text: AMARILLO - An Amarillo mother is baffled and terrified as police continue to search for a stranger who tried to pick up her children from school. Although that mother is nervous not knowing who tried to take her children without her permission, she's now confident that her children are secure at school.Parents at San Jacinto Elementary must provide names of those who are allowed to pick up their children from school at the beginning of every year. So when teachers didn't recognize a woman who showed up Friday and asked for a three-year-old pre school student they checked the list and she wasn't on it."I just want to know how she knew my kids names and what she planned on doing with my kids once she got them," mother Autumn Sanchez said.Sanchez has two children in San Jacinto Elementary. Her sister was scheduled to pick them up, so she was shocked when the school called to inform her a woman who called herself "Latoya" was trying to take her three year old. "She had their first names but she didn't have correct last names. So, I just have no idea. I didn't send her to pick them up, and nobody that I know that I've talked to knows who she is," Sanchez said. The school filed a police report after the woman left. APD says they're not treating the case as an attempted kidnapping but they are trying to find the woman."Right now, don't feel like there's a threat out there to other kids at all," Corporal Jerry Neufeld said. AISD issued this statement saying "our campus staff members are trained to follow the protocol when someone other than a parent attempts to pick up a student from school. In this particular case, the system worked and our staff acted appropriately." APD agrees with that statement. "It is a good reminder that we have these procedures in place for our well being and for our children's well being," Neufeld said. As for Sanchez she says it will be hard to rest easy until she has an explanation about the ordeal but she'll continue to trust AISD to keep her kids safe. "I think the school did a really good job because if it weren't for them, who knows, that lady could have taken my kids," she said. AISD wouldn't comment on how many, or which, of their schools have security cameras but the recent bond election did purchase almost 9 million dollars in security upgrades.


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LANSING (WKZO) -- The Michigan House is expected to approve legislation that would let the state Natural Resources Commission determine which species may be hunted in Michigan.
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I know our culture is rapidly coarsening. I know that what was once repugnant to our collective moral conscience is now celebrated. But affirming young teens in pornifying themselves?
- May 08, 2014 |
I've never taught about capital punishment. I've never written about capital punishment. But this issue has been in the news as of late which prompted me to write this blog.
- May 05, 2014 |
If I simply wanted to ignite a passion in someone for a subject what would the top five be for various areas if all I wanted to do was turn them on, through reading, to that area?
- May 01, 2014 |
There has been much talk of late about "spontaneous" baptisms. As a result, some have questioned whether it should be offered at all. So should it?
- April 28, 2014 |
This is a blog with a very specific audience. This is for all the church planters and their volunteers on post-Easter Monday, struggling to make it from week-to-week, as well as the leaders and members of established churches which are anything but "mega" – well below the 200 threshold in terms of average attendance.
- April 21, 2014 |
The amazing thing about Good Friday is that it was - and is - part of the "good" declared by God at creation.
- April 17, 2014 |
A recent story in the news brings into question the school system's ability to exercise authority when they are unable to deliver appropriate consequences for willful defiance.
- April 14, 2014 |
I've found myself talking increasingly about the defining character trait of those who join and grow with an organization; the defining mark of someone who truly succeeds.
- April 07, 2014 |
"Noah" has clearly shown us the genuine desire to dig deeper into some of the issues related to the story, and specifically, questions about some of the dynamics of the film itself.
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Over the weekend, I did what many people who have been weighing in on the movie Noah had yet to even do: I saw the movie.
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As a pastor of a church, I can say without qualification that World Vision is not being the parachurch we need. It is neither creating unity nor honoring the church.
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Mecklenburg Community Church (Meck), where I have the privilege of serving as senior pastor, has a clear ten-year vision. And for us, how we reach our goals matter as much as the goals themselves. Because the "how" is about the way we live our lives.
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This week was a cosmologist's dream. A discovery was made that few scientists thought would ever be discovered at all, much less in their lifetime: ripples made in the fabric of the universe following the Big Bang.
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It was a pagan world, outside the borders of the accepted disciplines and understandings of civilization. And into this postmodern milieu, 1500 years before postmodernism was born, came Patrick, the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland (c. 5th century).
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Do you recall the tower of Babel? Well we're rebuilding it, only this time we are not using bricks and mortar, but silicon chips and genetic engineering.
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I am often invited to facilitate private leadership gatherings that are designed as mentoring sessions. Time and again, the biggest issue facing those in ministry has to do with staff and volunteers.
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The decision made by Theodosius to proclaim Christianity as the official religion of the Roman Empire – and the way it accelerated and took root in the early Middle Ages – is a story seldom told in light of the caricatures that abound.
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A national conversation has been ignited on the relationship between religious freedom and non-discrimination, and the dividing lines are not neat and clean. I believe there are five very important observations to make on the matter.
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There is little doubt that the religious story of our day is the rise of the "nones," the religiously unaffiliated, in the United States.
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Many pastors and leaders look for the silver bullet - the solution that they can seamlessly weave into the life of the church that will solve all of their problems but keep everyone currently attending happy. There's only one problem. It doesn't exist.
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HAMMOND | Hammond elementary schools are beginning nominations and training for Girls on The Run, the non-competitive 5k-marathon event which will take place May 11.
Girls on the Run is a character development program for girls in grades 3 to 8, that focuses on developing self-esteem and confidence through exercise.
Girls on the Run is not your typical race. Contestants do not receive a trophy and there is not even a set time limit. Whether the participants run, walk, hop, jump or crawl to the finish line, everyone is a true winner.
The reward is the confidence boost the young girls retain after training for an obstacle and overcoming the challenge. Through the program the girls are taught to withstand hardships and to conquer not only the struggle of the marathon, but also the trials they may encounter in their own lives.
Hammond offers the program in the fall and spring each year.
Mary Rykiel, Morton Elementary School teacher, coordinated the fall program.
Every fall and spring the program opens by having teachers nominate girls they believe would benefit from the character development the program offers. After the girls are nominated, they meet two times per week for 90 minutes for training and workshops, which teach the importance of confidence and positive self-image. Lessons will also focus of good decision making, cooperation and standing up for beliefs.
"The program was brought to my attention by another co-worker, and after reviewing the details of it, I fell in love with it and knew that it would benefit the girls here at Morton Elementary School," said Rykiel.
Past runs have been held at Crichfield Elementary School in La Porte and Wicker Park in Highland. Heather Wieser is this year's spring coach for the run that will be held at Wicker Park once again this spring.


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Montreal, Canada to Savannah, Georgia*I find myself in Montreal a day early. My 'official schedule' said the Bullrun started on May 11, hence my booking a flight for the 10th. But now I'm here inside the Ritz-Carlton's lobby, I find it doesn't start until Saturday the 12th. I've got an entire 24 hours to kill.
After last year's shenanigans, I swore to myself I would remain (relatively) sober during my downtime. Problem is, the Canadians love their beer... did you know that? I had no clue. And Canadian drunkenness is infectious in a way that, well, you know, makes you want to get drunk.
Late in the afternoon, I drag my sorry ass back to the Ritz-Carlton in time to find Claus Ettensberger, founder of CEC and our sponsor/driving partner for the event, strolling leisurely through the lobby, looking extremely relaxed, having just worked out and had a massage. He wryly appraises my state and claps me on the back.
"Good to see you, fellow Bullrunner. Getting off to a good start like last year, I see."
I make it to the lobby next morning, just in time to see Claus applying the final Michelin Man decal to this year's ride, a TechArt Widebody Magnum. If ever there was a car you could describe as truly monstrous, this is it. Based on the Porsche Cayenne Turbo, Claus's version flaunts 600 hp and 630 lb-ft of torque thanks to a revised exhaust, turbos and intercoolers. It also has 22-inch wheels, massive brakes, and a widebody kit that makes it look like a road-going whale shark. Looking up and seeing those massive bumper intakes filling your rear-view could only be described as terrifying.
Claus doesn't even seem to care if he wins or not. For most of the first leg, Montreal to Boston, we follow a Mercedes CL bristling with antennae of varying lengths. "This guy up here, I hope he wins," says Claus. "He really wants to win. He deserves it." I glance at him out of the corner of my eye, uncertain whether this is indeed our old friend or an alien being who has hijacked Claus's body.
Even so, we keep a brisk pace through the lunch stop and into Boston, coming in near the top, 11th or 12th place. But it's all a bit surreal. Law enforcement is strangely and conspicuously absent as we drive past the border, down through Vermont and into Massachusetts.
"The next day, Claus is a completely different man. Apparently, the soothing effects of yesterday's massage have dissipated completely, because this morning there's fire in the German's eyes. "We're going to win this thing, dammit! We're going to kick everyone's ass!"
At the front of the pack coming out of Boston, we're embedded with maybe 10 other cars. Then Claus puts his foot down. Mercedes and Ferraris fall away as unobtrusively as Cayenne exhaust fumes. You might not call the TechArt Magnum pretty, but it's hellishly fast.
Bullrun organizers have anticipated everyone arriving at the Cross Sound Ferry in New London, Connecticut, between 10:30 or 11:00, but the Magnum arrives in time for the 10:00 ferry. The checkpoint hasn't even been properly set up yet. The official time is 9:55 and we're the first entry across, all by our lonesome, and now a full hour ahead of everyone else once we arrive on the other side in Cutchogue, New York. We're also the first car to roll into tonight's destination, Atlantic City. I'm afraid Claus is going to have an orgasm.
The next day is much the same, although a wrong turn at the last moment in Stanton, Virginia, puts us in third position. The day after that, Claus's infallible luck falters a bit; road debris causes him to swerve unnervingly close to edge of the road. One 22-inch wheel nails the shoulder at 70 mph and its rondure becomes compromised. We continue to drive in spite of copious vibrations through the steering wheel. Eventually the tire comes unsealed and deflates rapidly, but we're prepared for just such a situation. Claus pulls to the side of the road and we replace the bent wheel with an extra packed in the Magnum's cargo area. As quick as we were, the incident slows us considerably and we make it into Savannah, Georgia, in 15th or 16th place-easily the worst finish of the entire rally.
I bid everyone a wistful goodbye. I don't want to leave. And as it turns out, I'll miss the most exciting leg of the entire trip.
Savannah, Georgia to Miami, Florida*Clayton Edwards died April 7, 1974. He was a good husband and a loving father.
That's what his tombstone said, anyway. For the last 20 minutes, I've been hiding behind a four-foot slab of marble dedicated to Mr. Edwards. I've examined every inch of his marker, all the fonts carved into the stone, every crack in the seams. In an effort to stay low and motionless, I have become one with the gravestone, I have merged with it.
Your mind does funny things under stress. Mine did. You see, I didn't want to go to jail in Georgia. I hear 'Southern hospitality' has a whole new meaning there. I didn't order that this morning.
Earlier, I was enjoying coffee and croissants in Savannah's beautiful Mansion on Forsyth Park. I had been officially driving in the 2007 Bullrun for 12 minutes when things went to hell. Police pull a dozen drivers from the freeway and we are among them. These cops are really pissed and rightfully so. A few Bullrun drivers did some incredibly stupid maneuvers and almost upset a big rig. Hell, it made me angry.
We exit the freeway while flanking a panel truck, forced to go left instead of right, away from the men with guns and badges. I mention the term 'evading arrest' to Claus and he pulls into the first driveway he can find. It happens to be a cemetery, the place I meet Clayton Edwards.
By now a helicopter has joined the fray and we see squad cars flying up and down the road, lights blazing. Being German, Claus is almost genetically wired to follow the rules-he wants to give himself up and be a good citizen. Luckily, I didn't inherit any of those genes.
I make him wait until things calm down and make a timid jaunt down the road. Another squad car hurtles toward us, but he's too far away to get a make. Claus makes an immediate right, placing us on a rural route in the middle of nowhere. For the next 30 minutes, he's calling dozens of contacts scattered throughout the South. Nobody has any suggestions-none we want to hear, anyway.
A good ol' boy drives by, his truck festooned with the requisite NRA sticker and Confederate flag. "Ya'll need some help?" he asks.
Speaking through several inches of chewing tobacco, he tells us the only way out is through a series of side roads, some no more than glorified dirt paths. Claus offers him 50 bucks to get us back on the highway-the guy lights up like a lottery winner. Our new guide cases out the road ahead. It's safe to proceed.
We pass boiled peanut stands and possum skinners until we finally merge onto the highway. Our guide blasts off with a flourish of tire smoke while Lynyrd Skynryd's Freebird fades into the distance. We are close to the Florida border and it literally looks like Hell on Earth.
Apparently, the Okefenokee swamp has been burning for weeks. The air is perfumed with what smells like equal parts dog hair and cat feces, both on fire. Living in Los Angeles, I am no stranger to wildfires. However, nothing could have prepared me for the scope of the devastation. Thousands of acres of burnt timber and dead animals.
Thankfully, the highway before us is wide open-we use every ounce of the TechArt Magnum's muscle. And there's a lot of it. The Magnum's sweet spot is 150 mph and its 600 hp will easily touch 170 mph, probably more. The Magnum's weight (5200 pounds) and modified aerodynamics leave it feeling extremely planted at high speed. Wind, rain, bugs... nothing makes any difference to our forward trajectory.
Way ahead, we see a glimmer of a windshield and our K40 radar detector goes wild. Despite its ginormous (gigantic/enormous) brakes, we won't scrub enough speed to place us within the 75 mph limit. We do our best and are promptly followed and eventually pulled over.
The officer tells us to be careful, many deer have been crossing the road of late. And because this is a lightly traveled road, the deer seem to think they own it.
"Ya'll don't wanna hit one going too fast," he says. "Drive safely and be careful." And then he disappears into the woods.
We sit there for a few minutes, half expecting him to return with a bazooka and a ticket book. He doesn't.
Claus thinks this is some cruel trick, a new form of torture. Not this time. This time, we were told simply to be careful and use our heads. It does wonders for
Claus, who resumes driving ever so cautiously-fast, but safe.
We make it to Moroso Speedway, where we are given full access to its road course. No one is especially anxious to take the TechArt Magnum on the track, given its race-bred company. Porsche 911 Turbos, Ferrari 430s, Lamborghini Gallardos... these are the weapons of choice and their owners are amazingly liberal with the keys.
"You wanna take my Murcilago for a spin?" asks Robb Rill. "Go wild." And he chucks the keys at my head.
Robb and his wife, Tara, are part of the Darkcyd Racing crew and have brought a black-on-black 18-wheeler for support. The Rills' black Murci is wearing black Maya wheels and looks like evil incarnate. The Rills are great people and I take to them instantly. Tara will later prove indispensable as navigator for Claus during our balls-out run to Orlando. Cool, calm, collected, Tara is beautiful and smart. Oh, and she can drive too. I'm in love.
I decline Robb's gracious offer and instead hop into the Magnum. Despite its size, it behaves like a lifted 911 and is capable of positively amazing performance. Although I was impressed with our long-term Cayenne S, the Magnum feels like twice the car.
Claus is up at five the next morning and raring to go. He wants to win this next leg and it's all business now. I'm laying down in the back seat, nursing a hangover. Although I can't see what's going on, I know we're making good time. Claus starts screaming at us to scan for cops, not just on the road, but in the air, sea and underground. His mood alternates between considering us worthless bumpkins and beloved friends, a kind of Italian love-hate thing.
Eventually, we arrive at the Hard Rock Hotel in Orlando, Florida. I check in, brush my teeth, make a few calls, and that's all I remember. I have a photo of myself hoisting some woman above my head. From all reports, I had a blast.
The skyline of Miami appears and it's as if pure adrenaline has been pumped into Claus' brain. We are swapping places with the Mercedes CLK DTM, and Claus is determined to win. We get stuck behind a big rig and it costs dearly-we take second. It seems good enough, though, because-clever German that he is-Claus has a few tricks in store for tomorrow.
Miami, Florida to Key West, Florida*By the time I joined the Bullrun, it was nearly over. I heard all the incredible stories that occurred along the way, some unfolding with harrowing play-by-play accounts. Surely there would be no fun left for me. Since departing from Montreal, the remaining Bullrunners had already traveled some 2500 miles, criss-crossing from checkpoint to checkpoint. The final destination, Key West, is only 150 miles away. And the route is heavily traveled on a straight and narrow-not too exciting. Also, there would be a partial police escort to ensure everyone's safety.
However, the real excitement had just begun. Knowing it would take three slow-paced hours (less a lunch stop) to run , we spiced things up with a Cigarette offshore race boat, courtesy of European car enthusiasts Paul Rhodes and world champion driver Scott Conrad of SC Performance Marine. Nothing in the rules says we can't, only that both car and driver start and finish with the supplied Bullrun decals and numbers displayed appropriately.
After a late night in South Beach at the famous Versace mansion (which, in addition to Bullrunners, included a handful of celebs such as actor Jamie Foxx and model/actor-and fellow gearhead-Tyson Beckford), the morning would come all too soon. Miami doesn't sleep, especially South Beach. Well, maybe during the day. The local scene doesn't even kick in until after 11 pm, but lasts well into the early hours (which I soon learned at the mansion, as well as Love & Hate, a new hang-out for the young and beautiful operated by Miami Ink's Chris Nunez). I am approached by a girl who points out that I look like her friend's dad. Time to leave.
Following a group breakfast at the new CEC tuning facility (see sidebar), our plan moves into action. The Magnum will continue with Joaquin Mejia of Autobahner behind the wheel, while Claus and I dart to a nearby harbor where the boat is waiting. Out in the open water, we hit the high seas at triple-digit speed. Complete with scantily clad female passengers, we would arrive like rock stars. The Bullrun spirit is still very much alive.
Equipped with dual Mercury Racing 1075s, this state-of-the-art 46-foot craft makes quick work of the chop. We should reach our destination well ahead of anyone else. Except the boat has other plans. For reasons uncertain, one of the main drives gives out and leaves us limping into harbor in Marathon, roughly halfway and the site of our lunch stop. Mere moments after reaching the dock, Claus, using his quick wit and charisma, quickly convinces a passer-by to drive us to the checkpoint. "Faster, you need to drive faster," Claus shouts. "Please, this is an emergency." Despite his pleas and bribery, getting this older gentleman to drive significantly higher than the posted speed is never going to happen, but we get there. It's only two miles up the road, but those two miles seem like an eternity.
Although we had our troubles, we arrive minutes apart from Joaquin and the Magnum, still clocking in with an impressive fourth place. Lunch done, Joaquin leads the pack south while Claus and I head back to the boat to assess the damage.
Committed to the end, Rhodes summons his private Citation X to whisk us to the finish. Reportedly the world's fastest luxury jet with a cruising speed of over 460 mph, the 75 miles to tiny Key West Airport takes all of 15 minutes. Barely enough time to sink into the soft leather swivel chairs or pop the cork on the bubbly. Claus stays in constant contact with Joaquin, who is still leading the way.
We aren't the only ones to take advantage of a little alternative transportation. Jay Riecke and Byron Burkhardt (of Team Riecke), plus Richard Rawlings and Dennis Collins chartered helicopters. Meanwhile, a cargo plane transports Team Rieke's Renntech Mercedes CL 600 and the Rawlings/Collins Ferrari 550 Maranello from Miami to Key West. Rawlings and Collins broke the 28-year-old New York-to-Los Angeles record in a blistering 31 hours and 59 minutes-in this 550. The incredible feat was accomplished just prior to joining the Bullrun midway.
All told, the menacing Magnum ran the route in the least amount of time, collecting the most consistent top finishes along the way. By car, boat or plane, winning or losing, it really doesn't matter. In the end, the glory and unforgettable memories are shared by all.
In-Car NavigationFor the directionally challengedJust about every car on Bullrun had some sort of navigation or GPS aid in order to reach every rally checkpoint in the quickest way possible. Some even had multiple systems. Here are a few portable navigation devices to get you where you need to go, whether you're an aspiring Claus Ettensberger or an average Joe trying to shorten the daily commute.
Miami ViseCEC opens new Florida tuning centerA couple of days following the Bullrun, Claus Ettensburger celebrated the opening of CEC Miami, a brand-new state-of-the-art tuning facility located in Coral Gables, Florida. Coral Gables is to Miami as Beverly Hills is to Los Angeles.
Conceived by architect Pierluigi Bonvicini, the 12,000 square-foot building is impressive inside and out, with giant storefront windows offering passers-by a clear view of CEC's world. The contemporary showroom features fully equipped vehicles from AC Schnitzer, Brabus and TechArt, to name a few. On-site services range from mounting/balancing wheels and tires, to installing aerodynamics, to extensive engine conversions with the latest, most advanced equipment.
In addition to the CEC Miami Tuning Center, CEC operates full service showrooms in West Los Angeles and Newport Beach, as well as distribution centers in California and Florida. Parts and services are available through a network of authorized dealers throughout the US, Canada and Mexico.
A Look Inside The BeastIt's almost 16 feet long, 6.75 feet wide and weighs some 5200 pounds. It's an intimidating machine, the mad spawn of a psychotic soccer mom and a steroid-snorting WWF wrestler.
Subtlety is not the TechArt Widebody Magnum's forte.
TechArt's aerodynamics essentially re-body the Cayenne with new door panels, fenders, bumpers, hood and rear taillight assembly. Designed in the wind tunnel at the University of Stuttgart, the system was designed for significantly more downforce and cooling, something a standard Cayenne Turbo has in adequate measure. However, the Magnum is far beyond a standard vehicle. Its 500-hp twin-turbo V8 has been significantly modified with larger variable vane turbos, gigantic intercoolers, custom software and new intake and exhaust systems. Now, more than 600 hp is funneled through all four wheels, leaving this monster capable of brilliant all-wheel-drive burnouts. TechArt highly recommends that Magnum customers have the car fitted with its larger eight-/four-piston brakes and 15-inch/14-inch rotors.
Interior upgrades include TechArt's custom airbag steering wheel-a nice piece of work featuring a thick diameter and perforated stitching. Mats, door panels, seats and shift knob are TechArt pieces too.
A standard Cayenne Turbo requires $93,700. The TechArt program adds another $52,000 to that. Although it's a huge chunk of change, it will allow you and your four best friends to breach 60 mph in 4.6 seconds or cover the quarter-mile with a 12.7.
Be sure to ask them for gas money.
2007 Techart Widebody Magnum
*LayoutLongitudinal front engine, all-wheel drive
*Engine4.2-liter V8, dohc, 32-valve, TechArt turbochargers, intercoolers, oil lines, intake pipe, headers, catalysts, exhaust
*SuspensionTechArt height adjustable module
*BrakesEight-piston calipers, 15-inch rotors (f)Four-piston calipers, 14-inch rotors (r)
*Wheels and TiresTechArt Formula GTS, 10x22Michelin Diamaris, 295/30
*ExteriorTechArt front bumper, rear bumper and diffuser, side skirts, rear contour door panel, headlamps, taillamps, four-inch fender flares, aero hood
*InteriorTechArt sport steering wheel
*PerformancePeak Power: 600 hpPeak Torque: 630 lb-ft
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It started with the Cannonball Run. No, it wasn't just some string of suspect '70s movies starring Burt Reynolds and plenty of dodgy moustaches. And its full name-The Cannonball Baker Sea-To-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash-would need a wide screen to fit.
In 1933, Erwin George 'Cannonball' Baker, a former vaudeville performer turned motorcycle and car racer, took a Graham-Page Model 57 Blue Streak 8 (why don't cars have cool names like that nowadays? Really, what the heck is a Tiguan?) from one coast to the other-one of many transcontinental jaunts-in 53 hours and 30 minutes, a record that wouldn't be broken for almost 40 years.
Fast forward to the '70s fuel crisis and blanket 55-mph speed limits, and who gets the bright idea to follow in Baker's tire tracks? A car journalist and racer, Brock Yates.
The Cannonball Run went from the Red Ball Garage on East 31st Street in New York City (subsequently the Lock, Stock and Barrel in Darien, Connecticut) to the Portofino Inn at Redondo Beach, California, just south of Los Angeles. The idea was to complete the journey in as quick a time as possible. There were no rules about participating vehicles (which ranged from Rolls-Royces to Dodge vans) or even which route to take. American racing legend Dan Gurney won one run in a Ferrari Daytona, with Yates as co-driver, clocking 35 hours and 54 minutes. But the fastest ever time was by Dave Heinz and Dave Yarborough-32 hours and 51 minutes-in a Jaguar XJS, no less. Who'd have thought a Jag of that vintage would actually make it out of New York without breaking down?
Of course, it was all unsponsored and completely illegal.
Lap Of The Goods
Obviously, the Cannonball Run could not be allowed to exist. So Yates got involved in the One Lap of America. The first event took place in 1984, when Yates circled the lower 48 states. It got better. First by being a series of timed stages on public roads, then developing into a succession of track stints, with competitors driving from one track to the next (at legal speeds, but sometimes for 24 hours). Once trackside, the race is against the clock, not each other, with participants divided into classes according to retail prices, number of doors, etc. The duration of these events has been variable, with one covering 10,000 miles in 10 days and another completing 4000 miles over six days. In either case, the rules state that only one set of tires can be used, which makes things a little more interesting.
Smoking Gum
The Gumball Rally was a 1976 movie, reputedly a comedy, 'inspired' by the real-life Cannonball Run. Its name was hijacked by a bunch of rich, spoiled brats who think nothing of handing over thousands of dollars, pissing off every other road user and blasting their fast cars through various parts of Europe and the US, all in the name of fun. The Gumball 3000 is so-called because participants must cover 3000 miles in six days. Its organizers claim it's all done at legal speeds, but the reality is somewhat different. The Cannonball Run only saw a broken arm. In Europe, the Gumball 3000 has seen two fatalities, neither of whom were participants.


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I tasted biscuits like these at a seafood restaurant and really liked them. I experimented in my kitchen until I was able to get the same flavor in these fast little bites.—Elaine Whiting,Salt Lake City, Utah
- 2 cups biscuit/baking mix
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- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
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- In a large bowl, combine the biscuit mix, cheese, garlic powder, oregano and basil. Stir in milk just until moistened.
- Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 450° for 7-8 minutes or until golden brown. Serve warm. Yield: about 3 dozen.
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I'd made these biscuits when the recipe first was featured in Quick Cooking for March/April 2005!
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Courtney Moses scored 29 points and set a first-round NCAA women's tournament record by making nine 3-pointers, helping fourth-seeded Purdue pull away from pesky South Dakota State 83-68 on Saturday in the first round of the women's NCAA tournament.
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Purdue (25-8) faces fifth-seeded South Carolina in Monday night's second-round game. The winner earns a ticket to next weekend's regional semifinals in Fresno, Calif. The Gamecocks routed Eastern Michigan 80-48 in Saturday's first game.
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Between 1989 and 1995, Bill O'Reilly hosted the entertainment program "Inside Edition." A new behind-the-scenes video from his time there has surfaced, showing O'Reilly flipping out because of a teleprompter malfunction. "I can't read it! There's no words on it!" shouts O'Reilly. Watch it:
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The best way for couples to deal with herpes is to talk about it openly and make decisions together. So what's the best way to start the conversation? There's no one, single approach that works best for all people, but there are some guidelines that can help make this easier.
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By disclosing your infection to your partner, you're not only establishing a tone of trust—good for any healthy relationship—but you're also taking an important step to reduce transmission. According to one study of discordant couples (where one partner had genital herpes and the other did not), there was a significant delay in transmission when the positive partner disclosed his or her infection. The average time for transmission was 60 days for those who didn't disclose, compared to 270 days for those who did—regardless of other factors like condom use and frequency of sexual activity.
Makes sense logically—by being aware and taking precautions, you can help reduce your partner's risk. But make sure that you keep your own health and risk in mind as well. So this conversation should be a two-way street, where you discuss your partner's sexual health, and possible STIs, as well. (You might be surprised. This may be the point where you discover your partner has herpes too, and has been waiting for the moment to tell you.)
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Remember too that this should not be treated as a "confession" or some kind of admission that you have done something wrong. It is what it is—a sexually transmitted infection. The bottom line is that sexual activity is a natural act that most everyone will have at some point in their lives. With sexual activity anywhere by anyone, there is some level of risk.
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Although it is widely acknowledged that chess is the best example of an intellectual activity among games, evidence showing the association between any kind of intellectual ability and chess skill has been remarkably sparse. One of the reasons is that most of the studies investigated only one factor (e.g., intelligence), neglecting other factors relevant for the acquisition of chess skill (e.g., amount of practice, years of experience). The present study investigated the chess skill of 57 young chess players using measures of intelligence (WISC III), practice, and experience. Although practice had the most influence on chess skill, intelligence explained some variance even after the inclusion of practice. When an elite subsample of 23 children was tested, it turned out that intelligence was not a significant factor in chess skill, and that, if anything, it tended to correlate negatively with chess skill. This unexpected result is explained by a negative correlation between intelligence and practice in the elite subsample. The study demonstrates the dangers of focusing on a single factor in complex real-world situations where a number of closely interconnected factors operate.
Here's the full study. http://v-scheiner.brunel.ac.uk/bitstream/2438/642/1/Does%20Chess%20Need%20Intelligence-revision-finalINT.pdf
I agree there is a correlation in general between the two, however, if you are really intelligent, but aren't patient, or chess doesn't appeal to you, you probably wouldn't be naturally good at. The other thing you might think about is the subjectivity of IQ tests...
Who are you agreeing with? Most posts, including the one above yours, is suggesting the opposite.
I tend to think that intellegent people gravitate towards cerebral things more so than those who realize before hand, that it doesn't suit them. I tend to think that the better the chess player, most often will have a higher IQ. I was trying to make mention of the subjectivity of IQ tests, an example would simply be, you could be great at chess, but do really stupid things otherwise. So, then the $64,000 dollar question is, what does any of that really prove?
To play chess you have to use your brain and think... but you also have to use your brain to drive across town.
That chess is a game for intelligent people, or that people who play are intelligent in general is a myth. If you're good at chess it only proves that you're good at chess.
It's like saying a highly skilled tax accountant is very intelligent just because they can do taxes well. Well maybe they've simply been doing taxes for 30 years and have developed a very specific skill set.
The best you could say, maybe, is that the rate at which a person improves their ability is linked to some specific types of intelligence. But that is also confounded by free time and willingness to improve.
Super intelligent people are often non-competitive and rather lazy. I guess they have nothing to prove. While intelligence certainly is an asset for chess, a will to win is more important. Super intelligent people tend not to excel at chess or anything else unless they become motivated, then watch out.
I concur. If you are really intelligent, you see the end and the journey before you even start, it sort of takes away the thrill of the unknown. I tend to get caught up in all of the things I want to avoid, so I use other things that are still cerebral, yet on a certain level rather trivial to occupy my time(like chess,wine making,writing music). However, I am sure that the economic class of the really intelligent person in question, will go along way to determine how active they are and what they delve into.
If there are 3 groups: gifted, average and handicapped, then I must be handicapped because I'm only 1700 rating :(
1700 OTB would put you firmly in the 'normal' category along with everyone else here. Anyone with an I.Q > 100 should be able to reach an OTB rating > 1200 (say about 1500 here at chess.com) with enough self study. With coaching I'm sure they could be as much as 500 points higher.
Those who would like to imagine that academic prowess is a more accurate indicator of intelligence than chess rating would do well to consider how the 'dumb guy who always outplays them at chess' would do if he was either motivated to sacrifice years of his life toward an academic path, or if he had the same environment as the person who judges himself superior.
I have known very few truely gifted individuals but can cite a few mere 'chessplayers' for the egotists here with low ratings & high I.Q's to compare themselves... Dr.Greg Hjorth [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Hjorth ] & Ralph Seberry [ http://unauthorised.org/ralph/danny.html ] who both died long before their time :(
I have the same thing happening, but how much of chess is simply preparation? Having already learned something, doesn't necessarily make you smarter the someone who hasn't tried the same thing.
Aside from this, I find raw intelligence difficult to isolate. We can only seem to test it based on what we have learned, but that doesn't make wisdom the same as intelligence.
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double posting ? I am seeing this alot from you nongxha lately, what's up ?
sounds like someone still has dial-up!
I think that there is a correlation IQ/chess strenght, but, like with language, if you start to play chess old then someone who started earlier can play better even if he is less inteligent. And , of course, training methods , hard work and enviroment must be add to the equation
A lot of good points made here...too many to quote them all. I'm relatively new to the game of chess (about a year), but I think chess is largely about spatial-temporal reasoning, which effectively is a faculty of intelligence. A few things: 1. Men are generally better spatial-temporal reasoners, (of course there are exceptions), while women tend to be better at language or analytic reasoning (of course there are exceptions), and this is evidenced in the physical differences in density of the corpus callosum of male and female brains. 2. A variety of activities require spatial reasoning, so things such as driving, math, listening to Mozart, even...enhance spatial reasoning, and those who perform well with numbers, are good drivers, or are classically trained in music, etc., can also perform well in chess. Having said that, I think the only underlying factor here is enhancing that spatial temporal reasoning, which like anything else, can be done with work! If you can do that, your chess vision will also improve. Combine that with dedicated study of the game and I see no reason why anyone couldn't excel at it.
Ciljettu, that's simply not true. It has been disputed but certainly not discredited. In fact, it's been supported in recent years more so than ever before with the use of physiologic imaging and MRIs, which have produced consistent and significant differences in male/female corpus callosum structure.
Ciljettu...As a woman who speaks three languages fluently, I can respectfully disagree with you :) haha. Yes, I have scholarly links to support this, but they're through my university (clinical psych student), so I can't exactly post links that would be visible to all. Wiki has a nice summary of primary sources on this, though. The section on MRI's has a few...
That explains a lot. I knew the couch wouldn't fit through the door, but lost the argument about it and had to spend half an hour taking the legs off and pushing it at different angles until she was satisfied. Stupid language superiority.
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Is it possible to rotate the point labels when working with point files from an elevation Survey in Ciivil 3D? When activating the labels visibility they are horizontal, but when I rotate the drawing to a side view I am can´t see them.
So far I was working with Autocad (importing a dxf). Is there a way to rotate at the same time all the points labels, wich in this case are just text items?
Thank you
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It's under the General tab in the point style.
set your point lables to rotate to view instead of object?
I didnt know I could do that. I guess it is on the menu where you activate and deactivate the labels visibility, isnt it?
Thank you!!! It will be so helpful
It's under the General tab in the point style.
If I remember correctly (don't have C3D on this computer) the default point styles that ship with C3D have the label component visibility toggled off in the model view.
Double click a point style (not label style) in your settings tab and go to the dsiplay tab. Select the pulldown near that top and change the view to model. Is the label component toggled on or off?


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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Toastmasters Speech Contests
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Friday, March 1, 2013
The First of March
Hi Guys,
When I woke up this morning I looked at the Calendar and realized, among others, that I have not been up dating this blog since 7 February 2013.
When I woke up this morning I looked at the Calendar and realized, among others, that I have not been up dating this blog since 7 February 2013.
The main reason for that was because I have been very busy with my day job which needs my fullest care and attention. Also, my focus is to start a few coupon code sites specific to ecigs. I'm currently working on fabudaily.com: a frugal blog website that acts like retailmenot.com, the featured promos are v2 cigs coupons and codes for ecig deals at v2cigs.com
Besides, I have was busy with my extra-curricular activities, as Judge in Speech contests in Toastmasters, and the Asian English Olympics at the Bina Nusantara University in Jakarta.
Actually there are so many topics that I can choose, especially about Politics, Laws and Environment.
Therefore I will encourage (and motivate) myself to write again on this blog. Wish me luck guys.
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Thursday, February 7, 2013
Horrible Traffic
Yesterday I faced one of worst experience in my history of driving car.
I was supposed to be a Judge of for a Speech Contest held by the Motivators Toastmasters Club which take place at the Mayapada Building, Central Jakarta, which starts at 6.30 pm.
Usually, it would take me not more than one hour to get to that place. But considering that it was raining quite heavily since 4 pm, I left my office in Pondok Indah, South Jakarta, at 4.30 pm.
The streets that I passed were so heavily crowded with cars, motorcycles, bicycles, taxis, big and small buses. Some of the streets were inundated by water at the depth of around 10 centimeters, forcing drivers to move very slowly and stop causing a very bad traffic jam.
At 6.30pm I only reached the street in front of the Hotel Sultan, Central Jakarta, which means that I only reach a half way of my destination, and the vehicles in front of me were almost not moving.
I tried to call Tantia the Chief Judge at Motivators but not answered so I sent a text message via Blackberry Messenger (BBM) telling her about the ugly situation and apologize that I cannot come to the Club.
After half an hour, I decided to return home by taking the toll road, so I ascended the Semanggi flyover and drove to Jl Gatot Subroto. The traffic was also jammed and I reached the nearest toll gate at 8 pm. Thank God the toll road road was not so crowded.
I reached my house in South Jakarta at 9pm feeling so very tired body and soul.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
The Girl behind the PKS Scandal
One of the reasons for the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) to arrest former chairman of the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) Luthfi Hasan Iskaq last Wednesday, was their investigations that lead to the arrest of several people including a 19 years old girl i.e. Maharani Suciyono the day before.
Maharani was arrested with Luthfi's assistant i.e Ahmad Fathanah, has five wives (here), in a bedroom of Le Meridien Hotel, Central Jakarta. At that time, they were both naked, and the KPK found Rp 10 Million in her hand-bag.
Maharani is a student at a university located not faraway from the People's Representatives Council in Central Jakarta, and she live in the same neighborhood as Luthfi (read here).
After she was released from KPK detention, Maharani and her lawyer held a press conference at Hotel Nalendra, East Jakarta, on Tuesday, during which she denied that she and Ahmad Fathanah were inside the hotel's room when they were caught by the KPK. She said that they both met at the hotel's basement and coffee shop, during which Ahmad Fathanah gave her Rp 10 Million.
Maharani told reporters that she knew Ahmad through a waiter at a coffee in Senayan City one day before the arrest. The waiter told her that Ahmad want to meet her and gave her the latter's mobile phone number (read here and here).
According to the KPK, the Rp 10 Million received by Maharani, was part of the Rp 1 Billion Ahmad received from Meat Importer as a down payment of Rp 40 Billion to be given to Luthfi who will arrange Meat Import quota with the authorities.
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Sunday, February 3, 2013
The Year of the Water Snake
According to the Chinese Calendar, the new year will fall on 10 February 2013, and the Year of the Water Snake will begin.
Unlike the present Year of the Water Dragon which Feng Shui experts said is good for romance, in the Year of the Water Snake people's commitments and promises will be tested.
A Feng Shui expert Gunadi Wijaya was quoted by The Jakarta Post as saying that this new year will not be very good for romance. Couples need to be very careful if they want to maintain their relationship.
He said that the snake is fast and quick as it moves while the water is robust. Couples need to watch for backstabbers, avoid any fights and excessive emotions.
Another Feng Shui expert Yohan Suyangga said that in the coming year we will see major scandals and affairs that we have not seen before. He said that snakes have poisons with great effect, but people can use those effects negatively or positively.
He further said that the Year of the Water Snake would be good for Politics and would serve as a prelude for the elections in 2014. New leaders will emerge, those who use to compete with each other will work together and form a coalition.
I am not a believer in Feng Shui, I just like to know what people have in their minds about the future. So I hope that everything would be okay, people would be happier and luckier than in the previous year. Learn more about your history using ancestry.com. You can get slick deals and discounts with this ancestry.com coupon.
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Saturday, February 2, 2013
PKS: Corruption & Polygamy
Yesterday, the largest Islam based party the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS) has announced Anis Matta (44) as its new President to replace Luthfi Hasan Iskaq.
Luthfi was named a Suspect by the Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) last Wednesday in a bribery case centering on the government's procurement of imported meat (details here).
This is the second time that a PKS politician implicated in Corruption case after Misbakhun who was found guilty by the courts in 2010 for his involvement in the fake Letter of Credit (LC) of the troubled Bank Century but released after the Supreme Court accepted his request for Judicial Review (details here and here).
In his first speech as PKS President, Anis Matta stated his suspicion that the allegation against Luthfi was part of a grand conspiracy against the party. I think this is a "wild statement" considering that KPK is still conducting investigations on the case. It could be some sort of a "boomerang" if later on the court find him guilty. The best thing for PKS would be to cooperate with KPK in the investigation of this case.
One interesting thing about Anis Matta, formerly the party's Secretary General, is the fact that he is still young compared to chairmen of most political parties, and he has two wives, the second one being a Hungarian lady.
Beside Anis Matta, other PKS leaders also lead the polygamous life style, including its former president Tifatul Sembiring (currently Minister of Communication & Information) who has two wives, its Deputy Treasurer General Didin Aminuddin who has three wives, and its member of Parliament Zulkifliemansyah who has two wives (details here).
Hmmmm ....... I wonder whether PKS is planing to make Indonesia a Polygamous country ?
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The First Family's Tax Reports
That's why I was very surprised when The Jakarta Post reported about some discrepancies in the annual Tax Reports filed by him and his sons i.e. Major Agus Harimurti (Agus) and Edhie Baskoro (Ibas) for the year 2011 (below).
The paper wrote that the President's tax report mentioned that he earned Rp 1,37 Billion as President in addition to Rp 107 Million in income from Royalties. That year, SBY opened bank accounts worth 4.98 Billion and US$ 589.188 but there's no specific details for these funds.
Agus mentioned that his annual income as an Army officer is Rp 70,2 million, and he has 4 savings accounts at four different banks totaling Rp 1.63 Billion, but he did not give information about his or his wife's additional income. The total tax he paid amounts to Rp 2.7 Million.
Whereas Ibas mentioned that as a member of the People's Representative Council he earned Rp 183 Million. He also mentioned an investment in PT Yastra Capital worth Rp 900 Million, saving account of Rp 1,59 Billion, and cash money of Rp 1,57 Billion. However, he did not mention other sources of income like dividend, share etc. The tax he paid : Rp 20 Million. Whereas his tax report in 2010 mentioned that his assets worth Rp 6 Billion including a car Audi Q5 SUV worth Rp 1,16 Billion.
The Jakarta Post reported that President SBY has asked the Finance Ministry's Directorate General of Taxation to publicly address the above mentioned discrepancy allegations.
In this connection, the Director General of Taxation Fuad Rahmany clarified that the President and his sons have met the required taxation administration procedures and have complied with the existing law and regulations. He said that there is no way that the President's family failed to properly fill in their tax report. Because they have a special team that thoroughly calculates their tax obligations to ensure accuracy.
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The "Previously, on Dead Space" video is a nice touch, though it reminds me how similar Dead Space 2's premise and gameplay are to the last one. This time Isaac Clarke awakens on a facility on Saturn's moon Titan, three years after the rescue-mission-gone-awry on the mining ship Ishimura, and finds a very familiar situation: Titan is overrun with space zombies called Necromorphs that have set about the meticulous dismemberment of everyone in sight—and he's still having hallucinations of his dead girlfriend.
It also highlights that DS2 is a better sci-fi horror game, in a lot of subtle but important ways. While the plot is similar, the storytelling technique has changed for the better—Isaac has recovered from a bout of Gordon Freeman Syndrome (inexplicable muteness), and the voice performances are excellent. But the real star is the environment: for the entirety of the eight-hour campaign, Visceral does an expert job of making you feel in constant peril, alternating between tingling your spine with unsettling scenery and audio and trying to rip it out of your body by way of horrific monsters.
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Fighting a Necro is different from other videogame enemies, in that shooting its head is like shooting a grizzly in the foot—it barely slows it down, and just makes it angrier. Picking off limbs takes them down quicker, requiring multiple accurate shots per target—which makes the smooth controls greatly appreciated.
DS2 has a zoo's worth of different varieties of spitting, charging, wall-crawling nasties (including evil space-babies), and each puts up a hell of a fight. The first time I was hunted by the new Stalkers was one of the most frightening moments of the game—I caught a shadowy movement behind some crates out of the corner of my eye, but I found nothing there. I heard a chirping noise, and spun around to see a velociraptor-like creature charging toward me. With a scream it smashed me to the floor, then nimbly darted away, intelligently using cover to escape before I could hit its legs. Then, more chirping—and I realized I was surrounded. Clever girl.
Most of the 15 stages have a unique look to them (as unique as possible given that they're mostly metal corridors), from the wrecked residential areas to the Necro-worshiping Unitologist temple to the EarthGov zone, and they're punctuated by floaty zero-G areas. You have all the same tools as before—the upgradable Rig suit is equipped with time-slowing and telekinesis powers—but the levels are designed well and don't overuse any one gimmick. That includes enemies that must be defeated by blasting their glowing yellow bits.
The new multiplayer owes a lot to Left 4 Dead's example: four human players fight their way through a gauntlet of objectives while four class-based Necro players and AI-controlled backup zombies assail them from all sides. It's fun, and produces some nail-biting finishes, but aside from making you unlock equipment with experience (which I don't personally care for), it doesn't do anything we haven't seen before.
Overall, besides retaining the irritation of having to seek out a save station to avoid losing progress when I want to quit, DS2 is a smartly improved version of the original. It's not a new experience, but it's a hair-raiser nonetheless.
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Date of News Release: 10/20/2008
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WHEN: October 24, 2008 at 7:00 PM
WHERE: Boone County High School Football Field
WHO: Kentucky State Police
WHY: To reduce traffic fatalities across the state by enforcing safe driving and seat belt use. This campaign will also target underage drinking which is often associated with post-game activities.
- Participation with Boone County Sheriff's Office and the Florence Police Department
- KSP Honor Guard
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- Delivery of Game Ball in KSP Retro-Cruiser
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FACTS: Last year in Kentucky, the highest percentage of collisions for the months of September and October occurred on Fridays - specifically, in the evening hours.
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Ski Lift Cinema—If you're a hardcore, mountain-thrashing, extreme winter sports enthusiast, then the name Warren Miller should ring a few bells. This weekend, Jeep and REI Sports will present Warren Miller's latest ski/snowboard opus Higher Ground. The documentary will play Friday and Saturday, Dec. 2 and 3, at the KiMo Theater. Show starts at 7 p.m. both nights. There will be displays in the KiMo lobby from regional ski areas just to whet your appetite. Tickets are $10 and are available at Ticketmaster, the KiMo box office and REI.
According to statistics, roughly half of all modern marriages end in divorce. It would seem, then, that there are a lot of people wandering this Earth who can sympathize with a film that explores the repercussions of divorce. More, I would guess, than can sympathize with a movie about futuristic Marines battling demonic mutants on the surface of Mars.
I definitely have a warm place in my heart for old-school Japanese-American film collaborations. The Manster? Pure genius. Green Slime? Now that's quality entertainment. So when you throw mutant gill-men, secret agent-style hijinks and freakin' Sonny Chiba into that mix, well, now you're speaking my language. That's exactly what we get in the officially-released-for-the-first-time-ever Terror Beneath The Sea. And to top it all off, it was directed by none other than Hajime Sato, the same twisted bastard who brought us the acid-trip on celluloid known as Goke, Body Snatcher From Hell. (Loyal Alibi Midnight Movie Madness patrons are still recovering from that bad boy!)
Sometimes it's just time to bow out gracefully, to exit the stage with a bit of your dignity left. Johnny Carson retired just as his punchlines were teetering on the edge of self-parody. Jerry Seinfeld cut and run while his eponymous sitcom was at the top of the ratings heap. Hell, even "Star Trek: The Next Generation" warped out on a high note.


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The school released the girl to the man 46-year-old Bo Kang, because he had been seen around the school and family on past occassions. However, Kang was not on the list of people authorized to take the girl out of school.
After taking the girl from school Kang allegedly sexually assaulted her. He was charged in Providence District Court last week.
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