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Spotlight on CCPO: Research Probes Climate Change and New Sources of Energy
From the chatter around Old Dominion University's Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography (CCPO), visitors might believe they had come upon a cadre of policy wonks trying to solve today's most pressing problems.
This would not be far from the truth.
Global warming and its relationship to earth systems dominate the discourse these days at the center. The 30 or so faculty scientists, affiliated researchers and graduate students at CCPO dissect the term "climate change" in many ways, examining how it works, as well as assessing how it might affect Virginia clam fishermen, Adelie penguins in Antarctica or emergency preparedness plans in the flood zones along the Chesapeake Bay.
More recently the researchers have taken on another big problem, the need for new sources of energy, especially sources that can help the United States become less dependent upon foreign oil. Ongoing studies at CCPO are focusing on the feasibility of constructing power-generating wind turbines off the Virginia coast and how coastal shelf currents and Gulf Stream dynamics could be factors in our search for mid-Atlantic offshore gas deposits.
In a word, 2009 has been an especially busy year for CCPO. Its scientists, whose work and accomplishments in the past were known almost solely to fellow researchers at other institutions and laboratories, are more likely now to find themselves in the spotlight. The public in southeastern Virginia wants to know whether global warming will produce more hurricanes, or whether sea-level rise will inundate their neighborhoods later this century.
"CCPO has been instrumental in exploring the fundamental science of ocean circulation since its inception. But what were once primary studies in basic science are becoming increasingly relevant for understanding the role of the oceans in climate change," said Richard Zimmerman, chair of ODU's Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences.
Science Hits the Headlines
John Klinck, the CCPO director, and Eileen Hofmann, professors of ocean, earth and atmospheric sciences who have been with the center since it opened in 1991, don't see a drop-off anytime soon in the relevance of the center's work to the sort of global problems that make Page One news.
"I heard a journalist from The New York Times speaking at a conference say, 'Climate change is no longer news. What's news is what we do about it,'" Hofmann said. She said she believes mitigation strategies are increasingly important, and added, "That's one place we can help."
Hofmann is also helping by leading an international organization, Integrated Marine Biogeochemistry and Ecosphere Research (IMBER) based in Brest, France, that coordinates global-change studies related to the oceans. She was appointed to a three-year term as chair of the IMBER science steering committee in January 2010.
In fact, Klinck and Hofmann recently launched a project that tackles global warming mitigation in a manner completely new to them. They are partners in a $1 million collaborative research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) that for the three years beginning Oct. 1, 2009, will take an exhaustive look at one tight scenario posed by global warming. The study will involve not only oceanographers and biologists, but also experts in social behavior, politics and economics. They are looking into what global warming might do to surf clams on the upper East Coast, and how this could change the lives of the people who have one interest or another in our ability to bring a stable stock of these bivalves to market.
Klinck offers some background. "The way these clams are dredged, you have a 12-hour window for the boats to get them to processing plants. Longer than that, they are in danger of spoiling. Since 1999, there is evidence that the clam populations are moving north of us as the water gets warmer. There are clam boats based in Virginia and processing plants situated in Virginia, and, unfortunately, Virginia may come to be uncomfortably far from the clams. It would be a huge problem to uproot these Virginians, to expect them to move their households, boats and plants to New Jersey."
The CCPO scientists are helping to develop a mechanistic description of surf clam response to warmer waters, and the model they produce will be coupled with a model of the human response. An ultimate goal of the research team is to explore clam fishery management options based on the predictions produced by the coupled models.
Human Factor Gets Scrutiny
Researchers at Rutgers University are leading the project, including Eric Powell, director of Rutgers' Haskin Shellfish Research Laboratory and a longtime collaborator with Klinck and Hofmann. The principal investigator is a Rutgers human ecologist who studies the relationship between humans and their natural, social, political and economic environments.
"This is interesting in that socio-economic researchers are over there in the way they do things and we (oceanographers and biologists) are over here," Hofmann says. But she adds that she believes the two communities definitely need to work together on climate-warming mitigation strategies.
She is on a select committee—made up of 15 scientists and engineers from academia and industry—that prepared a National Research Council report early in 2009 urging the U.S. Climate Change Science Program to expand its investigations beyond the physical climate system to include research about human reactions to a changing climate and how societies can mitigate and adapt to the impacts. Hofmann also is affiliated with the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, which shared in the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize.
Projects from Mid-Atlantic to Antarctic
The surf clam grant is one of about a dozen that are funding CCPO researchers in 2009. Here are some other examples of work recently funded and other accomplishments of the CCPO team:
Chester Grosch, a professor with appointments in the Department of Ocean, Earth and Atmospheric Sciences (OEAS) as well as the Department of Computer Science, has teamed with Ann Gargett, professor emerita of OEAS, and Guillaume Martinat, a postdoctoral research scientist at CCPO, on a $555,000 NSF project focusing on a circulation phenomenon called Langmuir cells. These are like horizontal rotors in the water, created by wind, waves and tidal conditions. Research by Gargett in 2002-03 found for the first time that the cells do not just affect surface waters, but can stir up sediments and other materials on a sea or lake bottom as much as 30 meters below the surface. The new research project is designed to assess and validate Langmuir data and merge those with large-eddy simulations—a research specialty of Grosch—to provide scientists with an up-to-date model of turbulence-generating mechanisms in shallow waters. This will help with science's basic understanding of how the ocean mixes, and provide new richness to ocean models used in climate change research.
Klinck and CCPO research scientist Mike Dinniman are supported by a $560,000 grant from NSF to study reasons for the increasing rate of melting of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet (WAIS). Their focus is basal melting, which happens on the underside of ice sheets or ice shelves because of warm ocean water. Because the WAIS rests largely on bedrock below sea level, underside melting allows seawater to intrude under it, causing it to float and exposing more ice to warm circumpolar deep water (CDW). The goal of the researchers is to identify the chief driving mechanisms for this intrusion of CDW and create model simulations of the dynamical processes. These tools should help scientists better estimate the effect of oceanic changes on ice sheet movement and melting.
Hofmann, Klinck and Dinniman are investigators on two NSF grants awarded in summer 2009 for research in the Ross Sea off Antarctica. Together, the grants are for $450,000. One project will use a robotic underwater glider to measure such things as temperature and salinity, and will employ satellite imagery, as well, toward the goal of creating better models of when, where and why phytoplankton blooms occur in these waters. The second project continues the CCPO researchers' work with large Weddell seals that are tagged with sensors that can track their location and measure water temperature, depth and other conditions. With the sensors, the researchers can follow the foraging of the seals while also collecting important oceanographic data. "In light of ongoing climate change, and the dramatic shifts in the extent and persistence of sea ice in the Ross Sea area, it is critical that we understand how predators select foraging locations, and how changes in the underlying water properties may influence their behaviors," the researchers' proposal states. Data gathered by these far-traveling and deep-diving seals also sharpen our knowledge of physical oceanographic processes in the waters off Antarctica, especially those that occur when winter's heavy sea ice precludes most other data collection.
Energy Research Just Beginning
Four CCPO researchers – Tal Ezer, OEAS professor; Larry Atkinson, Slover Professor of Oceanography; and two research scientists, Jose Blanco and Teresa Garner – are working via a contract with Princeton University on a grant from the federal Mineral Management Service to do an environmental assessment of potential impacts of Virginia offshore oil and gas activities. The ODU role will involve the analysis of data about tides, ocean currents, temperatures, salinity, river flows, Gulf Stream dynamics, coastal shelf currents and deep-ocean currents. Also, the researchers will develop a modeling system focusing on the Mid-Atlantic Bight region. Ezer served as a research scholar at Princeton, where he managed the Princeton Ocean Model users group.
Atkinson, Blanco and Garner are leading ODU's involvement in the Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium's study of offshore wind-energy potential. The CCPO contingent has now also joined with colleagues at the University of Delaware, University of Maryland, University of Massachusetts, University of Texas and University of Central Florida in an effort guided by the NSF and U.S. Department of Energy to form a wind-energy research center.
Malcolm Scully, assistant professor of OEAS, was the 2009 winner of the Cronin Award for Early Achievement given by the Coastal and Estuarine Research Federation (CERF). Recent research by Scully focuses on the circulation and layering of saltwater and freshwater in the Chesapeake Bay, which has long been plagued by periods of oxygen-poor, hypoxic water. Although the cause of this problem is often attributed to pollution and excessive nutrients, Scully's research has shown that lateral circulation caused by wind blowing across the surface of the water has a greater effect on the amount of oxygen in the water than does pollution.
Research scientist Robert Tuleya is continuing at CCPO work he started on hurricane prediction models while with NOAA's Geophysical Fluid Dynamics Laboratory. Since retiring from the federal laboratory and joining the ODU faculty in 2003 he has often found himself speaking with reporters, and has served as a source for stories in The New York Times, International Herald Tribune and The Washington Post. Tuleya is outspoken in his belief that a possible relationship between hurricanes and climate adds a new wrinkle to the problem of unabated coastal development in vulnerable places.
Model Forecasts Inundation in Storms
Hofmann and Klinck are participating in a project led by Daniel Dickerson, ODU associate professor of STEM education and professional studies, titled "Chesapeake Bay Watershed Education and Training Program: Science Education Advancing Research of the Chesapeake Bay and Its Habitats." It is supported by $90,000 from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Elizabeth Smith, a CCPO research scientist, is executive director of the Chesapeake Bay Observing System (CBOS), which is part of the Mid-Atlantic Coastal Ocean Observing Regional Association (MACOORA) and the U.S. Integrated Ocean Observing System (IOOS). She also is the coordinator for CBOS's Chesapeake Inundation Prediction System (CIPS), which is funded by NOAA. CIPS is employing state-of-the-art, high-resolution atmospheric models to predict storm development, movement and intensity. These atmospheric models will be coupled with high-resolution oceanographic models that combine the effects of wind-driven ocean storm surges, waves, tides and river discharge to project inundation overland rather than just estimate water height at the shore.
Atkinson and Smith have been members of MACOORA since its inception. They, together with Blanco and Garner, have participated in observing activities that depend upon such modern tools as undersea robotic gliders and shore-based radar systems that generate continuous mapping of the surface currents in the lower Chesapeake Bay.
Andrea Piñones, a doctoral student at CCPO, received the best student poster award at the Scientific Committee for Antarctic Research Open Science Meeting in St. Petersburg, Russia. Her work, together with Hofmann, Klinck and Dinniman, explores circulation dynamics off the Western Antarctic Peninsula.


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Monday the murder trial for Ryan Deleston began in Charleston.
Ryan Deleston was allegedly identified by three other defendants as being triggerman who shot Marley Lion 6 times in a June 2012 murder.
Read more about the Marley Lion case here.
The majority of the day Monday was spent selecting a jury. The trial began late Monday and the jury heard from the first witness in the case.
Defense attorneys for Deleston have accused the Charleston Police Department of denying him the right to counsel during the initial interrogation after being read his Miranda Rights.
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detective claims when he specifically asked the suspect if he wanted an attorney Deleston denied and continued talking. Therefore, Prosecutors said Deleston waved rights by continuing to talk. The judge ruled that the interrogation video will be used in the trial.
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Prosecutors said Deleston murdered Marley Lion when the 17-year-old
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Tuesday morning the prosecutor said the other conspirators from that night are scheduled to testify against Deleston.
At the time of the murder police release surveillance video of the shooting where the suspect allegedly fired six shots, five of them hit Lion and only one of those bullets was fatal.
But for Deleston, death isn't an option. Prosecutors aren't detailing why, but said the death penalty is not being considered in this case.
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Austin City Manager Marc Ott has sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice requesting an investigation into the police department's use-of-force tactics.
On Monday afternoon, Austin City Manager Marc Ott called a news conference to make the announcement.
He began by offering his condolences to the family members of the man most recently killed by an APD bullet.
"The loss of life regardless of the circumstances is always saddening and when it involved our police force it's obviously something we take very seriously," Ott said.
On July 26th, officers say Larry Jackson Junior was acting suspiciously around a bank where a robbery had occurred earlier that day.
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"I want to be clear, that this does not signal any lack of faith in Chief Acevedo, his leadership team, or the men and women of the Austin Police Department. I simply feel we need an objective set of eyes come in and deal with this issue," Ott said.
This is the second time city leaders have made such a request. The first request was in 2005. In response, the DOJ made 160 recommendations which, by the most part, APD adopted.
"The DOJ has done a thorough evaluation and made recommendations on policies and procedures I'd like them to evaluate our practices to insure that our actions are consistent with those policies."
Adam Loewy, attorney for Jackson's mother, says he doesn't feel it's enough at least for his client.
"Let's have a specific investigation into the Jackson shooting," Loewy said. "That's what we need. The DOJ and the US attorney to conduct a grand jury and investigate what happened here. My client wants answers, the community wants answers. This is not the time or day for broad policy debate."
Austin Mayor Lee Leffingwell issued the following statement:
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NEW YORK Ś Vera Farmiga has some advice for Norma Bates, her character in the new series ōBates Motelö: ōHonesty is always the best policy.ö
Honesty Ś or the lack of it Ś is a key theme in the 10-episode prequel to the classic Hitchcock film ōPsycho.ö The A&E show, which premieres Monday at 10 p.m., reveals just what drove Norman Bates (Freddie Highmore) over the edge.
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Farmiga didnÆt have a lot to go from to create her character. In ōPsycho,ö NormanÆs mother was a skeletal role. (Although Farmiga did reveal that in an upcoming episode she dons the same hairstyle as NormanÆs mother from the original film.)
Farmiga, who has two toddlers of her own, said she studied hers and other maternal relationships around her to help her get into character. She says in her mind Norma is a mother who is trying to be a good influence.
ōYeah, sheÆs insane as any mother goes insane sometimes,ö Farmiga said. ōItÆs a very typical portrayal of maternity and its function and dysfunction and its victories and defeats. She doesnÆt always make the right decisions.ö
The actress said she also looked to the theater, where she began her career, for inspiration in women in Chekhov and Ibsen plays.
ōIt just reminded me a lot of the heroines and the yearning to start over,ö she said. ōOur story is that: What lengths will a mother go to to give her child the life that she envisions for him?ö
In the series, Norma Bates has another son, Dylan (Max Thieriot), with whom she says Norma ōfailed miserably.ö That explains why her relationship with Norman is ōso tightfisted, so entwined,ö she said.
ōYou could say these two still have an umbilical cord like wrapped around the two of them, and for an audience to decide and take that journey to decide how close is too close,ö Farmiga said.
Anyone who has seen ōPsychoö knows that does not end well.
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Bloody Elbow's Kid Nate and Eugene S. Robinson undertake their customary "Care/Don't Care" discussion on this week's MMA Tete-A-Tete: Coarsening the Discourse with a focus on the upcoming World Series of Fighting 4 and the UFC Fight Night: Shogun vs. Sonnen.
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The Apart'hotel is located in the heart of Lyon, on the peninsula between the Rhône and Saône Rivers. Enjoy a stroll in the Saint-Jean district, listed as UNESCO World Heritage Site. For business, you are within close proximity to the Centre des Congrès and Eurexpo, as well as other business districts. While staying here, don't miss the "Bouchons Lyonnais" - the traditional restaurants of Lyon.
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El Paso man wanted for attempted murder captured
Carlos Macias, 41, of El Paso, was arrested Tuesday by members of the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force in Boerne, Texas without incident.
The El Paso Police Department sought Macias for his alleged involvement in the attempted murder of his ex-wife.
In Sept. 2012, the El Paso Police Department initiated an investigation into the attempted murder of a woman in Central El Paso. During the course of the investigation, police identified Macias as the attacker and multiple warrants were subsequently sought for his arrest.
Police allege that Macias and another man entered the apartment of his ex-wife and allegedly strangled her while she slept.
The Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, in conjunction with the El Paso Police Department and the El Paso County Sheriff's Office, later determined that Macias left El Paso for San Antonio and was currently working in Boerne.
Macias will remain in detention in Kendal County, Texas pending his extradition to El Paso.
Robert Almonte, the United States Marshal for the Western District of Texas, said, "The victim has been living in fear for over a year now not knowing if Mr. Macias would strike again. I hope the arrest of Mr. Macias brings some closure to the victim in this case."


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November 7, 2007
Albany -- Like the placard indicates, Vanessa Newell is a survivor. In 2003, she came face to face with a killer.
"We were in a car and I had rolled the window down. He had knelt down right by the passenger's window, and when I turned and looked, I looked him and the gun right in the face.
A wannabe carjacker, pulled the trigger of a 9 millimeter pistol. "And I saw the flash and I was hit. And the first thing I said was, 'Why did he shoot me?'"
But the horror didn't end there. "He stood up and I thought he was going to keep shooting me, but he reached over and he shot my friend three times in the chest."
Her friend, 42-year-old Reggie Gay, was dead. Vanessa Newell was critically wounded, the bullet pierced her left eye and exited near her temple.
"It missed my brain by an eighth of an inch." But she was determined to live. "And I sat there and I said, 'God I'm not afraid to die, but I'm not dying in the street like this.'"
Four years and seven surgeries later, when she saw the kick off of WALB's Taking Back Our Neighborhoods, she knew she had to do something. "Something just got me so stirred up."
Stirred up to the point that she left her Albany apartment where she spends most of her time, and showed up at a Gang and Youth Violence Prevention Seminar.
She knows how important it is to keep kids out of gangs. She was shot by a 17-year-old. "To go to jail at 17 and be there for the next 43 years it's rough, you know."
So she leaves the safety of her apartment to put a face on the crime problem. She hopes this seminar will help spread her message for teens.
"You really got to think about your choices in life. In that split second, you know, picking up a gun and shooting someone and taking what you want or doing what you want and run, but then you don't see the aftermath of the picture, of what you've done to somebody."
But somebody who defied death, and hopes to help other crime victims as she draws strength from a greeting card. "It says God created you and He had a mission for you. And I say well, He must have because I'm still here."
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Now that we know that we have the 16th pick of the upcoming draft we can judge a bit easier what players might be available when we are on the board . In this mock i have us trading back from the 16th to the 26th pick which gives us an extra 2nd round pick ( 58 ) . My thinking behind this mock was to double up on players at a position of need , to give us some badly needed depth , and to get younger and faster on both sides of the ball .
1st round ( pick 26 )
Whitney Mercilus , DE, Illinois , Height: 6-4. Weight: 265. Projected 40 Time: 4.65.
Mercilus has 52 tackles with 19.5 tackles for a loss, 14.5 sacks and nine forced fumbles this season.All year long, Mercilus has been beating tackles with a combination of speed, strength and athleticism. He had a good game against Ohio State offensive tackle Mike Adams and Wisconsin's future NFL linemen. Mercilus is extremely fast and gets upfield in a hurry. His speed puts offensive tackles on their heels, and he has the athleticism to drop his hips and shoulder to turn towards the quarterback. Mercilus' strength can take linemen by surprise, and he has a powerful bull rush.
2nd round ( pick 48 )
Nick Perry*, DE/OLB, USC ,Height: 6-3. Weight: 250. Projected 40 Time: 4.57.
Perry totaled 54 tackles with 9.5 sacks, 13 tackles for a loss, three forced fumbles and two passes batted this year. He is lightning off the snap and his speed to turn the corner and cut back to the inside overwhelms offensive tackles. Perry has a good repertoire of moves, and the only thing lacking from his game is more bulk and strength. However, his current size along with his speed and athleticism make him a fit as a 3-4 outside linebacker in the NFL.
2nd round ( pick 58)
Zebrie Sanders, OT, Florida State, Height: 6-5. Weight: 306. Projected 40 Time: 5.16.
Sanders is a good athlete who is a well-rounded pass and run blocker. He looks like a solid starting right tackle with the ability to fill in at left tackle if needed .After Andrew Datko went down with a season-ending injury, Sanders moved to left tackle and performed reasonably well . A massive upgrade on Hunter .
3rd round
Winston Guy Jr., S, Kentucky ,Height: 6-1. Weight: 210. Projected 40 Time: 4.49.
This year, he had 120 tackles with 14 tackles for a loss, two passes broken up, two interceptions and a forced fumble. Guy is a tough run defender who operates extremely well in the tackle box. He also does well downfield and can deliver some jarring hits. Can be the guy we need to replace Leonard going forward
4th round
A.J. Jenkins, WR, Illinois ,Height: 6-1. Weight: 190. Projected 40 Time: 4.49.
Jenkins was one of the most productive wide receivers in college football this season. He produced some big plays downfield. Jenkins has quality size with good speed. In 2011, he has 84 receptions for 1,196 yards and seven touchdowns.
5th round
Isaiah Pead, RB, Cincinnati ,Height: 5-10. Weight: 200. Projected 40 Time: 4.41.
This season, Pead averaged 5.8 yards per carry with a total of 1,110 yards on the ground and 11 touchdowns. He also caught 36 passes for 304 yards and three touchdowns.The senior is a good back on third down as he is a willing blocker and quality receiver. Could be a great value pick up in the 5th round
6th round
Jermaine Kearse, WR, Washington , Height: 6-2. Weight: 205. Projected 40 Time: 4.50.
Kearse had a down year as Washington broke in new quarterback Keith Price but had great production when Jake Locker was throwing him the ball . This year he has 42 receptions for 501 yards and six touchdowns.In 2010, he caught 65 passes for 1,005 yards and 12 touchdowns. A year earlier, Kearse had 50 receptions for 866 yards and eight scores. Great value for the jets in round 6
7th round ( from Jags)
Landon Walker, OT, Clemson ,Height: 6-6. Weight: 300. Projected 40 Time: 5.11.
Walker and the Clemson offensive line did a good job of protecting quarterback Tajh Boyd while opening up holes on the ground . He broke into the starting lineup as a freshman. Walker is an intelligent hard worker and high character individual who will appeal to coaches in the meeting room.
7th round
Antoine McClain, G, Clemson ,Height: 6-6. Weight: 330. Projected 40 Time: 5.30.
McClain has done a good job of blocking for Clemson. He has been good as a pass blocker and a good run blocker for Andre Ellington. McClain is a better run blocker than pass blocker, and probably should drop 10-15 pounds for the NFL.
There you have it guys, feel free to comment below , constructive or otherwise . Also feel free to grade my draft in the poll below


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0Sundance Film Festival Star Chris Crocker No Longer Interested in Doing Porno
So late last night I suddenly realized, gosh, I've hardly read about Sundance this year. Like, OK, it isn't Cannes (shrug), but I am pretty sure we all used to take Sundance a little more seriously. Maybe I just feel that way because I really like the Sundance catalogue, with all its loom-woven Navajo shawls and hammered jewelry. Who knows.
Uh, anyway, guess what. There is a documentary about Chris Crocker. And guess what else. It premiered at Sundance. It's a nominee for the Grand Jury Prize. And guess what else. HBO has acquired the Chris Crocker documentary. (Chris Crocker: "You guys love me for me—you guys hate me for me—and thank you!")
And the movie, Me @ The Zoo is getting, uh, really sound reviews. Not uniformly positive reviews, but… I mean, it really is being treated like a real, honest-to-blog documentary film. The Onion's Nathan Rabin gives the movie a solid B. At least one reviewer calls it "fast, frantic, and at times unbearably sad," but warns that the movie is shallow and lacking in intimacy. In fact, critics seem to agree that while the movie has too much "Chris Crocker," it doesn't have quite enough Chris Crocker. Get it?
Few people better illustrate the evolving nature of celebrity and the blurring between fame and notoriety better than Chris Crocker. Best known as The "Leave Britney Alone!" Guy, Crocker's YouTube videos have been viewed hundreds of millions of times, but among those viewers, the ratio of hate-to-love or annoyance-to-appreciation likely tips to the negative.
Sometimes flamboyant and shrill, but occasionally exhibiting the flair of a natural improv comedian, Crocker has milked his Internet persona well beyond any logical lifespan, seemingly never breaking character.
Meanwhile, Jeremy Feist of PopBytes—missing the forest for the trees, I think—is shocked, shocked! that Crocker has seemingly abandoned his plans to star in a porn (NSFW).
This little news snippet first arrived in the form of an interview Crocker did with Queerty. In it, Crocker is thoughtful and articulate. He stresses that his "Leave Britney Alone!" viral video, while over-the-top, was never intended as insincere. He seems really reconciled—not at ease, necessarily, but reconciled—in terms of how his online persona is/isn't split from his real-life persona.
Then, when the interviewer finally gets around to asking Chris Crocker about gay porn, Crocker is already kind of exasperated. "I don't know what's going on with that right now, to be honest," he says simply.
January 26, 2012 at 10:30 am by Jenn
2Courtney Stodden/Chris Crocker Collaboration Now in the Works
We haven't seen too much of Chris Crocker around these parts lately—although, back in June, we did see too much of Chris Crocker's parts. I think we all needed a six-month vacation from Mr. Crocker. You're welcome.
But Crocker, an unabashed whore for fame—which is refreshing in its own way—is looking to again raise his, um, profile. And what better woman to pave Crocker's road to stardom than the inimitable Courtney Stodden! He can ride her transparent bra-straps to Internet infamy.
PopBytes has a transcript of the brainstorm in action:
ChrisCrocker: @CourtneyStodden Courtney, I just feel like we're kindred spirits. Shall I make a #LeaveCourtneyAlone video?
CourtneyStodden: @ChrisCrocker Our souls are timelessly connected Chris – That video would be such a divine creation! Love you… muah! XOs
ChrisCrocker: @CourtneyStodden That means so much, Court. (if I may call u that.) I hope that someday we can have tea and cross our legs like girlfriends!
CourtneyStodden: @ChrisCrocker Let's hookup… message my private contact ;) facebook.com/therillcourtne… &/or youtube.com/courtneystodden
A "divine creation"? More like an "unholy union."
There you have it, Crocker: unsurprisingly, Courtney Stodden is totally on board with whatever it is your sneaky little brain is cooking up. I just love it when artists collaborate.
Well, kids? When you put two Wrongs together, can they make a Right?
January 4, 2012 at 10:30 am by Jenn
14Chris Crocker: From YouTube Star to Porn Star
Please, mom, stop reading right now.
Self-made celebrity Chris Crocker—that's right, the "Leave Britney Aloooone" guy—has been experimenting with a new, scruffy look. And it works? Like, it totally works. Not only does the kid look great, he's looking androgynous-male-model great.
Chris Crocker is evidently aware of his own ugly-duckling transformation story, and that's probably why he's been posting his own nude photos to his NSFW Tumblr. Today, Gawker announces that Chris Crocker is on his way to a feature-length porno, shooting (aaaaauuuuggghh) this summer.
So, um, I guess that's it, then: I'm about to fulfill my longstanding nightmare of posting a pile of Chris Crocker's dickshots to the Internet, just as Chris Crocker himself always intended. I… I'm sorry. I'll, uh, catch you on the flip-side. Good luck.
June 18, 2011 at 4:00 pm by Jenn
4Quotables: Willow Smith Talks About Her Hair-Whipping Cohorts
"Me and my mom first came up with Willowettes, and then we came up with Warriorettes. It takes a warrior to stand up for themselves and not let anybody tell them that what they're wearing or what they're saying or what they're doing is wrong. It takes a warrior to do that, but it still takes sensitivity … also. We were kind of sloshing between Warriorettes and Willowettes, so we just called them Warriorettes, 'cause that's the stuff that you need to do that. 'Whip My Hair' means don't be afraid to be yourself and don't let anybody tell you that that's wrong. Because the best thing is you."
How darling is this girl? I may not be all about that "Whip My Hair" song - which is not to say that she isn't a talented kid, it's just not really my jam – but I'll be damned if that little statement didn't touch my heart. Because the best thing is you, you guys. Do you understand what Willow's trying to communicate with this? Adorable.
On a different note, I'm not going to play like the minute I heard about this song I didn't think about Chris Crocker's preciously wackadoodle "It's a Hair Flip" video. Is it too soon to request a Chris Crocker/Willow Smith collaboration?
October 23, 2010 at 12:18 pm by Emily
13Chris Crocker's New Single
Do you guys remember Chris Crocker? You know, "Leave Britney Alone!", that guy? Well, he's still doing his thing, and right now his thing is music. You can listen to his newest single, "Best of Both Worlds," in the video above. I think it's kind of catchy. What about you?
Ok, being a girl from a small town in Tennessee, this is kind of my only chance to talk about someone semi-famous that I know or have met, so I'm going to go ahead and grab it. See, Chris Crocker is from my hometown, and we used to be mallrats together. We would sit in the bookstore and read astrology books and play with my Harry Potter action figures by making them fly off the balcony and down to the first floor. I mean, back in 2004 his voicemail message was this five minute monologue, which included the very memorable line "My boyfriend can make you disappear. He'll pull things out of your ear and say things like 'we've never met before, have we?'" I remember when we got kicked out of the mall because he was wearing a shirt that says "I Love Lesbians," and I see him looking fabulous at the gay bar all the time. So anytime someone says something about Chris Crocker being fake or a drama queen or that he's perpetuating a stereotype, I'm like "No, not so much. He's really just being himself."
August 1, 2010 at 12:02 pm by Emily
16Fun with YouTube: Chris Crocker, "Mind in the Gutter"
I'm not gonna lie, this is better than anything his doppelganger Heidi Montag has ever released.
I don't know why I adore this kid, but I do. I just think he's awesome. I can't think of anyone quite this famous for absolutely no discernible reason.


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Not that anyone cares about Rich Rod & family any more, but after reviewing the video of the 1984 WVU-BC highlights on YouTube, I recognized the former Rita Setworth (Rodriguez) cheering on the sidelines. She is the first cheerleader seen at this link (WV) and in her prime she was fine. Funny, even in the 1980's the cameramen knew how to find the hottie cheerleader and get her on the tube a lot.
It is odd that Rich Rod is known for his last minute interception in the PSU game. I remember Rita's career at Mountaineer Field during the 1980's more than his. The guys on my dorm floor celebrated her spirit on many occasions.


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Sweet Tomato Chutney
This chutney with the texture of thin jam would be good with the breads or crackers at The Village Stand.
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon yellow mustard seeds
1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
1/4 teaspoon fennel seeds
11/2 pounds ripe tomatoes, coarsely chopped
4 large garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
1 cup sugar
1/4 cup apple cider vinegar
Heat oil in a heavy saucepan over medium-high heat. Add spices and fry until they crackle, 2 minutes. Stir in tomatoes, garlic, sugar, vinegar and salt to taste. Increase heat to high, bring to a boil and cook, stirring often, for 5 minutes. Lower heat and simmer until starting to thicken, about 30 minutes. Makes 11/2 cups.
Per tablespoon: 44 calories (13 percent calories from fat), 0.7 g fat (0 saturated, 0.5 monounsaturated), 0 cholesterol, 0.3 g protein, 10 g carbohydrates, 0.4 g fiber, 2 mg sodium.


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Easton Tip
View of Center Square Easton. This was the original site of the County Court House. Once a thriving town, Easton went through a period of decline in the 70s and 80s as many shopping centers and malls were built in the suburban areas, taking away business from the city, as happened to many towns in the US. It has somewhat resurrected itself with several tourist attractions being added in the downtown area in recent years, among those, the Canal Museum and also a tourist center operated by the Crayon Manufacturer 'Crayola'.


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FOX 10's Jude LaCava talks to the Phoenix Coyotes head coach, Dave Tippett, about the team's upcoming season and the changes they've gone through the last few years.
The Coyotes will take on the Rangers during their home opener on Thursday.
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Historical Background of Hispanic and African-American Gangs
*gangs not new; Forty Thieves and Jones Brothers in 1930s
*Itailan "Black Hand" and Irish "White Hand" gangs operated in major cities in early 20th Cent.
*Gangs and violence moved with people south to Sun Belt cities motivated by social dissatisfaction and lack of education
*1980s, increase gangs bbecause of increase demand for illegal drugs in America
*Not just urban, rural areas like Mississippi, had increase violence and drug distribution associated with drug distribution
*Today groups like Gangster Disciples have members in over 35 states and membership in Chicago alone is 20,000; FBI designated them a major OC group
*Not all gangs OC
Hispanic/Latino Gangs
*From19th Century; 1852 US annexation of southeastern territories; many left without country and were removed from homes and ranches after annexation; gathered into barrios; varrio used to reference a gang and is used interchangeably with barrio; 1:5 immigrants from Mexico
*Graffitti/plaquesos/placas; artwork and writing marking turf, stating statues, offer challenges
*Calo street slang formed by gang and appears in graffitti
*Monikers, street names, used in grafitti and identify an individual member and his level of activity
*Communication through graffitti, handsigns, tattoos, and a mix of English and Spanish new words and phrases
*Clicas: organized by age range; 7-8 called Inano or Tiny Locos; Veteranos are older and likely have spent time in prison; veteranos train younger members in culture, handsigns, tattoos, etc.
Gang Culture
*Motivation: unrealistic and violent television, brutal prison mentality, identify themselves as warriors or soldiers, want recognition that they think is impossible outside of gang, gang is substitute for family and becomes family, gang is only place they receive love, need discipline which gang leaders provide, assumption gang will provide for all needs and desires
*lack of positive role models, jobs, adult supervision, peer pressure, need to belong, unsuccessful students also draws to gang life
*Rules of gangs vary and violation result in assault or death; loyalty is key
*Three R's: reputation (being beaten down by members and then after everyone says they love each other, linking violence and love; reputation very important); respect (sought for individual and the gang; disrespect demands retaliation); retaliation/revenge (no disrespect goes unanswered)
*also have prayers
Gang Structure
*Varies; loose coalition to formal organization; codified written rules or unwritten rules and procedures
*gang will be unified in "peace times" or times of no conflict with rival gang; often display some type of unity in dress
*Members divided by types according to level of involvement; HARD CORE need and thrive on gang activity, often leaders or have respect of all members, determine level of violence; AFFILIATE associate with gang for status and recognition, active in gang activity, wear tattoos, gang colors, or jackets; PERIPHERAL: in and out of gang based on interest in current gang activity
*recruit as early as 9 or 10 but majority are 12-25; underachievers with poor self-esteem
*Classified by Fagan into four types: social gangs with low level of delinquent and drug use or sales; party gang with acts of vandalism, extensive drug use, and cohesive based on patterns of drug use; Serious delinquents involved in drug sales and serious violent crime and may be classified as OC; Young organizations deal in extensive drug sales, highly cohesive and organized, high potential to become OC
*Huff divided gangs into three types according to activity: Hedonistic gangs with minor crimes, getting high and having fun; instrumental gangs with high volume of property crimes and not organized; predatory gangs wtih robbery theft, serious drug abuse and sales often used to purchase weapons
*Members refers to themselves as warriors and have rules regarding their behavior
Major Gangs
*origins and histories confusing and debated
*culture and pressures of inner cities causes a social bond to form between the gangs and their community that is a major factor in the continued existence of gangs
*Bloods and Crips, Jeff Fort and the Black P. Stone Nation, Larry Hoover and the Gangster Disciples
Historical Black Figures of OC
FRANK LUCAS: created international heroin ring; established direct source for illegal drug; known as the Country Boys and expanded to Chicago, NC, LA, and NJ; became wealthy and owned numerous assets; connections with LCN Genovese Family; restricted membership to his relatives; told all information to get sentence lightened
FRANK MATTHEWS: major heroin trafficker in 1960s; distribution network included French Connection operated in as many as 20 states
LEROY BARNES: King of Harlem; made fortune in heroin trafficking; connections to LCN; grew up in Harlem; convicted of drug trafficking and sentenced to life
CHARLES LUCAS: developed an international heroin smuggling and distribution network; established contacts in Southeast Asia, using African American veterans of Vietnam War and mostly relatives; organization had a division of labor with leadership management positions
Other Black Criminal Organizations
NIGERIAN ORGANIZED CRIME: fraud and drug trafficking, organized along home tribal cities; extensive smuggling operations routing Southeast Asia heroin and cocaine to Europe and US; major transportation hub but not producer for heroin of cocaine; I am a Nigerian Prince scam
JAMAICAN OC: adopted name posse; grew out of political turmoil in Kingston, Jamaica; most infamous for level of violence including over 2000 drug-related murders between 1985-1990; involved wtih Mexican DTOs; not much activity in US due to high violence and effective law enforcement; continue to act as importers, wholesalers, and distributers; Shower Posse and Spangler Posse rivals in cocaine and marijuana distribution and used high-tech weaponry in the 1980s; Connections to black street gangs like Crips; non-ideological; infiltrated legit businesses
Prison Gangs
*Difficult to define as organized crime; Normally have structure and well-defined system of leadership, because of parole, transfers, and intervention by correctional officials leadership is unstable
*Chief objective to control prison environment and acquire contraband inside prison
*1957 Deuel Vocational Institute in CA, Mexican Mafia emerged; controlled male prostitution, drug distribution, gambling and extortion; allied with Arian Brotherhood against Nuestra Family
*Nuestra Familia organized in 1967 in Soledad Prison as rival to EME; established presence outside of prison; Rigid structure, established positions including general, captains, and lietuenants; Allied with BGF against EME
*Other gangs include Texas Syndiactes (Folsom prison 1974), Arian Brotherhood (San Quentin 1960s), and Black Guerilla Family (San Quentin 1966)
*Are ideological; Arian Brotherhood affiliated with KKK
*1970 Racketeer and Corrupt Organization Statute
*Robert Blakely 1986 complained there was no applicable definition of OC, racket, or racketeering; current legal attempts to define OC were vague in that they may voilate the constitutional right to associate or assemble as well as rights of due process or equal protection
*Allows for prosecution of a pattern of crimes committed through an organization, referred to in the statute as an enterprise
*Makes it a crime to acquire, receive incme from, or operate an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering; some believe this statute leads to prosecution of criminals who are not members of OC and is too vague
*pattern of racketeering activity includes any two acts of racketeering by a person within ten years of each other, not necessarily the same type of action but some how linked like in motivation
*Cases against traditional OC have led to the expansion of fedearl RICO statutes to include publication of obscene materials, drug trafficking by street gangs, and police corruption, but ts use in violent anti-abortion protest group cases was overturned by the Supreme Court in 2006
*Courts can issue restraining orders before conviction to prevent transfer of potentially forfeitable property or assets
*Require excessive excessive resources and time to develop and prosecute; can try multiple defendants where the activities of all are presented to the jury
*it is essential to prove a pattern of racketeering or long-term criminal activity and to have the group classified as a criminal enterprise
*Columbian Cartels, La Cosa Nostra, and other criminals have been prosecuted successfully under RICO
*Forfeiture provisions allow the government to take away incentive of profit from organized crime figures; property can be frozen without charging the owner with a crime
Hobbs Act and Extortion
*One of earliest statutes to deal with OC
*Enacted in 1946
*Made it a federal crime to obstruct or interfere with interstate commerce; ex: extortion or robbery
*Crime to travel or use interstate facilities (like the telephone) to aid illegal activity
*Able to prosecute union officials who obtained kickbacks, fees, loans or any money or reward for using their influence on the unions or people they represent
*Property is extorted under law by the Hobbs Act when a public official agrees that his or her official conduct will be controlled as promised or paid by another person
*Under Color of Official Right act, it is a fine of $10,000 and up to three years in prison if Hobbs Act is Violated
*La Cosa Nostra has been indicted by more Hobb's violations than most other OC
Bloods and Crips
*Bloods probably formed in 1967 in LA; operate in many major cities like NYC and rural areas along Mississippi Gulf Coast; comprised of African Americans and Afro-Latinos
* Bloods 1970s banded together to protect themselves from Crips
*Bloods began as social group with own dress style and very turf oriented
*Bloods minor crimes evolved to auto thefts, drive-by shootings, and drug distribution
*confrontations between Bloods and Crips led to extreme violence and many placed into institutions like California Youth Authority
*membership estimated over 100,000
*Crips joined with Black Guerilla Family, which was alligned with Black LIberation Army; originally formed in 1966 in San Quentin
*Despite attempt to link, not much evidence of a united national gang
Jeff Fort and Black P. Stone Nation
*Formed Black P. Stone Nation in 1968 by negotiating with 21 warring gangs and imprisoned in 1972 for embezzlement of funds Fed gov gave to the group
*In prison formed El Rukins, a quasi-Muslim religions organization
*Later arrested and convicted of conspiracy to distribute marijuana
*Given money by Dem Party to campaign in Chicago and invited to 1967 inauguration of Pres Nixon
*Convicted of terrorist acts against US in addition to conspiracy to distribute cocaine
*1980s, over 60 members and Fort charged and convicted of numerous crimes, including murder of rival gang members
*By 1996, dissipated and most assets forfeited
Larry Hoover and Gangster Disciples
*Joined Gangster Disciples active in Jackson, MS
*One of two proteges to King David Barksdale
*After Barksdale's death, Disciples split into two factions: Black Disciples and Gangster Disciples
*Most of income from drug distribution but also from petty crimes like theft and prostitution
*Disciples soon established a formal structure and were rivals to BBlack P. Stone Nation
*involved in politics by supporting candidates and voter registration drives
*over 50,000 members, including pee wees and female counterparts; extensive leadership; codified rules or laws; very bureaucratic
*late 1990s, Hoover and gang suffered multiple indictments and convictions
Property Forfeiture
*Civil forfeiture is a legal proceeding against property that either is purchased with profits from illgal actvitiy to facilitate crime, like vehicles or boats used to transport illegal contraband
*Criminal forfeiture requires the defendant to be found guilty of a crime and is ordered to forfeit property or funds related to the crime
*Federal Comprehensive Forfeiture Act of 1984 enhanced government's ability to seize assets of drug traffickers
*Major advantage of civil forfeiture is that it allows a lesser burden of proof than criminal forfeiture; probably cause needed to seize but afterwards burden of proof shifts to the owner
*Heresay evidence can be used to establish probably cause but US Supreme Court
*Assets that are proceeds of criminal activity or that have facilitated criminal activity such as aircrafts or boats can also be sezied
*Seized assets given to law enforcement to either auction or supplement cost of operations
*Under civil forfeiture, only necessary to like the owner to drug trafficking in some aspect and then make the owner prove how the assets were obtained
Violations of the Internal Revenue Code
*During 1960s, tax investigations by the IRS produced most of the convictions of organized crime offenders
*tax evasion is a common crime of OC; OC fail to keep records nad do not file tax returns while spending large sums of money
*IRS investigates using network and expenditure schedule, source and application of funds, and bank deposit methods
*Once unexplained income is discovered by investigators, burden of proof shifts to suspect to ensure it was legally obtained
Money Laundering Laws
*Defined as all activities designed to conceal the existence, nature, and final disposition of funds gained through illicit activities; clean illegal funds before spending
*can be as simple as mailing or transporting out of country or as complex as a bank takeover
*President's Commission on Organized Crime 1984 observed new methods of laundering such as wire transfers to avoid the Currency Transaction Report (CTR) and Currency Monetary Instrument Report (CMIR), fronts and shell corporations, and smurfs
*Smurfing involves OC members making multiple smaller transactions under $10,000 to avoid reporting
*Right to Privacy Act of 1978 allowed financial institutions to give authorities the name of the suspect or organization, the account number, and the nature of suspected illegal transaction
*Before 1986 Money Laundering Act, it was not a federal crime to launder money
*Drug Abuse Act of 1988 requires offshore banks record any US transfers over $10,000 and allow government access to the records
*Annuzio-Wylie Money Laundering Act of 1992 and the Money Laundering Suppression Act of 1994 makes it a crime to operate a money laundering business, but it also protects financial institutions from civil liability when reporting suspicious activity of customers
*Money Laundering Prosecution Improvement Act of 1988 requires financial institutions to verify the identity of persons who purchase bank checks, traveling checks, or money orders in amounts of $3000 or more
*USA Patriot Act is broadest monetary laundering statute currently; does not require a list of specific offenses; crime list includes bribery of public official, embezzlement and misappropriation and theft; expands definition of illegal money transmitting business to include unlicensed businesses and those who transport or transmit illegal proceeds or money intended to promote or support unlawful activity
*1990 Financial Crimes Enforcement Network divides money laundering into 3 stages: placement where illegal proceeds are placed into financial systems unnoticed or transported out of the US, layering where funds go through a series of financial transactions in such frequency and volume that they are difficult to trace and appear legitimate, and integration where the funds integrate into the economy in such a way that they appear to be derived from legit income
*Financial institutions are common players in the business of OC activity, such as Western Union; used as black market exchanges to launder money
Controlled Substances Act
*Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 gives federal jurisdiction for investigating drug trafficking and provides substantial penalties for violation of the Act
*Divides substances into 5 schedules based on potential for addiction and harm
*1988 Chemical Diversion and Trafficking Act controls substances known as precursor chemicals needed to produce certain drugs; records of purchases and transactions of such are required by the Act to allow investigators to trace products to clandestine labs
*Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 and the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1986 increased prison sentences for specific drug offenses


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Climb the OJ corner up to the roof and battle out the crack in the right side of the roof. The roof is somewhere around 18 feet long and starts with thin fingers and ends with a crux offwidth section turning the lip. I�ve seen it done a few different ways, so I won�t attempt to give technique beta, but I do suggest checking out the equipment beta.
This pitch takes the crack out the right side of the Orange Julius roof (the huge, orange triangular roof 60 feet above the ground in the center of the crag).
Including cams for the anchor, I would carry a set of wires, a couple thin finger-sized cams, a couple thin-hands-sized cams, two #3 Camalots, one #4 Camalot, two #5 Camalots, and one #3 Bigbro. The Bigbro can take the place of one of the #5 Camalots. After turning the lip, keeping the rope from getting stuck in your gear in the roof is a distinct problem. The solution we found was to use the Bigbro, or one of the big cams, placed upside down at the lip to direct the rope out and around the cams back under the roof. This worked out pretty well for us.


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Huge tree crashes down in Highcliffe churchyard damaging a number of gravestones
12:00pm Thursday 6th March 2014 in News
A HUGE tree which came crashing down at a graveyard in Highcliffe following the heavy storms is being prepared for removal.
The 40ft oak has damaged a number of gravestones at St Mark's churchyard and the groundsman, Philip Buxton said he is eager for it to be removed as soon as possible so relatives of the deceased are spared any further upset.
Mr Buxton said the tree must have come down on either February 20 or 21, a week after torrential rain and gale force winds up to 70mph sent trees to the ground and caused flooding throughout the area. The church has now hired contractors and Mr Buxton said he is planning the safest way to remove the tree, which is currently resting across several gravestones.
Mr Buxton added: "We have had small trees come down in the past but nothing as big as this one."
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Those buried there paid for the privilege.
Remove the tree, and restore the monuments.
The Church is insured?? Ecclesiastical covers such damage.
Get in with it, and stop talking to the press.
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Bold bid to bring Tour de France stage to the Cotswolds (From Cotswold Journal)
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11:10am Thursday 10th July 2014 in News
A BOLD bid has been made to bring cycling fever to the Cotswolds with the creation of a new stage of the Tour de France.
As thousands of spectators turned out to see the race winds its way around Yorkshire, past famous landmarks in Cambridge and finishing with a final sprint down The Mall in London, politicians are hoping the same scenes could be witnessed in Gloucestershire.
Bourton county councillor Paul Hodgkinson has joined forces with Cheltenham MP Martin Horwood in writing to Tour organisers asking them to consider having a Cotswolds leg of the Tour in the next few years.
In the letter, they have invited them to see the area for themselves and understand the benefits of 'Le Tour Cotswolds'.
Cllr Hodgkinson, who is a keen cyclist, said the area's unique scenery would provide a perfect backdrop to the race.
"My vision is for the Tour to start in Chipping Campden, racing down the Fosse Way through Moreton, Stow and Bourton before going through the historic towns of Northleach and Cirencester," he said. "Moving on to Tetbury and the hills of Minchinhampton what a superb advert for the Cotswolds this would be.
"The potential for tourist business is enormous. Shops in Yorkshire have already seen takings going through the roof whilst 1.5 million people lined the route.
"There's no reason why we can't replicate and better what is happening so successfully in Yorkshire right now."
Mr Horwood said Cheltenham would be a fantastic location to end the race.
"The Promenade lends itself to a great sprint to the finish line," he said."The TV images would provide a real show case for the area and be a great event for us all to enjoy."
Cotswold MP Geoffrey Clifton-Brown has given the idea his full backing.
"It would be wonderful if the Tour de France in five years' time could be routed through The Cotswolds," he said.
Andrew Hutchings, owner of Cotswold Cycles in the Cotswold Business Village, Moreton, said: "I think it would be spectacular. Both for everyone that lives here but also the Tour de France going through places is one of the best ways of advertising ourselves as a tourist destination.
"You get the effect of people coming to watch the tour and the boost to the economy."
Cycle fever is set to sweep though Broadway on September 10 as top cyclists tear through Worcestershire as part of the Tour of Britain.
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---- — Donald E. Clark, 84, Indianapolis, died Monday, Dec. 23, 2013, at his residence after an extended illness. He was born May 24, 1929, in Middletown, to Herman and Letha (Hutchison) Clark.
He served in the U.S. Marine Corps. He was a mechanical engineer for Chrysler 30 years before retiring in 1988. He attended Lakeview Christian Church in Indianapolis. He loved model airplanes, golf and woodworking.
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I want to lose 30 poundsMonday, July 02, 2012
Dear Donovan,
I have been trying to lose 30 pounds for the last six months and it seems that I can't keep up. Every time I say I am going on a diet, it's the more I eat. Even when I am full I try to find something else to eat. Is this greed, or is it my mind telling me not to lose the weight? Kindly advise on the most effective and simple diets available. Another thing, is a juice diet, whether fruit or vegetable, effective for a massive weight loss for a week?
When one sets out on a weight loss journey, sometimes innumerable difficulties have to be overcome, as sometimes everything seems to go wrong at that time. However, with determination, focus and resilience, you will achieve success; you only fail if you don't start again.
It is very important to start a weight loss programme with the right mental attitude. You will have to understand that you are going to have to make some changes in your lifestyle, your eating plan and your exercise regime, as without a change you will not see a difference.
Doing the same thing over and over will get you the same results, so mentally you have to be ready to undertake a weight loss programme. The reasons you are doing the programme must be very clear in your mind or else you will not do well.
Let's say you want to lose weight because of health issues; you are getting married; you don't want to get a new wardrobe; or your spouse is complaining. These reasons might motivate some persons. In general, the need to lose weight must be more important than the desire to eat. Sometimes, even when the reason to lose weight is important, the need for self-discipline is also crucial. This discipline can be applied to other aspects of your life as well.
During a weight loss programme, try hard not to surround yourself with too many temptations. You can apply some of the following techniques as well.
1. Do not buy any foods you don't intend to eat.
2. If you must have snacks around, place them out of sight by putting them in a black plastic bag.
3. Do not allow yourself to get too hungry before eating. Try and eat more small meals rather than larger ones.
4. Drink water throughout the day and before meals.
5. Try and break bad habits like watching TV and snacking. Instead, do some exercise.
6. When you crave high calorie foods, just look at them and tell them that you hate them.
7. Try not to eat when you are feeling emotional or stressed. Also try and eat slowly so that the stomach gets a chance to feel satisfied before you are over-full.
It is best to start slowly when going on a weight loss programme and then tweak the programme as you go along. Cutting out fried foods and starchy carbohydrates and replacing these with fruits and vegetables usually help to jumpstart a weight loss programme and also make you healthier. Also, putting some more activities/exercises in your lifestyle helps as well. Here is a simple meal plan you can follow that incorporates a lot of fruits and vegetables.
Two to three fruits or pieces of fruits only
Mid-morning snack
Coconut water (12 ounces) or green juice (12 ounces)
Protein with raw or steamed vegetables
Light soup with a raw salad
A light shake
Mid afternoon snack
Coconut water (12 ounces) or carrot juice (12 ounces) or one fruit
Protein with a raw salad
Two to three fruits
Light soup with salad
Raw salad.
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