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Dear Friends and Family of NASA,
In December 2009, the White House issued the Open Government Directive calling on Executive Branch agencies to become more open, accountable, and centered on the principles of transparency, collaboration, and participation. NASA has embraced this Open Government challenge.
This is the first version of NASA's plan to embed the Open Government framework into all levels of our organization. This plan is the result of hard work by NASA's Open Government Working Group, and collaboration with other agencies to share best practices and approaches.
This plan will continue to grow and evolve as we experiment with new ways of doing business and partnering with the public. We already had a successful engagement while drafting this plan, receiving 420 ideas from 280 different authors through the Citizen Engagement Tool provided by GSA. More than 1,200 people cast almost 5,000 votes for the ideas and made 700 comments. Future versions of this plan will highlight successes from our current efforts and seek ways to replicate them across our centers and missions. We will also identify what is not working and strive for improvement. The adoption of new technology, protocols, procedures, and policy is no easy task. Nonetheless, the Open Government Initiative is an opportunity to strengthen NASA, and in turn, strengthen democracy.
Please join us. Continue to participate. Right now you can read through and share the 25 fact sheets highlighted in this plan at www.nasa.gov/open/plan. You can be a direct contributor to building the strategy for expanding human presence into the solar system. Since the first human entered space in 1961, there have been just over 500 people who have orbited the Earth or traveled to the Moon. These missions were carried out by select teams. But one thing is true about our upcoming missions to space: this time, we can all take part.


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I´m sure many of you have seen the works of Swedish calligrapher and designer Ylfa Skarp on numerous blogs lately, her prints in particular, have been extremely popular with bloggers. Ylfa´s home in Hjortnäs, Sweden, which she shares with husband Daniel, their two children and 2 cats, (not to mention the 4 hens and a rooster living separately on the property), has been featured in a magazine and on blogs before. This time however, we get a change to see the house, all dressed up and ready for Christmas. The house, built in 1901, served as a school up until the 1940´s and when Daniel and Ylfa bought it, it didn´t look anything like it does today. Despite being dark and gloomy with bits and pieces falling off, Ylfa and Daniel saw the huge potentials the house had and after massive renovations which took months to finish, the house has now been transformed into a warm and inviting family home, decorated in the neutral color palette of grays, whites and browns so popular in Scandinavia these days. Examples of Ylfa´s work are found on walls, textiles, ceramics and even floors.
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Loblaw's President Choice brand recently teamed up with chefs from across Canada to create regionally inspired hamburgers for the barbecue season.
The "Ultimate Burger" PR campaign tasked chefs with creating a burger using PC products launching this summer. Chefs were encouraged to put a regional and creative spin on their burgers. For example, in Atlantic Canada, Craig Flinn, owner of Chives Canadian Bistro and Two Doors Down in Halifax, created the Fog Buster Scallop Bacon Burger using PC Nova Scotia Wild Sea Scallops and topped with new PC Naturally Smoked Bacon Rounds.
"There's increasing PR power in regional information and there's even greater power in local voices discussing local tastes, which is something I think we achieved beautifully here," said Kevin Groh, vice-president of corporate affairs and communication at Loblaw Companies Ltd.
"The program works regionally and it works nationally, but if it really does its job, we'll see people customizing their own burger that best represents their neighbourhoods or even their families."
In B.C., chef Dino Renaerts, partner and executive chef at The Bon Vivant in Vancouver, created the West Coast Mediterranean Portobello Burger; in Alberta, food writer Dan Clapson dreamed up the Spice of the Prairies Burger made with PC Free From Bison Burgers; and Rob Bragagnolo, executive chef at Toronto's Marben Restaurant created the Great Lakes Guac and Gouda Burger.
The chefs will be doing media tours in their local markets to showcase their regional creations. "We traditionally don't use celebrity spokespeople, but the chefs are a great local voice with a unique knowledge of local tastes," said Groh. "So it's a good fit with the brand, which is about authenticity and a deep appreciation for food."
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KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – A person close to the negotiations tells The Associated Press that the Kansas City Royals and second baseman Omar Infante are nearing an agreement on a four-year contract.
The person spoke Friday night on condition of anonymity because the deal had not been finalized.
Fox Sports first reported the two sides were close to an agreement.
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This weekend, for instance, my wife, daughter and I went shopping for Halloween decorations and stopped at one of the dollar stores in Portage. It seemed like the whole front half of the store was decked out for fall, with items appropriate for decorating both for Halloween and the season in general, all for just $1 each.
My wife purchased a batch of artificial flowers and an armful of artificial pumpkins and gourds, while I picked up a Dumbo coloring book and Dora the Explorer storybook for our daughter. We came away with a total bill at checkout of around $13, which for the items we purchased was a big savings compared to what we would have spent elsewhere.
I was most impressed with the selection of storybooks and coloring books at the store. At most big-box retail stores, I've seen similar coloring books cost upwards of $5 or more, which I've always thought incredibly expensive for such an item. But this dollar store had dozens of books and coloring books featuring licensed characters from popular kids cartoons priced at a fraction of what we would have paid at another store.
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When Hemingway's Key West Grille first opened in 1996 -- actually, it sort of reopened, since a Hemingway's (minus the words "Key West Grille") occupied the same building on Old South Gaylord from 1977 to 1985 -- the author must have been rolling over in his grave. I know a meal there made me feel like I was headed for an early one, since the raw food was of poor quality and the cooked food was lousy ("A Removable Feast," January 23, 1997).
But today Papa would be proud of his namesake. Chef Randy Pyren has been running the kitchen for the past nine months, and he clearly knows what he's doing. The fish he's buying is top-quality, the food coming off the grill is done right, and sundry other items, from vegetable sides to cocktail sauce, are all well-prepared. Finally, meals here are a match for the atmosphere, which looked cool from the start.
Current owner Max Barber took five years to renovate the building that first had been the Marine Bar and Grill (from 1947-1965), then Hemingway's, and then collected dust for eleven years. Barber decided to merge the original nautical theme with Ernest Hemingway's passion for Key West, and, like the island, the resulting space -- low-key, comfortable and filled with nautical knickknacks -- looked ideal for heavy drinking and good-natured carrying on.
Hemingway's Key West Grille
1052 South Gaylord Street
Hours: 11 a.m.-10 p.m. Monday-Thursday; 11 a.m.-11 p.m. Friday-Saturday; 10:30 a.m.-10 p.m. Sunday
Now it's a good spot for eating, too. The peel-and-eat shrimp ($6.99 for a half pound) were fresh and flavorful and got an extra boost from Hemingway's housemade cocktail sauce, which is heavy on the horseradish. The oysters ($6 for a half dozen) were tops; they're even better at happy hour (3-6 p.m. Monday through Friday), when they cost 50 cents apiece. And these weren't the teeny, smooshy, metal-tasting things that often pass for oysters around these parts, but large specimens in all their raw glory.
When cooking's called for, Hemingway's meets that challenge, too. The crabcakes ($9.95), while more tampered with than I usually like, were still packed with sweet crab flavor; a deep-fried order (you can also get them sautéed) arrived with a gloriously golden crust. Accompanying the two cakes was an aioli redolent with roasted garlic (it deepened the flavor more than raw garlic, which is often used in aioli), as well as a crunchy, creamy chayote-squash slaw.
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Seafood bisque ($3.50 a cup) requires careful attention in the kitchen; otherwise, the creamy base can scald or thicken too much over the course of a day. Hemingway's version, teeming with bay scallops and lobster and crab bits, had a rich, sherry-spiked taste that came from brewing long enough for the various elements to blend, but not so long that it became pasty. While the Caesar ($5.95) we paired with the bisque sported a very, very garlicky, creamy dressing that could have used a little salt, it made for an otherwise solid salad.
Our entree order netted a few winners. The fish and chips ($9.50) were fresh, not frozen, and the tender pieces of cod were beautifully battered in a thick beer concoction that had been fried golden-brown and held little pools of good grease in the crispy waves. The blackened swordfish ($16.95) was actually blackened, not tortured, so that inside, the steak was still soft and juicy, and not the dry jerky that a thick piece of fish often becomes. The side of pineapple salsa was sweet and sharp, ideal for balancing out fiery Cajun seasonings. But the best item we reeled in was the king crab legs ($31.95), a one-and-a-quarter-pound serving of the limbs, impeccably steamed so that they were still moist. (On Sundays, those crab legs are all-you-can-eat for $29.95.)
A few years ago, I was ready to throw Hemingway's back into the sea of Denver dining. But now I'm hooked: This place is a keeper.


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After a lot of review online, finally I ordered this product. Got it delivered within a week. Yet to use it in gym as yesterday was my off day. The product is of great built quality and is exactly how its shown in image. Worth the investment as it will protect core during those heavy squats and other lifts. Check size guide on Schiek website or BB.com before you order. Thanks to health-kart team for flawless service so far!The 'verified' buyer indicates that this user has purchased this product on healthkart.com. Revant Kukreja Fri Feb 06 20:58:19 IST 2015Schiek belt review
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Tom Lane wrote: > Rajesh Kumar Mallah <mallah(at)trade-india(dot)com> writes: >>can anyone explain why >> SELECT array_lower(array_prepend(0, ARRAY[1,2,3]), 1); >>returns 0 not 1 > > Because array_prepend keeps the subscripts of the existing array > elements the same. This was discussed during development of the > code, but I don't see anything in the documentation that mentions it. > It could perhaps be added to the "Functions and Operators" page for arrays, but it is mentioned here: http://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/static/arrays.html#AEN5183 "When a single element is pushed on to the beginning of a one-dimensional array, the result is an array with a lower bound subscript equal to the right-hand operand's lower bound subscript, minus one. When a single element is pushed on to the end of a one-dimensional array, the result is an array retaining the lower bound of the left-hand operand. For example: SELECT array_dims(1 || ARRAY[2,3]); array_dims ------------ [0:2] (1 row) SELECT array_dims(ARRAY[1,2] || 3); array_dims ------------ [1:3] (1 row) " Joe
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BACK-UP CAMERA, ALL WHEEL DRIVE, LEATHER, HEATED FRONT SEATS, NAVIGATION, BLUETOOTH, MOONROOF, MP3 Player, KEYLESS ENTRY, 31 MPG Highway, SAT RADIO, ALLOY WHEELS!. The all-new Honda HR-V is a crossover with style and versatility. Sitting on 17 inch alloy wheels seating for 5 is available or up to 58.8 cu-ft of cargo space is available. Powered by a 141 horsepower 1.8L engine with a 6-speed manual transmission or a CVT which comes with front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. 3 configurations allow you to store cargo including folding down the rear seats flat for as much as 58.8 cu. ft. of cargo space, folding down the passenger side seat for cargo up to 8 feet long, or folding up the rear seat for nearly 4 feet of vertical cargo space. Available heated seats for the driver and front passenger help keep you both warm in cool mornings and colder seasons. Available HondaLink Next Generation allows you to touch, pinch and swipe through music, podcasts and more. All you need is a compatible smartphone and you can stream music, access social media and even schedule service appointments. The available 7-inch touch screen makes it easy to access music, podcasts and more. Bluetooth HandsFreeLink allows you to connect calls without taking your hands off the wheel while the SMS text message function allows you receive text messages and have them read aloud. Available Honda Satellite-Linked Navigation System with Voice Recognition will keep you from getting lost. With Honda LaneWatch you can signal right to display live video from a camera on your passenger-side mirror to reveal nearly four times more than the passenger-side mirror alone. The Multi-Angle Rearview Camera allows you to get a better view of what's behind you with three different angles: normal, top-down and wide.*The advertised price does not include sales tax, vehicle registration fees, finance charges, documentation charges, and any other fees required by law. We attempt to update this inventory on a regular basis. However, there can be lag time between the sale of a vehicle and the update of the inventory. Based on 2017 EPA mileage ratings. Use for comparison purposes only. Your mileage will vary depending on driving conditions, how you drive and maintain your vehicle, battery-pack age/condition, and other factors. Before purchasing this vehicle, it is your responsibility to address any and all differences between information on this website and the actual vehicle specifications and/or any warranties offered prior to the sale of this vehicle. Vehicle data on this website is compiled from publicly available sources believed by the publisher to be reliable. Vehicle data is subject to change without notice. The publisher assumes no responsibility for errors and/or omissions in this data the compilation of this data and makes no representations express or implied to any actual or prospective purchaser of the vehicle as to the condition of the vehicle, vehicle specifications, ownership, vehicle history, equipment/accessories, price or warranties.
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Get an overview of this hotel3.5-star adults-only hotel near Dickenson Bay Beach
Popular property highlights
Situated near the airport, this hotel is 1.2 mi (1.9 km) from Dickenson Bay Beach and 2.2 mi (3.6 km) from Fort James. Cedar Valley Golf Club and Runaway Bay Beach are also within 2 mi (3 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this smoke-free hotel has an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include a poolside bar, coffee/tea in a common area, and spa services.
Room Amenities
All 10 soundproofed rooms provide free WiFi, free wired Internet, and pillowtop beds. LCD TVs with cable channels and DVD players provide a bit of entertainment, and guests will also appreciate thoughtful touches like free minibar items and bathrobes.
Guest Highlights
- Helpful staff
The Villas at Sunset Lane - Adults Only
Hotel Amenities
All-Inclusive Details
All-inclusive room rates at The Villas at Sunset Lane - Adults Only are available. These rates are higher because they include onsite food and beverages in the room rate (some restrictions may apply).
Gratuities and taxes
Gratuities and taxes are included.
Food and beverages
- Meals, snacks, and local beverages included
- Room service during certain hours
- In-room minibar (all beverages included)
Not included
- Premium or imported alcoholic beverages
Hotel Amenities
Some rates at The Villas at Sunset Lane - Adults Only are all-inclusive. These rates include onsite meals and beverages, and may include taxes and gratuities. Additional charges may apply for meals at some restaurants, special dinners and dishes, certain beverages, and other amenities.
The Villas at Sunset Lane - Adults Only features an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center. The hotel offers a restaurant. A poolside bar is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wired and wireless Internet access.
This St. John's hotel also offers spa services, tour/ticket assistance, and multilingual staff. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
The Villas at Sunset Lane - Adults Only is a smoke-free property.
- Restaurant
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 10
- Number of floors - 2
- Coffee/tea in common areas
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Free breakfast
- 24-hour fitness facilities
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Laundry facilities
- Multilingual staff
- Garden
- Poolside bar
- Year Built 2009
- Free self parking
- Smoke-free property
- Number of buildings/towers - 4
- Spa services on site
- Outdoor pool
- Wedding services
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Room Amenities
- DVD player
- Premium bedding
- Access via exterior corridors
- Air conditioning
- Ceiling fan
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Soundproofed rooms
- Phone
- Minibar (stocked, free items)
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Slippers
- Shower/tub combination
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Cable TV service
- Free WiFi
- Free wired Internet
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room massage available
- Room service (limited hours)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Egyptian-cotton sheets
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- Pillowtop mattress
Where to Eat
A complimentary continental breakfast is served each morning between 7:30 AM and 10 AM.
Sunset Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in Caribbean cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required. Open daily.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Nearby Things to Do
Recreational amenities at the hotel include an outdoor pool and a 24-hour fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
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Spa Services
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Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 16
Check-out time is noon
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Children and extra beds
- Children 16 and younger are not allowed at this adults-only property. All guests older than 16 are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available for USD 80 per night.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- No pets or service animals allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
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Abu Dhabi residents spaced out despite holding parking permits
Abu Dhabi: Kishore Kumar has two parking permits, but the marketing officer with the Abu Dhabi Tourism and Cultural Authority finds it next to impossible to get parking near his home near the Iranian School in Al Dhafrah.
Kumar struggles to get parking even at night.
The standard Mawaqif parking zone has to be vacated from 8pm to 9am for residents holding the permit, but at the Mawaqif parking area (E18-01/022) it does not seem to be happening as most spaces are occupied by commercial vans, buses and taxis.
"This has become a daily problem," Kumar told XPRESS.
"Every day we see the parking lot filled with cars and taxis by drivers who don't hold resident parking permits and we end up parking at Shaikh Kalifa Medical City from where it's a good 15 minutes walk to my building," lamented Kumar. "The very purpose of having a resident parking permit is defeated.
"To make matters worse, there is a fleet of cars parked against the kerb marked in black and yellow where parking is not allowed," he said.
Frustrated residents have already complained to authorities but they say nothing much has been done so far.
"This problem has been there for quite a while now and we have already complained at least three times. Every time they [authorities] promise action but nothing has been done till now. It looks as if no one is bothered," said an elderly resident. "I return to my area with some hope every day and I find the same cars parked there."
According to Kumar, inspectors check only the main roads and ignore the inner roads.
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Another resident who did not wish to be named said he moved house due to the parking problem. "I had no choice but to shift to another area. Every day it was a nightmare searching for parking. With no action been taken, I decided to move to another place.
"It's a pity that after paying so much for your resident permit you are denied proper parking," he said.
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- Each hour Dh3
- Maximum parking duration: four hours
- Free on Fridays and public holidays
- Two–tone coloured kerb marking: white-turquoise
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- Each hour Dh2 and Dh15 for 24 hours
- Maximum parking duration: 24 hours
- Free on Fridays and public holidays
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German watchmaker Sinn presents its latest limited edition timepiece, the Sinn 140 A Space Chronograph Limited Edition. An update of the Sinn 140 S that Reinhard Furrer wore to SpaceLab in 1985, making it reputedly the first automatic chronograph in space, the 140 A features a center stop-minutes hand in lieu of a sub-dial, making the watch more legible and giving the dial a cleaner look with just two sub-dials instead of the usual three. Powering the watch is Sin's SZ01 movement, the brand's adaptation of the ubiquitous Valjoux 7750 movement. Limited to just 500 pieces, this watch can be pre-ordered through authorized Sinn dealers.
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With the Blue Jays' season opener on Tuesday, it's time to talk a little baseball. Not strikeouts, home runs and inning-ending double plays, mind you, but something a little funkier.
For that we have to go back in time, back to the middle of the Dirty '30s for the story and back to June 2009 for the original appearance of this Nosey Parker blog post.
Play ball! (And watch out for high-flying, homicidal ball players.)
Major league baseball player Len Koenecke died in a fierce hand-to-hand battle on board a small airplane as it careered through the night skies over southern Ontario in the early hours of a September morning in 1935.
Now isn't that a doozy of a story? And I bet you never heard a whisper of it before. Yet it was front page news across North America when it happened, even making Page 1 of the New York Times later that same day, Tuesday, Sept. 17, 1935.
Scrooch closer, kids, and I'll tell you the story.
Leonard George Koenecke was a raw-boned farmboy from Baraboo, Wisconsin, when he broke into organized baseball as a 19-year-old in 1923.
Koenecke was a hard-hitting outfielder who batted left and threw right. However, as he knocked around the minor leagues for a decade, Koenecke also developed a reputation for hitting the bottle — and teammates and anyone else who crossed him — as hard as he hit a baseball.
Yet his prowess with the bat and in the field was such that John McGraw, venerable manager of the New York Giants, took a chance on Koenecke when McGraw was rebuilding the faltering Giants organization at the end of the 1931 season.
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The Giants gave Indianapolis of the minor-league American Association four players and cash worth a total of $78,000 — an amazing sum for that day — in exchange for Koenecke.
Koenecke played 42 games for the Giants , mainly in left field, in the 1932 season, with a .255 batting average, before McGraw sent him down to the club's International League farm team in Jersey City.
Koenecke went to spring training with the Giants the next year, but couldn't crack the big club's lineup. He was released by McGraw on April 7, 1933, to the Buffalo Bisons of the International League.
On June 30, the Brooklyn Dodgers bought Koenecke's contract from the Bisons but left him with the Buffalo team for the rest of that season.
Dodger manager Casey Stengel liked what he saw from Koenecke in spring training and put him into centre field for the 1934 season.
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It was to be Koenecke's banner season: In 123 games, he had 147 hits (including 14 homers) for a .320 batting average and .509 slugging percentage. He stole eight bases. He was great in the field too, with only two errors for a .994 fielding percentage (a National League outfield record).
But Koenecke could not keep up the pace. He spent the winter partying and brawling and came to spring training in 1935 as an overweight, out-of-shape 31-year-old with a chip bigger than his bat on his shoulder.
Koenecke lost his regular centre fielder's position and bounced around various outfield positions through 100 games in the 1935 season. His production at the plate had fallen way off too. Although he still had a .283 batting average, his homerun and RBI production were half his 1934 rate and his strikeout rate had doubled.
Koenecke was also feuding with teammates and had gotten into several off-field dustups that needed the intervention of team officials to avoid charges.
Koenecke wasn't the only problem the Dodgers had. The whole team had pretty much gone south from one season to the next, and Stengel decided it was time to retool, bringing in new players to finish the current season and prepare for the next.
Koenecke played his last game as a Dodger on Sunday, Sept. 15, 1935, when he entered a game in Chicago as a pinch hitter in the ninth inning. He grounded out and the Cubs won the game.
When the Dodgers moved on to St. Louis the next day, Koenecke was no longer on the team. He and two other players, Leslie Munns and Robert Barr, had been left behind in Chicago, re-assigned to the Triple-A Buffalo club.
The three demoted ballplayers were booked on an afternoon American Air Lines flight from Chicago through Detroit to New Jersey. After overnighting in New York City, the three were supposed to take a train to Buffalo and report to their new club the following day. That was the plan, anyway.
What actually happened was that Koenecke arrived at Chicago's Midway Airport already drunk. He continued drinking on the flight, got into a fight with another passenger and knocked down stewardess (that's what they were called then) Eleanor Woodward when she intervened. The plane's co-pilot got Koenecke back into his seat, but he was soon up again and looking for another fight. This time the pilot and Munns and Barr, the other two former Dodgers on the flight, pinned him down and kept him down until the plane landed in Detroit.
At Detroit, Koenecke was kicked off the plane and banned from taking any other American Air Lines flights.
Koenecke seems to have spent the next few hours drinking in Detroit before he hit upon the brilliant plan of hiring a private plane and flying directly to Buffalo, thus showing up at the Bisons' clubhouse several hours before Munn and Barr.
By the time arrangements were made and the four-seater charter airplane was ready to go, it was about 11 p.m. on Monday night, Sept. 16.
At the controls was pilot William Joseph Mulqueeney. Along for the ride was McQueeney's friend and assistant (but not co-pilot) Irwin Davis. Davis sat in the back seat of the plane while Koenecke said beside the pilot in the front.
McQueeney later said that Koenecke was very drunk and "appeared to be under great stress of some kind" when he boarded the plane, but remained quiet for the start of the flight.
We will let The Associated Press pick up the story with the Toronto-datelined AP dispatch that appeared in newspapers across the continent later that day (since it was now after midnight on the flight carrying Koenecke, Mulqueeney and Davis). This particular version is from Pages 1 and 2 of the New York Times Sept. 17, 1935 edition:
Then , said Mulqueeney, Koenecke for no particular reason began to nudge him with his shoulder.
"I told him to cut it out, that I had no time to play," the pilot said. "But when he kept on the horseplay, I told him to get into the back seat with Davis."
Koenecke sat quietly for a moment or so and then began to poke Mulqueeney in the shoulder again, the pilot said.
Davis, sitting beside Koenecke, then took a hand. He tried to force the ball player to be quiet. And then the real battle began, Mulqueeney said. Koenecke bit Davis in the shoulder and the two went to their knees on the floor of the plane locked in a desperate grip.
Mulqueeney said the ship was rocking dangerously and he lost all sense of direction as the struggle went on for 10 to 15 minutes. He (Mulqueeney) said he had all he could do to keep the ship on an even keel without trying to aid Davis.
"Then," said Mulqueeney, telling his story to Constable Whethered of the police of New Toronto, suburb of Toronto, "I had to come to a decision. It was either a case of the three of us crashing or doing something to Koenecke.
"I watched my chance, grabbed the fire extinguisher and walloped him over the head. With the passenger quiet, I took a look around, saw the open field with possibilities of fair landing and came down."
Another Associated Press story inside the same edition of the New York Times tells a somewhat different, bloodier story of the midair battle, still quoting Mulqueeney. Here's the alternate AP version:
"Davis yelled for help. I looked back and saw that Koenecke was fighting Davis. He then tried to get at me. Davis hit at Koenecke with a fire extinguisher. The latter knocked it out of his hand. He again made for me.
"Holding the controls in one hand, I picked up the extinguisher and hit at Koenecke but hit Davis. I then hit Koenecke two or three times with the extinguisher but he kept on fighting so I hit him again."
The second account seems to coincide more with the later autopsy report on Koenecke, in which Dr. W.H. Taylor of New Toronto said Koenecke died of a brain hemmorhage and that Koenecke's face was severely battered.
So now Mulqueeney and Davis are flying through a night sky with an unconscious or dead passenger and without a clue where they were. During the fight, they had flown past Buffalo and were over southern Ontario, approaching Toronto.
When the lights of Toronto came into view, they still did not know where they were, but saw a large, clear area with lights around it where they could land — the infield circle of New Toronto's Long Branch racetrack.
Mulqueeney brought the plane in for a safe landing, but their troubles were far from over.
"I guess I was in a trance," Mulqueeney recalled later," but when I hopped out of the cockpit I thought I was about to be attacked by wolves. For a minute I thought that, instead of being killed in a crash, I was to be devoured by wild animals."
The "wolves" were racetrack guard dogs, roaming free at night to protect the property and horse stables from trespassers.
Mulqueeney and Davis were not hurt by the dogs. They just waited in the plane with Koenecke's body until help arrived — which it did quickly and in mass.
Within hours, everyone from the chief of police to Ontario's attorney-general was at the scene, along with dozens of reporters and photographers and hundreds of gawkers.
A quick autopsy was done, following which Mulqueeney and Davis were taken to Mimico police court and arraigned on manslaughter charges. They were held in custody until the following day and did stand trial later on the manslaughter charges. But justice was swift and, with top-notch King's Counsel defense lawyers, they were quickly found not guilty and returned to the U.S.
Koenecke's body, meanwhile, was shipped back to Wisconsin and he was buried the Sunday following his macabre death in the Repose Cemetery in Friendship, Wisconsin, near where he was born.
Let's back up to the early morning of Sept. 17, 1935, for a moment. Awakened by a reporter with the bad news before dawn, Dodgers manager Casey Stengel was flabbergasted — and disbelieving.
"I can't believe it," Casey shouted down the phone line, "I won't believe it. How could Koenecke have been on a plane at Toronto when he left on one that doesn't go near there?"
Well, Casey, it's a long story …
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RHS wrestlers start fast in win over LaramieFeb 7, 2014 By Bruce Tippets, Sports Editor
An electrifying start on the wrestling mat helped push the Riverton Wolverines to a 47-32 victory Thursday night vs. the Laramie Plainsmen.
RHS opened the dual at Wolverine Gym winning five consecutive matches.
Tyler Allen had the first pin of the evening for RHS when he won quickly at 152 pounds in the dual's opening match.
"We started out with a nice weight," RHS coach Jay Galey said. "Tyler wrestled really solid. When things like that happen, it's like having a cold when everyone catches on."
Riverton also won forfeit matches at 106 pounds and 113 pounds.
Laramie took the last three matches to narrow the final margin.
"Laramie has improved a lot," Galey said. "We knew that coming in. That is one thing that we talked about, and I think they responded pretty well."
The Wolverines showed support for the for the fight against cancer on Thursday night during by wearing Kids Being Tough T-shirts. A T-shirt was thrown into the crowd after every match.
The contest was the last home dual of the year for the Wolverines. RHS went 2-1 on the home season. The other win was against Casper Natrona. The Wolverines fell to Worland.
Seniors Allen, Chris Holcomb and Gavin Wilson were honored before the match.
"We have had that energy from time to time this year," Galey said. "It was nice to start out with a senior, because they know how important it's. There's only so much you can tell them. They have to be ready to go on their own."
Now the Wolverines compete at the Ron Thon Memorial Invitational Friday and Saturday.
There are 42 teams scheduled to compete in the two-day, double-elimination tournament.
The semifinals are Saturday morning at Wolverine Gym. The finals are held in the afternoon.
Riverton 47, Laramie 32
After Allen's victory, Riverton's Koa Rodriguez put in an 11-0 victory over Triston Looney at 160 pounds.
"I thought that Rodriguez maybe wrestled the best he has all year," Galey said.
Bridger Ammon added another win in the 170-pound weight class vs. Kevin Delgado 5-1,
Reece Prosser was behind his Laramie challenger in the first period but came back to get a pin in the second period at 182 pounds.
"Reece overcame some adversity there," Galey said.
"He came roaring back.That is what it takes in this sport to be successful."
Holcomb upset Jerry Looney 7-3 in the 195-pound division.
Looney is the No. 2 ranked wrestler in Class 4-A.
"Position-wise, that is as good as Chris has looked all year," Galey said.
Heavyweight David Romero secured six more points for the Wolverines on a pin.
RHS 47, Laramie 32
152 pounds -- Tyler Allen, Riverton, pinned Tilden Zars in second period.
160 -- Koa Rodriguez, Riverton, major dec. Tristan Looney, 11-2.
170 -- Brider Ammon, Riverton, dec. Kevin Delgado, 5-1.
182 -- Reece Prosser, Riverton, pinned Joe Smith in second period.
195 -- Chris Holcomb, Riverton,dec. Jerry Looney, 7-3.
220 -- Colten Wasternberg, Laramie, pinned Kyle Page.
Heavyweight -- David Romero, Riverton, pinned Matthew Montoya in third.
106 -- Devin Martinez, Riverton, won by forfeit.
113 -- Joey Ladd, Riverton, won by forfeit.
120 -- Aaron Candelaria, Laramie, dec. Gavin Wilson. 5-3,
126 -- Michael Menzies, Riverton, won by forfeit.
132 -- Bridger Rardin, Laramie, major dec. Alex Fabricus, 12-0.
136 -- Desmin Martinez, Laramie, pinned Hank Osborne.
145 -- Carson Looney, Laramie, dec. T.J. Turner, 3-2.


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It was a two-for-one award show kinda week, with the Critics' Choice Awards right on the tail of the People's Choice Awards. The Critics honored favorites like The Artist, The Help, and The Descendants, but the real fun was seeing what happened behind the scenes. Clooney and Brad Pitt got bromatic, the cast of The Help had many reasons to raise their glasses, and lots of ladies showed off gorgeous red carpet looks. Take a look at all the highlights!
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Forget lazy days of July
What happened to the lazy days of summer? That's what a casual furniture manufacturer asked me last week as we compared notes about how busy we both stay with young sons on summer vacation while we work full-time.
The casual furniture retailers I've talked with lately are equally busy as the season continues in full heat. Knowing some shoppers like it hot, the forecast for this month promises good selling days ahead before the end of a season that started with an unusually cool, wet spring. Are your stores seeing results of shoppers' pent-up demand? To give the hottest summer in three years its fair share of attention, we've devoted a full page to maps and charts that will help you compare your area with others across the nation.
Retailers who head to Chicago for premarket, the first one sanctioned by the Summer & Casual Furniture Manufacturers Association, will likely be comparing their success so far with retail friends who hail from distant markets. We know it's apples to oranges to compare different regions, but we get a sense of the big picture for marketing outdoor, porch and patio furniture and accessories.
And the big picture appears to be more. There are more product options for Americans who are moving outdoors, taking their living rooms with them. And it doesn't stop with the living room. The casual lifestyle is pulling strongly from the kitchen and even the bedroom as homeowners expand their living spaces outdoors. I'm eager to see what new styles, forms and colors will be previewed this month as the premarket will include more manufacturers than ever.
The casual furniture industry has increased its footprint in permanent showrooms at Chicago's Merchandise Mart by more than 50% over the last seven years. About two dozen exhibitors also will show on the revamped eighth floor during this month's premarket, giving a sneak preview of what can be expected at the International Casual Furniture & Accessories Market Sept. 14-17. What can we expect? More.
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Many of us find it a challenge to control our weight during the holidays. Try these strategies to help keep your eating in check.
- If you're going to an evening party, cut down your calories during the day by filling up on fresh fruit, raw veggies, or yogurt. Take a 45-minute power walk, and then indulge without guilt (just don't go too wild).
- Eat something before you go. If you're hungry when you arrive, no amount of willpower will keep you from inhaling the fried chicken fingers. A cup of soup or a small salad will help curb your appetite.
- Be the slow-poke. Enjoy every bite; relish the aroma and flavor. You'll avoid the automatic eating that results in hundreds of calories.
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Work is progressing nicely on the house renovations and new addition, and I'm getting excited thinking about how fun it will be to have the new office and photo studio space. Of course, after the big dig was done, and the fittings and foundation were completed, the hole had to be filled in. Truthfully, I have a hard time getting excited about this part of the project, but the little boy across the street has loved coming over and sitting on the "digger." Notice how the pile of dirt is covered with snow, but the work must go on!
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Vegan Middle Eastern Bean Salad with Parsley and Lemon (Balela)
This Balela Middle Eastern Bean Salad with Parsley and Lemon makes a great lunch or side-dish salad any time of year, and this tasty recipe is low-glycemic, vegan, dairy-free, and gluten-free. Use the Recipes-by-Diet-Type Index to find more recipes like this one.
When I spotted this middle eastern bean salad called Balela on MeleCotte, I immediately saved it as a recipe to try. I actually only manage to try a small percentage of the recipeI save, but this time I had all the ingredients and made the salad right away. Simple recipes like this Vegan Middle Eastern Bean Salad with Parsley and Lemon (Balela) where you can use canned beans and still get a good result are my idea of convenience food, and this recipe was definitely a winner.
Tuesday, February 24, 2009
Kalyn's Kitchen Picks: King Arthur Flour White Whole Wheat Flour
Recently I became obsessed with the idea of creating South Beach Diet friendly whole grain bread that could be made in the bread machine. After seven tries and a lot of suggestions I came up with 100% Whole Wheat Bread with Oats, Bran, and Flax Seed that I'm very proud of. I'm sure I'll be making that bread for years in my Oster Bread Machine, and probably try some more South Beach Diet friendly bread variations. Since that bread recipe wouldn't have been possible without White Whole Wheat flour, I decided this was a product that deserves to be added to Kalyn's Kitchen Picks, the list of ingredients and kitchen items that I recommend.
Friday, February 20, 2009
Friday Night Photos: House Renovations v. 2.0.6 (Fittings and a Foundation!)
Work is still progressing on the house renovations, and after The Big Dig I showed last Friday, the next thing to be added was footings and a foundation. I'm realizing I know nothing about how buildings are constructed, and I was quite amazed at this process. Of course my attempt to photograph what happens is hampered by the fact that most of this takes place when I'm at work, and when I get home it's dark, so there are some missing steps but somehow cement appeared in the trench and pieces of metal were pounded in..
Monday, February 16, 2009
Carb-Conscious and South Beach Diet Friendly Flatbread Pizza to Make at Home
This Carb-Conscious Flatbread Pizza can help satisfy that pizza craving with less carbs!
I've had one of those weekends where nothing turns out in the kitchen and every photo looks like there was vaseline on the lens, and the one good thing that happened was that I figured out how to make this completely delicious Carb-Conscious and South Beach Diet Friendly Flatbread Pizza. I wish the photo was better, but trust me when I say this version of diet-friendly pizza is something I'll be making all the time! (Edit - updated with new photo August 2009. Still not the best, but better!)
Sunday, February 15, 2009
Recipe for Eggs Scrambled with Red Pepper, Basil and Cheese (Cheryl's Eggs)
(Updated February 2009) I often get comments saying, "I found your blog through google," so it seems incredible to remember the early days of Kalyn's Kitchen when I didn't realize people would still be finding things years after I posted them! I learned a lot more about how the internet worked, and several years ago I started a project of updating old recipes that didn't originally have photos. Now sometimes I still wish the photos were better, but at least you can get an idea of what the dish is like!
Friday, February 13, 2009
Friday Night Photos: House Renovations v. 2.0.5 (The Big Dig!)
First, let me confess that I'm actually about two weeks behind real time in my documenting of the outside house renovations and constructing the new addition, so there are exciting developments happening right now. The week The Big Dig took place I got home late every night and it was always too dark to get good photos, but use your imagination and remember there was a LOT more dirt than shown in any of these pictures. This is a good phase to be done with!
Sunday, February 08, 2009
Kalyn's Kitchen Picks: Hazelnut Flavored Agave Nectar
You might remember when I first discovered Agave Nectar, a delicious and low-glycemic natural sweetener that's South Beach Diet friendly, and safe for diabetics too. I've been using the light and amber varieties of agave ever since, but recently my friend Georgette introduced me to flavored agave nectar, a new product she discovered at her grocery store. Georgette gave me the Hazelnut Agave above as part of my Christmas present, and I absolutely love it! (Thanks Georgette!) I see by checking the Madhava site that they now make agave in Vanilla, Irish Cream, Amaretto, and Cappuccino flavors as well.
Saturday, February 07, 2009
Flourless and Low-Sugar Cookies with Peanut Butter and Chocolate
Flourless and Low-Sugar Cookies with Peanut Butter and Chocolate are delicious for a chocolate treat for your Valentine!
Valentine's Day is next weekend, and I've been experimenting to create a chocolate cookie recipe that was sugar-free. After lots of tries that weren't bad but not quite what I wanted, I decided it was worth using the tiniest bit of brown sugar to take the edge off the chocolate and add crispiness. These cookies only have 2 T brown sugar plus the small amount of sugar that's in the peanut butter, so they really are low in sugar.
If your Valentine is someone who wants to avoid sugar, for the South Beach Diet or for health reasons, I guarantee these cookies will do the trick. I even tried them out on the teenage son of my contractor and he pronounced them "really good!" These would make a great Christmas cookie too, so I'm also adding them to my list of Christmas Recipes.
Friday, February 06, 2009
Friday Night Photos: Superbowl Party Food from a Family of Good Cooks
Although there are still house renovations going on, I thought I'd take a break from showing rocks and construction debris and show some of the food from the annual Superbowl Party hosted by my brother Mark and his wife Lisa. (South Beach Dieters may want to cover their eyes, or check the recipe archives for more diet-friendly choices!) One thing that disappeared quickly were the Spicy Sausage Wraps above, made by my sister-in-law Amy.
Sunday, February 01, 2009
South Beach Diet Phase One Recipes Round-Up for January 2009 (Low-Glycemic Recipes)
Kalyn's favorite phase one recipe for January 2009 was
Spicy Pinto Bean Soup with Ham, Tomatoes, and Cilantro.
Right now we're all stuffed with Superbowl party food and no one cares about phase one recipes, but all too soon the power-snacking will be over and some of you may be thinking about the South Beach Diet again. This once a month round-up is how I help people find the phase one recipes I've posted on Kalyn's Kitchen each month, as well as the phase one recipes I spot on other blogs.
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Note: The following stories are a combination of myth, vague memories, drunken conversations, and manic obsession. While it may be hard to follow at times, or perhaps, completely unintelligible at moments, the basic foundation is there to do what it needs: Lovingly honor the mythos of Jim Van Bebber and his films. Without further adieu, step into my brain…and wipe your feet first ya' goddamn animals!
When I was younger, I remember all the stories that would circulate about King Diamond throughout metal circles. Certainly, heavy metal publications did nothing to disspell any myths pertaining to the enigmatic front man for Mercyful Fate. Naturally, as kids do, we bought in to any sort of story that made the rounds. He lived in a castle lit only by black candles. He kept virgin blood in his home to drink as part of his Satanic rituals. The album, Melissa, was actually named after a woman he'd sacrificed to Satan. He owned Dracula's actual tomb and slept in it. All these things were real to a young, impressionable metal head…and all of them were completely fabricated. The reality of the situation? He's a Danish heavy metal musician named Kim Bendix Petersen who's flair for the dramatic horror-themed stage antics lead to him taking on the moniker King Diamond. The King has an expansive vocal range that allows him to turn on the evil at a moment's notice. Unlike a lot of his contemporaries (you know, all those current, relevant musicians Rick Santorum recently chastised), King Diamond does practice LaVeyan Satanism, a philosophy he subscribed to long before Anton LaVey's The Satanic Bible was in publication (so he claims). Still, none of these facts verify any of the urban legends we'd heard when we were young. Instead of a castle, he lives in Texas. And instead of Dracula's coffin, he sleeps in bed with his wife, Livia. In recent years, this mystical creature's powers have been challenged by a series of health issues. After suffering from a herniated disk in his back in 2007, he also underwent a triple bypass in 2010. Evil indeed…
As an adult, I'm clearly able to see that King Diamond was not the evil Satanic Overlord I'd thought him to be in my youth. Rather, he was a very charismatic artist who's application of corpse paint and a top hat lead to him taking on a unique persona; one that happened to frighten children and the religious right. Kim Petersen is an incredibly talented artist. His years spent as King Diamond have given him the rare opportunity to allow urban legends to drive a legacy rooted in mystery. It's free, brilliant marketing that keeps his career moving along. It doesn't lessen his value to heavy metal, but it does shed a lot of skin from that "evil" image he's so well known for.
This was the long way around me introducing the subject for this article: Jim Van Bebber. Van Bebber was a film student at Wright State University who put his education to great use creating 2 widely recognized cult films: The Manson Family and Deadbeat At Dawn. There's absolutely nothing conventional about his work. In fact, there's an obvious deliberate manner in which he went against the grain to make these intensely fucked up movies.
Still wondering where the King Diamond analogy comes into play? I'll get to that…
I do remember (at least, I think I do) a VHS copy of Deadbeat At Dawn. It wasn't one that I owned, but I distinctly remember seeing it. There were comparisons made to Combat Shock, sure, but there was something all together different about this movie. If you're not familiar with Deadbeat At Dawn, here's a quick rundown: 2 rival gangs, the Ravens and the Spiders, have been long embroiled in a turf war to rule the streets. Goose (played by Van Bebber) is the leader of the Ravens…but, he wants out. He's ready to settle down and make an honest woman out of his psychic girlfriend. Before Goose makes his exit from gang life, he agrees to one last drug deal. This leads to Goose's life taking a turn for the worst. Members of the Spiders viciously beat the love of his life to death. With nowhere to turn for help, Goose disposes of her body in a trash compactor and seeks refuge in the home of his father who happens to be a junkie AND a lunatic. Here, Goose plots out his violent revenge that culminates in a bloodbath of kung fu and bullets.
Deadbeat At Dawn was a movie reflecting the trouble of its times. It was a product of disenfranchised views on the Reagan administration, gang violence, drug epidemics all rolled into one colossal indie film. Deadbeat At Dawn is widely regarded as a prime example of what masterful independent cinema can look like. Van Bebber's ability to utilize his resources while not skimping on quality storytelling culminated in one kick ass movie. It's a mix bag of exploitation, action, kung fu, and dismal urban drama that could only be told in the way Jim Van Bebber could. Think of many of the New York-centric films of the early 80's, as well as all of the gang-related films of the same era and you've got a pretty good idea of what Deadbeat At Dawn is all about. What would follow Deadbeat At Dawn, however, is what certifies Jim Van Bebber as a "Director You NEED To Know".
In 1988, Van Bebber opted to tackle one of the most heinous stories in America's modern history as a film subject: The Tate Mansion Murders, and more specifically, Charles Manson's family. The Manson Family (which became the final release title) is Van Bebber's take on Charles Manson's grip on a group of people that acted out his vile wishes. The film's foundation is rooted in the facts of the this true crime lover's wet dream, but Van Bebber's approach to the movie was (decidedly) unique. The combination of the story itself and a "Bad Trip"-esque psychedelic twist approach the Manson story in a way never done before or since. It's a movie that effectively takes poetic license with reality-and one my words will never properly do justice.
As previously stated, The Manson Family's production dates back to 1988. The film's official release on DVD was 2003. Van Bebber's movie appears to be as much an arduous task as it was a labor of love, depending on which stories you've heard/believed. The movie itself is a back-and-forth between the psyched-out interactions of the Manson cult and sobering interview segments with the various ex-cult members (also portrayed by actors, of course). After that many years of production, one would guess that that's exactly how something like that would shake it in real life, too. The final edit of the film flows very nicely despite having been in production for so long.
The Manson Family is something I remember reading/hearing about. I did not see the actual movie until it's DVD release. It's not that I didn't want to! I loved Deadbeat At Dawn. It felt so original that I knew I would have to like the next film Van Bebber unleashed. Unfortunately, it was something I never got my claws on in the form of a bootleg. It had that dubious distinction of being like Cannibal Holocaust (for me). There was a boatload of respectable hip folks praising this movie. That isn't necessarily the standard by which any movie should be measured, but when you have no point of reference to go off of, you'll take what you can get.
When The Manson Family was actually released, it was to solid fanfare. It came out on DVD during a period when slick remakes were the majority of the releases in theater and on disc. As a fan, I was quite excited. I made a point to pick that up on the day of it's release and it was everything I'd hoped for. A psychedelic, hyper-violent, sexually-graphic head trip that took the reprehensible crimes perpetrated by the Manson clan and tied them to the current fears of this generation. For a movie that had begun production nearly 20 years prior, The Manson Family felt very modern. It spoke from the viewpoint of the criminals themselves instead of taking the conventional true crime route we were so accustomed to. The dichotomy of how the family works is brilliantly laid out by the cast, which is a credit to Van Bebber's writing and direction. It didn't look like anything being released at the time. It didn't sound like anything being released at that time. But most importantly, it didn't feel like anything being released at that time. For lack of a better term, The Manson Family is one fucked up movie. Even the most hardcore of hardcore flicks has its moments of lighthearted fodder. That sentiment was nowhere to be found in this movie. It was coming at you both guns a-blazin' as a proper Jim Van Bebber film should.
I wouldn't be a proper fan if I didn't start immediately poking and prodding about, trying to figure out what the man was working on. After all, I'd experienced 2 of his features (and a short film called Satan's Little Helper) and wanted more. Information on what he had going on was pretty scarce on Jim Van Bebber in 2003-2004 I quickly discovered. I couldn't find traces of him anywhere. Had he disappeared? Had he stopped giving up on movies all together? My heart was saddened. Here's where that whole King Diamond analogy becomes apparent…
Over the years, Jim Van Bebber's name has come in and out of my life. From clear back to a VHS copy of Deadbeat At Dawn, up to the DVD release of The Manson Family his work is something I've craved more of. He has continued working. He's done music videos for bands like Pantera, Superjoint Ritual, and Necrophagia. But when it comes to movies, there has not been an official release of his in some time (at least, that I'm aware of). I've heard him referred to as a "certifiable nutjob". There's been plenty of urban legend surrounding who he is and what he does. I am not privy to what of this is actually true. My barometer for such things is much different than it was when I was younger. Had I heard about him at the same time I'd heard all that crazy shit I'd heard about King Diamond, he would've been an equally menacing yet fascinating presence. Definitely one I would have wanted to explore heavily in the way I did anything my parents would've considered evil.
I don't know Jim Van Bebber personally. One can only assume that stories about him and his work are exaggerated, as is the case with most counter culture figures. Here's what I do know: Jim Van Bebber is a director worthy of your attention. His films are very important to the modern history of independent films. The foundation of both of his features are well known concepts/stories but his take on them is a completely original one. He's not so easily forgettable. For someone with so few films to his credit, he makes a very lasting impression. This is the mystique of Jim Van Bebber. If you were to walk into a horror convention or perhaps, a more subversive (aka weird) film fest and ask 10 people about him, you'd possibly get 10 different responses. The one constant you will find, however, is the emotion in those responses. He seems to be "that" kind of individual. Not necessarily polarizing, but definitely a person who invokes spirit in the people who discuss him and his movies. Believe me, if you were to ask some of our Blood Sprayer writers (namely Courtney Wyant and Jeremiah Genson) about Jim Van Bebber's name coming up in conversation (particularly when I'm a few drinks in), they will tell you that I get rather excitable. I think he's brilliant and if I had my way, I'd want everyone on the planet to see Deadbeat At Dawn.
While a lot of what I've written thus far is based on myths and whispers, there is a solidified, verified, story of fact that I can share about Jim Van Bebber-the one and only time I've ever met him.
Jeb and myself were in attendance at Cinema Wasteland (as I often am) going on 2 years ago. My primary reason for attending this show? You guessed it: Meet Jim Van Bebber. It's something I'd wanted to do for quite some time. As always, Cinema Wasteland remains the one and only convention I attend to actually meet some of my film favorites. They never fail to deliver, and this time was no exception. We'd stopped off and bullshitted with Ruby LaRocca for a few minutes, in which time she'd told us about a very entertaining Q & A session involving Mr. Van Bebber…so far, everything I'd thought to be true was sounding so. We meandered around for a bit and picked up some odds and ends until finally, there he was. You know how you concoct a hero to be this 12 foot tall, bronzed god who's hair waves in the wind as if it were amber waves of grain? Well, he fit that description…at least, it felt like he did at that moment. He was like Robert Plant and Jimmy Page rolled into one rock n' roll, dragon slayin', maiden quenchin' badass…or at least that's how it felt. He was wearing a sleeveless flannel shirt, had perfect hair, and the single most righteous handlebar moustache ever grown. He was what men wanted to be…or at least that's what I saw.
Jeb and I approached him with a fair amount of trepidation. What if he told me to fuck off? What if he ignored my questions? This is one of the people I've wanted to meet. I feel like I do a pretty good job of not getting star struck, but he's on that short list (along with John Waters, Cal Ripken Jr., Gaspar Noe, Prince, and Lemmy). It was a big deal to me. Based on my recollection, this is how that conversation went down:
Me: "Hey man-I'm a huge fan of yours. I came this weekend just to get the opportunity to meet you."
JVB: "Oh, man…that's really fuckin' cool to hear." (this was followed by a hearty handshake and a hug! A hug!!)
This lead to a nice conversation discussing his travel, his Q & A, some other music/film-related discussion…then this happened:
Me: "So Jim, I have this website and I-well, we (nodding to Jeb)-we'd really love to be able to interview you for the website. I really think the readers would love it and I know I would."
JVB: (with the same pleasant smile he's had on his face the entire conversation)"…No, no man. I don't think so".
At this point Jeb and I are either going to poop on the floor or start break dancing. Either way, something had to break this uncomfortable tension. Mr. Van Bebber decided to continue:
JVB: "Don't think I wouldn't love to do it, man. I just…I've been workin' on this movie for 10 years, ya know? It's a film on Al Capone, and I'd really love to complete that before I start doing interviews. If I did one right now, it'd end up being all about my past films and…I just don't wanna talk about them again right now."
Okay, so that all makes total sense. It really did. But, if you could've been there to see how the pauses in phrasing went down, you would've been as equally tense as we were in that very moment. Here I am, finally meeting someone I've longed to meet. I HAVE the means to not only interview him, but I can put it out there for the public to read…and he turns me down. I wasn't hurt by this, but I was taken aback. I was turned down. It was quite humbling because I assumed I had this one locked down. But once again, this speaks to the type of person Jim Van Bebber is. Very rarely do you encounter a filmmaker who turns down an interview. Not because they're egomaniacs-because these guys who are churning out their OWN stuff in the indie market want the opportunity to put there film's name out there. He knew where he was as an artist and knew where his head was at. The whole experience became another piece of his mythos. It made him every bit the renegade, uninterested in talking about the past. He was rooted in the now.
The long strange trip of Jim Van Bebber's legacy is one I've not had the opportunity to fully qualify as truth. My fascination with his films has lead to some incredible conversations with other like-minded people. Not unlike the metal community and their fascination with King Diamond, fans of Van Bebber's speak of him in godlike terms. He's a one of a kind. Movies like his aren't coming around all the time. In fact, it's that very hopeful style that has helped form this website. I wanted to start The Blood Sprayer because of people like Jim Van Bebber. I knew how strongly I felt about his movies and I was certain their were other people out there that felt the same way. This fearless invigorating way that he's attacked his craft is nothing short of extraordinary. Not once has Mr. Van Bebber concerned himself with the industry's status quo. He's carved out powerful films by tackling topics in whichever way he sees fit. This is what puts his work a cut above so many others. Call this all an obsession…hell, call it whatever you'd like, but the fact is this: A filmmaker doesn't get a cult status without first having done something mind-blowing. His work has blown plenty of minds (not just mine) and will continue to do so as other weirdos (not unlike myself) discover his work.
Amidst all this, I hope you see that I speak of the man and myth that is Jim Van Bebber, in total reverence. He's become a favorite subject of mine simply by facing down the storm and being nothing more than who he is. Love or hate him, love or hate his movies, there's no looking past his ability to be a provocateur. These are the type of people that keep us on our toes, keep us guessing. If you've been able to sift through my disjointed drunk-like storytelling, you can see that I adore this man's movies and I want the world to love them too. So, please join me in raising a glass to a man who stands 1o stories high and strikes fear into the hearts of the boring-I honor you and your work, Jim Van Bebber! Bring us more movies…
Update: As this article was being prepared, The Blood Sprayer discovered that a documentary on Jim Van Bebber is in the works. Filmmaker Victor Bonacore was 2 months away from completion on said film. In the coming months, we will be featuring updates on this doc, as well as, an in-depth interview with Bonacore who can hopefully confirm or deny some of the manic urban tales about Van Bebber. Not unlike Van Bebber's work, Bonacore is doing this entire documentary completely independent. Below, you'll be able to view the trailer. Please, please take a look and keep your eyes peeled for more…
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ON THE CONTRARY; Welcome To Sherwood Forest, Er, Wal-Mart
By DANIEL AKST
Published: March 6, 2005
THE recent bankruptcy filing of Winn-Dixie Stores, the supermarket chain, would seem to be the latest evidence that Wal-Mart, dreaded by competitors as retailing's 24-hour-a-day death star, has lost none of its price-cutting potency. The company's apparent invincibility is part of what galls its critics, whose opposition led to the cancellation of a proposed Wal-Mart in Queens.
The conventional criticism of Wal-Mart is that it's an insatiable capitalist juggernaut, reaping private benefit at the expense of the public good. The view retains some currency, I suspect, because many of Wal-Mart's critics haven't really shopped there.
The funny thing is that, for quite a while, this view has had the situation almost exactly backward. Instead of producing private benefit at public expense, Wal-Mart has been producing public benefit at private expense. And the equation is likely to become ever more lopsided.
Like the airlines, whose investors generously provide low fares and convenient service while forgoing gains for themselves, Wal-Mart has kindly mustered considerable capital from investors with the goal of providing all kinds of basic goods under one roof at convenient locations and amazingly low prices. These investors must be charitably minded because they aren't the main beneficiaries of Wal-Mart's business.
For several years now, the shareholders, who have more than $200 billion tied up in the company, have not done especially well. Since the end of 1999, Wal-Mart stock is off 23 percent, while Target is up 43 percent and Lowe's is up 95 percent.
The big winners during this period were the juggernaut's customers, who gained by having Wal-Mart drive down the price of consumer goods. Assuming that Wal-Mart investors are more affluent than its shoppers, the system offers a progressive transfer from rich to poor -- from capital owners to less prosperous American consumers and hard-working Chinese factory hands. It's like Robin Hood, only with parking.
It's tempting to say that some of the benefits to shoppers come at the expense of Wal-Mart's roughly 1.2 million employees, but it's a tough case to make. Many Wal-Mart employees presumably can't get better jobs; if they could, they would. By continuing to work at the chain, they are showing that they prefer the jobs they have to no jobs at all. If Wal-Mart vanished, in fact, they would be in big trouble indeed.
For Wal-Mart shoppers, the good news is that, for a variety of reasons, they can expect the investors' largess to continue. If you shop at Wal-Mart or its Sam's Club unit, you know that the company cannot afford to raise prices much, because prices are almost the only reason to go to these places. I shop at Wal-Mart stores occasionally, and the ones I visit are poorly lit, poorly organized and unenthusiastically staffed. The clothing is mostly relentlessly unfashionable, and the groceries far from tempting when compared with those of a first-class supermarket chain like Wegmans, based in Rochester; that chain is a perennial on Fortune magazine's list of best places to work. If Wal-Mart does improve its stores, it's hard to see how customers will be made to pay for it without the risk of sending them elsewhere.
WAL-MART'S low cost of labor, meanwhile, appears to be under pressure. Sooner or later, union organizers may succeed at some of its stores, and in any event, the company may have to spend more on wages, benefits and working conditions, if only to improve its public image and to keep the unions at bay. Then there is sheer arithmetic: Wal-Mart is already so big that it simply will not be able to match the hypergrowth of its own past unless it soon employs everyone in the world.
If you don't have much money, Wal-Mart is a godsend, and, in a way, that's the trouble. Wal-Mart's hold on its shoppers is largely mercenary, and therefore tenuous. To me, shopping at Wal-Mart feels like a chore, and Sam's Club is better only if there's no Costco nearby. In other words, I think the juggernaut is vulnerable. It may well be, for the foreseeable future, that it's smarter to buy stuff at Wal-Mart than to buy stock in Wal-Mart. The stock may or may not be a good deal. The stuff is a sure thing.
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Hello and thank you for allowing me the opportunity to assist you.
Question: "What should we do prior to relinquishing the cars? What are our rights as the consumer? Should we file bankruptcy to avoid a lien being placed on our home? If bankruptcy is advised, which chapter should be filed?"
Answer: Unfortunately, you were correctly told that you will owe the difference between the loan balance and the auction proceeds – this is called a deficiency balance. If you can't make the car payments, then there is no way to keep the vehicles even if you file for bankruptcy protection (though a bankruptcy would stall the repossession for a few weeks).
The general rule in Virginia is that if you have more than $5000 of equity in your home, then a creditor can put a lien on it and, in a worse case scenario, foreclose. Although a bankruptcy won't save the vehicles, it will prevent the auto lender from putting a lien on your house since the deficiency balance would be discharged (i.e. you would no longer be liable for it).
With regard to filing for bankruptcy protection, I think you should seek the help of a local bankruptcy attorney. There are income restrictions and other guidelines that must be met in order to file for either Chapters 7 or 13, so a lawyer would need to sit down with you and review all of your circumstances in order to give proper advice. That said, I can give you the basics: In a Chapter 7, your assets (minus assets that are "exempted") will be sold and the proceeds will go to the unsecured creditors that you included in your bankruptcy. The process takes about 4 to 5 months until discharge. In a Chapter 13, you can keep your assets, but you have to make monthly payments to the bankruptcy trustee for 3 to 5 years, after which your debts will be discharged. The general rule is that if you have no assets, then you go for the 7, and if you have assets, then you go for the 13. But because of income requirements, etc., your preference may not be possible.
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Paris – The crowd were ranged against her, her least favourite umpire was surveying her from her lofty position atop her chair and she was going out to the host nation's heroine.
When you're in a hole on the clay at Roland Garros, stop digging because it's all relative.
That's what Serena Williams told herself after Tuesday's shock opening round loss to Virginie Razzano.
The thrilling 4-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 loss might have been the worst Grand Slam defeat of her career for a fifth seeded multiple Grand Slam champion beaten by a woman ranked a modest 111 in the world.
But Serena insisted she had to take it all on the chin after going out at the first time of asking for the first time ever in 47 major appearances.
"I tried, I kept going for my shots. It's disappointing but it's life. I always think things can be worse" insisted Serena.
She added that she was aware of the emotional significancance of the win on home terrain for Razzano, who lost her 32-year-old fiance to a brain tumour last year less than a week before the tournament started.
"I know of her story – she obviously is dealing with it really well," said the 30-year-old American.
She said she could try to empathise as she herself missed the event last year owing to life-threatening blood clots in her lungs.
"We all have stories. I mean, I almost died," she reminisced before returning to dissect her match collapse after leading 5/1 in the second set tiebreak.
She then came back from 0-5 to 3-5 in the decider and saved seven match points in the following game only to hit long at the last.
Prior to the final set the 13-time Grand Slam winner had appeared to be in tears sat in her courtside chair.
Part of the frustration might have been the subconscious knowledge that sat above her was umpire Eva Asderaki, with whom she had angrily clashed during last year's US Open final defeat against Australian Samantha Stosur.
Asderaki in fact came down hard on both players on several occasions and handed Serena a break point in the final game in punishing Razzano for hindrance for a third time for letting out a loud yelp.
Even so, Serena knew she was in the stuff of nightmares with Asderaki looking on from her perch.
"Well, you know, she's not a favourite amongst the tour," said Serena mischievously.
"Was she the one that did my US Open last match last year? I just really had a flashback there," she said to laughter from the assembled media in allusion to an outburst which earned her a fine.
Going back to her own showing she indicated she knew at heart she had received her just desserts after letting the match slip.
"I just felt like I couldn't get a ball in play – how can you hit late on a claycourt?
"I have to put it in perspective. My Roland Garros so happens to be over," concluded Serena, adding she was fit and would now simply have to learn from her experience. – Sapa-AFP


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For intrepid detectives who want to take a breather from murder and mayhem, the new game "Another Case Solved" takes a light-hearted approach to crime that you can play on Windows Phone devices, tablets and PCs.
The city has outlawed sweet snacks to curb the population's craving for candy and you need to figure out what's behind the candy craze. Gather and follow up on clues, interview witnesses, question suspects and use your powers of deduction to solve a series of mind-bending puzzles that – with a little luck – will lead you to your answer.
Install "Another Case Solved" from the Windows Store and the Windows Phone Store and indulge your sweet tooth.
You might also be interested in:
- Stay in the know with Reuters news app for Windows PCs and tablets
- EA Mobile Spring Sale for Windows Phone: "FIFA 14," "Plants vs. Zombies," "The Sims 3" and more
- Staff App Pick: Never go hungry again with the Jimmy John's app for Windows Phone
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