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The store on Detroit Avenue is closing its doors next month.
The manager of the store, Matt Heslop, confirmed what many in Lakewood suspected was coming.
The store's last day for rentals is Dec. 26, and the last day that items will be sold is Jan. 22. Everything will go, including the desks and chairs in the office.
The closure will mark the first time the city has been without a video rental store in years.
The proposed is set to expand into the area now occupied by Blockbuster.
The store's seven employees will have the option to work in different stores if they choose, Heslop said, who has been at the Lakewood store for the past nine months.
"As the media evolves, Blockbuster is evolving along with it," he said, noting that the company has taken more of its business online.
Along with the changes in trends, he added, is that the company is shifting the dynamic of its brick-and-mortar locations.
"The overall objective is to open store's with smaller footprints," said Heslop. "This store is 4,200 square feet, I think the objective is to open stores at around 2,400 square feet."
He said if Blockbuster opens in another location in Lakewood, it would likely be a smaller store with a partnership with the company's parent corporation, Dish Network.
With plans in the works for a new, fully renovated Drug Mart Plaza, the developers of the project were told recently that Blockbuster Video wouldn't be a part of the plans.
"I knew Blockbuster as a company was struggling," said Dru Siley, the city's director of planning and development "We figured it wouldn't be long before that store (closed). I don't think they're going to have a brick-and-mortar presence much longer — anywhere."

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One of the fastest growing segments of the homeless population is families with children, nationally and here in Greater Cincinnati. During the recent recession many parents have become homeless suddenly and unexpectedly, and now struggle to take care of their children while trying to get back on their feet.
Our guests on Impact Cincinnati this week are Executive Director of Interfaith Hospitality Network of Greater Cincinnati, Georgine Getty, and Family Promise of Northern Kentucky Executive Director, Lisa Desmarais.
Update: The $7 million Cincinnati is borrowing to relocate homeless shelters will only be used for two projects and not three as earlier reported. Council Member Chris Seelbach said City Manager Milton Dohoney, Jr. mis-spoke Wednesday when he said the funds would benefit three shelters.


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With Planned Parenthood Defunded (except maybe in Memphis?), Lawmakers Ready to Ignore Mystery Amendment
Having apparently accomplished their goal of shutting off about $1.1 million in funding to Planned Parenthood, Tennessee's Republican leaders say they're ready to abandon efforts to identify or publicize those responsible for a mystery amendment that had threatened to thwart their wishes.
"If you think you passed something and something else passed instead, you ought to dig in and find out why," said Gov. Bill Haslam. "But it is not something I'm spending a lot of time trying to figure out."
Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey said he has spent time trying to figure out what happened when the state budget bill was amended - without his knowledge or the knowledge of many other legislative leaders - to negate a provision inserted at the urging of Sen. Stacey Campfield, R-Knoxville, to "defund" Planned Parenthood.
"I really don't know 100 percent what happened. I just have it in my mind what happened, and I'm going to try to get to the bottom of what happened," Ramsey said.
But he added "that's the stuff you work on behind the scenes" to ensure it does not happen again.
Asked if that means the results of his inquiry into what occurred and who was responsible will never be made public, Ramsey replied, "That's a possibility."
"It is sometimes a case of he-said, she-said kind of stuff," Ramsey said. "I'm not into that at all. I'm a person who tries to find solutions."
Campfield, too, said he is now ready to let bygones be bygones on the mystery amendment, which the senator earlier said left him "flabbergasted" and "disheartened."
"We had to kiss a lot of ugly girls at the prom, but we took the pretty one home," said Campfield. "As long as we got what I was looking for, which was defunding Planned Parenthood, I'm willing to let it drop."
Since the mystery amendment was discovered, the state's Republican leaders, including Haslam, Ramsey and House Speaker Beth Harwell, have moved to block any funding going to Planned Parenthood from the state budget that begins on July 1 and to lay plans for a more permanent ban on such funding in future years.
Currently, the state contracts with Planned Parenthood to provide women's health services, including birth control, to low-income residents of Davidson and Shelby counties, using federal funds. In other counties, including Knox, the funding goes to county health departments that provide the services.
None of the money goes for abortions, but Tennessee Right to Life contends the money indirectly benefits Planned Parenthood abortion programs.
At the urging of Haslam, state Health Commissioner Susan Cooper earlier this month wrote officials of the Davidson and Shelby health departments asking that they find a means of taking the money and providing the services themselves rather than having the state contract with Planned Parenthood.
On Friday, Metro Nashville Public Health Director William Paul replied by letter to Cooper that his department could use the $335,000 itself. Shelby County Health Director Yvonne Madlock asked for another week to explore the possibilities, though Ramsey declared in a news release that Shelby County now "is also expected to begin the process of transitioning away from its Planned Parenthood contract."
Almost $750,000 is involved in the Shelby County contract. Haslam and Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris said that if Shelby County cannot provide the services itself with the money, there may be "alternative providers" - groups other than Planned Parenthood - that can do so.
"We are at long last moving towards the final stages of the Planned Parenthood shell game," said Ramsey in his news release, which hailed Haslam "for working to completely turn off the spigot of taxpayer funds to Planned Parenthood ... the largest abortion provider in the country."
Haslam, Harwell and Ramsey say they will work together next year to enact separate legislation to ensure Planned Parenthood receives no funding. Harwell said the bill is already drafted.
She and Ramsey say there is some doubt about whether Campfield's amendment to the budget bill - even without the mystery amendment that undid his effort - would have been legally effective to defund Planned Parenthood. A separate bill, as planned for next year, will put the defunding effort on more solid legal footing.
At one point, Campfield and anti-abortion activists had urged Haslam to use his line-item veto authority to strike the mystery amendment from the state budget bill before signing it. But the governor said that, after consulting with legal advisers, he decided that was not a valid option.
"Our main priority is no lapse in services, and we're working to identify potential alternative providers," said Haslam.
In Memphis, there is more to come on the Planned Parenthood funding front, if not on the mystery amendment.,
From a report by Richard Locker.
The political fight over taxpayer funding to Planned Parenthood for non-abortion family planning and health services has ended in Nashville, but has entered another round in Memphis.
Under pressure from the administration of Gov. Bill Haslam, the Nashville-Davidson County Health Department reversed itself and told the state Friday that it will take over $335,000 in health services that have been delivered, under contract, by Planned Parenthood for several years.
But the Shelby County Health Department on Friday asked for and received an extra week to decide whether it can take over $748,000 in health and family planning services currently provided by Planned Parenthood of Greater Memphis.
Currently, the Health Department contracts with the state to provide $597,000 worth of those services annually, less than half the $1.35 million in federal Title X money allotted to Shelby, and Planned Parenthood contracts for the rest.
For related commentary, see also Blue Collar Muse and Jackson Baker, who has quotes from the Shelby County Health Department director. And, of course, Stacey Campfield.
Happy to know that someone is keeping an eye on the local politicians. Shame that someone wasn't 0n the ball with the federal level.
Let's hope we can still settle this treachery without bloodshed. I look forward to seeing
the Obamas, his czars and appointees and all other politicians like Pelosi, Hilary Clinton and especially all the lawyers among the
Congressional members all charged, tried and convicted of fraud, treason and aiding and abetting the criminal actions taken by this corrupt administration because they took no action to stop it!


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Week 16 NFL Game Recaps
Colts 19, Texans 16
Or maybe not. Thanks to a combination of Houston's lackadaisical attitude, a barrage of penalties, Jerome Boger's shady officiating and ineptness by a couple of individuals on offense, the Texans completely blew this game.
Let's get to each of those points:
- The lack of effort was alarming. It just didn't seem like the Texans cared about this contest. It's almost as if they showed up and expected the Colts to roll over. Indianapolis played them tough and deserved to win.
- Houston was whistled for 11 penalties compared to four by the Colts. A couple of them were actually legit, but Boger almost made sure Indianapolis won this contest. There were so many shady pass interference penalties; it was even noted by the SportsCenter anchors afterward.
The most outrageous call occurred in the second quarter, when Boger whistled the Texans for roughing the passer. It was a clean, routine tackle, and there was no helmet-to-helmet contact, despite what Boger said.
Minutes later, there was a late hit out of bounds on the Colts. A yellow flag came flying in, and I expected Indianapolis to get a 15-yard penalty. Boger, instead, called a block in the back on Houston.
Forum member GiantsFanMike took this opportunity to post, "What's next, offensive pass interference to negate a 90-yard touchdown run?"
Boger really needs to be fired for this. If Vegas/NFL/syndicate with interest is going to pay him to fix games, he should make it less obvious. Boger is a crook and has been doing shady things for a very long time. He needs to go.
- The Texans couldn't move the chains at all. They had just 14 first downs to Indianapolis' 24. They were 1-of-10 on third downs (Colts were 7-of-17). Three individuals were responsible for this:
1. Eric Winston: Houston's right tackle had an awful game, continuously getting beat by Robert Mathis, who had two sacks and a forced fumble.
2. T.J. Yates: Yates went 13-of-16 for 132 yards. He was indecisive in the pocket, however, and took too many sacks.
3. Gary Kubiak: The play-calling was unbelievably conservative. Kubiak showed no trust in Yates, opting to run or call short stuff on anything past 3rd-and-5.
Raiders 16, Chiefs 13
By Greg Cox - @ActuallyGregCox
Big plays often define big games, and the Raiders set the tone when Bryan McCann returned the opening kickoff 91 yards to the Chiefs' 14-yard line. Kansas City's defense stood up, however, and the run defense set a tone of its own. After Michael Bush picked up four yards on first down, he was stuffed on second down to force a passing situation. Bush (23-70) was contained all day and had a long run of just 11 yards. The Raiders' running game is totally different without Darren McFadden's speed on the outside to loosen up opposing defenses, and even quick rookie Taiwan Jones (out with a hamstring) might have helped. Instead, Palmer threw incomplete, and Sebastian Janikowski came in to put Oakland up 3-0 very early.
On Kansas City's first possession, Thomas Jones went right up the middle for 22 yards on the second play from scrimmage. It was by far the longest run of the game by either team though, and after that, Jones (11-51) and Jackie Battle (14-56) combined for just 85 yards on 24 carries for a 3.54 yard average. In other words, both run defenses stepped up in what felt like a playoff game, albeit a wild card, atmosphere. Jones was stopped on the next play, and two incompletions later, the Chiefs were punting. At least Dustin Colquitt trapped the Raiders at their own 3-yard line.
Oakland battled its way out of poor field position, but the always-entertaining Carson Palmer threw while being hit, and his pass went right at Derrick Johnson for the easy interception. Earlier in the drive, Johnson had fallen down to allow a 17-yard pickup by Bush on a screen, so it was a bit of redemption for him. Kansas City small-balled its way on the next drive toward the end zone after starting at the Raiders' 36. All eight plays were for gains, but none covered more than seven yards. The march stalled inside the 10, a familiar failure for this offense all season, and Ryan Succop tied the game at 3.
After an exchange of punts took the game into the second quarter, Oakland had a very Oakland sequence. Starting the drive with a penalty for illegal formation was a sign of things to come, but was quickly erased by a 20-yard pickup to Denarius Moore (4-94, TD) whose presence in this offense has been sorely missed. The Raiders overcame another illegal formation penalty caused by using an extra offensive lineman when Brandon Carr was flagged for pass interference. After reaching the Chiefs' 36-yard line, Michael Bush was stoned on a 3rd-and-2. In field goal formation, holder/punter Shane Lechler passed to backup tight end Brandon Myers for an easy touchdown and an apparent 10-3 lead. Unfortunately, it came back because the play clock had expired. With an actual try after the delay penalty, Janikowski's 59-yard field goal attempt doinked off the crossbar, and I am pretty sure Hue Jackson wished he had an IV filled with Pepto Bismol.
As hard-fought as this game was, mistakes were plentiful. Both teams had a pair of turnovers and were in double digits for penalties, combining for 180 penalty yards. Kansas City worked the great field position off the long missed field goal and were at the Oakland 13-yard line when Kyle Orton (21-of-36, 300 yards, TD, 2 INTs) was intercepted by Matt Giordano on third down, blowing a chance to take the lead. The long return of the pick set up the Raiders, but the Chiefs quickly forced third down, and Palmer (16-of-26, 237 yards, TD, 2 INTs) squandered a potential long field-goal attempt opportunity by tossing an interception to Javier Arenas.
Starting at the two-minute warning, Kansas City again moved the ball with double-digit yardage passes to rookie wide receiver Jonathan Baldwin, Dwayne Bowe and tight end Leonard Pope. Let me backtrack for a moment though, because prior to the Pope gain, the Chiefs were at the the Raiders' 23-yard line. I was thinking field goal, but interim head coach Romeo Crennel was thinking touchdown. Orton threw incomplete and was flagged for grounding (loss of 11 yards). Flags for delay of game and false start seemingly put them out of scoring range, but the pass to Pope salvaged a Succop attempt. Richard Seymour blocked it and the game went to half at 3-3.
Remember what I said about big plays? Early in the second half, Oakland's defense forced a quick punt and drove the Raiders drove their way towards midfield. A holding penalty backed them up, but Palmer went deep to Moore for a 61-yard touchdown that changed the complexion of the game. Staked to a 10-3 lead, Oakland's defense was in "bend but don't break" mode the rest of the afternoon, taking advantage of an offense unable to finish drives. Kansas City's next possession was highlighted by a 43-yard pass to Terrance Copper, who apparently is still in the league. Unfortunately, a first-and-goal from the 6-yard line led to another Succop field goal to make it 10-6.
After the Chiefs' defense held, the offense again went to plus territory at the Oakland 35-yard line. Stanford Routt stepped in front of a pass intended for Bowe, ending the march. Even though the Raiders did nothing on offense, their stud punter Lechler changed field position, putting Kansas City on its own 10-yard line. This was crucial because on the next drive Crennel rolled the dice trying to convert a 4th-and-1. Battle was stopped.
Oakland took advantage of the short field, marching 30 yards to cash in an easy field goal for a 13-6 advantage. Early in the second quarter, Coach Jackson passed on trying to convert a 4th-and-1, electing instead to punt and play field position. Sometimes conservative works and gambling backfires.
Still, with 2:57 remaining, I was tweeting that I expected the Chiefs to tie the game with a touchdown, adding to the legacy of tight finishes in this rivalry. Sure enough, Orton went to Bowe twice for 28 yards to set them up just shy of midfield. Then, Dexter McCluster took a screen pass and almost scored. Giordano tackled him at the 3-yard line after a gain of 49. No matter, Bowe caught a touchdown pass on the next play.
The final 1:01 was frenetic. Oakland's offense went three-and-out, allowing Kansas City another chance. Orton hit Bowe for 25 and Copper for 11 to set up a dramatic field goal-attempt from 49 yards out. The Raiders' defense looked stunned, and yet another collapse appeared imminent. There would be no icing timeout and Trevor Scott blocked the field goal to set up overtime.
Lechler called tails to win the toss, with Seymour calling for the ball before the coin even hit the ground. On the first play from scrimmage, Palmer dropped a bomb to Darrius Heyward-Bey (4-70) who was quiet most of the day. A raucous crowd at Arrowhead Stadium was suddenly silent, much like the Oakland Coliseum when Grbac hit that pass to Rison back in 1997. After two Bush runs to set up the field-goal attempt, Janikowski kept the AFC West title hopes alive for the Raiders with the game-winning final score, 16-13.
Bills 40, Broncos 14
Tim Tebow was absolutely terrible. He was just 3-of-4 for 25 yards in the first half, but his one incompletion was a bad underthrow in which he missed his receiver for a touchdown.
Tebow had to pass the ball often in the second half because Denver's defense couldn't stop the Bills. That's when all the turnovers occurred, as Tebow was clearly forcing the issue. He carelessly lobbed balls into double coverage and was picked off four times, one of which went back for six by safety Jairus Byrd. Another interception looked like a fumble and was returned for a touchdown. He finished 13-of-30 for 185 yards and two touchdowns (1 pass, 1 rush) otherwise.
Ryan Fitzpatrick, meanwhile, went 15-of-27 for 196 yards. Those don't seem like quality numbers, but he made big throws and runs (22 yards on three scrambles) when needed. He also had a touchdown wiped out because of a Tashard Choice drop. Fitzpatrick's long completion went to Steve Johnson (4-92).
Buffalo's special teams weren't a complete lost cause, however, as Leodis McKelvin had an 80-yard punt return for a touchdown. Eddie Royal had the ensuing kickoff go back to the house for Denver, but that was wiped out by an illegal block in the back. I wish NFL players were smarter so we wouldn't have penalties like that anymore.
Titans 23, Jaguars 17
Hasselbeck's sole score went to Jared Cook. I loved Cook going into this week; as I noted on my Start-Sit page, the Tennessee coaching staff announced that it planned to involve its talented, young tight end more on offense after a big performance last week. Cook hauled in eight grabs for 169 yards and a 55-yard touchdown.
Gabbert didn't suck for a change early on because he had no pressure in his face. The Titans have no pass rush, so this was not a surprise. Gabbert was able to keep his eyes open during his attempts with no defenders threatening to bring him down.
Unfortunately for Gabbert, the rest of his afternoon was a nightmare. From that point on, he completed just 16-of 37 passes for 130 yards and an interception (total numbers: 21-42, 198 yards, INT).
Bengals 23, Cardinals 16
The Bengals were up 23-0 in this contest. Andy Dalton was on fire, going 15-of-22 for 136 yards and two touchdowns in the first half. Skelton, meanwhile, was a dreadful 5-of-13 for 63 yards. Cincinnati had way more first downs (16-3) and total yards (218-56) than Arizona. Things were looking so bleak for the Cardinals that they even tried using Patrick Peterson on offense.
But Skelton caught fire in the fourth quarter. He finished 23-of-44 for 297 yards, two touchdowns and three interceptions. He should have had a third score - which would have tied the game with a minute remaining on the clock - but Early Doucet, who was wide open in the end zone, fell down when he tripped over his own feet. It's unfortunate, but that's how Arizona's season would conclude.
Patriots 27, Dolphins 24
I had the Dolphins +9 as my December NFL Pick of the Month. When they jumped out to a 17-0 lead at halftime, I posted on the forum, "This is going to be the worst beat ever if the Patriots cover the spread." That's saying something because in my November NFL Pick of the Month, Carolina blew a 24-7 advantage as a seven-point underdog.
Thanks to a Vontae Davis dropped interception and a later injury, as well as a Vince Wilfork recovered fumble on a botched snap, the Patriots roared back to go up, 20-17 in the fourth quarter. I predicted on the forum that New England would score a "bulls*** frontdoor cover with 3:43 remaining."
I was a minute off. When Tom Brady sneaked into the end zone for the second time, I tweeted (@walterfootball), "There won't be any backdoor cover for the Dolphins. This game is over. This is my worst beat yet. Unreal."
Thank God I was wrong.
Brady's sole aerial score went to Deion Branch (3-37). Wes Welker (12-138) and Rob Gronkowski (7-78) were the big yardage producers. Chad Ochocinco, meanwhile, had one catch for 15 yards. The crowd gave him a standing ovation when he came up with the grab.
Ravens 20, Browns 14
The Browns were running the ball really well on the opening drive with Peyton Hillis. They drove into Baltimore territory and had a 3rd-and-1. You'd think they'd try a safe play like a run with Hillis or a roll out with Seneca Wallace. Nope - Wallace dropped back deep into the pocket, saw pressure, continued to backpedal, and then threw off his back foot. The pass was easily intercepted by Lardarius Webb.
At the end of the first half, the Browns once again had the ball deep into Baltimore territory. They had no timeouts and just a few seconds remaining, so they had just enough time to attempt a shot into the end zone before kicking a field goal. So, what do they do? They ran the ball! The clock expired. Again, they had no timeouts left. Pat Shurmur is a freaking idiot.
Fortunately, as I mentioned, the Browns eventually covered when Wallace (19-33, 147 yards, TD, INT) found Evan Moore in the end zone with 8:30 remaining. A victory was prevented, however, when Phil Taylor inexplicably jumped offside on a 4th-and-2 in which the Ravens were clearly trying to draw a defender across the line of scrimmage.
Rice was kept out of the end zone on the ground, but scored on a 42-yard reception (most of the yardage came through the air). He had three catches in total for 48 receiving yards.
Giants 29, Jets 14
Later in the first quarter, it seemed like Hakeem Nicks quit on a deep route. Eli Manning was just 2-of-7 for 24 yards after the opening period, and it just seemed evident that the Jets would run away with the victory.
The Jets, however, would do stupid things on their own to keep the Giants in the game. Manning hit Victor Cruz for a 99-yard touchdown in the second quarter on what should have been a 10-yard gain or so. Two defenders whiffed on tackles. On the others side of the ball, Dustin Keller was clearly focused on some hot female in the stands because he had a ball hit him in the helmet and then dropped another pass. Nick Folk, meanwhile, whiffed on a 44-yard field goal that was way wide right as the first half concluded.
Instead, Mark Sanchez attempted a career-high 59 passes, finishing 30-of-59 for 258 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Those numbers don't tell the whole story, however. Sanchez could have easily been picked off five times. He took a safety and had two lost fumbles overturned by replay.
I don't know what Schottenheimer was thinking, but he easily solidified his status as one of the worst offensive coordinators in the NFL. He got Sanchez sacked five times, twice by Jason Pierre-Paul.
Vikings 33, Redskins 26
Well, apparently not. Peterson had to be helped off the field and couldn't put any pressure on his left leg. He tore both his ACL and MCL, putting the beginning of next season in doubt.
Adding insult to injury (two injuries), Minnesota won this contest. On the very next play, Christian Ponder suffered a concussion. This allowed the superior quarterback, Joe Webb, to enter the game and led the team to a victory. Poor Viking fans can kiss Luck and Kalil goodbye.
It's unfortunate, but this victory potentially has set Minnesota's franchise back a couple of years. At least Viking fans will always have this win over the Redskins that they can tell their grandchildren about one day.
Panthers 48, Buccaneers 16
By Charlie Campbell - @draftcampbell
The Buccaneers answered with a long drive and a short touchdown toss from Josh Freeman to Arrelious Benn. Cam Newton quickly responded with a deep pass to Brandon LaFell. He went up over corner E.J. Biggers to make the catch and raced downfield about 60 yards for a score. The touchdown went for a total of 91 yards. At halftime, Carolina had a 20-10 lead.
Freeman threw a pick to start the second half, and that set up a 22-yard touchdown run by Williams. After that, Tampa Bay started to move down the field. Freeman made a nice completion on a trick play to Kellen Winslow, but when the veteran tight end tried to hurdle a defender, it all went wrong. He got hit in mid-air and fumbled the ball away to the Panthers. That started another Carolina scoring drive that culminated with a short touchdown pass from Newton to Jonathan Stewart.
The Panthers then piled it on with a 49-yard touchdown run from Newton straight up the middle of the Buccaneers' defense. On the play, linebacker Quincy Black got caught overpursuing, while safety Tanard Jackson looked tentative trying to tackle Newton. Tampa Bay then fumbled the ball to Carolina on the kickoff, and Newton tossed a short touchdown pass to Jeremy Shockey.
Steelers 27, Rams 0
Batch, who went 15-of-22 for 208 yards and an interception, did his best Big Ben impression in the first quarter. He dodged two defenders on a play, scrambled away and hit Rashard Mendenhall along the sideline, for what turned out to be a 35-yard gain. Batch also had a similar move right after halftime. He ducked two simultaneous sacks and hit a receiver for a big pass downfield.
Batch was able to put this game away when he hit Mike Wallace for what looked like a 47-yard touchdown pass. Wallace would be ruled down at the 1-yard line following a replay, but Rashard Mendenhall was able to run into the end zone on the next snap.
Lions 38, Chargers 10
By Charlie Campbell - @draftcampbell
Detroit's defense was playing well, while the Lions' offense was finding massive openings in the Chargers' zone coverage. Stafford converted a 3rd-and-19 with a 30-yard pass to Nate Burleson to the San Diego 3-yard line. A play later, Stafford tossed a short touchdown pass to Kevin Smith. Just before halftime, Stafford connected with Johnson for a 14-yard score. The first half ended with the Detroit up 24-0.
It was utter domination on both sides of the ball by the Lions. The Chargers' offense couldn't get into any rhythm. The line was allowing some pressure while the receivers weren't getting open for Philip Rivers. San Diego's pass rush stank, and Stafford had good time to throw all afternoon. The Chargers' secondary was pitiful with receivers running wide open constantly.
Apparently, Norv Turner turned over a table or two in the locker room, because the Chargers played with better execution and a sense of urgency in the third quarter. Their offense was finally able to move down the field. A beautiful one-handed catch by Antonio Gates was called back by a penalty, but Rivers kept advancing the ball. He finished the drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass to Malcom Floyd.
San Diego then caught the Lions' special teams napping with an onside kick that was recovered by Eric Weddle. Rivers hit Floyd for a gain of 30 to the Detroit 3-yard line after he beat Chris Houston running downfield. Houston bounced back to break up a pass in the end zone on third-and-goal so the Chargers had to settle for a field goal. The Lions answered by moving the ball down the field and Smith running into the end zone from six yards out. Detroit was up 31-10 entering the fourth quarter.
San Diego followed up with another promising drive, moving the ball down the field. However, Houston had another good pass breakup in the end zone. The Lions' stand forced a fourth-and-goal from the three that fell incomplete. Houston would kill another drive by intercepting a jump ball at the goal line. He returned it 43 yards and the pick sealed the win for Detroit.
For San Diego, Rivers completed 28-of-53 passes for 299 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions. Floyd (6-95) led the Chargers in receiving with Gates (4-40) contributing. He became the franchise's all-time receptions leader in this loss, passing Charlie Joiner.
49ers 19, Seahawks 17
By Greg Cox - @ActuallyGregCox
Momentum was on Seattle's side early and its raucous home crowd was in playoff mode on the opening drive. Two plays in, Tarvaris Jackson hit Ricardo Lockette for a pickup of 44 yards. Jackson would find three different receivers on the march, capping it with a score to rookie Doug Baldwin for an early 7-0 lead. Unfortunately, Jackson (15-of-28, 163 yards, TD) would throw for just 89 yards the rest of the afternoon, completing fewer than half his throws.
San Francisco answered as it had most of the season, with a steady, methodical drive. Just two plays went for more than four yards, a 7-yard scramble to open the drive by Alex Smith and a 12-yard pass to Michael Crabtree, but the 49ers worked to field goal range. One of their many MVPs this season, kicker David Akers, couldn't make good from 52 yards out though.
Ray McDonald set the Seahawks back with a sack to open the next drive, but Marshawn Lynch (21-107, TD) was in "Beast Mode". He ran for 23 yards on the next two plays to put Seattle in plus territory and move the chains. Two incompletions by Jackson ended the threat, but Jon Ryan's punt pinned San Francisco at its own 9-yard line.
On the drive, Frank Gore and Kendall Hunter took turns picking up first downs rushing to get the ball to midfield. The combination of Gore (23-83 yards, TD) and Hunter (12-73) worked to the tune of rushing for 10 first downs on the afternoon against a stiff run defense. A 13-yard pass to Gore put the 49ers in scoring position and even a sack from Leroy Hill on third down couldn't push them out of it because David Akers hit from 53 yards out to make it 7-3 as the second quarter started.
The Seahawks had another steady drive with good gains, but going backward with an offensive pass interference penalty on Ben Obomanu and sack by Navarro Bowman wrecked the drive before the team made it past midfield. Again, Seattle's punter put the opponent in a tough spot, pinning San Francisco at its own 5-yard line. This time, the 49ers' possession resulted in a quick punt, and the Seahawks started in plus territory thanks to C.J. Spillman popping Leon Washington, who had called for a fair catch.
Seattle wasn't able to take full advantage of the field position due to the unreal run defense of San Francisco. Set up with second-and-goal from the three, Lynch went up the middle for two yards. The Seahawks had a bit of a busted play on third down and as Jackson rolled to his left, it looked like they would luck into a touchdown. Cornerback Carlos Rogers had other ideas, knocking Jackson into 2012 and forcing a field goal attempt to put Seattle up 10-3.
San Francisco tried to answer in the 2-minute drill thanks to a 24-yard run from Hunter putting them close to midfield, but two incompletions and a pass short of the sticks forced fourth down. Harbaugh rolled the dice, but Smith threw another incompletion to turn the ball over on downs. Jackson wasn't able to make him pay in the final 21 seconds of the half though, throwing incomplete three times sandwiched around a 12-yard pickup to backup running back Justin Forsett.
Speaking of Forsett, did anyone else notice how many players on Seattle's offense have a Bay Area connection? Lynch and Forsett both were running backs for UC-Berkeley where backup tight end Cameron Moorah and reserve lineman Mike Gibson also went. Fullback Michael Robinson played for the 49ers, while starting left tackle Pat McQuistan, left guard Robert Gallery and tight end Zach Miller were drafted by the Raiders. Undrafted rookie wide receiver Doug Baldwin went to Stanford. Kind of ridiculous isn't it?
In the third quarter, it looked like San Francisco was going to ice this game. The first possession went 74 yards on 8 plays, highlighted by a 27-yard pass to Michael Crabtree (5-85) on the first play of the half and a 17-yard pickup to Vernon Davis (4-54). Gore cashed in the touchdown from four yards out to tie the game at 10.
The defense forced a quick punt and Kyle Williams had a big punt return for 36 yards to change field position and set the 49ers up in Seahawks' territory. Gore and Hunter runs did most of the work on the drive while Smith missed on his only pass attempt and scrambled for an 11-yard gain. An illegal block by Braylon Edwards on third-and-goal took away any shot at a touchdown. Harbaugh protected Smith by running the ball and called another field goal for the 13-10 lead. Akers has been like his ATM this season and would set a single-season NFL record with 42 field goals in this game.
The next two drives were like watching instant replay. San Francisco's defense held, and when the 49ers got the ball back, they pounded the running game to set up a field goal when Smith threw incomplete on third down. Akers connected from 44 yards out to make it 16-10 just a couple minutes into the fourth quarter.
As the saying goes, the Seahawks were hanging around down by just one score. First, San Francisco cornerback Tarrell Brown was flagged for a very questionable pass interference penalty to put the ball near midfield. Two plays later, rookie phenomenon Aldon Smith registered a sack to force a 3rd-and-15. Jackson almost bailed Seattle out, hitting Obomanu a yard short of the marker. Carroll resisted the urge to go for it against a stout defense and wisely chose to play field position.
It looked like a bad decision when the punt went out of the end zone and Smith hit Davis for 17 yards on the first play of the drive. Just like that, all the Seahawks had gained from the kick was eight yards of field position. However, the defense stood tall from there, forcing a punt that was blocked by Heath Farwell. Seattle took over at the 49ers' 4-yard line and Lynch delivered the first rushing touchdown of the season against San Francisco to put the Seahawks up 17-16.
Suddenly trailing, the 49ers caught a break when Robinson was flagged for unnecessary roughness after hitting defenseless kickoff returner Kyle Williams. Set up at their own 39-yard line, everything was looking good for San Francisco, and then Edwards was flagged for pass interference to start the drive. However, two plays later, Smith (14-of-26, 179 yards) connected on a deep ball good for 41 yards to Michael Crabtree.
It was a huge play for Smith, who did what he has all season - protect the football and not screw it up. A ready and able Seattle defense held tough on three consecutive rushing plays, including a straight run on 3rd-and-6 that didn't exactly ooze confidence in Smith's arm. Yet another field goal from Akers put the 49ers ahead, 19-17.
It looked like the Seahawks would respond. Lynch alternated rushing and receiving on the next four plays for a total of 33 yards, putting them just past midfield with 1:07 to play. Then Tarvaris Jackson did what bad quarterbacks do in tough spots. On 3rd-and-3, he was trying to scramble for a first down and had the ball knocked out from behind by linebacker Larry Grant, who would spend an inordinate amount of time doing Skittles-related celebrating over the next half hour or so. Donte Whitner recovered and it looked like the game was over.
However, San Francisco's offense stalled with Alan Branch sacking Smith on third down. Unable to stop the clock with just 41 seconds to play, Jackson threw complete to Forsett, who failed to get out of bounds. Jackson then misfired on three consecutive throws, the last of which looked like he was throwing it away - on fourth down. The 49ers kneeled down on the final play to secure the 19-17 win to remain in position to secure a bye week by winning at St. Louis next week.
Eagles 20, Cowboys 7
It'll be a surprise if Romo doesn't go next week, however. The x-rays were negative, and he didn't break any bones. That's really good news because Stephen McGee is not equipped to win an NFL game. He was terrible.
McGee finished 24-of-38 for 182 yards and a late touchdown. The completion percentage is nice, but McGee's misfires weren't even close. He sailed a number of passes out of bounds and didn't give his receivers a chance. He missed Martellus Bennett in the end zone by throwing completely behind him.
Packers 35, Bears 21
But that's why divisional rivalries are so fun. Chicago's offense moved the ball effectively with tough runs by Kahlil Bell, and short, accurate throws from McCown. The defense, meanwhile, buckled down and forced Green Bay into three consecutive three-and-outs.
Unfortunately, it wasn't enough. The Bears killed themselves with stupid mistakes (penalties, missed field goal, two interceptions), while Rodgers caught fire, continuously torching beleaguered cornerback Zackary Bowman. Rodgers was ultimately pulled when the score was 35-10.
That being said, Bell really impressed me. He had a good number of yards after contact, displayed great vision and patience, and picked up his blocking assignments well. He made two mistakes though, one of which was a fumble at the goal line that was luckily picked up by guard Edwin Williams for a touchdown. I feel for fantasy owners who were counting on that Bell score.
All in all, McCown looked like the second coming of John Elway compared to the brutal Caleb Hanie. It makes you wonder why Lovie Smith didn't turn to him earlier.
It seemed apparent that Mike McCarthy had money on Packers -13 because he challenged a Dane Sanzenbacher (4-51) catch despite being up 17 points with two minutes remaining. The Sanzenbacker reception would have given the Bears a first down near the Green Bay 10-yard line and a great chance to cover the spread. The call was overturned, however, and Green Bay would go on to beat the number. So, congrats to Coach McCarthy, who earned some extra Christmas bonus cash.
For thoughts on Saints-Falcons, check out my updated 2011 NFL Power Rankings, which will be posted Tuesday morning.
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Venice, 1500: the Medieval Commentar and the Renasissance Reader," in Marianne Pade,
ed., On Renaissance
Commentaries (Noctes Neolatinae:
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"A Hit or a Myth: Service Learning
Collaborations," Foreign Language Association of
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Test in Latin; Advanced Placement Latin,"
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COVINGTON, Ind. —
Two new Purdue University extension educators have begun their duties in Fountain County and are eager to meet local residents.
Monica Wilhoite is the new extension director and will work with 4-H/youth development. She also will be the health and human services educator.
Courtney Stierwalt will work with 4-H/youth development and will be the agriculture and natural resources educator.
"I have a passion for agriculture and youth development," said Stierwalt who grew up on a dairy farm in Morgan County.
"We are looking forward to visiting with new people," said Wilhoite , who grew up on a swine farm in Boone County. "It is good to learn the people."
They want to meet the residents of Fountain County and learn how the extension service can help them.
Both have a passion for 4-H, where they were 10-year 4-H members in Indiana. They will share the 4-H duties in Fountain County along with many volunteer leaders.
Stierwalt's tuition at Purdue University was paid for through a 4-H scholarship, so she is looking forward to giving back to 4-H.
"Working with youth is rewarding," Wilhoite said. "I love to see the smiles on their faces."
It didn't take Wilhoite and Stierwalt long to learn that Fountain County has a "true county fair" without a carnival. They are looking at adding some4-H projects, including animal posters. This year's fair will be July 12-18.
"We are interested in building diversity," Wilhoite said. "We want to get the kids involved in more than just the fair."
Project clubs are a possibility in particular areas such as cooking and sewing.
4-H members will put up window displays throughout Fountain County from Feb. 4-8. These will center on citizenship, leadership, responsibility and fun.
They hope to increase the participation in 4-H in Fountain County.
"The 4-H program has shaped what I am today," Wilhoite said. "I want to get out and teach people how to be healthy."
Wilhoite graduated from Lebanon High School and earned a bachelor of science degree in nutrition fitness and dietetics from Purdue University. She went to Central Oklahoma University and received her master of science degree in food and nutrition management. She has two years experience in extension work in Oklahoma.
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No. 5 Notre Dame women beat Duquesne
TORONTO — Natalie Achonwa joked that her Notre Dame teammates say she is from the whole country of Canada, not just from her hometown of Guelph or the province of Ontario.
The Canadian-born senior had 11 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 5 Notre Dame rout Duquesne 100-61 on Sunday at Ryerson University.
"Playing the national anthems for both countries was really an emotional moment," Irish coach Muffet McGraw said. "I thought that was a great thing, and I'm really glad we were able to come and bring Natalie home."
Achonwa, who has played on the Canadian national team and grew up in the area, was thrilled to share Notre Dame basketball with family and friends.


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Jarman, Renette (2000) Exploring the needs and experiences of the social worker as an intermediary. Masters thesis, Rhodes University.
During this research an attempt was made to gain an understanding of the experiences and needs of the social workers acting as intermediaries for the sexually abused children in the criminal court during the trials of perpetrators. To achieve this, ten social workers that have performed the role of intermediary were interviewed. Research as well as literature on this topic is limited and it is believed that this study will present a valuable basis to pursue in further research as well as assist social workers already rendering intermediary services. Literature that was available was found to be critical of the adversarial system and the negative elements associated with the system, especially for the child witness. The study found that there are many problems associated with the intermediary system. The most important issue is the delay between the decision to prosecute and the trial as this impacts negatively on the child witness. In addition social workers acting as intermediaries are inadequately trained and are not supervised in this role. As a result very few are willing to continue with the procedure. Nevertheless the intermediary system is adjudged better than the adversarial system, especially as the child witness no longer has to face the alleged perpetrator in an open court. The thesis ends with recommendations for addressing the concerns of intermediaries in order to strengthen the system.
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On Irresponsible ISPs
This month David covers everything from spam to calculating your body mass.
by David A. Bandel
Just thought I'd touch on a subject near and dear to my heart this month: irresponsible ISPs—seems there's a number of them out there. I see them every day in my server logs and e-mail. Not long ago, with the court case in Australia, I found it necessary to remove my RBL entry in sendmail—a mistake. I generally receive around 200 e-mails per day. After removing the RBL entry, I received so many spams it drowned my e-mail. I had a choice: delete everything or waste all day deleting spam as I replied to the few legitimate e-mails I received. So if any of you have e-mailed me and not received a reply, try again. I'm methodically blocking the IPs of every spam I receive. I've already blocked 90% of Korea and Japan. I also have had to block what I understand is 80% of Germany, but for another reason: massive attacks on my servers by script kiddies and the intransigence of <@url>t-online.net (<@url>t-online.de) to do anything about them. I'm getting ready to do the same to wanadoo.fr. I almost blocked sympatico.ca, but when I told them I was about to block them, they took action. It shouldn't have to be this way. If I had time, I'd put up an SQL server with a list of IPs/IP blocks/domains that condone criminal behavior (spam relays and attacks on servers). Both steal resources that I (and you) pay for. Don't expect legislation to help until lawmakers begin to depend on e-mail and are buried in spam. Until then, my blocked list grows by the day. Too bad for legitimate users.
fwmon www.sourceforge.net/projects/firestorm-ids
For those of you firewall buffs out there, this utility should interest you. The biggest problem with using it is that it requires you to compile iptables with Rusty Russell's patch-o-matic because according to the documentation, the iptables NETLINK target is forever consigned to experimental status. You'll need the kernel netlink device module also. After that, you can craft a nonterminating rule for any filter table chain with the target -j NETLINK. Then run fwmon. Watching packets flow on the screen is amazing. And because it writes to stdout, you can pipe it to any program for almost any purpose. Requires: iptables w/NETLINK, kernel compiled with NETLINK device, glibc.
ConnMon www.student.lu.se/~nbi98oli
This utility will do connection monitoring similar to netwatch. However, with a kernel patch, you can have statistical tracking (bandwidth usage) monitoring with it. ConnMon uses the adns package, which is an extremely fast set of asynchronous resolver libraries and tools. Requires: libadns, libncurses, glibc.
BMI ibiblio.org/bmi
If you want to know your body mass index, this little utility will calculate it for you. If you're used to the US standards of height and weight in feet and inches and pounds, you'll want to make sure you have the units utility to convert. I'd note that this is body mass (not body fat) because it doesn't take into account muscle mass (which is denser) vs. fat. So you'll need a little more information than simply the numbers presented, but if you know what your target body mass index is, this can help you monitor your results. Requires: libstdc++, libm, glibc.
Rotix elektron.its.tudelft.nl/~hemmin98/rotix.html
For those of you who remember (and perhaps even used) ROT-13, and noticed that it's missing from most, if not all modern distros, Rotix will make a nice replacement. By default, Rotix performs rot-13 rotation but can be told to perform other rotations as well. Based on some of the mailing-list postings I've seen, Rotix would be a good addition to the repertoire of a number of posters. Requires: glibc.
Noguska On-Line Accounting System nola.noguska.com
Calcoo calcoo.sourceforge.net
Calcoo is a very easy-to-read and use scientific calculator. You also can choose between standard and RPN (reverse polish notation) for doing the calculations. About the only thing this calculator lacks is the ability to switch from decimal to hex to octal to binary. Requires: libgtk, libgdk, libgmodule, libglib, libdl, libXext, libX11, libm, glibc.
Ministry of Truth mot.sourceforge.net
I looked at several apps from three years ago, and while some of you may have liked GABY or Gentoo better, this is my pick. I can't say that it's changed a lot, but then, I didn't see a need for it to change. I continue to use this little jewel. What more needs be said? Track hardware, software, users and jobs. While it appears to be in maintainer mode, it works and works well. Requires: Apache, PHP, MySQL. Until next month.
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The West Indies Cricket Board today announced an historic three year agreement with broadcast partner ESPN. Under the new deal, ESPN Caribbean and ESPN2, channels 82 and 83 on the LIME Digital TV service, will broadcast Caribbean T20 and other WICB regional tournaments live to audiences across the region. Highlights packages of West Indies international home series will also air on ESPN in the Caribbean.
ESPN was host broadcaster for the inaugural Caribbean T20 in July 2010 and also will be host broadcaster for the second edition to be played from Monday, January 10 to Sunday, January 23 in Antigua and Barbados. Under the new deal ESPN will broadcast the tournament in 2012 and 2013 as well.
"The WICB is pleased to be working with ESPN once more. We see this as a mutual investment in the sport, in our players and the people across the Caribbean. The new three-year deal will further help to showcase the players in the West Indies and give them unparalleled global exposure. It will also give viewers around the world the opportunity to get a taste and feel of the unique flavour, style and vibe of cricket in the Caribbean," said Dr Ernest Hilaire, Chief Executive of the WICB.
"The WICB and ESPN have formed a very close relationship and we are both working well together as we seek to create a framework for cricket in the West Indies," Hilaire continued. "ESPN has demonstrated a passion for West Indies cricket and we are pleased to have them on board with us," Dr. Hilaire said.
"ESPN's mission is to deliver the highest quality sports events to our viewers, and this agreement strengthens this commitment," said Bernard Stewart, Vice President, ESPN Caribbean and Maritime Media. "With the WICB matches, we will be providing West Indies cricket fans the opportunity to watch their local heroes on live television, as well as expand the appreciation of West Indies cricket by presenting these matches to our international viewership."
Under the new agreement and in addition to the CT20, ESPN will broadcast other WICB regional cricket events, including the semi final and final of the WICB Regional 50 Over Tournament, to their global audiences in the Caribbean, the U.S., Australia and New Zealand, Africa and the Middle East.
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A confession: I hate building. The closest I've been able to come to liking it is mindless neutrality, a meditative, trance-like state that comes from the repetitive motions lulling me out of thought completely.
Until Workshop called to tell me that there was a wagon to be had in Russelsheim, and I dragged trash house back to Mainz, I had built exactly one thing in my entire life. It was a CD shelf, and I guess it turned out ok.
Maybe it's the learning curve that frustrates me, the feeling of not being able to do something right off the bat, and then not being particularly good at it. Like a child, stuck in an adult mind and body, a sudden feeling of helplessness when I am used to already knowing what to do and how to do it. It is uncomfortable. And that is exactly why it's good.
At the beginning of the building process I constantly felt like my head was about to combust. People had advice for me, and I didn't understand half of the words they used to explain their suggestions. Now I know a lot of new words, and I can operate the power tools that used to scare me. Now I know about insulation and siding and bolt sizes and crowbars.
As empowering as all that is, there are still the bad days. The days when you just stepped on a rusty nail (Thursday) and are limping around worrying about tetanus while trying to replace some rotten support beams that are real fucking pains in the asses, the kind of job where you spend all day working and then step back and it doesn't look like you've done anything at all (Friday).
"Are you enjoying building?" Top Hat asked me at the end of the day.
"To be honest, not so much. Building isn't really my thing."
He looked shocked. "But this is your future home."
"Ummm…" I replied. Top Hat is the most optimistic person I know. He often believes what others think is impossible, plunges ahead into madcap plans that even the lunatics call crazy. To me that this is my future home is the only reason I haven't already gone postal and am still getting up and unpacking the tools every morning. I look forward to setting up the inside, but that remains a hazy, far-off dream.
In the meantime, the trash showers me with further housewarming presents, which gives me a little motivation kick now and again. Last week it was wood stove pipes (another thing to cross off of the "to-buy" list) and two pretty antique engraved metal sheets for protecting the wall from the wood stove from the heat. This week it was an entire dumpster full of kitchen stuff, out of which I fished a box full of purdy things to eat off of and with. And in a hot second there will be dumpstered organic vegan toast. Yum.
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It does get better – believe me. I remember lying in the crawl space of a house from my "other" life, taking apart the ductile iron sewer pipe — crying as shit & piss from the pipe joint leaked onto my clothes, my hair. I hated building then too – but after I installed the new sewer pipe it all somehow seemed worh it. And everytime that I turn on the water or flush the WC, I think back on the despair I felt that day way back when, and sigh. We have to do that again – in the church. I'm not looking forward to it… but I'll be overjoyed when its done. That is what I hope you'll feel. Joy and accomplishment.Comment by La Flor de Mal 09.26.09 @ 2:43 pm
I have a leak in my roof…..you can come visit any time!!!!! Practice is good!Comment by Mom 09.26.09 @ 10:28 pm
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Summer classes always seem like such a drag. While your friends are worry-free, partying and hanging out at the beach, you are in class or studying. Well, as it turns out, Summer classes are becoming more and more common. Why not take your studying to the beach for some time in the sun? If you are currently taking Summer classes then you most likely already know some of these benefits. However, if you are not in Summer classes, here are the top 10 reasons you should be:
1. Taking classes that are difficult to get into during the year.
2. The classes are usually intensive lasting only a short time to get the same credits.
3. Smaller class sizes allow you to meet more people.
4. Developing a better relationship with your professor.
5. Opportunity to take classes at an affiliate college even if you aren't a student there.
6. Less distractions like football games, parties, and other school events.
7. Taking advantage of a good living situation for the year while everyone else is at home.
8. Not moving back in with your parents over the Summer.
9. Being in the habit of going to class and studying when school starts in the Fall making it less rough to get back into the swing of things.
10. Taking less credits during the year to lighten your workload.
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Discovered this new flavor today after too much chili oil on my hand cut noodles. A must try for horchata lovers! Owner guy said that it will be around for a while but not forever.
Fosselman's Ice Cream Co
1824 W Main St, Alhambra, CA 91801
Me likey.
Thought it might be of interest to Fosselman's fans (see #9): http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyl... .
re: beezees
Thanks, beezees. It's great to see Fosselman's shakes receive international notice -- and they are mighty fine -- but the newspaper story's claim that they're the "best in the world" is naive, unnecessary, and undoubtedly false, like many of the other pronouncements there -- Chez Panisse (world-best restaurant) and Frank Pepe (world-best pizza) excepted. What's that? No, no, any such judgments that *I* make are both spot and right on.
re: Harry Nile
re: jackattack
"Don't you like Alhambra?"
It's just not the same town since Phil moved out, jackattack.
Yes, the Guardian headline used vague and weasel language -- the "best things to eat in the world, and where to eat them" -- but, going down the page, the entry on Fosselman's promises "the perfect milkshake" -- i.e., one that can't be improved upon -- not merely the perfect place to have one. (And they call pasty Fosselman's "a classic American setting," when you can get the same product at the handsomely revamped Gus's BBQ?) I love the product, but it's not the best even in my own American-centered experience.
If JGold said the original DQ at the corner of Dreamville and Desire in Hollywood is the best in LA, then I might disagree with him, but his would be a rational observation, since he covers the entire area personally (as I understand it). For a British newspaperman who reads travel books to claim that Fosselman's in Alhambra or Glacier in Manhattan Beach or Niederfrank's in the San Diego suburbs, Mitchell's in the Chicago suburbs, Sheridan's near Dallas, or, getting back to California, McConnell's in Santa Barbara (of course, the actual global best ;-) is better than any other in the whole, entire, google-infested world might sell newspapers but not me.
Tried it. Loved it. The pumpkin pie is also in. Another reason I love LA in the fall. Yes, we must contend with the Santa Anas, but there's no better way to ward off the heat than with Fosselman's frozen goodness.
We swung by Fosselman's today and tried the Horchata - it was pleasantly subtle in taste with a slight perfume and perfect balance of cinnamon, vanilla and something else. I don't know what that something else was, but it really hit the spot. I was going to jump on ipsedixit's favorite (chocolate-dipped strawberry) but it appears that a whole of folks really love that Horchata - the container had maybe 10 scoops left - I didn't want to be left in the dust,


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Seattle police arrested a former employee of a Jewish campus group near the University of Washington Monday afternoon after he threatened workers.
The incident happened just around 1:45 p.m. Tuesday at the Hillel Center at NE 47th and 17th Avenue NE. Police say the man had been fired and later came back and threatened employees.
He ran to the basement and began mixing cleaning supplies.
Employees immediately evacuated the building and called police.
Several officers, including SWAT team members, arrived at the scene. They closed off several streets in the area and entered the building.
Officers found the man in the building's basement.
"He was overcome by the fumes and so we had to develop a plan to get him out safely," said Mark Jamieson with Seattle Police.
Jamieson said the man was able to follow officers' instructions to move to the stairwell where the officers were. They took him into custody and he was treated by the medics and taken to the hospital.
Police closed traffic along 16th Avenue NE and 17th Avenue NE along NE 50th Street while arson bomb detectives and the fire department worked to determine if the building was safe and to ventilate the building.
Jamieson said none of the employees were injured.


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---- — ANDERSON — A trial begins today for a man accused of raping a 15-year-old girl on March 23, 2012.
Joseph A. Esparza, 49, of Anderson, faces two counts of sexual misconduct with a minor, both Class B felonies. According to court records, the trial starts in the morning with jury selection in Judge Dennis Carroll's Madison Circuit Court 6.
Esparza eluded law enforcement in Madison County and U.S. marshals for nearly for months before being arrested Dec. 8, 2012. According to Madison County Sheriff Ron Richardson, Esparza fled authorities in Madison County after a warrant for his arrest was filed on Aug. 17, 2012. Esparza was tracked to California, Las Vegas and Nashville before marshals arrested him, Richardson said.
The charges stem from an incident on March 23 when Esparza allegedly raped a 15-year-old in his home in the 400 block of North County Road 650 West, Anderson, according to a probable cause affidavit.
Esparza was at the house with his girlfriend, five family members and friends and the alleged victim, each of whom had differing and contradicting stories about the incident in interviews with detectives, according to the affidavit. In a later interview, one of the friends of the teenage girl admitted to lying to police, and a warrant was issued for Esparza's arrest, according to the affidavit.
"There was believed to be an understanding between Esparza and his lawyer that if a warrant was issued, he'd turn himself in," Richardson said. "When it was issued, we found out he had run."
According to court records, Esparza won't face any additional charges for attempting to flee from authorities.
Records also indicate that Esparza, who is being represented by Anderson attorney Zaki Ali, has been out of jail on a $100,000 bond since May 8 and is subject to an order of no contact with the victim.
The case has been delayed because of court congestion and several health issues with Esparza. A request to leave the state to attend a memorial service in California was also denied by Carroll on Aug. 28.
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