| Ledger Special Report: IS PLYMOUTH FILM STUDIO THE REEL DEAL? (video ...
The film industry is looking east for a new base. And they're banking on one key town: Plymouth
First in a three-part seriesIt is home to a number of endangered species and boasts one of the largest pine barrens in the world. There is no water or sewer service, no electricity, and only one road in and out.But film industry veterans see the 1,000 wooded acres in south Plymouth in the middle-of-nowhere as the perfect spot for Plymouth Rock Studios, a 1-million-square-foot, $300 million film studio complex.Is it just a Hollywood dream? Or will the promise of as many as 2,000 new jobs and economic development be enough to overcome a list of make-or-break requirements that include the construction of a highway access ramp off Route 25?David Kirkpatrick, a co-founder of Project Julia LLC, the company formed to build Plymouth Rock Studios, said he wants to be open for business in two years.If it's going to be 10 years, we're not going to be here.
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CARNATION, Wash. (AP) - A man and a woman have been arrested in the deaths of six people, likely family members and including two young children, at a rural property east of Seattle, authorities said Wednesday. The two, a 29-year-old woman and a man in his early 30s, were being held for investigation of homicide, King County sheriff's Sgt. John Urquhart said. He said it was unclear whether the two are related, but they were known to the victims. The pair came to the crime scene after investigators arrived there this morning, were questioned by investigators, then arrested around 4 p.m. Urquhart said investigators had not determined a motive in the slayings. The victims included a boy about age 3, a girl about age 6, a man and woman in their 30s, and a man and woman in their 50s.
Doyel's Dribbles
To explain Andrew Bynum's injury to the dumb media, the Lakers' trainer brought a skeleton to the press conference. You think it was Mark Landsberger's skeleton? Whatever happened to that guy anyway? - Former Notre Dame receiver Jeff Samardzija has a shot at making the Chicago team. The Chicago Cubs, that is. - The Braves and local government officials kept quiet their plans to move the Triple A team near Atlanta and build a $45 million stadium. Isn't that illegal? - Michigan football coach Rich Rodriguez is now being mocked by TV car ads in West Virginia. - Frustrated by the slow career arc of MMA oddity Kimbo Slice? Bas Rutten explains what's going on. - Speaking of Kimbo, he and opponent Tank Abbott had one hell of a phone call.
Weight-loss surgery: Part 1: Taking a big gamble
Her diabetes is gone; she feels great. But the soft-spoken nursing student warns that surgery is not a cure for obesity. "This is a lifelong commitment, and there are going to be days when you 're sorry you 've made this commitment, " said Ramos, 26, who runs a support group in Orlando for weight-loss-surgery patients. If current trends continue, she will be busy. Weight-loss surgery -- commonly referred to as bariatric surgery -- has exploded in the United States from an estimated 16,200 procedures in 1992 to about 205,000 in 2007. Patients risk serious complications and death. But the dangers have dropped significantly in recent years. Less-invasive procedures, physicians with more experience and centers that specialize in the surgeries have contributed to the reduction.
Father Foley Cape Cod abuse case settled For $550,000
The Archdiocese of Hartford agreed this week to pay $550,000 to a man who accused the Rev. Stephen Foley of using his position as Hartford County fire chaplain to sodomize him when he was a 14-year-old parishioner in Windsor Locks. Foley, who has been accused of abuse by at least 11 men since 1993 and was removed from public ministry in 2002, is still affiliated with the county fire organization he belonged to when the alleged assault occurred. He now holds the title of "chaplain emeritus" of the group, according to board members... The current president of the group is Windsor Locks Fire Chief Gary Ruggiero. Haber said Ruggiero sent an e-mail to the board of directors Friday criticizing the newspaper for publishing a story last Sunday that exposed Foley's continued use of a police-equipped Crown Victoria with flashing lights, sirens and scanners... abuse took place on a weekend when the boy and his friend accompanied Foley to a home on Cape Cod, which Foley said was owned by his aunt, the brief said.
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