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By Alan Pergament
The word demographic is more routinely abbreviated to demo, which is fitting since some critics feel it is as foul as any four-letter word.
The demo values youth and financial potential over experience and deeper pockets today.
Before I bore you with some statistics (I promise there won't be that many), let me tell you a demographic story that I heard two or three decades ago when an advertising executive spoke to a group of television critics in Los Angeles.
I recall the meeting was by a swimming pool, but I could be wrong. Maybe it is just because I long to be by a swimming pool after experiencing this unending winter.
The guy – who wasn't anything like Don Draper of "Mad Men" - proceeded to say that Fox chases the younger demo, ABC was more focused on women age 18 through 49 and NBC was focused on the 18 through 49 demographic as well. Then he added, "The average age of a CBS viewer is dead."
And we all laughed.
What he meant by that was the average CBS viewer at the time – it began to change with the success of "Survivor" – was dead to advertisers because they typically were so old they weren't even in the age 25-54 demographic and pretty much had made up their minds about what beer to drink, what soft
drink to drink, what detergent to buy and what car floated their boat.
Love them or hate them, demos rule TV because it is a business out to make money.
As a rule, the broadcast networks seek viewers age 18 through 49 and local TV affiliates like Channel 2, Channel 4, Channel 7 and Channel 29 seek viewers age 25-54.
This is a long prelude to explaining that the local news demos have come in. And the local winner is Channel 2, and by a much bigger margin over Channel 4 than it had in the household ratings.
Channel 2 wins every newscast it competes with Channel 4 and Channel 7 in the age 18 through 49 demographic except for the 11 p.m. news and it wins every newscast in the age 25 through 54 demo except at 5 a.m. and 11 p.m.
Channel 2's margin at 6 p.m. is much larger percentage-wise in the demos than it is in the household ratings. And while Channel 4 dominates the household ratings at 11 p.m., Channel 2 is within a half of a point in the age 25-54 demo and within a tenth of a point in the age 18-49 demo. Channel 4 wins at 11 p.m. in both categories by virtue of its dominance in the age 35-64 demo, which includes a lot of people at the upper levels of the demo who are dead to advertisers.
I hope no one in the upper demo takes offense at that statement because I feel your pain. As much as I hate to admit it, I'm in the upper levels of the demo myself and wish they didn't matter as much as they do.
Their importance is especially painful for anyone who grew up in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s when there were only three or four TV choices at night and one TV set in the household.
That meant parents determined what you watched, which usually resulted in family-friendly content.
Nowadays, younger adults determine what their parents can see and whether the good stuff that appeals to older adults like "The Good Wife" can survive.
It doesn't seem fair. But that's business.
Nick Magnini, the general manager of WUTV and WNYO, confirmed his station is paying Channel 2 a larger fee to produce the 10 p.m. newscast seven days a week on Fox affiliate WUTV starting April 8 and to rerun Channel 2's 6 a.m. "Daybreak" at 7 a.m. on WNYO.
"We negoiated and increased the fee because they are providing more product," said Magnini.
The move of the 10 p.m. newscast to WUTV should be a game-changer for Channel 2, which will have a much stronger lead-in from Fox than Channel 4's 10 O'Clock News on sister station WNLO-TV receives from CW prime time programs.
Magnini added he is excited about the move of the 10 p.m. newscast to WUTV, the Fox affiliate that will provide a stronger-lead in than WNYO, especially on nights that "American Idol" and "The Following" air.
"WUTV will win with the 10 just from the lead-in from Fox," predicted Magnini. "Even Fox's worse night is better than the CW's best night."
That's true. WNYO's rerun programming even gives Channel 2 a stronger lead-in than the CW gives Channel 4 News on WNLO on many nights.
One understands Magnini's optimism, but this market usually is slow to change viewing habits and many viewers are in the habit of watching Channel 4's 10 p.m. newscast despite the weak lead-in it gets from CW prime time programming.


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The Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center offers a new grief support group for veterans who have lost a loved one and for family members of veterans who have passed away. Meetings begin at 1 p.m. Dec. 3 in the chapel and will continue every Monday, excluding federal holidays.
The group will offer resources and support to participants to help them cope with their loss while providing an opportunity to connect and share with others. The group will offer support to those who face the holiday season without a loved one.
The chapel is near the south entrance on the first floor of the hospital. The Jack C. Montgomery VA Medical Center is at 1011 Honor Heights Drive.
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Because of the way its region was set up, Northwest Whitfield High School's baseball team has been playing three-game series for most of this season.
Bruins coach Todd Middleton thinks that will help when the Georgia High School Association state playoffs begin today.
Region 7-4A champion Northwest hosts Grady in the first round of the Class 4A state playoffs, with the best-of-three series starting with a 3 p.m. doubleheader at Richard S. Chumley Field in Tunnel Hill. A third game, if necessary, would be Saturday at 5 p.m. at the same location.
Christian Heritage School will play at Macon's First Presbyterian Day School in the first round of the Class A private schools state playoffs, with today's doubleheader starting at 4 p.m. The third game, if necessary, would be Saturday at a time to be determined.
Atlanta's Grady (10-12) finished fifth in Region 6-4A during the regular season but won a best-of-three series against Chamblee to earn the league's fourth and final state playoffs berth. Marist won the region, Redan finished second and Columbia grabbed the No. 3 seed.
"It looked like Marist beat everybody pretty handily except for Redan, which won the first game of that series," Bruins coach Todd Middleton said. "Redan handled everyone below them and Columbia handled everyone below them."
Now Grady must do something no other team has done this year — beat Northwest (21-5) twice in a three-game series.
Region 7-4A, which is divided into two sub-regions for baseball, used a three-game-series format for league play in which each team played its sub-region foes three times over the span of one week.
"We're used to it," Middleton said. "We've got a game plan. Our goal has been to win every series we've been in."
Northwest won all five of its sub-region series, losing only one game, and then won the region championship last week with a 2-1 series victory against the Cass Colonels in Tunnel Hill. It's the first league title for the Bruins — who rallied to win the second and third games against Cass — since 2007.
Northwest is viewing a region title not as the ultimate goal but a celebrated step along the way.
"Our next goal was to go as far as we can in state," Middleton said. "That's where we are. Every week we've looked like we have a different job to do. Each job has three parts."
First Presbyterian Day (20-1) went 10-0 to win the Region 7-A title and earn an automatic berth in the state playoffs, while Christian Heritage (12-11), a Region 6-A school, made it to this point via the GHSA's power rankings, which reward teams for their wins and wins by their opponents. The top 16 private schools and the top 16 public schools qualify for their respective brackets, and the Lions are the No. 13 seed.
Like Christian Heritage, First Presbyterian Day was a member of the Georgia Independent School Association. The Vikings, who won the 1997 and 2010 GISA Class 3A state championships under current head coach Jim Turner, moved to GHSA competition in the 2011 season. The Lions are in their first year of GHSA play, and they are the school's first program to make the state playoffs.
"They have a good tradition of good baseball in the GISA," Christian Heritage coach Noah Stokes said, "and it has carried over into the GHSA. I know they'll be coached well."
Last season, before the subdivision of private and public schools for Class A, First Presbyterian Day defeated Marietta's Walker in a three-game series to advance past the Class A preliminary round and reach the 32-team bracket. However, the Vikings were swept by Holy Innocents' in that round.
The other teams from Region 6 to reach the private schools state playoffs are Mount Paran Christian (No. 3 seed), Darlington (No. 5), Mount Pisgah Christian (No. 9) and King's Ridge Christian (No. 11). In the public schools bracket, Gordon Lee (No. 5) and Trion (No. 11) are the two Region 6 programs to reach the postseason.
"We know that our region has prepared us well," Stokes said. "Our region was tough. We certainly could've come out on the better side of some of those. ... We're just thankful for the opportunity to have a chance."


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ASHLAND — Rock legends Styx treated Summer Motion fans to one of the best shows in years on Friday night at the riverfront.
The band had fans on their feet early in the set. Watch the first two songs of the concert from videographer Adam Black. The 25th annual version of Summer Motion finished up on Sunday in Central Park.
Summer Motion officials were pleased with the festival especially considering it rained at some point on each day.


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West Hartford Center's attractive, pedestrian-friendly streets are lined with tempting shops. For a long time, I'd wanted to explore them, but I suspected that stores in this increasingly high-end area would carry nothing but prohibitive luxuries. There was only one way to find out!
The wide streets of this bustling downtown might seem newly planned to draw visitors to the many sidewalk cafes, but the narrow Town Green and brick buildings along South Main Street recall the area's long history. (The Green has a few benches, as do the sidewalks, but the best place to rest may be the somber setting of Veteran's Park, a stone and grass circle of serenity in the midst of the activity.)
I first wandered into Sugarbeads, where the aisles were lined with colorful beads for DIY jewelry as well as pre-assembled baubles that I was relieved to discover were within my tiny budget.
I found more color and shine at Sweet Nest, a store primarily for tweens, which suddenly made me wish I had a tween to shop for. There was a lot of pink, and a lot of cute, and though Sweet Nest also sells bedding and other home goods, plenty of items - like adorable soft plastic cases of art supplies - were more accessible.
I probably wouldn't have ventured into a hardware store, even a venerable local institution, if it wasn't for the painted ceramic cows staring plaintively - in the manner of real cows - out of Pfau's front window. Inside I found, in addition to the cows, an unexpected selection of appealing kitchenware and gifts.
Overwhelmed with food choices, I stopped at Café Sofia, which I'd heard praised for their ice cream (from Shady Glen in Manchester), crepes, and pastries. The narrow space was relaxing and softly lit.
I ducked into Plimpton's mostly to escape the heat, but I was soon immersed in the selection of stationary and cards, candles, journals, and gifts in an old fashioned, no-frills atmosphere. (The store has been open since 1865.)
Then it was on to Ten Thousand Villages. Yes, they're all over, but no matter how many of these stores you've been to, the frequently changing fair-trade merchandise from around the world makes each location feel fresh and unique. I left coveting a tiny blue box with a beaded top from Peru, and several finely crafted decorative animals.
In adjacent BlueBack Square, a four year old mixed-use development that flows nicely into the Center proper, most of the tenants are stores and restaurants that could be found in the mall. But the design is tasteful and thoughtfully planned, especially the staircase and walkway with outdoor seating between the Noah Webster Library and Barnes and Noble. I surprised myself by liking two spots here.
Charming Charlie's stores are scattered about the country, but because this is one of only two Connecticut locations, I decided to check it out. The surprisingly huge space looked a bit like a 13-year-old's fantasy closet had exploded. Conveniently, though, the contents had distributed themselves by color. There was a good deal of disposable glitz, but a bit of digging uncovered quite a few scarves, bags, bracelets, and even clothes that less-than-flashy adults would be happy to own.
Before leaving West Hartford I stopped at Pinkberry, another nationwide chain, though still somewhat of a local novelty, with four stores in the state. As I sat in the sun, eating my soft-serve yogurt with (very) fresh strawberry topping, I considered that no one had kicked me out of a storefront for lack of trendiness, and I hadn't been talked into buying one pair of $500 pants. And I added another shopping destination to my list.
If you go:
7 South Main Street
Sweet Nest
968A Farmington Avenue
Mon – Sat, 10am - 5:30pm, Sun, Noon - 4pm
Pfau's Hardware
982 Farmington Avenue
Café Sofia
984 Farmington Avenue
991 Farmington Avenue
Ten Thousand Villages
967C Farmington Avenue
Charming Charlie's
76 Memorial Road
38 Isham Road
There is metered parking along the main streets and several inexpensive garages and surface lots in the area.


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---- — PLAISTOW —The Timberlane Youth Soccer League will be awarding two $500.00 scholarships for 2013. Applications are now being accepted. To be eligible, applicants must reside in one of the following towns: Atkinson, Danville, Plaistow, or Sandown. Applicants must also have played recreational soccer with TYSL for a minimum of three years, which is considered to be six seasons. In addition, applicants and/or a parent must have volunteered with TYSL for a minimum of one year, which is considered to be two seasons.
Applications can be picked up at the Timberlane Regional High School Guidance Office or downloaded from the TYSL website, www.timberlaneyouthsoccer.org.
The application deadline is March 30. Applications may be returned to the Timberlane Regional High School Guidance Office or mailed to T.Y.S.L., Attn: Scholarship Committee, PO Box 3274, East Hampstead, NH 03826. Mailed applications must be postmarked by March 30.
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The Port Arthur News
Lamar has not done itself any public perception favors with the way it's handled the job status of football coach Ray Woodard. To leave Woodard and his staff twisting in the wind over the Thanksgiving holidays was not only cruel, but raises questions about leadership and direction. Yes, it would have been nice if LU had won a few more games, but Ray's got a start-up program just about where it should be in its fourth season. He deserves considerable credit for how competitive Lamar was within a tough Southland Conference, and for how well positioned the Cardinals are for success next year. To pull the plug now would be a serious mistake in judgment for new president Kenneth R. Evans on several levels, not the least of which is rolling the dice that you can find a better coach for this particular job . . . If the powers that be at Lamar are set on making coaching changes, they should take a really hard look at basketball coach Pat Knight. Check out the Montagne Center stands these days and what you see are historic numbers of empty seats, reflective of abject apathy. Attendance for Wednesday night's game against Texas-Pan American was listed at 1,784, though I'd be willing to bet there weren't 1,000 people in the building. To go a program worst 3-28 at Lamar, as Knight did last year, is inexcusable. Entering Saturday night's game against Arkansas State, Bob Knight's son was 4-34 overall and 1-12 in Beaumont with his own recruits. Why should people waste their time and money watching bad, often-boring basketball? Surely things will get better — they can't get any worse — as an upgraded roster develops some chemistry, but bringing even the hard core fans back may be impossible.
Not sure whether the following belongs under the it's-a-small-world designation, or in the six-degrees-of-separation category. As a huge fan of the NBA St. Louis Hawks during formative years in Missouri, one of my favorite players was Zelmo Beaty, aka The Big Z. Last week, I learned from John Payton, the former Lamar football assistant I got to know very well when he was on Willie Ray Smith's staff at Charlton-Pollard in the late 1960s, that he was Beaty's coach at Henry T. Scott High School in Woodville. With the 6-9 Beaty's dominating, Payton guided Scott to back-to-back state championships in '1957 and '58. Displaying understandable pride, John had called to inform me that Beaty, who starred at Prairie View, has two major honors coming this week. Up first on Friday in Houston is presentation of the SWAC Alumni Association's Lifetime Achievement Award. The following night comes posthumous induction into the Texas Black Sports Hall of Fame in Dallas. Payton, meanwhile, was stunned to learn I'd spent many nights at St. Louis' Kiel Auditorium in the early '60s rooting for the likes of Beaty, Bob Pettit and Cliff Hagan. For those not familiar with The Big Z, who died this past August, he's in the conversation of Texas' all-time basketball greats. The No. 3 pick in the 1962 NBA draft, he was a two-time NBA All-Star in seven St. Louis seasons, then jumped to Utah Stars of the ABA and became the playoff MVP for the 1971 ABA champs. In 13 professional years, including a final stop with the Los Angeles Lakers, Beaty averaged a double-double — 17.1 points and 10.9 rebounds. Pretty impressive stuff for a kid from the tiny town of Hillister.
Prestigious honors continue to pile up for Orange's R.C. Slocum. Inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame earlier in the year, the former Texas A&M coach has been named recipient of the 2014 Amos Alonzo Stagg Award. The Stagg, which is presented by the American Football Coaches Association to the "individual, group or institution whose services have been outstanding in the advancement of the best interests of football," will be extended to Slocum on Jan. 14 at the AFCA Convention in Indianapolis. Previous winners with Texas ties are former A&M coaches Dana X. Bible and Bear Bryant, TCU's Abe Martin, Baylor's Grant Teaff, UT's Darrell Royal and SMU and North Texas' Hayden Fry . . . Alabama coach Nick Saban's wife caused considerable angst in some University of Texas circles this past week by asserting in a Wall Street Journal story that her husband will not be coaching the Longhorns in 2014. "We're staying. We're not going anywhere," Terry Saban was quoted as saying. Numerous theories quickly surfaced as to whether it's all just a smoke screen designed to allow Saban to focus on business at hand for his Crimson Tide, or if the lady should be taken seriously. We'll know in a few weeks . . . Hate to mention this clown in the same paragraph with real football coaches, but Jerry Glanville, aka the Macho Midget, has made it known he's a candidate for the coaching vacancy at Eastern Michigan. No word from officials at Eastern if they're interested in a little man in black who leaves tickets for Elvis. Glanville, 72, was 9-24 in his most recent head coaching stint at Portland State. Nick Saban, by the way, was on Glanville's staff when he was head coach of the Oilers. I'm guessing he tries to keep it a secret.
It probably won't sway Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo's legion of critics, but Sports Illustrated's S.L. Price builds a compelling case for No. 9 in the magazine's latest issue. Romo is the cover boy, accompanied by the words "Why America's Whipping Boy Deserves Your Unconditional Love." Inside, Price throws out some convincing facts, such as Romo's regular season fourth quarter passer rating (102.5) being the best in NFL history, and his 11-game winning drives since 2011 leading all active QBs." Plus, there's terrific insight into what makes the guy tick. Whether you like Romo or not, it's a terrific read. But can he survive the SI cover jinx? The day after the magazine landed on newstands, he showed up for Dallas' Thanksgiving game against Oakland battling a virus. Is a lost-time injury next ? ? ? Most exciting part of Oklahoma City Thunder basketball games these days does not involve the feats of Kevin Durant or Russell Westbrook, but the half-court shot taken by a selected fan at halftime. Anyone who makes the shot collects $20,000 from an Oklahoma City bank and, amazingly, there were back-to-back winners in Tuesday and Thursday night games. That made five times in the 2013 calendar year that a fan has come out of the stands and hit the jackpot. The latest winner, however, may not get to keep the money. Cameron Rodriguez, a 23-year-old sophomore basketball player at Southwestern College in Winfield, Kan., has been told he'll lose his amateur status, if he keeps the windfall. As you would expect, there is an appeal in the works.
Memorial ex Danny Gorrer, after starting the season on Tampa Bay's injured reserve/designated for return list, appears to be making the most of his latest NFL opportunity. Activated in early November by the Bucs, Gorrer blocked a punt and had four unassisted tackles from his cornerback position in Tampa Bay's upset of Detroit Nov. 24. Gorrer, 27, was a teammate of Jamaal Charles at Memorial, and could be getting his last NFL opportunity. He's previously been with the Seahawks, Ravens, Rams and Saints . . . My ongoing quest to compile a list of every player from the Golden Triangle to be on an NFL regular season roster has added a 94th name. It's former Ozen wide receiver Curtis Caesar Jr. who played collegiately at Grambling, then spent the 1995 season with the NY Jets. The name is plenty familiar to me because in my first newspaper job in Beaumont, I had the pleasure to document the exploits of a terrific Hebert High School QB named Curtis Caesar. A three-year starter, Curtis ranks in the top five schoolboy QBs I've written about. Can't believe I somehow missed out on his son playing for the Jets . . . Sounds like the law of averages has caught up with the Green Bay Packers. After going through a stretch of 371 games over 23 seasons with only three starting quarterbacks — Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers and Matt Flynn — the Packers have had four different starting QBs in their past five games. The group includes Rodgers, Seneca Wallace, Scott Tolzien and Flynn. Little wonder they've disappeared from playoff radar.
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July ushers in the start of summer, which translates into outdoor living, grilling and staying cool. But this month, like any other, there are things you can do to improve your summer living; things that will bring you more opportunity for leisure-time pursuits, while still keeping your home and garden in peak condition.
Here are my five top "must-dos" for the month of July:
Installing a ceiling fan is a fantastic way to cut energy costs all year round. It helps circulate cool air in the warm summer months but can also help push down heated air in the winter, allowing you to dial down the thermostat and save money. It's also the perfect weekend project for a homeowner, since you can accomplish the task in a few hours and enjoy the investment immediately. Some things to consider:
Depending on how much of the job you hire out, maintenance, supplies and electrical costs can run between $1,000 and $3,000 a year, with opening and closing, cleaning, checking connections, adjusting pH, adding algaecide, surface repairs and liner replacements. Cost-saving green alternatives are available. Before deciding upon chlorine as your primary sanitizer (it's a major pollutant), consider some of the natural water purifiers, which include saltwater, ionization, oxidation, sonic waves and certain types of plants. And if you're thinking about heating your pool to extend its use into the cooler seasons, consider solar thermal heating. Of all the solar technologies, its payback is the fastest. For more on swimming pool construction, decking, maintenance and safety, check out Swimming Pools 101.
If you have roses, you know that, although hardy, they do require special care to lead up to their full potential. Since their roots go deep, frequent watering is important. So too is fertilizer, which you should lay down after each flush of new blooms. And to trick your roses into re-blooming throughout the summer, remove the spent blooms and cut the stem down to the first or second five-leaf set. For guidance on rose varieties and their growth habits, consider Roses: 11 Sensational Varieties to Consider.
Since outdoor entertaining will be an ongoing affair this month, do something to dress up your patio or deck and play off your own skills and personality by transforming unused clay pots into decorative accents for your patio, deck or front porch.
Few summer DIY projects are as easy to complete - or provide as much fun - as a backyard sandbox. With just some basic home improvement knowledge, you can build a simple backyard sandbox complete with benches for sitting, holes to trickle sand through and a beach umbrella holder for shade. Just follow the how-to here.
Bob Vila is the home improvement expert widely known as host of TV's This Old House, Bob Vila's Home Again, and Bob Vila. Today, Bob continues his mission to help people upgrade their homes and improve their lives with advice online at BobVila.com. His video-rich site offers a full range of fresh, authoritative content - practical tips, inspirational ideas, and more than 1,000 videos from Bob Vila television.
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Tops Markets has been in business for 50 years, and it has been a dramatic financial ride, with numerous ownership changes and several turns being a public company. The history reads like a financial drama.
Downtown Buffalo's Chippewa entertainment district is changing from the raucous night club strip into a little more sedate restaurant/night club district, as its target market changes.
The growth of downtown housing and influx of more visitors is driving the changes, the leader of the business association says.
The idea of raising the state's minimum wage to $8.50 per hour got mostly
negative reviews from a panel of state lawmakers from Western New York.
Nine of the 11 Assembly and state Senate members at a Friday panel discussion said they
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hour, or 17 percent, from $7.25 to $8.50 per hour starting next year.
Synacor's initial public offering fell flat on Friday.
The Buffalo-based Internet content provider succeeded in selling 6.8 million shares of its
stock on Friday, but the company had to slash its offering price by 50 percent to do it.
A federal judge in Buffalo has dismissed a lawsuit filed by M&T Bank Corp. that
accused two banking giants of breaching a contract on a mortgage-backed security investment.
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An airport in Hampshire will this week play host to politicians, airline executives and military officials from across the world as the global aerospace and defence industry meets to parade the latest commercial airliners, fighter jets and drones.
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With Florent Geroux in the irons, Divine Oath found a seam in mid-stretch and punched home nicely from along the inside to nail European invader Our Channel by a half length.
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An Airbus A380 aircraft operated by Malaysia Airline System performs a fly-past at the Farnborough International Airshow in 2012.
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Suspense over the appearance of America's newest combat jet, a diplomatic chill between the West and Russia and the re-launch of an Airbus jet with a surprise tweak in its name could make the Farnborough Airshow one of the least predictable for years.
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This latest delivery takes Emirates' all wide-body fleet to 224 aircraft, representing the world's largest fleet of A380s, and also the world's largest fleet of Boeing 777s.
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"The mule had no name?just mule?an anonymity I find sad."
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Last month, we reviewed the sinister and ultra-violent concept album Hydra, the swan song of female-fronted extreme metallers Otep (check out that review here). That record is a gory, atmospheric checklist of murderous mini-tales, and one of the most brutal is "Apex Predator," the single which we previewed in that same article. The band selected that track for the album's first music video, in which band founder/vocalist Otep Shamaya stars as a white-eyed demoness.
The clip is directed by PR Brown, who has previously worked with Slipknot and Avenged Sevenfold. While the images aren't nearly as explicit as the song itself (the protagonist fantasizes, among other things, about how her pretty victim's head would look on a stick), it's still fairly unsafe for work, thanks to its highly eroticized approach to violence. "It might get banned in a few places for its sexual and violent content," Shamaya commented prior to the video's release. "But the message is important... challenging phobias, hypocrisies and delighting the vices in your mind."
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Thursday, January 3, 2013
Can I get an AMEN......
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AMEN, AMEN, AMEN, AMEN,AMEN, AMEN! Although I 'd rather move them to the jail cell.ReplyDeleteReplies
Actually that federal prison in Colorado (or maybe Ft. Leavenworth) would be much more appropriate...............Delete
Can we add 2 more to that total?ReplyDelete
Guantanamo....... !ReplyDelete
AMEN.....I'll even throw in a couple of NO SHIT's to boot.ReplyDelete
- Broadside BettyThursday, January 3, 2013 at 11:41:00 PM CST
Yeah, could we make that 537.....ReplyDelete
What is fascinating to me is that for months they did nothing about the fiscal cliff. For three years the Senate has failed to pass a budget. But now in the first week of the new Congress these bastards are ready to attack the Second Amendment with a passion. They are only good for one thing, taking away freedom, never for preserving it.ReplyDelete
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Cincinnati Bengals defensive end Carlos Dunlap earned AFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against the San Diego Chargers.
Cincinnati Bengals running back BenJarvus Green-Ellis was nominated for the FedEx Ground NFL player of the week for the third time in as many weeks.
The Cincinnati Bengals played a very sloppy and mistake-prone game. Yet at the end they gutted through them for a game-winning touchdown drive led by Andy Dalton and BenJarvus Green-Ellis.
It's the third quarter and the Cincinnati Bengals defense are on the verge of extending Cincinnati's three-point deficit. That's why Geno Atkins and Domata Peko stepped up.
The Cincinnati Bengals opened the game with a 7-0 lead, capped by a touchdown taking advantage of opposing defense's obsession with A.J. Green.
Breaking down the Cincinnati Bengals defensive snap distribution during the team's 20-13 win over the San Diego Chargers.
Breaking down the Cincinnati Bengals snap distribution during the team's 20-13 win over the San Diego Chargers on Sunday.
The Cincinnati Bengals weren't at their best; they played poorly throughout much of the game and yet they powered through with a uncharacteristic west coast win.
The Bengals come out of the locker room with a second half three-point deficit with the Chargers opening on offense.
The Cincinnati Bengals look to record their fourth straight win against the San Diego Chargers this weekend, solidifying a spot for the 2012 NFL postseason.
The Cincinnati Bengals kickoff at 4:25 in San Diego and the usual suspects won't be playing on Sunday against the Chargers.
Due to the way they're playing right now, the Cincinnati Bengals have a better-than-fair shot for the postseason this year. We break down some scenarios.
A collections of stories, previews and information heading into Sunday's game between the Cincinnati Bengals and the San Diego Chargers.
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The super-hot Cincinnati Bengals apparently aren't that interesting in San Diego with reportedly 11,000 unsold tickets remaining for Sunday's game.
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YANGON, Myanmar — Barack Obama was riding in his motorcade, the first U.S. president to visit long-isolated Myanmar, when he suddenly ordered an unscheduled detour Monday.
The Secret Service scrambled. Police raced ahead to clear crowded roads. Tourists were chased away.
Soon Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton were barefoot in the muggy afternoon. They hiked up a long set of marble stairs and took in the 325-foot-tall Shwedagon Pagoda, which is covered with gilt leaf and topped by a jewel-encrusted spire. It is the oldest Buddhist pagoda in the world and the most revered site in this overwhelmingly Buddhist nation.


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Peak Drive Aims To Be As Usable As Dropbox, As Secure As SpiderOak
A new German cloud storage startup is preparing to launch a service it bills as more secure than Dropbox, thanks to offering client-side encryption — but it's also shooting to be as usable as Dropbox — and therefore more user friendly than other security-focused cloud storage services that do local encryption, like SpiderOak. Read More
European Startups Raise $2.8BN In 2nd Qtr, Highest Since 2001, UK Leads Pack
European startups are on a roll. According to data from Dow Jones VentureSource they have raised more than $2.8 billion (€2.1 billion) from VCs in the second quarter of 2014, the highest quarterly total since that iconic dotcom bust year of 2001. The UK remains the gang-buster country, where companies have raised 28% of the total amount in the second quarter, followed by France with 19%… Read More
London's Mayor Misses Window To Spend £50M On Startup Building
London's Mayor has missed an opportunity to spend a £50 million fund set aside by the UK government to create a public building dedicated to both technology startups, events and public education around technology. The Prime Minister's office has confirmed an earlier report that the large sum of money it had allocated to City Hall to create a building which would serve tech… Read More
UK Police Replacing Ads On Piracy Sites With Warnings
UK police have started replacing ads on websites that provide access to pirated or copyright infringing material with warnings to web users that the site is on a watch list — and a call for them to close the browser page in question. Read More
Napster Owner Rhapsody Passes 2M Paying Users As It Extends unRadio To Europe
In 2012, Rhapsody nabbed the European assets of streaming service Napster, covering the UK and Germany, to fill out its 2011 acquisition of Napster in the U.S., as part of its strategy to square up globally to Spotify and other online music rivals. Today, it's putting that reach to use as Rhapsody is expanding its unRadio service for the first time outside of the U.S. The news comes… Read More
Favr.tt Brings On CEO To Raise Funding For Its Social Shopping App
Back in 2012, London and New York based Shopa launched as a "social marketplace" where users were rewarded for promoting products they like. The company raised $1.4 million from Notion Capital and Octopus. Another in the arena is Shopcade, which has raised $4 million, or Nuji which raised $2 million. There's something about these social shopping startups that European… Read More
The Beautiful Game Just Got Its Own Meme Generator
There are plenty of meme generator apps around. Imgur's Memegen immediately springs to mind. Or something more quirky, such as Yarrly, the anonymous chain letter-styled meme generator for Android. But what the world really needs is a meme generator for the beautiful game. And now, thanks to Gliff, it finally has one. Read More
Sunstone Capital Backs Beacon Platform Kontakt.io To The Tune Of $2 Million
"Bluetooth Low Energy and iBeacon are the building blocks of the next wave of computing," says Max Niederhofer of the micro-location technology that lets your smartphone trigger events based on how close you are to a Beacon transmitter. "It's a cliché, but the possibilities are endless." Read More
Marinanow Raises Seed Funding To Let Yacht Owners Find A Berth
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London Transport Network Finally Opening Up To Contactless Mobile Payments
London has had a dedicated contactless payment travelcard, called Oyster, for over a decade — offering a smarter alternative to paper ticketing that can hold a balance and cap daily and weekly travel costs. But change is coming. From September, London's public transport network will be accepting contactless bank cards for payment, after conducting a trial with some 3,000… Read More
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On The Importance Of Forgetting
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Rocket Internet's Easy Taxi Raises $40M Series D To Expand In Asia, Latin America
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Google Granting Around Half Europe's Search De-Index Requests — But Won't Show Its Workings
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Glow Raises $7M Series A From Notion Capital And White Star
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Dropbox Gets Down To Business, Adds More Sharing Features And Search For Enterprises
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A federal appeals court has ruled that Mattel Inc. doesn't have to pay $172 million to MGA Entertainment Inc. to settle a trade secrets theft claim over Bratz dolls because a key claim should have been dismissed before trial.
The ruling filed Thursday by the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals is the latest wrinkle in a bitter, protracted dispute between two Southland toy companies: El Segundo-based Mattel, the world's No. 1 toy maker and owner of the Barbie empire, and Van Nuys-based MGA, a little-known company until it introduced Bratz in 2001.


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A good friend of ours told the story of how she had to wean her then 2-year-old son off their evening nursing routine. She was deeply saddened, but felt it was time.
When we first had Liam, I thought that two years old seemed extensive. I never expected to nurse him a full 18 months. (A very healthy child, his first antibiotic wasn't until he was 25 months!)
The head-turning Time Magazine cover of a mom nursing her 3-year-old son also has tongues wagging. How old is too old for a child to breast feed?
My husband says if the boy can walk, talk, and shave, he's too old. Other friends say they've witnessed drive-by-nursings — when kids run over and pull up their moms' shirts to latch on for a quick drink in between game playing. That's not my speed.
For many families, breast feeding an older child is usually part of the bedtime routine. The kids eats normally throughout the day. Then at night, or before a nap, there is a special moment when mom and child bond.
After the first three months of nursing Liam, an overbearing family member tried to brow beat me into quitting. She accused me of keeping my son on a liquid diet, claiming nursing wasn't good for either of us. She was relentless. As a new (and still hormonal) mom, I was in tears. Not to mention, she was totally wrong, in addition to being hurtful.
According to the countless doctors and nurses we met, research is showing that breast milk is exactly what a child needs — the more the better. It reduces cases of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and countless other ailments. Our pediatrician constantly remarks how our children will sail through minor illnesses because they've been breastfed.
Plus, I've read that instances of women's cancer are lessened in those who have breastfed their babies.
The list of benefits keeps going on and on and on. The more breast milk children receive, the healthier they are.
But the question remains: How old is too old? The answer is: As long as each individual mother and her child feel is necessary. UNICEF and the World Health Organization encourage nursing until at least two years old.
Like many children, Liam naturally decided when he was done nursing.
I applaud Jamie Lynne Grumet for being brave enough to be on a national magazine cover. She said she wanted more people to see breastfeeding so it would become more common. Good for her.
No, I'm not a fan of drive-by-nursings. However, if our children will be healthier on countless fronts, I am willing to feel bovine for a little longer. And maybe, just maybe, Grumet's bravery will give hurtful people like my family member just a little less ammunition.
Mothers, we need to make our own choices for our own children. No one knows your kid like you do.
So thanks, Time Magazine. Your cover is — like the song (sort of) goes — a thing that makes us go "moo."


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New Wikileaks E-mail Dump Shows Wasted Drone Efforts
Stratfor analyst said U.S. exaggerated the importance of American-born al Qaeda operative.
It's been a big week for national security controversies in Washington.
On Wednesday, a confidential Justice Department memo acquired by NBC made waves for its justification for the extrajudicial killing by a drone of Anwar al-Awlaki, an American citizen suspected of association with al-Qaeda. Thursday, protesters stormed CIA director nominee John Brennan's Senate confirmation, upset over the White House's drone policies.
Less noticed was another related development: Wikileaks this week released another round of E-mails sent by private intelligence company Stratfor, several of which shed light on the quest to capture Awlaki. WhoWhatWhy.com, a nonprofit investigative journalism site which first analyzed the E-mails, says what's most interesting about them is their candor.
[VIDEO: Protesters Interrupt Brennan Hearing]
In one alleged E-mail sent in September 2010, a top Stratfor official wrote to a colleague that U.S. government agencies were exaggerating the importance of nailing al-Awlaki.
"There's been a ton of media spin and leaks later about Anwar al-Awlaki being the next bin Laden. OBL is becoming old news now," Reva Bhalla, Stratfor's VP of global analysis, wrote to a colleague. "CIA and [Joint Special Operations Command] want a new target to claim success, so there's a concerted campaign going on right now to play up al-Awlaki as the #1 terrorist. Al-Awlaki is much easier to target anyway and they have leads on him, so every agency wants to be the one to say they got him."
A Stratfor spokesman declined to comment on the E-mails but directed Whispers to an earlier statementreleased by the company, which called the publication of the E-mails by Wikileaks a "deplorable, unfortunate—and illegal—breach of privacy."
A number of government agencies, businesses and organizations rely on the intelligence Stratfor gathers and analyzes to make business and security decisions in overseas operations. A number of former intelligence officers and government officials have provided analysis and forecasting for Stratfor.
[READ: Virginia Becomes First State to Pass Drone Regulations]
In another purported E-mail from January 2010, a press attache with the Embassy of Yemen in Washington very clearly explained to a Stratfor employee how the Yemeni government would go after Awlaki.
"I will assume a fair prosecution can be part of the plea but the [Yemeni] government is now very serious about hunting down al-Qaeda operatives," Mohammed Albasha wrote. "If ... they won't hand him over eventually we will strike. ... It's on."
In an interview, Albasha tells Whispers that the Yemeni government was negotiating with tribes protecting Awlaki at the time, an attempt that was ultimately unsuccessful.
Al-Awlaki was placed on a so-called "kill list" by the Central Intelligence Agency in April 2010. He died in a Predator drone strike in September 2011.
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Connecticut State Police at Troop E in Montville have confirmed for Montville Patch that 62-year-old Pui Yi Li of Elmhurst, Queens was struck and killed by a bus at Mohegan Sun Wednesday afternoon.
Li was crossing the roadway in front of the Mohegan Tribal Public Safety Building when she was hit by a commercial bus. Li was transported to Backus Hospital in Norwich and died from injuries sustained in the accident.
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The Best—and Worst—Places to Build a Nest Egg
A state-by-state look at how workers saving for retirement will fare.
Slideshow: The Best—and Worst—Places to Build a Nest Egg
In the aftermath of a recession that wiped out 8 million jobs and crippled even more portfolios, Americans are still struggling to rebuild their nest eggs. So far, the results have been far from encouraging, and a quick glance at the economy and financial markets reveals a host of factors holding Americans back from their retirement goals. The housing market, for instance, is still weak, a persistent unemployment rate continues to stand in the way of a sustainable recovery, and many Americans' long-term investments are back to where they were a decade ago.
[See U.S. News's list of The 100 Best Mutual Funds for the Long Term, and use our Mutual Fund Score to find the best investments for you.]
A number of recent studies confirm the bleak outlook. For example, one survey, conducted by the human resources consulting firm Hewitt Associates, found that only 18 percent of employees who have jobs (that they anticipate holding onto for the rest of their careers) at large U.S. companies and contribute to a defined contribution plan will be financially prepared for retirement. For its part, the Employment Benefit Research Institute revealed that 43 percent of Americans report having less than $10,000 stashed away for retirement. Worker confidence has also taken a hit: Insurance provider MetLife says that just 35 percent of workers who are between 45 and 49 years old report feeling ready for retirement.
[See Slideshow: The Best—and Worst—Places to Build a Nest Egg.]
Still, even as workers throughout the country struggle to regain their footing, it's clear that not all states are created equal. With that in mind, U.S. News created an index to measure which states are the best for Americans who are saving for retirement. We've looked at each state's housing market, unemployment rate, per capita income, and taxes to get a sense of where Americans are most likely to be able to tuck away money for their nest eggs.
All state-by-state income figures are from 2010. The numbers are nominal, meaning that they're not adjusted for inflation. Tax burdens are from a 2008 study by the Tax Foundation. Unemployment rates are from June 2010. What follows is a list of the five best—and five worst—performers. The highest possible score that a state can earn is 42 points.
[See a full list of states and how they perform in each category.]
The best states:
Wyoming (Score: 40). Wyoming's loose tax code helped propel it to the front of the pack. Notably, residents don't pay taxes on wages or on capital gains. Both of these exemptions allow workers to save noticeably more of their earnings—both from investments and jobs—for use in retirement. What's more, even before the tax breaks, Wyoming residents have well-above-average incomes. In 2010, the state's per capita income is $45,584. Only five states and the District of Columbia have higher incomes. Wyoming's 6.8 percent unemployment rate is also well below the national average. Meanwhile, home prices there are expected to grow by 4.5 percent annually between 2010 and 2013, according to Moody's Analytics. Since many Americans choose to sell their homes to downsize before retirement, price appreciation helps them grow the size of their next eggs.
New Hampshire (Score: 39). New Hampshire's unemployment rate, which is currently 5.9 percent, is the country's fourth lowest. Meanwhile, the state's state and local tax burden, expressed in terms of taxes as a percentage of income, is just 7.6 percent. Only four states sport better numbers in that category. All told, the Granite State performs well across all categories, but its housing market keeps it out of first place. Between 2010 and 2013, home prices there are expected to appreciate by 1.1 percent per year, according to Moody's Analytics. While that's still a healthy amount, it's not good enough to catch Wyoming.
Alaska (Score: 38). Taxes also figure prominently into the equation in Alaska. Like Wyoming, the state has no taxes on wages or capital gains. The state's state and local tax burden, expressed in terms of taxes as a percentage of income, is just 6.4 percent. Nationally, that figure is 9.7 percent. Meanwhile, Alaskan real estate is also a good investment: Between 2010 and 2013, home prices there are expected to grow by 3.5 percent per year, according to Moody's Analytics. The state's per capita income, which is $43,369, is also healthy.


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A pedestrian was struck and killed at 8:24 p.m. Tuesday by an eastbound Amtrak train near a grade crossing at 12700 Raymer St. in North Hollywood, according to Brian Humphrey of the Los Angeles Fire Department. None of the 181 passengers and crew aboard the train were hurt, according to Humphrey.
The train was still stopped at the location as of 10 p.m. and part of it was stopped on the bridge over the Hollywood (170) Freeway. Rescue workers were overheard at the scene saying that the body was a male located on the north side of the tracks and just west of the bridge over the 170. The victim was identified by the Los Angeles Police Department as a 50-year-old North Hollywood resident.
The fatality occurred very near where another pedestrian was hit and killed by an eastbound Amtrak train on the other side of the bridge over the 170 on Oct. 11, 2011. The person killed was Raul Guzeman, a homeless transient who police believed was intoxicated and stumbled on the tracks. There are several known homeless encampments near the tracks, which is an industrial area not easily accessible. See more:


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A two-page criminal complaint against the fourth suspect in the slaying of Monte Sereno businesman Raveesh "Ravi" Kumra accuses Alameda resident Raven Chanel Dixon as being an accessory to his murder.
Dixon, 22, is charged with one count of harboring, concealing and aiding in the Nov. 30 home-invasion killing where
The criminal complaint, filed Dec. 20, alleges Dixon committed the offence "at the direction of, and in association with a criminal street gang, with the specific intent to promote, further, and assist in criminal conduct by gang members ... "
Santa Clara County Deputy District Attorney Kevin Smith is trying the case. Police authorities and prosecutors involved in the investigation are remaining silent as to motive in the killing saying releasing information too soon could compromise the ongoing inquiry.
Steven Clark, a legal analyst and criminal defense attorney, explained while the men are eligible for the death penalty, Dixon would not be. "Accessory after the fact means that after a crime has been committed you helped someone escape ... or you impede the investigation ...," he said.
Clark also said the Santa Clara County District Attorney's Office appears to be using what's called the "felony murder rule," which means that if the men went to the Monte Sereno mansion to commit the robbery only, but Kumra died during the commission of the felony, the DA can use that against the men.
"Even if you're in the other room and one of the defendants ... killed him and you only went there to rob, not to kill anybody, you can still be guilty of murder under the felony murder rule, a prosecutor's best friend," Clark explained. "It's used as a deterrent to criminal behavior. Certain crimes are so inherently dangerous, like a robbery, that if you engage in that crime, you can be charged with murder, even if you didn't commit murder."
To read the entire criminal complaint for Dixon, please see attached PDF.
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- Former Mountain Winery Owner Raveesh 'Ravi' Kumar Kumra Killed in Monte Sereno Home Invasion
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By Hannah Cruz
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MOORE — Gerald Hume arrested after
11-hour standoff
First-degree murder charges were filed in district court Monday against a Cleveland County man accused of killing his mother.
Gerald David Hume was arrested after an 11-hour standoff with police Wednesday. Officers found the body of Hume's mother, Janet Kay Hume, inside the home.
Gerald Hume, 52, is charged with murder in the first degree, two counts of feloniously pointing a firearm and desecration of a body after allegedly shooting Janet Kay Hume, 77.
On Nov. 11, a family member reported that Janet Hume had been missing since Nov. 6, according to the probable cause affidavit filed with the charges. Gerald Hume told police his mother was on a trip, though her car was in his driveway at 11000 S. Bryant in Oklahoma City. He refused to let police enter the residence.
Police obtained a search warrant Nov. 13 and, after a negotiation with Gerald Hume, entered the residence. He was arrested after a brief struggle, according to a court filing.
Police discovered Janet Hume's body in a southeast bedroom, according to the affidavit. During negotiations, Gerald Hume stated he had shot his mother in the chest. He was arrested and transported to Cleveland County jail, where he remains in custody. No bond has been set.
Hannah Cruz 366-3533 hcruz@ normantranscript.com


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Lauren Lapkus
Lauren Lapkus is an actress and improviser in Los Angeles. Originally from Evanston, Illinois, she graduated from DePaul University and performed all over Chicago, including iO and The Second City. After a whirlwind year in NYC she moved to Los Angeles, where she can be seen performing sketch comedy with Goodman and improv with Bangarang!, both at The Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. Her credits include "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" where she appeared in a segment with Ryan Reynolds, "The Middle" on ABC, HBO's "Life and Times of Tim", and the upcoming NBC sitcom, "Are You There, Chelsea?".
Guest Appearances
Bonus: Best of Vol. 5: The Nasty Hits
All the way from shitting robots to smegma cheese shops and beyond! It's the bonus best of improv4humans with Matt Besser aka the nasty hits featuring Ian Roberts, Lauren Lapkus, Joe Wengert, Tim Meadows, Charlie Sanders, Betsy Sodaro, John Gemberling, Stephanie Allynne,…Listen
Best of improv4humans Vol. 5
That time has come once again humans! The best of improv4humans with Matt Besser volume 5 is here featuring an amazing roster of the greatest improvisers in the universe including Joe Wengert, Sean Clements, Dominic Dierkes, Jason Mantzoukas, Lennon Parham, Jessica St.…Listen
I Turned It On For The Dog Penis
The impresarios behind the hit web-series "Next Time on Lonny," Alex Anfanger & Dan Schimpf are here along with today's co-host Traci Rearden on a bonus Comedy Bing Bong! We'll hear about the new season of Next Time on Lonny, the process…Listen
Hallelujah the Hills
Lauren Lapkus, Mike Still, and Jeff Hiller are here along with special musical guest Hallelujah the Hills for a magical musical episode of improv4humans with Matt Besser! For the first time ever, the entire band Hallelujah the Hills have set themselves up…Listen
Stinky Chips
Portland comedian Shane Torres bursts his way into the first timers club on today's Comedy Bang! Bang! Shane talks about his start in comedy in the land of Portland, his life after his previous appearance on the LIVE from Portland CBB ep,…Listen
The 5th Anniversary Show!
IT'S BEEN 5 years of Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast and all your favorites have returned for a bro out sesh! Get ready to experience our unbelievable open door policy as friends of the show Marissa Wompler, Miss Listler, Jason Mantzoukas, and…Listen
Bug Out Bag
Join Gil Ozeri, Lauren Lapkus, Johnny Meeks, and Alex Fernie for this week's episode of improv4humans with Matt Besser. Tune in to hear Lauren Lapkus' cure for cancer, how to make it in Hollywood using the prison system, vagina possums, and how to use…Listen
Reverse April Fools
This week's Comedy Bing Buh has Scott & co-host Traci Rearden welcome back Patton Oswalt to answer some burning questions in honor of his new special Tragedy Plus Comedy Equals Time. How many guns should a person own? What exactly is a…Listen
Bonus Cut: Male Mom
Lauren Lapkus, Stephanie Allynne, Mary Holland, and Erin Whitehead aka Wild Horses are back this week to deal with baby leashes and a male mom on a bonus episode of improv4humans with Matt Besser! Make sure to get the UCB Comedy Improv Manual, Matt…Listen
Wild Horses
Lauren Lapkus, Stephanie Allynne, Mary Holland, and Erin Whitehead are all friends, make up the improv group Wild Horses, and have been specially requested for your listening pleasure on this week's improv4humans with Matt Besser! Join them as they take us to…Listen
LIVE from RIOT LA
Recorded LIVE from the Downtown Independent Theater as part of the RIOT LA festival, it's a b-b-b-onus episode of Big Bang Theory Comedy! IT'S BEEN quite a while since high school student Traci Rearden has been on the show as she catches…Listen
LIVE from RIOT LA 2014
Lauren Lapkus, Andy Daly, and Seth Morris join Matt Besser to find out what happens a prank phone call goes too far, become a boy band for a blimp captain, and explore why proposing on a ferris wheel could be the worst…Listen
Charlotte's Website
It's a Comedy Bing! Bong! for the ages as accomplished actor, comedian, and yes and-er David Alan Grier makes his debut appearance! We also get a blast from the past as the short haired singer Regina Crimp drops by to perform some…Listen
LIVE from LA Podfest
Put on your best sun pants and join Ian Roberts, Lauren Lapkus, and Joe Wengert for a spectacular improv4humans recorded LIVE from the LA Podfest! Infestations of forgotten junk, puppy pools, gifted children, and shitting robots are all covered in an episode…Listen
Todd's Life 2.0
It's the meeting of the fake talk show hosts as Eric Andre makes his makes his first appearance on this week's b-b-b-bonus-s-s-s episode of Comedy Bang! Bang! After a chat about cross over episodes, ska, and bass lines, Scott's missing nephew Todd…Listen
There Is Ninjas
Sean and Hayes bid listeners farewell on the last episode of the Reality show Show. They give us a glimpse into the ugly business of podcasting as they discuss Big Brother, get into the season premiere of Survivor, and wrap up the…Listen
Hands In The Air
Paul Rust, John Gemberling, Lauren Lapkus, and Brandon Johnson are here to give us their take on The Bachelorette, watch a professional ice cream taster at work, and test out the female version of the "popcorn trick" on a special improv5humans! Plus,…Listen
Bonus Cut: Fair Weather Fans
Lauren Lapkus, Neil Campbell & Tim Meadows are fair weather fans on this week's bonus improv4humans! Don't forget to that you can now get Matt Besser's new comedy album "Woo Pig Sooie: Comedy for Atheists" at mattbesser.com and Dragoon's new album "This Galaxy…Listen
Rubber Band Stand
Celebrate Christmas in July with Tim Meadows, Neil Campbell, and Lauren Lapkus! Listen as they figure out who gets to go on a secret mission to Mars, feel uncomfortable with Jesus doing funny voices, and answer life changing questions as part of…Listen
Bonus Cut: Getting Gronk
Horatio Sanz, Ben Schwartz, and Lauren Lapkus join Matt Besser for a bonus improvised scene inspired by the drunk shenanigans of professional athletes. Pick up Matt Besser's new comedy album "Woo Pig Sooie: Comedy for Atheists" at mattbesser.com and Dragoon's new album…Listen
The 4th Anniversary Extravaganza!
Join us as we celebrate the Four Year Anniversary of Comedy Bang Bang: The Podcast! Acclaimed director David Wain returns with co-host Traci Rearden to experience the high capacity of our open door policy as a furious Marissa Wompler & a disinterested…Listen
Psychedelic Sign Twirling
Horatio Sanz, Ben Schwartz, and Lauren Lapkus joined Matt Besser for another amazing livestreamed episode of improv4humans! Listen as they hear from some humans to inspire scenes that involve recording a dating service video, awful smelling library books, and drug tests. Check…Listen
A Spiritual Journey
Be brave as you join The OC's Adam Brody and today's co-host/high school junior Traci Rearden as they go on a spiritual journey to the far off land of Comedy Bang Bang! They'll talk about piercings, surfing, and what their 50 year…Listen
Let's All Pee!
You know this bubbly gem from Are You There, Chelsea and the LA improv scene, LAUREN LAPKUS came by and we talked travel nightmares, bathroom scenarios, and why one should NEVER body pack drugs. Enjoy!Listen
Philip Traumatic Seymour Disorder
Oscar season is upon us so who better to join us than Oscar-nominated actor Philip Seymour Hoffman and fan favorite Nick Thune on this week's bonus episode of Comedy Bang Bang! Philip gives us a preview of his upcoming Orson Welles project…Listen
Bonus Cut: Leave Tebow Alone: Besser's New Year's Resolution
Matt Walsh, Jon Gabrus, and Lauren Lapkus are apart of a Tim Tebow edition of Case Closed on today's bonus cut of improv4humans. They get into a discussion about ass kissing on Twitter, talk with a Tebow fan about Besser's tweet toward…Listen
Presidential Marriage Proposal
Wedding bells are in the air as humans Matt Walsh, Jon Gabrus, and Lauren Lapkus join Matt Besser to share their stories of marriage proposals on today's improv4humans! Listen as they create improvised scenes about the worst marriage proposal, secret drinking songs,…Listen
Pussy Snacks
Enjoy your Thanksgiving with a helping of improv from Matt Walsh, Lauren Lapkus, and Sean Conroy! They join Matt Besser to light shit on fire, get fined in smiles, and enjoy some pussy snacks. Be sure to pick up an improv4humans shirt…Listen
Repeat Your Keyword
It's more Bang Bang for your buck buck on today's special Wednesday episode of Comedy Bang Bang! Friend of the show and star of the upcoming film The Comedy, Tim Heidecker returns to tell us about the failed pilot of his popular…Listen
Friends Without Words
Community's Gillian Jacobs returns to bury the hatchet with Scott on today's Comedy Bang Bang! Gillian brings awareness to the fact that the Zynga corporation is out to get her and wedding bells are heard when she falls for co-host Garry Marshall.…Listen
Bonus Cut: Bump It
It's time to get warmed up for this week's bonus episode of improv4humans! Our guests Lauren Lapkus, Dave Theune, and Eugene Cordero go to work with a scene inspired by a story about a rival town.Listen
Straight Holes
You'll want to give someone a Christian Hug after listening to this week's improv4humans! Lauren Lapkus, Dave Theune, and Eugene Cordero join Matt Besser to make purple with a special Lauren Lapkus Birthday episode filled with scenes about tripping on mushrooms, the…Listen
Darker Than Nougat
Today's improv4humans will be with you for richer and for poorer, in sickness and in health, even if you have your genitals ripped off, and even if you have your eyes replaced with baby eyes. Isn't that what love really is? Our…Listen


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Webgame Wednesday on Thursday: They Took Our Candy
The invasion of the Halloween-themed horror games continues on Webgame Wednesday. They Took Our Candy is fairly straightforward. Space aliens have invaded the streets of suburbia and snatched up all the good candy. You must assemble your best team of costumed kiddies (different costumes bestow different special powers), and sidescroll your way though wave after wave of monsters from space. Use the candy you gather to upgrade your powers and unlock new costumes (a kitty cat?). Yay, candy!
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BUDD LAKE, NJ - Rescue divers and first responders continued to search Budd Lake Tuesday morning in search of two teenage boys who fell through a layer of ice Monday night.
Boats are still searching the lake off Sandshore Road near the intersection of
Clyde Schimanski Jr., a father whose son--Clyde Schimanski III--went missing around the same time as calls came into police told Patch he's "kind of in shock."
"My son was a good kid," Schimanski said. "He would never pull a prank like this. I realized around 6:30 (Monday night) my son was one of the ones (in the lake)."
A crew of divers continued to search throughout the night, according to Mt. Olive firefighter Doug Fenichel. Additional responders resumed their search at 8am Tuesday, Fenichel said.
"We hoped it was a hoax," Fenichel told Patch. "But as information came in, we realized otherwise."
Families of the missing teens were gathered inside Budd Lake Chapel where they were meeting with authorities and grief counselors.
"The high school is a mess today," said Budd Lake resident Kim Maleyonok, whose daughter attends Mt. Olive High School. "Teachers are crying; students are crying in the classrooms and in the halls. Clyde (Jr.) is a sweetheart--he'd rip his heart out and give it to you. This is devastating to him."
Mt. Olive Mayor Rob Greenbaum, who was at the scene of the mishap Monday night, wrote on his public Facebook page just before midnight, "Once again I am sad to report that we likely lost two young adults in Mount Olive this evening. May God bless their families and help ease their pain."
Firefighters and police attempted reaching the teens by boat, who were heard screaming for help in the lake, but were unable to reach them, Fenichel said.
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Oklahoma Christian led 11-0 at intermission but 20 straight points by Christian Heritage in the second half enabled the Crusaders to pull out a 20-11 win Friday night in Del City.
The defending state champion Saints did all of their scoring in less than a two-minute span in the opening quarter.
Jack Markmiller kicked home a 25-yard field goal with 4:07 left and then at the 2:31 mark, OCS quarterback Will McKinnis found Connor Sikes open for a 41-yard touchdown pass-and-catch.
But in the latter half, Christian Heritage quarterback Colton Lindsey fired a bomb of 97 yards for a score and ran one himself for 31 yards to be enough damage to do in the Saints, who will play host to Northeast next Friday. Lindsey passed for 166 yards and also broke the century mark in the rushing department, picking up 101 and the TD.
Luke Frankfurt led Oklahoma Christian with 93 yards rushing and teammate Corbin Metz hauled in six passes for 114 yards ensued by Sikes (5-72) and Kade VanMeter (5-54). On defense, VanMeter again came away with an interception.
McKinnis threw for 261 yards through the air on 23-of-47 attempts but CHA had four picks.
Saints give up 11-point lead, fall 20-11
Oklahoma Christian led 11-0 at intermission but 20 straight points by Christian Heritage in the second half enabled the Crusaders to pull out a 20-11 win Friday night in Del City.
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Then watch Manziel work with the second-team offense, when he underthrows what should be an easy pass on an out route, have a snap sail over his head in the shotgun formation and miss a receiver over the middle on another route.
This is pretty obvious stuff.
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With the Oklahoma Secondary Schools Activities Association releasing enrollment figures, Deer Creek stands as the second-largest school in Class 5A with 1,252 students.
Lawton Eisenhower, which had been a very strong football program in 6A, is now tops in 5A with 1,281 students.
Schedules in football classification still remain the same until 2016-17. Del City will move back into 6A beginning in 2016.
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Wilson, Grissom take on more suitable roles for 2015 season
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However, both will be seeing new things when practice begins. Grissom is moving to outside linebacker. Wilson will be getting a look at cornerback as his senior season begins.
The moves were made to aid OU's defense. They could benefit both in the future.
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Yurcich and most of the Cowboys' coaching staff attended the annual media golf outing Wednesday at Karsten Creek. He, along with the other assistant coaches, talked about the upcoming season.
"Every offense is going to be a little bit different from year to year, depending on the personnel," Yurcich said. "I think you learn a little bit more about the players, because you know them for a longer time. You know a little bit more about the coaches you work with because you're around them a little bit longer. All of those things factor into one more year of experience.
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Eight finalists from across the nation were chosen to be honored during The National Coach of the Year awards banquet that took place during the National High School Athletic Coaches Association's national convention June 14-18, at the Snow King Resort in Jackson Hole, Wy.
McKey to compete in North American final
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McKey, 12, had the fastest time in the region that consists of Texas, Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississippi, New Mexico and Puerto Rico. Hershey only accepts eight runners from North America.
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Most people who lost jobs during the past few years and found new ones aren't making as much, according to a report from The Associated Press.
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Which makes us wonder: what's been your experience during the so-called economic recovery? Have you or someone you know lost a job and struggled to find a new one? If you've found a new one, what's the pay like? And even if you've kept your job, how are you feeling about your personal finances?
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A researcher claims software installed on many smartphones could be used to obtain sensitive information on users. Carriers deny the possibility.
Gamers on a forum allege that Sony added a rootkit to its latest PlayStation 3 firmware update, version 3.56. So far, Sony hasn't responded to the claim.
A data-harvesting rootkit is infecting systems in India, Iran, and Indonesia, according to security companies.
Defcon demo to show rootkit running on an Android-based smartphone that could give an intruder full access to all the functions of the device.
CNET's Robert Vamosi talks with author Greg Hoglund about rootkits, software vulnerabilities, and online gaming.
Routers and voice over IP phones could be compromised by attacks such as the Da IOS Rootkit disclosed over the weekend at a European security conference.
The start-up's rootkit detection technology will be added into Microsoft's Windows Live OneCare and Forefront security products.
Fortunately, the risk to end users is low if system has been patched with Microsoft updates.
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Known for being tight lipped, Sony launches first-ever blogs and stronger customer links can only help the company avoid repeating recent missteps.