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Dominque Strauss-Kahn will soon be able to say au revoir to Manhattan.
After being arrested at JFK International on May 14 for an alleged sexual attack, sent to Rikers Island for detention, and released from jail only after posting a $1 million cash bail, the former head of the International Monetary Fund could be free as soon as Tuesday to pack his bags and head back to the airport.
On Monday, district attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. told Nafissatou Diallo, a maid at the Hotel Sofitel when the alleged attack against her took place, that he intends to ask the court to dismiss all charges against Mr. Strauss-Kahn.
The main reason, expected to be spelled out in detail during a court hearing Tuesday, is Ms. Diallo's credibility as a witness. A Guinean immigrant, she apparently lied on her request for US asylum and made other claims that later turned out to be false. In addition, even before Mr. Vance had decided whether to pursue the criminal case, her lawyer filed a civil lawsuit against Strauss-Kahn. Moreover, Diallo has made television appearances to explain her allegations – something most prosecutors would discourage before a case goes to court.
"I've never heard of a rape victim making a public statement or filing a civil action that early in the process," says Annemarie McAvoy, a former federal prosecutor and a professor at Fordham University Law School in New York. "The bottom line – and I hate to think this – is that they [Diallo and her lawyer] were looking for money. They wanted to put pressure on the DA's office to keep the criminal case going, and I think it backfired."
Outside the district attorney's office on Monday, Diallo's lawyer, Kenneth Thompson, made a brief appearance before a huge contingent of the press.
"Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance has denied the right of a woman to get justice in a rape case," said Mr. Thompson. "He has not only turned his back on this innocent victim, but he has also turned his back on the forensic, medical, and other physical evidence in this case."
Strauss-Kahn never denied he had a sexual encounter with the maid, but he claimed the sex was consensual. In a statement Monday, his lawyers, William Taylor and Benjamin Brafman, said, "We have maintained from the beginning of this case that our client is innocent. We also maintained that there were many reasons to believe that Mr. Strauss-Kahn's accuser was not credible."
In a letter to Strauss-Kahn's defense lawyers, the district attorney's office said the accuser lied on an asylum application about a gang-rape that she said took place in Guinea, lied about what she did immediately after the alleged attack, and has been cheating on her income taxes for the past two years.
"Finally, during the course of this investigation, the complainant was untruthful with assistant district attorneys about a variety of additional topics concerning her history, background, present circumstances and personal relationships," wrote the assistant district attorney, Joan Illuzzi-Orbon, in the letter.
On May 14, the accuser, an immigrant from Guinea, claimed Strauss-Kahn emerged from his bathroom without any clothes on and assaulted her, forcing her to perform an oral sex act. According to the district attorney's office, the forensic evidence seemed to indicate some sexual act took place.
"It sounds like the forensic evidence was consistent with her story," says Alan Kaufman, a former federal prosecutor and a partner in Kelley Drye & Warren's white collar defense practice group in New York. "On the other hand, if the district attorney's office went forward, they would have to bring out all the falsehoods and omissions that occurred during the pretrial process, and they would have had a very tough road ahead."
The reason the district attorney's office would have wanted to introduce the falsehoods to a jury would be try to get out in front of the defense, says Mr. Kaufman, who says prosecutors can usually deal with a few inconsistencies but "the volume of them must have been unusual."
Over the past several weeks, the case took on political ramifications with many African-American officials calling on Vance to move ahead with the prosecution. They tried to frame it as an example of a poor black woman being victimized by a rich white man.
However, Kaufman says he thinks Vance "would bend over backwards to show he was not favoring the privileged white man at the expense of the third-world woman."
Professor McAvoy, however, thinks Vance may have moved too fast and aggressively against Strauss-Kahn. "He was the head of the IMF and very influential in how issues were handled," she says. "Now, there is a woman there who is handling things differently so this case may have changed the course of history."
In fact, Strauss-Kahn was a leading contender to be the next president of France. "That's now unlikely," says McAvoy. "The bottom line is that everyone is looking bad."


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There is Magic in Marin – escape the City
Looking for a new date destination for this weekend?
Try Marin.
Drive over the Golden Gate Bridge
leave the City behind.
Enjoy multi-faceted and fun Marin County.
Mount Tamalpais is the "go to" destination for millions of visitors every year. People come from all over the world to hike, bike, hang glide, go paddle-boarding, try kayaking, ride horses, bird watch, photograph, study plants, flowers, trees and explore walk around or dine around. The magnificent views absolutely take your breath away…as do a number of the scenic and strenuous hiking trails.
Marin is magical – there are myriad choices for entertainment, wandering and playing. Famed Mill Valley saloon and music venue, Sweetwater, has risen – like a phoenix, and is booking great shows.
Circle Your Calendar for: The Mill Valley Art Festival is Saturday, September
Saturday, 15th 10AM – 5PM • Sunday, 16th 10AM – 5PM
$10 General Admission, $5 Students and Seniors, Free for kids under 12 years
Bring your Bike: Hop the Ferry from San Francisco to Tiburon and explore Marin.
Of course, you can go walk, jog, stroll, hike around or dine around; or – see a first-run movie at the wonderful Rafael Theater. The Best Bookstore: Book Passages has a wide array of outstanding Author Events this weekend
Here are 10 "Don't Miss" Tips for Marin
When in Marin – do as the Marinites do:
Drop in at one the most talked about restaurants: Insalatas – in San Anselmo.
Try: Roasted Honey Pomegranate Glazed Duck Breast, spinach, bulgur pilaf with pistachios, rhubarb-ginger chutney
Grilled Mustard Pomegranate Glazed Duroc Pork Chop, yukon gold mashed potatoes, brussel sprouts, shallot and bacon sauté, caramelized cipollini onions
Grilled Salmon, on asparagus-nettle puree, roast fingerlings, preserved lemon and saffron vinaigrette and, do not miss: the exquisitely decadent Caramel Toffee Gelato Parfait.
Beach Party: Point your car or bikes towards Point Reyes – Be prepared to be impressed with dramatic rocky headlands, jade green ocean breakers crashing on shore; beautiful expansive, beaches and grasslands, brushy hillsides, and forested ridges; Marin's version of Eden – Point Reyes offers visitors over 1500 species of plants and animals to discover. Bring a picnic, a beachball, Frisbee, sunscreen and a hat. Stop in the at Station House Café.
Take a Hike!
Barry Spitz and
Four Great Hikes
Mr Marin County – hiking authority, lecturer, author and 'man about town', Barry Spitz, is the go- to-guy for any and all information about majestic (6400 acres) Mount Tamalpais. His recent book, Tamalpais Trails is a bible to legions of hikers and Marin residents.
Try one these Marin hikes:
- Best- to the beach- short Hike- Mill Valley Tennessee Valley Valley – Pack a picnic and enjoy land and sea.
- Best Hike @ 0900 Sunday – Ross – Phoenix Lake 2.33 miles and is considered a little rigorous, vigorous and spectacular.
- Best -here we go around the lake – Mt Tam has five man made lakes. Try Alpine Lake – for a start.
- Best Hike Tiburon – Ring Mountain – You can't see Russia – however, you can see three counties. There are acres and acres of hills, trails and try to find the petroglyph's. Bring water and binoculars. Pick up a picnic at the yummy and upscale Paradise Market.
Take the ferry to Marin County …Welcome to Marin – any day of the week.
San Francisco Dating@50 Examiner, Page Larkin, welcomes your feedback, questions and queries at email@example.com
All Page Larkin Dating@50 Examiner articles © 2012 by Page Larkin; reposts permitted with copy written notice and link to original article. All other rights reserved.

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Rise Above Marketing necesitaba un nuevo diseño de papelería y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 86 diseños de 12 diseñadores freelance.
Rise Above Marketing, http://www.riseabovemarketing.com
We are a team of entrepreneurs that loves working in a social environment. Because each one of us has unique and distinctive skill sets, we love engaging in collaborative approaches to solving our daily challenges.
If you would like to give our website a glance, it will give you some understanding as to what design we appreciate the most. Clear. Fresh. Snappy.
Our business card design will be targeting our partners, clients, and general business acquaintances.
We would like to see something similar to our website (http://www.riseabovemarketing.com) but also something that looks good in print format.
What we'd like you to keep in mind:
1. Make sure to incorporate our logo (which is included in an Illustrator and a PNG formats).
2. The back should have enough space for someone to write on.
a. Therefore, the card will be printed on a matte paper.
3. You have a creative license to make minor modifications to the logo, to suit your creative needs.
4. Stick to colors that are included in the logo, as well as shades of grey and black.
a. But if you really, really think it would look good otherwise, give it a shot!
5. Refrain from clip art, but if you should, make it look appropriate, clear, fresh (charcoal slides on our site are a good example).
Files and file formats we require are:
- Print file format - .ai (CMYK)
- If you use and customized fonts, please include the font file, as well.


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One is a gluten-free snack-food company. Another is a pest-control firm. They are two of the six members of Northeastern University's first graduating class of start-ups.
Launched in a basement classroom, nurtured with the help of students, professors, and alumni mentors, these fledgling companies have matriculated through Idea, Northeastern's accelerator program, which is distinguished by its management team: The incubator, which hosts about 80 start-ups, is run by students.
This month's launch of Idea's first crop of start-ups to leave the program marks a coming-of-age moment for the two-year-old program, which so far has awarded a total of about $160,000 to more than a dozen businesses that involve Northeastern students.
As in the outside world, most of the budding student start-ups will not bloom into functioning companies, but that is not the only idea behind Idea.
"We see this as a huge experiential learning lab," said Dan Gregory, a Northeastern business school professor and Idea's faculty adviser. "We want to build great ventures, but we really want to build great entrepreneurs."
Idea's grants are funded by alumni contributions and are awarded in sums of $10,000 to start-ups, whose business plans are vetted by student managers and members of an alumni advisory board. It has $210,000 to award in the coming year.
Unlike many other incubators, which are often run by venture capital firms, Northeastern does not take an ownership stake in the companies it funds. "As soon as you start placing a value on them, the nature of the relationship changes," Gregory said, adding that Idea's goal is to help the start-ups become self-sufficient. "We think the service that we should provide is to make them investment-ready."
Northeastern graduate Xavier Xicay, 26, said his company, Tuatara Corp., an online resource for students and one of Idea's six graduates, is beginning to talk with investors. The company is using its $10,000 grant from Idea to pay for product focus groups as it builds a Web-based platform for electronic textbooks and other education materials.
The Idea concept originated with 2009 Northeastern graduate Ashkan Afkhami, after he was not able to get several tech start-ups off the ground. At the time, he said, the school did not have an incubator, though similar programs were active at such schools as the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Boston University. "Northeastern would be stupid not to do this," Afkhami told administrators.
Afkhami helped raise Idea's initial funding from alumni such as Bob Lentz, a veteran of the Massachusetts technology scene and former chief executive of Digital Reef, a Boxborough software company.
Lentz donated about $25,000 to the Idea fund and serves as chairman of its advisory board, which means he is part of the group that decides what companies get funded.
"When I went to school, the world was built around big companies," said Lentz, a 1973 Northeastern graduate. "Now, the world is built around young companies. Some are successful, and they may turn into the next Facebook."
Access to business incubator programs — on campus and off — is rising, said Emily Mendell, spokeswoman for the National Venture Capital Association, a trade association in Arlington, Va.
Start-ups "can come together and get a lot of value out of working in the same space, and having venture capitalists come in and support them," she said. "The success rate of these ideas is probably somewhat higher [than average], because there is a lot more interest in the VC community in funding early-stage ideas."
A number of students embrace the chance to launch their careers with the support of an incubator program, said Christopher Wolfel, 22, the Northeastern senior who is the chief executive for Idea. "The biggest thing for us is to not only educate people to start a business, but to be involved in a start-up," he said.
When Wolfel graduates next year, he will pass on leadership to another student, and like all of Idea's volunteer student managers, he is responsible for finding candidates to replace him. Faculty advisers then decide who gets hired to run Idea.
"It's not very hard to find people who are interested," Wolfel said. "It's a very real learning experience that you can't really match without running your own company."Michael B. Farrell
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Difference between revisions of "Wikitravel talk:Local spam blacklist"
Revision as of 16:57, 21 April 2012
See also & archives
Editing Coorg page
I'm trying to edit the iteneriary section and add the below text and it's triggering a spam filter. The roads leading to Talavauvery is pretty bad after the recent rains.--Gowthammano 05:32, 17 January 2011 (EST)
thebrightonremovalcompany dot co dot uk
I'm not sure if it's a bot or a real person, but this hauling company has spammed us with advertisement articles twice in the last two hours. It's in no way travel-related, so adding to the blacklist. -- Ryan • (talk) • 18:15, 18 January 2011 (EST)
palazzogiovanni dot it
See Special:Contributions/Silvio77. User has returned repeatedly over the last two days to push a link to articles ranging from towns to Italy and even to Europe. -- Ryan • (talk) • 17:23, 20 January 2011 (EST)
explorenorthkorea dot com
This company is repeatedly re-added to the North Korea article. See Talk:North Korea#Travel Agencies for the reason why this was originally removed. -- Ryan • (talk) • 22:50, 24 January 2011 (EST)
Oanvoanc 10:28, 26 January 2011 (EST):as i mentioned in the "discussion paragraph" of northkorea - tours already: i travelled with explore n. korea tour group in march 2010 and had no problems with them. the communication was very good (skype and mail) before and after the trip. i have no idea what happened here exactly with this url (adding and removing) but i wouldnt hesitate to recommend this company for ppl who want to travel nk on small budged.
This business is now trying to evade the blacklist by using URL redirectors (e.g. [1]) rather than cleaning up their act, so I'm expanding the pattern a bit. User has a long and exceedingly annoying history, and has also started using proxies to (thinly) disguise their activities; it's pretty easy to find on almost any edit to the Tours section dating back to roughly October 2009, and you'll find a lot of the early mischief from Special:Contributions/184.108.40.206, before the evasion really started. — D. Guillaime 20:26, 27 January 2011 (EST)
shanghaipathways dot com
Keeps re-adding fairly spammy entries to Shanghai that aren't at all tour-compliant (example: [2]), even after being pointed at it on their comment on Talk:Shanghai#Deletion. Hoping this gets their attention instead; shouldn't need to stay in place forever. — D. Guillaime 01:30, 1 February 2011 (EST)
cheapoair dot com
This is a bucket site that will never be appropriate for use here per Wikitravel:External links. See Special:Contributions/22.214.171.124 - user replaced numerous valid hotel URLs with this one. -- Ryan • (talk) • 21:55, 7 February 2011 (EST)
Dharamshala Page
I tried to edit this page originally adding the Dalai Lama's website www dot dalailama dot com I got the spam error. Assuming it was because of the URL I entered I hit the back button and removed this url. Saved again and was still getting the spam error. So went back and took out all URL's (which I didn't enter) noticed some were of businesses so this may have caused the spam notification. Though even after deleting all URLs page would not save. Don't know what else to do about it other than post it here. The specific section was the 'To Do' section Thanks —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Himalayafunandtours (talk • contribs)
apnabus dot in
This is apparently an Indian ticket broker and thus not appropriate per Wikitravel:External links and the Tour policy. User has ignored talk page messages and returned after temporary blocks to spam dozens of pages, so it's time to put this on the blacklist. -- Ryan • (talk) • 12:02, 26 March 2011 (EDT)
scorpiotech dot info
See the history for both User talk:Scorpiotech00 and User talk:Scorpiotech0. An SEO company is trying to abuse Wikitravel for marketing/SEO purposes. -- Ryan • (talk) • 21:45, 29 March 2011 (EDT)
creditcardhelp dot com dot au
Suspected work of a currently active spambot - Articles and images have been listed for deletion per Votes for deletion and {{vfd}} as I do not have sufficient access to deal with them directly. Jan subsequently deleted the forex related content. I think Ryan has his eye on this suspected spambot activity.
felix 02:01, 30 April 2011 (EDT)
pbali dot com
pbali dot com appears to be a operation purportedly promoting villa rental and sales. Clickable links to their website have been placed into the Bali article and subsequently removed by myself and other editors. Both the User:Marine and User:Crewman appear to be accounts operated on the same campaign. The edit content is identical from both users and they have been placing the covert url link into the Bali article text. The link points to pbali dot com. The website has no contact details provided for the promoters other than a browser page contact form. I am wondering if they have been active elsewhere on WT as well.
The covert link edit is written as follows and inserted into the article copy.:
[http://www.pbali dot com/ Bali Villas]
This is an example of one edit.
It then displays as; Bali Villas and becomes clickable if rolled over -- (the bolding is my own emphasis).
The covert link points to pbali dot com when it is supplied with a correctly formatted address.
Registrant: Sergey Gorshkov Krasnaya 21a, 4 Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad region 236000 Russian Federation
Registered through: GoDaddy.com, Inc. (http://www.godaddy.com) Domain Name: PBALI.COM Created on: 23-Feb-11 Expires on: 23-Feb-12 Last Updated on: 23-Feb-11
Administrative Contact: Gorshkov, Sergey [email protected] Krasnaya 21a, 4 Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad region 236000 Russian Federation 7-911-452-9608 Fax --
Technical Contact: Gorshkov, Sergey [email protected] Krasnaya 21a, 4 Kaliningrad, Kaliningrad region 236000 Russian Federation 7-911-452-9608 Fax --
Domain servers in listed order:
Sergey Gorshkov is also associated with balivillaonsale dot com. tel: +62 8138 157 3288 [email protected]
A Sergey Gorshkov was also a well known Admiral of the Soviet Union navy during the Cold War and died in 1988.
The Sergey Gorshkov associated with the Bali villa marketing seems to to be in Kaliningrad, Russia.
Related sites as per http://whois.pho.to/pbali dot com
capezebratours dot com and capeafricantours dot com
Links to this company were copied to numerous articles for South Africa, with at least four separate entries in the Cape Town article. Since then they have returned to add multiple entries to the Cape Town article at least a dozen times, despite pointers provided on user talk pages and in edit summaries to the Wikitravel:Don't tout policy. -- Ryan • (talk) • 16:36, 3 May 2011 (EDT)
See Special:Contributions/188.8.131.52. This Facebook group has been re-added to the Buenos Aires article five or six times in the past two days despite repeated pointers to the Wikitravel:External links policy. -- Ryan • (talk) • 12:22, 17 May 2011 (EDT)
www dot butterfly-massage dot com
Escort/prostitution services consistently added at User_talk:Xiali1208 --Burmesedays 03:24, 11 June 2011 (EDT)
www dot shanghai-in-massge dot com
Escort/prostitution services consistently added at User_talk:Xiali1208 --Burmesedays 03:24, 11 June 2011 (EDT)
Talk:Tajpur notes on an edit/s and west bengal scamming activity
Upon tracking a suspect tel number to another article I came across the Tajpur article today. The entire Tajpur article seems a little dubious. It has the appearance of having been established for the purpose of listing either entriely fictitious or baiting accommodation listings attributable to known listing hijackers and listing vandals associated with articles in this region. I have removed the offending number and noted that the edit histories had evidence of another scammer involved with the article. I have now applied some generalised copy editing to the article to clean it up but it is still a bit questionable. I note that on (07:46) 17 May 2009 ChubbyWimbus raised some concerns aboout this article.
Upon examination of the various articles concerned and their edit and content history it appears that the contact numbers used have been those associated with previous misleading or hijack edits in various West Bengal articles.
Today I have made edits to the article and some others today that are displaying similar lineage and number commonalities I have removed +91 33 8100291011 from Hotel Sonarbangla Resorts in the Tajpur article as this tel number has beeen listed the Rojana Beach Resorts listing in Digha and removed in an edit today for that reason. The previous listing for Safarsonhee in this Tajpur article was removed by Peterfitzgerald on 11 oct 2010). The prior Safarsonhee listing used a number 90spamfilter51115228 listed to Safarsongee Tours & Travels, Kolkata, Telephone: (033) 4004spamfilter8685, 90spamfilter51115228, Address: 9B, Esplanade , Kolkata-700069, West Bengal. The Hotel Amorabati-Bakkhali has also frequently been listed to 90spamfilter51115228 on travel websites
As I know the activities of the west bengal idiots are of interest to others I thought this may be of interest here.felix 06:40, 16 June 2011 (EDT)
West Bengal scammer +91 33 8100291011
Maybe it's time for this idiots number to be spam blacklisted-- felix 10:53, 16 June 2011 (EDT)
Here are some more: -- felix 15:09, 17 June 2011 (EDT)
[email protected] and [email protected] have an established pattern with scammer numbers and multiple listings ie. Shankarpur Hotel Sandy Bay, [email protected], Jhargram Mps Resort, ☎ 033 9433585945 [email protected], Falta Hotel Sea Bird +91 033 9831254202 [email protected] also +91 33 943358 5945
+91 33 9831254202 has a scammer profile: Falta Hotel Sea Bird +91 033 9831254202 Digha Hotel Sonar Bangla, Barrister colony, ☎ 9831254202
+91 33 2248 0626 has a scammer profile Digha Tourist Lodge Hotel Dolphin Larica Sagar Tourist Lodge Digha Hotel Suman's Digha Mandarmani Samudra Sakshi Resort
Eastern Tourism of 190A, Harish Mukherjee Road, Kolkata - 700 026 has a scammer profile with multiple listing and relisting of +91 33 2455 1491 Other numbers listed to this enterprise include
Mobile :
ukraine vacation guide dot com
Mass spamming of various Ukraine articles. Examination of site reveals no content that could ever be useful at WT --Burmesedays 06:13, 23 June 2011 (EDT).
vietnamairlinestickets dot com
This URL has shown up repeatedly in several Southeast Asia articles over the past week. It's a booking portal - the URL for Vietnam Airlines is http://vietnamairlines.com - and the users in question are ignoring requests to stop re-adding this URL. -- Ryan • (talk) • 12:26, 5 July 2011 (EDT)
motorbiketours-hoian dot com
After ignoring several specific warnings about writing their details into a competitor listing at Hoi An, did it again.--Burmesedays 08:30, 19 July 2011 (EDT)
Touristdriver.aqaba at gmail.com
This tax driver has been adding lengthy advertisements to various Jordan articles and ignoring pointers to Wikitravel:Don't tout. See Special:Contributions/184.108.40.206 and Special:Contributions/Jouli for some examples. -- Ryan • (talk) • 15:55, 23 July 2011 (EDT)
kuakatatours dot com
There have been several new articles created in the past twelve hours that do not meet the Wikitravel:What is an article criteria. The user in question hasn't responded to talk page messages so I'm putting the tour company URL he/she has been using on the blacklist in the hopes of getting his/her attention. -- Ryan • (talk) • 11:36, 27 July 2011 (EDT)
wadirumdiscovery dot com
This tour company has ignored repated requests not to list itself multiple times (per Wikitravel:Don't tout), and has now started removing competitor listings from the Wadi Rum article. See for example Special:Contributions/Momo2010. -- Ryan • (talk) • 12:05, 31 July 2011 (EDT)
bandarbantours dot com
User has ignored many messages and continues to create spam articles designed to promote this travel agency.--Burmesedays 07:36, 1 August 2011 (EDT)
taxi-makarska dot com
See Special:Contributions/Ijujnovic. There has been a long running edit war going on over Makarska. Initially requests were made to de-tout a listing, and eventually to discuss before re-adding. Adding to the blacklist now to prevent further edit warring. -- Ryan • (talk) • 01:32, 28 August 2011 (EDT)
easyrider dot vn and easy-riders dot net
See Special:Contributions/Easyridervietnam (amongst others). Talk page messages and edit summary pointers to Wikitravel:Don't tout have been ignored repeatedly over the past couple of weeks. -- Ryan • (talk) • 11:22, 12 September 2011 (EDT)
tripz dot advisor
A few accounts are spamming this gmail address. Looks more like bored trolling than actual spamming, so this can be removed later. --Peter Talk 11:46, 25 September 2011 (EDT)
internetmarketingdirect dot com dot au
Repeated SEO spam on User talk:IM2011Direct. Ironically, the spam was touting the company's "white hat" strategies, but doing so by spamming a travel wiki. -- Ryan • (talk) • 23:08, 28 September 2011 (EDT)
This travel agency has been spamming Agra and other random pages daily for the past week. Edit summary pointers and talk page messages pointing the user to Tour and Wikitravel:Don't tout have been ignored. -- wrh2 10:40, 11 October 2011 (EDT)
comparecarrental dot co
See (for two examples) Special:Contributions/18.104.22.168 and Special:Contributions/188.8.131.52. User has been inserting this car rental portal with misleading edit summaries. -- Ryan • (talk) • 19:16, 17 October 2011 (EDT)
Rhinocarhire dot com Removal from Local Spam Blacklist Request
We are seeking feedback / support for the removal of rhinocarhire dot com from the Wikitravel talk:Local spam blacklist#Various Car Hire Agencies. We have for some time been in discussion with a moderator who has recommended that we use this platform in an attempt to gain support for our removal from the list by consensus. We found ourselves added to the list in September 2009 where the route cause was traced back to an external editor / SEO specialist who took it upon himself to spam wiki travel with our website. Upon discovering such practices, this person ceased to work for the company and has not done so since. We have explained our situation in detail, however the perception remains that we will try to use Wikitravel for our own benefit and SEO purposes, which I can assure the Wikitravel community is not the case. We run an honest business and were awarded Best Car Hire Website at the 2010 Travolution Awards, something that the team worked very hard towards and are very proud of. Our integrity has been questioned on Wikitravel to the extent where we have been labelled not trustworthy, something we find unjust and unfounded. There have also been references to 'fake blogs' that we know nothing about and have requested further information to fully investigate, however no further information has been supplied. We have no interest in self promotion of our business on Wikitravel and are not looking for recommendations, however being listed as spam is potentially damaging for our business. We have been punished by wiki travel for 2 years now (listed on the spam blacklist) and feel that continued listing as spam for actions carried out by a 3rd party on our behalf (unknown to us at the time) is not longer justifiable. We would welcome to feedback from the community on this matter as we will continue our pursuit for removal from the list. Many thanks. Rhinocarhire dot com. (188.8.131.52 09:23, 30 August 2011 (EDT))
Inas, Many thanks for you efforts in this matter. Your time is very much appreciated, as is that of Ryan who we have been dealing with also. Kind regards, Phil. Ryan - Just to note, the 'fake blogs' you mention are press releases issued by our company that are syndicated to various sites. Once published via official means we have no control which websites choose to host the press release.
Can't edit
I can't seem to be able to edit Globe-trotters talk page, since my message is refused by the spam filter. What am I doing wrong? I wanted to post: "Hi, I appreciate your help but since I was still working on the text I've been getting edit conflicts on South Limburg. That is making it quite harder and frustrating, so I'll just stop editing until you're done. Could you give me a heads up when you are? Justme 12:54, 30 July 2011 (EDT) "
As to that last problem, is there a way to indicate that you're working on something and ask others to not edit for a while? These edit conflicts really are frustrating.. Justme 12:54, 30 July 2011 (EDT)
holidayvacationrental dot com
See Special:Contributions/188.8.131.52 and Special:Contributions/Holidayvacationrental. There have also been several pages created for this company that have been deleted. Pointers to Wikitravel:Don't tout and the rental listings policy have been ignored. -- Ryan • (talk) • 12:49, 21 November 2011 (EST)
See [6] and Special:Contributions/Jouli. User has had more than enough warning. -- Ryan • (talk) • 15:26, 14 December 2011 (EST)
See Special:Contributions/Praveengupta, Special:Contributions/22.214.171.124, and several others. User has spammed the Agra page and several Wikitravel policy pages for the past several nights. -- Ryan • (talk) • 10:26, 12 January 2012 (EST)
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Trying to add Rexburg/Burley Idaho International Dance and Music Festival to the page. Won't add our site:
http://www.idahofolkdance (idahofolkdance "dot" com)
Please clear it for us. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 126.96.36.199 (talk • contribs)
Persistently re-adding advertisements to many articles in Dalmatia, no response to warnings or temporary blocks. -- D. Guillaime 12:07, 10 March 2012 (EST)
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Repeatedly creating new user accounts (one per article), inserting this link, and removing the xl-approved tourist authority links from the top (e.g. [7], [8]). The constant new accounts is a fairly transparent way of trying to avoid notice, so there's no one account that can be given a warning first. -- D. Guillaime 01:36, 11 March 2012 (EST)
Trying to mention a bird which is coloured black and is a type of cockatoo
I tried to suggest a place to see the rare glossy blacx cocxatoo (replace the x with k to get the correct meaning).
My update was rejected because it was taken as a black male's appendage. Is there a way around this?
—The preceding comment was added by Derdod (talk • contribs)
Thanks. All good now. Derdod 19:53, 7 April 2012 (EDT)
See Special:Contributions/Surfing.mentawai and the history for Mentawai Islands. User has been asked repeatedly not to add multiple listings and not to advertise, but to no avail. -- Ryan • (talk) • 10:53, 20 April 2012 (EDT)
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See Special:Contributions/Nizam. This is about as blatant as a spammer can be, and user has been warned several times not to continue. -- Ryan • (talk) • 12:48, 21 April 2012 (EDT)


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In today's post, I will be reviewing the following product
Encaustic Art; Painting Iron
Product Details
Manufacturer Encaustic Art
Product Number 99530100
The original purpose of this tool, is for use with wax blocks. You heat the iron, rub wax on to the plate and then apply the iron to coated papers, to create pictures with wax. This technique is known as Encaustic Art.
I bought this iron, not for encaustic art, but for paper crafting. I enjoy colouring my papers, using Colour wash inks and I use the iron for drying and flattening the finished papers. I also use the iron, for fusing Fantasy Film and with Fantasy Fibres.
This tool is great for me, as even with my poor dexterity, the iron is light enough to use. There is a detachable handle, which means the tool takes up very little space to store. It heats up fast and is easy to use. It is very versatile and I've used it in combination with;
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Excellent. Although the iron is light in use, it is extremely robust and well made.
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Excellent. At the time of writing, this encaustic Iron retails at around £28. It comes in a sturdy card box and if you are gentle with the box, you can store the tool back in there. For the versatility and reliability that this tool offers, it is an excellent must have tool. I would recommend anyone working with paper and who want to try fantasy Films and fibres to get one of these.
Would I buy it Again?
definitely! In fact, I have enjoyed using this tool so much, that I am intending on buying a second one, to dedicate to wax. I fancy trying some wax techniques with it, now I've seen more about them.
I have made no mention to this tools main job, of encaustic art work. The reason is, that at the time of writting, I have not tried it for that purpose. I have seen some online demos with it and they all look excellent. You will find more demos and tutorial videos, on the following links.
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World wide suppliers of Encaustic Art products can be found on this link.
Converting the Iron for Use as a Hot Plate I'm going to try using Sheena Douglass, 'pie dish' technique, for heating UTEE. Instead of using my heat gun I'll try with the iron set up as a hot plate as shown on this link.
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Junior CareerAsikkala's native son started his career with the cash strapped Lahti Pelicans organization in Finland. In 2001-2002 at age 16 he saw his first action for the Pelicans' Junior-C club. He advanced steadily through the ranks and the next season had played in 19 games with a 2.78 GAA and a .906 save percentage in Junior-B. In 2003-2004 he made the next two steps in his progression playing 18 games with a 3.31 GAA and a .907 save percentage in Junior-A while making his SM-liiga debut playing 3 games with Lahti's men's team. That summer the Lightning selected Ramo in the 6th round of the 2004 NHL Entry Draft and invited him to come to Traverse City to participate in the annual prospect tournament. Ramo opened the Lightning's eyes with a sterling 37 save performance in a 3-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues prospect team in his first and only, to this point, start in North American hockey. Brimming with confidence, Ramo returned to Lahti's Junior-A side and proceeded to lead the league with an incredible 1.70 GAA and .945 save percentage, besting even Toronto Maple Leafs' first round pick Tuukka Rask. More impressively, Ramo would become Pelicans' SM-liiga starter at age 18 when at mid season veteran Pasi Nurminen left the team and injuries forced Ramo into the number one spot. Ramo responded by playing 26 games at the SM-liiga level with a respectable 3.98 GAA and .898 save percentage at 18 years old for a woefully underfunded last place team. Indeed, in his first month at the elite level Ramo won more games for Lahti than Nurminen had the entire first half of the season. At year's end, with the SM-liiga club well out of contention and Pelicans' Junior-A team struggling to make the playoffs Ramo wasrturned to the junior ranks where he masterfully pitched three consecutive shutouts in the final three games of the regular season to guide the team to the #7 seed in the SM-liiga playoffs. In the playoffs, Pelicans was quickly crushed but the performance was sufficient to attract the attention of SM-liiga powerhouse HPK who signed Ramo away from Lahti in the offseason. Ramo also was given the opportunity to play for Finland in the 2004 U18 World Junior Championships where he backed up Rask defeating Denmark 4-1 in his lone appearance as Finland finished 7th on the tournament table. Ramo began his year in HPK a tandem situation with young goaltender Miika Wiikman, but he soon claimed the starting spot and was leading the SM-liiga in GAA and save percentage before a knee injury in November kept him out of action for a month. The injury not only hurt Ramo's momentum in the SM-liiga season but it hurt him in his quest to dethrone Rask as Finland's starting goaltender in the 2005 U20 World Junior Championships where he again played the role of backup allowing 7 goals in his lone appearance against a talent rich Team USA roster. Finland would go on to win bronze behind Rask and Ramo would return to tandem duties for HPK. Together with Wiikman, Ramo and HPK claimed the SM-liiga championship in 2005-2006, although Wiikman carried the starting load in the final two series of the playoffs.
Professional CareerRamo began his rookie season in North American pro hockey with Springfield of the AHL where he quickly seized the team's starting job away from veteran Sean Burke. After an impressive first half of the season, Ramo was named to the AHL Eastern Conference All-Star team and Ramo won the Best Goaltender Award at the AHL Skills Competition. As Springfield struggled in the second half of the season, Ramo's statistics took a hit and he finished the year 15-24-1 with 1 shutout, a 3.13 GAA and a .906 save percentage. Ramo also received two injury callups to the NHL over the course of the year and was called up full time to the Lightning for the final month of the season. Ramo made his NHL debut in relief on December 2nd, 2006 in Ottawa allowing 2 goals on 18 shots faced. In two relief apparances total, Ramo allowed 4 goals on 23 shots and had a 3.43 GAA and .826 save percentage. Ramo was named as the Lightning's backup goaltender by Head Coach John Tortorella at the start of the 2007 NHL Playoffs. Ramo was sent down to Norfolk of the AHL at the start of the 2007-2008 season despite leading the Lightning training camp scrimmages in save percentage. The young goaltender suffered a high ankle sprain in his first game of the AHL season and missed nearly two months of action before returning to the lineup for Norfolk in December. Ramo posted a 2-4-0 record for Norfolk with a 3.33 GAA and .898 save percentage before being recalled full time to Tampa Bay on December 19, 2007. The young netminder won his first ever NHL start on December 20, 2007 against Toronto stopping 31 shots in a 2-1 win over the Maple Leafs. Ramo finished the year with Tampa Bay with a 7-11-3 record with a 3.03 GAA and .899 save percentage in 22 appearances.
Scouting Report
Ramo has good size and athleticism and plays a quick butterfly style. Has a stout frame and fatigues little over the course of games. He has a solid glove and maturity beyond his years in the mental game. He loves to handle the puck and is good at passing and shooting the biscuit.
Struggled with his rebound control at the U20 World Junior Championships but that may have been a product of nerves as this is known as a strength of his in the SM-liiga. He's still relatively green experience wise and is now starting to get the game action he needs to continue to develop toward his potential. Has a tendency to be overaggressive in challenging the shooter and needs to work on simply playing the angles and using an economy of motion to stop pucks.
Ramo has the upside to one day become a starting goaltender in the NHL. With the free agent acquisition of Olaf Kolzig, Ramo is expected to be the starting goaltender for Tampa's AHL affiliate in Norfolk for the 2008-2009 season.
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Planning an event on Wrightsville Beach? Planned outdoor group activities, such as weddings, sporting events, meetings, organized entertainment or celebrations on Wrightsville Beach public property require a Special Event Permit.
Special Event Permit Applications
For group activities such as weddings, meetings, or celebrations, click here to download application. For non-profit activities including runs, walks or other events on public property, click here to download application.
Permit Application Fee
The application fee is based on the number of participants, as well as spectators, expected at the event. The application fee must be submitted with your application. Events requiring a complete road closure must pay a fee of $0.50 per race finisher. Amount will be submitted with a statement attesting to the number of finishers. Payment is due within fourteen (14) days of the event.
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Portable Toilets
For events with expected attendance of 200 people or more, portable toilets must be provided by the Event Director. Portable toilets may not be set up more than 48 hours prior to the activity, and must be removed within 48 hours afterwards. Toilet facilities must be secured according to Town Ordinance 1517. Location of portable toilets must be coordinated with the Parks and Recreation Department.
Event Director will be responsible for litter pickup of areas used. If activity is on the beach strand, any litter (boxes, etc.) that will not fit in cans must be removed from the beach strand. All food litter must be removed from the beach strand. All plastic and aluminum litter must be recycled; use of Styrofoam™ and glass products for serving refreshments is prohibited. Litter subject to a $250 fine.
Obstruction of any public beach right-of-way, parking areas or public streets is prohibited. You may contact Lanier Parking at 256-5453 to purchase parking permits prior to the event. Bob Sawyer Drive serves as a fire lane for emergency vehicles. No structures or equipment are allowed on this roadway nor are any vehicles allowed to park or stand on this street. Violators may be fined and/or towed.
Music - Wrightsville Beach Park & Beach Strand
Any amplified music within Wrightsville Beach Park must be set up by the picnic shelter unless otherwise approved by the Special Event Coordinator. Any amplified music or PA system on the beach strand must be directed toward the ocean and away from any residences. The volume of the music must fall within limits set by Town ordinance. This ordinance will be enforced by Town of Wrightsville Beach Police and/or other Town personnel.
Tents, Banners, Stages, Nets, Etc.
Any tents, banners, stages, trailers, nets, etc. on public property, may not be set up more than 12 hours prior to the activity, and must be removed within 12 hours afterwards. If activity is in Wrightsville Beach Park, coordination of items to be set up must be made with the Parks and Recreation Department. Per North Carolina Fire Prevention Code, tents greater than 200 square feet and open canopies greater than 700 square feet on public property require a permit from the New Hanover County Fire Marshall. And, multiple tents must be placed at least 12 feet apart.
Traffic/Crowd Control
Organizers of runs and other race events are responsible for providing traffic and/or control which shall be handled by the Wrightsville Beach Police Department. Organizers of waterborne activities are responsible for providing adequate water safety resources to assure the safety of participants. Depending on the nature of the event, the Special Event Coordinator, Town Manager, or the Board of Aldermen may require police assistance with traffic/crowd control, additional Ocean Rescue support, and/or Emergency Medical Services support. Additional fees for these services may be incurred.
No balloons may be used as part of any decorations placed on public property. All decorations (flowers, streamers, etc.) must be removed from the site immediately following the event.
Vehicles, Trailers, & Stages On the Beach Strand
Event organizer will be responsible for obtaining prior approval and necessary permits from the Wrightsville Beach Police Department. Permits for vehicles on the beach may be requested during the application process and coordinated with Parks and Recreation.
Vendors - Beach Strand, Park & Other Public Property
Merchandise sales or donation solicitations by a person or group for the purpose of raising money for a charity or non-profit group may only be conducted on public property with an approved special event permit. Information concerning non-profit vending activities must be included in the special event permit application. "For profit" vendors must be disclosed in the special event permit application and must be approved by the Board of Aldermen. Event is limited to no more than five "for profit" vendors who must be sponsoring agencies of the non-profit organization holding the special event. If approved, vendors must purchase a privilege license from Wrightsville Beach Town Hall Administration prior to the event. Food vendors must also obtain a permit from the Health Department according to the agency requirements.
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Town ordinance prohibits fires or cooking of any kind on the beach strand. No open flames are allowed on the beach strand including fireworks and TIKI® torches.
Alcoholic Beverages
Town ordinance prohibits the consumption of alcoholic beverages of any kind on the beach strand or any public property.
"Rain Dates"
If no "rain date" is included on the original permit request, the make up date, if any, must be approved by the Special Events Coordinator, Town Manager, or Board of Aldermen.
Surfing Events
All requests for Special Event Permits for surfing competitions must be presented to the Board of Aldermen for approval. All participants in surfing events are required to wear ankle straps (leashes) in accordance with the Town of Wrightsville Beach Code of Ordinances.
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After a surprisingly fast start, the Mets limp home with their rotation crushed, giving up 31 runs in the four games.
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Niese will attempt to pick up the mess left by Johan Santana and R.A. Dickey in the last two games, and the bullpen's meltdown Sunday at Philadelphia.
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The modern-day Renaissance man who forged the conservative movement
The polysyllabic vocabulary, the wit, the charm, the sailing adventures, the spy novels—all of these have become part of the William F. Buckley Jr. legend. But to consider only Buckley's charisma and ceaseless energy is to miss that above all he was committed to advancing ideas.
Now, noted conservative historian Lee Edwards, who knew Bill Buckley for more than forty years, delivers a much-needed intellectual biography of the man has been called "arguably the most important public intellectual in the United States in the past half century." In this concise and compelling book, Edwards reveals how Buckley did more than any other person to build the conservative movement. Once derided as a set of "irritable mental gestures," conservatism became, under Buckley's guidance, a political and intellectual force that transformed America.
As conservatives debate the ideas that should drive their movement, William F. Buckley Jr.: The Maker of a Movement reminds us of the principles that animated Buckley, as well as the thinkers who inspired him. The four most important intellectual influences on this great molder of American conservatism, Edwards shows, were libertarian author and social critic Albert Jay Nock, conservative political scientist Willmoore Kendall, former Soviet spy Whittaker Chambers, and realpolitik apostle James Burnham. Having dug deep into the voluminous Buckley papers, Edwards also illuminates the profound influence of Buckley's close-knit family and his unwavering Catholic faith.
Edwards brilliantly captures the free spirit and unbounded energy of the conservative polymath, but he also shows that Buckley did not succeed merely on the strength of a winning personality. Rather, Buckley's achievements were the result of a long series of quite deliberate political acts—many of them overlooked today.
William F. Buckley Jr.: The Maker of a Movement tells the incredible story of a man who could have been a playboy, sailing his yacht and skiing in Switzerland, but who chose to be the St. Paul of the conservative movement, carrying the message far and wide. Lee Edwards shows how and why it happened—and the remarkable results.
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A Pack is a Unit of Cub Scouts. The Cub Scout pack is sponsored by a "Chartered Organization", which is a community organization such as a business, service organization, school, labor group or religious institution. The chartered organization is responsible for selecting leadership, providing a meeting place and promoting a good program. The chartered organization representative is the liaison between the pack, the chartered organization, and the BSA.
A pack generally meets once a month, providing a program for Cub Scouts, leaders, parents and other family members attending. The pack is lead by a Cubmaster with one or more Assistant Cubmasters. The Pack Committee is a group of adults, led by the Pack Committee Chairperson, who plan the pack program and activities and manage record keeping, finance, leadership recruitment, and registration.
Often, a List of Pack Bylaws is a very helpful tool for a Pack, in order to set expectations for all families.
Cub Scout Pack Organization Chart
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(*): Each Tiger Cub must be accompanied by his Adult Partner at all activities.
- Additional notes
- A Pack of 20 to 45 Scouts will typically have five dens: Tiger, Wolf, Bear, Webelos 1, and Webelos 2.
- Larger Packs may have more than one den at a level.
- Smaller Packs of 9 to 19 Scouts will typically have three dens: Tiger, Wolf/Bear, and Webelos 1/2.
Cub Scout Expenses
In one weekend of Popcorn sales or other Fundraising, a Cub Scout can earn enough in his Individual Account for a year of adventures!
- $23 National registration, Boys' Life magazine, and Accident Insurance.
- $20 Program Materials: Tiger, Wolf, Bear, or Webelos book, rank patch, neckerchief, and slide.
- ____ Pack Expenses: Each Scout's fair share of Pack recharter, training, fees, equipment, etc.
- ____ Advancement: Awards, Belt Loops, patches, and more.
- ____ Activities: Pinewood Derby, trips, ball games, camping, and much more.
- ____ Camping: Day Camp, Resident Camp and Family Camping.
- ____ Equipment includes Uniforms, sleeping bags, tents, etc.
Cub Scout Leader Resources
MeritBadge.Org is your online Scouting University with everything from Getting Started to Bridging.
- Den Meeting Plans: Tiger Cub, Wolf, Bear, Webelos Program: Webelos I, Webelos II
- Leader Awards: Cub Scout Den Leader Award (Tiger/Wolf/Bear/Webelos), Scouter's Training Award (basically all adult leaders but Den Leaders), Scouter's Key (Cubmaster), Den Chief Service Award (Den Chief)
- Program Helps: Recruiting, & CubTrax Spreadsheets
- Activities: Day Camp, Resident Camp, Whittling Chip, Guide to Safe Scouting
- Training: Youth Protection, New Leader, BALOO, Webelos Outdoor, Wood Badge, Philmont, Den Chief Training
- Fundraising, Popcorn, and the importance of Individual Youth Accounts
- Nameplates: Official BSA Name plates for your uniforms
See the Cub Scout Leader Resources for the Pack Organization Chart and much more.
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Missing Clarksburg Woman's Body Found in Hatfield
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — The human remains discovered in Hatfield on Tuesday have been identified as those of Joanne Ringer, who went missing almost exactly a year ago.
Ringer, 39, was last seen at her home on Hall's Ground in Clarksburg on March 2, but never showed up at her new job driving a taxi in Easthampton. Her green 1999 Volkswagen Jetta was discovered on Exeter Street in Easthampton four days later.
Her husband, Charles "Chad" Reidy, was the sole suspect in her disappearance. He killed himself and was found dead in their garage on April 7.
Ringer's body was found in a remote wooded area of Hatfield on Tuesday evening and removed the next day.
Dr. Kathleen Crowley, a forensic odonatologist at the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in Boston, made a positive identification from Ringer's dental records. Crowley was assisted by Dr. James Pokines, a forensic anthropologist, also assigned to the Boston Office of the Medical Examiner. The identification was made late Thursday afternoon.
"From the beginning, we have suspected foul play and have approached this as a homicide investigation and we have considered Joanne's husband, Chad Reidy, as the sole suspect," Berkshire District Attorney David Capeless said a press conference in Northern Berkshire District Court on last year. "Reidy's apparent suicide on April 7 has not changed that view."
However, Laura J. Reilly, 42, of Berkeley Street, Easthampton, described as Reidy's former girlfriend, was arraigned last April on three counts of misleading investigators, an obstruction of justice, in providing erroneous information during the investigation of Ringer's disappearance.
Ringer's car had been found less than a half-mile from Reilly's address.
Capeless unexpectedly announced his retirement on Thursday morning, paving the way for one of his assistant DAs to be appointed to his post so he could run as an incumbent in November's election. The timing of the announcement, so close to the discovery of the body, had a number of Springfield area media openly speculating that it would be focused on the Ringer case.
On Thursday, Capeless said the timing was a "coincidence" and that his retirement announcement had been planned a long time in advance and that the Ringer family had been told privately what it was regarding.
Ringer's body was positively identified late Thursday afternoon and the media notified shortly before 8 p.m.
Conn. Police Arrest Clarksburg Man Wanted in Adams Shooting
ADAMS, Mass. — A Clarksburg man who is wanted in connection with last Wednesday's shooting in Adams has been arrested in Connecticut on unrelated charges while at least two other men are still being sought.
Gage M. Sherman, 20, of McLagen Drive, was arrested in Bristol, Conn., this past weekend for conspiracy to commit murder related to a shooting in Bristol on Friday.
A warrant seeking his return to Massachusetts to answer to charges in the Adams shooting has been lodged with Connecticut authorities, according the district attorney's office.
The shooting at 30 North Summer St. last Wednesday severely injured one man who was taken to Berkshire Medical Center, where he underwent surgery and remains hospitalized. Police have declined to confirm the victim's name or release much information regarding the incident.
Sherman will be arraigned on a charge of unarmed robbery when he is returned to Massachusetts, according to the DA's office. The investigation remains ongoing with the potential for further criminal charges being sought.
Investigators believe the shooting was an isolated incident and not a random act. Authorities are still searching for two other men both described as black -- one thin, standing 5-foot-6 with a possible neck tattoo and last seen wearing a red hooded windbreaker with a red baseball cap and the second with a medium to heavy build, standing 5-foot-7 with moderate facial hair, short curly black hair and last seen wearing black sweat pants and black fleece jacket.
Anyone with information regarding this incident is asked to call the Adams Police Department at 413-743-1212 or state police detectives at 413-499-1112.
Sherman was arrested with Juan E. Ocasio, also 20 and from Massachusetts, after police responded to shots fired in front of a home on Pleasant View Avenue on Friday night in Briston. No one was reportedly injured in that shooting. Both men were being held on $500,000 bail.
Motorist Misses Hairpin Turn, Speeds Into Golden Eagle Parking Lot
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — A driver headed up the Mohawk Trail missed the Hairpin Turn completely on Wednesday and sped through the small parking lot at the Golden Eagle Restaurant and slammed into owner's pickup truck.
The accident occurred around 1:30 p.m. and restaurant owner John Morris said it was the second time that day someone had missed the turn and ended up in his parking lot.
This time, it was a small Buick Lacrosse sedan whose driver either failed to negotiate the tight turn or didn't realize it was there. He barreled through the parking lot, hit Morris' white Ford F250 and pushed it into a small shed at the end of the lot. The driver was able to back up the vehicle but it began to smoke.
The driver, an elderly man, was the only occupant in the car. He was taken by North Adams Ambulance Service for medical treatment.
The Golden Eagle has been the site of numerous crashes over the years, largely from trucks and vehicles coming down the steep incline. A stone wall was built to prevent cars from hitting the two-story restaurant, perched at the very tip of the hairpin.
But Morris said the problem is now the cars coming up the mountain who are failing to note the 15 mph speed limit and signs warning of the turn ahead. He's been putting orange cones out along his driveway as a visual reminder but had pushed them to the side today for delivery trucks to get in. The restaurant serves an annual Thanksgiving dinner for hundreds.
The Buick incurred severe damage to the front end and was towed by Mohawk Towing. The damage to the truck wasn't clear but the shed's doors were knocked in and it appeared to have shifted.
North Adams and Clarksburg police responded as did the Clarksburg Fire Department.
Hairpin Turn Collision Sends Two to Hospital
CLARKSBURG, Mass. — A two-car collision at the curve of the Hairpin Turn sent the drivers to the emergency room.
Police Chief Michael Williams said the injuries appeared non-life-threatening but both individuals were taken by ambulance to the emergency facility at Berkshire Medical Center's North Adams campus.
The accident occurred shortly after 3:30 and the scene was cleared at 4:08 p.m. It initially was reported as a head-on crash involving three people.
A gray Toyota Corolla heading east apparently took the V-shaped corner too wide and too fast and collided with a black Chevy Impala heading west. The Toyota's front end hit the Chevy's driver's side door, close to the yellow line, Williams said.
The Toyota was travelling higher than the posted speed of 15 mph but not at a high speed, he said.
The airbags deployed in both vehicles and the drivers were only passengers. The Toyota suffered heavy damage on the driver's side front end and the Chevy's driver's side door was buckled. They were towed from the scene by Mohawk Auto and Dean's Quality Auto.
The sharp curve was reduced to one lane traffic for the half hour or so responders were at the scene. Clarksburg Police were assisted by North Adams Police and state police. Clarksburg Fire Company also responded as did North Adams Ambulance Service.
The accident was still under investigation.
Husband's Ex-Girlfriend Charged in Case of Missing Clarksburg Woman
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The husband of missing Clarksburg woman Joanne Ringer is the "sole suspect" in her disappearance, say authorities.
Ringer went missing on March 2; her husband, Charles "Chad" Reidy, was found dead on April 7 in the couple's garage.
"From the beginning, we have suspected foul play and have approached this as a homicide investigation and we have considered Joanne's husband, Chad Reidy, as the sole suspect," Berkshire District Attorney David Capeless said a press conference in Northern Berkshire District Court on Thursday. "Reidy's apparent suicide on April 7 has not changed that view."
Laura J. Reilly, 42, of Berkeley Street, Easthampton, described as Reidy's former girlfriend, was arraigned in the court shortly before the briefing on three counts of misleading investigators, an obstruction of justice, in providing erroneous information during the investigation of Ringer's disappearance.
Capeless said she had been arrested Wednesday evening and arraigned on the three charges. He declined to speculate whether further charges would be forthcoming.
Instead, he asked for the public's assistance in ascertaining the whereabouts of Ringer, Reidy and Reilly between Thursday, March 2, when Ringer failed to arrive at her new job in Easthampton, and Friday, March 3.
Ringer, 39, was last seen at her home on Hall's Ground in Clarksburg on March 2, but never showed up at her new job driving a taxi in Easthampton. Her green 1999 Volkswagen Jetta was discovered on Exeter Street in Easthampton, less than a half-mile from Reilly's address, on Monday, March 6.
"We had kept hope that Joanne Ringer would be found alive. But seven weeks have passed since her disappearance and she has made no contact with family or friends, particularly with her 19-year-old daughter, Savanah, and animals that she loved were left without care at home," Capeless said.
He would not go into specifics other than to say information authorities had received pointed to Reidy.
"Obviously we don't rule out any possibility, but he has been the suspect from the start," Capeless said.
A number of Ringer's friends and relatives have said Reidy was abusive but Capeless declined to confirm that or whether Reidy had left a note. Reidy's death is so far considered a suicide although autopsy results are pending; the manner of his death has not been revealed.
Investigators have been searching around the couple's Clarksburg home, a rural wooded area on a dead-end road, and other areas of interest with the help of Berkshire Mountain Search and Rescue. Capeless noted turkey hunting season begins on Monday is asking hunters to be observant.
"We are not asking the public to conduct searches," he said. "But to be aware during normal activities and report anything suspicious and leave the investigating to professionals."
Reilly had not-guilty pleas entered on her behalf and her case was continued to a pre-trial conference on May 22. She was released on $1,500 bail.
The investigation has also been assisted by the Berkshire County Law Enforcement Task Force, the Berkshire County sheriff's office, Clarksburg Police Chief Michael Williams, North Adams Police Director Michael Cozzaglio, Easthampton Police Chief Robert J. Alberti, Northampton Police Chief Jody Kasper, and their officers.
"Returning Joanne Ringer to her family is the most important thing we can do," Capeless said. "We have been focused on that from day one."


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Install above the surface or subsurface, the PC self-piercing drip emitter with barb from Netafim Irrigation is used with ease of installation without any tools or punches. The Self-piercing drip emitters are pressure compensating and operating between 10 to 50 PSI, providing the same flow from each emitter regardless of elevation or pressure fluctuation along the drip lateral. This self-flushing drip emitters with a check valve is built in with anti-siphon to prevents contaminates from being drawn into the drip emitters.
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MILTON KEYNES (Reuters) - Britain is looking for up to 100 apprentice spies to emulate staff at Bletchley Park, the former code-breaking centre that was once the most secret place in Britain.
Bletchley is now a suburb of Milton Keynes, a compact young city an hour's drive northwest of London best known for the number of roundabouts on its grid road system and where - if you believe national media - life is the epitome of suburban tedium.
However, nowhere in Milton Keynes is more than a 10-minute drive from centuries-old villages with soaring church spires set in a gently rolling landscape that is still home to "spooks" in secluded settings down quiet country lanes.
Reuters correspondents help you make the most of your time in a surprisingly interesting place.
6 p.m. - Visit Xscape, one of Europe's largest indoor ski slopes, for a quick refresher on your skiing or snowboarding skills ahead of the winter season.
7:30 p.m. - Theatre - Catch a production on a national tour.
Step outside afterwards into the Theatre District and find a bar for a late supper or a nightcap. Or perhaps travel a short distance to The Jaipur, an Indian restaurant on a grand scale.
9 a.m. - Visit Olney, a well-heeled market town that is home to the Shrove Tuesday pancake race and where you can browse for curios and antiques.
10 a.m. - While there, visit the Cowper & Newton museum, celebrating one of the greatest letter writers in English (William Cowper) and a slave trade abolitionist who also wrote the hymn "Amazing Grace" (John Newton), respectively.
12 p.m. Go for lunch in a pub in one of the nearby picturesque villages such as The Lamb in Stoke Goldington or the Grade II listed Cowpers Oak in Weston Underwood, which revels in its status as a "great village pub" serving locally sourced traditional pub fare and ale from nearby Hopping Mad brewery.
1:30 p.m. - Drive to Salcey Forest where a wooden walkway takes you above the treetops of this former royal hunting forest, where some of the oak trees are hundreds of years old. There is also a family cycle route, horse riding trail with its own car park for horse boxes, an abundance of wildlife, cafe, ice-cream parlor, children's play area and a picnic spot.
3 p.m. - Now visit England's superhighways down the ages in one short trip to Stoke Bruerne, passing over the M1 motorway (20th century), under the West Coast railway line (19th century) to arrive at the Grand Union canal (18th century). Amble around, maybe help a barge negotiate a lock, then warm your feet by one of the fires in The Boat Inn with a pint of foaming ale.
4:30 p.m. - Get in some late afternoon shopping in Milton Keynes —you won't be alone.
7 p.m. - Dinner and drinks at The Stables. One of Britain's top venues for live music - be it jazz, blues, folk, or rock - is an intimate setting largely staffed by volunteers.
It will serve you supper as well as entertainment. The venue's modest size means, it is said, artists only ever play there twice - once on the way up, and once on the way down.
10 a.m. - Visit Woburn Abbey and its safari park, one of Britain's grandest stately homes. The home of the Dukes of Bedford for 400 years these days also has lions, tigers and rhinos running around the back yard.
The house where the 15th Duke and his family resides is closed for the winter until March. When it reopens visitors can see some of the state rooms, such as the Blue Drawing Room - where the English tradition of afternoon tea is said to have originated in 1840 with a duchess who found the wait between luncheon and supper too long - paintings by Canaletto, silver, furniture, vaults and the crypt.
The Abbey also has a golf course, tea rooms, a deer park and an inn where guests can stay all year round.
1 p.m. - Lunch at Paris House, on the edge of the Woburn estate, for fine dining. Go to the village itself for a more modest repast.
3 p.m. - Bletchley Park - where Britain won World War Two. See the one of the Enigma Machines, including the rare "Abwehr G312", a highlight of a day at Bletchley Park.
Check out the tales of spies and strategic deception. You may even be the one to discover the map to genius mathematician Alan Turing's silver, supposedly buried in or near Bletchley Park.
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Two gorgeous Venetian masks shot by my daughter Arundhati in Venice. We spent a lot of time admiring Murano glass in the windows of stylish boutiques in and around Saint Marco Square. Our biggest regret was that we didn't get to sip an over-priced Bellini at Harry's Bar. But we did listen to enchanting classical music in the Square, played by beautifully dressed musicians at the historic Floriana Cafe.
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What happens to a movie when the intentions are positive, but the product fails to deliver the promised goods?? The hall at the friendly neighbourhood multiplex was half full when I watched 'Maximum', first day, second show. Not a bad sign, given the time of the year when most of Mumbai is away on chhutti.Clearly, expectations were high. This is the era of gritty, edgy, violent movies which are finding their own audiences in our discerning metros.With a title like that ( piggy-backing brazenly on Suketu Mehta's definitive book on Mumbai), I for one, was salivating in anticipation. The concept of a Cop Vs. Cop movie set against the backdrop of the city's notorious 'encounters' with low life, held a great deal of potential. What one saw was just another cop film minus a core. Sonu Sood's almost alarming impersonation of Amitabh Bachchan ( without Bachchan's sense of irony) was like applauding a competent mimic at a mimicry contest. That's a pity, because the guy has it in him to strike out on his own and create an identity for himself. But at least he was provided with a storyline, a family and some motivation. Naseeruddin Shah's boredom came through so strongly, it seemed deliberate, like he was in fact mocking the script... perhaps he was doing just that. What was far more annoying was the disjointed effort at projecting a particularly sordid chapter in the world of Mumbai cops, which had rocked the city with its senseless killings and games of one upmanship that had nothing to do with maintaining law and order. Neha Dhupia playing the cop's wife wearing fake eyelashes at dawn was really emblematic of where and why the movie collapsed. It's all in the details, bro. And when those details go so hopelessly wrong, credibility and audience interest both vanish instantly.
Perhaps we are at a stage when the entire Mumbai cops genre has been done to death.... murdered in cold blood by film makers who don't really 'get it'. Just like Madhur Bhandarkar didn't really 'get' 'Fashion' because it was an entirely alien world to him. If this movie was about testosterone driven male rivalry in íts extreme form, it would still have fallen flat whether or not the protagonists wore a 'vardhi'. The Naseer character was introduced so late, and so shoddily, it was impossible to get under his skin and figure out why his insides were as corroded with jealousy for the younger cop. Corroded enough for that entirely gratuitous, blood splattered climax to take place on - yes – a railway platform! Just like those other predictable standards that have become mandatory in 'Mumbai Movies'- Ganpati visarjan and Gokulashtami.And please, can we avoid cop clichés – those Ray Ban aviators, the crotch-tight faded blue jeans and that gun tucked into the waistband pointing South! I mean, phallic references do have their place in cinema, but THIS obvious? Nuts!
The next cop film should really be about ACP Dhoble. I had offered to take him out on a date over Twitter. Just to show him what Mumbai's less obnoxious night life is all about. Not every woman sipping a drink is a prostitute, and all those men posturing around may just be insecure dudes who have never done drugs in their lives. Dhoble has his fan club.... he could be the man of the moment for some canny movie maker – an unlikely hero armed with a hockey stick – take that for a 'mine is bigger than yours' metaphor!