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The Boss of Rage, ElementZ came on at early hours of the morning of day 106. He Had already consumed ALOT of alcohol and in which his drunken state, he left Rage, leaving it with iSeaN as Boss to decide a RHM.

ElementZ came on in the morning, to his horror of his hangover and what he had done, he could do nothing but hope that iSeaN Who was still asleep, would wake up and set someone to be the RHM of Rage.

But, someone got to iSeaN before he could, shots fired from within the shadows of a dark alley, iSean wasted his bullets in the attempt to shoot randomly in the hopes he would hit his target and surprisingly does.(A futher investigation of the body confirms it was CowScrewer)

A second shooter, an associate of the first assassin, shot at iSeaN again, iSeaN got hit, and fell to the floor, along with the spirits of all those in his family. The shooter who was found to be Vantaggiato.

R.I.P Rage.

Thanks to Elementz for this story

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Born in Corleone, the Sicilian hilltop town notorious as a cradle of Mafia activity, he embarked on political life in Palermo in the 1950s with the Christian Democrats who then held sway over the island. Ciancimino soon became a figure to reckon with in Sicilian local politics.
In Palermo it was boom time for property developers and gangsters. Mafiosi gradually infiltrated the building trade and bought their way into local government agencies. Mobsters worked out deals with local politicians for lucrative building contracts in return for cash payments. In 1959 Ciancimino became the city council’s assessor of public works, under Palermo’s Mayor, Salvo Lima, and embarked on a massive programme of selling building permits to Mafia frontmen.

As a result, urban planning was, literally, undertaken by gangsters. In a single night 3,000 permits were sold to individuals whose names were generally bogus ones, enriching Ciancimino enormously and leading to the demolition of hundreds of Palermo’s beautiful villas built in the Liberty style, and their replacement by concrete monstrosities.

Besides these activities Ciancimino was also suspected of money laundering, and his election as Mayor of Palermo in succession to Lima in October 1970 caused an uproar among his political opponents.

The Italian Parliament’s anti-Mafia commission expressed reservations about his election and he was soon under investigation for embezzlement of city funds, as well as for having links with the mafia.

In December that year the regional government of Sicily chose to resign rather than face a Communist motion to suspend Ciancimino and an official of the Palermo provincial administration, also a Christian Democrat, who was similarly under investigation.

Ciancimino stood down from office soon afterwards. But although the anti-Mafia commission could provide copious documentation of the relationship between the Mafia and other such political and entrepreneurial notables, Ciancimino remained among the untouchables, as far as the law was concerned.

In 1984, however, he was arrested in Palermo on evidence, provided by the turncoat Mafia chief Tommaso Buscetta, which linked him with two of the most notorious mafiosi: Salvatore “Totò” Riina and Bernardo Provenzano. After lengthy judicial proceedings he was brought to trial and in 1992 was convicted of Mafia associations and for laundering millions of dollars through a Canadian bank.

The year was one of mixed fortunes for the Mafia. In March 1992 Ciancimino’s erstwhile boss, Salvo Lima, who had gone on to become a European MP, was shot dead in a Mafia ambush. In May Giovanni Falcone, the investigator who had been responsible for bringing both Buscetta and Ciancimino to justice, was killed by a Mafia bomb planted under a road bridge.

The murder of Falcone was an apparently severe check to the campaign against the Mafia, of which he was commonly regarded as the most effective instrument. Yet by early the following year Riina himself had been surprised by police and arrested in Palermo.

Ciancimino was sentenced to 13 years’ imprisonment, although, thanks to protracted appeals, the sentence did not become effective until November last year. Ciancimino, who had been expelled from the Christian Democrat Party after his arrest, also had assets equivalent to more than £2 million seized.

Latterly, since he was in poor health, his sentence was commuted to house arrest in Rome. At the beginning of this year Palermo city council presented him with a demand for the repayment of 150 million euros allegedly embezzled during his stewardship.

Vito Ciancimino, former Mayor of Palermo, was born in Corleone in 1924. He died in Rome on November 19, 2002, aged 78.

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Weekly Horoscope

Aries (March 21 - April 19)

It’s time to start giving people the benefit of the doubt and being more accepting of those who have different ideas to you. So the next time someone in your vicinity answers their mobile phone to the sound of the Crazy Frog ring tone, try to convince yourself that they are not an unoriginal, brain dead, tw*t with the sense of humour of a six year old.

Taurus (April 20 - May 20)

Taureans are notoriously quick tempered, have a tendency to over react and commonly have an intense dislike of noodle based hot snacks. Try and keep some perspective on the situation then when your partner comes home from Tesco while you are cutting some trees down in the garden with a chainsaw, when they proudly announce that they took advantage of a fantastic ‘20 for the price of one’ Pot Noodle promotion.

Gemini (May 21 - June 20)

The most passionate, intense and sexually charged holiday romance is on the cards for you this month. And who would have thought that such physical ecstasy and fulfilment would have been likely when you first agreed to accompany the old people from the local home on their day trip to Bournemouth?

Cancer (June 21 - July 22)

A close friend plucks up the courage to confide in you about a highly embarrassing personal problem. Spice up what will otherwise be a terrible month for you by telling everyone that knows them and having a good laugh about it.

Leo (July 23 - August 22)

An explosive argument with your partner results in both of you questioning your future together. If you want to save the relationship then consider the possibility that you may just have been wrong – Celebrity Love Island is not the greatest TV programme of all time.

Virgo (August 23 - September 22)

Cram in as much time as possible with your elderly relatives, watch your partner like a hawk and be extra vigilant when checking your testicles/breasts this month - and take some comfort from the fact that us astrologers are wrong two thirds of the time. Still not looking good though is it?

Libra (September 23 - October 22)

As Mars enters Uranus, what better time than to rush out and buy Marianne Faithfull’s greatest hits?

Scorpio (October 23 - November 21)

Prepare yourself for a roller coaster ride of a month featuring a smattering of quite good news, some indifferent news, mild excitement, occasional minor boredom, regular bouts of eating, drinking and excretion, and constant respiration and bladder control. It’ll be a month to remember!

Sagittarius (November 22 - December 21)

Help yourself to deal with some devastating news this month by purchasing the latest Brian McFadden album – and smashing the poxy thing to pieces. If only there was a way of getting to Brian himself.

Capricorn (December 22 - January 20)

Beware of arguments at home boiling over and dividing the house as food levels start to run low. Make sure you give your all to the tasks and rewards will come your way, and to those around you. Always keep your pants on when showering and don’t let Maxwell’s ridiculous catchphrases enter your vocabulary. By the way, can anyone recommend a TV repair man? I can’t get anything else on my bloody telly other than E4.

Aquarius (January 21 - February 1

You’re going to win the Lottery this month!! Yes, really! The rollover jackpot!! It’s what you’ve always dreamed of! A happening so unlikely, experienced by so few! It’s never, ever going to happen again in your lifetime, or that of many others! Enjoy it and don’t let splitting the money with the other 5 million Aquarians in the country, leaving you just £2, spoil it for you.

Pisces (February 19 - March 20)

It may well be time to broaden your working horizons and consider a career move – find yourself a job that’s going to inspire you, utilise your talents and give you the long term career you’ve been craving. Not only that but unknown to you, your workmates can’t stand the sight of you and love nothing more than ripping into you the moment you leave the room.

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Mike and Blondiee Holiday Snaps


They tried there hand at a bit of wrestling.


One to many for the pair of them.


Blondiee found Mike hanging around


Mike wondered where Blondiee got to.

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