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Go Joe?
Oh man, looking at the absolute shit-kicking that the PS3/Xbox 360 versions are getting across the internet left me with a feeling of absolute dread when I clasped my hands on the NDS box. I had really low expectations for this game after all that doom and gloom. Luckily the NDS edition JUST exceeds my expectations – just!
As COBRA unleashes its deadliest plot yet, the G.I. JOE Team is counting on you and your hand-picked team of heroes to lead the counterattack. Every mission is critical and so is every G.I. JOE character. Picking up where the Paramount Pictures live action film leaves off, G.I. JOE The Rise of Cobra is an accessible third person action-arcade shooter that allows players to recreate and relive the greatestmoments from the film, cartoon series and action toy line. Unique top-down arcade shooter, built from the ground up specifically for the Nintendo DS. Choose from six G.I. JOE characters and five COBRA characters. More than 20 missions across four environments, plus playable vehicles. Create your own G.I. JOE vs. COBRA battles with up to 4 players (via wireless play).
Now, if like me, you knew very little about G.I. Joe then this wont exactly fill in the blanks for you. For instance I thought G.I. Joe was actually a person… Yeah I know… whatever laugh it up!
Graphically this game is Fugly! Even by the limited NDS standards this game is a dog (WOOF!). We are talking at least an 8 pinter before you would… I think you get my point! The game tries to employ a top down 3D environment to represent the environments you play in. The issue really is that the textures are stretched like mad, the characters are very, very blocky and the whole thing just looks so messy. I admire the effort or trying to make thegame in this format but it just does not look good. Think Killzone : Liberation on the PSP but just cut the screen in half, smear it with even amounts of lard and grit and the drop the resolution by about 120% – Oh and then stand 12Ft away from it. The Cut Scenesalso poorly constructed, taking the option of using backdrops rendered in the ingame 3D engine and then laying speech bubbles and poorly digitised versions of the film cast over the top. Oh and if someone was not in the movie they use a hand drawn image instead – WTF?
OK, so I have laid pretty damn hard in to the games graphics and with good reason I feel. So let us move on to the Sound. Sound wise the game just manages to make the cut. The in game squeals and shouts as you take down the enemy are fairly pitiful and grate easily. The saving grace is the great soundtrack, lifted in part form the movie and the really over the top sounds of the weapons and explosions. The simplest of machine guns sounds like it could cause some serious damage to the rear-end of a tank! Unleashing the grenades and the special attacks also furnishes you with a cacophony of mayhemic sounds. All together exactly what you would want from a shooter of this nature.
So graphics = piss poor, sound = just about OK, but how does the game play. Is it worth my £25. Man that is a toughie. Is it worth £25.. we will address that at the end I think. Is it fun to play? Sure, in a sorta busted way. You take control of your choosen character there are 4 to choose from at the start but you unlock another 2 after 6 missions. As you choose your character you are then presented with a short mission overview by the heads of the Joe and then sent on your merry way to clear the Deserts, Snow drifts and jungles of the world of COBRA scum. The game plays like a modern day love child of Ikari warriors and Gauntlet. As you run and gun from the top down perspective your fallen enemies from small Joe shields. Also, as you rack up kills you add to your total kill count. As this hits certain levels your character levels-up. In real terms this means they get an improvement to the main stat groups Shiled, Weapon, Speed etc. Another neat touch is that all characters have their own secondary weapon like grenades, ninja swords etc that can be unleashed at regular internvals as the bar fills up. Add to this another bar that fills as you wade through the enemy. This bar allows you to use the soldiers unique ability, things like relenteless and destructive fire etc. These are great little tricks that can really get you out of a jam.
An unfortunate issue with the whole game play, as you make your way from point A to point B, is that the action is constantly interrupted with dialogue popping up on the lower screen. Almost every time this pops up the game pauses and you have to wait for the text to dribble across the speech boxes and then thump A. More often than not these boxes pop up right in the middle of a huge firefight. It makes thedreary story even less worthwhile. To be honest after about level 8 I just kept thumping SELECT to skip the text as it was just ruining the game. Another issue with these text boxes is that, on the odd occasion it does not stop gameplay, obscure the minimap on the bottom touch screen (the ONLY use for he touch screen I might add!). This means you are getting updates to go and do A in location Z but you have no way of knowing where Z is as the bloody thing is obscured for several moments whilst the speech clears out so frustrating.
Add to those frustrations the fact that the shitty graphics have been coupled with wonky collision detection that can leave you stopped still whilst walking around a sand bank or fence when there is clearly loads of room to get by.
The game does feature a multi-player component. You and upto 3 others can take part in 3 game modes, Team Battle, Warhead and Defend The Base. Warhead is a basic capture the flag title and works well. Defend the Base pits 2 against 2 as one tries to destroy objectives and the others try and defend them. The wireless worked well and the game suffered less from the issues that drag down the single player game ie no damn pop-ups! Longevity wise the main campaign stretches out for a fair amount of time coming in at around 5 or 6 hours of play. Add to that the ability to take on each level using 1 of 6 characters and you can stretch things out for sure.
Final Thought:
OK so I have griefed on G.I. Joe a whole lot, but the score still places it as an OK game why? Well when all is said and done, and the game is working at its best it is great fun. Shooting the living daylights out of horde after horde of COBRA grunts is great. Most of the boss fights are engaging and fun to do. The top down nature works well and each level is a fairlly bite sized affair leaving this a great little title if you want to just blast stuff for 10 minutes whilst waiting for a bus or sitting on your throne. Also, I am not the target demographic for this title. Kids around the movies target age will lap it up – god knows they need something after the drudge of the PS3 / Xbox 360 versions. I am sure if your nuts about the franchise and loved the movie you will get enjoyment out of this title – just be prepared to get frustrated with the niggles and lament how much better it could have been if they had sorted the graphics and collision issues.


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Why Do They Worship Snakes In India?
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You may be shocked to know that I was born in a house that had been worshipping snakes. We, being traditional Christians, could not live in that house for long. We had to leave the place. Snake worship can be found prevalent in India and other countries. Why do people worship snakes?
My experience with serpent worship
Snakes or serpents are found everywhere. They have an important place in ancient and modern cultures. They have been worshipped. All the religious texts have serpent stories or mythologies. The serpents are dangerous and are feared for their poisonous attack. Why do they have the rank of deities and are worshipped?
My experience with serpent worship
I am very much afraid of snakes. We are Christians. My grandpa purchased a house before I was born from an orthodox Hindu family who had a "Sarpa Kavu" (serpent grove) near their house and worshipped snakes that lived in there. They were called divine snakes which lived comfortably under the shade of foliage and bamboo trees that were all covered by green creepers. The former owners of the house considered it sacred and were used to keep milk at the entrance of the serpent habitat. They worshipped them occasionally with mantras and flowers. Even after selling the house to us they came there and continued the services. I remember they continued this practice for some 3-4 years. After my birth, my family had some dispute with my grandpa and we left to the neighboring state where we settled like the Israel people who settled in Egypt. My grandpa also sold that house soon after our leaving. It was after 50 years of coming from that serpent house that we returned (after the demise of my parents) to our "Palestine" which is called Kerala.
India worshipping serpents
1) We can find temples for serpents all over India. Even today, serpent groves are maintained in many places as a treasure of nature.
2) Serpents or snakes have great significance in Hinduism and its sister religions. Almost every Hindu temple has a corner for snake worship.
3) Snakes such as naga (cobra) are found with the primary gods of Hinduism. Lord Siva has one on his neck and Lord Vishnu is found sleeping on a bed of snakes which are said to be the personifications of human desires and Egoism.
4) Buddhism also treats snakes in great esteem since they represent rebirth, death and mortality, due to their casting of skin which is symbolically treated as taking a rebirth and reaching "Nirvana".
5) Until recently, western people had a misconception on India that It is a land of snake charmers. Even today, foreigners who visit the country are fascinated by the snake charmers who may be sitting in front of temples with snakes.
Snake worship in ancient cultures
1) Studies say that the ancient Mesopotamian and Semite people believed that the snake had no death because its shedding skin and re-appearing in a new birth.
2) There are plenty of evidences in ancient cultures of Egypt, Greek, China, India, etc. for worshipping snakes. There are abundant mythological stories in those cultures, associated with snakes.
3) Just I want to give a hint about the beginning of The Bible with the cheating story of the snake in the garden of Eden and Moses lifting a bronze snake in a desert. "So Moses made a bronze snake and put it up on a pole. Then when anyone was bitten by a snake and looked at the bronze snake, he lived". (Number: 21:9)
The snake story of worship goes longer than the longest snake. Snake had great influence and significance in human history. Even today, many Hindus believe that misfortunes and ill omens can be removed by performing a "Snake Pooja".

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The end one of three comfortable, self catering two bedroomed chalets on popular Sunbeach Holiday Village site, a family run site close to a sandy beach. Electric heaters in all rooms. Electricity paid for with £1 coin meter. This chalet has a full sized bath. Well behaved pets welcome to stay for a small additional charge. Rent one, two or all three. Flexible change over days.
Comfortable 2 bedroom chalet, one of three adjoining chalets owned by same owner. The chalet is well equipped and maintained, offering home-from-home accommodation. The chalets are set around a grassed area, cars can be parked directly behind the property. Well behaved pets are welcome for a small additional payment. The beach is just five minutes walk away and the sea can often be heard in the distance. Dutchy's Tavern is close by for drinks, food and live entertainment. The Norfolk Broads and the popular sea-side town of Great Yarmouth are close by. The chalet park is also on a bus route, the bus stop is at the site entrance.
I am Penny West, the owner of Trinity Chalets, California, Scratby, Norfolk. I will take your enquiries, bookings and answer your questions. I will also get your chalet ready for your stay.
I have lived locally for most of my life and love the area. It has so much to offer during the Summer months and is great out of season.
I am a mum and grandma and know how important holidays with family and friends are. I hope you will enjoy your stay with us.
Mrs Penny West purchased this chalet in 2007
We love the sea side location of the chalets, just five minutes walk from a beautiful sandy beach. We were pleased to find three adjoining chalets, perfect for family and friends to stay in together, each having their own space but close enough to share meals, evenings and babysitting.The chalets are on the family run Sunbeach Holiday Village, and are set within well kept lawns. Dutch's Tavern is near by for drinks, meals and live entertainment.Children can play together safely while the adults watch them from the chalet or porch. The popular sea side town of Great Yarmouth is only 5 miles away, here you will find many shops and places to visit. In the village of Scratby there are several places to eat, grocery stores and amusements, all within walking distance of the chalets.
The chalets are all well maintained, clean and comfortable, a home from home. They are well equipped and electricity is by £1 coin meters. Each chalet has a double and twin room, an additional fold down bed is provided if needed. Electric heaters are provided for each room to ensure you stay warm whatever the weather or season. The chalet kitchens will be refurbished in the Spring, each has all you need for your stay, whether you decide to eat in or dine out.
There is ample parking directly behind the chalets for your car. Guests are welcome to bring their well behaved pets with them for a small additional cost of £25 for each animal. Each of the chalets has a bath.
The chalets are suitable for couples, families or friends to stay together, all the accommodation is on one level.
Thank you for letting us have your lovely chalet, we have all had a brilliant time... just what we all needed.
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All bookings are taken by the owner, Mrs Penny West. Initial contact is best through emails, although for last minute enquiries a text request is best. Holidays are reserved with a £50 deposit, the remaining payment to be made one month before the start of your holiday.
Payments can be made either by bank transfer or cheque, late bookings by cash.
Changeover Day:
Flexible change over days are often available by arrangement with the owner. Check in time is 4pm with a check out time of 10am on your last day.
Notes on prices:
A non refundable deposit of £50 will reserve your holiday, the balance to be paid one month before your holiday begins.
Well behaved pets stay for an additional charge of £25, paid for with your balance.
The beautiful sandy beach is 5 minutes walk from the chalet. It is accessed by a slope and steps, so is not suitable for people in wheel chairs. A shop with all the sea-side equipment needed is on the way to the beach. There is also beach access further along the coast without the steps, giving easier access for people with limited mobility.
Norwich is the nearest airport, it is about 20 miles away.
Harwich is the nearest sea port, it is about 60 miles away.
Great Yarmouth has a railway station, trains arrive here regularly.
Local buses travel to the holiday site from Great Yarmouth.
The chalets are on the Sunbeach Holiday Village site in the village of California,Scratby. There are several small shops, places to eat, pubs and amusements in the village. It is a popular destination for families, some return year after year. Great Yarmouth is the closest town, it has a good selection of shops and supermarkets and a buzzing market (Friday, Saturday and Wednesdays). Locally there are many places of interest to visit, whatever the weather, leaflets provided in each chalet.
Further Details:
Great Yarmouth has an Asda, Tesco, Sainsbury, Lidl and Aldi supermarkets. Caister has a Tesco and Lidl supermarkets. Great Yarmouth has branches of most banks, it also has a drop in doctors facility. Great Yarmouth also has a Sea Life Centre, a circus, cinema, model village and several museums including the award winning Time and Tide.
Many of the local pubs serve excellent food, California Tavern especially has a great reputation for food and live entertainment.
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"In the threatening situation of the world today, when people are beginning to see that everything is at stake, the projection-creating fantasy soars beyond the realm of earthly organizations and powers into the heavens, into interstellar space, where the rulers of human fate, the gods, once had their abode in the planets.... Even people who would never have thought that a religious problem could be a serious matter that concerned them personally are beginning to ask themselves fundamental questions. Under these circumstances it would not be at all surprising if those sections of the community who ask themselves nothing were visited by `visions,' by a widespread myth seriously believed in by some and rejected as absurd by others."--C. G. Jung, in Flying Saucers ?
Jung's primary concern in Flying Saucers is not with the reality or unreality of UFOs but with their psychic aspect. Rather than speculate about their possible nature and extraterrestrial origin as alleged spacecraft, he asks what it may signify that these phenomena, whether real or imagined, are seen in such numbers just at a time when humankind is menaced as never before in history. The UFOs represent, in Jung's phrase, "a modern myth."
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After wondering howcome I seem to age so quickly after four fraxels I googled about fraxel and the flood of negative comments made me petrified! Never imagined that couple years after treatment I might deal with the negative consequences such as saggy skin, loss of muscle tone,loss of fat, tissue damage..I was never told any of this at the doctor's office, why not? That's their duty isn't it?? I feel sick to my stomach.I only wanted sincere truth& make my own mind up instead of being blindsided.
Why All Doctors Are Saying Fraxel is Safe, and Won't Openly Discuss the Possible Fat Loss, Pigmentation and Volume Loss?
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I am very sorry to read about your situation. I have noticed in my practice and on this site that many patients are saying that they had a Fraxel treatment, but when I investigate, the "doctor" used something else. Some other laser, not a Fraxel laser. And I noticed that when I bought my Fraxel SR 1500 (I practice in Atlanta), there were several "doctors" in my area who advertised that they owned a Fraxel, but I investigated this and they did not. There are several reasons for this:1. A Fraxel laser is very expensive, and the treatment tips are expensive2. As soon as the Fraxel was introduced, there were several cheap imitations that hit the market. They didn't work anything like the Fraxel and they cause harm. And more cheap imitations are introduced every year. 3.Doctors are not doing their homework. They need to sit down and study their physics and make sure they understand exactly what a laser can do. If they are too lazy to read they need to stay away from lasers. My advice to you is to get your records, contact Solta Medical and find out if it was a Fraxel laser, and see an attorney.
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He's the best at what he does, and what he does isn't very nice. Unfortunately he also has a pretty foul fashion sense, hence the yellow uniform and pointy ears. And oh yeah, he's going up against the meanest, biggest, and possibly the greenest bastard he's ever faced in his long career as the baddest dude on the planet — the Incredible Hulk! From Marvel Studios comes "Hulk vs. Wolverine", which is not nearly as violent or bloody as the never-to-be-completed "Ultimate Hulk vs. Wolverine", but hey, it's an animated movie for the kiddies, and if it has half the adult content as the "Ultimate Avengers" movies, then it should be a good one.
"ALBERTA, Canada. Over the past week, The INCREDIBLE HULK has been tearing a line across the Canadian wilderness, leaving a swathe of destruction in his wake. He has to be stopped, and there's only one man up to the job.
He's the best at what he does, but what he does isn't very nice.
He's WOLVERINE, an elite agent of Canada's top secret Department H, and he's been put on Hulk's trail with a single objective: stop the Green Goliath… at all costs.
Hulk and Wolverine are about to enter the fiercest battle of their lives. And they have no idea that there are a few unpleasant surprises waiting for them on the other side."
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Is it too much to ask to get some "SVSM" style LeBron sneakers on the retail side of things? LeBron's roots have inspired plenty a Lebron 11 before, so we'd say that that sort of colorway isn't exactly beyond the realm of possiblity. Then again, the athletes at that academy already have their fair share of LeBron exclusives. Gathered here are some of them from this season, which feature home and away makeups for the Irish. See these super exclusive green and gold high school PEs again after the break and then bid on either of them now on eBay.
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Swiss M&A activity slowing down in Q3 12
In the third quarter 2012, the Swiss M&A market performance slowed down. Disclosed deal volume declined significantly to merely CHF 5.2 billion in Q3 12, the lowest amount recorded since Q2 10. In total, 142 transactions were recorded, the same level as in the previous quarter. Based on latest Capital Confidence Barometer, priorities of top executives focus on improving fundamentals as the economic outlook is dampened. For the near future Swiss M&A activity is expected to remain on a moderate level.
ZURICH, 15 October 2012 – The decline of disclosed deal volume approximately 80 percent compared to the last quarter is mainly explained by the absence of the announcement of large transaction announcements with Swiss participation. Deal volume declined for the second consecutive quarter to merely CHF 5.2 billion; the lowest value since the second quarter 2010. Jürg Stucker, Head Mergers & Acquisitions at EY Switzerland, says: «With 142 announced M&A transactions, the number of deals in Q3 held constant compared to the last quarter and remained on rather low levels, when compared to the second half of 2011 and the beginning of 2012. The Eurozone crisis and its impact are the main cause for reduced deal activity».
SMI is in the black
During the last quarter, the Swiss Market Index trended upward and closed with a six percent increase in stock performance. In the trailing twelve-month period ended 30 September 2012, the index gained over 17 percent. Although its performance in the last quarter was positive, the future market development is to be viewed with caution, due to a conservative economic outlook in Switzerland and several European countries.
After four quarters of mainly negative trailing twelve-month industry stock performance, Q3 12 showed a positive development for most of the equally-weighted industry sectors for the preceding twelve-month period ended 30 September 2012. Similar to Q2, the best performing industry was the Healthcare sector, improving its performance by over five percentage points during Q3 12 and reaching a positive performance of over 23 percent for the last twelve months. The only sector showing negative results was the «Energy, Transportation and Utilities industry», down approx. six percent in this period.
«Retail and Consumer Products» the most active sector in M&A
During the last three-month period, « Retail and Consumer Products» was the most active industry in Switzerland. In terms of number of M&A Transactions, the sector contributed 18 percent to all announced deals. Together with «Media, Technology and Telecommunications» as well as «Industrial Goods and Services» reaching 17 percent and 12 percent respectively, these top three sectors accounted for approximately half of all Swiss-based M&A transactions.
Declining number of transactions above CHF 250m
In the third quarter 2012, the share of small transactions below CHF 50m was on the rise and accounted for 48 percent of all announced transactions with disclosed deal value, increasing by 15 percentage points. As transactions in the mid-market segment between CHF 50m and CHF 250m increased from 29 in Q2, to 34 percent in Q3 12, the number of deals with large deal volumes above CHF 250m declined significantly, from 39 in Q2, to 18 percent in Q3 12.
According to EY's most recent Global Confidence Barometer, uncertainty in regards to the Eurozone crisis is largely prevailing and continues to be the dominating force driving M&A activity across Europe. Louis Siegrist, Head Transaction Advisory Services at EY Switzerland says: «Our study found that boardroom priorities rather focus on improving fundamentals than on generating top-line growth through M&A transactions».
A second factor that is likely to reduce future M&A activity, according to our study, is an increasing valuation gap between buyers and sellers. Coupled with a sharp decline in sellers that are willing to come to the deal table, from 31 percent of respondents in April 2012 to 19 percent this September, the business case for M&A is threatened.
All in all, the following remains the case: While the strong Swiss Franc benefits Swiss acquirers willing to do deals abroad, economic uncertainty in the European Union as well as the faltering economic outlook causes hesitation among companies to execute transactions. Hence, Swiss M&A activity for the last quarter of 2012 is expected to result in a limited number of deals as well as rather small deal volumes. It is likely that these trends also continue into the beginning of 2013.
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Deane: Fans must be patient
Brian Deane believes his former clubs, Leeds and Sheffield United, are paying the price for years of mismanagement.
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Brian Deane believes his former clubs, Leeds and Sheffield United, are paying the price for years of mismanagement.
Deane, 45, currently manager of Norwegian side Sarpsborg, spent two separate spells as a player with hometown club Leeds and three different stints with the Blades during a 21-year playing career.
"When I think of Leeds, I think it once as a mighty club, I hope it returns to where it should be, but it's going to take time," he said.
"There are clubs which have caught up, there have been a lot of changes and it's been hard, in terms of a model, turning it into something which is free of its debt. I think the fans have to be patient.
"I wish both clubs well. To me, both should be in the Premier League.
"Perhaps there has been mismanagement over the years and I think, in life, you can have too many hangers on and both clubs have perhaps had too many hangers on.
"You need to get a balance between a business plan and also more brains and it's not always worked that way with clubs.
"You have to have a long-term plan and I think sometimes fans have to be more patient with ambitions, otherwise you get what happened to Leeds, where they had a situation with more players than they needed, on big wages.
"Sheffield United, I will always have a soft spot for them and will always look out for them.
"I was home the other day for a couple of days and watched the game against Coventry on TV and it was quite sad really, because I don't think the club has been as low as that in 20-odd years.
"I joined them in 1989 when they were in that division, but we were doing well.
"It's sad to see such a massive club with so much potential going through the problems that it is.
"I'm sure there's a plan in place - I hope there is - to turn things around, but it's going to take time, good coaches and good managers coming in and investment as well."


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Maggi Kosuda manages the civic association that serves one of Pasco's biggest subdivisions: Beacon Woods. It has more than 2,600 homes, situated in a triangle off U.S. 19 and State Road 52.
She's lived in the community since 1987. She's never seen anything like this.
Every day, she takes more calls from residents. She marks the location on a map, which now has X's in virtually every corner of the community. Just this week, a woman called to say an ambulance went by with its siren blaring, which caused a wailing in the woods just beyond her home.
I've lived in Beacon Woods since 1982. Obviously we like it. It's safe, friendly and pretty; a bird sanctuary. We've enjoyed hawks and herons and cranes, foxes, otters and armadillos. Just lately, wiley dog-like critters have been showing up. On Thanksgiving day, we ate on the back porch and on the other side of Bear Creek two coyotes walked through our neighbor's yard in broad daylight.
A week earlier, I was teeing off at No. 14 on the Beacon Woods golf course when a healthy-looking coyote stood 50 yards away in the middle of the fairway. Animal experts say coyotes are smart. This one must have known my group of hackers wasn't likely to hit him if he stayed in the fairway.
A few days later, golfers on the practice range plopped wedge shots all around a fearless coyote as it dined on the carcass of some unidentifiable animal.
One woman recently stopped her car to rescue what she thought was a lost German shepherd. She held the door open and called for it to come. It growled. She drove away quickly.
The civic association issued an alert in its monthly newsletter. It posted warning signs at the community's entrance and hired a professional trapper. After a week of baiting, the coyotes were winning. The trapper's company declined to let me tag along. I'm guessing that has something to do with the question of what happens to the pups after they're caught.
Still, you can't blame the civic association for reacting to the proliferation of wild animals that are getting so bold. There have been no reports of a coyote biting a person in Florida, but they do get into garbage, and they do eat small animals, including cats and dogs.
John Malley, the county's animal services manager, acknowledged an increase in coyote sightings in urban areas. A pack runs free on property off Ridge Road where the county once operated a garbage landfill. Last year, nearby Chasco Middle School secured its campus after the principal came face to face with one.
Malley said the Beacon Woods coyotes likely moved in when their habitat outside the community was breached. Some of the amenities that make the subdivision attractive to homeowners — lots of woods, water and a golf course — also appeal to coyotes. They are prolific reproducers, Malley said, and awfully difficult to evict. Government doesn't have the resources to intervene.
Fortunately, coyotes are afraid of people and usually run the other way. But in a recent story about coyote sightings in Pinellas County, a state wildlife officer warned they will attack a small pet on a leash.
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Question: What do accused River Oaks wife murderer Robert Angleton, tennis great Jimmy Connors, two professional baseball stars and the chairman of Houston Endowment have in common?
Answer: They're all players in the messy divorce of admitted compulsive gambler Eddy Scurlock Blanton from his wife, Roberta. The litigation, now taking place in Judge Annette Galik's Harris County courtroom, opens yet another vista onto the seamy gaming habits of Houston's rich, powerful and famous.
In the divorce papers, Roberta accuses her husband of having gambled away their community property; her accountant claims that Eddy racked up $3.1 million in losing bets. Responding to lawyers' questions, Eddy admits to playing at 18 casinos in Las Vegas, Atlantic City and Louisiana. He also admits to gambling with at least 29 persons. Blanton bet with Connors, Astros slugger Jeff Bagwell, and former Astros pitching ace Darryl Kile over tennis and golf matches played at River Oaks, Lochinvar and other area country clubs.
Eddy and "Robbie" Blanton were used to mingling with the high and mighty. Eddy, a private investor and former executive in Key Oil, inherited part of the fortune accrued by his grandfather, legendary wildcatter Eddy Scurlock. The grandson met and married Roberta while both were students at the University of Texas at Austin. The couple later became well known on Houston's society circuit. Eddy has been a board member of the Parks People and once chaired the Houston Zoological Society. Robbie, a veteran charity-ball organizer, has been named to the Houston Chronicle Best Dressed Hall of Fame -- the Valhalla to which the city's society women pray to ascend.
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At UT, Eddy was a standout tennis player. He's also an avid golfer, "though he thinks he's a lot better than he is," according to an acquaintance. Attorney Tom Alexander, who represented Mrs. Blanton in the case until last month, says he's been aware for years that Blanton was a gambling joke around town. "He's been the victim of a number of Houston hustlers at golf, tennis, sports betting," says the lawyer, who chuckled when asked if Blanton was known as an easy mark. "Worse," replied Alexander. "Sucker."
In court papers, Blanton admits that he placed bets with Robert Angleton, the River Oaks bookie accused of hiring his own brother, Roger, to murder his wife, Doris McGown Angleton; Robert allegedly acted after Doris simultaneously initiated divorce proceedings and took legal action to freeze nearly $3 million he'd secreted in a half-dozen bank safety deposit boxes.
One legal source pegs the total bets Blanton placed with Angleton at over $300,000. For that reason, the jailed Angleton has been subpoenaed to testify in the Blantons' divorce trial, currently scheduled for early March. The subpoena requested that Angleton produce records detailing "illegal bets by Eddy Blanton and losses," as well as records of "illegal lists of other bookmakers received [by Angleton]" and lists of other bookmakers who took bets from Eddy.
Potentially, Angleton's involvement in the Blanton divorce could embarrass a number of parties. Besides associating Blanton with an accused murderer, Angleton's testimony could expose the groundwork of a big-money sports gambling scene in River Oaks. Angleton's subpoena could be seen as a ploy to compel Blanton to reach a settlement with his wife.
According to lawyer Alexander, Roberta changed counsel to speed the litigation toward a settlement. Her new divorce lawyer is Tom Conner -- the lawyer who represented Doris Angleton in the divorce case that ended with her murder, and who is said to possess extensive knowledge of Robert Angleton's finances. Conner says an effort is under way to settle the divorce suit.
Eddy Blanton's attorney, J.D. "Bucky" Allshouse, had little to say about the cast of characters in the suit, other than to contend that Eddy Blanton's situation "is private, and shouldn't be part of the article." Asked about the possibility that Angleton might testify if the case goes to trial, Allshouse replied, "I think there are a lot of things in dispute, and I really don't want to go into the evidence. I don't see where Mr. Angleton would add anything to this case."
Of course, divorces have a way of dragging private matters into the public arena -- often in humiliating ways. Last August, for example, Judge Galik drafted an order directing Eddy Blanton to stop gambling and enroll in counseling. The judge also ordered the creation of something similar to a wanted poster: "I want a letter attached with a photograph of Mr. Blanton sent to any and all gambling establishments or friends that he may gamble with, [stating] that he's under order with this court that he may not gamble or get any credit or anything else extended to him until further order of the court...." Even Blanton's golf partners were to be so notified.
"That was a very unusual, highly original order," understates Conner. After the divorce suit took a turn toward settlement talks, Galik's order was shelved and the notices were not sent out. Conner now says it's uncertain whether the notices will ever be used. Both sides now seem inclined to try to settle the case -- and minimize the extensive media coverage that would likely follow Angleton into the courtroom.
So why hasn't the suit already been settled? Apparently, that's because the Blanton purse strings are controlled not by Eddy but by his parents, Houston Endowment chairman Jack Blanton and wife Laura Lee. Eddy's grandmother, Elizabeth Scurlock, set up a multimillion-dollar trust fund for him -- but she didn't make it easy for him to get to the money. Without the trust fund, Eddy Blanton does not have the resources to fund a payout to Roberta.
"The trust is a spendthrift trust," explains an attorney familiar with the case. "That means third parties cannot levy execution on the trust for debts of the beneficiary. Mother and father absolutely control the trust. As long as they are alive, the question of paying a judgment by Eddy depends on whether his parents fund it."
Eddy Blanton may be a 42-year-old with two children, but it appears mom and dad will have to come to the rescue if he's to avoid a potentially explosive divorce trial.
With Friends Like These, Part 2
The Friends of Hermann Park are still smarting from a public relations disaster over a favorite contractor's plans to cut trees in the park -- but that embarrassment apparently hasn't stopped many board members from snuggling up to one of the contractor's favorite political allies.
New mayor pro tem Jew Don Boney is the councilman who championed BSL Golf Corporation's successful bid to operate Hermann Park Golf Course for a whopping 15 years -- never mind that BSL planned sharp increases in greens fees. Like Boney, the Friends of Hermann Park also supported the deal, which City Council approved.
Now, apparently, the Friends and BSL are showing their gratitude. Former Friends president and board member Kenny Friedman and board member Barbara Hurwitz serve as co-chairs for a January 29 political fundraiser Boney is holding at the Warwick Towers; 15 other board members are also listed as "hosts." And BSL principals Andy Schatte and Richard Bischoff are also on the host committee.
Friends golf committee chair Bill Coats, one of the fundraiser's hosts, sees nothing untoward in the group's mass show of support for Boney, whose district includes Hermann Park. Coats also calls the recent flap over BSL's plan to remove 111 trees much ado about nothing, and says that no matter what BSL proposed, the company would never have gained approval to cut any significant number of healthy trees. (Somewhat belatedly, Coats now insists that no more than a dozen trees will have to be removed.)
Attorney Friedman explains the evolution of the Boney fundraiser this way: Barbara Hurwitz called him and suggested that since Jew Don Boney had been "such a great advocate of the park," the two of them should do something nice for him. Friedman agreed, and the pair used their considerable clout to draw others onto the host committee. Friedman sees nothing inappropriate in the committee's makeup, explaining that "the Friends of Hermann Park as an institution doesn't have anything to do with it."
Maybe the same people will form a second group: "The Friends of Jew Don Boney."
Lee Brown's Late Train
All you downtown contributors who helped Rob Mosbacher set a spending record in last year's mayoral election now have the opportunity to buy your way back into the good graces of Mayor Lee P. Brown. Brown's fundraiser Sue Walden is circulating an invitation asking underwriters to purchase ten-person tables at a February 3 dinner for the mayor at the Westin Galleria. The price? A cool $20,000.
Brown's troops are aiming not to pay off campaign debts (Walden says the red ink on the recent election will likely be minimal), but to amass a million-dollar war chest toward the mayor's re-election.
"Why so soon?" you might ask. After all, that contest isn't until 1999. But the first few months of the new Brown administration are a particularly sweet time for fundraisers. City law restricts individual donations to $5,000 per election cycle -- and this particular cycle closes in March. If you missed your opportunity to curry favor with Brown before his election, now's your second chance. Ostensibly, of course, the money doesn't buy you special consideration at City Hall. But Houston mayors have been known to keep track of their friends.
The Case That Just Won't Go Away
First KTRK-Channel 13 lost a highly publicized libel suit filed by state Representative Sylvester Turner -- a 1996 case that was dissected in unflattering detail two weeks ago on Dateline NBC. Now, ABC and KTRK are appealing that jury verdict. And in the meantime, the station is engaged in an angst-ridden effort to sever its ties to a reporter whose testimony in that trial was damning to the station.
At KTRK, the case has long made former medical reporter Mary Ellen Conway an untouchable -- in both senses of the word. During the 1996 jury trial, she testified that five years before, in the closing days of the mayoral election, she'd overheard a conversation between fellow reporter Wayne Dolcefino and anchor Melanie Lawson. According to Conway, Dolcefino told Lawson that he would not air comments from a news conference favorable to the former mayoral candidate. Dolcefino, claimed Conway, was angry because the Turner supporters at the conference had not returned his calls earlier. Turner lawyer Ron Franklin argued that the omission of the news conference footage showed Dolcefino was biased in his reporting.
On the Dateline broadcast, reporter Dennis Murphy singled out Conway as "one of the most damaging and embarrassing witnesses" to KTRK's defense. The broadcast quoted several jurors who cited Conway's testimony as establishing Dolcefino's "reckless disregard for the truth."
Fueling the station management's anger was the belief that Conway had changed her story as the Turner case moved along. But management felt it could do nothing, since any action taken against the reporter could be interpreted as retaliation against a whistle blower.
Now, apparently, the station's management no longer feels that constraint. Conway cleaned out her desk and departed the station shortly before New Year's after a mediation effort conducted by former Judge David West failed to produce an agreement between her and the station. A KTRK source says the station offered Conway a new contract but refused to let her return to her former niche as medical reporter. (Reporter Christi Myers now prowls the medical beat.) Conway rejected the offer, and as of now, there is no litigation or settlement between the parties. Technically, she remains on the station's staff, though her body has moved on.
West declined comment, citing the confidentiality of mediation efforts. Conway's former attorney, Janet Hansen of the Jamail & Kolius firm, also refused to discuss the mediation. "This is a sticky, emotionally charged situation with hurt feelings all around," she said. Asked whether litigation could result, Hansen replied only that "litigation in these cases is always a possibility." She also declined to explain why she no longer represents the reporter.
Contacted through an intermediary, Conway said she appreciates the interest in her situation but has nothing to say at this time. She did, however, emphasize she has not resigned from the KTRK staff. ABC's attorney in the mediation, New York-based Tanya Menton, was unavailable for comment -- as was KTRK's general manager, Henry Florsheim.
"The station just wants this to go away," says one staffer of the legal radiation lingering from the Turner stories. But with ABC's legal appeal moving forward and Conway's status unresolved, that prospect seems years in the future.
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The History of the Red Carpet
The Oscars are The Beauty Bug's Superbowl. The dresses, the makeup, the red carpet.
But, why do the celebs walk down a red carpet? The origin of the carpet doesn't exude the glitz or glamor that today's does, however it doesn't disappoint when it comes to some good ol' juicy scandal and deception. The tradition dates all the way back to ancient Greece (458 BC) and the play Agamemnon. A character in the play himself, Agamemnon, King of Mycenae or Argos, is welcomed home from warfare (victory at Troy) by his wife, Clytemnestra. She greets him passionately and surprises him with a grand reception complete with a deep reddish/purple carpet, the color of the gods. She tells him:
"Now my beloved, step down from your chariot, and let not your foot, my lord, touch the Earth. Servants, let there be spread before the house he never expected to see, where Justice leads him in, a crimson path."
Agamemnon, though an arrogant SOB, is confused. He credits the Gods for the win at Troy and knows that only gods walk on such luxury. He responds with hesitancy:
"I am a mortal, a man; I cannot trample upon these tinted splendors without fear thrown in my path."
As most women always do, Clytemnestra gets her way. She wins by flattering him and convinces Agamemnon to walk across the red carpet, leading him through palace doors. She then murders him, emerging victoriously with a bloody axe. If The Beauty Bug has learned anything from her 48 Hours addiction, it's always the wife/husband/signifigicant other, right? In Clytemnestra's eyes, she has finally avenged her daughter's death. Prior to going to war, Agamemnon sent their daughter down the aisle to be married. Instead of meeting her husband, she met her maker -her throat was slain at the alter as a sacrifice to Artemis, who Agamemnon had previously pissed off. An unforgiving, venomous wife and a father who set-up his virgin daughter. Really, a Dateline mystery in the making.
And from that bloody soap opera, the tradition of rolling out the red carpet for royalty was born.


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Unlike a lot of soul singers, Goapele didn't get her start singing in talent shows or church. "When I first started singing in public as a teenager it was at community events," such as anti-apartheid rallies, explains the 32-year-old San Francisco native.
Goapele's parents were both activists — her father was an exiled political activist from apartheid South Africa — and a lot of South African artists would drop by her family's house while traveling through the Bay Area.
"I remember seeing Miriam Makeba when I was really young at a house party at our house," says Goapele. "Music was just really integrated into my life."
Goapele, who has been singing professionally for nearly a decade, headlines this year's Women's Pride Concert at the 9:30 Club on Friday, June 11. She'll perform older tunes as well as new material from her third album Milk & Honey, which she plans to release this fall.
Despite her ingrained social activism, the concert will be the straight singer's first official Pride event anywhere.
"[Gay] is not how I personally identify, but I feel like that right should be protected," says Goapele. "I have friends and family members who are gay, and I feel like it's important to support their happiness and basic freedom."
The last time Goapele was in D.C. was during Obama's inauguration. "I felt like for that day, I was part of a larger movement," she says. "It felt like we were all moving towards something positive together."
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Welcome to Studebaker Motor Company Inc.
Today is August 8th, 2016.
In 2002, Tom Raines, (from Texas), thought it was a good idea to resurect the name, so he incorporated, started a webpage, made a few calls, and got the interest going. I met Tom Raines in 2005 while visiting a friend in Texas. In 2006 I became his partner, then purchased remaining stock in 2008, then moved the company to Colorado, and reincorporated. Over the years, I've traveled, met with industry-ralated people, and even visited South Bend. Many people have contacted us to inquire if we are accepting donations, or selling stock. My answer is this... please contact me to discuss your interest.
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I'm a guy who has always liked Studebaker vehicles. As a young man, in the 50's and 60's, I saw lot's of Studebakers on the road. Then one day, not so many cars on the road. Now, I rarely see any Studebaker's on the road. So... hopefully, one day in the near future, I'll be able to manufacture Studebaker vehicles that are in some way reminiscent of classic Studebakers, yet brought into the 21st Century. If possible, reopen factories that have recentily been closed (Ford, Chrysler, GM), and employ Americans in those manufacturing and assembly plants, which shall be on American soil. I desire to make vehicles that not only compete, but have a significant cutting edge in a highly competitive world market.
Click on "Overview" then scroll down to read what is planned. Please be advised, the SUV shown on this website does have a certain appeal, however, may or may not be representative of future Studebaker concept vehicles. That said, with slight modifications, it is a possibility.
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PROMPT: The Only Way To Improve Road Safety Is To Impose Severe Punishment For Driving Offences. Do You Agree Or Disagree?
As the number of traffic accidents has increased dramatically recently, the responsibility of the government for road safety has never been heavier. It is argued the only way the authority can fulfill this responsibility is to repress traffic offenders by means of stiff punishment. However, from my point of view, road safety cannot be ensured with this sole method but the combination of various actions.
The advantages of punishing traffic law-breakers are undeniable in many aspects. First of all, once a fearful punishment is imposed and, it suppresses peoples attempt to make the offence a second time. Moreover, an individuals penalty can be considered a mirror at which other people can look and try not to do the same thing. However, this method sometimes causes unwanted danger on the road as people who have made the offence will attempt to avoid being arrested by, for example, speeding up or turning round when they see the police.
It is obvious the driving offences is not the only reason that leads to road accidents. One crucial thing that the government can accomplish to ensure road safety is to increase the quality of traffic facilities. In many developing countries, traffic system in rural areas is not fully built with roads being too narrow or inadequate number of road signs, which can easily lead to vehicles collision. Another important thing that can be done is to educate people with traffic law and safety. This is especially necessary to the young generation because they account for a large proportion of traffic offences. In addition, various methods to reduce the number of vehicles on the road can be taken. Many countries invest in public transport system while some increase traffic fees.
Based on the reasons above, it can be concluded the severe punishment cannot be the only way to achieve road safety. Other methods should be carefully considered in order to reach accident-free traffic.
The Only Way To Improve Road Safety Is To Impose Severe Punishment For Driving Offences. Do You Agree Or Disagree?
The prompt here presents you with a silly, obviously false proposition. So your challenge when faced with this kind of prompt is to figure out how to write an interesting essay about it. To write an interesting essay, you need to figure out something to say beyond the obvious fact that there are other things one can do to improve road safety (e.g., close the roads!).
One way to make your essay interesting would be to demonstrate why the proposition is obviously false in terms of the assumptions it makes, rather than by just offering an alternative way to improve road safety. You attempt to do that, I think, in the first sentence of your third paragraph: "It is obvious that driving offences is not the only reason that leads to road accidents." That is indeed the right type of claim to make in this kind of essay. It's probably the most important claim, and should be more fully developed. You go on to demonstrate that there are other things that can be done to improve safety. What you need to do first, I think, is make an explicit argument about the logical problem with the proposition. I.e., specifically highlight the fact that you are pointing out the flaw in the proposition. (With a statement like "The proposition is flawed because it assumes without justification that driving offenses are a major cause of traffic accidents and the only cause that can be addressed.") You could possibly develop this approach to the prompt by asking, What amended version of the proposition would be true? The best way to reduce the number of accidents in which traffic offenses are implicated would be to impose severe punishment for driving offenses? Perhaps that is true, but this amended proposition also makes an assumption about the efficacy of punishment as a deterrent. It would help to provide evidence of such efficacy, but of course you wouldn't have access to that kind of information in a test situation. However, you can still point out that that information would be needed before you can make an informed opinion. "I don't know" is sometimes the best answer, if you can demonstrate why it is not possible to know.
Sometimes the apparently easiest prompts are the most difficult. Anyone can come up with a whole list of proposals to improve road safety. (One could improve road safety by mandating that cars be subject to performance checks every few months, by forbidding nighttime driving, or forbidding driving in the rain, or driving during the twilight hours. One could improve road safety [apparently] by only allowing women to drive. One could improve road safety by reducing the speed limit, by making driving lessons more rigorous, by policing existing laws more thoroughly, by making the consumption of alcohol illegal, by improving the rail service, and so on.) The strength of your essay is that you recognize you need to more than that. You do three things in your essay: 1) You point out how you think what is proposed might help, and interestingly a way in which it might have unintended consequences; 2) You point out a logical flaw in the proposition; and (3) you give counterexamples. It was a good idea to include point (1), though what would make your essay really stand out from others would be the elaboration of the one claim (point 2) that you here make only in passing.
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Paula Merlyne Phillips, 51, has died.
She was born May 12, 1962 in Mexia , the daughter of Joe L. and Gloredia Tipps Phillips.
She was a member of Groesbeck Church of Christ and a 1980 graduate of Groesbeck High School. She graduated from Prairie View A&M University in 1984 and taught school in Marlin, Germany, Maryland and Mexia. Paula also worked as a receptionist at Limestone Medical Center and was a volunteer at Maffett Public Library.
Paula was preceded in death by her grandparents, aunts, uncles and a brother, Haywood Gregory Phillips.
She leaves to cherish her memories her parents; sisters Damita (Michael) Brassfield and Patrice (Herman) Houston; brothers Joe Christopher (Kasandra) Phillips and Sharles "Chuck" Phillips; uncles, aunts, nephews, nieces, cousins and other relatives and friends.
In lieu of flowers, you may donate to any of the following charities or to your favorite charity: Groesbeck ISD Scholarship Fund, Maffett Public Library, Head Branch Baptist Church or Groesbeck Church of Christ.
Dorsey-Keatts Funeral Home of Mexia in charge of arrangements.


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Pennsylvania hit it big at table games last month, and The Meadows Racetrack & Casino was a major player.
The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board announced Thursday that the state's 11 casinos generated an 8.9 percent increase in gross revenue over the previous April, pulling in $61,552,334 compared with $56,499,624 for the year-ago period.
The Meadows experienced the largest gain of the 11 casinos, a 63 percent rise in gross revenue. The North Strabane Township facilty operated 80 table games last month that generated $4.381,161, a leap from $2,694,896 with 79 games a year earlier.
Two Eastern Pennsylvania casinos prospered in April as well: Sands Casino Resort Bethlehem (up 28.7 percent) and Valley Forge Casino Resort, which opened in March 2012 (up 21.7 percent).
The Rivers Casino, The Meadows' closest competition in Pennsylvania, did not fare well last month, declining 16.7 from the year-ago period. The casino on Pittsburgh's North Side had gross revenues of $4,992,447 in April, well below $$6,048,602 from April 2012.
Preque Isle Downs and Casino, which has fared poorly in recent months, experienced a 42.9 percent decline from April 2012. Horseshoe Casino Cleveland, which opened in nearby Ohio a year ago, is providing major competition for the Erie facility.
Four other casinos showed table games gains: Parx Casino (Bensalem), Harrah's Philadelphia Casino and Racetrack, Mohegan Sun at Pocono Downs and Mount Airy Casino Resort.
The remaining two casinos had modest declines: Sugar House Casino and Hollywood Casino at Penn National Race Course.
Slots revenue, meanwhile, dropped again in April, according to the Associated Press. Gross revenue statewide slid 4 percent from April 2012, a fifth consecutive monthly decline.
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Personalised Tea Gift Set - Floral Design
Flowery teas are becoming a huge hit with households everywhere. From Camomile that soothes to Jasmine that refreshes, theres nothing like a cuppa at the end of a hard day to make all your troubles float away. Not only that, these new fangled tea concoctions smell tea-mendous; infusing your kitchen with gorgeous, exotic scents. We all have a favourite tea, and for those of us who are a little more adventurous, theres the option of doing a little experimenting and swapping.
Theres no doubting it, we are a race of tea lovers, from mint to liquorice, from green to pink. Whether you like yours milky or with extra sugar, youll love this gorgeous tea set. Your personalised tea set includes a gorgeous mug, three tea caddies and a selection of luxury tea bags; including English Breakfast, English Afternoon and Early Grey.
All of this tea-time goodness is presented in a beautiful gift box which is 100% recyclable. Just to make sure everyone knows its your mug, and your tea, your gift set can be personalised with your name adorning the front of the mug and the three tea caddies. So, whilst youre enjoying a delicious hot cup of tea, your name is swimming majestically in a bed of flowers showing everyone what exquisite taste you have (and that they should keep their hands off!)
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