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While they might not rival Brett Favre's 2009 return to Lambeau Field or Donovan McNabb's visit to Philadelphia last season, there are a few very intriguing homecoming games this season. There were high-profile players who changed teams during the offseason, and some of them will have a chance to face their former squad right away.
Here are our picks for the must-see games involving players who are facing their previous teams, listed in order of when the game is played.
49ers at Eagles, Week Four — While a kicker returning to face his former team will never steal the headlines, David Akers' return to Philly deserves mention. Akers spent 12 seasons with the Eagles, kicking 294 field goals in the regular season and converting 31-of-38 attempts in 19 playoff games. Akers, a five-time Pro Bowler, will be wearing a Niners uniform the next time he kicks at The Linc, and Eagles fans will be kicking themselves if they fall to San Francisco on a game-winning field goal by Akers.
Panthers at Bears, Week Four — While he wasn't a huge star, the trade of TE Greg Olsen from the Bears to the Panthers was one of the strangest transactions of the offseason. Olsen was a former first-round pick of Chicago and a close friend to QB Jay Cutler. The Bears, however, didn't see a place for the tight end in their lineup, and the team opted to trade him to Carolina for a third-round draft choice. Olsen — along with former Bears defensive coordinator and current Panthers head coach Ron Rivera — will have some extra motivation for this Oct. 2 game at Soldier Field.
Cardinals at Eagles, Week 10 — One of the worst-kept secrets of the four-month lockout was that the Eagles were looking to trade QB Kevin Kolb, and that the Cardinals were the likely landing spot for him. Sure enough, soon after a CBA was agreed upon, Kolb was sent to the desert in exchange for CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie and a second-round pick. In Week 10, Kolb returns to the city that showed him little brotherly love after he was injured and replaced by Michael Vick last season.
Bills at Jets, Week 12 — Brad Smith's return to the New Meadowlands Stadium to face the Jets is noteworthy because of the situation surrounding his exit from the Gang Green. Smith wanted to stay in New York, but he was not willing to wait as the Jets pursued Nnamdi Asomugha, whom they ultimately did not land. Now, playing in the same division as the Jets, Smith can remind Rex Ryan and company twice a year what they are missing out on.
Patriots at Redskins, Week 14 — Albert Haynesworth was a bust, a distraction and a waste of a lot of money during his time in Washington. Redskins fans thought they were getting a dominating force, an All-Pro D-lineman. Instead, Haynesworth's time in Washington was marked by conditioning tests, off-the-field issues and his refusal to be a part of the 3-4 defense. If anyone can get the best out of Haynesworth, it's Bill Belichick, and Redskins fans will be sick to their stomachs if Haynesworth dominates for New England when it travels to FedEx Field, giving Washington a glimpse of what Haynesworth was capable of if the situation was right.
Vikings at Redskins, Week 16 — The holiday season is all about seeing people closest to you and remembering all the fun times of the past year. For some reason, it doesn't seem like that's going to happen prior to this Christmas Eve matchup between Donovan McNabb and Mike Shanahan. The two didn't exactly see eye-to-eye on a lot of things during the quarterback's one season in D.C. with the Redskins. Now with the Vikings, McNabb will try to play Scrooge to his former team.
Giants at Jets, Week 16 — While this is technically a Jets home game, they share a stadium with the G-Men, so there will be plenty of blue and red watching Plaxico Burress in a Jets uniform. Giants fans will be watching their Super Bowl hero play for their rival. In 2008, the Giants had an 11-1 record before Burress got suspended. The Giants lost three of their final four regular-season games and fell to the Eagles 23-11 in the playoffs. Think there are any hard feelings there? Not to mention that the Giants reportedly were in the running to sign Burress, considering they were the first team he visited after he was reinstated. It will be tough to stomach if Burress dominates the Giants in a Jets uniform.
Associate editor Kevin Fishbain contributed to this article.


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Was it self defense? That's the question a Collier County judge is trying to answer in the stabbing death of 16-year-old Dylan Nuno.
The teenager charged, Jorge Saavedra, is accused of stabbing Nuno after getting off the school bus in Golden Gate Estates in January.
His attorney is trying to prove it was self-defense.
On the stand, Jessica Matias told the court her sister dated Jorge Saavedra for a couple of weeks, but then they broke up.
Matias testified after breaking up with Saavedra, her sister was interested in Nuno.
Matias went to talk to Saavedra.
"He didn't say much about Dylan, he was just mad over the fact that they broke up," Matias said on the stand.
Bullying expert Dr. Russell Sabella, a professor at FGCU, also testified Thursday.
Sabella said he reviewed the school files for both Saavedra and Nuno to look for a history of bullying.
"To call someone a bully you have to establish that there is a repetition or persistence to the behavior," Dr. Sabella said on the stand.
Whether or not he thought this was a case of bullying was never heard. The judge would not allow school records, or an opinion based on those records, as evidence in court.
The medical examiner who performed Nuno's autopsy also testified about the fatal wound.
"It goes into the tip of the heart and perforates it and that is the - that's really the most fatal injury here," said Manford Borges, Associate Medical Examiner.
Borges said the stab wound to the chest pierced Nuno's heart and lung.
The hearing wrapped up Thursday afternoon.
The judge will issue a written decision, likely within the next week or two.
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Recent and archived news articles by Peter Baker of The New York Times.
A Terrorist Horror, Then Golf: Incongruity Fuels Obama Critics
As the president returned to his vacation, a firestorm of criticism from Republicans and Democrats erupted over what many saw as a callous indifference to the slaughter of James Foley.
August 22, 2014, Friday
Soaked for A.L.S., George W. Bush Nominates Bill Clinton for a Bucketful
Mr. Bush was inundated with a pail of cold water by Laura Bush, as the former president to takes part in the fund-raising challenge sweeping the country.
August 21, 2014, Thursday
Shared Vision, Varying Styles
As African-Americans have praised Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr.'s outspokenness on Ferguson, Mo., and lament President Obama's restraint, the White House has denied any substantive distance between the two.
August 20, 2014, Wednesday
As World Boils, Fingers Point Obama's Way
Buffeted by international instability, the president stresses that there are limits to American power, and that the chief executive is not omnipotent.
August 16, 2014, Saturday
For 2 U.S. Presidents, Iraqi Leader Proved a Source of Frustration
Nuri Kamal al-Maliki rose from obscurity to power in part with American help, but U.S. leaders found him an often unconstructive ally who caused as many headaches as he solved.
August 12, 2014, Tuesday
Iraq Strikes Seen as Giving Putin Pretext in Ukraine
If Russia sends forces into Ukraine, President Vladimir V. Putin can point to the American intervention in Iraq as justification for protecting a population under siege.
August 9, 2014, Saturday
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Obama, With Reluctance, Returns to Action in Iraq
After months of resisting sending Americans to fight ISIS, President Obama on Thursday night found himself exactly where he did not want to be.
August 8, 2014, Friday
Bush Urges Renewed Fight Against Deadly Diseases in Africa
Former President George W. Bush, speaking at a health forum in Washington, spoke of "the beginning of the end of AIDS."
August 7, 2014, Thursday
As Meeting With African Leaders Winds Down, Policy Issues Take the Stage
President Obama's landmark meeting in Washington mixed the elaborate choreography of a diplomatic summit with the unabashed salesmanship of a trade mission.
August 7, 2014, Thursday
2 First Ladies Share Tales of Budding Partnership and Life in the Spotlight
Michelle Obama and Laura Bush sponsored a forum for the spouses of visiting African leaders and shared the stage with a rapport born of the shared opportunities and burdens of their role.
August 7, 2014, Thursday
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Mondo Marvel #33 - December 1964A column article, Mondo Marvel by: Paul Brian McCoy
Welcome one and all! Hope the Rapture didn't get you!
Well, I mean, if you're into that sort of thing, then by all means, I hope you got Raptured up with the best of them!
Anyway, it's that time again! Time for me to sit at my computer like a hermit and type my little fingers to the bone. And why? For you, my pretties! For you!
Seriously. I'm not getting paid for this stuff.
We're finally wrapping up the year 1964, and we've got a crapload of good stuff to get through this month. I mean, awesomely good stuff.
Sure there's some bad stuff. Some really bad stuff. But more about that later.
I just realized that if I hadn't been drinking last month when I was putting the finishing touches on Mondo Marvel #32, I might not have missed that it was almost two years to the day since I started this crazy project!
Two Years!
So not only are we saying goodbye to 1964, we're saying hello to Year Three of Mondo Marvel. Needless to say, I didn't think clearly about what I was getting into when I started this, or I wouldn't have been crazy enough to commit to it. But what's done is done and we can't stop now!
There's just too much good stuff coming in the next year's worth of Marvel history. I won't spoil anything now, if you can spoil things that happened forty six years ago, but there's even gooder stuff than the good stuff below.
But before my grammar completely breaks down and I start typing with my fingers on the wrong keys, let's just jump right into December, 1964, eh? Let's jump right into Mondo Marvel!
Fantastic Four #33
Writer: Stan Lee
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Chic Stone
"Side-By-Side With Sub-Mariner!"
Is that an awesome cover, or what?
I'm really enjoying how Kirby keeps slipping the photo-montages into his work. Not only do we get this awesome black and white undersea background on the cover, but a few pages into the story we get a full-page underwater scene, filled with color-tinted fish of all sorts and the F.F.'s submarine.
It's the little touches like this that help to set Marvel, and Kirby in particular, apart. I love it!
And the story's not bad, either.
If you found yourself asking what in the world would cause the Fantastic Four to team-up with one of their biggest enemies, well, it turns out Namor is the lesser of two evils. This issue sees the introduction of Attuma, a deep-sea barbarian who believes that it is his destiny to fulfill an ancient legend and conquer Atlantis.
But why is Namor's situation so dire that the Fantastic Four are needed to help out?
Because of a woman scorned, of course.
Remember Lady Dorma, from Fantastic Four Annual #1? As it turns out, Namor rejected her again, this time as Attuma's forces were rallying to attack the walls of Atlantis, so, in an effort to humble the Prince, she lets Attuma through the defenses. And once through, he immediately betrays her, ignoring his promise not to hurt Namor.
What the hell, lady?
Anyway, overcome with guilt and shame, Lady Dorma went looking for the F.F., and since they'd rather have a somewhat honorable leader in power, as opposed to a power-crazed barbarian, the gang decides to help out. And thanks to Reed's handy-dandy Oxo Spray, they'll be able to breathe under water for a while. Johnny can even use his flames somehow!
It's all very Spongebob, if you ask me, with war machines rumbling along roads and nobody thinking of swimming over the walls of Atlantis, instead battering them down.
The conflict doesn't play out exactly as I'd anticipated, given the title of the story. Namor never knows that the F.F. are there. Their reasoning is that if he discovers them, he might consider it an attack and then fight both them and Attuma. Also, Lady Dorma wants to spare Namor's pride.
So the team sneakily keeps Attuma's forces from dishonorably attacking him while he and Attuma engage in a One-on-One battle to end the war. And if you weren't sure that Attuma's forces were much more evil than Namor's, they planned on using a "Nutro-nuclear Dissolvo-bomb" to destroy all of Atlantis in a last-ditch effort to defeat Namor.
A Nutro-nuclear Dissolvo-bomb.
I don't have any idea what that is, but it doesn't sound very healthy for either the Atlanteans OR the invading forces.
Namor defeats Attuma, as you probably guessed, and the F.F. gets back to the surface just as their Oxo Spray wears off. All's well that ends well, eh? Namor even forgives Lady Dorma for betraying him to Attuma, because, you know, Love makes you do Crazy Shit.
Strange Tales #127
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Dick Ayers
Inker: Paul Reinman
"The Mystery Villain!"
So this issue is all about how Johnny wants to be taken seriously, so he challenges Reed's authority as leader of the Fantastic Four. In a rational and measured response, Reed tells him and Ben to hit the road. And Ben wasn't even saying anything.
Then the boys get a mysterious invitation to a drag race that turns out to be a trap set by an equally mysterious masked villain. Not only are the cars completely under the villain's control, they take the boys to an underground cave where they are confronted by said Mystery Villain.
Mystery Villain then proceeds to taunt and threaten them, easily countering every attack they try. Then, as their oxygen is running out (the cave is airtight, you see), he frees them, only to take off his mask and reveal himself to be Reed.
Wow. And I thought Reed was being a dick last month.
He did all of this to prove to them that he's the Leader of the Team, dammit. Questioning his authority could kill them all someday, so they have to stop challenging him. Even though Ben wasn't challenging him and Johnny was just blowing off some steam.
Anyway, that's why the Fantastic Four need a leader, but the Avengers don't. As Reed says, The Avengers are mature enough not to need someone in charge all the time.
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Steve Ditko
"Doctor Strange: Duel With The Dread Dormammu!"
What was probably the best Doctor Strange issue so far is followed up this month with an even better one. How's that for raising the bar!
Unlike the first half of this comic, with the sorry-ass story of Reed punishing his friends and family for doubting him again, the sheer amount of awesome that Ditko throws on these pages makes the book worth buying, keeping, and treasuring.
But before jumping right into the awesomeness of a Doctor Strange vs. Dormammu all-out magic-fest, we take a pause to further establish just what's at stake here. You see, Dormammu is bored with just killing challengers who aren't a real threat, so he puts Strange in a time-out so he can think about what he's attempting to do here.
He's attempting to battle and maybe kill a godlike being who rules an entire dimension. He should think this over.
While he's pondering his possible imminent demise, the magic lady from last issue pops up again and takes him on a tour of The Beyond and introduces us all to The Mindless Ones. I love the design of these beasties: massive, hulking forms with no faces except for a glowing hole that shoots energy beams. They're unstoppable, almost.
It's only a magical barrier powered by Dormammu himself that keeps them trapped in The Beyond. If Dormammu is defeated, the barrier falls and the Mindless Ones come rushing through like a combination bulldozer/piranha swarm.
Which creates a dilemma for the good Doctor. Defeat Dormammu and save Earth at the cost of the inhabitants of Dormammu's world, or lose and allow Dormammu to enslave the Earth. Remind me again why Strange has been vowing by Dormammu since this series began?
Ultimately, we get an ending that isn't just a cop-out kind of ending that I've kind of come to expect sometimes when Lee paints himself into a corner. But the introduction of the threat of the Mindless Ones is a good one, and as Dormammu's power and attention are focused on defeating Strange, who turns out to be an actual challenge for him, the barrier to the Beyond comes tumbling down.
This forces Strange to team-up, however slightly, to help Dormammu push the barrier back into place. And thus, Dormammu is honor-bound not to kill Strange. To add insult to injury, Strange wrangles a couple of promises from the smokey-headed monster.
First, the magic girl is to be unharmed. Second, he forces Dormammu to vow never to invade Earth. Nicely done, if I do say so myself.
But Strange didn't just save Earth, he busted up the spell that had been keeping the Ancient One feeble, and won himself a new cloak and amulet! Power Ups!
This is Ditko at his psychedelic best right here.
The way he plays with abstract backgrounds keeps the reader from being able to establish any kind of horizon lines, and he uses bizarre perspectives to create the effect of portals to other dimensions floating in space. There's an almost M. C. Escher quality to a lot of these designs, combined with the wavy, melty energy of a work by Dali.
He also emphasizes the physicality of casting the spells, with attention being paid to both body and hand movements. This is what many writers down the road will forget about. Using magic in the Marvel Universe is almost like a martial art with occasional summoning words.
They don't just say jibberish words and "magic" happens.
They manipulate the powers at their disposal, and it is tiring; both physically and mentally.
This is the best Doctor Strange story so far, easily. I can't wait to see what's coming next.
Amazing Spider-Man #19
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Steve Ditko
"Spidey Strikes Back!"
Finally! With Aunt May healthy and out of the hospital, it's time for Spider-Man to get back to kicking ass and taking names, and it's time for Peter Parker to stop moping around and start feeling good about his life again.
The Sandman and The Enforcers are making a play to take over New York's Criminal Underworld, and their first act is capturing the Human Torch (for some reason). And get this! They probably wouldn't have been able to capture him as easily as they do if he wasn't so worn out from the big fight he just had.
And the footnote directs us to this month's Strange Tales. You know, the one where Reed battles Johnny and Ben to a standstill to prove what a great leader he is?
Thanks, Reed.
This issue is all about the Big Payoff. We get fantastic action sequences as Spidey first battles a gang of bank robbers, then tracks Fancy Dan to a building full of criminals and fights them all, then takes on Sandman, The Enforcers and a small army of thugs (those who didn't get rounded up by the cops earlier, I guess). And the final fight becomes a team-up with The Human Torch!
This is Ditko unleashed as much as it is Spidey unleashed.
Back-to-back with this month's Doctor Strange adventure, it's almost like Ditko is throwing down the gauntlet to Kirby. And Kirby's up to the challenge with Fantastic Four #33 being just as action-packed as this issue of Amazing Spider-Man.
So far, it's only the usual Human Torch / Thing dud slowing down an excellent month of comics.
And I almost forgot to mention the great reaction shots of Jameson as he discovers that Spidey isn't really a coward and a fake. Watching his face drop was priceless. As was seeing him punching a brick wall in frustration.
Not only does this issue bring Spidey back in full force, it also introduces a mystery man in the final panels. Someone is paying a henchman to keep an eye on Peter Parker for some reason.
Tales to Astonish #62
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Carlos Burgos
Inker: Dick Ayers
"Giant-Man vs. The Wonderful Wasp!"
A few months ago (Mondo Marvel #28, to be exact), Carl Burgos illustrated a Human Torch & The Thing adventure that was only moderately awful. In that issue he was credited as the first person to illustrate a Human Torch adventure back in the day. As I noted at the time, he actually created the character and was in the process of suing Marvel to assert ownership of the character.
The details of the lawsuit are gone, as far as I can tell, but nothing seemed to have come from it, unless Burgos settled for a temp job as his payoff. First the Human Torch adventure, and now the first of a three-issue run illustrating the other lamest comic on the stands, Giant-Man and The Wasp. He shoulda got a better lawyer.
Meanwhile, back in this issue, Super-Genius Hank creates a formula that will speed up plant growth, you know, to help the "Have-not Countries" grow enough food to live on. However, as luck would have it, or as we've come to know it around here, as Hank would have it, the formula is uncontrollable and the city is soon in danger of being overrun with super plants.
Someday one of his inventions is going to really go wrong and threaten the entire world. Nah, just kidding. He's a hero. Heroes don't do stuff like that. Unless they're just abject failures.
But instead of being able to stop the monstrous plant growth, Hank has an accident in his lab and is knocked unconscious. Thanks to the monstrous plant growth, a common thief gains access to the lab, discovers Hank's secret identity, and steals his costume and by extension, his powers.
It's only because the thief is as big a failure at crime as Hank is at science that anything works out this issue.
And for some reason, right in the middle of Hank getting his costume back and trying to stop the monstrous plant growth that is threatening the entire city, we stop for a panel that gives us a cross-section of an Ant City.
I shit thee not.
I've always wondered where the toilet was in an Ant City, and now I know. It's off to the right opposite and a little lower than the "Lowest Tunnel" to nowhere. And we discover that the "Honey Ants" are segregated from the rest of the Ant City. I wouldn't trust them either.
But how does Hank keep his identity secret once the thief is captured? That's an easy one.
He just happened to have some "Memory Loss Serum" lying around and dosed the thief, who not only forgot that Hank was Giant-Man, but forgot he, the thief, was a crook. Who knows what else the poor bastard forgot. I hope he wasn't on any medications.
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Steve Ditko
Inker: George Roussos
"The Incredible Hulk: Enter…The Chameleon!"
Well this is a stronger effort than the previous three installments. It's still kind of boring and has very little of the visual flair I've come to expect from Ditko. I can't help but wonder if it's just a problem with the story itself.
He doesn't seem to have many opportunities to illustrate any dynamic sequences. Hulk is a lumbering brute and isn't prone to acrobatics or intricate combat orchestration. And the setting isn't really prime for the type of work Ditko excels at (either cityscapes or abstractions).
This just isn't a work I'd imagine Ditko was really enjoying.
Storywise, we get the return of Rick Jones and Marvel's premiere consistently failing spy, The Chameleon. But in the first intriguing element to the story, we discover that a mysterious man calling himself The Leader and wearing a weird red full-head helmet, is responsible for sending the original spy who stole the Robot that started this new run of stories. The Robot with a man in it that Hulk dropped down a bottomless pit last issue.
This time, he sends The Chameleon to find out what happened to his other spy, and while that's all well and good, what's really interesting is the fact that he's working on some sort of "humanoid creation" that will allow the Leader to "take over personally."
Whatever that means.
But I'm intrigued. For the first time in this relaunch.
Tales of Suspense #60
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Don Heck
Inker: Dick Ayers
"Suspected of Murder!"
Tony Stark is still missing, Iron Man is a suspect, yadda yadda yadda.
This issue feels like it's all about shuffling pieces around but no real headway is made.
Hawkeye and Black Widow return, but while Hawkeye is out trying to steal Stark's secrets, for the good of the world, Natasha tells him, she gets picked up by the Russians and sent back to the Mother Country for interrogation. Things don't look good for her at all.
And Stark spends all his time in his Iron Man armor trying to figure out how to convince Pepper and Happy that he didn't do anything to harm Stark, all because he's afraid to remove his armor and cut the power to his heart.
And I'm sorry, but Don Heck's art here is just kind of bland.
All in all, this is a forgettable installment. The only thing that really happens is the police suspect Iron Man in Tony Stark's disappearance, but they can't prove anything. And when he saves Pepper from Hawkeye (allowing Hawkeye to escape, yet again), they let him go, but keep him under suspicion.
Writer: Stan Lee
Artist: Jack Kirby
Inker: Chic Stone
"Captain America: The Army of Assassins Strikes!"
Just in case anyone missed the last issue of Tales of Suspense and didn't get to see Captain America take on a room full of men trying desperately to take him out, just open the pages of this issue and you'll see Captain America take on a room full of men trying desperately to take him out.
This time it's the Army of Assassins, sent by Baron Zemo to capture Cap and bring him back alive to Zemo's South American hideout.
But as we saw last issue, Cap won't be taken out by a room full of men, no matter how desperately they try.
Going back to what I mentioned earlier about a gauntlet and Ditko, this comic is tailor-made to allow Kirby to cut loose with some wall-to-wall action. After opening with a short fight sequence that is very reminiscent of the opening of From Russia with Love (1963), a substitute Captain America is defeated by some sneaky assassins in a training exercise set up by Zemo.
They engage with Cap at a public exhibition where Captain America is going to demonstrate the benefits of physical fitness and self-defense training. But the group of athletes who were supposed to take part have been gassed and stashed away. It's the Army of Assassins who take the stage.
And proceed to have their asses handed to them in a fantastic fight sequence that really shows what Kirby can do when given free rein.
Sure, there's not much to the story, but that's not the point.
Lee/Kirby Captain America stories are, so far, all about the action. I suppose they'll get around to doing more character work, but for now, I'm fine with this. The action is spectacular and Captain America is freaking awesome.
Sometimes that's enough.
Journey Into Mystery #111
Writer: Stan Lee
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Chic Stone
"The Power of the Thunder God!"
Kirby steps it up again with the cover to this issue. It looks like it's done with colored pencils and is gorgeous. So gorgeous, in fact, that the blurb even says so!
On the inside, it's part two of Thor vs. Hyde and Cobra, where Loki has powered the bad guys up in an attempt to make them a credible threat! And, in case you've forgotten, Jane Foster is dying, so Thor has stopped time around the House of Traps, in order to try and save her.
What's interesting about this issue is that while Kirby does provide exciting action sequences as Thor does battle with Hyde and Cobra (and the house itself), we also get some Asgardian action to boot! Balder the Brave sings Odin a song that reminds him of something he's spent centuries trying to forget: that he, the All-Father, once loved a mortal woman, too. And while they couldn't be together, at least he can understand Thor's predicament. As he says, "The living heart is one thing even Odin has no power to control."
Anyway, he deems that Jane Foster shall live and tasks Loki to take a message to Hardol the Healer and provide medicine that will cure Jane. Loki says sure, having no intention of getting the meds, but that's when Balder and a fine, upstanding group of Asgardian warriors save the day.
Balder takes on the task of finding Hardol, while the warriors gang up to keep Loki out of mischief. Then Balder goes on an epic adventure, first surviving the Swamps of Endless Flames, then defeating a Phantom whose touch brings death, followed by making it through the Forest of Eternal Nightmare Plants, and finally crossing both the Valley of Swords and the Valley of Avalanches to get to Hardol's tranquil hut.
Why the healer is so hard to get to is hard to say.
I guess that's just how Vikings roll.
The medicine is provided just in time, of course, and all's well that ends well.
I just have a hard time enjoying Thor's earthly adventures when in Asgard, even a trip to the healer is fraught with more dangers than we've seen in half a year of adventures on Midgard.
Writer: Stan Lee
Pencils: Jack Kirby
Inks: Vince Colletta
"Tales of Asgard: The Secret of Sigurd!"
Proving once again that the Tales of Asgard are much better when they're actually based on myths, "The Secret of Sigurd" goes a little far afield of Norse mythology, but adapts the story of Hercules vs. Antaeus, with Thor in the Hercules role, and a stranger named Sigurd playing Antaeus.
For those not in the know, Anteaus was the son of Poseidon and Gaia who was exceptionally strong, so long as his feet touched the ground (his mother earth). Hercules beat him by holding him up off the ground and squeezing him to death.
We get a more sanitized version of the story here. In the Marvel Asgardian version, Thor, Loki, and Balder are out hiking, when they come across a fellow named Sigurd who claims the forest as his and challenges them to battle.
Again, that's just how Vikings roll, I guess.
Loki knows what's up and Balder remembers that Sigurd had some sort of secret, but can't remember what it is. Thor is goaded into fighting him and finds, surprise, that every time he throws Sigurd to the ground, he gets up stronger. When Balder remembers Sigurd's power, Thor hurls him into space.
At least Thor was kind enough to aim him for a deserted asteroid where he'll "never menace either human or godling again!"
On a side note, the name Sigurd is a variation on Siegfried, the hero in the German Nibelungenlied, and Richard Wagner's operas Siegfried and Götterdämmerung. Where Stan Lee heard the name, who knows?
The Avengers #11
Writer: Stan Lee
Art: Don Heck
Inking: Chic Stone
"The Mighty Avengers Meet Spider-Man!"
Well, sort of.
This is one of the most forgettable Avengers adventures so far. Kang sends a robot duplicate of Spider-Man back from the year 3000 to defeat the Avengers. It doesn't work. The real Spider-Man shows up and saves the day. At the Temple of Tirod in Mexico.
Why Mexico? Why not, apparently.
The End.
The most interesting thing about this story is how well it syncs up with the rest of the comics out around this time. Tony Stark is missing and Iron Man has gone absent, too. The Avengers vote to provide Iron Man a leave of absence while he no doubt searches for his missing "employer." We also have Wasp's new costume syncing with its first appearance in this month's Tales to Astonish.
It's the little things like that that impress me the most sometimes.
Almost enough to overlook the absurdity that Kang has been "waiting patiently" for a moment to attack the Avengers again, like now, with Iron Man missing.
He's a Master of Time Travel!
I don't think there's any reason for Lee to stick to the notion that the same amount of time has passed for Kang as for us. Can't he just jump to whatever time he wants? Why wait?
That's about all there is to this one.
Daredevil #5
Writer: Stan Lee
Art: Wallace Wood
"The Mysterious Masked Matador!"
Not much of a story here either, but it sure looks good.
I'm extremely tempted to leave it at that. I mean, come on. This issue, Daredevil fights an evil matador.
Called The Matador.
What else is there to say?
Oh, sure, Foggy wants to propose marriage to Karen, but, gasp! Matt loves her too! Luckily, he's willing to sacrifice his happiness to live alone, fighting an evil matador.
He even says, "Where Daredevil walks, he must walk alone! Thus do I accept my lonely fate!"
He's talking about himself in the third person and fighting an evil matador.
If Wally Wood didn't make it all look so perfect and pretty, I'd be tempted to stop reading this stupid comic. What's that? Who's Wally Wood?
Get thee to the Internet. Oh wait, you're already here. If you don't know who Wallace Wood is, then just read his Wikipedia page and go from there.
The man was gifted, to say the least.
Unfortunately this was a sorry excuse for a script to introduce him to the Marvel readers.
Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos #13
Writer: Stan Lee
Art: Jack Kirby
Inking: Dick Ayers
"Fighting Side-By-Side With… Captain America and Bucky!"
And luckily we don't go out on a sour note this month.
That's right. You read that correctly folks.
Jack "King" Kirby returns to Sgt. Fury and His Howling Commandos to illustrate the historic first meeting of Captain America and Nick Fury! This is the good stuff, kids.
There's just something special about Kirby and Ayers together working on this comic. I don't know what it is, but Ayers alone just doesn't compare. It may sound like hyperbole, but I'll be damned if every freaking panel in this book is gold.
This is what I've been saying ever since Kirby left the title. He brings an energy and an exaggeration to the storytelling that is perfectly suited to the way Lee scripts the tale. The angles are more dramatic, the jaws are thrust out farther, and the explosions nearly blast off of the page.
Hell, there's even a photo-collage panel slipped into the climactic scene as a tunnel explodes.
There's just an all-around care in both the writing and the art that we hardly see in the rest of Marvel's output. Not that Lee, Kirby, Ditko, and the rest aren't doing excellent work in the superhero titles. It just seems like Lee, Kirby, and Ayers go above-and-beyond to craft the best book on the shelves when they're working on Sgt. Fury.
If there was a gauntlet being thrown down this month, I'm afraid Kirby just came out on top.
Sorry, Steve.
And without further ado, I will say adios.


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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (BP) -- Larry Alex Taunton directs the Fixed Point Foundation, which seeks innovative ways to defend and proclaim the Gospel.
Recently, his organization reached out to college-age atheists nationwide in a unique campaign. As Taunton contacted leaders of Secular Student Alliances and Freethought Societies, he had one simple request: Tell us your journey to unbelief.
Taunton did not dispute their stories or debate the merits of their views. He just listened. Many stepped forward -- some reluctantly -- but ultimately Taunton found patterns emerging from the young atheists' stories, and he summarized them in a recent article in The Atlantic.
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-- The young atheists had attended church. Most participants didn't begin with a naturalistic worldview but chose atheism as a reaction to Christianity, which they found lifeless, hypocritical or uncompelling for a variety of reasons.
-- Their churches promoted vague missions and messages. The students heard plenty of messages on social justice, community involvement and good deeds, but they failed to see a connection between these messages, Jesus and the Bible. They knew intuitively that the church exists for more than social campaigns; it exists to proclaim the teachings of Jesus and His relevance to a sinful and fallen world.
-- Their churches fumbled the big questions. When asked what they found unconvincing about the Christian faith, the students mentioned a lack of satisfying answers to such issues as evolution vs. creation, sexuality, Jesus as the only way, and the reliability of the Bible. Not only was the church often ill-equipped to delve into these issues; it lacked the stomach to tackle them at all.
-- They respect ministers who take the Bible seriously. The young atheists expressed grudging admiration for pastors and other Christians who embrace biblical teaching and are not ashamed to say so.
As atheist illusionist and comedian Penn Jillette famously remarked, "I don't respect people who don't proselytize.... If you believe that there's a heaven and hell ... and you think that it's not really worth telling them this because it would make it socially awkward ... how much do you have to hate somebody to believe that everlasting life is possible and not tell them that?"
-- Ages 14-17 are key. While some participants said they adopted atheism as early as eight years of age or as late as college, most admitted embracing unbelief in high school.
-- Emotions run deep. Most students said they lost their Christianity for purely rational reasons. However, the more they talked, the more they described a deeply emotional journey from belief to atheism. One young woman said she became an atheist after her father died -- not because she blamed God for his death but because he was abusive and she did not want to think her father was still alive somewhere.
-- Online is everything. When asked about the key influences in their conversion to atheism, not a single participant mentioned the "New Atheists" like Christopher Hitchens, or their books or seminars. Rather, they mentioned YouTube or website forums.
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There's much we can do to engage our young atheist friends by listening to them, helping them wrestle with tough questions and providing a connection between Christ and a broken world. But we also must address the doubts and fears of young people in our own churches.
If Christianity is not objectively true, rationally compelling and personally engaging, then why should anyone -- young or old -- want to embrace it?
Scottish philosopher and skeptic David Hume once was spotted in a crowd listening to the preaching of George Whitefield, the noted evangelist of the First Great Awakening.
Someone said to Hume, "I thought you didn't believe in the Gospel."
"I do not," Hume replied. Then, nodding toward Whitefield, he added, "But he does."
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During the presentation, Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett and investor Steve Gray called the casino the "capstone" of Cedar Rapids' recovery from the 2008 flood -- even showing video from 2008 compared to today.
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(1) Each year the College shall grant sabbatical leaves to no fewer than five and one half (5.5%) percent of the Employees at the time of application.
(2) Sabbatical leave may be for one-half (1/2) year at one-half (1/2) of annual base salary, or one (1) year at sixty (60%) percent of annual base salary.
(3) An Employee granted a sabbatical leave will be entitled to the benefits he/she would accrue during full-time duty, with the exception of vacation, which shall not accrue during sabbatical leave. Upon return to the College, after having completed her/his sabbatical leave, such Employee shall be placed on her/his prior assignment, or as close thereto as possible.
Any Employee who is elected or appointed to a full-time position with the Federation or its affiliated organizations will, upon written application submitted ninety (90) days, but not less than thirty (30) days prior to the start of the semester, be granted a leave of absence without pay for a period not to exceed two (2) semesters, or not to exceed two (2) years if elected or appointed to a Federation office of such term.
Upon return to the College, after having completed such service, such Employee shall be placed on her/his prior assignment, or as close thereto as possible, with all accrued benefits and increments to which he/she would have been entitled had he/she been in regular service of the College, subject to the payment of contributions provided for hereafter, where necessary.
Employees on such leaves of absence shall be permitted to continue their contributions, as well as those of the Board, for insurance and other benefits at no cost to the College.
a) Unless there is a reasonable basis for denial, special leaves of absence without pay for full-time Employees will be approved by the President of the College for one (1) year or less and may be renewed for an additional year, for special purposes including acceptance of a fellowship, residency required for an advanced degree, full-time graduate study, or other reasons which would be of benefit to both the Employee and the College. Teaching Employees will not be granted special leaves for a period of less than one (1) semester.
(1) Request for such leaves must be made in writing not less than ninety (90) days prior to the date such leave might take effect.
(2) Upon return to the College, after having completed such unpaid leave of absence, such Employee shall be placed on her/his prior assignment or as close thereto as possible, with all accrued benefits and increments to which he/she would have been entitled had he/she been in regular service of the College, subject to the payment of contributions provided for hereafter, where necessary.
(3) An Employee granted such leave may continue the benefits provided by the College at no cost to the College.
(4) After a period of two (2) years spent on such leave, an Employee shall accrue no further seniority until her/his return to the College.
b) A special unpaid leave of absence for personal reasons which does not exceed six (6) months for non-teaching Employees or one (1) semester for teaching Employees shall not be deemed a break in service, and such time shall be calculated as time served with seniority to which the Employee would have been entitled had he/she been in regular service of the College. A non-teaching Employee taking such leave for more than six (6) months or a teaching Employee taking a leave for more than one (1) semester shall have her/his service bridged. Upon return to the College, the Employee shall be placed in her/his prior position or as close thereto as possible.
c) An Employee may be granted an unpaid medical leave for additional time off after illness or accident and certified physician's release for reasons of health or recuperation. The Employee shall make such request in writing to her/his appropriate administrator or immediate supervisor specifying the basis for the request and the anticipated length of leave.
Such requests shall not exceed one (1) year, except for compelling reasons. An individual employed on a semester basis shall return to work at the beginning of a semester; an individual employed on an annual basis shall return to work on a date mutually agreed to by the supervisor and the Employee. The Employee shall provide the College with at least sixty (60) days notice of any change in medical status or leave return date.
d) An Employee whose position may be at risk with the College due to declining student enrollment, (2) cancellation of programs, or (3) changes in the employment market for her/his position may request a leave for the purpose of attending a College, University or other appropriate educational institution so that the Employee may utilize options which may become available.
The request for leave shall be accompanied with:
(a) Basis for the request;
(b) Proposed course of study;
(c) Anticipated value to the College.
The leave may extend for a maximum period of one (1) year and shall not be unreasonably denied by the College.
This shall be a partial leave in that the Employee shall continue to work for the College on a reduced schedule of six (6) to nine (9) credit hours (or other appropriate percentage for non-teaching Employees or those teaching in non-traditional areas) with an appropriate reduction in salary.
The College will continue to provide benefits during this partial leave of absence.
These partial leaves shall not be granted to persons whose area of qualification does not appear to be subject to displacement problems, where the proposed course of study does not appear to offer prospective value to the College in employment terms, or where the Employee is seeking training so as to gain employment with another Employer.
The Employee shall continue to accrue continuous service during any such partial leave.
a) A tenured full-time teaching Employee may accumulate a maximum of thirty-six (36) unpaid credit teaching overage hours or the credit hour equivalent to earn a leave of one (1) year for thirty-six (36) credits or one-half (1/2) year for eighteen (18) credits.
b) The Employee shall receive ninety (90%) percent of her/his semester salary during earned leave.
c) The leave request shall be made at least three (3) months in advance, utilizing the form in Appendix H, and shall not be unreasonably denied. Once approved, the leave may not be revoked by the Employee.
d) An Employee must agree to waive overage payment for the purpose of this accumulation.
e) An Employee may exchange a maximum of three (3) teaching overages or nine (9) credits from accumulated credits to reduce a full-time teaching load per academic semester.
f) An Employee may request payment for previously accumulated credits on a first in first out basis. These credits shall be paid at the overage rate in effect at the time of their accumulation with no accrued interest.
g) A maximum of eight (8) credits may be accumulated from August through May. In addition a maximum of four (4) credits in the summer session may be accumulated.
h) An Employee may maintain a maximum accumulation of thirty-six (36) credits.
i) The terms of this section shall be disregarded for purposes of Displacement, Article XVI.
a) An emergency absence is an unplanned absence caused by clear and compelling reasons of a serious nature, developing suddenly and unexpectedly.
b) If an Employee is absent, the Employee will notify the appropriate administrator or the appropriate Department Head as soon as possible.
c) Coverage may be arranged by the Employee in accordance with a departmental plan. The Department Head and the appropriate administrator shall be notified of the arrangements made.
d) An educationally sound plan as determined by the Employee and the Department Head providing for the make-up of professional responsibilities lost due to an absence not covered by collegial cooperation shall be presented to the appropriate administrator upon return from the absence.
e) Employees absent for more than eight (8) consecutive calendar days due to non-occupational sickness or accident shall avail themselves of the provisions of Article XXVI, Section B, Paragraphs 7 and 8, of this Agreement. After the first eight (8) days of collegial cooperation, the College will arrange for coverage either on an overage or part-time basis.
f) Following eight (8) consecutive calendar days of absence, the College shall arrange for coverage of ensuing absences. Unless there is reasonable basis for denial, Employees will be given the option to provide coverage for ensuing absences at overage rates.
Counselors, Librarians, Audio-Visual Specialists and Educational Technicians shall be permitted to use two (2) days per year for personal reasons, such as business obligations, religious obligations, religious observances or other important personal matters. These Employees shall make a timely request to use these days and permission shall not be unreasonably denied.
An Educational Technician who has perfect attendance during six (6) consecutive months shall be eligible for one (1) additional personal day. A maximum of two (2) additional personal days may be accumulated in any given year. These additional days must be taken within six (6) months of their earned entitlement.


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Maalaala Mo Kaya (lit. Would You Remember, abbreviated as "MMK") is a Philippine drama anthology series broadcast on ABS-CBN every Saturday evening and being hosted by Charo Santos-Concio. Currently, it became the longest-running drama anthology on Philippine television and on Asia. The program features weekly real life stories or anecdotes of common people or even famous celebrities and personalities through letter sending. The series has a counterpart radio program being broadcast on DZMM called "Maalaala Mo Kaya sa DZMM", a paperback ("pocketbooks") adaption and a comic book adaptation under Mango Comics & Sterling.
The program is named after the song, "Maalaala Mo Kaya" by Constancio de Guzman, which also serves as the program's main theme song which was performed by Dulce. During 2000's airing of the program until now, the main theme song was covered by Carol Banawa replacing Dulce's version.
A classics re-run version of the anthology series "MMK Classics" premiered June 3, 2012 on The Filipino Channel. Because of the outreach abroad, the TFC series focused on fully translating every episode with English subtitles. The Philippine version entitled "MMK Klasiks" is set to premiere December 17, 2012 on ABS-CBN's Kapamilya Gold block as a temporary replacement program.
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Glad everything went well. Best wishes for Janet's speedy recovery
Take care of your equipment and it will take care of you. 1964 cub. Farmall 100 and 130.
"Those that say it can't be done should not interrupt the ones who are doing it."
GOOD NEWS for sure. Someone needs to keep an eye on you, or you'llbe cobbling up more tractor stuff.
Glad to hear Janet is out of surgery and all went well. I am sure she is in a lot of pain and I hope that part of the reccuperation goes well. Say hi for me ok...
I underwent surgery on April 4th to have a bone removed from my wrist so my thumb could be positioned where it is supposed to be so I can use it. Well I have to tell you I don't like the pins they put in there to hold things in place. The pain is just getting bearable now. I just wish the swelling would stay down.
My prayers are with you guys as you deal with this. I know it's a long process that involves the whole family.
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Exeter, NH — Mose Michael Ananian, 84 years of age and beloved husband and father, died on May 24, 2013, at Webster at Rye Nursing Home, Rye, N.H., after a long battle with Parkinson's Disease.
Mose was born and educated in Haverhill, Mass. After service in the US Navy from 1946 to 1948, he returned home to graduate from the University of New Hampshire and to do graduate work in German at Columbia University in New York.
After Columbia, Mike, as he preferred to be called, spent two years in Heidelberg, Germany, working for the US Army as a clerk and typist.
Mose was a New England man, living in the Haverhill, Mass., Atkinson, N.H., and then in Exeter to fill out his years.
He and his wife Janice have two sons, Michael of Greensboro, N.C., and Stephen of North Hampton, N.H. Summers were spent at home with his family, attending camp at Sebago Lake in Maine and enjoying tennis, reading and being with his family.
Thirty-seven years of Mike's life were spent teaching mathematics at Amesbury High School. He loved the young people and teaching in general and retired reluctantly when the time came.
While at Amesbury, he coached the math team for several years and served as his department head from 1966 to 1992 when he retired.
Mike met his wife, Janice, at the University of Maine in Orono where he studied under a National Science Foundation grant. The two were married in 1963.
Mike was beloved by generations of students who greeted him happily wherever he encountered them in his daily life.
In addition to his wife and two sons, he is survived by a sister, Florence Ananian of Haverhill, Mass.
ARRANGEMENTS: A calling hour will be held on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Brewitt Funeral Home, 14 Pine St., Exeter, NH.
Funeral services will follow on Tuesday, May 28, 2013, at 11 a.m. at the funeral home and led by Nancy Rockwell.
Burial with military honors will follow in the Exeter Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made in Mike's memory to the National Parkinson Foundation, 1501 NW 9th Ave./Bob Hope Rd., Miami, FL 33136. As an alternate, one may simply go on the internet where it explains how to make a one-time memorial gift.
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I am currently studying architecture at the University of Liverpool having completed architectural technology at Bolton St., Dublin and at present Iam beginning to undertake researching and writing my dissertation for my final year scheduled to start this September.
I have chosen the broad topic of sustainability but I am hoping to examine sustainable housing level 6 for 2016. Kingspan recently designed level 6 houses for an exhibition in Watford. The lighthouse has been designed to meet the criteria of level 6 of the code for sustainable homes, the standard to which all homes have to be designed by 2016.
I was hoping to look at this topic in a number of different categories namely; design, technical design ( adopting to the climate) , solar gain and solar shading , selective thermal mass , wind catcher / light funnel , building services , construction , how to achieve level 6 .
I would be grateful if you could let me know your feelings on my proposed dissertation topic and also pass on all relevant information that you think might help.


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Microsoft, NBC end MSNBC.com joint venture
Mon July 16, 2012 8:01pm
MICROSOFT is pulling out of the joint venture that owned MSNBC.com, freeing the world's largest software maker to build its own online news service.
The breakup announced late on Sunday dissolves the final shreds of a 16-year marriage between Microsoft Corp and NBC News, which is now owned by Comcast Corp. The relationship began to unwind in 2005 when Microsoft sold its stake in MSNBC's cable TV channel to NBC.
NBC is buying Microsoft's 50 per cent interest in the MSNBC website for an undisclosed amount. MSNBC.com will be rebranded as NBCNews.com, and readers who logged into MSNBC.com late on Sunday were automatically redirected to NBCNews.com.
The website will move its headquarters from Microsoft's corporate campus in Redmond, Washington, to NBC News' long-time home in New York.
The online divorce stemmed from the two partners' desire to gain greater control over their digital destinies as the internet becomes an increasingly important part of their businesses.
The inherent constraints of being locked into a joint venture sometimes handcuffed Microsoft and NBC.
Microsoft, in particular, had grown frustrated by contract terms requiring it to exclusively feature MSNBC.com content on its own websites. That exasperation was exacerbated by the MSNBC cable channel's strategy to counter Fox News Channel's appeal to conservative viewers by tailoring its programming for an audience with a liberal viewpoint.
The strategy fed a perception that material from MSNBC's website was politically slanted, too.
"Being limited to MSNBC.com content was problematic to us because we couldn't have the multiple news sources and the multiple perspectives that our users were telling us that they wanted," said Bob Visse, general manager of MSN.com.
Now that it has shed those shackles, Microsoft is preparing to launch its own news service this (northern) autumn. Although he declined to provide many details about the operation, Visse said the news staff will be about the same size as the roughly 100 people who created original content for MSNBC.com.
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Visit one of the world's greatest and most unique civilisations with its wealth of absolute 'must-see' sights, including the extraordinary Taj Mahal
India, a unique country and civilization, is a potpourri of sights, sounds, colours and experiences. The jewel of your tour is surely the Taj Mahal, built to house the tomb of Emperor Jahan's wife. But you'll also see the real India, including the nation's unofficial symbol, the tigers of Ranthambore National Park, through to the Rajasthan forts and palaces of the Moghul empire and the more recent Raj and British colonial influence.
Stay in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan, known as the pink city and visit the Maharajah's City Palace and the great Amber Fort. Delve deeper into the culture and history of Rajasthan and stay at the Castle Mandawa, a restored fort, one of the region's best heritage hotels.
On selected departures your tour continues on to Shimla, the summer capital of India during the Raj. Victorian engineers managed to build one of the marvels of Indian Railways, the 96-kilometre narrow-gauge line to Shimla, which is now a UNESCO World Heritage site.
Genuine Indian cuisine is varied and interesting, from a simple hot chapatti fresh from the oven, to the delicate spices of kheer, a sweet rice pudding, a trip to India will change your view of Indian cookery.
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- Visit all the major sights of Old and New Delhi
- See the breathtaking Taj Mahal and gaze at the simple purity of its white marble and the exquisite craftsmanship of its inlay work
- Spend two nights in the pink city of Jaipur, with a guided tour of its City Palace, astronomical observatory and the Palace of the Winds
- Marvel at the extraordinary location and beauty of Amber Fort
- Stay in an original Rajasthani fort, beautifully converted into a stunning heritage hotel
- Enjoy a guided tour of the 400-year-old deserted Mogul city of Fatehpur Sikri
- Visit Shimla, the summer capital of the Raj and 'Queen of Hill Stations' set high up in the foothills of the Himalayas and stay in the luxurious Oberoi Cecil Hotel
- Travel on the famous Shimla railway
- Daily breakfast and four meals included
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This month's installment of New London's Friday Night Folk Series hosts Lucy Kaplansky, who is current out tour in support of her new record Reunion. The Boston Globe referred to her as "the troubadour laureate of modern city folk," so we recommend making it out to this show.
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Pumpkin Swirl Bread Recipe
- 2 packages (8 ounces each) cream cheese, softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon milk
- 3 cups sugar
- 1 can (15 ounces) solid-pack pumpkin
- 4 eggs
- 1 cup canola oil
- 1 cup water
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons pumpkin pie spice
- 2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1-1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 1 cup raisins
- 1/2 cup chopped dates
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 to 3 tablespoons 2% milk
- Additional chopped walnuts
- Preheat oven to 350°. Grease and flour three 8x4-in. loaf pans. In a small bowl, beat filling ingredients until smooth.
- In a large bowl, beat sugar, pumpkin, eggs, oil and water until well blended. In another bowl, whisk flour, pie spice, soda, cinnamon, salt, baking powder, nutmeg and cloves; gradually beat into pumpkin mixture. Stir in walnuts, raisins and dates.
- Pour half of the batter into prepared pans, dividing evenly. Spoon filling over batter. Cover filling completely with remaining batter.
- Bake 65-70 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in bread portion comes out clean. Cool 10 minutes before removing from pans to wire racks to cool completely. Wrap in foil; refrigerate until serving.
- Just before serving, if desired, in a small bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, vanilla and enough milk to reach a drizzling consistency. Drizzle over bread; sprinkle with walnuts. Yield: 3 loaves (16 slices each).
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Where will Randy Moss end up next?
There's a poll on Moss's official website asking that very question. 48 percent of respondents (through about 2,300 votes to this point) say it's the Rams. 36 percent say the Dolphins while 16 percent says the Seahawks. Those are the only three options on the poll. Perhaps an indication of where Moss thinks he might be going?
We've been saying that the Rams make an awful lot of sense. They were involved in the Vincent Jackson trade rumors, already lost their No. 1 receiver to injury, need a top receiver for Sam Bradford, the No. 1 overall pick, and are sitting in playoff contention in the weak NFC West.
Of all the teams mentioned above, the Rams are first in the waiver wire at No. 13. Directly after them are three teams that could make a claim as well: Raiders, Redskins and Seahawks. All those teams have been rumored to be interested (though it's only fair to mention that nearly every team has been rumored to be interested in some form or fashion).
SB Nation's Randy Moss poll has the Rams at 23 percent while "other" is leading the pack at 25 percent. The deadline to put in a waiver wire claim on Moss comes at 4:00 p.m. Wednesday.


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Interim removed from Baily's title at CSC
CHADRON Janel Baily has been named the head volleyball coach at Chadron State, athletic director Brad Smith announced Tuesday.
"We are fortunate to have someone like Janel as our head coach," Smith said. "She is a great coach and she really helped us out during a difficult circumstance last fall. I'm looking forward to some big things in our volleyball program."
Baily, who led the Eagles as the interim head coach in 2012, is the 13th coach in the program's history.
"I am excited to have the official position," she said. "I am looking forward to building a much more competitive program. I am grateful for the opportunity and I would like to thank the administration and the community for their support."
In Baily's first season as the interim head coach the Eagles finished 5-24 and 2-17 in conference play. She also helped guide them to their first Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference victories in over two years.
Baily also encouraged academic success as nine players were RMAC All-Academic selections and senior outside hitter Mollie Jones earned all-district honors.
While working as the interim coach, Baily also signed three student-athletes.
Prior to her time at Chadron State, she was a full-time assistant at her alma mater, Western State, from 2006-09.
Baily, who played for the Mountaineers from 2002-04, also coached for the Juggernaut Volleyball Club in Denver one season. Baily also played one season at Troy University.
She earned her bachelor's degree from Western State in 2004 in sociology and psychology. She is currently pursuing a graduate degree in organizational management and expects to graduate this summer.
Baily and her husband, Ryan, the CSC cross country and track and field coach, are the parents of two children, Jayden and Trenton.
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Janel Baily has been named the head volleyball coach at Chadron State, athletic director Brad Smith announced Tuesday.
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