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Install the Gentoo Image
Current Kurobox Gentoo Image Date: 2006/09/07
Using this method, you can install an entire Gentoo image complete with portage and overlay in about 15 minutes. The images were created immediately following a deep world update by russK. There are two versions and MD5 checksum files. One set for users with the stock bootloader and one set for those using U-Boot. They are stored in the Gentoo Downloads Section. Download the particular image for your installation.
Preparing for Install
Download needed files
You will need to download the desired gentoo image and the EM mode utilities from http://kurobox.com/downloads/gentoo. With the gentoo image, you have two images to choose from, depending on your bootloader.
- If you are using the stock bootloader (as with a factory-fresh kurobox) you need to download gentoo-20060907-stock.tar.bz2
- If you are using uboot, you need to download gentoo-20060907-uboot.tar.bz2
Note, with a factory fresh box, you still might want to consider flashing uboot, as it offers the advantage of booting 2.6 kernels (without resorting to module tricks) and running a more current system. Read up on uboot on the wiki and the forums before you decide, as it could save you from re-doing things later. Some people might be perfectly happy sticking with the stock firmware while others would prefer to jump in and flash the uboot firmware. Please heed the warnings about making a brick before proceeding. To be absolutely carefree about flashing, you should have JTAG capability.
Install EM mode utilities
Start by using any FTP client to upload EM_mode_binaries.tar.bz2 (you can download it from http://kurobox.com/downloads/gentoo to /tmp on the Kuro (hint: Windows may change the extension of the file when you download it from the internet).
Switch the box to EM mode (see the Frequently Asked Questions for details on how to do this), then login to kuro using a telnet client.
Kroutoshikou KURO-BOX (IETSUNA) kernel 2.4.17-kuro-box on ppc KURO-BOX-EM login: root Password: kuro (kuroadmin on HG)
Lets see what we've got
# df Filesystem 1k-blocks Used Available Use% Mounted on /dev/ram0 9677 5102 4575 53% / # ls /tmp EM_mode_binaries.tar.gz
Change to the root and untar the binaries.
# cd / # tar xvzf /tmp/EM_mode_binaries.tar.gz bin/
bin/sfdisk bin/fdisk bin/bzip2 bin/date bin/chroot #
Check and set the date.
# date Fri Feb 1 12:37:03 JST 2006 # date 02032238 Thu Feb 3 22:38:00 JST 2006
Partitioning & Formating the HDD
Note: The /etc/fstab file that comes with the Gentoo image is configured to work with this hard drive partitioning scheme. If you want to use a different partitioning scheme you must edit /etc/fstab accordingly. The flash contains the standard visual editor, vi. instructions for using vi are available at http://www.cs.colostate.edu/helpdocs/vi.html .
We run fdisk and create partitions. I use four partitions: hda1 for /, hda2 for the swap space, hda3 for /var, and hda4 for data storage (/datafiles). This section from the Gentoo Handbook explains how to prepare your hard disk (create partitions). For most users, 10gb each for / on hda1 and /var on hda3 is adequate. 512mb is good for a swap space on hda2 and use the remainder for /datafiles on hda4. However, you can decide which way you want to break up your hard disk. Remember you need to mount all of the drives (except the swap and /datafiles) before you untar the image (More on that later).
# fdisk /dev/hda
Once the partitions are created we format the partitions. Here we format the first partition on /dev/hda (the hard drive is /dev/hda).
# mke2fs -j /dev/hda1 mke2fs 1.22, 22-Jun-2001 for EXT2 FS 0.5b, 95/08/09 Filesystem label= OS type: Linux Block size=4096 (log=2) Fragment size=4096 (log=2) 1251712 inodes, 2502115 blocks 125105 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user First data block=0 77 block groups 32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group 16256 inodes per group Superblock backups stored on blocks: 32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632 Writing inode tables: done Creating journal (8192 blocks): done Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done This filesystem will be automatically checked every 29 mounts or 180 days, whichever comes first. Use tune2fs -c or -i to override. #
We do this for all of the partitions we plan to use.
# mke2fs -j /dev/hda3 . . . # mke2fs -j /dev/hda4
# mkswap /dev/hda2 Setting up swapspace version 1, size = 518184960 bytes #
Install Gentoo Image
Mount new partitions
This will allow us to create the gentoo system on the hard drive instead of in the flash ram disk. We will create the directoy /gentoo mount /dev/hda1 there, then create /gentoo/var and mount /dev/hda3.
# mkdir /gentoo # mount -t ext3 /dev/hda1 /gentoo # mkdir /gentoo/var # mount -t ext3 /dev/hda3 /gentoo/var
Extracting the Image
We now use our FTP client to upload the gentoo image we previously downloaded from http://www.kurobox.com/downloads/gentoo to the /gentoo directory on the kuro.
We then change directories to /gentoo and untar the image in what will be our root directory
# cd /gentoo # tar xvjf <gentoo-image-name>
Once the image is untarred we can delete the image from /gentoo.
# rm *.bz2
Next we change add GENTOO_MIRRORS and SYNC lines in /etc/make.conf to suit your location. Pick the three nearest sites listed at http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/mirrors.xml for your GENTOO_MIRRORS line. For Your SYNC line, your choices are namerica, samerica, europe, asia and au (australia) in place of namerica in my SYNC line.
# cd /gentoo/etc # vi make.conf
GENTOO_MIRRORS="<site 1> <site 2> <site 3>" SYNC="rsync://rsync.namerica.gentoo.org/gentoo-portage"
Configure Network
Next we configure the network. If you want to use DHCP, you can skip this step as the image is configured for DHCP.
# cd conf.d # vi net
If you want a static IP address you need to uncomment a couple of lines. Scroll down to the section INTERFACE HANDLERS and uncomment the following lines. In the example I have set the IP address to 192.168.0.9, the network mask to 255.255.255.0, and the gateway to 192.168.0.1. Do not uncomment the default via 4321:0:1:2:3:4:567:89ab". You will want to change the IP address, subnet mask, and gateway address to suit your network.
config_eth0=( 192.168.0.9 netmask 255.255.255.0 broadcast 192.168.0.255 ) routes_eth0=( "default via 192.168.0.1" # "default via 4321:0:1:2:3:4:567:89ab" )
Now, you have to configure your DNS servers in resolv.conf file:
# vi /etc/resolv.conf
Example for /etc/resolv.conf:
nameserver 127.0.0.1 nameserver 188.8.131.52 nameserver 184.108.40.206 nameserver 126.96.36.199
You might need to get a kernel now
You can ignore this section if you do not use U-Boot.
If you are installing the image for U-Boot you will need to place a uImage formatted kernel into the directory specified in the hdfile environment variable in U-Boot.
If you are looking for a kernel at this point, Sylver has several pre-compiled kernels in his debian downloads area.
Clean up and Reboot
Unmount everything
# cd / # umount /gentoo/var # umount /gentoo
Set the box to boot to the new system. By the way, that device is FL3 in lowercase.
# echo -n "OKOK" > /dev/fl3
and then restart the system
# shutdown -r now
Wait a few minutes and then log onto your kuro with putty. The first time the system boots it will take about 3 minutes as it needs to generate the certificates used by sshd.
Login as root with the password: kuroadmin.
Post Installation Tasks
First we set the root password and create a new user who is a member of wheel so they can su to root.
kurobox ~ # cd / kurobox # passwd New UNIX password: Retype new UNIX password: passwd: password updated successfully kurobox # useradd dtaylor -m -G users,wheel -s /bin/bash kurobox # passwd dtaylor New UNIX password: Retype new UNIX password: passwd: password updated successfully kurobox #
Now would be a good time to update everything.
kurobox / # emerge --sync && emerge -uNDv world
Last, if anything was updated and portage says we need to update our config files we run etc-update. Don't do this blindly as you can easily break your brand new system. You need to understand what the configuration files mean and choose what lines you want to edit.
kurobox / # etc-update
That's it. You're done. You should consider going to the Administrate Your Gentoo System page and installing some system utilities.


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I was on vacation to the US last week, and a few technology-related things stood out to me. One, the in-flight entertainment things aboard international Delta flights are absolutely terrible. Worst software I've ever used, and many of them were plain broken. iPads/Android tablets please, Delta. Second, there were more employees than customers in the Las Vegas Apple Store. Since there were a reasonable amount of customers, there were even more employees. It looked ridiculous. Are they all like that? Three, using a Windows Phone 8 device to mooch off an Apple Store's wifi is strangely satisfying. Four, there are a lot of technology commercials on US TV, and they are all corny as hell. Two iPads playing piano? Children holding a PowerPoint presentation to convince their parents to switch mobile plans? Seriously? Is this what this industry has come to? Five, it's pretty clear iPads and iPhones are way, way, way more popular in the US than in The Netherlands. You see them everywhere, and people display them so openly. It was jarring. In The Netherlands, I always feel as if people are ashamed to take devices out of their pockets in the first place. No wonder US-based writers like Gruber and Arment think Apple dominates everything - if you rarely leave the US, it seems as if they do! Six, and this is not technology related at all but I want to get it off my chest because us Europeans could learn a thing or two from it: Americans are the nicest people I've ever had the pleasure of dealing with. I knew this from my existing American friends and from my previous trip to the US (Texas, ten years ago), but it bears repeating. Open, interested, kind, helpful, considerate, and nice. Not exactly qualities I'd ascribe to most of my fellow countrymen. Alright, as you were!
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World War Z (US - BD RA)
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Following a sudden outbreak that turns victims into bloodthirsty, rage-driven killers, UN Deputy Secretary-General Thierry Umutoni (Fana Mokoena) contacts ex-employee Gerry Lane (Brad Pitt) in hopes that his skills can stem the tide of a pandemic that is toppling armies and governments and threatening to decimate humanity itself. Gerry, his wife, Karin (Mireille Enos), and their two daughters, Rachel and Constance, are saved from the chaos via helicopter and taken to an aircraft carrier off the coast of New York. With his family safe, Gerry is sent on a country-hopping journey to find a cure.
Every year, there is at least one movie that is berated by the media for its behind-the-scenes distress. Quite often, it is impossible to critically separate the production drama from the film itself, because the problems tend to appear on screen, usually in the form of half-finished narrative ideas, easily avoided plot holes, and emphasis on special effects extravagance over thematic resonance. But, given the benefit of time, some of the biggest Hollywood fiascos (John Huston's The Misfits, Cleopatra) are reevaluated as better than the sum of their production problems. Not enough time has passed to separate Marc Foster's World War Z from the heavily publicized backstage problems, but I believe that missing the film on its theatrical release might work to my advantage here, though my affection for George A. Romero's brand of zombie apocalypse may be hindering my ability to approach Foster and Pitt's family-friendly, action-heavy version of it with a completely open mind.
Legal issues with Hungarian authorities and ballooning budgets aside, World War Z's biggest complications pertained to the producers having no idea what to do with the original material. Max Brooks' book, also titled World War Z, is not driven by a traditional narrative – it is 'an oral history of the Zombie War' made up of anecdotal recollections of a fictional apocalypse. It's entirely possible to build a film around that concept (Barry Levinson made a pretty good mockumentary about a plague of parasitic fish with The Bay), but not a Brad Pitt-branded action blockbuster. Turning the book's episodic structure into a standalone epic was originally tasked to star comic writer and Babylon 5 creator J. Michael Straczynski and his script was later rewritten by mediocre political thriller machine Matthew Michael Carnahan ( The Kingdom, Lions for Lambs, State of Play). But, apparently, no one was really satisfied with the proposed ' Parallax View with zombies' twist and the amorphous storyline continued to evolve throughout shooting, eventually leading the filmmakers to hire Damon Lindelof (boo!) and Drew Goddard (yay!) to write a new ending, replacing one they'd already spent millions shooting. (For more in depth information on this whole debacle, check out this fantastic Vanity Fair article)
The war between the book's episodic structure and the script's need for consistent characters and a through-line story is palpable, boiling the whole movie down to a handful of action set-pieces. The main character is repeatedly whisked from one videogame-inspired scenario to another without any substantial connective tissue. Many sequences work as standalones, due in large part to clever twists on the zombie genre, but, around the third and fourth times Pitt is tasked with getting from point A to point B, a persistent sense of déjà vu quickly sets in. Of course, this repetition comes part and parcel with the typical disaster flick (especially Roland Emmerich's movies), but the writers aren't dealing with the typical ensemble cast here – Pitt is very much centre stage – and this compounds the repetition. The multi-national angle generates political/social analogies, a defining element of Romero's Dead series, and these come very close to working. They only fall apart when the film's attempts at appealing to the largest possible audience neuters the message. More irritating is the focus on the scientific logic of the zombie plague. Besides being kind of boring, it strains suspension of disbelief. Romero was wise to not dwell on the 'whys' and 'hows' of a bite-bourne pathogen that motivates dead people to eat living people. He knew it would never stand up to scrutiny. Still, based on descriptions of the original ending, I'd say things could've been much worse and that the extra money spent on Lindelof and Goddard's new ending probably paid off. For all of the obvious problems the re-writes caused (the last act is full of random coincidences), this is a surprisingly coherent film on a story level.
Zombies have been coupled with action before. Sony will probably keep churning out Resident Evil movies (live-action and computer-animated) until the actual zombie apocalypse hits and it's even arguable that Romero's Dawn of the Dead was an action movie (it'd be just as easy to categorize it as a comedy or drama). World War Z is notable for being the first zombie holocaust movie to maintain an apocalyptic scale in its action, unlike the Resident Evil movies or Land of the Dead, where the really big stuff is limited to a handful of brief sequences to save money. World War Z also ups the ante on the screaming, sprinting 'infected' seen in Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later by turning them into CG-assisted, swarming masses of mouths and limbs that crash into architecture like waves (credit to Dan O'Bannon for establishing running zombies with Return of the Living Dead). It's the sort of unnecessary extravagance that defines a summer action movie, but it is also a uniquely frightening image that helps set this movie apart in a very busy field.
I'm unsure why anyone would want to hire Marc Forster to bring a colossal horror/action hybrid to fruition. He proved himself a decent director of small-scale drama with above-average movies, like Monster's Ball and The Kite Runner, but his last two films, Quantum of Solace and Machine Gun Preacher, were nearly incomprehensible messes in terms of cinematic action. For what it's worth, World War Z is easily the Forster's finest achievement in terms of action direction, especially when he moves away from the Paul Greengrass-inspired stuff he leaned too heavily on when he was handed Bond. At the same time, it is still clearly a Marc Forster movie, baring the signs of his usual strengths and weaknesses. The opening zombie attacks start things off on the right foot by steadily building a bleak mood, then shattering it with sudden and frenetic violence. The camera work and editing is definitely herky-jerky, but this fits the chaos and contrasts nicely against the following scenes of Pitt leading his family through the burnt remains of Newark. This stuff isn't as viscerally impactful as the similar (and more modest) pre-credit scene from Zach Snyder's Dawn of the Dead remake, but it sets the blockbuster tone very well. While Forster manages to maintain suspense, he quickly loses control of further action whenever he's not focusing on sweeping wide-shots of squirming CG zombies. The easiest comparison is to Spielberg's War of the Worlds, which also approaches a science fiction holocaust from a ground-level perspective. Spielberg used handheld camera work, but he also reveled in unbroken shots and established his geography. In contrast, Foster's zombie attacks lack clarity, despite their percussive shocks.
Now that I've got the pseudo-professional part of the review out of the way, I can indulge a bit in some subjective grumbling about how difficult I find it to relate to World War Z on the most basic conceptual level. I just can't fathom choosing to adapt the Romero zombie menace for a PG-13 audience. I understand paring down the flesh-eating thing, so that children may enjoy the antics of the living dead (plenty of animated entertainment has cleverly found its way around standards & practices), but why press violence and intensity if you're going to ultimately limit your carnage according to the arbitrary rules of the MPAA? A virus/contagious condition that turns people into cannibalistic monsters just isn't the kind of thing you build a violent – but not too violent – movie around. Even on this Blu-ray's unrated version, Forster is constantly, awkwardly pulling his punches – only a quick bit where Pitt chops off an Israeli soldier's arm propels the gore into R-territory. Harrumph.
World War Z was shot using Arri Alexa digital HD cameras (there were some Super 35mm inserts – I'm guessing these are mostly super-slo-mo scenes) and was presented in theaters in post-converted 3D. This 2D Blu-ray is full 1080p and framed at 2.35:1. Forster and cinematographer Ben Seresin aim for the generically gritty look, but also fully embrace the soft and clear look that the digital format affords them, especially during the quieter character interactions where lens flares and back-lighting blow-out the crisper edges. It is also common for the finer details to be smoothed over and out of focus. Sometimes, it looks like Seresin has slathered his lenses with Crisco. Still, patterns and complex element differentiations are tighter than an SD release could manage and the occasional high-contrast locations (Jerusalem, for example) are pretty sharp. Grain and digital noise is very rare, except for some of the roughest outdoor sequences. The palette takes full advantage of the format and is very stylized. The digital grading and faux-gels change-up from location to location – some places are greenish or brownish with yellow highlights, while others are caked in purer tones, like oranges and reds. These hues blend beautifully, but there are some seemingly unintended cross-colouration effects (along with some very minor banding along some of the backgrounds). The black levels are hampered by a blue/teal tone during the darkest moments, but are quite rich during the scenes with higher dynamic ranges.
This Blu-ray comes fitted with a big, noisy DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 soundtrack. This track is designed for maximum dynamic impact and subjective immersion, which goes well with the film's 'man on the street' approach to the apocalypse. There's a rhythmic loud/quiet/loud/quiet technique used during the action that gives the track a lot of pop and the stereo/surround effects more of a chance to wrap around the viewer. All of the action scenes are potent and aggressive (the plane crash is especially loud), but the most impressive set-piece as far as stylish zombie action goes is the bit where the anti-zombie wall in Jerusalem is breached and Israeli soldiers mow down screaming masses of the living dead. The mix is also quite nice anytime Forster slows down the frenetic action so that the audience can take a breath. When he does this, the sound turns more abstract and subjective, like a moment where we experience Pitt's ear-ringing shell shock following a brutal car crash. Marco Beltrami's score (Muse also supplied two fitting instrumentals) is very nicely laid into the punchy destruction, rolling throughout the stereo channels and giving the LFE some throb to go along with the punch of gunshots and explosions. Given the total amount of noise, it would've been understandable if the music had been lost in the mix, but its aural elements remain discernable throughout even the loudest action scenes.
As seems to be the case with difficult productions, the extras on this disc don't really explore the more embarrassing behind-the-scenes hardships. These mini-docs are relatively informative, assuming the viewer doesn't know anything about the production, but verge on EPK-levels of vagueness and self-congratulatory discussion (every piece could accurately be titled 'Brad Pitt is Super Cool, You Guys!'). More telling and disappointing is the lack of footage from the original ending. I can't say I'm surprised that the scenes weren't included, but the footage would've made for an interesting companion piece.
The only extras are featurettes, including:
- Origins (8:20, HD) – A general look at the pre-production process, including the development the script and Forster's place as director.
- Looking to Science (7:30, HD) – An overview of the film's pseudo-scientific approach to the traditional zombie tropes and the ways the natural world inspired it.
- WWZ: Production:
- Outbreak (8:30, HD) – On-set footage from the film's opening zombie attack on Philadelphia (filmed in Glasgow).
- The Journey Begins (8:40, HD) – A break-down of the rooftop escape sequence followed by behind-the-scenes footage aboard the aircraft carrier.
- Behind The Wall (9:40, HD) – Explores the film's central action scene, the attack on Jerusalem (actually Malta).
- Camouflage (9:30, HD) – A look at the airplane sequence and the W.H.O. scenes that close the film out.
Interviews throughout the featurettes include Forster, producers Jeremy Kleiner and Dede Gardner, co-writer J. Michael Straczynski, 'Zombies! Zombies! Zombies!' author Otto Penzler, biologist David Hughes, VFX supervisors Scott Farrer and Matt Johnson, science writer Carl Zimmer, production manager Michael Harm, 2nd unit director/stunt coordinator Simon Crane, stunt coordinator Wade Eastwood, military advisor Freddy Joe Farnsworth, weapons master Simon Atherton, location manager Andy Buckley, costume designer Mayes C. Rubeo, and actors Mireille Enos, Fana Mokoena, David Andrews, James Badge Dale, David Morse, Ludi Boeken, Daniella Kertesz, Ruth Negga, and Peter Capaldi (who is credited, funnily enough, as W.H.O. Doctor).
World War Z ends up sitting somewhere between 2012's high-profile, sci-fi box-office disaster, John Carter (which was actually a pretty great movie until it ran out of steam about 30 minutes too soon) and 2011's high-profile, sci-fi box-office disaster, Green Lantern (which was pretty terrible the whole way 'round) – it's much better than expected, but still problematically uneven. The behind-the-scenes melodrama had a clear effect on the final product without ruining the entertainment value of gnarly herds of CG zombies. Paramount's 2D Blu-ray release features a nice transfer that is slightly hindered by its occasionally ugly digital cinematography, a top-tier DTS-HD MA soundtrack, and a disappointingly deleted-scene-free extras selection. The unrated cut pushes the 'family friendly' violence to light-R levels, but not far enough to please the Romero and Fulci fanatics in the house (or the people currently enjoying The Walking Dead, for that matter).
* Note: The images on this page are not representative of the Blu-ray image quality.
Review by Gabriel Powers
Chris Johnson Member Join Date: October 2005 Location: United States Posts: 1,465
I actually really loved "John Carter". One of my favorite movies in recent years. I agree with you on "Green Lantern" though.
David Blackwell Senior Member Join Date: February 2004 Location: United States Posts: 2,835
Too bad the original ending isn't included as an extra even though I know the reshoot is much better than what I read about the original third act
I saw this at an advanced screening and I would've bet good money it'd flop and audiences and critics alike would hate it. Especially being released head-to-head with The Last of Us, the best thing the genre has seen in years, regardless of medium (out of curiosity Gabe, have you played it?)
It's main issue was its rating (it was almost pushing more towards PG than R), but it also fails on too many other levels.
It's main issue was its rating (it was almost pushing more towards PG than R), but it also fails on too many other levels.
I don't really have the time or skill to play most video games. I own a Wii that I use mostly for Mario Kart and Smash Bros.
Gabe has been told of the merits of The Last of Us, refuses to play.
I don't have an XBOX! Do they make it for Wii? Or Sega Genesis?
No, but they make YouTube videos to watch for the story. And it's a PS3 exclusive, not XBOX. Yet another reason you should own one.
Wilson Bros Reviewer Join Date: August 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 1,183
Another fine, reasoned review there, Mr P. This is one which slips into the category of "wait for the HD broadcast", as the prospect of a PG-13 zombie film really isn't one I would go paying out for. A version of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre with the same rating should be a riot, with Leatherface do his damdest to appear menacing whilst wielding a foam baseball bat.
Gabe Powers wrote: I don't really have the time or skill to play most video games. I own a Wii that I use mostly for Mario Kart and Smash Bros.
As a Wii owner, I find it a great way to blow away the tensions of the day by sticking on Goldeneye and laying waste to faceless baddies. It's funny how the mind automatically sticks the faces of those who have p*ssed you off onto those you are staring at down the sights of a Hawksman...
Nick W
Gabe Powers wrote: I don't really have the time or skill to play most video games. I own a Wii that I use mostly for Mario Kart and Smash Bros.
As a Wii owner, I find it a great way to blow away the tensions of the day by sticking on Goldeneye and laying waste to faceless baddies. It's funny how the mind automatically sticks the faces of those who have p*ssed you off onto those you are staring at down the sights of a Hawksman...
Nick W
It's marketed as such, and it's not as if it's totally bereft of them, but this is more a thriller along the lines of Outbreak or Contagion than it is a zombie movie. If you watch with those expectations I think you may enjoy it more.
Yeah, all the cutscenes put together right here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aJpXI8Ao-9I
Probably the second best thing for anyone PS3-less.
Matt wrote: It's marketed as such, and it's not as if it's totally bereft of them, but this is more a thriller along the lines of Outbreak or Contagion than it is a zombie movie. If you watch with those expectations I think you may enjoy it more.
That was sorta what I was expecting, Contagion meets Bourne if you will, but it doesn't level up to anything. The international/political aspect is Brad Pitt making long distance walkie-talkie calls, and the pandemic aspect has already happened. As for action, you'll literally find more violence and blood in the last two Disney flops.
Probably the second best thing for anyone PS3-less.
Matt wrote: It's marketed as such, and it's not as if it's totally bereft of them, but this is more a thriller along the lines of Outbreak or Contagion than it is a zombie movie. If you watch with those expectations I think you may enjoy it more.
That was sorta what I was expecting, Contagion meets Bourne if you will, but it doesn't level up to anything. The international/political aspect is Brad Pitt making long distance walkie-talkie calls, and the pandemic aspect has already happened. As for action, you'll literally find more violence and blood in the last two Disney flops.
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Wilson Bros wrote: It's funny how the mind automatically sticks the faces of those who have p*ssed you off onto those you are staring at down the sights of a Hawksman...
Nick W
lol... ^ guy needs some help.
Nick W
lol... ^ guy needs some help.
djblack1313 Member Join Date: April 2006 Location: United States Posts: 529
so anyways.....back to the article....LOL. i really enjoyed the theatrical cut of WWZ but the unrated is definitely the better version. i agree w/ David Blackwell regarding the original ending. from what i read of it i'm very glad they re-wrote/re-shot it (i actually very much like the Lindelof ending. it's the most "horror" part of the movie in terms of tone, atmosphere).
i'm really glad this movie did well (and gave a big middle finger to those who were rooting for it to fail!). i can't wait for the sequel.
i'm really glad this movie did well (and gave a big middle finger to those who were rooting for it to fail!). i can't wait for the sequel.
The fact that Lidelof appears to have actually fixed their script problems terrifies me. It makes me question everything I know.
I can't possibly imagine a worse ending than the theatrical. Seriously, what was so bad that this was considered the better option?
I don't mind the 3rd act itself (it's actually the most enjoyable part of the movie for me) but the happy ending was completely out of place.
I don't mind the 3rd act itself (it's actually the most enjoyable part of the movie for me) but the happy ending was completely out of place.
elvis68 Member Join Date: July 2006 Location: United States Posts: 54
As an avid zombie movie fan (with over 200 zombie dvds in the collection) I wish all the success of this film. While not perfect, the 1st and 2nd acts brought a scale to the sub-genre that has been sorely missing. Yea, the 3rd act seemed tacked on but I loved seeing the zombie-lore unfold on a massive scale and hope for a second film that can deal with the (more common) "28-days later" scenario.
I refer to this film as "28 Days Earlier" and, while flawed, totally enjoyed this film.
I refer to this film as "28 Days Earlier" and, while flawed, totally enjoyed this film.
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Disc Details
Release Date: 17th September 2013
Discs: 2
Disc Type: Blu-ray Disc
RCE: No
Video: 1080p
Aspect: 2.40:1
Anamorphic: No
Colour: Yes
Audio: DTS-HD Master Audio 7.1 English, Dolby Digital 5.1 Spanish, French, Portuguese
Subtitles: English SDH, French, Spanish, Portuguese
Extras: Origins, Looking to Science, Outbreak, The Journey Begins, Behind the Wall, Camouflage, DVD Copy, Digital Copy
Easter Egg: No
Feature Details
Director: Marc Forster
Cast: Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Fana Mokoena, David Andrews, James Badge Dale, David Morse, Ludi Boeken, Daniella Kertesz, Ruth Negga, and Peter Capaldi
Genre: Action, Adventure, Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller and War
Length: 122 minutes
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Though he's less than a year into his role as the head of New Jersey's largest home health care provider, Dr. Steven Landers has been chosen to lead a national research alliance of for-profit, not-for-profit and academic home health care stakeholders that will study ways to reduce the costs and improve the quality of care delivered at patients' homes.
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Eric Foster was will go on trial on charges of murder, torture and child abuse in connection with the death of Trinity Monique Hanna.
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The Tutu to Brew bike parade and beer festival marked another triumph of Durangoans' suspect sartorial taste and joyous abandon in whimsy.
In honor of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, more than 300 people convened in Buckley Park on Thursday evening to make the 3½-mile journey to Ska Brewery using the Animas River Trail. The majority wore tutus.
Ron LeBlanc, Durango's city manager, was in a hot-pink tutu and a matching beauty pageant sash, which declared him "Miss Management."
The size of the crowd did not surprise LeBlanc.
"Durangoans love to dress up and drink," he said. "Some towns take pride in fashion. We take pride in being the worst-dressed town in America and demonstrating that to the world."
If professional cyclists participated in the parade, they concealed their prowess well.
An impossible array of body types – zaftig, svelte, aged, bulbous and preadolescent – mounted their bikes and headed off. From Santa Rita Park, it appeared the Animas River Trail had been descended on by a demented fairy cavalry riding metal steeds.
From the highway, however, the long single-file stream of cyclists resembled a migration of exotic birds with improbably well-endowed rear ends.
Durangoans' interpretations of the tutu were diverse. Many were mini-skirt length, causing the tulle to appear like a stubbly Mohawk wrapped around the waist.
Others went past the knee, the tulle wilting against the thighs like a petticoat.
Men particularly seized the opportunity to experiment with length and cut. An elderly man opted to wear a cheerleader's micro-mini with sneakers and bare legs, one of the more abstract approximations of the classic tutu.
The crowd at Ska flaunted many staples of Durango fashion, including tattoos, neon fishnet stockings, socks with sandals, cowboy hats and tan lines of uncertain origin.
But some of the most exciting accessories were totally off-topic, including a raft of feather boas, a Chinese rice picker's straw hat, a jester's cap, a blue mermaid wig streaked with tinsel and an inexplicable space helmet with Viking accents.
On arriving at Ska, the first cyclists were met with applause. They victoriously dismounted at the mouth of the parking lot and promptly searched for ID.
In the parking lot, latecomers struggled to find places to stash their bikes, which, like the people riding them, ran the gamut, from dilapidated to striking.
Tori Ossola said she was there because of the "fact that we get another opportunity to dress up again in Durango."
Connie Robb said this was "not her first dress-up bike ride."
Ossola's friend Sarah Sumner said she borrowed her tutu from her daughter.
"Whoever came up with the tutu idea – great idea," Sumner said. "Its creative, unique and fun."
Ian McCarthy, a 9-year-old Needham Elementary School student, was wearing a magnificent black and green tutu that matched his black helmet. Asked whether he liked wearing a tutu, he shook his head resignedly while his mother, Paula Mills, laughed.
"He was coerced into it," said his father, Jim McCarthy.
When asked why he was not wearing a tutu, too, Jim McCarthy said, "Not enough coercion."
Ben Voymas of Cortez was heretically bedecked in spandex shorts and well-conceived athletic gear.
"We couldn't find tutus in Cortez," Voymas said. "We looked for them in Walmart but couldn't find them anywhere. It's awful."
Voymas, who works for Osprey Packs, a sponsor of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge, said he was delighted to see so many young men embrace the tutu.
"If you get a little boy to wear a skirt, you can be sure you're doing something right," he said.
Holding a Carver beer, Bill Jennings of Los Angeles said he goes on "bike tours in Durango every summer anyway, so this year I just made sure it coincided with the race."
"How can you pass up a tutu parade?" asked Jennings, incredulous. "We have all kinds of weird stuff in LA, but not this."
Brigit Hakanson, her cheeks still flushed from the ride, said her black bodice and a red tutu were repurposed from a homemade Halloween costume in which she had dressed as a devil.
"I'm so glad to be here," she said. "It's been a (expletive) week."
Hakanson's tire gave out at a late point in the parade. She planned to overcome this setback by securing a ride from her boyfriend and imbibing.
"Bicycles and beer – that's Durango," she said.
She would be joined by more than 400 people at Ska – who, depending on their thirst, may have less balletic agility on the return journey.


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The Andover YMCA welcomed a new Executive Director earlier this month.
The Andover YMCA welcomed a new Executive Director earlier this month.
Shane Loy took over as Executive Director on January 14. Previously he was a YMCA Operations Manager in the suburbs of Chicago.
Loy is still getting settled into the position and acclimating to the area.
As Executive Director, he said right now he's focusing on supporting the staff.
"I'm still getting a feel for things, but the staff is a very strong team. They all get along and they work well together," Loy said.
Loy, his wife and daughter arrived in Kansas the Friday before he began his job.
"I'm still trying to get a feel for things," said Loy. "I'm exploring and learning about the area. I like the people. They're friendly and the area has a nice Midwestern feel to it."
Loy, who grew up in Iowa, said his hometown was too small to have a YMCA.
His career at the Y began in college. And although his degree is in math and teaching, he's been with the YMCA ever since.
He noted that every Y is a little different and Andover's building is a big reason why he took the job.
"It's a great facility for the entire family. We have something for everyone," Loy said.
He said every day, 2,000 people walk through the doors of the Andover YMCA.
"The Y is a staple in the community. It's a place where anyone can go, and with fee assistance, it is affordable for everyone," he said.
"My main goal right now is to learn the community. I want the Y and Andover to grow together and for the Y to help strengthen the community," said Loy.


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Kewanee's Block, A-W's Fisher advance to finals in two events
State championship dreams remain alive for nine Star Courier-area athletes after Thursday's prelims at the Class 1A girls state track and field meet.
Freya Block of Kewanee and Sara Fisher of Annawan-Wethersfield advanced to Saturday's finals in two events. Block qualified in both the shot put and discus, while Fisher earned the final qualifying berths in both the 100 and 300 hurdles.
Also punching their tickets to the finals Saturday at Eastern Illinois University were Karissa Roman of Annawan-Wethersfield in the high jump, Megan Reed of Ridgewood in the triple jump, Samantha Roth of Stark County in the triple jump; Molly Smith of Ridgewood in the 300 hurdles, Jasmine Jefko of Ridgewood in the shot put and Lindsey Hoffert of Bureau Valley in the long jump.
The 3200 will be contested Saturday at O'Brien Stadium, and Regan Weidner of Bureau Valley is part of that field.
Block enters the finals in second place in both the shot put and discus. She started the day with a career-best and school record throw of 40-4 3/4 in the shot put, and followed in the discus with a toss of 121-6.
In the shot Block trails Megan Lauzon of Rushville Industry (40-9) and in the discus she trails Genny Rose Stringer of Moweaqua Central A&M (133-7).
"I've been feeling good so I kind of knew I was going to do it," said Block of her career-best throw in the shot. "I'm just happy to be here. I just have to do what I did today a little bit better Saturday."
Fisher will add two more medals to her career total Saturday — she entered this year's meet with seven state medals — the only question remains what place will be engraved on them.
The A-W senior nailed down the ninth and final slots in the both the 100 hurdles and 300 hurdles. She ran the 100 hurdles in 16.18 seconds to finish third in her heat, and ran the 300 hurdles in 46.74 seconds for another third-place finish in her heat.
"It's a nice day and I'm feeling good," said Fisher just after completing the 100 hurdle prelims.
At that point, she wasn't sure if her season-best time was good enough to qualify for the finals.
"I just want to make finals and I hope that time does it," said Fisher. "I'm keeping my fingers crossed."
The time turned out to be just enough, and then she added another trip to the finals in the 300 hurdles.
Fisher will be joined in the 300 hurdle finals by Ridgewood senior Molly Smith. She won her heat in a time of 46.71 seconds. Smith finished third at state last year in the 300 hurdles, and Fisher was next in fourth place.
Also advancing to the finals for the A-W Lady Titans was sophomore high jumper Karissa Roman. She was among 15 jumpers to clear 5-2 and move on to Saturday's competition.
Thursday's effort was a nice bit of redemption for Roman, who struggled at state her freshman season and failed to clear 5-2 and finished second in the Erie Sectional last week.
"I just couldn't focus too much because then I would be overwhelmed and starting to freak out," said Roman. "I just wanted to appreciate it and have fun because I know not very many people get this opportunity and I wanted to make the best of it."
"I just want to have the same mindset I had today (Thursday)," added Roman of Saturday's finals. "Today felt really good for me, so I just want to keep it there."
Ridgewood freshman Megan Reed sits in second place in the triple jump with an effort of 36-7 3/4. She trails only Paige Rus of Erie-Prophetstown (36-9 1/2) heading into the finals.
Stark County senior Samantha Roth also advanced to the finals in the triple jump with a leap of 33-2 3/4, which puts her in 11th-place.
Jasmine Jefko of Ridgewood enters Saturday's finals in the shot put in sixth place with a throw of 37-9 1/4 in the prelims.
Lindsey Hoffert of Bureau Valley moved into the finals of the long jump for the second straight year. The Storm sophomore, who finished second in the event last year, heads to the finals in fourth place with a leap of 16-11 3/4.
Missing the finals
Athletes missing out on the finals Thursday were Morgan Mahnesmith (9-6) and Lindsey Brown (9-0) of Annawan-Wethersfield in the pole vault; Becca Medley of Annawan-Wethersfield in the 100 hurdles (17.23 seconds); Olivia Draminski of Annawan-Wethersfield in the 800 (2:30.44); Samantha Roth of Stark County 400 (1:02.29); Megan Reed of Ridgewood in the 400 (1:00.85); Molly Smith of Ridgewood in the 100 (13.10 seconds) and 200 (27.16 seconds); Stark County's 4x400 relay (Roth, Shania Kraklow, Brandi McGava and Corinna Wyant) with a time of 4:25.03; Lindsey Hoffert of Bureau Valley in the 200 (27.34 seconds; and Sydney Lebahn of Bureau Valley in the discus (107-10).
Saturday's finals
The finals for all three classes begin at 10 a.m. Saturday starting with the 3200, shot put, pole vault and high jump.


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The Robertsville Rams went wire-to-wire for the second time in two seasons defeating rival Jefferson in the Area 2-AAA tournament 53-43 at Clinton Middle.
The Robertsville Rams went wire-to-wire for the second time in two seasons defeating rival Jefferson in the Area 2-AAA tournament 53-43 at Clinton Middle.
Area 2-AAA tournament MVP Tee Higgins led RMS with 20 points, six rebounds and five steals as the Rams got the early lead and held it throughout.
Taijon Jones, an All-tournament selection, had 14 points for the Rams. Demarea Whitt had seven points and five assists. Jacob Goss had six rebounds.
It is the ninth tournament win overall for the Robertsville boys (22-0) and third in five years.
They may not have won the Area 2-AAA tournament, but the Lady Rams have already put their mark on team history this year and they aren't done quite yet.
Robertsville girls 34, Heritage 29
The Robertsville Lady Rams defeated Heritage Saturday for their 20th win of the season and their first ever in the TMSAA East Tennessee Sectional. The 20-win season is the first in two decades for the Lady Rams.
Up one late in the game, Deisree Bates came up with a steal on the press and found Courtney Ellison who hit Olivia Daniels cutting to the basket for a layup to increase the lead to three. Ellison iced the game at the free-throw line, hitting two with 8.9 seconds to play.
Ellison and All Area 2-AAA tournament selection Mykia Dowdell led the team with 13 and 12 points, respectively. Dowdell had 10 of her points in the first half.
Jefferson boys 28, Maryville 38
The Eagles were tied with Maryville, a two-loss No. 3-seed from Area 3, late but could not pull out the win as their season came to a close Saturday in the first round of the Sectional at Sevierville Middle School.
Jefferson (17-9) was outscored 10-2 to begin the game but rallied only to be outscored 11-4 in the fourth after tying the game in the third quarter.
Anthony Gibson led JMS with 12 points in the final game.
Robert Holder can be contacted at (865) 220-5508.


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Lake Regional Health System joins hospitals nationwide in celebrating Occupational Therapy month in April.
Lake Regional Health System joins hospitals nationwide in celebrating Occupational Therapy month in April.
The theme of this year's celebration, "Living Life to Its Fullest," reflects how occupational therapy can improve quality of life and help individuals participate in the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of everyday activities.
"We have a great team that helps people recovering from major surgery, as well as individuals with chronic health conditions," said Denise Hagemann, OTR/L, director of Occupational Therapy at Lake Regional. "It's all about helping people get back to doing the things they love."
Common occupational therapy interventions include helping children with disabilities to participate fully in school and social situations, helping people recovering from injury to regain skills, and providing support for older adults experiencing physical and cognitive changes. Lake Regional Occupational Therapy specializes in lymphedema for cancer patients and therapy for patients recovering from stroke.
Lake Regional offers Occupational Therapy services at the hospital in Osage Beach, and at rehab therapy clinics in Camdenton and Eldon. For more information, visit lakeregional.com/RehabTherapy.


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Glen Oaks Community College President Gary Wheeler announced Wednesday that he plans to retire when his current contract expires on June 30, 2015.
Glen Oaks Community College President Gary Wheeler announced Wednesday that he plans to retire when his current contract expires on June 30, 2015.
Following a Board of Trustees meeting Wednesday, Wheeler asked trustees not to renew his contract.
"I will be retiring at the end of two years," he said.
Board member Joni Smith made a motion to accept Wheeler's request. Mary Lou Falkenstein seconded it and the motion passed. Bruce Gosling and Jim Moshier were absent.
Also related to Wheeler, the board went into closed session at the end of Wednesday's meeting to discuss a vote of "no confidence" by Glen Oaks faculty members presented at a December meeting.
Chad Worthington, president of the Glen Oaks faculty union, presented a letter to the board in December stating "the faculty's position is that Dr. Wheeler's leadership and management skills, approach toward faculty and staff, interaction with community members and organization and ability to direct the college through successful accreditation processes has been insufficient. These deficiencies have been detrimental to the college's efforts to achieve its mission."
Wheeler joined Glen Oaks in 2007, succeeding Glenn Oxender.
From 1976-2005, Wheeler was an art professor at Miami University in Middleton, Ohio, and served as president of Gogebic Community College in Ironwood from mid-2005 to 2007.
In 2007, Wheeler received a 19-0 vote of no confidence from Gogebic faculty, according to board minutes from Gogebic Community College.
In other business Wednesday, the board received an extensive report from Bruce Zakrzewski, dean of finance. Next month, Zakrzewski will prepare a preliminary budget for the board to be in compliance with requirements.
Reporting on capitol projects, he said the art department is outgrowing its space. One possibility would be for the art department to move to the maintenance building. An architect is working on plans to determine feasibility. The building has heating and air conditioning and the art department does not require an elaborate interior, Zakrzewski said.
"They want cement floors and the open space," he said.
Zakrzewski also discussed the existing "green" roof and leaks that have plagued the college's lower level.
As for the roof, there are more questions than answers, he said, including: What will be covered by the warranty? What will they find upon removing earth? Will waterproofing fail a second time?
Early estimate for repair cost is $1.5 million, but there are still too many unknowns, Zakrzewski said.
The board on Wednesday also approved continuing professor contracts for Jeff Hucko in biology, Darcey Owings in nursing and Sarah Simmons in chemistry.


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Three (3) car park areas will be made available for the shareholders during the AGM. These car park areas are the Open Car Park area behind Sama-Sama Hotel KLIA, and Zones C and D roofed-parking at KLIA. Car parks are complimentary for all shareholders attending the AGM.


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Feb. 21
Intersection of N. Lowe and W. Erie
SPD Ptl. Kenneth Williams took a report from a man who said he damaged his vehicle while driving through dense fog and hitting a large pot hole in the street. The man was on the phone with his insurance company while the officer was at the scene. Once Williams obtained all the information he went to the area where they man said he hit the pot hole. When he arrived he saw where the man had hit an embankment instead of a pot hole. The officer located a piece of the man's vehicle. It appears the man drove across the embankment and spun around in a field.
Feb. 22
Intersection of N. Buerkle and W. Washington
SPD Ptl. William Basore was on patrol when he spotted a man yelling from across the road. The man started walking across the road and began stumbling. He made contact with the man who admitted to drinking alcohol. He was placed under arrest for public intoxication.
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SPD Sgt. Keith Smith responded to the Backgate Auction taking place at the Stuttgart Municipal Airport. A man had been injured after a roller fell and knocked him down. The man was complaining of injuries to his left arm, hip and leg. The officer said the man had a large cut on the left side of his back. He was transported to Baptist Health Medical Center-Stuttgart by Southern Paramedics Service.
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Pratt Health Foundation applies for grant to look at health resources.
Living healthy takes a determined effort and the Pratt Health Foundation is taking steps to help residents succeed in that effort.
The Pratt Health Foundation is seeking a grant through the Kansas Health Foundation Healthy Communities Initiative to establish conditions for healthy living in Pratt, said DeWayne Bryan, Pratt Health Foundation executive director.
The grant is available up to $25,000. If approved, the funds would be used to retain a consultant to determine what action can be taken to help improve health in Pratt, Bryan said.
While the Health Foundation would be the sponsoring organization, they would work in a coalition with the city, county, school systems including the college, Pratt Regional Medical Center and Blythe Family Fitness Center to determine what action would be taken.
Once a course of action has been set, the coalition would work with various entities to provide health opportunities within the community, Bryan said.
If the grant is approved, the Health Foundation will apply again. If the second grant is approved it will be used to implement better health initiatives. The second grant is for three years and will be a matching grant.
An area the Health Foundation wants to promote in Pratt is the development of sidewalks around town especially along First Street east of Stout and along K-61 from the junction at U.S. 54 north to the city limits and along the Maple Street addition.
It's also difficult to walk to Dillons and to Pratt Regional Medical Center as well as other businesses along east First Street.
A K-61 sidewalk would make it easier for college students to access businesses around the intersection including McDonalds, Walmart, Maurices and Hibbet Sporting goods.
Another element considered for development is bicycle lanes.
While the grant won't provide funds for actual projects, it will provide ideas for healthy living improvements in Pratt.
The Health Foundation wants the city to think about healthy living when they consider projects.
The need for healthier living is evident. Half of America has some sort of chronic disease.
The top three chronic health issues are tobacco use, poor nutrition and inactivity. A goal of the Health Foundation is to provide conditions in the community that promote healthy living.
Obesity in Kansas and America is on the rise. Pratt statistics indicate that 30 percent of the population is obese. People spend too much time watching TV, working or playing on the computer, using electronic media and not getting up and moving, Bryan said.
Obesity is also growing among children. One healthy living option could be walking busses instead of riding busses.
Students would gather at a prearranged meeting point then a school employee would walk the group to school.
Just walking to school would help reduce obesity and the risk of diabetes.
"It's not rocket science. We've just gotten soft from being physically inactive.
Getting the grant will be the first step towards healthy living. However, if the grant doesn't come through, the health foundation will probably.
The results of the Kansas Health Foundation grant application will be announced in March 2013.


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After reading Claudia Genealogy Blog, I thought that I would give it a try, because I have a number of people in my files from Pennsylvania. So, I went to:
to see what I could find. After trying to search the PDF files and just doing some scrolling, I figured that there had to be a better way. In the instructions, it says:
Several years of indices (1920-1924 deaths and 1930-1951 deaths) are listed according to the Russell Soundex method of indexing.
That's a new one on me. So I read those instructions. I was looking for Wilmer Cheyney. I didn't know his exact death year, but I had "About 1937" in my file. To convert Cheyney to the Russell Soundex, I determined that he should be listed a C 500. Loading the right PDF file and going to the right page, there is was.
Next, to create a list from my genealogy database for everyone who died in Pennsylvania between 1906 and 1961, translate to eh Russell Soundex and do some searching. I will then determine which, if any, I send away for. This will be one of them.
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DOVER — A series of witnesses called to the stand on the fifth day of the trial of Christina Thomas, a New Durham woman indicted on first degree assault for allegedly starving a young boy for years, echoed what the prosecution stated in its opening argument — "a number of people let (the alleged victim) down in this case."
Deputy Strafford County Attorney Alysia Cassotis interviewed several state workers from Division of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF), all who said they had been alerted to problems at Thomas' Birch Hill Road residence in New Durham for years. Many callers alleged wrongful treatment of the victim and his biological mother, but the claims were always ruled as "unfounded," DCYF staff testified.
On Monday, Cheriene Painter, a DCYF employee who serves as a child protective services worker, said in all, there were 10 reports of abuse of the child to the office, some anonymous, from March 2003 to October 2009. All of those calls were investigated, though some were "screened out" to other agencies, and the resolution was always the same — the claims were unsubstantiated and further action could not be taken.
Only in December 2009, when the wife of Christina Thomas's father-in-law, Marlene Thomas, reported the abuse, followed a week later by a call from the New Durham School, did the claims become "founded" in the eyes of the office.
Christina "Tina" Thomas, 34, of 214 Birch Hill Road, New Durham, is facing a jury trial out of Strafford County Superior Court in Dover for allegedly starving the child, now 9 years old, when she was said to be in the primary care position of the boy and his biological mother, who is now 34 and has developmental disabilities. The two women met in school years before.
Witnesses have testified for the prosecution Thomas took many people into her home over the years and lived consistently in a small one with her five children, her husband and another man identified as her boyfriend along with various roommates, the victim and his mother.
Thomas' mother, Peggy Starr, 53, also of New Durham, who lived with Thomas for a short time, is also charged in this case with second degree assault for placing the young boy in a freezing snow bank and river. Her trial is pending and Thomas has several charges for her alleged abuse of the victim's mother.
Foster's is not identifying the victims in this case to protect the juvenile.
Since the start of the trial early last week, evidence has come forward in the prosecution's line of questioning alleging the boy was kept in a dog kennel for hours, beaten with objects, punished by having his food taken away, chained to his bed and called racial slurs.
Painter said when social workers from her office arrived at the Birch Hill property in the previous years, they were not allowed to speak to others in the home without Christina Thomas being in the room. Thomas would also reportedly not let investigators speak with her five children.
Painter, along with a few other workers who testified, said they had to leave the case alone.
In the spring of 2010, when the victim was finally removed from the home and hospitalized, weighing just 23.6 pounds at the age of 7, Painter said she recalled the boy loving food and asking about it constantly. Cassotis has said doctors have been unable to find that the boy had allergies, as DCYF testified they were informed by Thomas. Social workers say the boy has been thriving, growing and putting on weight since he was adopted by a new family and removed from her home.
"Food was his world," Painter said, adding when nurses brought him his first meal at Maine Medical Center, consisting of soup, chicken and rice, he requested peanut butter to slather on top of the dinner.
Witnesses testified last week the boy was largely only fed peanut butter sandwiches or a strange milkshake, if anything, in New Durham, and one witness said he was allegedly forced by Thomas to eat several of them in one sitting until he got sick as punishment.
Susan Curtis, a member of the New Hampshire Mentor agency, testified she assisted the victim's mother after the boy was removed from the Birch Hill home while she still resided with Thomas. Curtis and the mother worked together to find the best parenting tools to strengthen her skills with the boy, she explained, while he stayed with a foster family.
Curtis noted she was pregnant at the time and the victim was incredibly worried about how her baby would receive food, both prenatally and once he was born.
"He seemed very concerned about what the baby in my belly was eating," Curtis said. "(He asked) … how we were going to make sure the baby had enough food?"
She added during that time, the boy struggled to understand his biological mother was his actual mother, and claimed he referred to Thomas as "mommy."
Thomas sat in her chair throughout the approximately five-hour-long session Monday, wearing a light pink hooded sweat shirt and chewing gum while taking notes. She also requested a few recesses to speak privately with her attorney, Steven Keable.
In cross referencing, Keable asked Painter if her organization, DCYF, would be more apt to pursue a case had there been number of calls beforehand claiming abuse, even though nothing was ever found previously. Painter responded that "potentially" could be the case. When a worker with Women, Infants and Children (WIC) testified, Keable pointed out the woman did not include in her testimony the time when she told officials she observed the victim had put on three pounds. Sandra Tozier, of WIC, said she worked with the Thomas household for years to ensure food vouchers were available to them.
Painter noted that money appeared to be an issue for the Thomas household. She said she once called to follow-up on a doctor's appointment for the victim and Thomas reportedly told her they were having car trouble and could not afford to get it fixed to transport the boy to his appointments, and money for food was also a concern.
The trial adjourned just before 4 p.m., as jurors rushed home to beat the evening storm. Judge John M. Lewis told them to avoid researching the case. The trial will continue Tuesday morning and is expected to continue for the next two weeks.