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The Cheungs watch a lot of TV. No really, a LOT of TV. I keep up with an embarrassing number of sitcoms and dramas and reality shows and sitting down for an episode of Lost or Glee is what Phillip and I call Date Night. (Sad but true.) We have a TV in our bedroom, even though countless friends advised against this when we got married. I almost always know what show people are referencing on Twitter. And I'll just say it: my kids watch a lot of TV too.
NOT THAT I'M PROUD OF THIS! I mean, while I allow and sometimes even encourage my kids to be on a first name basis with Super Why (they're learning their letters!) and Kai-lan (they're learning Chinese!) and the Backyardigans (I kind of like their theme song!), I am fully aware that they watch a LOT of TV and that the experts say this is Not Good.
But! Kids woke up unbearably early in the morning? Take them downstairs and turn on PBSKids. Kids won't eat lunch? Turn on the TV and they'll shovel it in, their eyes glazed over. Kids fighting? The TV's right there! Turn it on! Kid won't nap? Maybe he'll watch a show. Kids driving us crazy during dinner? Maybe they'll quiet down if we put on a DVD. Kids need to wind down before dinner? A show will do the trick! It got to the point that at every meal time, and oh God I am so embarrassed to admit this, Molly would look at me expectantly, fork in the air, and say, "Show?"
I felt bad about this, but I was never sure how to go about changing things. The TV was just THERE! Our living space in the old house was one big room and you could see the television from every angle. It was right next to our dining room table. We could reach over and turn it on without the aid of a remote. And you KNOW I am a take-the-path-of-least-resistance kind of mom! BAD COMBINATION!
Then we moved and I have to say, the absolute biggest difference in our lives isn't the fully fenced back yard or the separate bedrooms for the kids, it's the relegating of the television to the family room downstairs. There is no TV anywhere near our eating space. Even if we wanted to watch, there's nowhere to even put it. I knew this when we were moving, I even looked forward to it thinking this would be the time I finally got control of the TV watching, but I was nervous. I depended on that television, you guys.
But now, only two weeks into our new house, the TV has taken on treat-like status. It is not a given that we will watch a show during breakfast. It is not a given that we will watch TV when it's raining and there's nothing else to do. My kids now eat in front of a giant window where they watch airplanes and cars and neighbors and dogs and these things appear to be just as entertaining as Elmo. We did put an iPod dock in the kitchen so we can listen to kid music (or podcasts when they're napping and I'm cleaning up - The Moth is my favorite!) and that's been really fun AND guilt-free! We no longer use the TV as a bargaining tool during dinner and sometimes I can't really believe that we're doing it. That we're surviving without the TV.
Which isn't to say we don't let the kids watch it. I mean, we are who we are! Our decision to give up cable was only made once we realized we could still find all our favorite shows on the internet! The kids still watch a show every once in a while before bedtime and you bet I turned on the TV yesterday when there were no naps and beastly behavior. GOD BLESS MY TELEVISION.
But we were watching way too much and it turns out that all we had to do was move it out of the way. Move it out of the place where we spend the most time. And it hasn't been this horrible, scary, painful thing I imagined. We're doing just fine. We've found other ways to amuse ourselves. In fact, I find that I LIKE watching less TV and that, my friends, is not something I EVER thought I'd say.

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Yes, somebody up there must like Max (Keith Poulson), the main character of the hilarious yet heartless "Somebody Up There Likes Me." He's neither charming nor particularly good-looking, but he lands lovely women like he's Ryan Gosling.
Since Max is such a selfish jerk, his relationships either don't last long or last much longer than they should, frequently due to infidelity (on top of persistent unhappiness). After splitting from his ex-wife (Kate Lyn Sheil), Max soon marries his fellow steakhouse server Lyla (Jess Weixler), who's obsessed with breadsticks and goes along with their relationship for reasons that are never clear. Max seems to have no qualms about his growing lust for the couple's babysitter (Stephanie Hunt of "Friday Night Lights"), who becomes their full-time nanny.
So why did I sort of like a movie with such a suck at its center? Because writer-director Bob Byington constantly gives "Somebody" personality, even if it's like someone you meet and aren't sure you like. The writing is as sharp as a nail on your seat. "I meant to compliment you earlier on your appearance and sense of humor," Max tells a woman he's just taken on an unpleasant first date. His efforts can barely be called efforts, and perhaps the movie means to depict how some people succeed in mysterious ways, almost in spite of themselves.
But I don't think so. Byington jumps around in several five-year chunks, suggesting a life flying by without paying attention to how the characters relate to each other on a day-to-day basis.
The presence of Illinois native Nick Offerman (who also produced) as Max's co-worker and only friend adds life and laughs to the movie, which frequently uses misheard or misinterpreted language to its advantage.
"Are you completely stupid?" Max's ex asks him. "Completely?" he responds. It's one of many times the movie made me laugh, but on an emotional level, like Max, I felt nothing.
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When you talk about the greatest basketball players to put on a Redwood Valley uniform, the name Mike Busack has to be included in the discussion.
The past 20 years of Cardinal hoops – or as I call it 'the Golden Era' – has seen some good ones.
I mean think what Markus Okeson could do with a line-up of Luke Jimenez at point guard, Mike Felt at the two, Mike Busack and David Homan at forward and Aaron Busack at center.
He'd probably rule the world.
The old-timers sitting around the table at afternoon coffee might have a few other names for me, but again, I'm talking about just the last 20 years.
I didn't even mention names like Josh Preusse, Jason Busack, Seth Breitkreutz, JT?Radel or Tim Madson.
Bottom line, Mike Busack is going to go down as one of the best to put on a Cardinal uniform.
"I think what I'll remember most is the relationships I've been able to build with everyone on the teams, staff and community," Busack said. "That's what I'm gonna miss the most, not the wins, losses or stats."
His stats speak for themselves. His 1,736 career points put him in the top five all-time, and he finishes with 690 career rebounds, 265 assists, 157 steals and 150 blocked shots.
As a senior, Busack averaged 26.6 ppg, 8.6 rpg, 4.0 apg, led the team with 112 assists, 51 steals and had 55 blocked shots.
He shot 56 percent from the floor (42 percent from downtown) and had 95 made three-pointers for a team that went 26-2 and won the SWC championship.
The three time All-SWC selection led the Cardinals to within four overtimes of a state title berth as a junior and to the Section 3AA title game as a senior.
His game-winning three-pointer against Montevideo in the Section 3A-North Sub-Section title game in 2011 is going to be talked about for years to come, and he did it again to the T-Hawks this year scoring 29 points and grabbing eight boards in the Cards 48-46 Sub-Section title victory.
"I thought we had a great run this season, but it didn't end up how we wanted,' he said. "As a whole though I think we can be proud of what we accomplished the last couple years, and I really want to thank Coach Okeson and the rest of the staff for everything they've done for me. They're the reason why we were as successful as we were."
What knowledgeable hoops fans are probably going to remember most though about Busack was his unselfish play and how he made average talent around him better.
I'm not knocking the role players the Cardinals have had the past two seasons (it proves what a solid coach Okeson is), but if you look at the roster of some of the teams before Busack (especially '96-98 and in '02) the overall talent is not even comparable.
From a sheer athletic standpoint, Busack is arguably one of the most gifted we've seen come through in a long time.
He could easily play college football, and if he wanted to go the baseball route, as a 6'5" left-handed pitcher, he would gain instant attention from scouts.
Then there was his high-flying dunk act that is probably never going to be duplicated.
I can remember a four or five year stretch where I didn't see a single dunk in a game, and Busack had four alone in one game against Windom Area.
He just recently captured the slam dunk title at the Minnesota?All-Star Series in St. Cloud.
This is an event that features numerous All-State players including teammate and Minnesota Mr. Basketball winner Siyani Chambers of Hopkins who is going to play at Harvard.
His 24 points and six boards in a 105-90 win and 18 points and eight boards in a 112-101 loss proved he belongs with the rest of the Minnesota elite.
"It was some of the most fun basketball I've played in my life," he said. "It was a great opportunity to play with the best talent in the state and see where I measured up."
Busack's basketball ceiling is high. He has the opportunity now to go to MSU-Mankato and make his mark at the collegiate level.
"I'm extremely excited to get to play for the Mavericks," he said. "They are bringing in a lot of new talent, and I get along with the team very well so far."
"I think the Maverick program is going to push me to my limits to get bigger, faster, stronger and all around better at the game of basketball, and I'm looking forward to the next four years."
Good luck down the road Mike.
Cardinal Nation is definitely gonna miss you.
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Presbytis hosei
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|Scientific Name:
|Presbytis hosei (Thomas, 1889)
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|There are strong indications that the canicrus subspecies can be separated from the others as a distinct species (Meijaard and Groves unpubl. data). The subspecies hosei is based on just a few specimens (type locality) and is of unclear taxonomic status.
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|Nijman, V., Meijaard, E. & Hon, J.
|Mittermeier, R.A. & Rylands, A.B. (Primate Red List Authority)
This species is considered Vulnerable in light of a continuing decline of the population inferred from extensive habitat loss and hunting. Habitat loss was probably between 30-50% of the range in the past 30 years (approximately three generations). Where the species does remain it is heavily hunted.
|Previously published Red List assessments:
|Range Description:
|Presbytis hosei is found in northern Borneo, specifically northern Sarawak and Sabah (Malaysia), northern East Kalimantan (Indonesia), and Brunei Darussalam (Nijman 2004). The southern boundary of the species' range is not yet clear, and the distribution map should be regarded as provisional.
Presbytis hosei hosei may only be found around the lower Baram River in coastal Sarawak, Malaysia (Groves 2001).
Presbytis hosei everetti is found in Brunei, Indonesia (Kalimantan) and Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak). The range extends from about latitude 2°40'N to Mount Kinabalu and along the northwestern coast of Sabah into Brunei (Groves 2001).
Presbytis hosei sabana is confined to central and eastern Sabah, and perhaps also in far northeastern Kalimantan (Groves 2001).
Presbytis hosei canicrus is found on the eastern coast of Borneo (Kalimantan, Indonesia), from Kutai to Gunung Talisayan (Groves 2001).
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Native:Brunei Darussalam; Indonesia (Kalimantan); Malaysia (Sabah)
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|A population in the Kayan Mentarang National Park in East Kalimantan was assessed by counts along transects as well as data from all other encounters. A follow-up census 7 years later concluded that densities had dropped by 50-80%, and the species had become rare to observe. It is suggested that hunting for various reasons was the principal cause of this decline (Nijman 2004, 2005).
In Brunei, average size is 6 individuals per group (Hon pers. comm.); this may be the last stronghold for this species. Densities for P. h. sabana are estimated at 2.1 groups/km2, or approximately 16 individuals/km2; estimates for P. h. everetti are 1.3 groups/km2, or approximately 10.1 individuals/km2; estimates for P. h. canicus are 2.3 groups/km2, or approximately 19 individuals/km2 (V. Nijman pers comm.).
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|This species occurs in lowland to hill dipterocarp rainforest (on Mount Kinabalu). It is known from sea-level up to approximately 1,000 m elevation, with records to 1,600 m (Goodman 1989) and possibly higher. Animals occasionally enter plantations. It is primarily folivorous, but will consume flowers, fruits and seeds, as well as eggs and nestlings.
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|It is hunted for lucrative "bezoar stones" (visceral secretions used in traditional "medicines"). These monkeys are also hunted for food.
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|Though not totally impervious, Hose's sureli is relatively tolerant of forest disturbance. However, hunting poses the biggest danger to this species. The hunting of surelis correlates with the presence of inland settlements, the timber industry, and a demand for lucrative "bezoar stones" (visceral secretions used in traditional "medicines"). These monkeys are also hunted for food and to deter crop-raiding (Nijman 2004).
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|This species is legally protected in Indonesia, though wrongly named P. aygula, a misidentification that may serve to subvert prosecution of offenders. P. aygula is the former name for P. comata, a species with which P. hosei has sometimes been incorrectly lumped in the past. It is listed on CITES Appendix II. The largest population in a protected area is found in Kayan Mentarang, East Kalimantan (Nijman 2005), and the next largest protected area that harbors P. hosei is the Betung-Kerihun / Lanjak Entimau trans-boundary reserves in West Kalimantan and Sarawak (Nijman 2004). These protected habitats do not prevent the decline of many forest species, including Hose's sureli, however, due to the absence of meaningful enforcement of laws to prevent illegal hunting (Nijman 2005). The species occurs as well in Kutai National Park (Indonesia) and in Mount Kinabalu National Park (Malaysia). There are no specimens reported in captivity.
|Nijman, V., Meijaard, E. & Hon, J. 2008. Presbytis hosei. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2008: e.T18128A7666166. . Downloaded on 21 September 2018.
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I haven't been here in awhile... How are ya'll doin?
Yeah, I said 'ya'll.' Guess why... I MOVED to the SOUTH. It's pretty weird down here. I miss the cold and liberal attitudes in the North... Southern hospitality only goes so far when you're mostly democratic and don't believe in god... BUT, everything is cheaper here, I got a...
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I have always lived in the South and I still can't stand how conservative it is. I always feel like I am wasting my votes. Maybe enough logical liberal people will move down here eventually.
Well hello there Miss Lady! I too have been neglecting my SG duties, but its good to see you're still around! :D


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The Evergreen Chorale kicks off its 2011-12 season with "Evita," a show-stopper that will fill Center/Stage Theater with the sights and sounds of Argentina in the early 20th century. This rock-opera story of the rise and fall of Argentina's beloved first lady, Eva Peron, reopens on Broadway in 2012, but why fly to New York when you can enjoy the charms and ambitions of "Evita" right here in Evergreen?
The owners of Evergreen Fine Art, Barb Hadley and Phil Shanley, along with the rest of the gallery staff, have become known for their keen eyes for beautiful art and their charitable giving to their community. The latest show at the gallery, Weekend in the West, combines the best of these traits, promising to be a weekend of highly sought-after art and charitable support for our mountain schools' arts programs.
Have you ever fallen prey to (or perhaps used) the age-old pick-up line, "What's your sign?" The signs of the zodiac have been used to predict the future of people's lives for years. In the case of Evergreen citizens and visitors, these astrological symbols can predict the future of your Friday night — a trip to the hottest art auction in town at Stoneheart Gallery on Main Street in Evergreen. You'll leave feeling happier than a hippie that you finally paid attention when someone asked, "What's your sign?"
Week after week, we read about our talented mountain musicians performing with the Evergreen Chamber Orchestra, acting in Evergreen Players productions, or singing with the Evergreen Chorale. If you've ever wondered where some of these local artists honed their musical chops, look no further than the instrumental music programs in the Evergreen public schools.
William Butler Yeats wrote, "I know that I shall meet my fate somewhere among the clouds above." Although Yeats was referring to an Irish airman, the same can be said for the latest exhibition at Mirada Fine Arts Gallery, "in the CLOUDS." In this innovative show, Mirada has combined the talents of two disparate artists to create a show that is full of color and whimsy, as well as those moments of emotional reflection that can be found in the clouds above.
The genre of music we call jazz has been described as "the infinite art of improvisation." The true beauty of jazz is that this spirit of improvisation extends beyond the page — beyond musical stylings — to the musicians themselves. The jazz community as far back as the 1920s has been known for the camaraderie among its musicians and their ability to combine diverse talents into new musical combinations at the drop of a hat.
Every year, passers-by can watch as the athletic fields at Buchanan Park are transformed into the artists' extravaganza known as Summerfest. First the white-roofed tents are raised, then the walkways between the tent pods are carefully established, and finally the artists arrive. Buchanan Park and all of Evergreen are filled with a buzz as a whole new group of artists display their fine arts and handmade crafts for all to see and purchase.
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NASHUA - A 22-year-old Nashua man was arrested Tuesday and accused of stabbing another man with a knife during an argument Sunday night.
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Morgan and Custis Pendleton must die. It's not immediately clear why, at this moment in time. Maybe it's just the anti One Per cent vibe I'm carrying around in my veins these days, but they look like bad people. Besides, they're hanging around in an oversized bathhouse, and we all know the punters there pay for sex - a crime which, in gaming terms, offers immediate justification for bloody slaughter. As it does in the real world.
So yes, Morgan and Custis Pendleton must die. The only question is this: is it to be the Quiet Way, or the Not So Quiet Way.
Well, what's it to be?
The Quiet Way
We're dropped off by boat, having travelled down the river that runs through the city of Dunwall - a plague-ridden, mutated blend of Victorian London, 18th Century whaling towns, and various steampunk oddities.
We make our way through the streets that lead to The Golden Cat bathhouse - a tall, imposing building with circular architecture. If we loitered in the preceding alleys we'd apparently find a few side quests, but there's no time for that today: the clock is ticking, and there's killing to be done. Gazing around, you can spot houses covered with canvas marked with a sinister red "X". These are the dwellings that have fallen to the plague.
As we approach the outskirts of The Golden Cat we begin to scale the exterior walls, leaping and hauling ourselves up in a manner reminiscent of Crysis 2. At points our ascent relies on Blink - a power that allows us to teleport over a short distance. Inevitably, there are guards patrolling the upper heights of the bathhouse, guards who can be rendered unconscious or have their throat slit, depending on your proclivities. Whether you spare the goons or not, you'll have to prepare for the fact that their co-workers will eventually come looking for buddies who disappear from their patrols. By a similar token, guards follow set routes but will sometimes be distracted from their routines - pausing to admire bits of artwork, or stomping on a rat.
The latter action can be particularly unfortunate if you've chosen to temporarily possess a rodent, one of the more unusual powers at your disposal. Rats offer an easy way to travel through busy areas, provided that no-one tries to kill you. Find a body of water, and you might prefer to transfer your soul to a fish, swimming into previously inaccessible areas. It seems that when you perform one of these hostile takeovers, you somehow transfer yourself entirely into the host creature; when you're done with the possessed beastie, you'll simply revert to your normal form. In other words, you don't have to worry about leaving your empty shell behind like a lost piece of luggage.
If you'd rather not get ratty (or fishy), there are still plenty of options for sneaking around. The high walls of The Golden Cat's interior are conveniently lined with tight ledges, allowing plenty of opportunity for eavesdropping. We soon find ourselves deep inside the building's guts, and by peering through a keyhole we catch Morgan Pendleton with a prostitute. Rather than taking the direct approach, we fiddle with a nearby set of pipes, filling the room with steam and scalding the pair to death. Morgan and his brother squeal in agony as they're cooked alive, their boiled frames disappearing beneath a blanket of vapour.
After another extended spot of sneaking, we find Custis in one of the upstairs bedrooms; unsurprisingly, he's also got female company. This time we use our possessive powers again - the more expensive variant. Your powers in Dishonored are governed by enchanted Whale bones, rare items, that you find on occasion; it'll cost you dearly to reach the upper levels of the possession skill, and it's not hard to see why: here we simply possess Custis, and walk him out onto the chamber's balcony, much to the surprise of his lover. Then we re-appear next to him and unleash a powerful wind blast, firing our victim straight over the edge and down onto the streets below, where he presumably splatters like an egg.
And then we creep away, no doubt to plan our next assassination.
The Not-So-Quiet Way
This time, having taken a different route to the area, we start out on a rooftop. There's no need to be quiet or stealthy here, and every guard we encounter meets a messy death. Some die to falling blade attacks, a la Ezio Auditore; others have their violence delivered face-to-face. But everyone dies. For much of the assault we're dual-wielding - a long blade in our right hand, a crossbow in our left; at points we switch out the crossbow for an ornate-looking pistol. All three options seem pretty lethal, despatching the guards in seconds.
Once inside we make a beeline for Morgan. He calls for guards, and a trio of warriors show up at once - but even this amassed opposition poses little threat. As our foes pour out into the room, we pause time and fire off a flurry of crossbow bolts. As normal chronological service resumes, all three guards tumble to the floor with perforated necks. By this point, we've already moved on to our next victims.
The massacre is a bit of a blur to be honest; the exact nature of Morgan's demise is lost amid the chaos of non-stop execution. There are so many options: an incendiary bolt causes one man to burst into flames, screaming and writhing as he goes to meet his maker. His colleague steps on a Spring Razor trap and is immediately diced by a storm of acrobatic wires, tumbling to the ground in bloody chunks. There's even time for a quick spot of Errol Flynn-like swordplay. Skilled opponents can present a challenge in such confrontations, avoiding and deflecting your strikes with blades of their own. A correctly-timed block on your part will throw your target off balance, however, allowing you to follow up with a coup de grace.
And Custis Pendleton? Well, he takes a fall again, but this time there's no need to make it look like suicide. Instead we use the wind blast to send him straight through a window. He barely has time to make a surprised face before we cannon him to his death in a hail of broken glass.
On this occasion, we escape using a trick that was discovered during playtesting: technically it's something of an exploit, but Arkane Studios has elected to leave it in anyway. Rather than working our way back through the bathhouse, we follow Custis' example and leap over a balcony. Gravity does its thing, and the ground rushes up to greet us with instant death... then, at the last second, we possess one of the pedestrians in the street. A moment later, we return to our usual form, unscathed. This is more or less the gaming equivalent of that urban legend about surviving a falling lift by jumping at the right moment; it feels cheeky as hell, but it's still quite cool that you can pull it off.
A group of nearby guards are less impressed by our efforts to cheat the reaper. They rush towards us with swords drawn, until we use our powers to summon an aggressive wave of rats. The swordsmen are distracted by the infected vermin swirling and nipping at their legs; we possess one of the rodents, then use this furry hiding place to scurry away to freedom.
Those were just two ways to approach the mission, but Arkane promises that the full game will offer even more possibilities - including the option to remove the Pendletons from the picture without hurting them. This is the first time we've had an extended look at Dishonored, and it has to be said that the game is already looking seriously impressive.
There are strong shades of Deus Ex here, both in the open-ended play and the intelligence of the meticulously crafted world - hardly a surprise, given the involvement of lead designer Harvey Smith. But Dishonored also has a sharply-defined personality of its own - bleak, sinister and quietly self-assured, with a game world that is both futuristic and yet strangely rooted in Victorian history.
It's a fearfully potent mix. If Dishonored isn't already on your radar for 2012, it should be.
Dishonored will be released later this year on PC, PS3 and Xbox 360.


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The Solid Waste Facilities Master Plan was prepared to address the critical need to upgrade or replace the existing transfer stations before they fail. In addition, the plan addressed ways to ensure that the City can continue to transfer waste and recyclables out of the City.
The Solid Waste Facilities Master Plan recommended two major changes to upgrade waste management facilities in Seattle. These changes include the following:
- Demolish and rebuild the City's north and south stations with additional property at each station to improve customer service, reduce adverse environmental impacts, and to expand efforts to recycle and recover reusable materials.
- Build a dedicated solid waste transfer facility at a railhead in South Seattle to ensure that the City has a reliable, environmentally sound and economical way to ship waste out of Seattle.
These changes will ensure that the City can continue to provide reliable, cost effective, and high quality solid waste services to Seattle's homes and businesses.
The draft Solid Waste Facilities Master Plan was completed in November 2003. The City Council authorized SPU to begin implementation of the plan in April 2004. A final document was not prepared because the recommendations from the plan were incorporated into the 2004 amendments (pdf) to the Solid Waste Comprehensive Plan. The most current updates to the plan can be found in the 2011 Revisions to the Solid Waste Management Plan.
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|2012-11-28, 10:00
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The final BD/DVD volume came with a picture drama that I attempted to translate, so anyone missing more Tsuritama in their life can head here (Part 1) and here (Part 2). There's no video, just text and some screenshots, so I think it's okay to link them here?
I'll leave these three screenshots as a hint to what it's about:
Spoiler for picture drama screenshots:
...I miss Tsuritama.
|2012-11-28, 10:07
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Today's NY Times online edition carries this story about an "immortal" species of jellyfish whose main investigator is a sixty-year-old Japanese biologist. He has become something of a media celebrity in Japan. Makes me wonder whether Nakamura and company might have been influenced by Japan's popular fascination with this species.
Maybe it's an alien!
|2012-11-28, 10:13
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It was fun and I imagine with the voices it would be even better. Didn't expect that person to win the contest. Akira and Yuki were the best ones
About the jellyfish I think I read it somewhere before (or saw it in a jellyfish documentary) but didn't know that the one studying it was Japanese, what would Tsukimi from Kuragehime think about it?
|2012-11-28, 10:19
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|2012-11-28, 10:25
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Location: France
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Thanks for the translation! Unfortunately, I can't rep you ~
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So it's been over a year since this wonderful series started airing . Seems the staff still has plenty of love left to release a limited edition tapestry to celebrate Yuki and Haru's birthday. There was also another Q&A twitter session not long ago and just like before, here comes the juicy trivia:
Spoiler for wall of trivia:
Aside from participating in the Q&A, Yuichi Takahashi also posted a new sketch commemorating the anniversary. He also said that all questions regarding a sequel should be left for when Gatchaman Crowds is over.
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|2013-04-19, 19:35
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The abiding love the staff has for this project was as obvious in the work itself as it is in their comments about it. It's rare to see so much continued involvement so long after the show itself has ended.
There seems to be so much affection for the show among the folks who made it that I really wonder if a sequel might be possible, given that the BD/DVD sales were quite solid. Ono Toshiya's sign-off (or involvement) would seemingly be the biggest hurdle.
|2013-04-19, 19:58
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The Q&A session was adorable! (I'm so lucky I didn't miss it this time.) It's so heartwarming to see so much love for this show from the staff, even one year later.
By the way, does anyone know if the novel covers the entire anime? It's 400 pages long so it must be longer than the six chapters at Noitamina's website, but it doesn't seem that long. Then again, it's not a long anime and not a very complicated story either.
|2013-04-21, 14:18
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The trivia about Akira's opinion regarding Tapioca and Savaran
Did the anime end up selling good? I'm sure it wasn't a lot but I hope that a bit more than expected because seeing how much love has been put in Tsuritama...
I really hope they do have plans for a second season after Gatchaman or sometime in the future.
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Considering someone asked on the original Q & A what expectations for sales the staff had and the answer was, "Absolutely none!" I think it's safe to say it exceeded expectations.
I think we all realize the only reason Tsuritama wasn't a huge commercial hit - merely a modest one - is that the main characters were all guys. It is what it is.
|2013-04-21, 19:59
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From the DVD sales thread:
Tsuritama **1,557+*1,953=*3,510 (6) (A-1 Pictures/Sentai Filmworks)
2012/06/27 *2,156 Vol. 1 Limited Edition (Two episodes up to Vol. 6)
07/25 *1,786 Vol. 2 LE
08/22 *1,448 Vol. 3 LE
09/26 *1,464 Vol. 4 LE
10/24 *1,247 Vol. 5 LE
11/21 *1,243 Vol. 6 LE
2012/06/27 *2,338 Vol. 1
07/25 *2,067 Vol. 2
08/22 *2,130 Vol. 3
09/26 *1,854 Vol. 4
10/24 *1,683 Vol. 5
11/21 *1,646 Vol. 6
From scuttlebutt I've read here and elsewhere over the years, averaging 3,500 copies per release is doing just a bit better than breaking even.
If they didn't expect anyone to buy this, was it supposed to support itself via advertising? I thought noitaminA's partners learned that wasn't a viable strategy some time ago. Maybe they got some juicy product placement money from the various fishing brands they advertised. Given the prices on that tackle those manufacturers must be doing pretty well and could afford to throw some yen in the direction of an anime show about fishing. Wouldn't it be amusing to see sales of fishing equipment go up after Tsuritama aired. Any mentions of that, maybe in Japanese sources? I bet the marketing directors of those companies know.
Tsuritama outsold its timeslot "sibling" Sakamichi no Apollon even if only Blu-ray sales are compared.
Kids on the Slope (Sakamichi no Apollon) **,459+*1,794=*2,253 (4) (MAPPA, Tezuka Productions/Sentai Filmworks)
DVD (why just this one?)
2012/10/19 **,459 Vol. 4
2012/07/27 *2,037 Vol. 1 (Three episodes up to Vol. 4)
08/22 *1,839 Vol. 2
09/28 *1,714 Vol. 3
10/19 *1,587 Vol. 4
|2013-04-25, 14:39
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Virginia, USA
Age: 56
US release news. Sentai announced that Tsuritama will release on August 20, 2013. It's getting a dub and more importantly IMO a blu-ray release in addition to a dvd release. This is significant because unlike Kids on the Slope which was announced as a blu-ray dub from the start, Tsuritama was originally announced as a sub-only dvd. Thank you to everyone who expressed their interest in the series to Sentai. You're the reason we're getting a blu-ray release. [Source]
|2013-08-23, 07:32
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Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: Australia
Over a year later and absolutely nothing new going on with the title, they're celebrating Natsuki's birthday (August 28) with a noitaminA shop & cafe event like they did with Yuki & Haru's.
They've also drawn something new for the occasion, the most precious Usami family photo ever with the new addition to the family:
Just look at how happy they are (especially Natsuki's proud new big brother face). I can not stop loving this show. Ever. Clearly the staff feel that way too.
They're also serving Natsuki's curry during the event period:
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One injured in fight at Fayetteville apartment complex
One injured in fight at Fayetteville apartment complex
FAYETTEVILLE,Ark. —
Early Wednesday, police were called out to the Oakshire Apartments in Fayetteville after someone reported hearing gun shots.
Fayetteville Police said three or four people go in a fight around midnight and 1 of them was hurt. According to police, the injuries were minor and the man was treated and released from the hospital. His injuries were not the result of the gun shots.
Detectives have interviewed several witnesses about what happened. They are not releasing any names until the interviews are done.
Oakshire is a large apartment complex located just off of Crossover on the East side of Fayetteville.


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Judge vaporizes Yellowstone snowmobile ban
A second judge will likely demand some limits on winter traffic
On Oct. 14, U.S. District Court Judge Clarence Brimmer emphatically struck down the Clinton-era ban on snowmobiles in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks. Brimmer called the ban, which would have prohibited snowmobile traffic but allowed visitors to enter the park in van-like snowcoaches, "a wrong-headed decision, based on poor judgement."
The decision came in response to a lawsuit from the states of Wyoming and Montana, a snowmobile industry group, and several individuals and other organizations. In his 40-page ruling, the Wyoming judge concluded that National Park Service officials, in the process of making their decision, "pre-judged" the outcome, failed to cooperate with other agencies, and deprived the public of a meaningful chance to comment. Brimmer also argued that the Park Service failed to adequately study emissions, noise, and the other impacts of an increased number of snowcoaches in the park.
Though the Park Service had reviewed previous studies that compared snowmobile and snowcoach emissions, and conducted a study of snowcoach noise, the judge commented that "nowhere was there a study of the small windows of snowcoaches usually fogged by passengers' exhalation, the cramped, uncomfortable seating, and the slowness of the coaches, all of which are to the detriment of Park visitors' enjoyment of their trip."
Snowmobile advocates, Wyoming Gov. Dave Freudenthal, and Interior Secretary Gale Norton cheered the decision. Not surprisingly, environmental groups announced plans to appeal. Though Brimmer repeatedly called the ban a "political" decision, studies conducted by the Park Service under the Clinton and Bush administrations have consistently concluded that a snowmobile ban is the best way to protect park resources.
Snowmobile critics also point out that the initial comment period on the ban had, at the time, attracted one of the greatest number of public comments in Park Service history. "It's ironic that that process is being thrown out on the grounds that it didn't involve the public," says Abigail Dillen, an Earthjustice attorney who intervened in the case on behalf of the Greater Yellowstone Coalition.
Despite the uproar, Brimmer's ruling may not have much of an impact on the snowmobile controversy — thanks to another lawsuit in a separate court.
Last December, in response to a lawsuit from environmental groups, Judge Emmet Sullivan of the U.S. District Court in Washington, D.C., nixed a pro-snowmobile plan issued by the Park Service and reinstated the Clinton-era ban (HCN, 2/16/04: Tipping the scales). In February, Brimmer shot back with a restraining order on the newly revived Clinton rule. In response to Sullivan's ruling, the Park Service is working on a set of "temporary" rules. These rules, which the agency plans to finalize by early November and enforce for up to three winters, would require all snowmobiles to use four-stroke engines instead of the dirtier two-stroke models. Snowmobilers in Yellowstone would have to travel with a professional guide.
The proposed rules would allow 720 snowmobiles into Yellowstone and 140 into Grand Teton each day — only slightly less than the average visitation before the ban. But Judge Sullivan will review the new rules before they go into effect. Though Brimmer's Oct. 14 ruling prohibits Sullivan from returning to the Clinton ban, environmentalists argue that he could demand significantly tighter rules than the Park Service is now proposing.
Stephen Saunders, former deputy assistant secretary of the Interior for fish, wildlife and parks and one of the architects of the Clinton snowmobile policy, says that despite the most recent ruling, the ban will have a durable legacy. "Even the Bush administration is not trying to go back to the completely unlimited rule we had in effect before," says Saunders. "There's no way that could be justified with the findings that we made about the damage that was occurring (from snowmobiles) to park resources and values. So now, the argument is over how to limit them."
The author is contributing editor for High Country News.


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Who has more skill, who wants it more? Answers may surprise
BERNE – This is the ultimate showdown. Whether you're Canadian or Russian or hail from another nation, in pure hockey terms there can be no more exciting clash than a gold medal game between Canada and Russia.We saw proof of that last year when the Russians rallied from a 4-2 deficit in Quebec City to dethrone the host Canadians with Ilya Kovalchuk's 5-4 winning goal in overtime. With due respect to David Moravec's OT goal against the Finns in Germany 2001 and Anson Carter's video-reviewed wraparound OT clincher versus Sweden in Finland 2003, the deciding game in Quebec City was the most thrilling IIHF World Championship final so far in the new millennium.What makes this year's rematch even more intriguing is that we're not witnessing the traditional split, with Canadian heart, grit, and desire pitted against explosive Russian skating and scoring ability.This is going to be skill on skill. And going up and down the two rosters, the Canadians may actually bring more skill than their opponents this year.Five Canadians own a spot among the top 10 tournament scorers heading into the gold medal game: overall leader Martin St. Louis (15 points), Steve Stamkos (11 points), Shea Weber (11 points), Dany Heatley (10 points), and Jason Spezza (10 points). There are only two Russians in the top 20: Ilya Kovalchuk (14 points) and Alexander Radulov (nine points).Merely scrutinizing the numbers, however, doesn't convey how the Canadians have been collecting their points. Traditionally, Canadian teams have looked to play five-on-five as much as possible, with their downfall coming when they take untimely penalties. But Lindy Ruff's squad feasts on power play opportunities, capitalizing on 19 of 44 opportunities through nine games for an overall success rate of 43.18 percent, well ahead of Russia's 27.91 percent.These Canadians are capable of making the cheeky finesse plays you'd more likely associate with the Soviet KLM Line of Vladimir Krutov, Igor Larionov, and Sergei Makarov in their 1980s prime. Just take Canada's opening goal versus Sweden in the semi-finals as an example. The back pass from St. Louis behind the net to Derek Roy at the side of the cage, catching Tre Kronor goalie Jonas Gustavsson off guard, was absolutely beautiful.Has St. Louis played any better than this since his Hart and Art Ross Trophy-winning campaign of 2003-04 with the Tampa Bay Lightning? Playing a bigger role than on the '08 World Championship squad, he's already outstripped his totals from last year (2-8-10).Heatley, Canada's all-time scoring king, is excelling as usual at this tournament, his one-time from the faceoff circle ever-dangerous. With his heavy shot and physical presence, defenceman Shea Weber will likely claim a roster spot on the 2010 Olympic team that many originally assumed would go to Calgary's Dion Phaneuf. And if this isn't a coming-out party for Canada's Steve Stamkos, well, what is? (Tampa fans, rejoice.)
But even if you concur that the Canadian goaltending (either Chris Mason or Dwayne Roloson) is more generally reliable than Russia's (expect Ilya Bryzgalov), there are two crucial questions that remain to be answered.1) Can the Canadians contain Kovalchuk?
The 26-year-old Tver-born left wing is the single most dangerous and explosive player appearing in the gold medal game, and this year, he is playing with a maturity and focus that he has never displayed to this degree before in international competition. In past tournaments, he too often played the role of puck hog. He'd try to beat two or three defenders singlehandedly even when it was clear he had no room to operate. In 2009, he's been picking his spots, and not letting his emotions get the better of him.With nine assists, the Atlanta Thrashers superstar has shown an ability to find his teammates and demonstrated confidence in their ability to convert. Lesser-known KHL lights like Anton Kuryanov (3-3-6) and Vitali Atyushov (3-3-6) have stepped up and followed Kovalchuk's lead. Now it's time for the likes of captain Alexei Morozov (1-4-5) and late addition Nikolai Zherdev (0-1-1) to do the same.It was Kovalchuk who imposed his will and found the way to defeat the Americans in the semi-finals. He made the first two Russian goals happen, and he gave his team a much-needed jolt of adrenalin. If he's held off the scoresheet on Saturday, Canada's prospects look immeasurably brighter.2) Who wants it more?It's hard to imagine Russia feeling complacent after skating back to the top of the mountain in 2008 for the first time in 15 years. Not to say that Canada doesn't want and expect nothing but gold, either. But the Russians will have a packed PostFinance Arena full of red, blue, and white flags urging them on. The Canadians will not face the level of media scrutiny and criticism that the Russians will if they fall short at this tournament.Also, being battle-tested is often a good predictor of success at the IIHF World Championship. Vyacheslav Bykov's has battled through tight games with Switzerland, Sweden, Belarus, and the United States in this tournament, while the Canadians haven't been pushed as hard in their games, apart from the shootout loss to Finland to conclude the Qualification Round. Yes, that's partly a tribute to how well Canada has played. Bhe fact remains that it's useful to have a scare or two en route to the final most years in order to deliver that peak performance at the right time. (Even when Canada won nine straight in Moscow 2007, there were tight games against Germany, Norway, and Slovakia to open the tournament and "get their attention," so to speak.)The Russians are still building momentum heading into the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, and they need another confidence-building victory before tackling the monumental task of denying Canada (at home, on the small rink) gold in the biggest and most-publicized hockey tournament in history.In other words, the Russians just may want this one a little more. And if they fall short, it will be the gap between desire and execution that is their undoing. The Canadians need to prove if they can live up to the identity that Hockey Canada has constructed so well since the Olympic gold medal of 2002.It's hard to imagine this year's final outdoing last year's. But we've got the best possible matchup to create another showdown of mythic proportions. The ultimate showdown.LUCAS AYKROYDLucas Aykroyd is IIHF.com's Vancouver-based correspondent. Aykroyd has covered every IIHF World Championship since 2000, as well as the 2002 and 2006 Olympics.


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John DiStaso's Granite Status: NHGOP executive director subpoenaed in probe of Christie administration 'Bridgegate' scandalBy John DiStaso, Senior Political Reporter
January 16. 2014 8:03AM
FRIDAY, JAN. 17: VLACHICH IS SHAHEEN'S CAMPAIGN MANAGER. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen said Friday her Senate office state director, Mike Vlachich, is moving to head her reelection effort as campaign manager.
The moves are effective Monday.
Vlachich is the former director of the state Division of Economic Development and also held the posts of deputy chief of staff and acting policy director for former Gov. John Lynch.
(An earlier Granite Status report follows.)
A New Hampshire GOP source said Mowers learned of the subpoena on Thursday evening from committee officials in the Garden State.
(FRIDAY, JAN. 17, UPDATE: The NHGOP confirmed Friday that Mowers' subpoena at this point involves only texts and emails he may have exchanged prior to the lane closures at the George Washington Bridge. However, the source pointed out, based on the content of those documents, Mowers may be asked to testify at a later date.)
But no reports have tied Mowers to the retribution exacted against Sokolich for failing to back Christie by some of the governor's staffers, ordering the closure of approach lanes to the busy George Washington Bridge in September.
A subpoena does not necessarily mean Mowers has been accused of wrongdoing, but rather that he is being ordered to appear before the investigating legislative committee to answer questions, or, in this case at this point, to provide texts and emails.
Prior to working for Christie's campaign last year, Mowers worked in his office as a regional governmental relations director for an area that included Fort Lee.
In that state government role, Mowers worked for at least a year, and possibly more, under Bridget Anne Kelly, the Christie deputy chief of staff who Christie fired last week as the governor and possible 2016 presidential contender acknowledged that some members of his staff were involved in the lane closures.
New Hampshire Republican Party Chairman Jennifer Horn issued the following statement Thursday evening:
"Matt is an extremely talented worker and a valued member of our team. He has not been accused of any wrongdoing and there is zero indication that he is in anyway connected to the decision to close the bridge lanes.
"Partisan hacks will try to shamelessly exploit this issue to distract from the Jeanne Shaheen's disastrous deciding vote for ObamaCare. But it will do nothing to help the thousands of Granite State families who have lost their health insurance because Shaheen's blind support for the failed Obama health care agenda.
"Matt has my full support and confidence, and I look forward to his continued service to our party."
New Hampshire Democratic Party communications director Harrell Kirstein issued this statement:
Matt Mowers spent years working directly under now-disgraced aides of Chris Christie, and we are all left to wonder what dirty tricks they taught him and what plans he has to use them in New Hampshire.
"It has been more than a full week since this venomous political revenge scheme was revealed and Granite Staters deserve to know about Mowers's role in Christie's growing bridge scandal. He and the NHGOP leadership should come clean and answer some basic questions for the people of New Hampshire."
(Earlier Granite Status reports follow.)
THURSDAY, JAN. 16, UPDATE: BIG MONEY FOR SHAHEEN. Sen. Jeanne Shaheen's campaign says its year-end fund-raising report will show she raised $1.1 million in the fourth quarter of 2013 and a total of $5.8 million since being elected in 2008.
WEDNESDAY, JAN. 15: POLL: IF HE RUNS, IT'S CLOSE. A new Granite State survey by Democratic-leaning Public Policy Polling has Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in a virtual dead heat with Republican former Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown in a potential mid-term election match-up, and also shows Brown far ahead of the announced GOP field for the Senate seat.
The poll of more than 1,300 Granite States Jan. 9-12 has Shaheen at 46 percent and Brown at 43 percent. The poll has a margin of error of 2.7 percent.
Also, the poll shows Brown, who has not announced (yet) for the seat, far ahead of announced candidates Bob Smith and Andy Martin, 42 to 11 percent, and further ahead of the others.
Shaheen holds double-digit leads over Smith, Rubens and Testerman in head-to-head match-ups.
Democrats say it's telling that the Brown-Shaheen numbers are virtually unchanged since the last PPP poll last September, when Shaheen led, 48 to 44 percent, because since then, conservative groups have spent more than $500,000 in negative ads, related to the Affordable Care Act, focused on her.
But Republicans say the numbers are a "disaster" for Shaheen because she is below the 50 percent threshold after serving as a three-term governor and a U.S. Senator. Brown, they point out, has been a resident of the state for less than a month.
A potential trouble spot for Brown is that 48 percent of GOP Senate primary voters polled said they'd be less likely to vote for a candidate who backed an "assault" weapons ban, while 21 percent said it would make no difference.
PPP said the poll sample of 1,354 Granite Staters comprised 528 GOP primary voters and overall, 44 percent self-identified independents, 28 percent Democrats and 27 percent Republicans. The same sample was made up of 38 percent self-identified conservatives, 34 percent moderates and 28 percent liberals, PPP said.
The poll also shows Gov. Maggie Hassan in a strong position, with 50 percent approving of the job she is doing while 27 percent disapprove. She leads potential GOP foes Bill Binnie, George Lambert and Andrew Hemingway by at least 20 percentage points.
The poll shows strong support for universal background checks for gun purchases, while 60 percent of those polled said the state's gay marriage law has had no effect on their lives.
But 46 percent of those polled said they disapproved of the Affordable Care Act while 39 percent approved, said PPP.
(See earlier Granite Status reports elsewhere on this page or by clicking on "Granite Status" above.)


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UK-based Step Change in Safety has appointed Bristow Helicopters Capt. Tim Glasspool as co-chairman of its Helicopter Safety Steering Group (HSSG). Glasspool is the head of flight operations for the European business unit at Bristow and is a member of the British Helicopter Association (BHA)'s Council of Management. He also represents the European Helicopter Association (EHA) as a member of the Safety Standards Consultative Committee (SSCC) for EASA.
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"Well! have you the rent for us, Conway?" said the insolent bailiff who was Mrs. Herbert's factotum; the other was merely an assistant.
"'Deed I haven't, Alick!" said poor Denis Conway trem.bling all over; "I told the mistress I couldn't raise a penny till I'd get it from AmericačI'm expectin' a letter every day from my daughter Bessy that's in New York beyant."
"Fudge!" was Alick Bowman's emphatic reply. "You might as well give us a draft on the man in the moon. As you haven't the money, Conway! we have a duty to perform--č you must march!"
"Why, sure, Mister Bowman ! it isn't turn us out you'd be doin' "čsure Mrs. Herbert wouldn't do that on an old tenant like me that's on the estate sincečsince the old master's time--č that's Mr. Mullady, the heavens be his bed, this day!"
"Can't help it," was the man of law's curt reply. " Come, Charlie!" to his companion, " lend a hand, will you? we've got plenty of work to do before night!č--it's like there's not much here to detain us."
In the bailiffs went, but Denis wets In before them, trying to soothe as well as he could his wife and their daughter Nancy who were sobbing and crying and wringing their hands in a paroxysm of grief. Ellen was just sitting up for the first time, propped up in her mother's old armchair, and on hearing the direful news she fell back fainting, though not insensible.
She had not strength enough to make any demonstration of her feelings.
The poor father had only time to say, "don't despair, for your lives don't! the darkest hour, you know, is the hour before day, and I tell you God won't desert us though the world may!"
The words were still on his lips when the two officials were Hard at work turning the poor menage inside out. The beds čsuch as the hard times had leftčchairs, tables, pots, pans, and so forth, were fiying through the doorway with little regard to" loss or damage 'on the part of those who trundled them out. The family within sat looking on in hopeless an.guish waiting for the moment when they, in turn, were to be sent after their goods and chattels.
"Well! God sees all this," said the afflicted father of the family as he saw his wife wrapping a thin shawl round Ellenč the blankets were gone with the rest. "God sees all this!"
"What are you about, young woman?" cried Alick suddenly. A little hand had been laid on his arm, and a soft feminine voice bade him stop. " Who the dččI are you?"
The Conways answered the question Father, mother, sis.tersč--even Ellenč--rushed forward with hands outstretched and the one word Bessy!" escaped the lips of each with a thrilling cry of joy.
Bessy put them all gently aside with her hand. "Let us get the bailiff out first," said she; "oh! father, father! how did it ever come to this with you?čEllen, darling, sit downč-- you're not able to standčoh! you haven't a seat, I seečhand in a chair!" said she to the astonished bailiff.
"Can't do it," said he scratching his head, "the things are all under seizure, and they're a.going to be sold by and by."
"They're nor going to be sold," said Bessy with quite an air of authority; "give in the chair, I say!" Mechanically the man obeyed.
"Now all the other things č-- put them in, I tell you!"
"I tell you I won't," said Bowman doggedly, "unless the old man is ready to hand out the cash." This by way of a taunt.
"How much is it, father?" demanded Bessy.
"Oh! indeed, it's little use to tell you, astore!"
"Well! well l let us hear it, anyhow."
"Why I'll soon tell you, if you want so bad to hear it," said Bowman impudently, " it's twentythree pounds, ten shillings, and seven pence halfpenny " He and his colleague looked as though they expected the young woman to be quite confounded by so startling an announcement. She was not, though, but appeared rather to enjoy it as something particularly amusing
"Go up now to Mrs. Herbert," said she with a quiet smile, " and tell her she will oblige us by sending a receipt in fullč in full, mind you!čfor all rent and arrears of rent due on Denis Conway's farm."
"But what'll I say to her in regard of the money?" demanded Alick. "Of course, she's not such a fool as to give a receipt without knowin' for what ?"
"I'll tell you what you'll do, father," said Bessy after a moment's thought, "I'll give you the money, and you can go up yourself with this man and pay Mrs. Herbert and get your receipt."
"An' have you that much money, Bessy?" said the father with tears in his eyesčtears of joy
"Yes, and a trifle more to the back of it," said Bessy in her gayest tone.
Hearing this the two bailiffs took off their hats, and simultaneously declared that they didn't wish to put Mr. Conway or his family to any inconvenience. They weren't to be blamed, they were only poor men earning an honest penny, and so forth. In proof of their good dispositions, Alick ordered his aide.de.camp to take in the thngs as the decent
girl said, and "be sure yoa put them in their places again, Toal!"
Toal, though somewhat of the rouahest and gruffest, adtdressed himself willingly to his task, possibly influenced by a sly little whisper from Alick as he passed him to go off with Denis.
The news of Bedsy's arrival had already gone out, and a crowd of the nearest neighbors were collected in front of the door, only kept from rushing in by the imperative orders of the policemen. Denis was besieged on his way out by a multitude of eager questions, very few of which he took time to answer. He did not fail, however, to publish the fact that Bessy was paying all he owed to firs Herbert, and the old place was still to be theirs. "Here's the money in my pocket," said he slapping his thigh with honest exultation; "Ay! every penny of itč--thank God! we're out of their power!" He looked the policemen in the face as he passed them, and held ap his head with a most independent air to the great satisfaction of his delighted friends and neighbors
"Wisha God be praised, Denis!" cried one, "it's you that wasn't out of the need of that relief, anyhow!"
"Thanks be to God, Denis!" said another, "you can hould up your head now like a man!"
"More luck to you, Denis! an' God speed you!" shouted a third č "be sure you tell Madam Herbert her own!"
Whilst Denis was gone it afforded much amusement to the spectators to see Toal McGreevy replacing the household effects with much care and attention. It was something altogether new, and they relished it exceedingly, in the full belief that he did it " against his grain " Bailiffs are always obnoxious to the people, and Toal was particularly so on account of his harsh, sullen disposition
"That's it, Toal! put them pewter plates on the dresser ! now the noggins! I declare you're doin' it beautifully!"
"Here's the beds, Toal! won't you make them up, agra? do now!"
"Well now, who'd think he was so handy?"
"He's takin' more pains puttin' them in than he did puttin' them out."
Toal looked savage, and shook his fist at the rustic wags, but they only laughed, and went on just the same. The policemen strove to silence them, but it was no use. There was no law against talking, anyhow, they knew that č and so they talked and laughed incessantly, the crowd increasing every moments till Denis came back with his receipt in his hand, and then they all pressed up to the door after him to get a sight of Bessy. The policemen no longer opposed any resistance, their duty being at an end.
The scene that followed may be better imagined than described. Whilst Bessy and her parents and sisters were ex. changing their fond and joyous greeting, their friends outside were dismissing the bailiffs and policemen with derisive cheers, and sundry expressions of mock condolence for their disappointment. This was as much, perhaps, with a view to leave those within time to give expression to their feelings as anything else. That delicacy of feeling intuitive in the Irish heart in its natural state kept the people from docking in till the re.united family had enjoyed the bliss of their meeting for a few moments without witnesses, no matter how friendly. Furthermore, there was that love of fun, also inherent in the Irish nature, and which no circumstances can ever wholly destroy, and then such a glorious opportunity of having a lauah at the expense of their official tyrants could not possibly be let Hip. The others bore the ironical merriment of the people with more good nature than might have been expected. Alick Bowman was particularly free and easy, and "humored the joke" in a way that was quite refreshing to see in a man of such high official authority. He even condescended to throw out divers " quirks and quibbles" for the amusement of the crowd as he marched an ay, pretty much in the same way as a bear showing off his steps to a gaping crowd at a country fair.
Meanwhile the Conways were enjoying the exquisite sense of present happiness, all the laughter for the cloud that had just passed. The mother sat in an ecstasy of joy silent and tearful, with the hand of her newly recovered daughter clasped in hers. Ellen was on the other side with her languid head resting on Bessy's shoulder, whilst Nancy sat at her sister's feet looking up in her face, scrutinizing every feature with the tenderest expression of interest. The old man planted himself on a long seat behind Nancy and the tears of joy were rolling unheeded down his furrowed cheeks.
"Now, didn't I tell you, Bridget, astore!" said he, "that Bessy would bring light to us some dark day when we most needed it?č didn't I tell you God would never desert us!"
Bridget only nodded assentčshe was too happy for much talking.
"But, father dear!" said Bessy, "why didn't you let me know how things were going at home? č what came over you at all, that you didn't write to me?"
"There now!" said Denis exultingly to the others, "you see she never got one of the letters!čwe were all wrongin' poor Bessy !"
"Then you did write!" said Bessy in great surprise.
"Write! why to be sure we did?čdidn't we know well enough that you'd ask no better use for your money than helpin' us in our sore need; oh ! indeed we wrote three letters to you since the hard times came on us."
"And you got ne'er a letter from me all that time ?"
"Not as much as one scroll."
"Well! I'll tell you what it is, father," said Bessy with a thoughtful look, " they couldn't all go astray."
"That's just what I think myself, Bessy!"
"Why, Lord bless me ! what could come of them?" cried Nancy, "sure nobody ever steals letters? what use would they be to them?"
Bessy looked at her father and her father looked at her.
"That's what we can't tell," said Denis, "but I heard a riddle the day that'll maybe throw some light on it, when I get it read."
The curiosity excited by these words was suspended for the time by the influx of friends and neighbors, anxious to offer their felicitations tothe family, and still more so to see the live lion all the way from America. The house v.as hardly empty that whole day, one set of visitors making their appearance, perhaps, before the others had made their exit If Bessy had been the owner of half a dozen tongues she could hardly have answered all the questions put to her, not only about hey own affairs but those of every person that had left that part of the country for more years than Bessy had been im America.
"Nancy dear!" said Bessy taking her sister aside, "I want to speak to you a moment." What passed between them was a secret, thouah many ears were open to hear, but whatever it was, Nancy threw a shawl around her attenuated form and vanished, after in turn whispering her mother. Up rose Bridget with alacrity, and made the best fire she could and over it hung a large pot of water, bustling her way through the sitters with an air half consequential, half good.natured.
Denis watched his wife's movements with a curious eye, and so did Ellen, too, but neither asked any questions. After a little Nancy returned with a lal ge basket of baker's bread, whilst a boy from the village carried another containing tea, sugar, butter and meat. By that time the water was boiling, and Bessy said to her mother:
"Now you sit down, and Nancy and I will do the rest!"
"'Deed an' I'll not sit down, then," said Bridget jocosely, "it's long since I had any cookery to do, an' do you think I'll let you an' Nancy have It all to yourselves, now when it is to be done?"
Bessy laughed and said, "leave your own way, then!" and tucking up the sleeves and skirt of her brown merino dress, she went to work to assist her mother, telling Nancy to gather up all the cups and saucers and plates she could find, and set the table for supper. "I want to surprise the boys," said she " and have something nice ready for them comin' in."
Many a hungry eye was cast on the savory smelling meat "fizzing" by the fire, and the piles of white bread which rose at either end of the table, with tempting looking butter in proportionate quantity. It was long since any one there had seen such preparations for a meal, and it was pitiful to see the greedy eyes with which they gazed on the sumptuous fare Strict propriety would have urged a general move, but some how the farther the preparations advanced, the less the visitors seemed inclined to leave. Fast and faster they talked, ar.d every one appeared to ransack his or her memory for some other question to put to Bessy, some scrap of information yet to be elicited.
Denis tried to catch his daughter's eye several times, but failed, for Bessy seemed rather to avoid meeting his glance It seemed very strange to the hospitable old man that the girls and their mother should make such a parade of their eatables at a time v. hen the whole country was starving. " I wish they had waited," said he to himself, "till the poor creatures were gone That's always the way with these women, wantino to make a show."
The night was closing in when the word went round that the boys were coming up the boreen. "Run, Bessy! run and hide!" said her fatherč" we'll take arise out of them, if they haven't heard of your comin'."
This suggestion was unanimously applauded, and Bessy, having cast a glance over the table, and the cooking apparatus, to see that all was in readiness, stationed herself just within the door of the roomčat the lower end of the kitchen, opposite the fireplace, where, by keeping the door ever so little open, she had a view of all that passed.
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eyes, and they stood looking round them like persons recovering from some strange dream, Where they expected to see only penury, and want, and woe, there was comfort and plenty and smiling faces. A bright fire burned on the hearth, the table was spread for a feast, and the place was redolent with the grateful smell of frying beef. The kitchen was full of friends and neighbors, all looking as gay as could be in anticipation of the good cheer, which they began to suspect was not all for family consumption. The young men looked at their father, then at their mother. More wonders: the wobegone look of the morning had vanished, and hope and joy were beaming in the eyes but late so dull and heavy. There was a twinkle of sly humor, too, that brought old times vividly back, and made the brothers smile they knew not why. Even Ellen was no longer the samečthe pinched, parched look was gone, and the ghastly paleness of the sweet features was tinted with a more lifelike hue. Ellen was smiling, too, and smiling cheerfully and hopefully as she used to do in the days when peace and plenty were their lot. It was strange, passing strange. Every object was so changed that it seemed as if a magician's wand had waved over all.
A chorus of glad welcome greeted the bewildered brothers, but they heeded it not Their attention was riveted on their parents. V" Father ! mother ! what's the meaning of this ?" cried one.
"We heard as we came along," said the other, " that something had happened at home, but nobody would tell us what it was!"
"Can't you guess?" said their father pleasantly.
" Well! either Bessy's come home, or the fairies have been at work here since we left."
A shout of laughter followed and a general clapping of hands.
"You may as well come out, Bessy!" cried her mother, "these lads are too good at guessin' to be kept in the dark."
A moment more and Bessy was in the arms of the brothers so long unseen, so fondly remembered, and the tears that years of suffering and privation could not squeeze from their hearts, now gushed from their manly eyes and rolled unheeded down their cheeks. Their emotion was shared by all present. If ever there was a moment of unclouded happiness that was one. Oh! beautiful is the love that unites the sister and the brother! The human heart knows no feeling holier or more tender
"So you came back to us, Bessy !" said her elder brother, looking at her as though he were but half sure of her identity. Well! we had most given you up."
"How is that, Tommy?"
"Why, we thought you had got to be like the rest of the world: ' otst of sight, out of mind,' andčandčbut no matter now what we thought," he added cheerfully, " I see you're the same Bessy still !"
"Bedad you're out there, Tom!" saidlame Jack the fiddler with a knowing wink; " I'm thinking there's a mighty great difference."
"What's that you say, Jack," said Denis, taking the pipe out of his mouth, wiping the shank carefully, and handing it to the man of music; " what difference do you find in the little girl?"
"Little girl, enough !" retorted Jack with his first puff of the pipe; "haith it's the droll little girl she is now !čwhy man alive! how could Bessy or any one else live so long in America beyant and come back the same as she went?č' pon my credit, if she did, it wouldn't say much for her sharpness. I'll go bail, that very girl," and he pointed at Bessy, " knows more now than any one in the parishčbarrin' the priests, and Master Learyčcome now, Bessy ! what do you say yourself?čdidn't you learn more since you went to America than you did in your whole life before ?"
"Well! I declare I don't knw, ,Jack!" said Bessy with a smile. " I suppose I learned something, anyhow; experience is the best teacher, they say, and I've had a good deal of it since I saw you all before. But that's not the question now ! sit over to the table all of you and have some supperjust a snack, you know !"
"To be sure, to be sure!" said her father; "sit over every one of you!"
And Denis rubbed his hands in a little ecstacy of hospitality; then taking his place at the table, renewed the invitation by an imperative gesture, which, of course, had the desired effect, every one protesting, however, that "they hadn't the least occasion;" most of them were "just after ea1in' when they left the house," and indeed, to hear Bessy aonway's guests on that evening as they drew their seats to the table, you would think it was all a mistake about the famine, and that times were particularly good just then and provisions in the greatest abundance in that part of the country. Before the meal was over, the company was increased by the arrival of other friends, and, of course, room was made for them, too; the greater the crush, the more fun there was, for, as Denis jocosely observed, " the more the merrier." So a cordial welcome awaited all comers.
Of course, Bessy was the great centre of attraction, and every one was more than anxious to hear her adventures in America .
"I had no adventures," said Bessy so shortly that it took them all aback.
"Well ! well ! anything you seen that was new and strange."
"I hadn't much time to see sights," said Bessy again, "I was busy enough most of my time."
"Lord bless us, isn't she mighty short !" said a big woman to Jack; " wouldn't you think she'd be glad herself to tell what she had seen."
"It's plain she doesn't want to be questioned," returned Jack in a whisper, " espaycially about her own affairs. It's
my opinion there's some secret in it." He winked at the big woman and she winked at him.
"But what about Ned Finigan, Bessy?" said her father suddenly. "It's reported here that he doesn't know the end of his own riches."
"And is that all you know about it?" exclaimed Bessy, with a start, and the color faded from her cheek. "Ned did make some money, but I'm afraid it's little good he ever got of it. I wish to the Lord he had never left Ardfinnan!"
"Why, dear bless us! what happened him" asked her elder brother. "What's amiss with poor Ned?"
"I'm loth to tell it," said Bessy in a husky voice. " Poor Ned ! 'č her voice sank to a whisper and her eyes filled with tearsč" he died about a month before I left New York."
A universal chorus of lamentation followed this announcement, for Ned had been a general favorite
"Ned Finigan dead!" said Denis Conway in a voice choking with emotion, " him that was so stout and strong ! Ah, then, what did he die of, Bessy ?"
"Well! it's hard to say," was the answer, and Bessy gave her father a look that made him change the subject immediate]y.
"And what came of Paul Brannigan ?" was the next question, Shell it wns clearly ascertained that nothing more was to be learned about Ned.
"Oh! Paul's doing first.ratečthere's no fear of him but he'd do well. I suppose you all heard of the money be fell heir toč"
Yes, most of them had heard of the rich old lady that took a fancy to Paul, and shared all she had with him.
Bessy smiled as the image of poor Dolly Sheehan arose before her. "Well ! she wasn't a lady," said she, "nor yet to say very rich, but what she had is Paul's now, for she's gone, I hope, to a better world, and left it all to him. And good right she had, for no son could be better to a mother than he
was to her. He's as comfortable now as he could va sh himself, and has a nice little shoe.store of his own, and I tell you he's making money fast. God increase his store, for it's him that doesn't hide his face from the poor, anyhow ! He boards with the Murphys "
" Oh ! that's true, and how are they doin' ?"
" Well ! pretty fair. Peery and the boys are very steady and they're most of the time in good work. They have some money saved, and live very nice and comfortable. I believe Ally is going to give up the business, and it's it was the unlucky business to her !čand go and live with the father and mother Don't you mind what I wrote to you, father, about Mary marrying Luky Mulligan!"
" To be sure I mind it well, Bessy ! but I was forgettin' to ask you how it turned out I"
All eyes and ears were open to know what came of such a match. Nothing good could come of it, every one said.
" Well ! you're not far wrong there," said Bessy, " they were only a few months married when Luky went off and 'listed, and was sent away out to Mexico, I believe it was, and Mary had no other shift but going out for a day's work, on account of a poor cripple of a little girl she had that was born after the father went away. Sometimes she used to get leave to take the poor child with her to work, and there she'd be all tidy t, sing to mind it and mind her work; if she left it in the tenement house where she had part of a room it was worse still, for she'd be fretting about it all the time. So that's the way it went on until she was fairly heartbroken, with poverty, and want, and the height of wretchedness, for the pride that was in her wouldn't let her go to her own to look for help. At last, she took to drink, and her unfortunate child was burned to death one day when she was out for something at the grocery, and she didn't live long herself after it: I believe she died over on Blackwell's Island, where prisoners are sent for
stealing, or anything of that kind that doesn't entitle them to States Prison."
There was a general murmur of pity and regret on hearing this doleful tale. There was no one there that did not remember Mary Murphy, the prettiest girl about Ardfinnan, ay ! and the merriest, too! Soon after the neighbors began to drop off, saddened by the fate of Ned Finigan and Mary Murphy. When the last was gone, Bessy told her father what she did not choose to tell before so many, that Ned had died a dreadful death of delirium tremens; that it took four men to hold him in the bed, and he fancying he saw all kinds of horrible shapes, and fairly out of his senses,
"And that's the way he died, Bessy?"
"That's the way he died!"
No prayer was breathed in response, nothing but sighs and groans.