Q. I?have a hard drive with valuable information on it, but I can't seem to access it???the drive is either damaged or erased. Is there any way I can see what's on the drive and get it off??
Don't worry, we're not going to ask where you got the drive, but there are plenty of ways to examine it and see if any of the data is recoverable. With a little time, the right tools, and some care, you may be able to get some data off of that drive.
Step one: Assemble your tools and examine the drive's condition The first thing to do is make sure you have the tools required to connect this drive to another computer safely. Ideally, you'll have some kind of SATA/IDE to USB cable or USB drive enclosure or sled that you can mount the drive into and connect it to your computer easily. Sure, if you have a desktop and like getting your hands dirty you can try to install the drive as an internal one, but an external connection is faster and easier.
Next, take a look at the drive itself. Is it damaged in any way? Are the pins bent or broken? Make sure that the drive is in good enough condition to actually use before you try anything in the first place that may damage it even further. If the drive is too physically damaged to attempt recovery, you may need more drastic measures that we'll get to later. If everything looks good and you have the equipment required to connect the drive to your system, we can proceed.
Step two: Grab some data recovery software and connect the drive Before you do much else, make sure your antivirus and antimalware tools are up to date. You don't know what you'll find on this drive, and you don't want it to start misbehaving once the drive is connected to an active system. Once you've done that, it's time to download and install some data recovery tools. Here are a few we love:
Recuva (Windows, Free): Personally, Recuva has been indispensible. Made by the same folks behind CCleaner, Recuva makes data recovery simple and easy. if you're only interested in browsing and restoring selected files off of the drive, Recuva is a great option. Alternatively, check out Undelete Plus for Windows.
FileSalvage (OS X, $80): File Salvage for Mac will set you back some serious coin, but it's one of the best tools to pull data off of a connected hard drive in OS X. It can recover virtually any type of file on multiple partition types, and prides itself on its ability to recover from damaged drives and corrupt media. If you want an alternative, try Data Rescue for Mac ($100).
TestDisk (Win/OS X/Linux, Free): If you're not afraid of the command line, TestDisk is an open source utility that can run against almost any platform or partition type. It does a great job of recovering data quickly, and won't do unnecessary writes against the drive you're trying to recover from.
Bootable Linux distros for drive recovery: If you're not interested in messing around with apps (or paying for them), consider burning a bootable CD or USB key with BackTrack, Bart PE, or SpinRite on it, so you can boot to an OS that's not your primary drive, avoid writing or touching the drive you want to recover from, and run a host of recovery and forensics tools against that drive that are highly effective and completely free.?
A number of these tools can recover from formatted drives, especially if the data hasn't been overwritten. We've tackled this topic before, and used Knoppix as our bootable linux distro, but the steps apply to the ones we've mentioned as well. For more reading, check out this old but still largely accurate guide at Linux.com to recovering from formatted drives.
Remember, the less you work with the drive you want to recover data from, the better. As you read from the drive, you run the risk of exacerbating any damage it may have. The more you write to the drive, the more likely you are to overwrite something you want to recover. Bootable Linux distros??many of which have tools like TestDisk pre-installed (among other, more advanced tools)???are the best way to go if you're familiar with the method and if you're interested in recovering entire partitions, or making a non-bootable drive bootable again. If you're just looking for files and you know the drive was in a Windows system or a Mac, a stand-alone app is an easier way to go.
Step three: Get out the big guns (and your wallet) Okay, so the drive is physically damaged, has been wiped and overwritten, or nothing else you try works and you really, really need the data off of it. You're even willing to pay a lot?for it. We're not going to ask why, but at this point it's time to call in the professionals.?
Pick up the phone and call the folks at DriveSavers and OnTrack to see what they can do for you. I've had good experiences with OnTrack. DriveSavers is well known and loved, both because they came to the rescue with free drive recovery services after September 11, 2001 and more recently helping Wired's Mat Honan recover from his epic hacking. Both companies do a superb job at pulling data even off of drives that have been formatted, overwritten, or even severely physically damaged. Keep in mind though that these services generally run in the thousand dollar-range, according to DriveSavers,?and higher.
If the drive is yours, or the data you get from the drive is valuable, we'd strongly suggest you make sure your data is backed up, both locally and online. After all, it's better to be able to get the data back quickly than have to jump through these hoops every time a drive fails. Remember, every hard drive will fail eventually, it's just a matter of time. Now go forth, use this knowledge for good, and recover!?
Dennis Trombatore to receive the William B. Heroy Jr. Award for Distinguished Service to AGIPublic release date: 25-Oct-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Abigail Seadler aseadler@agiweb.org American Geological Institute
Alexandria, VA Dennis Trombatore, long-time member and Chair of the GeoRef Advisory Committee, has been named the 2012 winner of the William B. Heroy Award for Distinguished Service to the American Geosciences Institute. Trombatore will be honored for his illustrious service at the AGI Past President's Dinner held during the Geological Society of America (GSA) meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina on November 4, 2012.
Mr. Trombatore received his B.A. and MLS from Louisiana State University in 1975 and 1977, respectively. His extensive library science career began shortly thereafter: acting as the Common Curriculum Librarian at Loyola University for three years, and the Physical Sciences Bibliographer at the Science Library of the University of Georgia for five years. Currently, Mr. Trombatore is the Head Librarian for the Walter Geology Library and the Tobin International Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has worked for more than two decades. The University of Texas at Austin Department of Geological Sciences awarded him the Distinguished Service Award in 1997. In 2001, he received the University of Texas Staff Excellence Award and, in 2006, a Jackson School of Geosciences Staff Excellence Award. He is a member of GSA and the Geoscience Information Society, and is President-Elect of the Austin Geological Society.
Through his extensive career, Mr. Trombatore has helped to strengthen and improve the GeoRef Database, an AGI service established in 1966 that provides subscribers with access to more than 3.3 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports, theses, and more. With his help, GeoRef and its subscribers have gained access to unique materials in the libraries at the University of Texas at Austin. Furthermore, Trombatore represented AGI on the GeoScienceWorld Publisher's Advisory Council and helped to strengthen the relationship between the two organizations. His knowledge and understanding of the library marketplace have been invaluable to AGI, GeoRef, and its staff.
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The William B. Heroy Jr. Award for Distinguished Service to AGI is given in recognition of exceptional and beneficial long-term service to AGI. Each candidate is measured against the exemplary record of singular and long-term distinguished service by member William B. Heroy Jr., in whose honor the award is named. For more information please visit http://www.agiweb.org/direct/awards.html#heroy.
The American Geosciences Institute is a nonprofit federation of geoscientific and professional associations that represents more than 250,000 geologists, geophysicists and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in the profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in society's use of resources, resiliency to natural hazards, and interaction with the environment.
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Dennis Trombatore to receive the William B. Heroy Jr. Award for Distinguished Service to AGIPublic release date: 25-Oct-2012 [ | E-mail | Share ]
Contact: Abigail Seadler aseadler@agiweb.org American Geological Institute
Alexandria, VA Dennis Trombatore, long-time member and Chair of the GeoRef Advisory Committee, has been named the 2012 winner of the William B. Heroy Award for Distinguished Service to the American Geosciences Institute. Trombatore will be honored for his illustrious service at the AGI Past President's Dinner held during the Geological Society of America (GSA) meeting in Charlotte, North Carolina on November 4, 2012.
Mr. Trombatore received his B.A. and MLS from Louisiana State University in 1975 and 1977, respectively. His extensive library science career began shortly thereafter: acting as the Common Curriculum Librarian at Loyola University for three years, and the Physical Sciences Bibliographer at the Science Library of the University of Georgia for five years. Currently, Mr. Trombatore is the Head Librarian for the Walter Geology Library and the Tobin International Map Collection at the University of Texas at Austin, where he has worked for more than two decades. The University of Texas at Austin Department of Geological Sciences awarded him the Distinguished Service Award in 1997. In 2001, he received the University of Texas Staff Excellence Award and, in 2006, a Jackson School of Geosciences Staff Excellence Award. He is a member of GSA and the Geoscience Information Society, and is President-Elect of the Austin Geological Society.
Through his extensive career, Mr. Trombatore has helped to strengthen and improve the GeoRef Database, an AGI service established in 1966 that provides subscribers with access to more than 3.3 million references to geoscience journal articles, books, maps, conference papers, reports, theses, and more. With his help, GeoRef and its subscribers have gained access to unique materials in the libraries at the University of Texas at Austin. Furthermore, Trombatore represented AGI on the GeoScienceWorld Publisher's Advisory Council and helped to strengthen the relationship between the two organizations. His knowledge and understanding of the library marketplace have been invaluable to AGI, GeoRef, and its staff.
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The William B. Heroy Jr. Award for Distinguished Service to AGI is given in recognition of exceptional and beneficial long-term service to AGI. Each candidate is measured against the exemplary record of singular and long-term distinguished service by member William B. Heroy Jr., in whose honor the award is named. For more information please visit http://www.agiweb.org/direct/awards.html#heroy.
The American Geosciences Institute is a nonprofit federation of geoscientific and professional associations that represents more than 250,000 geologists, geophysicists and other earth scientists. Founded in 1948, AGI provides information services to geoscientists, serves as a voice of shared interests in the profession, plays a major role in strengthening geoscience education, and strives to increase public awareness of the vital role the geosciences play in society's use of resources, resiliency to natural hazards, and interaction with the environment.
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So you?ve decided you want to look for a new relationship.? Singles dating is a new adventure for you, especially after you haven?t been out there for a long time.? This new step in your life will be an exciting, albeit scary, adventure.? However, you?re willing to take that step to see where it leads you.? Your ultimate goal? Why ultimate happiness with someone you love and who loves you too of course!! Only one predicament, how will your family react to this news?
For some of you, the reaction will be one of happiness.? They want you to be happy and enjoy every moment of your life with someone who makes fills your life with joy.? They might even help you meet someone new!! Others might not be so eager to see you find someone new, especially if you are replacing one of their dear loved ones.? They are still attached to the idea of you and your previous partner and cannot let that image go.? Both situations can equally have positive and negative side effects to mature dating.
In the first scenario, you have a family that is supportive and happy for you.? It is positive for you because you don?t have to worry about their reaction to you moving on.? Additionally, it just makes your life easier.? They are stepping back while you live your life on your own terms.? On the other hand, they might get over enthusiastic about the whole idea of you singles dating and will take it overboard.? They will set up online dating accounts for you, introduce you to people they know, try to give you advice and always ask you about your singles dating life.? In this case, unless this is what you want, you just need to thank them for their enthusiasm and assistance, and then say that the mature dating process is an adventure you want to take on your own and will make sure to introduce them to any positive prospects.
In the second scenario, you have a family that is none too happy that you are mature dating.? They think that singles dating is not something that you should be even contemplating, let alone carrying out.? Perhaps they feel that you are betraying the memory of your previous partner, or they could be afraid this new person will take you away from them.? Either way, they are making things quite difficult for you.? In this case, you want to sit down with them and ask them what their main concerns are and why they feel that way.? You will also want to explain why you want to engage in mature dating, whether it be for companionship or even an activity partner, they need to know your reasons.? Try your best to make them feel like this won?t change how you felt about your past and that they will always be an important part of your present and future.
Mature dating is a unique way to connect with others who are facing similar life challenges and joys as you.? Someone who has gone through what you have and is singles dating just like you can not only make your life a better place, but they can also bring you and your family a new understanding and life experiences.? Whether your family is supportive or not, you should achieve what makes you happy and always do what will fulfil your life.
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Ask 411 Wrestling 10.24.12: Hogan in Japan, the 1991 Royal Rumble, the NWA, More! Posted by Craig Wilson?on 10.24.2012
Why did Hulk Hogan use different moves in Japan than in the US? Was Harley Race's King gimmick a mockery or homage? What happened to Christopher Daniels in ECW? All that and more covered this week in Ask 411 Wrestling!
So it's an absolute honor to fill in for Mathew Sforcina on this week's Ask 411 column. As someone that's read this column from a fairly young age and someone that has only recently joined the 411 team, this is pretty cool.
One thing I've learnt from doing this is that it takes a great deal longer to do than writing a column does and maybe I should have kicked this off at the weekend rather than on the Monday night into Tuesday morning. If it looks rushed then I apologize and blame my poor time keeping in this instance.
If by the end of this you've taken to me and want to read more of my scribblings then why not check out my ?Moments that Changed Wrestling History' column every Sunday which this week looked at Wrestlemania. You can find my various other links at the bottom of that column.
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Who am I? I was born in a city that is unusual, if you're interested in the minutiae of American local government. Although I am announced as hailing from my home town, like most wrestlers I now live in Florida. I was the first person in my state to do something while under the age of 18. My independent wrestling ring name developed over time, as I began with one half by itself, before I added the other half later on. I was part of one of TNA's firsts, and when I debuted in ROH, I came in with a manager. In Dragon Gate I was part of a stable with a 4 word name. My younger brother is also a wrestler, and I'm currently on the WWE payroll, I am who?
Ausjimmy got it.
I was born in a city that is unusual, if you're interested in the minutiae of American local government. (St. Louis has the Gateway Arch, so is the middle of East and West America)
Although I am announced as hailing from my home town, like most wrestlers I now live in Florida. (Lives in Tampa, FL)
I was the first person in my state to do something while under the age of 18. (He was the first person under the age of 18 to receive a wrestler's license in Missouri.)
My independent wrestling ring name developed over time, as I began with one half by itself, before I added the other half later on. (Matt, Lance Sydal)
I was part of one of TNA's first Victory Road (TNA's first monthly PPV event)
and when I debuted in ROH, I came in with a manager.(Daizee Haze)
In Dragon Gate I was part of a stable with a 4 word name. (New Blood Generation International)
My younger brother is also a wrestler. (Mike Sydal)
and I'm currently on the WWE payroll, I am who? Matt Sydal, the man now known as Evan Bourne!
Who am I? I debuted in Continental Wrestling Association in 1988. I am an alumni of WWE, ECW, SMW and TNA. I have been in a stable with a former WWF tag team Champion. I have also held a tag team title with Chris Candido. I was also the first wrestler to be managed by his future manager Sunny. I have headlined a Summerslam event wrestling a member of my family. I appeared on the big screen playing a wrestler I previously feuded with and in 2004 I retired from wrestling.
Questions, Questions, Who's Got The Questions?
TGF174 starts by asking about who was supposed to win the 1991 Royal Rumble
Allllllrighty then here goes
I was online the other night trawling through some wrestling blogs, one referred to the original plans for Royal Rumble 1991.
It went on to say that the original booked winner was supposed to be Andre the Giant. Kind of a swan song for the king of battle royals. Andre went onto injure himself on an AJPW tour thus unable to compete in the Rumble.
If this scenario took place it is said that Andre's next target was wrestling Undertaker at WrestleMania 7. There are said to be footage of various Andre promos from WWE TV where Andre in fact calls out in Deadman issuing some sort of challenge.
Do you know if there is any truth to this at all? What are your thoughts?
Personally I don't find it completely inconceivable that this was Vince's original plans. His admiration for the Giant was always high, everyone knew he was on his last legs, wins the Rumble & then passes the torch to Taker at WrestleMania.
Cheers mate
TGF174
Without doubt the admiration Vince had for Andre is very well documented and rightly so. Andre was an enormous draw for Vince and Vincent McMahon Sr. before him and it's difficult to think of any other superstar that could have headlined WM3 with Hogan.
As iconic as that main event was, Andre was on a downward trajectory at that point: he was in constant pain, had recently had back surgery and wore a brace under his singlet. The best days of his wrestling career were behind him at this stage and this match was his swansong in the ring and that was in 1987.
A Rumble win nearly four years later? I wouldn't rule out that as a consideration but not sure how seriously it would have been taken. The nature of the Royal Rumble best has led to many rumors about who was meant to win the many Rumble match-ups and 1991 is no different. A popular rumor being that Mr. Perfect was all but set to win the match until Hogan put pay to that idea backstage and it was the ultra-patriotic Hogan that eventually went over in that match in the run up to his encounter with Sgt. Slaughter in the main event of that year's Wrestlemania.
As for Andre, his tag team title reign in the run up to WM6 was widely seen as a thank you to him for all his efforts and even at that stage his appearances for the organization were sporadic at best. As for a torch passing at WM7 wasn't really on the cards owing to the state of Andre by that stage and he had already passed his torch ? to Hogan four years earlier.
Matthew asks questions about Hulk Hogan's repertoire of in-ring moves, a question you wouldn't think would take all that long to answer?
1. Why was Hogan's finisher in Japan "The Axe Bomber"? Was it to feed into the feud with Stan Hansen? I saw a video where Stan Hansen called it a cheap imitation of The Lariat. It just seems confusing to me. Did someone in Japan already have the Atomic Leg Drop as a finisher?
It was used due to how impressive it looked in Japan. The Japanese fans were in awe of Hogan due to his gargantuan size and this move looked devastating against the smaller competitors in Japan.
His repertoire of wrestling moves in Japan was radically different, relying on more technical, traditional wrestling holds and maneuvers as opposed to the power-based, brawling style American fans grown accustomed to seeing from him.
2. Is there any Gaijin who has ever gotten as much respect as Stan Hansen in Japan? Besides maybe Vader? I don't even see Dr. Death or Terry Gordy being as big of a deal in Japan as Hansen was.
It's very difficult to look beyond Hansen here. He was the only man to pin both Antonio Inoki and Giant Baba in championship matches and held around 30 titles in total in Japan. Honorable mention, in addition to the three you mention, to the Dynamite Kid. He enjoyed his greatest success in Japan. It was also his success in Japan that led other Gaijin's such as Chris Benoit, Eddie Guerrero and Chris Jericho to make it overseas. While in Japan he mainly wrestled in the junior division, putting on many classic matches with stars such as Tiger Mask and Kobayashi.
3. Who in the past 10 years has been the most respected American Pro Wrestler to compete in Japan?
As woeful as his WWE runs have been, it's got to be Matt ?Albert/A-Train/Lord Tensai' Bloom for this one. Over in Japan he was a three-time tag team champion holding the New Japan Pro Wrestling's IWGP Tag Team Championship twice (complete with the records for both the longest reign and the most title defenses) and the GHC Tag Team Championship in Pro Wrestling Noah once.
Currently David Hart Smith is enjoying a good run in Japan, where he's known as "Davey Boy Smith, Jr." He's currently one half of the IWGP Tag Team Champions. You've got to wonder why the WWE didn't think to brand him Davey Boy Smith Jr. That said, you've also got to wonder why the WWE broke up the Hart Dynasty when it had plenty gas left in the tank.
4. Who is your top five or ten if you feel up to it stiffest workers of all time, let's just say, American Pro Wrestlers. Consistently stiff/snug in the way they worked.
Probably going to have to go for Hansen and Vader as my top two here. In my many years watching wrestling I've never seen any superstars wrestling as stiffly as these two. Honorable mentions for the Road Warriors as well. In terms of current WWE talent I think Daniel Bryan and Drew McIntyre always look stiff and in TNA I'd plump for Bubba Ray or maybe even Angle.
My top five, however:
Hansen
Vader
Bruiser Brody
JBL
Hardcore Holly
Apple Blossom Rat Falcon asks about wrestlers with dancer gimmicks and gives me an excuse to post a great great video?
I was curious, what are the two best dancers to ever step foot in the squared circle, Alex Wright and Disco Inferno up to these days. Also, was it true in the late 90's that Disco almost signed with WWE? I remember an angle with him and Jacqueline in WCW where she implied he was leaving WCW. There was also an odd shadow figure in the shape of
Disco Inferno in either the WWF/RAW magazine indicating that a newcomer was on the way. The shadow figure was a man doing a standard disco pose.
I sorta think Daniel Bryan may be one of the best dancers ever to set foot in the ring?
After the WWE bought the WCW, Alex Wright fell out of the spotlight and hasn't appeared on American Television in a wrestling capacity since. He very rarely stepped back into the squared circle, appearing only a few time for German promotions. He started up a wrestling school called "The Wright Stuff" and more recently started his own wrestling promotion called New European Championship Wrestling .
As for Glenn Gilbertti, most recently he's been involved with Future Stars of Wrestling in Las Vegas but it's very difficult to find too much information on him. He's very much drifted out of the limelight. He's also made sporadic appearances with TNA and was at one point linked, although probably only by himself, with a job in the WWE creative department. But based on the fact that his ideas when part of the WCW Creative Department were as bad as they were, that was hugely unlikely. As for Disco joining the WWE, not that I am aware of and have no access to the magazines you referenced. However, any mention of the WWE and Disco only mention the fact that they were disinterested in him.
Looking at his career post WCW highlights just how correct the WWE were not to sign him up. He could have probably done with a friend putting a word in for him ahead of the Invasion angle. I doubt he'd have made that whole thing any worse.
Adam asks the first of a series of questions about the NWA.
Short & sweet, with all the recent departures of promotions from the NWA, who the hell is left?? If they're almost down to nothing already, what are the odds that they finally go under or get the name rights bought by WWE?
It's fair to say that recent years haven't been all that kind to the NWA.
After WCW and ECW both seceded from the NWA in the early and mid-nineties respectively, the NWA were left looking like nothing more than a bit player during the Monday Night Wars that gripped professional wrestling at the time.
In 2002 Jeff Jarrett formed NWATNA but two years later that organization also left the NWA in an attempt to become a major promotion.
Today, there is still a group of promoters which hold membership in the NWA and continue to use the NWA name, although no members are holdovers from the membership of the promotion's "glory days" of the 1940s?1980s. A full list of the current members can be found on the NWA website and you'll see from that list how far the mighty have indeed fallen.
The only recent TV exposure that the organization has received has been NWA Showcase and NWA Championship Wrestling from Holywood but very recently Championship Wrestling from Holywood announced it had left the NWA and in August 2012, NWA was sold to International Wrestling Corp, LLC.
As for the question about whether the WWE would buy the NWA, there would seem very little point in the WWE shelling out money to purchase it but if the WWE Network goes ahead then it would certainly give the station some more content. It would bring to an end a staggering amount of history and give Vince even more wrestling for his library. Would also be something that would bring him much enjoyment personally considering their reaction to his 80s expansion programme. If he could get it at a knock down drag out price then I imagine that Vince would buy it. It would be mostly out of one-upmanship rather than necessarily to get what's contained in the tapes, however.
Jamille and Gumball Stickemup Half Burrito Honcho ask about the NWA's relationship with the WWF in 1998.
what was the purpose of the NWA Invasion in WWE? Cause I found it quite weird that WWE would promote the NWA specially since they broke away from them to get as big as there are today.
How was Vince able to get the NWA Tag Titles on RAW for several weeks while Bart Gunn and Bob Holly held them. Was there some sort of cross promotion with the WWE/NWA?
It was more than just a few weeks. It all kicked off towards the tail end of 1997 before finally fizzling out around August 1998 although it was, in reality, done as an angle a few months before then.
With the WCW still comfortably winning the ratings battle, this was an attempt by Vince to recapture some ground on the belief that some of the old school WCW fans who grew up with the NWA would switch over to Raw from Nitro.
Alas, only the most hardcore of wrestling fan was really aware of the NWA at this point whilst virtually everyone was really left in the dark. It showed quite a level of desperation from Vince at this point to bring Dennis Coralluzzo, the head of the NWA along with Jim Cornette, an NWA mainstay. The real problem was the titles the NWA brought with them: Nobody really cared about the NWA North American title and cared even less with Jeff Jarrett defeated Blackjack Windham to win it. The other titles that made their way over were the NWA Tag Team Championship which were awarded to the Rock ?n' Roll Express, a team long past their prime.
The run began to drag even when Cornette formed the New Midnight Express ? Bombastic Bob Holly and Bodacious Bart Gunn. The duo who were then joined by the ?defecting' Barry Windham and the NWA Champion Dan Severen before Windham rejoined the WCW.
It was a desperate attempt to steal WCW fans that failed for much the same reason as the New Midnight Express and the New Blackjacks failed ? working once doesn't necessarily mean it will work again. And it didn't.
Mr. Perfect and his manager, the Coach, is the subject of the next question, this time from Mike
I'm watching the Mr. Perfect DVD, and saw Coach again...I had almost forgotten. WTF? The guy was worthless, and for that matter, IIRC, he was only brought in very briefly before Perfect went on extended hiatus with his back injury.
For that matter, if any heel didn't need a manager at all (especially once his initial push as a "rookie" was over), it was Perfect - he was both a great talker and a great wrestler. Why did the WWF seemingly insist on giving managers to all their heels? I guess it's for the sake of outside interference, but it just seemed silly to pair a great talker like Heenan with another one who didn't need one like Rude or Perfect (or BOTH Perfect and Heenan for Flair, for that matter).
Ah, John ?Coach' Tolos. I was just watching UWF Beach Brawl 1991 in which Tolos was managing the team of Cactus Jack and Bob Orton Jr. as they lost to Steve Ray and Sunny Beach in one of the series of poor matches on that card.
Soon after he joined the then WWF as manager of both Mr Perfect and the Beverley Brothers. His run didn't lost all too long and after Perfect took a break with an injury, Tolos quietly left the WWF and returned to UWF.
As for the rationale behind Perfect having a manager, a really good manager can take a great wrestler to that next level and that's exactly what happened with Bobby Heenan who helped elevate Perfect and many of the others in his stable. Alas, Tolos wasn't able to do this.
It really just harks back to the glory days of the territories where heel managers would bring in various outsiders to join their stable in attempt to dethrone the local hero face. It also served as a way of getting cheap heat and I can't think of any manager in the history of wrestling that is better at drawing cheap heat than Heenan was. Perfect had everything to get him over in the ring and with the addition of Heenan getting the crowd going, it was a sure fire hit.
That's essentially the reason why CM Punk currently has Heyman with him. It just increases the heat from the crowd.
Alasdair asks about The Legacy
With the recent interactions between Cody Rhodes, Ted Dibiase and Randy Orton on Smackdown I was wondering what was the original intention for the Legacy angle? Was the plan always for Orton to turn face against Rhodes and Dibiase?
Ah, the Legacy. A thoroughly entertaining stable that would be of a great benefit to a whole host of superstars currently on the WWE's roster who are second, and in some cases third, generation superstars but find themselves with at best a very limited role in the promotion.
The problem for Rhodes and Dibiase was that Orton rapidly outgrew the group and it was only natural for him to go on to bigger and better things, which is exactly what Randy Orton did. It's inconceivable to have Orton with that group all that long. The Legacy was there to elevate him further and that's exactly what it did do. I'm no' fan of Orton, I find him the modern equivalent of a DDP, but he's benefited a great deal from the time spent in the stables he was in in the WWE.
A casual watch of NXT shows a vast array of talent bubbling under the surface that would benefit from a spell in a stable such as the Legacy and the rub that they would get from being in such a group, as Randy Orton did.
Shady Wright sticks with stables and asks about one of my favorites, and the closest thing to the Four Horsemen, Evolution.
I have a few questions. First, I heard that Mark Jindrak was originally slated to be in Evolution, instead of Batista. They had filmed the vignettes & were all ready to roll, then made the switch at the last minute. Is there any truth to this? If so, what's the deal?
Want to see Jindrak do a great Cornette impression?
Jindrak has said in a shoot interview that he was originally slated to appear in Evolution and it's interesting to think how that would have turned out for him.
Ultimately, Jindrak was great and had an unreal level of potential and also had the stereotypical look that Vince likes.
What would things have looked like had Jindrak had a run with the group? Well, Jindrak would have gotten a huge rub being a member of the stable and working closely with Flair and HHH. I think Orton's future would have been very different too and I suspect he wouldn't be the star he is today.
Ultimately, though, the role was always for Batista. Jindrak was never supposed to be an original member, but rather the replacement for Batista when he got injured. After all, not only was that when the rumors heavily started to circulate that Jindrak was coming in but also explains why the vignettes were filmed in a helicopter since that was all filmed while Batista was out with his injury.
You have to wonder what Jindrak did to go from filming vignettes to not only not being a member of the group but also then getting released. Someone's nose must have been put out of joint.
Why was Essa Rios fired? They seemed to be pretty high on him. He was on 'Mania at age 19; they paired him with Lita; they even gave him a program with Angle. I heard it was because he never learned English. If this is true, then why do they continue to hire workers who don't speak the language (eg Mistico)?
It wasn't that he didn't speak the language as such, but more to do with the fact that he refused to take English lessons. I thought he was pretty awesome in the WWE and made his debut at the age of 18 on Raw as Aguila before winning the Lightweight title on his "debut" as Essa Rios from Gilberg on Heat.
After leaving the WWE he returned to Mexico but did make a comeback on American soil as part of Team Mexico in TNA. Rumors circulated that John Laurinaitis had shown some interest in bringing him back to the WWE, possibly as part of a rejuvenated Cruiserweight division, but that rumors of a Cruiserweight division returning to the WWE have been swirling for an age and show no signs of going anywhere.
Ed from Holland asks about Dusty Rhodes and Harley Race's runs in the WWF.
Could you maybe explain the story about Dusty Rhodes in WWF, in the early ninetees? I've read different things about it, and don't know what to make of it.
The polka-dot thing. I read that it was a terrible gimmick, but Dusty made something of it and got over anyway. Did Vince hold a grudge against him, by giving him a bad gimmick? (Why sign him anyway, one would think in that case). Also, I read Virgil (Ted DiBiases bodyguard), was named after Dusty in real life. This than should be very funny to insiders. Which I don't get. (Is it because they are opposites? (slim - very fat, black - white?). (or I have no sense of humor) So I guess I would like to know: was there some dissention between them? And if so, why sign him?
Bad gimmick and outfit certainly and the belief is that it was to humiliate him but as Dusty has said, both were his idea. By God did Dusty make this gimmick work and evidence that any gimmick can work if given to the correct person. Nobody at all expected Dusty at this stage to be a main eventer but it wasn't a bad move for him considering his best days were in the past by that stage.
Mike Jones did get the name Virgil as a dig at Dusty Rhodes. It was Bobby Heenan that thought up that stage name. Of course, when Jones joined the WCW his name was Vincent which was a pop at Vince McMahon.
When Dusty debuted as ?the American Dream' I doubt even his most supportive fan would have expected him to go anywhere with that gimmick but boy did he get it over. I personally enjoyed his feud with Randy Savage and then with DiBiase. It was clear Dusty had something left in the tank and Savage and DiBiase were able to have good matches with anyone, add Dusty to the equation and you have yourself a series of very impressive bouts.
On a related note, I wondered about Harley Race. NWA legend, then crowned King in WWF. It was one of the first shows I saw as kid. Was this 'king-gimmick' a kind of appreciation? Or was it the opposite? Even back then, it seemed a bit silly to me, but then again, its WWF/wrestling/sports entertainment....
It was in appreciation of his in-ring efforts. At the time the WWE went to great length to avoid acknowledging other wrestling promotions any success that the wrestler had at other promotions. As a result, WWE officials had to come up with another way to recognize his pedigree in the ring and this was what they came up with after he joined in May 1986
His run with the WWE was fairly short lived and he left the promotion in early 1989 and wrestled up until 1991 when he turned his hand to management. Although his spell with the WWE was shortlived, and he never won a Championship there, his career was notable enough for him to be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2004.
Sticking with accomplishments in other promotions, Matt asks why the WWE don't acknowledge title wins in other wrestling companies.
Why doesn't WWE ever recognize title wins in other companies? even though mentioning the other company might give them publicity, it would also legitimize wrestlers, Christian and Daniel Bryan come to mind...they could come in/back as multi-time world champs.
Does Pepsi mention Coca Cola in its advertising or history? No and why would WWE mention another promotion, such as TNA, in any capacity? It would not help them out in any way in the current climate, all variables and that's really why the WWE don't acknowledge other promotions Champions, unless they own the rights, and even then it's not always the case.
Right now Vince owns the rights to every title that ever mattered as a "World Title", the WWF, NWA/WCW and the AWA. Therefore he acknowledges, in most cases, those champions when referring to "world champions". There are a few anomalies however. Despite it stating he is a former AWA World Champion on his WWE profile, Mr. Perfect isn't referred to as a former World Champion.
Essentially, the selectively mention world champion reigns. It took years for Booker T to do the "five time" stuff in the WWE and Ron Simmons WCW title reign was never mentioned during his APA time.
The WWE knows what it wants to promote and that is the WWE. Wrestling fans will recognize AWA and all WCW/NWA title runs, as well as those in some other promotions, but Vince is all about the WWE's position not, per say, about continuity in terms of wrestling history.
Andre the Giant crops up again in this next question about the 1989 Survivor Series from Adam.
Love your column. I've been a wrestling fan since the early 80s and it's great that you have knowledge of the sport that goes back more than the last decade or so. I truly believe that wrestling has gone downhill since Vince bought WCW and eliminated his main source of competition (taking away his edge, if you will). I think I enjoyed seeing which wrestlers would jump from one fed to the next more than I enjoyed watching the actual matches, so that aspect of pro wrestling is virtually lost to the ages unless TNA or someone steps up and can actually give the WWE a good challenge.
Anyway, the reason I write is because I had a question on Survivor Series 1989. I read that Tully Blanchard had failed a drug test the day of the event, explaining why Bobby Heenan was in his place for the match against the Warrior's team (side note: it's pretty cool watching Shawn Michaels and the Warrior on the same team...wonder what they think of each other?). There were also a couple other substitutions: Bad News Brown for Akeem and someone else for the WIdow Maker. Not sure why these guys couldn't make it, so any info would be cool.
My main question is about Andre the Giant. Before the bell even rung he looks extremely agitated, possibly drunk? From what I've heard about him, this would probably be pretty common around this point in his life/career. He even shoves Hebner out of the corner of the ring just for the hell of it. So with the team already short one viable wrestler (Blanchard), the match doesn't even officially begin and Warrior storms the ring and ends up clothes-lining Andre to the outside, where he is quickly counted out. My initial thought watching this now (as opposed to when I was 16) was that Andre was probably in no condition to fight due to injury or drunkenness, so they probably thought it best to just get him out of the way. He actually spilled over the top rope and to the ground pretty good, like a cat landing on his feet.
So do you know if he was hammered and considered a liability or maybe just too beat up to last the whole match, seeing how they were already going to have Heenan warming the ring post most of the match? I'd like to just think an irate Vince McMahon was out back before the match pulling his hair out wondering what to do with the drunk giant and just said f#&k it, have Warrior get over by eliminating him quick.
Would love to hear your take on this, if you haven't answered it in a previous column that slipped by me.
Also, I counted 10 dead wrestlers on the show (Sherri included)...sad.
-AdamL
Without doubt one of the sadder aspects of watching old school WWE events, and I spend a lot of time doing that, is seeing the number of wrestlers that have since passed. I believe that Wrestlemania 5 has some sort of record for the number of wrestlers on the card that have since passed.
Anyway, I digress. Blanchard did indeed fail a drugs test and Arn Anderson would leave the WWE the day after this event heading back to the NWA. Although this time Blanchard didn't join him after the NWA heard of this infraction. A few months later he was eventually offered a deal but at a fraction of what he had been offered previously and declined.
As for the substitutions, Bad News Brown did indeed replace Akeem for some indiscernible while the Earthquake replaced Windham who asked for his release from the WWE owing to the fact his brother and father were facing jail time for counterfeiting charges. The WWE had big plans for Windham at this stage as he had been on a four month winning streak but by the following May was back in the WCW as part of the Four Horsemen. He'd later rejoin the WWF with the fairly awful Stalker gimmick but that's probably for another time if anyone cares enough to ask about it.
The reason for Andre's early exit was down to backstage heat he was receiving for his refusal to work with the Ultimate Warrior which would certainly explain his agitation although his drinking habits are well enough documented. Warrior was deeply insulted by the Giant's refusal to work with him both here and in their subsequent feud. Andre being counted out in 30 seconds meant that he didn't respect the Warrior enough to give him a match. It did kind of backfire by making the Ultimate Warrior look all but invincible at the time.
Mark asks about Christopher Daniels blink-and-you'll-miss-it run with ECW
I saw Lance Storm's Straight Shoot recently and in it he talks about Christopher Daniels. He mentions that he first met him when they were in ECW, until Daniels got heat and they wouldn't use him anymore. Any idea what Daniels did and who he pissed off?
Not only was Daniels' stint in ECW short but so was his hair:
Back in 1999, Heyman was likely pretty much everyone else in wrestling at the time and was hot on Daniels. Why else would have him beat, and unmask, Mosco de la Merced and get a win over Super Crazy. That said, the run didn't last two long and there are two possible explanations for this.
One is that the cliquey nature of the ECW locker room didn't take to him in the same way that they didn't take to Mike ?Erin O'Grady/Crash Holly' Lockwood and Thomas ?Reckless Youth' Carter.
The second is that he was constantly on the verge of a deal with WWE/WCW at this stage and may have been reluctant to commit to ECW in case it hurt any big pay day with the big two.
I'm minded to believe either so a combination of both isn't too far-fetched at all.
My Damn Opinion
Jimmy asks this week's solitary opinion question on how the WWE will deal with the Undertaker's eventual entry to the Hall of Fame.
Love the column and look forward to it every week. My question might be too simple/boring to be answered but I'm very curious. How do you think the WWE will handle the eventual induction of the Undertaker into the HOF? What I mean is the WWE has gone to extreme measures to never have the undertaker "out of character". He's never spoken at the HOF inductions, not the guy the send to do charity stuff (not that they would do that now). Does he come out in a suit and speak as "Mark Calaway", does he somehow give a "real" speech but "in-character" or do they avoid him ever speaking at all in some way?
The most inevitable entry to the WWE Hall of Fame. I could spend a few paragraphs here waxing lyrical about the Undertaker's in-ring achievements but none of it would be new to anyone considering how well documented his successes have been within the WWE.
Although his appearances for the WWE have been sporadic at best recently it's safe to assume that it will be after he eventually retires from active wrestling that he will be inducted into the WWE's Hall of Fame. Perhaps by Paul Bearer or Kane?
In terms of how the WWE will go about his induction, I imagine he will keep some of the characteristics of the Undertaker character but he will not be in full on Undertaker mode. It's clear he won't appear in full character mode as he will likely be the headline attraction of whatever year it is that he is finally inducted into the Hall of Fame and for that reason I can't envisage him remaining in character to do this. I think it will be a suited and booted Mark Calaway that appears to take the honor and regale the crowd with his many tales from inside the squared circle.
It will be a huge deal when it happens though, that's for sure.
Just for the heck of it, here's the quota of Matthew Perry pictures which I didn't get round to using this week!
The Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) announced killing six Sudanese military troops in South Kordofan on Monday, 22 October, the group's spokesman, Arno Ngutolo Lodi, told Radio Dabanga.
Lodi said that SPLA forces attacked a convoy belonging to the Sudanese army northwest of Dilling, adding the army suffered heavy material losses.
According to the spokesman, the family of Sudanese soldier Mutasim Abd al-Rahman was also captured. He added that the movement also seized weapons and ammunition from the vehicles.
Radio Dabanga could not reach the Sudanese army for comments.
Three children injured
On the other hand, three children got injured as a result of aerial bombings in the village of Taylo, in the Nuba Mountains, South Kordofan, last Thursday, 18 October, Lodi told Radio Dabanga.
He said the an Antonov airplane carried out the bombings that injured the siblings Yasser, Maysoon and Mayzool Tayyar Khamees.
The spokesman said the following villages were also targeted: El-Lebo, Tabolo, El-Hibail Al-Atmor and Umm Sirdiba, and the city of Boram, in Umm Doreen locality.
Lodi said intensive air raids between Thursday and Sunday took place in the region and that more than 20 bombs were dropped during that period. He pointed out that mostly plantations and central points in villages were affected.
For real estate agents looking to earn the coveted title of "best-selling" in their market, the strategies they should use are very different depending on where they work.
In some cities, it only takes a couple of dozen listings in the luxury market to earn the title of No. 1 (in terms of portfolio value), whereas in other places it takes hundreds of listings to compete for the top spot, according to The Wall Street Journal's Robbie Whelan.
How do brokers work their way to the top?
Whelan shared a few strategies they use:
Luxury agents shroud most of their clients in a cloak of privacy. They wine and dine their clients to convince them that they are the best agent for the job.
Agents in mid-size markets aggressively hit the online marketing world, and don't even necessarily attend every showing of a house because of the high volume of listings they have.
Luxury agents generally take a 5 percent commission.
Mid-size agents pursue families who are relocating, whereas luxury agents pursue clients looking for trophy properties.?
DON'T MISS: Some Real Estate Agents Will Go To Crazy Extremes To Sell A House
Implanted defibrillators could be a target for hacking, a new report warns. More than 130,000 were implanted in patients in the U.S. in 2009.
By Brian Alexander, NBC News Contributor
It sounds like a scenario out of a James Bond movie: a villain spots his quarry and uses a small device to hack into the official?s heart defibrillator, sending a signal for mayhem. There?s chest grabbing, and a collapse, and alarms, but the bad guy walks free because there?s no gun, knife, poison dart -- no evidence at all a murder has been committed.
According to a recent report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a non-partisan agency that works for Congress, not only is such a scenario possible, there?s a growing danger that grandpa?s heart rhythm device, or, say, a child?s insulin pump ? any implantable device that can be accessed remotely -- ?could be susceptible to hacking.
But the GAO report suggests that the Food and Drug Administration, which approves and regulates such devices, has been behind the curve when it comes to security and now is calling for the agency to set guidelines for manufacturers to help combat the threat of hacking.
According to the?report, which had been requested by members of Congress in light of tests by researchers revealing the vulnerability of the medical technology, ?there have been four separate demonstrations in controlled settings showing that the intentional exploitation of vulnerabilities in certain medical devices is possible.? The report stressed that there have been no proven cases of anybody actually doing this for nefarious purposes.
Still, when he released the GAO report, Congressman Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), one of the requesting legislators, issued a statement saying that ??wireless medical devices are susceptible to increasingly advanced hacking techniques that could threaten patient health.?
The susceptibility stems largely from their wireless communications abilities, explained Nathanael Paul, chief scientist at the Center for Trustworthy Embedded Systems at Oak Ridge National Laboratory. In 2010, Paul and a colleague demonstrated they could hack into an insulin pump, like the one Paul himself wears to treat his Type 1 diabetes.
Thanks to wireless communication, doctors can download diagnostic information and health status from the device to a computer and make changes in the performance of a device without surgery. For example, defibrillators can be programmed using a wand that communicates with the device inside a patient?s chest.
But as anybody who has experienced neighborhood confusion over garage door openers operating the wrong doors can attest, that can leave devices vulnerable to attack or simple accident.
?This year, for example, a young lady in the Salt Lake City airport asked TSA if she should walk through a security device,? Paul recalled by way of illustration. ?TSA said yes, basing that on the experience of thousands of people with insulin pumps. She walked through and her pump responded in an unanticipated way that could have threatened her life.?
Causing a device to misfire intentionally to cause harm takes technical sophistication, but it?s certainly do-able, he said. And there are a lot of potential targets. According to a 2011 report from the World Society of Arrhythmias, in just one year, 2009, 133,262 defibrillators were implanted in patients in the United States -- 434 devices for every million people -- and that?s just one device for one condition.
Preventing potential hacking it might seem as simple as requiring a password for access. Another strategy could be to limit the distance devices can send information back and forth. The tests demonstrating vulnerability showed the range of some devices could be up to 300 feet. ?Paul has been exploring that possibility. Software changes are another avenue.
But enhancing security of a vital medical device isn?t as simple as it sounds. The primary purpose of any medical device is to preserve health, not keep out bad guys. Installing security software could put more demand on battery life, for example. And suppose a patient has a defibrillator, his doctor?s office is closed, and he feels chest pains? He could go to an emergency room, but, panicky, could easily forget the password. The ER doctors then could not get access to whatever the device has to tell them.
Whatever solutions are to be found, the onus for making sure manufacturers implement them has now fallen mainly on the FDA.
The GAO recommended the FDA make?security risks part of premarket approval just like FDA?s more traditional criteria, safety and effectiveness. It also suggested FDA begin working with other federal agencies whose primary duties focus more on cyber security, make the issue one of the things it monitors during postmarket review, and ?establish specific milestones for completing this review and implementing these changes.?
Markey, through his office, told NBC that FDA must ?place ?renewed emphasis? on the security of the devices under its purview. ?I look forward to hearing from the FDA on progress to address this risk,? he said.
The agency does seem to be gearing up to take a more aggressive stance. In its response to the GAO report, the FDA noted that it has recently begun collaborating with the Department of Homeland Security, the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Department of Defense, and?law enforcement. The FDA?s Center for Devices and Radiological Health has also a National Postmarket Surveillance Plan to better track adverse events related to devices.
?FDA concurs with GAO that the agency continuously develop and implement new strategies designed to assist the agency in its medical device premarket review and postmarket surveillance efforts relative to information security,? agency spokesperson Michelle Bolek?told NBC.
The agency is studying the ways other industries are battling cyber security threats for any strategies manufacturers can incorporate into the devices. That?s where researchers like Paul come in. ???? ?
The FDA and industry have begun consulting with him and others, he said, and he?s optimistic about progress. ?I think they are doing a large amount of work. They are responding, and so are manufacturers,? said Paul, who doesn?t personally profit from such consulting.
He also argued that the potential risk to the security of medical devices is far outweighed by the benefits of the devices.
In other words, don?t panic.
Brian Alexander?is co-author, with Larry Young Ph.D., of "The Chemistry Between Us: Love, Sex and the Science of Attraction,"?now on sale.?
Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, Calif., took 38 years to build and includes twisting and turning hallways, dead ends and secret panels.
By Erika Riggs, Zillow
Creaking floors, inexplicable cold drafts and eerie sounds usually don't top the list of dream house features.
Unless, of course, we're talking about dream haunted house features.
It's October, and we're forgoing the usual roundup of eye candy in favor of some cobweb-draped places most people wouldn't dare put a down payment on.
Tales of horror, glimpses of ghosts and a bevy of cobweb decor ? it's all here.
Winchester House San Jose, Calif. It's as if original owner Sarah Winchester wanted her home to be haunted. The eccentric widow of William Winchester, founder of Winchester rifles, held nightly seances to gain guidance from spirits and her dead husband for the home?s design. The end result? A maze-like structure that took 38 years to build and includes twisting and turning hallways, dead ends, secret panels, a window built into a floor, staircases leading to nowhere, doors that open to walls, upside-down columns and rooms built, then intentionally closed off? ? all to ward off and confuse evil spirits.
Gardette-LaPrete House 716 Dauphine St, New Orleans This Greek revival home was the site of the one of the grisliest murders in New Orleans' history. A Turkish merchant, renting the home, was buried alive in the backyard and his harem entourage murdered. Years later, the French Quarter home is still said to be the site of the merchant's wanderings, and on certain nights, exotic music and incense from ancient parties waft from the home.
Hampton Lillibridge 507 E Saint Julian St, Savannah, Ga. This historic home was moved to its current location in Savannah?by a local restoration expert. As work began on the house, workers reported odd noises and a male presence. Early on, they discovered a crypt on the building site half filled with water and covered it.
Despite the rumors of hauntings, the home was finished and was last on the market for $2.2 million in 2011. Although it's off the market now, there's no word of a buyer.
LaLaurie House 1140 Royal St, New Orleans The LaLaurie House, like many haunted homes, has a pretty horrific back story. Owned by socialite Madame Delphine LaLaurie and her husband, Dr. Louis LaLaurie, the house was the reported setting for vicious cruelty against the couple's slaves. Reportedly the slaves were subjected to torturous medical experiments that went on unbeknownst to the New Orleans community until a fire broke out and? neighbors rushing to rescue discovered the gruesome scenes. The LaLauries fled the country due to the backlash, and the home passed through several owners, each who claimed to hear mysterious screams and see apparitions of the tortured slaves.
At one point actor Nicolas Cage owned the home, and while he said he never saw any ghosts, he wasn't immune to the home's sinister vibes; he lost the property to foreclosure in 2009.
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Whaley House San Diego In 1857, an entrepreneurial Thomas Whaley took advantage of a deeply discounted property in San Diego's Old Town neighborhood that once held the area's hangings. He tore down the gallows and proceeded to build his Greek Revival brick home. However, soon after Whaley and his family moved in, they reported hearing heavy footsteps moving about the house. Even after the Whaleys moved out, various tenants reported seeing ghosts and hearing the footsteps.
Today the historic home is a museum and is open daily for tourists to see if they, too, hear and see the ghostly apparitions.
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Franklin Castle 4308 Franklin Blvd, Cleveland Franklin Castle has both a creepy history as well as a creepy exterior. Home to Hannes Tiedemann, the house was reportedly the site of many vicious murders. Built in 1864, the home has all the makings of a haunted mansion: stone tower and turrets, gargoyles and wrought-iron fencing, not to mention sounds of babies crying, doors slamming and footsteps.
According to the property history, the home was last sold for $260,000 in August 2011. No word yet, if the homeowners are having any eerie experiences.
McPike Mansion Alton, IL Haunted houses?? how about a whole haunted city? Alton claims to be the one of the most haunted areas in America and is home to McPike Mansion, which is host to a number of active ghosts.
There's no specific backstory to the ghostly going-ons, but visitors and residents of the brick manse have claimed to be hugged by an unseen woman, hear the laughter of children and see mysterious mists and orbs of light. As far as hauntings go, not too sinister.
Borden House 240 2nd St, Fall River, Mass. This home was the site of one of the most infamous crimes of all time: the murders of Andrew and Abby Borden, reportedly at the hands of Andrew's daughter Lizzie. As the nursery rhyme goes, Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave both her father and step-mother whacks. However, Lizzie was acquitted and moved out of the home.
The home of the murder still stands in Fall River and operates as a bed-and-breakfast, where guests report seeing Andrew and Abby wandering about.
Myrtles Plantation Saint Francisville, La. An antebellum home in a voodoo-rich area of Louisiana is the likely place for a haunted home. Built in?1796, Myrtles Plantation was taken over in 1808 by Clark Woodruff, his wife, Sara, and their three children. According to legend, Woodruff had a relationship with one of his slaves, Chloe, who was jealous of Woodruff's wife. Story goes that Chloe baked a birthday cake for Sara and the kids, including poisonous oleander leaves in the treat. Sara and two of their children died. Chloe confessed, but fellow slaves retaliated, hanging Chloe and dumping her body in the Mississippi.
Chloe isn't the only ghost said to haunt Myrtles Plantation. A Civil War solider was murdered on the steps of the home, and an ancient Native American burial ground is said to beneath the house. All this adds up to a home rich in creepy incidences.
Chambers Mansion 2220 Sacramento St, San Francisco, Calif. Like most haunted homes, there's a bit of confusion surrounding the true story behind Chambers Mansion. Built in 1887, the home was named after its first owner, silver mine tycoon Richard Chambers, who lived in the home with two nieces who reportedly hated each other.
When Chambers died in 1901, the nieces inherited the mansion. One reportedly bought the house next door and moved in while the other sister, Claudia, stayed. Claudia was discovered cut in half in the mansion one day, due to a "farm implementation" accident. However, a ghost expert has claimed that Claudia was in fact murdered, and still haunts the Pacific Heights home today.
The death of 17 year old school girl after an accident with a CTU bus left the region shocked. The death was an affirmation of the fear every common man has, that they might be just too common for doctors to go out of the way, even if they are dying.
In the infamous Anupama death case, PGI submitted a 117-page medical record before the consumer court. However, neither the PGI nor the CTU have filed replies to the petition filed in the case. The court has directed the PGI and CTU to file a reply by October 30th.
Family members of Anupama, who died at 17 after an accident while boarding a CTU bus, have sought 85 lakh Rs as compensation. The resident of Mauli Jagran Complex was rushed to the PGI after her leg was crushed under the rear tyre of a CTU bus while she was on her way back home from school. She succumbed to her injuries on 25 July. It has been alleged that delay in surgery led to gangrene.
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- In the U.S., new housing starts reach a four-year high, increasing by 15% in the month of September. This is the greatest jump in new residential projects since July 2008, reports Bloomberg. Some analysts see this as a sign of general economic and employment growth.
- In a joint venture, Vastgood Properties and Prudential Real Estate Investors buy a portfolio of seven shopping centers from Cedar Realty Trust (NYSE: CDR) for around $104 million. The properties, in Central and Eastern Pennsylvania, are mostly anchored by Giant Food Stores, says CoStar.
- According to Commercial Mortgage Alert, CMBS shops and large insurance companies are considering partnership in order to fund especially large commercial property loans. However, no such collaboration is originating CMBS loans at this time.
- ?In what?s typically one of the most coveted CRE markets?Manhattan?office REITs like SL Green (NYSE: SLG) and Boston Properties (NYSE: BXP) face cutbacks in the financial sector. Many such firms have pursued opportunities in other markets such as San Francisco.
- In Times Square, Witkoff Group and New Valley have partnered with several other firms to acquire 701 Seventh Avenue for $430 million. The team plans to tear down part of the existing structure and replace it with a 10-story, retail-anchored building and hotel tower. The facade will be wrapped in a 24,000 SF LED screen, reports CoStar.?
- Analysts view data center REITs as a major growth sector for the commercial real estate industry. The three publicly traded data center REITs?Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), DuPont Fabros Technology (NYSE: DFT), and CoreSite (NYSE: COR)?are positioned to expand significantly, thanks to higher liquidity and lower leverage than other REITs.
- As the CMBS market continues to improve, buyers find more financing opportunities in areas well outside of gateway markets?even Detroit.
- Single-tenant, net-leased properties, such as those for drug stores and other large retailers, become increasingly scarce despite investor demand.
- ULI and PriceWaterhouseCoopers?announce their 2013 forecast?for real estate activity in the U.S.??Three Texas cities, Houston, Austin, and Dallas, were named among the top markets to watch, with Texas retaining its status as the top state for ?overall? real estate activity.
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The death of 17 year old school girl after an accident with a CTU bus left the region shocked. The death was an affirmation of the fear every common man has, that they might be just too common for doctors to go out of the way, even if they are dying.
