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on 8 November 2008 (updated)
The Characters:
Lionel - He starts out as a serious twit, but eventually he gets a girlfriend, casts off his mama's boy yoke, and kicks some serious zombie butt!
Paquita - She has got that sexy "I am on the prowl for a man" look about her.
Nurse McTavish - Talk about the embodiment of stout healthcare. Unfortunately, she becomes a single mother
her head is ripped off, and the baby's father is the local Catholic Priest. When she disappeared from the film, I assumed it was out of shame.
Father McGruder - This is the most...awesome priest I have ever seen in my life. I almost want to convert to Catholicism, just because of this man. However, as much as I love kung fu, I also hate doing penance. A hundred Hail Mary's? Just for looking at another man's wife's moo-moos? Forget it.
The Mathersons - They are pompous, love custard, and think that the only solution to boredom is war. I think they are British.
Rita - A girl who survives longer than any of the other party guests.
Uncle Les - He is a cad, but no level of unconscionable activity could ever justify the degree of abuse to which his nads are subjected. His testicles are the target of no small amount of mistreatment. The genital crunching turns into a running joke; though I do not think Les finds it very funny.
Vera - Regardless of whether she is a rotting, citizen-killing zombie, or just an overbearing witch, her presence on Earth guarantees that Lionel can never be happy.
Void - Leather-clad tough who becomes a zombie. I tell you, if zombie Vera had not killed him, then dehydration would have. Mulched.
Zombie Baby - Okay, this is the one time you are allowed to laugh about a baby in a blender.
The Intestines - The last thing that anybody wants sitting on their face is a pile of animated, quite flatulent, internal organs.
The Plot:
This movie is astounding! It contains multiple scenes that made me choose between revulsion and laughter, and it has a warped sense of humor that is truly inspired. If you like splatter comedy, then you must watch this film.
The story begins with a zoo employee and some local assistants capturing a Sumatran Rat Monkey. Before they can egress from the primitive area that is the species' natural habitat, a horde of natives surround them. The zoo dork tries to impress the tribesmen with some official papers. Of course, the primitives start throwing spears at the specimen-collecting party. The zoo fellow and his porters immediately run away. During the escape, the rat monkey scratches the zoo employee. I guess that is bad, because the assistants immediately cut off the affected body parts. Unfortunately, one of the scratches is on the man's forehead...
Not to get off track, but the world is filled with two kinds of people: those who think everything revolves around little paper documents, and those who carry spears. The spear bunch think that the document clique are nincompoops.
Despite the fact that even being scratched by a rat monkey necessitates immediate bloody amputation, the evil little creature is flown back to the New Zealand zoo. That is where the main characters, Lionel and Paquita, encounter the accursed animal. They are visiting the zoo on a date. In fact, they are visiting the zoo on their very first date. It might not be Paquita's maiden voyage on the good ship "Ikinnawannalayya" (it's Hawaiian), but the date is a groundbreaking achievement for the young man.
Lionel is what you might call a mama's boy. Okay, that is a complete understatement. Lionel is the poster boy for those men who never cut the cord. Before Paquita suddenly took interest in him, Lionel spent his days clumsily flailing around life, with no direction besides whatever demands were imposed by Vera's domineering nature. Vera does not like it that her pet son is interested in a girl. Who will mow the lawn, dust the staircase, and clean the drapes if Lionel suddenly develops independence? That jealousy is why Vera shadows the young lovebirds during their first date. Unfortunately, fuming over her son's dalliance with the perky trollop impairs the old woman's situational awareness; she strays too close to the rat monkey's cage and gets bitten.
Being bitten by a Sumatran Rat Monkey is bad, as we guessed from the porters' reaction earlier. Vera begins to literally fall apart as the toxins spread through her body. She still tries to keep up appearances, but a polite lunch with the Mathersons turns out disastrous. Along with squirting red pus into Mr. Matherson's custard (that he fails to notice as he shovels it into his gaping maw), Vera commits a social faux pas by losing her ear in her custard and then eating it.
Maybe you think that the worst thing about losing your ear in public is that it would fall off in the first place. Well, just ask your grandmother what she thinks. I can guarantee you that, back in her day, stuff fell off people all the time, but nobody did that sort of thing in public.
Eventually, Vera dies - but not for long. She comes back as a zombie and immediately rips Nurse McTavish's head most of the way off! This is bad, really bad. I think that McTavish is the only nurse in town (though nobody ever seems to miss her). Pretty soon, McTavish is the only zombie nurse in town. Poor Lionel feels responsible for the whole mess, so he keeps it secret and locks the two rotting women in the basement where he keeps them sedated with animal tranquilizers.
I can also guarentee you that, if you ask your grandmother what to do if she kills her nurse, she will ask you what you want to keep quiet. Unfortunately, old women are forever stuck with the monetary value system of their youth, so she is likely to offer you a pittance as a bribe. Grandma still thinks that a nickel will pay for a movie, popcorn, and a bottle of pop. Telling her how much a gallon of gas costs would give her a heart attack.
You might laugh, but the only thing standing between the world and inflation is those crazy old women and their nickels. Every time a grandmother falls down the stairs, Alan Greenspan cries.
A fortunate streetcar accident involving the shambling, rotting corpse that used to be his mum finally gives Lionel a reason to bury Vera, but he is still worried that she will return from the dead. So he attempts to dig up her grave in the middle of the night. Void and his mates catch the well-intentioned graverobber in the act. Before they can steal Lionel's wallet, the hoodlums fall prey to Vera and become zombies. Not good; Lionel is suddenly badly outnumbered. The ruckus in the graveyard brings Father McGruder running. The priest is a kung fu master! He leaps into action and kicks one of the zombies to pieces! Sadly, during his duel with the devil, Father McGruder is bitten and killed. He comes back as a zombie, and so does Void.
Lionel takes care of the zombies (and keeps them stuffed with tranquilizers). His little zombie hospice effectively sidelines the relationship with Paquita, but Lionel has a bigger problem on his hands: a zombie baby, the product of undead McGruder and undead McTavish (talk about a Scottish kid). Now, Zombie Baby is more like "mutant demon zombie baby." It is not the sort of thing you take for a Sunday walk in the park, even if the stroller is reinforced with barbed wire. Well, Lionel does just that. The little monster gets loose! Lionel has to beat it against a swingset as a bunch of flabbergasted mothers look on!
Following that horrendous episode, Lionel keeps the little beast locked up in the basement with the rest of the zombies. Every parent has had a day like that with their child(ren); and most probably wished they could lock the kid(s) in the basement until they were fit to join society.
Another problem Lionel has is Uncle Les. The moocher starts sniffing around after Vera's death, and thinks that he smells something (this is not surprising, Lionel does have four rotting zombies in the basement). When Les uncovers Lionel's secret cache of cadavers, the corrupt old bugger blackmails the young man into signing over his inheritance. Les suddenly has access to a magnificient house and a pile of money; he invites all his moocher friends over for a party.
With the party in full swing, Paquita finally catches up to her morose boyfriend and convinces him to end the zombies' nature-defying existence. Unfortunately, what Lionel uses to poison the reanimated corpses turns out to be animal stimulants. The invigorated zombies burst out of the cellar and crash the party in a huge way. What happens in the next twenty minutes is absolute carnage. Faces are ripped off, rib cages are clawed out of screaming victims, a man's legs are gnawed down to the bone, and a lawn gnome is embedded in a headless torso. Lionel and Paquita get separated during the gory mayhem. Lionel winds up in the attic, where he discovers a chest that contains compromising pictures of his deceased father with a blonde floozy (seeing a picture of your dad feeding a fat knockwurst to a woman not your mother would be...distressing). There is something else in the chest: the skeleton of the blonde floozy; meaning that Vera killed her, and killed her husband as well. Maybe mum was not all sugar and spice and tea and biscuits after all.
Did you hear that loud *SNAP*? That was the sound of Lionel finally cutting the cord. He could take the pestering, the controlling, and even her looking like a "Star Wars" action figure that was cooked in a microwave oven. Drowning dear old Dad in the tub because he was playing the field is too much to forgive.
Elsewhere in the house, Paquita and Uncle Les have been fending off the zombie horde. Uncle Les cleans house! That man can chop up some zombies when he needs to! He makes a mistake by chasing Zombie Baby into the basement, because he runs into Vera, and she looks like something out of a horror film. Imagine what would result if a Morlock and a dinosaur had a baby, then the Morlockosaur died, and the remains were left to rot in a swamp for three weeks. Yeah, it could be said that Vera needs a makeover. Anyway, giant zombie Vera gruesomely ends Uncle Les' life.
Meanwhile, back upstairs, it looks like the zombies are finally going to kill Paquita, but Lionel charges to the rescue with a lawn mower! Buckets of blood (well, tomato paste - I think) and body parts go everywhere as the hero puts the spinning death machine to work against the zombie mob. With them taken care of, Lionel has just one more chore to accomplish. He has to confront Mum; he has to face where he came from.
Let me just say that you can never go back, and, in fact, you do not want to.
Watching "Dead Alive" was an amazing experience. The moment I thought that the film makers could not possibly go any farther "over the top" than they already had, something else happened that made me stare at the screen in astonishment before falling out of my chair laughing. This is the mother of splatter comedy. I have lost count of how many times I have watched it, and it never fails to make me crack up. Quite a bit of the humor is crude and disgusting, but crude and disgusting can be incredibly funny.
Things I Learned From This Movie:
There was another streetcar named "Abstinence."
A man's sexual activity is inversely proportional to his mother's health.
Septic is the medical term used to describe when a wound is full of Pepto-Bismol-flavored pudding.
Rubber cement is a first aid product.
"Shuriken" is Japanese for "porcelain duck."
Embalming machines are nearly indistiguishable from a cotton gin.
Zombies can get knocked up.
Afterbirth causes radio interference.
ALWAYS read the ENTIRE warning label on a bottle of poison BEFORE you give it to your mum.
The best defense against the undead is a well-deployed lawn gnome.
Electrical wire should never be used in lieu of bungee cord.
Stuff To Watch For:
5 mins - The plane in the Universal Pictures logo just keeps getting bigger and bigger...
8 mins - Is that a Wonder Woman tarot?
11 mins - It must have been one bloody whopper of a beetle.
27 mins - Dude, gross!
34 mins - Are the cries of the damned keeping you awake at night? Try NyQuil.
63 mins - She kneed him in the balls so hard that his toupee fell off. OW-WOW-OUCH!
70 mins - That looks like it is going to require a staggering number of band-aids.
73 mins - Something tells me that this man is not really a dentist...
88 mins - Might be time for you to finally buy a new lawnmower. Looks like that one is on its last legs.
90 mins - Really? She scares the crap out of me.
Paquita: "Your mother ate my dog!"
Lionel: "Not all of it."
Father McGruder: "I kick ass, FOR THE LORD!"
Vera: "Nobody will ever love you like your mother."
Audio clips in wav format
Starving actors speak out
Vera: "Lionel! There's a beetle!"
Lionel: "Heh?"
Vera: "There, under the fridge! Horrid little creature scuttled right in front of me. I thought I told you to spray this house! The place is infested with vermin!"
Lionel: "I'll get onto it straight away, Mum."
Lionel: "Look, I'm really sorry about the zoo, Paquita. It's just Mum...she's...you know."
Paquita: "We go out again, to a movie?"
Lionel: "Look, I'd like to, but it's not...it's just not possible."
Paquita: "Not possible? But we are romantically entangled!"
Lionel: "Entangled? Look, look I don't know what you're thinking, but um...I just can't see you any more."
Uncle Les: "There's thousands of them! What the Hell's this?"
Paquita: "Leave her alone!"
Uncle Les: "She's been bitten! You know what that means: she's going to turn into one of them!"
Rita: "I won't! I won't!"
Paquita & Rita (surrounded by zombies) gasp in surprise.
Lionel: "Party's over!"
This is followed by what it sounds like when a zombie comes into contact with a lawn mower.
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Reply #1.
Posted on November 03, 1998, 05:52:16 AM by firstname.lastname@example.com
Peter Jackson has made a lot of similar films to this. The first of them Bad Taste, while it doesn't have any lines that are quite the gems that Father McGruder gets to deliver, does have some spiffy ones. Like the vomit drinker who joyfully proclaims, "OH, I GOT A CHUNKY BIT!" Capital fun. Hard to believe that he went on to make The Frighteners.
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Reply #2.
Posted on November 16, 1998, 08:50:28 PM by email@example.com
I must say, this movie was fantastic. Quite a love story, really. Oh, and some zombies and gore. The only downside: do not see the rated version. All the good stuff is edited.
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Reply #3.
Posted on November 16, 1998, 11:44:01 PM by
I saw part of this movie with my girlfriend, not to long after we tried to watch it we broke up. Not a good date movie!
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Reply #4.
Posted on January 23, 1999, 02:56:56 AM by kiki
I saw this movie a few years ago and all the blood-drenching perversion made me think of the grandpa of all bloodbath flicks: Blood Feast! Made in 1964, this movie (so I've heard) was the first to use gratuitious gore. Believe me, you gotta see it to believe it. The "plot" revolves around a deranged Egyptian caterer who worships the Blood Goddess Ishtar and is going around collecting body parts from comely young women to bring her back to life ( I swear this is true!). With long, lingering shots of hacked up bodies, awful acting, enough buckets of blood to keep the "Evil Dead" movies in business for another 50 years, and a nice short running time (around 70 minutes), this is one that is dying to be on this page! Please read this and find this movie!! I promise you, it belongs on every bad movie lovers shelf!
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Reply #5.
Posted on January 29, 1999, 12:00:11 AM by MermaidAmI
I checked out this movie because of your recommendation. This had to have been the funniest movies I've ever seen (except for Mel Brooks films of course)!! Although I don't know how Lionel could have memories of almost drowning, when he was across the room!! How do you see the hand in the water? Or the woman's face?? But I will say... the best scene had to have been Father McGruder's Ass kicking scene!! I love that little catch phrase of his. When did mexicans move into New Zealand??? How can this horrible movie come from the same place as Xena: Warrior Princess? I didn't know a single lightbulb could illuminate a person's features so well. I'm glad the cops got there so soon, and how well they interrogated Lionel and Paquita. P.S.My intestines are prettier than yours!
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Reply #6.
Posted on February 05, 1999, 06:28:46 PM by firstname.lastname@example.com
Ya know, I saw the this movie in the videos stores for a long time now and always laughed at the cover. I never went ahead and picked up and read it though...until I found badmovies.org and found out what it was all about. I went out the next day, and bought myself a copy of this classic. Hilariously gory with a twisted love story. Can't wait for PJ's Lord of the Rings. Just hope he tones down the violence for that one.
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Reply #7.
Posted on February 22, 1999, 12:59:13 PM by Warren H.
This movie is great! Not only is it one of the goriest flicks ever made, it features very good acting, a well-done love story, laugh-out-loud comedy, and inventive dialogue. And it's nice to see somebody kicking ass for the right reason: for the Lord!
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Reply #8.
Posted on February 28, 1999, 07:55:42 PM by email@example.com
Wonderously gorey with side splitting moments of humor. This movie is great! I bought a copy recently, it has come yet but I can only pray it's the unedited version as it even more of a gore fest! Fantastic!
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By Ben Hayward | Spanish Football Writer
There may be reason to believe after all. On a night when their Liga celebrations were placed on hold, Barcelona were buoyed by the return of Lionel Messi at his brilliant best in the 2-2 draw at Athletic Bilbao, while Real Madrid edged out Atletico in the derby thanks to the intervention of another Argentine: Angel Di Maria. Hope and optimism for the Spanish sides, then, as they turn their thoughts to Champions League comebacks this week.
In order to be crowned champions on Saturday, Barca needed to beat Athletic in the last fixture between the two teams at the old San Mames and hope Madrid lost the derby to Atletico for the first time since 1999. But in the end, the Catalans claimed only a point in Bilbao as Ander Herrera hit a late leveller and Jose Mourinho's men continued their capital control with a 2-1 win at the Vicente Calderon. So the Catalan Cava remains on ice for at least another week. First, however it's all about Europe once again.
|Atletico had failed to beat city rivals Real since 1999, but there was real optimism ahead of this match.
Diego Simeone's side have been superb at home this term and they were up against a Madrid team without the injured Cristiano Ronaldo, while many more first-team footballers were also rested ahead of Tuesday's Champions League semi-final second leg at home to Borussia Dortmund.
Nevertheless, it was the same old story as a Juanfran own goal and an Angel Di Maria strike gave Madrid a 2-1 win after Radamel Falcao's early header.
Jose Mourinho has now won eight of eight derby clashes since moving to Madrid in the summer of 2010, but Simeone remains optimistic ahead of the teams' meeting in the Copa del Rey final next month. "I hope we can win the most important one of all," he said.
But with Messi there is always hope. "The better shape Leo is in, the greater chance we will have of advancing on Wednesday," assistant Jordi Roura told the press after the game.
And he was not the only one believing in a Catalan comeback. "We will turn it around for sure," Thiago predicted after the game. "We are confident. We are going to go for it. We have footballers of the highest level who have the necessary ambition and experience." And Jordi Alba added: "We have to believe - Messi's return is the best possible news."
Madrid, meanwhile, were boosted by a comeback at Atletico with a team made up largely of fringe players ahead of their tough test against Borussia Dortmund, when they will look to overturn a 4-1 deficit from the first leg in Germany.
Di Maria had been given permission by Mourinho to return to Spain for the premature birth of his daughter last week and arrived back to Germany just in time to face Dortmund, albeit having hardly slept. He was therefore left on the bench until the second half and Madrid looked anything but comfortable in a 4-1-4-1 formation which lacked width in the Argentine's absence.
With Cristiano Ronaldo missing through injury as Madrid keep their star man in cotton wool until Tuesday, Di Maria provided the inspiration against Atleti. The former Benfica winger hit the free kick which was diverted into his own net by Juanfran to level at 1-1 and later netted the winner with a lovely low finish angled past Thibaut Courtois. On that form, he should start at the Bernabeu versus BVB.
The Argentine, who dedicated the goal to his new-born daughter, was optimistic ahead of Madrid's European date with destiny. "We will go out and give everything on Tuesday," he said. "We won't give up on anything."
"We fought together and worked with humility, we worked as a team and the win gives us motivation," assistant Aitor Karanka explained afterwards. "Now will we think about Borussia Dortmund."
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So the momentum is building for both Barca and Madrid. And thanks largely to Messi and Di Maria, optimism returned for the Spanish sides on Saturday. Bayern and BVB beware.
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2 contests:
1. Need a logo for a villa called Chez Mango Villa, which is located in Montserrat ( a small island in the Caribbean next to Antigua)
2. A simple yet modern wordpress theme based on Logo color scheme. (Detailed menu and desired features in Design brief)
Chez Mango Villa
Suggestions appreciated...
Desired Color Scheme:
Caribbean Colors, Yellows, Greens, Blues, etc
Desired Style:
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Accepted File Formats:
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Contest 1
We are looking for a colorful logo for a villa on Montserrat (a very small island in the Caribbean) called Chez Mango Villa similar to the logo found on this site http://www.tradewindsmontserrat.com/.
Please use Caribbean colors and themes like greens, yellows, blues, mangoes, coconuts, beaches, birds, etc
Contest 2
Once the logo has been designed I would like a very simple WordPress theme who's objective is to rent out or sell the villa.
We really like the design and simplicity of this site http://www.barbadosapartmentrental.com/
We specifically like the warmth and excitement of the blue background. The features are well placed and the little sandals gave a feel of relaxation.
The description was inviting and pictures gave you a good sense of what to expect.
The location, gave you and idea of the geography and location to the capital as well as the airport.
The booking allowed for a direct sale and there were additional links that gave more inviting info to the island.
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Birth date: June 27
Zodiac Sign: Cancer
Measurements: cup 34C, waist 24
Ethnicity: Guamanian and Italian
Hometown: Monterey Bay, CA
Turn-ons: A guy that's driven and has goals in life.
Turn-offs: A guy that has nothing going for him and has no goals.
Pet Peeves: Guys who are messy.
PAS: Where are you from? Where are you currently living?
Melissa Riso: I am from Salinas, CA but I am now living in Beautiful San Diego! I'm a SoCal Girl now.
PAS: How long have you been modeling for?
Melissa Riso: I have been modeling for five years.
PAS: How did you get your start in modeling?
Melissa Riso: I started doing extra work for movies and TV shows, entered bikini contests and doing Budweiser promos and it slowly evolved from there.
PAS: What's the best part of being a model?
Melissa Riso: I would say the best part of being model is always having to be healthy and staying in shape!
PAS: What would you say are your strengths as a model?
Melissa Riso: I think my strengths in modeling are my poses, expressions, and energy. I can have very diverse looks and I think I'm easy to work with.
PAS: Describe yourself in three words or statements.
Melissa Riso: Driven, feisty and passionate
PAS: What are some of your modeling highlights so far?
Melissa Riso: I think my Website Melissariso.com is a big highlight for me. Being only 23 and having my own business is pretty cool. It's fun doing my own style photo shoots and being in control of everything for this website. I also think shooting for PASMAG is definitely another highlight!
PAS: Tell us your likes or dislikes about modeling?
Melissa Riso: What I love about modeling is meeting new and creative people, getting to travel, the free lingerie and bikinis I get to keep!
PAS: What is your best beauty secret?
Melissa Riso: I take vitamins every day and try and get as much sleep as possible. You actually burn calories in your sleep!
PAS: How do you keep in such great shape?
Melissa Riso: I work out about every other day, doing 45 minutes of cardio and then 30 minutes of weights. I drink water, eat chicken, fruit and veggies. And I usually have one cheat day to splurge!
PAS: What is the strangest photo shoot that you've done?
Melissa Riso: I have done a photo shoot where I ran into a perverted photographer. It sucked because I was young, new to modeling and I went alone on the shoot. He just made weird perverted comments to me, and didn't seem to have any respect for me. I learned from it and now am never alone. So girls, never go alone!
PAS: What is your best physical feature?
Melissa Riso: I Love my boobs! I think they are well proportioned. And they even turn me on!
PAS: What physical feature would you change if you could? Why?
Melissa Riso: I wish I was taller. I have the hardest time finding jeans, and I can't do too many runway gigs because I'm 5'1".
PAS: What traits do you like most about yourself?
Melissa Riso: I like how I just have a drive inside of me to be successful. I think that for me being 23, I have accomplished a lot so far. I like how if I really want to do something, I will always achieve it or at least try! I also love that I'm independent and strong.
PAS: What traits do you dislike most about yourself?
Melissa Riso: I hate how feisty I can get. I have a little Italian temper. If someone sets me off, look out! I need to work on that.
PAS: What do you most value in your friends?
Melissa Riso: I value my friends always being there for me, always having my back through any situation.
PAS: Can you tell us about your first kiss?
Melissa Riso: My first kiss was in the first grade. I was at the playground and one of the guys in my class had a crush on me. A six grader told us to go into one of the tunnels and she'd teach us how to kiss. It was so funny because I was so clueless as to what I was doing. But we went in the tunnel on the playground and he just grabbed my face, kissed me and ran off.
PAS: What is your top unfulfilled fantasy?
Melissa Riso: Ohh boy, This is a hard one. I would say, I haven't had sex in public and I heard that it gives you a good rush of excitement too.
PAS: Do you have any birthmarks, scars or tattoos?
Melissa Riso: I designed my own tattoo to cover a crazy scar from a car accident. I love my tattoo because it has a meaning behind it and I created it personally. Coincidentally, the same design is adorned across my website.
PAS: Do you have any pets? What kind?
Melissa Riso: No, my cat died last year. She grew up with me for 18 years!
PAS: What do you like to do for fun?
Melissa Riso: I love throwing potlucks at my house or pool parties!
PAS: What frightens you the most?
Melissa Riso: Not being successful.
PAS: What's your most prized possession?
Melissa Riso: My man. He's a keeper!
PAS: What is your idea of perfect happiness?
Melissa Riso: I think true love is perfect happiness for me. You will have a best friend for life and someone that will love you forever no matter how old and sick you get. They will love you even when you're a grumpy butt in the morning. Just real, true love!
PAS: What is your favorite type of food?
Melissa Riso: Ooohhh that's easy! I LOVE STEAK (medium rare)
PAS: What is your dream car?
Melissa Riso: I want a Nissan 350Z.
PAS: Who is your favorite recording artist?
Melissa Riso: I love Sade.
PAS: What is your favorite quote/lyric?
Melissa Riso: "Work hard Play Hard" (it's so true)
PAS: What's the best prank you ever played on someone?
Melissa Riso: Telling my Dad I'm pregnant… he raised me and my sister alone, so that almost gave him a stroke. Of course it was just a prank.
PAS: If you had one wish, what would it be?
Melissa Riso: I wish my mother was in my life.
PAS: What is your greatest regret?
Melissa Riso: Lying to my Dad when I was younger. I didn't tell him where I was one day and went out of town with my boyfriend. But when I was coming back home I got into a huge car crash and almost died. My dad got a call from a stranger, telling him that his daughter is being rushed to the hospital in critical condition.
PAS: Who are your heroes in real-life? Why?
Melissa Riso: My Dad is my hero. He has raised my sister and me alone and that's not easy for a guy to do. He taught me how to be responsible and not put up with anyone's shit. He is just was amazing! He can build motorcycles, decks, cabinets, computers and more! He's just so talented!
PAS: What was your worst childhood experience?
Melissa Riso: My mother leaving me in the fourth grade. She moved to Guam and never came back.
PAS: Have you posed in the nude? If so, how did it make you feel?
Melissa Riso: I have posed nude, for my website Melissariso.com It was a little weird at first, but then it was no big deal. When it's really hot on set, you don't mind being naked. And when you have a great crew that's very professional, it's great!
PAS: What quality do you like most in a man?
Melissa Riso: With my Man. I love how he's down for me. He's not the jealous type at all, and supports anything I choose to do. I love that most about him.
PAS: What quality do you like most in a woman?
Melissa Riso: I think women are so damn strong! I have so much respect for women that raise kids alone and have a great job and buy their own house!
PAS: What can a guy say to make you melt?
Melissa Riso: If he tells me "You've made me want to be a better man" or "you've changed my life so much". That really makes me feel good inside and melt!
PAS: What would make you slap a guy?
Melissa Riso: Actually, I've done it twice before! If I'm at a club and a guy grabs my ass or says something disrespectful, I will slap him!
PAS: How do you seduce a guy?
Melissa Riso: Secrets I won't share to the public. Too X-rated.
PAS: Have any of your fantasies become reality?
Melissa Riso: Oh yes! But I'm not telling!
PAS: If you're planning it, how many kids do you want to have? Do you have any names picked out?
Melissa Riso: I don't want kids, I'm too selfish and want a life where I can be spontaneous and travel!
PAS: Size or Stamina?
Melissa Riso: Stamina!!!!!!!!!!!
PAS: Tell us about any upcoming projects of yours?
Melissa Riso: My Website Melissariso.com! You guys will LOVE it! I have a few more surprises so be sure to check the site for more information.
PAS: What current, past or future projects are you most excited about or are the most memorable for you?
Melissa Riso: Shooting for PASMAG! Also, I think my website is something exciting that I'm doing! I'm just putting really fun, sexy pictures and video up. I love how I'm in control of everything! My own themes and design and personality!
PAS: With any 'spotlight' type of job, you are looked upon as a role model. What advice would you give out to aspiring models?
Melissa Riso: I would give them advice to stay healthy, and never give up. I would tell them to try and study other models, so you can bring something different to the table! Work hard and have personality. Be humble! That's huge. Be humble.
PAS: Do you have any shout-outs or last words?
Melissa Riso: Yes! Shout-outs to Brian Bobila, IGN.com, Damien Olmeda, my boyfriend and manager! Thomas Mathew my favorite photographer! Thank you to everyone at PASMAG for believing in me and for such a great experience!


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Jinn Possession Dua….
Jinn Possession Dua Religion is a strong influence on ideas of health and disease. One Islamic notion which has entered in western mythology is that of jinn or genies. Though, according to Islamic faith, jinn are genuine creatures which create a world other than that of mankind, able to cause physical and mental damage to human beings.
Jinn Possession Dua
An instance of such harm is possession. Possession is the conviction that an individual has been entered by the unknown spirit or other para human force that then controls the person or modifies that person's acts and characteristics.
In Islamic writings factual jinn control can cause a person to attack, to do illegal activity and to speak in meaningless language. The haunted person is not able to think or speak from his own determination he or she loses self control.
The Quran says that jinn are composed of a smokeless and scorching fire but are also physical in nature, and able to relate in a tactile manner with people and similarly be acted upon. Jinn, angels and humans make the three recognized sapient creations of God. Similar to human beings, jinn can be good, evil, or impartially kind and therefore have free will like humans.
Jinns possess people for several motives. At times it is due to the Jinn or its family has been harmed by mistake or person has committed several sins or it could be due to the Jinn has fallen in love with that person. Though, most of the time possession happens due to the Jinn is just hateful and evil.
Similar to every other way, Islam also states this territory of unseen. It is from this area that Islam describes us regarding the world of Jinn. Islamic explanation of Jinn gives us several answers to modem day secrecies.
Dua for jinn possession is a service or a way to banish or cleanse or cure a person or a place from evil powers of Jinn's also known as spirits, ghosts, demons, and many more. This Islamic process comprise the usage of spells which includes all legal chants, Quranic rhymes and Prophetic prayers which call The One and Only One, True God of Heavens and Earth, to seek his assistance and kindness to cure and shelter against evil powers of Jinn.
If any person possessed by jinn or by any other evil force, then the name of God has to be utilized in banishing the Jinn. There are several practices and dua for jinn removal all of them call upon the God to assist the possessed person.
Sickness or Disease in humans can be due to completely medicinal reasons or physiological reasons or supernatural reasons done by Jinns, Evil force or Black-Magic which finally reflect as medical disorders in patients. Medical treatments are just helpful and advantageous while curing diseases which are due to medical disorders while, Islamic Exorcism or Quranic Healing processes can effectively cure paranormal Disorders caused by Jinns or black Magic.
External jinns that are outside, not inside the body can also have the power to influence the harmony and tranquillity in the household. They can influence the wife, husband and children according to their wish. They may persuade a child to do acts which will irritate his or her parents and control the parents to manage the child very strictly.
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The Apartment section of the site has ten pages of goodies to appeal to indie-minded shoppers and it's a great place to turn for a gift for a hard-to-buy-for friend. But there's also much here that would appeal to children. Here are a few of our favorites:
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Hohenberger averaged 3.88 kills, a .342 hitting percentage, .81 blocks, and .56 aces in a 4-1 week for the Engineers. He kicked things off with 22 kills, five blocks, and three aces in a five-set win over Newbury College. In one set versus Bard College, Hohenberger posted two kills and two blocks before notching 12 kills and five blocks against then-nationally ranked No. 10 Milwaukee School of Engineering. He registered 10 kills, five digs, and two aces in a sweep of the College of Mount Saint Vincent which was followed by 16 kills, three aces, and two blocks versus then-No. 5 Carthage College.
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Hunt for Red October (US - BD)
Gabe can barely take the mounting water pressure of a Scottish Russian
Ah, Tom Clancy, another conservatively leaning blockbuster writer with a specific real life knowledge that came into super-power in the late '80s/early '90s. Michael Crichton has his sciences, John Grisham has his law degrees, and Clancy has his army intel. All three writers are all jokes these days, but it's good to look back on their salad days. A little Jurassic Park, a little The Firm, and a bit of the old Jack Ryan series. In the beginning there was Alec Baldwin, not Harrison Ford, and he was hunting for a runaway Russian sub call the Red October.
The similarities between Hunt For Red October and Die Hard didn't really dawn on me until this latest viewing. Both films were directed by the once great John McTiernan, in a row, and along with Predator (which was the first in this row), they stand as the director's trademark, and both films were shot by super-DP Jan de Bont. Both Red October and Die Hard lead to many more films of the like, and have four sequels. Of course, McTiernan himself directed one of the Die Hard sequels, and the Jack Ryan films have some pretty loose continuity, but the affinities are still pretty striking.
The differences between Red October and Die Hard are just as important to consider. Both films are long, and larger than life, and contain a whole lot of close-ups, but McTiernan treats the action and suspense very differently. Die Hard depends on explosions, gunfire, Bruce Willis' bug-eyed shouting, and Michael Kamen's ballsy score to pump the excitement into its audience, Red October depends on more subtle means (mostly), and on its audience's willingness to focus on the plot. The pace of the two films is very similar, and both bare the McTiernan stamp, but the director's growth is intriguing.
McTiernan's most clever moment of filmmaking comes when he zooms in on a Russian speaking mouth, and zooms out on an English speaking one, thusly making a clean transition between the languages (he'd do something similar in 13th Warrior a decade later). Unfortunately, I've never quite been able to fully suspend my disbelief when only one of the October's lead actors is even speaking with a Russian accent. This is an impressive ensemble, as impressive as any of the Jack Ryan films would see, but it's always bugged me that Connery doesn't even try to mask his Scottish accent, not because of lingual inaccuracies, but because it makes the film a Sean Connery film, and unlike Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade or The Untouchables Connery's persona doesn't quite fit in with this film.
The rest of the cast melts pretty effectively into their roles, even James 'Big Voice' Earl Jones. The argument over the best Jack Ryan usually stops with Harrison Ford, who has the advantage of playing the character twice, but watching Alec Baldwin again I'm tempted to change my mind, or at least call a tie. In 1990 Baldwin wasn't a De Niro-ish parody of himself, and his take on the out-of-his element desk-jockey hero is effectively un-Baldwinian. Baldwin's Ryan has a sense of humour, and though his hesitation verges on satire, the character is generally more 'friendly' then Ford's version. Ford also didn't have an unstoppable scenery chewer like Connery to contend with either.
I haven't seen Red October for a very long time, and the last time I did see it was on television, so I have very little point of reference, but I'm still reasonably sure this isn't a very noticeable upgrade from the DVD release. The print is dirty, with strobing colour and brightness inconsistencies. The print wiggles a bit too, but this is mostly only apparent during on screen text. Details are sharp, but not so sharp that your jaw will drop, and some mid-range edges are slightly blurry. Blacks are nicely rich, contrast is even, and edge enhancement is basically absent. The transfers greatest asset is its realistic colours, which are vibrant when necessary, but don't over-do it.
This Dolby TrueHD track is about three things: Basil Poledouris' gigantic, vocal based score, the Clancyish dialogue, and the underwater sound effects. Early on in the mix I caught a split second of rear left drop out, but otherwise this track is especially effective, especially for a film that's pushing twenty years old. The surround and stereo channels are consistently alive with flurrying incidentals, or the hum of water pressure against the submarine hull. The expert sound design is at its most impressive during the 'ping' sequence, which will almost make you believe the October is on your doorstep.
John McTiernan hasn't ever been a lively speaker, but his solo commentary tracks are always enlightening. Here he's sure to feed information on a relatively consistent basis, and his anecdotes are both technical and personal. McTiernan praises his actors, especially his non-professional, real navy actors, describes the locations and set construction, and often waxes about the state of modern action-thrillers. I'd like to think that he's passive aggressively making fun of Michael Bay. Unfortunately McTiernan's consistency begins to wane in the end.
The other extras are a thirty-minute featurette and an HD version of the original trailer. Strangely the featurette is presented as an anamorphically enhanced 1.66, but flushed to the right. Though strangely displayed, and ultimately pretty short, it still stands as a solid making-of presentation. It's well paced, and squeezes a lot of information from its brief interviews with most of the main practitioners. The impatient might want to skip the commentary track for this.
Hunt For Red October still rocks the suspense and manly intensity of mano e mano, underwater warfare, and is still one of the best films in the Jack Ryan collection (maybe even the best, depending on your taste). I have problems with the casting that I'm sure others will call me on, but continue to find myself impressed with McTiernan's direction, which has drooped severely in quality over the years. The disc looks and sounds good, and though rather brief, the extra features satisfy.
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray release.
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I indeed actually prefer this Baldwin Jack Ryan over the Harrison Ford Jack Ryan, it was a shame he was not in some of the other movies.
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This was one of the best Alec Baldwin roles in movies. After this one, I was disappointed he never found good roles in good movies (other than Glengarry Glen Ross). And when he finally hit his stride, he played caricatures (although great ones). This role was understated. And I liked it better than Harrison Fords because Ford already had the aura of an action hero, which Jack Ryan wasn't supposed to be.
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I've loved this movie for years, seen it dozens of times, and would take Crichton, Grisham, and Clancy over whoever else has risen since their prime.
Being a huge Ford fan and relatively annoyed by most of Alec Baldwin's work... it's always seemed almost paradoxical to me the way I prefer Baldwin to Ford in this role. Maybe it's just because Clear and Present Danger was boring and I've hardly even seen Patriot Games. Maybe it's because Hunt for Red October has an awesome soundtrack.
Being a huge Ford fan and relatively annoyed by most of Alec Baldwin's work... it's always seemed almost paradoxical to me the way I prefer Baldwin to Ford in this role. Maybe it's just because Clear and Present Danger was boring and I've hardly even seen Patriot Games. Maybe it's because Hunt for Red October has an awesome soundtrack.
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Release Date: 29th July 2008
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.35:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: Dolby TrueHD 5.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 French, Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish
Subtitles: English SDH, English, French, Spanish, Portuguese
Extras: Director Commentary, Making-of Featurette, Trailer
Easter Egg: No
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Director: John McTiernan
Cast: Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, Sam Neill, Scott Glenn, James Earl Jones, Stellan Skarsgard
Genre: Thriller and War
Length: 129 minutes
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"We have to start young," Ratey said Monday night in a program at Florida Southern College in Lakeland.
"It's really hard to change people's minds once they get set. That's why I'm a missionary for the schools, to get our schools to change."
He shared studies, some from medical centers and others from school districts, to illustrate the importance of ongoing physical activity.
Dressed casually in jeans, the associate professor, 64, delivered statistics like raisins spread through a tasty cake, heavily laced with humor and examples of improvement.
He got chuckles and applause when he discussed the pressure put on educators by "what I call the no child helped at all law."
Ratey and members of Polk Vision's Building a Healthier Polk, see two key elements of change:
Get physical education, recess and break time re-instated in schools that abandoned them while focusing on improving test scores.
Offer exercise tailored to all students, not just the ones who excel in sports.
Fitness and lifestyle change are the goals they promote.
Some programs taking this new approach occur before and after school, some led by parents and volunteers, others by school staff.
Monitors measure how well students do at meeting their target heart rates, which gives students without sports skills the ability to shine in walking, running, dancing or other activities that help their hearts.
"This is the new PE," he said. "It's not just throwing the ball out. It's not focused on sports. It's focused on every kid moving as much as possible."
Sports aren't forbidden, but a soccer game that once had two 12-person teams instead might become eight games, each with two three-person teams competing.
That keeps more children moving, said Kathleen O'Leary Wright, senior coordinator of physical education for Polk County public schools.
A handful of Polk schools, through grant money, are having positive results by using these new methods, she said.
"We're getting away from sports education and toward fitness education," Wright said. "PE for all students."
At Crystal Lake Middle School in Lakeland, for example, up to 150 students arrive early to take part in its fitness program. A fitness center and zumba, a form of dance, are part of what's available, she said.
Morning discipline problems at Crystal Lake have declined since the program began, Wright said.
She is part of Building a Healthier Polk, which collaborated with Florida Southern's School of Education to bring Ratey for the talk on "Strengthening our Schools."
He is the author of "Spark, the Revolutionary Science of Exercise and the Brain," which has more details on some studies he mentioned Monday.
Among them is the educational achievement in a Naperville, Ill., district that became a model of promoting fitness.
After years of fitness, the district took Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study testing.
Ninety-seven percent of its eighth-graders were tested. The district placed first worldwide in science and sixth in math, Ratey said, adding that districts less affluent than Naperville also improved after copying its fitness approach.
Schools in Titusville, Pa., started the new method in 2000. Its standardized test scores, then below the state average, improved to 17 percent above the state average in reading and 18 percent above in math, Ratey said in his 2008 book.
The California Department of Education found over several years that students with higher fitness scores also had higher test scores.
"It helps regulate our minds," he said Monday. "It helps improve our attention. It increases our motivation."
When asked how a teacher could quickly promote activity, he suggested "brain breaks," having everyone stand up 20 minutes into the class and do four minutes of exercise.
"Get everybody doing it and you leading them," he said, stressing the importance of teachers being active, too.
Patty Strickland, a member of Building a Healthier Polk, appreciated his suggestions.
"If we don't start with our kids, how are we going to cut obesity down?" she asked.
Although children were the focus of Monday's talk, Ratey said, research shows the mental benefits of exercise apply also to adults who want to keep their mental acuity sharp and their productivity high.
"It's never too late," he said.
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The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a winter weather advisory for snow, sleet and freezing rain, which is in effect from 2 p.m. Monday to 8 a.m. Tuesday.
Snow accumulations of 2 to 4 inches are possible, with ice accumulations to 0.1 to 0.2 inches.
Snow is expected to overspread the area around midday Monday. The snow will then mix with sleet during Monday evening before transitioning over to freezing rain and sleet through Monday night. The precipitation should taper off Tuesday morning.
The combination of snow then sleet and ice will lead to travel becoming hazardous. Ice accumulations on trees could break some weaker tree limbs, resulting in some power outages.
Winds could gust up to 25 mph. Temperatures will hover around 30 degrees.
The forecast:
This Afternoon: Partly sunny, with a high near 39. Northwest wind around 9 mph.
Monday: Snow, mainly after 3pm. High near 34. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of around an inch possible.
Monday night: Snow, freezing rain, and sleet before 2am, then rain, possibly mixed with sleet between 2am and 3am, then rain or freezing rain after 3am. The rain could be heavy at times. Low around 30. East wind 5 to 11 mph. Chance of precipitation is 100%. New precipitation amounts between a half and three quarters of an inch possible..
Tuesday: rain or freezing rain before 1pm, then a slight chance of rain between 1 p.m. and 5pm. The rain could be heavy at times. Patchy fog before 10 a.m. High near 47. Light and variable wind becoming west 6 to 11 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Tuesday night: A chance of showers, mainly before 9 p.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 23. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Wednesday: A chance of flurries between 1pm and 3pm, then a chance of sprinkles after 3 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.
Check back for updates as the storm develops.
Snow, sleet, freezing rain in forecast for Monday in the Poconos
The National Weather Service in Mount Holly has issued a winter weather advisory for snow, sleet and freezing rain, which is in effect from 2 p.m. Monday to 8 a.m. Tuesday.


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Library thanks
I would like to express my deep thanks for the very warm welcome the Hood River County community extended to me at the Hood River Library Foundation's Dessert First fundraiser on May 14.
It was inspiring to meet so many people who are so passionate about reopening their libraries. I look forward to meeting even more of you starting on June 1 when I officially start as Director of the library district.
I am excited to have an opportunity to live and work in such a dedicated community. Thanks to the efforts and contributions of many people, we are yet closer to being able to open the libraries early. With such drive, I know that Hood River's libraries will once again be open for business come July.
Buzzy Nielsen, soon to be of
Cascade Locks
Bicycle benefit
I have been reading a lot of letters regarding the meters and the parking problem downtown. Huh, I never seem to have a problem parking my bicycle!
Andrew Bryden
Hood River
Chief or Mayor
I have known city police chief Bruce Ludwig for several years. I have never felt anything but admiration for his work ethic and management of the Hood River police department.
As city administrator Bob Francis is quoted as saying Bruce Ludwig is community oriented and Mr. Ludwig is indeed, both on the job and off.
If Mayor Arthur Babitz has different management goals and philosophies than Chief Ludwig, and wants the city manager to fire him, maybe we do need a change. Maybe what Hood River needs is a new mayor not a new police chief.
Gary Fields
Hood River
FACS needs support
I enjoyed the front-page coverage of the Food and Conservation Project at Hood River Middle School (May 9)
I'd heard about Michael Becker's remarkable interdisciplinary permaculture program through the grapevine and was excited to get more insight on just how it works. How wonderful that this home-grown project is getting national attention as a "premiere example of innovation, creativity and cutting-edge vision." And how lucky our community is to have a gifted teacher like Michael Becker champion such a project as its primary visionary, hands-on leader - and as its principle fund-raiser, securing hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding.
The excitement his students experience as they discover real-life applications of math, science, history and literary skills and concepts to solve real-life problems is evident and contagious. It's an inspirational story about what a dedicated teacher can do. But wait! What's this addendum? Michael Becker's position in this innovative program is being eliminated?! He's being returned to a "regular" sixth grade classroom? And this decision is being sold to us as the only possible solution given the current financial crisis?
What's wrong with this picture? Besides the fact that it is a heartbreaking and all-too-common example of a brilliant idea being cut down to size because it does not fit in the existing box?
Well, consider this: What if it is the box itself that is outmoded? According to Ken Robinson, an internationally acclaimed leader in the development of education, we are currently experiencing a global re-evaluation of educational systems. Why? Because we are beginning to recognize that current models can no longer prepare children for the world they will inherit as adults. The world is changing too fast. The one thing we can predict about the future is that we can barely guess at the challenges it will present our children and their children. One thing I'd be willing to gamble on: Training students to pass standardized tests is not likely to engender the skills they'll need to truly be of service to their world. Fostering and embodying curiosity and passion, teaching kids to engage with the world around them, to think critically and creatively, and find ways to apply these thoughts to the world - this skill set will never become obsolete. If you ask me, we can't afford NOT to embrace teachers like Michael Becker and concepts like the Food and Conservation Project.
Shoving Michael Becker back into our preconceived cubbyhole of a sixth grade teacher is a crying shame. I know these are hard times for school districts, and painful cuts of all kinds are being made. But where we choose to invest our money when times are tough is the true barometer of what we value. I hope this project can survive. It deserves our support. And Michael Becker deserves our thanks. I am glad to know teachers like him still exist in the public school system. I wish him the best.
Althea Hukari
Hood River
Library open? Sweet
What a great Saturday night Dessert Party at the Hood River Public Library (May 13)! A fund raiser to make a July opening possible.
Terrific organization, great auction, wonderful band ... and the desserts! Well, forget "calories" and just concentrate on "delicious".
But the best part? Being back in the library! Running my hand along a row of book spines. Sitting in the comfortable furniture.
And seeing this grand combination of the Carnegie original combined with the sensitive addition filled with enthusiastic people of all ages. Just as it should be.
Dick Swart
Hood River
Be careful
out there
It feels almost like summer, even looks like it on some days, and many of us have the itch to get out on the water after a long winter. I decided to go for it on Tuesday, even though I knew that the water is a little on the cold side.
There were a few other windsurfers going out, the wind looked really good and there were plenty of kiteboarders on the water. I rigged up and out I went. I should mention that I am not a great windsurfer. Addicted to it yes, good at it, not so much. As soon as I got into the water I realized it was way colder than I expected. I sailed a month earlier than this last year and then it was quite pleasant. Not so this year. I went across the river and back, then even though I was already cold, I decided to go again. I went all the way across and sailed into the huge swell over by the White Salmon River bridge, which was more than I am qualified to be sailing in, especially for the first time out in the season.
I crashed on the turn and with the waves breaking over me plus the really strong current, it was overwhelming. I waterstarted but couldn't get planing in the fluky wind and was back in the water, over and over. It is amazing how quickly the cold water sucked the strength right out of me trying to wrestle my sail and gear against the current. I was in serious danger in just a few minutes and was being swept downstream rapidly. I knew I had to get to shore soon as I was quickly getting too cold to function, but I needed to rest for a second and figure out what to do.
Luckily, a kiteboarder came over and asked if I was okay. I really hated to admit it, but I needed help. It was dangerous for him but we finally got hooked up so he could tow me, and he did, for probably 50 minutes or so. I thought that if he could tow me out of the biggest waves, I could then sail back across the river.
By the time we got out of those waves, near the center of the river, I was too weak from the cold to sail. I water started, but my legs were rubber. I couldn't feel them at all so it was back to towing. The current is incredibly strong right now with the high water and we ended up near the lower end of Wells Island, and actually barely made it there.
It was a heroic effort on the part of the hero in this story who dragged me all the way to where I could stand up again. Another kiteboarder then took off to send a jetski down to pick me up.
If it wasn't for Adam Lapierre saving me, my wife would have killed me for dying out there on her birthday. Thank you Adam. I hope you weren't skipping work that day.
For years I have heard that there is some sort of rift between kiters and windsurfers. Not with me there isn't, and there never has been. I'm thinking now that this whole thing is just a myth. I've sailed with many kiteboarders in the same water and I think we are all just out there having fun and enjoying the water and wind, doing the two craziest sports ever. I can't wait for summer to really get here so I can go out again. Be careful. It's really cold right now and it can quickly suck the strength and energy out of you.
Signed, The Lucky Old Windsurfer
(I had never met Adam Lapierre before he came to my rescue.)
Hal Johnston
for safety
Regarding the letter "Teach you kids safety" (Gary Lindemyer, May 14), thank you for the questions and comments regarding educators teaching safety standards by crossing the street in an unmarked area.
We share the concerns about student safety and the simple answer is yes; on a regular basis, our local public schools teach Stranger Danger, Walk and Bike to School Safety, water safety, personal safety, and playground safety.
As point of clarification substantiated by local law enforcement, it is legal to cross on the parallel, between corners, at any "real" intersection, regardless of the marking. If there are sidewalks leading to each corner, the pedestrian has the right of way when crossing the street. Indeed, many intersections in our community do not have marked crosswalks.
Thank you also for pointing out the intersection at 13th and May is dangerous. In my opinion, the intersection at 12th and May is equally hazardous. Both of these areas have "right turn permitted without stopping" signs. Both have cars entering from irregular or unusual directions.
Now, with the north side of May Street closed due to construction, crossing and re-crossing May Street is even more challenging. The City of Hood River, Hood River County School District and Hood River Memorial Providence Hospital have worked collaboratively to make these two dangerous intersections as safe as possible, but honestly it has been frustrating to see the lack of viable solutions.
One issue which continually comes up is the fact that 13th Street is a State Highway and ODOT rules apply to this route. I recall the day when there was no crosswalk or blinking light on 13th at Rosauers' and remember with sadness the tragedy it took to have those safety measures placed. There are several local groups, including Safe Routes to School and the Healthy Active Hood River County Coalition, working to increase healthy transportation routes throughout our community.
I highly encourage everyone to become involved and advocate for bike and walking lanes throughout Hood River County. And yes, public schools will continue to teach safety rules to all of our children.
Susan K Henness, Principal
May Street School
Hood River
Right thing is hard
Why can't we seem to do the right thing?
As I read the history of American foreign policy during the past century, this question keeps coming back time and time again. We know what is right. We have a Constitution, a Bill of Rights, and treaties which obligate us to do the right thing. We have lofty religious traditions, humanitarian ideals and plenty of good citizens to inspire us. So why do we so often end up doing the wrong thing as a nation?
Take the issue of genocide. You'd think we could get this one right. In her book, Problem from Hell, Harvard historian Samantha Powers examines our shameful record during the six most egregious episodes of genocide this past century-the Armenian massacre, the Holocaust, the "killing fields" of the Khmer Rouge, Iraq's gassing of her Kurds, Bosnia, and Rwanda.
The long and short of it is, we did absolutely nothing of substance to prevent or stop these tragic occurrences. Yet it was an American lawyer who lost 49 family members in the Holocaust that devoted his whole life to writing and promoting the international genocide treaty, a treaty that was ratified by 97 nations - except one. Guess which one?
Why? Because in every instance, Congress found "reasons" not to - economic reasons, geopolitical reasons, military reasons, commercial reasons, diplomatic reasons, reasons of "national interest," even fears that we might be accused of genocide (i.e. our treatment of Native Americans and African slaves, etc.).
Despite heroic efforts of a few congressmen (Sen. William Proxmire gave 3211 speeches in the Senate over 19 years trying to shame us into ratifying the Genocide Treaty), we haven't been able to step up to the plate. There's always a "reason." Such hypocritical action has cost us dearly, not only in the world community, but here at home among our own people.
Yes, we finally signed the Genocide Treaty 40 years later - but with the proviso that the U.S. would be exempt from its provisions!
Why can't we seem to do the right thing?
David C. Duncombe
White Salmon
Media's over-reaction
Your media wants to sell ads. I make this statement as a chemist. I make this statement in reference to bisphenol A, otherwise known as BPA, the plastic that has been much maligned in your media. When a study was picked up by your media that there might be a problem with BPA, there was a fire storm of action or inaction. BPA was unsellable.
Retailers had to remove all products containing BPA simply because they would not sell. Producers of BPA products were forced to find inferior alternatives for this plastic. In our anti-synthetic culture it seems anything manmade is toxic, countering that, cyanide, Tetrodotoxin (puffer fish poison) and opium are all "natural" "organic" substances, few of you would ingest these substances.
My issue is with the media, they "sell" you on a sensational news story, which has very little factual value, but in the telling consumer of news and plastic containers change their behavior, in doing so they ruin an industry, and create a large amount of waste. The waste is created when all of these people throw away their BPA plastic containers, which will take thousands of years to break down, and purchase a different plastic container.
An interesting note on these replacement plastics, they have not be subjected to the same tests that BPA was. So, did you just change your "bad" plastic for a "worse" plastic? I bet we find out in 5-10 years. My advice, consider your source before making a decision.
My source is Critical Reviews in Toxicology, specifically the April 2011 article, the peer reviewed journal, which has its abstract end with this sentence, "Overall, the Committee concluded that the current TDI for BPA is adequately justified and that the available evidence indicates that BPA exposure represents no noteworthy risk to the health of the human population, including newborns and babies."
Rob Kovacich
Hood River
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Seborrheic dermatitis is a common, inflammatory skin condition that causesflaky,white to yellowish
Alternative Names
Dandruff; Seborrheic eczema; Cradle cap
The exact cause of seborrheic dermatitisis unknown. Doctors think it may be due to a combination hormone levels, weakened immune system, lack of certain nutrients, or nervous system problems. Irritation from a yeast called Malassezia may also lead to this condition. Seborrheic dermatitis appears to run in families.
Risk factors include:
- Stress or fatigue
- Weather extremes
- Oily skin, or skin problems such as acne
- Infrequent shampoos or skin cleaning
- Using lotions that contain alcohol
- Obesity
- Neurologic conditions, including
Parkinsons disease, head injuryor stroke Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
Seborrheic dermatitis can occur on different body areas. Usually, it forms where the skin is oily or greasy. Common areas include the scalp, eyebrows, eyelids, creases of the nose, lips, behind the ears, in the outer ear, and middle of the chest.
In general, symptoms of seborrheic dermatitis include:
Skin lesions Plaquesover large area
- Greasy, oily areas of skin
- Skin scales -- white and flaking, or yellowish, oily, andsticky dandruff
- Itching -- may become more itchy if infected
- Mild redness
- Hair loss
Exams and Tests
Diagnosis is based on appearance and location of the skin lesions. Further tests, such as
Flaking and dryness can be treated with over-the-counter dandruff or medicated shampoos. You can buy these at the drugstore without a prescription. Look for a product that says on the label it treats seborrheic dermatitis. Such products contain ingredients such as salicylic acid, coal tar, zinc, resorcin, ketoconazole, or selenium sulfide. Use the shampoo according to label instructions.
For severe cases, your healthcare provider will likely prescribe a shampoo or lotion containing a stronger dose of selenium sulfide, ketoconazole, or corticosteroid. A cream that contains an immunomodulator may be prescribed. This medicine suppresses the immune system to treat inflammation.
It is thought that sunlight improves seborrheic dermatitis. In some persons the condition gets better in the summer, especially after outdoor activities.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Seborrheic dermatitis is a chronic (life-long) condition thatcomes and goes and can be controlled with treatment.
Severity of seborrheic dermatitis can be lessened by controlling risk factors and paying careful attention to skin care.
Possible Complications
- Psychological distress, low self-esteem, embarrassment
- Secondary bacterial or fungal infections
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call for an appointment with your health care provider if seborrheic dermatitis symptoms do not respond to self-care or over-the-counter treatments.
Also call if patches of seborrheic dermatitis drain fluid or pus, form crusts, or become very red or painful.
The severity of seborrheic dermatitis can be lessened by controlling the risk factors and by paying careful attention to skin care.
Habif TP. Clinical Dermatology: A Color Guide to Diagnosis and Therapy. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa.: Elsevier Mosby; 2009:chap 8.
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It used to be that coaches were safe during the season but teams were not. Now it's the opposite.
The College Football Playoff has produced its own "El Nino" effect, the result of high-pressure booster systems colliding with billions of cumulonimbus dollars.
In 1997, Indiana coach Cam Cameron was safer at 2-9 than top-ranked Michigan was after beating Washington State in the Rose Bowl.
Cameron kept his job four more (losing) seasons but Michigan of '97 lost its No. 1 in the USA Today coaches' poll, which reversed field and gave its title to Nebraska.
In 2003, Buddy Teevens' job at Stanford was more secure than USC's seemingly rock-solid national...


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On Monday, the Cleburne County Quorum Court met in Heber Springs to discuss county business for the month of October.
On Monday, the Cleburne County Quorum Court met in Heber Springs to discuss county business for the month of October. The meeting opened with the reading of the minutes and the Treasurer's report. Judge Brenda Hunt informed the Court that "finances look good" for the county. The Court voted to give all county employees a $500 raise, excluding Quorum Court members, to take effect in next year's budget.
Mark Mann, whose firm has designed the new library expansion, brought the first item before the Court seeking approval to go forward with the project. He explained the proposed $3.7 million project was too expensive and would be scaled down. The new plan will utilize the existing building, which will house a children's section, and a new addition will be built on the north part of the property. He informed the Court that over $2 million in pledges and grants have been received with over $1 million already in the bank. The total building space of the new library will be 11,000 sq ft and will take approximately a year to complete. He asked for authorization to move forward with the project, receiving a unanimous vote approval from the Court.
The next issue before the Court was a presentation by Tom Scott of Arkansas CAMA Technology, Inc. concerning Cleburne County's 3-year property reappraisal, which is used to determine property value for tax purposes. He provided the Court with an overall synopsis of how the methods they use to determine property values, such as structure square footage and age of the structure. He explained that they evaluated property and compared those to the record cards of the previous appraisal as a comparison to determine values and notices are mailed to property owners whose property value assessments have changed. Scott offered as staggering assessment of mineral values in the county when he stated that in 2009, the Cleburne County mineral assessment was $8.9 million, compared to the 2012 mineral assessment of $97.9 million. County reappraisals are dependent on how fast or slow county growth takes place. Scott explained that because Cleburne County experiences frequent changes due to growth, it is on a 3-year reappraisal cycle and set the standard for the rest of the state in 1997 with this more frequent cycle. He also stated that the technology exists to begin reappraisals annually rather than having to wait 3-5 years. Finally, Scott addressed a story first published in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that reported five Arkansas counties were flagged for possible improper reappraisals. Cleburne County was one of those counties. Scott informed the Court that the flag was raised due to a misunderstanding between the auditors and how Cleburne County codes its sales. This discrepancy, he said, made it seem the appraisal was not in compliance and as soon as the misunderstanding was cleared, the flag would be removed.
The Court proposed its annual resolution to enter into a contract with ADEQ to give over obligation of landfill oversight to that agency. The vote to approve the resolution passed unanimously.
The Court unanimously agreed to refer an issue involving pay discrepancy with county employees to the elected officials in order to draft a policy change. The proposed policy change will be brought before the Court for a vote at next month's meeting.
Judge Brenda Hunt reminded everyone that the dedication of the new court building is on October 29 at 4pm. Governor Beebe will be present for the dedication.
Next month's meeting of the Quorum Court will be held November 26 at 6 p.m.


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My only thought is about sanitation simply because I am sure that they are covered with bacteria (I remember in micro-biology my prof once made a comment about eating orange rind when you feel a sore throat coming on because the lactobacillus on the rind would out compete strep and keep you from getting strep throat. Apparently it's a similar strain to what we have in our throat or something - course he could also have been full of crap or, more likely, I was drunk and mis-heard...)
I have done the zest tincture. I have also cut the lemons into supremes. Zest the lemon and save it. Then slice off all of the white pith so all you see is lemon flesh. Cut into the natural segments leaving the white "rind" behind. Then steep the segments in about a cup of 160 water for 10 minutes. Cool and add directly to fermenter. 4 lemons was plenty of twang for me. It turned out really well!


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April 19, 2008
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Junior James Oleinik led a solid effort for MIT in its final tune-up before the NEWMAC Championships. Serving as host for its annual Spring Invitational, MIT battled 14 teams across Divisions II and III while netting 12 top-three finishes.
Oleinik was the only MIT athlete to secure two individual wins, taking first in the discus with a throw of 128'4" and first in the shot put with a heave of 49'2.5".
The Engineers also picked up wins from Omari Stephens and Anthony Teixeira. Tex ran 15.21 for a first-place effort in the 110-meter hurdles to out-duel Stephens, who finished third in the event after a split of 15.55. Stephens authored his own victory in the pole vault, clearing 15'3" to lead a 1-2-3 sweep as Greg Tao and Patrick Barragan finished second and third, respectively.
Jake Ruzevick paced a decent performance for Tech in the 1500m, finishing second with a time of 4:03.77. Paul Welle finished fourth in the event in 4:04.65 and Richard Prevost finished fifth in 4:05.27 as both competitors followed up on a strong effort in the steeplechase last week.
The Engineers produced several other notable efforts, including a second-place finish for rookie Mattias Flander in the triple jump (45'5.75") and third-place results from Rocco Repetski in the steeplechase and Gihan Amarasiriwardena in the 5000m.


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Dear Upper Management Bigwig:
Thanks so very much for your baby gift for TwoBert. My wife and I were very touched that you thought of us. We were also pleasantly surprised, since you and I are separated by three tiers of the corporate food chain and thus don't interact all that often.
It was a lovely sentiment, and I'm sure we would have thought of you every time we used it. Since we already have four of them, however, we're gonna re-gift that sumbitch at our earliest convenience.
P.S.: Come to think of it, I'm glad this wasn't said.


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Barclays' Australian Casualties Included Three MDs
Three Sydney-based managing directors felt the force of Barclays PLC's decision to lay off 15% of its investment banking division across Asia, people familiar with the matter told Deal Journal Australia.
They were Head of Distribution Lucio Febo, Head of Risk Solutions Group Peter Berckelman and Head of Power, Utilities and Infrastructure and Communications, Media and Technology Scott Jindrich. Mr. Jindrich also led coverage of Real Estate.