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Even if you missed the first installment of Under the Dome, the CBS series adaptation of Stephen King's mammoth novel (we've recapped the pilot episode here, if you need to bring yourself up to speed), you've probably heard about backlash from King fans regarding the show's major divergences from the novel's plot. King himself is obviously not unaware of this criticism, and responded formally in a letter on his official site, the full text of which you can read below.
A Letter From StephenFor those of you out there in Constant Reader Land who are feeling miffed because the TV version of Under the Dome varies considerably from the book version, here's a little story.Near the end of his life, and long after his greatest novels were written, James M. Cain agreed to be interviewed by a student reporter who covered culture and the arts for his college newspaper. This young man began his time with Cain by bemoaning how Hollywood had changed books such as The Postman Always Rings Twice and Double Indemnity. Before he could properly get into his rant, the old man interrupted him by pointing to a shelf of books behind his desk. "The movies didn't change them a bit, son," he said. "They're all right up there. Every word is the same as when I wrote them."I feel the same way about Under the Dome. If you loved the book when you first read it, it's still there for your perusal. But that doesn't mean the TV series is bad, because it's not. In fact, it's very good. And, if you look closely, you'll see that most of my characters are still there, although some have been combined and others have changed jobs. That's also true of the big stuff, like the supermarket riot, the reason for all that propane storage, and the book's thematic concerns with diminishing resources.Many of the changes wrought by Brian K. Vaughan and his team of writers have been of necessity, and I approved of them wholeheartedly. Some have been occasioned by their plan to keep the Dome in place over Chester's Mill for months instead of little more than a week, as is the case in the book. Other story modifications are slotting into place because the writers have completely re-imagined the source of the Dome.That such a re-imagining had to take place was my only serious concern when the series was still in the planning stages, and that concern was purely practical. If the solution to the mystery were the same on TV as in the book, everyone would know it in short order, which would spoil a lot of the fun (besides, plenty of readers didn't like my solution, anyway). By the same token, it would spoil things if you guys knew the arcs of the characters in advance. Some who die in the book—Angie, for instance—live in the TV version of Chester's Mill… at least for a while. And some who live in the book may not be as lucky during the run of the show. Just sayin'.Listen, I've always been a situational writer. My idea of what to do with a plot is to shoot it before it can breed. It's true that when I start a story, I usually have a general idea of where it's going to finish up, but in many cases I end up in a different place entirely (for instance, I fully expected Ben Mears to die at the end of 'Salem's Lot, and Susannah Dean was supposed to pop off at the end of Song of Susannah). "The book is the boss," Alfred Bester used to say, and what that means to me is the situation is the boss. If you play fair with the characters—and let them play their parts according to their strengths and weaknesses—you can never go wrong. It's impossible.There's only one element of my novel that absolutely had to be the same in the novel and the show, and that's the Dome itself. It's best to think of that novel and what you're seeing week-to-week on CBS as a case of fraternal twins. Both started in the same creative womb, but you will be able to tell them apart. Or, if you're of a sci-fi bent, think of them as alternate versions of the same reality.As for me, I'm enjoying the chance to watch that alternate reality play out; I still think there's no place like Dome.As for you, Constant Reader, feel free to take the original down from your bookshelf anytime you want. Nothing between the covers has changed a bit.Stephen KingJune 27th, 2013
So that happened. Whether this soothes fans' concerns or just annoys them more is anybody's guess, but at least we know where King stands on the issue.


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The fundamental challenge in this recession is that the growth that preceded it was a mirage. Bubble era borrowing created a network of financial jobs, real estate jobs and construction jobs that collapsed with the end of the bubble. Many of those jobs will never return.
An extremely high proportion (75%) of job losses in this recession are permanent rather than temporary. States will need to nurture completely new industry sectors and the infrastructure to support those jobs, while the jobless will need retraining in new skills to participate in those sectors.
As we described last week in State Job Creation Strategies Part I: Finding the Money and Investing in Human Capital and Physical Infrastructure,
competing globally for jobs starts with policy makers instituting
fundamental investments in education, human capital and physical
infrastructure that make their state a productive environment for
economic innovation. The next step, as this Dispatch will describe, is helping the private sector leverage opportunities for job creation and technological innovation.
NEW YORK — Today, Progressive States Network (PSN) lauded
President Obama's decision to accept California's tough new 35.5
miles-per-gallon fuel emissions standards. The group hailed today's
victory as a landmark example of states' power to set national policy
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Michael Phelps [Unlink] won his first individual gold medal of the 2012 London Summer Olympics on Thursday, winning the 200-meter Individual Medley. Winning this race earned Phelps yet one more special title- he is the first man in Olympic history to win a gold medal in the same event in three consecutive Olympics. "It's a relief to win an individual gold. It's something pretty cool and special to threepeat."
This win gives Phelps a total of twenty Olympic medals, giving the most decorated Olympian in history yet another Olympic medal. Phelps has earned two gold medals as well as two silvers so far in the London Games. To read more on this, click here: http://www.allvoices.com/contributed-new
Michael Phelps will swim his last individual race of his career on Friday in the 100-meter butterfly. Phelps earned gold medals in this event in the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games. Phelps says the 2012 Games will be his last Olympics. His final race of his Olympic career will be the finals of the 4x100 medley relay on Saturday.
Phelps' fastest time in the 100 butterfly is 50.86 seconds, giving him a strong chance of taking another gold medal in this event. He does not have any particular winning strategy in the race. "It's the 100. You just kind of go for it and hopefully hang on," said Phelps.
As Phelps gears up toward ending his Olympic career, teammate Ryan Lochte [Unlink] is already looking toward the Rio Olympics in 2016. "I wanted to get all golds in my events, but you know it didn't happen. I'm going to have to live with that and move on and learn from it. Try not to make the same mistakes in the next four years. For the most part," he said, "I'm pretty satisfied."
Phelps said this week has been filled with "lasts"- his last preliminaries, his last individual race, his last race against his rival Ryan Lochte. His emotions show more and more as the week progresses, yet his accomplishments increase. Michael Phelps is truly a phenomenal athlete and he has set a very high bar for up and coming athletes to reach for in the future. Phelps' presence will be missed in future Olympic games and Ryan Lochte is ready to step up to the plate and steal some of the sunshine.
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The 2012 DHHS Girls Tennis Team, coached by Kitty Palmer, Wednesday revenged an earlier season loss to rival Amity winning 5-2 and ends the regular season with a record of 15-1.
Total match score for the season was an amazing 105-7. Led by Seniors Taylor Fay and Callie Swiggett the girls are headed into the SCC and State tournaments in a great position to win and repeat as State Champs.
The Tigers and the Spartans will probably see each one more time in SCC tournament , which Amity defeated Hand in last years final.
Season records include: 1st singles, Taylor Fay 16-0, 2nd singles, Rachel Petrini 14-2, 3rd singles, Melissa Parker 14-2, 4th singles, Megan Sosensky 15-1, 1st Doubles, Claudia Lohn and Gabby Diotalevi 16-0, 2nd Doubles, Callie Swiggett and Nicole Cahill 16-0, 3rd Doubles, Alyssa Fleischman, Chloe Squitero, Anna Beatty, and C.C. Cuningham 14-2.


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TAHLEQUAH — Sequoyah Schools will host its annual "Think Pink" basketball game at 6:30 p.m. Feb. 12 at Sequoyah Schools' The Place Where They Play. The game is part of a nationwide breast cancer awareness event that encourages fans to wear pink shirts and teams to hold events to raise awareness of breast cancer.
In the past, Sequoyah's "Think Pink" basketball games have raised more than $4,000. All money raised is then donated to the breast cancer support group at Cherokee Nation's W.W. Hastings Hospital in Tahlequah.
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So I've done some crack reporting and figured out why it's so damn hard to plug in a computer here at YearlyKos. The problem is these nefarious unions. The McCormick Convention Center is, unsurprisingly, operated by a series of labor groups who, working hand in hand, rip apart the building and put it back together to fit the needs of whichever group happens to be renting space here. So for YearlyKos, the teamsters, and the plumbers, and the electricians all come in to haul partitions, and divert piping, and... lay wiring. One catch is, of course, that the more wiring you need, the more you have to pay. The other, less obvious catch, is that any wiring you try to do yourself—running extension chords and power strips across the room—might well violate your contract and cost you a big fine. So the result is a lot of dead laptop batteries. At a frickin' blogger convention. The netroots may be big and powerful, but they're not that big and powerful. So here's my counterintuitive scoop for the day: unions are single-handedly destroying the communicative power of the very people who are here to help unions have a stronger voice in politics.
Sources in John Edwards' campaign assure me that the consulted with the relevant union officials before installing power strips in their campaign booths.
Some trade shows and conventions are threatening to go elsewhere if Chicago can't cut the cost of doing business. Mayor Daley and Governor Blagojevich are asking union and business leaders to figure out how to lower convention costs.
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AMD A10-5700 Vs Intel Core i5-2500K
AMD's A10-5700 is its Trinity APU while Core i5-2500K belongs to Intel's Sandy Bridge series. The AMD's advantage is better integrated graphics, lower cost, and comparable ( slightly lower) CPU performance. The Intel's advantage is over clockability and slightly better CPU performance.
Table : Feature Differences
|Core i5-2500K
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|4 ( 4 Hyperthreads)
|Cache Organization
|6 MB Intel Smart Cache
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|4.0 GHz
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|65 Watts
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|32 nm
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|Radeon HD 7660D at 760 MHz (384 Radeon cores)
|HD Graphics 3000, Base 850 MHz, Turbo 1.1 GHz
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The Trinity A10-5700 APU brings with it improve integrated graphics , better pile driver core all while keeping the power envelope in 65 Watts – at the lower end for the desktop APUs. It makes up a great processor for gaming, especially when you do not wish to spend extra bucks on graphics card. You will find it more responsive than the Intel's Sandy Bridge. Intel's Ivy Bridge is better, in general, in the CPU performance while still trying to catch up AMD in the graphics front.
Some more details of Core i5-2500K
The core i5-2500K is the overclockable version of the core i5-2500. It belongs to the second generation Core i5 processor, more popularly known as the Sandy bridge Processor. There have been several improvement over the previous generation core i5 processor, most notable among them is the improvement in the integrated graphics ( x2 performance improvement). The new Turbo 2.0 further boosts the performance. In the lithography improvement the we now have a unified 32 nm die having everything on a single die. The higher passmark score of core i5-2500K with respect to the core i5-2500 only indicates that more samples sent the overclocked 2500K scores


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- Bacari Grill
800 Ridgewood Rd, Township of Washington, NJ 07676
Bacari Grill is a restaurant, lounge and banquet hall that serves contemporary American cuisine. The chef is Peter…More Angelako. Lunch, dinner, and dessert menus can be found online at Barcari's website, along with creative martini and wine lists. Small parties can be held in the Terrace room and bigger events in the main banquet hall.
- Baci Italian Grill
36 Jefferson Ave, Westwood, NJ 07675
Not your typical neighborhood Italian restaurant, Baci Italian Grill offers guests an array of authentic and inspired…More Italian food. To a menu that includes the usual pasta and seafood dishes, this restaurant adds short ribs and orzo and grilled octopus. Baci also boasts a full bar for wine, beer or spirits.
- Banchetto Feast
301 Center Ave, Westwood, NJ 07675
Banchetto Feast of Westwood serves Italian dishes and has a tasteful, family-friendly atmosphere. The restaurant…More is BYOB, but there is a wine bar. Banchetto also has a party room and outdoor seating when the weather permits. There is a second Banchetto location in the Nanuet Mall. Parking is free at the doctor's office nearby after 6pm and all day on Sunday.
- Bat Barry's
170 Center Ave, Westwood, NJ 07675
Bat Barry's is an American bistro and tavern that aims to create an atmosphere that feels like patrons are eating at…More home. The menu offers crispy calamari, clams oregaato, eggplant napoleon with tomatoes, roasted peppers and fresh mozzarella drizzled with balsamic reduction, mussels, salads and other options. The restaurant has a full bar. Bat Barry's is owned by wife and husband Eileen and John Owens, and is named after the former's grandfather.
- Bella Campania
456 Broadway, Hillsdale, NJ 07642
Bella Campania is a family run Italian restaurant in Hillsdale. They offer a wide variety of Italian specialties…More in a homey, comfortable atmosphere. There is plenty of space inside, but on nice days they also offer patio seating out front. One of the specials at this shop is their homemade mozzarella which is blended into all of their pizzas and entrées. This restaurant also offers catering for special events or small get-togethers with family and friends. Their menu choices include soups, salads, wraps, pasta, chicken, veal and seafood specialties.
- Bensi
387 Washington Ave, Hillsdale, NJ 07642
Bensi is a chain of restaurants with more than 20 locations in New Jersey. The location in Hillsdale is one of the…More original locations for this chain. This is a simply and elegantly decorated family restaurant with a reputation for superb service. Like all of the locations, this one offers a large menu of Italian delicacies all made-to-order and only with the freshest ingredients available. It offers a full menu of Italian food, including hand made-pizza. The salad selections are also a popular healthy choice along with the low-fat menu.
- Bensi
387 Washington Ave, Hillsdale, NJ 07642
Bensi offers cuisine that is "Always Fresh, All Ways Italian" and provides a wide array of dining options, including…More traditional Italian fare. Bensi founders John Osso and Mario Bernardo trace the roots of their menu back to Calabria, Italy, to the kitchens of their respective families, where they learned that truly great food consists of only the freshest ingredients and is prepared with love. Today, the Bensi brand has expanded to 24 locations in New Jersey and Pennsylvania, with each location embracing the "Bensi Way" of culinary preparation and adding a flavor of its own. This Bensi is nearthe Hillsdale NJ Transit station.
- Bibi'z Restaurant & Lounge
284 Center Ave, Westwood, NJ 07675
Bibi'z is a contemporary American restaurant and lounge. Bibi'z offers a refined and relaxing atmosphere serving drinks…More and food made with fresh, natural ingredients and locally sourced poultry, dairy and produce. The restaurant also hosts special events and offers catering services for private parties.
- Big Daddy's Pizza & Grill
134 Broadway, Hillsdale, NJ 07642
Located on Broadway, Big Daddy's is a pizzeria and Italian restaurant open for lunch and dinner daily. The restaurant…More offers appetizers, soups, salads, pizza, pasta, garlic knot sliders, calzones, poultry, veal and egglplant entrees, heros, burgers and more. Call Big Daddy's to place take-out, delivery and catering orders.
- Blimpie Subs & Salads
700 Broadway, Westwood, NJ 07675
Blimpie Subs & Salads offers customers a variety of delicious and healthy meal choices. Specializing in subs and…More salads, Blimpie is always crafting new favor combinations to keep your taste buds content. Clean facilities, good service and quality food are most important to Blimpie. Catering for meetings, parties and events is available.
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Ron Paul Sees a Path to Super Tuesday Success
The Texas congressman says his campaign's momentum goes way beyond his expectations.
Rep. Ron Paul sees a path through Super Tuesday, and ultimately to the Republican presidential nomination. It involves the Internet, young voters—and a more polished candidate.
"I think people flat out don't understand what I'm talking about," he told a group of reporters this morning, referring to his economic policy. That's "partially my fault," he said, indicating he needs to do a better job educating people clearly about his ideas. He added, "That's what I work on the most, is trying to refine my message."
But he also lays some blame with the traditional media, which, he believes, gives short shrift to him and his ideas. However, he sees the Internet as a way around that barrier to get what he really needs: Exposure. "Fortunately, in this age, we can do it. There's a thing called the Internet, and there's alternative media," he said. "And believe me, it has helped tremendously." Paul has seen his message traveling farther and faster than his previous White House bids, for the GOP nomination in 2008 and as a Libertarian in 1988.
In his mind, college students are key. "That's where I get a lot of my energy from," he said, appearing at a press breakfast sponsored by the Christian Science Monitor, "the young people who have not had their minds clouded with a lot of other clichés into thinking of what the government should do and shouldn't do."
[Read: Is Ron Paul a fringe candidate?]
With most polls putting the Lone Star congressman double digits behind presumed frontrunners Texas Gov. Rick Perry and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney—the latest USA Today/Gallup poll gives Paul 13 percent to Perry's 31 and Romney's 24—Paul understands he's not a shoo-in for the GOP nomination. But he's not considering a third-party run, he said. In fact, believing the country's political mood is shifting more toward his political philosophy—"The successes of this message and the freedom movement is way beyond my expectations," he said—Paul feels more at home in the Republican Party than ever.
[Read about Ron Paul's issue with style over substance.]
For example, he is pleased to see that his long-standing criticisms of the Federal Reserve are increasingly finding voice in the GOP mainstream. Other presidential candidates, like Perry, have started talking about the Fed, and debate moderators are asking candidates—other than him—about it. And House GOP leaders Tuesday evening sent a letter to Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke urging him to avoid any further intervention in the economy. Paul thinks the letter is good for drawing attention to the issue, but "it's too little too late," he said. "This should have been said about 30 years ago or 40 years ago."
Paul thinks the economic policy discussion needs to go deeper, not just on what to do about the recession, but what brought the nation to the doldrums in the first place. "In medicine, I always had to ask, 'You're sick, what caused your disease?' And then I know how to treat it," he said. "But in politics, they never ask—whether it's a foreign policy problem or an economic problem—they never say, 'What caused this?' They just say, 'Well, our theory is that we need to spend more money to get us out of recession.'"
[Check out editorial cartoons on the 2012 GOP hopefuls.]
His foreign policy has been the biggest stumbling block for Republicans. At the most recent debate, Paul was booed by the Tea Party audience for suggesting the U.S. foreign policy of nation-building inspired the 9/11 terrorist attacks.
Paul supported going after Osama bin Laden after the attack, he said, but not the broader goal of war in Iraq. "After 9/11, I voted for the authority, I voted for the funding to go after those individuals responsible," he said. "But I didn't vote for nation-building. So as soon as they went into nation-building, I did a lot of complaining and wouldn't vote to perpetuate it."
These issues are why Paul says he is running in the first place—he sees the nation headed down a dangerous path, one the Soviet Union followed: going broke. "The direction is to mold the world instead of defending our country," he said. "It's all going to end, whether people believe me or not, it's going to end because we're flat-out broke, just like the Soviet system came down. They were spread too thin, and it's bringing us down."


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By Todd Farally
Last year about this time I wrote an article showing the world what a Local Union can do for its members. I am proud to say that our Local is still providing for the members that are
struggling and there is no plan or reason to stop until we find ourselves in less volatile economic times. I can speak to this not just as a member, but as one who has seen my fair share of struggle these last few years. Without the support of this Union, things could have been much different for me and my family and I'm sure there are quite a few Local 19 members that could say the same.
The article from a year ago talked about the many services that Local 19 provides for its membership that we would never have the access to if we were non-union. But one aspect of that piece that really hit home with a lot of people was the Holiday Fund and how it pulled our Union Family even closer together for the common good of our Brothers and Sisters. Last year the Holiday Fund was kick started with a donation from the retirees and further supported through job site collections by working members and contributions from members who were out of work, but knew there were other members that needed the help. Even family of Local 19 members and retirees gave generously.
That's how it played out last year and it was a tremendous success. I am elated to say that the Holiday Fund was an even bigger success this year! Again spearheaded by the Local 19 Retirees Club, it was done a little differently this time around. Instead of straight collection of donations, the idea of a raffle type format for the collection process was devised by the Retirees Club who then presented the plan to Local 19 President & Business Manager, Gary Masino in August by the President of the Local 19 Retirees Club, William LaSalvia. With this new collection format anyone could buy a ticket at five dollars each for a chance at winning the $500 dollar prize. The Retirees Club stated they wanted to pay for the printing of the raffle tickets to help alleviate the cost as well.
The tickets for the Holiday Fund went on sale for the first time at Local 19's Union Picnic at Clementon Park where there was a tent set up for the sale of the tickets by the retirees. Just in that first day the Local raised around $1200 dollars and that got the ball rolling. Also in late September the Retirees Club drafted and sent out a letter along with two tickets per letter encouraging Local 19 retired members to purchase the tickets for the Holiday Fund. This was met with a great response from our retired members raising $4200 dollars, which equates to 420 $10 dollar checks. This was certainly a great start!
In October at the biannual Stewards Meeting, President Masino charged Local 19's Stewards with the duty of selling even more tickets out on the job sites to any and all. You didn't have to be a Local 19 member to purchase a ticket and members of our fellow building trades were certainly among those that helped us reach our goal. Stewards were asked to sell a minimum of twenty tickets and many of them more than surpassed that number propelling the fund even further. Even Lady Luck favored the cause. At the 2012 Christmas Party on Dec. 2nd during the Local 19 Scholarship Fund raffle, the $1000 dollar prize was awarded to the Holiday Fund.
The drawing for The Holiday Fund took place at the December 2012 monthly Union Meeting on Dec 3rd and in the place of a name on the winning ticket it said The Members out of Unemployment, so the prize went into the Holiday Fund, rather fitting if you ask me. Now with only two weeks left before the proceeds of the fund was to be distributed, Local 19 Stewards were asked to collect $10 dollars a week per working member during these final two weeks to drive us to our goal and it put the Fund over the top. Before this final push the fund was around $19,000 dollars and after those final two weeks the Membership, along with generous donations from our Union Officials, delivered another $6000 dollars bringing the total to roughly $25,000 dollars!
This enabled Local 19 to send $150 dollars to the 150 members throughout the Local who at one point throughout the month of December had been without Unemployment Compensation (UC) benefits. That means that this year the Local 19 Holiday Fund was able to raise enough to send out fifty more dollars than it did last year. As in prior years the Local also sent out $75 dollar grocery gift cards for Thanksgiving and Christmas to members who had been out of UC during the months of November and December.
Same as last year, I was able to sit down with Sheet Metal Workers' Local 19 President & Business Manager, Gary Masino to speak about what our Union has continued to do for its members who have hit hard times. Through it all Local 19 remains steadfast in covering unemployed members and their families' health insurance and providing $400 dollars a week for members that have exhausted their UC benefits. In fact at the December Executive Board meeting, the board recommended that the Membership approve a plan to extent the exhaustion benefit to January 2014. In a true sign of solidarity the plan was overwhelmingly approved by the membership at the December monthly Union Meeting.
That is what being a Union Member is all about, coming together for the greater good, whether it is negotiating a contract or helping those of us that are in great need. Amazing things can be accomplished when we working people band together and work toward a common goal.


text: Benny BOSH is an innovative, up and coming stand-up comedian and actor out of Boston, Massachusetts. He performs regularly at Mottley's Comedy Club, The Comedy Studio and Grandma's Basement. Benny started his career as co-creator of The Nelson and Benny Show, a hip-hop sketch comedy show on jamn945.com and will also go down in history as the first contestant ever to be eliminated from MTV's A Shot at Love with Tila Tequila. Quite a feat...Benny is the founder of Grandma's Basement, a thurs-sat. comedy venue in the Howard Johnson Fenway Lounge and has performed throughout the country.


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Kay Jordan wanted to save her soul, so she obediently gave money
to the House of Yahweh.
When cash was short, "Yahweh" accepted her food stamps.
Now she's of the Abilene sect but in deep trouble with the state
of Mississippi - for food stamp fraud.
Jordan used the food stamps, she said, to pay one of the three
tithes required by House of Yahweh founder Yisrayl Hawkins out
of fear of eternal damnation.
"He said we had to pay that or we were in danger of going
to hell," she said.
Like other former members and elders of the sect, Jordan said
House of Yahweh leaders regularly welcomed food stamps and even
welfare payments as part of their complex tithe system.
That is hardly the intended use for such benefits, say state officials
who oversee the federal program. It is illegal to use food stamps
for anything other than the purchase of food, they say.
Jordan claims the sect also exchanged food stamps for scrip that
could be used to buy items at feasts, and also to pay workers
who performed tasks at the compound near Eula.
If that's true, the House of Yahweh is breaking the law, said
Don McWhorter, regional supervisor for the Texas Department of
Human Services.
McWhorter could neither confirm nor deny that he is investigating
alleged benefits abuse among sect members.
House of Yahweh leaders, including Yisrayl Hawkins, have not responded
to repeated requests for interviews. Some members have offered
blanket denials of wrongdoing but referred further questions to
One ex-follower, Anah Jeffries, whose husband was an elder before
both he and she were ex-communicated, said Hawkins used to pay
workers in the compound with food stamps before they were replaced
with the Lone Star Card.
"The House of Yahweh doesn't teach taking food stamps - the
man does," Jeffries said. "It is Yisrayl's personal
advice to people."
Jeffries said she doubted that people who don't live in the compound
are aware of what Hawkins is doing. She noted that among the three
latest elders to be ordained into the sect, one is a lawyer and
one is a military doctor.
"They are not stupid people," she said, and believes
they would be surprised to learn of some of the things Hawkins
advises poorer, less educated people to do.
Like many others who've joined the House of Yahweh and then
left, Kay Jordan said she and her husband with their five children
were drawn to the sect because it seemed to fill an emptiness
in their lives.
They were living in Tennessee when Yisrayl Hawkins came to Nashville
to preach. Her husband, who worked at the General Motors Saturn
plant, liked what he heard, and the Jordans began following the
sect's teachings. They traveled to Abilene for feasts, which last
almost a week three times each year.
Times were good for the Jordan family, but then her husband was
laid off for refusing to work on Saturdays, the sect's holy day,
and had trouble finding work. In 1991 they came to Clyde and lived
in a one-bedroom house.
"We followed along like little zombies, I guess," Jordan
said. "The more we'd go, the more brainwashed we became."
One of the teachings was that tithing to Yahweh was part of the
path to salvation. The Jordans wanted to pay, and when the cash
was short they paid in food stamps.
Hawkins did not teach from the pulpit that food stamps should
be given, Jordan said, but his elders told people they could be
Receipts used when tithes were collected included three boxes:
"cash," "check" and "other," she
said. While "other" presumably could mean credit card
or donated goods, Jordan said the message was clear: food stamps.
Jordan also used food stamps, she said, to obtain "Yahweh
money" to spend at the Yahweh Store, actually an 18-wheel
trailer set up during feasts and offering everything from Yahweh
publications to Mogen David wine.
The Jordans later moved to Mississippi, and continued to travel
to Abilene for feasts, depositing food stamps as part of their
Mississippi took notice, however. And while Jordan's husband was
now working, the couple was under-reporting his income so they
could stay on food stamps. They needed the money to live, she
said, because so much was going to the House of Yahweh.
Other former members have made similar claims that they've given
thousands of dollars to the sect. Jordan said she could not recall
how much she and her family have given.
Last September Jordan, who had moved back to Abilene, received
word there was a warrant out for her arrest in Mississippi. Someone,
she doesn't know who, had turned her in for the underreporting.
She traveled to Mississippi to take care of the matter. She entered
into the equivalent of a deferred adjudication plea agreement,
meaning the charge won't stick if she pays $1,760 in restitution,
plus court costs, a fine and a $30-per-month administrative fee.
Jordan knew blaming the House of Yahweh was no defense.
"I knew they were going to catch me someday," she said.
Even today she admits that what she did was clearly wrong and
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But she and others say they want the public informed about what
is happening in the sect, despite concern for their personal safety.
Once a person leaves the sect he or she "is no longer considered
innocent blood, Jordan said. "They can shed your blood if
they so desire."
The rift in the sect, ex-communicants said, developed over such
matters as teaching of polygamy and, most recently, encouragement
that followers change their last names to Hawkins. Well over 100
people have legally changed their names in past months.
Leaving was difficult, Jordan said, noting the sect follows the
path of other cults that teach rules must be followed concerning
every facet of their lives, down to the kind of toothpaste to
be used.
But last Christmas Eve, in the Mississippi Baptist Church where
she grew up, she made the final break.
"I went back to that little church and rededicated my life
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April 4, 2014, 7pm-2am, at Yellowhead Brewery, 10229-105 St. Edmonton's favourite fruit flavoured pop-up party will be celebrating the Canadian Gay Curling Championships. Come down for an evening of shouting "Harder! Harder! Harder!"
April 11-13, 2014. A weekend of bear rituals, dance and decadence!. FRI: SIP 'N SING - Jamie and Pierre the loveable gay cowboys from The Amazing Race Canada hosting Calgary's first all out Show Tunes Sing a Long at the Blind Monk! SAT: 9pm at HYDE Night Club. A night of hot music, hot men and food. SUN: BEAR BEEFETT at the Blind Monk 11am -2pm.
April 24 - May 4, 2014 festival, Edmonton Downtown Arts District. Original, top-quality documentaries made by talented filmmakers from across Canada & around the world. See website for details as announced.
May 8-15, 2014 at Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre, 8712-109 St; The Art Gallery of Alberta, 2 Sir Winston Churchill Sq. Canada's longest running documentary film festival presents socially relevant films and video from around the world exploring issues of social, economic and environmental development; catalysts for reflection, discussion, and responsible action.
May 9, 2014 Semi-Finals, May 16th Grande Finale, at Evolution Wunderlounge, 10220 103 St, NW. The star of Rupauls RuPaul's Drag Race on OUTtv Season 6 and Australian Idol Finalist Courtney Act will judge the contest and doing a headline superstar performance, presented by Outtv. The winner of the fierce competition will be flown to New York City to attend the VIP finale party!
May 15-17, 2014 at Neutral Ground Gallery, 1856 Scarth St. Films and videos to breaking down barriers - daring and unchartered visual territory, humorous/ subversive characters, otherworldly/ fantastical places and images, pleasurable provocations, sexual scenarios, different and challenging perspectives on identity in a world ready to judge and oppress.
May 28-31, 2014, at Metro Cinema at the Garneau Theatre. Annual festival with aboriginal filmmakers, directors, scriptwriters, cameramen, technicians, actors, musicians, storytellers, artists & craftspeople. See Dreamspeakers on Tour info on website.
June 6-8, 2014. Full weekend of events coincides with Edmonton Pride Festival - bigger and better than ever at host hotel Coast Edmonton Plaza, 10155- 105 St NW in the heart of downtown, with discounted room blocks reserved for event members. Here also for registration, and Fri/ Sat events including the Mr Alberta Bear contest and dance with DJ Del Stamp.
June 6-15, 2014. Saturday Pride Parade, from 108 St at 102 Ave to Churchill Square for festival, Pure Pride dance party & concert, & more.... See details online:
June 22, 2014 and other dates. In 2013 included: Gregory Porter, Kurt Rosenwinkel, Patricia Barber, and Courtney Pine Presents: House Of Legends. Past years: Wynton Marsalis, Madeleine Peyroux, Trombone Shorty & Christian McBride among many others. Jazz of many kinds, at venues large & small each year, all over town.
July 4-13, 2014, on Sir Winston Churchill Square in downtown Edmonton, an international cast of jugglers, acrobats, hip hop dancers, sword-swallowers, musicians and more.
July 18-27, 2014, in Northlands Park, 7410 Borden Park Rd. Check out favorite musicians and artists on the Koodonation stage; pan for gold in Klondike Park; climb on the Mach 3, the Zipper and other midway rides; and eat favorite fair ground foods, trade shows, food, wine, and daily fireworks. Was called Klondike Days, then Capital EX - now K-Days - still 10 days of fun each July.
August 7-10, 2014, annual event, downtown Gallagher Park. Past years included Angelique Kidjo, John Mayall, Taj Mahal, Del McCoury, Noah & the Whale, Blackie & the Rodeo Kings, Brandi Carlile, Andrew Bird & the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Tim Robbins....
August 14-24, 2014 are dates for the popular Fringe Theatre Festival, but there are associated events all year long -- see their website for details.
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COLUMBIA, SC — It was another shrine for Mayor Bob – his biggest yet.
He's already got a bench in Sims Park, a city convention center ballroom and an intersection at Forest Drive and I-77 named for him.
Wednesday, Coble – Columbia's mayor from 1990-2010 – had a wide, open-air terrace alongside the Congaree River in the Vista named for him: Coble Plaza.
"All of this will be a great place for children," said Coble, 60, in a speech to some 100 people gathered in a meeting room at EdVenturechildren's museum, which adjoins Coble Plaza.
"You can come and visit the riverfront, go to EdVenture, the State Museum ... and it will be wonderful for everyone."
Recalling the days when Columbians viewed the riverbank area as a place to put a maximum security prison, Coble said, "The past few decades have seen the transformation of our regions' rivers from barriers to economic engines. ...The goal was to open up the rivers as community assets and create private sector investment, to improve our economy, create jobs and grow the tax base."
Speaker after speaker Wednesday said Coble played a major role in that goal.
Mike Dawson, executive director of the River Alliance, recalled how in the early 1990s, Coble got local leaders to meet to discuss the river's future. One result: the creation of the River Alliance, a river development group whose board members include representatives from Lexington and Richland counties, Columbia, Cayce and West Columbia. Over the years, the River Alliance built nine miles of riverfront walkways and has four more to go, up to Riverbanks Zoo, including a bridge spanning the Broad River.
"Special thanks to Mayor Bob for making this all work, because it wouldn't have happened without his leadership," Dawson said.
Current Mayor Steve Benjamin said Coble is one of the best of all the mayors who've served since the city was founded in 1786. "It's an honor to be here today to recognize his service."
Lexington County Council member Debbie Summers said Coble displayed rare foresight in glimpsing what could be done with local waterways.
"Leadership in today's world has to be visionary – it has to be people who can imagine what Columbia, the Midlands, will be like 10, 15, 20 years from now," she said.
Coble Plaza, which overlooks the city's canal and faces the Congaree River and the Gervais Street bridge, can hold several thousand people, officials said.
Built for $5.1 million, the plaza features an amphitheater and a boardwalk. It cost that much because part of it juts out over water, and special engineering and underpinning was needed to assure stability through the years, officials aid.
The plaza is part of the Three Rivers Greenway, the linear park that will eventually connect downtown Columbia with the upper Saluda River near the Lake Murray dam. People can walk south from Coble Plaza and go under the Gervais Street bridge as part of the recent construction.
The plaza adds to the panache of EdVenture by providing an outdoor space, said EdVenture CEO Catherine Horne. "It's a great public stage for downtown Columbia," she said.
Coble Plaza's first official event is Thursday. Fourth of July festivities open to the public will feature music and other activities. In the future, it is expected to host numerous events, such as concerts and fairs, for children, groups and the general public.
Later, as the crowd dwindled and Coble, now a lawyer-lobbyist, had hugged and shaken hands with scores of folks, he was asked how many other public sites might be named after him.
"I think this is it," the former mayor said. "Now, I feel a lot of pressure not to get arrested for anything and have my name removed. I'm working hard on clean living."
More seriously, Coble said, "I feel a real connection to this place. I poured my heart and soul into this project and the Three Rivers Greenway, and I hope it will be a very important public space for the community."
It was a surprise, he said, when in 2010, after he left the mayor's post, City Council voted to name the plaza for him. "I'm very honored," Coble said.


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Nickelodeon announced Tuesday that its revamp of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" has been picked up for a second season. This calls for a pizza, yes?
The writing was written on the sewer wall. Leonardo, Raphael, Michelangelo and Donatello proved that shelled crusaders never go out of style with its mid-morning premiere on the network over the weekend. It ranked as the week's top telecast with kids 2-11 (2.1 million -- more than half were boys) and was the No. 1 kids program on basic cable, with 3.9 million viewers for the week.


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Retro Futura Tour will unleash wave of 1980s nostalgia at Hard Rock in Orlando
Even the most cynical rock fan might have a secret soft spot for "Walking on Sunshine," the 1983 Katrina and the Waves hit that Jack Black's character so memorably embraced with his cassette-tape compilation two decades later in the movie comedy "High Fidelity."
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Smooth-jazz saxophonist Kenny G is really funny in TV ads, such as the one for the candy bar that finds him playing soprano saxophone to represent a poker-table buzz kill.
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Somehow, rapper DMX never made it into the ring for that proposed pay-per-view boxing match with infamous ex-Neighborhood Watch volunteer George Zimmerman.
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With laws and attitudes about marijuana starting to ease nationally, what better time for a comeback by 1970s comedy duo Cheech & Chong?
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Veteran R&B singer Anthony Hamilton has inspired comparisons to such lofty stars as Bill Withers and the late Bobby Womack for his soulful delivery of hits such as "Charlene."
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It has been a long wait for a new album from indie-rock/dance-pop band Foster the People.
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MARK FARINA: with DJ BMF. 10 p.m. Aug. 22; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave., Orlando; $15-$20 (18 or older); 407-246-1419.
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Other bookings: Coral Skies Music Festival, SoMo, more
PEEWEE LONGWAY: with Johnny Cinco. 10 p.m. Aug. 7; The Beacham, 46 N. Orange Ave., Orlando; $30-$55; 407-246-1419.
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Other bookings: Ms. Lauryn Hill, Jim Gaffigan
U.S. STONES: tribute to The Rolling Stones. 8:30 p.m. Aug. 8; House of Blues, Downtown Disney, Lake Buena Vista; $10 advance, $13 day of show; 407-934-2583.
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Other bookings: Charli XCX, Anberlin, Howie Mandel and more
SPOKEN REASONS: 8 p.m. Aug. 6; The Social, 54 N. Orange Ave., Orlando; $10-$45; 407-246-1419.
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BJ BARHAM: 8 p.m. Aug. 4; Will's Pub, 1042 N. Mills Ave., Orlando; $10 (18 or older); willspub.org.
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TODRICK HALL: 8 p.m. July 18; Hard Rock Live, Universal CityWalk, Orlando; $20 advance, $25 day of show; 407-351-5483.
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Q. I'm an aspiring author searching for a book publisher and I recently got an e-mail from a publisher suggesting I invest money to publish my own book with them. They go on to say that published books rarely yield a profit. Is it true?
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While starting pitching was addressed, it was addressed by not adding a single top tier pitcher. The 2014 season is built on hopes and dreams, which is about what the last two seasons comprised of. Watching the Twins fade dramatically to end both seasons, it solidifies that hopes and dreams have a hard time making it all the way to the end of the 6 month season.
I really admire the way the Twins are going about the very difficult task of rebuilding their talent pool. Almost no reasonably sane amount of spending on FA would have catapulted this team into contention during the previous two years. Money was better spent elsewhere. You can argue that you were entitled to more, but the Twins improved their prospect pipeline from middle-of -the -road (many here wrongfully believe it was one of the worst) to one of the elite. They spent to improve their international presence, which is a huge part of the improvement.
The results, as measured by the W-L record for the big club, will probably not be evident for yet another year. The reason I can wait it out is because I think most fans are significantly underestimating how prodigiously talented this farm system is, in both high-end talent and depth. Much of this talent is on the doorstep. So, while I can understand the frustration that more spending on FA hasn't taken place, I agree with Nick's premise here. I love the fact that there is room for further spending when better opportunities arise, better ones than Stephen Drew for sure.
Alexei Rameriz and Ian Desmond are considered among the better defenders in the league yet were 1st and 3rd in the league in errors last year at the position. Heck, Andrelton Simmons only ranked 9th out of 21 qualified SS in fielding percentage and at the moment he looks like a once-in-a-generation defender.
It hasnt even been tried. Find me an example of a team that has been built entirely from within, much less done so and won.
Teams have always supplemented their minor league talent on other ways.
There is room to both wait for the minor leagues to provide the Twins with some of the talent needed to win a World Series and go get some of that talent in other ways.
I'm not fully fold on Santana as a stud defender, but I'm certainly not going to let his minor-league error total play into my perception much.
That's certainly not my claim. Trade when you are in contention. And, in the Twins' case, sign a free agent or two for big $$ if your starting rotation is in complete shambles (like this offseason) or when you need one or two more position players to break out. For instance, signing Drew would be justifiable if the Twins finished just behind Detroit. But not now. No way.
Why do you care about the twins money so much? Why do you care if they spend too much money on Drew, if it does not stop them from signing anyone next year? They lose thirteen million in payroll after this year, they are way under fifty percent, and no one on this roster is due a raise for years. You might argue giving up a second round pick makes no sense, though you would be wrong, but why do you care about the money at all?
2013 earnings of 215 million +25 million in new tv revenue+30 million in all star game revenue
thats if we dont have an increase in ticket sales which I expect will happen to the tune of 300,000 more sold.Even without additional ticket sales we will stand to earn 270 million x 50%
leaves us at 135 million payroll for 2014...instead we are spending 4 million more then we did in 2009 ,our last year at the Dome, we are currently 53 million under ownerships limit for payroll, and will once again compete for 5th place in the Central...why sugar coat it, if everyone of our players had average years and some of the kids broke out along with 2 or 3 career years we could posibly make it to the middle of the pack...the money is there , but it wont be spent to improve this team ,for proof 1 only has to look at the international market of the 3,908,600 dollars that we were allowed to spend , did we even spend 2.5 million of it?
It would be a big difference in my attitude if we bankrolled some of the teams profits for the future, but if it is spend it or lose it...I for one say spend it
Unspent money goes away and never comes back. Its not socked away in some rainy day fund. The Twins have repeatedly stated that the estimated revenue for the upcoming season dictates payroll. It's just not about wins and being in contention. The Twins owe it to their Fans to put the best and most entertaining product on the field.
With all the unspent money since TR came back, they should have around fifty+ million they could give Tanaka in year one......and then what everyone else is bidding in the out years. Anyone think they are buying a player, when one is available? If not, why do you care if they "spend too much" on a player?
I fear too much is being read into team payroll. 2011 season exposed that the franchise had been hollowed-out from the inside. The past two seasons simply confirmed that and also that bandaids, duct tape, and bailing wire would not suffice to solve the problems. What has been done to solve the root of the problems? No, Bill Smith himself wasn't what caused the collaspse. Nor was it caused by Mauer's contract. Either the system must change or a whole bunch of lottery tickets have to hit. Actually, hitting the lottery doesn't solve the problems--it only obscures the problems for awhile.
So, to me, signing some free-agent pitchers (who at best raise the rotation to average) isn't enough--it is only a start. We can all hope that the "prospects all pan out as stars", but that requires too much suspension of disbelief. Besides, better players can still be acquired and we can still keep our hope/dreams of prospects becoming future stars--while watching a better team.
I do not see any problems with a team being fiscally smart and not pouring their money on the ground.. Teams spending too much don't do themselves favors either. Maybe Yankees and LA teams can absorb out of control spending. Others, not so much.
Good article Nick! I do have a problem though. I am starting to get fatigued with the same money arguments from both sides. So maybe we should move on.
From my observations, depending on your position, it is plainly obvious that the Twins have either done a credible job in improving this year or have dribbled down their leg pathetically like the last 3 years. A great deal of passion on both ends.
Some say the Twins have the money and haven't increased the payroll from the last 3 years, so spend it. While others see the Twins dishing out, uncommonly, large free agent paydays and are spending wisely.
Some see free agents as the one way out of this mess, and feel their performance will match or exceed their past. Others question whether the upgrade will be worth it and view the potential of the up-and-coming players will be worth the wait. While those favoring free agents, do not see much hope that the youth movement will provide enough improvement.
And then, throw in the occasional statement of fact about such-and-such or so-and-so that has no way of being absolute and is subject to the future. These discussions have hashed, rehashed, hashed and rehashed the same positions.
Passion is admired and there is not one on this site that is not a fan. However, I believe that it is time to recognize that there is no swaying of the other, before we are all drunk at the bar.
So, maybe, we should turn our attention to something like: who will be the first player injured in spring training. Something we can't prove until it happens also.
OMG, spring training will be here in a month. Halleluja!!!!
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- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- Dip each slice of mushroom in the salad dressing, then into the bread crumbs. Layer the coated mushroom slices into a 2 quart casserole dish. Pour in any remaining dressing (or even more if you like), and sprinkle with any remaining breadcrumbs. Sprinkle the shredded mozzarella cheese over the top.
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I thought this recipe would be great since I LOVE mushrooms and Italian spices, but I really didn't care for the finished product. The spices in the dressing completely took over and I didn't even taste the earthy mushroom flavor that I love. I felt like I wasted a wonderful batch of mushrooms on this since I couldn't really taste them. The flavor was pretty good, maybe as a side dish with an Italian supper, but not if you want to showcase the mushrooms. This recipe would be great with some quartered red potatoes instead of the mushrooms.
Although I have not made this exact recipe, I make something like it myself. I gave this recipe 3 stars because I have also used the italian dressing and also find that it over powers. I use portabellas-fill them with crushed buttter garlic croutons, melted butter, diced red pepper, mozzarella and swiss, then bake or grill until done. Like I said-the italian dressing just takes over.
Sounds like a great recipe since i loove mushrooms, but after reading the comments im not sure i want to make it. Maybe use cream of shroom soup and make it more of a casserole.
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Trevor Brazile was born on November 16, 1976, in the sprawling town of Amarillo, Texas. A cowboy through and through, his father Jimmy stated that he knew Trevor would be a champion one day. A four-time steer roping national finalist himself, Jimmy encouraged Trevor to hone his roping skills from a very young age. Trevor was taught to be an all-around ranch hand, learning how to rope, tie down calves, and catch speeding steers with speed and proficiency. This early training helped him immensely as he entered the rodeo arena, and he excelled in tie-down roping, steer roping, and team roping, sports he still participates in. His family didn't have money to waste on entries without earning a paycheck, and Trevor's competitive spirit helped keep him in the red. Hall of Fame team roper Roy Cooper took young Trevor under his wing, instilling in him the confidence and determination that has made him such a phenomenal success.
Rodeo Success
Trevor Brazile is the richest cowboy in the sport of professional rodeo. With winnings eclipsing the 3.5 million dollar mark, he has won more money than any cowboy in history. He has 9 all-around world titles under his belt, and more than 16 individual world championships in team roping, tie-down roping and steer roping. Trevor travels to more than 70 rodeos in an average year, racking up hundreds of thousands of dollars in earnings before the National Finals Rodeo. However, this success hasn't always been a walk in the park. Trevor's early years were marred by few wins and low payouts, and he had to earn his way to the top with a flood of blood, sweat and tears. Brazile is poised to win his 10th all-around world championship at the 2012 National Finals Rodeo, which will push him past Jim Shoulders for the most all-around titles in PRCA history.
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Trevor is just as busy at home as he is on the road. He owns a ranch in Decatur, Texas that he shares with his wife, Shada, and his son and daughter, Treston and Stella. Shada is a former model, working for high-profile rodeo brands including Wrangler, Cruel Girl and Cripple Creek clothing companies. Shada and the children spend much of their time on the road with Trevor, traveling around North America and taking in the world, one rodeo at a time. When the Brazile family is not on the road, they run an extremely successful ranch operation, producing some of the most sought-after American Quarter horses in the rodeo world. Trevor also endorses a variety of companies including trailer companies, clothing lines and rodeo gear. Shada is developing a line of children's clothing, and her children often model the clothes which helps keep everyone in the family involved. What about a life after rodeo? Trevor says his years on the circuit aren't limited by his health or lack of desire, but by his children. He says, "Wanting to spend time with my family is what's going to" eventually lead him to retirement. Spending time as a family has always been a focal point in the Brazile household, and watching his children grow and flourish is the only thing more important than winning. For now, however, retirement is a distant dream and Brazile has his sights set on that record 10th all-around championship.


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I was born on February 6, 1975, into a quiet family in San Juan, Metro Manila (Philippines). I barely remember anything in that time before we moved at the turn of the 80s. From what I recall, I grew up in a fairly middle class neighborhood, but my mother would tell you that we were always poor. Thanks to mom and dad though, it never felt that way.
My mother grew up in much harder conditions, having only a pair of shoes to walk several kilometers to get to school in the province. Though she was a local beauty, she was smart and tough, working hard all the way to high school. Once she got the chance to move to the city to study at the University of the Philippines , she never looked back. It was still pretty tough for her even after she finished, helping support her 6 sisters. But she did find her way to work as a secretary for several government offices.
My father grew up in the same kind of environment (same province, Bicol region) with his three brothers. He told of childhood memories dating back to the
Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War 2. He too was tough, but with a razor sharp intelligence. He was a slacker in high school and in his early college days. But then he discovered the military, joined the Philippine Military Academy, and applied to both West Point and Annapolis. His preference was the army, but he got his entrance exams results first for the Navy, which he aced. Just as he was preparing to leave for Annapolis, he received his results from West Point. He aced them too.
After graduating with the highest ranking among any Filipino graduate at that time (don't know if he still holds the record) from West Point and getting his Masters in Industrial Engineering at Ohio State, he somehow ended up doing work for the office of the President (Ferdinand Marcos at the time). He never brought his work home so I'm unfamiliar with what he did exactly, but from what I was told he helped purchase a number of US military aircraft for the Philippine government when he was there, aside from other Logistics work. It was there he met my mom. They both moved on to work in several businesses, successfully.
You can see how my Western values were shaped. Dad's influence was heavy in that regard. I grew up speaking way more English than Tagalog, watching a lot of Sesame Street and the Electric Company. My dad would frequently go to the US for business trips, and he would always ask me to list down what toys I wanted him to get from all the catalogs he would bring back. America in my eyes was the land of milk and honey, and it is still very much that way to a great many Filipinos. They were the last foreign power to have reigned here, and regardless of what many Pinoys naysay about the US, they'd jump right on over given the chance.
Though it was dad who formed my value system, it was mom who heavily influenced my love of movies. I didn't get to see them in theaters at first, but video rental shops, which were ubiquitous in the 80s, were a evening staple. Most of what I would see is what she wanted to see, and they were an eclectic selection to say the least. Everything from Jackie Chan to Steven Spielberg I first encountered through mom's taste.
My movie-going experiences were first brought to me by our house help. Whenever the folks were at work, Myrna (my dearest 'yaya') used to take me along with another neighbor's help to the movies if time allowed, most of them to Filipino films. And yes they were wonderful. We would usually go and see the action films of Lito Lapid (most memorably his 'Leon Guerrero' movies), and the comedies of Dolphy. The first Hollywood film I saw on the big screen was 'Herbie Goes Bananas,' and through a child's eyes, seeing this lovable beetle scurrying through his adventures, it was magical.
The first movie that really struck me was 'Return of the Jedi.' It resonated so loudly that the whole evening surrounding the movie is etched in my memory. The theater building itself now seems to glow in majesty when I think of it. The staircase leading up to the show with its burgundy carpeting, its vast darkness. And the awesome sight of seeing tiny x-wing fighters zipping through space, looking hopelessly overmatched by monstrous sized imperial battlecruisers. Yet, the underdog triumphs and all is well. The force is with us always. This is probably why 'Jedi' is my favorite of the trilogy. Even though I recognize that "Star Wars" is a cinematic watershed and what a story-telling masterpiece "The Empire Strikes Back" is, 'Jedi' is tied to my heart.
The only other film that struck me harder in childhood was "E.T. The Extra Terrestrial." I didn't even see it in the theater, but on Betamax with my mom and her sisters. By the end, everybody was crying. Me? I was inconsolable. Even after the credits, I kept on crying out to ma, "Why? Why? Why did E.T. have to go away!?" Needless to say it stayed with me a long time. I've saw the 20th Anniversary Edition of 'E.T.' in the theater. I still cried at it. I must add that people who say it is overrated are just nuts.
At the turn of the century, I got into the I.T. sector, duped into believing that this was the wave of the future and that we'd all be making big bucks from it (it's what you know, not what you're in that defines your success). I am now a SAP Technical Consultant, helping implement solutions for clients (companies) that need it. I only came to the realization around 2003, that I really am happier analyzing film than at anything else. It consumes me. I put up one of the first Filipino websites dedicated to reviewing films in http://www.flipcritic.com (now down and owned by a domain squatter), but my work caught up with me, and was I unable to maintain my writing.
I wrote in my spare time as a film critic for the Manila Times under the guidance of my editor Dennis Ladaw (whom I am very grateful for), contributing several reviews over a short period of time. Seeing those reviews published was a high point in my personal life, as a kind of vindication that I know very well what I'm talking about. I found that they couldn't publish as many as I could give, due to financial constraints. I pretty much wrote those for free, since I didn't need the additional income, which was meager. Film journalism/criticism is not something you can live on comfortably in South East Asia. One of my good friends, a former film critic for a competing newspaper, said that his day job was providing descriptions for porn sites. Yes, apparently they outsource that kind of work as well.
Not to criticize the I.T. profession, which puts food on the table for my dearest wife and daughter, but in my line of work, most of the solutions I implement become redundant after a while. It's merely the tools that change. I find films to be endlessly creative, the very good ones anyway. And creativity (among other things) is really what makes a film stand out doesn't it? As Anton Ego says, we are in entitled to provide "the defense of the new." If only I could provide it more often.
Hopefully with this venue, I will.
P.S. Where does the word 'flipcritic' come from? Well 'flip' is sometimes American slang for Filipino. And I felt writing in a pseudonym was cool at first. I needed a unique word. It is indeed.
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Before joining Summit Medical Group, Ms. Bennett was a publicist, event coordinator, and publications editor for Marymount College in Tarrytown, New York. She also has been a public relations coordinator for the performing arts at Rowan University in Glassboro, New Jersey, and an independent public relations consultant specializing in higher education. She has been an adjunct faculty member in communication and public speaking at Rowan University and Kean University in Union, New Jersey.
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Ice Age: Continental Drift, the fourth film in the smash franchise, topped the U.S. box office during its opening weekend, raking in an estimated $46 million.
The animated flick, which follows a cast of prehistoric animals voiced by Ray Romano, John Leguizamo and Jennifer Lopez, knocked off last week's box office victor, The Amazing Spider-Man, which came in second after bringing in $35 million this weekend.
On the whole, the new Spidey film has brought in $201 million in just two weeks, plus another $320 million from foreign markets, bringing its worldwide sales numbers to $521 million.
When The Amazing Spider-Man opened July 3, it took in an impressive $35 million, breaking the previous record for a Tuesday opening set in 2007 by the first Transformers, which scored $27.8 million.
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