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- August 29, 2014 - 7:40 PM
LANCASTER, Calif. — A jury on Friday found a man guilty of murder after his pit bulls mauled a woman to death in a high desert town in California where residents said they carried rocks and guns for protection against packs of dogs.
Alex Donald Jackson, 31, was convicted of second-degree murder and could get 24 years to life in prison at his sentencing scheduled for Oct. 3.
Jackson owned four pit bulls that mauled 63-year-old Pamela Devitt during her morning walk in Littlerock on May 9, 2013.
Devitt died from blood loss after being bitten 200 times, the coroner's office said. Gashes in her flesh were so deep that bone was exposed.
Prosecutors argued that Jackson was not just negligent but also knew that his animals could endanger someone's life. They presented evidence that the dogs were involved in at least seven other altercations in the 18 months before the fatal attack.
In Littlerock, an Antelope Valley town of about 1,400 people, residents told the Los Angeles Times that they were often cornered by packs of dogs. Some have forbid their children from playing outside and have taken to carrying sticks, rocks and guns for protection.
Vincent Jackson said his brother Alex has accepted some responsibility in the case and wrote a letter to the victim's husband that was never sent. Still, Vincent Jackson thinks the murder charge is a knee-jerk reaction to the community's disdain for pit bulls.
"It feels like they're trying to make an example of him," Vincent Jackson said about his brother.
Defense attorney Al Kim echoed that sentiment, saying his client was taking the brunt of the rural area's growing frustration over abandoned animals.
"At some point, something needs to be done about these stray dogs, and I think an unfair amount of responsibility is being directed at my client," Kim said before the verdict was returned. "Does that mean he's a murderer? Absolutely not."
The National Canine Research Council estimates about 30 people are killed by dogs each year. Murder charges are rare because prosecutors must prove that the defendant knew the dogs were dangerous before the killing.
In trial testimony, several horseback riders said they had been chased or bitten by Alex Jackson's dogs. Neighbors said the dogs jumped over a fence and made it difficult to retrieve mail. A mail carrier testified that he was unable to make a delivery to Alex Jackson's residence because of a threatening dog that eventually chased his vehicle for half a mile.
Jackson testified that he was unaware of most of the incidents. He said he would have gotten rid of the dogs if he thought they were capable of killing someone.
At the time of his arrest, Jackson had eight dogs living at the home he shared with his mother. He had placed the four involved in the attack in his garage.
"I feel terrible about it. This isn't anything that I orchestrated or planned, that I wanted to have happen," he said.
Animal control officers testified that an inebriated Jackson told them shortly after the attack: "If you mess with me, you're coming into the lions' den."
The victim's husband, Ben Devitt, said he wanted a guilty verdict to set a precedent and make people aware that their dogs can create a dangerous situation.
© 2017 Star Tribune


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Hugs and Kisses 24: The Kate Nash Interview!
Kate Nash headlines the Bowery Ballroom on Wednesday, January 9. It is already sold out.
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The Continuing Outbursts of Everett True
THIS WEEK: Kate Nash, part one
Listen. I conducted this interview--what--almost two months ago, same night as a Kate Nash show in Brighton.
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She vaguely disappointed on stage, like someone behind her told her she should be courting a certain indie demographic and she was only half-listening but took on board some of the suggestions--there were too many thuds on the drum and flaunting of the guitar, vocals not mixed high enough...and what's more, I didn't appreciate the rudeness of her own personal security man. Ms Nash's songs, on record, are quite charming: sexy, bubbly, self-deprecating, filled with pus and ephemera, everyday and sometimes spiteful, beats that recall 2007, a voice that's way better than the album may lead you to believe. Dry sense of humour, Mockney accent, guests on Kano's album, mates of Lily Allen (whom she's been compared to). . . derided by the serious 'critics', but fuck it. Who wants to be considered one of them? Pitchfork only gave it 5.5--but Jesus. Pitchfork grade albums.
Kate Nash is quite the major star in the UK: a Number One single ('Foundations': achieved around the time of this interview) and album (Made Of Bricks) will see to that. But anyway: reason this transcript hasn't appeared before is cos my two-and-a-half-year-old son Isaac went and hid it. We found it, in his tape box nestling next to The Gruffalo and Dr. Seuss.
As you join us, we're talking about recent shows, backstage at the Concorde 2.
"...was one boy who kept crowd-surfing. It was very funny. They got so excited during 'Merry Happy' they threw this pint of water on stage and it landed all over me: and I was laughing, 'Ah-ah', it was so cool. It was the first time I felt like what I was on a mission to do was getting through." So the kids sing along with every song...
. . . do you just stop sometimes and listen?
"First, I used to be laughing. It was so funny people knew all the words. Now, I try really hard to concentrate. And also...um...sorry, sometimes I get a hole on my brain..."
No worries. How long ago did you write those songs?
"About a year-and-a-half ago, probably: 'Skeleton Song' was written this year."
Have you got past the stage of finding it weird that people are singing along to songs you just wrote for yourself?
"Sometimes, yes. At Reading, I played 'Merry Happy' there were so many people there - 10, 20 rows outside, just packed, guys in boxer shorts crowd-surfing, really raucous, people crying...it was amazing cos it was like...it's that whole thing again, what was I saying...I was laughing cos I was like, 'I just wrote this at two in the morning in my living room', and now it means so much, all these people going mental..."
Would you have gone to see you, couple of years ago?
"I dunno [laughing]. Maybe. I like to think so."
Can you put yourself in the audience and see yourself up there?
"Yeah. I think it's cool. I think I'd like, probably cos I'm a bit grungy and I don't care.
Like that time I got water thrown in my face and loved it...I think it's a good role model for girls to see, me shouting and screaming on stage, having a good time. I think it's a good attitude. I'd like that attitude."
Who were your role models when you were growing up?
"When I went to gigs...?"
When did you start going to gigs?
"What, gig-gigs? It was more like concerts when I was really young--like Irish music, cos my mum's Irish, and classical music. Then, when I was 14, all my friends went to see metal bands at Wembley Rugby Club, in Harrow: and then all the rude boys would come down and stab everyone and smash windows, and we'd all have to run home because the police would come down--and everyone would be home by 10 o'clock, la la la. Then my friends started going to Putney and Camden, gigs there..."
Who were your role models? Did you have any?
"Yeah, I guess so. I started to go to gigs like The Strokes and Regina Spektor and loads of people, then I got into the amateur scene with people like Peggy Sue And The Pirates [her support band], blah blah blah..."
Did you want to be a rock'n'roll star?
"Yeah, everyone wants to be a rock'n'roll star. Cool. Don't they? Didn't you?"
I always wanted to be Yoko Ono when I was young...
"Yoko Ono [laughing], did you? [Laughs more.] I loved Regina Spektor and Janis Joplin because she was crazy, and Eva Cassidy, I loved her...Destiny's Child..."
With Eva Cassidy, do you think the reason so many people fell for her voice so heavily was because it was the first time in ages the mainstream had encountered any music so unaffected, so little production?
"I still really love Songbird. I do know what you mean, but her voice is really beautiful, so clear and smooth and strong, and I like her songs - they're different. People don't write songs like that now. I like the restraint."
Yeah, me too. Restraint is good. I get the impression you can sing a little better than you do on record...
"Yeah, maybe I do. I don't know. Maybe I can. Sometimes..."
Because I've heard some of the other stuff you did, the demos from a year ago...
"Yeah, I guess it just changes, the way you sing and the way you present it: and now I see it as more like not the songs and I don't want to be seen as a singer..."
Is it theatre?
"It could be. It is theatrical. I was on some kind of a mission and at the time wanted to do it through fear: and I couldn't access it, I couldn't get into drama school and I couldn't get into a company, so I changed the medium and now I do it through this music, but it could be spoken word and it could be stories and it could be a book..."
Do you do spoken word?
"Yeah, I have got stories...also...no, I've forgotten..."
No, that's alright. Have you had a day off since whenever?
"Um...I had a day off yesterday, but I was making this really cool magazine and was very excited about it. It's called My Ignorant Youth issue one, and it's just photocopied and stuff."
Issue one is a good place to start.
"Yes it is. Start at the very beginning. The intro starts, 'Welcome friends', I've stayed away from magazines a long time because I was fed up of reading about people who wanted to be in magazines...I found London frustrating because it was really cool cos loads of people were doing things and getting involved, doing nights and thing, but almost the attitude became so lax, like, 'We can do whatever we want'--and that's cool, I like that, but it's not good enough to abuse that. Where's the drive, where's the passion, where's the principle, where's the opinion and where's the creativity? Do what you want, don't give yourself boundaries, don't hold back--believe in yourself, don't have a back-up plan--but have a purpose and have some soul and have some vision, otherwise it's boring and it's abusing it and it's like, 'Take take take take take' and it's disgusting, and I hate that. So that's the intro; and then it's basically: 'I am young and I am ignorant, I speak before I think, I shout, I laugh, I cry, I scream, I fail, I succeed, I fall, I don't get up, I change and grow, I'll change my opinion always, I'll contradict myself...' Youth is the reason there's still hope because as long as there's new minds and new brains and new faces coming into the world, there's always hope. It's fresh and there can be change.
"So I've basically asked a bunch of my friends who don't want to be in magazines, who want to live and be creative and have opinions, to contribute: there are short stories, monologues, poetry, speeches on the ride of fascism and 'Islam is Peace' and breastfed diplomacy, a comic...stuff I think is cool...my mum's recipes, some fun stuff, some light-hearted stuff...
"I've got a platform now. I'm in a position where people listen to what I'm saying--not everybody, but some people. Some people will take it and be inspired by it. No one speaks any more, no one has opinions--people have 'opinions', like 'I don't give a shit and I'm going to slag everyone off and get really drunk and I don't care', but it's not inspiring. It's like yeah, you don't care about being a dick. That's not a risk, that's not scary. You'd never take the risk to do something heartfelt. It's more of a risk to say something that is passionate and political and feminist and socialist and whatever you want to be...People don't do it now, and I think it's good to do it. In the public eye, I mean."
NEXT WEEK: Kate Nash talks about her influences, playing in front of Sir Paul McCartney and 20,000 girl guides (not together)...and has a minor breakdown when she discovers that Everett True...wait for it...once met Kurt Cobain.
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1. DAN DARTAIN VS THE SERPIENTES, "Cobras Pt II" (B-side of One Little Indian single "Tryin To Say"). ...because Dan called me up the other day to say how sorry he was I wasn't coming to Alabama, and he wasn't going to Brighton, and someone sent me the seven-inch of this, and reminded me how kick-ass awesome Dan sounds when his rock'n'roll is all stripped back and raw...
2. KATHRYN WILLIAMS AND NEILL MACCOLL, "Innocent When You Dream" (from the forthcoming Caw album Two) ....because I love to play this Tom Waits song on the piano myself, and I'll allow that Ms Williams has a marginally better voice than me...
3. LOS CAMPESINOS!, "Broken Heartbeats Sound Like Breakbeats" (from the forthcoming Wichita album Hold On Now Youngster). ...because every so often I like to feel part of the indie zeitgeist...
4. NEIL YOUNG, "Let's Impeach The President" (from the Reprise album Living With War) ...because I've only just gotten round to listening to this, and one of my fondest memories of New York still remains the night Rolling Stone's David Fricke passed along two front row balcony tickets to see Neil Young live. It was my first visit to NYC...
5. ARETHA FRANKLIN, "It Was You" (from the snappily-titled Rhino 2-CD compilation Rare & Unreleased Recordings from the Golden Reign Of The Queen Of Soul) ...because I try to be honest in these Top 5s, and I have barely listened to anything else during the last week...and Pete And The Pirates. Damn. Can I have a Top 6 this week?
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David P. Melvin
Visiting Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies
- B.A., Evangel University
- M.A., Washington University
- Ph.D., Baylor University
Teaching Fellow/Instructor at Baylor University
Teaching Assignments
- History of Christian Thought
- Old Testament
- New Testament
Recent Scholarly Work
Dissertation: "In Heaven as It Is on Earth: The Development of the Interpreting Angel Motif in Biblical Literature of the Neo-Babylonian, Persian, and Early Hellenistic Periods" (2012)
Co-editor, "Annotated Index of the Elephantine Papyri." Co-edited with R. E. Garton, with contributions by W. G. Hulbert, Libby Ballard, and Seung-Ho Bang. In A. E. Cowley, Aramaic Papyri of the Fifth Century B.C. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock. Forthcoming.
"Making All Things New (Again): Zephaniah's Eschatological Vision of a Return to Primeval Time." In Creation and Chaos: A Reconsideration of Hermann Gunkel's Chaos Kampf Hypothesis. Edited by Joann Scurlock. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns. Forthcoming.
"Jeremiah, Book of," "History of Israel, Post-monarchic Period," and "Apocalypticism, Early Jewish." In Lexham Bible Dictionary. Bellingham, WA: Logos Bible Systems. Forthcoming.
"'Why Does the Way of the Wicked Prosper?' Divine and Human Suffering in Jeremiah 11:18–12:13 and the Problem of Evil." Evangelical Quarterly 83.2 (2011): 99–106.
"The Gilgamesh Traditions and the Pre-History of Gen 6:1–4." Perspectives in Religious Studies 38.1 (2011): 23–32.
"Divine Mediation and the Rise of Civilization in Mesopotamian Literature and in Genesis 1–11." Journal of Hebrew Scriptures 10 (2010): Article 17.
Numerous presentations at meetings of the Society of Biblical Literature, Society for Pentecostal Studies, Wesleyan Theological Society, and American Oriental Society.


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Monday, February 02, 2009
Very Sick
My Mom and her husband were here for the weekend, and we had a fun Superbowl celebration last night. I had to spend most of the weekend resting, and I still felt terrible - just completely exhausted, plus the congestion and cough. I did manage to play PIT with the family Saturday evening and a game of Scrabble with Jamie and my Mom on Sunday, but even that wore me out. They left this morning, and I have pledged to spend all day on the couch today resting. In fact, that's it for computer time for me today - time to put the laptop away.
Rest, rest, rest.
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I'm so sorry you're feeling bad. Hopefully you can nip this in the bud before it gets too out of hand.
I'm glad you enjoyed your weekend, best that you could. I love PIT! It is a very underappreciated game. I used to play in college, and we'd end up laughing hysterically.
Do take care of yourself!Sue - with this crazy weather we're having on the east, it's no wonder there is so much bronchitis and the like going around. I hope you sat in the sun today. It's nice out.
I'm jealous you can play scrabble. My brain just shuts down and I can't think of words. There are days I feel I have brain damage.
Hang in there!
p.s. I'm seeing a LLMD on thursday to pursue Igenex testing. I'll keep you posted if you want! Thanks for the previous advice..Yes, I love games and am glad I can still play Scrabble - it's one of my very favorites! I usually love PIT, too, but it was a bit loud and chaotic for me in my crashed state this weekend.
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Nikki Bella just dropped a massive bombshell on WWE champ John Cena, and it sounded like wedding bells. Cena has been dating the Diva for a few months now after his own marriage failed, and he's still not over it.
Some people could say that things are moving way too fast for the couple, and that could chase away the WWE champ is the pressure becomes too much.
Bella wants to know about the future of their relationship, and it was caught on camera during a new reality show on E! called "Total Divas," which debuts July 28.
Cena is clearly uncomfortable with the straight-forward question, and that's why he doesn't give a straight answer, as he tries to change the subject.
However, Cena does tell Bella that "both marriage and family are difficult obstacles" for him — but eventually ends up coming clean about his feelings towards marriage … including his own failed attempt.
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I've been working on Danielle LaPorte's The Desire Map for the better part of 2013. If you're not familiar with it, it's part book, part worksheets, part multimedia program, and 100% self-reflection. And the main idea in it all revolves around declaring how you want to feel in order to do more of what makes you feel that way.
It took me a while – I like to ponder things over – and then life got all busy, but I finally carved out time to sit down with all the descriptive words I liked to narrow it down to a select few (Danielle calls these your Core Desired Feelings). It's been like a more expansive, more personal, less time sensitive word-of-the-year exercise, and once I stopped putting it off, really fun.
I've been test driving my words, reflecting on them, and they feel pretty good. I'm holding them close for right now, but I had to share a finalist that didn't make the cut with you: energize.
Energize is such a great word, and really, if the number six felt right to me (it doesn't, I like odd numbers), energize would be on my list. One definition sells me: to give energy to. Isn't that a great idea on the cusp of a new year? What would you give energy to in 2014?
In the abstract, I'd say more inherent joy for me, please. In concrete terms, I'd like to give energy to simplifying and streamlining my life, and revamping the way I do things.
Part of that means I'll be unplugging more. January marks three years for this blog (though it's more like five years total if you've been with me since the very beginning), and I've hit the point where I'm feeling tapped out. I can't keep up with a five day a week, or even a three day a week, blogging schedule anymore, so rather than fill this space with fluff, I'll be showing up when I've got something to say or share.
But the more I think about it, the more I see that as a good thing, because that photo up above? That's how I want to feel. Bright and lively and excited. I'm not there yet, but I will be. Time to hone in and focus, which is a pretty decent thing to give energy to, I think.
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If you are new to this series please read the intro to Ch 01 so you'll know what to expect. It isn't strictly necessary to read the earlier chapters but some of this won't make sense if you don't so I hope you will!
To those of you who read these stories and don't like them – a response. I write primarily because I enjoy it. I don't go out of my way to upset people hence the warning at the top of each chapter (which isn't reprinted in full each time because regular readers will be aware of it). The only way us writers will improve our product is if you engage in a dialogue with us. Giving feedback is the method that Literotica has provided to do that. Positive feedback is great, a pleasure to receive, as are high marks, both of which make the effort of preparing stories for posting worthwhile. (It does take some time and effort – surprisingly). Poor marks associated with non-existent, anonymous, and rude negative feedback have the opposite effect. So, if you don't like the story, style, sex, etc., engage! If you do like it, great – please say that as well.
Anyhow, enough ranting! In this chapter Gianna becomes more of a presence and some more characters appear (in minor parts only). For regular readers, Gianna talks about her relationship with Mike. I know I've covered this twice before but I wanted to try to examine how Gianna felt about what happened.
Caroline's Tale
Gianna – Explanations and Introductions
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We left Villa Mimosa after breakfast on Thursday. Guy drove us down the lakeside and on to the motorway. It was nice because Mike and I could sit cuddling in the back while Jo nestled, as much as she could, up to Guy. After an uneventful journey we arrived at Bernado's just before 4:00.
Bernardo was at the door to meet us again just like last time. He hugged and kissed Mike first, then me, then he went to Guy.
"By god little brother, you've done well," he said as he hugged Guy tightly to him. Then he held Jo close. "I was hoping I'd have to call you sister," he said smiling, "it saves me suffering from afar," he added with a leer.
She laughed at him and gave him quite a passionate a kiss, "There," she said smiling, "now you know what you are missing."
He laughed, "I can see that I shouldn't bandy words with my sister to be, you're as sharp as Sally." Then he turned to Guy, "Be careful little brother, this one is sparky as well!"
"Nardo, I know that but isn't she absolutely beautiful," he said. "Just like my step mum to be," he added looking at me. See, he was like his father. He always knew the right things to say although it was a slip but Bernardo didn't seem to notice.
"Yes," Nardo said, "they are both beautiful and I can't wait to see them all dressed up for the ceremonies. Come on inside, Sally and the family are waiting. Your mum and dad are in Bologna shopping," he added to Jo. "They should be back about six ready for dinner." Then he turned to Mike, "Have you told them about the plans Uncle."
"Yes," Mike said, "all ready. I'm looking forward to it." So we all went inside to meet Silvio and the family.
Everyone except Maria was in the big kitchen and the conservatory that was attached to the house. Silvio rushed up to Guy and hugged him tightly, "Well done my boy, I can see you have good taste." Then he turned to Jo, "You are very beautiful and I am lucky to have you for a daughter," and he kissed her (without touching her bottom I should add!).
Gianna looked on with a strange expression on her face, not altogether happy. I wondered if she wasn't happy about Guy and Jo because of Jo's relationship with Mike. Perhaps she thought that Jo was 'damaged goods' as it were. I would have to find out. I felt then that we were going to have to have a long talk about lots of things.
She went over to Guy and held him tightly, "I'm so happy for you," she said and turning to Jo, "and for you as well Joanna." Strange, I thought, very formal. Then Silvio was kissing my cheek, "Ciao Lena, you are looking well," he laughed, "you are not pregnant are you?"
I laughed back, "Not quite yet Silvio but I have to take pills to make me think I am."
He looked puzzled. "Don't worry," Gianna said, "I will explain it to him." Then to me, "you look very good Lena, it obviously agrees with you." She turned away and began talking to one of the younger boys, completely ignoring Mike. It was funny really, she was saying hello to everyone but seemed to be avoiding doing so to him. In the end he went up to her and held her by the arms, "Ciao Gianna," he said, "you're looking lovely as usual," and he went to kiss her as normal but she shied away. He looked at me and we both realised something was not quite right.
As Silvio drifted away with Guy and Jo, Mike said, "Lena and I need to talk to you, Gianna, alone."
"No," she said, "I don't want to." She must have realised that something had happened. It was obvious that she was having difficulty controlling her feelings, why I don't know.
"Please Gianna, we need to talk to you."
"No," she said again, this time vehemently, "No!"
"Arna, please," Mike said.
"No, no, don't call me that, you shouldn't call me that," she shouted in a whisper then began to cry, "it's not fair. You mustn't call me that." Then she rushed off upstairs.
"What is Arna," I said to Mike.
"That's my special name for her, you know, when we were together."
I looked at him sternly, "You shouldn't have you know, it isn't fair on her. She's probably heartbroken."
He took a great big sigh, "No, I suppose not but we have to talk to her Lena. We must let her know and, I'm sure you noticed, she didn't seem too happy about Jo and Guy. I reckon she thinks Jo is 'second hand' and isn't good enough for her son, especially her favourite son."
I took his arm, "Come on, let's find her. We've got to sort this out you know." I looked at him fondly, "It's difficult isn't it, talking to her about the past?"
He sighed again, "Yes," he said, "very difficult. I need you Lena, need to know you love me and understand." He looked at me intensely, seeming uncertain of himself, "You do don't you?"
"Oh love, of course I do. I understand too, how she must feel after all these years, especially now seeing you about to get married to a woman old enough to be her daughter. She must feel jealous, happy, confused all at once. Now her favourite son is marrying her ex-lovers second girlfriend: I'm not surprised she feels confused and upset." I looked at him closely, "Are you OK?"
"Mmm," he said, "I love you and, yes, I'm OK. It's just that, well, you know I'm still fond of her, deep down love her still I suppose. And the memories, they are difficult to keep buried. And I have you, my life now. I do feel a bit confused." He looked at me with so much love in his eyes, "I really need you to be strong now Lena, for me and for her. Can you do that?"
"Yes, I love you don't I. I love you like she loves you that's why I feel so sorry for her, I have you and she doesn't. Do you understand?" He nodded.
We went upstairs and listened, finally hearing quiet sobs from one of the bedrooms. I gingerly opened the door. This was going to be difficult. I was so glad he'd asked me to do this with him. Although he was very considerate, kind and thoughtful, he might be a bit heavy handed with Gianna, clumsy I suppose, having difficulty handling his feelings. Me being there helped I'm sure and I determined to take the lead.
Gianna was laying on the bed with her head hidden in a pillow. "Go away Mike," she said between sniffles, "I don't want to talk to you."
I sat on the bed next to her, "Gianna, Gianna, it's OK, I'm here. We have to talk about some things, we must sort them out."
She raised her head to look at me, then at Mike, "That was cruel," she said to him, "to call me that after all this time."
He knelt on the floor by the bed next to her, "I'm sorry Gianna, it was crass and Lena has told me off. It's just, well, it's just . . . ." It wasn't often that Mike was lost for words but the situation was getting the better of him as well as her. I'd have to keep a clear head.
"Look you two, just listen," and I turned to Gianna. "He's told us about you and him," I said, "ALL about you and him."
She looked shocked, dumbfounded, then angry. "Why?" she said to him, "Why? You make me ashamed in front of these two girls. Why, Why?"
He looked at me shamefaced then to her. "Gianna, I had to. Lena is going to be my wife. She deserves to know about my past," then he fixed her with his eyes, "and about my son."
"They know that as well, oh Gran Dio, my shame!" and she began crying again, sobbing into the pillow.
I turned to Mike, I was right, he wouldn't be able to do this without unintentionally hurting her. "Darling, I think you had better go." He made to protest, "No, I think it's better that we women handle this. Find Jo and send her to me, make up some story, anything. The three of us will sort this out, don't worry." He didn't look terribly happy but then I suppose he didn't like the idea of three women who loved him raking over his bones. I knew it was for the best however, with him there Gianna would never really relax, she'd always be aware of him, his appeal and her love for him.
Reluctantly he left and I put my arm around her. I had a sudden thought, here was I a girl of just 21 comforting a mother of six children, my, my, how I had grown since I met him, the centre of my life.
"Oh Gianna, love, you mustn't think like that. He had to tell us don't you see. He wanted Jo and Guy to get together, almost planned it really, so he had to let us know about the past and about Guy."
"You think I am some harlot, una puttana, a whore, don't you. Sleeping with him for money, to keep my children. Having his baby when I marry someone else. It's not true, not true," she finished falling back to the bed sobbing.
Thankfully Jo arrived. I assumed Mike had told her what was going on. She heard Gianna's last words and sat next to her then pulled her upright. Jo is a bit more direct than me in these situations, her nursing experience I suppose.
"Gianna, Gianna, look at me." Gianna did, "Stop this nonsense now. Neither of us think of you like that, we know you loved him even though you didn't want too. He told us how he seduced you and how he made you pregnant to try to get you to marry him, how you were loyal to Silvio. Gianna, we love you too. All three of us love Mike, all in our different ways and we must be friends."
"But, but, you know about Guy."
"Yes we know about Guy," now she took a deep breath and looked at me.
"Yes," I said, "we know about Guy and we know that Guy knows as well."
"Gianna, he didn't mean to. He let it slip to me and I made him explain. He told me all about confronting you and you making him promise." She took another deep breath. "I told him it wasn't fair Mike not knowing he knew, not fair on Mike and not fair on me, or Lena for that matter."
"But everyone will know, I will be so ashamed."
"No one will know but us. Gianna," I said readying her for the last revelation, "Guy and Mike know, they've acknowledged each other as father and son."
"Oh no, no, no. My shame!!" Again she began to sob.
I hugged her tightly, "Gianna, Gianna, I told you, no one will know but us. Guy vowed not to let it be known, even at the wedding, unless you agree. Anyway Gianna, it isn't anything to be ashamed of is it? Silvio had left you destitute, Mike looked after you and you both fell in love. You can't be ashamed of that can you?"
She looked at me with a fierce determination, "I will never be ashamed of falling in love with him," she said and then, looking me straight in the eye as she regained control of her emotions, "or of being in love with him now," she added with pride and determination.
"I know how much you love him because I love him that much," I said to her with all the feeling I could manage. "All this time you've held that, I couldn't do it." I held her tightly to me, "Why didn't you let your love for him go?" She was thawing now, reacting to my love and understanding of her feelings. She took a deep breath and opened her heart to us both that evening.
"You know," she said, "because he must have told you, that I was a child bride. I was young when I marry Silvio, he was over twice my age. It was arranged by our families. It was not unusual in those days for families to settle feuds, honour, or debts in this way. Silvio is older than anyone thinks, he is in his 70's now, probably even older although Mike and the children think he is ten years younger.
"I didn't love him at the start but he was kind, gentle with me, you know, and not too demanding, and I grew fond of him, not love but affection. Then he left. You see, I was devastated. I was only 19, I knew nothing really of England, I barely spoke English because Silvio did it all. I knew Mike of course, he was Silvio's best man and his best friend as well so we saw a lot of him and his wife and children. He was a family friend and I never thought of him as anything else." She smiled, "Although he was always an attractive man," she added quietly, "but I never thought of other men at all you see, that was the way I was brought up. I marry Silvio and that was that!
"When Silvio didn't return Mike was marvellous. He told me as tenderly as he could but I was completely broken and I wept on his shoulder. They were tears of fear, not of lost love, What would I do without a man in a strange country, I didn't know. Mike said he fell in love with me that day, perhaps he did, I don't know but I wasn't in love with him then. He comforted me and made all the arrangements to get somewhere for us to live. I had Nardo and Maria to worry about. I was at my wits end, how was I to manage. Well Mike managed for me. He sold the café that they'd bought together and gave me more than half the money then he found a small house for us to live in. I was seeing a lot of him then, obviously, and he was making it clear that his feelings for me had changed into something more than friendship."
She looked at us both, smiling softly at the memory "It's difficult you know, when a man makes it clear that he is enamoured of you. And I was lonely. You see," she said apparently looking for acceptance, "this was the first time a man had 'paid court' to me; I was too young in Italy. I was becoming flattered. I was pretty then, I know, and I felt good that he had noticed."
She smiled a wan smile, "He was persistent you know," she said softly, "and I gave in and fell in love with him." Again she fixed us with her eyes, "I've only known two men," she said with feeling, "and I probably only will, but I know that I loved him, love him, with all my heart. Lena," she said holding my hands tightly, "I couldn't let go of that, surely you see."
"Yes," I said, "I see."
"Then he wanted to marry me, for me to divorce Silvio. Well, that was not possible, I am Catholic you see. To try to force me he made me pregnant with Guy but this changed nothing. I would not divorce Silvio and now I was a 'fallen woman', the proof there for everyone to see. I had cuckolded my husband and here was the proof. I was angry with him, very angry so I wouldn't let him be shown on the birth certificate. I was cruel I know but you do cruel things to the ones you love.
"He still loved me passionately, too passionately I suppose, but that didn't matter because I loved him. I wouldn't let him back into my bed and he had the operation to show he wouldn't make me pregnant so we became lovers again for several years. He lived a double life and I loved him." She looked at us with a yearning that was deep and strong, "And I wanted him, wanted him for myself but I couldn't have him could I? I belonged to Silvio.
"Then Silvio came back. Mike was heartbroken. You see," she said looking at us both with tears in her eyes, "I had to go back to Silvio. I was his wife wasn't I? I couldn't leave him. You understand don't you?"
She seemed to be seeking our approval for what she had done. Primarily, I suppose, because she thought she had done the wrong thing!
"Gianna, you had to do what you thought was right."
"Anyway I did go back to him. Silvio had to know about us and about Guy but he could hardly complain could he," she said with some bitterness. "Oh I didn't love him or anything like that." She held me quite tightly, "Look, I didn't want to go with Silvio, I wanted Mike but what could I do, I was his wife? Whenever he made love to me all I could think of was Mike. It was a duty not a pleasure."
She took a deep breath and she continued to relive the experience. "I didn't realise the effect that Silvio's return had had on Mike. He wouldn't see me and I didn't know he had started drinking heavily. Then, when I was pregnant with Pietro, he just disappeared. No one knew where he had gone, what he had done. I feared he would do something silly. I knew he still loved me passionately. He'd hardly spoken to me since Silvio's return, he was so hurt by my decision. Now I worried. I had a great big row with Silvio. He had assumed that Mike just took advantage of the situation to have a 'bit on the side'. He didn't realise until then how strong was our love for each other. I told him he was lucky to have a friend like Mike who looked after me while he had deserted me. I told him I didn't love him but I would stay because we were married. It changed him I think. I don't think he loved me before but perhaps he felt differently then, I don't know but he realised what I had given up."
"You know Mike contemplated killing himself don't you?"
She looked surprised, then sad, "No, he didn't tell me. When he came back I knew something had changed, something important. He was a different person you see. Before he was possessive, he wanted to own me really, to make me his. I suppose he was selfish. I didn't think so because I loved him. When he came back he wasn't like that any more. He was kind, thoughtful and understanding.
"After making his peace with Patricia he came to see Silvio and to tell him how he felt. Then he took me out for one last time together. We had lunch then we sat in the park and he told me how he had examined himself, examined his love for me, and how he had acted. He apologised for the way he treated me." She looked at us both and smiled wanly, "I didn't need any apology, I still loved him. Then he said that he had to bury his love for me. He couldn't hold on to it because it was so strong." She squeezed my hand tightly, trying to deal with the emotion. "I nearly died then, oh not literally," she smiled softly again, "I told him I couldn't do that and that I would always love him. We kissed for one last time, well kissed like that for one last time and that was the end. I gave him up," she ended sniffing and holding back tears, "out of duty, duty and religion. Damn them both!" she said vehemently.
"You did what you had to do," I said holding her tightly. I looked at Jo, "I told him I didn't mind him loving you," I said.
She looked puzzled and surprised, "I don't understand."
"I believe he still loves you, you see. Oh he buried his love but the memories are strong. That's why I sent him away just now. He would have hurt you I think because he has difficulty dealing with his feelings for you so I told him I didn't mind if he loved you. He needn't hide it away."
"How can you do this if you really love him?" she asked with some asperity.
Now I realised I would have to tell her about Jo and me, how we loved each other and about him and Jo. I looked at Jo, she sensed what I was going to do and nodded.
"I need to tell you about Jo and me, and all three of us." So I began to tell her about us being friends, me running away and then living together.
I took a deep breath, I didn't quite know how she'd take the next bit, "Jo and I are lovers," I said, "we have been for five years."


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Hey, Sorry for neglecting my blog. As you guys read in my last post I have a close family member in the hospital. Things are getting a little better, but he's still not discharged. I want to thank all of you for the best wishes. It means a lot to know that you just don't comment at my wardrobe pictures. You guys are the best. Now on another note. I've been sick for the past three days. I have everything you can think of. Fever, headache, earache, sore throat, cough. I really feel like SH*T. I leave you now with what I wore about a week ago. Thanks again! XOXO
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Marc Bamuthi Joseph's red, black & GREEN: a blues (rbGb) isn't a dance recital, play, or performance-art piece—it's a little of all three. Audiences are immersed in the experience as they navigate an interactive set occupied by four performers. The cast members serve as poets, musicians, and dancers as they address the black experience and green living in four suggested spaces and seasons: a Chicago summer, a Houston autumn, a Harlem winter, and an Oakland spring. In each locale, art and action demonstrates what it means to take part in today's interdependent society, and casts an eye to the future by addressing environmentalism and sustainability.
The unconventional event is the brainchild of Marc Bamuthi Joseph, a dynamic voice in the performing arts scene. Named one of America's Top Young Innovators in the Arts and Sciences by Smithsonian Magazine, Joseph was also the first recipient of the United States Artists Rockefeller Fellowship and served as artistic director of HBO's Russell Simmons presents Brave New Voices. Joseph is known for his poetic original works, which have been staged all over the world. He reunites with former collaborators in his latest piece, drawing on the talents of choreographer Stacey Printz and composer Tommy Shepherd, along with set designer Theaster Gates, to create an evocative theater experience.


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Armenian food is the staple cuisine that is cooked in Armenia as well as the Armenian Diaspora. Armenian Food has had several strong influences from the Mediterranean, Caucasus and Eastern European, Balkan and Middle Eastern cultures.
Historical and Cultural Influences on Armenian Cooking
Armenian food was invaded first by the Assyrians followed by the Persians. The tiny country was invaded by Alexander the Great, resulting in a Greek variant that was also incorporated. The major influence on Armenian recipes was by the Armenian King Tiridates III who converted to Christianity. This made Armenia the only Catholic state surrounded on all sides by Moslems. This fact also influenced food to a large extent. Pork was not cooked at all and there are no pork dishes in the Armenian repertoire just for this reason. This cultural influence also has shown up in the regular use of cracked wheat in dishes in direct contrast to wheat, maize and rice that is predominantly used in its neighboring Caucasian states of Georgia and Azerbaijan.
Ingredients Commonly Used in Armenian Cooking
Pork is not used at all in Armenian cuisine but there is an extensive use of lamb and chicken. Dried fruits and nuts like apricots, dates, almonds, pistachios, pine nuts and cashews and fresh fruits like quince, apples, and oranges are more commonly used in cooking and in desserts. Pickled vegetables and meats are common. Spices are used sparingly and consist of mainly garlic, mint, red pepper, tarragon, rosemary, cumin, coriander, dill and other locally available spices. Chefs usually cook the meat or vegetables in the sauce of tomato, yoghurt, tahini, or pepper creating a thick stew. Small appetizers are common in the form of mezze which are an Arabian influence. Grilled meats and breads are common along with dips like tahini and hung curd.
Armenian Recipes and Cooking Methods Adopted by Armenian Cuisine
In the summer months, all fresh vegetables and fruits are available. Skewered meat was served with dips and flattened bread called as lavash. Mahdzoon or hung curd was a staple with food. It is used as a dip, as gravy, as a garnish or simply as a salad dressing. Preserved meat or kavourma are cooked and stored in a thick layer of fat.
Traditional Cuisine Recipes for Armenian Food
It's very rare to find an Armenian cookbook. Most recipes for Armenian food are passed down from parent to child and it's not unusual to find a large number of variations in a recipe. Traditional Armenia dishes that are usually found are as follows-
- Lahmajoun is a thin crust pizza with a minced meat topping
- Chechil is braided string cheese that is usually served with Lavash or flat bread.
- Caviar, trout or whitefish is commonly used as soups and curries.
- Cucumber jajukh is a good cold soup that is eaten all over the state. Several variations are used all over the state.


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Steamboat Springs Steamboat Ski and Resort Corp. Vice President of Skier Services Jim Schneider said Wednesday that he's hopeful that a small piece of a new downhill bicycling trail aimed at beginners can open as soon as Friday.
Schneider said the trail segment, which begins at the mid-station of the Voo Doo ski trail, is below the U.S. Forest Service boundary at the Christie Peak summit and does not have to wait for the permit process.
"We're not opening up our bike park," Schneider said. "It's a very short piece of trail."
Still, the new trail could give cyclists a feel for how well groomed and banked a future expert trail could be.
Ski corp. crews, working under the supervision of bike trail building experts from Gravity Logic, were putting the finishing touches on the trail and grooming it as smooth as a putting green this week.
Ski Corp. Director of Trails and Vehicle Maintenance Davey Crisler said the beginner trail includes more than a dozen small wooden bridges that cover water drainage bars. The bridges are designed to be flush with the trail at either end.
In addition to the beginner downhill trail, the ski area hopes to open the lower portion like Pete's Wicked Trail to Cathy's Cutoff this weekend.
Schneider said access to the upper portion of Pete's still is blocked by a 15-foot snowbank that covers the Summer Road and was as deep as 35 feet a week ago. The snow pile is in a spot where ski area crews pushed snow away from the top of the Morningside chairlift so skiers could unload during the winter.
Gravity Logic built the mountain bike trails at Whistler British Columbia. Schneider said Whistler, which does many more skier visits in winter than Steamboat does, saw about 135,000 bike visits last year. Projecting the ratio of skier visits between the two resorts to bike visits would lead one to expect that the ski area could someday double its cycling visits to about 50,000.
Schneider added that the number of people riding the gondola this summer is on par with summer 2010 even though the gondola's hours of operation have been reduced 30 percent by the frequent lightning and wind storms that have swept over Mount Werner during the first three weeks of July.
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If your students know how to make a square popsicle box, they might want to try this next. A bit more thought needs to be applied as the sticks must be laid down in a kind of spiral progression.
1. Make a triangle with three sticks, gluing them together at the ends. I prefer Alene's craft glue, which sets pretty quickly.
2. Glue a new stick down on the side that will keep it evenly spaced from the layer below. Continue adding sticks in a spiraling fashion until it is as tall as desired. Let dry.
3. Cut sticks with a scissors or paper cutter to fill in the triangle as shown.


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The Department of Defense announced today the death of a soldier who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.
Spc. Raymundo P. Morales, 34, of Dalton, Ga., died July 21 in Methar Lam, Afghanistan, of injuries sustained during a vehicle roll-over. He was assigned to the 148th Brigade Support Battalion, Cedartown, Ga.
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Now that they are back in Seattle with results in hand, the gang parties at Meredith's house like it's Season 1 again. Cristina did so well that Mayo offers her the world, so they are now in the running with Columbia and Stanford. Mere is determined to stay in Seattle but Harvard is offering Derek the moon and stars so that he's equipped to go ahead and cure Alzheimer's, and between that and his having family on the East Coast he seriously wants to consider going. He's also mildly miffed because he knows that Mere is trying to tie her decision to Cristina's. In fact, Mere tries to make Cristina's decision for her and tells her she is going to Stanford but Cristina isn't so sure. They have a talk where Cristina finally tells her that she has to make the decision on her own, and informs Mere that Owen is her person now, not Meredith. She goes to Owen and the two actually have sex in an on-call room; for the first time in weeks Owen admits to being happy even though he knows it doesn't change anything. And boy, is he right… because she then tells him sadly that she's leaving.
Mark is freaking out after Lexie's big confession and doesn't know what to do because Julia wants to give him everything he has ever wanted, but he's still in love with Lexie, who doesn't want those things. He runs into her a couple of times and is weirdly polite and sweet, while she's still mortified, and we don't see him yet come to any decision.
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Thread: Swellinfo Shirts?
I'm sure they wouldn't be more than any regular tshirt. As for the shirt itself. Like the one you have with surfboards, just create two designs, one with a surfboard, one with a bodyboard... or just leave either out. A picture of a nice wave would go well too...
Whoever suggested stickers is a good way for promo. Slap those bad boys everywhere.
Depends on what method of printing swell decides to go with.
Screen printing -- cheap, will fade and crack in future.
Sublimation -- a little more $ but by far a way better quality. Won't fade very much. Will never crack or peel since it's fused with the material.
Sublimation is the way to go. IMO
btw -- I think the second graphic is dope without any boardsLast edited by Aguaholic; May 28, 2008 at 04:43 PM.
May 28, 2008, 05:38 PM #24Member
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hey who knows
first its t-shirts
if that starts takin off
hoodies, hats anything
i feel at this point
swellinfo has so much popularity...you can definitely do something like that
just let me know when its comin out
well, since you brought it up, i'll let you know that we are working with a local surf shop to offer an online surf shop right on swellinfo. It should be online within the next month. We dont have the Swellinfo gear in there yet, but we'll get it there! We hope everyone decides to do their online surf gear/accessory shopping here and help support the cause!
Ya dude, soon Mikah's going to have to make astore for all this stuff. Thats when you start making the money.
I'm about to silkscreen those onto a shirt.
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Got another idea. Board bags (bodyboarding) with the swellinfo logo on it. Kcoast did that. It would be sweet and alot of people would see it.
Why just bodyboard bags? Why not surfboard bags as well?


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Encountered the first part of this game that has given me trouble. Queen Bitch
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ReportI know there's a lot of dislike for this but I've decided to give it a go anyway
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..well we all knew this right?
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Reportplayed through this and got 775G in one day. that's all im getting. I've had enough of the terrible puns in this game.
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ReportThis a neat game.
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ReportDecided to get this since it was only $5 new at my Game Stop. Really enjoying it. The humor isn't really my taste though.
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ReportPlaying this game and so far it's ok.
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ReportI might just get this for all the stuff you can screw around with. Given that I can find it really cheap :P
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UC Santa Barbara
Frick ran the 1500m-5000m double at Conference, running 4:05.18 in
the 1500m preliminaries and a seasonal-best of 15:15.18 in the
5000m...His seasonal best in the 1500m was 3:53.50 in a
fourth-place performance at the Big West Challenge Cup...Ran a
seasonal best of 1:55.04 in the 800m at the Occidental
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High School
Competed in the Foothill League (CIF-SS Div. I) and was the
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the All-League squad for the 2006 and 2007 cross country seasons
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Was a member of NHS in high school...Likes to play soccer during
his free time...His favorite musician is Jack Johnson, and he lists
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Collegiate Career Bests 800m - 1:55.04 (Occidental Invitational, 5/9/2009) 1500m - 3:53.50 (Big West Challenge Cup, 4/10/2009) 5000m - 15:15.08 (Big West Conference Championships, 5/16/2009)


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There are plenty of breakfasts for your average day: a bagel, a croissant, or just a quick sip of coffee and handful of cold cereal. But then there are your Friday breakfasts, your "I'm done with the week and want to feel on top of the world" breakfasts. Sure, you could say the Plum Galette ($5.75) from Balthazar is just a pie, but it's more apt to call it a celebration.
"Now that's a pastry," some of us commented. "I would never feel bad about eating that and would never turn it down," said Erin. And I'd have to agree. This is a gorgeously crisp, beautifully buttery pastry showcase for rich, jammy plums and deeply nutty almonds. It's plenty sweet, but in a plush, luxurious way—and just tart enough to stay balanced. There are good fruit pies and there are great fruit pies, but this was a fruit pie we just couldn't stop eating.
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Of the three main pillars of the IMF's work, technical assistance has been a sort of middle child; it doesn't get the attention of the oldest and youngest children, yet in many ways is the glue that holds the family together.
The other two pillars are well known: we lend money to countries in times of need and crisis, and conduct annual check-ups of their economies and financial systems, known as surveillance.
As countries around the world cope with the global economic crisis, the IMF's technical assistance is a vital part of the work that we do to help countries prevent, prepare for and resolve crises. Technical assistance also helps countries master the form and details to govern themselves in an effective and legitimate way. Continue reading
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LONDON (AP) — The price of oil edged lower Thursday as talks between U.S. political leaders on a crucial budget deal hit a new snag.
By midday in Europe, benchmark crude for February delivery was down 10 cents to $89.88 per barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract jumped $1.58 on Wednesday, the biggest one-day price rise in a month.
Negotiations between President Barack Obama and Republican House Speaker John Boehner have dictated market sentiment in recent weeks. On Wednesday, it appeared that a deal to avoid the so-called "fiscal cliff" of automatic spending cuts and tax hikes due at the start of next year is still out of reach. The White House threatened to veto an alternative plan that Boehner proposed.
Without a deal, the hundreds of billions of dollars in spending cuts and tax hikes that will take effect could throw the U.S. economy back into recession, analysts have said. Such a prospect would likely mean decreasing energy demand.
In other energy futures trading, Brent crude, used to price international varieties of oil, fell 19 cents to $110.17 per barrel in London.
On the New York Mercantile Exchange:
— Heating oil was unchanged at $3.04 a gallon.
— Natural gas rose 5 cents to $3.37 per 1,000 cubic feet.
— Wholesale gasoline fell 1 cents to $2.73 a gallon.


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Phillip Beans went to the free throw line 19 times and collected 16 of his season-high 34 points as Ottawa Hills whipped visiting Danbury 93-51 last night.
Ottawa Hills made 33 free throws during the game.
The victory helped keep Ottawa Hills tied with Toledo Christian atop the Toledo Athletic Association Conference. Eliot Browarsky added 16 and J.J. Buckey 15 for the Green Bears (16-2, 10-1).
Michael Hamann scored 13 points for the Lakers, and that pulled him over the 1,000-point career total by one point.
Toledo Christian jumped out to a 24-12 lead after one quarter in the road rout.
Ethan Michael had 17 points, Grant Sims added 15 and Cory Brittenham 11 for the Eagles (12-6, 10-1).
Ryan Canaday led the Rangers (6-13, 3-8) with 17 points.
At Stritch, the Cardinals received 14 points from Justin Staler and 10 Patrick Hohenberger to go to 10-8 overall and 7-4 in the TAAC.
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Ten Tips for a Frightfully Safe Halloween
An IU Health West Hospital Release
— Candy, costumes and trick-or-treating are all standard Halloween fun, but Indiana University Health West Hospital and Riley Hospital for Children warn that the holiday festivities could result in injury or worse if parents, motorists and children are not careful.
According to Safe Kids USA, twice as many children are killed while walking on Halloween than any other day of the year. The danger lies in darting kids. While they may see a car, that doesn't mean the driver sees them. That's why IU Health encourages drivers to slow down – particularly around driveways and alleys – and to keep an eye out for children. Kids should look both ways before crossing the street, cross only at intersections, stick to sidewalks and avoid yards.
"Most of our emergency patients on Halloween suffer from fall-related injuries during trick-or-treat excitement when children run from house to house to get candy," says Dr. Megan Crittendon, medical director of the Emergency Department at IU Health West Hospital. "Kids trip over their costumes, lawn decorations and each other, of course."
As a rule, IU Health discourages long or baggy costumes and recommends all costumes be made of flame-resistant materials, such as nylon or polyester. It's not uncommon for children's costumes to catch fire from lit jack-o'-lanterns.
While some safety tips are more common sense, doctors encourage parents to be on the lookout for the unexpected. "Occasionally we see more serious injuries, stemming from Halloween parties, falls from tractors on hayrides or bonfire-related burns," Dr. Crittendon adds.
Other tips for an all treats, no tricks Halloween include:
- Neighborhoods should consider hosting Halloween parties for children and teens to keep them in a safer environment.
- Trick-or-treat in the early evening hours and only approach houses with a porch light on.
- Do not enter houses of people you do not know.
- Pin a slip of paper with your child's name, address and phone number inside their pocket in case they get separated from the group.
- Decorate costumes and bags with reflective tape or stickers and choose light-colored costumes for better visibility.
- Choose face paint and makeup instead of masks, which can obstruct a child's vision.
- Children should avoid carrying sticks, swords or other sharp objects.
- Kids should carry glow sticks or flashlights in order to see better and be seen by others.
- Parents whose children suffer from peanut allergies should ensure candy does not contain peanut and should also carry an epinephrine auto-injector, such as an EpiPen.
Inspect all candy for signs of tampering before children eat it. Candy should be thrown away if the wrapper is faded or torn, or if the candy is unwrapped.


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I have loaded my PlayBook application (with minimum modifications - just so i runs) to a Dev Alpha device and found that the app is terribly slow.
I thought it's got something to do with my app, so I built the bbUI 0.9.4 samples and deployed them to the Dev Alpha and unfortunatelly it's also very slow. A lot slower than on a PlayBook device.
How come? Do I have to set some special attribute in config.xml, or a pragma directive...? Is there a way to estimate the performance on the final BB10 device?
I was expecting the apps to run faster on the Dev Alpha, especially bbUI samples.
What specifically are you finding is slow? Also, do you have the Dev Alpha A, or B?
I also think that it is quite slow, but you must remember that it is always told, that the devAlpha is not comparable to a BB10 Device.
An example where it is really slow which is not webWorks: when you open the settings and scroll arround, its not smouth. I have a DevAlpha A
I guess it's animations that are slower - or repaints in general. I will ivestigate more. I have a Dev Alpha A device.
I'm well aware that this is an Alpha device and a preview version of the OS. It probably has debug symbols complied & stuff. But the slowdown that I'm seeing in my application is huge. From approximately 25 FPS to approximately 2 FPS.
The slowdown in bbUI samples isn't that big, you can see for example by running the "Activity indicator" sample on PlayBook and on te Dev Alpha side by side. On the PlayBook the indicator moves super smooth (of course set bb10forplaybbok to true).
Chad: I you want I can send you a recording that shows the slowdown that I'm facing.
maybe you could upload it on youtube and share the link
I also would like to see it
I also noticed the same thing before. The BBUI 0.9.4 samples scroll more smoothly on the PlayBook than the Dev Alpha A. This is weird since I'd imagine the dev alpha's hardware is more powerful.
The only thing I can think of is that the PlayBook runs it at a lower 1024 x 600 unlike the dev alpha's higher 1280 x 768. But most of the samples are broken on the PlayBook. The Dev Alpha B clearly has superior hardware to the A since it runs it more smoothly.
I really appreciate the efforts put into BBUI, but it's unfortunate that webworks apps can't perform closer to the level of native/cascades apps. The other issue is that the responsiveness on clicks isn't always there. Sometimes it takes 3-4 taps before it registers.
The APPEARANCE is just like the BB10 ui, but the motion and responsiveness isn't 100% there yet. But I'm sure with the BB10 browser running with web technologies, it will continue to improve over time.
@urbanglowcam, some of the aspects that you highlighted are being fixed in bbUI - the scrolling is going to be done natively (or maybe it it already in the latest release) - see this video by Tim Neil.
and the clicks is a thing that the team is working on, see this other post
Although I'm not sure how fast this is going to be implemented since it took two and a half monts to get us to version 0.9.4 form 0.9.3.
Let's just hope that the most important issues will be fixed before January.
@smartek I'm not sure if I want to show my app performing poorly on BB 10 Alpha to everyone . But I might create a simple sample projects that will highlight the slowdown. I just don't have enough time right now, but I'll try to make it as fast as I can.
FYI: bbUI.js 0.94 is now live. I would suggest trying out this new version as it works towards optimizing performance, especially in the native scrolling.
Right. Like I mentioned, I am talking about the new 0.9.4 and haven't seen a difference in the scrolling. I'd put the blame on the dev alpha A having inferior hardware. The dev B shows a higher FPS rate overall, and bbui is no exception. A friend tested the 0.9.4 samples on his dev B and said it didn't look much faster, though I may have sent him the wrong .bar for testing.
It's good to hear the clicking issue is being inspected. Like Razorek mentioned, it's not something I want to show off on my app when the performance looks more clunky than native.
I hope I don't sound unappreciative and understand there is so much you can do with web tech. The team is doing a great job. I think having a dev B would help out a lot for me. The dev A should be plenty to run webworks apps smoothly so I'm going to guess it's down to the bb10 os not being optimized for it. So I'm hoping come final hardware that our apps will run seamlessly next to native apps.
We've been working hard to improve the performance of WebWorks for the next release. i wish we could get a new version into your hands to try it but we just can't. Hang tight and keep a close eye for updates.


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EQUAL SUFFRAGISTS HAVE ENDED THEIR CONVENTION Resolutions Adopted by Faction of Which Mrs, French is Presdent (sic.), The annual convention of the Tennessee Equal Suffrage association was brought to a close Friday afternoon when the faction of which Mrs. L. Crozier French is president, adjourned sine die. The faction of which Mrs. James McCormack is president, adjourned Fri day morning. It was voted by Mrs. French's faction to donate the sum of $200 to the national suffrage convention, which meets in Nashville Nov. 12 to 17. The city of Knoxville was thanked by rising vote for its hospitality and kindness, and resolutions of good will were adopted as follows: "Resolved, first, that a hearty vote of thanks be given the Knoxville Equal Suffrage league and its friends for their delightful entertainment of the convention of the Tennessee Equal Suffrage association of 1914, among which we mention especially Mr. William M. Epps,. Mr. Joseph S. Monday, Mr. Wm. Eugene Monday, who with their handsome cars met belated trains with good humor, handled weighty suit cases with chiv- alric courtesy, and with celerity conducted the delegates to various points of local and historic interest; also a number of the members of the Board of Commerce who were so generous with their cars; also the ladies of the Ossoli circle for their most enjoyable entertainment of the delegates. "Resolved, second, that the Tennessee Equal Suffrage association extend a message of all good will, hopes for successful work, and harmonious relations to all organizations endorsing the cause of equal suffrage in the state of Tennessee. "Resolved, third, that the press of Knoxville be thanked for its interest in the convention.
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Lily Cole rides a spaceship with a panther in this month's issue of Vogue Russia. Hey, no one ever said that high fashion had to make sense. (TheGloss)
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Engagement rings of the rich and famous. Because engaged or not, who doesn't want to drool over a bunch of gorgeous, sparkly rocks? (YourTango)


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Brad and Sheryl Leisure are the owners of Horse-Power Graphics and are both artists. Brad contributes automotive design and illustration services and Sheryl sculpts and paints horses. The business began in 1985, and has provided their services to "horsepower" enthusiasts all over the world.
Featuring the Artwork of Brad Leisure & Sheryl Leisure
Brad has been drawing cars since he was a kid, and was always trying out new ideas whether on paper or while building those great old model kits in the
60's. He continued his passion and went on to graduate from the prestigious Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California with a major in Industrial Design and a minor in Automotive Illustration. His work has been featured in many publications including Collectible Automobile, Chevy Truck, American Rodder, Rod & Custom, and Street Rod Builder and he has been a regular contributing artist to Scale Auto Enthusiast for nearly 20 years.If you are looking to have some new ideas for that old project under the tarp, you want a portrait of an existing or a dream car, or you need design services, give Brad a call or an email!
Sheryl has collected model horses since 1969 and has been an active participant in the model horse collecting hobby for over 25 years. She produced The West Coast Model Horse Collectors Jamboree for thirteen years, and also produced The Model Horse Trader newsletter, which was sent to hundreds of happy subscribers for almost ten years. Painting horse models professionally since the age of fifteen, she has painted hundreds of prototypes and special run models for Breyer, The Stone Co. and Hartland Horses. She has also sculpted her own line of limited edition resin horses. Horse models that Sheryl
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Sheryl began teaching many different art classes at BreyerFest over a decade ago and continues to instruct children and adults in classes there and in her studio located in Kimmell, Indiana.
Hundreds of custom painted horses have come through her studio in the past decade, and she finds it a challenge to see how detailed a horse model can get! She also delights in hearing when a model horse she painted wins for its owner in the model show ring. She's especially known for her Appaloosa and dapple techniques. See her painted horse gallery for examples of her work, and check out her custom models for sale pages to see what's currently available. She will also have frequent updates on her "What's in the Studio" page.
Custom orders are gladly accepted for painted models of any kind. Give a call or send an email! She loves meeting fellow horse enthusiasts!
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Wash Post profiles Pete Rouse—Obama's fixer, soon to be replacing happy "Rahm I'm Done" Emanuel. NYT headlines its story: "The Swearing Stops Now." Much more from Mike Allen. Rahm to announce for mayor of Chicago next week—but there's split on his chances in crowded field.
NYT editorial blasts Carl Paladino as "out of control' and last thing New York needs. Meanwhile, The Atlantic has animated the classic near fight between the GOP candidate for gov and the NY Post's Fred Dicker—chilling it out so nice bears can recreate it.


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Former College BBall Players Join Suit Over NCAA's Use Of Likeness
Several former men's college basketball players have "joined a class-action antitrust lawsuit against the NCAA and partner Collegiate Licensing over revenue those entities produce by selling players' images and likenesses in video content and other memorabilia," according to Marlen Garcia of USA TODAY. Among the former players to join the suit are Texas Western's Harry Flournoy and David Lattin, Kentucky's Thad Jaracz, Michigan's Eric Riley and Indiana State's Alex Gilbert. Previously, former Arizona State QB Sam Keller and former UCLA F Ed O'Bannon "were the only named plaintiffs." Flournoy said, "I don't think it's fair that a person is out of college, in my case for 40 years, and the (NCAA) can make millions off your image and you get nothing for it." But NCAA Dir of Public & Media Relations Erik Christianson said in an e-mail, "That the NCAA violates antitrust laws because it somehow prevents former student-athletes from capitalizing on their collegiate images or likenesses is fiction." Meanwhile, Riley said that he wrote to Jon King, a "lead attorney for the players," and "asked to join" the lawsuit. Riley said that when he played in the NBA he "signed a waiver allowing the league to use his image," and that in return he "received about $50,000 to $60,000 a season in royalties." Riley: "There is a system to pay players. The (NCAA) won't do it unless someone forces them" (USA TODAY, 3/11). Gilbert said of the NCAA, "For some reason, nobody touches these guys. They get away with robbery" (INDIANAPOLIS STAR, 3/11).
IMPACT ON CASE: In N.Y., Katie Thomas notes while the new plaintiffs "do not change the substance of the lawsuit," Michael Hausfeld, an attorney for the former players, said that their participation "bolsters the case." Hausfeld: "I think this is going to be a vivid illustration of the support among former student-athletes for no longer tolerating abuse by the NCAA." But Christianson in an e-mail said the number of plaintiffs "does not change the fact that the NCAA does not license student-athlete likenesses or prevent former student-athletes from attempting to do so" (N.Y. TIMES, 3/11).
LOSING ARGUMENT? SI.com's Frank Deford wrote the "outlook is bleak" for the NCAA. The decision in '08 to "award retired NFL players compensation for the use of their likeness in video games must surely hang over the NCAA's head." Deford: "If old pros should be paid for the appropriation of their personages, why shouldn't old collegians?" King said that he "can only imagine the NCAA's defense being 'a protection of amateurism.'" But Deford wrote in the "last four decades or so, that old-world, upper-class concept has been abandoned in virtually all other high-profile, big-money sports." Deford: "It simply seems illogical that American college football and basketball players still must lift the bale and tote the barge of amateurism by themselves" (SI.com, 3/10).


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