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Unethical Oil: Why Is Canada Killing Wolves and Muzzling Scientists To Protect Tar Sands Interests?Read time: 9 mins
Carol Linnitt | February 14, 2012
By Carol Linnitt • Tuesday, February 14, 2012 - 01:36
In the latest and perhaps most astonishing display of the tar sands industry's attacks on science and our democracy, the government of Alberta has made plans to initiate a large-scale wolf slaughter to provide cover for the destruction wrought by the industrialization of the boreal forest ecosystem.
In the coming years, an anticipated 6,000 wolves will be gunned down from helicopters above, or killed by poison strychnine bait planted deep in the forest. Biologists and other experts say the cull is misguided, and that their studies have been ignored or suppressed. Worse, they warn that although the government is framing the wolf cull as a temporary measure, it has no foreseeable end.
The Alberta government has already initiated the wolf cull in regions of Alberta heavily affected by industrial development. In the Little Smoky region, an area heavily affected by the forestry, oil and gas industries and just a few hundred kilometeres away from the tar sands region, a broad wolf cull has already begun, claiming the lives of more than 500 wolves.
Recently the Alberta government proposed a plan to open this brutal form of 'wildlife management' to other regions, suggesting an extensive and costly cull in place of more responsible industrial development.
This is clear evidence of the fact that Alberta's tar sands oil is unquestionably conflict oil, despite the propaganda spouted by the "ethical oil" deception campaign. Aside from its disruptive affects on wildlife, tar sands oil is dirty, carbon intensive and energy inefficient from cradle to grave.
And that's without mentioning the role the tar sands boom has played in Canada's slide from climate leader to key villain on the international stage. Beyond its environmental consequences, tar sands extraction has negatively affected local tourism and recreation-based economies, impacted public health and torn at the rich fabric of cultural diversity and pride among Albertans and all Canadians.
Behind the Harper administration's unbounded drive to drown Canada's reputation in tar sands oil pollution lies the political corruption characteristic of the classic petro-state. Free speech is being oppressed, while respected members of the scientific community claim they are being muzzled, ignored and intimidated.
Conservation and environmental groups are being falsely attacked as 'radical ideologues' and 'saboteurs'. Neighbors are pitted against each other while important decisions about the future prosperity of all Canadians are rigged to favor the interests of multinational oil companies and foreign investors.
The wolf cull is ostensibly designed to protect northern Alberta's woodland caribou, a species that in recent years has become critically threatened. But scientists have ridiculed the plan, saying this sort of 'wildlife management' turns the wolf into an innocent scapegoat, while the real culprit – the province's aggressive timber, oil and gas development – is spared any real scrutiny or accountability.
According to this strategy, caribou and wolf alike fall prey to another kind of predator: multinational corporations.


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Why Do the Wildlings and the Night's Watch Hate Each Other So Much?
As a small but fierce group of wildlings approach Castle Black from the South, and Mance Rayder's army bears down from the other side of the Wall, the men of the Night's Watch prepare for battle—or try to. "How do 102 men stop 100,000?" wonders one of Jon Snow's brother crows. Especially since, as their maester once pointed out, those 102 men aren't all fighters—some are stewards, some are builders, and some are just "tired old men." How, indeed. Of all the wars and battles depicted thus far on Game of Thrones, this conflict between the men of the Night's Watch and those they guard Westeros against has been inevitable since day one. And it's perhaps the most important battle on the show to date, given that the entire fate of Westeros depends on it. Why then, some viewers might ask, are there so few manning the Wall? Why are the wildlings so determined to break on through? And why do they hate each other so much, when no one else in the Seven Kingdoms seems to care?
It might help to understand the actual purpose of the Night's Watch, which sometimes only the North remembers. As the audience of the show, we know what a lot of the people in Westeros don't—the White Walkers are back. In the series pilot, when a deserter from the Night's Watch ventures into Ned Stark's territory, after his ranging party is killed by the Others (the ... other name for the White Walkers) and he flees South, Ned sentences him to death. "I know I broke my oath [to the Night's Watch]," the deserter told him. "I should have gone back to the Wall and warned them. But I know what I saw—White Walkers."
No one believes him, and in fact, everyone seems to believe that any tales of White Walkers are just that—fairy tales. Most refer to the very idea that there could be dangerous mystical creatures on the other side of the Wall with derision. "Grumpkins and snarks and all the monsters your wet nurse warned you about," Tyrion tells Jon Snow. "You're a smart boy. You don't believe that nonsense." Only Bran Stark seemed to delight in hearing his Old Nan's stories, stories about the Long Night thousands of years ago, "a night that lasted a generation ... In that darkness, the White Walkers came for the first time ... riding their dead horses."
But the Long Night wasn't just a tale to scare children. It was the reason the Night's Watch was established in the first place, and it was the reason the Wall—500 miles of ice wall, 700 feet high—was built some 8,000 years ago. Some of those who know that the White Walkers did exist believe they've been gone since then. But as a wildling trying to flee South explains, "They wasn't gone. They were sleeping, and they ain't sleeping no more." Some of those who know the White Walkers have woken up again try to keep them at bay—Craster sacrificed some 99 of his male children to the Others, so that he and his wives/daughters might be left in peace. The late Lord Commander Mormont knew this as well, and agreed to look the other way, telling Jon Snow, "Wildlings serve crueler gods than you or I."
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Most wildlings, however, refuse to serve anyone. And while we're at it, they prefer not to be called wildlings — they call themselves the free folk. In turn, they call those in Westeros "kneelers," because they look down on those who would serve a king. Their own, the King Beyond the Wall, is not a king at all, but the closest thing to an elected official you might find in this world. "We don't go serving some shit king who is only king because of who his father was," Ygritte tells Jon Snow. "We chose Mance Rayder to lead us." And as Mance tells Jon Snow—it seems everyone's having to tell Jon Snow something!—it's not easy leading a massive group of people who define themselves by their very freedom from leaders. "You know what it takes to unite 90 clans, half of whom want to massacre the other half over one insult or another?" he asks. "Do you know I got moon worshippers, cannibals, and giants to march together in the same army? I told them we were all going to die if we don't get South, because that's the truth."
These various wildling tribes — the Thenns, the Hornfoots, the Ice River Clans, the Cave People, and more—know that the White Walkers have woken up. Some joined Mance's army; others like Osha and her former traveling companions tried to flee South on their own. "Piss on Mance Rayder and piss on the North," one of them tells her. "We're going as far south as south goes. There aren't no White Walkers down in Dorne."
If it weren't for the Wall, the White Walkers could migrate that far south, too, as the Wall is Westeros's protection against them. But it's also what prevents a mass exodus of wildlings fleeing the far North, stemming the tide of would-be illegal immigrants trapped beyond the Wall who want to find safer ground. As Ygritte complains to Jon, the land should be available to all of them. "Your lot just came along and put up a big wall and said it was yours!" They argue about who has been invading whom—the people in Westeros look at the wildlings as savages and raiders, but the free folk have more of a "this land is our land" approach. "Why are you fighting us?" she asks pointedly. Tyrion also believes the main difference "between us and the wildlings is that when the Wall went up, our ancestors happened to live on the right side of it."
Yet over the years, the White Walkers faded from memory and the idea of them was treated as mere superstition. Even when the Night's Watch asked the kings of Westeros for some serious backup, their requests fell on deaf ears—the assumption was that the Night's Watch was there to protect them against wildlings, not a serious threat. (If they came over the Wall to raid a village and steal supplies, it was a localized affair, and any attempts to breach the Wall en masse had failed). The rangers continued to patrol the wilderness—tracking and sometimes fighting and killing the wildlings, which of course only antagonized them further. (The orphaned wildling boys pelted Jon Snow, for instance, since they had lost their fathers to crows).
Those patrols North of the Wall were perceived by wildlings as an invasion, and those South of the Wall thought of it as a joke. "Is that what we are to you, an army of jesters in black?" Benjen Stark defensively asks Tyrion. The Starks may have kept the tradition of noble families volunteering for service, but the order was no longer perceived as an elite force by the rest of Westeros, and their numbers dwindled, forcing them to find recruits among runaways and criminals. "Ah, rapers," Tyrion notes. "They were given a choice, no doubt. Castration, or the Wall. Most choose the knife." Those who choose the Wall don't always make it there—Yoren's last group of recruits from the dungeons of King's Landing were waylaid en route.
Still more of the Night's Watch died battling both each other (during the mutiny at Craster's Keep) and the White Walkers (during ranging trips and at the Fist of the First Men). So even though Jon Snow lied to Mance Rayder, claiming that a thousand men guarded Castle Black, that was no longer true. And only 3 of the 19 castles—Castle Black, the Shadow Tower, and Eastwatch-by-the-Sea—have regiments. Hardly enough to fight both Mance's army and an army of the dead. Instead of fighting each other, shouldn't both the Night's Watch and Mance's army of wildlings take on their common enemy? Years of antagonism and resentment, however, have led to this moment. And if a hundred thousand wildlings want a way around the Wall into Westeros to avoid the White Walkers, the gate at Castle Black is their best option.

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My mother and I spent a month travelling around China last April, an exhausting enterprise that quickly strained relations. But things definitely turned around when we got our first butler.
Isaac was waiting for us in the lobby when we arrived at the St. Regis in Shanghai -- a perk afforded to every guest of the bespoke establishment. Tall, spectacled, barely out of his teens, Isaac looked like he had stepped out of The Remains of the Day training program.
Isaac showed us to our room and was eager to help, but my mother and I were perplexed about what to ask of this young man. "I'll be waiting downstairs for your call," he said glumly, backing out of the room and closing the door. I pictured him sitting in a small, dark booth in the hotel basement, staring at a phone that just wouldn't ring.
I thought long and hard about what kind of task I could assign. "Maybe I should put him on the bagel issue," I said, referring to the abundant presence, at breakfast buffets across China, of smoked salmon and cream cheese without anything even slightly resembling a bagel.
My mother was equally concerned about Isaac's sense of purpose. "Maybe, you could ask him to draw you a bath," she suggested, peering into the gigantic marble bathroom. "Maybe if I have my arms amputated in the next 72 hours," I replied. Still, I got the feeling that even if I asked Isaac to sponge me down in the oversized sink, he'd be a pretty good sport about it.
I hopped in the shower and the phone rang four times. I assumed it was Isaac because I don't know any other butlers in Shanghai. It turned out that he and my mother were hatching a plan in the Executive Lounge. (I should take a moment to credit my mother's lifelong habit of informality for what happened next. It's not unusual to leave her in a shop and then come across her down the street, an hour later, having coffee with the same person who was just trying to sell her a teapot. In a nutshell, everyone's invited to play her reindeer games.)
"Isaac's going to take us to see some contemporary art," said my mother, smiling widely, when I went up to the top floor to meet them. She was sitting in a wingback chair, coffee in a silver service on one side and a beaming Isaac on the other, in front of a window that displayed the overwhelming nest of skyscrapers just outside the hotel's front door.
We hopped into a cab and Isaac took us to No. 50 Moganshan Rd., or M50, a former textile mill now filled with contemporary art galleries and studios.
We spent the afternoon ducking in and out of the minimal spaces, all high ceilings, glass and whitewash. The ubiquity of Mao Zedong's image -- in the form of a giant papier-maché statue and smaller sculptures, and in technicolour prints and paintings -- left us puzzled about the degree of satire intended. I asked Isaac about it, and he looked at his feet. "Mao was one of our greatest leaders," he said blandly, and I was instantly reminded of where I was.
We bought Isaac a cappuccino and sat in a courtyard cafe, watching Shanghai's bright young things pass carrying yards of fabric and stacks of books. Outside the bespoke St. Regis world of gold silk and champagne saberings, Isaac reverted into the kid he is. He had changed into an all-denim outfit and a pair of sneakers. He blushed when we teased him about the froth on his nose, told us how much he loves McDonald's and complained about his bossy girlfriend. (We assured him that she was wrong, horribly wrong, to insist that our baby-face butler lose some weight.)
Even though he was only a rental, I liked the idea of having a butler -- particularly in a foreign city. He was like a mix between a very helpful kid brother and a tour guide, pointing out the shiny new buildings. Plus, he was full of fun facts. When I went out later that night to a swanky bar on the Bund for a cocktail, I couldn't help but gush to the American barbecue salesman sitting next to me. "I have a butler," I said. "It's kind of like having a unicorn."
I didn't see Isaac for the rest of our stay, but was often aware of his presence. A dress I bought in Hong Kong, a neat black-and-white check number, was returned to my closet freshly pressed. The International Herald Tribune showed up with fresh coffee in the morning, and the bed was always neatly turned down with a chocolate in the evening.
If I'm honest with myself, I can acknowledge that any niceties were the collaborative product of dozens of attentive behind-the-scenes staff.
But I prefer the idea that Isaac was just a step away, with equally fond memories of our afternoon together, and, hopefully, a little less concerned about his weight.
- Sarah Treleaven was a guest of the St. Regis Shanghai.


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he would:
love when i cook for him
not mind that i'm a teaholic or love tea as much as i do
make me laugh till i've got tears in my eyes
not care if we don't like the same sought of music...because i think that nothing beats
the sound of someone singing on an acoustic guitar ^ ^
not mind that me and my best friend would haply anywhere sing the song tribute by Tenacious D
but rather join in on air guitar XD
i does not matter but it would be cool if he liked films by Adam Slander ^ ^ as 50 first dates is my fav film :)
not mind that i play guitar like Phoebe Buffay off friends XD but hay im apparently a good singer so he should not mind too much XD
love the beach ^ ^ hay he can laugh at my pathetic surfing skills XD but i do try maybe he'll teach me? XD
not smoke plezzz or try to give up, not because im naggy but because i would worry about him if he smoked and stuff
not mind that if i see him the first thing i'd probs do is hug him XD
and there you go XD
< pull a duck face :3
My dream woman would be able to teach me how to levitate , speak 16 languages , not want children and be a captured princess so I could embark on a manly adventure against a worthy adversary . She would love travel as much as I do and be able to speak her mind to me no matter what the subject .
Not believe in marriage but do it anyway just for the party in our elderly years
We would meet on our quest for wisdom after having given up on relationships, since they hinder our progress
And maybe, just maybe be into wrestling as well. Now THAT is a girl from my wish-list. I bet they don't make those, lol.
I love you so much, I can't be here to bare missing you again
someone who's hot, but I can talk and relate too. Someone' I'm comfortable around with and laughs at my corny jokes. Someone who doesn't laugh at my big dreams but encourages me. Someone who believes I can do anything as long as I try my hardest. hmm...
Curiosity didin't kill no cat, a cat has 9 lives
something like the lyrics to this song ^-^
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Cryophobia wrote:
^ 'Nuff said.
oh my gawd!!!! HELL YEAH!!!!
^just a quote
I've always thought Masada was kind of cute. I mean if you get past his googly eyes, he's kind of cute. Or maybe I'm just weird, I dunno. Am I the only one? Does anybody else think he's as cute and sexy as I do? It doesn't seem like he gets a lot of love from fans. Are there any pairings of him with any other boys? I think pairing him with Shitai-san would be so cute (and sexy)!.
Tom-san spanks Shizu-chan as punishment for having a perfectly round derriere
I had my dream guy. He died. He was like the perfect American dream-boy. Tall, blond, blue eyes, great smile, intelligent, good sense of humor. SO, if I go for anyone else...another dream guy, I think I want...IN LOOKS ONLY...someone NOT like him. I want dark hair and dark eyes...Japanese would do fine.
If East was West and West was East......where would you be?
games and hes in my pocket
uhm are there girls that are healthy these days? and decent looking and a virgin? until then idk if i can right anything
Preparing fot a new life! \\\"Vivace Agitato!\\\"
cute girls with dorky/fun personalities plzzzzz
Nice beautiful hair. I have a thing for hair lol.
Charming smile and nice eyes that crinkle when smiling lolll.
Nice chest and back.
I LOVE ADAM'S APPLES. Like the HUGE ONES lmao.
Mmmm sharp jaw line...... thick eyebrows
Big hands, i have rlli tiny ones so it would be so cute and perfect.
Good fashion sense, nice sense of humor, and able to hold an intelligent conversation.
Caring, lovable, cute but at the same time manly.
Happy Ramadan :)
Nagase Tomoya, the end
after IWGP no man can compare he's the ultimate.
^ ooh yess~
is drinking water lol~
Too much to look 4 in ppl :/
Someone who will love me 4 who I am and won't try to change me D:
Some who will always love me no matter what
Some like a best friend that I can have fun with and hang out I hate girly stuff I'm not wishing 4 an expensive dinner and romantic movie I am the type that loves and dreams of walkin on the beach in the sunset!!!!!<33333333 god I just live that and I wouldn't like a guy that's alway asking too much questions =_= I'm fine if u want to know more about me but it's just too much and won't take me away 4 my friends
Describetion*: funny, nice, have some of the same interest, will never leave me behind, kinda cute I also care about looks hahah and some who is not a Jekyll and played with some many girls and cheats jerks
And I also agree wit u ppl someone who doesn't smoke drink and doesn't have tattoo also I want the person I love to be rich but that's not rly important cuz it's just my laziness that I wouldn't want to go to work when I grow up =_= IF YOU GOT A PROBLEM WITH MY DREAM GUY THEN .................I WILL............give u a hug hahahahhh o well *starts spinning around* *dizzy*@[email protected]
Sirrampautus wrote:
That makes two of us......wait..i said that before, and said to be herself and not worry about being a little chubby.
But I also forgot to include the following:
- No tattos, none of these disgusting body percings ether.
- No smoking.
- Does not hate animals.
- Must be open and honest.
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Take that, Decepticons! Optimus Prime gets a fancy new makeover for "Transformers: Age of Extinction" courtesy of Western Star. (Andrew Cooper / Paramount)Link
Meet one of the newest members of the "Transformers: Age of Extinction" cast: a special race-inspired C7 Corvette Stingray, based on Chevrolet's upcoming 2014 production car. (Andrew Cooper / Paramount)Link
Meet one of the newest members of the "Transformers: Age of Extinction" cast: a 1,200-horsepower Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse worth more than $2.4 million. (Andrew Cooper / Paramount)Link
Fans got a detailed look at Michael Bay's summer blockbuster "Transformers: Age of Extinction" during Sunday's Super Bowl, and the scope of the imagery in the new teaser suggests that the master of explosive popcorn entertainment might be looking to outdo himself with the fourth installment in the franchise.
Written by Ehren Kruger and directed by Bay, "Transformers: Age of Extinction" sees actor Mark Wahlberg join the series about warring tribes of alien robots with a propensity for causing massive destruction here on planet Earth.
Last May, Paramount released images featuring some of the updated character designs from the movie, including shots of an upgraded Optimus Prime and two new Autobots that will battle Decepticons right alongside him.
The photos, taken on the Monument Valley, Utah, set of the sequel, featured Optimus Prime as a customized Western Star truck, along with the new characters, a sleek Bugatti Grand Sport Vitesse and a special race-inspired C7 Corvette Stingray. (Check them out in the gallery above.)
In an interview with The Times, Bay talked openly about his plans for a fourth "Transformers" movie, saying at the time that it "absolutely" will be his last.
"Here's the thing," Bay said at the time. "It's tough to find someone who's done these kind of movies, and to have the complication of creating the new stuff that needs to be in this movie — not just characters but a new type of action, I hope — and that's a lot for someone new to bite off. And so after this one I will leave it in the best hands possible. That's the plan."
"Transformers 4" film is set to arrive in theaters June 27.
— Gina McIntyre
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SANDY, Utah - Real Salt Lake defender Chris Wingert has been nominated for MLS Save of the Week, his first nomination this season.
Wingert was a man on fire during Saturday night's loss to the LA Galaxy, constantly doing his part to disrupt the Galaxy's relentless offensive attack. Wingert's nominated save came in the 58' as Robbie Keane and Landon Donovan slipped past the RSL defense looking for the go-ahead goal. Keane passed to Donovan who attempted to lob a shot over a diving Nick Rimando. Chris Wingert was there on the goalline to make the stop with his chest on what would have been a guaranteed score for LA otherwise.
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|2010-05-24, 16:27
|Link #901
Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 61
Haven't posted in this thread since 2006 ---
Spoiler for 2006 post:
Lets see how its changed. First thing is I'll try to select a best from each subgenre I enjoy...
--- Kanon 2006
There's any number of "choose the path" adaptations but this one is just well executed since it combines various mysteries with the romance, drama, and comedy. It also has a resolution, something woefully lacking in most of this category. Runner ups include Clannad, Kimikiss (yes).
--- The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya
This series hits so many bells you can barely see the weaknesses... if all you can see is the weaknesses I'm somewhat inclined to spend my time with other people. Science fiction, subversion of character archetypes, animation, directing techniques remindful of Welles, Hitchcock, etc. -- and twisting of the time order that would fit in nicely alongside classic Twilight Zone material). They may have jumped the shark with Endless but we'll see. This one crosses so many genre I don't really have any runner ups though the Nanoha franchise was considered (science fiction action), as well as Bakemonogatari and Katanagatari (combined-genre items).
--- Azumanga Daioh
Take Peanuts and morph it into the journey of a group of girls through high school, some of the best humor out there both subtle and over-the-top., more archetype subversion, only suffers from a few over-stretched episodes amongst the many. There's been several contenders to topple this one (Hidamari Sketch, Ichigo Masimaro, Lucky*Star, K-On!, etc) but many of them exist only because this one did it so well.
--- Ookami to Koushinryou (Spice & Wolf)
Katherine and Tracy, Audrey and Grant should have it this good. An outstanding bit of mature love play with a compelling setting and circumstances. This anime catches more non-anime fans than any other I show.
Runner ups include Tsukuyomi Moon Phase, Love*Com, REC, Mahoraba: Heartful Days, Kamichu!)
--- ARIA (3 seasons, etc)
Daily life of undines 150 years from now on Mars in a recreation of Old Venice. I'm not sure if these are runner ups or homages - Sketchbook ~full colors~,...
Really... "top five" isn't enough, there's probably about 20 series I consider indispensable to my library.
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|2010-05-24, 19:56
|Link #903
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: For my safety, I'm going to say Australia... Wait...
Age: 26
Picking only 5? That's a tough one.
1) Code Geass
2) Durarara
3) Death Note
4) Yugioh 5Ds
5) Gundam 00
I realise two of those shows are still airing but I don't care for they are still awesome.
|2010-05-25, 00:59
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Don't Call Me Bro
Nice lineup, Vexx. Love your passion.
I'd also be willing to list about 20 I'd put above the rest of the pack. But since this is a thread for five, I'll do that. Hard but I'll manage.
5. Mushishi - This is a series that is so unique in style, setting and approach. I remember sitting down with Episode 1 starting at 6pm one night and that I finished Episode 26 at 5am the next morning. Lush, soothing animation that exuded the power and beauty of nature and was exceptionally good with its use of green as a colour. Soothing rustic music and a gem of an opening theme with 'The Sore Feet Song' by Ally Kerr = instantly into the soothing, mystical world of Mushishi. An extraordinary amount of effort to create the various Mushi and to make all of them unique to create 26 different scenarios across the journey. Ginko was simple and humble, yet he was a compassionate and wise person. It was refreshing to see a male like him in anime, because there aren't many around like him. Stories that made me laugh, made me cringe and made me gasp. A 'soul food' series, for sure.
4. Elfen Lied - The opening theme, 'Lilium' is a masterpiece. The first five minutes of the first episode have such a shocking impact that is impossible to forget. I found it worthwhile to consider what the original manga-ka wanted to convey in this story - To show the terrible things humans do to each other and what comes from that. That message is conveyed very well. The orchestral soundtrack is loaded with pieces of varying moods that suited the scenes they accompanied to the core. The animation is just gorgeous - such detail in the backgrounds down to the finest details and the cels were given good treatment. Definitely one of the few series that could draw peoples' bodies well, especially when naked. Lucy's shift between psycho and innocent cutie was both fascinating and chilling. Elfen Lied managed to tread a dark path without betraying its values or the characters going on that path and it deserves respect for that. Pity it was cut a bit short, but I don't have any regrets.
3. Minami-ke 1st series - Instantly lifts my spirits after a long day and puts a smile on my face. Creating the sisters and the neighbouring family to have names to match the four seasons in kanji and in name respectively was genius and really suited the sisters. The chemistry between the three sisters was just perfect - a great mix of warmth, tension and fun. Haruka = beuatiful on the inside and outside and a bastion of maternal strength. Chiaki = sly, witty humour + innocence and longing for Haruka that was charming. Kana = essential spanner in the works that triggered everyone to be what they are. Classic mini movies, running jokes via TV shows, the funniest trap and reverse trap ever - ah, so many good memories. Makes me smile reminiscing. Episode 5 is one of the best single episodes of anything I'll ever watch - Chiaki's Teraterabozu and the gradual buildup of Haruka's struggle with her bikini until the glorious unveiling were just perfect.
=1. Code Geass (both season) - At a time I was about to give up watching anime, this came out. I haven't looked back. A decade defining series. It had enough belief/ego to end up being larger than life and to deliver something epic. Delivered my fave male character ever in Lelouch, my fave female character ever in C.C. and near fave ever in Kallen. Masterful at mixing character development and action. Utterly ridiculous at times yet it was just aumsing/thrilling. Yet able to deliver such tender, fragile moments that defined the main characters that were just sublime. R1 Episode 11 is my favourite episode ever of anything. The ending was a brilliant climax. And this would be the one series where I was counting the days, hours and minutes to the next episode and spend hours hotly debating each episode with other people. The first major step of anime finally getting over 'The War'.
=1. Last Exile - The one series that got me hooked on anime. After seeing a couple of Miyazaki movies and the odd fodder series, I wanted to see what was really out there. The final item of the playlist of the club I started going to seven years ago was Last Exile. If that wasn't on, I doubt I'd be an anime fan. From the moment it begins, it is intriguing, surreal, full of danger and adrenaline. A good world concept but it was the characters that made the series a gem. They had a lot of depth and made the series fun, heartbreaking and inspiring. A flawless soundtrack from the Dolce Triade and Shintaro Okino made for spellbinding battles and nostalgic moments coupled with the dreamy visuals. I could not see this series being made today - it was such a giant risk and very unlike what was around at the time. But it had the quality, the steam and that rare feeling of epicness that made it a thrill from start to finish.
|2010-05-27, 02:35
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Okuyasu the Bird
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Alberta, Canada
Age: 26
I really only have 2 series' that are my "favorites" but I'll list 3 honorable mentions as well.
Honorable Mentions:
5. Clannad - Great outlook on the aspects of living a normal life while going through your highschool years and making you consider how you'd shape your future afterwards. Also the dramatic moments are quite divine. Key's series' seems to have a knack for it.~
4. Tengan Toppa Gurren Lagann - There's not much about this series I paticularily like as after Kamina died I found it started to go downhill pretty quickly, but I've never seen a another anime give me such entertaining, epic and awesome action scenes as this one did.~
3. K-ON!! - Unlike other slice of life anime like Lucky Star or Haruhi, this one actually manages to make me laugh. Probably because I can compare myself and people I know with these characters, and when together we usually converse in very similar ways. I love funny things so this one is awesome.~
2. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni - This is the series responsible for getting me into manga and anime in the first place, and therefore will always be one of my favorites. I really enjoyed the mysterious and sometimes threatening air the series takes while not completely shoving it in your face and takes a funny and lighthearted air now and then to do just that. The mystery of what happened and wanting to find it out is also one of the driving factors for this series as it sparked my curiousity quite greatly.
1. One Piece - This series just seems to contain everything I love. Cartoony slapstick humour, creative and memorable characters, a plot which manages to stay fresh and interesting, well excecuted character development and relationships and the fact it's something I can look forward to every week and not have to worry about ending anytime soon. I also find it a relief from the "pretty" anime drawing styles from time to time, but that's not really important. All in all this series just amazing and rightfully deserves the top spot on my list.
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3. Bleach: I know this probably appeared on more than a few posts but i do enjoy watching it sometimes.
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I expect Cowboy Bepop or Ghost In The Shell to at least take the last spot when I finally get to watching them. Or maybe Ergo Proxy, Serial Experiments Lain, Darker Than Black. If I had to force a decision now I would have to fill it with Seirei No Moribito, Naruto Shippuuden or Elfen Lied but they don't really deserve that position.
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Darker than Black
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Code Geass
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Higashi no Eden/Eden of the East
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There is, on the other hand, plenty of evidence that dwelling on anger only deepens it. Recognizing the anger as your own response to a situation - not something forced upon you at all, but up to you - and then letting it go is best.

We sometimes think of emotion as primitive and basic. People talk about the "lizard brain" that sets people off. But human emotional sense is just as evolved as our language and social senses, and just as trainable. But that training does take work.

Having said that, expressing your emotions by talking about them is often useful, because that can be a great tool in helping you understand yourself, and whatever problem you might be having, better.

As to the original question, thinking a horrible thought isn't in itself unethical, but dwelling on it, or failing to recognize it as a path to an unethical action is. There are different schools of thought on this, but I hold that the essence of ethics is not in stray thoughts, but in interrogating those motivations and in how you actually act. I actually believe why you perform an action matters, but some schools of thought do not.Some people do better dealing with their feelings by experiencing them through thought and letting them go. Would it be better for those people to think about something else rather than to allow themselves to express anger mentally and then to let the anger go?

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If we are in danger of going way off topic and turning it into a religious debate, the above is by far the biggest fuel for the fire So I will not respond to this, though I've much to say on the topic and see very little truth in the statements above.

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The so called view points of bible is quite well known to many people after two thousand years of propaganda.

As for me, I have read bible several times, but unluckily, don't see any better teachings than I can find elsewhere when it has any virtue. Moreover, bible is not merely inconsistent in itself, but schizophrenic. Sorry it sounds offending to whom respects the book, but I find many religious people preferring "happy is he who repays you for what you have done to us- he who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks." to "love your enemy". That is, when you can draw out anything you want from bible, you don't call it giving answer.
Okay let's call it my atheistic opinion that would never persuade you.

But then, what you mean by bible is no way consistant between people. For Judaists it is such and such set of books, and for Christians(which sect of christian???) it is another. Muslims? They have still another. Did the Christians in the 1st centurey have the same New Testament as we have now? What you think as the New Testament is formed only after the 3rd century, if not 4th, by the Catholic church which is ever reputed heretic by the Protestants. It is another thread of "die unendliche Geschichte", which will never see its end. So, please don't take this thread into a religious debate.

I'm not sure that this is the best way to go about it. No government can legislate all aspects of morality, and if they did it would be incredibly oppressive and backwards. If we base our morality on whether or not something is punishable by the higher authorities, we're going about it from completely the wrong end, since laws are arbitrary. There has to be morality aside from legality.

I suppose if for the sake of argument I were looking for a humanistic, non-religious way to judge ethics, I would have to go by what is best for the species in which case thinking a harmful thought, unacted, would probably not be immoral.

(But of course in reality my ethics are based on a different standard.)

Rather, how about discussing as if you people are going to make the legal system, provided you can detect the bad thoughts of people. You are trying to decide whether you should punish a man(or a woman) for his/her thought. Take it as a modified version of "Minority Report".

My giggle. Absolutely. (Unfair and wicked insertion. ;D)
Regard it just as an example of how a religious debate can take course.

the above is by far the biggest fuel for the fire

Yes, morality and legality are two differnt things. But the border between them is not razor sharp. So discussing from one extreme and then tuning the topic to the other end we could survey its various aspects.

For example, if the law states that when you think about killing a terrible new greek teacher you are to be sentenced death penalty, will you oppose(if you do) it because just thinking is not bad enough, or on the basis that thinking is totally in the realm of morality? (Or because such a teacher deserves death? )

Uh, oh! You support it?I'm not sure that this is the best way to go about it. No government can legislate all aspects of morality, and if they did it would be incredibly oppressive and backwards. If we base our morality on whether or not something is punishable by the higher authorities, we're going about it from completely the wrong end, since laws are arbitrary. There has to be morality aside from legality.

Yes. That's the point.
If a legislation is for judging your behavior, moral will be for judging your intention. This said, should moral be applied to thoughts that pop up unexpectedly, which is to be filtered by active thought? I think moral is about the active thought and its standards for decision, not to be applied to stray thoughts before it is controlled by your reason.
But the borders between action and plan, and between plan and mere thought are fuzzy. Thus this topic arises.
well for the sake of argument, thinking and planning are two different things


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Even with the Bulls and Brooklyn playing Game 3 of their playoff series Thursday, we had football and on the brain. Maybe it's because the Bulls have been black and blue all season, or because Mel Kiper's hair helmet is unavoidable. Whatever the case, we turned our NFL Draft goggles toward Bulls-Nets, and here's what it looked like:
Downside: Carlos Boozer collects a foul and a double-dribble violation in the first minute. Who gets called for double dribble in the NBA?
Upside: A 30-second timeout gives one female fan a chance to bare her midriff and dance to AC/DC's "Shook Me All Night Long." The Luvabulls tryouts are thattaway …
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Upside: The Bulls defense forces Williams to put up an airball. The fans are gonna have a field day with that one.
Downside: With 6:25 left in the first quarter, the Bulls found themselves down 17-5.
Upside: They didn't allow another point in the quarter. Boom. Defense.
Score: Bulls 19, Nets 17
Downside: Nazy Mohammed smacks Brooklyn's Andray Blatche on a drive, sending him to the free-throw line.
Upside: Blatche responds by elbowing Mohammed, drawing a technical foul on the Nets center. Way to get into his head, Nazr!
Upside: Taj Gibson takes a nifty pass from Nate Robinson and posterizes the Nets' Kris Humphries with a vicious dunk.
Downside: Might wanna ice your hand, Taj. Chances are you'll be dunking on Humphries again. And again. And again. And …
Upside: As great as Williams is, his passes sometimes surprise his Nets teammates—in a bad way. One turnover leads to a fast-break layup for Hinrich.
Downside: The Bulls might not like Williams when he's angry. Keep an eye on him in Game 4.
Score: Bulls 41, Nets 34
Upside: By early in the third quarter, Boozer already has a double-double, with 12 points and 10 rebounds.
Downside: You just hope there aren't any loose gym bags lying around to derail his momentum.
Upside: Deng scores the Bulls' first 12 points of the second half, mostly by working over Gerald Wallace.
Downside: Um, maybe Deng's arm gets tired?
Upside: With the Bulls comfortably ahead, there's time to switch over to watch the Bears make their first-round draft pick.
Downside: It's a Bears first-round pick, so naturally you're holding your breath, hoping he's not a bust.
Score: Bulls 65, Nets 52
Upside: Nate Robinson continues to make off-balance 3-pointers look easy. How encouraging!
Downside: Nate Robinson continues to make off-balance 3-pointers look easy. Might not want to encourage him.
Downside: Boozer tries to take it strong to the hoop and gets stuffed by Brook Lopez.
Upside: Maybe all Boozer's yelling will damage Lopez's eardrums over time. Or not.
Downside: Joakim Noah scored all of one point. He missed all seven of his field goal attempts.
Upside: Didn't need him to score. Not one bit. Bulls win anyway and take control of the series.
Final score: Bulls 79, Nets 76
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Chipotle's queso hasn't done much to boost sales, and I think, if anything, it hurt the brand. The negative social media reaction was deafening. It was a bad product that should have never been launched.
Chipotle can't afford an encore performance. Its new products don't need to be home runs, but they do need to be well-received. If Chipotle comes up with more duds, the brand will take yet another hit.
The good news is that these new menu items are pretty basic. Quesadillas and nachos are just new ways to combine the ingredients that Chipotle already sells. The tostado is just a tortilla and avocado. And it's hard to go wrong with a milkshake. So it seems like the risk of a queso-like disaster is low.
But that also means that these new items may not be compelling enough to draw in customers. Competition in the fast-casual restaurant business is fierce. Customers have a tremendous number of options, expanded by new competition and the proliferation of food delivery services. Chipotle needs to get people excited about Chipotle again. I'm not convinced quesadillas and milkshakes are going to do it.
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FULLERTON, Calif. (www.TheSunDevils.com) -- Arizona State freshman starting pitcher Erik Averill struck out a career high eight batters, but the NCAA leading Sun Devil offense was limited to a season-low five hits as the No. 7 national seed Cal State Fullerton Titans opened the super regionals with a 5-1 loss Friday afternoon in front of a record crowd of 3,541 at Goodwin Field.
The Sun Devils now must win the next two games in the best-of-three super regional in order to keep their season alive and make a 19th appearance in the College World Series. Friday's loss dropped ASU to 53-13 overall and snapped its six-game win streak. Cal State Fullerton won its fifth straight to improve to 47-13.
Fullerton starting pitcher Jason Windsor limited the normally potent ASU lineup to only five hits and one run in seven innings. The junior right-hander struck out five and walked only one to improve to 10-2 on the year. All-American closer Chad Cordero, who was the first-round draft choice of the Montreal Expos last week, picked up his eighth save of the year with two perfect innings.
Averill, a freshman who was pitching near his hometown of Orange, Calif., was saddled with the loss giving up nine hits and five runs in six and a third innings to fall to 8-2 on the year. The freshman All-American struck out a career high eight batters, bettering the seven he had against Hawaii-Hilo (1/18) in his first collegiate start. Redshirt sophomore Mark Sopko (Joliet, Ill.) finished the game for ASU throwing 1.2 hitless innings.
The Titans struck first with a four-run second inning. Designated hitter P.J. Pilittere started the five-hit barrage with a leadoff double down the left field line. After Averill hit left fielder Danny Dorn, third baseman Ronnie Prettyman plated two with a triple to the left field gap. Second baseman Jason Corapci and center fielder Shane Costa completed the scoring with a pair of run-scoring singles.
Arizona State didn't record a hit until the fourth inning and finally put a dent in Fullerton's four-run lead with a single tally in the fifth. Junior left fielder Nick Walsh led off with a double to the right field gap and later scored on a one-out single up the middle by sophomore catcher Tuffy Gosewisch.
ASU's only other threat came in the eighth inning when Jeremy West drilled a ball to the right field gap that was chased down on a diving catch by Costa to save a run from scoring.
The five hits tied a season low for the Devils, when they also had five against nationally ranked Stanford (3/24). Andre Ethier (Phoenix, Ariz.) extend his career-high hitting streak to 21 games and West went 1-for-4 to extend his hitting streak to 22 games. All-American shortstop Dustin Pedroia went 0-for-4 to go hitless for only the fifth time this year. The one run scored also tied a season low (previously vs. Oregon State and Washington) and marked only the 15th time during ASU's NCAA record 499 consecutive games scoring streak that the Devils have scored only one run.
ASU faces a must-win game tomorrow at Goodwin Field with first pitch scheduled for 2:05 p.m. Senior right-hander Ben Thurmond (7-0, 2.68 ERA) will start for the Devils against CSF freshman left-hander Ryan Schreppel (5-2, 1.86 ERA). The game will be televised live in Phoenix on Cox Cable channel 2 with Gary Miller and Jerry Kindall calling all the action.
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One of the only things Eagles fans can agree on this offseason is that the Birds could use some pass-rushing help opposite defensive end Trent Cole.
The Inquirer's Bob Brookover wrote about Julius Peppers yesterday, and in an online poll, 75 percent of you said that the Eagles should pursue the Panthers' defensive end.
With players most likely needing six years of service to qualify for unrestricted free agency, the group of available players would shrink significantly in an uncapped year.
But Scout.com's Adam Caplan wonders whether the Titans' Kyle Vanden Bosch could fit the Eagles' needs. Caplan caught up with Vanden Bosch last week at the Pro Bowl to gauge his interest on potentially playing in Philadelphia.
"Well, sure, yeah. They have a good team and a good defense. I'm familiar with them," he said.
Vanden Bosch had just three sacks last season and 4.5 in 2008 after a three-year stretch in which he piled up 31.
With eight years of service time, he would become an unrestricted free agent on March 5 if the Titans do not re-sign him, something Vanden Bosch did not sound optimistic of last week.
"There's a better chance than not this is it," Vanden Bosch told The Tennessean. "The Titans have given me no indication that they would like to re-sign me, so mentally and physically I have been preparing like I am going to free agency. I have been working out hard and maybe it is a time for a fresh start somewhere else."
Eagles offensive tackle Jason Peters had an interesting take on Vanden Bosch after lining up against him in the Pro Bowl.
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Sponsored video: Snoop and lion introduce adidas Space Diver trainers to Foot Locker
Well Prince did it. And now it seems that Snoop – real name Calvin Cordozar Broadus Jr. – has done it. The artist formerly known as Snoop Doggy Dog, then Snoop Dogg, wants to be known from this day forward as Snoop Lion after undergoing a spiritual rebirth during a stay in Jamaica. In this video, we see Snoop – …
LONDON 2012: Talking Adidas cycling sportswear with Victoria Pendleton of Team GB
Team GB have already picked up one London 2012 cycling gold medal thanks to Bradley Wiggins' dominating performance in the time trials yesterday. This week sees the doors to the velodrome open, where Team GB's Victoria Pendleton is well placed to grab another top podium place. We caught up with her last week to discuss the new sportswear innovations from …
S&M handcuff trainers? From Adidas???
Looking for a new pair of kinky boots? Jeremy Scott has been showing off his latest styles for Adidas's fall/winter 2012 collection, and may have something that'll crack your whip. At first glance, his purple/navy/grey/orange trainers don't stray too far from the usual Roundhouse Mid mould. That's until you see the day-glo handcuff and chain bolted onto the back of …
These new Adidas track tops are more Elton John than Lion King
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Adidas Originals by Originals James Bond for David Beckham 2011 Fall/Winter
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Adidas Originals Resplit
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New Puma Suede
Puma have been digging around in the dead stock closet and come out with a butt load of new Suede colours hitting the shelves at the end of the summer. Puma Suedes akin to the Reebok Pump, the Adidas Shell Toes and the Nike Air Max1 are mega players in the sneaker world, never looking dated and always being refreshed with new colourways.
David Beckham teams up with James Bond for Adidas Originals
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hypebeast: Stan Smith interview
Hypebeast has posted an interview with Stan Smith, the face to one of the most popular tennis shoes of all times. The interview (by Eugene Kan) gives a little insight into Stan's own background and how he broke into the world of professional tennis, as well as how the game has changed over the past 40 years. Smith also talks about his minimal involvement in the development of the Adidas trainer that has taken his name and his own surprise that the shoe has been in production for almost 40 years without hiatus. Oh and I mustn't forget about the curious tale of why the shoe bares a moustache-less visage of Stan, that's a real corker! (It's not)
Katy Perry joins David Beckham in Adidas Originals commercial
From the genius mind of My Chemical Toilet's Stuart: If you're anything like me, you're an original. And you demonstrate your originality by wearing the same shoes as everyone else, right?
What would Run-DMC think?
You cannae polish a turd and you cannae smarten a Superstar. Unfortunately that is exactly what Adidas Originals and Ronnie Fieg of David Z has tried to do with their "Black Tie" Project.
Alyasha x Adidas Originals preview here already!
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Adidas Originals x Alyasha x Kazuki- no leopard print!
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Vibe Magazine's celebratory boot
This year Vibe Magazine turns 15 and to commemorate this mile stone birthday the magazine, with the help of Adidas, has knocked up this limited edition Forum Hi. The sneaker has a subtle colourway but is high on detail with the use of ostrich and snake skin and patterned laces and stripes, also it is limited to only 1500 pairs- so I suggest you get your rear into gear and reach for that credit card now. However if you feel that 1500 pairs is a bit too common for you then there is a single super special signed pair of the Forums that will go to the highest bidder, for more info check it out on the Vibe website.
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The NPD Group, a leading market research company, found in its recent National Eating Trends survey that members of the millennial generation, also known as Generation Y, have significantly decreased their rate of dining out. This age group also tends to base their food choices on impulse, price and time. Here are other findings from the NPD report.
- Twenty-somethings are more likely than other generations to consume frozen meals and other convenience foods
- Members of Gen Y are much less likely to use leftovers as opposed to members of other generations
- Cost is a major concern to Millennials. This group has been the most affected by the recession and is therefore more likely to go to low-priced retailers such as Walmart to purchase food
- According to NPD's CREST, twenty-somethings were once the group that dined out the most frequently but their incidence of dining out has decreased greatly in the past two years
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TV picks for April 8-14: 'Da Vinci's Demons,' 'The Borgias' & more
Just when you thought your Sunday night viewing schedule would lighten up ... "The Borgias," "Veep" and "Nurse Jackie" are back this week, adding on to new season of "Mad Men" and "Game of Thrones." "Spartacus" fights his final battle on Starz Friday, the same night the network kicks off its new series, "Da Vinci's Demons." Click through the gallery to see what to watch and what to avoid on TV April 8-14. Curt Wagner, RedEye's Show Patrol Want more? Discuss this article and others on Show Patrol's Facebook page.
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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 Daily News, April 21, 1909
A party of cottage seekers were on the island today.
From the Newport Daily News, April 24, 1909
A juvenile baseball team styling themselves the "Stars" from the grammar school here, defeated a juvenile team in Newport this morning by a score of 16 to 12.
75 years ago From the Newport Daily News, April 26, 1934
(At the school committee meeting) Mr. Boone reported that the baseball back-stop had been completed and that the tennis court will be cared for as soon as labor is available. (Bids were opened for providing school busing. The low bidder was Stephen J. Zweir, "Ford or Chevrolet, $8 per day." The contract was to run for five years.)
… Due to the fact that the town of Jamestown owns all the outstanding stock of the Ferry Company, there are no minority stockholders.
50 years ago From the Newport Daily News, April 25, 1959
A five-member commission would be named to select a site and draw plans and specifications for a state pier and marina in Jamestown in a bill which passed the senate yesterday. It was sent to the House for action. The bill carries a $10,000 appropriation.
25 years ago From the Newport Daily News, April 24, 1984
The Town Council has asked the town solicitor to review a ban on political signs before a problem crops up in this year's election. The Council acted after receiving a request for guidance from Building Inspector Charles J. Dowling. Dowling said he wanted to avoid a problem similar to one that cropped up before the town elections last May.
15 years ago From the Jamestown Press, April 21, 1994
Some 66 Jamestown children under age 6 were identifi ed as having elevated levels of lead in their blood last year. … Elevated lead levels in children is a statewide problem, because much of the housing in the state was built before 1978, when the federal government banned the use of lead-based paint.
Real estate transactions on the island last year totaled nearly $24 million, with a median house price of $150,000 and median condominium price of $158,000.
10 years ago From the Jamestown Press, April 22, 1999
Homeowners in the urban water district will see an increase in their water and sewer bills next quarter. Sitting as the Board of Water and sewer Commissioners Monday, the Town Council voted to raise the cost of the 5,000 gallon minimum charge by 4.7 percent. This means someone who uses 5,000 gallons or less during a billing quarter will now pay $42.85 instead of $40.93, an additional $1.92. There will be no change in the rates for excess water use.
Jamestown School Supt. Dr. Frances Gallo announced that the school department would hire a consultant to assist the school in its computers software programs.