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OCEAN CITY – With the approval of the Ocean City Mayor and Council last week, resort police this week continued to offer a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of a suspect in a violent rape in May.
The $5,000 reward was first offered earlier this summer, but the authorization for it from town officials was set to expire. Last week, the Mayor and Council agreed to continue to offer the reward for the perpetrator in the violent attack on May 24.
The attack and rape occurred around 2:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 24. OCPD detectives are searching for a dark or olive-skinned male in his mid 20s. The suspect had short dark hair, around 5'7" to 6' tall with an average build and possibly some facial hair. The suspect may have bruises or scars on both hands. At the time of the attack, he was wearing a light colored shirt with blue horizontal stripes, jeans and possibly sneakers.
The suspect was seen on 49th Street just prior to the attack and fled to the beach area after several citizens attempted to detain him. Several citizens reported seeing the suspect on 49th Street and later on the beach. The attack touched off a massive manhunt including helicopters, but the suspect has eluded capture and remains at large.
Anyone with information about the attack and/or the suspect's identity or whereabouts is encouraged to contact the OCPD's Criminal Investigation Division at 410-723-6604, Detective First-Class Shawn Jones at 410-723-6661, or the OCPD front desk at 410-723-6610. Quite often, citizen hunches turn out to be valuable information for the police department. Anyone with information about the crime is also encouraged to call or leave an email at [email protected].
Fine For Harley Burner
OCEAN CITY – A Tennessee woman arrested in Ocean City in August for purposely setting her husband's Harley Davidson motorcycle on fire pleaded guilty this week in District Court to second-degree malicious burning and was fined $500 plus court costs.
Shortly after 8 p.m. on Aug. 24, OCPD officers responded to the 7th Street area for a reported motorcycle on fire. The officers arrived and found the bike's owner, later identified as Joseph Lawrence Waskey, 40, of Ocean City, attempting to put out the fire with a garden hose. The officers were able to control the blaze with fire extinguishers.
Ocean City Deputy Fire Marshal Cliff Christello determined the fire had been set deliberately. The investigation revealed the victim's wife, Barbara Waskey, 43, of Rodgersville, Tenn., had left the area at the time of the fire. Barbara Waskey soon returned to the scene and spoke with OCPD officers and Fire Marshal's Office personnel, who questioned her about her role in the blaze.
The investigation revealed Barbara Waskey had removed the motorcycle's gas cap, stuffed a towel in the open gas tank and set the towel on fire before leaving the scene. Investigators recovered the bike's gas cap from Barbara Waskey's car when she returned to the scene. Christello then placed her under arrest for second-degree arson, malicious burning and reckless endangerment.
This week in District Court, Waskey pleaded guilty to second-degree malicious burning and was fined $500. The reckless endangerment and second-degree arson charges were dropped as a result of the plea arrangement.
Traffic Stop Yields Bench Warrant, Pot Bust
BERLIN – A Bishopville man wanted on an outstanding warrant was found in the back seat of a vehicle during a traffic stop last week and a search led to the discovery of a significant amount of marijuana.
Around 6:45 p.m. last Thursday, members of the Worcester County Sheriff's Office criminal enforcement team conducted a traffic stop during which they identified the back seat passenger as Tarron Felix Rounds of Bishopville. An investigation led to the discovery Rounds was wanted on an outstanding warrant in Worcester County for failure to appear for a violation of probation hearing.
Rounds was taken into custody and a search of the vehicle incident to his arrest revealed a clear, plastic bag with eight smaller bags of marijuana inside. The marijuana was packaged in such a way to suggest it was meant for sale and distribution. It was found where Rounds was seated in the vehicle.
In addition to being arrested on the outstanding warrant, Rounds was also charged with possession of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute. He is being held pending trial.
Fight At School
SNOW HILL – A fight on the parking lot after school at Snow Hill High last week has led to charges of second-degree assault against the combatants.
Last Monday, an altercation broke out in the parking lot at Snow Hill High School involving five male students following dismissal. The Worcester County Sheriff's Office school resource officer responded to the scene and other police officers arrived and dispersed the combatants without further incident. The Sheriff's Office and the Snow Hill Police Department investigated the incident and charges of second-degree assault and disturbing the educational process have been filed against some or all of those involved. The school has also taken the appropriate disciplinary action.
WOC Murder Trial Postponed
SNOW HILL – The trial for accused murderer Roberto Antonio Murillo, who remains behind bars after being charged in the stabbing death of Cecilia Dea Parker in her West Ocean City home in April, was moved back to early next year as the court continues to sort out a variety of pre-trial motions.
Murillo's trial dates this week were moved back to Jan. 12-13 of next year. Murillo was quickly identified as a suspect in the murder on April 20 and was taken into custody the next day and charged with first-degree murder. During an interview after being taken into custody, Murillo essentially confessed to the crime and provided detectives with a detailed account of the hours leading up to the murder.
Murillo told police Parker had hired him to do some landscaping work around her home at 27 Deep Channel Drive and had made payments to him throughout the project. Last Sunday afternoon, Murillo finished the landscaping project while Parker was at work, and when she arrived home from work at around 4:30 p.m., she saw Murillo standing outside his residence at 20 Deep Channel Drive and waved him over to her house so she could make the final payment, according to Murillo's statement.
Murillo then went over to Parker's house where he obtained a check from the victim for the rest of the work and returned to his own residence. According to Murillo's statement, he was lying in bed around 8:30 p.m. that night when he pulled the check from his pocket and realized it had not been signed by Parker.
He later went back to Parker's residence to have her sign the check, according to police reports, but it appears something happened between that seemingly innocent exchange and what occurred next. A physical altercation broke out between Parker and Murillo, according to police reports, and at some point, Murillo produced a knife and stabbed the victim in the side. The fight continued for several minutes with the victim ultimately succumbing to multiple stab wounds to her front and back, according to the statement of charges.
During an interview with investigators before being taken into custody, Murillo essentially confessed to the crime and provided detectives with a detailed account of his version of the hours leading up to the murder.
In August, Murillo's defense attorneys filed a motion to disqualify the state's attorney's office from prosecuting the case because a Spanish-speaking member of the office acted as interpreter during the initial interrogation. However, a Worcester Circuit Court judge last week ruled against the motion.
However, it came to light last week there are significant problems with the accuracy of the transcripts of a second interview of Murillo including sections of the audio transcripts that did not match up with the written transcripts, or sections of the audio transcripts that appear to be missing altogether.
Because of the irregularities in the two transcripts, the prosecution team was sent back to the drawing board to correct the problems and come forward with an accurate set of audio and written transcripts. For that reason, the judge continued the defense's motion to suppress the alleged confession and moved the hearing date on the motion back to Oct. 1. This week, the trial dates were moved back after the first of the year with the two-day trial set in for Jan. 12-13.
Probation For Cop Battlers
OCEAN CITY – A pair of New York women who battled with police after being pulled over for a routine traffic violation before marijuana was found in their car last spring each pleaded guilty to various drug charges late last month in District Court and were fined $500 and placed on two years probation.
Around 11:30 p.m. on April 26, an OCPD officer pulled over a Toyota 4runner for making a left turn onto to 58th Street from the center lane on Coastal Highway. As the officer approached the vehicle, he saw its occupants suspiciously shifting around inside. When the officer asked the driver, later identified as Jacqueline F. Denise, 20, of Ithica, N.Y., for her license and registration, she failed to produce the documents.
When asked where she was going, Denise told police she and her passenger were going to the beach to go to the bathroom. There is no public bathroom on 58th Street, nor is there any hotel or other public place to relieve one's self in the area. Denise and her passenger then told police they had arrived in town and wanted to see the beach. The pair also told conflicting stories about where they were staying while in Ocean City.
While police were questioning Denise and her passenger, identified as Kristen Rodriguez, 22, of Burke, Va., they noticed a glass marijuana smoking device in plain view on the back seat. A search of vehicle turned up a baggie of suspected marijuana in the passenger side door panel.
Two OCPD officers then attempted to place the two suspects under arrest for possession. One officer was able to get Rodriguez into handcuffs, but the other officer had difficulty getting Denise into custody, getting her left hand into one cuff but struggling to cuff her other hand. Denise yanked her right arm away and attempted to flee, but the officers restrained her.
The officers affected an arm take down move on the suspect, but she was again able to break free and swing her arms wildly at the officers, according to police reports. The officers then delivered several knee strikes to the suspect's midsection, but the knee strikes did not affect her. One of the officers then pulled out his pepper spray and sprayed Denise in the face for about two seconds at close range, but that did not affect her and she continued to struggle with police.
Finally, Denise relented and allowed herself to be handcuffed. According to police reports, Denise showed no adverse signs of being sprayed with pepper spray, nor was she out of breath after her long scuffle with police. When asked if she was hurt or needed medical assistance, she replied "No, I'm fine."
A continued search of the vehicle revealed a baggie of cocaine and three Percocet pills in a cellophane wrapper. Denise was charged with possession of marijuana and other CDS, possession of paraphernalia, and resisting arrest. Rodriguez was charged with possession of marijuana and paraphernalia and resisting or interfering with an arrest.
In District Court recently, Rodriguez pleaded guilty to possession of marijuana and was placed on probation for two years and fined $500. Denise pleaded guilty to possession of CDS, not marijuana, and received the same sentence.
against the combatants.
Charges Dropped Against Alleged Purse Snatchers
SNOW HILL – A pair of Ocean City residents arrested in May on drug charges after a search for a stolen purse turned up a significant amount of marijuana in their home had the charges against them dropped during motions hearings in Circuit Court last week.
On May 25, OCPD officers executed a search warrant on the residence of Michael Frank Savage, 25, and Marilyn A. Savage, 23, both of 7th Street in Ocean City, related to a reported stolen purse. The pair was identified as suspects in the theft of a $400 Dooney and Bourke purse and investigators got a District Court judge to release a search warrant on their premises.
When the OCPD officers searched the 7th Street residence, they did find the stolen purse tucked under a stand-up shelf, but the investigation also found a significant amount of marijuana throughout the unit. Because the search warrant included relatively small items easy to conceal such as a driver's license, credit card, sunglasses, etc., the investigation focused on drawers, cabinets and other discreet areas.
During the search, police found three dime bags of marijuana in a chest of drawers in the master bedroom, as well as a ceramic smoking device, and a heart-shaped tin containing more marijuana. Also found in the same drawer was a small purse consistent in description with the one mentioned in the search warrant. Otherwise, the chest of drawers contained primarily female clothes and personal items, according to police reports.
Last week in Circuit Court, the two had the charges against them "nolle prossed," or not prosecuted.
Big Cocaine Bust Case Moved to Circuit Court
SNOW HILL – A Virginia man arrested by Berlin police late last month with a large amount of cocaine had a preliminary hearing in District Court in Snow Hill and had his case forwarded to the Worcester County Circuit Court.
Berlin police late last month made a significant cocaine bust when they observed a suspicious vehicle around a business while it was closed, and were able to connect the suspect to drug activity in Norfolk, Va. Shortly after midnight on Aug. 24, a Berlin police officer observed a suspicious vehicle near a business in town.
The officer approached the vehicle and identified the suspect as Angel Chirinos, 30, of Norfolk. A background check revealed Chirinos was driving on a suspended license and he was arrested. A search incident to the arrest turned up just over three pounds, or 1.3 kilograms, of cocaine. The uncut cocaine had a street value of over $40,000. As a result of information gathered during the Berlin arrest, other agencies were able to open cases and execute search and seizure warrants on Chirinos in the Norfolk, Va. area.
Chirinos has been charged with cocaine possession, importing cocaine into the state, possession with intent to distribute and driving while suspended. The Worcester County Bureau of Investigation (WCBI), the Maryland State Police and the DEA assisted Berlin Police with the investigation.
Chirinos was released on August 26 after posting a $25,000 bond. He appeared for a preliminary hearing in District Court on Monday and had his case forwarded to the Circuit Court. No new trial date has been established.
Fish Poaching Near Assateague
OCEAN CITY – A Virginia man was charged with several fishing violations late last month after getting caught with dozens of undersized fish while fishing from his boat in the Sinepuxent Bay near Assateague.
On Aug. 28, Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) observed a man later identified as Long Nguyen, 45, of Vienna, Va., fishing from his boat in the Sinepuxent Bay. After watching Nguyen for awhile, NRP officers boarded his boat and examined his catch. The officers found 70 undersized black sea bass and three undersized croakers.
Nguyen was issued citations for possessing undersized black sea bass and croakers and was released on his signature. A court date of October 24 has been set for Nguyen in Worcester County District Court.
Drunk Driver Gets Jail Time
SNOW HILL – A Berlin man arrested on drunk driving and malicious destruction of property charges in March after driving over several lawns in the Holiday Harbor community pleaded guilty this week to driving while impaired and was sentenced to a year in jail with all but three months suspended.
Phillip Cooper Entwistle, 21, of Berlin, appeared in Circuit Court this week to face a variety of charges stemming from an incident in March. He pleaded guilty to driving while impaired and was sentenced to a year in jail, all of which but three months was suspended, placed on probation for two years and fined $500. He was also ordered to pay $250 in restitution to a victim.
Around 2:45 a.m. on March 30, Worcester County Sheriff's Deputies responded to Holiday Harbor for a report of a suspicious vehicle. A deputy located the suspicious vehicle on West Dixie Drive and determined the driver, identified as Entwistle appeared intoxicated.
Further investigation revealed Entwistle had driven his vehicle across several yards, cutting ruts in the grass and damaging other property. He was arrested and charged with driving under the influence, negligent driving, driving on a suspended or revoked license and two counts of malicious destruction of property.
Campground Pot Party
ASSATEAGUE – Two Baltimore men were arrested on marijuana and paraphernalia possession charges last weekend after being found with pot and a bowl in the Assateague State Park.
Around 12:20 a.m. last Sunday, Maryland Natural Resources Police (NRP) entered a campsite in the Assateague State Park to investigate a quiet hour noise violation and observed marijuana and a smoking pipe in plain view on a picnic table. NRP officers then arrested the campsite's two occupants, later identified as Stephen W. Hadel, 45, of Halethorpe, and Ronald L. Fravel, 39, of Baltimore, and charged each with possession of marijuana and possession of CDS paraphernalia. Both men were taken before a Worcester County District Court Commissioner and released on their own recognizance.


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Press Release
Akron Man Sentenced To 10 Years In Prison For Leading Mortgage Fraud Scheme That Resulted In $36 Million Loss
For Immediate Release
U.S. Attorney's Office, Northern District of Ohio
An Akron man was sentenced to 10 years in prison for leading massive mortgage fraud schemes in Ohio and Florida, said Steven M. Dettelbach, United States Attorney for the Northern District of Ohio.
The restitution owed by Jack R. Coppernger, age 50, will be determined later this year. The government has asked for $35 million.
More than 40 people have been found guilty of crimes for their various roles in the mortgage fraud, which has led to losses of more than $36 million.
"This defendant led a ring whose crimes covered two states and resulted in losses of tens of millions of dollars," Dettelbach said. "Mortgage fraud crimes devastate entire neighborhoods and communities."
In delivering his sentence, U.S. District Judge John Adams said to Coppenger: "This was all greed. This was all planned, this scam and scheme. You knew and you had to know when this house of cards began to fall. You're still out looking for new people to prey on."
Coppenger previously pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy.
In the first count, Coppenger conspired to commit bank fraud and to make false statements to influence a bank to make a loan in connection with a mortgage fraud scheme involving property in the Panama City, Florida area, resulting in approximately a $36 million loss.
In the second count, Coppenger conspired to defraud the United States by impairing and impeding the ability of the I.R.S to assess Coppenger's taxes in 2006 by concealing funds Coppenger received from a land "flip" conducted by Andrew Norman and Jason Herceg.
Norman and Herceg were both recently sentenced to 40 months in prison and ordered to pay $14 million in restitution.
According to court documents, they operated a company in Stow under the name of V.P. Equity LLC and, with Coppenger, procured "straw buyers" and submitted false loan documents to banks to purchase Coppenger's lots in Florida (which had already been inflated in value as part of a land flip) in a mortgage fraud scheme.
Coppenger, with assistance from Herceg and Norman, perpetrated a large mortgage fraud scheme involving numerous straw buyers primarily from the Akron, Hartville, and Mentor areas. These straw buyers essentially sold their good credit scores to Coppenger in order for Coppenger to secure loans, through straw buyers' names, for properties in Florida. Coppenger promised the straw buyers that if they signed the loan application and paperwork, Coppenger would pay them an inducement amount.
Coppenger then promised the straw buyers that he would make all the mortgage payments for the property and would make any down payments that were necessary, and that, once the property was developed and sold, they would split the profits equally.
Ultimately, Coppenger failed to make the mortgage payments on these loans, resulting in a loss of approximately $36 million, according to court documents.
Herceg and Norman defrauded two elderly purchasers by selling them a Florida property for $7 million. Moments before this sale, Herceg and Norman bought the property through their partnership, 104 Investments, from the original seller and inflated its value by approximately $2.6 million. Herceg and Norman then sold this property to these elderly purchasers, who were never told of the last minute "flip", or that they were actually buying the land from Herceg, Norman, and 104 Investments. Herceg and Norman, and their 104 Investments business partner, Robert Jason Workman, received approximately $2.6 million from this sale which they then funneled portions of the proceeds out to themselves which included a $690,000 to Coppenger as payment for locating the property. Subsequently, Norman, Herceg, and Workman fraudulently deducted the money they gave to Coppenger as a business expense.
Coppenger was also conspired with business partner Kathleen A. Fada-Murray and her husband, Willliam Murray, to defraud the United States by concealing from the I.R.S. their receipt of monies from the fraudulent land flip. William Murray and Fada-Murray were not involved in the fraud against the elderly purchasers but were owed a return on her investment in Coppenger's company, SMB&A. Once Fada-Murray became aware that Coppenger had received $690,000 as a result of the fraud in count one, she took steps to obtain some of this money herself, her husband, and others, and conspired with Coppenger to conceal their receipt of these funds from the I.R.S. by transferring funds into and out of accounts with corporate names, and out of an account in the name of Coppenger and his wife, characterizing these funds as a repayment of a loan, and using these funds to pay for Fada-Murray's personal expenses, including online gambling debts, credit card payments, car payments, and federal and state taxes, as well as for personal expenses of Coppenger, including carpeting, car payments, and the payment of business expenses to keep the mortgage fraud scheme going.
Both Fada-Murray and William Murray pleaded guilty to their roles in this scheme. William Murray was also charged with recruiting two straw buyers for Coppenger in this scheme. Fada-Murray was sentenced to five years probation and ordered to pay back taxes while William Murray was sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to pay $450,440 in restitution. Workman was sentenced to six months in prison and ordered to pay $77,000.
Thus far, 37 straw buyers have pleaded guilty to a charged of conspiracy to commit loan fraud and bank fraud. All have been sentenced or are awaiting sentencing.
The case is being prosecuted by Assistant U.S. Attorneys Christian H. Stickan and Henry F. DeBaggis, following investigation by agents of the IRS-CI and FBI, Akron Office.
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[JURIST] The Illinois Senate [official website], sitting in a lame-duck session, on Tuesday passed a bill abolishing the state's death penalty [JURIST news archive]. The amended bill (SB3539) [amendment, text], approved [JURIST report] by the House last week, passed 35-22 [Chicago Tribune report] and now proceeds to Governor Pat Quinn [official website] for his signature or veto. It marks the first time the state legislature has voted to abolish the death penalty since former Governor George Ryan put a moratorium on it 10 years ago. Supporters of the bill express concern over the possibility of innocent people being executed, especially after some people on death row have later been exonerated. Opponents argue, alternatively, that the threat of the death penalty is an important tool for law enforcement officials.
The death penalty remains a controversial issue worldwide. According to an Amnesty International (AI) [advocacy website] report [text, PDF; JURIST report], the number of countries using the death penalty dropped in 2009, but more than 700 people were executed in 18 countries, with the most executions carried out in Iran, Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the US. Last August, US District Court for the Southern District of Georgia [official website] heard a habeas petition from Troy Davis, who was convicted and sentenced to death for murdering an off-duty Savannah, Georgia police officer. In a rare move, the federal court heard the habeas petition after Davis had exhausted his state remedies under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act [text], but the court sided against Davis saying that he failed to prove his innocence. Law Offices of the Southern Center for Human Rights [official website] Executive Director Sarah Totonchi argues [JURIST commentary] said that "Troy Davis' case illustrates that US courts simply cannot provide the certainty necessary to impose an irreversible punishment; therefore the death penalty must be abolished."


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RiverVet - Don Blankenship's site about River Boats in Vietnam Photos
The Vietnam war impacted a generation. These are the stories and pictures of one sailor's experiences in that war. Hopefully, along the way I'll provide you information on the little known, yet valuable contributions to the war effort by "The Brown Water Navy."
South Vietnam, especially the southern 1/3 of the country, is covered with waterways, both natural and man-made. This created a logistical nightmare for the ground forces. The Navy responded to this problem by the creation of the Mobile Riverine Force, consisting of Armored Troop Carriers, Monitors (similar to the Civil War variety), Command and Communication Boats, Assault Support Patrol Boats, Flamethrower-equipped boats, and Refueling boats, all of which were served and supported by a fleet of Troop Ships, LST's, Repair Ships, Barracks barges, and other supporting vessels. The Mobile Riverine Force became the partnership between the Army and Navy in fighting the war in the rice paddies, canals and treacherous waterways of the south. While they were principally congregated in the IV Corps area, they were also called into service in the rivers of I Corps, the area nearest the DMZ, and at some times in the III corps area.
The Navy also had PCF's (Patrol Craft, Fast, also known as Swift Boats) which principally patrolled the coastal waters from Vietnam's border with Cambodia in the South China sea all the way up South Vietnam's eastern coast to the Demilitarized Zone which separated the North and South. In addition to patrolling the coastal waters, these boats made periodic raids into the inland waterways. However, the patrolling and interdiction efforts of the inland waterways was the primary responsibility of Task Force 116, made up of PBR's (Patrol Boat, River). The PBR sailors, the Swifties, and the MRF's navy crews were collectively known as the "Black Berets," although many of us opted for the camouflage beret as well. You can learn more about PBR's and Swifts by going to the links page. You'll also find links to other Army and Navy elements.
Of course, the Navy's fleet off shore, the Navy pilots, the Helicopter crews, the SEAL's, the Seabees, the "Gator" Navy that supplied us, the LCM's that hauled ammo and supplies, the harbor protection boats, the divers, etc., all provided an extremely valuable contribution to the war effort. While it was definitely a team effort, this site will concentrate on the Mobile Riverine Force, especially the Navy's part of those joint Army/Navy operations. For pictures of the different boat types, see the Boats page on the menu above.
I hope you enjoy the pictures and recollections. There are lots of pictures (see the RivRon11, RivRon15, and Dong Tam menu tabs and others above). Some pages may load slowly. Please be patient. I think you'll find it worth the waiting time. About the picture quality... definitely amateurish. I bought a 35 mm camera in a pawn shop and didn't have a light meter until I was in Vietnam for about a month or more. Even then it was a guessing game for me. I sure wish I had an auto-focus, auto everything camera back then, or at least a better understanding of camera basics.
If you have any comments please feel free to send me an email. I can't guarantee I'll always be able to respond, but it's nice to have the feedback, especially if you can correct information, or you recognize yourself in a photo, or you can identify the location in any of the photos. Thanks for stopping by. If you were not a part of the Vietnam War or even if you were, you may have been exposed to numerous myths about it. Some of these myths which continue to be perpetuated have caused untold damage to Vietnam veterans who really deserve to be genuinely proud of their participation in an unpopular war. These myths are exposed at the following site. (Don't forget to hit your browser's back button after you review the facts and statistics). You can also see whether it was a worthwhile cause by reading this Vietnamese boy's thank you. The politicians sold the Vietnamese down the river in the 1970's. The American Military did not lose this war.
You may leave Vietnam, but Vietnam will never leave you. Welcome home to all those who were fortunate enough to return.
This Page Last updated 12/31/13
Of Particular Interest!!
1. Here is my graduating class picture at the Naval Inshore Operational Training Center. Please help me identify my class mates. The picture may load slowly so please be patient.
2. Read this Thank You from someone truly affected by the efforts of Vietnam Veterans. And read this poignant story of a refugee following the fall of Saigon in April, 1975.
3. The story of Medical Evacuation in the River Delta, thanks to Albert Moore, President of the Mobile Riverine Force Association.
4. Historical Reports such as Operations Reports, Histories and Summaries can be a great source of information about the MRF.
5. Visit Albert Moore's USS Benewah site to see the "Navy in Vietnam" book. Drop back here after you've read it.
6. See this Navy publication on Operation GIANT SLINGSHOT, one the most influential interdiction efforts of the war.
7. Have you got your MRF Poster? Check them out on this page.
8. See this modern day British army beach landing. It's a comical look at a situation not too uncommon for some the the 9th infantry we dropped off on muddy river banks.
9. The sinking of the Whitfield County LST-1169 for a reef.
10. See this tribute to the men and women of today's military.
11. See this tribute to veterans.
12. Keeping it all in perspective. See this .pdf file if you'd like to better understand the warriors who made and now keep this country free.
13. See these Warrior Quotes. It's a 5 meg pdf file so be patient while it downloads to your computer. It's worth it!!
Check out the New Riverine Navy information here. Use your browser back button to return to this site.
See one of the greatest collections of Mobile Riverine Force photos by Larry Irwin, an officer in Vietnam in the early part of the war
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I'm thinking, would anyone really feel smart if they all had the same high iq? It makes for some interesting speculation, including who does the bad jobs. I have to say though, that I've known of several very smart people who didn't have the best social skills and actually liked manual labor. So I guess you never know. That gets me thinking about people who live in poverty - there are bound to be geniuses with unrealized potential around the world. . . but that's neither here nor there, and I'm going off on a tangent.ReplyDelete
It kinda sounds like those books by Scott Westerfeld. I admit to being intrigued. LOL
Great review.
I thought about that and came to the same conclusion. I guess in this world you have to have great social skills to get ahead, you have to be better and better than all the rest.
And the real crappy jobs went to robots.
But yeah sure got me thinking.
I am sure there are so many smart people out there that may never reach their full potential, sad really.
What should I say, not really, this one was more, more, I can't put my finger on it, but another wibe than Westerfeld. More matrix, except no one is connected and being fed upon by computers
ohmygoodness,I HAVE to read this book. I totally need to read this.
I'd never heard of it before, but it sounds PERFECT for me.
Though I don't think I would get annoyed with the future people like you did.
Thanks for the review!
Hmm. Doesn't really catch my interest...ReplyDelete
Hey hon... this is not really my normal read... but your reviews, I always read! I love your reviews!
And I miss you! Hope all is well!!! Hugs to you my friend!
Hey B;
Nice review. This sounds a little like Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World". Well, maybe a little. It does sound like a book young adult males would enjoy!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts!
Lol, I just thought they were ungrateful of those that came before. Not all of them were like that though.
But you sure seemed to go for this so yes go for it :D
No hunky nekkid men on the cover?
Thanks hon, perhaps not your normal kind of read no, but you know me ;)
Have a great weekend!
Hm, never heard about that book, I have to do what I always go, to the googlemobile!
Well, I've gotta say I'm Matrix intrigued. Too perfect? Too happy? You wanted to throttle someone?
But where are the rapid moggies? :)
Nah, it was just so perfect and happy, I could have...oh I can't say it's spoilerish!
..*confused* cats?
Your nightmare - the 'scary zombie cats' I posted a reply on my blog LOLReplyDelete
It was the moggies that confused me ;)
Hi everyone,
I recently read this book, I bought the ebook on his website for only $2.00 and now the author is selling his own book for way cheaper price than Amazon, with personalized message (www.post-humannovel.com)
I must say I liked the ending but again each of us are different. Overall I like your review, you got right to the point.
It sounds like a really good one! Great review!ReplyDelete
Interesting, but not my kind of book though, good review...thanks for stopping by my blog and have a great weekend.....ReplyDelete
this sounds interesting, I love finding good sci-fi.
your review makes me want to grab a copy, even if the ending was too happy :)
Thanks Yvonne!
Thanks for stopping by you too :)
Haha, I love happy endings, and this one was great, but I guess I was in another mood ;)
I'm not much of a sci-fi reader at all. Sometimes though my son will read something like this so I would keep him in mind.ReplyDelete
Not that girls don't read sci.fi, but yeah he could enjoy it :)
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Needless to say, I got a little stalky. I started scouring the internet for information. I learned that Chef Ottolenghi is an Israeli of Italian and German descent, with a grandma who recreates her own little Tuscany there, down to the imported espresso she drinks every morning (though I am partial to the Elite brand instant coffee served in yellow mugs ubiquitous in Israeli households, I can't begrudge Ottolenghi's Italian grandmother her real-deal coffee). I also learned that with head chef Sami Tamimi, a Palestinian who, like Ottolenghi himself, is a handsome young gay man in stylish nerd glasses, he owns a series of vegetarian restaurants in London, with huge spreads of irresistible baked goods and menus based on fresh seasonal vegetables, prepared simply to bring out their best.
Ottolenghi posts on the Guardian, with their constant nods to Italian and Middle Eastern Mediterranean cuisines, that in my head I entertained ideas of going to London just so I could try his restaurant (and take pictures, and blog about it, obvs). The food, and the stories, resonated with me in a very personal way. So, when I found out Chef Ottolenghi was hosting a dinner right here in Los Angeles, at beloved animal, I jumped on it. Five courses, all vegetarian fare, eached paired with wine. (Note: four of those five were rosés, two of which where sparkling. Wine for a summer night after my own heart.)
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Microsoft could raise more than $100 million in additional annual revenue for each percentage point of OneDrive users the company prods into paying for storage space under new policies outlined last week.
Although Microsoft has not disclosed what portion of its OneDrive user base pays for storage and what fraction relies on only the free allotment, an analysis of the service's changes using available information shows that the Redmond, Wash. firm could earn nearly $107 million more each year by moving just 1% of its users from the "free" column of the ledger to "paid."
If Microsoft could somehow push, pull or drag 10% of the OneDrive estimated free user base to the lowest-priced paid option, the company would record almost $1.1 billion in extra income annually.
Not surprisingly, Microsoft said nothing about making more money when it announced the OneDrive changes, but instead blamed storage hogs for ruining it for everyone, prompting the company to cut storage across the board.
"A small number of users backed up numerous PCs and stored entire movie collections and DVR recordings. In some instances, this exceeded 75TB per user or 14,000 times the average," Microsoft said on a company blog posted just before midnight a week ago. "Instead of focusing on extreme backup scenarios, we want to remain focused on delivering high-value productivity and collaboration experiences that benefit the majority of OneDrive users."
Among the announced changes, the one that got the most immediate attention was the elimination of unlimited storage for subscribers to Office 365 Home and Office 365 Personal. Those accounts will be rolled back to a maximum of 1TB, the amount to be offered to new subscribers as well.
But Microsoft made other changes to OneDrive, too. It eliminated the 100GB and 200GB plans for new customers, but allowed current customers to keep the $2 per month ($24 annually) and $4 per month ($48 a year) deals. In place of that pair, Microsoft will offer a 50GB plan at the same price as the former 100GB: $2 a month ($24 annually).
Potentially more sweeping, however, was the decision to reduce the free allotment from 15GB to 5GB and to discontinue a widely-used 15GB "camera roll" bonus allowance that the company had given away since September 2014. Those changes will take effect in early 2016, and shrink the free storage space of many OneDrive users by 83%, from 30GB to just 5GB.
Users don't get why Microsoft cut storage
Some customers didn't buy the argument that abuse at the high end justified a reduction in the amount of free space at the low end. "I fail to understand why 'abuse' on the >1TB plan has any relation to the 15GB free offering," wrote a user identified as RenieK in one of the nearly 1,600 comments appended to Microsoft's announcement. "Nothing gets abused there, so why hurt us?"
Others were blunter, and called out Microsoft for not shooting straight.
"I don't think I've seen such a badly-communicated corporate message like this before," said Laz in another comment. "If you want to begin charging for storage, then say it as such. Don't wrap it in layers of frankly ******* excuses like 'a few users abused the service,' and the words 'productivity and collaboration.'
Microsoft did not describe in detail how pervasive the abuse was -- it simply characterized the gluttons as "a small number" -- but perhaps Laz was right, that the unlimited reversal was a red herring.
"Freemium" services like OneDrive always carry massive numbers of users on the free books compared to the paid rolls. And fremium-based firms are always looking for ways to convert free accounts to paid -- that's how the model works.
Clearly, the vast pool of free users is the most likely source of any revenue growth. Thus it should be no surprise that the reduction of the free allotment, which will affect far more people than the ditching of unlimited, or the disappearance of the lower-tier 100GB and 200GB plans, was the key decision Microsoft revealed last week.
Without data from Microsoft, it's futile trying to figure out exactly how the change in the free allowance will affect revenue. But educated estimates that illustrate potential revenue gains are possible.
An estimated 445 million use OneDrive for free
In 2014, 11% of European Union residents who used a cloud storage service paid for the space, according to the EU's statistical department. The remainder relied on a free service for storing and sharing files.
Microsoft does not regularly disclose the number of OneDrive users, whether active or not, but conveniently, CEO Satya Nadella did just that last month. "More than half a billion people manage their documents and photos in OneDrive," Nadella said during an Oct. 22 earnings call with Wall Street.
Taking Nadella at his word, and applying the EU's 11% paid portion to a half billion, or 500 million, results in an estimated 55 million paid users of OneDrive, with the other 445 million on the free service.
It may be impossible to confirm that 55 million OneDrive users pay for storage, but other metrics Microsoft provides make the number seem reasonable. In the same earnings call last month, Nadella said that Microsoft had 18 million consumer-grade Office 365 subscriptions on the its roster. Each of those 18 million accounts represents at least one paying OneDrive customer; depending on how Microsoft tallies, some subscriptions may stand for more than one customer, as Office 365 Home provides a 1TB OneDrive account to up to five people.
Thirty-seven million of the estimated 55 million, then, pay for one of the cheaper, non-Office 365 OneDrive plans. That would represent just 7% of the total of half a billion. That, too, makes sense: In freemium, less expensive plans are generally more popular, with the customer pools shrinking as prices climb.
But it's the 445 million who don't currently pay for OneDrive that Microsoft would want most to tap if it's hoping to boost revenue.
Convert 1% from free to paid, collect $107 million
Each percentage point of the 445 million who use OneDrive free of charge represents 4.45 million customers. If 1% of all free users -- again, 4.45 million -- paid for the 50GB plan to get more space, they would generate revenue of $106.8 million annually (4.45 million multiplied by $24 for the 50GBplan).
With the free space slipping to 5GB, those with more than that but less than the former free allotments of 15GB, or with the discontinued camera roll, 30GB, may be willing to pay Microsoft for storage simply because the hassle of moving files to another service can be tedious for those who know how and are motivated, and impenetrable to the average user, who may not be.
If Microsoft were to convert 2% of the current free user base to paid, revenue would total an additional $213.6 million. Five percent? $534 million. Ten percent? A whopping $1.07 billion annually.
It's tough to say how many free users Microsoft might be able to transform into paying customers, but the company's financial team should have an idea. Microsoft has historical data on conversion rates from free to paid, knows exactly how many OneDrive users there are, where the split between free and paid is at, and would certainly have run forecasts and what-if scenarios before making changes of this magnitude.
But this outside-looking-in estimate -- more than $100 million per 1% -- appears to be a significant enough revenue opportunity that Microsoft may have felt it would be worth the pushback from a minority of the millions who store files and photographs on the service.
The company has not addressed the complaints lodged on its one feature-voting UserVoice service, an omission that has some users at the boiling point. If it believes the revenue upside trumps the disgruntlement, it may never respond.
Microsoft has made no secret that it needs to better monetize the Windows user base. Several times over the last 12 months -- and even earlier -- Microsoft has talked about how it must change the Windows business model to fit a time when the OS is no longer predominant. Rather than make money on the front end -- at the sale of the license, whether from a device maker or the end user -- Microsoft expects to earn on the back end, from the sale of apps in the Windows Store, from services like OneDrive and Xbox One Live, from subscriptions such as Office 365, and elsewhere.
More than once, Microsoft executives have referred to such revenue opportunities as "the lifetime value of the user."
In fact, a key part of the strategy underlying the free upgrade to Windows 10 is that by juicing uptake, the company creates more revenue prospects not only for third-party developers who want to sell apps, but also for its own software and services. Microsoft has bet, for example, that Windows 10 users will drive growth of the Bing search engine, and thus the advertising revenue derived from searches. OneDrive, an integral part of Windows 10 and Office 365, has always seemed a natural revenue stream that, if tapped, may be able to make up some of the downturn in Windows licensing sales.
The Office 365 pitch
Microsoft has created other revenue opportunities by ditching the 100GB and 200GB for new customers, even though it's grandfathered in for current customers on the two plans.


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Monday, January 7, 2013
Chocolate Mousse
Of course I cheat every now and then, but when I'm cooking at home I don't use dairy products. There are a few foods I definitely miss, and desserts made with heavy cream, like chocolate mousse, typically top that list. Yesterday I found a recipe for non-dairy chocolate mousse with a secret ingredient that really took me by surprise.
Chocolate-Avocado Mousse
by Giada De Laurentiis
Makes 4 3/4 cup servings
1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (Ghirardelli brand in the gold wrapper is dairy-free)
4 very ripe (8 oz.) avocados, peeled and pitted
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
1/2 cup agave
1 T pure vanilla extract (I left this out and it was just fine)
1/4 t salt
Melt the chocolate chips. Place the melted chocolate, avocados, cocoa powder, agave, vanilla, and salt in a food processor and blend until smooth and creamy. Spoon (I used a piping bag) into cups and refrigerate for a couple hours, or up to 1 day.
Avocados! Who would have thought? When I first blended up all the ingredients and tasted to measure the sweetness, I was disappointed because there was a definite avocado taste. I put the mousse in the refrigerator for a couple hours then tried it again, and it was heaven. Thick, creamy, with a deep chocolate flavor and no hint of avocado whatsoever. The mousse was even more delicious sprinkled with chopped pistachios and pomegranate seeds.
Even David, who is very picky about non-traditional ingredients, thought this was really good and he couldn't detect the avocado at all. I suspect if I didn't tell him about the secret ingredient in the first place he would have thought I used heavy cream!
I really can't say enough how pleased I was with this non-dairy chocolate mousse recipe. Even if you consume dairy, you should give it a try. Avocados are great for your body, inside and out, and make for a delicious ingredient in this chocolate mousse.
Shared with Weekly Top Shot, Clever Chicks Blog Hop, Sunny Simple Sunday, Backyard Farming Connection Hop, Tasty Tuesdays, Hearth & Soul Hop, Tweak It Tuesday, Down Home Blog Hop, Thursday Favorite Things, Creative Things Thursday, Home Sweet Home, Healthy Vegan Friday, Le Chateau des Fleurs, What I Am Eating
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I really want to try this!ReplyDelete
Hmmmm - leave it to Giada, I just love her! And as I'm sitting at my desk right now eating an avocado with my lunch, I'm thinking this is definitely worth a try!ReplyDelete
Looks so good. I have a couple really ripe avocados on my counter now that I should try this with!ReplyDelete
Yep! I make chocolate mousse with avocados all the time. Just for me. My recipe is slightly different from yours, but it is all good!ReplyDelete
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This is so interesting Tammy! I never would have guessed that you could use avocados! I'm going to try not only this recipe, but serving it in pretty little teacups too!ReplyDelete
Oh how interesting. My husband is lactose intolerant, so I bet something like this would be wonderful for his tummy!ReplyDelete
Oh. My. Goodness. This looks divine! Will definitley be trying this one! Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier!!ReplyDelete
Jenna @ rainonatinroof.com
I was vegan for 3 years and did really well without dairy. Unfortunately, I got really low B-12 levels and had to see a neurologist for a long time afterwards. So that was the end of that. However, I still love vegan meals and I would adore your mousse. I've been on a total avocado kick lately!ReplyDelete
This is one of my favorite desserts to make for the kids! I have been trying to give up dairy for the last year. When I don't eat it, I feel better. I don't drink milk, but cheese is my weakness. My daughter doesn't do any milk or cheese, but loves yogurt, and my son loves dairy in all forms, so it is a fine line finding something that everyone agrees with. This is one of those things!ReplyDelete
I was just thinking before you said it, how wonderful Avocado is for your body, I love this recipe!ReplyDelete
Looks yummy and great photos ~ Got to have a 'treat' once in awhile ~ReplyDelete
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I need to try this with my non-dairy-tolerant grandson. I am sharing this on my blog! Thank you!ReplyDeleteReplies
I think your grandson would love this! Thanks for visiting and sharing my post, Kathie!Delete
This sounds wonderful! I limit my dairy and this recipe definitely sounds like a keeper. Thank you so much for sharing it.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing this! Can't wait to give it a try!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJanuary 7, 2013 at 1:12 PM
Avocados? Sounds wonderful! And they look so delicious.ReplyDelete
I have seen this recipe but was turned off by the avocado.Reading your review encourages me to try it. BTW, you tea cups & saucers are gorgeous.ReplyDelete
I have seen this recipe but was turned off by the avocado.Reading your review encourages me to try it. BTW, you tea cups & saucers are gorgeous.ReplyDelete
Sounds delicious! I tried making a dairy free chocolate pudding before but it also had bananas and wasn't really that good. I will have to give this a try. Thanks for sharing the recipe!ReplyDelete
This. Looks. AMAZING. I have thought about going non-dairy myself actually.ReplyDelete
Chocolate and avocados? What's NOT to love. I'm pinning this one for later. I'm trying to scale back on dairy (I don't drink dairy milk) but want to cut back on cheese, specifically. Thanks for this recipe. Looks devine!ReplyDelete
Chocolate mousse is my all time favorite! Not sure I'd like it with avocados, but interesting the things people come up with. Enjoy! Oh, and thanks for checking out my story today and leaving me a sweet comment. I appreciate it!ReplyDelete
This sounds pretty good! Avocados really have a mild flavor so I will have to pin this recipe...thanks for posting!ReplyDelete
Sounds delicious and your cups are so pretty--great photos! I do love Giada's recipes and her cooking shows. Avocados are definitely good for you! :)ReplyDelete
I couldn't have diary growing up, I had an intolerance. Luckily I outgrew it and somehow have great cholesterol levels even though I eat a lot of diary and red meat :) I think I lucked out with the genetics! Your photos and recipe look delicious! I love mousse, yum!ReplyDelete
This looks so delicious! Definitely gonna give it a try. Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Shell @ thecountrychick.blogspot.com
This does sound interesting and avocados are so good for you.ReplyDelete
This looks so rich and creamy! Avocado is something I would never have guessed as an ingredient. My daughter is lactose intolerant and now I will have a nice dessert to share with her! Thanks for sharing this! xxReplyDelete
I have a similar recipe for chocolate pudding using avocados. Isn't it amazing! And actually good for you, especially if you use dark chocolate. Love the pistachios on top! Enjoy!ReplyDelete
what a wonderful recipe!! xoReplyDelete
Wowza, looks AWESOME! Will have to try this. I think we're going to have to put "food processor" on our list of to-buys.ReplyDelete
That looks so good -- congrats to you for finding an alternative ingredient that works. :)ReplyDelete
I've had to make similar changes for the same reason .. This looks wonderful and you are right, once you eliminate something you discover lots of other options.ReplyDelete
Who would've thought of using avocados in dessert! Looks fabulous! I pretty much love all Giada's recipes anyway. :)ReplyDelete
I enjoyed perusing your blog with all of the wonderful pictures. Having grown up with guineas, I can't say I'm a fan; but yours sure are photogenic!! SallyReplyDelete
Wow avocado I would never have thought it was the secret. Cool I must try this. You know your photos are beautiful it is always a pleasure to see the way you display these recipes, I love it. BReplyDelete
Great job giving up dairy!! This mousse looks really delicious!ReplyDelete
Oh thanks Tammi. I am sure it would be a much better for you recipe then cream... Neat...ReplyDelete
Oh this looks great. We have been off dairy for about a year now and really don't miss it at all. I will be trying this recipe soon!!ReplyDelete
I'm glad you put in the comment about David being picky about non traditional ingredients. I'm the same way. I love chocolate. I will try this because I'd like to sneak healthier foods into my diet. (and my families)ReplyDelete
Pinning to use later!
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- AnonymousJanuary 10, 2013 at 9:47 PM
Mmmm, your photos make my mouth water! Thank you for sharing on Weekly Top Shot #64!ReplyDelete
I love the presentation of your dessert. It's lovely served in the tea cups and the garnishes are beautiful. I've been wanting to incorporate avocados into more of my cooking as they are so good for you and your recipe is a great place to start! Thank you for sharing it with the Hearth and Soul Hop.ReplyDelete
I love avocado and hate to mess up the taste of it with anything other than a dash of salt. But I might have to try this recipe. I made chocolate chip cookies over the summer with a secret ingredient -- chickpeas. They were pretty darn good. Heart disease runs in my dad's side of the family and he had bypass surgery when he was 45 so he has always told me to get my cholesterol checked. So far so good. I'm hoping the lifestyle change I made 8 years ago and my new way of eating will help me to stay healthy. Best wishes to you, TammyReplyDelete
Ganna try this tomorrow. I've been meaning too and it looks awesome.ReplyDelete
Your mousse looks incredibly delicious! I love the idea of adding avocado. Thanks for sharing your recipe with the Hearth and Soul Hop. I've pinned it to my Pinterest board.ReplyDelete
I am going to try this! I just bought those chocolate chips. I also had to give up dairy and grains due to allergies! Would love to have a creamy chocolate treat every now and then! Thank you for joining Home Sweet Home!ReplyDelete
YUM this looks amazing! It was the most popular recipe on Healthy Vegan Friday this week, congrats! Hope to see you again this week :)ReplyDelete
Gorgeous photos!ReplyDelete
Omgosh! Marvelous!!!!ReplyDelete
This goes on my list do make!
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Chapter 15 – Cover
It's the start of a new chapter, Guildies, and you know what that means: NEW DLC AND RE-RANDOMIZED COMMENT AVATARS FOR ALL!
Eeeeew, footware.
I'm sure the hookah and incense more than cove the smell, if that's what you mean. Plus Frigg's boots are probably chaotic good with good stats.
Hurray! New avatars. Really? Eew? I thought it was sweet: like ahhhh, they are warming their feet by a fire, how comfortable. (But maybe a little sinister, too, like: uh-oh, are they going to be caught without their shoes on when an emergency arises?!?)
Always a blast to check out the new random avatars. It's better than coke and strippers!
Then you wake up the next morning with a bloody nose and a strange rash.
I miss being a giant killer robot.
I wonder if there's some sort of rhyme or reason to it…
This page has been censer-ed for your protection.
Hey, quit making me look stuff up. I might learn something.
Hey, easy there. You're fogging up the minds of people like Kath there. If you're not careful everyone's going to think you're just blowing smoke.
Now, now, everyone. Take a puff and calm down.
Indeed, no need to get steamed up over it.
Re-radomized avatars? Well… I'd gotten good ones the last two times…
Less than impressed. Guess the shoe is on the other foot now.
That's a bummer. I'm quite fond of mine!
Lucky bastard, that gnoll rules.
Time to fill some boots.
Somehow, when reading the alt-text and looking at the boots, my brain automatically thought "giant team orgy."
Dammit, I didn't want to think about Gravedust like that. >_<
That's why you don't see his saddles.
Saddles…or sandals, I imagine.
Unless he prefers to keep his shoes on.
A roll of the dice for the new avatar.
Here's hoping for Snooty Barmaid.
Well, I guess it's one kind of bird.
Oh no, don't tell me Guilded Age is getting rebooted.
Only five pair of boots? Guess Gravedust kept his on… Though I think I recall he wears sandals… Too lazy to check.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but wouldn't those be (l-r) Frigg's, Byron's, Bandit's, S'rynj's and . . . Gravedust's?
Personally, I think 2, 4 and 5 are Scipio, Rachel and E-Merl, respectively. So it would go Frigg, Scipio, Bandit, Rachel, and E-Merl. Which, aside from Gravedust, is everyone who went on the last mission.
Hmm. I see at least two axes to grind. And from the look of the mantlepiece there, this one will be dragon out a long time. I did however notice in the lower right corner what appears to be a hooka into the next page..
man I'm on fire.
I know its free and all but somehow I just cant help sayin: Covers are a rip off :(
Covers are a pause, delineating storyline breaks and shifts. Chapter title pages in novels do the same. Surely you don't complain about a ripoff when you have to turn that extra page?
Oh, wait, I'm assuming you read… ;)
this next chapter will surely test their mantle.
You're rebooting the avatars?
Too much smoke in that panel for cleaning the air.
I wonder how Frigg got her shin-guards to stay on her boots without them tipping over. :|a
Your avatar is quite appropriate for this comment.
I love this story and direction. too cool.
Very picturesque cover for this chapter; all the footwear resting by the fireplace gives off a very home-like feel to it.
Waltrip really put a lot of hearth and sole into this one.
Forget the Gold Star, this is the best pun so far.
Can't wait!
I'm surprised Syrn'j doesn't use a shoe tree.
She does! That's where they grew.
(This is mostly an avatar check)
Hmm, I wonder what that staff is supposed to be. A big wrench? Or maybe a staff?
maybe it has something to do with that glowy wolf from Frigg's dream.
it's a goddamn mace
Or possibly hookah.
It's a Lion Club. ;)
Lousy elitist jungle cats… I like to golf too you know!
I believe it's the legendary Dragon Bong.
Who keeps their bong by the fire place?
How else are you going to light it?
Every pun is taken, this is what I get for showing up late.
Are you saying that the pun machine is all clogged up?
I greave for your loss.
Seriously, there are hundreds of puns out there waiting to be used. Just put your best foot forward, and stamp out any doubts you have.
Is Frigg walking around in full plate except that her shins and feet are exposed? That must look funny.
There's not enough smoke in here. LIGHT MORE STUFF ON FIRE.


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Last week's Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications decision to reject the proposed Bell – Astral merger surprised most observers, as few predicted with much confidence that the deal would be flatly rejected. There was good reason to doubt such an outcome, given that the CRTC review of the merger transactions has historically focused on the "tangible benefits" package that often provide millions in funding for new Canadian television and radio productions.
The result was largely regulatory theatre. The purchaser would typically unveil a benefits package featuring self-interested proposals, often amend those plans at the CRTC hearing to demonstrate it was sensitive to criticisms from various groups, and the CRTC would proceed to further tweak the package to show it was not ready to rubber stamp the transaction.
The process generally served the companies and the tangible benefits recipients well. The merging companies were reasonably assured of getting their deal approved and the tangible benefits recipients received hundreds of millions in funding with few strings attached.

The problem was that the public was missing from this process. Tough policy issues with a direct impact on the public were put off for another day as the public interest was supposedly served by trickle down benefits generated by market efficiencies or the creation of new Canadian programming.
The most important aspect of this week's decision is that the new CRTC – make no mistake, this is a new CRTC with expectations from the government that it adopt a pro-consumer approach – will put the public and the public interest at the heart of the review process. CRTC Chair Jean-Pierre Blais made that clear during the Bell – Astral hearing and he reiterated it on Thursday, telling a press conference that "it is my intent to put Canadians back at the centre of their communications system."

The change in approach is obvious when comparing the Bell – Astral decision with the Bell purchase of CTVglobemedia only two years ago. In the Bell – CTVglobemedia deal, the words "public interest" appear only four times, each with reference to public interest groups and their participation in the regulatory process. The analysis of the transaction was based largely on the tangible benefits package, which supposedly served as a proxy for the public interest.
In the Bell – Astral decision, the Commission states clearly that the tangible benefits are only part of the analysis, repeatedly emphasizing "the applicant's burden to prove that the transaction is in the public interest extends beyond the tangible benefits requirement." This represents an enormous change in the review process, providing consumer and public interest groups with far more power since their submissions will now play a crucial evidentiary role in assessing the public interest effect of the transaction.

The change in approach should also have a major impact on creator groups that were the prime benefits package beneficiaries. Those groups were often ready to trade the short-term gains from the packages for the long-term pain of a converged market that would suffer from reduced competition that hurt both consumers and creators. With the tangible benefits package now only part of the analysis, the influence of creator groups on the review will be reduced as they share the spotlight with consumer and public interest perspectives.

Bell issued a strongly worded release indicating it was shocked and appalled at the decision, yet the real surprise is that the CRTC used the powers it has always had to go beyond a public interest analysis based chiefly on the size of the tangible benefits cheque.
This approach has been building for several months. From the appointment of a consumer chief to Blais raising consumer interventions directly during the Bell-Astral hearing, the CRTC is leaving no doubt about the prioritization of consumer concerns. Its three-year priorities document placedconsumer access as the top priority, dropping the prior emphasis on balance. In four months, Blais has transformed the CRTC into a pro-consumer advocate, creating the kind of regulatory agency that few thought imaginable.
Michael Geist holds the Canada Research Chair in Internet and E-commerce Law at the University of Ottawa, Faculty of Law. He can reached at email@example.com or online at www.michaelgeist.ca.


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It was Memorial Day weekend and time for another epic confluence and geodashing trip. Sam Gallucci and I would team up again to visit as many confluences as possible in a constrained amount of time. Our goal was to successfully visit at least 8 confluences and 20 geodashing points on this trip.
Jungo road out of Winnemucca is nicely paved but soon turns to hard packed gravel. We stopped just west of the confluence by a power line road heading northeast After offloading our ATV's, we rode as far as we could before having to hike northwest the rest of the way. Thick brush prevented further travel by ATV.
The Sun had already set and it was getting dark fast. Both of us had forgotten our tripods so none of our pictures in the dimming nautical twilight came out very well. Picture #1 looks east and shows the thick ground cover. Picture #2 looks south. Picture #3 looks west. Picture #4 looks north. Picture #5 shows a perfect GPS reading.
It was completely dark on our ride back to the Tahoe. From where we parked, it was a 10.5 mile, 1 hour ATV/hiking round trip. We went to get gas and something to eat in Winemucca and found ourselves in the middle of the Run-a-Mucca Motorcycle Festival. We were there right around 9pm and saw people and fire trucks everywhere but somehow missed the Burning Bike Ceremony. What is it with people in Nevada and the propensity to gather around a ceremonial object to watch it burn?
Our total time off I-80 was 2:45 with 44 total miles traveled. We continued east towards Battle Mountain to set up for the next day's adventures starting at 41°N 117°W


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Landscaping Tips: 6 Basic Steps To Building A Garden Pond. Building a garden pond is not just a matter of digging a hole, lining it with plastic and filling it with water, tells San-antonio Landscaping . There are other considerations such as whether it should contain fish or just plants; how big or small it should be; its shape, and so on.
Building a garden pond is not just a matter of digging a hole, lining it with plastic and filling it with water. There are other considerations such as whether it should contain fish or just plants; how big or small it should be; its shape, and so on. Be prepared to dig a decent hole and spend many hours complaining about your aching back … but you'll be very pleased with the results and you can happily stand around, beer in hand, praising your efforts after the fact. For those who have done it, building a garden pond can be a very satisfying project indeed.
Step 1 – Decide on where to build your pond.
Naturally, the level ground would be best or else you'll spend far more time and effort doing the levelling yourself, explains Vin Faugeres . Building a garden pond under a tree is unwise as the roots will continue to grow and could encroach upon the pond's territory in the future. The shade of the tree will also mean a lack of sunlight, which is essential to your pond's survival. Since you will need electricity for the pump, proximity to an outlet is important.
Step 2 – Prefabricated or do-it-yourself liner?
Prefabs are the more expensive option but you pay for ease of installation, durability, and low maintenance. Liners are available in different price ranges and generally speaking, the more you pay, the longer your liner will last.
Step 3 – Installation
For a prefab pond, tip it upside down on the area you've reserved, mark it out with 6 to 8 inches extra around the outside and start digging. If using liners, measure your outline keeping in mind the size of the liner you will be using. Building a garden pond that will last for years means that all debris should be removed from the cavity to avoid punctures to the bottom of the pond. Once the hole is the required depth and size, add the prefab or lay the lining. Fill to about one-quarter capacity with water so that the weight will keep the pond in place as you refill the gaps with soil.
Step 4 – Decoration
You can now add plants, rocks, bark and stone around the 'banks' of the pond for a more natural appearance. If you intend to add fish, plants that overhang into the water will be useful as shade and hiding spots. Emondage will be important when the trees grow.
Step 5 – Add aquatic plants
If you're building a garden pond that doesn't have a pump, you should aim for plenty of plant life to keep algae growth under control.
Step 6 – Install a pump and filter
There are dozens of models on the market and your retailer will be able to help you decide which size is best for your pond. Read the instructions and follow carefully, but it's generally a simple task to place the pump in the water and connect the hose to it. The filter needs to be positioned in front of the pump to encourage water through the filter first. Building a garden pond and outfitting it should take little more than a weekend, which is one of the things that makes it so rewarding.
Landscaping Tips: 6 Basic Steps To Building A Garden Pond.


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A huge radio telescope in Chile has captured dazzling new views of a baby star lighting up an interstellar cloud with jets of gas streaking through deep space at record-breaking speeds.
The ALMA radio telescope, a joint project between North America, Europe and Asia, recorded the star birth images. They show the nascent star about 1,400 light-years from Earth unleashing material at nearly 84,477 mph (144,000 km/h), which then crashes into surrounding gas, causing it to glow.
The glowing object spawned by the newborn star is what scientists call a Herbig-Haro object. European Southern Observatory officials used the new views to create a video tour of new star birth images. [See ALMA's photos of the baby star and Herbig-Haro object]
These new, detailed images showed that the material is streaking out of the star at about 40 kilometers per second (nearly 25 miles per second), which is about four times faster than any previous observation of carbon monoxide jets, scientists said. The discovery may help researchers understand the complex processes stars undergo during their birth.
"The sun is a star, so if we want to understand how our solar system was created, we need to understand how stars are formed," Héctor Arce, the lead author of the study appearing in the Astrophysical Journal on Aug. 20, said in a statement.
The new image of Herbig-Haro 46/47 (HH 46/47) produced by the ALMA telescope, its name is short for Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array, reveals two jets of material streaming away from the newborn star, one of which was never detected before.
One jet appears on the left side of the photo in pink and purple streaming partially toward Earth, while the orange and green jet on the right-hand-side show a jet pointed away from Earth.
"This system is similar to most isolated low mass stars during their formation and birth," Diego Mardones, a co-author of the study detailing the stellar findings said in a statement. "But it is also unusual because the outflow impacts the cloud directly on one side of the young star and escapes out of the cloud on the other. This makes it an excellent system for studying the impact of the stellar winds on the parent cloud from which the young star is formed."
ALMA's sensitive instruments took five hours to get these results. Earlier photos taken with other telescopes did not catch the second (orange and green) jet stream because dust surrounding the star obscured their views.
"ALMA's exquisite sensitivity allows the detection of previously unseen features in this source, like this very fast outflow," Arce said. "It also seems to be a textbook example of a simple model where the molecular outflow is generated by a wide-angle wind from the young star."
The $1.3 billion ALMA radio telescope is an array of 66 of individual radio telescopes that create one of the most powerful telescopes ever built. Each dish is up to 40 feet wide (12 meters) and can weigh 115 tons. The combined effort of the telescopes allows scientists to see celestial sights invisible in optical light because they are masked by gas and dust.
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Did the Drugs Make Him Do It? The Zoloft Defense
Assault Case Raises Antidepressant Side Effect Questions
By DAN CHILDS and LAUREN COX
ABC News Medical Unit
June 4, 2009
It all began with the Prozac defense. Then came the Ambien defense. And now the Zoloft defense.
The side effects of certain psychoactive drugs have for years emerged in court cases as the supposed hidden culprits in various crimes, from vehicular homicide to physical assault.
Now, the most recent example of this legal move is being played out in the First District Court in Hempstead in Long Island, N.Y.
According to court documents, 38-year-old Brandon Hampson of Lynbrook, N.Y., is charged with assault against his then-girlfriend, Lisa Essling, 28, of Amlverne, N.Y. on Aug. 25, 2006. Police claim that Hampson tackled Essling to the ground before punching and kicking her in her head, face and back. Hampson is charged with third-degree assault, a misdemeanor crime. The charge is accompanied by four other counts that suggest violent behavior from Hampson.
Eric Bernstein, who is defending Hampson in the case, said that he believes the fact that his client had been taking the anti-depression drug Zoloft, but had been off the medication prior to the incident, strongly suggests that withdrawal from the antidepressant could explain his behavior.
"Our defense is that ... withdrawal from the drug was a contributing factor -- if not directly responsible -- for the event," Bernstein said. "Clearly this is not a joke or gimmick-type defense. This is very serious, very legitimate and is going to get a lot of traction. You're going to be seeing more of this, because it's real."
There are signs that the defense could face an uphill battle. Hampson was convicted of assault against a former girlfriend in 1995; Bernstein would not comment on whether he was taking Zoloft at or near the time of that episode.
Eric Phillips, the prosecuting attorney in the case, said no evidence exists to suggest that Hampson had been taking Zoloft at or near the time of the 1995 assault -- which, if true, could affect how a jury perceives the likelihood that side effects from the drug could be involved in the more recent incident.
Zoloft Data Shows No Increased Violence Risk, Company Says
"We are confident in our prosecution of the defendant in that we will -- and the victim will -- prevail in our case," Phillips said.
Meanwhile, Pfizer, the manufacturer of Zoloft, said in a statement Wednesday that no evidence exists to suggest that their drug would have violence-inducing side effects that could lead to such an episode.
"Zoloft is a safe and effective medication that has been used to treat millions of patients with depression and anxiety disorders," the statement reads. "We continuously monitor the postmarketing safety of our medicines and evaluate all available data to ascertain any signal of increased risk.
"Pfizer's evaluation of Zoloft data never has revealed any signal of an increased risk of violence related to either use or discontinuation of use (withdrawal) of Zoloft."
The case is not the first to throw the popular antidepressant into the legal limelight. One high-profile South Carolina case in February 2005 focused on a teenager who was found guilty of shooting his grandparents to death when he was 12 years old and was subsequently sentenced to 30 years in prison.
In one January 2004 case, defense attorneys argued that in 2002, 27-year-old Christopher Bernaiche of Southgate, Mich., was acting under the influence of Prozac when he got into a fight at a bar -- and then returned with a gun, killing two and injuring three others.
And while it is not an antidepressant like Zoloft or Prozac, Ambien has also entered the realm of the legal system as a defense against reckless driving charges. The drug made national headlines on May 5, 2006, when Rhode Island Rep. Patrick Kennedy smashed his Ford Mustang into a barrier near Capitol Hill. He later released a statement saying that he had been disoriented by two prescription medications he had taken, one of which was Ambien.
As for the so-called Zoloft defense, "There are a lot of cases that have attempted this before," Bernstein said -- though he added that such cases have often been complicated by a jury's unwillingness to accept the argument that violent behavior could be explained away by the effects of a drug.
Questions Surround Antidepressant Side Effects
Yet, there have been instances in the past where such arguments with regard to the class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, have been successful. In February 2000, 28-year-old Christopher DeAngelo was acquitted of a bank robbery charge by a Connecticut judge on the grounds that DeAngelo's judgment was impaired by the antidepressant Prozac and the anxiety medication Xanax.
Whether such a defense is scientifically feasible is still a matter of debate in the medical community. While the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has made additions to labeling on SSRIs to warn of the possibility of suicidal behaviors in children using the drugs, they have not included warnings with regard to other behavioral tendencies, such as aggression.
Bernstein argued that Health Canada -- the Canadian counterpart to the FDA -- since May 2004 has required labeling for SSRIs to warn both adults and children of "severe agitation-type adverse events coupled with self-harm or harm to others" including "hostility" and "aggression."
Dr. Stefan Kruszewski, a Harrisburg, Pa., psychiatrist and expert witness for the defense, said he could only speak generally about SSRIs and not about the Hampson case specifically.
"In a case-by-case basis, all you can do is look at the evidence," he said.
But he said that biologically speaking, the idea that antidepressants could result in unwanted behavioral changes, including violence, is definitely plausible.
"To say that these drugs are incapable of inducing violence is just silly to me," he said.
Dr. John Abramson, clinical instructor at Harvard Medical School in Boston and author of "Overdosed America," agreed.
"Whether or not in this particular case this woman was harmed as a result of side effects of coming off the medication, there are always risks of medications," said Abramson, who is not involved with the Hampson case.
Abramson said that while the verdict should be left up to the courtroom, such cases should draw doctors' attention to the possible side effects of SSRIs.
"There isn't a medicine that's powerful enough to be helpful that isn't powerful enough to cause side effects," said Abramson. "We forget that. We hope that medicines are going to be magic pills and they're not."


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