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In 2010 when I was searching for my roots, Levi Napoleon Lagasse was just a name. His father whose name was Dennis also was just a name.
It took some time, but I finally found Dennis III's descendants.
Now Levi is my new found first cousin.
His son Lionel is my second cousin and his son Dennis IV is my third cousin just like Sandy.
Like her, Dennis is sharing what he knows about his family and I share with his relatives like Nicole.
This has been a wonderful trip down genealogy lane…
Levi died in 1964 just like my grandfather Léo Lagacé Senior.
Like Levi Napoleon Lagasse, my grandfather Léo Lagacé Senior liked cigars…
Levi was Léo's nephew.
I don't believe they ever met.

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When William T. Vollmann writes a new book – and, my goodness, they come quickly – the dilemma for a reviewer is always the same: whether to open by telling readers about the book itself, or whether to attempt a description of this remarkable, unpredictable, and, let's face, it, strange man.
Just a year ago, Vollmann's book "Poor People" appeared. To research that book, Vollmann, nearing age 50 but (judging from his author photograph) looking more like 30, traveled the world, asking down-and-out individuals, "Why are you poor?"
Before "Poor People," Vollmann published seven novels, including the hugely acclaimed "Europe Central," three volumes of short stories, and a range of nonfiction highlighted by the seven-volume scholarly treatise "Rising Up and Rising Down: Some Thoughts on Violence, Freedom and Urgent Means."
In a literary realm filled with talented writers who can be difficult to pigeonhole, Vollmann might qualify as the most difficult of all.
That's not intended as a backhanded compliment. Sometimes Vollmann's books fall short of greatness, but they never fall flat. He is always worth reading.
So what has he presented to us in 2008? Riding Toward Everywhere, a highly personal, high-risk, all-over-the-place text about illegally hopping freight trains to travel up and down and across the United States for no discernible reason except perhaps the best reason of all – wanderlust, living free, looking for a dream place to inhabit that he calls "Cold Mountain."
And then there's another more obvious motive – to gathering material for a book. And yet "Riding Toward Everywhere" is definitely a labor of love. (In the acknowledgments section, Vollmann thanks his editor at Harper's magazine, "who actually gave me money for my train hopping, and who can beat that?")
Although Vollmann often hops trains alone, he is sometimes accompanied by strangers. They may be people with alternate comfortable lives like his own or they may be honest-to-goodness hobos who are otherwise homeless. Vollmann's most frequent companion is Steve, who, at 50, is not all that spry anymore. Steve has a regular home and family and wants to find his own Cold Mountain (although he does not adopt that term).
The book does not unfold according to any discernible logic. Some of the 12 chapters are themed, like the one about the rarity of women riding the rails ("Diesel Venus") or the one about the ugliness spawned by some racist hobos ("A Stick of Dynamite"). Most chapters contain surprises at the beginning, in the middle, at the end – or all three. Without warning, Vollmann might jump from the physical beauty or physical ugliness of the landscape as seen from a freight car to a learned lesson on the writings of Ernest Hemingway or Mark Twain or Jack Kerouac.
And yet, despite the surface disorganization of the book, Vollmann never loses or confuses the reader. That is what talent of his magnitude can accomplish.
Granted, the 65 photographs he includes (some with fellow riders pictured, some of train yards showing no human life, among others) help give substance to Vollmann's sometimes ethereal language. But the book would stand on its own without photos.
What will probably stick in my mind months or years from now are tidbits that would be difficult to dig out except for Vollmann's practice of immersion journalism. Who but a train hopper would have known, for instance, that until recently freight cars were not walled off. As a result, an enterprising hobo who avoided the railroad police could slip into an open-rack carrier, and, in Vollmann's words, "climb into a brand new car, turn on the heater and radio, recline in the driver's seat and even turn on the windshield wipers just for laughs, getting drunk and gazing out at aspens at evening, grey ruffled lakes peering through a wall of slender-trunked trees at the cruel old mountains like strange blades cutting the greystone sky, snow-streaked below as he clitteryclattered across rich green and yellow delicate meadows, raising his fifth of whiskey to toast the gorgeous swellings of the trees that crawled up the bellies of three mountains...."
Granted, that particular passage might strike some as overwritten, but both the facts Vollmann presents and the sentiments he expresses are something to behold. Occasional exasperation with the author might result during a reading of "Riding Toward Everywhere." Boredom, however, is not an option.


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Fall of the Falas
|Fall of the Falas
|Conflict: Wars of Beleriand
|Date: F.A. 473
|Place: Falas
|Outcome: Victory for Morgoth; Destruction of the Falas
"Great strength"
Scattered elves from inland and the mariners of the Falathrim.
The greater part
The Fall of the Falas was a battle that followed the Nirnaeth Arnoediad, when Morgoth launched his attack on the elvish lands in northern Beleriand. It is not, however, counted among the major battles of the First Age, and it ended in the destruction of the Falas and the death of many Elves.
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After the Nírnaeth, orcs and wolves roamed Beleriand freely, while Morgoth prepared for a final assault to seize all the north. The Falas, commonly known as the Havens, was a popular place for refugees. Círdan, the great lord of the Falas, sent mariners to harass enemy units, knowing the battle that was coming. The twin cities of the Falas, Brithombar and Eglarest, were strong, and their walls were high.
A year later, in the autumn, Morgoth invaded from Hithlum and Nevrast. His armies ravaged the countryside as they went, laying siege to Brithombar and Eglarest. The Elves resisted valiantly, but in the armies of Morgoth were skilled engineers who built mighty siege-engines which broke the walls. Barad Nimras was cast down, and most of the elves were killed. But Círdan himself escaped with a remnant, including the Noldorin prince Ereinion Gil-galad, aboard the ships. They sailed to the Isle of Balar and continued to welcome refugees, but the Falas were no more.


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SANTA CLARA, Calif. – San Jose Earthquakes forward Marcus Tracy did not register a goal, an assist or even a shot on net Saturday against the Montreal Impact.
All of that paled in comparison, however, to what did appear by his name in the Quakes' boxscore: 14 minutes played.
It might not have directly altered the outcome of the Quakes' 2-2 tie with Montreal – Tracy didn't have a hand in Sam Cronin's game-tying goal in the 91st minute – but it was the 26-year-old's MLS debut, and marked the end of a seemingly endless odyssey of knee problems that threatened to permanently derail his professional career.
"Just relief," Tracy said when asked what he felt upon hearing head coach Frank Yallop call his name. "It's been a long time, over three-and-a-half years since my last first-team game, so obviously it's been a tough road, with the injuries and setbacks and surgeries. I'm just excited to get the opportunity to get on the field and try to help out."
Tracy, former All-American at Wake Forest, hadn't made a first-team appearance since playing for Danish side Aalborg on Dec. 5, 2009. During the 1,246 days in between those matches, he underwent three separate knee surgeries and had countless ups and downs as he sought to recapture the form that won him the Hermann Trophy as college soccer's best male player in 2008.
The Quakes won an MLS lottery to gain Tracy's services when he left Aalborg and signed with the league in 2012.
The Connecticut native was credited with a shot in the 78th minute, just after coming on for Marvin Chávez, although the effort – a left-footed volley after a couple of headers put a San Jose corner kick up for grabs – went wide by a few feet. Even so, just seeing Tracy able to contribute at all put a smile on the faces of teammates, especially Cronin, who starred alongside him on the Demon Deacons' 2007 NCAA championship team.
"I'm incredibly happy for him," Cronin said. "I know he's had a really long road and just the way he's continued to fight is unbelievable."
READ: Quakes to host EPL's Norwich City in friendly on July 20
Added Yallop: "I thought Marcus, for not playing for three years, looked pretty good. And I was very happy for him. ... He's a nice kid; he's worked very hard to get to this point."
For Tracy, making his debut cleared a major psychological hurdle.
"Having had all the setbacks and surgeries, just to physically understand that I can perform at that level for 15, 20 minutes, I think it's a big mental step for me," Tracy said. "I hope to build from there."
And while playing time might be in more demand when target men Alan Gordon and Steven Lenhart return from suspension next weekend, Tracy should likely be in the Quakes' 18-man game-day roster against Toronto FC on Wednesday (7:30 pm PT, watch LIVE online). Cronin, for one, expects to see more in the future.
"It's just the beginning for him," Cronin said. "If you couldn't tell from [Saturday], he's got a lot to offer the team. I'm excited to see how he continues to progress."


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As I was in Barcelona last June for the Sónar Festival, a friend showed me the catalogue of an exhibition titled 'Hammershøi i Dreyer' which was on show at the Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona (CCCB) earlier in the year. From what I saw in the catalogue, I wished I were there for the exhibition. Until then, I have not heard of Vilhelm Hammershøi, nor Carl Theodor Dreyer, not to mention the artistic links between the two.
After my return, I tried to track down Hammershøi's paintings in London Galleries, only to discover that they are not currently on display – and there are not that many of them. Edward Hopper has always been one of my favourite painters – that indescribable sense of isolation and solitude is something I always find haunting. You look at some of Hopper's late paintings – Sunlight in an Empty Room (1963) for example – your mind would wonder what goes on outside the picture, the things that are felt but not seen. I get the same feeling when I listen to Sciarrino's music; I have heard Omaggio A Burri (1995) and Esplorazione del Bianco II (1986) in concert, and they were possibly the most intense listening experiences I have ever had – very unsettling.
Why is Hammershøi's art so neglected outside Denmark – just as the way Nielsen's music once was? I know Michael Palin made a documentary called The Mystery of Hammershøi in 2005 for the BBC, which I have not seen. I wonder how much it helped to make non-Danish speakers aware of this marvellous painter.
On a brighter note, most of Dreyer's movies are now available on DVD; my copies of Ordet (1955) and Gertrud (1964) have just arrived. Something for the bank holiday weekend when I get a bit stuck with the composing.


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Jodi Arias Defense Team Files Motion for More Expert Witness Testimony
The defense rested their 38-day case last week.
April 23, 2013 -- Jodi Arias' defense team has filed a motion asking the judge to allow an expert witness to rebut the prosecution's expert witness, a psychologist who diagnosed the accused killer with borderline personality disorder.
The defense filed the motion with the court Monday even though they rested their 38-day case a week ago. Arias' team of lawyers would like to call San Diego, Calif., psychologist Dr. Robert Geffner.
This motion comes after the prosecution called Arizona psychologist Dr. Janeen DeMarte last week. DeMarte diagnosed Arias with borderline personality disorder and also rejected testimony by defense witnesses who claimed she suffered from post traumatic stress disorder and domestic abuse.
The personality disorder, she said, was characterized by a history of unstable personal relationships, inappropriate anger, feelings of emptiness, suicidal thoughts and transient stress related paranoid ideation.
Arias' defense team says the personality disorder is new information introduced to the trial and it gives them the right to call another witness to rebut it.
Arias, 32, is accused of killing Alexander, 30, in his Mesa, Ariz., home in June 2008 with 27 stab wounds, a slit throat and a bullet to the head. She initially denied killing Alexander, but claimed two years later that she killed him in self defense. She could face the death penalty if convicted of first degree murder.
It's not clear whether the judge will allow the defense to reopen the case four months into the marathon trial, but it's possible because this is a death penalty case.
"It's very rare for a defense team to ask for a surrebuttal and to get a surrebuttal, but this is after all the Jodi Arias case and everything is different," ABC News legal analyst Sunny Hostin said.
DeMarte spent 12 hours interviewing Arias while in jail and said the accused murder is a manipulative liar. Last Tuesday, DeMarte also spent time on the witness stand discrediting the defense's domestic violence witness — psychotherapist Alyce LaViolette — who spent more than 40 hours interviewing Arias in jail. DeMarte said that amount of time was extreme to come to a definitive diagnosis.
"It becomes therapeutic," DeMarte explained, adding that such a relationship could skew findings. She claimed that amount of time would only be needed for those "who weren't very good" at their jobs.
On Thursday, defense attorney Jennifer Willmott portrayed DeMarte's time with Arias as incomplete and reminded jurors LaViolette spent more than 40 hours before coming to her conclusions that Arias was a victim of domestic violence.
"Oh, you didn't know that?" Willmott said several times after asking DeMarte questions about Arias' life that the witness couldn't answer.
The second motion filed by the defense asks the jury to consider a lesser charge than murder. Arias' defense team hopes "manslaughter by sudden quarrel" or "heat of passion" will be added to the jury instructions. If the judge allows that and the jury finds her guilty of such a lesser charge, Arias could only face a few more years behind bars.
A manslaughter charge carries a 7 to 21 year prison sentence for defendants with no prior record such as Arias.
Arias has been behind bars since her July 2008 arrest.


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Why Your Chair Is Killing You
May 19, 2011 - Dalia Jakubauskas
If you are reading this sitting down, you may want to get up and move around a bit. That chair your sitting in has proven to be bad for your health. Recent studies, including one published in 2010 in The British Journal of Sports Medicine, suggest that people that sit for prolonged periods of time have a higher risk of disease than those who move more. Desk workers and couch potatoes, whose bodies barely move for hours on end, have a greater propensity toward obesity and related diseases such as certain cancers and diabetes. What's worse, these same studies have shown that, even if you exercise vigorously for an hour each day, if you are sitting or sleeping for the other 23, you could still be headed for health problems. Many people mistakenly believe the word sedentary only applies to folks that don't exercise. But a Swedish research team suggests that sedentary behavior should apply to a distinct group of behaviors that contribute to bad health. These include long hours of TV watching or sitting in front of a computer, sleeping more than normal, or traveling seated for long periods of time. For example, a study showed a woman's risk of metabolic syndrome, a precursor to diabetes and heart disease, jumped 26% for every hour she sits in front of the television. A glaring symptom of metabolic syndrome is excessive belly fat and a thick middle. A number of studies have shown that regular exercisers were just as fat as non-exercisers if they moved little during their day, an alarming revelation to faithful gym rats. One recent study of novice doctors doing the same work on the same week found that some individuals walked four times farther than others on any given day. While no one in the study was overweight, the doctors who walked farther were thinner than those who walked shorter distances. More bad news related to sitting includes evidence that non-activity actually produces bad stuff in your body. For instance, studies indicate that low levels of a molecule known as lipoprotein lipase, which are produced in the muscles, are associated with health problems like heart disease. A study done on rats showed this molecule is produced only when the animals were moving. This finding suggests that sitting slows the metabolism. So, if sitting too much hastens your demise and daily exercise is not enough to counter a sedentary life style, then what to do? The answer is simple –just move! Brief periods of movement throughout the day coupled with a healthy diet and regular exercise should do the trick. You don't have to go to extremes like some people who can only power their TV's by hooking them up to a treadmill or stationary bike. Just add some more steps to your daily routine. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Park a little further away from the entrance to your destination. Get up frequently from your chair to stretch or walk for a few minutes. Walk or stand while talking on the phone. Sit on an exercise ball while at your desk. Even using a rocking chair while watching TV requires more energy than just sitting still. All of these activities engage muscles that expend little energy if left in a prolonged sitting position. Just the act of standing requires muscles to contract and burn calories that would otherwise drift toward your middle and turn to fat. Weight gain for most people is a slow drift that happens over a period of years. An extra pound or two one month, then another couple of pounds several months later adds up over the years. Cutting back on the calories and increasing time spent moving can reverse this trend. It may be a slow process. But, what have you got to lose other than the fat and a good chance of dying of a preventable disease?
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Dozens of whales stranded off Everglades National Park
- 10 have died%3B it is not known whether the other whales will survive
- The whales are believed to be short-fin pilot whales
- They are stranded in 3 feet of water on the Gulf of Mexico side of the park
As many as 46 whales were stranded off the shoreline of the Everglades National Park in South Florida, and 10 of them have died, a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Blair Mase said four of the whales were euthanized Wednesday, and six had already died. More may be euthanized Thursday.
The stranded whales were in 3 feet of water on the Gulf of Mexico side of the park, Mase said.
Linda Friar, a spokeswoman for the Everglades National Park, said it was not immediately clear whether the whales would survive rescue efforts. The whales were distressed, and hot temperatures can decrease the likelihood of survival, she said. The whales also could get washed ashore.
Park staff, biologists and NOAA officials were working to move the whales to deeper water so they could swim to the ocean, but the operation could take more than a day, Friar said. Rescuers were using boats to herd the whales out of the shallow water.
Nine whales beached themselves Tuesday in the same area. Four of them died. Dozens more apparently from the same pod became stranded in an area of shallow water about the size of a football field, Friar said. Park staff won't move the dead whales, as policy dictates to let them decompose naturally, Friar said.
"Why they beach themselves, we don't know," she said.
It is not unusual for the whales to be near the park, and they sometimes get stranded, but it does not happen often, she said.
The whales are believed to be short-fin pilot whales, which are deep-water animals, Mase said. They can measure up to 16-20 feet.
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In this lesson, students are encouraged to explore the idea of memory in both large- and small-group settings. Students access their own life experiences and then discuss family stories they have heard. After choosing a family member to interview, students create questions, interview their relative, and write a personal narrative that describes not only the answers to their questions but their own reactions to these responses. These narratives are peer reviewed and can be published as a class magazine or a website.
Faust, M. (2004). Mixing memory and desire: A family literacy event. Journal of Adolescent & Adult Literacy, 47(7), 564572.
- The topic of memory can engage students in both reading and writing, especially if those activities act as a bridge between school and family.
- Students can be encouraged to view their own life history and that of other family members as a composition that is created through memory and that is therefore subject to constant revision and documentation.
- Requiring students to pay attention to and craft both their own memories and those of other people can help them become more thoughtful readers and writers in other contexts.


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WELLINGTON (Reuters) - Lawyers for popular file-sharing company Megaupload, accused of copyright theft and internet piracy, have moved to have the case thrown out in the United States and tens of millions of dollars of assets unfrozen, a U.S. counsel said on Thursday.
Before it was shut down in January, Megaupload was one of the world's most popular websites, where millions of users stored data, either for free or by paying for premium service.
The FBI claims founder Kim Dotcom masterminded a scheme that made more than $175 million in a few short years by copying and distributing music, movies and other copyrighted content without authorization.
Papers have been filed stating that U.S. federal authorities cannot charge the company with criminal behavior because it is Hong Kong based, and also that no papers have ever been formally served, the lawyer said.
Megaupload's assets were seized and its executives in New Zealand and Holland arrested in January on warrants issued by the FBI alleging money laundering, internet piracy, and illegal file sharing.
But Megaupload's U.S. counsel said the FBI had made a fundamental mistake.
"The law here in the United States is that you can't indict and then serve a company that does not have a presence in the United States," Ira Rothken told Radio New Zealand.
He said the case against Megaupload and its executives should be dismissed.
"This case was flawed from the start, once this case gets dismissed it cannot be fixed," Rothken said.
Megaupload chief executive Dotcom, 39, spent nearly a month in jail after New Zealand police raided a luxury country estate and cut him out of a safe room in which he had barricaded himself.
U.S. authorities have asked for him and three other executives to be extradited.
Megaupload has always maintained that it simply offered online storage, and that music and movie companies were given every opportunity to have illegal material removed.
Dotcom is on bail after he convinced a court that he was not going to abscond.
In the past week he has been allowed back to his mansion, and had travel restrictions eased. A New Zealand judge also ordered prosecutors to give Dotcom's lawyers access to evidence collected against him and co-defendants.
Rothken said he had also filed papers in the U.S. to unfreeze Megaupload funds, which could be used by the defendants to defend themselves.
The FBI was not immediately available for comment.
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The Italian Stallion is a man who was a lot different things to a lot of different people. For most wrestling fans, Stallion is remembered as a undercard preformer for Jim Crockett Promotions, enhancement talent for WCW and WWE in the 90's, and a co-founder of a Christian-based wrestling promotion, the PWF. In the world of Spaghetti eating he is remembered as a world recorded holder. To the Hardy Boyz he remembered for being a crook, liar, and thief.
But Gary Sabaugh no longer considers himself the Italian Stallion or the man who wore those many faces for many different people. Mr. Sabaugh is one of those few former wrestlers that successful adjusted to "normal life". The Italian Stallion has been out of the world of pro wrestling for almost a decade but he willing to step back into the world of pro wrestling one more time to address his past.
From his days as a "book maker" in New Jersey, to his early days of his wrestling career were he was labeld a "shooter", and then on to his time with the Hardy Boyz where he was labeled a "crook". No stone is left unturned and no name is left uncalled. So watch and find out who the Italian Stallion really was.


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The recent security breaches at Target and Neiman Marcus have left more than 110 million people vulnerable to identity theft and fraud.
The incident has also Americans thinking about identity theft protection. WDIV-TV's Ruth to the Rescue spoke to some experts to see if buying that protection is worth the money.
Neil Chase is the Vice-President of Education for LifeLock Security, one of the leading names in identity theft protection. He spoke to us about how LifeLock keeps its customers' information safe.
"We're monitoring the opening of new accounts at various banks or retail credit card openings; The kinds of things that somebody can do with your identity that you wouldn't find out until much later and it was too late." said Chase.
Chase says that monitoring is a key first step. If LifeLock spots something unusual in a customer's records, they notify them. If a problem does arise, LifeLock's remediation team will help customers sort out the issue.
"If something does happen," said Chase, "You have somebody who is an expert, who can walk you through the entire process; from recording it, to contacting the different companies involved, to whatever else is involved. Which sometimes, on the more complicated cases, involves government agencies and lawyers and courts and things like that."
Do-it-yourself protection is less expensive
Tom Berry, a fraud investigator and former Detroit Police detective isn't sold on the idea that you have to pay a monthly fee to protect your personal information. He says that while services offered by companies like LifeLock can be helpful, consumers can also take measures to protect themselves.
According to Berry, the best defense against identity theft is to put a security freeze on your credit with the three credit reporting agencies: Experian, Transunion, and Equifax. The freeze means that verification is required before any attempt to open a new line of credit in your name.
"Everybody that's watching should get online of pick up the phone and put a block on your account. It's a win-win situation," said Berry.
Consumer Reports also says doing it yourself is a cheaper alternative to services like Lifelock. Fraud victims can receive the security freeze for
free. Other folks will face a minimal charge of about $10, you should look for more information from each agency.
Shopping for ID theft protection
According to Melanie Duquesnel, CEO of the Better Business Bureau, the decision about whether to purchase identity protection comes down to a question of cost versus convenience.
"If this is going to make you sleep better at night, by all means, but again, make sure its within your budget." said Dunquesnel
One thing Duquesnel advises consumers never to do, however, is accept identity theft protection service from a company that offers it unsolicited. This is almost always a scam.
"I can see the scam artist calling and saying 'Hey did shop at, fill-in-the-blank, and you know I am going to give you that protection that you see on
television.' No, no, no. no." said Duquesnel. "If anybody should call you out of the blue, stop then, and be polite, but say no thank you. Shut off the
Duquesnel also offered some advice on how to shop for protection:
1) Ask how often they monitor your accounts and information? Is it daily, weekly, monthly?
2) How quickly do they send notification of a problem?
3) How will the notify you? Via text, cell phone, landline?
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Taylor Swift's star continues to skyrocket.
"Red," the singer's fourth studio album, sold 1.2 million copies its first week out, the first time an artist has accomplished such a feat in 10 years.
The last person to do it?
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Eminem, in 2002, with "The Eminem Show," which sold 1.32 million copies.
Meanwhile, the current all-time debut-week record is held by 'N Sync, who set the mark in 2000 when fans snatched up 2.4 million copies of "No Strings Attached."
But Swift's feat is nothing to scoff at. Not only is this her second straight album to top 1 million in sales in its first week, but she's the only woman to have two separate albums perform that way since SoundScan started keeping track of such things in 1991.
Taylor &Conor Kennedy: Anatomy of a split
"They just told me Red sold 1.2 million albums first week. How is this real life?! You are UNREAL. I love you so much. Thanks a million ;)" Swift tweeted today.
With her latest milestone behind her, Swift is now second only to Britney Spears in terms of the biggest album debut by a female artist. Brit's "Oops!...I Did It Again" moved 1.32 million units in one week in 2000 (back, coincidentally, when she was dating a certain 'N Sync star).
So, it certainly looks like there's going to be an audience for Swift's 58-date "Red" tour, which kicks off March 13 in Omaha, Neb. The first tickets go on sale Nov. 16.
Taylor's been tapped to cohost the 2013 Grammy Nominations Concert--peep the highlights from this year's event!


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Texas' GOP not buying amnesty
The nation's growing Hispanic voter base may be driving the immigration debate in Washington. But in GOP-held Texas congressional districts, it hardly has made a mark.
While some top Republican leaders have endorsed a pathway to citizenship for the nation's 11 million undocumented residents, the loudest GOP voices to emerge against the proposal in recent weeks have come from Texas congressmen who hail from districts with large Hispanic constituencies.
Of the state's 11 Republican-held congressional districts with Hispanic populations of at least 25 percent, seven are represented by lawmakers who already have ruled out supporting any amnesty plan, San Antonio Express-News interviews and analysis of their recent public statements show.
That divide increasingly concerns those involved in drafting reform legislation. They fear the demographic shifts pressuring Republicans to compromise at the national level may carry little incentive for conservative legislators in their districts back home.
"We've been down this road before with politicians promising to enforce the law in return for amnesty," said U.S. Rep. Lamar Smith, whose northern San Antonio district is 28 percent Hispanic, according to U.S. Census data. "Granting amnesty actually compounds the problem by encouraging more illegal immigration."
The pathway to citizenship — or "amnesty," to borrow the preferred term among its opponents — is a central plank in the reform proposals put forth last month both by President Barack Obama and a bipartisan group of U.S. senators led by John McCain, R.-Ariz., and Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y.
The details of both plans remain hazy. But the senators' proposal requires the nation's borders be declared secure, before undocumented residents could begin a tough process that would require them to learn English, pay back taxes and pass a background check before attaining citizenship.
So far, Texas' Democratic congressional caucus has widely endorsed the proposal. And earlier this week, a group of moderate Texas Republicans from the law enforcement, faith and business communities urged their own party's representatives in Congress to engage in a serious debate.
But if public rhetoric is any indication, lawmakers like Houston-area Republican Rep. John Culberson already have made up their minds.
"I am strongly opposed to amnesty for illegal immigrants," he says on his website. "Respect for the rule of law is a hallmark of our democracy, and one of the reasons America has the largest immigrant populations in the world."
Culberson, whose Houston-area constituency is more than one-third Hispanic, didn't respond to requests for an interview.
His stance mirrors that of his caucus colleagues facing similar demographic trends in districts clustered primarily in the Texas Panhandle and in suburban Dallas and Houston.
They're joined by the state's two Republican U.S. senators, John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, both of whom have spoken out against the citizenship pathway.
U.S. Rep. Blake Farenthold of Corpus Christi, represents one of the most heavily Hispanic, Republican-held congressional districts in the nation. Even he has eyed the proposal with skepticism.
"By granting a pathway to citizenship, how do we avoid creating an incentive for people to continue to come here?" he asked during a hearing last week of the House Judiciary Committee. "That's the big stumbling point for most of my constituents," more than half of whom are Hispanic.
Their tone stands in stark contrast to Republicans like McCain, who cited the "smaller number of our Hispanic citizens who are voting Republican" as motivation for his group's willingness to compromise.
Explaining why that same trend doesn't seem to worry lawmakers like Smith, Farenthold and Culberson comes down to a matter of the chess board on which they are playing, said Mark Jones, a political scientist at Rice University.
"For people who have to win statewide or presidential races, continuing to alienate Hispanic voters will severely damage the Republican Party's prospects," Jones said. "That's juxtaposed with the attitude of many individual members of Congress."
And after last year's redistricting process, many of those Texas Republicans now are ensconced in even safer conservative districts. The greatest danger to their incumbency comes not from a future Democratic opponent but from an even more conservative primary challenger, said Matt Mackowiak, an Austin-based GOP consultant.
"The question is where are they most vulnerable — among their constituents at large or their conservative voter base in a primary?" he said.
That might explain why even those Texas GOP congressmen with significant Hispanic constituencies who haven't ruled a citizenship option aren't exactly eager to publicly state their views.
Asked whether he might support a pathway to citizenship under the right conditions, House Homeland Security Committee Chairman Michael McCaul declined to offer a specific answer.
His district, which stretches between Austin and Houston, is just more than a quarter Hispanic.
"Rep. McCaul would have to see the proposal," spokesman Mike Rosen said.
Ted Poe, chairman of the House Immigration Subcommittee, represents a 30 percent Hispanic district in the Houston area. He did not respond to requests last week to clarify his stance.
But after endorsing an expanded guest worker program last year, he became the subject of a withering campaign from the conservative, anti-reform group ALIPAC, who accused Poe of throwing in his lot with the "illegal alien invasion and amnesty supporters."
For many lawmakers, the debate comes down to whose votes they need the most and who actually comes to the polls, said Cal Jillson, a political scientist at Southern Methodist University in Dallas.
And though their Hispanic constituencies may be growing, for congressmen like Smith, Poe, McCaul and Farenthold that remains, at least for now, primarily conservative Anglo voters. Hispanic voter turnout in Texas has historically hovered around 20 percent.
"They know that they have time before the Hispanic vote becomes a threat to their status," Jillson said. "The question is: What do they do with that time?"


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Here are some videos to warm you up in the cold frigid weather.
St Louis Lock-In Pinata Video
Seen on: Urban Velo
The St Louis Bike Polo Lock-In was this past weekend, featuring another level of 24 hour indoor polo party mayhem. This was my third trip to this one of a kind event, and it gets better every time even if this year the sleep deprivation got the best of me and I found myself curled up in the back of a rental Kia at 4 am. This is video of the 4th annual pinata smashing that happens around 1 am, giving but a taste of the party. Until next year kids.
InRoads Trailer
Seen on: Urban Velo
InRoads is a short documentary about the handmade bike culture in the Denver/Boulder area. The full film will premiere on February 23rd in Denver. Visit their site for more updates.
InRoads (Trailer) from Tyler H. Boyd on Vimeo.
State Bicycle Co. Team Issue Helmet by Lazer
Seen on: Urban Velo
Now that's a good lookin' helmet. Manufactured by Lazer, the State Bicycle Co. team issue helmet weighs in at 290 grams with 16 vents and they still manage to slap a good lookin' logo on that thing. I've worn a Lazer helmet before and am glad to say it fit my weirdly small adult head just fine, while working for normal sized heads all the same.
You can buy the helmet for $69.99 on the State site.
Are YOU Cyclist?
Seen on: Urban Velo
Here's an amusing video made by the shop Bike n Hike out of Portland. I get the feeling they're going the Portlandia route on this one (a stereotype feedback loop?), but hey, it's more amusing than the bike shop commercials in my neck of the woods.
BMX MONDAY-20Twenty Matt Roe Malaga Edit by Richard Forne
Seen on: Bike Jerks
Crashes 2012
Seen on: coolbikevideos.com
CSK-I Cant Stand The Rain
Seen on: coolbikevideos.com
Steady Rollin -Puerto Rico
Seen on: coolbikevideos.com
Renaud Blanc – Park & Race Edit 2012
Seen on: coolbikevideos.com
Seen on: zlogblog.com
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Zane Meyer just put this video up of the Epic comp that went down in Sacramento. Great vibes and some awesome riding combined with zane's production skills make for a great edit. Its good to see different filmers come together, makes for a more complete coverage of a comp.
the grime's shredwell 2 premiere at iminusd
Seen on: IMINUSD.com
Cycling Training Program-Crashing on a bike.How to avoid accident and injury of a road bike
Seen on: urbancyclistworldwide.com
2012 New York City Track Or Die Winter Alley Cat Race Trailer
Seen on: urbancyclistworldwide.com
End Of The World Alleycat 2012 (short film)
Seen on: urbancyclistworldwide.com
Queens of New York
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Not into ATCs myself but loved the WW.
I was wondering if you were planning any other WWs using the Artsy Collage books. I've got a few of these and would love some inspiration for using these on cards.
I've just started making ATC's, love miniature anything, so I'm loving these! What fun to have all those tools at your disposal!!! Wonderful artwork too!
I actually have this carousel and love it! It sits on my coffee table out in the open. I have received many compliments on it and the small photos displayed. I got 3 other girlfriends hooked on them too! It's like a quick mini scrapbook page that is quick to do and easy to glance thru. Thanks Paulette and Sara for the webisodes and great ideas - always looking for new ideas for the my next ATC Merry Xmas.
This is a wonderful idea and would be great to fill with pictures of my grandson as he grows. I know his mom would love to receive it as a gift also.
What a great idea to put heritage photos on these small cards and trade with family members. Or even a full deck of ancestor cars. Oh..the ideas are swirling through my head. Thanks for the inspiration.
I love this product. I am currently a collector of these cards, I can't wait to use it to display my works of art at my office desk.
I love ATC's. I've made a few. The carosel is wonderful, but a bit expensive for me. But I love all the books of papers and quotes. It will make creating, soooo much easier to make some really pretty cards.
Really enjoyed this,have always wanted to try ATC's but never have,will definately be having ago now.
Love ATCs. I like to display them in my son's baseball card sleeves.
They are like mini works of art.
Some good ideas for ATC's that I haven't seen. The ATC holder is alittle pricy for me.
I've always wondered about these products when I saw then in the catalog. Now I know what to do with them! I have next Christmas' presents all set - and a whole year to make them. Thank You!
'WoW' What a great idea. You guys are amazing, keep up the good work.
Love the ATC carosel idea. Have wanted to do one of these for me and also for family members as presents. Have them on my wish list. You gave me some super ideas and it is so cute .Just enjoy your webisodes so much Paulette & Sara Keep up the good work and Have a Very Merry Christmas.
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Wesley Chapel, Florida
We've had some excitement around here, and no, it's not another park model being moved. This is real excitement!
A few days ago, Al and I walked down to where the otters have been hanging out. They weren't there, but this little turtle was.
I didn't pay any attention to her until Al mentioned that she was laying eggs.
Sure enough, when I zoomed my camera in, she was definitely laying eggs. Unfortunately, she laid them on the bank of the pond, and in an area that is mowed regularly.
We took a few pictures, then left her to finish her work. Our intention was to go back later and put up some stakes warning people away, like they do for sea turtles at the beach.
Unfortunately, by the time we got back, the eggs were gone and the otters were back. We're pretty sure the otters ate the eggs. We felt bad, but not as bad as if they had been incubating for a while and were ready to hatch.
Thursday was spent getting paperwork ready for Al to sell his business. He has already found a buyer, so we just have to get some facts and figures ready for him. I sure will be glad not to be tied down with that. He doesn't have many accounts left, just enough to tie us down even more than we already are with my Mom.
Last night, we were sitting outside on our back patio, having happy hour and reading. I happened to look up and not 15 feet away from me was a little fox, looking right at me.
I wanted to alert Al, but not scare the fox away, so All I said was "fox"…..as I was slowly grabbing for my camera.
I had my little Canon (LC) unfortunately. I had it on the sports setting trying it out and I wasn't happy with my photos, but I did manage to get a few decent ones.
The fox was right under our bird feeder, eating the spilled bird seed. I believe he is a gray fox. He doesn't look nearly as red as the ones that used to play in the pasture at our place in Georgia.
He even went and had a drink of water from the little orange birdbath you see in the foreground of the picture.
You can see that he was panting. It was warm with that thick fur coat.
Isn't he a beauty?
You can bet that tonight, I'll be sitting out there with my Big Canon (BC).
Speaking, of big Canon. I got my 500 mm zoom lens on Wednesday.
It's a big thing and when attached to the camera, which is already quite a bit heavier than LC, it's quite a challenge.
It will not be my "camera of choice," but I really like it. It takes good pictures, but is so bulky that I will probably miss more shots than I get. My main goal, was to have it in places where the wildlife is abundant and nearby, like Kissimmee Prairie, or sitting by my campsite. It will be great for our daily drives on the campground road at Kissimmee Prairie. It will probably not go on a lot of hikes….unless of course Al (he calls himself the pack mule) wants to carry it.
Anyway, I like the Canon Rebel and the new lens. I'll have to get some pictures to show you what a huge beast it is. The lens is supposed to weigh 4 pounds, but it feels like 20. The funny thing is, it's less than half as powerful as my "stalker" lens on LC.
Here are a few photos I took with the Canon Rebel (BC) and the new 150-500 mm lens.
I noticed after I uploaded the photos that they had a blue tint to them. I must have something set wrong. I played around with adjusting them with Picasa and got a few interesting shots.
This Tufted Titmouse, I changed to black and white and put a soft focus on him. These are all modifications right there in Picasa. I figured since the color wasn't right, I'd just see what it looked like in black and white, and kind of liked it.
I tried the "warmify" on Picasa and it did help to warm up my bluish tinted photos.
Here is the before picture. (terrible shot, I know)
Here is the after shot, with warmify added. Better?
Picasa has a lot of tools to help you fix some less than perfect shots.
This next shot was "warmified" as well.
Here is one that I took that didn't need to be warmified.
By the way, these are all a family of baby Cardinal's that have been frequenting our feeders. You can always tell the babies, because they are so clumsy!
This could be Mama Cardinal
These pictures are all taken with BC. I shot this Bluebird, but he was still too far away so I had to seriously crop it to bring him into view. This was zoomed to 439 mm.
I did some experimenting with the editing in Picasa and got some interesting results. (That's what you do when your pictures are crummy)
I plan to spend some time today, learning how to use BC and hopefully tonight I'll get some more fox photos!


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McIlroy wins back-to-back majors
As Tiger Woods' star continues to fade, a new era in golf has been well and truly established with world No.1 Rory McIlroy claiming a fourth major and second in succession in a riveting US PGA Championship.
McIlroy earned his second Wanamaker trophy less than a month after winning the British Open and just a week removed from claiming the World Golf Championship Bridgestone Invitational, with a three-under 68 final round good enough for a one-shot win.
A final-hole par in near darkness left the Northern Irishman at 16-under-par for the tournament, edging five-time major winner Phil Mickelson who fired a 66 to finish at 15-under.
"It's just been an incredible run of golf and I just couldn't be more proud of myself or happier with where my game's at," McIlroy said.
Sweden's Henrik Stenson (66) and American Rickie Fowler (68) shared third at 14-under.
Jason Day (72) and Adam Scott (69) were the best-placed Australians at nine-under par, a distant seven shots back in a tie for 15th.
While his previous three major wins were done from way out in front, McIlroy proved his muscle to fight back from three shots down at the turn, cementing him as golf's new shining light.
"To win it in this fashion and this style, it means a lot, he said.
"It means I know I can do it. I know I can come from behind. I know I can mix it up with the best players in the world down the stretch in a major and come out on top."
In a brilliant final round where five players held the lead, McIlroy, Mickelson, Stenson and Fowler each had a chance to win over the final three holes but the world No.1 held firm.
McIlroy made the turn at one-over on the day and was quickly three back when Fowler birdied the 10th ahead of him.
But he bulleted a three wood to the par-five green in two to just seven feet and buried the eagle putt.
"The eagle on 10 was massive. It (the approach) came out a little low and left on me but got a nice bit of run on to the green and that was the turning point of the whole tournament for me," he said.
"The ball flight was probably around 30 feet lower than I intended and the line of the shot was around 15 yards left of where I intended.
"It was lucky, it really was. You need a little bit of luck in major championships to win and that was my lucky break."
At 25 years, three months and six days old, McIlroy became the fourth-youngest player to win four majors behind Tom Morris Jr, Tiger Woods and Jack Nicklaus.
While some are already talking of McIlroy pushing Nicklaus' record 18 majors and Woods' 14, he has now set his sights on the career grand slam, missing only a green jacket from his major resume.
"I thought winning The Open Championship a few weeks ago had sort of put me on a higher level in this game but then to win a fourth major here, to be one behind Phil (Mickelson), one behind Seve (Ballesteros), level with Ernie (Els), level with Raymond Floyd, I never thought I'd get this far at 25 years of age, McIlroy said.
"I was happy being a two-time major champion coming into this year, and all of a sudden I'm a four-time major champion and going for the career grand slam at Augusta.
"I think I've got to take it one small step at a time. I think the two next realistic goals are the career grand slam, and trying to become the most successful European player ever.
"Nick Faldo has six. Seve has five and hopefully, when I achieve those, I can start to think about other things."
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|The June Check is in the Mail
|By Alex Dunne
|June 3, 2011
David Myers - Senior Master of CC
David Myers has earned the title of Senior International Master. He will be awarded the medal in Jarvenpaa, Finland, later this year. David earned his title in two tournaments, the 25th World Championship Finals and the 34th World Championship semifinals. He also won a 15-man ICCF Master tournament.
David, author of French Defence Winawer Variation C15-19 has also had successes on the domestic front. He won his preliminary and final section of the First Webserver USCC Championship and first place in the Webserver Open semifinal. David also played in the Eleventh North American Invitational.
Chess can be a hard game especially at the top level. David shows strong technique in grinding down his Finnish opponent.
1. e4 e6
As Myers is a leading practitioner of the French Defense, his choice at move 1 should be no surprise.
2. d4 d5 3.Nc3 Bb4 4.e5 c5 5.a3 Bxc3+ 6.bxc3 Ne7 7.Qg4 0-0 8.Bd3 f5 9.exf6 Rxf6 10.Bg5 Rf7 11.Qh5 g6 12.Qd1 Qa5 13.Bd2 Nbc6 14.Nf3 c4 15.Be2 Bd7 16.0-0 Nf5
And, as the discerning reader should expect, a French Defense with a top specialist would produce a game deep into theory. In the 25th World Championship Myers arrived at this position three times. There were two draws in Dothan-Myers and Balabaev-Myers where White played 17. Re1. Peuraniemi's idea may have been to make the e6 Pawn permanently backward, but instead it ends up shielded from attack.
17. Ng5 Re7 18.f4 Rf8 19.Bg4 Qa4
The Black Queen is well placed here, shielded from attack and tying the White pieces down to protect a3 and c2.
20. Re1 Kg7 21.Nf3 Nd6 22.Ne5
White should probably play 22. Ng5 to at least see if Black has ambitions to do more than draw,
22...Nxe5 23.fxe5 Ne4 24.Be3
White sets a trap -- 24...Nxc3? 25. Qd2 Ne4 26. Bh6+ Kg8 27. Bxf8 Kxf8 28. Rf1+ followed by Queen to f4 gives White a strong attack. But if the Black Knight stays on e4, eventually White will have to give up his good Bishop for the Knight when the position will be about even.
24...Qa5 25.Bf3 Rf5 26.Bxe4
At last the "good" Bishop takes the "good" Knight and both sides are left with a "bad" Bishop. The question is, which "bad" Bishop is better ?
26...dxe4 27.Qd2 Bc6 28.Bh6+ Kg8 29.Bg5 Ref7 30.Bf6
The Bishop looks fierce on f6. The problem is it can never get much better. The c6 Bishop can dream of a well-timed ...e3 when it grows teeth.
30...Kf8 31.Re3 Ke8 32.a4!?
White is still trying to win this opposite colored Bishop game but in freeing the a1 Rook, he allows a passer that eventually wins the game. White could have tried a more passive solution with 32. Qc1, but his choice doesn't lose...yet.
32...b5 33.Qc1 bxa4 34.Rb1 a3!
Maybe when White played 32. a4 he overlooked that 35. Ra1 a2 36. Qb2 Rb7 37. Qxa2 Qxa2 38. Rxa2 Rb1+ leads to mate.
35.Rb8+ Kd7 36.Qa1 Rf4 37.Rb1?
Now 37. Re1 is met by 37...Rg4 when it would appear White's best is 38. Re3. Black can then choose to play 38...Rf5 to see if a draw by repetition is in the works or play more aggressively with 38...Rcf6!? 39. exf6 Qg5 40. Rg3 Rxg3 41. hxg3 Qxg3 42. f7 Qe3+ with a draw (Not 42...Qxb8? 43. Qxa3)
37...Rf8 38.Qa2 h6 39.h3
White is losing the thread of the game or he underestimates the power of Black's Rooks. This kingside play is weakening. Also bad is 39. Qxc4? a2 40. Ra1 Bd5 41. Qe2 Rb8
39...Bd5 40.h4 Ra8
41.Qa1 a6 42.Qa2 Rf8 43.Qa1 Kc8 44.Qa2 Rf7 45.Rb4 g5!
Now Black takes advantage of White's weakening kingside play. The Pawn is immune.
46.hxg5 hxg5 47.Rb1
Suicide is 47. Bxg5 Rf1+ 48. Kh2 Rh7+ 49. Kg3 Rg7 50. Kh4 Rxg5! 51. Kxg5 Qd8+ and the hunt is almost over.
47...Rg4 48.Kf2 Rh7 49.Kg1 Rgh4 50.Kf2 Rf4+ 51.Kg1 Rg4 52.Ra1
What can poor White do ? The a3 Pawn is a monster and the Black Rooks dominate the kingside. Black will clearly overwhelm White if the Queen can come to the kingside or the Rooks to the queenside.
and it is the queenside -- 53. Qxa3? Rb1+!
53.Rc1 Rh4 54.Bxg5 Rhh7! 0-1
The game ended here. White clearly sees the end after the probable continuation: 55.Qa1 Rb2 56.Rf1 Rxc2 57.Rf8+ Kb7 58.Rf2 Rh1+ 59.Kxh1 Rxf2 60.Kg1 Rc2 61.Kf1 a2 62.Re2 Qa4 63.Re1 Qb3 64.Bc1 e3 65.Bxe3 Rxg2 66.Qc1 Qb2 67.Qxb2+ Rxb2 68.Bc1 Rb1
Joel Levine of Commack, New York, showed top form in taking the 2008 Palciauskas Tournament with an undefeated 5 ½-½ score. The decisive last game was the Levine-Baffo struggle given below.
John Collins
Primitivo Muniz 09C37 4-2
Ron Hensley 09C37 4-2
Jason Richardson 09C37 4-2
Alan Wilson 10C05 5 ½-½
Michael Polonski 08C36 5-1
Johnner Barrett 09C41 5-1
John Flanagan 10C01 6-0
Thomas McKellop 09C40 6-0
Charles Cavaleri 09C01 5-1
Richard Wienckowski 09C01 5-1
Charles Cavaleri 09C03 6-0
Swift Quad
Jeff Levine 11SQ03 6-0
Trophy Quad
Samuel McCann 10Q09 6-0
John Terrall 10Q01 6-0
Scott Sensiba 09Q17 4 ½-1 ½
Walter Muir
Mark Reeves 10W30 5-1
Matthew Lasley 10W33 6-0
Carlos Graupera 11W04 6-0
Palciauskas Tournament
Jim Humphrey 10P01 6-0
Mark Laboda 08P08 5-1
Eugene Bedard 08P08 5-1
Express Tournament
Robert Cousins 11ET02 5½- ½
Oswaldo Olivo 10ET02 5-1
Tha Dun 10ET02 5-1
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Chess booklet for sale: 2004 Golden Knights Championship -- booklet of the 57th USCF CC Championship -- $10.00 postage paid. 35 pages.
If this game were a movie it would be advertised as fun and excitement for the whole family.
Quote: OTB may be the true test of a player's ability for a given amount of time, but correspondence chess is the true artistry and soul of the game. -- John Ballow
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According to Yakov Damsky in the Batford Book of Chess Records, Klaus Junge, a young German Grandmaster who died on the front lines in World War II, wrote "Chess by Correspondence and Over the Board". Has anyone seen this book ? Or is it an article instead ? I would appreciate any light that can be shed on this. Please contact me if you have any information on this.
Here is an example of Junge's attacking prowess even as the war was going on.
You can argue whether chess is an art, a sport, or a game, but there is no argument that in the following game it is a fight.
Presenting a tale of two wing attacks, one slow, one swift. Guess which one wins.
Tacticians will enjoy the brouhaha unleashed in the following game.
In the battle for first place in the 2011 Express Tournament 11ET02, this was the critical draw that gave the first place to Robert Cousins by half a point.
ICCF/US Secretary Corky Schakel is currently working on obtaining his Senior International Master title. If he continues to play games like the following, it looks like he won't have too long to wait.
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I came up with an idea for a story the other day. Not sure if I'll ever write it but these are the seeds.
It's the story about a hit man (Robin) whose main area of expertise is hunting down rapists and killing them. He's sort of a freelancer working on the black market. His main clientele is prostitutes, call girls, and escort services. <-- These girls make a living off selling their bodies, but even they have their rules and limits. If a girls says "no anal" for example, that means no anal. So if a John pays for a night of cheap sex with her, and he forces himself on her anally, that's rape. In this story, she has an option--not a free one, but an option nonetheless. She can call up our protagonist and he'll take care of business. Of course, he's not partial to prostitutes, call girls, and escort services. He'll take business even from good Christian college girls, and even though those are far and few between, it happens at a few points in the story.
I imagine Robin to be like a real Matrix bad ass character--like Neo or Morpheus--except there's no sci fi jumping in and out of digital worlds--just a lot of action, bullets flying, gore, blood, sex and violence--but there is the black leather, double fisting guns, and wearing of shades at night. <-- That kind of character.
While this would certainly be an action story, I also want it to be a character development story--the guy learns to have feelings--though he makes a living working in the service of rape victims (mostly women, but I want to have at least one male client as well)--I want to make it patently clear at the begin that he's just doing this for the money and that's it. BUT... he does learn to care about women, and it wouldn't serve the purpose of a character development story unless he fell in love with at least one woman in particular... but he only learns to love, to know what love is, near the end.
This is a brand new idea and I haven't even had a couple days to develop it. Usually, when I get ideas for stories, a collection of scenes slowly develop in my mind after a long period of simmering, and if that period has been especially long, a rough outline for a plot, stitching these scenes together, might even form. The only scene I have at this point, however, is one that would have to happen near the beginning. Robin's on the phone with one girl--tremors in her voice betraying her nerves--and he's setting the terms: $2,000 for a clean kill, an additional $2,000 for "creative torture" as he calls it, and again an additional $2,000 for her to watch. He makes it crystal clear that he doesn't give a shit about her, that this is purely business, which means he doesn't give a shit whether it's a false accusation or not (he's not interesting fair trials)--though it's made clear throughout the story that he has a keen sense for when a girl is lying to him (and this happens at one point in the story and she pays the price). I also want, in this early scene, for him to explain to her that he needs all the information he can get on the rapist, and then a later scene in which he, like a private investigator, uses that information to research and spy on the guy.
Sometimes pimps and other gangsters will have Robin on a "pay roll", sometimes they're willing to split the cost with one or another rape victim because it's "bad for business" to let rapists get away with their crimes in cases when the prostitute can't afford Robin's services.
Anyway, that's all I got for now. Lot's of sex and violence in a dark, dark world--should make tons of money--with the extra bonus of a heart-warming transformation of a character from cold unfeeling monster to a man who falls in love.


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Where were these fans a decade ago?
Thousands of fans wait outside for hours to see the panel of cast members from TV series "Firefly." After waiting for hours, many of these die hard "Firefly" fans were unable to get into the doors to see the cast members of "Firefly."
Although "Firefly" only aired eleven episodes it brought writer and director Joss Whedon to produce a film based on the series, "Serenity."
Cast and crew members Alan Tudyk, Jose Molina, Joss Whedon, Nathan Fillion, Summer Glau, Tim Minear, Adam Baldwin, and Sean Maher were welcomed with a full room of standing ovation.
Dave McCormick, a die hard "Firefly" fan had waited in line since 7:30 a.m. to hope to get a good spot inside.
"I hope I get a good seat because I have been following them for years and out of all the Comic-Con panel choices to see, this was on my top." McCormick said.
He wanted to see the real faces that gave such a unique blend of character to this space western series.
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"Even though reality tells us this will never pick up again, I still hope that it will come back." McCormick said.
As cast and crew members from "Firefly" share their most memorable moments on and off set, they become quite emotional.
Director Joss Whedon spoke to the fans as he shed tears.
"When I see you guys, I don't think the show is off the air. I don't think there's a show. I think that's what the world is like. I think there are spaceships, there are horses, and our story is alive." Whedon said.
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Mitt Romney's campaign stumbled in a major way today, waffling whether or not the candidate supports equal pay legislation that makes it easier for women to sue employers for wage discrimination.
The balk is a big setback for Romney, who is trying to convince voters that it is Obama, not Republicans, who is waging a war against women. The candidate and his campaign surrogates have spent the past week arguing that Obama's economic policies have "set women back 20 years," and have led to huge job losses for female workers.
But on a conference call with reporters this morning, Romney's aides could not state the candidate's position on the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Restoration Act, which Obama signed into law in 2009 amid staunch Republican opposition.
Asked by the Huffington Post's Sam Stein whether Romney supported the Ledbetter Act, the campaign aides paused for a full six seconds before finally replying: "Sam, we'll get back to you on that."
Two hours later, the Romney campaign determined that Romney does support the Ledbetter Act, and would not repeal the legislation if elected.
"Of course Mitt Romney supports pay equity for women," Romney spokeswoman Amanda Henneberg said in a statement. "The real question is whether President Obama supports jobs for women."
But Democrats had already pounced on the waffle, posting an audio clip of the conference call pause and promoting a new Twitter hashtag #WellGetBackToYouOnThat.
The Obama campaign even sent out a statement from Ms. Ledbetter herself:
"I was shocked and disappointed to hear that Mitt Romney is not willing to stand up for women and their families. If he is truly concerned about women in this economy, he wouldn't have to take time to 'think' about whether he supports the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act. This Act not only ensures women have the tools to get equal pay for equal work, but it means their families will be better served also. Women earn just 77 cents to every dollar that men earn for the same job, which is why President Obama took decisive action and made this the first bill that he signed when he took office. Women should have the ability to take their bosses to court to get the same pay as their male coworkers. Anyone who wants to be President of the United States shouldn't have to think about whether they support pursuing every possible avenue to ensuring women get the same pay for the same work as men. Our economic security depends on it."
The stumble underscores just how difficult it will be for the Republican frontrunner to pivot back toward the center after tacking hard to the right during the primary. Equal pay is popular among independent voters and women, groups that Romney is struggling to win over in the general election. But the Ledbetter Act is a signature achievement for Obama, and is largely reviled by most Republican lawmakers (and the conservative base).
As the general election moves forward, Romney is likely to find himself caught between these two voting blocs pretty frequently. The fact that his campaign totally botched this first round could signal a bumpy road ahead for the Republican frontrunner.


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Ah, detènte. Even though Russia still loves to stick it in our eye whenever they get the chance, at least now we can look inside their MiG fighter jet factory.
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This is not at all Thanksgiving related but I thought I would squeeze this in before
all the festivities tomorrow.
Isn't this place a beauty? I love that it's in Africa, not a place we see too often
in these circles. The mixture of woods is so interesting to me but not overdone paired
with good old white walls. Notice the slatted wall on the exterior still gives the
feeling of privacy but lets light in. Even though I appreciate a crisp white sofa,
this cobalt blue one looks pretty handsome next to all that wood too.
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Michigan prison guards have filed a lawsuit accusing the state of failing to pay for certain duties performed before and after their shifts.
Those activities include clearing security, undergoing inspection, walking to an assigned location and turning in equipment. The lawsuit, assigned to a federal judge in Ann Arbor, says prison officers are entitled to be paid for those duties under federal law.
The lawsuit seeks compensation for any prison officer employed during the past three years. The Corrections Department declined to comment.
More than 30 prison officers have stepped forward as plaintiffs in the case, from Marquette in the Upper Peninsula to Coldwater near the Indiana border.


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Dell announced a series of new big data and analytics solutions and services designed to help companies quickly and securely turn data into insights for better, faster decision-making. These include a new release of Dell's advanced analytics software platform and new Analytics-as-a -Service offerings for multiple industry verticals such as banking, healthcare and insurance. Together, these new offerings and capabilities enable companies to embed analytics across their core processes and disseminate analytics expertise across the organisation to drive better business outcomes.
Data-driven decision-making is the pathway to competitive advantage in the modern data economy. The Dell Global Technology Adoption Index 2015 (GTAI 2015) revealed that those organisations robustly using big data show 50 percent higher growth rates than organisations that aren't. However, the study also found that 44 percent of organisations still don't understand how to extract value from their data. With the latest enhancements to its big data and analytics portfolio, Dell is helping customers overcome that uncertainty and invest wisely in data technologies by delivering flexible, end-to-end solutions that help organisations foster IT and business alignment, drive operational efficiency, and leverage the power of predictive analytics.
Launch of Statistica 13 further simplifies deployment of advanced analytics across the enterprise
The launch of Statistica 13, the latest release of the company's popular advanced analytics software platform, helps simplify and improve the process by which organisations deploy predictive models directly to data sources inside the firewall, in the cloud, and in partner ecosystems. An easy-to-use solution that requires no coding and integrates seamlessly with open source R, Dell Statistica delivers a full range of data blending, data discovery, and advanced and predictive analytics tools that help organisations tap into all data to predict future trends, identify new customers and sales opportunities, explore "what-if" scenarios, and reduce the occurrence of fraud and other business risks. Enhancements and new capabilities in Statistica 13 include:
- A completely revamped and modernised GUI for greater ease-of-use and visual appeal
- Deeper integration with the recently added Statistica Interactive Visualisation and
Dashboard engine for more effective communication to data consumers
- Tighter integration with open source R for easier sharing and control of R scripts
- A new stepwise model tool that progressively recommends optimum models for users
- New Native Distributed Analytics (NDA) capabilities that allow users to run analytics directly in the database where data lives and work more efficiently with large and growing data sets
NDA functionality pushes predictive algorithm model-building and scoring functionality directly into the data source. This eliminates the time-consuming and data-limiting process of pulling data to an intermediate server or desktop, allowing all analytic processing to occur directly in the database and enabling organisations to leverage the power of Hadoop clusters, database appliances and other high-performance platforms. Statistica 13 will initially feature NDA capability for Microsoft SQL Server databases, with additional databases to be added in subsequent releases.
Dell services continues to strengthen IP-led service offerings in advanced analytics and data science
Dell Services is expanding its Analytics-as-a-Service offerings with industry-specific services that help customers unearth insights, predict business outcomes, and improve the accuracy and efficiency of critical business processes. For example, new BPO services help embed analytics across an organisation's core processes and disseminate analytics expertise to give scalability to data-based decision making. The new services include:
- Fraud, Waste and Abuse Management: Helps organisations identify cases of medical identity theft, unnecessary diagnostic services or medically unnecessary services and incorrect billing
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• Dell Statistica 13.0 is available now worldwide
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Ann Loves Toronto!
Oct 05, 2012, 14:22 ET
Ann Taylor Celebrates the Grand Opening of its First International Store at the Toronto Eaton Centre Together with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®
TORONTO, Oct. 5, 2012 /CNW/ - On Thursday, October 4th, Ann Taylor celebrated the grand opening of its first international store with a chic in-store cocktail together with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF). The first Canadian Ann Taylor flagship store is located in the Toronto Eaton Centre with a second international store set to open this November in Toronto at the Yorkdale Shopping Centre.
Special guest speakers included Ann Taylor President: Brian Lynch, Head of Design: Lisa Axelson, BCRF President: Myra Biblowit and BCRF Researcher: Dr. Pamela Goodwin. The Breast Cancer Research Foundation is an independent not-for-profit organization committed to funding scientific research to achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime. Ann Taylor is thrilled to announce that through their support they will fund Dr. Pamela Goodwin's research throughout 2013.
Notable media and VIP attendees included: Caroline Mulroney-Lapham, Vanessa Mulroney, Kirstine Stewart of CBC, Leesa Butler, Tara Spencer-Narin, Marilyn Denis host of The Marilyn Denis Show, Suzanne Boyd, Alexandra Weston of Holt Renfrew, Jane Francisco, Deirdre Kelly, Larry Rosen and John Sullivan, President of Cadillac-Fairview.
The new Ann Taylor store spans over 3,800 square feet, and offers a full range of women's apparel, accessories, including bags, small leather goods and footwear. All apparel, accessories and footwear are designed under the direction of Lisa Axelson, the brand's Head of Design.
To welcome Canadians to Ann Taylor, The Toronto Eaton Centre location will host a shopping event on Saturday, October 13 from 1-5 p.m. in partnership with The Breast Cancer Research Foundation® (BCRF). The event will include a live DJ, refreshments, product giveaways, and a free limited edition tote with any purchase over $100. Ten percent of sales from the event will be donated to BCRF.
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About Ann Taylor
Ann Taylor is an iconic lifestyle brand that is defined by a unique balance of fashion and work for modern women of substance and style across every generation. Ann Taylor operates 277 stores across the United States, as well as an e-commerce website at www.anntaylor.com. Ann Taylor is a division of ANN INC (NYSE: ANN).
About The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®
The Breast Cancer Research Foundation®, founded by Evelyn H. Lauder in 1993, is an independent not-for-profit organization committed to funding scientific research to achieve prevention and a cure for breast cancer in our lifetime. In October 2012, BCRF will award $40 million to 197 scientists across the United States, Canada, Latin America, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and China. With 91 cents of every dollar spent by BCRF directed towards breast cancer research and awareness programs, BCRF remains one of the most fiscally responsible charities in the country. For the tenth time since 2002, it has earned 4 stars from Charity Navigator. Additionally, BCRF is the only cancer organization rated an "A+" by CharityWatch. For more information about BCRF, visit www.bcrfcure.org.
Image with caption: "Interior of Ann Taylor, Eaton Centre (CNW Group/Ann Taylor)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20121005_C4798_PHOTO_EN_18990.jpg
Image with caption: "Justin MacFarlane, Lisa Axelson, Brian Lynch, Jessica Bongard (CNW Group/Ann Taylor)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20121005_C4798_PHOTO_EN_18991.jpg
Image with caption: "Marilyn Denis, Lisa Axelson, Alexis Honce(CNW Group/Ann Taylor)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20121005_C4798_PHOTO_EN_18992.jpg
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