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I knew it's from MTM, I remember those sideskirt, seen those on a MTM tuned R80 0
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I'm somewhat lost. What would be the point of putting an RS6 engine into an R8? I'm not being a dick, I would just really like to know. Thanks.0 0
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Only easy to do that if you knew that EI was Eichstatt reg plates!!0 0
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Since this car is using a license plate that begins with EI which is from the district of Eichsteatt, thats where the town Wettstetten (MTM headquarters)is, it would have been a easy thing to identify it as an MTM car...0 0
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Brookhaven scientists used a technique called electron holography to capture images of the electric fields created by the materials' atomic displacement with picometer precision — that's the trillionths-of-a-meter scale crucial to understanding these promising nanoparticles. By applying different levels of electricity and adjusting the temperature of the samples, researchers demonstrated a method for identifying and describing the behavior and stability of ferroelectrics at the smallest-ever scale, with major implications for data storage.
The boundary between electronics and biology is blurring with the first detection by researchers at Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory of ferroelectric properties in an amino acid called glycine.
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A free trip for two to anywhere in the country is hard to refuse, and that was almost the case for one local couple after they got a fake voucher in the mail. It was from a non-existent travel agency.
Travel Union is essentially giving away free cash, $1,298.00, in a signed travel voucher, so the couple called the agency at the provided number and set up an appointment. At the appointment, they would need to fill out a form and bring a current drivers license and a major credit card. But before the meeting could even take place, they recognized red flags: A fake airline company, American Airways, and the Travel Union in Scottsdale, Ariz. doesn't exist. In fact the first thing that pops up when someone searches it is a listing on Ripoff Report, so the couple canceled the meeting. And local law enforcement said it was a good thing they did.
"If you're doing a personal meeting with somebody, it's hard telling what some of these people have in mind," said Lt. Jamie Belcher. "It could be anything from the just wanting to get your information, harmless type stuff, to an actual armed robbery."
Lt. Belcher said that the biggest warning sign is if you didn't solicit the offer yourself. Also be aware of any simple misspellings and do research to make sure the company exists. The lieutenant also said this type of deal is not uncommon this time of year around tax season.
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The Cincinnati Police Department recently promoted West Side native Stephen Hoerst II to the rank of sergeant.
Hoerst, a graduate of Oak Hills High School and Xavier University, has been with the department since entering the police academy's 84th recruit class in July 1997.
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The media reaction to the trade of Kendrick Perkins, like the fan reaction, is decidedly mixed. Some say this was a great move, others say it was a terrible, risky move.
As always, Ainge unafraid to take his shot - Bob Ryan is a big fan of Jeff Green.
The Death of Ubuntu - Rich Levine says that without Perkins, the Celtics will never be the same.
On the contrary, Celtics did well - Peter May says that the Celtics got the better end of this deal.
Perkins deal a puzzler - Tim Weisberg says that this deal could end up being one of Danny Ainge's biggest blunders.
Danny Ainge's bold move aimed at future and present - Paul Flannery says that this move was made with the goal of improving the team both now and in the future.
Whole lot of Celtics soul gone - Mark Murphy says that the Celtics are more of a common team now.
Contract issue at the center of the deal - Gary Washburn notes that the Celtics decision was in large part, but now wholly, due to Perkins' contract situation.
Marquis Daniels eyes all options - Murphy's notebook has the former Celtic focused on his recovery. Jessica Camerato talks to the waived Leon Powe, who would welcome a return to Boston.
Evolution of a pitcher: Lester's revived changeup completed his arsenal - Brian MacPherson has the third part of his series on Jon Lester.
No minor development - Mike Fine has the Red Sox still working diligently with their minor leaguers, even if there isn't room on the roster for them at present.
Bruins couldn't afford to take a pass on puck-moving Kaberle - Fluto Shinzawa says that the Bruins knew they couldn't let a chance at acquiring the puck-moving defenseman go by this time.
Logan Mankins' agent points at Patriots - Ian R. Rapoport and Karen Guregian have Frank Bauer sounding off again.
It's a good time to play catch-up - Chad Finn has an assortment of media news and observations.
'Sox Guy' beaming again in Florida – Bill Doyle has a Worcester institution returning the airwaves.
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1. Roast PotatoesRoot vegetables are a popular food dish in British cuisine, and roast potatoes or parsnips often take a place at the Christmas meal. The only ingredients are potatoes, and a bit of fat for roasting. Instead of lard, choose vegetable oil for a more heart healthy dish. If roast potatoes aren't your thing, try roast parsnips instead. Serve it along side your roast Christmas goose.
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Our own about.com guide to British food tells us that roast goose was quite a popular Christmas item before the turkey came along. Today it can still be found as the center of a traditional British Christmas meal. As calories go, roast goose does tend to be higher in calories than roast turkey. But, be sure to remove the skin, and don't go too crazy and you can easily enjoy goose as part of your holiday meal.
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The ex-girlfriend of a Cornelius man accused of dousing his home with gasoline and threatening to set it on fire spoke out Monday night.
Melinda Gunzenhauser's house still reeks of gasoline. Parts of the carpeting in her bedroom is still soaked with fuel; it will have to be ripped out and replaced.
"I know I need to get it all picked up and cleaned before my kids are going to be able to come in here because they're going to have a lot of nightmares over this," Gunzenhauser said.
Gunzenhauser said her then-boyfriend, Amaury Lopez, 35, poured gasoline on himself Saturday after she suggested they live apart for a while. Gunzenhauser said she immediately left the house with her two little girls but went back inside to get her keys.
When she went back inside, she said Lopez threatened to kill her - pouring gasoline on her as well. After a 20-minute struggle she escaped and her 8-year-old daughter called 911.
Gunzenhauser was taken to the hospital while dozens of police swarmed the home.
Police said Lopez threatened to burn the house to the ground Saturday afternoon during the five-hour standoff that ensued.
Police set up a barricade and evacuated the neighborhood as negotiators worked to coach Lopez out of his house, according to Forest Grove Fire Division Chief David Nemeyer.
"They asked us to evacuate," said neighbor Tommy Tucci who lives behind Lopez. "I wasn't able to at the time so I had to bring the dogs in and keep the kids away from any side of the walls that might explode from the house behind us."
Police said Lopez walked out of the house with his hands in the air about five hours later. He was taken to a local hospital for treatment.
Lopez is charged with attempted murder.
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City budget boosts homelessness spending, but not enough to meet demand
The city budget that is now awaiting approval by the Board of Supervisors includes new funding for individuals and families facing homelessness, but community advocates say it doesn't devote enough of the city's rebounding revenues to addressing this growing problem.
Last Thursday, the Board of Supervisor's Budget and Finance Committee approved $2.4 million in "add-backs" to homeless services, on top of the $2.3 million that Mayor Ed Lee pledged to supplement the city's initiatives to curb the burgeoning number of San Francisco's individuals and families becoming homeless.
The committee's proposed budget will go before the full Board of Supervisors' for a vote this month, devoting at least $2 million for this fiscal year and $1 million the next in to continue the successful Homelessness Prevention and Rapid Re-housing (HPRP) program that provides eviction defense and rent and utility vouchers to residents at-risk of homelessness.
Other homelessness initiatives in the proposed budget include extending the Lower Haight First Friendship shelter for homeless families to a year-round schedule, permanent housing units at 5th and Harrison streets for transitional age youth, 33 Local Operating Subsidy Program (or LOSP) subsidies for low-income homeless individuals and families, and funding to construct 24 shelter beds for the City's first LGBTQ-focused homeless shelter at Dolores Street Community Center.
But for many residents and families, these initiatives may not be enough to stay in their homes, or re-house themselves after becoming homeless. And as the rent prices continue to drastically rise in San Francisco as the city's economy heats up, the search for affordable housing or shelter beds has become more and more desperate.
January's point-in-time homeless count identified 6,436 homeless persons on the streets and in the shelters in the city, a majority of which became homeless as San Franciscans. The current number on the city's wait list is 220 families with an expected wait of seven to eight months, according to the Human Services Agency, which runs the city's homeless shelter system. This is slightly down from 268 families earlier this year, then the largest in city history.
As the Guardian reported recently, the number of eviction notices in San Francisco hit a 12-year high this year, indicating an increase in displacement that may compound the number of families on the emergency shelter waiting list.
Bevan Dufty, the mayor's point person on homelessness, told the Guardian that "the city definitely is not seeking to expand the shelter system," despite the near-record waiting list.
"Yes, we have lost shelter beds in recent years, and the 24 we are adding at Dolores Street Community Services is a minimal number," Dufty added. "But you have to have a toolbox to respond in different ways." And Dufty claims that re-housing families through programs like HPRP services in the budget has been shown to be the best way to prevent homelessness.
In response, Jennifer Friedenbach of the Coalition on Homelessness told the Guardian that, although the $1 million of HPRP services did prevent 1,300 San Francisco households from becoming homeless last year, it only covered 15 percent of the city's overall need based on the number of people seeking services through San Francisco's Eviction Defense Collaborative.
When asked to respond to the Coalition's estimate, Dufty replied that he could not comment on its accuracy, but he conceded that the HPRP funding is "certainly not going to satisfy all the need."
Dufty stressed that the city has been able to reduce the number of homeless veterans and has responded to a noticeable outcry in the need for more transitional housing, especially from LGBTQ community activists. Although the version of the budget making it to the Board of Supervisor's vote this month would not expand the homeless shelter system beyond the Dolores Street Community Services project, it would improve the city's oft-criticized shelter reservation system for single adults.
Along with Dufty and the Mayor Lee's support, Friedenbach advocated in the homeless community to change the current line-based system to a lotterized system run through the city's 311 system.
"The current shelter waitlist system is really archaic," Friedenbach told the Guardian. "People spend 17 hours a day trying to get a bed at night." Mayor Lee proposed this change in his budget, especially so the indigent and elderly no longer have to stand for hours waiting in line for a bed.
Though Friedenbach acknowledges the positive in the budget initiatives, she pointed out that there is still only one shelter spot for every six homeless persons in San Francisco, and that she "doesn't know what standard you can go by to say that is too much."
The new revenue from November's business tax reform measure, won through a ballot initiative pushed by on-the-ground community groups like the Coalition on Homelessness, should "go back to low-end communities who are hurt from years of reduced services in mental and public health," Friedenbach said.
Last month, the Coalition on Homelessness and other advocates pushed the Budget and Finance Committee to double Mayor Lee's proposed $1 million for HPRP for 2013-2014 and an additional 75 LOSP rental subsidies on top of the 25 the Mayor had already pledged. At its last meeting before the new fiscal year, the Budget and Finance Committee pledged an addition $1 million for HPRP, but only added eight new LOSP subsidies.
Friedenbach attributed the lower number to the city's logistical problems of trying to find additional service providers for subsidies. The "add-backs" marked "a lot of progress for poor folks," Friedenbach said, although the city will still have "a situation where a lot of money is coming in, but not trickling down."
"San Francisco is at a critical juncture," Friedenbach prefaced her public comment at a Budget and Finance hearing last month. "The influx of wealth is pushing the heart of the city—the working class and poor—out."
The budget approved by the Budget and Finance Committee last Thursday will likely go to the full Board of Supervisors starting next week, July 9.
it's never enough for the "homeless services" industry.
We have a department of environment and labor that the progressives wanted, although there are state and federal laws around these issues. Then "progressives" complain there is not money for other things.
Much of the our city state is operated to further employ more and more SEIU flunkies at ever higher wages and benefits. Yes men like Avalos, Campos, Mirkarimi, Ammiano, Sandoval etc... use the city as a way to move up, they need to keep their names in the paper so they hand out out money like it is candy.
This poor upwardly mobile management style means the city is perpetually broke and begging for more, while the newly created idiotic departments and laws march on.
The reason the city is broke rain or shine and in good times or bad is that it is run by dreamers.
City government should be running these programs, not political nonprofits, and then the budget should then be increased.
Who are SF's homeless, some are individuals and familys that have fallen on hard times, other are the mentally disabled and the street people. what is the real number for each of these categories?
The individuals and familys that have fallen on hard times, should have priorty on being housed and assisted in finding a job so the can get back on their feet.
Mentally disabled Laura's Law needs to be applied to these folks as most cannot take care of them selves.
Street people, I don't have a real workable soultion for this one, any suggestion?
Every time someone tries to go get the numbers, the homeless advocates stand up and block it. I wonder why?
If you build it- they will come
Seriously- This city is already a magnet for the homeless- good weather, liberal govt., lots of people with soft hearts willing to give you a hand out, tons of social service agencies (Many funded by the SF Govt), and free Health care. Last thing we need is to increase the shelter capacity
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Region Blackhawks fans … here's another way to relive your Stanley Cup moment. Mike Williams from County Line Orchard in Hobart says they have two corn mazes this year honoring the NHL champs. The one with the crossed tomahawks is the smaller maze at about three-acres and will probably take about 20- minutes...the other one, Number 88 for Patrick Kane (and there's a Stanley Cup in there, too) is about eight acres, could be a 45-minute trip, but Williams says there are shortcuts to get out without doing the whole maze.
The mazes will open the Saturday of Labor Day weekend and close the Sunday before Halloween. Last year, County Line Orchard had a corn maze honoring the late Ron Santo and his posthumous election into the Hall of Fame. Most of the corn is about six-feet tall now.. and it'll get anywhere from eight to nine feet by the time they open.
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The corn here would be telling farmers, "pick me!" if it could talk. With harvesting crops, as in life, timing is crucial. One must be ready to act at the right time and then execute with excellence. This includes showing up for the 2006 version of the Lawrenceburg Speedway's Fall Classic (sanctioned by the Midwest Sprint Car Series) as Levi Jones won the Friday night preliminary with a $2000 payoff and Shane Cottle won the Saturday night 50 lap feature, taking home a cool $10,000. read more »


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(WMC-TV) - Lives were taken too soon last summer. Now, the mothers of the men killed at a home on East Yates Road in Memphis are speaking with new information on the case.
The mothers of Anthony Conte and Robert Schmidt have never talked publicly about the murders of their sons. The mothers hope a new reward will lead to the killer.
Sarah Conte said her brother was tall and handsome.
"It's just sad that he's gone," she said.
Two families are tied together in grief.
"It's very tough. It's 411 days, it's 58 weeks and we are still not any farther," said Robert Schmidt's mother, Brigette.
Robert, 30, worked at Sears; Anthony, 26, was a chef. Both men were shot to death in a home invasion in a basement on East Yates last year.
"I'm so happy I save voicemails because I listen to his voice quite often," said Anthony's mother, Pam.
Her son's photo joins other victims on a quilt at the Victim to Victory office. It is a place where Conte has found comfort.
Police believe one man went into the house and committed the crimes.
Conte, who was living in Denver, was house sitting. He had been at the house for about three weeks. Schmidt had given Conte a ride home from a party in Midtown. They both went inside to play video games.
Sometime around midnight someone shot and killed them. No suspects have ever been named.
There is an $11,000 reward put up by the families and CrimeStoppers.
"Somebody knows something, and we need help," said Pam.
If you know anything that might help police solve these murders call CrimeStoppers at 528-CASH.
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VDOT crews and staff in the eastern and northern portions of the state will begin emergency operation schedules tomorrow morning. Crews will work in 12-hour shifts throughout the storm. Emergency operations will continue to assist the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and other state agencies, localities and emergency responders throughout the storm with traffic control, detours and road closures.
"VDOT's primary role before, during and after a hurricane is to ensure that the roadways are safe for travel," said VDOT Commissioner Greg Whirley. "Our employees know their emergency roles and responsibilities have been trained and have years of field experience from past hurricanes and other extreme weather events."
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Brokers Pitch Vacant Buildings to End-Users
With many opportunistic real estate investors on the sidelines, brokers are increasingly pitching empty or mostly vacant office properties to end-users.
Companies looking to relocate can be enticed by the drop in property values, brokers said. Also, businesses can qualify for low-cost government loans and tax incentives that make acquisitions more affordable.
Companies can now take over larger and higher-quality space while paying prices that are significantly below the replacement cost, said Guy Ponticiello, a Jones Lang LaSalle broker who has seen an upswing in interest from end-users.
He is marketing a vacant office/data center complex in suburban Memphis that is drawing interest from potential occupants. The seller, Harrah's Entertainment, spent roughly $50 million buying and renovating the 285,000-square-foot complex before deciding to consolidate its operations in Las Vegas. The complex, in Cordova, Tenn., will be auctioned online next week.
Last month, Ponticiello brokered the $2 million online sale of a two-building complex in Dayton, Ohio, to a joint venture between a private investor and United Food and Commercial Workers International Union. The union will occupy one building, while the private investor leases the other.
Brokers are also marketing buildings to existing tenants. In some instances, occupants have been willing to buy multi-tenant properties and become the landlord of the space they don't use. For example, an unidentified occupant has agreed to buy Union Square 1&2, a 326,000-sf office complex in San Antonio, for about $40 million from a Griffin Capital partnership, according to market players. CB Richard Ellis is the broker.
End-users have traditionally accounted for less than 10% of office purchases. When prices soared during the bull market, the share declined because purchases became uneconomical for occupants. In 2007, end-users were the buyers in just 4.4% of the 4,420 transactions, down from a 6.3% share in 2006, according to Real Capital Analytics, which tracks transactions of at least $5 million.
But since the market collapsed, heaping losses on high-yield investors, the proportion of purchases by end-users has grown - to 8.3% of 1,597 purchases last year and to 10.8% of 435 deals so far this year. Of course, since overall transaction volume has plunged, the number of purchases by end-users has also fallen.
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STERLING — The Logan County Fair Board reviewed ticket prices Thursday night and agreed to make some changes to the rodeo admission fees.
Fair Board President Ken Meis, who is the rodeo chair, said the rodeo committee wanted to raise the general admission price from $9 to $10 for adults (not including the ticket surcharge of $1), and eliminate the reserved and box seating. They also wanted to let children 12 and younger in free.
The idea of allowing free admission raised some concerns among the board members, with some suggesting just younger children — 5 and under — be allowed in at no charge, and some objecting to the idea altogether.
Rod Talbert, Junior Rodeo chair and a member of the rodeo committee, said the idea of changing the ticket prices was to lower the cost for families to attend the rodeo and try to attract a wider audience. "Because the rodeo attendance is not anywhere near what the bull riding or demo derby is, we're trying to make it where we get more people in the stands," he said.
Entertainment chair Marilee Johnson said the general rule has been that everyone has to have a ticket, so they have a count of the number of people in the stands. However, Talbert argued that people can leave and come back during an event, so there isn't really any accountability.
Discussion over charging for infants — space may be taken up by a car seat or diaper bag, even for those sitting on their parents lap — led Livestock Exhibits Chair Jim Santomaso to comment, "We are getting so damn money hungry in this country it's pathetic... I think those kids need to be allowed to go to an event with mom and dad for nothing."
The board also discussed the dollar per ticket donation they make from the rodeos, which is split between the 4-H Foundation and FFA Alumni for Thursday's sales, and goes to the Sterling Regional MedCenter's mammogram program from Friday's Tough Enough to Wear Pink rodeo.
A motion from royalty coordinator Brandee Gillham to set adult ticket prices at $12 total, including the ticket surcharge, and allow youth 12 and under in free, failed on a 3-6 vote.
That was followed by a motion from Youth and Open Class Exhibits chair Theresa Bartlett to charge $11 total for adults, $3 total for youth ages 6 to 12, and offer free admission to children 5 and under. That motion carried with 1 no vote from Johnson.
The board also considered other ticket prices during the meeting. Bull riding chair Kelly Melvin and demolition derby chair Bill Dolan were both absent, but the board agreed to keep the ticket prices the same as in past years. Ticket prices for the Night Show featuring Chris Young with special guest Danielle Bradbery are already set, as they went on sale March 31.
They also discussed the carnival's mega pass price, which has been $50 for several years. Fair Manager Todd Thomas said the board had discussed raising the price in the past, but has not done so.
The board reviewed how the contract with the carnival works — they receive a percentage of the carnival's sales, including mega pass sales, with a minimum payment of $10,000. Last year they received over $34,000 from the carnival.
Noting that the board has raised costs for other items, such as vendor fees, this year, "This might be a good one to let be," Gillham said.
The board agreed that raising the price might prevent people from buying the bands, and said the benefit of bringing more people to the fairgrounds offsets the lower sales on carnival rides.
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Stay tuned for my 3,000 word post on how Romney's WaWa visit isn't the same as HW Bush's checkout scanner incident. #journalism #justkidding—
David A. Graham (@GrahamDavidA) June 18, 2012
Kidding! Or is he? It is time for a 5,000 word expose on Romney and Wawa stores, no? You see, candidate Mitt Romney visited a Wawa recently and found it totally amazeballs.
But, really, who wouldn't? Wawa rules.
Shotz Fired @_TPR #teamwawa @parva_x "@stefanjbecket: Wawa sucks #teamsheetz"—
Ben Carlos Thypin (@Bthypin) June 18, 2012
No, no. #TeamWawa!
What's a WAWA? And why do I care about Romney going to one?—
Heather (@hboulware) June 18, 2012
This earth-shattering event sparked a great Wawa vs. Sheetz debate.
Mitt Romney has reignited the war in PA between Wawa and Sheetz. #teamwawa—
Joe C. (@inturnaround) June 17, 2012
Someone really should have advised Romney not to wade into the great Wawa/Sheetz divide j.mp/Pbwn8G via @brendannyhan #wawapartisan—
Kate Sheppard (@kate_sheppard) June 18, 2012
On the other hand: Did Romney deliberately mispronounce "WaWa" in a play for the Sheetz vote in Central Pa? More his constituency, anyway.—
Alex Roarty (@Alex_Roarty) June 18, 2012
If Romney supports Wawa, does that automatically make Obama support Sheetz? #therealissues—
Kevin (@Caoimhin89) June 18, 2012
Source tells me @ScottBrownMA was spotted at a TJ Maxx over the weekend #notwawa—
Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) June 18, 2012
Oh, no. Don't try to start a TJ Maxx vs. Loehmann's debate, Charlie!
The press, of course, began to breathlessly report it as if it was a most pressing issue of our time.
Really excited that my terrible lunch choices in the '90s have afforded me insight into a national political gaffe. #wawagate—
Andy Greenwald (@andygreenwald) June 18, 2012
just turned on MSNBC and Mitt Romney's keeps sayin: y'all been to the Wawa's. I went to a Wawa's today. Get the F out of my hoagietown!—
Chris Ward (@bearbait) June 18, 2012
Wow. BuzzFeed really turned the lame up to 11 today. So long as Romney didn't say Wawa was better than Sheetz, we're all ok.—
Matt Cover (@MattCover) June 18, 2012
I am going Team Romney here to say I've never been to or really even heard of WaWa. Let's focus on what's important: Seamus/poncho/sport—
Elise Foley (@elisefoley) June 18, 2012
Other Twitter users were amused by the Wawa diversion and actually found Romney's amazement kind of endearing.
This Romney small talk is phenomenal. vlt.tc/bt8 My second favorite all time incident after the cricket one.—
Ben Domenech (@bdomenech) June 18, 2012
@red_red_head Andrea Mitchell & OFA think we should care that Romney finds Wawa to be amazing.—
Daniel Wanke (@danielwanke) June 18, 2012
Does he support Hoagiefest 2012?? | Romney campaign pulls a Wawa switcheroo – First Read on.msnbc.com/M1rYGB—
Patrick Wentling (@PatWentling) June 18, 2012
Y'all. WaWa is amazing. Your first visit is a life-altering pilgrimage. Romney was rightfully spellbound.—
Matt Berry (@mttbry) June 18, 2012
Most of my childhood revolved around Wawa. Accordingly, Romney now has my vote.—
Elias Isquith (@eliasisquith) June 18, 2012
Score! The Wawa voting bloc is strong. Perhaps that is why #Wawa is currently trending.
This issue hits home for me. Also who gets meatballs at Wawa? Romney Orders a 'Sub' in the Heart of Hoagie Country philadelphia.grubstreet.com/2012/06/romney…—
Sierra Tishgart (@SierraTishgart) June 18, 2012
I am not ashamed to admit that I was just as excited as Mitt Romney after my first WaWa experience youtube.com/watch?feature=…—
Tierney Sneed (@Tierney_Megan) June 18, 2012
See? He's you.
Also, if your line of attack is down to "OMG ROMNEY IS CONFUSED BY WAWA TOUCH SCREENS!" you may be losing the fight. Just sayin'.—
Sunny (@sunnyright) June 18, 2012
Exactly. Their side is not "doing fine."
Update: BOOM
HEY @mitchellreports I CAUGHT YA LYING: bit.ly/MBzlmp #lapdogmedia #tcot #p2—
el SOOPer (@SooperMexican) June 18, 2012
More from SooperMexican:
Today it's being widely reported that Romney had a moment were he was amazed at the existence of WAWAs, a convenience/gas store, and the electronic touchtone ordering of sandwiches. They have spun this to make it seem like he's out of touch – BUT THE VIDEO IS EDITED DECEPTIVELY …
… In actuality, Mitt was contrasting the ridiculous over-regulation of the public sector, with the efficiency of the private sector, and used the electronic ordering system at WAWAs as an example – here's the FULL video from a Ron Paulestinian in the crowd.
Head over to SooperMexican to see the full, unedited video.
Nice job! You know, for "just a blogger."
I don't always buy into the hard media bias conspiracy stuff, but the Romney Wawa story shows the guns are out for him.—
Jazz Shaw (@JazzShaw) June 18, 2012
Yep. Exposing themselves yet again.


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Woods are not the only place in the Panhandle you will find black bears. They could wind up as close as your own back yard. Last fall, I took pictures of one adult bear who paid a visit to our neighborhood…not too far from the backdoor of our home. In the past couple of weeks, we have already had three more bear visits.
Bear sightings are on the rise in Florida particularly here in the panhandle. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission office in Bay County gets calls about bears just about every day and has received three ties the number of calls. According to Stan Kirkland of the FWC, "we got 33 calls in 2008...of course we still have three months to go this year.. We are already up over a hundred calls just here in bay county alone." Kirkland says the state of Florida received 4,000 bear sighting calls last year. The Bay County office covers 16 counties in the panhandle.
The FWC says Santa Rosa County has been the most active this year with 200 calls from residents. The bears are going for food. Wildlife Officials say one thing that occurs in the fall every year is called hyperphagia...when bears have a tremendous appetite. Kirkland says they consume as many as 25,000 calories a day. He also says, "If you know you have got bears coming around lock your garbage can. Either put it behind doors where the bear can't get to it or either go to a hardware store…spend 11 or 12 dollars on a couple of clips to secure your garbage can to keep them out of it."
Stan Kirkland says trying to make your garbage can "bear-proof" with bungee cords simply will not work. One of my neighbors tried that and a bear still had no trouble taking the top of the can off.
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While attending a church service last weekend dedicated to the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., I was struck by the conflation of what the Civil Rights Movement fought against and what should be our modern-day priorities.
In particular, the speaker at this church attempted to say the atrocities of the past remain alive today – only through a different name. Conservatives – those who fight for things such as less government intervention – are getting an unnecessary and undeserved bad rap.
There is no question the legacy and reputation of Dr. King is second-to-none. The Civil Rights Movement that secured the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and vanquished lingering vestiges of segregation and racism was wrapped in a message of equal opportunity and ensuring that all Americans were judged by the content of their character and not the color of their skin.
Ironically, the historic legislation was completed with the signature of liberal President Lyndon Johnson, who – while in Congress – killed civil rights legislation in 1956, watered down the Civil Rights Act of 1957 and voted against bills to ban lynching and eliminate the poll tax (he also later callously dropped the n-word while touting the perceived political payoff of Great Society handouts).
Unfortunately, like at the church service I attended, there are too many attempts made to diminish and oversimplify the African-Americans community's problems by seeking to find the same overt racism now that my grandparents and great-grandparents faced back in the day.
While this may generate hype, it detracts from what I consider to be the civil rights issues of the 21st century.
To be clear, explicit racism still exists today, just like traditional bigotry has not completely died. But it does society no good to dismissively blame African-Americans' problems on forces which are largely ostracized by the rest of society today.
Attempts to categorize all arguments against big government as extensions of this bigotry, for example, takes away from constructive debate about how society can address challenges facing African-Americans.
What are the civil rights issues of the 21st century? Better yet, what current barriers do African-Americans face regarding equal opportunity and disparities in health, wealth and – most importantly – education (the principle driver of the other disparities)?
Having to pay overtime to police officers in Chicago to escort schoolchildren across gang territories is a 21st century civil rights issue. Paying those cops extra requires resources — resources that could be used to buy computers and textbooks (in lieu of raising taxes or more borrowing).
Approximately 70 percent of children being born into single-parent households is another 21st century civil rights issue. Note that, when children are born into such households, their chances of imprisonment, government dependence, and poverty also appear to increase.


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Gang members were so confident that this condominium complex at 7400 Bissonnet Street would always be their home that many of them had "7400" tattooed on their bodies.
"I don't feel safe," said Whitney Cates who was trying to move out of the La promenade condo complex when we interviewed her.
"There's lots of gang activity here, there is non stop music at night," Cates said. "There's drive-bys."
"Our biggest concern was the amount of crime emanating from this project," said David Hawes with the Sharpstown Management District. "You're talking about drugs and prostitution."
They'd had enough so the Sharpstown Management District funded a unique approach to turn things around.
They got the Harris County Attorney's office to file a nuisance abatement suit against the complex.
"So instead of going after the criminal you're actually prosecuting the owners," said Assistant Harris County Attorney Laura Cahill.
No easy task in this case.
While one man owns about 70 percent of the complex, these are condos and dozens of them are owned by the folks who live in them.
Like Jose Palacio who bought his condo 22 years ago.
No one involved in cleaning up the complex wanted to put condo owners like Palacio out on the street.
"This is their home," Hawes said. "They deserve the same protection as anybody who lives over here in this neighborhood."
An agreed order to settle the case will mean big changes here like on-site security guards, surveillance cameras and a working security gate.
"Like increasing the rent," said Cahill. "They were charging such low rents and having such a high occupancy that was creating a problem because they were overloaded."
Future renters will undergo background checks.
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Quint really digs the Tobey Maguire/Elizabeth Banks black comedy THE DETAILS! Sundance 2011!
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. This has been an incredibly good fest for comedies. Even though I go through the Sundance schedule a few dozen times before even setting foot in Park City the movies tend to run together in my mind, so I schedule furiously in the weeks leading up to the fest.
Even with all that, by the time I get to this mid-point of the fest, I start caring about what film is what and just show up to the theater. I wasn't reminded that this one, called The Details, was the Tobey Maguire movie until the day before and even then I only recalled that the info in the guide was vague at best… something about raccoons tearing up Maguire's yard.
I'm kind of glad I went into this movie with little to no knowledge of the plot because this movie is kind of ridiculous. There's a lot of these kinds of movies at the fest this year… ridiculous movies with semi-outrageous aspects, but with real dramatic weight to them.
What you have here is essentially one man's slow descent into hell. The opening shot (and I swear to God this isn't a story spoiler) has Tobey Maguire sitting outside, looking a little bewildered as the shot holds on him for quite a while. Then, suddenly, out of nowhere a piano drops on him. Like Coyote/Road Runner piano drop. Twitching leg sticking out from underneath Wicked Witch style.
Voice over tells us that the events that led him there started simply enough… with a new lawn in the backyard. This sod is filled with earthworms and apparently raccoons like to eat earthworms, so the little bastards start tearing up the sod at night.
That one little event acts as the first falling domino that sets off a series of events that lead to life, death, bribery, infidelity and murder. But all under the banner of a drama-comedy written and directed by the guy that handled the very underseen, but very good MEAN CREEK, Mr. Jacob Aaron Estes.
Know what this movie really reminded me of? A funnier and far more watchable REVOLUTIONARY ROAD. The base is the same… we see the deterioration of a marriage through external difficulties, but I don't remember Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet arguing in slow motion as fighting dog sounds were overlaid.
Maguire's wife is played by Elizabeth Banks, in perhaps her best performance, and the relationship is clearly strained even before the events of the movie. They have a very cute kid, are fairly well off (he's a doctor), but there's no honesty in their relationship.
So, when shit starts to go down, when old friends turn into lovers, there's no through road for Maguire to relieve the tension. Instead, he keeps these welling emotions, desires and hidden shames deep inside, letting what is really a minor situation get so ridiculously out of hand that you never really know just how far this movie will go.
Before I flake out due to a completely run down battery (talking both literally with my computer and figuratively with my sleep-deprived state), I want to bring up Mr. Dennis Haysbert, who plays a friend of Maguire's, an older almost-was basketball player. Haysbert is the innocent of the movie… he has a strong moral compass, an even stronger faith, a beautiful family, a genuine kindness and, unfortunately, failing kidneys. The prognosis isn't good, but you'd never know it from this smiling giant of a man.
At a certain point Maguire uses this friendship as a way to make himself feel selfless, an act that reflects both positively and negatively on his character. But Maguire's situation is so fucked up that he ends up tainting even this nearly angelic character.
Hayesbert is fantastic in the movie, probably my single favorite performance in the film. I've been a fan of his since 24 (and I still firmly believe that his President David Palmer helped pave the way for our first real life African-American President), so it was good to see him back again and in such great form.
I also want to recognize the always dependable Laura Linney who is almost unrecognizable as the crazy cat lady that lives next door to Maguire and Banks. She has Joker-level crazy in her eyes, but also a kind of sadness about her. It's really a great performance.
The Weinstein Company just picked up this flick and I highly recommend it. It has a lot of star power and a lot of recognizable faces (I didn't even mention Ray Liotta is in the flick yet and he's good in it, too!), but most importantly it's a nice semi-cynical, semi-hopeful bleak comedy.
If I know the Weinsteins like I think I know the Weinsteins you'll see a big push for Linney as supporting actress next round of Academy Awards. I don't know if this picture is arty or mainstream enough to get any bigger recognition, but it's certainly one of my favorites of the festival and one I find easy as pie to recommend.
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Jan. 25, 2011, 11:43 p.m. CST
I want Haysbert to play the lead in my autobiography.
by Tigger Tales
Jan. 25, 2011, 11:58 p.m. CST
sounds good
by Mennen
Jan. 26, 2011, 12:01 a.m. CST
It's shameful how few roles Haysbert receives
by The Krypton Kid
A stellar actor and a great on-camera presence. He deserves much more film work than he receives.
Jan. 26, 2011, 12:18 a.m. CST
so how does RED STATE end?
by darth_hideous
is it a big twist?
Jan. 26, 2011, 12:28 a.m. CST
great (fictional) black presidents
by yourSTEPDADDY
Morgan Freeman in Deep Impant Tiny Lester in 5th Element Danny Glover in 2012 Terry Crews in Idiocracy ...sadly, each one had terms while Earth was going through some major shit THANKS HOLLYWOOD! now give me a fuckin Japanese President!!!
Jan. 26, 2011, 12:28 a.m. CST
furthermore on a Japanese President
by yourSTEPDADDY
...it will be played by a Korean. THANKS HOLLYWOOD!!!
Jan. 26, 2011, 1:14 a.m. CST
I still think the 24 writers fucked over
by BillEmic
Dennis Haysbert, by completely derailing his character in Season 3 to the point where his character couldn't even run for a second term. In Season 2 he was the best fucking President ever!
Jan. 26, 2011, 1:17 a.m. CST
Finally Betty Brant and Peter Parker get together
by Orion
Never understood what he saw in the dog faced Mary Jane.
Jan. 26, 2011, 2:45 a.m. CST
thanks for saving me a spot
by frank cotton
and that was frank cotton for OBSESSEDARTIST.COM, where you can find some of frank's own stuff, if you feel like wasting that much time. thanks frank, and i'm your host, frank cotton at K.A.L.I. radio on your, well, the lawyers have informed me that i can no longer refer to 'your XM dial', so we're going to start the show by officially, more or less, hell let's just call it YOUR IM DIAL, from here on out, for lack of anything better. that settled, ok. before we get back to my latest ramble, we need some sounds. frank! let's hear JUST GOT WICKED, CONFESSION, IT'S ALL GOOD, and ANTI-LOVE SONG by COLD off 13 WAYS TO BLEED ON STAGE. got that? no, wait just a second frank, there's one thing i need to do first. a dedication, to all of the women in the world, from me. i started writing it for KRISTIN, worked on it some more for VIVICA, the one that almost killed me, and finished it for LESLIE. it's called WHAT WOULDN'T I DO - i would/wait 'til the end of time - for you/walk back and forth thru hell - for you/do anything you ask me to --- altho - were you to ask/i could not say/the color of your eyes/for being so lost in them/i would --- live for you - die for you/never cease to cry - for you/rearrange the stars - for you/i would --- never think of you/that way again/if ever you should require it/what wouldn't i do - for you/i would --- go away and never return/never look back/if ever you should desire it/i would do anything - for you/all you need do is ask --- well, as soon as frank dries his eyes, we'll get back to it. i think we'll line up some more tunes, as this could be a long night. hell, let's just stay up from now 'til the end of time! frank's high enough, ain't ya, frank? what is it tonight? caffiene, nicotine, hydrocodone, good old SUGAR, a touch of this, a pinch of that, no weed, frank's gettin' tested once a month, and top it off with the secret ingredient (legal), not alcohol, the old man drank, and BAM! frank is good to go. let's have PROVE TO YOU, by CHEVELLE, off WONDER WHAT'S NEXT (done the right way, FILTER), MEANT TO LIVE, by SWITCHFOOT from THE BEAUTIFUL LETDOWN, and LOVESONG, by KORN, off that album i can never remember the name of. STEPHEN KING wrote a short story about people on smoke breaks being able to see aliens, anyone else read that? could be important. YOU NEVER KNOW. FRANK! add YOU, MY PRIDE, & ME, and I'VE GOT FRIENDS, MANCHESTER ORCHESTRA, EVERYTHING TO NOTHING, k? and, uh, sorry dude, one more here; AWAKENING, by DROWNING POOL from the UNDERWORLD soundtrack. yes, i'm done. before we return to the sad tale that is frank's mortal existence, it's PRODUCT RECOMMENDATION time. KNIVES! frank loves knives, has a remarkable collection of knives, swords, all kinds of sharp, pointy, poky things, that sadly, he can't get within ten feet of because of the parole thing. just ten months to go, and i'm a free man, more or less. you girls like NICHOLAS CAGE and JOHN TRAVOLTA, right? so you've seen FACE/OFF? remember the thing with the girl and the knife? sound advice ladies, and i propose, no, not THAT kind of proposal, i propose that you arm yourselves against the possibility of global catastrophe, or maybe just some deranged asshole after something he doesn't deserve. because you don't just give it to anybody, now, do you? some things are indeed, more precious than all the gold in the world. rambling? just what the hell are you trying to say frank? that i talk too much, is that it? too mouthy? speak up, frank! i thought so. gutless. so frank recommends knives by GERBER, BENCHMADE, SMITH & WESSON (for the budget conscious), TEKNA, if you can find them, BOKER, hell, FURY (as in a woman scorned) has an unbelievably large selection to choose from. many of these are available at your local FLEA MARKET. frank would really like to see all you lovelies ready, willing and able to field strip and reassemble COLT .45s and M16s in the dark, but, well, that's one of his darker fantasies, and we ain't got that much time. so arm up, please ladies, for the lives you save may well be your own. if you didn't get my drift, every single chick on the planet should have her very own, sharp, and lethal personal defense system, in the form of, well, a knife. frank took a stripper to RED LOBSTER, as no one else was interested, and since she'd just parted ways with her very own psycho-asshole boyfriend, i gave her a nice six inch DAGGER as a conversation starter/ice breaker kind of thing. worked like a charm, you should have seen her eyes light up. more about that disaster later, this is like a soap opera, just kind of drops off here, picks up there, and eventually comes to some sort of conclusion. hey, i told you how fucked up i am, right? SO. you know, all frank wants is one really clear, unobstructed shot at this ASHLEY chick. is that too much to ask? she's so cute, and she's already hangin' out with a KNOWN CHEATER! he had never even met her before, and now here she is, every night this week, hanging out and watching movies and driving me out of my fucking mind. how the fuck does this shit happen? are you girls doing it to each other, because i'm sure it had something to do with AMY. SMOKE BREAK! so, she knows he cheats on everyone, even the one he was planning to marry, and, uh hey girls, are the guys still distracted and not paying attention? good, because this is for your ears only. can you please tell me why you set yourselves up like this? you know he cheats, and you think what, he's going to change just for you? he should, i mean hell, i would, but frank's just not purty enuf, right? but he sure is cute and, and, just what the hell is this all about anyways? it isn't about me. or is it? what is it all about, anyways? wait, i think i remember, i think it was all about PUSSY. that's it. hey, dude, i think it's about time we got COURTNEY back in here, no, not on the show, she's hangin' with NIKKI SIXX, i mean, well, just put the whole CD on. not that one, the other one. idiot. damnit. might as well just do it myself...hey, there's a thought. frank, just play 'em both, back to back. yes. and let the cat in too, while you're up, and, well, it's cold and rainy outside, let her in, dry her off, and give her some treats, it's not like it'll kill you. christ. the dude gets on my nerve sometimes. no, not that one, the other one. no, not the other nerve, the other frank, frank, geez, how hard is it to keep all this straight? SMOKE BREAK! again, what do you mean, again, it's just that, that...that's enough frank, seriously, dude, get a grip. ok.
Jan. 26, 2011, 6:37 a.m. CST
Elizabeth Banks seems like she'd be a pretty cool
by Itchy
fuckbuddy. Cute, sexy and seems like she's pretty easy going. I like her.
Jan. 26, 2011, 7:20 a.m. CST
Haysbert is great in those All-State insurance commercials.
by mansuper
Jan. 26, 2011, 9:05 a.m. CST
Crap now EXPAND doesnt work in firefox
by MST3KPIMP
I heard people not being able to expand messages in various browsers but thought it was just them. today i cant do it either and it just brings me to the top. WTF>?
Jan. 26, 2011, 9:24 a.m. CST
DELETE YOUR CACHE mst3kpimp
by Rob
Jan. 26, 2011, 10:47 a.m. CST
I want to plow Elizabeth Banks
by Nasty In The Pasty
Jan. 26, 2011, 11:05 a.m. CST
I tend to like black/twisted comedies so this sounds pretty fine
by WriteForTheEdit
Also, Elizabeth Banks should be a much, MUCH bigger star than she is now. And please let's not forget Haysbert in Major League. Fucking awesome! Love that guy.
Jan. 26, 2011, 12:48 p.m. CST
They fucked Haysbert over when..
by Stalkeye
..Palmer was killed off in season 6, i think. Which to me was the best season of the whole damn series.I still havent found out what happened to that traitorous bitch Nina. Gotta see if it's still on my Netflix instant queue.
Jan. 26, 2011, 1:28 p.m. CST
parker and brant
by misnomer
parker and brant. parker and brant. parker and brant.
Jan. 26, 2011, 3:35 p.m. CST
"A funnier [version of] REVOLUTIONARY ROAD"
by captaincosmos
Yeah, I remember thinking the same thing when I watched the DiCaprio/Winslet flick -- "Interesting stuff, but... it could be funnier." Ha! Just bustin' your balls, Quint! I always dig your reviews, and this sounds like something to check out. That "funnier" line just struck me as, well... funny when I read it. Keep up the great work, dude!
Jan. 26, 2011, 5:27 p.m. CST
This is banks/maguire's 5th movie together
by Rebel Scumb
3 spidermans + seabiscuit & now this are they an item?
Jan. 26, 2011, 6:20 p.m. CST
Banks >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Dunst
by Triple_J_72
Fact. Not opinion. Fact.
Jan. 26, 2011, 9:54 p.m. CST
Haysbert was great in Now and Again
by oisin5199
Way before 24, Haysbert was freakin' fantastic as the antagonist of Now and Again who eventually becomes sort of a good guy. Oh, and this movie has Peter Parker and Betty Brant together at last!
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Alma Police say that Westley Kennedy was arrested by Bacon County deputies around 11:00 a.m. Friday.
Davalon Brinson remains at large.
The Alma Police Department has caught a fugitive, but is still asking for the public's help with tracking down two other suspects wanted in connection with crimes last weekend.
On Friday night, and early Saturday morning, there were two separate shooting incidents, and one stabbing within the City of Alma. Alma, Georgia is about 70 miles northwest of Brunswick.
On Friday, January 10, Police said an Alma man suffered severe injuries to his face and back from being cut and stabbed, during an altercation at a residence on 10th street. Annies McMorris was arrested and charged with Aggravated Assault in reference to this incident.
Police are still looking for these two men:
On Friday, January 10, police said Westley Kennedy allegedly fired a pistol several times at a vehicle occupied by three people. Kennedy is a black male, 6'01, 255 lbs, 26 years of age, resides in Alma, Ga. but is known to frequent surrounding counties. Kennedy is wanted on charges of Aggravated Assault w/ firearm and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Police said Kennedy should also be considered armed and dangerous and also has a history of fleeing from law enforcement.
Early Saturday morning, police said Davalon Brinson allegedly fired a pistol multiple times into a residence occupied by three adults and two children. Davalon Brinson is a black male, 5'08", 170 lbs, 28 years of age, resides in Alma, Ga. but is known to frequent surrounding counties. Police said Brinson is wanted on multiple counts of Aggravated Assault and Possession of a Firearm by a Convicted Felon. Brinson has an extensive history of violence and should be considered armed and dangerous.
Wednesday night police arrested Marcelle Jenkins at a Waycross home. He'd been wanted since December 11th. That's the day 21 year old Jenkins fled from officers during a traffic stop in which officers discovered quantities of marijuana and other controlled substances. Jenkins is charged with Obstruction of Officers, Possession of Marijuana with Intent to Distribute, Possession of a Controlled Substance with Intent to distribute.
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Hundreds of people gathered at the Woodson Art Museum in Wausau, to watch some birds.
The 37th annual Birds in Art event kicked off today, for a private exhibit. Hundreds of paintings, sculptures and carvings are on display.
Organizers say this is the best place to see some good art.
"You can get side by side birds that you would not see in the natural world, so really you can bring your binoculars and life list and have a great time in our galleries," said Kathy Foley, Woodson Art Museum Director.
Organizers say the exhibit will be open to the public this weekend, starting at 9 Saturday morning.
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Solar-powered torches are ugly as sin. But that's nothing that a multidisciplinary creative collective from Japan can't solve.
This bizarre advert video sees footballer Cristiano Ronaldo smiling his winning smile while enjoying the Facial Fitness PAO, a device said to exercise the facial muscles. For some reason.
Japan has announced the creation of a programme aimed at monitoring space debris, a military-based project that will fight on the "fourth battlefield."
It was only a matter of time.
There are about 4.5 million baby-blue nemophilas blossoming in this field in Japan -- plus much much more.
National Geographic's Photo of the Day—captured by Simon Kwan—shows Hong Kong in all its glorious urban madness. When I first saw it I thought it was a collage made with multiple shots and mirrored images. It's not. It's just the city photographed from Beacon Hill.
It's been a long time since Japan flexed its military might, but it's interesting to see drones lead the way.
As climate change begins posing new challenges to conventional outdoor food production methods, hydroponic farming has made quick gains in popularity. This enormous indoor lettuce farm for example, produces 10,000 heads a day.
Tokyo's Olympic Stadium was due to cost a whopping £1.7 billion, but criticism has caused that budget to be halved. Surprisingly the stadium's design hasn't changed much.
Public unrest in Tokyo isn't over an election or divisive political issue. It's about the design of the city's 2020 Olympic Stadium.
It looks intimidating, even from the comfort of the International Space Station.
It's like a time capsule, as though the arcade's owner unwittingly beamed himself into one of the video games and never returned.
With the US unwilling to share their own aircraft, and the rapidly ageing Japanese air-fleet, the Japanese military took it upon themselves to build something from scratch. Boy is it a technological beauty.
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Ed Note: Since today is Veteran's Day, the Purdue athletic department has a special deal for all veterans and active duty personnel. They and their families can get into Saturday's game vs. Michigan State for free. All you need to do is call 765-494-3194 to reserve your tickets and special Will Call area will be set up near Gate A Saturday from 9am-noon. Thanks to Andrew Ledman from the Athletic Ticket Office for sending me this info.
You probably don't know who Abe Trindle is.
My regular readers know that I follow Purdue about as close as anyone and I have no idea who Abe Trindle is. If it wasn't for a feature that Boiled Sports ran about a month ago I still wouldn't know who Abe Trindle is.
Purdue's roster lists him as a 5'10" 185 pound freshman walk on safety. He may never see the field for us like so many other walk-ons. There are a few things that stand out though in his Purdue profile. First, his birth date is listed as December 4th, 1982, making him an almost 27 year old freshman. Second, he is a former Navy SEAL that served three tours of duty in Iraq.
Purdue football: Where certifiable badasses are walk-ons.
Don't let his smiling visage fool you: This man can kill you about 16 times before you even know he is in the room.
I am in reasonably good shape. I work out almost daily and can still run a six minute mile if pressed. There is no way in hell I could walk on to the Purdue football team though. I am sure the process is challenging, no matter how much Rudy glorifies it. I am sure it was a piece of cake for Trindle though. Compared to the requirements for just becoming a Navy SEAL (let alone serving three combat tours) it was probably a walk in the park. Consider the requirements to become a SEAL:
The minimum requirements of the Physical Screening Test are:
- 500 m (550 yd) swim using breast or combat sidestroke in under 12:30 with a competitive time of under 10:30
- At least 42 push-ups in 2 minutes with a competitive count of 79 or more
- At least 50 sit-ups in 2 minutes with a competitive count of 79 or more
- At least 6 pull-ups from a dead hang (no time limit) with a competitive count of 11 or more
- Run 1.5 mi (2.4 km) in boots and trousers in under 11:30 with a competitive time of 10:20 or less
Let's say you can make those requirements. Welcome to BUD/S training then. In short, it is one of the most physically, mentally, and emotionally demanding training regimens devised by man. 70-80% of those who meet the above physical requirements don't even pass the training. As far as I am concerned, if you make it through training, you are a badass that I am not messing with.
So this is Abe Trindle. He has been through that in addition to three combat tours. It is probably safe to say that nothing he sees on the football field will ever frighten him. Purdue's Official Sports Report also talked about this back in October. Trindle is like many other veterans If you did not know his story you would never even know of his service. He quietly did his job for this country just as he quietly does his job for Purdue football. He wanted to give back to his country because it had given him so much.
I mention Abe Trindle because today is Veteran's Day. My grandfather who served in World War II taught me form a very young age to respect those who have served this country. Though he passed away in 1991, the flag that was on his casket sits in a place of honor in my home and always will. I also have another grandfather who served in the Navy during Vietnam, and one who served in Korea in the Navy. A close cousin also served a year long tour during Operation Iraqi Freedom beginning in April 2003. I have nothing but the utmost respect for the men and women that serve this country as their service is a major reason we enjoy the freedoms we enjoy today.
Abe Trindle may be the Purdue football face we all know on Veteran's Day, but everyone has been touched more personally by a veteran in some way. Find them and thank them today for your freedoms.


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I've been wearing glasses for 2/3 of my life. Blame my stubborn young self for preferring to read while lying down, which led to poor eyesight at a young age. Kids used to call me "four eyes". It never bothered me because it just meant I could see a whole lot more than them. That was my theory and I'm sticking to it.
Most of the photographs of me on the blog are without glasses but in real life, I prefer them to contact lenses. It's just a lot more comfortable for me to wear for long periods of time compared to contact lenses. I save my contact lenses to be worn on special occasions, but most of the time, you'll see me in glasses.
I've been wearing thick plastic full-frame glasses for many years now and I prefer them to delicate metal ones. I'm quite a clumsy person and the chances of me dropping my glasses on the floor are high. Flimsy glasses just don't work for me because I've dropped them on the floor, dropped them in a pot of curry while cooking (true story!), sat on them, squashed them and so on. I needed something a lot sturdier and thick plastic ones work much better for my clumsy hands. Thank heavens they're quite in fashion now because back in the day when I first started wearing glasses, trust me, they were FUGLY.
I've attended major functions and events with glasses on. It took me a while to work makeup around the glasses because I wanted it to still look chic without hiding behind the glasses. The problem with full-framed glasses, especially with thick frames like mine, is that eye makeup often gets lost under the frames. I've done intense smoky eyes but when I put my glasses on, most of it "disappears" behind the thick frames.
There are a lot of videos on YouTube showing you how to wear makeup with your glasses. Here's how I like to wear it. This works for full-framed glasses. Rimless glasses is like not wearing any spectacles at all so any form of eye makeup will still be clearly seen.
- As my frames are quite thick, I can do away with much less complicated eye makeup.
- Just a single wash of eyeshadow would suffice. My favourite method is to apply Maybelline's Colour Tattoo in Bad To The Bronze all over the lids with my index finger.
- Line the upper lash line with liquid eyeliner, creating a flick at the outer corners.
- Use lengthening and voluminising mascara. I like Australis' Voluptulash.
- Apply blush. Be slightly more liberal with blush. It might look a tad too much without glasses but when you put thick frames on, the lower frame casts a shadow on the cheeks. If you apply very little blush, the shadow pretty much voids the blush. This is why I tend to apply more blush when I have my glasses on.
And now, here comes the kicker – bright lips. When the glasses go on the face, the thick frames covers a lot of the eye makeup. It's not that the makeup isn't visible, it's just not as obvious. Under harsh, direct-from-the-top lights, it casts a shadow on your face and lands on the tops of your cheeks, thus slightly shading the eyes. Bright lippies bring that pop of colour onto the face where the glasses cannot hide.
Makeup used for the look:
Face: Rimmel Match Perfection Light Perfecting radiance Foundation, Sephora Sculpting Disk
Eyes: Maybelline Colour Tattoo eyeshadow in Bad To The Bronze, Dollywink liquid eyeliner, Australis Voluptulash mascara, Benefit Brow Zings
Cheeks: Face of Australia blush in Hello Dolly
Lips: L'Oreal Color Riche lipstick in #288 Intense Fuchsia
These are just simple tips but they work very well for me. When I'm rushing for time, I can't be arsed with fancy eye makeup so I just do the steps above, put on my glasses and out I go. Easy peasy.
If you have four eyes like me, do you wear full-framed glasses too? How do you wear your makeup with your glasses?