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Tractor in Tobacco Barn open bay, Upper Marlboro, MD
Tractor would be used to haul a wagon on which the tobacco plants would be stacked after being cut, and before stringing on tobacco sticks, and then being hung to cure in the barn.
Tobacco Barn Upper Marlboro, MD
Tobacco was once the major cash crop in many states, Maryland being one. The size of this barn indicates the acreage farmers once devoted to growing tobacco. The last crop of tobacco was grown and harvested in Maryland in 2003.
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Tobacco in Maryland was air cured in large wood tobacco barns. The siding on the barn was hinged, so it could be opened to allow air to circulated to cure (dry) the tobacco, which was hung in the barn on tobacco sticks.
Tobacco Barn, Upper Marlboro, MD
Large tobacco barn on Claggett Farm in Maryland. Note the siding is hinged, so that boards can be swung open to allow for air curing of the tobacco leaves hanging on tobacco lath (sticks) on multiple levels in the barn
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Dodge Dakota Starting Problems
Check your battery cable (pos) for corrosion or a break. Also check your GROUND!!!
I'm not sure on this year but my Dakota has a starter relay in the small electrical box drivers side.
You might also try the DODGE Forem, this sight specically for dodges only.
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ernman21 Posts: 1did you have the injectors removed and cleaned or did they do it with them in the fuel rail? if they did you'r catalytic converter is proboubly plugged up. the chemicals used to clean the injectors is hell on the materials in newer converters. hence the lack of power and black exhaust discharge. hope it helps.
ps. you should never have to get you'r injectors cleaned the injector cleaner that you poure in with you'r gas once in a while is more than enough to keep them clean. and if you don't like to use cleaners than just fill up with higher grade gas once in a while because the have more detergents and cleaners than regular gas.0
I have the exact same problem with my 2002 quad cab auto, i recently replaced fuel pump, and a year ago got a full tune up. The problem still exists! did you ever find out what the problem was?0
I have a 2002 quad cab dakota, 4x4, auto, 4.7. A few months back my truck began having hard starts in the morning, i would have to crank the engine for about 6-8 seconds before it starts. after running it, it will start no problem. if i leave it for an hour or two, it will have a hard start again, also i have a strong gas smell from the exhaust once started. i recently replaced fuel pump and the problem still exists!
please help had a complete tune up 1 year ago0
KCRam Mt. Arlington NJPosts: 3,516Those are symptoms of a weakening electrical system. Have the battery, alternator, and starter tested.
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If the battery is original, that's the first thing I would look at or replace.0
shopdog97 Posts: 160Here's what I've been experiencing on my '98 Dakota 4X4 with the 3.9 V-6. It happened to me before and I didn't pay very much attention to it at the time. But last month I went to start it in the morning, and all I got was a click. I decided to pull the starter and have it tested. Did this and the starter was fine. Then I wondered if the battery cables were bad(the battery itself is fine, about 4 years old.) Now I didn't have a meter to check resistance at the time, but I cleaned up both the positive lugs where they attach to the starter as well as battery posts. Did the same for the neg. wire. I had no issue till the other day when I went to leave for school. A "click"was all I got! Finally it started. Did the same thing when I came out of school to come home, and this time I moved the shift lever from Park to Neutral and it still wouldn't start. I played with the lever moving it up and down and it fired right up! I thought it might be the Neutral/Back up light switch that's screwed into the trans, but I read in my service manual that that's only bad if you can start in anything else but park and neutral. Now that's not happening, so I think it's OK. But the manual also says that the Shift Cable might be out of adjustment, and that would make sense if the truck starts after I get done moving the lever up and down. And I used the truck today, and it was fine, started right up at home and at the store with no issues. I'm gonna take a look at the cable soon, but any help you can provide will be deeply appreciated. BTW, I tried to get a new Positive battery cable at Auto Zone with no luck. It's a Dealer item at a cost of 87 dollars if you ever need one. Probably best to go to an electrical supplier and get what you need to make one for a lot less!0
doc44 Posts: 2My 97 D.D.acted the exact same way, drove me nuts... it was the starter the whole
time. Replaced and has been fine since.0
hast2b Posts: 11996 Dakota SLuT 3.9 V6 Automatic.
2nd time this has happened:
Backing up (with a load in the bed) into my driveway (slight grade) and the truck dies. Try to start it and it only turns over. Went through all the fuses and also under the hood wiring. Bought a used computer and it started right up. Drove 70 miles that same day, got home and it did the exact same thing... backing in to my driveway...
>>>Weird thing is (both times) the Cruise Control button light (green light on the on/off button) on the steering wheel stays ON... even when the key is off and out of the ignition.<<< Now I have 2 bad computers... or can they be cleared/flashed or what?http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/webxi- cons/emotorcons/emo_confused.gif
Might consider rolling it over if I can just get it running again...http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com/media/townhall/we- bxicons/emotorcons/emo_wink.gif
Thanks in advance for any help...0
jbry311 Posts: 1My truck has been doing the exact same thing for months and no mechanic can give me a reason for it. Everything checked out fine with diagnostics, yet the problem persists. Have you had any luck with finding a solution?0
Hey! I have a dakota that used to die out. Like others I started replacing all parts known to cause this problem. After doing all that I found, (in the wiring harness), 3 groups of wires over l/f wheel well that were coroded , cut splice on4 red& white wires,a group of blue wires & a group of 2 yellow & 1 blk wire.
You must cut into harness to find them. according to my sources these wires are arcing w/ each other & can cause ECM to go bad as mine did twice before I actually found the problem. Good luck!0
bustedmynuts Posts: 1Hi have a 99 3.9 has spark at coil ,but not at plug wires .has new cap,wires,plugs .How do i check cam sensor or dist p.u. i know there the same part just called different names .T hanks0
bladerunnerxx Posts: 1drove my 94 dakota to a friends, ran fine...would not crank when I got ready to go. There is no spark at the spark plug when I turn it over. I have replaced the coil, rotor button, crank shaft sensor, and main computer on the firewall. coil wire checks fine, dist. cap checks fine. Dist. is turning. What else could it be??? no fire to plugs. I used a multi meter to read the voltage on the coil power wire and I am getting 5+ volts. I don't know what else to do to it. Any help would be appreciated0
I have a 1994 Dodge Dakota SLT with the 3.9 V-6. The truck started fine during the spring, summer and fall. Ever since the weather has turned relly cold, it only wants to start about every two to three days. You can start it up, and drive it to hell and back, and it runs just fine... As long as you don't cut it off... But when you get home, and cut the truck off, it will not start at all for about 3 days. I don't know if the cold weather had anything to do with this, or if something has just gone bad. A friend of mine keeps saying he thinks it's the computer, but if it was that, wouldn't it just not start at all? I am on a fixed income, and can't afford to buy a computer, just to find out it isn't that. And I'm told once you hook it up, there is no returning it. I need a true mechanic to tell me what the problem is. Thanks0
I haven't had this exact prob. but something close.first after the drive check your
fuel pressure should be 45 psi if no or lowpressure fuel pump relay 1st ,then check
crank sensor/ Check spark next if no spark check crank sensor then coil.
This is the best way to start your quest.Let me know how it goes & please don't just replace these parts really check them. Rick0
ltg1180 Posts: 4that is a normal issue the best way to fix it is to run 2 heavy gage wires from inside cab to engine compartment get a flush mount push button and hook 2 wires inside cab to it then hook 1 wire to solenoid on starter and 1 wire to starter possitive post then u just turn key on hold button in till truck starts shut it off with key this is how min is set up if u have ?s call me at 13092325870 or [email protected] my name is lee0
FIXED... Hey Rick, I just wanted to thank you for taking the time to help me. It turned out not to be either of those things, coil and crank sensor checked out to be fine. But it was your "Check Spark" comment that lead me to the problem... There was no spark after I drove the truck and turned it off and it would not start of course. So I told the guy at Advance what you had said to check, and he said if it wasn't either of those, then probably the "Distributor Pickup"... Cost me 34.99... Sure bets the price of a computer, that wouldn't have fixed it anyway. I put one in, and so far its started everytime I hit the key... Thats been 2 days ago, so I'm sure its fixed... Anyway, thanks again for taking the time to help, and pointing me in the right direction... Take care, David0
I have 93 dakota with 5.2. I have replaced the coil, hall effect modul, cap, rotor & pcm, It still won't start. CAN SOME ONE HELP ME PLEASE .0
Are you sure it's a lack of spark problem and not lack of fuel?0
I also have a 93 w/ same problem as yours. I did a parts swap also , get under the hood on drivers side go under fuse box. you will have to open up about a foot of harness going back towards pass. side. you will find 3 splices w/ wires of verring colors. they will be corroded. cut one splice at a time,clean & resplice & soilder
Next check your crank sensor for continuity if no readings, replace.
You ssaid you replaced pcm. After you start it if it dies again it means the bad
splices shorted your new pcm. You can get another under parts warrenty.
I think thats about it for now. bmrjoyce0
The message was intended for #112. thanks0
have checked for spark at wires. No spark.0
Thanks for the info. I will check that first thing in the am. You said to check crank sensor for continuity. Should that be checked at the harness plug and should it be connected or disconnected ? Thanks for your help .0
jay01scott Posts: 1I have a "94 Dakota with a 3.9 that will not start. The truck will not crank over at all. I took the starter off and had it checked at the local automotive store and it worked fine. I've changed out the ignition key-switch and still no luck. When I turn the key, I get all of the buzzers and lights as normal and when I turn the key on over to crank, the clock on the radio dims just like it's trying to start but I get nothing else. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
I can cross the terminals on the starter with a screwdriver and get it to start but nothing by using the key.0
truck has been sitting for six months. would not pass smog because codes where showing. i got the truck back and now it will not fire. took the wires off the coil and ran a ground to the gray wire and put a tester on the green and orange wires with a tester. when i turn over the truck my tester lights up. i put the tester on the injector wires and it lights up when i cranck the truck. put a new coil on and i can't get any sprak from it. i can't see anywhere that maybe rats eat any wires. thanks for the help troy0
pawpaw4 Posts: 1I have a 2002 dodge dakota 3.9 with 100009 miles on it. The truck ran good I installed new plugs gapped @ 040 installed new wires ,distributor cap,& rotor now the truck will not start. any ideas?0
srg03dak4x4qc Posts: 1A few months ago my 03 Dakota 4.7L wouldn't start. A couple times it would start and die 2 seconds later; but then it wouldn't crank at all. All the gage lights would stay lit. Eventually "no bus" appeared in the odometer.
Had it towed to shop two days later. When it got off the tow truck it started up and ran fine, with no engine diagnostic codes stored; so I drove it home.
It ran fine around a month and the problem occurred again. This time it won't crank or start. With key in ignition turned to "off" the gear indicator lights will cycle through "P" "R" N" "D" "2" "1" continuously. With the key turned to "on" the gear indicator lights continue to cycle sequentially on and off, the gage/indicator lights with light and stay lit, the odometer with flash several times and then "no bus" will appear in the odometer.
Replaced the battery....no change. Saw prior posts about replacing the crankshaft position sensor and/or PCM, but don't want to proceed with those without a stronger indication they are actually a problem.....
Any suggestions?0
Make sure your rotor is tight & in correct one. A lot of mistakes are made by the parts dept.!
did you replace the wires one at a time? Does it backfire? then your wires can be in the wrong place.
Check your coil. A coil can go bad at any time.
Hope this helps. please write back & let me know.0
selene Posts: 10I have a 93 3.9 Dakota, automatic with 110K miles. It abruptly quit. It has no spark at the plugs. I installed a new distributor cap, rotor and coil, but still has no spark. Anyone know what I can do to get spark back in my life? Thanks for any help at all.


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Comcast-Spectacor has finalized a deal to sell 76ers to a group of investors led by New York billionaire Joshua Harris. Both sides have agreed to terms and the deal is now in the hands of the NBA's Board of Governors, pending approval.
Sources have put the value of the deal at approximately $280 million, possibly slightly more, for *100 percent of the team. Comcast-Spectacor and owner Ed Snider does not retain operational control, but owns the Wells Fargo Center and the cable rights through 2029. The deal does not include the Wells Fargo Center, which currently houses the Sixers and the NHL's Flyers.
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Harris, 46, is worth approximately $1.5 billion. His investor group also includes David Blitzer of Blackstone and former NBA agent and Sacramento Kings executive Jason Levien. It's unclear what role, if any, Levien will play within the Sixers' front office, which is currently run by team president Rod Thorn.
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Blitzer said the following: "We are excited to become associated with this iconic team and to have the chance to serve the great City of Philadelphia and its loyal basketball fans."
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nice score! is it nitro or electric?
picked up a proboat.MsBudweiser 30" .. electronics where toast. a few screws where stuck but got all out.. now all new and ready for the water..paid a whole $3 also purchased a $2 leatherman surge.. wow what a weekend find..so about $300 in my guess for $5..lol big grin.
nice score! is it nitro or electric?
electric..its all done and on the water now top speed is 52mph.. happy with the find..
things I have done.. sold letherman for $100... replace all electronics in boat but motors.. replace nylon props with stainless .. put a tekin.TSC 432M ..put a new rudder servo in...replaced the waterproof box with a nylon sheet bent at 90 to hold servo..sold boat on cl for $400...what a find...
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The Brandon Weeden Experiment is over in Cleveland.
After NFL Media columnist Michael Silver reported Wednesday that the Browns would release the quarterback, the team quickly confirmed that Weeden had been cut.
The move comes as no surprise after the 2012 first-round draft pick cratered hard during his second season with the team. Weeden was drafted two regimes ago, and he marched into this offseason with zero support from the current one.
Weeden didn't earn any points last month after saying: "I just want to play football and be at a place where it's enjoyable and we can compete and win games."
Wins were rare during his 20 starts with the Browns, a crash-and-burn run marked by slow decision-making, shaky pocket presence and oft-target throws aplenty. Weeden hits the open market with a 23-to-26 touchdown-to-interception ratio and a pedestrian 71.8 passer rating.
You don't often see first-round picks dumped inside of three seasons, but the Browns have parted ways with two in Weeden and -- through last season's trade -- Trent Richardson. Still, this was the right move by Cleveland, even if the team stands to lose money.
Weeden, already 30, is bound to get picked up, but he'll need to blow the doors off to earn a roster spot. His next quarterback coach -- if there is one -- has plenty of work to do in order to turn Weeden into what the Browns hoped he'd be from the start.
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Wow, the blockbuster holidays just keep comin' this month: did you know it's national Clown Week?!?
Needless to say, the clowns of the world (the ones who wear make-up, I mean) couldn't be happier about the week-long celebration:
Oh. Well, I mean, most of the clowns are excited. Why, just look at this giddy fella!
Uh...sir? [honking rubber nose] Hello?
And I'm sure these two...severed heads... are just resting, too, kids. Ha. Ha. Erm...
Oh, look, here's a happy clown! So happy, in fact, he's gone cross-eyed!
Theeere it is.)
On the other hand, he might be bleeding demised. You know, ceased-to-be. Expired and gone to meet his maker. Stiff, bereft of life, run down the curtain and joined the choir invisible. This may, in fact, be an EX clown.
Or he's just resting.
Well, no matter; here's a clown with a full LOAD of...uh...exuberance:
Happy Clown Week, Jennifer, Julie M., Heather B., Eve & Noelle, Ashley, & Kathryn H.! May all your pies fly true, your noses honk, and your cars maintain their TARDIS- like defiance of the laws of physics.


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|Written by
|Rob Swigart
|Produced by
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|Original Concept by
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|Designed by
|Gilman Louie, Greg Omi, Rob Swigart
|Graphics by
|Robert Coston, Gilman Louie, R. Anton Widjaja
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We turn this:
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OK, so it's not exactly magic, but that 2-feet-long area highlighted by the green bar is the product of those three boxes of cardboard waste. Pretty amazing, huh?
We think so. That's our new densifier, which grinds up the bulk Styrofoam from appliance packaging and converts it into a form that can be reused as another product, while reducing it by a 20:1 ratio. Waste Management used to haul off our 40-yard waste roll-off container about every four days. Now, we're down to about once per month!
The process is EXTREMELY labor intensive. The Styrofoam must be completely clean for the densifier to work properly. This means no tape, no staples and no cardboard pieces.
Appliance and cardboard recycling have been a part of our mission for many, many years — but we wanted to do more, my uncle Bob Warner said (he's leading Warners' Stellian's recycling efforts). "We're moving beyond recycling pop cans. Whatever we generate that we can recycle, we're doing."
This includes:
- cardboard
- paper
- wood (many appliances still come with wooden pallets)
- plastic shrink wrap (a local nonprofit hauls it to sell for reuse. Win-win!)
- plastic/metal banding (miles of it, seriously)
- screws
We're proud of the fact that we're WAY ahead of the curve for an independent retailer of our size.
Last month, a vice president of Frigidaire/Electrolux toured our warehouse here in St. Paul and commented that only two or three facilities on par with ours exist in the independent network nationwide.
"It's very labor intensive to sort, and it's not a profitable endeavor — especially at this point — for us," Bob told me. "But the motivating factor is doing the right thing."


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Redistricting is 'the essence' of power politics, Hamline professor says
Every 10 years, following the Census, states must redraw congressional and legislative district maps. Later Tuesday, a special judicial panel will release its latest redistricting maps for the State of Minnesota.
The state courts are stepping in because legislators and the governor failed to agree on new districts.
The resulting battles are nothing new to Minnesotans. For more than a century, the process has been intense and often partisan.
Hamline University's David Schultz says redistricting is "the essence of what power politics is all about." Schultz joined MPR's Cathy Wurzer me to talk about the state's redistricting history.


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Troubled R&B star Chris Brown has checked into a rehab facility just a day after appearing in court on assault charges following a fight outside a Washington, D.C. hotel.
The singer was taken into custody after allegedly lashing out at a 20-year-old man who was attempting to board his tourbus early on Sunday, and he appeared in court on Monday to fight the charges. He pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanour and was released on bail.
And now it appears Brown has decided to seek help for his temper troubles – a representative has revealed he has checked into rehab to tackle his anger management issues.
A statement reads: "Chris Brown has elected to enter a rehab facility. His goal is to gain focus and insight into his past and recent behavior, enabling him to continue the pursuit of his life and his career from a healthier vantage point."
Brown was scheduled to headline a New York radio station's Halloween party on Tuesday, but organisers were forced to scrap the event.
The singer's anger problems began at the beginning of 2009 when he beat up then-girlfriend Rihanna during a fight on the eve of the Grammy Awards. Brown is still on probation for that assault and faces up to four years in prison if Los Angeles prosecutors feel his latest arrest violates his probation.
The Kiss Kiss singer and his entourage were also involved in a New York City club fight with rapper Drake in 2012 and a car park scuffle with Frank Ocean in January. He also trashed a backstage area and broke a window after a difficult TV interview with newswoman Robin Roberts in March, 2011.
Then, in June, a 24-year-old woman accused Brown of assaulting her after his show at a California nightclub. She alleged that he shoved her to the ground, badly injuring her knee. The accusation against him was later dropped.
Troubled R&B star Chris Brown has checked into a rehab facility just a day after appearing in court on assault charges following a fight outside a Washington, D.C. hotel.


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Slow Food Maumee Valley will be one year old in June. We began our first year with a potluck; let's celebrate our first birthday the same way!
On Monday June 16th, members and friends of Slow Food Maumee Valley will gather for a celebratory pot luck Slow Supper at Hoen's Greenhouse, 1710 Perrysburg-Holland Rd. in Holland.
This is sure to be a feast of wonderful dishes, each one good, clean, and fair. Bring your offering, utensils to serve it, and wine if you want it. We'll provide place settings, iced tea and lemonade. There will be a small charge (TBA) to cover event costs.


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Livelihood activities of the CHARM2 Scale Up Project continues to roll over with its implementation after the awaited livelihood assistance fund (LAF) was finally started to be downloaded to community funding institutions (CFI) for awarding to beneficiaries.
To ensure that these activities run smoothly in the coming months, the Agriculture, Agribusiness and Income Generating Aactivities (AAIGA) component of the Project held its 2nd quarter assessment at Bontoc, Mt, Province last July 17-18.
Concerned Project staff from the Project Support Office (PSO) and Provincial Coordination Office were gathered to present the status of their activities per province and discuss issues and concerns for appropriate resolutions/actions.
Status reports shows that Benguet is leading ahead in the implementation of the LAF program with the first tranche of LAF transfer already done; and they are now starting to process their second tranche. Other provinces, on the other hand, are also moving toward completing their first tranche of LAF releases to Livelihood Interest Groups (LIG) beneficiaries.
LAF releases depends on the proposed business plans of the LIGs where each tranche should be liquidated first before the following tranche will be downloaded.
Project Manager Cameron P. Odsey reminded the staff to ensure that LIG beneficiary-partners should be ready enough to implement their LAF before it will be awarded to them, otherwise, they might not be able to properly handle their funds. "But make sure we are not way behind our target plans," he added.
The Scale Up Project covers a total of 25 LIGs and as of press time, around 4.7 million LAF were already released to CFI/LIGs for the first tranche. These LIGs are also being consistently trained and coached in managing their business.
Odsey also reminded the Benguet staff to fast track the processing of the Matching Grant to the five LIG recipients as part of the Project's commitment. Staff from Benguet said they have already notarized four of the five matching grants and they committed to complete it as soon as possible. The matching grant recipients will later serve as learning demo sites for Scale Up beneficiaries, said Odsey.
Moreover, planned targets for the remaining two quarters of the year were also presented and finalized. Among the activities to be conducted before the year ends include skills training, trial marketing, CFI forum, product testing, launching of LIG business, among others. These activities are in in support to the LIGs to enable them to implement their businesses well and increase their capacity to sustain their livelihood activities even after the project ends by December next year.
As part of the activity, participants also visited some successful LIGs under the CHARM2 Project as a learning venue for field facilitators like them. Four LIGs from Sabangan that are doing business on coffee, swine, loom-weaving and banana chips shared their success stories where all of them are now operating and earning well from their chosen livelihood activities.// CBOrcales


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Harry Potter is the most successful film series in history1. With its conclusion it is sure to be usurped by former leader1 James Bond. In this Daniel Craig incarnation or the next Bond is always only a number of films away from dominance.
James Bond is the epitome of film franchise; the character has been played by a variety of actors the majority of whom have been accepted by the public; each film is a self contained storyline with no reference to prior movies; it has been successfully rebooted numerous times2; there have been 18 movies3; it is 50 years old. It is the Hollywood business plan.
2 James Bond reboots occur every time a new actor first plays the role; there have been six occasions4. A counter argument is reboots occur after a hiatus – in which case there have been two4.
Before a series comes the (first) sequel. This is the acid test that determines the direction of subsequent entries. Sequels tend to take one of three routes: the thematic swerve (Aliens 1986): the narrative continuum (Halloween 2 1981): the carbon copy (Friday the 13th Part 2 1981). Final Destination 2 2003 chose the path of least resistance aka the James Bond effect.
The revelation in Final Destination 2000 is Devon Sawa. Though the film's high concept is preposterous Sawa's performance anchors the film into a suspension of disbelief. His character survived the movie – along with two others – but died before the sequel.
The reason Tuesday Night features in A Nightmare on Elm Street 4: The Dream Master 1988 is because Patricia Arquette wasn't available to reprise her role. In the documentary Never Sleep Again 2010 actor Rodney Eastman alleges Arquette wasn't hired due to New Line's unwillingness to pay her asking price. As Eastman notes The Dream Master suffers for it.
Whatever the reason for Sawa's absence4 Final Destination 2 suffers for it. In his stead is one AJ Cook. On the surface swapping a boy for a Final Girl is astute casting. Onscreen it is failure. Final Destination 2, like its predecessor, is an action film. Women cannot and do not carry action pictures5. The exception (Terminator 2 1991) is not the rule.
5 Female action heroes exist in the fantasy (and/or politically correct) subgenre of action6. Any credible female lead in a reality milieu is the exception7.
AJ Cook8 should be a synonym for insipid. The woman is out of her depth and range. Her talent belongs on daytime television as background noise while the stay-at-home-moms and deadbeats vacuum the front room. Her one-tone performance renders Final Destination 2 without centre so much so that it is not a prediction she will never carry a movie again.
The template for horror casting is young, inexperienced and cheap actors supported by older, talented and cheap has-beens (Halloween 1978). Final Destination adhered to this convention. Final Destination 2 did not. Co-star Michael Landes plays the older voice and love interest. He's barely older than Cook. He's barely better.
Returning to the cast are Clear Rivers and Tony Todd. Rivers was bad in the original and she's no better here. Worse still her character does not belong in this movie: there is insufficient motivation for her actions. Tony Todd's reprisal as seer is both homage to his iconic status and insult to his racial identity. The mortician he plays is no more than 'mammy' – and is treated worse than she was by these whites.
One of the changes from the previous movie was to insert the lead character into a pool of strangers as opposed to a group of friends. It's another creative blunder. In Final Destination tension exudes from the fear of which friend is going to die next. In this sequel who should care which stranger dies next? There is no camaraderie, there is no community ergo there is lack of empathy.
With no characters to speak of – and no coherence in the story – there is only plot. This manifests itself in set pieces linked by dialogue leased from daytime sitcoms. The set pieces are signposted thus the element of surprise is nonexistent. What remains is spectacle. What is missing is shock.
At least James Bond has story.
The opening scene of Final Destination 2 has a prologue reminiscent of the Psycho 1963 epilogue. It is an exposition scene that explains the concept of the series in metaphysical terms. It is interesting in that the movie could have taken a turn into Unbreakable 2000 territory. Alas Final Destination 2 ambitions were to be a rerun of part one.
A rerun without the original writers and without the original star exposes Hollywood's final destination.
It is the James Bond effect.
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RALEIGH � The North Carolina State Bar has sanctioned a former prosecutor in Durham for improperly having a woman arrested during a child sex investigation.
Jan Paul was disciplined because she had a woman arrested so that she could not visit the child who had testified against the woman's boyfriend in a sex-abuse trial, The News & Observer of Raleigh (http://bit.ly/V8bI63 ) reported.
Paul did not contest the complaint.
"I made a mistake of law in my effort to protect a child, and I have accepted responsibility for that error," she said Wednesday.
Paul had represented children in guardianship cases for years in Durham County. She specialized in child-abuse prosecutions when she joined the district attorney's office.
She filed a felony sex offense case in 2007 against a man accused of assaulting his girlfriend's daughter. The girl's mother did not believe her daughter had been abused. A judge dismissed the most serious charges against the man during a 2009 trial.
Paul learned during a lunch break at the trial that the girl's mother planned to visit her daughter, who was in her father's custody.
Paul had the woman arrested as she left court because she was afraid the woman would harm her daughter because she had testified against the man.
A judge who found out about the arrest that afternoon had the woman released and dismissed the charge.
The bar panel decided against disbarring Paul because her motive was unselfish. But the panel felt something more serious than a reprimand was needed.
Paul's license will not be suspended for the yearlong period as long as she meets certain conditions.
She left the district attorney's office in 2010 and now works as a researcher for the General Assembly.


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Here is your chance to own a complete set of five (5) beautifully colorized 2002 Statehood Quarters U.S. Coins featuring five states: TN, OH, LA, IN, MS. Each coin is beautifully enhanced on the reverse in permanent full-color by the Merrick Mint to highlight the original design using a unique colorizing process, which involves the application of special inks directly to the surface of a coin. The result is an everlasting colorized coin collectible of ultra-high quality that is #1 in the industry. Each coin features a unique state design on the reverse and a common obverse with portrait of George Washington. Each coin is genuine legal tender of the United States and comes in an acrylic coin holder and includes a Full Color 2-sided Certificate of Authenticity. The State Quarters Program was the most popular commemorative coin program in United States history.


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One fifth of humanity deprived of Milky Way
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One-fifth of the world's population is deprived of the pleasure of viewing the Milky Way in all its splendour - thanks, you guessed it, to light pollution.
However, this for once is not a case of developing world citizens yet again being sold short, because the light-out specifically affects "two thirds of the US population and one half of the European Union population", with Blighty figuring large among the total 20 per cent worldwide who are sine Via Lactea.
That's according to Connie Walker, an astronomer from the US National Optical Astronomy Observatory in Tucson, Arizona, who used figures from various sources including the public-participation Globe at Night project to arrive at her conclusion.
She lamented: "The arc of the Milky Way seen from a truly dark location is part of our planet's natural heritage."
To give an idea of the scale of the problem, Walker specifically found that "cities using light fixtures that direct just 3 per cent of their light upwards can almost double the sky glow experienced by astronomical observatories 100 km away".
She elaborated: "Allowing 10 per cent direct uplight increases this figure to 570 per cent."
Walker is chair of the US Dark Skies Working Group, part of the Dark Skies Awareness program, described by Cosmos Online as "a global citizen science effort to raise awareness of light pollution".
She said: "The point of raising awareness of light pollution is that it touches many areas of people's lives, from simply not being able to see the natural heritage of a starry night sky to affecting... the habits of animals, energy consumption, economic resources, and astronomical research."
In case you're thinking that light pollution is nothing more than an inconvenience for astronomers and city-bound skygazers, Walker cited a 2008 study of 147 Israeli communities, published in journal Chronobiology International, which "found some evidence for an increased risk of breast cancer for women living in areas with the most light pollution".
This was believed to be linked to "unnatural light at night affecting levels of hormones such as melatonin and estrogen". ®


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If you're aged between 5 and 12 or simply young at heart, then this experience will give you a chance to see if you've got what it takes to be an Air Force pilot.
Take this 45 minute tour to see areas of the museum not normally open to the general public, and maybe even 'graduate' with your own set of Air Force Museum 'Pilot's Wings'.
All children receive their own complimentary 'Pilot's Log Book'.
Please note that over the school holidays, this event will run daily at 11.15am.


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On Friday 3 August, visitors to The Olympic Journey: The Story of the Games will have the chance to meet multiple gold medallist Olga Korbut.
The Russian gymnast will celebrate her 40th anniversary of winning an Olympic gold by visiting the exhibition to see her story played out with archive footage and artefacts from her Olympic debut. She will be signing autographs for visitors from 10am, when the exhibition opens. Visitors should enter via the main exhibition entrance on Bow Street, and will be able to meet Olga after going round the displays.
Olga catapulted gymnastics onto the international stage when she was just 17 with a daring performance at the 1972 Munich Olympics. She won gold medals on the beam and floor, and was a member of the gold-winning gymnastics team. Four years later, she was a member of the team who won gold in Montreal, also taking home a silver medal on the beam.
Olga captured the hearts of audiences worldwide: she received a record 20,000 fan letters and caused a surge in the number of young girls to join gymnastics clubs. Her performance also influenced the style of contemporary gymnastics: the first gymnast to perform a back flip on the uneven bars, her move is now known as the Korbut Flip. She was also the first to perform a backwards somersault on the beam.
Talking about the exhibition, Olga said:
I can't believe it is 40 years since I competed at the 1972 Games and was rewarded with so much affection from fans around the world. It's absolutely wonderful for me to see my story included in this exhibition. I never thought I'd ever be performing at London's Royal Opera House!
The Olympic Journey: The Story of the Games features a mix of multimedia projections, archive photography and exclusive artefacts to trace the development of the Games from chariot races in Ancient Athens to the huge Olympic Games of the modern era. A unique exhibition, it includes the personal stories of 16 iconic Olympians, including five times Olympic gold medallist Sir Steve Redgrave. Visitors will even have the chance to have their photo taken holding the London 2012 Olympic torch.
The exhibition, which is open until Sunday 12 August, is open every day from 10am to 7pm. Tickets are not required and entry is free. Find out more about the exhibition.
The Royal Opera House Shop will also be transformed for the duration of The Olympic Journey: The Story of the Games. An official London 2012 outlet, it will sell a range of Olympic merchandise.


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I'm looking for a fresh logo for a new baby related website I am working on. Essentially the site will be like a classifieds site for baby items, but will also have a blog, reviews etc.
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Ryan floats change to Medicare plan
Paul Ryan's budget will show how Republicans can balance a budget that's trillions of dollars out of whack. But the most significant unresolved issue comes down to a minuscule number: one year.
Ryan — the House Budget Committee chairman — has privately been floating the idea of allowing his changes to Medicare to kick in for Americans younger than 56. In previous budgets, those 55 and older were exempted from his plan to turn Medicare into a premium-support — or voucher — program.
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It might not seem like much of a distinction — and it doesn't help Republicans achieve their stated goal of balancing the budget in 10 years.
But it has sharp political teeth.
( Also on POLITICO: Patty Murray tries to unite Dems on budget plan)
Republicans have been arguing for two years that their plans wouldn't affect Medicare coverage for anyone older than 54, and Democrats will surely pounce on any change as Republicans breaking faith with their own pledge to seniors. The Ryan budget served as a favorite battering ram for Democrats against Republican candidates on the campaign trail.
Ryan, according to Republicans familiar with his pitch, wants to take a stand on a program they say doesn't have a future for the next generation of retirees if major reforms aren't made soon. If the GOP gradually makes the argument to change the program incrementally, they hope the public will begin to accept it.
Republican leaders just want to pass a budget, and they'll most likely back whichever plan eases that path.
( Also on POLITICO: House GOP rolls out stopgap spending plan)
The Wisconsin Republican plans to roll out the outlines of his budget Wednesday in a pen-and-pad session with reporters, and the age issue is one of only a handful of unresolved questions remaining. Also in the Ryan budget: a filibuster-proof pathway toward tax and entitlement reform — a process known as budget reconciliation. It's the way Republicans think they'll be able to jump-start a grand deficit compromise with Senate Democrats and Obama.
Balancing the budget in the next decade will be markedly easier, given the sequester's spending cuts and the fresh injection of new governmental revenue at the beginning of 2013.
The truth, insiders say, is the new Ryan budget isn't much different than last year's — or the one from the year before.
"It's not going to be that much different, except for the fact that it will balance in 10 years," Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) told POLITICO in an interview.
GOP leaders acknowledge the budget has potential downsides: It requires deep cuts to achieve balance in the next decade. But they think they will pass the spending blueprint easily.
It's a telling test for the GOP, one that pits ideology against pragmatism and also underscores how far the center of gravity in the House Republican Conference has shifted to the right in just a few years. When Ryan first started talking about changing Medicare, many of his colleagues thought he was leading them on a kamikaze mission. Now, they're arguing over whether it would be better to exempt nine years or 10 years' worth of people from the changes, even though the plan has no chance of becoming law.


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This week the Italian food and wine links are more delicious than ever. If you can't find guanciale, that most necessary ingredient for pasta all' amatriciana, locally? No problem, there's a recipe for making your own. Also there are links for handmade farfalle (butterfly) pasta, braised pork cheek ravioloni, artichoke risotto and more. In Eating Italy, find out about a fish cooking class on one of Abruzzo's trabocco, dining in Venice and lots of food photos, another food photo essay on food in Rome, much about wine in Puglia, Verona, Liguria and Orvieto, and a link to clips on a TV program in Italy that humorously pits north against south in the kitchen.
On another note, I've been offline this week due to a few things. One is that my 82 year-old aunt Giuseppina, one of my most loyal readers and whose hands you see regularly in food photos, has been in the hospital. I've been spending a lot of time there and helping to get things in order for her recovery and return home. Sweet, independent and also stubborn, I'm sure she's determined to get back to driving and lunching with her club of Sicilian-Italian ladies. Get well soon, Josie!
Besides that, I've been planning for another summer on the road! After a week of traveling with dad in Scandinavia, I'll continue this food lover's odyssey with a culinary giro in Italia and southern France. The giro begins in Rome and ends in September with the fabulous Culinary Journey in Puglia! (If you'd like to join us, spaces are still available but are filling up fast!) I promise this week you'll hear more from me here on the blog and with daily photos from Italy and France on Facebook. Enjoy & Buon Appetito!
My Choice for This Week's Top 10 Italian Food Recipes:
Homemade Guanciale - Scordo
Torta Salata ai Carciofi (Savory Artichoke Tart) and photos from the artichoke festival in Ladispoli (near Rome) - Aprons and Sneakers
Chili Pepper Farinata - Lucullian Delights
Minestra di Verdure Stile Ribollita (Ribollita-Inspired Vegetable Soup) - Briciole
Artichoke Risotto: Risotto ai Carciofi - Educated Palate
Risi e Bisi (Rice and Peas) - Kitchen in the City
Handmade Farfalle, Pesce Spada e Pistacchi (Farfalle with swordfish and pistacchios) - Volevo Fare lo Chef
Braised Pork Cheek Ravioloni - Emiko Davies
Saltimbocca alla Romana - Manu's Menu
Seppie in Zimino (Cuttlefish with Leafy Greens) - The Florentine
Eating Italy:
Fun with Fish: An Italian Fish Cookery Course Aboard a Trabocco - Life in Abruzzo
Benvenuti a Tavola: Nord vs. Sud - Clips and thoughts about a TV show in Italy that uses humor, and food & cooking, to shine a light on north vs. south in Italy - Rubber Slippers in Italy
A lot of eating in Venice going on by Melissa - at Anice Stellato and also at Il Ridotto and finally at one of my favorites Osteria La Bottega ai Promessi Sposi - Melissa Santos
Food in Rome: Restaurants, Campo dei Fiori and a Giant Mortadella - great food photos from Rome - Wired 2 the World
Festa della Palamita - A Tuscan Food Festival - Honest Cooking
Artichoke Indulgence - Photo essay of the abundance of artichokes in Rome - Elizabeth Minchilli in Rome
Enoteca Trucchi in Rome Specializes in Natural Wines - Parla Food
Salice Salentino DOC: The Basics - Cantele, Puglia Wine Trails
Rossese - A red wine to go with fish and some info on dining in Liguria - The American in Italia
Barberani Winery - And the Importance of Sharing Your Story - Vindulge
The Potent King of the Valpolicellas - story about Amarone and the winemaker Giuseppe Quintarelli - New York Times
Upcoming Food & Wine Festivals in Italy:
Porto Cervo Wine Festival - May 4, 5, and 6 - Sardinia - Sample wines from 60 of Sardinia's wine maker and from other regions of Italy while enjoying the beauty of the Emerald Coast
Le Strade della Mozzarella - May 7,8, and 9 - Paestum - Celebrating mozzarella di bufala and other food and wine of the region. Check the program for details (in Italian)
Wine in the City - May 16 to 19 - Naples - Throughout the city wine will be the focus of this event, where there will be wine to taste
Vitigno Italia - May 20 to 22 - Naples - 8th Annual Wine Festival in Naples at the Castel dell' Ovo
Firenze Gelato Festival - May 23 to 27 - Florence - The piazzas and streets of Florence will be filled with gelato stands and gelato!
Festa Artusiana - June 16 to 24 - Forlimpopli - A gastronomic festival to celebrate Pellegrino Artusi, author of the first Italian cookbook, in his home town in the Emilia-Romagna region
Melodia del Vino - June 27 to July 7 - Various locations in Tuscany - Where Tuscan wines and classical music meet
Events in Tuscany - Site listing many events throughout Tuscany, and not only food and wine
Events in the Langhe area of Piedmont - Site from the Alba Tourist office listing many festivals, mostly wine & food, happening in the Langhe area of Piedmont
Join me on a Food & Wine Lover's Culinary Journey Through Puglia!
Book your trip by May 30, 2012 and receive a $200/per person discount
Related Posts:
Italy on a Plate - The Week in Italian Food: April 22, 2012
Nutella Frittelle - Nutella filled Venetian Fritters for Carnival
Tasting Venice: A Food Tour with Monica Cesarato
Eating My Way Through Venice: Cicchetti and Seafood Antipasti
Seafood and More with Chef Lino at Ristorante Donna Lisa in Salento
Art of Making Pasta by Hand a Pugliese Pasta Lesson with Nonna Vata
Cooking with Mamma Giulia in Salento - Orecchiette and Salentine Breads


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Powązki Cemetery (Polish Cmentarz Powązkowski)/Military Cemetery is the oldest and most famous cemetery in Warsaw, Poland, and is situated in the western part of the city. It contains a mausoleum with memorials to many of the greats in Polish history, including many interred since 1925 along the "Avenue of the Meritorious" (Aleja Zasłużonych, est. 1925). It has also a very large military section for the graves of those who fought and died for their country since the early 19th century, including the large number of those involved in the ill-fated Warsaw Uprising against the Nazis during World War II, the Battle of Warsaw, and the September Campaign.
The Warsaw Uprising (Polish: Powstanie Warszawskie) was a struggle by the Polish Home Army (Polish: Armia Krajowa) to liberate Warsaw from Nazi German occupation during World War II. The Uprising began on 1 August 1944, as part of a nationwide rebellion, Operation Tempest. It was intended to last for only a few days until the anti-Nazi Soviet Army reached the city. The Soviet advance stopped short, however, while Polish resistance against the German forces continued for 63 days until the Polish surrender on 2 October. The Uprising began as the Soviet Army approached Warsaw. The Poles' chief objectives were to drive the German occupiers from the city and help with the larger fight against Germany and the Axis powers. Secondary political objectives were to liberate Warsaw before the arrival of the Soviet Army, to underscore Polish sovereignty and to undo the division of Central Europe into spheres of influence by the Allied powers. The insurgents' aimed to reinstate Polish authorities before the Soviet Polish Committee of National Liberation could assume control. Initially, the Poles seized substantial areas of the city, but the Soviets did not advance beyond the city's borders until mid-September. Inside the city, bitter fighting between the Germans and Poles continued. By 16 September, Soviet forces had reached a point a few hundred meters from the Polish positions, across the Vistula River, but they made no further headway during the Uprising, leading to allegations that the Soviet leader Joseph Stalin had wanted the insurrection to fail so that the Soviet occupation of Poland would be uncontested. Although the exact number of casualties remains unknown, it is estimated that about 16,000 Polish insurgents were killed and about 6,000 badly wounded. In addition, between 150,000 and 200,000 civilians died, mostly from mass murders conducted by troops fighting on the German side. German casualties totaled over 16,000 soldiers killed and 9,000 wounded. During the urban combat approximately 25% of Warsaw's buildings were destroyed. Following the surrender of Polish forces, German troops systematically leveled 35% of the city block by block. Together with earlier damage suffered in the invasion of Poland (1939) and the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising (1943), over 85% of the city was destroyed by January 1945, when the Soviets finally entered the city.


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OAKLAND — From Washington, D.C., U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder had heard about an innovative youth center here called Youth UpRising.
So during his visit this week to California to bolster gang prevention efforts, he made sure to make a stop in East Oakland on Tuesday for a tour.
Youth UpRising, Holder said, exemplifies the kind of approach to preventing youth violence that the Justice Department wants to include in its mission under the Obama administration in reducing crime. The center follows a public health model for preventing violence and crime.
"We don't want to get tough on crime," Holder said during a news conference at the center. "We want to get smart on crime."
The center, which opened five years ago, has served 5,000 youth, most of them black and Hispanic and living in the low-income neighborhood surrounding the center.
The colorful, comfortably-furnished facility offers a cornucopia of free services to help pull youth off the streets and put them on a trajectory toward a productive life. Services range from computer labs and a multimedia room to an amphitheater for performing arts and a cafe which hires the youth.
Holder seemed to relish his interactions with youth at the center as he toured the various facilities.
At the Youth UpRising's dance studio, instructor Antoinette Wilson, 21, described some popular moves she teaches, but ones clearly unfamiliar to Holder. One called "dance battles" drew a bewildered look on his face. But soon Holder said "I got some moves," tilting his shoulder slightly as he walked past a dance video.
When visiting the Arts and Expression Lab, he sat down with three young men composing a song for a young woman one of the men was interested in. He shook their hands, saying "How you doin', man?" As one sang the lyrics to "Shorty, Will You Be Mine?" Holder said he wondered how his wife would respond to being called "Shorty."
"Can you write me a permission note?" he asked, as the young man who wrote the lyrics grinned.
Holder seemed impressed by the YU Counts program, which offers the kind of data processing services that increasingly are being contracted abroad. The program uses youth for data entry, at affordable rates. Simbarashe Sherry, 25, showed surveys he and two others were working on for an ambulance service, entering statistics on various aspects of its operations. Sherry described his dream to see the business dramatically expand and create jobs in Oakland employing youth.
"This is probably one contract away from really taking off," Holder said.
Holder also visited the career center, which helps youth chart a path to the future. It also provides practical support like resume and cover letter preparation, and a loan of a business suit. At Youth UpRising's highly-regarded health clinic, he shook his head at hearing that post-traumatic stress disorder is the chief complaint of youth visiting the clinic. There's also a wait list for mental health services.
Leading the tour was Olis Simmons, director of Youth UpRising. Also joining was Dr. Anthony Iton, a senior vice president with the California Endowment, which helps fund Youth UpRising, as well as Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums and Police Chief Anthony Batts.
Iton, who recently left a position as director of the Alameda County Public Health Department, said Youth UpRising was an initiative of the health department, as violence is increasingly viewed as a public health threat that responds to the same kinds of interventions used for diseases.
"It's the health department that decided this had to happen," Iton told Holder.
Rachel Davis, managing director of the Prevention Institute in Oakland, said Youth UpRising exemplifies the kind of new approach needed to effectively reduce youth violence.
"We increasingly are hearing mayors and police chiefs saying 'We can't arrest our way out of this,'" Davis said.
A report released today by the Prevention Institute, called UNITY, outlines the connection between violence and community health. Residents in violent neighborhoods, for example, fear going to a park or walking outside for physical activity. And supermarkets are far less likely to open in neighborhoods with a reputation for violence. The report describes a pilot project in Minneapolis which reduced juvenile crime by 40 percent over a two-year period by following a three-tiered public health approach: First, education and support; second, targeted interventions for at-risk youth; and third, rehabilitation.
Programs like Youth UpRising are typically funded through local sources, but Holder said the Justice Department runs a division focused on crime prevention. He said the department will be examining ways to support the expansion nationwide of centers which prove to be effective in reducing youth violence.
For Wilson, the 21-year-old dance instructor, there's no doubt Youth UpRising has saved lives. Wilson, who said she had a troubled youth and was a "fighter," now plans to major in criminal justice and minor in music next year. And she's seen her friends' lives turn around under the care and guidance of the center's staff.
"I know they would be killed if they weren't here," she said. "Or if (the center staff) didn't help them, they weren't ever going to go back to school."
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Kelly Osbourne blasted her ex in a expletive-riddled Twitter tirade before vowing to take a breather from the social networking site Tuesday.
The 26-year-old daughter of rocker Ozzie Osbourne and TV personality in her own right took to Twitter to vent about her model ex-fiance Luke Worrall from whom she split in July amid rumors of infidelity.
"He is the worst thing that ever happened to me I don't five a f--- what happens to him anymore," she tweeted to her more than 500,000 followers Tuesday.
She continued: "He used me for my money and a free ride he is lucky I am not spilling the hole [sic] truth about what he did!"
The blonde Brit fired of six angry tweets about her ex beau -- who has been the face of Marc Jacobs and Vivienne Westwood collections -- before vowing to quell her typing tirade.
"Don't think I have ever felt so stupid he made a fool of me going to be off Twitter for a while never felt heart brake [sic] like this in my life," she tweeted.
The cyber-drama apparently began over Christmas when the British starlet went home to her parents' house: "wow just found something out that has hurt my feeling so bad :( and christmas was going so well [sic]" she tweeted.
The online rant today wasn't the first time Osbourne went online to vent about her ex, whom she was engaged to for 2-1/2 years. During the pair's break-up in July, she posted on Facebook, and later deleted, "Luke Worrall makes me sick!" Us Magazine reported.
Selected Reading: Twitter, Us Magazine


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Starting Date: Monday, October 8, 2012
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This month's prompt:
Ghouls, ghost and things that go bump in the night. Old Hallows Eve, Dia de los Muertos and Halloween. October is the month where the veil between our world and the Other thins. So this month is about those things beyond our world, be they scary, funny or anything in between. Write wherever the prompt inspires you, fiction or non-fiction, prose or poetry. Do try and keep things at a PG-13 level, though.
Simply post your blog's URL in this thread to join. Each post should be less than 1000 words if possible. Read and comment on other participants' posts if you possibly can--they'll be doing the same for you!
I'll let you know in this thread when it's your turn. Once your turn comes up, you have two days to complete your post. When you are finished, please add a link to your post on the thread. If you signed up but find yourself unable to participate or need to be moved around in the schedule, please PM me or post in the thread. If you fail to post on your blog and on the thread within two days, I'll bump you down to the end of the line on the third day; you'll get a second chance at the end of the month.
Please include a list of all participants' blogs (not necessarily their actual posts for the month) in your blog post, and keep in mind we're not starting until later in the month to give people time to sign up.
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Small business owners rate safety and lifestyle benefits as the main advantages to being based in New Zealand, according to a new study.
The latest MYOB Business Monitor, a national survey of 1000 small and medium-sized companies, asked New Zealand business owners to rate the key advantages of running a business here rather than overseas.
New Zealand's safety as place to work came out on top, with 83 per cent of SMEs rating this as the country's strongest attribute.
That was closely followed by lifestyle advantages offered in New Zealand, ticked as a key factor by 82 per cent of business owners.
The results were a reminder that New Zealand is a safe, secure place to invest, and this is an economic advantage for the country, said MYOB general manager Julian Smith.
"If you look around and see all the unrest and uncertainty around the globe, you can understand why New Zealand stands out as such an appealing place to own a business."
Smith said SMEs appear to consider a wide range of factors, such as lifestyle and safety, when choosing to start a business in New Zealand.
"Unfortunately, when we look at New Zealand's economic performance - particularly in comparison with our trading partners - many of these intangible factors aren't measured.
"But they do have an impact on New Zealand's prosperity - they make us a safe place to invest, a country with a recognised international brand, and a culture that respects education and celebrates innovation."
Other key advantages to running a small to medium-sized business here were the education system (77 per cent), stable economy (75 per cent), and proximity to family and friends (73 per cent).
The survey also found that 71 per cent believe New Zealand's number eight-wire mentality and culture of innovation offer benefits for companies working here.
Bottom of the list was New Zealand's high value dollar, which attracted only 32 per cent agreement, and lower wage costs, which attracted 36 per cent agreement.
"Clearly business owners are making some trade-offs to work here," Smith said.
"They might enjoy the lifestyle and the ability to be close to friends and family, but the costs of competing in export markets and the continual struggle to attract staff who can get higher wages offshore make it harder to run a business in New Zealand."
Views on benefits differed from sector to sector, Smith said
Businesses in the hospitality and retail sector rated New Zealand's education system above safety. Positive tourist perceptions was also rated higher by this sector than New Zealand business owners as a whole.
New Zealand exporters valued the country's culture of innovation far more highly than the overall view, with 81 per cent of exporters compared to 71 per cent for the rest of the country.
"The experiences of different business owners have a real impact on whether a sector is likely to consider these areas an advantage for the economy or not," Smith said.
"In industries like construction, for example, where business owners often have to deal with a lot of red tape, regulation and resource consents, New Zealand's regulatory framework is far less likely to be seen as an advantage than in other sectors."
The MYOB survey was conducted by Colmar Brunton between May and June this year this year.


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You know how at the beginning of a relationship you are always so excited to see the other person, and think that everything he/she does is brilliant and charming and all the stories are new and breathtaking? And how, after time and exposure, the gilt begins to wear off because, seriously - you've already told me this story three times before (and it's really not that funny)? And then you start to see how annoying and selfish that person can be, but you stick it out with them since the positives outweigh the negatives? And then in a few more weeks you're leaving the bathroom door open while you take your morning dump, with yesterday's eyeliner smeared across your cheek and sporting the world's most atrocious morning breath because, well...you just don't care? Because you're all about honesty now, right?
Yeah, so that's sorta how we are with chickens now.
When we finally got our first flock of chicks, each fluff-ball was socialized daily, fed from hand and given a special name best suited to his/her personality. Special treats were lovingly offered each day, and every egg was a celebrated as a victory.
Fast forward three years later and we are so over that now. We currently have chickens that we've had for close to a year that don't even have a name. And since we haven't socialized them properly they get all Benny Hill theme music on us (forward to the 1:07 mark) when we try to get close. Bitches.
Don't get me wrong - I don't believe we loath having chickens. It's just now that all the gilt has worn off and I can be 100% honest with you about it all. To keep it organized, here are 5 truths about raising chickens that any experienced and honest chicken owner can tell you:
1. Chickens eat a lot. If you think running to the store because you ran out of dog food (again) is a hassle, just wait 'til you're feeding chickens...especially in the winter. Since they have less to forage on during the cold months, our girls eat way more feed in the winter than in the summer - pretty much a new bag every week. And unlike dog food (or cat food), the local gas-and-stop on the corner doesn't have a miniature bag of feed-n-scratch to get you through to the weekend. No, if you realize at 7:55pm that you are out of chicken feed then you better haul ass to the nearest farm supply store (which closes at 8:00pm) to get that bag. Unless you have enough stale cereal in the back of the cupboard to buy time. Otherwise, get used to the folks at the feed store calling you PJ's-and-Crocs (because that's how they're used to seeing you).
2. Roosters are assholes. Seriously. There is a reason the term "cock" is used to describe assholes. People will tell you stories about roosters that were sweet and gentle and loved to cuddle, but they're lying. Or drunk. Or both. And notice how their stories are always in the past tense. Rooster have built in shivs, called spurs, on the back of their legs. They will cut you! It's just like Wolverine, minus the adamantium and six-pack abs and cigar and...okay, scratch that Wolverine thing. Unless you are trying to breed chickens and raise chicks from eggs I really don't recommend keeping roosters. Doubly so if you have young children around.
3. Chickens die. Okay, this one shouldn't be a surprise, right? But lets just say that the death isn't always a convenient or peaceful one. We've had a stray dog wander on to property and personally pick out his own al fresco lunch (the owner that let that dog wander was a cock...see what I did there?). Occasionally one will go on a walk-about, while others disappear with nothing but a poof of feathers left in the grass (we suspect hawks in those instances). Sometimes there will just be one sweet little hen dead, near the front door, just in time for your elementary-aged daughter gets off the bus (fuuuuuck). Sometimes you find the body (or remains) after dark when you're locking up the coop. Sure, you could get to bed an hour later than expected by cracking out the shovel and giving it a proper burial. But tomorrow is trash day...
4. Chickens shit everywhere. No really - everywhere. High, low, sideways - it defies gravity and gets onto every surface. And even if you think you're all that and keep your chickens penned up (no free range poop for you, thankyouverymuch) guess what? You're going to go in to that pen for feeding and watering duties and bring chicken shit back into the house on your shoes. And then unknowingly smear it in the carpet. Because you're too drunk talking about a sweet little rooster to notice what you've done.
5. Chicken Math = Crazy Math. You're just going to start with eight hens, right? Er, better make that 12. Shit, how did it get to be15? Fuzzy math indeed, my friends. Oh, you're going to downsize your flock? Let me know how that goes - because the universe hears you and calls your bluff and that is exactly when it will bend time and space to steer people into your path that are desperately in search of good homes for chickens they cannot keep. I even know someone who had unwanted chickens dumped on her property in the middle of the night. I kid you not. I've decided I'm not longer going to announce when we are wanting to reduce the size of our flock - it's a bit too much of fate tempting. I'll have to come up with some code phrase. Maybe instead of saying "We're going to downsize our flock," I should say something like "I wish there was more chicken shit on the sidewalk." It'd be sort of a reverse-psychology-meets-no-tempting-of-fate approach. Legit.
I can easily think of four or five other things to add to this list. But don't get me wrong, chickens are fascinating and entertaining and there is nothing better than home-grown protein. It's just not always sunshine and roses.
Some days it's more like sun flares and thorns.


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