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smc (Secret Maryo Chronicles)
Secret Maryo Chronicles is an Open Source two-dimensional platform game
with a style designed similar to classic sidescroller games such as Super
Mario Bros. It uses the platform independent library SDL and, since
version 0.98, the OpenGL accelerated Graphics Renderer. The game is
developed in C++.
To compile this game you will need OpenGL (with hardware acceleration
enabled) and CEGUI. Make sure CEGUI is compiled *WITHOUT* DevIL support
(or just make sure it is not the default image codec) and *WITH* either
FreeImage or SILLY codec support (FreeImage is the most recommended choice).
Also, the background music for this game, if desired, must be installed as
a separate package. SlackBuilds for the music pack, FreeImage, and CEGUI
can all be found on SlackBuilds.org.
Please see readme-linux.txt in the docs directory of the source for more
information on this software.
Maintained by: Phillip Warner
Keywords: Secret Maryo Chronicles,Super Mario Clone,mario,luigi,nintendo
ChangeLog: smc
Download SlackBuild:
smc.tar.gz.asc (FAQ)
(the SlackBuild does not include the source)
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| doinst.sh
| slack-desc
| smc-1.9_boost.patch
| smc.SlackBuild
| smc.desktop
| smc.info
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The names and opponents changed, but unfortunately for the LA Galaxy, the result stayed the same.
The defending MLS Cup champs were knocked out of the US Open Cup by the Carolina RailHawks on Tuesday, bowing out of the competition with a 2-1 loss at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, N.C.
Pat Noonan had put the Galaxy up with an early strike but Carolina scored two goals in the final 15 minutes to snatch the victory.
The loss was the Galaxy's third consecutive in such manner as San Jose and Houston overcame early Galaxy leads to win as well.
Noonan donned the captain's armband as the Galaxy sent out a reserve-laden squad. Hector Jimenez stole a ball in the 38th minute and found Chad Barrett down the right wing, who fed Noonan at the top of the area. The veteran striker put the ball away, beating former MLSer Ray Burse to give the Galaxy the lead.
Jimenez though left the game before the half with a knee injury, the severity of which was not immediately known.
The Galaxy lost Barrett and defender Bryan Gaul to injury by the 71st minute as well, perhaps playing a factor in the comeback.
Carolina began their late barrage with a quarter-hour left. Former New England attacker Zack Schilawaski got the ball to Ty Shipalane, who got behind the Galaxy defense and beat Bill Gaudette for the equalizer. Shipalane then spurred the hosts on to the match-winner when he sent a long cross in from the right wing that found the head of Brian Shriver in front of goal. Gaudette couldn't control the rebound and the RailHawks completed their rally.
The Galaxy now have lost nine games in all competitions this year, one more than they had in all of 2011.
WATCH: Full Match Highlights
LA Galaxy 1, Carolina RailHawks 2
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
WakeMed Soccer Park – Cary, N.C.
Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup – Third Round
Scoring Summary:
LA – Pat Noonan 1 (Chad Barrett 1) 38'
CAR – Ty Shipalane 1 (Zach Schilawski 3) 75'
CAR – Brian Shriver 5 (Ty Shipalane 1) 88'
Misconduct Summary:
CAR – Ty Shipalane (Yellow Card) 72'
LA – Rafael Garcia (Yellow Card) 83'
LA Galaxy: Bill Gaudette; Tommy Meyer, David Junior Lopes, Leonardo, Bryan Gaul (Rafael Garcia 71'); Hector Jimenez (Bryan Jordan 44'), Michael Stephens, Marcelo Sarvas, Kyle Nakazawa; Pat Noonan©, Chad Barrett (Mike Magee 65').
Subs Not Used: Brian Perk, Kenney Walker, Edson Buddle.
Carolina RailHawks: Ray Burse; Cory Elenio, Gale Agbossoumonde, Austin King, Kupono Low©; Amir Lowery, Austin da Luz, Brenier Ortiz (Ty Shipalane 66'), Nick Zimmerman; Brian Shriver, Zack Schilawski (Jason Garey 82').
Subs Not Used: Akira Fitzgerald, Sam Stockley, Jamie Finch, Chris Nurse, Mike Palacio.
Referee: Kevin Terry
Referee's Assistants: Daniel Thornberry and Ben Wooten
4th Official: Brandon Marion

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It seems that all industries go through plateaus in their stages of growth. Often, at certain points in time, language changes with an industry's shift of emphasis.
In the club industry, the term "aerobics" has fallen out of favor for "group exercise." The term "deconditioned" is being replaced by terms such as "fitness inactive" or "yet to be fit." Even the term "workout," which has often been thought of as a "hard" term, has disappeared from the sales and marketing language of most quality facilities.
The time may be coming for a new term for "fitness," a word that has described our businesses and core practices for at least two decades. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, many of us in the then-novice fitness industry went out and sold "exercise." We stood at commuter train station platforms and handed out guest passes to anybody who would take one. We volunteered to speak at the PTA and service organizations such as the Kiwanis, Elks, Lions and Eagles clubs — any fraternal orders that would invite us to a rubber-chicken lunch, just to get across our message of exercise. We regularly collared members to bring in their friends, family members and co-workers to try our club. We were advocates for exercise — some folks even called us missionaries.
Sometime in the mid-1980s, the exercise movement turned into the fitness movement, and that in turn quickly evolved into the membership movement. Advertising and sales efforts were geared to those people who were already interested in getting fit. Rather than create a wider market of potential users from a huge consumer base, we concentrated on carving up a smaller member market among an increasing number of facilities' offerings.
It's a practice that we still follow in the commercial club market sector of the health and exercise industry. It's a practice that is finally failing most of us. Club companies with lots of marketing money, along with facilities' "wow factors" and/or price divergence, are rapidly taking more and more market share from most operators.
A friend who happens to be one of the leaders of the hospital-based sector of the health and exercise industry professed that many of his associates in his segment are embracing a movement away from "fitness" and towards "wellness." In fact, his staff is trained not to use the word "fitness" in any conversation, and there is no reference to "fitness" in his advertising and marketing. The medical sector is rapidly moving to a model of lifestyling, and total health and wellness. This model is often based on program sales and not on membership emphasis.
I've often thought that "fitness" is actually a segregating, rather than an integrating, word. You either are or you are not "fit." There is no middle ground. When people think of the term "fitness," other images may come to mind, such as "gym," "hard bodies" or "trim people." It is likely that the majority of present-day consumers tune out when they hear the word "fitness." Could it be that our industry's emphasis on fitness has worked against us and has contributed to the fact that we've plateaued in the past few years at 14 percent of the population belonging to a club?
Maybe "fitness" has outlasted its usefulness and should be relegated to the scrap heap of terms that helped get us there but won't get us any further. Perhaps "exercise" or "activity" may be more applicable to a wider audience. Some would say that it is time for the word "wellness" to become the language of our industry. My own belief is that few fitness facilities are ready to move towards lifestyling and integrated practices of exercise programming and well-being. Ready or not, we need a new word to help launch us into new markets.
We are approaching a crossroads in the commercial sector of the club industry, a junction that has us seeing a lot of segmentation of markets and offerings, and an intersection where "what has been" will be dominated by the few with money, systems, and excellence of advertising and sales. The future is yet to be determined by entrepreneurs who step out of the morass of "same old, same old" and create the new health and exercise industry, an industry that will not be centered around "fitness."
Michael Scott Scudder owns and operates MSS FitBiz Connection, an online-based club consulting and training service. Scudder can be reached at 505-690-5974 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Long a professional actress, Karen Hokanson (RVHS Class of 1999) is moving into the producer's chair for a new show in the Twin Cities: The Dinner Detective.
Karen Hokanson knows about stage fright.
When the 1999 RVHS graduate was performing in the school's production of Guys and Dolls, "I had to hit Jim Schnobrich over the head every night with a sugar (breakable) wine bottle every night," she said this week from her Minneapolis home.
"Every night I wondered, 'What if this is a real wine bottle this time?" she laughed.
This month Hokanson is experiencing stage fright of a different type. She is the owner and executive producer of The Dinner Detective, Minneapolis, which opens at the Hotel Minneapolis on Oct. 26.
After graduating from RVHS, Hokanson majored in theater in college. She spent the next few years shuttling back and forth between Richmond, Virginia, Connecticut, Chicago, and New York for different roles.
In addition to making small appearances on TV shows such as 30 Rock and what she describes as "off-off-off-off-off Broadway" plays, Hokanson has performed in such shows as The Music Man, South Pacific, The Glass Menagerie, A Man for All Seasons, and A Christmas Carol.
Several years ago, in Chicago, Hokanson played a role in The Dinner Detective, which she describes as "an interactive modern-day whodunnit."
The concept is simple. The audience members arrive for dinner at a restaurant, then find themselves caught up in the middle of a murder mystery taking place all around them.
"There are no costumes; the performers are dressed like everyone else in the audience," said Hokanson. "Everyone is a suspect, and it's tricky trying to figure out who is a part of the show, and who isn't. It's theater in the round — the show is going on all around you."
Currently, The Dinner Detective has franchises in 24 cities across the United States, including Las Angeles, Dallas, San Diego, Milwaukee, and Omaha.
But not Minneapolis....
"The longer I was with it, it got to a point where I said, 'Can I make a living with this?'" Hokanson said.
"I did a lot of research and in the end, producing a version in Minneapolis was a no-brainer for me. Minnesota is part of my home roots, and I have family all over Minnesota."
Besides, Hokanson admits, "I was tired of living out of a suitcase."
She and her husband bought the rights to host a Minneapolis franchise, moved to the Twin Cities, and settled in to produce the Minnesota version of The Dinner Detective.
"Our show is set in the Hotel Minneapolis, an old bank," Hokanson said. "It has a cool, vintage vibe, with marble pillars and polished bank vaults."
Currently, Hokanson is finishing the process of casting nine actors and technicians to run the show on a rotating schedule.
"I'm excited, and terrified at the same time. Casting is extremely stressful. It's definitely a different feel being on this side of the table," she laughed. "It's completely consuming my life. There's always something else to do, something else to get better at."
For more information and to book tickets, visit: www.thedinnerdetective.com/sites/minneapolis/ or call the Box Office at 877.445.5442.


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When it comes to taking care of your skin a lot of people don't think of going below the neck. They cleanse, exfoliate, treat, and moisturize their face but when it comes to the rest of their body – a bit of soap slapped on in the shower is all it gets. It is important to take care of your body skin as it can have the same issues that facial skin can. It is true that it is generally a little more tough and can handle a bit more than your face, but you should still give it the TLC it needs.
Your chest and neck can often have the same issues that your face does – acne, rosacea, and sun damage. What you do to your face you should carry down onto your neck and chest – especially the sunscreen!
Acne can occur anywhere on your body and should be treated to prevent it from getting worse. Most of the time the same products that help your facial acne will help your back acne, but as I said above sometimes your skin is a little tougher so you may need something a little tougher to work on this skin such as the ZENMED Body Acne Combo.
You should make sure to exfoliate your body as it creates dead skin cells and needs to refresh itself just as on the face. You can make your own scrub with brown sugar or Epsom salts or use a scrub formulated for the body.
One thing that I have heard over and over again is that you can tell someone's age not from looking at their face – but by looking at their hands! Hands are exposed to the everyday elements of wind, sun, and environmental damage and most people don't stop to think of doing anything about it. It is extremely important to apply your sunscreen on your hands (and any other exposed body part!) each morning – and throughout the day as you wash your hands. You can use a special sunscreen for the body or hands but I generally just use the same sunscreen as I use on my face – applying it at the same time. If you haven't been doing this and are noticing age and sun damage on your hands – go ahead and treat them with a lightening cream such as the ZENMED Skin Eraser and you'll see a difference in no time.
So don't ignore your body – that skin is just as important as the skin on your face!


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Chester, Pa. (August 25, 2013) - The Chesapeake Bayhawks defeated the Charlotte Hounds, 10-9, to earn their second consecutive MLL Championship title on Sunday, August 25 at PPL Park in Philadelphia, PA.
Led by Championship Weekend MVP, John Grant Jr., the Bayhawks grabbed 10 goals and played a strong defensive game. They have now earned the Championship title in three of the last four seasons, and their fifth club title.
The game opened with a faceoff win for Chesapeake's Adam Rand, but it was the Hound's that struck first with a goal from Ryan Young, a minute and 11 seconds into the quarter. Adam Ghitelman made a couple of stops as the Bayhawks tried to keep the pressure on before the 2012 Championship MVP, Ben Rubeor put Chesapeake on the board, sending one into the net. Veteran attackman, Casey Powell would add to this, putting the Bayhawks up 2-1. After Charlotte went 1-5 in shots on goal, Young grabbed another one to even up the game. This was only temporary as Grant came in with the pick and roll to give the Bayhawks the 3-2 advantage.
The score would remain at 3-2 until the 3:43 mark in the second quarter, when Grant would take the feed from Powell to score again, making it a 4-2 difference. Charlotte failed to take advantage of a man-up situation and just couldn't get a shot off. Matt Danowski was the only Hound to take a shot on goal in the quarter. To close out the half Grant slashed another goal with 1.1 seconds on the clock to head into halftime up 5-2 and complete a natural hat trick.
The third quarter would see a change in pace, with the ball traveling up and down the field, the type of lacrose tailored for a young, Hounds team, but still they struggled to compete. Grant would again send the ball sailing past Ghitelman, carrying his team to a 6-2 lead. The Hounds then turned it on, scoring two goals 46 seconds apart, one from rookie Jake Tripucka, and Young completing his hat trick. With a 6-4 lead, the Bayhawks kept the Hounds scoreless the rest of the quarter. Drew Westervelt and Matt Mackrides would contribute to the Chesapeake lead, making it 8-4 before heading into the final 15 minutes of the MLL season.
Rookie Mike Sawyer, chipped away at the Chesapeake lead, finding the net behind Kip Turner. With a man-up advantage the Bayhawks' demonstrated a great passing game to allow Westervelt his second goal of the game. Charlotte wouldn't let Chesapeake run away just yet, closing in with a pair of goals from Peet Poillon and again from Sawyer, putting them just two points back. Westervelt would come in for his third goal off the day, and make it a 10-7 game with 7:07 to play. In the last two seconds Charlotte captain, Danowski would send in an impressive two-point goal, but still came up short with a final of 10-9.
While the Hounds only held the lead in the first minutes of the game, they never let the Bayhawks feel comfortable with it. In the end though, Chesapeake outplayed the youthful Hounds. The veteran Bayhawks have now won five MLL Championships, hoisting the Steinfield Trophy for the second consecutive season, with the help of veterans like Powell, Rubeor, Westervelt, and Grant, along with an outstanding performance from Turner.
Game Notes:
· Chesapeake's Kip Turner went 14 for 22 in saves, earning a .636 save percentage in the game.
· Three players completed hat tricks in the game, Drew Westervelt and John Grant Jr for the Bayhawks, and Ryan Young for the Hounds.
· Championship MVP, John Grant Jr. scored four consecutive goals in the game, one in the first quarter, two in the second, and one last goal in the third. He would finish the game with four total points.
· Adam Ghitelman, in goal for the Hounds made 9 saves, on 19 shots on goal.
· Charlotte's Ryan Young led their offense, tallying 7 points in the game, including four goals and three assists.
· Just four players scored goals for the Hounds, while only five players tallied goals for the Bayhawks in the Championship game.
· Both Drew Westervelt and John Grant Jr. would score four points in the game, leading the Bayhawks' offense.
· The 10-9 score ties the record for lowest score in a Championship Game. In 2009 Toronto defeated Denver and in 2011 Boston beat Hamilton by the same score.


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Life Flight
BLACKFOOT—A few weeks ago we asked our Facebook friends about their financial experience with an emergency Life Flight; due to the response on Facebook, we decided to do some research.
LifeFlight Network's(LFN) main goal is to save lives. They have been striving to achieve that goal by transporting over 75,000 patients over the course of the past 35 years.
LFN is a nationally recognized, not-for-profit air medical service. There are fifteen bases in Idaho, Oregon and Washington, and various reciprocal partners around the western United States. Idaho's bases are located in Pocatello, Boise, Eagle, Lewiston, and Sandpoint.
Most of our Facebook friends commented on how ridiculous it cost to have a friend or loved one who had to be transported via LFN. Here are a few of their comments:
"My son had to ride on life flight last March. It was $40,000 before insurance costs. If we paid it all at once they would reduce it to $20,000," Becki Whiting Kress continues, "That was from Idaho Falls to Primary Children's in Salt Lake."
"Last year my 45 minute ride cost me $22,000," said Brock A. Bassett.
"$19, 500 as of 2012 from Blackfoot to Portneuf," said Nita Palmer Lane.
"I am thinking that it depends on the care you receive on flight. A friend of ours had a heart attack. The insurance was billed $100,000. Insane," said Stacey Staples.
LFN does not offer special insurance policies, but they do offer memberships as a secondary to insurance carriers. The membership costs $60 per family, per year. This fee helps protect you, your spouse or domestic partner, dependents claimed on your income tax return, and even elderly or disabled family members who are living in your household from out-of-pocket expenses. LFN works directly with your insurance company. Those who are covered by Medicaid are not eligible.
An important point to remember is that emergency air medical transports are based on medical need, not membership status. The medical need can only be determined by a Physician or Emergency Medical Service provider, hospital, or other qualified third party that's recognized by Medicare.
Another valid point to remember is costs associated with air medical transport for the purpose of an organ transplant are not covered by the membership.
About a month ago 15 new Agusta Westland 119Kx helicopters were put into service at the Pocatello air base at Portneuf Medical Center. These helicopters have the ability to transport a two person critical care team and two patients with full body access. They are also able to go up to 175 MPH to provide faster transport.
This membership could not only save lives, but could also save your family's financial future. To sign up for a membership you can sign up online at lifeflight.org or, you can also mail in an application with a payment, or you can even call toll-free at 1-800-982-9299.
In the words of our fellow Facebook friend, Joe Hewlett, "What is the asking price for your life?"


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dry cookies going to dry airWednesday, March 26, 2008
We are headed west tomorrow to go skiing. I know it seems a little crazy this time of year, but it seemed like a fabulous idea back in December, when we booked it. Actually, we are all really looking forward to it. Sort of like our last hoorah to winter.
I wanted to make some sort of hearty cookie to take along with us. Something healthy too. I found a recipe for peanut butter trail mix cookies in one of my old books. I thought they sounded pretty good. Thought that I could use the goji berry trail mix that I have been loving. I have been trying to get my family to love the goji berries. Read a lot about their benefits, plus the cute guy at Whole Foods told me they were great for you. All righty then. I will put them in everything.
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Have a fantastic time! Good luck on the sock - don't forget that you're there for skiing, not knitting. :)ReplyDelete
Awwww, I'm missing you already! Have a safe trip, and hurry back :-) Oh and have fun!ReplyDelete
One of these days I'm gonna try your cookie recipes. Right now though I have hubby on South Beach diet... not such a good time to bake!
I've been in the US for 10 years now and I still don't get sick of people telling me they love my accent :) And apparently they could listen to me talk all day too. Wish we could chat over coffee too
Have a great time! Winter is wearing away here in VT and I have to say as thrilled as I am about it I am a touch sad to see it go. You'll have fun enjoying the snow knowing that you'll have more warmth to come home to. Plus you get to give your knits their last big hurrah!ReplyDelete
Have a great time! As always, I think your cookie recipe sounds great. Dry cookies have their place, too:)ReplyDelete
will miss you. have a blast!ReplyDelete
Enjoy your Spring Break, Leslie! Happy (ski) trails. Shoosh!ReplyDelete
Have fun with all of that airplane knitting;)!!ReplyDelete
oh! although i really want spring, i am a bit jealous, you know. have fun!ReplyDelete
The snow is amazing, Leslie. I know you will have a blast. Enjoy yourselves. There's nothing better than a spring break ski trip with your children. We always say those spring breaks were the best memories of family time spent together.Be sure to get one of those precious ski photos taken of you with the kids.ReplyDelete
That is funny about the cute guy at Whole Foods!ReplyDelete
I hate when I make something that I love and everyone else hates because it means I will never make it again.
Have a great trip!
Those cookies sound delish to me! Love the goji too! Have a great weekend!ReplyDelete
Hope you're having fun! I love dry cookies with my coffee, too.ReplyDelete
Just want to say that yours is my favourite blog. I love your projects, the cookies, the fabulous photos and the stories of you and your kids. Thanks! I have been blogging for a short time - just about our craft projects, reading and the fun things we do. Your blog is an inspiration. Cheers! Enjoy the skiing - we've been swimming in a rooftop pool in Sydney for our long weekend.ReplyDelete
I hope you're having (had) a great time!ReplyDelete
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I hope the skiing was great! Spring skiing out west is the absolute best. We do it every year.ReplyDelete


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Last Thursday I came home and my TiVo was having an identity crisis. It was so confused -- how could it not be taping anything on a Thursday night? Did I not care about it any more? Had it done something wrong? I'm not going to lie to you. The whole thing got a little ugly.
See the week post May sweeps is tough for us all -- even inanimate objects. A look back on the good, bad and the ugly.
Best Kiss: What I loved about the kiss between Jim and Pam on "The Office" was that it looked like two real people kissing -- not a big sweeping only-in-Hollywood kiss. It was slightly awkward and sloppy first kiss. Just like real life.
Kiss I Wanted But Didn't Get: For a show that always willing to have people lock lips at the most preposterous times, I don't understand why we couldn't have had the First Lady and Aaron smooch in the season finale of "24."
Savviest Show on TV: You have to give the producers of "American Idol" credit. They know people are going to watch their show no matter what but they still went all out. "American Idol" has transcended being a mere television show to becoming a colossal pop-culture phenomenon -- like the Oscars or the Super Bowl. I would skedaddle the fake awards but other than that the show was quite fun. With horrifying performances (what was Toni Braxton trying to do with Taylor Hicks) and a preview of the upcoming concert tour (I still love Mandisa), this was the best results show the series has had to date.
Best Channeling of "The Sopranos": The entire season finale of "House" only existed in House's head.
Best Direct Address of Fan Theories: Desmond told Jack, "We're stuck in a bloody snow globe" on "Lost" while Locke told Eko "It's not real. We're only puppets, puppets on a string."
Best Romantic Surprise Besides "The Office": Sara and Grissom together in the bedroom in the final moments of "CSI." Nothing like watching your friend almost die to make you finally realize you have to make a move.
Most Poignant Death: You have to love how Papa Bristow ended it all on "Alias."
Death That Could Change a Man: Jack Bauer exacting his own form of justice on Christopher Henderson on "24."
Best Season Finale, Comedy: "The Office"
Best Season Finale, Drama: A tie between "Lost" and "24," with the edge to "Lost," brother.
Best Part of "ER": Gallant's surprising death (he was mid-sentence) and Parminder Nagra beautiful performance.
Worst Part of "ER": Really, do Sam and Abby always have to be in danger?
Most Ridiculous Part of "Prison Break:" So they chopped off T-bag's hand and he's still able to run through the woods? Forget the loss of blood; wouldn't he pass out from the shock of it all?
Least Surprising Death: Ever since I heard someone would die on "Close to Home," I knew poor Christian Kane's Jack wouldn't live to see second season.
Most Welcome Death: There are some times where the only option for a character is death. Such is the case with poor-little-not-so-rich girl Marissa on "The O.C."
Least Believable "Desperate Housewives" Plot Development : Um, why would Mike be close to proposing to Susan? Shouldn't they at least try going out to dinner first?
Most Disturbing "Desperate Housewives" Plot Development: Um, do we really need Bree to have another crazy boyfriend? But good bait-and-switch by the show to bring on Kyle MacLachlan as a seemingly innocuous love interest for Susan.
Season Finale That So Didn't Have To Be Two Hours: "Boston Legal."
Least Surprising Surprise Pregnancy: That Lois was pregnant yet again in the series finale of "Malcolm in the Middle."
Most Surprising Surprise Pregnancy: That J.D.'s new girlfriend is expecting on "Scrubs."
Most Ridiculous Moment: That Izzie would cut Denny's cord on "Grey's Anatomy." I've gone over and over it in my mind and it will never make sense.
Most Poignant Series Finale: Was "The West Wing" not just pitch-perfect? Only drawback -- we so needed more Donna and Josh moments.
Most Satisfying Series Finale/Best Flash-Forward of Time: I said I needed Vaughn and Sydney walking off into the sunset and that's exactly how "Alias" ended. Plus it was an excellent touch that Sark is still up to his shenanigans.
Worst Flash Forward of Time: I've already said my peace about "Will and Grace."
Best Surprise Ending: All hatch broke loose in the season finale of "Lost." Those scientists calling Penelope on "Lost" and announcing "I think we found it." I haven't been that surprised since the whole "you've been gone for two years" ending of the second season of "Alias."
My Most Rewarding May Sweeps Moment: My parents have never been big fans of TV. I think I've told you the limited the amount of TV I could watch growing up (thus creating the monster who writes for you today). On Wednesday May 24, my mom was in one room calling me about "American Idol" while my father was in another calling me about "Lost." I've never been so proud.
What did you think of May sweeps? Talk about it on the TV Gal message boards.
"Rescue Me" Returns
Denis Leary and the rest of his "Rescue Me" crew return for a third season Tuesday at 10 p.m. on FX. Now you know I have loved this show since Tommy Gavin's first dysfunctional moment. If I were on some sort of self-destructive bender, I would so run away with him. I have seen the first three episodes of the season and the show's hilariously politically incorrect sense of humor is still in tact, but I've got to tell you I'm a little concerned.
As you recall, when we last left Tommy Gavin, his son Connor had been killed by a drunk driver and his Uncle Teddy (a slimed down Lenny Clarke) had avenged Connor death. Despite the harrowingly realistic way the series dealt with Connor's death, this may have been one too many tragedies to saddle Tommy with. Even Andy Sipowicz misfortunes were more spread out. But the bigger problem is what befalls FX's other out-there series "Nip/Tuck" -- they take what makes the show so special and push it too far. Would every woman who crossed Tommy's path really want to sleep with him? And this season, the show seems partial to clichéd story lines. I could see the surprise ending of the premiere episode coming from the opening moments. I don't want to say more than that because I don't want to spoil anything for you. But after you watch the show, let me know what you think. We'll talk more about this next week.
Where Have I Seen Them Before?
Dave was the first to recognize Sonya Walger, Special Agent Patrice Serxner on "Sleeper Cell," Jane on "CSI: NY," Donna on "The Mind of a Married Man," and Sally on "Coupling," as Desmond's true love Penelope on "Lost." And that was Alan Dale, Caleb on "The O.C." and Vice President Jim Prescott on "24," as her dad.
Shawn was the first to recognize Kenneth Johnson, the dear departed Lem on "The Shield," was Joseph, the not-so-dead-actually drug counselor on the season finale of "Cold Case." We also saw him on "CSI" as the road-raging Randy.
Dave recognized Susan Walters was the woman who started the drug rehab center and was having an affair with one of the teens in her program. Walters was Meg on "Point Pleasant" and Tiffany on "Melrose Place." And Michelle reminded me that Walters was also Dolores on "Seinfeld." Remember Jerry couldn't remember her name? Sam Anderson, Bernard on "Lost," Holland on "Angel," and Dr. Jack Kayson on "ER," was her husband.
Kyle was the first to recognize Kiersten Warren, Alex on "Saved by the Bell: The College Years," as Nora, the woman who, according to my mother, "is going to be quite a problem," for Lynette and Tom next season.
Jim caught Paul Schulze as the doctor treating Captain Brass on "CSI." Schulze was Ryan Chappelle on "24" and Father Phil Intintola on "The Sopranos." And Teal Redmann, Louise on "Gilmore Girls," reprised her role as Brass' no-good daughter Ellie.
Eric Mabius, Tim on "The L Word," Dean Jack Hess on "The O.C.," and Jeff on "Eyes," was the FBI agent investigating the lab on "CSI: Miami." You'll also see him in the fall on the new ABC comedy "Betty the Ugly." Dahlia Salem, Dr. Jessica Albright, the one Morris is sleeping with on "ER," was also one of the FBI agents investigating the lab.
Bluegreen recognized Carlo Rota as Chloe's ex-husband Morris (file under: who knew she had been married?). Rota was Gardner Vance on "Queer as Folk" and Mr. Jones on "La Femme Nikita."
Michelle Clunie, Mel on "Queer as Folk," was the woman House thought was the wife of his patient in the season finale of "House."
Natasha Gregson Wagner was the woman pretending to be an EMT in training but really working with Sam's ex-husband on "ER." Wagner, the daughter of Natalie Wood and Robert Wagner, is April on "The 4400." Thanks to Seth who was the first to recognize this familiar face.
Quotes of the Week
"I was wrong." Locke to Mr. Eko on "Lost." Aaron and Rob were the first to submit the most popular quote of the week.
"You beat death Arvin, but you couldn't beat me." Jack Bristow's last words to Sloane on "Alias." Thanks to Jason and Sean who were the first people to send in the second most popular quote.
"I'm not ready to say goodbye." Sara to Gil on "CSI."
"I wouldn't have done anything differently, except maybe Oliver." Ryan to Marissa on "The O.C."
"Synergy, Dynasty called and they want their shoulder pads back." Sean about Synergy's designs on "The Apprentice." Thanks to Stacey for the quote.
Highlights of the Week Ahead
All times listed are Eastern Time for May 29 to June 4
"Last Comic Standing" returns for a brand new season Tuesday at 8 p.m. Boston's Anthony Clarke replaces Jay Mohr as the host and the winner gets an exclusive talent contract with NBC and a comedy special on Bravo.
Katie Couric gets ready to sleep late when she says goodbye to "Today" Wednesday at 7 a.m. on NBC.
The first part of the last season of "The Sopranos" comes to Sunday at 9 p.m. on HBO. I haven't loved this season (did Vito's death surprise anyone?) but the conclusion of "The Sopranos" means "Entourage" returns next Sunday. Whoo-hoo.
That's all for today. I'll be back next Monday with reviews of the new ABC Family series "Falcon Beach," NBC's "Windfall" (starring the longest secret boyfriend I've ever had), and the new Lifetime series "Lovespring International." And don't forget, coming in June, my first reactions to the fall's new series and the annual Amy Awards. Have a question, seen a familiar face, have an inside scoop or want to nominate a quote of the week? Write me at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Conductor Salonen dashes from Frank Zappa to Stravinsky
(Reuters) - Finnish conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen dislikes musical anniversaries but he is celebrating so many this year he failed to notice one - the 20th anniversary of the death of the anarchic American rock innovator Frank Zappa.
It isn't often that "Mothers of Invention" founder Zappa's rock-and-orchestral score for his film "200 Motels" is revived, but Salonen, 54, will conduct it in October with the Los Angeles Philharmonic, where he served as Music Director from 1992 until 2009, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the orchestra's acoustically exquisite Walt Disney Concert Hall.
The fact that this year also is the 20th anniversary of the 1960s cult rock star's death was something Salonen hadn't realized until it was brought to his attention during a recent interview, but he said he was captivated by the idea of reviving Zappa's complex, multi-faceted piece the minute he saw it.
"I opened the score and the first line I saw was that this town (LA) is 'a sealed tuna sandwich'. I said, 'Okay, you can't say that's not a good match.' I realized this is the LA piece I want to conduct before I die."
From conducting "200 Motels" to Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring" might seem a stretch, but not so for Salonen, who will be leading Stravinsky's ground-breaking 1913 masterpiece in the same Paris concert hall only a few days after the evening a century ago that its premiere caused a near riot.
Salonen doesn't much like cultural anniversaries: "Very often these anniversaries, it seems like a duty, we play an awful lot and then after the year is over we've done that." But he's observing none with more relish than "The Rite of Spring".
"The miracle of that piece is the eternal youth of it. It's so fresh it still kicks ass and how many 100-year-old pieces do that? There's such powerful vitality in that music it's almost scary," he said over coffee in London.
"The thing about 'The Rite of Spring' is that it just landed on this planet, there are no predecessors, there are no models. Stravinsky didn't work off of any models. So it's like a perfect egg that drops."
Lack of models is not something that can be said for the works of another of Salonen's anniversary composers, the Pole Witold Lutoslawski whose birth centenary is this year.
Lutoslawski wrote in the 20th-century modernist idiom, with extreme craftsmanship and polish that sometimes makes his pieces seem a bit distant or, at other times, deeply gloomy.
But that's not at all that Salonen finds when he conducts Lutoslawki's symphonies, all four of which have been reissued in a two-CD set by Sony. He recently concluded a Lutoslawski cycle in London with the Philharmonia Orchestra and will make the case for the composer again in Madrid in May.
"I realized apart from a few pieces that seemed to have kept place in the repertoire many of his pieces have kind of disappeared, including some pieces that I found absolutely powerful and fascinating. So I thought I would use this anniversary in such a way that I could shed light on that repertoire to allow people to hear it again and then, of course, the rest is up to the people."
The importance of connecting with people is something that Salonen, both as a conductor and as a composer, which takes up an increasing amount of his time, says he learned in LA.
He became Music Director in Los Angeles at what he considers a ridiculously young age, running a multi-million-dollar cultural institution in his early 30s and having brought with him what he calls his "suitcase full of European superior knowledge of everything".
"In a European way of thinking...we always focus mostly on the intention of the composer...and very little attention is focused on the actual effects, the interface when the music hits the listener - what is that process, what does it do to me?
"And I realized that perhaps my focus had been soft, instead of being primarily interested in the methods I should be more interested in the actual effect.
"What I learned in LA is you cannot actually separate the mind from the body. It's impossible, and it would be meaningless."
He says that attitude has carried over into his music which at times sounds like it belongs to the "spectral" school of composition, with its intense focus on sound and timbre, but at other times turns lushly romantic and poignant, as in his Violin Concerto, which was recorded by American violinist Leila Josefowicz and won the prestigious University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition in 2012.
"It has to do with getting older, because I realized...somebody will always conduct concerts, there are a lot of good guys and women who can do it very well...but only I can write my music, nobody else can do it for me," Salonen said.
"If I don't write the music I want to write it's a dramatic loss to me."
(Editing by Paul Casciato)© 2016 The Classical Art, All rights reserved. Do not reproduce without permission.


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Maldini, Salamanca Place, Hobart, TAS
When in Hobart, make sure you visit Salamanca Place in Sullivans Cove, the city's bustling, waterfront heart. Life here in the 1830s was all about industry, but today this picturesque cobblestone square is a destination for food, art, shopping and music. Wander the galleries and relax under the sun umbrellas. Shop for fine Tasmanian craft in the Salamanca Markets and dance outdoors in the courtyard of the Salamanca Arts Centre. Here Hobart's cultural life meets its rich history.
The simple Georgian warehouses lining Salamanca Place were built in the 1830s to house grain, wool, whale oil and imported goods. Today the warehouses have been reinvented as galleries, theatres, cafes, bars and restaurants. Browse boutiques selling jewellery, fashion and urban design or meander through an underground bookstore. Enjoy a meal or refreshments beneath the stone arches that sailors, whalers and workmen once trudged beneath.


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A ramshackle car with a mud-spattered body shutters along a dusty street leading into the small town of Petrusburg, in South Africa's arid western Free State region. The car – its rusted exhaust sending acrid black smoke into the air – is driven by Pitso Marumo, an official from the local branch of the ruling party, the African National Congress (ANC).
Marumo is on the prowl for supporters to attend a party meeting. He brings his vehicle to a sudden halt in the middle of the road. His passenger and ANC colleague, Maboza Ledaka, leans out of the window and asks a woman, "Sister, will you be at our meeting later today?"
His clothing leaves his target in no doubt as to the politics behind the gathering. He's wearing a black t-shirt depicting a smiling President Jacob Zuma. "I've hardly taken this shirt off since Msholozi won the election (in April 2009)!" he exclaims, using the president's Zulu clan name.
In the hot and dry western Free State, towns slumber among vast golden maize and yellow sunflower plantations. It's as if the elections that saw the rise to power of the controversial Mr. Zuma have yet to happen. "Stop Zuma!" proclaims a poster of the opposition Democratic Alliance.
"Too late!" Marumo says, laughing at the banner and shouting, "It's too late to stop Msholozi! He will be our president for life; that is what I want!"
Although official campaigning ended with the 2009 polls, it's still going on in some towns in Free State. People continue to walk the streets wearing buttercup yellow t-shirts encouraging fellow South Africans to "Vote ANC." Ledaka says, "You still see these election things around here, because that election was the biggest thing ever to hit this forgotten part of the world. People don't want to forget it; they want to keep it alive…."
Marumo says many issues that were raised during that election are still issues today – especially whether activists can campaign on private farms without permission: "As politicos, we have no choice but to continue addressing these issues until they are resolved."
'Politics doesn't make food…. Only hot air'
In western Free State in particular, political rivalries born during the election are still simmering as a result of some white farmers who allegedly refused – and are still refusing – to allow their laborers to be involved in political activity. Marumo says the farmers threaten to fire any workers who disobey them and refuse to allow political meetings on their land. The farmers say politics interferes with farm work and lowers their production, so it's bad for South Africa's economy.
During the 2009 election period, Marumo says, ANC agents were able to ensure that political rallies were held on farms in the largely rural region. "Most of our supporters here work on isolated farms; the only way to reach them is to go and speak about politics on the farms themselves," he explains. But the ANC official adds that some farmers remain "stubborn," which means the issue of political activity on farmland is "far from dead."
He says "government intervention" is sometimes called for, in which case officials from the relevant state agency visit the farmers to "negotiate" access to their land. The officials visit farmers like 72-year-old Barend Reynecke, who's listening to static-filled commentary on a rugby game on a small transistor radio on his stone porch. Despite the mind-numbing heat, Reynecke is clutching a mug of steaming coffee.
The rancher's grimaces and groans offer proof that he's in a bad mood. His team's losing. To make matters worse – they're losing to their bitter rivals. "Those big city fancy-pants from Johannesburg!" Reynecke says.
With a large, sunburned hand, he swats a fly away from his face and declares, "We farmers allow politics on our farms. But we have a rule that political meetings must not take place when there's urgent work to be done. We have a responsibility to produce food for this country. Politics does not make food. It makes hot air."
Reynecke's floppy khaki sunhat, decorated with leopard-skin print material, almost falls off as he nods vigorously to the rhythm of his words. "Some workers and the ANC have a problem with rules and discipline. They would like to have a political rally on a farm every day. We can't allow this."
The farmers are 'good people'
A few miles down the asphalt from Petrusburg is another similar town, Koffiefontein. In English, its name is 'Coffee Fountain' – the settlement that Afrikaners named centuries ago after a stream, its water the rich dark brown color of the brew. Huge silver grain silos loom over the place. A massive copper kettle – reinforcing Koffiefontein's association with coffee – welcomes visitors at the entrance to the town.
Resident Storm Parker says the ANC and local farmers "can't ever be friends" because, she says, "the ANC just arrives on the farms out of the blue and then expects everyone to just jump for them" – a charge Marumo denies, saying "all meetings are organized well ahead of time."
Parker's married to a farmer. She says men like her husband "personally" transport their workers into town to allow the laborers to attend ANC rallies and provide the workers with food to eat at such events. The issue, Parker maintains, is not the farm laborers' support of a particular political party, but rather that "farmers believe politics must be kept off their farms…. But if the meetings are held elsewhere, that's fine."
On Koffiefontein's main street, support for the farmers arrives from an unexpected source – in the form of ANC official Tshokolo Mantjies. He's wearing a t-shirt – again depicting a grinning Jacob Zuma – and is sheltering from the sun under a tree, the wind chimes hanging from its branches blown gently by a breeze.
Mantjies says "as far as possible, politics must not interfere with farming…. Our country needs food, and farmers must be left to farm, not worry about political gatherings on their land."
He adds, "From what I have seen in this province, many farmers even go so far as to help their workers to get involved in politics." Mantjies describes what he witnessed at Koffiefontein on election day in 2009.
"I've seen three farmers with vans. And they had their farm workers on the vans and they brought them to the voting stations to come and vote," he says. Mantjies says most white farmers in the western Free State are "good people" – even though "they don't like" the ANC.... "But that is their right," he stresses.
'The number of the beast'
On a farm not too far from Mantjies's homestead, opposition Congress of the People (Cope) supporter Azael Mashampi drives his tractor into a strong headwind. "Yes, we lost the election. Zuma won," he sighs, switching the vehicle's engine off and climbing down.
Mashampi's more upbeat wife, Elisa, chips in, "But we weren't destroyed. We're still here. We now have people in parliament. At least we stopped the ANC from getting 66, 6% (of the vote, which would have given it a two-thirds majority in parliament)."
"And just as well for them!" Azael interjects. "In the Bible, 666 is the devil's number, the number of the beast…."
Azael says he's worked for farmers in the Free State for decades and – although there are some "bad types" among them – "they are the biggest providers of jobs in this province. As such, the good they do far outweighs the bad."
Shielding his face from dust whipped up by a sudden gust, Azael says, "The farmers are with us. Many of them, they vote (for) Cope. So, we are standing together with the farmers. We've always said our arms are open for the farmers."
Dogs, pigs and the egghead
Back at Petrusburg, Jan Tokkel puffs on a cigarette, his arms leaning on a steel fence. Sweat beads on the hairs of his moustache and beard. A homemade sign is mounted on the man's front gate. Its crooked lettering is scrawled on a chunk of old school blackboard. The sign reads, 'Hey. Be careful of the pig that's going to eat you.'
Tokkel laughs uproariously when asked about it. "I am a small farmer – pigs," he says, strings of white smoke curling out his flaring nostrils. "Did you know that pigs are the best guard dogs on this earth? Dogs are much more stupid than pigs," he says.
Unlike many small town residents in western Free State, Tokkel says he doesn't care at all about politics. "In fact, politics is banned on my farm – not that anyone would want to hold a blerrie (bloody) political rally here!" he says, raising his voice in mirth, and casting his eyes across a plot strewn with broken bricks and old car parts. At the back of the yard, some men slouch against a wall, gulping beer from large brown bottles.
A woman pokes her head around a corner, squinting into the sunlight. Addressing the men, she asks, ""What's going on here?" A man tells her, his voice slurring, "Someone from the American newspaper is here to talk about Zuma."
Oh! The eierkop (egghead)," she says, using another term of affection for the president – this time referring to Zuma's large, shiny pate. The drinking men cackle into their beer bottles.
"By the way," she says, clutching a bundle of dirty washing and simultaneously arranging multicolored curlers in her bush of disheveled hair, "How is he doing? Is he going to do something good for the Free State?" she asks, dipping into the bucket holding a pile of underclothes and arranging one of the garments on a line.
"I don't know," answers another man, beer froth lining the sides of his mouth. "Ask the man from the newspaper," he tells the woman, rolling his calcified eyes.
"Who cares, says Tokkels. "Life is still the same here, nothing's changed. Zuma must give me money so I can feed my pigs properly. If he does that, then maybe I will also join all you nikswerde (good-for-nothings) who do nothing all day except talk kak (nonsense) about politics."
Then Tokkels ambles off, his slippers shuffling in the dust. "My pigs are hungry," he repeats.
The washer woman stares after him. "Everything here is hungry," she says to Tokkel's back.
"But not thirsty!" says the man with the dead eyes, smiling as he sucks at the neck of yet another bottle.


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The Board of Bar Overseers has publicly reprimanded a Worcester lawyer who struck a pedestrian in 2011 while driving under the influence.
According to the state board, Yancy L. Garnett, who maintains a Dix Street office, ran a stop sign and hit a pedestrian July 12, 2011. The pedestrian's companion removed the keys from Mr. Garnett's car, and he walked off. Mr. Garnett was arrested a few blocks from the accident, according to the Board of Bar Overseers.
On June 12, 2012, Mr. Garnett admitted to sufficient facts in Worcester District Court to driving under the influence of alcohol, and the case was continued without a finding to May 14, according to the board.
The board filed a petition for discipline alleging Mr. Garnett violated the state's rules of professional conduct, and received a response from Mr. Garnett. The parties agreed to recommend Mr. Garnett receive a public reprimand.
"In aggravation, the criminal conduct resulted in an injury to a pedestrian, the respondent left the accident scene, and he had previously admitted to sufficient facts to leaving the scene of property damage," the board said in a statement. "In mitigation, the respondent's criminal conduct did not involve the representation of a client and he had sought counseling."


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The Orioles have agreed to terms with supplemental first round pick Josh Hart, a Parkview high school center fielder from Lilburn, Ga., according to an industry source.
Hart was selected in the supplemental first round – 37th overall – by the Orioles this month. The bonus slot for the 37th pick is $1,508,600. Hart signed for slightly under that, according to an industry source.
Hart is expected to be in Baltimore for a physical early next week. The club does not announce agreements until physicals are completed and approved.
In other Orioles news, the club traded Triple-A catcher Chris Robinson to Tucson of the San Diego Padres organization for a player to be named. They...


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Billionaire Boys Club Releases Jay Z 'Magna Carta Holy Grail' T-Shirt
Jay Z's Magna Carter Tour is wrapping up but Billionaire Boys Club is keeping the momentum going with new shirts to commemorate Hov's 12th solo album. Available in both black and white, the T-shirt, designed by Sk8thing, features the brand's iconic astronaut logo, sitting on a throne, while holding two chalices. Rumor has it BBC plans to release more MCHG merchandise including hoodies and headgear. Until then, grab your tee from BBC's online shop here.


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Art Now
Figure 66
Shadi Ghadirian (Iran, b.1974)
Untitled, from the Qajar series, 1998
Gelatin-silver bromide print
9 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. (24.45 x 16.51 cm); Sheet: 10 x 8 in. (25.4 x 20.32 cm)
Purchased with funds provided by the Art of
the Middle East Acquisition Fund, Art of the Middle East Deaccession Fund, the Ralph M. Parsons Fund, the Joan
Palevsky Bequest by exchange, and Catherine Benkaim, with additional funds provided by Angella and David Nazarian.
© Shadi Ghadirian
© Museum Associates dba
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In the not-too-distant future, men are largely extinct, women reproduce by cloning and Mother Earth is healing from a global catastrophe. Melissa is a 21-year-old health aid who learns from her elderly friend about a time when women fought over motherhood. She falls in with the notorious "zoo gang" and befriends the local zoo's only man. Helping him escape, she makes a shocking discovery that will change her world forever. ...


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Judge who saved Earl Washington dies
Lloyd Sullenberger, the judge who, in 1985, stayed the execution of convicted-but-later-proven-innocent Earl Washington, has died.
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The previous Hook story about this highlights the need for change in our police practices. Recently heard about the case of Marvin Anderson at the UVA Law School Forum highlighting the work of the Innocence Project. Anderson was sentenced to 210 years and held for 15 for a crime he didn't commit.
He, like Earl Washington, was exonerated with the help of the Innocence Project using DNA evidence. One has to wonder how many other innocent people are in our jails ? When will we demand taped confessions ?
from the Hook article linked above:
ââ?¬Å?They were all wrong," said lead counsel Peter Neufeld (shown above at right in the photo with Washington) of the investigation. Neufeld, co-founder (along with O.J. trial vet Barry Scheck) of the renowned DNA-favoring legal clinic called the Innocence Project is now calling on Virginia to ensure that all future confessions are tape recorded. Then, if questions arise, Neufeld says, ââ?¬Å?All an officer needs to do is press the play button."
Since the article doesn't mention his name, I'll do so below. He will be greatly missed by many.
Lloyd C. Sullenberger dies
Posted: 02/20/2009
Retired judge who granted Earl Washington's stay of execution dies at 68
The retired judge who in 1985 granted a stay of execution that bought time for mentally disabled convicted murderer-rapist Earl Washington Jr. to be exonerated has died at 68.
Lloyd Coleman Sullenberger, a justice from 1984 to 2000 of the 16th Judicial Circuit, which covers Charlottesville and the counties of Albemarle, Culpeper, Fluvanna, Goochland, Greene, Louisa, Madison and Orange, died Wednesday, apparently of a heart attack, in a Charlottesville hospital.
The Orange resident, who retired from the bench March 14, 2000, will be honored at a memorial service Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in Orange, where he had served on the vestry.
The Earl Washington case involved a man with an IQ of 69 who was picked up by police on an unrelated charge and during interrogation confessed that he raped and killed Rebecca Lynn Williams in Culpeper on June 4, 1982.
I agree all confessions should be taped, and they should all have a lawyer present, and all bullets that are evidence of murders or accidental deaths should be taken out of the bodies of the dead and the public should have the right to know what gun the bullet was shot from rather than just assume it was from the convicted person's gun. A few years back I read of a case where a man was shot and then another man shot the man who supposedly shot the first man, but the bullets were never recovered and it was just assumed the second man did the right thing. We need to better scrutinize these cases.
Really... would it have hurt to add a single sentence about the man, or as Reality points out, to even include his name? He was a thoughtful and kind man who will genuinely be missed by all who knew him.
And righting a wrong is exactly what Judge Sullenberger did. He, like many other judges, have come to realize that the credibility of a cop is no better than the average law abiding citizen nowadays. It never should have been in the first place now that we see all of these innocent people being set free after serving 15 to 20 years behind bars. The average person can't even begin to comprehend the mental anguish of sitting in jail for 15 to 20 years knowing all along that you are innocent of the crime you were convicted of.
Sick, I think you should blow the whistle on that cop you mentioned that keeps bringing lawsuits to the county...
knowledge is power!
Thanks, Hawes. No criticism implied in my comment, just wanted to add his obit. A truly good man.
Condolences to Page, Sarah, Dorothy, Paul, Rhew and Avery.
No way! I live to see if a few of his next moves in dealing wih the public tops all the other stupid things he has already done. The poor guy is dumb as a rock! :)
For some reason I saw that coming! :)
did you retire from police work or just leave if you don't mind me asking
Insightful, thanx :)
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Boulder, Colorado, USA -- The scientific community can now take a long-awaited look at the research behind the selection of Yucca Mountain, Nevada, as the nation's high-level radioactive waste repository.
The Geology and Climatology of Yucca Mountain and Vicinity, Southern Nevada and California, published by the Geological Society of America, presents important results of a significant part of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Yucca Mountain site characterization study. The study was conducted by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and the DOE National Laboratories. The book includes discussion of the mountain's tectonic setting and detailed structural geology and stratigraphy, evaluation of tectonic models that have been proposed, and a study of the climate history and possible climate change that could affect the mountain's ability to isolate radioactive waste.
According to co-editor John Stuckless, U.S. Geological Survey, Denver, CO, more than $6 billion has been spent thus far to study geologic, engineering, and transportation issues associated with Yucca Mountain. The site characterization study contained results of more than 20 years of scientific research and analysis by hundreds of scientists.
"A major challenge of producing the book was coping with the sheer volume of research," said Stuckless. "We needed to boil it down and make it usable, retaining key findings as well as important nuances."
Stuckless expects the book to draw significant interest from beyond the scientific community. "This research will be the prime support for DOE's application for licensing, which will be submitted to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in 2008," he said. "The research reported in this Memoir will be studied and used by the legal community, Congressional staffs, and virtually everyone involved with or having a stake in Yucca Mountain."
Stuckless and co-editor Robert Levich, U.S. Department of Energy (retired), are now at work on a second volume. It will summarize current understanding of the hydrology and geochemistry of the Yucca Mountain area. They hope to have it ready to submit to GSA by the end of 2007.
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The Geology and Climatology of Yucca Mountain and Vicinity, Southern Nevada and California
John S. Stuckless and Robert A. Levich (Eds.)
Geological Society of America Memoir 199
2007, 205 pages, US$65.00, GSA member price US$46.00