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The Donahues Episode 59
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Script by: NEONETWORK
"There in the starless dark, the poise, the hover, there with vast wings across the cancelled skies, there in the sudden blackness the black pall of nothing, nothing, nothing -- nothing at all"
- Archibald MacLeish
(We start with Ryan in bed, lying awake. He rolls over to look at his alarm clock and it says "11:59 PM DEC 20 2012". It cuts back to Ryan, who blinks. Then cut back to the alarm clock which shows the time has changed to "12:00 AM DEC 21 2012". "It's the End of the World as we know it" by REM begins playing as it cuts to Ethan and Kimberly in bed together, holding each other tight. Cut to Sarah outside Ryan's room. She knocks on it and Ryan comes out, hugs her and then brings her inside and shuts the door. Cut to Jacob at the side of the house smoking weed out of his pipe. Cut to Madeline and Oliver on Madeline's apartment balcony. They are holding wine glasses and they clink them together to observe the doomsday prophecy. They laugh and drink. Cut to a close-up of Ethan cocking a shotgun in his pantry. Zoom out to reveal he's in the pantry and there are many guns behind him, including assault weapons and handguns. Kimberly walks in)
KIMBERLY: Jesus, what is this?
ETHAN: It's my emergency bunker!
KIMBERLY: This is our pantry!
ETHAN: If it protects us from a tornado it can protects us from the apocalypse.
KIMBERLY: We both know today is not Doomsday.
ETHAN: If the Mayans don't kill us, a crazed madman with a shotgun will.
KIMBERLY: You're holding a shotgun.
ETHAN: Yeah, well I have to stock up on guns so I can protect myself from all the crazed people with guns!
KIMBERLY: So, your solution to the gun problem in this country is more guns?
ETHAN: Yeah! Instead of disarming the insane, we should arm the sane and let them battle it out.
KIMBERLY: Yeah, if only those kids in Connecticut had guns.
ETHAN: I'm not saying that, I'm just saying there should be machine guns and sniper positions around all public schools ready to shoot any mad man, or mad woman, I'm not being biased-
KIMBERLY: I was fine with just mad man.
ETHAN: So they can shoot any mad person on the spot! That way we have fewer tragedies.
KIMBERLY: Right, or we could ban high capacity clips and assault weapons.
ETHAN: If that happens, how am I supposed to massacre deer or shoot up cardboard cut-outs of Adam Lanza, Jacob Tyler Roberts, Wade Michael Page, Jim Holmes, Jared Loughner, Nidal Hassan, Jiverly Voong-
KIMBERLY: Oh my God, that's so many shooters! Does that not indicate that we might need gun control, mental health and security reforms?
ETHAN: Then I wouldn't be able to buy more assault weapons to keep on my wall in the attic, so I could look at them in wonder!
KIMBERLY: So you're going to oppose common sense gun regulation that might prevent a tragedy like the Sandy Hook shooting because you want to protect a hobby?
ETHAN: Well when you put it like that it makes me sound selfish!
KIMBERLY: That's because I put it in English.
ETHAN: Ugh, just, never mind, okay? The apocalypse isn't happening today, trust me.
KIMBERLY: I wasn't concerned about that.
ETHAN: Good, because we're going to New York City today.
KIMBERLY: Oh…really?
ETHAN: Yes, we have to meet with lawyers today, I told you over Snap Chat.
KIMBERLY: You shouldn't communicate with me using messages that disappear after a few seconds and are used primarily to send pictures of genitalia.
ETHAN: I tattooed the message on my dick.
KIMBERLY: Ethan, I have a business meeting today.
ETHAN: Business meeting? I thought I said you need to keep your business on hold until the judge sentences me to life in freedom!
KIMBERLY: I know, but it's just a small time meeting with a potential client.
ETHAN: Kim, you need to know what to say when you testify on my behalf, we're training you.
KIMBERLY: Well, can't I just dress in a sweat suit and run up and down stairs to train for my testimony, why do we have to go all the way to New York?
ETHAN: This isn't Rocky, this is Law and Order! Alright, hard justice!
KIMBERLY: Aren't we trying to avoid justice? (Ethan mimics the Law and Order theme song with his mouth for a little while) …Right, that doesn't really answer my question.
ETHAN: Just tell Rob and your potential client to enjoy their holiday and you'll be able to deal with them in mid-January after my trial.
KIMBERLY: Fine…so we're going today?
ETHAN: Yeah.
KIMBERLY: What about the kids?
ETHAN: What about them? It's their last day of school before Christmas break and Ryan is taking exams and I think Jacob just has one class today. We'll say goodbye to them before we leave.
KIMBERLY: Okay…what if the Mayans are right though?
ETHAN: Kimberly, come on.
KIMBERLY: Well, the world is going a little crazy, isn't it? Mass shootings, North Korean rocket launches, Speaker Boehner is actually considering tax hikes, there's a black Republican Senator from the South now, we sent troops to Turkey for some reason, you can't go to a shopping mall, a place of worship, an elementary school or a fucking Build-a-Bear workshop without worrying about being shot, I mean, Newtown is just four and a half hours from here-
ETHAN: Kimmy, just calm down. Everything's fine. We'll hug the kids tight and we'll drive the five hours to New York City and we'll have a lovely dinner in the areas that haven't been destroyed by Hurricane Sandy.
KIMBERLY: Why would you bring that up while you're trying to comfort me?
ETHAN: Sorry.
(Cut to Ryan in front of the metal detector)
OFFICER PETERSON: Go through, please. (Ryan walks through the detector and it goes off) Remove the contents of your pockets. (Ryan takes out several razors in a baggie, plus a pocket knife and he takes off his studded belt) Why do you have these?
RYAN: Shaving…purposes. But the razors are for cutting myself.
OFFICER PETERSON: So you shave with the knife?
RYAN: Correct.
OFFICER PETERSON: Go back through.
RYAN: Will do.
(Ryan goes back through and it goes off again, he goes through it again and it goes off again)
OFFICER PETERSON: Anything else metal?
RYAN: Oh yeah. (He takes off his shoes to reveal the soles are studded. He hands them to the officer) Forgot about my studded shoes. (He goes back through and it clears him and then he walks through again) So…are you going to give me my stuff back?
OFFICER PETERSON: Absolutely not, this is the property of the school until you leave.
RYAN: What?! Come on, cut me some slack!
OFFICER PETERSON: Hey! I didn't get assigned to this High School gig for disciplinary reasons to not enforce the rules!
RYAN: What did you do?
OFFICER PETERSON: I may have beaten up a black man for loitering, NEXT!
(Ryan walks over to a big group of students gathered around a list on the wall. Sarah is one of them. Ryan walks over to Sarah)
RYAN: Don't you think this new security apparatus is a little much?
SARAH: I don't care about the security asparagus right now, okay? I'm trying to see what piece of paper everyone is staring at. Why aren't you wearing shoes?
RYAN: Oh, that's a flier promoting a private show of my band, Depraved Hallway Fern. You can call us DHF if you want, which is appropriate anyway because DHF is also a new street drug that is sold at our shows.
SARAH: That sounds cool. I haven't heard you guys play yet.
RYAN: Yeah, we're playing Saturday night, if we're all still alive that is, at a restaurant owned by Mallart Bond's emo half-brother.
SARAH: Holy shit, isn't Mallart's half-brother in Devil's Niece?
RYAN: No, Mallart kicked him out because he kept trying to sell the band out to Burger King.
SARAH: Oh. Well, that's still impressive.
RYAN: Yeah. You know, the band's having practice after school today; you want to come watch us play?
SARAH: Sure, definitely.
RYAN: Awesome! I'll see you after, Sar-bear.
SARAH: 'Kay.
(Ryan and Sarah kiss and then walk their separate ways. Cut to Ryan in Mr. Pannell's class, talking to Blake and Zach)
BLAKE: I'm going to get so drunk tonight to celebrate this phony Doomsday shit. I'm hosting a tongue-in-cheek Doomsday party.
ZACH: Yeah, I'm going to be there and we're going to get so shitfaced and drive around so much that it might actually be the end of the world for us!
(Mr. Pannell comes in and goes to the head of the class)
MR. PANNELL: Good morning, class.
SOME CHICK: Is this a new desk?
MR. PANNELL: There is no such thing as a new desk.
RYAN: Yes there is.
MR. PANNELL: No, there is not.
RYAN: Yes there is, like, you think you're saying something profound here, but you're not.
MR. PANNELL: Ladies and gentleman. Today is a very unimportant day in the lives of all of you. As I've told you before, tests like this don't matter. You should try hard at them, but even if you got a zero, you won't remember it a couple years from now-what are you doing?
(Pan to some chick with an unlit cigarette in her mouth)
CHICK: I'm stressed! Okay, this test is stressing me out!
MR. PANNELL: Bridget, this is not worth getting stressed over, it's not going to help you on the test, it will probably have a deleterious effect if anything-Ryan, what the hell?!
(Cut to Ryan at his desk cutting himself with a razor)
RYAN: I'm stressed too, okay?!
MR. PANNELL: How did you even get that past security?!
RYAN: It's about hiding it under your tongue!
MR. PANNELL: Give me that! (Mr. Pannell takes the razor away from Ryan and throws it away) Everybody, you'll be fine, it's not the end of the world.
ZACH: Yes it is!
MR. PANNELL: Shut up, let's just start the exam. (Mr. Pannell takes out a piece of paper and reads from it) "You are about to take your final exam for English III. Remember to place your back packs along with CD players, Game Boys and car phones." How old are these instructions?
(Cut to Jacob walking out of school after his final exam. He sees Barbara sitting against the wall of the school, crying. Jacob walks over)
JACOB: Barbara, are you okay?
BARBARA: (Crying) Yeah, I'm…fine.
JACOB: You're clearly not fine, what's wrong?
BARBARA: I don't know…I asked Scott if he wanted to get back together but he said that he has "better prospects". So what, I'm not a good prospect? He'd rather bang some whore like Valerie!
JACOB: Well, Scott isn't the best guy, alright? Don't worry about what he thinks of you.
BARBARA: We dated for nine years!
JACOB: Wha-how old are you?
BARBARA: We started dating when we were both nine, we bonded in third grade about how Three Doors Down was overrated, you know, it was the early aughts, anyway we dated up until mid-October, but we remained friends! I thought at this point we'd be able to get back together, but he thought otherwise.
JACOB: You'll be fine, okay? How about you come with me and we'll talk about it at my house.
BARBARA: (Sniff) Really?
JACOB: Yeah, definitely. We seemed to have fun at the Thanksgiving party, right?
BARBARA: Yeah, until everyone started crying and your dad was arrested in the middle of the dinner.
JACOB: Nothing but a faux pas, just take my hand.
BARBARA: (Sniff) Okay.
(Barbara takes Jacob's hand and Jacob pulls her onto her feet and they walk away. Cut to Jacob and Barbara walking through the front door of the Donahue household. Jacob closes the door behind him. Ethan and Kimberly walk over)
ETHAN: Hi Jacob. Oh, hi Barbara.
KIMBERLY: Hi, Barbara.
BARBARA: Hi.
KIMBERLY: To what do I owe the pleasure?
ETHAN: Which is of course a polite way of saying what the hell are you doing here?
JACOB: Barbara's very distraught over something, she required my ablation.
KIMBERLY: She required your removal of organs?
JACOB: I meant to say my abettal.
KIMBERLY: Oh. Well, when is Ryan getting back?
JACOB: He'll be here at like, 11:45.
ETHAN: Okay, good. Meanwhile Kimberly, you can go explain to Rob and your client the sitch.
KIMBERLY: (Sigh) Fine.
(Kimberly walks into the computer room and Jacob and Barbara walk upstairs. Cut to Kimberly and Rob in the computer room, sitting across from each other)
ROB: So, the meeting's still on for today at three?
KIMBERLY: Um…
ROB: I told Mr. Stolze to cancel his wedding anniversary dinner plans for this meeting, so we better really make it worth his while.
KIMBERLY: Wow, you shouldn't have done that.
ROB: Why? Our prices will make his head go boom!
KIMBERLY: Rob, we have to suspend the operations of the business, at least until mid-January.
ROB: WHAT? Why?
KIMBERLY: I'm going to have to travel to New York City a lot to meet with lawyers and plan our strategy for Ethan's trial, I won't have very much time to conduct business right now, I'm sorry.
ROB: But Kimberly, racquetball season is now! It's good indoor sport for people to play in the winter! There are kids who want racquetball equipment for Christmas and schools who want to load up on racquetball equipment for the second semester! It's prime juicin' time Kimmy, think of the children!
KIMBERLY: I know it's not an opportune time to put the business on hold, but-wait, what does "juicin' time" mean?
ROB: We gotta milk this goat dry, Kimmy.
KIMBERLY: Wow, don't use that imagery. Listen, I'm sorry, I have to.
ROB: You don't HAVE to do anything! Ethan wants you to hold off on the business so you can help save his ass.
KIMBERLY: I need Ethan here; I can't raise four kids and pay for Madeline's expenses on my own.
ROB: Are you counting me as a kid?
KIMBERLY: Well I did step on one of your toys last night.
ROB: That was a Tatooine Race Track set, okay?
KIMBERLY: So it was a toy then, especially since it was a toy from the episode rather than the episodes a 34-year old should like.
ROB: Episodes four, five and six were hard to follow, I don't know, why weren't they in order?
KIMBERLY: I have to go Rob, but don't worry, we'll start back up after Ethan's acquitted.
ROB: And if Ethan goes to prison?
KIMBERLY: Then we'll sell your body.
(Rob laughs. Cut to Ryan taking his test. He seems bewildered by a question. Cut to a close-up of the question. It reads as the following)
27. What was the book Huck Finn found in the dirt called?
A. Thomas Paine's "Common Sense"
D. All of the above
E. None of the below
F. C'mon, your uncle said this on your 12th Birthday
G. Mila Kunis
H. Are you okay? You look pale.
RYAN: …Fuck…
(Cut to Ryan walking out of the school. He sees Sarah waiting for him)
SARAH: Ryan!
RYAN: Sarah! (They hug and then unembrace) So, are you ready to see some serious carnage?
SARAH: No, but I'm ready to see my boyfriend's band play.
RYAN: I'm thinking about naming our first album "carnage", except spelled with a K.
SARAH: Every metal band does that.
RYAN: Fine, I'll spell it with a D.
SARAH: Yeah, that's better.
(Sarah and Ryan start walking towards the parking lot. Cut to Ryan walking into Scott's garage to see Scott sitting behind the drums and Delaware passed out on the floor)
SARAH: Well, this seems to contain all the essential requirements of a modern metal band. By this rate you'll all be dead in nine years.
RYAN: Is he okay?
SCOTT: Yeah, he just got too drunk during the exams.
RYAN: Have you been practicing?
SCOTT: No, I've just been sitting behind this drum set waiting for Delaware to wake up and for you to show up. Hi Sarah.
RYAN: You've just been sitting behind the drum set?
SCOTT: Yeah, sorry if I violated the "you can't sit behind a drum set for two hours act" of 1998!
RYAN: Why are you getting defensive-?
SCOTT: Passed by the 105th Congress at the fruition of House Majority leader Dick Armey!
RYAN: What are you-
SCOTT: Good thing it didn't get held up in committee, asshole!
RYAN: Can we just wake up Delaware so we can play a song for my girlfriend?
SCOTT: Fine. HEY DELAWARE! WAKE THE FUCK UP!
RYAN: This garage floor is really dirty, should we wash him or something?
SCOTT: You want to wash him?
(Michelle walks in)
MICHELLE: I'll wash him!
SCOTT: Hi, Michelle.
RYAN: Oh, hi Michelle, what are you doing here?
MICHELLE: I came to see my boyfriend play.
RYAN: Oh, you and Delaware are still dating?
MICHELLE; Yeah, we had a frank discussion a week and a half ago and he concluded that I was overreacted and I shouldn't have gained weight to test the mettle of our relationship.
RYAN: He concluded you overreacted?
MICHELLE: We concluded it.
RYAN: I see. Well I'm glad you got the weight off.
MICHELLE: It took vigorous exercise and Delaware was nice enough to do the bulimia part for me!
SARAH: Ugh.
(Delaware gets up)
DELAWARE: What is happen?
RYAN: We're playing a song for Sarah and I guess your girlfriend's here too.
(Delaware gets up)
DELAWARE: Oh, okay. Hi Michelle. Ready to see some art?
MICHELLE: For sure.
DELAWARE: Alright! Let's go Ryan.
RYAN: Okay, let's do it! (Ryan goes up to the microphone and Delaware gets on his guitar while Scott picks up his drum sticks. They start playing their metal song) There in the jail cell a man lies, looking at the bottom of his inmate's bunk and his inmate's bunk bleeds through. Corrosive. Caustic. There's a knife lodged in his throat, a knife that his inmate once did tote BEFORE HE STABBED HIM IN THE FUCKING THROAT ONCE, NOT TWICE AND HE KILLED HIM! THE GUARDS ARE COMING TO THE CELL AND THE SCENE LOOKS LIKE MASSIVE HELL BECAUSE HE, KILLED HIM! THE SIMPLEST HE COULD'VE DONE IT WITHOUT SMUGGLING IN A GUN, IT SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA AT THE TIME BUT HAD NO REASON OR RHYME AND NOW HE'S DOING TWENTY-FIVE TO LIFE BECAUSE HE, KILLED HIM! OHHHHHHHHHHH! (The song finishes) That one's not quite finished, but what did you think?
SARAH: Uh, it was good.
RYAN: What was with the hesitation? And the apathy? And the repressed critique?
SARAH: I said it was good.
RYAN: Good? It's more than good.
SARAH: Fine, it's more than good!
RYAN: Well this sucks. My own girlfriend doesn't even like my music!
SARAH: Ryan, I didn't say that, it's just…it seemed like it had no message. Plus the drumming wasn't great.
SCOTT: Would taking my shirt off help?
RYAN: What the hell Sarah, I thought you liked Christmas songs!
SARAH: How was that a Christmas song?
RYAN: He was stabbed with a candy cane.
SARAH: You didn't mention that in the song.
MICHELLE: I thought it was good. (Sarah looks at her) Especially the uh, guitar playing.
RYAN: Sarah, let's talk in private.
SARAH: Fine.
(Cut to Ryan and Sarah outside the garage)
RYAN: It kind of upsets me that you don't like my band's music.
SARAH: It's nothing personal, Ryan.
RYAN: But music is personal. I use it to describe my life experiences.
SARAH: When did you stab a guy in the neck in prison?
RYAN: That symbolized the time I stabbed my aunt's cat because she didn't get me the Christmas present I wanted!
SARAH: Wha-what the hell is wrong with you?
RYAN: It upset me! I was like six. The cat was fine; they just had to put it down due to the severity of its injuries.
SARAH: Then it wasn't fine!
RYAN: You don't think I feel guilty about it to this day? That's why I wrote a song about it.
SARAH: Fine.
RYAN: I mean, I appreciate your…wait a minute, what do you do besides watch seasons of "Kalisha-wa The Kung Tang Soldier" all day?
SARAH: Yeah, I watch a lot of that.
RYAN: Like, way too much.
SARAH: Anyway, when I'm not watching anime, which is rarely, I usually draw it! I bet you didn't know that, did you?
RYAN: No, I didn't, but that's awesome! Let's go see your drawings and then maybe I'll show you another song.
SARAH: Okay, good.
(Ryan goes into the garage)
RYAN: Take a five, band! Sarah and I are going to her house to look at her drawings!
SCOTT: Also known as, Sarah's going to buttfuck Ryan! OH!
RYAN: That's not even possible and no we're not going to have sex, just go get some Capri Suns in the fridge and we'll be back. Be good.
(Ryan leaves. Cut to Jacob and Barbara on Jacob's bed, talking)
BARBARA: I don't know, it's like; Scott always showed me these weird web comics and called me names of the characters from said web comics. The weird thing is they were usually the male characters.
JACOB: Listen, Scott clearly doesn't know what's good for him.
BARBARA: That's true, he has a terrible diet.
JACOB: He needed more Vitamin B.
BARBARA: I guess, but the science on whether or not those work has not been conclusive.
JACOB: (Sighs) I'm saying he needs you.
BARBARA: …Ohh! I see.
JACOB: Yeah.
BARBARA: Right.
JACOB: But now it's too late for him, I think. As painful as it is Barbara, eventually you have to move on.
BARBARA: That's true. But I'm just so mad at him. I feel like…what if I just made him feel as betrayed as he made me feel, you know?
JACOB: Yes. I do know.
BARBARA: Like, he needs to feel my pain to understand it.
JACOB: Absolutely.
BARBARA: Sorry, am I boring you?
JACOB: No, not at all, justifying your actions in your own head is important.
BARBARA: Okay, thanks. I feel like, this might be the last day of my life if the Mayans were right, so I might as well make it count, right?
JACOB: Take as much time as you want with this.
(Barbara starts making out with Jacob and both of them start to remove clothing and they eventually become naked. Jacob and Barbara start having vaginal sex. Cut to Kimberly and Ethan parallel parked on the side of a street in New York City. Kimberly has her arms crossed and looks upset)
ETHAN: Alright, we should get out of the car.
KIMBERLY: Give me a split second!
ETHAN: I've given you a split hour! We've been sitting here for thirty minutes! Kimmy, we need to get to that meeting.
KIMBERLY: Fine.
ETHAN: What is wrong?
KIMBERLY: Nothing.
(Ethan and Kimberly get out of the car and start walking down the street)
ETHAN: New York City's amazing, huh? My dad used to take me here every summer and we'd visit the Statue of Liberty together. He would tell me, "six thousand men shed their blood to keep this statue erect." And then I'd giggle at the word shed because it sounded similar to shit. Ah, to be a nascent child again. (Pause) When I was eight, my mom would bake me Jersey Pies and set them out on windows for me to lick. (Pause) At age fourteen I cleaned my first Hybrid. His name was Tori Spelling and he smelled like an old pair of loafers drying in the sun. (Pause) When I was only eighteen I won the 3rd grade spelling bee and the deli workers were so proud of me that they put a drawing of a dead rabbit on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
KIMBERLY: Are these actual memories?
ETHAN: So you were listening?
KIMBERLY: Damnit, that was all to try to get me to talk?
ETHAN: It worked, didn't it? What is wrong?
KIMBERLY: Nothing, I just don't like how often we have to go to New York City. This place is depressing, so many homeless people.
(Ethan and Kimberly walk by some homeless people)
ETHAN: Hey, some people enjoy the view!
(A tour bus comes by with a speaker and various tourists on it)
TOUR GUIDE: And if you'll look to your left, you will see the failure of America's financial and welfare system!
(People snap pictures as the tour bus rolls on)
KIMBERLY: Well I don't.
ETHAN: Kimberly, don't worry, after the meeting we can get New York City bagels, New York City pizza-
KIMBERLY: I'm not that hungry.
ETHAN: Fine, we'll get split the difference and get New York City bagel bites.
KIMBERLY: No, we can just leave after the meeting.
ETHAN: …Fine. Anyway, here's the building. (They walk into a large building. Cut to Ethan and Kimberly in a conference room with a lawyer) Don't worry, Kim, I've gotten us the most Jewish lawyer I could find.
KIMBERLY: He's right there!
LAWYER: Hi, I'm Micah Schultz.
KIMBERLY: Hi.
(Kimberly and Micah shake hands, as do Ethan and Micah)
ETHAN: So, we've already come up here a couple times to meet with lawyers and now we've narrowed it down to you. Show us what you got.
MICAH: Okay, well I graduated from Harvard Law School with a degree in law in 2009.
ETHAN: Are you orthodox, or…?
MICAH: Uh, no I'm reform.
ETHAN: Even better. No moral compass.
MICAH: I'm sorry?
KIMBERLY: He said no Mortal Kombat.
MICAH: Actually, I love that game! But I digress. We are really excited to represent you in this case.
ETHAN: We?
MICAH: Oh my God, (smiles) I totally forgot. (He gets a red face) I'm so embarrassed!
ETHAN: Calm down, man. (Micah squeals) Jesus, what is it?
MICAH: I have a partner in law that will represent you. So you'll have two lawyers!
ETHAN: Okay, where is he?
MICAH: SHE is outside. SUE, GET IN HERE!
(A beautiful woman with tanned skin walks in wearing a lady lawyer suit and Kimberly sees her and they immediately recognize each other)
KIMBERLY: Oh my God!
SUE: Oh my God!
KIMBERLY: Sue?
SUE: Kimberly?
(Kimberly gets up)
KIMBERLY: I can't believe it's you!
(They hug and then they both sit down)
SUE: How are you?
ETHAN: Wait, you two know each other?
KIMBERLY: Yes, Sue and I went to High School together up in Boston.
SUE: I saw Kimberly Donahue on the paper and I thought "Wow, what if that was Kimberly Altmire and she got married or something?" and it totally was!
KIMBERLY: Yeah! (Laughs) That's amazing. So you're a lawyer huh?
SUE: Yeah.
KIMBERLY: Never would've guessed.
SUE: ..Really? Because I talked about wanting to become a lawyer all the time.
KIMBERLY: I remember you mentioning it.
SUE: I told you at a slumber party about how I had a crush on Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, who was like 65 at the time.
KIMBERLY: Well, you also told me that Randy DeGette ditched you on your guys' first date, so…
(Uncomfortable silence)
SUE: I told you that in confidence.
KIMBERLY: Yeah, I'm sorry.
SUE: I haven't seen you in 27 years and you drop that bullshit on me? What is wrong with you?
KIMBERLY: I'm sorry, I just-I apologize, Sue. I…
ETHAN: Should I make a cat noise to relieve this tension?
MICAH: Go ahead.
(Ethan purrs)
KIMBERLY: Wrong cat noise.
ETHAN: Whatever.
SUE: …Anyway, who is your husband here?
KIMBERLY: This is Ethan Donahue, my namesake.
ETHAN: Nice to meet you.
(They shake hands)
MICAH: So let's talk law.
ETHAN: Let's.
(They start to talk law as Kimberly sits there, tuning them out. She looks embarrassed. Cut to Ryan and Sarah walking into Sarah's room)
SARAH: You've never seen what I'm about to show you.
(Sarah kneels down, as does Ryan and Sarah opens up a chest full of anime drawings. Sarah takes one out and shows it to Ryan. It is a picture of an anime chick with a thought bubble coming from her head containing an anime chick dreaming of spring rolls)
RYAN: Wow. Nice.
SARAH: Yeah, originally I wanted it to be an anime chick thinking of an anime chick thinking of an anime chick, going on forever and ever, but that became exceptionally hard to draw so I just made the second anime chick think of-
RYAN: Spring rolls.
SARAH: Yeah, they love that shit.
RYAN: They do.
SARAH: So you really like it?
RYAN: Yeah, I do.
SARAH: Thank you. Here's another one. (She grabs another one, this one depicts a ninja on a laptop) I figured that ninjas have down time, they must do something with it.
RYAN: Right. Do you think they do it in their ninja outfit?
SARAH: Well, Elvis was wearing his jumpsuit when he died on the toilet, or so I'm assuming.
RYAN: Show me another one.
SARAH: Okay. (Sarah grabs a drawing of an anime emo kid with a kitten on his back) This one represents you and I.
RYAN: I'm the kitten, right?
SARAH: (Giggles) No, I'm the kitten. I drew this back in October when we first started dating.
RYAN: I like it.
SARAH: Thank you.
(Amy Blumenthal comes in holding a cup of coffee)
AMY: Hi, Ryman.
(Sarah and Ryan turn around)
RYAN: Hello, Ms. Blumenthal.
AMY: Honey, I was thinking about putting baked goods on the tree. Do you think you'd like that?
SARAH: Like, on the Christmas tree?
AMY: Of course sweetie.
SARAH: Uh, no, I think they would go bad quickly.
AMY: What if I froze them first?
SARAH: Then they'd thaw and go bad.
AMY: Okay. Well anyway I put a bucket of water on the door in case Santa comes in, so, be prepared for Christmas, Sarah!
(Amy smiles and leaves the room)
RYAN: She thinks you still believe in Santa?
SARAH: Yes.
RYAN: Why would she want you to believe that she would prank Santa and also why would Santa come through the front door?
SARAH: I don't know.
(Cut to Delaware, Michelle and Scott in Scott's garage)
SCOTT: Man, it could be our last day on Earth and we're just wasting it waiting for Ryan and Sarah to come back?
DELAWARE: We should be out getting high like we already do every day.
SCOTT: No, I mean, we should be confessing our love to people and-
MICHELLE: Holding our family members tightly?
SCOTT: Not even the apocalypse could make me hug those assholes.
DELAWARE: When you say confess your love for people, do you mean Sarah?
SCOTT: No, Ryan and I worked it out and I've elected to back off from that. I don't know, maybe I was too harsh with Barbara today. I should see where she is. Luckily I have Foursquare. (Scott logs onto FourSquare on his phone) Just so where she is there-SON OF A BITCH!
MICHELLE: What?
SCOTT: Sorry, it's just loading slowly. Okay, here we go. Barbara is-SON OF A BITCH!
(Cut to Jacob and Barbara in Jacob's bed after having sex)
JACOB: It was weirdly amazing when you took me from behind…I mean, where did you even learn that?
BARBARA: It was an old trick my dad taught me.
JACOB: Wait, what?
(Scott busts in)
(Jacob and Barbara jump up)
BARBARA: AH! Scott?! What are you doing here?!
SCOTT: What are YOU doing here?
JACOB: Scott, this is a big misunderstanding.
SCOTT: How?
JACOB: We were…doing our impressions of people who just had sex, I don't know, why do you care? You guys aren't together and you said you weren't interested in her!
SCOTT: Yeah, but…Jacob?! Really?
BARBARA: People said the same thing when I started dating you, bitch!
SCOTT: They said "but…Jacob?! Really?"
(Cut to Ryan and Sarah arriving back at Scott's house to see nobody there)
RYAN: Where the hell are Delaware and Scott?
SARAH: I don't know. They're not in our immediate sight so they must not be here! It's not like they could be inside or anything! This is great! I'm REALLY excited to go inside and look for Delaware and Scott! Ohh! (Pause) Too sarcastic?
RYAN: A little bit. But it doesn't matter anyway, their cars aren't here, they left.
SARAH: Fine, let's just go to your house, I'd rather be there anyway.
RYAN: But I wanted to play another song for you!
SARAH: You can play it for me another time.
RYAN: But you don't like my music!
SARAH: Yes I do! I was just being too critical before, your music's good.
RYAN: And your art's good.
SARAH: Thank you.
(There is a pause. Then Ryan hugs Sarah)
RYAN: Never leave me. Ever. Please.
SARAH: …Okay.
(The camera closes in on Sarah's concerned face. Cut to Kimberly, Sue, Ethan and Micah walking down the hallway at the New York law office)
KIMBERLY: So listen, I'm sorry about before.
SUE: I appreciate that, I just-
ETHAN: HA! You're a lawyer and your name is Sue. That's funny.
SUE: Anyway, I appreciate that, I just still don't know why-
KIMBERLY: Just, don't give it a thought. I didn't mean anything by it.
SUE: Okay, that's fine, I guess.
MICAH: Ladies, ladies, it's not the end of the world. Oh wait.
(Ethan and Micah laugh)
ETHAN: That's a little bit of that Jewish humor coming out.
KIMBERLY: Listen, if you ever want to meet halfway in Schenectady for drinks, we could definitely do that. Or just when Ethan and I are in New York, we could catch up.
SUE: I think we'll be seeing a lot of each other anyway because of the impending criminal trial thing.
KIMBERLY: That's…true.
(Cut to Ethan and Kimberly in the car)
KIMBERLY: She thinks she's better than me because she became a lawyer? I can saw a phone book in half!
ETHAN: You mean you can rip a phone book in half?
KIMBERLY: No, are you kidding me? That's fucking hard.
ETHAN: Look, you don't need to be jealous of her success, she never found anyone to love and she's alone. You have something better than success; you have the best husband on Earth.
KIMBERLY: …That's true. But success would also be nice.
ETHAN: Not everyone succeeds, Kim. But no one dies alone.
KIMBERLY: That's not true.
ETHAN: It is true, they have Jesus in their heart. He's a good tenant, he pays his rent and he doesn't stay up past one.
KIMBERLY: Oh my God, I'm going to have a heart attack if I keep having to go to New York City. You got yourself into this mess, what obligation do I have to get you out?
ETHAN: Kim, I'm your husband and we have three kids, that's your fucking obligation!
KIMBERLY: Fine, but I can't do anything to further my own agenda, it's always about your agenda!
ETHAN: I said I was sorry for putting you in this position, but-
KIMBERLY: But what?! After you avoid justice, what lesson are you going to learn?
ETHAN: To never put myself or my family in this kind of predicament again!
KIMBERLY: Well good luck with that if you ever work for Sarandon again!
ETHAN: I pledge to you, Kim. I am never working for Brian Sarandon again. He's seeing his lawyers, I've got mine. We've got teach other's backs, but we're not ever working together again.
(Ethan slams on the brake. Cut to Scott sitting on a chair at the side of Jacob's room while a hastily clothed Jacob and Barbara sit on the bed nearby)
JACOB: So…are you going to say anything?
SCOTT: I guess I'll ask why you would have sex with my ex-girlfriend.
JACOB: Um, I don't know, she's hot and it's the end of the world.
SCOTT: It's not the end of the world, man.
JACOB: Dude, I saw a bright light last night in the sky falling down, I could've sworn it was an asteroid but it turns out it was just a plane.
SCOTT: How does that prove your point? Listen, I suppose this is none of my business.
(Cut to Ryan and Sarah walking past Jacob's door when Ryan stops after hearing Scott)
RYAN: (Whispering) Wait, I think I just heard Scott.
SARAH: (Whispering) Why would Scott be here?
RYAN: (Whispering) Let's listen in.
SARAH: (Whispering) You know, I think there's a lot of pressure on Scott to really bring things full circle-
RYAN: (Whispering) Why are you commentating, just listen!
(Cut to Scott)
SCOTT: I don't know, it's like, we had such a connection for almost a decade, but then Vyvanse came along and fucked everything up. But I was afraid to break off the relationship myself because I was afraid of being alone because I hadn't been alone since I broke up with the last girlfriend I had when I was eight.
JACOB: How hard could that break-up have been?
SCOTT: She broke up with me at the swing set! That's where I lost my eye contact virginity! But now I act like I don't care about my ex-girlfriend but I'm here yelling at some stoner asshole for screwing her.
(Cut back to Ryan and Sarah)
SARAH: (Whispering) Oh my goodness, Jacob plowed Barbara?!
RYAN: (Whispering) Wow, don't say plowed. But yes it does appear that way, Sarah.
SARAH: (Whispering) Why are we even listening to this? Let's just go in your room.
RYAN: (Whispering) Fine.
(Sarah and Ryan go into Ryan's room)
SARAH: We're not like the emo version of Scott and Barbara, are we?
RYAN: No, we're like the emo version of Abbott and Costello or Jake and Amir, or Bush and Gore.
SARAH: You mean Bush V. Gore?
RYAN: Gore Vidal?
SARAH: You're getting further away from it, just stop avoiding the question and answer it, are we like Scott and Barbara? Are you too afraid of being alone again that you'll sweep our problems under the blanket?
RYAN: What problems? You said you like my music.
SARAH: And I do! I mean, once I found out the message.
RYAN: Yeah, and now all is well. So let's go and ride my dog.
SARAH: Okay, then you haven't learned the lesson of how to treat animals after you killed your aunt's cat.
RYAN: Riding and stabbing are two very separate things, alright? I should know, I once stabbed a horse.
SARAH: Ugh…
(Cut to Jacob, Barbara and Scott)
BARBARA; This is so fucked. Both of you are assholes. Jacob took advantage of me in a time of weakness and Scott rejected me and freaked out over me banging someone else in the same day. Where do guys get the nerve?
JACOB: The nerve is actually a dorsal artery running up our shaft.
SCOTT: Yeah.
BARBARA: So, any remorse, gentlemen?
JACOB: …I'll go first. I'm sorry I took advantage of you. I just…my girlfriend broke up with me two months ago and I didn't want to spend my last day on Earth not having had my D wet for the last sixty plus days.
BARBARA: And you, Scott?
SCOTT: I'm…I'm sorry I acted like I didn't want you and then acted insanely jealous on the same day.
BARBARA: Okay, great.
SCOTT: I have to go back and catch up with my band. Plus, Delaware is still in the car. (Jacob, Barbara and Scott walk out the door when they hear Ryan and Sarah arguing in Ryan's room) Oh, I guess they're here.
(Scott knocks on the door. Cut to them arguing)
SARAH: So do you even like my drawings?!
RYAN: Of course, they belong in museums next to the fucking Mona Lisa and the Dalai Lama, but you don't appreciate my music!
SARAH: Yes I do, but you just want to mope over Michelle all day!
RYAN: Well she would be pretty fucking proud of me, wouldn't she? Considering I'm off drugs and I have a band that I thought was awesome until you said you didn't understand the "message"!
SARAH: Yeah, but then you explain it to me, so I said "fine"!
RYAN: Well you know what my band's message is brought to you by Burger King! Okay? I'm going to sell out to them because you don't believe in me!
SARAH: Don't even threaten that!
(Scott knocks on the door again)
(Scott comes in)
SCOTT: Sorry to interrupt your discussion, but we thought it might be beneficial, considering everything that's happened today, to just go back to Scott' house and play some music.
RYAN: …Okay.
SARAH: Yeah, that's probably best.
SCOTT: Cool.
JACOB: Shotgun!
SCOTT: You're not coming, Jacob.
JACOB: I'm going to hold down the fort then.
BARBARA: Yeah, hold it down.
JACOB: I will, in fact, I'm going to read doomsday related Facebook posts. (Ryan and Scott get up as Jacob takes out his iPhone) Right here, Trey Goodlatte posted "OMG doomsday's not happening, so that means I have to see my girlfriend again. LOL." He goes on to say "My girlfriend is so annoying LOL maybe an asteroid would solve it. I'm JK baby love ya. But not that much. LOL I'm JK. Now I still gotta get he a present though-" Wow, this is getting a little wordy.
(Ryan, Scott, Sarah and Barbara leave. Cut to Ethan and Kimberly getting out of their car in the middle of the road to see a middle-aged woman dressed in a purple dress laying down in front of their car)
ETHAN: What the hell are you doing?! You could've gotten yourself killed!
KIMBERLY: I don't think she accidentally took a nap in the middle of the road, Ethan; she was just trying to kill herself!
ETHAN: Yeah and leave some fucking stranger with a guilty conscience for the rest of their life, what the fuck is wrong with you?
WOMAN: I can't go on. I just can't. Just run me over.
ETHAN: NO! Absolutely not! Get the hell out of the road.
WOMAN: No.
ETHAN: Okay, Kimberly, help me lift her up.
(Ethan grabs her legs and Kimberly gets her shoulders and they lift her off the road and set her down on the side of the road)
KIMBERLY: We're going to call the police. (Kimberly takes out her phone) Okay?
WOMAN: Do what you must. Just know that I'm not doing this because of the doomsday theory.
KIMBERLY: I'll take not of that.
(Kimberly dials 911 into her phone. Cut to Ryan, Scott and Delaware on Scott's garage on their instruments while Michelle, Barbara and Sarah watch)
RYAN: This next song is not ours, but it's one of our favorites from Incubus. Let's do it!
(They start playing "Warning" by Incubus. Cut to Sarah watching it, seeming to enjoy it. Cut to Jacob on his phone. He looks at a text he sent Roger at 4:15 PM reading "Hey what ru up to?". He then looks at the current time, 4:35. He then takes on an anxious expression. Cut to Kimberly waking in the morning, to see Ethan not in bed with her. She looks at her alarm clock and it reads "12:22 PM SAT DEC 22 2012". Cut to her image googling "Sue Farenthold" and finding numerous pictures of Sue in various lawyer poses. Cut to Ryan and Sarah standing in Hansbay Town Center at night time, not sure what to say to each other. Cut to Jacob watching a special on the Discovery channel entitled "WHY THE 2012 DOOMSDAY THEORY IS RIDICULOUS AND WHAT MIGHT HAPPEN IF IT'S TRUE" and cut to Jacob being terrified. Cut to Rob playing racquetball with himself in the backyard. He hits the racquetball against a fence and it bounces back and strikes him in the head, causing him intense pain. Ethan walks into the backyard and goes over to Rob and picks him a racquet and offers to play with him. Rob agrees and they begin playing backyard racquetball. Cut to Kimberly watching them from the window. Cut to Sarah in her room at a desk looking at anime pictures she drew of a kitten on Ryan's back, Brandon's back and Logan's back. She bites her lip. Cut to Ryan up late trying to write a song on his laptop. He writes the title, "Sarah, my one and only", but quickly backspaces it and replaces it with "That was fucking stupid" and then Ryan puts his head in his hands. As the song ends, cut to Kimberly looking at a business card reading "Dale Stolze, CEO, Total Gym Land". She looks at it for a while and then takes out her phone to dial a number. Fade to black)
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Examining Ochocinco's disappearing act
Published: October 14th, 2010 | Tags: Brian Baldinger, Carson Palmer, Chad Ochocinco, Cincinnati Bengals, Frank Tadych, Pat Kirwan
The Bengals are out of synch, Carson Palmer is struggling and Chad Ochocinco is … whoa. Where have you been, Ochocinco?
Ochocinco has been uncommonly unproductive — and quiet, but more on that in a bit — through the first five weeks this season. After a 159-yard, one touchdown performance in Week 1, Ochocinco has 157 yards and no touchdowns in four games since. He hasn't had more than four receptions or 59 yards in any game.
Certainly, the disappearing act by Ochocinco, at least in part, can be rationalized via the struggles by Palmer and the presence of Terrell Owens. The result is that Ochocinco admits he's not playing with confidence, and points to his numbers as proof.
Analyst Pat Kirwan shot me some interesting numbers. Ochocinco has been targeted 48 times this season, with 26 receptions. T.O. has been targeted 60 times, with 31 receptions. The difference is negligible. I've had more than one analyst suggest there are issues with Ochocinco's route running, a point Kirwan echoed.
"At times it looks like there is a communication issue between Palmer and Ochocinco when it comes to his route conversions," Kirwan said.
The reality is Ochocinco hasn't given himself much to talk about.
He's promised us a remedy, though, which is to bring back the "Chad of old," the trash-talking, boisterous, Pepto Bismol-sending version.
Playbook analyst Brian Baldinger offered up a sliver lining, of sorts. He believes Ochocinco has been the odd man out as Bengals have tried to use too many weapons, and getting back to the formula for success from last season — featuring the run first, and Ochocinco second — is the answer.
"The good news going forward for Ochocinco is the current deployment of skill players isn't working for the Bengals, and they won't make the playoffs the way they're performing," Baldinger said. "Ochocinco's best qualities have been his durability and his ability after the catch. The Bengals haven't featured him yet, but if they want to repeat as a playoff team they better get him involved without sacrificing their run-first mentality."
Palmer has taken his share of heat, and we've heard The Ocho's plan. We'll see what other answers the Bengals come up with during their bye week.
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Raleigh, N.C. — A week after convening, the Senate tentatively approved legislation that would lift North Carolina's moratorium on natural gas drilling, allowing permits for drilling to be issued starting in July 2015, despite lingering questions by environmentalists and property rights advocates.
Meanwhile, the Senate Finance Committee moved a sweeping regulatory reform bill to the chamber floor with little notice and debate. The House gave final approval to an array of tax changes.
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Lenovo unveils ThinkPad X1 Carbon, its ultra-light 14-inch Ultrabook
Lenovo is making lots of announcements today, chief among them being the new ThinkPad X1 Carbon 14-inch Ultrabook. Designed using carbon fiber (which is lighter than magnesium and aluminum but stronger than both), the X1 Carbon weighs just 2.8 lbs, making it the lightest 14-inch Ultrabook in the world.
The X1 Carbon features the Adaptive Keyboard, which dynamically adjusts based on the software or application being used, and also integrates voice and gesture control. The PC comes with an improved ColorBurst Display which, according to Lenovo, "provides sharper, brighter images at higher resolutions with better viewing angles for a superior visual experience".
The new Ultrabook touts 70 percent improvement on battery life over the previous model, lasting up to 9 hours, and comes with Lenovo's Rapid Charge technology that makes it possible to get an 80 percent charge of the battery in under an hour.
"Lenovo continues to push the boundaries of design and technology as we aspire to create the best products in the market. Our obsession in the pursuit of perfection is evident with these smarter devices designed to enhance the way people interact at home and at work," said Peter Hortensius, SVP and president, Think Business Group, Lenovo. "The ThinkPad X1 Carbon delivers a stunning user experience with the best professional display and new interactive methods and represents another step in our PC plus journey".
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Farm-Style Green Beans
- Leave green beans whole or cut into 1-inch pieces. In a large saucepan cook the beans in a small amount of boiling salted water about 10 minutes or until crisp-tender; drain.
- Meanwhile, in a 10-inch skillet cook bacon over medium heat until crisp, stirring occasionally. Remove bacon, reserving drippings in skillet. Drain bacon on paper towels; set aside. Cook and stir onion and mushrooms in reserved drippings over medium heat until tender. Add tomato and salt. Cook, uncovered, 2 to 3 minutes or until most of the liquid is absorbed. Transfer beans to a serving platter or bowl. Top with onion mixture. Sprinkle bacon over the vegetables. Makes 4 servings.
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Nutrition Facts (Farm-Style Green Beans)
- Per serving:
- 132 kcal cal.,
- 9 g fat
- (3 g sat. fat,
- 1 g polyunsaturated fat,
- 4 g monounsatured fat),
- 13 mg chol.,
- 312 mg sodium,
- 10 g carb.,
- 3 g fiber,
- 4 g pro.
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School violence and shootings are becoming more and more common. In fact they are so common that teachers can no longer assume that the gun actions of imaginative boys is innocent. Words of shooting and death cannot be ignored or taken lightly.
While I am thankful that my county has been saved thus far from the terror and nightmare of school shootings, I am aware of threats and threatening notes. These threats have been made to both students and to teachers.
While the parents of all involved students and the students' teachers are made aware of the situation, not everyone always knows what is happening.
I agree that the entire community may not need to know all of the school details. Information in the wrong hands can cause quiet a panic among parents.
However I do feel that after a threat has been made, a serious threat of taking or harming another's life, that the entire faculty and staff should meet. They should be made aware of the incident in order to be on the look out for suspicious action in the school.
The crime or threat may not necessarily be carried out in the classroom with the homeroom teacher. We have teachers on bus duty and breakfast duty early in the mornings. We have assistants who monitor the hallways. These people need to aware that a dangerous situation could possibly occur.
After most of the school shootings, teachers admit that once the act was committed they could think of actions or clues that they had seen. Had they only be aware that a threat existed; they might have been able to notify someone to get the student help.
Violence does not only occur in big cities or in big overpopulated schools. It can happen anywhere and at anytime.
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iam3KBS, nobody is saying your point of view is wrong. Many of us are saying that most women don't hold that point of view, were not brought up with that point of view, and do not see the issue of whether being able and willing to defend yourself is feminine or not in the same black and white, obvious terms that you do.
I grew up in Texas. My family was non-religious, but the "environment" was very religious, and I was taught as a child to say "Methodist" when asked what religion we were. (I didn't realize I was being taught to lie -- I thought everyone was born to some religion and we just didn't go to church.) The majority of people in my neighborhood were Baptist or were members of some other Evangelical church. As best I can tell, they held the same values you do about marriage and family.
I don't think a single woman among them would have viewed self-defense as you do, though. They seemed to think that part of being feminine involved dressing in ways that made them look good but got in the way of comfort and easy mobility (especially those *shoes*). They seemed to think that part of being feminine was being taken care of by men, not taking care of yourself.
I applaud your views. I think they make sense. But despite some superficial similarities you don't sound much like the women I grew up around. I think what WarMare is looking at is how to appeal to people who think more like the women I grew up with, *and* (paradoxically) more like a lot of women whose values and beliefs are less traditional but who also have issues about femininity and self defense.
Maybe what you said would be a good approach to the first group. I don't know, though -- you sound more like me than like them despite our differing attitudes towards marriage and family. ;-)
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Cuba's hot new cigar brand, the Cohiba Behike trio of fat, pigtailed smokes, are now on sale in Canada. The cigars officially went on sale on July 21 at a golf event.
Behikes are very expensive smokes, selling for $30 to $45 apiece in Mexico and Switzerland, but Canadian taxes push their prices to eye-popping levels. One BHK 52, the slimmest (and cheapest) of the trio, sells for 75 to 80 Canadian dollars ($71 to $76), the BHK 54 is C$89 to C$105 ($85 to $100) per cigar, and the BHK 56 sells for about C$115 ($110). That's C$1,150 ($1,100) for a ten-count box.
Despite the stratospheric prices, Cohiba Behikes are selling out, even in Canada. "They sell out pretty quick—they go real fast," said one Canadian retailer. Added another: "We're on our second round of them. We have a few of the 52s, and we have 17 [left] of the 56. We sold out of the 54s pretty quickly."
The Cohiba Behike BHK 52 recently scored 94 points in the June 8 Cigar Insider, Cigar Aficionado's twice-monthly cigar newsletter. For a vertical brand tasting of the entire Behike trio, see Cigar Insider.
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Cecchini, Reynold F., 4 to 9 p.m. visitation, with 7 p.m. vigil, Twin Chapels Mortuary, 1100 Tennessee St., Vallejo.
Gido, Rosalina, 11 a.m. celebration of life, St. Vincent Ferrer Catholic Church, 925 Sacramento St., Vallejo.
Nunn, Robert C., 1 p.m. memorial service, Skyview Memorial Lawn, Vallejo.
Williams, Annabelle, 11 a.m. services, Wiggins-Knipp Funeral Home, 524 Capitol St., Vallejo. Burial at Skyview Memorial Lawn, Vallejo.
Cecchini, Reynold F., 11 a.m., Catholic prayer service, Twin Chapels Mortuary, 1100 Tennessee St., Vallejo.
De La Cerna, Samson "Sam," 4 to 8 p.m., celebration of life, Veterans Memorial Hall, Casa Grande Room, 1150 First St., Benicia.
Sifford, Denton, 2 p.m., memorial service, First Southern Baptist Church, Selma.
Carr, Richard James "Dick," 11 a.m. celebration of life, St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 120 East J. St., Benicia. Please wear Hawaiian attire. Reception following at the Church Hall.
Miller, James E. (Jay), 1 p.m. memorial service and celebration of life, Vallejo Moose Lodge, 337 Nebraska, Vallejo.
Leach, Emma Frances "Emi," 2 to 4 p.m. celebration of life, LaStrada Restaurante, 6240 Napa Vallejo Highway 29, American Canyon.
Thurio, Lianne N., 2 p.m. memorial service, Fairfield Funeral Home, 1750 Pennsylvania Ave., Fairfield.
Shopay, Norman T., 11 a.m. memorial mass and celebration of life, St. Dominic's Church, 475 East I St., Benicia.
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CHINATOWN — The remnants of a wooden pipe that delivered water to the Pueblo of Los Angeles, built when California was still part of Spain, were carefully dug up and removed near the Civic Center today.
The wooden pipes were found as workers began demolishing an abandoned restaurant, Little Joe's, to build the Blossom Plaza mixed use development at the northern end of Chinatown, just north of Olvera Street.
City councilman Gilbert A. Cedillo and local legislators were at the salvage operation today, as the developer, Forest City, removed the crumbling water pipe for preservation.
The pipe was part of a water delivery system built in 1791 to divert the only surface water flow in Los Angeles from the L.A. River, at a dam made of brush and mud near what is now the interchange of the Golden State (5) Freeway and Arroyo Seco (110) Parkway.
An open ditch, called the Zanja Madre, carried water along what is now Broadway to the original townsite. It was converted to a brick-lined ditch, and eventually pipes, in the 1800s.
"It's very rare to have an opportunity to capture our history like this," Cedillo told City News Service today. "Water is the lifeblood of our city, and here we are able to capture the artery that first brought it to the city."
Money to restore the artifact came from the developer, Forest City, a spokesman for Cedillo said. State Sen. Kevin de Leon and Assemblyman Jimmy Gomez joined Cedillo as the artifact was retrieved.


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Qaddafi son calls for democracy in dissertation
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Joshua Keating was an associate editor at Foreign Policy
Muammar Qaddafi's son Saif, has just completed his doctoral thesis at the London School of Economics, titled, "The Role of Civil Society in the Democratisation of Global Governance Institutions: From Soft Power to Collective Decision Making?". This is an interesting topic given what his father does for a living. The BBC reports:
He hit out at undemocratic states whose governments were "authoritarian, abusive and unrepresentative". […] Mr Gaddafi wrote: "I shall be primarily concerned with what I argue is the central failing of the current system of global governance in the new global environment: that it is highly undemocratic."
He continued that his dissertation would "analyse the problem of how to create more just and democratic global governing institutions", focusing on the importance of the role of "civil society".
Mr Gaddafi wrote that elected representatives should be introduced into non-governmental organisations, and that would result in more democratic global governance.
Libya might get a chance to put Saif's ideas into practice, having just taken over the presidency of the U.N. General Assembly.
Update: It must be pretty nice to be able to hire Monitor Group to do research for your thesis.
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Councillors of Burton Leonard Parish Council would like to send everyone their good wishes for Christmas and a happy and prosperous 2015.
Library services consultation NYCC have begun a three month consultation from 3rd November 2014 to 8th February 2015 on our Library Services, see how changes can be made to save money. To have your say go on line www.northyorks.gov.uk/libraryconsultation your views and comments are needed.
Spillage of foul water on Low Green, Burton Leonard. As I am sure most people in the village will have seen this dreadful situation happen over the last weeks. Fortunately all the repairs are in hand and further work will be carried out to check the drainage system is adequately for the village use. However there is evidence of wet wipes, plastic bottles which have helped to clog up the system and cause the spillage. Please, please refrain from putting such items down toilets, also fat put into the drains will also cause further problems with the drains.
NYCC Highways – Road repairs, surface dressing and road markings will take place after at least 7 days from 20 October 2014 at Red Hills Lane, Moor Lane, Knaresborough Road from Burton Leonard to A61 Ripon by Pass will be closed for 10 days patching and 5 days surface dressing and road marking. Also Oucher Lane from Toll House to C377 Red Hills Lane will be closed for 2 days patching, 2 days surface dressing and road markings. Traffic will be prohibited from using these roads.
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Plastic bags with dog mess are continually being left in hedgerows and there is often dog fouling on the pavements. The main reason for dog fouling laws is because dog faeces is unhygienic and a health hazard. Dog fouling is unsightly, unpleasant and can lead to toxocariasis which can cause serious injury and even blindness. Please ensure that you clean up after your dog and put the waste in the bins provided. Incidents can be reported to the Dog Warden on 01423 556633. You do not have to give your name to the Dog Warden when reporting any one not clearing up their dog mess. Printed signs have been received to put around the village.
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I imagine waiting to be the toughest thing God ever calls me to do. Wait. Ugh. I must admit, I'm not that great of a "waiter". I like to be out of my seatbelt, pressing against the backset of the driver, shaking the yeno what out of it, CONSTANTLY asking the Lord, "Are we there yet?" Over and over and over, I ask, and time and time again the Lord responds, rest. I try so hard. I bite my lip, get back up in my seat, put my seatbelt back on, enjoy the scenery, then what feels like five minutes go by, and I'm sleeking out of it, approaching Him again, "Are you SURE we're not there yet?" and the process starts all over again, lol. Yeno, the Israelites knew something of this process. What was to be an eleven day journey became a forty year deal, and only two men made it in to the promised land out of a million plus. Those are terrible odds, and I'll be honest, looking at them I think how in the world am I going to make it out of this wilderness and into my own personal promised land?
I thought like that for a long time, but recently the Lord has been showing me something different. He keeps saying, dear child, "I" am your promised land, your inheritance is here already, rest, little one, enjoy! Ugh, I'll say again ((just being honest)), but I do realize something very important. Jesus is indeed our portion, he is quite enough, but our "mentality" can be very much stuck in the desert. I struggle with this quite a bit. The war wages within me. I mean after all, it's pretty clear all through the Word that we will struggle against our flesh right? So how in the world do you kill that thing once and for all?! Good question. I know it in theory, oh Lord Jesus, you alone know how very much I do, but practicing it, huh, that's a good one.
Practicing it looks like me staying in my seat, not unfastening my seatbelt, waiting for Daddy to stop to go potty, get a drink, something to eat, at an amusement park, pass one up, buy a new car, pass one up, buy a new home, pass one up…you get the idea. I wait like a weaned child perfectly content knowing that the Lord will take care of every.single.need that presents itself. Knowing that if he decides to stop for ice cream and pass me one while I sit quietly, then that is great, but if he doesn't, that is great too. Folks, I'm not there, lol, oh, God I want to be, and I can feel the stretching, the growth going on in me in leaps and bounds, but I know my personality, God knows my personality, my personal experience has been the complete opposite of this all my life, so this particular area is taking time. But hey, what else do I have to do, what else do you have to do? We might as well just get comfortable being uncomfortable at least we are IN the car, the care of our Daddy! We might as well let these trials develop us and let patience have her way so we will be mature and complete in all things, and honestly, at this point in the game, I don't see much of an option.
I used to be quite the gambler, the rebel and such, now I am Rachel, quite the calculated risk taker, but the old me, oh how she wanted to shove the Lord out of the car sometimes with a beat it old man, I've got places to go (the teenager in me still rears her ugly head from time to time), but truthfully as much as I may imagine that (which isn't nearly as much as I used to, thank you Jesus for showing me who you really are!) I don't really want that, so I wait. I don't always wait nice, and you won't either, not if you're honest or alive, but if you want God's very, very best, you will wait, dear hearts. And I will be honest with you, the nicer the thing you are waiting for, the more important the thing you are waiting for, the wider the influence in your sphere, the greater the blessing financially, or otherwise, the more work God will be doing in you, you will go on a trip with Jesus. Trust me, if you are holding out for his VERY best, not days, dear friends, will go by, often times years and years ((I'll stop there, I'm trying to encourage you!)) will go by, lol.
God who did not hold back his very son, but gave him up for us all, will he not then give us all things? The answer to that question is yes, BUT oh, lol, there is a price tag attached. It will cost you something. No worries, I'll tell you what it is. It will cost you your pride, your fears, your hatred, your deep, ugly sins that you don't think God knows about, but he does, it will cost you anything that you exalt above Jesus Christ. You get that junk out of the way, you will have a highway to his blessings, a clear and level path. If not, buckle up, it may be a long ride, but be encouraged Fam, the end result is still the same, and the driver can be trusted! I love you guys!
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While you are in Newnan, be sure to visit some of its great eateries. From seafood and steaks to Georgia barbecue, fine dining locations and casual cafés you are sure to find something to sure to satisfy your cravings. Whether you select a place from the list below, or talk to some of the locals for their favorite places, be sure to get a taste of Newnans best.
Enjoy a quiet evening of exceptional food without the expense of driving to Atlanta. The food is on par with that served in five star establishments, but without the same price tag. You will find steaks cooked to perfection, succulent seafood, a variety of veggies, decadent desserts and much more. Prices vary from lunch specials under $10 to dinner prices in the low to high teens.
This family owned and operated barbecue restaurant was touted by Lewis Grizzard as merely the best barbecue joint on earth. They have served politicians, sport stars, musicians and many other celebrities over their 80 years of business. They are known for their pit barbecue, Brunswick stew, crispy onion rings, and southern lemon pie. The restaurant began in 1926 in the back of what was originally a gas station. Today, they have 2 locationsthe original on Highway 34 and a newer location on Jackson Street.
Located on East Broad, this Newnan restaurant is favorite for locals and visitors alike. When you dine at Mothers Kitchen, you will find down home Southern cooking, sweet tea, and all the extrasjust as mom used to make. So, come order a meat and 3 and see for yourself.
Since its opening in 1991, the Café has grown from a small eatery seating only 12 at a time to a larger dining room seating 90. In addition, they recently opened a second RG Café in nearby Senoia. They are especially known for the gourmet hotdogs served on Fridays and Saturdays. Other menu items include fried green tomatoes, and assortment of sandwiches, homemade salads, fried chicken, and desserts like pound cake and Kahlua Krunch.
Whether you are looking for a quiet dinner spot, a refined location for a business lunch, or a place sure to sweep your date off their feet-this is just the place. As one of Newnans newest restaurants, Uncorkd is already receiving rave reviews on their food, quality wines, and exceptional service. Menu items include succulent selections like filet mignon with creamed spinach and garlic potato mashers or meals of perfectly roasted lamb, baked salmon or broiled scallops. Their over the top desserts are the perfect finale to a sumptuous meal. Uncorkd also hosts wine tastings which include a four course meal, with foods chosen to complement the wines to their fullest.
Are you looking for fried fish, coleslaw, hush puppies and all the extras? Then this is the place! It is a local favorite, so sometimes the seating may be an issue, but the food is worth the wait. From baked, broiled, and fried fish and seafood, to French fries, steamed vegetables, and great desserts, you cannot go wrong with a meal at Cat Hollow. The restaurant is known for being family friendly, so be sure to bring the kids.
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this is lunch (and dinner) just like grandma used to make. With menu items compared to the culinary treats such as those prepared at Paula Deans Savannah restaurant, Goldens is a hometown favorite that truly represents Southern cuisine at its best.
This trendy Newnan bar opened in August of 2004. It is a favorite for seeing live acts such as Sugarland, Michelle Malone Roy Scheinder, and others. You will find good food, quick service and lots of fun.
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When the researchers compared the scans with ones taken before the trial, they found that those who had eaten the yogurt with probiotics had a decrease in activity in the area of the brain that controls emotion, cognition, and sensory feelings in response to the emotion-recognition test. Those who had no probiotics had an increase in activity, meaning they reacted more to the negative images.
It's understood that the brain can affect the gut (that's why stress can cause stomach problems), but "this proves the concept that if you manipulate the gut flora you will have an effect at the brain level," says Dr. Mayer.
Previous studies found that probiotics relieve anxiety in mice, and Dr. Mayer says future studies are planned to investigate if the bacteria could have similar effects on humans' emotions. And while it's too soon to prove some of yogurt's health benefits, if you like the taste, keep eating it, he says. Other fermented products like wine, some naturally brewed beers, and cheese, are also sources of probiotics.
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BROOKSVILLE — Any dog up for adoption would drool over the menu of activities the Humane Society of the Nature Coast has planned for Sunday through Feb. 21.
The events will support a fundraising campaign to expand and modernize the shelter at Wiscon and Mobley roads.
Kicking off Sunday is a repeat of last year's first and highly successful Heart to Heart event, during which volunteers are penned with a pet for a week. Although the 17 kennels are kept scrupulously clean and the canines are fed a nutritional balance, sometimes the canines need more personal care than staffers can give them, said executive director Joanne Schoch.
In a week's time, hearts are shared with the animals. The sleep-overs are visited by friends whose awareness of the shelter and the pets' needs — especially homes — is heightened. During and after last year's Heart to Heart, adoptions jumped 40 percent, Schoch said.
Some $6,000 was raised by visitors who, for a donation, could support a volunteer taking his or her charge for a run, supply a book for a temporary kennel keeper, buy T-shirts or pet supplies or take a chance on a raffle for dog amenities.
Signed up so far as dog sitters are teams from Wal-Mart Transportation, the Sheriff's Office, the Humane Society's board of directors and its junior board of directors. Other individuals are joining the vigil as well.
Word of the event is posted on zootoo.com, a Web site promoting animal care and products. Having been impressed with the project, a representative of Zootoo will visit the shelter Feb. 16 to inspect the premises and check out its needs.
That visit is part of an effort by the society to earn a prize of up to $1 million from Zootoo for a shelter overhaul. Some 600 shelters nationwide are in the running, according to Zootoo.
In the first phase of selection, individuals are invited to post a brief message or photo of their pet, mentioning the Nature Coast shelter. For each posting, points are awarded to that shelter. The local society had moved up to No. 23 on Sunday on the Zootoo web site's nationwide list.
To go to the top, the society sponsored a Zootoo day Saturday, and is having another one from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today to explain how individuals can get their pet on the Web site for free.
Information tables will be set up at Publix in Glen Lakes Plaza, Petco at 7223 Coastal Blvd., Cortez Community Banks at 1000 S Broad St. and 13080 Spring Hill Drive (9 a.m. to noon), Breakfast Clubs at Seven Hills Plaza and Outback Plaza in New Port Richey, Mariner Lanes at 3544 Mariner Blvd., Complete Technology Solutions at Berkeley Manor Square in Spring Hill and the Best Western Hotel at Ridge Manor West.
Twenty societies with the most points will be whittled by a Zootoo committee to 10 of the most deserving. The committee will visit the top 10.
Pet postings are due by March 13.
"Our community really has a shot at this," Schoch said.
The award is to be announced in the fall.
Add to all of those events a party: From noon to 7 p.m. Feb. 16, Schoch will host her own open house birthday party at the shelter. Rather than gifts, she is requesting donations for the shelter. Last year's party garnered $10,000.
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If you've spotted a hot news story, interesting new website or just something funny from the world of F1, please share your links in the comments below.
BMW deny Turkish GP boycott rumours
"Wild rumours are circling in the paddock at Istanbul Park less than two hours before the start of the Turkish Grand Prix that the eight remaining teams in the Formula One Teams Association (FOTA) may boycott the race." Why on earth would the teams risk a repeat of the infamous 2005 United States Grand Prix? I don't believe this.
"Litespeed has announced that it intends to enter F1 in 2010 under the Team Lotus banner. The team says that a deal has been truck with David Hunt to use the name he has been trying to revive since 1995. The team has also agreed a deal to employ former Lotus F1 driver Johnny Herbert as a driver manager and commercial ambassador."
Rosberg: 'It's a mess. Where the hell are we going?'
"But 'Britney', as he is known by his mechanics" Excuse me? Nico Rosberg's nickname is 'Britney'?
Formula One in need of some stability
Martin Brundle: "The battle between the major teams, the FIA and the rights holder, FOTA, is at fever pitch. Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, Toyota, Renault and BMW have signed a $50m bond not to jump ship and enter the 2010 championship unconditionally within the next 30 days."
My car is rubbish and fit only for the scrapheap, rages Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton: "It's the car — it was a disaster. We probably should have scrapped it a long time ago. We will have to bounce back next year."
Drivers support FOTA in F1 future row
Jarno Trulli: "Mosley must understand that there are some things that cannot happen. The rules for 2010 are absolutely not good because Formula 1 must remain the number one sport in the world, with great technology and with the manufacturers.
Brawn pledges commitment to FOTA
"The existence of [Brawn GP] was dependent on the support of FOTA teams – McLaren and Mercedes in particular are the reason why we are here, and I think the FOTA initiatives are good."
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Ross Brawn on Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson: "That's something for sure that Sir Alex is having to deal with much more than I am. I do look at it and realise that sometimes he's made some hard decisions which, from the outside, have maybe not been that popular, but you can see in them his sense of the greater good of the team."
Simon Hattenstone meets Jenson Button, the serial loser turned golden boy of grand prix
Jenson Button on being a 'playboy': "I don't think playboy is the right word. In 2000 I bought a boat and a Ferrari, and I think I did get excited by being an F1 driver. I was 20 years old, you know, and the people looking after me were like, come on, you need to look like a formula one driver, you need to feel like a formula one driver."
"There were so few people at the practice and qualifying sessions – this seems to be an indication that the local fans do not have either the interest or the money to attend."
In the Formula One Big Brother House
"What is clear in the paddock is that the teams are fed up with a confrontational style which they believe is only damaging the sport."
McNish reveals his theories on why Scots are kings of the road
Allan McNish on Scottish F1 racing hoeroes: "We all had a Scot to look up to in Jackie [Stewart]; along with Jim Clark he was the guy who carried the flag, gave our parents something to talk about, which gets into your psyche as a kid. Jackie has always been there to give advice, guidance; on the end of a telephone. He still is to this day, behind-the-scenes, and that has been a very important factor."
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In 2014 – 2016 the Swedish Arts Grants Committee's International music programme (KIM) in collaboration with Visby International Centre for Composers – VICC began an international project aimed at strengthening the focus on foreign composers taking residency at the VICC. This involves developing more extended contact and interaction with Swedish composers and new music scene, through organizing meetings with music representatives, as part of the guest composer's visit to Sweden. This project is coordinated and project managed by VICC and the Swedish Arts Grants Committee account for international travel and accommodation in Stockholm.


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Category: baby name Valentino
Happy Valentine's Day, dear Berries!
And beyond celebrating Valentine's Day baby names, let's get expansive and salute the whole wide-ranging rise of its initial letter, 'V.'
If consonants can be said to have personalities, then it wasn't so long ago that the letter V was seen as more venerable—even fusty– than vivacious. Velma, Vera and Verna; Vernon, Victor and Vincent, all made our original 'So Far Out They'll Always Be Out' list. But as Pam and I have learned all too well since then—never say the words never or always.
The changes have been gradual since we wrote that, but there were two celebrity events that had a significant effect on V-baby names: the naming of Violet Affleck in 2005, and then of one of the Jolie–Pitt twins Vivienne three years later. Now there are a myriad of V-starting names popping both in and out of the celebrisphere.
For decades now, the names celebrities give their kids have had a tremendous effect on baby naming, one that has increased exponentially. From Ava to Willow, Maddox to Kingston, the proof is in the numbers.
So what are the latest starbaby influencers right now? We compared the fastest climbers on the Social Security list with the most popular baby names so far this year on Nameberry to pinpoint the most influential celebrity baby names today. They are:


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Wednesday, June 10, 2009
VIZIO In Patent Setback
Irvine-based VIZIO, a manufacturer of flat panel HDTVs, has been handed a setback in the firm's legal fight with competing TV maker Funai. According to Funai, President Obama has decided not to overrule an ITC order which found that VIZIO violated Funai patents. Funai claimed in a statement that the lack of action from Obama means that Vizio and its associates have been barred from importing and selling infringing digital television products in the U.S. In a response, VIZIO claimed that the patents covered "obsolete" VIZIO television products, which are "no longer shipping and no longer in production." VIZIO said the products in the patent lawsuit are "no longer in mass production" and that the move would "not impact" the firm's ability to conduct business. VIZIO itself launched a patent lawsuit targeted at Funai in late May, is appealing the ITC's order, and claims that Funai has violated the Sherman Antitrust Act, the Clayton Act, and California's unfair competition and antitrust law for refusing to license its patents to VIZIO. VIZIO also said it is seeking emergency relief from the Federal Circuit to stay enforcement of the ITC's Exclusion Order.


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Northbrook, IL, United States, 2011/11/29 - Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller (NASDAQ: SBUX) - BoulderGroup.com.
The Boulder Group, a net leased investment brokerage firm, has completed the sale of a single tenant net leased Starbucks property located at 4820 N. University Street in Peoria, IL for $1,175, 000.
The 1,928 square foot building was developed in 2005 on an outparcel to a Schnucks grocery store which is located in the northern portion of Peoria. The single tenant property is leased to Starbucks for a 5 year term on a net lease basis. Starbucks has an investment grade rating of BBB+ by Standard and Poors and is publicly traded (NASDAQ: SBUX).
Randy Blankstein and Jimmy Goodman of The Boulder Group represented the seller, a partnership based in Arizona. The buyer was a private individual investor from Los Angeles.
Investment grade tenants such as Starbucks remain in high demand today as the majority of single tenant investment activity is focused on credit tenants said Randy Blankstein, President of The Boulder Group. Jimmy Goodman, Partner of The Boulder Group, added,There are limited quality investment opportunities leased to investment grade tenants valued near a million dollars that are located in good secondary markets.
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The Boulder Group (bouldergroup.com) is a boutique investment real estate service firm specializing in net lease properties. The firm provides a full range of brokerage, advisory, and financing services nationwide to a substantial and diversified client base, which includes high net worth individuals, developers, REITs, partnerships and institutional investment funds. Founded in 1997, the firm has arranged the acquisition and disposition of more than $1.2 billion of net lease real estate transactions through several real estate cycles. The Boulder Group is headquartered in suburban Chicago.
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April 18, 2013
Perfect Game Presents
Updated 2013 Top 100 Draft Rankings
On December 5, 2012, Baseball Prospectus and Perfect Game announced a partnership to help promote and cover the game at both the amateur and professional levels. As a result of this partnership, Baseball Prospectus subscribers will now get the opportunity to read some of the great premium content being published by Perfect Game for its members.
It's mid-April, the midway point of the spring scouting season, and teams continue to align their draft boards. Some teams and players in the north have just begun playing, but baseball in the south is well underway.
Perfect Game has updated its top 100 draft-eligible prospects based on first-hand observations as well as conversations with numerous scouts, crosscheckers, scouting directors, and coaches from across the country. The top of the draft board is, for the most part, unchanged, with most of the players jockeying up and down only a handful of spots based on their performances this spring.
Oklahoma's Jonathan Gray has enjoyed one of the biggest ascents thanks to a dominant spring with the Sooners. Gray is now in the mix for the first overall selection held by the Houston Astros, along with Stanford's Mark Appel, Indiana State's Sean Manaea, and dynamic high school outfielder Clint Frazier. There are some in the industry that have noted the Astros have also done their homework on local high school product Kohl Stewart.
With seven weeks left until the draft, there is plenty of movement to come. We're still roughly a month away until teams start to narrow their choices to specific players to gauge signability and other factors.
RK notes the player's current ranking. PRE notes the player's ranking during the last update on January 21.
The views expressed by Mr. Simpson are his own and not necessarily those of the entire staff at Perfect Game.
David Rawnsley, Frankie Piliere, Todd Gold, Kendall Rogers, and Patrick Ebert also contributed to this article.
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Thanks for the information. Is there any way that we could get a birthdate for each player?
Apr 18, 2013 05:38 AM
or at least a way to determine who is college and who is HS? I would assume all HS players are SR year, but not all SR players are in HS.
Apr 18, 2013 10:42 AM
Joe Hamrahi
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We don't have birthdates for each player. That's not provided by PG. I think it's fairly easy to determine if a player is in high school or college by their "School" designation. For example, one player plays at Loganville while another player plays at Oklahoma. We can look to include highlighting of HS players in the future, however.
Apr 18, 2013 10:48 AM
Nick Faleris
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If you have questions about specific players ages/schools I can answer here. I believe I have most of these birth dates in my database.
Apr 18, 2013 13:18 PM
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