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With the exception of the specialty financial press and one or two general assignment journalists, the media are not making much of the LIBOR scandal. Much easier, and more congruent with The Narrative, I suppose, for the media to continue to chase after the bane of Bain. I mentioned here last week that the real story about LIBOR may well be the massive conflict of interest and collusion between the U.S. Treasury, the Fed, and the big banks to help prop up our massive and ever growing debt.
There's a huge misdirection taking place. The Obamanauts gave us as their solution to the financial crisis the Dodd-Frank bill, which was supposed to cure "too big to fail." And what's one of the first things they do out of the box? Hate on banks for overdraft fees. Yeah—that's really going to help alleviate financial vulnerability of the system.
So kudos for Charles Gasparino of the NY Post for noting the essence of the story a couple days ago:
But the dirty little secret on Wall Street is that the New York Fed is a horrible regulator: It sees its chief job as keeping the banking system intact. Since it needs its member banks to buy US government debt and to control the money supply, the last thing it wants to do is shed light on the banks' shady practices.
Which is why the Wall Street power brokers loved Geithner so much: On his New York Fed watch, he basically let them get away with the financial equivalent of murder, letting them take on the astronomical amounts of risk that ultimately blew up the system in 2008.
As Glenn Reynolds likes to say, the country's in the very best of hands.


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Chicken as pets debate returns to ManchesterBy PAUL FEELY
New Hampshire Union Leader
June 15. 2014 10:35PM
MANCHESTER — Aldermen are slated to hold a public hearing Tuesday on a proposed zoning ordinance amendment creating a new category for keeping chickens as pets.
The public hearing is scheduled to get underway immediately following a hearing on new permit fees at 5:45 p.m. in the Aldermanic Chambers on the third floor of City Hall.
In March, the aldermen's Committee on Administration approved a proposal that would allow residents who live on parcels a half-acre or larger to have up to six hens. Residents living on smaller lots are required to seek a variance from the city Zoning Board.
Most lots in Manchester are smaller than a half-acre, or 21,780 square feet. But the approved proposal, unlike previous plans, does allow for the keeping of chickens at multi-family properties, with the consent of the owner.
Under the proposed zoning amendment, the keeping of chickens would be allowed under the R-S, R-1A, R-1B, R-2, R-SM, and R-3 zoning districts. Chickens must be kept only for personal use, and the owner must be a resident of the dwelling on the lot where they are kept. The ordinance prohibits the selling of eggs produced by the chickens or engaging in chicken breeding, slaughtering, or any other commercial activity related to the keeping of chickens.
The ordinance up for review Tuesday night requires that all hens be kept within structures and fenced areas, and not allowed to roam free. The structure for the hens must be located in side or rear yards, and set back a minimum of 20 feet from property lines. The henhouses must be kept in a neat and sanitary condition, and provide a minimum of three square feet per hen.
The structure must also be located on a permeable surface that prevents waste runoff. All stored manure will be composted in a fully enclosed structure, with no more than three cubic feet of manure stored on the lot. Any manure not used for composting or fertilizing must be removed from the property.
When the city's Planning Department drew up an ordinance more than 1 1/2 years ago, it proposed allowing up to six hens at single-family houses with lot sizes of at least 7,500 square feet — a much smaller size than what the committee adopted in March. A majority on the administration committee rejected the Planning Department's original proposal, but the aldermen later voted to bring the idea back.
The draft ordinance was written after city officials examined ordinances in Dover, Concord, Bedford, Derry, Nashua, Portsmouth and cities outside New Hampshire, that have adopted language regulating the keeping of chickens.


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A fire that started in an outdoor porch closet spread in one building Thursday morning at Paddock Park Apartments.
A fire that started in an outdoor porch closet spread in one building Thursday morning at Paddock Park Apartments.
Ocala Fire Rescue got a call at 11:02 a.m. and was on scene in minutes.
The blaze was in Building 2000 at the complex located at 2701 SW 41st St. There are 16 units in the building, but just one side, with eight units, was affected.
Fire officials said it looked like the fire was caused by an electrical issue and that it appeared to have started in the closet of an upstairs apartment.
Smoke could be seen from several miles away, and when firefighters arrived, they observed flames coming through the roof of the two-story wood structure, according to Ocala Fire Rescue Assistant Fire Chief Brian Stoothoff.
Stoothoff said two of the eight units were completely destroyed by fire or smoke and two others were seriously damaged. He also said the roof caved in.
Eleven firetrucks and 28 firefighters battled the fire. Stoothoff said more than 20,000 gallons of water were used.
"Firefighters remained on scene for more than five hours" Battalion Chief Wally Brinkman said.
A city of Ocala fire inspector was on scene as well.
Everyone in the building got out safely, and there were no injuries.
Apartment complex manager Linda Pando said eight people were affected and that anyone displaced would be offered sanctuary elsewhere in the complex. The damaged apartments were two-bedroom, one-bath units.
A man who gave only his first name as Dwight ran through the scene speaking in a loud voice and said, "I'm losing everything right now. My whole life is gone."
Another man who would only give his first name, Miguel, said the fire started in the outside porch closet in Apartment 2007.
A woman who said she has lived in the complex for 20 years said she was reading the newspaper when someone knocked on her door and yelled for her to leave because of a fire.
A husband and wife said they were eating lunch when they heard neighbors running by knocking on doors.
Tionna Council, who said she has lived there four months in a two-bedroom, bottom-floor apartment, said she was sleeping when she heard a "loud banging" on doors and people yelling "get out."
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David Erickson killed in motorcycle accident
David Erickson, the Chief Executive Officer of Erickson Oil Products, Inc. / Freedom Valu Centers based in Hudson, died Wednesday as a result of injuries suffered in a motorcycle accident near Bozeman, Montana. His wife, Debi, was with him and sustained minor injuries. She is being treated at a local hospital in Bozeman.
Erickson, 55, is the son of the late Claire and Betty Lou Erickson and was a 1973 graduate of Hudson High School.
According to the Bozeman Daily Chronicle, the accident happened shortly after 4 p.m. Wednesday on Bridger Canyon Road. The motorcycle was northbound when it drifted off the right side of the road and over an embankment at mile marker 21.4, north of Bridger Bowl ski area, Montana Highway Patrol trooper Erick Fetterhoff said.
"The motorcycle went off the road and struck a few rocks," Fetterhoff said in the Daily Chronicle story.
Erickson was transported to Bozeman Deaconess Hospital where he was pronounced dead.
Both David and Debi were wearing helmets. Fetterhoff said alcohol and speed were not factors in the accident.
The tragedy is the second to strike the family in just over a year. On March 24, 2009, David's parents, Claire and Betty Lou, were involved in a murder-suicide in the couple's Hudson home.
David and Debi were currently living in Lakeland. He is survived by two sisters, Mimi (Jim) Kron of Hudson and Kristi (Michael) Kampmeyer of the Twin Cities. Another sister Nancy (1951-1974) died in an auto accident in Colorado Oct. 23, 1974.
David also has three children, Ashley, Bradley and Grady.
The late Herman Erickson (David's grandfather) was involved in the grocery business when he moved to Hudson in 1939. In 1950, the company diversified into the gasoline business with the first store in Red Wing, Minn. Herman, Claire and brothers Dean and Eugene continued in the retail grocery and gasoline business until 1981.
In 1981, the company divided and Claire and his family became solely involved in the retail gasoline business, Erickson Oil Products - DBA Freedom Valu Centers.
After Claire's death last year, David assumed full control of the Erickson Oil operation. A company spokesman said a plan is in place for the company to continue forward.
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to Debi and their family," said Sherry Jerry, executive assistant. "Our focus is on supporting the Erickson family during this difficult time."
Officials added that "although David's death is untimely and tragic the Erickson Family has planned for successive leadership and has a strong team of experienced professionals to lead the company today and into the future."


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Galaxy GT 520 MDT Review
Once you run a multiple monitor configuration with either Eyefinity or Surround technologies it's tough to go back to a single display configuration. Unfortunately, the graphics card needed to drive more than two monitors on the NVIDIA side of the fence has been limited to either the extreme high end (Think GTX 590) or a pair of cards that drive up costs and, in the end, power consumption. Galaxy has put together a series of video cards in their MDT line up (Multi Display Technology) that allows the end user to connect more than two monitors and includes the GT 520 MDT I am currently looking at, as well as cards that range up to the GTX 580 MDT. The GT 520 was released last year in April and is an entry-level GPU that is designed as an upgrade from an integrated graphics processor (IGP). What Galaxy has delivered is a low-cost solution to the problem of running a multiple monitor configuration. No longer is a pair of cards or even a high-end card needed to drive multiple monitors. The Galaxy GT 520 MDT supports connectivity of up to four 1080p DVI monitors in either slit or merged mode for the content creation professional, day trader, or end user looking for more screen real estate. Gaming is not its strong suite, but the GT 520 is suitable for plenty of casual gaming and has all of the features of the Fermi lineup such as PhysX support, DX 11 support, CUDA and more allowing this card to be used in applications that support GPU acceleration. Let's see what this card has to offer for the person looking for an upgrade to that IGP.
Closer Look:
The packaging for the Galaxy GT 520 MDT highlights the most prominent feature of this card on the front panel: the ability to drive a quartet of monitors. Galaxy also points out that the GT 520 MDT is equipped with 1GB of GDDR3 memory and that the card comes with a three year warranty. The back panel extols the virtues of having multiple monitors for gaming and maximizing screen real estate.
Inside the packaging, the Galaxy GT 520 MDT sits in a cardboard enclosure sealed in a static resistant bag. Under the inner shell is the accessory bundle that includes the driver disk, software disk, documentation, and a pair of dual DVI dongles. A quick installation guide is also included.
The Galaxy GT 520 MDT comes with everything that is needed to enjoy the benefits of a multiple monitor configuration without breaking the bank for the GPU.


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Just as is the case every offseason, players become free agents and find their way to new teams.
While it's not necessarily all-encompassing, here's a list of some notable former Phillies, or former Phillies' prospects, who have signed with a new team over the past few months.
The following list is not only players who were in the organization this past year, but some were. We also didn't include players like Chase Utley, who resigned with the team they were most recently with (in his case, the Dodgers).
And if you think there's somebody noteworthy we missed and should add to the list, let us know in the comments.


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Emilia Clarke plays Daenerys Targaryen, who embraced her role as the "Mother of Dragons" at the end of last season. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Lena Headey returns as Queen Regent Cersei Lannister, attempting to maintain control of the Seven Kingdoms with her psychotic son, Joffrey, and her controlling father. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau plays Jaime Lannister, last seen being escorted to King's Landing by Brienne of Tarth to be exchanged for Arya and Sansa Stark. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) managed to repel Stannis Baratheon's invading forces from King's Landing at the end of last season, but he was rewarded with the loss of his title (King's Hand) and a scar on his face. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Charles Dance plays Tywin Lannister, patriarch of the Lannister family, who returned to King's Landing to relieve his son, Tyrion, from his role as the King's Hand. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Michelle Fairley plays Catelyn Stark, who is attempting to keep her children safe. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Robb Stark (Richard Madden) ended last season by breaking his engagement to Lord Walder Frey's daughter and marrying Lady Talisa (Oona Chaplin) instead. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Sophie Turner plays Sansa Stark, who was promised to the psychotic King Joffrey, but managed to avoid marriage. However, so long as she remains in King's Landing, she's in danger. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Kit Harrington plays Jon Snow, the Night's Watch soldier who has been captured by the Wildlings north of the Wall. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Maisie Williams plays Arya Stark, who learned of a secret organization known as the Faceless Men at the end of last season. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Isaac Hempstead-Wright plays Bran Stark, who has begun a trek north to the Wall. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Thomas Brodie-Sangster plays Jojen Reed, brother of Meera Reed. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Ellie Kendrick plays Meera Reed, who will assist Bran Stark on his journey. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Rose Leslie plays the Wildling warrior Ygritte, who has her eye on Jon Snow. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Stephen Dillane plays Stannis Baratheon, who still lusts after the Iron Throne, even though his assault on King's Landing failed. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Carice van Houten plays the red priestess Melisandre, who continues to advise Stannis Baratheon, even though his attack on King's Landing failed. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Natalie Dormer plays Lady Margaery Tyrell, the new lady love of King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson). (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Ciaran Hinds joins the cast as Mance Rayder, the "King Beyond the Wall" and leader of the Wildlings. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Diana Rigg joins the cast as Lady Olenna Redwyne, also known as the Queen of Thorns. She's the grandmother of Margaery and Loras Tyrell and a scheming force to be reckoned with. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Richard Dormer plays Beric Dondarrion, leader of the mysterious Brotherhood Without Banners, which is introduced in the third season. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Paul Kaye joins the cast as Thoros of Myr, a red priest who worships the same deity as Melisandre, who also serves as an adviser to Beric Dondarrion. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Gwendoline Christie plays Brienne of Tarth, the female knight tasked with escorting Jaime Lannister to King's Landing. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
Clive Russell joins the cast as Brynden Tully, also known as the Blackfish, Catelyn Stark's uncle. (Helen Sloan / HBO)Link
The icicles in Jon Snow's beard are real — the result of filming in Iceland rather than using special effects — in the hit HBO fantasy series "Game of Thrones."
The show's production blog posted a video Thursday revealing a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the cast and crew filming scenes from Season 3 in the snow-covered mountains of Iceland. The upcoming season of "Game of Thrones" (based on George R. R. Martin's bestselling "A Song of Ice and Fire" book series) will continue to follow Jon Snow, played by Kit Harington, a Night's Watch soldier who was kidnapped by Wildlings north of the wall protecting Westeros.
"It's harsh weather conditions. It's not easy to shoot here," Harington said in the video. "But the country's so beautiful that it makes it such a pleasure to come here."
Harsh conditions indeed.
"Yesterday we were shooting in a blizzard, so we couldn't see how beautiful it was," said Ciarán Hinds, who is joining the cast as Mance Rayder, the Wilding leader and "King Beyond the Wall."
The blizzards aren't the only challenge for the cast and crew.
"There's about five hours of daylight, so you can imagine it's a lot of pressure to get a lot of shots," director Daniel Minahan said.
But despite the time constraints and the weather, co-creator David Benioff said he'd rather film in Iceland than in front of a green screen.
"It just makes such a huge difference coming to a place where it's actually this cold, and it's actually snowing like this, and the actors, when they're huddling up for warmth, they really did need to get close to get warm," Benioff said. "It's a lot of work to schedule everything and figure out how to get all the equipment here and how we can afford it all, but at the end of the day, we'd rather spend the money on the locations rather than on the effects. It just makes everything more real."
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The NFL reinstated Saints coach Sean Payton two weeks early from his year-long suspension. Guess Roger Goodell still has hopes of being able to go into restaurants and bars during the next two weeks in New Orleans
Andrew Luck will play in the Pro Bowl after Tom Brady pulled out due to an "undisclosed injury." Translation – Brady is sick of settling for the Pro Bowl.
20 degrees in Washington, D.C. So maybe some conservatives were right when they said America would re-elect President Obama when hell froze over.
So does Beyonce have her Super Bowl recording ready yet?
A Southwest Airlines flight aborted a takeoff from Denver when a warning light indicated a fire onboard. The jet stopped so abruptly that three tires blew out. No injuries, but wonder how long it will take to clean the seats..
The Museum of the City of New York is showcasing one of the finalists of a "micro-apartment" contest- only 325 sq feet. And it's still probably big enough to misplace your keys somewhere inside.
Okay, so maybe many people expected the Los Angeles Lakers were over optimistic to think about contending for a title…. but in 2013, who thought they'd be being outplayed by the Wizards?
You think you've flamed someone on FB is a bad mood, how about Anna Burns Welker, wife of Wes: "Proud of my husband and the Pats. By the way, if anyone is bored, please go to Ray Lewis' Wikipedia page. 6 kids 4 wives. Acquitted for murder. Paid a family off. Yay! What a hall of fame player! A true role model!"
It's a wonderful thing that so many people who don't usually travel were able to attend Barack Obama's second inauguration. It is not so wonderful if you happen to be with them at the airport.
CNN beat other cable news networks in covering President Obama's oath and inaugural address. They drew 3.136 million viewers in all. MSNBC had 2.273 million viewers, and Fox News was last with1.316 million viewers. But really, 1.316 Fox viewers? Why? They could have just waited for their anchors to tell them how bad the speech was.
President Obama paused as he left the inauguration ceremony and said "I want to take a look one more time. I'm not going to see this again." Hearing this Bill Clinton nudged Hillary and just smiled.
From Gary Bachman: "It's so cold Lance Armstrong injected himself with soup."
– and from Alex Kaseberg, in the "truth hurts" dept: the truth hurts: The worst part about Lance Armstrong being exposed as a liar, a bully and a cheater? It is admitting the French were right to despise him. Oh, man, how that hurts . . .
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The Tampa Bay Rays, formerly the Devil Rays, have signed Juan Oviedo, who used to go by the name of Leo Nunez, just weeks after signnig Roberto Hernandez, who was once known as Fausto Carmona. Their home opener is against …… The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim.


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Cambridge, Mass. – After making the
conference playoffs last season for the first time in four years,
the Crimson looks to build upon the success it had last season.
Head coach Brian Baise will look to the seniors for their
experience and skill to guide the team back to the playoffs for a
second consecutive year.
The Crimson finished the 2009 season tied for first in the Hay Division of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association with a 6-2 conference record and an 11-6 overall mark. Harvard was one of just two teams from the Hay Division to advance to the conference playoffs.
As the overall No. 8 seed in the conference, the Crimson traveled to No. 5 George Mason for the first round of the playoffs. The season ended for Harvard with a 3-1 loss to the Patriots.
After a slow 3-5 start to the season, the Crimson won eight of its final 10 regular-season matches and lost just one conference contest in that stretch.
With the graduation of outside hitter Jeff Nathan '09 and middle blocker Brady Weissbourd '09, who ranked third in the EIVA and seventh in the nation in kills, the Crimson will look to other players to make an impact on offense.
Co-captains Gil Weintraub and Erik Kuld will play vital role in the Crimson's playoff goals. Weintraub led the team and was fourth in the league in assists last season, with 12.29 per set, but moves from setter to outside hitter this season.
Kuld appeared in all 19 matches and each of the 75 sets for the Crimson in 2009. He finished the season ranked 25th nationally with 0.35 service aces per set. Senior middle blocker Soren Rosier appeared in all 19 matches for the Crimson last season, averaging 0.79 kills, 0.72 digs and 0.72 blocks per set.
"We're looking for our seniors to anchor this team, on and off the court," says Baise. "They bring a great deal of experience and skill, and they want nothing more than to wrap up their great careers here with a Hay Division championship."
Harvard's three sophomores, Nikola Ivica, Matt Jones and Dan Schreff, will use the experience gained last year to be integral players on this year's team. Ivica is the team's returning leader in kills from last season, averaging 3.55 per set.
"Matt and Nikola will again be expected to carry a good portion of the offensive load," says Baise. "Dan, our libero, will be key for our service receive."
The Crimson has three freshmen joining the squad this season who will seek to make an immediate impact both offensively and defensively. Paul Glootz, a middle blocker from Stassfurt, Germany, will play an important role in the middle blocker position.
Setters Derek Jansma and Rob Lothman will have an immediate impact at the setter position. "It's a lot of responsibility for a first-year player, but both have earned our confidence in pre-season training," Baise says of the two.
Harvard opens the 2010 season at Juniata on Jan. 23. Hay Division play begins for the Crimson on Feb. 27 as Harvard hosts Rutgers-Newark.


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PEORIA — Reinforcements for officers at the Peoria Police Department won't be arriving for at least several more months.
The hiring of a group of new recruits who had been scheduled to begin training this month has been postponed until at least April, when the next police training institute will be offered.
The hiring was announced in September along with the award of a $750,000 federal grant intended to cover the cost of some officers' salaries over a period of three years, and the delay comes amid ongoing contract negotiations between the city and the Peoria Police Benevolent Association.
Neither union President Eric Ellis nor City Manager Patrick Urich would discuss negotiations on Monday, but Ellis noted the timing in an email to the City Council and other city officials sent Sunday.
"One rumor we have heard is this decision was made over the ongoing contract negotiations between the city of Peoria and the PPBA," the email read. "If this is true, we believe this is an unacceptable and invalid reason for not hiring new police officers."
In the shadow of a spike in violent crime in mid-September, the department announced it would fill 17 positions — six of them covered under a Community Oriented Policing Services grant from the U.S. Department of Justice that would cover a portion of their salaries for three years with the agreement that the city would pay the full salaries for a fourth year.
Assistant Police Chief Jerry Mitchell said Monday that the grant would not be lost because of the hiring delay.
"My understanding is that as long as we hire in 2014, the grant will be honored in full," Mitchell said. "Whenever we get the green light to hire, we are ready to do so."
Urich said the city is looking to hire in April.
"The next classes are in April, so hopefully, we'll get them in there," Urich said. "We'll try to fill the positions as soon as we can in April."
The number of vacancies at the department, however, is increasing. Mitchell said a sergeant retired at the beginning of the year and three more officers are expected to retire in the coming months.
"We'll be looking to fill that (sergeant's) spot and maybe up to three more by the end of the spring," Mitchell said.
The diminished work force at the department is taking a toll, Ellis said Monday. When the city applied for the federal hiring grant last spring, it listed 217 officers in the department. Ellis said there are currently 205.
The union president cautioned that officer safety and the level of service to residents could be at stake without new blood at the department, particularly if mandatory overtime shifts, also called order ins, for patrol officers continue at the same pace as in 2013.
"In 2013, the number of these order ins reached a new high. These order ins destroy morale across the board because often times, they come at very little notice," Ellis said. "These order ins are creating a fatigued force, in which there appears to be no end in sight for 2014."
The message union officials sent to city officials Sunday summed up the situation this way: "Frankly, it remains a mystery to us how the employees of this organization are to continue to provide the exemplary services they do provide to the citizens of Peoria if new hires are not made and not made quickly."
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A Migrant Boy Buried In Guatemala Hometown
A 15-year-old Guatemalan boy whose death became a symbol of the perils facing children attempting to illegally cross into the United States was buried in his hometown Saturday, amid prayers and tears from his family.
Neighbors in this mountain village filled the small home where Gilberto Francisco Ramos Juarez grew up, turning the room where he slept on the floor into a space to mourn over his gray and silver coffin.
A white bow hung on the front door in a sign of mourning. Inside the humble concrete home, women cried and prayed while men waited to carry Gilberto's body to the hilltop cemetery overlooking the village. Amid highland flowers and candles sat a photograph of the boy.
"Ay, my son, now I won't see you again," his mother, Cipriana Juarez, shouted between tears.
The boy's decomposed body was discovered on June 15 in the Rio Grande Valley, not far inside Texas from the border with Mexico. Around his neck was a rosary he had received as a gift for his first communion as a Roman Catholic. Scribbled inside his belt buckle was the phone number of an older brother in Chicago he had hoped to reach.
He apparently got lost on his way north and likely died from exposure in hot, dry brush country of South Texas. An autopsy did not find signs of trauma. His body was less than a mile from a nearby home.
Gilberto's death highlighted the hardships that afflict young migrants. The U.S. government is searching for ways to deal with record numbers of unaccompanied children who are sneaking into the country, fleeing poverty and violence in Central America.
The family said Gilberto had hoped to find work to pay for medicine his mother needs. Workers in the mountains of northern Guatemala earn about $3.50 a day, said his uncle, Catarino Ramos.
"He left because of poverty, because he wanted to help buy his mother's medicine," Catarino Ramos said.
Now, the family will have to find a way to repay the $2,500 loan they took out, mortgaging their home, to pay for Gilberto's journey.
"Here, only sadness will remain," said the boy's father, Francisco Ramos.
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Posted on October 11, 2013
The fads surge like contagious diseases in a grade school. They all play "swingin'" tunes and five years later those same tunes are "rockin'."
Yes, I've been pushing through the pop instrumental records again, and gazing in amazement at what a variety of wonders is available in what we think of as a bland whitebread world. For a while technology was the big selling point. Everybody had a company brand of high fidelity (hifi, the grandfather of WiFi). There was DynaGroove and f:35d and who knows what-all else. There are actually albums with gatefold openings so two extra surfaces of the jacket can be used to explain why the grooves in THIS hunk of vinyl are so much better than the grooves in Brand X.
There was a period when everybody was dancing Latin, so every bandleader had a Latin-themed album. Some of these, I have been informed, have nothing more Hispanic to them than the titles of the songs. I haven't gotten through all of these records yet, but I think my favorite is going to be the Latin album by Ruth Welcome and Her Romantic Zither. It's kind of like the Thai pizza taco I saw on a menu once; I could say nothing but "Only in America".
Which is also what I said when I noticed that at least four of these Latin-themed dance albums included the song "Never On a Sunday". Greek it might be, but it was also considered an excellent cha-cha number.
After doing a Latin album, most of these bandleaders and guitar players and pianists brought out a cowboy country/western album. I wondered about this, but then I looked at the list of songs on one and understood. There is nothing pop culture feeds off of like pop culture. The LP was a collection of theme songs. At this point, if you switched on your television in prime time, you could see Gunsmoke, Bonanza, Have Gun Will Travel, Maverick, Bat Masterson, Black Saddle, Buckskin, The Deputy, Wyatt Earp, Cheyenne, and Wagon Train. Naturally, everybody had to do a cowboy album. (In fact, where are The Rifleman, Rawhide, F Troop…not that I'm old enough to remember any of this, of course.)
There was a period when covers leaned toward text. For a while they veered in the direction of painted covers, on which the ladies could wear gauzier gowns than they could in photographs. (No ladies involved, but some sort of peak must have been established when Jackie Gleason had Salvador Dali do the jacket art for his Lonesome Echo album.) There was apparently a competition among small record companies to see which could present an instrumental soloist in the blandest and cheapest picture. There was a Pacific Island phase, not unrelated to the Exotica phase (jungle scenery, deep cleavage).
A label called Audio Fidelity was in a class by itself, presenting what is now known as World Music in album covers exceedingly heavy on models in fishnet stockings. (They stole their own greatest jacket art, beating other labels to the punch. A lady photographed at such an angle that you could basically see nothing except her fishnet-clad legs on an album called "Cha Cha Cha" was such a hit that they repeated it almost exactly for an album by another artist, called "Cha Cha Cha Cha Cha".)
I can only marvel at the vast variety that was once available in what we now dismiss as mere "Easy Listening". As my final exhibit, I offer the Lesley Gore angry-girl hit song "You Don't Own Me", which was also recorded by Dusty Springfield, Joan Jett, Bette Midler, and….
Lawrence Welk. I rest my case.


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On the River Hill football practice field Saturday morning, the Hawks weren't thinking much about last season's state championship.
Winning a title in December doesn't matter much come August. Sure it provides motivation, but the rest is up to the Hawks.
"It actually made me work harder over the summer, to put in the extra work to make sure we can get that spot in states," River Hill senior running back-safety Justin Arn said.
Players at Old Mill and Dunbar have the same motivation as the Hawks to get back to M&T Bank Stadium. While River Hill beat a favored Thomas Johnson team, 41-13, in the Class 3A final, undefeated Old Mill won a classic overtime battle with Quince Orchard, 35-34, for the Class 4A title. Dunbar scored the last 24 points of the Class 1A final to beat Perryville, 32-11.
Coaches and players at all three know more about the ups of football season in recent years. Old Mill has won two of the last three 4A titles. The Hawks have won three times in five years, including twice in 2A. The Poets have six of the last eight 1A crowns. They also know the downs can be every bit as motivating.
Last fall, the Hawks weren't favored to win the regional championship, much less the state title. During the regular season, they lost to eventual Howard County champion Atholton, 14-0, but they came back to avenge that in the regional final, 21-12.
"It's definitely easier to be an underdog, especially when you go into those big games like Atholton and the state championship, too," Hawks senior guard-defensive end Justin Nestor said. "Going into those games, nobody expects you to win and when you do, it's the best feeling in the world. This year it's different, because when we come out they're always going to go, 'Defending 3A state champions.' It'll feel good, but at the same time, you've got to defend your title, you've got to get back there because you want to win it again."
The Hawks know that after losing the regional final, the Atholton players' motivation comes from that underdog perspective and it drives the Raiders just as hard.
"Everyone gets motivated differently," Raiders senior center Zach Plotkin said. "I don't think just because you've won it before it means you want it any less. Just because River Hill won it last year, they're not going to let up. We just have to work the hardest. Our coaches are always saying whenever you're taking a play off, someone else in the state is working harder than you, so there's never a time to take a play off or cut something short, because you want to be the best."
That underdog motivation was at work Saturday at Catonsville and Poly, too. Both teams went unbeaten into the playoffs. The Comets lost to Old Mill in the state semifinal, 49-20, after beating the Engineers, 28-18, in the regional final.
First-year Engineers coach Larry Webster Jr., an assistant on last year's team, has no doubt his team is motivated.
"They were two games away from being in the state championship game. I think that's motivation in itself, to get a taste of a championship run but not finish it off," Webster said.
At Catonsville, second-team All-Metro running back DeAndre' Lane said the Comets started talking about this season on the bus home from Old Mill last November.
"It's been on my mind ever since it happened," said the senior, who has committed to Maryland. "It's great motivation for this year. We don't want to feel that again."
Still, Lane said Saturday that the first day of practice hasn't changed much since last season.
"It's really nothing different," said Lane. "We've got to come out here and do what we have to do and work with what we've got. You've got to be humble, go out there and not talk too much, just let your actions do the talking for you."
While expectations may be high on the team, around school and in the community, the coaches and the players know it's a whole new year and anything can happen.
Last season, the Comets had the best record in school history, first undefeated Baltimore County season and first regional title, and coach Rich Hambor said his players want to build on that but they know it won't be easy.
"The kids coming back, I think that they know what it takes to make that happen, that it's not just going to fall together," Hambor said. "People are going to be coming for us after last season and the kids just know they can have a whole other first, to do it again, so I think they remember what they learned but want to make their own statement as well."
At Dunbar, coach Lawrence Smith remembers his second season as head coach, 2008, when his players did not have such things in perspective.
After the Poets went undefeated in 2007 and won their second straight Class 1A title, they returned a talented, veteran team led by senior Tavon Austin, the state record holder for career points, touchdowns and rushing yards.
"When Tavon and them came back, they felt we were invincible. We had seven or eight [Division I players] on that team, virtually the whole team returning. Everyone was saying that was one of the best teams ever assembled and we came back in 2008 and lost the first game against Gwynn Park," said Smith, whose team did go on to win a third straight state title.
"You've got to understand when you're coming off a championship, you're not the hunter, you're the hunted," said Smith. "You have to keep the kids focused. They've got to understand they're a state champion football team, so everyone wants to be where they are and they have to get humble again."


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On this day, September 22, 2012, Washington Nationals pitcher Gio Gonzalez won his 20th game of the season. You're probably asking yourself when the last time was that Washington had a 20-game winner. The answer is 1953, when Bob Porterfield won 22 games.
To put Gonzalez's accomplishment into further perspective, Washington's top winner last season (a decent year in which the Nats won 80 games) was John Lannan, with 10 wins. And in two seasons since baseball returned to Washington in 2005, the Nats failed to produce even a 10 game winner. Lannan led the team with 9 wins in 2009, and in 2007 relief pitcher Jon Rauch led with 8 wins.
How's that for progress?


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WORCESTER — Once the site of one of the city's more popular restaurants, the former El Morocco Restaurant, perched atop the hill at the end of Wall Street, is going to be razed to make way for a housing development.
The Planning Board Wednesday night unanimously approved plans for the construction of a three-story, 59-unit apartment building at 100 Wall St.
Acorn Allocations LLC, a Shrewsbury-based company, is the developer and owner of the 1.8-acre property.
The new building is going to have a footprint that is roughly 20,800 square feet.
To make way for that, the roughly 12,000-square-foot, one-story restaurant building will be razed, according to Michael Andrade of Graves Engineering.
The apartment building will have 16 one-bedroom units and 43 two-bedroom units, Mr. Andrade said.
He said there will be 119 parking spaces on site; there were 125 parking spaces for the restaurant.
The site is considerably overgrown and the restaurant building has fallen into disrepair after being vacant for more than a dozen years.
City planners expressed concern about the lack of open space for such a high-density residential development.
The city's policy calls for having at least 40 square feet of open space on the site per dwelling unit; in this instance, that would amount to nearly 2,400 square feet. But the project plans did not come close to meeting that.
Because it is just a policy, the developer does not need a variance or special permit if the project does not meet the benchmark. City officials said community space inside the building could be included in the open space calculation.
Mr. Andrade told the board that efforts will be made to modify the plans to create as much open space as possible.
Lynne Ritacco, who lives at 13 Shale St. behind the development site, raised questions about the height of the new building.
"We have a pretty nice view of the city and I wonder how much of it will be obstructed (by the three-story building)," she said.
Meanwhile, Marshall Farmelant, president of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, which has a building around the corner from the development site at 53 Norfolk St., said he hoped there was going to be enough parking on-site.
He said Wall and Norfolk streets cannot handle a large amount of overflow parking.
Mr. Andrade said the developer is providing one more space than what is required under the city's zoning ordinance.
El Morocco, founded by the Aboody family, was one of the city's legendary gathering places. It originally opened in 1943 inside an apartment house, and then relocated in 1977 to a new building across the street at 100 Wall St.
The popular 200-seat restaurant and nightclub attracted many stars in the fields of stage, screen and music who were performing in Worcester or Boston.
The El, as it was known, closed in 1994, but the building was reborn in January 2000 when it re-opened as a new restaurant and nightclub, Il Palazzo. But the building was foreclosed on again in July 2001 and has sat empty since.
In 2008, a developer proposed razing the restaurant and constructing a six-story, 90-unit apartment building, but the plan ran into strong opposition from neighborhood residents on Grafton Hill, who said the building would block the view of the city they had long enjoyed.
City planning officials also expressed concerns about the impact of the height of the building on the surrounding neighborhood, which is primarily residential.
That proposal ended up going nowhere.
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October 15, 1936 - November 15, 2012
Westtown, NY
Dr. Daniel F. Sickmiller, respected local veterinarian, died on Thursday, November 15 at home with loving family at his side. He was 76.
The son of the late John and Theresa Pointner Sickmiller, he was born on October 15, 1936 in Callicoon, NY. He graduated from Jeffersonville High School and earned his doctor of veterinary medicine degree from Cornell University.
Raised on a farm in Jeffersonville, NY, he found his calling in caring for animals. His work was love made visible. Dr. Sickmiller was a healer of body and sad hearts and his creed, "Do no harm", was woven throughout every aspect of his life. Beyond his vast medical knowledge and skill, and his love of and dedication to the true art of veterinary medical practice, his magic lay in an innate instinct of what his patients needed. Above all he had a heart with infinite capacity for compassion and acceptance.
Dan gave generously of himself and graciously shared his wisdom with people from all walks of life. With great empathy, he was a true friend to many. He enjoyed caring for hard luck cases on his own farm, traveling with his family, shopping for and preparing home-cooked meals, fishing with his grandsons at the lake upstate, hunting with his childhood friends at Buck Ridge Camp and competing in local tractor-pull contests.
He is survived by his wife, Beth, at home; two sons, Rick with his wife, Peggy (Boutin) of Naples, FL and Craig with his fiancee, Sara Budd of Middletown, and two daughters, Kellie Brooks of Camden, ME and Cara (Brooks) Abraham with her husband, Michael of Roxbury, CT. He is also survived by his sister, Louise Herbstsomer, East Brunswick, NJ and his beloved grandchildren: Matthew, C.J., Wyl, and Darya.
Cremation will be private.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Dan's memory may be made to the Sullivan County S.P.C.A., 104 Rock Hill Drive, Rock Hill, NY 12775.
Visitation will be held on Monday, November 19 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home, Inc, 130 Highland Ave., Middletown, NY 10940. A memorial service will be celebrated at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, November 20 at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church, 90 Euclid Ave., Middletown.
Funeral arrangements under the direction of Applebee-McPhillips Funeral Home. www.applebee-mcphillips.com


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Vice Magazine recently posted a shoot I conceptualised and styled, shot by Caroline Mackintosh. We captured Princess Goldenhair, also known as Phoebe, just weeks before the birth of her baby boy. Here is the shoot in full, Enjoy!
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Wednesday, 8 October 2014
Big Booty and Yellow Fever
A couple of months have passed since we last blogged and tbh we're not sure if we're going to blog regularly again because life, trauma, dying pets, time, age, old, very very old, etc.
However Isa is currently innoculated with 8 different vaccines and therefore seriously high and possibly developing mumps and yellow fever and Fani has a sort of job with some extra time and no-one has been blogging anything very funny lately. And although we are well aware of how specific our humour may be and this shit ain't funny and fuck Cape Town hipsters and the only female with any form of humour in South Africa is still Anne Hirsch.
But because Ebola, and crap politics, and pending doom and Rocking the Daisies and the sea dying here is what we found entertaining in the last few months.
1. First and foremost the J-Lo&Iggy Big Booty video. We get it J-Lo you have a big ass now CALM THE FUCK DOWN. We hand it to her for looking good at 40 but this did feel like abit of a desperate plea for relevance.
The music video starts and my first reaction is WHY AM I IN SPACE?
Iggy's glorious butt opens the video and you think phew everything is going to be alright
But then they start going butt to butt and you're like why are you going butt to butt? Is this a daggering video?
And J-Lo proceeds to quite literally SIT on Iggy
Untill Iggy fights back with some elbows
And then it REALLY begins and it's like Flashdance had an epileptic fit and someone gave J-Lo a shot of adrenaline and you're really really worried about her health
No she won't stop
I think she quite literally CAN'T stop
Iggy's first look of why did I agree to this?
But J-Lo is fighting back harder than ever
Untill Iggy reluctantly gives in
Quite literally my favourite still in the whole video
And attempts a sexy pat on J-Lo's butt which ends up making you feel like you watched someone being abused
Suddenly when you thought the ordeal was over J-Lo is in some kind of jello (lol)
Sliding around like a lubed up mermaid
This all comes to a brilliant finish involving a fake cigarette and some seriously bad sunglasses
J-Lo attempts to teach us various smoking poses
However there is still NO smoke coming from that very unlit cigarette
She gives us what you think is a final shake
Which suddenly looks like it could be turning into a possible seizure
But no she recovers and gives us one last clear look at her butt (in case ANYONE had missed it)
Before this brutal finish involving unlit cigarette and what looks like a tiny penis between her legs
This video made me think two things
2. Hope I NEVER bump into J-Lo in the club for fear of butt suffocation
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Blueberry Tart
Wednesday, March 4, 2009
Blueberry tart
Blueberry Tart
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Oh my gosh this looks so good. I too have a stash of summer blueberries in the freezer that have been waiting to be used for something special. This is going to be it! On another note, I am in the middle of making your cardamom ice cream desert - help! Are you calling for a half cup of dark roast coffee grounds, or brewed coffee? I am moving forward with using grounds. I am also unsure about the extra tablespoon of coffee. Did you add a brewed tablespoon, or again grounds. Thanks in advance for answering. I am testing this for an Indian dinner party, it looks simply over the top and I can't wait to get it all together and try it.ReplyDelete
The recipe for the coffee ice cream needs 1/2 c of dark coffee to be brewed into 1 c of coffee! Then the extra tablespoon (just ground coffee) is to be added right at the end, before churning/freezing. I hope I'm not too late!!ReplyDelete


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At Nemours, we promise to do whatever it takes to treat children as we would our own. When your child comes to Nemours, we know you're placing your trust in us. This trust and our dedication to improving the health of your child is what inspires us to provide exceptional care and the most satisfying experience possible.
Patient Care
Quality & Safety: Learn how we track and measure the success of our care.
- Low Bleeding Rates After Tonsillectomies
- Our Surgical Wound Infection Rates Far Better Than National Average
- Surgical Outcomes
Patient Satisfaction: See what families say about our care.
Low Bleeding Rates After Tonsillectomies
At Nemours, we have one of the largest ear, nose, and throat ("ENT" or "otolaryngology") programs in the country. From 2006 through 2009, we saw nearly 82,000 ENT patients across all of our Nemours locations. So when you come to Nemours for your child's ear, nose, or throat issue, you can expect top-level care from experienced, highly skilled physician specialists and health care professionals who not only know your child's condition, but the best treatment options available for your child.
One of the most common operations in children is a tonsillectomy (when a doctor removes the tonsils — those clumps of tissue on both sides of the throat that help fight infections). Often, adenoids (a mass of tissue in the passage connecting the back of the nasal cavity to the throat) are taken out at the same time as the tonsils. When these operations are done together it's called a "T&A," for short. One of the ways we deliver top-quality care is by keeping bleeding rates really low for children who need a tonsillectomy or T&A.
As a parent, bleeding is probably something you hadn't even thought about if your child needs a tonsillectomy. To our ENT surgeons, preventing and minimizing bleeding after surgery (called "postoperative bleeding") is a top priority. Why? Because bleeding after the operation could mean a trip back to the operating room. When there's little or no bleeding, the recovery period is smoother.
Every member of our care teams (from our doctors to our nurses) is dedicated to ensuring your child's health, safety, and comfort while reducing complications.
Our Bleeding Rates Keep Going Down
At Nemours, we're making huge strides in keeping the frequency of bleeding to a minimum. Based on the number of procedures we did in 2009, less than 1% (just 0.88%) needed intervention for bleeding. Considering the national average is 2%, we're doing far better than many hospitals and surgical centers throughout the country performing tonsillectomies in kids.
How We Do It
Our bleeding rates at Nemours are so low because our ENT doctors are meticulous in the procedures they perform and in the care they provide. We've done the research and have both established the standards and adopted practices based on evidence about what works best for each patient. Our goal is to help kids who've just had a tonsillectomy recover with little or no complications.
Better outcomes, such as a significantly reduced bleeding rate, translate to an uninterrupted recovery period, more comfortable patients — and less worried parents. At Nemours, we treat the children we care for as we would our own — whatever it takes.


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Marvel Animation/Lionsgate Home Entertainment
It's taken me some time to finally get around to watching this one, I know. Especially since it's been around for so long. I've been prompted by the long-awaited "Avengers" movie which will be hitting theaters in a week to devoting time to watching the animated Marvel superhero movies I haven't seen and re-watching the live action movies that I have. I'm fairly familiar with the DC animated movies as I enjoy the stories and the animation much better than the Marvel animated movies that I have seen. But as HULK VS. features two of my favorite Marvel superheroes going at it toe-to-toe, there was no way I couldn't start with this one first.
Directed by Sam Liu
Produced by Frank Paur
Story by Craig Kyle and Frank Paur
Screenplay by Christopher Yost
Once a year in the fabled kingdom of Asgard, All-Father Odin lapses into the fabled Odinsleep for one week to regenerate his divine power. During that week, every evil power in The Nine Worlds assaults Asgard, hoping to either destroy Odin or take his power. But the faithful warriors of Asgard, led by Thor, the God of Thunder (Matthew Wolf) have always successfully protected Odin.
But this time, Loki, the God of Mischief (Graham McTavish) has what he thinks is a trick that will work. He's snatched Dr. Bruce Banner (Bryce Johnson) from Earth and brought him to Asgard. With the aid of Amora The Enchantress (Kari Wahlgren) Loki magically separates The Hulk from Banner. This enables Loki to gain full control over the man-monster and sends him on a rampage through Asgard. Without Bruce Banner's soul to provide some form of control over The Hulk, he's now the very incarnation of pure rage and totally unstoppable. Wave after wave of Asgard's best warriors try to take down The Hulk and get the immortal piss walloped outta them.
And then we get to the moment we've been waiting for when Thor brings the thunder and lighting. Not to mention his enchanted war hammer Mjolnir which he then proceeds to layeth the smackdown on the green varlet. Let the ass-kicking commence.
While I liked HULK VS. THOR a lot more than HULK VS. WOLVERINE I didn't like how Thor was portrayed as pretty much The Hulk's punching bag in their fight. There's a scene about a minute, maybe a minute and a half long which it nothing but The Hulk pounding mercilessly on Thor. Indeed, so badly is Thor beaten up that Hela, the daughter of Loki and the Asgardian goddess of death attempts to claim his soul. My own opinion is that Thor can beat just about anybody in The Marvel Universe and he certainly can beat The Hulk. But hey, I didn't write the story. What I did like is how the story takes an unexpected twist when Loki kills Banner and as a result, The Hulk can't be sent back to Earth since Banner's soul now belongs to Hela. This forces Thor and Loki to team up to recover Bruce Banner's soul and reunite it with The Hulk before The Hulk destroys Asgard completely.
The animation isn't anything to cheer about. It's of high quality, yes, but I've been spoiled by the DC animated features which are regularly spectacular. But don't get me wrong, now. I'm recommending HULK VS. THOR. It's a solid, very well made straight-up superhero story that delighted me with its Old School 60's/70's Marvel vibe. And I loved the final scene homage to the "Incredible Hulk" TV series.
Directed and Produced by Frank Paur
Screenplay by Craig Kyle and Christopher Yost
The Hulk is on a rampage in the wilds of Canada. Apparently he's destroyed a small town and Wolverine is brought in by Department H to stop him. What puzzles Wolverine (Steven Blum) is the numerous spent shell casings and heavy scent of gunpowder still in the air. Somebody spent a lot of bullets trying to stop The Hulk but failed. There's also an odd toxic smell that Wolverine believes he can use to track The Hulk.
Wolverine soon tracks down Bruce Banner (Bryce Johnson) and slaps him around as Wolverine detects the same toxic smell on him. The slapping around results in making Bruce Banner mad and we all know what happens when he gets mad. The adamantium claws come out. Let the ass-kicking commence.
The situation becomes complicated when Team X, composed of Deadpool, Omega Red, Lady Deathstrike and Sabretooth show up. They've been tracking The Hulk for weeks so as to capture him for Weapon X, the same project that created Wolverine by bonding adamantium to his skeleton. It was actually Team X that destroyed the town fighting The Hulk and those were Deadpool's bullet casings. Both The Hulk and Wolverine are drugged and taken to the Weapon X facility where they will both have their memories erased and be used as living weapons. It's up to Wolverine to somehow escape, set The Hulk free and stay alive while Team X tries to kill or recapture the both of them.
HULK VS. WOLVERINE is pretty much a Wolverine story that guest-stars The Hulk. Unlike HULK VS. THOR where The Hulk/Bruce Banner is an active character in the action of the story and it's Bruce Banner's choice that resolves the story's conflict. The villains in the story are Wolverine's villains and the story stops cold at one point so that we can flashback to Wolverine's origins. And except for The Hulk, there's no characters in the story I really care about or am interested in. Wolverine has become the most overexposed and overrated character in comics in the last twenty years. Deadpool I've never gotten the point of. He's supposed to be this utterly hilarious character but damned if I can see it. As for Sabretooth, Lady Deathstrike and Omega Red…meh. Now that I've said all that, you may find it odd that I now say that "Wolverine: Origins" is one of my favorite superhero movies and I enjoyed both Wolverine and Deadpool in that one but that's another review.
But it's not all bad and considering it's called HULK VS. WOLVERINE there's no point in my BMW'ing about a movie that told me up front it's just going to be a slugfest which is exactly what HULK VS. is from start to finish. It's made for longtime fans of these characters and it's well worth a viewing on a Saturday afternoon. HULK VS. THOR is 45 minutes long while HULK VS. WOLVERINE is 37 minutes long so it's not going to take up half your day watching it. The short run time of both stories means that there's no filler scenes of unnecessary padding. It's straight action from start to finish. Enjoy


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|Jets | Add two to practice squad
Wed, 28 Nov 2012 08:12:09 -0800
The New York Jets have signed WR Eddie McGee and T Dennis Landolt to their practice squad.
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|Raiders | Finalize 53-man roster
Sat, 01 Sep 2012 09:34:21 -0700
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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|Raiders | Eddie McGee practicing
Wed, 15 Aug 2012 10:05:15 -0700
Oakland Raiders WR Eddie McGee (hamstring) returned to practice Wednesday, Aug. 15.
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|Raiders | Five expected to miss preseason opener
Mon, 13 Aug 2012 06:46:08 -0700
Oakland Raiders WR Denarius Moore (hamstring), WR Eddie McGee (hamstring), RB Taiwan Jones (hamstring), P Shane Lechler (knee) and OG Zach Hurd (head) will all but certainly miss the preseason opener Monday, Aug. 13.
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|Raiders | Juron Criner expected to compete for playing time
Sat, 28 Apr 2012 12:57:13 -0700
Oakland Raiders WR Juron Criner is expected to compete with WRs Louis Murphy and Eddie McGee for playing time as the No. 4 wide receiver.
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|Raiders | Eight signed to reserve/futures contracts
Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:58:54 -0800
The Oakland Raiders signed free-agents DL Jamie Cumbie (Raiders), OG Zach Hurd (Raiders), DL Carl Ihenacho (Raiders), DL Travis Ivey (Raiders), CB Terrail Lambert (Raiders), WR Eddie McGee (Raiders), RB Lonyae Miller (Cowboys) and OG Alex Parsons (Raiders) to reserve/futures contracts Tuesday, Jan. 3.
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|Raiders | Add eight to practice squad
Mon, 05 Sep 2011 14:57:48 -0700
The Oakland Raiders have signed FB Manase Tonga, WR Eddie McGee, OL Alex Parsons, TE Kevin Brock, DE Mason Brodine, DT Jamie Cumbie, LB Jeremy Leman and CB Sterling Moore to their practice squad.
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|Raiders | Cut roster down to 53 players
Sat, 03 Sep 2011 19:11:50 -0700
The Oakland Raiders TE Kevin Brock, DL Mason Brodine, FS Stevie Brown, DL Jamie Cumbie, LB Chris Francis, LB Ben Gbadyu, DL Derrick Hill, DL Tommie Hill, WR Chad Jackson, LB Jeremy Leman, WR Eddie McGee, CB Sterling Moore, P Glenn Pakulak, OG Alex Parsons, RB Louis Rankin and FB Manase Tonga Saturday, Sept. 3, to trim their roster down to 53 players.
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|Raiders | Nine undrafted rookies agree to terms
Tue, 26 Jul 2011 18:21:29 -0700
The Oakland Raiders have agreed to terms with undrafted rookie free-agents OL Alan Pelc (North Carolina), OL Lou Eliades (Penn State), OL Ben Iamaak (Iowa State), S Zac Etheridge (Auburn), LB Ben Gbadyu (Penn State), LB Chris Francis (Baylor), QB/WR Eddie McGee (Illinois), WR Derrick Jones (California, Pa.), and DE Mason Brodine (Nebraska-Kearney).
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Representatives from Ocala, Belleview, Dunnellon, McIntosh and Reddick say cuts in their shares could create budget holes that lead to major staff layoffs — or worse.
Correction: County Commissioner Carl Zalak said it was "silly" to expect there would be no change in the gas tax allocation. The attribution was incorrect in earlier version of this article.
The share of gas tax revenue that Marion County government doles out to the five municipalities within its borders has a significant effect on those cities' budgets.
Representatives from Ocala, Belleview, Dunnellon, McIntosh and Reddick say cuts in their shares could create budget holes that lead to major staff layoffs — or worse.
The cities have asked that the current rates stay in place. But County Commissioner Carl Zalak said it would be "silly" to think there would be no change.
The commission is including the cities in its ongoing discussion about this issue. A major meeting was held last week.
Under the current schedule, the county gets 70.1 percent of the revenue. Ocala gets 23.5 percent; Belleview and Dunnellon each receive 2.56 percent; and McIntosh and Reddick each receive 0.64 percent.
All of the proposed changes call for the county's share to significantly increase — and, by extension, for the cities' shares to drop.
Bryant said a way must be found to maintain the roads in Marion County. She said the county maintains 3,000 miles of roads compared with Ocala's 300 miles, Belleview's 30 miles, Dunnellon's 20 miles, Reddick's 13 miles and McIntosh's 9 miles.
This discussion is prompted by the calendar: The First Local Option Gas Tax, a 6-cent tax, will sunset in August. That tax has been in effect for 30 years. The County Commission has to approve a new ordinance by July 1 that would authorize continued collection of the tax.
Also expiring in August are the interlocal agreements the county signed with each of the cities outlining the division of the tax receipts.
When it reviewed the percentages each municipality receives, the county could find no formula. The same percentages are also applied to two other gas taxes the county collects:
One, for 5 cents per gallon, was passed three years ago to pay off road project bonds and will run until the end of 2039.
The other, called the Ninth-Cent Fuel Tax, is a 1-cent tax that was approved in 1989. Unlike the other two, the county is under no obligation to share the proceeds of the 1-cent tax, although it historically has done so.
McIntosh Attorney Brent Baris said his bedroom community does not have the businesses to support the community's needs. The 0.64 percent of gas tax revenue it receives amounts to 60 percent of the McIntosh budget.
He said the people in McIntosh do not have public transportation. It's a long drive to a grocery store, which takes a lot of gas. That causes McIntosh's residents to pay a disproportionate share of gas taxes, Baris said.
Belleview Mayor Christine Dobkowski said her city uses the funds to buy equipment, fill sinkholes and pave streets.
"The city of Belleview has made good decisions," Dobkowski said.
She said it has set aside some of its gas tax money, accumulating enough to take on larger projects.
Dobkowski asked if the county would pick up the roadwork Belleview could no longer afford if its allocation were cut.
Ocala City Councilwoman Suzy Heinbockel said that for the past three years Ocala has approved a budget at the rolled-back rate, which means it collects the same amount of taxes each year and operates on that money. She said the county has not kept to the rolled-back rate but has kept its rate flat.
"This now seems to be falling on the backs of the municipalities," Heinbockel said.
Ocala City Councilman Daniel Owen said the cities are the hubs of Marion County. It is where the hospitals, the grocery stores, the schools and the courthouse are located. He said in 2002, the cities agreed to forgo receiving the taxes and let Marion County have the roughly $12 million in order for the county to complete the courthouse expansion.
"A strong Ocala, a strong Belleview, a strong Reddick, a strong Dunnellon and a strong McIntosh mean a strong Marion County," Owen said. "Do we want McIntosh to go away? Look at the (McIntosh) festival. How many people does that draw?"
He said the population of Ocala increases during the day. That leads to wear and tear on city roads.
"People are going to work. How many people work in Belleview who are not Belleview residents? How many people work in Ocala who are not Ocala residents? How many people work in Dunnellon who are not Dunnellon residents?" Owen asked rhetorically.
He said the roughly 75,000 people who live in the cities are also county residents.
"That's a big chunk," Owen said.
Dunnellon Mayor Nathan Whitt said his city has fewer than 2,000 residents. But within a 10-mile radius there are about 30,000 to 50,000 people.
"We are surrounded by retirement communities," Whitt said. "There are more than 20,000 cars going through town every day. Those are not all (Dunnellon) citizens."
He said the proposed formulas would cut his road budget by 80 percent, and the city would probably lose 40 percent of its staff unless it raised millage rates. He said that because Dunnellon is a small community, many employees do multiple jobs.
He asked that the county set the rate at a revenue-neutral level at least for a year so the cities can assess the situation.
Dunnellon Vice Mayor Dennis Evans asked that, if the county makes changes, it give the cities an opportunity to show what effects those changes would have.
"Hopefully, you will consider your gains and what you can do with the money and compare that with the devastation — and I use that word — to the small municipalities," Evans said during a meeting on the tax issue last week. "If it ain't broke, don't fix it."
But County Commissioner Carl Zalak said the county needs a formula that works and is based on facts.
"We have to come up with something that makes sense," Zalak said. "My obligation to the citizens of Marion County is that we know exactly how that is happening. I think the County Commission is very willing to talk."
Steve Rogers, president of the Reddick Town Council, asked why none of the formulas presented show Marion County getting less than its current 70.1 percent.
Zalak said the process would be transparent and the county would not stop working with the cities.
"We do have a distribution that has been known for 30 years and is transparent," Rogers said. "I don't hear anybody objecting to this but Marion County."
Ocala Mayor Kent Guinn said they talked about no harm being done.
"You know what the right thing to do is, and I trust you will do that," Guinn said.
McIntosh Council President Frank Ciotti said his city only has three employees: a clerk and two men.
He said if there were cuts, McIntosh could not do plumbing work because one man holds the pipe and the other does the connecting.
"We would really be in trouble," Ciotti said.
Ocala's Owen asked if a formula could be based on daytime population. But McIntosh's Baris said there are only about 50 people in his town during the daytime hours.
Bryant suggested that all the cities' staffs meet jointly with the county staff to work out an acceptable formula. In the meantime, the county would draw up the ordinance that would give the county the authority to charge the sales tax.
If no formula can be devised to satisfy the county and the cities, state law requires the county to follow a default formula that is based on the amount of money each agency has spent on road maintenance and construction for the past five years.
Dunnellon and Belleview officials both argued that they have not spent all the money they have received because they are setting some money aside each year to use for larger projects.
Assistant County Administrator Mounir Bouyounes said that when the county could find no formula for how the taxes were divided, it looked to see what other counties have done. All the options the county examined resulted in an increase for the county and a decrease for all the cities.
And some of those decreases would be draconian.
It became abundantly clear at last week's meeting that the cities wanted the allocation to remain unchanged — and the county wanted a new formula that it could defend.
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In the latest example, a white man with a swastika tattoo insisted a black nurse not be allowed to touch his newborn. Now two black nurses are suing a Michigan hospital, claiming it bowed to his illegal demands.
The cases focus on Hurley Medical Center in Flint. They are among several lawsuits filed in recent years that highlight this seldom-discussed issue, which quietly persists almost 60 years after the start of the civil rights movement.
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Once the food defense plan has been written and implemented, the team needs to consider how the plan will be managed for the long term. Managing the plan may include periodic tests and annual reviews to see if the plan is still effectively reducing the risk of intentional contamination or if it needs to be updated to reflect changes in your operation. In addition to changes in your operation, a critical contamination event at another operation may prompt a test or review of your plan to ensure that you have sufficient countermeasures in place to reduce the risk of a similar incident. The food defense plan team should determine practical guidelines for managing the plan. Once the guidelines are in place, the food defense coordinator will be responsible for notifying the team when action is required.
Plan reviewsReviews of the food defense plan should be conducted annually at a minimum but can also be triggered by changes in your operation, such as a new product line or category of livestock, change of supplier, expanded customer base, addition of new technology, newly developed or updated procedures or change of food defense coordinator. The review should answer the following questions:
A record should be used to track food defense plan reviews and kept with the food defense plan.
Plan testsTests of the food defense plan can be conducted randomly or scheduled two to four times a year, as determined by your food defense team, which should select an interval that is practical for your operation. The general purpose of these tests is to determine if the countermeasures are reducing the risk of intentional contamination. If the countermeasures are not adequately reducing risk, then new countermeasures should be developed and implemented. Tests that might be used include exercises in mock tampering, livestock quarantine, product recall, random food security checks and computer system challenges. Specific areas to be checked include:
A record should be used to track food defense plan tests and kept with the food defense plan.
Employee trainingManagement of the food defense plan must also include ongoing employee training. New employees must receive basic instruction about their responsibilities in regards to the food defense plan. All employees need to know:
The team should set up procedures that ensure all employees are updated on changes to the food defense plan and to record employee food defense training activities. A record similar to the sample above should be used to track employee food defense and kept with the food defense plan.
The objective of a food defense plan is to help you provide a safe, high-quality product to your customers, keep your employees safe and well informed, and protect the economic health of your business. A well-thought-out management plan will help your food defense plan work for you for the long term.
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'Do We Do The Right Thing?'
The Electric Theatre, Guildford
For four and half years the Wiltshire market town of Wootton Bassett stands still as the bodies of 355 dead military personnel are repatriated through its streets.
Andy, a middle-aged man, long ago distanced from his military childhood sets out to discover why this community performed these acts of remembrance, paying respect to dead strangers in this way. His journey takes him beyond the town and becomes one of self-discovery and reconciliation.
Combining verbatim testimony, autobiographical material, sound and projections, this play explores society's relationship to the Armed Forces, father-son relationships, rites of passage and wars that have shaped our lives over generations.


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This week in Island history
The news of 10 and 15 years ago is from the Jamestown Press. The news of 100 years ago came from the collection of the Newport Historical Society.
100 years ago From the Newport Journal, November 12, 2010
Little interest was manifested in Tuesday's election here, only a decided effort of a few workers bringing out 171 of the 247 qualified voters. The polls were kept open until 7 o'clock, an hour later than usual, and this helped swell the vote, nearly 30 depositing their ballots in the last hour. The results showed 126 straight ballots, 162 Republicans, 20 Democrats and 3 Prohibidiory (sic). The town went for no license by a majority of 80, 20 more than last year
The local fishermen are making fair catches of cod, while those fishing inside the bay are securing plenty of tautog. The price obtained, however, is very low.
One thousand small trout were liberated in the brooks and ponds on the island Friday. The fish come from the state hatchery and are the first to be sent to the island. One or two of the streams already have a few native trout, and the addition of fresh stock should make for good fishing in a few years.
75 years ago From the Newport Daily News, November 9, 1935
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Mitchell left Friday for St. Petersburg, Florida, where they will spend the winter. During the their absence, Mrs. Edward Conant will be in charge of their store.
All veterans are invited to by Jamestown Post, American Legion, to participate in the parade and church service Sunday morning at 11 o'clock. Service uniforms and decorations will be worn, if available.
From the Newport Daily News, November 12, 1935
The Armistice ball sponsored by the American Legion at the grange hall Saturday evening was well attended.
The former Jamestown golf course adjoining Shoreby Hill was sold Saturday afternoon to Fred Hamilton Clarke of Brookline, Mass., formerly of Jamestown. Mr. Clarke submitted a bid of $14,000, raising the bid of Mrs. Andrew Jones, $4,000.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News, November 9, 1960
The Newport Bay Bridge referendum item was defeated 3-2 by Rhode Island's voters yesterday, but backers of the span haven't given up the ghost.
(In the vote for president in Jamestown 608 voted for Kennedy and 580 for Nixon.)
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News, November 12, 1985
Veterans Day ceremonies were celebrated Monday morning at Veteran's Park, Members of the Arnold-Zweir American Legion Post, Jamestown Memorial Post Veterans of Foreign Wars, American Legion Auxiliary and Newport Disabled Veterans took part.
From the Newport Daily News, November 13, 1985
Developers presented a $3.4 million renovation plan for the Bay Voyage Inn to the Town Council Tuesday night. Calling the Conanicus Avenue structure "a landmark building," developers told councilmen they wanted to "rejuvenate it into one of the finest (hotels) on the East Coast." The plan calls for 32 tworoom suites, with about 400 square feet of floor space. Some of the rooms would be sold on a time-share basis. … Two small unconnected buildings to the north of the Bay Voyage would be torn down and developers would extend the main building.
15 years ago From the Jamestown Press, November 9, 1995
Jamestown Library Director Judith H. Bell was named "Librarian of the Year" by the Rhode Island Library Association.
A final public hearing on proposed amendments to the town's zoning ordinance will be held at the end of the month. State law requires the town to change its zoning ordinance so that it conforms with the state-mandated Comprehensive Plan.
You will get plenty to eat Monday, Nov. 13, when 12 island food establishments host the first "taste of Jamestown."
Despite reports that heavier than normal rainfall over the last two months have ended the year's drought in Southern New England, the island's North Pond reservoir is still only at about one-third full.
A survey of Jamestown Village Association members who represent a variety of downtown commercial enterprises indicates a healthy local economy in June, July and August.
10 years ago From the Jamestown Press, November 9, 2000
Right now it looks like a big hole, but to Vinny Vessella, it's more like a dream came true. More than five years after the Jamestown Ambulance Association received a grant to build a much-needed addition, that addition is finally within reach. … The plans for the new addition, which will be constructed at the rear of the existing structure, will call for a 24- by 41-foot meeting space with a kitchen and a private office.


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Yep, I'm all in Christmas atmosphere, giving giving giving … 🙂
While my little Poofitza sleeps behind the computer screen only her tail, lurking from behind, gives away her presence and I'm thinking about this years Christmas presents for my family.
It was always like this, our (wider) family gets together each year for Christmas. A Christmas tree, 15-20 family members, specially arranged dinner table, many good looking and even better tasting sweets and of course: many many presents under the Christmas tree.
Well, for last few years I thought a little about all these presents… and I realized that I should probably abandon old traditional approach and do something completely different this year. So, I decided: this year I will donate all of our Christmas presents budget to the SOS Children's Village! And children will make 20 drawings for my family members with Christmas greetings! So, in Christmas spirit we will donate to the ones in need, our family members will get Christmas drawings and everyone will be happy. I'll post some of the drawings, as soon as I get them in Thursday.
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In Christmas spirit, what better DIY idea can you have? These tags are specially made for Christmas gifts, what can I say, "Original by bsilvia" 🙂 just add names and -voila! Of course, the more you play with them – the better, you can add more brushes, for instance. Or, you don't have to, you can print them out as they are and just add names on the printout.
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The Norwegian artist Edvard Munch is regarded as a pioneer in the Expressionist movement in modern painting. At an early stage Munch was recognized in Germany and central Europe as one of the creators of a new epoch. His star is still on the ascendant in the other European countries, and in the rest of the world. Munch's art from the 1890s is the most well known, but his later work is steadily attracting greater attention, and it appears to inspire present-day artists in particular.
By Frank Høifødt
Edvard Munch grew up in Norway's capital, Oslo, then called Christiania. His father, Christian Munch brother of the well-known historian P.A. Munch was a deeply religious military doctor earning a modest income. His wife, who was 20 years his junior, died of tuberculosis when Edvard was only five years old, and Edvard's older sister, Sophie, died of the disease at the age of 15. Edvard himself was often ill. A younger sister was diagnosed with mental illness at an early age. Of the five siblings only one, Andreas, ever married, only to die a few months after the wedding.
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Commodity Project Manager Energy Banking London
I am seeking an experienced Project Manager from a trading energy/ or banking trading background to join my leading Energy trading client based in central London to manage mutli million pound projects on their commodities platform.
You will be joining one of the leading energy businesses inEurope, and as the project manager, you will be driving the successful delivery of projects through the trading delivery life cycle. You will be working with the business to understand their expectations on quality, budget and delivery schedule, and then manage through the business and technical deliverables, project resources and follow the agile life cycle all the way through across software trading, and commodities projects.
This is a permenent role based inLondonCitywith a salary of £60-75k
This is an ideal role for an experienced project manager, who is looking to continue developing their career within a financial energy house with a very bright future.
- Experience as a project manager running small to medium sized projects
- Strong technical software solutions experience
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- Commodities/ energy/ banking market experience essential
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- Strong academics, ideally with project management qualifications
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Edmond Rostand: Cyrano de BergeracDirected by Jamie Lloyd (The Royal Court Theatre's The Pride)
Cyrano is a nobleman with a tremendous wit and an enormous nose. All of Paris adores him except for his true love Roxane, who can't see past his all-too-prominent facial feature. Instead, she falls for a handsome young cadet named Christian. But when Christian admits he's tongue-tied with Roxane, Cyrano gives him the romantic words guaranteed to win her heart. With Christian's looks and Cyrano's language, it's a foolproof plan! Or is it? Tony Award® winner Douglas Hodge (La Cage aux Folles) in this new production of the timeless classic Cyrano de Bergerac. Also starring Clémence Poésy (Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows) as Roxanne and Patrick Page (A Man for All Seasons) as the Comte De Guiche.
Soutra Gilmour: Set and Costume DesignerJaphy Weideman: Lighting DesignerDan Moses Schreier: Sound DesignerCharlie Rosen: MusicAmanda Miller: Hair and Wig DesignerChris Bailey: MovementJacob Grigolia-Rosenbaum: Fight DirectorKate Wilson: Dialect Coach


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It's been a long time since pirates have sailed onto the small screen. The first trailer for Starz's upcoming pirate adventure series "Black Sails" has me ready for the high seas.
Executive produced by "Transformers" producer Michael Bay and set to sail in early 2014, "Black Seas" takes place 20 years before the events in Robert Louis Stevenson's "Treasure Island." The eight-episode first season stars Toby Stephens as Captain Flint and Luke Arnold as a young John Silver.
"Flint, the most brilliant and most feared pirate captain of his day, takes on a fast-talking young addition to his crew who goes by the name John Silver," says a Starz release. "Threatened with extinction on all sides, they fight for the survival of New Providence Island, the most notorious criminal haven of its day--a debauched paradise teeming with pirates, prostitutes, thieves and fortune seekers, a place defined by both its enlightened ideals and its stunning brutality."
Stephens should be familiar to fans of British TV, having starred in "Vexed," "Robin Hood" and the miniseries "Jane Eyre." He played big bad Gustav Graves in the film "Die Another Day."
An Aussie, Arnold has appeared in "McLeod's Daughters," "Rush" and "Rescue: Special Ops" on TV Down Under and in the film "Broken Hill."
Those fantastic abs you see in the trailer belong to Zack McGowan, who has spent time in Chicago while playing Jody in Showtime's "Shameless." In "Sails" he stars as Captain Charles Vane, a rival pirate captain of Flint's.
If you watch "Merlin," you probably noticed another abtastic actor, Tom Hopper, who starred as Sir Percival. In "Sails" he plays as Billy Bones, first mate of Flint's ship, The Walrus.
Other co-stars include Hannah New as Eleanor Guthrie, a beautiful and determined woman who runs the smuggling operation on New Providence; Jessica Parker Kennedy ("The Secret Circle") as Max, a tortured young prostitute who sees the dark side of New Providence, and Clara Paget plays the beautiful but cold-blooded Anne Bonny.
"Black Sails" was created by Jon Steinberg ("Jericho") and Robert Levine ("Touch") and is exec produced by Bay and his Platinum Dunes partners Brad Fuller and Andrew Form. It is currently filming in Cape Town, South Africa.
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I feel really stupid asking this but I'm running Flight Of The Amazon Queen in version 0.X.0 on my pocketpc and cant figure out how to use the knife on the coconut. I tap "use", then "knife" and as the coconut wont fit on the same screen I have to click the "<" or ">" arrows which forgets that I've clicked "use" so clicking on the coconut just looks at it. I'd be really greatful if anyone can help with this.
Edit: sorry to bump this so soon but I really need to know if this is a bug or me being stupid
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Gun permit applications quadruple in WolfeboroBy LARISSA MULKERN
Special to the Union Leader
March 07. 2013 12:52AM
WOLFEBORO - The Wolfeboro Police Department has experienced a stunning increase in the number of pistol permit applications.
Police Chief Stuart Chase recently told the Police Commission that the number of pistol/revolver license applications has quadrupled in the first month of 2013, compared with last year's monthly average. In January alone, the department received 48 pistol/revolver permit applications while in an average month the department processes between 10 and 12.
On Wednesday, Chase said the increase in applications translates to more work for officers who do the "footwork" and review the paperwork, but that so far the department is able to comply with the two-week turnaround time required by the state.
Speaking as an individual and not on behalf of the department, Chase said the increase may be a "knee jerk" reaction to the political debate over gun control, and perhaps the perception by some that gun rights will be hindered.
"I think people are afraid their right to have a firearm will be taken away; that's the general fear," he said, adding that many people arm themselves for protection.
Chase, who worked as a police officer in Massachusetts for 35 years, including as a police chief in Danvers, said gun permits are simpler to acquire in New Hampshire than in Massachusetts.
"I worked in Massachusetts for 35 years and the laws on obtaining a license there are prohibitive; here, we are far more in tune with (Second Amendment) legal rights. It's easier to be licensed," he said. "Here, the application is short and sweet."
Not too short, however. He said applicants are subject to a background check, reviewed through the NCIC (National Crime Information Center) database, and are required to provide three references. In some cases, the department may have personal knowledge of the applicant.
"We can rely on our own records, local knowledge and unofficial sources. Generally, in a community this size, it's not difficult to make a determination as to suitability," he added.
The pistol/revolver permit asks whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony; is a user or addicted to any controlled substance; has ever been deemed mentally defective by a court or committed to a mental institution; and whether the applicant has been convicted in any court of a misdemeanor of domestic violence. The last question asks why the applicant wants to carry a pistol in New Hampshire.
The license fee is $10 for residents, and $100 for non-residents. The license is required to carry a loaded pistol or revolver in a motor vehicle or to carry a concealed loaded pistol or revolver.