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In September, Site-Specific Theater Rules the Day
By Tom Sellar
How Chuck Jones Defined America Through Cartoons
By R. C. Baker
Between Riverside and Crazy Bares Its Wounds
By Tom Sellar
Too E-Z Is the Head That Wears the Crown
By Tom Sellar
By Jessica Dawson
Mala Hierba Straddles Two Dangerous Worlds
By Tom Sellar
By Jennifer Krasinski
Of Course Larry Clark's Art Show is Full of Bare Teenage...
By Jennifer Krasinski
I prefer Boris Eifman's spectacle-ballets when he's doing a psychological number on the driven heroes and heroines of Russian history and literature. His twisted, angular, percussive style, with its splay-footed jumps and kinky lifts, suits the dark goings-on of The Karamazovs, Red Giselle, Russian Hamlet, et al. Not that there isn't plenty of torment in Who's Who (at City Center through Thursday). It focuses on two Russian ballet dancersJews fleeing their country after the Revolutionwho experience culture shock, career blight, victimization, and love in 1920s New York. But Eifman wants us to laugh, too. So Max and Alex turn into Jack Lemmon and Tony Curtis in Some Like It Hot. A sleazy slum gangster returns one of their sparkly ballet jackets, stolen when they tried to hawk it in a Brooklyn flea market; that means they owe him, for lifenobody doesn't pay Johnny. No problem, they hide out by getting jobs as female nightclub dancers.
Actually, there is a problem. It's Eifman's. As Slava Okunev's brilliant silver set moves from its Brooklyn Bridge look to its club look, the two virtuosic buddies enter an audition gaudily rigged out and tripping over their high heels. Yet in the very next scene, they're at the front of a chorus line in Okunev's black-and-silver dresses, wearing little Louise Brooks wigs and looking fabulous. Then, comforting lovely Lynn backstage after she's been beaten up by Johnny, Alex sports melon-sized falsies poking out from his kimono. Max lets himself get so deeply into drag life that he's already dancing under the chuppahwith movie director Bill when he flees his wedding for Mother Russia. With Johnny accidentally killed by his own reptilian henchmen, Alex and Lynn marry and start a ballet company that blends the danse d'écolewith modern ideasjust like George Balanchine, except that the choreography is by Eifman.
The fevered dancingpile-driving into an anachronistic mix of Ellington, Brubeck, Shaw, Rachmaninoff, Joplin, Barber, et al.never stops. Just off the boat, the immigrants plunge into an energetic homeland celebration to klezmer music. Max and Alex cross-dress while dancing; the director hoofs it as he dollies; Johnny prowls with scissoring legs; the heroes confide their homesickness and frustration to each other in leaps and spins. I saw only cast B and thought Yuri Smekalov (Alex), Constantin Matulevsky (Max), and Natalia Povorozniuk (Lynn) were wonderful, less given to the lusty Eifman acting style that can turn characters into caricatures. The high point is a splendid duet in which Alex teaches Lynn to dance on pointe and fall in love with him at the same time. How can a ballet so visually stunning and theatrically savvy be so dumb?
Some years ago, Douglas Dunn moved away from his post-Cunningham coolness (which was never very cool) to what seem like magnificently bizarre investigations of strange tribes. Before his new Muscle Shoals at Danspace St. Mark's, video artist Charles Atlas's paraphernalia anagrams the title on a huge screen: "as ouch smells," "he calms souls," and so on. Prepare to enter the intoxicating miasma of interpretation.
Atlas, seated as part of the scene, fills the backdrop with volcanic patterns and other designs, including manipulated images of the performers, and projects the data from a stationary camera and a hand-held one. The denizens of this worldno, planetare strange indeed. When Carol Mullins's lighting gradually reveals Miriam Hess, Sean Mueller, Beth Simons, Christopher Williams, and Kindra Windish, they're wearing geometrically shaped head-coverings (costumes also by Atlas). As they gradually uncage, they show painted faces. Jazz legend Steve Lacy's score, played live by Lacy on soprano sax and Petja Kaufman on harpsichord, is as oddly fascinating as the activities. These creatures are angular and disconnected in their behaviorshivering, snaking along, wagging their tongues, grooming one another, having mock battles, and making elaborate faces into the camera, which throws their popping eyes and rubber mouths onto the screen.
Dunn, an intergalactic anthropologist in disguise, enters to our laughter. It's not just the box on his head and the two sticks he's brought along, or his deep, weary, robotic voice; it's the whole innocent, befuddled-scholar persona he reveals through his oral reports, as, on a three-day visit, he tries to describe and interpret the behavior on view. He tends to point the camera at his own feet. The others pay him no heed, but "continue to move in sinuous complications," even when he essays a stick dance to attract their attention. ("Obviously that was ineffectual.") He dreams they invite him to join them in what he presumes are everyday activities. They do have language, it turns out; they speak briefly (but not to him) in artificial voices whose wantonly convoluted words he can't make much sense of. When, on his last day, they rise from sleephaving grown huge carbuncles under their leotardsand move from languidness into growling competition, he's no closer to understanding.
Why is this work so moving? The fondness and the communication gap make me think of choreographers and their wild dancers. Of age and youth. "Please," the explorer asks his superiors, "allow me another stroll in their midst before you transmit me to another dimension."


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My beachfront rental unit had a worn-out carpet that needed to
be replaced. I decided that a wood parquet floor would look
better, be easier to take care of, and make for a fresher,
brighter space. The unit sits on a concrete slab mere steps
from the water, so the wood flooring would have to be protected
against potentially high moisture levels.
With a concrete slab, the two big issues are always moisture
and surface condition. I had planned on gluing the parquet
directly to the concrete — until, that is, I discovered
the 1950s-vintage composition tile and asphalt adhesive under
the carpet (1). Asphalt adhesive on concrete is as bad as it
gets; it's best to hire a professional to do the removal
or to cover the mess with plywood. I opted for plywood.
With wood flooring, an uneven subfloor will cause variations
in the finished surface, but those variations won't be
noticeable if they're gradual enough. The wood-flooring
industry standard for subfloors is a gradual change of no more
than 3/16 inch along the length of an 8-foot straightedge. If
you're laying plywood underlayment over concrete, the
concrete needs to be leveled or variations will telescope
through the plywood.
I would normally use a planetary grinder (a concrete grinding
machine with counter-rotating disks) to grind down the high
spots. However, I prefer not to grind old floor coverings
because they may contain asbestos. Instead, I filled in the low
spots with 15-pound felt, folded to the depth needed at each
The next step was to measure the slab's internal
relative humidity (RH). The rule of thumb when measuring slab
moisture is to drill at least three holes for the first 1,000
square feet of floor, then an extra hole for each additional
1,000 square feet. The holes should be drilled where you expect
the most moisture to accumulate — near a doorway where
rain might blow in, near a plumbing wall, or wherever you
observe leaks. In a standard slab-on-grade, the hole depths
should be 40 percent of the slab thickness.
I measured the RH with a moisture meter I developed for my own
work and sell to the trade. Its 3/8-inch-diameter sleeve fits
in a 7/16-inch hole and has electronic sensors for measuring
temperature and RH. Unlike the sleeve on other meters, this one
isn't wrapped in plastic, so I can get a much quicker
reading once the test holes are prepared — a real plus
when doing a floor under schedule pressure. After drilling each
hole and vacuuming out the debris (2), I taped over the hole
with an impermeable packing tape and let it sit for 24 hours so
that the readings would reflect conditions in the slab rather
than in the room.
If the internal RH is 75 percent or less, you technically
don't need a moisture barrier, but I always use one
anyway, just for insurance. Since this particular slab is
directly on grade, within 100 feet of the ocean, and only 3 to
4 feet above sea level, there was no question that I would use
one. The moisture test indicated a moisture content well over
80 percent, so that sealed the deal (3).
If I had been gluing the parquet to the concrete, I would have
applied a brush-on moisture barrier directly to the concrete.
But first I would have done an absorption test, which involves
putting drops of water on the concrete. If the water beads up
instead of spreading out, the surface is not absorptive enough,
and I'd need to use a grinder to remove the sealer from
the surface, then retest.
For this job, though, I laid down a 6-mil polyethylene vapor
barrier, then covered it with 1/2-inch CDX plywood, fastening
the plywood to the floor with 1 1/2-inch concrete nails to
provide 1 inch of penetration (4). I used 1/2-inch plywood
— rather than 1/4-inch or 3/8-inch — because it was
stiff enough to need just a nail every square foot (for a total
of 32 nails per sheet). The thicker, stiffer plywood also
bridges over minor surface imperfections.
I installed the plywood at a slight angle to the room's
walls to ensure that no lines in the parquet floor would be
parallel to any lines in the subfloor. That way, expansion or
contraction of the plywood won't open up gaps in the
floor pattern.
The finished floor would be 12-inch-by-12-inch parquet squares
made from 5/16-inch-thick by 2-inch-wide strips of white oak.
Each square consisted of six strips laid side-by-side and held
together with two pieces of masking tape (5). Because the
flooring would be held in place by adhesive, I only needed to
keep the parquet squares assembled long enough to get them in
place. Working at the site, I used my Festool saw to cut the
strips to length; it doesn't splinter, makes near perfect
cuts, and can be connected to a dust-collection vac (6).
I began the layout by determining the room's focal
points. In this room I wanted the flooring to be parallel to
the longest wall, so I snapped a line 24 3/8 inches away from
that wall (two squares plus a 3/8-inch expansion gap), then
snapped a second line perpendicular to the first and the same
distance away from the adjoining wall (7, 8).
The adhesive has to be spread on a clean, dry surface. Had
this been old plywood I would have given it a light sanding,
but since it was new, vacuuming was enough.
The adhesive, filler, stain, and finish used on this floor are
all made by Bona. (I always avoid using products from different
manufacturers on the same job; they may not work well together
and it will typically void the warranty.) We used an adhesive
that allows the floor to be wet-laid (older adhesives had to be
left to dry for a bit before the floor was put down), and we
spread out only as much as we could reach over — about 30
to 36 inches at a time. If you have a two-man crew, one person
can spread and the other can place the flooring.
Using a notched trowel (9) ensures that the right amount of
adhesive gets spread out on the surface. I laid the squares on
the adhesive (10) and pressed them firmly in place (11, 12),
starting at the layout lines and working across the floor
toward the opposite corner. So that I didn't trap myself
in the corner, I left an unfinished strip at each wall. This
allowed me to work my way from the back wall and eventually out
the door without having to step on the freshly laid
It's a good idea to occasionally lift a tile after
pressing it into the adhesive, just to make sure that the
adhesive is covering the entire bottom. If it isn't, that
means the adhesive surface has started to skim over.
You're getting too far ahead of yourself and need to
spread less adhesive before laying the tiles.
When laying parquet, I continually sight down the lines to
make sure they are running straight. Since there will be minor
imperfections in the blocks, you need to be able to make
adjustments as you go. Leaving very small spaces between the
blocks provides enough wiggle room to make these adjustments.
The gaps can be filled later. It's also important to
periodically confirm that the diagonals are aligning.
It's best to use a string for this so you don't
disturb the surface.
I left a 3/8-inch expansion gap between the floor and all
walls. Anything bigger wouldn't have been covered by the
1/2-inch-thick baseboard. Besides, if a wood floor swells
enough to push the perimeter more than 1/4 inch, the adhesive
is going to fail. Even a fairly elastic adhesive — like
the one I used here — can't stretch more than 1/16
Once all the parquet squares were installed, I gave the
adhesive time to dry by letting the floor sit overnight.
With the adhesive dry, the next order of business was to fill
any gaps between the squares (13). I used a Bona filler made
specifically for filling unfinished white oak floors;
it's porous enough to absorb stain. It also dries
quickly, so after I pushed it into the cracks with a flat
trowel (14), I could immediately start sanding.
I sanded most of the floor with a 200-pound Bona
professional-grade sanding machine. It connects via a hose to a
large vacuum with a HEPA filter, which makes for a dust-free
job. I started with coarse grits and worked to fine.
Sanding parquet is different from sanding strip flooring. The
wood grain in adjacent parquet squares runs in opposing
directions, so if you sand along the layout lines you will be
sanding half the squares with the grain and half against it.
This can leave perpendicular scratch marks that show up through
the finish. To prevent this, parquet is typically sanded at a
45-degree angle to the layout lines (15). As usual, I sanded
the perimeter of the floor with an edging machine (16).
After the sanding was complete, I used a floor buffer fitted
with a double-sided paper disk to blend the sanding patterns
together. There are two advantages to using a double-sided
disk: It's stiffer than a single-sided disk, so it does a
more even sanding job; and the abrasive on the back creates
friction between the disk and the fiber pad on the buffer,
preventing the disk from slipping around. Which grit to use
depends on the depth of the scratches left by the big machine.
Here, I did one pass with an 80-grit disk, then finished up
with 120-grit. I used a random orbit sander with the same grits
around the perimeter of the room.
I use a fast-drying stain — Bona DryFast —
that's made for wood floors and doesn't leave lap
marks like other stains can. A lot of guys apply stain with
rags, but I don't like crawling around on my hands and
knees; instead, I used a technique here that I've relied
on for years with great success. I cut a piece of carpet to fit
the disk on the buffer, poured some stain on the carpet pad
(17), then used the buffer to spread the stain out on the floor
(18). It's faster, quicker, and uses less stain than the
rag method.
Whatever method you choose, don't pour stain directly on
the floor. It can accumulate in small gaps in the wood, where
it can't easily dry, then bleed back onto the surface
overnight and mar the drying finish.
To stain up against the walls and in spots where the buffer
wouldn't fit, I used an applicator wrapped in a rag (19).
I stood on a couple of pieces of carpet so I wouldn't
leave footprints in the stain — or track stain everywhere
else. Then I put a dry carpet pad on the machine and buffed the
entire floor to remove any excess.
Although the stain dries in three to four hours, I let it sit
overnight just to be sure. Then I tacked the surface with a
special microfiber dry-tack cloth made for use on floors
— its stickiness is provided by the structure of the
fiber, so it doesn't add any chemicals to the
I topped the stain with Bona's Naturale, a two-part
water-based finish (20) being careful not to
mix more than I could use in two and a half to three hours. The
finish has to sit for 15 minutes before it's used. Bona
provides a strainer you insert into the opening of the finish
container to remove any small globs that slough off the
interior of the container.
I poured the finish on the floor in long, straight lines, then
spread it with a roller specifically made for floors. The
roller has plastic disks on each end — I call them
training wheels — that ensure a consistent finish
thickness (21). The finish works best if used at the
recommended coverage rate of 300 to 400 square feet per gallon,
and the roller helps ensure this coverage. When rolling, I
overlapped the last line a bit to make sure the finish blended
together. We cut in around the perimeter with a 10-inch-wide
Padco paint applicator attached to a wooden handle. As with any
finish application, I needed to maintain a wet edge to prevent
lap marks when the finish dried, which made it important not to
cut in the edges too far ahead of the roller (22).
The label on the can of stain says to use two coats, but I
prefer three. I generally wait a minimum of four to six hours
between coats, which means I can put one on early in the
morning and then come back later the same day for the second.
Because this is a water-based finish, low temperatures and high
RH can extend the wait time between coats.
By the way, the trick to working with this particular kind of
finish is to not watch it dry. It won't look right an
hour or two after application, but it's self-leveling and
will level itself out nicely over the course of the drying
The final coat also needs a minimum of 24 hours before being
walked on. If possible, wait seven days before putting down any
rugs, as they'll restrict airflow and keep the finish
from drying properly. If you must put furniture down, do so
extremely carefully, without dragging it across the
Howard Brickman is a wood-flooring contractor and
consultant in Norwell, Mass.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission this week ordered former Chelsea Planning Committee member and investment adviser Gary J. Martel to pay $7.2 million in restitution and penalties for taking money from clients and never investing it as promised.
Martel, 55, pled guilty last month to criminal wire and mail fraud charges in federal court in Boston. The US attorney's office said in court documents that from 2004 to 2012 Martel received $5.4 million from investors and paid back only $2.1 million, keeping $3.3 million for himself. His sentencing is scheduled for March; he faces up to five years in prison and a $250 million fine.


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My own version of jaspers story introducing his sister jemma, his parents, sindey volturi and daphne volturi. If you would like to use them you must ask my permission as they belongs to me and so does the plot. The rest belongs to stephenie. Thank you and i hope you enjoy
Chapter one:
It was dark. I could hear jasper upstairs being shouted at by mother. My name is jemma whitlock and i am fortunate enough to be the sister of jasper whitlock.i could hear her now. Barking off at him. One day i would get back at her for doing this. Kicking me off onto the street and torturing my lovely brother. The shouting soon stopped and i could faintly see my brother sliding down the drianpipe to come to me. He did that. Every night he would bring food and comfort me. I loved him and i would never lose him. Not to my mother, not to anyone. "Dont worry jem. She has always been like that and you know it. Im used to it now so dont worry." He carried on letting me cry into him as he kissed me and went back. I had told himright at the start not to stay long as father liked to go to sleep early and would always check on jasper before going to bed. "Goodnight my jemma. Sleep well and dont worry. I will always be here for you." I gave hima quick kiss, said goodnight and he was climbing up the drainpipe. Back to his bedroom.
Id lived through another day of this. Stayying outside and living on the streets while people stared and pitied me but they never did anything about it as mother and father were both highly ranked in the community. This day went quicker than the rest but i would never forget it. I would never forget it. The worst day of my life. It was noon and my cruel parents had gone out and were due back at eight. Jasper insisted that he did not want to go so he was ordered to tidy the kitchen like a slave. I went inside to help him and soon enough we were finished. It was seven so we still had one hour together. Jasper hugged me close and held me there whispering to me that he loved me and vowed that he would get me off the streets. I whisperd back that i loved him as well but nothing else as i didnt have anything to get myself off the streets never mind him. He went in the kitchen to take the cake out the oven. I traced his face as he sat me down. If we were ever seperated i would recall his face. He cut me a slice. "Eat up. You must be hungry. Ill smuggle some for you tonight." He said to me. " ill try to saty awake." I mumbled, yawning. "Youre not sleeping?" He asked me worriedly. "Its fine jazz. I am sleeping but its those damn owls. Tooting away.!!" I told him. "I wish i could do something to help you jem." He sighed. " you already have. You are the best brother anyone could have." I said, leaning into him. Little did i know that my whole life would change with the next two musical notes. DING DONG! Jasper rushed up and ushered me to the stairs in case it was mothers freinds come to pry. "Hello" i heard jasper say but the next voice wasnt what i was expecting. "Yes, yes. Of course. O i must introduce myself. I am alec volturi and this is my sister jane. We are here from italy and we have some very greiving news to share with you" this voice sounded like flowers dancing but the next was like birds singing. "Your parents have died. Unfortunately, they were killed on their way home. We are your new guardians for the time being." Jasper looked stricken for the moment. He couldnt move and our new guardians could see that.i came to stand next to him and i noticed that their eyes were blood red, their faces pale white and their dress code, black. "Hello, you must be siblings just as me and alec are." " yes." I replied smiling. "Shouldnt the death of your parents be of loss or sadness?" Alec asked. "Yes but we didnt like our parents so we are glad to be of rid of them" jasper said. " come in." They walked in and sat down.
I watched in awe and amazement as jasper took our dinner out of the oven. I didnt know he could do that yet he was jasper. He could do anything. The door opened as our guardians came in. "Would you like dinner?" Jasper asked but the reply, as usual, was no. They never ate and they never told us why i would find out one day. Me and jazz sat down. Again as usual, alec sat as close to me as possible, almost touching, and jane did the same to jasper. "Why do you sit so close and why do your eyes change colour!?" I blurted. A blush was clearly visible. Why did i do that? It was rude and icould see it on their faces. "We do not wear contacts. Why do you ask? Is there something wrong?" Finally a reply from alec. Usually it was jane who asked the question. I wasnt going to waaste this oppurtunity and neither was jasper." Because they are red as they are now, soon they will darken and after you go somewhere and come back they turn red again. Implying that you are either wearing red or black contacts." Jasper told them. Wow he could be so formal at times." Aro think they are ready to be told as sindey has seen their gifts coming at a sooner time if we decide to tell them now." Jane confered. "He has? Well then there is no point disobeying aro's orders" replied alec. "Children. Do not be frightened. You must promise. Everything is fine and we were not sent here to harm,more to protect you. You are special to our master, aro so you will be told what we are." Jane said. I was going to stay quiet during this even though i was as confused as a baby animal. I had no idea what they were talking about. Alec continued,"we are vampires though as my sister said we will not hurt you. We belong to the volturi, a coven, a little like a family, who enforce the law in the vampire world. We kill anyone who we think is a threat to giving away the secret of vampires. Our eyes darken once we are hungry. Whenever we go out, we hunt, fill our thirst, and come back as you are precious to our leader and we were instructed not to harm you inany way." Woah, infrmation overload. And i dint know alec could talk that much."but why arent yoy supposed to harm us i mean were not special and were human?" I asked. "In our coven their is a vampire named sindey. He has the ability to rad the future. He saw you becoming members of the volturi so our master said we must not let anyone hurt you. That is why we are her." Jane told us. Things were starting to make sense now. The day went on and soon i was in bed. Jasper didnt let me sleep on thefloor and i didnt want to sleep in our parents bed so i shared a bed with jasper. "Everything will be alright, once were together forever. Thats all i want jemma. You. Noone else." I heard this before i fell asleep.
Breakfast. Jane wasnt her as she had to go back to volterra for a few days. Jasper had to go out and buy more food and he would be back after lunch. Sk it was just me and alec. Me and alec. Me and alec. "Tell me. Why are you so attractive?" What!!!! Nobody had ever called me attractive. "Ermmmmm what do you mean?" I asked. "You smell so nice and your attitude is that which i like. You attract me through yourself, not through your scent. I have seen it on others. Love. But i dont feel for you as much. Tell me." I could feel a small blush coming on. "Erm....im not quite sure. I dont feel for you either, not much anyway." "Though you have completely denied it i do not hink it is what you agree too." "I dont know. We're just feeinds, ok!!!" I snapped. "Yes, i understand."He replied calmly. I could see a little unhappiness in his voice but he covered it up quickly. I looked at him. He was quite good looking though i should never let myself think that. Jasper was who i loved though he was my brother. The conversation dropped as i cleared up. This was going to be a long day i thought. I sat down and picked up uncle toms cabin. A book published in 1852. It was now 1858 so about 6 years ago. Not long i thought to myself. I got comfy and started. The book was about anti slavery and laid the foundations for the civil war. Such a boring book but i has to get my mind off the earlier conversation. "Do you like that book?" Alec asked, looking at me. "No." I replied reluctantly. The shorter the reply the shorter the conversation. "I dont believe i have read that book though it dosent look as good as others." He laughed, the voice ringing in my ears like a tuneful bell. I just stared. He read books. He read books. OH! I didnt think he would be that kind of personbut i guess he was. "Is there a problem with the book i choose!?" I snapped again. What was this snapping buisness? "No, but it tells a lot about you." He said. "What, that im anti slaveryand i like learning about wars?" I laughed. He laughed too. Such a beautiful sound, i thought again, but not everything was as beautiful as that. I looked towards the door as a newspaper was posted through it and saw the gruesome headline. BLOOD SPLATTERS AT THE ABANDONED MUESUM. "Blood splatters?" I asked. "Hmmm nothing to worry about as theirr are no vampires in the area. It must have been some crazy human." He told me. Now, as much as i like being human i had to agree that someone had to be crazy to leave blood splatters on the wall. But this wasnt the end of this blood scenario.
Jasper had come home a few minutes ago when another newspaper slided its way down the door. "MURDER AT THE OLD PUB." The title read. "Two murders in a day!" I exclaimed in hororr."no, one was uesterday and one today." Jasper told me holding up and pointing to the date of both newspapers. "But you have to do something. I mean people are dying!" I looked plaedingly at alec but he just shook his head. "Are only buisness is vampires who will give away our secret not humans who want to kill others." He just stared at me, his eyes boring into mine. "It seems like a killer working by themselves killing people at abandoned places but we have to wait and see. Detectives have been calle din to investigate at the mueseum tomorrow." Jasper read aloud. Tomorrow, i thougt to myself. I had to wait and be patient. I would go and see for myself but in secret. Alec and jazz would both try to stop me. The auestion was how would i get past alec. He was a vampire snd from what he had told us he could see, hear and move better than humans. It was goingto be tough. Dinner was on the table as i plucked at my food. "Your not eating." Jasper told me. "Just these murders. INNOCENT people being killed," i said with emphsis on the innocent, glaring at alec. "Im not going to do anything and you know that jemma. You cant force me and i wont let you so eat up and then i can go hunting." Alec said with the same hardness. I thought about what he said about being attracted to me and knew this was all just a cover up. He didnt want jasper to know and neither did i. But why did it hurt me when he talked to me like that? I stared at him not seeing any expression on his face. How could he like me but he had said it. It intrigued me and i had to find out more. "Jem..........." Jasper urged. "Sorry, yes i know. Staring is rude." I felt bad for making jasper angry at me. Alec and jasper couldnt live in my world in the same time. What was i talking about, i didnt like alec but i was still going to question him. "If this makes you feel better i will go hunting early tomorroew and stop by at the investigation to find any trace of vampires, ok" alec said. Grrr..... Now i couldnt go myself. It would just have to wait. "Yes, tht would be great."i told him greatfully.at keast he was doing something to help.
The next day i waited by the dooras alec came down. "Going somewhere?" I asked. "Yes hunting, then after that the investigation scene." He replied, pushing past me to the door. "Like that?" I scoffed. He might have been a vampire but he still looked liked one and that totally wasnt tthe style. I mean it was 1858!!! "If there is something wrong with my clothing people will just have to ignore me or die." He answered. I gritted my teeth. I hoped people wouldnt stare. Not because i liked them just because there had already been too many murders already. "Fine,but im coming to the investigation." I spluttered. God, what was it with me around alec. "NO!!!" All that niceness had gone. Wait, what! No alec wasnt nice i had to stop myself from thinking otherwise. He was outside and away in under a second. I wanted to go to the site but he would smell my scent and anyhow i dont thjnk he would lie to me not after that cknversation anyway. I had to trust him, it was the only way. I went inside as jasper came down. He hugged me. "Jemma.......jemma. im sorry. I didnt want this to happen. Im sorry." He cried. I looked at him. He was mine and j loved him too. I hugged him back. This wasnt like any of the other hugs it was different. As if he would never let me go. I wished it would go on and on forever but it didnt. Not until we heard, "TOO RIGHT YOU SHOULD BE GREAVING, BUT WITH YOUR SISTER OF ALL PEOPLE!!!!!I WOULD HAVE THOUGT BETTER OF YOU JASPER WHITLOCK!!!!!!" The old women cried. Shs stompsd off bjt not before slamming the door shut. "ill ask alec to sort her out when he gets back. Talking about that i sant some fresh air. Would you like to come?" "Ys!" I replied eagerly.
CHAPTER SIX: Wed been walking for a good half hour and were on our way back. We passed thr market and were nearly home when geuss who would arrive but alec. "What are you doing here!?" He exclaimed angrily. This bought some attention to passersby but they didnt ask any questions. "We thought we would go for a walk." Replied jasper. I couldnt contain myself so i blurted out, "What did you find out." Now this did catch some peoples attention so they turned to stare at me and the older ones tutted angrily shaking their heads. His voice turned affectionate as he looked back fromthe people to me. I could definetley feel a blush coming on, i mean in front of jasper, he must have been out of his mind. If anything was going to happen between us which involved the word love it has best not be in front of my brother. "There was nothing. Not a trace of any scent. No need to worry." He said and with a flourish ussered us to walk home. "So how was your walk?" He asked. Me and jasper just stared at him. Who was this because alec, the one we knew anyway, was not this polite. "Ermmm.......fine." Jasper replied. Alec laughed then. Beautiful sound. And i wasnt the only one to think that. "My, what a beautiful laugh. Are you taking care of the siblings?" Someone asked. "Yes, me and my sister but she is away at the moment." We carried on walking and when we got home alec told us, "i need t go back to volterra. I have some buisness to attend to. Daphne volturi will come to take care of you." Little did i know daphne volturi will want more of me than just my company
she had arrived a few minutes ago but it took her days to get here. i thought vampires were supposed to be fats. anyway i wasnt going t ask her that. She had bright blonde hair and a perfect round face. she wore the same dress code of black and looked absolutely beautiful. 'So you must be the whitlocks. I have heard so many great things about you two. So beautiful and obviously very precious and sindey has said that you will become great volturi members." She said his name like he was the best person in the world and i geuss to her he was just like alec was to me. "ALEC!!!" I screamed!! "ALEC!" Why would i think of alec. Foul, stubborn and hateful alec. And everything stopped then, eventhe world, i swear. I remembered the time when me and jasper jad taken a walk in the park and how affectionate he had been to me. Now, i could definetely feel a blush coming on. "Jem? Are you alright. What about alec?" Jasper asked, stealing a quick glance at daphne who had obviously heard even though she was examinig the staircase. "Nothing, im sorry jazz. Everything is fine." I said. That night i woke up, screaming. Jazz was by my side in an instant and so was daphne. "Jemma! Jemma!" Jasper cried as daphne examined me though she probably would have known if anything was wrong with me. "Everything is fine. Just a nightmare. Its common in humans isnt it jasper? Oh poor jemma. Maybe we should get her walmed up or do something about her. I mean, that screaming might attract nosey people." She told jasper talking if i wasnt there and it annoyed me. "SHE is right here!" I shouted realizing by the look on her face that she wasnt forgiving like alec. Instead she slapped me. HARD. Not like i-will-start-bleeding hard but hard enough to hurt. "Dont irritate me unless you wnt to die!" She shouted back. "Now jasper make sure your sister gets some good nights sleep." She kissed me then, her lips cold as ice and then did the same to jasper. He winced and i guess she moticed but didnt mention it as she walked off, probably to go hunting. Actually she was going hunting. What was it with me and probably this and probably that. "I want alec back." I sobbed not caring what jasper thought but he agreed with me and as i leant into his chest i fell asleep. CHAPTER EIGHT: Weeks passed and we were still under daphnes care. One thing i realised was she liked me more than jasper. But something was wrong and i couldnt put my finger on it. I mean you woudnt change your mind about jasper that easkiy after calling him beautiful and precious on the day of her arrival. She treated me like a princess, no, no a queen and jasper like a slave and i hated her for that. At least alec...me and alec..at least alec..alec....alec...alec! God what was it with me and alec. There, you see i said it again. Grrr. Daphne would go out hunting staying for a long period of time then maybe just a few minutes. And everyday there would be a newspaper telling us of some tragic death and like i said before something was wrong. Seriously wrong. Day by day the deaths per day increased and i coudnt help but ask at the dinner table, "When will alec be back?" "Hell be here tomorrow and sindey will come a few weeks after. I will stay but will be out most of the day so you will have alec to yoursleves." Great. No i mean great(!) No i mean... I dont know what i mean. I looked at jasper then. My jasper wonderful jasper and coudnt help but wonder that alec coudnt livein my world no matter what. "Jasper i hear there are some mew stalls being put up in the market and they need a kind and trusting boy to go help and i thought of you. Would you like to go?" Daphne asked suddenly. Well obviously, shes a vampire, she would here everything! I could see jazz wavering at this but eventually smiled and said, "id love to." And off he went saying goodbye as he went. "Now jemma i was thinking we should go to that old arena where the latest murders have happened. Alec tells me that you want to make sure there arent any vampires doing anything there, besides there is an investigation party." She told me leading me towards the door. CHAPTER NINE: I walked with her to the arena which was just on the outskirts of town. Everyone i saw, or should i say every man i saw, was eyeing daphne up but she didnt really seem to care but i knew she'd noticed. After all she was a vampire. I was intrigued by this beautiful but deadly woman standing next to me and coudnt help but envy her as i asked, "how did you come to be?" I was going to rephrase the question but she seemed to understand. "Well, i was taking a walk in the park when i saw purple smoke coming just on the perimeter of the woods. I thought it was witchcraft but i as i ran i saw sindey. I remember thinking he was the most brautiful man i had evr seen. He saw me then and ran towards me. I was scared at first but then he changed me, whispering sweet nothings in my ear as he did so." She told me. I thought of that conversation when alec had asked me why i was so attractive and i wondered if their love was like a magnet or if it was just the type of person they were with. She laughed then but this was different. Not like alecs beautiful and made-to-calm laugh but the one of i-will-kill-you-if-you-get-on-the-wrong-side-of-me. That made me wonder then. Was her love for sindey true or was it something she did just to use him? I opted for option number two but if so then what was she using him for? CHAPTER TEN: We went inside as the darkness closed around us. "Where is the investigation going to take place. Are we early?" I asked, just a little bit worried. "Yes, maybe we're early." She replied looking around as if someone was hiding. "Jemma...jemma. I coudnt help notice on the way here how alec emphasised to look after you well. Funny really. I should think he was joking but he wasnt. You do know that alec and jasper cant live in the same world as you?" She laughed. Id been thunking about this for a long time and didnt really like it to be said out loud. Daphne turned around and laughed."sindey, so good you could make it." Out of the shadows atepped a man. He sort of looked like jasper, same lips, same nose, same hair colour. But obnviously we wernet related. "Oh jemma, your just like your father arent you?" She asked me. My eyes went wide open as i shouted, "I am nothing like my father!" Father was kinder than mother but wasnt so kind as to argue against my staying outside, so yes i was nothing like my father. Daphne laughed, "Your just like you father," she said again, "She is just like you sindey dont you think?" They both laughed. "Well yes, i geuss she is." I coudnt breathe, he did look like jasper because he was his father and mine. But......what......wait......i was so confused. "But what about..." I started but daphne cut me off. "Your supposedly father was just a dummy created by me and your mother, well she was made to think he was your father, that way not knowing of the vampire world." Daphne told me. "Dummy?" I asked, getiing confuser by the second. "Yes, daphne here can put people into a sort of trance and make them do whatever she wants them to." His voice was clear and elegant as he spoke. "Yes..." Daphne cooed as she locked her arms around his waist. "Yes." Sindey said as he allowed her to do so. But sindey didnt see the menacing glare as she tightened her grip. He didnt see the sly smile on her face as she said, "Dont worry sindey, ill tell your son." Talking about jasper. "You mean we." Sindey corrected. "Yes.......we." Daphne said, obviously distracted. "Jemma. Say goodbye to your father." She cavkled. The next seconds felt like forever. The first second i lunged forwrd, screaming, realising what she was going to do. The next second i saw daphne rip off sindeys limbs and chuck them on the floor. The last second i fell as she gathered up the body parts. But i didnt really see that part because my eyes were blurred with helpless tears. Though id only known him for a few minutes i had been thinking abojt the different things we could do together. But i geuss that wasnt to be. CHAPTER ELEVEN: "You used him! You used him like a dummy or what not! I hate you! I hate you!" I spat. I stood there looking like i was homeless, tears raining down my face. I couldnt wipe the memory of sindeys death, and probably would never be able to. "You hardly knew him, jemma. Why the tears. I mean he could have been anyone. You wouldnt have known.......and will never know. Oh he was good. A nice toy to suit my desires." She told me. "Alec. Dear alec. STUPID ALEC!!" She screamed the last words.i coudnt help but jump back. "Whers alec?" I asked, frantically looking around. "Dont worry he is back in volterra, sorting out a very big mess. Fortunately for me, that gives me enough time to lay out and finish my plan." She said. Now what ever her plan was i wasnt staying to find out so i leapt for the doors. But being a vampire daphne was there already. "Going somewhere?" She asked, smiling and cocking her head to the side. "Dont worry jemma. Alec. Lets talk about alec. You know he is well respected in the volturi. Very well respected. I wonder what would happen to the person who killed him?" She wondered, looking at me from the corner of her eye. "No......." I started. "Yes. I want to kill him but i could never get close enough to do any particular damage. That is why i am going to use you." She said, pointing at me. Could things get any worse!? CHAPTER TWELVE: I stared. I knew exactly what she was talking about. Me. Me killing alec. I coudnt do that even though i hated him. Ok...ok... I admit i do like him a little bit but i could never bring up the courrage to kill him. "No." I simply said. "No." I started crying. "You killed my parents didnt you?" I asked. "Well...yes i guess. I mean they werent of any use to me now so i had to." I just sat there to weak to do anything. "I wont kill alec. I wont kill anyone. I wont be your toy!" I shouted. "Really....hmmm well i see you are going to be hard to bargain with." Do i have to tell you she was being sarcastic? "Well what about this. If you dont agree to do what i tell you to do then i will tell aro that your brother murdered sindey." She said, obviously proud of this excuse but she had made a great faulty. I wasnt going to point that out. "HAHAHAHAHAH! You actually think aro would belkeve that! A petty human killing.......killing...." She coudnt stop laughing. Eventually when she did stop she said,"actually ill say little jasper whitlocks power has come and his power is strength. Aro is stupid enough to believe that." I started to protest but daphne was holding me down. "And now for the fireworks." She said.
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Something mysterious is going on here! I wonder what else Daphne is planning. All I know is if someone asks "Could things get any worse!?", it usually doesn't bode well for them. Is there a conspiracy to separate Jemma from her brother, and what happened with their parents? Please keep me updated.
Chapter 12: What will Gemma do now? Daphne is such a manipulative witch! She really makes it difficult to say no. I am definitely interested to see how things are going to turn out!
Poor Jemma! I hope she finds a way to escape!
I really cant promise that she herself finds a way to escape.
Someone else maybe? Now you've got me wondering!
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In the second half of an interview with CMT Insider's Allison DeMarcus, Josh Turner talks more about his new album, Haywire, about getting choked up during one of the recording sessions, discovering his son's talent for music and celebrating his record deal with a frozen dinner.
DeMarcus: "I'll Be There," one
of the songs on the new album, was a really special song for you as a father, right?
Turner: Yeah. That
was written by Steven Dale Jones and Phillip White. I'm a big fan of theirs. ... Steven has kind of an interesting style of
writing. He's one of the guys who really writes from the heart, whether you like it or not. He's not out there trying to write
this typical manufactured kind of stuff. He's really writing stuff that means something. And so he wrote it about his son.
When I heard it, I could just tell it was a genuinely-written song.
And you could certainly relate.
absolutely. But even as much as I could relate to the song, I still didn't foresee how it was going to hit me when I went
in and made my own record on it. I went in to the studio, and the father in me came out for the first time. It was hard for
me to just get through the song because all I could see in my mind was the picture of my boys. [Turner's son are Hampton,
3, and Colby, 7 months.] It was a tough song to sing but I think those are the best kinds of songs -- the kind that really
make you feel something.
What's it like being a father to two boys now instead of just one?
It's fun.
I'm going to have a lot of help on the farm pretty soon. Thank goodness! I love my boys. I love watching them growing up.
I love seeing them develop, and I'm always looking forward to seeing what they're going to become and what they're going to
be interested in later in life. I want to teach them to appreciate the important things in life and to take responsibility
for their actions and to strive to be the best at whatever they want to do. But, yeah, they're great entertainment. They keep
us laughing all the time, but then there's other times they'll rip your heart out with things they say because they're just
so honest and so bold. It's just uninhibited. So it's cool being a parent. You hear people say all the time you'll learn more
from your children than they'll learn from you. That's the God's honest truth right there.
Do you think that either
one of them is going to be musical?
Hampton's already musical. He sings all the time and he loves pretending to
play instruments, banging on the piano or the drums or whatever it may be. But children go from one thing to another when
they're really young, so it'll be interesting to see if that sticks with him or if it doesn't. But he's got great rhythm,
a great sense of pitch.
You're really known for love songs. Is that a lot of pressure, or do you love singing them,
Oh, that's not hard for me because I know people love "love songs," and that's such a big part of people's
lives. That's just part of who I am. Everything I do, I do it 100 percent, whether it's fishing or loving my wife. It's something
I'm going to put all of myself into. I love deeply, and when it comes to singing love songs and something that I have no problem
doing, I put all of my heart and soul into these love songs. I know my fans out there are listening, taking these songs to
heart. Like I say, they're relating these songs to their lives, too, and their relationships.
You hit the ground
running with "Long Black Train," and things haven't calmed
down since. Can you believe that you've been an artist now for nine years?
Sometimes it feels like I've been in
the business forever, but then other times, it feels like kind of a flash. Growing up, all I wanted to do was sing. All I
wanted to do was get on a bus and ride around the country and sing for people and be a household name. I didn't really know
how I was going to get there. I just knew that I could. I knew that it was going to be a day-to-day process. So there was
a lot of stuff that I did on my own. I mean, I did have help along the way, but a lot of stuff -- as far as getting away from
Hannah, S.C., to Nashville, Tenn. -- a lot of that stuff I had to figure out on my own. And so one story that I've told in
the past is the day that I signed my record deal with MCA Records. What I did to celebrate was I went home to my 535-square-foot
apartment by myself and ate supper by myself. That was how I celebrated getting a record deal.
Do you remember what
you ate?
I don't know. Probably Stouffer's lasagna.
Whatever was in the freezer that didn't have freezer
burn on it?
Yeah, exactly. That was probably it. I felt like that was kind of symbolic to me. To look back on these
nine years almost, it's kind of crazy because I've gone so many places and done so many things and rubbed so many elbows --
presidents and leaders and famous people. It's hard to believe ... because when I get around your average everyday person
or when I go home back to South Carolina, I hear people talking about certain celebrities, and I'm over there with my mouth
shut, saying, "Yeah, if you could only be in a room with them." Or, "If you only knew the truth." But you just start learning
things about people and learn a lot about life, too. You learn what fame does to people. So not only did I have success and
making records for nine years, but I've learned a lot about people and about family and about life -- and about what's really
important in life, too.
the first part of the interview with Josh Turner.


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Having an international experience as part of your ECU degree can be one of the most beneficial experiences both personally and professionally.
Just ask ECU Security Science students Hannah Speldewinde and James Murphy.
This semester Hannah and James were selected to participate in the three month, unpaid Emirates Work Placement program in Dubai with financial subsidies provided by Emirates and ECU to assist with travel expenses.
"It's a great way to experience working abroad - not only in the security field but in general - and see how different it is working with people that don't have English as a first language or live in a stereotypical western lifestyle," James said.
The Emirates Work Placement program, which will be offered again to four students in 2013, is designed to give students the opportunity to obtain practical experience in the fields of Security, Aviation, Marketing or Business while receiving credit toward their ECU degrees.
During their Emirates work placement, Hannah and James are working with Emirates security to brainstorm ways of improving policies and procedures as well as implementation.
"I am compiling daily intelligence reports on two areas of interest to Emirates Group Security," Hannah said.
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Along with hands-on work experience, this program has also provided insight into the many cultural differences between Dubai and Perth.
"Local is a weird term here, given how multi-cultural this place is," said James.
"It's a fusion of Arabic, Indian, Pakistani, Western and everything in between. But they are extremely nice and are more than happy to ensure you get what you are after - even if they don't understand English very well."
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Just me, but I would call her husband anyway. It sounds like at the very least there are serious boundry issues there that need to be addressed.
I can understand his not being thrilled with the idea even if it is all innocent (because even if it's innocent that's embarassing somewhat for all involved) but I don't think it's all that innocent if he's so so against you calling that he'd divorce you for it. If it's so innocent, you'd think maybe he would want you to call the other woman's husband to verify the innocense.
I'd call or e-mail or something.
WH never called his/our friend back to make definite time/date to meet up.
So no word from him since then.
Told our friend he needs to go FIND him, that it can't be that hard for him when he's over there as it is for me all the way over here.
Haven't heard back from him yet.
So, here I sit still, no better than i was a while ago.
ARG this is SOOOO frustrating I hate it!
I wish I knew what to say but all I can think is that I would bury my FWH in a shallow grave if he ever did something so damn selfish. If you want to dissappear in the states, that's one thing. But to do so in Iraq, especially when you have a child is just freaking selfish and completely unexcusable.
(noticed Germany on your signature as your location)
My writing that post made me go online and look for German candy/chocoate to ship to myself- I am *This* close to ordering 500 pounds of Milky Way Crispy Rolls LOL
"Beauty is between one's ears anyway, isn't it?"
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Hang in there and know that you deserve better than this.
PS - My penpal from Germany sent me a couple pounds of candy for the holidays. Want some?
Add to that the fact that an aquaintance of mine was killed in Iraq a couple weeks ago and I am a bit of a mess. I didn't know the guy well, he was a friend of a friend and we hung out in the ssame tattoo shop, but he was a decent sort of person. He leaves behind his wife of less than a year.
This crap sucks, this war sucks and I'll never, ever understand why we are over there.
Sorry for the downer/vent, but I am pissed, angry, sad and scared all at the same time.
I don't care what my H has done. I still want him home in one piece, physically and mentally. Even if we were to D, go our separate ways and never speak again, I would want him to come back whole and well.
Grrr...I should just go to bed.
I hate that this culture has not changed and that more people won't come forward. Usually the only time someone is charged with anything is when it gets messy and involves the command. Then it's not avoidable any longer.
I can personally say that when I was deployed (4 times) I was surrounded by people who were faithful to their wives. We drank like crazy any time we could, but that was the extent of it with us.
The culture of the military is one of zero accountability to the outside world. As long as you do your job well for them then you're going to get by with just about anything. Soldiers come to realize that this is the case and when you couple in the fact that these soldiers are usually very young it gets out of hand quickly. No one is teaching them how to grow up and be responsible for what's going on at home too. They have all these pre-deployment meetings to help the family left behind, but nothing to help the ones who are going over. In these days of instant communication there should be a decrease in adultery cases. In the old days we had to wait for weeks to get letters that were often out of order or else we waited for a family function just to catch a 30 second glimpse of our family.
I don't care what my H has done. I still want him home in one piece, physically and mentally. Even if we were to D, go our separate ways and never speak again, I would want him to come back whole and well.
I feel exactly the same way! I get so mad at my WH and then I think "Well I don't even care how hurt I am or what happens to us, I just want you to be safe!"
It's especially hard when there's a communication black out. Then I think "I don't care who you're screwing, or whether you're done with me or not...just please please please be safe!"
LtTweety, I am so sorry for what you're going through. There are plenty of us here to commiserate. Lean on us!
JPaul10, you made some really interesting points. I also feel like the culture of the military and deployment is one that is accepting (and maybe even EXPECTING?!) of this behavior.
I hate days like today when distance is such an issue. And I mean both physical and emotional distance. I also hate that we have our own little sub-club in this club no one wants to be in anyway. ARGHHHHHHHH
I talked to FWH on the phone today. Im not quite sure how to word this so bear with me please. Im in school full time, taking care of AJ and his Drs and Therapies, etc., Im busting my ass to get things together for when he comes home and we move. I feel like my plate is HUGE. Heres my problem. Sometimes when FWH calls I just cant talk that long. I would LOVE to but sometimes its just not possible. Like today, I was with HIS Aunt, walking the mall with the baby and he called. I spoke to him for a few mins, his Aunt spoke to him and then I got the phone back. I told him that I could only talk for another minute because the baby was being satanic and his Aunt was there and I HATE people that walk and talk on their phones. He got upset that I wouldnt stay on. Now I understand that anything can happen. I understand hes got it rough. But sometimes I just cant talk. And I get aggravated that hes upset about that. I mean life does go on here even though hes over there. Why is it so hard for that to be grasped?? Now Im all upset because we were disagreeing about this over the phone and didnt end the conversation on a good note. Ugh!!!!!!!!


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This is a bit of a Hail Mary pass, but do you have a way of checking this, might this man be James Nicholls (or Nicholas) Allison, 1848‑1918? Heitman's Historical Register and Dictionary of the United States Army lists him as born in nearby Catlettsburg, KY in 1848, and Cullum's Register of the Graduates of the United States Military Academy (entry 2391, Class ofĀ1871, online at http://bit.ly/Cullum2391) completes his bio by giving his death as MayĀ2, 1918.
IĀrealize of course there are plenty of Allisons and there may be many of them buried in the area; also that for these two people to be the same, we'd have to have 2 errors, not just one. Still, depending on your source (handwriting, for example), it might conceivably be the right man.
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WBTV's Steve Ohnesorge was the only reporter at the scene overnight. He learned the couple was almost finished changing their tire when a truck hit and killed them.
According to investigators, the victims were parked at the very end of the ramp to I-40 at the 121 mile marker (Longview). They were off the roadway, on the shoulder, and both were wearing safety vests.
Investigators said the couple was almost finished changing their tire – the bad tire was in the back of their truck, the lug nuts were on the new tire, and the jack was down.
Harvey Lee Stevens, Jr, of Oakridge Tennessee told investigators he saw someone in a vest for just a second, knew he had hit something, and then pulled off the side of the road. His truck died, with extensive damage to the front passenger side.
Stevens got out of his truck and walked back, where he told investigators he saw one of the victims and called 911.
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We're about to enter the peak of the hurricane season. Any day now, you're going to turn on the TV and see a weather person pointing to some radar blob out in the Gulf of Mexico and making two basic meteorological points:
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(2) We could all be killed.
Yes, hurricane season is an exciting time to be in Florida. If you're new to the area, you're probably wondering what you need to do to prepare for the possibility that we'll get hit by "the big one.'' Based on our experiences, we recommend that you follow this simple three-step hurricane preparedness plan:
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Sheet-metal shutters: The advantage is that these work well, once you get them all up. The disadvantage is that once you get them all up, your hands will be useless bleeding stumps, and it will be December.
Roll-down shutters: The advantages are that they're very easy to use, and will definitely protect your house. The disadvantage is that you will have to sell your house to pay for them.
"Hurricane-proof'' windows: These are the newest wrinkle in hurricane protection: They look like ordinary windows, but they can withstand hurricane winds! You can be sure of this, because the salesman says so. He lives in Nebraska.
"Hurricane Proofing Your Property: As the hurricane approaches, check your yard for movable objects like barbecue grills, planters, patio furniture, visiting relatives, etc.. You should, as a precaution, throw these items into your swimming pool (if you don't have a swimming pool, you should have one built
immediately). Otherwise, the hurricane winds will turn these objects into deadly missiles.
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