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William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley
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William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley (13 September 1520 – 4 August 1598) was an English politician, the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I for most of her reign (17 November 1558 – 24 March 1603), and Lord High Treasurer from 1572.
- England can never be ruined except by a parliament.
- Famous sayings and their authors: a collection of historical sayings in English, French, German, Greek, Italian, and Latin, by Edward Latham, Sonnenschein, 1906.
- [Spain seeks to] overthrow the Low Countries, which hitherto have been as a counterscarp to your Majesty's kingdom.
- Walter Scott (ed.), A Collection of scarce and valuable tracts: Vol. II (London: 1809), p. 169.
- The Queen of England has more cause to procure the preservation of the Low Countries in their ancient estate in the obedience of the house of Burgundy than any other place hath...Now if the Low Countries should either be subdued to the Spaniards or possessed by the French, England cannot continue this manner of league. For if the Spaniard shall possess this country by conquest, as otherwise they cannot, then must they also govern it as conquers—that is build in every country and special towns, forts and castles which must be kept and guarded with Spaniards...To maintain these the King must continue great taxes...and there will be no reason to stop him but he will set what tax he listeth upon the commodities of England and so shall England wax poor to make him rich. And then England will have no remedy.
- Memorandum from approximately the beginning of 1576.
- Conyers Read, Lord Burghley and Queen Elizabeth (London: Jonathan Cape, 1960), p. 166.
- I doubt not but the fire illuminating heaven on Michelmas eve was seen there – such as I never saw for the time more fearful. God sendeth us such signs but for our erudition.
- Letter to Sir Francis Walsingham, c. 1573-76.
- Conyers Read, Lord Burghley and Queen Elizabeth (London: Jonathan Cape, 1960), p. 155.
- ...for which I heartily thank you as she serveth me to great purpose. For she maketh my hunting very certain and speedy. She hath never failed me, for almost every day this week but brought me in the right way to a deer. And this last week she brought me to a stag which myself had stricken with my bow, being forced to the soil where, with the help of a greater water spaniel that forced him out of the water, your good brach helped to pluck him down.
- Letter to the Earl of Leicester on a hunting dog he had given Burghley, c. 1580-81.
- Conyers Read, Lord Burghley and Queen Elizabeth (London: Jonathan Cape, 1960), p. 257.
- Upon this I sent to the Register who brought me the [twenty-four] articles, which I have read and find so curiously penned, so full of branches and circumstance, as I think the Inquisitors of Spain use not so many questions to comprehend and to trap their prey. … this kind of proceeding is too much savouring of the Roman inquisition, and is rather a device to seek for offenders than to reform any.
- Letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury, Whitgift, criticising the Court of High Commission which was persecuting nonconformists (1 July, 1584).
- Conyers Read, Lord Burghley and Queen Elizabeth (London: Jonathan Cape, 1960), p. 295.
- Their Lordships of the Upper House...are one member of the Parliament; and also that the Knights, Citizens and Burgesses of this House representing the whole Commons of this Realm are also another member of the same Parliament; and her Majesty the Head; and that of these three Estates doth consist the whole body of Parliament able to make laws.
- Said in 1585.
- Simonds D'Ewes, The Journals of all the Parliaments during the Reign of Queen Elizabeth (1682), p. 350.
- He [King Philip II of Spain] is the mightiest enemy that England ever had, mightier than his father, the emperor Charles, or any other monarch of Christendom was these many years. … Her Majesty's special and most proper defence must be by ships. For ships of England, her Majesty is of her own proper ships so strong as the enemy shall not be able to land any power where her Majesty's navy shall be near to the enemy's navy. The ships of her subjects are also at this day both in number, in strength, in all captains and mariners, stronger than ever they were in memory of man.
- Memorandum of February, 1588.
- Conyers Read, Lord Burghley and Queen Elizabeth (London: Jonathan Cape, 1960), pp. 418-9.
- A Pack of Spanish Lies sent abroad in the world, first printed in the Spanish tongue, and translated out of the original. Now ripped up, unfolded and by just examination condemned, as containing false, corrupt and detestable wares worthy to be damned and burned.
- Title of a pamphlet published by Burghley on Spanish claims over what happened during the Spanish Armada's attempted invasion of England in 1588.
- Conyers Read, Lord Burghley and Queen Elizabeth (London: Jonathan Cape, 1960), pp. 433-4.
- I give you this charge, that you shall be on my privy council and content yourself to take pains for me and my realm. This judgement I have of you: that you will not be corrupted with any manner of gift, and that you will be faithful to the state, and that, without respect of my private will, you will give me that counsel that you think best. And if you shall know anything necessary to be declared unto me of secrecy, you shall show it to myself only, and assure yourself I will not fail to keep taciturnity therein. And therefore herewith I charge you.
- Queen Elizabeth I to Cecil, appointing him her personal secretary (20 November, 1558).
- Sir John Harington, Nugae Antiquae (1769; 1804 edition), Vol 1., pp. 68-9.
- As your Majesty knows, it is Burghley who rules the whole of this country.
- Letter by Antonio de Guaras to the Duke of Alva (26 March, 1572).
- Conyers Read, Lord Burghley and Queen Elizabeth (London: Jonathan Cape, 1960), p. 70.
- Sir William Cecil...was arguably the greatest statesman not only of Tudor England but of sixteenth-century Europe. He was Elizabeth's de facto prime minister for the first forty years of her forty-five year reign.
- Curtis C. Breight in Arthur Kinney (ed.), Tudor England: An Encyclopedia (Garland Science, 2000), p. 119.


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12-12-12 benefit album out, features McCartney, Clapton
The 2-CD soundtrack, "12-12-12 The Concert for Sandy Relief" from the recent mega-benefit has been released with little fanfare.
The set features live performances by The Rolling Stones, The Who, Paul McCartney, Eric Clapton, Roger Waters, Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, Billy Joel, Coldplay's Chris Martin with former R.E.M. singer Michael Stipe, Alicia Keys, Bon Jovi and others.
That may be why, even though Amazon lists it at a bargain price of $11.99, the CD set has sold only a little more than half its expected 150,000 copies. Nonetheless, it did enter that Billboard album chart at No. 9.
Ron Wood says Stones to play more shows
Ron Wood says that he and his fellow Rolling Stones want to perform, "until they can no longer stand up," according to the Brit daily, the Telegraph.
"I think of Howlin' Wolf plugging into his kidney machine, however old he was, 80 or something, and still playing. You just rock till you drop," Wood said. (It must be noted that the Wolf actually died at age 65, which is the current age of Wood, the youngest Stone.)
Mick Jagger appeared to endorse Wood's sentiment when he told the 19,500 fans at The Stones' 50th anniversary show on Dec. 15 at the Prudential Center in East Rutherford, New Jersey: "We hope to see you all again soon."
Wood recently remarried in an intimate ceremony at London's swank Dorchester Hotel before a small group of family and close friends that included his old Faces mate, Rod Stewart, as Best Man as well as Paul McCartney and his wife Nancy.
'50s Singing Legend Patti Page dies
Patti Page, known as The Singin' Rage, who dominated the pop singles charts throughout the '50s, died at age 85 at the Seacrest Village Retirement Community in the coastal town of Encinitas, north of San Diego, the nursing home confirmed. She continued to average in the vicinity of 50 concerts per year right up to her death.
Last month, it was announced that she would be a recipient of the Grammy Award's Lifetime Achievement Award along with Ravi Shankar, who died at 92 one day before the announcement.
Her career ran seven decades, beginning in the days following World War II after being discovered by Benny Goodman, for whom she sang briefly. She scored her first million-selling single in 1950, "With My Eyes Wide Open, I'm Dreaming." Fourteen other singles that each sold at least one million copies followed between 1950-1965. In all, her singles charted 110 times between 1948-1882. She was also one of the few singers to chart at least one record on the country chart in five separate decades.
Her biggest hit, Redd Stewart's and Pee-Wee King's "Tennessee Waltz," about a singer whose lover is stolen by an old friend, dominated the No. 1 position for nine weeks at the end of 1950 and the early in 1951 as well as No. 2 on the country music chart. Over the years the record sold more than 10 million copies.
The song that was one of her dad's favorite tunes was originally intended as the B-side of her Christmas single, "Boogie Woogie Santa Claus," but Page allegedly herself pushed for "Tennessee Waltz's" release as a separate single with the song as A-side. As of 1974, it was the biggest selling record ever in Japan, of all places.
Her recording of the novelty tune, "(How Much Is That) Doggie In The Window," that was released early in 1953, was panned by critics, but fans loved it. The record hit No. 1 on both Cashbox and Billboard singles charts. It sat atop the Billboard chart for eight weeks.
She briefly tried acting, taking roles in "Elmer Gantry" in 1960, in "Dondi" with David Janssen in 1961 and in the 1962 comedy, "Boys Night Out" with Kim Novak and James Garner, and in such TV series as "Bachelor Father" with John Forsythe.
Madonna, Springsteen, Waters top concerts of 2012
Pollstar released its annual list of the list of the Top 50 Worldwide Tours for the year and it's loaded with classic veteran artists. Topping the list is Madonna, who grossed $296.1 million for 88 shows, followed by Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band with $210.2 million for 81 gigs, and former Pink Floyd leader Roger Waters' never-ending tour of "The Wall" that grossed $186.4 million for 72 concerts.
The other veteran acts in the Top 50 were, (4) Coldplay with $171 million in 71 shows; (7) Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw, $96 million in 23 shows; (8) Metallica, $86 million in 30 shows; Elton John, $69 million in 95 shows; (10) Red Hot Chili Peppers, $57 million in 77 shows; (11) Paul McCartney, $56 million in 16 shows; (12) classical/waltz violinist Andre Rieu, $55 million in 100 shows; (13) Jennifer Lopez, $52 million in 54 shows; (14) Dave Matthews Band, $51 million in 53 shows; (15) Van Halen, $49 million in 50 shows; (17) Leonard Cohen, $46 million in 56 shows;
(21) Radiohead, $42 million in 48 shows;; (22) Barbra Streisand, $42 million in 12 shows; (28) Brad Paisley, $36 million in 61 shows; (29) Celine Dion, $36 million in 53 shows; (31) Mexican rock band Mana, $36 million in 42 shows; (33) The Rolling Stones, $35 million in 5 shows; (37) pop and opera singer Andrea Bocelli, $33 million in 23 shows; (38) The Scorpions, $32 million in 74 shows;; (39) Jimmy Buffett, $32 million in 40 shows; (44) Aerosmith, $31 million in 33 shows;; (48) Rascal Flatts, $29 million in 54 shows;; (49) Mexican ranchera singing legend Vicente Fernandez, $29 million in 21 shows;. The Rolling Stones were the top per-concert grossers averaging $11,833,333 for their five concerts.
Julio Iglesias duets with Haitian president at benefit
At a benefit concert to raise fund to aid impoverished Haitian children in the Dominican Republic's capitol, Santo Domingo, Julio Iglesias sang two duets with Haiti's President Michel Martelly, who formed the charity with his wife, according to the Huffington Post.
Before becoming president in May 2011, Martelly was a popular singer of Haitian dance music known as "Sweet Micky," Before a sold-out house that included Barbara Walters and fashion designer Oscar de la Renta, the two sang "Corazon, Corazon" in Spanish and then Iglesias' 1984 international smash, "To All The Girls I've Loved Before" in English.
Reunited Rascals play on
Reunited blue-eyed soul rockers, Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Rascals, are playing the Hard Rock Cafe in Hollywood, Florida over next Memorial Day weekend, according to Jamband.com.
The quartet, known for such all-time mid-`60s classics as the No. 1 smashes, "Good Lovin'," "Groovin"' and "People Got To Be Free," as well as "A Beautiful Morning," that hit No. 3 in 1968 and "How Can I Be Sure," that reached No. 4 the year before, regrouped last month for six shows, their first public performances in 42 years. The band broke up 40 years ago, in 1972.
The concerts at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, New York, reunited all four original members, 68-year-old drummer Dino Danelli, 68-year-old guitarist Gene Cornish, 70-year-old singer/keyboardist/songwriter Felix Cavaliere and 67-year-old singer Eddie Brigati, who co-wrote many of the group's hits with Cavaliere.
The shows were a theatrical 28-song biographical concert extravaganza featuring actors and psychedelic videos on a huge screen was billed as "Once Upon A Dream" after their fourth studio LP, from 1968.
E Street Band guitarist Little Steven Van Zandt, who had been steadfastly working on reuniting The Rascals for more than a quarter-century and who served as the show's writer, co-producer and co-director, plans on bringing this show with The Rascals to "other markets," again, according to Jamband.
Benefit for Blasters' Phil Alvin
Singer Phil Alvin and his friends will play a benefit at the Observatory in Santa Ana on Jan. 26 for … himself. For the occasion, he's reuniting the original Blasters that formed in Downey in 1979 and includes his singer-guitarist brother Dave as well as bassist John Bazz and drummer Bill Bateman. The Blasters released their debut LP, "American Music," the following year and became popular on the influential LA punk music scene along with X, Black Flag and the like.
Also appearing at the benefit will be his old friends, X, with its original lineup (singer Exene Cervenka, singer-bassist John Doe, guitarist Billy Zoom and drummer D.J. Bonebreak) and its cowpunk spinoff band The Knitters.
Phil Alvin was on tour in Spain last June when, after a show, an infection from an abscessed tooth caused his throat to swell shut. He was rushed to a local hospital where an emergency tracheotomy was performed. While being treated, the 59-year-old actually flat-lined twice and was resuscitated via CPR. He recovered, but he's got a mountain of medical bills, hence the benefit.
The Black Crowes to end hiatus
Guitarist Rich Robinson, his vocalist brother Chris and their band, The Black Crowes are ending a two-and-a-half year hiatus and will embark on the first leg of their "Lay Down With Number 13" world tour early next year, according to an announcement on its website.
The jaunt kicks off five-date British tour in the final week in March.
Then, they'll tour the U.S. east of the Mississippi, performing 21 shows from April 2-May 4. No dates for the second leg of the tour have been announced.
Miley Cyrus goes Dolly Parton classic
A few months ago, Miley Cyrus, who was born in Nashville 20 years ago, ditched the glitz, the satin short shorts and other assorted young diva necessities and taped what she calls, "The Backyard Sessions."
Her five-piece backing band ditched its state-of-the-art sonic gadgets in favor of a pair of acoustic guitars, a minimal drum kit and brushes, a standup bass and electric piano and went totally roots country as Cyrus delivered her take on Dolly Parton's 1973 hit, "Jolene," that Rolling Stone ranked No. 219 on its 500 Greatest Songs of All Time and that she took to No. 1 on the country singles chart (it reached No. 44 on Billboard's adult contemporary chart).
Another cover song from the session, Melanie's 1971 single, "What Have They Done to My Song Ma," has also been released. Both are available for viewing and listening on YouTube. There's no word if or when the entire "Backyard Sessions" will be released.
Palm Springs Follies
The dancing and singing musical review featuring exclusively performers ages 55 and older, The Palm Springs Follies, begins 2013 with headliner Lou Christie, known for such '60s hits as the propulsive "Lightnin' Strikes," as well as "Two Faces Have I," "Rhapsody in the Rain" and "I'm Gonna Make You Mine." His stint runs Jan. 8 through March 9. The Follies are staged at the historic Plaza Theatre in Palm Springs.
Lesley Gore returns to the Follies to headline from March 12 to May 19. As a teenager, Gore's first four singles, in 1963-1964, "It's My Party," "Judy's Turn to Cry," "She's a Fool" and "You Don't Own Me," all made it into the Top 5 with her debut single reaching No. 1.
Broadway star Lorna Luft, half-sister of Liza Minnelli and daughter of Judy Garland, completed her run in the Follies on New Year's Eve.
Fontella Bass dies
R&B, jazz and pop singer Fontella Bass, died at age 72 in a hospice in her native St. Louis from complications from a heart attack she suffered early last month. The singer whose big soulful voice was compared to Aretha Franklin's, was best known for her 1965 hit, "Rescue Me."
The song was recorded during a brainstorming jam session at Chess Records in Chicago that included backup singer Minnie Ripperton and a rhythm section of future Earth, Wind and Fire members Maurice White on drums and bassist Louis Satterfield. Bass claimed she co-wrote the song but was never credited.
The song spent a month atop the R&B chart and made it to No. 4 on the pop chart. In England, it reached No. 11. The single sold more than 1 million copies and was certified a gold record. Her health began to decline around 2005 when she suffered the first of a series of strokes. Nonetheless, she released an album of new material, "Travelin'," last year, her first since 1996.
Mothers of Invention singer Ray Collins dies
Ray Collins, who began his musical career in Pomona as a guitarist and falsetto doo-wop singer in a band, The Soul Giants, that became the Mothers of Invention after Frank Zappa came on board in 1964, died at age 76 at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center when he was taken off life support after suffering a heart attack a week earlier, according to the Pasadena Star-News.
At the time of his death, the Claremont resident had fallen on hard times and had lived in his van for nearly a decade, but local residents and friends always found him happy, energetic and engaging.
Collins was lead singer on such early Mothers of Invention albums as "Freak Out" in 1966, "Absolutely Free" in 1967 and "Cruising with Rubin & The Jets, " a doo-wop concept album from 1968. He came and went with the group through the mid-'70s.
However, he eventually left for good, telling the Inland Valley Daily Bulletin in 2009, the music contained "too much comedy; too much making fun of stuff. I just wanted to make beautiful music. I was raised on Johnny Mathis and Nat King Cole."
Howard Kaylan, lead singer for The Turtles, who sang lead for The Mothers of Invention in the early '70s, remembered Collins in a Facebook Message.
"Ray Collins was the greatest doo-wop voice that ever lived. He added a vitality to the sounds of the '50s that transcended eras and brought '60s, '70s and '80s kids into the world of Frank Zappa's genius. A lovely man and a pure soul. Everyone he met loved him. I miss Brother Ray already."
Auction news
The estate of Andy Williams, who died in September at age 84, will auction off the singer's museum-quality collection of Navajo blankets in late May. It is estimated that the collection could net more than $1 million, according to the Associated Press.
Described as "bold, colorful wool blankets," they decorated the "Can't Get Used to Losing You" crooner's home, his office and his Andy Williams Moon River Theatre in Branson, Missouri.
In other auction news, the small 58-key upright piano that actor Dooley Wilson's character Sam used to perform "As Time Goes By" in the 1942 film classic, "Casablanca," was sold at Sotheby's in New York City for $602,500, reports Reuters. The sum, while impressive, fell quite a bit short of the estimated $1 million that some experts estimated it would sell for. The auction house assigned a pre-sale estimate range of $800,000-$1.2 million for the fabled keyboard.
In the film, Ingrid Bergman as Ilsa sees Sam, whom she knew years earlier in Paris when she had a brief but intense affair with Humphrey Bogart's Rick, and urges him to, "Play it. Play 'As Time Goes By,'" a song Rick had forbidden Sam from playing because it was a painful reminder of the failed romance. Later, an intoxicated Rick tells Sam, "If she can stand it, I can. Play it!" Slightly different from the now-fabled, "Play it again, Sam" that's usually quoted.
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Classic acts from the '50s, '60s and '70s continue to perform. Here's what one of them is doing.
New York City-born contemporary folk singer Janis Ian was a mature 13 years old in 1965 when she wrote "Society's Child," an intimate look at an interracial romance that was condemned by the white girl's mother, who humiliated her black boyfriend, and who also had to endure the taunts and bullying of both her classmates as well as her teachers. The song ends with the girl breaking up with the boy because she couldn't handle the pressure brought on by seemingly everyone around her.
Ian got a huge boost from New York Philharmonic conductor Leonard Bernstein who pushed for Verve Records to sign her, which it did. That year, 1965, she recorded the song and it was released in 1966. However, the record didn't go anywhere and several radio stations refused to play it, and indeed, one radio station in Atlanta that did play the record was burned to the ground. However, momentum slowly grew and the song entered the Billboard Top 40 in June 1967. Several CBS affiliates censored her performance of the song when she guested in November 1967 on the always cutting-edge "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour."
Eventually, "Society's Child" hit No. 14 on that chart and No. 13 on Cashbox magazine's Top 40 despite a large number of stations that still refused to play it. However, it did reach No. 1 on quite a few radio stations' Top 40 lists throughout the country that did. During its run, the single sold more than 600,000 copies and Ian's debut LP, also called "Society's Child" made it to No. 12 and sold an additional 350,000 copies.
The Grammys inducted the song into its Hall of Fame in 2001. For almost a decade afterward, Ian was stuck in one-hit wonderland. However, in 1975, at the wise old age of 22, she released her biggest record, "At Seventeen," a mournful ballad that also dealt with adolescent angst and cruelty. Its observation is from one who considers herself not even a Plain Jane but as "those of us with ravaged faces," who is ignored in school and who watches the pretty girls get all the attention and become popular.
The song resonated and became a smash, hitting No. 3 on the Billboard Top 40 and No. 1 on its adult contemporary chart, and also No. 1 on Cashbox's chart and it won Ian the Best Female Pop Vocal Performance Grammy. The album featuring the song did at least as good, also hitting No. 1, selling more than one million copies and was certified platinum. In October 1975, Ian was the very first musical guest on the premiere show of "Saturday Night Live" and "At Seventeen" was one of two songs she performed (the other was "In the Winter").
In the song's lyrics, Ian confessed that as a teenager, she never received a single Valentine's card. On Valentine's Day 1977, after the song hit it big, she reported that she received 461 of them.
In 2011, Celine Dion included "At Seventeen" in her concert setlist. Ian's memoir, "Society's Child: My Autobiography," was published in 2008, and in 2012 the audiobook version came out on Kindle and Audible as well as CD. It was also nominated for a Best Spoken Word Grammy against some stiff competition: First Lady Michelle Obama, former President Bill Clinton, Ellen DeGeneres and MSNBC host Rachel Maddow.
Still only 61 after nearly a half-century as a recording artist, Ian has 41 concerts set for 2013 thus far, beginning on Jan. 10 at the City Winery in New York City. She'll perform in Southern California on March 22 at Acoustic Music San Diego, on March 23 at Beckman Auditorium at Cal Tech in Pasadena, March 24 at McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica and March 27 at Tales From The Tavern up in Santa Ynez.
[Correction: The Moody Blues iconic 1967 LP is titled "Days of Future Passed," not "Days of Future Past."]
Steve Smith writes a new Classic Pop, Rock and Country Music News column every week. Contact him by email at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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The plan was to do a quick blog and then get on with the day. If that was my intent, I never should have chosen Eliza Gauger as my subject.
Upon arrival to her website you're greeted with the illusion of an E drive command/shell window secretly acting as her navigation menu.
I wish the command prompt worked because it reminds me of War Operation Plan Response (is a War Games reference too obscure these days?). I'm almost convinced if I type in Global Thermonuclear War the computer will speak to me and ask if I'd rather play a game of chess.
I think I just met my nerd-quota for the day.
Eliza is an artist who dabbles in both oil and acrylic, digital paintings, and photographs. First and foremost she seems to consider herself an illustrator. I use the word seems because trying to find straightforward answers in regard to her personal bio can be challenging, though she is present across the Web.
The folks over at thetoyzone.com are onto something. They've offered their readers $100 each for any worthy My Little Pony upgrade.
Johnny Depp gets three reincarnations: one as Edward Scissorhands (posted left), one as Captain Jack Sparrrow, and one as Cry Baby.
There are numerous Star Wars themed ponies that have made the cut (and for good reason. The Chewbacca transformation cracks me up, and the Boba Fett pony is plain wonderful. The My Little Solo in Carbonite deserves a special nod as well).
You'll also find a collection of super heroes & villains, and a few Disney characters like Jack Skellington and Sally (posted below).
Looking for something a little more creepy-classic? How about My Little Cthulhu (also posted)?
Dave the Dead strikes again. I've blogged about his creations before, and thought I should share with you his newest project recently completed.
This is Pumpkin Baby (inspired by the Frog Baby statue in Indiana). I think I like Dave's better.
It's made from a bit of everything: pvc armature, rolled newspaper body form, scrap urethane foam, strip paper mache, celluclay, paperclay, spackling compound, sculpt or coat, and homemade pulp mache.
Look closely and you'll see the pumpkin seeds as entrails. I couldn't imagine anyone making all of those little bits of seeds by hand so I asked him about them. Those are real seeds beneath that clay.
"She's dead...Wrapped in plastic."
According to the Twin Peaks plotline, Laura Palmer died on February 24, 1989. That would be twenty years ago tomorrow.
Though the series finale (and most of the second season) left much to be desired, Twin Peaks remains near and dear to my heart.
I still cringe every time I think of the closing scene: I can hear Doppleganger Coop saying "How's Annie?" and the pulsating black-tar-mass-of-hate turns in my stomach. A pox on David Lynch for leaving the series to falter, and then swooping back in for the last episode to give it a non-ending.
While I prefer to make my props out of paper mache, catching one would be quicker. Yetch passed along this news story about Mr. Xian who caught a six pound rat in Fuzhou, China.
How did he catch it? He just reached out and grabbed it by the tail before seizing it by the scruff of the neck. Ew.
The tail is 12 inches long.
While you and I may find the act unthinkable, keep in mind that Chinese bamboo rats are often sold for meat. Double ew.
Personally, I'd have to say the hind feet are the most impressive part of the animal. They look to be the size of a dog's paw.
The discovery of the picture has timed itself perfectly since I am currently working on Marmota Monax's back feet and was lacking inspiration.
After visiting the doctor and having 9 tubes of blood samples taken (a personal record. And all I kept thinking was "wow...so much blood and not a prop in sight"), I decided to stick with a personal post-doctor-visit tradition and treat myself to something.
What kind of treat is best when you're a bit woozy from blood loss? Booze, of course.
Turns out they didn't have what I wanted in stock. Disheartened but not undetermined I circled the aisles for an alternative. That's when I spotted the Hobgoblin gift set.
Now I'm not crazy about the taste of Wychwood's dark ale, but I was drawn to the pretty canister. I couldn't find a price tag, but decided what the heck and snatched one of the last four left on the shelf.
I was in for a surprise at the register when the gentleman behind the counter wanted less than $7.00 from me. Really? For the beer, the glass and the canister? Wonderful!
Yetch is obsessed with Twitter. Today I finally gave in to his badgering and signed up. Now you can follow me on Twitter as well. Read the scattered thoughts that aren't coherent enough to be included in a blog! Be dazzled by the amount of spelling mistakes and grammatical errors I make in under 140 characters!
Ironically, moments after I signed up (the deciding factor being it might get the website some more exposure) I got a notice from my service provider that GhoulFriday.com might go down tonight for a couple of hours. Perfect.
So how has it gone so far with Twitter? I am following 2 bloggers I often read, 2 friends I know in real life, a fellow haunter and Darth Vader. I added Archie Mcphee (who I've mentioned before) a couple of minutes ago. Lastly, I am following a Dark Sith and a Pirate, since they were kind enough to add me first and make it look like I might have interesting things to say.
To mindless procrastination online!
p.s. Had to adjust the happy white twitter bird before I used it on the site. I think he looks better as a crow on an autumn branch, don't you?
If I had to pick my favourite artist in the last few years, I think it would be Camille Rose Garcia. I look at the artwork and everything goes silent. My thoughts are still. I am simply absorbing everything on the page.
The characters are dripping, drowning, coated in misery while maintaining beauty.
I generally don't buy art books, but I buy Garcia's. And I can't wait until her toy company PITCO is launched.
From her biography:
Camille Rose Garcia was born in 1970 in Los Angeles, California and grew up in the generic suburbs of Orange County, visiting Disneyland and going to punk shows with the other disenchanted youth of that era. Her paintings of creepy cartoon children living in wasteland fairy tales are critical commentaries on the failures of capitalist utopias. Creative influences include Phillip K. Dick, William Burroughs, Henry Darger,Walt Disney, as welll as politically aware bands like The Clash and Dead Kennedys. Her recent solo show, Ultraviolenceland, explored ideas of violence and empire.
I have such an artist's crush on her. She had me at "Dead Kennedys".
This is the image that caught my eye several months ago on Haunt Space while clicking through the community gallery. According to the owner's profile, there was a website that housed her work but it was currently under construction.
Just last month, www.thezombified.com was brought back to life. Finally, I'd have a chance to explore.
There are four main Horror Girls characters: the Zombie (pictured right), the Mummy, the Vampire and the Bride. All of them are drawn in black and white and have that classic cute cartoon style - the kind I associate with stories and comic books of my youth.
As it turns out, the artist Krystal Fancey Beck (aka the elusive Zombie) does create a comic called Hallowhaus. At this time, there are two issues printed and ready for purchase. Krystal was kind enough to send me copies of each, so let me tell you a bit about them.
Welcome to Femtasia, the world of Femke Hiemstra.
I'm not sure how to best describe the work of this artist from the Netherlands. It's a mix of vintage cartooning meets the style of modern vinyl designer toys. Perhaps pop surrealism. Whatever it is, I like it.
For those of you who might want to see her work in person, she's currently exhibiting in the States. Femke has also published in a few interesting books including Beasts 2 (to learn more, you can read the interview on www.comicbookresources.com) where she teams up with another artist I like by the name of Travis Lampe.
While Travis doesn't do many pieces that would fit the theme of this website, he did create the trick or treater painting seen at the end of this post.
The best place to find current art and WIPs is Instagram
I'm also on Twitter but be prepared for political commentary
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actually resonrally.org is quite a great idea! and show(s)!?
activism is big too.
I don't expect much. I just drop in a few times a year to see if I'm the last one.
nothing much to expect
Mostly separation from church and state, and public places and activities like camp. Equal time to speak my beliefs if they have to speak theirs. Stop persecution and demonstration in my speaking places. Educating them as to what we are and what we are not. We are not evil any more than them. Only they believe so that is worse. I want to speak on tv and online without being banned.
Meetings where we give like testimonials where we can separate truth from belief. To get back sanity and the power of us to improve our world.
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I would like to see a universal cone of silence religiously worn by the righteous.
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The mere suggestion of introducing 'scientific or a constant' would be considered by the pious as heritic/blasphemy. Certainly they would ban such a book as it would interfere with their GOD. Since they cannot outright 'ban' the book - they'd retaliate by burning it in effacy - all the while praying and braying like donkeys to their god.
BUT....I really like your idea!
Writer: I agree with your idea. I'd like to suggest one tiny change to your suggestion. Instead of "Values and Morals," lets try to assimilate a book of "Values and Ethics." The difference is kinda important to me. Also, instead of trying to use Science to combat ignorant belief and indoctrination, my favorite tool is Reason. There are multiple problems wiith Science, not the least of which many scientists are afflicted with Religion.
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I purchased two copies of ASM on release day. I bought the Target exclusive and the steelbook exclusive from Best Buy. I watched the film twice over the weekend and had a chance to sit thru all the special features with the exception of the bonus disc from Target...I'm probably gonna watch that one sometime this week. If anyone wants a heads up on that disc and what it entails, you can PM me cause I'm probably not gonna make a separate post just for that disc.
I only got to see the film twice in theaters, once in 2D and once in 3D and I loved it more after the second viewing. But as the months past and the discussions on this board began to focus on the negative aspects of the film...well, it's difficult to try to remember everything about the movie and therefore I was beginning to wonder if my initial reactions to the movie were sincere. Being honest, I was a bit apprehensive about seeing the film again on Bluray cause I was worried that the negativity around here might affect my judgement. Normally I'm stout with my opinions but it's sometimes difficult to subdue certain ideas from peers and remain firm about my beliefs.
I guess that's why I am even more relieved than anything to report that my enjoyment factor or love or whatever you'd like to call it for ASM is either on par with my theatrical viewings or possibly even more so. I waited until after dark to watch the movie with dim lighting in my living room and was totally immersed in the film from the start. Almost everything about the movie is what I have wanted to see in a Spider-man origin. The pacing felt better this time around and felt like there was a good flow. There are some issues here and there but imo they are very minor indeed and are easily diminished by the overwhelming positives.
All the actors involved gave some great performances and the gritty, realistic style from Webb was a def hit imo. The world that ASM is set in had so many nice touches to it and I love the look and feel of Webb's design and filmmaking techniques. Horner's score is fantastic. The action sequences, although short, were very well done. The chemistry between Gwen and Pete is endearing. Absolutely love the look of the new suit in this movie and the clarity of the stunning visuals from the Bluray transfer only heighten my feelings. Spidey looked fantastic and the poses were spot on. The Lizard was a perfect choice for the origin movie and I felt that they did a good job with Connors and his motivations and just his character in general. Although it would have been nice to see some more development with possibly some scenes with his family I otherwise really enjoyed ASM's take.
As for the deleted scenes...I honestly did not miss them one bit. Not at all. I like how ASM is being set up to play out like a series. Webb has said that he cut those scenes for a reason and I can only speculate as to what those are but I imagine it will be revealed in the sequel.
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TALLAHASSEE — The decision to offer Medicaid coverage to roughly 1 million Florida residents under the federal health law is triggering partisan bickering amid competing proposals to pass up billions of federal dollars entirely or to accept the money, but funnel it into private insurance.A week after House and Senate committees in the Republican-led legislature vetoed expanding Medicaid, two very different Medicaid expansion proposals are emerging in the Senate.Sen. Joe Negron wants to offer residents vouchers to purchase private insurance. But it's unclear whether fellow Republican lawmakers will accept federal dollars to pay 100 percent of the program's costs for three years or shun the offer and rely on state dollars. Under President Barack Obama's health care law, the federal government would pay the entire cost of Medicaid expansion for three years, with the federal share gradually dropping to 90 percent.Negron said he's confident his bill is laid out in a way that would qualify for funds under The Affordable Care Act. He hopes to have a program ready for enrollees beginning in October. The majority of the residents newly eligible for coverage are childless adults."The money that is available is paid for by taxpayers of Florida. I voted against expanding Medicaid. I don't support doing it that way," Negron said today. "We don't want to do it the Washington way. We want to do it the Florida way."Republican Gov. Rick Scott is already voicing support for Negron's proposal. Scott said it is in line with his desire to helping the state's uninsured while it is 100 percent federally funded."I'm confident that we have enough time left during the session that the Legislature will do the right thing," Scott said.The Stuart Republican lawmaker wants Florida Healthy Kids to oversee the program, saying it has a good track record with the state and strong doctor participation. Insurers under Negron's plan would be required to spend 85 percent of their funds on health services — a measure that protects for-profit companies from scrimping on patient care.The Senate Appropriations Committee is expected to take up Negron's proposal Thursday.Meanwhile, Sen. Aaron Bean wants to pass up the free federal dollars and instead use state funds to help residents pay for a basic insurance plan. Bean and several other conservative lawmakers have spoken out against the so-called "Obamacare" law, saying the federal government can't afford the money its borrowing and they don't want Floridians to contribute to the federal government's lack of fiscal sobriety.Bean is slated to present his proposal Wednesday to the Senate Health Policy Committee. Lawmakers have until early May to pass a proposal and send it to Scott.Both plans would require residents to pay premiums and co-pays.Negron's bill doesn't go into details of co-pays and premiums but he said federal regulations allow modest co-pays of around $3.80 for a hospital visit for those living below 100 percent of the poverty level and higher co-pays and deductibles, similar to what the private sector charges, for those living between 100 and 138 percent of the poverty line.Scott, a vocal critic of the Affordable Care Act, made headlines last month when the Republican made an about-face decision to support Medicaid expansion for three years as long as the federal government pays the entire bill. But he recently said he's open to alternatives.A House panel is also considering an alternative plan to Medicaid expansion but details are still being fleshed out. Republican House leaders have been skeptical about whether the federal government will actually live up to its promise to fully fund the program for the first three years.House Speaker Will Weatherford said that while House Republicans are dead set against Medicaid expansion, he's not ruling out an alternative plan. But he said he's not enthusiastic either."We're not saying that we would never take any federal money under any circumstance. But (what) we are saying is that someone has to show certainty that long term you can rely on what the federal government is telling us is going to be there… They want us to get used to $6 billion or $7 billion of investment and after three years kind of hope they are (going to) continue to fund it."Republican Rep. Mike Fasano called the proposal to turn down federal funds a cop out and criticized fellow Republicans for being too afraid of far right-wing constituents to make a sensible decision."They are so afraid of those in the far right of the party of taking federal dollars that they'll sacrifice our teachers and our seniors and persons with disabilities so they won't get in trouble with the far right," he said.


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Wow, so this Charlie Sheen quote machine just won't slow down. I think it's safe to say that there's never been a human being in the history of talking human beings who has had so many amazing quotes. So many! And the scary thing is that it's been less than a week. Yogi Berra took like twenty years to come up with what, seven solid quotes? Sheen does that in his sleep (that is assuming Charlie Sheen ever stops tweaking and takes a snooze -- though from the fact that his skin appears to be falling off, that doesn't seem to be the case).
That in mind, we thought we'd just start keeping a tally of all his groundbreaking quotables. Because they just keep coming and coming. In the process, we've weeded out some of the duds as new gems have risen to the top. So without further ado, we present the definitive list of insane Charlie Sheen quotes.
- "I have a disease? Bullshit. I cured it with my brain."
- "Winning, anyone? Rhymes with winning. Anyone? Yeah, that would be us. Sorry, man, didn't make the rules. Oops!"
- "I'm tired of pretending I'm not a total bitchin' rock star from Mars."
- "You can't process me with a normal brain."
- "If you borrowed my brain for five seconds, you'd be like, 'Dude! Can't handle it, unplug this bastard!' "It fires in a way that's maybe not from, uh… this terrestrial realm."
- "I was banging seven-gram rocks, because that's how I roll. I have one speed, I have one gear: Go."
- "Can't is the cancer of happening."
- "Wow. What does that mean? I'm bi-WINNING."
- "I am battle-tested bayonets, bro."
- "I'm so tired of pretending my life isn't perfect and bitching and just winning every second and I'm not perfect and bitchin'."
- "Look what I'm dealing with, man, I'm dealing with fools and trolls."
- "It's just strafing runs in my underwear before my first cup of coffee, because I don't have time for these clowns."
- "You have the right to kill me, but you do not have the right to judge me. Boom. That's the whole movie. That's life."
- "I'm sorry man, I got magic and I've got poetry in my fingertips, you know, most of the time, and this includes naps."
- "I'm an F-18, bro."
- "I'm not Thomas Jefferson. He was a pussy."
- "I am on a drug, it's called Charlie Sheen. It's not available because if you try it you will die. Your face will melt off and your children will weep over your exploded body."
- "I'm bi-winning."
- "There's a new sheriff in town. And he has an army of assassins."
- "The run I was on made Sinatra, Flynn, Jagger, Richards, all of them look like droopy-eyed armless children."
- "The only thing I'm addicted to right now is winning."
- "I wish him nothing but pain in his silly travels especially if they wind up in my octagon. Clearly I have defeated this earthworm with my words -- imagine what I would have done with my fire breathing fists.
- "[CBS] picked a fight with a warlock."
- "If you're a part of my family, I will love you violently."
- "Winning."
- "I will not believe that if I do something then I have to follow a certain path because it was written for normal people. People who aren't special. People who don't have tiger blood and Adonis DNA."
- "C'mon bro, I won best picture at 20. I wasn't even trying. I wasn't even warm."
- "Winning."
- "Bring me Dr. Clown shoes."
Any you think deserve to be up here? Leave 'em in the comments!
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India has the highest share of super-rich people globally who want to make a positive impact on society by giving back to their local communities in areas like health, education and children's causes, a report says.
According to the World Wealth Report 2014, released by Capgemini and RBC Wealth Management, more than 90 per cent of India's High Net-Worth Individuals (HNWIs) seek to achieve more than just monetary returns while managing their wealth.
In India, 90.5 per cent of HNWIs viewed driving social impact as either extremely or very important, followed by China (89.4 per cent) and Indonesia (89.2 per cent) in the second and third place respectively. Hong Kong (82.1 per cent) and Malaysia (81.1 per cent) round out the top five.
Mexico (77.1 per cent), Brazil (76.4 per cent), Russia (71.8 per cent), Singapore (70.1 per cent) and South Africa (68.1 per cent) make it to the the top 10.
Super-rich people in Western nations like Italy (66 per cent), Germany (63.4 per cent), the UK (60.2 per cent) and the US (56 per cent) also show propensity to drive social impact.
HNWIs are those who have atleast USD 1 million in investable wealth.
Globally, a vast majority (92 per cent) of HNWIs feel that investing their time, money or expertise to make a positive social impact is important to them, with 61 per cent describing it as very or extremely important.
HNWIs are looking to firms to play a greater role in supporting their social impact objectives, the report said.
The report further said more HNWIs between USD 10 million and USD 20 million rate it as extremely or very important (74.3 per cent), compared to those with between USD 5 million and USD 10 million (68.5 per cent) and those with more than USD 20 million (62.0 per cent).
Health, education, and children's causes are top priorities for HNWIs. About one-third of HNWIs currently allocate resources toward each.
Health, witnessed higher allocations from HNWIs who were over 60 years of compared to their younger counterparts who are under 40.
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Age also plays a strong role in the desire of HNWIs to strive for social good.
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With iPad, has Apple won the enterprise?
As Apple's latest iPad goes on sale in the U.S. and nine more countries at 8 a.m. Friday (March 16), it seems some of the biggest U.S. corporations will be joining consumers to get hold of some. Indeed, the most recent Changewave survey reveals 18.48 % of businesses intend on purchasing an Apple tablet in the current quarter.
The survey of 1,604 business IT buyers reveals that more than one-in-five companies (22%) say they'll be purchasing tablets for their employees during the quarter, and 84% of these will plump for an iPad. Put these figures together and you can quickly figure out that 18.48% corporate number.
Surely that must be good news across the wider tablet industry too, right?
Not so. Without exception, every other manufacturer has seen a decline in corporate demand for their products:
- Samsung's anticipated share of future enterprise tablet sales has slipped from 20% to 8%.
- Amazon has lost one percentile point, to hit 6%.
RIM now holds just 3% of planned future tablet sales, down from 5% in a November 2011 Changewave survey.
Seismic Shift
What does this all mean?
Obviously inspired by the trend toward consumerization of IT and the popularity of Apple products, twinned with the fashion to favor BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) permission within the enterprise, the tech landscape is undergoing seismic change.
It's out with the old guard of corporate IT: H-P, RIM, Dell and the others, and in with the new solutions providers for a new century. And while it's too early to say the world has turned upside down, the figures speak for a future in which Apple is -- at the least -- a peer player in the enterprise tech Olympics.
A Gartner survey last autumn claimed the iPad will command two-thirds of the global tablet market in 2012 and will maintain a 45 percent share until 2015, but with enterprise replacement cycles grinding forward, the device is likely to continue to build share in business.
Gartner has also suggested that Android-powered tablets use will reach 36% by 2015, with Microsoft Windows tablets grabbing 10.5% share in 2015. This might be true in consumer markets, but with Windows already the OS vendor of choice for business users, Gartner could have it wrong. On introduction of tablets running Windows 8 later this year (tablets which will likely include integrated devices from Nokia), many corporates may take a look at a Microsoft alternative, assuming Apple hasn't grown to completely dominate mind share.
Trends Still Favoring Apple
That will guarantee some presence for such devices among many business users, but BYOD trends will continue to favor the Apple option. With Apple offering a high-quality curated and relatively secure environment and Microsoft offering a business-focused alternative, it is Android-powered tablets which will feel the pinch.
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Unfortunately for the Market Research industry, many businesses changed their focus from growth to survival during the recession, subsequently cutting research, development and marketing budgets to reduce costs. "A shaky labor market and an uncertain economic climate prompted consumers to cut back on spending, particularly on discretionary and big-ticket items," says IBISWorld industry analyst Kevin Culbert. "Because makers and sellers of consumer goods are major users of market research, reducing investment on developing new products was particularly detrimental to industry players." Additionally, many businesses shifted their focus to retaining existing customers rather than acquiring new ones. These factors have hampered industry revenue growth, allowing for only a marginal annualized increase of 1.5% to $19.2 billion in the five years to 2012. IBISWorld estimates revenue will grow 3.1% in 2012, bolstered by rising client marketing budgets, the 2012 presidential election and the Summer Olympics.
Although profit margins are expected to rise in 2012 as demand grows, operating margins fell during the recession as firms offered their services at discounted prices to retain clients. "As profit margins declined, some firms were forced to leave the industry, while larger companies acquired others," Culbert says. "Major advertising agencies have increasingly acquired market research firms as they pursued value-added services in complementary industries." For example, WPP's Kantar Group merged with TNS to form the second-largest player in the industry in 2008. And Ipsos, another top industry player, moved up the rankings and increased its market share after acquiring Synovate in 2011. As a result of these acquisitions, the number of market research firms has increased only marginally in the five years to 2012 to total 33,581. The Market Research industry's other leading company is The Nielsen Company, which operates under Nielsen Holdings NV. The industry is structured around a few major national (and international) firms, a large number of regional firms and many small and sole practitioners. Sole practitioners are often experienced industry professionals who do consulting based work and can be sub-contracted by larger players to provide specialist insights or skills.
In the five years to 2017, changes in media consumption and increased use of social media and mobile devices will revolutionize traditional ways of conducting market research. Industry players will need to adapt services to reflect this shift to better understand the complexity of consumers' purchasing behavior. Furthermore, major players will continue to expand internationally to offer valued-added services to a larger client base. As consumer spending and corporate profit increase, businesses will start investing in market research again, allowing industry players to increase prices for their service, promoting profit growth. Altogether, these factors will provide a platform for moderate revenue growth over the next five years. For more information, visit IBISWorld's Market Research in the US industry report page.
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As executive director departs
Internet Service Provider Biscit has insisted it is "business as usual" after its chief executive left the board.
The firm has also denied speculation that it has been undergoing financial problems after refund cheques to customers bounced. The firm also laid off some staff in January
The company today announced the departure of its executive director, Hugh Paterson, and said: "Biscit today advises that Hugh Paterson has resigned as an executive director of Biscit and its internet businesses and has accepted a new mandate from the new shareholders to develop Biscit's forward roadmap."
A spokesperson for Biscit said: "Hugh is a skilled business leader and marketeer. During his tenure Biscit has grown significantly and his many broadband initiatives have been recognised as among the most innovative on today's market."
Paterson told the Reg: "I've resigned so I can concentrate on future developments. But the rest of this is overblown. The bounced cheques were just an administrative error - we closed an account but everyone has now been refunded. There are no financial problems and our rent is up to date. We have a good core of staff although there were some redundancies earlier in the year." ®


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'Remorseful' SAC urges approval of US insider trading pact
SAC Capital Advisors LP urged a federal judge to approve its record $1.8 billion insider-trading settlement with the government, saying the firm is "deeply remorseful" for the illegal acts of its employees.
SAC lawyer Martin Klotz asked U.S. District Judge Laura Taylor Swain in a two-page letter yesterday to sign off on the agreement, which also calls for the firm to close its investment advisory business. A sentencing hearing before Swain is scheduled for April 10 in Manhattan.
"The defendants are deeply remorseful for the misconduct of each of the individuals who broke the law while employed by them," Klotz wrote. "Even one person crossing the line into illegal behavior is unacceptable. The defendants are chastened by this experience, but are determined to learn from it."
Four SAC units were indicted last year, accused of reaping hundreds of millions of dollars in illegal profit through insider trades by employees dating to 1999. Steven A. Cohen, 57, the firm's founder, faces an administrative action by the Securities and Exchange Commission alleging he failed to supervise the hedge fund's activities. Eight current or former SAC employees have been convicted of insider trading charges.
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara called SAC Capital "a veritable magnet for market cheaters" when the indictment was filed in July. Cohen has denied wrongdoing and isn't accused of a crime.
"There can be no doubt that these and other penalties send a strong public message about the costs of the conduct that have brought the defendants before Your Honor," Klotz wrote in the letter.
In November, SAC's general counsel, Peter Nussbaum, entered guilty pleas on behalf of the firm to four counts of securities fraud and one count of wire fraud. At the time, Swain said she wanted to review a pre-sentence report and sentencing submissions from both sides before deciding whether to accept the agreement. U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan in November approved the $900 million settlement of a civil money-laundering case by the government that is part of the overall agreement. Swain will decide whether to agree to a fine of $900 million to resolve the criminal case.
Under the settlement, SAC will become a firm managing only Cohen's personal wealth. The firm, which is changing its name to Point72 Asset Management, said in February it shrunk its headcount to 850 people from 1,000.
Klotz told Swain that the proposed fine is more than the highest range of $411 million to $823 million under the advisory federal sentencing guidelines. In December, a federal jury in Manhattan convicted Michael Steinberg, SAC's longestserving manager, in an insider-trading scheme after a five-week trial.
Mathew Martoma, a former SAC fund manager, was found guilty by a different Manhattan jury in February of using secret information about the clinical trial of an Alzheimer's drug to trade in shares of Elan Corp. and Wyeth. Steinberg and Martoma haven't been sentenced. They were both convicted of charges that carry maximum sentences of 20 years in prison.
Former SAC employees Noah Freeman, Donald Longueuil, Wesley Wang, Richard Choo-Beng Lee, Jon Horvath and Richard Lee have all pleaded guilty to insider trading.
Also yesterday, a group of Elan and Wyeth investors suing SAC over alleged insider trades in those companies filed a revised complaint claiming Cohen traded on inside information he got from Martoma. The investors claim SAC made at least $555 million in profits and losses avoided on Elan and Wyeth trades on illegal tips about the Alzheimer's drug, bapineuzumab.
The new complaint makes pub- lic for the first time investor allegations involving Cohen that were previously filed with the court under seal. The claims include that Martoma told Cohen about the drugmakers' confidential plan to put bapineuzumab into Phase 3 testing. When the plan was publicly disclosed, Elan rose 12.6 percent and Wyeth gained 3.6 percent, the investors claim.


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LADWP, Mammoth agree over water
Agreement will ensure enough water for Mammoth's projected final population
Mammoth Lakes will continue to have access to the amount of water from Mammoth Creek granted to it by the state for at least another century and the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power will get about $5.8 million in return after both sides reached an out-of-court settlement earlier this month.
The ongoing tussle over Mammoth's water rights to Mammoth Creek, which supplies much of the community's water, was officially declared over on July 2 and ensures that LADWP will not continue to litigate two recently filed lawsuits against the Mammoth Community Water District, the water distributor for Mammoth.
The lawsuits have already cost the small water district in excess of $700,000 to fight.
The new agreement also ensures that Mammoth will have access to enough water to meet the community's needs in the future, according to Pat Hayes, the district's general manager. Mammoth's "build out" population lands at about 52,000 visitors and residents. This is the number town planners say is the maximum population the Mammoth Lakes area can sustain.
The agreement is good for a minimum of 100 years, and possibly for as long as 110 years if certain measures in the agreement regarding conservation of water are met, Hayes said.
"We could extend the primary agreement by up to 10 years through accumulated water savings. We are not using anywhere near the 4,387 acre-feet of water projected for build out," he said.
The agreement is based on two main ideas: in return for allowing MCWD access to the amount of water Mammoth will need for current needs and at build out, LADWP will get financial help from MCWD. The district will receive $5.9 million, paid in two installments adjusted for inflation (one now, one in 50 years), to implement local water conservation measures.
The vast majority of the conservation efforts will be on large tracts of ranch lands leased from LADWP and used to graze cattle located near the Hot Creek Fish Hatchery and McGee Creek.
"We would be paying for the capitol cost and the maintenance costs of implementing a sprinkler irrigation system (instead of the ranches continuing to use flood irrigation)," said Hayes.
Conservation efforts like these will save about 1,779 acre-feet of water a year, he said.
"The new water conservation efforts will save enough water so that this agreement will not have a negative impact on LADWP's water customers," according to a joint news release sent out by both agencies last week.
"The Mammoth Lakes community is assured of the water it needs to flourish and the water conservation efforts funded by the MCWD will return water to LADWP's system—effectively replacing water that would have been used by MCWD (without the conservation efforts)," said LADWP General Manager Ron Nichols in the news release.
Hayes said he is confident the agreement will prevent future lawsuits between the district and LADWP.
"I believe we have full agreement on how to measure and monitor the conservation systems and the water flows," he said. "I am satisfied we addressed all of their concerns."
The fight over Mammoth Creek came to a head a year and a half ago when LADWP notified MCWD that it did not believe the district had legal water rights to the water it was using from Mammoth Creek.
The district did not agree, and said it had been granted those rights by the state.
The two sides agreed not to go to court during an extended negotiation period, led on MCWD's side by former general manager Greg Norby.
But the negotiations broke down abruptly late last year and LADWP filed two lawsuits against the water district.
Since then, both sides have been talking, even as the lawsuit process is in place.
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COLUMBIA CITY — Despite the potential for questionable weather during Thursday night's trick-or-treating, officials have decided to continue with Halloween as scheduled."Due to man power already being scheduled and other organizations that have planned events for Thursday, trick-or-treat will still be on Halloween," the City of Columbia City stated in a press release today.According to forecasters, thunderstorms with high winds are expected to hit the area Thursday evening, including 1 to 3 inches of rainfall."From what I understand, it's supposed to rain through Saturday," said South Whitley Town Councilman Bill Boggs. "What option do we have — push it to next week? Delaying trick-or-treating takes the thrill out of it for the kids."Many surrounding areas have made the same decision, including Churubusco, South Whitley, and the city of Fort Wayne.Some Indiana cities, including Fishers, Muncie, Brownsburg, Avon and Plainfield have changed their Halloween festivities to Friday.Columbia City's and South Whitley's trick-or-treating are slated for 6 to 8 p.m, and Churubusco is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.To read the rest of this story, see the Oct. 30 issue of The Post and Mail. Don't have a subscription? Call (260) 244-5153 or subscribe to our e-edition. For breaking news, sports updates and additional coverage, bookmark the homepage and find us on facebook and twitter.


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In contrast to the gut-wrenching carnage of last week's "Game of Thrones" –- in which Robb Stark (Richard Madden), his bride Talisa (Oona Chaplin), mother Catelyn (Michelle Fairley) and loyal banner men were slaughtered –- the season finale ends in joyful triumph. For Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke), that is.
"Mhysa," the 30th episode of the HBO hit series, refers to the word "mother" in the language of Yunkai's slave population. Make that former slaves, because Daenerys liberated them without a wisp of dragon smoke.
"Mhysa, Mhysa, Mhysa," her newfound subjects exclaim in adoration as they lift Daenerys high on their shoulders. With her power growing by the day and those three young dragons becoming ever deadlier, can anyone stop her from seizing the Iron Throne?
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Meanwhile, the throne's current occupant, vile teen King Joffrey (Jack Gleeson), is absolutely giddy upon learning of Robb's demise at the infamous "Red Wedding" hosted by treacherous Lord Walder Frey (David Bradley).
Joffrey is so giddy, in fact, that he's already planning the dinner menu for his own nuptials. He wants to serve Robb's severed head to poor Sansa Stark (Sophie Turner). Sansa's new husband Tyrion Lannister (Peter Dinklage) forcefully objects, risking Joffrey's wrath.
Taking an even stronger stance against Joffrey's cruelty is Lannister patriarch Tywin Lannister (Charles Dance), who orchestrated the Red Wedding slaughter. An angry Tywin essentially orders his brat of a grandson to bed without supper. It's good to be the hand of the king.
As for newly orphaned Arya Stark (Maisie Williams), she's on the road with her escort/bodyguard Sandor "The Hound" Clegane (Rory McCann). When they come across Lord Frey's troops laughing about the Stark slayings, Arya gets revenge. She scores her first kill with a dagger and the Hound finishes off the rest. Small-but-mighty Arya is coming into her own.
Far to the north is Arya's crippled brother Bran (Isaac Hempstead Wright), who's on a seemingly impossible mission to cross The Wall and stop the lethal White Walkers from overrunning the Seven Kingdoms.
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Heading in exactly the opposite direction is Night's Watch steward Samwell Tarley (John Bradley-West) and young Wildling mom Gilly (Hannah Murray), who know firsthand the threat posed by White Walkers. Sam also knows how to kill the creepy creatures –- with obsidian "dragonglass" weapons –- and he shares this invaluable knowledge with Bran.
Speaking of Sam, he's reunited with his wayward Night's Watch brother Jon Snow (Kit Harington), who now bears the scars of an ill-fated romance with Wildling warrioress Ygritte (Rose Leslie).
"I know I love you. I know you love me," Jon tells Ygritte before hopping on a horse and riding for home. But tender words don't assuage his jilted lover, who fires three arrows into Jon before bursting into tears. Looks like Jon will recover –- if he stays away from those Wildling girls!
Finally, Davos Seaworth (Liam Cunningham) takes pity on captive Gendry (Joe Dempsie), whose royal blood makes him a candidate for human sacrifice at the hands of Red Priestess Melisandre (Carice van Houten). It's all part of her scheme to install Stannis Baratheon (Stephen Dillane) on the Iron Throne.
After Gendry is set free, a furious Stannis orders Davos' execution. "You're going to need me," Davos protests, because those ominous White Walkers are "coming for all of us."
Stannis is unmoved, however, until Melisandre unexpectedly intervenes to spare Davos. She's a surprising ally at the end of another surprising season of "Game of Thrones."
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Berkley, Aug 2002, 6.99 ISBN: 0425185753 Though successful at work, Theadora Morgan struggles with her personal relationships. Her almost sixteen year old daughter is giving her a hard time over trusting her with boys. Her Aunt Della is giving her a hard time over attending her sister's third wedding though Thea and Selma are far from being close to one another. Her white in-laws want their granddaughter raised Caucasian-American though their ...