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It's almost KA-BOOM time and the Rocket Dawgz thank everybody who have responded generously and expeditiously so we all may enjoy the 11th annual fireworks shoot to be fired this year at Mackerel Cove. We'll celebrate on the Fourth, our nation's 230th birthday.
We have six days left for those of you who have not had a chance yet to send in your checks. Make them out to Fireworks Fund and send them to P.O. Box 1776, Jamestown 02835.
Ray Medley of Tel-Star told us that the show has been programmed
and the truck is being loaded in New Hampshire with 3to 10-inch shells, including the ever-popular Battle in the Clouds.
"We're putting together an exciting show assortment, including some stuff you haven't seen yet," Ray said.
Contributors last week are Wharton and Ann Biddle of Meadow Lane; Blanche Murray, Conanicus Avenue; Norma and Bud Walsh of Whittier Road; Kathryn Farrington of the Newport County Convention & Visitor's Bureau (with special thanks to Donna Kohler of the East Bay Bed & Breakfast); Pearl and Walter Turgeon, Beavertail Road; Claire Ferguson and Family, Bayview Drive; Clifford White of Seaside Drive; John and Karen Benson of High Street; Jill Symons, Cole Street; Sean Magee, Mast Street; Judith DiBello of Spanker Street; and Kathy Brownell of Conanicus Avenue who wrote, "This donation is in memory of Mary Sylvia. Mary watched last year's fireworks from her living room window and went 'ah' after every single one."
Also donating were Peter and Rochelle Carvevale of Westwind Drive; Prudence Sellars and Richard Heath, Clarke Street; Andrew and Margaret Holmes, Holmested Court; Patricia and Paul Jutras of Seaside Drive; Charles and Karan Osenton, Blueberry Lane; Donald and Carolyn Palumbo, Conanicus Avenue; and Linda and George Warner of Shady Lane.
And, many thanks to all who are dropping money into the merchants' cans throughout town.
As of last weekend, it appears we'll come in about $3,000 under last year. Considering what we had only two months ago this is a major achievement and everybody who donated deserves a shell all their own Tuesday.
The raindate for the shoot is Wednesday, the 5th.
Leave your pets at home.
Keep the donations coming, who knows what we might blow up.
See you there!
A year of close contact
between a school in Ugunja, Kenya, and the sixth grade at the Jamestown School was celebrated June 15 when islander Amara Murray and her husband Matt Mulder, who have returned to the States, came to speak to the class about their experiences volunteering in Ugunja. They thanked the youngsters for their money donations and continuing correspondence with the students in the African village.
Sixth grade teacher Beth Weibust said that Amara dressed in everyday Ugunja clothing for women and Matt wore men's ceremonial clothes.They brought a present for the class and showed a PowerPoint slide show with pictures and information about the village.
"One class had become pen pals with a group of eighthgraders from the local school in Ugunja. It became apparent that health and educational facilities were poor, so the Jamestown students immediately set out to raise funds. The children raised over $700 and the Jamestown Rotary Club pitched in an additional $350. Money was used for items such as mosquito nets, a deworming program for the preschoolers, desks and chairs for the school," Beth said.
She added that Amara is continuing her education at Harvard Medical School while Matt is looking for a job in Cambridge. Great job, everybody!
Like many of us this time of
year with all the graduations in the news, native islander and marathoner Jim Pementell reflects on years gone by.
"I know it is not your column but I just read Sue Maden's "This Week in Island History" and saw where on June 16th, 1956 the Jamestown Elementary School (the Clarke School where the library now stands) graduated 28 students. I was one of those students and I can remember it like it was yesterday. After graduation, we had a dance and talked about heading off to high school at De La Salle Academy, St. Catherines Academy and Rogers High in Newport. To Jamestown kids that was a big deal because we had to take the ferry and leave the familiar confines of our little island to go off to school with the "big city kids."
We were maybe 14 years old and somehow the discussion got around to what age is old age. The consensus was that if you were 35 years old, you might as well go lay down in the cemetery because it was all over. So much for that idea."
Thanks, Jim. Our goal at that time was to reach the year 2000. It seemed an eternity away.
Hyperthyroidism is not good.
So says Dr. Joshua Hatch of the Jamestown Animal Clinic in his Pet Tip of the Week.
"Hyperthyroidism is a common endocrine disorder in many middle-age and older cats. The thyroid gland is responsible for metabolic regulation, and in these cats the gland is overproducing and increasing the cat's metabolic rate. The most common signs of hyperthyroidism are weight loss, an increased appetite, poor hair coats, and often an increase in water intake, as well as possible vomiting, loose stool, and even heart disease.
"Now, since many other problems including kidney disease, liver disease, infection, and cancer can cause many of these signs it is important to have your cat examined and have thyroid levels checked if you notice any of these problems. Fortunately, hyperthyroidism in cats is treatable in roughly 98 percent of cases, and although it will be a lifelong treatment, there are different options available to help you and your cat deal with this common feline disorder. As always, consult your veterinarian with any questions or concerns. Thanks, Doctor!
"Life is just a bowl of cherries...
The ferry Jamestown, after
more than a half century of service and now located in Weehawken, N.J., is being put out to anchorage or wherever they put old boats.
Former islander Dick Smith dropped a note and a newspaper clipping explaining what's happening to the one time local ferry.
"I am a former Jamestown resident born in Newport in 1937, and then raised in Jamestown. I spent the first 22 years of my life at 2 Coronado Street.
I am writing because I live in New Jersey and when taking the New York Water Way to NYC from N.J. would board the ferry from the old "Jamestown" ferry.
Well the state of N.J. has built a new ferry terminal to be used for loading passengers and will not be using the Jamestown any longer.
"We lost the nostalgic Governor Carr. It would be great to see the last remaining ferry, other than the one in Portland, Maine, from the Jamestown & Newport Ferry system in Jamestown once more."
The ferry was brought to Weehawken some 15 years ago after duty as a nightclub in Philadelphia.
An article in the Bergen Record explains that the Jamestown was being used as a waiting room and snack bar for passengers going on other ferries. The story goes on to say, "the old Jamestown ferryboat - which is sandwiched between two piers - is undersized and ugly, offering little more than a cafe."
She may be "ugly," but she's ours. Bring her home and we'll give her some tender, loving care.
The members of Boy Scout Troop 1 are gearing up for their annual canoeing trip and voted this year to return to the Saco River, where they canoed two years ago.
Entitled High Adventure 2006, Saco & Whitewater Rafting the Kennebec River, Scoutmaster Dave Volpe said that this year the troop will enter the water near North Conway, adding a day to the river trip. They plan to leave either Saturday, July 8, or Sunday, July 9, at 8 a.m. sharp.
"We'll plan to get in the water by 2 p.m., and spend four nights and five days on the river. We will camp, as we did on our last trip on the river banks, while paddling down stream. We'll cover approximately 50 miles and encounter three portages, where we will have to carry all our gear for about 1/4 to 1/2 a mile. All meals will be cooked over open fires on the river's bank from firewood we collect," Dave explained.
Happy canoing, guys. Be prepared.
In the meantime, the scouts
will be working tomorrow at the library, moving books upstairs from the cellar in preparation for the library's annual book sale. Scout Kyle Wright is in charge.
Don't do North Road in the
rain. You can't see the holes. There's a doozey right at the entrance to the dump.
Reacting to my comment in
last week's column about some residents wanting to keep kids off the town dock, Jill Anderson replied, "I'm quite sure that no one wants to stop Jamestown kids from fishing on the town dock, especially the members of the harbor commission. In fact, their vote to request closing the pier from 9 p.m. was made with family fishing and enjoyment in mind. During the discussion at the recent commission meeting as they were considering a 7 p.m. closure, it was pointed out that kids (and their adult companions) frequently fish there until dark, prompting a change in their request until 9 p.m.
"Anyone who has been in the East Ferry area late at night or very early in the morning is aware that we have a problem; the trick is how to balance use and abuse." Thanks, Jill.
*** While speaking with Jill she again appealed to those who have garage or yard sales to please remove their signs when the sale is over. "If you put 12 signs up, take 12 signs down," she said. Makes sense to us.
Kudos to islander Maurice "Reece" Laflamme who was first in his class and valedictorian at graduation ceremonies at the Prout School. He'll pursue business studies at Babson College in Wellesley, Mass.
John Doty is wondering where everybody went. He called to tell us town workers installing sidewalks on Union Street started work about three weeks ago then got up and left not to be seen again, leaving much unfinished work. "One of the new walks already has three cracks in it," he said.
*** Be true!
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At the beginning of last week, twitter told me there were a couple of big things coming up in women's sport: the Australian Open (golf) and the World Cup (cricket). I was curious to see what coverage they'd get in my paper of choice (Sydney Morning Herald – I don't read News Ltd papers), so from Monday to Friday I counted the number of stories in the SMH sports section. I also counted the number of stories on the smh.com.au/sport homepage around midday (when online newsrooms are well-staffed and the page is ready for the lunchtime increase in traffic, so theoretically any gaps in coverage have been identified and filled).
For the purposes of this short study, I counted everything with a byline, including opinion pieces. I also made a note of the small news briefs from wire services.
What I found was worse than I was expecting.
Monday 11 February
There are 29 stories in the sports section. Only one involves women's sport and it's AAP copy – ie, they didn't bother having one of their own journalists cover it. There are 10 news briefs, two involving women's sport.
On the smh.com.au sport homepage at midday there are 57 stories. Two are about women's sport – one from AAP, one from AFP.
That AAP story that was in print and online – Stars crush Lankans to book spot in final – is about our women's cricket team being in the World Cup final. Here's how it's promoted on smh.com.au/sport:
That's right, it's BELOW two stories that don't involve an actual game.
Tuesday 12 February
There are 19 stories in the paper copy. Only one involves women's sport (cricket). Of the five news briefs from AAP and AFP, one is about a female athlete.
There are 40 stories online, and only one is about women's sport: Star injury unearths teenage tearaway.
Wednesday 13 February
There are 13 stories in the paper version, and none about women's sport. Of the five news briefs, two are about women's sport: Laetisha Scanlan – Australia's best female trap shooter, also a Commonwealth champion – won the Qatar Open (there were four Australian women in the top 10 but that wasn't reported); and Torah Bright wants to be the first snowboarder in the history of the Winter Olympics to compete in three disciplines. Two good stories that are only mentioned in passing at the very end of the sports section, after coverage of domestic injury news for male athletes and speculation about which men might be in a team for an event later in the year.
There are 43 stories online, and only one is about women's sport.
Thursday 14 February
There are 25 stories in the paper version, and two of them are about women's sport. Of the five news briefs, only one is about women's sport – Rachel Jarry joining the US WNBA.
Online at midday, there were 43 stories, and only 3 on women's sport, tucked right down the end in "More sports". No coverage of the cricket World Cup.
Friday 15 February
There are 24 stories published in the paper version. Two are about women's sport. Five briefs from wires services, two about women's sport – one begins "Accused of sexism last year, Basketball Australia is making the national women's team coach a full-time job to boost the world No.2-ranked Opals' quest for an elusive first Olympic gold medal".
Online there are 51 stories, and 4 are about women's sport. Two are even – gasp! – in the top section:
However, one story is so wrong that it should cancel out the others: Love is all around me, says Sharapova. In a story about the Qatar Open, Richard Eaton reports THE MOST IMPORTANT TENNIS NEWS: whether Maria Sharapova, Caroline Wozniacki, Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka are celebrating Valentine's Day. Yep. You read that correctly.
I'm not including the weekend in this little study because I was out doing stuff and didn't get a chance to count the online stories, but I think it's worth mentioning the paper coverage. The Weekend Sport section on Saturday had 26 stories and only one about women's sport (golf). There were four news briefs – all male sport. The Sun Herald sport section on Sunday had 34 stories, with three about women's sport (two cricket, one golf). There were two news briefs on male sport.
Now, you might want to argue that I picked a bad week to do this, because each day had two pages of the Australian Crime Commission's Organised Crime and Drugs in Sport report. But you'd be arguing a dud point. The majority of stories published were about injury news in male sport, and who was maybe going to be in a team and who was maybe going to be left out of the team, and what the people in teams thought about upcoming games in male sport. Yet Australian women were competing in world events that barely rated a mention. Where were the stories about the Aussie Gliders at the Osaka Cup (wheelchair basketball, and they won, by the way), and the final round of the WNBL season? Netball's pre-season games are about to start, so where's the pre-season coverage that we get for AFL and League and Union? There was a Football NSW Women's Sport Festival yesterday that wasn't previewed on Saturday (a classic weekend story) or reported on today. Women's football has 100,000 registered players, which is something editors might want to think about the next time they wonder how they're going to get more readers. These are just the events that I know about, and I'm not a sports fan at all, so I'd expect that a sports reporter would know a lot more about what's going on at any given time. You know, because it's their job to report on sport.
You might also want to argue that women aren't as interested in sport as men are, so therefore it's a waste of resources to cover women's sport at all. I'm calling bullshit on that one as well. You only have to look at twitter when a game of some sort is on to see all the women tweeting passionately about it. It's also bullshit to suggest that men aren't interested in women's sport. And perhaps women aren't reading your sports coverage because it's always male sport that gets coverage. You'd think that with the newspaper industry in so much trouble, they might be looking at ways to get new readers, because business as usual clearly isn't working.
And you might also want to argue that it's not a sports reporter's job to promote sport, their job is to report sport. Right. So report sport, then. Or change your job title to Men's Sport Reporter.
So, from Monday to Friday, the Sydney Morning Herald published 110 sport stories, and only 6 were about women's sport (5.45 per cent). On the same five days, smh.com.au/sport published 234 stories, and only 11 were about women's sport (4.7 per cent). You tell me, is that good enough?
Oh, and for the record, South Korean golfer Jiyai Shin won the Australian Open yesterday, and this is how smh.com.au/sport is reporting Australia's cricket win:


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Great line up coming up tonight in Oslo: Beaten To Death, Arabrot, Necromantheon, Mayhem and then Lindstrom.
― Conan The Asshander (Doran), Saturday, 18 February 2012 18:16 (six years ago) Permalink
fav metal album from last year finally getting a vinyl release
― Crackle Box, Sunday, 19 February 2012 15:22 (six years ago) Permalink
― unlistenable in philly (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Monday, 20 February 2012 05:17 (six years ago) Permalink
Been going in the metal room with frobisher viceroy and sean wayne during the day (when noones in outloud) and its kinda funny seeing what the almost real world listens to. Kids especially think metal should be fast otherwise its 'not metal'. Not 'not my think' or 'crap' but 'not metal. But the same kids listen to bullet for my valentine ,Avenged sevenfold , emmure or trivium, one of whom said while Mercyful Fate was on 'this isn't metal'. And smithy,it was the few people into Isis and Boris who were the ones who sprung to the kings defence!
Main stuff played in there is Slayer/slipknot/maiden/ozzy/sabbath/pantera/lamb of god/opeth/meshuggah/Death/Carcass/machine head/sepultura and Megadeth. plus the underground stuff but the main acts i mentioned get played and the same tracks get voted up as soon as theyve finished. Mainstream metal songs seem to be a small gene pool in there.As i said metalcore gets played but is frowned upon. But there really is a big gap between the 16 year olds into metalcore/deathcore and the actual metalheads (there's no hipster metallers in there apart from us 3 ilxors!! haha).
Anyway irl do you guys come across kids into just the same stuff as i mentioned or do any listen to black/death/doom/grind/thrash? or even what you term as hipster metal?
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 14:47 (six years ago) Permalink
Not 'not my thing'
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 14:48 (six years ago) Permalink
when i say mainstream metal gene pool is small i mean the choices of bands/songs not the actual metallers, they are the largest amount obviously
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 14:49 (six years ago) Permalink
The thing that most surprises me is that mainstream metallers, who are not kids, but guys in their 20s , don't listen to either a) a varied amount of genres and b) a lot of bands instead they listen to the same dozen or so that everyone else does. I thought with the internet and choice they would be devouring more music but it doesn't seem to be the case. And many of them say they only listen to metal - modern mainstream and classic (ie slayer,metallica,megadeth and 90s - yes 90s is classic era now). So it's not like they are listening to other music so have less time for other metal bands.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 15:00 (six years ago) Permalink
Anyway if this should be a thread of it's own rather than here i shall start it
if i could think of a good title
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 15:01 (six years ago) Permalink
What happened to Cannibal Corpse cover art? I continue to be really disappointed with it since Kill.
― Gonjasufjanstephen O'Malley (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 16:53 (six years ago) Permalink
The song titles aren't as creative, either – there are a few good ones like "Intestinal Crank" and "Followed Home Then Killed," but nothing nearly as gut churning as the classic stuff.
― Gamera died for our sins (J3ff T.), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 18:01 (six years ago) Permalink
I was listening to the Christian Mistress album this weekend and discussing it with my wife (who is not particularly into metal, though she'll put up with certain bands), and the more I listen to it the more it seems symptomatic of lowered standards on metal bloggers' part. The obvious hook with CM is their "classicism," i.e. they sound like a band from the late '70s or early '80s, but here's the thing: they don't sound like a good band from the late '70s or early '80s. They sound like a third-tier act of that era, destined to permanent opening-act status and wholly unlikely to get signed and get the polishing-up that Judas Priest or Iron Maiden underwent. And yet in 2012, they not only got signed, they're getting the big push...this also-ran band is what everyone's panting over at the moment. Shouldn't we demand better? Isn't it about more than having the right amps and pedals? Shouldn't we want bands to be able to write a decent song, or put across a vocal with real power? The CM singer just isn't that good - her voice is basically a flat bark with a tiny dash of bluesy grit. Fine, you don't like tech-death or deathcore or djent or whatever other ultra-cyborgy thing seems dominant at the moment. But overpraising every retro thing that comes along doesn't help. And yes, I admit I liked them for a little while. But their album was just one of dozens, across multiple genres (metal, jazz, electronic stuff) I checked out in the course of a given week, and diminishing returns set in hard after the third or fourth listen.
― 誤訳侮辱, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 18:02 (six years ago) Permalink
I respectfully disagree with your thesis. At least to my ears, I've discovered more pockets of awesomeness in the record the more I listened to it.
― Gamera died for our sins (J3ff T.), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 18:05 (six years ago) Permalink
yet in 2012, they not only got signed, they're getting the big push
well they got signed to an indie metal label, one which afaic has about the same relationship with the mainstream as the labels which put out the quote-unquote third-tier acts 30 years ago
― Sylv_ebanks (DJ Mencap), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 18:25 (six years ago) Permalink
..some of which were more interesting (or at least seem more interesting, in retrospect) than first-tier acts of 30 years ago. Or maybe the idea that they were third-tier acts means they were dead ends that didn't have to be dead ends, and are worth exploring to see paths that weren't quite taken the first time around. I also can't think of many new metal singers lately I've liked more than Christine Davis. I wish she put more words over, to be honest, but I kind of love the grain of her voice. I didn't think the songs on the first album actually clicked as songs -- it seemed too much like a demo to me, way too underproduced -- but on the new one a few definitely do, more than on most metal albums I hear. (My favorite is the title track, probably, then maybe "There Is Nowhere," "Black To Gold," and "Pentagon And Crucifix.") Not a great record, probably, but a really good one.
― xhuxk, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 18:39 (six years ago) Permalink
i think it does matter whether something is happening now or whether it happened back when.
sometimes there does seem to be something off about christine davis' singing, and yet it's very compelling to listen to.
― j., Tuesday, 21 February 2012 18:45 (six years ago) Permalink
I love Christine's voice, it's unique. Plus the band really steps up with some very good songs on the new album. They're far from also-rans.
If you want power, Phil, just wait until you hear the new Accept. It blows the last album away, it's focused, it's aggressive, it's in keeping with the classic Accept aesthetic. At least I think so. You'll probably say, "meh."
― A. Begrand, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 19:01 (six years ago) Permalink
to expand on what Kerr was asking.. I've noticed, at least here in the bay area, the younger kids, if they do not play in bands, or play instruments at all, usually don't know "whats up".. one of tghe kids I give drum lessons to has a great tech death metal band called Logestic Slaughter.. he's 19, and everytime I've mentioned an old band as a reference, he's either heard of em, digs em and has there stuff.. and a wide range of stuff too, its great! and he says him and his friends always check out old stuff to know thier roots!! so I have faith in the younger gen, if they get exposed to the goods..
― SeanWayne, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 19:03 (six years ago) Permalink
so I have faith in the younger gen, if they get exposed to the goods..
ilm journos its up to you!
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 19:06 (six years ago) Permalink
I think the kids are just into what their friends are into, and often don't venture out into other stuff.. I went saw Animals as Leaders awhiler back cuz Intronaut was playing.. but a shit ton of youngsters were there to see AAL, and they knew the songs and were going pretty ape shit.. But I was like, had they never heard of Yngwie? Od Vai, or any other super shredder that makes that guy look silly.. lol
― SeanWayne, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 19:09 (six years ago) Permalink
well, we need to make sure kids are playing, and not just their playstations..
― SeanWayne, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 19:10 (six years ago) Permalink
Anyway irl do you guys come across kids into just the same stuff as i mentioned or do any listen to black/death/doom/grind/thrash? or even what you term as hipster metal?
my contact w/IRL ppl is extremely limited & pretty much all the metal enthusiasts I know work for Decibel or post here
― unlistenable in philly (underrated aerosmith bootlegs I have owned), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 19:53 (six years ago) Permalink
I wish I knew more irl people into metal.
― Gonjasufjanstephen O'Malley (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 19:53 (six years ago) Permalink
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 19:55 (six years ago) Permalink
i had a student who liked lamb of god (and another one this semester listed it as her (!) favorite i think). he thought most of the things i liked were waaaaay too slow.
― j., Tuesday, 21 February 2012 20:11 (six years ago) Permalink
haha thats why I said "more" , not like I don't know any
Right now I just wish I had more time to go see shows.
― Gonjasufjanstephen O'Malley (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 20:12 (six years ago) Permalink
i know ;)
metal kid in my class was into lots of different genres of metal, but i think he was kind of an anomaly. he did seem to be amused by my agalloch tshirt when i pooched it above my sweater. (i can only wear it under sweaters because like most tshirts it's TOO BIG)
― Laura Lucy Lynn (La Lechera), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 20:16 (six years ago) Permalink
I'm kind of astonished how little a lot of the people at my job know about the larger metal scene. There's one dude who's really into grind, but a lot of my fellow metal record label employees spend their days listening to old Hellcat punk, or 90s hip-hop, or jazz, or ultra-mainstream rock and pop. (I have heard the current Jason Mraz single roaring at arena volume from one particular guy's office something like 5-6 times a day for a couple of weeks now.)
― 誤訳侮辱, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 20:18 (six years ago) Permalink
people been saying that about ro@drunner for years!
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 20:22 (six years ago) Permalink
To be fair, Mraz guy isn't actually an RR employee - he works for Atlantic and just shares our office space. But seriously, the only people who are deep into metal, I think, are the A&R staff.
― 誤訳侮辱, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 20:25 (six years ago) Permalink
I would have thought it would be a prerequisite
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 20:28 (six years ago) Permalink
hey, there are hospital employees who don't give a rat's ass about health.
― j., Tuesday, 21 February 2012 20:43 (six years ago) Permalink
And teachers that don't give a shit about educating students.
(Obviously not anyone around these parts, just sayin'.)
― Gonjasufjanstephen O'Malley (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 20:46 (six years ago) Permalink
and the question is why?
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 21:07 (six years ago) Permalink
Well, the argument could be made that RR hasn't been a purely metal label since the 1990s - that the roster's been diverse pretty much all along, and maybe now it's more diverse than it's ever been, and some of the non-metal acts are doing the biggest business (like Nickelback, obviously, but also Young the Giant). So, you know, you can work here - as one of the two primary publicists does - and never have anything to do with the metal side of things.
― 誤訳侮辱, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 21:19 (six years ago) Permalink
yeah that's true.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 21:22 (six years ago) Permalink
you just do the metal side then?
No, I run the website for the entire label. I interview and write about all our bands.
― 誤訳侮辱, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 21:42 (six years ago) Permalink
Hard to say as it still has the advantage of being new and exciting to me, but after six listens to the Christian Mistress, I'd take it over Judas Priest's British Steel, and any Saxon or Accept albums.
I see that Christian Mistress isn't even listed in Metacritic's Upcoming Release Calendar. None of the major metal releases are.
I posted this on my FB to sort of rally metalheads to give 'em a poke:
Of releases by Orange Goblin, Goatwhore, Pilgrim, Pallbearer, Drudkh, Christian Mistress, Corrosion Of Conformity, Napalm Death, Sigh, Black Breath and Ancestors, guess how many are covered by Metacritic or at least included in the upcoming releases list? None. They really need a better representation of metal reviews other than Revolver and Kerrang! Write 'em and encourage them to step up their abysmal metal coverage by including major magazines Decibel, Terrorizer and Rock-A-Rolla. Even if you don't care about using Metacritic, it would give the bands better exposure. http://metacritic.custhelp.com/app/ask/session/L2F2LzIvdGltZS8xMzI5ODYwNjE1L3NpZC9ZUjYxaGhSaw==/sno/0
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 22:28 (six years ago) Permalink
I'd love to think it's better than Wheels of Steel, Strong Arm of the Law or Demin and Leather but excuse me if I don't believe you.
― Aunt Acid and the Gaviscons (aldo), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 22:43 (six years ago) Permalink
Depends on what your preferences are, but I think it's safe to say Christine Davis at least has better range than Biff Byford.
― Fastnbulbous, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 23:23 (six years ago) Permalink
I literally laughed out loud..
― SeanWayne, Tuesday, 21 February 2012 23:58 (six years ago) Permalink
must be republicans
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Tuesday, 21 February 2012 23:59 (six years ago) Permalink
For me, Christian Mistress's power is on stage. I like both records, but don't think they've really hit their stride in the studio yet. Live, they are a force to be reckoned with.
― Nate Carson, Wednesday, 22 February 2012 21:04 (six years ago) Permalink
I wasn't impressed by Christian Mistress before, but I liked the new album pretty well on first listen.
I know very few other metal fans IRL. But at my new job one of the interns complimented me on my Agalloch hoody, so that's something. And while I'm the only person who ever puts non-classic metal on the communal Sonos system, nobody makes me turn it off, either.
I'm on a pretty serious gothic-metal kick at the moment: Nightwish, Xandria, Lunar Path, Liv Moon, Ideas, Amaranthe. And, um, 80s Franco Battiato records.
― glenn mcdonald, Thursday, 23 February 2012 02:51 (six years ago) Permalink
hahaha a 15 year old boy in just now. Says bullet for my valentine are proper metal because "by definition metal is a change in the rythm in the 8th 16th or 32th notes and bullet does that!" and can at least scream better than the tracks playing (deicide/emperor/burzum/death)
sean is trying to get him to introduce him to other stuff
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Thursday, 23 February 2012 03:15 (six years ago) Permalink
sean is the teacher of metal. Dr Hellbeard.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Thursday, 23 February 2012 03:17 (six years ago) Permalink
by definition
― Mordy, Thursday, 23 February 2012 03:18 (six years ago) Permalink
btw he came in and added 40 odd bfmv songs hence the reaction he got.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Thursday, 23 February 2012 03:22 (six years ago) Permalink
but yeah hes a kid. but sean is trying. no point in putting mercyful fate or judas priest on, he hates high pitched screams. He prefers five finger death punch and avenged sevenfold.
― pfunkboy (Algerian Goalkeeper), Thursday, 23 February 2012 03:26 (six years ago) Permalink


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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney plans to spend three days next week preparing for the fall debates.
Romney spokesman Kevin Madden on Saturday said Ohio Sen. Rob Portman will join Romney in Reading, Vt., for sessions at the home of Massachusetts' former lieutenant governor, Kerry Healey. Romney has been reading briefing books and doing other work ahead of the three planned one-on-one debates with President Barack Obama. Portman also played the role of Obama for 2008 Republican nominee John McCain and has been studying material sent from Romney's Boston headquarters.
Romney will prepare as Democrats gather at their convention in Charlotte, N.C. Obama spent the week of the Republican National Convention campaigning in three swing states.
Madden said Romney has no current plans to hold public campaign events next week.


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A short, sharp and congratulatory post right now as news as reached my ear that the100 paper cuts initiative for Maverick has hit its goal with a full, fat round 100 'cuts' fixed and released.
Out of the 100 fixes 16 alone were fixed by Bilal 'bug crusher' Akhtar, a much championed Ubuntu contributor (and OMG! Ubuntu! IRC! regular so be sure to thank him if you stop by!)
The project is both a notable and important part of the Ubuntu development cycle with the sole aim of fixing small but oft-passed over as trivial bugs that impact on user experience.
As a wise old man* once said: a lot of small things make one awesome thing!
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Canada pounds Slovakia, meets Russia Monday night
Fourth place at the world junior.
That's so last year. And the year before that.
For Canada in the 2015 world junior championship, there will be nothing less than silver.
Silver, of course, is what you get in this tournament when you lose in the title match.
Against Russia on Monday night at the Air Canada Centre, Canada will attempt to put an end to its golden drought.
Canada, which has not won gold since 2009, will have that opportunity after beating Slovakia 5-1 at the ACC on Sunday evening in a semifinal. Earlier in the day, Russia defeated Sweden 4-1 to advance to the final.
While Canada's depth has been all the rage, it was carried before a happy crowd of 18,002 by 17-year-old phenom Connor McDavid and Winnipeg Jets prospect Nic Petan.
Both had the puck on a string, and about the only time it came off was when McDavid was passing to Petan and the latter was putting the puck in the net.
Petan had a hat trick, a feat that caused his dad Franc to throw a hat onto the ice with so many others in the building; McDavid assisted on all three, taking advantage of his new linemate after coach Benoit Groulx put Petan with McDavid and captain Curtis Lazar in the second period.
Russian forward: 'They probably hate us'
IIHF prez throws Hockey Canada under a bus
"It's going to be unbelievable," McDavid said of facing Russia. "This is something you dream of, getting this opportunity. We have this in front of us, but we can't look too far ahead. We have a great Russian team ahead of us."
McDavid can't go higher than No. 1 in the NHL draft in June, but he has putting more space between himself and American forward Jack Eichel as the tournament has gone on. Still figure that Eichel will go second overall, but there shouldn't be much more debate as to whether he can overtake McDavid. Not after the way McDavid has performed in the world junior.
In six games, McDavid has two goals and eight assists. Eichel and the United States were eliminated in a quarterfinal against Russia.
It would be one thing if McDavid had been completely healthy oh, say, just a few weeks ago. But he was cleared for contact only after Canada's camp opened in December in is recovery from a broken bone in his right hand.
The native of Newmarket, Ont., had to get up to speed while playing against the best teenaged hockey players in the world. And he is blowing right past them.
"He has to make his comeback at the world junior championship, which is a world of difference (from regular major junior)," Groulx said.
"It is not even close. The game goes 100 miles an hour, and it is quite an adjustment. I really feel that Connor has been better and better every day. Tonight he was dominant out there with his linemates."
The came through especially on Petan's second goal, which stood as the winner.
The game started to change at 18:06 of the second period when McDavid — with a country behind his back and a Slovak on it — managed to slip a pass across to Petan. A split-second later, the puck was hitting the top corner of the net over goalie Denis Godla's right shoulder.
Shea Theodore scored to give Canada a 3-0 lead, but Slovakia's David Soltes got his team's only goal with 3.4 seconds left in the period, depositing the puck under goalie Zach Fucale.
Canada shrugged off the adversity, adding goals by Anthony Duclair and Petan in the third to put Slovakia away. About the only question is whether Fucale will face the Russians. Groulx would not say.
As Canada, which has scored 34 goals in the tournament and allowed just five, enjoyed its third-period bulge, many in the crowd started chanting "We want Russia!" And there was a rendition of "O Canada."
"It was an incredible feeling," Petan said of the hats raining down after his third goal. "In the moment, you don't really think about it, when they are coming down, but I think years from now you will look back at it and think it is pretty cool."


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FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Marcello Castro of the Sacred Heart University men's soccer team was named to the NSCAA/Performance Subaru All-America Third Team. Castro was one of three Northeast Conference players to earn a spot on the NSCAA All-America Team.
"Marcello being the first All-American at Sacred Heart on the Division I level is a great accomplishment and one that will help our program for the future," stated head coach Joe Barroso. "It is a tremendous honor to have an All-American in our program and we hope this honor will help to attract many more to Sacred Heart."
Castro, a sophomore defender from Parana, Brazil, is the sixth Pioneer to be named to an All-America team in program history. He is the first in the team's Division I era and first since 1992.
This postseason, Castro has been honored as an All-Regional NSCAA North Atlantic and All-Northeast Conference first teamer. He was also the NEC's Defensive Player of the Year. Castro was the Pioneers leading scorer with five goals to go with a pair of assists for a team-high 12 points, while playing in the central midfield.
"Marcello is defintely one of the top players in the Northeast Conference and one who has the potential to move on to the next level."
Castro will be honored along with the other All-Americas at the NSCAA Convention in Baltimore on January 15.
Previous Sacred Heart All-America selections include; Joe McGuigan (1970), Lawrence Taplah (1981-'82), Daniel Dos Santos (1990), and Allan Zuniga (1992).


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Avant-garde filmmaker Stan Brakhage has labelled his 1963 film Dog Star Man his cosmological epic. This virtually indescribable film was released in a prelude and four parts. These were not titled but dated instead: Prelude, 1962; Part One, 1963; Part Two 1964 and so forth. While toiling on this project, Brakhage also managed to finish The Art of Vision, derived from Dog Star Man leftovers, and wrote the script for Metaphors of Vision. If you're looking for a plot, you've come to the wrong filmmaker. If you're looking for a fascinating mosaic of images combined to interpret the creation of the universe, then Dog Star Man will be right up your alley.~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
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Gloria Conley of Elizabeth City, N.C., mailed in nine of the 10 correct names and lyrics of the "Christmas Song First Lines" poser in last week's column.
1. O Come, O Come Emmanuel - (O come, O come Emmanuel and ransom captive Israel)
2. The First Noel - (The first Noel the angel did say was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay)
3. We Wish You a Merry Christmas - (We wish you a Merry Christmas; we wish you a Merry Christmas)
4. The Twelve Days of Christmas - On the first day of Christmas, my true love gave to me: a partridge in a pear tree)
5. The Christmas Song - (Chestnuts roasting on an open fire, Jack Frost nipping at your nose)
6. I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus - (I saw Mommy kissing Santa Claus underneath the mistletoe last night)
7. White Christmas - (I'm dreaming of a white Christmas just like the ones I used to know)
8. Silver Bells - (City sidewalks, busy sidewalks dressed in holiday style)
9. Jingle Bells - (Dashing through the snow in a one-horse open sleigh)
10. Hark, the Herald Angels Sing - (Hark! the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn King)
Gloria missed number one and unfortunatley loses out on a supreme quahaug pizza.
Congratulations to our Newport readers who contributed to the big win by newcomer Steve Coaty over long-time state pol Bud Cicilline for a vacant seat in the House of Representatives. It may be a sign that voters are finally becoming more aware, and tiring of, what has been going on upstate.
Does anyone know where the Premack family is? Paul Croce of Middletown is a committee member of a Providence high school class 50th year reunion. He writes, "I am aware the Premacks lived in Jamestown up to the 1970s, when they apparently sold their Jamestown property. The owners were the parents of a daughter and a son, and I'm aware the daughter has passed away. I am trying to locate the son. If anyone has any information that can help, please contact me at either 401-848-2687 or firstname.lastname@example.com. Your assistance is appreciated.
We were amazed at the news story in last Friday's ProJo about the driver who allegedly hit a man shoveling snow with her car.
"I wanna die with you Wendy on the streets tonight in an everlasting kiss."
Dr. Joshua Hatch of the Jamestown Animal Clinic says to check your pet carefully after he's been out in the snow and ice.
"The ice and snow that accumulate this winter can be troublesome for us and also for our pets. Many dogs with long fur on their feet and toes can get snow and ice trapped against their skin and cause irritation and frostbite. If your pet has long fur, consider trimming back that hair before the winter sets in. Also, check your pet's feet and dry them off and clean between their toes every time they come in from the winter wonderland. "Normal de-icing salts are very irritating to pets' feet as well as dangerous if ingested. Consider getting "pet safe" ice melting salt this year for your walkways, driveways, and steps to avoid any irritation to their skin.
"Finally, if your pet does have very sensitive feet (or really, really likes running around in the snow) you may want to buy some protective doggie-booties for them to keep all that snow off their feet and allow them to play to their heart's content."
"To err is human, to forgive canine" -anonymous ARF!!
Barbara-Ann MacIntosh is in with the lyrics from our poser of two-weeks ago.
"If this isn't love the whole world is crazy,
If this isn't love I'm daft as a daisy,
With moons all around and cows jumping over,
(I think there's another line here but I can't remember it)
And I'll eat my hat if this isn't love."
Thanks Barbara-Ann, that's two more lines than I remember.
Congratulations to Clay Caswell, who on Dec. 20 won his first wrestling match against Narragansett High School.
In a change of pace from the bells of the yuletide season the Friends of the Jamestown Library will present the Shoreline Ringers and their repertoire of more secular music. The group is not associated with any church congregation and was formed in 2006 in Connecticut as a community handbell choir.
The Ringers will perform at the library Sunday, Jan. 6, from 3 to 4 p.m.
The group highlights a variety of techniques and rhythms in its ringing and promises fun for all. It strives to educate audiences in the beauty of handbells as it performs a wide variety of challenging music.
The event is free and open to the public.
Another moment of mirth from Beth:
Children's Logic:
"Give me a sentence about a public servant," said a teacher.
The small boy wrote, "The fireman came down the ladder pregnant."
The teacher took the lad aside to correct him. "Don't you know what pregnant means? she asked.
"Sure," said the young boy confidently. "It means carrying a child."
A Happy and Healthy New Year to all!!
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Beet and Potato Chicken Salad
From: Eat Chicken
Quick Facts
Servings: 4
Cook Time: 10 min.
This chicken salad is loaded with earthy beets and crunchy walnuts.
- 4 chicken breast halves, boneless and skinless
- 1 cup whole pickled beets, drained
- 2 cups diced, cooked potatoes
- 1 red onion, minced
- 1/4 cup chopped dill pickle
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/4 cup sour cream
- 1 bunch watercress, washed and trimmed
- 3 strips bacon, cooked and diced
- 1/4 cup walnuts, toasted and chopped
- In medium saucepan, place chicken breasts and cover with cold water. Over medium-high heat, bring water to a simmer; cover and cook for 8 minutes, until chicken breasts are firm and opaque. Remove chicken from pan; cool.
- Dice beets and place in small bowl; set aside. Chop chicken into 1 inch chunks; place in large bowl. Stir in potatoes, beets, red onion, dill pickle, mayonnaise and sour cream.
- Line large serving platter or bowl with watercress. Top with chicken and potato salad. Sprinkle with bacon and walnuts.
Nutrition Facts
Calories 487
Calories from Fat 257 (53%)
(43%) Total Fat 28g
(35%) Saturated Fat 7g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g
Monounsaturated Fat 5g
(34%) Cholesterol 102mg
(24%) Sodium 576mg
(33%) Potassium 1163mg
Total Carbohydrate 26g
(13%) Dietary Fiber 3g
Sugars 3g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
(63%) Protein 32g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.
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Footloose Downtown Walking Tours
May 4th, 2014
Rocky Mountain National Park contains breathtaking scenery, abundant wildlife viewing, and opportunities to connect with the past as you travel across Trail Ridge Road, the scenic and awe-inspiring byway across the Continental Divide. Participants will receive a unique overview of the Park's history, flora, fauna, and geology while viewing passed landscapes from the comfort of a 14-passenger van. Opportunity for taking pictures will be provided at the many pull-off stops along the way such as the Alluvial Fan, Rainbow Curve, Alpine Visitor Center, Milner Pass (Continental Divide), Holzwarth Historic Site, and the historic town of Grand Lake. Both lunch and admission into Rocky Mountain National Park are included in the registration fee.
$95 per adult, $55 per child age 12 and under


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Government Demanding More And More Info On Google Users Without Any Oversight
from the ecpa-reform-now dept
Either way, the report makes clear that US government agencies are well aware that they can go trolling through Google to get information on people with little oversight. Requests -- especially requests that are purely a subpoena (with no judicial oversight) appear to continue to rise:
68 percent of the requests Google received from government entities in the U.S. were through subpoenas. These are requests for user-identifying information, issued under the Electronic Communications Privacy Act ("ECPA"), and are the easiest to get because they typically don't involve judges.Unfortunately, Congress had a chance to reform ECPA last year, and the Senate Judiciary Committee even approved it. But, right at the end of the year, Congress passed a separate bill that had been attached to ECPA reform by itself... and left ECPA reform to rot.


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Tennis Hall of Fame to launch $16M expansion
NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — The International Tennis Hall of Fame & Museum in Rhode Island is set to break ground in the first phase of a major project to expand and upgrade its facilities.
The $15.7 million project will upgrade the museum with new technology and exhibitions, add additional tennis courts and facilities and improve campus-wide amenities, including the tennis stadium. The campaign also aims to revitalize the streetscape on nearby Memorial Boulevard.
Officials on Wednesday will launch the first component of the project that includes the development of a new tennis facility and a new building to house locker rooms, a fitness area, retail space and Hall of Fame offices.
Those scheduled to attend the groundbreaking ceremony in Newport include Gov. Lincoln Chafee, U.S. Rep. David Cicilline and state Senate president Teresa Paiva Weed.
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Suffolk, ss. Division of Administrative Law Appeals
Kenneth Mello,
v. Docket No. CR-07-206
State Board of Retirement,
Appearance for Petitioner:
Robert Deubel, Esquire
Law Offices of Deborah Kohl
191 Bedford Street
Fall River, MA 02720
Appearance for Respondent:
Crystal Chow, Esquire
Legal Department
State Board of Retirement
One Ashburton Place, RM 1219
Boston, MA 02108
Administrative Magistrate:
Judithann Burke
Pursuant to G.L. c. 32 s. 16(4), the Petitioner, Kenneth Mello, is appealing from the March 2, 2007 decision of the Respondent, State Board of Retirement (SBR), denying his application for Section 7 accidental disability retirement benefits. (Exhibit 1). The appeal was timely filed. (Exhibit 2). A hearing was held on March 19, 2008 at the offices of the Division of Administrative Law Appeals (DALA), 98 North Washington Street, Boston, MA.
At the hearing, thirteen exhibits were marked. The Petitioner testified in his own behalf. Both parties stated their arguments for the record. Two tapes were made of the proceedings.
Based upon the testimony and documents submitted at the hearing in the above-entitled matter, I hereby render the following findings of fact:
1. The Petitioner, Kenneth Mello, d.o.b. 06/22/1957, began employment in the Department of Correction (DOC) on August 3, 1988. He first worked as a storekeeper, then as a maintenance worker. He became a Correction Officer in July 1995. (Testimony and Exhibit 5).
2. Prior to his becoming a Correction Officer, the Petitioner underwent several weeks of training. He passed a pre-employment physical and he had no back problems prior to assuming the role of Correction Officer. (Testimony).
3. After becoming a Correction Officer, the Petitioner experienced occasional, moderate back pain approximately once a week. He took an over the counter anti-inflammatory and went about his business. His missed no time from work due to back pain. (Exhibit 9).
4. On October 17, 2002, after complaining of left hip and leg pain and sciatica of two to three weeks duration, the Petitioner sought treatment at the Swansea Medical Center and he underwent x-rays of the lumbar spine. These revealed disc narrowing of L5-S1 with subchondral sclerosis and osteophyte formation. Similar changes were seen at L4-5, but less severe in degree. (Id.).
5. The Petitioner also underwent an MRI on November 6, 2002. This revealed degenerative changes at L4-5 and L5-S1 along with osteophyte formation at L5-S1 and a disc bulge indenting the thecal sac with facet joint hypertrophy causing stenosis of the lateral recess. This was also seen at L4-5 with the most narrowing at the L5-S1 foraminal opening. (Id. and Exhibit 11).
6. In November 2002, the Petitioner was assigned to the Old Colony Correctional Center in Bridgewater, MA. When he attempted to break up a fight among inmates on November 10, 2002, he was hit by one of the inmates and his body was twisted during the struggle. He felt a "knuckle crack" in the lower left side of his back. He had never felt pain of that intensity before. He reported the incident immediately after the situation was under control. (Exhibits 4, 6 and 9).
7. The Petitioner did not return to work. He began collecting Workers Compensation benefits. (Exhibit 6).
8. The Petitioner saw his Primary Care Physician, Dr. Stubbert, on November 11, 2002. He complained of pain in the left leg which radiated to the foot with numbness in the great toe and second toe. The doctor ordered x-rays. The x-ray findings were similar to those of October 17, 2002. The doctor's initial diagnosis was "lumbar strain". He prescribed the medication Vicodin and a regimen of physical therapy. (Exhibit 9).
9. The Petitioner continued to complain of persistent low back pain and numbness in the great and second toes into January 2003. On January 10, 2003, Glenn Dubler, M.D., an orthopedic doctor to whom the Petitioner was referred by Dr. Stubbard, reported that his patient's lumbar radiculitis was improving. Dr. Dubler advised the Petitioner to undergo an epidural steroid injection. Dr. Dubler's diagnosis was "symptomatic lumbar stenosis". (Id.).
10. In March 2003, Dr. Dubler advised the Petitioner to discontinue physical therapy since this did not appear to be helping. The doctor noted that the Petitioner had recently begun chiropractic treatment. The Petitioner was still complaining of persistent leg pain and numbness, especially after a lot of activity. On that date, the doctor indicated his diagnosis was "foraminal stenosis and lateral recess stenosis". (Id.).
11. On May 2, 2003, Dr. Henry Crowley, a Pain Specialist to whom Dr. Dubler referred the Petitioner, administered the first epidural steroid injection. Dr. Crowley administered these injections again in early June and July 2003 for a total of three injections. These injections provided minimal relief. (Id.).
12. On December 9, 2003, Dr. Crowley reported that the Petitioner still continued to complain of radicular low back pain. The doctor opined that the Petitioner was not a surgical candidate at that time. Dr. Crowley also reported that the Petitioner's symptoms were causally related to his injury of November 10, 2002. (Id.).
13. The Petitioner underwent an independent medical evaluation performed by Harry E. VonErtfelda, M.D. on December 10, 2003. The doctor reported his comments and conclusions:
1. Lumbosacral strain.
2. Degenerative disc disease L4-5 and L5-S1 pre-existent.
Assuming that the examinee's history is accurate, there appears to be a relationship between the injury and his present symptoms. He has been found to have severe degenerative disc disease, which, according to the examinee, has never been a source of problem (sic) in the past. He has had appropriate treatment in the form of physical therapy, medications, chiropractic and epidural steroid injections…
…As it relates to his pre-existing condition, it is my opinion that Mr. Mello is capable of working with restriction of no lifting in excess of twenty pounds and no long periods of sitting, standing or walking without interruption. These restrictions would be a result of his pre-existing condition and not the incident in question. (Exhibit 10).
14. On January 8, 2004, Dr. Crowley reported that the Petitioner's pain was unchanged. The doctor indicated that the patient should remain out of work until further notice. He indicated that he was referring the Petitioner to a neurologist in order to address the question of whether the Petitioner had sustained permanent nerve damage from his injury. He noted that the Petitioner would continue on the medications Percocet and Neurontin. (Id.).
15. On March 9, 2004, Dr. Crowley reported to Petitioner's counsel:
…His complaints subjectively by history are causally related to his injury on November 10, 2002, a major but not predominant cause of the disability and need for treatment…Until further notice, he will not be able to return to work. (Id.).
16. On September 1, 2004, Jerald W. Katz, M.D. performed an Independent Medical Examination on the Petitioner. Dr. Katz also indicated that the Petitioner had been diagnosed with some iliac disease in his left leg arteries and that he was placed on the medication Pletal for this. The doctor noted that venous studies showing a right ankle to brachial ischemic index of 0.94 and a left ankle to brachial index of 0.58. The doctor indicated that the Petitioner's symptoms had fundamentally had not changed. Dr. Katz reported his Impression/Diagnosis:
To a reasonable degree of medical certainty, the patient sustained a lumbar strain on 12/10/02 (sic). There WAS a causal connection between the injury described sustained (sic) at work and the back pain the patient sustained. I feel, however, that there is underlying degenerative disc disease, which is giving him the share of his symptoms now. He also has some vascular disease of the left leg that may in fact give him some claudication when he is walking long distances. I would apportion perhaps three months of his back pain to his acute injury…and apportion the ongoing, current symptoms to underlying spondyloarthrosis, a common degenerative disc disease and possible claudication. … I think in the penal system he should not be in a position where he has to restrain patients (sic) because he can further twist and injure his back. (Exhibit 11).
17. On August 17, 2005, the Petitioner underwent another independent medical evaluation by Dr. VonErtfelda. The Petitioner reported that he had pain in his low back that was worse at times. The pain caused radiation down his left lower extremity into the great toe. In this report, Dr. VonErtfelda stated that the Petitioner's symptoms appeared to be causally related to the 2002 work injury. He again stated that the Petitioner could perform a light duty job where he did not have to lift greater than twenty-five pounds. (Exhibit 12).
18. The Petitioner continued to see Dr. Crowley for his complaints of moderate low back pain through 2006. He remained on the same medications. (Id).
19. In his Statement of Applicant's Physician on September 27, 2006, Dr. Crowley reported that the Petitioner was incapable of performing the essential duties of a prison guard. The doctor indicated that the Petitioner would most likely be a long-term patient at the clinic because, in his opinion, some discomfort will be a lifelong endeavor. He also reported that there appeared to be a causal relationship between the work accident and the Petitioner's chief complaint. (Exhibit 5).
20. The SBR received the Petitioner's application for accidental disability retirement benefits on October 31, 2006. The Petitioner indicated that "low back and left leg resulting (sic) in chronic pain" were the medical reasons for his disability. (Exhibit 4).
21. On November 22, 2006, William C. Donohue, M.D. conducted an independent medical re-evaluation of the Petitioner. The Petitioner complained to Dr. Donohue of back pain with radiation to the left leg. Dr. Donohue recorded his comments and conclusions:
… at this point in time, he continues with low-grade objective findings relative to his back. He effectively is at an end result. Pain management history has been long-standing. He is still on the pain medication and patches. Mr. Mello is disabled from his regular unrestricted work as a guard. …Treatment would appear to be causally related to the incident in question. It is my opinion that he suffered a lumbosacral strain, superimposed on his degenerative disc disease. It is also my opinion that the incident of 2002 no longer remains a cause of disability, but rather it is his pre-existing condition. (Exhibit 13).
22. Regional Medical Panel Doctors John McConville, Thomas P. Galvin and Lalit Savla evaluated the Petitioner on January 2, 2007. The Panel majority answered the Certificate "yes, yes, no". Dr. Savla, the minority member, answered "no" to Question 1. The Panel's diagnosis was degenerative disc disease. (Exhibit 8).
23. The Petitioner informed the Panel that he continued to have pain in his low back radiating down his leg. He was still taking the medication Percocet but he was no longer taking Neurontin. The majority Assessment was:
On October 17, 2002 …symptoms that predated the injury…the patient had left hip and leg pain for two to three weeks with radiating down his left leg into his left toes. These were exactly the same symptoms as existed at his evaluation.
He was having enough discomfort that prior to his injury, he had an MRI done, less than one week prior, on November 6, 2002 which showed degenerative disc disease, and there was spondyloarthropathy at L4-5, L5-S1. This information was not offered by Mr. Mello on examination. His examination was consistent, but no real pathology could be seen except some left thigh atrophy and some variable decrease in sensation in lower extremity. He is also noted to have some decrease in blood flow to the left leg.
It is our opinion that Mr. Mello does have a permanent disability which does not allow him to return to his previous job as a corrections officer, but it is further our opinion that this predated his work related injury. His permanent disability at this point is related to his pre-existing disease which was confirmed on MRI, predating is injury of 11/10/02. The injury of 11/10/02 was, in our opinion, a temporary aggravation of his pre-existing condition and is no longer responsible for his disability. (Id.).
24. Panel minority member Dr. Salva reported that the Petitioner's work injury represented a temporary aggravation of his pre-existing degenerative condition. (Id.).
25. The SBR denied the Petitioner's application for accidental disability retirement benefits on March 2, 2007. (Exhibit 1).
26. The Petitioner filed a timely appeal. (Exhibit 2).
In order to receive accidental disability benefits under G.L. c. 32 s. 7, an applicant must establish by substantial evidence, including an affirmative Medical Panel Certificate, that he is totally and permanently incapacitated from performing all of his duties as a result of an injury sustained or hazard undergone while in the performance of his duties. The Medical Panel's function is to determine "medical questions which are beyond the common knowledge and experience of the local board (or the Appeal Board)". Malden Retirement Board v. CRAB, 1 Mass. App. 420 (1973). Unless the Panel applies an erroneous standard or fails to follow proper procedures, or unless the Certificate is "plainly wrong", the local board may not ignore the Medical Panel's findings. Kelley v. CRAB, 341 Mass. 611, 171 N.E. 2d 277 (1961).
Both the Petitioner's treating physician, Dr. Crowley, and Dr. VonErtfelda, who conducted two independent exams, found him to be totally and permanently disabled from his job as a result of the injury sustained on November 10, 2002. However, all of the Medical Panel Doctors and Drs. Katz and Donohue all concluded that he is disabled due to his pre-existing degenerative disc disease. He is not entitled to prevail in this appeal. Further, in his first report, Dr. VonErtfelda stated on the last page that any restrictions on the Petitioner's employment were the result of his pre-existing condition and not the incident in question.
An applicant "does not have an opportunity for a retrial of the medical facts, where there has been a determination of them by the Panel, applying proper procedures and correct principles of law" Kelley, supra. In this case, a majority of the Panel answered "no" to the question of causation. The third doctor, Dr. Savla, found that the Petitioner is not disabled in the first instance, thereby obviating the need to address Question 3, although she in fact did conclude that the 2002 work injury had resulted in the temporary aggravation of his pre-existing condition. In issuing their findings, the Panel Doctors did not apply erroneous standards, nor did they perform an incomplete evaluation or lack pertinent medical facts.
While the Petitioner strenuously argues that all of the Panel Doctors have erroneously found that the November 10, 2002 injury resulted in only a "temporary" aggravation of the Petitioner's pre-existing condition, the Doctors have all set forth sound reasoning in their opinions that the injury at work amounted to a temporary aggravation of his degenerative disc disease, an aggravation from which he has now healed. The Doctors support this theory with their clinical findings of the Petitioner's symptoms and responses during the physical examination. The Panel Doctors are unequivocal in their opinions that the Petitioner is now disabled from his underlying pre-existing condition and not from any residuals following the November 10, 2002 twisting altercation.
As the Panel Doctors noted, the Petitioner's complaints at the time of the Panel evaluation are exactly the same as those he had immediately prior to the November 10, 2002 injury. Therefore, their opinions must stand. There is no basis upon which to overturn the findings of the Panel in this case. Malden, supra. It should also be noted here that the opinion of the Panel is the same as those of Drs. Donohue and Katz.
The Panel and Dr. Katz also expressed the opinion that some impairment in blood flow to the Petitioner's left leg may also be playing a role in the Petitioner's symptomatology.
Accordingly, the decision of the State Board of Retirement denying Kenneth Mello's application for accidental disability retirement benefits is hereby affirmed.
So ordered.
Division of Administrative Law Appeals,
Judithann Burke
Administrative Magistrate
DATED: June 12, 2008
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Russia has placed an anti-missile defence system close to its border with North Korea, in an apparent sign of growing alarm in Moscow at Pyongyang's nuclear programme.
Russia's chief of army staff, General Nikolai Makarov, told reporters on a trip with President Dmitry Medvedev to Mongolia the military had deployed its S-400 anti-missile division, a state-of-the-art anti-aircraft system capable of shooting down short- and medium-range ballistic missiles.
The system, stationed in Russia's far east, would "guarantee" fragments from an errant North Korean missile would not fall on Russian territory, he said. "We are definitely concerned by the conditions under which tests are being carried out in North Korea, including nuclear devices," he added.
Russia shares a tiny border with North Korea in its Pacific far east, with the Russian naval port city of Vladivostok only 93 miles from North Korea. In 2006 an off-course North Korean missile reportedly plunged into Russian waters near the port of Nakhoda.
One analyst cast doubt on the general's comments, describing them as "baffling". Mikhail Barabanov, a Moscow-based defence analyst, said today there was no evidence that Russia had deployed its S-400 system in the far east. "Either the general was doing some sort of PR, or the journalists didn't understand what he was talking about," he said.
He conceded that the military may have transferred the radio-location system from the S-400 to the North Korean border to monitor the testing of missiles.
The Kremlin is vehemently opposed to the US's plans to site a ballistic missile defence system in central Europe – which Washington argues would protect the US and its allies from a rogue missile fired by Iran or North Korea. Moscow believes the system targets its nuclear arsenal.
Makarov's remarks indicate that Russia apparently shares the US's assessment of North Korea's nuclear threat, after the north's nuclear test in May and a series of launches of small- and medium-size missiles, which provoked international condemnation.
These concerns persist despite recent signs of a softer approach from the north and the release this month of two imprisoned US journalists who had inadvertently strayed across the North Korean border, after a visit to Pyongyang by the former US president Bill Clinton.
"North Korea's missile testing technique is pretty crude. You can't exclude the possibility that a missile could fall on Russia," Said Aminov, editor of the Anti-aircraft Defence Digest, a Russian website, said today. He added: "The far east is an extremely important region for the Russian Federation from both a political and military standpoint."
Russia is a member of the six-party disarmament group, which also includes China, Japan, North and South Korea and the US.


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In my favorite second-hand bookstore here in Melbourne they have a small foreign language section. The owners of the store barely speak English let alone any other language. (oi Austrilioi kai oi barbaroi)
In this section today I discovered an old book which is undoubtedly Greek, I think it is an abstract of the new testament. I'm rather keen on buying ancient Greek books but I'm concerned it might be modern greek. Is there any way to simply distinguish modern Greek from Ancient Greek? I am aware that there are differences but since I have never studied nor read modern greek I don't know what those differences are.
Any advice would be much appreciated!!


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Our local hard rock station has what they call Studio 97 sessions where they invite bands that are playing into their recording studio in the basement to play 4-5 songs live in front of a very small audience (maybe 50 max) and those songs are recorded. They've done this on three discs so far and some of the tracks are incredible. The bands sign off on the songs and they produce a number of CDs from it with all proceeds going to whatever the annual charity is. It's a really cool situation. There is an awesome recording of Finger Eleven's One Thing that the band and studio are thrilled about because bluntly it sounds so much better than the album version. I only have two of the discs, but should be able to get the third pretty easily, though they all sell out on the first day. I'll burn you copies and send them with your stuff.
Just for reference, here's the top 20 from the station I mentioned. You can find it and listen to it on the web if you like at www.power97.com1. Boulevard of Broken Dreams Green Day 2. If I Die Tomorrow Motley Crue 3. Nothing To Lose Billy Talent 4. Pain Jimmy Eat World 5. Pieces Sum 41 6. All Because Of You U2 7. Beautiful Thornley 8. Beginning Waking Eyes 9. Stargazer Tea Party 10. Its Been A While Since I Was Your Man Matthew Good 11. Wake Up (Studio 97) Three Days Grace 12. Dirty Little Thing Velvet Revolver 13. Move On Jet 14. Vertigo U2 15. Vitamin R Chevelle 16. Let Me Go 3 Doors Down 17. 1000 Mile wish Finger Eleven 18. Fall To Pieces Velvet Revolver 19. So Cold Breaking Benjamin 20. American Idiot Green Day
We have a Station here that does the same thing (also 97 on the FM dial):http://www.cities97.com/sampler/archive.htmlThe CD sells out in like 15 minutes every year at Christmas
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