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Martin Scorsese is an executive producer of HBO's "Boardwalk Empire." But the gangster-filled Prohibition-era drama owes less to "Goodfellas" than it does to the Greeks – not to mention Freud and Shakespeare.
The Atlantic City-set tale of bootleggers, corruption and dangerous deceptions teems with booze-fueled rivalries and betrayals that lead to murder and families ripped asunder. Just about all the characters are living various lies at a time when the country tried to pretend nobody was drinking.
Brother fights brother – and father, and father figures – as Oedipal issues abound (quite literally, as we saw in the most recent episode). But the women, in some respects, are better at controlling their emotions and using self-illusion – if only out of self-preservation – to gain a tenuous foothold in this world of cutthroat men.
The trip back in time got off to a seemingly drawn-out start when "Boardwalk" premiered last year. But it was a deliberately slow burn, leading up to what's sure to be an explosive ending Sunday – capping a second season that's solidified "Boardwalk" as HBO's most compelling drama since "The Sopranos."
The action is propelled by a mix of characters fictional and otherwise (Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Meyer Lansky), all brought to life by some of the strongest ensemble acting to grace the small screen in years.
Michael Shannon's rigid prohibition agent Nelson Van Alden is a literally self-flagellating holly roller who drowns in sin after a dipping toe into the whiskey tide of corruption he can't stem. Gretchen Mol is Lady Macbeth and Jocasta in a flirtatious flapper's guise, unnaturally manipulating her son (Michael Pitt) in a bid to transform him into the kind of powerful, ruthless man who made her life hell. Dabney Coleman crowns his career as the former king of Atlantic City, whose fearsomeness can't be quelled by the stroke that's taken his speech and whose determination to rule ends only in his final breath. Jack Huston offers a haunting turn as a World War I veteran who returned from Europe with a tin mask covering the missing half of his face, but with what's left of his soul laid achingly bare.
The biggest revelation, though, comes in Steve Buscemi who goes from character actor supreme to a surprisingly effective leading man playing corrupt, savvy pol-without-an-office Nucky Thompson, whose struggle to maintain his hold on an empire built on alcohol fumes and deceit drives the intersecting internal and external dramas.
Buscemi vacillates from charming to compassionate to cruel to violent (his character's fight with his much bigger brother Eli marked one of the TV's most arresting scenes of the year) with the expression on the most expressive of faces only subtly changing.
We'll see how Buscemi's Nucky faces his woes in Sunday's season finale, as his life grip on power becomes undone, between indictments, trouble at home with the widow of a man he ordered killed and a tangle of vicious underworld feuds coming to a head. Last week's epic episode offered a master class in character reveal, showing how we got to this point. That's helped build an anticipation reminiscent of the excitement that once greeted the season-enders of "The Sopranos" – the classic show "Boardwalk" creator Terence Winter play a key behind-the-scenes role on for years.
The psychological and organized-crime elements, the New Jersey setting and Winter's and HBO's involvement beg inevitable comparisons between the dramas. Tony Soprano and his pals were more knee-jerk bloodthirsty, though the carnage was tempered with gallows humor. Nucky Thompson's Boardwalk is, in some respects, a tenser place than Tony's Jersey, making the violence all the more jarring.
The Boardwalk is its own world, revolving around a magnificently evocative set constructed for the first episode, directed by Scorsese, who helped set the emotional and visual tone for the series. Like bootleg liquor during Prohibition, the more "Boardwalk" we soak in, the thirstier we get.
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Why you should add Miami to your Indie/RTW trip
By the 1970s Miami was a still-fading resort area that was barely on the travel radar anymore, but as you probably know, things changed…a lot. In the 1980s developers started refurbishing many of the dilapidated yet photogenic art deco hotels and before long Miami was cool again. The tourism boom in Miami continues as now it's one of the most glamorous cities on the planet and the hub for the rich and beautiful, particularly those in the Spanish-speaking and Latin American worlds.
- Famous art deco buildings bask in the humid Miami heat
- Swim in the warm Atlantic
- Take a walk through Little Havana
- Enjoy Cuban food in Little Havana and learn to Salsa till late
- Hang with the locals at cafes on Ocean Drive
- Party like never before at night. The club scene is particularly vibrant in Miami as the home to the internationally famous Winter Music Conference each March.
- Relaxing atmosphere and perfect beaches make for the perfect combination for Miami's famous nightlife
- Gateway to south Florida, the Everglades, the Kennedy Space Center and DisneyWorld
- Miami's public transit system is excellent, and as long as you have the time, you don't need a car.
- It's a great stopover on your way to Central or South America.
Indie travel tips for Miami
The City of Miami is a mixed bag of neighborhoods on the Florida mainland overlooking Biscayne Bay, while Miami Beach is a barrier island several miles across the water and connected to Miami by several long bridges. The famous beach scenes we are used to seeing almost all take place in Miami Beach, and almost all of those in the southern portion of it helpfully known as South Beach.
- Just hang out on the beach, sipping cocktails, taking in the sun, and checking out the beauty around you – both in natural and human form.
- There are many from which to choose, but the most famous and glamorous beaches are those in the South Beach neighborhood in Miami Beach.
- That same area is crammed with hotels, restaurants, and nightclubs so it's an excellent place to stay if those things are your focus.
- And Just south of downtown you'll find Calle Ocho, the disappointing-looking yet authentic hub for the Cuban ex-pat community.
- If you've got a car you can also head south to the Everglades National Park to see some alligators and other wildlife you don't see in many other parts of the United States.
- Or if you want something a bit more frivolous you can drive all the way down to Key West on the stunning highway that connects all the small islands jutting southwest off the coast. It can be done as a day trip, but it's a fun place to spend at least one night too.
- Check out the mansions on the man-made Star Island.
- Go swimming at the Venetian Pool.
- If you are an exhibitionist, then head to the all nude beach at Haulover Beach Park in North Beach.
- If you are a foodie, then Miami has plenty of restaurants for you. Pretty much any world cuisine can be had here.
- Get outside Miami and explore the Keys and the Everglades.
- Get away from the crowds at Dog Island.
- Rent a canoe at Juniper Springs and paddle down one of the crystal clear streams.
You'll definitely want to book a flight to Miami if you can, but you can also book a flight into Ft. Lauderdale if the Miami price seems too high. The airports are only about 30 miles apart and Ft. Lauderdale often has lower prices.
There are obviously plenty of hotels in Miami, and accommodations in the trendy areas are predictably more expensive than elsewhere, but South Beach is fairly compact so you wouldn't need (or want) a car there. Many of the most expensive hotels in South Beach are recently overhauled hotels from the 1920s that stand between other hotels from the same era that have yet to be refurbished. So if you look around you can find rather cheap hotels right next door to chic resorts and the main difference is the paint job and the age of the furniture inside. There are a few hostels in Miami as well, so check one of those out if your budget is limited.
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Spicy beetroot and spinach Puri (fried breads)
We spent the day chasing bubbles on a sort-of man-made 'beach', with friends and giggles today. My boy and his friend ran around in bare legs, shining under their sun cream before washing our efforts into lake. We made, and resurrected sandcastles and settled quarrels over which colour spade belonged to which toddler, before washing gritty eyes out in the public toilets. As 'I want' and 'pleaaaseee' echoed through my mind, I realised that I had learned to let go a little.
Yes, the route to the park was unfamiliar and I had two loud toddlers in the bank demanding attention, but I made it. The toilets wreaked but it was OK, we washed the eye out. There was sand all over the clothes, but they can be washed and he had no interests in snacks but he would be fine. It's OK. My phone buzzed but I didn't check it, they could wait and I realised that I had returned those work emails for three days for the world wouldn't collapse. We couldn't get the toddlers out of there, naturally and so, we had two hungry little people who were busting for a wee the entire journey to a family friendly restaurant that I would never would have dined at before my boy was born, a whole hour and fifteen minutes late for lunch. But they ate. They ate cheese and tomato puree on cooked dough, but they ate. So for today, it's OK.
I am really looking forward to the summer, even though I have this one challenge. On a day out to the zoo, or park or beach we usually take a vegetarian picnic. But we can't take sandwiches for my toddler. My life would be so much simpler if my boy would eat a sandwich. I lament over the time I would save if he would just eat a sandwich. On our day out to an activity farm park for example (after which I had needed a nap) we took thepla (fenugreek chapatti), so I had been up until 11pm after returning from work the previous night at 10pm. You see my point?
This time, I made puri (Indian fried breads). Who can resist a fluffy, crisp balloon like puri? Not even my fussy toddler. At first he came into the kitchen and inhaled deeply, 'thank you for making me puri, you are the best'. But at first when he saw them he declared that they would be for girls because they are hot pink. It didn't take much persuasion for him to dig in; delicately sweet, slightly sour and gently warm with garlic…this is not a usual puri recipe but it really will hit the spot.
Recipe to make approximately 15 puri
1½ cup chapatti flour
½ cup finely chopped spinach
75g cooked beetroot, pureed
3 cloves of garlic, minced
Salt to taste
2 tbsp. plain, natural yoghurt
1 ½ tbsp. vegetable oil for the dough
Oil for deep frying
½ tsp. turmeric
You will need a large slotted spoon suitable for using when frying and some kitchen paper
- Heat the oil for deep frying
- To make the dough, start by making in the middle of the flour within a large bowl. Then, using your fingers, blend the oil into the dough to ensure even and fine blending.
- Now add the turmeric and salt, again ensuring that it is evenly distributed.
- Now introduce the yoghurt, beetroot puree and garlic, together with the spinach. Form dough that is spongy, not sticky. If you need more water add it very little by little and if your dough is sticky then add flour, again little by little.
- Divide the dough into 15 equal portions and roll them out to approximately a palm size.
- Check that the oil is hot by placing a small amount of dough into the oil and if it rises immediately and begins to sizzle then place a single puri into the oil and gentle dab it with the slotted spoon. It should rise into a ball. Turn the puri around and cook it until it catches a light golden colour before removing it onto kitchen paper.


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Officials: Accused cop-killer had affair with LI prison guard
A prison guard from Long Island at the federal lockup in Brooklyn is pregnant after she had a sexual affair inside jail with Ronell Wilson, the convicted cop-killer from Staten Island who is facing the death penalty, authorities charged on Tuesday.
Wilson, 30, of Staten Island, was found guilty in 2006 of murdering NYPD cops James Nemorin of Baldwin Harbor and Rodney Andrews of Middle Village during a 2003 undercover drug buy. His death sentence was overturned, and he is being held in Brooklyn's Metropolitan Detention Center awaiting a new penalty trial this year.
The guard, Nancy Gonzalez, 29, was arrested at her home in Huntington on Tuesday morning and was scheduled to appear in Brooklyn federal court on Tuesday afternoon. Officials said she is eight months pregnant.
The criminal complaint filed in court said that in a recorded call Gonzalez told another inmate who she has become involved with that she participated in an affair with Wilson at a time when she was "vulnerable and wanted to be loved" and "felt like, well, why not give him a child as far as giving him some kind of hope."
In a footnote, the complaint said Gonzalez told the other inmate that it was possible that her baby was fathered by a different man. But she allegedly said the father was most likely Wilson because she was "more careful" with the other man and only had sex with him once, whereas she had intercourse with Wilson "over the course of three weekends during which the sole purpose was to impregnate her."
The criminal complaint never names Wilson, identifying him as "Inmate 1." But it describes him as an inmate from Staten Island who is on death row and awaiting a retrial on his penalty phase. Officials said "Inmate 1" is used to reference Wilson."
The complaint said officials were first alerted by other inmates to an "inappropriate relationship" involving Gonzalez and Wilson. Inmates allegedly saw them "kissing and hugging" and on one occasion saw Wilson with his pants down.
The two allegedly had sex in Wilson's cell and in a vacant activity room in the general population unit where he was housed. Gonzalez worked the 4 to midnight shift. Last August, Wilson was moved to the more secure Special Housing Unit when officials heard about the affair.
The complaint also quoted Gonzalez musing in the recorded conversation about how she would explain to her unborn child what had happened.
"I can't explain it. I know what's to come. I know what's going to be said about me," she allegedly said. "I know that for me as a parent, how am I going to explain this to this little boy. Mommy was in the military. Mommy was a C.O., Mommy got wrapped up . . .then the opposite end is with a person who took lives. So how do you explain that?"
Gonzalez was charged under a federal statute that prohibits sex between guards and inmates, who cannot legally consent because of the official power a guard holds over them. She faces up to 15 years in prison.
At a hearing last year, lawyers for Wilson argued that he is mentally disabled and cannot be executed under rulings of the Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis has not yet ruled on that claim.


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Our times together,
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Road Worlds - Verona, Italy
Men's Road Race
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The lead group has been caught; on lap 16 with a little over two laps to go. Bettini abandoned at the end of lap 15 - he must be thinking that there is a curse on him at Worlds... After the leaders were absorbed Patrick Calcagni of Switzerland attacked, but Australia has moved to the front to control things for Stuart O'Grady, and Calcagni couldn't get more than 25-30 seconds. The peloton was still large with two laps to go, however, Dionne was dropped after lap 15, and appears to have abandoned, as has Michael Barry, who was gone much earlier - the end of lap 11. On the Torricelle climb Ivan Basso (Italy) attacked very hard and only Michael Boogerd (Netherlands) could stay with him. Basso's attack finally shattered the peloton, and a smaller elite group of about 25 formed on the descent.
** The lead group is controlled by the Spanish, with 6 riders up front, including Oscar Friere, Valverde, Mancebo, Perez, Nozal. Chris Horner (USA) has made the group, and so have sprinters Stuart O'Grady (Australia) and Erik Zabel (Germany), plus Giro winner Damiano Cunego for Italy. Alexandre Vinokourov and Peter Van Petegem are also there. Oops! We spoke too soon about Dionne, he is still in the race, but off the back by over 10 minutes.
** It is the last lap, and Spain is setting a hard pace for Freire. It looks like it could be a sprinters finish with Freire, O'Grady, Zabel, Daniel Hondo and others in contention. Chris Horner is still there - will he try something on the climb?
** Michael Rasmussen has attacked! No one will help the Spanish chase. But Boogerd has chased up, pulling Freire, O'Grady, Basso and Valverde with him. Over the top it is six riders - Freire, Boogerd, Basso, Valverde, Cunego and O'Grady - this is a dangerous group. About half a lap to go.
** The lead six have been caught - Germany didn't have Zabel there so it was brought back. Only 4 kilometres to the finish with a group of nearly 20...
** Oscar Freire has become world champion for the third time, and poor Erik Zabel has just missed out again, taking second. Paolini took third, with O'Grady fourth, Allan Davis sixth and Valverde sixth.
** Unofficial
1 Oscar Freire (Spain)
2 Erik Zabel (Germany)
3 Luca Paolini (Italy)
4 Stuart O'Grady (Australia)
5 Allan Davis (Australia)
6 Alejandro Valverde (Spain)
7 Michael Boogerd (Netherlands)
8 Chris Horner (USA)
9 Damiano Cunego (Italy)
10 Frank Schleck (Luxembourg)
Both Michael Barry and Charles Dionne are DNFs.
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Missing Belleville teens' belongings found in California
Girls last seen on Oct. 2
BELLEVILLE, Wis. — The search for two missing Belleville teens who fled home almost two weeks ago is continuing.
Josey Scoville and Larissa Aunet were never very close, according to their mothers.
But mothers Sherri Scoville and Rachel Aunet said they are tired of not knowing where their daughters are, why they left together or if they're OK.
"She may be 17, but she is still my baby. She will always be my baby," Scoville said.
The last time Scoville and Aunet saw their 17-year-old girls was Oct. 2. They said there were no signs that made them thing there were problems that could lead to a runaway situation.
Belleville police are heading up the investigation, but the lead sergeant on the case was not available Monday. Most recently, police said the girls were stopped in Stocklin, Ill., but let go. Investigators said they don't suspect foul play and believe the girls left on their own.
Scoville and Aunet said police in Sacramento, Calif., contacted Wisconsin authorities in the past week. They say the West Coast officers found a pile of Josey and Larissa's clothes and personal belongings randomly dumped in a car port. Among those items was a speeding ticket the girls picked up in Nebraska.Missing Belleville teens' belongings found in California
"They keep saying our case is very unique. It's not the norm, that nothing that has happened is the norm. That everything that is happening doesn't make sense to them," Aunet said. "It's just not their normal case."
There are still no reported sightings of the teens. Scoville and Aunet said no friends or family members have contacted them, and their daughters' cellphones are turned off.
They added that Josey and Larissa are thought to have just $300 in cash between the two of them. There have been no records of credit or debit transactions.
"Stuff was found. So does that mean, yes, OK, they've made it and they're safe? Or does that mean now they're into something bad and somebody said, 'Dump your stuff?' We don't know," Scoville said.
"I don't want to be the parent that doesn't know," Aunet added.
There are places where people in these types of situations can turn to for help. One of those facilities is the Briarpatch Center, a branch of Youth Services of Southern Wisconsin.
The center runs a 24-hour hotline with upward of 120 calls coming in every month. The center also offers in-person counseling for runaways and their parents.
"Our main issue for the kid is safety. We don't want them on the street at all," said Jeanne Schneider, program coordinator.
Schneider said they use a family-based approach to make everyone part of the process of creating a safe environment at home.
"We don't want to say, 'You should do this, you should do that.' Or, 'You have to do this, you have to do that,' because then that's just us telling people," Schneider said. "We want them to have a conversation and maybe make some sort of compromises."
Schneider said teens seeking help are coming for a wide variety of reasons. Some of those include drug and alcohol problems, a change in school, issues with friends, conflicts at home and mental illness, among other factors.
Above all, Schneider said a lack of communication is most often at the root of runaway situations. She said it's imperative to keep talking to teens and to make sure they know they can come to adults for help.
"Get them to start talking. Get them to start hearing, really hearing each other and talking in new ways," Schneider said.
Scoville said her daughter has been bullied her entire life, sometimes physically. However, she said she was confident Josey had overcome that, and the day she left, everything seemed routine and normal.
Aunet says Larissa is a "good kid" who makes straight As in school. She said her daughter applied to a number of colleges.
Looking back as many times as they have, Scoville and Aunet said they cannot fathom what made their daughters leave. At this point, all they want is to know they are alive and well.
"With every ounce of me, I want them to be OK," Scoville said. "They need to be."
Anyone with information about Larissa Aunet and Josey Scoville or their whereabouts, is urged to call Belleville police at 608-424-3129.
For more information on Briarpatch and Youth Services of Southern Wisconsin, go to www.youthsos.org.


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PARADISE — It would be easy to celebrate that Lauren Gill is the first female Paradise town manager since its incorporation in 1979. It would be even easier to feel good about women holding six of the eight department head positions in the town.
The reality, however, is that practically nobody at the town thinks much of those facts.
It's true that retired Town Manager Chuck Rough commented he was proud to work in a town that obviously has no problem hiring women.
Paradise Police Chief Gabrielle Tazzari-Dineen helped illustrate this when the Town Council appointed her as the department's first female chief.
"For me, it was kind of interesting that it got that kind of attention," Tazzari-Dineen said.
Like the rest of the department heads interviewed by The Post, she thinks the town's female leaders simply are the most qualified people for the jobs — the same way some people who are most qualified to be department heads just happen to be men.
She'd rather focus on her journey through emigrating from Argentina as an 11-year-old to becoming chief of police, a story she views as proof of the American Dream.
"I'm more proud of that than I am about being a female, because I was born female," Tazzari-Dineen said. "I had nothing to do with that."
Part of what makes the town staff's culture is that people tend to rise to the top from within, much like Gill's 28 years in Town Hall helped land her the interim town manager post.
Gill's chance to serve as manager did give her pause, she said. Her concern? The fact that she'd be working with an all-male Town Council.
"There was a moment when I thought, 'Do I need to have certain skills to communicate better with men?'" she said.
The thought failed to last more than a few days.
"My courage, my determination, my integrity, my experience, my willingness — those things don't just come in pants, they don't come in clothes," Gill said.
She'd rather not name herself the first female town manager, considering she's aware of the temporary nature of the 'interim' part of her title. More so, Gill is glad to see that the supposed novelty of women in leadership positions is becoming increasingly rare.
"I'd like to be an example for other women and help other women, but again, I do not like it to be something in everyone's face, and I don't want special attention or compensation or privileges or anything because I'm a woman, or whatever I am," she said. "I want to just be in the game on my own merits."
The number of women working in traditionally male posts may be interesting, said Town Clerk Joanna Gutierrez, but her view is that the different genders don't mean shifted priorities or talents.
"Maybe a different style with the same mission, but just based on the fact that it's a different person, not a different gender," Gutierrez said.
Perhaps it's the lack of focus on hiring for anything other than talent and competence that led to the increased number of women leaders, said Public Works Director Paul Derr.
"Paradise has set some standards that some people are not aware of," he said, adding that those standards include the town's waste management systems and other creative town projects.
Consider Finance Director Gina Will, the first female to hold that position. She didn't even realize it until asked about it by The Post.
While she thought it was an amusing coincidence, she also noted she's also only the second person to hold the title and that women served in her role before the title "Finance Director" came about.
"I don't think that they've gone out particularly to pick women," Will said. "It just happened that (current town leaders) are the most qualified, I guess."
Planning Director Craig Baker and Human Resources Director Crystal Peters were the only town department heads who could not be reached for comment by the time of print.
It would be difficult to find anyone at Town Hall who would say that they consider gender differences at all. If there is any consideration of it, it's mostly a hope that the people who notice are the ones who may feel limited, female or otherwise.
"I have two nieces, and I hope that they see what I do and the success that I've achieved — I hope it shows them what is open to them," Tazzari-Dineen said.


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A quiet day on Wall Street ended Friday with major stock indexes little changed after a big rally the day before. The Dow Jones industrial average closed out its fifth week of gains, its longest winning streak since January.
The Dow edged up 23 points, or 0.2 percent, to finish at 12,231.11. Stock indexes jumped more than 3 percent Thursday after European leaders unveiled a plan to expand their regional bailout fund and take other steps to contain the debt crisis in Greece.
Optimism ebbed on Friday as analysts raised questions about the plan, which left out many key details about how the fund would work. European markets mostly fell, and the euro declined against the dollar.
"It's a kind of sobering-up after a day of partying," said Jerry Webman, chief economist with Oppenheimer Funds in New York. "We got back to what's more of a square position, closer to where we want to be, and now we're going to take a couple of deep breaths and reassess what this really means."
There are still plenty of obstacles to overcome before the crisis is resolved. One troubling sign: Borrowing costs for Italy and Spain increased, signaling that traders remain worried about their finances.
The S&P 500 rose less than a point to 1,285.09. The Nasdaq composite fell 1.48, or 0.1 percent, to 2,737.15.
In less than four weeks, the Dow has risen 14.8 percent from its 2011 low, reached on Oct. 3. The S&P has gained 17 percent. However, the Dow remains 4.5 percent below this year's high, reached on April 29. The S&P is 5.8 percent below its high.
The Dow surged 3.6 percent for the week; the S&P and Nasdaq each gained 3.8 percent. Both indexes are on pace to have their best month since January 1987.
Whirlpool Corp. slumped 14 percent, the most in the S&P index, after the appliance maker said it would cut 5,000 jobs, citing weak demand and higher costs for materials. Another household name, Newell Rubbermaid Inc., soared 11 percent after its adjusted earnings beat Wall Street's expectations. The maker of tubs and markers maintained its outlook for the year.
Cablevision Systems Corp. fell 12.5 percent after reporting that its third-quarter net income dropped sharply and it lost cable TV subscribers. Hewlett-Packard Co. rose 3.5 percent after the company said it would shelve its plan to spin off its PC business.
Thursday's stock rally led to a sell-off in Treasurys, which traders hold to protect their money when other investments are falling. Demand for Treasurys increased sharply Friday, pushing the yield on the 10-year Treasury down to 2.33 percent from 2.39 percent late Thursday.
Markets have been roiled for months by fears about the impact of Europe's debt crisis. Greece couldn't afford to repay its lenders, and banks holding Greek bonds faced billions in losses. A disorganized default by Greece threatened to spook lenders to other countries with heavy debt loads such as Spain and Italy. Traders feared that a wave of defaults by countries would cause financial panic and mire the global economy.
Some analysts expect traders to refocus on U.S. economic news next week after months spent watching Europe. The government releases its jobs report for October next Friday. A news conference by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke might offer clues about the Fed's economic outlook. Key reports on manufacturing and business sentiment are due out as well.


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POLICE have warned that some home insurance policies become invalidated if you post that you are away from home on social media.
Police are warning people not to 'check-in' on social media at the airport, avoid tagging others who are on holiday and wait to post your holiday photos until you get home.
Does it really matter?
Yes. Various police forces have issued warnings, and so has the Financial Ombudsman.
The Ombudsman says you wouldn't put a poster up on your front lawn saying you're going on holiday, so why would you post the same thing online to a bunch of strangers?
Advice from insurance sitemoneysupermarket.com
says home insurers expect you to take 'reasonable care' when it comes to security.
Examples of not doing this would be leaving a window open or a door unlocked at night.
Another could be advertising your absence. In every case, you could find your insurer quibbling any claim you made, either reducing the pay-out or even not paying out at all.
What else shouldn't I do?
If your contents insurance limits the number of consecutive days your home can be unoccupied without invalidating your cover, then you reveal in Facebook post that you're on a two-month long cruise, any claim could be invalidated simply by clicking on the 'post this status' button.
Moneysupermarket issued the following tips for keeping your details safe when you're away:
- Update your security settings: Sites such as Twitter and Facebook often change their privacy settings, so regularly check to make sure your security settings and friend lists are up-to-date.
- 'Cull' your friend list: Not spoken to that old school friend in over 10 years? Or have a collection of friends you've only met once? It's worth considering how your personal details are exposed to your 'friends' who you'd most likely not chat to if seen IRL (in real life). Limit your friend count… who knows, it could be cathartic!
- Location, location, location: Avoid having locational data attached to your social media posts. Tagging yourself in at home reveals where your home is located, which can be an open invitation for tech-savvy burglars.


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As a founder member and principal songwriter in ambient shoegaze outfit Engineers, Mark Peters has been responsible for crafting some of that genre's most timeless compositions this past decade. After 2009's highly acclaimed second album Three Fact Fader saw the band's line-up change dramatically, the introduction of esteemed musical impresario cum producer Ulrich Schnauss heralded a further change in Engineers' sound and approach to songwriting. The emphasis now on layers and textures rather than tremelo heavy guitar-based orchestrations, their 2010 follow-up In Praise Of More could almost have been the work of an entirely different band.
Its perhaps no surprise then that Peters and Schnauss have grasped the opportunity to conjure up an album of tranquil beauty together with relish. Putting the Engineers moniker on the back burner for the time being, Underrated Silence is a ten song collection that further illustrates both Schnauss' influence on Peters' music while demonstrating the latter's growth as both a composer and arranger. In parts cinematic, other times positively experimental, Underrated Silence uses the softly softly approach to occasionally devastating effect.
Take opener 'The Messiah Is Falling': rather than the full on sonic assault normally associated with the duo's day jobs, its gentle acoustic strum opens the doors for what follows. The vocoder led 'Long Distance Call' and unconventional instrumentation of 'Forgotten' both reveal an oriental influence. Indeed the latter bears some resemblance to David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto's 'Forbidden Colours', guest vocalist Judith Heck eerily lamenting "So lost in time, so lost in you" over the song's coda.
'Yesterday Didn't Exist' meanwhile adopts the musical flotation tank augmented so successfully by the likes of Air down the years and takes it on a peacefully lysergic journey. 'The Child Or The Pigeon' embarks on Death In Vegas territories, albeit in a stripped down manner, Heck's vocal resonating incisively with its acoustic melody.
Of course there are some minor criticisms with Underrated Silence, the most obvious being the similarity between most of its ten pieces. It would also be fair to say that while only the coldest soul would find little to appreciate here from a perspective, an album of this nature would perhaps only appeal to those of an acquired taste.
Nevertheless, Underrated Silence marks the beginning of a significant new chapter for its creators. Where it next leads to is anyone's guess, as the possibilities are endless.
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Intel has launched 'Sossaman', its low-power Xeon DP server processor based on its Pentium M mobile chip. The company has also added the first dual-core CPU to its Xeon DP line-up.
The launch of the dual-core Xeon DP follows the release of 'Paxville', the first dual-core Xeon MP part, in November 2005. The $1043 DP chip is clocked at 2.8GHz and contains two 2MB L2 caches. The part runs across an 800MHz frontside bus.
According to Intel's official price list, the part is fabbed at 90nm. However we suspect it's actually fabbed at 65nm. Certainly, 'Dempsey', the 65nm dual-core Xeon DP, is scheduled to ship in Q1 2006, Intel has said in the past.
Sossaman is believed to be a 65nm part, too, but it likewise is listed as a 90nm chip. It's down as the 3GHz "low voltage" Xeon, equipped with 2MB of L2 cache and 800MHz FSB support. The new 3.2GHz "mid-voltage" Xeon offers the same cache complement and FSB speed. The two CPUs are priced at $519 and $487, respectively - yes, that's right, the slower chip does cost more, but Intel is undoubtedly hoping for some major design wins with blade-server makers for the low-voltage part.
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France-based Metalchroniques.fr web site conducted an interview with drummer Fotis Benardo of Greek demons SEPTICFLESH at the Durbuy Rock Festival, which took place May 13-14 in Belgium. You can now watch the chat below.
SEPTICFLESH released its new album, "The Great Mass", on April 18 in Europe (April 19 in North America) via Season Of Mist. The new opus was made available in the following formats:
* CD + Blu-ray digipak
* Collector's book, including 2 CDs + Blu-ray
* 12" gatefold LP
* CD jewel case
* Digital download
The cover artwork of the album's jewel case edition was designed by Seth Siro Anton himself.
The main artwork for "The Great Mass" appears on the limited digipak edition, the gatefold LP and the dust jacket of the collector's book.


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An Amanuensis is a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another. Amanuensis Monday is a daily blogging theme which encourages the family historian to transcribe family letters, journals, audiotapes, and other historical artifacts. Not only do the documents contain genealogical information, the words breathe life into kin – some we never met – others we see a time in their life before we knew them.Today, I'm sharing with you a fairly recent find that I'm hoping is the missing link to proving my second American Revolution patriot for Daughters of the American Revolution. It's the 1826 will of my 5th great grandfather, John Purser, who fought in the Revolutionary War, and who was the grandfather of my 3rd great grandfather, James Monroe Purser, who was a Confederate soldier in the Civil War with his brothers, Richard and Moses.
John Purser was born in January 1750 in Mecklenburg, NC, and died there on March 28, 1826. He married Susannah Cuthbertson, whose father is believed to be David Cuthbertson (who is mentioned in John's will). John and Susannah raised seven children: Richard, David, Moses, Sarah, Elizabeth, Lydia and Dorcas -- all named in John's 1826 will.
A couple of weeks ago, I managed to find someone online who had a microfilm scan of John Purser's will. Until then, I'd only heard that it existed, and figured I'd have to write to Mecklenburg County or the North Carolina State Archives to ask for a copy (which could take weeks). I received a copy of the scan within two days. It came from a microfilm scan that was taken from the North Carolina, Mecklenburg County Will Book F, p. 102. What's exciting for me is that the document seems to show the relationship between John and his son (my 4th great grandfather), Richard William Purser.
It's really difficult to read online, so the transcription is below. Please note that I've attempted to transcribe the document exactly as it was written. This includes any grammar or spelling errors. Some of the document was so faded or blurred that I just couldn't make out what was written, and I've noted that where applicable.
|Click on the images for a larger view. It will still be blurry -- sorry!
Now, I need to get the rest of my documents together to send to the DAR for review. If they are accepted, then I'll be able to claim John Purser as an official Revolutionary War patriot!
State of North Carolina }
Mecklenburg County } In the Name of God Amen
I John Purser of the County and State aforesaid being of sound mind & perfect recollection blessed be God - Do make and publish this my last will and testament this 28th day of March in the year of our Lord 1826 being well assured of the certainty of Death and the uncertainty of the time I resign my Body unto the dust to be buried in the most plain & decent Christian like manner to be raised in the Resurrection day through Jesus Christ our Lord. I will and bequeath unto my beloved Wife all the land and premises I hold belonging to the Seventy three acre tract of land purchased from John Cuthbertson that is all that I hold of the tract of land that I hold on the south side of Goose Creek I give & bequeath unto her during her lifetime & at her decease the Said land & premises to belong to my son Richard Purser or if the Land now in Law between Arthur Smith & George Smiths heirs is gained in behalf of Smith the above mentioned Land at the decease of my beloved wife to belong to my son David Purser. I give & bequeath unto my son Richard Purser all the right and title I hold on the Land & premises now in Law Between Arthur Smith & George Smiths Heirs ~ All the Loose or moveable property I hold to be sold publickly & the profits arising from the Same to be divided in the following manner Viz ~ All the Just demands against my Estate to be first Satisfied and [faded and unreadable] my son Moses Purser & Rob [may be missing a line] Purser & my daughters Sarah & Elizabeth & Lydia & Dorcus five pounds each [faded] with all the monies either due or in hand to be equally divided between my beloved wife & my son David Purser & Richard Purser ~ And I hereby make and appoint William Byron Junr of this my Last Will & Testament.
Published and Signed Declared in the presence of us the date before mentioned
Attest: James Simpson John Purser {Seal}
Brazil Morse
Here's how I'm related to John Purser:
John Purser (1750-1826) m. Susannah Cuthbertson (1750-?) >
Richard William Purser (1802 to after 1850) m. Elizabeth Scott Bentley (1810-1891) >
James Monroe Purser (1843-1914) m. Nancy Susan Hodge (1844-1883) .
Francis Georgia Ann Purser (1871-1956) m. William Calhoun Hunt (1860-1915) >
James William "Earl Hunt (1891-1961) m. Ethel Modena Martindale (1896-1977) >
Edith Vivian Hunt (1920-1993) m. Woodie Leroy Brittain (living) >
William Lee Brittain (1942-2003) m. Rebecca Elizabeth Bartram (living) >


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The Canadian dollar was lower Monday as traders considered a potential merger and acquisition deal involving iconic restaurant chain Tim Hortons Inc. and looked ahead to the latest reading on economic growth.
The loonie was down 0.22 of a cent to 91.15 cents (U.S.).
Burger King is in talks to buy Tim Hortons in hopes of creating a new, publicly traded company with its headquarters in Canada. With a new base in Canada, Burger King, now based in Miami, could shave its U.S. tax bill. Tax inversions have become increasingly popular among U.S. companies trying to cut costs. The majority owner of Burger King, 3G Capital, would own the majority of shares of the new company.
It's not known what such a deal would be worth, but it could have an impact on the dollar. Tim Hortons has a market capitalization of $9.5-billion (Canadian) and the loonie has been pushed higher in the past by big corporate deals.
That's because a foreign buyer acquiring a Canadian company will need Canadian currency to close the deal, boosting demand for the loonie on financial markets.
Meanwhile, Statistics Canada releases the June reading on gross domestic product growth on Friday. Economists expect that Statistics Canada will report that GDP grew by 0.2 per cent in June, which would translate into annualized growth of 2.6 per cent.
In the U.S., the durable goods report for July is out Tuesday and economists looked for a gain of 7 per cent, reflecting a strong pickup in aircraft orders. Excluding transportation, durable goods orders were expected to rise by 0.4 per cent.
Elsewhere on currency markets, the euro traded at an 11-month low (1.3201 against the greenback) after European Central Bank president Mario Draghi said that medium-term inflation expectations had declined. Draghi told the Federal Reserve's economic symposium Friday that the bank is considering asset purchases to pump more money into Europe's economy, though he gave no guidance on when that would happen.
On the commodity markets, October crude in New York dipped a dime to $93.55 (U.S.) a barrel.
December gold fell $3 to $1,277.20, while September copper was up one cent to $3.22 a pound.


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Nearly a quarter of American children and adolescents is developing type 2 diabetes or has already the disease, according to a study by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), published in the journal Pediatrics. Diabetes and other metabolic conditions seem to spread more rapidly among the young and are harder to treat than in adults.
The study also found that over 50 percent of overweight and obese teenagers had at least one risk factor for cardiovascular disease such as high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Prediabetes and diabetes rates rose faster than other lifestyle-related diseases among adolescents. "This was unexpected, especially since obesity has been leveling off," said Dr. Ashleigh May, a researcher at the CDC and lead author of the study report.
The term "prediabetes" refers to higher than normal blood sugar levels and the possibility of developing type 2 diabetes and other risks factors for heart disease, stroke and kidney disease, according to the CDC.
Not too long ago, type 2 diabetes was known as adult onset diabetes because it was virtually unheard of affecting children. But with the growing childhood obesity epidemic in recent years, more youngsters are being diagnosed with the disease every year.
Even normal-weight children are not completely safe. Of those thinner kids, 37 percent have at least one heart risk factor, said Dr. May. "Anyone who's eating a diet high in sugar and fat will likely have problems, even if it isn't apparent in their weight," said Dr. Dorothy Becker, chief of endocrinology and diabetes at Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. "If they don't make a change, then they'll carry all of these risk factors into adulthood, and that's like having a ticking time bomb over your head. You don't necessarily know when it's going to go off, but it's likely that it will," she added.
Dr. Mark Hyman, chairman of the Institute for Functional Medicine and founder of The UltraWellness Center as well as bestselling author of "The Blood Sugar Solution," agrees. "One in three children born today will have diabetes in their lifetime. We are raising the first generation of Americans to live sicker and die younger than their parents. Life expectancy is actually declining for the first time in human history," he warned.
Even the distinction between prediabetes and diabetes he considers as meaningless. "Prediabetes is not 'pre' anything," he said. "It is a deadly disease driving our biggest killers – heart attacks, strokes, cancer, dementia and more. So if your doctor has diagnosed you with prediabetes or metabolic syndrome, don't think that you are only at risk for something "in the future," such as diabetes or heart attack. The problem is happening right know."
In response to study reports like these, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recommended that children and adolescents undergo regular check-ups of their blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
The good news is that these developments are largely reversible and avoidable in the future through dietary changes and lifestyle improvements. "The big message here is that children and teenagers need more help with following a healthy diet and staying physically active," said Dr. May.
Obviously parents are the first line of defense when it comes to their children's health and well-being. But society has a role to play as well – nutrition and health education in all public schools being one of them.
In all likelihood this latest CDC study will be dismissed (like most others) in the public discourse as just another "doomsday" report that can be ignored. In truth, however, an entire generation's future is at stake. If we continue on the path we are currently on, we are going to become a nation where being sick is normal and good health is the rare exception. It doesn't have to come to that.
Timi Gustafson R.D. is a clinical dietitian and author of the book "The Healthy Diner – How to Eat Right and Still Have Fun"®, which is available on her blog, "Food and Health with Timi Gustafson R.D." (http://www.timigustafson.com), and at amazon.com. You can follow Timi on Twitter and on Facebook.


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Acting like that in front of God, out of love, in order to please him, when our whole life goes against the grain: how splendid, to be God's juggler! How marvellous it is to play one's part for Love, with sacrifice, without any personal satisfaction, just in order to please Our Lord! That indeed is to live for Love. (The Forge, 485)
We read in Scripture: ludens in orbe terrarum [1], that God plays over the whole face of the earth. But he does not abandon us because he adds immediately afterwards: deliciae meae esse cum filiis hominum [2], my delight is to be with the children of men. Our Lord is playing with us! So when we feel that we are just play acting, because we feel cold and uninspired; when we find it difficult to fulfill our duties and attain the spiritual objectives we had set ourselves, then the time has come for us to realise that God is playing with us, and that he wishes us to act out our play with style.
I don't mind telling you that the Lord has, on occasion, given me many graces. But as a rule I have to go against the grain. I follow my plan, not because I like it, but because I've a duty to do so, for Love. 'But, Father', you ask me, 'can one put on an act for God? Wouldn't that be hypocritical?' Don't worry: for you the moment has arrived to play out a human comedy before a divine spectator. Persevere, for the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are contemplating your act; do it all for love of God, to please him, although you find it hard.
How beautiful it is to be God's jester! How beautiful to act out such a role for Love, with a spirit of sacrifice, not seeking any personal satisfaction, but just to please Our Father God who is playing with us! Turn to Our Lord with confidence and say to him: 'I don't feel like doing this at all, but I will offer it up for you.' And then put your heart into the job you are doing, even though you think you are just play acting. Blessed play acting! (Friends of God, 152)
[1] Prov 8:31
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a-, ab-, abs-
(Latin: prefix; from, away, away from)
This prefix is normally used with elements of Latin and French origins (abs- usually joins elements beginning with c, q, or t).
The form ab- is regularly used before all vowels and h; and it becomes a- before the consonants m, p, and v. The prefix apo- has similar meanings.
This list is a very small sample of the multitudes of a-, ab-, abs- prefixes that are available in dictionaries and those in this unit are only meant to present a few examples.
You can greatly expand your word knowledge in this
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Abstemious people restrict themselves to the bare necessities of life and prefer an austere, simple, or unassuming lifestyle.2. Etymology: abs-, ab-, "from, away from" + temetum, "intoxicating drink, mead, wine".
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2. A refusal to vote either for or against a proposal: The committee vote resulted in five ayes, ten nays, and four abstentions.
3. The deliberate choice of not doing something: The abstention by the mayor during the vote resulted in the proposal being defeated.
2. To cleanse; hence, to purge: Rebecca, the nurse, absterged Manfred's wound with disinfectants and a special lotion.
2. The practice of not doing or having something that is wanted or enjoyable: Jeremy started to drink again after a long period of total abstinence from alcohol consumption.
Abstinence may refer to denial of certain foods and drinks thought to be harmful to a person's health; however, it can also refer to refraining from behavior that is considered immoral.
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2. Etymology: from abstract, meaning "disembodied, divorced from being perceived by the senses or the mind or being handled or touched or felt" + statistic, "facts that describe a situation".
2. Not easy to understand; based on general principles or theories rather than on specific instances: The abstract about light absorption was understood by very few people and so it was read exclusively by a select group.
3. A brief statement of the essential thoughts of a book, article, speech, court record, etc.: The clerk will prepare an abstract for the judge to read.
4. A summary of a longer text, especially of an academic article: The students were instructed to write short abstracts summarizing the main points in the article that was presented to them.
5. A concept or term that does not refer to a concrete object but denotes a quality, emotion, or idea; such as, truth, love, hate, etc.: The aria from the opera emoted on the abstracts of love, hate, and revenge.
6. Existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment: Clarence referred to abstracts like "truth" and "justice".
7. A work of art, especially a painting, in a style that expresses the artist's ideas or feelings instead of showing the exact appearance of people or things; not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature: The artist's style of painting could only be described as abstract; because it was so difficult to understand.
8. Etymology: the word abstract was formed from two Latin word parts, ab-, "off, away from" + tract, "to draw, to pull".
Abstract originally meant "drawn" or "taken from"; such as, part of a text taken or abstracted from a larger piece of writing. Then abstract came to mean "difficult to understand" or "pulled away from easy understanding".
Later in the late 1800's, the word's meaning changed to a reference to a new artistic style; that is, abstract art when it suggested that the artists' pulled away from reality and were more concerned with presenting forms and ideas than in representing actual people and things.
2. To write a short summary of a speech, report, or other piece of writing: Einstein's theory of relativity is said to be abstracted from data gathered in several scientific experiments.
2. An emotional or mental condition that takes a person's attention from what is happening around him or her: Mildred was looking out of the classroom window in abstraction as she was thinking about her sick mother during the teacher's presentation.
3. The act of obtaining or removing something from a source: Dr. Black read an abstraction of the patient's data from the hospital records.
2. Those who do not represent or imitate external reality or the objects of nature: The abstractionists were criticized for not presenting realistic ideas for improving the parks, streets, and other aspects of the city that had been deteriorating for years.