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Sarah Jessica Parker remembers 'Miami Rhapsody'
Sarah Jessica Parker was no novice when she starred in 1995's Miami Rhapsody. The actress, who began performing when she was nine, had already been part of the ensemble cast of the 1980s sitcom Square Pegs, danced her way through a small role in Footloose and played the love interests of Nicolas Cage and Steve Martin in Honeymoon in Vegas and L.A. Story, respectively. But Rhapsody marked a critical turning point in her career: Here, finally, was a film in which all the other characters revolved around her.
Parker played a commitment-phobic woman who is reluctantly pushing ahead with her fiance toward marriage, only to discover everyone around her is committing adultery — even her mother ( Mia Farrow), who is sleeping with Antonio Banderas.
In one of the film's most famous lines, Parker speculates: "I look at marriage the same way I look at Miami: It's hot and stormy and sometimes a little dangerous — but if it's so awful, then why is there so much traffic?" Written by David Frankel, who lived in Coconut Grove, the movie is as much a love letter to the city as it is a sophisticated comedy heavily influenced by Woody Allen.
Parker, who will be in Miami Friday to attend a retrospective screening of the film, said she hasn't spent much time in South Florida since the movie was made.
"David emailed me and said, 'I know it's odd, because it's the 18th anniversary of the movie, not 20 or 25, and you probably have other things going on.' But I wrote back yes immediately. It's not so much that I relish the idea of sitting in a room and talking about myself or watching myself onscreen. That's something I have a particular allergy to. But making that movie was such a good experience, and it will allow me to spend a little time with David and talk about a time in my life that was very fulfilling and happy."
Parker was 29 when she made Miami Rhapsody, another factor that contributed to the fun she had on the set.
"None of us at that time had kids or marriages, so we were able to really be on that set and not feel like we were neglecting anything at home," she says. "It was one of those times of your life that couldn't have happened at another time. And because David knows Miami so well, it gave the movie such an authentic feel. I particularly loved eating Cuban food every day. There is so much good food in Miami. The language was an issue for Antonio, because it was one of his first films in English — I think he had only done Interview with the Vampire and Philadelphia at the time — but he was very bright and extremely charming and so much fun to be around. He worked so hard to sound and feel comfortable with the words, because there's a rhythm to the way David writes, and we all wanted to be in the same musical together."
. Sarah Jessica Parker, Carla Gugino, Jeremy Piven and director David Frankel are scheduled to attend a cast reunion and party for "Miami Rhapsody" as part of the Miami International Film Festival's 30-year retrospective celebration, presented by Miami Dade College. The movie will screen at 7 p.m. Friday at the Tower Theater, 1508 SW Eighth St., followed by a party at 9 p.m. at the Coral Gables Country Club, 997 North Greenway Drive. Tickets are $130 and include admission to the screening and party. Visit www.miamifilmfestival.com or call 305-237-3456.
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willie mays turning 80 Buoyed by Giants' title, Say Hey Kid enjoys active life
(05-03) 13:26 PDT -- Pretty good year for Willie Mays leading up to his 80th birthday.
"I had a good year because the kids had a good year," he said, referring to the 2010 Giants. "Goes hand in hand."
Now it can be told. Even the greatest Giant of them all was amazed. Like most everyone else, the Say Hey Kid didn't imagine the storybook season featuring the Giants' first world championship team since 1954, when Mays ruled.
"I didn't think they'd get that far, but they seemed to have one or two guys who did something every day," he said. "You couldn't name which guy would do something, but it was someone different every day, and I thought that was amazing they could do that and pull together like that."
Mays, who turns 80 on Friday, received an early gift when presented a championship ring. It's his second. "This one here is bigger and heavier," he said, "and it's got way more diamonds" - 77 vs. one from '54, when Mays, upon his return from military duty, was the MVP and led the National League in hitting (.345), slugging percentage (.667) and triples (13).
As Mays approaches the big eight-oh, he remains active (still piling up a bundle of frequent-flier miles) and a regular at Giants games (a symbol of baseball royalty, memorable eras and a presence that in many ways is unprecedented).
He was in Arizona throughout spring training and generally goes out of town twice a month. He made two East Coast trips this year, including his memorable January trek to New York and the site of the classic stickball games he played before heading to work at the Polo Grounds.
On the trip, he was accompanied by the World Series trophy, which the team paraded around town, and Buster Posey, who was honored for his rookie award at New York's Baseball Writers' Association of America dinner, which Mays attended.
More recently, he was in Palm Desert (Riverside County) for a golf tournament that benefited his Say Hey Foundation and, after a two-day stop in the Bay Area, flew to New Jersey for a card show. He'll be back for his birthday, and the Giants are helping him celebrate on the field before Friday night's game against the Rockies.
Asked if he's any less active than 10 years ago, Mays said, "I think I'm more active now. I'm doing more things. Not just here, but all over. The body is still holding up."
Powerfully built
The body. Long before performance-enhancing drugs created artificial bodies, Mays' body was chiseled, as shown in photographs of him shirtless inside the clubhouse. Weights weren't popular then, and Mays kept in shape early in his career by barnstorming, playing winter ball and playing basketball at home in Alabama.
During the season, he rarely missed an inning and often played doubleheaders on Sundays.
Where did he get all that power at 5-foot-11 and 180 pounds?
"Don't ask me. I think it was mostly in my legs," Mays said. "When I was in high school, probably about the 11th grade, I could hit the ball a long way. I may go 1-for-4, but I could still hit it hard. I was 16 and playing with guys who were 20, 25. I never played Little League ball or stuff like that. I hate to, like, ring my own bell, but I was kind of gifted in doing what I had to do."
Well-documented, it is.
Considering he collected 660 home runs - not to mention 338 stolen bases and 12 Gold Gloves as a 24-time All-Star - with a relatively small frame, it was suggested to Mays that he was the original Freak.
"He's a pitcher," a smiling Mays said of Tim Lincecum, "and I'm an everyday player. It's different. He pitches every four, five days. I could never wait that long."
Mays shed several pounds in recent months and still has the firmest handshake (and biggest hands) in the organization. He has overcome hip-replacement surgery and a shoulder ailment (a few years back, he actually tried to throw a curve on a dare) and is going strongat 79 with the exception of his vision. His glaucoma has required multiple surgeries, most recently last summer, and limited his ability to watch ballgames from his suite down the left-field line.
He relies on big-screen TVs and the broadcasters' calls. Though he's in the Giants' clubhouse before most every home game and sometimes catches the first few innings in his suite, he'll usually be home for the final innings.
"I can see more at home than at the game," he said. "I'll get different replays and different views of what's going on. I follow each play, what each guy does. I keep up with it all."
College not an option
Mays excelled at several sports as a kid, naturally. He loved basketball and was a quarterback in football, but his dad, Willie Howard Mays Sr., guided him to baseball partly because of the longevity factor. College wasn't an option, where perhaps he could have been a multisport star like UCLA's Jackie Robinson.
"I don't think they were ready for African Americans to play quarterback at the time, so my next choice was baseball," Mays said. "I felt I could play 20 years in baseball.
"My family didn't make a lot of money, so I had to make sure I made the money. When I left for Trenton (N.J., his first pro ball experience) after high school, I had to make sure I had a contract to send money home. If I made $600, I'd send $400 home and keep $200."
After his playing days, golf was Mays' passion. He was on the pro-am circuit and a regular at Bing Crosby's Pebble Beach Clambake. Mays had a 4-handicap and could hit a ball 300 yards.
"Then I'd pick it up and hit it again," he jokes.
He has stories of playing with Chi Chi Rodriguez, Arnold Palmer, Jack Nicklaus, Lee Trevino and others. Asked about turning pro himself, Mays said, "No, those guys are good. I could shoot maybe 75, 77. They'd shoot in the 60s. Trevino, when I played with him, he'd just laugh his way to a 65, 66."
Nowadays, aside from his duties with the Giants, with whom he has a lifetime contract, he runs his foundation, does speaking engagements around the country, is on the state board of the California African American Museum and is a spokesperson for the Institute on Aging.
Owns many gadgets
He's also somewhat of a techno geek, keeping up with the latest gadgets, carrying several cell phones in his bag and exploring the world through his iPad, including listening to classic R&B and maybe the downloaded version of "Willie Mays: The Life, The Legend," the authorized biography that debuted last year.
Mays' foundation recently purchased musical instruments for the Harlem school (P.S. 46) he visited in January, and two years ago, donated $50,000 worth of baseball equipment to youth programs in Fairfield, Ala., where he grew up.
As spokesman for the aging institute, which will be showcased at Friday's game, Mays helps represent the group's pursuit to enhance the quality of life for the elderly. He has firsthand awareness of the institute, which cares for Mays' wife, Mae, who has Alzheimer's, at the couple's Peninsula home.
"I'm proud I know these guys," Mays said.
Anyone who has played with or against Mays or crossed paths with him in any way can say the same of the Say Hey Kid. At the BBWAA dinner in New York, he was introduced as the "greatest living player," but it can be argued he's the greatest ever.
He won't say it. He's too busy.
"I'm still going on. That's the main thing," he said. "You just go day to day, do what you have to do and enjoy yourself."
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Alori Joh - Tolerate lyrics
[Verse 1: Jay Rock]
Weed elevate my brain cells
Sipping liquor while she exercise her brain well
She just another chapter in my freaky tales
Shout out to my n***as trapping to get some mail
This a cold world, plus life's a b**h
Haters trying to snatch her, I better wife her quick
What would I be without my mic and sh**
I'm on tour now what type of life is this?
This the good one, I'm so blessed dog
But why my baby mama trying stress me tho
She don't no I'm excellent, exercising these 16's
Reckless bars I'm far from a cliche rapper
With chains And Cars
So much more a child of Gods, product of these project Walls
But she praying on my down fall she wanna see me flop
While I'm In the studio grinding in the hope to see the top
She always calling my phone with Negative Energy
He say she say n*gga I Don't give damn
I'm just trying to stack a dollar, you just trying to cause a problem
Trying to use use my baby to lock me down
You full of drama! oh you got a man now, trying to throw him in my face
I don't give a damn! a gang of women want to take your place
I don't want to deal with your bullsh**, drive my baby off
Tired of the fussing and fighting with you trying to throw me off
Messy hoes, messy hoes all up in my business blood
Treadmills in their mouth running like a fitness club
You don't listen and you know I got a lot to say
Theres only so much in my brain I could tolerate
[Hook: Alori Joh]
I had to move on with my life
You know you ain't right, full of drama
Got me steaming and I ain't even in sauna
Throw me out, I won't even call yawl
Excuse so negative!
Bet you want to see my fall on my come up
Knock me of my swag, I swear I know you wanner!
I know you wanner (knock me of my swag)
[Verse 2: Jay Rock]
I'm like f** a b**h
These hoes don't know who they f**ing with
Man my baby momma on that bullsh**
Sometimes I want to slap the sh** out of her real quick
But nawh I ain't going to do that, I'm a bigger man
And she would love to see my in that cell suffering
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I look back in the bible, women is mans greatest downfall
Just look at Adam & Eve and the story about Samson you wouldn't believe
You got to understand that these hoes deceive
Trying to take my to court this girl is a thieve
Trying to take what I ear, I take care of my seed
Probably trying to take the money to buy her jeans
Now she ain't broke now because of me, ain't that a b**h
I can't let this knock me off of track
I'mma train in motion, these haters trying to derail
Still on my grind, got no chance to be real
Got to make it to Heaven, I've been going through Hell
But real n*ggas know they be hearing me from miles away
Theres so much on your brain you could only tolerate
[Hook: Alori Joh]
[Verse 3: Jay Rock]
When my n*gga introduced me to her, such a beautiful face
Like some feeling I found my soul mate
Love is blind, my n*gga seen the problem from start
I should of just followed my first mar
But I stuck around and now she had my first child
Taking care responsibility, striven to see a smile
But when the fame came, thats when she changed
She didn't think I'd be on songs with big names
Her friends in her ears (girl you know he paid!)
He got a daughter for life, you know he straight
Funny we was talking about this sh** the other day
Top dog told me how these girls would play
Next day, baby momma text me, say she filing for full custody
Leaving sh** on my brain to f** with me
My momma told me God don't always like the ugly
So don't stress son you going to shine abundantly
Everything happens for a reason, If it was meant to be
It would be, we would be part of what is a beautiful seed
To clear my head, I hit the beautiful breeze
Crack afflli, then started burning the beautiful tree's
I'mma real father, I'm there for my daughter
Would give my last breathe, thats why I'm in this booth
Laying down a real, letting everybody know the truth
Go hard on these tracks, to make a way just for you
Not your mother, cause me and her days are through
If it was up to her, I wouldn't probably with you
Theres a lot of dead beat fathers on this earth
But daddy been here with you since birth
But I don't get credit for that, she ain't going to tell it
So a n*igga got to tell it in a rap
Man all my real fathers, stay straight and concentrate
Theres only such much on your brain you could tolerate


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The teams of taaf/Raiin and Puny/Smauglet who surprised everyone with quarter final appearances. Both teams knocking out popular teams from the competition along the way.
Darien/pick getting another very unlucky seed this competition coming up against the overall winners in their second match. Although Darien/pick did get the last laugh against admins knocking out the pairing of siege/oxide in the first round.
The undeniably best ultiduo match Australia has ever seen with the grand-final between yuki/bonobo and lottic/yuri going for 30mins in a best-of-3 situation where twice the half came down overtime!


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The directions to the alleged brothel told the men that if they saw a house with green awnings, they'd gone too far. But some of them apparently misunderstood; would-be customers have shown up for years at the nearby house in Towson.
Despite neighbors' complaints, police say, Di Zhang, 42, continued to operate the brothel from a white Colonial-style suburban home on Joppa Road, advertising on websites until this month, when county police and federal agents moved in.
Neighbors said they weren't surprised to learn that Zhang, the operator of Jade Heart Health, had been charged with prostitution and human trafficking. They had long reported the operation to county authorities, and police had raided the business at least five times since 2007, according to charging documents.
Zhang is accused of forcing women to have sex with customers for money.
The business has remained at the house on a strip of boxy midcentury homes along the 1400 block of Joppa Road for years, frustrating regulators and police who say the case highlights the challenges in ferreting out and cracking down on brothels posing as legitimate businesses.
Prostitution and human-trafficking charges against Zhang in 2008 were dropped.
This time, federal Homeland Security agents were involved, raising the possibility of stiffer penalties that could close Zhang's business for good. According to state regulators, she hasn't had a massage license since 2004.
Zhang, who was released a day after the March 8 raid, has not entered a plea to the charges. She did not return telephone messages seeking comment. No one answered the door at her home, an attorney who represented her in previous cases did not respond to several phone messages and online court records do not show a current lawyer listed.
Police and organizations that work with victims say there are several businesses in the region like the one that Zhang is accused of running.
Such establishments often spring up along the York Road corridor, the Baltimore County Commission on Women reported last year. The road runs alongside Interstate 83, providing easy access to New York and Pennsylvania.
But as soon as authorities shut them down, they pop up elsewhere.
"You have to be able to react quickly," said Rod J. Rosenstein, the U.S. attorney for Maryland. And even then, he said, it's a challenge to get the victims to cooperate — they are often distrustful of law enforcement and sometimes unaware they are even victims.
Federal authorities don't generally take up prostitution or human-trafficking cases unless minors or foreigners are involved, or if it appears an operation spans state lines. Prosecutors declined to discuss details of the case.
The investigation began with a complaint from a neighbor, according to charging documents.
Homeland Security Special Agent David Snyder, the supervisor for investigations in the Baltimore region, said cases often start with such reports.
"We get leads all the time from neighbors," he said. "They see men coming out of the massage parlor. They are suspicious.
"The police are also great resources for us. They ride by these places. They get calls for service."
Gretchen Sarkin, president of the Loch Raven Village community association, said she had heard about the house: "Suspects walking back and forth, in and out of the back," she said.
Those who investigate human trafficking said no place is immune to the trade.
"It's pretty shocking to people in Baltimore County that there are lots of these types of spas," said Melissa Snow, the director of TurnAround, a center based in Towson that helps abused and battered women.
TurnAround is often called to assist female victims in human-trafficking cases in the county.
Investigators had pursued the case for days leading up to the raid, according to charging documents.
On March 4, detectives with the Baltimore County vice unit kept watch on the house. They observed a man entering the back door, they said in charging documents, and watched as he left less than an hour later.
An officer in a marked patrol car stopped the man, who said he had been greeted by a woman who called herself "Sylvia." He said he told her he wanted an hourlong massage, which she said would cost $70.
The man said he was taken to a room on the second floor of the house, where he was given a back massage. The woman also performed oral sex on the man, police say, and he gave her a $60 tip.
A few days later, detectives found an online advertisement: "new young girls just arrive in town Best services — Guaranteed!"
"They are so hot, beautiful face, killer body and smooth skin," the ad continued. "Hurry up don't miss this opportunity Very clean and No rush at all. Serious calls, no text messages, no email."
Investigators secured a room at the nearby Comfort Inn, and a detective called about the girls in the advertisement. Police say a woman on the phone told him a visit to the hotel would cost $220.
About an hour later, police say, a woman knocked on the door of the hotel room. After the detective showed her the cash, they say, the woman made a phone call and then took off her clothes.
After the woman agreed to have sex with the detective, police say, more officers entered the room and placed her under arrest.
On the night of March 8, about a dozen marked and unmarked police cars descended on the paved lot in front of the Joppa Road house. Officers from the county, joined by Homeland Security agents, used a battering ram to break down the green steel door and then searched the business.
Residents along Joppa Road say they're hopeful that the latest set of charges will keep the business from reopening.
Zhang pleaded not guilty to prostitution and human trafficking in 2008. Those charges were eventually dropped, but she was given probation before judgment on a charge of operating a massage business without a license.
Police raided Jade Heart Health in 2003 and closed down another business Zhang owned in Glen Burnie over zoning and fire code violations. She was charged with prostitution and massage license violations, but the disposition of that case was unclear.
James Vallone, executive director of the State Board of Chiropractic & Massage Therapy Examiners, said Zhang has not had a license since 2004. She unsuccessfully appealed the state's decision to revoke the permit.
Cpl. Cathleen Batton, a Police Department spokeswoman, said prostitution investigations can be difficult and time-consuming.
"We have to be able to substantiate the criminal activity," which can take time and repeated trips, and often involves uncooperative victims, she said.
While police address the prostitution supply, said TurnAround's Snow, the wider community should be addressing demand.
"We have to ask the bigger question of why" people solicit sex in Baltimore County, she said. "We need to do something to address the fact there are plenty of men willing to purchase sex from these women."


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Bob cut the alfalfa on the last day of May. It was way past full bloom and weedy, but a wet spring left him no choice in timing. In fact, the weather forcast is now calling for storms tomorrow, so it will probably get rained on before he can bale. This morning he said he "didn't care," but I didn't believe him.
One change this year -- he ran the tedder through the hay right after he cut it. Usually he waits a day or two.
The wet May also led to leaf curl on my peach tree, a disease caused by a fungus. Below are two leaves I removed. You can read more about peach leaf curl management here: http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn7426.html.
My potatoes loved the wet spring. They are blooming! Fresh, new red potatoes soon.
To help monarch butterflies, I'm letting milkweed grow in the asparagus patch.


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NEW YORK – Anna Wisniewska may not like Rep. Anthony Weiner's raunchy online behavior, but she thinks he should keep his job.
"You cannot judge anyone," said Wisniewska, 35, who was born in Poland, but is now a U.S. citizen and lives in the congressman's district. "He did what he did and he apologized. It's only between him and his wife."
Weiner told a newspaper Thursday he would not resign, but instead would focus on getting work done and would "try to make amends" with his constituents and family. Now, there are indications in his home district that he may survive: A new NY1-Marist Poll showed the congressman continues to have strong backing from his constituents in the 9th congressional district.
It is a bit of positive news for the seven-term lawmaker from New York, who faces calls from his colleagues in both parties to leave office after he admitted sending sexually explicit photos and messages over the Internet to a half-dozen women over the past three years.
According to the poll, 56 percent of registered voters polled in Weiner's district think he should stay on the job. Thirty-three percent think he should go, while 12 percent are unsure.
The survey of 512 adults on June 8, which included 411 registered voters, had a margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percent. It was performed by the Marist College Institute for Public Opinion.
Aides say Weiner was heartened by the polls showing no clamor for his resignation and is talking regularly with his wife, Huma Abedin, who is overseas with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. The 46-year-old Democrat, who came and went from his Queens co-op on Thursday, planned to work out of his Queens office on Friday.
In private phone calls, Democrats have made clear to Weiner that staying would be tough on him and his wife of a year, who is pregnant with the couple's first child.
On Wednesday, Rep. Allyson Schwartz, D-Pa., became the first of a half-dozen Democrats to say he should leave office. Meanwhile, House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi of California has said in a statement that she's "disappointed" in Weiner and called for an ethics committee investigation.
There is also a chance, emphasized by Democrats this week, that he could be redistricted out of Congress when new political lines are drawn for 2012.
Douglas Sherman, 50, who lives in the Kew Gardens section of Queens that Weiner represents, was saddened by the lawmaker's misfortunes.
"I voted for him, I think he was a good representative. He fights for liberal causes. I think he's a strong voice for those issues," he said, adding that he had mixed feelings about whether Weiner had to go.
"It's really unfortunate that we would lose someone like this, with his talent in politics," Sherman said.
But in Brighton Beach, a seaside section of Brooklyn nicknamed "Little Odessa" for its large population of expatriate Ukrainian and Russian Jews, resident George Nogueras said Weiner "has got to go."
"He should resign if there are nude pictures of him floating around," said Nogueras, 52.
Nogueras said he is a registered Democrat and voted for Weiner in the last election, but at this point he said there is nothing the congressman could do to win his vote back.
Frank Alberti, 68, who goes to a senior center in the same building as Weiner's district office, said he liked the congressman. "He comes and visits us," Alberti said. "He keeps us informed. He's approachable."
He said the scandal surrounding Weiner would not necessarily influence his vote. "It's an embarrassment, but I vote for someone on his record," he said.


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As I mentioned in the first part of my preview, the first time I played the public demo of Fallout: New Vegas at the Bethesda booth (despite having a press pass, I did not manage to get in on the behind-closed-doors demo of the game), instead of doing the same quest in Freeside as everyone else, I decided to venture outside and explore some new places. Unfortunately, when I tried to do the same the next day, a Bethesda employee approached me and told me not to leave Freeside, so I won't have any details on other interesting locations in the second part of the preview. On the plus side, this also means that you don't need to beware of spoilers here.
During gamescom, I also managed to meet up with J.E. Sawyer himself, who for most of the event was in the Bethesda business booth, giving 50 interviews over the course of the three days. Alas, he did need to go outside once in a while, so I was able to have a quick chat with him too.
Josh explained that me seeing Damage Threshold only on the leather armor, but Damage Resistance on the Vault 21 jumpsuit was a bug – DR is actually gone entirely from the game in its current build and DT is the only damage-reducing armor stat now. However, at least on the PC, those who want for the armor to be more like in Fallout 3, with DR only, or like Fallout 1 and 2, with both DR and DT, will be able to adjust it accordingly in the GECK, as both stats are supported by the editor. I also noticed that in the inventory the Damage field for weapons now alternates between damage per shot and damage per second.
I wanted to try out the Hardcore Mode, but I was not able to due to one simple fact – for the purposes of the demo, my Courier's inventory was filled with thousands of rounds of ammo for various weapons, which made me nearly unable to move once I switched the mode, and by the time I would drop them all, I wouldn't have any time left to actually play. Although the time I had for playing the game probably wouldn't allow me to see any actual effects of things like dehydration anyway. So to continue playing, I had to switch back to Casual. Looking through gameplay options, I also noticed that the kill cam now has three modes – player view, cinematic and off. Guess which one I chose? Of course me going through the game's menus instead of just walking around Freeside and doing the quest for the King alarmed the Bethesda people again, so they approached me, but saw that I wasn't breaking any of their rules this time.
The towns still feel depopulated like in Fallout 3 to an extent, mostly because of engine and/or current-gen console limitations. There are few people on each map most of the time. However, they do feel a bit livelier, thanks to ambient events like a group of children chasing a giant rat (yes, our good old friends from the Vault 13 cave are coming back) around the town. Freeside itself is bigger than most Fallout 3 settlements, even if not as big as Megaton or Rivet City.
Freeside is just outside the New Vegas Strip (with robots guarding the gates to the bigger city), and there are other populated places in the vincinity – places like NCR's Camp McCarran, New Vegas Medical Clinic or Crimson Caravan Camp are all pretty close to each other, all around New Vegas proper. They are pretty small for the most part, e.g. the Crimson Caravan Camp, aside from a bunch of generic caravancers, consists only of one vendor and one quest giver, as far as I've seen, but they are close enough to each other for this not to feel jarring, like the disjointed and small locations with just two or three people in them in Fallout 3 did. If this were Fallout 1 or 2, they'd probably all make a Boneyard or Hub-sized area within one world map location.
On the audio side, I must say that the voice acting sounded pretty good. The King sounded like an old Elvis impersonator should, and while the other performances weren't that memorable, none of them sounded cringeworthy, like some of the Fallout 3 ones did. The minor characters probably still have mostly the same voice, but I didn't play the game long enough to hear it. I won't really comment on the music, as I had it turned down for the most part – Gamescom tends to be a pretty loud place, so I maxed out the volume of the dialogue at the cost of everything else. In Freeside, I could listen to three different radio stations, one of them being New Vegas Radio, with Wayne Newton sounding like the old ghoul that he is, another being Black Mountain Radio and a third one I can't remember now.
As far as bugs and glitches go, I was fortunate to not encounter any during my playthroughs, although the framerate was pretty bad in some areas outside Freeside. Josh told me that they're working hard on squashing bugs and are constantly walking through the game's world in search for places in which the game performs badly. Hopefully, by the time the game ships, the framerate will be good in most locations.
Also, because I'm a PC player myself, and not having played Fallout 3 on any other platform, I was amazed by how much more intuitive the interface felt when using an Xbox 360 controller. Too bad that Bethesda with Fallout 3 and probably Obsidian with New Vegas didn't even try to make separate interfaces for the PC and consoles, like e.g. BioWare did with Dragon Age (with some improvements now in Dragon Age II).
What I've seen so far of the game feels pretty much like a cross between Fallout 2 and Fallout 3, with bits of Van Buren also thrown in, which can be a good thing or a bad thing, depending on how you look at it. New Vegas itself, with all its casinos, singing, dancing, gangs and Elvises, feels very much like a new New Reno, even if this time it's grounded more in the 1950s and not in prohibition-era mob and contemporary pop-culture, like in Fallout 2. It might not be that surprising, considering that some of the developers previously worked on Fallout 2, but it will disappoint some that hoped for a return to the more gritty feel of Fallout 1 (although there will likely still be a fair portion of that in the game, just like there was in Fallout 2). The NCR-Caesar's Legion-House triangle also reminds me of the relations between NCR, Vault City and New Reno, which was probably the best side-story in Fallout 2. In general, the writing seemed as good as in Fallout 2 for the most part.
As I said, there are still some things that remind me more of Fallout 3 than of Fallout 1 and 2, even disregarding the engine, graphics and gameplay style. In Fallout 1, the 1950s retro-futurism was rather subtle, and even easy to miss for someone not well versed in Americana, like myself when I first played the game. It was something that we saw glimpses of in what we knew about the pre-War world, and in some of the technology, but in general, the post-War world had more of a Mad Max vibe. And even by developers of subsequent games, as Fallout 2 and Fallout Tactics dropped the ball in that regard, including all sorts of modern weapons and pop-culture references. In Fallout 3, and now in New Vegas, the theme is more prevalent, with the post-Great War civilization also being more retro – people wear 1950s-style clothing, listen to tunes from that era on their radios and form gangs of Elvis impersonators.
There are many references to places and characters from Van Buren throughout the game, and some even appear in the flesh, like Alice McLafferty or Arcade Gannon. However, calling it a remake of Van Buren to any extent is a mistake, says Sawyer. They did reuse things that they liked and didn't want to go to waste, and generally things that by now, after years of working on Van Buren and of running their personal PnP campaigns set in the Fallout world, they simply personally consider to be a part of the Fallout setting no less than the returning characters and factions from Fallout 1 and 2, and included them where their appearance would make sense. However, the main story itself was never based on Van Buren in any way – probably because it would require a much larger scope than one city and its surroundings.
While I personally look forward to playing the full game, and will likely enjoy it (or am I writing this only because I got a t-shirt?), I still predict that some people will be (and in many cases already are) disappointed by it – some because it's still too much like Fallout 3, some because it changed too many of the things they loved about Fallout 3. While I doubt it will be very attractive to people who aren't already fans of the series, especially due to its dated graphics, it will most likely appeal to most fans of Fallout 3 and to at least some of the fans of the original games who were not that fond of Fallout 3, especially those for whom the weak story and dialogues were the main turnoff in Bethesda's game, as they seem to be among the strongest points of the new game.


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Tuesday, 29 December 2009
Bra stuffing and other things female runners (might) do to seem normal
Well, this year I was prepared. Despite only sleeping 3 hours because of hospital call and The Lorax not being able to sleep, I was all ready to appear "normal" for the Christmas dinner SR's mom's family held on the 27th of December.
(I had, of course, taken time to run for a couple hours that morning, most of which with The Lorax in the baby jogger).
I took a shower and shaved the pits smooth. Yes, I've had a change of heart. I used nicely scented soap that SR had picked up at a hotel. I might have even used deodorant if I owned any. I had a slinky red top, tight black pants and my strapless bra lying out to wear. I shortly realized the bra was a bit too big. But that was easily solved by stuffing a small pair of socks in it. Just because I prefer being thin, doesn't mean I don't appreciate the beauty of curves.
Painting of Luisa O'Murphy by François Boucher, 1752
I did my hair in a beautiful braided style and put on my 50 cent beaded bracelet from Guatemala. SR and I even remembered to bring two vegetarian dishes to pass for the dinner. And the kids looked great. It could only be a success...
The dinner itself was wonderful. I just love herring, dark ale, marzipan and chocolates. Plus the vegetarian taco dish SR made was amazing. SR and I both won gifts in an old Danish phrase and climate quiz respectively. It was a really fun party. And I was starting to feel way too full from all of the food.
And then the interrogation started. "Why don't you just allow yourself to eat? Why don't you allow yourself to have fun? Why don't you gain weight? Why won't you let yourself be happy? Why do you run so much?"
It all seemed a little surreal. I am just a happy person by nature. And I sure do love to eat. I even said I wished I were 1-2 kgs lighter, because I thought I would feel just a little better and be a bit faster of a runner. If only I could get myself to eat a little less! But everyone stared at me with concern. Okay, people, I'm not crazy. I'd much rather stuff my bra and be running marathons at 85 than have a voluptuous body now and diabetes and heart disease in 20 years. But I'd never go up to another person and say they had better lose weight or start excercising.
Then poor SR became the center of attention and was accused of being "særlig". This is somewhere between special and weird and where exactly between them it lies is up to interpretation. Part of me felt bad for him, but part of me felt proud. Why shouldn't we just be happy to be "særlige" together? After all, we at least think our life is good and that we and the kids are happy and healthy. We have always done what we believed was right for us and our family and have never just followed trends or the crowd.
Hey and I at least know that neither of us is schizophrenic because neither of us smokes :). But we lay in bed last night discussing whether or not we really do have psychiatric disorders. We ended up deciding on obsessive compulsive personality disorder for me (no surprise there!) and social phobia for SR. Ha ha. At least we have each other. And I wouldn't change a thing.
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12 comments:
- Marilyn said...
No, you are not the only female distance runner who has to contend with comments/concerns/criticisms from well-meaning(?) family members. There is no point in arguing or even responding. A nice smile and a quick change of subject is my favorite reaction.
- 29 December 2009 at 16:30
- Fast Bastard said...
I like to think of my disorder as "agoraphobia". Not a crippling fear of crowds, just a preference for avoiding them.
- 29 December 2009 at 16:38
- SteveQ said...
Okay, what caught my eye was the schizophrenia and smoking - the only schizophrenics I've known were chain smokers and I've heard it's common, like a sort of self-medication.
"Saerlige." I like it; sort-of like "off-beat," could be a compliment, but probably isn't.
- 29 December 2009 at 17:17
My mom ALWAYS yells at me for being too thin, and will ask me if I think my very fast marathoning sister is too thin! And you know what? She also gets on my Dad's case for being too thin!!! It's not just a female thing....
- 29 December 2009 at 17:56
- cherelli said...
as one of my friends said here: "there is a reason family only gets together for that one special day of the year"... :) It's like anything really - as you change interests or lifestyle the people you CHOOSE as your friends changes a bit...but family will always be there despite where they would normally fit into your social circle if were to be able to CHOOSE them. Plus I love your attitude; as long as you and SR are happy with each other psychological problems who cares about everyone else!! :)
- 29 December 2009 at 18:53
- olga said...
While I never was occused by my family of being thing or not eating enough (no wonder), the running question had come up in so many bad ways, I don't tell my parents I run anymore. Easy, since they are an ocean away. When they do ask (once a month?) - I say "no". Problem solved:)
- 29 December 2009 at 19:28
- SteveQ said...
Oh - and I have a diagnosis: autistic dysexecutive syndrome.
So screw you, posers.
(For the uninitiated, that's supposed to be funny AND a symptom)
- 29 December 2009 at 19:48
- kathleen said...
no you're not alone and actually, I came to FL (where my husband and my families are) very defensive, loaded with all this research and info expecting to get the treatment you got. especially now that i am pregnant. i came to christmas with my own veggie based vegan dish and to my surprise no one asked or said anything about my exercising or food choices. not a thing.
now i don't quite know what to do with myself. lol.
the thing is, you've done your research. made your educated choices and exercise because it makes you feel great. i don't understand why people think that it's their business to tell you what they think the right amount of food and exercise is for YOU. maybe it's guilt. like they know they should be healthier and having someone around who is makes them feel bad about themselves? who knows.
- 29 December 2009 at 19:58
- Emily said...
you have OCD and I'm pretty sure I have GAD. anxiety disorders can be genetic. sisters with issues.
- 29 December 2009 at 21:15
- sea legs girl said...
Okay, Emily, the time to stop studying psychology is NOW! Oh, I'm just kidding. I'll stop trying to raise the anxiety level...
- 29 December 2009 at 22:00
- Marathon Princess said...
Nope, not the only one. I get so many comments about my food choices, size, running, etc from family and strangers. I hate shopping for clothes when things don't fit and they sales people say "just eat more and things will fit". Why is it okay to comment on someone's size when they are thin, but no one would ever think about commenting on an overweight person's size or food choices?
Being pregnant this only gets worse, so funny how everyone else knows what is best, I don't know the number of times I have been told I can't run/workout while pregnant, need to gain more weight and must eat meat. Strange how my OB has none of these same concerns :)
- 30 December 2009 at 21:46
- Helen said...
You are too cool for words! Clearly being who you are and not what others thing you should be is working for you guys - keep it up! And Happy New Year!
- 2 January 2010 at 04:24


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Question: This is my first Nissan that I bought. I included the extended warranty on the car. I bought the car a good distance from my home. We have kept up with maintenance on the car, however, we did not save the receipts for oil bought. I now have a problem with my Murano 2010, 28,000 miles, with white smoke when starting my car. I took it to the dealer and provided him with my service record of when we changed the oil. Because there was sludge in the oil, they want receipts for the oil purchased. We have only ever used what was stated in the manual. We were never told to save receipts for such things as oil, window washer fluid, air filters, etc. Now Nissan doesn't want to honor the warranty. The dealership won't even diagnosis what's wrong with the car. Where is it stated that receipts must be kept for 'normal' supplies for your car? The manual states that 'records' need to be kept and that the owner can do it, nothing about receipts.0
dtownfb Posts: 2,918Where did you have the oil changes done? Most shops or garages keep receipts.
Keep fighting. Nissan is trying to avoid paying for a new engine. Also here's a link to a similar situation: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20100221091536AAmdIXV0
Thank you for your reply. We didn't take our car to a shop for oil changes, we do our own. My husband has been doing oil changes for 30+ years. We cannot find it written on any of our paperwork from the dealership nor the owners manual and no one at the car dealership told us to keep receipts (since we refused other offers at the time like lifetime inspections because we lived so far from them) they knew we wouldn't be driving that distance for our maintenance. ....And still no one told us to save receipts.
We find it 'ironic' how we receive all these promotional things from Nissan/Dealer but never received any literature on how Murano's are having engine issues. It is a shame that we are only finding out now as we research our problems (such as the link you sent to us of the woman that owned a 2007 Murano and having same issues). It just seems our issues are not uncommon from what we have read from numerous Murando owners. I would have thought Nissan would have sent some warning out to have our cars checked.
As you can see, I am very disheartened by all of this by how much I have written. After all the money we have spent on this product plus the extended warranty only to find that Nissan will not stand behind their product after we have done what we read from the owner's manual to do (maintenance). If in the future you think of something else that would be helpful I would appreciate hearing about it.
So far, no one has gotten back to me as to where in print it is stated to save receipts in the owner's manual.0
The dealer needs you to prove you changed your oil. A list of dates and mileages of when the oil was changed is just that: a list. You could have written that up last week for all they know. Dated receipts are a bit harder to fake.
If they're looking at a sludged-up engine that looks like it hasn't had it's oil changed in 2 years, they may have reason to disbelieve you.0
billy3554 Posts: 148Just an example of why an extended service contract is a bad way to spend money. Too much small print.0
I think we did point that out already---the actual warranty that comes with the car has the wording in it that requires you to keep receipts for service work not done at the dealer.
"As a condition of this warranty, you are responsible for
properly using, maintaining and caring for your vehicle
as outlined in your OWNER'S MANUAL and your
NISSAN SERVICE & MAINTENANCE GUIDE, and
maintaining copies of all maintenance records & receipts for review by Nissan."0
Thanks, Mr Shiftright....however, the wording in my warranty book states, 'you should' not 'must'. I have owned many new cars and have only kept receipts of replacement things. Also, the Owner's Manual just states to keep records. I am in compliance with what Nissan has stated in both manuals. I don't understand how both of us have different wording in our books.
By the way, take a look at what the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act of 1975 says. It's worth checking out.0
Well we can play lawyer with the wording but the fact is, you are between a rock and a hard place here, and my best advice is to take a hard look at all your best options. Suing Nissan is going to be mighty expensive, since it is Nissan and not the dealer who is (allegedly) denying your warranty.
I think your best bet is to negotiate with Nissan directly and try to work out some kind of legitimate "split" on the cost of repairs, or maybe (hopefully) get them to finally, reluctantly pick up the tab after sending a tech to examine your car. Maybe in the end it's still going to hurt, but maybe only half as much.
Legal cases are not about fairness, they are about maneuver, so you need to develop a strategy that has a good chance of working.0
Yes, I look forward to it.0
Tell me how a receipt for oil tells of when an oil change was done? Do you not watch your local papers for sales? Considering I have several cars that all take the same type of oil I buy many when on sale. And by the way, I only need to provide what the manuals in my car say I need and I have done so.
My car is only 2 1/2 yrs. old, Mitzij...I have taken care of my car. Could it be that the dealerships jump on the easiest solution to a problem, the customer, than perhaps looking at perhaps other reasons that sludge may be building? I don't know, I didn't see the sludge...I'm taking the 'word' of a mechanic at a Nissan dealer. Should I just jump on their bandwagon and call them liars, as you implied in your post of the customer? Or, being a good mechanic looking at the overall car and seeing if it was cared for, checking other avenues that might cause a problem such as this. I know from my research and going to other mechanics there are several other and probable causes for sludge, especially in a car so new. Yes, I do assume people are honest until proven otherwise, so I never put induendo's, such as you have, that a dealership from the company was anything but honest.
I would just like you also to think about this, Mitzij....could a dealership/company have a known problem on a car and are looking for ways to get out of fixing it by stating 'sludge'? Like I said, I did not witness any sludge the mechanics are referring to...nor did my husband when he changed the oil. I would think sludge would show up in a pan if I'm not mistaken.
Just wanted to throw that out there since in your post it seems that you perhaps work for Nissan....0
Didn't mean to ruffle your feathers. Just pointing out the dealer side of this.
If the tech sees cruddy internals, he's thinking it's a maintenance issue. We don't know what the tech did to determine sludge. Did he pop the fill cap and peek, or did he do real diagnostic work? It's certainly possible that the dealer is claiming sludge when the smoke is caused by something else. Maybe there's a gasket failure causing oil and coolant to mix. From this distance, it's hard to tell. The only way to know is to do proper diagnosis.
Looking at the overall condition of the vehicle is no indication if it's had its oil change done regularly. I have regular customers whose cars look very lived in and the engine oil is clean as a whistle. I have customers who turn up with pristine wheels and the oil is a quart low because they haven't checked it in 6000 miles. The book and the cover don't always match.
If you could show that you bought oil filters and oil for this vehicle, it would be an indication that you did do the maintenance. I realize people buy multiple filters, or gallons of oil on sale, but having some record is better than a handwritten list.
If communication between you and your dealer has broken down to the point that they won't touch the car again, it might be in your best interest to find a different Nissan dealer. I know that might be a good distance away, but would be worth it. Remember you catch more flies with honey than vinegar.
One other thought, you might want to read the service contract (extended warranty) you bought. Most contracts do require receipts for maintenance work. They can void a claim anytime they want if you don't have receipts. I've heard of people who have submitted claims that weren't even related to the engine that were denied because they couldn't prove maintenance. You think Nissan's bad? Wait'll the service contract kicks in.
I've worked at a Chevy dealer for 13 years. The nearest Nissan dealer is about 40 miles away.0
Hey Mitzij...
Sorry if I jumped down your throat before, not my intention but am just fed up with this whole Nissan stuff. It is now 2 months later and I'm finally getting my car fixed after Nissan jerked me around for so long. I had to take my car to an independent shop to have it diagnosed and they are fixing as of now. It is a blown head gasket. And to tell you the truth Mitzij, I know the service manager and Nissan knew it was a blown head gasket. What I think is, that my motor was built using the faulty 2009 gaskets that were redesigned for future Murano's. They came out with the new design in Feburary 2009, my car was assembled in July 2009, but I don't know when the motor was put together. This information came from the internet from a knowledgeable guy. Are they factual? I don't have access to that information. Actually, the garage called me today to let me know that the parts were ordered from the Nissan dealer. He said he had the engine apart. I asked him about the sludge that Nissan is claiming it has. He told me to come on down to the garage to take a look and pictures if I wanted. He felt there wasn't any big problem with sludge in my engine. It looked pretty normal, nothing really amiss. I guess making 'determinations' about sludge can be very subjective. Unfortunately, I truly believe, if you don't have regular maintenance done with the dealship they won't give you the time of day and will look for this type of 'problem' just to deny a customer. The manager at the garage also told me that the maintenance on my car had nothing to do with the head gasket blowing. In fact, the blown head gasket could cause the oil to sludge. It's like fighting city hall sometimes. Just going around in circles. Anyway, to say that I am truly disappointed with this company would be an understatement.
As to the warranty, Mitzij...in the warranty book that was provided by the dealership it absolutely does not say 'you must' or the warranty is void. It suggests that 'you should' keep a log and receipts. If you look up the two words in the dictionary, Must and Should, you'll see they have definitely two different definitions. Thank you for taking the time with answering my post.0
kimmysarkela Posts: 4Hi im a honda warranty administrator just wondering if anyone is still posting on this forum0


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DENVER (AP) ? Pot smokers in Colorado were the biggest winners in the vote that legalized the drug. Now state regulators are working out the details of exactly how to tax it, so the benefits are shared statewide in the form of increased revenue.
A state panel set up to regulate marijuana in Colorado agreed Thursday to recommend the highest tax contemplated by voters last year ? a 15 percent excise tax, with the profits going to school construction.
The tax question is far from settled, though.
Colorado lawmakers could set a lower tax, or they could add sales taxes beyond the current statewide 2.9 percent. Legislators could even create a special new "marijuana tax" for consumers, plus a series of required licensing fees for growers and sellers. Besides schools, the taxes must fund marijuana safety enforcement and drug education measures.
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Others argued that marijuana taxes should be sky high so that pot smokers pay for any damage to public health and safety. Task members got a visit Thursday from Gov. John Hickenlooper, a former brewpub owner who told the pot group that taxes and regulations in the booze business are exhaustive, too. Hickenlooper opposed marijuana legalization and has since warned of costs to society including teen drug abuse.
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Earlier this year, when the Sierra Club's Iowa Chapter wanted to stop a bill in the state legislature with nuclear incentives for an investor-owned utility, they found common cause with the AARP and successfully stalled the bill in the state Senate.
"A group of environmental lobbyists was talking one day at the Capitol about what other grassroots organization would be a good ally to oppose this particular bill," says Iowa Sierra Club Director Neila Seaman, pictured at left. "One of the lobbyists at the table approached AARP's lobbyist and he agreed to participate."
Polls showed that three-quarters of Iowa were opposed to the nuclear energy bill. But AARP's involvement was due to the immediate rate increases that were included in the bill, not because the organization was opposed to nuclear power. Still, the Sierra Club had a powerful and motivated ally.
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Everyone loves to hate a thief. And quite right, too. Google, Amazon and Starbucks – and many more like them – are certainly stealing from the UK and other countries by playing tax systems so aggressively.
But there's a more important story here that the British MPs and world media are largely missing. In fact, the only ones who haven't missed it are Google themselves. Matt Brittin, Google's UK Chief, hit a very important nail on the head when he said, to Channel 4 News this week, " [Google] plays by the rules set by politicians."
Leaving aside his motivation to shift the blame, the man is not wrong. The rules of the international tax system do not just let this happen, they actively encourage it.
Tax theft is endemic all over the world. It is organised through an intricate system of tax havens; the PR around it is astonishingly good, as evidenced by the fact that most people have no idea of its scale and can get distracted by the misdeeds of a few bad apples rather than seeing the barrel they came in; and one of the most vibrant and important hubs – the City of London - is sitting right under the noses of the British politicians who are today decrying the corporations who use it.
Tax havens exist solely to help the rich avoid national taxes. They give them a way to opt out of the social contract. Multinationals happily extract profits from countries and then team up with tax havens to avoid paying their share of taxes that make the countries profitable for them in the first place. Without things like the rule of law, and economic and political stability, the market for most products would flounder. All these things cost, and when people steal taxes they are essentially saying, everyone but us should pay.
Somewhere between $21 and $32 trillion is hidden behind the vast walls of tax haven secrecy.
The scale of the theft is staggering. Somewhere between $21 and $32 trillion is hidden behind the vast walls of tax haven secrecy. That's the equivalent of one third of all global annual income. Somewhere between 60 and 70% of all international trade flows through them so that profits can be siphoned off untaxed.
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The scale alone means tax havens have a material impact on levels of global inequality and poverty. But more insidious is what they actively facilitate. Tax havens are in the background of practically every instance of large-scale corruption and economic crime of the last thirty years. Every corrupt leader, every major arms dealer and drug cartel, as well as most multinational corporations rely on their 'discretion' to do business. It's a morality-blind service industry for the ultra-rich. Forget the 1% - this industry exists largely for the pleasure and benefit of the 0.02%; the 10 million people who 'own' the bulk of the $21trillion hidden.
This theft cuts deepest in the poorest countries in the world, that struggle to pay for basic services like education, healthcare, strong justice systems - all the things that make societies more equal and fair.
So as we revel in the shaming of a few bad guys, we should remember that this episode has done nothing more than highlight the symptoms of an endemic global disease. We should be very suspicious of the British Finance Minister, George Osbourne's seemingly helpful decision to put £150m into the British tax collection authority to help catch corporate theft of this kind. This is the man who, just this year, actively undercut EU efforts to tackle tax havens by signing a bilateral deal with Switzerland that protects the secrecy of tax thieves for a one-off cost of the payment of some back taxes. So before we congratulate him for adding a few sticking plasters with one hand, we should demand answers to why he's feeding the disease with the other.
As we revel in the shaming of a few bad guys, we should remember that this episode has done nothing more than highlight the symptoms of an endemic global disease.
If decision makers are serious about tax havens, they should look to the system behind the headlines. For British MPs, that means looking down the road at the City of London and asking questions like, why does the City of London have special exemptions from the Freedom of Information Act? For others, especially the leaders of poorer countries, that means standing together and demanding change at the international level.
Perhaps most importantly, people can start demanding change themselves. Can we really rely on business leaders and politicians to bite the hand that so often feeds them? And as long as one tax haven exists, there will be a place for the corrupt and the greedy to hide the money they steal, so picking them off one by one is never going to work. The only thing to do is change the rules that let all of them exist. The first step is to see the bigger picture.
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This is my first Black Sheep Sunday post but I'm pretty sure it won't be the last!!
I found a record this week at Find My Past (as I had been given a full subscription there as a Christmas present) and was surprised to find one of my ancestors in their Army Deserters (1828 – 1840) section!
There is only seemingly a transcript from an Index (much to my disappointment) but it seems that my Edward Reed of Great Haseley in Oxfordshire was a deserter.
The information is very brief showing a date of 13 Jan 1829 and he was aged 48 at this time and was in the 3rd Bat. Gren. Gds., but was a Labourer from Great Haseley, Oxfordshire.
I have no idea if the date of this transcript is the date he was tried as a deserter or whether this was when he was discharged or what it applies to. There are no details as to why he deserted, how long he had been in his Battalion, how he was caught or anything that gives a clue to this episode in his life.
He is the son of Thomas Read (1752 – 1838) and his wife Elizabeth (nee Shepherd) (1746 – 1818) and is the grandnephew of my 6 x great grandfather Cozens Read.
I had not been able to find out more about him until now with this information that he became a soldier and ended up as a deserter.
Where do I start looking for further information about this? Court Records? Records for his Battalion? Or the data provider of this information to Find My Past, the Manchester & Lancs Family History Society? Or somewhere else?
I can see that I've got a bit of digging and delving to do with this and will update with any new information I find concerning Edward.


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