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2018 Honda HR-V
EX 4dr SUV AWD (1.8L 4cyl CVT)
Not Listed
Price Analysis
188 Days on Lot
Selling slowly, this dealer is motivated to sell soon
Vehicle Details
Ext. Color:
Lunar Silver Metallic
Int. Color:
Gray cloth
Drive Type:
all wheel drive
All Features and Specs
Express open/close glass sunroof
Rear spoiler: Lip
Bluetooth HandsFreeLink wireless phone connectivity
Audio system security
In-Dash single CD player
MP3 player
AM/FM stereo
Radio Data System
Speed Sensitive Audio Volume Control
Total Number of Speakers: 6
Braking Assist
ABS and Driveline Traction Control
Stability control
Privacy glass: Deep
Machined aluminum rims w/ painted accents
Wheel Diameter: 17
Wheel Width: 6.5
Front fog/driving lights
Urethane steering wheel trim
Urethane shift knob trim
Leatherette dash trim
Video Monitor Location: Front
Trip computer
External temperature display
Manufacturer's 0-60mph acceleration time (seconds): 10.0 s
Power remote driver mirror adjustment
Heated driver mirror
Heated passenger mirror
Power remote passenger mirror adjustment
Turn signal in mirrors
Dual illuminated vanity mirrors
Daytime running lights
Driver and passenger heated-cushion, driver and passenger heated-seatback
Audio controls on steering wheel
Integrated mobile satellite communications device
Front reading lights
Anti-theft alarm system
Cloth seat upholstery
Bucket front seats
Split rear bench
Fold forward seatback rear seats
Tilt and telescopic steering wheel
Transmission gear shifting controls on steering wheel
Electric power steering
Suspension class: Regular
Interior air filtration
Automatic front air conditioning
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
Cargo area light
Max cargo capacity: 56 cu.ft.
Vehicle Emissions: ULEV II
Fuel Type: Regular unleaded
Fuel Capacity: 13.2 gal.
Instrumentation: Low fuel level
Clock: In-radio display
Dusk sensing headlights
Coil front spring
Regular front stabilizer bar
Independent front suspension classification
Strut front suspension
Front Independent Suspension
Coil rear spring
Rear Stabilizer Bar: Regular
Semi-independent rear suspension
Torsion beam rear suspension
Front and rear suspension stabilizer bars
Variable intermittent front wipers
Steel spare wheel rim
Spare Tire Mount Location: Inside under cargo
Grille with chrome bar
Center Console: Full with covered storage
Permanent locking hubs
Curb weight: 3,094 lbs.
Overall Length: 169.1"
Overall Width: 69.8"
Overall height: 63.2"
Wheelbase: 102.8"
Front Head Room: 37.6"
Rear Head Room: 38.3"
Front Leg Room: 41.2"
Rear Leg Room: 39.3"
Front Shoulder Room: 56.8"
Rear Shoulder Room: 54.5"
Front Hip Room: 53.1"
Rear Hip Room: 47.4"
Two 12V DC power outlets
Transmission hill holder
Seatbelt pretensioners: Front
Rear center seatbelt: 3-point belt
Door reinforcement: Side-impact door beam
Engine immobilizer
Cargo tie downs
Floor mats: Carpet front and rear
Cupholders: Front and rear
Door pockets: Driver, passenger and rear
Seatback storage: 1
Tires: Width: 215 mm
Tires: Profile: 55
Tires: Speed Rating: V
Diameter of tires: 17.0"
Type of tires: M+S
Tires: Prefix: P
Left rear passenger door type: Conventional
Rear door type: Liftgate
Right rear passenger door type: Conventional
Body-colored bumpers
Integrated roof antenna
4 Door
Selective service internet access
Driver airbag
Manual child safety locks
Rear View Camera
Keyless ignition w/ push button start & keyless door entry
2 USB ports
Right exterior parking camera Honda LaneWatch
Halogen aero-composite headlights
Dealer Information
Contact Information
Priority Honda Hampton
4115 W Mercury Blvd, Hampton, VA 23666
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Well, PETA has completely outdone itself. The animal rights organization has long been known to use sex to sell veganism, using porn stars in their ad campaigns, launching their own "porn" site, and having sexy activists in bikinis hit the streets in the name of animal cruelty. Last V-day, they made a big sexy deal about the benefits of going vegan with their campaign BWVAKTBOOM, meaning "boyfriend went vegan and knocked the bottom out of me." The campaign—which some grumbled was a bit too violent—claimed that if your man goes vegan, you better wear a helmet and goggles because his baby batter will be so spunky it may damage your corneas. No really. Brace yourself.
But now, in honor of world vegan month, they have unleashed this video featuring men of all ages gyrating to a techno beat hung with giant phallic vegetables. They even create pubes out of fresh herbs and greens, and place a giant eggplant shlong on the David. I love a naked man, but I have never been attracted to anyone flapping around their junk to a beat a la LMFAO, regardless if it's their actual junk or an over-sized zucchini. The video is titled "Stay Firm and Fresh," and is emblazoned with the message : Increase your sexual stamina. Go vegan.
I think the video is funny, if not a bit disturbing. As we all know, sex sells, but I am not sure if men wearing purple sweats and a cucumber cock really portrays a man with an abundance of sexual stamina. It sort of reminds me of something an 11 year old boy might do if he was left alone with a video camera and his mother's weekly CSA share. Hey….hey you guys…I made balls out of these sweet potatoes. Hey…hey guys. This eggplant looks like a dick! Look at my O face.
Watch it for yourself and let me know what you think. I think it's great they are trying to make vegan guys seem more masculine, but I am not sure how effective these ads are. Entertaining, sure. But guys, would this make you go vegan? Also, it's even funnier if you watch it on mute!

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Concealed within a unique town-within-a- town called Yukon lurks a simple seafood shack surrounded by bikers, sailors, lumberjacks and Baptists. This is the culinary story of J.L. Trent's Seafood.
Inside you'll find a communal experience where leather-clad bikers from neighboring Murray's Tavern down two-for-one beers while legions of gray-haired Christians from the fundamentalist Baptist church across the street pass tartar sauce to a table full of workers from the nearby lumberyard. This strange juxtaposition of parallel universes seems to mimic the curious and harmonic ocean world from which the restaurant's menu originates.
Aesthetics aside, a growling stomach must be tamed. After consulting the menu and a chalkboard full of specials, I order a classic combo platter ($15.99), which will allow me to savor several items — oysters, scallops and clam strips. Since it's January and New Year's resolutions are still fresh, I opt for baked instead of fried seafood, except for the clam strips, which only come fried. Platters are served with glorious little golden hushpuppies and two sides. Sadly, mac 'n' cheese isn't an option, and I'm not feeling like a hefty baked potato or the standard crinkle-cut fries, so I pick grits and collard greens.
I also order a mahi sandwich ($9.99) and side of fried shrimp ($5), because who comes to a place like this and doesn't get shrimp? The sandwich — a hoagie housing leafy Romaine, tomato, pickles, onions and Trent's secret sauce, was decent. The sandwich may have worked better with a smaller ciabatta roll, as the hoagie-to-mahi ratio did not quite find a proper equilibrium. And sadly, the shrimp didn't win me over, either. The batter could have been crisper and a bit more flavorful. I've had better.
That said, the seafood on my platter tasted fresh and the collard greens were particularly saporous. Worth noting: The tangy tartar sauce was thick and creamy, and flecked with relish — just how I like it.
The grand finale: a reasonably sized slice of homemade Key lime pie ($3.99) that was worth every penny and calorie. Delightfully sweet, it sat atop the most perfectly moist but firm graham cracker crust foundation. Order your own or risk having to share.
I'll return soon to try some of the other menu items (hello, low country boil!) and partake in a dozen oysters on the half shell (market price, which this night was $11.99). After all, the slogan on the back of the waitress' T-shirts challenges any sailor from nearby NAS Jax to "Shuck me, sauce me, eat me raw."


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Surfside Players announces AUDITIONS for our main stage production:
A Comedy by Alan Ball
Presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service
Surfside Players announces AUDITIONS for our main stage production:
A Comedy by Alan Ball
Presented by special arrangement with Dramatists Play Service
Directed by Janet Rubin
Auditions will be held July 21st and 22nd (Sunday & Monday, 7:00pm) in the Theatre Lobby. We need 5 women and 1 man (all between 20 and 30ish). Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script. Wear comfortable clothing and shoes. No resume required. Performance dates are September 13 – 29, 2013. We hope to see you there!
During an ostentatious wedding reception at a Knoxville, Tennessee, estate, five reluctant, identically clad bridesmaids hide out in an upstairs bedroom, each with her own reason to avoid the proceedings.
MEREDITH MARLOWE: The bride's nosy, pot-smoking sister who is very sarcastic and much annoyed with the whole fiasco downstairs. Sporting an outwardly tough attitude, she has a lot of hurt and insecurity to hide.
GEORGEANNE DARBY: Tracy's "ugly sidekick" in middle school. Accepted the invite to be a bridesmaid even though her relationship with Tracy is strained because Tracy's boyfriend once knocked Georgeanne up.
TRISHA: One of Tracy's former friends with a supposed bad reputation. She's been with a lot of guys, but not any that measure up.
FRANCES: The very naive and religious cousin of the bride.
MINDY McCLURE: The groom's clumsy, outspoken lesbian sister.
TRIPP DAVENPORT: An usher who falls for Trisha. The only male in the show.
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In Brevard County, take eastbound 520 or 528 to southbound A1A;
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A reminder, purchase season tickets by September 1st and get SEVEN mainstage admissions (a $112-$140 value) for only $100 for adults, or $75 for seniors (age 62+) and active military. Plus your name will be in the playbill of every mainstage show in Surfside's season!
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still life in sepia
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 9/11/2006 6:17:40 AMConstructive critique is solicited and greatly appreciated! #520254
Margie Hurwich 9/11/2006 6:25:26 AMOK...sorry...no critiquing here...because I love everything about it! I love the simplicity and the tones that you used. Great job, my friend! #3294837
Denise M. Snyder 9/11/2006 6:27:20 AMI agree with Margie - this is a beautiful image. Really nice work! #3294844
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 9/11/2006 6:40:57 AMThanks, ya'll. When I saw this antique oil can (there's even antique oil still in it, LOL) I knew I had to have it for a still life. The color of the can is true to the object, as I only made the color of the background sepia. #3294903
Chastity Abbott 9/11/2006 6:48:24 AMHappy Birthday this Wednesday!!! :o)
Awesome still life Sipho!!! Picture perfect!! #3294925
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 9/11/2006 6:56:37 AMHow in the world did you know it was my birthday this Wednesday?? Thanks for the compliment! #3294959
Mary Timman 9/11/2006 7:07:38 AMBeautiful still life and very well composed. #3294995
Margie Hurwich 9/11/2006 7:10:20 AMHappy Early Birthday, Sipho!
How did we know...see this...
http://www.betterphoto.com/gallery/dynoGallDetail.asp?photoID=2676504&catID=560&style=&contestCatID=&rowNumber=71&camID= #3295007
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 9/11/2006 7:14:04 AMMany thanks, Mary! Margie - that woman is so sweet, I love her to death. And thanks for the birthday wishes! #3295028
Beverly A. Wright 9/11/2006 7:47:52 AMI love this Andrew!! You did beautiful
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 9/11/2006 7:48:37 AMThanks, Bev! #3295226
Debbie Del Tejo 9/11/2006 7:59:53 AMHoly bejibers!!!! this is awsome! I love it REALLY!!!! Great work.Looks like another winner to me! #3295283
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 9/11/2006 8:07:51 AMThanks, guhl... We gotta get that FIRST winner though...LOL #3295314
Donna M. Whipkey 9/11/2006 8:24:26 AMGreat shot! Who would think an oil can could look so good? Colors are great! #3295397
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 9/11/2006 8:25:48 AMMany thanks, Donna! #3295404
Susan Fox 9/11/2006 8:56:30 AMHappy birthday Andrew!
Love this one! The color and composition is perfect. Love the antique look of it. #3295539
Susan Fox 9/11/2006 8:58:26 AMPS: In a different shot of this same set up it might be interesting to see a few drips of oil dropping out :-) #3295545
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 9/11/2006 9:00:16 AMThanks, Susan. And you predicted my next project... ME dripping out of the can!! #3295551
Abhijit Nandi 9/11/2006 12:31:45 PMHappy birthday Andrew!great work.
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 9/11/2006 12:43:56 PMThanks, Abhijit! #3296271
Mitch Spence 9/11/2006 1:54:23 PMSo simple, and such a "normal day" subject, yet so beautiful. Your work here is terrific. #3296539
anonymous A. 9/11/2006 3:01:40 PMThat metalic tone is terrific and the background suits it o a "t". Like Susan, I wondered about a drip forming on the tip of the spout; then I wondered if a squirt would be a plus; then I considered a drop falling into a pool of oil...then I turned off my noisy mind and went back to just enjoying your creation. Happy birthday...how come we get the present? #3296710
Debbie Del Tejo 9/11/2006 6:12:54 PMDavid, Your comment is so funny...thanks for the laugh......I needed it. Yes, we did get the present! #3297188
Janine Russell 9/11/2006 9:13:31 PMSipho, excellent tones, detail, lighting, composition and effects. #3297698
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 9/12/2006 5:22:27 AMThank you all for your comments! You all may send me presents, just contact me privately for the mailing address. I'd love another hand made boomerang from Down Under... #3299002
anonymous A. 9/12/2006 6:27:34 AMI already sent it...but it keeps coming back!
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 9/12/2006 6:30:50 AMWell then send a didgeridoo. #3299403
Christopher Budny 9/12/2006 8:10:04 AMTerrific work, Sipho! I love the background, particularly in the upper right area. And a happy birthday, if I don't remember to say so, tomorrow! #3299938
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 9/12/2006 8:14:25 AMMany thanks, Christopher! #3299954
Thomas 9/12/2006 10:10:11 AMHappy B'day, and my opinion is 2/3 of the background is too bright. We tend to look at bright highlights first, it destracts from the subject. If the background would be like behind the subject overall, this would be awesome!
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 9/12/2006 11:03:39 AMMany thanks, Thomas. It's not translating well on my screen here at work. It does look blown out on the left side. At home on my calibrated monitor, it's perfect. I might try to rework it and even out the left side. Many thanks for your great critique! #3300405
Christopher Budny 10/26/2006 1:55:25 PMNo surprise here, Sipho! Congratulations! #3501623
Margie Hurwich 10/26/2006 1:56:08 PMA big congrats, bud!!! #3501632
Kay Beausoleil 10/26/2006 5:01:28 PMCongratulations, Sipho, on your finalist for this fine image, and good luck in the next round! #3503491
Chastity Abbott 10/26/2006 6:16:33 PMCograts to you on an awesome image!!!! #3504108
Nan Fischer 10/26/2006 6:41:15 PMVery lovely. Congratulations on your finalist! #3504380
Megan O. Caldwell 10/27/2006 5:54:40 AMCongrats! I love the colors in the can and the way the light hits it. Beatufiul work. I had to check out your gallery, too (you have the same name as my Rhodesian Ridgeback, my baby!). I love your work. It does as you intend it to!! #3507625
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 10/27/2006 6:32:40 AMThank you all for the congratulations! And congratulations to all of you! #3507900
Janine Russell 10/27/2006 9:09:43 AMSipho, congratulations on your finalist. #3508988
Nadya Johnson 10/27/2006 9:35:43 AMWay to go, Sipho!! Awesome work! A huge congrats and the best of luck to you in the winning round! #3509243
Debbie Del Tejo 10/27/2006 10:38:49 AMWay to go .I am sooooo proud of you! CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!! #3509627
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 10/27/2006 12:33:25 PMThanks all! Debbie where are you?! #3510053
Sharon King 10/27/2006 1:45:49 PMThis is a terrific still life capture, very well done, and well deserved finalist! #3510382
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 10/27/2006 1:59:24 PMMany thanks, Sharon. #3510480
She-She Killough 10/28/2006 3:29:18 PMYes Thomas is right about bright parts you see first but the tip of the oil can leads right into the can afterwards so it WORKS really well for me. I LOVE IT Hee-Hee!! ;) Many Congrats to you!!
She-She :D #3515236
Judyann Plante 10/29/2006 2:42:39 AMCongratulations on this fantastic winner, Supho!
Judyann ><> #3516844
Wally Orlowsky 10/29/2006 3:03:00 AMCongratulations on this well-composed winner, Sipho! #3516942
Chastity Abbott 10/29/2006 3:30:15 AMCongrats to you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #3517017
Rakesh Syal 10/29/2006 4:01:56 AMCONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!
anonymous A. 10/29/2006 4:16:55 AMWell, Andrew, I guess this means you have got that neame NEARLY right.
She-She Killough 10/29/2006 5:16:14 AMAWESOME WINNER Sipho!!! Big CONGRATS!! :) #3517484
Christopher Budny 10/29/2006 5:24:54 AMTold ya I'd crack under the pressure, competing with you! ;) Congratulations on your win, Sipho! #3517546
Margie Hurwich 10/29/2006 6:07:20 AMWTG, Andrew!!! Congratulations on your win! #3517749
Deborah Sandidge 10/29/2006 7:28:56 AMCongratulations Sipho, the textures and tones make this an exceptional image! #3518159
Marianne Fortin 10/29/2006 8:02:38 AMCongrats Sipho - It was only a matter of time! #3518372
Milan Banik 10/29/2006 9:22:14 AMSipho Congratulations on your win! #3518630
Kay E. Mahoney 10/29/2006 11:03:22 AMCongratulations on your second place winner. #3518945
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 10/29/2006 12:19:54 PMThank you guys! I'm glad to finally have a winner (though they're all winners to me...just waitin' for the judges to come around EVERY month!!)! #3519109
Laura Clay-Ballard 10/29/2006 12:29:46 PMLOL! LOVING it! Congrats!!!!!!! #3519150
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 10/29/2006 12:32:42 PMThanks Laura! Can't wait to see some images from your weekend! #3519163
Janine Russell 10/29/2006 2:44:56 PMSipho, congratulations on your Second Place Win! #3519660
Judy V. Kennamer 10/29/2006 5:28:27 PMCongratulations Andrew!! Wonderful image -- we missed you in Georgia this weekend! Judy #3520224
JO ANN CLEVELAND 10/29/2006 5:48:56 PMAwesome Sipho!
Joannie Bertucci 10/29/2006 10:26:20 PMStunning piece of artwork Sipho, just stunning!
Heather E. Lupo 10/30/2006 4:50:35 AMCongratulations on your win! This is magnificent! #3522144
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 10/30/2006 6:03:02 AMThank you all so much! #3522557
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 10/30/2006 7:40:47 AMWay to keep rockin!! #3522926
Jane M 10/30/2006 9:58:24 AMHey congratulations from me too Sipho! Great image! #3523579
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 10/30/2006 2:14:54 PMThanks, Curtis and Jane! #3524441
Kay Beausoleil 10/30/2006 3:43:42 PMCongratulations on your win, Sipho -- glad to see this one again! #3524697
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 10/31/2006 6:56:42 AMMany thanks, Kay! #3527769
Helen N. McHugh 11/2/2006 2:01:24 AMCongratulations Sipho on your win... a very striking image! #3535063
Carol Teal 11/2/2006 4:13:09 AMCongrats on your win Sipho. My parents used to have one of these old oil cans. I like how you presented this one. #3535496
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 11/2/2006 6:40:15 AMThank you, Helen & Carol! #3536371
Susan Fox 11/6/2006 5:56:09 PMCongratulations on your second place win! #3554299
Cathy M. Gromball 11/8/2006 11:07:27 AMCongratulations on your Second Place win, Sipho! Wonderful work!
Cathy :) #3562057
Jagadeesh Andrew Owens 11/8/2006 1:45:42 PMThank ya'll, Susan & Cathy! #3562667
Robyn Gwilt 11/24/2006 1:37:41 PMHey You!!! Didn't see this before - well done :) Looks Great!! #3626525
Phyllis A. Houghton 4/17/2016 9:53:35 AMGreat work on this still life. Congratulations on your gold win! Well deserved. #11462654
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It begs the viewer to want the back story yet, not want to know. Great shot, deep impact.
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Hassan win offers hope to gambling proponentsBy JOHN DiSTASO
Senior Political Reporter
November 17. 2012 11:30PM
CONCORD - After 18 years of failure, proponents of slot machine and casino gambling say that with Maggie Hassan heading to the State House corner office, their time may have come.
But not so fast, say opponents.
Gov.-elect Hassan supports a casino. Massachusetts is on its way to building several casinos. And Maine has two in operation now that are patronized by Granite Staters.
State Sen. Lou D'Allesandro, D-Manchester, the leading legislative advocate of expanded gambling, said he is "cautiously optimistic" about the prospects next year, "but underline 'cautiously.'
"We need the money," he said. "We've always needed the jobs, but I think we need them more now than in the past. I think we have a good opportunity to pass it in the state Senate."
The biggest obstacle, D'Allesandro said, may be what it always has been - the House of Representatives.
Manchester Mayor Ted Gatsas, who proposed state-run and controlled gambling facilities as a state senator and Senate president, agreed.
"You've got a governor in favor and a state Senate that I think would give you the votes. It really comes down to the vote in the House," he said Friday.
The 400-member House, while often unpredictable, has reliably opposed gambling for years, regardless of the party in the majority. Last year, it defeated a bill to allow two "video lottery facilities," otherwise known as slot machine parlors, and, as usual, it wasn't close. The roll call was 236-108.
D'Allesandro said that with about 100 new members entering on Dec. 5, "I worry about the House."
Rep. Edmond Gionet, R-Lincoln, a six-term proponent of casinos in southern and northern New Hampshire, is perplexed.
"We've been on the soap box about this for a long time, needing the jobs and new revenue," he said. "I just don't understand the mentality of the House.''
But former and returning Rep. Marjorie Smith, D-Durham, once chairman of the Finance Committee, said, "The House has never supported gambling, and I don't see any reason for that to change."
"I don't think it's fait accompli at all," said Rep. David Hess, R-Hooksett.
"We had a major shift in 2008 when the Democrats came in, and casinos bit the dust," he said. "We had a major shift two years ago, when the Republicans came in, and casinos bit the dust.
"I just have a gut feeling that this House is going to have the same negative disposition toward casinos," Hess said.
The next House will have new leaders. Former Speaker Terie Norelli, D-Portsmouth, defeated Rep. David Campbell, D-Nashua, for the leadership of the new majority caucus when it met Saturday. (Related story, Page A2.) Norelli, who has been against expanded gambling, said after the vote that she is "neutral'' on the issue and plans to support whatever position the House votes to take. Campbell has supported the expansion of gambling opportunities.
The Republican minority has chosen an expanded gambling opponent, former Speaker Gene Chandler, as its leader.
But gambling has been an issue in which House leaders have not tried to coax or pressure the rank and file. It has traditionally been a "vote your conscience" issue, and the House has never supported expanded gambling.
The Senate has been consistently in favor, and even with 10 new members in the 24-member body, next year should be no different.
Hassan campaigned in favor of a single "high-end casino." She said it would help create jobs, "capture revenue that would otherwise be spent in other states, and help New Hampshire fund education and other essential state services."
Contrary to Gov. John Lynch, she also believes the state "can develop a casino plan that will protect our brand as a family-friendly state with a great outdoor economy."
In a Sunday News interview, Hassan emphasized her support for one casino, with a site to be chosen through competitive bidding, and would oppose more than one.
She said legislation can be written to prevent gambling proliferation once it gains a foothold, a danger cited by Lynch and other foes.
"You make clear why the state has strong and compelling interest in having just one site," she said, "and then you have to manage it going forward."
Jim Rubens, a former state senator and chairman of the Granite State Coalition against Expanded Gambling, said, "The gambling forces will have a problem with the House, and they won't get it through the House."
He said Hassan's support for only one casino, which he believes would most likely be proposed for Rockingham Park, will be opposed by lawmakers in other areas that also want casinos.
And, he said, "there are still a number of free market-oriented Republicans who dislike the idea of monopolies."
At Salem's Rockingham Park, once home to horse racing, the hope is that a long wait for casino gambling may be nearly over.
"I think the prospect for enactment this session is very good," said Jim Demers, a lobbyist for Millennium Gaming, a part-owner with an option to buy the track.
Millennium would raze and replace the track grandstand and build a separate casino for slot machines and table games.
Demers said casino gambling in Massachusetts and Maine may be as much an impetus to getting gambling passed next year as a supportive governor.
Several studies in recent years have concluded that once Rockingham is up and running with a casino, and with three casinos operating in Massachusetts, the Salem track would provide state coffers with about $115 million annually.
In the first year, the track, or any licensee, would pay the state $50 million for a five-year license.
Demers said the Rockingham project would provide 2,000 "direct and indirect" construction jobs and 2,500 permanent jobs.
Another likely bidder would be the Greenmeadow Golf Club in Hudson, which has teamed with a developer for the Sagamore Crossing casino project.
It has guaranteed the state $100 million in revenue, but expects that as a destination resort, the figure would actually be higher.
"I don't think anything is going to be a slam dunk," said former state Sen. Bob Clegg, who lobbies for Greenmeadow.
"We think our project is a better project overall because we're not just a casino. We're actually a convention center bringing other business," said Clegg. "So, we think this works out well."
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WILMINGTON, Mass. — It's rare that Bruins head coach Claude Julien announces his starting goaltender a day in advance.
But sometimes during his Boston tenure the coach has taken that tact because he wanted to send a message.
However, today wasn't one of those days. After his team practiced today at Ristuccia Arena in preparation for its rematch with Detroit tomorrow in Motown, Julien was asked if he'd sleep on his decision between Tuukka Rask — who he pulled after two periods and five goals allowed last night — and Tim Thomas — who mopped up the third period of the 6-1 loss and is a native of the Detroit area.
"I'll sleep on a lot of things tonight, not just the goaltending. We've got some decisions to make tomorrow and we'll make those [tomorrow]," said Julien, also referring to decisions he has to make on defense and at forward.
Tuukka Rask, sporting his old mask because the new one he started to wear recently was squeezing his cheeks, practiced with the rest of the squad today and said after practice he had turned the page. Always full of confidence, Rask never let's poor performances linger long and it's not like he's never been pulled before. In fact, he came back after a one-period performance Jan. 1 with a victory two nights later.
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Our daughter Katie is off to graduate school in Charleston, South Carolina. She is also recently engaged. So this move might just signal the end of her years of living at home with us. It is rather sad, but also what we hope for with our children - that they find their way in the world and start to build their own lives. So it is with sadness and thanksgiving that I say good luck to my first child, my treasure, Katie.
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LeRoy Walker, the first African American to lead the U.S. Olympic Committee and the first black man to coach an American Olympic team, died Monday in Durham, N.C. He was 93.
Walker's death was confirmed by Scarborough & Hargett Funeral home, but no cause was given.
The grandson of slaves, Walker led the U.S. Olympic Committee from 1992 to 1996, shepherding the Summer Games staged in his native Atlanta and leading the group when the 2002 Winter Olympics were awarded to Salt Lake City.
The Atlanta Games were widely panned across the globe, and Walker warned his countrymen the U.S. was not likely to host another games for a long time after Salt Lake City. He repeated his warnings after a bribery scandal threatened to derail the 2002 Winter Games, and so far, his prediction has been true.
Walker coached Olympic track and field teams from Ethiopia, Israel, Jamaica, Kenya and Trinidad and Tobago before his home country gave him a chance to be the first black head coach of a U.S. Olympic team when he led the track squad to Montreal in 1976.
That team brought home 22 medals, including gold in the long jump, discus, decathlon, 400-meter hurdles and both men's relays.
Current U.S. Olympic Committee Chairman Scott Blackmun said Walker's effect on the U.S. Olympic movement and track and field will be felt for generations to come.
"We join the entire Olympic family in remembering and appreciating the vast contributions he made to the worldwide Olympic movement," Blackmun said. "He devoted himself to the betterment of sport and we were fortunate to have called him our president."
Walker was born June 14, 1918, in Atlanta, the youngest of 13 children of Willie and Mary Walker. When he was 9 his father, a railroad fireman, died and he was sent north to live with an older brother in Harlem.
He returned to the South to attend Benedict College in Columbia, S.C., where he earned 11 letters in football, basketball, and track and field. After earning a master's degree from Columbia University, he was hired to coach football and basketball at North Carolina Central University. He instituted a track program during the offseason of those sports, eventually deciding that coaching track was what he was meant to do.
But he didn't concentrate solely on athletics. Walker earned a doctorate from New York University in 1957 and, in 1983, he was named chancellor at North Carolina Central.
Throughout his life, Walker carried with him instructions his mother gave him for his trip north as a child.
"I'll never forget what she told me," Walker said in a 1993 interview with The Times. "She said, 'If anything gets in your way, look it in the eye, grab hold of it and find a way to achieve in spite of it.' One of the things that was drilled into me was to not let circumstances determine what I could begin to be."
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Brie Rowdon shot a final round 76 Wednesday to move into a tie for 13th place in the final round of the A-Sun Women's Golf Championship at The Ridges Golf and Country Club in Jonesborough, Tenn.
Rowdon was tied for 23rd after two rounds.
East Tennessee State won the title, its first in women's golf since joining the Atlantic Sun Conference.
The Lady Bisons finished eighth as a team.
Individually, Katie Pursell finished 33rd with a three-round total of 259 (87-87-85).
Allie Pancake tied for 36th with a score of 264 (90-83-91).
Ashlee Catlin was 38th with a 267 (90-84-93).
Kacy Reese was one spot back at No. 39 with a score of 274 (96-86-92).


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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is telling congressional Republicans that he is still willing to reduce the deficit but only with a mix of increased taxes and reduced spending, an offer he made during budget talks that collapsed at the end of last year. Republicans say they reject raising more tax revenue.
In his State of the Union speech Tuesday night, Obama is reiterating his proposal to reduce spending by $900 billion and increase taxes by $600 billion through a tax overhaul. The combined $1.5 trillion in deficit reduction would also reduce government payments on the debt. Obama intends to use some of those savings to pay for initiatives meant to create jobs.
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The teams combined for 236 penalty minutes and nine players were given a game misconduct.
The Senators have a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series and Game 4 is Tuesday.
The third period started out with the Senators leading 2-1, but after Pageau's second goal of the night and a Kyle Turris goal at 7:00, emotions overflowed and a line brawl broke out at center ice.
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There are a few interesting things about the game, first, is the clunkiness of the initial game load, it jumps between Facebook and Sony a number of times for seemingly no reason. Secondly, you'll notice they've integrated their own "station cash" virtual currency, where you have to buy credits to keep your power bar up, allowing you to continue playing through the game. But never fear, if you didn't want to spend real $$ on the game, you can take up one of about 50 very spammy affiliate deals to earn credits instead; you might sign up with RSVP (a dating site) to earn 100 credits (equal to about $1) or perhaps "take online surveys for real money" that for 113 credits…
Once you get past some of the really clunky elements, the game itself is quite deep, with loads of functionality, neat graphics and quite good sound, it almost seems endless (you can buy more and more case files to solve for about $20!), I think fans will enjoy the way you trawl crime scenes and do your own lab work, once you find clues, you'll need to then decipher them through loads of mini games (app dwell time will be huge).
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CVS 4992 TN LLC, an affiliate of Woonsocket, R.I.-based CVS/pharmacy drug store chain, has officially bought Union Avenue United Methodist Church property at 2117 Union Ave., at the southwest corner of Union Avenue and South Cooper Street. CVS paid $2.3 million to St. Luke's United Methodist Church, formerly known as Union Avenue United Methodist Church Inc.
It's a project that's undergone much scrutiny, pitting CVS supporters against an organized effort from Memphis Heritage Inc.
In December, Chancellor Walter Evans denied a motion that would have stopped work on the site. At the center of the suit was a 1912 deed turned up by Memphis Heritage attorneys that included a clause limiting the use of the property to a place of worship.
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The foreclosure sale of the 17-building, mixed-use Willow Lake Business Park and Corporate Park in Hickory Hill has been postponed until Friday, Feb. 25, at noon at the Shelby County Courthouse, 140 Adams Ave.
The foreclosure is being pursued because borrowers of the mixed-use property – listed as five separate Delaware limited liability companies related to Chicago-based HSA Commercial Real Estate – defaulted on a $67 million loan through Countrywide Commercial Real Estate Finance Inc. dated Dec. 28, 2006. That loan was later assigned to LaSalle Bank National Association and then to U.S. Bank NA.
The property includes multiple addresses on Raines Road, Willow Lake Boulevard, Knight Road, South Perkins Road and Cromwell Cove. Included property descriptions list parcels in Willow Lake Business Park, Chickasaw Cession, Corporate Park and Hickory Hill Industrial Park.
Three of HSA's top executives – Robert E. Smietana, John E. Shaffer and Melissa S. Pielet – are listed as sole members of the various Willow Lake properties on the Shelby County Register of Deeds.
HSA has more than 16 million square feet of property worth more than $2 billion in the U.S. Since 2007, HSA has spent close to $75 million on Memphis acquisitions that encompass about 2.6 million square feet, or 16 percent of its nationwide portfolio.
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Lewis Mallory, the chairman and CEO of the holding company for Cadence Bank, is stepping down.
Mallory has served as Cadence's CEO since 1978, leading the bank through a period in which it grew beyond its home market in northeast Mississippi to markets in Tennessee, Alabama, Georgia and Florida.
Cadence also grew from about $100 million in assets to more than $2 billion. It has about $1.6 billion today.
Cadence president Mark Abernathy is expected to be elected as CEO. Paul Murphy Jr., president of the private equity company in the process of buying Cadence, is expected to be elected Cadence's chairman.
The news comes the same week regulators approved the deal between Cadence and Community Bancorp that will inject more than $100 million in new capital into Cadence and take the bank company private. The bank also will keep its name and identity.
The transaction is expected to close the first week in March.
Cadence has worked for a few years to raise fresh capital unsuccessfully. Regulators also asked Cadence to adhere to a turnaround plan, and time was beginning to run out on the bank recovering its footing when it first agreed to a merger last year with Trustmark Bank's parent company, then ditched that plan for a merger with Community Bancorp.
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The Memphis Area Association of Realtors will host the second in a series of community real estate forums Thursday from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Bartlett City Hall, 6400 Stage Road.
Real estate professionals from the Bartlett area and a representative from the City of Bartlett's planning and economic development department will offer information on the state of local real estate in Bartlett, as well as answer questions from the public.
The forum – planned in partnership with the City of Bartlett – is open to all Bartlett residents and is intended to offer localized information on the real estate industry from professionals who have a concentration of experience in the Bartlett area.
"We had a successful community forum last month in Collierville and I expect it will be the same in Bartlett," MAAR president Leon Dickson said in a statement. "We'll be making available important data about the local market. I again would anticipate thoughtful questions from the public and helpful answers from the panelists. Our goal is for citizens to return home with a better understanding of the housing market in their community."
Bartlett residents may submit questions before the event by e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com or by posting them on MAAR's Facebook page.
Indie Memphis will partner with Shady Grove Presbyterian Church to present a free screening of the documentary "Hiding" Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Malco Theatre's Studio on the Square, 2105 Court Ave.
"Hiding" tells the story of a group of North Korean refugees attempting to find freedom in a modern-day underground railroad or face being caught and sent back to punishment through hard labor or possible execution.
The screening will be followed by a conversation with members of Liberty in North Korea. LiNK produced the film as part of their mission to redefine the North Korea crisis through creative storytelling while providing emergency relief to refugees and pursuing an end to the human rights crisis.
LiNK members will explain how their organization is rescuing refugees from hiding and how audience members can help.
The screening is free and open to the public. For more information about LiNK, visit www.linkglobal.org. For more information about the screening, call Indie Memphis at 214-5171 or visit www.indiememphis.com.
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The work of two seniors from the Memphis College of Art has been selected as the winning entry in the National Portfolio Day Association juried competition.
The entry, an informational broadside, will be produced in Memphis and distributed in late summer to over 60,000 high schools and junior colleges throughout the U.S. and Canada.
The entry was created by MCA students Marie Provence, a senior illustration major from Lawrenceville, Ga., and Samantha Taggart, a senior graphic design major from Moss Point, Miss.
MCA submitted two entries, placing first and second.
In addition to the winning selection by Provence and Taggart, second place went to students Gina Davis, a senior graphic design major from Memphis, and Justin Wheeler, BFA 2010 in illustration, from Shreveport, La.
Associate Professor David Charles Chioffi directed the project in conjunction with Associate Professor Joel Priddy.
This will mark the fourth time MCA has produced the national broadside in six years of competition. Additionally, MCA is the only college to host three National Portfolio Days annually.
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Running out of stamps is no longer an excuse to not send those birthday cards on time.
Hallmark Cards Inc. said Thursday it has teamed with the U.S. Postal Service to launch greeting cards that include postage-paid envelopes, allowing would-be cardgivers to just sign, seal and drop in the mail.
More than 200 so-called "PostagePaid Greetings" are on sale now, with the first seasonal cards to go on sale around Easter. Birthday, sympathy and other perennial cards will cost $3.99, while holiday-themed and seasonal ones will cost between $2.69 and $3.99.
The cards will be sold through Wal-Mart Stores Inc., Walgreen Co., CVS Caremark Corp. and other retailers.
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Parsippany-based specialty pharmaceutical company Actavis announced Friday the Federal Trade Commission approved the acquisition of Warner Chilcott by Actavis. The vote in support of the transaction follows Actavis' agreement to a proposed consent order, pursuant to which Actavis has agreed to divest certain products as a condition to obtaining FTC approval.
According to the announcement, the closing of the transaction remains subject to approval by the Irish High Court and other customary closing conditions. Under the terms of the deal, Actavis will divest four products to Amneal Pharmaceuticals. Terms of the divestitures were not disclosed.
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Gabe thinks way too hard about Brad Bird's classic CG superhero romp...
Hey guys, I haven't included any huge spoilers here, but I've written this review from the assumption that those reading it have seen The Incredibles. Those that haven't should probably just understand that my opinion of the film is wildly positive.
Brad Bird is probably the most obsessive and controlling writer/director in the animated movie game. He's like Terry Gilliam – a man with a vision that exceeds the budget of any independent film, and unlike George Lucas he doesn't have an empire to fuel his obsessions. Most animated films, especially ones with Pixar-sized budgets, depend on more than one director to bring a vision to the big screen, or at the very least a director and team of assistant directors. This co-op of creative forces stems from the fact that animation requires more hands in the pot to be produced in any sort of timely manner, whether it be a Korean sweatshop full of people scribbling the same drawing over and over, or a creatively nurturing building full of computers in San Francisco. I suppose that thanks to the simplification of computer technology like Flash, one person could make an entire animated film without any assistance, but something the scope of The Incredibles would take a lifetime for one man to complete. Bird doesn't make movies alone, of course, but he's notorious in all the right/wrong circles for his 'finger in every pie' approach makes for the most personal $92 million cartoon ever made (but only because Iron Giant only cost $70 million). Good thing for us, Bird is also one of the best writer/directors working in the animated movie game. So far this OCD master only has three directing credits to his name – [/i]The Iron Giant[/i], The Incredibles and Ratatouille – but all three rank among the best films of any genre over the last two decades.
Bird's second film was Pixar studio's sixth production, and the first spearheaded by an outsider. Bird was invited to Pixar (along with some of his Iron Giant team) to do his thing. He came to them with an unconventional, and subversive take on the superhero genre, which had just re-carved its niche in the Hollywood machine following the box office successes of Bryan Singer's X-Men and Sam Raimi's Spider-Man. The Incredibles is to the superhero genre as Jackie Brown is to the Blaxploitation genre, or Unforgiven is to the western genre, it's a semi-revisionist look at what might happen if our simplified heroes might spend their middle-ages. Despite these post-modern aspirations, The Incredibles is easily one of the best traditional superhero movies ever made. The only two films I'd personally set above it are Batman: Mask of the Phantasm and X-Men 2, with the first two Spider-Man films, and Ang Lee's Hulk nipping at its heels. At the very least The Incredibles is the best Fantastic Four movie ever made, despite Roger Corman and Tim Story's best efforts, encompassing the family themes Stan Lee and Jack Kirby infused their original treatments. The X-Men films thoroughly covered the 'fear of the other' metaphors found in superhero myths, several Batman films covered the real life psychology of a vigilante, and pretty much every Superman flick features at least some inkling of the Moses and Jesus myths, so even at the time family was really Bird's only option.
Bird's script, which likely remains among the least team developed scripts in the studio's history (most Pixar films are real group efforts, though apparently Wall-E was Andrew Stanton's 'baby' as well), is almost perfect in terms of structure, character dynamics, witty dialogue, subtext and homage. The jokes range from pure slapstick and spoof, to character nuance and everything in-between, and for the most part these stick with the intended degree of laughter. More impressive is the film's ability to touch an audience emotionally without the sentimental tricks Pixar films (and even the infallible Iron Giant) occasionally employ. Bird doesn't shy away from the dark side either, hinging his story's inception on a suicide attempt, a montage of superheroes with capes meeting ghastly ends, Bob/Mr. Incredible discovering a list of heroes super villain Syndrome has killed, and several scenes of the Incredikids in mortal danger. The darkest moment comes when Bob is told his family has been killed. The blow is softened because the audience knows no one has actually met a violent end, but Bob's resulting threats of violence, and his quiet weeping at the end of the scene speak to something most PG rated films try to avoid.
Speaking of Bird and his bestestness, the guy is also one of the top five action directors currently working in any genre. The Iron Giant and The Incredibles are sort of obvious nominees for extraordinary animated action, but even Ratatouille, a movie about a cooking rat and his awkward human friend features one of the most gob-smacking foot chases in recent cinematic history. I'd written off the Mission Impossible franchise right up to the point Bird was brought on as director, and now I can't wait to see what he can do with live action (and I'd still mark him as a better pick than Bryan Singer, JJ Abrams, McG or Zach Snyder to revitalize the Superman franchise). But until M:I:IV is released, The Incredibles remains the director's action scene magnum opus. On top of being viscerally satisfying experience (I still find myself holding my breath during the plane crash, and can't help but grin like an idiot every time Dash realizes he can run on water), the majority of the film's action scenes do the impossible (no, there was not a pun intended there) by featuring genuine narrative drive. The opening number, which sees our heroes in their prime, sets up all the important characters other than the kids, gives insight into the scope and tone of the story, and plants a kernel of the entire film's thematic thrust by including pre-Syndrome Buddy. Bob's first encounter with one of Syndrome's robots rather hilariously establishes the character's current physical ability, while simultaneously establishing the threat level of the robot, which we learn later is an inferior product to the 'big boss' at the end of the film. The forest chase/escape is the closest the film comes to a gratuitous action set-piece, but even this takes the characters from point A to point B, and the following city based battle royale serves the narrative equivalent to most family dramas' climatic coming together sequence.
The Incredibles was the first exclusively human cast Pixar ever dealt with, and up until Up I'd argue they never grasped the same kind of graphic design ideal presented here. From Toy Story on, digitally animated humans tended to be pretty putty-faced, and until recently they didn't match the nuance nooks and crannies of hand drawn animation, as most of the expression seemed to be dependent on body movement instead. The Incredibles characters wouldn't work if the designers had tried to make them look like real people, but not only because the technology wouldn't have allowed it at the time, they also wouldn't have blended with their hyper-stylized surroundings. Bird and company's production design choices set almost half the film's tone without the story or characters even doing anything. The Iron Giant physically took place in the Red Scare era of the 1950s, and embraced the look as part of Bird's golden era sci-fi movie homage. The Incredibles pays homage to the silver age of superhero comics, and though a real world timeline is never really specified (Edna Mode does mention exact dates when recalling cape-related fatalities, which, assuming we know how old Bob is would place the film in somewhere between the '70s and '80s) the 1960s have a major design influence over the entire film, from the costumes and home décor, to the groovy, James Bondian lairs and gadgets. (For the record Ratatouille appears to take place during the French New Wave era of the late '60s, though again, dates aren't specified.) The slightly deformed quality of things also leads me to assume Chuck Jones' '50s and '60s work was another big influence. As a piece of pop art I'm not sure Pixar has ever achieved anything better than this.
The film will always have its detractors, and I've found they mostly fall into two groups – those that resent Bird for 'ripping off' a very famous comic book game-changer, and those that resent the often mooted Objectivist subtext. I'm personally comfortable with all the narrative aspects Bird borrowed from Alan Moore's and David Gibbons' Watchmen (which, of course, was made into its own film a few years back by Zach Snyder), mostly because he's regularly owned up to it. I also forgive the swipe because Bird only takes the inception point of the Watchmen narrative, the point where superheroes are outlawed by the government. From here he looks at the 'real world' implications from a different angle, dealing with the corruption of the system around the superheroes instead of the superheroes themselves. I actually enjoy the idea of the stories taking place at the same time, even though they feature huge tonal differences, and take place in different fake eras. The Incredibles isn't exactly a 'mirror universe' version of Watchmen, but both stories cover the clampdown on superheroes (a metaphor that works for both sides of the political isle) from a very adult point of view, and both were novel for their times, though The Incredibles didn't have the same lasting effect on the subgenre in any medium.
Then there's the whole Objectivist angle, which critically plagued the film for years. Personally, I tend to buy the accusations. Syndrome's ultimate plot is to create a world where everyone is super, 'and when everyone is super no one is'. This sounds to me like it could double as a quote from The Fountainhead. As far as I know Bird has never discussed his politics openly, but it would make sense that such a self-motivated guy would be a fan of Ayn Rand. Admittedly it's hard to do anything with superheroes without drawing some parallels to Rand. Tony Stark (Iron Man) has a lot in common with the protagonists of Atlas Shrugged, and both Batman and Superman has been adapted to fit the philosophy on occasion (Superman's name comes from Nietzsche, Nietzsche was an early influence on Rand…okay, I'm stretching now). Most pertinent, long-standing Spider-Man artist/co-writer Steve Ditko is a staunch, unapologetic Objectivist, and the creator of the ultimate Objectivist superhero, The Question. The Question was, of course, then re-imagined as Rorschach by Alan Moore for (full circle people) Watchmen. Arguably many of Watchmen's characters epitomize the worst of varying political/philosophical ideals…I'm sorry, I'm rambling again.
In the end, Bird doesn't utilize the more Darwinian extremes found in Rand's philosophy, opting instead for the traditional cartoon moral of 'be yourself', which, in my opinion, keeps The Incredibles from being classifiable as propaganda, and that's what's important. As my friend Blake put it while we were discussing the subject: at worst it's propaganda so well designed that it has no aspect of propaganda, and at best, it reflects how nearly all superheroes are, in part, Objectivist fantasy. Though I also can't help but notice Edna Mode bears an uncanny resemblance to Rand herself. If we're going to talk about the film's politics perhaps we should discuss the more inescapable indictment of insurance companies and their unethical business practices. There's positively zero grey area here.
Each of Pixar's original DVD releases managed to recalibrate our eyes to the highest possibilities of the format, and for the most part the old Incredibles DVD still stands up among the format's best. But as we've learned since the advent of HD technology, there's almost always room for improvement, and this new Blu-ray is no exception. Thanks to the 1080p upgrade we can now see minuscule details like Buddy's hand painted eye-holes, along with other easily missed costume details, but it's the wide angle shots of the island's tropical fauna that truly destroy the old DVD release. The higher detail levels hurt some of the images in terms of texture, especially the human characters. It's obvious that more rendering love went into Mr. Incredible's skin than the rest of the human cast, who all have immaculate hair, but rather plastic looking skin, and somewhat detached mouth movements. The characters also stick out a bit uncomfortably against any concrete background for whatever reason, which was certainly something I didn't notice in SD. Oh, right, and there's the matter of colours too, which match the studio's usual overwhelming frequency. Difference settings have different palette themes, which opens the transfer up to a lot of variety. The insurance office is sterile, lit by sickly and coolly by fluorescent lamps that accentuate only blacks, whites and blues. The Parr household reflects the family's strife, moving from dark and moody to bright and warm during the good news montages. The sharp contrast between black and red is another consistent visual theme, as seen on the Incredibles costumes, and even more impressively on the chairs in Edna Mode's office. The island's lush greenness cuts nicely against the vibrant explosions during the chase sequence, and Syndrome's base is a celebration of the contradictive blacks and oranges of moving molten lava.
Disney has predictably included another top end DTS-HD Master Audio track to match the new HD transfer. There are far too many aggressive, loud collections of sound design, including epic fisticuffs, evil robots destroying municipal property, a building fire, and a plane crash to single out just one for discussion. Let's just say the whole track will impress your friends, ensure your directional channels are busy, and blow up your LFE channel (no, not literally). Contrast is even more important than sonic power in this case, leading to more subtle environments like Bob's office, Edna's lab, and various parts of Syndrome's lair. The two sequences featuring characters sneaking into and around the villain's base are among the most successful sound design moments, especially Helen's rescue sequence, which plays with the utter silence, the rubber band creak of the Elastigirl powers, and bursts of sound like gunshots. I'm also quite fond of Violet's force-field effect, which recalls the abstract-yet-familiar sounds Ben Burtt created for Star Wars. This brings us to Michael Giacchino's magnificent score, which, like everything else in the film, was almost sadistically puppeteered into existence by Bird. Giancchino was brought on to the project (the first non-Newman to work on a Pixar score) when John Barry (RIP), the man who basically invented the sound of James Bond, refused to do an impression of himself for Bird. Turns out, the as yet untried in the major motion picture composer is the best brand of mimic – one that can evoke a style without ripping off specific themes or melodies. Giancchino would go on to write one of the best Star Trek scores ever for J.J. Abrams.
When released the original Incredibles DVD was probably Pixar's most impressive collection in terms of extra features. The first disc starts with two commentary tracks, one featuring Brad Bird and producer John Walker, and the other featuring a room full of animators. Bird and Walker keep the facts moving, focusing mostly on technical aspects of making the film, and on patting the backs of every single freaking person that had anything to do with the film (Bird is nothing if not gracious). It's an entertaining track thanks to the energy of the participants, but not a 'must listen'. The animators' track is even more technical, and super dry. There's plenty of information for budding animators to work from, but it can be brutal at times.
The first disc also features both the original release's shorts. Boundin' (4:40, HD) is a cute little song and dance about a dancing sheered sheep that rediscovers his self esteem written, directed, scored, sung and acted by veteran animator Bud Luckey. It features an optional commentary with Luckey himself. Jack-Jack Attack (4:40, HD) is the story of what happens to the youngest Incredible while the family is away. It's followed by ' Jack-Jack Attack Exploded' (4:40, HD), a new commentary featuring Bird, story supervisor Mark Andrews, character designer Teddy Newton, animator Bret Parker, and various pop-up images. The disc ends with the biggest of the new extras – ' The Incredibles Revisited' (22:10, HD), a roundtable discussion featuring Bird, Andrews, Newton, producer John Walker, supervising technical director Rick Sayre, production designer Lou Romano and animation supervisor 'Tony Fucile'. This includes some interesting new information, including problems with the pitch, early story ideas, getting away with some of the heavier moments, Bird's social problems, Bird's team's interaction with the Pixar regulars, and the film's release. Bird threatens to touch on my Objectivist questions at one point, but never does.
Disc two starts with some new stuff. First up is 'Paths to Pixar: Story Artists' (5:50, HD), a quick look behind the scenes of the studio's storyboarding process by way of the artists themselves. 'Studio Stories: Gary's Birthday' (1:20, HD) is another in the cute, partially animated 'Studio Stories' collections that have been featured on all the Pixar Blu-ray releases so far. 'Ending with a Bang' (1:40, HD) takes a quick look at the making of the 2D, Saul Bass inspired end credits. 'The New Nomanisan: A Top Secret Redevelopment Plan' (HD) is a cute pseudo-sequel ad for the redevelopment of Syndrome's evil island. Following the introduction the viewer can chose from ten slots on the Nomanisan map, each of which features their own brief flash animated piece.
From here the extras should be familiar to anyone who owns the DVD release, starting with six deleted scenes and a deleted scene intro, all of which have now been upgraded to HD video, and the original teaser trailer, which has also been HD enhanced (I never noticed the background music was from James Bond before). 'The Making of The Incredibles' (27:30, SD) is one of Pixar's usual EPK-plus productions, covering most of the important aspects of filmmaking, including Brad Bird's social issues, production meetings, musical scoring, animation, design, and technology. A series of follow-up featurettes are next, including 'Story' (7:20, SD), 'Character Design' (5:30, SD), 'E Volution' (2:50, SD), 'Building Humans' (6:20, SD), 'Building Extras' (2:00, SD), 'Set Design' (2:00, SD), 'Sound' (3:10, SD), 'Music' (5:20, SD), 'Lighting' (3:00, SD) and 'Tools' (2:40, SD). 'Mr. Incredible and Pals' (4:00, SD) is a funny pretend Saturday morning cartoon staring classic Mr. Incredible and Frozone. It spoofs the cheap quality of '60s television animation, including every manner of animation shortcut. This short features a commentary option with Craig T. Nelson and Sam Jackson revisiting the cartoon in character. Things close out with 'NSA Files' (7:00, SD), a mostly audio and text based data hub with information about some of the superheroes and villains seen in the film, 'Who is Bud Lucky' (3:50, SD), 'Vowellett – An Essay by Sarah Vowell' (10:10, SD), Art Galleries (now in HD), all 11 DVD Easter Eggs, character interviews, and trailers.
I admit I was a little worried revisiting The Incredibles after so many years away, and I'm happy to say it's still great. Not only is it great, it's starting to feel timeless. Even better, I can't think of a better way to introduce your kids to Mad Men than a '60s tinged superhero cartoon, because who wouldn't want to introduce their kids to Mad Men? Fans with Blu-ray players should be happy with this 1080p, DTS-HD upgrade. Even if the new extras are a bit on the thin side, all the old stuff is included, and as a whole there isn't a lot more to say about the production.
*Note: The images on this page
are notrepresentative of the Blu-ray's image quality, and were taken from the previously released DVD.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Some material may not be suitable for children
Disc Details
Release Date: 12th April 2011
Discs: 4
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, DVS 2.0 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 French and Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish
Extras: Director and Producer Commentary, Animators Commentary, The Incredibles Revisited, Jack-Jack Attack, Jack-Jack Attack Exploded, Boundin' with Commentary,New Nomanisan Island Interaction, Paths to Pixar, Studio Stories, Deleted Scenes, Bloopers, Making Of The Incredibles, Image Galleries, Trailers, TV Spots, DVD Copy, Digital Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Brad Bird
Cast: Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson, Sarah Vowell
Length: 115 minutes
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Nashua officials appoint new city solicitorBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
September 10. 2013 10:49PM
NASHUA — The city now has a new, permanent leader in its legal department, as the Board of Aldermen on Tuesday appointed a new corporation counsel to handle Nashua's legal matters.
Attorney Stephen M. Bennett of Mont Vernon, prior deputy corporation counsel for Nashua, has been promoted to the office of city solicitor with a vote of 13-2.
The city's legal team has been without its top corporation counsel for several months since Attorney James McNamee has been on long-term disability. Since that time, Bennett has been serving as interim corporation counsel.
"I am honored to present his name for consideration," Mayor Donnalee Lozeau said of Bennett, adding his advice and support have been crucial for many city departments and boards.
Bennett has been working in the city's legal department for about 15 years, serving as deputy corporation counsel since 1998.
Before his time with the city, Bennett was employed as a public defender in New Hampshire for almost 14 years. He was also a former partner at Elliot, Jasper and Bennett in Newport from 1979 to 1985.
"I think he is very competent and definitely has my support," said Alderman-at-Large Lori Wilshire, adding Bennett has been with the city for a long time and has worked hard for many entities.
Bennett received his law degree from Ohio Northern University Claude W. Pettit College of Law. He also has a degree in international studies from the American University in Washington, D.C.
In addition to Bennett and attorney Dory Clark, there are also two paralegals working as part of the city's legal team. According to the city's legal budget, the corporation counsel will receive an annual salary of about $113,000.
With Bennett's promotion, he will be responsible for all legal matters and management practices affecting the city. Those duties include corporate governance, litigation, contracts, labor and employment.
Two aldermen — Mark Cookson and Paul Chasse — voted in opposition to Bennett's appointment.
While Chasse said he has nothing against Bennett personally, he does not believe Bennett is the right person for the position.
"We are still left in the dark," said Chasse, contending there are times when questions by the board are not always answered thoroughly by the city attorney.
In Bennett's defense, Alderman-at-Large James Donchess said the position of city solicitor is a challenging role with conflicting demands, maintaining Bennett deserves the promotion.


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BOILING SPRINGS, S.C. (AP) — Johnny Duncan knew how to work a room. Outgoing with a wide smile and a Southern drawl, he'd drape his arm around a stranger and ask for their backstory.
So it was no surprise that during a visit to Florida two decades ago, the former pool hustler from South Carolina walked into a bingo hall and started chatting with the owner.
Although the owner was nearly 25 years older, they quickly discovered they had a lot in common. Both served in the military and wanted to help veterans. Eventually, they became part of Allied Veterans of the World, a Florida-based charity investigators said was a front for a $300 million gambling operation.
Duncan was among 50 people arrested in a handful of states last week, and authorities said he was a leader in the organization accused of running nearly 50 gambling parlors offering computer slot machine-style games.
The group's executives gave precious little to veterans and lavished millions on themselves, spending it on boats, real estate and Maseratis, Ferraris and Porsches, investigators said.
The scandal led to the resignation of Florida Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll, a Republican who once co-owned a public relations firm that worked for Allied Veterans. She has not been charged with any wrongdoing.
Duncan, 65, was in jail Sunday. His attorney, Kelly Mathis, has been identified by authorities as the ringleader, but Duncan also played a crucial role, authorities said, and he had a history of running a similar scheme. Duncan pleaded no contest more than 20 years ago to creating a fake charity to sponsor bingo games.
His latest arrest shocked his family, who insisted he was innocent.
"He helped a lot of veterans," said his brother Donnie Duncan.
Family members blamed Mathis for Duncan's legal problems.
"His lawyer told him it was legal. If your lawyer tells you something is legal, you believe him," Donnie Duncan said.
Mathis, through his attorney, has also insisted that Mathis did nothing wrong and the games were legal sweepstakes, much like contests sponsored by fast-food restaurants or retailers.
Duncan's family was worried about his health. He had a liver transplant in 2011 and his family said he needed his medicine.
"Right now, I'm terrified that he's not going to get the care he needs," said Duncan's daughter-in-law, Dana Duncan.
Spartanburg County sheriff's office spokesman Lt. Tony Ivey said Duncan, who is being held without bond, was being given his medicine.
In interviews with The Associated Press, friends and family members described Duncan as a man who grew up in a working class family in Boiling Springs, a rural area at the base of the Blue Ridge Mountains.
They said he was outgoing, generous and fiercely loyal to his family — he bought them homes and helped support them financially for years.
And they said the key to his success in the tough, smoky world of bars, bingo halls and gambling parlors was his personality. He could walk into a room and make everyone feel comfortable. People trusted him.
It was like that from his early days in Boiling Springs, where he hung around pool halls. After graduating high school, Duncan spent four years in the U.S. Navy.
When Duncan returned home in the early 1970s, he got into the bar business — and bingo. In the 1980s, he had a bingo operation in Florida. He knew the area well because he had spent time in Jacksonville while he was in the service.
But Duncan ran into some problems. He was arrested in Florida on gambling charges in 1987. He was charged with keeping a gambling house, sponsoring unlawful bingo games and failing to follow guidelines for games of chance in Leon County, Fla.
Duncan pleaded no contest to setting up a fake charity, called Army Navy Union, to sponsor bingo games. He was sentenced to six months of probation and ordered not to operate bingo games in Florida.
By 1989, Duncan was running South Carolina's largest bingo network, with 28 games. He was described as the commander of Army Navy Union, which sponsored the games. He also reportedly obtained national charters and state permits that allowed bingo games to operate as charitable activities, free from taxes.
In the early 1990s, Duncan was spending more and more time in Florida. He met Harold Grossman, who was running a bingo hall in Fort Walton Beach, Fla.
Grossman, a World War II veteran, was in his late 60s and active in veterans' organizations. They hit it off and soon were in business together.
But it was clear: Duncan was in charge and Grossman mostly stayed in the background.
Duncan began opening new bingo halls and bringing in family members to help, including Dana Duncan, who was married to his son.
She recalled Grossman doting on her family, and when he was diagnosed with cancer in 2004, he moved in with Dana's family. He passed away later that year.
A couple of years later, Allied Veterans started opening up storefronts across Florida, advertising themselves as Internet cafes. The unregulated shops spread rapidly, becoming big business. Duncan was the former national commander for the group, authorities said.
Customers could buy Internet time on a card and check email on any number of computers, but most would play the slot machine-style games. They were encouraged to spend more to win more.
Dana's father, Robert Gillespie, recalled that he first met Duncan in a pool hall in Greer, S.C. in the 1960s. He said the things that made Duncan a good pool player carried over into his life and his businesses.
"You didn't want to play him because you knew you'd lose and he'd take your money," Gillespie said.


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Sol 205 Update On Curiosity From USGS Scientist Ken Herkenhoff: Still Recovering5 March 2013
The engineering and instrument teams are working to set up MSL's "B" computer with all the parameter settings needed to resume science operations. It looks like this process will take all week, so we have to be patient while they check everything out. At the same time, an anomaly response team is working to fully understand the fault on the "A" computer.


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Nashua fire not yet declared arson, still under investigationBy KIMBERLY HOUGHTON
Union Leader Correspondent
November 21. 2012 1:53PM
NASHUA - A fire at a triple-decker apartment building that left 24 people homeless Saturday has not been ruled arson as reported by other media outlets, according to a fire official.
Steven Galipeau, assistant chief with Nashua Fire Rescue (NFR), said Wednesday morning that it is premature to deem the blaze at the corner of Palm and Buck streets arson, or even suspicious.
"It is under investigation. NFR has not declared this to be arson at this time," stressed Galipeau. "The (fire) marshals are going through their typical process of ruling out all accidental-type causes."
Galipeau said he spoke with the lead investigator Wednesday morning and was told they are still trying to rule out every possible accidental cause.
The fire, according to Galipeau, started in an alleyway near a Dumpster outside the nine-unit apartment building Saturday afternoon. "There are a million ways it could have started," Galipeau said, explaining that different types of trash and rubbish are frequently dumped in the vicinity. "It is a very congested area."
Just because the fire started outside the apartment building doesn't automatically make the fire suspicious or arson, he said. Still, Galipeau acknowledged that his department has two inspectors committed to finding out the cause of the fire, and the Nashua Police Department is also involved in the investigation.
The two dozen occupants of the building, which is owned by the Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter, have been displaced. Some of them are temporarily being housed at a local motel. Three of the apartment units at the rear of the building sustained the most fire damage and will need to be refurbished, according to Galipeau. The other six apartment units could eventually be occupied once the electrical, gas and heating systems have been restored and fire crews have deemed the building safe for occupancy, he said.
Galipeau maintained that the fire could have been significantly worse, crediting fire crews for instituting operational moves and key hose placements that prevented the fire from spreading.
"It is a very old building with balloon construction where fire can transmit up the walls quickly," Galipeau said, adding he was surprised at how well firefighters contained the blaze. The building is used as affordable housing and transitional living, according to John Fisher, a member of the board of directors with the Nashua Soup Kitchen and Shelter. "I'm very concerned. It is currently uninhabitable, and we are working now to make sure that all of the residents have a place to stay," Fisher said previously.
Some of the occupants are long-term residents of the building, while others are new to the site, said Fisher, adding children also reside in some of the units. No one was injured in the three-alarm fire.


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Three Lewiston gardens have been selected for inclusion in the annual National Garden Festival sponsored, in part, by Visit Buffalo Niagara. In the past, gardens have been located in the Buffalo area, but with the formation of the Niagara Trail of gardens, nine Niagara County gardens will be showcased.
The three Lewiston Gardens are the Lewiston International Peace Garden (pictured), located at 476 Center St., which contains seasonal plantings, sculptures and an original water fountain; the garden of Debra Sauro, 305 Center St., a charming and eclectic garden surrounding her historic 1840 home; and the garden of Antoinette Gara, 495 Ridge St., which features sloping gardens and a winding stone garden path that complements her colorful plantings.
Other Niagara County Gardens include the Kenan Center, 433 Locust St., Lockport; the Kurbs Garden, 570 Locust St., Lockport; the DiMino Garden, 4521 Sharon Drive, Lockport; the Snediker Garden, 8443 Slayton Settlement Road, Gasport; and the Bracikowski Garden, 4229 Mohawk Parkway in the Town of Niagara.
The gardens will be open for viewing on five Thursdays: June 27, and July 4, 11, 18 and 25, from 2 to 6 p.m.
Admission is free. The program is also supported by the WNY Nursery & Landscape Association, the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy and the Buffalo & Erie County Botanical Gardens.


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Source: Ken Thomas / AP
WASHINGTON — Democratic Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan says he will not seek re-election in 2014. He says he wants to do his job as Senate Armed Services chairman and as an advocate for his home state "without the distraction of campaigning for re-election."
Levin was first elected to the Senate in 1978 and is the longest-serving senator in Michigan's history. The 78-year-old lawmaker says in a statement the decision was "extremely difficult." He says he loves representing the people of Michigan and fighting for what he believes is important for them.
Levin's retirement creates an open seat for Democrats in a state where Republicans have fared well in recent state elections. Democrats have to defend open seats in West Virginia, Iowa and New Jersey in the aftermath of three retirements.
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