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Edge of Darkness (UK - BD)
Chris Gould takes a look at the recent conspiracy thriller starring Mel Gibson...
Edge of Darkness stars Mel Gibson as Thomas Craven, a veteran homicide detective of the Boston Police Department and single father to twenty-four year old Emma (Bojana Novakovic). When his daughter returns home for a visit she unexpectedly falls ill, but as he prepares to take her to the hospital she is gunned down by an unknown assailant and dies in his arms. Due to his hazardous occupation everyone naturally assumes that Craven was the intended target and that Emma was simply collateral damage, but after some investigation Craven begins to suspect otherwise. His enquiries lead him deep into the dangerous world of corporate corruption and government cover-ups. Eventually Craven's search for his daughter's killer brings him into contact with Darius Jedburgh (Ray Winstone), a CIA operative who has been sent in to contain the situation at any cost.
Edge of Darkness is based on 1985's popular six-part BBC television drama of the same name. I never saw the BBC series (I was only ten at the time), but from what I understand this adaptation retains the core of the story while updating the setting and events to reflect contemporary issues. I actually went to see the film when it was released theatrically, and although I'm not a huge 'Mad' Mel fan I actually found it quite enjoyable. It featured strong performances throughout, especially from Gibson, who gave a very convincing turn as the grieving father hell bent on bring his daughter's killers to justice, while Danny Houston provided another typically slimy performance as the head of the nefarious corporation. While I would have liked to have seen first choice Robert De Niro in the role, Ray Winstone didn't do a bad job with the hard-nosed Jedburgh either. My opinion of the film hasn't really changed with this second viewing on Blu-ray, which is to say that Edge of Darkness is a solid film that should please fans of the genre, even if it probably won't be remembered as a classic. Although the events play out in a fairly predictable manner the journey is definitely worth taking, especially if you're a thriller enthusiast or a Gibson fan.
Edge of Darkness arrives on Blu-ray with a 2.40:1 widescreen transfer (1080/24p AVC) that looks pretty damn impressive for the most part. Although the film is not as flashy as something fantastical like Avatar, the transfer does a wonderful job of recreating the real-world environments. The colour palette is generally very naturalistic, albeit ever so slightly muted, with lifelike skin tones. The daytime exteriors are particularly impressive, but even the darker interiors are pleasing, although blacks can sometimes get a little crushed. Even so, contrast is generally very strong. Fine details such as facial pores and fabric are rendered with clarity, and what little softness there is would appear to be an intentional stylistic choice. From what I could tell the image is virtually artefact free (both digital and analogue), and it looks extremely 'film-like' thanks to a fine, unobtrusive layer of grain. All-in-all this a very good transfer.
The English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 soundtrack impressed me from the outset, with some excellent use of ambient effects during the scene in which Thomas meets Emma at the station. Rain falls all around the listening position, really putting you in the middle of the downpour, while cars travel discretely around the soundstage as they drive along. The shooting also comes as a bit of a surprise thanks to some effective stings from the rears that almost made me jump out of my seat. Other good examples of effective use of the discrete channels come during a high-speed pursuit and the hit-and-run (bit of a spoiler there). Dialogue is generally clear, if a little quieter than some releases, and while bass is not particularly aggressive it has some solid moments. While Howard Shore's score is a fitting accompaniment to the on-screen action it isn't one of his more memorable efforts, but it's generally mixed well with the other elements. As with the video the audio is very competent, if not quite up there with the best.
Oh, I almost forgot to mention that the disc also includes a Dolby TrueHD 5.1 soundtrack in English, just in case you feel the need to compare the lossless formats.
Icon has assembled a modest collection of bonus material for their release of Edge of Darkness, details of which can be found below. It should be noted that the UK release lacks the bonus DVD and Digital Copy that come with the US version, and the publicised commentary by Martin Campbell has not materialised.
Focus Points: When you click play you are presented with the option of watching the feature with additional branching Focus Points. Among other things, they 'focus' on the original Edge of Darkness miniseries, Mel Gibson's return to acting and director Martin Campbell. Initially I was worried that this feature wasn't working, as when I pressed enter on my remote nothing happened and the menus disappeared, but pressing enter again kicked things off. It's a bit of an oddity and something to watch out for.
Deleted Scenes (05:18 HD): First up with have five brief deleted scenes, which consist of some alternate scenes featuring for Jedburgh and a couple of additional scenes where Craven remembers his daughter and goes after Huston's character. The Jedburgh stuff is actually quite good, but the rest is pretty forgettable.
Featurettes (30:39 HD): Nine featurettes follow, each focussing on a different aspect of the production. Unfortunately these featurettes are actually the Focus Points masquerading as additional content, although it is actually easier to watch them like this than to interrupt the film all the time. Anyway, the complete list is as follows: Revisiting the Edge of Darkness Mini-Series; Mel's Back; Director Profile: Martin Campbell; Thomas Craven's War of Attrition; Making a Ghost Character Real; Scoring The Edge of Darkness; Adapting The Edge of Darkness Mini-Series; Boston As a Character; Edge of Your Seat.
First Look Footage (10:34 SD): This is one of those made-for-TV featurettes that includes plenty of footage from the feature accompanied by talking heads and voice-over. This wasn't present on the US disc, but I have sneaky a feeling that it was made specifically for the British market (but don't quote me on that). In any event it provides a decent overview of the plot, but if you've seen the film it's slightly redundant.
If you're looking for a solid conspiracy thriller you could certainly do a lot worse than Edge of Darkness. The film doesn't break any new ground, but it's nice to see Gibson doing what he does best and this second viewing on Blu-ray only served to reinforce my positive opinion. Technically Icon has delivered a solid Blu-ray experience with pleasing visuals and decent audio, although I have to confess with being slightly underwhelmed by the bonus content. Even so, Edge of Darkness gets a thumbs up from me.
* Note: The above images are taken from the Blu-ray release and resized for the page. Full-resolution captures are available by clicking individual images, but due to .jpg compression they are not necessarily representative of the quality of the transfer.
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Yeah, I had trouble taking him seriously as the antagonist.
That's a rather fetching hat Danny 'Come in' Huston is wearing in Screen Cap # 4.
Good solid film that delivered some legitimate shocks in the cinema. Big shame the commentary appears to have been sc**pped though.
Glad to see Mel back on screen. Will give it a rent.
I like how Winstone gets a spot on the box for the UK disc. I only wish more Americans knew of him. Didn't ever catch this one in theaters thanks to a busy school schedule, but I really ought to give it a rent now.
Suitable only for persons of 15 years and over
Disc Details
Release Date: 14th June 2010
Discs: 1
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 English, Dolby TrueHD 5.1 English
Subtitles: English
Extras: Deleted Scenes, Featurettes
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Martin Campbell
Cast: Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic, Jay O. Sanders
Genre: Thriller
Length: 116 minutes
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The heavy-duty Dodge Ram 3500's powerful engine choices and functional interior make it a solid choice for hard-core truck users.
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Lots of people who drive pickup trucks don't really need them. Whether it's because they fancy themselves the next Kenny Chesney or relish the idea of helping friends move, we don't know. But they typically drive half-ton trucks. When it comes to driving a heavy-duty dually (dual rear wheels), only non-poseurs need apply. Piloting one of these massive brutes as your daily driver around suburbia (or worse yet, the city) makes about as much sense as using a Carnival Cruise ship as a fishing boat. However, for buyers who need a truck with immense capabilities, the 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 makes perfect sense.
Only three car companies make heavy-duty pickup trucks; the others are Ford with the F-350 and General Motors with its fraternal twins -- the Chevy Silverado 3500 and the GMC Sierra 3500. Among them, the Dodge Ram 3500 is the eldest statesman, as this generation goes back to 2003. Yet it is by no means outdated, thanks to an interior redesign a few years ago and the adoption of the latest 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel inline-6 (which boasts 350 horsepower and 650 pound-feet of torque). For 2009, the turbodiesel is standard on the Ram 3500, giving the truck a lofty tow capacity of 16,350 pounds when properly equipped.
Apart from the short-bed Quad Cabs, all Ram 3500s also feature a dual-wheel rear axle and are available in two-wheel- and four-wheel-drive configurations, with the latter being controlled electronically on all but the lowest trim level. The 4WD 3500 has a solid front axle and recirculating-ball steering setup, while the 2WD model gets an independent front suspension and rack-and-pinion steering.
Pitted against the Ford F-350/450 Super Duty and Chevy Silverado 3500HD, the 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 makes a respectable case for itself. It boasts strong work capacities, the roomiest crew cab available and ruggedly handsome styling. However, bed capacity is one area where the Ram suffers. The standard bed is shorter than expected, while the Mega Cab's truncated bed could potentially limit fifth-wheel trailering applications. Other than that, the 2009 Ram 3500 should meet the needs of anyone looking for a heavy-duty hauler.
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The 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 heavy-duty pickup is available in three cab styles: regular, Quad Cab (crew cab) and Mega Cab (a jumbo crew cab). The regular cabs come with a long bed only, while the Quad Cab has either a short or long cargo bed. The Mega Cab rides on the same wheelbase as the Quad Cab long bed but pairs an even bigger cabin with the short bed. The regular cab comes in ST or SLT trims; the Quad Cab in ST, SLT or Laramie trims; and the Mega Cab is SLT or Laramie only. With the exception of Quad Cab short beds, all Ram 3500s have a dual-rear-wheel axle.
The Ram ST is the bare-bones trim level, offering little more than 17-inch wheels, vinyl upholstery, 40/20/40-split front bench seat, air-conditioning and a CD player. The SLT adds alloy wheels, cruise control, cloth upholstery, carpet, full power accessories and keyless entry. The SLT is equipped similarly but comes only with the Mega Cab. The luxurious Laramie gains dual-zone automatic climate control, leather seating, a power driver seat, upgraded speakers and steering-wheel-mounted audio controls.
Options on the upper trims include a sunroof, remote start, power-adjustable pedals, front bucket seats, Bluetooth, a navigation system, satellite radio, an upgraded stereo and a rear-seat entertainment system.
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The Ram 3500 dually is available with rear-wheel or four-wheel drive and comes with a 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel inline-6 that produces 350 hp and 650 lb-ft of torque. This big mill can be paired to a six-speed manual transmission or a six-speed automatic. The Cummins comes with a big-rig-like exhaust brake, an unusual feature for a factory pickup, that provides additional stability and braking power when towing very heavy loads. Properly equipped, the Ram 3500 can tow up to 16,350 pounds.
Antilock disc brakes are standard, while side curtain airbags are optional. Optional on the SLT and standard on the Laramie are power-adjustable pedals.
No crash tests have been performed on the 2009 Dodge Ram 3500, but the lighter Ram 1500 earned five out of five stars in government crash tests for its protection of front occupants in head-on collisions. Frontal-offset collision testing performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety similarly resulted in a top rating of "Good."
Although it's built to take on the most demanding tasks, the 2009 Dodge Ram 3500 is still a relatively comfortable truck. The steering is light and the Ram 3500's turning circle is smaller than that of other heavy-duty pickup trucks. Ride quality is also respectably supple and nearly as comfortable as that of most half-tons. And for serious hauling along with decent fuel mileage, the 6.7-liter Cummins turbodiesel is tough to beat.
The 2009 Ram 3500's cabin features white-faced gauges, simple twist-knob climate controls and a huge center armrest/bin. Although it is a straightforward, user-friendly design, materials quality trails that of GM's heavy-duty pickups. Ram crew cabs can seat up to six people, and the rear seats fold up to reveal a flat load floor for carrying large items inside. Unfortunately, rear seating in Quad Cabs is noticeably more cramped than in competitors' crew-cab trucks. The Mega Cab more than compensates by expanding legroom by nearly a foot and offering a comfy, reclining backseat. If carrying passengers in comfort is a priority equal to pickup utility, it's hard to do better than a Ram 3500 Mega Cab model.
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At the beginning of the week, Oppenheimer chief market technician Carter Worth released an analyst note that turned heads because of its brevity and frankness.
The bulk of it read: "We have no new thoughts. Sell."
Stock markets around the world have been a bit hyperactive in recent days amid talk the Federal Reserve will do a so-called "tapering" of its quantitative easing program sooner rather than later. To that end, a few local investment professionals saw a variety of takeaways in recent Fed-related news and comments earlier this month from Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke.
One interesting theme they cited, for example, has to do with market volatility. Craig Dismuke, the chief economic strategist of Vining Sparks IBG LP, said that having $85 billion in monthly Fed asset purchases be data-dependent creates significant volatility, referring to the Fed's coupling of a wind-down of its stimulus efforts to exact employment number targets.
When the Fed set its target, some analysts began to speculate that once the jobless rate even started to approach that target, the market would preemptively react, possibly go into panic mode, and force the Fed to postpone its plans.
"I think the Fed underestimated how much volatility it would create," Dismuke said.
Bernanke's plans included ending the Fed's quantitative easing once the jobless rate falls below 7 percent.
"The reason markets are moving so much is that 7 percent rate Bernanke gave," Dismuke said. "I think the market was OK with the idea of slowing purchases a little bit. But I don't think anyone was thinking about when they would end purchases altogether."
He added that the Fed has not made substantial improvement in the labor market, which is one part of the central bank's dual mandate. The Fed's charter calls for it to pursue "maximum employment" as well as price stability.
Dismuke said the Fed is now in the midst of a "very tenuous process" for reasons that include how housing will fare once record-low interest rates begin ticking higher.
Robert Trimm, chief investment officer for Legacy Wealth Management, meanwhile, also seized on Bernanke's reference to 7 percent unemployment.
"Before this, the Fed had only made reference to 6.5 percent unemployment as the level at which they would begin to consider raising the federal funds rate," Trimm said. "Thus, I think the market had been 'pricing in' continued Fed buying of treasuries and mortgage backed securities well into 2014. Bernanke is now effectively saying that QE could begin to end this year.
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"Given that short interest rates have been at zero for years now and inflation is below the Fed's long-run target of 2 percent, an increase in interest rates in my mind should be a positive signal for stocks. The increase in U.S. real interest rates has certainly hammered gold. Higher interest rates would signal increasing demand for bank loans, which would eventually correspond into higher GDP growth. But then again, the Fed is now managing a $3.4 trillion portfolio in a $16 trillion economy. The size of the Fed's balance sheet suggests higher interest rate sensitivity to small changes in expected growth than otherwise."
Stock prices should continue to move upwards, he went on, but it's likely to be a bumpy ride.
"I tend to be less optimistic than the Fed with regard to economic growth, and I think that rate of decline in unemployment could slow, thus elongating somewhat the Fed's tapering strategy," Trimm said.
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If he weren't in such pain, Hokie Gajan would have a field day describing his physical condition. You can almost hear the colorful New Orleans Saints radio analyst cracking wise in his trademark self-deprecating style.
"I'm walking around like a drunk pelican on a swinging bridge."
"I'm about as comfortable as a mudbug in a worm hole."
But there's nothing funny about Gajan's health problems. A debilitating case of arthritic gout and the physical fallout from an injury-riddled seven-year NFL career has extracted a toll on the former LSU and Saints running back.
Today, Gajan's hands are so swollen and distorted he can't grip a fishing rod. His knees and back are so balky his wife, Judy, suggested he apply for a handicapped license tag. He's walked with a limp for two decades, and his feet are so swollen across the toe joints he's gone from a 10½ regular to an extra-wide 15-EEEE.
All this for a man who will turn 54 on Sept. 6, two days before the Saints' season opener against Atlanta.
"Hokie is 53 but he looks like someone in his early 80s because of his health," said Bobby Hebert, Gajan's former teammate with the Saints and broadcast partner at WWL-870. "We've all had our aches and pains, but he's had it tougher than any of us."
Indeed, while thousands of fans hear Gajan's colorful Hokie-isms on Saints games or see him pitching a local product on TV, few are aware of the decline of his physical condition in recent years. Most just assumed the happy-go-lucky Hokie was just humping along through life just fine.
But friends and family have seen Gajan's once active lifestyle gradually grind to a halt.
Once fast enough as a high school senior to qualify for the state track finals in the 220-yard dash, he can't remember the last time he ran.
Once able to leg-press a team-best 1,400 pounds in the Saints' offseason strength programs, he can barely lift his leg to the second rung of a barstool.
The man who used to bench-press 400 pounds with ease, now needs his wife to open a ketchup bottle for him.
"It hurts to see him like this," said former Saints offensive lineman Stan Brock, Gajan's longtime hunting and fishing buddy. "I understand how painful it is for him."
Gajan has dealt with injuries of one kind or the other for much of his life. At 2, he gashed open his forehead while spinning to the "Hokie Pokie" song his older sister P.J. taught him. The doctor who stitched him up gave him the nickname. Howard Lee Gajan Jr. would forever be known as Hokie.
"I don't recall anybody ever calling me anything else," Gajan said.
The middle son of Howard Gajan's nine children, Hokie's life revolved around three passions: sports; the outdoors; and the Catholic church. He starred as a two-way standout at Baker High School, then earned a full scholarship to his dream school, LSU, located 7 miles downriver from his back yard.
The Saints selected him in the 10th round of the 1981 NFL draft, along with classmates Rickey Jackson, George Rogers, Frank Warren, Hoby Brenner and Jim Wilks.
Gajan started 36 games as a running back-fullback for Bum Phillips' Saints teams from 1981 to 1985. In 1984 he led the Saints with seven touchdowns and an average of 6.0 yards a carry, a season record which still stands for Saints rushers with 100 or more attempts. His 903 yards from scrimmage were second on the team to Rogers.
"Hokie was as blue-collar and old-school as they come," Hebert said. "He was tough, a great teammate. If Bum would've told him to run through a wall he'd have done it or died tryin'."
New Orleans Saints running back Hokie Gajan breaks to the end zone scoring the winning touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in September 1984.
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Injuries sidelined Gajan for three entire seasons and half of another one. He battled through back, ankle, head, hamstring and calf injuries during his first five seasons before a pair of severe knee injuries ended his playing career in 1987. The critical blow was delivered by Seattle defensive lineman Jacob Green in Week 10 of the 1985 season, rupturing all four ligaments in his left knee. Then general manager Jim Finks gave him a job as a scout in the personnel department and Gajan worked there for 14 years before moving into the broadcast booth in 2000.
For most of the first decade of his retirement, Gajan enjoyed a clean bill of health. Slowly but surely, though, things started to go awry. He had his right knee scoped and his left knee replaced in 2006. Back surgery came a couple of years later. Two years ago doctors removed the pinkie finger on his left hand. Last month they amputated the middle toe of his right foot.
"We're all dealing with our own injuries," Gajan said from Brock's Black and Gold Classic last weekend, where he spent two days trading fish tales and injury updates with about 30 former teammates. "For some of us, one part of the body is worse than the other. All of us wake up in the morning feeling like (crap). Something is hurting on you."
Indeed, few of Gajan's teammates managed to get through the Black and Gold Classic without some kind of ache or pain. Saints offensive Steve Korte limped around the charity auction on May 17 with his right knee still wrapped in gauze tape from knee replacement surgery last month.
"The injury rate in the NFL is 100 percent," Korte said. "There's only so much pain you can take before you decide to get something done about it."
Gajan's problems are exacerbated by gout, a painful form of arthritis that causes sudden and sometimes serve attacks in the joints. Gout is the most common form of inflammatory arthritis, affecting about 2 percent of the world's population. It was once known as the "disease of kings" because it was thought to be caused by protein-rich diets of meat and seafood and excessive alcohol consumption. Most gout cases today are attributed to genetics, obesity and physical trauma.
Gajan said his father also battled the disease, which is caused by high levels of uric acid in the blood. The acid crystallizes and deposits in joints, tendons and surrounding tissues.
Gajan's left elbow is pocked by large bony lumps. Another large deposit on the inside of his big toe has deformed his right foot.
He's long grown accustomed to the awkward looks and probing queries he receives when he goes out in public.
"It's aggravating," Gajan said. "I had my 83-year-old uncle down here and he fished every day all day. And I can't. Hell, I got grandkids that can get out there and hold a fishing pole. It depresses me. No, I'm not going to go home and stick a revolver in my ear but it's aggravating."
The disease is treatable and Gajan is doing everything he can to combat it. He takes the anti-inflammatory Indocin daily to combat the pain and swelling in his joints and Colcrys to limit the production of uric acid. He also pops aspirin and ibuprofen.
Mostly, he's learned to adapt. He wears tennis shoes whenever possible, opens water bottles with his teeth and sleeps on the couch if need be.
Grand Isle fishing guide, Jeff Brumfield, enables his angling addiction by wrapping the butt of his fishing rods in soft stretch tape to aid his grip. Milk crates facilitate boarding and disembarking the boat.
"I'm concerned more than anything else," Gajan said. "I want to be able to hunt and fish with my grandkids. If I can't physically get on a boat, that concerns me."
Gajan doesn't know how much of his ailments to attribute to football and how much simply to Father Time. He's certain some of his knee and back pains are due to blows he suffered during his playing career, but he's hesitant to assign all of the blame to football.
The NFL's health insurance lasts five years after retirement, but as in Gajan's case the most serious health consequences of a football career often don't manifest for a decade or more. Fortunately, Gajan's health insurance through WWL covers most of his costs. Unlike many of his former NFL peers, he hasn't been forced to draw on his NFL pension.
More than anything, Gajan doesn't want pity. The hard-nosed son of a Marine navigates his 50s just as he did would-be tacklers, head down, shoulders lowered and square to the line of scrimmage.
"I don't want anyone to feel sorry for me," Gajan said. "A lot of people have it worse than I do. I'd have to be in a wheelchair before I'd get a handicapped sticker."
The good news is Gajan is getting better. At the advice of Brock and through the encouragement of Judy and his four daughters, Gajan changed his diet in January and began exercising regularly for the first time in years. He also stopped drinking. He's lost 30 pounds and is as close to his playing weight of 235 points as he's been in decades. Far from nimble, he nevertheless can feel the difference when he plays with any one of his nine grandchildren.
"He's working hard to change his lifestyle, to pay more attention to the things he needs to be doing," Brock said. "That's part of his makeup. He is very, very mentally tough. He's made some changes as opposed to giving up and quitting. The beauty of it is, his hard work is starting to pay off. He's getting better. I just saw him dancing with his grandkids at his daughter's wedding."
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Knew Hokie had some health issues, but did not know that they were this severe.
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I'll bet you never see Hokie's name attached to some NFL injury lawsuit.
He's often said he knew the dangers so he's not bitter.
Love the guy. Class act and one lovable personality. One of the few things I like about WWL. I just wish he'd do more homework about the current NFL.
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Originally Posted by DannoI bet you are right. I hope our healthcare system doesn't fail him though - he needs serious attention.
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This is terrible to hear about. I hope Hokie gets better, and
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Under the original announcement, any new T-Mobile customer that signed up after March 26 would be placed on a "no contract" month-to-month agreement that featured tiered levels of data and voice minutes, while also paying full-price for the phone itself. However, even though the agreement T-Mobile was offering was a month-to-month plan, if customers decided to switch carriers within two years, they'd either have to return their phone or pay out the remainder of the contract.
Calling T-Mobile's advertising of its new plan "deceptive," Washington state's attorney general Bob Ferguson first ordered an investigation of the offer before taking action when he learned the fine prints. "As Attorney General, my job is to defend consumers, ensure truth in advertising, and make sure all businesses are playing by the rules," Ferguson said in a press release issued by his office. "My office identified that T-Mobile was failing to disclose a critical component of their new plan to consumers, and we acted quickly to stop this practice and protect consumers across the country from harm."
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Mystic schooner organization to miss deadline for state aid
Mystic - The organization trying to buy the schooner Mystic for use as an educational vessel for at-risk urban children announced Monday that it will not be able to raise the $100,000 needed to qualify for $400,000 in state funding by today's deadline.
The $500,000 would have been used as a down payment on the purchase of the $1.8 million vessel this month. The plan was that the rest of the cost would have been paid off over the next five years, using income from trips made by the ship.
But Chris German, the founder and CEO of Connecticut Community Boating, said the effort to raise the money will continue.
The state Department of Economic and Community Development was slated today to vote on the $400,000 in funding, but German said he expected the agency to postpone that vote until his organization can show it has the $100,000 in hand.
As of Monday afternoon, the organization had raised $2,090 from 29 donors, according to the website Gofundme.com, through which it has been raising the money.
German said an undisclosed donor has pledged to donate $50,000 once the organization is able to buy the schooner, but that is predicated on raising $100,000 and getting the state funding.
German said that even though "there is significant interest from other buyers, we have not been made aware of any offers as of yet on the Mystic, and since she is closest to home and the most beautiful of vessels, we will continue to endeavor to persevere."
If the schooner is purchased by another group, he said his organization would not abandon the idea of creating a school ship.
He added that "there are several other vessels internationally that could serve the same function, and while those would require transport to Long Island Sound and other assorted costs, the sticker price for the other vessels could justify those incurred costs."
He said his organization would wait to discuss obtaining other vessels until he knows what will happen with the Mystic, which he called the organization's first choice.
German's plan is to bring at-risk kids from Connecticut cities to go on week-long sailing trips aboard the 171-foot-long schooner.
The three-masted schooner has been for sale since 2009, when no one bid on it during a foreclosure auction. At that point, Lignum Vitae LLC, the local group that holds the mortgage on the boat, took ownership.
Lignum Vitae foreclosed on the mortgage to Mystic Schooner Line LLC, which was unable to pay off the remaining $2.9 million in mortgage, interest and fees. The Mystic was built in 2007 in Florida and began operating day sails, evening cruises and multiday trips as part of Voyager Cruises on Holmes Street.
German has said he would like to continue to base the Mystic in southeastern Connecticut.
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Anaheim, CA – Radek Dvorak netted both of Anaheim's goals to help the Ducks edge the Edmonton Oilers, 2-1, on Monday at Honda Center.
Saku Koivu tallied an assist on each of Dvorak's markers, while Jonas Hiller posted 27 saves for the Ducks, who have won two straight and four of their last five to extend their lead to 11 points over the Los Angeles Kings atop the Pacific Division.
"It wasn't a perfect hockey game, but I'm happy with the compete level," Anaheim coach Bruce Boudreau said. "We didn't break and got two points."
Nick Schultz scored the Oilers' lone goal and Devan Dubnyk allowed both goals on 38 shots in the setback, Edmonton's third in a row.
"For some reason, the last two games, we're taking more penalties," Schultz said. "We have to find a way to get points."
With 39 points, the Oilers find themselves four points back of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with nine games remaining.
Dvorak's first marker gave the Ducks a 1-0 lead late in the first, as a long rebound off a Ben Lovejoy shot ended up in the slot, where Dvorak recovered it before backhanding the puck into the back of the net at the 17:21 mark.
After a scoreless second stanza, Edmonton found the equalizer just 1:12 into the third when Schultz rifled a quick shot from outside the left circle that beat Hiller high to the short-side to make it 1-1.
The Ducks answered just over 6 1/2 minutes later, as another long rebound off the pad of Dubnyk landed on the stick of Dvorak in the slot and the Anaheim winger pounded the disc into the empty net for a 2-1 lead at the 7:48 mark.
Edmonton peppered Hiller with shots for much of the final frame, but the Anaheim netminder was able to stop all but one of the 14 shots he faced to secure the victory for the Ducks.
Game Notes
Anaheim improved to 16-5-0 at home ... The Ducks were without leading scorer Ryan Getzlaf, who missed his third straight game due to a lower-body injury ... It was the 20th career multi-goal game for Dvorak ... It was the first meeting between these teams this season. The series will conclude with consecutive games in Edmonton on April 21-22 ... Schultz ended a 58-game goal drought.


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The following people were arrested on felony charges by law enforcement agencies in Davidson County, and, unless noted otherwise, were either placed in the Davidson County Detention Center or released from custody and are scheduled to appear in Lexington District Court on the date given:
• Casey Ryan Hinson, 27, of 1507 Hugh Miller Road, was charged with misdemeanor larceny and felony obtaining property by false pretense, $5,000 secured bond, Sept. 30.
• Carlie White Swink III, 23, of 205 Shell Road, Thomasville, was charged with felony breaking and entering and felony larceny after breaking/entering, $2,500 secured bond, Sept. 18.
• Justin Allen Coe, 27, of 111 Pearl Valley Lane, Winston-Salem, was charged with felony failure to report new address — sex offender, $10,000 secured bond, Sept. 23.
The following larcenies more than $1,000 were reported to the Davidson County Sheriff's Office and the Lexington Police Department:
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By Army 1st Lt. Scott GhiringhelliMay 5, 2011
CAMP SENDAI, Japan-Defense Language Institute Foreign Language Center graduates put their language training to good use in support of Operation Tomodachi after the recent disaster in Japan.
The March 11, 9.0 earthquake off the northeast coast of Japan brought on an onslaught of catastrophic events. The tsunami that pummeled the coastline and a slew of nuclear crises caused by the earthquake and flooding claimed the lives of more than 14,000 people and left nearly 1,200 missing.
Marine Lt. Col. James Kendall, a foreign area officer and Japanese linguist, was called to Camp Sendai only days after the disaster struck. He was soon working alongside Japanese Soldiers and officials to provide aid to victims of the disaster in the areas hardest hit by the tsunami.
"The scene upon entering the town was shocking and beyond the experience of any American [who was] present, regardless of combat service," commented Kendall. He went on to say, "The scene was post-apocalyptic, with many wrecked vehicles, including an overturned fire truck and large piles of rubble surrounding the buildings."
FAOs - Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, and Marines - who undergo intense language and culture training to become subject matter experts for a specific country or region, came together from all over Japan to help facilitate the U.S. military's contribution to Japanese relief efforts. "I've never seen so many FAOs in one place at one time," said Kendall.
These highly trained professionals were pulled from staff positions all around Japan, including the U.S Embassy in Tokyo, commands, and institutions for military studies. They served, and continue to serve, at Camp Sendai and in the United States Forces Joint Operations Center at Yokota Air Base providing support to bilateral U.S. and Japanese operations.
Operation Tomodachi, the name given to the U.S. response, literally means friend, and to the FAOs in Japan it represents the spirit of cooperation and friendship between the U.S. and Japan.
"Friends come to each other's aid," said Marine Maj. Giuseppe Stavale, a FAO who recently returned from Camp Sendai and continues to work at the USFJ Operation Center in support of Operation Tomodachi. Stavale further commented on U.S. support of the disaster relief efforts. "There's no doubt, that we took a quantum leap from a day to day type of friendship to a very close and trusted partnership. Something that I think will go beyond the veneer surface of the government officials, but really into the population, that they'll see that we Americans, not just the U.S. Armed Forces, but America in general, is truly a friend to Japan."
Under Operation Tomodachi, the U.S. military worked alongside Japanese Ground Self Defense Force personnel providing humanitarian assistance to address the need for food, water, sanitation, and hygiene, and even toys for children at Internally Displaced Persons sites. Marine Capt. Paul Bartok was one of the first FAOs to assist at these locations.
"These people were very enthusiastic and welcomed us warmly, helping us form a line to pass supplies off the trucks from Marine to Sailor to Soldier to JGSDF to Japanese IDPs. After emptying the truck of hygiene kits and donated toys, there was a small ceremony to thank the convoy team from which they were led out through a gauntlet of people applauding and shaking their hands," said Bartok.
Col. Craig J. Agena, who attended DLIFLC's Japanese school as part of the FAO program from 1991 to 1992, was called to duty in support of Operation Tomodachi shortly after the disaster struck.
As chief of the bilateral crisis action team's U.S. contingency at Camp Sendai, Agena visited the Nobiru and Rikuzen-Ono train stations in Higashi Matsushira with other U.S. and Japanese military members, as well as city officials. He inspected the sites in order to help facilitate bilateral operations set to clear wreckage and debris as part of a joint effort to restore local transportation. He was careful to note, as were many of the FAOs, that Japan has led the disaster relief efforts, and that the U.S. has helped where needed and when requested.
"We're assisting... we have to work through the local mayors, the governors. They are the ones who direct where we go and what needs to be done," said Agena.
The U.S. military continues to assist the JGSDF based out of Camp Sendai. Troops from both countries sleep side by side on cots at night, and work side by side providing disaster relief during the day. Master Sgt. Tomoyuki Nakada of the JGSDF, who attended DLIFLC's Language Training Detachment at Lackland AFB in San Antonio, Texas to study English, conveyed his respect and appreciation for Operation Tomodachi. "Operation Tomodachi means something that [you] just cannot say in words. It represents U.S. and Japan's bilateral relationship... it really represents both countries and what we are as a partner."


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On the evening of Feb. 18, Israeli authorities arrested Arafat Jaradat, 30, on suspicion that he had thrown stones at Israeli soldiers. Five days later, he was dead. Now his story has come to symbolize what many Palestinians and human rights groups say are the torturous interrogation methods used by Israel's internal security service, the Shin Bet.
A spokeswoman for Israel Prison Services, Sivan Weizman, originally said that Jaradat had died in Meggido Prison of a heart attack. But a different picture emerged when Israel's Ministry of Health released a statement describing what doctors found during their autopsy.
"Two internal hemorrhages were detected, one on the shoulder and one on the right side of the chest," the statement said. "Two ribs were broken, which may indicate resuscitation attempts. The initial findings cannot determine the cause of death."
A Palestinian doctor who was involved in the autopsy told McClatchy that Jaradat's body had "clear signs of torture."
"There was blood in his nose and in his throat. There were bruises across his body consistent with beatings that would have happened just before he died," said the doctor, who asked not be identified because the official autopsy results had not yet been released. "There was, in my opinion, clear evidence of torture."
Jaradat's death has triggered a wave of protest across the West Bank and the Gaza Strip. Thousands flooded the main square in this village for his funeral Monday, and thousands more, imprisoned in Israeli jails, declared a hunger strike that they vowed would not end until there is a broad-ranging agreement on prisoner rights.
Questions about Jaradat's demise abound.
Palestinian officials want to know why Dr. Yehuda Hiss, the former head of the Abu Kabir Institute of Forensic Medicine, was placed in charge of the autopsy. Hiss was fired from his post as Israel's chief pathologist in October after allegations emerged of gross mismanagement at his forensic lab, included misplaced body parts and tissue.
Kamil Sabbagh, a lawyer who represented Jaradat in a preliminary hearing on Feb. 21, said that Jaradat complained that he was being treated harshly during his interrogations. Jaradat told his lawyer that he had sharp pains in his back and chest and that he was being interrogated for several hours each day.
Sabbagh filed a complaint with the court and requested that a physician examine Jaradat, but the request apparently was ignored.
Friends wonder how a 30-year-old who worked as a gas station attendant in the same village where he was born could so quickly die.
"He had a job where he had to be active, run around, lift heavy things. Don't you think we'd know if he was unhealthy?" said Sami Abboud, a 23-year-old Palestinian from the nearby city of Hebron. "Of course he had no health problems. His only problem was the Israelis. They gave him health problems when they beat him to death."
Israel Prison Services declined to provide details about Jaradat's case other than to say that his death was "under investigation" and that he had a security file. Palestinian officials confirmed that Jaradat was a member of the al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, an armed wing of the Fatah movement that governs the West Bank, and that he had been arrested in the past for throwing rocks at Israeli soldiers and vehicles.
Human rights groups have said that a more thorough review is needed of Israel's interrogation process and of the military courts in which most Palestinians are tried. According to Israeli officials, at the end of 2012 there were nearly 4,500 Palestinians being held in security detention and in Israeli jails. Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch have both filed reports detailing what they termed as widespread problems in the Israeli prison system, which included regular use of solitary confinement and harsh interrogation methods.
In 2011, a report by the Palestinian Center for Human Rights said that methods of interrogation included "insults; beating using batons, sharp tools, feet and hands; tying the feet and hands to a chair and beating with batons or wires; and other methods. Additionally, detainees were held in cells or small rooms, were placed in solitary confinement, and were forced to stand for long hours in cold weather or under the sun."
Relatives and friends of Jaradat said that many of those interrogation methods were used on him and on other men in his family who had been arrested by Israeli authorities in the past.
"This is nothing new to us. In Palestinian families we tell each other what will happen in jail because this is an experience too many of us share," said Mahmoud Abbir, a 42-year-old resident of Sair who said both his brother and his oldest son have been arrested by Israeli authorities for alleged involvement in stone throwing.
Palestinian officials said that Palestinian outrage is growing over the prisoner issue.
"Every Palestinian knows this, they know someone in Israeli jail. The Palestinian prisoner issue is familiar to all the families, familiar to everyone," said Ziad Abu Ein, the Palestinian deputy minister for prisoner affairs. He said he spent more then 13 years in Israeli jails over the last three decades. "It is something every Palestinian feels about deeply in their heart."
"What happened to him can happen to any of us," said Abboud as he protested at Jaradat's funeral. "Whether we throw rocks or not, the Israelis will come and arrest us. So why not just be part of the resistance and die a martyr?"


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By January 1967, Winnebago was advertising "America's first family of motorhomes" — five boxy models from 16 to 27 feet, all of which sported the distinctive "eyebrow" vee above the slightly canted, split front windshield. The eyebrow was actually a necessary addition to the motorhome's design — it was home to a foldaway crosstop bunk when not in use — but came to be one of the early Winnebago's most familiar features.
Other Winnebago lines, from the Renegade and the Indian through the Chieftain and Brave, would continue those same familiar lines. Newer coaches would soften the "eyebrow" and the grille would finally become more refined, but the squared-off, snub-nosed silhouette became the most recognizable shape in the industry. By 1970, Winnebago claimed that its D-22 Indian model outsold — by itself — the entire production of any other motorhome brand. As noted in a test of a D-24 in the November 1970 issue of Trailer Life, "If you fall down in a motorhome park, chances are you'll hit a Winnebago."


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Leake twirls gem, gets RBI to down D-backs
CINCINNATI -- It wasn't raining runs for the Reds on Tuesday night vs. the D-backs, but they didn't need the deluge -- just more than the slow trickle of offense they've gotten lately.
After losing nine of the previous 10 games, the Reds got a much needed 3-0 victory over Arizona. In the process, they exorcised some offensive demons.View Full Game Coverage
CINCINNATI -- It wasn't raining runs for the Reds on Tuesday night vs. the D-backs, but they didn't need the deluge -- just more than the slow trickle of offense they've gotten lately.
After losing nine of the previous 10 games, the Reds got a much needed 3-0 victory over Arizona. In the process, they exorcised some offensive demons.View Full Game Coverage
• Cincinnati snapped a five-game stretch where it scored two runs or fewer, including one run scored four times.
• The Reds had more than a one-run lead in this game for the first time since the All-Star break.
• Billy Hamilton snapped a career-high 0-for-15 skid with a leadoff double in the first inning and scored the game's first run -- and his first since Friday. Against D-backs starter Trevor Cahill, now 1-8 with a 5.59 ERA, Hamilton's double to left field got the offense started on the right foot. He scored on Todd Frazier's lined single to left field for a 1-0 lead.
• It was also the first time the Reds scored in the first inning since July 11 vs. the Pirates.
"I think it did set the tone," Reds manager Bryan Price said of the first inning. "I hate to say [it] broke a curse or whatever, but we put the barrel on the ball. We've had our share of soft outs here lately. Even if you're making hard outs, you're encouraged the next time you go up and hit."
A night after the bullpen was taxed for seven innings during a 15-inning 2-1 loss, starting pitcher Mike Leake came up with exactly the kind of start the Reds needed. Leake dealt 7 2/3 innings of scoreless baseball with five hits, no walks, two hit batters and eight strikeouts.
In the process, Leake weathered allowing a one-out triple in the third inning, having runners on the corners with one out in the fourth and a pair of two-out hits in the seventh. He had come in 1-3 with a 4.83 ERA in his previous five starts with 17 runs and 48 hits allowed over 31 2/3 innings.
"My goal tonight was to keep them in the infield and did a good job," said Leake, who notched his 50th career victory. "We had great defense again today."
Leake worked into the eighth inning, but he hit Miguel Montero with a pitch to put runners on first and second base with two outs. Jonathan Broxton nabbed a one-pitch hold by getting Mark Trumbo to fly out to center field.
Aroldis Chapman took over in the ninth and recorded his 23rd save of the season and the 100th of his career, fanning Didi Gregorius to end the game to extend his Major League record strikeout streak to 45 games. Cincinnati, now 53-53, is back to within five games of the first-place Brewers in the National League Central.
"We need a little streak to get us going," Leake said. "Hopefully this is the start of something. It's been tough. Losing is never fun. It's nice to get a win. Hopefully we can have it be a domino effect."
In the second inning, Zack Cozart beat out a two-out groundball to shortstop but was called out by first-base umpire Eric Cooper. A manager's challenge overturned the call, giving Cozart a single and snapping his career-high 0-for-22 stretch. It proved big when Leake singled sharply off the glove of third baseman Martin Prado to score Donald Lutz.
Cahill retired the next 11 in a row, but the Reds notched an insurance run in the sixth when Frazier hit a leadoff single, stole second base and scored on Brayan Pena's two-out single lined to left field.
"We manufactured a run; that third run's huge," Frazier said. "When you've got one run, you want two and you keep adding on like that. Whether it's subtle or a big inning, it helps. We're up 2-0, the next thing you know, a runner gets on, now more pressure's back on us. So, whatever we can get. We can manufacture with the best of them. We just have to keep doing it."
The Reds still have scored three or fewer runs in 11 straight games, the franchise's longest such streak since 1967.
Following Monday's loss, Price had bemoaned that his lineup wasn't driving in runs with base hits and was trying too hard to hit home runs. Tuesday was a homer-free game, but the seven hits were enough to produce the needed runs.
"Sometimes there's an understanding because we play here in Cincinnati that home runs are just out there for anybody that wants to go get them," Price said. "It doesn't always play that way. You can lose focus on how to win baseball games. That's play the game the right way. Stay in the middle of the field and not look to be a team that's built around the home run. We really aren't."
Mark Sheldon is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Mark My Word, and follow him on Twitter @m_sheldon.


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Emmanuel Adebayor had given the hosts the lead before late strikes from Matt Jarvis and Modibo Maiga turned the tie around to send Sam Allardyce's men into the last four
Mali international Maiga had gone 12 months and 17 days without scoring for West Ham but picked the ideal time to end his drought, heading home fellow substitute Mohamed Diame's cross with five minutes left to book his side's place in the semi-finals.
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This was not the reaction Tottenham hoped for when Andre Villas-Boas was sacked on Monday.
Tim Sherwood sent his side out in a new formation, playing two strikers and recalling Emmanuel Adebayor from the wilderness.
The interim manager would have thought the night had gone to plan, with Spurs controlling the game and playing at a high tempo in the early stages.
In the 67th minute, Adebayor appeared to write the script with a brilliant volley to smash in Jermain Defoe's cross from the left via the underside of the bar.
But Spurs completely lost control after Adebayor was replaced in the 78th minute, while West Ham's substitutes made the perfect impact to turn the game around and win at White Hart Lane for the second time this season.
Matt Jarvis fired in the equaliser 10 minutes from time before Modibo Maiga headed the winner, his first goal in more than a year greeted with delirium by the 5,000 visiting fans.
It means the Hammers have booked a place in the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup while Sherwood may reflect that the task ahead is more challenging than he first thought.
Sherwood – Spurs' technical co-ordinator and caretaker manager after Andre Villas-Boas was sacked on Monday – saw his side take a deserved lead in the 67th minute as Emmanuel Adebayor, making his first start of the season, volleyed home Jermain Defoe's cross.
But they faded dramatically after that as West Ham won at White Hart Lane for the second time in less than three months.
Tottenham had not lost back-to-back home games against West Ham since 1966 and to make matters worse, had winger Andros Townsend limp off with a left hamstring injury late on.
Sherwood made six changes from Sunday's 5-0 loss to Liverpool, which proved to be Villas-Boas' last game at the helm, and reverted to a 4-4-2 formation, as Adebayor partnered Defoe up front, while Kyle Walker wore the captain's armband with Michael Dawson suspended.
West Ham made seven changes and were on the back foot early, as Lennon charged down the right and cut back for Gylfi Sigurdsson, with Defoe shooting just wide in the second minute.
Townsend then fizzed an effort past the post from 25 yards and the chances continued for Tottenham as Joey O'Brien nearly headed into his own net after an excellent Lennon cross and then Adebayor nodded wide from a Townsend ball.
The hosts had five corners inside the first 16 minutes but dropped off after that as West Ham finally settled, although their best effort was a Carlton Cole strike from 25 yards that was easily saved.
Lennon and Sigurdsson failed to hit the target with efforts just after the break, while in the act of giving the ball back to Tottenham after George McCartney needed treatment, West Ham defender James Collins nearly scored with a downfield punt that saw Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris scrambling.
Tottenham finally made the breakthrough with 23 minutes left when Defoe charged down the left and looped a perfect ball into the path of Adebayor, who thrashed his effort in off the underside of the crossbar to score his first goal since May.
West Ham substitute Diame tested Lloris and Matt Taylor drew two saves out of the French goalkeeper, before their pressure told with 10 minutes left.
Taylor played in Jarvis and he shot into the top left corner, before Maiga's winning header delighted the away fans.
Sigurdsson had another effort saved in injury time and Maiga was denied a second by the crossbar, but it mattered little as West Ham held on.