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— Gus William Bennis, 84, Kokomo, passed away at 3:40 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013, at North Woods Village Health Care. He was born June 1, 1928, to Gus and Hazel Bell (Rull) Bennis.
He was a 1946 Anderson High School graduate, and retired from Delco in 1993 after 46 years of service. He was a member of the UAW. Gus also served in the National Guard. He was a member of the Anderson Masonic Fellowship Lodge F&AM 681 for 63 years. Gus was an avid squirrel hunter and a skilled target shooter. He also loved drawing and photography.
Survivors include nephew, Alan (Sharyne) Anderson, Kokomo; and two great-nieces, Krista and Amber Anderson.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Bette Anderson; and brother, Joe Lewis.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Stout & Son Funeral Home, 200 E. Main St., Russiaville, with Pastor Steve Bishop officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery in Anderson following the funeral services. Arrangements have been entrusted to Stout & Son Funeral Home.

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The bride is the daughter of Cliff and Lerene Schornick of Bartlesville. She is the granddaughter of Doris and Burton Keeble of Bartlesville.
Sandy is employed at the Claremore Daily Progress.
The groom is the son of Janice Weeden of Tulsa and Ed Flowers of Lexington. He is the grandson of E.J. and Jewell Flowers of Wilson.
Jason is employed at Taylor Industries in the Port of Catoosa.
The bride's colors were blue and ivory. She wore a full-length, off-the-shoulder satin dress. It had a country flair with beaded inlay. She carried peach lilies and ivory roses, and wore a headpiece made with small ivory roses and greenery.
Justis Spears, son of the bride, walked his mother down the aisle to give her away.
Krystal Carman, best friend of the bride, stood as matron of honor. Taylor Flowers, daughter of the groom, was bridesmaid. Both wore full-length royal blue satin dresses and handmade headpieces.
Elizabeth Flowers, daughter of the groom, was flower girl. She wore a full-length ivory satin dress with a tiara and ivory ribbons.
Gary Smith, brother of the groom, stood as best man, while Ron Barrett, friend of the bride, served as groomsman. Zane Spears, son of the bride, was ringbearer.
Krystal Carman sang "At Last" by Etta James.
A reception was held at the American Legion.
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A Bookprint is the list of five books that leave an indelible mark on our lives, shaping who we are and who we become.
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1. The Good Earth by Pearl S. Buck
"It helped me understand I needed to see the world. I was little more than a child when I read it. I wondered how I would have fared amidst such poverty."
2. On The Road by Jack Kerouac
"High school. Adventure in people and places. A road less traveled. Kerouac would lead me to Ginsberg and Ferlinghetti and the rest of "The Beats." And I hear them still."
3. The Bible. Sermon on the Mount. The Beatitudes. by unknown
"The only thing I know for sure from years of religious instruction. I re-read the passages several times a year."
4. Rabbit Run by John Updike
"Harry Angstrom was the first character in a novel I truly recognized. Updike was a Protestant, a Calvinist -- for me a true homeboy."
5. Zuckerman Unbound by Philip Roth
"Living outside the circumstances under which you were raised. And being haunted by it. I've read almost everything Roth has written. Roth, Saul Bellow, and Tom Wolf are my favorite authors."
Harry Smith has been an anchor of "The Early Show" since October 2002. He also hosts a daily radio news and analysis feature, "Just a Minute," on the CBS News Radio Network. He serves as substitute anchor and occasional correspondent for "CBS News Sunday Morning" and anchored and contributed to CBS News documentaries, as well as to "48 Hours."
Smith has interviewed many newsmakers, including former Presidents Jimmy Carter, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Bill Clinton, George H.W. Bush, Vice President Dick Cheney, First Lady Laura Bush, Sen. John McCain, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, former Secretary of State Colin Powell, as well as celebrities and sports figures including Madonna, Lauren Bacall, Morgan Freeman, Nicole Kidman, Gwyneth Paltrow, and seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong, among many others.
Most recently, Smith has reported extensively from the Gulf Coast region, covering the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. He was the first network morning anchor on the ground after Hurricane Katrina, and has made five trips to the region. Smith anchored "The Early Show" from London in July 2005, covering the aftermath of the London terrorist attacks. He also anchored "The Early Show's" week-long coverage from Rome for the funeral of Pope John Paul II in April 2005. He also reported extensively on Campaign '04, including anchoring from several major primaries and the Republican National Convention in New York City. Smith conducted an exclusive one-on-one interview with then-Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry the day before Election Day 2004. In January 2005, he anchored from Sri Lanka covering the aftermath of the tsunami. Smith also reported from Simi Valley, Calif., covering the events and ceremonies of former President Ronald Reagan's funeral.
In February 2003, Smith reported from Baghdad and Kuwait on the eve of the war with Iraq. He was also the first network anchor to conduct an interview with Ed Smart after his missing daughter, Elizabeth, was found.
For three years, Smith has hosted the annual "Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular," which is broadcast live on CBS each year from the Charles River Esplanade in Boston on July 4.
Smith first worked for CBS News for 13 years as an anchor, correspondent, and featured contributor for various broadcasts. He was a regular contributor to the "CBS Evening News," where his "Travels with Harry" offered a weekly report on unique American people and places.
During that time, he served as co-anchor of "CBS This Morning" (1987-96), covering a wide range of domestic and international stories, including the Gulf War (in a month of live broadcasts from Saudi Arabia), as well as reports from Japan, Poland, Hungary, Bosnia, Cuba, France, Italy, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Great Britain, Russia, and Spain. Domestically, he covered stories ranging from the 1989 San Francisco earthquake to the 1988, 1992, and 1996 Republican and Democratic National Conventions, and the Oklahoma City bombing. He also served as the co-host of CBS Sports' weekday morning coverage of the 1992 and 1994 Olympic Winter Games in Albertville, France, and Lillehammer, Norway.
Smith joined CBS News in 1986 as a Dallas-based reporter and was named a correspondent in March 1987, reporting primarily for the "CBS Evening News." Prior to that, he was a reporter and anchor for KMGH-TV, the CBS affiliate in Denver (1982-85). He also worked for Denver's public television station, KRMA-TV (1981-82), and in radio at KHOW and KIMN Denver and WLW Cincinnati.
Smith was born in Lansing, Ill. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in communications and theater from Central College in Pella, Iowa. He lives in New York with his wife, NBC Sports anchor and reporter Andrea Joyce, and their two sons.


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With Veteran's Day coming up, and all the baby boomers aging in, wondering what to do with themselves, I'd like to write about Morris Stamps of Seymour, in southern Iowa's Wayne County. Morris is 98 years young, a World War II veteran, was a teacher, football coach, and principal of Seymour High School, was married 60 years to his WW II sweetheart and has written five books. As if this weren't enough, I'd like to point out to all the baby boomers (war babies) out there, or otherwise retired people that find life in retirement rather humdrum, that Morris didn't start writing these books until he was 92. Yep.
His undergraduate degree from Knox College in Galesburg, Ill. was in English and history. He had considered becoming a journalist, before the war came along and rearranged his plans, so it isn't all that unusual that he would write books. But at 92?! Most people his age feel lucky if they can hold a pen, or punch a keyboard, or remember events. But Morris is rather sharp, and one of Seymour's prized treasures. Everyone knows him. After all, he was the high school principal, teacher, and head football coach, with a couple of conference championships and undefeated teams under his belt.
The five books he has written are available at the Seymour Herald newspaper office. The first four books, "Shoal Creek Legends (1 through 4)" contain stories he remembers from his youth in post-World War I, southern Iowa, up to his induction into the Army at the start of World War II. The fifth book, "SNAFUs and Love Letters: Memories of an Old GI" recount his experiences as a message center chief stationed in Hawaii and his letter-writing courtship of his beloved Enid. These books were published by the Seymour Community Club with help from The Seymour Herald and the journalism class at the Seymour Community High School. Proceeds go to a scholarship fund in his wife's and his name.


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After debuting his film Sound City – Real to Reel and his supergroup, the Sound City Players, at Sundance last week, Dave Grohl is finally ready to celebrate.
"Sundance was always our goal," he tells Rolling Stone. "If we could make the deadline, submit, get accepted, this is where we would premiere the movie. [Last year] we got trashed in a yurt up in the mountains and were like, if we come back, we're having the party here. That was exactly a year ago, and it actually fucking happened."
The Sound City Players are scheduled to play their next show in Los Angeles on January 31st, with other dates "coming soon in cool places," Grohl says. "The musicians have all really jumped on after the [Park City] show. I didn't know if Stevie [Nicks] was gonna be able to do New York, and after we did this she was like, 'I'm doing New York.'" Grohl says he'll keep crossing his fingers for an appearance from Paul McCartney.
Rolling Stone sat down with Grohl in a mountainside condo overlooking Park City and chatted with the drummer and first-time director about the Neve soundboard, sharing a stage with Lee Ving and why the film is the most important thing he's ever done.
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I have a theory that Sound City is actually your memoir.
Oh yeah?
Well, it's framed with three guys from Seattle getting in a van.
The great thing about the Sound City story is that it's not just one story. I'm sure each one of these musicians would tell the story the exact same way. Their love for the studio, how important it was to them as a person, how that place changed their life, what technology has done to the way we make music and what technology has done to Sound City and the importance of the human element in making music. I bet you Neil Young and Tom Petty and Stevie Nicks and Rick Springfield could all make the same movie that I did. Because even in that introduction where I say, "We were just kids, we had these songs, and we had these dreams and we threw them in the back of a van," each one of those people can say the same thing.
I always had a strong connection to that studio because Nirvana wasn't meant to be the biggest band in the world. We just weren't. So when we went there for 16 days, we weren't making that album with the intention that we were going to change the fuckin' world. We just wanted it to sound good . . . The fact that what happened actually, happened, makes me think there's something a more than just wires and knobs in that place. Personally, I have a strong emotional connection to it.
Musically, there's something magical about that place, and when I heard that they were closing I thought, "I have a studio, I make records every day. If I could be reunited with this piece of equipment that I consider to be the best sounding board I've ever worked on and the board that's responsible for the person that I am, it would be a huge full-circle emotional reunion for me." And that's why I made the movie.
You sort of isolated the Neve, the soundboard, as the magic. Are there other elements that you think were also significant?
The room where everyone recorded, it used to be a warehouse. It's where they made Vox amplifiers. It was never acoustically designed, it was just a room. But for whatever reason, if you put a drum set in this one spot, it sounded incredible. I'm not an acoustic engineer, and I could never design a studio mathematically, because it's crazy what people go through to build these acoustically perfect rooms. But Sound City just happened. And the board and that room, those two things together. That's why everybody went there. And it wasn't planned.
How much did the aesthetic of the space affect the sound that came out of there?
Tons. You didn't feel like you were at the Mondrian. You didn't feel like you were in a laboratory – you felt like you were back to the garage where you started as a musician, and in a way it would remind you that the most important thing is how it sounds. And the most important thing is how it feels. It doesn't have anything to do with the glitz or the glamour – it's all about being badass and doing something real. And they never bought a Pro Tools rig because they thought, well, you can bring one in yourself.
How did you end up there? How did you land on Sound City?
I don't remember. I think that Nirvana had signed with the David Geffen Company and they gave us . . . maybe $100,000 to make, or $60,000 to make a record. And rather than just send us a check to Seattle, they decided they wanted us to come to L.A. so they could keep an eye on us. We couldn't afford one of the fancy places downtown, so we found out about this place that had an old Neve board. None of us had ever been there before.
And how did you decide to invite all the different artists to record with you in the film?
Part of every discussion with the musicians was about the human element of making music. Feel, imperfection, emotion, the conversation as a player, conversation between players, craft. All of those things we talk about in the film, but I thought it would make those things more clear if we demonstrated them. If you're talking about spontaneity and connecting in a moment, the McCartney/Nirvana segment makes perfect sense. I wouldn't even have to say that, you just watch it and think, Wow, they just walked into a room together and made something explosive out of nothing because of the energy in the room. It could take years to explain how or why that happens, but if you see it, those seven minutes make perfect sense.
And releasing an album was the next step?
I wanted to show that all of these musicians come from the same place. I wanted to mix up these combinations of people that might not normally make albums together. A guy from the Germs jamming with a Beatle. Rick Springfield jamming with the Foo Fighters. Those configurations are meant to show, we're all just people and we're just musicians. I started in the garage and you started in the garage and you might have gone this way and I may have gone that way, but deep down we're all still there where we began, hopefully. So it was fun to make new music and not just go back and do the old stuff.
And the Sound City Players were an outgrowth of that?
It's an extension of the same idea. You talk about music, and then show people what that means. Take it out of the movie and put it on a stage. I am not organized in the rest of my life, I can hardly fuckin' do my laundry, but for whatever reason, I can imagine these things happening, and if I can imagine them happening then I really try to make them happen. An hour beforehand, I didn't know if we were gonna be able to do it. It's hard for me to believe, but if you have these opportunities in life, why not do them? There are times where I get so nervous before performing that I almost ruin the moment, or the experience, and I've finally realized that in those moments you have to let go of that bullshit and say, "I can't ruin this moment by being scared or by being nervous, or by being insecure or thinking that I'm not going to be able to do it. It'll be much more rewarding if I actually just do it." I would be terrified to ask Tom Petty to be in my movie, but God, I'd be an idiot not to, and when I finally did he said, "Well, you can't have a movie about Sound City without me in it, now can you?" And it's like, that's the perfect answer.
What was the most surreal moment for you at the Park City show?
Having my heroes compliment me. I'm really used to praising these people that I love, but when they sort of send praise back, it's weird, man. When Fogerty's talking about, well, this couldn't have happened without Dave's childlike enthusiasm about music, I'm like, "Stop talking about me, stop talking about me!" To be onstage with Lee Ving from Fear – I swear to God, The Decline of Western Civilization, the Penelope Spheeris movie, I got the record when I was like 12, and that really inspired me to become a musician and start a band and play punk rock music. So to stand next to Lee Ving and play "Beef Bologna," it doesn't sound like it would be this profound, life-altering moment, but it really was. It was 30 years ago that I discovered this guy, and now I'm onstage playing the songs that inspired me to become a musician. That's fuckin' nuts.
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Michael Jordan turns 50 Sunday. At 50 we think about where weve been, where we are and where were headed. We dont get a choice.
The birthday is the reason MJ and I sit at Hawthornes New York Pizza on 7th Street late one afternoon this week. MJ picks the place. He sits across the booth sipping water. I drink non-water.
How do you pronounce your name?
Back home its mik-al jor-DAHN, Michal Jordan says, the syllables almost musical. Here they usually say MICK-el your-DAHN or something like that.
Michal Jordan played for the Charlotte Checkers the past two seasons, and this one until Thursday, when he was called up by the Carolina Hurricanes.
See? You talk to me and good things happen, Michael.
When I tried to set up an interview with Michael, I was told his people already had steered him to NBA Entertainment.
Michal, who does talk, is a defenseman from Zlin, Czech Republic.
His birthday is July 17, hes 22, and hes been playing hockey professionally in the U.S. since he was 17. With him this day is his 4-year-old son, Michal Jordan Jr. The younger Michal drinks pineapple juice, plays Fruit Ninja on his iPad and talks and talks. He moves seamlessly from Czech, the language the family speaks at home (Michals fiancée, Lucia, also is from the Czech Republic) to English, which Michal Jr. speaks in preschool.
Back to the father: When did people start to expect you to be 6-6 and bald?
It started the first time I got to the States, says Michal. When I sign with the Hurricanes and move to Charlotte its just been crazy. I hear it the most in hotels when were checking in, and airports. I give them my passport and they look at my name, and look at me, and have a quick laugh.
Michal, 6-1, is a good athlete and enjoys playing basketball.
Can you dunk?
No, no way, says Michal.
Yes, you can. You have to.
My vertical jump is so bad, no, I cant leave the floor that high, he says.
When your parents named you in July of 1990 Michael was the NBA scoring champion. Did they know about him?
They had no clue about basketball or Michael Jordan whatsoever, Michal says. Broadcasting wasnt the same and the Internet wasnt the same.
But Michal had a clue when he named his son.
The family debated it. But passing along the father's name is a Czech tradition. And you cant run from a name you like.
Although the Checkers and Bobcats share Time Warner Cable Arena, Michal and Michael have yet to meet. They shared a moment, though.
The Checkers played Grand Rapids in Charlotte on Jan. 17. Michael watched with Chris Chelios, who starred for the Chicago Blackhawks when Michael starred for the Chicago Bulls.
I scored a goal and it shows my name on the Jumbotron, says Michal. And Michael actually stands and starts fist-bumping. And after I saw that I was laughing so hard I couldnt believe it.
They shared a moment and a goal.
In 2011 Michal asked to wear No. 23, Michaels number. Michals favorite player is former Czech star, and NHL veteran, Karel Rachunek. Rachunek, who wore 23 when he played for the Czech teams, was playing professionally in Russia in 2011 when the team plane crashed. Nobody survived.
The Charlotte coaches explained that Michael wore No. 23. Michal didnt want to look like a clown, trying to capitalize on the famous basketball players name. So he stuck with No. 29.
What would you say to Michael if you talked to him Sunday?
Let me see, says Michal. Just wish him a happy birthday. I kind of wish I would see him on the court in real life and not through the TV. He was such an amazing player. Its even hard to describe it. For sure so many kids started playing basketball just because of him.
Michal Jr. has moved from the iPad to a notebook, and draws a picture of falling snow.
I ask if he knows who Michael Jordan is.
I dont know who, he says.
He's the guy on your black Jordan Brand cap.
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Back in March I wrote an article explaining, in detail the principles of the Bush administration. I sited specific philosophies of the current crop of neocons who control our government. I explained how lying, deceit and even evil are justified to these people when it comes to achieving or maintaining power. I explained how these people have no interest in compassion, the environment, religion or caring for the people although they must "maintain the impression†that they do.
The recent reports by Keith Olbermann about the Bush administrations use and abuse of the religious right is the latest and perhaps greatest piece of evidence supporting my explanation. The Olbermann report virtually mimics some of my assessment. For those of you who want to dig further into the Olbermann story please read my article. I reposted it under the POLITICS heading. It is called "Required Reading for Bush Supporters.†(It is a permanent link on the front page of TvNewsLIES.org)
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By Shane Frederick
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— Teddy Blueger called representing his native country of Latvia in last year's World Junior Championships a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.
Looks like it will be twice in a lifetime at least.
Blueger, the Minnesota State men's hockey freshman center, this week was selected for Latvia's pre-tournament camp and is expected to play for Latvia during the Dec. 26-Jan. 5 tournament in Russia.
"It's definitely special," said Blueger, who is a native of the Latvian capital of Riga. "I hope we do better than last year. I hope we make it to the medal round."
Latvia's camp begins on Dec. 10, but he has permission to stay with MSU through its Western Collegiate Hockey Association series against Nebraska Omaha, which takes place Dec. 14-15.
He will miss the Mavericks' Dec. 28-29 games at the Connecticut tournament and likely the Jan. 4-5 home series against Providence.
But the experience of playing against the best Under-20 players in the world should help him and Minnesota State.
"You always get a better player coming back," Mavericks coach Mike Hastings said.
Hastings, who was an assistant coach on the 2003 and 2005 U.S. World Junior Teams, said Blueger is coming off his best game of the season. He had three assists, all on the power play, in Saturday's 6-1 win over Bemidji State. Blueger now has two goals and six assists in 14 games.
When assessing his play, Hastings said, it's easy to forget that Blueger, a second-round draft pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins this summer, just turned 18 years old in August.
Hastings continued to praise assistant coach Darren Blue as well as former MSU coach Troy Jutting for the work they did in recruiting Blueger out of Faribault's Shattuck-St. Mary's School and how that process continued after Hastings was hired.
"It says a lot about Teddy Blueger and his family that, with the coaching change, he stayed committed to Minnesota State," Hastings said. "That speaks a lot to what's important to that family and their commitment."
Blueger has four games to play before leaving for camp, including this weekend's home series against Alaska Anchorage.
"For sure, we've got a pretty good stretch going," he said. "I hope we can keep working hard. I hope we can keep climbing up the standings. We've got a good group. We have to play hard and play smart like the last couple games."
Meanwhile, five other WCHA players were named to the U.S. team's preliminary roster. The list includes Minnesota's Mike Reilly and Brady Skjei, Wisconsin's Jake McCabe, North Dakota's Rocco Grimaldi and Michigan Tech's Blake Pietila. Ten other players on the roster are also college players.
Last year in Canada, Latvia went 0-4 in pool play but went 1-2 in the relegation round to stay alive for this year's tournament. Blueger had a goal and two assists in the tournament.
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Have a pioneer deh-p960mp head unit (the face folds down to reveal the oel dispaly and function buttons). Installed the unit about 18 months ago. Has been working great until recently.
When I hit the "open" button to flip down the face, the unit turns off and the face folds up and down repeatedly until I hit the "reset " button. With the face closed, the unit does work (radio and CD).
If anyone has any info on this hu and this particular problem, all would be appreciated.
Paid about $450.00 for this and it does sound great. I do have a 2 year warrenty which I might have to utilize.
I figured out what the problem is. There is a flat type wire, (13 leads) that connects the face plate carrying frame to the unit. The face plate is connected to the carrying frame. When in the folded (closed position) this connector is folded like a piece of paper in half. I could "wiggle" this connector during the face plate oscillations and it would stop.
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The Smashing Pumpkins announced this weekend that drummer Matt Walker (formerly of Filter) will leave the band to focus his attention on his new band, Cupcakes, recently signed to DreamWorks.
In a statement released by Smashing Pumpkins publicist Gayle Fine, the group stated: "Matt is a tremendous talent and we wish him all the best and much success with his band. We are very grateful that he has helped us so much." When asked who might replace Walker -- hired by the Pumpkins in August 1996 to round out their touring lineup -- Fine said that the band has no comment at this time.
Walker's final appearance with Smashing Pumpkins will be on Dec. 5 in Miami, where they are scheduled to open for the Rolling Stones. The Pumpkins are currently in the studio working on a follow-up to the multiplatinum Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness.
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What's the Matter with Kansas' Tax Policy?
Gov. Brownback wants to eliminate the income tax and force the poor to pay for it.
Kansas Republican Gov. Sam Brownback has presided over one of the most rightward lurches of any state in the nation, on issues such as health care, abortion and education. But the crown jewel of his administration has been a package of cuts to Kansas' income tax – the latest of which was signed into law today – part of Brownback's avowed goal to eliminate that tax in his state altogether.
Yes, you read that right. Eliminate, as in cut to zero. To that end, Brownback is forging ahead with his push for repeal, before Kansans have even had to pay the rates that came with the last cut. "I think we can, I really do," Brownback said this week when asked by the Wall Street Journal if he can succeed in repealing Kansas' income tax, the top bracket of which is now 4.9 percent. "The experiences in some other states have been that when you cut income taxes, that your sales tax increase more than makes up for your income tax cut."
The problem with that approach, however, is that replacing the income tax with a sales tax means replacing a tax largely affecting the well-off with one largely paid by the poor, who are disproportionately likely to spend all or most of their income (thus exposing it to the sales tax). As this chart from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows, just replacing 50 percent of the revenue lost by eliminating Kansas' income tax with sales tax revenue would seriously wallop those with lower-incomes:
[See a collection of political cartoons on the budget and deficit.]
And it's not like Kansas' tax system was all that progressive before today's tax cut: as of January 2013, the poorest 20 percent in the state paid an average effective tax rate more than twice as high at the richest 1 percent. Brownback also had to make a supposedly "temporary" sales tax increase permanent, due to the loss in revenue the state saw after its last income tax cut became law.
Brownback dismisses concern about the impact all of this has on the poor, saying, "the biggest thing that I think is regressive is people not having jobs … What we're trying to do is to create a very growth-oriented atmosphere so that you're going to have a job."
[See a collection of political cartoons on the economy.]
But a host of economic evidence shows that states with low or no income tax don't create more jobs than higher tax states. A different Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy study shows that, between 2002 and 2011, states with no personal income tax experienced job growth that was essentially identical to that in "high tax" states, while the high tax states had better economic growth overall and less decline in personal income. In fact, "six of the nine states without income taxes had higher than average annual unemployment rates over the last decade: Texas, Florida, Tennessee, Washington, Alaska, and Nevada."
Analysts from the left and right blasted Brownback's previous tax cuts as the worst tax plan in the nation. Eliminating the income tax would turbo-charge those bad ideas, making Kansas a true id of modern-day conservatism.
But perhaps that's the point? As Mark Binelli details in Rolling Stone, Brownback's policies may be aimed more at the 2016 presidential race – and GOP primary voters in Iowa and South Carolina – than they are at Kansas' economy. It may be that poor Kansans are simply being asked to pay the price of Brownback's political ambitions.


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By Dustin Luca
---- — ANDOVER — While describing the job held by Superintendent Marinel McGrath as nearly "untenable," the School Committee is singing McGrath's praises in executing the role while also offering suggestions for how she can improve as leader of the town's school district.
The committee reviewed McGrath's performance at their meeting yesterday, during which they said McGrath has taken a school district facing a multitude of issues three years ago into a much more positive direction.
While previous reviews of McGrath also had discussion of a raise attached to them, yesterday's review didn't have a bonus tied to it. When asked about a raise for McGrath, School Committee Chairman Dennis Forgue said the discussion hasn't yet taken place but details would be forthcoming.
In his personal comments, Forgue said he often thinks "that, had you known everything you would be walking into three years ago, that you wouldn't have accepted this job."
"We're so far beyond where we were three years ago, and that's a remarkable accomplishment," Forgue said. "This was a school system in trouble, going in a bad direction, and it's now a school system with an enormous amount of potential."
Committee member Annie Gilbert recalled the hiring process that brought McGrath to Andover, saying that she remembered "as we pulled all that information (about the position) together, feeling that the position is almost untenable, and thinking, 'How is there anybody who can even do this?'"
Particularly called out on occasion was deliberations for the recent teacher's union contracts, which started shortly after McGrath was hired in 2010 and continued to a heated end last summer.
"McGrath's personal integrity, fortitude and determination are absolutely critical to the progress of the district, particularly in the aftermath of last year's contract negotiations," Forgue said, reading comments from the entire board. "Accountability in a student-first approach begins at the top, and in this area, we believe Dr. McGrath has shown tremendous strength and leadership by example."
There is area for improvement. One suggestion the committee had was that McGrath should scale back her involvement in certain areas. One example directly highlighted the district's leadership team of principals and administrators.
"With continued development in the leadership team, Dr. McGrath should hopefully be able to withdraw from some of the issues she currently has to deal with on a regular basis and have more opportunities to focus her efforts on the pursuit of educational excellence for the entire district," Forgue said, reading from the summary.
The review also called for improvements at Andover High School, particularly "attention to curriculum and courses offered." Their suggestion pointed directly to pruning away courses that are less relevant to the professional world today and "pursue what new courses would be conducive to better prepare our students."
In discussing personnel management, the committee also advised McGrath to continue developing the school's leadership team.
The charge "is critical in improving the culture there," Forgue said.
While Forgue, Gilbert and member Paula Colby-Clements offered high praise of McGrath, one short of comments was committee member Barbara L'Italien, who only recently joined the committee after winning a seat in March's town elections.
"I'm glad we're making good progress. I'm glad we're in a good place with our teachers. I'm glad we're making strides with technology," she said. "Hopefully, as things get well in hand, you can kind of move back from some of the hands-on stuff."
Since her hire in 2010, raises for McGrath have come up twice. In 2011, she didn't receive a raise after intentionally not building money into the budget for administrative raises due to budgetary concerns.
In 2012, a 1 percent raise brought her annual base salary to $196,506 with other compensation bringing the number to $202,894 — making her the highest paid official in the Merrimack Valley.
With the end of the fiscal year ending on Sunday, June 30, McGrath's five year contract awarded in March will begin.


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Earlier this year, we shared some excellent genre DVD & Blu-ray releases on the spring 2013 slate from UK-based company Arrow Video, and today they've added a ton of titles to their summer 2013 lineup via an updated gallery on their Facebook page.
The list now includes Terry Gilliam's fantasy classic Time Bandits, Tobe Hooper's naked-space-vampire epic Lifeforce, Ed Gein-inspired killer drama Deranged, Brian De Palma's 1980 thriller Dressed to Kill, the Roger Corman/Vincent Price Poe classic The Fall of the House of Usher, Jeff Lieberman's worms-gone-wild flick Squirm, and demon-driver cult fave The Car.
The update shows a variety of alternate cover art and packaging, including this sweet-looking House of Usher special edition box:
Being UK releases, these will be in PAL format (Arrow usually releases Region-free discs), so double-check your player's compatibility. Details on the contents are coming soon, so stay tuned!


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Comment on the news of the day: This morning on CNN there was an American soldier in Iraq being interviewed about his experiences in Iraq. He discussed how his unit was attacked daily and several of his fellow soldiers were eventually killed. He also said that there have been no attacks on his unit in 4 months. He said that the locals finally got the hint after the Americans started to bomb their date tree groves. Well…this is a war crime! This is a crime against humanity and it violates the Geneva Conventions. Destroying the food supply of a civilian population is a war crime! It also violates the rules against collective punishment; another convention violation. This is a common practice of the Israelis in the occupied territories and it is now the practice of Americans in occupied Iraq. Do you understand why some Arabs want to kill us?
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A bromodomain is a protein domain that recognizes acetylated lysine residues such as those on the N-terminal tails of histones. This recognition is often a prerequisite for protein-histone association and chromatin remodeling. The domain itself adopts an all-? protein fold, a bundle of four alpha helices. [1]
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By Zachary Snowdon Smith
The Norman Transcript
NORMAN — Serve Moore isn't like other relief organizations working to clear away the rubble in tornado-stricken Cleveland County. It isn't a government-registered nonprofit group.
It has no billboards or TV commercials. In fact, before the May 20 tornado it didn't even exist.
Despite this, it has raised thousands of volunteers and won the cooperation of the Moore city government, the Red Cross and FEMA. The secret? Serve Moore knows how to tweet.
"We wouldn't be here without social media," said Leah Dees, a volunteer from Moore Community Church. "It's been essential in getting us what we need, be it goods or volunteers. At the community center, there was a lady who needed a car seat for her baby. I posted online, 'Can anyone get me a car seat today?' and, within three hours, this lady had a car seat.
Serve Moore began when area churches gathered in the aftermath of the tornado and asked themselves how they could contribute. The Moore Parks and Recreation Department contacted the congregation of churches and asked them to gather volunteers to clean up the town's badly damaged cemetery.
They sent out a tweet: "Looking for 500 volunteers tomorrow in Moore."
The following morning, around 3,000 people showed up, said volunteer coordinator Tyler Fisher, and the cemetery was cleaned.
Chris Fox, communications director for Moore Community Church, is one of the operators of Serve Moore's Twitter account and website.
It's his job to tell the public what goods need to be donated, to inform volunteers of hazards and to address the outside world on behalf of the beleaguered community.
Though Fox prefers Facebook for communicating with his church, Twitter is better-suited to the relief effort, he said.
"The natural function of Facebook is community and connectivity, but we don't have the time or the resources to generate the level of content necessary to make a Facebook page work," Fox said. "Twitter's audience is expectant of bare-bones information. You say what you have to say in 140 characters and then you get out."
Fox does all this from a plastic folding table in the back corner of Moore Covenant Life Assembly's indoor basketball court. This is the nerve center of the organization — a hectic space lined with donated supplies and tools piled against the echoing concrete walls. There is no cork board; memos and schedules are stuck to the walls with duct tape. Like the organization itself, Serve Moore's central offices were put together on the fly.
Organizers have divided the tornado-affected area into 10 zones, where relief activities are directed by 10 zone leaders who report back to Serve Moore's basketball court headquarters. When a zone leader finds a broken gas main or meets a police officer who tells him that a thunderstorm is coming and they need to evacuate, the information is phoned back to the central offices and broadcast from there by phone or by Twitter.
"It's a dangerous environment," said Jonathan Hellmuth, one of several Serve Moore coordinators who have been officially deputized by the municipal government. "We're literally sending people out into ground zero, into the direct path of the tornado.
There's rubble where there used to be homes. There are boards laying around with nails sticking out of them. There are sharp pieces of metal. There are half-destroyed walls that are ready to collapse."
Despite this, says Hellmuth, the worst injury a volunteer has suffered so far is stepping on a nail, for which the Red Cross was ready with a tetanus shot.
As well as the heavy work of cleaning streets and carting away debris, Serve Moore volunteers must obtain written permission for homeowners to begin repairing their property.
Volunteers are shuttled to and from the field in four school buses lent by the City of Moore.
Though the number of volunteers has declined from its initial high of 3,000, Hellmuth said the organization is preparing for the years-long task of rebuilding Moore.
"It takes a healthy dose of realism and a sober attitude to accept that this is going to be a very long-term project," Hellmuth said.
Serve Moore would be capable of functioning with as few as 300 volunteers, Fisher said.
"What peeves me is when you hear the media saying, 'We've got more volunteers than we need in Moore,'" Hellmuth said. "When you walk around and see the level of destruction, you realize there's no way we could ever have too many volunteers. It would take the entire state of Oklahoma down here for us to be done with this project anytime soon."


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By Jay Skurski
Jamie Collins
Outside linebacker
School: Southern Miss
Measurables: 6-foot-3, 250 pounds
40 time: 4.64 seconds. 225-pound bench press: 19 reps. Vertical jump: 41.5 inches. Broad jump: 11 feet, 7 inches. 3-cone drill: 7.10 seconds.
2012 stats: 92 tackles, 20 for loss, 10 sacks, four forced fumbles
Draft projection: Second round
Lowdown: Collins was a combine star, producing the best vertical jump and broad jump of all linebackers, a position he switched to during his sophomore year from safety after an injury. Tremendously productive player in his junior and senior seasons, registering 190 tackles, including 39.5 for losses, 16.5 sacks and 13 pass break-ups over those two years. … Has an athletic frame similar to current Bills linebacker Manny Lawson. … Takes good, long strides to help him close in on quarterbacks. … With his speed, has the ability to stay with tight ends in coverage.
Does not have a great first step, and currently lacks the upper-body strength to be an every-down defensive end. … Does not always display great effort. … Can be slow to recognize his position in zone coverage.
Played quarterback in high school, leading his Franklin County (Miss.) team to a state championship as a sophomore. … Originally signed with Auburn, but decided to stay in-state after the Tigers went through a coaching change. … Made a pre-draft visit to the Bills on April 3. Seems to offer the versatility new defensive coordinator Mike Pettine craves.
They said it: "NFL personnel are trying to get a feel for Collins' football instincts to get more comfortable with his playing up as a linebacker full time in the NFL. Most 3-4 teams that I have spoken to have no concerns in this area, but teams that play 4-3 schemes are trying to figure out if Collins is best as an under-sized defensive end or a linebacker, and if so which linebacker position." Russ Lande, National Football Post.The Buffalo News is profiling 50 prospects in 50 days leading up to this month's NFL Draft.
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Hurricane Isaac has dropped significant rain throughout the southern Gulf coast over the last few days, and as the storm path continues to work its way north, there exists the possibility of weekend rain in Chicagoland.
In order to reserve capacity in the local intercepting sewer systems, the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD) encourages the public to pay special attention to water usage leading up to and during this and all storms.
Most of the region has a combined sewer system, which means the same pipes carry wastewater and stormwater to MWRD's treatment facilities. When the system becomes overwhelmed, whether from sewage or rain water, flooding may result. This is why it is important that the underground pipes remain as empty as possible before rains fall.
"The MWRD is building the Deep Tunnel system and reservoirs to capture excess water and flow from combined sewer overflows (CSOs) and hold the flow until it all can be fully treated at MWRD water reclamation plants," explained Commissioner Debra Shore. "We also need citizens to join us in keeping the tunnels and reservoirs as empty as possible to make room for the excess flow."
There are specific actions that can be taken before a storm hits that will help limit the amount of water and sewage in the system. In the hours leading up to and during the storm, it is recommended that residents postpone running the dishwasher or doing the laundry, bathing, showering, watering the lawn or washing the car.
The Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (TARP) is one of the largest civil engineering projects ever undertaken, and although it is still under construction, the TARP tunnels has been very effective since going online in 2006. Since then, the average number of days with CSOs has gone down from 100 to 50 per year, and an estimated 85 percent of the CSO pollution from TARP's service area is captured and treated. The current system has yielded millions of dollars in flood damage reduction benefits.
"When the entire TARP system is online, the area will reap tremendous benefits and even greater protection," said Commissioner Shore.
More information about TARP can be found at: www.mwrd.org.
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Dining Style:
Casual Elegant
(212) 333-1220
Hours of Operation:
Monday - Saturday 11:30 am - 10:30 pm
Sunday 11:30 am - 9:30 pm
Payment Options:
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, Visa
French, American
Executive Chef:
Abram Bissell
Dress Code:
Business Casual
Accepts Walk-Ins:
Additional Details:
Bar Dining, Bar/Lounge, Full Bar, Non-Smoking Restaurant, Wheelchair Access
Private Party Facilities:
Private dining at the Modern consists of one magnificent room which overlooks the Museum's Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Sculpture Garden through floor to ceiling windows. The space can accommodate up to 64 guests for seated functions and up to 80 guests for receptions.
Private Party Contact:
Special Events (212) 408-6611
Getting there
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Between 5th and 6th Avenues
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There is street parking, as well as a public car park across the street from The Modern.
A word from The Modern - Bar Room
The Bar Room offers a more casual way to experience an expansive a la carte menu in a vibrant and welcoming setting. The restaurant also boasts an award-winning wine program as well as a carefully curated list of cocktails, beer and spirits. Located adjacent to The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), the
Modern's Bar Room accepts reservations 28 days in advance. The Bar Room also includes a Bar & Lounge area that welcomes guests on a walk-in basis. The restaurant also features a prix-fixe only Dining Room.
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Diner Reviews
Loud, uncomfortable small tables,
food over-dressed, and not deserving of the $600 price (including tip) for a party of 4. I expected more."
Dined on 7/30/2014
The food continues to be excellent
and the service is truly outstanding."
Dined on 7/29/2014
This lovely space and gracious
hosts is obscured by the extremely small plates (of yummy food) at exorbitant prices. If the prices were more in line I would return again and again. We tasted delicious gnocchi - there may have been 4 tiny ones with summer squash, a tiny bean salad and a crispy chicken breast. I am a small eater and I left wanting. Sad."
Dined on 7/27/2014
While the food is good the
portions are ridiculously small, but priced like full sized portions, needless to say. And while the place is swarming with attendants, the service is surprisingly inattentive!?! The drinks are good."
Dined on 7/23/2014
The food and service were great. A
little loud, but we were in the Bar Room so that is to be expected."
Dined on 7/22/2014
Returning to the Modern Bar for an
informal but high quality lunch is always a pleasure. The summer salad with peaches was savory and sweet--just delightful. The Salmon was cooked perfectly ( and we had not specified the level of cooking desired). The dessert was scrumptious. The wait staff was attentive but a little pushy, trying to encourage us to order more dishes than necessary and clearing our plates when one of us was still eating. All and all, it was a fun, tasty experience."
Dined on 7/21/2014
While a few old favorites are
gone, the new items are even better. The constantly evolving menu is a genuine adventure - not a cliché on the list, and everything lives up to its promise. It is great to see new life in a place that may have been coasting for awhile."
Dined on 7/20/2014
Contemporary restaurant with nice
ambience. Many of the guests are visiting MoMA and have stopped in for dinner. Food average. Small portions, high price."
Dined on 7/20/2014
I love the place but I prefer the
previous chef's style. So glad they kept the bacon/gruyere tart."
Dined on 7/15/2014
Food was better previously - reads
better tha the execution. All over salted, bright wrong starter for one person, presentation still very pretty, charge for bar nuts& olives egregious (asked for nibbles as we were waiting for the 3rd of our party, those were brought over to our table, no mention of charge)"
Dined on 7/14/2014
The food here is always tasty in
an interesting way, and the small portions make it possible to have several taste bombs. ThereS a funny carrot dish that Bugs would love."
Dined on 7/14/2014
Finally, a restaurant around the
theatre district that's not cheesy and trying to rip you off by putting tons of stuff on your table! Great food, nice ambiance and no loud background music or the unavoidable DJ!!"
Dined on 7/12/2014
Perfect Friday night out following
MOMA visit. The food waas quite good - we ate at the bar which we preferred to the main room. Service was excellent."
Dined on 7/11/2014
The new menu (and I assume chef)
has drastically changed the quality of The Modern - Bar Room. I am not sure why, but the entire dining experience has declined in quality. It may have been the holiday weekend, but this was really not a good experience."
Dined on 7/3/2014
The menu at first glance seemed
good but not too exciting--HOWEVER, my date and I ordered 4 plates for sharing and each was incredibly complex in flavor without being too rich. The marinated tuna was fresh, tangy, and well dressed with greens and surprising crunch bits. The carrots were unreal (yes, carrots). Who knew roasted carrots could have such punch! Scallops were cooked to perfection (buttery on the inside and nicely grilled on the outside...plus the romesco, broccolini, and hazelnuts were the perfect companions. Good portions too - the plate included 4 nice scallops. Salmon was fresh and juicy. All in all we walked away very satisfied sharing 4 small plates--usually not the case! Service was outstanding. Will be back!"
Dined on 6/30/2014
Sometimes everything just falls
into place & you have a great dining experience. This was one of those times. The waitstaff was attentive & the waiter steered us to wonderful selections. I especially enjoyed the crab/radish salad & the carrots as a side dish rather than appetizer was a perfect suggestion. We weren't rushed & enjoyed a leisurely meal finished off by a decadent chocolate dessert with lemon verbena (to die for) ice cream."
Dined on 6/29/2014
Had lunch here with a friend
before going to a Sunday matinee. The food is consistently good here and the service is always cordial and ready to please. I didn't give service 5 stars because I twice asked for ice and never got it. While this is a minor infraction I would expect no oversights for this restaurant."
Dined on 6/29/2014
Salmon was very good. Guest seemed
to enjoy dinner. Service was fine. Would return."
Dined on 6/26/2014
The Bar Room at The Modern turned
out to be the perfect spot for a special dinner! Thank you so much for a great experience!"
Dined on 6/24/2014
Stunning presentation, cuisine,
and wine. Simply put, perfection. The foie gras and tuna tartare were the highlight of the evening. Visit MOMA, and then have lunch or dinner in the bar area, and you will have a sensational day."
Dined on 6/21/2014
The food was great but the
portions were shockingly small. I was still hungry after three courses!"
Dined on 6/20/2014
the food was outstanding; we will
certainly go back."
Dined on 6/14/2014
This is one of my favorite spots.
The food is consistently good and service is impeccable. Our California friend raved about everything!"
Dined on 6/14/2014
We love The Modern and try to go
whenever we're in the city. The food never disappoints but our lunch took two precious hours out of our busy day. We couldn't tell if it was the fault of the kitchen or the server. We will go back but if it happens again we may have to reconsider. We did love the maitre d' - he was delightful and was enthusiastic about taking a picture of us as we were leaving."
Dined on 6/12/2014
The Modern is in a great location
and it is a very good looking restaurant with a good crowd. Unfortunate the food doesn't live up to the restaurant's great atmosphere and the service is best described as aloof and kind of slow. I had the pork loin with pork belly confit. The pork loin was overcooked and a bit tough, and while I didn't think it through before ordering, pork belly "confit" is just a strip of bacon, not some type of fine, artisanal bacon, just the regular strip of bacon you would expect for $.99 at a diner. For the price point, there are a lot of better restaurants in Manhattan. Great place for a drink, but not to dine."
Dined on 6/11/2014
Great food , Great atmosphere
, Lively , In Place . i"
Dined on 6/11/2014
We had an early curtain and the
food at the Modern-Bar room was perfect. The food was delicious, creative and in small enough portions not to weigh us down for the evening. The wines are pricey."
Dined on 6/10/2014
Sometimes, the departure of a chef
can signal a decline, but not here. The new dishes are even better than the ones that they have replaced - one of my best meals here yet! Extremely professional, accommodating and friendly service is an added plus."
Dined on 6/8/2014
liked it a lot , would recommend
again. liked it a lot , would recommend again."
Dined on 6/8/2014
As always, food and ambience were
great, but unlike prior visits, the service was lacking. We were seated 15 minutes before waitress first even approached us. Things got better from there, but it was a rough start."
Dined on 6/7/2014
The service was excellent. The
room gorgeous. Our lunch was delicious. HOWEVER, the portions were tiny. My tiny, 80 year old guest as for the bread basket to be refilled. "
Dined on 6/6/2014
Excellent summer menu in the bar.
Fresh, seasonal, innovative. Excellent service as well. A little noisy due to some unhappy children."
Dined on 6/6/2014
Dinner in the bar room was a great
choice for our group: some posh foodies, and some urban adventurers with not-so-deep pockets. The Bar Room at The Modern provided an interesting menu, cool space, great food, and excellent service; all the best of NYC fine dining at half the price. Our server helped us order just enough, letting us know about small portions and encouraging us to share plates. The staff was present without hovering, and despite the packed room we never lacked for attention. Food was well presented, creative, and delicious without trying too hard. They avoided the hip restaurant tendency to combine too many exotic flavors. "
Dined on 6/4/2014
The steak was not of a quality
expected and the wine list is too expensive. The noise is too much. Besides all these, I like the vibrancy of the ambience."
Dined on 6/4/2014
Attentive and friendly service.
You feel welcome. Concerned staff but not fussy. Concerned staff but not cold. Interesting food - well prepared. Worst case scenario, a place to take a boring person - you can always talk about the food, the ambiance, the people around you. "
Dined on 6/4/2014
Food was sensational. Service
impeccable. Portions tiny. Danny Myer does it again and again and again."
Dined on 6/3/2014
The service was attentive without
being obsequious; the wine steward very knowledgeable without attitude. As usual the menu was interesting and very well prepared, although I was a bit disappointed in my dessert. The cost is higher than I usually spend on a meal out, this is one of my favorite places for special occasions."
Dined on 6/1/2014
Although the Modern has been open
for years, it still doesn't disappoint. We had a great pre-theatre meal."
Dined on 5/31/2014
excellent lunch.we had a crab
salad that was delicious, but very small ,light if one is only having this for lunch. the bread, and excellent dessert left us very satisfied. restaurant quiet early, but does get quite noisy as the lunchtime scene unfolds."
Dined on 5/30/2014
The new chef has added some
enjoyable vegetable dishes, but the mains are dull. A pity to see such a wonderful restaurant go downhill."
Dined on 5/27/2014
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For the first time ever, the average pool in the late Pick Four averaged over $100,000 per night during Kindergarten Futurity weekend of May 17, 18 and 19. The average late Pick Four pool during the week was $102,133, eclipsing the previous record average of $98,828 set on February 18-20, 2011.
The weekend figures featured the $115,968 wagered in Sunday's late Pick Four. The late Pick Four sequence of races included the running of the $281,100 Kindergarten Futurity as the evening's ninth race. This was the fourth highest late Pick Four pool ever at Los Alamitos. The weekend also featured Saturday's late Pick Four pool of $104,083 and Sunday's late Pick Four pool of $86,349.
Other highlights of the wagering weekend included:
* The early Pick Four average of $136,417 from May 17-19 was the 10th highest total for a single weekend.
* The 3rd highest combined total wagered in the early and late Pick Fours of $268,123 was set on Kindergarten night, Sunday, May 19 ($152,155 in the early Pick Four and $115,968 in the late Pick Four).
Record pools for a Friday, Saturday and Sunday night have all been set at Los Alamitos this year, while the all-time record pool of $160,073 was set on Sunday, February 10. The 2013 season has featured five of the track's 10 highest pools in the early Pick Four and three of the four highest late Pick Four pools. The record pool for the late pick four of $121,842 was set on Sunday, February 24.
Los Alamitos offers two Pick Fours each racing night. The early Pick Fours consist of races one through four. The late Pick Fours consist of the final four races on the card. The late Pick Fours have been outstanding and the average pools have now reached as high as $100,000 per night. To view Free Handicapping Tips and Pick Four selections, just visit www.losalamitos.com and click on the handicapping link.
Los Alamitos Highest All-Time Pools In the early Pick Four
1. Sunday, February 10, 2013 $160,073
2. Saturday, May 4, 2013 $158,777
3. Sunday, February 12, 2012 $155,780
4. Sunday, February 17, 2013 $155,571
5. Sunday, March 4, 2013 $155,545
6. Saturday, May 19, 2012 $154,940
7. Sunday, May 20, 2012 $154,465
8. Sunday, May 22, 2011 $154,352
9. Sunday, May 6, 2012 $153,439
10. Sunday, May 19, 2013 $152,155
Los Alamitos Highest All-Time Pools In the Late Pick Four
1. Sunday, February 24, 2013 $121,842
2. Saturday, December 11, 2010 $121,773
3. Sunday, February 17, 2013 $116,670
4. Sunday, May 19, 2013 $115,968
5. Saturday, December 15, 2012 $115,398
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Fifty years ago, Martin Luther King delivered his rousing "I Have a Dream" speech to a crowd of 250,000 in front of the Lincoln Memorial after leading a peaceful demonstration in Washington, D.C.
"I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: 'We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal,' King said on Aug. 28, 1963. "I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.?
On this Martin Luther King Day, Patch wants to know what your dream is for a better world? Is it to see improved education for all children, safer streets, better access to health care or improved race relations? Please share your thoughts — and your ideas for how to achieve these goals — in the comments section below.
For some inspiration, you can watch King's speech in its entirety here.


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Appeared in 10 games (three starts) but did not factor into any decisions ...Had a 4.58 ERA ... Logged 17 2/3 innings and struck out 13 ... Opponents hit .310 off of him ... Had a 3.38 ERA in five relief appearances in SEC play (5 1/3 innings) ... SEC opponents hit just .211 against him ... Held left-handed hitters to a .211 batting average (4-for-19) while right-handed hitters hit .346 (18-for-52) against him ... Lasted just two innings in his first start in over a month-and-a-half, allowing a pair of runs on four hits against Troy (4/17) ... Lasted three innings in the Wednesday start against Alabama State (2/29), allowing three first inning runs while surrendering a total of five hits with a walk, striking out four ... Got the Wednesday start against Alcorn State (2/22) but did not factor into the decision, working into the fifth before leaving with a man on first and one out after throwing 64 pitches ... Surrendered a run on five hits and two walks.
Played for Tommy Walker at Spanish Fort HS ... 39th-round pick of the Minnesota Twins in the 2011 MLB Draft ... Was 10-1 with a 1.84 ERA in 72 innings as a senior, striking out 88 ... Also hit .408 with eight home runs and 50 RBI ... 2011 First Team All-State/Super All-State (Util.) ... 2010 and 2011 All-Mobile Press-Register Team ... Was 10-2 with a 2.05 ERA in 68 innings as a junior, striking out 77 ... Also hit .425 with five home runs ... 2010 All-State, All-County and All-Conference.
Edwin Rockford McCord ... Son of Rock and Bobbi McCord ... Has two siblings: Jesse and Danielle ... Major: exercise science.