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Spoiler: yup.
Originally titled Los ritos sexuales del diablo (The Sexual Rites of the Devil), Larraz's film is jam packed with dysfunction, depravity, and sex sex sex, sprinkled with enough outrageous cult-centered shenanigans to keep horror/exploitation fans happy. You want an old dark house filled with evil family secrets? You got it. You want a hapless, disbelieving heroine menaced by a Satanic cult with its fingers in every strata of village society? Happy to oblige. You want necro-incestuous dream sequences and an extended sex scene involving an actual, factual goat? Step right this...waitaminnit, what kind of fucking sicko ARE you?
|"It's a family heirloom. My grandmother had it fashioned from the first farthing she made as a prostitute!"
Despite her misgivings about her sister-in-law's interests and her already burgeoning suspicions about her brother's death, upon being shown to her room Carol immediately strips down to lingerie and knee-boots to make sweaty Eurolove with her sacrilegious hubby, who in these scenes looks a lot like an Italian Jamie Gillis. A hot and bothered Fiona fondles herself while spying on them through a peephole in the wall, making good the old saying that the lady of the house comes first. And third. And fifth.
|Helga just had an orgasm. And boy, is she pissed about it!
That night Carol dreams of wandering the estate's gardens in her white stockings and garter belt, followed by her brother's ghost. After a few vaseline-coated fish-eye lens shots and some nonsensical jump cuts, she finds herself in her bedroom, suddenly having hot passionate sex with her dead brother! Fiona pounds on the door, then teleports inside to make out with Carol while her brother licks her legs. She wakes up in a sweat, and 15 minutes into the movie we've already sent the "taste" bar through the floor.
Think there's nowhere to go but up? Keep dreaming.
|"Well here's a bush that needs tending!"
Lest you think these Satanists are all talk, we cut almost immediately back to the barn, where the brother's lover from Scene One lies on a tuffet of hay in her knee-high, fringed suede boots (and little else), waiting for--wait for it--A GOAT. And if you're thinking they won't go there...well, I didn't think so either. But here we are.
|"Wait, Mr. Larraz...what's my motivation?"
Turns out the goat's...erm, stuff...is needed for their ritual, which is some convoluted thing to make Carol believe she's going crazy before she tumbles to the fact that everyone around her is actually worshiping the devil. Which is a long way to go for Gaslight, but I guess just because you're a devil worshiper doesn't necessarily make you a great planner. Still, I shouldn't judge too harshly, since the plan seems to work like goatbusters: Carol sees all kinds of crazy visions (though nothing as crazy as what the audience just saw), and Fiona seduces Robert like a rabid minx, several times, finally making him a member of their coven. (We know he's completely gone over to the dark side because he stops wearing the gold crucifix that has decorated his tufty chest mane for the whole flick--well, that and he forces anal sex on Carol, to her moderate, understated distress.)
You'd think there'd be no trumps left once you've played the Fucked By a Goat card, and in fairness you'd be right. The filmmakers give it a go, however, by having the middle-aged maid cuckold her drunken husband with a young farm hand--while the husband is right there in the bed, egging the sweaty stud on! Later the drunk tries to warn Carol about the cult, and for his trouble is skewered with a sword Edward II-style by his former friends. Thereafter it's a short trip to the Final Sacrifice, where Fiona initiates Robert into the coven by letting him do her on the altar (a fair trade, imo), then takes on the Evil Priest before they all hold Carol down for similar treatment and sacrifice. Completely overpowered by the cult and with no savior to be seen, it looks like Carol is doomed...
|"That's Fred, Sheryl, Bobby, Johnson...and of course you know our accountant Maury."
In the excellent book Immoral Tales, authors Cathal Tohill and Pete Tombs quote Larraz on the director's opinion of Black Candles: "I don't like that film. That film made a lot of money...No one in that film could act. So what do you do with them? You put them in bed and have them jump on each other!" And that's bad because...? Still, from a serious artistic point of view, you can't really argue the point. The movie suffers from nonsensical plotting, bad dialogue made worse by the usual atrocious dubbing, and a cop-out ending of the sort that usually infuriates me. And to Larraz's point, the acting across the board is pretty bad, except perhaps in the case of Helga Liné, who is a fine actress in my humble and does what she can with an underwritten role.
That said, for fans of the more outrageous end of the Eurotrash sexploitation spectrum, Black Candles more than delivers the goods. The movie is jam packed with sex, most of it about as explicit as a softcore movie can get. (Though for what it's worth, the goat sex scene is pretty tastefully done.) In addition to the bestiality and backdoor forcing, Larraz betrays a real oral fixation here, with Fiona on the giving and receiving end of such on more than one occasion. (Ed. note: zang.) Most of the girls are gorgeous, particularly the young Satantic "vessel" (Lucille Jameson, maybe?) who displays remarkable dedication in a nonspeaking role. It's worth noting that Helga Liné performs several nude scenes, and still looks gorgeous in lingerie, thigh-high boots, and the altogether despite being over fifty years old at the time of filming. However, for the "full-length" shots, as it were, an obvious body double is used.
|"Don't mess with me, dear. I crap bigger than you."
In closing, Black Candles is sexy, outre, never boring, and entirely MAD, and for that I can only salute it. Sure it has its shortcomings, but don't we all? 2.25 thumbs.
Some more photos from Black Candles (1982):
|Looks like someone's horny.
|Markie Post in an early role.
|She'll eat your heart out.
|It was the last time Mario agreed to "go first" at Pin-the-Tail-on-the-Donkey.
|"Honey, would you still love me if I'd had sex with a convict when I was younger?"
"Why of course, darling!"
"Well...what if I'd banged a goat? Like...yesterday?"
|Resuscitate Me
|"Relax, baby--I'm a professional."


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Wednesday, 3 June 2009
Some recent pixs
66 comments:
- Colin said...
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- 3 June 2009 at 12:43
@Phoebe - you asked on the previous topic which chick is which (these blogs move on so fast .....) I don't think the diary has ever reported that much detail - we just know they have a red band on their left leg and a numbered one - from 008 to 011 - on their right. There's still a video of the ringing on the archive - see MAY and the one labelled "Chick Ringing 2". Alternatively, you could get your magnifying glass out and see if you can spot it yourself from the webcam views!! Good luck.
- 3 June 2009 at 12:53
- Karen Anne said...
Ed Drewitt,
Thanks for the info you posted in the previous thread, that's very interesting.
But, catching the adult female to ring her? Won't that be very stressful and possibly injure her or her flight feathers, as opposed to ringing the young before they can fly?
- 3 June 2009 at 16:23
- Ed Drewitt said...
That's a good point.
There's a tried and tested, safe method of being able to capture adult peregrines while they are on the nest (the eggs are replaced with dummies temporarily).
It seems to be done very well on cliffs in Scotland and across Europe so we may try it in our area in the west. The incubating birds return to the nest after without any problems.
With the new tiercel in Bath - he's just come into his adult plumage. He's two years old now and came into his adult colours very quickly. Interestingly, in a healthy growing population of a species it is common for younger birds to begin breeding earlier. Exactly the same thing happens with our city herring and lesser black-backed gulls.
On another note, when adult birds do disappear it may not always be because they have died. Female peregrines will often have 3-4 partners in the lifetime (and move to other sites) and male 2-3 partners. So they are often 'divorcing' and matching up with new birds. However, I think in Bath the male disappeared while his mate already had eggs so I think in this case he probably did die.
- 3 June 2009 at 17:25
- Colin said...
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- 3 June 2009 at 22:26
I am concerned about any attempt to catch an adult Mom for banding. Despite it apparently having worked okay before, it risks the Mom and the eggs. What possible gain can there be that is worth endangering these birds Sometimes science loses track of larger values.
Also, is this even legal?
- 4 June 2009 at 01:06
- Roger (AT) said...
Breakfast served at o6:55.
I agree with the general view that trying to ring an adult would be a very bad idea. I cannot think of a single benefit that is worth the risk.
All that needs to be learnt can be gleaned by following the progress of ringed chicks. They must surely provide a big enough sample of the population.
- 4 June 2009 at 07:09
I've not been on here for about 10 days now and am amazed at how quickly the chicks have grown!!!
- 4 June 2009 at 07:29
I can only see 3 fledglings,?
- 4 June 2009 at 09:48
Looking at the webcam now, would I be right in saying the eldest to youngest is male, female, female and male thats trying to compare sizes and seeming maturity
- 4 June 2009 at 10:33
- Terry, Herts UK said...
Yes, I also believe the order is M-F-F-M.
Going by Colin's posts, the eldest is ringed #11. He seems quite a bit advanced over the others and I expect he'll be the first to fledge, and not long now, by the look of him.
- 4 June 2009 at 10:53
How come I can only see 3 chicks? Jennie, HK.
- 4 June 2009 at 11:37
Nope, there are four.
- 4 June 2009 at 12:23
- Karen Anne said...
I see four chicks now. Now that they have lost most of the white fluff, they are getting easier to tell from the gravel :-)
- 4 June 2009 at 12:24
Pax Canada 7.32am
Theres a lot of wing flapping going on :)
up early this morning have a new front window going in, luckily its a nice day, going up to 33c today
- 4 June 2009 at 15:34
i like the way one starts to stretch his or her wings and the rest just copy, funny to watch, dont think it'll be long before they're up and flying over derby and further a field.
- 4 June 2009 at 15:37
- Karen Anne said...
Colin or anyone, do we have an estimated first fledge date? Thanks.
- 4 June 2009 at 15:41
Pax Canada
the biggest one has dibs on the food right now!
- 4 June 2009 at 16:01
- Phoebe said...
They're tucking in good and proper now!
- 4 June 2009 at 16:05
Karen Anne, I was just wondering the same, it must be getting close now.
Looking at last year's calendar, everything seems to be happening 4 or 5 days earlier this year than in 2008 - last egg laid 31st March 2009 compared to 4th April 2008 and 1st egg hatched 29th April 2009 compared to 4th May 2008. Last year's fledging began on 11th June so my guess is that fledging will start around 7th June this year, that's Sunday!
But maybe it depends on other factors too, like how well fed they've been and hence how fast they've developed, maybe even the weather, who knows! (Well actually I bet someone in the know probably does, ahem)
- 4 June 2009 at 16:28
Pax Canada
the little one is getting a share now
- 4 June 2009 at 16:29
Terri et al: re. when will they fledge: firstly they don't all fledge the same day - it is usually spread over 2-3 days.
The first one could go anytime in the next few days - Saturday/Sunday is as good a guess as any....but it could be earlier or (more likely) later...we'll just have to wait and see.
Strong winds could accidentally 'lift' them off the platform (eg while wing flapping!) - otherwise it might well deter them....
I think they wouldn't try flying if it was raining.....
But with four on the platform...one little push by a sibling might just mean we get a flying attempt earlier than we expect!
Nick B (DWT)
- 4 June 2009 at 16:48
- Phoebe said...
Mum has food for the little big ones.
- 4 June 2009 at 17:43
I'm a bit more interested in who has the safety net with all this flapping going on.
- 4 June 2009 at 17:52
Last year they did a lot of sitting on the rail before going. I haven't seen them doing that yet. Has anyone?
- 4 June 2009 at 18:42
- Phoebe said...
@ anon
Which rail? Do you mean the support rail between the two sides of the scrape?
- 4 June 2009 at 19:04
i believe it is the front edge of the scrape that was referred to - it was 'reinforced' this year!!
steph (canada)
- 4 June 2009 at 19:22
- Phoebe said...
@ steph
Thanks in that case there have been two sitting on the edge regularly now!
- 4 June 2009 at 19:59
- Roger (AT) said...
<< hello >> -- I cannot access the webcams.
Are they working for others?
- 4 June 2009 at 20:15
- julie/chesterfield said...
they're down for me too
- 4 June 2009 at 20:29
- Karen Anne said...
The web cams are working for me.
- 4 June 2009 at 20:31
- Karen Anne said...
I half spoke too soon. The composite view is working, but I can't connect to the single view.
By the way, the last time I looked the single view was still saying the birds had fledged (from last year.)
- 4 June 2009 at 20:34
pax Canada
you can access through streamdays
- 4 June 2009 at 21:48
We are aware of the web cam problem and will try to get it fixed in the morning.
Nick B (DWT)
- 4 June 2009 at 22:27
all of my webcam views are down too - but good news because it'll mean I can't sit here wasting time (not that watching peregrines is ever wasted time!!)
The comment about events being earlier than previous years - it all started with first egg-laying which was 23/3/09 compared to 28/3/08. I think I recall comment at the time that as the adults age, they lay earlier. "Professor" Colin has already estimated first fledge at 6/6/09 and he's never far out! Ed Drewitt is also a distinguished expert on peregrines but what he didn't mention is that peregrines are strictly and specially protected by law from any form of disturbance. The liklihood of a licence being granted for the Derby adults is negligible. The ringing of chicks is another matter and permission is more easily obtained provided the ringers are fully qualified to the high standards as the Derby ringers were.
I should also report that my photos, purchased at the Bank Holiday special watchpoint, arrived today. Many thanks, Tony, they are beautiful photos.
- 4 June 2009 at 22:42
Sue, We were talking about possibly ringing an adult in Bath, not Derby??
- 5 June 2009 at 00:22
Pax Canada 9.43pm
one chick perched on the nest rail
- 5 June 2009 at 05:43
The right cam image on streamdays has frozen. Too bad! Jennie, HK.
- 5 June 2009 at 06:25
pax Canada 12.11am
looks like mum just dropped off breakfast
- 5 June 2009 at 08:12
Is the camera site still down? I still can't seem to get onto it.
- 5 June 2009 at 08:24
- Phoebe said...
Webcams are still down.
I've posted some of yesterdays antics and fly impressions on flickr to pass the time
- 5 June 2009 at 09:48
- Tom said...
The cameras are down for me this morning too, but - as the man said - they are aware and hopefully they'll be up and running when I get back from what passes as a job.
I had a look at the Bath box (is it called a 'scrape', and is this where 'getting into a scrape' comes from?) yesterday through a good pair of binos, and thought I saw a small camera attached to the side on a stalk, so presumably pictures are being taken. If (as I suspect) Mr Drewitt has his head screwed on, then his team will be selling the footage to the BBC Wildlife production unit who are also conveniently based in Bristol. This could provide valuable funding for future projects for his department.
- 5 June 2009 at 09:50
I can't get the camera from my saved favourites but eventually Google offers me a cached page which is actually live.
- 5 June 2009 at 09:54
All cameras still down for me too - frustrating at this potentially important time but we all know how busy the project team are. The peregrines are only a part of their hectic jobs and often a lot of what they do ends up as voluntary effort. So, we're bearing with you, team.
On the question of ringing adults, I was just commenting on some earlier posts - I'm not sure what Ed was suggesting. Some replies sounded concerned that he was talking about Derby, which I'm sure he wasn't. When the team get time, I'm sure they'll post some information on this interesting topic (and I'm sure they know a whole lot more than me, I'm just an interested amateur!)
Finally, @Tom, yes the "nest" is called a "scrape" correctly. Sounds terribly technical but it's simple - peregrines don't build nests, they just scrape out a bit of a hollow in suitable material to lay their eggs. There's loads of other technical terms - falcon and tiercel and eyeas for example - but you can rely on me to forget to use them!
- 5 June 2009 at 10:03
Cameras working perfectly for me now....so many thanks to team.
Exciting times!
JJ. Derby
- 5 June 2009 at 11:08
Everything seems to be working now but sorry for the delays in getting the problem sorted!
re. catching adults:
Ed D was NOT talking about trying to ring our Derby adults - just maybe his in Bath - and since the team here in Derby had never heard of anyone trying to catch adults at the nest or nearby until he put his comments on our blog, it wasn't - and still isn't - among our plans.
We will however watch carefully what Ed gets up to in the South West but even if he is successful, it is very, very unlikely that we would try such a thing in Derby unless we had some very pressing need to do so.
And as Sue said, we would have to get a licence and one wouldn't be given unless we had very good reasons for needing to catch them - which currently we haven't.
Meanwhile we will try to collect mounted peregrine feathers and maybe get their DNA analysed which may give us clues about their relationships to each other and to other peregrines elsewhere. First we need to check out what that would cost of course - despite your generous donations, money for the project is still 'tight'!
Nick B (DWT)
- 5 June 2009 at 11:40
I am rather amused at the silhouette of a chick outlined in white in the right-hand corner of the right side of the scrape. Must have been rather traumatic for the chick at the time - lol.
Great shots of various chicks balancing on the edge with wings spread today! A bit worrying to watch though......
Alan 165
- 5 June 2009 at 13:06
These birds are looking amazing! It will be great to watch their progress in the next few days. We're coming up to the Watchpoint tomorrow so hope to see some of them perched on the ledge.
Mary T - Caerphilly, S.Wales
- 5 June 2009 at 14:18
Hurrah! Cameras back. It's so difficult having a count up when the chicks are spread out - I THINK I still see four? The bigger ones are having some flapping practice - ooooo, tense times!
- 5 June 2009 at 14:28
Hey Mary, I reckon you could see more than a chick on the ledge - I would think there's a good chance that the eldest one could be taking its maiden flight. Enjoy your visit - I'm very jealous. Say hi to all of the Watchpoint team from me.
- 5 June 2009 at 14:33
Maybe we shouldn't be calling our young birds eyases - Encylopaedia Brittanica says an eyas is
'A young hawk taken from a nest in the wild or bred in captivity'
(ie to be used for hawking).
- 5 June 2009 at 16:15
Pax Canada
meal time, a real huddle, when they are all together like that you can see how far they have come
- 5 June 2009 at 16:22
Looks like it is tea time. Mom and the four chicks all lined up waiting to be fed, taking turns, they seem to have better manners at meal times than most teenagers.
They are still growing quickly, soon be gone and we will have to start waiting for next year.
Chris, Alrewas
- 5 June 2009 at 16:25
Hi Sue
Wouldn't it be great if we were to see one take it's first flight when we were there? We've now bought a house in the Derby area so next year will be asking if any volunteers are needed.....
I'll say "hi" for you.
Mary T - Caerphilly - S.Wales
- 5 June 2009 at 16:49
Is the Watchpoint going ahead tomorrow as the weather forecast is heavy rain all day?
- 5 June 2009 at 19:37
Phoebe : it will be up to the volunteers Andy and Chris to make a decision in the morning depending on exactly how bad the rain is.
Sorry can't give a definite yes or no now.....
Obviously if the weather is really poor it is wise not to run the WP.
Decision is always left to the volunteers on duty that day. I realise that doesn't help you much deciding whether to come over....
Nick B (DWT)
- 5 June 2009 at 19:42
Thanks Nick B, I wondered if Andy and Chris might read this and give an idea, i could do with their email...
- 5 June 2009 at 19:46
Hi Phoebe,
We are reluctant to cancel at this stage as the forecast may not be correct, obviously if it is raining there is no point in going ahead. We will pop down at 10.30 and make a decision then.
Chris and Andy
- 5 June 2009 at 20:12
There's some serious wing flapping going on. I'm not sure if it's practice for flying or trying to get dry - it looks like it's miserable and raining at the moment up in Derby.
- 5 June 2009 at 20:25
- Tom said...
Thanks for the technical term information from you experts! I'm glad to see that the foolish comments from mr anonymous have been removed, along with the impassioned reactions to them. There is a very slight problem still existing (mainly on the Scottish Border estates) which involves un-reconstructed keeper's mates trying to 'protect' their game birds for commercial shoots, but - on the whole - birds of prey are loved and respected by just about everyone these days. I'm not sure about the level of hostility amongst racing-pigeon fanciers, as some birds are worth almost as much to a racer as a Peregrine fledgling is worth to a Saudi prince. Perhaps someone could fill us in on the details.
- 5 June 2009 at 20:49
- Karen Anne said...
They sure look huddled together in the back of the nestbox, trying to keep warm maybe. Somehow I don't think anyone will be trying to fledge in what looks like a rainy cold day.
- 5 June 2009 at 20:55
pax Canada 7.56pm
looks like the oldest chick is huddled up alone in the corner on the left side of the nest
- 6 June 2009 at 03:57
It looks foggy and having a bit of rain. The chicks are all wet. Jennie, HK.
- 6 June 2009 at 05:34
- Roger (AT) said...
They are suddenly moving about a lot, maybe there is a gap in the showers?
The BBC outlook says rainy all morning, but dryer in the afternoon.
Not good prospects for the Watch or for a first flight.
- 6 June 2009 at 06:22
The youngsters are very wet and huddled in the RH corner. At least it will save them from having to bathe and it will most likely pull any loose down out. Will be funny to see them shaking it out.
- 6 June 2009 at 08:53
You speak very wise words Tom and I do try to sit on my hands but my heart and hot head run away with me sometimes. I'm pretty sure I'm a reincarnation of Scout Finch (ref To Kill a Mockingbird) I'm deeply aware of the cruelty that exists in a tiny proportion of the population through my membership of badger groups - we have speakers on a wide variety of topics at conference. Persecution is only practised by the few - and not even all gamekeepers by any means are "bad" these days. We have all been asked many times to ignore inappropriate comment on this blog and one day I may even be able to do so. I am deeply sorry for any further grief it may ever give the project - and they know they have my blessing to remove all comment I write in the heat of the moment.
- 6 June 2009 at 09:47


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From The Files Of May 21, 1992
Col. Jerre K. Mellott of Hustontown will be the featured speaker at the McConnellsburg area Memorial Day services Monday, May 25, at Union Cemetery.
The Queen of Country Music, Kitty Wells, got through nearly three songs last Wednesday night at McConnellsburg Firemen's Carnival, before the lightning flashed, the thunder rolled and the skies opened. The Tennessee Mountain Boys and Bobby Wright finished their 6:30 p.m. performance but when Wells took the stage, the weather worsened and the show was cut short. The 9:30 p.m. performance was cancelled due to the weather and midway conditions. The rain plagued the carnival on both Wednesday night and during the day on Friday. The firemen report that the carnival was not the success they had hoped for with small crowds on many evenings. Firemen say that this will, in all probability, be the last year for a May carnival.
Brooke Peck, 10-year-old daughter of Jill Peck of Knobsville, is recuperating in a Minnesota hospital following major surgery last week to correct a spinal deformity which has threatened her life since birth. Brooke underwent 11 hours of surgery at St. Paul's Children's Hospital in the Twin City on May 15. Although it's too soon to tell, indications are that the surgery was a success.
Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Hann of Needmore announce the engagement of their daughter, Bobbi Jo, to Robbie Stevens, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Stevens, also of Needmore.
Leah Strait of McConnellsburg announces the engagement of her daughter, Trena M. Strait, to Ronald Ford, son of Theresa Ford of Johnsonburg and Ronald Ford Sr. of Tecoma, Wash.
On May 6, fifteen teams of high school students from Fulton and Franklin counties met at Cowans Gap State Park to test their environmental knowledge and skills. The event was the third annual Fulton/Franklin County Envirothon. The Forbes Road Gold team, all juniors, won the competition. The winning team, with advisor Garey Sprowl, included Julie Berkstresser, Stephanie Group, Tony Jamison, Donnie Runk and Devin Horne.
The Fulton County AVTS Building Construction Trades Program sponsored an open house tour of its studentbuilt home on Friday and Saturday, May 15 and 16. The open house gave prospective buyers and other interested persons the opportunity to tour the spacious home, which was constructed almost entirely by the AVTS students. The home, located on Cooper Lane, in the Cold Springs Development, is the second home built by the students.
Deaths: Harvey W. Wible, 67, McConnellsburg; Merrill W. "Short" Kline, 78, Harrisonville; Ira D. Wright, 94, Hagerstown; Catherine C. Knepper, 81, Chambersburg; Alma A. Marks, 78, Robertsdale; Mary J. Pollock, 82, McVeytown.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. John Rasp III of McConnellsburg on May 11; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Mark Stallman of Fort Littleton on May 9; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Russell Souders of Harrisonville on May 12; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Keebaugh of Mc- Connellsburg on May 13.
Billie Jo Zeger, daughter of William and Jonnie Zeger of McConnellsburg, and Todd Brian Beatty, son of John and Sally Beatty of Needmore, were united in marriage April 11, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in McConnellsburg.
Marriage licenses: Robert Christopher, McConnellsburg, and Tyana Black, McConnellsburg; Billy Wright, Muncy, Pa., and Susan Keebuagh, Muncy, Pa.
30 Years Ago
From The Files Of May 27, 1982
Annual Memorial Day services will be held next
Monday, May 31, at the Union Cemetery. Guest speaker will be Rev. George Howard, pastor emeritus of the McConnellsburg United Presbyterian Church.
Jeanette Kaufman, paralegal at Legal Services in Mc- Connellsburg, will be leaving the office this week to devote more time to her "dude ranch" in the southern end of the county.
It's time for the sixth annual Fulton County C.B. Radio Club Jamboree, second annual truck show, and first model truck contest to be held at the county fairgrounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Rankin Mellott of McConnellsburg celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on May 16 at their home in Webster Mills.
Specials at the IGA: Country Time lemonade, $2.99, 10 qt.; Kraft Velveeta slices, $1.39; Del Grosso spaghetti sauce, $1.19; ground beef, $1.39 lb.
The McConnellsburg track squads easily won both the boys and girls District 5 championships at Everett last Saturday, while the Southern Fulton boys placed third behind Bedford. It was the fourth district championship for the Spartan boys and the second in a row for the girls.
Birth at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ricky Anderson of Needmore on May 19.
Marriage licenses: Michael J. Deshong of McConnellsburg and Vicki Sipes, McConnellsburg; Joe Helser, Big Pool, Md., and Linda S. Sommerville, Hagerstown.
Deaths: John A. Kelly, Waynesboro; Elizabeth Daniels Taylor, Baltimore; Wendell W. Crouse, Huntingdon, N.Y.; Mrs. Frances Clenedenin, Camp Hill; Donald W. Hann, Shippensburg.
The Waterfall farm home of Mr. Black was the setting for a wonderful occasion on May 15. Well more than 100 friends, neighbors and relatives of Mr. and Mrs. Black stopped by their home to attend an open house in honor of the 50th wedding anniversary.
40 Years Ago
From The Files Of June 8, 1972
Charles Black of Waterfall was admitted to the
Fulton County Medical Center on Tuesday afternoon following a farm tractor accident. Mr. Black was thrown from the tractor when it ran over a 15-foot embankment. He suffered multiple bruises and lacerations.
Two physicians, a dentist and a dental assistant have been approved for the Broad Top Medical Center.
Miss Lindsay Riggs, a daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Robert Riggs of McConnellsburg, was graduated with honors and a B.S. degree from Drexel University on June 3. Miss Riggs majored in fashion merchandising and design.
Marriage licenses: Ray Anderson of Three Springs and Rose Cisney of Blairs Mills; Harold Garlock and Barbara Hill, both of McConnellsburg; Norman Johnston of Lebanon, Ohio, and Joy Buterbaugh of McConnellsburg; Edgar Kitchen of Wexford, Pa., and Sondra Moats of Mc- Connellsburg.
Three new teachers were awarded contracts at the regular board meeting of the Central Fulton School District this week. Appointed to fill vacancies were Barbara Oakman of McConnellsburg, who will teach first grade; Katherine Sipes of Harrisonville will teach third grade at Green Hill; and Charles A. Fields of Mount Union, who will teach specialized subjects in the fifth and sixth grades.
A McConnellsburg resident has been granted membership in one of Pennsylvania's most exclusive fishing clubs for trophy fish that he caught during May in the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River. Fisherman Kenneth C. Kauffman has been awarded membership in Pennsylvania's Husky Musky Club for his catch of a 42-inch, 21-3/8 pound muskellunge caught on May 17.
Men with lottery numbers 30 to 50 will be called up beginning in July, the Selective Service System has announced. The draft quota for July will be 7,200 men.
Ground was broken recently for the new Dublin Mills Community Church.
Deaths: Jacob B. Mellott, McConnellsburg; George W. Davis, Hancock; Mrs. Marie Condon, Salisbury, Md.
Last Tuesday's heavy rain storm flooded properties on Lincoln Way West, including Keebaugh's Furniture Store, the Harris Hotel and the VFW home, causing extensive damage. Firemen were called to pump out the water which was over the 5 feet deep in the Keebaugh basement, where thousands of dollars worth of new appliances were stored.
Stephen M. Hoover, son of Rev. and Mrs. David R. Hoover of McConnellsburg, was one of more than 400 students who graduated from Gettysburg College in June. He received a B.A., majoring in history.
Births at the Medical Center: a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Donald McDaid of Hustontown on May 27; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Barton of Hancock on May 29; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Norman Martz of McConnellsburg on May 29; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Edward Truax of Breezewood on June 1.
50 Years Ago
From The Files Of June 14, 1962
The subscription rate for the Fulton County News will be increased, effective August 1, from the longtime rate of $2 a year in the county and $2.50 outside the county, to an even $3 a year. The cost of a new press and folder, plus increases in cost of materials and production, postal rates, etc., make the rate hike necessary.
Representatives of the Fulton Industrial Development Association met with officials of the federal Small Business Administration last Tuesday and were given verbal assurance that the application for a $325,000 loan would be approved. The loan will cover part of the cost of building a new plant for the Frederick Tailoring Co. in McConnellsburg.
The Fulton Industrial Development Association has pledged its support to a major resort project, which Jack Gothie of Camp Hill is developing on the east side of Rays Hill. The plans include a large lake, three lodges, swim- ming pools and individual cabins patterned after the Pocono Mountain resort areas.
Mr. and Mrs. William Sipes will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on June 27 with an open house at their home on Sunday.
Lester Hoover, McConnellsburg, left on Monday for service in the U.S. Marines in Parris Island, S.C.
William Shaffer Jr., a student at State College, will leave for ROTC training at Indiantown Gap in two weeks.
In an effort to save money, the state says the aluminum alloy license plates issued to motorists five years ago will be retained for another three years.
The grand opening of the IGA Foodliner at 218 North Second Street, McConnellsburg, is advertised. Round steak will be selling at 69 cents a pound, rump roast at 79 cents a pound, franks at two pounds for 89 cents.
News of men in service: James Dale Runk of Hustontown was discharged from the U.S. Army on May 28 after three years service. Marvin Ray Mellott of Needmore was discharged from the U.S. Army on May 20. He enlisted on October 12, 1956, and served for 16 months in Korea. Robert Lawson Duvall of Crystal Spring was discharged from the U.S. Army at Fort Divens, Mass., on June 1, after serving since August 24, 1960.
Births at the Medical Center: a son to Mr. and Mrs. John Whitfield Jr., Crystal Spring, on June 6; a son to Mr. and Mrs. James Purnell, Wells Tannery, on June 7; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Daryl Long, McConnellsburg, on June 8; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Snyder, Greencastle, on June 8; a son to Mr. and Mrs. John Bitzer, McConnellsburg, on June 9; a son to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Newman, Waterfall, on June 10.
Tommy Swain of Needmore graduated from barber training school in Harrisburg last week.
Alvin Fletcher of Amaranth is critically ill in Hagerstown Hospital after suffering a heart attack following surgery.
A daughter was born to Mr. and Mrs. John Elbin on Monday at Berkeley Springs Hospital.
The residents of Warfordsburg appreciated the automatic electric lights that Edward Palmer has erected opposite his store, lighting the entire village.
Deaths: Nora Fisher Dohner, Penn Grove, N.J., formerly of Hustontown; Mrs. Alva Gordon, Hancock; Mrs. S. Blaine Lehman, Carlisle, the former Ruth Kendall of Fulton County.
60 Years Ago
From The Files Of June 12, 1952
The lead story in this issue carries the following headline: Editor's Wife Is Now An American." On
Monday of this week, Mrs. John W. Greathead, wife of the editor of The Fulton County News, took her final oath as an American citizen at the Adams County Courthouse, with Judge W.C. Sheely presiding. While on leave from His Majesty's Navy, he met her husband at Chippenham, England, where his outfit, the 4th Armored Division, was stationed. They were married soon after she arrived in this country after the war and are now the parents of three children, Jamie Scott, John Wellesley and Nancy Louise. She is now planning to make her first visit back to England in six years in September, taking Jamie with her.
When he was 3 1/2 years old, Radford Crouse was described as the "worst polio patient ever admitted to Elizabethtown Hospital." On May 27, he graduated with honors from the Shippensburg High School. He is the son of Henry Crouse and the late Ethel Kerlin Crouse, former residents of Burnt Cabins.
Betty Cutchall of Big Cove Tannery and Harold Jones of Hustontown were admitted to Chambersburg Hospital on Monday.
Three members of the Thompson 4-H Club visited the News office on Tuesday to learn the fundamentals of news reporting. They were Dale Wink, Doris Chesnut and Lenore Golden.
Mrs. Charles McElhaney and daughter of town left Thursday for Salina, Kan., to join her husband, A-3 Charles E. McElhaney, who is a clerk-typist in the Medical Corps at Smoky Hill Air Force Base.
Births: a son to Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hornbaker of Mercersburg on June 4; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs. Seibert Howell of Big Cove Tannery on June 6; a son to Mr. and Mrs. George Summers of Waterfall on June 7.
Miss Nancy Glazier, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Glazier of Mc- Connellsburg, received a B.S. in nursing from the University of Pittsburgh on Wednesday.
Announcement has been made of the engagement of Sylvia Deshong to John Allen Hollenshead.
John Pittman, 26, son of Mr. and Mrs. McClellan Pittman of town, suffered a mangled left hand and the loss of his left index finger when his hand was caught in an interplaner at the Fleming Pittman Blacksmith Shop on Monday. He is now a patient at Fulton County Medical Center.
Robert Wright and Izetta Ulsh were married June 1.
M.W. McCormick, former police chief of McConnellsburg, is now serving in a similar capacity at Mercersburg.
The attendance at Center Sunday School was 79. The offering amounted to $10.52.
Gene Barnhart of Hustontown has been confined to his home with an attack of mumps.
Deaths: John Christopher Spannuth of Knobsville; Mrs. George W. Seylar of Mercersburg; Mrs. Susan Blanche McLaughin of Mercersburg; Mrs. Martha Rebecca McIntyre of McConnellsburg.
70 Years Ago
From The Files Of June 11, 1942
Following the plea for scrap metal from
Pennsylvania farms a few weeks ago, enough scrap was collected to build two battleships, a cruiser and four destroyers. The total collected was 47,755 tons, more than 7,500 over the goal.
Deaths: Infant son of James and Margaret Weigle; Harry Largent of Flint, Mich.; Samuel C. Peck of Needmore.
At the conclusion of the local first-aid course, the pupils presented the instructor, Harry Elvey, with a handsome first-aid kit.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Barnett of Hustontown announce the birth of daughter on Monday afternoon at Chambersburg Hospital.
The following selectees will leave on June 17 for induction into the U.S. Army: Albert W. Hoopengardner of Amaranth; James H. Clark of Needmore; Charles T. Clark of Needmore; James W. Divel of Warfordsburg; Merril Hopkins of McConnellsburg; Grant A. Bishop of Hancock; Charles W. Benson of Hustontown; Robert M. Hull of McConnellsburg; Judson D. Layton of Needmore; Robert R. Everetts of Hancock; Norman R. Hauman of Mc- Connellsburg; Robert L. Bergstresser of Waterfall; Henry Seiders of Mc- Connellsburg; Emory L. Golden of Warfordsburg; H. Marshall Helman of Mc- Connellsburg; Mearl T. Mellott of Warfordsburg; George G. Shank of Amaranth; George C. Sheeder of Mc- Connellsburg; Guy R. Hann of Laidig; John W. Caldwell of Warfordsburg; and Titus S. Krebs of McConnellsburg.
Harold L. Shore and Alma Margaret Paylor were married on June 5.
Printed in this issue are pictures of Lt. Glen R. Bitner, who has been transferred to the Station Hospital at Camp Pickett, Va., and Pvt. Donald Helman, who had been stationed at Fort Dix, but whose present whereabouts are unknown. However, on Tuesday his parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Helman of McConnellsburg, received a postcard stating that he "had landed safely at his destination."
Sgt. Samuel Kerlin is now stationed at Camp Stewart, Ga.
R.C. Gordon of Timber Ridge was taken to Chambersburg Hospital in the Kelso ambulance on Tuesday evening.
Paul Colledge, 32, of Fort Littleton, was admitted to Chambersburg Hospital early Sunday morning for treatment of numerous scalp lacerations and bruises of the body after being struck by a car near his home.
80 Years Ago
From The Files Of June 9, 1932
Deaths: George
Washington Hess of
Salemville; Mrs. A. Danner Bueher of Gettysburg; Mrs. John Strait of Pleasant Ridge; Minnie Florence Keefer of Lemasters.
Charles Hershey and Anna Lockart were married June 1.
John F. Williams and Janet S. Winck were wed May 28.
Paul W. Earley and Fay E. Sprowl were wed on May 28.
Local members of the WCU will hold their annual picnic at McGovern's Woods on Tuesday, June 14. Transportation will be provided.
Thomas W. Watkins Jr. and Sarah Lamberson were married on June 4.
Walter Welser Jr. and Hazel Tice were wed May 31.
William Deshong, 8, son of Mr. and Mrs. Richard Deshong of near Andover, was killed on Sunday morning when he became entangled in a harness of a mule and was dragged about 150 yards over the rocky ground. He suffered a fractured skull, plus numerous body injuries. He was one of nine children.
Game Protector Fred S. Fisher warns that all persons found shooting game birds will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.
R.J. Fleming advertises that he has installed a hydraulic tire shrinker and will shrink two-inch tires for 75 cents.
A celebration by the Bethel Sunday School was held on the lawn of the Rilla Grissinger home at New Grenada in honor of the birthdays of Raymond Daihl and Paul Alloway, who are both 35 years of age.
Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Miller of Center are the proud parents of a 9-pound baby son.
Mrs. B.D. Neal of Shore Valley is very ill at her home.
Mrs. Ida Johnson of Thompson Township is very poorly again.
At the A&P: Bokar coffee, 25 cents; oleo, 3 pounds for 25 cents; Rinso, 2 for 35 cents.
The Fulton Electric Co. will hold a free electric range cooking school and demonstration at the Fulton Theatre on June 17.
At the Pen Mar: coffee, 20 cents; oleo 2 for 25 cents; baked beans, 5 cents.
Mrs. S.W. Kirk has been seriously ill the past week and is under the care of a trained nurse.
Miss Mabel Seville graduated from Penn State on Monday.


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Marion Cunningham: …and when the fire goes out and the last marshmallow is eaten they'll go into the woods and…OH MY GOD! (dishes crashing)
Happy Days
Reg: What's the point of fighting for his right to have babies, when he can't have babies?
Francis: It is symbolic of our struggle against oppression.
Reg: It's symbolic of his struggle against reality.
Monty Python: The Life of Brian 1979
Remember the old movie Porky's where the boys had a hole in the wall so they could watch the girls shower? Welcome to 21st century Massachusetts
The Massachusetts Department of Education on Friday issued directives for handling transgender students, including allowing them to use the bathrooms or play on the sports teams that correspond to the gender with which they identify.
It gets better:
The document said whether a student identifies as a boy or girl is up to the student or, in the case of younger students, the parents.
The lawsuits will be spectacular. You disagree? Consider:
You're a teacher or guidance counselor. A boy goes into the girls shower room, you try to eject him he identifies himself as "gender neutral" or "confused".
You lay one hand on him, say one thing to him, suggest for even a single moment that he might be faking and now you have a discrimination lawsuit on your hands, the school district's hands and the city's hands. Such a suit would be worth at least tens of thousands of dollars.
Ask yourself these questions:
1. Do you think for ONE MINUTE you won't find high school boys horny & desperate enough to try to pull this?
2. Do you for ONE MINUTE that it will be difficult to find a personal injury lawyer or any lawyer not able to find gainful employment who won't take this kind of suit?
3. Do you think for ONE MINUTE that such an administrator or school aide in this economy will risk their job, add the good benefits that come with a public school position to stop such a boy?
4. Do you think for ONE MINUTE in this age of phantom disability claims you such a student or family will be able to find a psychologist to testify to the boys "confusion" and demand the school cover the expense of regular professional counseling?
5. Do you think for ONE MINUTE that a school facing such a suit and worried that a radical group will decide to make an "example" of them on behalf will not settle, even if its a low 5 figure amount to make such a suit go away?
Who needs a hole in the wall of the girls shower anymore? In Massachusetts all you need is a teenager desperate enough to see actual naked girls in the shower and viola you have access, and if those girls cover up, or scream or run into a stall to avoid you, remember THEY are the ones being unreasonable:
Scott said disciplining students who won't acknowledge a student's gender identity is appropriate because it amounts to bullying
Got that? If you girls don't totally welcome Pee Wee into your locker room you are a BULLY and we all know how bad bullying is!
And we haven't even gotten to any ADULTS who might be at the school for whatever reason who claim different gender.
And remember these are the guidelines issued by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts Education Department!
The irony? This "progressive" change is going to have it's greatest traumatic effect on, you guessed it, young girls for a start. And because more affluent parents will be able to send their daughters to private or Catholic schools it will be the young girls of the poorest who will bear the burden.
The headline? Mass Department of Ed issues Transgender Guidelines, Women & Minorities hardest hit.
Just remember we NEED public schools to make sure our kids get a quality education so they can get a job. I don't know about a job but the kids are going to get an education all right.
via Culture news
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Install epsxefrom the [[AUR]].
Many [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?K=epsxe-plugin plugins] can also be found on AUR.
Many [https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?K=epsxe-plugin plugins] can also be found on AUR.
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This is a guide to install the freeware Playstation emulator ePSXe.
Install epsxeAUR from the AUR.
Many plugins can also be found on AUR.
Start epsxe with the lauchner (located in /usr/bin/), it creates .epsxe in your home and links to epsxe.
- In the menu, open "Config -> BIOS", and set it to /usr/share/epsxe/bios/SCPH1001.BIN
- Open "Config -> Video", and select either "Pete's XGL2 Driver 2.7" or "P.E.Op.S. Softx Driver 1.17". Click configure, then OK to write a config file. Verify that it is working by clicking the Test button.
- In "Config -> Sound" select "P.E.Op.S. OSS Audio Driver", Configure, OK. Verify with the Test button.
- In Config -> CDROM, set the path to your CD/DVD-ROM. In most cases it should be /dev/cdrom but in some /dev/hdc. You can check your path by typing "mount |grep cd" in a console.
- In Config -> Game Pad -> Pad 1 menu, you can set up the controls.
Now you should be all set.
If you want to use an original PSX CD-ROM, insert it and select "File -> Run CDROM" It might take a while for the game to load, so be patient.
You can load backup ISO:s from your hard disk with "File -> Run ISO.
When you are running your game you can press Esc any time to exit, save/load game states, or change discs. To get back, select Run -> Continue.
Problems and Workarounds
Plugins are not listed
Sometimes epsxe will not recognize your plugins even though they may be correctly installed. They should be installed to /opt/epsxe/cfg and /opt/epsxe/plugins a solution to this is to run epsxe once (if you have not already) and the file "epsxerc" will be generated in ~/.epsxe open it and it will list plugins. They may say "DISABLED" or list a plugin that dose not exist (such as libgpu.so or libspu.so) simply change the string to the plugin you have in your /opt/epsxe/plugins folder. Run epsxe and it should be working.
NOTE: If your are running epsxe from a 32bit chroot you will need install nvidia-utils (pacman -S nvidia-utils) to the chroot enviorment to use the xgl2 plugin.
File not found
Sometimes the symlinks in ~./epsxe will not let you run the epsxe executable even if the permission are correct and the link is working. You may simply copy the epsxe executable from /opt/epsxe to ~/.epsxe this can also be done for any other files or folders whose symlinks are not working correctly.
Settings will not be saved
It's a similar problem like not listed plugins. I recommend to install the epsxe-launcher-python package, it creates the directories for epsxe in your home too.
Sound device not found
If you using alsa and the sound plugin doesn't have sound, run :
# modprobe snd-pcm-oss
- ePSXe - http://www.epsxe.com/
- Pete's PSX plugins - http://www.pbernert.com/index.htm
- ePSXe on AUR - https://aur.archlinux.org/packages.php?ID=10745


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USDA's chief economist projects the highest corn plantings since 1944, a decline in cotton plantings due to lower prices and a small increase in rice acreage for 2012. Speaking at the USDA's Agricultural Outlook Forum 2012 in Arlington, Va., Joseph Glauber also projected higher wheat acres this year. Here's more:
Corn plantings, estimated at 94 million acres, would be the largest plantings since 1944. Soybeans are projected at 75 million acres, unchanged from 2011, but down 1.6 million from last year's intentions which were not achieved partly due to excessive moisture during planting, especially in the upper Midwest.
Lower prices will likely result in a decline in upland cotton area to 13 million acres. Rice plantings will likely increase 2.3 percent to 2.8 million acres. Most of the increase is expected to occur in long grain rice in the Delta where farmers were prevented from planting substantial intended acreage by early season flooding in 2011.
Wheat acreage is expected to increase 3.6 million acres to 58 million. Winter wheat area, at 41.9 million acres, is up 1.3 million from last year. Spring wheat plantings should rebound from last year's levels when excessive spring and early summer wetness limited seedings.
This year should be another good one for U.S. agricultural exports with the lower value of the dollar more than compensating for the expectations of slower world growth, according to Glauber.
He pegged U.S. agricultural exports at $131 billion in fiscal year 2012, down $1 billion from the last estimate, but still forecast to be the second highest on record. The decline from record exports in fiscal year 2011 reflects record global crop production which has weakened prices and export volumes.
Imports are projected at $106.5 billion, up $12 billion from 2011. The net trade balance for is forecast at $24.5 billion, compared to $43 billion in 2011.
China was the largest destination for U.S. agricultural exports in 2011, importing just shy of $20 billion. "Just five years ago they were our 5th largest destination after Canada, Mexico, Japan and the European Union," Glauber said. Exports to China are expected to fall by 15 percent this year.
China import demand is expected to remain strong in 2012, accounting for over 60 percent of total world soybean imports and over 50 percent of world cotton imports.
Glauber noted that record prices in late 2010 and the first half of 2011, "resulted in increased plantings and record production for grains and cotton. Soybean production, while off last year's record, was still the third highest on record."
Global demand has largely kept pace with production, Glauber noted. "Total wheat consumption topped 680 million metric tons, total corn use was over 867 million metric tons, and total rice use was 480 million tons, milled. Unlike grains and oilseeds, demand for world cotton declined last year, reflecting sluggish world growth, particularly in the developed economies."
Glauber noted that wheat and rice stocks have rebuilt from low levels reached in 2007-08, though demand remains strong. Corn stocks have tightened further in 2011-12. World ending stocks for corn for 2011-12 expressed in terms of use are estimated at about 52.3 days of use, the lowest level since 1973-74.
Meanwhile ethanol production is slowing after increasing by almost 700 million bushels per year over 2005-10. Corn use for ethanol has flattened and is projected to fall by 21 million bushels in 2011-12.
Expected returns for soybeans and corn are again historically high reflecting strong new-crop futures and cash forward prices, Glauber said.
CRP enrollments are also down again for 2012-13 with total CRP area projected at 30 million acres, 6.8 million acres lower than at peak enrollment in 2007-08.
Farm prices for most field crops will be lower, Glauber said, reflecting larger world and domestic supplies. A return to trend yields will likely push corn prices down significantly as stock levels rebuild. Corn prices are forecast to average $5 bushel in 2012-13, down almost 20 percent from 2011-12's record levels.
Cotton prices are expected to decline by more than 10 percent to 80 cents per pound for 2012-13, reflecting larger supplies worldwide. Rice prices are anticipated to remain strong, in part reflecting strong world demand which will likely boost U.S. rice exports in 2012-13.
Agriculture's strong performance is projected to ease in 2012. Net cash income for 2012 is forecast at $96.3 billion, down 11.5 percent from 2011, but still the second highest in nominal terms on record. Cash receipts for 2012 are forecast at $364.1 billion, a record high. Total expenses are projected to increase $12.5 billion.
Farm asset values are likely to increase by more than 5 percent for the third consecutive year, according to Glauber. Debt is expected to rise 3.8 percent. The inflation-adjusted value of the farm sector's equity is expected to establish a new record high.
Slowing demand for ethanol means that corn stocks will likely increase in 2012-12 assuming a return to trend yields. This should help moderate record feed grain prices. Livestock markets should see increasing margins towards the end of 2012 as the new crop is harvested bringing down feed costs.
There are still a number of key uncertainties starting with the size of the South American corn and soybean crops and the persistent dry areas of the southern United States. Nonetheless, prospects for U.S. agriculture continue to be strong with record income in 2011.


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How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take it BackFriday, February 12th, 2010
Author Douglas Rushkoff''s most recent work, Life, Inc.: How the World Became a Corporation and How to Take it Back, provides an interesting take on how society and the corporate world currently interact and more importantly, how the market forces have changed society for the worse.
Though the book makes some wild assumptions and at times provides little support for its positions, it does represent a comprehensive look at the ways society has changed over the last few decades. The corporate world has taken precedence according to Rushkoff's work, and that's push communities and individual relationships to the brink of disaster.


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NEW YORK — The Republican candidate for governor of New York said Monday that he does not regret controversial statements he made about homosexuality and gay marriage because "the remarks that I made I believe in."
"I'm only responsible for what I say," Carl Paladino told NBC's TODAY. "And I've always stood behind everything that I've said."
Statements Paladino made to a group of Orthodox Jewish leaders in Brooklyn on Sunday — including one about people being "brainwashed" about gay issues — have sparked outrage from critics.
Hoffman withdrew $1,200 hours before death: sources
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"My feelings on homosexuality are unequivocal; I have absolutely no problem with it whatsoever. My only reservation is marriage," Paladino said. The gubernatorial hopeful noted during the interview that he would recruit gays to serve in his administration and currently has homosexual staffers working on his campaign.
"I say that unequivocally I will be a governor for all the people of the state of New York and I've never moved off of that position," Paladino added.Video: Paladino: Kids shouldn't see Speedo-clad men 'grinding' (on this page)
He said, however, that he took issue with the decision of his opponent, state Attorney General Andrew Cuomo, to take his two daughters to a gay pride parade.
"I don't think it's proper for them to go there and watch a couple of grown men grind against each other. I don't think that's proper, I think it's disgusting," Paladino said.
'Dysfunctional homosexual'
Paladino's campaign had said that several media outlets initially reported that the gubernatorial hopeful had said: "There is nothing to be proud of in being a dysfunctional homosexual."
He said he had read the written remarks before speaking publicly, but crossed that particular line out.
"I did not say that. That's unacceptable," Paladino said in the interview with TODAY. Paladino did not specify who wrote it, but said no one from his staff did.
But the other comments Paladino made Sunday are still drawing outrage.
Other political news of note
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"That's not how God created us," Paladino said of being gay, "and that's not the example that we should be showing our children."
He added that children who later in life choose to marry people of the opposite sex and raise families would be "much better off and much more successful."Story: New York gubernatorial hopeful slams gays
"I don't want them to be brainwashed into thinking that homosexuality is an equally valid and successful option," he said.
Of that remark, Paladino said Monday: "I'm talking about young children. Young children should not be exposed to that at a young age, they don't understand it."
Paladino, who has received Tea Party support, made the comments at a synagogue in Brooklyn's Williamsburg area while trying to strike a contrast between himself and his Democratic rival.
'Stunning homophobia'
A Cuomo campaign spokesman, Josh Vlasto, said Paladino's comments demonstrate "a stunning homophobia and a glaring disregard for basic equality."
"These comments along with other views he has espoused make it clear that he is way out of the mainstream and is unfit to represent New York," Vlasto said.
Paladino's comments were striking because they came hours after eight people were arraigned in an attack on a gay man and two gay teens in the Bronx on Oct. 3.
City Council Speaker Christine Quinn, a Cuomo supporter who is the city's highest-ranking openly gay official, said Paladino's statements "are not only deeply offensive, but they are dangerous" given the Bronx incidents and the suicides of gay Rutgers University student Tyler Clementi and several others, Politico reported.
Asked on Sunday whether his comments were appropriate given the attack, Paladino said he does not support violence against gays.
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Asked if his comments could still incite similar activity, Paladino said, "I hope not. I was trying to define myself very clearly as opposed to Mr. Cuomo," and again referenced his rival's visit to a gay pride parade.
"It's a very, very ugly experience for those that are discriminated against, it's terrible, and it shouldn't be. Our society should be more accepting," said Paladino, who had earlier in the interview referenced his gay nephew, who he said has suffered such discrimination.
But Quinn indicated a belief that Paladino's statements from Sunday represent a larger problem.
"We need our elected officials to be leaders on diversity, not urging second-class citizenship for some groups of people," her statement added, according to Politico.
Paladino, a multimillionaire developer from Buffalo, has previously stated that he is opposed to gay marriage.
Paladino, who apologized for forwarding racist and sexist e-mails early on in his campaign to replace Democratic Gov. David Paterson, was campaigning on Sunday through traditionally Jewish conservative neighborhoods of Brooklyn.
Recent polls have showed Cuomo with a big lead over Paladino in the governor's race. Several minor-party candidates also are seeking to replace Paterson, who took office after former Gov. Eliot Spitzer stepped down in a prostitution scandal but isn't seeking election to a full term.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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(Photo: Traverse City Convention and Visitors' Bureau)
TRAVERSE CITY – In 2010, friends and admirers of the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore helped win the park the title of "Most Beautiful Place in America" on Good Morning America. Now they can help it become the "Eighth Wonder of the World."
The Traverse City Convention & Visitors Bureau has nominated Sleeping Bear in an international competition organized by VirtualTourist.com, a travel research website and social media community owned by TripAdvisor Media Group.
Nearly 300 world destinations are competing for the title, and fans of each place can vote on line from now until Sept. 30.
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Steamboat Springs — The Routt County District Attorney's Office has filed assault charges against a Denver man after an incident Sunday night at a downtown Steamboat Springs bar.
Robert David Anderson, 25, was charged with second-degree assault causing serious bodily injury, a Class 4 felony.
Steamboat Springs Police Department Capt. Jerry Stabile said the incident occurred while a Steamboat man was celebrating his upcoming 24th birthday at Carl's Tavern. Officers were called to the bar shortly after midnight.
According to an affidavit filed with the Routt County Court, Anderson's girlfriend had been kissed by the man earlier that night.
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Whenever anyone mentions the city of Los Angles, no matter the context, the words TRAFFIC TRAFFIC TRAFFIC come to mind and an image like this blurs the vision of everything else in my mind…
Yet after almost two years of living in the City of Angels I've learned some tricks on how to survive living in LA. Here are my top 5 rules for survival in America's Smoggiest City 😉
1. Drive between the hours of 7 AM and 9 AM or 4 PM and 7 PM. Um, what? You crazy girl, you want me to drive during rush hour… in Los Angeles!? Yes! But only if you're NOT driving on freeways! There is this amazing LA secret (Ok, well technically it's not a secret because there are signs posted up and down every major street, but when you have to decipher around 17 signs regarding parking I feel like some people miss this sign.)
It's the sign that states between 7-9 AM and 4-7 PM there is no stopping or parking in the right hand lane, it's the city's "anti-gridlock zone" policy. In simpler terms it means Whitney can fly down the right hand lane by herself because none of the other amazingly smart and perceptive LA drivers have figured this out yet!
Hooray for me! One way to make driving (and surviving) in LA a little more bearable!
2. Avoid Priuses. Yes, those annoying little spaceship looking smart cars should come with the slogan "the smarter the car, the dumber the driver"!
On foot, bicycle, car, bus, scooter, roller-skate or horseback, you will unavoidably incur the wrath of a crazed Prius driver that will attempt to run you over! To make your life a little less stressful and keep your anger at a minimum whenever you see a Prius, run, drive, scoot or skate in the other direction!
3. Tune into 93.5 FM KDAY. Home to old school hip hop and Back in the Day Double Play Tuesdays. There's nothing like cruising in your car (and by cruising I mean inching ahead on La Cienega at app. 3 mph) and hearing a little Kris Kross… make ya wanna "Jump Jump" or a little Run DMC or NWA, how about a little Digital Underground with "the Humpty Dance" oh yeah, I just went there! To make driving… or sitting in your car, home or office more manageable tune in and rock out to some old school jams to make life in La La Land a little more tolerable.
4. Live walking distance from at least 3 respectable bars. Now I use the term "respectable" very liberally here, but basically 3 bars that meet the basic requirements for my enjoyment.
- Good Happy Hour
- Decent Wine
- Yummy Food
- Not full of DB's
- Staff you would want to be friends with
- Photo booth (a bonus)
In my neighborhood it's The Den, The Hudson and The Churchill…. Apparently to be "respectable" in West Hollywood you should start the name of your bar with the word "The"!! The most important factor of this rule though is "WALKING DISTANCE". After dealing with all of the aforementioned traffic in LA, the last thing you want to do is come home from school/work/funemployment to have to get back in your car and drive to a bar! A bar where you will most likely drink too much at, not be able to drive your car home from and in turn get your car towed from and end up cabbing it to a tow lot at 7:00 in the morning to pay $576 to get your car out (not speaking from experience or anything!) So do yourself a favor and scope out the bar scene in the neighborhood you're planning to live before committing to a new spot!
5. Be-friend cool people that live within a one-mile radius (or make cool people move within a one-mile radius of you!) Once again, the traffic and driving factors play a role in this rule. Five miles in most cities means a five-to-ten minute drive. In LA it means you might as well live in another country because there is no way I'm ever driving into the valley to see you! I have friends in Arizona I see more than my friends that live in the valley!
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Sherry S. Boles 9/30/2006 7:37:39 PMComments from another thread:
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Hi Sherry. Since I've never seen a cotton plant, I think this photo is very educational. Thanks.
Linda Proctor
member since: 8/5/2004
Great detail Sherry!!! Also never seen a real cotton plant this is fantastic!
Michelle R. Kovach
member since: 3/4/2004
Now wait just a Cotton Pickin' Minute!
Okay bad pun I know! This is fabulous Sherry! Wonderful composition & I think you got a lot of detail!
Watch out for the sharps! ;)
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Great job Sherry.
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member since: 4/15/2006
Wonderful capture of cotton! I know lots of people who have never seen it grow. Arizona used to have cotton and now it all housing. This is very refreshing!
Sherry S. Boles 9/30/2006 7:43:30 PMThank you, Matthew, Linda, Michelle, Tonya and Joyce! #3392051
Laura Clay-Ballard 10/1/2006 4:53:10 AMfabulous macro! #3393153
Datha Y. Thompson 10/2/2006 8:44:46 PMI Love it Sherry.. Wonderful detail.. and I am one who has never seen it grow :0) #3400531
Lisa D. Greer 10/3/2006 12:01:15 PMThis is great! Love it! :) #3403165
Donna La Mattino Pagakis 10/5/2006 4:38:03 PMWonderful depth and composition. Great work Sherry! #3412332
William88 10/26/2006 1:26:13 PMSherry, Congratulations on your beautiful finalist. #3501461
Tonya R. Boles 10/26/2006 2:17:02 PMCongrats Sherry. #3501837
Karen Slagle 10/26/2006 2:17:33 PMCongrats Sherry... #3501842
Michelle R. Kovach 10/26/2006 2:35:54 PMCongrats Sherry! WTG! #3502091
Kay E. Mahoney 10/26/2006 2:51:43 PMCongratulations on your beautiful finalist. Good luck in the next round. #3502267
Denise M. Snyder 10/26/2006 2:59:49 PMBig congrats Sherry!!! Well done! #3502376
Renee Doyle 10/26/2006 3:06:35 PMCongratulations Sherry!!!
Nadya Johnson 10/26/2006 3:14:04 PMCongratulations on your lovely finalist! I don't know how I missed this earlier. Outstanding shot, Sherry! Best of luck in the final round! #3502541
RC Fritz 10/26/2006 4:33:54 PMCongratulations on your finalist! #3503299
Chastity Abbott 10/26/2006 4:52:20 PMCongrats to you on this well derved capture!!! Keep up your awesome work!!!!! #3503426
Datha Y. Thompson 10/26/2006 5:34:08 PMCONGRATULATIONS!!!!! #3503726
Kenneth Mucke 10/26/2006 5:47:41 PMCongrats on this wonderful finalist #3503839
Tamera S. Phillips 10/26/2006 5:53:02 PMCongrats Sherry! Good luck in the next round. #3503887
LENA U. FRIEDMAN 10/26/2006 6:27:30 PMCongrats, again! Goodluck next time around! #3504226
Laura Clay-Ballard 10/26/2006 6:34:39 PMcongrats! awesome! #3504301
Tammy Scott 10/26/2006 7:30:44 PMCongratulations on this beautiful finalist #3504875
Kristi A. Howson 10/26/2006 7:42:59 PMCongratulations on this wonderful finalist and Best Of Luck in the next round Sherry. #3505042
Walter Graziano 10/27/2006 3:38:52 AMCongratulations Sherry #3506942
Bobbie Davis 10/27/2006 5:47:28 AMCongrats #3507588
Lavone Vannoy 10/27/2006 5:59:12 AMCONGRATULATIONS girlie!!! :) #3507649
Paula Dwyer 10/27/2006 6:10:22 AMCongratulations Sherry!!! :) #3507715
Margie Hurwich 10/27/2006 6:11:06 AMThis is wonderful, Sherry! Congratulations on your finalist! #3507723
Marie Fields 10/27/2006 7:35:44 AMTerrific image, Sherry! Congratulations!! #3508291
Megan p 10/27/2006 7:52:27 AMCongratulations Sherry!!!! Wonderful DOF! #3508397
Hayley J. Hamlin 10/27/2006 9:03:00 AMAwesome shot!! Congrats!! #3508912
Jenny Bosmans 10/27/2006 1:21:19 PMCongratulations again, Sherry! :) #3510237
Sherry S. Boles 10/27/2006 1:24:11 PMThank you all so much for your comments! I truely appreciate each and every one! #3510258
Lorraine A. Cook 10/27/2006 9:22:15 PMCongrats, Sherry!<:)) #3512169
Sharon Day 10/28/2006 8:55:47 PMCongratulations, Sherry!!! I've always wanted to get a shot of cotton! Great job! #3516159
Sherry S. Boles 11/5/2006 11:06:34 PMThank you, Lorraine and Sharon! #3550469
Emily E. Bem 8/15/2007 11:34:06 AMDROP DEAD GORGEOUS! #4652518
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For the 101 group Harvest Theme! :)
In my area of the US, the main crops are cotton and soybeans. I got this shot from the side of the road today (nearing sunset). Although I tried to bring out as much detail as I could in the cotton, they were just so fluffy! ;)
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This is the first time I've ridden wet roads in shorts since I was 17. I'm happy to report that bike shorts DO dry faster than jeans. I'm sad to report that my calves and shins are caked in a thin layer of dried, gritty road grime. Now I know how my bike chain feels after I ride in this stuff!
I took it kind of easy on the way to the bus to keep the road grime to a minimum. It's days like this when I think a front fender would be a really good idea. A few things stop me, though. One is price, the other is the fact that I have no clue how I'll put it on the bus with fenders, as there's a spring-loaded arm that snaps over the front wheel. That arm would bend, deform or otherwise ruin my fender.
Despite the wet roads, I already have seen two other bicycle commuters downtown today, and it's not even 7:00AM. Yesterday, I saw the bike/bus commuter who uses the Revive recumbent again. Still no sign of the bike commuter who shared my route back in the Fall. I haven't seen his bike since September or so. My guess is he's a two-season and/or fair-weather bike commuter. Either that, or he switched jobs.
Friday, March 30, 2007
Grimy commute
This is the first time I've ridden wet roads in shorts since I was 17. I'm happy to report that bike shorts DO dry faster than jeans. I'm sad to report that my calves and shins are caked in a thin layer of dried, gritty road grime. Now I know how my bike chain feels after I ride in this stuff!
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- Sirrus Rider said...
Most fenders are hard plastic/polycarbonate and very flexible. I doubt that arm of the bike carrier will mess it up. Also, depending on where the arm hits the wheel you might be able to gently lift the fender over the arm. As for price they're not that expensive. $25 plus shipping and handling from performance. I used to tough it out without fenders, but now that I have them I won't have a commuter bike with out them. Heck, I'd throw a pair on my racing bike if I could get away with it..
- March 30, 2007 9:14 AM
- jeff said...
I use Planet Bike's Speedez fenders: http://ecom1.planetbike.com/7016.html
Got them from Nashbar for $25 or something.
For the grimy legs: http://www.greasedmelon.com/crap/shower.jpg
- March 30, 2007 11:08 AM
- Apertome said...
Cool blog! I haven't commuted in the rain yet, I have done so on wet roads, but I'm curious to see how riding in the rain works out.
I do have fenders, some Planet Bike ones sort of like Jeff's -- actually, I only have one on the front, the rack on the rear also acts as a partial fender, which is all there's clearance for on my bike anyway. Mine were $25 for a pair at a local shop. Well worth it, I'd say.
- March 30, 2007 12:25 PM
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Push any guitar player into a corner, and it's their command over their repertoire of killer minor pentatonic licks that can let them fight the way out.
In almost any situation, licks and melodies using the minor pentatonic scale will fit unquestionably over any minor-key harmony and blend in with ease.
When we play with these scales that we learned early on (They're also played by many of our heroes when they're at their most "real" and guttural), listeners feel comfortable with their simplistic construction (The scale is made of all of the "strongest" notes in the key) and their two-note-per-string fingerings make patterns, riffs and licks relatively easy to play.
But what if you shifted a note or two and came up with an innovative, uncharted, exotic, yet somehow familiar framework for untapped creative endeavors using basic ideas you're already extremely comfortable with—but in an entirely new way?
And what if each of those new frameworks all had individual personalities and musical powers that could act on their own or be combined as a team to create a guitar-playing superpower? Enter the world of Mutant Pentatonics.
EXAMPLE 1 is the "baseline" that our various evolutionary strains will be built from:
Now let's look at the first step of the basic idea's mutation and see what would happen if we shifted just one note. EXAMPLE 2 is the same scale altered by shifting the minor 3rd (three frets above the root) to the major 3rd (four frets), giving it a bluesy, dominant sound.
Players like Joe Bonamassa and Marty Friedman are fond of this sound, and Dimebag Darrell used the scale extensively in his solo on the song "Walk." Try playing this "Mixo-Pentatonic" over a dominant 7th chord with the same root.
EXAMPLE 3 plays heavily on the Dorian sound that is available with another slight shift in the minor pentatonic "box." Use this one when you're channeling Carlos Santana or Slash.
The next example is a relative of the blues scale, but instead of including the b5 in addition to the pentatonic scale, the b5 replaces the 5, setting up a more sinister framework that is guaranteed to garner attention when used exclusively to set a mood.
On a fairly heavy theory note, EXAMPLE 4 will work well over a dominant 7th chord based on the b6th relative to its root (Bb7 in the case of this D "Locri-Pentatonic"), but it sounds particularly cool when you're pulling out your most menacing George Lynch and Jeff Beck-inspired rips.
Moving in a more "major" direction, EXAMPLE 5 channels the Lydian mode (major scale with a #4), but can more easily be seen as a minor pentatonic scale with a flatted root. Try this (based on the "new" root) as a substitution in a major key when you're looking for a Lydian (see: Steve Vai, Joe Satriani) feel. Or use it to evoke the Harmonic Minor scale over a harmony based on the pre-flatted root (so play this exact fingering over Dm- or A7, the I and V in D Harmonic Minor, respectively). Coolness!
EXAMPLE 6 shifts just enough to sound like an Yngwie Malmsteen acid trip. Use it over 7th chords based on the new root or just go crazy and shoehorn it in whenever you can.
Remember, as with all of the above, stick with the framework created by the new scale, even if it sounds a little "out." Land on a note or phase that is undeniably "in" to follow up, and that lick will be instantly, memorably cool (if you mean it)!
The moral of the story is to come up with licks based on comfortable pentatonic patterns that you already have a grasp on, and shift them into these altered fingerings. For something frighteningly useful, try integrating these transformed scale shapes and tonal feels with the patterns found in the badass lessons by Glenn Proudfoot found here!
The journey into tampering with the DNA of the pentatonic scale has just begun, though. To inspire the mad scientist in you to come up with your own ideas for crafting your own five-note scales and show you some other things to do to manipulate their mutation, EXAMPLES 7 and 8 chop up the intervallic "comfort" of the original scale's structure, providing a wider leap between scale tones and creating a completely unique mood.
EXAMPLES 7b and 8b present the scale using the same left hand shape shifting over octaves with the different connecting scale tones (the b7 and b6, respectively) creating entirely new feels.
Check out the early Marty Friedman and Jason Becker Shrapnel Records releases for a ton of licks based on patterns like these. Be sure to experiment with coming up with you own variations, either based on existing scales or convenient finger patterns.
I've only begun to scratch the surface of the possibilities that you'll find lurking in all of the small moves that you can make to come up with your own pentatonic scale mutations. Post below with your own creations. Happy shredding!
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How To Piss People Off: Publish A Book Using Their Tweets Without Asking Them First
from the common-courtesy deptA few years ago, when Twitter was starting to take off, we questioned whether or not Tweets were covered under copyright. While technically tweets could definitely be covered by copyright, it's still a little bit murky, especially with the "retweet" as an integral part of Twitter culture. That said, there's no doubt that people feel ownership over their tweets, especially those who lovingly craft wit and humor into each of the 140 characters. Recently, the editor of the book Tweet Nothings, a book of curated Tweets, sent an apologetic letter to the people whose Tweets were included in the book -- after the book had already been published in December:
Dear Mr. Barnes,While the apology is an admirable step, the anger seen in the reviews of the book on Amazon is not unexpected. This is not a "fair-use versus copyright" issue at all. This is a "doing the smart, right thing" issue. Whether or not we think that people should feel ownership over their "ideas" is moot -- the issue here is that they do, and as such, to ignore that is short sighted. Books have successfully been assembled using Tweets before. For his book, Twitter Wit, editor Nick Douglas did a good job working with Tweet authors, who had to explicitly submit their best Tweets to be included in the book. As a result, not only was his book received favorably by the Twitter community, every one of the included authors, who are supposedly the most witty on Twitter, each became a promoter for the sale of the book -- a winning promotional combination.
We sincerely apologize for using your Tweet in our "Tweet Nothings" book without contacting you prior to publication! I wrote the introduction and compiled quotes from Twitter for the book at the direction of the publisher. I do not make any money from this work. We did want to contact each person quoted in the book; the publisher's legal advisors said it was not necessary under fair use guidelines. We sincerely view this book as a celebration of Twitter, and an introduction to some of the best and brightest people to follow. We are very sorry if you or anyone is offended or upset by the book.
I would be more than happy to send you copies of the book. Please accept my apologies.
Sincerely yours,
Suzanne Schwalb
So, by not involving the Tweet authors in the publishing of Tweet Nothings, the publishers not only attracted the ire of the wronged authors, but also missed out on a huge opportunity for free, viral promotion. After the exchange with Barnes, the publisher, Peter Pauper Press, issued an official apology in which it said:
We regret that we did not contact the people whose quotes we used in advance. We will be contacting each one with an apology. In the meantime, we are ceasing to sell the book in all venues and will not resume sales until everyone quoted in the book is satisfied with our response.If that's the case, and if the publisher stays true to their word, then they may never be able to sell the book again. After all, Merlin Mann, one of the wronged Tweet authors, seems irrecovably pissed.
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|We are always impressed with what users are able to accomplish with ROBOTC. Our community continues to grow, and over time we find "power users" out there that not only understand the more difficult programming concepts, but are able to create tutorials to help many others perform certain tasks.
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Hi all,
Just want to share the holiday card that I did for 2011 new year :)
Things are quite hectic these days but I'll try my best to keep this blog as active as as I can. I really appreciate the visits and comments from you guys. They keep me motivated to push myself harder and post more stuff. Thanks! :)


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It had been awhile since I focused on Italian research; thanks to my recent trip to Ireland, I'd been seeing genealogy through emerald-colored glasses. This weekend, however, I finally had some free time and decided to return to Antenati, the Italian government website that houses vital records online.
I was looking for the family of Domenico D'Ingeo and Anna Pace, and I really thought I wasn't going to find any more of them; I was just being thorough. They had 5 kids (right?): Vincenzo, Rosa, Angelica, Giovanna, and Maria. The eldest two were certainly born in Italy, but it seems that the younger girls were born after the family had moved to Brazil. (This is a point of contention in the family, but although I can't prove it yet, I fall into the "probably born in Brazil" camp.) Having already found birth records in Italy for Vincenzo and Rosa (plus an earlier Vincenzo and Rosa who died as infants), I wasn't expecting to find anyone else. However, the Brazilian records on FamilySearch are not indexed, so I wanted to cover all my bases in Italy before tackling that project. (The Italian records on Antenati aren't indexed, either, but I know where they lived in Italy, and browsing the town of Toritto is far less daunting than browsing the entirety of Brazil.)
|Coffee berry pickers, probably in Sao Paulo state inland, Brazil
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I was surprised, then, to come across a D'Ingeo born in 1896, and it was not Angelica, Giovanna, or Maria - it did not disprove the "born in Brazil" theory. It was someone I'd never heard of before: Francesco D'Ingeo, b. 5 Oct 1896. Unknown babies are, of course, not uncommon in genealogy, and I figured that this boy was another baby who had died young and who hadn't been recorded in the family oral tradition or shown up in later records. (See: the first Vicenzo and Rosa, who I hadn't known had died in infancy.)
Then I realized how wrong I'd been: I don't think Francesco actually was unknown. Another child, likely he, figures prominently in the family's "creation myth," as it were:
After Anna died, Domenico remarried (or lived with someone? or had a housekeeper? There was another woman in the house) and she mistreated the kids. When he found out, he decided to move the family to America, but while they were on the trip over, the quota was filled and the ship was turned away and went to South America instead. They settled in Brazil, where they lived for a number of years. While there, one of the sons was run over by a trolley (or horse and carriage? or wagon?) and killed. Sometime thereafter, the family moved to America.
There are a lot of differences of opinion in the family, and plenty of demonstrated inaccuracies in this account, from the fact that it all happened before the US even had immigration quotas; to likelihood that several of the children were born after, not before, the family arrived in Brazil (and that Anna was likely with them when they made the move); to, apparently, the fact that they went from Brazil back to Italy and then to America. But no one has ever expressed any doubt that there was a brother who was killed.
The brother's death certificate was on my list of records to find. His birth certificate was not. I always though of him solely as a boy who died, and somehow, not as a boy who was born. I never wondered what his name was, or whether he'd been born in Italy or Brazil. He showed up in an otherwise-suspicious story and while I didn't doubt his existence, I really didn't give it any thought, either.
And when I came across him (probably) in the 1896 Atti di Nascita, it never occurred to me that it could be him. Of course, I'm not done with the Italian birth records yet, and haven't begun on the Brazilian ones. Maybe Francesco was a baby who died young, and the brother who was killed was someone else entirely. Regardless, I had such a blind spot where he was concerned that I found myself inventing a place for this "new" child in the family - a plausible one, of course, but one that completely ignored what I already knew.
I'd like to close by asking you to look at your own blind spots, but they're the kind of things you don't know exist until they show up and make you feel like idiot. So instead, I'll ask you to make me feel better: am I the only one this happens to? Or have you ever realized that you're completely ignoring something you already knew?
May 30, 2016: This post submitted as a part of the Genealogy Blog Party at Little Bytes of Life, for the topic "What Was Your Genealogy 'Duh' Moment?"