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If the actor Alison Quigan is perhaps not as well-known as she might have been - except, I bet in Palmerston North - given her long career, she's certainly not fussed.
She belongs to that old school of actors who believe the role of the actor to be "almost invisible". This is a very out-of-date sort of notion, you'd think. Acting now seems to be as much about fame and profile and marketing as it is about acting.
She, as it happens, is pretty good at marketing, having been the artistic director of Centrepoint theatre in Palmerston North - where she was "born and bred" - for 18 years. She was raised a Catholic but gave up going to church because she was put off by being preached at for not having been. If she'd been giving the sermon, she'd have welcomed her new audience: "Turned those oncers into lifers!" She would too! "Hell, yes! I remember people's names. I know how to talk to them. I went to their Probus clubs and their lunch clubs. People like Probus book in lumps! That's what we want, always."
She does still believe in God. What sort of God does she believe in? "A nice one!"
So, she could sell God, and she did sell her theatre. She's not quite so good at talking up herself. Off a stage or a set, she says, and in photographs, she is "the nervy person on the sides". Like many actors, actually, she is the quiet observer in a family of extroverts; in her case she is number four child in that Catholic family of six.
She has been an actor since 1979. If she was a famous actor she might turn up her nose at going and talking to lunch groups. But it's not likely. She has after all been on Shortland Street, where she played the sticky-beaked hospital receptionist, Yvonne Jeffries, for seven years. That's about as famous as an actor gets in this country but of course she was already a woman actor over the age of 40 (she is now 60) and so was saved from any of the silliness that can go to the heads of young things in the business. How famous did Yvonne make her? "You'd be surprised how many people say: 'Oh, you played Marg on Shortland Street."' (Marg was the soap's first receptionist, played by Elizabeth McRae, a good friend of hers and whom she was trained by as a young actor. A little story which says quite a lot about the little world of acting in New Zealand.)
She is a practical person, and a practical, no-nonsense actor. She says that what acting is, is "doing something in a room", which, if you and the audience is lucky, delivers joy.
She has also directed "oh, hundreds" of plays and was once called a "benign dictator", by a cleaner. She claims not to know what this meant but while she was entirely benign with me, I could glimpse a resolve in her pale blue eyes. She also sits up very straight and has wonderful posture supported, I'd say, by a spine of steel. She would, I should think, be very good at talking people into doing things they might not particularly want to do - and making them believe it was all their own idea. In other words, she's a good director and if that makes her a benign dictator, well, she wouldn't be the first good director to be so described.
She thinks the best sorts of actors are what she calls the "no mess Charlies". She once did a stint on Hercules during which a young female actor from Canada arrived and took up residence in her trailer. "She wanted music; she wanted incense. And it was in the middle of Henderson at five o'clock in the f***ing morning! And she wanted Barry White!" Barry White! "She was doing a sex scene." She wouldn't tell me the actor's name. She said, grandly, and quite right too: "Oh, I don't even remember her name." She would never be so high maintenance. "I know that that person isn't concentrating on what they're doing."
There is no room, or budget, for high maintenance actors in a provincial theatre. There's no budget, often, for actors. At Centrepoint she was the boss (at some theatres, the boss is the general manager but she was that too, by another name); she sometimes wrote, directed, produced, interfered in the lighting, left backstage when she wasn't on to check the box office. And she acted. "Yeah, I was the cheapest middle-aged actress around."
She kept this up for all of these years wearing, she now says, too many hats, until Shortland Street called. That gave her a chance to act fulltime, which she loved because "the real advantage is that when you work every day, you just get better at what you do. When you're working [she means acting; she has always worked every day] in fits and starts, you've got time for the terror to build up." The terror is: "Being found out." And it never goes away? "No. I mean: 'I'm sorry love, but what are you doing here?' or, 'have you done this before?' I remember my first couple of days on Shortland Street, somebody said to me, very kindly: 'Have you done this before?' Yes!" Who on earth said that to her? "I don't know. Some fool!"
She said she used to think she had to be able to locate at least a small part of the character she was playing within herself in order to play it. She left Shortland Street, and Yvonne, in 2010. The family storyline (there were three daughters, including Maia, the lesbian nurse) had run out of puff. You could say that! "The family had done everything. We had affairs with everybody! There was no on left in town! Ha, ha." How many affairs did she have? "I think I had two. No, three. Four! And there was a husband." Right, so what did she find of herself in Yvonne? "Oh, the body! And the voice. "Not, presumably, the affairs? "Er, no." She was fond of Yvonne, her best-known role, obviously, but also frustrated by her. "She was very interfering." She told me a "trade secret". It is that Yvonne was a baker, "but I'm a much better baker. Hers was store bought! I can tell you now."
That is about as gossipy as she got, with me anyway. She was most certainly not going to tell me anything more about her private life (it's mostly work, I imagine) beyond that she was married for 27 years and separated a couple of years ago and that she and her ex are friendly and the parting was amicable. She wasn't planning on obtaining another husband, she said, giving me the sort of look she might well have given the cleaner had the loo not been scrubbed to within an inch of its life, when I asked.
She must have a contact book a gossip columnist would go dizzy over. The publicist said: "She really is a little-known powerhouse of influence." The powerhouse was much amused, and not a little bemused, by that. She snorted and said: "She's hoping! I'm just a jobbing actor and director."
She is that, certainly, but she's also a lot more than that.
Why have I come to see her? It certainly wasn't her idea; or mine, actually.
Her mate Mark Hadlow suggested, through the publicist, that I might talk to her. Serve her right. She's talked (or benignly dictated) him into appearing in a one-off production that she is co-ordinating (or benignly dictating) called Mary's Christmas Yarn, in which Hadlow will play an aunty. It is the story of a little girl who is drawing up her Christmas list and wants an iPad and red shoes and whose aunty suggests a sheep.
The little girl lives on a farm, so what would she want with a sheep? To give to a poor family, in Vietnam. This all started life as a fund-raiser book for ChildFund New Zealand, for which she is an ambassador, in which different chapters were written by Jim Mora, Quigan, Jaquie Brown, Carol Hirschfeld, Danielle Cormack and other kindly sorts. The project has now grown: A scriptwriting competition was held, and subsequently won by a team of six girls from Bohally Intermediate School in Blenheim. They must have been excited. "A bit! They were very loud! But they were gorgeous."
The prize was a professional production: "Because I want to encourage young people to think of script writing as a career choice."
Out came the contact book. George Henare, Annie Whittle, Laura Hill, Andrew Laing, Harry McNaughton, Rachel Nash and her actor daughter, Sarah Graham have had their arms twisted. Benignly, of course.
George Henare, she said, mock-swooning, said: "Anything for you."
Having met her, I know exactly how he felt.
What: Mary's Christmas Yarn
Where: St Matthew in the City
When: Monday, 3 December at 7pm
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Laney Center expected to be student hub
PLAINVIEW – Right now, students see workers moving dirt, pipes and cement and hear the low growl of bulldozers at work on the west end of the Wayland Baptist University campus.
But within a few months, the dirt will be replaced with a magnificent structure and the noise of construction will give way to the noise of intramural basketball and workout machines.
The Pete and Nelda Laney Student Activities Center is under construction on the Wayland campus, with completion set for Fall 2007. Both administrators and students are excited about the new facility and what it will mean to student life as a whole.
"It's going to be a place where we want to drive as much student traffic as much as we can to let them enjoy it both academically and recreationally," said Dr. Claude Lusk, vice president for enrollment management. "It will have academic impact on the exercise and sport science classes there, student life impact through intramurals and other activities, and athletic impact through the availability of additional space and opportunities for student recreation."
Lusk and other administrators fully expect the Laney Center to be a hub of activity for students on campus and off, with new workout facilities and a new lounge area complete with a big-screen TV, couches and tables for studying and visiting. The area will feature Internet access and a snack bar as well as a portable staging area to accommodate coffee house and small concert events.
"I think the student lounge and snack bar area will be a focal point for us," Lusk said, adding that the area originally wasn't intended to be so well outfitted but was changed to make the facility more flexible in its usage. "I want to know that if a student wants to go over there and study and have a snack, it's available to them."
Past the 4,000-square foot lounge area, the Laney Center will feature a large gymnasium similar to Hutcherson Center, with a master court running lengthwise and two auxiliary courts running the opposite direction. According to Athletic Director Dr. Greg Feris, this should make the facility even more functional for a variety of sports and activity options.
"We envision a much larger intramural activity area and recreation space with this facility, much more than we have now," Feris said. "We're basically sharing one floor with five athletic programs and our classes. The rest of our students sometimes get what's left over."
Fitness and recreation will be the focal points of the facility, with a second floor fully equipped with cardiovascular machines such as treadmills and cross trainers, a weight training room, an aerobics room and an indoor jogging track in addition to several classrooms and offices. The facility will also offer a full locker room area.
While some of the existing equipment in the currently WBU workout facility will find a new home at the Laney Center, much of the equipment and furnishings will be new. Among those is a set of stacked, select-weight equipment (as opposed to free weights that come off a bar).
Feris expects the facility to be abuzz often with exercise and recreation, and the added intramural programs should enhance student life as well. Lusk agrees, but says that rumors of the demise of Pete's Place – the current student lounge located in the basement of McClung Center – are premature.
"We don't intend to close Pete's Place but just have another place for students to hang out," Lusk said. "(The Laney Center and Pete's) will run simultaneously as long as we can, and we'll gauge the response for keeping Pete's there."
Construction will continue through the winter as long as the weather cooperates and concrete can continue to be poured soon. The steel framework will go up in January, and the facility is expected to be in use by Fall 2007. McDougal Construction is doing the building work.

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There's no question that our service members make sacrifices to serve in the military, but it takes a lot of sacrifice to be a military spouse too.
For one, military spouses often have to put their service member's job ahead of their own.
Now, a San Diego legislator is trying to ease the burden when it comes to military spouses finding employment.
There are over 70,000 military spouses in the state of California, and nationwide more than a quarter are unemployed.
This is partly because they have to move as frequently as every two years, and many fields require professional licenses, usually state certifications.
Those professional licenses don't immediately transfer from state to state, such as those who work in nursing, cosmetology, and a number of other vocations.
In California, active duty military spouses are eligible to get expedited licenses if they already have one in another state.
However, that process can take months and may require additional coursework and exams.
Assemblyman Brian Maienschein is working to ease this burden on military spouses with legislation that would allow 18 month provisional licenses while they work through the California licensing process.
His bill, AB 186, covers every profession that requires a license except teachers and lawyers. Those are more specialized when it comes to differences in practicing from state to state.
The legislation could impact military spouses like Vida Donnette, a Pacific Beach resident who's currently trying to find a job.
Donnette is a registered nurse. Though her field has many openings, a year and a half ago she became a Navy wife and followed her husband from her home in New York to San Diego, leaving her license in New York.
"It's just an endless sacrifice, and at the same time we tend to lose our self-identity along the way," said Donnette.
Due to the time it takes to get an expedited license in California, Donnette says she's now considering drastic measures, just so she can lock down some work.
"I'm considering the fact of just moving back to New York and stay there and have a long distance relationship with my husband," she said.
Donnette is hopeful for this new legislation for military spouses and says it would do more than just help her become employed – it would also empower her.
"I can start working again and I could be able to do what I love to do and be passionate about it," she added.


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Dell and Accenture Sign Agreement to Deliver Cloud and Security Solutions, Application Management Services to Mid-Market and Select Enterprise Customers
- Companies to jointly build and implement solutions through dedicated go-to-market teams
- Dell and Accenture unveil three initial offerings for cloud, security and application performance initiatives
- Expanded global alliance includes Dell's end-to-end offerings
Today at Dell World, Dell announced that it is expanding its worldwide agreement with Accenture (NYSE: ACN) to address some of the most pressing technology challenges businesses face today, particularly during business transformation. To accomplish this, Dell and Accenture have signed a four-year global go-to-market agreement to jointly develop and sell a new set of offerings designed to deliver improved enterprise efficiency, higher security, and better business outcomes.
Under the go-to-market agreement, the companies will work together to build, implement and manage data center solutions for mid-market and select enterprise customers who want to drive business innovation while controlling costs and reducing risk. The agreement will bring together Dell's end-to-end portfolio of infrastructure, software, and services with Accenture's capabilities as well as Avanade's, which was created in 2000 as a joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft. This agreement augments Dell's existing cloud capabilities in hardware, software and services.
In addition, Dell has signed a four-year agreement with Accenture to develop the joint solutions that support Dell's global market expansion. The new solutions include:
- Cloud Solutions: A private and public cloud ecosystem focused on Microsoft applications and platforms that enable a true end-to-end cloud with faster implementation, lower costs and lower risks than other solutions. The solution was developed with Accenture in partnership with Avanade and utilizes Dell infrastructure solutions, Dell Active System Manager, Dell Services including Support and Deployment Services and Dell's Software stack.
- Application Assured Platforms: These are specifically crafted infrastructure and application configurations with management software supporting standard business processes and mission critical applications. By combining Dell hardware, software and services with Accenture's application management capabilities, customers can confidently meet higher level service and security requirements with more flexibility and agility than custom solutions. In addition, Avanade will provide tailored support for specific Microsoft workloads deployed on Dell Active System platforms.
- Security Services: By combining Dell SecureWorks' world-class information security services with Accenture and Avanade's expertise in security consulting, our mutual customers now have enhanced opportunities to protect their IT assets, complying with regulations and reducing their security costs.
"By joining with a technology infrastructure leader like Dell, we have a great opportunity to develop and bring-to-market innovative new solutions that address some of the most pressing needs in IT today," said Jack Sepple, senior managing director, Infrastructure Services, Accenture. "Dell's alliance with Microsoft is also a powerful synergy and something Accenture and Avanade can leverage for the benefit of our joint clients."
"Accenture is viewed as a worldwide leader in developing the strategy to architect data centers for some of the world's leading brands – a strategy that complements our scalable datacenter solutions and business strategy," said Cheryl Cook, vice president, Partner Programs, Dell. "This expanded relationship will provide our current and future customers with solutions that offer greater business value and more choice, flexibility, efficiency and cost-savings. This is just the beginning with tremendous opportunities on the horizon."
The three initial Dell/Accenture solutions will be available in North America in mid-2014 and available in multiple countries around the world in 2015.
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I've already made it. Book or no book, I don't really have to worry,
Quote from: Thane Messinger on August 07, 2009, 02:38:57 AMI've already made it. Book or no book, I don't really have to worry,Pride cometh before the fall. It wasn't so long ago I shared your naivete. Justice is not blind, so no one is immune to the arbitrary rulings handed out by courts.Of course, I wish for you and yours only the best.
Seriously, and this is a good point. Things change, life changes, what you have today may not be there tomorrow. Ten years ago I was near broke then five years ago I was part of the wealthy landed gentry. Today through no fault of my own other than not seeing the writing on the wall and selling off my rental properties at the top of the market Im much worse off than I was before I started law school. Material wealth comes, goes, ebbs, flows. There are good times and bad, and nothing lasts forever. So you start over. At least successful people do, I dont know anyone I consider successful that has not had to start over at least once in their lives. Its builds character, part of that character is a bit of fear, fear that someday it all might be taken away from you, lose that fear and when it does youre not mentally ready or able to start over, and that is where many people fail. Being successful is spite of failure or setbacks is what separates successful people from lucky people. Lucky people remain successful as long as their luck holds out, successful people are successful regardless and in spite of what life gives them because they make success happen on their own.


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'Santa' works now for a very merry Christmas
Christmas morning is filled with happy times from many a childhood memory. But with a troubled economy and families all across America barely scraping by to afford necessities, this Christmas might not produce the same warm fuzzy feelings for children hoping to find something from "Santa" under the tree come Dec. 25.
Fortunately for kids in Southeast Texas, first responders and volunteer agencies from all over the region are putting in work now so that no child will have to go a Christmas without a visit from the man who is rumored to know when the youths have been "naughty or nice."
Toy Brigade
The Newton Volunteer Fire Department, known as "Santa's Toy Brigade," kicked off fundraising for its toy escapades Oct. 27 at the Newton County Fairgrounds with an event featuring Louisiana Zydecajun superstar Wayne Toups, Flint Thompson, and local artists David Lavender & Company from Jasper. Event organizer and Toy Brigade president Melanie Smith said the event raised roughly $4,000 for the group's mission, but she hopes upcoming fundraisers will help raise much more.
"We have several events coming up to try to subsidize the first event," Smith said, adding that a recent boot drive brought in about $2,000 toward the Brigade's $10,000 goal. "Last year, we didn't have to do all this fundraising since we raised enough with our concert. But it takes us about $10,000 to cover all the kids. We're going to watch the sales and hit Black Friday like everybody else does. We know the economy is bad, but we've been blessed with what we've got."
Smith said the volunteer fire department is selling T-shirts, raffle tickets for the Dec. 15 raffle of a 6-foot giant stocking filled with toys and goodies, and will host a toy drive on Dec.14 at the Fire Hall, which will also double as a good spot for youngsters to come get pictures with Santa.
"We are also selling Santa-Grams," Smith added. For $5, patrons can have Santa hand-deliver a gift in anticipation of the holiday. A benefit dinner at Three Flags in Bonweir is scheduled for Dec. 2 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m., and Smith said the event is sure to be a crowd favorite.
Smith said her group typically provided for about 200 children to have a Christmas, but the Toy Brigade goes beyond the 200 to try and reach all the community's children and even the elderly.
"The most fun we have is Dec. 22, with 'Traveling Santa.' We go all over town and give toys to every child we see standing on the side of the road," she said. "We do that all through our neighborhood. Later in the evening, we go to the nursing homes and senior living areas and give them all a gift."
Smith said any help that could be given would be appreciated.
"Shampoo, personal items … we give baskets to the elderly," she said. "Really, anything people can give to help is put to good use. It's just something we do because we know a lot of them have no family or nobody."
Smith said the group can always do more when they have more. Donations are still being accepted, and donors can call Smith at (409) 594-3407 or mail contributions to P.O. Box 1292, Newton, TX 75966.
Santa in Blue
The Beaumont Police Department "Santa-in-Blue" program collected roughly $4,200 and 39 bicycles from its most recent fundraiser, held Nov. 10 and 11. The "Stars Over Texas" Softball Club hosted the Santa-in-Blue Bicycle Roundup Softball Tournament at the Ford Park Softball Fields with about 60 teams from Texas and Louisiana competing in the annual tournament.
Competing teams donated either $75 or a new bicycle as part of their entry fee.
Beaumont Police Department "Santa-in-Blue" program spokesman Sgt. Rob Flores Jr. said the program is the oldest law enforcement Christmas gift program in the area — starting nearly 25 years ago when a group of midnight shift officers took it upon themselves to buy, wrap and deliver Christmas gifts to a family they found during a call for service that had no plans to exchange gifts or decorate for the holiday because they could not afford it.
"This all came out of one officer's concern for a family," Flores said. "Now, the public knows there is a need, and they really pull out to help."
Another "Santa" fundraising event in the works includes the 14th annual Blue Santa Toy Run, held by the Blue Knights Texas XIX for the children of Beaumont. This year's event, to be held Saturday, Nov. 24, will have riders kicking off their quest at Cavender's Boot City in front of Parkdale Mall and ending at Cowboy Harley Davidson on the Interstate 10 feeder road.
Aside from the benefit of knowing event participation is supporting a worthy cause, those riding in the fundraiser are privy to free food and door prizes. Anyone wanting to participate in the Toy Run can log onto WWw.bkteXasXiX.org for more information or to pre-register.
Flores said once the gifts are collected, "elves" from Groves Middle School will assist in wrapping the presents.
Christmas in Port Arthur
Port Arthur's Blue Santa program has ballooned from the initial 20 children assisted during the first run to now reaching more than 800 youths annually. PAPD Officer Steve Flores said, "Our program continues to be successful because of the generous donations from local businesses, local civic organizations and the general public. Without this support, we would not be able to make this happen."
He said even local schools are getting in on the giving, already volunteering to help deliver Blue Santa presents to recipients. Anyone wanting to help give the gift of a good Christmas to Port Arthur youths can drop off donations at the police department, 645 Fourth St. in Port Arthur, give directly to the Port Arthur Blue Santa account at the Port Arthur Community Credit Union, 3100 Central Mall Drive in Port Arthur, or by calling Flores at (409) 983-8600, ext. 2322.
And beyond …
Many of the area's Santa in Blue programs operate out of the public's view, and anyone who wishes to nominate a family in their community can call to find out if a program is available to help. In Orange County, call (409) 883-2612; in Jefferson County, call (409) 835-8411; in Hardin County, call (409) 246-3277.


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Captain's Report
Everglades now offers 13 different models. The reason that Everglades has been so fast out of the blocks and immediately rose to the top of its class in terms of quality, fit-and-finish, safety, and functionality is because the company's founders have been building center console boats for years. In the case of founder Bob Dougherty, he may be the longest center console builder -- 51 years! -- still on the job. Son Stephen Dougherty has been building center consoles for over 21 years, which would make him an old-timer as well by most peoples' standards.
The Back Story
Bob Dougherty grew up in Boston, Ma., earned a degree in Industrial Arts and met the founder of Boston Whaler, Richard T. Fisher in 1958, the year that the company began. Dougherty quickly rose to the position of Senior Vice President and was responsible for bringing the V-bottom to the company's product line. Along the way, Bob became the boating industry's expert on positive floatation, the raison d'être of Boston Whaler. After Fisher sold the company to a conglomerate Dougherty stayed on and was the person who kept the product's reputation strong through a series of corporate buyouts that tossed the brand around like a football. Eventually, Brunswick bought Boston Whaler, and it finally got the home it deserved with a company dedicated to the marine industry instead of empire building.
In 1990 Bob teamed up with his son, Stephen -- of course -- a lifelong boater, and together they started a new company called Edgewater Powerboats. Edgewater quickly became a force to be reckoned with in the center console field as 30 years of experience poured into its new products. While Bob and Stephen where the principals running Edgewater they were not the majority stock holders.
In 1999 the two men rolled out on their own and started Everglades. Today Stephen Dougherty is president of Everglades.
Level Flotation is Key
The secret sauce of Boston Whaler's success has always been its level flotation. Once you have seen the picture of founder Dick Fisher wearing his sport jacket, bow tie and hat sitting nonchalantly on a small Boston Whaler cut in half, who can ever forget it? That mental image of positive flotation sticks in the consumer's brain and sells boats. It more than anything else is the reason why Boston Whaler is still the sales leader in quality center console boats after 51 years and with over 50 competitors.
Along the way the U.S. Coast Guard mandated level positive floatation for all boats powered by a 2-hp engine or more in boats 20' or smaller. But in boats over 20', Nellie bar the door, because almost anything goes. In the words of Stephen Dougherty, boats over 20' can sink "like a rock" as there is no USCG requirement or even an ABYC Standard covering their flotation requirements.Unfortunately, this detail is not generally known by consumers who assume if a boat has "flotation" or is "unsinkable" that it will float level. They are entirely two different things.
The RAMCAP Process
Knowing the secret sauce, the Doughertys invented a process to make it fool-proof and patented it. It is called the RAMCAP Process (Rapid Molding Core Assembly). In 1999 it was awarded the 1999 NMMA Innovation Award.
In a nutshell, the boat's foam core is molded separately from the hull in a shape that mirrors the interior of the hull and deck. After it is formed, cured, it is released from its mold and inspected for voids or other imperfections. The foam part is then coated with epoxy and placed in to a vacuum mold where it is joined under high pressure to the fiberglass hull and deck. The result is a chemically bonded, foam filled boat, with no voids. This foam not only floats the boat level when it is swamped, but it also adds strength to the boat's hull.
See BoatTEST.com Exclusive Interviews with Everglades CEO, Stephen Dougherty--
The 275 CC
The hull and deck moldings of the new Series 5 275 CC are the same as the old Everglades 260. The major structural changes involves the center console unit which Everglades calls the "Command Center." Here there has been a complete and radical re-design. The helm seat and the bait prep counter behind it have also been redesigned.
The Everglades 275 CC has all of the fishy stuff and normal amenities that one will find on the top-tier center consoles, things like lockable rod lockers, plenty of rod holders, colored bait tank, large fish box, in-console head, and the like. What sets the Everglades apart, in addition to its RAMCAP process and its level flotation, are three things in our opinion--1) Flawless Fit-and-Finish2) Clever Innovations3) Good Sea-keeping Design ElementsLet's look at these three distinguishing characteristics one at a time.
1. Flawless Fit-and-Finish
Walk through a boat show and if you have a sharp eye it doesn't take long before you will start to see little imperfections in the assembly in many of the boats. First-time boat buyers when they see such things are usually appalled that a $75,000 boat (the same price as a BMW 750 or top of the line Lexus) could get out of the factory with hatches that don't quite fit right, bondo oozing out from under hardware, swivel seats that don't swivel, and scratches in the gelcoat. Most veteran boaters have long since gotten used to it, and often generally excuse such sloppiness with the attitude that these little issues "don't hurt the runnin'."They may not, put we have been to enough boat shows and through enough boat building plants to know that if you see flaws in fit-and-finish at the big boat show when everything should be perfect, there is often something dysfunctional at the plant, if it is not in downright disarray. (We once walked through a center console factory in an old tobacco barn and by the time we were out of it had a sticky mat of fiberglass strands the size of snowshoes on the bottom of our topsiders.)
No Accident
Flawless fit-and-finish in boat construction doesn't happen by accident. It is a pains-taking and costly process that starts with a demanding and expert CEO, and a perfectionist mentality that permeates the whole staff down to the lowest pay grade. (Typically, in operations such as this you often find the owner or the president out on the shop floor picking up a bit of scrap, thereby demonstrating to one and all that no job is beneath anyone on the payroll.)Most fiberglass boats are largely built by hand. Boat-building is hard and costly to automate, particularly given the small number of units produced. As a result, boats have many more man-hours in them than do a similar-costing automobile. As we all know, the more humans are directly involved in manufacturing, the harder it is to produce flawless products. However, a few boat builders manage it, and Everglades is one of them.
2. Clever Innovations
In our opinion, since its inception just over a decade ago Everglades has been one of a handful of innovation leaders in the boating industry. Whether it has been first or second with a new idea is hard to document because in this business a good, new innovation is immediately copied by the heads-up competitors. Nevertheless, we think you will find more new neat ideas that are useful on Everglades boats than virtually any center console on the market, starting with the RAMCAP construction method already discussed.
The New Command Center
While the integrated T-top, windshield and top supports are not exclusive to Everglades, the Series 5 275 CC has up-graded to this system which eliminates the large aluminum supports that were invariably right in the skipper's field of vision and also took up valuable real estate on the cockpit sole right at the foot of the console.By using the windscreen mullions to support the hard top a major advancement in center console design has taken place. Everglades then carefully considered every aspect of that console with an eye to making improvements.
The Windshield
On the Series 5 275 CC several other good ideas popped out at us: First was the windshield made of curved, tempered glass. A number of quality builders have vents that open at the top of the windscreen, but the Everglades windshield actually lowers automatically.
Related to this is a windshield washer system that has the fresh water sprayed from the TOP of the windscreen instead of from the bottom or from a spray nozzle on the wiper itself. Making use of gravity is a great idea and we hope automakers pick up on this one. We also like the large windshield wiper.
New Bait Prep Center
Below the bait prep console is a large cooler that is on a track and has rollers on either side to make it easy to roll out for use.
New Switches
Instead of the large back rocker switches that seem to be standard on American-made boats, the Series 5 275 CC has stainless steel toggle switches with a red light on the end to tell you at a glance -- and at night -- if the toggle is on.Everglades has done away with the age-old round rotor battery switch, and utilizes a new on/off sliding device that makes switching batteries on and off simple and far more convenient.
Transom Seating
Everglades says that its cantilevered transom bench seat is patented. Not only does it fold down as seen on many other center consoles, but it also acts as a hatch and lifts up to give access to the boat's pump room. This is clever and useful and avoids problems that we have seen on other boats in this area. Handholds on both the bait prep station and on the command center console for the navigator have molded in grips that fit human fingers and help secure one's grip when the boat is being tossed about.
3. Good Sea-keeping Details
It is clear that Everglades is concerned about safety at sea. As mentioned, the fact that the boat will float level if swamped is of primary importance. But any boat when swamped is venerable to the free surface effect which will quickly shift weight and the center of gravity of the boat causing it to capsize. For that reason, immediate and rapid dewatering is imperative if swamped.The 275 CC has two devices to dewater the boat. At the transom we find two 2" scuppers on the centerline. They are together and are protected by a hinged fiberglass flap to keep them from becoming stopped up. Secondly, there is a freeing port in the transom door. Because the transom door opens in it would be difficult to open it if the boat was swamped. So, to help quickly de-water the boat, Everglades has placed a simple one-way flap valve to quickly release water should it get that high.
Other Safety Details
There is nothing like having high freeboard and deep cockpits to increase safety on a small boat. In the case of the 275 CC the cockpit is 29" (73.1 cm) deep aft and 36" (90.8 cm) deep forward. This is from 1" (2..5 cm) to 4" (10.0 cm) deeper than we typically see on many center consoles in this size range. From bow to stern there are hand holds all over this boat. They are strategically placed so that an angler can move from the stern to the bow and always be able to easily hold on -- even if on hand is on a rod. It should also be noted that the 275 CC is well-equipped with red and white courtesy lights in the gunwales and red lights in the hard top for night running.
What is "Series 5"?
There is far more to the new "Series 5" Everglades models than new design features. Possibly even more important is the fact that all of the Series 5 models have incorporated in the standard MSRP price a long list of optional and expensive equipment, starting with the 275's beautiful T-top and integrated windshield and support system.Some of the standard items in addition to the Command Center include: 94 quart cooler, helm bolster seats, Ritchie compass, tilt steering, trim tabs, stereo, Kingfish rod holders, forward seat pads, electric anchor windlass, bait well, 66 gallon fish box, powder-coated rails, and courtesy lights.
The MSRP of the Everglades Series 5 275 CC powered by twin 250-hp Yamaha 4-stroke outboards that you see in the pictures here was $200,670. The "Boat Show Special" price was $159,900. For that price this particular boat was equipped with a yellow hull, freshwater washdown, outriggers, electric head with macerator, hydraulic sliding windshield, windlass, anchor with rode and chain.
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Everglades tries to build boats as good as they can and let the chips fall where they may. That means the boats are expensive, and are usually the most expensive production boats in their class and size. For that reason the company's production runs are low, and the Doughertys are content with building good boats and not a boat-building empire. Most people can't afford to own an Everglades. But even if you can't fit one into your budget, we urge you to take a good look them, then apply their most important features to the boats that you can afford.
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Suva, Fiji: A powerful cyclone ripping through Fiji has caused flooding and structural damage but so far there have been no reports of deaths or serious injuries.
Cyclone Evan earlier killed at least four people in Samoa while 12 more people remain missing there.
Fiji's Permanent Secretary of Information Sharon Smith-Johns said on Monday that the northern parts of Fiji had lost power and that some bridges and roads had been washed out after the cyclone first hit late Sunday.
She said about 3,500 people had evacuated to emergency shelters, and that the nation's advance preparation had helped prevent deaths.
The cyclone is expected to make its way south over the next day. It is expected to affect tourist areas around the town of Nadi but miss the capital Suva of the Pacific island nation.


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I am sailing...
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I've been sailing for more years than I care to remember and still - deliberately - don't know what to do on a boat. I can steer and that's about it but I really don't like sailing ;-)ReplyDelete
I love sailing, but I'm not much help. Like Janice, I can steer (with wheel or tiller) but my sense of balance has never been good, so I'm no help on the foredeck, etc.ReplyDelete
You really look like you know what you're doing in the photo, though, Mara. I was all set to make admirey noises until I read what you'd written. LOL
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I have never sailed. I am not real comfortable on the water. I just went and made sure my photos are locked at photobucket. I really don't have many family photos there just my ornaments and a few select pictures that I have put frames around.ReplyDelete
They say that in some way, things are out there on the net forever.ReplyDelete
what a great find! It's nice to be able to retrieve what you thought was lost.ReplyDelete
I lived on a sailboat for about a year. It makes you feel very free.
- Anonymous28 January 2011 at 00:49
its weird because on my new phone just becsue i put my e mail in it to get my e mails it put every picture i ever put on my blog and it included a whole years worth that I actually deleted before I had started my blog back up and it said when i had deleted it that it was deleted for good but i guess not because they all came up. none of the posts come up but just the pictures. hailey and i typed in our names once and because of facebook and all these social sites a ton of pictures come up. type in your first and last name in gogle or whatever and put pitures and there they are. scary hu?ReplyDelete
freaks me out I can tell ya that.
Interesting to know that some pictures of you are floating around in internet, lol ! I never put my feet on a sailing boat, motor boats yes and even a cruise ship. For the rest I am far too lazy.ReplyDelete
Hubs and I once took a week of sailing lessons during a holiday in Friesland. Of course this was the one week without wind in the whole year, so we spent most of the time stuck in the 'riet' (too lazy too look up the English word for it). Don't think I'm cut out to be on the water. It makes me puke if there is wind.ReplyDelete
Lovely photo.
I LOVE sailing!ReplyDelete
Have sailed for many years, and it was always a lot of fun. Sailing always gave me a headache.... because a good sailor is wet in the outside... and on the inside!
We would go to Terherne, Friesland and rent boats.
It's been a 3 years since I have sailed.... I miss it.
I took a sailing class in college, but we never actually went sailing! Strange, huh? So all that knowledge I learned is practically useless.ReplyDelete


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Americans Looking for Wiser Restaurant Menu Offerings
The many Americans who eat out increasingly are seeking wiser menu offerings.
The world's 25 largest food companies have done a poor job of providing healthy food, according to an April report from City University of London. Studying public documents of the top 10 food manufacturers, top 10 food retailers and top five foodservice companies, researchers found they were doing little to follow the May 2004 recommendations of the World Health Organization, particularly with regard to reducing salt, sugar, trans fats and portion sizes.
Meanwhile, the National Restaurant Assn. reported last July in a study titled "Market-Driven Solutions" that American foodservice firms (including those with global operations) were extremely active in providing consumers with menus with many healthy options. The NRA acknowledged different firms were moving at different speeds, but that every outlet, right down to the town greasy spoon, was offering healthier fare than it had a few short years ago.
As usual, the truth probably lies somewhere in between. But food processors and ingredient suppliers have good reason to step up efforts at improving the health profile of foodservice products, especially in light of the two huge healthy-eating initiatives of the past 17 months.
|As the public understanding of role of antioxidants grows, so does the demand for blueberries … and foods containing them.
The 2005 Dietary Guidelines for Healthy Americans cast a positive spotlight on vegetables, fruits and whole grains, while recommending consumers shy away from saturated and trans fats, cholesterol, salt and added sugars.
The Jan. 1, 2006 deadline for trans fat labeling caused countless reformulations to remove the dangerous fats from packaged products. While the trans fat rules did not apply to foodservice fare, retail products in one form or another move into the foodservice channel, too. Plus, there's worry that diners will begin asking about trans fats and that future government regulations will ban the fats from foodservice products, as well.
Further, these positive industry efforts are being enforced by dining customers who increasingly are interested in good health and are buying healthier menu products. Some customers will avoid the restaurant that has no healthy offerings.
Philadelphia-based Aramark, a global foodservice company (but not one of those studied by the City University of London folks), late last year introduced a program called SnackFactor, an extension of Aramark's Treat Yourself Right program, a secondary-grade level nutrition awareness program reinforcing a healthy lifestyle message to middle and high-school aged students. SnackFactor offers a wide variety of healthy snack products consisting of 200 or fewer calories per serving, no more than 35 percent calories from fat, 10 percent calories from saturated fat, 35 percent or less sugar by weight and zero grams of trans fat.
"With SnackFactor, Aramark has the opportunity to encourage students to make healthy choices and to help school districts provide effective, innovative solutions around individual communities' local school wellness efforts," says Jeff Wheatley, president of Aramark Education and School Support Services. Aramark serves meals to about 15 million customers daily, ranging from young children to adults.
Sodexho USA, Gaithersburg, Md., which claims to be the leading provider of food and facilities management in the U.S. and Canada, introduced a program called School Stars in June 2003, which includes nutritious menu items and software for foodservice directors to use in creating menus. Another initiative, called Your Health, Your Way, meets guidelines of less than 30 percent of calories from fat, less than 100mg of cholesterol, less than 1,000mg of sodium, less than 600 calories per serving and at least 3g of fiber.
"We see a lot of interest from school lunch programs and vending," confirms Alice Wilkinson, director of R&D at ingredient supplier Watson Inc. (www.watson-inc.com), West Haven, Conn. She says the interest is not just in removing calories, fat and other "bad" ingredients, but in fortifying with health-imparting components. "We can help add in low-dose minerals, like calcium, phosphorus and iron, and sometimes have to encapsulate things like vitamin B to mask the flavor." Many more processors are calling for nutrification, she notes.
The interest in healthier menus is not limited to school foodservice. Applebee's Restaurants offer a number of meals approved by Weight Watchers; T.G.I. Friday's introduced Atkins Nutritionals-approved low-carb meals; McDonald's continues to add low-sugar, low-fat items and vegetable and fruit products, as does Burger King and Wendy's Old Fashioned Hamburgers.
The manager of an Applebee's restaurant in the Chicago area says one of the popular items is Caesar salads of all kinds. "They're popular because they're seen as healthy. Lots of customers know that romaine lettuce includes more nutrients than other lettuce types. Most people have forgotten about the raw egg in the dressing - though ours is made with pasteurized, frozen eggs - and we use low-fat parmesan cheese and treated peppercorns. They are designed for nutrition and safety - so we think they're healthy."
For food manufacturers who provide entrees, sauces and half-products to the restaurant industry, keeping the healthy aspects of the ingredients is extremely important, but sometimes at odds with the food safety aspect of the final products.
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Last night the Senate voted to approve the National Defense Authorization Act, which details the military's budget and spending for 2013 and expands servicewomen's right to abortion access.
The NDAA would extend insurance coverage for abortion to military women who were raped. Currently, federal law prohibits servicewomen from using their insurance to cover an abortion for a pregnancy resulting from rape, forcing them to pay for the procedure out of pocket. The NDAA was approved with 98 votes in favor of its passage and zero against. Two senators, Kirk (R-IL) and Rockefeller (D-WV), did not participate in the vote.
Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), the sponsor of the bill, told the Huffington Post, "It's simply unfair that we've singled out the women who are putting their lives on the line in the military. We have young women who are starting out making $18,000 a year, and they just are not able to deal with this situation on the private side when it happens to them." She hopes to convince House Republicans that the provision isn't about abortion, but fair treatment of servicewomen.
In addition, the version passed in the Senate did not include a discriminatory provision that would have allowed discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender, and race if the medical provider had a moral or religious justification. This provision, added by Representative Todd Akin (known for his infamous "legitimate rape" comments), was part of the version of the bill approved by the House in May.
Media Resources: Huffington Post 12/5/12; Queerty 12/5/12; U.S. Senate 12/4/12; Feminist Newswire 8/20/12
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text: Baseball fans age 15 and younger lined up to receive autographs from some of their favorite St. Louis Cardinals players and personnel from the organization Saturday (Jan. 18), when the Cardinals Caravan made its annual visit to the Moberly Municipal Auditorium. Approximately 370 persons attended the free gathering, to watch a highlight video of the 2013 St. Louis baseball campaign, listen to Cardinals broadcaster John Rooney (seated, far left) briefly recap the past season, and have the opportunity to ask Caravan attendees questions. Cardinals personnel shown signing autographs next to Rooney are rookie pitcher Michael Wacha, minor league OF prospect Stephen Piscotty, minor league IF prospect Jermaine Curtis, pitcher Tyler Lyons, and Cardinal alumni John Costello and Alan Benes.


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Topic Title: Knobs Melt
Created on September 27, 2012 at 01:33 PM
Bought Wrangler. Used it twice, and the plastic knob that turns gas on and off, has melted in the center. Called company, and they are sending new knob. But has anyone else experienced this?
@ skyrider
There is no reason the knob should get hot enough to melt unless you have a gas leak/fire under the control panel. This would most likely be at the hose/gas valve fitting.
Question: Your owners manual tells you to do 2 things that are your responsibility, the "Soapy water leak test" & the "Air-shutter adjustment".
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SMF Support > Server Performance and Configuration
Twenty-four things you can do to make SMF go faster (Updated June 16th, 2010)
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--- Quote from: 青山 素子 on June 20, 2012, 05:22:30 PM ---
--- Quote from: cocacolas on June 20, 2012, 04:54:44 PM ---Can someone tell me how many of that 24 are valids for v2.02?
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Nearly all of them that are different for 2.0 have a note by them stating the difference. Most of them are general tune-up suggestions that are good for any forum software. I highly suggest actually putting your brain in gear and reading (gasp!) the first post or two in the topic.
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Sorry! i'm not very good with english, i wil try again :-[
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--- Quote from: cocacolas on June 20, 2012, 05:33:08 PM ---Sorry! i'm not very good with english, i wil try again :-[
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You should have mentioned that before, I wouldn't have been so abrupt in my response. Sorry, I'm just used to people not bothering to read.
In general, nearly all will help with the 2.0 series, but some small differences may exist. These have been noted in the posts.
The number one thing that you can do to make sure SMF is as fast as it can be is to use a good hosting provider. A lot of the ones out there are poor quality and they run their servers overloaded, making everyone on their hosting plans suffer.
I had a quick question about this and after reading through the thread I still wasn't sure...so, I'm posting this for clarification.
1) Regarding the recommendation to "move the uploaded avatars directory", does this apply only to avatars that users have uploaded after installation, or to all avatars, including the contents of the /avatars directory?
2) In a brand new install of SMF, if I upload a bunch of avatars for the users to choose from, should they go into the usual /avatars directory or into a new directory, like "/forum/my_avatars" ?
3) Does the original /avatars directory remain, with directories of avatars inside it?
I guess what I'm asking can be put another way: Do I move the original /avatars directory and its contents, or create a new directory and move all the avatars to it?
You'd leave the avatars dir alone, as it's reserved for the av gallery.
1) It's not retroactive.
--- Quote from: live627 on June 29, 2012, 05:54:49 PM ---You'd leave the avatars dir alone, as it's reserved for the av gallery.
1) It's not retroactive.
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So ideally this would be done before any users have uploaded their own avatars? In other words, configure this immediately after installation?
If I understand the point of this change, it's only user-uploaded avatars that place the extra burden on the system, is that correct?
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Tattoo Artist 3 Game
There's a whole lot of wrong with Tattoo Artist 3, but there's also awholelotta right.
UPDATE: I removed the game embed because the autoload was annoying, so head here directly to play.
The premise is this: it's your third week as an apprentice and you get to actually work on somebody. [I know, pretty quick on the draw there.] Using your mouse, you first work the outline and then fill in. You can use different needle configurations (or something like that) to work the tattoo, and your score is based on accuracy, time...and pain. With the latter, if you work a line too long, the skin starts getting red--keep going and you fail. You have to pause often for it to hurt less. If you fail three times, game over.
You get paid for each client, and if you want to make some money on the side after you're done with the tattoo, you can pierce them as well. [And you all know we love a good piercing after going through a long session.] The clients include Dr. Paul, Geek, Brokerman and many others, who have different design needs and pain thresholds. For example, Brokerman wants a big dollar bill on his back (shown below).
The flash game, by Game Pill, was awarded "Best Game from Planet Random" by Nickelodeon. It's geared towards teens and that's the level of sophistication you should expect. But last night at 1am, I was still at my laptop trying to work Dr. Paul's stethoscope and failing miserably. And while failing miserably, I had some cartoon dude with a bad tribal yelling at me via text bubble. Another reason why I don't tattoo.
Don't waste time on Tattoo Artist 1 and Tattoo Artist 2. This third one beats them both.
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June 8, 1935 - November 15, 2012
Warwick, NY
William Van Riper of Warwick, NY, entered into rest Thursday, November 15, 2012 after a short illness, he was 77 years old.
The son of the late Roy and Bessie Organ Van Riper, he was born June 8, 1935 in Amity, NY.
Bill was retired from Orange County Plumbing Supply where he worked as a salesman.
Bill was an honorary member of the Pine Island Fire Department.
He enjoyed his antique car and attended various car shows in the tri-state area and was a member of the Orange County Antique Auto Club.
Bill is survived by his wife, Angeline Van Riper at home; daughter, Linda Meyers and husband, Tommy of Middletown; son, Leonard (Lenny) Van Riper and wife, Rhonda of Cabot, VT; son-in-law, John Sinsabaugh of Warwick; grandchildren: Jack Sinsabaugh and companion, Mo Mesina of Mt. Hope, Joseph Sinsabaugh and wife, Jackie of New Hampton, NY, Sarah Rogers, Jesse Atkinson, Richard Atkinson, all of Vermont, and Jamie Mann of Garnerville, NY; great-grandchildren: Riona and Colin of New Hampton, Jenna, Cody, and Jace of Vermont; two sisters, Erma Mulqueen and husband, Dean of New Hampton, and Clara Bolzan of Goshen; brothersinlaw, Joseph Sliwa and wife, Joyce of Goshen, Henry Sliwa of Florida; sisters-in-law, Genevieve Noger of Warwick and Josephine Romanoski of Washingtonville; and several nieces and nephews. He was predeceased by two brothers, Roy and John, and a sister, Martha.
Friends may call on Friday, November 16, 2012 from the hours of 3 to 7 p.m. at T.S. Purta Funeral Home, 690 Co. Rt. 1, Pine Island, NY 10969. A Funeral Mass will be held at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, November 17, 2012 at St. Stanislaus Church Pine Island, NY. Burial will be in St. Stanislaus Cemetery.
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Although Congress has failed to approve even the most modest proposals to fix the country's dysfunctional immigration system, the Obama administration has managed to make some improvements. Take, for example, a new rule unveiled Wednesday by the Department of Homeland Security that will reduce the amount of time that undocumented immigrants who are the children and spouses of U.S. citizens must spend outside the country while they legalize their status.
Currently, undocumented immigrants who qualify for a visa because they are an immediate relative of a U.S. citizen must return to their homelands to claim it. But once they leave the United States, they trigger automatic penalties that can bar them from returning for as long as 10 years. Those who can demonstrate that this will cause extreme hardship to their relative in the United States can apply for waivers, but these can often take months, if not years, to process. In the meantime, most families must live apart.
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EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) — Sven Baertschi and Roman Horak scored shootout goals to give the Calgary Flames a 6-5 victory over the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday night in a split-squad exhibition game.
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Darren has spent nearly ten grand kitting out this vehicle of his, with a matching yellow trailer that holds the coffin itself.
Elsewhere, we also meet a widow who's having her late husband's ashes tattooed as a portrait on her left thigh, plus a woman who drove around with her mother's corpse for five days before burying her in the natural way she'd insisted on.
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Marion County Sheriff's Office detectives said Friday they are pursuing leads and suspects in the murder of a 74-year-old Ocklawaha man.
Marion County Sheriff's Office detectives said Friday they are pursuing leads and suspects in the murder of a 74-year-old Ocklawaha man. The body of Stanley Yassen was discovered Wednesday afternoon by a neighbor.
Maj. Tommy Bibb, head of the agency's Major Crimes Division, said detectives are "actively investigating and pursuing suspects and new leads in the case," adding that the case has been "developing every day."
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Yassen was found dead inside the white-brick brick home, located on a two-lane roadway in a rural section of the county. Authorities said there was no forced entry into the residence. Officials believe it is possible Yassen knew his attacker or attackers.
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Lady Gaga Performs "Venus" & "Do What U Want" Live On 'The X-Factor U.K.'
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While we were still learning every nuanced "Venus" lyric emitted by Mother Monster in the latest full ARTPOP track to hit the Internet ahead of the new album, fans in the U.K. were already moving on to the choreography accompanying the single. Appearing on The X-Factor U.K., Lady Gaga performed "Venus" and her surprise hit second ARTPOP single, "Do What U Want" for the first time. It's not quite the MTV VMA's debut of "Applause" level amazing, but certainly scratches your itch if you've been patiently waiting for Gaga's new album to drop.
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A young Western Australian man and a woman in South Australia have died in car crashes on Christmas Eve, pushing the national holiday road toll to seven.
Their deaths on Monday are the first recorded in WA and SA since the official 12-day holiday road toll period began early on Sunday morning.
Police will investigate the circumstances of the WA crash, which killed a man whose car hit a power pole on Burton Road in Esperance, about 720km southeast of Perth, just after midnight on Sunday.
In SA, a woman died after the car she was travelling in veered off the Riddoch Highway near Naracoorte on Monday afternoon and hit a tree.
Emergency services were called to the crash site shortly after 2pm (CST) on the Riddoch Highway, 5km north of Naracoorte.
They were unable to revive the middle-aged woman.
An elderly woman's death on Sunday was the first recorded in NSW this holiday season, while Tasmania has recorded one death.
Three people have died in Victoria since the toll period began.
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Friday, February 20, 2009
Les Facades
37 comments:
- Karine2:20 PM
Today's blog brought this to mind speaking of "grey Parisian landscapes"
A bientot!
- Irene2:21 PM
Oh my, Carol this is so good! Not that your confitures were not, but I love seeing you taking on a new venture, a new turn. Keeps one creatively stimulated. And the range is great, too. I love the pictures you took, too. I love photographing old buildings 9never find the time to post, then forget about them, till next time!ReplyDelete
And paris has so many opportunities to offer to the artist, painter or photographer.
We need to be reminded of beauty...
wishing you the best,
As a New York resident myself, but merely a vicarious Parisian, I appreciate your blog very much. This is a blessing to me. Paris Breakfasts is featured in the noted blogs section of my front page, and each time you post, it shows beautifully at the top of that section. Thank you, and please keep it up.ReplyDelete
- Patricia2:27 PM
see that gorgeous chartreuse color of that storefront? Well, that is my "color of the moment" - I am in love with that color. Just bought a raincoat in that color (my husband thinks it is horrid; I don't care!). Last year Coach produced a line of lovely "Madeline" handbags in that color, and I missed out, and have been searching Ebay for one ever since!ReplyDelete
Thanks so much for all this gorgeousness on a Friday afternoon!
C'est delicieux!!ReplyDelete
Yay! I love these facades. I love grey as a color. Neutral yes, but nuanced and so fun to play with.ReplyDelete
Love these new watercolors you have been making!ReplyDelete
I have a question for you: is the black line watercolor paint as well or another medium?
Looks amazing with the softness of the watercolors!
- Stef4:27 PM
Bonjour Carol:ReplyDelete
Ah, your photos and comments about the greyness and rain in Paris brought back memories of Susan and my visit.
I love to put the camera on top of puddles and get reflections of buildings, trees and people in them. I always have the lens set at wide angle when I do that. Sometimes I carry a plastic bag to put my knee on.
Enjoy, as I so much enjoy your paintings.
Love all of the pictures...but the coy cat on the roof is absolutely cute. Thanks for finding him.ReplyDelete
These paintings are absolutely wonderful. Keep on painting them. :}ReplyDelete
I'm totally in love with the way the shop fronts pop against the gray! But gray weather...ugh!ReplyDelete
PS I suppose they can't be blamed for the weather....ReplyDelete
- Susan9:02 PM
I have enjoyed your paris blog for many months now. The building facade paintings are tre magnifique! Many thanks for all the hours and work you put into the paris breakfasts blog--it is wonderful to log on and recieve the little gifts and reminders of Paris!ReplyDelete
Many Thanks!
This is so creative! I'll be dreaming of grey Paris all day.ReplyDelete
Who could resist painting Paris facades! LOVE it! ENJOY and paint some more!ReplyDelete
The subtle colors you have used in your painting bring about the cheerfulness!ReplyDelete
Very nicely done.
- Jill6:26 AM
Carol, l am loving the paintings of Paris and lots of red my favoriteReplyDelete
color. Did you know red is the color for relaxing,l always thought it was blue but have a friend who is a Buddhist and he just wishes his wife would have splashes of red in their home like l do.
thanks once again,
Jill xxx
Beautiful painting !!!ReplyDelete
Oh how we and I love Paris...I want to go to the Bonnard show in NYC...I could in April or skip it...what do you think...it will be an effort to come to NYC then. I am coming in July..my husband plays a 1830 Paris Harpolyre Gutiar. He is doing a concert. check his calendar. www.johndoan.comReplyDelete
I am so happy to find your blog..google Bonnard show. I am a painter too.
CLARE - I will definitely take a look at CAFE DANTON.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the tip!
I have only just started painting these facades as of last Monday, Feb 16, 2009.
But I hope/plan to do many more.
I'm a bit tired of painting cookies..ahem
I love your blog so inspirational and gorgeous.ReplyDelete
Hey if you think Paris has grey skies then try England. I am so pleased your facade paintings are being so well received your readers have exquisite tasteReplyDelete


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