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This past weekend, Spike TV re-ran a marathon of first season of The Joe Schmo Show, their 2003 sendup of reality television that took an average dude and placed him at the center of a totally staged reality competition called Lap of Luxury, then documented his hapless unawareness, Truman Show-style. Watching it a second time after several years, I'd forgotten exactly how good it was; though the show did get a second season, it was hard to top that first outing for sheer parody excellence. (Coupled with clueless, affable likeability of Matt Kennedy Gould, the eponymous schmo. And lest we forget, it was our first peek at the manic stylings of Kristen Wiig, who played the resident quack-doctor contestant. That talent show bit where she worked out her "issues" with dolls? Genius.)
You could probably make the argument that The Joe Schmo Show, in its entirety, is one of the most thorough parodies of television that has ever been filmed, especially now that reality TV in all its… um… glory has long since become a lampoon of itself. But satire of television, though rarely stretched out over an entire season, is a tradition that has long standing roots in the sketch-comedy format. Whether skewering straight dramas, golden-era TV classics or other brain-free reality entertainment, TV is rarely as funny as when it's poking fun at itself. That got me to thinking about the best of the best; here are a few personal favorites over the years:
"The Merv Griffith Show" (SCTV): It's hard to pick just one TV sendup from SCTV's pantheon of sketch brilliance. The show had dozens, being based in the realm of TV as it was; in the end, it was a horse race between this one and the amazing "Benny Hill Street Blues". But I spent enough time in my childhood watching both Andy Griffith and Merv Griffin's talk show for this one to slay me every time. Plus, Eugene Levy's impression of Floyd the Barber? Dead. On.
"The Grungies" (The Ben Stiller Show): Again, tough to choose one TV parody from Stiller's all-too-brief run of sketch comedy on Fox. "Melrose Heights" was a corker, too. But for time capsule perfection, this mash-up of the popularity of grunge rock in the early 90's with a perfectly-pitched satire of The Monkees is hard to beat. Stiller should have rocked the hairy Chris Cornell look a little more in real life. It kinda suits him.
"Halle Berry 911" (The Chris Rock Show): Take Chris Rock doing his own spin on Shatner's po-faced Rescue 911 schtick and combine it with the tabloid headlines of Halle Berry's 2000 hit-and-run accident, and what do you get? Comedy platinum, that's what. The stock footage edited in here to give it the urgency of that re-enactment show aesthetic is superb. So is Wanda Sykes. ("I seen you, Halle Berry!")
"The A-Team" (Shooting Stars): Chances are good that if you live outside of the UK, you haven't seen Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer's hilarious comedy quiz show, which frequently integrated parody sketches in between the question rounds. For the uninitiated, here's all you need to know: A short but razor-sharp takeoff on the total ineptitude of every A-Team villain ever. Plus, pre-Little Britain Matt Lucas as Mr. T. With a tiny Burberry "wash bag." Classic.
"Twin Peaks" (Saturday Night Live): Because NBC Universal are pretty Gestapo-like about their material being freely available on the 'net, a lot of SNL's amazing TV parodies over the decades are harder to find and embed than other shows. The chat show sendups are particularly dear, from Dan Aykroyd's Tom Snyder through Dana Carvey's John McLaughlin. ("Wrrrong! You all had Special K with bananas!") But because I'm a Twin Peaks fanatic – and because it features a cornucopia of early-90's SNL talent, from Hartman to Nealon to Farley to Hooks, and even a wordless Conan O'Brien – the Peaks parody from Kyle MacLachlan's hosting gig in 1990 is my all-time favorite. Thankfully, even though I can't embed it here, you can watch it in quality Quicktime on MacLachlan's official website. Oh, Agent Cooper… don't ever stop making me love you. *sigh*
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Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio, the self-professed toughest sheriff in America, is once again asking a federal judge to drop a federal discrimination case against him.
Arpaio is facing a lawsuit by the Justice Department, which claims his office carried out a pattern of discrimination against Latinos in its immigration patrols.
While the judge dropped the sheriff's office from the lawsuit, it let the suit against Arpaio and the county stand.
The county says the case's judge erred in not addressing its argument that the U.S. Constitution requires dismissal if she can't grant the relief sought by the lawsuit.
Arpaio, a lightening rod in the immigration reform effort because of his hard-line views on the matter, faces a federal lawsuit alleging his deputies pulled over Hispanics without probable cause, making the stops only to inquire about the immigration status of the people in the vehicles.
Arpaio denies the allegations, saying people are stopped if deputies have probable cause to believe they have committed crimes and that deputies later find many of them are undocumented immigrants.
A federal judge last year barred Arpaio's deputies from detaining people based solely on the suspicion that they're in the country illegally. In their appeal, Arpaio's attorneys argued the ruling was deeply flawed and that the decision means that the sheriff's office couldn't enforce certain state laws, even though no judge has declared those statutes unconstitutional.
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The country's biggest Wi-Fi network has been launched in London. Thames Online will provide about 12km of seamless coverage - from Westminster to Greenwich - along the river.
Taking to the water is an increasingly popular option for frustrated commuters. The codeCreation/Meshhopper joint venture uses mesh architecture to provide a "robust service" from hotspots along the riverbanks.
Thames Online is offering free access to the service until April for the first 5,000 to sign up. Apparently, about 500 punters have taken the plunge so far.
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By B. Osten
May 4, 2012
At the earliest stage of our relationship "unpredictability" was how my partner referred to my erratic behavior due to my bi-polar disorder and years of drug abuse. It's a word I'm glad is gone, but sadly regret where it went. You see, his eighty-five year old mother is on the onset of dementia. Her spells of forgetfulness are sporadic and overwhelming. The last year for my partner has been trying and unforgiving. A true test of his will, love and devotion. One he was unprepared for, yet confronts wholeheartedly.
I myself am no stranger to the disease. My father had dementia. I'll never forget the day it took his life thirty-two years ago on that February morning. I was awakened by an icy breeze and caught a glimpse of my father rushing out the front door. I jumped up from the sofa bed and ran outside to bring him back in. I remember he was soft-spoken and had an eerie calmness about him. Almost hypnotic. He told me he was just going up to the corner store for a pack of cigarettes. I could see the store from where I was standing and figured he would be alright. So, I buttoned up his coat and sent him on his way. That decision would come back to haunt me for most of my adult life.
A snow storm during the night left the city under a blanket of white. I'm sure this and the dementia played a key role in my father's disappearance. Three weeks later he was found dead, floating in the icy river.
Because of my HIV+ status I'm a likely candidate in developing dementia. I have to admit, throughout my life I had more than my fair share of bad memories and five years ago I would have gladly given them up to dementia. Today, I realize to lose even one of them would be losing a part of me. I can only hope that when that time comes, my life is short on this Earth and I'm reunited with the fondest of memories along with my loved ones on the other side.
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A fellow AZ collector posted this video where there is still not a very clear shot of that shelf but if you pause at 1:29 or so, you can see that it is Blue Snag (Belt buckle) and the white figure between him and X-Wing Luke looks to be the Death Star droid (So I think that Hoth Leia will have to wait)
I think that light colored spot sticking out by Logray is his medicine pouch.. You can see a similar light shape next to the second Logray bust (left of the one in question). I think Blue Snags boots would be farther back in the shelf than.
Upon closer inspection, that may be Jedi Luke???
The head profile and contours still speaks "Luke" to me. I think that due to the fact that we are looking at a figure through glass next to a "hot" light source, we are seeing pixels blown out and color shift akin to the DS Commander scenes (gray or olive outfit) on the Death Star in ANH.
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I signed up for the Premier Guild Membership an hour ago. Does anyone know who long it takes for new memberships to become active. I can't wait to order the blue Snaggletooth.
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Halloween is a fun holiday that allows us to be silly and creative. From unique homemade costumes to themed treats that make party guests smile, October is certainly a fun month to experiment. As part of the Kraft Tastemaker blogging program, Kraft sent me a fun box of Halloween goodies. From a dip tray to JET-PUFFED JUMBO PUMPKINMALLOWS to JELL-O JIGGLERS Halloween mold, there was so much from which to draw inspiration. I decided to create something that was sweet and another that was savory, but both were something anyone could make!
I absolutely love taking just a few ordinary ingredients and making them perfect for a holiday just by purchasing some inexpensive themed items. These Zombie Hand Pudding Cups use icing decorations and crushed chocolate sandwich cookies that I already had on hand for another Halloween project. I love using items I already have and whipped these up in only 10 minutes. If you don't have mini dessert glasses, you can substitute any clear plastic cup or parfait glass. And if you don't have some cool green zombie hands like these around, gummy worms will work in a pinch!
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Prep Time: 10 minutes • Cook Time: 10 minutes • Serves: 4-5
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Green and yellow gel food coloring
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ADD several drops of green food coloring (around 5-7 drops) and a few yellow drops of food coloring (around 2-3 drops) to milk to get desired lime green color. Whisk until blended.
BEAT pudding mix and green milk in medium bowl with whisk for 2 minutes.
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COVER with crushed chocolate sandwich cookies to resemble dirt. Insert candy decorations (such as zombie hand) into top and refrigerate until serving.
Consider using chocolate pudding or mousse if you would like the entire pudding cup to resemble dirt.
Kraft also sent me these fun Halloween picks and I really wanted to find a way to use them. I simply dug in my fridge and pantry to find items I could skewer. Consider creating other types of kabobs like Canadian bacon and pineapple or by adding additional ingredients like cherry tomatoes.
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3 sticks KRAFT or POLLY-O Mozzarella String Cheese
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12 slices pepperoni
CUT each piece of string cheese into four equal pieces. Add ingredients to Halloween themed skewers. Chill until serving.
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Taylor Swift is getting back into acting: She'll guest star in the finale of Fox's "New Girl." The "I Knew You Were Trouble" songstress will appear in the May 14 finale of the comedy, the Associated Press confirmed. The show stars Zooey Deschanel as the sweet-but-awkward "New Girl" Jess, who moves in with three male roommates, played by Max Greenfield, Jake Johnson and Lamorne Morris. Swift, 23, will play a different new girl named Elaine, an "important guest" at the wedding of Cece (Hannah Simone) and Shivrang (Satya Bhabha), according to Entertainment Weekly. Full story: Taylor Swift to guest star on 'New Girl' finale | PHOTOS: Taylor Swift is never, ever getting back together with...
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The little group of Playa del Carmen volunteers known as the Playa Pals for Mahahual returned to Mahahual with more supplies on Saturday, September 8. We were saddened to find that despite publicity and promises by the Red Cross and other humanitarian organizations, no one other than private volunteers and the occasional government assistance truck has been to Mahahual. Three weeks after Hurricane Dean devastated this region, there are still no established relief programs in place. There is no regular supply of food, water or medical supplies. There is no organized assistance for rebuilding individual homes. In some isolated areas, there is literally no help at all.
With the help of the Dutch consol and a number of Holland ex-pats who we affectionately refer to as "the Dutch Army," we took more than 200 despensas (packages of food containing rice, beans, cooking oil, coffee, soup, soap & tuna); about 450 mosquito nets for hammocks; boxes and boxes of mosquito repellent, sunblock and mosquito coils; lots of blankets; bags of donated clothing and new underwear for children and adults; many tarps and, as always, bags of candy for the kids.
We pulled in to the parking lot of the Costa Maya Inn where Kevin Graham, local organizer of volunteers, and his group of helpers have set up headquarters. There to our joy was a large Cristal truck which Alex, one of our Dutch friends, had arranged to come from Chetumal to meet us there. They had 1200 gallon jugs of water, which they sold to us at a discount and delivered for free. Everybody pitched in unloading the truck and putting the water into the vans and pickups which were going to be distributing aid door to door throughout the area.
We were asked by Kevin to distribute our truckload of goods (food, water, clothing, mosquito repellent) in the central part of Mahahual nearest to the beach and the former tourist area. The other truck and van were directed to other outlying areas. If you've never been to Mahahual, it had a beautiful beach looking out on the Caribbean Sea. Lining a sand road which ran along the beachfront were small hotels, shops and palapa restaurants. It was a tiny tropical village. The second road back from the beach began houses, again mostly wooden with palapa roof. Behind them was the giant mangrove forest. Wherever the forest opened up, small Mayan style houses had been built. There is a school and a very small city hall.
A local Mahahual resident, Otto, guided us door to door. He was invaluable. He knew families that were in trouble and he knew houses that looked abandoned and destroyed but were actually home to people still living there. He also knew where to tell us to drop food and water for people who were off working but would return. Unfortunately, the population of Mahahual has dramatically shrunk since we were there last. The area experienced a forced evacuation when Hurricane Felix threatened. Although the hurricane came nowhere near Mahahual, many of the residents decided not to return. It is no small wonder given what we saw there on this day.
As always, the people of Mahahual were friendly, gracious and effusive in their thanks. We asked one local resident, as we offered him food and water, if he had received any government or Red Cross help. He said that the government had been through once since the hurricane, offering despensas, but there had not been enough for everyone. He replied that a local official had been telling people that if anyone asked about the assistance, he should not say that the "gringos" brought it down.
We also saw little in the way of rebuilding of the homes that were destroyed. On our previous visits, the town had been a beehive of activity with people digging out and beginning to put up new boards, walls and roofs on their small homes. We saw none of that this time. We learned from a local newspaper article that palapa style homes could not be rebuilt or fixed up unless the owner first obtained a permit from the local government at the cost of $500 pesos. Any attempt to rebuild without a permit, according to the newspaper article, would result in a government-enforced halt on work. We personally saw more than one building with "Clausurado" signs, indicating that no permit had been obtained. It appears that larger concrete structures are exempt from this permit.
Although we observed no Red Cross or government aid offering food, water or medical assistance, we did see surveyors in several locations near the beach. We stopped and offered them water and asked who they were. They informed us that they worked for the governement and were surveying for the building of the new malecon (oceanfront walkway). It seems that a "new" Mahahual more conducive to tourists and cruise-ship daytrippers is planned. That plan seems to include an expanded and modernized beachfront. It does not seem to include the small colorful wooden Caribbean-style buildings and homes that existed before.
Among other changes that we learned of, Kevin informed us that the community kitchen which had been serving up to 200 people per day was closing on Sunday (yesterday). The kitchen had been one of our primary means of distributing food and water to the people of Mahahual. It had been run by Francisco, a volunteer chef who worked nonstop for the past three weeks but always seemed to have a smile. Our question of course is who will feed these people if the kitchen is closed? Another change we saw were new signs throughout Mahahual posted by the Department of Tourism proclaiming that Mahahaual would be rebuilt. And, near the beginning of town there is a large sign hung by the people of the nearby areas of Placer and Ubero which says "We have received no help; we have been forgotten."
We have to say again that despite announcements by the International, American and Mexican Red Cross organizations that they would soon be offering aid in Mahahaul and the rest of Costa Maya, there was no sign of any organized help.
With the drop in population, the Playa Pals discussed last night focusing more on individuals rather than on large-scale relief. Claudia made a request on behalf of a 70 year old man. He has a serious infection in his leg that needs immediate medical attention. He is afraid that if an ambulance takes him to the hospital, he'll just be abandoned. Claudia asked if the Playa Pals could pay for an ambulance and oversee his initial medical treatment. She asked for approximately $500.00 for this, and we said yes.
In the same vein, Willem and Alex of our Dutch Army contingent came back from their distribution of goods with a sad story of a family, two adults and three children, living in one of the poorest areas of the mangroves who were desperate for assistance. The family had lost everything, and both parents were so crippled from rheumatoid arthritis they could not easily begin to recover. The guys were invited into their home and found nothing but a hammock. NOTHING. The guys suggested to the rest of our little group that we give this family special attention and provide them with some of the necessities of life even beyond a package of food or water. We all agreed that we would spend some of our money and donations buying such things as cooking pots, plastic table and chairs, specific clothing for the children, shoes (no one had shoes, and the ground and swamp water is filled with parasites), and whatever else we could think of to help them create a home again. The thought of our group is that without institutional help, we cannot possibly sustain food and water for everyone in Mahahual, but we can help some specific families. The Playa Pals for Mahahual still have some money left in the treasury and will be spending it this week on another shopping list to be provided by Kevin. We will all be heading down again next Saturday, sooner if Kevin says he needs us.
We'd like to tell one more story. As we were handing out food and water in one area, a pregnant woman with a small child accepted some of our help. A short while later she returned with a bowl which she had obviously made herself by cutting the bottom of a plastic container. The bowl was filled with water and a few cubes of ice, which she then asked us to pass around our little group, insisting that we needed it because we were working so hard. That's when our friend and fellow volunteer Heather started crying the hardest.
By way of something positive, here is an email we received the night before last from Kevin Graham, who is coordinating the volunteer relief efforts in Mahahual. It was originally written to his fiancee, but he sent a copy to us:
To My Playa Family…
The most incredible thing happened today. Early today we had no more water to give the public commissary which is preparing 300 meals per day in centro. Then an entire water truck from Cristal arrived courtesy of our friends in Playa……I think 2500 1 Gallon Jugs and we distributed it to go out with the convoy from Playa. They brought hundreds of mosquito nets from the Dutch Consul, dozens of lonas, and enough dispensas to go around all the areas of Mahahual and Xcalak, too. It is amazing to see what Luna Blue, playa.info and the Dutch community are doing and it all appears to be seamless. It is really hard to tell who is bringing what! They work together beautifully and selflessly.
After the convoy was split up and sent their different ways with volunteers from here I was privately worried that we may not have had enough dispensas to last for a more than a few days. Just then a huge bus full (same size as an ADO) of college students from a university in Cancun arrived and asked for me. I have no idea how they ended up her but will find out. In addition, they had a moving truck full of at least 1200 dispenas. What an emotional moment. When the students asked me to tell the entire group what Costa Maya means to me I couldn't help swallowing my words…they know what it means to now. One doctor that came with the group came up to me and thanked ME for taking care of the Mexican people. I told him that I will never come close to repaying the kindness and warmth that the Mexican people have given me. The students and volunteers from here connected instantly and worked together to deliver dispensas to the pueblo and then went with a guide to Limones, Chacchoben, and Noh Bec on the way back to Cancun. There will be enough food for another week now, too.
The town is shutting down the public commissary tomorrow, so now we are all really worried. Still no aid from anyone other than volunteers.
Lic. Kevin Graham
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If Friday's close had dipped back under a prior high… then it could have been a compelling hold-short through the weekend. Holding a test of the highest bounce potential at the last-minute high made it interesting. Just not reliable enough.
Pattern points… (Setups and technicals)
Wednesday's trend change signal was confirmed Thursday by the narrowest margin. Only Monday's prior low close held as resistance through the close, but not Monday's intraday low. That still qualified, while expending all available buying pressure without gaining any traction for the effort.
Sound familiar?
Trending straight up from Friday's open would have been bullish but for one problem — it all took place in negative territory. All of that buying pressure was expended without gaining any traction for the effort.
Same likely resolution, yes. But the bigger point is that the same behavior means Friday's post-open rally had the same sponsorship as Thursday's ranging. And that sponsorship just satisfied a lot of buying pressure by testing and holding the intraday 1548.50-1549.00 corrective bounce target.
What's Next… (Outlook and opportunities)
This weekend's Saturday Strategy Session begins a half-hour early at 9:00am ET, and will not last longer than an hour. We'll look more closely at this week's trend change signal, and where Friday's price action fits into it, then how that affects Sunday night and Monday's opens. We'll also review instant chart analysis requests with any remaining time.
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WELCOME to the sixth of the new live blogs on the new-look Angler's Mail website.
Saturdays will see the good people at The Angling Trust, the single organisation to represent all game, coarse and sea anglers and angling in England, take over our blog. And this latest installment has been written for Angler's Mail by Mark Lloyd, trust chief executive.
The Angling Trust protect the rights of all anglers to do what they love most. Lobbying Government, campaigning on environmental and angling issues plus running national and international competitions, you'll find all of the Angling Trust's main latest activity on their weekly blog, here on the Angler's Mail website.
We hope you enjoy the blog, and share it with your friends on Facebook and Twitter by clicking the icons above, or by the "old skool" method of telling fellow anglers! Feel free also to comment by using the special space at the bottom on this page.
IT HAS been three weeks since my last blog on here, but a huge amount has happened in that time.
The biggest project we're working on at the moment is a national campaign about cormorants. We've launched the next phase of Action on Cormorants this week, which will aim to get thousands of anglers to send a postcard, letter or e-mail to their MP to let them know how important this issue is to the millions of anglers in this country.
We'll be sending out 80,000 postcards to clubs, fisheries and tackle shops in the next fortnight, so keep an eye out for them. If your local venue or shop isn't stocking them, ask them to contact the Angling Trust for a poster and a stack of postcards. You'll also find an easy to cut out coupon in this week's Angler's Mail magazine.
We've been working on this issue for nearly two years, and our Freshwater Campaigns Manager Mark Owen has been doing a great job on the Defra review group which we persuaded the government to set up to look at licensing. It includes the RSPB and Natural England but anglers want us to go further than just tinkering with the current woefully inadequate system and get cormorants and goosanders onto the general licence.
We're going to face a lot of flak from the RSPB on this, but we think that with enough support from anglers we can persuade the government to give us the ability to protect our vulnerable fish stocks.
A decision is expected in November, so we need your support NOW!
There are details of how to get involved at www.anglingtrust.net/cormorants and there's also a brilliant film on the page created by Hugh Miles, who filmed Passion for Angling and a host of wildlife films, about the Avon Roach Project and the need for action on cormorants.
Angling Trust ambassadors turned out for the Action on Cormorants photo call held on the River Severn during the Bewdley Angling Festival, attended by Dave Harrell, Des Taylor and Jan Porter, along with the Trust's Martin Salter and Mark Owen. Martin stayed to address a lively forum at the Festival where local anglers raised their concerns about the state of fish stocks on the river and were pleased to hear the action we're taking on cormorants and goosanders, which have literally decimated stocks in many of the upper reaches of the river.
National Fishing Month has kicked off in style, despite the cancellation of the Game Fair.
Martin Salter arranged for the Environment Minister Richard Benyon to launch the initiative with a kids fish-in organised by Reading and District Angling Association (RDAA) at Longwater Lake, Green Park, Reading.
Martin also invited Les Webber MBE to the event which shows that the Trust really does recognise the importance his work, despite what's been written in the Mail recently…
Radio 2 breakfast host Chris Evans covered National Fishing Month on his show, and the following day Angling Trust Ambassador Dean Macey was Chris's mystery guest and spoke passionately about his love of specimen and sea fishing.
Once again South Cerney Angling Club pulled out the stops and organised a cracking event for disabled anglers at their lakes on the Cotswold Water Park in Gloucestershire. The club had eighty participants taking part this year including three children who fished under the guidance of Angling Trust Angling Coaches. Martin Salter attended and gave out the prizes and praised the organisers for showing what a great leveller our sport can be with disability no bar to enjoying some fabulous fishing.
Angling was involved in the build up to the Olympics, with sea angling World Champion, and Angling Trust Ambassador Chris Clark carrying the Olympic torch through the streets of Lymington, watched by 20,000 people, despite driving rain. A video of Chris Clark's run is available here.
Chris said that carrying the Torch was even more satisfying personally than winning his first World Championships, and it was a great day for angling. For several years in the late nineties Chris was ranked as the No.1 in the World but a horrific accident in 2001 has seen him only fish a few times at international level in recent years. We're delighted that competitive angling got this high profile exposure and Chris was the perfect ambassador.
We launched the National Angling Survey a couple of weeks back, which has been really successful, with an amazing 30,000 anglers taking part already. If you haven't done so yet, please visit www.anglingtrust.net/nationalanglingsurvey . It only takes 10 minutes and it's a great chance to have your say about the future of fishing.
We're launching an organisations survey this week for clubs, fisheries, tackle shops and anyone else involved in getting people into fishing. This is part of the creation of our National Angling Participation Plan, which will be completed in the autumn.
We held an event at Aston University last week for more than 40 people involved in major angling participation projects. There was a really good atmosphere at the event – one person said to me that it was the first angling meeting she had been to where everyone had been positive! If angling is to survive in the future, we have to up our game significantly to get more young anglers on the bank.
I haven't done much fishing since the last blog, but I did take one weekend off to get down to the West Country for my annual trip with a few mates to try and catch salmon and sea trout on various rivers in Devon.
There was certainly a lot of water about, and I managed to catch two salmon and a fabulous 11 lb sea trout, which is a fish of a lifetime. Apparently it's the largest sea trout caught on that river for the last 50 years or so.
I would have had trouble landing it if my mates hadn't been on hand to help and also to take a photo before I released her to go and spawn. An unforgettable fish that will be in my memory (and on my screen saver) for a very long time.
Angling Trust membership numbers in all categories are creeping up slowly, but surely, which is pretty good given the economic situation out in the country. It's clear that more and more anglers are realising that 50p a week is a small price to pay to support a unified organisation which is fighting for the future of fish and fishing.
We'll be announcing new membership benefits in the next couple of weeks, including a list of 50 fisheries where Angling Trust members get a 10% discount. This list is growing fast and we hope that this will convince more anglers to support us, because they'll save most of their membership fee on these discounts. If you're not a member yet, why not join today at www.anglingtrust.net ?
Right, that's me – Mark Lloyd, Angling Trust chief exec – signing off for now. I'll be back here with Angler's Mail in a week's time (Saturday, August 11). Until then enjoy the website, the magazine – and your fishing!
Here's the list of all our new blogs and when they go live:
MONDAY: Carp crews on rotation – Korda, Fox, Nash and ACE.
TUESDAY: Steve Collett, Mail contributor and ultimate all-rounder.
WEDNESDAY: Angler's Mail HQ – yes, us!
THURSDAY: Specialists from Pike Anglers Club, Korum and Pallatrax, on rotation.
FRIDAY: Carl & Alex, Angler's Mail juniors and video diary makers.
SATURDAY: The Angling Trust – guys at the governing body.
SUNDAY: Colin Mitchell, veteran coarse angler and top journalist
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The network is teaming with Dustin Lance Black to develop an eight-hour scripted miniseries about the gay rights movement, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.
Black, who won an Oscar for penning the screenplay to the Harvey Milk biopic Milk, will write the series for ABC Studios. Laurence Mark (Jerry Maguire) will executive produce the untitled project, which is in development, alongside Black. The drama will be based on and told from Black's background and experiences as a gay rights activist.
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Multiple Sources: Efforts to Trade Matt Garza and the Timing of the Theo Epstein Compensation Resolution Are Related
I used to wonder why sportswriters and other pundits would use expressions like "I'm hearing X," or "chatter is picking up on Y." If you're hearing something specific, just say exactly what you're hearing, right?
Well, I'm starting to get it.
It's not always that writers are trying to mask the strength of their rumors, or to make themselves sound like they know more than they do. It turns out that sometimes, you'll hear something vague-ish from one source (they don't have details or can't share specifics), and then you hear something similar from another source. Taking them together, you don't have a concrete "I can now report Thing Z is Happening." But you can harmonize them into a coherent narrative of what is *probably* happening behind the scenes. Thus, the best you can do sometimes is say things like "I'm hearing X," or "chatter is picking up on Y."
With that thorough preamble in mind, I have heard today, from multiple sources (within one hour of each other), a variety of non-specific things that all coalesce into one narrative, the truth of which I'm certain: the reason the Theo Epstein compensation issue is coming to a head this week is because it is impacting the Cubs' efforts to consider trade opportunities for Matt Garza.
The interrelated nature of these two issues is manifesting itself in three ways:
(1) the Cubs may want to settle the compensation issue as a part of a trade of Garza to Boston, but because the two sides cannot agree on what is fair compensation for Epstein, they can't properly evaluate how much the Cubs should get in return for Garza (i.e., a haul of prospects minus the value of fair compensation);
(2) the Cubs may want to use a player or players acquired in a trade of Garza to another team to compensate Boston, but, again, without a clear understanding of what kind of value Boston deserves, it is difficult to make a clear choice; or
(3) the Cubs may need to know what players of their own they are still going to have after sending compensation to Boston in order to best choose what prospects they want in return for Garza (because, as I mentioned yesterday, multiple teams have stepped back up to the table to speak to the Cubs about Garza – including at least one team that hasn't previously been considered a primary suitor).
This week, Gordon Wittenmyer reported that a source told him Red Sox President Larry Lucchino requested a month ago that Bud Selig finally settle the compensation issue. Why, then, would the issue just be re-emerging this week? My best sense? Because the Cubs are now just as interested as the Red Sox in resolving the matter quickly, and the pressure to come a conclusion is now coming from both sides.
I know that's a lot to digest, and doesn't have much in the way of specifics. But, at its core, it makes perfect sense: if you've got an outstanding liability that will impact your prospect situation, it would be nice to have that resolved before you address your prospect situation by way of shipping your most valuable trade piece. None of this means that, ultimately, the resolution of the compensation issue will in any way impact a Garza trade or non-trade (in fact, in some ways, the Cubs hope it has no impact whatsoever). It means only that the Cubs don't want the issue looming over their heads as they try to figure out what the best path is with Garza.
On the possibility of, and timing of, a Garza trade, be reminded: while the Cubs would likely prefer not to break camp with Garza, thereby risking injury or ineffectiveness, they are perfectly content to do so. The possibility of an extension remains on the table (though I'm told Garza's side has not yet shown a great deal of interest), as does the possibility of a mid-season trade, when, potentially, Garza's value will be even higher. Further, to the extent the Cubs would like a 2011 draft signee included, as I mentioned yesterday, they'll have to wait until six months after that player signed for him to be included as a PTBNL – for most signees, six months after signing is mid-February.


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2010 Ram Power Wagon Long Term Report 3 of 4Posted in Vehicle Reviews on February 1, 2012
This quarter the big Power Wagon didn't see as much mileage as you might expect, however, we did take it on several long road trips, including one to Arizona for a new product launch. It was also used to shuttle us around to various desert locations for photo shoots, seeing it has the capability to get us in and out of those places.
One option we are really missing with our Power Wagon, coming from our '09 Ram 1500 is the RamBox. Those boxes don't take very much bed space and give you so much more flexibility in how you haul things in the bed. We used to use the RamBoxes for our camera gear and recovery gear, knowing they were in a safe, weather-resistant storage area and not bouncing around the cab on a bumpy road. With this Power Wagon, we just put everything on the floor and hope for the best. Thankfully Ram recently announced that Heavy-Duty trucks would get their own version of the RamBox for 2012. We can't wait.
Speaking of bed space, we also rehabbed a house and used the Power Wagons 6-foot-4-inch bed to haul materials to the dump. Having a 1,780-pound payload really does come in handy, and with a durable drop-in bedliner, our Ram didn't look any worse for the wear, nor did it ever break a sweat under our demands.
On our Arizona trip, we achieved something we haven't seen before on the Power Wagon, we got 15 mpg on the return trip. We suspect that Arizona's different fuel formulation helped out with the increase in mpgs. We made it a point to fill up with Arizona fuel and keep the cruise control set on 72 mph. This made for a relaxing trip home on Interstate 10 and proved that under the right conditions, the Power Wagon can achieve pretty impressive mileage on the highway.
Our only problem to report this quarter was a persnickety Bluetooth system that wouldn't play nice with our iPhone 4. After a trip to the dealer, we found out that our head unit had a new software update. We are happy to report that our Bluetooth connection is working flawlessly after the update and we are back to talking away hands free.
To us, the Power Wagon is the perfect fullsize truck that has just about everything. With a gutsy V-8 engine, solid axles, premium shocks, and fullsize ability, there are few things better than driving down an abandoned dirt road in the backcountry. Other than the RamBox, the only option missing on the order sheet it a trusty trail dog.
Previous reports: Mar. '11, Oct. '11
Base price: $44,830
Price as tested: $51,175
Four-wheel-drive system: Two-speed, part-time, shift-on-the-fly
Long-Term Numbers
Miles to date: 13,581
Miles since last report: 3,788
Average mpg (this report): 12.1
Test best tank (mpg): 15.0
Test worst tank (mpg): 9.62 (towing)
This period: None
Problem areas: Bluetooth system
What's Hot, What's Not
Hot: Go anywhere, haul anything
Not: Still a giant truck to maneuver in everyday life
Logbook Quotes
- "An all-highway tank from Scottsdale to Orange County just returned 15 mpg. I wish I could get that all the time."
- "The Bilsteins are amazing on the road and just as good on the dirt."
- "The Information Center is handy, but I'd like to see trip, range, and fuel economy info at the same time."
- "Put a little under a ton of junk in the bed and the Power Wagon didn't even sweat."


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By: Furious Francis - Owner & Editor In Chief
A lot of you guys might be too young to remember, but at one point Rare used to be the Retro or Naughty Dog of the gaming industry. Rare made classics on the Super Nintendo like Donkey Kong Country and Killer Instinct. Innovative, moving, and graphically superior to 99% of the other SNES games. Rare defined the mid 90's for graphically enhanced Super Nintendo Games.
RARE stories always make it to the top here and that's why they'll keep coming.
I don't mind the articles, they keep Those We Do Not Speak Of happy and distracted.
I loved Rare growing up, what Microsoft did to them is horrible and should be written about a million times.
yeah i die a little inside every time i think about it. good thing the people who left are trying to form together and make good games like the real spiritual successor to banjo.
What happened to Rare is bad but an article about Microsoft letting rare go is dumb. Rare have/are made/making profitable games for Microsoft so why would Microsoft let them go.
Too many people blame employees leaving the studio, but Kameo proved that Rare had some of their charm and good design still around at the turn of the generation.
And BK: Nuts and Bolts probably never would have been a racer if MS had not been pushing XBL on the studio. And then they pushed Kinect on the studio and that was the end of it. The talent that showed itself in very early 360 titles was buried in gimmicks and forced multiplayer.
Kameo was a game by Rare with very big potential
unfortunately Kinect happened
Microsoft bought Rare for 300 million have they actually made any game that was worthy of their price tag ?
What's the point. Rare isn't Rare anymore anyway.
True, something must be wrong there.. Rare, Bungie, Bizarre and ensemble just to name a few of the top all either left, shut down or failed miserably years after Microsoft got their hands on them. wonder why?
Questions for those who gave a 360:
1) would you prefer if Rare developed games like they did on the N64 as supposed to what they gave developed under MS?
2) do you hold MS or Rare accountable for a lack of quality titles that were developed by Rare on the N64?
3) do you think Rare developing titles like they did on the N64 would have performed better or worse than those now?
4) would MS and or Rare been better of with those titles or their current titles under MS?
If Microsoft was the downfall of RARE, why was Nintendo okay with letting them walk? Nintendo saw the writing on the wall, and Microsoft just got stuck holding the bag.
Most of the good people had already left rare before ms bought them. Ms just wanted their popular games and hoped there was still some talent left who could bring them back up.
Ms will probably disband rare and hand the franchises off to a different studio within 2 years.
@SilentNegotiator Oh yeah! Kameo was the ONLY game ever made me oh so close on making the decision to go 360!
Microsoft took the "Killer Instinct" out of em, get it?
Nah honestly, Rare could make one of the most anticipated fighting games since MK and SF, but we all know it'll never happen, RIP.
"Those We Do Not Speak Of"? That's an accurate title, since I have no idea who you are talking about.
Because everyone with anything vaguely negative to say about the 360 is a PS3 saboteur.
I mean, how could a true 360 fan be disappointed with the direction MS took Rare?
Question to the author of these article: How do you know Rare is not happier now with MS? MS pays these guys good and MS also gave these guys a huge building with lots of toys.
People think the because your not making AAA games that developers are unhappy but developers do not think like celebs and as long as they are making games and have a steady income they are happy.
Working on AAA game sis way more stressful and time consuming that working on smaller projects...Rare are happy at MS and I do not think that they would want to go on there own and have a 50% chace on failing and loosing everything.
Go watch the making of Gears of War 1, those guys were practically living at the EPIC building - I can see why Cliffy B wanted a break.
The old Rare died before MS purchased them and MS did Rare a favour because Nintendo was ready to shut them down.
why did all of Rare's top developers leave and second guess MS everymove if they were happy with them?
Rare stories make it to the top because people know what they "were"...
But hope burns eternal... Rare is diversifying, they are looking for 2D and 3D artists to create art for **Win 8 Mobile and Tablet devices**...
They are looking for experienced people to run online services or Free-to-play experiences....
But in the end I wish the Stamper brothers were still there and true blue old school Banjo's and Conkers were being given this gen and Next gen reboots...
Funny thing is Micro payed 375MIL to Rare, everyone here is acting like Microsoft stole the company THE COMPANY SOLD ITSELF TO MICROSOFT CORPORATION FOR 375.000.000 DOLLARS NO ONE STOLE THE COMPANY CALM DOWN!!!
Microsoft gave Rare a couple of chances, but they simply didn't deliver stellar games for the X360... so now they make Kinect games.
No kidding, Rare was awesome. When you bought a game and it had Rare on it you knew it was going to be AWESOME. Now look at them. I wish Nintendo would have out bid Microsoft for Rare.
how can u outbid yourself
when you are saling the remaning stake in said company.
Meh, they should have made a Master Chiefs Bad Fur Day... Would've sold 12 million on day 1!!!
Hell, your not half wrong. If they came out with a modern Conker game which involved/mocked all of the 360 exclusives such as Halo, GOW, and even go back as far as the Kameo/PGR games. I would buy it, I bet they could easily make a great game out of that.
Hate to disappoint people but MS is keeping Rare. MS actually brought them back to profitability. Blame nintendo for letting them go. Anyway, I'm excited to see their new games on xbox720.
But where are the quality Rare games?that's fine them making profit and all.
Every game Rare has made for xbox is quality to me. Its totally subjective. They are now profiting again with MS and that's what counts. Their Kinect games have sold millions and it has been confirmed they are developing two to three titles for xbox 720 and they aren't kine t only titles.
so sales = quality now? If that is the case then the Call of Duty games are the highest quality games around. Kinect Sports is cute and all, but hardly compelling stuff from the studio that brought us Goldeneye, Perfect Dark and Conker.
At this point in time they can have Rare...None of the original GREAT Rare game designers are there anyway. Now Rare is just a name that was once good. No real great games in the past 10 years. So Microsoft has no big win on that anyway.
And now they're making Apps for windows phones... how they've fallen
@Gribble Ginger - why are you always so negative in Xbox articles? Shouldn't you and your people be in PS3 articles hi fiveing each other AND gloating about the almighty PS3.
This is a serious question by the way... I know you prefer the PS3 as your console of choice and I respect that but what joy do you get from downplaying the 360 and always want to talk negative about it.
Edit: My console of choice is a 360 but my favourite games this gen is Uncharted 2 and LBP but that does not mean that I hate PS3 and should downplay it
Regardless of both of your console fanboy-isness BS, he's right. Going from making Banjo-Kazooie to apps on a Windows phone is a huge fall.
are you negative in Sony and Nintendo articles?
Rare isn't going anywhere, Microsoft helped them to turn things around and actually make money. I have to wonder where all the Rare love was for games like Grabbed By The Ghoolies and the original Conker or even the Xbox Conker. Those games all sold very poorly.
What incentive is there for them to release new versions of the games people claim to care so much about?
Not sure why people ignore that Rare has been one of the most active and acclaimed developers this generation.
Perfect Dark Zero, Banjo Kazooie Nuts And Bolts, Kameo Elements Of Power, Viva Pinata 1 and 2 and the first Kinect Sports. All of those games have sold over a million apiece and in cases like Viva Pinata and Kinect Sports they've sold millions on top of millions.
The reason Microsoft bought Rare was for the IP's, they would never give those up. Just because they didn't use a ton of them this generation doesn't mean they wont ever. I mean Sony didn't use Jak And Daxter this generation, should they give that IP up? Of course not.
I do love when someone puts a Rare story up though, it always gets hits and heat. The only way to get more heat is to post a negative Sony article or a positive Microsoft one.
Comments should be a laugh and a half.
Apparently what you said was false? Sorry for trusting the users on this site to not be fanboys about something.
What I said was fact, and is easy enough to look up. Every game they put out has had a Platinum Hits version, with the exception of Kinect Sports, but we know that has sold like 5 million copies.
People just like to hate on Rare because they need something to complain about. Most of the people claiming to be Rare fans hate Nintendo and didn't support the games they were releasing anyway. Conker was fun, sold crappy on N64 and Xbox.
I'd love to see another one, but what incentive would Microsoft have to release one? Surely not because a vocal minority on a PS3 fan site said they liked the series.
Microsoft are just evil, plain and simple. They will use a companies resources for its own ends, when its done sucking the blood from it, the discard the empty carcass.
Microsoft is a business.
If rare and other such developers want to sell out when Microsoft offers them money and contracts that is up to them.
The people who make good games don't just disappear. Don't get so attached to a studio name from over 10 years ago.
Let it go...
Times change, people move around and make new studios.
Rare had it's time in the limelight... that was in the 90's.
Hate to break it to you, it's not the 90s anymore.
Move on.
True. Id software as well.
Not that they are bad, but people always remember the old days and forget that times change. Banjo Nuts and Bolts was fun, though not what fans were expecting.
Is it Microsofts fault? Or is it RARE's fault? People left, new people came in.
No matter who's fault it is (if anyones), it still begs the question why Microsoft havn't invested in a new era "Banjo" game, (not nuts and bolts style).
I wish microsoft would let rare go like they did with bungie and let them make the games they want and allow other publishers to publish there games, im sure with there history it would not be to hard for them to find a publisher, until that happens rare will always be held hostage under microsoft.
If they leave like Bungie did, then they leave without the IPS. That was the deal between MS & bungie, their freedom in trade for the Halo IP. by all means they should to you ,it will do them wonders.
Rare is a shell of it's former glory, down to basic Kinect Shovelware.
The first rare game I played was conkers bad furday and ever since then I was a supporter or rare, I really miss the golden age of gaming.
I think it`s a disgrace to old Rare when comparing them to naughty dog and retro. Rare`s magic is unique and can never be replaced. Retro is close, but no cigar.
agreed Retro hasn't been doing it long enough. But there the closest thing.
To be honest. If rare were to release those games now they wouldn't be as popular then when they first appeared because, back then they were the best games, now we have halo uncharted battlefield, gears god of war etc, they simply do not compete ( despite being totally different games). IMO they wouldn't sell well for ms as I believe most 360 gamers aren't interested in donkey kong or banjo … maybe as a child but not Any more. That's not to say all people wouldn't like them some obv will, but not enough for ms to bother making them.
Didn't they make a new banjo kazooe anyway?
These titles belong on Nintendo, there they would do very well.
Personally, I think that fans have to let Rare go not Microsoft.
Right now if Rare was let go; it would not produce titles like its former self, most of the staff have moved on and they would not be in a position to make the sequel or types of titles we desire.
Microsoft is keeping Rare on life support, while fans want to pull the plug and do what they were doing before Rare was hospitalised, even though that could kill the studio.
It's time for Rare fans to let them go.
They are what they are. They will never return to form. All the people that mattered are gone.
Let's be honest here. The Rare we all remember died years ago. People left for their own projects or to form their own studios.
Even if MS removed the Kinect boot from their cars, what good would it do when Rare is Rare by name only...
This isn't a shock, MIcrosoft screw over alot of the people work with. Heck I can't wait to see what Bungie makes on their own, I will miss them making Halo but I think Microsoft made them overkill Halo.
Great games studios are great because of the people that work there... they don't simply "go dumb" one day.
Rare, in its original form, is gone.
Delvelopers & Talent can be replaced, but creative
,inventive & memorable IP are hard to replace
So why wolud MS Release. these IP ,when all they need is to replace the people that left
IPs may be memorable but they certainly aren't creative and inventive.
It's the people working on the IPs that are creative and inventive.
At least they should let Rare to develop their most loved franchises from time to time and who knows maybe new ip's.
Anyone who played Kinect Sports remembers when Rare made good games.
Viva Pinata, Kameo and Nuts & Bolts were also top titles. I get a bit tired of these articles waxing lyrical about 'past triumphs' such as bloated 3D collect-a-thons, wonky sub-Mario platform games and sub-Mario Kart racers, and a fighting game that no-one takes seriously.
But this bit really made me laugh: "Innovative, moving, and graphically superior to 99% of the other SNES games."
Where was the innovation in copying Super Mario and Mortal Kombat? Moving, lol? Graphically superior? More like brutally ugly, 3D renders that no sane person would say look better than the likes of Yoshi's Island, Ristar etc.
I don't want to be harsh on Rare because I did enjoy their earlier games - I even still play the DKC trilogy every so often.
But to suggest their more recent games are worthless is just plainly ignorant. Hopefully they'll keep doing what they do.
if sony owned rare they would still be making core games -FACT
let say microsoft owned the sly cooper franchise, do you think sly 4 would still be coming out?
M$ would have them making shovelware ASAP
RIP Rare, loved original perfect dark on 64
easily one of the best fps of all time imo
Hopefully the new Killer Instinct remake will put Rare back on the map for hardcore titles again. Maybe a Killer Instinct sequel? Who knows. All I know is They could be developing a new Ip for next gen Xbox so I wouldn't count them out yet.
I would like to see another Killer Instinct but it would have to be done extremely well. Way too many fighting games coming out. The masses would go back to Marvel and Street Fighter leaving the rest to rot.
If it wasn't for MS Rare would be completely dead. They did Perfect Dark Zero, Nuts & Bolts, and Kameo. None sold even close to well. Rare made it public their company was in big trouble. Microsoft swooped in and gave them something to do. Now why it may not be everyone's forte they are back to being a major player in the sales.
I bought perfect dark hd on xbla and I still play it today. Great memories!
Rare didn't a fantastic job earlier this gen creating awesome new ips like kameo and viva pinata while bringing old favorites like perfect dark and banjo. All these games averaged 8's across the board which is an impressive feat.
The problem is the second half this gen. They really haven't done much. I'm still waiting for my conker and killer instinct.
Dude Rares done a steller job all around . Easily the busiest studio under Microsoft Game Studios.
Peferct Dark Zero
viva pinata
Banjo amd Kazooie
perfect dark (XBLA)
and 2 Bajoo (xbla games) Not to mention their involvment with kinnect ....Thats alot
Oops, it was a typo. I mean Rare DID a fantastic job. Wow that small typo just messed up my entire comment. Hate commenting on my celly.
It's not time to let them go but time to release them from kinect and let them gives the fans what they have been asking for.
Hard to say if RARE could capture the market the way they did with the N64 generation...They have a lot more competition these days.
I wish they would simply adjust whatever it is they set out to originally do...because they don't seem to be doing much of it now.
I disagree with you. If imagination is there and Rare can split some members of there team.
It would be so easy,using the engine for banjoo or kameo to bring back Jet Force Gemini, Killer Instinct, Or a Donkey Kong Clone( this time around your an aligator seeking vengence on the Kong Klan)
They won't be splitting up the team (anytime soon at least).
It seems like they are tepid on the idea of doing anything other than what MS wants them to do. MS has them busy working on something...whatever it is.
Killer Instinct is one of the only games that could really put them on the map right out of the gate because it targets all sorts of consumers. Banjo Kazooie is mainly a kids game (whether or not adults play it) and a DK clone is highly unlikely to ever come out of them. JFG isn't going to break any sales barriers either. Kameo most likely won't get a sequel either...
They would have to get a new I.P. out or revisit something else. Doesn't seem likely now, but there is potential. I don't doubt them, I'm just saying it isn't likely. Things have changed since they were on top.


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