the projects based on Faulkners catalogue.
Milch released a statement about the deal:
Im delighted to expand my longstanding relationship with HBO to encompass the adaptation of some of the most important literary works by any American writer into television films and series. As we embark on this ambitious project, our first commitment is to serve the material, and we look forward to identifying and collaborating with the best screenwriters and filmmakers to help each of the pieces find its ideal form onscreen.
In an extended interview with the LAT, Milch said that he found Faulkners books enormously cinematic, despite the authors work being notoriously hard to get right on screen. He also explained that he was attracted to Faulkners writing because Faulkner speaks to us on the questions of race, the challenges of modernity and modern mans dilemma in all of its aspects. With so much material to choose from, its no surprise that Milch says they havent made any decisions about what will be the first project in the docket.
This is the sort of stuff that inevitable Emmy nominations are made of. With HBOs excellent reputation for high-quality adaptations and Milchs proven knack for telling period stories in fascinating and relatable ways, the partnership of HBO, Milch, and Faulkner should produce some amazing stuff.
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There are a number of words I find unpleasant. There are the standards, the words most everyone hates–moist, panties–but there are others; 'pussy,' 'suckle,' and 'juicy' being the worst offenders. Phone sex meant hearing all of those words (except 'moist') on a regular basis. It's hard to say what the worst part of the job was, but the words were certainly the most grating.
I had a caller, Jim, who loved the word 'suckle.' He was, in some ways, the best kind of caller. He directed the whole thing, I hardly had to speak at all, I could sit back, watch a movie (the sound turned down to a murmur) and give an occasional moan while Jim went on and on. In other ways, in suckling ways, Jim was the worst kind of caller. He would go into great detail about how he wanted to suckle everything. He wanted to suckle my lips, down my neck, my nipples, my clit. He would repeat the word over and over again, suckle, suckle, suckle. It's a wet word, 'suckle', a sloppy word.
How could anyone find such a word sexy? It's the auditory equivalent of being attacked with a bucket of pond scum, but Jim loved it. Perhaps he thought it sounded romantic, chivalrous. While he may have just been a control freak, there was something about the way Jim said everything in this contrived Barry White voice that made me think he actually thought I was gleaning some pleasure from the encounter. Maybe by using the word 'suckle' Jim thought he would make me feel as if I had been transported into some awful bodice ripper. It did not work. I would sit on my couch in disgust, hoping he would finish soon, cringing slightly at every 'suckle'.
My one consolation was that Jim called my Russian line. The persona I called Sonia was very popular, I have mentioned before that she was beautiful, but it cannot be overstated. She looked like some exquisitely tattooed pre-Raphaelite painting. It might have just been the soft focus of the camera, but she glowed. She was my favorite. There was something wonderful about pretending, if just for a moment, to be this absurdly beautiful person. In addition to this, I could have fun with my screams of make-believe ecstasy. My friend Jenni had recently started learning Russian and had obligingly provided me with a series of entirely nonsexual phrases to scream out in the throes of my orgasmic performances.
I had to be careful. If I detected the slightest hint of an Eastern European accent, I would keep it at moans and go no further. But everyone else was treated to moaned exclamations about how there was a map on the wall, how I respected their point of view but was forced to disagree with them, how the jug was sitting on the table, etc. Jim assaulted me with his suckling; I mocked him with my ordinary events described in Russian.


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Research In Motion has released a new system to allow its biggest customers to use its new line of BlackBerry 10 smartphones on their own networks, paving the way for the Jan. 30 launch of the make-or-break devices.
RIM said on Wednesday that the new device management system - BlackBerry Enterprise Service 10 (BES 10)- is now available to government agencies and corporate clients. The system lets clients support both corporate-and employee-owned devices and provides a single platform to manage BlackBerry, Android and Apple's iOS-based devices.
The Blackberry smartphones, powered by an all-new operating system, are pivotal to the future of RIM, which has ceded market share to Apple Inc's iPhone and devices powered by Google Inc's market-leading Android operating system.
RIM is now betting that its re-engineered new line of touch-screen and keyboard devices will help it win back consumers and market share.
The fate of the new smartphones could well be determined by the reception from RIM's major clients, many of whom have, so far, only stuck by RIM because of the strong security features that BlackBerry devices offer.
The new mobile device management system builds on RIM's core strength of security, but it offers a range of innovations that allow it to cater to the latest needs of IT departments, said Peter Devenyi, RIM's senior head of enterprise software.
"We definitely anticipate that (enterprise) customers will be making the switch to BB10 rapidly," said Devenyi, describing the feedback from government agencies and the business community as remarkably positive.
Both BES 10 and the new Blackberry 10 devices have already secured Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) 140-2 certification, a coveted US government security clearance that will allow government agencies to deploy the new devices as soon as they are launched.
Waterloo, Ontario-based RIM said BES 10 also supports RIM's BlackBerry Balance technology, which allows IT departments and users to separate work applications and data on BlackBerry devices from personal content.
"BlackBerry Balance is a truly differentiated feature that's built into the core of BlackBerry 10," said Devenyi. "This opens up the world of personally owned devices in a way that make IT departments and corporations comfortable, because they can truly manage the corporate side of the device, while not inhibiting the use of the device by the individual who actually owns it."
This means private pictures, music and emails are safe, even if a company decides to wipe corporate content from a device.
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There are many camping places along the south coast near Denmark, Walpole and Albany, Western Australia. Here you will find a list to help you plan your visit to the Rainbow Coast. We have provided as much information as we have found and we recommend contacting the people responsible for the campgrounds for current availability, rules and rates.
Parry Beach WA - 21 kms west of Denmark.
New pricing as of 1st Nov 2015:
It is $15 per site for up to 2 adults. $7.50 per extra adults, $3.00 per school age child, below school age free. $90 per week for 2 adults, no eft facilities only cash, no bookings.
This large campsite with separate bays is simply wonderful. Only a short distance from the beach and under the shade of peppermint trees make this a tranquil location. The road through the campsite is excellent. There are no shops, the nearest town is Denmark 21km away. You cannot make a booking, you just turn up there, it is busy during main holidays.
28 km west of Albany via Lower Denmark, Perkins Beach and Torbay Inlet roads. (4WD recommended)
Free camping
This is a very small camping area in a peaceful location. Torbay Inlet is surrounded by coastal scrub.
Torbay Inlet
30 km west of Albany via Lower Denmark Rd then Cosy Corner Rd
Fees apply $7.00 per night
Shelley Beach bush is a small natural coastal campsite with limited space for trailers. This area is spectacularly beautiful with a white pristine sandy beach and walking trails all around. The Shelley Beach lookout is a popular launch pad for hang-gliding and para-gliding.
30 km west of Albany off Cosy Corner Rd via Lower Denmark Rd. Free camping
This secluded camping area next to the beach has 10 sites set around the trees. There are picnic benchs and there is a shady grassy area. This is a popular campsite during main holidays.
Cosy Corner Beach (East)
Manypeaks. Free camping
This campsite has two camping areas, the grassed area and it is also possible to camp on the beach past the rocks that divide the beach and cove area. Durning the professional salmon fishing season from Mid Feb to the end of April campers are not encouraged.
49 km east of Albany at Manypeaks, reached via the South Coast Hwy, Homestead Rd and Norman's Beach Rd. Free camping
This foreshore camp ground provides a secluded beach setting surrounded by coastal scrub.
This secluded camping area is 52 km north-east of Albany on Two People Bay. Fish and swim on a beautiful section of coastline or simply relax and take in the magnificent views. On East Bay Rd, the site is off Bettys Beach Rd via Homestead Rd off the South Coast Hwy. The basic facilities suit self-sufficient campers.
Off Cheyne Beach Rd, 60 km east of Albany, Waychinicup Inlet has 9 tent sites, some walk-in only. The facilities are basic (you need to bring drinking water and a gas/fuel stove) but the coastal location is picturesque.
Situated in the Walpole-Nornalup National Park a little more than ten kilometres west of Walpole at the turning for Mandalay Beach. 500m off the highway
Fees apply $10.00 per night
Marked camp sites.
There are two other campgrounds in this area which are accessible only by 4WD: Banksia Beach (4 kms of 4WD only), Long Point (9 kms of 4WD only)
Situated in National Park on the Deep River, 20km west of Walpole on South Western Highway. On Centre Rd, 5 km east of the South Western Hwy, this small camping area is on the western side of Deep River. Take the signposted turn-off 20 km north-west of Walpole. Surrounded by dense forest, the basic camping facilities include a shelter hut, along with limited tent sites. A 3-night maximum stay applies.
Situated 36 km north-west of Walpole on Beardmore Road, turn off South Western Highway.
Located on Beardmore Road (36kms NW of Walpole), Fernhook Falls are part of the Deep River with spectacular falls in winter. This area is also a popular swimming and picnic spot in summer. Below the falls, at the river edge, are board walks and a stairway into the river affords a safe canoe launch during the white water season of July to October. Camping facilities are also available. Two shelters, camping sites, water and barbecue facilities are provided for a fee.
Explore the falls area or take a canoe trip on the pristine Deep River. The camping area is 6 km east of the South Western Hwy, with signposted access along Beardmore Rd, 35 km north-west of Walpole. Shelter huts are available.
Fernhook Falls is a small, secluded camping area in the forest. With limited sites for off-road camper trailers, you can stay here to explore the falls area or take a canoe trip on the pristine Deep River. The camping area is 6 km east of the South Western Hwy, with signposted access along Beardmore Rd, 35 km north-west of Walpole. Shelter huts are available and you need to bring your own drinking water.


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East St. Louis Tow Truck Operator Sentenced for Theft of Government Property, Making False Statements to the FBI, and Making False Declarations Before a Federal Grand Jury
|U.S. Attorney's Office February 22, 2013
Eddie Johnson, Jr., 47, of Cahokia, Illinois, was sentenced to 15 months in prison the United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, Stephen R. Wigginton, announced today. In addition to the prison sentence, Johnson was ordered to serve three years' supervised release and was ordered to repay to the FBI $6,194.66 in investigative costs.
Johnson was charged in a three-count indictment that charged theft or conversion of government property; making a false statement to a federal law enforcement officer; and making a false declaration before a federal grand jury.
The prosecution is the result of an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation who was investigating allegations of potential corruption in the City of East St. Louis. The FBI conducted an integrity test wherein federal agents placed diamond earrings, a purse, a debit card, and other valuables in a Mercedes that which appeared to be an abandoned stolen vehicle. Audio and video surveillance was in place around the vehicle. On February 12, 2011, Johnson responded to the location following a call from the East St. Louis Police Department to a towing company. Johnson stole diamond earrings and other valuables from the vehicle that was set up as a stolen vehicle crime scene. Johnson subsequently made false statements to the FBI and to a federal grand jury in the investigation of the theft.
The investigation was conducted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The case was prosecuted by Assistant United States Attorney Norman Smith.


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A Quentin Taratino movie is an event. The director, now middle-aged and more than 20 years into his filmmaking career, is thinking about his legacy these days. He's talked lately about hanging it up after ten films, hoping to get out before he loses touch and starts making "old, limp, flaccid-dick movies." The manic, chatty writer/director believes that one terrible film would cost him three good ones, as far as his rating is concerned.
His latest (eighth, for those counting) film, "Django Unchained," will do no harm to that rating. It's funny as hell and full of glorious waves of ultra-violence, yet a little unwieldy. The misgivings I have about the final product never come close to sinking this ship. It probably won't be the awards horse that "Inglourious Basterds" was, but who cares when you're having this good a time at the cinema. This is the most flat-out entertaining film of 2012.
While it shares many elements with 'Basterds' – the period setting, anachronistic songs, approaching an historical taboo in a big genre adventure, a wide cast of characters and a literally explosive finale – 'Django' is more akin to the "Kill Bill" films, especially 'Vol. 2'. 'Basterds' was a masterwork, something Tarantino was wrestling with for more than a decade, as any reader of Peter Biskind's excellent "Down and Dirty Pictures" knows. After the box office failure and, in some circles, critical pummeling heaped on "Death Proof," he had something to prove. He was hungry again, and the result was one of his best pictures to date, if not his best.
"Django Unchained" sees Tarantino taking his love of spaghetti westerns and putting it through his post-modern, meat grinder revisionist sensibility. What comes out – he's calling it "a Southern" – is a blast to behold. For better or worse, this is what a follow up to a huge success looks like from Tarantino. It's impressive how so many elements from Leone and Corbucci films fit so nicely into this pre-Civil War slavery epic. Though he's dabbled in the genre before, especially in "Kill Bill: Vol. 2," you can feel the excitement and pure nerd joy in every shot of 'Django'. Some will call it self-indulgent masturbation, others will defend its epic epicness with nary a scruple. Neither is wrong. I for one am ecstatic mainstream American cinema is getting the shot in the arm it so badly needed this year, and right at the finish.
'Django' has issues. At times it's blatantly obvious where significant trims could have been made to the bloated running time. I applaud the unconventional narrative, and all the fun, good stuff we get in it, but did we really need the multiple endings? Especially when there's not much tension or surprise as to where things are going, unlike the batshit insane climax to 'Basterds'. This is perhaps due to the loss of editor Sally Menke, one of Tarantino's most important collaborators, who tragically died in 2010. In her place is Fred Raskin, who worked as assistant editor on both "Kill Bill" films and several Paul Thomas Anderson projects. As strong a force as Tarantino must be on set, it always seemed that Menke, like Thelma Schoonmaker to Martin Scorsese, was his perfect foil, keeping his indulgence mostly at bay.
The biggest surprise is the absence of a strong female character, which has been a strength of all Tarantino films save for "Reservoir Dogs." Kerry Washington does fine work as Broomhilda, and thankfully her most difficult scenes are done as tastefully as possible while still remaining true to the setting and time, but her role amounts to little else than a damsel in distress. She's Django's princess, needing to be saved by her man. Yes, she attempts to escape her fate, but never pulls it off.
The four main leads, and many of the supporting players, do great work though. Christoph Waltz is wonderful, once again having a blast bringing Tarantino's verbose script to life as the smartest character in the film. What a treat it is to see him play a good guy here. He's just barely bested by Leonardo DiCaprio, who finds a perfect role in Calvin Candie, the bratty heir to a plantation (awesomely named Candie Land) who owns Broomhilda and thus is the object of Django's vengeance. If this film wins an Oscar, it will be for DiCaprio's performance. Samuel L. Jackson is also quite good, and very funny, in his role as Calvin's long time servant.
As the film's hero Django, Jamie Foxx is more subtle than one would think is necessary. His arc from uneducated slave in a chain gang to the fastest gun in the south is full of nuances, and he's a badass in the many gunplay scenes. There are clear parallels to Django's character and Tarantino's career in the film industry. The story goes that Monte Hellman and Terry Gilliam were big supporters (they would be Dr. King Schultz in this scenario) of his "Reservoir Dogs" script at the Sundance Institute. And Tarantino took their guidance and learned quickly how to become a great filmmaker, much like Django's rise.
"Django Unchained" is most successful as a kick ass western adventure tale (it's actually much less a revenge story than was originally touted) that lays waste to other, statelier slave movies. "Roots" this is not, but we didn't expected that from Tarantino. It's one of the funniest films in his oeuvre. This writer laughed hysterically as Don Johnson's gang of fools fumbled around and complained about their Klan hoods, to name but one memorable funny sequence.
Will Tarantino finish after making his tenth film, as he's been saying? We hope not. Cinema is better off with him making movies, though we could do with him staying far away from acting (why he tried an Australian accent here is beyond us). As it stands right now, in this writer's opinion, "Death Proof" still remains his worst movie, but none of his flicks are flaccid. He's still one of the most exciting American filmmakers working today. [B+] - Erik McClanahan


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So this may be a fairly silly question but it's one that has been noodeling around in the back of my head since I started riding again (about 1 year, 900+ miles ago).
Why do men Cyclists shave their legs?
At what point in someoned life does he decide that he will sacrifice the time and effort needed to shave for whatever benifits there are?
Just wondering.


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