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Dragonball Evolution opens in Japan this Friday, about a month before it does in the states. There is a lot of bad talk about this so I didn't go into this with high expectation. When I first heard back in 2002 that they were making a live Action Dragon Ball (Z at the time) Movie I was very excited. Thinking of the possibilities. Dragonball shares many elements with Superman, Into the west and the fighting in the animation looks like the Matrix on steroids. I have been a big fan of the animation and Manga for a long time now and thought that this could be a epic movie done on a large scale. Who was producing it? 20th Century Fox. Well then I thought they were part of those great X-Men films (1 and 2 at the time) so I had hoped we might get something close to that. This was supposed to be on the fast track for a 2004 release. When news of the live action surfaced the official Funimation site did a poll asking who they wanted Jet Li and Jackie Chan to play. I shuddered. For a long time nothing happened until I read that James Wong was directing this. My expectations did fall. How was the movie? In a word, Kawaii. Cute. There's lots of little bits here and there that fans of the series will enjoy such as a pervy Master Roshi played by Chow Yun Fat, even the animated series they showed in the states and UK cut out those bits. Yamcha is kinda funny in that he sounds a lot like the Yamcha from the American dubbed DB, Emmy Rossim as Bulma was unimpressive. At times I felt I was watching Charactures on screen, they all have their trademarks personalities but not much else behind that. I can understand why a lot of characters aren't in it such krillin, Tien and Chiaotzu. It's hard to fit so many characters and story into a film such as this. Especially one with a running time of 88 minutes. The story is very condensed but it mostly hits all the marks to be near enough to the basic story of Piccolo in the DB Manga. James Marster is coolness as Piccolo however he is on screen for too short time. If there is a sequel I hope we get to see more of his character. Justin Chatwin seems to be channeling Goku a bit. At times he shines as the character. Other times it's a little wooden but I blame that more on the script as he doesn't have much to work with. As for the story it starts with the introduction of the Dragonballs, Piccolo and Oozaru who tried to take over the world 2000 years ago. Piccolo was stopped and put in a prison and Oozaru disappeared. For fans of the show this won't be a big spoiler but for anyone who hasn't seen the animation or read the Manga the spoiler is that Goku is Oozaru. But he doesn't find that out till later. Piccolo somehow escapes but it's not shown how. Goku after his training with his Grandfather Gohan heads off to School. His School scenes are basically a rip off of the first Spiderman film and all those typical films where the guy defeats the bully and takes the girl, Chichi. Anyway, Goku can't kick these guys asses because if he did (and he could) they'd end up in a hospital or worse. So he has to control himself and not fight them. Later he decides to confront them at a party but doesn't fight them and instead lets them hit each other as he dodges their blows in super slow mo, how original.... Fortunately the story moves past Goku in high School pretty quickly and moves onto the real story. Piccolo offs Gohan while Goku is away. Goku Teams up with a girl he meets called Bulma who thinks the dragonballs can be used as an unlimited power source. They find Master Roshi and set out to search for the Dragonballs with the help of a bandit named Yamcha they meet along the way. But Roshi knowing they don't have enough time before a solar eclipse decides he has to learn a special technique to trap Piccolo once again but this will cost him his own life. The film speeds along to the end with Roshi Teaching Goku the Kamehameha, Goku does some training. Chichi has a fight with herself and they all head off after Piccolo. The final action scenes are a bit disappointing. Goku as Oozaru looks a bit silly. I don't think Goku even throws one punch at Piccolo. Instead he uses the Kamhameha against him. By the end after using the Dragonballs to summon Shenron and save guess who they all set off again to find the dragonballs once more. The film isn't bad. Just not great. Suited for kids and curious fans. I guess a lot of stuff was cut from this film. There are scenes in earlier Trailers that aren't in this and gone is the grey looking Piccolo, now he is only green. If they make a sequel and I hope they do. I hope that they find someone else other than Wong to direct this. Make it bigger, more epic, add some more mythology and bring on Vegeta! Nasty Nick
March 13, 2009, 8:20 a.m. CST
by A G
this did NOT look good at all.
March 13, 2009, 8:24 a.m. CST
by twisted_lullaby
I freaking love the DBZ saga. Had hopes for this, but it sounds as if it's going to squander those.
March 13, 2009, 8:25 a.m. CST
by broken ring
March 13, 2009, 8:27 a.m. CST
by broken ring
Fantastic in the fact that it isn't a vomit inducing crapfest. Sounds loads better than expected.
March 13, 2009, 8:28 a.m. CST
by Shut the Fuck up Donny
Jeeesus, He might as well change his name to NickChan.
March 13, 2009, 8:29 a.m. CST
by lb
Reads like a apology rather than a review.
March 13, 2009, 8:34 a.m. CST
by FookU
That should tell you something.
March 13, 2009, 8:39 a.m. CST
by Snake Foreskin
I mean, they have such great names for the female character. Chi-Chi? Like a chick's "chi-chis"? And Bulemia? Come on, now. I am expecting Goku's mom's name to be Clitoris.
March 13, 2009, 8:42 a.m. CST
by Snake Foreskin
I hate this shit, and I worked in anime for years.
March 13, 2009, 8:43 a.m. CST
by dr sauch
One KAAAMEEEEEE! is worth the price of admission.
March 13, 2009, 9:02 a.m. CST
by Bodenland Unbound
Come on! Make a big mystical trilogy with a monkey boy and his yellow pet cloud, anthropomorphic animals, lots of fantasy, adventure (no superpower fights, please) and seven golden dragon balls around the world Tori beautifully created years ago. It's easy to market, and -surely- better than the crap movie they are gona release. They should do a Pilaf-saga movie, a Piccolo-saga movie and then a Red Ribbon-saga movie. Made that way, it would be a great fantasy trilogy, yeah. But this franchise has fallen in bad hands, I see.
March 13, 2009, 9:10 a.m. CST
by Brody77
Like flashing her bits at Chow Yun Fat etc?
March 13, 2009, 9:11 a.m. CST
by Rindain
Check out the number of posts on its IMDB board: more than Transformers 2 and more than twice that of Star Trek. Also, Dragonball Z should be the sequel, and it should cover the Saiyan saga through the Frieza saga.
March 13, 2009, 9:12 a.m. CST
by IAmMrMonkey!
March 13, 2009, 9:16 a.m. CST
by Groothewarrior
a Robotech movie would be COOL news!
March 13, 2009, 9:24 a.m. CST
by LaserPants
March 13, 2009, 9:29 a.m. CST
by Get_Me_An_18-Man_Fire_Team_In_12_Hours
March 13, 2009, 9:40 a.m. CST
by choptop
how discerning could he possibly be?
March 13, 2009, 9:46 a.m. CST
by catlettuce4
Seriously. How short are this guy's sentences?
March 13, 2009, 9:56 a.m. CST
by Vitter
the world is VERY rich, weird and fantastic at the same time, this movie falls flat for sure..
March 13, 2009, 9:57 a.m. CST
by conspiracy
Has there ever been a good transition to live action? This sounds like ass...Initial D was pure ASS, etc... Sure, it SOUNDS like a good idea given some of the insane Stories found in Anime, but this shit just never works out.
March 13, 2009, 10:15 a.m. CST
by fiester
Seems to be said at the end of every episode.
March 13, 2009, 10:17 a.m. CST
by zom-bot.com
thank god jesus was born and put a stop to their takeover of earth then!
March 13, 2009, 10:17 a.m. CST
by knowthyself
And already Hollywood is showing me how they get it wrong 99% of the time. And when they do get it right, like with Watchmen, fanboys just bitch and complain.
March 13, 2009, 10:18 a.m. CST
by Carpet_Pisser
But for how entertaining it was...was it not maddening to anyone else that sometimes things moved at a snails pace on the show. I remember the fight with Cell....it took like 10 episodes to complete (that is just my recollection, the real number could be much different).
March 13, 2009, 10:20 a.m. CST
by terry1978
That will be something to see in live action. Considering how big he gets and how small he gets in his random forms, they may have to pony up the cash to CGI him.
March 13, 2009, 10:21 a.m. CST
by Willie_Watkins
to play Mr. Popo
March 13, 2009, 10:23 a.m. CST
by knowthyself
This is how Hollywood would have treated Watchmen if not for the people involved. Try and remember that.
March 13, 2009, 10:32 a.m. CST
by ShiftyEyedDog2

.... if they want anyone to believe it. The best they can hope for is to convince people "it doens't completely suck!"

March 13, 2009, 10:42 a.m. CST
by Organs
...the movie be around four hours long to get all the intense mid-battle staring and banter included?
March 13, 2009, 10:45 a.m. CST
by knowthyself
Or whatever.
March 13, 2009, 10:47 a.m. CST
by Slippy
What a surprise. Pretty much in line with the rest of this movie. However, Fox will still get my money because the fight scenes look decent from the clips.
March 13, 2009, 11:07 a.m. CST
by damned
all i know is that my nephews used to watch the fuck out of it
March 13, 2009, 11:10 a.m. CST
by MY_BLUE_PENIS
This franchise really did have massive potential to be a good fantasy series. I guarantee you, had it been at WB or Paramount, that's what we'd be getting. Instead, we got screwed once more by Fox.
March 13, 2009, 11:25 a.m. CST
by HebrewLantern
March 13, 2009, 11:25 a.m. CST
by HebrewLantern
March 13, 2009, 11:25 a.m. CST
by HebrewLantern
March 13, 2009, 11:25 a.m. CST
by HebrewLantern
March 13, 2009, 11:26 a.m. CST
by HebrewLantern
sorry i had to...
March 13, 2009, 11:26 a.m. CST
by ricarleite
March 13, 2009, 11:38 a.m. CST
by cmbuzzkill
any series that was popular as a Manga was popular for a reason -- so stop "tweaking" the story.... Japan needs to stop licensing its properties to US studios... Going to see this on Sunday, and will, much like everyone else in the audience, likely be quite disappointed...
March 13, 2009, 11:40 a.m. CST
by TheWaqman
March 13, 2009, 11:41 a.m. CST
by Dreadlock Holmes
Probably as bad as Street Fighter: Legend of Chun Li but i'm still gonna see it anyway.
March 13, 2009, 11:41 a.m. CST
by TheWaqman
The Watchmen was ass. Snyder didn't get shit right, copy-pasting does not equal a good translation. And with a shitty soundtrack to boot. Oh and don't get me started on the horrible performances.
March 13, 2009, 11:42 a.m. CST
by Dreadlock Holmes
Needs to be in this movie.
March 13, 2009, 11:49 a.m. CST
by freedunit01
I'm sorry, but if those of you on this and other talkbacks recognize a film such as this will suck and are still willing to give it your money ... you are truly getting what you are paying for out of Hollywood. I owe my thanks to Nasty Nick for helping affirm that I will not give up another hour and a half of my life for this project. TTFN
March 13, 2009, 11:52 a.m. CST
by mefrog
...never cease to amaze me.

 Even in an extremely mediocre review like this one, people still yell plant. Holy shit, not every fucking review that isn't terrible is a plant.
March 13, 2009, 12:22 p.m. CST
by phool2056
I mean, in like fourth grade I used to torture my fellow horrible nerds by referring to the characters as "Bulimia," "Fajita," and "The Little Green Italian" (which was a stretch, but I think at ten or whatever was pretty good), but whenever they convinced me to watch it, even on VHS, we'd all just stare blankly at the screen while people posed and screamed, then, at the end of two or three episodes, threw flaming circles or lines at each other, then retreated to scream and pose again. Intercut with their buddies talking about how scary powerful they are, and somebody running down the length of a huge snake thing. Seriously, I don't know about Dragonball, but the entire plot of Dragonball Z, minus running down the snake and posing while screaming sequences, is probably only about twenty minutes long.
March 13, 2009, 12:23 p.m. CST
by knowthyself
Your the ass. Watchmen was a masterpiece.
March 13, 2009, 12:38 p.m. CST
by supercowbell4therequestformorecowbell
hes a douche
March 13, 2009, 12:38 p.m. CST
by Thrillho77
like it was written by someone who doesn't watch a lot of movies. A "mover-goer", rather than a "film fan." If that makes any sense.  It just sounded like a review from the type of guy who just wants to lose an hour and a half - not someone who actually cares competent the movie is.
March 13, 2009, 12:43 p.m. CST
by jamestewart007
That made reading this talkback worth it.
March 13, 2009, 12:45 p.m. CST
by jamestewart007
I've been wanting to go see this ever since I heard of it. Even if its crap, I'll spend the $7. I'm a whore for hollywood. Seriously though, it looks like a decent way to spend an hour and a half. Better than renting sex and the city I guess....
March 13, 2009, 1:02 p.m. CST
by Spyhunter
If you wanted to be realistic about your kamehameha, you would've gone halfway and finished it in the next DB talkback. :)
March 13, 2009, 1:06 p.m. CST
by Thrillho77
He also would have needed several posts that consisted of him just staring at us from across the internet.
March 13, 2009, 1:48 p.m. CST
by HebrewLantern
i better start powering up now!!
March 13, 2009, 1:51 p.m. CST
by Nizzuts
'Nuff said
March 13, 2009, 1:57 p.m. CST
by Get_Me_An_18-Man_Fire_Team_In_12_Hours
Nailed it.
March 13, 2009, 1:59 p.m. CST
by Hamtaro Hentai
Somebody had to
March 13, 2009, 2 p.m. CST
by Sick Fixx
No squid in Watchmen, no panty pissing in Last House on the Left, no orgy in IT, and now no KRILLIN in Dragonball??? Fuck you, Hollywood!!1! Fuck you in your stupid ass(es)!!!
March 13, 2009, 2 p.m. CST
by HebrewLantern
8999...just a little under 9000
March 13, 2009, 2:02 p.m. CST
by liljuniorbrown
He did a great job as Brainiac on Smallville,even though he had shit to work with. This movies sounds like something only die hard fans of the material would see,and even they don't seem to give a shit.
March 13, 2009, 2:05 p.m. CST
by Sick Fixx
Chiaozu and Tien I can understand. Who needs some baldie with a third eye and a little dollboy crowding up valuable screen time for Goku to go Super Saiyan? But no KRILLIN!? Might as well not even have Piccolo in there while you're at it!!!
March 13, 2009, 2:09 p.m. CST
by Nasty_Nick
I wasn't watching Citizen Kane here. My expectations were already low as I went to see it. It's hard to care and get excited about this type of Movie made this way. It's not thought provoking filmmaking. The damage was already done. But not the disaster I thought it would be.
March 13, 2009, 2:10 p.m. CST
by Hamtaro Hentai
No, die hard fans of the show will hate this the most. I'm an un-apologetic fan of DB/DBZ and I think this movie is a complete abomination.
March 13, 2009, 2:14 p.m. CST
by Hamtaro Hentai
I should have said "will be" instead of "is" because I haven't seen it yet, and I lack psychic powers. I'm pretty confident though.
March 13, 2009, 3:27 p.m. CST
by Mike_D
do it
March 13, 2009, 3:48 p.m. CST
by Thrillho77
Oh, I see. The review came off as far too positive when I read it, I guess. Now that's more like it. ^_^
March 13, 2009, 4:40 p.m. CST
by David Lazarus Long
they wasted Marsters on Piccolo, when he would be the obvious choice to play Vegeta? The guy wouldn't even have needed make-up. So many unnecessary plot changes in this thing. Piccolo sneaks in to kill Gohan while Goku is at school? Huh? Why is Goku at school in the first place? Why does Bulma dress in leather all the sudden? Why does everyone have a sword? These things are the reason that anime and videogame based movies suck... they take perfectly fine source material and then twist it until it barely resembles the original, aside from character names. All problems with Watchmen aside, they at least had *similar* scenes and characters. It wasn't like Doc Manhattan was an astronaut that got transformed by an alien raygun on the moon and Rorschach wasn't the school guidance counselor that snapped one day. What goes through the minds of screenwriters sometimes? This movie will be crap and I refuse to give it money. That being said, it will probably break the bank and outsell Watchmen in a week. GO HOLLYWOOD!
March 13, 2009, 5:05 p.m. CST
by Rollofpennies
There is no F*#*ing way this movie is good! I've seen the trailers and instantly its not Dragonball. FOX really took the cake on this one. The whole bakery even. I cant believe for one minute that Justin Chatwin is GOku. How the hell do you not cast martial artists in a martial arts movie! Thats the first step to getting it right. I wont take my son to see this because he deserves better. There's no sense in both of us being pissed off.
March 13, 2009, 5:42 p.m. CST
by Outlaw
This movie just reaks of shit! I dug the hell out of the anime when I was in high school, but then, I began getting laid on a regular basis, and thus I drifted from the series. Here's a caption of Goku's Oozaru transformation. http://www.mangaspain.com/2008/11/dragonball-primera-imagen-de-goku-como-oozaru/
March 13, 2009, 6:55 p.m. CST
by Devilman666
i am going to see this for the TITS!!!
March 13, 2009, 7:15 p.m. CST
by HebrewLantern
that was before they put the CGI in
March 13, 2009, 7:16 p.m. CST
by Phategod2
Just watch porn, it free and has better tits.
March 13, 2009, 9:13 p.m. CST
by The Amazing G
provided of course I'm not doing anything else that weekend
March 13, 2009, 9:14 p.m. CST
by The Amazing G
adapting anime into live-action certainly presents plenty of challenges, but I think it can be done, it just takes the right talent, in my humble opinion Speed Racer was good for example
March 13, 2009, 9:22 p.m. CST
by Bob C. Cock
even if it was confusing as hell
March 13, 2009, 11:08 p.m. CST
by Get_Me_An_18-Man_Fire_Team_In_12_Hours
Chow Yun Fat has been bald for practically every other movie, but not fucking DRAGONBALL?! First Chun Li was white, now this! Oh shit, Goku's white too! REBOOT DRAGONBALL!!!
March 13, 2009, 11:38 p.m. CST
by Ye Not Guilty
March 13, 2009, 11:58 p.m. CST
by StrokerX
He's the shiz.
March 14, 2009, 1:46 a.m. CST
by Jesiah
was the reason I started to like DBZ. But Emmy Rossum looks bad ass in that poster with her wearing the leather outfit, I'll see it just cuz of that and since she's smokin hot. Yeah, that's Shallow, but after The Dark Knight I really don't care how good other movies are anymore. I've had my once in a lifetime movie experience. If it happens again it happens again, I'm not gonna hold my breath.
March 14, 2009, 1:56 a.m. CST
by HebrewLantern
so was everybody in the whole series except for like 3 black dudes, the namekians and buu
March 14, 2009, 2:54 a.m. CST
by lockesbrokenleg
Didn't this craze die out about 10 years ago?
March 14, 2009, 4:03 a.m. CST
by Toby_FN_Wong
I never watched DBZ. I was never interested in it. The very underrated James Marsters is the only reason I will watch this. Marsters needs more good roles. And yeah, he was awesome was Brainiac and the only reason to watch Smallville.
March 14, 2009, 4:22 a.m. CST
by GibsonUSA Returns
I thought Dragonball was based off the Chinese story Journey to the West, and that SonGoku is based off of SunWukong.

March 14, 2009, 6:46 a.m. CST
by Nasty_Nick
James Marsters is totally wasted in this Movie. He is hardly in it. You see more of Mai (played by Eriko Tamura), Piccolo's Minion in this movie. Marsters would be badass as Vegeta and if I had to pick I might go for Hugh Jackman as Vegeta.
March 14, 2009, 3:59 p.m. CST
by sokitome
You're a fucking idiot. 'nuff said.
March 14, 2009, 5:17 p.m. CST
by Prossor
its funny how all those anime and manga characters have ridiculously giant eyes when asians have slits.
March 15, 2009, 3:08 a.m. CST
by Toby_FN_Wong
Can you estimate the amount of minutes Marsters is in the DBZ movie? If it's less than 10 I don't want to waste my time with it. Less than 10 is more like a cameo.
March 15, 2009, 3:40 a.m. CST
by Varakor
A good anime live action would have to be Death Note. They took the best of that series and made it into an excellent two parter. I haven't seen anything else come close.
March 15, 2009, 9:52 a.m. CST
by cmbuzzkill
I just got back from a showing in Nagoya, Japan, and I have to say -- in contrast to what "Nasty Nick" would have people believe -- YES, this movie DOES SUCK as much as people expected it to. The following contains spoilers, but seriously, you are not going to be missing anything if you decide not to see the movie anyway.... The movie opens with an explanation of the plot... and it confused the hell out of everyone in the audience. The story is COMPLETELY different than anything even remotely resembling the source material. Next, there is a scene in which "Goku" is sparring with his grandfather... and it is completely gimmicked out by the two fighting on two ropes. The grandfather starts by saying "The first rule is, there are no rules."... I shit you not.... and then goes to explain the rules of their amazingly pointless sparring match. All that the audience gets out of this scene is an "explanation" about what "ki" is. After that, everyone else in the entire movie seems to know what the hell it is, even though it was a complete mystery to "Goku" just minutes before. Here are some more things that pissed off the audience -- First off, "Goku" is a high-school student who is in love with "Chi Chi"... The movie then goes through the painful subplot of "Goku" making a promise to his grandfather that he will not fight at school, etc... can anyone guess what happens next? Exactly... a spiderman-esque "fight but not a fight" scene. Everyone in the audience knew the source material - there are very few manga in Japan that are as well known as Dragonball... so if you try to have a game-changing twist in your DB movie... try not to make it about "Goku" finding out about "Ozaru". The entire "Ozaru" subplot was woefully undeveloped, and came to a resolution that was more than predictable. Other gripes were related to piss-poor acting, characters not even slightly looking like their counterparts in the manga, and lameness in general -- don`t even get me started on the special effects....sigh... Something that did surprise me was the fact that most of the audience was either leaving or talking during the credits -- something that is completely unheard of over here. For those of us who did stay through the credits - we were treated with a TMNT2 style "holy shit, the Shreader is still alive" moment, but one that was executed even more poorly than my stated example. The after-the-credits scene shows Piccolo taking a nap, while some no-name character is nursing him back to health... there were actually small bursts laughter at this point from the audience... pathetic...
March 15, 2009, 11:28 a.m. CST
by Jesiah
What made you stay after the credits
March 15, 2009, 11:34 a.m. CST
by Jesiah
I didn't read your post as complete as I just did
March 15, 2009, 2:38 p.m. CST
by alice 13
or the studios will stop... making... these... ummm... ok- nm.
March 16, 2009, 3:10 a.m. CST
by Nasty_Nick
Marsters is barely in it 10 minutes. I doubt he even has 10 lines of dialogue.
March 16, 2009, 4:49 a.m. CST
by Dingbatty
They have to make a live actioner for every bullshit anime geared for young males that is mind-numbingly dull, but they produce them years after the craze. Just imagine, characters staring at each other discussing a million different rules that they pull out of their ass for two hours.
Then, we'll get One Piece and Naruto five years from now.
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Alalam/ISIS Flying Captured Warplanes Over Aleppo Sky
SHAFAQNA (International Shia News Association) – Iraqi pilots who have joined ISIS in Syria are training members of the group to fly in three captured fighter jets, a group monitoring the war said on Friday, saying it was the first time that the militant group had taken to the air.
The group, which has seized land in Syria and Iraq, has been flying the planes over the captured al-Jarrah military airport east of Aleppo, said Rami Abdulrahman, who runs the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
U.S. Central Command said it was not aware of Islamic State flying jets in Syria. "We're not aware of ISIL conducting any flight operations in Syria or elsewhere," said Central Command spokesman Colonel Patrick Ryder, using an acronym for the group.We continue to keep a close eye on ISIL activity in Syria and Iraq and will continue to conduct strikes against their equipment, facilities, fighters and centers of gravity, wherever they may be," Ryder said.
U.S-led forces are bombing Islamic State bases in Syria and Iraq. The group has regularly used weaponry captured from the Syrian and Iraqi armies and has overrun several military bases but this was the first time it had been able to pilot warplanes.
"They have trainers, Iraqi officers who were pilots before for (former Iraqi dictator) Saddam Hussein," Abdulrahman said."People saw the flights, they went up many times from the airport and they are flying in the skies outside the airport and coming back," he said, citing witnesses in northern Aleppo province near the base, which is 70 km (45 miles) south of Turkey.
It was not clear whether the jets were equipped with weaponry or whether the pilots could fly longer distances in the planes, which witnesses said appeared to be MiG 21 or MiG 23 models captured from the Syrian military.
Pro-ISIS Twitter accounts had previously posted pictures of captured jets in other parts of Syria, but the aircraft had appeared unusable, according to analysts and diplomats.
The countryside east of Aleppo city is one of the main bases of ISIS in Syria, where the al Qaeda offshoot controls some region of the country's territory.
The Israeli Air Force has raised its alert level in the north over reports that Iraqi defector pilots are training ISIS air crews to fly missions using captured Syrian MiGs warplanes, Israel's 0404 News said Friday.
After heavy fighting in late August, ISIS militants overran the al-Tabqa air base on August 24th, and captured three Syrian MiG-21 or MiG-23 models, as well as missiles and related gear, according to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR).
At least three planes were shown in a propaganda video by the extremists following the battle for the al-Tabqa Syrian Air Force base.
Militants claimed they killed "about 200" Government prisoners after the battle and the propaganda video showed men being forced to lie face-down and shot.

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commitment to this agenda.[40]
37. We agree that environmental protection and sustainable
development should be incorporated properly into all departments'
aims, objectives and targetsnot least those of the Treasuryso
that they form an overarching framework within which all policies
and measures are formulated. This is unfortunately not yet the
case at the Treasury, and in March last year we expressed our
concern to the then Financial Secretary that the one environmentally-related
target in their 1998 Public Service Agreement had been dropped
in 2000.[41] Until the
Treasury embraces environmental protection and sustainable development
more comprehensively, we believe that the Statement of Intent
should remain a satellite document, augmenting the Treasury's
main aims and objectives; and that its focus be kept as sharp
and clear as possible, to underpin the Treasury's approach to
all existing and proposed taxation and fiscal incentives. We consider
that the 1997 text fully supports such an agenda.
Treasury research to support a strategy
38. In discussing specific tax measures earlier in
this report, we have highlighted a wide range of areas where we
would have expected the Treasury to be carrying out work if it
was seriously committed to implementing a tax strategy focussed
on environmental and sustainable development objectives. These
39. Our impression is that there is very little public
knowledge of what research the Treasury is in fact carrying out.
This is supported by the comments of the Friends of the Earth
"We are not always clear about what research they are doing...If
Treasury are looking at a particular tax measure, sometimes the
research involved is a public exercise, as with, say, the Aggregates
Levy. In the case of the Green Technology Challenge...they certainly
did research looking at how other countries have implemented such
a measure; we were not aware of that and we certainly have not
seen the results of it...[Their research] tends to be on specific
things. On specific instances...we do know what is going on...In
the generality, no, we do not know what is going on".[42]
40. We asked the Financial Secretary to tell us what
research the Treasury had carried out in the last two years in
support of the Statement of Intent. He could cite only two relatively
minor pieces of work, and promised to provide further information.[43]
The Treasury subsequently sent us a list of the research undertaken.[44]
But much of the work cited dates back to the earlier years of
the last Parliament: relatively little has been done in the last
two years. Moreover, almost all of this work has been carried
out by other departments, and it remains unclear to what extent
the Treasury has overall responsibility for coordinating and initiating
such work. We consider that the extent of Treasury research
undertaken to support the Statement of Intent on Environmental
Taxationboth directly and in coordination with other departmentsis
inadequate; and that the Treasury is failing to provide adequate
leadership and coordination across central Government.
41. We have in the past recommended the creation
of a Green Tax Commission to carry out research on an environmental
tax policy in an inclusive and transparent way. In its responses
to our reports, the Government has remained intransigent, and
Mr Boateng argued vehemently against such a Commission.[45]
We accept Mr Boateng's claim that the Treasury has engaged stakeholders
when developing fiscal responses to the policy issues that have
been identified.[46]
But, as our evidence above makes clear, this tends to happen only
when the Treasury has already identified a specific proposal which
it wishes to develop. What the Treasury does not currently do
is to involve stakeholders one stage earlier. As the Government
has consistently refused to countenance the option of a Green
Tax Commission, the Treasury should involve stakeholders in systematically
identifying possible areas where environmental tax proposals could
be developed. To provide public accountability for such an approach
and a strategy to support the Statement of Intent, it should publish
a short annual report setting out the key issues arising from
stakeholder dialogues, the outcomes of research undertaken, and
its proposals for the future.
42. As we concluded earlier, progress on environmental
taxation has at present stalledlargely due to the considerable
opposition to its environmental reforms which the Government has
faced from industry, business, and even at times environmental
organisations. If the Government is to regain the initiative
on environmental tax reform, it will need to make a convincing
case for the benefits of such a strategy. Increased environmental
awareness and understanding among the public will be crucial.
The increased use of hypothecation might also help to make environmental
taxes and escalators more politically acceptable. As we have
pointed out before, leadership is crucial, and we believe that
there is much more the Treasury and the Chancellor could do to
promote this agenda.
Appraisal of budgetary measures
43. We noted that the previous Financial Secretary
did not address an important issue which we raised in our previous
report on PreBudget 2000namely, that the Government
had failed to carry out a comprehensive evaluation of the environmental
impact of the £1.7 billion handout to road users, but had
only sought to evaluate a few specific measures.[47]
The Treasury's supplementary memorandum acknowledges the absence
of an environmental appraisal of the total effect of the reduction
in fuel duties and VED, and goes on to say that this would be
impossible to calculate.[48]
44. We are concerned at the extent to which table
7.2 (previously table 6.2) of the PreBudget Report 2001
still fails to capture comprehensively the impact even of environmental
measureslet alone the 'mainstream' measures contained in
earlier chapters. We recommend that the Treasury provides a detailed
environmental appraisal as a supporting document for all future
Pre-Budget Reports. This should set out in more detail the basis
for the summary appraisal figures included in the main report,
and the methodology and assumptions used to calculate them. It
should also contain an analysis of any other measures (or combinations
of measures) in the Pre-Budget Report which the Treasury believes
may have significant environmental impact but which it has been
unable to calculate.
45. There are longstanding recommendations from previous
reports that the Government should incorporate ex post
appraisals of measures in the PBR, to evaluate the effectiveness
of measures it has introduced and build up data over time.[49]
Indeed, the Government in its response to our Budget 1999 report
stated that it would do so on an annual basis.[50]
In March 2001, Mr Timms again acknowledged that the development
of appraisal and monitoring of fiscal measures was becoming increasingly
important and that we could expect to see progress in this area.[51]
We recommend that the Government should fulfill its commitment
to incorporate systematic ex post appraisals within future
PreBudget Reports. Data should be incorporated in summary
form within the PBR, and supported by more detailed information
in supporting the environmental appraisal document we have recommended
46. We do acknowledge the difficulties involved in
monitoring the effectiveness of policy instruments, especially
where a number of policy instruments may have similar impacts.
DEFRA has admitted it will not be in a position to assess whether
reductions in CO2 emissions are due to emissions trading,
Integrated Pollution, Prevention and Control, or the Climate Change
Levy negotiated agreements.[52]
But the implications of this are considerable. The Government
has frequently stated in relation to an environmental tax strategy
that it will use the most appropriate policy mechanism (whether
fiscal, regulatory, or voluntary) on a case by case basis. We
find it difficult to understand how the Government can decide
what is the most appropriate policy mechanism, if it is not able
to assess the effect of different policy instruments. We urge
the Government to clarify how it proposes to develop appraisal
and monitoring systems on a more comprehensive basis.
Resource Productivity
47. As a result of recommendations made by the Environmental
Audit Committee in the last Parliament, the PreBudget Report
2001 now contains much more information on environmental impacts
in a dedicated chapter on environmental measures. However, earlier
chapters of the Pre-Budget Report 2001 are dominated by the discussion
of economic and social issues: environmental and resource productivity
hardly feature here. It is interesting to note that the Treasury's
ability to highlight a productivity gap compared with major competitors,
and the emphasis now placed upon this in these main chapters,
is only because of the availability of relevant data. There is
a clear need to develop a similar analysis of resource productivity.
48. Progress in this area has been relatively slow,
and only in the energy sector are some resource productivity indicators
currently well established. Much was expected from the DTI's Sustainable
Development Strategy (published in November 2000), yet while this
was strong on the aims and objectives of developing resource productivity
indicators, it contributed little to practical progress. Meanwhile,
DEFRA has commissioned the Wuppertal Institute in Germany to carry
out a study to develop data sets on which resource indicators
could be based. The Office for National Statistics has also been
carrying out a limited amount of work in this area.[53]
More recently, PIU has published a report on this subject. The
objective of this study was to provide a framework for the practical
introduction of resource productivity indicators.[54]
49. We are disappointed that the recent PIU report
does not take us much further forward. In our view, there is little
in it which could not have been written several years ago. We
are also disappointed at the very slow pace of development in
this area and the apparent lack of clear lead responsibility.
It contrasts with the optimism expressed by Rt Hon. Patricia Hewitt
MP, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry on this score.[55]
We are also disappointed that the Treasury itself, together with
the Office for National Statistics (a department and agency of
the Treasury), has not pursued a more active role in developing
resource productivity indicators and incorporating these into
the PreBudget Report. This is an issue which we may well
wish to return to in more detail in due course.
HC 363-i, pp. 10; 19. Back
HC 333-i, Session 2000-01, QQ. 98-99. It is worth noting that
the Treasury did not specifically admit to the fact that the "shifting
the burden" target had been dropped even in their supplementary
memorandum (p. 17). Their response actually suggests that they
do not see "shifting the burden" as a strategic priority. Back
Q. 97. Back
QQ. 123-126. Back
Ev. 14. Back
QQ. 122; 125-126. Back
Q. 122. Back
Second Report from the EAC, on The Pre-Budget Report 2000:
Fuelling the Debate, HC 71, paras 81-82. See also HC 333-i,
Q. 4. Back
HC 333-i, Session 2000-01, p. 18 (question 3). Back
Eighth Report from the EAC, Session 1998-99, on The Budget
1999: Environmental Implications, HC 326, paras 65-73; 80. Back
Fourth Report from the EAC, Session 1999-2000, on The Pre-Budget
Report 1999, HC 76, p. xlvii. Back
HC 333-i, QQ. 14; 101, 120. Back
Ev. 1. Back
Ev. 14 (question 5) sets out the Treasury's view of its role in
coordinating work in this area, together with more background
on some of the research being carried out. Back
Performance and Innovation Unit, Making More with Less,
November 2001. Back
Minutes of Evidence taken before the EAC, Session 2001-02, on
Departmental Responsibilities for Sustainable Development,
HC 326, QQ. 29-34. Back


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Wednesday, November 8, 2006
Robots Taste Human Flesh: Crave More!
Researchers at NEC System Technologies and Mie University have designed a robot that can taste. Last month, they unveiled the fruits of their two-year effort — a green-and-white prototype with eyes, a head that swivels and a mouth that lights up whenever the robot talks. The "tasting" is done elsewhere, however.
At the end of the robot's left arm is an infrared spectrometer. When objects are placed up against the sensor, the robot fires off a beam of infrared light. The reflected light is then analyzed in real time to determine the object's chemical composition.
When a reporter's hand was placed against the robot's taste sensor, it was identified as prosciutto. A cameraman was mistaken for bacon. Link
Robot Monster Destroys All Humans...!
Posted by Staq Mavlen at 8:16 PM


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I'll shortly be totting up the number of mentions of authors, titles and translators to reveal the overall Euro Crime favourites of 2014.
Amanda Gillies's favourite reads of 2014
Michael J Malone with Bashir Saoudi - The Guillotine Choice
In the 1920s, in French-controlled Algeria, a young man is forced to make a terrible choice – either tell the authorities the name of a killer (who will meet with Madame Guillotine) or be sent to Devil's Island in Guyane for the rest of his life. Based on a true story, this harrowing tale will haunt you long after you have finished it.
Doug Johnstone - The Dead Beat
Another cracker by this talented author, The Dead Beat follows the life of Marta, a student journalist who has managed to land herself some work experience at her Dad's old paper. Except her Dad has just committed suicide. When someone calls her at the paper on her first day, and kills himself while she is on the line, you get the feeling this is not going to be a particularly fluffy book. And you would be right…
Neil Broadfoot - Falling Fast
This is a truly awesome debut novel and I am expecting Neil Broadfoot to become a very familiar name in the world of crime fiction. The opening page sets the tone with a young lady leaping to her death from Edinburgh's Scot Monument and everything spirals downwards from there. Fantastic!
Michael J Malone - Blood Tears
Another favourite written by Michael Malone. This was the first of his that I read and I was hooked immediately. Dark and disturbing, this is the first in a series featuring DI Ray Macbain – who is haunted by repetitive dreams full of blood and floating white feathers. A must-read if you like your crime fiction a bit on the darker side.
Mark Roberts - What She Saw
This is the second book in the author's DCI Rosen series and it is another first-rate shocker. Thomas, a young boy, is set on fire in a car on a London housing estate and the only witnesses are themselves children. This dark tale follows Rosen's attempt to track down those responsible, all the while being scared for the safety of his wife and own young child.
It gets harder to choose my top 5 each year as the books I read just keep getting better and better! My favourite books have to mess with my head in some way and my number one choice this year is based on a true story, so it has had the greatest affect on me of all the books I have read. Having listed my favourites I am intrigued to see that 4 of them are by Scottish authors. I am a firm fan of "Tartan Noir" and if you haven't tried it yet, then I really think you should.
Many thanks to Karen, once again, for another fantastic year of Euro Crime. Here's to a happy 2015!!!


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14th Dec 2012
I found myself in some kind of work building. I was making my way to the exit, but I was constantly being blocked or stopped to chat with random people. I finally reached the stairs that lead to the main doors and again at the top of the stairs my path was blocked by someone.
We briefly spoke and as I was about to start on my way again I noticed a man who just started on the stairs was sweating profusely. This caught my attention and I noticed that he kept playing with his left arm, as though it was uncomfortable. Instantly my mind kicked into overdrive and I was next to him in a moment. I stopped him and told the person on the stairs who had originally stopped my movement to call an ambulance. I knew instinctively that this man was having a heart attack.
As I was helping the man, trying to make him more comfortable it occurred to me that all those times that I was stopped or simply caught up and unable to keep moving, it was all to make sure I was here when this man was. As though I was the only one who could save him, who would have noticed in time that he was having difficulties. I could hear sirens as the dream faded.
Ghost Cat
I wake up, lying in bed face down. I felt the cat jump up on to the bed and walk over me and up the left/wall side of the bed and lay down near the top, right by my head. I daren't move, I don't show that I am aware of its presence. I was fearful; in the back of my mind these experiences usually mean the loss of the animal. I have had these dreams in the past the night a pet dies, I've always considered it to be their way of saying goodbye. What makes these experiences more unnerving is that I have never been able to tell whether or not I am awake or asleep when they happen. If I am asleep; there is a seamless transition to being wakeful.


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|Ground flora and seed banks of woodlands in south west England
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This thesis examines the ground flora and seed banks of a range of forest and woodland types in south west England. Ground flora surveys were carried out and seed banks investigated by sampling and germination trials. Depletion of both the ground flora and seed banks of conifer plantations and neglected coppice was shown to have occurred after periods of 40-50 years or more. Re-coppicing or clear-felling of such woodlands did not always result in immediate ground flora recovery and subsequent seed bank renewal. After long periods of shade, resulting from neglect or the presence of a dense ,conifer canopy, the ground flora which develops after felling develops mainly from species which have survived either in the seed bank or in the ground flora. The seeds of many woodland species are poorly represented in the seed bank since they do not survive for long periods in the soil. Since these species are also intolerant of dense shade and they are generally lost from neglected and coniferised woodland. The diversity of the ground flora and hence the seed bank was shown to be limited by site fertility and fewer species were present at sites with acid soils than at those with more base-rich soils. Uneven-aged forestry systems were shown to promote a greater ground flora and seed bank diversity than the even-aged, clear-fell system currently used in most British forests. These alternative systems are particularly appropriate for use in lowland Britain. With declining agricultural profitability, recent changes in forestry policy encourage the expansion of forestry on surplus agricultural land. Since soil fertility is generally high on such land, the introduction of alternative forestry systems could fulfil a dual objective of commercially viable timber production with increased ground flora diversity and hence ecological interest.
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Sorry for the no-show yesterday guys! But I have a very good excuse…I was in STL getting some of best news a girl can get…
THAT MY 6 MONTH MAMMOGRAM CAME BACK CLEAN!!!! And I also had a chest x-ray to rule out anything weird due to my shortness of breath that I've been having…and the x-ray also showed nothing!
Thank you, LORD, for the guidance to pretty much the best medical facility ev-ahhh, and the best and kindest doctors I could ever imagine. I truly believe that along with the diagnosis of breast cancer, came a path that was laid out for me way before I ever knew.
Here's some pictures from our day…
So if what you gathered from the pictures is that I spent a lot of time in a gown, that we waited a lot, and that my husband likes to play with medical equipment while we wait…then YOU'RE RIGHT! Bahahaha:-) It was a great day, despite being inside the Center for Advanced Medicine from 11:30am-4:30pm…ahhhh! But it's actually ok because I feel strangely content there…very safe and sound. I know that I am being cared for by some of the best in the world and add to it that I can count these men and women as friends, also, is a huge plus.
Friday night we went out to celebrate! We went out to dinner with my oncologist Tim, and his wife Heather. We had such a great dinner and a great time with them. Heather is a health conscious runner and scrapbooker (!!!) like me, and we are becoming fast friends! And Tim, well, he kinda saved my life;-) They are the greatest…and they are going to come visit and play in the country soon!
We went out to a fantastic dinner at Vin de Set in St. Louis, a restaurant that Tim and Heather had chosen, and it was nothing short of amazing. I had the Mahi Mahi and it melted in my mouth. But just as equal to the quality of the food was the beautiful atmosphere. They have rooftop dining there, and it was the most relaxing and enjoyable evening to sit outside and eat and visit. With the arch lit up and the full moon shining, it was the perfect way to celebrate our day. I can't wait to go back again. We had a roasted eggplant flatbread for an appetizer that I cannot wait to try and recreate. OMGosh, it was amazing! I got all the ingredients I "think" I will need today before we left STL so maybe tomorrow I will have time to try it out. If I have success I'll let you know;-)
And what trip to STL would be complete without a trip to a couple of grocery stores?! Today it was Trader Joe's and Dierbergs. I was so stoked to find Mahi Mahi BURGERS at TJ's!!! I can't wait to try them!
After the necessary food stops for me, we headed home to pick up the kids and rejoice in our good reports. There is truly nothing more relaxing than knowing that your body is still free of cancer…nothing. I bet I sleep soooo good tonight;-)
AND I hope y'all do too. Sleep tight friends. Love y'all <3
"Be joyful always; pray continually; give thanks in all circumstances, for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus." 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18


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When I awake, I am still with thee. (I need the unambiguous singular here.)
Then I will be innocent of the great offence. (I need the impossible.)
If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves. (I need escape.)
The third essay in chapter 12 is by Miroslav Volf, The Lamb of God and the Sin of the World. My understanding of sin has been like this: no God, no sin. He puts it this way:
He's right - no God, no sin.
Sin is an irreducibly theocentric notion that cannot be translated without loss into psychological, sociological, or cosmological terms. Whatever sin may be formally (e.g. homelessness or disharmony), it is "ungodliness" in the sense of turning away from God.
Fundamentally sin is a failure in a relationship. Am I still with thee (Psalm 139)? Sin is unknown - there are hidden and presumptuous sins as we see in the last stanza of Psalm 19 - under detailed verse by verse examination by John with of course mad-colour disease by me. And sin is hard to face - so we deceive ourselves. (1 John)
Jews and Christians have a strong sense of sin. So much so that lots of people argue about it - especially original sin. Chapter 12 begins with a sensitive essay Turn us to you and we shall return: Original Sin, Atonement, and Redemption in Jewish Terms, by Stephen Kepnes. He reads Paul with understanding and shows several phrases and words in the TNK that undergird the 'concept' of original sin focussing particularly on galut, exile, as a way of helping a Jewish reader identify with the 'Christian' concept.
I put these terms in single quotes, because it is too easy to get lost in speculative cerebralism when the problem is relational - and relational with the only possible solver of the problem - God.
And of course, God's solution is not very attractive - death! (Hey - wait a minute - what about repentance?)
Oh - right. There is repentance, but both traditions ask if that is something I / you /we can do? Can we turn from our sin? Here Kepnes has picked in his title the essential verse - Turn us to you and we will turn. Lamentations 5:21 - right at the end of arguably one of the greatest expressions of human sorrow in poetry. We're in a catch-22 - needing something, deceived by ourselves, and yet knowing that there is more. I hear the problem caught in Psalm 90 - Lord, Thou has been our refuge, another poem about turning, and also caught in the Shaker song - till by turning, turning, we come round right.
Kepnes engages the scope of the problem and the many Jewish pointers to the reality of the I-Thou that must resolve it. He writes of the liturgical and sacrificial components from the Akedah (Abraham and Isaac) and its interpretation in Targum Pseudo-Jonathan to the sin offering, to Yom Kippur. It's a short essay that is full to overflowing.
Volf accepts the efficacy of the liturgy and exile as analogy, but he does not accept exile as a sufficient image. He deals with the New Testament critical texts such as "God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself." Theologically, this atonement is an "event in the life of God".
Volf ends with gratitude that Prefessor Kepnes has been very sympathetic but puzzlement that he has not asked the hard questions such as: why does repentance not suffice that the Son of God must take the sins of the world away? Or if I can add Nanos question to me: if the Messiah has come, why are we not yet living in the Messianaic age?
The middle essay - I think I have figured out what they were trying to do - the middle essay is a Jewish response to the Jewish first essay. I will have to read the book again and see if I can make better sense of them. The middle essay is by Laurie Zoloth, Exile and Return in a World of Injustice: A Response to Stephen Kepnes. I didn't want to go here in this review. Sin is pervasive and has large and complex consequences. Maybe later.
There is only one chapter left: The Image of God. Other chapter reviews in this series: 1-4 5 6 7 8 9, 10a and 10b, 11.


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The Four Lost American Ideals
Oliver DeMille draws from intensive study of the Founding generation to identify five defining ideals of Americanism:
- Freedom
- Georgics
- Providence
- Liber
- Public Virtue
Although the first, freedom, has not yet been fully lost, it is steadily declining because of the loss of the other four. These four ideals permeated early American society but have largely been forgotten.
The word "georgics" comes from the Greek* "geo," meaning earth, and "ergon," meaning work. The literal translation, therefore, means to work, or farm the earth.
Translated to fit modern times, the essence of the word is "ownership."
America was built by free and independent owners. The more owners we have, the more freedom we enjoy, and vice versa.
(*Note that Oliver inadvertently misspoke during the live presentation and says the word "georgics" comes from the Latin.)
There are two aspects to the concept of providence: 1) there is a Higher Power, or God, and 2) God has a specific purpose — or mission — for every individual.
Those who believe in and submit to providence live virtuous and courageous lives of service and leave legacies. They work with passion and purpose. They live by design, rather than default.
"Liber" is a Latin word for tree bark. It's also the root word of "library" and "liberty," revealing the relationship between knowledge and freedom.
In the ancient world tree bark used to write on, and there were generally two groups of people: slaves and liber. To be "liber" meant that one could read, write and engage in contract.
Liber means much more than mere literacy — it means that you have the ability to think, learn and lead. It means being able to engage with the greatest thinkers, respond intelligently, and practically apply knowledge to improve the world.
Public Virtue
Public virtue means to voluntarily sacrifice personal benefit for the good of society.
Those who have lived the first three ideals (liberally educated owners engaged in personal mission) can apply public virtue to transform society when it matters most.
Additional Content
In addition to learning the depths of these four lost ideals, when you purchase the lecture you'll also learn the following:
- What common citizens did to prepare for America's founding
- What it truly means to be an "American" and the formula for becoming one
- The three types of society, as outlined by Montesquieu
- What America's national character is and why it matters
- The fundamental issue in the famous debate between Thomas Jefferson & Alexander Hamilton
- The three types of education and how only one can restore the four lost ideals
- How the outcome of the Revolutionary War depended on one, largely-unknown man
- What Jefferson sacrificed by writing the Declaration of Independence


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The International Educator Website Provides Opportunities and Resources for Interested Teacher Candidates
The International Educator (TIE) has a very resourceful website for teachers and teacher candidates to find international employment, access resources, learn about advanced degrees and career development, participate in message boards, and read articles and reflections on the field of education in the international realm.
From the website: "The International Educator (TIE) is a non-profit organization committed to matching the best educators with the best international schools around the world. For more than 25 years, TIE has been the most comprehensive service for securing a job overseas. TIE is the marketplace for international education by providing the venue where schools can find exceptional candidates, and teachers can find exceptional jobs. Let TIE be your path to an international school career!"
Interested educators can open an account for job seeking, posting resumes, and subscribing to articles and resources by visiting TIE Online: The Marketplace for International Education at http://www.tieonline.com/
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Love it!!
Flott mynd :) Vonandi áttirðu ljúfan sunnudag!
I took that exact same photo with my son:) We got the globe ball from World Market. I love how you angled your shot with great boken:)
precious photo! Love it.
Oh what a great shot! It's got to be my favorite today :)
Love this! :)


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Intimacy is the feeling of being closed to someone, is when two people share their emotions, fears and desires, able to be emotionally open with one another, able to genuinely trust one another, and feel able to take the risk of being vulnerable, share quite moments or be able to watch someone peacefully sleeping next to you, a universal need that keep us away from loneliness.
*Sex and intimacy are not the same thing. Sex without intimacy can be very unrewarding, just as sex with intimacy can be deeply passionate and fulfilling. It is also possible to experience intimacy without sex.


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The last post I made on this blog was in November of last year.
I relied on this blog so much.
Some things have changed.
I've changed. Quite a bit. People are noticing. Some people--some of the people closest to me--aren't liking it. But I am what I am, at least, if I'm ok with it. I've come to realize that I am my own beautiful invention. I CAN be who I am and who I want to be AT THE SAME TIME, even if they aren't the same thing. That's amazing. That's beautiful. I'm proud of me for that.
I don't remember which year of college I started this blog.My sophomore year, probably. But I've done so many things, gained things and lost them. I lost (or did I leave?) my faith. I lost my sister. I lost my social life (thank you college and Undergrad research). I learned to shoot a gun (quite well) and a bow. I learned to play video games (also well). I gained a friend or two. I gained a little confidence.
I'm still afraid of driving. I've still got my dog (he weighs about 120 pounds now, you guys!). I'm still constantly trying to escape the holes my "family" left me in. I'm still fighting my depression sometimes. I'm still worried about my body. I'm still second best at everything.
But I think this blog has fulfilled its purpose, not that I could tell you what that was. I remember having intent, but somewhere, I forgot it and this turned into something else.
I'm proud of this little sliver of me and I'm not going to delete it, but I don't think I'll be coming back here.
Maybe I'll start a new blog (one that's ABOUT something ;D ) or maybe I won't. Maybe I'll just leave this part of my growing completely behind me. I don't know.
I guess we'll see.
Thanks for reading when you did, though. And when you didn't, I don't blame you :)


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Thursday, February 19, 2009
This Should Be Common Knowledge
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- ATL_Hawk_Luv said...
Well, I'm going to agree that we should want him to get more touches, so we can see if he can handle them. I'm not convinced that getting those touches means he's that great of a player. I'm about to put him in the Acie Law category where I'm wondering whether they aren't giving it to him b/c they know he's not that good in the post OR b/c Woody is such a bad coach that he can't understand that he should give him consistent touches so we can prove one way or the other what his capabilities are...Kinda like Acie - maybe they know he sucks or maybe they are too stupid to figure out that you have to give him some time to prove that he's good or sucks.
- 19 February, 2009
- CoCo said...
I think Al far from sucks and I don't think Woody has an eye to evaluate whether or not a player sucks. I think he just doesn't trust young players unless he absolutely has to. Flip will be back Friday and Acie will go back to sitting on the bench for games at a time all the while having an expectation of being ready to move mountains when called upon for two or 3 minutes per week.
Woody is a nice guy I'm sure, but he is not a good coach and one of the biggest problems is people who don't regulary watch this team don't know that. They just see the team slightly improving from one season to the next (which can be atticuted to many things, none of which are coaching decisions) and they assume its because he's doing a good job. Like it or not we are going to be stuck with him for the forseeable future unless the team regresses. The bottom half of the conference is so bad that even if they tried to miss the playoffs they probably couldn't. I think that has just as much to do with where this team is as anything else. We'll get to see what they're made of real soon though. Even though they have an unbelievable home stretch in March they are playing the best of the best during that time. It's going to be real interesting going down the stretch.
- 19 February, 2009


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What books caught my eye this week as they passed over the library counter and under my scanner? A pair of memoirs this week....
First up was Walden on Wheels: On the Open Road from Debt to Freedom by Ken Ilgunas.
From the publisher, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt:
"In this frank and witty memoir, Ken Ilgunas lays bare the existential terror of graduating from the University of Buffalo with $32,000 of student debt. Ilgunas set himself an ambitious mission: get out of debt as quickly as possible. Inspired by the frugality and philosophy of Henry David Thoreau, Ilgunas undertook a 3-year transcontinental journey, working in Alaska as a tour guide, garbage picker, and night cook to pay off his student loans before hitchhiking home to New York.
Debt-free, Ilgunas then enrolled in a master's program at Duke University, determined not to borrow against his future again. He used the last of his savings to buy himself a used Econoline van and outfitted it as his new dorm. The van, stationed in a campus parking lot, would be more than an adventure—it would be his very own "Walden on Wheels."
Freezing winters, near-discovery by campus police, and the constant challenge of living in a confined space would test Ilgunas's limits and resolve in the two years that fol lowed. What had begun as a simple mission would become an enlightening and life-changing social experiment. Walden on Wheels offers a spirited and pointed perspective on the dilemma faced by those who seek an education but who also want to, as Thoreau wrote, "live deep and suck out all the marrow of life."
Next up was A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home: Lessons in the Good Life from an Unlikely Teacher by Sue Halpern.
From the publisher, Riverhead Books:
"A layabout mutt turned therapy dog leads her owner to a new understanding of the good life.
At loose ends with her daughter leaving home and her husband on the road, Sue Halpern decided to give herself and Pransky, her under-occupied Labradoodle, a new leash—er, lease—on life by getting the two of them certified as a therapy dog team. Smart, spirited, and instinctively compassionate, Pransky turned out to be not only a terrific therapist but an unerring moral compass. In the unlikely sounding arena of a public nursing home, she led her teammate into a series of encounters with the residents that revealed depths of warmth, humor, and insight Halpern hadn't expected. And little by little, their adventures expanded and illuminated Halpern's sense of what virtue is and does—how acts of kindness transform the giver as well as the given-to.
Funny, moving, and profound, A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home is the story of how one faithful, charitable, loving, and sometimes prudent mutt—showing great hope, fortitude, and restraint along the way (the occasional begged or stolen treat notwithstanding)—taught a well-meaning woman the true nature and pleasures of the good life."
(Over the Counter is a regular feature at A Bookworm's World. I've sadly come to the realization that I cannot physically read every book that catches my interest as it crosses over my counter at the library. But...I can mention them and maybe one of them will catch your eye as well. See if your local library has them on their shelves!)


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The top 2016 beauty trends dictated by Instagram, or better, Instagram beauty addicted, bloggers, vloggers and celebrities of many kinds have all something in common...
From last year we've inherited some dominant make-up trends and techniques like contouring and strobing.
These tricks aren't make-up artists' secrets anymore but tools to reshape, correct and emphasize face features everyone can try. If you think we have to thank Kim Kardashian for contouring, remember that "Making Faces", Auchoin's make-up Bible, explains it perfectly and this isn't a new handbook!
Strobing sounds like a pun, it's basically a contouring played just with lights, that is the usage of reflecting highlighters, while the rest of the face stays matte... but contouring has also some weird variations, from 2015 arrived and is still trending the "clown contouring" as seen by vlogger Belle De Lune who paints her face with cream concealers exactly like a clown face with some poo emojies here and there too. Why on earth??
Then flower contouring and neck contouring like a Japanese geisha, just in case you don't like that very standing portion of your skin! Baking contouring, stolen from drag queens' make-up, is very popular among girls and guys and need no extra explanation.
Nothing disturbing so far, till we find the "waist training" trend.
Kim K, again, along with Kylie Jenner are waist trainers fans, corsets that are thought to improve the posture, reshape the waistline, help weight lose process and stimulate abdomen muscles.
Rossella O'Hara would approve it to gain her extra thin waist, but in the new millennium we know that the more we tight and squeeze, the more dangerous it becomes!
Exactly, these 2016 beauty style guides share something peculiar: sparkles mixed with all the spectrum of the rainbow.
Would you wear a cascade of glitters on you face? I would do it just for fun, for a picture, but I'm a good blogger and I'm going to save two trends so far for daily use: "bubble eyeliner" by MUA Jerry Gonzales, for all of us who has trouble in drawing a smooth and decent flick and "bracelet nails", 3D manicure mimicking friendship bracelets with bright strings and appliques, launched by Eun Kyung, founder of Unistella Nail Salon in Korea.
I have the slight hunch 2016 will be the year of excesses...
Valentina Chirico aka Valens


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Wagner gets boot from X Factor house
- Bang Showbiz
- 19 November 2010
Wagner Fiuza-Carrilho has been kicked out of the 'X Factor' house after reportedly annoying his fellow contestants with his erratic behaviour
Wagner Fiuza-Carrilho has been kicked out of the 'X Factor' house.
The controversial Brazilian singer has been asked to leave the luxury London pad the contestants share and move to a budget hotel after bosses were bombarded with complaints about his behaviour.
A source said: "Production have been getting lots of complaints about Wagner from singers and staff and thought, enough is enough.' "
Insiders claim the final straw came after Wagner, 54, had a heated argument with boy band One Direction after he was angered by their comments following Aiden Grimshaw's shock elimination on Sunday (14.11.10).
Following Aiden's departure from the ITV1 show, Louis Tomlinson from One Direction tweeted: "What a joke, Wagner through not Aiden."
Matt Cardle later added: "Enough is enough. People should vote for the singers."
Sources also say Wagner has daily arguments with his fellow contestants and made some female members on the production team feel uncomfortable with his raunchy antics.
An 'X Factor' spokesman said: "Wagner has been moved out of the house to focus on his singing."


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Today, however, I noticed it. I stopped at many points in my day to just thank Him for His goodness, mercy, and awesomeness. Here's what happens in a day when you let God take control and you take notice... Oh, and I'm putting God on the point system today... He's really outdone Himself.
- He gives you the greatest friend ever to spend the day with. (1,673,000 points to the Man Upstairs for just being Him; 2,000 for kindred spirits found between two friends; and 5,000 points for Your giving me a friend who is true, makes me feel secure, sees me for me, and loves wasting the day away)
- He's molded that friendship into one I'd never imagine having, yet has become the most precious thing in my life recently. (100,000 points for His Amazing Ways of Working; 75 points for Mardi's big glasses and hilarious talks)
- This friend and I eat at Olive Garden which just happens to be my favorite place EVER, and I just so happen to have a gift certificate to there I'd completely forgotten about. (75 points for the food He always provides me with and an extra 100 points for making that certificate appear because the 7 bucks in my checking account only go so far...)
- We spent 2 hours at Target... 2 hours. I didn't get bored, not once. I've never enjoyed Target like I did today. We bought baby gifts, wedding shower gifts, and randomly searched through every aisle to find "French Women Don't Get Fat." LOL. During this alotted time, we made 15,000 phone calls and learned about kitchen utensils we'd never even heard of before. The phrase, "What are you talking?" was invented while at there today. I, in my strange way of doing things, seem to ignore people when I'm on a mission buying baby and wedding gifts. It's hysterical. Mardi would say something clever or just ask a question, and I'd totally miss it, thus "What are you talking?". (50 points for Your giving us Target Time; 75 points for providing me the opportunity and money to get my friends great gifts; 80 points for good times and friendship; 25 points for Your making me incredibly A.D.D. and ignoring Mardi which helped in the creation of my new phrase; and a bonus 100 points for allowing me the opportunity to realize how wonderful my life is)
- Starbucks was the place to be today. No joke. We walked in to get our Fraps (I have no clue how to spell the whole word), and I see one of my favorite people in the world, only because he was this awesome kid who made my working at the Credit Union worthwhile. So I say hi, and in my A.D.H.D. way of doing things, kept walking to get my drink. UNTIL I notice one of the greatest people I've ever met sitting with Mr. One of my Favorite People. This recollection could go on for hours as our conversations did; however, I'd like to make mention of a few things. After talking inside for a good 20 minutes, we convince the guys to head outside, in light of the "gorgeous" day, that only began the madness. Who knew the temperature could drop in 19 seconds and who knew that boys love Cyndi Lauper and like making deals about wearing pink?! I sat there looking at the clouds and thought about how blessed I was. (100 points for Your giving the person who created Starbucks a creative mind; 200 points for creating favorite people; 200 points for great kids with facial hair and piercings and guitars and for their amazing talents; 15 points for blessing me and most of my friends with A.D.D. or A.D.H.D. for it's been a wonderful addition in most of our conversations and makes for one extremely fun hour or two; 1,000 points for a beautiful day and Your awesome handiwork; 85 points for Cyndi Lauper and ringtones; 100 points for the color pink and boys who are manly enough to wear it and an extra 25 points for putting these boys in my life randomly; and 1,000,000 points for the opportunity to catch up with people who mean so much to me that are positive Christian friends)
- We then headed to Brentwood Baptist for Kairos, a praise and worship service for college-aged students. It was incredible. Something I've been so strongly burdened for was tonight's message... The Lord's Supper. I know how wonderful it is and what it represents; however, it wasn't until tonight that I became aware of why it means so much to me and has for years. It's because The Lord's Supper is personal. It's not something that should be passed out to everyone. I believe Jesus Christ intends for His believers to take it in remembrance of Him. It's purely personal; no one can say how we pray or feel when taking it, it is something we do to honor and reverance our Lord. Praise songs were AMAZING. I just love hearing words that truly honor God. I want my life to be a song that blesses His name. (100,000,000 points for the experience You have given me tonight; for making me want my relationship with You to be personal; that it's more than just "accepting" You; it's about You being my friend; it's about how I prayed and found salvation on my own with You right there with me; it's about having Christian friends that share my faith and hold me accountable... Let me just throw in that these points are endless for this particular gift You have given me tonight, Lord.)
I didn't imagine my Spring Break to be this way. Spring Break has usually been about beaches, beads, and beer. I'm so thankful God has changed that in me. He's made me the person I should have always been. And even when I don't see Him or at least take the time to, He's always there giving me blessings untold. I love how the Lord works. I love how true He is. I love that's He's bigger than anything else in this world and that He always finds a way to show me... like today. What am I talking? I'm saying that God is good all the time; we just have to open our eyes, hearts, and lives to let Him in.


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osCommerce 6.15 Site Redesign
Ngân sách $300-1500 USD
Payment for project will only be made after successful completion of development. Successful development means uploaded to the [url removed, login to view] site and all source riles released to first. Payment willl be made through GAF escrow account. We are looking only for a professional organization that can finish development in the timeline stated.
The last programmer was not capable or willing to finish project. Monies made out of good faith were lost ... if you are to small to work as most business do ... do not take this project. Money has been sitting in escrow for weeks now.
This project will lead to many more developments. This is the start to a long lasting business relationship for ongoing development.
Project entails taking [url removed, login to view] and doing a rework of site. The site presently has a CRE loaded 6.15 osCommerce template.
Look at [url removed, login to view] and [url removed, login to view]
This development will marry these 2 sites together to make the [url removed, login to view] site.
1. We are especially interested in the wizards on the [url removed, login to view] site and would like to have the wizards working with the phone systems. The template you will be working with has a [url removed, login to view] wizard that can be tweaked to accomodate the new wizards. This is custom computer creator that is in the osCommerce template now. Systems to target first will be the Voice Over IP Phones and Gateways, Panasonic, ComDial, and Toshiba line. This will be the product line
that we would like to see on your servers first to prove that you can develop this project. We would like to have pictures of the product line. The pictures will need to be original and a watermark included on all pictures. Both a small and large image will be needed. Pictures should be sized to fit in the template properly. The wizard should ask the questions and based on client answers should give an answer and allow the customer to easily checkout for easy sale. The wizard should be able to allow the customer to save the quote for 15 days and can get to it if they are logged in.. If they log back in they should be able to see the quote and convert it to a purchase at that time.
Site should have a disclaimer that online pricing and website errors will not be honored. All sales made only at the sole discretion of shop owner.
There will be another wizard for voice/data installations. We will provide the 20 or so questions that will need to be configured in the quote/price. When
our sales force goes in the field. They should be able to ask clients questions and after creating a login for the client can ask the questions with the
logic to determine pricing. Example How many data runs? How many voice runs? What is the average length of the run? Does this cable need to be plenum based? Do you ... you can see that the logic will spit the price out based on again criteria if over 50 data runs price drops per run ... The quote will be done before the sale rep walks out the door. These quotes should be in printer friendly format and easily converted from quote to on-site approval. The questions wizard should be programmable for a average layman to make adjustments ... add, change, delete ... etc. Site should have anti-fraud module in place to check algorithm of credit card and ip address of country.
Also need a clone of hardware off of the [url removed, login to view] site ... Again no theft only categories ... data ... We would like to have pictures of the product line. The pictures will need to be original and a watermark included on all pictures. Both a small and large image will be needed. Pictures should
be sized to fit in template properly.
1a. Report generation should be done on the backend. When logged into control panel the sales associate should be able to see their commission based on
sale. Sales associate A should be able to signup sales associate b and for every dollar sales associate b sells sales associate a should make a percentage.
This should allow A and B to login and see the results in real time. And report generation will let accounting and office to pull varying reports.
1b. We need an import and export tool for site, Changes, adds, moves, deletes, pictures, one button click that will allow one to browse to a file and import
it into the database so we can make changes quickly on the fly. It will be easier to perform updates locally and possibly csv the db up again. This will be
beneficial as we signup other affiliates so they can eg. add 8% to db and do an import in one click also. Gets info on web fast and painless and promotes
sales. Open for suggestions.
1c. We will also be selling and marketing web development, redesign, logo, graphic arts design, This is why it will be important for site to look
professional. At bottom of homepage you will see examples of services. We would like to be able to click on these and show different working examples that
would pertain to the different technologies. Flash, swish, etc. Off of the site please look at [url removed, login to view]
Another template pre-purchased. This could show the web development. Would like to incorporate web design, redesign, custom solutions, logo, graphics, etc. Ideas on where to best put this sort of thing.??????
2. Admin control panel remove all branding except what is required. we will add back different branding. We would like to size our logo and drop it in, in
place of existing advertisement. Remove all other hyperlinks. We will add other links for you to populate.
3. Make sure all latest patches are up to [url removed, login to view]://[url removed, login to view]
4. Add the forum module, chat module ... [url removed, login to view] is in place just need to clean it up and make link
for room. Also would like a nice sharable calendar that is updatable through web based on user and rights.
5. Also would like a button for webmail logon for our web based email. A good example of button is: [url removed, login to view] The button that says home
could say webmail. Once in webmail a button that says logout and home.
6. [url removed, login to view] We have errors ... Also need the spacing on site cleaned up.
7. We would like to add electronic manuals and software download in database and allow a 1 time download up to 24 hours . A test file and can be used for .
This will allow for a purchase through the site and let the user check their e-mail for authorization code. A dollar amount of $0.00 can be used to test
purchase as some literature will be free and gives us the opportunity to gather their e-mail address. Again, Anti fraud module should be in place.
we are depending on your talent and any suggestions and ideas on the development.
Shipping module needs to be fully functional with a shipping estimator. This will let the customer view the shipping module as they decide on service by
indexing service time with zone by price. Need to be able to have customer track package if they want to know where it is after purchase through control
Also want to have rotating banners. Would like 10 of them. Start with banners as placeholders and we will get data and link for you. Should be able to
change banners through control panel, number of banners, length of time viewable.
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You Can Help Fight Hunger in Your Neighborhood
It takes just a little to give back a lot, and no matter where you live, you can help fight hunger in your community Sept. 9-15.
See Also: Drive to End Hunger
The AARP Virginia Statewide Community Food Drive begins Sept. 9, the day after the NASCAR Sprint Cup race in Richmond. At the race on Sept. 8, Jeff Gordon will be supporting AARP's efforts to end hunger by driving the #24 Drive to End Hunger Chevrolet.
More than 150 collection sites statewide will accept food for community food banks and food pantries Sept. 9-15. People across the Commonwealth are organizing food drives in their communities that week to aid local food charities.
You can help right where you live. Individuals and organizations interested in joining the effort can spearhead a food collection event in their community. They can also help by identifying food collection sites, getting the word out about the food drive and staffing food collection sites. It's a great project for clubs, faith organizations, schools and other groups.
Individuals and organizations interested in joining the statewide food drive effort should contact Stephanie Gossett via email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Nearly 6% of seniors in Virginia are at risk of hunger; more than 17% of Virginians have reported that there had been times in the past 12 months when they did not have enough money to buy food.
AARP Virginia has been holding a statewide food drive for four years. For the statewide food drive this year, AARP Virginia has teamed up with AmeriCorps Virginia, Federation of Virginia Food Banks, Ruritan and TRIAD.
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My new favorite thing is baking eggs in avocados. I learned about this idea from a friend on the Nerd Fitness forums. I've posted a few pictures on Facebook of my delicacies and every time I make one of these things, I get a real "bigger on the inside" vibe. Honestly, the possibilities are endless. Once you get the egg in there, you can top it with anything that strikes your fancy, so break out your favorite wibbly, wobbly, timey, wimey bits and get to the kitchen for this delicious Paleo treat! So without further ado, I give you my recipe for:
Baked Eggs in an Avocado Tardis
Serves: 1
- 1 ripe avocado
- 2 eggs
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Any toppings you choose (cooked ground beef, bacon, tomato, pepper, onions, etc. Use your imagination!)
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
- Slice an avocado in half and remove the pit.
- Scoop out a little extra avocado to make more room for the eggs. There will be SOME overflow but you don't want most of the whites to go to waste.
- Create a "bowl" out of aluminum foil and place your avocado halves inside. Set it on a baking sheet.
- Crack two eggs into the hollows of the avocados.
- Salt and pepper to taste!
- Add your toppings.
- Put your avocado in the oven for 20-25 minutes (till the eggs reach your desired level of firmness).
- Plate your avocado Tardis halves and devour them! They make the perfect paleo companion for any Doctor Who episode!


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William C. Chambers
Hancock County Courier
March 12, 1998
William c. "Bill" Chambers Sr., 70, of County Road 66, passed away Friday, March 6, 1998, at Weirton Medical Center.
He was born June 15, 1927 in New Cumberland, a son of the late John F. and Alice (Holstead) Chambers.
He was a member of the First Church of the Nazarene, the Weirton Steel 25 Year Club, and the Toronto American Legion Post 86. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War, serving in the Pacific-Asiatic Theatre of Operations in World War II. He also served in the Navy. He was retired from the National Steel Co. Weirton Steel Division as a wireman in the tin mill.
Surviving are his wife, Ell M. (Robertson) Chambers, whom he married May 25, 1953; two sons, David of Xenia and William C. Jr. of Akron; three daughters, Mrs. Jack (Alice) Boring of Akron, Cynthia Chambers and Melissa Talamonti of Toronto; one brother, Kenneth of New Cumberland; one sister, Mary Katherine Cassasi of Davenport, FL; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Services were held Tuesday, March 10, 1998 at the Clarke Funeral Home in Toronto at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Dennis Kelley officiating. Burial followed at the Island Creek Cemetery with military graveside honors by the Toronto American Legion .
Memorial contributions may be made to the Toronto First Church of the Nazarene, 505 Findley St., Toronto, Ohio 43964
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Judge Reverses $458M Award Against Weyerhaeuser
U.S. District Judge Julie E. Carnes ruled that Bankruptcy Judge Margaret H. Murphy should not have characterized Weyerhaeuser's sale of the diaper company, Paragon, as a ploy to make millions while divesting itself of potential intellectual property liabilities....
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Like his sister, Cagney & Lacey's Tyne Daly, Tim tends to be a bit forthright. Like his father, the late James (Medical Center) Daly, he has a handsome Irish glow. The combination of his character and his looks landed him in Coastal Disturbances, the Tony-nominated comedy set on a Cape Cod beach. Running since September, the play has become one of Broadway's few hits, and by letting Daly finally show substance instead of just looks, it's given the actor one of Broadway's brightest recent debuts. In casting the pivotal role of the lifeguard, playwright Tina Howe says, "The danger was going for a hunk. A lot of good-looking men read for that role, but in 10 seconds you could see they didn't have any soul. Timothy was perfect. He brought an intelligence to the role, and his sensitivity was dazzling."
Daly's clean-cut looks belie his unorthodox upbringing. Raised in a rambling Suffern, N.Y. farmhouse, he was part of "a very tight, close family until I was 9. The dream was shattered when my parents divorced." Tim found consolation by immersing himself in the crowd of actors and musicians his three older sisters brought home. "It was a crazy '60s household, and the weekends were fabulous," he says. "Bands would practice in the living room, and there was a lot of cigarettes, deep talk and wine. My mother would make huge breakfasts for all the aspiring young artists who were in and out all the time." Becoming what he calls a "raging adolescent" with hair down to his shoulders, Daly went to boarding school in Vermont and dropped out of Syracuse University two weeks after enrolling in 1974. That's when he began his "on the road period," a two-year odyssey during which he drove across the country 15 times and settled with two buddies in Venice, Calif., where they started a floor-tiling business. "It was not at all romantic," says Daly. "We lived in a dive apartment with a TV, couch, taco wrappers, beer cans and no girlfriends. We took a lot of drugs and lived a real scummy existence. I could have been a rich kid who stayed in college and got by on the path of least resistance, but I got much more out of being in the world and pulling my own weight."
By 1976 Daly had seen enough of the world to know he wanted to act. He moved back East and enrolled with a vengeance at Bennington College, acting in 20 plays and graduating in three years. Moving to New York, he supported himself remodeling lofts, then landed a role in the Baltimore-made movie Diner and membership in Rhode Island's Trinity Square Repertory Company. Besides offering Daly the chance to do contemporary classics, Trinity had actress Amy Van Nostrand, now 34, in its ranks. She was living with another man at the time, but Tim pursued her anyway. "I was like a bad smell," he says. "I just wouldn't go away—I knew we were right for each other." Daly wooed Amy while their company toured India in 1981. "We didn't consummate our relationship until she'd broken up with the other guy. That's what I admired about her—she had values of steel. By the time we did consummate it, we were best friends, so we had a rock-solid foundation for a relationship and we still had the hots for each other." The couple wed in 1982 and had a son, Sam, in 1984. "He's my soul, my lungs, my everything," says Tim, who shares child-raising chores with Amy in their two-bedroom New York apartment.
Daly still stays close to his family, often visiting his mother in California and his sisters. His pedigree has been little help in getting parts: In 1985 he appeared in only three small plays and made a total of $8,000 (not counting unemployment). But things have picked up since. Daly was seen earlier this year as the blind brother in the Valerie Bertinelli miniseries I'll Take Manhattan, and will play Kelly McGillis' husband in a September film, Made in Heaven. Meanwhile Coastal Disturbances shows no sign of closing soon. "I have no illusions of being the big box office draw," admits Daly. "But I would like to have some choices. I see the same stars getting all the parts, and it bothers me. There are a lot of bozos acting now, and they are awful. I don't have much respect for that."
Obviously that irate actor, who's been dormant for a little while, is kicking up again. As he gets ready to do a few more of his 4,000 sit-ups, Daly leaves no doubt about the way he feels. "No one's banging down my door. People see the way I look and they don't feel threatened, but they should watch out for me. They don't know there's a steel rod that drives me. I get ticked off and the rage just gets me going. My motor is ange
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