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Psalm 133 Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity...
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"Behold, how good and pleasant it is when brothers dwell in unity!" (Psalm 133:1). You know, there really is nothing like having harmony. But the unfortunate thing is, more often than not, unity seems to be in short supply. (What's the deal with that do you think?)
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Critical Essay by James S. Hans
SOURCE: "Kundera's Laws of Beauty," in Essays in Literature, Vol. XIX, No. 1, Spring, 1992. pp. 144-58.
In the following essay, Hans analyzes Kundera's conception of beauty and shame in The Unbearable Lightness of Being.
Milan Kundera's novel The Unbearable Lightness of Being provides a serious revision of our conceptions of the nature of beauty, and in so doing it forces us to reconsider the relationship between the aesthetic and our daily lives. At the same time, the novel itself reflects the changes Kundera has brought about via his Nietzschean assessment of forms. Part traditional fiction, part essay, part lyrical exclamation, The Unbearable Lightness of Being is a decidedly impure form, one that celebrates its mixed heritage even as it establishes an essential relationship between shame and beauty. In addressing the linkages between the beautiful and...
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Tank Abbott (10-14) getting amped up for his next fight against Ruben "Warpath" Villareal on April 13th 2013 at King of the Cage.
What's wrong with this guy? Just go away dude, your time has passed you waaaaay by.
get a check, pay some bills and buy food and alcohol for 2 weeks. that`s his motivation Yoplait
A morgue wagon??? Tank is punch drunk but I am glad to see that he lost,hair piece .
watch this vid for the ass! very nice
Still see that guy from time to time in H.B.
The long hair look was ridiculous… then again so is Tank.
haha gotta respect David the "tank" Abbott, He's a true fighter and is only doing it because he loves it. He may be old but i'm still a fan. Go Tank!!
nice camera work on the ring girls!!
where is his wig at?
Warpath keeps calling dudes outta retirement…who's next, Steve Jennum?!?
Tank just needs to learn to throw leg kicks, a la Bas Rutten's fight with Ruben.
But, that won't happen, so hopefully this will end quick♠
nice to tank still has
the warrior spirit
now if they can only get
tank vs huntington beach bum
and frank vs ken shamrock
on the same card
What interview?
I was looking at the ring girls.
2/3 of the ring girls were to skinny. not saying i wouldn't do it, im not stupid.
Honestly feel bad for Tank. He must need the money, I hope he can sign with WWE or something so he can make a living. When he started guys were making way less than now.
aaron tru is the worst, but somehow i like him.
tank is a joke, but somehow i like him.
aaron tru… the fact that tank abbott walks away from your interview is just sad. sad for him, and sad for you. stop interviewing bums, and 'playing the fool' in your videos, and maybe you'll get some credibility
Tank s*** never was a good fighter or a fighter I don't even know why we are talking about him here (did you guys see his interview back in the days saying if I was not fighting or beating up someone I would be in prison piece of crap)
who is this guy never heard of him? Blahahaha!!
they should really do a found raiser for this guy , he shouldnt be fighting anymore, poor sucker..i guess he has bills.
I just found out that since he is in the UFC hall of fame. Dana White said that if he wins that fight, he gets to get back in the UFC and fight Mat Mitrione, now that's a good fight.
1:24 = that is one nice ass!
13:00 = anorexic
Warpath has got this.


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Friday Music: Carsten Schmidt, piano, James Wilson, cello
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|Friday Music: Carsten Schmidt, piano, James Wilson, cello
|Friday, October 24, 2008 at 1:15pm
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Fall 2008 Friday Music Series
Friday Music is a free concert series featuring artists of regional, national and international acclaim. Concerts take place every Friday at 1:15 in McNeir Hall at Georgetown University.
October 24th: Carsten Schmidt, piano, and James Wilson, cello.
Carsten Schmidt, piano, and James Wilson, cello, present a program of contemporary works including the music of John Hillard.
Carsten Schmidt has performed extensively in Europe, North America and Japan. He is a professor of piano and harpsichord at Sarah Lawrence College in New York. Mr Schmidt is also the Artistic Director of the Staunton Music Festival.
For the past fifteen years, cellist James Wilson has consistently performed to the delight of audiences throughout the world. A devoted advocate for the arts and arts education, Mr. Wilson currently teaches cello and chamber music at Columbia University. As the Artistic Director of the Richmond Festival of Music, he has co-ordinated performances and out-reach activities throughout the Central Virginia area.
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|Ron Lignelli, Managing Director, Department of Performing Arts, Davis Arts Center, Rm 108, Box 571063, Washington, DC 20057-1063 Ph. 202/687-3838; Fax: 202-687-5757
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- 2 pounds ground chuck
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
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- 1/2 teaspoon salt
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- Combine meat, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, hot sauce, salt, and pepper; mix well.
- Divide meat into 12 equal portions; shape each portion into a 4-inch pattie. Sprinkle one-sixth of cheese on each of 6 patties. Place 1 teaspoon butter on top of cheese. Top each with 1 of the remaining 6 patties. Press edges of filled patties together to seal. Wrap a slice of bacon around each cheeseburger, and secure with a wooden pick.
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2. What do you dislike about acoustic guitars?
3. What would be such a wow that you'd pay more for an acoustic guitar
4. if you could wave a magic wand and change anything about acoustic guitars what would it be.
I am a student at the University of Maine taking a class on innovations. for our final product we have to come up with products and services for a luthier (guitar maker) in the area. for this final we have to use a bunch of different ways to generate ideas. i have decided to ask the TED community for help with this process.
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Paula Cano 500+May 1 2011: Like: That they are acoustic guitars, lovely sound and good volume.
Dislike: As a girl, size - thickness.. it doesn't bother me much, but i would like it to be lighter.
There already are lots of accessories, there is about anything you want
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Race Week
One race to go! - 2012 Paralympic Regatta
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Busy day of racing at the 2012 Paralympic Games Regatta! The Sonar class pumped out 3 races in an effort to catch up and the other two SKUD 18 classes (2.4mR & SKUD) both completed 2 races on this second last day of competition. While podium spots are already guaranteed for some countries, others will have to give their everything to earn those elusive top three positions. The battle continued in the 2.4mR today. According to ifds reports, Lucas (GBR) was well back in 13th place on part of the first leg of the first race but the only woman in the fleet must have been even more disappointed when reigning Olympic champion Paul Tingley (CAN) arrived at the first mark to slip ahead of her.
Day 1-3 - 2012 Paralympic Sailing Events
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Its been no vacation for our Paralympic Sailors this weekend. All three fleets have completed a 6 of 11 races already. The event started on Saturday and they now have three days of racing completed with three more to go. 2.4M - Our Gold Medalist for Beijing - Paul Tingley - has shown some flashes of brilliance but has really been having a tough event. His is sitting in 5th overall with 5 races to go. With 30 points, he is only 10 points out of 3rd but it will not be an easy margin to make up. So far his finishes have been 6, 7, 2, 10,9, and 6.
Olympian Chris Cook joins CYA High Performance team
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The Canadian Yachting Association is pleased to announce the appointment of Chris Cook to the new position of Development Team Manager. Chris is a high performing Finn sailor who finished 5th in the 2008 Olympic Games and had numerous , podium finishes at International and North American based championships including a recent Bronze Medal finish at the World Cup Event in Palma in 2012. Chris was on target to compete in his 2nd games this year until struck by illness in the final trial. His immediate support for his fellow Finn sailor, Greg Douglas, who benefitted most from Chris's withdrawal, was a display of his high quality sportsmanship.
Paralympics London 2012 - Canadian Paralympic Sailing Team All Set
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The London 2012 Paralympic Games are set to get underway tomorrow. Over the past few days, the Canadian Paralympic Sailing team has had training, measuring, opening ceremonies and now a practice race under their belts. It has been a very busy week and year for sure but the preparation is now done! There were a variety of conditions for practice racing with the SKUD and 2.4's sailing in the morning race. Winds ranged from very light, three knots up to 8-10kts with 90 degrees of compass change. The team looked strong on the water today helping them get rid of the jitters before tomorrow.
'The Gambler' Ready to Roll Again
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Paul Tingley isn't in London to "defend" his Paralympic Games sailing title. Make no mistake about it - the 42-year-old from Halifax believes he's more than capable of repeating as the champion of the 2.4mR class he mastered in 2008 in Beijing. He's done everything possible to get ready for his fourth Paralympic competition, including training with Swedish coach Stellan Berlin in waters off the English coast to prepare himself for the conditions he'll face in the days to come. But defence doesn't seem to be in the playbook of the sailor nicknamed The Gambler in some circles for his penchant for taking risks - many of which tend to pay off in a big way.


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It might not feel like it, but anyone who has owned shares in miner BHP Billiton for the last ten years has done very nicely. With all dividends reinvested, the shares have returned 445% over the last decade, compared with 135% for the FTSE All-Share index on the same basis.
The last five years have not been as kind. You'd still have made money, with total returns of 88%, but a stock-market tracker fund would have been a better investment (up 104%).
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Bede Polding (bishop)
Bede Polding, OSB, (18 October 1794 – 16 March 1877) was the first Roman Catholic Bishop and then Archbishop of Sydney, Australia.
Experiences in Sydney[edit]
Polding and party arrived first in Hobart on 6 August 1835 leaving a priest and a student there and arrived in Sydney on 13 September 1835. Polding travelled widely throughout Australia and was regarded as hard-working; a letter in the Weekly Orthodox Journal (1839) quoted a letter from Sydney: "His labors are incessant, his zeal unbounded, Protestants as well as Catholics revere him as a saint". Polding travelled to Europe in November 1840, during his absence Francis Murphy was appointed vicar-general of the diocese.
Polding was appointed the first bishop of Sydney on 5 April 1842, and Archbishop on 22 April 1842. Despite his many successes as a founding bishop, Polding experienced a degree of resistance from his largely Irish Catholic church in Australia. Even after the English Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829, the Irish understood any English leadership (even English Catholic bishops) in sectarian terms.
The British anti-clerical laws of the Reformation Parliament and the Act of Supremacy had bred deep resentment among the Irish of the English, and the consequences of the dissolution of monasteries during the English Reformation had left Polding deeply committed to the primary vision of restoring monasticism in English-speaking lands such as Australia. This was not a vision the Irish—who had managed with great determination to preserve a number of their monastic foundations as well as found the Irish College- necessarily shared as a priority[citation needed] .
Polding traveled again to Rome in 1846 hoping to obtain a coadjutor bishop and Benedictine nuns to help in his diocese. He was successful in these quests and also gained approval for the establishment of Melbourne as a separate see. He died on 16 March 1877 in Sydney, aged 82. His body was initially buried at the Field of Mars Cemetery, Ryde, with a contemporary, the Venerable Archpriest Samuel John Austin Sheehy, who died 11 September 1910.
Apart from the many churches he founded, Polding began the construction of the second St Mary's Cathedral in Sydney in 1868, where he was later re-buried. Polding also founded the Sisters of the Good Samaritan in Sydney.
- Bede Nairn, 'Polding, John Bede (1794–1877)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Volume 2, MUP, 1967, pp 340–347.
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The Glimmerglass Festival
Photographer: George Mott/Glimmerglass Opera 2007; headshots courtesy of Glimmerglass Opera.
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|Drama, Music
|Location of Festival
|Cooperstown, New York USA
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The Glimmerglass Festival features mainstage productions that will run in rotation in the Alice Busch Opera Theater in Cooperstown, New York. The mainstage productions will be supplemented by special performances, concerts and lectures throughout the season. Tickets for the Festival can be purchased by calling (607) 547-2255 or visit http://www.glimmerglass.org for tickets and additional information.
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|July 11 - August 23, 2014
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Festival Story:
Established in 1975 and based in Cooperstown, New York, Glimmerglass Opera offers more than 40 performances of opera and works of music theater in repertory during July and August. Glimmerglass Opera came into being through the efforts of local Cooperstown residents—musicians, artists, educators, and amateur lovers of the art form—who hoped to bring opera to their community. As the founders wrote in the first season's program, "Cooperstown was chosen because of its glorious natural beauty and its important place in the heritage of America. We believe strongly that a performing arts festival belongs here; that the area is right for it, and that it is right for the area."
Festival Events:
Programming 2014:
- "You can fill your day — or two or three days — with events dedicated to music and the arts," Zambello said. "And then, I urge you to enjoy the untouched beauty of this area. Swim in the lake, hike in the local parks or check out the local farmers' markets. This is truly a destination to be enjoyed."
- Productions
- In 2014, the Central New York opera and musical theater festival will focus on the last 100 years of music, with new mainstage productions of Puccini's Madame Butterfly, Rodgers and Hammerstein's Carousel, Strauss' Ariadne in Naxos and Tobias Picker's An American Tragedy. The productions will run in repertory July 11 through August 24, and many of the Festival's complementary events will explore the music of the last century, including two new public master classes.
- Young Artists Program
- Legendary soprano Jessye Norman will join the company for a public master class on August 8, with members of the company's Young Artists Program performing in the company's Alice Busch Opera Theater. Famed opera and theater director Jonathan Miller will also work with members of the apprentice program in a public master class July 25.
- Performance and Commentary
- Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg will return for her third appearance at The Glimmerglass Festival on July 19, when she will share her passion for opera and her unique perspective on law in the arts. The program will take place in the Alice Busch Opera Theater and will feature a lively balance of performance and commentary, with members of the Young Artists Program enacting selected scenes that deal with law and justice.
- 2014 Artist in Residence
- 2014 Artist in Residence Christine Goerke, whose recent performances at the Metropolitan Opera garnered high praise, will perform a concert August 15, returning to perform on the same stage where she began her career as a Young Artist more than 20 years ago. As Artist in Residence, Goerke will work with members of the Young Artists Program throughout the summer in addition to performing the title role in Ariadne in Naxos.
- Concert
- Also on the calendar, members of the Young Artists Program will perform a concert of bel canto favorites August 17 in the Alice Busch Opera Theater. A testament to the opportunities offered by the training program, on August 3 Young Artists will perform the principal roles in a special performance of Madame Butterfly.
- Lecture Series
- ShowTalk is the company's lecture series featuring discussions with eminent scholars and artists paired with live performances by members of the Young Artists Program. These events will take place at the Otesaga Resort Hotel in Cooperstown. As the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum celebrates its 75th anniversary, the company will partner with the Hall of Fame to explore the parallels of opera and baseball with a discussion by Emmy Award-winning Mark Schubin on August 2. Other topics include composer Kyle Gann on 100 years of music on August 9 alongside a discussion on Crime & Punishment, Politics & Class in An American Tragedy, as well as Music Director Joseph Colaneri on Puccini and John Julius Norwich on Ariadne in Naxos on August 16.
- The Meet Me at the Pavilion series
- The series continues in 2014 with ticket prices ranging from $10 to $20, these brief cabaret-style performances occur throughout the summer in an intimate venue next to the mainstage and feature both guest performers and Young Artists in programs entitled "Gent's Night Out," "Ladies' Night Out," "100 Years of Music" and "75 Years of the Baseball Hall of Fame." Free opportunities also abound with pre-show previews, backstage tours, question-and-answer sessions with the cast and the opportunity to watch changeovers, when the production crew changes the scenery from one show to the next.
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7300 State Highway 80
Cooperstown, New York 13326
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Former SNL star turned movie star Mike Myers is a big Liverpool fan. He attended their game against Fulham at Anfield and was reportedly so excited he couldn't sleep the night before.
"I'm so thrilled to be here, I cannot even believe it. I'm normally really chatty but I'm speechless right now," Myers said. "I was born in Canada in '63 and my parents came to Toronto in '56, and there's no-one more English than an Englishman not living in England. Our house was a shrine to Liverpool. I love the people here and I really do think it's my home.
"I did not sleep last night – I cannot believe it. I'm so jazzed to be here. I can't even talk, I can't look at the soccer players in the face. I'm even starstruck by Anfield, the pitch. I didn't even want to look at it – I was a little afraid. I think Liverpool have every chance of getting into that top four this year.
"When Sturridge and Suarez get the ball you just don't know what's going to happen. It's old-school Liverpool, getting the ball and distributing it upfield. My only heartbreak I have is my Dad would have loved this team because of its creativity. But he's up there, enjoying it all."
RT @MostarLFC: Huge Liverpool Fan actor Mike Myers touching "This is Anfield" Sign today at Anfield… pic.twitter.com/PyiDIJF0YP
— Empire of the Kop (@empireofthekop) November 9, 2013
Mike Myers! Get your kit on son..you're on! #LFC pic.twitter.com/UuUc8sT7Dz
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How much is Suarez worth? Mike Myers knows -"1 billion gagillion fafillion, shabolubalu million illion yillion." #LFC pic.twitter.com/errdd13ikX — LFC Photo (@LFCphoto) November 9, 2013
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— David Rawcliffe (@propagandaphoto) November 9, 2013
Myers has been a long time Liverpool fan.
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Ventura County's Agriculture Museum
926 Railroad Ave.
Santa Paula, CA 93061
(805) 525-3100
Come see inside our hard working beehive, let your kids climb on a vintage tractor, and learn about how food is grown, when the Museum of Ventura County's long awaited Agriculture Museum has opened in Santa Paula. Insects: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly, features the museum's own beehive and magnified images of bees taken with a scanning electron microscope by artist and photographer Rose-Lynn Fisher. The exhibit also focuses on the threat posed to farmers by the tiny but frightening Asian Citrus Psyllid insect. Eight vintage tractors, dating from 1914 to 1955, are found throughout the building, including one upon which children can sit. The machines are part of a rotating display of the museum's nationally recognized collection of farm implements. display of the museum's nationally recognized collection of farm implements. Exhibit information will be in English and in Spanish; however, we cannot say that Spanish is spoken.
The realization of more than 40 years of effort and dedication by supporters, the Agriculture Museum is appropriately housed in the landmark 1888 restored Mill building, at 926 Railroad Avenue, beside the railroad tracks and across from the depot in Santa Paula, California's historic downtown.
The museum will feature both permanent and changing exhibits. Permanent exhibits will focus on broad thematic areas relevant to agriculture, including history, geography, technology, water, labor, economics, and the mechanics of farming. The exhibits will describe how Ventura County's agricultural roots have shaped the region, describe the role agriculture continues to play in the economy, landscape and culture of the county, and examine the issues and forces that will shape the industry's future. Many of the exhibits will be interactive, and will incorporate state-of-the-art technology.
Museum directors and staff intend the Agriculture Museum to be an important addition to Ventura County's burgeoning cultural scene, which includes the nearby California Oil Museum, Santa Paula Art Museum and the Aviation Museum of Santa Paula.
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The museum is open 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Wednesday through Sunday begins 11/25/2011
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$4 adults, $3 seniors, $1 children 6-17, and children under 6 free
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Recent Buzzes!!
8/29/14 -
The Agricultural Museum Presents a Free Labor Day Vintage Tractor Fair! -- 9/1
Enjoy a Free Labor Day Vintage Tractor Fair, immediately following the Santa Paula Labor Day Parade.
See the Topa Topa Flywheelers' Tractors, Music by the Cruise Knights, Local Food Trucks, $5.00 Kids Fun Zone and Free Museum Admission
Presented by ... Ventura County's Agriculture Museum
Venue ... Ventura County's Agriculture Museum
4/9/13 -
You can Find the Best of Ventura County Products at the AG Museum In Santa Paula
Did you know you can find Gourmet Foods, Local Products,Fine Art, Gifts and More from Local Business's in Ventura County at our Store in the Ag Museum?
3/25/13 -
Save the Date! -- Gallery Talk with Anna Bermudez -- March 27
Join Curator of Collections, Anna Bermudez, as she discusses highlights from the new exhibit, Prized Possessions: A Century of Collecting in the first of a series of monthly gallery talks in Ventura.
Venue: Ventura County's Agriculture Museum.
2/20/13 -
From Goddess to Gleaners: The Symbolism of Agriculture in Art -- February 23
Speaker Meg Phelps will discuss how past cultures represented agriculture in painting and sculpture. See the beauty of all things bountiful and agricultural in Art About Agriculture, running now through March 17, 2013. The exhibit features the juried work of more than 50 artists working in both two and three-dimensional media. All the art draws its inspiration from local agricultural heritage or contemporary agriculture.
Art About Agriculture is curated by painter Gail Pidduck and photographer John Nichols. In 2007 they formed the Ag Art Alliance in 2007 to promote a greater appreciation of the place of agriculture in our lives by revealing the many facets of agriculture through the eyes of artists. All work in the exhibit will be for sale.
The Museum of Ventura County's Agriculture Museum is located at 926 Railroad Avenue, Santa Paula, California, in their historic downtown, near the Depot and next to the railroad tracks. Hours are 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday.
Admission is $4 adults, $3 seniors, $1 children 6-17, free for Museum of Ventura County members, and for children ages 5 and younger. On first Sundays of the month, general admission is always free.
Venue: Ventura County's Agriculture Museum.
2/11/13 -
Farmer Jon Peterson to discuss Vintage Tractors -- February 14
Find out why people love tractors when Jon Peterson talks about the vintage machines currently on display at the Agriculture Museum. Peterson is a Camarillo farmer and long-time member of the museum's Farm Implement Committee.
Venue: Ventura County's Agriculture Museum.
10/11/12 -
Painting Demonstration -- Saturday
See artist Hilda Kilpatrick create a painting on site. The demonstration is free with paid museum admission. Visitors can also see her work in the exhibition entitled: Fields of Flowers: Paintings by Hilda Kilpatrick, at the Agriculture Museum through October 28.
Inspired by California landscapes since moving here from her native Peru in 1988, Ventura resident Kilpatrick paints the local scenery with concern that it may be gone or drastically different in the future. "By capturing places on my canvas, they remain timeless," Kilpatrick notes. Her colors and brushstrokes reflect the influence of early California painters as well as the Impressionists.
Kilpatrick's paintings have been exhibited in numerous galleries and exhibits throughout the county, and at the Museum of Ventura County in Ventura. She was the recipient of a City of Ventura Artist Fellowship and won the Founders and People's Choice Award at the 70th Annual Santa Paula Art & Photography Show. She has been featured in national publications such as SkyWest Magazine, Southwest Art Magazine and the Los Angeles Times, and her work is in private collections in Europe and South America.
Venue: Ventura County's Agriculture Museum.
9/3/12 -
Save the Date! -- Fall Exhibits Opening + Anniversary Party -- September 15
What better way to celebrate than with flowers? That's what the Museum of Ventura County's Agriculture Museum will do to mark the first anniversary of opening their doors in Santa Paula.
The day includes two new exhibitions about flowers, music from 2:30 to 3:30 pm by Arturo and Marco Perez, the appearance of four newly installed vintage tractors, added exhibit activities for children, and the unveiling of conceptual plans for the museum's Heritage Gardens. The future expansion to be built behind the present Mill will include educational agricultural gardens of crops raised in Ventura County now and in the past; an arbor and aqueduct; and education and venue facilities.
Saturday's visitors might recognize many of the locations seen in the new exhibit Fields of Flowers: Paintings by Hilda Kilpatrick, which continues through October 28, 2012. Inspired by California landscapes since moving here from her native Peru in 1988, Kilpatrick's exuberant colors and impressionistic brushstrokes convey the beauty of local flower fields. "By capturing places on my canvas, they remain timeless," Kilpatrick notes.
A similar concern for the future is the focus of the other new exhibition Dollars and Scents: The Business of Cut Flowers. It explores the question of how the county's eighth most valuable crop will survive in the 21st century, as new challenges confront California's cut flower industry, which began first in Ventura County. Artifacts, interactive elements and photographs by Dan Holmes, Terri Laine, and John Nichols highlight the exhibition, which continues through December 30, 2012.
Venue: Ventura County's Agriculture Museum.
7/27/12 -
Save the Date! -- Summer Dinner + a "Mule" Movie! -- August 17
If you find mules irresistible, don't miss Dinner and a Mule Movie ... The summer evening will begin with dinner at 6:00 p.m., followed by the first Ventura County screening of Mula: The Long-Eared Hero of the Old Spanish Trail, with an introduction by the filmmakers.
Dinner includes a full taco bar with dessert and soft drinks; and popcorn with the movie. A no host bar is also available. Admission is $20 for the general public and $10 for children under 12. Space is limited; for reservations, call 805-525-3100.
Santa Barbara filmmakers Susan Jensen and Paul Singer will introduce the movie at 6:45 p.m. It follows the story of the California Mule Rush, when thieves plundered ranchos and missions, stealing thousands of prized California mules to take over the Old Spanish Trail to sell in Missouri. Learn why California mules were worth ten times the price of horses at that time, and hear about these hard working animals from today's packers, breeders, traders and mule drivers.
Filmed in California, Missouri and Tennessee, the film is underscored with the music of award winning Dave Stamey and Juni Fisher. Mula: The Long-Eared Hero of the Old Spanish Trail is the seventh in J & S Productions' Vaquero series.
Venue: Ventura County's Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula.
7/14/12 -
Save the Date! -- The Mules That Made the Grade: Building the Norwegian Grade -- August 11
How Mules Helped Norwegian Immigrants Get Conejo Valley Crops to Market: Hear the surprising story of how five families of stubborn Norwegian immigrants and their equally stubborn mules built what's still known as the Norwegian Grade.
In the late nineteenth century, accidents and injuries were common on the switchbacks of the Conejo, Butterfield Stage and Potrero grades, which were the only available routes to haul hay to farmers and grain to the Hueneme wharf from the Conejo Valley. Between 1900 and 1911, five families of Norwegian immigrants took matters into their own hands and built a better route. County Supervisors gave $60 for dynamite, the farmers and their mules provided the labor, and the safer Norwegian Grade was carved out.
Gerald "Gerry" Olsen, grandson of one of these original families, details how this small group of Conejo Valley farmers created a new, safer and quicker route to market. The talk is included with the price of general admission; museum members are free. Seating is limited; so reservations are recommended. To RSVP call 805-525-3100.
Venue: Ventura County's Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula.
7/13/12 -
Tonight! -- Swing Cheese Jazz Combo Concert
The Music At the Mill series resumes with this six-piece group presenting American and European jazz and bebop standards from the 1930s and 1940's, played in the gypsy jazz style of musician Django Reinhardt. Seating is limited, with admission of $10 for the general public and $5 for Museum of Ventura County members, and includes entry to the galleries.
Swing Cheese includes Chris Frederic on guitar; Lauren Donahue on violin; Chris Jensen on percussion; John Dickenson on banjo; Arne Anselm on bass; and Fred Burgess on guitar.
The Mill, an 1888 building now restored to house the new Agriculture Museum, has historically been a favorite site for local jam sessions and performances. The museum has renewed the tradition with the Music at the Mill series of informal concerts. Swing Cheese's banjo player Dickenson is making a return visit there, having played in the building during the 1970s when he was with the Mill Jammers, a group which sometimes employed handy feed store supplies as instruments.
To reserve seats, call the Agriculture Museum at (805) 525-3100. Doors open at 6:45 p.m., and reserved seats will be held until 7:15. Walk-ins will be seated only after that time.
Venue: Ventura County's Agriculture Museum in Santa Paula.
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Chapter One
It was like those old Choose Your Own Adventure novels.
You are primary unit commander of the Lazarian Galaxy Rapid Response Team—
Well, no. Not that adventure. This adventure started: You are a respectable college professor and the director of the prestigious Lighthouse MFA program of Casco Bay College in Southern Maine. You have had one hell of a day and you just want to go home and enjoy a glass of wine and a nice meal with your lover—sort-of lover—Police Chief Max Prescott. But as you approach your office in Chamberlain Hall, you spot a kid slumped in a chair outside the door. Even from this distance you can see that the kid is having a worse day than you. If you want to do the responsible, grown-up thing, keep walking. If you want to make life easy on yourself, turn around and leave before he notices you.
Once upon a time, it would have been no choice at all. But Swift was older now—against the odds—and he took a certain pride in the fact that he no longer ducked out on his responsibilities. Besides, he recognized that tall, dark and despondent figure. Tad Corelli was one of the most gifted students to take part in the Lighthouse residency program. He reminded Swift a little of himself at that age—minus the self-importance and mile-wide self-destructive streak.
Swift found his keys as he reached the door. He glanced at Tad. "Sorry. I was held up. Have you been waiting long?"
Tad lifted his head, and Swift dropped his keys. "What the hell happened to you?"
Tad wore a dark coat and a black knit cap. The cap framed a bruised and battered face. One eye was swollen shut, his bottom lip was split and puffy, there was a crust of blood beneath one nostril. He bent painfully and retrieved Swift's keys.
Swift took them automatically, still staring.
"I'm okay," Tad mumbled. He looked at the door, clearly waiting for Swift to open it, and Swift shoved the keys in the lock and pushed the door open.
His office was a comfortable clutter of books and plants and old posters. The desk was an antique. It had belonged to Carl Sandburg. The leather chair behind the desk had belonged to Swift's own father, the poet and dramatist Norris Swift. The chair in front of the desk was a comfortable secondhand club chair. Swift put a hand on Tad's shoulder and guided him to its beige plush depths.
Tad leaned forward, head in hands, and Swift closed the office door.
"Do you need—what do you need?" He was at a loss. Physical violence was not his area of expertise, though he'd had the s**t kicked out of him on occasion. But then he'd generally had it coming.
"Nothing." Tad looked up, met Swift's eyes and managed a gruesome smile. "You should see the other guy, Professor Swift."
"What happened?"
Tad put cautious fingers to his split lip. "Doesn't matter. Look, I-I have to go away for a while. Please don't drop me from class. Or the Lighthouse program."
"Where are you going?"
Tad shook his head.
Swift sat on the edge of his desk, trying to read Tad's face. "It can't have been much of a fight. Your knuckles aren't banged up."
Tad said pleadingly, "I just have to get away for a little while. I'm not dropping out. I just need time to get myself together. Just a couple of weeks or so."
Swift said slowly, "Okay."
At Tad's look of surprise, Swift said, "I'm not going to drop you, Tad. I want you in the program. But why don't you tell me what's going on? I might be able to help."
"No one can help." Tad closed his eyes, struggled with his emotions.
So much pain there. But then being young was a painful state.
"Is there anything you need? Do you have money? A place to stay?"
Tad's head moved in negation.
Swift gave it some thought. Pay it forward. He was alive today because people who didn't have to had taken a chance, had reached out to help him when he needed it most—not just once, but several times in his misspent youth. He leaned over his desk, pulled out the top drawer and fished around for the spare key to his bungalow.
He withdrew his wallet, rifled through it. He never carried a lot of cash. Not anymore. It was too dangerous. He'd got out of the habit—one of a number of habits he'd got out of. "I can give you twenty bucks and you can stay at my place on Orson Island while you figure out what you're doing."
Tad opened his eyes, his expression one of disbelief. "I don't…know what to say."
"You don't have to say anything. I've been where you are. Just take the time you need, get your head straight and come back ready to get to work."
Tad stared at him, unmoving, doubting.
"Okay?" Swift asked gently.
Tad nodded. He reached for the keys and the cash, shoving them automatically into his coat pocket. He put both hands on the edge of Swift's desk and pushed to his feet.
"You sure you don't need a doctor?" Or maybe an ambulance. The kid was moving like he was a hundred years old.
"Let me know how you're doing, okay?"
Tad jerked another nod. He shuffled toward the door. Hand on the knob, he stopped. "Thanks, Professor Swift," he said without turning around.
The next moment he was gone, the door closing softly behind him.
Swift lived in an old deconsecrated church in the village of Stone Coast. Against expectation, it was a comfortable and practical living space, yet it still retained its original eccentric charm.
The original arched entrance doors, complete with stained-glass panels, were still intact. Gothic windows offered warm eastern light in the morning. The thick exposed wooden beams, floors, ceilings and even walls were all of dark, burnished wood. In place of the altar was a long marble-topped island within the raised, completely modern kitchen. Swift was a devout cook. For him, cooking went beyond therapy.
Speaking of religious experiences, the pews were also long gone—all but one which was positioned in the entryway. Swift had purchased a number of statues and carvings, large and small, from garden centers, estate sales and church auctions, and these now decorated the main living area. The stone fireplace and built-in bookcases were part of the renovation, as were the slate floors in the kitchen and entry hall. The upstairs loft with its giant master bedroom and bath was surrounded by ornate reclaimed 1940s' cast-iron railing. Upstairs the stained-glass windows were nearly intact. A giant cast bronze statue of a winged woman gazed down at the living room with a benevolent smile.
Swift was not particularly religious, but he experienced good vibrations in this old house of worship. It was a peaceful place, and he had needed peace when he'd arrived in Stone Coast fresh out of rehab six years earlier.
Arriving home after the meeting with Tad, he poured himself a glass of wine, one—he was careful about that—and started dinner. He wasn't sure if Max was dropping by that night or not. Max came and went as he pleased, which was how they both liked it, although Swift wouldn't have minded more coming than going.
He blended lemon thyme and pistachio nuts in the food processor for the pesto, drizzled in the olive oil and added freshly ground black pepper. As he worked, he thought about Tad. A smart, talented kid, but he hadn't been in any fight. He'd been beaten. Badly beaten. And he'd been scared.
But you couldn't force help on someone who didn't want it. No one knew that better than Swift. So you did what you could do. And maybe time and space was all Tad needed. Swift took a sip of wine, set the pesto aside and prepared the chicken.
Chicken with lemon thyme pesto and summer tomato salad. There would be plenty of food if Max dropped in. And if not, there would be plenty of leftovers.
Swift was reading Passionate Hearts: The Poetry of Sexual Love when he heard Max's key in the front door just after nine that evening. His heart sped up as it always did, and he spared himself a wry smile. What was it T.S. Eliot had written about when the here and now cease to matter?
At one time he'd tried to convince himself that his feelings for Max were more about being one of the only two openly gay guys in a small town, but in the last year or so he'd come to accept that he cared for Max. More than Max cared for him. For Max it probably was mostly about the fact that they were the only two openly gay guys in a small town. And whatever Swift had once been, he was entirely respectable now. He was a good catch. Except, as Max occasionally pointed out, he wasn't trying to catch anything. Max wasn't into commitment.
"Something smells good," Max said from the entryway.
Swift tossed the book aside and sat up. "Hungry?"
"Starving." Max appeared in the arched doorway, and Swift rose to meet him. Max was six four and broad-shouldered. His wavy hair was brown with reddish glints, his eyes were hazel. He looked a lot like Tom Selleck except for the devilish white scar through his left eyebrow courtesy of a coked-up would-be carjacker who had tried to carve Max's eye out.
Swift wrapped his arms around Max's neck. Max pulled him closer, and as Swift's mouth found his, he muttered, "But it'll wait."
His face was cold and he tasted like too many cups of coffee, but Swift didn't mind. He loved the taste of Max. He kissed him more deeply, melting inside as Max responded hungrily. It probably had to do with the poetry book he'd been reading before Max showed up. He'd definitely been in the mood and getting ready to deal with it himself. But here was Max with his big, hard hands digging into Swift's ass as he pulled him closer still, and Max's tongue licking at Swift's lips. Swift opened to that tentative probe, and Max's hot slick tongue slipped inside.
Swift moaned low in his throat. He wanted this—he always wanted this—and the best part was Max seemed to always want this too.
They continued to kiss, then Max broke for air. "I don't know if it's you or the fact that I haven't eaten since breakfast, but I'm getting lightheaded."
Swift laughed too, let his fingers tangle briefly with Max's as he led the way past a seven-foot-tall marble angel, its sword upraised, up the two steps to the kitchen. "You came to the right house, Chief. What d'you want to drink?"
"What's on tap?"
"Casco Bay Riptide Red and Summer Ale."
"I'll have a Red."
Max leaned against the doorframe and sipped his beer while Swift pulled the leftovers out of the fridge and heated the chicken.
"Tough day at the office?" Swift asked when the silence had stretched. Max appeared to be a million miles away.
He looked up, smiled faintly. "Yeah. You could say that. We don't get a lot of homicides. Maine's got the third lowest violent crime rate in the nation, and we've got one of the lowest rates in Maine. We're proud of that."
"You have a homicide case?"
Max nodded. "A local restaurant owner by the name of Mario Corelli was found shot to death on the beach at Wolfe Neck."
Swift's finger froze on the microwave start button. "What?"
"If you owned a TV, you'd have heard all about it. Mario Corelli. Corelli's Ristorante. We've eaten there a couple of times."
"I remember. The manicotti was incredible. Ricotta, mozzarella, pine nuts, herbs and a marinara sauce I'd kill to have the recipe for." Swift was answering automatically, giving himself time to think.
"Maybe that was the motive. Should I ask if you have an alibi?"
"You don't have a suspect?"
"We've got a couple of suspects. Corelli fired one of his waiters last night and the guy is missing. Also missing is Corelli's son Tad."
"Is Tad a suspect?"
"The kid and Corelli fought like cats and dogs. We definitely want to have a talk with him. The fact that he's disappeared is suspicious."
"Maybe he doesn't know about his father."
"Maybe." Max sounded skeptical.
"He could be missing for other reasons, right?"
"Sure." Max leveled a direct look from beneath his brows. "But his disappearance is news to everyone who knows him. The kid's been in trouble before. Substance-abuse problems, that kind of thing."
It was the wrong thing to say. Swift could feel his resistance building. "People can change."
"So the bleeding hearts tell us." As though he realized how harsh that sounded, Max added, "You're one of the rare ones, Swift."
Swift pressed the button and watched the microwave vibrate. He stared at his reflection in the microwave door. His face was a pale blank. There was just the shine of his eyes, the gleam of his earring, the dark frame of his long hair.
"It sounds like you already have your mind made up."
"I have a hunch," Max said, and the assurance, the certainty, in his voice raised Swift's hackles. It wasn't logical, it probably wasn't reasonable, but that judgmental streak was one of the things that bothered him about Max. It was one of the ways in which they didn't mesh. Not at all.
He folded his lips against the unwise words. Watched the chicken spinning slowly on its plate in the microwave.
Max said, "Come to think of it, Corelli's in your residency writing program, isn't he? What can you tell me about him?"
If he was going to speak up, now was the moment. Max might be a little jaded, a little cynical, but he was a good cop. An experienced cop. And he thought Tad was guilty.
And Swift disagreed. Swift had hunches about people too, and they were usually right on the money. He knew Tad Corelli. Max didn't. Tad Corelli hadn't acted like someone who'd just killed his father. He had seemed afraid, but he had not acted guilty or like someone on the run. He'd been battered, bloody, emotionally exhausted…but none of that indicated he'd committed murder.
And Swift felt a bond with Tad. He had from the beginning, from the day Tad had begged to be enrolled in the Lighthouse program. The kid wasn't working on his master's, he hadn't even graduated yet, but he'd pleaded to take part in the ten-day residency that took place each semester, and though space was as limited as the program was competitive, Swift had responded to that passion. He'd pulled strings.
Tad deserved a break. He deserved a chance to tell his side of the story, and it would look better if he came in on his own. That much Swift knew just from listening to Max talk shop on long winter evenings.
"Something wrong?"
Swift turned to face him. He was thinking quickly. He could go out to the island tomorrow and talk to Tad, explain to him what was going on—Tad probably didn't know his father was dead yet, and that terrible news would come better from a friend. Swift remembered only too clearly the pain of his own father's death. And the relapse into cocaine use that had followed.
He said slowly, "He's…gifted."
"They all are in that program, right?"
Swift nodded. "More gifted than usual. He's the youngest student we've ever had enrolled in Lighthouse. Although, technically, he's not in the program yet."
"That's right. I remember now. You let him take part in the conferences even though he's an undergraduate."
"How's he doing?"
"He's excelling. He's an exceptional kid. Just the fact that he wanted into the program so badly before he was even eligible is…inspiring to me. As his instructor."
Max's expression was polite. He wasn't much for touchy-feely. "What about friends?"
"He hangs out with a couple of jocks. Hodge Williams and Denny Jensen."
That raised some interest. "The Jensen that quarterbacks for the Brown Bears?"
"Does he?" Swift shrugged, and Max's mouth quirked in response.
"Unless there are two Denny Jensens at CBC, yeah. The kid's attracted some big league interest according to the local papers. He's captain of the sailing team too."
Swift didn't follow the local paper any more than he followed college sports. "I think they all played football in high school together."
"What about a girlfriend?" Max asked.
"Nah. I'm satisfied with you for now."
Max looked up in surprise.
Swift raised an eyebrow. "Are you interrogating me, Chief?"
The microwave pinged.
Max offered his slow, devilish grin. "Saved by the bell, Teach."
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The teen's mother Jeung-Hee Park, had reportedly left Joho, a high school student, at the station that morning. It is believed that he thought that the approaching train was his local train and that he expected it to slow down. Joho crossed over the tracks using the pedestrian crossing which put him in the path of the train.
Joho's train, in fact, had been delayed by the bad weather and overtaken by the Amtrak express. That train, traveling at close to 70mph, did not slow down. Joho was reportedly 'shredded' on impact.
Gayane Zokhrabov, 58, a commuter waiting on the platform was hit by a 'sizeable portion of Joho's body.' The impact – which occured after a portion of Joho's torso had traveled almost 100 feet through the air – was reported to have knocked her to the ground, breaking her leg and wrist and injuring her shoulder.…Continue Reading
Tierra Aldridge Tried To Abandon Her Tot At Police StationSeptember 9, 2010 at 6:26 am by Jaded
Chicago, IL – Tierra Aldridge, 24, reportedly walked into a West Side police station at approximately 4:20 Sunday morning and asked an officer, "Can I leave my son here, because I don't want him anymore." An officer told the woman that, no, she couldn't just abandon her kid at the cop shop, but maybe the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services could assist her – would she like him to give 'em a ring? Not satisfied with that answer, Aldridge reportedly threatened to leave the 3-year-old child outside on the curb if they didn't take him in. "Maybe he'll be raped or killed or something," she said before walking out of the station without the boy. An officer followed her outside and immediately placed her under arrest. She's been charged with endangering the life and health of a child. She's also been slapped with a possession of a controlled substance after an officer found a white rock-like substance during a pat-down. Bond has been set at $75,000. The child was turned over to his grandmother and DCFS has been contacted.…Continue Reading
Teen Charged With Throwing Acid On Two ChildrenAugust 26, 2010 at 1:39 pm by Morbid
Chicago - A 13-year-old boy has been charged with heinous battery after police say he intentionally dumped drain cleaner on the heads of two other kids, severely burning them both. It all started after Gwendolyn Davis witnessed the 13-year-old boy suggestively grabbing on her 11-year-old daughter, Nala Armstrong, the day before. She told the boy that she no longer wanted him near her daughter. The next day while her daughter was playing with 10-year-old Adrian Bennett, the 13-year-old grabbed a bottle of Black Swan Zap drain cleaner and while standing above them on a second-floor balcony, poured the sulfuric acid on their heads. The results were devastating. "She's got burns to her head, face, chest and legs, her bracelet even melted into her wrist," said Nala's mother. Adrian Bennet suffered burns to his head, neck and back. "The chemical left black marks on his back," said Loretta Corbett, the boy's mother. The family of the 13-year-old deny he meant to hurt the two, his mother telling the court that he thought the container, clearly marked poison, was water.…Continue Reading
Homely Hooker Uses Disabled Boyfriend As KindlingJuly 14, 2010 at 3:48 am by Jaded
Chicago, IL – Lisa Baywood is a 42-year-old hooker who is was romantically involved with a 61-year-old disabled man. Ok, maybe romantically involved is a poor choice of words – she apparently kept him around for his disability checks.
She told authorities that she expected the man to give her $150-200 a month to pay for her phone bill and and other expenses. *coughcrackcough* When he would "play games with her" and refuse to hand over the money in a lump sum, she would threaten to set his ass on fire.
She often threw hot water on the man and ignited small fires by striking a match near an aerosol hair spray can just to "spook him." Well, the crazy bitch finally made good on her promise. Police say that on July 2nd, Baywood returned home from a long night at work and after another heated argument over money, she attacked the man.
She then grabbed a can of gas and doused the bed with it, explaining that she needed to burn it because of bed bugs.…Continue Reading
Woman Murdered By Man She Bailed Out Of JailJune 21, 2010 at 2:39 pm by Morbid
Chicago – Steven Kellman has a lengthy criminal history including aggravated robbery, battery and theft. He seems to be destined to repeat the same mistakes over and over again, another drug-addicted fuck-up rotating in and out of jail. But 65-year-old Marilyn Fay must have seen something good in the man she met at the public library where she worked and felt that he could be helped. She repeatedly helped him and even gave him a place to stay when he was homeless. But in a tragic case of 'no good deed goes unpunished', the last time Fay helped out Kellman turned out to be a fatal decision. On May 27th, Fay posted the $2,500 dollars needed to get Kellmann out of jail. On June 14th she was found dead in the bedroom of her home. She had been beaten, stabbed and suffocated. Shortly afterwards, Kellmann tried to use her credit cards and told family members he was going back to jail because he had killed someone. Police eventually tracked down Kellman and arrested him in a hotel room.…Continue Reading
Christopher Marciano Accused Of Molesting Toddler Inside Cook County CourthouseMay 28, 2010 at 6:31 am by Jaded
Chicago, IL - According to police, 22-year-old Christopher Marciano is accused of approaching a 3-year-old girl in the Cook County courthouse Tuesday morning and sexually assaulting her. Marciano was at the courthouse that morning to be fitted for a GPS unit he had been ordered to wear after his arrest for violating an order of protection in a domestic violence case earlier this month. While he was waiting, he reportedly began making a nuisance of himself by singing and dancing in the hallways. Deputies were less than thrilled with Marciano's performance and escorted him to the probation office, telling staff to alert them if dude's behavior became a concern. And it did. Right quick. Once the deputies left, Marciano approached the 3-year-old girl and asked her a question. When she tried to answer him, he allegedly grabbed her by the butt and stuck his tongue in her open mouth. Family members intervened and deputies were immediately called back into the office to take custody of Marciano. …Continue Reading
Get Off My Lawn!May 12, 2010 at 11:39 am by Jaded
Chicago, IL – Charles Clements is a man who loves his lawn. Ok, the love borders on the slightly psychotic obsessive side. According to neighbors, Clements once won some sort of beautification and lawn upkeep award and was known to threaten those who dare step foot on his precious lawn. Last Sunday evening, threat became reality after Joshua Funches' fox terrier, Gucci, lifted its leg and pissed on said lawn. After a verbal argument between the two men, Clements pulled a gun. According to witnesses, Funches remarked, "Next time you pull out a pistol, why don't you use it?" BANG! Funches was shot dead. Clements, a former Marine, then walked into his house and changed clothes. When the cops showed up, Clements was waiting for them in his garage. "I knew you were coming for me," he told police. "That's why I changed my clothes. I knew you were coming for me." Clements, 69, was ordered held on $3 million bail and is looking at charges of first- and second-degree murder.…Continue Reading
Man Killed By CVS Employee After Stealing ToothpasteMay 10, 2010 at 10:46 am by Morbid
Chicago – Anthony Kyser, 35, placed some tubes of toothpaste in his jacket pocket and left the CVS store without paying. An employee who witnessed the theft ran after Kyser and caught up with him in an alley near the store. The employee then placed Kyser in a chokehold.
Three other men joined in and attempted to restrain Keyser who was yelling that he could not breathe. Keyser fell unconscious and died. On Sunday the medical examiner ruled his death a homicide by strangulation, but police have stated that no charges will be filed against the employee. They are ruling the death as accidental.
The Kyser family isn't too happy about the news. "How is this not murder – it doesn't make sense," his ex-wife, Ann Balboa said. "They've taken away my kids' pops." The family is planning on suing someone. If you check out the source link, there seems to be some discrepancy between the official police report, and the witnesses who were there on the scene.
Witnesses say an off-duty police officer pulled her gun on Kyser while the men were restraining him.…Continue Reading
Brave 11-yr. Old Boy Fought Off Attacker To Save His MomApril 7, 2010 at 7:41 am by FlamingFox
Chicago, IL- I love hearing stories like this! Around 1 a.m. last Friday, a man carrying a knife and smelling of alcohol broke into Susana Reteguin's apartment and crawled into her bed. Susana woke up, got off the bed, and screamed,"Who are you, let me see your face." The two began to struggle and then the man knocked her down. When Susana's 11-year old son, Luis Reteguin, heard his mother screaming for help, he immediately got up and ran into her room. Once Luis saw his mother was bleeding, he confronted the man and screamed, "Let go of my Mom!" Then the brave boy opened a pint-sized can of whoop-ass onto the stranger and began punching the man in the face. "I started to punch the guy in the face," said Luis. "I think he had glasses because I saw them later on the floor, then he pushed me in the bathroom and started stabbing me." …Continue Reading
Edward Floyd Wanted His Child Molestation Victims DeadMarch 8, 2010 at 1:06 pm by FlamingFox
Chicago - The piece of shit displayed today is 32-yr. old Edward Floyd. He was already in jail for child molestation when he sexually assaulted two children, including a 4-yr. old girl, back in November 2007 and was linked through DNA evidence. Floyd now faces solicitation of murder charges after police say he tried to hire someone to murder his two victims, their parents, and two others. Floyd is held in the maximum security division of the jail and is in protective custody. He is only permitted to leave his cell for one hour a day and during that hour he told other inmates he wanted to find someone to carry out a killing for him. The sheriff's Criminal Intelligence Unit caught wind of Floyd's plan and arranged for an undercover officer to pose as a hit man. Floyd wrote a detailed letter to the officer which included the family's address and where the children slept. …Continue Reading
Doctor Spit On And Beaten In ERMarch 8, 2010 at 12:35 pm by FlamingFox
Chicago - Either Dennis Rushing, 38, dislikes being treated by a doctors or he was just born an asshole. I'm betting on the latter. Around 8:45 p.m. Sunday night Rushing went to the ER to be treated for an undisclosed ailment. While a doctor was attending to him, Rushing began to cough and spit in the doctor's face. The doctor left Rushing to clean himself up and then returned with a surgical mask for Rushing to wear. Rushing became enraged and started punching the doctor in the face and knocking him to the ground. Security was called and they detained Rushing until police arrived. After a search police found .32-caliber bullets in Rushing's pocket, but no gun. Rushing was charged with aggravated battery of first aid personnel and also with having the ammunition. The doctor sustained scratches, bruising and a loose tooth.…Continue Reading
Man Bites Off Cop's NippleJanuary 20, 2010 at 3:02 am by Scarlett62
Chicago, IL – At about 9:30 p.m. Sunday evening, 31 year old Fernando Cooper and an off-duty police officer got into an altercation outside Gibson's Bar and Steakhouse. Despite the officer's identification of himself as a police officer, Cooper kept going, causing cuts and bruises to the officer about the eye with several punches and "severely" biting the officer's nipple. Um, were they nude? Isn't Chicago a little nippy this time of year? Both men were treated for cuts and bruises. According to a doctor, the officer "lost a body part." I'm assuming this means his nipple. The cause of the dispute was not immediately known. Now, get this – aside from misdemeanor resisting arrest and panhandling in a prohibited manner charges, Cooper has been charged with aggravated battery and attempting to disarm a peace officer. WTF? Are the officer's nipples considered deadly weapons? Someone please explain.…Continue Reading
Orionis Barron-Taylor Was Not In Good HandsDecember 29, 2009 at 6:24 am by FlamingFox
Hazelwood, MO- "I'm not going to see my daughter anymore," said Euranus Barron about the recent death of her 2-year old daughter, Orionis Barron-Taylor. "I'm not going to hear her laugh." The body of Orionis was flown back to Chicago yesterday free of charge by the non-profit Wings of Hope organization after the child was sent weeks prior to live with relatives in the St. Louis area while her mother worked and planned to attend school. During that time, little Orionis was severely tortured by her great-aunt's 33-year old boyfriend, Marquicio Johnson, and police believe the sick bastard's abuse may have caused injuries that led to Orionis' death. On Wednesday, December 16, police responded to a call to a home in Hazelwood where they found Orionis Barron-Taylor unconscious. The girl was taken to DePaul Hospital for treatment of multiple injuries including a skull fracture, burns on her left hand, bruises on her back and buttocks and internal injuries. Little Orionis was later transferred to Cardinal Glennon Hospital, where she died.…Continue Reading
McKerry Coleman Accused Of Stabbing Infant Son, Murdering GirlfriendDecember 4, 2009 at 3:02 am by BjTch
Chicago, IL – I generally have no issue with criminals. Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do for whatever reason you gotta do it. But murderers do upset me, especially ones that involve infants in their rage. There are so many better ways to handle your rage or jealousy than to kill. There's public humiliation, stalking, ruining their credit, having sex with their family members and a whole host of other non-violent legal and illegal ways to get revenge or take your aggression out. But unfortunately, fucks like McKerry Coleman aren't smart enough to handle jealousy in a more subtle way – so they throw raging tantrums like 3 year old children, except lucky for us, 3 year olds are not strong enough to kill the source of their frustration, while grown men like Coleman are. He demonstrated that on Monday, November 30th, when he stabbed his infant son and killed his girlfriend. …Continue Reading
Zachary Johnson Is A DickOctober 30, 2009 at 8:03 am by Jaded
Chicago, IL – I don't have a lot of information on this one, but what I do have is enough to make my stomach turn. Zachary Johnson, 20, was pissed off at his girlfriend, and after the two argued last Friday, Zachary showed that girl what a bad-ass motherfucker he really was. He allegedly grabbed the woman's 3-month-old child out of her hands, locked himself in a room with the infant boy, and proceeded to knock the crap out of the kid. The mother, on the other side of the door, could hear Zachary slapping the child with an open hand. Luckily, she was able to get the door open and retrieve the baby boy before Zachary could beat him to death. Upon admission to the hospital, the child was suffering from five broken ribs, a punctured liver, bruising all over his tiny body, and bite marks. There is no word on the current condition of the child. Way to go tough guy! You can beat up a defenseless infant! You really showed her, didn't ya?…Continue Reading
Jeremiah Range Toppled Over The Side and Down 3 StoriesJuly 28, 2009 at 3:36 am by thinkgoat
Chicago, Illinois – Domestic disputes rarely turn out well. Even if the police aren't called, the "situation" is never really dropped and only seems to amplify upon the next argument. And although my "break-ups" have always been amicable, I can imagine how heated things can become when face to face with your ex or soon to be ex. Can you imagine a scenario where you're married, your husband believes he is the father of your children and you decided to show up during a birthday celebration for one child with a couple of guys for "protection" as you give him some monumental news? What if that news was something along the lines of, "Hey honey, you're not the daddy, this guy that I brought with me is"? Although this line was not what this lady said (at least as far as I know), it is the premise for the dispute that resulted in a one and a half month-old falling from the third story porch.…Continue Reading
Michael Barnes Burned The BoyJuly 27, 2009 at 2:27 am by FlamingFox
Chicago, IL- Considering the criminal record of RSO Michael Barnes, 49, I do not understand why any woman in her right mind would want to have this man in their life, let alone, leave their child in his care. In 1980, Barnes was convicted of molesting and murdering a 13-year old child. That year, he was sentenced to 4 years for indecent liberties with a child and 28 years for first-degree murder. Then in 1995, Barnes was once again sentenced to 10 years in prison for unlawful use of a weapon by a felon. Sounds like the only thing this guy is good at is costing tax payers money while he continues to prove he's not worth a damn dime of it. Somehow, this career criminal was released on parole in May 2004 for God knows what, overcrowding in the prison, good behavior, ignorance on the parole board, and once again he is facing more prison time for severely burning a 2-year old child.…Continue Reading
Debra Katz Is A Ray Of SunshineJuly 15, 2009 at 5:28 am by Jaded
Chicago, Illinois – Gosh…look at this little girl's mug. Isn't she just the sweetest looking thing? Wouldn't you just like to pinch her little cheeks right the hell off her little face? (Personally, I'd kinda like to bounce her head off a curb, but that's just me). It's been a long time since I have seen a mugshot that just oozes such attitude. If Little Miss Sunshine here were my daughter, I do believe I would seriously be considering a late-term abortion. When this spoiled little brat didn't get what she wanted, she pitched a fit – and pitched her 7-month-old baby girl, too. …Continue Reading


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Stainless-Steel Ice Cream Maker from Cuisinart
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Ice cream season has officially begun, so let's talk ice cream makers. While there are more expensive, and fancier, models out there, this basic Cuisinart model is still one of the fastest and nicest ways to make ice cream. The bowl has to be frozen before use, so you'll need a full-size freezer, but once frozen solid it can make a batch of ice cream in under 25 minutes.
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I can vouch for this model! I have it and I absolutely love it. It's very simple to use and clean up is a breeze.
I just purchased one of these at Costco yesterday for $49.99! Couldn't pass it up.
I use a Donvier which has the same freeze-the-canister principle but is not electric. However, I find that I much prefer the texture when I make the ice cream ahead of time and give it a sit in the freezer for a few hours.
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Categories > Games > Kingdom Hearts > Don't Forget Me
Tears Like Rain0 Reviews
I do not own Kingdom Hearts or any of it's characters. I also do not own The Sight.
Tears Like Rain
O soul, be chang'd into little water drops
And fall into the ocean, ne'er be found.
- Christopher Marlowe, 'Doctor Faustus'
Roxas sighed, watching the storm from the window. It seemed like there was never a sunny day here. It was always dark. So...gloomy and depressing. And it never changed. Roxas wished that maybe just once the sun could come out, though it doubted it would happen. He pressed a hand to the window but his gloves made it hard for him to feel. He ripped them off almost angirly and threw them on his bed before turning around again and pressing his now ungloved hands to the window once more. He wanted to feel. Why wouldn't the Organization leader, Xemnus, not want them to be able to feel? Afterall, wasn't he the one that brought them all together so they could complete Kingdom Hearts and become whole beings?
The boy narrowed his eyes, now pressing his face against the window, sitting on his chair. He couldnow hear the rain outside, beating against the dark city.
"What the heck are you doin'?" Axel's voice came, breaking Roxas's concentration. The blonde turned to see the older teen staring at him with a confused look.
"Uh-um. I...was just listening..." he answered softly.
"To what?" Axel said, glancing at the window. "Someone out there?"
"No. I was just listening to the rain. It's...calming...I guess." Roxas turned to look back at the window, pressing his hand against it again and closing his eyes.
Axel grinned and copied him, taking off his gloves and pressing his hands against the cold glass as well. Roxas glanced nervously back at Axel and he tried not to blush. He was silent for a moment before asking, "What do you feel?"
Axel turned to look at him, his green eyes softening. "The window? It feels cold."
Roxas nodded. "Yeah. ...Just like everything else here."
Axel smiled. "Not everything. I'm not cold, am I?"
"Eh, no. Of course not. You're...you're my best friend, Axel," Roxas answered.
"And you're not cold either," Axel continued. "See?" The older teen gently took hold of the other's hand. "Your hands are warm...just like your heart," he added, his voice saddening.
"But, Axel...we're nobodies. We don't have hearts. We're...we'll all be lost if Kingdom Hearts is never completed. We'll...fade away...to nothing." Roxas turned away from him. There was that feeling again. He felt like he was going to cry once again.
"Don't we have hearts?" Axel said, sounding quite grave. "Who knows. Maybe we do and we just can't feel it. But we know it's there... If we really truly don't have hearts, then how are we able to feel?" He then grinned. "I know you have one."
Roxas froze, biting his lip. He felt another emotion other than sadness. One he had thought he had first felt when he was first starting to trust Axel. But what was this emotion called? And why did Axel make him feel this way. He then smiled at Axel, his eyes shinning. "Thanks, Axel," he replied. He then went over to sit on his bed, his hands still ungloved. He picked up his book and felt the soft pages for the first time with his fingers. Then he began to read in his mind from where he had left off.
Chapter 16. The Sight. Love bade me welcome: yet my soul drew back,
Guilty of dust and sin
-George Herbert, "Love (111)", He read.
Love. Was that it? Was that what Axel made him feel? Roxas sighed, deep in thought. Love...no. It couldn't be love, could it? Sure, Roxas cared about Axel more than anyone. He was his best friend but nothing more than that, right? Or was there something more?
"Axel," he said, putting The Sight down and looking over at the older teen. "What exactly is the emotion...love?"
"Love?" Axel blinked in surprise, giving him a blank stare before answering, "Love is...affection for another."
"Affection for another," Roxas repeated, thinking. "So...do you love me?"
Axel's eyes widened and he stifled a gasp. "Wah? Well...yeah...as a friend, I mean!" He stared at the boy, both confused and shocked.
"Oh. So...there's two kinds of love? Like one that's more like a bond of friends and another that's more like two people that are attracted to one another?" Roxas continued to probe Axel.
"Yeah. That's it," Axel replied before looking at him suspiciously. "Why did you want to know though?"
"Uh. W-well, the word was in the book, is all," Roxas stammered, trying to hold back a blush. Again, he wondered just how much he liked Axel.
"What's up with you?" Axel asked, looking rather worried.
"N-...nothing, Axel-san," Roxas answered. "It's just...nevermind." He looked away but Axel sat next to him.
"Tell me. You can't hide things from me. You know that. Now, c'mon, Roxas. What's on your mind, huh?" the red-head replied.
Roxas sighed. It was true. He couldn't hide anything from Axel. Sometimes it seemed like he couldn't hide anything from anyone. The boy was not that good at pretending. "Well...I've been having these...weird thoughts lately...and I don't quite understand them..."
"Oh. I see..." Axel said softly, caressing the side of Roxas's face with his gloved hands. He too wondered how much he liked the other. Roxas stiffened and now he couldn't hold it back no longer. He blushed and he grew still, a nervous, almost embarressed look on the boy's face. "Axel...I..."
Suddenly, there was a knock at the door...and then another.
"Open the damn door!" came an angry female voice. The two instantly realized it was Larxene.
Axel sighed, leaving Roxas's side to go open the door. Roxas's eyes saddened yet he felt a little relieved for the sudden intrusion had caused him to not be able to finish what it was he was going to say. But how long could he keep his mouth shut again before he felt the need to say what was really on his mind?
"What do you want, Larxene?" Axel growled.
"Xemnus wants to talk to that wretched boy so-" She broke off and yelled angirly when Axel grabbed her hood and pulled it over her face. "Stop it!" she hissed, pushing him away rather forcefully.
Axel narrowed his eyes. "Then swear that you'll leave him alone for now on. Can't you find someone else to bully?"
Larxene wrinkled up her nose in disgust. "Don't think so. He's the easiest to pick on out of the whole Organization. Why would I try to pick on anyone else? You know I always pick out the weak ones to bully," she scoffed.
"Don't," Axel said seriously. "Now, what is it Xemnus wants with him?"
"I dunno. He just sent me to fetch the wre-eh...I mean, the boy, and take him to him. He didn't say why," she replied, her eyes sparkling cunningly. "Why? Do you know something I don't know? Did your friend do something bad?"
"No! Roxas...Roxas isn't bad," Axel said, softening his tone as he looked back at the boy who was reading his book again. "And you know that, Larxene," he hissed.
"Yeah, I know," she admitted. "He's the quiet one." Larxene rolled her eyes. "Let's go, Roxas!" she yelled.
Roxas looked up, turning his attention to her and Axel. "Huh?"
"Roxas," Axel began, "Xemnus wants to speak to you."
"Why?" the boy replied. His heart started pounding in his chest and worry started to flood his mind. Why did Xemnus- the leader of the Organization want to see him? He hadn't done anything, had he?
"I don't know," the red-head answered. "But I'm sure you're not in trouble. Heh. That's pretty much impossible. Now, c'mon. I'll come with you," he added, holding out his hand to him.
Roxas was just about to accept his help when he heard Larxene snap "No! You can't go with him."
"Why not?" Axel growled, turning around to glare angirly at her.
"I was ordered to take Roxas to Xemnus; not Roxas and you, too!" she answered, crossing her arms.
Axel was just about to argue but Roxas had already chimed in.
"It's okay, Axel. I'm sure I'll be fine," the boy said gloomily and with this, he followed Larxene out into the hall.
Axel stood there, a wounded look on his face. He hoped Roxas would be alright. Wait... what if Xemnus didn't even want to see Roxas? What if this was just another evil plan Larxene had come up with? Or what if it wasn't and Xemnus did want to see the boy... to execute him or something like that?
Larxene opened a door and pushed Roxas inside the room before leaving him there, shouting it with a loud BANG. Roxas slowly walked forward, his light blue eyes filled with fear. Xemnus stood in front of him, no expression on his face.
"You...you wanted to see me, Xemnus-sama?" he said nervously.
Xemnus nodded. "I need to speak with you Roxas," he said.
Roxas stifled a shiver. Xemnus was so unfeeling. "Y-yes, Xemnus-sama?"
"Come...Chosen One of the keyblade. There is much I need to tell you."
Roxas froze, his eyes opening wide. It was as if time itself had slowed down. His mind was spinning with troubled thoughts. "Chosen One?" he breathed.


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Way back in February, Nintendo released the latest entry in the Professor Layton series, but they sort of forgot to let all of us Westerners know when we could expect the game to drop on our shores.
Today, Nintendo made a step toward correcting that omission with the announcement that Professor Layton and the Mask of Miracle will be coming to North America in November of this year. They wouldn't specify on the exact date though.
They also dropped a bit of news regarding their plans for downloadable content for the title. Mask of Miracle will be getting one new puzzle every day for a year after the game launch, which is some pretty incredible dedication. Especially considering those puzzles will all be free.
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