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Locke & Key Vol. 4: Keys to the Kingdom TP$19.99Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's Locke & Key unwinds into its fourth volume in "Keys To The Kingdom." With more keys making themselves known, and the depths of the Locke's family's mysteries ever expanding, Dodge's desperation to end his shadowy quest drives the habitants of Keyhouse ever closer to a revealing conclusion. Learn More
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Locke and Key: Clockworks #5$3.99"Clockworks," Chapter 5: Lucas "Dodge" Caravaggio returns from the Drowning Cave, infected by a parasite of the soul; the good and loving friend has been left behind, and replaced by something free of all human feeling. Searching for a way to control him, the Keepers of the Keys make a dreadful choice... and set off a chain of events that will end in an unimaginable slaughter. Learn More
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Locke & Key Vol. 4: Keys to the Kingdom HC$24.99Joe Hill and Gabriel Rodriguez's Locke & Key unwinds into its fourth volume in Keys to the Kingdom. With more keys making themselves known, and the depths of the Locke's family's mysteries ever-expanding, Dodge's desperation to end his shadowy quest drives the habitants of Keyhouse ever closer to a revealing conclusion. Learn More
Locke & Key: Keys to the Kingdom #5$3.99"Detectives," Part 1. Illusions will be smashed and good people will be destroyed in a shattering two-part story that changes everything. Tyler Locke begins, finally, to consider what he knows about the terrifying but mysterious enemy that has harrowed the Locke family for months—only to find that all the evidence points to a single suspect: Zack Wells. Learn More
Locke & Key, Vol. 2: Head Games TPB$19.99New York Times bestselling writer Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez, the creators behind the acclaimed Locke & Key: Welcome to Lovecraft, return with the next chapter in the ongoing tale, Head Games. Following a shocking death that dredges up memories of their father's murder, Kinsey and Tyler Locke are thrown into choppy emotional waters, and turn to their new friend, Zack Wells, for support, little suspecting Zack's dark secret. Open your mind—the head games are just getting started! Learn More
Locke & Key Vol. 5: Clockworks HC$24.99The sprawling tale of the Locke family and their mastery of the whispering iron thunders to new heights as the true history of the family is revealed to Tyler and Kinsey. Zack Wells assumes a new form, Tyler and Kinsey travel through time, and surprises beyond imagination will be revealed. Learn More


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San Mateo Police (SMPD) are warning the local community that an armed robbery took place Wednesday afternoon, and the suspect is still at large.
On Wednesday, just before noon, SMPD officers and on-duty detectives responded to a report of an armed robbery in the 700 block of Indian Avenue near North Humboldt Street, in the area of in San Mateo.
The area was immediately saturated with police personnel, who determined that the suspect was no longer at the scene.
According to SMPD spokesperson, Sgt. David Norris, the victim of the armed robbery was a 36-year-old San Mateo resident, who was walking in the area with her two children - a 13-year-old female and a 6-year-old male - when they were confronted by the suspect.
The suspect brandished a handgun and demanded property from the victim. After taking the property, the suspect fled the area southbound, on N. Humboldt Street.
Suspect Description
Sgt. Norris said, the suspect in this case was on foot, and there is no associated vehicle known.
The suspect was described as a white or light-skinned Hispanic male in his late teens to early 20s. He was described as being around 6 feet in height with a stocky build. The suspect appeared to be armed with a handgun.
Investigation is Ongoing
Norris said, SMPD detectives are following up and pursuing all investigative leads.
SMPD is asking for the community's assistance – anyone who has information about this case, or who may have seen or heard something suspicious in the area during the time period of late morning to early afternoon on Wednesday in the area of College Park Elementary is encouraged to contact the San Mateo Police Department.
San Mateo Police Urge Caution
This case involves a possible armed suspect - therefore, a statement issued by the San Mateo Police Department urges members of the community not to approach or confront any potentially armed suspect.
Rather, the police ask that citizens contact SMPD and/or forward the information by phone or text message through any of the means below:
Emergency or in-progress crime: 9-1-1
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RALEIGH — Police expect Lake Wheeler Road at Lineberry Drive will be closed in both directions until late Tuesday or early Wednesday.
A passenger vehicle struck a pole supporting power lines at the intersection, according to Lt. M.E. Glendy. The crash happened shortly before 9 p.m., bringing power wires down at the intersection.
Police were waiting on utility service crews to fix the line as of about 9:45 p.m. The affected stretch of road sits between I-40 and Tryon Road in western Raleigh.


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Victoria, from the Zazzle Store EventfulCards, was kind enough to sit down and answer some questions about her art and her time as a Zazzler. Check out the interview below and don't forget to check out her store EventfulCards!
Zazzle: Give us a brief bio, where you are from and when you started making art.
Victoria: I had the good fortune to be born and raised in Laguna Beach, California. Laguna has been known and recognized as an artists' colony for over 100 years. I think growing up surrounded by such creativity fostered my initial interest in the arts. One of my earliest memories, when I was 4 or 5 years old, is attempting to create and bottle my own perfume from the flowers growing in my front yard.
Zazzle: When you are not creating art, what are you other hobbies?
Victoria: Photography is a real passion of mine. I love grabbing my camera and setting off to see what I can find. I suppose it's like fishing in that the real fun is coming home, downloading the pictures and seeing if I "caught" anything good.
Zazzle: What's been your favorite design you've created, and why?
Victoria: It would probably have to be this Baby Announcement card. It's certainly not my most creative but shortly after creating it I received a large order along with a very touching birth story… for that reason I have a special fondness for it.
Zazzle: Do you have any fun stories about being a seller on Zazzle?
Victoria: I'm not sure about "fun stories" but since I focus mostly on stationary, I will say I feel honored when someone trusts me to design, for example, their Wedding Invitations or their child's First Birthday Party invites. It feels special to be even a tiny part of some of the biggest events in someone's life.
Zazzle: What tips can you give someone who is just starting out on Zazzle?
Victoria: First of all, have fun! I think that in any creative endeavor your passion and individuality always shine through. From a business perspective a few key elements might help your store become even more successful. Firstly, create, create, create! Having a large selection of products for your customers to choose from is important, as well as how you present your store. Make browsing a pleasure for your visitors. Treat it like you would a real brick and mortar shop. Keep the aisles clear of clutter, make it bright and cheerful and put your relevant or seasonal products up front.
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Sometimes there's just not enough days in the week, but every Wednesday we'll give you an idea of something to do to relax, spend time with family and just take some time for yourself.
If you're fascinated by the story of the Titanic, register with the Hillsbrough Public Library for Saturday's "Titanic: The Story of a Great Ship" presentation, with Charles Haas, author and president of the Titanic International Society, and Hillsborough resident Robert Martorana.
"This program traces Titanic's story from its inception through its 1912 loss and its immediate aftermath," Haas said, noting he'll use archival photographs to show how the ship was built, then proceed with a visual visit aboard the lost liner for a grand tour of all three classes to show how passengers and crew members lived on board. "The events of her one-and-only voyage—from her near-collision upon departure to the fatal encounter with the iceberg and the poignant scenes of the liner's evacuation—are illustrated."
Haas has co-written five books on the Titanic, including "Titanic: Triumph and Tragedy," "Titanic: Destination Disaster" and "Titanic, The Exhibition." His expertise is called on to host memorial cruises, and he is a frequent speaker on the subject.
The program will conclude with a discussion of the Titanic's safety legacy and the recovery of its artifacts—including the story of a picture frame handed down in Martorana's family that is believed to have been made from wood from the ship.
The program will be presented at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, and you can register on the library's web page for events, or by calling 908-369-2200, ext. 12.


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A Yonkers woman was charged with drunken driving early Saturday in New Rochelle, according to State Police.
Talina Hernandez, 20, of Yonkers, was arrested in connection with a 1:50 a.m. incident on the New England Thruway. Police said she was charged with driving while intoxicated, a misdemeanor.
Hernandez was later released pending a hearing in New Rochelle City Court.


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Stephen Harner, Contributor
'Whither Japan'
On June 24 of last year, I wrote in this space
that four, or possibly five, trends that would push Japanese stocks higher. On the next trading day, the Nikkei 225
average settled at 8,734, having plumbed what turned out to be a low for the year of 8,295 on June 4. Today (June 15) in Tokyo the index closed at 10,879, up 25% from its June lows, topping the level of 10,857 level it had reached on February 21, 2011, three weeks before the Tohoku earthquake/Fukushima nuclear accident/tsunami disaster.
As attentive observers know, Japanese stocks, and particularly the "blue chips" that populate the Nikkei 225 index, languished in a fairly narrow range from June last year before beginning, on November 15, when a new lower house election was called, their steady and powerful rise. By most accounts, the dramatic market recovery is a direct reflection of investor—and particularly foreign investor—confidence in "Abenomics"—the popular sobriquet for the neo-Keynesian, deficit spending, loose money, cheaper yen policies of the new Liberal Democratic Party/New Komeito (LDP/NK) government.
Even as its effect of inducing massive selling and a consequent 10% depreciation of the yen has buoyed the market, Abe's apparently successful pressure on the Bank of Japan to set a 2% inflation target, and to pursue unlimited quantitative easing and financial asset purchases (including foreign assets, in order to further depress the yen) is being examined more critically in both academic and government policy circles.
Writing in the Toyo Keizai Online, Noguchi Yukio, advisor to the Waseda University Institute of Financial Research, points out the inflation targeting (i.e., that aimed at creating inflation, rather than controlling and reducing it) will most likely be ineffective in reviving economic activity, and creates huge risks of uncontrollable inflation caused by capital flight and currency devaluation.
Noguchi sees a high likelihood that analysts will turn negative on the efficacy and wisdom of "Abenomics." I agree. The crude Keynesianism of the Abe/Aso team's approach will be a test case of the kind of policies Paul Krugman would prescribe for the U.S. (or any other country).
For Japanese stock (and bond) investors, the question must be: is the most of the market move behind us, or do attractive returns still lie ahead?
I am a value investor with a preference for owning companies for the long term. I therefore focus on fundamentals and medium to long term trends. The trends I saw creating (as yet unappreciated) value in June were the following:
Trend One: Substantially changed business models. This is the megatrend. In June I pointed to Sharp, Panasonic, and Sony—but of course their restructurings reflect a heavy element of force majeure—as well as Honda Motor (NYSE:HMC), Toyota (NYSE:TM), and Nissan. Since then I have highlighted the outstanding case of Hitachi (PINK:HTHIY) that is fully embracing globalization.
Trend Two: Real, big cuts in costs. I said that, whether in steel or automobiles, or a range of other industries, Japanese companies have refocused on cutting costs. Given the high cost base, they are often achieving big savings.
Trend Three: Higher dividend payouts. For many reasons, including global trends, many Japanese companies have been raising cash dividend policies.
Trend Four: After adjusting to a strong yen, a big kick when it weakens. An article in today's Nihon Keizai Shimbun from the paper's securities desk analyzes the "kick" to profits in prospect for 15 companies assuming continuation through 2013 of the current JPY 98/USD 1.00 and JPY 119/Euro 1.00 rates. It calculates for prospective FY operating profits, compared with from heretofore budgeted and forecast numbers, a boost of 146.4% for Mazda, 114.4% for Kawasaki Heavy Industry, 93.3% for Epson, 60% for Sony, 53.9% for Fuji Heavy Industries, 39.4% for IHI, 39% for Ricoh, 37.1% for Hitachi Construction Equipment, 35.2% for Canon, 32.1% for Nikon, 30.9% for Mitsubishi Heavy Industry, 29.3% for Panasonic, 26.7% for Konica Minolta, 26.4% for Mitsubishi Motors, and 26.2% for Toyota.
Possible Trend Five: Lower tax burden. One reason—probably the main reason–that Japan's big businesses supported last year's consumption tax rise is that they expected the Ministry of Finance to stop blocking a lowering of Japan's punishing and anti-competitively high 35.6% corporate income tax rate. With the LDP/NK back in power, and Aso Toru as deputy PM and finance minister, lower corporate taxes are certainly back on the table and likely to be included in a high level policy action plan expected in June or July.
In sum, all the trends that I saw in June are still very much extant for many, if not most, Japanese companies. I am therefore still bullish on Japanese equities in general (though not on JGBs) for the medium and long term.
I want to emphasize, however, that my confidence is in the companies whose managements and operations are producing the trends, rather than in the wisdom or ultimate efficacy of Abenomics.
What Abenomics? Abe has yet to implement policies that could influence the markets. After all, he just started to get charged up for the second time premiership.
Verily, Nikkei recent surge must be attributed mainly to the sudden weakening Yen (from 78 to 88 against the dollar within a couple of months). Besides, the car industry is fast recovering, helping to jack up the shares. This stock market increase would not last long, for the fundamentals are still not that fundamentally sound. (mtd1943, ttm1943)
And then came Wednesday…
The Japanese giants are so huge and diverse that they do not easily perish. Take Mitsubishi, the large group of related companies in the world. Back in the 70′s, their trading was already so global that over half of their activities had nothing to do with Japan. They were trades between non-Japanese locations done by Mitsubishi. Whenever someone thinks about turning around a company, the question is always "How big is it?" This is because for a clear-headed leader it is easier to turnaround a big entity than a small one. There are always strengths and weaknesses in any big organization. With the right leaders, rationalizing the strengthens and pushing hard can get amazingly quick results. So regardless of Abenomics, stock of Japanese companies in the first rank should be viewed for what they are, latent giants. Stephen had written about Hitachi and the immense scope of the turnaround programme alone. If not for the archaicly xenophobic cultures of many of these giants, I would have expected them to have dominated the world in even more categories than visible by now. The three super banks really quarterback the consolidation of the Zaibatsu companies: Misubishi/Tokyo, Mizuho, Sumitomo. Indeed Stephen has given us some good tips too.


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PITTSBORO — The Chatham County Sheriff's Office seized 143 marijuana plants in the 11000 block of N.C. 902 in southwestern Chatham County on Saturday, the office announced Wednesday.
The plants, which ranged from 2 feet high to 6 feet high, were destroyed by burning. At maturity, they would have been worth an estimated $286,000, a news release said. There were no suspects Wednesday, the release said.


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The line across Albula and Bernina, now more than a century old, is regarded as a truly unique masterpiece of the railway engineer's art. Designed from the start to exist in perfect harmony with its surrounding countryside, the line stands as a monument to the pioneering days of railway-building. Since July 2008, the Albula and Bernina lines of the Rhaetian Railway have been on the UNESCO list of World Heritage sites.
Where landscape and railway blend into one: in a series of wide expanses and elegant man-made structures, along the winding route through abruptly-sloping Alpine valleys. Monumental landmarks along the way include the Landwasser Viaduct, the series of winding tunnels between Bergün and Preda and the Circular Viaduct at Brusio. The line continues to be a model of its type.


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Special Investigator's Basic Course in California
Hello and good evening. I am new to this forum.
I am currently a non-sworn investigator for a California state agency. I have accepted a position with another state agency as a sworn-investigator and will be attending the academy in Huntington Beach in August (for four months.)
I will be enrolling (agency-sponsored) in the SIBC (Specialized Investigator's Basic Course) program. I understand that, although I will be earning my POST cert, the PT is quite different from the police academy. My supervisor-to-be has indicated to me that this will be all that is required for my POST cert and graduation.
All the investigators I know graduated over ten years ago and the requirements have changed, and the school will not disclose this info.
If anyone has been through this program, I would appreciate any insight on the daily PT required.
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I've heard a lot of different things about it...and I just want a clear answer for it. I think it's rolling your shoulder back at the top of the movement? And is there a purpose for it for strength training, or is it only a part of competitions used to determine that the movement was completed? So would there be any strength benefits by locking out or no? Cause I don't really know if I have been locking out or not...
Thanks in advance
I am cool beyond all natural explanation.
Rolling back of the shoulders and pronouncement of forward hips etc. is a move performed in Powerlifting meats to verify that the lift has been locked out and completed.
I only do it to let myself know I'm not losing ANY little bit of ROM while doing the dead. But if your not a PLer I don't think it would make much difference would it?
Knees must be locked as well.
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Kids Juggle Fire (and Clown Around) at the Circus City Festival
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Gay Women Officially Allowed to be Lesbians
If you're from Lesbos, you're definitely a lesbian, but you're not necessarily gay (not that there's anything wrong with that, as we Seinfeld fans like to say). Three residents of the Greek island of Lesbos tried to change what gay women should be called, only to find themselves derided as litigious losers.
Life's a Beach for Maker of Baby Bikinis
I love babes in bikinis as much as the next guy, maybe more, but the babes should be old enough to be potty trained. A Swedish clothing company has had to apologize for introducing a line of two-piece bathing suits for girls as young as two months old. Yuck.
Maker of Sexy Mormon Calendar Excommunicated
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Declining Standards
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Don't Drop the Soap
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Too Fat to Eat Out
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High on Marijuana Education
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Nursing Home Battles Exploding Toilets
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Hey, Kids! It's Time for Doll Breast Implants
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Tassels Swing at London's Best of Burlesque Contest
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A Not-So-Flaky Man, and His $1,350 Frosted Flake
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Strange Things Found on eBay
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Weird Names and Name Changes
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Friday's NMF started out with a disappointment: Football, etc. canceled their set because their drummer broke both his feet (what?!?). Instead, I caught Thee Bad Newes on Opolis' inside stage, where I spent a surprising amount of time throughout the festival. I'm becoming sedentary, and this is proof.
Nevertheless, Thee Bad Newes were fun to watch. I'm all about the DIY attitude and aesthetic, and TBN has both in spades. The duo releases music on cassette tapes (definition) and sings lyrics about working to build a life in community. The acoustic guitar/cello duo's songs were a blend of the gentle and the harsh, as the nylon-stringed acoustic guitar was most often played in a fingerpicking style reminiscent of both The Tallest Man on Earth and Bob Dylan. The cello provided lithe, swooning accompaniment.
Similarly to both aforementioned artists, the vocals were somewhere between a bray and a bark, bringing a raw element to the sound. It was a unique and interesting set, which was sad in light of the comment "This will be our last show for a while."
Rolling on out to Sooner Theater, I caught the back half of FRMR's set, which just about blew my mind and eardrums. The bizarre, carnival-esque tunes that erupt from the many members of FRMR are dizzying in their volume, erratic changes and general chaos. The bass (held down by local staple John Calvin) powered a lot of the tunes, as well as the army of keyboards. The vocals were oddest of all, making me marvel at the fact that some people's musical brains just work so much differently than mine. It was a fascinating set, and I would suggest anyone interested in experimental pop to check out FRMR's variety of it.
Norman Music Festival 4 is officially in the books. It came, it saw (metaphorically), it conquered (also metaphorically).
It had a lot of new things: a third day, more stages, new locations for old stages, a weird laser-tag thing, a Friday day stage and more. Many of these changes had pros and cons.
The addition of Thursday to the slate gives the fest the ability to grow into a heavy hitter, but this year, it made things spread a little thin on Friday and Saturday. It felt as if some of the bands were stacked toward Thursday to entice people to go to the new thing: Opolis blew it out with tons of talent on the first night, then had an abbreviated day on Saturday.
Still, despite this enticement, Thursday attendance only hit 3,500 (35,000 people attended Saturday, with 9,000 hitting up Friday). This could have been due to the distance between stages, lack of advertising (several people told me they didn't know it was on Thursday) or the fact that people are busy during the week, but only toward the end of the evening at Opolis did the night really feel festival-esque.
Still, I like the move, and I hope that people get adjusted to a Thursday/Friday/Saturday schedule. I think that as the fest grows in prominence, talent will fill out all three days. The same is true of the new stages; as the festival grows, stages will both be able to fill out their schedules and secure only the best of the best. I sincerely hope that there is at some point a cap to stages, however, lest NMF become like SXSW and get far, far too big to maintain quality.
On that note: Laser tag? What the heck?
The new location for the Main and Jägermeister stages was excellent planning. Main Street was much less crowded, which was necessary. Last year felt like human pinball, and it was quite uncomfortable. The new stage locations make a lot of sense and open the festival up. Super high-five for that.
Speaking of location, putting Dust Bowl Market across from Opolis was a neat move. I liked it there. Whether or not it's been there in the past, I have no idea; I've only recently been getting appreciative of crafts.
The one big complaint I have with the fest is that I still have no idea what it wants to be. There was an upsurge of Austin bands this year (Football, etc.; White Denim; Black Joe Lewis), which could have been due to money constraints or a decision to focus on regional and local talent. The Walkmen are from New York City, which doesn't help either theory. Is NMF a local music festival? Is it going to try to be full of national acts, like Austin City Limits? There has always been a huge amount of local acts, and the presence of Montu so late on the Jägermeister stage provides ammunition for the idea that this will be a continuously local thing.
This confusion is partly due to a lack of clarification in their ad campaigns, and partly because it's still being worked out. And really, I don't care which one it is; I'd love to see an all-local festival, and I'd love to see The Mountain Goats, Sufjan, Radiohead and the Pixies all kicking it in Norman. I doubt the fest will swing to either of those extremes, but it would be nice to know which direction it's heading. This knowledge would make judging its success and growth easier: I tell a person that the local aspect is the big deal instead of the headliner, there will be less expectation placed on national headliners.
If the headliners are the deal, then NMF should take pains to get bands that would not ordinarily come to Oklahoma. If organizers want it to be a festival about exposing Oklahoma to the outside music world, we need to make a splash every year. This year's headliners weren't a splash: if you search "Norman" at Pitchfork.com, a listing of 2010's headliners comes up, but no 2011 lineup. Seeing as we don't really know if the headliners were intended to be a big deal or not, it's hard to judge the effectiveness of this year's fest.
It was a boatload of fun, however. That can't be knocked. I'm looking forward to NMF5. —Stephen Carradini


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As an Original Six franchise, the options for the essential Blackhawks player increase out of sheer longevity. But for all practical purposes, the choice very quickly boils down to two options: Bobby Hull and Stan Mikita.
And though Hull was the flashier player in his time and frequently inspires more emotion from fans be it either resentment or adoration, it is Mikita, the franchise fixture with more substance to his game, who is the most essential Blackhawk.
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Today is Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. It is a good time to reflect upon the life of a visionary man of courage. While I find it impossible to condone all the activities and choices made by Dr. King, I amazed by the conviction, passion, and strength of his fight against bigotry, hatred, and racism.
Buried in the midst of a long letter that was written from prison by Dr. King to fellow clergyman in Birmingham, is disturbing prophetic commentary on the church in America. In the context, Dr. King was troubled by the lack of participation of certain clergy to join the non-violent protests, and their attitude that the fight for integration and minority rights should be fought solely in the courts, and not on the streets, even if non-violent forms of protest were used. Hear the frustration in Dr. King's words. Think about the church in America today...
April 16, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
In deep disappointment I have wept over the laxity of the church. But be assured that my tears have been tears of love. There can be no deep disappointment where there is not deep love. Yes, I love the church. How could I do otherwise? l am in the rather unique position of being the son, the grandson and the great-grandson of preachers. Yes, I see the church as the body of Christ. But, oh! How we have blemished and scarred that body through social neglect and through fear of being nonconformists.
There was a time when the church was very powerful in the time when the early Christians rejoiced at being deemed worthy to suffer for what they believed. In those days the church was not merely a thermometer that recorded the ideas and principles of popular opinion; it was a thermostat that transformed the mores of society. Whenever the early Christians entered a town, the people in power became disturbed and immediately sought to convict the Christians for being "disturbers of the peace" and "outside agitators"' But the Christians pressed on, in the conviction that they were "a colony of heaven," called to obey God rather than man. Small in number, they were big in commitment. They were too God intoxicated to be "astronomically intimidated." By their effort and example they brought an end to such ancient evils as infanticide and gladiatorial contests.
Things are different now. So often the contemporary church is a weak, ineffectual voice with an uncertain sound. So often it is an archdefender of the status quo. Far from being disturbed by the presence of the church, the power structure of the average community is consoled by the church's silent and often even vocal sanction of things as they are.
But the judgment of God is upon the church as never before. If today's church does not recapture the sacrificial spirit of the early church, it will lose its authenticity, forfeit the loyalty of millions, and be dismissed as an irrelevant social club with no meaning for the twentieth century. Every day I meet young people whose disappointment with the church has turned into outright disgust. (Accessed from http://abacus.bates.edu/admin/offices/dos/mlk/letter.html, on January 16, 2012)
Jesus Christ was a nonconformist.
Jesus Christ deemed it worthy to suffer.
Jesus Christ was deemed an "agitator."
Yet the church that follows Jesus Christ is often the "weak ineffectual voice with an uncertain sound" that Dr. King warned against.
I believe, it is time for the church to recapture her courage and her voice to not only preach the Gospel, but also to confront the injustices that still plague our society. The church must not, should not, and cannot settle for being an "irrelevant social club" when so much of the world is not as it should be.
Thank you Dr. King for your courage. May that same courage be found in every local church in America.


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Politico: Clinton Never Vetted for VP
by VAAlex, Fri Aug 22, 2008 at 08:00:27 AM EDT
I'll keep this short and add another iota of information to the dialogue. It's been a while since I've posted, but I think this is worth mentioning: apparently Hillary Clinton was never even vetted for the VP position. Granted these are anonymous sources, and seem to contradict earlier reports, and may end up having egg on my face by the end of the day, but I don't think so.
If true, it's somewhat disappointing since Obama has for a long time been saying Clinton is on the list. Seems like a slight if she wasn't even looked at. Maybe they made previous arrangements shortly after the primaries were over, but why then string along Clinton supporters in the hopes of picking her as VP?
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Hated Beasts of the Southern Wild, Silver Linings Playbook was okay, not Oscar worthy, Argo the same. Liked Lincoln quite a bit and loved Life of Pi. So that's where my vote goes. Have to confess I haven't seen the others. Also liked Skyfall.
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Hated Beasts of the Southern Wild, Silver Linings Playbook was okay, not Oscar worthy, Argo the same. Liked Lincoln quite a bit and loved Life of Pi. So that's where my vote goes. Have to confess I haven't seen the others. Also liked Skyfall.
I saw a part of Piers Morgan tonight (may have been a rerun), with Jennifer Lawrence and the director of Silver linings (David Russell). She is pretty awesome. I still would prefer Jessica win the Oscar, but Jennifer has a fantastic movie career ahead of her, regardless of what happens at the Oscars this time.
Affleck won the DGA Award tonight. Typically, the DGA predicts Best Director, so...that'll be interesting.
Fascinating. These Oscars should be interesting because some of the big awards are really not predictable. Best Supporting Actor, the battle of the two J's for Best Actress, and who the heck will win Best Picture?! I still contend that it won't be Argo because the Academy seemed determined to bury it, but who knows. Backlash is a powerful thing. And I wonder how the winner of Best Director will feel knowing they won th Oscar but NOTHING else? Lol! Drama abounds!
Anyway, it makes Affleck's snub so much more bizarre. I'm sure it's hard for him to feel bad with his armful of prestigious awards, but there's still a huge "what if" that has got to bother him. A Best Pcture win would go a ways to fixing that but still, it ain't the same!
I haven't seen Argo, but if it wens, Ben does get an Oscar (as a producer) so it would be a sort of consolation prize for him, since he really wanted that Oscar for directing. And I think he will get that reward.
It's also possible that when then Academy members voted, they assumed Affleck would get a nod and individuals pushed up a less likely director (Russell, Haneke, and Zeitlen) they hoped to see get a nomination. Even if they voted for Affleck on their ballot as a fourth or fifth choice, with the weighted ballot it may have been too little-too late.
I meant to take the high road.... but I missed the exit.
I'm getting tired for the Poor Affleck story because he's anything but "poor." I think what got lost is that this past year was simply a strong year for movies and reasonable minds differ on who should be in and should be out.
If the Best Director winner at the Oscars is going to have an asterisk on it, then will every winner who upsets the favorite (that has won most of the precursors by a wide margin) not be deemed a "proper" winner? What about all the wins Affleck has? If we're going to argue that the Oscars lost credibility for not nominating him, then one can argue that him being snubbed by the Director's Branch (but not by the entire Academy as Argo was nominated for a generous amount of awards) helped him win those awards as they wanted to give him a consolation prize a la Spielberg for The Color Purple and Ron Howard for Apollo 13.
I think I'm just annoyed because I watched all the movies and it's a shame that people are sort of dismissing the nominees who did get in all for the Affleck story (and ignoring Bigelow in the process). I know the Globes, Broadcast Critics, DGA gave Affleck best Director, but does that mean the Academy is truly wrong in maybe placing him 6th or lower and instead nominating the Haneke for Amour or Behn Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild? Although I hated SLP, enough people like it enough to explain how David O. Russell got in and are they wrong for nominating him just because I personally didn't care for his work in SLP?
There was similar uproar when Chris Nolan didn't get noms for BP or BD for The Dark Knight despite being nominated for all the guild awards. (It was a big reason why the Academy switched up the BP voting.) So this is not the first time it's happened, although Nolan did not win the DGA that year and make the Academy look especially stupid.
I've only seen 4 of the Best Picture nominees....pretty sure Lincoln is going to win, but I don't think it's the best picture at all. Would love to see Amour or Beasts of the SOuthern Wild win, but my vote went to Zero Dark Thirty. I really liked Argo, but that ridiculous airport scene kinda killed it.
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Tarantino wasn't nominated.
The directors who "took Affleck's spot" were Michael Haneke for Amour who won critical praise and many critical awards for his work, Behn Zeitlin for Beasts of the Southern Wild which also won praises including a big win at the Cannes Film Festival and nominated for many more, and David O. Russell for Silver Linings Playbook which was also critically lauded and won the audience award OVER Argo at that the Toronto Film Festival.
Your argument that a movie is nothing without its director is valid and on-point. But when people reward directing, they see many things. Is a director just a manager of all the little nuts and bolts that make a movie and does his/her best to do damage control? Is a director one who has a real point-of-view and does a great job symbolizing what that is? Is he/she an auteur who advances film to a new level in the way he/she builds up the tension, sets up the camera, paces the story, etc.? Does a director have to have an obvious style or does he/she need to lie back and let the story and actors do their job?
Also, all the directors that were nominated in place of Affleck also directed films that were nominated for Best Picture. So, why shouldn't they also have a valid claim to a nomination?
I never said that Ben Affleck was not great as a Director for Argo. I just think it was reasonable for him or anyone else to be left out or nominated because it really was a strong year.
Don't get me wrong, we all have our bias and and it gets the better of us (for me Crash vs. Brokeback) and films make us passionate. However, I do think it's a bit much when people are saying how the Broadcast Film critics (tv critics) and Hollywood Foreign Press Association (like 100 foreign "journalist" who nobody really knows but have a reputation of being star-bangers), and the DGA (a great union but it includes EVERYBODY such as second-assistant directors who aren't the creative force behind a film and Adam Sandler) making fools of the Academy just because they had a difference opinion.
People complain all the time that the Oscars were too predictable and it only follows what the other awards are doing. Now, the Academy shook it up, but people don't like it because it hurt their fave film. I personally thought Bigelow should have been in there in the place of David O. Russell and should be considered a top contender for the award. However, the Academy disagreed with me as do many people.
Does anyone reckon that Argo will get the sympathy vote for Affleck to get an Oscar for best film as he has missed out on the best director nod? I think more of the general academy members may well throw a best film vote Argos way because of the lack best director nomination.
The thing is you may be convinced that the Director's Branch manipulated it so that Spielberg can win, but you really don't have any proof of that. I just think that what happened was many took for granted that Affleck would get nominated and ranked him lower, while promoting the directors for smaller films higher because they thought someone like Zeitlin and Haneke had a much more difficult time securing a nomination.
Many pundits are saying Argo is going to win Best Picture because it's the consensus pick...the movie that nobody really hates and most do really enjoy, but nobody is truly passionate about while the other films will lose because they have strong passionate supporters, but none of them have united the different factions to secure a win. Thus an Argo win. Basically, it's an ordinal system and Argo may win with the most 2nd and 3rd place votes because the others with more 1st place votes will also suffer from having 6-9 place votes as well.
In the other categories, Argo isn't the favorite to win and we can see for the first time in history a movie winning Best Picture and only Best Picture.
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DUNCAN — Wednesday was the last day to file for countywide school board positions. No new candidates filed Wednesday.
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With U.S. Sen. John Kerry as Pres. Barack Obama's pick to become Secretary of State, it's anyone's guess who will run for the seat in a special election next summer. Kerry was nominated by Obama on Dec. 21.
If Kerry is appointed, Gov. Deval Patrick will appoint an interim senator, who will be named to the position before the special election.
Names have already been dropped locally and from afar, including actor and Cambridge native Ben Affleck, who said he is not interested in running for the seat Kerry has held since 1985.
Earlier in December, U.S. Rep. Edward Markey told reporters at Malden City Hall that he would "seriously consider" running for Kerry's seat in the U.S. Senate. On Thursday, he made it official, announcing he would make a run for it. Markey is the first prominent candidate to officially announce his interest in Kerry's seat.
The Boston Globe reported Thursday that both Democratic Congressmen Michael Capuano of Somerville and Stephen Lynch of South Boston have expressed interest in running, but neither have made any decisions or announcements yet.
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Because she loved to travel, Natasha Ghatak used her undergraduate degree in finance and economics to pursue a career in the hospitality industry, eventually finding a position with Marriott Hotels. Like many other Booth students, Natasha made the decision to get her MBA to advance in her current field and had no immediate plans to change careers. But once Natasha was at the Gleacher Center and exposed to so many new perspectives, personalities, and ideas, she couldn't help but consider all of the new possibilities that were opening to her.
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Natasha turned to the school's Career Services department for help narrowing the field. "They sat with me, week by week, targeting things that interested me, what my skills were, and what was realistic." The team also helped Natasha prepare for interviews and put her in touch with alumni from the industries she was exploring.
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I received an interesting email today from a University at Buffalo fan asking how he could see tonight's College Basketball Invitational game with host Wichita State on HD Net.
Good question.
Needless to say, HD Net isn't as easily available as one of the ESPNs on your cable system.
It's a high definition channel that is part of Time Warner Cable's HD premium tier. In other words, it isn't one of TWC's free high definition channels. You have to pay extra to get it.
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CERES — If you talk with Central Valley High School's Ja'Quan Gardner very long, one thing is quickly apparent: He's shy.
That's a pretty odd character trait when you consider that for the past three seasons, the 5-foot-7, 175-pound running back has been the focal point of opposing defenses.
Gardner will receive even more attention Friday night when, barring a disturbance in the earth's magnetic field, he'll break the Stanislaus District's all-time rushing record of 5,140 yards, set by Central Catholic's Louis Bland (2004-2007).
Because of Gardner's humble nature, it's difficult to get him to talk about himself, let alone breaking a high-profile record.
"It's a pretty good accomplishment," says Gardner, who has rushed for 1,563 yards this season and 5,110 in three years. "It probably won't be there very long, but just to be able to say that I had it is a pretty cool thing."
Gardner doesn't think he'll hold the record for long because Ripon Christian's Andrew Brown is hot on his tail. Brown is 308 yards away from breaking Bland's record, and should get there before the end of the regular season.
The big question is: Will Gardner put the record out of Brown's reach?
Gardner and the Hawks need to win their two remaining games Friday against Los Banos and Nov. 8 against rival Ceres to assure themselves of a postseason berth. According to CalPreps.com, Central Valley is a slight underdog against the Tigers. One additional game in the playoffs though it would be against a highly seeded opponent would give Gardner the chance to pad his total.
Ripon Christian already has locked up a postseason spot, so Brown could get as many as three extra games added to his season. However, should RC beat Le Grand in the season finale and take the Southern League's No. 1 playoff seed, they'd receive a first-round bye, giving Brown one less chance to reel in Gardner.
"At the beginning of season, I wasn't even in the race," says Brown, who has rushed for 1,705 yards this season and set a new district TD record (109) with seven last week (five rushing) against Waterford. "It's just cool to be involved in it."
Bland, who played for Modesto's parochial power, made four deep runs into the playoffs and played 47 career games. Brown has already enjoyed two playoff pushes and has 32 games under his belt. Gardner has never made a postseason appearances and has played in just 28 games.
Broken down game-by-game, Gardner is averaging 183 yards per Friday night, Brown averages 151, while Bland averaged 109.
Those playoff scenarios will play out in the coming weeks. For now, Gardner is only 31 yards away from becoming the district's all-time leading rusher.
Even so, he'd rather talk about the team's playoff chances. That's a subject about which he truly gets animated.
"That's way more important," Gardner says of clinching the school's first playoff berth. "That's a big deal. That's something we all can enjoy."
If Gardner is a bit reluctant to talk about himself, and the record, his offensive linemen aren't.
"Every play is like, 'Wow, how does he do that stuff,' " says senior right tackle Matt Smith. "It's just cool that I was a part of this. It means we're doing our job; executing."
And make no mistake, Gardner makes doing their jobs easier.
"You don't have to hold your blocks for very long," confesses senior right guard Terrell Sadler.
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"He had 220 against Patterson, 256 against Livingston and 330 against Central Catholic," says McCloskey. "Our lineman have finally picked up our system. When you're opening up holes this wide (he indicates by opening up his arms), you're doing something right."
Even if Gardner does lose the record, the notoriety will help Central Valley's football program.
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SUNBURY — Art stepped in as the universal language this afternoon when 11 high school students from China visited the Sunbury YMCA Arts Center to take a pottery class.
Mary Jo Tavares, director of the center, took the 15-year-old students on a tour. She pointed out the different paper mache projects, sculptures and watercolors done by other groups who have visited the center.
"We are excited on so many levels," she said. "It's been great to show off the center as well as Sunbury to these students."
The visit marks a collaboration between the Guangdong Experimental High School in China and Susquehanna University. Susquehanna hopes that in bringing them to the area to visit, the students will be more likely to attend school here.
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I was just thinking the other day about some of the things we men do. This just further demonstrates how different we are from women. I know; all men are grateful for the differences.
A couple were watching TV one evening, she sitting on the couch and the husband lying with his head in her lap. She reached down, removed his glasses and said, "Honey, without your glasses your look a lot like the handsome young man I married 20 years ago."
He replied, "Without my glasses, you don't look too bad either."
He can receive visitors in his hospital room from 2 to 4 each afternoon.
An older man was on the operating table awaiting surgery. His son, a renowned surgeon was to perform the operation. As he was about to receive the anesthesia, he asked to speak to his son.
"Yes, dad, what is it?" the son asked.
"Don't be nervous son, just do your best. But remember, if it doesn't go well and I don't make it, your mother will come to live with you and your wife."
A man was having trouble sleeping and went to his physician for help. After a battery of examinations, the doctor told him he could not find a reason for his insomnia.
"There is no medical reason for your sleeplessness," the doctor said, "I suggest that you need to learn not to take your troubles to bed with you."
The man replied, "That will never work, my wife refuses to sleep alone."
Men are simple creatures
Men are simple creatures who tend to be very happy. They never change their last name, the garage is all theirs, wedding plans are taken care of by someone else. They can never be pregnant, they can wear a white T-shirt to a water park, or for that matter, no shirt at all to a water park.
An automobile mechanic will tell them the truth. They never have to drive to another gas station because the restroom at the first one is just too "icky."
A five day vacation requires only one suitcase. They can open their own jars. Their underwear is $8.95 for a three-pack. They can wear shorts no matter how bad their legs look. They can do their nails with a pocket knife.
If Laura, Kate and Sarah go out to lunch, they will call each other, Laura, Kate and Sarah. When Mike, Dave and John go to lunch they will call each other Big Boy, Bubba and Wildman. When the check arrives the men will toss in a $20 bill each and never ask for change. When the ladies' bill arrives, out come the pocket calculators.
A man will pay $2 for a $1 item he needs. A woman will pay $1 for a $2 item she doesn't need because it's on sale.
In an argument the woman has the last word. Anything a man says after that is the beginning of a new argument.
A woman worries about the future until she gets a husband. A man never worries about the future until he gets a wife.
Let's face it, men are simple creatures.
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The recruiting event will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days at the VerKuilen Building, 21885 Dunham Rd. Job hunters should enter through door C to the senior auditorium.
CPI is hiring for machine and compression operators for eight-hour day, afternoon and night shifts.
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Sunday's editorial page in The New York Times carried an essay by author and editorial board member Verlyn Klinkenborg about Chuck Berry's classic song "Memphis, Tennessee," which Klinkenborg says is his pick for "the best short story in the form of a song lyric." The article includes a handy link to the lyrics, which unfold with an unexpected revelation of the object of the narrator's affections: his 6-year-old daughter. Klinkenborg, who favors Johnny Rivers' version of the song, wonders what happens next:
I'm no longer surprised by Marie being 6 years old. But her "hurry home drops" do still surprise me, every time. I wonder even now about the operator on the other end of that connection, and the sequel. I like to think that, in the end, the call was placed and a happy ending found, if only in joint custody.


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