Today we will have a chat about Blood Bowl, "the greatest game in the world!" as Bob Bifford utterly claims. We are not talking about the video game of course (though it basically is, exactly we can say, the same ruleset) but the board game, which is, really, the greatest boardgame in the world in my opinion. I couldn't imagine, a few months ago, how vast and rooted this game was in our society. There are world, continental and national (where not regional) championships ruled by the NAF, an international, extremely precise, game system (or tradition), beyond the strict GW's ruling. The fact is that this game has survived, and has thrived, alone just with the help of the (global, and this is the exciting part) community. Wow. I would be part of this family, since I found the game outstanding and really challenging, so I started playing with one of the most ancient and important italian and european Blood Bowl Associations, the Predatori Firenze; learning new tactics and trying new teams, the last of which is one of the hardest to play, dwarves, my Skaldmàl Egillsons.
Nevertheless this is a tutorial, so let's head straight on to the painting process!
Base: Stormcast Eternals Liberators, or you can check around the website, there are plenty of ways to make bases and using pigments on them.
One thing is really important. In an attempt to simplify and speed the process up I came up with a different way of shading: after putting all the basecoat colors I used a single wash for the whole model, base included, Reikland Fleshade (50/50 with medium). I had in mind to try this technique since the assembly of the models, so I carefully chose the colors to be used to go well with that precise washing.
1. Basecoat with Zandri Dust.
2. Wash with Reikland (it would be better to wash with Seraphim Sepia, but using Medium we can control Reikland. You can use Sepia if you prefer, I used Reikland to speed the process up as I said before).
3. Layer with Zandri Dust.
4. Highlight with Ushabti Bone.
1. Basecoat with Dark Reaper mixed with Black.
2. Wash with Reikland Fleshade.
3. Layer with Dark Reaper.
4. Highlight very carefully with Dawnstone.
1. Basecoat with Jokaero Orange.
3. Layer with Jokaero Orange.
4. Highlight with Jokaero Orange mixed with White.
1. Basecoat with Dryad Bark.
3. Layer with Dryad Bark.
4. Highlight with Steel Legion Drab, and Karak Stone.
1. Basecoat with Naggaroth Night.
2. Wash with Nuln Oil and Medium.
3. Add a very diluted layer of Genestealer Purple to one side down of the gem as showed in the picture. You can put two layer of this, the second mixed with white covering less surface.
4. Highlight with White Scars in the bottom and add two tiny dots on the opposite side.
In conclusion I am very happy of how they have turned out and after months of training now I am ready to test them in a big competition, our local MHBBL, basically one year-span league with a lot of great (and fun) players.


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FACT: Seattle has less rain during the grape growing season than Burgundy, France.
What "Estate" on a wine label means.
FACT: Seattle has less rain during the grape growing season than many of the classic growing areas of France.
Please see Growing Wine Grapes in Puget Sound by Steve Snyder at the Puget Sound WineGrowers website (pswg.org). The first section includes a climate comparison including rainfall for Bordeaux, Burgundy, Champagne, Seattle and others with charts.
The word "Estate" indicates that the vineyard is controlled by the winery (owned or leased) and that the vineyard is within 50 miles of the winery. If a blend, this must be true for all vineyards contributing to this bottle.
On the other hand, "Estate" can be used in the name of the business, with no implications, it's just a name, for example "Henry Estate" in Oregon.
Until 2011, Perennial and BIVW were the only wineries that produce wines exclusively from Puget Sound American Viticultural Area (PS AVA) grapes.
As of 2011, PV has joined this latter group, making some PS AVA wines, and some with grapes imported from eastern WA state.
Most all the others produce wines solely from Eastern WA grapes.
Would you consider coffee from a Seattle roaster (assuming you're in the area Seattle like me) to be a local product? Of course not, it's impossible to grow coffee beans at the latitude of Seattle; the beans were grown thousands of miles away, and shipped here for processing. This is distinctly not a local product. I encourage you to buy your coffee from a small local business (I do whenever possible) as opposed to a national chain if possible, but make no mistake -- the product itself is not local.
When you see a wine in the Seattle area that is presented as local, pay careful attention -- the grapes (which is what wine is all about) are likely to not have been grown locally; only the wine processing was done locally.
I do not wish to denigrate wines made in the Seattle area from grapes grown 300+ miles away un any fashion. They are likely to be fantastic wines, they simply should not be considered to be local.
Puget Sound Fresh Look for the Puget Sound Appellation Grown sticker. This is your guarantee of a true PS AVA wine. Annually during November, they have a really neat promotion where you can pledge to eat local for Thanksgiving. I'd encourage your participation.
The 100 Mile Diet is a very simple concept -- eat locally produced food when possible, namely foods produced within one hundred miles of your home. Please see the previous section for more detail; although there are hundreds of wines manufactured in the Seattle area proper, very few of them are made from grapes that were grown locally.
This topic could easily be pages and pages long, but we'll try to be brief.
Wine can be Organic, meaning that no non-organic means were used in processing the wine. This is highly unusual as almost all wines have sulfites added to preserve them. This is unrelated to whether the grapes used were Organically grown.
Organically grown grapes, Sustainable farming, Biodynamic, and Least-toxic are all vineyard practices. These each have their strict rules, but you'll have to decide what's important to you, thus which products you choose to buy. The important thing to note is that to become certified as adhering to any of these practices takes at least 3 years. A new designation has appeared recently of "in transition" meaning that the vineyard is partway through this process.
Least-Toxic: As an example, it is possible to kill weeds with boiling water or steam -- very environmentally friendly, and with no residuals like salmon stream runoff. However, when you consider the energy consumed in heating all that water, the "carbon footprint" may be worse than would be using a specific targeted weed killer. And what about using a tractor to do mechanical weed removal? Again, the "carbon footprint" of fossil fuels consumed by the tractor may be worse than alternatives -- it's all what you choose as the most important.


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Stadium for Bath unveils revised design
NewsEditor | 22 October 2019
Posted in Features | Industry NewsTagged Bath | Bath Rugby | Bath Stadium | Premiership | Stadium for Bath
Stadium for Bath, the group behind a new stadium for Premiership club Bath Rugby, has announced final revisions to the venue design ahead of a planning submission it hopes to make early next year.
The revisions have been announced following what Stadium for Bath described as "extensive consultation" with residents and representatives of the city.
The 18,000-seat stadium will be built on the same site as the 14,500-capacity Recreation Ground. In July, Stadium for Bath said it was targeting a completion date of summer 2022 – nearly a year later than originally planned.
Key aspects of the new design include an overall height reduction of 5.1m, a 550-space car park providing blueprint for electric vehicle usage in Bath, mature trees along the riverside with enhanced public realm design, enhancements to the stadium's West, East and North Stands, and a hybrid playing surface that will be usable all year round.
Stadium for Bath has sought feedback from local residents and consulted with Bath and North East Somerset Council officers, Historic England and the Environment Agency along with other statutory stakeholders and the Bath Preservation Trust.
Bath Rugby chief executive Tarquin McDonald said: "For 125 years we have played our rugby at the Rec. This project is about the next 125 years and beyond.
"Keeping sport in the heart of the city is the catalyst for this project, but we are also incredibly proud of the opportunity to regenerate the riverside creating an amazing place for everyone to enjoy; of the significant social legacy we will build through the delivery of education and employment programmes being run on the site every day of the year and of the opportunity to promote grass roots community sport.
"We are passionate about the potential to support electric vehicle take-up in Bath; and of the significant boost Stadium for Bath will bring to our local economy. We have taken time to revisit and challenge every aspect of the design philosophy and to review how best to draw on Bath's amazing architectural heritage – in particular its World Heritage Outstanding Universal Values – and we look forward to submitting a planning application which we hope will be early in the new year."
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As I watched Roland Burris yesterday in the rain attempt to enter the Senate and then after being rejected, do a press conference in the rain, it struck me that his voice didn't sound as strong as it should have.
Now I don't have any bad feelings for the man, but if the current Senate-Select candidate were to succumb, our legislators have yet to put into motion any legislation that would prevent Blago from appointing someone else.
Our politicians get so caught up in the response that they have yet to put into law a safety net so that no governor ever again with such a cloud over their head could do what Blago has done.


In re Fairchild Aircraft Corp.
Fairchild Aircraft Corporation (FAC) (debtor) made commuter airplanes. FAC filed for reorganization under chapter 11 of the bankruptcy code. The bankruptcy trustee entered into an asset-purchase agreement with Fairchild Acquisition, Inc. (FAI) to buy FAC. The agreement included a provision releasing FAI from liability for future claims based on any defects in FAC planes sold prior to the acquisition. The plan did not, however, identify or otherwise address any potential future liabilities that might arise. The sale was confirmed and the confirmation order enjoined all creditors or claimants from pursuing any claims against the property of the estate. Three years after confirmation, a FAC plane that had been built and sold prior to the bankruptcy crashed, killing four people. FAI was named as a defendant in resulting lawsuits under a successor-liability theory. FAI then filed an adversary proceeding in bankruptcy court seeking declarative and injunctive relief and moved for summary judgment.


On March 23, 2018, Houston Police Chief Art Acevedo presided over a press conference to announce a felony charge of injury of the elderly against NFL player Michael Bennett.
The indictment, which came over a year after the alleged incident in question took place inside NRG Stadium in Houston following the Super Bowl on February 5, 2017, was returned by a Grand Jury without video or photographic evidence along with the fact that zero physical contact between Bennett and a 66-year-old paraplegic security guard actually took place.
If the above video highlighting portions of the press conference staged by Houston Police Chief Acevedo is any indication, whether there was actually any evidence against Bennett in the first place is a matter of debate.
Considering that woeful lack of evidence and Acevedo's potentially slanderous statements against Bennett during the presser, an investigation into Acevedo's conduct as it pertains to the case, in the interest of justice, should be undertaken.


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Forget the Constitution; just bring down electricity costs
Post author:Rigoberto Tiglao
It is really absurd, and even plain stupid, to believe that the restriction in the Constitution on foreign investment in public utilities is the reason why we have had a low level of foreign direct investment (FDI), compared to our neighbors in Asia.
Foreigners are now the biggest shareholders in the telecom and power industries. How could that be if there were restrictions? The fact is that Indonesian and Singaporean capital, in collaboration with the local elite and government agencies, have de facto removed the constitutional restrictions especially on the telecom industry.
We forget that have had in fact a period when we absolutely had no restrictions on foreign capital from the biggest capital-exporter and richest country the world – the United States.
The Philippines, from 1947 up to the 1974 , absolutely had no restrictions on investments from the United States. This was because we had that grossly misnamed "Parity Rights Amendment" to the 1935 Constitution which gave US businesses until 1974 the same rights and privileges as local capitalists. The US required that amendment, or else it would not give us the $800 million in war-reparations.
Did such policy of total openness to American capital result in huge US investments here? Not really. The bulk of US capital went into monopoly firms , PLDT, Meralco, and the cartel of soap and detergent manufacturers.
Did US foreign capital make us a developed country? You can see for yourself.
In fact, countries such as South Korea and Japan which had little US FDI but became developed countries in a generation's time. This was because of their strong sense of nationalism – i.e., capitalists cooperated with the state, and with the state's help focused on sectors (such as heavy industries in Japan's case) that built up their economic base.
Poor and inefficient business environment — the lack of physical and technological Infrastructure; limited and run-down highway network; an inefficient port system, and corruption, and most of all, high electricity rates — are the principal factors that hamper the flow of investment into the country.
What Constitutional restrictions on public utilities?
The continuing claims, recently made even by President Duterte's top economic officials, that Constitutional restriction is the reason for our low FDI levels only serve to distract us from what we really need to do to become preferred sites for FDIs.
The strong lobby to lift the Constitutional restriction demonstrates the hold of the two foreign firms controlling our telecom industry — the Indonesian-owned First Pacific and the Singaporean state firm Singtel's — on our political and media elite. They are afraid that sooner or later, the Supreme Court decision in 2011 that ruled their control of our telecommunications sector as violating the Constitution will catch up with them. For them therefore to evade the Supreme Court ruling, the Constitution must be amended to legalize their trampling of the Constitution. How much more do these proponents of amending the Constitution want our Republic to be shamed — change the Charter just to make the trampling of it by two foreign firms legal?
The single most important reason why we haven't attracted enough FDIs and why even some of our businessmen have been moving out from our country is our high cost of power.
It's the biggest expense for industrial firms, accounting for as much as a fourth of their costs, and industry, we have to remember, still make up the backbone of a strong economic base. Because of high power costs, even foreign companies, which have been here for decades, have moved out to other countries in Southeast Asia, and especially to China. The only "industry" we could be competitive in is skilled-labor intensive business processing and possibly tourism.
Based on Meralco's tariffs (using residential rates of 200 kilowatt hours per month consumption) which averaged 24 US cents per kilowatt hour in 2013, the price we pay for our electricity, believe it or not, is the fifth highest in the world, according to an April 2013 study funded by the US AID, entitled Challenges in Pricing Electric Power Services in Selected Asean Countries. Our rates are even a bit higher than the Kansai region in Japan–24 US cents, and Singapore–23 cents.
That is one reason why FDIs have recently been flowing into war-ravaged Vietnam: Its electricity costs have been about 9 US cents per kilowatt hour, about a third of ours.
And who owns the power firms in Vietnam and in most Asian countries? Their states or their states' corporation.*
Only in the Philippines again. This major discentive to FDIs has been a huge source of profits for private firms controlling our power industry, the biggest of which the Salim-controlled Meralco, the dividends of which has soared since he took over the firm in 2009:
How can we convince foreign investors to build industries here, when the costs of power in our competitors in the neighborhood, Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and now Vietnam are just fractions of ours?
No wonder even Filipino Chinese tycoons are moving out of the country to put up their factories in China, where electricity rates are nearly a third of ours. Have you noticed that even shampoos and toothpaste are now made in Thailand and Indonesia? Electricity in Thailand costs nearly half that of ours, while that in Indonesia is only a fifth of ours!
Now guess what is the biggest power firm in the country now, the monopoly in metropolitan Manila and several provinces which is the industrial and economic center of the country?
Meralco. And who controls it? The Indonesian tycoon Anthoni Salim, which through PLDT and Metro Pacific Investments Corp. is Meralco's biggest stockholder.
(*For a detailed description of ownership of power firms in Asian countries, see Chapter 2 ((Asians in control of their telecom and power secdtors, except the Philippines") of my book Colossal Deception.)
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Medal of Honor: Allied Assault Wiki Guide
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Medal of Honor: Allied Assault is quite simply one of the most amazing shooters to ever appear on the PC. Half-Life had atmosphere, No One Lives Forever had style, and Deus Ex had wide-ranging possibilities. Playing through Medal of Honor is like playing through your own World War II action film, complete with Nazi scientists, submarines and snow-bound chalets. Although the game has obvious similarities to Saving Private Ryan (the original game was developed by Steven Spielberg's Dreamworks), there are tons of other references scattered throughout the game.
You play as Lieutenant Mike Powell. Mike's had "special infantry" training from the OSS and is a one-man Wehrmacht-stopping machine. As such, he often works alone deep behind enemy lines. Most missions can be solved by a little forethought and discretion but Mike's also able to shoot (or bomb) his way out of a tricky situation. Mike's first mission begins in 1942 as the Allied offensive in the west begins to heat up. Mike will travel from the small mediterranen towns of North Africa to the snowy ports of Norway. He takes part in the D-Day landings at Omaha Beach and moves inland to sabotage new German weapons of war.
The guide covers a few basic concepts before launching in to the walkthrough. The game itself is pretty linear so you'll need to stick close to the mission path. There are a few areas where more than one choice is possible, and these have been indicated in the walkthrough.
On to Basics..
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Meet Kailya Cheese, the Jamaican Teen Queen of Darts
At the age of 15 St. Jago High school student Kailya Cheese began playing Darts - a sport which involves throwing small missiles at a target known as a dartboard. Today she is the reigning, and first ever female Caribbean Darts Youth champion, and�was nominated for a 2019 Prime Minister Youth Award.
"When you express yourself through your chosen sport, you release stress, unwanted negativity and clear your head," the now 16-year-old told teenAGE.�The sport has also strengthened her mathematical abilities due to the need for calculated moves while playing the sport. During a game, she's� required to add, subtract, multiply and divide.
Dart is a great way for individuals to express themselves and release that unnecessary stress, and for Kailya, the sport helps her to express herself in a way that she didn't know she could.
Being ranked first in the region is almost an indescribable feeling for Kailya, and the TEEN is honoured to have been chosen to represent Jamaica.
Cheese highlighted that "Though my Darts journey is excellent so far, the Jamaica Darts Association faces a lot of challenges such as a lack of funding for the youth team."
When asked about how she'd want the Darts Association to improve, she said "I'd love to see darts being played in other places such as Churches, schools and community centers. This will be good for the Association because it has been stigmatized as a "bar sport" many persons aren't comfortable with a bar being the venue."
The consistent growth of the sport and improvement of the youth players keep her motivated on a daily basis. She is also inspired by her ability to make her parents and other family members proud.
Kailya is currently studying the humanities in sixth form at St. Jago High School, where she also presides over the institution's Darts club. Naturally, we were curious to find out how she managed her academics and social life while playing such a competitive sport.
She said "Darts players never get a break, as there are many different tournaments and training sessions all throughout the year, but from November to February the activities tend to lessen."
Cheese also enjoys reading and listening to music. She�therefore has to keep her eye on multiple targets in order to balance her social, academic and sporting life.
In the near future, the Darts champion would like to attend University to study communication and media, then pursue a career in journalism.
Keep shining Cheese!
�"Anything in life worth doing is worth overdoing. Moderation is for cowards."~Shane Patton
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SoapBox Racing on Esplanade Road. 400m downhill action packed course that will have kickers, chicanes and ramps!
Open Pit Area, to see all the soapbox cars.
Live Big Screen, to watch all the course action on.
Funfair, Children's funfair keep the little ones entertained between the action on the course.


Sometimes you just need to see beyond what items are meant for and find new uses for them. My sister found this piece last summer at a garage sale, she paid only $5.00 for it. The piece is actually a wood cased cooler. I sanded it down and painted it a fun color for my back porch. I thought it would be great for parties, but the first time I used it I couldn't move it to drain the water from the melted ice. So from that point on I decided to use it as storage for pool towels and that was a perfect fit for the piece. Grace and Michael can simply grab a towel out of it as they head for a swim. It also doubles as an extra surface for placing drinks!
What a great find! I hope I find a wooden cooler! Love the color!
It certainly owes me nothing...has worked out great for pool towel storage!
What a fun idea for towel storage. Nice cheerful color, too!
Thank you Tammy...it was a great find! Just wanted to do something fun with it!
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West Kerry was a parliamentary constituency in Ireland, represented in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. From 1885 to 1922 it returned one Member of Parliament (MP) to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

Prior to the 1885 general election the area was part of the Kerry constituency. Representation in this constituency ceased at the 1922 United Kingdom general election, which took place on 15 November, shortly before the establishment of the Irish Free State on 6 December 1922. The successor constituency in the new Dáil Éireann was Kerry–Limerick West, first established under the Government of Ireland Act 1920 to elect members to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland in 1921.

Boundaries
This constituency comprised the western part of County Kerry.

1885–1922: The barony of Corkaguiny and that part of the barony of Trughanacmy contained within the parishes of Annagh, Ardfert, Ballynahaglish, Ballyseedy, Clogherbrien, Fenit, Kilcolman, Kilgarrylander, Kiltallagh, Ratass and Tralee.

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Elections

Elections in the 1880s

Elections in the 1890s

Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

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Dáil constituencies in the Republic of Ireland (historic)
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom established in 1885
Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom disestablished in 1922
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Brady's move to Tampa Bay posed late challenges for networks
By AP | May 8, 2020
FILE - In this Jan. 4, 2020, file photo, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady gestures to a teammate before an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Tennessee Titans in Foxborough, Mass. A highlight of the opening weekend of the NFL season will have Brady's regular-season debut with Tampa Bay against Drew Brees at New Orleans on Sept. 13 — the first matchup of 40-plus quarterbacks in NFL history. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)
Tom Brady's move to Tampa Bay didn't just create ripples with fans. It caused networks to drastically rework their last-minute requests with the NFL scheduling office to make sure the Buccaneers got as many high-profile dates as possible.
When the NFL's regular-season schedule was announced on Thursday night, all of the league television partners were satisfied with how Tampa Bay's games were distributed. The Bucs are slated to make five prime-time appearances (one Thursday, two Sunday night, two Monday night) with all of them slated between Weeks 5-12. That's a pretty big audible for a team that was expected to have maybe two at best before signing Brady.
Pending developments in the coronavirus pandemic, Tampa Bay's opener at New Orleans will be Fox's featured "America's Game of the Week," as will the Oct. 18 game against Green Bay. CBS will showcase the Bucs in the 4:25 p.m. EST window on Nov. 29, when they host defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City. Fox — which has the NFC and Thursday night packages — has Tampa Bay nine times, while CBS, ESPN and NBC each have them twice. The Week 16 game at Detroit will be on either Fox or NFL Network, which will be determined later in the season.
Fox has five of Tampa Bay's first six games, including its first prime-time game on Thursday, Oct. 8 at Chicago.
"I can't think of a single player move ever that adjusted requests and turned the process upside down as much as this," said Fox Sports senior vice president Michael Mulvihill about Brady signing with Tampa Bay. "I think the league treated everyone well with Tampa Bay because they knew how great everyone's interest was. It was a significant curveball."
Brady's former team isn't dropping off the radar. New England has five scheduled prime-time appearances (one Thursday, two Sunday night, two Monday night) and has the featured CBS late afternoon spot at Kansas City (Oct. 4) and versus San Francisco (Oct. 25).
"They are still going to be a big story for us. Plus, I will never sell Bill Belichick short," CBS Sports chairman Sean McManus said. "They still have a great tradition and legacy."
Here are other takeaways from the networks about their packages:
Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium and Las Vegas' Allegiant Stadium will get their own spotlight during the first two weeks. New stadiums have traditionally received the Sunday night game in Week 2, but this is the first time since 2002 that there have been multiple openings.
The Rams opener against Dallas is the NBC Sunday night game on the opening week, while the Raiders' first game in Las Vegas will be on Monday night in Week 2, against New Orleans. The Sept. 21 game also marks 50 years since the first Monday night game, and will be simulcast on ABC and ESPN.
"We expressed an interest in having either game," ESPN executive vice president of programming Burke Magnus said. "We will likely add a couple more elements because it is a big event, not only historically but with the Raiders moving into their new home."
ESPN's opening week doubleheader has Pittsburgh at the New York Giants, marking the fourth time in the last five years an interconference game has kicked off its schedule. The late game is Denver hosting Tennessee.
Six of the first seven games on "Sunday Night Football" will be from the West Coast, including San Francisco and Seattle getting to host two early games apiece on NBC. Executive producer Fred Gaudelli said this is the first time he can remember having a predominant western slant to the early schedule.
Of those six matchups, only one is a division matchup — Rams at 49ers on Oct. 18. Seattle hosts New England (Sept. 20) and Minnesota (Oct. 11), while the Niners have an intriguing matchup on Oct. 4 against Philadelphia. Gaudelli is also intrigued with having San Francisco's late-season game at Dallas on Dec. 20.
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McManus was extremely pleased that CBS was able to retain most of the Chiefs' marquee matchups. Besides the Week 4 game against New England, CBS also has the Nov. 29 contest at Tampa Bay, and Dec. 20 at New Orleans. The Chiefs will have five games in the late afternoon spot during CBS doubleheaders.
Kansas City will kick off its title defense in the opening game on Sept. 10 against Houston, which will be on NBC. Its only Monday night appearance will be at Baltimore on Sept. 28.
If the revised golf majors schedule remains, Fox and CBS should be in good shape. Fox has a single-header in Week 2, when the U.S. Open is slated to take place, with six of its seven games beginning at 1 p.m. EDT. The only outlier is Washington at Arizona at 4:05 p.m. EDT, which means viewers in the District of Columbia and Phoenix will likely see the conclusion of the final round of the Open on FS1.
CBS will have the final round of The Masters on Nov. 15 (Week 10), but its three games will all begin after 4 p.m. EST. Last year's final round began early due to the threat of inclement weather and was wrapped up by 3 p.m. EDT.
CBS has this season's Super Bowl, which should give the network an advantage in ad sales. McManus, though, thinks everyone will benefit because of the increasing demand for live programming.
"I think there is going to be a lot of pent up demand. We have a terrific schedule that is very attractive to advertisers," he said.
Gaudelli said there are a lot of unknown factors with how the rest of the sports calendar will play out due to the coronavirus pandemic.
"Normally we program against the World Series in middle to late October but we don't know when the baseball playoffs might take place. Hopefully things will be in a more familiar state when we get to fall," he said.


Chase Bank is giving seller 30K to short sell! Has anyone heard of this?
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Siddhapokhari, Bhaktapur, yours truly is quite sure, is not an unfamiliar place for many of you. But it can be different things for different people, depending on their age, areas of interest and state of mind.
For those with religious-spiritual bent of mind, it is a sacred place. On the day of Ashwin Krishna Dwitiya (a day after Indra Jatra) devotees from different places come here to take holy dips and worship Goddess Indrayani expecting to receive her blessings.
Our scriptures regard water bodies as the abodes of the Nagas (snakes) and people believe that pleasing the Nagas is one sure way to end the spell of drought and get bountiful rain.
In times of drought, people offer puja to Vasuki Nag at this place asking for those precious drops from heavens that bring everything on the Earth to life.
For the young and the growing ones, especially those living in Kathmandu Valley and the surroundings, this pond, also called Ta-Pukhu (Newari) and Indra Daha, is a favorite hangout. At night, Siddhapokhari, with twinkling lights and a rhythmic, cool breeze, offers a sumptuous feast for your senses.
Stretch your imagination a bit further and you may see those divine beings descending to this very place for a romantic rendezvous, a feast, a fest or other merrymaking activities, in those good old days.
Long long ago (stretch your imagination a bit), a demon used to live in this pond. This demon, like many of its kin living comfortably in our ancient books these days, was a ferocious being, a source of fear and terror in the locality. Presently, yours truly does not have the details of terror it unleashed upon local communities back then, but one thing was clear: Its reign of terror was becoming unbearable.
Such situations, according to stories new and old, demand the rise of superheroes. In the figment of imagination of writers, knights, often in shining armor and astride white horses, enter the scene during such emergencies, exterminate the evil and establish the reign of dharma on Earth.
As per this myth, which seems to have no evidence of Mother Earth, unable to withstand the sins of the demon, shaking violently and pleading for divine intervention from Lord Vishnu and the latter renewing his pledge to re-establish the reign of dharma by taking a new avatar, a powerful Tantrik decides to exterminate the evil and provide respite to the hapless locals.
So, on a designated day, the Tantrik goes to the pond along with a priest (Were the curious kings and nobles as well as divine and semi-divine beings of those times accompanying the Tantrik to the pond that day or were they too terror-stricken? Yours truly has no idea).
The Tantrik tells the priest: I will take the form of a demon to kill the evil living inside. Once I have finished off the resident evil, you shower on me the sacred Askhyata by chanting mantra so as to bring me back to my original form.
After this briefing and a nod from the priest, the Tantrik-turned-demon dives into the pond and engages in a gruesome fight with the evil. Following a long, hard and cruel combat, the Tantrik-turned-demon slays the devil, only to find that the priest is too chicken-hearted to do the assigned task. Instead, the terror-stricken priest flees the scene, leaving the Tantrik in the form of the devil in the pond.
Some people believe that the evil lives inside the pond to date.
You may be wondering as to why yours truly is spinning the ancient yarn, that too so boringly. Let me tell you why by clarifying, first and foremost, that the myth is not boring at all. If the storytelling style of yours truly has got you disinterested, then I need to develop my storytelling skills further and further, taking clues from granny's tales.
But for now, bear with me and let me continue by saying that this myth is quite relevant. Let me tell you why.
Our contemporary struggle against unjust and undemocratic rulers dates back to around seven decades. Before that, though empty-bellied and ill-equipped oftentimes, we were fighting foreign forces that were inimical to our country and her interests.
Since that time, leaders of different hues and colors have rallied us into struggles against injustice. After winning in struggles against homegrown tyrants, these leaders have themselves emerged as new tyrants using the new system to their advantage, at the expense of the people and the country. Our history is testimony to the fact that those fighting the Rana regime became more or less like Rana rulers, while arch foes of Shah Kings appear no less royal.
Giving continuity to this sad state of affairs, a political force that had stood against the inhuman blockade, a force that had stood against lampasarvaad, a force that had pledged to push Nepal towards an era of unprecedented progress and prosperity, is fast losing its credibility, not long after winning elections with a two-thirds majority in the Parliament. A government that had pledged to stand against unregulated non-government organizations is looking increasingly like a non-government organization itself by appearing increasingly like a co-organizer of a summit organized under the aegis of some NGOs, principal among which has been mired in controversies.
Amid all this, the poster boy of national progress and prosperity is losing his sheen, with his freshly-hung pictures looking down mockingly at the sorry picture.
The priest could easily have brought the Tantrik-turned-demon to his original form by reciting some mantra and showering Akshyata on him, but how do you bring a two-thirds majority government, which appears unsinkable like the Titanic, back on track?


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Mars Fund takes control over ST3 Offshore in Szczecin
Written by pbs on 10 October 2017
ST3 offshore wind turbines foundation fabrication facilities in Szczecin
After numerous media reports on financial problems of the ST3 Offshore (former Billfinger Mars Offshore) offshore wind farm foundations manufacturer seen since early September, MS TFI SA (state owned company, owner of Mars TFI fund keeping over 30 percent share in ST3 Offshore until recently) released a statement, in which Polish company confired difficult situation of ST3 Offshore running for several months already and admitted the investment, commenced while the previous government was active, costing investors (Billfinger and Polish shareholder) as much as PLN 500 million have been operating with a loss for a couple of years.
Mars, currently member of the PGZ Group, had undertaken efforts to save the ailing Szczecin based company from bankruptcy, even despite it was minority shareholder and had limited capabilities to decide on the company's fate.
Restructurization efforts, undertaken by Mars fund and PGZ were aiming at ensuring the continuity of the company operations, securing the employees wages and guaranteeing the continuity in execution and accomplishing of contracts currently in the orderbook.
Polish shareholder pointed at numerous managerial errors in the company and to the fact that they were whistleblowing on serious errors committed by majority shareholder managers, including cost control failures, however this was left without proper answer or action.
The MS TFI SA statement of September discussed restructurization efforts and current legal situation in detail at that stage. MS TFI also revealed they were in talks with, then, majority shareholder.
As situation developed, another statement was issued on October 9, in which it was revealed that Mars Fund took control over ST3 Offshore in Szczecin.
As the statement reads – multilateral negotiations concerning the future of the Szczecin-based ST3 Offshore factory, that have lasted since mid-August, have been just concluded. On October 3rd, 2017 shareholders signed notarial deeds on the strength of which MARS Closed-End Investment Fund (belonging to the Polish Armament Group – PGZ) acquired 80 per cent of the ST3 Offshore's shares. The company's contract has also been amended so that the MARS Fund has gained full operational control.
The involved parties – the Danish concern DONG Energy, the Belgian-Dutch company GeoSea, German-Swiss consortium of banks and insurance providers and ST3 Offshore shareholders – VTC and Mars Fund – have negotiated an agreement which means that ST3 Offshore can continue production and carry out the restructuring process. The resulting agreement does not mean that all the problems of the company have been automatically resolved. The plan will only be successful if the following conditions are met:
• ST3 will successfully complete the contract for Dong Energy and will receive new orders,
• the existing creditors will make an arrangement in the restructuring proceedings with the company under the supervision of the court
• all parties to the negotiations will meet their commitments.
Moreover, the acquisition of ST3 Offshore by MARS and amendments to the company's contract require registration in the competent court.
As a result of the negotiations, it was agreed that the involvement of the Mars Fund would not exceed 15% of the negotiated amount and would be spread over the time. It was possible to obtain such a result for the Mars Fund owing to the gaining trust of the key clients of the Company by managers appointed by Mars Fund and thanks to the ability to build favourable coalitions during the negotiations. The Fund estimates that it will receive a return on its investment in two years, and the value of its shareholding will increase several times over this period. It is also important that, as a result of the transaction, the funds invested in the company in 2013-2016 will be protected against loss.
Ensuring the interests of Mars Group subsidiaries in vicinity of or cooperating with ST3 Offshore: MSR Gryfia, Szczecin Industrial Park, and Energomontaż Północ-Gdynia was of utmost importance while undertaking the investment decision. It was also important to regain the ability to settle obligations towards local Szczecin subcontractors, whose activity is beneficial to MSR Gryfia and Szczecin Industrial Park.
Obtaining control over ST3 Offshore is also in the interest of the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ). If such a decision is made, the company's infrastructure could be used for the production of "Orka" submarines for the Polish Navy. What is more, the acquisition of the majority shares in ST3 Offshore is in line with a business strategy of PGZ for the development and consolidation of maritime assets.
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Just when you thought things couldn't get any more ridiculous, a Texas court of appeals has ruled that evidence a driver took a breath mint provides sufficient additional evidence to support an arrest for drunk driving — even though the officer admitted he had insufficient evidence before that.
Lewisville, TX. April 18 — Use of breath mints can be considered evidence a driver is intoxicated, according to a divided Texas Court of Appeals ruling delivered earlier this month. The three-judge panel made the decision in the case of limousine service driver Robert Richardson who was stopped in Lewisville, Texas on August 25, 2010 while transporting customers from the airport.
Texas Department of Public Safety Trooper Fulford was about to issue a speeding ticket to a motorcycle on Interstate 35E when he noticed Richardson's Chevy Tahoe change lanes without signaling, almost hitting the motorcycle. Trooper Fulford was concerned primarily about the bad driving, but in the back of his mind he thought it could also be a case of driving under the influence (DUI). Once stopped, there was a mild odor of alcohol in the Tahoe, the passengers denied drinking, and Richardson was nervous. Trooper Fulford told Richardson he would write him a warning for his failure to signal before changing lanes. When he returned from his squad car with a warning notice in hand, Trooper Fulford said he noted an "overwhelming" odor of breath mints.
"Did you just take a breath mint?" Trooper Fulford asked.
When Richardson said yes, he was ordered out of the Tahoe. From there, he was arrested and convicted of DUI. Richardson appealed, arguing the traffic stop was complete after the trooper handed him back his driver's license with a warning, and that anything that happened beyond that point amounted to an illegal detention. The Texas judges acknowledged the principle that once a traffic stop concludes, it should not be used as a fishing expedition for unrelated criminal activity. The court had to decide whether the use of breath mints constituted a specific articulable fact suggesting another crime had been committed beyond the bad lane change.
The appellate judges agreed with the trial court that all of the clues Trooper Fulford picked up on prior to smelling the breath mints combined to provide the suspicion needed to make the search reasonable and consistent with the Fourth Amendment.
"These facts, which Trooper Fulford identified during his testimony at the suppression hearing, were sufficient to provide him with reasonable suspicion that Richardson had been driving while intoxicated," Justice Anne Gardner ruled for the court. "We overrule Richardson's sole point. Having overruled Richardson's sole point, we affirm the trial court's judgment."
Thanks to Joe and TheNewspaper.com.


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The Sanford Lions have painted the Town Hall and Gazebo at the Sanford Historical Society grounds. The scraping, priming and painting took the combined efforts of many members and more than 150 hours.
This year's project is the third effort at the Sanford Historical Society grounds. Last year the Sanford Lions painted the school house.
For more information on the Sanford Lions, write to PO Box 231, Sanford, MI 48657.


CAARMS17 will be held June 1-4, 2011 at the Institute for Pure and Applied Mathematics (IPAM at UCLA) in Los Angeles, CA.
More details can be found at the Conference for African-American Researchers in the Mathematical Sciences website.
A Time-Varying Call Center Design via Lagrangian Mechanics. R. C. Hampshire, O. B. Jennings, and W. A. Massey (2009). Special issue of Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences on the Analysis and Control of Queues in Manufacturing and Service Systems. Volume 23, Issue 02, pp. 231-259.
Dynamic Pricing to Control Loss Systems with Quality of Service Targets. R. C. Hampshire, W. A. Massey, and Q. Wang (2009). Special issue of Probability in the Engineering and Informational Sciences on the Analysis and Control of Queues in Manufacturing and Service Systems. Volume 23, Issue 02, pp. 357-383.
A Note on the Event Horizon for a Processor Sharing Queue. R. C. Hampshire and W. A. Massey (2008) QUESTA, Volume 59, Nos. 3-4, pp. 185-190.
A Survey of CAARMS12 Participants. W. A. Massey, D. Raphael, and E. N. Walker (2008). AMS Contemporary Mathematics Series, CONM 467.
Staffing of Time-Varying Queues to Achieve Time-Stable Performance. Z. Feldman, A. Mandelbaum, W. A. Massey and W. Whitt (2008). A special issue of Management Science on Call Centers. 54: 324-338.
Fluid and Diffusion Limits for Transient Sojourn Times of Processor Sharing Queues with Time Varying Rates. R. C. Hampshire, M. Harchol-Balter and W. A. Massey (2006). Special issue of Queueing Systems and Their Applications on Fair Resource Sharing, Volume 53, Issue 1/2, June 2006.
Variational Optimization for Call Center Staffing. R. C. Hampshire and W. A. Massey (2005). Proceedings of the 2005 Richard Tapia Celebration of Diversity in Computing Conference.
Scheduling Algorithms for Downlink Services in Wireless Networks: A Markov Decision Process Approach. W. A. Massey, K.G. Ramakrishnan, M. Aravamudan and G. Pai (2004). Proceedings of the IEEE Globecom 2004 Conference.
Fluid Approximation of a Priority Call Center with Time-Varying Arrivals. A. D. Ridley, W. A. Massey and M. Fu (2004). The Telecommunications Review, Volume 15, pp. 69-77.
Provisioning for Bandwidth Sharing and Exchange. R. C. Hampshire, W. A. Massey, D. Mitra and Q. Wang. Telecommunications Network Design and Management, pp. 207-225, Oper. Res./Comput. Sci. Interfaces Ser., 23, Kluwer Acad. Publ., Boston, MA, 2003.
Threshold Pricing for Selling Network Capacities through Forward Contract, S. G. Lanning, W. A. Massey, and Q. Wang, (2002) Selected Proceedings of the IMA Workshop – Mathematics of the Internet: E-Auction and Markets, Brenda Dietrich and Rakesh V. Vohra, Editors, Springers, New York City, NY, pp. 145-158.
Queue Lengths and Waiting Times for Multi-Server Queues with Abandonment and Retrials. A. Mandelbaum, W. A. Massey, M. I. Reiman, B. Rider and A. Stolyar (2002), Telecommunications Systems 21, pp. 149–172.
The Analysis of Queues with Time-Varying Rates for Telecommunication Models. W. A. Massey, (2002), Telecommunications Systems 21, pp. 173–204.
Strong Approximations for Markovian Service Networks. A. Mandelbaum, W. A. Massey, and M. I. Reiman, Queueing Systems and Their Applications, 30 (1998) pp. 149-201.
Uniform Acceleration Expansions for Markov Chains with Time-Varying Rates. W. A. Massey and W. Whitt, Annals of Applied Probability, Vol. 8, No. 4 (1998) pp. 1130-1155.
Server Staffing to Meet Time-Varying Demand. O. B. Jennings, A. Mandelbaum, W. A. Massey and W. Whitt, Management Science, 42:10 (October 1996), pp. 1383-1394.
Strong Approximations for Time Dependent Queues. W. A. Massey and A. Mandelbaum, Mathematics of Operations Research, 20:1 (February 1995), pp. 33-64.
An Analysis of the Modified-Offered-Load Approximation for the Nonstationary Erlang Loss Model. W. A. Massey and W. Whitt, Annals of Applied Probability, 4:4 (November 1994), pp. 1145-1160.
The Physics of the M(t)/G/infinity Queue. S. Eick, W. A. Massey and W. Whitt, Operations Research, 41 (July-August 1993), pp. 400-408.
Networks of Infinite-Server Queues with Nonstationary Poisson Input. W. A. Massey and W. Whitt, Queueing Systems and Their Applications, 13:1 (May 1993), pp. 183-250.
Acyclic Fork-Join Queueing Networks. F. Baccelli, W. A. Massey and D. Towsley, Journal of the Association of Computing Machinery, 36:3 (July 1989), pp. 615-642.
A Sample Path Analysis of the M/M/1 Queue. F. Baccelli and W. A. Massey, Journal of Applied Probability, 26 (1989), pp. 418-422.
Stochastic Orderings for Markov Processes on Partially Ordered Spaces. W. A. Massey, Mathematics of Operations Research, 12 (May 1987), pp. 350-367.
Calculating Exit Times for Series Jackson Networks. W. A. Massey, Journal of Applied Probability, 24 (March 1987), pp. 226-234.
Asymptotic Analysis of the Time Dependent M/M/1 Queue. W. A. Massey, Mathematics of Operations Research, 10 (May 1985), pp. 305-327.
The Non-Ergodic Jackson Network. J. B. Goodman and W. A. Massey, Journal of Applied Probability, 21 (December 1984), pp. 860-869.
An Operator Analytic Approach to the Jackson Network. W. A. Massey, Journal of Applied Probability, 21 (June 1984), pp. 379-393.
Open Networks of Queues: Their Algebraic Structure and Estimating Their Transient Behavior. W. A. Massey, Advances in Applied Probability, 16 (March 1984), pp. 176-201.


People often ask, just what is FEMA? The term stands for Federal Emergency Management Association. We at Neptune Flood Insurance want to help you understand what this government agency is and how they are involved in emergencies, such as hurricanes or flooding.
The first response by Congress to known emergency legislation began in the year 1803, as the government extended the time for the remittance of payment for tariffs to merchants. This was after a devastating series of fires that affected the city of Portsmouth, New Hampshire. Considered by many as the first piece of Congressional legislation to provide disaster relief, other efforts were made after that time.
The present agency began with two presidential orders in the year 1978. Its main purpose is the coordination of response to a United States disaster after it has occurred. These disasters often overwhelm state and local resources and help from the United States government is needed.
State governments, through the order of the governor, must declare a state of emergency as well as ask the president that a federal response is given. On-the-ground disaster recovery support is a major part of FEMA's work; the agency also provides knowledgeable experts in specialized fields as well as funding for the rebuilding efforts to state and local governments. Offering access to low-interest loans, the organization works with the Small Business Administration.
Additionally, funds are given for the training of personnel for preparedness throughout the United States.
FEMA was placed under the Department of Homeland Security in 2002, after the attacks on September 11, 2001.
After the devastating floods from Hurricane Katrina in 2005, it became evident that the government was not giving as much attention to natural disasters, as testified by emergency management professionals. At that point, they felt that the nation needed preparedness and was more vulnerable to such natural events as hurricanes.
Even with calls to separate the agency, today the Federal Emergency Management Agency is a very large agency and still a part of the Department of Homeland Security.
What Assistance is Provided for Floods?
FEMA grants may be provided to those who suffer severe damage to homes, vehicles or personal property from flooding. Assistance after the disaster may include grants to help pay for emergency home repairs and temporary housing as well as for uninsured and under-insured personal property losses. Disaster-related medical, dental and funeral expenses, as well as other serious disaster-related expenses, may also be eligible for assistance.
Helping to reduce the impact of flooding on public and private homes and businesses, this Federal Emergency Management Agency program offers affordable insurance. It prompts property owners, renters, and businesses by encouraging communities to adopt and enforce floodplain management regulations.
Effects of flooding are mitigated on newer structure, and the economic and social impacts of a flood are lessened through the promotion of affordable insurance for flooding damage.
At Neptune Flood, we can answer your questions regarding the insurance you may need to be fully prepared for an emergency. Because our nerds work tirelessly to provide solutions, you don't have to. We are backed by Lloyds, one of the largest insurers in the world, and have great products to make the purchase of insurance simple and easy.
Millions of Americans are now saving up to 25% off the cost of their insurance, due to the use of technology. Using satellites and LiDAR and IfSAR (light detection and remote sensing radar) technology, Neptune Flood creates maps to help with the identification of the true cost of buying insurance. Get a quote or browse our site to learn more about how you can be prepared.
If you are in an area that is going to flood, you may have been told to evacuate. This could mean gathering up pets and belongings for a few days at the shelter. Preparing for the shelter as well as preparing your home with flooding insurance is a wise thing to do.
Even if you intend to stay at a motel, roads may be blocked or they are filled up, which often happens when a disaster is pending. Staying with friends is another option, but if that is not possible, you have no choice other than to stay in a local shelter provided by the county or city. But how to survive the shelter?
Here are some tips from Neptune Flood, gained from advice and experience.
Note: Some advocates for pets suggest a two-week supply of food and medication.
Be aware that many shelters do not allow a pet that is not in a crate or carrier. Often a shelter will have a separate room, one for dogs and one for cats; they will be staying in their crate or carrier most of the time. Dogs can be walked outside with a leash. Yes, you can visit with Rover or kitty while staying at the shelter. Those snacks or treats (for your pet) can help reduce the stress of being in a dorm of furry friends.
As a guardian of your fur friend, you must be staying at the shelter as well; no drop-offs. In some shelters, you may be able to have your pet next to you during your stay.
If possible, at least for a cat or small animal, have a carrier that has wheels, as it will save you some effort while waiting in lines to check in or coming from the parking lot.
Here are some basic tips for your stay at the shelter.
Pack light, since this is not a vacation or a cruise ship, just a lifeboat. You will have a small space, possibly 5 feet by 2 feet, that will be your home during the flood.
Staying at a shelter requires courtesy; you may be among people that range from the rich genteel to those without a home. You will be dining with a group in a cafeteria or you can take food back to your "room"; you may even make some new friends. Being open to the experience, and having gratitude for the shelter, is making the best of the situation.
You can bring some food that is non-perishable as well as snacks. Have reading materials and a computer tablet if you have one. Remember to bring your charging cords and phones plus extra batteries for flashlights. Some people even bring beach chairs, as they enjoy sitting and talking to others or just chilling-out, making the best of it.
Flooding insurance will add peace-of-mind in case you ever have to stay at a shelter during a storm or flooding. We at Neptune Flood know that recovery from flooding can take a while; being prepared for floods as well as for a stay at a shelter will make for less stress when an evacuation is necessary.
Flood Warning: Evacuate or Stay?
If it's been raining for several days and flooding is imminent, you will probably be asking if you should evacuate if a flood warning is given. Neptune Flood wants you to become aware of what your options are, should this troublesome event occur. Whether to leave or stay is best learned through knowing some simple facts.
If you live in a sound structure, not a mobile home or RV, and are outside an evacuation area, stay at home. There are some simple things you can do to prepare for the storm or flooding.
You can find out more about your flood risk by going to the FEMA service center page. You might also sign up for your community alert system; the Emergency Alert System (EAS) and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio will give emergency alerts.
You may only need to go "tens of miles, not hundreds of miles" to escape the storm surge. Roads may be congested, so avoiding the highway is probably the best bet if you are leaving. Remember to bring supplies with you. If you are planning on staying in a hotel or motel, make sure that it is not in a flood zone!
If you become trapped in your vehicle in flooded waters, go to the roof if water is entering the interior.
Learn more about what you can do during a flood warning at the government website. Regardless of whether you stay or leave during a flood, a major point is to make sure that you have flood insurance before the disaster occurs. If you do have to leave your home in the event of flooding, you can have peace-of-mind, knowing that your home is covered. Neptune Flood can help you with affordable coverage that is backed by one of the largest insurance markets in the world. Using the latest technology, Neptune Flood brings the cost of flood insurance down to help every American homeowner.
Knowing what to do after a flood can help make the recovery process a little easier. Even a small, local flood can be devastating for those involved. Yet, catastrophes tend to bring out the best in people as friends and neighbors help each other out.
It doesn't take a lot of water, sometimes as little as one or two inches, to severely damage your home and belongings. The deeper the water, the more structural damage, up to and including the roof. You'll want to begin the cleanup as soon as possible, but don't return until the authorities allow it.
Notify your insurance agent as soon as possible to get information on submitting a claim and when you'll be contacted by an adjuster. Find out what services are covered, such as professional cleanup and restoration. You'll need a complete record of the damage for your insurance company, to apply for disaster assistance (find out if a disaster was officially declared for your area) and for a tax deduction.
You'll want to take pictures of the inside and outside of the building and damaged items before and during the cleanup. Digital pictures are best since they can be safely stored in the "cloud" and attached to your claim. When you're resettled in your home, take pictures periodically as part of a home inventory.
If you have a well, assume the water is contaminated until you have it checked by a well or pump contractor. Many people need professional help to restart and disinfect their wells, but EPA offers a good well how-to for do-it-yourselfers.
If you have city water, it will be restored as soon as possible.
Boil water until your water is declared safe.
Most food left behind will be contaminated. Canned food should still be safe to eat, but don't open the can until disinfecting the outside. Throw out damaged cans.
Power will be out, so you'll need flashlights. Bring as many batteries as you can. Use ONLY battery-powered lights to avoid igniting any flammable material.
You'll need a lot of heavy-duty cleaners and bleach.
Wait until the authorities say it's safe to return.
Check for structural damage, including cracks in the foundation, walls, windows, and ceilings.
Look for damaged water or sewer lines.
Use extreme caution at all times.
Wear sturdy boots or shoes – cut feet are among the most common injuries.
Watch for snakes or other unfriendly wildlife.
Even if the power lines are down, make sure that all power is turned off at the main circuit breaker as long as you can reach it without standing in water. Having the power unexpectedly come back on would be extremely dangerous – water and electricity are a deadly combination. Report any broken lines to the power company.
Gas lines should be turned off at the main valve or meter tank. If you smell gas, leave immediately and call the gas company.
There's no way to sugarcoat the fact that cleanup is long and hard. A broken pipe in an upstairs bathroom can cause a lot of damage, but that's nothing compared to what a rising river or terrible storm can do.
First, get the OK from your insurer to begin the cleanup. Find out what resources are available to help you.
Open all windows to air out the building – mold is already growing and you need fresh air.
A non-ammonia or pine oil cleaner can be used to help control the growth of mold, followed by a bleach/water disinfectant. FEMA has more information on mold removal.
Shovel out contaminated mud and then hose down surfaces.
A sump pump and wet vac can help remove water. Water is heavy – a cubic foot weighs ten pounds.
Every surface must be cleaned and disinfected. Scrub with a heavy-duty cleaner and then use a solution of 1/4 cup bleach to one gallon of water as a disinfectant.
Look for anything that can't be replaced, such as wedding photos and important documents, and try to dry to avoid further damage. Professional restoration can do a lot, but preserve what you can.
Remove wet carpeting, bedding, drapes, and furniture etc. If it's been wet less than two days, it might be salvageable. Again, take plenty of before and after photos and keep samples of discarded carpet, wallpaper, drapes and other items for the adjuster.
Take photos of the water line on wallboard. Poke a hold in the wall at floor level to release any trapped water.
Homeowners are responsible for preventing further damage as far as possible, such as boarding up windows or covering a leaking roof with a tarp. Take photos to show what you've done to protect your property from further damage.
Neptune Flood offers the flood coverage you need that isn't covered by your homeowner's policy. You'll benefit from: temporary living expenses, replacement costs for your furniture and other lost items, including basement contents, repair, and refill of your pool, detached structures and more. Because of Neptune's advanced technology and insurance know-how, you'll save money and receive higher coverage limits.
Contact Neptune Flood today for a quote in three minutes.
Safety during a flooding situation has to be your top priority. You'll want to do all you can to protect your property, but things can always be replaced. Don't jeopardize your own or your family's safety by waiting too long to evacuate and being trapped. We hope these safety tips will be useful.
Advisory: There's a potential flooding problem, stay tuned for more information.
Watch: Prepare now for a possible evacuation.
Warning: Take action! If the floodwaters haven't reached you yet, they will shortly. Get to higher ground immediately.
What you do in advance of an emergency is critical. Here are a few tips on how to prepare.
Name a person who won't be affected by the emergency to serve as the primary contact and name a meeting place in the event the family becomes separated.
Put together an emergency kit. Even if you have one, make sure no items are missing or need replacing.
Know your evacuation route. If possible, plan two evacuation routes.
Register with the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service for RSS feeds of forecasts and other vital information.
Listen to your weather radio.
Get the family and pets ready to leave. Pack essential items, medications, food and water for humans and pets and vital documents: insurance policies, financial statements, must-have pictures and whatever you consider extremely important.
Charge phones and other electronics you're bringing with you. Don't forget to bring your chargers with you.
Filling sandbags is time-consuming but can offer valuable protection.
Turn off all utilities before leaving.
Installing check-valves in your plumbing ahead of time can prevent water from backing up into your drains.
Ensure your sump pump works and consider a second pump.
Driving through water is dangerous and never recommended, but in an emergency, you might have no alternative.
The barricades were placed there for a reason. In the best case, you'd lose precious time when you reached the reason for the barricades, such as an impassable washout, and had to turn around. In the worst case, everyone in the car could suddenly be in a deadly situation.
Take another route if the street is flooded. You don't know how deep the water is, but only 12 inches of moving water could sweep your car away.
Never drive through water if you spot downed power lines – water and electricity are a deadly combination.
Try to figure out how deep the water is. Other cars could serve as a guide.
Don't speed or stop, drive slowly and steadily.
Keep a constant watch for anything floating downstream that could smash into your car or trap you.
Your engine could stall. You may need to try to start it again, but the engine could be irreparably damaged.
After driving through water, test your brakes as soon as you're on dry road while driving slowly. If the car won't stop as it should, you can try drying your wet brakes by pressing lightly on the brake pedal while maintaining your speed.
If the water is rising, your car won't start and you're trapped, leave it immediately to reach higher ground. You may need to leave through the window. Call 911 and try to get the attention of anyone nearby.
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When the water is rising and you hear about "watches" or "warnings," how worried should you be? What's the difference between the two? How soon should you begin making preparations to safeguard your property or evacuate your family? Many people aren't 100% sure of the best answers to those questions.
Do You Have a Weather Radio?
The National Weather Service (NWS) is responsible for alerting the public of dangerous weather conditions. You can enter your zip code or city for local weather information and learn about current conditions, hazards and forecasts.
A weather radio would be indispensable in an emergency and should be included with your emergency supplies. The information you'd need to know about local weather conditions and potential dangers is broadcast 24 hours a day from your closest NWS office.
Watches are frequently, but not always, issued before warnings. Flash floods, for example, can occur so quickly that there might not be time to warn anyone in the path of the rushing, fast-rising water.
Normally, a "watch" means flooding is likely in your area, but it's still possible it might not happen. You might get lucky and not be affected, but the odds aren't in your favor. It's time to make your emergency preparations. Every minute is precious. Use this time wisely to gather everything you'd want to bring if you evacuate and to do what you can to protect your home and belongings from water damage.
When the National Weather Service issues a "warning," flooding is already happening or will be very, very soon. It's dangerous to wait around to see if the waters reach your home. It's time to evacuate your home or business.
If you wait too long, rising water could cover your evacuation route, leaving you and your family stranded. Trying to drive through moving water is very, very dangerous and the cause of many deaths. The water could be much deeper than you think it is, but even a foot or two of moving water can carry away a car.
Slow-Onset: Days or weeks of rain can cause slow-rising floodwaters. It may take months for the waters to recede.
Rapid-Onset: Heavy rainfall, especially in mountains or urban areas, can cause water to rise and recede very quickly. Flash floods are a possibility and are particularly dangerous. Any low-lying area such as an underpass, viaduct, parking garage, basement or road could be submerged very quickly.
Tropical Storm or Hurricane: Storm surge, water pushed by strong winds, especially when combined with a rising tide, can be catastrophic. High-water levels have been recorded as high as 35 feet above normal levels. Extensive areas could be flooded. Water could rise quickly, in 4-8 hours. It may take a long time before the waters recede.
Your Family: Talk to the family to ensure everyone knows what to expect and what they need to do.
Primary Contact: Establish someone who's not local, perhaps an out-of-state relative, as the primary contact for everyone to check in with. This is especially useful if someone becomes separated.
Stay Informed: Listen to the TV or your weather radio for the latest updates.
Prepare to Evacuate: Collect important legal, insurance and other papers, medications, pictures etc. and store in waterproof bags or containers.
Check your Emergency Kit: Replace any supplies as needed. Well in advance of an emergency, review this list of emergency supplies and assemble your kit.
Shelters: Find out where the local shelters are located. If you have pets, learn which shelters allow pets and any restrictions the shelter may have (pet carriers, pet size limits, etc.).
FEMA publishes excellent preparedness information.
Elevate: Raise critical utilities, such as electrical panels, appliances and heating systems. Move furniture, drapes, area rugs etc. to a higher level.
Waterproof: Lay sandbags, waterproof your basement and make sure your sump pump is working. Any fuel tanks should be securely anchored.
Clear Debris: Secure or move inside anything outside which could float and become a danger.
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There's no such thing as a good disaster, but at least most floods give you a little warning. Floods are unpredictable. FEMA's National Flood Insurance Program saw an estimated $9.5 billion in flood losses in 2017, but the true losses are probably much higher.
Regardless of the projections, the flood might arrive at your front door either sooner or later than anticipated. Plan on "sooner" and take advantage of every possible minute to prepare for your home flooding, especially if you and your family will have to evacuate. Keeping everyone safe is always the top priority.
Whether you plan on evacuating or not, ensure all your important items (insurance policies, birth certificates, deeds, health records, family photos, medications etc.) are safely protected in waterproof bags or containers. If you don't have a household inventory, take detailed pictures of every room, including open drawers and cabinets. Upload the photos to cloud storage or attach them to emails sent to yourself or a friend.
In the event of a sudden evacuation, have water, food (including pet food), clothing, jewelry, phone chargers and other important personal belongings packed and ready to go. Know your evacuation route and make sure everyone knows your contact plan in case you're separated. Make sure your car has a full gas tank and runs well.
In the event you can't evacuate, and the flood rises higher than expected, you might have to retreat into the attic. Don't let yourself be trapped. Bring a sledgehammer or other tool that would let you break through and get onto the roof.
Install sump pumps that can run either connected to your home power supply/generator or on batteries.
Plug any drains in your basement floor. This prevents sewage backup. It will also help prevent water being removed so rapidly that the basement walls or floor are damaged from greater external water pressure. As unpleasant as the thought is, letting floodwater fill the basement could prevent structural damage to the floor and walls. Before the flood, consider getting advice from a county or city engineer.
Basement windows will break from water pressure. If home flooding is expected shortly, open or remove the windows.
Expect local authorities to recommend shutting off gas, electricity and water. Be sure you aren't standing in water when shutting off electric power. If you expect floodwater to approach the electrical entrance panel, call your electric company to disconnect the home's electricity.
Prepare for home flooding by moving furniture and other belongings at least 12″ higher than the expected flood level. Bring outdoor furniture in if possible.
An unsecured fuel tank is potentially very dangerous. During home flooding, the tank could tip over or float, spilling fuel that could possibly ignite. Spilled fuel is very expensive and extremely difficult, perhaps impossible, to remove from a flooded house. Anchor fuel tanks securely to floor, ensuring all vents and fill line openings are either higher than the expected flood level or sealed.
All your expensive appliances, such as the fridge, freezer, washer, dryer and others have electric motors and other components vulnerable to floodwater damage. Shut them off at the breaker panel or fuse box. If they can't be moved higher, wrap them in large pieces of plastic, tying tightly in place. This won't keep water out but will keep most of the silt out. Cleanup will be easier.
Shut off power and move furnace higher if possible.
Unless your air conditioner tech advises otherwise, leave the unit in place. Freon in the unit could create a health hazard if moved inside unless moved by an a/c technician. Wrapping both inside and outside components in plastic will help reduce silt accumulation.
Shut off gas, electricity and water before moving water heater to a spot where it will be above the home flooding.
Pressed wood, carpets and drywall will all absorb water, may well be irreparably damaged and will be harder to remove when waterlogged. Solid wood and stone can tolerate a certain degree of home flooding.
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Don't wait too long to protect your home with flood insurance. Most insurers require a 30-day waiting period for your new flood insurance. Neptune Flood offers a reduced 10 day waiting period, a definite advantage if you're nervously watching the weather reports. Neptune Flood also offers higher limits of coverage.
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Flash Flood: What is it?
Most people have been lucky enough to only experience flash floods in the movies. A thundering wall of water comes crashing down the canyon, carrying uprooted trees in the floodwaters and drowning cattle and horses. Cowboys desperately try to climb the canyon walls. Some may be swept up by the raging water. That's the stereotypical image of a flash flood.
The reality is far more frightening. A flash flood is considered the most dangerous type of flood because of how quickly the waters rise and how unpredictable these floods are. Technically, a flash flood peaks in less than six hours, but the water could rise much quicker. Flash flood warnings are normally issued, but not everyone will be aware of the impending danger.
At times, there's no warning before the flood strikes. People are trapped in their cars, swept away by the rushing waters. People in buildings or on foot may not be able to get high enough, fast enough. After the flood, the scope of the damage to humans, animals and property can be catastrophic.
What Causes a Flash Flood?
Heavy rain on soil that is too saturated to absorb more water or heavy rain on dry soil that cannot absorb much water are deadly combinations. Flash flooding is a well-known danger in desert regions after a heavy thunderstorm dumps a lot of water on very dry land.
Whether the soil is water-logged or very dry, the runoff, or water that can't be absorbed by the soil, follows the topography of the land, collecting in streams and gullies. These streams/gullies flow very fast, rapidly grow in volume, collect debris and present a very real danger to anyone or anything in the flood's path.
When spring finally arrives, snow and ice dams melt high in the mountains. Trickles of water merge, forming ever-larger streams. If a thunderstorm adds torrential rain, you could suddenly be facing a flash flood.
Flooding and hurricanes have become linked in the minds of most Americans. While people fear the 100 mph or more winds, water causes far more damage. When the conditions are right, flash flooding can occur as well as more slowly-rising flood waters.
Two of Iceland's most popular tourist attractions are volcanoes and glaciers. Not many spots in the world have both. It's certainly not an everyday event (or a problem that will rate very high on your worry list unless you plan on living near an active volcano in Iceland), but a volcanic eruption can melt a glacier, causing unexpected flash flooding.
In 1975, the Banqiao Reservoir Dam in China suffered catastrophic failure during Typhoon Nina, suddenly releasing a terrifying wall of water. About 171,000 people died, the highest number of deaths ever recorded from a dam failure and flash flood; 11 million people were left homeless.
The worst flash flood in the U.S. was the Johnstown Flood of 1889. An exclusive hunting club restored an abandoned earthen dam to create a lake. Complaints about the unsafe dam from the citizens of Johnstown, 14 miles downstream from the dam, were ignored. After several days of extremely heavy rain, the dam failed. An estimated 20 million tons of water and debris, including rail cars, houses and trees, raced toward the city, flattening everything in its path. More than 2,200 people died.
Floodwaters that would be absorbed by the soil in the country can turn deadly in the city. Roads become fast-flowing rivers. Get out of the area as quickly as possible, but don't try to cross the flooded road. An SUV can be carried away by as little as 2 feet of water.
Over half of the deaths from flash flooding occur when overconfident drivers try to cross a flooded intersection. They underestimate the incredible power of fast-moving water.
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Did you know that floods are the most costly and common natural hazard in the U.S.? There have always been terrible floods, but the flooding after Hurricane Katrina was unbelievable. About 800,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. While many homes were insured against wind damage, far fewer were insured against flooding, the primary cause of the extensive damage.
How many insurance claims were paid after Katrina? 167,985 – that's it. Less than one homeowner in four had insurance coverage for their losses.
If those people could turn back the clock and buy flood insurance, do you think they would?
There are quite a few misconceptions about insuring against floods.
A homeowners policy will cover water damage from a broken pipe inside the house. However, when the source of the water is outside the house, such as a storm or river, you aren't covered. You need a separate flood insurance policy.
Lenders require homeowners living in an area at a high risk of flooding to buy flood insurance. However, every year, about 25% of all flood losses happen to people who don't live in high risk flood zones. The picture of a devastated homeowner saying, "But this never happened before!" is all too familiar. A "100-year flood" might happen twice in three years. Storms and floods follow no schedule but their own.
Occasionally, a new homeowner will think they can wait to buy insurance against flooding until they learn a hurricane is heading their way. After all, they may have two weeks warning of a hurricane, so they can get a flood policy then. However, there is typically a 30-day waiting period on new flood policies issued during hurricane season. That means you wouldn't have any coverage for the first month after getting the policy. You'd have to pay for all damages yourself.
The government does step in and provide some disaster relief, but it's a mistake to consider that a substitute for flood insurance.
Government assistance may be difficult to get and take quite a while to process. Also, it will only cover a fraction of what you would have received under a private insurance policy.
You get no disaster relief unless the government declares a "disaster." That only happens in 50% of floods, meaning there is a 50% chance you won't qualify for any government aid.
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There are words to describe what Trump is doing. We just have to start using them.
I am less concerned about whether some member of the L.L. Bean family is a Trump supporter than I am about the fact that, because she gave him money (illegally, I might add), Trump is now promoting and endorsing L.L. Bean.
Words like "unseemly" and "inappropriate" are insufficient to describe what is going on here.


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This is the second article in our series on flooding in popular culture. If you missed part one which was all about music and flooding – check it out here. This time we're talking flood movies. Weather and movies go together very well as a marriage of the spectacular. Here are some of our favourite movies that depict flooding. Think we've missed one? Let us know on Twitter or Facebook.
This 2004 epic from Roland Emmerich is the quintessential disaster movie. It shows a Hollywood version of a climate based apocalypse after oceanic currents are disrupted.
Roland Emmerich is no stranger to the the end of the world, having directed potential alien apocalypse flick Independence Day a few years earlier. Whilst still a bombastic action movie (with a fun sequence involving a pack of wolves) the reason for the world-ending weather is more grounded in reality.
The epic floods and subsequent ice age are said to come from a 10,000 year cycle. Climate scientists have identified an ebb and flow between ice age and thaw periods. To bring it home, if you spend 5 minutes on the internet you could convince yourself another ice age is coming. Spooky stuff!
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Jake Gyllenhaal, Ian Holm, Emmy Rossum, Sela Ward
Flood accuracy rating: ⭐⭐⭐
Another biblical level flood – this time more literally. A sequel to the Jim Carrey flick Bruce Almighty, this 2007 action comedy was the most expensive comedy ever made at release – mainly due to the CGI requirements for the animals and the flood scene.
Unfortunately the film went down poorly with audiences and critics alike, failing to recoup the massive budget at the box office. The CGI flood has not stood the test of time and most of the jokes sit firmly between childlike and adult comedy. Still – isn't it great to see a trailer with an old fashioned trailer guy voice?
Starring: Steve Carell, Morgan Freeman, Lauren Graham, John Goodman, Wanda Sykes
Flood accuracy rating: ⭐
This is one of those films you watch on ITV2 on a slow weekend, vaguely enjoying it, and then can't remember the name for at least 20 years (at least it is for me). Morgan Freeman makes his second appearance on the list with Christian Slater taking the lead in a movie that was widely seen as a flop after the 1998 release.
As if devastating floods aren't exciting enough, this action movie decides to throw a dastardly heist into the mix. The rising water provides a tension and drive to the action that otherwise would be pretty forgettable. Much like a later film in the list, part of the flooding is planned – with dam workers forced to open spillways, exacerbating the flood. Whilst that sort of error isn't usually criminally motivated, mismanagement of dams and levies is a common cause of flood damage in build up areas – so not bad on the accuracy rating.
Starring: Christian Slater, Morgan Freeman, Randy Quaid, Minnie Driver, Ed Asner, Richard Dysart, Betty White
Flood accuracy rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐
With an all powerful board game as the premise, this 1995 fantasy could easily be a horror. Robin Williams takes the lead in a film that treads a near perfect line of spectacular, creepy and fun. It remains a classic for anyone who grew up in the '90s.
When Sarah, played by Bonnie Hunt, needs a 12 to win and end the game and the (let's be honest) torture that the players have undergone she unfortunately rolls a three. The rhyme on the board reveals that a monsoon is on it's way, bringing with it some fearsome reptiles with it. This scores highly for one of the most entertaining floods on the list, but has to be marked down for realism when the flood is localised entirely on the inside of a house.
Starring: Robin Williams, Kirsten Dunst, David Alan Grier, Bonnie Hunt, Jonathan Hyde, Bebe Neuwirth
Oh brother, where art thou?
A film by the Cohen brothers retold Homer's Odyssey in rural Mississippi during the great depression. Sounds a lot tougher to watch than this fun romp turns out. Considering the Cohen brothers later admitted to not having read the epic poem – it also ends up as a superb send-up or the literary original; chock full of prophesies, sirens and cyclops.
The flood in question comes at the end of Ulysses Everett McGill's epic journey across the state. That said, it's a planned flood to create a lake in the area that looms over the film from the beginning. At the film's climax the heroes find themselves in a fix – the flood turns up at the opportune moment. I won't spoil any more than that.
Starring: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson, Michael Badalucco, John Goodman, Holly Hunter
Some people love it. Some people hate it. Either way, Waterworld is probably THE movie about flooding. Set up as a fluid spiritual partner to Mad Max, the release was a huge moment in cinema history. Despite being one of the highest grossing films of all time after its 1995 release – the film failed to recoup the budget, having been the most expensive film made ever at the time.
Set in a world where the ice caps have completely melted and sea levels have risen over 7,000 metres, Kevin Costner's "The Mariner" is a gilled mutant who trades in a the rarest commodity available – yes, it's dirt! There is also a bit where he recycles and drinks his urine. Mess or masterpiece, it's well worth a watch.
Starring: Kevin Costner, Dennis Hopper, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Tina Majorino, Michael Jeter
Flood accuracy rating: ⭐⭐
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IKEA recently collaborated with Dutch designer Piet Hein Eek, known for his skilled craftsmanship and unique scrap wood furniture, to bring together industrialization and personalization in Industriell collection. The collaboration is centered around finding ways to build uniqueness into each product, for example, by allowing variations in designs, patterns, colours and natural materials.
"It turned out that IKEA had thought about the same thing for ages - how to make objects feel more human and more personal while still having an industrial production process," Piet commented. "When you work together, you invest in, and learn from, each other."
The collection consists of mass produced furniture and a selection of home furnishing items that becomes unique by adding variations into the designs, patterns and color using techniques such as algorithms. The intentional mistakes gives the objects their uniqueness. Material choices includes wood, metal, glass, linen, ceramic, metal and paper loom. The collection will launch next month globally.


Jack Nicholson family secret that was uncovered at 37.
At 37, Jack Nicholson had no idea his "sister" was his mother. So a reporter told him.
Like all productive afternoons, this week I found myself in the depths of Reddit trawling through break-up predicaments and confessional long-reads before I stumbled on something that caught my eye.
Jack Nicholson didn't know who his mother was until a reporter told him, it read.
That sounds…wrong? I thought. Or unethical on behalf of the reporter? Or maybe just great clickbait?
I dug a bit deeper. I've always been interested in the fully-formed lives that sit far behind the facade and bright lights of Hollywood. The untold stories that shape the well-known faces brandished on the big screen.
What I found, though, was that it wasn't wrong, or even clickbait. It was totally on the money.
All the way back in 1974, Jack Nicholson's movie Chinatown was opening in theatres, Nicholson was on the press tour and Time Magazine had chosen to do a cover story on him.
In the research stage, a Time reporter decided to phone the then 37-year-old actor and do some fact-checking after the magazine had stumbled on an extraordinary tip: Jack's "sister" June was in fact Jack's mother, and a man claiming to be his father was alive and well in Ocean Grove, New Jersey.
When the question was posed to Nicholson, both his "sister" June and "mother" Ethel were dead. So he denied the information on the basis of ignorance. However, it wasn't until his other "sister" Lorraine confirmed the rumour that Nicholson finally learned the truth.
Nicholson had in fact been born to illegitimately to 17-year-old June Nicholson. As June was so young and unmarried, her parents agreed to raise their grandson without letting slip who his real parents are.
"I'd say it was a pretty dramatic event, but it wasn't what I'd call traumatising," Nicholson said later about the discovery.
"After all, by the time I found out who my mother was, I was pretty well psychologically formed. As a matter of fact, it made quite a few things clearer to me. If anything, I felt grateful."
However, he never found out who his father was, as that was a secret both Ethel and June took to the grave.