Ed Lauter dies at age 74

Veteran character actor Ed Lauter, whose long, angular face and stern bearing made him an instantly recognizable figure in scores of movies and TV shows during a career that stretched across five decades, died Wednesday. He was 74.

Lauter died of mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer most commonly caused by asbestos exposure, said his publicist, Edward Lozzi.

Whether he was an irascible authority figure, a brutal thug or a conniving con man, Lauter's presence made him all but impossible to miss in any film he was in. That was so even on those occasions when he was playing a character more bumbling than menacing, although menacing was clearly his forte.

He was the brutal prison guard who was Burt Reynolds' nemesis in the 1974 comedy-drama The Longest Yard and the sleazy gas station attendant in Alfred Hitchcock's last film, The Family Plot. In Death Wish 3, he was the violent cop who teams with Charles Bronson's vigilante to rid New York City's streets of criminals, not by incarcerating them but by killing them.

More recently he was the butler to Berenice Bejo's French ingenue in the 2011 Oscar-winning film The Artist. see more...

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Eminem's homophobic 'Rap God' lyrics

Earlier this week, Eminem dropped “Rap God,” an epic six-minute cut from his highly anticipated The Marshall Mathers LP 2. The song, with its rapid-fire, seemingly eternal string of spits, garnered praise from many corners — but not everyone’s so thrilled.

“Eminem is every bit the same lazy, offensive bile-spewer he was back then,” writes The Week, “back then” being when Eminem released his original Marshall Mathers LP in 2000. “Eminem’s ‘Rap God’ is full of homophobic slurs,’” reads a Huffington Post headline. Salon also held Em responsible, calling him “a grown-ass middle-aged man” who should know better.

What’s everyone talking about? Mainly about the following lines from “Rap God”:

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Home Flattened by Fire Housed Advocacy Group

Firefighters were called back to Mt.Scio Rd. in St. John's early this morning to douse hotspots of what remained from a roaring Monday night fire. The structure is not only a loss to a family, but potentially a fisheries advocacy group.

238 Mt.Scio Rd. has been associated with the Northern Coalition -- a group of six community based organizations representing in excess of 20,000 Inuit and Metis of Northern Labrador. The not-for-profit group was established in 1996 to protect shrimp allocations. No one was home at the time of the fire, just before 8 p.m. last night. The homeowner is out of town and could not be reached for comment.

From the roadway there's not much for passersby to see but yellow police tape across a long driveway. A single RNC vehicle stands guard. The chimney is all that remains, standing tall. The building was gutted, the charred metal and belongings still smouldering -- a huff of smoke hangs low over the debris as the intermittent rain showers act as a natural damper. Police have not released any information about the investigation.

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Nexus 5 shows up

Google’s collaboration with LG may bear fruit yet again today, as the Nexus 5 is rumoured to launch without the same fanfare as previous years. One needs only look at the increased frequency, and quality, of leaks in recent days to confirm its imminent announcement.

The latest set of photos come from Russian social network, VK, and show the Nexus 5 in its fingerprint-happy matte black finish. The device appears to be similar in size to the Nexus 4, with smaller bezels that offset the larger screen size, and a lack of glass to ensure a more sturdy chassis.

Other than that, the phone appears to be about as nondescript as an Android device can be, with a pronounced but unremarkable 8MP camera on the back (though OIS is rumoured), a Nexus logo written vertically along the back, and that aforementioned rubbery matte finish that should protect the phone better against knocks and falls.

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Photo Galleries Giant oarfish carcass discovered off Southern California coast

A marine science instructor snorkeling off the Southern California coast spotted something out of a fantasy novel: the silvery carcass of a five-metre-long, serpent-like oarfish.

Jasmine Santana of the Catalina Island Marine Institute needed more than 15 helpers to drag the giant sea creature to shore on Sunday.

Staffers at the institute are calling it the discovery of a lifetime.

"We've never seen a fish this big," said Mark Waddington, senior captain of the Tole Mour, CIMI's sail training ship. "The last oarfish we saw was three feet long."

Because oarfish dive more than 914 metres deep, sightings of the creatures are rare and they are largely unstudied, according to CIMI.

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Hungarian victory to no vail

Hungary's outside hopes of claiming a 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil™ play-off spot came to naught despite ending their Group D campaign with a 2-0 triumph over Andorra.

Nermanja Nikolic's header and an own goal from Ildefons Lima meant the win was a positive end to a turbulent few days for the Hungarians, who saw coach Sandor Egervari resign after an 8-1 mauling at the hands of the Netherlands. 

However, other results went against them on Tuesday night as Romania snatched second place in the group behind the Dutch with victory over Estonia.

It was a one-sided affair in Budapest, with Andorra goalkeeper Ferran Pol kept busy in the first half by Zoltan Stieber.

But Hungary's pressure finally paid off seven minutes into the second half thanks to Nikolic, who met a cross into the area from Balazs Dzsudzsak to power a header into the top-right corner from close range.

Pol came to the rescue again minutes later to fist away a drilled effort from Vladimir Koman, while Andorra's best chance of the match was a 72nd-minute shot from Cristian Martinez Alejo which was well held by home goalkeeper Gabor Kiraly.

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What's open/closed for Thanksgiving Monday

Many services and stores will be closed or operate on a revised schedule for Thanksgiving. Here is a partial list:

Several city of Montreal facilities remain open for Thanksgiving Monday while, in general, municipal and borough offices, service points and Acces Montreal offices are closed.

Residents are asked to consult borough websites via the main city portal or to call the 311 information line or 514-872-0311.

Most borough garbage recycling and bulky item collections will take place according to their normal schedules, with these exceptions:

Montréal-Nord: Green waste will be collected on Tuesday.

Rosemont–La Petite-Patrie: Collection of bulky items is cancelled.

Villeray–Saint-Michel–Parc-Extension: Collection of bulky items is cancelled.

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