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ALL GONE - CINDY ROSMUS
Originally appeared in Out of the Gutter, Issue # 5, Fall/Winter 2008
"All gone?" Julio said. "What's 'all gone?'" But, somehow he knew. "The money?"
Stacy nodded. In his doorway, she stood, trembling. Like she was scared of him, instead of that loco husband...
Who'd cleaned them out.
¡Hijo de puta! Julio thought.
As Stacy fell against the wall, sobbing, she looked like an ugly brat. Last night's makeup all smeared. When she reached for him, he cringed. "What happened?"
"I went...to the bank..." As she went on, Julio's mind was all over the place. What do I do? he thought, pacing. I'm stuck here. With her. And no job...
"He took it all!" Stacy wailed.
Sheer hatred, Julio felt for her, now. An hour ago, she'd wildly sucked him off, right by the window. Anybody could've seen them.
Her husband, maybe?
No, Julio thought, wisely. This was Monday morning. Her husband must've closed the account last week.
Last week had been, well, paraíso, for Julio and Stacy. In bed the whole time, all day as well as all night long. Round-the-clock fucking and sucking, with time out only for fast meals, and catnaps. Showers that ended in wet fuckfests. Twice the bathroom got flooded. Good thing I'm the super, he'd thought smugly. He lived in the basement.
"All of it!" Stacy sobbed, now. "Every cent, he took."
Yeah, Julio thought. Rub it in.
It was all her fault. Careless bitch. Always up his ass. Even a fool would've figured out something was up.
And Stacy's husband, Julio knew, was no fool. This guy, according to her, was big-time. Big bucks. Big, period. Six-five, four hundred pounds, unless she was exaggerating, ditz that she was.
A big pig, Julio bet, smirking. Just thinking about that huge, sweaty fuck sticking it to Stacy had amused Julio. Fluffed up his feathers even more. Here he was, this lean, curly-haired stud, whose cock just wouldn't quit. A porn star, he could be, at forty. In his bikini briefs, Julio's cock looked like a coiled snake.
He jumped, as Stacy grabbed him. "What'll we...do?"
We? He held her close, so she wouldn't see his smile. Don't know about you, baby... His mental wheels were spinning. San Juan, the cheapest flight. The next one out.
A long, hot kiss, he treated her to, with so much tongue, she went limp against him. He felt like hurling her against the wall.
When his phone rang, Julio stiffened. The land line vs. his cell. Nobody ever called the house phone. If Stacy hadn't paid his bill, he would've cut it off long ago.
"No!" she said, as he went for it. "Don't answer that!"
"Bitch!" Julio snapped. "Don't tell me what to do!"
"It's...him."
The big pig. Julio couldn't help smiling. Who couldn't fit through the door...He picked up the phone. "Buenas dias."
"You're dead, motherfucker."
Julio froze.
A calm, male voice. "You piece of shit."
Julio said nothing. In his hand, the receiver was sweaty.
Who is it? Stacy mouthed.
"Gigolo." The voice was almost soothing. "Wife-stealing fuck."
"You got the wrong number," Julio said, but couldn't hang up.
"Ya think?" The guy chuckled. He didn't sound four hundred pounds. He sounded like he could slither under Julio's door.
"You don't scare me," Julio lied. Stacy grabbed for him, but he shoved her away. "I don't even know your wife, man."
That chuckle gave Julio chills. "Then you don't know me. Or my last name. Shit, you don't even know hers."
He was right. ¡Dame fuerza! Julio prayed.
"It's coming, Julio," the guy said softly. "But you won't know when, or where. Or from whom."
Julio swallowed hard. This time, he didn't shove Stacy away.
"It's 'all gone,'" the guy said. "Or, as you spics would say...'Se acabó!'" He hung up.
Still holding Stacy, Julio checked the Caller ID: 'Unknown number.' Figures, he thought, as he hung up. He knows where I live.
"What'd he say?" Stacy whispered.
Smiling, Julio pulled away from her. "Nothing. Not...really. Just that he knows, and he's pissed off."
She looked doubtful. "He's not coming...here, is he?"
"No!" Julio said. Real bad, she was on his nerves.
She started to cry, again. He almost felt sorry for her. But he had to get away, and fast.
"Sweetheart," he said, in his gentlest voice. "I've gotta run out. Just for a minute." When her eyes bulged, he took her face in his hands. "Trust me."
In the doorway he turned, reluctantly, and looked at her: the chin-length blonde hair that tickled when she licked his nuts, the lovesick blue eyes...
Last night's smeared mascara...
Bye! Julio mouthed, and then he was free.
What the fuck, Julio thought, do I do? Out back, he was hiding, by the garbage. From a neighbor's fence, a stray cat watched him, curiously. Where do I go?
He had no plan, really. Flying to PR was a bullshit idea. Like, how would he book it? He had no credit card. Not his own, anyway.
No real friends to help him out. In the past year, he'd fucked lots of women. Fucked over, he thought, shamelessly, kicking a bean can. The cat took off.
Karen, that fiftyish accountant, had been his best bet. A sure thing.
Till Stacy showed up...
Stupid bitch, Julio thought. Esa pelá. Thanks to her, they were both broke.
What would he do?
It's coming, Julio, her husband had threatened. You won't know when, or...
But was it her husband? He hadn't said he was, not really. And even if he was her husband, he could've just been trying to scare Julio. Stacy...
Stacy herself could've planned it!
The garbage stunk. Julio couldn't take it, anymore. As he ran out, he knocked over a trash can. Fuck it! he thought. No more hiding.
Up the street, he stood, boldly. Just out of sight, in case Stacy was watching from his basement window. Inside his apartment, the dark chocolate blinds convinced you it was night all the time. Smart move, he'd thought, back then. No one will catch us. Now, he cringed.
He looked up and down the block. This June Monday morning, decent people were at work. Kids still in school. His block was deserted.
On the corner, a workman slowly climbed a telephone pole.
He looked like a workman-in a hardhat and clunky tool belt-but was he, really?
Am I loco, Julio wondered, or is he eyeing me?
"Excuse me," said a voice from behind him. Julio jumped.
It was a short, red-haired guy, about Julio's age. Dressed like a lawyer, or banker, but with a smile so wide, he could've been a salesman. "Are you the super of this building?"
Julio almost shit his pants.
"I'm looking for rooms," the guy said, when Julio didn't answer. In the freckled hand was a slip of paper.
Julio swung back around. Above him, the phone guy had reached the top of the pole.
"You okay, dude?" the red-haired guy said.
A sweaty mess, Julio turned back to him. "Dressed like that," Julio said, "you should be in court. Or in some big meeting, somewhere."
"I will be, at noon." When the guy looked at the sky, Julio's heart lurched, and he swung back around.
The phone guy was watching them.
"I really do have a job, man," the red-haired guy said. "I can pay the rent. And the security."
As Julio watched the phone guy, the red-haired guy added, "So what do you say, dude?"
Julio jumped, as the guy gripped his shoulder.
"See her..." Julio said. "Downstairs!"
And tore down the block.
Farley's Tavern was just a few blocks away, but before he even reached it, Julio was out of breath. That's fucked up, he thought.
Till last month, Farley's was his hangout. He'd always won at pool. The regulars bought him mucho drinks, and when his bar tab wasn't sky-high, he bought the regulars back.
"You're flagged!" Old Man Farley had told him, last time. Julio's tab was the biggest in Farley's history.
It was where he'd met Stacy, one drunken night. "My husband," she'd told Julio, "is so mean to me! He beats me almost every night!" Julio nodded, sympathetically. He hadn't seen any bruises, but chances are, they were hidden.
Not by much, he'd thought, smirking.
After closing, she'd sucked him off, right out back. "Oh, man!" Julio gasped, as she gobbled him. "¡Qué rico!" When she swallowed all of it, he saw stars.
And...something else, but at the time it didn't click.
An SUV riding by so slowly...
Now, his heart still racing, Julio reached Farley's just as Uncle Bob, the town drunk, went flying out the door.
"Ya can't come in!" Somebody-Old Man Farley?-yelled. Julio ducked behind a hedge.
Uncle Bob was bombed, already. At noon. Even so, he stared at the shut door in disbelief. Then, with a shrug, he turned and staggered up the block.
Julio came out from behind the hedge. He jumped, as somebody touched him.
A chick.
"'Scuse me," she said. "I'm looking for Farley's Lounge."
Lounge. Julio couldn't help smiling. "'S'right there," he said, pointing.
"Thanks," she said, smiling back. Full, beautiful lips, she had. "It's about a bartending job."
Julio checked her out. Mid-late twenties, with short, wavy black hair. Creamy skin. And built nice. Lots of meat in the right places. He instantly got hard.
Soy un puerco, he thought, smugly. "Here?" He eyed her tetas. They were busting out of that pink midriff. "Baby, here you would be wasted."
She glanced over at Farley's. "Well..." she said, in a low voice. Julio got closer. "I can't be choosy. You see..." As her tits brushed him, Julio's heart raced. "I'm underage."
Julio couldn't believe his luck. "Yeah?"
"I heard...Mr. Farley...likes that. You know..." She looked down.
"Sure," Julio said. Was he dreaming, or had she eyed his crotch? "Likes to hire young girls dirt-cheap, who'll suck his dick in the back room." Where he sleeps on a cot, the nasty fuck.
Her eyes met his, now. Hers you could drown in, but Julio could swim. "Walk in with me?" she begged. "Please?
"Trust me," he said, smiling, "I got your back." As proof, he placed his hand on it. Her skin was so soft, white as Easter lilies.
"Thank you," she said. She liked his touch. And wanted him, bad. He could tell.
"Farley's my boy," Julio bragged. "Me, I drink for free. 'Cos I take care of him!" The lies kept coming.
Not long ago, he feared for his life. Now here he was, with hot jailbait. In less than an hour, he'd be deep in her throat, maybe out back, like with Stacy that first night. Soy un puerco, he thought, again. In the window, the neon Budweiser sign seemed to wink at him.
Julio opened the door. "Farley and I..."
"¡Ay!" he said, as he went down.
Pain, with the blow. All of Farley's spinning: the bar, jukebox, Old Man, girl...
Hard metal pressed to Julio's temple. A huge form beside him, over him.
The big pig.
The rustle of bucks. "You, out!" he told the girl. Gun still held to Julio's head. More rustling. "Shut that off!" to Farley. "You're closed."
As the light went out, Julio moaned, in pain and fear. He peed himself.
"And you," Stacy's husband whispered in his ear, "you wife-stealing fuck..."
"Se acabó!" Julio said for him.
And bowed his head.
BIO: Cindy is a New York textbook editor by day, a hardboiled Jersey female by night. Her fiction has appeared in Black Petals, The Beat, The Cynic, Red Fez, Zygote in My Coffee, Hardboiled, NVF, MediaVirus, The Monsters Next Door, Out of the Gutter, Devil Blossoms, 13th Warrior Review, Mysterical-E, and Beat to a Pulp. She has four collections of stories out: Angel of Manslaughter, Gutter Balls, Calpurnia's Window, and No Place Like Home. She is the editor of the e-zine, Yellow Mama. She is also a thrill seeker, a Gemini, and a Christian.
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Low down and dirty and tight as they come. This is noir and racy, the characters leap off the page, nice work Cindy.


The issue of this Report is " Being a couple in Italy today".
The theme is analysed from a demographic, sociological, psychosocial, psychodynamic and juridical point of view.
The Report also contains details of a Cisf research based on a representative sample of Italian couples.
The aim is to find out how couples live their intimate relationships and their interchange with the external world, what makes them satisfied with their relation and what are motives for not being satisfied.
Moreover the Report aims to put its research in relation with being a family and having children.
Highlighting the reasons that make happy or problematic couples'dayly life, factors emerge creating conflict, and it becomes understandable why the difficulties to establish significant and long lasting relations are increasing.
The findings suggest how young and less young couples can be helped to live a relationship which is a resource not only for their personal growth but also for the creation of common good.
The Report faces the subject with a humanizing vision of couple relations, in order not to reduce them to merely utilitarian and emotional self satisfaction.
Conclusion: Is the couple "blowing up" or is redefining itself?


PARK CHU-YOUNG marked his return to South Korea's national team by scoring the opening goal in a 2-0 win over Greece in a World Cup warm-up match on Wednesday.
The 28-year-old Arsenal striker, currently on loan to Watford, was recalled after a 13-month absence and scored in the 18th minute off an expert overhead pass from Koo Ja-cheol.
Koo also set up the second goal in the 55th minute with Son Heung-min beating try-out goalkeeper Panagiotis Glykos with an angled shot.
Greece hit the bar three times in the first half, but failed to produce much toward the end as South Korea tired at Karaiskaki stadium.
Greece plays Colombia, Ivory Coast and Japan in the group stage at the World Cup, while South Korea faces Belgium, Algeria, and Russia.
Korea have been drawn in Group H with Belgium, Algeria and Russia at the World Cup in Brazil in June.


Its been two months since news anchor, Ann Curry (55) was essentially fired from her spot as lead anchor on the Today show. Replaced by the younger up and coming, Savannah Guthrie (40).
Many people believe that Ann was replaced purely because of her age, and because NBC wanted to present a younger image to their audience. This strategy has proven to be costly, as the network has taken a hit in the ratings since Ann's departure.
Ironically, just before receiving the news of her firing, Ann Curry spoke with Ladies Home Journal and was quoted as saying.
I've decided not to buy into the idea that I want to stop aging. My wrinkles connect me to my family, to my ancestors and to my future. This is how my father looked when he was my age.
Beautifully spoken and prophetic to say the least, considering the controversy that was later unveiled.
Apparently a few wrinkles and grey hair aren't in the best interest of some television networks. *Note to self*. But something tells us that Ann Curry will have no trouble finding another position on a rival news network, where her adoring fans will certainly take their viewership. Your loss, NBC.


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Moving from Canada to Windsor for Three Year Assignment
We were recently contacted by a HR Director from an international seafood company who needed assistance relocating a family close to their UK business base in Windsor. The family required a four bedroom home and a school place for their son who would be going into Year 5 in September and a nursery place for their daughter. In addition to the school places they were keen to be in a town location.
We set up a Skype call with the family to fully understand their requirements in order to really pinpoint our search criteria. They wished to be close to shops and restaurants, to schooling options and with a maximum commute time of 20 minutes to the Windsor office. They also wanted to be in close proximity to outdoor spaces such as parks, swimming pools and golf courses. We set up a viewing schedule over the course of three days to include the towns of Windsor, Englefield Green, Sunninghill, Ascot and Sunningdale in addition to three school visits.
Day One: We visited nine properties in Windsor and Englefield Green. We also set up a visit to TASIS School in Thorpe. TASIS, otherwise known as The American School in England, is an international school and community near London. TASIS offers the same schooling system that their son was used to and given the family were being relocated for a three year assignment, staying within the same schooling system would also facilitate an easier transition for him on returning to Canada.
Day Two: Today's viewings started with a tour of Upton House School in Windsor. The family were also keen to explore UK schooling options but were aware that this prep school only went up to age 11, so their son would need to move again after two years. The family viewed further rental properties in Windsor and then explored additional options in Sunninghill, Sunningdale and Ascot. The couple viewed 10 houses and made notes on each one!
Day Three: On our final day we had a further 13 properties to view. Keen to visit another international school, we set up a tour of ACS Egham International School which also offers the International Baccalaureate programmes. Located on the other side of Windsor Great Park this was also a very interesting option.
The move hinged on finding a school place that they loved which also had availability for a September start date in Year 5. The next challenge was to narrow down the many property options in terms of available rental start dates, proximity to the school and potential nursery schools and commuting distance. Being such an affluent area, we also had to keep a close eye on budget and take into consideration which properties included furniture and which didn't – thereby possibly incurring additional cost.
The family felt that their son would be best suited to TASIS and the school came highly recommended by a colleague who had also been relocated to the area. They fell in love with a newly refurbished detached house with open plan living space and a generous back garden. The house was located on the edge of Windsor enabling an easy commute to the office and a short walk from Windsor Great Park. The American schooling system offers a door-to-door busing service so this property easily fell within catchment for the bus service.
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Young heart patient Jacqueline Rogers recoving after blood drive
Blood drive held in Jacqueline's honor
Updated: 6:14 AM EST Feb 4, 2014
Julie Loncich
Less than two weeks after her second open heart surgery, the little girl who stole the hearts of many is home and recovering."The beginning is easy and then the rest is the hard part," said Jacqueline Rogers, 8.Jacqueline was scheduled for surgery at Boston Children's Hospital last month. But that surgery was postponed due to a blood shortage, specifically O negative.Thousands heard about Jacqueline's story and hundreds responded. The Red Cross collected 700 units of blood in the days that followed.The Rogers family was overwhelmed."It's just been unbelievable. The outpouring from everybody, strangers calling me. One night, one guy called me said, 'You don't know me, but do you still need O negative blood?' He said 'I'll come right down.' I said, 'No, no. We had a blood drive. We're good, but thank you very much,'" said Jacqueline's father, Alan Rogers."It put a face to the problem, which was great. It was amazing. People just called and came from everywhere," said mother Valerie.Jacqueline and her family plan to remain active with the American Red Cross.
Less than two weeks after her second open heart surgery, the little girl who stole the hearts of many is home and recovering.
"The beginning is easy and then the rest is the hard part," said Jacqueline Rogers, 8.
Jacqueline was scheduled for surgery at Boston Children's Hospital last month. But that surgery was postponed due to a blood shortage, specifically O negative.
Thousands heard about Jacqueline's story and hundreds responded. The Red Cross collected 700 units of blood in the days that followed.
The Rogers family was overwhelmed.
"It's just been unbelievable. The outpouring from everybody, strangers calling me. One night, one guy called me said, 'You don't know me, but do you still need O negative blood?' He said 'I'll come right down.' I said, 'No, no. We had a blood drive. We're good, but thank you very much,'" said Jacqueline's father, Alan Rogers.
"It put a face to the problem, which was great. It was amazing. People just called and came from everywhere," said mother Valerie.
Jacqueline and her family plan to remain active with the American Red Cross.


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Super League Show
Super League Show 2009
The Super League Show goes on the road, coming from the Headingley Carnegie stadium in anticipation of the Leeds Rhinos' bid to retain the World Club Challenge trophy.
Harry and the team bring viewers the very best action from a busy weekend of Super League, as well as discussion with special guests, game analysis, and all the latest news from the world of rugby league.
Mon 2 Mar 2009 04:05
BBC Two except Yorkshire
Episode 3—2009
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Presenter Harry Gration
Sun 1 Mar 2009 13:30
BBC One Yorks & Lincs, North East & Cumbria, North West & Yorkshire only
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The latest rugby league news plus scores, fixtures, results, video, audio and analysis.
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If you are low on bass music we got just the fix. Benasis, one of Chicago's wildest dubstep, trap and bass producers, gets trigger happy and releases a series of tracks from his library. One week after another his fans got a new release from his Swamp Movement EP. Not stopping there Benasis got together with old friend Rico Act to finish it this release frenzy.
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I started gaining an interest in music from a young age. Eventually taking guitar lessons when I was in 6th and 7th grade. Then later into highschool I was musically involved with some friends in a band for a while which just brought me closer and closer to music. Which ultimately lead to me picking up Ableton which completely changed my outlook on music altogether.
As far as to why I do it….well it's just a part of me. Sitting down to compose and edit music always gives me a really calming rush. Especially knowing that I came from dreaming about as a kid to being here right now.


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With a 57-42 victory over Harlan Independent Monday evening, the Williamsburg Lady Jackets basketball team captured the program's first-ever 13th Region All "A" championship title. The win took place at Oneida Baptist Institute, who hosted this year's girls All "A" region tournament.
The Lady Jackets, now 12-6 on the year, will advance to the 2018 All "A" state tournament, which is scheduled begin on Wednesday, January 24 at Eastern Kentucky University in Richmond. For more information on the upcoming state tourney, visit allaclassic.org.
For full coverage from Monday's region championship game, including photos, player comments and reaction from Lady Jackets head coach Randy Crider, be sure to pick up the January 17 print edition of the News Journal!


News 12 The Bronx spoke with a professional on what to do when you see a bees' nest.
Anthony Plankies has been the NYPD's beekeeper for 20 years. He says what you should do when you see a bees' nest or just a bee flying solo is leave it alone.
Plankies says the biggest mistake you can make is to try and hit the bee or raise your arms, because that makes the bee feel threatened and it will likely sting. The types of bees one can find in the area are honeybees, yellow jackets, hornets and wasps.
If you find a nest near your home or anywhere else for that matter, Plankies recommends calling police rather than trying to get rid of it yourself. He says the job should only be done by a professional because it could get dangerous.


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After generating headlines for several days, due to his controversial comments on social networks regarding immigration and diversity, MP Maxime Bernier leaves the Conservative Party (federal) to create his own political awning.
Bernier, who represents the constituency of Beauce, Quebec, in the Canadian parliament, made the announcement in Ottawa, while the conservatives hold their assembly in Halifax.
It has been said that Bernier's party is considered to be somewhat uncertain but even so it is possible to carry it forward, in fact it can make libertarianism salable so much that it can be done in a way that has not been seen in the past, likewise there is room for a new political party on the Canadian political scene, since it is affirmed that one is already necessary.
Now, the party is established as an interesting experiment since Bernier clearly seeks to take advantage of populism, especially his skepticism towards immigration, in the service of his innate libertarianism. That combination is not usually attempted, for the simple reason that the two are more naturally opposed than aligned.


Carbon Black Inc.'s stock CBLK, +2.54% fell in Thursday's extended session after the endpoint cybersecurity company posted another quarterly loss. Carbon Black reported its third-quarter loss narrowed to $17.6 million, or 26 cents a share, from a loss of $21 million, or $1.99 a share, a year earlier. On an adjusted basis, the company would have lost 20 cents a share. Revenue rose to $53.4 million from $41.5 million. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had forecast a loss of 25 cents a share on revenue of $52.7 million. Carbon Black projected adjusted loss per share of 24 cents to 25 cents in the fourth quarter and loss per share of $1.20 to $1.21 for 2018. Wall Street analysts forecast a loss of 26 cents a share, on average, in the fourth quarter. Carbon Black shares dropped 4.5% after hours.


Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee member Tony Barr became irate after being issued a parking ticket, police said.
Bridgeport, CT – A member of the Bridgeport Democratic Town Committee was arrested on Friday night, after he allegedly fought with police and incited a riot over being issued a parking ticket.
Tony Barr, a convicted felon who served 20 years in prison for firing a "machine gun" at an undercover officer during his previous career as an enforcer for a local drug gang, was elected to the committee in March, the Connecticut Post reported.
He is currently campaigning for his attorney, Dennis Bradley, in his bid to become Bridgeport's next state senator, according to the Connecticut Post.
On Friday night, a parking enforcement officer spotted a Honda minivan parked in a no parking zone near the intersection of Nichols Street and East Main Street, so the officer placed a parking ticket on the vehicle.
The vehicle belonged to Barr, 54, who was inside a barber shop at the time the ticket was issued.
When he realized what had occurred, Barr stormed out of the business and angrily confronted the officer, police said.
Additional officers raced to the scene as a large crowd began to convene in the area.
Barr then whipped out his cell phone, and began recording the chaos.
"[Bridgeport Police Chief] AJ Perez, I want you to see this," Barr said in the video, according to police.
"Barr then in an aggressive manner stepped toward me and in an aggressive tone in close proximity of my face said, 'calm down, what you're gonna do is calm down,' and then attempted to grab my arm," one of the officers wrote in the arrest report, according to the Connecticut Post.
Barr then began fighting with the officer as additional units arrived at the scene.
The growing irate crowd yelled at police while they struggled with Barr, who was ultimately placed under arrest.
"You just made a big mistake tonight," he told the officers, according to the arrest report.
Barr was charged with inciting a riot, second-degree breach of peace, assault on a public safety officer, and resisting arrest, and was later released on bond.
Bradley said that Barr is "well-known" in the area, and blamed police for causing the chaotic situation.
"Tony Barr is a well-known member of the community and it's unfortunate that the police didn't try to resolve the situation short of an aggressive – and it was an aggressive – arrest," Bradley told the Connecticut Post.
But it wasn't the first time that Barr had acted out violently.
In addition to the offenses that led to his 20-year prison sentence, Barr was also charged in 2016 for threatening to "blow the mayor's head off," the Connecticut Post reported.
The incident occurred three months after Barr lost the mayoral race to Joseph Ganim, and resulted in him being charged with misdemeanor offenses of disorderly conduct and threatening.
The government center security officer refused to allow Barr into the building to speak with Ganim, but allowed Barr to call him from the front desk telephone.
He later pleaded guilty to two counts of second-degree breach of peace, and was sentenced to probation, the Connecticut Post reported.
Despite his guilty pleas, Barr denied having threatened Ganim, according to the paper.
"We have no issues with each other," Barr said in March.
I'm so shocked a man who spent 20 years in jail for trying to kill a police officer would lose his composure and try to cause a riot. Shocking, I say! I hate to bring this up again, but why in certain neighborhoods do people feel they are justified getting involved in the business of others. Doesn't happen in my neighborhood....hmm, I wonder what the difference is?
Such a nice, professional, personable, law abiding citizen. must be another committee member after all the community believed in an ex-con who's turned his life around and isn't the same man he was before he went to prison.
There should be a law that ANYONE who has a felony background/been in prison, etc DOES NOT QUALIFY to run for any office in the country. So so sick of these things and NO ONE seems to do anything about it. Felons are not allowed to vote, how do they win elections to office??????????


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Puzzle Quest: Warlords Invades Handhelds
Save the world, one puzzle at a time.
By Micah Seff
Updated: 14 May 2012 8:59 pm
Posted: 11 Dec 2006 6:57 pm
Today, D3Publisher announced Puzzle Quest: Warlords for the PlayStation Portable and Nintendo DS handheld systems. Puzzle Quest incorporates role-playing and strategy elements with classic puzzle-based gameplay.
"We believe consumers will enjoy the combination of much-loved gameplay styles incorporated into Puzzle Quest and find the game to be a compelling choice for casual or on-the-go gamers, as well as offer a great challenge to more seasoned gamers," said Michael Scharnikow of D3. "Puzzle Quest can be enjoyed in either long or short doses of gameplay for a casual, yet also deeply satisfying and immersive, gameplay experience."
Puzzle Quest forces gamers to create their own hero in order to save the land of Etheria from the evils that threaten it. In order to complete this quest, players must battle in turn-based, head-to-head puzzle games in one of three distinct gameplay modes: Single-player pits gamers against the computer AI in a series of 150 quests, Instant Action allows gamers to jump in and immediately play continuous battles to level-up characters without the need to participate in quests, finally Multiplayer lets players take on opponents via wireless connectivity on both handheld systems.
Puzzle Quest: Warlords
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords - Nintendo DS
for both the PSP and Nintendo DS will ship to North American retailers in March 2007.
Rated "E10+"
Developer1st Playable Productions
Publisher1st Playable Productions
Release DateMay 23, 2011
PlatformsNintendo DSi, Nintendo DS, PlayStation Portable, Xbox 360, PlayStation 2, PC, Wireless, Wii, Macintosh, iPhone, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4


Like crime novels? Well, you may be looking forward to my new launch on Friday but here is a little mystery story for you. I'll set the scene and you can try to work it out.
Picture a small village in Britain. The sign says "Yewkay Craïm" It is self-contained, indeed, surrounded by barbed wire and with large notices saying "No admittance without a permit". On the barbed wire fence is a long list in tiny letters.
Lying in front of the entrance is an old lady with a flight bag carrying an Air France label. She has been stabbed in the back and is dead. In her hand are a pair of glasses and near her a large gift-wrapped box that looks like a present. This has been stamped on and kicked towards the ditch.
If you look in her flight bag you will find the required entry permit and a pile of invitation cards.


Pastor Gregg is celebrating his 29th year of licensed and ordained ministry. He is a 1986 graduate of L.I.F.E. Bible College at Los Angeles—now LIFE Pacific College—where he obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree (B.A.) in Pastoral Ministry. He earned his Master of Arts (M.A.) degree in Theology at Fuller Theological Seminary, in Pasadena, California in 1991, a Master of Theology (Th.M.) at Fuller in 1999, and a Doctor of Ministry degree (D.Min.) at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 2008.
Gregg has served in a variety of pastoral and educational ministries. He was the founding Pastor of the Guadalupe Foursquare Church. He taught part time on the faculty of L.I.F.E. Bible College from 1988-1993. He has served numerous churches as a youth worker and Associate Pastor and has helped to train the lay leadership of Victory Outreach, an inner-city based denomination. He has published several scholarly articles and book reviews and written a variety of articles for more popular journals and newspapers.
In 1995 Gregg entered the process for ordination in the Presbyterian Church (USA). He was ordained in 1998 and was installed as the Pastor of the Tomales and Two Rock Valley Presbyterian Churches in northern California. In 2004 he accepted a call to serve as the Associate Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of the Covenant in Erie, PA. and was named as the Acting Head of Staff in August 2006. In December 2007 he began serving as the Pastor of First Presbyterian Church of North East, PA.


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China and Saudi Arabia achieve steady progress in cultural communication
12 December, 2022 4:20 pm
By Xie Yahong, Ren Haoyu, People's Daily
The Murabba' Palace, also known as the Qasr al Murabba, which means "the square" in Arabic, is a two-story structure in the southwest corner of the yard of the national museum in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh.
It is a witness to the China-Saudi Arabia friendship.
On Jan. 20, 2016, Chinese President Xi Jinping visited the Murabba' Palace in the company of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud of Saudi Arabia.
"I was honored to receive President Xi together with King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud," said Abdullah S. Alotaibi, director of the King Abdulaziz Memorial Hall and the Murabba' Palace.
MurabbaAlotaibi still remembers every detail of the visit more than six years ago.
According to him, Xi watched Saudi folk performances such as sword dance, tasted traditional Arab coffee and cuisine, and visited the exhibition hall of the life of King Abdul Aziz Ibn Saud, who founded the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in 1932.
Alotaibi said Xi always nodded with a smile on his face during the visit, which was very impressive.
A year later, King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud visited China. Xi held talks with him at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. After the talks, the two heads of state attended the closing ceremony of an exhibition titled Roads of Arabia: Archaeological Treasures of Saudi Arabia held at the National Museum of China.
Young people in Saudi Arabia learn Chinese. (Photo by Ma Yongliang)
The exhibition displayed over 400 pieces and sets of cultural relics, demonstrating the profound culture of Saudi Arabia.
Xi pointed out that the exhibition was a result of the two sides' efforts to promote cultural dialogue and enhance cultural exchanges, and mirrored the comprehensive strategic partnership between China and Saudi Arabia.
He stressed that China and Saudi Arabia should develop a framework of cultural exchanges featuring liveliness, diversity, and harmonious co-existence, so as to lay a solid people-to-people and cultural foundation for the cooperation between the two countries.
Over the recent years, the two countries have witnessed steady progress in cultural exchanges. They have launched activities such as joint archaeological excavations, Chinese language education, the Saudi-Arabia Cultural Week, and calligraphy exhibitions.
Recently, a special experience activity was held at an institution teaching the Chinese language in Riyadh. Students from local universities and enthusiasts of Chinese culture made and tasted Chinese food and shared their opinions on Chinese culture.
Abdulaziz Shabani, an expert on China from Saudi Arabia who attended the activity, told People's Daily that more and more people in Saudi Arabia hope to learn Chinese and understand the country.
Today, there are more schools and social institutions in Saudi Arabia teaching Chinese. Educational departments, universities, and relevant institutions from China and Saudi Arabia are also cooperating on the textbook compilation, as well as students and faculties exchanges.
In January 2020, eight middle schools in three provinces in Saudi Arabia started teaching Chinese. This year, the country's Ministry of Education planned to set up Chinese language courses in 746 schools.
A former Counsellor for Cultural Affairs of the Embassy of Saudi Arabia in China noted that communication among civilizations starts with language. Many Chinese universities have set up Arabic language majors, and Saudi Arabia has also included Chinese in its national educational system.
By learning each other's language well, the young people from the two countries can advance cooperation more smoothly, and the two countries will also enjoy more solid popular support, which will further drive the two countries cooperation in various fields.


If you're a musician feeling inspired to perform after SXSW Music, know there are plenty of opportunities for you to perform for good.
Music is therapeutic. It taps into our emotions and memories, improves our attention skills, and can connect us to the people around us. People with emotional, intellectual and even physical challenges can benefit greatly from your performance. Great things can happen when you perform in front of a new audience. Consider lending your performance to people who can really benefit from it.
NOTE: As most of these opportunities put you in direct contact with clients, you will have to complete a volunteer application. Some will require a background check and maybe some training, but once you're in, you can sign up to volunteer whenever and however much you like! Don't let the applications stop you.
AGE of Central Texas – AGE is seeking musicians, singers, and dancers of all ages to come and entertain our seniors! Their Adult Day Health Care Centers in Austin and Round Rock offer seniors a safe vibrant, social environment to to engage their mind and body. It can also give you an opportunity to practice your performance and share your talent with an appreciative audience. Performers from virtually all disciplines, and backgrounds, with any skill level are encouraged to inquire. Learn more about volunteering here.
Meals on Wheels and More: Current need is for musicians to lead a 40 minute sing along session once or twice a month in "Mike's Place", a respite program of Meals on Wheels and More that offers support to individuals, families and caregivers dealing with the challenges of Alzheimer's Disease, memory loss and dementia.
The program meets on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 9:30am-1:30pm. During this time caregivers can bring their loved ones with Alzheimer's Disease, memory loss or dementia to us for a fun program of activities including games, art, music, exercise, presentations by outside groups and a nutritious lunch. We are looking for caring volunteers who would like to join the fun at Mike's Place on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We have a wonderful time and our program and volunteers make an important difference in the lives of families and individuals dealing with Alzheimer's Disease, memory loss and dementia. Learn more about volunteering here.
SWAN – SWAN's mission is to help break the cycle of crime for children who have one or both parents with a history of incarceration by providing free private music lessons, ensemble training, and performance opportunities. We are looking for musicians to give private lessons in guitar, drum set, alto saxophone, clarinet, and keyboard.


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Fig Tree Gully
Sadly Fig Tree Gully ceased trading on July 29th, 2013.
The Greenough Caper story began 5½ years ago when TV, tuned to the ABC's Landline, beamed the tale of a caper plant cultivar into a certain living room in Beachlands, Geraldton.
Landline told the story of Brian Noone, a South Australian who studied the whys and wherefores of the caper plant in Italy, Spain and Morocco. Back home in South Australia he applied the knowledge and stock gleaned from his travels to develop a cultivar suitable for Australian conditions.
In Beachlands ears pricked, eyes brightened and a long and thoughtful period of research ensued.
To Anthony Rogers and his wife Kiah, the advantages of the caper plant as a commercial crop became clear. The plant is pest free, requires no water after the first year and needs no fertilizer. It is thornless, high yield and capable of producing for 30 years or more. In a health sense the capers and berries are high in anti-oxidants and can be grown free of nasty chemicals. In a commercial sense, the capers occupy virgin territory in the WA grown gourmet product zone.
Anthony enlisted friends Craig and Jenny Allen who had some spare land on a block at the end of the Greenough Flats and they ordered their first 100 plants from South Australia. The plants, registered under the Plant Breeder's Rights legislation as the Capparis spinosa rupestris Eureka arrived from quarantine, and the planting began.
It took several years before they started producing commercial quantities and during this time, under a pall of deadly secrecy, the caper crew trialled the processing of buds and berries. Without breaking any confidences we can tell you that rock salt, water, vinegar, many plastic tubs with lids and time are involved.
On the ground, a hundred caper plants look like row after row of discarded green dresses slumped in the grey sand. The pea-sized capers are the flower buds before they unfurl, and the olive-sized caper berries are what develops after the flower dies. Ants crawl all over the plants but leave the pickers alone: the crew are convinced there is a strange symbiotic relationship between ant and plant that leaves the ants in a curiously dazed state.
Once the plants are in full production they need to be picked consistently so buds and berries are caught at the right eating stage. It takes 2 hours to hand-pick just over a kilo of the caper bubs, less time for the berries.
Anthony and Craig pick every week from October to April — or until their backs give out— and have a few months off in winter. In May they cut the plants right back to the knobbly trunks and the cycle begins again.
At the moment it is a case of 'don't give up your day job'. Both men can see the labour intensive nature of the work placing limits on production. To maintain supply they have struck a deal with another local grower who has bought and planted 200 of the Eureka plant. In 2½ years they will be able to buy his produce and in that way secure future supplies.
The Geraldton public got their first taste of the new products at the first G-G Farmers Market in April 2009. From these small beginnings there has been a steady ripple effect throughout the community. Note: a property on the Greenough Flats is advertised as being 'perfect caper country'. Note: jars of caper berries appeared mysteriously on a supermarket shelf in town (needless to say an inferior imported brand).
The biggest ripple effect has been created by those who tasted these first pickings and have raved about the taste and quality ever since.
In Geraldton, Fig Tree Gully products can be sourced at the Roma Gift Shop, the G-G Visitors Centre and Lavender Farm in Chapman Valley. The first jars were sent down to the Kitchen Shed in the Fremantle Markets in March where they are expected to be shown to a cast of thousands. Fig Tree Gully is launched.
[from Jam Online]
Greenough, WA
wacapers@gmail.com


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Q: How can I create a CloseableHttpResponse object to help testing? I'm trying to construct a CloseableHttpResponse mock object to be returned in one of my unit tests, but there's no constructor for it. I found this DefaultHttpResponseFactory, but it only makes a HttpResponse. What's a simple way to construct a CloseableHttpResponse? Do I need to call execute() in my test and then set the statusLine and entity? That seems like a weird approach.
Here's the method I'm trying to mock:
public static CloseableHttpResponse getViaProxy(String url, String ip, int port, String username,
                                                String password) {
    CredentialsProvider credsProvider = new BasicCredentialsProvider();
    credsProvider.setCredentials(
            new AuthScope(ip, port),
            new UsernamePasswordCredentials(username, password));
    CloseableHttpClient httpclient = HttpClients.custom()
            .setDefaultCredentialsProvider(credsProvider).build();
    try {
        RequestConfig config = RequestConfig.custom()
                .setProxy(new HttpHost(ip, port))
                .build();
        HttpGet httpGet = new HttpGet(url);
        httpGet.setConfig(config);

        LOGGER.info("executing request: " + httpGet.getRequestLine() + " via proxy ip: " + ip + " port: " + port +
                " username: " + username + " password: " + password);

        CloseableHttpResponse response = null;
        try {
            return httpclient.execute(httpGet);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Could not GET with " + url + " via proxy ip: " + ip + " port: " + port +
                    " username: " + username + " password: " + password, e);
        } finally {
            try {
                response.close();
            } catch (Exception e) {
                throw new RuntimeException("Could not close response", e);
            }
        }
    } finally {
        try {
            httpclient.close();
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new RuntimeException("Could not close httpclient", e);
        }
    }
}

Here's the mock code using PowerMockito:
    mockStatic(HttpUtils.class);
    when(HttpUtils.getViaProxy("http://www.google.com", anyString(), anyInt(), anyString(), anyString()).thenReturn(/*mockedCloseableHttpResponseObject goes here*/)

A: Follow these steps may help:
1.mock it (ex. mockito)
CloseableHttpResponse response = mock(CloseableHttpResponse.class);
HttpEntity entity = mock(HttpEntity.class);

2.apply some rules
when(response.getStatusLine()).thenReturn(new BasicStatusLine(HttpVersion.HTTP_1_1, HttpStatus.SC_OK, "FINE!"));
when(entity.getContent()).thenReturn(getClass().getClassLoader().getResourceAsStream("result.txt"));
when(response.getEntity()).thenReturn(entity);

3.use it
when(httpClient.execute((HttpGet) any())).thenReturn(response);

A: It's been a while since this question has been asked, but I want to provide a solution I used.
I've created a small class which extends the BasicHttpResponse class and  implements the CloseableHttpResponse interface (which has nothing but a method to close the response). Since the BasicHttpResponse class contains setter methods for pretty much everything, I can set all the fields I need with the following piece of code:
public static CloseableHttpResponse buildMockResponse() throws FileNotFoundException {
    ProtocolVersion protocolVersion = new ProtocolVersion("HTTP", 1, 1);
    String reasonPhrase = "OK";
    StatusLine statusline = new BasicStatusLine(protocolVersion, HttpStatus.SC_OK, reasonPhrase);
    MockCloseableHttpResponse mockResponse = new MockCloseableHttpResponse(statusline);
    BasicHttpEntity entity = new BasicHttpEntity();
    URL url = Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader().getResource("response.txt");
    InputStream instream = new FileInputStream(new File(url.getPath()));
    entity.setContent(instream);
    mockResponse.setEntity(entity);
    return mockResponse;
}

I basically set all the fields, which are used by the actual code. This also includes reading a mock response content from a file into a stream.

A: I wanted to create a concrete CloseableHttpResponse rather than a mock, too, so I tracked it down in the Apache HTTP client source code.
In MainClientExec, all the return values from execute look like:
return new HttpResponseProxy(response, connHolder);

where connHolder can be null.
HttpResponseProxy is just a thin wrapper that does a close on the connHolder. Unfortunately, it is package protected, so it's not (necessarily) visible.
What I did was create a "PublicHttpResponseProxy"
package org.apache.http.impl.execchain;

import org.apache.http.HttpResponse;

public class PublicHttpResponseProxy extends HttpResponseProxy {

    public PublicHttpResponseProxy(HttpResponse original) {
        super(original, null);
    }
}

Must be in package "org.apache.http.impl.execchain" (!) Basically bumps the visiblity to public and provide a constructor with null connection handler.
Now I can instantiate a concrete CloseableHttpResponse with
CloseableHttpResponse response = new PublicHttpResponseProxy(basicResponse);

The usual caveats apply. Since the proxy is package protected, it's not a part of the official API, so you might be rolling the dice that it will be unavailable later. On the other hand, there's not much to it, so you could easily just write your own version of it. There would be some cut-and-pasting, but it wouldn't be so bad.

A: nvm, I ended up just hacking it by using execute():
private CloseableHttpResponse getMockClosesableHttpResponse(HttpResponse response) throws Exception {
    CloseableHttpClient httpClient = HttpClients.createDefault();
    CloseableHttpResponse closeableHttpResponse = httpClient.execute(new HttpGet("http://www.test.com"));
    closeableHttpResponse.setEntity(response.getEntity());
    closeableHttpResponse.setStatusLine(response.getStatusLine());
    return closeableHttpResponse;
}

A: Its easy enough to just create a test implementation piggybacking off the existing BasicHttpResponse type:
public class TestCloseableHttpResponse extends BasicHttpResponse implements CloseableHttpResponse {

    public TestCloseableHttpResponse(StatusLine statusline, ReasonPhraseCatalog catalog, Locale locale) {
        super(statusline, catalog, locale);
    }

    public TestCloseableHttpResponse(StatusLine statusline) {
        super(statusline);
    }

    public TestCloseableHttpResponse(ProtocolVersion ver, int code, String reason) {
        super(ver, code, reason);
    }

    @Override
    public void close() throws IOException { }

}

A: This worked for me:
HttpEntity httpEntity = mock(HttpEntity.class); // mocked

CloseableHttpResponse closeableHttpResponse = mock(CloseableHttpResponse.class) // mocked

CloseableHttpClient closeableHttpClient = mock(CloseableHttpClient .class) // mocked

String resultJson =
    "{\"key\": \"value\"}";

InputStream is = new ByteArrayInputStream( resultJson.getBytes() );

Mockito.when(httpEntity.getContent()).thenReturn(is);
Mockito.when( httpEntity.getContentLength() ).thenReturn(Long.valueOf(.length()));
StatusLine statusLine = new BasicStatusLine(new ProtocolVersion("http", 1, 1), 200, "success");
Mockito.when(httpEntity.toString()).thenReturn(resultJson);
Mockito.when(closeableHttpResponse.getEntity()).thenReturn(httpEntity);
Mockito.when(closeableHttpResponse.getStatusLine()).thenReturn(statusLine);

Mockito.when(closeableHttpClient.execute((HttpPost)
Mockito.any())).thenReturn(closeableHttpResponse);

A: My approach is to create a simple CloseableHttpResponse and then use it as a response when mocking the CloseableHttpClient.
public class TestCloseableHttpResponse extends BasicHttpResponse implements CloseableHttpResponse {

    public TestCloseableHttpResponse(ProtocolVersion ver, int code, String reason) {
        super(ver, code, reason);
    }

        public TestCloseableHttpResponse(ProtocolVersion ver, int code, String reason, String entityString) {
            this(ver, code, reason);
            setEntity(new StringEntity(entityString, Charset.defaultCharset()));
        }

    @Override
    public void close() throws IOException {
        // we don't care about closing any connections in mocking tests
    }
}

and then in tests you can simply write:
CloseableHttpResponse okResponse = new TestCloseableHttpResponse(HttpVersion.HTTP_1_1, 200, "OK");

of if tou want to get some Entity:
CloseableHttpResponse okResponse = new TestCloseableHttpResponse(HttpVersion.HTTP_1_1, 200, "OK", "some text");

In your case you probably want to use mock it like this:
when(httpClient.execute(any())).thenReturn(okResponse);

A: In my use case, I am using the httpClient in RestTemplate. So I need to mock some additional methods too, like below:
CloseableHttpResponse response = mock(CloseableHttpResponse.class);
HttpEntity entity = mock(HttpEntity.class);
when(response.getStatusLine()).thenReturn(new BasicStatusLine(HttpVersion.HTTP_1_1, HttpStatus.SC_OK, "OK"));
when(entity.getContent()).thenReturn(new ByteArrayInputStream("{\"response\": \"test\"}".getBytes()));
when(response.getAllHeaders()).thenReturn(new BasicHeader[]{new BasicHeader("test", "test")});
when(response.getEntity()).thenReturn(entity);
doNothing().when(response).close();

when(httpClient.execute(any(), (HttpRequest) any(), (HttpContext) any())).thenReturn(response);

A: Use mockito inline that is mentioned here, it lets you to mock final classes

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"It's hard to believe that you are only three guys up there making all that music!" The Ventura County hard rock power trio Black Dragon hears this a lot. With Dave Morello on drums, Jeff Gelsinger on bass and Sean O'Donnell on guitar & vocals, the band gives a live performance suitable for all ages that gets fists pumping, people dancing and heads bobbing in rhythm to the music. The original songs played by these three experienced musicians combine elements from the past, present and even the future of music. The combination of powerful drumming, solid bass and stylish guitar coupled with soaring vocals allows Black Dragon to blend styles from different genres so subtly that the listener will discover something new every time they hear one of the band's tunes.
Fallen Saints formed in August of 2013, when The Dirty Gringo band was searching for a new guitarist.