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Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins
April 3, 2019 April 3, 2019 by natewatchescoolmovies, posted in Film Review
These days we take the abundance of DC/Batman films and TV series for granted, but back in the first half of the 2000's there was a massive drought left on the land thanks to Joel Schumacher's Batman & Robin, which we won't go into here. Then Christopher Nolan came along and changed that forever, not with necessarily a bang, but the thoughtful, moody, introspective Batman Begins, a film that served as catalyst to one of the most celebrated motion picture trilogies of today. That's not to say it didn't blast into the scene with a bang, this is one seriously fired up action film that left iMax screens reeling and sound systems pumped. It's just that Nolan gave the Batman legacy the brains and psychological depth that it deserves to go along with the fireworks, while Schumacher & Co. were simply making live action Saturday morning cartoons, which isn't necessarily a bad thing either but after two films seemed a bit beneath the potential of what Batman could be.
Nolan bores into the roots of Bruce Wayne's anguished past to expose themes of fear, not only facing his childhood fears but eventually becoming them to release the anger he's harboured since that night in the alley. Christian Bale finds both the cavalier flippancy of Bruce and the obstinate, short tempered dexterity of Batman and yes, he makes an impression with a voice that has perhaps since become more well known than the films. Trained in the heartlands of the Far East by mysterious Ducard (Liam Neeson), Bruce returns to Gotham years later to find it rotting from the inside out with crime, corruption and poverty. Nolan shows the rocky road he sets out on and the failures he endures in his first few ventures onto the streets in costume, crossing paths with Cillian Murphy's dangerous Dr. Jonathan 'Scarecrow' Crane, uneasily aligning forces with Gary Oldman's stalwart Jim Gordon and assisted at every turn by Michael Caine's Alfred Pennyworth and Morgan Freeman's Lucius Fox. Nolan assembles a cast full of roles both big and small including Richard Brake, Mark Boone Jr, Ken Watanabe, Linus Roache, Rade Serbedzija, Joffrey Lannister, Rutger Hauer and more. I have to mention Katie Holmes because she gives one of the most underrated performances in the whole trilogy. I'm not sure what went on behind the scenes when recasting her with Maggie Gyllenhaal for the next film but it did no service to the character, Katie made it her own, is full of personality and will always be the real Rachel to me. Special mention must also be made of Tom Wilkinson as mob boss Carmine Falcone, who is only in a handful of scenes but scares the pants off of everyone with his off the cuff blunt dialogue, violent tendencies and shark-like personality.
I can't say this is my favourite film in the franchise or even the one I'd call the best (Dark Knight holds both those honours), but it is definitely the one that stands out to me the most when I think of the trilogy as a whole. Why? Visual aesthetic and production design. With the next two films Nolan cemented a very naturally lit, real world vibe that became his signature touch on the legacy, but Begins is different. There's a burnt umber, earthy, elemental, very gothic tone he used here that just isn't there in the next two, and whether intentional or not, it sets this one in a Gotham slightly removed from Knight and Rises. The mood and story are also rooted far more in mysticism and the fantastical as opposed to the earthbound, economically minded, concrete edged sensibility of what's to come. Just a few observations.
In any case Nolan pioneered an arresting new Gotham for Batman, his friends and foes to do battle in, he injected the smarts, philosophy and character development that the franchise had been thirsting for a long time before. Wally Pfister's swooping cinematography, Hans Zimmer's cannonball original score, Nathan Crowley's spooky, cobwebbed production design and every performance in the film work to make this not just one hell of a Batman film, but an overall excellent fantasy adventure that truly transports you to its world, the mythology, development and destruction of which leaves a lasting imprint on the subconscious. Brilliant film.
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Wes Anderson's Isle Of Dogs
August 8, 2018 by natewatchescoolmovies, posted in Film Review
Wes Anderson's Isle Of Dogs might be the guy's best film so far, it's miraculous on all levels. Now, I'm someone who previously wasn't really an Anderson fan and had to warm up to his aesthetic as the movies came down the pipeline. With Life Aquatic and Tennenbaums I was left a little cold, a little meh. It took Moonrise Kingdom for me to be like "Ok.. this is pretty good," by the time Grand Budapest rolled in I went "fuck yeah this is great," and Dogs pretty much had me flipping over the moon. Much of the appreciation I have is for the breathtakingly detailed, tactile and textured stop motion animation technique employed here, a dazzling bag of tricks that brings a parallel dimension version of Japan to painstaking life, and fuels the story of one young boy (Koyu Rankin) looking for his beloved dog Spots (Liev Schreiber). The boy's power mad Uncle (Kunichi Nomura) is the Mayor of Nagasaki Town, where dogs have been prohibited and banished to gargantuan Trash Island, where they live a savage, poverty ridden existence. The doggos here are voiced by an incredible cast of eclectic actors, which is par for the Anderson course. Bryan Cranston steals the show as Chief, a moody mongrel with violent tendencies who consciously contemplates why he is the way he is and has a beautiful arc. Jeff Goldblum, Scarlett Johansson, Anjelica Huston, Harvey Keitel, Bill Murray, F. Murray Abraham, Edward Norton, Fisher Stevens, Bob Balaban, Tilda Swinton and more round out the rest of the puppers, each with their own distinct furry idiosyncrasies to offer. The message here is obvious and plays a bit too much into the state of current affairs when it should have been content to be a fictitious romp, but all is well. Anderson & Co. have also whipped up a supremely elaborate script that is as full of stimulating details of language and interactions as is the visual palette. This is a rollicking adventure, a tail of friendship, a deadpan screwball comedy, a satirical sideshow and a gorgeous work of visual art rolled into one unclassifiable piece of ingenuity.
Tagged Anjelica Huston, Bill Murray, bob balaban, Bryan Cranston, cinema, Edward Norton, film, film review, film reviews, films, Fisher Stevens, Greta Gerwig, isle of dogs, Jeff Goldblum, Ken Watanabe, koyu rankin, Liev Schreiber, movie, movie review, movie reviews, Movies, Scarlett Johansson, Tilda Swinton, Wes AndersonLeave a comment
The Blind Wolf speaks: An Interview with Kurando Mitsutake by Kent Hill
February 17, 2017 by Kent Hill, posted in Interviews
Independent film making is a minefield.
I recall Tarantino being asked for his advice on how to break into the film business. In his response he compared films to waves breaking against the shore. One after another, after another. I'm paraphrasing here, but at the end of his answer he said if you really want people to stand up and take notice, then you have to put a killer shark on one of those waves.
Kurando Mitsutake has been climbing the mountain towards success in the industry for a while now. Burdened by low budgets and tight schedules, he has refused to surrender to defeat by virtue of his tenacity and creativity. Thus he has gone on to produce a collection of eclectic, action-packed explosions that not only homage but summon the spirit of the heady days of that glorious age that saw the rise of exploitation cinema.
Beginning with his audacious debut Samurai Avenger: The Blind Wolf, Mitsutake brought to my mind memories of Jodorowsky's El Topo as he would himself write, direct, produce and even star in the ultra-violent extravaganza that carried all the delightful hallmarks of a revenge western, along with shades of Kenji Misumi's Lone Wolf and Cub series.
Success lies at the ends of roads that present everything from gentle rises to precipitous falls. Kurando has known both and has managed to endure. His ability to deliver furious and engaging movies on a shoestring has preempted his rise, and rise again. He is a filmmaker on the verge of greatness, and what he may he yet achieve with a healthier budget or, dare I say it, studio backing will be (I have no doubt) a film the likes of which the world has not yet experienced.
He was an absolute delight to talk to and I say to you now, mark well and remember – Kurando Mitsutake has only just begun. His journey will captivate, his cinema will excite.
I give now, The Blind Wolf himself . . . . Kurando Mitsutake.
Tagged Amanda Plummer, Azumi, Brian Trenchard-Smith, El Topo, Gun Girl, Independent Film making, Jodorowsky, Kararte Kill, Ken Watanabe, Kurando Mitsutake, Lone wolf and Cub, Quentin Tarantino, Samurai Avenger, Tobe HooperLeave a comment
THE SEA OF TREES – A Review by Frank Mengarelli
August 30, 2016 August 30, 2016 by Frank Mengarelli, posted in Film Review
Gus van Sant's THE SEA OF TREES is a pulverisingly beautiful film. It takes place within despair, as we're guided by Matthew McConaughey, who after the death of his wife flies to Japan to kill himself in the Aokigahara Forest, know as the "suicide forest".
When McConaughey gets to the forest, he meets a man played by Ken Watanabe who is wandering with his wrists cut open and is slowly bleeding out. As the two men pair up, traveling deeper into the forest their hope for survival inadvertently grows.
The film premiered at Cannes and was blasted by critics. Yet again, I find myself falling in love with a "poor" film that has been deemed van Sant's "worst movie". Is this film for everyone? No. Is it for the average person Redbox'ing the latest McConaughey disc? Probably not. But you should still watch it.
This is a film that asks a lot of hard questions. A painstaking majority of the film is introspective reflection by McConaughey. What happens to love when it is concretely gone? What is left when life has no more person value?
It is a heavy film told through quiet moments and unromantisized flashbacks between McConaughey and his wife played brilliantly by Naomi Watts. At times, this is a very hard film to watch. McConaughey and Watanabe give equally emotionally charged performances that are draining. Yet, through all the despair and grief we see on screen, the film's message of survival and hope is effortlessly inspiring.
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INCEPTION – A REVIEW BY J.D. LAFRANCE
May 10, 2016 May 10, 2016 by J.D., posted in Film Review
Ten years in the making, Inception (2010) was the culmination of Christopher Nolan's career up to that point in time. This film mixed the ingenious plot twists of his independent film darling Memento (2000) with the epic scale of his Hollywood blockbuster The Dark Knight (2008). It took the heist genre to the next level by fusing it with the science fiction genre as a group of corporate raiders steal ideas by entering the dreams of their targets – think Dreamscape (1984) meets The Matrix (1999) as if made by Michael Mann. While Nolan and his films certainly wear their respective influences on their sleeve – and this one is no different (2001: A Space Odyssey, Blade Runner, Heat) – there is still enough of his own thematic preoccupations to make Inception distinctly his own. This film continues his fascination with the blurring of artifice with reality. With Inception, we are constantly questioning what is real right down to the last enigmatic image.
Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his team extract thoughts of value from people as they dream. However, during his jobs, he is visited by his deceased wife Mal (Marion Cotillard), a beautiful femme fatale character that serves as an increasingly dangerous distraction from the task at hand. The film's opening sequence does an excellent job establishing how Cobb and his team extract information from the dream of Saito (Ken Watanabe), a Japanese businessman, in a visually arresting sequence. He catches up with Cobb in the real world and offers him a new deal: plant an idea in Robert Fischer's (Cillian Murphy) mind that will help break-up his father's vast empire before it becomes too powerful, and do it in a way so that it seems like Fischer thought of it for it to work. This is something that has only been done once before and Cobb was the person that pulled it off but can he do it again? In exchange for completing the job, Saito will make the necessary arrangements so that Cobb can return home to the United States where his children live but where he is also wanted by the authorities in connection with his wife's death. So, Cobb recruits a literal dream team of experts to help him pull off the most challenging job of his career.
Inception delves into all kinds of aspects of dreams as evident in a scene early on where Cobb explains how they work, how to design and then navigate them. While there is a lot of exposition dialogue to absorb during these scenes, Nolan also keeps things visually interesting at the same time. This is arguably the most cerebral part of the film as he explores all sorts of intriguing concepts and sets up the rules for what we'll experience later on – pretty heady stuff for a Hollywood blockbuster. And when he isn't examining fascinating ideas, he's orchestrating exciting and intense action sequences. There's an incredible sequence where Nolan juggles three different action sequences operating on three different levels of dreams that are all impressively staged while also a marvel of cross-cutting editing. He anchors Inception with the character of Cobb and his desire to return home to his children while also dealing with the death of his wife. It gives the film an emotional weight so that we care about what happens to him. It also raises the stakes on the Fischer job.
Cobb continues Nolan's interest in tortured protagonists. With Memento, Leonard Shelby tried to figure out who murdered his wife while operating with no short-term memory. Insomnia (2002) featured a cop with a checkered past trying to solve a murder on very little sleep. The Batman films focused on a costumed vigilante that waged war on criminals as a way of dealing with the guilt of witnessing his parents being murdered when he was a child. With The Prestige (2006), magician Robert Angier is tormented by the death of his wife and an all-consuming passion to outdo a rival illusionist. Inception's Cobb also has a checkered past and is haunted by the death of loved one. Leonardo DiCaprio delivers what may be his finest performance to date, playing a complex, and layered character with a rich emotional life. Cobb must come to terms with what happened to his wife and his culpability in what happened to her. DiCaprio conveys an emotional range that he has not tapped into to this degree before. There's a captivating tragic dimension to Cobb that the actor does an excellent job of expressing so that we become invested in the dramatic arc of his character.
Nolan populates Inception with a stellar cast to support DiCaprio. The indie film world is represented by the likes of Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Tom Hardy while also drawing from international cinema with Ken Watanabe and Cillian Murphy. Gordon-Levitt and Hardy, in particular, are stand-outs and their banter provides several moments of enjoyable levity during the course of this intense, engrossing film. And it wouldn't be a Nolan film without his good luck charm, Michael Caine, making an appearance. As he has done in the past, Nolan plucks a once dominant actor from the 1980s, now languishing in relative obscurity – think Rutger Hauer in Batman Begins (2005) or Eric Roberts in The Dark Knight – and gives them a high-profile role. Inception gives Tom Berenger some well-deserved mainstream exposure after languishing in direct-to-video hell, reminding everyone what a good actor he can be with the right material.
Regardless if whether you like Inception or not, you've got to admire Nolan for making a film that is not a remake, a reboot, a sequel or an adaptation of an existing work. It is an ideal blend of art house sensibilities, with its weighty themes, and commercial conventions, like exciting action sequences. Capitalizing on the massive success of The Dark Knight, Nolan wisely used his clout to push through his most personal and ambitious film up to that point. With Inception, he created a world on a scale that he never attempted before and was able to realize some truly astonishing visuals, like gravity-defying fight scenes and having characters encounter a location straight out of the mind of M.C. Escher. It has been said that the power of cinema is the ability to transport you to another world and to dream with our eyes open. Inception does this. Nolan created a cinematic anomaly: a summer blockbuster film with a brain.
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Q: Borel $\sigma$-field on $\mathbf{R}^{n}$ then Prove $\sigma(\pi (\mathbf{R} ))\ =\ \mathbf{B} (\mathbf{R} )$ I know that the $\sigma$-field generated by the class of all open subsets of $\mathbf{R}$.
I want to show that a field generated by $\pi (\mathbf{R} )$ is the Borel $\sigma$-field ( $\mathbf{B} (\mathbf{R} )$) on $\mathbf{R}$.
i.e. $(\pi (\mathbf{R} ))\  =\  \  \sigma (\pi (\mathbf{R} )$
considering $\pi (\mathbf{R} ))\  =\  \{ (-\infty ,a]\  :\  a\  \varepsilon \  \mathbf{R} )$
I read that I need to show $\mathbf{B} (\mathbf{R} )\  \subseteq \  \sigma (\pi (\mathbf{R} ))$
But I need more insight.

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08/29/05 at 08:36 PM ET | Comments (0)
Stan Fischler has done it. He wrote an article without mentioning Goodenow. Congrats Stan and now read all of the vignettes from The Maven, including a bit on a fan favorite: from MSG Network,
One of Vancouver's most popular skaters, Harold Snepsts-- the anti-hero of the 1982 Canucks-Islanders Cup Finals-- is back with his favorite club. Snepsts leaves Central Scouting to scout for Vancouver. For those too young to remember, Snepsts became infamous during Game One of the '82 Finals. The Isles found themselves down a goal in the third. Mike Bossy gave the Islanders their fifth tally of the night and everyone at the Coliseum expected an overtime. With seconds ticking down, however, Snepsts fired the puck right at Bossy, who banked a shot off the post and into the twine. Game One belonged to the home team.
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Coming Back to Earth
from Darren Eliot of Sports Illustrated,
If you're looking for confirmation of the changing landscape in the NHL, then peruse the team Web sites, especially those of the previous big spenders. Transactions that would have historically served as afterthought footnotes have now become featured news, a signal that the big boys are coming back to the pack -- at least from a payroll standpoint. Take a trip to Hockeytown. The Red Wings, known for spending freely for household names, offer these news items: Delmore adds depth to blueline Williams Accepts Qualifying Offer Kronwall joins Red Wings blueline 2003 pick Howard signs with Red Wings Hardly the sizzle we've seen in the past from owner Mike Ilitch.
Touching All The Bases
John Buccigross of ESPN touches on numerous subjects today; including Cammi Granato, The Hossa-Heatley trade and the NHL OLN deal. Buccigross mentions the favorite thing he does at ESPN is write his column about the NHL and I for one think he should follow his heart and go to OLN if he has the chance. You can tell he has a passion for the game!
Slow Day in the Hockey World
Many of us are still anticipating some signings and I imagine a few trades will soon take place but will any of this happen before camps open up in mid-September? It may be a team advantage to wait as long as possible to pull the trigger on trades. I am heading out to dinner and then will be catching the Detroit Lions in action at Ford Field tonight. I will update if any significant news happens.
New Rules Explained
I saw this a few days ago and was just reminded about if after receiving an email from a reader. The NHL and EA Sports have teamed up to explain the new rules changes that will be adpoted this season. To view these movies Quicktime is required.
Off Topic- A Lot Of People Need Your Help
Hurricane Katrina has hit the Gulf States very hard. Homes, like yours and mine, are completely under water and many others will be left homeless for months. If it all possible, I am asking you to make a donation to the Red Cross. They will accept a minimum donation of $5 by credit card and every little bit will help. This tragedy could not be avoided, it is an act of nature and these people need help. I am sure your donation will be much appreciated. update 1:15pm, I noticed through my stats tracker that about 40 people have clicked on the Red Cross link. If 20 of those people made a donation of at least $5, that means at the minimum a $100 went to the Red Cross that they did not have before. Thank you!!!
Theodore Asking for $22.5 Million Over 4 Years
from RDS (translated),
Theodore would like to obtain a four years agreement evaluated to 22,5 million, but it should be believed that Gainey and the Canadian one is not ready to be compromised for such a sum, or for a contract of so long duration.
Nashville Talk
08/29/05 at 09:56 AM ET | Comments (0)
from the Tennessean,
The Detroit Red Wings' signing of defenseman Andreas Lilja last week came as a surprise to the Predators. Nashville had Lilja under contract for the 2004-05 season and could have retained his rights by making him a qualifying offer. But when Lilja told Trotz he planned to remain in Sweden this season, Nashville allowed him to become an unrestricted free agent. "I think we would have had some interest in him,'' Poile said, "but he said he wasn't going to be coming back to the NHL at all this season.''
From the same story and it just doesn't sit right with me.
Poile said he believes that when the Predators eventually sign forward Adam Hall — the last unsigned player on the roster — the team's payroll will sit right around $28 million. Owner Craig Leipold has said the Predators want to remain under $28.6 million in order to receive the most revenue-sharing possible at season's end. But Nashville would like to have some flexibility under that figure for potential roster changes later. "We'll just have to deal with that at that point,'' Poile said. "We'll see how competitive we are, how injuries affect us and so on. But for now, that's our budget.''
Talking OLN
A couple of stories today. Fist we have Larry Brooks from the NY Post giving Cablevision viewers some good news.
Despite repeated OLN claims to the contrary, the NHL's new cable network partner does not have the contractual right to black out games carried by Cablevision on a digital subscription tier, unimpeachable sources have told The Post. As such, Ranger fans with Cablevision will be able to watch their team's Oct. 5 season-opener in Philadelphia that will be telecast exclusively over OLN. They'll also be able to see every regular-season and playoff game carried on an exclusive basis by the national cable network. According to sources with access to the contract between OLN and the NHL, the specific language granting the right to black out games that do not appear on basic extended cable applies only "on a going-forward basis." This is terminology in the cable business legally understood to mean any future agreements that might be struck between OLN and new cable system carriers.
more (reg. req.) and an alternative link... Then we have an article on how important the NHL is to OLN.
With hockey returning this fall after the 2004-05 season was canceled due to a labor squabble, there were legitimate questions about the value of the sport on TV. Disney/ABC's ESPN crunched the numbers and projected the ad and subscriber revenue and declined to exercise its option to match the OLN offer. If it were just about ad revenue and current sub fees, the critics would be right. However, the hockey deal is about a lot more than that. It will drive distribution of OLN from its current sub count of about 65 million to around 80 million over the next couple of years and allow OLN to significantly raise the fee paid by cable operators, which is currently around 12 cents per subscriber. ESPN, which has rights in other major sports, gets a reported $2.60 per sub, so there is a lot of upside potential. "It's a viewership play. It's a brand play. It's a distribution play," said Gavin Harvey, president of OLN. "There's so much the NHL brings to us. It all comes down to the value proposition." By "value proposition" he means the benefit that will be perceived by consumers, advertisers, the media and cable system operators. "Hockey is a tremendous crown jewel acquisition for us," Mr. Harvey added. "It is going to help our network in many ways. It's one of those transformative events."
Impact Of The Shootout
from Al Strachan of the Toronto Sun,
Who knows what to expect when the premier NHL snipers are turned loose in shootouts? In the past, goalies have tended to do well on penalty shots, but those occur only rarely. What will happen when a goalie faces a shootout every three or four games? For starters, the rate of success will increase. Most NHL goalies are creatures of habit. They approach penalty shots in a specific way, and in the past nobody bothered studying their tendencies. The circumstance simply was too unusual.
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GUANGZHOU, CHINA Tencent unveiled three chips it produced on Wednesday, marking the first time the Chinese internet giant has publicly discussed its semiconductor accomplishments. It comes as China continues to try to boost its local chip industry, which the country's technology sector has designated as a strategic priority. Tencent, one of the world's largest gaming companies, has been investing in areas including chips and cloud computing to diversify its business. Tencent, is also the operator of China's most popular messaging app WeChat, has been diversifying its business by investing in areas such as chips and cloud computing.
Zixiao, an artificial intelligence chip, is one of the semiconductors. The chip can process photos, video, and natural language, and it might be utilized in AI voice assistants that rely on computers' capacity to understand and process human language, for example.
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A video transcoding chip is the second component. These are required for video conversion into various formats. The third is a "network card," which is designed to aid cloud computing procedures. All of China's technology behemoths have been investing heavily in semiconductors. Baidu released its second-generation artificial intelligence processor in August. Alibaba released a microprocessor for servers and cloud computing last month.
Chinese firms, on the other hand, only design their own chips. Manufacturing and other sectors of the supply chain continue to be dominated by foreign firms, posing a threat to China's domestic objectives. Tencent did not say which firms were responsible for the silicon's production. In an official Tencent WeChat post, Dowson Tong, the CEO of Tencent's cloud and smart industry group, said, Chips are the key portion of hardware and the basic infrastructure of the industrial internet.
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Q: Android - security through inheritence I want to extend a common security check to nearly every view of my application.  To do this, I have made this class
public class ProtectedActivity extends ActivityBase {
    boolean isAuthenticated = false;

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        Thread validationThread = new Thread()
        {
            @Override
            public void run()
            {
                try
                {
                    isAuthenticated = UserService.validateToken();
                }
                catch (FTNIServiceException e)
                {
                    //eat it
                }
                finally
                {
                    if (!isAuthenticated)
                    {
                        startActivity(new Intent(ProtectedActivity.this, SignInActivity.class));
                        finish();
                    }
                }
            }
        };

        validationThread.start();
    }
}

The logic is simple.  Validate the user against my restful api to make sure they are signed in.  If they aren't, show them to the signin page.
This works great, because to add the security check, all I need to do is inherit from my ProtectedActivity.
public class MainMenuActivity extends ProtectedActivity{
    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

    }
}

The problem is, however, that I periodically receive View not attached to window manager errors.  I understand why this is happening.  I am starting a new intent in the parent class, and the child lives on. to attempt to alter it's view even though a new intent has started.  What is a better way to handle this so that if a user is not authenticated (such as their session expires serverside), it won't error when sending the user to the sign in screen?

A: Don't you Thread. Use AsyncTask instead which should handle your references to windows correctly.
On a different note, I would change this to a different implementation. Why don't use the Preferences storage on the phone to store some kind token. If the token is not valid then request a new token and all the stuff you are doing currently. This way is better because you don't want to request a REST call every time.
I imagine something like this (pseudo code)

*

*Check if credentials exist in Preference

*if(valid) then do nothing

*else use AsyncTask and pop up a loader screen "Waiting..."


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Saturday Car Thread 9/20/14 - [Niedermeyer's Dead Horse and KBDaBear]
Gas Turbine Engine Concept Car from 1963
In the early 60's, Chrysler experimented with the idea of developing a turbine engine for use in passenger cars. Chrysler's A831 gas turbine engine was fitted into a concept car built by Ghia of Turin and design was headed by a former Ford design studio head which is why the car had a strong resemblance to the 1963 T-Bird
Chrysler built 55 of the cars and was beta-tested by 200 consumers in actual everyday driving conditions. The A831 mated to a Torqueflite automatic generated 134 hp and had a 0 to 60 time of 12 seconds. As for acceleration, the turbo lag of the entire engine was quite bad.
The turbine car never did catch on enough for Chrysler even to produce it in limited numbers as production cost of each car would have been at least $50K in 1964 dollars. Once the beta tests were done, the cars were returned to Chrysler and obstentiously for tax reasons all but 9 of the cars were destroyed. Six of the cars were donated to museums, three of them were purchased by private collectors, one of them being Jay Leno
Jay features the Turbine Car in this video
Classic Jaguar Stolen Nearly 50 Years Ago To Be Reunited With Owner http://t.co/6q3FFPckbe @mflynny
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The Chrysler Cordoba was introduced in 1975 to compete in the Personal Luxury Car market with the Monte Carlo, Grand Prix, and Thunderbird through iconic commercials by Ricardo Montalban. Like its competitors it was overweight and underpowered, but it wasn't a bad looking car and it was comfortable to ride in. The smooth ride of course was due to very soft suspension which made the Cordoba handle like a Greyhound Bus in an ice storm.
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Jeremy Clarkson will return for new season of Top Gear unless he's eaten by a pack of wild dogs
While many would wish to lock Clarkson into a steel cage with Piers Morgan in a death match with the winner being shot as he exits the cage, I for one am very happy to see Jezza's return. As an avid watcher of the show on BBC America, I myself have often either laughed at Clarkson's antics or wanted to reach through the TV to strangle him. Love him, hate him, or both, you can't ignore him. His style has always been to flip the bird to political correctness and he's insulted just about every nation and group on earth. When he aims that mouth at America and Americans, I put on my Big Boy Pants and accept that once in a while my country and countrymen have to take our share of the bombs he throws.
That lack of inhibition or if you will, self-control got him in trouble once again when during filming a segment which did not make it to broadcast, Clarkson recited the eenie meenie miney moe rhyme using THAT word. Predictable outrage followed with his many enemies demanding his firing and presumably imprisonment in The Tower of London, but BBC decided that to break up the team would kill the Beeb's golden goose. The BBC suits were aghast at the slurs, but they weren't THAT aghast.
To be honest, Clarkson is the volatile ingredient in the chemistry that makes the show work. James May and Richard Hammond are marvelous presenters in their own right, but without Jeremy the show would become as boring as the American version shown on The History Channel. I also have decided that it's easy to overlook Clarkson's anti-
American cheap shots because the man publicly decked Piers Morgan not once but twice. You can't help to laugh at what Clarkson said of knocking Piers Morgan on his ass when he says this in an interview about it;
Women ask me why I punched Piers Morgan. Men ask me where I punched him.
Here's Clarkson test driving the BMW M1 with a hilarious slap at Piers thrown in:
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While past discussions have often revolved around funding, the committee is instead focused on assessing the current and future healthcare needs in Tarrant County.
The group is studying the role of JPS in the delivery of healthcare and making recommendations on its findings and evaluations regarding how to best meet the needs of Tarrant County's growing, aging and increasingly diverse population.
Over the next 20 years, Tarrant County's population is expected to grow 2.9 million residents from the current 2 million.
Of that 2.9 million, more than half — 1.2 million will be living on income that is less than 250 percent of the federal poverty level.
Further, our senior, 65-and-older population will also increase by 46 percent in the next six years, mostly in the under-served periphery of the county.
Infant mortality, obesity, diabetes, cancer, heart disease and especially behavioral health are among the most pressing health concerns of our growing population.
Additionally, Tarrant County's population will become increasingly more diverse, as illustrated by the percentage change based on the last two census surveys.
The Hispanic population increased 69.3 percent, blacks grew by 45.1 percent and Asians increased 60.7 percent from 2000 to 2010, while the white, non-Hispanic population increased just 4.7 percent.
All of these challenges demonstrate the need for a complex healthcare solution that requires JPS to consider not only expanding its hospital capacity but also its primary and urgent care access points.
Moreover, to lessen the pressure on its safety-net care network, JPS may need to improve its ability to reach the diverse population and collaborate with other organizations.
JPS must look for ways to emphasize the prevention and management of prevalent and controllable conditions while at the same time dealing with a healthcare workforce shortage that only worsens as healthcare demand grows.
To begin formulating this complex solution, the Commissioner's Court has retained the services of Healthcare Management Associates to gather information from many JPS and community stakeholders.
This effort includes gaining input from the cities served by JPS and other healthcare institutions as well as listening to the diverse voices of JPS patients.
As this information is gathered, it is presented to members of the Citizen's Blue Ribbon Committee, who in turn will validate the findings through open discussions and ultimately present their recommendations to the Commissioners Court and the JPS Board of Managers.
These Citizen's Blue Ribbon Committee meetings have been public and recorded. If you have questions or concerns, please attend.
Further, you are encouraged to meet Committee members and make your opinion known.
You can find additional information on meetings, locations, times, etc. on the county website at http://www.tarrantcounty.com/en/jps.
At the center of all of this is staying true to JPS' core legal mandate of serving the healthcare needs of our indigent residents with compassion and dignity.
It is imperative that we do so with accountable leadership, for the most sophisticated planning is rendered fruitless without proper management.
Money is the tool, not the solution. As Tarrant County grows, its governance effectiveness must also grow accordingly. Our taxpayers expect it, and rightfully so.
Andy Nguyen is Tarrant County commissioner for Precinct 2.


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Dedicated Bristol Rovers fans raise thousands after trek from Plymouth to the Memorial Stadium
Six Gasheads has been busy raising money to mark the 10th anniversary of Gloria Brimson's death
Philippa Jenkins
A dedicated set of Bristol Rovers fans have managed to raise a staggering £14,000 for a brain injury charity by walking 138 miles.
Mark Brimson, 42, lost his wife Gloria, when she was aged just 33, after complications during brain surgery in 2007 and he was determined to mark the 10th anniversary of her death in a momentous way.
Having struggled with the last anniversary of her passing away he decided he wanted to do something positive and went about arranging a series of events to raise money for Headway, a brain injury charity based in Bristol.
'I lost faith in my ability' - Nathan Blissett reflects on spell at Bristol Rovers and why it never really worked out at Darrell Clarke's side
Walk for Glo walkers in Stokes Croft, Bristol
The biggest challenge Mark set himself was to walk from Plymouth Argyle's Home Park to the home of Rovers, the Memorial Stadium in Horfield.
He, along with five others, set out on the 'Walk for Glo' on March 17 and managed to complete it five days later when they arrived in BS7 on March 24.
Bristol Rovers fans have a field day after 'agent' Matty Taylor misses shot on target for Bristol City
Mark, from Downend said: "I really struggled with Glo's last anniversary so I started in June with different events to raise money. In total we have raised about £14,000 and with £10,000 coming directly from the walk.
"We trained for about nine months before the walk to get into shape.
Bristol Rovers fans' Walk for Glo - the walkers included Olly Culverhouse, Paul Simpson, Nicky Marshall, Mathew Poole, Adrian Chase and Mark Brimson
"The walk was tough and the second day was the worst- my feet were killing and it was raining. But I picked the team carefully knowing that we would all keep it each other going.
"The morale was amazing and we had a great support team as well going along with us.
"We had about 100 people meet us in the Bear Pit and walked with us as we got closer to the Mem.
Bristol Rovers fan's column: Billy Bodin's brilliant second goal papered over the cracks
"Initially we stopped off at Ashton Gate and the welcome was really good even though we are Rovers fans. Jon Lansdown had heard about the walk and had invited us to stop off there.
The Walk for Glo team arrive at the Memorial Stadium
"He did a great job and once we got to the Mem we had a bit of a celebration to finish it all off."
Mark has been delighted with how much has been raised so far and has one final event, to finish off the year of fundraising, a dinner dance which is being held on June 9.
A event is being held at the Holiday Inn in Filton. For more information about the event visit click here
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Timmins musician gained national fame as The Canadian Whistler
Gord Lapierre died this week
John Emms
Dec 06, 2019 • November 27, 2020 • 3 minute read
The Timmins musician who gained national fame as "The Canadian Whistler" died this week. Supplied jpg, TD
Although Gord Lapierre's musical roots stretch way back to the Ottawa Valley where he had consistent radio play, he was well known for singing everywhere he could in Timmins, and eventually appearing on national television coast to coast.
Lapierre died peacefully in his hometown of Arnprior on Dec. 3 this past week.
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According to his close friend of 46 years, Timmins bassist Jack Larabee, he was well known and had recorded even before he started his long tenure in Timmins.
"I was working at Drouin's Music store with Bob Liershaft and Mike Guiho and someone came in the store and said, 'You have to go see this guy at The Lady Laurier Hotel. He is doing this whistling thing.'
"Later we checked it out and we thought it was quite humorous. Little did we know at the time he would was known coast to coast as The Canadian Whistler.
"In fact, Gord had a vinyl album out called Gordon Murray Lapierre presents 10 originals, which in our area was pretty big news that someone actually had a full vinyl album out," Larabee recalled.
Lapierre went on to perform on Don Messer's Jubilee which was broadcast nationwide from 1957 until 1969. It was the No. 1 show in the country, earning higher ratings than even the imported Ed Sullivan Show and second only to Hockey Night In Canada.
Later, Lapierre also played regularly at local restaurants and for senior residents at the Golden Manor with bass player Bob Harrison and drummer Mike Charette, now with The Shaftmen.
"I would say we played for two years at The Golden Manor," recalled Charette. "But then again Gord also played at Leone's Hotel and The G.V. Hotel when we had a country band with Sue and Don Gauthier and bass player Rock Toal. This band was probably together 10 years.
"On top of that, I can't remember anyone at the time who knew more chord positions on the guitar than Gord. I believe Gord spent close to 40 years in our city working for Texas Gulf Sulphur, later Xstrata," said Charette.
During his work in the mining field, Lapierre earned his stripes as a paramedic where he worked part time for 19 years.
If this was not enough Lapierre was also inducted into the Great Northern Opry Hall of Fame for his dedication and promotion of country music here in Northern Ontario.
Gilbert Boissoneault, well-known bassist in Timmins, remembers Lapierre's stint as guitarist/vocalist with The Outriders.
"We packed 'The Leaf' (best known as the home of Stompin' Tom Connors) for five years," said Boissoneault. "It was a long residence and everyone had day jobs. Gord sang and traded guitar licks with Paul Colameco.
"We had drummers Lee Wright, Dale Nikaruk, myself on bass and vocalist Fred True."
During his time on the road, Lapierre met big name acts including Ian Tyson, Chubby Checker, Carl Smith, Webb Pierce, Kitty Wells and Marty Robbins.
In the early 1980s, he played some musical festivities with Timmins musical icon Henry Kelneck, composing a song at the time for Timmins' own Olympic Gold media skier Kathy Kreiner — fittingly titled "The Kathy Kreiner Song."
One of Lapierre's last compositions was titled "I Need The Time To Say Goodbye," a song he wrote for his late wife Yvonne.
This can be heard on YouTube along with other songs of his including "Everyone Has Dreams," "Walkin' and Talkin'" and "I Wish I Could Believe."
John Emms is a Timmins musician who writes about the local music scene.


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Whether you're a local or just a lover of our town, Port Douglas is the perfect location to hold your special day.
Although planning a wedding can seem all fun and exciting, it can become a stressful process if you lead a busy lifestyle or simply have no clue where to begin! If this sounds like you – hiring a wedding planner professional to help along the way or purchasing a wedding package could be something to consider.
You won't be stuck on your own with the exceptional wedding packages and coordinators who know this stuff like the back of their hands! Port Douglas Weddings and Hire, Dragonfly Weddings & Events, and Port Douglas Weddings are the go-to businesses for all things wedding related. Each of them offer packages to suit any budget and cater for all styles. Trust your day will be nothing less than perfect when it's in the hands of any of these wedding experts.
If you're someone who prefers to take the reins when it comes to planning and organising, we've got you covered right here with the best options for everything you need for your dream wedding.
St Mary's by the Sea is one of the most popular locations to tie the knot in Port Douglas. As the name suggests, it is literally a Chapel by the sea. Could you imagine anything more romantic? With breathtaking views of the Coral Sea behind the altar, it's obvious why people from all around the world choose to get married here. This venue can hold up to 100 guests and you can find it in the town centre, just where you want it.
If getting married in a Chapel isn't quite your thing, right beside it we have Little Cove near Anzac Park. This spot is a beautiful outdoor location where the land meets the Great Barrier Reef. The backdrop of your ceremony will be entirely ocean and palm trees, it truly is as picturesque as it sounds. Also right in the heart of Port Douglas, it makes for easy accessibility for you and your guests.
Sugar Wharf is located right next door to St Mary's Chapel making an easy transition to the reception after the ceremony. It's easy to see why the Sugar Wharf is one of Port Douglas's most sought after venues. As with the other venues, the Sugar Wharf can be booked up in advance, so be sure to get in early to prevent disappointment! The venue can be redecorated to cater for anywhere from 20 to 300 guests. Being indoors, this iconic building can be utilised all year round (even in our wet season!).
Salsa Bar and Grill is one of the best among the Port Douglas restaurant competition, making it a very popular choice for weddings! This venue is capable of catering to 120 guests or more. This depends on whether you're after a sit-down style reception or more of a canapé stand-up style. Being beach-side and only across the road from the ceremony locations, it's hard to fault this local favourite!
Looking for more restaurant options? Check out our list of the best restaurants & bars in Port Douglas.
For the accommodation, here at Cayman Villas we offer everything you could want with your stay away from home. Being one of the only holiday apartments to offer 3 bedrooms in Port Douglas, the whole family can stay together in luxury. Located a short walking distance to each of the wedding venues, the town centre and the beach, our location couldn't be more ideal. Talk about convenience!
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Whether it's a cheese platter and nibbles in your apartment at Cayman Villas while you get ready, a three-course dinner at your reception or a cocktail bar at your ceremony – the below catering companies will work with you and tailor their packages to your every need!
With endless over-the-moon customers, Magic Mouthfuls is our top pick for catering in Port Douglas. The company is born from a passion for good food and entertaining. Magic Mouthfuls provides something unique, from tailor made menus to exotic beach locations – they can create the event you desire.
Reef Catering is a 5-star caterer providing award winning cuisine and exceptional service. Creative chefs, superior ingredients and professional service are what this company is all about! Their team of International Award Winning Chefs will be dedicated to exceeding your needs and expectations. They can cater for a wide range of guest lists from anywhere between 2 to 1000 people.
Nunu Catering aim to impress and delight with their delicious food and high standard of service. They pride themselves in ensuring you and your guests have a memorable experience. Nunu offer delicious menus that showcase our local produce and deliver only the best staff and catering.
Port Douglas Catering & Events offer wedding services that include full food and beverage packages, wedding cakes, venue hire and lighting and furniture hire. All sit-down food packages come with complimentary table and chair hire, saving you time and money with the planning process! Their localised knowledge will be an asset to your special day.
Floral Edge are full time florists that can be found in the heart of Macrossan Street. Weddings are their passion and they can create any floral presentation to complement your individual style. They can personally deliver your bridal party flowers two hours before your ceremony too, taking the stress out of your day. Be sure to book well in advance as they are quite popular around town!
Nine Blooms offer premium wedding floral services specialising only in wedding flowers. Your wedding florals will be carefully chosen from a very select and dedicated team of suppliers, both local and interstate. As this business is completely owned and run by one lady, she is only able to accept a limited number of weekend clients in the season so get in while you can!
Voted a finalist in the Port Douglas Business Awards 2014, Port Douglas Hair & Makeup can provide you with exclusively modern hair, makeup and tanning services. They can come directly to your accommodation in Port Douglas and surrounding areas.
The team at Ministry of Makeup & Hair are mobile with their services throughout Cairns, Palm Cove, Mission Beach & Port Douglas. They specialise in products and techniques to give you a lasting and flawless look, keeping you picture perfect throughout the day.
Rachael offers mobile service from Cairns to Port Douglas, North Queensland and further south, 7 days a week. Using quality products such as MAC, Chanel and Urban Decay, she has the ability to create anything from a simple, natural look to full-on glam!
Make a grand entrance to your wedding with Exemplar. If you're someone who loves the contemporary approach to weddings, the immaculate, all-white modern limousines will be just what you're after.
If rocking up to the ceremony is something you want your guests to remember, Hummers & Harleys can sort you out. The 18 seat super stretch seats 16 passengers, perfect for you and your bridal party. All eyes will be on you!
The Port Douglas cake specialists of choice for any wedding theme! At the Hungry Hummingbird, they create delicious and beautiful cakes and treats to suit whatever your style, taste or budget may be. You can choose from a selection of standard cakes in store, pre-decorated and ready to go, or they can custom make a cake just for you!
These guys are dedicated to staying up to date with all the freshest wedding cake trends. Their cakes not only look great, but taste amazing too. If Port Douglas Catering are providing a cake for an event we are catering, cakeage costs are waived, score! They welcome any suggestions you may have for your cake, get creative with your ideas.
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GSA Concordia | It's That Time… Fall Orientation 2016!
Home Orientation It's That Time… Fall Orientation 2016!
We've got loads of events lined up! Come have some fun before you need to hit the books this semester.
Breakfast is on us! Join the GSA for breakfast and assorted treats.
This is FREE for all Concordia graduate students.
Representatives from different organizations & student associations will be facilitating a session to provide information about their respective organizations and the role they play in helping students. Come to this useful information session to get informed.
All graduate students are welcome to attend!
Join GSA for an exciting night of movies on Tuesday, September 6th.
There are limited tickets available at $5 each. Only one ticket for one movie is allowed per person.
Tickets must be reserved online before payment can be made at the GSA house (2030 Mackay Street).
You must bring exact change to pick up your ticket.
Don't have a dental plan? Want to upgrade your health plan?
The GSA brings you affordable dental/health plans. Come visit us to learn more.
This is OPEN for all Concordia graduate students.
Learn how to develop an action plan, focus on the important issues, prioritize tasks, and maintain the discipline needed to accomplish your goals.
You will get a certificate for participation.
This workshop is FREE for all Concordia graduate students, but you must register in advance.
Come on a one-day trip to Mont-Tremblant with the GSA and the ECSGA!
Each student is allowed to buy one guest ticket. Since spots are limtied, preference will be given to students who are new to Concordia.
Come out for some bowling and pool with your new friends. A unique and exciting indoor venue for interacting with fellow graduate students.
Registration is required as limited tickets are available.
Tickets will cost only $6 for Concordia grad students and $8 for guests.
Suit up and join us for this grand dinner party! This will be a great time for networking with faculty, alumni, current students, and incoming students.
Fine Arts Graduate & PhD students from all departments are welcome to attend this mixer to meet students from the Faculty of Fine Arts. Also meet your GSA Fine Arts Director who wants to hear from you!
Your $5 ticket will get you two drink tickets for beer, wine, or any high ball of your choice. Reggie's will provide vegetarian and non-vegetarian food. Come hang out!
Meet graduate students from different departments in the Faculty of Arts & Science.
The GSA invites you to an amazing launch for the semester: Club Party at XO Club Lounge. Let's celebrate a successful Fall Orientation 2016!
Leave your books at home, turn off your laptop, and head on over to enjoy a FREE beverage or two with other GSA members at XO Club Lounge!


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THE FOLLOWING ARTICLE APPEARED IN THE WILLIAMSON DAILY NEWS ON MAY 25, 1995.
The month of August 1914, loomed large in news events and was globular in extent. A royal personage had been assassinated in a heretofore unheard-of town in the Balkans and many nations were mobilizing their armed forces. Particularly belligerent was Kaiser Wilhelm, ruler of Germany.
The people of Mingo County (80 years ago) went about their customary affairs, little impressed by the gathering storm in Europe. The Balkans, known as a tinder box, were far away and Mingo Countians paid little heed to the rumbling of a distant drum.
But there was brewing an event destined to take high rank among the top stories of Mingo County and West Virginia. It became known far and wide as the Glen Alum payroll robbery in which 11 men lost their lives and several others were wounded.
In news importance it ranks next in interest to the Hatfield-McCoy feud and the Matewan Massacre, which ushered in the prolonged mine war of 1920-22, during which federal troops were twice employed and civil liberties gave way to martial law.
After the passage of years and as I have no notes or other data I must rely entirely on memory to recount the details of one of Mingo County's biggest crime stories. I was an on-the -spot reporter, probably the only one, and an entire page did not afford sufficient space for my story in my own newspaper (at that time), the Mingo Republican.
The Glen Alum payroll, from a Lynchburg, Va. bank, arrived as usual on Train No. 15 at Glen Alum station on the main line. There it was taken into custody by DR. W. D. Amick, company physician, F. D. Johnson, bookkeeper, and Joseph Shielor, company electrician. They were to serve as guards on the trip by a gasoline-powered speeder over the spur of track from the Glen Alum depot to the coal company offices several miles up Glen Alum Creek. The three men and the payroll, approximately $7,000, never reached their destination. At some point between the depot and the coal company offices, Dr. Amick and his companions encountered a barricade of logs or railroad ties on the spur track. When they stopped the speeder to clear the track their bodies were riddled with bullets. The bandits wantonly killed first and then seized the payroll.
By mid-afternoon, news of the atrocious crime reached the late Greenway Hatfield, then Mingo County sheriff and fearless nephew of the famous old mountaineer, "Devil Anse" Hatfield, over the N&W's telegraph wire. Sheriff Hatfield quickly assembled his deputies and also called on private citizens to form a sizeable posse. They left for the scene on a special train provided by the N&W Railway, 45 minutes after word of the crime had reached Williamson. Law officers of all kinds, Baldwin-Felts operatives, N&W special agents, town police and constables from Williamson to Bluefield joined in what was to become the biggest manhunt in local history.
Search for the bandits, which commenced Friday in the second week of August, was to come to a dramatic end Sunday morning. Naturally, the first conclusion was that the crime had been perpetrated by local talent.
Dawn of the second day revealed to Sheriff Hatfield and his men that the bandits had crossed the mountains to Ben Creek. There was plenty of "sign" near the home of Jim "Redbush" Hatfield. There were numerous footprints showing where the bandits descended a steep slope to land on the soft bank of Ben Creek. From this point the bandits made their way to the Cold Spring Fork of Ben Creek, a maneuver that had human witnesses.
Covering the story from Williamson proved impossible because of the lack of contact with the posse and the many wild rumors that could not be verified. So on Sunday morning I boarded No. 4, the east bound through train. With me was a youthful Western Union telegraph operator attached to the Williamson office. We got off at War Eagle where Joey Sipple, armed with a Winchester, guided us by a short cut to the Cold Spring Fork. The gun battle, maintained throughout Saturday night, was still in progress. The weapon of one of the bandits made a peculiar "zing" when discharged. Even a novice could distinguish it.
About mid-morning came the denouement. The park-like place studded with trees was well populated when the shouted order given by Sheriff Hatfield was misunderstood. The order was to charge the bandits' stronghold but those in the park-like place thought it was a warning that "they are coming out." Instantly there was panic and a wild stampede. Some 20 to 30 men, ordinarily courageous, dashed for the only escape route, the path along the creek bank, and they sought sanctuary in a schoolhouse several miles distant. I don't know how it happened but it was not a matter of courage. I guess I didn't run because Joey Sipple didn't. The young telegraph operator stayed because I did. We three were the sole occupants of the spot. The image of Joey Sipple has remained vividly with me to this day. I can still see him, eyes darting hither and yon, with all the acumen native to a mountaineer. His rifle was at the ready and I'm sure he could have beaten television's "Rifleman" to the draw. Also, the trees were comforting. They were big enough to hide behind.
The order to charge was obeyed finally and the advancing law men discovered that the stronghold of the bandits was a fallen tree. They also discovered that the bandits were not natives, as had been suspected, but swarthy, almost black, undersized Italians. When the law men reached the lair of the bandits they found that only one of the five had survived the night. The bodies of all of them were riddled with bullets. Who killed the living bandit was never definitely established, nor were other facts about the brutal crime.
The bodies of the bandits were brought by train to Williamson and were "laid out" in pine coffins in the morgue of the late M.T. Ball, a pioneer mortician. Thousands of curious persons viewed the bodies.
The final death toll stood at 11 – Dr. Amick, Johnson and Shielor, who were ambushed as they took the payroll to the mine; the five bandits; William Burwell, Squire Belcher and Landon Tiller, members of the posse. Burwell and Belcher had been killed almost directly down the mountain side from the robbers' ambush. Tiller was shot through the neck as he sat on the ground with his back against a tree, resting while working his way around to a point where he would be above the bandits. Tiller, owner of some bloodhounds, contracted fatal pneumonia from his wound.
I didn't stay for a count of the recaptured payroll. It was all there except one $20 bill, presumably lost. The loot had been divided by the bandits. Sheriff Hatfield's posse can be described as fluid. Some left Williamson with him and remained to the end. Two of these originals were Col. A.A."Tony" Gaujot and William "Red Bill" Damron. Others were Wallace Chafin, chief deputy under Sheriff Hatfield; John B. Maynard, then a Matewan resident and a constable; Rush Slater, Hatfield's chief field deputy, who was in charge of the posse that finally hemmed in the bandits, and others. Col. Gaujot threw a charge of dynamite into the robber's nest in an effort to dislodge them.
Either overlooked by the master mind or disobedience of orders or confusion by the quintet was the get-away. If there was a plan it went awry. The bandits chose the route that offered the least chance of escape or perchance they were force into it by unforeseen circumstances. Remaining in the mountains and crossing them creek to creek was time consuming and their progress was slow. There may have been time before discovery of the crime for them to have reached Glen Alum station and the main line of the N&W. Holing up behind the fallen tree was another mistake. Had they kept on and crossed the mountains they would have been on Gilbert Creek with easy access to the Guyan River.
In the months that followed, efforts were made to identify the bandits. Coal company officials did not want other incidents of the kind. An investigation conducted by a well known detective agency was fruitless. At least it was so reported.
After 80 years, the Glen Alum payroll robbery is all but forgotten, but it lives on in this story by the on-the-spot reporter.
Devon, W. Va., Aug. 17 — In the very heart of the Hatfield-McCoy feud country in the wilds of Mingo county, West Virginia, a duel to the death was fought Sunday between a posse of more than 200 men and the bandits who on Friday slew three employees of the Glen Alum Fuel company and escaped with $12,500. At noon the fight had ended and five Italians lay dead. They had sold their lives dearly and had fought since Saturday noon from the security of a natural fortress in the vastness of the North Fork of Ben creek. The death of these outlaws wipes out the gang and puts the toll of the tragedy at twelve dead and three wounded. The dead: Dr. W. B. Amick, physician for the Glen Alum Fuel company; Joseph Shelor, head bookkeeper for the company; F. D. Johnson, Jr., head electrician for the company; John Belcher, former Justice of the peace at North Fork, W. Va.; W. J. Burrell, detective; John Tyler, a posseman; an unidentified Hungarian who was a member of the posse; five bandits, all unidentified; Bud Rutherford, suspected of being the only mountaineer who was with the desperadoes, was arrested and taken to Williamson. All of the money the men had stolen was recovered except about ____.
Posses Wipe Out Glen Alum Gang in West Virginia Hills.
Of the $15,000 Stolen from Pay Car Friday $13,300 Is Recovered. Surrounded All Night on Top of War Eagle Mountain; the Bandits Hold the Hundreds of Pursuers at Bay Until Dynamite Wrecks Their Natural Fort. Volley Poured Into Them as They Stagger in Dust—One Suspect Arrested.
DR. W. D. AMICK, physician for the Glen Alum Fuel Company.
JOSEPH SHELLOR, paymaster for the Company.
F. D JOHNSON, Jr. bookkeeper for the company and brother-in-law of Representative of Carter Glass.
JOHN BELCHER, former justice of the peace at North Fork, W. Va.
The report that several of the posse were killed in a fight among themselves, when they mistook each other for bandits, proved untrue. Bud Rutherford suspected of being one of the mountaineers who were with the desperadoes, was arrested today and taken to Williamson, W. Va., under strong guard.
Shot as They Stagger in Dust. After having waited on the mountainside all night, the possemen resumed the battle at daylight this morning. They fought from the crags and from behind logs and trees. A rain of fire was poured at the mouth of the cave where the outlaws were hemmed in. Only an occasional shot came from the bandits. This was an indication to the possemen that the gang was short of ammunition, and was determined to save bullets for the last stand. At noon the dynamite was used to dislodge the desperadoes. As soon as the smoke of the explosion cleared away five men were seen staggering in dust of the debris for a second. It was their last. Without waiting for the order to fire from the chiefs the posse poured a deadly volley into the bandits. They were literally riddled by the bullets.
Free Hound From Corpse. When the possemen had made sure the bandits were dead they rushed up and released a bloodhound that had been tied to the wrist of the corpse of Detective Burrell, slain in the early part of the fight yesterday afternoon. The animal had bayed almost all night and the greater part of the day, but it meant sure death for any of the posse to attempt to free it while the bandits were in War Eagle cave alive. All of the money the men had stolen was recovered except about $1,700. The bodies of the slain possemen were brought to this village. Those of the bandits were left where they fell, for disposal by the State authorities. There was nothing in the possession of any of the dead bandits to establish their identity.
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Tag: guitar pop
A New One from Johnny Kills
September 8, 2017 nathan.lankford Leave a comment
We love a good guitar pop jam, and we enjoy it even more when it comes from an act we adore, like Johnny Kills. They just dropped this new single, opening with a clean guitar line and vocals, right before the distortion bursts through your speakers. They ride that distorted guitar out 'til the song's end, but what I really enjoy is the frivolity that is clearly audible in the playful vocal shouts that jump through. I'll never turn away from a song with energy and a carefree vibe, so enjoy it as you head into the weekend.
Solid Guitar Pop from Walter Etc
July 28, 2017 nathan.lankford Leave a comment
If infectious guitar pop is your cup of tea, then I'm promising you joy when you listen to this new Walter Etc track. It kind of reminds me of our own Growl, leaving pop hooks at the front of the song while distorted guitars ring out in the distance. I particularly enjoy the chorus, as it doesn't seem rushed, coming naturally with the rhythm of the song. Plus, it's a short little blast of fun, so you get to enjoy it and return to play it again. Gloom Cruise will be out on August 25th via Lame O Records/Lauren Records.
Enchanting Guitar Pop from Kidsmoke
April 26, 2017 nathan.lankford Leave a comment
Looks like today's special is guitar pop, and Kidsmoke are sure to be one of your quick favorites for the day. It doesn't take long for the song's vocals to enter the picture, and sweep you away as the guitars dreamily dangle in the distance; it's almost dreamy, but there's so much clarity in the recording that you'll find it hard not to see it as straight-ahead pop music. It kinds of reminds me of our friends in Austin, Shivery Shakes, pulling in some of that sunny West Coast vibes from the guitar lines, while still focusing on the cooling of the vocal display. The band will drop their new EP next month, but for now, just another gem to get your day headed in the right direction.
Buy Growl's New Album, Won't You
March 9, 2017 nathan.lankford Leave a comment
The longer I run ATH Records, the more proud I am of the work we've done. It seems like each release makes me happier, and I'm not sure if it's because we're putting out better records (I love them all) or if I'm just happy with the work. Regardless, we are really really really excited for the new Growl LP, Won't You. It's a great little album filled with guitar pop hits that are built for endurance. It's likely to be the album that makes you happiest in the Spring and plays at all your pool parties during the Summer; you'll likely be so stuck that it'll be in heavy rotation from there on out. So, why not listen to the band's latest single, the title track from this great new LP. Order it from us or look for it on April 7th.
Won't You (Preorder) by Growl
Mrs. Magician Announce New Single
December 7, 2016 nathan.lankford Leave a comment
The first 30 seconds of this track already had my ears, drifting vocals carefully over distorted guitar, but it wasn't until the drums jumped in that this new Mrs. Magician tune really grabbed me. They've always had a knack for big hooks, and I think the production quality on this tune really allows for the group to layer the vocals of "someday I'll fall in love," ultimately leaving you with an emphatic piece of guitar pop. You'll want to check it out, and look for this new 7″ on Thrill Me Records, which hits just a day or so before the New Year rings in.
Obligatory Teenage Fanclub Post
August 23, 2016 nathan.lankford Leave a comment
Well, you had to know this was coming, and you had to know I was going to be the one to remind you about this new Teenage Fanclub tune. It just popped up yesterday, offering that classic TF sound, bringing heavy distorted guitars into a melodious zone while the vocals carry your heart home. I've listened to their new album Here quite a bit lately, and I think anyone remotely interested in the finer side of guitar pop will want to get their hands on it; it's available via Merge on September 9th.
New Single from Austin's Growl
March 21, 2016 nathan.lankford Leave a comment
For years I've followed the path of local boys, Growl. They've been writing super-infectious guitar pop songs since their inception, and while they're in the studio working on a new album, they've just given us all a glimpse of what's to come in the near future. Fighting guitar chords, crashing drums and Santi's captivating voice. It's too late to call these guys a buzz-Austin band, as they're just continuing what they've always done best. We'll keep you posted on forthcoming album news.
won't you by Growl
Tam Vantage Now T.V.; Announces Debut Album
June 29, 2015 nathan.lankford Leave a comment
I've hit you with several of the tunes of Tam Vantage, one of the former members of Pop Singles. It looks like Tam's rounded out the perfect line-up for his songs, and gone in to record the tracks for his forthcoming LP, Life in High Definition…doing it now as T.V. The band's latest single, "Do You Remember," seems to hold true to the sounds of other Melbourne acts like Dick Diver or Twerps, but the recording (and the band for that matter) seem to have grander orchestration in mind. They've added some solid piano backbone to the track, lifting it just a hint above Aussie guitar pop. Look for this highly anticipated effort come September.
New Music from Panther Ray
Pop centric sounds are being spun all around the Internets nowadays, but I really like what the folks in Panther Ray are offering up today. They've got a brand new single that vaguely resembles the enthusiasm of early Pains of Being Pure at Heart, though they're relying less on classic indiepop tropes and more on the guitar-infused alternative stylings. The track has just enough noise to blow out your speakers, but comes home to roost with the cool quality of the vocals. You'll be able to hear their new album, Ripple, on April 24th via Forged Artifacts.
Twerps – Range Anxiety
January 28, 2015 nathan.lankford Leave a comment
Rating: ★★★★ ·
Twerps self-titled debut was something of a marvel. It hit the US with little fanfare, but won over the hearts of many listeners and scored them a tour opening for Real Estate. Me, personally, I fawned over the LP for the entirety of 2011. There was something in the relaxed attitude the band employed, and yet often offset with their jangling Aussie guitar prowess. Range Anxiety picks up where that album left off, though there's touches with the vocals that elevate this effort above its predecessor.
While there's a statement instrumental opener, Range Anxiety officially begins with "I Don't Mind." I hesitate to call it a true piece of slacker pop, though the pacing would suggest such. My issue with that revolves around the song's time, spanning over 5 minutes. That's not a slacker band running out of ideas, but rather a comfortable approach to well-crafted pop music. They follow it up with the bouncy "Back to You," which sounds like a spritely version of the Go-Betweens. I love how the backing vocals don't join instantaneously during the chorus, but rather build into it…that's a nice touch.
Speaking of nice touches, I like how Jules has a more prominent role on this LP, particularly in the standout track, "Shoulders." It's a tune that features that shimmering guitar work, but her voice offers a different tonal quality than that of her counterpart, Marty. It actually harkens back to a time of more pristine female voices, void of auto-tune and all that other technological hoopla. Her presence on "Adrenaline" adds a continued softness that really smooths out the edges for Twerps; it's still the same act, just a slight bit more leaning towards classic sounds of pop beauty.
In the end, I'm going to still fawn over this album for it's guitar playing. Sure, everyone has praised the Oceanic influence on guitar over the last decade, but I don't think there are many that do it quite as authentically as these guys. Listening to "Cheap Education," I was pushed way back into my own record collection, at least mentally. There's a spirit to it that's hardly been matched, and it always make listening to the group a joy. But, I'd be remiss if I didn't invest a sentence or two in "Love at First Sight." This song is unlike much of those that precede it, though I've found myself gravitating towards it again and again. There's something ramshackle that's set amidst a really subdued performance.
Those that first fell in love with Twerps will surely find every song on Range Anxiety to have a redeeming quality. But, I think they've put in enough finishing touches to really surpass their debut in many ways. It's a different listen, but one that exemplifies growth whilst staying grounded to what got them their in the first place. Going to keep playing this album again and again.


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McMurtry, a retired Tahoe-area bartender, noticed a man on Highway 89 about 75 feet away and thought he could walk to him. But when he got out of his vehicle into midthigh water, his feet just gave way in the sand.
"My feet just went out from under me, and suddenly I'm gone – floating down the river," he said. "I'm a good swimmer but that current was just too strong."
Charging downstream head first, he reached for a branch but missed it. After McMurtry turned his body so his feet would lead the way, the current carried him into a copse of willows. He grabbed for another branch and held on.
McMurtry estimated he had waited in the torrid waters of Indian Creek for around 15 minutes when he heard a helicopter.
"I knew it was for me," he said.
Plumas County Sheriff Greg Hagwood had requested a California National Guard helicopter to help assess flood damage and the need for evacuations in Indian Valley, which was completely isolated by mudslides and flooded roads.
A deputy sheriff, who happened to be nearby and see McMurtry washed over the bridge, alerted Hagwood, who estimated he was 30 seconds away in the helicopter.
The helicopter swooped down through the trees and over Indian Creek, lowering a rescue officer on a cable to the swirling gray waters where McMurtry was clinging to the willow branch 100 yards below the bridge. The helmeted rescuer secured a belt around McMurtry's waist and signaled to lift them up.
"Another two minutes and he would have been gone," Hagwood said.
The rescue was captured on video by another National Guard helicopter.
McMurtry, missing his glasses but still wearing both boots, clutched his wallet in his left hand.
He was transported to Plumas District Hospital in Quincy, where he was treated for hypothermia and released several hours later. He spent Friday night in a motel, unable to return home because all local roads were closed.
The next day McMurtry caught a ride to his home in Taylorsville with a pharmaceutical equipment provider, who had emergency access to pass through the road blocks.
McMurtry calls his adventure "a nightmare" but he described it with a big smile and the matter-of-fact calm he employed during his 15 minutes in Indian Creek.
"I never was all that alarmed, to be honest. I remembered that Marine training and tried to stay completely relaxed. I guess it worked," he said.
McMurtry has yet to retrieve his vehicle, which was eventually towed off the bridge to Crescent Mills less than a mile away. His only gripe about the entire incident is the $405 towing bill.
Although he has insurance, the policy requires that the owner be with the vehicle when it is towed.
"Now how was I going to be there when I'm floating down the creek," he said.
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Business-To-Business Calls
When selling business to business, an 800 number may be a waste of money.
By Inc. staff
If you sell business to business, an 800 number for customers may be a waste of money, says Stephen J. Carline, customer-service manager for CareerTrack Inc., a $55-million training seminar and workshop company based in Boulder, Colo.
"We've tested the 800 number nine ways to Sunday, and it doesn't seem to add any business, or if it does, it doesn't justify the cost," Carline says. Why? People phoning in orders -- like most business-to-business customers -- just don't consider the price of the call. "Their company is paying, they're not," says Carline, who estimates that CareerTrack saves $150,000 a year by not having a toll-free number.
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