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After the Revs' 4-3 loss to Columbus, Ryan Guy summarized the team's outlook by saying, "It's a rut that we need to get out of. I think we showed a lot of good things tonight, but we also showed a lot of disappointing things … As a squad, we need to concentrate on the positives." Read more, including Jay Heaps' reactions, on MLSsoccer.com.
ESPN Boston provides additional notes on the game, which Brian O'Connell describes as a "wild, high-scoring affair that saw five first-half goals." Included: a look a multi-goal leads, penalty kicks and lineup changes.
Coach Jay Heaps has made a lot of changes in his first season, but despite the shakeups, the Revolution players believe in his direction. A.J. Soares explained, "It's the vision, the way this club should be going, and I think everyone's on board with that." For more on the team's new identity, check out Julian Benbow's piece in the Boston Globe.


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Jack Baker's Wharfside in Point Pleasant Beach, NJ sits directly over the water with a sweeping view of Gull's Island. The fishing boats glide in after a day's catch with a flock of seagulls in their wake. The seasonal outdoor deck affords the sounds and sights of the great outdoors. The Wharfside offers lunch and dinner daily specializing in a mouth-watering selection of the finest seafood you will ever taste.

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Although sometimes I think that fall is my favorite season, this year spring is truly giving it a run for its money. After the long, cold winter here in the Midwest, to be able to wear flip-flops, t-shirts and finally put away the snow boots almost feels like a dream.
Not to mention that seeing our calendar fill up with social outings such as cookouts, picnics and potlucks always manages to put a smile on my face. What's better than relaxing with friends and family while sipping a glass of punch or munching or s'mores?
For me, I always enjoy contributing a dish that is not only tasty, but is also...impressive. Admit it, a few oohs and aahs are just the thing to boost your ego! This is why I know that I can always turn to a surefire summer dessert, my Chocolate Brownie Trifle.
This recipe made its way to me from my mother-in-law, who received it from my brother-in-law's mom (got all that?) and it includes all of the aspects that I love when it comes to whipping up amazing potluck desserts: simple to make, easily customizable, absolutely delicious and gives the appearance that I am an expert in the kitchen.
Chocolate Brownie Trifle
1 19 oz. package brownie mix
1 3 oz. package of JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding (or two 1.4 oz. packages)
1 tub COOL WHIP Fat Free Whipped Topping
1 BAKER'S German's Sweet Chocolate Bar (chopped into small pieces)
1 BAKER'S White Chocolate Bar (chopped into small pieces)
Bake brownies per instructions in a 9x13" pan and cool. While brownies are baking, mix JELL-O Chocolate Instant Pudding according to directions and leave to set. After cooling, cut brownies into small squares and layer half of the pan in the bottom of a footed trifle bowl.
Spread half of the pudding over the brownies.
Sprinkle a layer of BAKER'S German's Sweet Chocolate and White Chocolate pieces on top of the pudding.
Spread half of the container of COOL WHIP evenly over the chocolate pieces.
Repeat layers a second time and garnish final layer of COOL WHIP with chocolate curls or dusting of BAKER'S German Chocolate. Enjoy right away or refrigerate for later!
This recipe is so easy to put together and can completely be changed to suit your (or your guests') tastes. Like nuts? Add them in! Want more of a crunch? Instead of using BAKER'S Chocolate, replace that layer with your favorite candy bar chopped into pieces! Want something to break up the chocolate? Add in a layer of sliced strawberries or bananas! The options are truly endless and the result is always delectable!
Are you feeling the spring spirit? Whether you are inspired to create (or adapt) your own new recipes or want to have fun browsing the large number available at KraftRecipes.com, it is easy to find a whole plethora of snack, meal or dessert ideas that are creative, delicious, fun and perfect for spring and summer.
Discover a chocolate lover's dream with this Chocolate Brownie Trifle. Layer chocolate pudding, brownie bits, and chocolate curls for a lovely dessert.
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New Red Hat CEO Jim Whitehurst says his company must be a defining technology company of the 21st century and provide more leadership to companies that are willing to co-develop software with open source projects and with other companies. "Ninety-five percent of software is developed by enterprises each year and is not for resale," involving a lot of re-inventing of the wheel by different firms. "There's hundreds of billions of dollars of wasted software assets each year," he said in an address to the Open Source Business Conference in San Francisco Tuesday.


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Surveys: NH health premiums up 90%; more people insured under ObamacareBy DAVE SOLOMON
New Hampshire Union Leader
April 07. 2014 10:38PM
Two surveys released by non-partisan organizations paint different portraits of Obamacare.
The health care research arm of the Morgan-Stanley investment firm released a survey Monday of 148 brokers from around the country, claiming to show average premium increases in excess of 11 percent in the small group market and 12 percent in the individual market, "largely due to changes under the ACA."
New Hampshire was among the top 10 states showing the highest increase in premiums for plans sold directly to consumers on the individual exchange at healthcare.gov. Granite State brokers surveyed by Morgan Stanley reported average premium increases of 90 percent, second only to Delaware, which reported 100 percent.
On the same day, the Gallup polling organization released a study purporting to demonstrate that more Americans now have health insurance than at any time since 2008.
"The uninsured rate has been falling since the fourth quarter of 2013, after hitting an all-time high of 18 percent in the third quarter — a sign that the Affordable Care Act, commonly referred to as "Obamacare," appears to be accomplishing its goal of increasing the percentage of Americans with health insurance coverage," according to Gallup.
The rate of uninsured fell consistently, from 16.2 percent in January to 15.6 percent in February to 15 percent in March. And within March, the rate dropped more than a point, from 15.8 percent in the first half of the month to 14.7 percent in the second half, "indicating that enrollment through the health care exchanges increased as the March 31 deadline approached," Gallup reported.
Obamacare critics say the Gallup survey would suggest only 3.5 million of the previously uninsured are now covered, a far cry from the 7 million cited by the Obama administration, although the two figures are not based on the same calculations.
The Gallup poll was based on telephone interviews conducted from Jan. 2 to March 31 with a random sample of 43,562 adults 18 and older living in all 50 states and Washington, D.C.
Fox News described the survey as, "independent validation for the White House, that shows the country at least is not suffering from a net loss of insurance coverage due to cancellations."
Indication of failure?
Critics of the ACA seized on the Morgan Stanley survey as another indication of its failures.
"This survey confirms that Obamacare is an unmitigated disaster that is raising the cost of health care for the middle class," NHGOP Chairman Jennifer Horn said.
Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's support for Obamacare is emerging as the central theme of the campaign to unseat her in the fall.
Republican Scott Brown, who is planning to formally announce his candidacy on Thursday, issued this statement: "Today's study showing that insurance premiums are going up 90 percent in New Hampshire because of Obamacare is the latest sad reminder of the consequences of this broken law. This is what happens when politicians put the interests of their national party ahead of the priorities of their state and vote 99 percent of the time with President Obama. "
Lisa Kaplan Howe, policy director at New Hampshire Voices for Health in Concord, said the Morgan-Stanley report is not necessarily an accurate reflection of the reality on the ground, since it surveyed only insurance brokers.
"Many of the people who enroll in individual market coverage enroll on their own, through the website or through assisters," she said. "So just talking to brokers isn't getting the full picture."
Voices for Health is a coalition of health care providers, labor groups and others promoting sign-ups for coverage under the new law in New Hampshire.
"We've been hearing consistently from people whose premiums have gone way down this year, but it's truly a mixed bag," said Kaplan Howe. "Many people have seen their rates go down due to changes in the law and the premium tax credits. Certainly some other people have seen rates go up. Which side you fall on depends on your personal situation."
She said Anthem, the only insurer on the exchange this year, has reported an average rate increase of 1.1 percent.
"And, that's before the application of savings from individual and small group premium tax credits," she said.
Numbers at odds
Danielle Kronk Barrick, director of communications for the New Hampshire Department of Insurance, said the numbers in the Morgan Stanley research, as reported by Forbes.com, are at odds with the department's data.
"It is unclear how they came to a 90-percent increase," she said. "We produce an annual report that looks at premium trends based on extensive data collection, and the (Morgan Stanley) survey is very inconsistent with our findings, which reflect single-digit increases per year over the past few years. We don't have data on 2014 yet, but all recent trends suggest that the increase would be similar to recent prior years."
In New Hampshire, average health insurance premiums increased 1.1 percent, but benefits decreased about 5 percent in the last full year surveyed by the Insurance Department.
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Former University of New England (UNE) chancellor John Cassidy was found "inspecting" a country hotel that his university was selling off, a corruption inquiry has heard.
Mr Cassidy is facing allegations before the NSW Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) that he used confidential university information to help his business partner win a closed tender for Armidale's Tattersalls Hotel.
Former Tattersalls manager Steven Snell told the inquiry on Wednesday that he discovered the then-chancellor in the upstairs apartments of the three-storey pub in November, 2005.
Mr Snell said he had been told someone was "wandering around, inspecting the hotel".
On being confronted Mr Cassidy asked the manager how to get out of the hotel.
"I said `the way you came in here'," Mr Snell told the commission.
The commission has heard Mr Cassidy's business partner, Darrell Hendry, bought the Tattersalls Hotel for $2.65 million in December that year after submitting a late bid that topped other offers received in a closed tender.
Mr Snell told the commission he saw Mr Cassidy and Mr Hendry lunching at the hotel numerous times in December after the sale went through.
UNE's student union was forced to sell the Tattersalls in an asset liquidation and Mr Cassidy, as chancellor, had access to a confidential valuation of $2.35 million.
The inquiry has heard Mr Cassidy regarded the valuation as below market value.
Mr Cassidy told the directors overseeing the sale he had no relationship with Mr Hendry, the commission has heard.
However Mr Hendry has testified that he was alerted to the hotel sale by Mr Cassidy, and that he expected Mr Cassidy to be a partner in the purchase.
Both men were directors in a company, Vercot, through which Mr Cassidy ultimately owned a stake in the hotel.
Mr Cassidy announced he had invested in the hotel on January 20, 2006, saying he decided to act only the day before.
The commission has heard evidence that lawyers had drawn up ownership documents bearing his name in December, 2005.
The inquiry in Sydney also heard from Phillip Franklin on Wednesday.
Mr Franklin was employed as manager of the Tattersalls from February, 2006, and testified he was told of the opportunity by Mr Cassidy's nephew, Shaun, with whom he played rugby.
The commission heard Mr Franklin met with Mr Hendry, John Cassidy and Shaun Cassidy in an Armidale cafe in December, 2005 and was offered the job.
Shaun Cassidy, a winemaker at a vineyard owned by his uncle, told the commission he did not recall attending a meeting, and did not have a clear recollection of his uncle asking him if he knew of anyone who could be manager.


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PLAINVIEW – December graduates of Wayland Baptist University received a few final words of wisdom Saturday as they crossed the stage in Harral Auditorium to receive their diplomas.
"The greatest lessons are not learned in the halls of academia but in real life," said Dr. Keith Bruce, director of institutional ministries for the Baptist General Convention of Texas and commencement speaker for the afternoon ceremony.
Passing on some lessons of life, Bruce encouraged the graduates to work hard in life, not settle for the status quo, stay connected and take advantage of life's opportunities.
"Working hard is not just for work's sake or for material gain," he said. "God has given each of us a purpose to carry out and serve. Discover God's purpose and give yourself wholly to it."
Bruce also encouraged living smartly and creatively instead of simply doing what others are doing. He also said to cherish relationships with others.
"The greatest strength you have is the power of relationships," he said. "None of us can attack life alone. We need one another."
Bruce's words echoed that of senior class speaker Britany Lewis, a graduate from Borger with a degree in speech, who encouraged her classmates to make the most of the life they've been given.
"Today we're stepping out on the next leg of our journey," she said. "Every end is another beginning, a chance to press on."
Lewis spoke of the importance of having faith, persevering through trials that may come and being of service to others.
"Everyone here will be a witness for Christ," she said. "You'll either radiate his light and love or you'll radiate darkness."
Earlier in the ceremony, Wayland president Dr. Paul Armes recognized two seniors as highest ranking, both graduating with a perfect 4.0 grade point average. Jennifer Harrison of Midland earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biology and was active in the American Medical Student Association, Alpha Chi honor society and local volunteer activities. Crystal Holloway of Uvalde earned a Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Studies degree in elementary education and was active in the Baptist Student Ministries, Alpha Chi and Kappa Delta Pi education honor society.
Graduate Elizabeth Burton of Crowell read the scripture, with senior Shawn Anglin of Borger leading the pledge. Prayers were given by seniors Dustin Rauch of Carlsbad, N.M. and Alpha Jennings of Plainview.
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Wednesdays, Starting Tonight 8:00 – 9:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 – 6:00 p.m. PT
Burbank, CA (June 19, 2013) – Tonight, Wednesday, June 19th, fans can participate in live Twitter chats with actors during the East Coast broadcast of all-new episodes of "Melissa & Joey" and "Baby Daddy" as part of ABC Family's New Comedy Wednesdays.
Melissa Joan Hart (@MelissaJoanHart) will be chatting with fans during an all-new episode airing Wednesday, June 19th, at 8:00 p.m. ET / 5:00 p.m. PT. Fans should include #MelissaandJoeyChat in their tweets. In the episode "Oh Brother," Mel's childhood friend, Austin (Trevor Donovan), moves back to Toledo, and he and Mel quickly take their old friendship to a new level. But Joe starts to think that Mel and Austin may in fact be related, and he schemes to break them up. Meanwhile, enterprising Lennox sells ads on her blog to earn extra money, but is horrified to discover her first sponsor may participate in unfair labor practices.
Anna Maria Perez de Tagle ("Hannah Montana," "Camp Rock"), who guest stars as Jenna, Tucker's nemesis at work, on ABC Family's original comedy series "Baby Daddy," will participate in a live chat via Twitter during the East Coast feed of the all-new episode airing on Wednesday, June 19th, at 8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT. Fans should tweet at Anna Maria's handle @AnnaMariaPdT and include the hashtag #BabyDaddyChat to ask her questions. In the episode entitled "The Slump," Tucker is up for a promotion at work, and his competition turns out to be Ben's latest fling, Jenna (played by Anna Maria Perez de Tagle). When Jenna gets the job and threatens to fire Tucker, Ben must come to his buddy's rescue.
"Melissa and Joey" stars Melissa Joan Hart, Joey Lawrence, Taylor Spreitler and Nick Robinson, and is executive-produced by Bob Young & David Kendall, Paula Hart, Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence. Guest stars in "Toxic Parents" include Sterling Knight, Erin Cardillo and Brandon Quinn.
"Baby Daddy" follows Ben (Bilodeau), a young man in his early 20s living the life of a bachelor as a bartender in New York City with his buddy, Tucker (Mowry), and his brother, Danny (Theler), a professional hockey player. Their lives are turned upside down when they come home one day to find a baby girl left on the doorstep by an ex-girlfriend of Ben's. After much deliberation, Ben decides to raise the baby with the help of his friends and his protective and sometimes over-bearing mother, Bonnie (Peterman), and his close female friend, Riley (Kane), who has had a secret crush on him since childhood. Riley is hopeful that Ben will finally take notice, but she doesn't realize that Ben's brother, Danny, is harboring a secret crush on her.
Part of the Disney/ABC Television Group, ABC Family is distributed in over 97 million homes. ABC Family features programming reflecting today's families, entertaining and connecting with adults through relatable programming about today's relationships – told with a mix of diversity, passion, humor and heart. ABC Family's programming is a combination of network-defining original series and original movies, quality acquired series and blockbuster theatricals. Emmy® Award-winning ABCFamily.com provides a variety of interactive entertainment and community features from rich, fan-centric programming – including blogs, viewing parties, webisodes, full episodes of the network's hit
programming, along with sneak peek exclusive previews and behind-the-scenes clips. ABC Family is also the destination for annual Holiday events with "13 Nights of Halloween" and "25 Days of Christmas." ABC Family. A New Kind of Family.


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Robert Wright, a Tony Award-winning composer and lyricist whose songwriting collaboration with George "Chet" Forrest included the hit Broadway musicals "Song of Norway," "Kismet" and "Grand Hotel," has died. He was 90.
Wright, a three-time Oscar nominee, died of natural causes Wednesday at his home in Miami, said Doug Holmes, his assistant.
Wright and Forrest were Florida high school students in the late 1920s when they met — the first song they wrote together was the school song "Hail to Miami High." During their more than 70-year collaboration, they wrote the lyrics and music to more than 2,000 compositions for 16 produced stage musicals, 18 stage revues, 58 motion pictures and numerous cabaret acts.
The partners received Tonys for the score of "Kismet," the hit 1953 Broadway musical based on themes of 19th century Russian composer Alexander Borodin. The show included songs such as "Stranger in Paradise" and "Baubles, Bangles and Beads."
Their other Broadway credits included "Song of Norway," the 1944 hit musical based on music of Edvard Grieg; "Magdalena," with music adapted from Heitor Villa-Lobos; "Gypsy Lady," with music adapted from Victor Herbert; "Anya," with music adapted from Sergei Rachmaninoff; "Kean"; and "Timbuktu!"
Wright and Forrest, along with Maury Yeston, received Tony nominations for best music and lyrics for their final musical on Broadway, "Grand Hotel," which opened in 1989 and won five Tonys, including best director for Tommy Tune, who also choreographed the show.
While under contract to MGM in the late 1930s and early '40s, Wright and Forrest won three Oscar nominations for best song — for "Always and Always" from "Mannequin" (1938), "It's a Blue World" from "Music in My Heart" (1940) and "Pennies for Peppino" from "Flying With Music" (1942).
Among the pair's other songs are "The Donkey Serenade," "Strange Music," "Willow, Willow, Willow," "Sweet Danger," "Sands of Time" and "Night of My Nights."
"Bob and Chet were gifted songwriters who spent most of their careers adapting the music of classical composers for stage or screen," Miles Kreuger, president of the Los Angeles-based Institute of the American Musical, told The Times on Friday.
But he added that "their original 1961 score for 'Kean' reveals how brilliantly gifted they were when allowed to create their own music."
In a 1989 interview with the Associated Press, Wright said: "Writing original music is 10 or 20 times easier than the things for which we are best known. The first thing you have to do as an adapter is learn everything a composer ever wrote. Then you have to assemble and assimilate the music. And finally, think the way he did."
Born Sept. 25, 1914, in Daytona Beach, Fla, Wright studied piano as a child and became a working musician early in life.
"I had won an amateur contest playing the Rachmaninoff C-Sharp Minor Prelude when I was 9 and went into vaudeville," he told AP. "I found out very young that there was money in music, so I never touched the piano unless I was paid."
His work included playing piano in a silent movie theater and leading his own orchestra while in high school, where he met Forrest, who was a year younger, when Forrest came in to audition for the Glee Club.
In 1933, Wright played piano for Helen Morgan, Leonard Rose and fan dancer Sally Rand.
A year later, he and Forrest launched an eight-month cabaret tour across the country that ended in Hollywood, where they landed an audition at MGM.
Signed to write original music and lyrics, Wright and Forrest remained at the studio seven years.
Their first assignment was writing songs for a 1936 musical short, "New Shoes."
With Walter Donaldson as composer, they wrote lyrics for songs in films such as "Sinner Take All" (1936), "After the Thin Man" (1936) and "Saratoga" (1937).
In 1937, they received their first major assignment: to create a new score, by reusing musical themes in the public domain, for the film version of the Sigmund Romberg musical "Maytime," starring Nelson Eddy and Jeanette MacDonald.
The same year, Wright and Forrest adapted a Rudolf Friml piano piece called "Chansonette." It became "The Donkey Serenade," a smash hit sung by Allan Jones in "The Firefly."
"That put them on the map," Kreuger said.
But, he added, both "Maytime" and "The Firefly" set a precedent of having Wright and Forrest adapt other people's music.
In 1942, when MGM wanted the partners to rewrite Rodgers and Hart's hit musical "I Married an Angel," Kreuger said, they were outraged at being asked to rewrite the work of Broadway legends. They did it, he said, but then quit the studio.
Before leaving MGM, they wrote a small musical revue called "Thank You, Columbus," which had a short run in Los Angeles.
"Once you write anything for the stage and you put it in front of an audience and you hear them react, then the movies become very dreary and dull," Wright said.
Moving to New York to write for cabaret and radio, they created special material for performers such as Jimmy Durante, Sophie Tucker, Joe E. Lewis and Carmen Miranda.
For producer Edwin Lester, Wright and Forrest wrote "Song of Norway" for the Los Angeles Civic Light Opera. The musical, based on the life of Grieg using the Norwegian composer's own melodies, opened in Los Angeles in summer 1944. That fall, it moved to Broadway, where it ran for two years.
In 1995, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers presented the team with the Richard Rodgers/ASCAP Award for Outstanding Lifetime Contributions to the American Musical Theater.
Before Forrest's death in 1999 at age 84, he and Wright were working on several possible musical projects.
Wright is survived by his brother, Jack, of Gloversville, N.Y.


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Dynamic Luck guides Colts past Bengals
The comparisons won't be fair or complete for years, but welcome to a week of talking about the young Colt of a quarterback and the veteran football stallion now in Bronco colours.
Andrew Luck took the next big stride forward in his career here Sunday afternoon at Lucas Oil Stadium, leading his Indianapolis Colts to a decisive 26-10 victory over the Cincinnati Bengals in an AFC Wildcard matchup.
And now it's on to a divisional round clash next Sunday in Denver where he will meet Peyton Manning – the man he replaced, the future Hall of Famer and the stallion running the dynamic Broncos offence.
"I've never been into the quarterback vs. quarterback thing, but I have a lot of respect for him, obviously," Luck said after helping create a matchup the TV networks and NFL executives will love. "What he still does is amazing.
"He's a stud, but I'll worry about the Denver defence."
It is sometimes easy to forget that Luck is just in his third season as a pro, but respect has to be building for him as well. On Sunday, against a Bengals defence that loaded up its defensive game plan to stop him, Luck completed 31 of 44 attempts for 376 yards.
The Colts QB got better as the game went on, too, the punctuation play being a 36-yard, scrambling touchdown strike to Donte Moncrief in the third quarter to open up a 10-point lead. Off the mark early, he was precision sharp when it mattered.
"Since (training) camp ended, he's been focused and serious," Moncrief said. "He's a great leader on and off the field and he's going to demand and get the best of you. That's the great thing about him."
In the past couple of weeks, Luck's teammates have talked about a change in the 25-year-old. He's been more vocal in meetings, more confident in the huddle. Like the best thoroughbreds, in his third season of competition, he's starting to hit his top stride.
Luck certainly had some help on Sunday, most notably from a defence that blanked the Bengals in the second half, surely a confidence builder heading into the big meeting in Denver.
"We know we're going to get their best," Colts defensive end Corey Redding said. "We know Peyton is going to prepare and we know they are going to try to scheme against us.
"We have to stop them and get the ball back in the hands of 12 (Luck). As long as we do that, we're going to be fine."
There are still those who will be skeptical of that, of course. As Luck would have it, the imbalance of his success against poor teams is far more dramatic than against top-flight opponents. The Bengals fall more in the former category than the latter now that they've exited the playoffs in the first round for the fourth consecutive January and haven't won a playoff game since the 1990 season.
They kept it close through the first half, though, by limiting two of the Colts drives to field goals and when a Mike Nugent 57-yarder glanced off the left upright and through in the final minute, it was a 13-10 score at halftime.
The Colts defence flexed its muscle in the second half, however, as the Andy Dalton-led Bengals offence couldn't muster a first down on its first five possessions and were never threat to come back.
So now it's on to Denver, where the reigning AFC champions opened as 7 1/2-point favourites.
"I'd like to think I'm more prepared this year than I was last year and in my rookie year," Luck said. "The preparation for next week starts the moment this one ends."
Whether the Colts can come up with a game plan that can allow them to step up against an elite opponent like the Broncos remains to be seen. But the blueprint Indy coach Chuck Pagano drew up on Sunday worked to perfection.
Given the struggles on his offensive line, Pagano replaced his team's running game with short passes.
Case in point was rookie running back Daniel Herron, who had 12 carries for 56 yards and one touchdown while grabbing 10 chain-moving receptions for 85 yards. That allowed Luck and the offence to gain confidence and eventually opened opportunities downfield.
The Colts are well aware of what's coming next week – the questions, the storyline and the challenge. "It's going to be for as long as they are in the league," Redding said.
But they've got Luck on their side and after Sunday, like the opportunity it represents.
Six strikes and is Marvin Lewis out?
After yet another trip to the post-season and yet another loss, the Cincinnati Bengals head coach will certainly be on the hot seat after Sunday's 26-10 defeat.
The Bengals became the first team in NFL history to lose four consecutive first-round playoff games. The Cincy quarterback and popular post-season whipping boy, Andy Dalton, also lost his fourth in a row and tied Warren Moon for that inglorious distinction.
"Tomorrow is not promised for anyone, so that's part of life in the NFL and what these guys have in the finality of losing in the playoffs," said Lewis, who has now lost all six playoff games of his NFL head coaching career. "It's disappointing, but I don't know any other way.
"The ultimate thing is to keep playing and work towards a Super Bowl and we failed to get it done today."
It didn't help that the Bengals were without receiver A.J. Green and tight end Jermaine Gresham. That allowed the Colts to load up to stop what had become a dangerous Bengals running game.
Though the Bengals were closer than in the 27-0 regular-season loss here in October, once the second half began on Sunday, they were never a threat to score, let alone come back.
"I felt like I didn't play good enough," said Dalton, whose modest 18 completions on 35 attempts for 155 yards would back that up. "I've got to do more. I've got to push our guys to do more.
"We worked really hard to get to this point. You feel like you've got an opportunity again and it falls by the wayside. It's tough from that standpoint."


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This major international loan exhibition concentrates on the work Hans Holbein (1497/8 – 1543) produced in England under the patronage of the Tudor court and for King Henry VIII.
Comprising forty portrait and subject paintings as well as portrait drawings, decorative designs and prints, Holbein in England targets the artist's two periods working in London: 1526 – 1528 and 1532 – 1543. For the first three years Holbein was working under the patronage of Sir Thomas More, a friend and admirer of Holbein's previous patron in Basel, the important Humanist scholar Erasmus. He left London in 1528 for Basel but returned in 1532 and stayed until his death in 1543. During this latter period Holbein is best known for his portraits of King Henry VIII, the artist's patron from about 1535 - 1543.


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The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois denied a defendant's Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) motion to dismiss a three-count complaint alleging (1) trademark infringement under Section 43(a) of the Lanham Act (actually an unfair competition claim), (2) infringement under the Illinois Trademark Registration and Protection Act, and (3) deceptive trade practices under the Uniform Deceptive Trade Practices Act (UDTPA). Plaintiff alleged that it had used the mark "Superior Dent" since November, 2000, and had registered the mark "Superior Paintless Dent Removal" in Illinois in April, 2001. Plaintiff further alleged that it became aware of defendant's use of "Superior Dental Removal" in January, 2001, and wrote a cease & desist letter as well as commenced negotiations with defendant regarding use of the parties' trademarks at that time. As an aside, I never realized the intellectual property rights at stake in the automobile dent removal area (see my prior post found here).
After the initial communications during the first few months of 2001, the plaintiff's complaint did not allege any further contacts with defendant regarding this matter until March, 2005, when plaintiff's attorney wrote another cease & desist letter. The defendant, therefore, argued that the Section 43(a) claim was barred by the doctrine of laches and that the Illinois Trademark and UDTPA claims were barred by the applicable statutes of limitations.
The Lanham Act (U.S. Trademark Act) does not include a statute of limitations. Instead, courts use the equitable doctrine of laches to determine whether a trademark infringement claim is untimely. Laches is actually an affirmative defense that the defendant must plead in its response to the complaint. The elements of laches are: (1) plaintiff knew of the allegedly infringing use by defendant, (2) plaintiff's delay in taking any action was inexcusable, and (3) defendant would be unduly prejudiced if plaintiff is allowed to assert its rights. The Court determined that these elements are not clearly present on the face of the complaint. While plaintiff alleged knowledge of defendant's allegedly infringing use as early as 2001, the complaint did not demonstrate that the delay in bringing the instant suit was inexcusable or that the defendant would be prejudiced by allowing the claim to be brought now.
With respect to plaintiff's claim under the Illinois Trademark Act, the Court reasoned that, similar to the federal Lanham Act, the Illinois Trademark Act does not have a statute of limitations. While it does provide that Lanham Act construction should be given persuasive authority in interpreting the Illinois Trademark Act, the Court pointed out that the Lanham Act itself does not contain a statute of limitations. Hence, the Court denied defendant's motion to dismiss count 2.
Finally, defendant argued that plaintiff's UDTPA claim should fail due to the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. The Court, once again, asserted that the UDTPA does not set forth a statute of limitations. While the defendant might possibly have a legitimate doctrine of laches defense, the Court maintained that such a defense cannot be resolved at this stage of the litigation. Bottom line: it is very difficult to get a case dismissed under Rule 12(b)(6) based on laches unless the factual assertions in the plaintiff's complaint show inexcusable delay and prejudicial conduct. Such an affirmative defense is more likely to be successful on a motion for summary judgment after discovery has been concluded.
Superior Paintless Dent Removal, Inc. v. Superior Dent Removal, Inc., 2006 WL 2821545 (N.D. Ill., Sept. 29, 2006).


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Deroy Murdock: Kudlow selection thrilled free-marketeersBy DEROY MURDOCK
March 15. 2018 11:13PM
President Donald J. Trump has tapped Larry Kudlow as chief economic adviser. Free-marketeers are cheering among their graphs and charts.
"Larry Kudlow is an excellent choice," Freedom Works president Adam Brandon tells me. "He's a former economist in the Ronald Reagan administration with the knowledge and the experience necessary to advise the President on 'America First' policies that will continue growing the economy and creating jobs through free markets, lower taxes, and less regulation."
National Association of Manufacturers president Jay Timmons says: "President Trump has chosen a tremendous advocate for free enterprise and competitiveness in the United States to lead his economic team."
"Club for Growth praises President Trump for his ability to attract top talent to join his staff," says CFG president David McIntosh.
Kudlow's many fans in the conservative movement applaud his ability to reflect the concerns of those on Wall Street and the aspirations of those on Main Street. After serving the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Kudlow was chief economist with Bear Stearns — a key investment bank that was washed away in the 2008 financial crisis, 14 years after his tenure. Kudlow gained supporters among those who labor in money-center banks and on high-rise trading floors. But Kudlow also preaches the gospel of entrepreneurial capitalism, namely clearing the path for strivers who take risks in humble shop fronts and innovate in converted basements.
Kudlow has advanced free-market principles since 1989 at CNBC, where he hosted me. He has written for National Review, presented a weekly Westwood One radio show, and frequented conservative gatherings. Kudlow's ability to push free-market reforms internally and promote them externally will boost the Trump administration.
"Larry Kudlow's rare combination of experience as an economist and a communicator will help Americans understand that even though the so-called dismal science can live up to its name, it matters to their everyday lives," says National Taxpayers Union president Pete Sepp. "As a committed advocate of Ronald Reagan's vision for free trade, he also will provide some much needed balance to the administration's risky approaches toward tariffs, NAFTA, and other policies on international commerce."
President Trump does not encircle himself with fawning yes men. Instead, he lets advisers who disagree debate issues before him. Trump weighs conflicting options, then chooses from among them. Kudlow should give Trump proof of the costs, dangers, and damage from hiking taxes on imported steel, aluminum, and other products. Kudlow understands a wiser path: Insourcing. Rather than impede foreign goods, Washington should welcome overseas companies to produce here.
"We want to make America the worldwide investment destination," Kudlow told CNBC Wednesday. "Companies that left us will come home. International companies that stayed away will come back."
Kudlow will remind Trump that there's no limit to what foreign capital and American hands can achieve, here in the land of deregulation and the 21 percent corporate tax.
Kudlow understands the value of applying simple, low rates to a broad tax base. That puts him exactly where America needs him, given Trump's comments Wednesday on future tax reform.
"We're actually going for a Phase II," Trump said at a Boeing factory in St. Louis. Trump added that "in addition to the middle class," fresh tax cuts "will help companies, and it's going to be something, I think, very special." Kudlow is the right man to help Trump direct a sequel to last year's Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.
Erudite and elegant, Kudlow will add substance and style to President Trump's economic team. As Americans for Tax Reform president Grover Norquist says: "Larry Kudlow is the best. Full stop."
Deroy Murdock is a Manhattan-based Fox News Contributor and a contributing editor with National Review Online. He has collaborated with many of the organizations mentioned in this opinion piece.


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Lucie Rie & Hans Coper - The Essential Potness
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen was exhibiting ceramics in the Klaverblad made by the potters Lucie Rie (1902-1995) and Hans Coper (1920-1981). The museum owns thirty-seven pieces by Rie and twenty-six by Coper. They were on display for six months. In 1967 former curator Dorris Kuyken-Schneider invited these two potters to Rotterdam for the first time to give a combined presentation. Since then the work of both these artists has become part of many elite museum and private collections all over the world.
Lucie Rie and Hans Coper are considered to have been the most eminent British potters of the second half of the twentieth century. Yet neither was born in the United Kingdom. Both fled from the growing menace of the Nazi regime at the end of the nineteen-thirties. Lucie Rie was a fully qualified and accomplished ceramicist when she emigrated from Vienna to London in 1938. In 1939 Hans Coper was a young man of 19 when he fled Germany, where he was born. His career as a potter started in 1946 as an assistant to Lucie Rie. It was the start of close friendship and cooperation.
Lucie Rie
Throughout her career Lucie Rie carried on doing her own thing regardless. Initially she ignored advice from the influential British potter Bernard Leach, and later on she similarly took no notice of the innovative trends in the work of contemporaries. Rie based the shapes of her pieces on classical ceramics, the dateless bowl, vase and pot. She experimented with colours and textures and she devised a wide range of decorations. She was best known for her line decorations, a few lines, sometimes crossing, applied in sgraffito or with a brush. A special feature of her works was that all of them were glazed when they had only been dried. This meant that they only had to be fired once.
Hans Coper
Hans Coper's pots were less conventional than Rie's. His work is also less colourful. Coper used mainly white, buff, brown and black. Unlike the refined crockery that Coper made together with Rie, his vases are more monumental. His work can best be characterized as searching for new shapes. He created these forms using separate pieces, which he threw on a potter's wheel, but were cut to size afterwards. Sculpture was his greatest source of inspiration. He particularly admired Constantin Brancusi and Alberto Giacometti. Like them, Coper paid a great deal of attention to the correct relationship between the object and its base.
Boijmans Study
In 2007 Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen launched a series of scholarly publications about its own collection, the Boijmans Studies. In so doing the museum is rejuvenating its rich tradition of documentation about the works it owns, in particular the catalogues. The series covers a broad range of reviews and analyses that consider a single work or a section of the collection, as well as the history of the museum and its contents.
At the same time as this exhibition, the museum is publishing a lavishly illustrated study 'The essential potness - Lucie Rie and Hans Coper in Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen'. Text and final editing by Mienke Simon Thomas, based on texts by Dorris U. Kuyken-Schneider, Margreet Eijkelenboom-Vermeer and Titus M. Eliëns. The study is available in Dutch and English versions from the museum shop and the webshop.
The exhibition 'Lucie Rie and Hans Coper' was being made possible by the support of Stichting van Achterbergh - Domhof.


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Acipenser ruthenus
|Scope: Global
Language: English
|Scientific Name:
|Acipenser ruthenus Linnaeus, 1758
|Regional Assessments:
Common Name(s):
|Red List Category & Criteria:
|Vulnerable A2cde ver 3.1
|Year Published:
|Date Assessed:
|Gessner, J., Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M.
|Pourkazemi, M. & Smith, K.
The species has undergone a large population decline, but local populations are still surviving in most parts of its range (rivers draining to Black, Azov and Caspian Seas; Siberia from Ob eastward to Yenisei drainages). Recorded catches in the Russian Federation decreased by nearly 40% between 1990 (116 tonnes) and 1996 (80.6 tonnes). It is stocked in large numbers in Danube and Russia (but it is unknown if the stocked individuals reproduce in the wild). It is impossible to identify the exact rate of decline of wild individuals and while some populations, e.g. Don (estimated >80% decline), Kuban (estimated >80% decline), Ob (<50% decline, Ruban pers. comm.), Irtysh (<50% decline, Ruban pers. comm.) and Dniestr (>80% decline) have declined heavily, other stocks, e.g. Yennisey (estimated 40% decline), upper Volga (possibly stable but large stocking, Mugue pers. comm.), Ural (unknown decline) have seen smaller declines. The major parts of the population exist in the Ural, Volga and Danube (where populations have stabilised in recent generations after a previous large decline); therefore the overall estimated wild native population (excluding stocked individuals) decline over the past three generations (21-30 years) is more than 30% but not more than 50%. However many populations of this species are undergoing a serious and dramatic decline in recent years and need immediate conservation action.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|This species is known from rivers draining to Black, Azov and Caspian Seas; Siberia from Ob eastward to Yenisei drainages. Its current strong holds are the Volga, Ural and Danube systems. It was introduced in Pechora drainage in 1928-1950 and in Lake Ladoga basin (most likely not self-sustaining). Aquaculture has resulted in intentional and accidental introductions throughout Europe, without formation of self-sustaining populations. This species has formed self sustaining populations in reservoirs in Russia.
|Countries occurrence:
Native:Austria; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Bulgaria; China; Croatia; Germany; Hungary; Kazakhstan; Moldova; Romania; Russian Federation; Serbia; Slovenia; Ukraine
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|Range Map:
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|Comprehensive catch data are not currently available but recorded catches in the Russian Federation decreased by nearly 40% between 1990 (116 tonnes) and 1996 (80.6 tonnes) (CITES 2000).
In the Danube drainage, the only available catch data is from 1958 to 1981, where catches ranged from 117 tonnes in 1963 to 36 tonnes in 1979, with an average catch of 63.5 tonnes per year (CITES 2000). In the mid and lower Danube catches are not often reported as it is a small species so catch data is suspect. Surveys (Juvenile Production Index) show that there is good current spawning in the Danube in Romania, Hungary and Serbia upstream of dams (Paraschiv et al. 2006; Knight et al. 2010). In the mid Danube the species supported large scale fisheries at the end of the 19th century, though currently this is much smaller. Over the past 21 years (estimated three generations in the Danube), a decline has happened but it is unknown to exactly what extent. The population has shown some recovery since the 1980s as the pollution from agriculture has been reduced. Hungary has had a re-stocking programme but its success is in question due to lack of brood fish used in the stocking (Guti pers. comm. 2007, to Suciu).
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|Habitat and Ecology:
|The Sterlet is found in large rivers, usually in the current and in deep water. As water level rises, it moves to flooded areas to feed. It spawns on gravel in strong-current habitats.
It is a freshwater species; anadromous populations have been extirpated. Males reproduce for the first time at 3-5 years, females at 5-8 (Siberian populations mature later: males at 7-9 years, females at 9-12 years). The average reproductive age is about 10 years, but in the Danube this is lower (seven years) due to intensive fisheries. Females reproduce every 1-2 years and males every year in April-June when the temperature rises above 10°C. This species is largely sedentary; undertaking only short spawning migrations (322 km reported from Danube). There was a migratory population with large-growing individuals in Volga until end of 19th century, feeding in the northern Caspian Sea and moving upriver in autumn. The Sterlet feeds on a wide variety of benthic insect larvae and molluscs.
|Generation Length (years):
|Movement patterns:
|Full Migrant
|Use and Trade:
|Skin and as a leather. Caviar is used as cosmetic and medicinal purposes. Cartilage used medicinal use. Intestine use as sauce (food) and to produce gelatine. Swim bladder used as glue. Approximately 25% taken from the wild, 75% from captive breeding.
|Major Threat(s):
Overfishing, mostly for their meat, is the major threat to the species. However, in the year 2000 the Russian Federation established an export quota for 300 kg caviar, possibly from aquaculture. In the Caspian Sea and Sea of Azov the illegal sturgeon catch for all species was evaluated to be 6 to 10 times the legal catch (CITES 2000). International trade is mostly made up of live individuals (juveniles) for the aquaculture and aquarium trade, almost exclusively sourced from aquaculture.
Dam construction, which began in the 1930s, led to the loss of spawning grounds across the species' range. Now spawning success is reliant upon the correct level of water being released by hydroelectric power stations; lowered water levels in rivers can cause mass death of fingerlings (CITES 2000).
Pollution, including oil products, phenols, PCB's and mercury has threatened the species in the Volga system and Siberian rivers.
Hybrids (artificially produced with Huso huso) released in the beginning of the 1980s in Don, are now possibly breeding with native populations (Chebanov pers. comm.)
|Conservation Actions:
Most range states have legislation regulating or banning the catch of the species, and there are stocking programmes for the Danube and Drava rivers. Restocking of the species is reported in Bulgaria, Hungary, the former Yugoslavia and Russian Federation. In 2009 Romania stocked A. ruthenus for the first time in the Danube (Suciu pers. comm.). The majority of international trade is taken from aquaculture in the form of live juveniles (CITES 2000). This species was listed on CITES Appendix II in 1998.
Better fisheries monitoring is needed along with enforcement to ban illegal catches.
Many populations of this species are undergoing a serious and dramatic decline in recent years and need immediate conservation action. Individual stock Red List assessments are needed for this species.
|Gessner, J., Freyhof, J. & Kottelat, M. 2010. Acipenser ruthenus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T227A13039007. . Downloaded on 16 October 2018.
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I've got good news and bad news: the bad news, as you may have noticed, is that the daily posts on Off the Markley have now come to an end. The good news for any fans who've stuck around even after I told the world I hate dogs, Michael Jackson, and old people's naked bodies, is that you will have ample opportunities in the future to read my work.
I will continue as a columnist for RedEye with a new column roughly every two weeks. They'll appear in the paper as well as on this site, so you don't have to change your browser's bookmarks. However, a column is a very different animal than Off the Markley posts. Intended for Monday morning commuters and limited to 525 words, a column is a carefully calibrated sliver of what's usually churning in my brain. I can't exactly go off on a wordcount-shattering tangent about the evils of carbon pollution or the situation in Syria, in other words.
While these years of Off the Markley have been a blast, it's a hell of a lot of work for (basically) no money. This summer I'll be making some rather big changes (more on this later), which are going to require massive quantities of my time, attention, and psychic energy. So no, this is not just because I went to Wrigleyville after the Blackhawks win and drank to incoherence (and also saw a guy try to put his mouth inside the mouth of a police horse—incredible).
On the horizon, however, there will be a book of essays, Tales of Ecuador, and potentially an Off the Markley compilation that will collect some of my favorite columns from over the years (and by the way, if you're a frequent reader, please write, tweet, or Facebook me to recommend which ones I should include).
Eventually, at some point, one way or the motherfucking other, there will be a novel.
If you are indeed a frequent Off the Markley reader (I know there are a few of you), I just want to use this space to say, sincerely, thank you for clicking, and thank you even more for reading. There's basically nothing I enjoy more in life than sex drugs food alcohol hoops writing, and the only reason I get to do that is because there are a few people out there who appreciate my take on shit and the way I turn a phrase here and there. And shit.
All I ask is that you not stop now. Keep telling people there's this weird, funny fucking writer from the Midwest, who in the midst of talking out of his ass a lot, occasionally writes something that makes you laugh, think, or feel, and you discovered him way back when.
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Greta Gerwig, who stars in Whit Stillman's Damsels in Distress, has made a name in indie films like Greenberg with a style that stands out for its naturalism. In Damsels, she inhabits the role of Violet, a bright, sweet, sincere college girl as only a bright, sweet, sincere former college girl could.
Gerwig tells NPR's Robert Siegel that the biggest challenge was that she was already a fan of Whit Stillman's previous films, Barcelona, Metropolitan and Last Days of Disco — and that actors working with strong auteurs sometimes have such a sense of the filmmaker's previous work that it takes some effort to approach the material fresh.
"He writes in such a specific rhythm," Gerwig says, "and he has such a strong voice that a lot of what I did was to try not to imitate the other actors who had done it so brilliantly before me. A lot of it was trying to find the words in myself, and not simply imitate what it was."
"I really try to come at it," she says, "like I've never seen any of his films before and I don't know what it's supposed to be like. It involves a lot of almost self-hypnosis."
Gerwig, who grew up in Sacramento and attended Barnard College, says the influence of Woody Allen's films was one of the reasons she moved to New York. (She'll appear later this year in Allen's To Rome with Love.)
"I remember standing on the roof of Barnard College and not knowing which way was uptown and which way was downtown or west or east," Gerwig says. "I didn't know the city at all, but I was so happy to be in New York I cried. I was so excited."
Gerwig, 28 now, has more than arrived since then, thanks to roles in indies like Baghead and Hannah Takes the Stairs — and more recently in Hollywood comedies like Arthur. Her work has earned her — at least in Us Weekly -- the label "Hollywood's indie darling," which she finds both flattering and a little oxymoronic.
"As long as I can keep making films the way I have been," Gerwig says, "I don't have any reason to complain."
Several of her film projects are coming out this year, but she says she doesn't have a sense yet of what she will be doing down the road.
"I've never had a plan, I've always done things from instinct," she says. "I had dreams, but I didn't have the sense that they would necessarily work out. They seemed very far-fetched."
Now is the first time Gerwig has been in a position to wait on the right job — but she says that sometimes, throwing yourself into something is just as valuable.
"Getting bad reviews or doing something that's not great is also really good for you as an actor," she says. "It also makes me feel as an actor that I've earned my stripes a bit."
Gerwig says when she's met older actors, directors and writers — including those she admires — a common thread is that they've gotten bad reviews or done something they've regretted.
"Nobody gets away with it unscathed — everybody has their moments," Gerwig says. "It's both the price of admission and part of the joy of it that you're able to continue even when you do something dreadful."
Now, here's some dialog from a new movie called "Damsels in Distress."
GRETA GERWIG: (as Violet) We're using a whole range of musical dance numbers which, over many years, have proven themselves to be effective therapies for the suicidal and the hopelessly depressed. Tap is a highly effective therapy, as well as a dazzlingly expressive dance form that has been sadly neglected for too many years.
SIEGEL: That's Greta Gerwig. Her smart, overly literate lines are by the writer/director, Whit Stillman, but Gerwig inhabits the role of a bright, sweet and sincere college girl as only a bright, sweet and sincere former college girl could.
Before "Damsels in Distress," she was the best thing about a movie called "Greenberg." She was a bright spot in last year's remake of "Arthur" and she will appear in Woody Allen's next comedy. And, right now, she's appearing on this program.
GERWIG: Hi.
SIEGEL: And I want you to begin by describing the challenge there was in your playing your character, Violet, in "Damsels in Distress," the challenge of playing a part in a movie, which is - to put it mildly - not striving for realism. It's a funny over-the-top movie.
GERWIG: Well, I would say that the biggest challenge was that I was a fan of Whit Stillman's films and I loved his previous films, "Barcelona" and "Metropolitan" and "Last Days of Disco." And he writes in such a specific rhythm and he has such a strong voice that a lot of what I did was to try to not imitate the other actors who'd done it so brilliantly before me. And so, a lot of it was trying to find the words in myself and not simply imitate what it was.
SIEGEL: To not imitate them?
GERWIG: To not imitate. I think, sometimes, people - when there's a strong auteur - they have such a sense of what it's supposed to be like.
SIEGEL: Speaking of auteurs, you're going to appear in a Woody Allen movie.
GERWIG: Yes.
SIEGEL: So what do you do? Shake out of your head every young woman who's played a part in a Woody Allen movie?
GERWIG: I really try to. I try to come at it like I've never seen any of his films before and I don't know what it's supposed to be like. It involves a lot of almost self-hypnosis.
SIEGEL: And you have, indeed, seen all the Woody Allen movies?
GERWIG: Yeah. I grew up - it's one of the reasons I moved to New York.
SIEGEL: Explain that. You grew up in California - in Sacramento, California.
GERWIG: Yes.
SIEGEL: And you went to New York to attend Barnard College?
GERWIG: Uh-huh. I went to Barnard College and I majored in English and I minored in philosophy. And I remember standing on the roof of Barnard College and not knowing which way was uptown and which way was downtown or west or east. I didn't know the city at all, but I was so happy to be in New York, I cried. I was so excited, I felt like my life is really beginning.
SIEGEL: You've arrived.
GERWIG: I've arrived.
SIEGEL: In this week's Us Weekly, in addition to a little disparaging item about "Damsels in Distress," there's a glamour shot of you under the headline, Hollywood's Indie Darling.
GERWIG: Oh, no.
SIEGEL: You haven't see this?
GERWIG: No. I haven't seen this.
SIEGEL: How do you like that, Hollywood's Indie Darling? Is that an identity you can work with for a couple of years?
GERWIG: I don't know. Isn't that sort of an oxymoron? Can you be Hollywood and indie at the same time?
SIEGEL: Sounds pretty tough to me, but you know, Us Weekly is a little bit over my head in these matters.
GERWIG: No. I think that's a lovely title. I think it's very flattering and, as long as I can keep making films the way I have been, I don't have any reason to complain.
SIEGEL: Is your dance card pretty well booked now for a few years?
GERWIG: You know, it's actually not. I've done a bunch of films in a row and then there's this funny delay. And then, this year, they're all kind of coming out at once and that's exciting, but I don't have any sense of what I'll be doing after they're all out. I mean, I hope that there's lots of opportunities, but I don't know exactly what they are. It's not like I'm booked out for years to come. I'm kind of seeing what comes up.
I've always worked very - I've never had, like, a plan, really. I've always kind of done things from instinct.
SIEGEL: But, when you're standing on a roof at Barnard and looking out over - that was the Hudson, by the way...
GERWIG: Yeah.
SIEGEL: ...out to your - whichever - you know, to the west. You didn't have a plan? I'm going to take over the city and make movies and be an actress and...
GERWIG: I mean, I had dreams, but I didn't have a sense that they would necessarily work out. They seemed very farfetched.
SIEGEL: Well, now you've reached the ripe old age of 28. Do you feel like the career is unfolding?
GERWIG: Yes. This is the first time I've ever been in a position where I have an ability to wait a beat before I start panicking about my next job, which is very thrilling. It's nice to be in a position to be choosy, but also sometimes just throwing yourself in there and getting bad reviews or doing something that's not great is also really good for you as an actor.
It also makes me feel like I earn my stripes a bit because, when I meet older actors or directors or writers who I really admire, all of them - all of them have had these terrible reviews or done something they regret or, like, nobody gets away with it unscathed. Everybody has their moments and it's both the price of admission and part of the joy of it that you can - you're able to continue, even when you do something dreadful.
SIEGEL: Greta Gerwig, thank you very much for talking with us.
GERWIG: Thank you so much for having me.
SIEGEL: Greta Gerwig plays the role of Violet in the new film, "Damsels in Distress." Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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Go deep into the wild on this active Alaskan adventure
Alaska may be part of the USA, but it feels like another world. This trip gives the freedom to hike, kayak, climb or fly your way through the iconic Denali and Wrangell-St Elias national parks. It's a big, bold landscape filled with incredible mountain ranges, diverse wildlife and shining glaciers. Get truly into the wild as well as reunite with civilisation with stops in Anchorage and Valdez. There's also plenty of free time to explore this beautiful landscape at your own pace.
Alaska is unlike any other place on earth. Drive across frozen plains past massive peaks, walk across remote tundras to glacial rivers and canoe in the spectacular waters of Prince William Sound
Denali National Park is home to an abundance of native wildlife. Visit the park for a unique chance to see moose, caribou, grizzly bears, Dall sheep and wolves in their natural habitat
After witnessing the land mammals of Denali, get close to sea otters, puffins and humpback whales on an optional kayak trip among glaciers in Valdez. You might even see bald eagles wheeling in the sky above
Wrangell-St Elias National Park is the world's largest internationally protected area. See North America's biggest collection of glaciers and some of its tallest, most impressive mountains on a visit to the park
This is a participatory trip. That's a fancy way of saying you're not just along for the ride – you're part of a team! You know the phrase 'the more you put in, the more you get out'. Well that's extra true on this trip. Be prepared to roll up your sleeves and help out with camp activities like food prep and washing up. It's all about giving your new travel mates a hand – everyone knows there's nothing worse than trying to put up a tent on your own!
That teamwork also extends to our optional food kitty of approximately US$90 per week, run to cover the cost of meals. This kitty saves you worrying about stuff like where to get food or what exactly sales tax is, and actually helps keep your costs down. Instead of paying individually as you go, it means we can bulk purchase items and cook our own food – though there's always the chance to use it for the occasional pizza night! The kitty is optional and for your convenience, so if you've got specific dietary requirements you can opt out and purchase (and cook) your own food.
The United States is a world of endless possibilities – that's why our Basix trips are designed so they fit together as (not quite endless) combinations. That means while you might just be starting your trip, some of your new travel mates may have been travelling together for a week or more (and so have some great tips for you). You can see how our trips fit together and all the different possible combinations at www.intrepidtravel.com/brochures. Simply click view/download on the North America brochure and look at the combo map on page 12.
Some of the roads on this trip can be extremely long and fairly bumpy. You could be driving down a remote dirt road for hours at a time, but that's all part of this Alaskan adventure.
As Alaska is a huge state with large distances between towns and cities, be prepared to spend a lot of your time in the car. Some journeys can take up to eight or nine hours, but there will breaks along the way. This is also a great way to see a variety of Alaskan landscapes.
While Alaska can experience warm summers, you should still be prepared for cold temperatures, especially at night. Bring warm clothing with you, including base layers, a warm hat, gloves and a thick coat.
Mosquitoes are found across the USA, even in the colder regions. They can be a problem a lot of the time, especially in July. It's recommended that you bring insect repellent with you and anything else you think is applicable.
The summer months in Alaska see very long daylight hours, with the sun not completely setting until after midnight. As most people are likely to sleep before midnight, you might want to bring an eye mask to block out the light.
The weather around Denali can be extreme at times. Be prepared for blizzards, ice cold winds and quick shifts in weather. It is Alaska after all.
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1. This trip finishes on arrival into Anchorage in the afternoon on day 9.
2. Departures on 17th June and 8th July 2019 will run in reverse as follows:
Day 1 Anchorage
Day 2 Valdez
Day 3 Valdez
Day 4 Wrangell-St Elias National Park
Day 5 Wrangell-St Elias National Park
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SportsTravel magazine has announced that the 2009 Allstate Sugar Bowl has been nominated for a 2009 SportsTravel Award. Events are nominated and then voted upon by the readers of SportsTravel, the sports world's event magazine. Criteria for nomination and voting include superior organization of and attendance at the event, a superior experience for the competitors and/or spectators at the event, and how the site or venue served to enhance the event.
Official ballots are available in the August and September issues of SportsTravel magazine. Readers may also find more information and vote online at https://www.SportsTravelMagazine.com. Final balloting is open through September 14, 2009. Winners will be announced at the TEAMS 2009 Conference & Expo, October 13-17, 2009, in New Orleans.
The 2009 Allstate Sugar Bowl marked the 75th Anniversary of the New Orleans classic. It featured the University of Utah upending the University of Alabama, 31-17, before a sellout crowd of 71,872 fans. The economic impact of the game on the region reached over $167 million.
"Events such as this one are a prime example of the achievement of excellence in the organization and management of sporting events," said Timothy Schneider, publisher of SportsTravel magazine, which organizes the TEAMS Conference & Expo. "SportsTravel readers are the leaders of the sports-event industry and they know what it takes to execute a high-quality event," said Schneider. "The SportsTravel Awards program is an opportunity for them to honor their peers for a job well done."
The ballot includes nominees in amateur, collegiate and professional categories. Awards in those three categories will be given for best single-sport event, best multi-sport or multi-discipline event, and best sports event series or circuit. Voters will also pick the best new sports event and an overall Sports Event of the Year from among the nominated events.
The TEAMS 2009 Conference and Expo is the world's largest annual gathering for the sports event and sports-related travel industry. For further information or to register, visit https://www.TEAMSconference.com.


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The Oakland Raiders signed free-agent C Jason Slowey (49ers) to the practice squad Wednesday, Oct. 24, and waived C Colin Miller in a corresponding move.
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The Oakland Raiders have waived LB Kaelin Burnett, PK Eddy Carmona, WR Derek Carrier, WR Brandon Carswell, DE Hall Davis, TE Kyle Efaw, DL Dominique Hamilton, OL Kevin Haslam, OL Nick Howell, LB Chad Kilgore, OL Dan Knapp, WR Eddie McGee, C Colin Miller, RB Lonyae Miller, WR Travionte Session, LB Nathan Stupar and SS Curtis Taylor. The team terminated the contract of WR Roscoe Parrish and placed TE Tory Humphrey (hamstring), P Marquette King (toe) and S Brandon Underwood (hip, groin) on Injured Reserve. LB Aaron Curry will begin the season on the Physically Unable to Perform list and miss at least the first six weeks of the season.
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The New England Patriots worked out free-agent OG Brent Osborne (Seahawks), C Alex Linnenkohl (Bears), C Colin Miller (Steelers), C Zane Taylor (Jets) and OG Reggie Stephens (Bengals) Friday, Sept. 16.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers placed QB Byron Leftwich (arm) on the Reserve/Injured list Friday, Sept. 2, and also released LBs Baraka Atkins, Mario Harvey, Chris McCoy and Mortty Ivy, DL Corbin Bryant, DBs Brett Greenwood, Macho Harris, Donovan Warren and DaMon Cromartie-Smith, RBs James X. Johnson and John Clay, OLs Colin Miller, Kyle Jolly, John Malecki, Trevis Turner and Keith Williams, WRs Armand Robinson, Wes Lyons and Tyler Grisham, TE Jamie McCoy and PK Swayze Waters.
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The Pittsburgh Steelers have agreed to terms with undrafted rookie free-agents RB John Clay (Wisconsin), TE Weslye Saunders (South Carolina), WR Terrence McCrae (Ohio University), TE Vaughn Charlton (Temple), WR Armand Robinson (Miami, Ohio), WR Adam Mims (Furman), C Colin Miller (Central Michigan), OT Trevis Turner (Abilene Christian), S Brett Greenwood (Iowa), CB Niles Brinkley (Wisconsin), OLB Eric Clanton (Citadel), LB Mario Harvey (Marshall), DE Miguel Chavis (Clemson), DT Anthony Gray (Southern Mississippi) and WR Eric Greenwood (Idaho).
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Darlene Love made sure not to fade into the background when a film about backup singers won an Oscar Sunday night.
The former church choir singer, who has backed up stars like Dionne Warwick, Marvin Gaye and Elvis Presley, broke into song after the film she appears in, "20 Feet from Stardom," won an Academy Award for best documentary feature.
"I sing because I'm happy, I sing because I'm free," she sang before the Dolby Theatre crowd. "'Cause his eye is on the sparrow and I know he watches me."
The film, directed by Emmy-award winner Morgan Neville, follows singers who rarely get the spotlight, some of whom came of age in the 1960s and 70s behind luminaries like Ray Charles, Tina Turner and Stevie Wonder.
Backstage, Neville said he "had a hunch" that Love would use the newfound attention to belt out her feelings.
"They sing all the time, it's what they do," Neville said. "The question was, was the orchestra going to drown her out? And would she start singing lyrics over the orchestra? I don't know. She can do that too."
Neville also acknowledged late producer Gil Friesen, the A&M Records executive whose fascination with backup singers at a Leonard Cohen concert inspired the film. Friesen died in December of cancer at age 75.
"Tonight, I know he's celebrating with us," Neville said.
One of the benefits of the film's acclaim since its debut at last year's Sundance Film Festival has been the improved career opportunities for the backup singers in the film.
"It's brought them a little closer to the spotlight," producer Caitrin Rogers said.
Neville concurred. "I think we're going to have to change the name of the film to 'Stardom.'"


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Alert 2009-2
Subject: Counterfeit Cashier's Checks
Date: February 4, 2009
Description: Harbor National Bank
Counterfeit Cashier's Checks of Harbor National Bank, Charleston, SC
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks; All State Banking Authorities; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System; Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation; Director, Office of Thrift Supervision; Conference of State Bank Supervisors; Deputy Comptrollers (districts); Assistant Deputy Comptrollers; District Counsel; and All Examining Personnel
The above-named bank has reported that counterfeit cashier's checks issued in the bank's name and using a correct routing number of 053208176 are being presented for payment nationwide in connection with a mystery shopping scam.
The counterfeit checks bear little resemblance to the authentic items and may be identified by the following traits: the instruments are of unknown color, contain the words "CASHIER'S CHECK" in the upper-center portion of the check followed by an indemnity statement, and include the following security statement in the top border: "For security purposes, the face of this check contains a colored background and microprinting in the border." The bottom-left section of the item contains the following statement: "HARBOR NATIONAL BANK; Issued by Harbor National Bank, Charleston, SC 29407, For Inquiries, Call: 1-866-475-8028." Please note that this telephone number is not associated with the bank. The following security statement is printed between two padlock icons in the bottom-center section: "Security Features Included. Details on Back." and the statement: "Countersigned if Amount is Over $5,000" appears beneath the signature line.
Items presented to date have been made payable in the amount of $4,996, include a remitter name of C.S.R. Inc, contain a 9-digit serial number, and are signed by Thomas W. Casey.
Due to possible variations in the appearance of the bank's official items and differing scams associated with the counterfeit items, officials of Harbor National Bank suggest they be contacted to verify authenticity of the bank's cashier's checks if received from an unknown or questionable source.
Correspondence accompanying the counterfeit checks may contain the letterhead of "Consumer Service Research Inc., 304 SD Highway 38, Suite 124, Hartford, SD 57093, Tel/Fax #: 1-289-888-1687 OR 1-289-888-1841" and may be signed by Pam Davids, Head Assignment Co-ordinator. The correspondence informs the recipient that he or she has been selected to represent the company as a mystery shopper. It is explained that the enclosed cashier's check is to be used during the assignment to make purchases at various merchants and to transfer money using a nationally known wire service. Recipients are instructed to telephone 1-289-888-1687 Ext 100 or 1-289-888-1841 Ext 100 and then press 1 to connect to a coordinator for detailed instructions.
For additional information and guidance and to verify the authenticity of Harbor National Bank's cashier's checks, please contact Kathy M. Hall, Vice President/Retail Bank Administrator, 1503 Old Towne Road, Charleston, SC 29407, by telephone at (843) 852-6401, by fax at (843) 852-6409, or via e-mail at [firstname.lastname@example.com].
Consumers who receive a counterfeit or fictitious item and associated material should file complaints with the following agencies, as appropriate:
Additional information concerning this matter that you believe should be brought to the attention of the OCC may be forwarded to:
E-mail: email@example.com
For additional information regarding other types of financial fraud, please visit the OCC's anti-fraud resource at: https://www.occ.gov/topics/consumer-protection/fraud-resources/index-fraud-resources.html.
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The yen reached the weakest since June 2010 versus the dollar after Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's government said it will spend 10.3 trillion yen ($116 billion) in new stimulus efforts that tend to weaken a currency.
The euro climbed after Goldman Sachs Group Inc. strategist Thomas Stolper wrote in a note that the shared currency may rise to $1.37. The yen headed for a ninth weekly decline, the longest losing streak since 1989, on speculation the Bank of Japan is also preparing measures to spur growth. South Korea's won gained to the strongest level against dollar in 17 months after the central bank kept interest rates unchanged.
"Abe announced fiscal stimulus in Japan, which is what sent the yen lower against the dollar," Richard Franulovich, a senior currency strategist at Westpac Banking Corp. in New York, said in a telephone interview. "We were expecting some sort of fiscal program, and they basically put some flesh on the bone."
The yen fell 0.4 percent to 89.17 per dollar at 11:50 a.m. in New York and reached 89.45, the weakest level since June 28, 2010. The Japanese currency depreciated 1 percent to 119.04 per euro and touched 119.35, the least since May 2011. The euro climbed as much as 0.7% to $1.3366, the highest since April 3, before trading at $1.3353, up 0.6%.
The won advanced 0.5% to 1,054.69 per dollar, the strongest level since August 2011.
Japan's government will spend about 3.8 trillion yen on disaster prevention and reconstruction, and 3.1 trillion yen on stimulating private investment and other measures, the Cabinet Office said in a statement.
BOJ Meeting
The Bank of Japan is set to adopt the 2% inflation target advocated by Abe, doubling its existing goal of 1%, without setting a deadline for achieving it, according to people familiar with discussions within the central bank. They requested anonymity because the talks are private. The BOJ meets on Jan. 21-22.
"We needed to see further news flow to maintain the weakness in the yen, and we've seen that," said Jeremy Stretch, head of foreign-exchange strategy at Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce in London. "The BOJ are signing up to the government's policy stance. For now, everyone is getting on to this train, and the question now is how far the yen can weaken."
The yen's 2.3% drop in the past week was the biggest among 10 developed-nation currencies tracked by Bloomberg Correlation-Weighted Indexes. The dollar lost 1%, while the euro rose 1.4%.
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CALGARY, ALBERTA--(Marketwire - Jan. 28, 2013) -
FRANCHISE SERVICES OF NORTH AMERICA INC. (TSX VENTURE:FSN) ("FSNA" or the "Company") announced today its financial results for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012. Revenue and the net loss for the year ended September 30, 2012 were US$10,606,197 and US$2,089,966 respectively, as compared to revenue of US$11,004,652 and a net loss of US$306,152 for the year ended September 30, 2011. Net loss includes non-recurring expenses related to the proposed acquisition of the Advantage® Rent-A-Car brand ("Advantage") of US$2,050,490 for the year ended September 30, 2012 and US$214,768 for the year ended September 30, 2011.
FSNA's previously announced acquisition of the Advantage brand will proceed by way of merger (the "Merger") between a wholly-owned subsidiary of FSNA and Adreca Holdings Corp. ("Adreca"), a subsidiary of Macquarie Capital. The Merger is expected to close in the first calendar quarter of 2013. FSNA also began operating Advantage pursuant to a Management Services Agreement ("MSA") on behalf of Adreca on December 12, 2012. The Merger and the MSA are more fully described in the appendix to the Company's press release dated August 28, 2012 and the Company's press release of December 12, 2012.
Tom McDonnell, the Company's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "During our fiscal fourth quarter, we completed a substantial amount of the work and negotiations related to the Advantage transaction, resulting in Adreca acquiring the assets of Advantage on December 12, 2012. We also began operating Advantage pursuant to the MSA on behalf of Adreca."
"During fiscal year 2012, FSNA incurred over US$2,000,000 of transaction fees directly related to the acquisition of Advantage by Adreca. We are now focused on completing the Merger with Adreca as quickly as possible and look forward to integrating the Advantage operations. In the interim, FSNA will earn fees under the MSA with Adreca."
About FSNA
FSNA is a publicly traded company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange. The Company and its subsidiaries own the following brands: U-Save Car & Truck Rental, U-Save Car Sales, Rent-A-Wreck of Canada, Practicar, Auto Rental Resource Center ("ARRC"), Xpress Rent A Car and Peakstone Financial Services.
U-Save, together with its subsidiary ARRC, has over 1,100 locations throughout the United States and is one of North America's largest franchise car rental companies. Having primarily serviced the local market for the past 30 years, the Company is expanding into the airport market with plans for the opening of airport locations in the top 30 markets in the United States and the major airports in Canada. U-Save currently services 31 airport markets in 12 different states and 7 countries. U-Save Car Sales is an expansion of the U-Save brand into the car sales market, and provides goods and services to car sales operators looking to affiliate with a national brand.
Practicar Systems Inc. (a wholly owned subsidiary of FSNA) owns the rights to the Rent-A-Wreck® and the PractiCar® trademarks for all of Canada. The Rent-A-Wreck® system operates a network of 57 franchises from coast-to-coast in Canada, providing a range of vehicle rental, leasing and sales options to its customers. The Rent-A-Wreck® system has been in continuous operation in Canada since 1976.
Completion of the Merger is subject to a number of conditions, including TSX Venture Exchange acceptance and approval by the Company's shareholders. The Merger cannot close until all required approvals are obtained. There can be no assurance that the transaction will be completed as proposed, or at all.
Investors are cautioned that, except as disclosed in the circular of FSNA to be prepared in connection with the Merger, any information released or received with respect to the Merger may not be accurate or complete and should not be relied upon. Trading in the securities of FSNA should be considered highly speculative.
The TSX Venture Exchange has in no way passed upon the merits of the transaction and has neither approved nor disapproved the contents of this press release.
Forward-Looking Information
Certain statements made in this news release are forward looking in nature, including statements made with respect to the Merger. The words "may," "could," "should," "would," "expect," "intend," "estimate," "anticipate," "believe," or "outlook" and similar expressions often identify forward-looking information. By their nature, forward-looking statements require FSNA to make assumptions and are subject to inherent risks and uncertainties. The forward-looking statements contained in this news release are based on certain key expectations and assumptions made by FSNA, including the satisfaction of conditions to the completion of the Merger. Although FSNA believes that the expectations and assumptions on which the forward-looking statements are based are reasonable, undue reliance should not be placed on the forward-looking statements because FSNA can give no assurance that they will prove to be correct. There can be no assurance that the Merger will be completed as proposed or at all. FSNA's forward-looking statements are qualified in their entirety by these cautionary statements. In addition, the forward-looking statements are made only as of the date of this news release, and except as required by applicable law, FSNA undertakes no obligation to publicly update these forward-looking statements to reflect new information, subsequent events or otherwise.
Neither TSX Venture Exchange nor its Regulation Services Provider (as that term is defined in the policies of the TSX Venture Exchange) accepts responsibility for the adequacy or accuracy of this release.
Franchise Services of North America Inc.Thomas P. McDonnell, III(601) 713-4333
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Thieves target graves in Candia's Holbrook CemeteryRYAN O'CONNOR
Union Leader Correspondent
July 02. 2014 9:38PM
CANDIA — A father who lost two daughters to cancer is upset that someone has taken flowers from their graves at Holbrook Cemetery.
He's not alone.
Candia Police Chief Mike McGillen said his department took three reports in as many days regarding flowers and other items being taken from gravesites in the cemetery.
"It's pretty upsetting," he said. "Whoever's doing this has sunk to a new low. It's pretty bizarre behavior."
McGillen said the items taken include hundreds of dollars worth of planted and potted flowers, and other items such as illuminated grave markers.
Candia police say they're looking to find those responsible and charge them to the fullest extent of the law.
"We planted $120 worth of perennials on Tuesday and watered them Wednesday and Thursday, and then we went up Saturday morning and all the plants were gone," said Roland Grimard. "We had 11 plants around three stones, and they even took the time to fill in the holes and flatten it out."
"The only thing I have other than pictures (of my daughters) is the (cemetery) stones," he said. "The one place you put your loved ones to rest and take the time to make the area beautiful and someone does this. It's just not right."
Marguerite Swain said she has been visiting graves at the Holbrook Cemetery in Candia for as long as she can remember. When she was a young child, she brought flowers to the gravesites of her grandparents, then later in life, those of her parents, and most recently her husband, who passed away in September of 2009.
Never in that time did she experience what she came across early Saturday, when she made her routine trip to the cemetery to water the flowers left in honor of her loved ones.
"Two of the pans with beautiful plants in them were missing, and then I went to another lot I've been routinely watering and a pan of plants missing there as well, as was one little marigold that had been dug up, and then on the way out I passed by another gravesite I've tended to for friends and noticed at least three pots missing there, as well as some luminaries," she said.
"It's not the monetary value," said Swain. "It's the idea we put it there to honor loved ones. I mean, who does this sort of thing?"
In addition, a local Eagle Scout, who was working on a project to restore the metal gate at the entrance to Holbrook Cemetery, had a makeshift sign ripped down and left near Moore Park and the Candia Police station.
McGillen said the person(s) responsible, if caught, will likely be charged with several counts of unauthorized theft by taking, a misdemeanor, but since there has been no damage to the gravestones, he said it's unlikely those responsible will see additional charges for vandalism.
"Right now, we're stepping up our presence at the (Holbrook) cemetery, which is where this criminal activity seems to be primarily contained," said McGillen. "We're hoping to generate some interest from residents who may see or hear something regarding these crimes."
Grimard said he's thankful that police are stepping up their efforts, but said for his family, this is the third year in a row that either flower pots, urns or planted flowers have been stolen, and he said he'd like to see the town take additional measures such as shutting the cemetery gate at 9 p.m. each night or installing a security camera of some variety to either identify or deter the criminal activity.
"I know somebody can't be there watching all the time ... but something needs to be done," he said. "My wife and I are both retired. We can't afford to keep replacing these flowers."


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FRENCH CAMP - The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office held a promotional and recognition ceremony Friday at the main jail on Michael Canlis Boulevard.
FRENCH CAMP - The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office held a promotional and recognition ceremony Friday at the main jail on Michael Canlis Boulevard.
Jason Whelen, Dustin Kulling, Thomas Rees and Ron Evans were promoted to the rank of sergeant, and Deputy Steve Buettner received special recognition.
Whelen has been with the Sheriff's Office since 2007. He has been awarded two letters of recognition, one for locating and apprehending a driver who had tried to run over a Stockton police officer and another for providing exemplary service to a crime victim.
Kulling joined the Sheriff's Office in 2002. He worked as a bailiff with the Court Services Division before moving to the Patrol Division in 2003 and the METRO Narcotics Task Force in 2005. He has been involved in numerous large-scale, statewide narcotics investigations. He is a court-recognized expert in methamphetamine labs and narcotics.
Rees was hired by the Sheriff's Office in 1987. Over the course of his 25-year career, he has worked in the Custody, Patrol and Civil divisions and with the Abatement Team. He has received several letters of commendation.
Evans was hired in 1987. He has worked in the Patrol, Custody and Court Services divisions. Evans is credited with helping to develop a bailiff training program and has been instrumental in training new transfers to the Court Services Division.
Buettner has worked for the Sheriff's Office for 27 years. In November, he helped to identify and apprehend two men who attempted to steal platinum from the Owens Illinois Glass Plant in Tracy. He also linked the men to a carjacking in Tracy and other robberies in Oakland. Buettner has received numerous letters of commendation and letters of appreciation for his work.
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